| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| Which be the malefactors? | Which be the malefactors? | MA IV.ii.3 |
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| But which are the offenders that are to be | But which are the offenders that are to be | MA IV.ii.7 |
| examined, let them come before master Constable. | examined? Let them come before Master Constable. | MA IV.ii.8 |
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| Master Constable, you goe not the way to examine, | Master Constable, you go not the way to examine; | MA IV.ii.32 |
| you must call forth the watch that are their accusers. | you must call forth the watch that are their accusers. | MA IV.ii.33 |
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| What heard you him say else? | What heard you him say else? | MA IV.ii.44 |
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| What else fellow? | What else, fellow? | MA IV.ii.450 |
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| What else? | What else? | MA IV.ii.56 |
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| And this is more masters then you can deny, | And this is more, masters, than you can deny. | MA IV.ii.58 |
| Prince Iohn is this morning secretly stolne away: Hero | Prince John is this morning secretly stolen away; Hero | MA IV.ii.59 |
| was in this manner accus'd, in this very manner refus'd, | was in this manner accused, in this very manner refused, | MA IV.ii.60 |
| and vpon the griefe of this sodainely died: Master Constable, | and upon the grief of this suddenly died. Master Constable, | MA IV.ii.61 |
| let these men be bound, and brought to Leonato, | let these men be bound, and brought to Leonato's; | MA IV.ii.62 |
| I will goe before, and shew him their | I will go before and show him their | MA IV.ii.63 |
| examination. | examination. | MA IV.ii.64 |