In accordance with METS policy, we have regularized the to thee when it refers to the second-person pronoun in the following lines: 53, 1104, 1172, 1614, 1650, 1759, 1999, 2080, 2169, and 3023. Likewise, we have regularized of to off in the following lines: 113, 189, 949, 1410, 1541, 1932, 1948, 2004, 2057, 2127, 2369, and 2471.

Due to errors in the prior edition of the text (D&A), and the more recent discovery of a fourth copy of the text (R), we record here the substantive differences between all four known copies, omitting only minor orthographic differences. Lines that appear to have been changed due to Yorkist influence on the manuscript tradition are highlighted in bold font.