The Duchess of Malfi






FOOTNOTES:

1 (return)
[ Malfi. The presence-chamber in the palace of the Duchess.]

2 (return)
[ Prevent.]

3 (return)
[ The same.]

4 (return)
[ The reference is to the knightly sport of riding at the ring.]

5 (return)
[ At the expense of.]

6 (return)
[ Rolls of lint used to dress wounds.]

7 (return)
[ Surgeons.]

8 (return)
[ A small horse.]

9 (return)
[ Ballasted.]

10 (return)
[ A lively dance.]

11 (return)
[ Throws into the shade.]

12 (return)
[ At the point of.]

13 (return)
[ Coaches.]

14 (return)
[ Spy.]

15 (return)
[ Cheats.]

16 (return)
[ Spy.]

17 (return)
[ Malfi. Gallery in the Duchess' palace.]

18 (return)
[ Lustful.]

19 (return)
[ Genesis xxxi., 31-42.]

20 (return)
[ The net in which he caught Venus and Mars.]

21 (return)
[ Housekeepers.]

22 (return)
[ Produced.]

23 (return)
[ Qq. read STRANGE.]

24 (return)
[ Guess.]

25 (return)
[ The phrase used to indicate that accounts had been examined and found correct.]

26 (return)
[ Using words of present time; i.e., "I take," not "I will take."]

27 (return)
[ Knot.]

28 (return)
[ More firmly.]

29 (return)
[ Of difficult disposition.]

30 (return)
[ Malfi. An apartment in the palace of the Duchess.]

31 (return)
[ Chief part.]

32 (return)
[ Bullies (Hazlitt); lawyers (Vaughan).]

33 (return)
[ Royal journey.]

34 (return)
[ Turning a boat on its side for repairs.]

35 (return)
[ Scabbed.]

36 (return)
[ Empty.]

37 (return)
[ Face-modeling (Sampson). "There's a plain statement of your practises."]

38 (return)
[ Blue like those of a woman with child.]

39 (return)
[ Scurf.]

40 (return)
[ Person of highest influence.]

41 (return)
[ Hysteria.]

42 (return)
[ This year.]

43 (return)
[ Clearly.]

44 (return)
[ Youngster.]

45 (return)
[ A hall in the same palace.]

46 (return)
[ Crossness.]

47 (return)
[ Always.]

48 (return)
[ The meaner servants.]

49 (return)
[ At once.]

50 (return)
[ Cast his horoscope.]

51 (return)
[ The court of the same palace.]

52 (return)
[ Making an astrological calculation.]

53 (return)
[ Going to the root of the matter.]

54 (return)
[ Write.]

55 (return)
[ i.e., on his handkerchief.]

56 (return)
[ Addressing the lantern.]

57 (return)
[ "The rest not considered."]

58 (return)
[ A piece of news.]

59 (return)
[ Cleverly contrived.]

60 (return)
[ Rome. An apartment in the palace of the Cardinal.]

61 (return)
[ Religious recluse.]

62 (return)
[ Experienced.]

63 (return)
[ Sick.]

64 (return)
[ Medicinal.]

65 (return)
[ Strong broth.]

66 (return)
[ Another apartment in the same palace.]

67 (return)
[ The mandrake was supposed to give forth shrieks when uprooted, which drove the hearer mad.]

68 (return)
[ Unchaste.]

69 (return)
[ Supposed to be a sign of folly.]

70 (return)
[ Throw the hammer.]

71 (return)
[ Boil to shreds. (Dyce.) Qq, TO BOIL.]

72 (return)
[ Malfi. An apartment in the palace of the Duchess.]

73 (return)
[ Wealth.]

74 (return)
[ Lampoons.]

75 (return)
[ Plowshares.]

76 (return)
[ Spying.]

77 (return)
[ Deceptions.]

78 (return)
[ Soothing.]

79 (return)
[ The bed-chamber of the Duchess in the same.]

80 (return)
[ Qq. read SLIGHT.]

81 (return)
[ Powder of orris-root.]

82 (return)
[ Wheels of craft.]

83 (return)
[ Certificate that the books were found correct.]

84 (return)
[ The badge of a steward.]

85 (return)
[ Spies.]

86 (return)
[ Lot.]

87 (return)
[ For Plutus.]

88 (return)
[ Quick steps.]

89 (return)
[ Miss.]

90 (return)
[ Remains.]

91 (return)
[ Profession.]

92 (return)
[ An apartment in the Cardinal's palace at Rome.]

93 (return)
[ A decorated horse-cloth, used only when the court is traveling.]

94 (return)
[ The first quarto has in the margin: "The Author disclaims this Ditty to be his."]

95 (return)
[ Near Loretto.]

96 (return)
[ Small birds.]

97 (return)
[ His vizard.]

98 (return)
[ Malfi. An apartment in the palace of the Duchess.]

99 (return)
[ Curtain.]

100 (return)
[ The wife of Brutus, who died by swallowing fire.]

101 (return)
[ By artificial means.]

102 (return)
[ Profession.]

103 (return)
[ Spying.]

104 (return)
[ Another room in the lodging of the Duchess.]

105 (return)
[ Band.]

106 (return)
[ Bands.]

107 (return)
[ Boil.]

108 (return)
[ Punning on the two senses of "dye" and "corn."]

109 (return)
[ From exporting his grain.]

110 (return)
[ Optical glass.]

111 (return)
[ The Geneva Bible.]

112 (return)
[ Petticoat.]

113 (return)
[ Coach.]

114 (return)
[ A warm drink containing milk, wine, etc.]

115 (return)
[ Receptacle.]

116 (return)
[ A drug supposed to ooze from embalmed bodies.]

117 (return)
[ Curdled.]

118 (return)
[ Trial.]

119 (return)
[ An exclamation of impatience.]

120 (return)
[ Milan. A public place.]

121 (return)
[ In escheat; here, in fee.]

122 (return)
[ Disbeliever.]

123 (return)
[ Fraught.]

124 (return)
[ A gallery in the residence of the Cardinal and Ferdinand.]

125 (return)
[ A dog which worries sheep.]

126 (return)
[ A fabulous serpent that killed by its glance.]

127 (return)
[ Cut a caper.]

128 (return)
[ Broth.]

129 (return)
[ Skeletons.]

130 (return)
[ So Dyce. Qq. BROUGHT.]

131 (return)
[ Perfumed sweetmeats for the breath.]

132 (return)
[ Smoke.]

133 (return)
[ A fortification.]

134 (return)
[ Milan. An apartment in the residence of the Cardinal and Ferdinand.]

135 (return)
[ Reality.]

136 (return)
[ Mistake.]

137 (return)
[ i.e., the dead body.]

138 (return)
[ Another apartment in the same.

END OF PLAY

Transcriber's Note:

Comments on the preparation of this e-text:

All of the footnotes have been re-numbered, in the form [xxx].

A few punctuation marks have been added. These are always set off by angle brackets. Eg. [?]

The names of the characters have been spelled out in full. Eg. CARDINAL was CARD.

Leading blanks are reproduced from the printed text. Eg.:

FERDINAND. Sister, I have a suit to you. DUCHESS. To me, sir?







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