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294. Iong-engraffed (<F 'long ingraffed') Q
(+Camb.) 'long ingrafted'. See G. 'engraffed'.
299. compliment etc. Prob. sarcastic; cf. 1. 2. 23.
300. hit (Theob. <Q + Camb.) F 'sit'. See G.
'hit'. Cf. 1949 ed. pp. 169-70.
301-2. with...bears i.e.'with his usual impulsive-
ness' (Ver.). See G. 'carry', 'disposition', 'bear',
'offend'.
303. of it (F) Q(+Camb.) *on't\
304. i' th' heat see G. S.D. Q, F 'Exeunt.'.

1.2
S.D. Loc. (Cap. *A Hall in...') Entry (Rowe,
subs.) F 'Enter Bastard.'.
1. sp.-hdg. Q 'Bast.', throughout sc; so F until
1. 169, where it changes to 'Edrn.'. Thou, Nature etc.
see Introd. § viii.
3. Stand...custom Cap. explains 'be subject, or
exposed, to the vexation of custom'. But J. and others
suspect 'plague' is corrupt. If so 'pillory' (sp.
'pilorye', misread 'plauge' or 'plaige') leading on to
'curiousity of nations', wh. suggests staring eyes, wd fit
the context (J.D.W.).
4. deprive me sc. of inheritance. Even if legitimate,
a younger son wd not inherit. 6. base see G.
9. honest see G.
10. baseness? bastardy? (Camb.) F 'basenes
Barstadie?'
13. dull...bed sc. the bed of ordinary married
couples.
15. a sleep (Q, F) Cap. (+Camb.) 'asleep'. Cf.
lE.lV,^. 1. 216.
21. top th' (Cap.+Camb. <Edwards conj.) F 'to'
th'', Q 'tooth'' Some explain F 'Shall to' th' as 'shall
fight against', but this is absurd after 'if this letter speed',