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p. 190, l. 11 To find out this Rest. 1724 ‘To find this Rest’.

p. 190, l. 32 La Nu. ’Tis he whom I expect. 1724 gives this speech as prose.

p. 191, l. 10 whence I fetcht my Gold. 1724 ‘whence I fetch my Gold’.

p. 191, l. 18 they are by dark. 1724 omits.

p. 192, l. 33 What is’t to be adorn’d. 1724 ‘What ’tis to be adorn’d’.

p. 193, l. 19 Wou’d! by Heaven, thou hast. 1724 gives this as prose, 1681 metrically. I have followed the 4to, attempting a rather better division of the lines.

p. 193, l. 32 The last indeed. The first three lines of this speech metrically as 4to 1681. 1724 prints as prose.

p. 194, l. 22 his Youth and Beauty. 4to 1681 ‘this Youth and Beauty’.

p. 195, l. 5 not a Landlady. [bis. 1724 omits ‘[bis.’

p. 195, l. 18 La Nu. Left by both! 4to 1681 ‘Left by both?’

p. 195, l. 20 and Beau. I have added this exit. It is unmarked in 4to 1681 and in 1724.

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