| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| Wee are sent, | We are sent | Mac I.iii.99.2 |
| To giue thee from our Royall Master thanks, | To give thee from our royal master thanks; | Mac I.iii.100 |
| Onely to harrold thee into his sight, | Only to herald thee into his sight, | Mac I.iii.101 |
| Not pay thee. | Not pay thee. | Mac I.iii.102 |
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| Who was the Thane, liues yet, | Who was the Thane lives yet, | Mac I.iii.108.2 |
| But vnder heauie Iudgement beares that Life, | But under heavy judgement bears that life | Mac I.iii.109 |
| Which he deserues to loose. / Whether he was combin'd | Which he deserves to lose. Whether he was combined | Mac I.iii.110 |
| with those of Norway, / Or did lyne the Rebell | With those of Norway, or did line the rebel | Mac I.iii.111 |
| with hidden helpe, / And vantage; or that with both | With hidden help and vantage, or that with both | Mac I.iii.112 |
| he labour'd / In his Countreyes wracke, I know not: | He laboured in his country's wrack, I know not; | Mac I.iii.113 |
| But Treasons Capitall, confess'd, and prou'd, | But treasons capital, confessed, and proved | Mac I.iii.114 |
| Haue ouerthrowne him. | Have overthrown him. | Mac I.iii.115.1 |
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| Neere Byrnan wood | Near Birnan Wood | Mac V.ii.5.2 |
| Shall we well meet them, that way are they comming. | Shall we well meet them; that way are they coming. | Mac V.ii.6 |
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| Now do's he feele | Now does he feel | Mac V.ii.16.2 |
| His secret Murthers sticking on his hands, | His secret murders sticking on his hands; | Mac V.ii.17 |
| Now minutely Reuolts vpbraid his Faith-breach: | Now minutely revolts upbraid his faith-breach. | Mac V.ii.18 |
| Those he commands, moue onely in command, | Those he commands move only in command, | Mac V.ii.19 |
| Nothing in loue: Now do's he feele his Title | Nothing in love. Now does he feel his title | Mac V.ii.20 |
| Hang loose about him, like a Giants Robe | Hang loose about him like a giant's robe | Mac V.ii.21 |
| Vpon a dwarfish Theefe. | Upon a dwarfish thief. | Mac V.ii.22.1 |