he Incomparable
Mrs. BEHN_, an entirely worthless composition of some three pages,
afterwards vastly expanded into _Memoirs_ 'by one of the Fair Sex'.
p. 316, l. 21 _The narrow Virtues ... [which] were._ 4to 1696 omits
'which' but it is necessary that this or some similar word be inserted
to make the paragraph sufficiently grammatical.
+Prologue+
p. 319, l. 9 _an Intriguer._ 4to 1696 'the intrigues'.
p. 319, l. 17 _Mistress young._ 4to 1696 erroneously gives 'young' as
a proper name 'Mistress Young'.
+Dramatis Personae+
p. 321 _Dramatis Personae._ I have added 'Philip; Diana; Pages,
Footmen, Masqueraders, Servants, Rakehells, &c.' 4to 1696 spells
Britton 'Brittone'; Mr. Pinketham 'Mr. Pinkerman.' Powell is
indifferently spelt 'Powell' or 'Powel'.
+ACT I: Scene i+
p. 327, l. 2 _he._ 4to 1696 omits.
p. 327, l. 7 _Prince._ Here and in ll. 11 and 19 all former editions
give speech-prefix 'Fred', but afterwards uniformly 'Prince'
throughout the play.
p. 329, l. 31 _a._ 4to 1696 omits.
p. 329, l. 34 _Tablets_: 4to 1696 gives 'Tablets write:' which is
obviously a misprint for 'Tablets written:' or, perhaps, 'Tablets
writ'.
+ACT I: Scene ii+
p. 330, l. 23 _Caudle._ Here, and in the following line, 4to 1696
misprints 'Candle'.
p. 332, l. 22 _set._ 1724 'sit'.
p. 337, l. 7 _Sir Mer._ 4to 1696 misprints 'Sir Mark.'
p. 337, l. 19 _George Kneels._ I have inserted 'George'.
p. 337, l. 20 _Ay, Sir._ 4to 1696 marks this line 'Aside.' An obvious
error.
p. 338, l. 10 _Sir Rowland._ 4to 1696 'Sir Merlin'.
p. 338, l. 16 _Chaplain [Mr. Twang], and leaning._ 4to 1696 'her
Chaplain, and leaning'. I have inserted Twang's name and given in
l. 19 speech-prefix 'Twang' which all former editions mark 'Chap.',
altering, however, to 'Twang' later in this scene at 'Truly, Madam'.
p. 339, l. 20 _cuckold._ 4to 1696 'Cuckhold'.
p. 339, l. 34 _The End of the First Act._ Only in 4to 1696.
+ACT II: Scene i+
p. 340, l. 2 _Sir Rowland's Lodging._ I have supplied this locale.
p. 340, l. 29 _Lookye._ 4to 1696 has '(Alone.) Lookye'--an obvious
error. '(Alone.)' is probably a misprint for '(Aloud.)' which is of
itself quite unnecessary.
p. 341, l. 13 _Hearts._ 4to 1696 'Heats'.
p. 342, l. 3 _'twill._ 4to 1696 'will'.
p. 342, l. 19 _India._ 4to 1696 'Indian'.
+ACT II: Scene ii+
p. 343, l. 13 _A Chamber._ I have s
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