| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| Iesus preserue your Royall Maiesty. | Jesus preserve your royal majesty! | 2H6 I.ii.70 |
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| But by the grace of God, and Humes aduice, | But, by the grace of God and Hume's advice, | 2H6 I.ii.72 |
| Your Graces Title shall be multiplied. | Your grace's title shall be multiplied. | 2H6 I.ii.73 |
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| This they haue promised to shew your Highnes | This they have promised: to show your highness | 2H6 I.ii.78 |
| A Spirit rais'd from depth of vnder ground, | A spirit raised from depth of under ground, | 2H6 I.ii.79 |
| That shall make answere to such Questions, | That shall make answer to such questions | 2H6 I.ii.80 |
| As by your Grace shall be propounded him. | As by your grace shall be propounded him. | 2H6 I.ii.81 |
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| Hume must make merry with the Duchesse Gold: | Hume must make merry with the Duchess' gold; | 2H6 I.ii.87 |
| Marry and shall: but how now, Sir Iohn Hume? | Marry, and shall. But how now, Sir John Hume? | 2H6 I.ii.88 |
| Seale vp your Lips, and giue no words but Mum, | Seal up your lips and give no words but mum; | 2H6 I.ii.89 |
| The businesse asketh silent secrecie. | The business asketh silent secrecy. | 2H6 I.ii.90 |
| Dame Elianor giues Gold, to bring the Witch: | Dame Eleanor gives gold to bring the witch; | 2H6 I.ii.91 |
| Gold cannot come amisse, were she a Deuill. | Gold cannot come amiss, were she a devil. | 2H6 I.ii.92 |
| Yet haue I Gold flyes from another Coast: | Yet have I gold flies from another coast – | 2H6 I.ii.93 |
| I dare not say, from the rich Cardinall, | I dare not say from the rich Cardinal | 2H6 I.ii.94 |
| And from the great and new-made Duke of Suffolke; | And from the great and new-made Duke of Suffolk. | 2H6 I.ii.95 |
| Yet I doe finde it so: for to be plaine, | Yet I do find it so; for, to be plain, | 2H6 I.ii.96 |
| They (knowing Dame Elianors aspiring humor) | They, knowing Dame Eleanor's aspiring humour, | 2H6 I.ii.97 |
| Haue hyred me to vnder-mine the Duchesse, | Have hired me to undermine the Duchess, | 2H6 I.ii.98 |
| And buzze these Coniurations in her brayne. | And buzz these conjurations in her brain. | 2H6 I.ii.99 |
| They say, A craftie Knaue do's need no Broker, | They say ‘ A crafty knave does need no broker;’ | 2H6 I.ii.100 |
| Yet am I Suffolke and the Cardinalls Broker. | Yet am I Suffolk and the Cardinal's broker. | 2H6 I.ii.101 |
| Hume, if you take not heed, you shall goe neere | Hume, if you take not heed, you shall go near | 2H6 I.ii.102 |
| To call them both a payre of craftie Knaues. | To call them both a pair of crafty knaves. | 2H6 I.ii.103 |
| Well, so it stands: and thus I feare at last, | Well, so it stands; and thus, I fear, at last | 2H6 I.ii.104 |
| Humes Knauerie will be the Duchesse Wracke, | Hume's knavery will be the Duchess' wrack, | 2H6 I.ii.105 |
| And her Attainture, will be Humphreyes fall: | And her attainture will be Humphrey's fall. | 2H6 I.ii.106 |
| Sort how it will, I shall haue Gold for all. | Sort how it will, I shall have gold for all. | 2H6 I.ii.107 |
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| Come my Masters, the Duchesse I tell you expects | Come, my masters, the Duchess, I tell you, expects | 2H6 I.iv.1 |
| performance of your promises. | performance of your promises. | 2H6 I.iv.2 |
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| I, what else? feare you not her courage. | Ay, what else? Fear you not her courage. | 2H6 I.iv.5 |