The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 5 of 9] · William Shakespeare
NOTE IX.
V. 2. 48. The first Folio, which the later Folios copy _verbatim_ but not _literatim_, reads as follows: ‘Oh farewell _Warwicke_. _Warw._ Sweet rest his Soule: Flye Lords, and saue your selues, For _Warwicke_ bids you all farewell, to meet in Heauen.’ Pope reads: ‘O farewel Warwick. _War._ Sweetly rest his soul! Fly lords and save your selves, for Warwick bids You all farewel, to meet again in heaven.’ Capell: ‘O, farewel, Warwick! _War._ Sweet rest his soul!--Fly, lords, and save yourselves; For Warwick bids farewel, to meet in heaven.’ Rann: ‘O, farewel, Warwick! _War._ Sweet rest his soul!-- Fly, lords, and save yourselves; Warwick bids you All farewel--to meet in heaven.’ In his edition of 1778 Steevens followed Pope’s arrangement; restoring, however, ‘Sweet’ for ‘Sweetly’ and omitting ‘again.’ Steevens in later editions gives: ‘O, farewell, Warwick! _War._ Sweet rest to his soul!-- Fly, lords, and save yourselves; for Warwick bids You all farewell to meet again in heaven.’ The arrangement which we have adopted is exactly that of the Quartos. Mr Collier was the first of modern editors to introduce it in his text. V. 5. We have adhered in the stage directions as nearly as possible to the Folios, which throughout the play mark no division of the scenes, except at the end of an Act. Rowe first omitted the _Exeunt._ Theobald, who also continued the scene, gave _Alarm. Retreat. Excursions. Both Parties go out. Re-enter King Edward_, &c. Capell first made a new scene here and, altering the relative position of the stage directions, gave _Exeunt both the Armies._ SC. V. _Alarums; Excursions; afterwards a Retreat. Then, Enter, as from Conquest, King Edward, &c._ Capell’s arrangement has, as usual, been followed by subsequent editors.
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