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Textual Notes: Henry V

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: Q is the quarto of 1600; 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.

1.1.
18. besides] F (beside)

1.2.
1 and hereafter to
5.2.1.
SP KING HENRY] Ed.; King. F
42. succedant] succedaul F
49,
57. Elbe] F (Elue)
91. So that] ~, ~ F
95–96. day, | Howbeit^] ~. ~, F
120. SP BISHOP OF ELY] Ed.; Bish. F
137. blood] F3; Bloods F
170. her] Ed.; their F
175. begin] begia F
180. ’tame] Ed.; tame F
181. then] theu F
205. majesty] Q; Maiesties F
220. End] Q; And F
248. meaning] meauing F
254. then] F2; than F
282. therefore,] ~^ F
298. husbands] hnsbands F
323. SD Flourish. They exit.] Ed.; Exeunt. | Flourish. F

2. Chorus.
25. knight,] ~^ F
28. die,] ~. F

2.1.
25. mare] Q; name F
42–43. Iceland . . . Iceland] F (Island . . . Island)
78. too! Go] ~^ ~ F
102. Corporal] Coporall F
113. that’s] F2; that F
115. Ah] F (A)

2.2.
31. SP GREY] F4; Kni. F
46. much] mueh F
94. him] Q; omit F
102. inhuman] F (inhumane)
114. a] F2; an F
115. whoop] F (hoope)
121. All] Ed.; And F
128. demon] F (Daemon)
146. mark the] Ed.; make thee F
155. Henry] Q; Thomas F
155. Masham] Marsham F
157. knight,] ~^ F
166. I] F2; omit F
184. must] m[turned letter]ust F
185. have] Q; omit F
190. SD They . . . guard.] Ed.; Exit. F

2.3.
17. talked] Ed.; Table F
18. o’] F (a)
25. upward] Q; vp-peer’d F
31. devils] F (Deules)
33. SP HOSTESS] Ed.; Woman F
35. devil] F (Deule)
49. word] Q; world F
51. dog,] ~: F

2.4.
1 and hereafter to
3.5.69.
SP KING OF FRANCE] Ed.; King. F
15 and hereafter. SP DAUPHIN] Ed.; Dolphin F
114. privèd] Ed.; priuy F
141. Louvre] Ed.; Louer F
143. difference] diff’rence F
155. SD Flourish. They exit.
Enter Chorus] Ed.; Exeunt. | Actus Secundus. | Flourish. Enter Chorus. F

3. Chorus.
7. fanning] Ed.; fayning F
27. ordnance] F (Ordenance)

3.1.
8. summon] Ed.; commune F
16. nostril] F (Nosthrill)
18. noblest] F2; Noblish F
25. men] F4; me F
35. Straining] Ed.; Straying F
37. Saint] S. F

3.2.
18. hie] F (high)
32. antics] F (Antiques)
70–140. SP FLUELLEN] Ed.; Welch. F
85–138. SP JAMY] Ed.; Scot. F
90–135. SP MACMORRIS] Ed.; Irish. F
138. Ah] F (A)

3.3.
23. career] F (Carriere)
32. heady] F2; headly F

3.4. See Appendix.

3.5.
7. scions] F (Syens)
11. de] F2; du F
27. may] F2; omit F
40. hie] F (high)
44. Vaudemont] F2; Vandemont F
46. Foix] Ed.; Loys F
46. Bouciqualt] Bouciquall F
48. knights] Ed.; Kings F

3.6.
8. life] F (liue)
30. her] Q; his F
85. SD 2 lines later in F.
87. God] Ed.; Flu. God F
105. o’] F (a)
114. lenity] Q; Leuitie F
127. cue] F (Q.)

3.7.
12–13. pasterns] F2; postures F
13. Çà] Ed.; ch’ F
14. volant] F2; volante F
14–15. qui a] Ed.; ches F
61. lief] F (liue)
66–67. vomissement] F2; vemissement F
67. et] Ed.; est F
67. truie] Ed.; leuye F

Act 4] Ed.; Actus Tertius. F

4. Chorus.
28. Presenteth] Ed.; Presented F
47. define,] ~. F

4.1.
3. Good] F (God)
19. example.] ~, F
37. Qui] Ed.; Che F
57. Saint] F (S.)
65. SD He steps aside.] Ed.; Manet King. F
97. Thomas] Ed.; Iohn F
108. human] F (humane)
129–30. alone, . . . minds.] ~: . . . ~, F
231. enough] F (enow)
237. SD 5 lines earlier in F
253. What] ~? F
253. adoration] Odoration F
261. Think’st] F (Thinks)
284. Hyperion] Hiperio F
302. or] Ed.; of F
302. numbers^] ~: F
320. friends] Q; friend F

4.2.
1. armor. Up] ~^ ~ F
2. Montez à cheval] Monte Cheual F
2. varlet] F (Verlot); Lackey] F (Lacquay)
4. eaux] ewes F
5. puis?] ~^ F
6. Cieux] Cein F
11. dout] F (doubt)
29. enough] F (enow)
36. sonance] Sonuance F
44. bankrupt] F (banqu’-rout)
48. drooping] F2; dropping F
50. gemeled] F (Iymold)
56. lifeless] liuelesse F

4.3.
6. be wt’] F (buy’)
22. Westmoreland?] ~. F
23. enough] F (enow)
45. o’] F (a)
51. forgot,] ~: F
61. rememberèd] remembred F
135. SD Montjoy exits.] this ed.; Exit F after line
133.

140. pleasest,] ~^ F

4.4.
2–3,
11–12,
20,
24,
39–42,
50–57. See Appendix.
13. or] Ed.; for F
16. la] le F
26,
27. Master] F (M.)
34. disposé . . . à cette heure] disposee . . . asture F
66. See Appendix.

4.5.
2,
3. See Appendix.
13. die. . . . more! . . . again!] ~^ . . . ~^ . . . ~, F
17. by a slave] Q; a base slaue F
18. contaminate] Ed.; contaminated F
21. enough] F (enow)

4.6.
3. Duke] F (D.)
22. grip] F (gripe)
35. my full] this ed.; mixtfull F

4.7. Actus Quartus. F
17. great] grear F
69. this,] ~^ F
73,
91,
94. SP MONTJOY] Ed.; Her. F
81. the] this ed.; with F
109. Saint] F (S.)
116. countryman] Q; Countrymen F
122. God] F3; Good F
124. SD Enter Williams] 3 lines earlier in F
135. o’] F (a)
181. o’] F (a)

4.8.
9. any ’s] F (anyes)
23. SD 1 line later in F.
45. martial] F (Marshall)
103. Foix] F (Foyes)
104. Vaudemont] F2; Vandemont F
114–15. loss^ . . . other?] ~? . . . ~, F
118. we] F2; me F

5. Chorus.
10. flood^] ~; F
18. Where^ . . . him^] ~,  . . . ~, F
37. him^] ~. F

5.1.
2. Saint] F (S.)
49. revenge.] ~^ F
70. be wi’] F (bu’y)
74. begun] F (began)
92. swear] Q; swore F

5.2.
1. wherefor] F (wherefore)
9 and hereafter to
79.
SP KING OF FRANCE] Ed.; Fra. (or France.) F
12 and hereafter. SP QUEEN OF FRANCE] Ed.; Quee. F
21 and hereafter to
97.
SP KING HENRY] Ed.; Eng. (or England.) F
23. love,] ~. F
41. its] F (it)
46. fumitory] F (Femetary)
62. diffused] F (defus’d)
79. cursitory] Ed.; curselarie F
95. Haply] F (Happily)
100. SD All . . . exit.] this ed.; Exeunt omnes. Manet King and Katherine. F
101 and hereafter to
328.
SP KING HENRY] Ed.; King. F
111. Pardonnez] F (Pardonne)
117 and hereafter. SP ALICE] Ed.; Lady. F
117. vraiment] verayment F
121. pleines] Ed.; plein F
124. tongues] tongeus F
145. spoken,] ~. F
158. Lord] F (L.)
190. avez] F (aues)
196–97. See Appendix.
227,
275. Majesté] F (Maiestee)
227. fausse] F (fause)
228. demoiselle] F (Damoiseil)
263–67. See Appendix.
269–70. See Appendix.
272. fashion] fashon F
272. les] F (le)
273. baiser] Ed.; buisse F
278. vraiment] F (verayment)
291. SD 1 line later in F
332. SP KING OF FRANCE] French King. F
334. never] Ed.; omit F
336 and hereafter to
357.
SP KING HENRY] Ed.; England. F
337 and hereafter. SP KING OF FRANCE] Ed.; France. F
352. héritier] Ed.; Heretere F
369,
382. SP KING HENRY] Ed.; King. F
377. paction] Pation F