The quartos have "falls"-but that is a prophecy, not a prayer, as are the speeches of the other ghosts. Staunton prints "fall," and so Walker reads. The other compared eds. have "falls.”

KING HENRY VIII.

Note (1.) Act I. Scene 1, Line 65,—

"The force of his own merit makes his way;
A gift that heaven gives free to him, which buys
A place next to the king."

Compare Macb. iii. 1, 98,——

According to the gift which bounteous nature
Hath in him closed."

Per. ii. 3, 60,—

66

Princes, in this, should live like gods above,

Who freely give to every one that comes

To honour them."

The folio has "giues for him,"-Dyce prints, after Warburton, "heaven gives; which buys for him." The other compared eds. retain the old text.

"He makes up the file
Of all the gentry; for the most part such
To whom as great a charge as little honour
He meant to lay upon; and his own letter,
The honourable board of council out,
Must fetch him in he presses."

Compare 1 Hy. IV. i. 1, 20,

"Whose soldier now, under whose blessed cross

We are impressed and engag'd to fight."

1 Hy. IV. iv. 2, 16,

"I press me none but good householders."

The folio has "he Papers."

All the compared eds.

retain "papers." The Camb. eds. mark the text as

The peace between the French and us not values

The cost that did conclude it."

"communication of," &c., i.e. participation, common

part in.

So C. of E. ii. 2, 178,

"Whose weakness, married to thy stronger state,
Makes me with thy strength to communicate.”

Oth. i. 3, 374, quarto (the folio has "conjunctive"),"Let us be communicative in our revenge against him."

Sejanus, Act iii. sc. 1,—

"To thousands that communicate our loss."

Note (4.) Ib. Line 225,

"I am the shadow of poor Buckingham,

Whose figure, even this instant, cloud puts on
By darkening my clear sun."

"Whose figure," &c., i.e. He whose figure even this instant puts on cloud by my clear sun darkening. For who used for he who, and, thus used, followed by personal pronouns agreeing with the speaker, i.e. in the first person, see Note (7), W. T. ii. 3, 53,—

"And, I beseech you, hear me, who professes
Myself your loyal servant."

"the shadow," &c. Compare Act ii. 1, 101,

66

my state now will but mock me.

When I came hither, I was lord high-constable

And Duke of Buckingham; now, poor Edward Bohun.” Compare also Sonnet 25,—

"Great princes' favourites their fair leaves spread

But as the marigold at the sun's eye,

And in themselves their pride lies buried,

For at a frown they in their glory die."

Note (5.)

Act I. Scene 2, Line 62,-
"this makes bold mouths;
Tongues spit their duties out, and cold hearts freeze
Allegiance in them; yea, their curses now

Live where their prayers did: and it's come to pass,
That tractable obedience is a slave

To each incensed will."

Compare line 27,

"the king our master,—

Whose honour heaven shield from soil!-even he escapes not Language unmannerly, yea, such which breaks

The sides of loyalty, and almost appears

In loud rebellion."

The folio omits "yea" in the third line,-probably the compositor was confused by the contracted forms of "them" and "their" preceding and following "yea." Dyce prints "that their," after Walker; the other compared eds. retain the old text. The folio has "This tractable"-corrected by Rowe to "That," which Dyce and Singer adopt. The other compared eds. retain "This."

Note (6.) Act I. Scene 4, Line 6,–

"Ladies, a general welcome from his grace
Salutes ye all; this night he dedicates

To fair content and you: none here, he hopes,
In all this noble bevy, has brought with her
One care abroad; he would have all as merry
As fair good company, good wine, good welcome,
Can make good people."

good company” = good fellowship, brotherly love; fair good company " is the "fair content" of each pervading the whole. So M. for M. iii. 1, 44,—

"Isabella (without). What ho! Peace here; grace and good company!

Provost. Who's there? come in; the wish deserves a welcome." The folio has "As first, good Company,"-Dyce prints "As far's good"-Singer," As first, good". The other compared eds. have "As, first, good" &c.

Note (7.) Act II. Scene 2, Line 21,

"Nor. This is the cardinal's doing, the king-cardinal: That blown priest, like the eldest son of fortune,

Turns what he list.

The king will know him one day.

Suf. Pray God he do! he'll never know himself else."

Compare Act iii. 2, 361,—

"my high-blown pride

At length broke under me.'

Lear iv. 4, 27,

"No blown ambition doth our arms incite."

The folio has "That blinde Priest "but this is not applicable to Wolsey; it was the king that the speakers thought blind; so line 42,

"Heaven will one day open

The king's eyes, that so long have slept upon

This bold bad man."

All the compared eds. retain "blind."

Note (8.) Act II. Scene 3, Line 14,

"O, God's will! much better

She ne'er had known pomp: though 't be temporal,
Yet, if that queasy fortune do divorce

It from the bearer, 'tis a sufferance panging
As soul and body's severing."

Compare A. and C. iii. 6, 20,—

"Let Rome be thus

Inform'd. Who, queasy with his insolence

Already, will their good thoughts call from him."

M. A. ii. 1, 399,

"I

will so practise on Benedick that, in despite of his quick wit and his queasy stomach, he shall fall in love with Beatrice."

Compare also J. C. iii. 2, 271,—

"Fortune is merry,

And in this mood will give us any thing."

John iii. 1, 119,

"Thou Fortune's champion that dost never fight
But when her humorous ladyship is by

To teach thee safety!"

The folio has,

"Yet if that quarrell. Fortune, do diuorce”

Singer prints "Yet, if that quarrel fortune," the other compared eds. have,

"Yet, if that quarrel, fortune, do divorce."

Note (9.) Ib. Line 38, 47,

"Old L. What think you of a duchess? have you limbs

To bear that load of title?"—" if your back

Cannot vouchsafe this burden, 'tis too weak
Ever to get a boy.