EDITIONS USED FOR THE PRESENT TEXT. A* The Tragical Historie of Hamlet Prince of Denmarke By William Shake-speare. As it hath beene diuerse times acted by his Highnesse seruants in the Cittie of London: as also in the two Vniuersities of Cambridge and Oxford, and else-where At London printed for N. L. and Iohn Trundell. 1603. [4to.] [A careless, perhaps surreptitious, edition of, it seems, an earlier version of this play.] A The Tragical Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke. By William Shakespeare. Newly imprinted and enlarged to almost as much againe as it was, according to the true and perfect Coppie. At London, Printed by 1. R. for N. L. and are to be sold at his shoppe vnder Saint Dunstons Church in Fleetstreet. 1604. [4to.] B* The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke. By William Shakespeare. Newly imprinted and enlarged to almost as much againe as it was, according to the true and perfect Coppie. At London, Printed by I. R. for N. L. and are to be sold at his shoppe vnder Saint Dunstons Church in Fleetstreet. 1605. [4to.] [A mere reimpression of A.] B The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmarke. By William Shakespeare. Newly imprinted and enlarged to almost as much againe as it was, according to the true and perfect Coppy. At London, Printed for Iohn Smethwicke, and are to be sold at his shoppe in Saint Dunstons Church yeard in Fleetstreet. Vnder the Diall. 1611. [4to.] [Such is the title of the copy in the British Museum, which agrees with that in the library of Zürich, but differs from that given in Steevens' Twenty of the Plays of Shakespeare, London 1766.] C The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmarke. Newly Imprinted and inlarged, according to the true and perfect Copy lastly Printed. By William Shakespeare. London, Printed by W. S. for Iohn Smethwicke, and are to be sold at his Shop in Saint Dunstans Churchyard in Fleetstreet: Vnder the Diall. [4to.] [This edition is supposed by Collier to be that entered on the Register of the Stationers' Company in 1607, but internal evidence proves it to be subsequent to B.] D Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. Published according to the True Originall Copies. London Printed by Isaac laggard, and Ed. Blount. 1623. [fol.] [In this volume "The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke" occupies p. 152-182 (misprinted 280) of the division of Tragedies.] E Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the true Originall Copies. The second Jmpression. London, Printed by Tho. Cotes, for Robert Allot, and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the Blacke Beare in Pauls Church-yard. 1632. [fol.] F The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark. Newly imprinted and inlarged, according to the true and perfect Copy last Printed. By William Shakespeare. London, Printed by R. Young for John Smethwicke, and are to be sold at his Shop in Saint Dunstans Church-yard in Fleet-street, under the Diall. 1637. [4to.] Fran. You come most carefully upon your houre. Ber. 'Tis now strooke twelfe, get thee to bed Francisco. Fran. For this reliefe much thanks: 'tis bitter cold, And I am sick at heart. Ber. Have you had quiet guard? Fran. Ber. Well, good night: Not a mouse stirring. If you doe meete Horatio and Marcellus, The rivals of my watch, bid them make hast. Enter Horatio and Marcellus. Fran. I thinke I heare them. Stand ho, who is there? Mar. Fran. Give you good night. Who hath reliev'd you? Give you good night. Various readings: And leegemen to the Dane. O, farewell honest soldier, 5 10 Bernardo hath my place; Exit Fran. 1 Actus Primus Scena Prima. D. not in ABCF. Whofe ABC. anfwer BCDEF. vnfold BCD unfold EF. 2 you felfe B. Barnardo ABCDEF. Hee ABCF. 1-2 printed as prose in ABCDEF. 4 Tis AB. ftrook D ftruck E. twelue BCD twelve EF. 5 releefe D. thankes DE. 6 hart A. 7 prose in ABCDEF. 9 do D. meet CDEF. 10 riualls AC rivalls F. partners (for rivals) A*. hafte F. 11 them, ftand ABC. Stand: who's DE. 12 Leedgemen A Leige-men D Liege-men E Liegemen F. 13 farwell A farwel DE. fouldier A* fouldiers ABCF. 14 releeued A* relieved F. ha's DE. A peece of him. What is Horatio there? Hor. Ber. Welcome Horatio, welcome good Marcellus. Mar. What, ha's this thing appear'd againe to night? Mar. Horatio sayes 'tis but our fantasie, And will not let beleefe take hold of him, 15 20 Touching this dreaded sight, twice seene of us, With us, to watch the minutes of this night, Sit downe a while, And let us once againe assaile your eares, Hor. 25 Well, sit we downe, 30 And let us heare Bernardo speake of this. Ber. Last night of all, When yond same starre that's westward from the pole, The bell then beating one. Enter Ghost. 35 Mar. Peace, breake thee off: looke where it comes againe. Ber. In the same figure, like the king that's dead. Mar. Thou art a scholler, speake to it Horatio. 40 Μαν. Speake to it Horatio. Hor. What art thou that usurp'st this time of night, Together with that faire and warlike forme, In which the majesty of buried Denmarke 45 Did sometimes march? by heaven I charge the speake. 15 Say what, B. 18 Hor. (for Mar.) ABCF. hath A*. 20 faies AD. a (for our) BCF. phantafie EF. 21 beliefe ACF. holde A. 22 by vs, A*. 23 entreated F. 24 minuts AB. 25 apparifion A. 26 approoue A. 27 awhile B a-while D. 30 wee B. we two Nights haue DE. 33 ftar CF. thats ABC. 34 illumin illumine A*F. 37 of AD. 39 Scholar F. 40 omitted in BCF. a (for it) A. 41 horrowes ABCF horrors A*. 42 Queftion it A*D. 45 Maieftie A. 46 march, A march: BCE walke? A*. by ABCF. fpeak C. |