Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 06 of 10

Name: Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 06 of 10
Author: Fletcher, John

Fletcher, John

English drama

(=B=) The | Knight | Of the | Burning | Pestle. | Full of Mirth and
Delight. | Written by {Francis Beaumont, and John Fletcher.} Gent. |
As it is now Acted by Her Majesties Servants | at the Private house
in Drury lane. | 1635. | Quod si | Iudicium subtile, videndis artibus
illud | Ad libros & ad hæc Musarum dona vocares: | B[oe]otum in crasso
jurares aëre natum. | Horat. in Epist. ad Oct. Aug. | London: | Printed
by N. O. for I. S. 1635.

(C) The | Knight | Of the | Burning | Pestle. | Full of Mirth and
Delight. | Written by {Francis Beaumont, and John Fletcher.} Gent. |
As it is now acted by her Majesties Servants | at the Private house
in Drury lane. | 1635. | Quod si | Iudicium subtile, videndis artibus
illud | Ad libros & ad hæc Musarum dona vocares: | Boeotum in crasso
jurares aëre natum. | Horat. in Epist. ad Oct. Aug. | London: | Printed
by N. O. for I. S. 1635.

The alternative readings adopted in square brackets in the text are,
mainly, from A.

Mrs Arnold Glover has kindly collated the copies of the quartos of 1635
at the British Museum and at South Kensington.

  p. =160=, l. 8.   A and B] person.
    l. 19. B] meanings.
    l. 25. D] tbe.

  p. =161=, l. 1. B and C] The Speakers Names.
    l. 11. B and C] Luce Marchants.
    l. 45. A-C _print practically the rest of the Prologue, except
        Ralph's lines on_ p. =164= _and Prologue's conclusion_ p. =165=
        _as prose; the interruptions of the Citizen and his Wife are
        also, usually, printed as prose in the Quartos._
    l. 43. D] sweat.

  p. =162=, l. 34. A] warrant tee.

  p. =163=, l. 13. D _some copies misprint_] Playa, ss.
    l. 21. A] couple stools.

  p. =164=, l. 35. D] Grocers.

  p. =165=. l. 1. D] bunrning.

  p. =166=, l. 3. D] my my.
    l. 5. A and B] his Prentice.
    l. 13. D] of self.

  p. =167=, l. 7. A and B] it must be.

  p. =169=, ll. 18, 29. D] Mer.
    l. 24. A] in's.
    l. 33. B-D] froward to.

  p. =170=, l. 3. A] this place.
    l. 11. D] Luec.

  p. =171=, l. 10. A] you, I if.

  p. =172=, l. 23. A-D] Tobacco? do you nothing.
    l. 18. A-C] fault' faith.
    l. 20. A _omits_] of.
    l. 26. D] Grocer.
    l. 36. A-C] stroake.

  p. =173=, l. 21. D] beautiful.
    l. 27. A-C] Methridatum.
    l. 29. C and D] of, in his.
    l. 33. C and D] I not.
    l. 38. D] Tom.

  p. =174=, l. 2. A] oth. B] o'th.
    l. 25. A-C] Damsels.
    l. 38. A] Im'e a.

  p. =175=, l. 5. A-C] ne'er [_in various spellings_].
    l. 7. A and B] th' art.
    l. 8. C and D] the bloud.
    l. 35. C and D] I ever.

  p. =176=, l. 13. A and B] state.
    l. 14. A] lust.
    l. 23. A-C] hitherto this.

  p. =177=, l. 24. D] and and.
    l. 19. A and B] there's.
    l. 33. B-D] Enter Jasper.
    l. 37. A] 'tis now matter.

  p. =178=, l. 3. D _repeats line twice._
    l. 21. A-C] a'th toe. D] Sweet: heart.

  p. =179=, l. 33. A-C] a'thy.
    l. 35. D] fair a.
    l. 38. A and B _omit_] thou.
    l. 40. D] Cit.

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Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 06 of 10Fletcher, John

General

Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 06 of 10

Fletcher, John

English drama

(=B=) The | Knight | Of the | Burning | Pestle. | Full of Mirth and
Delight. | Written by {Francis Beaumont, and John Fletcher.} Gent. |
As it is now Acted by Her Majesties Servants | at the Private house
in Drury lane. | 1635. | Quod si | Iudicium subtile, videndis artibus
illud | Ad libros & ad hæc Musarum dona vocares: | B[oe]otum in crasso
jurares aëre natum. | Horat. in Epist. ad Oct. Aug. | London: | Printed
by N. O. for I. S. 1635.

(C) The | Knight | Of the | Burning | Pestle. | Full of Mirth and
Delight. | Written by {Francis Beaumont, and John Fletcher.} Gent. |
As it is now acted by her Majesties Servants | at the Private house
in Drury lane. | 1635. | Quod si | Iudicium subtile, videndis artibus
illud | Ad libros & ad hæc Musarum dona vocares: | Boeotum in crasso
jurares aëre natum. | Horat. in Epist. ad Oct. Aug. | London: | Printed
by N. O. for I. S. 1635.

The alternative readings adopted in square brackets in the text are,
mainly, from A.

Mrs Arnold Glover has kindly collated the copies of the quartos of 1635
at the British Museum and at South Kensington.

  p. =160=, l. 8.   A and B] person.
    l. 19. B] meanings.
    l. 25. D] tbe.

  p. =161=, l. 1. B and C] The Speakers Names.
    l. 11. B and C] Luce Marchants.
    l. 45. A-C _print practically the rest of the Prologue, except
        Ralph's lines on_ p. =164= _and Prologue's conclusion_ p. =165=
        _as prose; the interruptions of the Citizen and his Wife are
        also, usually, printed as prose in the Quartos._
    l. 43. D] sweat.

  p. =162=, l. 34. A] warrant tee.

  p. =163=, l. 13. D _some copies misprint_] Playa, ss.
    l. 21. A] couple stools.

  p. =164=, l. 35. D] Grocers.

  p. =165=. l. 1. D] bunrning.

  p. =166=, l. 3. D] my my.
    l. 5. A and B] his Prentice.
    l. 13. D] of self.

  p. =167=, l. 7. A and B] it must be.

  p. =169=, ll. 18, 29. D] Mer.
    l. 24. A] in's.
    l. 33. B-D] froward to.

  p. =170=, l. 3. A] this place.
    l. 11. D] Luec.

  p. =171=, l. 10. A] you, I if.

  p. =172=, l. 23. A-D] Tobacco? do you nothing.
    l. 18. A-C] fault' faith.
    l. 20. A _omits_] of.
    l. 26. D] Grocer.
    l. 36. A-C] stroake.

  p. =173=, l. 21. D] beautiful.
    l. 27. A-C] Methridatum.
    l. 29. C and D] of, in his.
    l. 33. C and D] I not.
    l. 38. D] Tom.

  p. =174=, l. 2. A] oth. B] o'th.
    l. 25. A-C] Damsels.
    l. 38. A] Im'e a.

  p. =175=, l. 5. A-C] ne'er [_in various spellings_].
    l. 7. A and B] th' art.
    l. 8. C and D] the bloud.
    l. 35. C and D] I ever.

  p. =176=, l. 13. A and B] state.
    l. 14. A] lust.
    l. 23. A-C] hitherto this.

  p. =177=, l. 24. D] and and.
    l. 19. A and B] there's.
    l. 33. B-D] Enter Jasper.
    l. 37. A] 'tis now matter.

  p. =178=, l. 3. D _repeats line twice._
    l. 21. A-C] a'th toe. D] Sweet: heart.

  p. =179=, l. 33. A-C] a'thy.
    l. 35. D] fair a.
    l. 38. A and B _omit_] thou.
    l. 40. D] Cit.

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