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8 forming. A, forging.

10 men meerely great. A, our tympanouse statists.

20 wealth. A, powers.

25 faine. A, glad.

31 earth. A, world.

40 meane. A, poore.

43 possible. A, likely.

44 good to. A, fit I.

57 Callest. A, Think'st.

80 doe. A, doth.

82 me? A, me doe.

92 humorous. A, portly.

102-3 And . . . part. Repunctuated by ed. Qq have:--

And (hearing villanies preacht) t'unfold their Art Learne to commit them, Tis a great mans Part.

110 loves. A, eies.

113 old. A, rude.

117 be wise. A, be rul'd.

122-125 Like . . . ignorant. A omits.

126 To fit his seed-land soyl. A, But hee's no husband heere.

130 for. A, with.

153 After this line B inserts: Table, Chesbord & Tapers behind the Arras. This relates not to the present Scene, but to Scene 2, where the King and Guise play chess (cf. I, 2, 184). Either it has been inserted, by a printer's error, prematurely; or, more probably, it may be an instruction to the "prompter" to see that the properties needed in the next Scene are ready, which has crept from an acting version of the play into the Quartos.

156 His passe. A, A passe.

157 respect. A, good fashion.

167 your great masters goodnesse. A, his wise excellencie.

170 rude. A, bad.

180 Graces. A, highnes.

192 bounteous Grace. A, excellence.

193 and to you of long ones. A has:--

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