| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| Lords. | LORDS | |
| Thankes to your Maiesty. | Thanks to your majesty. | Mac III.iv.2.2 |
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| Lords. | LORDS | |
| What, my good Lord? | What, my good lord? | Mac III.iv.48.2 |
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| Lords. | LORDS | |
| Our duties, and the pledge. | Our duties and the pledge! | Mac III.iv.91.2 |
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| The Sonnes of Duncane | The son of Duncan, | Mac III.vi.24.2 |
| (From whom this Tyrant holds the due of Birth) | From whom this tyrant holds the due of birth, | Mac III.vi.25 |
| Liues in the English Court, and is receyu'd | Lives in the English court, and is received | Mac III.vi.26 |
| Of the most Pious Edward, with such grace, | Of the most pious Edward with such grace | Mac III.vi.27 |
| That the maleuolence of Fortune, nothing | That the malevolence of fortune nothing | Mac III.vi.28 |
| Takes from his high respect. Thither Macduffe | Takes from his high respect. Thither Macduff | Mac III.vi.29 |
| Is gone, to pray the Holy King, vpon his ayd | Is gone to pray the holy king, upon his aid, | Mac III.vi.30 |
| To wake Northumberland, and warlike Seyward, | To wake Northumberland and warlike Seyward, | Mac III.vi.31 |
| That by the helpe of these (with him aboue) | That by the help of these – with Him above | Mac III.vi.32 |
| To ratifie the Worke) we may againe | To ratify the work – we may again | Mac III.vi.33 |
| Giue to our Tables meate, sleepe to our Nights: | Give to our tables meat, sleep to our nights, | Mac III.vi.34 |
| Free from our Feasts, and Banquets bloody kniues; | Free from our feasts and banquets bloody knives, | Mac III.vi.35 |
| Do faithfull Homage, and receiue free Honors, | Do faithful homage and receive free honours – | Mac III.vi.36 |
| All which we pine for now. And this report | All which we pine for now. And this report | Mac III.vi.37 |
| Hath so exasperate their King, that hee | Hath so exasperate the King that he | Mac III.vi.38 |
| Prepares for some attempt of Warre. | Prepares for some attempt of war. | Mac III.vi.39.1 |
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| He did: and with an absolute Sir, not I | He did. And with an absolute ‘ Sir, not I!’ | Mac III.vi.40 |
| The clowdy Messenger turnes me his backe, | The cloudy messenger turns me his back | Mac III.vi.41 |
| And hums; as who should say, you'l rue the time | And hums, as who should say ‘ You'll rue the time | Mac III.vi.42 |
| That clogges me with this Answer. | That clogs me with this answer.’ | Mac III.vi.43.1 |
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| Ile send my Prayers with him. | I'll send my prayers with him. | Mac III.vi.49.2 |