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: O is the first printing, an octavo, of 1595; Q3 is the third printing, 1619; F2 is the Second Folio of 1632; F3 is the Third Folio of 1663–64; 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; corr. stands for a corrected state of the First Folio; uncorr. stands for an uncorrected 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
2 and hereafter to line
78. SP YORK] Ed.; Pl. F;
2. of the] F (of ey);
6. army; and himself,] ~, ~ ~. F;
43. lords; be] ~^ ~ F;
50 and hereafter until
2.2. SP KING HENRY] Ed.; Henry. F;
67. cousin.] ~^ F;
70. SP EXETER] O; Westm. F;
105 and hereafter in this scene. SP YORK] Ed.; Plant. F;
108. Thy] O; My F;
111 and hereafter. Dauphin] F (Dolphin);
215. SD Queen Margaret, with Prince Edward] Ed.; the Queene F;
220 and hereafter until
3.3. SP QUEEN MARGARET] Ed.; Queene. F;
223. maid^] ~? F;
234 and hereafter until
2.2. SP PRINCE EDWARD] Ed.; Prince. F;
267. with] O, F2; omit F;
269. from] O, F2; to F;
281. SD Flourish] 1 line later in F
1.2
44. more^] ~? F;
47. SD a Messenger] Ed.; Gabriel F;
49. SP MESSENGER] Ed.; Gabriel F;
76. SD They exit.] Ed.; Exit. F
1.3
1. SD Enter . . . rose.] 1 line later in F;
49. Di] Ed.; Dij F
1.4
19. budged] Ed.; bodg’d F;
26. SD Queen Margaret] Ed.; the Queene F;
78. darling^] ~, F;
109. whilst] F (whilest);
119. deeds,] ~. F;
159. inhuman] F (inhumane);
186. SD They exit.] F (Exit.)
2.1
40. target] Targuet F;
42. SD a Messenger] Ed.; one F;
98. recount] tecompt F;
115,
122,
206. Saint] F (S.);
126. spleen,] ~. F;
133. an idle] O; a lazie F;
200. Richard,] ~^ F
2.2
0. SD King Henry] Ed.; the King F; Queen Margaret] Ed.; the Queene F; Northumberland] Northum– | and F;
5 and hereafter until
2.4. SP KING HENRY] Ed.; K. F;
5. wrack!] ~, F;
71. him.] ~, F;
81. SD George] Ed.; Clarence F;
90. Since] F2; Cla. Since F;
105. Saint] F (S.);
109. your] yout F;
136. SP RICHARD] O; War. F;
167 and hereafter until
3.2. SP GEORGE] Ed.; Cla. F;
179. Stay,] ~^ F
2.3
7. SD. 1 line later in F;
7. SD George] Ed.; Clarence F;
9,
49. SP GEORGE] Ed.; Cla. F;
14. thou] F (uy);
49. all together] F (altogether)
2.5
1. SP KING HENRY] Ed.; Hen. F;
54. SD Alarum . . . at one door, . . . carrying the body.] Ed. Alarum. Enter a Sonne that hath kill’d his Father, at one doore: and a Father that hath kill’d his Sonne at another doore. F (For deleted words, see note to line 78 below.);
73 and hereafter until
line 111. SP KING HENRY] Ed.; King. F;
78. SD Enter at another door a Father that hath killed his Son, bearing of his Son’s body.] Ed.; Enter Father, bearing of his Sonne. F;
89. stratagems] Stragems F;
90. Erroneous] Erreoneous F;
111 and hereafter until
3.1.56. SP KING HENRY] Ed.; Hen. F;
119. E’en] Ed.; Men F;
124. SD Queen Margaret] Ed.; the Queen F; Prince Edward] Ed.; the Prince F;
125. SP PRINCE EDWARD] Ed.; Prin. F
2.6
6. fall,] ~. F;
8. whither] F (whether);
18. Had] Hed F;
29. SD George] Ed.; Clarence F;
43. SP EDWARD See . . . and] O; See. . . . Ed. And F;
51. the head] F (ey head);
59. his] O; is F;
68,
72,
75. SP GEORGE] Ed.; Cla. F;
80. but] O; not in F
3.1
0. SD two Gamekeepers] Ed.; Sinklo, and Humfrey F;
1 and hereafter. SP FIRST GAMEKEEPER] Ed.; Sink. F;
5 and hereafter except
line 12. SP SECOND GAMEKEEPER] Ed.; Hum. F;
12. SP SECOND GAMEKEEPER] Ed.; Sink. F;
12. SD King Henry, in disguise] Ed.; the King F;
17. wast] F3; was F;
19. press] F (prease);
30. Is] F2; I F;
55. that] O; not in F;
56 and hereafter until
4.6. SP KING HENRY] Ed.; King. F;
65. seldom] F (sildome);
74. King] (K.) F;
92. kings:] ~, F
3.2
0. SD King] F (K.);
1 and hereafter until
4.3. SP KING EDWARD] Ed.; King. F;
1. Saint] F (S.);
18 and hereafter in this scene. SP LADY GREY] Ed.; Wid. F;
125. honorably] O; honourable F;
180. find] flnde F
3.3
1. SP KING LEWIS] Ed.; Lewis F;
5 and hereafter in this scene. SP QUEEN MARGARET] Ed.; Marg. F;
45. SD Enter . . . rose.] 1 line later in F;
83. SP PRINCE EDWARD] Ed.; Edw. F;
131. eternal] O; externall F;
137,
221,
225,
236. SP LADY BONA] Ed.; Bona F;
138. SD Speaks to Warwick.] 1 line later in F;
169. SD Post . . . within.] 1 line earlier in F;
171. SD speaks to Warwick.] 1 line later in F;
261. SD Warwick] F (Warw.)
4.1
5. SD Flourish.] 1 line later in F;
8. SD Enter . . . other.] 2 lines earlier in F;
58. wife’s] F (Wiues);
68. SP QUEEN ELIZABETH] Ed.; Lady Grey. F
4.2
14. rests^] ~? F;
18. pleasure?] ~, F
4.3
0. SD King Edward’s] Ed.; the Kings F;
27. SD King Edward] Ed.; the King F;
61. SD Somerset . . . Edward.] F (Exeunt);
66. SD They exit.] F (exit.)
4.4
0. SD Queen Elizabeth] Ed.; Lady Gray F;
2 and hereafter in this scene. SP QUEEN ELIZABETH] Ed.; Gray F;
16. life’s] F (liues);
17. wean] F (waine);
26. informèd] F (inform’d);
35. fly.] ~, F.
4.5
4. stands] Ed.; stand F;
8. Comes] Ed.; Come F;
24. guessed] F (guest)
4.6
1. Master] F (M.);
10. kindness,] ~. F;
13. Conceive^] ~; F;
38 and hereafter until
5.6. SP KING HENRY] Ed.; King. F;
56. be] Ed.; not in F;
59. first^] ~, F;
69. SD Richmond’s] Ed.; his F;
90. SD All . . . exit.] F (Exeunt. | Manet Somerset, Richmond, and Oxford.)
4.7
0. SD King Edward] Ed.; Edward F;
1 and hereafter until
5.3. SP KING EDWARD] Ed.; Edw. F
4.8
0. SD King Henry] Ed.; the King F;
0. SD Exeter] Ed.; Somerset F;
50. SD York! . . . York] Ed.; Lancaster. . . . Lancaster F;
51. SD and Soldiers] Ed.; and his Souldiers F
5.1
22. knee?] ~, F;
79. an] F2; in F
5.3
1 and hereafter in this scene. SP KING EDWARD] Ed.; King. F;
4. threat’ning] threarning F;
22. augmented^] ~: F;
23. along.] ~, F
5.4
0. SD Queen Margaret] Ed.; the Queene F;
1 and hereafter. SP QUEEN MARGARET] Ed.; Qu. F;
27. ragged] F (raged);
39 and hereafter. SP PRINCE EDWARD] Ed.; Prince. F;
67 and hereafter until
5.5.68. SP KING EDWARD] Ed.; Edw. F
5.5
0. SD Flourish . . . prisoners.] Ed.; Flourish. Enter Edward, Richard, Queene, Clarence, Oxford, Somerset. F;
8. SD Oxford . . . guard.] 2 lines earlier in F;
11. SD Prince Edward] Ed.; the Prince F;
39. SD Richard] F (Rich.);
40. SD Clarence] F (Clar.);
47. matter.] ~, F;
50. The Tower] O; Tower F;
63. butchers.] ~) ^ F;
66. off^] ~. F;
68. SP KING EDWARD] Ed.; King. F;
76. charity.] ~^ F;
77. thou] F (uy);
82 and hereafter in this scene. SP KING EDWARD] Ed.; Ed. F;
92. SD They exit.] F (Exit.)
5.6
2 and hereafter. SP KING HENRY] Ed.; Hen. F;
7. from the] F (from ey);
24. boy^] ~. F;
32. art.] ~, F;
36. thou didst] F (uy didst);
54. wast] F (was’t);
65. always] F (alway);
69. fear.] ~, F;
73. haste] F (hast);
82. “love”] F ([Loue]);
85. keep’st] F (keept’st)
5.7
1 and hereafter. SP KING EDWARD] Ed.; King. F;
5. renowned] O; Renowne F;
17. Young] F corr. (Yong); Kong F uncorr.;
25. back.] ~, F;
26. and] F corr.; add F uncorr.;
28. kiss] F corr. (kis); ’tis F uncorr.;
31. SP KING EDWARD] Ed.; Cla. F;
31. Thanks] Ed.; Thanke F;
32. thou] F (uy);
33. fruit.] ~, F;
38. Margaret?] ~, F;
43. rests] F corr.; tests F uncorr.