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The Elder Brother: The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (Volume 2 of 10)Fletcher, John

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The Elder Brother: The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (Volume 2 of 10)

Name: The Elder Brother: The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (Volume 2 of 10)
Author: Fletcher, John

Fletcher, John

Comedy plays; English drama -- 17th century

p. 46,
l. 1. C, _after_ his own, _inserts_] _And._ I warrant thee Wench.
l. 9. C] _after_ grant a little, _inserts line 11 here instead of below_.
l. 12. A--C] will put.
l. 23. C] with his wife within.
l. 24. A--D] Farm in Cuckolds.

p. 47,
l. 4. A] poll'd off.
l. 15. A and D] an hundred.
l. 29. 2nd Folio _misprints_] Agne.
       A--D] Hee's.

p. 48,
l. 6. B and C] women.
l. 12. A--D] a' has a.
l. 22. C] us Scholars.
l. 36. A _adds_] _Lew_ before _Cow_.

p. 49,
l. 12. A--C] do nor suffer.
l. 13. B and C] are there.
l. 33. A--C] thinke's no.
l. 38. A, B and D] no use.

p. 50,
ll. 17 and 18. B and C] make you the Court.

p. 51,
ll. 24--26. A--D _place the stage direction after_ opens _instead of
after_ opportunity.
l. 37. C] None Sir.

p. 52,
l. 2.  B and C] doores.

p. 53,
l. 4.  A and B] ever could.
l. 7.  B and C] plung'd in, teaching.
l. 8.  A] how fare.
l. 9.  B and C] you were thought.
l. 17. A--D] would dispense.

p. 54,
l. 3.  B and C] till thine.

p. 55,
l. 12. B and C] and will.
l. 19. 2nd Folio _misprints_] my.

p. 56,
l. 3.  A] you valour.
l. 8.  2nd Folio _misprints_] reptation.
l. 11. C] and old as.
l. 22. 2nd Folio] Angellia.
l. 23. C] perswasion.
l. 25. B and C] falsly.
l. 27. A] so fare.
ll. 28 and 29. C] repairs, but rather ruines that honour...up; you destroy
what.
l. 30. C] or my reputation.
l. 31. C _omits_] good.
l. 34. C] Love Charles.
l. 35. C] limbs held.

p. 57,
l. 1.  C] thy honour.
l. 4.  C] thou.
l. 6.  B and C] entertain.
l. 18. C] Kill if.
l. 35. A--D] states.  C _omits_] and.

p. 58,
l. 8.  A--D] affect it.
l. 10. _After_ old Fool C _inserts_] _Bri._ Your brother Sir.
l. 18. C] we continue still good.
       C _adds_] Finis.
l. 22. A and D] Till you.
l. 25. C] live.

p. 59,
       A, B and D _add_] Finis.

Hereafter like me, ever doate on learning,
The meere beleefe is excellent, 'twill save you;
And next love valour, though you dare not fight
Your selfe, or fright a foolish Officer, 'young _Eustace_
Can doe it to a haire. And to conclude,
Let _Andrew's_ Farm b'encreas'd, that is your penance,
You know for what, and see you rut no more,
You understand me, So embrace on all sides;
  Ile pay those Billmen, and make large amends;
  Provided we preserve you still our friends.--     _Exeunt._

[_A few misprints in the above have been corrected in square brackets to
agree with _B.]


THE ELDER BROTHER: VARIANTS IN THE EGERTON MS.

There is a manuscript version of this play in the Egerton collection,
British Museum (No. 1994). It is, presumably, a transcript of one of the
early copies. It differs frequently from the Folio and the Quartos in
single words and, occasionally, in lines but, as its authority is of
doubtful value, it has seemed best to give a collation of it here, apart
from the collations of the Quartos.

_Begins_ Actus Primus. Scaena I.

p. 1,
l. 29. _Omits_ and.

p. 2,
l. 7.  foolish idle.
l. 14. others hands.
l. 24. vertues.

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The Elder Brother: The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (Volume 2 of 10)Fletcher, John

General

The Elder Brother: The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (Volume 2 of 10)

Fletcher, John

Comedy plays; English drama -- 17th century

p. 46,
l. 1. C, _after_ his own, _inserts_] _And._ I warrant thee Wench.
l. 9. C] _after_ grant a little, _inserts line 11 here instead of below_.
l. 12. A--C] will put.
l. 23. C] with his wife within.
l. 24. A--D] Farm in Cuckolds.

p. 47,
l. 4. A] poll'd off.
l. 15. A and D] an hundred.
l. 29. 2nd Folio _misprints_] Agne.
       A--D] Hee's.

p. 48,
l. 6. B and C] women.
l. 12. A--D] a' has a.
l. 22. C] us Scholars.
l. 36. A _adds_] _Lew_ before _Cow_.

p. 49,
l. 12. A--C] do nor suffer.
l. 13. B and C] are there.
l. 33. A--C] thinke's no.
l. 38. A, B and D] no use.

p. 50,
ll. 17 and 18. B and C] make you the Court.

p. 51,
ll. 24--26. A--D _place the stage direction after_ opens _instead of
after_ opportunity.
l. 37. C] None Sir.

p. 52,
l. 2.  B and C] doores.

p. 53,
l. 4.  A and B] ever could.
l. 7.  B and C] plung'd in, teaching.
l. 8.  A] how fare.
l. 9.  B and C] you were thought.
l. 17. A--D] would dispense.

p. 54,
l. 3.  B and C] till thine.

p. 55,
l. 12. B and C] and will.
l. 19. 2nd Folio _misprints_] my.

p. 56,
l. 3.  A] you valour.
l. 8.  2nd Folio _misprints_] reptation.
l. 11. C] and old as.
l. 22. 2nd Folio] Angellia.
l. 23. C] perswasion.
l. 25. B and C] falsly.
l. 27. A] so fare.
ll. 28 and 29. C] repairs, but rather ruines that honour...up; you destroy
what.
l. 30. C] or my reputation.
l. 31. C _omits_] good.
l. 34. C] Love Charles.
l. 35. C] limbs held.

p. 57,
l. 1.  C] thy honour.
l. 4.  C] thou.
l. 6.  B and C] entertain.
l. 18. C] Kill if.
l. 35. A--D] states.  C _omits_] and.

p. 58,
l. 8.  A--D] affect it.
l. 10. _After_ old Fool C _inserts_] _Bri._ Your brother Sir.
l. 18. C] we continue still good.
       C _adds_] Finis.
l. 22. A and D] Till you.
l. 25. C] live.

p. 59,
       A, B and D _add_] Finis.

Hereafter like me, ever doate on learning,
The meere beleefe is excellent, 'twill save you;
And next love valour, though you dare not fight
Your selfe, or fright a foolish Officer, 'young _Eustace_
Can doe it to a haire. And to conclude,
Let _Andrew's_ Farm b'encreas'd, that is your penance,
You know for what, and see you rut no more,
You understand me, So embrace on all sides;
  Ile pay those Billmen, and make large amends;
  Provided we preserve you still our friends.--     _Exeunt._

[_A few misprints in the above have been corrected in square brackets to
agree with _B.]


THE ELDER BROTHER: VARIANTS IN THE EGERTON MS.

There is a manuscript version of this play in the Egerton collection,
British Museum (No. 1994). It is, presumably, a transcript of one of the
early copies. It differs frequently from the Folio and the Quartos in
single words and, occasionally, in lines but, as its authority is of
doubtful value, it has seemed best to give a collation of it here, apart
from the collations of the Quartos.

_Begins_ Actus Primus. Scaena I.

p. 1,
l. 29. _Omits_ and.

p. 2,
l. 7.  foolish idle.
l. 14. others hands.
l. 24. vertues.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

The Elder Brother: The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (Volume 2 of 10)

The Elder Brother: The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (Volume 2 of 10)

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