TRANSCRIBER'S ENDNOTES.

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Preface

Section 4., The Merchant of Venice.: the phrase "July 22, 1598. James Roberts) A booke" was changed to "July 22, 1598. (James Roberts) A booke".

Much Ado About Nothing

II. 3. 100: the printed line number was misplaced, one down; moved it up.

Love's Labour's Lost

V. 2. 917: the linenotes printed for lines 912 and 913 actually refer to lines 917 and 918; the text herein has been altered to this effect.

Midsummer-Night's Dream

III. 2. 204: the original linenote here erroneously said "See note iii", but is herein corrected to Note v.

IV. 1. 1: the linenote here erroneously said "See note (v)", herein altered to vi.

IV. 1. 7–8: the linenote is changed from "See note vi" to "See note vii".

V. 1. 0: the linenote "Enter...] see note (viii)." was originally indented under linenote 40 of IV. 2 (the last linenote of the scene), but clearly refers to the beginning of V. 1, where it has been placed.

V. 1. 105: the line number was misplaced, up one line. It has been moved to the line "In least speak...".

V. 1. 139: the linenote said "conjectures tha line"; herein changed "th" to "that".

Play Note II: "andhe" changed to "and he".

Play Note XIII: the reference is to lines V. 1. 408, 409, changed from "406, 407".

Merchant of Venice

IV, 1. 74: in the printed linenote there is a smudge and something missing between "bleat" and "the" in Hanmer's rendering. Furthermore, the presumed "t" in "bleat" is not clearly printed and may be something else, perhaps a "c". The transcriber renders this phrase "When you behold the ewe bleat for the lamb; Hanmer.", but there is significant doubt about it.

Play Note XIV: the reference is changed from IV. 1. 210 to IV. 1. 209.

As You Like It

Play Note V: "I. 2. 181" changed to "I. 2. 187".

Addenda

These two linenotes have been copied to their appropriate locations amongst the linenotes.