| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| Maister yong-man, you I praie you, which is the | Master young man, you I pray you, which is the | MV II.ii.29 |
| waie to Maister Iewes? | way to Master Jew's? | MV II.ii.30 |
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| Maister yong Gentleman, I praie you which is the | Master young gentleman, I pray you which is the | MV II.ii.34 |
| waie to Maister Iewes. | way to Master Jew's? | MV II.ii.35 |
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| Be Gods sonties 'twill be a hard waie to hit, can | By God's sonties, 'twill be a hard way to hit! Can | MV II.ii.40 |
| you tell me whether one Launcelet that dwels with him, | you tell me whether one Launcelot that dwells with him, | MV II.ii.41 |
| dwell with him or no. | dwell with him or no? | MV II.ii.42 |
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| No Maister sir, but a poore mans sonne, his Father | No master, sir, but a poor man's son. His father, | MV II.ii.46 |
| though I say't is an honest exceeding poore man, and | though I say't, is an honest exceeding poor man and, | MV II.ii.47 |
| God be thanked well to liue. | God be thanked, well to live. | MV II.ii.48 |
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| Your worships friend and Launcelet. | Your worship's friend, and Launcelot, sir. | MV II.ii.51 |
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| Of Launcelet, ant please your maistership. | Of Launcelot, an't please your mastership. | MV II.ii.54 |
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| Marrie God forbid, the boy was the verie staffe of | Marry, God forbid! The boy was the very staff of | MV II.ii.60 |
| my age, my verie prop. | my age, my very prop. | MV II.ii.61 |
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| Alacke the day, I know you not yong Gentleman, | Alack the day, I know you not, young gentleman! | MV II.ii.64 |
| but I praie you tell me, is my boy God rest his soule | But I pray you tell me, is my boy, God rest his soul, | MV II.ii.65 |
| aliue or dead. | alive or dead? | MV II.ii.66 |
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| Alacke sir I am sand blinde, I know you not. | Alack, sir, I am sand-blind! I know you not. | MV II.ii.68 |
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| Praie you sir stand vp, I am sure you are not | Pray you, sir, stand up. I am sure you are not | MV II.ii.75 |
| Lancelet my boy. | Launcelot my boy. | MV II.ii.76 |
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| I cannot thinke you are my sonne. | I cannot think you are my son. | MV II.ii.80 |
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| Her name is Margerie indeede, Ile be sworne if thou | Her name is Margery indeed. I'll be sworn, if thou | MV II.ii.84 |
| be Lancelet, thou art mine owne flesh and blood: Lord | be Launcelot thou art mine own flesh and blood. Lord | MV II.ii.85 |
| worshipt might he be, what a beard hast thou got; | worshipped might he be, what a beard hast thou got! | MV II.ii.86 |
| thou hast got more haire on thy chin, then Dobbin my | Thou hast got more hair on thy chin than Dobbin my | MV II.ii.87 |
| philhorse has on his taile. | fill-horse has on his tail. | MV II.ii.88 |
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| Lord how art thou chang'd: how doost thou and | Lord, how art thou changed! How dost thou and | MV II.ii.92 |
| thy Master agree, I haue brought him a present; how | thy master agree? I have brought him a present. How | MV II.ii.93 |
| gree you now? | 'gree you now? | MV II.ii.94 |
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| God blesse your worship. | God bless your worship! | MV II.ii.110 |
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| Here's my sonne sir, a poore boy. | Here's my son, sir, a poor boy ... | MV II.ii.112 |
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| He hath a great infection sir, as one would say | He hath a great infection, sir, as one would say, | MV II.ii.115 |
| to serue. | to serve ... | MV II.ii.116 |
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| His Maister and he (sauing your worships reuerence) | His master and he, saving your worship's reverence, | MV II.ii.119 |
| are scarce catercosins. | are scarce cater-cousins. | MV II.ii.120 |
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| I haue here a dish of Doues that I would bestow | I have here a dish of doves that I would bestow | MV II.ii.124 |
| vpon your worship, and my suite is. | upon your worship, and my suit is ... | MV II.ii.125 |
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| That is the verie defect of the matter sir. | That is the very defect of the matter, sir. | MV II.ii.132 |