The Maids Tragedy

Name: The Maids Tragedy
Author: Fletcher, John

Fletcher, John

Kings and rulers -- Drama; Revenge -- Drama; Tragedies (Drama)

p. 38,
l. 3. A and B] mine old armour.
l. 9. A--E] scape.
l. 18. A--D] How's this.
l. 27. A] tane.
l. 29. A] and stick.
ll. 37 and 38. A and B] goe as high As troubled waters.

p. 39,
l. 6. A] to be knowne.
l. 7. A] be blessed.
l. 12. A] fix a farewell.
l. 25. A] didst make.
l. 37. A--G] foule act on my selfe.

p. 40,
l. 1. A] ease of.
l. 10. A and B] my horrid point.
l. 20. A] thy heart.
l. 24. A--E] all that this world.
l. 27. A] this bosome.
l. 32. A] I call it fro[m] thee.
l. 33. A _omits_] and shame me To posterity.
l. 39. A omits] be.

p. 41,
l. 19. A] speake it.
l. 25. A] but have a care.
l. 28. A] your house.
l. 32. A _omits_] and no more.

p. 42,
l. 4. A and B] As well as I could, and sent him.
l. 20. A _omits_] to mine.
p. 43,
l. 9. G] See what starrs you make.
      A] your idle hatred.
      A _omits_] to my love and freedom to you.
l. 11. A] I am come.
l. 17. A--E _omit_] that.
l. 26. A _omits_] or.
l. 27. A] The last is spoke, refuse my offerd love.

p. 44,
l. 11. A--E] commendations.
l. 13. A] your dores.
l. 20. A--E] commendations.
l. 21. A--E] has made.
l. 23. A _omits_] it _after_ has.
l. 30. A and B] thy repentance.
l. 36. A and B] I understand ye not.

p. 45,
l. 1. G] ye know.
l. 5. D] wins within her.
l. 7. A and B] theres your way.
l. 11. After this line A--G _add_] Rather to grapple with
the plague, or stand.
l. 18. A] theile lie.
l. 27. A] Though he lie lockt up in thy blood, come tell me.
l. 34. A--E _omit_] a.
l. 37. A] thy father.

p. 46,
l. 7. A] his foe.
l. 13. The conclusion of this speech from 'thou hast no hope' is
     omitted in A.
l. 15. B] snatch meat.
l. 17. B--G] has undone.
l. 23. F _omits_ this line.
l. 24. A--E] this scandall.
l. 27. C--G] raise much out.
l. 32. G] thou will deserve it.

p. 47,
l. 19. A] Is there no more here.
l. 21. A _omits_] O hear me gently; it was.
l. 22. A _omits_] no more.
ll. 27 and 28. A] _Evad_. Too long, too late I finde it.
     _Mel_. Can you be very sorry.
l. 30. A] Woman thou wilt not to thy trade againe.
l. 32. A, B and G] thou hadst.
l. 34. A] Has sunk thy faire soule, I command thee curse him.

p. 48,
l. 10. A] you had no feare.
       B and C] you knew no feare.
l. 13. A--E] thoudst.
l. 37. A and B] Gods where have I beene.

p. 49,
l. 13. A] This is a new way to beget more sorrows.
l. 17. A--E] naturall wildnesse.
l. 22. A and B] that; no sacrifice.
       C and D] thats; no sacrifice.
l. 35. A--E] that dull calamity.

p. 50,
l. 8. A] Shall cut.
l. 17. Folio _misprints_ whither.
       F and G] whether.
l. 28. A] get beleife.
l. 38. G] I will.

p. 51,
l. 3. A omits] now.
l. 6. G] been thus excellently good.
l. 25. A, B and C] she have.
l. 34. A--D] scape.

p. 52,
l. 7. A] I besworne.
l. 10. A--D _omit_] of.
       A--G] a trusted.
l. 35. C--G and Folio _misprint_] _Lipsi_.
       A _omits_] _Diag_.

p. 53,
l. 1. F] raise laughter.
l. 7. A] _Mel_.
l. 12. G] to trust.
l. 23. A--D] Ye shall have it soundly I warrant you.
l. 31. A--F] scape.

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The Maids TragedyFletcher, John

General

The Maids Tragedy

Fletcher, John

Kings and rulers -- Drama; Revenge -- Drama; Tragedies (Drama)

p. 38,
l. 3. A and B] mine old armour.
l. 9. A--E] scape.
l. 18. A--D] How's this.
l. 27. A] tane.
l. 29. A] and stick.
ll. 37 and 38. A and B] goe as high As troubled waters.

p. 39,
l. 6. A] to be knowne.
l. 7. A] be blessed.
l. 12. A] fix a farewell.
l. 25. A] didst make.
l. 37. A--G] foule act on my selfe.

p. 40,
l. 1. A] ease of.
l. 10. A and B] my horrid point.
l. 20. A] thy heart.
l. 24. A--E] all that this world.
l. 27. A] this bosome.
l. 32. A] I call it fro[m] thee.
l. 33. A _omits_] and shame me To posterity.
l. 39. A omits] be.

p. 41,
l. 19. A] speake it.
l. 25. A] but have a care.
l. 28. A] your house.
l. 32. A _omits_] and no more.

p. 42,
l. 4. A and B] As well as I could, and sent him.
l. 20. A _omits_] to mine.
p. 43,
l. 9. G] See what starrs you make.
      A] your idle hatred.
      A _omits_] to my love and freedom to you.
l. 11. A] I am come.
l. 17. A--E _omit_] that.
l. 26. A _omits_] or.
l. 27. A] The last is spoke, refuse my offerd love.

p. 44,
l. 11. A--E] commendations.
l. 13. A] your dores.
l. 20. A--E] commendations.
l. 21. A--E] has made.
l. 23. A _omits_] it _after_ has.
l. 30. A and B] thy repentance.
l. 36. A and B] I understand ye not.

p. 45,
l. 1. G] ye know.
l. 5. D] wins within her.
l. 7. A and B] theres your way.
l. 11. After this line A--G _add_] Rather to grapple with
the plague, or stand.
l. 18. A] theile lie.
l. 27. A] Though he lie lockt up in thy blood, come tell me.
l. 34. A--E _omit_] a.
l. 37. A] thy father.

p. 46,
l. 7. A] his foe.
l. 13. The conclusion of this speech from 'thou hast no hope' is
     omitted in A.
l. 15. B] snatch meat.
l. 17. B--G] has undone.
l. 23. F _omits_ this line.
l. 24. A--E] this scandall.
l. 27. C--G] raise much out.
l. 32. G] thou will deserve it.

p. 47,
l. 19. A] Is there no more here.
l. 21. A _omits_] O hear me gently; it was.
l. 22. A _omits_] no more.
ll. 27 and 28. A] _Evad_. Too long, too late I finde it.
     _Mel_. Can you be very sorry.
l. 30. A] Woman thou wilt not to thy trade againe.
l. 32. A, B and G] thou hadst.
l. 34. A] Has sunk thy faire soule, I command thee curse him.

p. 48,
l. 10. A] you had no feare.
       B and C] you knew no feare.
l. 13. A--E] thoudst.
l. 37. A and B] Gods where have I beene.

p. 49,
l. 13. A] This is a new way to beget more sorrows.
l. 17. A--E] naturall wildnesse.
l. 22. A and B] that; no sacrifice.
       C and D] thats; no sacrifice.
l. 35. A--E] that dull calamity.

p. 50,
l. 8. A] Shall cut.
l. 17. Folio _misprints_ whither.
       F and G] whether.
l. 28. A] get beleife.
l. 38. G] I will.

p. 51,
l. 3. A omits] now.
l. 6. G] been thus excellently good.
l. 25. A, B and C] she have.
l. 34. A--D] scape.

p. 52,
l. 7. A] I besworne.
l. 10. A--D _omit_] of.
       A--G] a trusted.
l. 35. C--G and Folio _misprint_] _Lipsi_.
       A _omits_] _Diag_.

p. 53,
l. 1. F] raise laughter.
l. 7. A] _Mel_.
l. 12. G] to trust.
l. 23. A--D] Ye shall have it soundly I warrant you.
l. 31. A--F] scape.

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The Maids Tragedy

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