The reading of the present text appears to the left of the square bracket. Unless otherwise noted, the reading to the left of the bracket is from F, the First Folio text (upon which this edition is based). The earliest sources of readings not in F are indicated as follows: F2 is the Second Folio of 1632; F3 is the Third Folio of 1663–64; F4 is the Fourth Folio of 1685; Ed. is an earlier editor of Shakespeare, beginning with Rowe in 1709. No sources are given for emendations of punctuation or for corrections of obvious typographical errors, like turned letters that produce no known word. SD means stage direction; SP means speech prefix; uncorr. means the first or uncorrected state of the First Folio; corr. means the second or corrected state of the First Folio; ~ stands in place of a word already quoted before the square bracket; ^ indicates the omission of a punctuation mark.
Prologue 1. SP PROLOGUE] Ed.; THE PROLOGVE F
19. besides] F (beside)
1.1
39. censure.] ~, F
43. seen^] ~, F
49. All] Ed.; Buc. All F
53. SP BUCKINGHAM Who] Ed.; who F
55. as] F4; Nor. As F
56. SP NORFOLK One] Ed.; One F
73. web,] ~. F
73. he] Ed.; O F
74. way—] ~^ F
80–81. that? . . . hell,] ~, . . . ~? F
91. council out,] ~, ~^ F
134. it] ir F
135. advise] F (aduice)
135. SD Buckingham, and Buckingham] Buckham, and Buckingham F
136 and hereafter except for
2.2.105–55;
2.4.61–160;
3.1.27–31,
90–110;
3.2.323,
363–419. SP WOLSEY] Ed.; Car. F
147. chafed] F (chaff’d)
183. July] Inly F
197. rinsing] F (wrenching)
230. SD three] theee F
268. lord] Ed.; Lords F
269. SD They exit.] F (Exe.)
1.2
0. SD Nobles . . . Cardinal] Ed.; Nobles, and Sir Thomas Louell F
5. Buckingham’s;] ~, F
8. SD Enter the Queen Katherine, ushered by the Duke of Norfolk,] Ed.; vsher’d by the Duke of Norfolke. Enter the Queene, Norfolke F
8. SD Suffolk] Snffolke F
9 and hereafter until
4.2. SP QUEEN KATHERINE] Ed.; Queen. F
10. SD He . . . him.] 2 lines earlier in F, immediately following
1.2.8 SD “State,” as “takes her vp, kisses and placeth her by him.”
15. Majesty.] ~^ F
17. nor] F corr.; no F uncorr.
44. Wherein?] F corr.; ~; F uncorr.
44. taxation?] F corr.; ~. F uncorr.
58. They] F corr.; hey F uncorr.
59. or] er F
72. mouths.] ~, F
75. did;] ~: F corr.; ~, F uncorr.
106. precedent] F (President)
124. SD Secretary] F (Secret.)
188. confession’s] Ed.; Commissions F
194. gain] F4; omit F
207. him] Ed.; this F
232. prison?] ~. F
1.3
0. SD Lord] F (L.) twice
1 and hereafter in this scene. SP CHAMBERLAIN] Ed.; L. Ch. F
3 and hereafter in this scene. SP SANDS] Ed.; L. San. F
15. Or] Ed.; A F
18. SD Enter . . . Lovell.] 2 lines later in F
41. privilegio] Pruiilegio F
41. oui] Ed.; F (wee)
74. lord.] ~, F
74. ’Has] F (Ha’s)
74. wherewithal. In him,] ~^~~; F
1.4
1. SP GUILFORD] Ed.; S. Hen. Guilf. F
7. SD Lord] F (L.) twice
14,
81,
131. banquet] F (banket)
39. gentlemen] Gntlemen F
64. SD Drum . . . discharged.] 1 line earlier in F
96. SD The masquers . . . Bullen.] This ed.; Choose Ladies, King and An. Bullen. F
105. and] aud F
107. SD Whisper . . . masquers.] 1 line earlier in F, as “Whisper.”
2.1
1. Whither] F (Whether)
14. for ’t] F (fort)
30. prophecies?] ~. F
52. attainder] F (Attendure)
55. Lest] F (Least)
70. SD Enter . . . etc.] 2 lines earlier in F
80. ’T has] F (T’has)
81. Christian] This Ed.; Christians F
136. Eighth] F (Eight)
2.2
28. For,] ~^ F
43. true:] ~^ F
100. sick,] ~^ F
103. one^] ~; F
103. have-at-him] F (haue at him)
105. precedent] F (President)
125. commanding,] ~. F
142. SD The . . . whisper.] F (Walkes and whispers.)
2.3
9. process,] ~. F
16. quarrel,] ~. F
98. SD Lord . . . exits.] 1/2 line earlier in F
129. me?] ~=== F
2.4
10,
14–15. come into the court] F (&c.)
99. wrong.] ~^ F
119. cunning] eunning F
130. spiritual,] ~. F
140. Queen] F (Q)
183. hindered, oft,] ~, ~^ F
194. A] Ed.; And F
201. Sometime] F (Sometimes)
219. throe] F (throw)
226,
263. learnèd] F (learn’d)
230. SP LINCOLN] Ed.; B. Lin. F
242. summons. Unsolicited^] ~^~. F
264. return. With thy approach,] ~, ~~~: F
3.1
24. coming, . . . on ’t.] ~; . . . ~, F
26. SD Campeius] F (Campian)
30. reverend] F (reuerent)
32. chamber,] ~; F
58. should] shoul F
68. your] F2; our F
93. profit.] ~^ F
97. forsooth.] ~, F
98. afflictions] affllictions F
168. me,] ~? F
188. was^] ~, F
194. me^] ~; F
195. unmannerly.] ~, F
3.2
108. bade] F (bad)
137. that] F (yt)
139. SD Enter . . . Attendants.] 3 lines earlier in F
158. found?] ~^ F
181. audit.] ~, F
182. glad] gald F
216. filed] Ed.; fill’d F
287. commission, lords?] ~? ~, F
294. coarse metal] F (course Mettle)
411. Chattels] Ed.; Castles F
419. SD All . . . exit.] 1 line earlier in F
518. missed] F (mist)
527. country’s] F (Countries)
4.1
24. SP SECOND GENTLEMAN] Ed.; I F
41. SD Then . . . crown.] This Ed.; The Order of the Coronation. I A liuely Flourish of Trumpets. 2 Then, two Iudges. 3 Lord Chancellor, with Purse and Mace before him. 4 Quirristers singing. Musicke. 5 Maior of London, bearing the Mace. Then Garter, in his Coate of Armes, and on his head he wore a Gilt Copper Crowne. 6 Marquesse Dorset, bearing a Scepter of Gold, on his head, a Demy Coronall of Gold. With him, the Earle of Surrey, bearing the Rod of Siluer with the Doue, Crowned with an Earles Coronet. Collars of Esses. 7 Duke of Suffolke, in his Robe of Estate, his Coronet on his head, bearing a long white Wand, as High Steward. With him, the Duke of Norfolke, with the Rod of Marshalship, a Coronet on his head. Collars of Esses. 8 A Canopy, borne by foure of the Cinque-Ports, vnder it the Queene in her Robe, in her haire, richly adorned with Pearle, Crowned. On each side her, the Bishops of London, and Winchester. 9 The Olde Dutchesse of Norfolke, in a Coronall of Gold, wrought with Flowers bearing the Queenes Traine. 10 Certaine Ladies or Countesses, with plaine Circlets of Gold, without Flowers. Exeunt, first passing ouer the Stage in Order and State, and then, A great Flourish of Trumpets. F
66. SP FIRST GENTLEMAN] Ed.; omit F
69. crowd] crow’d F
80,
107. choir] F (Quire)
81. sat] F (sate)
94. press] F (prease)
4.2
9. think] F2; thanke F
21. roads] F (Rodes)
23. convent] F (Couent)
89. SD congee] F (Conge)
89. SD reverent] F (reuerend)
119. haste] F (hast)
5.1
15. haste] F (hast)
44. Besides] F (Beside)
47. time] F4; Lime F
53. you, I think—] ~) ~~^ F
66. SD Gardiner . . . exit.] 1 line earlier in F
94. SD Enter Sir Anthony Denny.] 1 line later in F
144. halidom] F (Holydame)
170. precipice] F (Precepit)
171. woo] F (woe)
193. SP LOVELL] Ed.; Gent. F
193. SD Enter . . . Lovell.] 1 line earlier in F
194 and hereafter. SP OLD LADY] Ed.; Lady F
5.2
5. SD Enter Keeper.] 1/2 line later in F
11. SD Enter . . . Butts.] 1 line earlier in F
12. piece] F2; Peere F
15. Butts,] ~. F
16. physician.] ~, F
32. pursuivants] F (Purseuants)
69. heresies^] ~; F
95. nourishment^] ~; F
111. friend.] ~, F
127. faulty] faultly F
143,
147. SP CHANCELLOR] Ed.; Cham. F
169. ’Tis] ’Ts F
194. offenses.] ~, F
197. for,] ~; F
203. this] F4; his F
230. subject,] ~; F
248. brother-love] ~; ~ F
251. heart] F2; hearts F
5.3
4,
29. SP ONE] Ed.; omit F
4,
29. Master] F (M.)
16. Paul’s] F (Powles)
38. thousand;] ~, F
54. Strand] F (Strond)
90. press] F (preasse)
90. a way] F (away)
5.4
0. SD Lord] F (L.) F
0. SD etc.] F (&c.)
45. ways] F4; way F
50. herself,] ~. F
74. man.] ~, F
86. holiday] F (Holy-day)
Epilogue
1. SP EPILOGUE] Ed.; THE EPILOGVE F
4. trumpets] Tumpets F
8. hear^] ~. F