Textual Variants

The White Devil

To the Reader

’liven [Edd] life’n

1.1.6 swoop [Edd] swope

19 you [Edd] you, you

1.2.22 whereas [Edd] where a

66 your [Edd] you

79 lyam [Edd] Leon

183 mark [Edd] make

227 ’crostics [This edn] crosse-sticks

264 with [Edd] not in Q

266 than [Edd] not in Q

271 leave [Edd] leaves

289 his [Edd] this

2.1.3 such a [Edd] a such

27 that have [Edd] have

51 prey [Edd] pery

86 and 94 SP FRANCISCO [Edd] Flan.

90 prowling [Edd] proling

144 Lodovic [Edd] Lodowicke

226 heart [Edd] heare

227 Q’s SD includes CAMILLO, here delayed until 279

265 repostum [Edd] repositum

305 Anthony’s fire [Edd] Anthony fire

321 gallows [Edd] gallouses

322 another’s [Edd] another

336 needs [Edd] neede

379 Lodovic [Edd] Lodowicke

2.2.8 necromancer [Edd] Nigromancer

32 Lodovic [Edd] Lodowicke

35 fate [Edd] face

46 SP BRACCIANO [Edd] Mar.

3.1.48 on [Edd] Or

3.2.0 SD Q includes ISABELLA

10 SP LAWYER [Edd] missing in Q

100 brings [Edd] bring

124 cunning [Q] conning

192 he [Edd] her

208 a feast [This edn] feast

228 long [Edd] louing

248 balladed [Edd] ballated

262 princes. Here’s [Edd] Princes heares;

263 Q adds SP Vit.

274 maw [Edd] mawes

323.5 SP GIOVANNI [Edd] missing in Q

3.3.21 Yon [Edd] You

25 victual under the line [Edd] vittel vnder the liue

50–1 a sawpit [Edd] saw-pit

77 gentle [Edd] gentile

86 rogue [Edd] gue

4.1.89 in so [Edd] so in

4.2.81 hawks [Edd] hawke

94 Ye’d [Edd] Yee’ld

218 breeds [Edd] breds

4.3.17 Lodovic [Edd] Lodowicke

60–1 Concedimus … peccatorum [Edd] missing in this version of Q; added in press correction

80 SP MONTICELSO [Edd] missing in Q

89.5 SP MONTICELSO [Edd] attributed to Lod. in Q

137 wills [Edd] will

150 now to [Edd] now. Now to

5.1.31 Q has SD Enter Duke Brachiano

60 SP BRACCIANO [Edd] missing in Q

168 diners [Edd] Diuers

177 morality [Edd] mortality

200 two [Edd] 10

208, 218, 223 SP FRANCISCO [Edd] Fla.

5.2.24 wider [Edd] wilder

5.3.115 orris [Edd] Arras

156 copperas [Edd] copperesse

175, 185, 195, 202, 214 SP FRANCISCO [Edd] Flo.

193 feat [Edd] seat

233.5 SP FRANCISCO [Edd] Fla.

5.4.60 SP FRANCISCO [Edd] not in Q

71.5 SP LADY [Edd] Wom.

5.6.16 They [Edd] the

18 scare [Edd] scarre

27 they [Edd] the

31 worldly [Edd] wordly

140 stinking [Edd] sinking

chimney is [Edd] chimneis

174 safety [Edd] sasty

177 precedent [Edd] president

198 grieves’s [Edd] greeu’s

263 wives’ [Edd] wides

The Duchess of Malfi

1.1.0 SD [Enter] ANTONIO and DELIO [Edd] ANTONIO and DELIO, BOSOLA, CARDINALL

56 died [Edd] did

pardon [Edd] pleadon

57 when [Edd] and, when

64 like [Edd] likes

70 Foix [Edd] Foux

1.2.0 SD [Enter] CASTRUCHIO, SILVIO, RODERIGO and GRISOLAN [Edd] ANTONIO, DELIO, FERDINAND, CARDINALL, DUTCHESSE, CASTRUCHIO, SILUIO, RODOCICO, GRISOLAN, BOSOLA, IULIA, CARIOLA

33 SP FERDINAND [Edd] missing in Q

Jennet [Edd] Gennit

36 ballasted [Edd] ballass’d

75 flatterers [Edd] Flatters

94 shrewd [Edd] shewed

101 your [Edd] you

131 are [Edd] missing in Q

133 leaguer [Edd] Leagues

134.5 SP DUCHESS [Edd] Ferd.

158.5 SP FERDINAND [Edd] Berd.

178 to [Edd] missing in Q

182 on’t [Edd] out

188 o’er [Edd] are

vile [Edd] vild

275 these [Edd] this

294 you [Edd] yon

300 couple [Edd] cople

301 St Winifred [Edd] St Winfrid

332 visitants [Edd] visitans

351 woo … woo [Edd] woe … woe

386 de presenti [Edd] presenti

2.1 SD [Enter] BOSOLA [and] CASTRUCHIO [Edd] BOSOLA, CASTRUCHIO, An OLD LADY, ANTONIO, DELIO, DUCHESSE, RODORICO, GRISOLAN

27 flayed [Edd] Flead

31 but [Edd] but you call

37 children’s [Edd] children

ordure [Edd] ordures

42 high-priced [This edn] high-prized

61 couple [Edd] cople

96 cousin-german [Edd] Cosen German

113 lemon [Edd] Lymmon

114 swoon [Edd] sound

116 courtiers [Edd] Courties

119 SP DUCHESS [Edd] missing in Q

126 Methought [Edd] My thought

2.2.0 SD [Enter] BOSOLA [and] OLD LADY [Edd] BOSOLA, OLD LADY, ANTONIO, RODORIGO, GRISOLAN: SERVANTS, DELIO, CARIOLA

1 tetchiness [Edd] teatchiues

1–2 vulturous [Edd] vulterous

13 bears [Edd] beare

32–62 SPs [1ST] OFFICER/OFFICERS/[2ND] OFFICER [This edn] Seruant/Seru./Ser./2.Ser.

48 officers [Edd] Offices

70 looks [Edd] looke

2.3.0 SD [Enter] BOSOLA [with a dark lantern] [Edd] BOSOLA, ANTONIO.

10 Who’s [Edd] whose

52 quit [Edd] quite

65 eighth [Edd] eight

Caetera [Edd] Caeteta

70 cased-up [Edd] caside-vp

2.4.0 SD [Enter] CARDINAL and JULIA [Edd] CARDINALL, and JULIA, SERUANT, and DELIO

12 turnings [Edd] turning

29 Bore [Edd] Boare

30 thee [Edd] the

38 liver [Edd] liuour

41 moves [Edd] moones

47 you are [Edd] your

66 seethe’t [Edd] seeth’s

2.5.2 prodigy [Edd] progedy

3 damned [Edd] dampn’d

30 mother’s [Edd] mother

44 one o’th [Edd] one th’

3.1.0 SD [Enter] ANTONIO and DELIO [Edd] ANTONIO, and DELIO, DUCHESSE, FERDINAND, BOSOLA

16 insensibly [Edd] inseucibly

27 be [Edd] he

37 of [Edd] off

39 bespeak [Edd] be be-speak

51 of [Edd] off

54 were [Edd] where

57 coulters [Edd] cultures

78 blood [Edd] bood

3.2.0 SD [Enter] DUCHESS, ANTONIO [and] CARIOLA [Edd] DUTCHESS, ANTONIO, CARIOLA, FERDINAND, BOSOLA, OFFICERS

60 orris [Edd] Arras

79 us [This edn] missing in Q

89 confederacy [Edd] consideracy

90 thee [Edd] the

screech-owl [Edd] Schrech-Owle

96 damn [Edd] dampe

115.5 SP FERDINAND [Edd] Ford.

135 shook [Edd] shooked

202 As loath [Edd] A-loth

233 first-born intelligencers [Edd] first-borne and Intelligencers

242 coffers [Edd] cofers

246 in God’s [Edd] on god’s

246–7 sent On [Edd] sent One

266 Bermudas [Edd] Bermoothes

267 tied [Edd] tide

304 Whither [Edd] Whether

3.3.0 SD [Enter] CARDINAL, MALATESTE [on one side]. FERDINAND, DELIO, SILVIO, PESCARA [on the other] [Edd] CARDINALL, FERDINAND, MALLATESTE, PESCARA, SILUIO, DELIO, BOSOLA

17 scent [Edd] sent

20 keeps [Edd] keepe

31 bore [Edd] boare

45 symmetry [Edd] semitry

53 porpoise [Edd] Por-pisse

72 counters [Edd] coumpters

73 life [Edd] like

75 hundred [Edd] hundreth

3.4.36 Off [Edd] Of

3.5.0 SD [Enter] ANTONIO, DUCHESS [and two] CHILDREN, CARIOLA [carrying an infant], SERVANTS [Edd] ANTONIO, DUCHESSE, CHILDREN, CARIOLA, SERUANTS, BOSOLA, SOULDIERS, with Vizards

103 o’er-charged [Edd] ore-char’d

105 Whither [Edd] Whether

130 smelts [Edd] Smylts

140 whither [Edd] whether

4.1.0 SD [Enter] FERDINAND, BOSOLA [and] SERVANTS [with torches] [Edd] FERDINAND, BOSOLA, DUTCHESSE, CARIOLA, SERUANTS

4.2.0 SD [Enter] DUCHESS [and] CARIOLA [Edd] DUCHESSE, CARIOLA, SERUANT, MAD-MEN, BOSOLA, EXECUTIONERS, FERDINAND

67 irksome [Edd] yerk some

73 SP MAD ASTROLOGER [This edn] I. Mad-man

77 SP MAD LAWYER [This edn] 2. Mad.

80 SP MAD PRIEST [This edn] 3. Mad.

82 SP MAD DOCTOR [This edn] 4. Mad.

267 done’t [Edd] don’t

336 mercy [Edd] merry

5.1.0 SD [Enter] ANTONIO [and] DELIO [Edd] ANTONIO, DELIO, PESCARA, IULIA

6 ’cheat [Edd] Cheit

17 whither [Edd] whether

69 fraught [Edd] fraight

74 howe’er [Edd] how ere

5.2.0 SD [Enter] PESCARA [and] a DOCTOR [Edd] PESCARA, A DOCTOR, FERDINAND, CARDINALL, MALATESTE, BOSOLA, IULIA

77 flay [Edd] flea

110 oft-dyed [Edd] oft-di’d

114 one [Edd] on

140 bought [Edd] brought

179 woo [Edd] woe

276 thee [Edd] the

285 whither [Edd] whether

307 smother [Edd] smoother

309 bier [Edd] Beare

313 off [Edd] of

5.3.26 Ay [Edd] I

27 Ay [Edd] I

28 let us [Edd] let’s us

36 SP ECHO [Edd] missing in Q

55.5 SP ANTONIO [Edd] missing in Q

5.4.0 SD [Enter] CARDINAL, PESCARA, MALATESTE, RODERIGO [and] GRISOLAN [carrying torches] [Edd] CARDINALL, PESCARA, MALATESTE, RODERIGO, GRISOLAN, BOSOLA, FERDINAND, ANTONIO, SERUANT

11 our [Edd] out

29 Fro’ [This edn] For

34 quiet [Edd] quiein

56 struck [Edd] strooke

76 hither [Edd] hether

5.5.0 SD [Enter] CARDINAL, with a book [Edd] CARDINALL (with a Booke) BOSOLA, PESCARA, MALATESTE, RODORIGO, FERDINAND, DELIO, SERUANT with ANTONIO’s body.

29 let’s [Edd] lets’s

59 fellows [Edd] followes

83 this [Edd] his

The Broken Heart

Dedication

censure [Edd] Censore

1.1.18 broached [Edd] brauch’t

31 holy union [uncorrected Q] union

1.2.20 Pephnon [Edd] Pephon

111 you [Edd] yon

133 feathers [Edd] Fathers

1.3.20 grudge [Edd] grutch

183 acts [Edd] Arts

2.1.4 travails [Edd] trauels

16 ulcerous [Edd] vlterous

29 their [Edd] the

45 Hey-day! [Edd] Hey da

130 Shoals [Edd] Shoalds

145 Haste [Edd] Hast

2.3.9 little [Edd] not in Q

31 altars [Edd] Artars

124 I’ll [Edd] I’e

frenzy [Edd] French

134 rheums [Edd] rhemes

149.5 SP PENTHEA Then let us … account [Edd] Attributed to BASSANES in Q

3.1.39 basis [Edd] Bases

41 or [Edd] of

58 human [Edd] humane

72 Your [Edd] You

3.2.27 heard [Edd] hard

56 Of country toil drinks the untroubled streams [Edd] The vntroubled of Country toyle, drinkes streames

62 While [Edd] Which

digestion [Edd] disgestion

72 act [Edd] art

94 nearness [Edd] not in Q

160 silent [Edd] sinlent

3.3.5 grave [Edd] graves

51 close [Edd] close close

3.5.14 human [Edd] humane

35 enjoin [Edd] enioy

36 SP PENTHEA [Edd] missing in Q

72 ago [Edd] agone

96 in [Edd] missing in Q

4.1.12 stands [Edd] stand

25 be denied [Edd] beny’d

118 suppling [Edd] supplying

4.2.36 largesse [Edd] largenesse

57 been [Edd] bee

65 roof [Edd] root

67 imposterous [Edd] Impostors

81 sun [Edd] Swan

111 too [Edd] to

112 SP PENTHEA [Edd] missing in Q

143 done’t [Edd] don’t

161 Enough [Edd] Enow

173 done’t … done’t [Edd] don’t … don’t

177 th’angry [Edd] th’augury

4.3.89 fortunes [Edd] fortuness

96 Wear [Edd] Were

5.1.7 too [Edd] to

12 doubles [Edd] doublers

5.2.55 rend [Edd] rent

75 goodness [Edd] gooddesse

110 his [Edd] this

112 expectation [Edd] expection

124.5 SP NEARCHUS [Edd] Org.

151 standard [Edd] Standards

5.3.23 infinite [Edd] infinites

64 mother’s [Edd] mother

83 Th’outward [Edd] outward

84 Is or [Edd] Is not

’Tis Pity She’s a Whore

1.1.31 the links [Edd] the the links

49 Bologna [Edd] Bononia

1.2.21 mean [Edd] meaned

44 not [Edd] missing in Q

56 villainy [Edd] villaine

76 Monferrato [Edd] Mount Ferratto

77 Milanese [Edd] Millanoys

78 an’t be [Edd] and be

115 pavan [Edd] pauin

118 Ay, ay [Edd] I, I

123 bauble [Edd] bable

186 The [Edd] they

221 smooth-cheeked [Edd] smooth’d-cheeke

1.3.29 SP DONADO [Edd] SP Pog.

whither [Edd] whether

42 thither [Edd] hither

43 Ay [Edd] I

46 wilt … Wilt [Edd] wu’t … wu’t

49 should [Edd] shu’d

58 Parmesan [Edd] Parmasent

2.2.1 SP SORANZO [Edd] not in Q

13 encomium [Edd] Euconium

56 thy [Edd] the

73 Leghorn [Edd] Ligorne

96 corpse [Edd] Curse

134 Wilt [Edd] Wu’t

153 for witnesses [Edd] foe-witnesses

2.3.9 Leghorn [Edd] Ligorne

31 Nuncio [Edd] Nuntio

48 Who’s [Edd] Whose

53 kill [Edd] tell

63 ruined [Edd] min’d

2.4.4 wilt [Edd] wu’t

26 choose [Edd] chose

34 you … you [Edd] you … yon

2.5.8 my [Edd] Thy

15 frame [Edd] Fame

17 of the body [Edd] of Body

2.6.12 An’t please [Edd] And please

43 have’t [Edd] haue

78 his [Edd] this

3.1.8 SP BERGETTO [Edd] SP Pog.

3.2.65 SP SORANZO [Edd] SP Gio.

66 swoons [Edd] sounes

3.5.12 Friar [Edd] Fryars

31, 35 coz [Edd] Couze

37.5 SP POGGIO [Edd] SP Phi.

3.9.38 Let [Edd] Le

4.1.1 rites [Edd] rights

71 inganna [Edd] niganna

77 marriage [Edd] malice

4.2.28 lives [Edd] liue

4.3.15 Say [Edd] Shey

32 that’s for your glory [Edd] that for glory

59 Che morte più dolce che morire per amore? [Edd] Che morte pluis dolce morire per amore

63 Morendo in grazia a lui, morirei senza dolore [Edd] Morendo in gratia Lei morirere senza dolore

122 thou [Edd] thus

154 ferret [Edd] Secret

5.1.10 depositions [Edd] dispositions

5.3.66 Bologna [Edd] Bononia

71 SP GIOVANNI [Edd] missing in Q

75 rend [Edd] rent

5.6.7 SD a heart [Edd] at heart