A King, and No King Part 55

27--29. A] 2 ll. _pleasure, Madam_.

p. 171, ll. 10--15. A--D and G] 9 ll. _unreasonably, seeme, ill, ought, faire, good, prayer, me, you_. ll. 31--40 and p. 172, ll.

1--6. A--D] 24 ll. _weepe, words, sorrow, me, him, Thalestris, me, sweare, slay, thee, himselfe, me, yet, face, you, eares, eyes, him, hope, dead, him, fast, ceremony, him_.

p. 172, ll. 15--21. A--D and G] 11 ll. _not, desire, others, me_ (or _not_), _wrong, birth, injure, hither, commanded, ready, servand_.

p. 174, l. 20. A--D] 2 ll. _king, now_. ll. 23--29. A--D and G]

11 ll. _full, subjects, love, height, you, me, warre, imagine, word, blouds, peace_.

[Footnote 1: The prose printings of E and F have not been recorded.]

p. 175, ll. 4--6. A--D and G] 4 ll. _man, home, hearts, deliverance_. ll. 11--22. A--D and G] 17 ll. _wrong, spectacle, people, me, deserved, you, dwels, man, compare, selfe, you, too, name, fall, loves, content, worke_. ll. 35 and 36. A--D and G] 2 ll. _Children, is_.

p. 176, ll. 23--35. A--D and G] 14 ll. _Sir, hands, know, her, home, stubbornnesse, like, her, Jewell, mad, sister, is, Land, another_.

p. 177, ll. 1--10. A--D and G] 11 ll. _Too, friends, know, loth, pa.s.se, constraint, so, speake, health, love, againe_.

p. 178, ll. 16 and 17. A--D and G] 3 ll. _die, returne, life_.

ll. 30--32. A--D and G] 4 ll. _ill, kneele, gaine, you_.

p. 179, ll. 21--25. A--D and G] 7 ll. _earth, alas, command, me, short, sister brought_.

p. 180, l. 31. A--D and G] 7 ll. _Gobrias, meane_.

p. 191, ll. 35 and 36. A--D and G] 2 ll. _utterd, careleslie_.

p. 192, ll. 9--12. E and F] 3 ll. _And, love, thou_. ll. 10--12.

A--D and G] 3 ll. _Advice, love, thou_. ll. 16 and 17. A--D and G] 3 ll. _This, caution, it_ (G _Adds_ l. 18). ll. 20 and 21.

A--D and G] 2 ll. _it, it_.

p. 194, ll. 5 and 6. A] 2 ll. _cutlers, King_. l. 22. A] 2 ll.

_will, whatsoever_.

p. 195, ll. 21 and 22. A] 2 ll. _in-, Monsters_.

p. 196, l. 38, and p. 197, ll. 1--3. A] Prose.

p. 197, ll. 4 and 5. A] 3 ll. _you, s.p.a.conia, thus_.

p. 199, ll. 9 and 10. B--D and G] 3 ll. _Ladie, pa.s.se, King_. ll.

12 and 13. A and G] 2 ll. _from, remov'd_.

p. 201, ll. 7 and 8. A] 2 ll. _All, folly_. l. 15. A] 2 ll. _Sir, warrant_. ll. 39 and 40.

p. 202, ll. 19--22. A] Prose.

p. 204, l. 6. A--D and G] 2 ll. _false, letter_. ll. 36--38. A] 2 ll. _Truth, Prince_.

p. 205, ll. 26 and 27. A--D and G] 3 ll. _Another, distance, opinion_.

p. 207, ll. 11--13. A--D and G] 3 ll. _Toge-, man, brother_. I.

24. A--D and G] 2 ll. _Sir, since_.

p. 209, ll. 31 and 32. A] 2 ll. _me, brother_.

p. 212, ll. ii and 12. A] 3 ll. _Panthea, gaze, out_. ll. 23 and 24. A] 2 ll. _you, gone_.

Act 5 is in verse in Quartos A, B, C and D, in prose in Quartos E and F from p. 214, I. 22. As the Second Folio also prints it in prose it has been decided to give here the verse of Quarto A (1619) in full.

Actus Quinti Scaena Prima.

_Enter Mardonius, and Ligones_.

_Mar_.

Sir, the King has seene your Commission, and beleeves it, and freely by this warrant gives you leave to visit Prince _Tigranes_ your n.o.ble Master.

_Lig_.

I thanke his Grace, and kisse his hands.

_Mar_.

But is the maine of all your businesse Ended in this?

_Lig_.

I have another, but a worse; I am asham'd, it is a businesse.--

_Mar_.

You serve a worthy person, and a stranger I am sure you are; you may imploy mee if you please, without your purse, such Officers should ever be their owne rewards.

_Lig_.

I am bound to your n.o.blenesse.

_Mar_.

I may have neede of you, and then this curtesie, If it be any, is not ill bestowed: But may I civilly desire the rest?

I shall not be a hurter, if no helper.

_Lig_.

Sir, you shall know I have lost a foolish daughter, And with her all my patience; pilferd away By a meane Captaine of your Kings.

_Mar_.