66 Shakespeare 330 The Merry Wives of Windsor, 5.5.27 √ (Falstaff) Straightforward. r 67 proverb 335 153 |Happy is the Wooing that’s not long a doing| Straightforward. r 68 Shakespeare 340 Measure for Measure, 2.2.83 √ (Isabella, to Angelo) Changing the tone. r 69 Campbell 346 ‘Lochiel’s Warning’, 69-70 |… … is …| [Motto on recto, underlined.] Dark tone continued, with Highland element. r 70 — 351 [No motto.] 71 trad 355 Herd, 2.105 ‘This is no mine ain house’. 1-2 |… rigging …| Straightforward. r Guy Mannering no proofs tp Scott The Lay of the Last Minstrel, 6.5 |For mighty words … Yet scarce …| [Not in ms.] Astrology theme kept on of 3 vols. 0 01 Johnson 003 The Idler, 49 √ (Will Marvel’s exaggerated reaction to travels) [This motto and next sent in note: Letters, 4.1.] Dreary region straight link, though in Johnson not lost, and night doesn’t fall till after dinner. * 02 Shakespeare 007 1 Henry IV, 3.1.98 √ (Hotspur to Glendower and Mortimer) [Sent in note.] Openly taken up at 9.1. * Trial
not in essay mode here. 16 Gay 087 The Beggar’s Opera, 5-6 |… And when …| Comic tone contrasts with Mannering’s ‘incredible pain’ (88.37) in relating story. r 17 [Scott] 091 Unattributed In Magnum 3.169 |Pope, imitated.| Introduces epistolary chapter. Probably the first created motto r 18 Shakespeare 095 Much Ado about Nothing, 4.1.306 |… out at a …| Taking up reference at 89.24. r 19 Warton 102 ‘Ode on the Approach of Summer’, 295-300 √ (Cicero’s villa at Tusculum) Woodbourne. r 20 Boswell 106 The Life of Samuel Johnson, 3 April 1776 |… robust genius …| [Chapter division and large space, but no motto.] Sampson. pf 21 Crabbe 110 5 (‘The Patron’), √ (Poet pursues patron’s daughter, but she strings him Love’s power in general: probably no detailed application to Brown’s pursuit of Julia. r 22 (2.1) Shakespeare 117 The Winter’s Tale, (second use) (Autolycus) |… merrily hent …Your sad …| Dinmont. Also raises possibilities for Brown’s character later: Nicola J. Watson in Scott, Dickens, Eliot, Hardy: Great Shakespeareans, ed. Poole (2011), 25-26. r 23 (2.2) Shakespeare 123 The Winter’s Tale, (third use) √ (Autolycus) The fight. r 24 (2.3) Armstrong 128 The Art of Preserving Health, 3.77-79, 81 Line omitted: |Thro’ meads more flow’ry, or more romantic groves,| Straightforward on the area: Liddell. r 25 (2.4) Thomson 132 The Seasons, ‘Autumn’, 470-74 √ Straightforward. r 26 (2.5) Border Minstrelsy 136 ‘Johnie Armstrong’, stanza 3 √ (anglicised) [Chapter division and space, but no motto.] Straightforward: referred to at 138.3. pf 28 89
(2.15) 200 (Falstaff) |… my/mine … red, that it may be thought I have wept; for …| [Substituted in margin for deleted motto in main text: |<——Law is my living>/ <And on that ancient mould I wear this outside>/ <Early the ne>/ <Suit upon suit wastes some yet makes me thrive>/ Ram Alley|.] 37 (2.16) Crabbe 209 The Parish Register, 3 (‘Burials’), 272-73, 278-81 √ Straightforward for empty funeral. r 38 (2.17) Pope 217 Epistle to Bathurst, 98 √ Straightforward for the will, with cats literal and metaphorical at 219.1 and 220.3. r 39 (2.18) Fletcher 225 The Little French Lawyer, 2.1.75-77 √ (in (La-Writ, lawyer on way to he becomes addicted to righting, but eventually is beaten and returns to law) [Added at proof stage. ms motto, from Aaron Hill, Zara: A Tragedy, 2.1. ms reads |When Philip the victorious lived I fought/ Abreast with Montmorency and Milan/ Des Barres De Mitz and the far famed Couci/ Names which were then the praise and dread of war.| Hill reads |When Philip, the Victorious, liv’d——I fought/ Abreast, with Montmorency and Melun,/ D’Estaing, De Neile, and the far-famous Courcy;——/ Names which were, then, the Praise and Dread of War!|.] A general lawyer motif rather than anything specific to Pleydell or the legal sketches. pf* 40 (3.1) Fletcher 237 Pleased, 4.1.68-71 (Silvio, banished by Duchess, and accused by her proclamation of treason. He also thinks he has killed his old friend Claudius.) |… laid round …| [ms motto (with threat of hanging) is from Tom Jones (see eewn 376): |"So destitute is he now of freinds and so persecuted by Harry’s exile, and his fraught return at the end of the chapter. pf*
enemies that if our reader delights in seeing executions I think he ought not to lose any time in taking a first row at Tyburn. <Tom Jones>. The History of a Foundling.| .] 41 (3.2) Walpole 243 The Mysterious Mother, 2.1 √ (Edmund) Revisiting motif. Baronial splendour has vanished. Shame in Walpole; false suspicion of Harry in Scott. v 42 (3.3) Shakespeare 249 King Lear, 3.6.35-39 (Lear) |… their [Pope: the] evidence … o’ th’ …| Ch. 32 motto parallelled, here with justice plus assistant. r 43 (3.4) Fletcher 255 The Fair Maid of the Inn, 2.1.59-63 √ (Mentivole describes his wounding of his friend Cesario in a quarrel) Immediate situation similar, but reason for quarrel etc. different. v 44 (3.5) [?Scott] 262 Inscription on Edinburgh Tolbooth Prison motif, including innocent victims. r 45 (3.6) Shenstone 268 Jemmy Dawson, stanza 11 |But though, dear thou shouldst be dragg’d/ To yonder ignominious tree;,/ Thou shalt not want a faithful friend/ To share thy bitter fate with thee.| (Reliques) |But tho’ he should be dragg’d in scorn/ To yonder ignominious tree/ He shall not want one constant friend/ To share the cruel fates’ decree.| (1773) [Chapter division but no motto.] Gallows threatening in these chapters, but fairly remote. pf 46 (3.7) Shakespeare 274 Macbeth, 1.3.75-78 √ (Macbeth, to Witches) [No chapter division in ms.] Meg as with cauldron etc. pf 47 (3.8) Shakespeare 281 Hamlet, 3.4.141-44 √ to Queen) [Chapter division but no Application to Meg, and also Sampson. pf 48 (3.9) Border Minstrelsy 291 ‘Kinmont Willie’, stanza 34 √ Prison attack: noises, releasing prisoners, hearty ballad tone. r 49 (3.10) Burns 296 ‘Tam o’ Shanter’, 45-46 √ More directly suited to High Jinks: Pleydell brings this with v
his to Woodbourne’s more polite environment. 50 (3.11) Sheridan 303 The Critic, 3.1.71-72, 76-79 |… Are all your near …| [Chapter division but no motto.] Artifice of revelations: tone more in tune with Ch. 51. pf 51 (3.12) Shakespeare 312 All’s Well that Ends Well, 1.1.76-79 (Helena, lamenting Bertram’s departure to royal Court) |… in’t …| Bertram name the link with Sampson, also Julia. r 52 (3.13) Shakespeare 318 1 Henry IV, 2.4.496-99 (Hal, to Sheriff) |… my word to thee …| [Squeezed in in ms in place of Gawaine transferred to Ch. 53.] Surface parallel with bail. r* 53 (3.14) Percy 324 ‘The Marriage of Sir Gawaine’, 101-08 (largely modernised) |This ladie| [Transferred from Ch. 53.] [Link with Lucy and Julia’s abhorrence of Meg on 326. r 54 (3.15) Shakespeare 331 3 Henry VI, 5.6.57-58 (Gloucester, to King |… amongst …| [Chapter division but no motto.] Straightforward: Meg’s prophecy and fatalism. pf 55 (3.16) Crabbe 335 ‘The Hall of Justice’, √ (Magistrate encouraging female vagrant: he advises her to repent in Part 2) Attempt to get Meg to confess to minister. v 56 (3.17) Baillie 342 Count Basil, 5.3.192-95 √ (Rosinberg contrasting wicked Duke of Mantua with fall of a noble man) |Deleted before motto: |But lives the ?illan by whom such deed were done/ Yes many such| Hatteraick, and perhaps also Glossin: concluding business of the play. r* 57 (3.18) Shakespeare 348 Measure for Measure, 4.3.60-61 (Duke, of Barnardine) |… gravel heart … bring him …| Glossin and Hatteraick, but not close. r 58 (3.19) Pope 352 ‘The Life of a Country Parson’ (ascribed to ‘Dean Swift’) √ (ending of sermon) The conclusion. r The Antiquary
no proofs tp [Scott] [Not in ms.] Fictitious antiquary, childish, pleased with toys. 0 01 005 Chrononhotonthologos, 2.4 (parody of Richard III: general Bombardino, mad, after killing king Chron) |… that calls it …| Straightforward link with r 02 Jonson 012 The New Inn, 23, 27-29 (Host, to Lovet) [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] part perhaps relevant to 12.40. The first omitted line is ‘Or clarified whey, instead of Claret’: odd, since relevant to 17.2. pf 03 Burns 018 ‘On the Late Captain Peregrinations’, 31-36 |… has … Wad haud the Lothians … towmont … Before the Standard antiquarian. r 04 Ramsay 026 ‘The Gaberlunzie Man’, 1-4 |… o’er … many … and days to me,/ Saying, Goodwife … will you …| Ochiltree. r 05 Shakespeare 034 The Merchant of Venice, 2.2.44 √ (waters are tears, as Lancelot makes himself known to his father) [Substituted at proof stage for ms recto motto |Mrs. Quickly By my troth this is the old fashion: you two never meet but you fall to some discord: You are both in good troth as rheumatic as two dry toasts; you cannot bear with anothers conformities. Second part of King Henry IV.| Seems to refer to Ch. 6 or Ch. 7 (raising waters), Possibly the fraying tempers of the two men, but unlikely. pf 06 Cartwright 042 The Ordinary, For antiquarian tussle. r
(Moth, Antiquary, speaks thus. Here pledging his troth to Joan Potluck (A Vintner’s Widow)) |… ever I will …| (‘day’ is omitted in LION but present in Dodsley) 07 Crabbe 053 The Borough, 9.210-15 (family rescued by boat) |… billows … to pace …| [Scott partly scores out original motto |Now rises the water through the <sinking> ↑lessening↓ sand/ And they ?await sinking while they yet could stand| and immediately substitues printed motto, all on recto.] Similar situation. r* 08 Shakespeare 061 King Lear, 4.1.74-77 (Gloucester, to as poor Tom) |…fearfully in …| [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] Straightforward cliff. pf 09 Gay 067 ‘A True Story of an Apparition’, 71-78 |… she cries, you still … rattling curtains …| Heroic couplets for haunted chamber. r 10 Spencer 074 ‘The Visionary’, 1-8 |… And nought is …| (4-line stanzas) [Ascription added at proof stage.] A very neat match for worries about love precluding haunting for Lovel. Perhaps also a link with Oldbuck’s early and unhappy attachment (line 42). r* 11 Cowley 081 Davideis, 2.789-92 √ (David’s vision) [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] Vision/fancy ambiguity continues. pf 12 Brome 090 A Joviall Crew, 2.1.203-07 (Meriel) |[line begins] The onely Freemen of a Common-wealth; … no Law … yet are no Rebels.| [Chapter division but no motto on recto. Ochiltree’s justification of his existence. v*
Motto from As You Like It inserted on recto and deleted for use in Ch. 13. Brome substituted, also on verso.] 13 Shakespeare 095 As You Like It, (Phebe, to Silvius) |… love;/ But since that thou canst talk of love so well,/ Thy company … I will endure; and I’ll employ thee too./ But do not look for further recompense/ Than thine own gladness that thou art employ’d.| [Transferred from Ch. 12.] Isabella’s attitude: a reasonable parallel but not a profound one, and editing needed to produce wit of exact match. r 14 Shakespeare 103 Romeo and Juliet, 5.1.1-5 solus) |… truth of sleep …| [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] Dream motif continued, linking with the conversation on this page and the next. pf 15 [Scott] 109 Ancient Indorsation of Letters of Importance [Ascription added at proof stage.] Straightforward r* 16 (2.1) Shakespeare 119 1 Henry IV, 2.2.16-19 (Falstaff, of Hal) |… have not …| [Ascription added at proof stage.] Lovel as Hal, Oldbuck as Falstaff. See eewn 379. Reinforced with direct allusion at 120.09. r* 17 (2.2) Crabbe 127 The Borough, 140-43 (Modern RCs lamenting passing of an idealised monastic life) |On seats …| [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] For the abbey. pf 18 (2.3) Milton 136 Paradise Lost, |… or moory …| Waldeck story: fiend is daemon, but parallel is rather dubious. v 19 (2.4) Middleton + Rowley 146 A Fair Quarrel, 1.1.151-55 (Russell, referring to his nephew Ager and Colonel) |… and this brave Colonell …| The spat: nephew a link. pf Hector
contrast Elspeth. 27 (2.12) Fletcher + Massinger 217 The Beggar’s Bush, 1.3.165-67 (second) (Gerrard again) |… the place … first file| [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] Ochiltree on important mission to Glenallan. pf 28 (2.13) Southerne 225 The Fatal Marriage, 4.3.6-10 √ (Isabella, receiving via from Biron the ring she had given him before he was given out to be dead, by his father Baldwin and brother Carlos) [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] Ring from the dead or Evelina’s in novel, from Biron in play (given him by Isabella. General overtones of persecution by parent, assisted by another child). pf 29 (2.14) Crabbe 230 The Village, 1.333-36 √ (after death of pauper) Ochiltree remembers youth: contrast 232 death of Steenie. v 30 (3.1) 237 Old Play [No motto in ms.] Contrast Steenie in next paragraph. pf 31 (3.2) [Scott] 247 Old Play [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] Funeral. pf 32 (3.3) Walpole 253 The Mysterious Mother, 1.3 (First two lines by Benedict; rest from a later speech by Martin. Discussing the Countess’s mysterious secret) |… nor firm’d …| Elspeth in secret of (alleged) incest: echoes of actual double inadvertent incest of Edmund. Countess in Walpole parallels Countess in Scott, to an extent. r 33 (3.4) [Scott] 259 Old Play [Chapter division introduced in ms but no motto.] Elspeth’s story. pf 34 (3.5) [Scott] 267 Old Play [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] Relates to both Meiklebackit and Glenallan. pf 35 (3.6) [Scott] 275 Old Play [Chapter division and space in ms but no motto.] Glenallan. pf
36 (3.7) anon 284 ‘Crabbed Age and Youth’ (ascribed to ‘Shakespeare’) [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] Relevance to chapter unclear: as youth possible, but the contrast not emphasised in narrative. pf 37 (3.8) [Scott] 291 Old Play [Motto on slip.] Ochiltree’s attitude. * 38 (3.9) [Scott] 298 Old Play [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] Close to chapter. pf 39 (3.10) Shakespeare 304 As You Like It, 2.7.156 √ (Jaques) [Chapter division in ms but no Presumably referring to Oldbuck’s instruction of Hector. pf 40 (3.11) [Scott] 310 Old Play [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] Elspeth’s death. pf 41 (3.12) 318 The Loves of the (title cf. Darwin) [First four lines at end of recto; last two lines and ascription on following verso with chapter text beginning at top of recto.] Sir Arthur’s ruin. r* 42 (3.13) [Scott] 327 Old Play Sir Arthur. r 43 (3.14) [Scott] 334 ‘Fortune, you say, flies from us’ [Motto on slip.] Change of fortune. * 44 (3.15) [Scott] 342 Old Play Hector relinquishes Isabella. v 45 (3.16) Hogg 348 ‘Lord Derwent’, |Red blazed … The warder’s horn, on muir …| Beacon. r The Black Dwarf no proofs tp Burns ‘On the Late Captain Grose’s Peregrinations’, 1-6 0
|… you … taking … And …| Don Quixote, tr. Jarvis, 1.204 |a very fair character| [Not in ms.] Int None 00 01 Shakespeare 011 As You Like It, 3.2.20-21 √ (Touchstone, to Corin) [Chapter division but no motto.] Bauldie. pf 02 Shakespeare 014 The Merry Wives of Windsor, 5.5.102 √ (Page) [Inserted on facing verso to replace original motto, the Leyden now at Ch. 3.] Supernatural legend plus deer hunting. v 03 Leyden 020 ‘The Cout of Keeldar’, stanza 18 |… muir-land … Muirs, who stays …| [Inserted on facing verso, transferred from Ch.2.] malignant in original. Generally assumed in chapter, but not by Earnscliff: 26.33ff. v 04 Shakespeare 027 Timon of Athens, √ (Timon, to Alcibiades) [Chapter division but no motto.] Dwarf, especially final part of chapter. pf 05 [Scott] 036 Beaumont (first spoof attribution) [Chapter division but no Isabel causes Dwarf to shed a tear. pf 06 Shakespeare 042 1 Henry IV, 1.2.22-25 (Falstaff) [Chapter division but no motto.] Reiver burns at night, and defensive of profession, but mostly general. pf 07 Campbell 045 ‘Lochiel’s Warning’, 24, 38-40 √ Just the devastation, but Young Pretender link with Jacobite theme. pf*
[No chapter division in ms.] 08 Border Minstrelsy 054 ‘Jamie Telfer, stanza 25’ (ascribed to ‘Border Ballad’) (modified, with 1-2 by [Scott]: eewn 220) [Chapter division but no motto.] Straightforward: echoed at 54.7. pf 09 [Scott] 059 Romance of the Falcon [Chapter division but no Romance version of events: cf. 78.41 etc. pf 10 065 Old Ballad [Chapter division but no motto.] oblique relationship to chapter: night (first half) and day (second half); or perhaps just linked with Grace’s return. pf 11 Coleridge 074 ‘Christabel’, 81-84, 89-90 |Five warriors [ms ruffians] … Me, even me, a maid forlorn … with force and fright [ms with wicked might] … tied …| Grace/Isabella/Christabel jingle. Oddly, ‘four ruffians’ at 76.8. v 12 Shakespeare 080 Othello, 1.1.177-78 (not specified) (Brabantio, to Rodrigo) |… her and the Moor?| [Chapter division but no motto.] Straightforward. pf 13 Shakespeare 085 1 Henry IV, 5.1.74 -78 √ (King) Rebellion exposed as weakly founded: paragraph the main link. r 14 Thomson 095 Tancred and Sigismunda, 3.3.18-19 √ (Sigismunda) [Chapter division but no motto.] Isabella to marry Langley: in Thomson Tancred agrees to Siffredi’s demand that he should marry Constantia for political reasons, rather than Siffredi’s daughter Sigismunda whom he loves and who loves him. Siffredi wishes Sigismunda to marry Osmond, which she does. In the catastrophe Osmond is wounded by Tancred, and in turn wounds Sigismunda and dies. Sigismunda is distracted, and Siffredi realises he has done wrong. pf 15 Spenser 100 The Faerie Queene, 1.9.35 Anticipates actually seeing Elshie, but chapter is mostly Ratcliffe’s account of him. pf
two stanzas of Langhorne. 02 Home 014 Douglas, 4.001-02 (Lord Randolph) |… gate.| [Substituted on verso for the motto used for Ch. 4.] Follows on from lines and straightforward on wappenshaw. v 03 Campbell 020 The Pleasures of Hope, |… warriors … hollow Straightforward for Gibbie. v 04 Sempill 026 ‘The Life and Death of Habbie Simson’, 25-30 |… All … Gear-men … Bonnets, Jacks and Swords so clear then/ like any …before such … sen Habbie’s Dead.| Introducing v 05 [Scott] 034 James Duff [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] Burley to Morton. pf 06 Shakespeare 041 2 Henry IV, 1.1.60-61 (North, of Morton) |… like to a title-leaf …| [Chapter division inserted on verso, but no motto.] Apparently refers to Balfour though not particularly pertinent (‘brow’ and ‘tragic’ being the link): generally ominous. Repetition of ‘tragic’ probably a mistake, and obviously deleterious. pf 07 Shakespeare 051 As You Like It, 2.3.71-74 (Adam, to Orlando) General parallel. r 08 Shakespeare 058 Twelfth 2.3.137 (Maria, of Malvolio) |The devil a Puritan that he Probable link with Mause’s view of Milnewood: 59.37-60.6. pf Trial. 82
is, or anything constantly but a time-pleaser| [Chapter division in ms but no 09 Burns 074 ‘Love and Liberty’, 29-32 √ [Chapter division in ms but no Roistering approach to Bothwell. pf 10 Prior 081 ‘Henry and Emma’, 391-92 (Emma, to husband |… a Summer’s … But … Ship, and …| Edith ready to die with Morton: 83.25. v 11 Swift 093 ‘The Grand Question Debated’, √ Arrival of Claverhouse: light tone. v 12 Prior 099 ‘Down-Hall’, 98-99 √ Straightforward, continuing light tone. r 13 Shakespeare 109 Othello, 3.3.169 (Iago, to Othello) |O beware, my lord, of jealousy| [Motto squeezed in on recto.] Classic general parallel for Morton jealous of Evandale as rival. R* 14 (3.01) Border Minstrelsy 119 ‘Jamie Telfer of the Fair Dodhead’, stanza 12 √ [Volume division but no motto in ms.] Morton’s last look at Tillietudlem: 120.17-19. pf 15 (3.02) Butler 127 Hudibras, 1.1.721-26 |… have thought … The bloody …| Council debates composition with Covenanters. v 16 (3.03) Butler 135 Hudibras, 1.2.831-32 (again) |… stiff thwack, many …| Continues tone satirical of Covenanters. r 17 (3.04) Campbell 144 ‘Lochiel’s Warning’, 9-10 |But …| Refers to one minor detail: 146.10-11. v lightning
18 (3.05) Butler 151 Hudibras, 1.1.11-12 |And Pulpit …| [Added on verso when chapter created in ms.] Preaching satirised. v 19 (3.06) Shakespeare 156 2 Henry IV, 5.3.77-78 √ (Silence) Bellenden preparing castle for (158 etc.). v 20 (3.07) Ramsay 164 Hardyknute, stanza 36 |… unmuvit … throng … His feim …| Claverhouse. v 21 (3.08) Jonson 169 The Alchemist, 3.1.4-5, 33-34 |… We must await … did fault …| Varying views of stranger Views of Morton. v 22 (3.09) Shakespeare 176 Troilus and Cressida, 1.3.79-80 √ (Ulysses) [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] Covenanters. pf 23 (3.10) Shakespeare 184 1 Henry IV, 2.2.100 √ (Prince, to Poins) [Chapter division and motto inserted on verso.] Cuddie has got plunder, including two horses, and now enters Morton’s service. Situation different, but witty parallels. v* 24 (3.11) Finlay 190 Wallace, 122 (Dirge) |A knight there came … with the falling rain| [Chapter division but no motto on recto. First attempt at a motto deleted, also on verso: |<Then loud the warder blew his horn/ And calld>|. This is from a song in J. G. Holman, The Red-Cross Knights (1799), Straightforward for Evandale. v
4.1.79-80, the song frequently reprinted.] 25 (3.12) Shakespeare 197 Henry V, 3.1.1 √ Burley, assaulting castle. r 26 (3.13) Shakespeare 207 1 IV, 4.4.27-28 √ (Archbishop of York) [Chapter division but no motto in ms.] Royal forces, presumably (it could hardly apply to the Covenanters), but seems to apply only to the final paragraph of the chapter. pf 27 (3.14) Border Minstrelsy 214 ‘The Battle of Bothwell Bridge’, 7-8 |… sworn to … either gae …| [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] Looking well ahead to the battle, but the situation established in the first paragraph. pf 28 (3.15) Percy 221 ‘Edom of Gordon’, 45-46 (Traitor Edom) |Give owre zour house, ze lady fair,/ Give owre zour house to me| [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] Traitor element for Morton to Lady in background (though it’s actually Evandale who puts the surrender demand to Bellenden). pf 29 (3.16) [Scott] 229 Marlow [Chapter division in ms but no attack on Morton. pf 30 (3.17) Otway 236 Venice Preserved, 4.263 (Pierre, wishing ill to Duke) |… division …| [Original motto from ‘The Holy Fair’, inserted on verso, transferred to Ch. 31.] Factions: direct in chapter, but more so for Ch. 31. pf* 31 (4.01) Burns 249 ‘The Holy Fair’, 118-19 √ [Transferred from Ch. 30 in ms, and substituted for |That huge Conflict between moderate English and evangelical rhetorics in Burns resonant. r*
engine at the door/ Stands ready once to strike and strike no more/ Milton.| 32 (4.02) Border Minstrelsy 255 ‘The Battle of Bothwell Bridge’, 41-44 |… you saw … frae the bow … Scottish lads … Thick they lay …| Straightforward. r 33 (4.03) Shakespeare 259 Two Noble Kinsmen, 5.1.38-40 (Arcite) |There/ Require of him the hearts of lions and/ The breath of tigers, yea the fierceness too| [Chapter division indicated on verso, but no motto.] Cameronians. pf 34 (4.04) Mordaunt 266 ‘Sound, sound the clarion’ |… Throughout the …| Claverhouse dignified but futile worldly fatalism. v 35 (4.05) Gay 270 The Beggar’s √ [Chapter division on recto but no motto, but on verso |<Sound the clarion fill the f>|. Printed motto provided at proof stage.] Really for Ch. 36 Privy Council. pf 36 (4.06) 277 Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage, 1.125, 197 √ End of chapter. r 37 (4.07) Shakespeare 286 As You Like It, 3.2.292 (Rosalind) |who Time gallops withal| [Chapter division but no motto in ms.] Passage of 10 pf
38 (4.08) 293 ‘On the Death of a Young Lady’, 29-32 |… bedew …| Edith and Morton. v 39 (4.09) Gray 309 ‘Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College’, 11-14 |… shade …| Morton’s return home. r 40 (4.10) Shakespeare 317 Richard II, 5.2.41-43 (York, to Duchess) |… But that is lost …| Of Morton: simple straightforward parallel. r 41 (4.11) Fletcher + Massinger 322 Lovers’ Progress, 3.1 (Dorilaus, to Cleander) |… joviall host …| [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] Morton at Howff and Bessie’s inn: straightforward. pf 42 (4.12) Border Minstrelsy 327 ‘Johnie of Breadislee’, stanza 22 |… his auld … Ye wad nae …| [No chapter division in ms.] Bessie’s story pf 43 (4.13) Spenser 333 The Faerie Queene, 1.9.35 |That … they find/ That cursed man …| Burley. r 44 (4.14) Dryden 343 Palamon and Arcite, √ [Ascription inserted at proof stage.] Evandale. v* Rob Roy no proofs tp Wordsworth ‘Rob Roy’s 37-40 √ [Not in ms.] 0
08 Butler 061 Hudibras, 3.3.675-78 |… can wish. …| [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] Classic example relating to Morris. pf 09 Middleton 070 The Widow, 3.1 (Ansaldo, to Francisco) |… offer’t.| [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] Presumably refers to ‘Campbell’. pf 10 [Scott] 081 Anonymous Die and library v 11 [Scott] 091 Old Scotch Ballad Dreary Sunday at opening of chapter. v 12 Shakespeare 098 Othello, 2.3.270-72 √ Frank also misbehaving when drunk. v 13 [Scott] 105 Anonymous [Chapter division but no Rashleigh’s villainy. pf 14 (2.01) [Scott] 115 Old Ballad [Volume and chapter division but no motto.] Figure in library. pf 15 (2.02) Milton 125 Paradise Lost, 2.681 √ (Satan, to Death) [Chapter division but no motto.] Figure in library. Echo of Rashleigh/Satan at 102.39-40. pf 16 (2.03) Defoe 130 Robinson Crusoe, 112 |It happen’d one Day about noon going towards my Boat, I was exceedingly surpriz’d with the Print of a Man’s naked Foot on the Shore, which was very plain to be seen in the Sand| for hint of visitor to Die, bringing in Crusoe’s paranoia. v
17 (2.04) Tickell 135 ‘Colin and Lucy’, 25-28 √ (Lucy summoned to the grave: Colin is to marry a rival) Die: the original context is involved obliquely. r 18 (2.05) Bürger 144 ‘Leonore’ (tr. Scott as ‘William and Helen’), stanzas 49.3 and 2 |… "… Dost fear to ride with me?—/ Hurrah! hurrah! the dead can ride!"—| [Chapter division: motto in margin.] Journey with Fairservice, who has bogle fears. r* 19 (2.06) Langhorne 153 ‘The Wallflower’, 29-32 |… that rifted …| Cathedral emotionalised. v 20 (2.07) Congreve 158 The Mourning (Almeria, to Leonora) |… my trembling Heart| Emotionalised cathedral r 21 (2.08) 165 Venice Preserved, 1.1.302-04 (Priuli, to Jaffier) |… we two’ll meet …| Bridge meeting: no specific overtones, but cf. 166.13 (not country or time for assassinations). r 22 (2.09) [Scott] 173 The Prison, III. Act I (Imitates Coleridge; Astolpho from Orlando furioso) Good motto, but for the prison setting in the chapter. r 23 (2.10) Herd 183 ‘Our goodman came hame at e’en’ Frank as intruder in Jarvie’s eyes at 185.17. pf
[Chapter division but no motto.] 27 (3.01) Churchill 219 The Prophecy of Famine, 295-96, √ (again) [Original beginning of Vol. 3.] Journey towards Highlands r 28 (3.02) anon 226 ‘Baron of Bucklivie’ (heard by Scott: 546) Straightforward. r 29 (3.03) Ramsay 237 no Musick’, (as ‘John Cooper’s Reply to Allan Ramsay’) |Low Bells, not Lyres, the Highland Cliffs … halloo, or …| [Chapter division but no motto.] No obvious relevance to the chapter. There are bagpipes at 252.27, 31. pf 30 (3.04) Fletcher 245 Bonduca, 4.4.50-52, 56-58 √ (One of Bonduca’s daughters, to Swetonius) Helen vs Redcoats. r 31 (3.05) [Scott] 256 The Gaulliad Continues the invader motif. r 32 (3.06) 267 Old Play [Chapter division but no motto.] Hostage situation. pf 33 (3.07) Percy 278 ‘Gil Morrice’, √ Straightforward for Rob and/or r 34 (3.08) Sheridan 286 The Critic, 1.2.20 √ Probably refers to the ‘Excellency’ puzzzle at 290.26-29. r 35 (3.09) Baillie 299 Count Basil, 4.3.221-25 to Rosinberg) |… sounds …| Applies to end of chapter. r 36 (3.10) [Scott] 309 ‘Farewell to the land’ Straightforward. r
(King is impressed by William’s precise archery and signs him up) |… forbode, sayde … shold …| which starts the chapter off? Norman at the end? In both, danger of Ravenswood is the link. 04 Spenser 031 The Faerie Queene, 3.7.5 |Through the tops …| Alice: probably reinforced by ‘woman old’ at 31.02: see eewn note. r 05 Shakespeare 036 Romeo and Juliet, 1.5.115-16 (Romeo) [Chapter division but no motto.] Straightforward Romeo and Juliet motif. pf 06 Mackenzie 048 ‘Duncan’, 109-12 |For this did a’ thae …| Main of chapter. r 07 Border Minstrelsy 054 ‘Graeme and Berwick’, stanza 27 (Fight challenge to close friend, billie, comrade) |"O hald thy tongue now, billie Berwick,/ … But if thou’rt a man … o’er the dyke, and fight wi’ me."| Bucklaw challenges Edgar, v 08 Percy 066 ‘The Heir of Part 2, stanzas 2 and 4 (Phrases selected, and extensively recomposed) Refers to previous chapter and end of this one. r 09 Baillie 075 Ethwald, (1) (Ethelbert) |… Shut up …| Opening scene. v 10 Coleridge 087 ‘The rime of the Ancient Mariner’, 162-66 |… throats … me call … As they were drinking all.| linking with excluded retainers. r 11 Fletcher 094 Love’s Pilgrimage, 2.4.1-4 (Host, to Hostess) |Let ’em … pilchers, put ’em … of ’em … the Straightforward. v 12 Chaucer 100 The Canterbury III (D), (see eewn note) [Chapter division but no motto.] Caleb. pf 13 Fletcher 109 Wit without Money, 1.1.168-70 Witty match with end of chapter. r*
(Valentine, who has wasted his estate, to Uncle) |… Or which … which is worst …| [Inserted in the margin.] 14 [Scott] 115 Anonymous [No chapter division or motto.] Edgar in the chapter. pf 15 (2.01) Massinger 121 A New Way to Pay Old Debts, √ (Sir Giles Overreach, extortioner, to Welborne) [Original motto deleted and transferred to next chapter; present motto inserted on facing verso.] Ashton’s softening recapitulated. v* 16 (2.02) Beaumont and Fletcher 127 King and No King, 3.2.43-46 (Gentleman, bringing challenge) |And a slight … desire but right on …| [Inserted on facing verso, transferred from previous chapter.] Straightforward for challenge. v 17 (2.03) [Scott] 133 Anonymous Ashton. r 18 (2.04) [Scott] 138 The French Courtezan Caleb to Edgar. r 19 (2.05) Tailor 148 The Hogge hath Lost his Perle, 1.1 (Carracus, solus, on his desire to marry Maria against the wishes of her father Lord Wealthy) |… a father’s plaint …affections …| (see eewn note) [Chapter division but no motto.] Not obviously the most pertinent sentiment for this Alice chapter. pf 20 (2.06) Wordsworth 154 ‘Poems on the Naming of Places’, 4.37-40 lovelier in its … abode/ On Grasmere’s beach, than … Sole-sitting …| Fountain setting and story. v
21 (2.07) Massinger 162 A New Way to Pay Old Debts, (see eewn note) For opening paragraphs. v 22 (2.08) Pope 173 ‘Duke upon Duke’, 115-16 |At length he spy’d … brown …| [Chapter division but no Straightforward. pf 23 (2.09) [Scott] 186 Waller Edgar at beginning of chapter. r 24 (2.10) Shakespeare 194 Hamlet, 5.1.65-70 |… business, that ’a sings in …| Sexton. v 25 (2.11) [Scott] 201 Hendersoun Tangential to opening scene only. v 26 (2.12) Campbell 211 ‘Lochiel’s Warning’, 31-34 |… the far … thine eyrie …| Burning of Wolfshope. v 27 (2.13) [Scott] 219 Old Play [No surviving ms.] Turn of fortunes. 0 28 (3.01) Shakespeare 225 Richard III, 1.2.227-29 √ (Gloucester, solus) [No surviving ms.] Bucklaw’s insensitivity in wooing. 0 29 (3.02) Shakespeare 228 The Comedy of Errors, 5.1.62-66 (Adriana) |… he … he … glanced it| [No surviving ms.] Bucklaw. Key link 231.10 ‘urge me no farther’, but probably spills over into Chapter 30. No detailed parallel. 0 30 (3.03) Shakespeare 233 The Comedy of Errors, 5.1.78-82 (again) √ (Abbess) [No surviving ms.] Lucy. 0 31 (3.04) Spenser 238 The Faerie Queene, 3.7.6 √ [No surviving ms.] Gourlay. 0 32 (3.05) Crabbe 244 The Parish Register, 2.284-89 |… yet stout …| [No surviving ms: motto present in proof print and apparently in Laidlaw’s taking from dictation. Ballantyne |We cannot make out this; and the whole extract is nearly illegible. When not aided by the context, we can do nothing with Mr. Laidlaw’s hand. We Straightforward. Pp*
can get Crabbe, if necy.| Scott |All right but one word| (‘bruised’ should be ‘blurr’d’).] 33 (3.06) Shakespeare 247 Romeo and Juliet, 1.5.52-53, 56-57 (Tybalt, attacking Romeo) |This by his voice … by the stock …| [No surviving ms: supplied by Scott in letter to Ballantyne (ms 21059, f. 190r) |This by his tongue should be a Montague &c &c Romeo & Juliet|.] Ashton/Bucklaw/Edgar. * 34 (3.07) Southey 254 Thalaba the Destroyer, 7.430 √ [No surviving ms: motto present in proof print.] First catastrophe. pp 35 3.08) Nisbet 262 A System of Heraldry |… so hard,/ And who of Steel whose Stomacks are so strong,/ That would … their Song./ And elevate their Voice and Woes alone,/ The highest Strain of any troubled tone./ To see …| [No surviving ms. James Ballantyne in proof: |I went over your Library for an hour, and could not find Nisbet. Please say in what press or compartment it is.|.] Second catastrophe. pf* A Legend of the Wars of Montrose Proofs to 22.18, and for 120.26-177.17 and 181.23 to the end tp Burns Cervantes ‘On the Late Captain Grose’s 0
07 Campbell 054 ‘Lochiel’s Warning’, √ (again) |… to victory crowd …| [No surviving ms or proof.] Chiefs assemble. 0 08 Shakespeare 060 1 Henry IV, 2.3.14-17 √ (Hotspur against the King) [No surviving ms or proof.] Here in section enumeration of the royalist forces (so a degree of irony in use). 0 09 (4.1) Shakespeare 071 Coriolanus, 3.1.166-70 √ (Coriolanus) [No surviving ms or proof.] with the opening debate: Menteith as Coriolanus (esp. 072.15). Applies in general terms to opening of chapter: measures instituted by James VI/I to pacify Highlands. 0 10 (4.2) [Scott] 076 The Travellers, a Romance [No surviving ms or proof.] Very general for chapter movement. Distancing. 0 11 (4.3) [Scott] 083 Brown [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] Gloomy Lady Campbell. pf 12 (4.4) Dryden 090 Absalom and Achitophel, 152-55 |… of Disgrace.| Argyle. r 13 (4.5) Burns 097 ‘Epigram’ (see eewn 249 for complete reworking) [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] Argyle at Inverary. pf 14 (4.6) Suckling 109 Brennoralt, 4.1.7-11 (Brennoralt) |… entry, these the staires:/ But whether afterwards?/ He that is sure … compasse:/ See eewn note for parallels. v
And safe, to his discretion, put to Sea:/ He shall have my hand to’t.| [Inserted on verso.] 15 (4.7) Montrose 121 ‘I’ll never love thee more’, |But if ‘no faithless action stain’/ Thy ‘love and constant’ word,/ I’ll make thee ‘famous’ by my pen,/ And ‘glorious’ by my sword. … ‘As ne’er was known’ before;/ I’ll crown and deck …love thee ‘more and’ more.| [No surviving ms: present in proof print.] A nice but no specific reference to analytical chapter. pp 16 (4.8) Weber (ed.) 128 Battle of Floddon 1621-28 |… manful mood …| [No surviving ms: present in print.] Council debates in opening section. pp 17 (4.9) Johnson 137 The Vanity of Human Wishes, 205-09 |… on his Eye …| [No surviving ms: present in proof print, where Scott adds the ascription.] Advance on Inveraray. pp 18 (4.10) Trad. 144 ‘Pibroch of Donald Dhu’ (see eewn 255) [No surviving ms: supplied by Scott in proof.] Preparations for battle. pf 19 (4.11) Macpherson 151 Fingal, Book 1 Inverlochy. pf
3.580-86 √ [No ms: in proof print.] 09 Dryden 085 The Flower and the Leaf, 175-77, √ [No ms or proof.] Rowena, nominated by Ivanhoe. 0 10 Marlowe 093 The Jew of Malta, √ [No ms or Applies to in mid-chapter. 0 11 Shakespeare 101 The Two Gentlemen of Verona, 4.1.3-10 |… about ye … he is a proper man.| [No ms or proof.] Potential robbers enter into relationship with intended victim: neat parallel. 0 12 Chaucer 108 Canterbury Tales: ‘The Knight’s Tale’, (modernised) [No ms or proof.] Straightforward: contrast earlier tournament. 0 13 Wilkie 117 The Epigoniad, 5.141-46 |… This bow …| (ascribed to ‘Iliad’) [No ms or proof.] Straightforward. 0 14 Warton 125 ‘Ode for the New Year 1787’, 1-6 √ [No ms or Banquet. 0 15 (2.1) Baillie 133 Count Basil, 2.3.169-74 √ (Gauriecio solus: apparent tool will look after himself, not Duke of Mantua) [No ms or Waldemar and De Bracy comparable with Gauriecio. 0 16 (2.2) Parnell 138 The Hermit, 1-6 Tuck. 0
23 (2.9) Shakespeare 186 Two Gentlemen of Verona, 5.4.55-58 (second (Proteus, to Silvia) |… no way change you …| [No ms or proof.] Useful comment on De Bracy’s conduct. 0 24 (2.10) Home 193 Douglas, 1.317 (Glenalvon, |… brides| [No ms or proof.] Link with previous 0 25 (2.11) Goldsmith 202 She Stoops to Conquer, Act 4 √ (Lumpkin, hardly literate) [No ms or proof.] Link with De Bracy: need to know play. 0 26 (2.12) 209 Old Song Straightforward. 0 27 (2.13) Crabbe 215 ‘The Hall of Justice’, 27-32 (Magistrate and Vagrant) |… Thy crime is proved …| General appropriateness to first section of chapter. v 28 (2.14) [Scott] 230 The Jew [Ascription in ms |The of Avicenner|.] Straightforward. r 29 (2.15) Schiller 241 Die Jungfrau von Orleans (tr. Scott), 5.11.11-12 [Chapter division in ms, but no motto.] Straightforward. pf 30 (2.16) [Scott] 251 Old Play Death of De Boeuf. v 31 (3.1) Shakespeare 259 Henry V, 3.1.1-2, √ (King) Assault on Torquilstone, in name of England: see e.g. 262.28. r 32 (3.2) [Scott] 271 Old Play Locksley’s men abide by strict laws concerning spoils. r
33 (3.3) Shakespeare 282 Coriolanus, 1.6.32-36 √ (Cominus and Marcius [Coriolanus]) Locksley judging payment due from Prior to Isaac: resonance seems limited. r 34 (3.4) Shakespeare 294 King John, 3.3.60-63 √ (John, of Arthur) Richard is the serpent in this John’s way, to be taken care of. No doubt some playing on ‘John’s. r 35 (3.5) [Scott] 301 Anonymous ‘Hyrcanian deserts’ from The Merchant of Venice (dominant text) [Chapter division in ms, but no motto.] Reviving fanaticism of Order 304.17. pf 36 (3.6) [Scott] 312 Old Play [Chapter division in ms, but no motto.] Apparently general introduction to and false witness in chapter. pf 37 (3.7) [Scott] 319 The Middle Ages [Part of new material with chapter division on verso, ascribed |Superstition a fragment| v* 38 (3.8) Shakespeare 330 Richard II, 4.1.46-48 to Aumerle) |… mortal breathing| [Chapter division in ms, but no motto.] Rebecca has just thrown hers: this chapter is taking up. pf 39 (3.9) Seward 337 ‘From thy stormy Lannow, I fly’, 16-17 |Ah, nymph! … My spirit …| [Scott provides on a paper apart, with Rebecca’s hymn.] Situation is different. *
40 (3.10) Cibber 348 Richard III, 5.4.121 (Gloucester) |Conscience, avaunt| Shadows: witty adaptation of sense. r 41 (3.11) MacDonald 363 Love and Loyalty, Act 2, Air 11 |Hail, ladies and lordings, of courtly degree, … tho’ higher, than we! … Beneath each … woodlands, most welcome …| Richard dining with outlaws. v 42 (3.12) Webster 370 The Devil, 5.4.54 (as ‘Old Play’) (Francisco, to Flamineo) |… is such … ’Tween … Were wont … nights with| [Chapter division in ms, but no Athelstane. pf 43 (3.13) Shakespeare 382 Richard II, 1.2.50-53 √ (Duchess of Gloucester, to John of Gaunt) Overall Bois-Guilbert parallel. r 44 (3.14) Webster 392 The White Devil, 4.1.116 (taking up motto from Ch. 42) (Francisco, |… wives’ …| [Chapter division in ms, but no motto.] Ending. pf The Monastery
that perilous stuff/ Which weighs …| [Chapter division inserted in ms but no 08 [Scott] 078 Old Play [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] Straightforward. pf 09 Bannatyne MS 086 ‘John Upland’ (modernised) |… Thair grew …| Introduces Christie. r 10 097 Decker [Chapter division inserted in ms but no motto.] Escape from treason: not a very exact parallel to Christie’s pardon. pf 11 [Scott] 106 Old Play [Chapter division inserted in ms but no motto.] Difference in pupils: refers to 107.36 contrast in first instance. pf 12 (2.1) 113 Old Play [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] in superstition. pf 13 (2.2) Anon 120 ‘Christis Kirk on the Grene’, √ Miller. r 14 (2.3) [Scott] 128 New Play Variety of guests catered for. r 15 (2.4) [Scott] 141 Old Play [Chapter division but no Coining phrases: Shafton. pf 16 (2.5) Jonson 150 The Magnetick Lady, √ (Compass, of Sir Diaphonous Silkworm) [New chapter division and Shafton. v* 9
motto added on verso.] 17 (2.6) [Scott] 161 James Duff [Ascription at proof stage.] Straightforward, general. r* 18 (2.7) 169 ‘Adam Bell, Clym of the Clough, and William of Cloudesly’, 3.261-68 (modernised) |… said the queen …| Straightforward for approach to Halbert. v 19 (2.8) [Scott] 176 Old Play [Chapter division inserted in ms margin.] Straightforward: choice between wealth and honour. v 20 (2.9) Beaumont and Fletcher 185 Love’s Pilgrimage, 5.4.158-64 (Sanchio, to Alphonso) |…fair Sir: here’s the sea fast by,/ Upon the sands, we will determine./ ’Tis that I call you too; let’s make …| Challenge. r 21 (2.10) [Scott] 194 Old Play Straightforward for second half of chapter. r 22 (2.11) [Scott] 203 Old Play Straightforward for opening meditation on death of antagonist. r 23 (2.12) [Scott] 209 Old Play Straightforward for opening remorse. r 24 (2.13) [Scott] 214 Old Play [Chapter division but no motto.] Avenel Castle as lion’s den. pf 25 (2.14) Goldsmith 225 The Vicar of Wakefield, Ch. 24 [Chapter division but no motto.] Avenel’s partner. pf
|… cold… as the massy portals … stamping hoofs …| as in line 3, though not by in the chapter). In Leyden Mary [Scott], the Flower of Yarrow, looks out at latticed window for her returning lover’s plume and finds boy among a heap of the spoil brought back to the castle: he becomes her foster child. A Border theme, with overtones for reader who knows Leyden and the story. 04 032 ‘Valentine and Ursine’, 2.9-12 (The apparently base-born Valentine turns out to be the nephew of the King of France) |… youthful knight … Of base …| Taxing with low birth in quarrel the only point, relating to the opening episode. Taken up in Ch. 5 (45.27). r 05 [Scott] 043 Old Play Casting off favourite in extremis (sea storm image) [Chapter division in ms but no motto: motto inserted at proof stage.] Casting off favourite, but not really in extremis in chapter. pf 06 [Scott] 048 Old Play Servants in know: clear link with chapter. r 07 Ritson etc. 052 ‘Todlen Hame’ (as ‘Old Song’) |When I’ve a … I’ll get … But ay when Poverty removes credit: straight link with opening of chapter. pf
fragment. Motto inserted at proof stage.] image, but female in text). 13 [Scott] 094 Athelstane, or the converted Dane 3 lines at bottom of leaf: the ms for the rest is missing.] Again oblique, suggesting second RC wave. Dagon image echoes 62. r 14 102 The Conspiracy Wild freaks: link to misrule. r 15 Dryden 111 The Aeneid (trans.), 1.213-18 |… that fury … If then …| [Chapter division in ms but no motto: motto inserted at proof stage.] Grave pious man quelling tumult: Abbot immediately and then Halbert. pf 16 (2.1) 125 Life, a Poem [Vol. 2 begins. Motto inserted on verso.] Youth growing up with graver follies, but as senseless: implications for Roland generally. v 17 (2.2) Burns 132 ‘To Edinburgh’, 1-4 √ [Chapter division but no motto on recto.] General hailing of Edinburgh: cf. opening of chapter. v 18 (2.3) [Scott] 145 Albion—A Poem Probably refers to Adam on political undercurrents in section of chapter, but may also be Morton and Moray in final part: contrast previous motto. r 19 (2.4) [Scott] 159 Old Play [Chapter division but no motto on recto.] Disguise, double, imagined prospect, etc. Probably quite rich for chapter. v
20 (2.5) [Scott] 172 Old Play [Chapter division in ms but no motto: motto inserted at proof stage.] Parting from staff, guide: Adam early in chapter. pf 21 (2.6) Lewis 185 ‘The Fate of 93-96 |… … not mourned … beauty might …| [Chapter division in ms but no motto: motto inserted at proof stage.] Mary: she doesn’t weep in chapter, though there is one moment of weakness. pf 22 (2.7) Shakespeare 197 Richard II, 4.1.204-05, 207-10 (omitted line has ‘king’) (King) |… mine own hands …| First attempt |<And much>| Standard expression of abdication motif. r 23 (2.8) [Scott] 211 The Woodsman, a Drama [Chapter divison in motto on slip |The a Freedom in nature preferred to prison. Provokingly tangential relationship to chapter: perhaps for 226f in the next chapter? * 24 (2.9) [Scott] 218 The Woodsman [Chapter division but no motto on recto.] Taking up preceding motto: parallel story to Mary. v 25 (2.10) 231 Old Play [Chapter division in ms but no motto: motto inserted at proof stage.] Reason in feeble attempt to douse Love’s fire. This seems to be intended to relate to Henderson’s attempt to distance Roland from Mary, but it is oblique with pf
Present motto inserted at proof stage. Roland, or the plot mystery. 30 (3.4) [Scott] 279 Old Play [Scott instructs on recto |cancel the motto of Chap. III & take it in here|.] Seems to refer to Mary’s outburst in Chapter. 31 (295f) with cannon image there and refs to Kirk of Field. * 31 (3.5) Shakespeare 287 King John, 5.7.035 √ (King John) [Chapter division in ms but no motto inserted at proof stage.] Poison’d—ill fare—dead, forsook, cast off: seems to refer to Ch. 32, 298-301. pf 32 (3.6) Shakespeare 297 King John, 4.2.208-12 (second use) (King John, to Hubert) |… that take … within …| Dryfesdale. r 33 (3.7) [Scott] 314 The Spanish Father [On verso, replacing motto for Ch. 34, crossed out in recto: rather different wording in part: |Aye Pedro—Come you here with masque and lanthorn/ Ladder of ropes and other moonshine matters—/ Why youngster thou mayst cheat the old Duenna/ Flatter the bribe the valet/ But youngster I her Sire will play the ever close: linked with Dryfesdale’s fatalism. v*
Gryphon/ Tameless and sleepless proof to wile or proof/ And guard this hidden treasure—/ The Spanish Father.|.] 34 (3.8) 322 The Spanish Father (again) [Originally used for Ch. 33.] Mary obliquely linked with daughter father is on guard against her abduction. r* 35 (3.9) [Scott] 332 The Spanish Father (third use) [Chapter division in ms but no motto: motto inserted at proof stage.] Ambrose in disguise. pf 36 (3.10) Border Minstrelsy 343 ‘The Douglas Tragedy’ stanza 3 (adapted: see eewn note) |He’s mounted her on a steed,/ And himself on a dapple grey,/ With a bugelet horn hung down by his side,/ And lightly they rode away.| The escaping ride at the beginning of chapter. r 37 (3.11) [Scott] 354 The Spanish Father (fourth use) [No surviving ms or proofs.] General application to Crookstone. 0 38 (3.12) 367 Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage, 1.125, 197 √ [No surviving ms or proofs.] Standard for leaving country. 0 Kenilworth no proofs tp Sheridan The Critic, 2.1.20 √ (Sneer) [No ms.] 0
01 Jonson 001 The New Inne, 1.1.20-24 √ (Host, to Ferret) [No surviving ms.] Gosling 0 02 Shakespeare 011 The Merchant of Venice, 2.2.42 √ (Lancelot Gobbo, to blind father) Seems to be taking up Lambourne in Ch. 1 (another ref at 18.27). But compare the reference to the late Prance etc. at 12.30-36. r 03 018 The Taking up from end of Ch. 2 and leading on to beginning of Ch. 3. v 04 [Scott] 027 Old Play [Chapter division but no motto.] Hypocrisy in society: Forster explains how it works. pf 05 [Scott] 037 The Deceiver—a Tragedy Probably refers to Forster, Varney, and Leicester: see esp. 45. r 06 Mickle 045 ‘Cumnor Hall’, 1-4 √ (modernised) Evening at Cumnor. r 07 [Scott] 056 Old Play Riding on probably centring on Varney and Leicester. r 08 Shakespeare 076 The Merry Wives of Windsor, 4.6.6 |… at the …| [No surviving ms.] Gosling. 0 09 Gay 085 Trivia, √ Wayland (anticipates slightly). Next motto essentially repeats. v 10 Spenser 094 The Faerie Queene, 4.5.34.1-5 |… in prison long bene pent.| Wayland. r 11 Chaucer 102 The Canterbury VIII (G): ‘Canon Yeoman’s Straightforward for alchemy. r
17 (2.5) [Scott] 166 Shipwreck Tenor and imagery as first paragraph of chapter. r 18 (2.6) Coleridge 182 (tr) Schiller, The Piccolomini; or, the Part of ‘Wallenstein, 179 |… already here …| [Chapter division but no motto.] Crucial astrological moment: Alasco and Leicester in second section of chapter. pf 19 (2.7) Shakespeare 195 2 Henry IV, 5.3.94-99 (Pistol) |… joys,/ And golden times, and happy … I pray thee … like a man …| [Chapter division but no motto.] Lambourne. pf 20 (2.8) Shakespeare 202 The Winter’s Tale, (Clown, to Perdita) |… more in them …| Wayland. v 21 (2.9) Shakespeare 209 Macbeth, 1.7.27-28 (Macbeth, solus) |… o’erleaps …. th’ other.| Leicester. r 22 (2.10) Mickle 216 ‘Cumnor Hall’, 25-28, 13-16 (second use) |If that my beautye is … it well was priz’de … speede …| Link with first section of chapter: Leicester’s neglect of Amy. r 23 (2.11) 229 Love’s Pilgrimage Amy escaping. r 24 (2.12) Shakespeare 238 Richard III, 5.4.7-8 |… for a horse!/ Cate. Withdraw, my lord; I’ll help …| Semi-jocular for Wayland stealing Goldthread’s horse. pf
[Chapter division but no motto.] 25 (2.13) [Scott] 249 The Glass Slipper [Chapter division but no motto.] Amy’s situation. pf 26 (3.1) Shakespeare 259 A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 1.2.58-61 |… Pray you, if it be, give it me …| [No surviving ms.] Porter’s slowness in acting part. 0 27 (3.2) Beaumont and Fletcher 265 The Coxcomb, 2.2.16-22 (Dorathy, to Tincker) (abbreviated: see eewn 517) Sludge. r 28 (3.3) [Scott] 272 Pandæmonium Lambourne. v 29 (3.4) [Scott] 274 Shipwreck (second use) [Original transferred to Ch. 5: |Leave the mottoe blank & give the following lines to Ch. IV [i.e. 5].|.] Wayland’s abandoning of Tressilian: 276. pf 30 (3.5) [Scott] 282 The Virgin Queen: a Tragi-Comedy [|Take the mottoe assignd to chapt. III [i.e. 4] for which another will be given|.] Feu de joie for Elizabeth’s approach. r* 31 (3.6) [Scott] 291 Beaumont and Fletcher Elizabeth’s rebuke. v 32 (3.7) [Scott] 299 Old Play Dubbing of Varney at outset of chapter. v 33 (3.8) [Scott] 308 The Woodsman Amy’s situation. r 34 (3.9) 315 ‘The Dove’, 53-56 |Or have You mark’d … the tow’ring Faulcon nigh … low behind Elizabeth and Amy. v
… Nor would she stay: nor dares she fly.| 35 (3.10) Home 327 Douglas, 1.1 (Lady Randolph, to Anna) |… Thy onward …| [Chapter division but no Amy standing up to Leicester 333.09. pf 36 (3.11) Shakespeare 334 The Winter’s Tale, √ (second use) (Leontes) Othello/Leontes application to Leicester. r 37 (3.12) Shakespeare 342 Macbeth, 3.4.109-10 √ (second use) (Lady Macbeth to Macbeth) General atmosphere of chapter rather than an actual breaking up. r 38 (3.13) Shakespeare 352 Macbeth, 2.2.58 √ (third use) (Macbeth, solus) Macbeth/Leicester continues. r 39 (3.14) Jonson 362 The Masque of Owles at Kenelworth, 10-13 √ Feasting of Elizabeth by Leicester. v 40 (3.15) 371 Old Play Ironic for approaching catastrophe. r 41 (3.16) Mickle 379 ‘Cumnor Hall’, 101-04 √ (modernised) use) Catastrophe. r The Pirate proofs lack 1: 1-16 tp Shakespeare The Tempest, 1.2.399-400 |… of him that doth fade/ But …| [No ms.] 0 01 MacNeill 005 ‘The Harp’, 1-4 |Still’d is the tempest’s Implication that it is no sacrifice to live in r
blust’ring roar … on Kilda’s dismal shore …| Shetland. Gaelic proverb: ‘I’ll never burn my harp for a woman’. 02 [Scott] 012 Ancient Drama Mertoun v 03 Ramsay 020 ‘Bessy Bell and Mary Gray’, 1-8 |They are twa … theek’d it o’er … They gar my fancy falter.| (single 8-line stanza) [In ms Scott inserts on the verso |She walks in beauty like the night &c.|. In proof he inserts and then deletes |She walks in beauty, like the night, Etc.| and |Please complete the quotation from Lord Byrons Hebrew Melodies I have not the book| and then substitutes the printed motto, with |bower| for |house|.] and Brenda, with Mordaunt. pf* 04 [Scott] 025 The Double Nuptials [Chapter division in ms but no motto. Motto inserted by Scott in proof.] Mist leading to storm in chapter: see 26.26. pf 05 Herd 039 ‘Get Up and Bar the Door’, 5-12 Quarrel about UNbarring the door in chapter. r
(situation in storm) |The wind sae cauld blew south and north,/ And blew into the floor:/ Quoth … Gae out … hussy’f skap … And it shou’d nae … year …| 06 Shakespeare 051 The Tempest, 1.2.1-2 (Miranda, to Prospero) |… art, my dearest father, you have …| [Scott adds the ascription in proof.] Norna. r* 07 [Scott] 060 Old Play [Chapter division in ms but no motto. Motto inserted by Scott in proof.] Sea’s destructive power, preparing for rescue by Mordaunt. pf 08 Wordsworth 075 ‘Ruth’, 37-42 √ Mordaunt, as observed by Swertha? r 09 [Scott] 083 Old Play [Motto on recto transferred to Ch. 10. Scott substitutes existing motto on verso.] Bryce. v* 10 Johnson 089 Rasselas, Ch. 41 |… possessed for five years the regulation of weather … at my call, have poured their …| [Motto transferred from Ch. 9.] Norna. r*
11 098 ’Tis Even that We’re at Odds Triptolemus. r 12 Shakespeare 107 Julius Caesar, 4.2.18-22 √ (Brutus, to Lucilius) Mordaunt receiving awkward welcome. r 13 (2.01) Pope 121 (tr) The Odyssey, 8 (collage: see eewn 533) Triptomemus wary of approaching Magnus at beginning of chapter. r 14 (2.02) [Scott] 129 Old Play Magnus’s conservatism. r 15 (2.03) Shakespeare 137 Romeo and Juliet, 1.4.35-38 √ (Romeo) after the end of Chapter 1, in the middle of the same leaf, this chapter number and epigraph appear: |Chapter II./ Give me a torch I am not for this ambling/ Being but heavy I will bear the light.|. The lower half of the page is then left blank, and Chapter 2 begins, as printed, on the next page.] [Mordaunt’s love troubles] r* 16 (2.04) Shakespeare 144 Romeo and Juliet, 1.4.106-09 √ (second use) (Romeo) Apparently an Authorial apprehension of bad consequences of the revels. r 17 (2.05) Waller 154 ‘The Battle of the Summer Islands’, 2.40-47 r
22 (2.09) Byron 204 The Corsair, 1.223-26 √ [Chapter division in ms but no motto. Added Cleveland corsair motif. * 23 (2.10) 218 Liliput, a Poem treatment of parting at the beginning of the chapter. No obvious reason for ‘Liliput’. r 24 (2.11) Spenser 230 The Faerie Queene, 3.3.18 √ Seems to relate to Swertha’s suggestion that Norna is involved in Mordaunt’s disappearance. Not a strong link. v 25 (2.12) Webster 237 The Duchess of Malfi, 5.3.9-19 (Antonio, to Delio) |… that we have.| St Ringan’s. v 26 (2.13) Lindsay 245 ‘Auld Robin Gray’ Continuation, 5-8 |… had come … cheek was grown pale … bent down …| Minna. r 27 (2.14) Mickle 253 ‘The Sorceress’, 45-48 |When, from the … dreary womb … "O come …| Not for this chapter, except possibly Norna at the very end. r 28 (3.01) Mickle 259 ‘The Sorceress’, 169-72 |… haggard arm …| Norna. r 29 (3.02) [Scott] 268 Old Play Norna, though going beyond madness. r
30 (3.03) [Scott] 276 Old Play Only general relevance to the gathering. r 31 (3.04) Shakespeare 286 2 IV, 2.2.42-44, 38-40 (Hal to Poins, reversing the order) |… thinkest me …| Cleveland, to r 32 (3.05) [Scott] 298 ’Tis Odds when Evens meet Cleveland. r 33 (3.06) [Scott] 305 Old Play Norna. r 34 (3.07) [Scott] 312 Captivity, a Poem Pirates’ disagreement. r 35 (3.08) Dibdin 323 ‘The Carfindo’, 10, 24, 38, 52 √ Plough left for sea [Chapter division in ms but no motto. Scott supplies it in proof.] Triptolemus. 36 (3.09) Shakespeare 330 The Wives of Windsor, 2.2.123-24 (Pistol) |… …| Metaphorical becomes literal. v 37 (3.10) Anon 343 ‘Love will find out the way’ |mountains,/ And over the waves,/ Under … Under floods| Minna and Cleveland. r 38 (3.11) Shakespeare 353 Macbeth, 3.3.17-18 (Banquo) |Fly, good Fleance, fly, fly, fly./ Thou mayst revenge.| [Chapter division in ms but no motto. Motto inserted by Scott in proof.] to Cleveland. pf
[now] a long rapier doth hang by his side,/ And huffling doth this bonny Scot ride./ Bonny Scot, we all witness can/ That England hath made thee a gentleman.| 02 [Scott] 029 The Old Couple Oblique, on Heriot. v 03 Jonson 039 Every Man In His Humour, 1.5.32-35 |I pray you. Master Matthew (in any case) possesse no gentlemen … with notice … sir? no.| See 48.14-31. v 04 [Scott] 050 Read me my Riddle Heriot shrewder than Nigel. r 05 [Scott] 061 Skelton Skeltonizeth Coming to Echoed at 73.43. r 06 [Scott] 075 The Comedy Mungo. v 07 [Scott] 085 The Chamberlain (again) Probably refers to opening, with family worship. r 08 [Scott] 092 The Conspiracy Ursula: ‘matron’ at 93.12. r 09 Spenser 104 Prosopopoia: or Mother Hubberds Tale, 891-906 |… had ywist … manie one …| Nigel, though he is successful. v 10 [Scott] 118 The Changes Highlights in chapter (e.g. 126.16), though not obviously central, and looks forward to later chapters (e.g. v 11 Jonson 130 The Devil is an Ass, (Satan to Pug: lesser devil) |… for the manners … there, Dalgarno. v
most … i’ those coaches …| 12 (2.1) [Scott] 141 The Perspective on ordinary/theatre. r 13 (2.2) [Scott] 151 Albion, or the Double Kings Dalgarno working on Nigel. r 14 (2.3) [Scott] 159 The Dominie and his Dog Richie. r 15 (2.4) [Scott] 167 ‘’Twas when fleet Snowball’s head was woxen grey’ Mungo and Nigel: motto already introduces the tenor. r 16 (2.5) [Scott] 178 The Chamberlain time) [Replaces original motto, on recto, transferred to Ch. 18.] Nigel striking Dalgarno. v 17 (2.6) [Scott] 187 The Mohocks from Gay, referring to Anne’s time) Perspective on Alsatia. v 18 (2.7) [Scott] 200 Beef and Pudding.—An old English Comedy [On verso, transferred from Ch. 16.] Must to Ch. 19 (Hermione/Margaret): no relevance to this chapter. v* 19 (2.8) [Scott] 207 Old Play [Replaces original on recto, transferred to Ch. 20.] Margaret. v* 20 (2.9) [Scott] 215 The New World [Transferred from Ch. 19.] Hermione’s story. r 21 (2.10) Swift 228 ‘Rove not from Pole to Pole’ (adapted and expanded: see eewn note) Suddlechop at opening of chapter. r 22 (2.11) [Scott] 240 Old Play Nigel: 241, 246f. r 23 (2.12) [Scott] 249 Old Play Nigel and Colepepper. Not a strong link. r 24 (2.13) 261 Old Play Robbery at end of chapter. v
25 (3.1) [Scott] 273 Old Play Links with opening of chapter: a sort of epitaph on Trapbois. r 26 (3.2) [Scott] 283 The Double Bridal (cf. Double Kings for Ch. 13) Literal river trip for Martha in first section of chapter. v 27 (3.3) [Scott] 292 The Tribunal Nigel wishes to face justice (293, 302), but the motto seems to have a different twist. r 28 (3.4) Gray 311 The Bard, |… murther …| The Tower. r 29 (3.5) [Scott] 321 Old Play Refers to sympathetic treatment of disguised Margaret, contrasted with Heriot’s severity. r 30 (3.6) Shenstone 335 Dawson’, |But though, dear youth, thou shouldst be dragg’d/ To yonder ignominious tree;,/ Thou shalt not want a faithful friend/ To share thy bitter fate with thee.| (Reliques) |But tho’ he should be dragg’d in scorn/ To yonder ignominious tree/ He shall not want one constant friend/ To share the cruel fates’ decree.| (1773) Ironic application to v 31 (3.7) [Scott] 345 Old Play [Chapter division but no in ms. Scott supplies on paper apart in proofs to replace Gordon’s suggested motto in proof Rather oblique application to Richie returning to Nigel’s service at beginning of chapter. pf*
18 (2.6) Percy 181 ‘King Estmere’, |Saies, Reade me, reader me, deare brothèr … we might find …| [Chapter division in ms but no motto: Scott inserts in proof.] Charlotte accepting Peveril’s to intercede in London. pf 19 (2.7) 194 Anonymous Peveril’s voyage. r 20 (2.8) 202 Ben Jonson [Chapter division in ms but no Scott inserts in proof.] Rather oblique for Fenella’s history revealed at the beginning of the chapter: ‘fairy-elf changeling’ at 203.20. pf 21 (2.9) Otway 210 Venice Preserved, 1.1 √ (Prologue) [Scott introduces chapter division and motto as part of verso insertion.] General for uncertainty and danger in chapter. v* 22 (2.10) [Scott] 224 The Ordinary [Chapter division in ms but no Scott inserts in proof.] Fine dining in modest inn. pf 23 (2.11) Percy 231 ‘Edom o’ Gordon’, |… This house o’ the Rodes is a’ in flame …| Oblique, apparently for beacon rekindling as Peveril leaves castle at end of chapter. r 24 (3.1) [Scott] 249 The Chieftain Puritans at Moultrassie Hall. r 25 (3.2) [Scott] 258 Anonymous Restricted to opening paragraph. r 26 (3.3) [Scott] 270 Anonymous [ms motto deleted and transferred to Ch. 26: Scott inserts Restricted to opening paragraph. pf*
‘Necessity’ motto in proof.] 27 (3.4) [Scott] 278 The Chieftain (again) originally in recto text for Ch. 25, but there Scott endorses it |These for Chapter <IV> IV.| and here instructs |motto from last chapter.|.] Probably to be linked with Chaubert’s view of Peveril at 282.37-38. * 28 (3.5) Dryden 290 Absalom and Achitophel, 545-52 |… starts, and nothing long:/ But … ten thousand …| [Couplet inserted on verso into recto motto |Stiff in opinions … nothing long|.] Buckingham. See A. D. Cousins and Daniella E. Singer, ‘Scott’s "Character" of Buckingham in Peveril of the Peak, XXVIII: Dialogism, Speech/Writing, and Law’, Neophologus, 81 (1997), 649: ‘the last, rather than the initial, half of Dryden’s portrait of the Duke is even more congruent with that fashioned by Scott’. r* 29 (3.6) Shakespeare 300 The Merchant of Venice, 1.3.92-93 (Antonio, to Bassanio) |… cite Scripture …| Christian biblical references to sway Bridgenorth. r 30 (3.7) Wolcot 310 ‘Instructions to a Celebrated Laureate’, 32-33 |… king/ Indeed was never … thing—/ He merited few honours from Charles. r
the pen—/ And … hearty fellow … his girl …| 31 (3.8) [Scott] 321 Anonymous [Chapter division in ms but no motto: Scott adds in proof.] Probably refers to the second paragraph, with Christian exposing Alice at pf 32 (3.9) Gay 334 Trivia, 3.213-14 [Chapter division in ms but no motto: Scott adds in paper apart at proof stage] Street dispute at beginning of chapter. pf 33 (3.10) [Scott] 345 The Dog of Newgate [Chapter division in ms but no motto: Scott inserts in proof.] Jailor. pf 34 (3.11) Pope 352 (tr.) The Iliad, 5.998-99 |Degen’rate Prince …| Hudson. r 35 (3.12) Milton 360 207 |And airy …| Alice. r 36 (4.1) Ramsay 371 ‘Christ’s Kirk on the Green’, 2.91 |A Short Hought … fou o’ …| Hudson. v 37 (4.2) Pope 380 ‘Buckingham’, 2 (+ Shakespeare: see eewn 700) Buckingham. r 38 (4.3) [Scott] 386 The Sea Voyage Mutual jostling in the chapter. v 39 (4.4) Warton 395 ‘The Progress of Discontent’, 129 |Oh! trifling head …| [Chapter division in ms but no motto: Scott inserts in proof.] Buckingham. pf 40 (4.5) [Scott] 407 Albion [Chapter division in ms but no paragraph of chapter. pf
Scott inserts in proof.] 41 (4.6) Dryden 416 Absalom and Achitophel, 632-35 √ [ms recto has first couplet only: caret in proof, and expanded post-proof.] r* 42 (4.7) Shakespeare 428 Coriolanus, 3.1.242-43 √ (Coriolanus) [Chapter division in ms but no motto: added The skirmish. * 43 (4.8) [Scott] 434 The Reformer [Chapter division in ms but no motto: Scott inserts in proof.] The skirmish. pf 44 (4.9) [Scott] 443 The Dream [Chapter division in ms but no motto: Scott inserts in proof.] Probably Buckingham joining the plot. This ‘frolic’ aspect not highlighted in the text, but the word occurs at 451.14. pf 45 (4.10) [Scott] 453 Why come ye not to Court? Court-air teaching patience: gambling at 454, but rather incidental. Word ‘patience’ is at 458.4, but rather different. r 46 (4.11) [Scott] 460 Lay of the Little John de Saintré Hudson. r 47 (4.12) Shakespeare 468 Richard III, 4.2.31 √ (Richard) [Chapter division in ms, preceding missing leaf: inserts motto in proof.] Buckingham. pf 48 (4.13) Shakespeare 477 Henry V, 2.2.93-99 √ (King) Charles and Buckingham *
[Chapter division in ms but no Vths address to Lord Vth—|. Supplied (eewn 515). Ballantyne notes |I know the motto, and will supply it—from Henry V.|] 49 (4.14) Sheridan 485 The Critic, 3.1 (‘Beefeater’) |In the name I charge you all to drop/ Your swords and daggers!| [Chapter division in ms but no motto: Scott inserts in proof.] Charles things up. pf Quentin Durward full proofs tp [Scott] La guerre [See eewn 508.] [No ms.] Mercenary soldiers throughout. 0 Int Shakespeare 003 Much Ado about Nothing, 4.2.77-78 (Dogberry) |… and a rich fellow enough, go to; and a fellow that hath had losses| Taken up immediately. Introduction gets under way in essay mode. r 01 The Contrast [Scott deletes |The Meeting| in Shakespeare 023 Hamlet, 3.4.53-54 √ (Hamlet, to Queen) Contrast between and Charles: v*
(Coach driver with his snack) 05 The [r] Shakespeare 059 As You Like It, 2.7.150-52 (Jacques) Second line silently omitted: |Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,| For Balafré, truncated to match character. Some readers familiar with the passage will be alerted to the fact that he is not notable for these two qualities. r 06 The Bohemians [r] Burns 068 ‘McPherson’s Farewell’ (refrain) |… dauntingly … …| [Chaper title but no motto in ms: Scott inserts motto in proof.] Contrasting approach to impending execution from that in the narrative. Presumably a deliberate mismatch, and/or referring to adjuration at 77.41-42. Compare motto to Ch. 34. pf 07 The Enrolment [r] |The < ? > Enrollment| [Scott] 083 The Recruiting Officer (Farquhar’s [Verso motto replaces deleted |Be thou like in the eyes of France| transferred to Ch. 8.] A spirited creation for Quentin’s enrolment in the middle of the chapter. v* 08 The Envoy [r] |The<E??>Envoy| Shakespeare 092 King John, 1.1.24-27 √ (John, dismissing the French envoy Chatillon) First line given plus Refers to Crevecoeur as Burgundian defying Louis at end of chapter. r*
|[Take in the rest of quotation]| [This motto and title again introduced on verso after ‘The flourish of the trumpets’.] 09 The Boar-Hunt [r] |The <Chas> Boar hunt| Shakespeare 109 Richard III, 4.2.28-30 (Richard, voce) |… with fools/ And unrespective boys … considerate eyes.| The reference seems to be to the shift from Balue to Quentin. r 10 The Sentinel [r] |The centinel| Shakespeare 118 The Tempest, 1.2.387 √ (Ferdinand) Comus, √ (Spirit, recalling hearing the Lady singing) [Division and title but no motto: present in print.] Refers to Quentin hearing Isabelle singing, emphasising a minor element in the chapter at 123. pp 11 (2.1) The Hall of Roland [r] [Scott] 131 The Miseries of Enforced Marriage (title from George Wilkins) Vol 2 Jeu d’esprit linking with Joan towards end of chapter, and also with Hamelin’s aspirations for Isabelle 138.36. r 12 (2.2) The Politician [r] [Scott] 140 Old Play [No ascription in ms. Ballantyne requests one in proof, and Scott responds with |Anything|.] Extreme political cunning refers to Louis. r 13 (2.3) The Journey [Scott] 151 Albumazar Sage superior to pf
[r] [Title not changed when Ch. 14 begun.] (title from Thomas Tomkis) [Ch. 14 motto here in ms. Scott provides new motto in proof.] kings, refers to Galeotti in middle and at end of chapter. 14 (2.4) The Journey [r] [Repeats 13.] [Scott] 159 Anonymous [Scott directs in ms |Here repeat the mottoe of Chapt. 3d which will be supplied by another|.] Originally for Ch. 13, but contrast between fair and woeful France seem to relate particularly to either 13 or 14. r* 15 (2.5) The Guide [r] 169 Anonymous [Volume 2, Chapter 5 is entitled |The and has an original motto alluding to Hayraddin, but the Moor appears only at the very end of the chapter, and Scott originally intended to entitle Ch. 6 |The Guide| and ordered the motto transferred. However, he then decided to leave things as they were for Ch. 5.] Refers to Hayraddin at end of chapter, but goes beyond Son of Egypt (Miltonic pastiche prompted by Hayraddin as descended from Egyptians). r* 16 (2.6) The Vagrant [r] [The title originally repeated that of Ch. 15 but Scott changes it in ms.] Dryden 177 The Conquest of Grenada, 1.1.1.207-09 √ (Almanzor) [In manuscript the title of Ch. 6 reads |The <guide> Vagrant|, and a new motto Noble savage relates to Hayraddin. v*
is supplied on the verso from The Conquest of Grenada (originally ascribed to Almanzor). |Take in the motto from the last Chapt Ms—which is to be transposed to this place|.] 17 (2.7) The Espied Spy [r] Jonson 188 The Sad Shepherd; or, A Tale of Robin Hood, 2.5.5-6 |… hand off …| Hayraddin. r 18 (2.8) Palmistry inserts in proof.] Johnson 196 ‘Verses Modelled on Pope’ |While … impatient …| Refers to Quentin’s liveliness on the journey 198. r 19 (2.9) The City [Scott inserts in proof.] Shakespeare 206 Julius Caesar, 3.2.210-11 (Antony to Plebeians) |… To such a sudden flood of mutiny| Refers to Quentin and the burghers. r 20 (2.10) The Billet inserts in proof.] Shakespeare 217 Twelfth Night, 2.5.138-39 (Malvolio, reading the hoax letter) |Go to, thou art made, if thou desir’st to be so; if not, let me see thee a steward still, the fellow of servants, and not worthy to touch Fortune’s fingers.| [Chapter division but no motto on recto.] Refers to Quentin’s sexual aspirations, with a reminder of the Malvolio overtone on 220. v 21 (2.11) The Sack Shakespeare 227 Henry V, 3.3.10-13 √ Classic statement pf
[Scott inserts with motto in proof.] (Henry to Governor of Harfleur) [The motto of Volume 2, Chapter 11 from 2 Henry VI, inserted on verso, was ordered to be transferred to Chapter 12, and in proof Scott provided the Henry V motto for the earlier chapter.] referring to the sack of Schonwaldt. 22 (2.12) The Revellers * [No chapter title in ms: not supplied in main proofs.] Shakespeare 236 2 Henry VI, 4.3.1-5 √ [|Take the prefixd to the last chap.|.] The slaughter, reinforcing animal imagery. Grim contrast with the chapter title. r* 23 (2.13) The Flight [r] Shakespeare 247 Julius Caesar, 2.1.324-26, 331-33 √ (Ligaris shakes off sickness to follow Brutus.) [Chapter division and title but no motto: no motto in main proofs.] A general staement of trusting a leader, presumably applied to Isabelle following Quentin, but with little resonance. * 24 (3.1) The Surrender [Scott inserts with motto in proof.] [Scott] 261 Anonymous [No in ms. Scott inserts in proof.] Prompted by Isabelle’s plea to Crevecoeur 262, going beyond it. pf 25 (3.2) The Unbidden [r] [Scott] 270 Old Play Presumably refers to Louis going to Peronne: people think he is crazy 276f. r 26 (3.3) The Interview [Scott] 278 Old Play [Chapter division, but Goes beyond the Peronne pf
[Scott inserts with motto in proof.] no Scott inserts in proof at Ballantyne’s request.] meeting. Perhaps some influence from Galeotti at 288. 27 (3.4) The Explosion [r] Thomson 292 Summer, 1128-30 √ Lightning refers to Charles’s explosion. r 28 (3.5) Uncertainty [r] [On recto, possibly inserted, but may be original.] Shakespeare 304 2Henry IV, 3.1.30-31 √ (Henry) [Chapter title, but motto inserted on verso. Scott supplies the ascription in proof at Ballantyne’s request.] Classic statement for Louis at Peronne. v 29 (3.6) Recrimination [r] 317 Old Play ‘Thy time is not yet out’ refers to Galeotti, but the rest doesn’t seem to have a match. r 30 (3.7) Uncertainty inserts with motto in proof, repeating title of 28.] [Scott] 325 Old Play [Chapter division in ms but no or motto. Scott inserts both in proof.] Charles’s instability at the beginning, echoing on to Louis: unsteady bark image links up with images in text. pf 31 (3.8) The Interview [Repeats 26.] [r] [Scott] 340 The Contrast preceding matter and see 343.05. r 32 (3.9) The Investigation [r] Shakespeare 348 Richard II, 3.3.192 (Richard to Bolingbroke) |… unpleas’d …| False homage (Charles): rather oblique, with just a hint at the outset. r 33 (3.10) The Herald [*] [No chapter title in ms. Shakespeare 359 The Tempest, 4.1.260-61 √ Classic parallel for chasing of bogus herald. r
An Old-World Landlady [r] Elynour Rummynge’, 101-03 |… nappy ale/ And maketh thereof [Title but no motto in ms.] 02 The Guest [r] Virgil [Scott] 012 The Aeneid, 4.10 |quis hic nostris successit sedibus hospes| Free translation (attrib. Boots) Tyrrel. r 03 Administration [r] [Scott] 024 The Album of Saint Ronan’s [Title but no motto in ms.] The committee. pf 04 The Invitation [r] [|<The Introduction> Invitation|] Prior 032 ‘Protogenes and Apelles’, 58 |How Painters …| Invitation to Tyrrel. r 05 Epistolary Eloquence [r] Prior 039 ‘To a Person who wrote Ill, and spake Worse against Me’, 4 |Then why shou’d I answer …| [Scott inserts on verso.] The letters. v 06 [r] [Scott] 048 Table-Talk (as chapter title) Conversation. r 07 The Tea-Table [r] Cowper 057 The Task, 4.39 |… and the cups,/ That cheer …| Conversation continues. r 08 After Dinner [ms missing.] Prior 070 ‘Hans Carvel’, |Lay down your Fowls, and Binks/Tyrrel quarrel. 0
broach your Barrel;/ Let Friends and Wine dissolve your care| [ms missing.] 09 The Meeting [r] [Scott] 080 Anonymous but no motto in ms.] Tyrrel meeting Clara. pf 10 Resources [pf] [Scott] 088 The hath met his Match [Motto but no title in ms.] Mowbray and Micklewham. r 11 Fraternal Love [pf] 098 Anonymous [Motto but no title in ms.] Mowbray and Clara. r 12 The Challenge [pf] Beaumont and Fletcher 104 A King and No King, 3.2.43-46 (3 Gentleman, to Bessus) |And a slight … me for you, for … since I desire but …| [Motto but no title in ms.] MacTurk delivers challenge. r 13 Disappointment [pf] Shakespeare 111 The Merry Wives of Windsor, 3.1.1-6 |… Master that calls himself Doctor of Physic?/ Sim. Marry, sir, the pittie-ward, the every way; old Windsor way, and every way but the town way.| Fruitless search for Caius for duel: compare Tyrrel. r
[Motto but no title in ms.] 14 (2.1) The Consultation [r] Shakespeare 123 Measure for Measure, 2.1.121 and 127 |… truths| Sets comic tone for Meg’s interview with Bindloose. r 15 (2.2) A Praiser of Past Times [r] Shakespeare 132 King John, 1.1.189-90 √ (Bastard, solus) Touchstone, a traveller bringing a wealth of information. r 16 (2.3) The Clergyman [r] Goldsmith 142 The Deserted Village, √ to ‘Dryden, from Chaucer’) Clerical ideal to introduce Cargill. r 17 (2.4) The Acquaintance [r] [Scott] 153 (ascribed to Butler) Touchstone and Cargill complementary on the East. r 18 (2.5) Fortune’s Frolics [r] Cibber 162 The Provoked Husband, 2.73-76 |… occasional Chariots roll, only, upon the four Aces, are liable sometimes, you know, to have …| Mowbray and Etherington gambling. r 19 (2.6) A Letter [pf] Shakespeare 177 Richard III, 4.2.44 (Richard) |Hath he …| [Motto but no title in ms.] Etherington writing to reactivate Jekyl. r 20 (2.7) Theatricals [pf] [‘The fete’ in main text; changed at proof stage] Shakespeare 181 Hamlet, 2.2.600 √ (Hamlet, solus) [Title |The fete| but no motto in ms.] Introducing the theatricals. pf 21 (2.8) Perplexities [pf] Shakespeare 196 Love’s Labour’s Lost, The question clouds the scene. r
29 (3.3) Mediation [r] Shakespeare 267 1Henry IV, 5.1.112-14 √ (King, to Worcester) [Title but no motto in ms.] Tyrrel proposal to Jekyl to save Clara’s honour (276). King’s threat of also pertinent. pf 30 (3.4) Intrusion [r] Shakespeare 280 Measure for Measure, 4.3.171-74 (Lucio, to Duke) |… I’ll go … end. If talk offend you, we’ll have very little of it. Nay, friar, I am a kind …| Touchstone sticking with reluctant Jekyl. r 31 (3.5) Discussion [pf] Shakespeare 288 Richard III, 4.2.28-30 (Richard) |… with iron-witted fools/ And unrespective boys … considerate eyes.| [Motto but no title in ms.] Presumably Etherington on Jekyl: ‘suspicious’ at 290.28 may account for the change, but see QD Ch. 9 motto. r 32 (3.6) A Death-Bed [r] [Scott] 301 Old Play Hannah. r 33 (3.7) Disappointment [pf] [Scott] Massinger 315 The Storm A New Way to Pay Old Debts, 5.1.190-91 √ [added between third and fourth paragraphs] [Mottos but no title in ms.] Links with first sentence. Refers to the fact that the documents are only copies. r r 34 (3.8) A Tea-Party [r] [|Tea Cowper 323 The Task, 4.37-41 |… So let …| [Expansion of motto to Ch. 7.] Ironic contrast between calm of motto and the unease of the Well society. r
35 (3.9) Debate [pf] Horace 331 Odes, 3.1.37-40 (freely trans by Scott) [Motto but no title in ms.] Mowbray’s wild ride across the chapter division. r 36 (3.10) A Relative [pf] Goldsmith 339 The Deserted Village, 154 √ [Chapter division but no or motto in ms.] Touchwood’s identity revealed and accepted. pf 37 (3.11) The Wanderer [r] Shakespeare 352 King Lear, 3.4.109-10 √ (Fool, to Lear) [‘Old play’ motto transferred to Ch. 38. King Lear motto added at proof stage.] Straightforward for wild night. * 38 (3.12) The Catastrophe [r] 358 Old Play [|Motto as the will be substituted for the preceding chap|.] * 39 (3.13) Conclusion [r] [Scott] 369 Old Play Dull misery after close of story. r The Betrothed full proofs 01 [Scott] 013 (ascribed to Lewis) [No motto in ms: Scott inserts in proof.] Straightforward superficially, but the novel is actually set in a period of decreased enmity engineered by Baldwin. pf
12 Ritson 096 ‘The Lovers Quarrel’, 414-17 in Pieces of Ancient Popular Poetry [ed. Ritson], 135 (cited by Scott as |Family Quarrels|) |But all the ladies of Scotland fair,/ And lasses … well prove,/ Neither marry for gold nor goods,/ Nor marry …| [Chapter division but no on recto.] Rose urging Eveline. v 13 [Scott] 100 Old Song [Chapter division but no motto on recto.] Seems to refer just to departure from castle. v 14 Dryden 111 Don Sebastian, 2.1.569-73 √ (Almeyda, to Sebastian: dead mother’s warning |… Thin, hollow …| [Chapter division but no motto on recto.] More specific than the text. v 15 Percy 121 ‘Lucy and Colin’, 25-28 (by Tickell, ascribed by Scott to Mallet) Lines 1-2 and 3-4 reversed [Chapter division but no in ms: Scott Eveline’s but neither especially pertinent nor resonant except for general ghostliness, following on from Ch. 14. pf
|Thy Image falls to earth … did blend … in Thee …| [Chapter division but no motto on recto.] 23 (2.7) Randolph 193 ‘An Ode to Anthony M. Stafford’, √ Hawking Direct relevance. r 24 (2.8) Coleridge 201 ‘Christabel’, 81-84 |Five warriors [ms ruffians] … Me, even me, a maid forlorn … with force and fright [ms with wicked might] … tied …| Straightforward. r 25 (2.9) Wordsworth 208 ‘Hart-Leap Well’, |"A jolly place," said he, "in times of old,/ But something ails it now; the spot is curs’d. …"| [Chapter division but no motto on recto.] Cauldron spot. v 26 (2.10) [Scott] 211 Waller Damian. r 27 (2.11) [Scott] 217 Old Play Damian and Eveline, in the first section. r 28 (2.12) [Scott] 230 [Chapter division but no motto in ms: Scott inserts in proof.] Refers to final part of chapter. pf 29 (2.13) Shakespeare 235 Richard III, 4.4.509 (Richard, to messengers) Repeated bad news for Constable, testily received. r
Ballantyne’s request for a motto in proof.] 03 None 020 [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] 00 04 None 039 [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] 00 05 Warton 050 ‘Ode IX: The Crusade’, |Thy … bid those …| The dwarves. v 06 054 Old Play and Exeter Change Double announcement of lion, for Richard: open reference at beginning of chapter. r 07 Percy 064 ‘Chevy Chase’, stanza 67 |Ther was never a tym on the march partes/ Sen the Doglas and the Persè met,/ But yt was marvele, and the redde blude ronne not,/ As the reane doys in the stret.| Opening paragraphs of chapter direct. r 08 Pope (tr) 074 The Iliad, 11.637-38 |… publick weal.| Direct for El Hakim. r 09 None 083 [Scott does not respond to Ballantyne’s request for a motto in proof.] [Chapter division in ms but no motto. Ballad motto in Magnum.] 00 10 Shakespeare 094 1 Henry IV, 1.3.188-90 Rebellion fomenting against king: v
|… these great … much charges …| 19 (4.6) 171 The Crusade, a Tragedy Directly linked with chapter. r 20 (4.7) None 181 [Chapter division in ms but no motto. Magnum has [Scott] motto: lion in thrall to Beauty.] 00 21 (4.8) Shakespeare 194 Macbeth, 2.1.52-56 √ (Macbeth, solus) [Introduced on verso with new chapter division and opening sentence. Filled out by Ballantyne with Scott’s permission in proof.] Immediate application. v* 22 (4.9) Crabbe 200 ‘Sir Grey’, 28-29 |Who comes? …| Hakim, but most open in first part of following chapter. r 23 (4.10) [Scott] 210 Astolpho, a Romance [Chapter division in ms but no motto: Scott inserts motto in proof.] Change in chapter from fever to health. pf 24 (4.11) 218 The Crusade [as for Ch. 19] [Chapter division and caret in ms but no motto: motto in proof print.] 227.42 seems to be the closest match for small things wrecking the noblest purposes. pp 25 (4.12) Lovelace 229 ‘To Lucasta’, 9-12 (ascribed to Montrose) |… you too … thee, Dear …| Awkward for Kenneth in this chapter, but ‘honour’ central theme of the novel. r
26 (4.13) Cranstoun 236 ‘Song of Genius’ as |Ballad|, 1-8 (third stanza possibly by Scott) |… For thoughts may past delights … Their toils are past … shall tread …| Link with Edith’s remarks at 245.19-21. r 27 (4.14) Hughes 246 The Siege of Damascus, 2.1.76-78 (Artamon) |… Their Shouts … Appeal … Heav’n, as if demanding Conquest| [Squeezed in as afterthought.] Link with mock attack at 250. r 28 (4.15) Gray 261 ‘The Bard’, 83-84 √ [Chapter division in ms but no motto: Scott inserts motto in proof.] Straight; alternative to Penrose for final conflict. pf Woodstock full proofs tp Chaucer ‘General Prologue’, 72 |He was a verray, parfit gentil knight| Directs attention to Lee. r 01 Butler 007 Hudibras, Part 3, 2.291-94 √ Straight application to chapter, with satirical tone. v* 02 [Scott] 017 Anon Oak and tendril replacement for deleted motto [Substituted on verso for motto Lee and Alice. v*
used for Ch. 3, again deleted.] 03 [Lloyd] 030 The Legend of Captain Jones, 69 |Now you … Your Edghil … eare:/ Your pia maters rent, perisht your guts,/ Yet live, as then ye had been but earthen buts:/ Whether … To you I speake| Tomkins and Joliffe sparring verbally. v 04 [Scott] 046 Anonymous Exhortation to follow Duty up at 52.15 and 53.32. v 05 [Scott] 056 J. B. [Scott inserts the mock source in proof.] Wildrake r 06 068 Herbert [ms missing. Present in proof print, where Ballantyne and Scott correct it and Scott provides the ascription: |<Anonymous> Herbert|.] expressed immediate link, but sleep doesn’t arrive till 71.5. pp* 07 Crabbe 077 ‘The Frank Courtship’, |… bold Protector …| Straightforward on Cromwell. v 08 Shakespeare 095 Macbeth, 5.1.44-45 √ [Chapter division but no inserted by Scott in proof.] General sense: Wildrake disconcerted after interview with Cromwell. pf 09 [Scott] 101 Old Play [Chapter division but no inserted by Scott in proof.] The Mayor and Holdenough. pf 10 Dryden 113 The Hind and the Panther, 35-36, 39-40 |… her hate … Next her …| Harrison/Desborough and Bletson. pf
[Chapter division but no inserted by Scott on paper apart in proof.] 11 [Scott] 120 Beaumont and Fletcher [Chapter division but no inserted by Scott in revise.] Three commissioners and new arrival Mark. pf 12 (2.1) Shakespeare 133 Henry VIII, 4.1.83-84 √ (Gent, of Ann at coronation) [No chapter division or motto in ms: Scott inserts division (volume and chapter) and motto in proof. In ms chapter the Volume division near the top of the leaf: eewn 131.3/4.] Alice at Evening Prayer: no overtones, except general Royalist. pf 13 (2.2) [Scott] 141 Old Play [ms recto motto from Douglas |At times alas not in his perfect mind/Holds moody colloquies with him he slew| replaced by Scott in proof, without ascription.] Harrison. pf 14 (2.3) Shakespeare 154 A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 5.1.364-71 (Puck) |… Whilst … screeching loud … forth his sprite …| [Chapter division but no motto: inserted by Scott in proof.] Goings-on in chapter. pf
22 (2.11) Shakespeare 248 Richard II, 5.3.6-7, 10-12 (second use) (Bolingbroke, of Hal) |… he …| [Chapter division but no inserted by Scott in proof.] Resonant parallel to Charles: 252.19-28. pf 23 (2.12) [Scott] 256 Old Play [Chapter division in ms with caret: motto probably on verso of missing leaf. Present in proof print.] Direct application to Charles. pp* 24 (3.1) Shakespeare 269 Richard II, 1.3.118 (third use) (Lord Marshal) |Stay, the King …| [Volume division but no motto: inserted by Scott in proof.] Lee stopping between Everard and [Charles] irony. pf 25 (3.2) Shakespeare 282 Macbeth, 4.3.66-69 (Macduff, to Malcolm) |… Th’ untimely emptying of the happy throne …| Setting scene for Charles’s lack of self-control, and implications for his kingship. r 26 (3.3) Shakespeare 291 Much Ado about Nothing, 5.1.141-42 √ [Motto inserted as part of chapter break introduced on verso.] Charles equivocates on Everard’s challenge, giving Wildrake reason. v* 27 (3.4) Home 302 Douglas, 5.1.1-2 √ (Douglas, solus) [Chapter division but no motto: inserted by Scott in proof.] Duel at King’s Oak. pf 28 (3.5) Shakespeare 318 The Two Gentlemen of situation, rather than relationship *
Verona. 5.4.60 √ (Valentine, to Proteus) [Chapter division but no motto: inserted post-proof.] between Tomkins and Josceline. 29 (3.6) Shakespeare 331 Othello, 5.1.24-25 |… mine enemy …| [Motto to right of chapter heading in ms.] Coat foiling stab straight, but no specific resonance: 339.15. r* 30 (3.7) Mackenzie 343 ‘Kenneth’, |If my son William war but here,/ He wou’d na … …| Probably refers to Lee on Albert immediately on this page, though Albert bring news of this sort: threat is more general. r 31 (3.8) Shakespeare 352 1 Henry IV, 2.2.51 √ (Bardolph, to the other ‘highwaymen’) [Chapter division but no motto: present at late proof stage.] Charles and Albert exchange costume (359.21): very general on disguise, situation being quite different. * 32 (3.9) Shakespeare 363 2 VI, 3.2.168-73 (second use) (Suffolk, on Gloucester’s body) |… further out … one that …| Tomkins’ body, though it isn’t described (different from 329). v 33 (3.10) Delone 382 ‘Fair Rosamond’, 21-32 |… The like was never seene …| Straightforward. r 34 (3.11) Shakespeare 392 1 Henry IV, 5.3.23-24 (Douglas, to Blount, whom he has just killed) |A borrowed title …| [Chapter division but no motto: inserted by Scott in proof.] Albert as Charles exposed and condemned: probably just the royal disguise motif. pf
35 (3.12) Baillie 396 Ethwald, (2) 4.3.36-38 √ [Chapter division but no motto: inserted by Scott in proof.] Prisoners awaiting death. pf 36 (3.13) Chatterton 402 ‘Bristowe Tragedie’, (second use) (modernised) |"My noble leige," good Canynge sayde,/ "Leave justice …| Directly to Cromwell’s pardons, and hint of 1660 too. r 37 (3.14) Dryden 410 Don Sebastian, 4.1.1064-65 (Dorax, to Sebastian) |mine had been of a piece …| [Scott provides attribution in proof.] Lee. r Chronicles of the Canongate proofs for Vol. 1, signature A tp Virgil The Aeneid, 9.641 √ |<Chronicles of the Canongate> ↑the Canongate Miscellany↓/ or/ Traditions of the Sanctuary/ By/ Michael Croftangry Esq ↑of Little Croftangry↓ <Chapter First> ↑Sic itur ad astra. / Mottoe of the Canongate arms. / Chapter 1st.↓ [Inserted added in a later pen, apparently at the same Repeated and discussed at 013. r
time as the Antijacobin motto for Ch. 1, on verso (replaced 01 Virgil 013 The Aeneid, 9.641 √ (as on [Post-proof replaces motto inserted on verso in ms: |Mottoe/ Story—God bless you I have none to tell Sir / Poetry of the Antijacobin.|] See title-page. * 02 Pope 023 ‘Horace, Sat.’, 2.2.167-68 |… you see it alter …| [Chapter division but no in ms. Sent to Cadell at proof stage: eewn 319.] Transfers of property: repeated and expanded at 34.37-46. pf* 03 Farquhar 029 The Coach, |Let’s Sing … daily by Jogging … While … While …| [Chapter division but no motto in ms.] Straight for opening of chapter. pf 04 Gay 038 ‘A True Story of an Apparition’, 57-58 |How chang’d, alas … ’Tis now … Publick inn.| [Chapter division but no motto in ms.] Neat pf 05 Shakespeare 045 As You Like It, 3.5.73-74 √ (Rosalind, to Phebe) [Chapter division but no in ms.] Croftangry’s humble no further resonance. pf
06 Shakespeare 055 Coriolanus, 2.1.91 √ (Menenius, to ladies: |my fair as the moon, were she earthly, no nobler|) [<Introduction> but no motto in ms.] Not immediately what comes out of the description in the chapter (high regard, but not physically striking). Volumnia is an older woman, which may be one link, though Virgilia and Valeria are younger. pf Highland Widow 07 Coleridge 068 ‘Christabel’, 39-42 |… can be … seems …| [The original motto was second quatrain of that for Ch. 8. Substituted in ms.] Elspeth encountered: weird overtone. r* 08 Burns 076 ‘The Highland Lament’, 1-4, 17-20 |Oh, I am come to the low countrie,/ Ochon, Ochie!/ Without a penny in my purse/ To buy a meal to me.—// … I was the happiest of a’ the Clan,/ Sair, sair may I repine;/ For Donald was the brawest man,/ And Donald he was mine.—| See eewn r* 09 None 082 [Chapter division but no motto in ms.] 00 10 Shenstone 086 Dawson’ (last stanza) |… must prevail …| (Percy) |… must prevail … yet eewn supplies motto from ms: it seems to apply more to Ch. 11. r
so true.| (1773) [Motto in ms but not in Ed1.] 11 Shakespeare 095 Coriolanus, 5.3.187-89 √ (Coriolanus, to Volumnia) [Motto inserted on verso.] Straightforward example of what happens to Hamish. v The Two Drovers 12 Milton 122 ‘Lycidas’, |Together both, ere … We drove a-field| [ms missing.] Early bonding. 0 13 Pope 130 ‘Duke upon Duke’ |Was never such a loving Pair … cast how … but this,/ He deem’d it meet to fight him.| [ms missing.] As story, with different tone. 0 14 (2.1) [Richardson] 147 Probationary Odes, 8.1-2 |… to record …| (2 lines become 4, with additional rhyme) [ms missing.] Somewhat oblique link with the submission of manuscript for Fairservice’s verdict. 0 The Surgeon’s Daughter 15 (2.2) Johnson 158 ‘On the Death of Dr Robert Levet’, 13-24 |… delay … petty gain disdain’d …| (original in stanzas) [ms missing.] Taken up immediately in text. 0 16 (2.3) None 174 [Chapter division but no in ms.] 00 17 (2.4) 187 Tom and Dick (title Dibdin) [Chapter division but no motto in ms.] Dick and Adam. pf 18 (2.5) Border Minstrelsy 191 ‘Graeme and Berwick’, stanza 27 |"O hald thy tongue, now, Dick and Adam quarrel over Menie. pf
billie Bewick,/ And of thy talking let me be!/ But if thou’rt a man, as I’m sure thou art,/ Come o’er the dyke, and fight wi’ me."| [Chapter division but no motto in ms.] 19 (2.6) None 201 [Chapter division but no motto in ms.] 00 20 (2.7) Milton 210 Paradise Lost, 11.479-80 √ [Chapter division but no motto in ms.] Hospital. pf 21 (2.8) Pope 217 (tr) The Iliad, 11.636-37 |… publick weal.| [Chapter division but no motto in ms.] Hartley. pf 22 (2.9) None 229 [Chapter division but no motto in ms.] 00 23 (2.10) Shakespeare 235 The Merry Wives of Windsor, 2.2.4 (Pistol, to Falstaff) World my oyster Move to India. Total change of tone from end of 22. r 24 (2.11) None 245 [Chapter division but no motto in ms.] 00 25 (2.12) None 255 [ms missing.] 00 26 (2.13) None 260 [ms missing.] 00 27 (2.14) None 266 [ms missing.] 00 28 (2.15) Campbell 273 ‘The Turkish Lady’, 1-8 (Quoted from memory) |… her sultry … calm and sweet the moonlight rose;/ Even a captive spirit tasted/ Half oblivion of his woes.| Hartley’s visit to two venues. 0
[ms missing.] 29 (2.16) Swift 286 ‘Dingley, and Brent’, 13-18 |You tell … And curious to know …| [ms missing.] Neat match for Katie Fairscribe introducing topic of shawl after the reading. 0 The Fair Maid of no proofs tp Canongate Sic itur ad astra [ms missing.] 0 Na [Scott] 003 Captain Marjoribanks Steeped in history [ms missing.] Holyrood. 0 01 [Scott] 011 Behold the Tiber! [ms missing.] Direct. 0 02 None 013 [ms missing.] 00 03 None 031 [Chapter division in ms but no 00 04 None 037 [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] 00 05 None 044 [Chapter division and deleted motto on recto: |<The bloody brow? Oh Jupiter no blood. Coriolanus.>| 00 06 [Scott] 053 Taming of a Shrew Relates to final section of chapter. r 07 Shakespeare 063 1 Henry VI, 2.4.134 |… may drink …| (Plantagenet) [Chapter division on recto. Motto inserted on See 64.6-8. v*
verso, with change to opening of chapter.] 08 None 073 [Chapter division on verso, but no motto.] 00 09 None 087 [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] 00 10 Shakespeare 095 Richard II, 2.2.109-11 (York) |If I know how or which way to order these affairs/ Thus disorderly thrust into my hands,/ Never believe me.| Royal puzzlement. r 11 None 105 [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] 00 12 None 115 [Chapter division in ms but no 00 13 None 129 [New volume in ms but no motto.] 00 14 None 145 [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] 00 15 None 157 [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] 00 16 None 168 [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] 00 17 Shakespeare 182 1 Henry IV, 2.4.429 (Falstaff, to Hal) |Nay, I’ll tickle ye for a young prince| (i.e. I’ll amuse you by playing a Rothsay really a Prince, but acts Prince of Revels. v*
young prince) [Chapter division and motto inserted on verso.] 18 None 195 [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] 00 19 Shakespeare 198 Othello, 2.3.153-54 (Iago) |Who’s that which …| [Scott inserts motto in recto margin.] Straight link with opening sentence. mg 20 None 212 [Chapter division in ms but no 00 21 Shakespeare 222 2 Henry VI, 2.3.54-55 (King: Horner and Peter duel) |A God’s name … Here let them end it, and God …| Robert persuaded to allow the clan combat. r 22 None 232 [Chapter division in ms but no 00 23 None 242 [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] 00 24 None 257 [Volume division in ms but no motto.] 00 25 Shakespeare 264 A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 1.1.134 √ (Lysander, to Hermia) Threat of taking the veil means this is closer than other usages. r 26 None 273 [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] 00 27 Betterton 278 General Prologue 0
|sulphury| 02 Byron 014 Manfred, 1.2.116-19, 121 (again) |within an hour| Straightforward. r 03 Collins 026 Persian Eclogues, 2.31-36 |… Weak men …| Relates to simple life of v 04 Pope 041 (tr) The Odyssey, 21.427-28, 431-34 |And now his … While some …| [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] Straightforward, Classicising. pf 05 047 Anonymous [Added at proof stage, when new chapter was created.] Arnold’s preference for simple life. pf 06 [Scott] 058 Frenaud Elemental encounter [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] Straightforward for duel. pf 07 Tasso 065 Gerusalemme liberata (tr Hoole), 2.665-69 |… that war … our friendship …| [Added at proof stage (ms has a ‘Georgicks’ motto, probably by Scott: eewn, 423).] Application to pf 08 [Scott] 075 Helvetia [Chapter division in ms but no Basle prompts an epic simile. pf 09 Shakespeare 079 Hamlet, 1.1.15-17 |… soldier!/ Who hath reliev’d you?// Fran. Straightforward. r
Bernardo hath my place./ Give you good night.| Layout changed 10 089 Anonymous Arthur pondering Anne’s appearance. r 11 111 Anonymous [Added at proof stage when chapter division introduced.] Donnerhugel’s narrative. pf 12 Shakespeare 122 The Tempest, 1.2.410-11 (Miranda, to Prospero, on seeing Ferdinand) |Believe me, sir,/ It carries a brave form. But ’tis a spirit.| [Chapter division introduced in ms but no motto.] Anne walking debated in this chapter: not a strong pf 13 (2.1) Shakespeare 131 The Comedy of Errors, 1.1.5-9 (Duke) |… with their bloods| [Added at proof stage (ms has the Ch. 14 motto).] Neat match for Burgundy/Hagenbach. pf 14 (2.2) Shakespeare 142 The Tempest, 1.2.465-66 (again) √ (Ferdinand, to Prospero) [Original Ch. 13 motto added on verso.] Arthur intending to resist at first (145.16ff): not a close parallel. v 15 (2.3) Coleridge 153 ‘The Dungeon’, 1 (ascribed to ‘Old Play’) |… made …| [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] Immediate dungeon. pf
only the instruction |Motto from Grays elegy <Now smiling> I forget the verse but it includes the/ —-Now smiling as in scorn/ Mutting his wayward fancies &c|.] 31 (3.9) [Scott] 340 Old Play [Chapter division in ms but no Carmelite in first section of chapter. pf 32 (3.10) Shakespeare 348 Richard II, 4.1.249-52 (Richard) |… my soul’s consent … Made …| René’s abdication thoughts: Richard as weak king. v 33 (3.11) [Scott] 366 Old Poem [Chapter division in ms but no motto.] Margaret obsequies. pf 34 (3.12) Hogg 371 ‘Lord Derwent’, |… border troop …| Murten account. r 35 (3.13) [Scott] 381 Old Play [Chapter division but no motto.] Presumably linked with treachery. pf 36 (3.14) Penrose 392 ‘The Field of Battle’, 1-4 |Faintly bray’d the battle’s roar … hollow wind;/ Panting terror …| [May be on missing verso.] Straightforward. v? Count Robert of Paris various proof stages
01 Johnson 003 Irene, 1.1.31-43 √ [No ms. In proof print.] Straightforward. pp 02 Baillie 009 Constantine Paleologus, 1.1.026-34 |… speakst,/ Stands mid … as in …| [No ms. In proof print.] Straightforward. pp 03 031 The Court [No ms. In proof print.] Straightforward. pp 04 Hughes 045 The Siege of Damascus, 2.1 (Artamon) |… Their Shouts … loud Appeal/ They challenge … barbarous Host … the Cry| [Chapter division in ms but no in late proof print.] Straightforward application to Laodicea account. pp* 05 [Scott] 062 The Deluge, a Poem [Chapter division in ms but no motto. Sent at Ballantyne’s request: eewn 395. Appears in late proof print.] Crusader advance. pp* 06 [Scott] 074 Old Play [Chapter division in ms but no in late proof print.] Hereward on Anna. pp* 07 Milton 079 Paradise Regained, |… so wide …| Probably relates to Alexius’ preparations to deal with vast Crusading forces, but not a close match. r 08 [Scott] 092 Dr Sophistry dispelled [Chapter division in ms but no motto: in late proof print.] Hereward resists Agelastes. pp* 09 [Scott] 100 The Engineer [Chapter division in ms Alexius’ diplomacy. pp*
but no motto: in late proof print.] 10 [Scott] 112 Feudal Times [Chapter division in ms but no motto: in late proof print.] Brenhilda introduced. pp* 11 124 Anonymous [Chapter division in ms but no in late proof print.] Agelastes’ retreat in second part of chapter. pp* 12 128 Palestine Wily Greek contrasted with stern Frank. [Chapter division in ms but no motto: late proof print.] Agelastes contrasted with Robert/Brenhilda. pp* 13 None 133 00 14 Shakespeare 151 Richard III, 4.2.28-31 √ (Richard) [No ms: in late print.] Not clear, but probably refers to Alexius’ distrust of Agelastes and his conversation with Robert, who is ‘iron-witted’ at 181.19. pp* 15 None 161 00 16 [Scott] 169 Anonymous [No ms: in late proof print.] Sylvan. pp* 17 [Scott] 179 Anonymous [No ms: in late proof print.] Nicephorus risking all for love of Brenhilda. pp* 18 None 185 00 19 None 198 00 20 Crabbe 206 The Library, 563-64 √ [No ms: in late proof print.] Hereward rescues Bertha: their story. pp* 21 Shakespeare 221 Richard II, 5.3.137-42 √ (Bolingbroke, to Duchess of York) [No ms: in late proof print.] Classic statement for condemnation of traitors. pp* 22 Campbell 230 Gertrude of Wyoming, 3.19.9 |… wailed.| [No ms: in print.] Hereward hears proclamation of combat. pp
23 Shakespeare 241 The Taming of the Shrew, 5.2.155-60 √ (Katherina) [No ms: in proof print.] Vexhelia dominates Osmund, violating pp 24 [Scott] 259 Anonymous [No ms: in proof print.] General sense of the ominous seems to be all that is involved: the imagery echoes that of the motto to Ch. 17. pp 25 Prior 263 ‘The Thief and the Cordelier’, 26-29, 36-37, 33-34 |What frightens … good Son … You Murther’d … O Father … For ’twas not … Murther’d … And what …| with refrain |Derry down, &c.| [No ms: in proof print.] Alexius and Zosimus. pp 26 [Scott] 267 [No ms: in proof print.] Theological perspective on Agelastes killed by Sylvan. pp 27 Deloney 272 ‘The Spanish Lady’s Love to an English Man’ (ascribed to ‘Old Ballad’) |… hear of … had she on …| [No ms: in proof print.] Alexius intends Anna for Ursel: rather oblique. pp 28 Shakespeare 287 King Lear, 4.7.78-82 √ Q F |kill’d| [Chapter division in ms but no motto: in proof print.] straightforward for Ursel. pp 29 Shakespeare 294 As You Like It, 2.1.12-14 (Duke Senior) |… Wears yet … his head| Ursel’s wisdom acquired in captivity: classic sentiment. r 30 Shakespeare 301 Julius Caesar, 2.1.77-85 √ (Brutus) [No ms: in proof print.] Concealment in chapter. Roman parallel germane. pp
[No ms: in proof print.] 34 Pope 330 An Essay on Criticism, 283-84 |Exclaims … Yes … So vast a Throng … can ne’er … in a Plain.| [No ms: in proof print.] Light introduction to the extended battle description. pp 35 None 356 00 Castle Dangerous various proof stages 01 [Scott] Home 003 Old Play Douglas, Prologue, 27-28 |… dread name …| Straightforward. r 02 Shakespeare 011 As You Like It, 2.4.12-18 √ Basic parallel, with disguise involved, rural scene, and meeting young man and old. But not much more than this neatness. v 03 Shakespeare 024 The Merchant of Venice, 5.1.124-26 √ (Portia) For the dark day: prevalent in r 04 Johnson 030 ‘Verses Modelled on Pope’ |… merry tale … our impatient …| [No chapter division or motto in ms. In proof print.] Entertainment on journey. pp 05 037 Old Play [Chapter division in ms but no motto. In proof print.] of Hugonet’s encounter with Thomas. pp
Relicts of antient Poetry vol. I Page 4|.] 08 None 063 00 09 Byron 081 Don Juan, 16.321-36, 353-68 √ Ghostly horseman. v 10 None 098 00 11 [Scott] 106 Anonymous [Chapter division in ms but no motto. In proof print.] Immediate link with reference to Augustine’s disappearance in paragraph. pp 12 None 117 00 13 None 122 00 14 None 129 00 15 None 138 00 16 None 141 00 17 None 143 00 18 153 Old Play [No ascription in ms: it was inserted Bertram expounds prophecies to Greenleaf. r* 19 Shakespeare 159 1 Henry IV, 3.1.148-54 (Hotspur, on Glendower) |…Sometime … …| [No ms: motto in proof print.] Very local, taking up preceding chapter and linking with opening of this one: Greenleaf’s impatience at Bertram’s lore. pp 20 Percy 172 ‘The Battle of Otterbourne’, 2.73-80 (ascribed to ‘Old Ballad’) (modernised) |Uppon sent Andewe loude can they crye …. And syne … marked them Straightforward. pp*