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AA PleasantPleasant conceitedconceited HistorieHistory, calledcalled
TheThe TamingTaming ofof aa ShrewShrew.

EnterEnter aa TapsterTapster, beatingbeating outout ofof hishis dooresdoors
SlieSly DroonkenDrunken.

TapsterTapster.
YOuYOu whorsonwhoreson droonkendrunken slaueslave, youyou hadhad bestbest bebe gonegone,
AndAnd emptyempty youryour droonkendrunken panchpaunch some wheresomewhere elseelse
ForFor inin thisthis househouse thouthou shaltshalt notnot restrest to nighttonight.
ExitExit TapsterTapster.
SlieSly.Tilly vallyTilly-vally, byby criseecrisee TapsterTapster IleI’ll fesefeeze youyou anonanon.
FilsFillsfills thethe tothert’other potpot andand allsall’s paidpaid forfor, lookelook youyou
II doodo drinkedrink itit ofof minemine owneown InstegationInstigation, OmneOmne benebene
HeereHere IleI’ll lielie aa whilewhile, whywhy TapsterTapster II saysay,
FilsFills aa freshfresh cushencushion heerehere.
HeighHeyHeigh hoho, heershere’s goodgood warmewarm lyinglying.
HeHe falsfalls asleepeasleep.

EnterEnter aa NobleNoble manman andand hishis menmen
fromfrom huntinghunting.
LordLord.NowNow thatthat thethe gloomiegloomy shaddowshadow ofof thethe nightnight,
LongingLonging toto viewview OrionsOrion’s drislingdrizzling lookeslooks,
LeapesLeaps fromfrom th’antarticketh’antarctic WorldWorld vntounto thethe skiesky
AndAnd dimsdims thethe WelkinWelkin withwith herher pitchiepitchy breathbreath,
AndAnd darkesomedarksome nightnight oreshadeso’ershades thethe christallcrystal heauensheavens,
HereHere breakebreak wewe offoff ourour huntinghunting forfor to nighttonight,

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CuppleCouplecouple vppeup thethe houndshounds andand letlet vsus hiehie vsus homehome,
AndAnd bidbid thethe huntsmanhuntsman seesee themthem meatedmeated wellwell,
ForFor theythey hauehave allall deseru’ddeserved itit wellwell to daieto todayto daieday,
ButBut softsoft, whatwhat sleepiesleepy fellowfellow isis thisthis lieslies heerehere?
OrOr isis hehe deaddead, seesee oneone whatwhat hehe doothdoth lackelack?
SeruingmanServingmanServant.MyMy lordlord, tis’tis nothingnothing butbut aa drunkendrunken (sleepesleep,
HisHis headhead isis tootoo heauieheavy forfor hishis bodiebody,
AndAnd hehe hathhath drunkedrunk soso muchmuch thatthat hehe cancan gogo nono furderfurther.
LordLord.FieFie, howhow thethe slauishslavish villainevillain stinkesstinks ofof drinkedrink.
HoHo, sirhasirrah arisearise. WhatWhat soso soundsound asleepeasleep?
GoGo taketake himhim vppeup andand bearebear himhim toto mymy househouse,
AndAnd bearebear himhim easilieeasily forfor fearefear hehe wakewake,
AndAnd inin mymy fairestfairest chamberchamber makemake aa firefire,
AndAnd setset aa sumptuoussumptuous banquetbanquet onon thethe boordboard,
AndAnd putput mymy richestrichest garmentesgarments onon hishis backeback,
ThenThen setset himhim atat thethe TableTable inin aa chairechair:
WhenWhen thatthat isis doonedone againstagainst hehe shallshall awakeawake,
LetLet heauenlieheavenly musickemusic playplay aboutabout himhim stillstill,
GoGo twotwo ofof youyou awaieaway andand bearebear himhim hencehence,
AndAnd thenthen IleI’ll telltell youyou whatwhat II hauehave deuisdedevised,
ButBut seesee inin anyany casecase youyou wakewake himhim notnot.
ExeuntExeunt twotwo withwith SlieSly.
NowNow taketake mymy cloakecloak andand giuegive meme oneone ofof yoursyours,
AlAll fellowesfellows nownow, andand seesee youyou taketake meme soso,
ForFor wewe willwill waitewait vponupon thisthis droonkendrunken manman,
ToTo seesee hishis countnancecountenance whenwhen hehe doothdoth awakeawake
AndAnd findefind himselfehimself clothedclothed inin suchsuch attireattire,
WithWith heauenlieheavenly musickemusic soundingsounding inin hishis earesears,
AndAnd suchsuch aa banquetbanquet setset beforebefore hishis eieseyes,
TheThe fellowfellow suresure willwill thinkethink hehe isis inin heauenheaven,
ButBut wewe willwill bebe aboutabout himhim whenwhen hehe wakeswakes,
AndAnd seesee youyou callcall himhim LordLord, atat euerieevery wordword,
AndAnd offeroffer thouthou himhim hishis horsehorse toto rideride abroadabroad,

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AndAnd thouthou hishis hawkeshawks andand houndeshounds toto hunthunt thethe deeredeerdear,
AndAnd II willwill askeask whatwhat sutessuits hehe meanesmeans toto wearewear,
AndAnd what so erewhatsoe’er hehe saithsaith, seesee youyou doodo notnot laughlaugh,
ButBut stillstill perswadepersuade himhim thatthat hehe isis aa LordLord.
EnterEnter oneone.
Mes.MessengerMes.AndAnd itit pleaseplease youryour honourhonour youryour plaiersplayers bebe comcome
AndAnd doodo attendattend youryour honourshonour’s pleasurepleasure herehere.
LordLord.TheThe fittestfittest timetime theythey couldcould hauehave chosenchosen outout,
BidBid oneone oror twotwo ofof themthem comecome hitherhither straightstraight,
NowNow willwill II fitfit my selfemyself accordinglieaccordingly,
ForFor theythey shallshall playplay toto himhim whenwhen hehe awakesawakes.
EnterEnter twotwo ofof thethe playersplayers withwith packspacks atat theirtheir
backsbacks, andand aa boyboy.
NowNow sirssirs, whatwhat storestore ofof plaiesplays hauehave youyou?
San.SanderSan.MarrieMarry mymy lordlord youyou maiemay hauehave aa TragicallTragical
OrOr aa comoditiecomoditycommodity, oror whatwhat youyou willwill.
TheThe otherother.AA ComedieComedy thouthou shouldstshouldst saysay, souns’Zounds
thoutthou’lt shameshame vsus allall.
LordLord.AndAnd whatswhat’s thethe namename ofof youryour ComedieComedy?
San.SanderSan.MarrieMarry mymy lordlord tis’tis caldecalled TheThe tamingtaming ofof aa shrewshrew:
Tis’Tis aa goodgood lessonlesson forfor vsus mymy lordlord, forfor vsus ytY arethatyou’re areare mariedmarried menmen
LordLord.TheThe tamingtaming ofof aa shrewshrew, thatsthat’s excellentexcellent suresure,
GoGo seesee thatthat youyou makemake youyou readieready straightstraight,
ForFor youyou mustmust playplay beforebefore aa lordlord to nighttonight,
SaySay youyou areare hishis menmen andand II youryour fellowfellow,
HeesHe’s somethingsomething foolishfoolish, butbut what so erewhatsoe’er hehe saiessays,
SeeSee thatthat youyou bebe notnot dashtdashed outout ofof countenancecountenance.
AndAnd sirhasirrah gogo youyou makemake youyou readyready straightstraight,
AndAnd dressedress your selfeyourself likelike somesome louelielovely ladielady,
AndAnd whenwhen II callcall seesee thatthat youyou comecome toto meme,
ForFor II willwill saysay toto himhim thouthou artart hishis wifewife,
DallieDally withwith himhim andand hughug himhim inin thinethine armesarms,
AndAnd ifif hehe desiredesire toto goego toto bedbed withwith theethee,

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ThenThen fainefain somesome scuse’scuse andand saysay thouthou wiltwilt anonanon.
BeBe gonegone II saysay, andand seesee thouthou doostdost itit wellwell.
B[*]yBoyB●yBoy.FeareFear notnot mymy LordLord, IleI’ll dandelldandledandell himhim wellwell enoughenough
AndAnd makemake himhim thinkethink II louelove himhim mightiliemightily.Ex.ExitEx. boyboy.
LordLord.NowNow sirssirs gogo youyou andand makemake youyou readyready totooto,
ForFor youyou mustmust playplay assooneas soon asas hehe doothdoth wakewake.
San.SanderSan.OO brauebrave, sirhasirrah TomTom, wewe mustmust playplay beforebefore
AA foolishfoolish LordLord, comecome letslet’s gogo makemake vsus readyready,
GoGo getget aa dishcloutdishclout toto makemake cleaneclean youryour shooesshoes,
AndAnd IleI’ll speakespeak forfor thethe propertiesproperties, MyMy LordLord, wewe mustmust
HaueHave aa shouldershoulder ofof muttonmutton forfor aa propertieproperty,
AndAnd aa littlelittle vinegrevinegar toto makemake ourour DiuellDevil roreroar.
LordLord.VeryVery wellwell: sirhasirrah seesee thatthat theythey wantwant nothingnothing.
ExeuntExeunt omnesomnes.

EnterEnter twotwo withwith aa tabletable andand aa banquetbanquet onon itit, andand twotwo
otherother, withwith SlieSly asleepeasleep inin aa chairechair, richlierichly
apparelledapparelled, &and thethe musickmusic plaiengplaying.
OneOne.SoSo: sirhasirrah nownow gogo callcall mymy LordLord,
AndAnd teltell himhim thatthat allall thingsthings isis readyready asas hehe wildwilled itit.
AnotherAnother.SetSet thouthou somesome winewine vponupon thethe boordboard
AndAnd thenthen IleI’ll gogo fetchfetch mymy LordLord presentliepresently.ExitExit.

EnterEnter thethe LordLord andand hishis menmen.
LordLord.HowHow nownow, whatwhat isis allall thingesthings readieready?
OneOne.IAyI mymy LordLord.
LordLord.ThenThen soundsound thethe musickmusic, andand IleI’ll wakewake himhim (straightstraight,
AndAnd seesee youyou doodo asas earsterst II gauegave inin chargecharge.
MyMy lordlord, MyMy lordlord, hehe sleepessleeps soundliesoundly: MyMy lordlord.
SlieSly.TapsterTapster, gisgi’sgis aa littlelittle smallsmall aleale. HeighHeyHeigh hoho,
LordLord.HeersHere’shere’s winewine mymy lordlord, thethe purestpurest ofof thethe grapegrape.
SlieSly.ForFor whichwhich LordLord?
LordLord.ForFor youryour honourhonour mymy LordLord.

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SlieSly.WhoWho II, amam II aa LordLord? IesusJesusjesus whatwhat finefine apparellapparel
hauehave II gotgot.
LordLord.MoreMore richerricher farrefar youryour honourhonour hathhath toto wearewear,
AndAnd ifif itit pleaseplease youyou II willwill fetchfetch themthem straightstraight.
Wil.WillWil.AndAnd ifif youryour honourhonour pleaseplease toto rideride abroadabroad,
IleI’ll fetchfetch youyou lustielusty steedessteeds moremore swiftswift ofof pacepace
ThenThanThen wingedwinged PegasusPegasus inin allall hishis pridepride,
ThatThat ranran soso swiftlieswiftly ouerover thethe PersianPersian plainesplains.
Tom.Tom.AndAnd ifif youryour honourhonour pleaseplease toto hunthunt thethe deeredeerdear,
YourYour houndshounds standsstands readieready cuppeldcoupled atat thethe dooredoor,
WhoWho inin runningrunning willwill oretakeo’ertake thethe RowRow,
AndAnd makemake thethe longlong breathdebreathed TygreTiger brokenbroken windedwinded.
SlieSly.ByBy thethe massemass II thinkethink II amam aa LordLord indeedindeed,
WhatsWhat’swhat’s thythy namename?
LordLord.SimonSimon andand itit pleaseplease youryour honourhonour.
SlieSly.SimonSimon, thatsthat’s asas muchmuch toto saysay SimionSimion oror SimonSimon
PutPut foorthforth thythy handhand andand fillfill thethe potpot.
GiueGive meme thythy handhand, SimSim. amam II aa lordlord indeedindeed?
LordLord.IAyI mymy gratiousgracious LordLord, andand youryour louelielovely ladielady
LongLong timetime hathhath moornedmourned forfor youryour absenceabsence heerehere,
AndAnd nownow withwith ioyjoy beholdbehold wherewhere sheshe doothdoth comecome
ToTo gratulategratulate youryour honourshonour’shonours safesafe returnereturn.
EnterEnter thethe boyboy inin WomansWoman’s attireattire.
SlieSly.SimSim. IsIs thisthis sheshe?
LordLord.IAyI mymy LordLord.
SlieSly.MasseMass tis’tis aa prettiepretty wenchwench, whatswhat’s herher namename?
BoyBoy.OhOhO thatthat mymy louelielovely LordLord wouldwould onceonce vouchsafevouchsafe
ToTo lookelook onon meme, andand leaueleave thesethese frantikefrantic fitsfits,
OrOr werewere II nownow butbut halfehalf soso eloquenteloquent,
ToTo paintpaint inin wordswords whatwhat ilei’llI’ll performeperform inin deedesdeeds,
II knowknow youryour honourhonour thenthen wouldwould pittiepity meme.
SlieSly.HarkeHark youyou mistressemistress, wilwill youyou eateat aa peecepiece ofof
 breadbread,

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ComeCome sitsit downedown onon mymy kneeknee, SimSim drinkedrink toto hirher SimSim,
ForFor sheshe andand II willwill gogo toto bedbed anonanon.
LordLord.MayMay itit pleaseplease youyou, youryour honorshonour’s plaiersplayers bebe comecome
ToTo offeroffer youryour honourhonour aa plaieplay.
SlieSly.AA plaieplay SimSim, OOOh brauebrave, bebe theythey mymy plaiersplayers?
LordLord.IAyI mymy LordLord.
SlieSly.IsIs therethere notnot aa foolefool inin thethe plaieplay?
LordLord.YesYes mymy lordlord.
SlieSly.WhenWhen wilwill theythey plaieplay SimSim?
LordLord.EuenEveneven whenwhen itit pleaseplease youryour honorhonour, theythey bebe readieready.
BoyBoy.MyMy lordlord IleI’ll gogo bidbid themthem beginbegin theirtheir plaieplay.
SlieSly.DooDodo, butbut lookelook thatthat youyou comecome againeagain.
BoyBoy.II warrantwarrant youyou mymy lordlord, II wilwill notnot leaueleave youyou thusthus.
ExitExit boyboy.
SlieSly.ComeCome SimSim, wherewhere bebe thethe plaiersplayers? SimSim standstand byby
MeMe andand weelewe’ll floutflout thethe plaiersplayers outout ofof theirtheir cotescoats.
LordLord.IleI’ll calcall themthem mymy lordlord. HoeHoho wherewhere areare youyou therethere?
SoundSound TrumpetsTrumpets.

EnterEnter twotwo yoongyoung GentlemenGentlemen, andand aa manman
andand aa boieboy.
Pol.PolidorPol.WelcomeWelcome toto AthensAthens mymy belouedbeloved friendfriend,
ToTo PlatoesPlato’s schoolesschools andand AristotlesAristotle’s walkeswalks,
WelcomeWelcome fromfrom CestusSestosCestus famousfamous forfor thethe louelove
OfOf goodgood LeanderLeander andand hishis TragedieTragedy,
ForFor whomwhom thethe HelespontHellespont weepesweeps brinishbrinish tearestears,
TheThe greatestgreatest griefegrief isis II cannotcannot asas II wouldwould
GiueGive entertainmententertainment toto mymy deerestdearest friendfriend.
Aurel.AureliusAurel.ThankesThanks noblenoble PolidorPolidor mymy secondsecond selfeself,
TheThe faithfullfaithful louelove whichwhich II hauehave foundfound inin theethee
HathHath mademade meme leaueleave mymy fathersfather’s princelieprincely courtcourt,
TheThe DukeDuke ofof CestusSestosCestus thrisethrice renowmedrenowned seateseat,
ToTo comecome toto AthensAthens thusthus toto findfind theethee outout,

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WhichWhich sincesince II hauehave soso happiliehappily attaindattained,
MyMy fortunefortune nownow II doodo accountaccount asas greatgreat
AsAs earsterst diddid CæsarCaesarCaesar whenwhen hehe conqueredconquered mostmost,
ButBut telltell meme noblenoble friendfriend wherewhere shalshall wewe lodgelodge,
ForFor II amam vnacquaintedunacquainted inin thisthis placeplace.
Poli.PolidorPoli.MyMy LordLord ifif youyou vouchsafevouchsafe ofof schollersscholars’scholars farefare,
MyMy househouse, my selfemyself, andand allall isis yoursyours toto vseuse,
YouYou andand youryour menmen shallshall staiestay andand lodgelodge withwith meme.
Aurel.AureliusAurel.WithWith allall mymy hartheart, II willwill requiterequite thythy louelove..,
EnterEnter SimonSimon, AlphonsusAlphonsus, andand hishis
threethree daughtersdaughters.
ButBut staiestay; whatwhat damesdames areare thesethese soso brightbright ofof hewhue
WhoseWhose eieseyes areare brighterbrighter thenthan thethe lampeslamps ofof heauenheaven,
FairerFairer thenthan rocksrocks ofof pearlepearl andand pretiousprecious stonestone,
MoreMore louelielovely farrefar thenthan isis thethe morningmorning sunnesun,
WhenWhen firstfirst sheshe opesopens hirher orientalloriental gatesgates.
Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.DaughtersDaughters bebe gonegone, andand hiehie youyou toto yetheyethe churchchurch,
AndAnd II willwill hiehie meme downedown vntounto thethe keyquaykey,
ToTo seesee whatwhat MarchandiseMerchandise isis comecome a shoreashore.
Ex.ExeuntEx. OmnesOmnes.
Pol.PolidorPol.WhyWhy howhow nownow mymy LordLord, whatwhat inin aa dumpedump,
ToTo seesee thesethese damselsdamsels passepass awayaway soso soonesoon?
Aurel.AureliusAurel.TrustTrust meme mymy friendfriend II mustmust confesseconfess toto theethee,
II tooketook soso muchmuch delightdelight inin thesethese fairefair damesdames,
AsAs II doodo wishwish theythey hadhad notnot gonegone soso soonesoon,
ButBut ifif thouthou canstcanst, resolueresolve meme whatwhat theythey bebe,
AndAnd whatwhat oldold manman itit waswas thatthat wentwent withwith themthem,
ForFor II doodo longlong toto seesee themthem onceonce againeagain.
Pol.PolidorPol.II cannotcannot blameblame youryour honorhonour goodgood mymy lordlord,
ForFor theythey areare bothboth louelylovely, wisewise, fairefair andand yongyoung,
AndAnd oneone ofof themthem thethe yoongestyoungest ofof thethe threethree
II longlong hauehave lou’dloved (sweetsweet friendfriend) andand sheshe lou’dloved meme,
ButBut neuernever yetyet wewe couldcould notnot findfind aa meanesmeans
HowHow wewe mightmight compassecompass ourour desireddesired ioyesjoys.

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Aurel.AureliusAurel.WhyWhy, isis notnot herher fatherfather willingwilling toto thethe matchmatch?
Pol.PolidorPol.YesYes trusttrust meme, butbut hehe hathhath solemnliesolemnly swornesworn,
HisHis eldesteldest daughterdaughter firstfirst shallshall bebe espowsdeespoused,
BeforeBefore hehe grauntesgrants hishis yoongestyoungest leaueleave toto louelove,
AndAnd thereforetherefore hehe thatthat meanesmeans toto getget theirtheir louesloves,
MustMust firstfirst prouideprovide forfor herher ifif hehe willwill speedspeed,
AndAnd hehe thatthat hathhath herher shallshall bebe fettredfettered soso,
AsAs goodgood bebe weddedwedded toto thethe diuelldevil himselfehimself,
ForFor suchsuch aa skouldscold asas sheshe diddid neuernever liuelive,
AndAnd tilltill thatthat sheshe bebe spedsped nonenone elseelse cancan speedspeed,
WhichWhich makesmakes meme thinkethink thatthat allall mymy labourslabours lostlost,
AndAnd whosoerewhosoe’er cancan getget hirher firmefirm goodgood willwill,
AA largelarge dowriedowry hehe shallshall bebe suresure toto hauehave,
ForFor herher fatherfather isis aa manman ofof mightiemighty wealthwealth,
AndAnd anan ancientancient CittizenCitizen ofof thethe townetown,
AndAnd thatthat waswas hehe thatthat wentwent alongalong withwith themthem.
Aurel.AureliusAurel.ButBut hehe shallshall keepekeep hirher stillstill byby mymy aduiseadvice,
AndAnd yetyet II needsneeds mustmust louelove hishis secondsecond daughterdaughter
TheThe imageimage ofof honorhonour andand NobilitieNobility,
InIn whosewhose sweetsweet personperson isis comprisdecomprised thethe sommesum
OfOf naturesnature’s skillskill andand heauenlieheavenly maiestiemajesty.
Pol.PolidorPol.II likelike youryour choisechoice, andand gladglad youyou chosechose notnot minemine,
ThenThen ifif youyou likelike toto followfollow onon youryour louelove,
WeWe mustmust deuisedevise aa meanesmeans andand findfind somesome oneone
ThatThat willwill attemptattempt toto wedwed thisthis deuilishdevilish skouldscold,
AndAnd II doodo knowknow thethe manman. ComeCome hitherhither boyboy,
GoGo youryour waiesways sirhasirrah toto FerandoesFerando’s househouse,
DesireDesire himhim taketake thethe painespains toto comecome toto meme,
ForFor II mustmust speakespeak withwith himhim immediatlieimmediately.
BoyBoy.II willwill sirsir, andand fetchfetch himhim presentliepresently.
Pol.PolidorPol.AA manman II thinkethink willwill fitfit hirher humorhumour rightright,
AsAs bluntblunt inin speechspeech asas sheshe isis sharpesharp ofof toongtongue,
AndAnd hehe II thinkethink willwill matchmatch hirher euerieevery waieway,
AndAnd yetyet hehe isis aa manman ofof wealthwealth sufficientsufficient,

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AndAnd forfor hishis personperson worthworth asas goodgood asas sheshe,
AndAnd ifif hehe compassecompass hirher toto bebe hishis wifewife,
ThenThen maymay wewe freeliefreely visitevisit bothboth ourour louesloves.
Aurel.AureliusAurel.OO mightmight II seesee thethe centercentre ofof mymy soulesoul
WhoseWhose sacredsacred beautiebeauty hathhath inchantedenchanted meme,
MoreMore fairefair thenthan waswas thethe GrecianGrecian HelenaHelena
ForFor whosewhose sweetsweet sakesake soso manymany princesprinces didedied,
ThatThat camecame withwith thousandthousand shippesships toto TenedosTenedos,
ButBut whenwhen wewe comecome vntounto hirher fathersfather’s househouse,
TellTell himhim II amam aa MarchantsMerchant’smerchant’s sonneson ofof CestusSestosCestus,
ThatThat comescomes forfor traffiketraffic vntounto AthensAthens heerehere,
AndAnd heerehere sirhasirrah II willwill changechange withwith youyou forfor onceonce,
AndAnd nownow bebe thouthou thethe DukeDuke ofof CestusSestos’cestus’ sonneson,
ReuellRevel andand spendspend asas ifif thouthou wertwert my selfemyself,
ForFor II willwill courtcourt mymy louelove inin thisthis disguisedisguise.
Val.ValeriaVal.MyMy lordlord, howhow ifif thethe DukeDuke youryour fatherfather shouldshould
ByBy somesome meanesmeans comecome toto AthensAthens forfor toto seesee
HowHow youyou doodo profitprofit inin thesethese publikepublic schoolesschools,
AndAnd findfind meme clothedclothed thusthus inin youryour attireattire,
HowHow wouldwould hehe taketake itit thenthen thinkethink youyou mymy lordlord?
Aurel.AureliusAurel.TushTush fearefear notnot ValeriaValeria letlet meme alonealone,
ButBut staiestay, heerehere comescomes somesome otherother companiecompany.

EnterEnter FerandoFerando andand hishis manman SaundersSanderSaunders
withwith aa blewblue coatcoat.
Pol.PolidorPol.HereHere comescomes thethe manman thatthat II diddid teltell youyou ofof.
Feran.FerandoFeran.GoodGood morrowmorrow gentlemengentlemen toto allall atat onceonce.
HowHow nownow PolidorPolidor, whatwhat manman stillstill inin louelove?
EuerEver wooingwooing andand canstcanst thouthou neuernever speedspeed,
GodGod sendsend meme betterbetter luckluck whenwhen II shallshall woowoo.
San.SanderSan.II warrantwarrant youyou maistermaster andand youyou taketake mymy councellcouncil.
Feran.FerandoFeran.WhyWhy sirhasirrah, areare youyou soso cunningcunning?
San.SanderSan.WhoWho II, twere’twere betterbetter forfor youyou byby fiuefive markemark
AndAnd youyou couldcould teltell howhow toto doodo itit asas wellwell asas II.

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Pol.PolidorPol.II wouldwould thythy maistermaster onceonce werewere inin thethe vainevain,
ToTo trietry himselfehimself howhow hehe couldcould woewoowoe aa wenchwench.
Feran.FerandoFeran.FaithFaith II amam eueneven nownow aa goinggoing.
San.SanderSan.I faithI’faithi’faith sirsir, mymy maistersmaster’s goinggoing toto thisthis geeregear nownow.
Pol.PolidorPol.WhitherWhither inin faithfaith FerandoFerando, telltell meme truetrue.
Feran.FerandoFeran.ToTo boniebonnybony KateKate, thethe patientstpatientest wenchwench aliuealive
TheThe diueldevil himselfehimself daresdares scarcescarce venterventure toto woowoo herher,
SigniorSignior AlfonsosAlfonso’s eldesteldest daughterdaughter,
AndAnd hehe hathhath promisdepromised meme sixsix thousandthousand crownescrowns
IfIf II cancan winwin herher onceonce toto bebe mymy wifewife,
AndAnd sheshe andand II mustmust woowoo withwith skouldingscolding suresure,
AndAnd II willwill holdhold hirher tootto’t tilltill sheshe bebe wearieweary,
OrOr elseelse IleI’ll makemake herher yeeldyield toto grauntgrant meme louelove.
Pol.PolidorPol.HowHow likelike youyou thisthis AureliusAurelius, II thinkethink hehe knewknew
OurOur mindesminds beforebefore wewe sentsent toto himhim,
ButBut telltell meme, whenwhen doodo youyou meanemean toto speakespeak withwith herher?
Feran.FerandoFeran.FaithFaith presentliepresently, doodo youyou butbut standstand asideaside,
AndAnd II willwill makemake herher fatherfather bringbring hirher hitherhither,
AndAnd sheshe, andand II, andand hehe, willwill talketalk alonealone.
Pol.PolidorPol.WithWith alall ourour hearteshearts, ComeCome AureliusAurelius
LetLet vsus bebe gonegone andand leaueleave himhim heerehere alonealone.ExitExeuntExit.
Feran.FerandoFeran.HoHo SigniourSigniorsignior AlfonsoAlfonso, whosewho’s withinwithin therethere?
Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.SigniourSigniorsignior FerandoFerando youryour welcomewelcome hartilieheartily,
YouYou areare aa strangerstranger sirsir vntounto mymy househouse.
HarkeHark youyou sirsir, lookelook whatwhat II diddid promisepromise youyou
IleI’ll performeperform, ifif youyou getget mymy daughtersdaughter’s louelove.
Feran.FerandoFeran.ThenThen whenwhen II hauehave talkttalked aa wordword oror twotwo withwith hirher,
DooDo youyou stepstep inin andand giuegive herher handhand toto meme,
AndAnd telltell herher whenwhen thethe marriagemarriage daieday shalshall bebe,
ForFor II doodo knowknow sheshe wouldwould bebe marriedmarried fainefain,
AndAnd whenwhen ourour nuptiallnuptial ritesrites bebe onceonce performdeperformed
LetLet meme alonealone toto tametame hirher wellwell enoughenough,
NowNow callcall herher foorthforth thatthat II maymay speakespeak withwith hirher.
EnterEnter KateKate.

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Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.HaHa KateKate, ComeCome hitherhither wenchwench &and listlist toto meme,
VseUse thisthis gentlemangentleman friendliefriendly asas thouthou canstcanst.
Feran.FerandoFeran.TwentieTwentytwenty goodgood morrowesmorrows toto mymy louelylovely KateKate.
KateKate.YouYou iestjest II amam suresure, isis sheshe yoursyours alreadiealready?
Feran.FerandoFeran.II telltell theethee KateKate II knowknow thouthou lou’stlov’st meme wellwell.
KateKate.TheThe deuilldevil youyou doodo, whowho toldtold youyou soso?
Feran.FerandoFeran.MyMy mindmind sweetsweet KateKate dothdoth saysay II amam thethe manman,
MustMust wedwed, andand bedbed, andand marriemarry bonniebonny KateKate.
KateKate.WasWas euerever seeneseen soso grosegross anan asseass asas thisthis?
Feran.FerandoFeran.IAyay, toto standstand soso longlong andand neuernever getget aa kissekiss.
KateKate.HandsHands offoff II saysay, andand getget youyou fromfrom thisthis placeplace;
OrOr II wilwill setset mymy tenten commandmentscommandments inin youryour faceface.
Feran.FerandoFeran.II pretheprithee doodo katekate; theythey saysay thouthou artart aa shrewshrew,
AndAnd II likelike theethee thethe betterbetter forfor II wouldwould hauehave theethee soso.
KateKate.LetLet gogo mymy handhand, forfor fearefear itit reachreach youryour eareear.
Feran.FerandoFeran.NoNo katekate, thisthis handhand isis minemine andand II thythy louelove.
KateKate.InIn faithfaith sirsir nono thethe woodcockwoodcock wantswants hishis tailetail.
Feran.FerandoFeran.ButBut yetyet hishis bilbill wilwill serueserve, ifif thethe otherother failefail.
Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.HowHow nownow FerandoFerando, whatwhat saiessays mymy daughterdaughter?
Feran.FerandoFeran.SheesShe’s willingwilling sirsir andand louesloves meme asas hirher lifelife.
KateKate.Tis’Tis forfor youryour skinskin thenthen, butbut notnot toto bebe youryour wifewife.
Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.ComeCome hitherhither KateKate andand letlet meme giuegive thythy handhand
ToTo himhim thatthat II hauehave chosenchosen forfor thythy louelove,
AndAnd thouthou to morrowtomorrow shaltshalt bebe wedwed toto himhim.
KateKate.WhyWhy fatherfather, whatwhat dodo youyou meanemean toto dodo withwith meme,
ToTo giuegive meme thusthus vntounto thisthis brainsickbrainsick manman,
ThatThat inin hishis moodmood carescares notnot toto murdermurder meme?
SheShe turnesturns asideaside andand speakesspeaks.
ButBut yetyet II willwill consentconsent andand marriemarry himhim,
ForFor II methinkesmethinks hauehave liudelived tootoo longlong aa maidmaid,
AndAnd matchmatch himhim totooto, oror elseelse hishis manhoodsmanhood’smanhoods goodgood.
Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.GiueGive meme thythy handhand FerandoFerando louesloves theethee welwell,
AndAnd willwill withwith wealthwealth andand easeease maintainemaintain thythy statestate.
HereHere FerandoFerando taketake herher forfor thythy wifewife,

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AndAnd sundaysunday nextnext shallshall bebe youryour weddingwedding dayday.
Feran.FerandoFeran.WhyWhy soso, diddid II notnot telltell theethee II shouldshould bebe thethe manman
FatherFather, II leaueleave mymy louelielovely KateKate withwith youyou,
ProuideProvide your seluesyourselves againstagainst ourour mariagemarriage daieday,
ForFor II mustmust hiehie meme toto mymy countriecountry househouse
InIn hasthaste, toto seesee prouisionprovision maymay bebe mademade,
ToTo entertaineentertain mymy KateKate whenwhen sheshe doothdoth comecome.
Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.DooDodo soso, comecome KateKate, whywhy doostdost thouthou lookelook
SoSo sadsad, bebe merriemerry wenchwench thythy weddingwedding daiesday’sdays atat handhand.
SonneSon farefare youyou wellwell, andand seesee youyou keepekeep youryour promisepromise.
ExitExit AlfonsoAlfonso andand KateKate.
Feran.FerandoFeran.SoSo, allall thusthus farrefar goesgoes wellwell. HoHo SaunderSanderSaunder.
EnterEnter SaunderSanderSaunder laughinglaughing.
San.SanderSan.SanderSander, I faithI’faithi’faith youryou’reyour aa beastbeast, II criecry GodGod hartilieheartily
MercieMercy, mymy hartsheart’s readieready toto runrun outout ofof mymy belliebelly withwith
LaughingLaughing, II stoodstood behindbehind thethe dooredoor allall thisthis whilewhile,
AndAnd heardheard whatwhat youyou saidsaid toto hirher.
Feran.FerandoFeran.WhyWhy didstdidst thouthou thinkthink thatthat II diddid notnot speakespeak (welwell toto hirher?
San.SanderSan.YouYou spokespoke likelike anan asseass toto herher, IleI’ll teltell youyou whatwhat,
AndAnd II hadhad beenbeen therethere toto hauehave woodewooedwood hirher, andand hadhad thisthis
ClokeCloak onon thatthat youyou hauehave, chudchud hauehave hadhad herher beforebefore sheshe
HadHad gonegone aa footaafoot footfoot furderfurther, andand youyou talketalk ofof WoodcocksWoodcocks
withwith herher, andand II cannotcannot telltell youyou whatwhat.
Feran.FerandoFeran.WelWell sirhasirrah, &and yetyet thouthou seestseest II hauehave gotgot herher (forfor allall thisthis.
San.SanderSan.IAyI marrymarry twas’twas moremore byby haphap thenthen anyany goodgood cunningcunning
II hopehope sheeleshe’ll makemake youyou oneone ofof thethe headhead menmen ofof thethe
 parishparish shortlyshortly.
Feran.FerandoFeran.WelWell sirhasirrah leaueleave youryour iestingjesting andand gogo toto PolidorsPolidor’spolidor’s (househouse,
TheThe yongyoung gentlemangentleman thatthat waswas herehere withwith meme,
AndAnd telltell himhim thethe circumstancecircumstance ofof allall thouthou knowstknowest,
TellTell himhim onon sundaysunday nextnext wewe mustmust bebe marriedmarried,
AndAnd ifif hehe askeask theethee whitherwhither II amam gonegone,
TellTell himhim intointo thethe countriecountry toto mymy househouse,
AndAnd vponupon sundaiesunday IleI’ll bebe heerehere againeagain.Ex.ExitEx. FerandoFerando,

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San.SanderSan.II warrantwarrant youyou MaisterMaster fearefear notnot meme
ForFor dooingdoing ofof mymy businessebusiness.
NowNow hanghang himhim thatthat hashas notnot aa liuerielivery cotecoat
ToTo slashslash itit outout andand swashswash itit outout amongstamongst thethe proudestproudest
OnOn themthem. WhyWhy lookelook youyou nownow IleI’ll scarcescarce putput vpup
PlainePlain SaunderSanderSaunder nownow atat anyany ofof theirtheir handeshands, forfor andand anyany Bodieanybody
Bodie
hauehave anyany thingthing toto doodo withwith mymy maistermaster, straightstraight
TheyThey comecome crouchingcrouching vponupon meme, II beseechbeseech youyou goodgood M.MasterM.
SaunderSanderSaunder speakespeak aa goodgood wordword forfor meme, andand thenthen amam II soso
StoutStout andand takestakes itit vponupon meme, &and standsstands vponupon mymy pantofllespantofles
ToTo themthem outout ofof allall criecry, whywhy II hauehave aa lifelife likelike aa giantgiant
NowNow, butbut thatthat mymy maistermaster hathhath suchsuch aa pestilentpestilent mindmind
ToTo aa womanwoman nownow aa latelate, andand II hauehave aa prettiepretty wenchwench
ToTo mymy sistersister, andand II hadhad thoughtthought toto hauehave preferdpreferred mymy
MaisterMaster toto herher, andand thatthat wouldwould hauehave beenebeen aa goodgood
DealeDeal inin mymy waieway butbut thatthat heeshe’s spedsped alreadiealready.
EnterEnter PolidorsPolidor’spolidor’s boieboy.
BoyBoy.FriendFriend, wellwell metmet.
San.SanderSan.Souns’Zounds, friendfriend wellwell metmet. II holdhold mymy lifelife hehe seessees
NotNot mymy maistersmaster’s liuerielivery coatcoat,
PlainePlain friendfriend hophop ofof mymy thumthumbthum, knoknow youyou whowho wewe areare.
BoyBoy.TrustTrust meme sirsir itit isis thethe vseuse wherewhere II waswas borneborn,
ToTo salutesalute menmen afterafter thisthis mannermanner, yetyet notwithstandingnotwithstanding
IfIf youyou bebe angrieangry withwith meme forfor callingcalling ofof youyou friendfriend,
II amam thethe moremore soriesorry forfor itit, hopinghoping thethe stilestyle
OfOf aa foolefool willwill makemake youyou amendsamends forfor allall.
San.SanderSan.TheThe slaueslave isis soriesorry forfor hishis faultfault, nownow wewe cannotcannot bebe
AngrieAngry, welwell whatswhat’s thethe mattermatter thatthat youyou wouldwould dodo withwith vsus.
BoyBoy.MarryMarry sirsir, II hearehear youyou pertainpertain toto signiorsignior
 FerandoFerando.
San.SanderSan.IAyI andand thouthou beestbeest notnot blindblind thouthou maistmayst seesee,
 EcceEcce signumsignum, heerehere.
BoyBoy.ShallShall II intreatentreat youyou toto doodo meme aa messagemessage toto youryour
 MaisterMaster?

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San.SanderSan.IAyay, itit maymay bebe, &and youyou teltell vsus fromfrom whencewhence youyou comcome.
BoyBoy.MarrieMarry sirsir II serueserve yongyoung PolidorPolidor youryour maistersmaster’s
 friendfriend.
San.SanderSan.DoDo youyou serueserve himhim, andand whatswhat’s youryour namename?
BoyBoy.MyMy namename sirhasirrah, II telltell theethee sirhasirrah isis caldcalled CatapieCatapie.
San.SanderSan.CakeCake andand piepie, OOOh mymy teethteeth waterswaters toto hauehave aa peecepiece
 ofof theethee.
BoyBoy.WhyWhy slaueslave wouldstwouldst thouthou eateeat meme?
San.SanderSan.EateEat theethee, whowho wouldwould notnot eateeat CakeCake andand piepie?
BoyBoy.WhyWhy villainevillain mymy namename isis CatapieCatapie,
ButBut wiltwilt thouthou telltell meme wherewhere thythy maistermaster isis.
San.SanderSan.NayNay thouthou mustmust firstfirst telltell meme wherewhere thythy maistermaster isis,
ForFor II hauehave goodgood newesnews forfor himhim, II cancan telltell theethee.
BoyBoy.WhyWhy seesee wherewhere hehe comescomes.
EnterEnter PolidorPolidor, AureliusAurelius andand ValeriaValeria.
Pol.PolidorPol.ComeCome sweetsweet AureliusAurelius mymy faithfullfaithful friendfriend,
NowNow willwill wewe gogo toto seesee thosethose louelielovely damesdames
RicherRicher inin beawtiebeauty thenthan thethe orientorient pearlepearl,
WhiterWhiter thenthan isis thethe AlpineAlpine ChristallCrystal mouldmould,
AndAnd farrefar moremore louelielovely thenthan thethe tereanterrean plantplant,
ThatThat blushingblushing inin thethe aireair turnesturns toto aa stonestone.
WhatWhat SanderSander, whatwhat newesnews withwith youyou?
San.SanderSan.MarryMarry sirsir mymy maistermaster sendssends youyou wordword
ThatThat youyou mustmust comecome toto hishis weddingwedding to morrowtomorrow.
Pol.PolidorPol.WhatWhat, shallshall hehe bebe marriedmarried thenthen?
San.SanderSan.FaithFaith IAyI, youyou thinkethink hehe standesstands asas longlong aboutabout itit asas
 youyou doodo.
Pol.PolidorPol.WhitherWhither isis thythy maistermaster gonegone nownow?
San.SanderSan.MarrieMarry heeshe’s gonegone toto ourour househouse inin thethe CountrieCountry,
ToTo makemake allall thingesthings inin aa readinessereadiness againstagainst mymy newnew
MistresseMistress comescomes thitherthither, butbut heelehe’ll comecome againeagain toto
morrowetomorrowmorrow.
Pol.PolidorPol.ThisThis isis suddainliesuddenly dispatchtdispatched belikebelike,
WellWell, sirhasirrah boyboy, taketake SaunderSanderSaunder inin withwith youyou

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AndAnd hauehave himhim toto thethe buttriebuttery presentliepresently.
BoyBoy.II willwill sirsir: comecome SaunderSanderSaunder.
ExitExit SaunderSanderSaunder andand thethe BoyBoy.
Aurel.AureliusAurel.ValeriaValeria asas ersteerst wewe diddid deuisedevise,
TakeTake thouthou thythy lutelute andand gogo toto AlfonsosAlfonso’s househouse,
AndAnd saysay thatthat PolidorPolidor sentsent theethee thitherthither.
Pol.PolidorPol.IAyI ValeriaValeria forfor hehe spokespoke toto meme,
ToTo helpehelp himhim toto somesome cunningcunning MusitionMusician,
ToTo teachteach hishis eldesteldest daughterdaughter onon thethe lutelute,
AndAnd thouthou II knowknow willwill fitfit hishis turneturn soso wellwell
AsAs thouthou shaltshalt getget greatgreat fauourfavour atat hishis handeshands,
BegonBegoneBegun ValeriaValeria andand saysay II sentsent theethee toto himhim.
ValerValeriaValerII willwill sirsir andand staystay youryour commingcoming atat AlfonsosAlfonso’s
 househouse.
ExitExit ValeriaValeria
Pol.PolidorPol.NowNow sweetesweet AureliusAurelius byby thisthis deuisedevice
ShallShall wewe hauehave leisureleisure forfor toto courtecourt ourour louesloves,
ForFor whilstwhilst thatthat sheshe isis learninglearning onon thethe lutelute,
HirHer sisterssisters maymay taketake timetime toto steelestealsteel abrodeabroad,
ForFor otherwiseotherwise sheleshe’ll keepkeep themthem bothboth withinwithin,
AndAnd makemake themthem workework whilstwhilst sheshe hir selfeherself dothdoth playplay,
ButBut comecome letslet’s gogo vntounto AlfonsosAlfonso’s househouse,
AndAnd seesee howhow ValeriaValeria andand KateKate agreeseagrees,
II doutedoubt hishis MusickMusic skarsescarce willwill pleaseplease hishis skollerscholar,
ButBut staystay herehere comescomes AlfonsoAlfonso.
EnterEnter AlfonsoAlfonso
AlfonsoAlfonso.WhatWhat M.MasterM. PolidorPolidor youyou areare wellwell mettmet,
II thankethank youyou forfor thethe manman youyou sentsent toto meme,
AA goodgood MusitionMusician II thinkethink hehe isis,
II hauehave setset mymy daughterdaughter andand himhim togithertogether,
ButBut isis thisthis gentellmangentleman aa frendfriend ofof youresyours?
Pol.PolidorPol.HeHe isis, II praiepray youyou sirsir bidbid himhim welcomewelcome,
He’sHe’s aa wealthiewealthy MarchantsMerchant’smerchant’s sonneson ofof CestusSestosCestus.
AlfonsoAlfonso.YourYou’reYour welcomwelcome sirsir andand ifif mymy househouse afordeafford

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YouYou anyany thingthing thatthat maymay contentcontent youryour mindmind,
II praypray youyou sirsir makemake boldbold withwith meme.
Aurel.AureliusAurel.II thankethank youyou sirsir, andand ifif whatwhat II hauehave gotgot,
ByBy marchandisemerchandise oror trauelltravel onon thethe seasseas,
SattinsSatins oror lawneslawns oror azureazure collouredcoloured silkesilk,
OrOr pretiousprecious firiefiery pointedpointed stonesstones ofof IndieIndyindy,
YouYou shallshall commandcommand bothboth themthem my selfemyself andand allall.
Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.ThanksThanks gentlegentle sirsir, PolidorPolidor taketake himhim inin,
AndAnd bidbid himhim welcomewelcome toto vntounto mymy househouse,
ForFor thouthou II thinkethink mustmust bebe mymy secondsecond sonneson,
FerandoFerando, PolidorPolidor doostdost thouthou notnot knowknow
MustMust marrymarry KateKate, andand to morrowtomorrow isis thethe dayday.
Pol.PolidorPol.SuchSuch newesnews II heardheard, andand II camecame nownow toto knowknow.
Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.PolidorPolidor tis’tis truetrue, goego letlet meme alonealone,
ForFor II mustmust seesee againstagainst thethe bridegroomebridegroom comecome,
ThatThat allall thingesthings bebe accordingaccording toto hishis mindmind,
AndAnd soso IleI’ll leaueleave youyou forfor anan hourehour oror twotwo.ExitExit.
Pol.PolidorPol.ComeCome thenthen AureleusAurcleusAureliusAurcleus comecome inin withwith meme,
AndAnd weelewe’ll gogo sitsit aa whilewhile andand chatchat withwith themthem,
AndAnd afterafter bringbring themthem foorthforth toto taketake thethe aireair.ExitExit.
ThenThen SlieSly speakesspeaks.
SlieSly.SimSim, whenwhen willwill thethe foolefool comecome againeagain?
LordLord.HeeleHe’ll comecome againeagain mymy LordLord anonanon.
SlieSly.GisGi’sGis somesome moremore drinkedrink herehere, souns’zounds’Zounds whereswhere’s
TheThe TapsterTapster, herehere SimSim eateeat somesome ofof thesethese thingsthings.
LordLord.SoSo II doodo mymy LordLord.
SlieSly.HereHere SimSim, II drinkedrink toto theethee.
LordLord.MyMy LordLord heerehere comescomes thethe plaiersplayers againeagain,
SlieSly.OO brauebrave, heershere’s twotwo finefine gentlewomengentlewomen.

EnterEnter ValeriaValeria withwith aa LuteLute andand KateKate
withwith himhim.
Vale.ValeriaVale.TheThe sencelessesenseless treestrees byby musickmusic hauehave binbeen moou’dmoved
AndAnd atat thethe soundsound ofof pleasantpleasant tunedtuned stringsstrings,

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HaueHave sauagesavage beastesbeasts hunghung downedown theirtheir listninglist’ninglistening headsheads,
AsAs thoughthough theythey hadhad beenebeen castcast intointo aa trancetrance.
ThenThen itit maymay bebe thatthat sheshe whomwhom noughtnaught cancan pleaseplease,
WithWith musickesmusic’s soundsound inin timetime maymay bebe surprisdesurprised,
ComeCome louelylovely mistressemistress willwill youyou taketake youryour lutelute,
AndAnd playplay thethe lessonlesson thatthat II taughttaught youyou lastlast?
KateKate.ItIt isis nono mattermatter whetherwhether II doodo oror nono,
ForFor trusttrust meme II taketake nono greatgreat delightdelight inin itit.
Vale.ValeriaVale.II wouldwould sweetsweet mistressemistress thatthat itit laielay inin meme,
ToTo helpehelp youyou toto thatthat thingthing thatsthat’s youryour delightdelight.
KateKate.InIn youyou withwith aa pestlencepestilence, areare youyou soso kindkind?
ThenThen makemake aa nightnight capcap ofof youryour fiddlesfiddle’sfiddles casecase,
ToTo warmewarm youryour headhead, andand hidehide youryour filthiefilthy faceface.
Val.ValeriaVal.IfIf thatthat sweetsweet mistressemistress werewere youryour hartsheart’s contentcontent,
YouYou shouldshould commandcommand aa greatergreater thingthing thenthan thatthat,
AlthoughAlthough itit werewere tenten timestimes toto mymy disgracedisgrace.
KateKate.YourYou’reYour soso kindkind twere’twere pittiepity youyou shouldshould bebe
 hang’dhanged,
AndAnd yetyet methinkesmethinks thethe foolefool doothdoth lookelook asquintasquint.
Val.ValeriaVal.WhyWhy mistressemistress doodo youyou mockemock meme?
KateKate.NoNo, butbut II meanemean toto mouemove theethee.
Val.ValeriaVal.WellWell, willwill youyou plaieplay aa littlelittle?
KateKate.IAyay, giuegive meme thethe LuteLute.
SheShe plaiesplays.
Val.ValeriaVal.ThatThat stopstop waswas falsefalse, playplay itit againeagain.
KateKate.ThenThen mendmend itit thouthou, thouthou filthyfilthy asseass.
Val.ValeriaVal.WhatWhat, doodo youyou bidbid meme kissekiss youryour arsearse?
KateKate.HowHow nownow iackjack sausesauce, youryou’reyour aa iolliejolly matemate,
YourYou’reYour bestbest bebe stillstill leastlest II crossecross youryour patepate,
AndAnd makemake youryour musickemusic fliefly aboutabout youryour earesears,
IleI’ll makemake itit andand youryour foolishfoolish coxcombecoxcomb meetmeet.
SheShe offersoffers toto strikestrike himhim withwith thethe lutelute.
Val.ValeriaVal.HoldHold mistressemistress, souns’zounds’Zounds wilwill youyou breakebreak mymy lutelute?
KateKate.IAyI onon thythy headhead, andand ifif thouthou speakespeak toto meme,

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ThereThere taketake itit vpup andand fiddlefiddle somewheresomewhere elseelse,
SheShe throwesthrows itit downedown.
AndAnd seesee youyou comecome nono moremore intointo thisthis placeplace,
LeastLestlest thatthat II clapclap youryour fiddlefiddle onon youryour faceface.Ex.ExitEx. KateKate.
Val.ValeriaVal.Souns’Zounds, teachteach hirher toto playplay vponupon thethe lutelute?
TheThe deuilldevil shalshall teachteach herher firstfirst, II amam gladglad sheesshe’s gonegone,
ForFor II waswas nearene’er soso fraid’fraid inin allall mymy lifelife,
ButBut thatthat mymy lutelute shouldshould fliefly aboutabout minemine earesears,
MyMy maistermaster shallshall teachteach herher hishis selfeself forfor meme,
ForFor IleI’ll keepekeep meme farfar enoughenough withoutwithout hirher reachreach,
ForFor hehe andand PolydorPolidorPolydor sentsent meme beforebefore
ToTo bebe withwith herher andand teachteach herher onon thethe lutelute,
WhilstWhilst theythey diddid courtcourt thethe otherother gentlewomengentlewomen,
AndAnd heerehere methinkesmethinks theythey comecome togithertogether.
EnterEnter AureliusAurelius, PolidorPolidor, EmeliaEmelia,
andand PhilenaPhilena.
Pol.PolidorPol.HowHow nownow ValeriaValeria, whearswhere’s youryour mistressemistress?
Val.ValeriaVal.AtAt thethe vengeancevengeance II thinkethink andand no wherenowhere elseelse.
Aurel.AureliusAurel.WhyWhy ValeriaValeria, willwill sheshe notnot learnelearn apaceapace?
Val.ValeriaVal.YesYes berladyby’r lady sheshe hashas learntlearntlearned tootoo muchmuch alreadyalready,
AndAnd thatthat II hadhad feltfelt hadhad II notnot spokespoke hirher fairefair,
ButBut sheshe shallshall nearene’er bebe learntlearntlearned forfor meme againeagain.
Aurel.AureliusAurel.WellWell ValeriaValeria gogo toto mymy chamberchamber,
AndAnd bearebear himhim companiecompany thatthat camecame to daieto todayto daieday
FromFrom CestusSestosCestus, wherewhere ourour agedaged fatherfather dwelsdwells.Ex.ExitEx. ValeriaValeria.
Pol.PolidorPol.ComeCome fairefair EmeliaEmelia mymy louelielovely louelove,
BrighterBrighter thenthan thethe burnishtburnished pallacepalace ofof thethe sunnesun,
TheThe eie-sighteyesight ofof thethe gloriousglorious firmamentfirmament,
InIn whosewhose brightbright lookeslooks sparklessparkles thethe radiantradiant firefire,
WilieWily PrometheusPrometheus slilieslily stolestole fromfrom IoueJovejove,
InfusingInfusing breathbreath, lifelife, motionmotion, soulesoul,
ToTo euerieevery obiectobject strikenstricken byby thinethine eieseyes.
OhOhO fairefair EmeliaEmelia II pinepine forfor theethee,
AndAnd eithereither mustmust enioyenjoy thythy louelove, oror diedie.

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Eme.EmeliaEme.FieFie manman, II knowknow youyou willwill notnot diedie forfor louelove:
AhAh PolidorPolidor thouthou needstneedst notnot toto complainecomplain,
EternallEternal heauenheaven soonersooner bebe dissoludedissolved,
AndAnd allall thatthat pearsethpierceth PhebusPhoebus’ siluersilver eieeye,
BeforeBefore suchsuch haphap befallbefall toto PolidorPolidor.
Pol.PolidorPol.ThanksThanks fairefair EmeliaEmelia forfor thesethese sweetsweet wordswords,
ButBut whatwhat saithsaith PhylenaPhilenaPhylena toto hirher friendfriend?
Phyle.PhilenaPhyle.WhyWhy II amam buyingbuying marchandisemerchandise ofof himhim.
Aurel.AureliusAurel.MistresseMistress youyou shallshall notnot needneed toto buiebuy ofof meme,
ForFor whenwhen II crostcrossed thethe bublingbubbling CanibeyCanibey,
AndAnd saildesailed alongalong thethe CristallCrystal HelispontHellespont,
II fildefilled mymy coferscoffers ofof thethe wealthiewealthy minesmines,
WhereWhere II diddid causecause MillionsMillions ofof labouringlabouring MooresMoors
ToTo vndermineundermine thethe cauernescaverns ofof thethe earthearth,
ToTo seekeseek forfor strangestrange andand newnew foundfound pretiousprecious stonesstones,
AndAnd diuedive intointo thethe seasea toto gathergather pearlepearl,
AsAs fairefair asas IunoJunojuno offeredoffered PriamsPriam’s sonneson,
AndAnd youyou shallshall taketake youryour liberallliberal choicechoice ofof allall.
Phyle.PhilenaPhyle.II thankethank youyou sirsir andand wouldwould PhylenaPhilenaPhylena mightmight
InIn anyany curtesiecourtesy requiterequite youyou soso,
AsAs sheshe withwith willingwilling hartheart couldcould wellwell bestowbestow.

EnterEnter AlfonsoAlfonso.
Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.HowHow nownow daughtersdaughters, isis FerandoFerando comecome?
Eme.EmeliaEme.NotNot yetyet fatherfather, II wonderwonder hehe staiesstays soso longlong.
Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.AndAnd whereswhere’s youryour sistersister thatthat sheshe isis notnot heerehere?
Phyle.PhilenaPhyle.SheShe isis makingmaking ofof hirher readieready fatherfather
ToTo goego toto churchchurch andand ifif thatthat hehe werewere comecome.
Pol.PolidorPol.II warrantwarrant youyou heelehe’ll notnot bebe longlong awaieaway.
Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.GoGo daughtersdaughters getget youyou inin, andand bidbid youryour
SisterSister prouideprovide her selfeherself againstagainst thatthat wewe doodo comecome,
AndAnd seesee youyou goego toto churchchurch alongalong withwith vsus.
ExitExit PhilenaPhilena andand EmeliaEmelia.
II maruellmarvel thatthat FerandoFerando comescomes notnot awayaway.

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Pol.PolidorPol.HisHis TailorTailor itit maymay bebe hathhath binbeen tootoo slackeslack,
InIn hishis apparrellapparel whichwhich hehe meanesmeans toto wearewear,
ForFor nono questionquestion butbut somesome fantastickefantastic sutessuits
HeHe isis determineddetermined toto wearewear to daytoday,
AndAnd richlyrichly powderedpowdered withwith pretiousprecious stonesstones,
SpottedSpotted withwith liquidliquid goldgold, thickthick setset withwith pearlepearl,
AndAnd suchsuch hehe meanesmeans shallshall bebe hishis weddingwedding sutessuits.
Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.II cardecared notnot II whatwhat costcost hehe diddid bestowbestow,
InIn goldgold oror silkesilk, soso hehe himselfehimself werewere heerehere,
ForFor II hadhad ratherrather loselose aa thousandthousand crownescrowns,
ThenThen thatthat hehe shouldshould deceiuedeceive vsus heerehere to daieto todayto daieday,
ButBut softsoft II thinkethink II seesee himhim comecome.

EnterEnter FerandoFerando baseliebasely attiredattired, andand aa
redred capcap onon hishis headhead.
Feran.FerandoFeran.GodmorowGood-morrowgood-morrow fatherfather, PolidorPolidor wellwell metmet,
YouYou wonderwonder II knowknow thatthat II hauehave staidstayed soso longlong.
Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.IAyI marriemarry sonson, wewe werewere almostalmost perswadedpersuaded,
ThatThat wewe shouldshould scarsescarce hauehave hadhad ourour bridegroomebridegroom heerehere,
ButBut saysay, whywhy artart thouthou thusthus baselybasely attiredattired?
Feran.FerandoFeran.ThusThus richlierichly fatherfather youyou shouldshould hauehave saidsaid,
ForFor whenwhen mymy wifewife andand II amam marriedmarried onceonce,
SheesShe’s suchsuch aa shrewshrew, ifif wewe shouldshould onceonce falfall outout,
SheeleShe’llshe’ll pulpull mymy costliecostly sutessuits ouerover minemine earesears,
AndAnd thereforetherefore amam II thusthus attiredattired awhileawhile,
ForFor maniemany thingesthings II telltell you’syou’s inin mymy headhead,
AndAnd nonenone mustmust knowknow thereofthereof butbut KateKate andand II,
ForFor wewe shallshall liuelive likelike lammeslambs andand LionsLions suresure,
NorNor lammeslambs toto LionsLions neuernever waswas soso tametame,
IfIf onceonce theythey lielie withinwithin thethe LionsLions’lion’s pawespaws
AsAs KateKate toto meme ifif wewe werewere marriedmarried onceonce,
AndAnd thereforetherefore comecome letlet vsus toto churchchurch presentlypresently.
Pol.PolidorPol.FieFie FerandoFerando notnot thusthus atiredattired forfor shameshame,
ComeCome toto mymy ChamberChamber andand therethere sutesuit thy selfethyself,

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OfOf twentietwenty sutessuits thatthat II diddid neuernever werewearwere.
Feran.FerandoFeran.TushTush PolidorPolidor II hauehave asas manymany sutessuits
FantastickeFantastic mademade toto fitfit mymy humorhumour soso
AsAs anyany inin AthensAthens andand asas richlierichly wroughtwrought
AsAs waswas thethe MassieMassy RobeRobe thatthat latelate adorndadorned,
TheThe statelystately legatelegate ofof thethe PersianPersian KingKing,
AndAnd thisthis fromfrom themthem hauehave II mademade choisechoice toto wearewear.
Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.II prethieprithee FerandoFerando letlet meme intreatentreat
BeforeBefore thouthou gostegoestghost vntounto thethe churchchurch withwith vsus,
ToTo putput somesome otherother sutesuit vponupon thythy backeback.
Feran.FerandoFeran.NotNot forfor thethe worldworld ifif II mightmight gainegain itit soso,
AndAnd thereforetherefore taketake meme thusthus oror notnot atat allall,
EnterEnter KateKate.
ButBut softsoft sesee wherewhere mymy KateKate dothdoth comecome,
II mustmust salutesalute hirher: howhow faresfares mymy louelylovely KateKate?
WhatWhat artart thouthou readieready? shallshall wewe gogo toto churchchurch?
KateKate.NotNot II withwith oneone soso madmad, soso baselybasely tirdetired,
ToTo marriemarry suchsuch aa filthiefilthy slauishslavish groomegroom,
ThatThat asas itit seemesseems sometimessometimes isis fromfrom hishis witswits,
OrOr elseelse hehe wouldwould notnot thusthus hauehave comecome toto vsus.
Feran.FerandoFeran.TushTush KateKate thesethese wordswords addesadds greatergreater louelove inin meme
AndAnd makesmakes meme thinkethink theethee fairrerfairer thenthanthen beforebefore,
SweeteSweet KateKate thethe louelierlovelier thenthan DianasDiana’s purplepurple roberobe,
WhiterWhiter thenthan areare thethe snowiesnowy ApenisApenninesApenis,
OrOr icieicy hairehair thatthat groesgrows onon BoreasBoreas’Boreas chinchin.
FatherFather II sweareswear byby IbisIbis’ goldengolden beakebeak,
MoreMore fairefair andand RadienteRadiant isis mymy boniebonnybony KateKate,
ThenThan siluersilver ZanthusXanthusZanthus whenwhen hehe dothdoth imbraceembrace,
TheThe ruddieruddy SimiesSimoisSimies atat IdasIda’s feetefeet,
AndAnd carecare notnot thouthou swetesweet KateKate howhow II bebe cladclad,
ThouThou shaltshalt hauehave garmentsgarments wroughtwrought ofof MedianMedian silkesilk,
EnchastEnchased withwith pretiousprecious IewellsJewelsjewels fechtfetched fromfrom farfar,
ByBy ItalianItalian MarchantsMerchants thatthat withwith RussianRussian stemesstems,
PlousPlowsploughs vpup hugehuge sorrowessorrows inin thethe TerrenTerreneTerren MaineMain,

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AndAnd betterbetter farrefar mymy louelylovely KateKate shallshall wearewear,
ThenThen comecome sweetsweet louelove andand letlet vsus toto thethe churchchurch,
ForFor thisthis II sweareswear shallshall bebe mymy weddingwedding sutesuit.
ExeuntExeunt omnesomnes.
Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.ComeCome gentlemengentlemen gogo alongalong withwith vsus,
ForFor thusthus doodo whatwhat wewe cancan hehe willwill bebe wedwed.ExitExit.

EnterEnter PolidorsPolidor’spolidor’s boyboy andand SanderSander.
BoyBoy.ComeCome hitherhither sirhasirrah boyboy.
San.SanderSan.BoyBoy; ohoho disgracedisgrace toto mymy personperson, souns’zounds’Zounds boyboy
OfOf youryour faceface, youyou hauehave manymany boiesboys withwith suchsuch
PickadeuantesPickadevantes II amam suresure, souns’zounds’Zounds wouldwould youyou
NotNot hauehave aa bloudiebloody nosenose forfor thisthis?
BoyBoy.ComeCome, comecome, II diddid butbut iestjest, wherewhere isis thatthat
SameSame peecepiece ofof piepie thatthat II gauegave theethee toto keepekeep.
San.SanderSan.TheThe piepie? IAyI youyou hauehave moremore mindemind ofof youryour belliebelly
ThenThanThen toto gogo seesee whatwhat youryour maistermaster dooesdoes.
BoyBoy.TushTush tis’tis nono mattermatter manman II pretheprithee giuegive itit meme,
II amam verievery hungryhungry II promisepromise theethee.
San.SanderSan.WhyWhy youyou maymay taketake itit andand thethe deuilldevil burstburst
YouYou withwith itit, oneone cannotcannot sauesave aa bitbit afterafter suppersupper,
ButBut youyou areare alwaiesalways readieready toto munchmunch itit vpup.
BoyBoy.WhyWhy comecome manman, wewe shallshall hauehave goodgood cheerecheer
AnonAnon atat thethe bridehousebridehouse, forfor youryour maistersmaster’smasters gonegone toto
ChurchChurch toto bebe marriedmarried alreadiealready, andand thearsthere’s
SuchSuch cheerecheer asas passethpasseth.
San.SanderSan.OO brauebrave, II wouldwould II hadhad eateeat nono meatmeat thisthis weekweek,
ForFor II hauehave neuernever aa cornercorner leftleft inin mymy belliebelly
ToTo putput aa vensonvenison pastiepastypastry inin, II thinkethink II shallshall burstburst my selfemyself
WithWith eatingeating, forfor IleI’ll soso cramcram meme downedown thethe tartstarts
AndAnd thethe marchpainesmarchpanes, outout ofof allall criecry.
BoyBoy.IAyay, butbut howhow wiltwilt thouthou doodo nownow thythy maistersmaster’s
MarriedMarried, thythy mistressemistress isis suchsuch aa deuilldevil, asas sheeleshe’ll makemake
TheeThee forgetforget thythy eatingeating quicklyquickly, sheeleshe’ll beatbeat theethee soso.

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San.SanderSan.LetLet mymy maistermaster alonealone withwith hirher forfor thatthat, forfor
HeeleHe’ll makemake hirher tametame welwell inoughenough ereere longelong II warentwarrant theethee
ForFor he’she’s suchsuch aa churlechurl waxenwaxen nownow ofof latelate thatthat andand hehe bebe
NeuerNever soso littlelittle angryangry hehe thumsthumsthumbs meme outout ofof allall criecry,
ButBut inin mymy mindemind sirrasirrah thethe yongestyoungest isis aa verievery
PrettiePretty wenchwench, andand ifif II thoughtthought thythy maistermaster wouldwould
NotNot hauehave hirher IdeI’d hauehave aa flingefling atat hirher
My selfeMyselfmyself, IleI’ll seesee soonesoon whetherwhither twill’twill bebe aa matchmatch
OrOr nono: andand itit willwill notnot IleI’ll setset thethe mattermatter
HardHard forfor my selfemyself II warrantwarrant theethee.
BoyBoy.Sounes’Zounds youyou slaueslave willwill youyou bebe aa RiuallRival withwith
MyMy maistermaster inin hishis louelove, speakespeak butbut suchsuch
AnotherAnother wordeword andand IleI’ll cutcut offoff oneone ofof thythy leggeslegs.
San.SanderSan.OhOhO, cruellcruel iudgementjudgement, naynay thenthen sirrasirrah,
MyMy tonguetongue shallshall talketalk nono moremore toto youyou, marrymarry mymy
TimberTimber shallshall telltell thethe trustietrusty messagemessage ofof hishis maistermaster,
EuenEven onon thethe veryvery foreheadforehead onon theethee, thouthou abusiousabusious
VillaineVillain, thereforetherefore prepareprepare thy selfethyself.
BoyBoy.ComeCome hitherhither thouthou ImperfecksiousImperfectious slaueslave inin
RegardRegard ofof thythy beggerybeggary, holdehold theethee theresthere’s
TwoTwoshillingsTwo shillingsshillings forfor theethee? toto paypay forfor thethe
HealingHealing ofof thythy leftleft leggeleg whichwhich II meanemean
FuriouslyFuriously toto inuadeinvade oror toto maimemaim atat thethe leastleast.
San.SanderSan.OO supernodicallsupernodical foulefoul? wellwell IleI’ll taketake youryour
twotwo shillingesshillings butbut IleI’ll barrebar strikingstriking atat leggeslegs.
BoyBoy.NotNot II, forfor IleI’ll strikestrike any whereanywhere.
San.SanderSan.HereHere herehere taketake youryour twotwo shillingsshillings againagain
IleI’ll seesee theethee hangdhanged ereere IleI’ll fightfight withwith theethee,
II gatgot aa brokenbroken shinshin thethe otherother dayday,
Tis’Tis notnot, wholewhole yetyet andand thereforetherefore IleI’ll notnot fightfight
ComeCome comecome whywhy shouldshould wewe fallfall outout?
BoyBoy.WellWell sirraysirrahsirray youryour fairefair wordswords hathhath somethingsomething
AlaiedAllayed mymy CollerCholerCollar: II amam contentcontent forfor thisthis onceonce
ToTo putput itit vpup andand bebe frendsfriends withwith theethee,

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ButBut softsoft seesee wherewhere theythey comecome allall fromfrom churchchurch,
BelikeBelike theythey bebe MarriedMarried allredyalready.

EnterEnter FerandoFerando andand KateKate andand AlfonsoAlfonso andand PolidorPolidor
andand EmeliaEmelia andand AureliusAurelius andand PhilemaPhilenaPhilema.
Feran.FerandoFeran.FatherFather farwellfarewell, mymy KateKate andand II mustmust homehome,
SirraSirrah gogo makemake readyready mymy horsehorse presentliepresently.
Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.YourYour horsehorse! whatwhat sonson II hopehope youyou doodo butbut iestjest,
II amam suresure youyou willwill notnot gogo soso suddainlysuddenly.
KateKate.LetLet himhim gogo oror tarrytarry II amam resolu’deresolved toto staystay,
AndAnd notnot toto trauelltravel onon mymy weddingwedding dayday.
Feran.FerandoFeran.TutTut KateKate II telltell theethee wewe mustmust needesneeds gogo homehome,
VillaineVillain hasthast thouthou saddledsaddled mymy horsehorse?
San.SanderSan.WhichWhich horsehorse, youryour curtallcurtal?
Feran.FerandoFeran.Sounes’Zounds youyou slaueslave standstand youyou pratingprating herehere?
SaddellSaddlesaddle thethe baybay geldinggelding forfor youryour MistrisMistress.
KateKateNotNot forfor meme: forfor IleI’ll notnot gogo.
San.SanderSan.TheThe ostlerostler willwill notnot letlet meme hauehave himhim, youyou oweowe tenten (pencepence
ForFor hishis meatemeat, andand 6six6 pencepence forfor stuffingstuffing mymy mistrismistress’mistress saddlesaddle.
Feran.FerandoFeran.HereHere villainevillain gogo paypay himhim straightstraight.
San.SanderSan.ShallShall II giuegive themthem anotheranother peckepeck ofof lauenderlavender.
Feran.FerandoFeran.OutOut slaueslave andand bringbring themthem presentlypresently toto thethe doredoor
Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.WhyWhy sonson II hopehope atat leastleast youleyou’ll dinedine withwith vsus.
San.SanderSan.II praypray youyou maistermaster letslet’s staystay tilltill dinnerdinner bebe dondonedONE.
Feran.FerandoFeran.Sounes’Zounds villainevillain artart thouthou herehere yetyet?Ex.ExitEx. SanderSander.
ComeCome KateKate ourour dinnerdinner isis prouidedprovided atat homehome.
KateKate.ButBut notnot forfor meme, forfor herehere II meanemean toto dinedine.
IleI’ll hauehave mymy willwill inin thisthis asas wellwell asas youyou,
ThoughThough youyou inin maddingmadding moodmood wouldwould leaueleave youryour frendsfriends
DespiteDespite ofof youyou IleI’ll tarrytarry withwith themthem stillstill.
Feran.FerandoFeran.IAyI KateKate soso thouthou shaltshalt butbut atat somesome otherother timetime,
When asWhenaswhenas thythy sisterssisters herehere shallshall bebe espousdespoused,
ThenThenThan thouthou andand II willwill keepekeep ourour weddingwedding dayday,
InIn betterbetter sortsort thenthan nownow wewe cancan prouideprovide,

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ForFor herehere II promisepromise theethee beforebefore themthem allall,
WeWe willwill ereere longlong returnereturn toto themthem againeagain,
ComeCome KateKate standstand notnot onon termesterms wewe willwill awaieaway,
ThisThis isis mymy dayday, to morrowtomorrow thouthou shaltshalt rulerule,
AndAnd II willwill doodo what euerwhatever thouthou commandescommands.
GentlemenGentlemen farwellfarewell, welewe’ll taketake ourour leuesleaves,
ItIt willwill bebe latelate beforebefore thatthat wewe comecome homehome.
ExitExit FerandoFerando andand KateKate.
Pol.PolidorPol.FarwellFarewell FerandoFerando sincesince youyou willwill bebe gonegone.
Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.SoSo madmad aa cupplecouple diddid II neuernever seesee.
EmelEmeliaEmel.They’reThey’re eueneven asas wellwell machtmatched asas II wouldwould wishwish.
Phile.PhilenaPhile.AndAnd yetyet II hardlyhardly thinkethink thatthat hehe cancan tametame herher.
ForFor whenwhen hehe hashas dondone sheshe willwill dodo whatwhat sheshe listlist.
Aurel.AureliusAurel.HerHer manhoodmanhood thenthen isis goodgood II dodo beleeuebelieve.
Pol.PolidorPol.AureliusAurelius oror elseelse II missemiss mymy markemark,
HerHer toungtongue willwill walkewalk ifif sheshe dothdoth holdhold herher handeshands,
II amam inin doutdoubt ereere halfehalf aa monthmonth bebe pastpast
HeleHe’ll cursecurse thethe priestpriest thatthat marriedmarried himhim soso soonesoon,
AndAnd yetyet itit maymay bebe sheshe willwill bebe reclaimdereclaimed,
ForFor sheshe isis verievery patientpatient gronegrowngroan ofof latelate.
Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.GodGod holdhold itit thatthat itit maymay continuecontinue stillstill,
II wouldwould bebe lothloath thatthat theythey shouldshould disagreedisagree,
ButBut hehe II hopehope willwill holdehold herher inin aa whilewhile.
Pol.PolidorPol.WithinWithin thisthis twotwo daiesdays II willwill rideride toto himhim,
AndAnd seesee howhow louinglylovingly theythey dodo agreeagree.
Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.NowNow AureliusAurelius whatwhat saysay youyou toto thisthis,
WhatWhat hauehave youyou sentsent toto CestusSestosCestus asas youyou saidsaid,
ToTo certifiecertify youryour fatherfather ofof youryour louelove,
ForFor II wouldwould gladliegladly hehe wouldwould likelike ofof itit,
AndAnd ifif hehe bebe thethe manman youyou telltell toto meme,
II gesseguess hehe isis aa MarchantMerchant ofof greatgreat wealthwealth.
AndAnd II hauehave seeneseen himhim oftoft atat AthensAthens herehere,
AndAnd forfor hishis sakesake assureassure theethee thouthou artart welcomewelcome.
Pol.PolidorPol.AndAnd soso toto meme whilestwhilst PolidorPolidor dothdoth liuelive.

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Aurel.AureliusAurel.II findfind itit soso rightright worthieworthy gentlemengentlemen,
AndAnd ofof whatwhat worthworth youryour frendshipfriendship II estemeesteem,
II leueleave censurecensure ofof youryour seuerallseveral thoughtsthoughts,
ButBut forfor requitallrequital ofof youryour fauoursfavours pastpast,
RestsRests yetyet behindbehind, whichwhich whenwhen occasionoccasion seruesserves
II vowvow shalbeshall be remembredremembered toto thethe fullfull,
AndAnd forfor mymy fathersfather’s commingcoming toto thisthis placeplace,
II dodo expectexpect withinwithin thisthis weekeweek atat mostmost.
Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.InoughEnough AurelieusAurelius? butbut wewe forgetforget
OurOur MarriageMarriage dinnerdinner nownow thethe bridebride isis gongone,
ComeCome letlet vsus sesee whatwhat therethere theythey leftleft behindbehind.ExitExit OmnesOmnes

EnterEnter SandersSanders withwith twotwo oror threethree
seruingserving menmen
San.SanderSan.ComeCome sirssirs prouideprovide allall thingesthings asas fastfast asas youyou cancan,
ForFor mymy MastersMaster’sMasters hardhard atat handhand andand mymy newnew MistrisMistress
AndAnd allall, andand hehe sentsent meme beforebefore toto seesee allall thingesthings redyready.
Tom.Tom.WelcomeWelcome homehome SanderSander sirrasirrah howhow lookeslooks ourour
NewNew MistrisMistress theythey saysay she’sshe’s aa plagieplaguy shrewshrew.
San.SanderSan.IAyI andand thatthat thouthou shaltshalt findfind II cancan telltell theethee andand thouthou
DostDost notnot pleaseplease herher wellwell, whywhy mymy MaisterMaster
HasHas suchsuch a dooa adoa doodo withwith hirher asas itit passethpasseth andand he’she’s eueneven
likelike aa madmanmadman.
WillWill.WhyWhy SanderSander whatwhat dosdoes hehe saysay.
San.SanderSan.WhyWhy IleI’ll telltell youyou whatwhat: whenwhen theythey shouldshould
GoGo toto churchchurch toto bebe mariedmarried hehe putsputs onon anan oldeold
IerkinJerkinjerkin andand aa pairepair ofof canuascanvas breechesbreeches downedown toto thethe
SmallSmall ofof hishis leggeleg andand aa redred capcap onon hishis headhead andand hehe
LookesLooks asas thouthou wiltwilt burstburst thy selfethyself withwith laffinglaughing
WhenWhen thouthou seestseest himhim: he’she’s enee’en asas goodgood asas aa
FooleFool forfor meme: andand thenthen whenwhen theythey shouldshould gogo toto dinnerdinner
HeHe mademade meme SaddleSaddle thethe horsehorse andand awayaway hehe camecame.
AndAnd nerene’ernever tarriedtarried forfor dinnerdinner andand thereforetherefore youyou hadhad bestbest
GetGet suppersupper reddyready againstagainst theythey comecome, forfor

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TheyThey bebe hardhard atat handhand II amam suresure byby thisthis timetime.
Tom.Tom.Sounes’Zounds seesee wherewhere theythey bebe all redyall alreadyall redyready.
EnterEnter FerandoFerando andand KateKate.
Feran.FerandoFeran.NowNow welcomewelcome KateKate: wher’eswherwherwhere’swhere’esis thesethese villainsvillains
HereHere, whatwhat? notnot suppersupper yetyet vpponupon thethe bordeboard:
NorNor tabletable spredspread nornor nothingnothing dondonedONE atat allall,
WheresWhere’s thatthat villainevillain thatthat II sentsent beforebefore.
San.SanderSan.NowNow, adsumadsum, sirsir.
Feran.FerandoFeran.ComeCome hetherhither youyou villainevillain IleI’ll cutcut youryour nosenose,
YouYou RogueRogue: helpehelp meme ofoffof withwith mymy bootesboots: wiltwilt pleaseplease
YouYou toto laylay thethe clothcloth? sounes’zounds’Zounds thethe villainevillain
HurtsHurts mymy footefoot? pullpull easelyeasily II saysay; yetyet againeagain.

HeHe beatesbeats themthem allall.
TheyThey couercover thethe bordboard andand fetchfetch inin thethe meatemeat.
Sounes’Zounds? burntburntburned andand skorchtscorched whowho drestdressed thisthis meatemeat?
WillWill.ForsouthForsooth IohnJohnjohn cookecook.
HeHe throwesthrows downedown thethe tabletable andand meatemeat
andand allall, andand beatesbeats themthem.
Feran.FerandoFeran.GoGo youyou villainesvillains bringebring youyou meme suchsuch meatemeat,
OutOut ofof mymy sightsight II saysay andand bearebear itit hencehence,
ComeCome KateKate welewe’ll hauehave otherother meatemeat prouidedprovided,
IsIs therethere aa firefire inin mymy chamberchamber sirsir?
San.SanderSan.IAyI forsoothforsooth.ExitExit FerandoFerando andand KateKate.
ManentManent seruingmenserving-men andand eateeat vpup allall thethe meatemeat.
Tom.Tom.Sounes’Zounds? II thinkethink ofof mymy conscienceconscience mymy MastersMaster’sMasters
MadMad sincesince hehe waswas mariedmarried.
WillWill.II laftlaughed whatwhat aa boxebox hehe gauegave SanderSander
ForFor pullingpulling ofoffof hishis bootesboots.
EnterEnter FerandoFerando againeagain.
San.SanderSan.II hurthurt hishis footefoot forfor thethe noncenonce manman.
Feran.FerandoFeran.DidDid youyou soso youyou damneddamned villainevillain.
HeHe beatesbeats themthem allall outout againeagain.
ThisThis humorhumour mustmust II holdehold meme toto aa whilewhile,

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ToTo bridlebridle andand holdhold backeback mymy headstrongheadstrong wifewife,
WithWith curbescurbs ofof hungerhunger: easeease: andand wantwant ofof sleepesleep,
NorNor sleepesleep nornor meatemeat shallshall sheshe inioieenjoy to nighttonight,
IleI’ll mewmew herher vpup asas menmen dodo mewmew theirtheir hawkeshawks,
AndAnd makemake herher gentliegently comecome vntounto thethe lurelure,
WereWere sheshe asas stubornestubborn oror asas fullfull ofof strengthstrength
AsAs werewere thethe ThracianThracian horsehorse AlcidesAlcides tamdetamed,
ThatThat KingKing EgeusAegeusEgeus fedfed withwith fleshflesh ofof menmen,
YetYet wouldwould II pullpull herher downedown andand makemake herher comecome
AsAs hungryhungry hawkeshawks dodo fliefly vntounto theretheirthere lurelure.ExitExit.
EnterEnter AureliusAurelius andand ValeriaValeria.
Aurel.AureliusAurel.ValeriaValeria attendattend: II hauehave aa louelylovely louelove,
AsAs brightbright asas isis thethe heauenheaven cristallinecrystalline,
AsAs fairefair asas isis thethe milkemilk whitewhite wayway ofof IoueJovejove,
AsAs chastchaste asas PhœbePhoebePhoebe inin herher sommersummer sportessports,
AsAs softesoft andand tendertender asas thethe asureazure downedown,
ThatThat circlescircles CithereasCitherea’s siluersilver douesdoves.
HerHer dodo II meanemean toto makemake mymy louelylovely bridebride,
AndAnd inin herher bedbed toto breathbreathe thethe sweetesweet contentcontent,
ThatThat II thouthou knowstknowest longlong timetime hauehave aimedaimed atat.
NowNow ValeriaValeria itit restsrests inin theethee toto helpehelp
ToTo compassecompass thisthis, thatthat II mightmight gainegain mymy louelove,
WhichWhich easilieeasily thouthou maistmayst performeperform atat willwill,
IfIf thatthat thethe marchantmerchant whichwhich thouthou toldsttoldst meme ofof,
WillWill asas hehe saydsaid gogo toto AlfonsosAlfonso’s househouse,
AndAnd saysay hehe isis mymy fatherfather, andand therethere withwith allall
PasPass ouerover certainecertain deedesdeeds ofof landland toto meme,
ThatThat II therebythereby maymay gainegain mymy heartsheart’shearts desiredesire,
AndAnd hehe isis promisedpromised rewardreward ofof meme.
Val.ValeriaVal.FeareFear notnot mymy LordLord IleI’ll fetchfetch himhim straightstraight toto youyou,
ForFor helehe’ll dodo anyany thingthing thatthat youyou commandcommand,
ButBut telltell meme mymy LordLord, isis FerandoFerando marriedmarried thenthen?
Aurel.AureliusAurel.HeHe isis: andand PolidorPolidor shortlyshortly shallshall bebe wedwed,
AndAnd hehe meanesmeans toto tametame hishis wifewife erelongerelong.

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Vale.ValeriaVale.HeHe saiessays soso.
Aurel.AureliusAurel.FaithFaith he’she’s gongone vntounto thethe tamingtaming schooleschool.
Val.ValeriaVal.TheThe tamingtaming schooleschool; whywhy isis therethere suchsuch aa placeplace?
Aurel.AureliusAurel.IAyI: andand FerandoFerando isis thethe MaisterMaster ofof thethe schooleschool.
Val.ValeriaVal.ThatsThat’sthat’s rarerare: butbut whatwhat decorumdecorum dosdoes hehe vseuse?
Aurel.AureliusAurel.FaithFaith II knowknow notnot: butbut byby somsome oddeodd deuisedevice
OrOr otherother, butbut comecome ValeriaValeria II longlong toto seesee thethe manman,
ByBy whomewhom wewe mustmust comprisecomprise ourour plottedplotted driftdrift,
ThatThat II maymay telltell himhim whatwhat wewe hauehave toto doodo.
Val.ValeriaVal.ThenThen comecome mymy LordLord andand II willwill bringbring youyou toto himhim
 straightstraight.
Aurel.AureliusAurel.AgreedAgreed, thenthen letslet’s gogo.ExeuntExeunt
EnterEnter SanderSander andand hishis MistresMistress.
San.SanderSan.ComeCome MistrisMistress.
KateKate.SanderSander II pretheprithee helpehelp meme toto somesome meatemeat,
II amam soso faintfaint thatthat II cancan scarselyscarcely standestand.
San.SanderSan.IAyI marrymarry mistrismistress butbut youyou knowknow mymy maistermaster
HasHas giuengiven meme aa chargecharge thatthat youyou mustmust eateeat nothingnothing,
ButBut thatthat whichwhich hehe himselfehimself giuethgiveth youyou.
KateKate.WhyWhy manman thythy MaisterMaster needsneeds neuernever knowknow itit.
San.SanderSan.YouYou saysay truetrue indedeindeed: whywhy lookelook youyou MistrisMistress,
WhatWhat saysay youyou toto aa peesepiece ofof beeffebeef andand mustardmustard nownow?
KateKate.WhyWhy II saysay tis’tis excellentexcellent meatemeat, canstcanst thouthou
helpehelp meme toto somesome?
San.SanderSan.IAyay, II couldcould helpehelp youyou toto somesome butbut thatthat
II doubtdoubt thethe mustardmustard isis tootoo collerickcholeric forfor youyou,
ButBut whatwhat saysay youyou toto aa sheepessheep’s headhead andand garlickgarlic?
KateKate.WhyWhy anyany thingthing, II carecare notnot whatwhat itit bebe.
San.SanderSan.IAyay butbut thethe garlikegarlic II doubtdoubt willwill makemake youryour breathbreath
stinckestink, andand thenthen mymy MaisterMaster willwill coursecursecourse meme forfor lettingletting
YouYou eateeat itit: ButBut whatwhat saysay youyou toto aa fatfat CaponCapon?
KateKate.ThatsThat’sthat’s meatemeat forfor aa KingKing sweetsweet SanderSander helpehelp
MeMe toto somesome ofof itit.
San.SanderSan.NayNay berladyby’r lady thenthen tis’tis tootoo deeredear forfor vsus, wewe mustmust

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NotNot meddlemeddle withwith thethe KingsKing’sking’s meatemeat.
KateKateOutOut villainevillain dostdost thouthou mockemock meme,
TakeTake thatthat forfor thythy sawsinessesauciness.
SheShe beatesbeats himhim.
San.SanderSan.Sounes’Zounds areare youyou soso lightlight fingerdfingered withwith aa murrinmurrain,
IleI’ll keepekeep youyou fastingfasting forfor itit thisthis twotwo daiesdays.
KateKate.II telltell theethee villainevillain IleI’ll teartear thethe fleshflesh ofof
ThyThy faceface andand eateeat itit andand thouthou pratesprates toto meme thusthus.
San.SanderSan.HereHere comescomes mymy MaisterMaster nownow helehe’ll coursecourse youyou.
EnterEnter FerandoFerando withwith aa peecepiece ofof meatemeat vpponupon hishis
daggersdagger’s pointpoint andand PolidorPolidor withwith himhim.
Feran.FerandoFeran.SeSee herehere KateKate II hauehave prouidedprovided meatemeat forfor theethee,
HereHere taketake itit: whatwhat istis’t notnot worthieworthy thankesthanks,
GoeGo sirrasirrah? taketake itit awaieaway againeagain youyou shallbeshall be
ThankefullThankful forfor thethe nextnext youyou hauehave.
KateKateWhyWhy II thankethank youyou forfor itit.
Feran.FerandoFeran.NayNay nownow tis’tis notnot worthworth aa pinpin gogo sirraysirrahsirray andand taketake
ItIt hencehence II saysay.
San.SanderSan.YesYes sirsir IleI’ll CarrieCarry itit hencehence: MaisterMaster letlet herher
HaueHave nonenone forfor sheshe cancan fightfight asas hungriehungry asas sheshe isis.
Pol.PolidorPol.II praypray youyou sirsir letlet itit standstand, forfor IleI’ll eateeat
SomeSome withwith herher my selfemyself.
Feran.FerandoFeran.WellWell sirrasirrah setset itit downedown againeagain.
KateKate.NayNay naynay II praypray youyou letlet himhim taketake itit hencehence,
AndAnd keepekeep itit forfor youryour owneown dietediet forfor IleI’ll nonenone,
IleI’ll nerene’er bebe beholdingbeholding toto youyou forfor youryour MeateMeat,
II telltell theethee flatlieflatly herehere vntounto thethee thythy teetheteeth
ThouThou shaltshalt notnot keepekeep meme nornor feedefeed meme asas thouthou listlist,
ForFor II willwill homehome againeagain vntounto mymy fathersfather’s househouse.
Feran.FerandoFeran.IAyay, whenwhen you’ryou’re meekemeek andand gentellgentle butbut notnot
BeforeBefore, II knowknow youryour stomackstomach isis notnot yetyet comecome downedown,
ThereforeTherefore nono maruellmarvel thouthou canstecanst notnot eateeat,
AndAnd II willwill goego vntounto youryour FathersFather’s househouse,
ComeCome PolidorPolidor letlet vsus goego inin againeagain,

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AndAnd KateKate comecome inin withwith vsus II knowknow ereere longelong,
ThatThat thouthou andand II shallshall louinglylovingly agreeagree.Ex.ExeuntEx. OmnesOmnes

EnterEnter AureliusAurelius ValeriaValeria andand PhylotusPhilotusPhylotus
thethe MarchantMerchant.
Aurel.AureliusAurel.NowNow SeniorSenior PhylotusPhilotusPhylotus, wewe willwill gogo
VntoUnto AlfonsosAlfonso’s househouse, andand bebe suresure youyou saysay
AsAs II diddid telltell youyou, concerningconcerning thethe manman
ThatThat dwellsdwells inin CestusSestosCestus, whosewhose sonson II saidsaid II waswas,
ForFor youyou doodo veryvery muchmuch resembleresemble himhim,
AndAnd fearefear notnot: youyou maymay bebe boldbold toto speakespeak youryour mindmind.
Phylo.PhilotusPhylo.II warrantwarrant youyou sirsir taketake youyou nono carecare,
IleI’ll vseuse my selfemyself soso cunningcunning inin thethe causecause,
AsAs youyou shallshall soonesoon inioieenjoy youryour hartsheart’s delightdelight.
Aurel.AureliusAurel.ThankesThanks sweetsweet PhylotusPhilotusPhylotus, thenthen staystay youyou herehere,
AndAnd II willwill gogo andand fetchfetch himhim hitherhither straightstraight.
HoHo, SeniorSigniorsignior AlfonsoAlfonso: aa wordword withwith youyou.

EnterEnter AlfonsoAlfonso.
Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.WhoseWho’swho’s therethere? whatwhat AureliusAurelius whatswhat’s thethe (mattermatter
ThatThat youyou standstand soso likelike aa strangerstranger atat thethe dooredoor?
Aurel.AureliusAurel.MyMy fatherfather sirsir isis newlynewly comecome toto townetown,
AndAnd II hauehave broughtbrought himhim herehere toto speakespeak withwith youyou,
ConcerningConcerning thosethose mattersmatters thatthat II toldetold youyou ofof,
AndAnd hehe cancan certefiecertify youyou ofof thethe truthtruth.
Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.IsIs thisthis youryour fatherfather? youyou areare welcomewelcome sirsir.
Phylo.PhilotusPhylo.ThankesThanks AlfonsoAlfonso, forfor thatsthat’s youryour namename II gesseguess,
II vnderstandunderstand mymy sonson hathhath setset hishis mindmind
AndAnd bentbent hishis likingliking toto youryour daughtersdaughter’s louelove,
AndAnd forfor becausebecause hehe isis mymy onlyonly sonson,
AndAnd II wouldwould gladlygladly thatthat hehe shouldshould doodo wellwell,
II telltell youyou sirsir, II notnot mislikemislike hishis choisechoice,
IfIf youyou agreeagree toto giuegive himhim youryour consentconsent,
HeHe shallshall hauehave liuingliving toto maintainemaintain hishis statestate,

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ThreeThree hundredhundred poundespounds aa yeereyear II willwill assureassure
ToTo himhim andand toto hishis heyresheirs, andand ifif theythey dodo ioynejoin,
AndAnd knitknit themseluesthemselves inin holyholy wedlockwedlock bandeband,
AA thousandthousand massiemassy in gotsiningotsingotsgets ofof purepure goldgold,
AndAnd twisetwice asas manymany baresbars ofof siluersilver plateplate,
II freelyfreely giuegive himhim, andand inin writingwriting straightstraight,
II willwill confirmeconfirm whatwhat II hauehave saidsaid inin wordeswords.
Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.TrustTrust meme II mustmust commendcommend youryour liberallliberal mindmind,
AndAnd louingloving carecare youyou bearebear vntounto youryour sonson,
AndAnd herehere II giuegive himhim freelyfreely mymy consentconsent,
AsAs forfor mymy daughterdaughter II thinkethink hehe knowesknows herher mindmind,
AndAnd II willwill inlargeinenlargeinlargelarge herher dowriedowry forfor youryour sakesake.
AndAnd solemnisesolemnise withwith ioiejoy youryour nuptiallnuptial ritesrites,
ButBut isis thisthis gentlemangentleman ofof CestusSestosCestus tootoo?
Aurel.AureliusAurel.HeHe isis thethe DukeDuke ofof CestusSestos’Cestus thrisethrice renownedrenowned sonson,
WhoWho forfor thethe louelove hishis honourhonour bearesbears toto meme:
HathHath thusthus accompaniedaccompanied meme toto thisthis placeplace.
AlfonsoAlfonso.YouYou wearewerewear toto blameblame youyou toldtold meme notnot beforebefore,
PardonPardon meme mymy LordLord, forfor ifif II hadhad knowneknown
YourYour honourhonour hadhad binbeen herehere inin placeplace withwith meme,
II wouldwould hauehave donnedone mymy dutieduty toto youryour honourhonour.
Val.ValeriaVal.ThankesThanks goodgood AlfonsoAlfonso: butbut II diddid comecome toto seesee
When asWhenaswhenas thesethese marriagemarriage ritesrites shouldshould bebe performedperformed,
AndAnd ifif inin thesethese nuptiallsnuptials youyou vouchsafevouchsafe,
ToTo honourhonour thusthus thethe princeprince ofof CestusSestos’cestus’ frendfriend,
InIn celebrationcelebration ofof hishis spousallspousal ritesrites,
HeHe shallshall remaineremain aa lastinglasting friendfriend toto youyou,
WhatWhat saiessays AureliusAurelius fatherfather.
Phylo.PhilotusPhylo.II humblyhumbly thankethank youryour honourhonour goodgood mymy LordLord,
AndAnd ereere wewe partepart beforebefore youryour honorhonour herehere:
ShallShall articlesarticles ofof suchsuch contentcontent bebe drawnedrawn,
AsAs twixttwixt ourour houseshouses andand posteritiesposte●itiesposterities,
EternallieEternally thisthis leagueleague ofof peacepeace shallshall lastlast,
InuiolatInviolate andand purepure onon eithereither partpart:

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AlfonsoAlfonso.WithWith allall mymy heartheart, andand ifif youryour honourhonour pleaseplease,
ToTo walkewalk alongalong withwith vsus vntounto mymy househouse,
WeWe willwill confirmeconfirm thesethese leaguesleagues ofof lastinglasting louelove.
Val.ValeriaVal.ComeCome thenthen AureliusAurelius II willwill gogo withwith youyou.Ex.ExeuntEx. omnesomnes.

EnterEnter FerandoFerando andand KateKate andand SanderSander.
San.SanderSan.MasterMaster thethe haberdasherhaberdasher hashas broughtbrought mymy
MistresseMistress homehome herher cappecap herehere.
Feran.FerandoFeran.ComeCome hitherhither sirrasirrah: whatwhat hauehave youyou therethere?
HabarHaberdasherHabar.AA veluetvelvet cappecap sirsir andand itit pleaseplease youyou.
Feran.FerandoFeran.WhoWho spoakespoke forfor itit? didstdidst thouthou KateKate?
KateKate.WhatWhat ifif II diddid, comecome hitherhither sirrasirrah, giuegive meme
TheThe capcap, IleI’ll seesee ifif itit willwill fitfit meme.

SheShe setssets itit oneone hirher headhead.
Feran.FerandoFeran.OO monstrousmonstrous: whywhy itit becomesbecomes theethee notnot,
LetLet meme seesee itit KateKate: herehere sirrasirrah taketake itit hencehence,
ThisThis cappecap isis outout ofof fashionfashion quitequite.
KateKateTheThe fashionfashion isis goodgood inoughenough: belikebelike youyou,
MeaneMean toto makemake aa foolefool ofof meme.
Feran.FerandoFeran.WhyWhy truetrue hehe meanesmeans toto makemake aa foolefool ofof theethee,
ToTo hauehave theethee putput onon suchsuch aa curtaldcurtailed cappecap,
sirrasirrah begonbegone withwith itit.

EnterEnter thethe TaylorTailortailor withwith aa gownegown.
San.SanderSan.HereHere isis thethe TaylorTailortailor tootoo withwith mymy MistrisMistress’Mistress gownegown.
Feran.FerandoFeran.LetLet meme seesee itit TaylorTailortailor: whatwhat withwith cutscuts andand iaggesjags?
Sounes’Zounds youyou villainevillain, thouthou hasthast spoiledspoiledspoilt thethe gownegown.
TaylorTailor.WhyWhy sirsir II mademade itit asas youryour manman gauegave meme direc-directiondirec∣tiondirection(tion,

YouYou maymay readeread thethe notenote herehere.
Feran.FerandoFeran.ComeCome hitherhither sirrasirrah: TaylorTailortailor readeread thethe notenote.
TaylorTailor.ItemItem aa fairefair roundround compastcompassed capecape.
San.SanderSan.IAyI thatsthat’s truetrue.
TaylorTailor.AndAnd aa largelarge truncketrunk sleeuesleeve.

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San.SanderSan.ThatsThat’sthat’s aa lielie maistermaster, II saydsaid twotwo truncketrunk sleeuessleeves.
Feran.FerandoFeran.WellWell sirsir goego forwardforward.
TailorTailor.ItemItem aa loose bodiedlooseloose-bodiedloose bodied bodied gownegown.
San.SanderSan.MaisterMaster ifif euerever II saydsaid looseloose bodiesbody’sBody’s gownegown,
SewSew meme inin aa seameseam andand beatebeat meme toto deathdeath,
WithWith aa bottomebottom ofof brownebrown thredthread.
TailorTailor.II mademade itit asas thethe notenote badbade meme.
San.SanderSan.II saysay thethe notenote lieslies inin hishis throatethroat andand thouthou tootoo,
AndAnd thouthou saystsayst itit.
TaylorTailor.NayNay naynay nerene’er bebe soso hothot sirrasirrah, forfor II fearefear youyou notnot.
San.SanderSan.DoostDost thouthou hearehear TaylorTailortailor, thouthou hasthast brauedbraved
ManyMany menmen: brauebrave notnot meme.
Thou’stThou’st fastefacedfast manymany menmen.
TaylorTailor.WellWell sirsir.
San.SanderSan.FaceFace notnot meme IleI’ll netherneither bebe fastefacedfast nornor brauedbraved
AtAt thythy handeshands II cancan telltell theethee.
KateKate.ComeCome comecome II likelike thethe fashionfashion ofof itit wellwell enoughenough,
HeresHere’shere’s moremore a doado thenthanthen needsneeds IleI’ll hauehave itit,
AndAnd ifif youyou dodo notnot likelike itit hidehide youryour eieseyes,
II thinkethink II shallshall hauehave nothingnothing byby youryour willwill.
Feran.FerandoFeran.GoGo II saysay andand taketake itit vpup forfor youryour maistersmaster’s vseuse.
San.SanderSan.Souns’Zounds: villainevillain notnot forfor thythy lifelife touchtouch itit notnot,
Souns’Zounds, taketake vpup mymy mistrismistress’mistress gownegown toto hishis
MaistersMaster’smaster’s vseuse?
Feran.FerandoFeran.WellWell sirsir: whatswhat’s youryour conceitconceit ofof itit.
San.SanderSan.II hauehave aa deeperdeeper conceiteconceit inin itit thenthan youyou
thinkethink forfor, taketake vpup mymy MistrisMistress’Mistress gownegown
ToTo hishis maistersmaster’s vseuse?
Feran.FerandoFeran.TailorTailor comecome hetherhither: forfor thisthis timetime taketake itit
HenceHence againeagain, andand IleI’ll contentcontent theethee forfor thythy painespains.
TaylorTailor.II thankethank youyou sirsir.ExitExit TaylorTailorTaylor.
Feran.FerandoFeran.ComeCome KateKate wewe nownow willwill gogo seesee thythy fathersfather’s househouse
EuenEven inin thesethese honesthonest meanemean abillimentsabiliments,
OurOur pursespurses shallbeshall be richrich, ourour garmentsgarments plaineplain,

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ToTo shrowdshroud ourour bodiesbodies fromfrom thethe winterwinter ragerage,
AndAnd thatsthat’s inoughenough, whatwhat shouldshould wewe carecare forfor moremore.
ThyThy sisterssisters KateKate to morrowtomorrow mustmust bebe wedwed,
AndAnd II hauehave promisedpromised themthem thouthou shouldstshouldst bebe therethere
TheThe morningmorning isis wellwell vpup letslet’s hasthaste awayaway,
ItIt willwill bebe ninenine a clockeo’clock ereere wewe comecome therethere.
KateKate.NineNine a clocko’clock, whywhy tis’tis allreadiealready pastpast twotwo
InIn thethe after nooneafternoon byby allall thethe clocksclocks inin thethe townetown.
Feran.FerandoFeran.II saysay tis’tis butbut ninenine a clocko’clock inin thethe morningmorning.
KateKate.II saysay tis’tis towtwotow a clocko’clock inin thethe after nooneafternoon.
Feran.FerandoFeran.ItIt shallshall bebe ninenine thenthen ereere wewe gogo toto youryour fathersfather’sfathers,
ComeCome backeback againeagain, wewe willwill notnot gogo to daytoday.
NothingNothing butbut crossingcrossing ofof meme stillstill,
IleI’ll hauehave youyou saysay asas II doodo ereere youyou gogo.ExeuntExeunt omnesomnes.

EnterEnter PolidorPolidor, EmeliaEmelia, AureliusAurelius andand PhilemaPhilenaPhilema.
Pol.PolidorPol.FaireFair EmeliaEmelia sommerssummer’ssummers sun brightsunsun-brightsun bright bright QueeneQueen,
BrighterBrighter ofof hewhue thenthen isis thethe burningburning climeclime,
WhereWhere PhœbusPhoebusPhoebus inin hishis brightbright æquatoraequatorequatoraequator sitssits,
CreatingCreating goldgold andand pressiousprecious minnerallsminerals,
WhatWhat wouldwould EmeliaEmelia doodo? ifif II werewere forstforced
ToTo leaueleave fairefair AthensAthens andand toto rangerange thethe worldworld.
Eme.EmeliaEme.ShouldShould thouthou assayassay toto scalescale thethe seateseat ofof IoueloueJovelove,
MountingMounting thethe suttlesubtle ayrieairy regionsregions
OrOr bebe snachtsnatched vpup asas ersteerst waswas GanimedGanymede,
LoueLove shouldshould giuegive wingeswings vntounto mymy swiftswift desiresdesires,
AndAnd pruneprune mymy thoughtsthoughts thatthat II wouldwould followfollow theethee,
OrOr fallfall andand perishperish asas diddid IcarusIcarus.
Aurel.AureliusAurel.SweetlySweetly resoluedresolved fairefair EmeliaEmelia,
ButBut wouldwould PhylemaPhilenaPhylema saysay asas muchmuch toto meme,
IfIf II shouldshould askeask aa questionquestion nownow ofof theethee,
WhatWhat ifif thethe dukeduke ofof CestusSestosCestus onlyonly sonson,
WhichWhich camecame withwith meme vntounto youryour fathersfather’s househouse,
ShouldShould seekeseek toto gitget PhylemasPhilena’sPhilema’s louelove fromfrom meme,

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AndAnd makemake theethee DuchesDuchess ofof thatthat statelystately townetown,
WouldstWouldst thouthou notnot thenthen forsakeforsake meme forfor hishis louelove?
Phyle.PhilenaPhyle.NotNot forfor greatgreat NeptuneNeptune, nono nornor IoueJovejove himselfehimself,
WillWill PhylemaPhilenaPhylema leaueleave AureliusAurelius’ louelove,
CouldCould hehe installinstall meme EmpresEmpressempress ofof thethe worldworld,
OrOr makemake meme QueeneQueen andand guidresguidressguideress ofof thethe heauensheavens,
YetYet wouldwould II notnot exchangeexchange thythy louelove forfor hishis,
ThyThy companycompany isis poorepoor PhilemasPhilena’sPhilema’s heauenheaven,
AndAnd withoutwithout theethee, heauenheaven werewere hellhell toto meme.
Eme.EmeliaEme.AndAnd shouldshould mymy louelove asas ersteerst diddid HerculesHercules
AttemptAttempt toto passepass thethe burningburning valtesvaults ofof hellhell,
II wouldwould withwith piteouspiteous lookeslooks andand pleasingpleasing wordeswords,
AsAs onceonce diddid OrpheusOrpheus withwith hishis harmonyharmony,
AndAnd rauishingravishing soundsound ofof hishis melodiousmelodious harpeharp,
IntreateEntreat grimgrim PlutoPluto andand ofof himhim obtaineobtain,
ThatThat thouthou mightestmightest gogo andand safesafe retournereturn againeagain.
Phyle.PhilenaPhyle.AndAnd shouldshould mymy louelove asas earsterst LeanderLeander diddid,
AttempteAttempt toto swimmeswim thethe boylingboiling helisponthellespont
ForFor HerosHero’sHeros louelove: nono towerstowers ofof brassebrass shouldshould holdhold
ButBut II wouldwould followfollow theethee throughthrough thosethose ragingraging floudsfloods,
WithWith lockeslocks disheuereddishevered andand mymy brestbreast allall barebare,
WithWith bendedbendedbent kneesknees vponupon AbidasAbydosAbidas shooreshore,
II wouldwould withwith smokiesmoky sighessighs andand brinishbrinish tearestears,
ImportuneImportune NeptuneNeptune andand thethe watrywat’rywatery GodsGods,
ToTo sendsend aa guardguard ofof siluersilver scaledscaled DolphynsDolphins,
WithWith soundingsounding TritonsTritons toto bebe ourour conuoyconvoy,
AndAnd toto transporttransport vsus safesafe vntounto thethe shoreshore,
WhilstWhilst II wouldwould hanghang aboutabout thythy louelylovely neckeneck,
RedoublingRedoubling kissekiss onon kissekiss vponupon thythy cheekescheeks,
AndAnd withwith ourour pastimepastime stillstill thethe swellingswelling waueswaves.
Eme.EmeliaEme.ShouldShould PolidorPolidor asas greatgreat AchillesAchilles diddid,
OnelyOnly imployemploy himselfehimself toto followfollow armesarms,
LikeLike toto thethe warlikewarlike AmazonianAmazonian QueeneQueen,
PentheseleaPentheselea HectorsHector’s paramoreparamour,

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WhoWho foyldfoiled thethe bloudiebloody PirrhusPyrrhus murderousmurderous greekegreek,
IleI’ll thrustthrust my selfemyself amongstamongst thethe thickestthickest throngsthrongs,
AndAnd withwith mymy vtmostutmost forceforce assistassist mymy louelove.
Phyle.PhilenaPhyle.LetLet EoleAeoleEole stormestorm: bebe mildmild andand quietquiet thouthou,
LetLet NeptuneNeptune swellswell, bebe AureliusAurelius calmecalm andand pleasedpleased,
II carecare notnot II, betidebetide whatwhat maymay betidebetide,
LetLet fatesfates andand fortunefortune doodo thethe worstworst theythey cancan,
II reckereck themthem notnot: theythey notnot discorddiscord withwith meme,
WhilstWhilst thatthat mymy louelove andand II dodo wellwell agreeagree.
Aurel.AureliusAurel.SweetSweet PhylemaPhilenaPhylema bewtiesbeauties mynerallmineral,
FromFrom whencewhence thethe sunsun exhalesexhales hishis gloriousglorious shineshine,
AndAnd cladclad thethe heauenheaven inin thythy reflectedreflected raiesrays,
AndAnd nownow mymy liefestliefest louelove, thethe timetime drawesdraws nienigh,
ThatThat HimenHymen mountedmounted inin hishis saffronsaffron roberobe,
MustMust withwith hishis torchestorches waightwaitweight vponupon thythy trainetrain,
AsAs HellensHelen’s brothersbrothers onon thethe hornedhorned MooneMoon,
NowNow IunoJunojuno toto thythy numbernumber shallshall II addeadd,
TheThe fairestfairest bridebride thatthat euerever MarchantMerchant hadhad.
Pol.PolidorPol.ComeCome fairefair EmeliaEmelia thethe preestepriest isis gongone,
AndAnd atat thethe churchchurch youryour fatherfather andand thethe resterest,
DoDo staystay toto seesee ourour marriagemarriage ritesrites performdeperformed,
AndAnd knitknit inin sightsight ofof heauenheaven thisthis GordianGordian knotknot.
ThatThat teethteeth ofof frettingfretting timetime maymay nerene’er vntwistuntwist,
ThenThen comecome fairefair louelove andand gratulategratulate withwith meme,
ThisThis daiesdays contentcontent andand sweetsweet solemnitysolemnity.Ex.ExeuntEx. OmnesOmnes
SlieSlySimSim mustmust theythey bebe marriedmarried nownow?
LordLord.IAyI mymy LordLord.

EnterEnter FerandoFerando andand KateKate andand SanderSander.
SlieSly.LookeLook SimSim thethe foolefool isis comecome againeagain nownow.
Feran.FerandoFeran.SirraSirrah gogo fetchfetch ourour horsseshorses forthforth, andand bringbring
ThemThem toto thethe backeback gategate presentilepresently.
San.SanderSan.II willwill sirsir II warrantwarrant youyou,ExitExit SanderSander.
Feran.FerandoFeran.ComeCome KateKate thethe MooneMoon shinesshines cleereclear to nighttonight
methinkesmethinks.

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KateKate.TheThe moonemoon? whywhy husbandhusband youyou areare deceiuddeceived
ItIt isis thethe sunsun.
Feran.FerandoFeran.YetYet againeagain: comecome backeback againeagain itit shallshall bebe
TheThe moonemoon ereere wewe comecome atat youryour fathersfathers.
KateKate.WhyWhy IleI’ll saysay asas youyou saysay itit isis thethe moonemoon.
Feran.FerandoFeran.IesusJesusjesus sauesave thethe gloriousglorious moonemoon.
KateKate.IesusJesusjesus sauesave thethe gloriousglorious moonemoon.
Feran.FerandoFeran.II amam gladglad KateKate youryour stomackstomach isis comecome downedown,
II knowknow itit wellwell thouthou knowestknowest itit isis thethe sunsun,
ButBut II diddid trietry toto seesee ifif thouthou wouldstwouldst speakespeak,
AndAnd crossecross meme nownow asas thouthou hasthast donnedone beforebefore,
AndAnd trusttrust meme katekate hadsthadst thouthou notnot namednamed thethe moonemoon,
WeWe hadhad gongone backback againeagain asas suresure asas deathdeath,
ButBut softsoft whosewho’s thisthis thatsthat’s commingcoming herehere.

EnterEnter thethe DukeDuke ofof CestusSestosCestus alonealone.

DukeDuke.ThusThus allall alonealone fromfrom CestusSestosCestus amam II comecome,
AndAnd leftleft mymy princelieprincely courtecourt andand noblenoble trainetrain,
ToTo comecome toto AthensAthens, andand inin thisthis disguisedisguise,
ToTo seesee whatwhat coursecourse mymy sonson AureliusAurelius takestakes,
ButBut staystay, hereshere’s somesome itit maymay bebe TrauellsTravels thetherthither,
GoodGood sirsir cancan youyou derectdirect meme thethe wayway toto AthensAthens?

FerandoFerando speakesspeaks toto thethe oldeold manman.
FaireFair louelylovely maidemaid yoongyoung andand affableaffable,
MoreMore cleereclear ofof hewhue andand farfar moremore beautifullbeautiful,
ThenThanThen pretiousprecious SardonixSardonix oror purplepurple rockesrocks,
OfOf AmithestsAmethysts oror glisteringglistering HiasintheHyacinthhyacinth,
MoreMore amiableamiable farrefar thenthan isis thethe plainplain,
WhereWhere glistringglistering CepherusCepherus inin siluersilver bouresbowers,
GasethGazeth vponupon thethe GiantGiant AndromedeAndromede,
SweetSweet KateKate entertaineentertain thisthis louelylovely womanwoman.
DukeDuke.II thinkethink thethe manman isis madmad hehe callescalls meme aa womanwoman.

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KateKate.FaireFair louelylovely ladylady, brightbright andand ChristallineCrystallinecrystalline,
BewteousBeauteousBewteous andand statelystately asas thethe eie-traindeye-trained birdbird,
AsAs gloriousglorious asas thethe morningmorning washtwashed withwith dewdew,
WithinWithin whosewhose eieseyes sheshe takestakes herher dawningdawning beamesbeams,
AndAnd goldengolden sommersummer sleepessleeps vponupon thythy cheekescheeks,
WrapWrap vpup thythy radiationsradiations inin somesome cloudcloud,
LeastLestlest thatthat thythy bewtybeauty makemake thisthis statelystately townetown,
InhabitableInhabitable likelike thethe burningburning ZoneZone,
WithWith sweetsweet reflectionsreflections ofof thythy louelylovely faceface.
DukeDuke.WhatWhat isis sheshe madmad totooto? oror isis mymy shapeshape transformdtransformed,
ThatThat bothboth ofof themthem perswadepersuade meme II amam aa womanwoman,
ButBut theythey areare madmad suresure, andand thereforetherefore IleI’ll begonbegone,
AndAnd leaueleave theirtheir companiescompanies forfor fearfear ofof harmeharm,
AndAnd vntounto AthensAthens hasthaste toto seekeseek mymy sonson.
ExitExit DukeDuke.

Feran.FerandoFeran.WhyWhy soso KateKate thisthis waswas friendlyfriendly donedone ofof theethee,
AndAnd kindlykindly tootoo: whywhy thusthus mustmust wewe twotwo liuelive,
OneOne mindemind, oneone heartheart, andand oneone contentcontent forfor bothboth,
ThisThis goodgood oldold manman dosdoes thinkethink thatthat wewe areare madmad,
AndAnd gladglad hehe isis II amam suresure, thatthat hehe isis gonnegone,
ButBut comecome sweetsweet KateKate forfor wewe willwill afterafter himhim,
AndAnd nownow perswadepersuade himhim toto hishis shapeshape againeagain.
Ex.ExeuntEx. omnesomnes.
EnterEnter AlfonsoAlfonso andand PhylotusPhilotusPhylotus andand ValeriaValeria,
PolidorPolidor, EmeliaEmelia, AureliusAurelius andand PhylemaPhilenaPhylema.

Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.ComeCome louelylovely sonnessons youryour marriagemarriage ritesrites
 performedperformed,
LetsLet’slet’s hiehie vsus homehome toto seesee whatwhat cheerecheer wewe hauehave,
II wonderwonder thatthat FerandoFerando andand hishis wifewife
ComesComes notnot toto seesee thisthis greatgreat solemnitiesolemnity.
Pol.PolidorPol.NoNo maruellmarvel ifif FerandoFerando bebe awayaway,
HisHis wifewife II thinkthink hathhath troubledtroubled soso hishis witswits,

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ThatThat hehe remainesremains atat homehome toto keepekeep themthem warmewarm,
ForFor forwardforward wedlockewedlock asas thethe prouerbeprouerproverbproverbebe sayessays,
HathHath broughtbrought himhim toto hishis nightnight cappecap longlong agoeago.
Phylo.PhilotusPhylo.ButBut PolidorPolidor letlet mymy sonson andand youyou taketake heedeheed,
ThatThat FerandoFerando saysay notnot ereere longlong asas muchmuch toto youyou,
AndAnd nownow AlfonsoAlfonso moremore toto shewshow mymy louelove,
IfIf vntounto CestusSestosCestus youyou dodo sendsend youryour shipsships,
My selfeMyselfmyself willwill fraughtfraught themthem withwith ArabianArabian silkessilks,
RichRich affrickafricAfric spicesspices ArrasArras counter poinescounter counterpointscounter poinespoines,
MuskeMusk CassiaCassia: sweetsweet smellingsmelling AmbergreeceAmbergris,
PearlePearl, currollcoral, christallcrystal, iettjet, andand iuorieivory,
ToTo gratulategratulate thethe fauorsfavours ofof mymy sonson,
AndAnd friendlyfriendly louelove thatthat youyou hauehave shoneshownshone toto himhim.
Vale.ValeriaVale.AndAnd forfor toto honourhonour himhim andand thisthis fairefair bridebride,
EnterEnter thethe DukeDuke ofof CestusSestosCestus.
IleI’ll yerlyyearly sendsend youyou fromfrom mymy fathersfather’s courtecourt,
ChestsChests ofof refindrefined sugersugar seuerallyseverally,
TenTen tunneton ofof tunistunis winewine, sucketsucket sweetsweet drugesdrugsdrudges,
ToTo celibratecelebrate andand solemnisesolemnise thisthis dayday,
AndAnd customecustom freefree youryour marchantsmerchants shallshall conuerseconverse:
AndAnd interchangeinterchange thethe profitsprofits ofof youryour landland,
SendingSending youyou goldgold forfor brassebrass, siluersilver forfor leadelead,
CassesCasses ofof silkesilk forfor packespacks ofof wollwoolwill andand clothcloth,
ToTo bindebind thisthis friendshipfriendship andand confirmeconfirm thisthis leagueleague.
DukeDuke.II amam gladglad sirsir thatthat youyou wouldwould bebe soso frankefrank,
AreAre youyou becomebecome thethe DukeDuke ofof CestusSestos’cestus’ sonson,
AndAnd reuelsrevels withwith mymy treasuretreasure inin thethe townetown,
BaseBase villainevillain thatthat thusthus dishonorestdishonourest meme.
Val.ValeriaVal.Sounes’Zounds itit isis thethe DukeDuke whatwhat shallshall II doodo,
DishonourDishonour theethee whywhy, knowstknowest thouthou whatwhat thouthou saistsayest?
DukeDuke.Her’sHere’shere’s nono villainevillain: hehe willwill notnot knowknow meme nownow,
ButBut whatwhat saysay youyou? hauehave youyou forgotforgot meme tootoo?
Phylo.PhilotusPhylo.WhyWhy sirsir, areare youyou acquaintedacquainted withwith mymy sonson?
DukeDuke.WithWith thythysonthy sonson? nono trusttrust meme ifif hehe bebe thinethine,

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II praypray youyou sirsir whowho amam II?
Aurel.AureliusAurel.PardonPardon meme fatherfather: humbliehumbly onon mymy kneesknees,
II dodo intreatentreat youryour gracegrace toto hearehear meme speakespeak.
DukeDuke.PeacePeace villainevillain: laylay handeshands onon themthem,
AndAnd sendsend themthem toto prisonprison straightstraight.
PhylotusPhilotusPhylotus andand ValeriaValeria runnesruns awayaway.
ThenThen SlieSly speakesspeaks.
SlieSly.II saysay welewe’ll hauehave nono sendingsending toto prisonprison.
LordLord.MyMy LordLord thisthis isis butbut thethe playplay, theyrthey’retheir butbut inin iestjest.
SlieSly.II telltell theethee SimSim welewe’ll hauehave nono sendingsending,
ToTo prisonprison thatsthat’s flatflat: whywhy SimSim amam notnot II DonDon ChristoChristo VaryVary?
ThereforeTherefore II saysay theythey shallshall notnot gogo toto prisonprison.
LordLord.NoNo moremore theythey shallshall notnot mymy LordLord,
TheyThey bebe runrun awayaway.
SlieSly.AreAre theythey runrun awayaway SimSim? thatsthat’s wellwell,
ThenThen gisgis somesome moremore drinkedrink, andand letlet themthem playplay againeagain.
LordLord.HereHere mymy LordLord.

SlieSly drinkesdrinks andand thenthen fallsfalls a sleepeasleep.
DukeDuke.AhAh trecheroustreacherous boyboy thatthat durstdurst presumepresume,
ToTo wedwed thy selfethyself withoutwithout thythy fathersfather’s leaueleave,
II sweareswear byby fayrefair CintheasCinthia’s burningburning rayesrays,
ByBy MeropsMerops’Merops headhead andand byby seauenseven mouthedmouthed NileNile,
HadHad II butbut knowneknown ereere thouthou hadsthadst weddedwedded herher,
WereWere inin thythy brestbreast thethe worldsworld’s immortallimmortal soulesoul,
ThisThis angrieangry swordsword shouldshould riprip thythy hatefullhateful chestchest,
AndAnd hewdhewed theethee smallersmaller thenthan thethe LibianLibyan sandessands,
TurneTurn hencehence thythy faceface: oho cruellcruel impiousimpious boyboy,
AlfonsoAlfonso II diddid notnot thinkethink youyou wouldwould presumepresume,
ToTo machmatchmach youryour daughterdaughter withwith mymy princelyprincely househouse,
AndAnd nerene’er makemake meme acquaintedacquainted withwith thethe causecause.
Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.MyMy LordLord byby heauensheavens II sweareswear vntounto youryour gracegrace,
II knewknew nonenone otherother butbut ValeriaValeria youryour manman,
HadHad binbeen thethe DukeDuke ofof CestusSestos’Cestus noblenoblesonnoble sonson,

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NorNor diddid mymy daughterdaughter II daredare sweareswear forfor herher.
DukeDuke.ThatThat damneddamned villainevillain thatthat hathhath deludeddeluded meme,
WhomeWhom II diddid sendsend guideguide vntounto mymy sonson,
OhOhO thatthat mymy furiousfurious forceforce couldcould cleauecleave thethe earthearth,
ThatThat II mightmight mustermuster bandsbands ofof hellishhellish feendesfiends,
ToTo rackrack hishis heartheart andand tearetear hishis impiousimpious soulesoul.
TheThe ceaselesseceaseless turningturning ofof celestiallcelestial orbesorbs,
KindlesKindles notnot greatergreater flamesflames inin flittingflitting aireair,
ThenThanThen passionatepassionate anguishanguish ofof mymy ragingraging brestbreast,
Aurel.AureliusAurel.ThenThen letlet mymy deathdeath sweetsweet fatherfather endend youryour griefegrief,
ForFor II itit isis thatthat thusthus hauehave wroughtwrought youryour woeswoes,
ThenThen bebe reuengdrevenged onon meme forfor herehere II sweareswear,
ThatThat theythey areare innocentinnocent ofof whatwhat II diddid,
OhOhO hadhad II chargecharge toto cutcut ofoffof HydraesHydra’s hedhead,
ToTo makemake thethe toplessetopless AlpesAlps aa championchampion fieldfield,
ToTo killkill vntameduntamed monstersmonsters withwith mymy swordsword,
ToTo trauelltravel daylydaily inin thethe hottesthottest sunsun,
AndAnd watchwatch inin winterwinter whenwhen thethe nightesnights bebe coldecold,
II wouldwould withwith gladnessegladness vndertakeundertake themthem allall,
AndAnd thinkethink thethe painepain butbut pleasurepleasure thatthat II feltfelt,
SoSo thatthat mymy noblenoble fatherfather atat mymy returnereturn,
WouldWould butbut forgetforget andand pardonpardon mymy offenceoffence,
Phile.PhilenaPhile.LetLet meme intreatentreat youryour gracegrace vponupon mymy kneesknees,
ToTo pardonpardon himhim andand letlet mymy deathdeath dischargedischarge
TheThe heauyheavy wrathwrath youryour gracegrace hathhath vowdvowed gainst’gainst himhim.
Pol.PolidorPol.AndAnd goodgood mymy LordLord letlet vsus intreatentreat youryour gracegrace,
ToTo purgepurge youryour stomackstomach ofof thisthis MelancholyMelancholy,
TayntTaint notnot youryour princelyprincely mindemind withwith griefegrief mymy LordLord,
ButBut pardonpardon andand forgiueforgive thesethese louerslovers’ faultsfaults,
ThatThat kneelingkneeling crauecrave youryour gratiousgracious fauorfavour herehere.
EmelEmeliaEmel.GreatGreat princeprince ofof CestusSestosCestus, letlet aa womanswoman’s wordeswords,
IntreatEntreat aa pardonpardon inin youryour lordlylordly brestbreast,
BothBoth forfor youryour princelyprincely sonson, andand vsus mymy LordLord.
DukeDuke.AureliusAurelius standstand vpup II pardonpardon theethee,

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II seesee thatthat vertuevirtue willwill hauehave enemiesenemies,
AndAnd fortunefortune willbewill be thwartingthwarting honourhonour stillstill,
AndAnd youyou fairefair virginvirgin tootoo II amam contentcontent,
ToTo acceptaccept youyou forfor mymy daughterdaughter sincesince tis’tis dondonedONE,
AndAnd seesee youyou princelyprincely vsdeused inin CestusSestosCestus courtecourt.
Phyle.PhilenaPhyle.ThankesThanks goodgood mymy LordLord andand II nono longerlonger liuelive,
ThenThan II obeyobey andand honourhonour youyou inin allall:
Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.LetLet meme giuegive thankesthanks vntounto youryour royallroyal gracegrace,
ForFor thisthis greatgreat honorhonour dondone toto meme andand minemine,
AndAnd ifif youryour gracegrace willwill walkewalk vntounto mymy househouse,
II willwill inin humblesthumblest manermanner II cancan, showshow
TheThe eternalleternal seruiceservice II doodo oweowe youryour gracegrace.
DukeDukeThanksThanks goodgood AlfonsoAlfonso: butbut II camecame alonealone,
AndAnd notnot asas diddid beseemebeseem thethe CestianSestianCestian DukeDuke,
NorNor wouldwould II hauehave itit knowneknown withinwithin thethe townetown,
ThatThat II waswas herehere andand thusthus withoutwithout mymy trainetrain,
ButBut asas II camecame alonealone soso willwill II gogo,
AndAnd leaueleave mymy sonson toto solemnisesolemnise hishis feastfeast,
AndAnd ere’tere’t bebelongbe longlong IleI’ll comecome againeagain toto youyou,
AndAnd dodo himhim honourhonour asas beseemesbeseems thethe sonson
OfOf mightiemighty IerobellJerobelljerobell thethe CestianSestianCestian DukeDuke,
TillTill whenwhen IleI’ll leaueleave youyou, FarwellFarewell AureliusAurelius.
Aurel.AureliusAurel.NotNot yetyet mymy LordLord, IleI’ll bringbring youyou toto youryour shipship.
ExeuntExeunt OmnesOmnes.
SlieSly sleepessleeps.
LordLord.WhoseWho’swho’s withinwithin therethere? comecome hitherhither sirssirs mymy LordsLord’sLords
A sleepeAsleepasleep againeagain: gogo taketake himhim easilyeasily vpup,
AndAnd putput himhim inin hishis oneownone apparellapparel againeagain,
AndAnd laylay himhim inin thethe placeplace wherewhere wewe diddid findfind himhim,
IustJust vnderneathunderneath thethe alehousealehouse sideside belowbelow,
ButBut seesee youyou wakewake himhim notnot inin anyany casecase.
BoyBoy.ItIt shallshall bebe dondonedONE mymy LordLord comecome helpehelp toto bearebear himhim
hencehence,ExitExit.

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EnterEnter FerandoFerando, AureliusAurelius andand PolidorPolidor
andand hishis boyboy andand ValeriaValeria andand SanderSander.

Feran.FerandoFeran.ComeCome gentlemengentlemen nownow thatthat supperssupper’ssuppers donnedone,
HowHow shallshall wewe spendspend thethe timetime tilltill wewe gogo toto bedbed?
Aurel.AureliusAurel.FaithFaith ifif youyou willwill inin trialltrial ofof ourour wiueswives,
WhoWho willwill comecome sownestsoonest atat theirtheir husbandshusband’shusbands callcall.
Pol.PolidorPol.NayNay thenthen FerandoFerando hehe mustmust needesneeds sitsit outout,
ForFor hehe maymay callcall II thinkethink tilltill hehe bebe wearyweary,
BeforeBefore hishis wifewife willwill comecome beforebefore sheshe listlist.
Feran.FerandoFeran.Tis’Tis wellwell forfor youyou thatthat hauehave suchsuch gentlegentle wiueswives,
YetYet inin thisthis trialltrial willwill II notnot sitsit outout,
ItIt maymay bebe KateKate willwill comecome asas soonesoon asas yoursyours.
Aurel.AureliusAurel.MyMy wifewife comescomes soonestsoonest forfor aa hundredhundred poundpound.
Pol.PolidorPol.II taketake itit: IleI’ll laylay asas muchmuch toto youresyours,
ThatThat mymy wifewife comescomes asas soonesoon asas II dodo sendsend.
Aurel.AureliusAurel.HowHow nownow FerandoFerando youyou daredare notnot laylay belikebelike.
Feran.FerandoFeran.WhyWhy truetrue II daredare notnot laylay indeedeindeed;
ButBut howhow, soso littlelittle monymoney onon soso suresure aa thingthing,
AA hundredhundred poundpound: whywhy II hauehave laydlaid asas muchmuch
VponUpon mymy doggedog, inin runningrunning atat aa DeereDeerdeer,
SheShe shallshall notnot comecome soso farrefar forfor suchsuch aa trifletrifle,
ButBut willwill youyou laylay fiuefive hundredhundred markesmarks withwith meme,
AndAnd whosewhose wifewife soonestsoonest comescomes whenwhen hehe dothdoth callcall,
AndAnd shewesshows her selfeherself mostmost louingloving vntounto himhim,
LetLet himhim inioyeenjoy thethe wagerwager II hauehave laidlaid,
NowNow whatwhat saysay youyou? daredare youyou aduentureadventure thusthus?
Pol.PolidorPol.IAyI wearewerewear itit aa thousandthousand poundspounds II durstdurst presumepresume
OnOn mymy wiueswife’s louelove: andand II willwill laylay withwith theethee.

EnterEnter AlfonsoAlfonso.

Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.HowHow nownow sonssons whatwhat inin conferenceconference soso hardhard,
MayMay II withoutwithout offenceoffence, knowknow wherewhere aboutswherewherewhereabouts abouts.

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Aurel.AureliusAurel.FaithFaith fatherfather aa waightyweighty causecause aboutabout ourour wiueswives
FiueFive hundredhundred markesmarks alreadyalready wewe hauehave laydlaid,
AndAnd hehe whosewhose wifewife dothdoth shewshow mostmost louelove toto himhim,
HeHe mustmust inioieenjoy thethe wagerwager toto himselfehimself.
Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.WhyWhy thenthen FerandoFerando hehe isis suresure toto loselose,
II promisepromise theethee sonson thythy wifewife willwill hardlyhardly comecome,
AndAnd thereforetherefore II wouldwould notnot wishwish theethee laylay soso muchmuch.
Feran.FerandoFeran.TushTush fatherfather werewere itit tenten timestimes moremore,
II durstdurst aduentureadventure onon mymy louelylovely KateKate,
ButBut ifif II loselose IleI’ll paypay, andand soso shallshall youyou.
Aurel.AureliusAurel.VponUpon minemine honourhonour ifif II looselose IleI’ll paypay.
Pol.PolidorPol.AndAnd soso willwill II vponupon mymy faithfaith II vowvow.
Feran.FerandoFeran.ThenThen sitsit wewe downedown andand letlet vsus sendsend forfor themthem.
Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.II promisepromise theethee FerandoFerando II amam afraidafraid thouthou wiltwilt loselose
Aurel.AureliusAurel.IleI’ll sendsend forfor mymy wifewife firstfirst, ValeriaValeria
GoGo bidbid youryour MistrisMistress comecome toto meme.
Val.ValeriaVal.II willwill mymy LordLord.
ExitExit ValeriaValeria.
Aurel.AureliusAurel.NowNow forfor mymy hundredhundred poundpound.
WouldWould anyany laylay tenten hundredhundred moremore withwith meme,
II knowknow II shouldshould obtaineobtain itit byby herher louelove.
Feran.FerandoFeran.II praypray GodGod youyou hauehave notnot laidlaid tootoo muchmuch alreadyalready.
Aurel.AureliusAurel.TrustTrust meme FerandoFerando II amam suresure youyou hauehave,
ForFor youyou II daredare presumepresume hauehave lostlost itit allall.

EnterEnter ValeriaValeria againeagain.

NowNow sirrasirrah whatwhat saiessays youryour mistrismistress?
Val.ValeriaVal.SheShe isis somethingsomething busiebusy butbut sheleshe’ll comecome anonanon.
Feran.FerandoFeran.WhyWhy soso, diddid notnot II telltell youyou thisthis beforebefore,
SheShe isis busiebusy andand cannotcannot comecome.
Aurel.AureliusAurel.II praypray GodGod youryour wifewife sendsend youyou soso goodgood anan an-answerean|swereanswer(swere

SheShe maymay bebe busiebusy yetyet sheshe sayessays sheleshe’ll comecome.
Feran.FerandoFeran.WellWell wellwell: PolidorPolidor sendsend youyou forfor youryour wifewife.

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Pol.PolidorPol.AgreedAgreed BoyBoy desiredesire youryour mistrismistress toto comecome hitherhither.
BoyBoy.II willwill sirsir
Ex.ExitEx. BoyBoy.
Feran.FerandoFeran.IAyI soso soso hehe desiersdesires herher toto comecome.
Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.PolidorPolidor II daredare presumepresume forfor theethee,
II thinkethink thythy wifewife willwill notnot denydeny toto comecome.
AndAnd II dodo maruellmarvel muchmuch AureliusAurelius,
ThatThat youryour wifewife camecame notnot whenwhen youyou sentsent forfor herher.

EnterEnter thethe BoyBoy againeagain.

Pol.PolidorPol.NowNow whereswhere’s youryour MistrisMistress?
BoyBoy.SheShe badbade meme telltell youyou thatthat sheshe willwill notnot comecome,
AndAnd youyou hauehave anyany businessebusiness, youyou mustmust comecome toto herher.
Feran.FerandoFeran.OhOhO monstrousmonstrous intollerableintolerable presumptionpresumption,
WorseWorse thenthan aa blasingblazing starrestar, oror snowsnow atat midsommermidsummer,
EarthquakesEarthquakes oror anyany thingthing vnseasonableunseasonable,
SheShe willwill notnot comecome: butbut hehe mustmust comecome toto herher.
Pol.PolidorPol.WellWell sirsir II praypray youyou letslet’s herehear whatwhat
AnswereAnswer youryour wifewife willwill makemake.
Feran.FerandoFeran.SirraSirrah, commandcommand youryour MistrisMistress toto comecome
ToTo meme presentliepresently.ExitExit SanderSander.
Aurel.AureliusAurel.II thinkethink mymy wifewife forfor allall sheshe diddid notnot comecome,
WillWill proueprove mostmost kindekind forfor nownow II hauehave nono fearefear,
ForFor II amam suresure FerandosFerando’s wifewife, sheshe willwill notnot comecome.
Feran.FerandoFeran.TheThe moresmore’smoors thethe pittiepity: thenthan II mustmust loselose.
EnterEnter KateKate andand SanderSander.
ButBut II hauehave wonwon forfor seesee wherewhere KateKate dothdoth comecome.
KateKate.SweetSweet husbandhusband diddid youyou sendsend forfor meme?
Feran.FerandoFeran.II diddid mymy louelove II sentsent forfor theethee toto comecome,
ComeCome hitherhither KateKate, whatswhat’s thatthat vponupon thythy headhead
KateKate.NothingNothing husbandhusband butbut mymy capcap II thinkethink.
Feran.FerandoFeran.PullPull itit ofoffof andand treadetread itit vnderunder thythy feetefeet,
Tis’Tis foolishfoolish II willwill notnot hauehave theethee wearewear itit.
SheShe takestakes ofoffof herher capcap andand treadstreads onon itit.

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Pol.PolidorPol.OhOhO wonderfullwonderful metamorphosismetamorphosis.
Aurel.AureliusAurel.ThisThis isis aa wonderwonder: almostalmost pastpast beleefebelief.
Feran.FerandoFeran.ThisThis isis aa tokentoken ofof herher truetrue louelove toto meme,
AndAnd yetyet IleI’ll trietry herher furtherfurther youyou shallshall seesee,
ComeCome hitherhither KateKate wherewhere areare thythy sisterssisters.
KateKate.TheyThey bebe sittingsitting inin thethe bridallbridal chamberchamber.
Feran.FerandoFeran.FetchFetch themthem hitherhither andand ifif theythey willwill notnot comecome,
BringBring themthem perforceperforce andand makemake themthem comecome withwith theethee.
KateKate.II willwill.
Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.II promisepromise theethee FerandoFerando II wouldwould hauehave swornesworn,
ThyThy wifewife wouldwould nerene’er hauehave donnedone soso muchmuch forfor theethee.
Feran.FerandoFeran.ButBut youyou shallshall seesee sheshe willwill dodo moremore thenthan thisthis,
ForFor seesee wherewhere sheshe bringsbrings herher sisterssisters forthforth byby forceforce.

EnterEnter KateKate thrustingthrusting PhylemaPhilenaPhylema andand EmeliaEmelia beforebefore herher,
andand makesmakes themthem comecome vntounto theirtheir husbandshusbands’husbands callcall.

KateKateSeeSee husbandhusband II hauehave broughtbrought themthem bothboth.
Feran.FerandoFeran.Tis’Tis wellwell dondonedONE KateKate.
Eme.EmeliaEme.IAyI suresure andand likelike aa louingloving peecepiece, youryour worthyworthy
ToTo hauehave greatgreat praisepraise forfor thisthis attemptattempt.
Phyle.PhilenaPhyle.IAyI forfor makingmaking aa foolefool ofof her selfeherself andand vsus.
Aurel.AureliusAurel.BeshrewBeshrew theethee PhylemaPhilenaPhylema, thouthou hasthast
LostLost meme aa hundredhundred poundpound to nighttonight.
ForFor II diddid laylay thatthat thouthou wouldstwouldst firstfirst hauehave comecome.
Pol.PolidorPol.ButBut thouthou EmeliaEmelia hasthast lostlost meme aa greatgreat dealedeal moremore.
Eme.EmeliaEme.YouYou mightmight hauehave keptkept itit betterbetter thenthenthan,
WhoWho badbade youyou laylay?
Feran.FerandoFeran.NowNow louelylovely KateKate beforebefore theretheirthere husbandshusbands herehere,
II pretheprithee telltell vntounto thesethese hedstrongheadstrong womenwomen,
WhatWhat dutieduty wiueswives doodo oweowe vntounto theirtheir husbandshusbands.
KateKate.ThenThen youyou thatthat liuelive thusthus byby youryour pomperedpampered willswills,
NowNow listlist toto meme andand markemark whatwhat II shallshall saysay,
TheternallTh’eternalth’eternal powerpower thatthat withwith hishis onlyonly breathbreath,
ShallShall causecause thisthis endend andand thisthis beginningbeginning frameframe,

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NotNot inin timetime, nornor beforebefore timetime, butbut withwith timetime, confusdconfused,
ForFor allall thethe coursecourse ofof yearesyears, ofof agesages, monethsmonths,
OfOf seasonsseasons temperatetemperate, ofof dayesdays andand houreshours,
AreAre tundtuned andand stoptstopped, byby measuremeasure ofof hishis handhand,
TheThe firstfirst worldworld waswas, aa formeform, withoutwithout aa formeform,
AA heapeheap confusdconfused aa mixturemixture allall deformddeformed,
AA gulfegulf ofof gulfesgulfs, aa bodybody bodilesbodiless,
WhereWhere allall thethe elementselements werewere orderlesorderless,
BeforeBefore thethe greatgreat commandercommander ofof thethe worldworld,
TheThe KingKing ofof KingsKings thethe gloriousglorious GodGod ofof heauenheaven,
WhoWho inin sixsix daiesdays diddid frameframe hishis heauenlyheavenly workework,
AndAnd mademade allall thingsthings toto standstand inin perfitperfect coursecourse.
ThenThen toto hishis imageimage hehe diddid makemake aa manman.
OldeOld AdamAdam andand fromfrom hishis sideside a sleepeasleep,
AA ribrib waswas takentaken, ofof whichwhich thethe LordLord diddid makemake,
TheThe woewoe ofof manman soso termdtermed byby AdamAdam thenthen,
WomanWoman forfor thatthat, byby herher camecame sinnesin toto vsus,
AndAnd forfor herher sinsin waswas AdamAdam doomddoomed toto diedie,
AsAs SaraSara toto herher husbandhusband, soso shouldshould wewe,
ObeyObey themthem, louelove themthem, keepekeep, andand nourishnourish themthem,
IfIf theythey byby anyany meanesmeans doodo wantwant ourour helpeshelps,
LayingLaying ourour handeshands vnderunder theiretheir feetefeet toto treadtread,
IfIf thatthat byby thatthat wewe, mightmight procureprocure theretheirthere easeease,
AndAnd forfor aa presidentprecedent IleI’ll firstfirst beginbegin,
AndAnd laylay mymy handhand vnderunder mymy husbandshusband’s feetefeet
SheShe laieslays herher handhand vnderunder herher husbandshusband’s feetefeet.
Feran.FerandoFeran.InoughEnough sweetsweet, thethe wagerwager thouthou hasthast wonwon,
AndAnd theythey II amam suresure cannotcannot deniedeny thethe samesame.
Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.IAyI FerandoFerando thethe wagerwager thouthou hasthast wonwon,
AndAnd forfor toto shewshow theethee howhow II amam pleasdpleased inin thisthis,
AA hundredhundred poundespounds II freelyfreely giuegive theethee moremore,
AnotherAnother dowrydowry forfor anotheranother daughterdaughter,
ForFor sheshe isis notnot thethe samesame sheshe waswas beforebefore.
Feran.FerandoFeran.ThankesThanks sweetsweet fatherfather, gentlemengentlemen godnightgoodnight

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ForFor KateKate andand II willwill leaueleave youyou forfortofortofor toto nightnight,
Tis’Tis KateKate andand II amam wedwed, andand youyou areare spedsped.
AndAnd soso farwellfarewell forfor wewe willwill toto ourour bedsbeds.
ExitExit FerandoFerando andand KateKate andand SanderSander.
Alfon.AlfonsoAlfon.NowNow AureliusAurelius whatwhat saysay youyou toto thisthis?
Aurel.AureliusAurel.BeleeueBelieve meme fatherfather II reioicerejoice toto seesee,
FerandoFerando andand hishis wifewife soso louinglylovingly agreeagree.
ExitExit AureliusAurelius andand PhylemaPhilenaPhylema andand
AlfonsoAlfonso andand ValeriaValeria.
Eme.EmeliaEme.HowHow nownow PolidorPolidor inin aa dumpdump, whatwhat saystsayst thouthou
manman?
Pol.PolidorPol.II saysay thouthou artart aa shrewshrew.
Eme.EmeliaEme.ThatsThat’sthat’s betterbetter thenthan aa sheepesheep.
Pol.PolidorPol.WellWell sincesince tis’tis dondone letlet itit gogo, comecome letslet’s inin.
ExitExit PolidorPolidor andand EmeliaEmelia.

ThenThen enterenter twotwo bearingbearing ofof SlieSly inin hishis
OwneOwn apparrellapparel againeagain, andand leauesleaves himhim
WhereWhere theythey foundfound himhim, andand thenthen goesgoes outout.
ThenThen enterenter thethe TapsterTapster.
TapsterTapster.NowNow thatthat thethe darkesomedarksome nightnight isis ouerpastoverpast,
AndAnd dawningdawning dayday apearesappears inin cristallcrystal skysky,
NowNow mustmust II hasthaste abroadabroad: butbut softsoft whosewho’s thisthis?
WhatWhat SlieSly oho wondrouswondrous hathhath hehe lainelain herehere allallnightall nightnight,
IleI’ll wakewake himhim, II thinkethink he’she’s staruedstarved byby thisthis,
ButBut thatthat hishis bellybelly waswas soso stuftstuffed withwith aleale,
WhatWhat howhow SlieSly, AwakeAwake forfor shameshame.
SlieSly.SimSim gisgis somesome moremore winewine: whatswhat’s allall thethe
PlaiersPlayers gongone: amam notnot II aa LordLord?
TapsterTapster.AA LordLord withwith aa murrinmurrain: comecome artart thouthou
dronkendrunken stillstill?
SlieSly.WhoseWho’swho’s thisthis? TapsterTapster, ohoho LordLord sirrasirrah, II hauehave hadhad
TheThe brauestbravest dreamedream to nighttonight, thatthat euerever thouthou
HardestHeardestHardest inin allall thythy lifelife.

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TapsterTapster.IAyI marrymarry butbut youyou hadhad bestbest getget youyou homehome,
ForFor youryour wifewife willwill coursecourse youyou forfor dremingdreaming herehere to nighttonight,
SlieSlyWillWill sheshe? II knowknow nownow howhow toto tametame aa shrewshrew,
II dreamtdreamt vponupon itit allall thisthis nightnight tilltill nownow,
AndAnd thouthou hasthast waktwaked meme outout ofof thethe bestbest dreamedream
ThatThat euerever II hadhad inin mymy lifelife, butbut IleI’ll toto mymy
WifeWife presentlypresently andand tametame herher tootoo
AndAnd ifif sheshe angeranger meme.
TapsterTapster.NayNay tarrytarry SlieSly forfor IleI’ll gogo homehome withwith theethee,
AndAnd hearehear thethe restrest thatthat thouthou hasthast dreamtdreamt to nighttonight.

ExeuntExeunt OmnesOmnes.

FINISFINIS.

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