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342 NOTES 4,3.
54-5. When...acquaintance. Cf. his similar attitude
towards the other Gentleman at 3. 1. 46-9. Lending—
for having lent. 56. S.D. Q 'Exit.'.

4.4
S.D. F heads 'Scena Tertia'. Loc. (Muir) Rowe
'A Camp', Cap. 'The same. A tent'. Entry <F subs.,
but reading 'Doctor' for F 'Gentlemen' (^Gentle-
man'?). Q 'Enter Cordelia, Doctor and others.*
2. mad...sea Cf. Ham. 4. 1.7.
3-6. Crowned...corn Cf. the description of the weeds
in untilled France at H. F, 5. 2. 44 ff.; and for
'Crowned' 4. 6. 80, S.D. n.j 182, n.
3. fumiter (Theob.) Q 'femiter', F 'Fenitar'. F
gives 'femetary' at H. V, 5. 2.45—prob. Sh.'s spelling.
4. hardocks (F 3 subs.) Q 'gor-docks', F 1 'Hard-
okes'. Unidentified plant. Poss. error for 'charlocks'
or its dialect form 'harlocks' (see E.D.D.), as Farmer
conj.
6. sustaining Contrasted with 'idle weeds', century
Q 'centurie', F 'Center/'. Cf. 'cohorts', 1. 2. 151.
8. S.D. (<Cap.) Q, Fom. can sc. do.
9. sense? (Camb. <Q 2) Q 1 'sence', F 'Sense;'.
10. worth see G.
11. sp.-hdg. <Q 'Doct.', F 'Gent.' (see head S.D;).
16. virtues...earth = 'efficacious medicinal plants'
(K.). Abstract for concrete. See G. 'virtue'.
18. good man's distress!— Q 'good mans distresse,',
F 'Goodmans desires:'. Cf. 1949 ed. p. 182.
20. wants=lacks, the means i.e. reason. S.D. (F).
23-8. 0 dear...right For patriotic spectators. But
with 'O dear...go about' cf. St Luke ii. 49, and Introd.
p. xxi.
26. importuned (F) see G. 29. S.D. F'Exeunt.'.