The first speech is given in the Quarto and Folios to ‘_Keeper_’—a misprint for ‘_Kemp_’—the name of the famous actor who played Dogberry. All the other speeches of Dogberry throughout the scene, except two, are given to ‘_Kemp_,’ those of Verges to ‘_Cowley_’ or ‘_Couley_.’ Both Willam Kempt (i. e. Kempe or Kemp) and Richard Cowley are mentioned in the list of the ‘Principall Actors’ prefixed to the first Folio. The speech of Dogberry, line 4, is assigned to ‘_Andrew_,’ which is supposed to be a nickname of Kemp, who so often played the part of ‘Merry Andrew.’ That in lines 14, 15, is given in the Quarto to ‘_Ke._’ and in the Folios to ‘_Kee._’ or _Keep._,’ a repetition of the error in line 1. The retention of these names in the successive printed copies, as well as that of ‘_Jack Wilson_’ in a former scene, shows the extreme carelessness with which the original MS. had been revised for the press in the first instance, and supplies a measure of the editorial care to which the several Folios were submitted. All that is known about these actors is collected in a volume edited by Mr Collier for the Shakespeare Society. NOTE XXIII. IV. 2. 63, 64. Verg. _Let them be in the hands._ Con. _Off coxcomb!_ The reading of the Quarto is ‘_Couley_. Let them be in the hands of coxcombe.’ In the Folio, ‘_Sex._’ is substituted for ‘_Couley_,’ without materially improving the sense. The first words may be a corruption of a stage direction [_Let them bind them_] or [_Let them bind their hands_]. NOTE XXIV. V. 1. 143. We have introduced the words ‘[_Aside to Claudio_]’, because it appears from what Don Pedro says, line 149, ‘What, a feast, a feast?’ and, from the tone of his banter through the rest of the dialogue, that he had not overheard more than Claudio’s reply about ‘good cheer.’ NOTE XXV. V. 2. 1. Scene, Leonato’s garden. It is clear from line 83, where Ursula says, ‘Yonder’s old coil at home,’ that the scene is not supposed to take place in Leonato’s house, but out of doors. We have therefore, in this case, deserted our usual authorities, Pope and Capell. NOTE XXVI. V. 2. 42. The same construction, i.e. the non-repetition of the preposition, is found in Marston’s _Fawne_, Act I. Sc. 2: (Vol. II. p. 24, ed. Halliwell), “With the same stratagem we still are caught.” LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST. DRAMATIS PERSONÆ[1]. FERDINAND, king of Navarre. BIRON, lord attending on the King. LONGAVILLE, ” ” ” DUMAIN, ” ” ” BOYET, lord attending on the Princess of France. _Mercade_, ” ” ” DON ADRIANO DE ARMADO, a fantastical Spaniard. SIR NATHANIEL, a curate. HOLOFERNES, a schoolmaster. DULL, a constable. COSTARD, a clown. MOTH[2], page to Armado. A Forester. The PRINCESS of France. ROSALINE, lady attending on the Princess. MARIA, ” ” ” KATHARINE, ” ” ” JAQUENETTA, a country wench. Lords, Attendants, &c.