| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| Pray Sir be patient; 'tis as much impossible, | Pray, sir, be patient. 'Tis as much impossible, | H8 V.iv.12 |
| Vnlesse wee sweepe 'em from the dore with Cannons, | Unless we sweep 'em from the door with cannons, | H8 V.iv.13 |
| To scatter 'em, as 'tis to make 'em sleepe | To scatter 'em as 'tis to make 'em sleep | H8 V.iv.14 |
| On May-day Morning, which will neuer be: | On May-day morning; which will never be. | H8 V.iv.15 |
| We may as well push against Powles as stirre 'em. | We may as well push against Paul's as stir 'em. | H8 V.iv.16 |
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| Alas I know not, how gets the Tide in? | Alas, I know not. How gets the tide in? | H8 V.iv.18 |
| As much as one sound Cudgell of foure foote, | As much as one sound cudgel of four foot – | H8 V.iv.19 |
| (You see the poore remainder) could distribute, | You see the poor remainder – could distribute, | H8 V.iv.20 |
| I made no spare Sir. | I made no spare, sir. | H8 V.iv.21.1 |
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| I am not Sampson, nor Sir Guy, nor Colebrand, | I am not Samson, nor Sir Guy, nor Colbrand, | H8 V.iv.22 |
| To mow 'em downe before me: but if I spar'd any | To mow 'em down before me; but if I spared any | H8 V.iv.23 |
| That had a head to hit, either young or old, | That had a head to hit, either young or old, | H8 V.iv.24 |
| He or shee, Cuckold or Cuckold-maker: | He or she, cuckold or cuckold-maker, | H8 V.iv.25 |
| Let me ne're hope to see a Chine againe, | Let me ne'er hope to see a chine again – | H8 V.iv.26 |
| And that I would not for a Cow, God saue her. | And that I would not for a cow, God save her! | H8 V.iv.27 |
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| What would you haue me doe? | What would you have me do? | H8 V.iv.31 |
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| The Spoones will be the bigger Sir: There is a fellow | The spoons will be the bigger, sir. There is a fellow | H8 V.iv.39 |
| somewhat neere the doore, he should be a Brasier by his | somewhat near the door, he should be a brazier by his | H8 V.iv.40 |
| face, for o' my conscience twenty of the Dog-dayes now | face, for, o'my conscience, twenty of the dog-days now | H8 V.iv.41 |
| reigne in's Nose; all that stand about him are vnder the | reign in's nose; all that stand about him are under the | H8 V.iv.42 |
| Line, they need no other pennance: that Fire-Drake did I | line, they need no other penance. That fire-drake did I | H8 V.iv.43 |
| hit three times on the head, and three times was his | hit three times on the head, and three times was his | H8 V.iv.44 |
| Nose discharged against mee; hee stands there like a | nose discharged against me; he stands there like a | H8 V.iv.45 |
| Morter-piece to blow vs. There was a Habberdashers | mortar-piece, to blow us. There was a haberdasher's | H8 V.iv.46 |
| Wife of small wit, neere him, that rail'd vpon me, till her | wife of small wit near him, that railed upon me till her | H8 V.iv.47 |
| pinck'd porrenger fell off her head, for kindling such a | pinked porringer fell off her head, for kindling such a | H8 V.iv.48 |
| combustion in the State. I mist the Meteor once, and | combustion in the state. I missed the meteor once, and | H8 V.iv.49 |
| hit that Woman, who cryed out Clubbes, when I might | hit that woman, who cried out ‘ Clubs!’, when I might | H8 V.iv.50 |
| see from farre, some forty Truncheoners draw to her | see from far some forty truncheoners draw to her | H8 V.iv.51 |
| succour, which were the hope o'th'Strond where she | succour, which were the hope o'th' Strand, where she | H8 V.iv.52 |
| was quartered; they fell on, I made good my place; at | was quartered. They fell on; I made good my place. At | H8 V.iv.53 |
| length they came to th'broome staffe to me, I defide 'em | length they came to th' broomstaff to me; I defied 'em | H8 V.iv.54 |
| stil, when sodainly a File of Boyes behind 'em, loose | still; when suddenly a file of boys behind 'em, loose | H8 V.iv.55 |
| shot, deliuer'd such a showre of Pibbles, that I was faine | shot, delivered such a shower of pebbles that I was fain | H8 V.iv.56 |
| to draw mine Honour in, and let 'em win the Worke, the | to draw mine honour in, and let 'em win the work. The | H8 V.iv.57 |
| Diuell was amongst 'em I thinke surely. | devil was amongst 'em, I think, surely. | H8 V.iv.58 |
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| You great fellow, | You great fellow, | H8 V.iv.86.2 |
| Stand close vp, or Ile make your head ake. | Stand close up, or I'll make your head ache. | H8 V.iv.87 |