Chapter XXXII: Epilogue: Enter CHORUS.5430

_Chor._ Thus far, with rough and all-unable pen,
Our bending author hath pursued the story,[5431]
In little room confining mighty men,
Mangling by starts the full course of their glory.
Small time, but in that small most greatly lived 5
This star of England: Fortune made his sword;
By which the world's best garden he achieved,
And of it left his son imperial lord.[5432]
Henry the Sixth, in infant bands crown'd King
Of France and England, did this king succeed; 10
Whose state so many had the managing,
That they lost France and made his England bleed:[5433]
Which oft our stage hath shown; and, for their sake,
In your fair minds let this acceptance take. [_Exit._[5434]

FOOTNOTES:

[5295] ACT V. PROLOGUE.] Actus Quintus. Ff. ACT V. SCENE I. Rowe. Theobald continues the scene.

[5296] _to those_] _all those_ Collier MS.

[5297] _of such_] Ff. _to such_ Pope. _for such_ Capell.

[5298] _there; there_] F₁. _there; and there being_ F₂ F₃ F₄.

_see_] _seen awhile_ Steevens conj.

[5299] _with wives_] F₂ F₃ F₄. _wives_ F₁. _and wives_ Anon. conj.

[5300] _the antique_] _antique_ Pope.

[5301] _lower but_] Edd. (Seymour conj.). _lower, but by_ Ff. _low, but_ Pope.

[5302] _As yet_] _Pass o'er_ Hanmer. _And here_ Capell.

[5303] _Invites the ... home_] _In thought, the ... home_ Hanmer. _Invites,--the ... home,--_ Capell.

[5304] _emperor's_] _emperor_ Delius (Heath and Mason conj.).

[5305] _them; and_] _them:--But these now We pass in silence over; and_ Capell.

[5306] SCENE I.] Hanmer. SCENE II. Pope. Johnson would place this scene at the end of Act IV.

France ...] The English Camp in France. Theobald. France. A Court of Guard. Capell.

[5307] _Davy's_] _Davies_ Ff. _David's_ Rowe.

[5308] _asse my_] Ff. _asse a_ Rowe (ed. 2). _as a_ Pope.

[5309] _yourself_] _myself_ Anon. conj.

[5310] _not_ om. Pope.

_contention_] _contentions_ Pope.

[5311] _swellings_] _swelling_ F₄.

[5312] _pless you_] _plesse_ F₃ F₄.

[5313] _Ha!... leek_] As in Pope. As prose in Ff.

[5314] _bedlam_] _beldam_ Johnson.

[5315] [taking the Leek from his Cap. Capell.

[5316] _nor_] _and_ Pope.

[5317] _disgestions_] Ff. _digestions_ Rowe.

[5318] _doo's_] F₁ F₂ F₃. _does_ F₄.

[5319] [Strikes him.] Ff.

[5320] [Strikes him] Pope. om. Ff.

[5321] [beating again. Capell.

[5322] _days_] _and four nights_ (Qq) Pope.

[giving the Leek into his Hand. Capell.

[5323] _certainly, and_] om. Pope.

_question_] _questions_ Pope.

[5324] [eating of it. Capell.

[5325] As verse in Dyce. As three lines, ending _leek ... I eat ... swear_. Capell conj.

_I eat and eat, I swear--_] _I eate and eate I sweare._ Ff. _I eat and swear--_ Pope. _I eat and eke I swear._ Rann (Johnson conj.). _I eat, and eating swear_ Holt White conj. _I eat and--_ Flu. _Eat!_ Pist. _I swear--_ Delius conj. _I eat! an I eat. I swear--_ Edd. conj.

[5326] _'em_] _them_ Capell.

_that is_] _that's_ Rowe.

[5327] _God b' wi'_] Capell. _God bu'y_ F₁ F₂. _Gud bu'y_ F₃ F₄. _God pe wi'_ Rowe (ed. 2).

[5328] _begun_] Capell. _began_ Ff.

[5329] _it_] _'tis_ Warburton.

[5330] _ye_] _you_ Pope.

[5331] _Doth ... hand_] As verse first by Pope. As prose in Ff.

[5332] _Doll_] Ff. _Nell_ Capell. See note (XX).

_i' the spital_] om. Pope.

[5333] _malady_] Pope. _a malady_ Ff.

_France;_] _France; mine hostess too_ Farmer conj. MS.

[5334] _cudgelled_] Collier. _cudgeld_ F₁ F₂. _cudgell'd_ F₃ F₄.

_I'll_] _will I_ (Qq) Pope.

[5335] _cudgell'd_] om. (Qq) Pope.

[5336] _swear_] F₃ F₄. _swore_ F₁ F₂.

[5337] SCENE II.] Hanmer. SCENE III. Pope. ACT V. SCENE I. Johnson conj.

France ...] The same. A Room in some Palace. Capell. The French Court, at Trois in Champaigne. Theobald. Troyes. S. Peter's Church. Delius conj. (from Holinshed).

Gloucester] Malone. om. Ff.

Westmoreland] Capell. om. Ff.

the Princess Katharine,] Malone. the Lady Catharine, Capell.

the Duke of Burgundy and his train.] Capell. the Duke of Burgougne, and other French. Ff (Bourgoigne, F₂. Burgoign, F₃ F₄).

[5338] _Burgundy_] Rowe. _Burgogne_ F₁. _Burgoigne_ F₂ F₄. _Bargoigne_ F₃.

[5339] _fairly_] _fairely_ F₁. _faire_ F₂. _fair_ F₃ F₄.

[5340] _England_] F₂ F₃ F₄. _Ireland_ F₁.

[5341] _borne in them Against_] F₂ F₃ F₄. _borne In them against_ F₁.

[5342] _Have lost their_] _Hath lost its_ Long MS.

[5343] _I have_] _I've_ Pope.

[5344] _mightiness ... best can_] _mightinesses ... best can_ Rowe. _mightinesses ... can_ Pope.

[5345] _put_] _lift_ Collier MS.

[5346] _its_] _it's_ F₃ F₄. _it_ F₁ F₂.

[5347] _dies_] _lyes_ Theobald (Warburton).

_even-pleach'd_] Hanmer. _even pleach'd_ F₁ F₂. _even, pleach'd_ F₃ F₄.

[5348] _fumitory_] F₄. _femetary_ F₁ F₂ F₃.

[5349] _Doth_] _Do_ Hanmer.

_coulter_] Johnson. _culter_ Ff.

[5350] _all_] Rowe (ed. 2). _withall_ Ff.

[5351] _kecksies_] F₃ F₄. _keksyes_ F₁ F₂.

[5352] _as_] Capell (Roderick conj.).

[5353] _as ... wildness,_] Capell (Roderick conj.) _all ... wildnesse_ Ff.

[5354] _natures_] _nurtures_ Theobald (Warburton).

[5355] _grow_] _gow_ F₂.

[5356] _diffused_] _diffus'd_ F₃ F₄. _defus'd_ F₁ F₂.

[5357] _Burgundy_] Rowe. _Burgonie_ F₁. _Burgony_ F₂ F₃ F₄.

[5358] _tenours_] Theobald. _tenures_ Ff.

[5359] _have_] _have as yet_ Hanmer.

_cursorary_] (Q₂) Pope. _curselarie_ F₁. _curselary_ F₂ F₃ F₄. _cursenary_ (Q₁ Q₂). _cursory_ Hamner.

[5360] _us once more, with_] _us, once more with_ Rowe.

[5361] _Pass our accept_] _Pass, or accept_ Theobald (Warburton). _Pass, or except_ Malone conj. _Pass our exact_ Jervis conj.

[5362] _and you_] F₁. _and_ F₂ F₃ F₄. om. Pope.

[5363] _Huntingdon_] _Huntington_ Ff.

[5364] _advantageable_] _advantage_ Collier (Collier MS.).

[5365] _Any ... demands_] Omitted by Pope.

[5366] _Haply_] F₄. _Happily_ F₁. _Happely_ F₂ F₃.

[5367] [Exeunt all ...] Exeunt omnes. Manet King and Katharine. Ff. Exeunt. Manet King Henry, Katharine, and a Lady. Rowe (ed. 1). SCENE IV. Pope. SCENE III. Hanmer.

_and_] om. Pope.

[5368] _vat_] Rowe. _wat_ Ff.

[5369] _the tongues_] _tongues_ F₄.

[5370] _is de princess_] _says de princess_ Mason conj. _is de princess say_ Keightley conj.

[5371] _understand_] _understand not_ Keightley conj.

[5372] _vaulting_] F₃ F₄. _vawting_ F₁ F₂.

[5373] _no_] om. Pope.

[5374] _nor_] _and_ Pope.

[5375] _to thee_] _thee_ Rowe. om. Pope.

[5376] _by the Lord_] _by the L._ Ff.

[5377] _dear_] om. Warburton.

[5378] _places_] _paces_ Anon., apud Dyce, conj.

[5379] _would_] _would'st_ Rowe.

[5380] _take me; and take me, take a soldier; take_] _take me? and take me; take a souldier: take_ Ff. _take me: take_ Pope.

[5381] _then_] _thine_ Capell (corrected in notes and MS.).

[5382] _vat_] _wat_ Ff. _vhat_ Rowe.

[5383] _new-married_] _married_ Warburton. See note (XXI).

[5384] _Je quand sur_] Ff. _Quand j'ay_ Pope. _Je dis, quand j'ay_ Long MS. _Je conte sur_ Anon. conj.

[5385] _le ... le_] Ff. _la ... la_ Capell. See note (XXII).

[5386] _il est_] _il &c._ Ff. _est_ Pope.

_meilleur_] Hanmer. _melieus_ F₁ F₂. _melius_ F₃ F₄. _melieur_ Rowe. _mellieur_ Pope.

[5387] _thine_] _of thine_ Keightley conj.

_truly-falsely_] Edd. (S. Walker conj.). _truly falsely_ Ff.

[5388] _cher et devin_] Ff. _chere et divine_ Rowe.

[5389] _ave_] Ff. _have_ Collier.

[5390] _demoiselle_] _damoiseil_ F₁ F₂. _damoisel_ F₃ F₄.

[5391] _untempering_] _untempting_ Warburton.

[5392] _with the best king,_] _with the best kings,_ Hanmer.

[5393] _all, Katharine,_] _all Catharines,_ Capell conj.

[5394] _sall ... sall_] _shall ... sall_ Ff. _shall ... shall_ Rowe.

[5395] _d'une de votre seigneurie indigne_] Edd. _d'une nostre Seigneur indignie_ Ff. _d'une vostre indigne_ Pope.

[5396] _noces_] Dyce and Staunton. _nopeese_ Ff.

[5397] _vat_] _wat_ F₁ F₂ F₃. _what_ F₄.

_baiser_] Hanmer. _buisse_ Ff. _to bassie_ (Qq). _baisser_ Theobald.

[5398] _It is_] F₁ F₂. _Is it_ F₃ F₄.

[5399] _courtesy_] _cursie_ Ff.

[5400] _upholding_] _the upholding_ Rowe.

[5401] [Kissing her] Rowe.

[5402] _sugar_] om. Pope.

[5403] Re-enter ...] Enter the French Power, and the English Lords. Ff.

[5404] SCENE V. Pope. SCENE IV. Hanmer.

[5405] As prose in Ff. As two lines, the first ending _cousin,_ in Capell.

[5406] _not_] F₁ F₂. om. F₃ F₄.

[5407] _coz,_] om. Pope.

[5408] _flattery_] _hatred_ Rowe (ed. 2). See note (XXIII).

[5409] _rosed_] _rosy’d_ Capell.

[5410] _winking_] F₁. _to winking_ F₂ F₃ F₄.

[5411] _for_] om. Rowe (ed. 2).

[5412] _ties_] F₃ F₄ _tyes_ F₁ F₂. _turns_ Capell conj.

[5413] _never_] Rowe. om. Ff. _not_ Capell.

[5414] _for my_] _of my_ Heath conj.

[5415] _and then in sequel_] F₂ F₃ F₄. _and in sequele_ F₁. _and in the sequel_ Keightley conj.

[5416] _natures_] _nature_ Pope.

[5417] _Hèritier_] _heretere_ Ff.

[5418] _Præclarissimus_] Ff. See note (XXIV).

[5419] _Nor_] _Yet_ Pope.

[5420] _me_] _unto me_ Keightley conj.

_daughter_] _daughter here_ S. Walker conj.

[5421] _the_] _these_ Pope.

[5422] _Of France and England_] _England and France_ Pope.

[5423] _bosoms_] _breasts_ Pope.

_never_] _ne'er_ S. Walker conj.

[5424] All.] Rowe. Lords. Ff.

[5425] _paction_] Theobald. _pation_ F₁ F₂. _passion_ F₃ F₄.

[5426] _That_] _But_ Capell.

[5427] _All._] Ff.

[5428] _peers'_] Capell. _peers_ Ff.

[5429] [Sennet.] Senet. F₁. Sonet. F₂ F₃ F₄. sonnet. Rowe. om. Pope. See note (XXV).

[5430] EPILOGUE. Enter Chorus.] Enter Chorus. Ff. Enter Chorus, as Epilogue. Collier (Collier MS.).

[5431] _bending_] _blending_ Johnson (Warburton conj.).

[5432] lord.] F₁. _lord,_ F₂ F₃ F₄.

[5433] _made_] F₁. _make_ F₂ F₃ F₄.

[5434] [Exit.] Capell. om. Ff. Exeunt. Staunton.

NOTES.

NOTE I.

DRAMATIS PERSONÆ. In Rowe's list, which remained uncorrected by any editor before Capell, the Duke of Clarence is introduced and the Duke of York is called '_Uncle_ to the king.' The list we have given differs in a few other unimportant points from that of Rowe.

In the first Folio the title of the play is _The Life of Henry the Fift_. The second Folio has _The Life of King Henry the Fift_. In the Folios the play is divided into acts, but not into scenes, although they prefix _Actus Primus, Scena Prima_, to the first act. The division was first made by Pope.

NOTE II.