Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'AmboisChapman, George
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Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois
Chapman, George
Bussy d'Amboise, 1549?-1579 -- Drama; English drama -- 17th century; Revenge -- Drama; Tragedies (Drama)
117 _hold_. A, proove. _vertue_. A, rodde.
121 _Decline not to_. A, Engender not.
131-138 _And hope . . . D'Amb[ois], Ladies_. Omitted in A,
which after 130 has: _Exeunt Henry, D'Amb., Ely, Ta._
140 _worthy_. A, proper.
149 _ranging_. A, gadding.
153 _for, you know_. A, and indeed.
160-161 _the hart, Being old, and cunning in his_. A, being
old, And cunning in his choice of.
163-164 _where . . . his hinde_. A has:--
Where his custome is
To beat his vault, and he ruts with his hinde.
168 _chiefest_. A, greatest.
172 _the cunningst_. A, an excellent.
173-177 _I have broken . . . hope there_. A has:--
I have already broke the ice, my lord,
With the most trusted woman of your Countesse,
And hope I shall wade through to our discovery.
178 _Gui._ A, _Mont._ omitting the speech _Nay . . .
there_.
179 _Starting back_. Omitted in A, which instead
continues Montsurry's speech with: And we will to the
other.
180 _indeed_. A omits.
185 _Nay_. A, Pray.
189-193 _Well said . . . to thee_. Printed in doggerel form
in Qq, the lines ending with _hands_, _me_,
_mistresse_, _thee_.
192 _of_. A, concerning.
193 _sworne to thee_. A, promised.
194 _that assurance_. A, that you have sworne.
198-199 _so wee reach our objects_. A, so it bee not to one
that will betray thee.
202 _Excellent . . . me_. So punctuated by ed.; A,
Excellent Pero thou reviv'st me; B, Excellent! Pero
thou reviv'st me.
203 _to perdition_. A, into earth heere.
205 _watching_. A, wondring.
206 _stole up_. A, stole.
209 _her selfe reading a letter_. A, she set close at a
banquet.
213 _I sweare_. A, No, my lord.
215-216 _Why this . . . Oh, the_. A omits, possibly by
mistake.
220 _fraught_. A, freight.
221 _never dreaming of D'Amboys_. A omits.
225 _this_. A, his.
226 _should_. A, could.
227 _made_. A, performed.
_Whispers_. A omits.
233 Between this line and l. 234 A inserts:--
_Char._ I sweare to your Grace, all that I can
conjecture touching my
lady, your neece, is a strong affection she beares
to the English Mylor.
_Gui._ All, quod you? tis enough I assure you; but
tell me.
242 _life_--: between this word and _especially_ A
inserts: if she marks it.
243 _disguise_. A, put off.
247 _from_. A, at.
253 _are_. A, be.
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