The Maids Tragedy

Name: The Maids Tragedy
Author: Fletcher, John

Fletcher, John

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

p. 5,
l. 20. A--E] 2 ll. _gone, Diphilus_.

p. 8,
l. 28. A--E] 2 ll. _home, maske_.

p. 10,
l. 17. A--E] 2 ll. _know, ascend_.

p. 13,
l. 4. A--E] 2 ll. _powre, calme_.

p. 15,
ll. 33--35 A] 3 ll. _caught, fire, thee_.
ll. 34 and 35. B--E] 2 ll. _fire, thee_.
ll. 36 and 37. A--E] 2 ll. _thing, not_.

p. 19,
l. 8. A--E] 2 ll. _sin, lips_.
ll. 9 and 10. A] 1 line.
l. 23. A--E] 2 ll. _done, meanes_.

p. 20,
l. 24. A--E] 2 ll. _oath, true_.
ll. 30 and 31. F and G] 1 line.

p. 21,
ll. 1 and 2. F and G] 1 line.
l. 24. A--D] 2 ll. _hell, me_.
ll. 25--27. A and D] 4 ll. _bed, locks, weare, armes_.

p. 22,
ll. 28 and 29. A--E] 2 ll. _us, waite_.
               F and G] 1 line.
l. 36. A--E] 2 ll. _be, honourable_.
l. 38. A--E] 2 ll. _self, for_.

p. 25,
ll. 21 and 22. A] 2 11. _so, quick-sand_.

p. 28,
ll. 16 and 17. A--E] 2 ll. _here, thine_.
               F and G] 1 line.

[Footnote 1: In these notes the words printed in italics are
the last words of the lines indicated in the various texts.]


p. 30,
ll. 10 and 11. A--G] 1 line.
ll. 27 and 28. A--G] 1 line.

p. 31,
ll. 15 and 16. A] 2 ll. _may, well_.

p. 32,
l. 7. A--E] 2 ll. _royaltie, stain_.
l. 8. A--E] 2 ll. _me, thee_.

p. 33,
ll. 27 and 28. A] 2 ll. _weight, rage_.
ll. 38 and 39. A and B] 2 ll. _of, you_.

p. 34,
l. 8. A] 2 ll. _enough, Land_.
      B--E] 2 ll. _enough, Island_.
l. 21. A--E] 2 ll. _King, it_.
ll. 20 and 21. G] 2 ll. _for, it_.

p. 35,
l. 25. A---E] 2 ll. _feare, draw_.
ll. 35 and 36. A] 2 ll. _tricke, fight_.

p. 36,
l. 15. A--E] 2 ll. _rarenesse, now_.
l. 32. A--E] 2 ll. _be, it_.

p. 37,
l. 8. A--E] _indeed, another_.
l. 28. A--E] 2 ll. _say, friend_.

p. 38,
l. 6. A--E] 2 ll. _innocence, it_.

p. 39,
l. 1. A--E] 2 ll. _base, lies_.

p. 40,
l. 29. A--E] 2 ll. _way, backe_.

p. 41,
l. 2. A--E] 2 ll. _thine, stir_.
l. 8. A] 2 ll. _word, quick_.
ll. 39 and 40. A] 2 ll. _why I, else_.
               B--G] 2 ll. _why, else_.

p. 42,
ll. 19--21. A] 3 ll. _hands, I, thee_.
l. 21. B--E] 2 ll. _I, thee_.

p. 43,
l. 11. A--E] 2 ll. _sute, you_.
l. 16. A--E] 2 ll. _it, hands_.

p. 44,
ll. 15 and 16. A--E] 3 ll. _daunce, skins, businesse_.

p. 47,
l. 10. A--E] _miserie, me_.
l. 20. A--E] 2 ll. _many, ist_.
l. 39. A--E] _in, hereafter_.

p. 48,
l. 1. A--E] 2 ll. _arme, King_.

p. 51,
l. 2. A--E] 2 ll. _weepe, water_.

p. 52,
l. 5. A--E] 2 ll. _house, Court_.
l. 31. A--E] 2 ll. _unlesse, 'em_.

p. 53,
l. 27. A--E] 2 ll. _dost, pitty_.
l. 36. A--E] 2 ll. _leave, alive_.

p. 54,
l. 2. A--E] 2 ll. _Melantius, well_.
l. 5. A--E] 2 ll. _besieg'd, commanded_.
l. 9. A--E] 2 ll. _it, much_.
l. 14. A--E] 2 ll. _mov'd, thing_.
l. 34. A--E] 2 ll. _gods, you_.
l. 37. A--E] 2 ll. _crime, knew_.

p. 55,
l. 23. A--E] 2 ll. _hope, satisfied_.

p. 56,
l. 27. A--E] 2 ll. _agen, it_.
ll. 31 and 32. A--E] 2 ll. _Foe, him_.

p. 57,
ll. 35 and 36. A] 3 ll. _thats, strongest, ye_.

p. 58,
l. 9. A--E] 2 ll. _Land, hurt_.
l. 22. A--E] 2 ll. _hold, state_.
l. 28. A--G] 2 ll. _brest, compasse_.

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Opening the text

The Maids TragedyFletcher, John

General

The Maids Tragedy

Fletcher, John

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

p. 5,
l. 20. A--E] 2 ll. _gone, Diphilus_.

p. 8,
l. 28. A--E] 2 ll. _home, maske_.

p. 10,
l. 17. A--E] 2 ll. _know, ascend_.

p. 13,
l. 4. A--E] 2 ll. _powre, calme_.

p. 15,
ll. 33--35 A] 3 ll. _caught, fire, thee_.
ll. 34 and 35. B--E] 2 ll. _fire, thee_.
ll. 36 and 37. A--E] 2 ll. _thing, not_.

p. 19,
l. 8. A--E] 2 ll. _sin, lips_.
ll. 9 and 10. A] 1 line.
l. 23. A--E] 2 ll. _done, meanes_.

p. 20,
l. 24. A--E] 2 ll. _oath, true_.
ll. 30 and 31. F and G] 1 line.

p. 21,
ll. 1 and 2. F and G] 1 line.
l. 24. A--D] 2 ll. _hell, me_.
ll. 25--27. A and D] 4 ll. _bed, locks, weare, armes_.

p. 22,
ll. 28 and 29. A--E] 2 ll. _us, waite_.
               F and G] 1 line.
l. 36. A--E] 2 ll. _be, honourable_.
l. 38. A--E] 2 ll. _self, for_.

p. 25,
ll. 21 and 22. A] 2 11. _so, quick-sand_.

p. 28,
ll. 16 and 17. A--E] 2 ll. _here, thine_.
               F and G] 1 line.

[Footnote 1: In these notes the words printed in italics are
the last words of the lines indicated in the various texts.]


p. 30,
ll. 10 and 11. A--G] 1 line.
ll. 27 and 28. A--G] 1 line.

p. 31,
ll. 15 and 16. A] 2 ll. _may, well_.

p. 32,
l. 7. A--E] 2 ll. _royaltie, stain_.
l. 8. A--E] 2 ll. _me, thee_.

p. 33,
ll. 27 and 28. A] 2 ll. _weight, rage_.
ll. 38 and 39. A and B] 2 ll. _of, you_.

p. 34,
l. 8. A] 2 ll. _enough, Land_.
      B--E] 2 ll. _enough, Island_.
l. 21. A--E] 2 ll. _King, it_.
ll. 20 and 21. G] 2 ll. _for, it_.

p. 35,
l. 25. A---E] 2 ll. _feare, draw_.
ll. 35 and 36. A] 2 ll. _tricke, fight_.

p. 36,
l. 15. A--E] 2 ll. _rarenesse, now_.
l. 32. A--E] 2 ll. _be, it_.

p. 37,
l. 8. A--E] _indeed, another_.
l. 28. A--E] 2 ll. _say, friend_.

p. 38,
l. 6. A--E] 2 ll. _innocence, it_.

p. 39,
l. 1. A--E] 2 ll. _base, lies_.

p. 40,
l. 29. A--E] 2 ll. _way, backe_.

p. 41,
l. 2. A--E] 2 ll. _thine, stir_.
l. 8. A] 2 ll. _word, quick_.
ll. 39 and 40. A] 2 ll. _why I, else_.
               B--G] 2 ll. _why, else_.

p. 42,
ll. 19--21. A] 3 ll. _hands, I, thee_.
l. 21. B--E] 2 ll. _I, thee_.

p. 43,
l. 11. A--E] 2 ll. _sute, you_.
l. 16. A--E] 2 ll. _it, hands_.

p. 44,
ll. 15 and 16. A--E] 3 ll. _daunce, skins, businesse_.

p. 47,
l. 10. A--E] _miserie, me_.
l. 20. A--E] 2 ll. _many, ist_.
l. 39. A--E] _in, hereafter_.

p. 48,
l. 1. A--E] 2 ll. _arme, King_.

p. 51,
l. 2. A--E] 2 ll. _weepe, water_.

p. 52,
l. 5. A--E] 2 ll. _house, Court_.
l. 31. A--E] 2 ll. _unlesse, 'em_.

p. 53,
l. 27. A--E] 2 ll. _dost, pitty_.
l. 36. A--E] 2 ll. _leave, alive_.

p. 54,
l. 2. A--E] 2 ll. _Melantius, well_.
l. 5. A--E] 2 ll. _besieg'd, commanded_.
l. 9. A--E] 2 ll. _it, much_.
l. 14. A--E] 2 ll. _mov'd, thing_.
l. 34. A--E] 2 ll. _gods, you_.
l. 37. A--E] 2 ll. _crime, knew_.

p. 55,
l. 23. A--E] 2 ll. _hope, satisfied_.

p. 56,
l. 27. A--E] 2 ll. _agen, it_.
ll. 31 and 32. A--E] 2 ll. _Foe, him_.

p. 57,
ll. 35 and 36. A] 3 ll. _thats, strongest, ye_.

p. 58,
l. 9. A--E] 2 ll. _Land, hurt_.
l. 22. A--E] 2 ll. _hold, state_.
l. 28. A--G] 2 ll. _brest, compasse_.

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The Maids Tragedy

The Maids Tragedy

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