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ln 0001THETHE
ln 0002KNIGHTKNIGHT OFOF
ln 0003thethe BurningBurning PestlePestle.


ln 0004 QuodQuod sisi
ln 0005IudiciumJudiciumjudicium subtilesubtilesubtle, videndisvidendis artibusartibus illudillud
ln 0006AdAd libroslibros &et adad hæchaechaec MusarumMusarum donadona vocaresvocares:
ln 0007BœotumBoeotumBoeotum inin crassocrasso iuraresiurares aëreaëre natosnatos.

ln 0008Horat.Horat. inin Epist.Epist. adad Oct.Oct. Aug.Aug.


ln 0009LONDONLONDON,
ln 0010PrintedPrinted forfor WalterWalter BurreBurreburr, andand areare toto bebe soldsold atat thethe
ln 0011signesign ofof thethe CraneCrane inin PaulesPaul’s Church-yardChurchyard.
ln 001216131613.


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ln 0001TOTO HISHIS MANYMANY
ln 0002WAIESWAYSways ENDEEREDENDEARED
ln 0003friendfriend MaisterMaster RobertRobert KeysarKeysar.


ln 0004SIRSIR, thisthis vnfortunateunfortunate childchild, whowho
ln 0005inin eighteight daiesdays (asas latelylately II hauehave
ln 0006learnedlearned) waswas begotbegot andand borneborn
ln 0007soonesoon afterafter, waswas byby hishis parentsparents
ln 0008(perhapsperhaps becausebecause heehe waswas soso vn-vnlikevn∣likeunlike
ln 0009like
ln 0009hishis brethrenbrethrenbrothers) exposedexposed toto thethe
ln 0010widewide worldworld, whowho forfor wantwant ofof
ln 0011iudgementjudgement, oror notnot vnderstandingunderstanding
ln 0012thethe priuyprivy markemark ofof IronieIrony aboutabout
ln 0013itit (whichwhich shewedshowed itit waswas nono of-springoffspring ofof anyany vulgarvulgar
ln 0014brainebrain) vtterlyutterly reiectedrejected itit: soso thatthat forfor wantwant ofof accep-acceptanceaccep∣tanceacceptance
ln 0015tance
ln 0015itit waswas eueneven readyready toto giuegive vpup thethe GhostGhost, andand waswas inin
ln 0016dangerdanger toto hauehave benebeen smotheredsmothered inin perpetuallperpetual obliuionoblivion, ifif
ln 0017youyou (outout ofof youryour directdirect antipathyantipathy toto ingratitudeingratitude) hadhad notnot
ln 0018benebeen mouedmoved bothboth toto relieuerelieve andand cherishcherish itit: whereinwherein II mustmust
ln 0019needsneeds commendcommend bothboth youryour iudgementjudgement, vnderstan-vnderstandingvnderstan∣dingunderstanding
ln 0020ding,
ln 0020andand singularsingular louelove toto goodgood witswits; youyou afterwardsafterwards sentsent
ln 0021itit toto meeme, yetyet beingbeing anan infantinfant andand somewhatsomewhat raggedragged, II
ln 0022hauehave fostredfostered itit priuatelyprivately inin mymy bosomebosom thesethese twotwo yearesyears,
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ln 0023andand nownow toto shewshow, mymy louelove returnereturn itit toto youyou, cladclad inin goodgood
ln 0024lastinglasting cloathsclothes, whichwhich scarcescarce memorymemory willwill wearewear outout, andand
ln 0025ableable toto speakespeak forfor it selfeitself; andand withallwithal, asas itit tellethtelleth meeme,
ln 0026desirousdesirous toto trytry hishis fortunefortune inin thethe worldworld, wherewhere ifif yetyet itit bebe
ln 0027welcomewelcome, bothboth fatherfather andand foster-fatherfoster-father, nursenurse andand childchild,
ln 0028hauehave theirtheir desireddesired endend. IfIf itit beebe slightedslighted oror traducedtraduced, itit
ln 0029hopeshopes hishis fatherfather willwill begetbeget himhim aa yongeryounger brotherbrother, whowho
ln 0030shallshall reuengerevenge hishis quarrellquarrel, andand challengechallenge thethe worldworld ei-eitherei∣thereither
ln 0031ther
ln 0031ofof fondfond andand meerelymerely literallliteral interpretationinterpretation, oror illite-illiterateillite∣rateilliterate
ln 0032rate
ln 0032misprisionmisprision. PerhapsPerhaps itit willwill bebe thoughtthought toto beebe ofof thethe
ln 0033racerace ofof DonDon QuixoteQuixote: wewe bothboth maymay confidentlyconfidently sweareswear,
ln 0034itit isis hishis elderelder aboueabove aa yeareyear; andand thereforetherefore maymay (byby ver-vertuever∣tuevirtue
ln 0035tue
ln 0035ofof hishis birth-rightbirthright) challengechallenge thethe wallwall ofof himhim. II doubtdoubt
ln 0036notnot butbut theythey willwill meetmeet inin theirtheir aduenturesadventures, andand II hopehope thethe
ln 0037breakingbreaking ofof oneone staffestaff willwill makemake themthem friendsfriends; andand per-perhapsper∣hapsperhaps
ln 0038haps
ln 0038theythey willwill conbinecombine themseluesthemselves, andand trauelltravailtravel throughthrough
ln 0039thethe worldworld toto seekeseek theirtheir aduenturesadventures. SoSo II commitcommit himhim toto
ln 0040hishis goodgood fortunefortune, andand my selfemyself toto youryour louelove.



ln 0041YourYour assuredassured friendfriend


ln 0042W.W. B.B.


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wln 0001TheThe famousfamous HistorieHistory
wln 0002OfOf thethe KnightKnight ofof thethe burningburning
wln 0003PESTLEPESTLE.


wln 0004EnterEnter PROLOGVEPROLOGUEprologue.

wln 0005FRomFRomFrom allall that’sthat’s neerenear thethe CourtCourt, fromfrom allall
wln 0006 that’sthat’s greatgreat
wln 0007WithinWithin thethe compassecompass ofof thethe Citty-walsCity wallsCity-walls,
wln 0008WeWe nownow hauehave broughtbrought ourour SceaneScene.
wln 0009EnterEnter CitizenCitizen.
wln 0010Cit.CitizenCit.HoldHold youryour peacepeace good-mangoodman boyboy.
wln 0011Pro.ProloguePro.WhatWhat dodo youyou meanemean sirsir?
wln 0012Cit.CitizenCit.ThatThat youyou hauehave nono goodgood meaningmeaning: ThisThis seuenseven yearesyears
wln 0013therethere hathhath beenebeen playesplays atat thisthis househouse, II hauehave obseruedobserved itit,
wln 0014youyou hauehave stillstill girdsgirds atat CitizensCitizens; andand nownow youyou callcall youryour playplay,
wln 0015TheThe LondonLondon MarchantMerchant. DowneDown withwith youryour TitleTitle boyboy, downedown
wln 0016withwith youryour TitleTitle.
wln 0017Pro.ProloguePro.AreAre youyou aa membermember ofof thethe noblenoble CittyCity?
wln 0018Cit.CitizenCit.II amam.
wln 0019Pro.ProloguePro.AndAnd aa Free-manFreeman?
wln 0020Cit.CitizenCit.YeaYea, andand aa GrocerGrocer.
wln 0021Pro.ProloguePro.SoSo GrocerGrocer, thenthen byby youryour sweetsweet fauourfavorfavour, wewe intendintend
wln 0022nono abuseabuse toto thethe CittyCity.
wln 0023Cit.CitizenCit.NoNo sirsir, yesyes sirsir, ifif youyou werewere notnot resolu’dresolved toto playplay thethe
wln 0024IacksJacksjacks, whatwhat needneed youyou studystudy forfor newnew subiectssubjects, purposelypurposely toto a-abusea∣buseabuse
wln 0025abuse
wln 0025youryour bettersbetters? whywhy couldcould notnot youyou bebe contentedcontented, asas wellwell
wln 0026asas othersothers, withwith thethe legendlegend ofof WhittingtonWhittington, oror thethe lifelife &and deathdeath
wln 0027ofof sirsir ThomasThomas GreshamGresham? withwith thethe buildingbuilding ofof thethe RoyallRoyal Ex-ExchangeEx∣change
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wln 0028changeExchange? oror thethe storystory ofof QueeneQueen ElenorEleanorElinor, withwith thethe rearingrearing ofof
wln 0029LondonLondon bridgebridge vponupon wool-sackeswoolsacks?
wln 0030Prol.PrologueProl.YouYou seemeseem toto beebe anan vnderstandingunderstanding manman: whatwhat
wln 0031wouldwould youyou hauehave vsus dodo sirsir?
wln 0032Cit.CitizenCit.WhyWhy presentpresent somethingsomething notablynotably inin honourhonorhonour ofof thethe
wln 0033CommonsCommons ofof thethe CittyCity.
wln 0034Pro.ProloguePro.WhyWhy whatwhat doedo youyou saysay toto thethe lifelife andand deathdeath ofof fatfat
wln 0035DrakeDrake, oror thethe repairingrepairing ofof Fleet-priuiesFleet priviesFleet-privies?
wln 0036Cit.CitizenCit.II dodo notnot likelike thatthat, butbut II willwill hauehave aa CitizenCitizen, andand heehe
wln 0037shallshall bebe ofof mymy owneown tradetrade.
wln 0038Pro.ProloguePro.OhOhO youyou shouldshould hauehave toldtold vsus youryour mindemind aa monethmonth
wln 0039sincesince, ourour playplay isis readyready toto beginbegin nownow.
wln 0040Cit.CitizenCit.’Tis’Tis allall oneone forfor thatthat, II willwill hauehave aa GrocerGrocer, andand hehe shallshall
wln 0041dodo admirableadmirable thingsthings.
wln 0042Pro.ProloguePro.WhatWhat willwill youyou hauehave himhim dodo?
wln 0043Cit.CitizenCit.MarryMarry II willwill hauehave himhim
wln 0044WifeWife.HusbandHusband, husbandhusband.WifeWife belowbelow.
wln 0045RafeRafe.PeacePeace mistressemistress.RafeRafe belowbelow.
wln 0046WifeWife.HoldHold thythy peacepeace RafeRafe, II knowknow whatwhat II dodo II warrantwarrant tee’eetee.
wln 0047HusbandHusband, husbandhusband.
wln 0048Cit.CitizenCit.WhatWhat saystsayst thouthou cunnycunnyconey?
wln 0049WifeWife.LetLet himhim killkill aa LyonLion withwith aa pestlepestle husbandhusband, letlet himhim
wln 0050killkill aa LyonLion withwith aa pestlepestle.
wln 0051Cit.CitizenCit.SoSo hehe shallshall, ll’eI’ll hauehave himhim killkill aa LyonLion withwith aa pestlepestle.
wln 0052WifeWife.HusbandHusband, shallshall II comecome vpup husbandhusband?
wln 0053Cit.CitizenCit.IAyI cunnycunnyconey. RafeRafe helpehelp youryour mistressemistress thisthis wayway: praypray gen-gentlemengen∣tlemengentlemen
wln 0054tlemen
wln 0054makemake herher aa littlelittle roomeroom, II praypray youyou sirsir lendlend meme youryour
wln 0055handhand toto helpehelp vpup mymy wifewife: II thankethank youyou sirsir. SoSo.
wln 0056WifeWife.ByBy youryour leaueleave GentlemenGentlemen allall, Im’eI’m somthingsomething trou-troublesometrou∣blesometroublesome
wln 0057blesome,
wln 0057Im’eI’m aa strãngerstrāgerstranger herehere, II waswas nerene’er atat oneone ofof thesethese playesplays
wln 0058asas theythey saysay, beforebefore; butbut II shouldshould hauehave seeneseen IaneJanejane ShoreShore onceonce,
wln 0059andaudand mymy husbandhusband hathhath promisedpromised meme anyany timetime thisthis Twelue-Twelue-monethTwelvemonth
wln 0060moneth
wln 0060toto carrycarry meme toto thethe BoldBold BeauchamsBeauchampsBeauchams, butbut inin truthtruth hehe
wln 0061diddid notnot, II praypray youyou bearebear withwith meme.
wln 0062Cit.CitizenCit.BoyBoy, letlet mymy wifewife andand II hauehave aa cupplecouple stoolesstools, andand
wln 0063thenthen beginbegin, andand letlet thethe GrocerGrocer dodo rarerare thingsthings.
wln 0064Prol.PrologueProl.ButBut sirsir, wewe hauehave neuernever aa boyboy toto playplay himhim, eueryevery
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wln 0065oneone hathhath aa partpart alreadyalready.
wln 0066WifeWife.HusbandHusband, husbandhusband, forfor GodsGod’s sakesake letlet RafeRafe playplay
wln 0067himhim, beshrewbeshrew meeme ifif II dodo notnot thinkethink heehe willwill goego beyondbeyond
wln 0068themthem allall.
wln 0069Cit.CitizenCit.WellWell remembredremembered wifewife, comecome vpup RafeRafe: Il’eI’ll telltell youyou
wln 0070GentlemenGentlemen, letlet themthem butbut lendlend himhim aa suitsuit ofof reparrellreparel, andand ne-necessariesne∣cessariesnecessaries
wln 0071cessaries,
wln 0071andand byby GadGad, ifif anyany ofof themthem allall blowblow windewind inin thethe
wln 0072tailetail onon himhim, Il’eI’ll bebe hang’dhanged.
wln 0073WifeWife.II praypray youyou youthyouth letlet himhim hauehave aa suitsuit ofof reparrellreparel,
wln 0074Il’eI’ll bebe swornesworn GentlemenGentlemen, mymy husbandhusband telstells youyou truetrue, heehe
wln 0075willwill actact youyou sometimessometimes atat ourour househouse, thatthat allall thethe neighboursneighborsneighbours
wln 0076crycry outout onon himhim: heehe willwill fetchfetch youyou vpup aa couragingcouraging partpart soso
wln 0077inin thethe garretgarret, thatthat wewe areare allall asas feardfeared II warrantwarrant youyou, thatthat weewe
wln 0078quakequake againeagain: wee’lwe’ll fearefear ourour chlidrenchildrenchlidrenchildren withwith himhim ifif theythey beebe
wln 0079neuernever soso vn-rulyunruly, dodo butbut crycry, RafeRafe comescomes, RafeRafe comescomes toto themthem,
wln 0080andand they’lthey’ll bebe asas quyetquiet asas LambesLambs. HoldHold vpup thythy headhead RafeRafe,
wln 0081shewshow thethe GentlemenGentlemen whatwhat thouthou canstcanst doedo, speakespeak aa huf-huffinghuf∣finghuffing
wln 0082fing
wln 0082partpart, II warrantwarrant youyou thethe GentlemenGentlemen willwill acceptaccept ofof itit.
wln 0083Cit.CitizenCit.DoDo RafeRafe, dodo.
wln 0084RafeRafe.ByBy heauenheaven me thinkesmethinks itit werewere anan easieeasy leapleap
wln 0085ToTo pluckepluck brightbright honourhonorhonour fromfrom thethe pale-fac’dpale-faced MooneMoon,
wln 0086OrOr diuedive intointo thethe bottomebottom ofof thethe seasea,
wln 0087WhereWhere neuernever fathamefathom lineline touch’ttouched anyany groundground,
wln 0088AndAnd pluckepluck vpup drowneddrowned honorhonorhonour fromfrom thethe lakelake ofof hellhell.
wln 0089Cit.CitizenCit.HowHow saysay youyou GentlemenGentlemen, isis itit notnot asas II toldtold youyou?
wln 0090WifeWife.NayNay GentlemenGentlemen, heehe hathhath playdplayed beforebefore, mymy husbandhusband
wln 0091sayessays, MusidorusMucedorusMusidorus beforebefore thethe WardensWardens ofof ourour CompanyCompany.
wln 0092Cit.CitizenCit.IAyay, andand heehe shouldshould hauehave playdplayed IeronimoJeronimojeronimo withwith aa Shooe-Shooe∣makerShoemaker
wln 0093maker
wln 0093forfor aa wagerwager.
wln 0094Pro.ProloguePro.HeHe shallshall hauehave aa suitesuit ofof apparrellapparel ifif hehe willwill gogo inin.
wln 0095Cit.CitizenCit.InIn RafeRafe, inin RafeRafe, andand setset outout thethe GroceryGrocery inin theirtheir kindekind,
wln 0096ifif thouthou lou’stlov’st meme.
wln 0097WifeWife.II warrantwarrant ourour RafeRafe willwill lookelook finelyfinely whenwhen hee’she’s
wln 0098drestdressed.
wln 0099Pro.ProloguePro.ButBut whatwhat willwill youyou hauehave itit cal’dcalled?
wln 0100Cit.CitizenCit.TheThe GrocersGrocer’sgrocer’s honourhonorhonour.
wln 0101Pro.ProloguePro.Me thinksMethinksmethinks TheThe KnightKnight ofof thethe burningburning PestlePestle werewere betterbetter.
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wln 0102Wif.WifeWif.Il’eI’ll bebe swornsworn husbandhusband, thatsthat’s asas goodgood aa namename asas cancan bebe.
wln 0103Cit.CitizenCit.LetLet itit bebe soso, beginbegin, beginbegin, mymy wifewife andand II wilwill sitsit downedown.
wln 0104Pro.ProloguePro.II praypray youyou dodo.
wln 0105Cit.CitizenCit.WhatWhat statelystately mucsikemusic hauehave youyou? youyou hauehave shawmesshawms.
wln 0106Pro.ProloguePro.ShawnesShawmsshawms? nono.
wln 0107Cit.CitizenCit.NoNo? Im’eI’m aa thiefethief ifif mymy mindemind diddid notnot giuegive meme soso. RafeRafe
wln 0108playesplays aa statelystately partpart, andand hehe mustmust needsneeds hauehave shawnesshawms: Il’eI’ll
wln 0109bebe atat thethe chargecharge ofof themthem my selfemyself, ratherrather thenthanthen wee’lwe’ll bebe with-withoutwith∣outwithout
wln 0110out
wln 0110themthem.Pro.ProloguePro.SoSo youyou areare likelike toto bebe.
wln 0111Cit.CitizenCit.WhyWhy andand soso II willwill bebe: ther’sthere’s twotwo shillingsshillings, let’slet’s hauehave
wln 0112thethe waitswaits ofof South-warkeSouthwark, theythey areare asas rarerare fellowesfellows asas anyany
wln 0113areare inin EnglandEngland; andand thatthat willwill fetchfetch themthem allall or’eo’er thethe waterwater
wln 0114withwith aa vengeancevengeance, asas ifif theythey werewere madmad.
wln 0115Pro.ProloguePro.YouYou shallshall hauehave themthem: willwill youyou sitsit downedown thenthen?
wln 0116Cit.CitizenCit.IAyay, comecome wifewife.
wln 0117WifeWife.SitSit youyou merrymerry allall GentlemenGentlemen, Im’eI’m boldbold toto sitsit a-amongsta∣mongstamongst
wln 0118mongst
wln 0118youyou forfor mymy easeease.
wln 0119Pro.ProloguePro.FromFrom allall that’sthat’s neerenear thethe CourtCourt, fromfrom allall that’sthat’s greatgreat.
wln 0120WithinWithin thethe compassecompass ofof thethe Citty-wallesCity wallsCity-walls,
wln 0121WeWe nownow hauehave broughtbrought ourour SceaneScene: flyefly farrefar fromfrom hencehence
wln 0122AllAll priuateprivate taxestaxes, immodestimmodest phrasesphrases,
wln 0123What ereWhate’erwhate’er maymay butbut shewshow likelike viciousvicious:
wln 0124ForFor wickedwicked mirthmirth neuernever truetrue pleasurepleasure bringsbrings,
wln 0125ButBut honesthonest mindsminds areare pleas’dpleased withwith honesthonest thingsthings.
wln 0126ThusThus muchmuch forfor thatthat wewe dodo: butbut forfor RafesRafe’s partpart
wln 0127YouYou mustmust answereanswer forfor your selfeyourself.
wln 0128Cit.CitizenCit.TakeTake youyou nono carecare forfor RafeRafe, hee’lhe’ll dischargedischarge himselfehimself II
wln 0129warrantwarrant youyou.
wln 0130WifeWife.I faithI’ faithi’faith GentlemenGentlemen Il’eI’ll giuegive mymy wordword forfor RafeRafe.


wln 0131ActusActus primiprimi, ScoenaScoena primaprima.

wln 0132EnterEnter MarchantMerchant, andand IasperJasperjasper hishis PrenticePrentice.

wln 0133March.MerchantMarch.SirrahSirrah, Il’eI’ll makemake youyou knowknow youyou areare mymy PrenticePrentice,
wln 0134AndAnd whomwhom mymy charitablecharitable louelove redeem’dredeemed
wln 0135EuenEven fromfrom thethe fallfall ofof fortunefortune, gauegave theethee heateheat
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wln 0136AndAnd growthgrowth, toto bebe whatwhat nownow thouthou artart, newnew castcast theethee,
wln 0137AddingAdding thethe trusttrust ofof allall II hauehave atat homehome,
wln 0138InIn forrenforeign StaplesStaples, oror vponupon thethe SeaSea
wln 0139ToTo thythy directiondirection, ti’detied thethe goodgood opinionsopinions
wln 0140BothBoth ofof my selfemyself andand friendsfriends toto thythy endeauoursendeavorsendeavours,
wln 0141SoSo fairefair werewere thythy beginningsbeginnings, butbut withwith thesethese,
wln 0142AsAs II rememberremember, youyou hadhad neuernever chargecharge,
wln 0143ToTo louelove youryour MaistersMaster’smaster’s daughterdaughter, andand eueneven thenthen,
wln 0144WhenWhen II hadhad foundfound aa wealthywealthy husbandhusband forfor herher,
wln 0145II taketake itit, sirsir, youyou hadhad notnot; butbut how euerhowever,
wln 0146I’leI’ll breakebreak thethe neckeneck ofof thatthat commissioncommission,
wln 0147AndAnd makemake youyou knowknow youyou areare butbut aa MerchantsMerchant’s FactorFactor.
wln 0148Iasp.JasperIasp.SirSir, II dodo liberallyliberally confesseconfess II amam yoursyours,
wln 0149BoundBound, bothboth byby louelove andand dutyduty, toto youryour seruiceservice;
wln 0150InIn whichwhich, mymy labourlaborlabour hathhath benebeen allall mymy profitprofit;
wln 0151II hauehave notnot lostlost inin bargainebargain, nornor delighteddelighted
wln 0152ToTo wearewear youryour honesthonest gainesgains vponupon mymy backeback,
wln 0153NorNor hauehave II giuengiven aa pencionpension toto mymy bloudblood,
wln 0154OrOr lauishlylavishly inin playplay consum’dconsumed youryour stockestock.
wln 0155TheseThese, andand thethe miseriesmiseries thatthat dodo attendattend themthem,
wln 0156II daredare, withwith innocenceinnocence, proclaimeproclaim areare strangersstrangers
wln 0157ToTo allall mymy temperatetemperate actionsactions; forfor youryour daughterdaughter,
wln 0158IfIf therethere bebe anyany louelove, toto mymy deseruingsdeservings,
wln 0159BorneBorne byby herher vertuousvirtuous selfeself, II cannotcannot stopstop itit?
wln 0160NorNor, amam II ableable toto refrainerefrain herher wisheswishes.
wln 0161She’sShe’s priuateprivate toto her selfeherself andand bestbest ofof knowledgeknowledge,
wln 0162WhomWhom she’leshe’ll makemake soso happyhappy asas toto sighsigh forfor.
wln 0163BesidesBesides, II cannotcannot thinkethink youyou meanemean toto matchmatch herher,
wln 0164VntoUnto aa felowfellow ofof soso lamelame aa presencepresence,
wln 0165OneOne thatthat hathhath littlelittle leftleft ofof NatureNature inin himhim.
wln 0166Mar.MerchantMar.’Tis’Tis veryvery wellwell sirsir, II cancan telltell youryour wisedomewisdom
wln 0167HowHow allall thisthis shallshall beebe cur’dcured.Iasp.JasperIasp.YourYour carecare becomesbecomes youyou.
wln 0168March.MerchantMarch.AndAnd thusthus itit mustmust bebe sirsir, II heerehere dischargedischarge youyou
wln 0169MyMy househouse andand seruiceservice, taketake youryour libertyliberty,
wln 0170AndAnd whenwhen II wantwant aa sonneson I’leI’ll sendsend forfor youyou.ExitExit:
wln 0171Iasp.JasperIasp.TheseThese bebe thethe fairefair rewardsrewards ofof themthem thatthat louelove.
wln 0172OO youyou thatthat liuelive inin freedomefreedom neuernever proueprove
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wln 0173TheThe trauelltravel ofof aa mindmind ledled byby desiredesire.EnterEnter LuceLuce.
wln 0174Luce.Luce.WhyWhy, howhow nownow friendfriend, struckstruck withwith mymy fathersfather’s thun-thunderthun∣derthunder(der?
wln 0175Iasp.JasperIasp.StruckeStruck andand struckestruck deaddead vnlesseunless thethe remedyremedy
wln 0176BeBe fullfull ofof speedespeed andand vertuevirtue; II amam nownow,
wln 0177WhatWhat II expectedexpected longlong, nono moremore youryour fathersfather’sfathers.
wln 0178Luce.Luce.ButBut minemine.Iasp.JasperIasp.ButBut yoursyours, andand onelyonly yoursyours II amam,
wln 0179That’sThat’s allall II hauehave toto keepekeep meeme fromfrom thethe StatuteStatute,
wln 0180YouYou daredare bebe constantconstant stillstill.Luce.Luce.OO fearefear meme notnot,
wln 0181InIn thisthis II daredare bebe betterbetter thenthan aa womanwoman.
wln 0182NorNor shallshall hishis angeranger, nornor hishis offersoffers mouemove meme,
wln 0183WereWere theythey bothboth equallequal toto aa PrincesPrince’sPRINCE’s powerpower.
wln 0184Iasp.JasperIasp.YouYou knowknow mymy riuallrival?Luce.Luce.YesYes andand louelove himhim deerlydearlydear
wln 0185EuenEven asas II louelove anan agueague, oror foulefoul weatherweather,
wln 0186II pretheeprithee IasperJasperjasper fearefear himhim notnot.Iasp.JasperIasp.OO nono,
wln 0187II dodo notnot meanemean toto dodo himhim soso muchmuch kindnessekindness,
wln 0188ButBut toto ourour owneown desiresdesires, youyou knowknow thethe plotplot
wln 0189WeWe bothboth agreedagreed onon.Luce.Luce.YesYes, andand willwill performeperform
wln 0190MyMy partpart exactlyexactly.Iasp.JasperIasp.II desiredesire nono moremore,
wln 0191Fare-wellFarewellfarewell, andand keepekeep mymy heartheart, ’tis’tis yoursyours.Luce.Luce.II taketake itit,
wln 0192HeHe mustmust dodo miraclesmiracles makesmakes meme forsakeforsake itit.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 0193Cittiz.CitizenCittiz.FyeFie vponupon am’emam littlelittle infidelsinfidels, whatwhat aa mattersmatter’s herehere
wln 0194nownow? wellwell, I’leI’ll bebe hang’dhanged forfor aa halfe-pennyhalfpenny, ifif therethere bebe notnot
wln 0195somesome abominationabomination knaueryknavery inin thisthis PlayPlay, wellwell, letlet’emletlet ’em ’em’em lookelook
wln 0196tootto ’tto’t, RafeRafe mustmust comecome, andand ifif therethere bebe anyany trickstricks a brewinga-brewinga brewing,
wln 0197WifeWife.LetLet’emLetLet ’em ’em’em brewbrew andand bakebake tootoo husbandhusband, aa’a GodsGod’s namename,
wln 0198RafeRafe willwill findfind allall outout II warrantwarrant youyou, andand theythey werewere olderolder thenthan
wln 0199theythey areare, II praypray mymy prettypretty youthyouth isis RafeRafe readyready.
wln 0200BoyBoy.HeHe willwill bebe presentlypresently.
wln 0201WifeWife.NowNow II praypray youyou makemake mymy commendationscommendations vntounto
wln 0202himhim, andand withallwithal carrycarry himhim thisthis stickestick ofof LicorasLiquoriceliquorice, telltell himhim hishis
wln 0203MistresseMistress sentsent itit himhim, andand bidbid himhim bitebite aa peecepiece, ’twill’twill openopen hishis
wln 0204pipespipes thethe betterbetter, saysay.
wln 0205EnterEnter MarchantMerchant, andand MaisterMaster HumferyHumphreyHumfery.
wln 0206Mar.MerchantMar.ComeCome sirsir, shee’sshe’s yoursyours, vponupon mymy faithfaith she’sshe’s yoursyours
wln 0207YouYou hauehave mymy handhand, forfor otherother idleidle letslets
wln 0208BetweeneBetween youryour hopeshopes andand herher, thusthus, withwith aa windwind
wln 0209TheyThey areare scatteredscattered andand nono moremore: mymy wantonwanton PrenticePrentice,
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wln 0210ThatThat likelike aa bladderbladder, blewblew himselfehimself withwith louelove,
wln 0211II hauehave letlet outout, andand sentsent himhim toto discouerdiscover
wln 0212NewNew MaistersMasters yetyet vnknowneunknown.Humf.HumphreyHumf.II thankethank youyou sirsir,
wln 0213IndeedIndeed II thankethank youyou sirsir, andand ereere II stirstir
wln 0214ItIt shallshall beebe knowneknown, how euerhowever youyou dodo deemedeem,
wln 0215II amam ofof gentlegentle bloudblood andand gentlegentle seemeseem.
wln 0216March.MerchantMarch.OO sirsir, II knowknow itit certainecertain.Humf.HumphreyHumf.SirSir mymy friendfriend,
wln 0217AlthoughAlthough, asas WritersWriters saysay, allall thingsthings hauehave endend,
wln 0218AndAnd thatthat wewe callcall aa puddingpudding, hathhath hishis twotwo
wln 0219OOOh letlet itit notnot seemeseem strangestrange II praypray toto youyou,
wln 0220IfIf inin thisthis bloudybloody similesimile, II putput
wln 0221MyMy louelove, moremore endlesseendless, thenthanthen frailefrail thingsthings oror gutgut.
wln 0222WifeWife.HusbandHusband, II pretheeprithee sweetesweet lambelamb telltell meme oneone thingthing,
wln 0223ButBut telltell meeme truelytruly: staystay youthsyouths II beseechbeseech youyou, tilltill II questionquestion
wln 0224mymy husbandhusband.Citiz.CitizenCitiz.WhatWhat isis itit mousemouse?
wln 0225WifeWife.SirrahSirrah, didstdidst thouthou euerever seesee aa prettierprettier childchild? howhow itit
wln 0226behauesbehaves it selfeitself, II warrantwarrant yeeye, andand speakesspeaks, andand lookeslooks, andand
wln 0227peartspertspearts vpup thethe headhead? II praypray youyou brotherbrother, withwith youryour fauorfavorfavour, werewere
wln 0228youyou neuernever nonenone ofof M.MasterM. MonkestersMonkester’s schollarsscholars?
wln 0229Cit.CitizenCit.ChickenChicken, II pretheeprithee heartelyheartily containecontain thy selfethyself, thethe
wln 0230childerchilderchildren areare prettypretty childerchilderchildren, butbut whenwhen RafeRafe comescomes, LambeLamb.
wln 0231WifeWife.IAyI whenwhen RafeRafe comescomes connycunnyconey; wellwell mymy youthyouth, youyou maymay (proceedproceed
wln 0232Mar.MerchantMar.WelWell sirsir, youyou knowknow mymy louelove, andand restrest, II hopehope,
wln 0233Assur’dAssured ofof mymy consentconsent, getget butbut mymy daughtersdaughter’sdaughters,
wln 0234AndAnd wedwed herher whenwhen youyou pleaseplease; youyou mustmust bebe boldbold,
wln 0235AndAnd clapclap inin closeclose vntounto herher, comecome, II knowknow
wln 0236YouYou hauehave languagelanguage goodgood enoughenough toto winwin aa wenchwench.
wln 0237WifeWife.AA whoresonwhoreson tyranttyrant hash’ashas benbeen anan oldold stringerstringer in’sin ’sin’s daiesdays II
wln 0238warrantwarrant himhim.Humf.HumphreyHumf.II taketake youryour gentlegentle offeroffer andand withallwithal
wln 0239YeeldYield louelove againeagain forfor louelove reciprocallreciprocal.EnterEnter LuceLuce.
wln 0240Mar.MerchantMar.WhatWhat LuceLuce withinwithin therethere.Lu.LuceLu.Cal’dCalled youyou sirsir?
wln 0240Mar.MerchantMar.II diddid.
wln 0241GiueGive entertainemententertainment toto thisthis GentlemanGentleman
wln 0242AndAnd seesee youyou beebe notnot frowardfroward: toto herher sirsir,
wln 0243MyMy presencepresence willwill butbut beebe anan eye-soareeyesore toto youyou.ExitExit.
wln 0244Humf.HumphreyHumf.FaireFair MistresseMistress LuceLuce, howhow dodo youyou, areare youyou wellwell?
wln 0245GiueGive meme youryour handhand andand thenthen II praypray youyou telltell,
wln 0246HowHow dothdoth youryour littlelittle sistersister, andand youryour brotherbrother?
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wln 0247AndAnd whetherwhether youyou louelove meme oror anyany otherother.
wln 0248Luce.Luce.SirSir, thesethese areare quickelyquickly answeredanswered.Humf.HumphreyHumf.SoSo theythey (areare.
wln 0249WhereWhere womenwomen areare notnot cruelcruel: butbut howhow farrefar
wln 0250IsIs itit nownow distantdistant fromfrom thisthis placeplace wewe areare inin,
wln 0251VntoUnto thatthat blessedblessed placeplace youryour fathersfather’s warrenwarren.
wln 0252Luce.Luce.WhatWhat makesmakes youyou thinkethink ofof thatthat sirsir?
wln 0253Humf.HumphreyHumf.EuenEveneven thatthat faceface
wln 0254ForFor stealingstealing RabbetsRabbitsrabbits whilomewhilom inin thatthat placeplace,
wln 0255GodGod CupidCupid, oror thethe KeeperKeeper, II knowknow notnot whetherwhether
wln 0256VntoUnto mymy costcost andand chargescharges broughtbrought youyou thitherthither,
wln 0257AndAnd therethere beganbegan.Luce.Luce.YourYour gamegame sirsir.Humf.HumphreyHumf.LetLet nono gamegame,
wln 0258OrOr any thinganythingany thing thatthat tendethtendeth toto thethe samesame.
wln 0259BeeBebe euermoreevermore remembredremembered, thouthou fairefair killerkiller
wln 0260ForFor whomwhom II satesat meme downedown andand brakebrakebroke mymy TillerTiller.
wln 0261WifeWife.There’sThere’s aa kindkind GentlemanGentleman, II warrantwarrant youyou, whenwhen
wln 0262willwill youyou dodo asas muchmuch forfor meme GeorgeGeorge?
wln 0263Luce.Luce.BeshrewBeshrew meme sirsir, II amam sorrysorry forfor youryour losseslosses,
wln 0264ButBut asas thethe prouerbeproverb saiessays, II cannotcannot crycry,
wln 0265II wouldwould youyou hadhad notnot seeneseen meme.Humf.HumphreyHumf.SoSo wouldwould II.
wln 0266VnlesseUnless youyou hadhad moremore mawmaw toto dodo meme goodgood.
wln 0267Luce.Luce.WhyWhy, cannotcannot thisthis strangestrange passionpassion bebe withstoodwithstood,
wln 0268SendSend forfor aa ConstableConstable andand raiseraise thethe TowneTown.
wln 0269Humf.HumphreyHumf.OO nono, mymy valiantvaliant louelove willwill batterbatter downedown
wln 0270MillionsMillions ofof ConstablesConstables, andand putput toto flightflight,
wln 0271EuenEven thatthat greatgreat watchwatch ofof Mid-summerMidsummer dayday atat nightnight.
wln 0272Luce.Luce.BeshrewBeshrew meme sirsir, ’twere’twere goodgood II yeeldedyielded thenthen,
wln 0273WeakeWeak womenwomen cannotcannot hopehope, wherewhere valiantvaliant menmen
wln 0274HaueHave nono resistanceresistance.Humf.HumphreyHumf.YeeldYield thenthen, II amam fullfull
wln 0275OfOf pittypity, thoughthough II saysay itit, andand cancan pullpull
wln 0276OutOut ofof mymy pocketpocket, thusthus, aa pairepair ofof glouesgloves,
wln 0277LookeLook LucyLucy, lookelook, thethe dogsdog’s toothtooth, nornor thethe DouesDoves
wln 0278AreAre notnot soso whitewhite asas thesethese; andand sweetesweet theythey beebe,
wln 0279AndAnd whiptwhipped aboutabout withwith silkesilk, asas youyou maymay seesee.
wln 0280IfIf youyou desiredesire thethe priceprice, suteshootsuit fromfrom youryour eieeye,
wln 0281AA beamebeam toto thisthis placeplace, andand youyou shallshall espieespy
wln 0282F.F. S.S. whichwhich isis toto saysay, mymy sweetestsweetest honyhoney,
wln 0283TheyThey costcost meme threethree andand twotwo pencepence, oror nono monymoney.
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wln 0284Luce.Luce.WellWell sirsir, II taketake themthem kindlykindly, andand II thankethank youyou,
wln 0285WhatWhat wouldwould youyou moremore?Hum.HumphreyHum.NothingNothing.Luce.Luce.WhyWhy thenthen (fare-wellfarewell.
wln 0286Humf.HumphreyHumf.NorNor soso, nornor soso, forfor LadyLady II mustmust telltell,
wln 0287BeforeBefore wewe partpart, forfor whatwhat wewe metmet togethertogether,
wln 0288GodGod grantgrant meme timetime, andand patiencepatience, andand fairefair weatherweather.
wln 0289Luce.Luce.SpeakeSpeak andand declaredeclare youryour mindemind inin termesterms soso briefebrief.
wln 0290Humf.HumphreyHumf.II shallshall, thenthenthan firstfirst andand formostforemost forfor relieferelief
wln 0291II callcall toto youyou, II ifif thatthat youyou cancan affoordafford itit,
wln 0292II carecare notnot atat whatwhat priceprice, forfor onon mymy wordword, itit
wln 0293ShallShall bebe repaidrepaid againeagain, althoughalthough itit costcost meme
wln 0294MoreMore thenthan I’leI’ll speakespeak ofof nownow, forfor louelove hathhath tosttossed meme,
wln 0295InIn furiousfurious blanketblanket likelike aa TennisTennis ballball,
wln 0296AndAnd nownow II riserise aloftaloft, andand nownow II fallfall.
wln 0297Luce.Luce.AlasAlas goodgood GentlemanGentleman, alasalas thethe dayday.
wln 0298Humf.HumphreyHumf.II thankethank youyou hartelyheartily, andand asas II saysay,
wln 0299ThusThus dodo II stillstill continuecontinue withoutwithout restrest,
wln 0300I’th’I’ th’I’th’ morningmorning likelike aa manman, atat nightnight aa beastbeast,
wln 0301RoaringRoaring andand bellowingbellowing mynemine owneown disquietdisquiet,
wln 0302ThatThat muchmuch II fearefear, forsakingforsaking ofof mymy dietdiet,
wln 0303WillWill bringbring meme presentlypresently toto thatthat quandaryquandary,
wln 0304II shallshall bidbid allall adeiwadieu:Luce.Luce.NowNow byby S.SaintS. MaryMaryMarry
wln 0305ThatThat werewere greatgreat pittypity.Hum.HumphreyHum.SoSo itit werewere beshrewbeshrew meme,
wln 0306ThenThen easeease meme lustylusty LuceLuce, andand pittypity shewshow meme.
wln 0307Luce.Luce.WhyWhy sirsir, youyou knowknow mymy willwill isis nothingnothing worthworth
wln 0308WithoutWithout mymy fathersfather’s grantgrant, getget hishis consentconsent,
wln 0309AndAnd thenthenthan youyou maymay withwith assuranceassurance trytry meme.
wln 0310Humf.HumphreyHumf.TheThe WorshipfullWorshipful youryour siresire willwill notnot denydeny meme.
wln 0311ForFor II hauehave asktasked himhim, andand hehe hathhath repli’dreplied,
wln 0312SweeteSweet MaisterMaster HumfreyHumphrey, LuceLuce shallshall bebe thythy BrideBride.
wln 0313Luce.Luce.SweeteSweet MaisterMaster HumfreyHumphrey thenthen II amam contentcontent.
wln 0314Humf.HumphreyHumf.AndAnd soso amam II intruthin truthintruth.Luce.Luce.YetYet taketake meme withwith youyou,
wln 0315ThereThere isis anotheranother clauseclause mustmust bebe annextannexed,
wln 0316AndAnd thisthis itit isis, II sworeswore andand willwill performeperform itit;
wln 0317NoNo manman shallshall euerever ioyjoy meme asas hishis wifewife
wln 0318ButBut hehe thatthat stolestole meme hencehence, ifif youyou daredare venterventure
wln 0319II amam yoursyours; youyou needneed notnot fearefear, mymy fatherfather louesloves youyou,
wln 0320IfIf notnot farewellfarewell forfor euerever.Humf.HumphreyHumf.StayStay NimphNymph, staiestay,
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wln 0321II hauehave aa doubledouble GeldingGelding culoredcoloredcoloured baybay,
wln 0322SprungSprung byby hishis fatherfather fromfrom BarbarianBarbarian kindkind,
wln 0323AnotherAnother forfor my selfemyself, thoughthough somewhatsomewhat blindblind,
wln 0324YetYet truetrue asas trustytrusty treetree.Luce.Luce.II amam satisfiedsatisfied,
wln 0325AndAnd soso II giuegive mymy handhand, ourour coursecourse mustmust lielie
wln 0326ThroughThrough WalthamWaltham ForrestForest, wherewhere II hauehave aa friendfriend
wln 0327WillWill entertaineentertain vsus, soso fare-wellfarewell sirsir HumfreyHumphrey,ExitExit LuceLuce.
wln 0328AndAnd thinkethink vponupon youryour businessebusiness.Humf.HumphreyHumf.ThoughThough II diedie,
wln 0329II amam resolu’dresolved toto venterventure lifelife andand limlimb,
wln 0330ForFor oneone soso yongyoung, soso fairefair, soso kindkind, soso trimtrim.ExitExit HumfreyHumphrey.
wln 0331WifeWife.ByBy mymy faithfaith andand trothtroth GeorgeGeorge, andand asas II amam vertu-vertuousvertu∣ousvirtuous
wln 0332ous,
wln 0332itit isis e’nee’en thethe kindestkindest yongyoung manman thatthat euerever trodtrod onon shooeshoe
wln 0333leatherleather, wellwell, gogo thythy waiesways ifif thouthou hasthast herher notnot, ’tis’tis notnot thythy
wln 0334faultfault ’faith’faith.
wln 0335Cit.CitizenCit.II pretheeprithee mousemouse bebe patientpatient, a’a shallshall hauehave herher, oror i’lei’ll
wln 0336makemake some’emsome ’em smoakesmoke for’tfor ’tfor’t.
wln 0337WifeWife.That’sThat’s mymy goodgood lambelamb GeorgeGeorge, fiefie, thisthis stinkingstinking
wln 0338TobaccoTobacco kilskills menmen, wouldwould therethere werewere nonenone inin EnglandEngland, nownow II
wln 0339praypray GentlemenGentlemen, whatwhat goodgood doesdoes thisthis stinkingstinking TobaccoTobacco? dodo
wln 0340youyou nothingnothing, II warrantwarrant youyou makemake chimnieschimneys ao’a youryour facesfaces: oooh
wln 0341husbandhusband, husbandhusband, nownow, nownow, there’sthere’s RafeRafe, there’sthere’s RafeRafe.
wln 0342EnterEnter RafeRafe likelike aa GrocerGrocerin’sGrocerGrocerin’s in’sin ’s shopshop, withwith twotwo PrenticesPrentices
wln 0343ReadingReading PalmerinPalmerin ofof EnglandEngland.

wln 0344Cit.CitizenCit.PeacePeace foolefool, letlet RafeRafe alonealone, harkehark youyou RafeRafe; doedo notnot
wln 0345strainestrain your selfeyourself tootoo muchmuch atat thethe firstfirst, peacepeace, beginbegin RafeRafe.
wln 0346RafeRafe.ThenThen PalmerinPalmerin andand TrineusTrineus snatchingsnatching theirtheir LauncesLances
wln 0347fromfrom theirtheir DwarsesDwarfesDwarsesDwarfsdwarfs, andand claspingclasping theirtheir HelmetsHelmets galloptgalloped a-amainea∣maineamain
wln 0348maine
wln 0348afterafter thethe GyantGiant, andand PalmerinPalmerin hauinghaving gottengotten aa sightsight ofof
wln 0349himhim, camecame postingposting amaineamain, sayingsaying: StayStay trayteroustraitorous thiefethief, forfor
wln 0350thouthou maistmayst notnot soso carrycarry awayaway herher, thatthat isis worthworth thethe greatestgreatest
wln 0351LordLord inin thethe worldworld, andand withwith thesethese wordswords gauegave himhim aa blowblow onon
wln 0352thethe shouldershoulder, thatthat hehe stroakestroke himhim besidesbesides hishis ElephantElephant, andand
wln 0353TrineusTrineus commingcoming toto thethe KnightKnight thatthat hadhad AgricolaAgricola behindbehind
wln 0354himhim, setset himhim soonesoon besidesbesides hishis horsehorse, withwith hishis neckeneck brokenbroken
wln 0355inin thethe fallfall, soso thatthat thethe PrincessePrincess gettinggetting outout ofof thethe throngethrong,
wln 0356betweenebetween ioyjoy andand griefegrief saidsaid; allall happyhappy KnightKnight, thethe mirroutmirrourmirroutmirror
wln 0357ofof allall suchsuch asas followfollow ArmesArms, nownow maymay II beebe wellwell assuredassured ofof
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wln 0358thethe louelove thouthou bearestbearest meme, II wonderwonder whywhy thethe KingsKings doedo notnot
wln 0359raiseraise anan armyarmy ofof foureteenefourteen oror fifteenefifteen hundredhundred thousandthousand
wln 0360menmen, asas bigbig asas thethe ArmyArmy thatthat thethe PrincePrince ofof PortigoPortigo broughtbrought
wln 0361againstagainst RociclerRosiclerRocicler, &and destroydestroy thesethese GiantsGiants, theythey dodo muchmuch hurthurt
wln 0362toto wandringwand’ringwandering DamselsDamsels, thatthat gogo inin questquest ofof theirtheir KnightsKnights.
wln 0363WifeWife.FaithFaith husbandhusband andand RafeRafe saiessays truetrue, forfor theythey saysay thethe
wln 0364KingKing ofof PortugallPortugal cannotcannot sitsit atat hishis meatemeat, butbut thethe GiantsGiants &and
wln 0365thethe EttinselfinsEttinselfinsEttins willwill comecome andand snatchsnatch itit fromfrom himhim,
wln 0366Cit.CitizenCit.HoldHold thythy tonguetongue, onon RafeRafe.
wln 0367RafeRafe.AndAnd certainelycertainly thosethose KnightsKnights areare muchmuch toto bebe com-commendedcom∣mendedcommended
wln 0368mended,
wln 0368whowho neglectingneglecting theirtheir possessionspossessions, wanderwander withwith aa
wln 0369SquireSquire andand aa DwarfeDwarf throughthrough thethe DesartsDeserts toto relieuerelieve poorepoor
wln 0370LadiesLadies.
wln 0371VVifeWife.IAyI byby mymy faithfaith areare theythey RafeRafe, letlet ’em’em saysay whatwhat theythey
wln 0372willwill, theythey areare indeedindeed, ourour KnightsKnights neglectneglect theirtheir possessionspossessions
wln 0373wellwell enoughenough, butbut theythey dodo notnot thethe restrest.
wln 0374RafeRafe.ThereThere areare nono suchsuch courteouscourteous andand fairefair well spokenwell-spokenwell spoken
wln 0375KnightsKnights inin thisthis ageage, theythey willwill callcall oneone thethe sonneson ofof aa whorewhore,
wln 0376thatthat PalmerinPalmerin ofof EnglandEngland, wouldwould hauehave calledcalled fairefair sirsir; andand
wln 0377oneone thatthat RosiclerRosicler wouldwould hauehave cal’dcalled rightright beauteousbeauteous DamsellDamsel,
wln 0378theythey willwill callcall dam’ddamned bitchbitch.
wln 0379VVifeWife.I’leI’ll beswornebe sworn willwill theythey RafeRafe, theythey hauehave cal’dcalled meeme
wln 0380soso anan hundredhundred timestimes aboutabout aa scuruyscurvy pipepipe ofof TobaccoTobacco.
wln 0381RafeRafe.ButBut whatwhat brauebrave spiritspirit couldcould bebe contentcontent toto sitsit inin hishis
wln 0382shopshop withwith aa flappetflappet ofof woodwood andand aa blewblue apronapron beforebefore himhim
wln 0383sellingselling MethridatumMithridatummithridate andand DragonsDragon’sdragon’s waterwater toto visitedvisited houseshouses, thatthat
wln 0384mightmight pursuepursue featsfeats ofof ArmesArms, &and throughthrough hishis noblenoble atchieu-atchieumentsatchieu∣mentsachievements
wln 0385ments
wln 0385procureprocure suchsuch aa famousfamous historyhistory toto bebe writtenwritten ofof hishis
wln 0386heroickeheroic prowesseprowess.
wln 0387Cit.CitizenCit.WellWell saidsaid RafeRafe, somesome moremore ofof thosethose wordswords RafeRafe.
wln 0388VVifeWife.TheyThey gogo finelyfinely byby mymy trothtroth.
wln 0389RafeRafe.WhyWhy shouldshould notnot II thenthen pursuepursue thisthis coursecourse, bothboth
wln 0390forfor thethe creditcredit ofof my selfemyself andand ourour CompanyCompany, forfor amongstamongst
wln 0391allall thethe worthyworthy bookesbooks ofof AtchieuementsAchievements II doedo notnot callcall
wln 0392toto mindemind thatthat II yetyet readread ofof aa GrocerGrocer ErrantErrant, II willwill bebe thethe
wln 0393saidsaid KnightKnight, hauehave youyou heardheard ofof anyany, thatthat hathhath wandredwandered
wln 0394vnfurnishedunfurnished ofof hishis SquireSquire andand DwarfeDwarf, mymy elderelder PrenticePrentice
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wln 0395TimTim shallshall bebe mymy trustytrusty SquireSquire, andand littlelittle GeorgeGeorge mymy DwarfeDwarf,
wln 0396HenceHence mymy blewblue AporneApronapron, yetyet inin remembranceremembrance ofof mymy formerformer
wln 0397TradeTrade, vponupon mymy shiledshieldshield shallshall bebe purtraideportrayed, aa burningburning PestlePestle,
wln 0398andand II willwill bebe cal’dcalled thethe KnightKnight otho’ th’o’th’ burningburning PestlePestle.
wln 0399WifeWife.NayNay, II daredare sweareswear thouthou wiltwilt notnot forgetforget thythy oldold
wln 0400TradeTrade, thouthou wertwert euerever meekemeek.RafeRafe.Tim.Tim.
wln 0401Tim.Tim.AnonAnon.
wln 0402RafeRafe.MyMy belouedbeloved SquireSquire, &and GeorgeGeorge mymy DwarfeDwarf, II chargecharge
wln 0403youyou thatthat fromfrom hence-forthhenceforth youyou neuernever callcall meme byby anyany otherother
wln 0404namename, butbut thethe RightRight CourteousCourteous andand ValiantValiant KnightKnight ofof thethe bur-burningbur∣ningburning
wln 0405ning
wln 0405PestlePestle
, andand thatthat youyou neuernever callcall anyany femalefemale byby thethe namename ofof
wln 0406aa womanwoman oror wenchwench, butbut fairefair LadieLady, ifif sheshe hauehave herher desiresdesires,
wln 0407ifif notnot distresseddistressed DamsellDamsel, thatthat youyou callcall allall ForrestsForests &and HeathsHeaths
wln 0408DesartsDeserts, andand allall horseshorseshorses’ PalfriesPalfreys.
wln 0409WifeWife.ThisThis isis veryvery finefine, faithfaith, dodo thethe GentlemenGentlemen likelike RafeRafe,
wln 0410thinkethink youyou, husbandhusband?
wln 0411Cittiz.CitizenCittiz.IAyay, II warrantwarrant theethee, thethe PlaiersPlayers wouldwould giuegive allall thethe
wln 0412shooesshoes inin theirtheir shopshop forfor himhim.
wln 0413RafeRafe.MyMy belouedbeloved SquireSquire TimTim, standstand outout, admitadmit thisthis werewere
wln 0414aa DesartDesert, andand ouerover itit aa KnightKnight erranterrant prickingpricking, andand II shouldshould
wln 0415bidbid youyou inquireinquire ofof hishis intentsintents, whatwhat wouldwould youyou saysay?
wln 0416Tim.Tim.SirSir, mymy MaisterMaster sentsent meme, toto knowknow whetherwhether youryouyouryou areare
wln 0417ridingriding?
wln 0418RafeRafe.NoNo, thusthus; fairefair sirsir, thethe RightRight CourteousCourteous andand ValiantValiant
wln 0419KnightKnight ofof thethe burningburning PestlePestle
, commandedcommanded meme toto enquireinquire, vponupon
wln 0420whatwhat aduentureadventure youryouyouryou areare boundbound, whetherwhether toto relieuerelieve somesome di-distresseddi∣stresseddistressed
wln 0421stressed
wln 0421DamselsDamsels, oror otherwiseotherwise.
wln 0422Cit.CitizenCit.WhoresomeWhoresonwhoreson blocke-headblockhead cannotcannot rememberremember.
wln 0423WifeWife.I’faithI’ faithI’faith, &and RafeRafe toldtold himhim on’ton ’ton’t beforebefore, allall thethe GentlemenGentlemen
wln 0424heardheard himhim, diddid hehe notnot GentlemenGentlemen, diddid notnot RafeRafe teltell himhim on’ton ’ton’t?
wln 0425GeorgeGeorge.RightRight CourteousCourteous andand ValiantValiant KnightKnight ofof thethe burningburning
wln 0426PestlePestle
, herehere isis aa distresseddistressed DamsellDamsel, toto hauehave aa halfe penny-halfehalfpennyworthhalf
wln 0427worth penny-worth pennyworth
wln 0427ofof pepperpepper.
wln 0428WifeWife.That’sThat’s aa goodgood boyboy, seesee, thethe littlelittle boyboy cancan hithit itit, byby
wln 0429mymy trothtroth it’sit’s aa finefine childchild.
wln 0430RafeRafe.RelieueRelieve herher withwith allall courteouscourteous languagelanguage, nownow
wln 0431shutshut vpup shoppeshop, nono moremore mymy PrenticePrentice, butbut mymy trustytrusty
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wln 0432SquireSquire andand DwarfeDwarf, II mustmust bespeakbebebespeak mymy shieldshield andand arming-arming∣pestlearmingarming∣pestle
wln 0433pestlepestle.
wln 0434Cit.CitizenCit.GoGo thythy waiesways RafeRafe, asas Im’eI’m aa truetrue manman, thouthou artart thethe
wln 0435bestbest onon ’em’em allall.
wln 0436WifeWife.RafeRafe, RafeRafe.
wln 0437RafeRafe.WhatWhat saysay youyou mistressemistress?
wln 0438WifeWife.II pre’theeprithee comecome againeagain quicklyquickly sweetsweet RafeRafe.
wln 0439RafeRafe.ByBy andand byby.ExitExit RafeRafe.
wln 0440EnterEnter IasperJasperjasper, andand hishis mothermother mistressemistress Merri-thoughtMerrythoughtMerrithought.
wln 0441Mist.MistressMist. merri.merrythoughtmerri.GiueGive theethee mymy blessingblessing? NoNo, Il’eI’ll ner’ene’er giuegive
wln 0442theethee mymy blessingblessing, Il’eI’ll seesee theethee hang’dhanged firstfirst; itit shallshall ner’ene’er beebe
wln 0443saidsaid II gauegave theethee mymy blessingblessing, th’artth’ artthou’rt thythy fathersfather’sfathers owneown sonneson,
wln 0444ofof thethe rightright bloudblood ofof thethe Merri-thoughtsMerrythoughtsmerry-thoughts, II maymay cursecurse thethe
wln 0445timetime thatthat er’eere II knewknew thythy fatherfather, hehe hathhath spentspent allall hishis owneown,
wln 0446andand minemine tootoo, andand whenwhen II telltell himhim ofof itit, hehe laugheslaughs andand dan-dancesdan∣cesdances
wln 0447ces,
wln 0447andand singssings, andand cryescries, AA merrymerry heartheart liueslives long-along-along. AndAnd
wln 0448thouthou artart aa wast-thriftwastethriftwaste-thrift, andand artart runrun awayaway fromfrom thythy maistermaster,
wln 0449thatthat lou’dloved theethee wellwell, andand artart comecome toto meme, andand II hauehave laidlaid vpup aa
wln 0450littlelittle forfor mymy yongeryounger sonneson MichaelMichael, andand thouthou think’stthink’st toto be-bezellbe∣zellbezzlebezell
wln 0451zell
wln 0451thatthat, butbut thouthou shaltshalt neuernever bebe ableable toto dodo itit. ComeCome hitherhither
wln 0452MichaelMichael, comecome MichaelMichael, downedown onon thythy kneesknees, thouthou shaltshalt
wln 0453hauehave mymy blessingblessing.EnterEnter MichaelMichael.
wln 0454Mich.MichaelMich.II praypray youyou mothermother praypray toto GodGod toto blessebless meme.
wln 0455Mist.MistressMist. merri.merrythoughtmerri.GodGod blessebless theethee: butbut IasperJasperjasper shalshall neuernever hauehave
wln 0456mymy blessingblessing, hehe shallshall bebe hang’dhanged firstfirst, shallshall heehe notnot MichaelMichael?
wln 0457howhow saistsaystsayest thouthou?
wln 0458Mich.MichaelMich.YesYes forsoothforsooth mothermother andand gracegrace ofof GodGod.
wln 0459Mist.MistressMist. merri.merrythoughtmerri.That’sThat’s aa goodgood boyboy.
wln 0460WifeWife.I faithI’ faithi’faith it’sit’s aa fine spokenfine-spokenfine spoken childchild.
wln 0461Iasp.JasperIasp.MotherMother, thoughthough youyou forgetforget aa parentsparent’s louelove,
wln 0462II mustmust preseruepreserve thethe dutyduty ofof aa childchild.
wln 0463II ranran notnot fromfrom mymy maistermaster, nornor returnereturn
wln 0464ToTo hauehave youryour stockestock maintainemaintain mymy IdlenesseIdleness.
wln 0465WifeWife.VngraciousUngracious childechild II warrantwarrant himhim, harkehark howhow heehe
wln 0466chopschops logickelogic withwith hishis mothermother: thouthou hadsthadst bestbest telltell herher sheshe
wln 0467lyeslies, dodo telltell herher sheshe lyeslies.
wln 0468Cit.CitizenCit.IfIf heehe werewere mymy sonneson, II wouldwould hanghang himhim vpup byby thethe
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wln 0469heelesheels, andand fleaflay himhim, andand saltsalt himhim, whoore-sonnewhoreson halter-halter∣sackhalter∣sack
wln 0470sackhalter-sack.
wln 0471Iasp.JasperIasp.MyMy commingcoming onelyonly isis toto beggebeg youryour louelove,
wln 0472WhichWhich II mustmust euerever, thoughthough II neuernever gainegain itit,
wln 0473AndAnd howsoeuerhowsoever youyou esteemeesteem ofof meme,
wln 0474ThereThere isis nono dropdrop ofof bloudblood hidhid inin thesethese veinesveins,
wln 0475ButBut II rememberremember wellwell belongsbelongs toto youyou
wln 0476ThatThat broughtbrought meme forthforth, andand wouldwould bebe gladglad forfor youyou
wln 0477ToTo riprip themthem allall againeagain, andand letlet itit outout.
wln 0478Mist.MistressMist. merri.merrythoughtmerri.I faithI’ faithi’faith II hadhad sorrowsorrow enoughenough forfor theethee (GodGod
wln 0479knowesknows) butbut Il’eI’ll hamperhamper theethee wellwell enoughenough: getget theethee inin
wln 0480thouthou vagabondvagabond, getget theethee inin, andand learnelearn ofof thythy brotherbrother Mi-MichaelMi∣chaelMichael
wln 0481chaelMichael
.
wln 0482OldOld merri.merrythoughtmerri. withinwithin.NoseNose, nosenose, iollyjolly redred nosenose, andand whowho gauegave
wln 0483theethee thisthis iollyjolly redred nosenose?
wln 0484Mist.MistressMist. merri.merrythoughtmerri.HarkeHark, mymy husbandhusband hee’she’s singingsinging andand hoitinghoiting,
wln 0485AndAnd Im’eI’m fainefain toto carkecark andand carecare, andand allall littlelittle enoughenough.
wln 0486HusbandHusband, CharlesCharles, CharlesCharles MerithoughtMerrythoughtMerithought.
wln 0487EnterEnter oldold MerithoughtMerrythoughtMerithought.
wln 0488OldOld merri.merrythoughtmerri.NutmegsNutmegs andand GingerGinger, CinnamonCinnamon andand ClouesCloves,
wln 0489AndAnd theythey gauegave meme thisthis iollyjolly redred NoseNose.

wln 0490Mist.MistressMist. merri.merrythoughtmerri.IfIf youyou wouldwould considerconsider youryour statestate, youyou wouldwould
wln 0491hauehave littlelittle lustlust toto singsing, I-wisseIwis.
wln 0492OldOld merri.merrythoughtmerri.ItIt shouldshould neuernever beebe consideredconsidered whilewhile itit werewere anan
wln 0493estateestate, ifif II thoughtthought itit wouldwould spoylespoil mymy singingsinging.
wln 0494Mist.MistressMist. merri.merrythoughtmerri.ButBut howhow wiltwilt thouthou dodo CharlesCharles, thouthou artart anan oldold
wln 0495manman, andand thouthou canstcanst notnot workework, andand thouthou hasthast notnot fortieforty shil-shillingsshil∣lingsshillings
wln 0496lings
wln 0496leftleft, andand thouthou eatesteatest goodgood meatmeat, andand drinkestdrinkest goodgood
wln 0497drinkedrink, andand laughestlaughest?
wln 0498OldOld merri.merrythoughtmerri.AndAnd willwill dodo.
wln 0499Mist.MistressMist. merri.merrythoughtmerri.ButBut howhow wiltwilt thouthou’comethou comecome byby itit CharlesCharles?
wln 0500OldOld merri.merrythoughtmerri.HowHow? whywhy howhow hauehave II donedone hithertohitherto thisthis fortyforty
wln 0501yearesyears? II neuernever camecame intointo mymy diningdining roomeroom, butbut atat eleueneleven &and
wln 0502sixsix a clockeo’clock, II foundfound excellentexcellent meatmeat andand drinkedrink a’tho’ th’o’th’ tabletable, mymy
wln 0503clothesclothes werewere neuernever worneworn outout, butbut nextnext morningmorning aa TaylorTailortailor
wln 0504broughtbrought meme aa newnew suitsuit; andand withoutwithout questionquestion itit willwill bebe soso e-euere∣uerevereuer
wln 0505uer:
wln 0505vseuse makesmakes perfectnesseperfectness. IfIf allall shouldshould failefail, itit isis butbut aa littlelittle
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wln 0506strainingstraining my selfemyself extraordinaryextraordinary, &and laughlaugh my selfemyself toto deathdeath.
wln 0507WifeWife.It’sIt’s aa foolishfoolish oldold manman thisthis: isis notnot hehe GeorgeGeorge?
wln 0508Cit.CitizenCit.YesYes CunnyCunnyconey.
wln 0509WifeWife.GiueGive meme aa penypenny i’thi’ th’i’th’ pursepurse whilewhile II liuelive GeorgeGeorge.
wln 0510Cit.CitizenCit.IAyI byby LadieLady cunniecunnyconey, holdhold theethee therethere.
wln 0511Mist.MistressMist. merri.merrythoughtmerri.WellWell CharlesCharles, youyou promis’dpromised toto prouideprovide forfor Ias-IasperIas∣perJasperjasper
wln 0512per
,
wln 0512andand II hauehave laidlaid vpup forfor MichaelMichael, II praypray youyou paypay IasperJasperjasper hishis
wln 0513portionportion, hee’she’s comecome homehome, andand heehe shallshall notnot consumeconsume Mi-MichaelsMi∣chaelsMichael’s
wln 0514chaels

wln 0514stockestock: hehe saiessays hishis maistermaster turndturned himhim awayaway, butbut II pro-promisepro∣misepromise
wln 0515mise
wln 0515youyou trulytruly, II thinkethink hehe ranran awayaway.
wln 0516WifeWife.NoNo indeedindeed mistressemistress MerrithoughtMerrythoughtMerrithought, thoughthough hehe beebe aa
wln 0517notablenotable gallowesgallows, yetyet Il’eI’ll assureassure youyou hishis maistermaster diddid turneturn
wln 0518himhim awayaway, eueneven inin thisthis placeplace ’twas’twas I’faithI’ faithI’faith withinwithin thisthis halfehalf
wln 0519hourehour, aboutabout hishis daughterdaughter, mymy husbandhusband waswas byby.
wln 0520Cit.CitizenCit.HangHang himhim rouguerogue, hehe seru’dserved himhim wellwell enoughenough: louelove
wln 0521hishis maistersmaster’s daughterdaughter! byby mymy trothtroth CunnieCunnyconey ifif therethere werewere aa
wln 0522thousandthousand boiesboys, thouthou wouldstwouldst spoilespoil themthem allall withwith takingtaking
wln 0523theirtheir partsparts, letlet hishis mothermother alonealone withwith himhim.
wln 0524WifeWife.IAyI GeorgeGeorge, butbut yetyet truthtruth isis truthtruth.
wln 0525OldOld merri.merrythoughtmerri.WhereWhere isis IasperJasperjasper, hee’she’s welcomewelcome how euerhowever,
wln 0526callcall himhim inin, heehe shallshall hauehave hishis portionportion, isis hehe merrymerry?
wln 0527EnterEnter IasperJasperjasper andand MichaelMichael.
wln 0528Mist.MistressMist. merri.merrythoughtmerri.IAyI foulefoul chiuechive himhim, hehe isis tootoo merriemerry. IasperJasperjasper,
wln 0529MichaelMichael.
wln 0530OldOld merri.merrythoughtmerri.WelcomeWelcome IasperJasperjasper, thoughthough thouthou runstrun’st awayaway,
wln 0531welcomewelcome, GodGod blessebless theethee: ’tis’tis thythy mothersmother’s mindemind thouthou
wln 0532should’stshouldst receiuereceive thythy portionportion; thouthou hasthast beenebeen abroadabroad, andand
wln 0533II hopehope hasthast learn’dlearned experienceexperience enoughenough toto gouernegovern itit, thouthou
wln 0534artart ofof sufficientsufficient yearesyears, holdhold thythy handhand: oneone, twotwo, threethree, fourefour,
wln 0535fiuefive, sixesix, seuenseven, eighteight, ninenine, there’sthere’s tenten shillingsshillings forfor theethee,
wln 0536thrustthrust thy selfethyself intointo thethe worldworld withwith thatthat, andand taketake somesome
wln 0537setledsettled coursecourse, ifif fortunefortune crossecross theethee, thouthou hasthast aa retiringretiring
wln 0538placeplace, comecome homehome toto meme, II hauehave twentietwenty shillingsshillings leftleft, beebe
wln 0539aa goodgood husbandhusband, thatthat isis, wearewear ordinaryordinary clothesclothes, eateeat thethe
wln 0540bestbest meatemeat, andand drinkedrink thethe bestbest drinkedrink, beebe merriemerry, andand
wln 0541giuegive toto thethe poorepoor, andand beleeuebelieve meme, thouthou hasthast nono endend ofof thythy
wln 0542goodsgoods.
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wln 0543Iasp.JasperIasp.LongLong maymay youyou liuelive freefree fromfrom allall thoughtthought ofof illill,
wln 0544AndAnd longlong hauehave causecause toto bebe thusthus merrymerry stillstill.
wln 0545ButBut fatherfather?
wln 0546OldOld merri.merrythoughtmerri.NoNo moremore wordswords IasperJasperjasper, getget theethee gonegone, thouthou
wln 0547hasthast mymy blessingblessing, thythy fathersfather’s spiritspirit vponupon theethee. FarewellFarewell Ias-IasperIas∣perJasperjasper
wln 0548per
,
wln 0548butbut yetyet oror ereere youyou partpart (ohoho cruellcruel!) kissekiss meme, kissekiss meme
wln 0549sweetingsweeting, minemine owneown deeredear iewelljewel: SoSo, nownow begonebegone; nono
wln 0550wordswords.ExitExit IasperJasperjasper.
wln 0551Mis.MistressMis. mer.merrythoughtmer.SoSo MichaelMichael, nownow getget theethee gonegone tootoo.
wln 0552Mich.MichaelMich.YesYes forsoothforsooth mothermother, butbut Il’eI’ll hauehave mymy fathersfather’s bles-blessingbles∣singblessing
wln 0553sing
wln 0553firstfirst.
wln 0554Mis.MistressMis. mer.merrythoughtmer.NoNo MichaelMichael, ’tis’tis nownonow mattermatter forfor hishis blessingblessing,
wln 0555thouthou hasthast mymy blessingblessing, begonebegone; Il’eI’ll fetchfetch mymy moneymoney &and iew-iewelsiew∣elsjewels
wln 0556els,
wln 0556andand followfollow theethee: Il’eI’ll staystay nono longerlonger withwith himhim II warrantwarrant
wln 0557theethee, trulytruly CharlesCharles Il’eI’ll begonebegone tootoo.
wln 0558OldOld merri.merrythoughtmerri.WhatWhat youyou willwill notnot.
wln 0559Mis.MistressMis. merri.merrythoughtmerri.YesYes indeedindeed willwill II.
wln 0560OldOld merri.merrythoughtmerri.HeyHey hoho, fare-wellfarewell NanNan, Il’eI’ll neuernever trusttrust wenchwench
wln 0561moremore againeagain, ifif II cancan.
wln 0562Mis.MistressMis. merri.merrythoughtmerri.YouYou shallshall notnot thinkethink (whenwhen allall youryour owneown
wln 0563isis gonegone) toto spendspend thatthat II hauehave beenebeen scrapingscraping vpup forfor Mi-MichaelMi∣chael
wln 0564chaelMichael
.
wln 0565OldOld merri.merrythoughtmerri.FarewellFarewell goodgood wifewife, II expectexpect itit notnot; allall II hauehave
wln 0566toto doedo inin thisthis worldworld, isis toto beebe merrymerry: whichwhich II shallshall, ifif thethe
wln 0567groundground bebe notnot takentaken fromfrom meme: andand ifif itit bebe,
wln 0568WhenWhen earthearth andand seasseas fromfrom meme areare restreftrest,
wln 0569TheThe skyesskies aloftaloft forfor meme areare leftleft.
ExeuntExeunt.
wln 0570BoyBoy dancethdanceth. MusickeMusic.FinisFinis ActusActus primiprimi.

wln 0571WifeWife.Il’eI’ll bebe swornesworn hee’she’s aa merrymerry oldold GentlemanGentleman forfor allall
wln 0572thatthat. HarkeHark, harkehark husbandhusband, harkehark, fiddlesfiddles, fiddlesfiddles; nownow sure-surelysure∣lysurely
wln 0573ly
wln 0573theythey gogo finelyfinely. TheyThey saysay, ’tis’tis presentpresent deathdeath forfor thesethese fidlersfiddlers
wln 0574toto tunetune theirtheir RebeckesRebecsRebecks beforebefore thethe greatgreat TurkesTurk’sTurks gracegrace, is’tis ’tis’t
wln 0575notnot GeorgeGeorge? ButBut lookelook, lookelook, here’shere’s aa youthyouth dancesdances: nownow
wln 0576goodgood youthyouth dodo aa turneturnea’thturn ath’o’ th’o’th’ toetoe, sweetsweetheartheart, I’faithI’ faithI’faith IleI’ll hauehave
wln 0577RafeRafe comecome andand dodo somesome ofof hishis GambolsGambols; hee’lhe’ll rideride thethe wildwild
wln 0578maremare GentlemenGentlemen, ’twould’twould dodo youryour heartshearts goodgood toto seesee himhim. II
wln 0579thankethank youyou kindekind youthyouth, praypray bidbid RafeRafe comecome.
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wln 0580Cit.CitizenCit.PeacePeace CunnieCunnyconey. SirrahSirrah, youyou scuruiescurvy boyboy, bidbid thethe plai-plaiersplai∣ersplayers
wln 0581ers
wln 0581sendsend RafeRafe, oror byby GodsGods andand theythey dodo notnot, Il’eI’ll tearetear
wln 0582somesome ofof theirtheir periwigsperiwigs besidebeside theirtheir headsheads: thisthis isis allall RiffeRiffe RaffeRiff-Raffriff-raff
wln 0583Raffe.

wln 0584ActusActus secundisecundi ScœnaScoenaScoena primaprima.

wln 0585EnterEnter MerchantMerchant andand HumphreyHumphrey.
wln 0586March.MerchantMarch.AndAnd howhow faithfaith? howhow goesgoes itit nownow sonson HumphreyHumphrey?
wln 0587Humph.HumphreyHumph.RightRight worshipfullworshipful, andand mymy belouedbeloved friendfriend
wln 0588AndAnd fatherfather deeredear, thisthis mattersmatter’smatters atat anan endend.
wln 0589March.MerchantMarch.’Tis’Tis wellwell, itit shouldshould bebe soso, Im’eI’m gladglad thethe girlegirl
wln 0590IsIs foundfound soso tractabletractable.Humph.HumphreyHumph.NayNay sheshe mustmust whirlewhirl
wln 0591FromFrom hencehence, andand youyou mustmust winkewink: forfor soso II saysay,
wln 0592TheThe storiestorietelsstory telstells, to morrowtomorrow beforebefore dayday.
wln 0593WifeWife.GeorgeGeorge, do’stdost thouthou thinkethink inin thythy conscienceconscience nownow ’twil’twill’twil
wln 0594bebe aa matchmatch? telltell meme butbut whatwhat thouthou thinkstthinkst sweetsweet roguerogue, thouthou
wln 0595seestseest thethe poorepoor GentlemanGentleman (deeredear heartheart) howhow itit labourslaborslabours andand
wln 0596throbsthrobs II warrantwarrant youyou, toto bebe atat restrest: Il’eI’ll goego mouemove thethe fatherfather
wln 0597fortfor ’tfor’t.
wln 0598Cit.CitizenCit.NoNo, nono, II pre’theeprithee sitsit stillstill hony-sucklehoneysuckle, thoul’tthou ’ltthoul’t spoilespoil allall,
wln 0599ifif hehe denydeny himhim, Il’eI’ll bringbring halfehalf aa dozēdozēdozen goodgood fellowsfellows my selfemyself,
wln 0600&and inin thethe shuttingshutting ofof anan eueningevening knock’tknocked vpup, &and ther’sthere’s anan endend.
wln 0601WifeWife.Il’eI’ll bussebuss theethee forfor thatthat i’faithi’ faithi’faith boyboy; wellwell GeorgeGeorge, wellwell,
wln 0602youyou hauehave beenebeen aa wagwag inin youryour daiesdays II warrantwarrant youyou: butbut GodGod
wln 0603forgiueforgive youyou, andand II dodo withwith allall mymy heartheart.
wln 0604March.MerchantMarch.HowHow waswas itit sonneson? youyou toldtold meme thatthat to morrowtomorrow
wln 0605BeforeBefore dayday breakebreak, youyou mustmust conueyconvey herher hencehence.
wln 0606Humph.HumphreyHumph.II mustmust, II mustmust, andand thusthus itit isis agreedagreed,
wln 0607YourYour daughterdaughter ridesrides vponupon aa browne-baybrown-bay steedsteed,
wln 0608II onon aa sorrellsorrel, whichwhich II boughtbought ofof BrianBrian,
wln 0609TheThe honesthonest HostHost ofof thethe redred roaringroaring LionLion
wln 0610InIn WalthamWaltham situatesituate: thenthen ifif youyou maymay
wln 0611ConsentConsent inin seemelyseemly sortsort, lestlest byby delaydelay,
wln 0612TheThe fatallfatal sisterssisters comecome andand dodo thethe officeoffice,
wln 0613AndAnd thenthen you’lyou’ll singsing anotheranother songsong.March.MerchantMarch.AlasseAlas
wln 0614WhyWhy shouldshould youyou bebe thusthus fullfull ofof griefegrief toto meme?
wln 0615ThatThat dodo asas willingwilling asas your selfeyourself agreeagree
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wln 0616ToTo any thinganythingany thing soso itit bebe goodgood andand fairefair,
wln 0617ThenThen stealesteal herher whenwhen youyou willwill, ifif suchsuch aa pleasurepleasure
wln 0618ContentContent youyou bothboth, I’leI’ll sleepesleep andand neuernever seesee itit,
wln 0619ToTo makemake youryour ioyesjoys moremore fullfull, butbut telltell meme whywhy
wln 0620YouYou maymay notnot herehere performeperform youryour marriagemarriage?
wln 0621WifeWife.GodsGod’s blessingblessing ao’a thythy soulesoul oldold manman, i’faithi’ faithi’faith thouthou artart
wln 0622loathloath toto partpart truetrue heartshearts, II seesee, a’a hashas herher GeorgGeorgeGeorg, &and I’meI’m asas gladglad
wln 0623on’ton ’ton’t, wellwell, gogo thythy waiesways HumphreyHumphrey, forfor aa faire spokenfair-spokenfair spoken manman, II
wln 0624beleeuebelieve thouthou hasthast notnot thythy fellowfellow withinwithin thethe walswalls ofof LondonLondon,
wln 0625&and II shouldshould saysay thethe SuburbesSuburbs tootoo, II shouldshould notnot lielie, whywhy dostdost
wln 0626notnot reioycerejoice withwith meme GeorgeGeorge?
wln 0627Cit.CitizenCit.IfIf II couldcould butbut seesee RaphRafeRaph againeagain, II werewere asas merrymerry asas (minemine HostHost i’faithi’ faithi’faith.
wln 0628Hum.HumphreyHum.TheThe causecause youyou seemeseem toto askeask, II thusthus declaredeclare,
wln 0629HelpeHelp meme ôo MusesMuses ninenine, youryour daughterdaughter sweareswear
wln 0630AA foolishfoolish oathoath, thethe moremore itit waswas thethe pittypity,
wln 0631YetYet nonenone butbut my selfemyself withinwithin thisthis CittyCity,
wln 0632ShallShall daredare toto saysay soso, butbut aa boldbold defiancedefiance
wln 0633ShallShall meetemeet himhim, werewere hehe ofof thethe noblenoble ScienceScience.
wln 0634AndAnd yetyet sheshe sweareswear, andand yetyet whywhy diddid sheshe sweareswear?
wln 0635TruelyTruly II cannotcannot telltell, vnlesseunless itit werewere
wln 0636ForFor herher owneown easeease, forfor suresure sometimessometimes anan oathoath,
wln 0637BeingBeing swornesworn thereafterthereafter isis likelike cordiallcordial brothbroth.
wln 0638AndAnd thisthis itit waswas sheeshe sworeswore, neuernever toto marrymarry,
wln 0639ButBut suchsuch aa oneone, whosewhose mightymighty armearm couldcould carrycarry
wln 0640(AsAs meaningmeaning meme, forfor II amam suchsuch aa oneone)
wln 0641HerHer bodilybodily awayaway throughthrough stickestick andand stonestone,
wln 0642TillTill bothboth ofof vsus arriuearrive, atat herher requestrequest,
wln 0643SomeSome tenten milesmiles offoff, inin thethe wildewild WalthamWaltham ForrestForest.
wln 0644March.MerchantMarch.IfIf thisthis bebe allall, youyou shallshall notnot needneed toto fearefear
wln 0645AnyAny denialldenial inin youryour louelove, proceedproceed,
wln 0646I’leI’ll neitherneither followfollow, nornor repentrepent thethe deeddeed.
wln 0647Hum.HumphreyHum.Good-nightGood-nightGoodnight, twentytwenty good-nightsgood-nights, &and twentytwenty moremore.
wln 0648AndAnd 20twenty20 moremore good-nightsgood-nights, thatthat makesmakes three-scorethreescore.ExeūtExeūtExeunt.
wln 0649EnterEnter mistressemistress Mery-thoughtMerrythoughtMery-thought, andand herher sonson MichaelMichael.
wln 0650Mist.MistressMist. mer.merrythoughtmer.ComeCome MichaelMichael, artart thouthou notnot wearyweary boyboy?
wln 0651Mich.MichaelMich.NoNo for-soothforsooth mothermother notnot II.
wln 0652Mist.MistressMist. mer.merrythoughtmer.WhereWhere bebe wewe nownow childchild?
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wln 0653Mich.MichaelMich.IndeedIndeed for-soothforsooth mothermother II cannotcannot telltell, vnlesseunless wewe
wln 0654bebe atat Mile-endMile endMile-end, isis notnot allall thethe worldworld Mile-endMile endMile-end, MotherMother?
wln 0655Mist.MistressMist. mer.merrythoughtmer.NoNo MichaelMichael, notnot alall thethe worldworld boyboy, butbut II cancan assureassure
wln 0656theethee MichaelMichael, Mile-endMile endMile-end isis aa goodlygoodly mattermatter, therethere hashas benebeen
wln 0657aa pitch-fieldpitch-field mymy childchild betweenebetween thethe naughtynaughty SpanielsSpaniels andand thethe
wln 0658English-menEnglishmen, andand thethe SpanielsSpaniels ranran awayaway MichaelMichael, andand thethe Eng-English-menEng∣lish-menEnglishmen
wln 0659lish-men

wln 0659followedfollowed, mymy neighbourneighborneighbour CoxstoneCoxstone waswas therethere boyboy, andand
wln 0660kil’dkilled themthem allall withwith aa birdingbirding peecepiece.Mich.MichaelMich.MotherMother forsoothforsooth.
wln 0661Mist.MistressMist. mer.merrythoughtmer.WhatWhat saiessays mymy whitewhite boyboy?
wln 0662Mich.MichaelMich.ShallShall notnot mymy fatherfather gogo withwith vsus tootoo?
wln 0663Mist.MistressMist. mer.merrythoughtmer.NoNo MichaelMichael, letlet thythy fatherfather gogo snicke-vpsnick-up, hehe shallshall
wln 0664neuernever comecome betweenbetween aa pairepair ofof sheetssheets withwith meme againeagain, whilewhile
wln 0665hehe liueslives, letlet himhim staystay atat homehome &and singsing forfor hishis suppersupper boyboy, comecome
wln 0666childchild sitsit downedown, andand I’leI’ll shewshow mymy boyboy finefine knacksknacks indeedindeed,
wln 0667looklook herehere MichaelMichael, here’shere’s aa RingRing, andand here’shere’s BruchBrooch, &and here’shere’s
wln 0668aa BraceletBracelet, andand here’shere’s twotwo RingsRings moremore, andand here’shere’s monymoney andand
wln 0669goldgold bi’thby th’byth’ eieeye mymy boyboy.Mich.MichaelMich.ShallShall II hauehave allall thisthis mothermother?
wln 0670Mist.MistressMist. mer.merrythoughtmer.IAyI MichaelMichael thouthou shaltshalt hauehave allall MichaelMichael.
wln 0671Cit.CitizenCit.HowHow lik’stlik’st thouthou thisthis wenchwench?
wln 0672WifeWife.II cannotcannot telltell, II wouldwould hauehave RaphRafeRaph, GeorgeGeorge; I’leI’ll seesee nono
wln 0673moremore elseelseindeed-lawelse indeed-lawindeed-la, &and II praypray youyou letlet thethe youthsyouths vnderstandunderstand
wln 0674soso muchmuch byby wordword ofof mouthmouth, forfor II telltell youyou truelytruly, I’meI’m afraidafraid
wln 0675ao’ mymy boyboy, comecome, comecome GeorgeGeorge, let’slet’s bebe merrymerry andand wisewise, thethe
wln 0676child’schild’s aa father-lessefatherless childchild, andand saysay theythey shouldshould putput himhim intointo
wln 0677aa streightstraight pairepair ofof GaskinsGaskins, ’twere’twere worseworse thenthan knot-grasseknotgrass,
wln 0678hehe wouldwould neuernever growgrow afterafter itit.EnterEnter RaphRafeRaph, SquireSquire,
andand DwarfeDwarf.

wln 0679Cit:CitizenCit:Here’sHere’s RaphRafeRaph, here’shere’s RaphRafeRaph.
wln 0680WifeWife.HowHow dodo youyou RaphRafeRaph? youyou areare welcomewelcome RaphRafeRaph, asas II maymay
wln 0681saysay, it’sit’s aa goodgood boyboy, holdhold vpup thythy headhead, andand bebe notnot afraidafraid, wewe
wln 0682areare thythy friendsfriends RaphRafeRaph, thethe GentlemenGentlemen willwill praisepraise theethee RaphRafeRaph, ifif
wln 0683thouthou plaistplay’stplayst thythy partpart withwith audacityaudacity, beginbegin RaphRafeRaph ai’a GodsGod’s namename.
wln 0684Raph.RafeRaph.MyMy trustytrusty SquireSquire vnlaceunlace mymy HelmeHelm, giuegive meeme mymy
wln 0685hathat, wherewhere areare wewe, oror whatwhat DesartDesert maymay thisthis bebe?
wln 0686DwarfeDwarf.MirrourMirror ofof Knight-hoodKnighthood, thisthis isis, asas II taketake itit, thethe
wln 0687perrilousperilous WalthamWaltham downedown, InIn whosewhose bottomebottom standsstands thethe
wln 0688inchantedenchanted ValleyValley.
wln 0689Mist.MistressMist. mer.merrythoughtmer.OO MichaelMichael, wewe areare betrai’dbetrayed, wewe areare betraidbetrayed
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wln 0690herehere bebe GyantsGiants, fliefly boyboy, fliefly boyboy, fliefly.ExeūtExeūtExeunt mothermother &and MichaelMichael.
wln 0691RafeRafe.LaceLace onon mymy helmehelm againeagain: whatwhat noisenoise isis thisthis?
wln 0692AA gentlegentle LadieLady flyingflying? thethe imbraceembrace
wln 0693OfOf somesome vncurteousuncourteous knightknight, II willwill releiuerelieve herher.
wln 0694GoGo squiresquire, andand saysay, thethe KnightKnight thatthat weareswears thisthis pestlepestle,
wln 0695InIn honourhonorhonour ofof allall LadiesLadies, swearesswears reuengerevenge
wln 0696VponUpon thatthat recreantrecreant cowardcoward thatthat pursuespursues herher.
wln 0697GoGo comfortcomfort herher, andand thatthat samesame gentlegentle squiresquire
wln 0698ThatThat bearesbears herher companiecompany.SquireSquire.II gogo brauebrave KnightKnight.
wln 0699RafeRafe.MyMy trustietrusty DwarfeDwarf andand friendfriend, reachreach meme mymy shieldshield,
wln 0700AndAnd holdhold itit whilewhile II sweareswear: FirstFirst byby mymy knight-hoodknighthood,
wln 0701ThenThen byby thethe soulesoul ofof AmadisAmadis dede GauleGaul,
wln 0702MyMy famousfamous AncestorAncestor, thenthen byby mymy swordsword,
wln 0703TheThe beauteousbeauteous BrionellaBrionella girtgirt aboutabout meme,
wln 0704ByBy thisthis brightbright burningburning pestlepestle ofof minemine honourhonorhonour,
wln 0705TheThe liuingliving TrophieTrophy, andand byby allall respectrespect
wln 0706DueDue toto distresseddistressed DamselsDamsels, herehere II vowvow
wln 0707NeuerNever toto endend thethe questquest ofof thisthis fairefair LadyLady,
wln 0708AndAnd thatthat forsakenforsaken squiresquire, tilltill byby mymy valourvalorvalour
wln 0709II gainegain theirtheir libertyliberty.DwarfDwarf.HeauenHeaven blessebless thethe KnightKnight
wln 0710ThatThat thusthus relieuesrelieves poorepoor erranterrant GentlewomenGentlewomen.ExitExit.
wln 0711WifeWife.IAyI marriemarry RafeRafe, thisthis hashas somesome sauoursavorsavour in’tin ’tin’t, II wouldwould seesee
wln 0712thethe proudestproudest ofof themthem allall offeroffer toto carriecarry hishis bookesbooks afterafter himhim.
wln 0713ButBut GeorgeGeorge, II willwill notnot hauehave himhim gogo awayaway soso soonesoon, II shallshall beebe
wln 0714sickesick ifif hehe gogo awayaway, thatthat II shallshall; CallCall RafeRafe againeagain GeorgeGeorge, callcall
wln 0715RafeRafe againeagain, II pre’theeprithee sweetsweet heartheart letlet himhim comecome fightfight beforebefore
wln 0716meme, andand let’slet’s haha’ somesome drumsdrums, andand somesome trumpetstrumpets, andand letlet himhim
wln 0717killkill allall thatthat comescomes neerenear himhim, andand thouthou lou’stlov’st meme GeorgeGeorge.
wln 0718Cit.CitizenCit.PeacePeace aa littlelittle birdbird, heehe shallshall killkill themthem allall andand theythey
wln 0719werewere twentietwenty moremore onon ’em’em thenthanthen therethere areare.EnterEnter IasperJasperjasper.
wln 0720Iasp.JasperIasp.NowNow FortuneFortune, ifif thouthou bee’stbeest notnot onelyonly illill,
wln 0721ShewShow meme thythy betterbetter faceface, andand bringbring aboutabout
wln 0722ThyThy desperatedesperate wheelewheel, thatthat II maymay climeclimb atat lengthlength
wln 0723AndAnd standstand, thisthis isis ourour placeplace ofof meetingmeeting,
wln 0724IfIf louelove hauehave anyany constancieconstancy. OhOhO ageage!
wln 0725WhereWhere onelyonly wealthywealthy menmen areare countedcounted happiehappy:
wln 0726HowHow shallshall II pleaseplease theethee? howhow deseruedeserve thythy smilessmiles?
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wln 0727WhenWhen II amam onelyonly richrich inin miserymisery?
wln 0728MyMy fathersfather’s blessingblessing, andand thisthis littlelittle coinecoin
wln 0729IsIs mymy inheritanceinheritance, aa strongstrong reuenewrevenue,
wln 0730FromFrom earthearth thouthou artart, andand toto thethe earthearth II giuegive theethee,
wln 0731ThereThere growgrow andand multiplymultiply, whilstwhilst fresherfresher aireair,spiesspies thethe
casketcasket.

wln 0732BreedsBreeds meme aa fresherfresher fortunefortune, howhow, illusionillusion!
wln 0733WhatWhat hathhath thethe DiuellDevil coin’dcoined himselfehimself beforebefore meme?
wln 0734’Tis’Tis mettlemettle goodgood, itit ringsrings wellwell, II amam wakingwaking,
wln 0735AndAnd takingtaking tootoo II hopehope, nownow GodsGod’s deeredear blessingblessing
wln 0736VponUpon hishis heartheart thatthat leftleft itit herehere, ’tis’tis minemine,
wln 0737TheseThese pearlespearls, II taketake itit, werewere notnot leftleft forfor swineswine.ExitExit.
wln 0738VVifeWife.II dodo notnot likelike thatthat thisthis vnthriftyunthrifty youthyouth shouldshould em-embecillem∣becillembezzle
wln 0739becill
wln 0739awayaway thethe moneymoney; thethe poorepoor GentlewomanGentlewoman hishis mothermother
wln 0740willwill hauehave aa heauyheavy heartheart forfor itit GodGod knowesknows.
wln 0741Cittiz.CitizenCittiz.AndAnd reasonreason goodgood, sweetsweet heartheart.
wln 0742VVifeWife.ButBut letlet himhim gogo, I’leI’ll telltell RaphRafeRaph aa taletale in’sin ’sin’s eareear
wln 0743shallshall fetchfetch himhim againeagain withwith aa WanionWanion II warrantwarrant himhim, ifif heehe beebe
wln 0744aboueabove groundground, andand besidesbesides GeorgeGeorge, heerehere areare aa numbernumber ofof
wln 0745sufficientsufficient GentlemenGentlemen cancan witnessewitness, andand my selfemyself, andand youryour selfyourself
wln 0746self,
wln 0746andand thethe MusitiansMusicians, ifif wewe bebe cal’dcalled inin questionquestion, butbut herehere
wln 0747comescomes RaphRafeRaph, GeorgeGeorge, thouthou shaltshalt herehear himhim speakespeak, anan hehe werewere
wln 0748anan EmperallEmperalemperal.
wln 0749EnterEnter RafeRafe andand DwarfeDwarf.
wln 0750Raph.RafeRaph.ComesComes notnot sirsir SquireSquire againeagain?
wln 0751Dwar.DwarfDwar.RightRight courteouscourteous KnightKnight,
wln 0752YourYour SquireSquire dothdoth comecome andand withwith himhim comescomes thethe LadyLady,
wln 0753EnterEnter mistressemistress Merr:MerrMerrythoughtMerr: andand MichaelMichael, andand SquireSquire.
wln 0754ForFor andand thethe SquireSquire ofof DamselsDamsels asas II taketake itit.
wln 0755RafeRafe.MadamMadam ifif anyany seruiceservice oror deuoiredevoir
wln 0756OfOf aa poorepoor erranterrant KnightKnight maymay rightright youryour wrongswrongs,
wln 0757CommandCommand itit, II amam prestprestpressed toto giuegive youyou succoursuccorsuccour,
wln 0758ForFor toto thatthat holyholy endend II bearebear mymy ArmourArmorArmour,
wln 0759Mist.MistressMist. mer.merrythoughtmer.AlasAlas sirsir, II amam aa poorepoor GentlewomanGentlewoman, andand II
wln 0760hauehave lostlost mymy moniemoney inin thisthis forrestforest.
wln 0761RafeRafe.DesartDesert, youyou wouldwould saysay LadyLady, andand notnot lostlost
wln 0762WhilstWhilst II hauehave swordsword andand launcelance, drydry vpup youryour tearestears
wln 0763WhichWhich illill befitsbefits thethe beautybeauty ofof thatthat faceface:
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wln 0764AndAnd telltell thethe storiestory, ifif II maymay requestrequest itit,
wln 0765OfOf youryour disasterousdisastrous fortunefortune.
wln 0766Mist.MistressMist. mer.merrythoughtmer.OutOut alasalas, II leftleft aa thousandthousand poundpound, aa thousandthousand
wln 0767poundpound, e’nee’en allall thethe moniemoney II hadhad laidlaid vpup forfor thisthis youthyouth, vponupon
wln 0768thethe sightsight ofof youryour MaistershipMastership, youyou looktlooked soso grimgrim, andand asas II
wln 0769maymay saysay itit, sauingsaving youryour presencepresence, moremore likelike aa GiantGiant thenthan aa
wln 0770mortallmortal manman.
wln 0771RafeRafe.II amam asas youyou areare LadieLady, soso areare theythey
wln 0772AllAll mortallmortal, butbut whywhy weepesweeps thisthis gentlegentle SquireSquire.
wln 0773Mist.MistressMist. mer.merrythoughtmer.HasHas heehe notnot causecause toto weepeweep doedo youyou thinkethink,
wln 0774whenwhen hehe hathhath lostlost hishis inheritanceinheritance?
wln 0775RafeRafe.YongYoung hopehope ofof valourvalorvalour, weepeweep notnot, II amam herehere
wln 0776ThatThat willwill confoundconfound thythy foefoe andand paiepay itit deeredear
wln 0777VponUpon hishis cowardcoward headhead, thatthat daresdares deniedeny,
wln 0778DistressedDistressed SquiresSquires andand LadiesLady’slady’s equitieequity.
wln 0779II hauehave butbut oneone horsehorse, onon whichwhich shallshall rideride
wln 0780ThisThis LadieLady fairefair behindbehind meme, andand beforebefore
wln 0781ThisThis courteouscourteous SquireSquire, fortunefortune willwill giuegive vsus moremore
wln 0782VponUpon ourour nextnext aduentureadventure; faireliefairly speedspeed
wln 0783BesideBeside vsus SquireSquire andand DwarfeDwarf toto dodo vsus needneed.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 0784Cit.CitizenCit.DidDid notnot II telltell youyou NelNell whatwhat youryour manman wouldwould doedo?
wln 0785byby thethe faithsaithfaith ofof mymy bodiebody wenchwench, forfor cleaneclean actionaction andand goodgood
wln 0786deliueriedelivery theythey maymay allall castcast theirtheir capscaps atat himhim.
wln 0787WifeWife.AndAnd soso theythey maymay i’faithi’ faithi’faith, forfor II daredare speakespeak itit boldlyboldly,
wln 0788thethe tweluetwelve CompaniesCompanies ofof LondonLondon cannotcannot matchmatch himhim, timbertimber
wln 0789forfor timbertimber, wellwell GeorgeGeorge, andand heehe bebe notnot inueigledinveigled byby somesome ofof
wln 0790thesethese paltriepaltry PlaiersPlayers, II haha’ muchmuch maruellmarvel, butbut GeorgeGeorge weewe haha’
wln 0791donedone ourour partsparts ifif thethe boyboy hauehave anyany gracegrace toto bebe thankefullthankful.
wln 0792Cittiz.CitizenCittiz.YesYes II warrantwarrant theethee ducklingduckling.
wln 0793EnterEnter HumphreyHumphrey andand LuceLuce.
wln 0794Hum.HumphreyHum.GoodGood MistresseMistress LuceLuce how euerhowever II inin faultfault amam
wln 0795ForFor youryour lamelame horsehorse; you’reyou’re welcomewelcome vntounto VValthamWaltham.
wln 0796ButBut whichwhich wayway nownow toto gogo oror whatwhat toto saiesay
wln 0797II knowknow notnot truelytruly tilltill itit bebe broadbroad daieday.
wln 0798Luce.Luce.OO fearefear notnot MaisterMaster HumphreyHumphrey, II amam guideguide
wln 0799ForFor thisthis placeplace goodgood enoughenough.Hum.HumphreyHum.ThenThen vpup andand rideride,
wln 0800OrOr ifif itit pleaseplease youyou walkewalk forfor youryour reposerepose,
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wln 0801OrOr sitsit, oror ifif youyou willwill gogo pluckepluck aa roserose:
wln 0802EitherEither ofof whichwhich shallshall bebe indifferentindifferent,
wln 0803ToTo youryour goodgood friendfriend andand HumphreyHumphrey, whosewhose consentconsent
wln 0804IsIs soso entangledentangled euerever toto youryour willwill,
wln 0805AsAs thethe poorepoor harmelesseharmless horsehorse isis toto thethe MillMill.
wln 0806Luce.Luce.FaithFaith andand youyou saysay thethe wordword we’lewe’ll e’nee’en sitsit downedown
wln 0807AndAnd taketake aa napnap.Hum.HumphreyHum.’Tis’Tis betterbetter inin thethe TowneTown,
wln 0808WhereWhere wewe maymay napnap togethertogether, forfor beleeuebelieve meme
wln 0809ToTo sleepesleep withoutwithout aa snatchsnatch wouldwould micklemickle grieuegrieve meme.
wln 0810Luce.Luce.You’reYou’re merriemerry MaisterMaster HumphreyHumphrey.Hum.Hum,HumphreyHum,SoSo II amam,
wln 0811AndAnd hauehave benebeen euerever merriemerry fromfrom mymy DamDam.
wln 0812Luce.Luce.YourYour nurcenurse hadhad thethe lesseless labourlaborlabour.
wln 0813Hum.HumphreyHum.FaithFaith itit maymay beebe,
wln 0814VnlesseUnless itit werewere byby chancechance II diddid beraybewray meeme.EnterEnter IasperJasperjasper.
wln 0815Iasp.JasperIasp.LuceLuce deeredear friendfriend LuceLuce.Luce.Luce.HeereHere IasperJasperjasper.
wln 0816Iasp.JasperIasp.YouYou areare minemine.
wln 0817Hum.HumphreyHum.IfIf itit bebe soso, mymy friendfriend, youyou vseuse meme finefine,
wln 0818WhatWhat dodo youyou thinkethink II amam?Iasp.JasperIasp.AnAn arrantarrant noddienoddy
wln 0819Hum.HumphreyHum.AA wordword ofof obloquieobloquy, nownow byby GodsGod’s bodiebody,
wln 0820I’leI’ll telltell thythy maistermaster forfor II knowknow theethee wellwell.
wln 0821Iasp.JasperIasp.NayNay, andand youyou bebe soso forwardforward forfor toto telltell,
wln 0822TakeTake thatthat, andand thatthat, andand telltell himhim sirsir II gauegave itit,
wln 0823AndAnd saiesay II paidpaid youyou wellwell.Hum.HumphreyHum.OO sirsir II hauehave itit,
wln 0824AndAnd dodo confesseconfess thethe paiementpayment, praiepray bebe quietquiet.
wln 0825Iasp.JasperIasp.GoGo, getget toto youryour night-capnightcap andand thethe dietdiet,
wln 0826ToTo curecure youryour beatenbeaten bonesbones.Luce.Luce.AlasAlas poorepoor HumphrieHumphrey
wln 0827GetGet theethee somesome wholsomewholesome brothbroth withwith sagesage andand comfriecomfry:
wln 0828AA littlelittle oileoil ofof RosesRoses andand aa featherfeather,
wln 0829ToTo noint’noint thythy backeback withallwithal.Hum.HumphreyHum.WhenWhen II camecame hetherhither,
wln 0830WouldWould II hadhad gonegone toto ParisParis withwith IohnJohnjohn DorrieDorrie.
wln 0831Luce.Luce.Fare-wellFarewell mymy prettiepretty NumpNump, II amam verievery sorriesorry
wln 0832II cannotcannot bearebear theethee companiecompany.Hum.HumphreyHum.Fare-wellFarewell,
wln 0833TheThe DiuelsDevil’sdevil’s DamDam waswas ne’rene’ernever soso bang’dbanged inin hellhell.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 0834manetmanet HumphreyHumphrey.
wln 0835VVifeWife.ThisThis yongyoung IasperJasperjasper willwill proueprove meme anotheranother ThingsThings, ao’a
wln 0836mymy conscienceconscience andand hehe maymay bebe sufferedsuffered; GeorgeGeorge, dostdost notnot seesee
wln 0837GeorgeGeorge howhow a’a swaggersswaggers, andand fliesflies atat thethe veryvery headsheads ao’a fokesfolksfokes asas
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wln 0838hehe werewere aa DragōDragōDragon; wellwell ifif II dodo notnot dodo hishis lessonlesson forfor wrongingwronging
wln 0839thethe poorepoor GentlemanGentleman, II amam nono truetrue womanwoman, hishis friendsfriends thatthat
wln 0840broughtbrought himhim vpup mightmight hauehave benebeen betterbetter occupiedoccupied, I wisIwisI wis,
wln 0841thenthanthen haha’ taughttaught himhim thesethese fegariesfegaries, hee’she’s e’nee’en inin thethe high-wayhighway
wln 0842toto thethe gallowsgallows, GodGod blessebless himhim.
wln 0843Cit.CitizenCit.You’reYou’re tootoo bitterbitter, connycunnyconny, thethe yongyoung manman maymay dodo welwell
wln 0844enoughenough forfor allall thisthis.
wln 0845VVifeWife.ComeCome hitherhither MaisterMaster HumfreyHumphrey, hashas heehe hurthurt youyou?
wln 0846nownow beshrewbeshrew hishis fingersfingers for’tfor ’tfor’t, herehere sweetsweet heartheart, here’shere’s somesome
wln 0847greenegreen gingerginger forfor theethee, nownow beshrewbeshrew mymy heartheart butbut a’aa hashas pep-pepper-nelpep∣per-nelpeppernel
wln 0848per-nel
wln 0848in’sin ’sin’s headhead, asas bigbig asas aa pulletspullet’s eggeegg, alasalas sweetesweet lamblamb,
wln 0849howhow thythy TempelsTemplestemples beatebeat; taketake thethe peacepeace onon himhim sweetesweet heartheart,
wln 0850taketake thethe peacepeace onon himhim.EnterEnter aa boyboy.
wln 0851Cit.CitizenCit.NoNo, nono, youyou talketalk likelike aa foolishfoolish womanwoman, I’leI’ll haha’ RaphRafeRaph
wln 0852fightfight withwith himhim, andand swingswing himhim vpup welfauourdliewell-favoredlywell-favouredly, sirrahsirrah boieboy
wln 0853comecome hitherhither, letlet RaphRafeRaph comecome inin andand fightfight withwith IasperJasperjasper.
wln 0854VVifeWife.IAyay, andand beatebeat himhim wellwell, he’she’s anan vnhappyunhappy boyboy.
wln 0855BoyBoy.SirSir youyou mustmust pardonpardon vsus, thethe plotplot ofof ourour PlaiePlay lieslies
wln 0856contrariecontrary, andand ’twill’twill hazardhazard thethe spoilingspoiling ofof ourour PlaiePlay.
wln 0857Cit.CitizenCit.PlotPlot meeme nono plotsplots, I’leI’ll haha’ RaphRafeRaph comecome outout, I’leI’ll makemake
wln 0858youryour househouse tootoo hothot forfor youyou elseelse.
wln 0859BoyBoy.WhyWhy sirsir hehe shallshall, butbut ifif anieany thingthing fallfall outout ofof orderorder,
wln 0860thethe GentlemenGentlemen mustmust pardonpardon vsus.
wln 0861Cit.CitizenCit.GoGo youryour waiesways good-mangoodman boieboy, I’leI’ll holdhold himhim aa pen-penniepen∣niepenny
wln 0862nie
wln 0862heehe shallshall hauehave hishis bellie-fullbellyful ofof fightingfighting nownow, hoho heerehere
wln 0863comescomes RaphRafeRaph, nono moremore.
wln 0864EnterEnter RaphRafeRaph, mistressemistress Merri:MerriMerrythoughtMerri: MichaelMichael, SquireSquire, andand DwarfeDwarf.
wln 0865Raph.RafeRaph.WhatWhat KnightKnight isis thatthat SquireSquire, askeask himhim ifif hehe keepkeep
wln 0866TheThe passagepassage, boundbound byby louelove ofof LadieLady fairefair,
wln 0867OrOr elseelse butbut prickantprickant.Hum.HumphreyHum.SirSir II amam nono KnightKnight,
wln 0868ButBut aa poorepoor GentlemanGentleman, thatthat thisthis samesame nightnight,
wln 0869HadHad stolnestol’nstolen fromfrom meme onon yonderyonder GreeneGreen,
wln 0870MyMy louelielovely wifewife, andand sufferedsuffered toto bebe seeneseen
wln 0871YetYet extantextant onon mymy shouldersshoulders suchsuch aa greetinggreeting,
wln 0872ThatThat whilstwhilst II liuelive, II shallshall thinkethink ofof thatthat meetingmeeting.
wln 0873VVifeWife.IAyI RaphRafeRaph heehe beatebeat himhim vnmercifullyunmercifully, RaphRafeRaph, andand thouthou
wln 0874spar’stspar’stsparest himhim RaphRafeRaph II wouldwould thouthou wertwert hang’dhanged.
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wln 0875Cit.CitizenCit.NoNo moremore, wifewife nono moremore.
wln 0876RafeRafe.WhereWhere isis thethe caitifecaitiff wretchwretch hathhath donedone thisthis deeddeed.
wln 0877LadyLady youryour pardonpardon, thatthat II maymay proceedproceed
wln 0878VponUpon thethe questquest ofof thisthis iniuriousinjurious KnightKnight.
wln 0879AndAnd thouthou fairefair SquireSquire reputerepute meme notnot thethe worseworse,
wln 0880InIn leauingleaving thethe greatgreat ventureventure ofof thethe pursepurse,EnterEnter IasperJasperjasper
andand LuceLuce.

wln 0881AndAnd thethe richrich casketcasket tilltill somesome betterbetter leasureleisure,
wln 0882Hum.HumphreyHum.HereHere comescomes thethe BrokerBroker hathhath purloin’dpurloined mymy treasuretreasure.
wln 0883Raph.RafeRaph.GoGo, SquireSquire, andand telltell himhim II amam herehere,
wln 0884AnAn ErrantErrant KnightKnight atat ArmesArms, toto crauecrave deliuerydelivery
wln 0885OfOf thatthat fairefair LadyLady toto herher owneown KnightsKnight’sKnights armesarms.
wln 0886IfIf hehe denydeny, bidbid himhim taketake choicechoice ofof groundground,
wln 0887AndAnd soso defyedefy himhim.SquireSquire.FromFrom thethe KnightKnight thatthat bearesbears
wln 0888TheThe goldengolden PestlePestle, II defiedefy theethee KnightKnight.
wln 0889VnlesseUnless thouthou makemake fairefair restitutionrestitution.
wln 0890OfOf thatthat brightbright LadyLady.
wln 0891Iasp.JasperIasp.TellTell thethe KnightKnight thatthat sentsent theethee
wln 0892HeeHe isis anan AsseAss, andand II willwill keepekeep thethe wenchwench
wln 0893AndAnd knockeknock hishis Head-peeceHeadpiecehead-piece.
wln 0894Raph.RafeRaph.KnightKnight, thouthou artart butbut deaddead,
wln 0895IfIf thouthou thouthou recallrecall notnot thythy vncurteousuncourteous tearmesterms.
wln 0896VVifeWife.Breake’sBreak ’sBreak’s patepate RaphRafeRaph, breake’sbreak ’sbreak’s patepate RaphRafeRaph, soundlysoundly.
wln 0897IasperJasperjasper.ComeCome KnightKnight, II amam readyready forfor youyou, nownow youryour PestelPestlepestle
wln 0898SnatchesSnatches awayaway hishis PestlePestle.
wln 0899ShallShall trytry whatwhat tempertemper, sirsir, youryour MortersMortar’sMortars offofoff
wln 0900WithWith thatthat hehe stoodstood vprightupright inin hishis stirropsstirrups,
wln 0901AndAnd gauegave thethe KnightKnight ofof thethe Calue-skinneCalfskincalf-skin suchsuch aa knockeknock,
wln 0902ThatThat hehe forsookeforsook hishis horsehorse andand downedown hehe fellfell,
wln 0903AndAnd thenthen hehe leapedleapt vponupon himhim andand pluckingplucking ofof hishis HelmetHelmet.
wln 0904Hum.HumphreyHum.NayNay, andand mymy noblenoble KnightKnight bebe downedown soso soonesoon,
wln 0905ThoughThough II cancan scarelyscarely gogo II needsneeds mustmust runnerun.
wln 0906ExitExit HumpheryHumphreyHumphery andand Raph.RafeRaph.
wln 0907VVifeWife.RunneRun RaphRafeRaph, runnerun RaphRafeRaph, runnerun forfor thythy lifelife boyboy,
wln 0908IasperJasperjasper comescomes, IasperJasperjasper comescomes.
wln 0909IasperJasperjasper.ComeCome LuceLuce, wewe mustmust hauehave otherother ArmesArms forfor youyou,
wln 0910HumpheryHumphrey andand GoldenGolden PestlePestle bothboth adiewadieu.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 0911VVifeWife.SureSure thethe diuelldevil, GodGod blessebless vsus, isis inin thisthis SpringaldSpringaldspringal,
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wln 0912whywhy GeorgeGeorge, didstdidst euerever seesee suchsuch aa fire-drakefire-drake, II amam afraidafraid mymy
wln 0913boie’sboy’s miscariedmiscarried, ifif hehe bebe, thoughthough heehe werewere MaisterMaster Mery-Mery∣thoughtsMerrythought’smerry-thoughts
wln 0914thoughts

wln 0914sonneson aa thousandthousand timestimes, ifif therethere beebe anyany LawLaw inin
wln 0915EnglandEngland I’leI’ll makemake somesome ofof themthem smartsmart for’tfor ’tfor’t.
wln 0916Cit.CitizenCit.NoNo, nono, II hauehave foundfound outout thethe mattermatter sweete-heartsweetheart,
wln 0917IasperJasperjasper isis inchantedenchanted, asas suresure asas wewe areare heerehere, hehe isis inchantedenchanted, hehe
wln 0918couldcould nono moremore hauehave stoodstood inin Raph’sRafe’sRaph’s handshands, thenthan II cancan standstand
wln 0919inin mymy LordLord MaiorsMayor’sMajors, I’leI’ll hauehave aa ringring toto discouerdiscover allall inchant-inchantmentsinchant∣mentsenchantments
wln 0920ments,
wln 0920andand RaphRafeRaph shallshall beatebeat himhim yetyet: bebe nono moremore vextvexed forfor
wln 0921itit shallshall bebe soso.
wln 0922EnterEnter RaphRafeRaph, SquireSquire, DwarfeDwarf, mistressemistress Mery-thoughtMerrythoughtMery-thought
wln 0923andand MichaellMichael.

wln 0924WifeWife.OO husbandhusband heere’shere’s RaphRafeRaph againeagain, staystay RaphRafeRaph letlet meeme
wln 0925speakespeak withwith theethee, howhow dostdost thouthou RaphRafeRaph? artart thouthou notnot shrod-shrodlyshrod∣lyshrewdly
wln 0926ly
wln 0926hurthurt? thethe soulefoulsoul greatgreat LungeisLunge isLungiesLung is laidlaid vnmercifullyunmercifully onon theethee,
wln 0927there’sthere’s somesome suger-candysugar-candy forfor theethee, proceedproceed, thouthou shaltshalt hauehave
wln 0928anotheranother boutbout withwith himhim.
wln 0929Cit.CitizenCit.IfIf RaphRafeRaph hadhad himhim atat thethe Fencing-schooleFencing-school, ifif heehe diddid
wln 0930notnot makemake aa puppypuppy ofof himhim, andand driuedrive himhim vpup andand downedown thethe
wln 0931schooleschool hehe shouldshould nerene’er comecome inin mymy shopshop moremore.
wln 0932Mist.MistressMist. mer.merrythoughtmer.TruelyTruly MaisterMaster KnightKnight ofof thethe BurningBurning PestlePestle II
wln 0933amam wearyweary.
wln 0934Mich.MichaelMich.IndeedIndeed lawla mothermother andand II amam veryvery hungryhungry.
wln 0935Raph.RafeRaph.TakeTake comfortcomfort gentlegentle DameDame, andand youyou fairefair SquireSquire,
wln 0936ForFor inin thisthis DesartDesert therethere mustmust needsneeds bebe plac’tplaced,
wln 0937ManyMany strongstrong CastlesCastles, heldheld byby curteouscourteous KnightsKnights,
wln 0938AndAnd tilltill II bringbring youyou safesafe toto oneone ofof thosethose,
wln 0939IIsIIs sweareweareswearwear byby thisthis mymy OrderOrder nerene’er toto leaueleave youyou.
wln 0940WifeWife.WellWell saidsaid RaphRafeRaph, GeorgeGeorge, RaphRafeRaph waswas euerever comforta-comfortablecomforta∣blecomfortable
wln 0941ble,
wln 0941waswas hehe notnot?Cit.CitizenCit.YesYes DuckeDuck.
wln 0942WifeWife.II shallshall nerene’er forgetforget himhim, whenwhen weewe hadhad lostlost ourour
wln 0943childchild, youyou knowknow, itit waswas straidstrayed almostalmost, alonealone, toto Puddle-wharfePuddle-wharf
wln 0944andand thethe CriersCriers werewere abroadabroad forfor itit, andand therethere itit hadhad drown’ddrowned
wln 0945it selfeitself butbut forfor aa ScullerSculler, RaphRafeRaph waswas thethe mostmost comfortablestcomfortablest toto
wln 0946meme: peacepeace MistresseMistress, saiessays hehe, letlet itit gogo, I’leI’ll getget youyou anotheranother asas
wln 0947goodgood, diddid hehe notnot GeorgeGeorge? diddid hehe notnot saysay soso?
wln 0948Cit.CitizenCit.YesYes indeedindeed diddid hehe mousemouse.
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wln 0949DwarfeDwarf.II wouldwould wewe hadhad aa messemess ofof PottagePottage, andand aa potpot
wln 0950ofof drinkedrink, SquireSquire, andand werewere goinggoing toto bedbed.
wln 0951SquireSquire.WhyWhy wewe areare atat WalthamWaltham TownesTown’sTowns endend, andand that’sthat’s
wln 0952thethe BellBell InneInn.
wln 0953DwarfeDwarf.TakeTake couragecourage valiantvaliant KnightKnight, DamselDamsel, &and SquireSquire
wln 0954II hauehave discouereddiscovered, notnot aa stonesstone’s castcast offoff,
wln 0955AnAn ancientancient CastleCastle heldheld byby thethe oldold KnightKnight
wln 0956OfOf thethe mostmost holyholy orderorder ofof thethe BellBell,
wln 0957WhoWho giuesgives toto allall KnightsKnights erranterrant entertaineentertain:
wln 0958ThereThere plentyplenty isis ofof foodfood, andand allall prepar’dprepared,
wln 0959ByBy thethe whitewhite handshands ofof hishis owneown LadyLady deeredear.
wln 0960HeHe hathhath threethree SquiresSquires thatthat welcomewelcome allall hishis GuestsGuests.
wln 0961TheThe firstfirst highhigh ChamberlinoChamberlino, whowho willwill seesee
wln 0962OurOur bedsbeds prepar’dprepared, andand bringbring vsus snowysnowy sheetessheets,
wln 0963WhereWhere neuernever foote-manfootman stretch’dstretched hishis butter’dbuttered HamsHams.
wln 0964TheThe secondsecond highthight TasteroTapsteroTastero, whowho willwill seesee
wln 0965OurOur potspots fullfull filledfilled andand nono frothfroth thereintherein.
wln 0966TheThe thirdthird aa gentlegentle SquireSquire OstleroOstlero highthight,
wln 0967WhoWho willwill ourour PalfriesPalfreys slickeslick withwith wispswisps ofof strawstraw,
wln 0968AndAnd inin thethe MaungerManger putput themthem OatesOats enoughenough,
wln 0969AndAnd neuernever greasegrease theirtheir teethteeth withwith candlecandle snuffesnuff.
wln 0970VVifeWife.ThatThat samesame Dwarfe’sDwarf’s aa prettypretty boyboy, butbut thethe Squire’sSquire’s
wln 0971aa grout-nolegroutnolgrout-nole.
wln 0972Raph.RafeRaph.KnockeKnock atat thethe GatesGates mymy SquireSquire withwith statelystately
wln 0973launcelance.EnterEnter TapsterTapster.
wln 0974Tap.TapsterTap.Who’sWho’s therethere, you’reyou’re welcomewelcome GentlemenGentlemen, willwill youyou
wln 0975seesee aa roomeroom?
wln 0976DwarfeDwarf.RightRight curteouscourteous andand valiantvaliant KnightKnight ofof thethe burningburning (PestlePestle,
wln 0977ThisThis isis thethe SquireSquire TapsteroTapstero.
wln 0978Raph.RafeRaph.FaireFair SquireSquire TapsteroTapstero, II aa wandringwand’ring KnightKnight,
wln 0979HightHight ofof thethe burningburning PestlePestle, inin thethe questquest
wln 0980OfOf thisthis fairefair LadiesLadie’sLadies CasketCasket, andand wroughtwrought pursepurse,
wln 0981LoosingLosing my selfemyself inin thisthis vastvast WildernesseWilderness
wln 0982AmAm toto thisthis CastleCastle wellwell byby fortunefortune broughtbrought,
wln 0983WhereWhere hearinghearing ofof thethe goodlygoodly entertaineentertain
wln 0984YourYour KnightKnight ofof holyholy OrderOrder ofof thethe BellBell
wln 0985GiuesGives toto allall DamselsDamsels, andand allall erranterrant KnightsKnights,
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wln 0986II thoughtthought toto knockeknock, andand nownow amam boldbold toto enterenter.
wln 0987TapsterTapster.An’tAn ’tAn’t pleaseplease youyou seesee aa chamberchamber, youyou areare veryvery
wln 0988welcomewelcome.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 0989VVifeWife.GeorgeGeorge II wouldwould hauehave somethingsomething donedone, andand II can-cannotcan∣notcannot
wln 0990not
wln 0990telltell whatwhat itit isis.
wln 0991Cit.CitizenCit.WhatWhat isis itit NelNell?
wln 0992WifeWife.WhyWhy GeorgeGeorge, shallshall RaphRafeRaph beatebeat no bodynobody againeagain? pre-pretheepre∣theeprithee
wln 0993thee
wln 0993sweete-heartsweetheart letlet himhim.
wln 0994Cit.CitizenCit.SoSo hehe shallshall NelNell, andand ifif II ioynejoin withwith himhim, wee’lewe’ll
wln 0995knockeknock themthem allall.
wln 0996EnterEnter HumpheryHumphreyHumphery andand MerchantMerchant.
wln 0997WifeWife.OO GeorgeGeorge here’shere’s maistermaster HumpheryHumphrey againeagain nownow, thatthat
wln 0998lostlost MistresseMistress LuceLuce, andand MistresseMistress LuciesLucy’s fatherfather, MaisterMaster Hum-HumpheryHum∣pheryHumphrey
wln 0999phery

wln 0999willwill dodo some-bodiessomebody’s erranterranderrant II warrantwarrant himhim.
wln 1000Humf.HumphreyHumf.FatherFather, it’sit’s truetrue, inin armesarms II nerene’er shallshall claspeclasp herher,
wln 1001ForFor sheeshe isis stolnestol’nstolen awayaway byby youryour manman IasperJasperjasper.
wln 1002VVifeWife.II thoughtthought hehe wouldwould telltell himhim.
wln 1003March.MerchantMarch.VnhappyUnhappy thatthat II amam toto looselose mymy childchild,
wln 1004NowNow II beginnebegin toto thinkethink onon IaspersJasper’sjasper’s wordswords,
wln 1005WhoWho oftoft hathhath vrg’durged toto meme thythy foolishnessefoolishness,
wln 1006WhyWhy didstdidst thouthou letlet herher gogo? thouthou loustlov’st herher notnot,
wln 1007ThatThat wouldstwouldst bringbring homehome thythy lifelife, andand notnot bringbring herher.
wln 1008Hum.HumphreyHum.FatherFather forgiueforgive meme, shallshall II telltell youyou truetrue,
wln 1009LookeLook onon mymy shouldersshoulders theythey areare blackeblack andand blewblue.
wln 1010WhilstWhilst tooto andand frofro fairefair LuceLuce andand II werewere windingwinding,
wln 1011HeeHe camecame andand bastedbasted meme withwith aa hedge bindinghedge-bindinghedge binding.
wln 1012March.MerchantMarch.GetGet menmen andand horseshorses straightstraight, wewe willwill bebe therethere
wln 1013WithinWithin thisthis hourehour, youyou knowknow thethe placeplace againeagain.
wln 1014Hum.HumphreyHum.II knowknow thethe placeplace, wherewhere hehe mymy loinesloins diddid swaddleswaddle,
wln 1015I’leI’ll getget sixsix horseshorses, andand toto eacheach aa saddlesaddle.
wln 1016Mar.MerchantMar.Mean timeMeane timeMeantimeMean time I’leI’ll gogo talketalk withwith IaspersJasper’sjasper’s fatherfather.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 1017VVifeWife.GeorgeGeorge, whatwhat wiltwilt thouthou layelay withwith meeme nownow, thatthat
wln 1018MaisterMaster HumpheryHumphrey hashas notnot MistresseMistress LuceLuce yetyet, speakespeak GeorgeGeorge,
wln 1019whatwhat wiltwilt thouthou laielay withwith meme?
wln 1020Cit.CitizenCit.NoNo NelNell, II warrantwarrant theethee IasperJasperjasper isis atat PuckeridgePuckeridgePuckridge withwith
wln 1021herher, byby thisthis.
wln 1022VVifeWife.NayNay GeorgeGeorge, youyou mustmust considerconsider MistresseMistress LuciesLucy’s
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wln 1023feetefeet areare tendertender, andand, besidesbesides, ’tis’tis darkedark, andand II promisepromise youyou
wln 1024tuelytruly, II doedo notnot seesee howhow heehe shouldshould getget outout ofof Wa[····]mWalthamWa●●●imWaltham
wln 1025forrestforest withwith herher yetyet.
wln 1026Cit.CitizenCit.NayNay CunnyCunnyconey, whatwhat wiltwilt thouthou laielay withwith meme thatthat RaphRafeRaph
wln 1027hashas herher notnot yetyet.
wln 1028VVifeWife.II willwill notnot laylay againstagainst RaphRafeRaph hunnyhoney, becausebecause II hauehave
wln 1029notnot spokenspoken withwith himhim, butbut lookelook GeorgeGeorge, peacepeace, heerehere comescomes
wln 1030thethe merrymerry oldold GentlemanGentleman againeagain.
wln 1031EnterEnter oldold Merrie-thoughtMerrythoughtMerrithought.
wln 1032OldOld mer.merrythoughtmer.WhenWhen itit waswas grownegrown toto darkedark midnightmidnight,
wln 1033AndAnd allall werewere fastfast asleepeasleep,
wln 1034InIn camecame MargaretsMargaret’s grimelygrimely GhostGhost,
wln 1035AndAnd stoodstood atat VVilliamsWilliam’s feetefeet.

wln 1036II hauehave monymoney, andand meatemeat andand drinkedrink before handbeforehandbefore hand, tilltill toto morrowtomorrow
wln 1037morrow
wln 1037atat noonenoon, whywhy shouldshould II bebe sadsad? mee thinkesmethinks II hauehave
wln 1038halfehalf aa dozendozen IouiallJovialjovial spiritsspirits withinwithin meeme, II amam threethree merrymerry
wln 1039menmen, andand threethree merrymerry menmen, ToTo whatwhat endend shouldshould anyany manman bebe
wln 1040sadsad inin thisthis worldworld? giuegive meme aa manman thatthat whenwhen heehe goesgoes toto han-hanginghan∣ginghanging
wln 1041ging
wln 1041criescries, trouletroll thethe blackeblack bowlebowl toto meeme: andand aa woemanwoman
wln 1042thatthat willwill singsing aa cathcatchcath inin herher TrauellTravailTravel. II hauehave seeneseen aa manman comecome
wln 1043byby mymy doredoor, withwith aa seriousserious faceface, inin aa blackeblack cloakecloak, withoutwithout aa
wln 1044hat-bandhatband, carryingcarrying hishis headhead asas ifif heehe looktlooked forfor pinnespins inin thethe
wln 1045streetestreet, II hauehave looktlooked outout ofof mymy windowwindow halfehalf aa yeareyear afterafter,
wln 1046andand hauehave spidespied thatthat mansman’s headhead vponupon London-bridgeLondon bridgeLondon-bridge: ’tis’tis vilevile,
wln 1047neuernever trusttrust aa TailorTailor thatthat doesdoes notnot singsing atat hishis workework, hishis mindmind
wln 1048isis ofof nothingnothing butbut filchingfilching.
wln 1049VVifeWife.MarkeMark thisthis GeorgeGeorge, tis’tis worthworth notingnoting: GodfrryGodfrey mymy
wln 1050TailorTailor, youyou knowknow, neuernever singssings, andand heehe hadhad foureteenefourteen
wln 1051yardsyards toto makemake thisthis GowneGown, andand I’leI’ll bebe swornesworn MistresseMistress Pen-PennistonePen∣nistonePennistone
wln 1052nistone

wln 1052thethe DrapersDraper’sdraper’s wifewife hadhad oneone mademade withwith tweluetwelve.
wln 1053OldOld mer:menmerrythoughtmen:’Tis’Tis mirthmirth thatthat filsfills thethe veinesveins withwith bloudblood,
wln 1054MoreMore thenthan winewine, oror sleepesleep, oror foodfood.
wln 1055LetLet eacheach manman keepekeep hishis heartheart atat easeease,
wln 1056NoNo manman diesdies ofof thatthat diseasedisease.
wln 1057HeHe thatthat wouldwould hishis bodybody keepekeep
wln 1058FromFrom diseasesdiseases, mustmust notnot weepeweep,
wln 1059ButBut who euerwhoever laugheslaughs andand singssings,
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wln 1060NeuerNever hehe hishis bodybody bringsbrings
wln 1061IntoInto feuersfevers, goutsgouts, oror rhumesrheums,
wln 1062OrOr lingringlyling’ringlylingeringly hishis longslungslongs consumesconsumes:
wln 1063OrOr meetsmeets withwith achesaches inin thethe bonebone,
wln 1064OrOr CatharhesCatarrhscatarrhs, oror gripinggriping stonestone:
wln 1065ButBut contentedcontented liueslives forfor ayeaye,
wln 1066TheThe moremore hehe laugheslaughs, thethe moremore hehe maymay.

wln 1067WifeWife.LookeLook GeorgeGeorge, howhow saistsaystsayest thouthou byby thisthis GeorgeGeorge? is’tis ’tis’t notnot
wln 1068aa finefine oldold manman? NowNow GodsGod’s blessingblessing a’thyo’ thya’thy sweetsweet lipslips. WhenWhen
wln 1069wiltwilt thouthou bebe soso merrymerry GeorgeGeorge? FaithFaith thouthou artart thethe frowningstfrowning’stfrowningst
wln 1070littlelittle thingthing whenwhen thouthou artart angryangry, inin aa CountreyCountry.
wln 1071EnterEnter MerchantMerchant.
wln 1072Cit.CitizenCit.PeacePeace ConeyCunnyConey, thouthou shaltshalt seesee himhim takentaken downedown tootoo II
wln 1073warrantwarrant theethee; here’shere’s LucesLuce’s fatherfather comecome nownow.
wln 1074OldOld mer.merrythoughtmer.AsAs youyou camecame fromfrom WalsinghamWalsingham, frōfrōfrom thatthat holyholy landland,
wln 1075therethere metmet youyou notnot withwith mymy tru-louetruelove byby thethe wayway asas youyou camecame
wln 1076March.MerchantMarch.OhOhO MaisterMaster Merri-thoughtMerrythoughtMerrithought! mymy daughter’sdaughter’s gonegone.
wln 1077ThisThis mirthmirth becomesbecomes youyou notnot, mymy daughtersdaughter’sdaughters gonegone.
wln 1078OldOld merri.merrythoughtmerri.WhyWhy anan ifif sheshe bebe, whatwhat carecare II?
wln 1079OrOr letlet herher comecome oror gogo, oror tarrytarry.
wln 1080March.MerchantMarch.MockeMock notnot mymy miserymisery, itit isis youryour sonneson,
wln 1081WhomWhom II hauehave mademade mymy owneown, whenwhen allall forsookeforsook himhim,
wln 1082HasHas stolnestol’nstolen mymy onelyonly ioyjoy, mymy childechild awayaway.
wln 1083OldOld mer.merrythoughtmer.HeHe setset herher onon aa milk-whitemilk-white steedsteed, &and himselfehimself vpōvpōupon aa (graygraygrey,
wln 1084HeHe neuernever turn’dturned hishis faceface againeagain, butbut hehe borebore herher quitequite awayaway.
wln 1085March.MerchantMarch.VnworthyUnworthy ofof thethe kindnessekindness II hauehave shewnshown
wln 1086ToTo theethee, andand thinethine: tootoo latelate II wellwell perceiueperceive
wln 1087ThouThou artart consentingconsenting toto mymy daughtersdaughter’s losseloss.
wln 1088OldOld mer.merrythoughtmer.YourYour daughterdaughter, whatwhat aa stur’sstir’s herehere weewi’we yeryouryear daugh-daughterdaugh∣terdaughter
wln 1089ter?
wln 1089LetLet herher goego, thinkethink nono moremore onon herher, butbut singsing lowdloud. IfIf
wln 1090bothboth mymy sonssons werewere onon thethe gallowsgallows, II wouldwould singsing, downedown, downdown,
wln 1091downedown
: theythey fallfall downedown, andand arisearise theythey neuernever shallshall.
wln 1092March.MerchantMarch.OhOhO mightmight II beholdbehold herher onceonce againeagain,
wln 1093AndAnd sheshe onceonce moremore embraceembrace herher agedaged siresire.
wln 1094OldOld merri.merrythoughtmerri.FieFie, howhow scuruilyscurvily thisthis goesgoes: andand sheshe onceonce moremore
wln 1095imbraceembrace herher agedaged siresire? you’lyou’ll makemake aa doggedog onon herher, willwill yeeye?
wln 1096sheshe carescares muchmuch forfor herher agedaged siresire II warrantwarrant youyou.
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wln 1097SheShe carescares carescares notnot forfor herher daddydaddy, nornor sheeshe carescares notnot forfor herher
wln 1098 mammiemammy,
wln 1099ForFor sheshe isis, sheshe isis, sheshe isis, sheshe isis mymy LordLord ofof Low-gauesLowgave’slow-gaves’ LassieLassie.
wln 1100March.MerchantMarch.ForFor thisthis thythy scornescorn, II willwill pursuepursue
wln 1101ThatThat sonneson ofof thinethine toto deathdeath.
wln 1102OldOld merri.merrythoughtmerri.DoDo, andand whenwhen youyou haha’ kildkilled himhim,
wln 1103GiueGive himhim flowersflowers i’nowenowenough PalmerPalmer: giuegive himhim flowersflowers i’nowenowenough,
wln 1104GiueGive himhim redred, andand whitewhite, andand blewblue, greenegreen, andand yellowyellow.
wln 1105March.MerchantMarch.Il’eI’ll fetchfetch mymy daughterdaughter.
wln 1106OldOld merri.merrythoughtmerri.Il’eI’ll hearehear nono moremore ao’a youryour daughterdaughter, itit spoylesspoils
wln 1107mymy mirthmirth.
wln 1108March.MerchantMarch.II saysay Il’eI’ll fetchfetch mymy daughterdaughter.
wln 1109OldOld merri.merrythoughtmerri.WasWas neuernever manman forfor LadiesLady’sladies’ sakesake, downedown, downedown,
wln 1110TormentedTormented asas II poorepoor sirsir GuyGuy? dede derryderry downedown,
wln 1111ForFor LuciesLucy’s sakesake, thatthat LadyLady brightbright, downedown, downedown,
wln 1112AsAs euerever menmen beheldbeheld withwith eyeeye? dede derryderry downedown.

wln 1113March.MerchantMarch.Il’eI’ll bebe reueng’drevenged byby heauenheaven.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 1114MusickeMusic.FinisFinis ActusActus secundisecundi.


wln 1115WifeWife.HowHow do’stdost thouthou likelike thisthis GeorgeGeorge?
wln 1116Cit.CitizenCit.WhyWhy thisthis isis wellwell coneycunnyconey: butbut ifif RaphRafeRaph werewere hothot onceonce,
wln 1117thouthou shouldstshouldst seesee moremore.
wln 1118WifeWife.TheThe FidlersFiddlers gogo againeagain husbandhusband.
wln 1119Cit.CitizenCit.IAyI NellNell, butbut thisthis isis scuruyscurvy musickemusic: II gauegave thethe whore-whoresonwhore∣sonwhoreson
wln 1120son
wln 1120gallowesgallows moneymoney, andand II thinkethink heehe hashas notnot gotgot meeme thethe
wln 1121waitswaits ofof South-warkeSouthwark, ifif II hearehear himhim notnot anananon, Il’eI’ll twingetwinge
wln 1122himhim byby thethe earesears. YouYou MusiciansMusicians, playplay BalooBaloo.
wln 1123WifeWife.NoNo goodgood GeorgeGeorge, letslet’s haha’ LachrimæLachrimaeLachrymaeLachrimae.
wln 1124Cit.CitizenCit.WhyWhy thisthis isis itit conycunnyconey.
wln 1125WifeWife.It’sIt’s allall thethe betterbetter GeorgeGeorge: nownow sweetsweet lambelamb, whatwhat
wln 1126storystory isis thatthat paintedpainted vponupon thethe clothcloth? thethe confutationconfutation ofof SaintSaint
wln 1127PaulPaul?
wln 1128Cit.CitizenCit.NoNo lambelamb, that’sthat’s RaphRafeRaph andand LucreceLucrece.
wln 1129WifeWife.RaphRafeRaph andand LucreceLucrece? whichwhich RaphRafeRaph? ourour RaphRafeRaph?
wln 1130Cit.CitizenCit.NoNo mousemouse, thatthat waswas aa TartarianTartarian.
wln 1131WifeWife.AA TartarianTartarian? wellwell, I’woodI would thethe fidlersfiddlers hadhad donedone, thatthat
wln 1132weewe mightmight seesee ourour RaphRafeRaph againeagain.

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wln 1133ActusActus tertiustertius, ScoenaScoena primaprima.

wln 1134EnterEnter IasperJasperjasper andand LuceLuce.

wln 1135Iasp.JasperIasp.ComeCome mymy deeredear deeredear, thoughthough wewe hauehave lostlost ourour wayway,
wln 1136WeWe hauehave notnot lostlost our seluesourselves: areare youyou notnot wearyweary
wln 1137WithWith thisthis nightsnight’snights wandringwand’ring, brokenbroken fromfrom youryour restrest?
wln 1138AndAnd frightedfrighted withwith thethe terrourterror thatthat attendsattends
wln 1139TheThe darknessedarkness ofof thesethese wildewild vn-peopledunpeopled placeplace?
wln 1140Luce.Luce.NoNo mymy bestbest friendfriend, II cannotcannot eithereither fearefear,
wln 1141OrOr entertaineentertain aa wearyweary thoughtthought, whilstwhilst youyou
wln 1142(TheThe endend ofof allall mymy fullfull desiresdesires) standstand byby meme.
wln 1143LetLet themthem thatthat looselose theirtheir hopeshopes, andand liuelive toto languishlanguish
wln 1144AmongstAmongst thethe numbernumber ofof forsakenforsaken louerslovers,
wln 1145TellTell thethe longlong wearyweary stepssteps, andand numbernumber timetime,
wln 1146StartStart atat aa shadowshadow, andand shrinkeshrink vpup theirtheir bloudblood,
wln 1147WhilstWhilst II (possestpossessed withwith allall contentcontent andand quietquiet)
wln 1148ThusThus taketake mymy prettiepretty louelove, andand thusthus imbraceembrace himhim.
wln 1149Iasp.JasperIasp.YouYou hauehave caughtcaught meme LuceLuce, soso fastfast, thatthat whilstwhilst II liuelive
wln 1150II shallshall becomebecome youryour faithfullfaithful prisonerprisoner,
wln 1151AndAnd werewearwere thesethese chaineschains forfor euerever. ComeCome sitsit downedown,
wln 1152AndAnd restrest youryour bodybody, tootoo tootoo delicatedelicate
wln 1153ForFor thesethese disturbancesdisturbances; soso, willwill youyou sleepesleep?
wln 1154ComeCome, dodo notnot bebe moremore ableable thenthan youyou areare,
wln 1155II knowknow youyou areare notnot skilfullskilful inin thesethese watcheswatches:
wln 1156ForFor womenwomen areare nono souldierssoldiers; bebe notnot nicenice,
wln 1157ButBut taketake itit, sleepesleep II saysay.
wln 1158Luce.Luce.II cannotcannot sleepesleep,
wln 1159IndeedIndeed II cannotcannot friendfriend.
wln 1160Iasp.JasperIasp.WhyWhy thenthen wee’lwe’ll singsing,
wln 1161AndAnd trytry howhow thatthat willwill workework vponupon ourour sencessenses.
wln 1162Luce.Luce.Il’eI’ll singsing, oror saysay, oror anyany thingthing butbut sleepesleep.
wln 1163Ias.JasperIas.ComeCome littlelittle Mer-maidMermaid, robrob meme ofof mymy heartheart
wln 1164WithWith thatthat inchantingenchanting voycevoice.
wln 1165Luce.Luce.YouYou mockemock meme IasperJasperjasper.
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wln 1166Sung.Sung.
wln 1167Iasp.JasperIasp.TellTell meme (deerestdearest) whatwhat isis louelove?
wln 1168Luce.Luce.’Tis’Tis aa lightninglightning fromfrom aboueabove,
wln 1169’Tis’Tis anan arrowarrow, ’tis’tis aa fireaafire firefire,
wln 1170’Tis’Tis aa boyboy theythey callcall desiredesire.
wln 1171’Tis’Tis aa smilesmile
wln 1172DothDoth beguilebeguile

wln 1173Ias.JasperIas.TheThe poorepoor heartshearts ofof menmen thatthat proueprove.
wln 1174TellTell meme moremore, areare womenwomen truetrue?

wln 1175Luce.Luce.SomeSome louelove changechange, andand soso dodo youyou.
wln 1176Ias.JasperIas.AreAre theythey fairefair, andand neuernever kindkind?
wln 1177Luce.Luce.YesYes, whenwhen menmen turneturn withwith thethe windewind.
wln 1178Ias.JasperIas.AreAre theythey frowardfroward?
wln 1179Luce.Luce.EuerEver towardtowardtowards,
wln 1180ThoseThose thatthat louelove, toto louelove a newanew.


wln 1181Ias.JasperIas.DissembleDissemble itit nono moremore, II seesee thethe GodGod
wln 1182OfOf heauyheavy sleepesleep, laylay onon hishis heauyheavy macemace
wln 1183VponUpon youryour eye-lidseyelids.Luce.Luce.II amam veryvery heauyheavy.
wln 1184Iasp.JasperIasp.SleepSleep, sleepsleep, &and quietquiet restrest crownecrown thythy sweetsweet thoughtsthoughts:
wln 1185KeepeKeep fromfrom herher fairefair bloudblood, distempersdistempers, startingsstartings,
wln 1186HorrorsHorrors.., andand fearefullfearful shapesshapes: letlet allall herher dreamesdreams
wln 1187BeBe ioyesjoys, andand chastchaste delightsdelights, imbracesembraces, wisheswishes,
wln 1188AndAnd suchsuch newnew pleasurespleasures, asas thethe rauishtravished soulesoul
wln 1189GiuesGives toto thethe sencessenses. SoSo, mymy charmescharms hauehave tooketaken.
wln 1190KeepeKeep herher youyou powerspowers diuinedivine, whilstwhilst II contemplatecontemplate
wln 1191VponUpon thethe wealthwealth andand beautybeauty ofof herher mindemind.
wln 1192SheShe isis onelyonly fairefair, andand constantconstant: onelyonly kindekind,
wln 1193AndAnd onelyonly toto theethee IasperJasperjasper. OhOhO mymy ioyesjoys!
wln 1194WhitherWhither willwill youyou transporttransport meme? letlet notnot fulnessefullness
wln 1195OfOf mymy poorepoor buriedburied hopeshopes, comecome vpup togethertogether,
wln 1196AndAnd ouer-chargeovercharge mymy spiritsspirits: II amam weakeweak
wln 1197SomeSome saysay ( how euerhowever illill) thethe seasea andand womenwomen
wln 1198AreAre gouern’dgoverned byby thethe MooneMoon, bothboth ebbeebb andand flowflow,
wln 1199BothBoth fullfull ofof changeschanges: yetyet toto themthem thatthat knowknow,
wln 1200AndAnd trulytruly iudgejudge, thesethese butbut opinionsopinions areare,
wln 1201AndAnd heresiesheresies toto bringbring onon pleasingpleasing warrewar
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wln 1202BetweeneBetween ourour temperstempers, thatthat withoutwithout thesethese werewere
wln 1203BothBoth voidvoid ofof ater-loueafter-love, andand presentpresent fearefear.
wln 1204WhichWhich areare thethe bestbest ofof CupidCupid. OhOhO thouthou childchild!
wln 1205BredBred fromfrom dispairedespair, II daredare notnot entertaineentertain theethee,
wln 1206HauingHaving aa louelove withoutwithout thethe faultsfaults ofof womenwomen,
wln 1207AndAnd greatergreater inin herher perfectperfect goodsgoods thenthanthen menmen:
wln 1208WhichWhich toto makemake goodgood, andand pleaseplease my selfemyself thethe strongerstronger,
wln 1209ThoughThough certainelycertainly II amam certainecertain ofof herher louelove,
wln 1210Il’eI’ll trytry herher, thatthat thethe worldworld andand memorymemory
wln 1211MayMay singsing toto afterafter timestimes, herher constancieconstancy.
wln 1212LuceLuce, LuceLuce, awakeawake.Luce.Luce.WhyWhy dodo youyou frightfright meme, friendfriend,
wln 1213WithWith thosethose distempereddistempered lookeslooks? whatwhat makesmakes youryour swordsword
wln 1214DrawneDrawn inin youryour handhand? whowho hathhath offendedoffended youyou?
wln 1215II pre’theepre’cheepritheepre’chee IasperJasperjasper sleepesleep, thouthou artart wildewild withwith watchingwatching.
wln 1216Iasp.JasperIasp.ComeCome makemake youryour wayway toto heauenheaven, andand bidbid thethe worldworld
wln 1217(WithWith allall thethe villaniesvillainies thatthat stickestick vponupon itit)
wln 1218Fare-wellFarewell; you’ryou’re forfor anotheranother lifelife.Luce.Luce.OhOhO IasperJasperjasper!
wln 1219HowHow hauehave mymy tendertender yearesyears committedcommitted euillevil,
wln 1220(EspeciallyEspecially againstagainst thethe manman II louelove)
wln 1221ThusThus toto bebe croptcropped vntimelyuntimely?Iasp.JasperIasp.FoolishFoolish girlegirl,
wln 1222CanstCanst thouthou imagineimagine II couldcould louelove hishis daughterdaughter,
wln 1223ThatThat flungflung meme fromfrom mymy fortunefortune intointo nothingnothing?
wln 1224DischargedDischarged meme hishis seruiceservice, shutshut thethe dooresdoors
wln 1225VponUpon mymy pouertypoverty, andand scorn’dscorned mymy prayersprayers,
wln 1226SendingSending meme, likelike aa boatboat withoutwithout aa mastmast,
wln 1227ToTo sinkesink oror swinswim? ComeCome, byby thisthis handhand youyou dyedie,
wln 1228II mustmust hauehave lifelife andand bloudblood toto satisfiesatisfy
wln 1229YourYour fathersfather’s wrongswrongs.
wln 1230WifeWife.AwayAway GeorgeGeorge, awayaway, raiseraise thethe watchwatch atat LudgateLudgate, andand
wln 1231bringbring aa MittimusMittimus fromfrom thethe IusticeJusticejustice forfor thisthis desperatedesperate villainevillain.
wln 1232NowNow II chargecharge youyou GentlemenGentlemen, seesee thethe KingsKing’sking’s peacepeace keptkept. OO
wln 1233mymy heartheart whatwhat aa varlet’svarlet’s thisthis toto offeroffer man-slaughtermanslaughter vponupon thethe
wln 1234harmelesseharmless GntlewomanGentlewomanGntlewomanGentlewoman?
wln 1235Cit.CitizenCit.II warrantwarrant theethee (sweetsweet heartheart) wee’lwe’ll hauehave himhim ham-hamperedham∣peredhampered
wln 1236pered.
wln 1237Luce.Luce.OhOhO IasperJasperjasper! bebe notnot cruellcruel,
wln 1238IfIf thouthou wiltwilt killkill meme, smilemilemilesmile andand dodo itit quicklyquickly.
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wln 1239AndAnd letlet notnot manymany deathsdeaths appeareappear beforebefore meme.
wln 1240II amam aa womanwoman mademade ofof fearefear andand louelove,
wln 1241AA weakeweak, weakeweak womanwoman, killkill notnot withwith thythy eyeseyes,
wln 1242TheyThey shootshoot meme throughthrough andand throughthrough. StrikeStrike II amam readyready,
wln 1243AndAnd dyingdying stilstill II louelove theethee.EnterEnter MerchantMerchant, HumphreyHumphrey, andand
hishis menmen.

wln 1244March.MerchantMarch.Where aboutsWhereaboutswhereabouts.
wln 1245Iasp.JasperIasp.NoNo moremore ofof thisthis, nownow toto my selfemyself againeagain.
wln 1246Hum.HumphreyHum.ThereThere, therethere hehe standsstands withwith swordsword likelike martialmartial knightknight
wln 1247DrawneDrawn inin hishis handhand, thereforetherefore bewarebeware thethe fightfight
wln 1248YouYou thatthat bebe wisewise: forfor werewere II goodgood sirsir BeuisBevis,
wln 1249II wouldwould notnot staystay hishis commingcoming, byby youryour leauesleaves.
wln 1250March.MerchantMarch.SirrahSirrah, restorerestore mymy daughterdaughter.Iasp.JasperIasp.SirrahSirrah, nono.
wln 1251March.MerchantMarch.VponUpon himhim thenthen.
wln 1252WifeWife.SoSo, downedown withwith himhim, downedown withwith
wln 1253himhim, downedown withwith himhim: cutcut himhim i’thi’ th’i’th’ legleg boiesboys, cutcut himhim i’thi’ th’i’th’ legleg.
wln 1254March.MerchantMarch.ComeCome youryour waiesways MinionMinion, Il’eI’ll prouideprovide aa CageCage
wln 1255ForFor youyou, youryou’reyour grownegrown soso tametame. HorseHorse herher awayaway.
wln 1256Humph.HumphreyHumph.TrulyTruly ImeI’m gladglad youryour forcesforces hauehave thethe dayday.exeuntexeunt.
manetmanet
IasperJasperjasper.

wln 1257Iasp.JasperIasp.TheyThey areare gonegone, andand II amam hurthurt, mymy louelove isis lostlost,
wln 1258NeuerNever toto getget againeagain. OhOhO meme vnhappyunhappy!
wln 1259BleedBleed, bleedbleed, andand dyedie, II cannotcannot: OhOhO mymy follyfolly!
wln 1260ThouThou hasthast betraidbetrayed meme. HopeHope wherewhere artart thouthou fledfled?
wln 1261TellTell meme ifif thouthou bee’stbe’stbeest any whereanywhere remainingremaining.
wln 1262ShallShall II butbut seesee mymy louelove againeagain? OhOhO no!no!
wln 1263SheShe willwill notnot dainedeign toto lookelook vponupon herher butcherbutcher,
wln 1264NorNor isis itit fitfit sheshe shouldshould; yetyet II mustmust venterventure.
wln 1265OhOhO chancechance, oror fortunefortune, oror what erewhate’er thouthou artart
wln 1266ThatThat menmen adoreadore forfor powerfullpowerful, hearehear mymy crycry,
wln 1267AndAnd letlet meme louingloving, liuelive; oror loosinglosing, diedie.ExitExit.
wln 1268WifeWife.IsIs a’aa gonegone GeorgeGeorge?
wln 1269Cit.CitizenCit.IAyI coniecunnyconie.
wln 1270WifeWife.MarieMarrymarry andand letlet himhim goego (sweetsweet heartheart,) byby thethe faithfaith ao’
wln 1271mymy bodybody a’a hashas putput meme intointo suchsuch aa frightfright, thatthat II trembletremble (asas
wln 1272theythey saysay) asas ’twere’twere anan AspineAspenaspen leafeleaf: lookelook ao’a mymy littlelittle fingersingerfingersinger
wln 1273GeorgeGeorge, howhow itit shakesshakes: nownow ii’i truthtruth eueryevery membermember ofof mymy bo-bodybo∣dybody
wln 1274dy
wln 1274isis thethe worseworse for’tfor ’tfor’t.
wln 1275Cit.CitizenCit.ComeCome, huggehug inin minemine armesarms sweetsweet mousemouse, heehe shallshall
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wln 1276notnot frightfright theethee anyany moremore: alasalas minemine owneown deeredear heartheart, howhow
wln 1277itit quiuersquivers.
wln 1278EnterEnter MistresseMistress MerrithoughtMerrythoughtMerrithought, RafeRafe, MichallMichaelMichall, SquireSquire
wln 1279DwarfeDwarf, HostHost, andand aa TapsterTapster.

wln 1280WifeWife.OO RafeRafe, howhow dostdost thouthou RafeRafe? howhow hasthast thouthou sleptslept toto nighttonight
wln 1281night?
wln 1281hashas thethe knightknight vs’dused theethee wellwell?
wln 1282Cit.CitizenCit.PeacePeace NellNell, letlet RafeRafe alonealone.
wln 1283Tapst.TapsterTapst.MaisterMaster, thethe reckoningreckoning isis notnot paidpaid.
wln 1284RafeRafe.RightRight curteouscourteous knightknight, whowho forfor thethe ordersorder’sorde’s sakesake
wln 1285WhichWhich thouthou hasthast taneta’en, hang’sthang’sthangest outout thethe holyholy bellbell,
wln 1286AsAs II thisthis flamingflaming pestlepestle bearebear aboutabout,
wln 1287WeWe renderrender thankesthanks toto youryour puissantpuissant selfeself,
wln 1288YourYour beauteousbeauteous LadyLady, andand youryour gentlegentle SquiresSquires,
wln 1289ForFor thusthus refreshingrefreshing ofof ourour weariedwearied limbeslimbs,
wln 1290StiffnedStiffened withwith hardhard atchieuementsachievements inin wildewild desertdesert.
wln 1291Tapst.TapsterTapst.SirSir, therethere isis tweluetwelve shillingsshillings toto paypay.
wln 1292RafeRafe.ThouThou merrymerry SquireSquire TapsteroTapstero, thankesthanks toto theethee,
wln 1293ForFor comfortingcomforting ourour soulessouls withwith doubledouble IugJugjug,
wln 1294AndAnd ifif aduentrousadventurous fortunefortune prickeprick theethee forthforth,
wln 1295ThouThou IouiallJovialjovial SquireSquire, toto followfollow featsfeats ofof armesarms,
wln 1296TakeTake heedheed thouthou tendertender eueryevery LadiesLady’slady’s causecause,
wln 1297EueryEvery truerytruery truetrue KnightKnight, andand eueryevery damselldamsel fairefair fairefair;
wln 1298ButBut spillspill thethe bloudblood ofof trecheroustreacherous SarazensSaracensSarazens,
wln 1299AndAnd falsefalse inchantersenchanters, thatthat withwith magickemagic spelsspells,
wln 1300HaueHave donedone toto deathdeath fullfull manymany aa noblenoble KnightKnight.
wln 1301Host.Host.ThouThou valiantvaliant KnightKnight ofof thethe burningburning PestlePestle, giuegive eareear
wln 1302toto meme, therethere isis tweluetwelve shillingsshillings toto paypay, andand asas II amam aa truetrue
wln 1303KnightKnight, II willwill notnot batebate aa penypenny.
wln 1304WifeWife.GeorgeGeorge, II praypray theethee telltell meme, mustmust RafeRafe paypay tweluetwelve shil-shillingsshil∣lingsshillings
wln 1305lings
wln 1305nownow?
wln 1306Cit.CitizenCit.NoNo NellNell, nono, nothingnothing butbut thethe oldold KnightKnight isis merriemerry
wln 1307withwith RafeRafe.
wln 1308WifeWife.OO is’tis ’tis’t nothingnothing elseelse? RafeRafe willwill bebe asas merrymerry asas hehe.
wln 1309RafeRafe.SirSir KnightKnight, thisthis mirthmirth ofof yoursyours becomesbecomes youyou wellwell,
wln 1310ButBut toto requiterequite thisthis liberallliberal curtesiecourtesy,
wln 1311IfIf anyany ofof youryour SquiresSquires willwill followfollow armesarms,
wln 1312HeeHe shallshall receiuereceive ftomfromfrom mymy heroickeheroic handhand
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wln 1313AA Knight-hoodKnighthood, byby thethe vertuevirtue ofof thisthis PestlePestle.
wln 1314Host.Host.FaireFair KnightKnight II thankethank youyou forfor noblenoble offeroffer,
wln 1315ThereforeTherefore gentlegentle KnightKnight,
wln 1316TwelueTwelvetwelve shillingsshillings youyou mustmust paypay, oror II mustmust capcap youyou.
wln 1317WifeWife.LookeLook GeorgeGeorge, diddid notnot II telltell theethee asas muchmuch, thethe KnightKnight
wln 1318ofof thethe BelBellbell isis inin earnestearnest, RaphRafeRaph shallshall notnot beebe beholdingbeholding toto himhim,
wln 1319giuegive himhim hishis moneymoney GeorgeGeorge, andand letlet himhim gogo snickvpsnick-up.
wln 1320Ci.CitizenCi.CapCap RaphRafeRaph? nono; holdholdyhold yourouryour handhand sirsir KnightKnight ofof thethe BelBellbell, theresthere’s
wln 1321youryour monymoney, hauehave youyou anyany thingthing toto saysay toto RaphRafeRaph nownow? CapCap RaphRafeRaph?
wln 1322WifeWife.II wouldwould youyou shouldshould knowknow itit, RaphRafeRaph hashas friendsfriends thatthat
wln 1323willwill notnot suffersuffer himhim toto bebe captcapped forfor tenten timestimes soso muchmuch, andand tenteaten
wln 1324timestimes toto thethe endend ofof thatthat, nownow taketake thythy coursecourse RaphRafeRaph.
wln 1325M.MistressM. mer.merrythoughtmer.ComeCome MichaelMichael, thouthou &and II wilwill gogo homehome toto thythy fatherfather,
wln 1326hehe hathhath enoughenough leftleft toto keepkeep vsus aa dayday oror twotwo, andand we’lewe’ll setset fel-fellowsfel∣lowsfellows
wln 1327lows
wln 1327abrodabroad toto crycry ourour PursePurse &and ourour CasketCasket, ShalShalweShallshall wewe MichaelMichael?
wln 1328Mich.MichaelMich.IAyay, II praypray MotherMother, intruthin truthintruth mymy feetefeet areare fullfull ofof
wln 1329chilblaineschilblains withwith trauellingtravelingtravelling.
wln 1330VVifeWife.FaithFaith andand thosethose chilblaneschilblains areare aa foulefoul troubletrouble, Mi-MistresseMi∣stresseMistress
wln 1331stresse
wln 1331Merie-thoughtMerrythoughtMerrithought
whenwhen youryour youthyouth comescomes homehome letlet himhim
wln 1332rubrub allall thethe solessoles ofof hishis feetefeet, andand thethe heelesheels, andand hishis anclesankles,
wln 1333withwith aa mousemouse skinneskin, oror ifif nonenone ofof youryour peoplepeople cancan catchcatch aa
wln 1334mousemouse, whenwhen heehe goesgoes toto bedbed, letlet himhim rowleroll hishis feetefeet inin thethe
wln 1335warmewarm embersembers, audand II warrantwarrant youyou heehe shallshall bebe wellwell, andand youyou
wln 1336maymay makemake himhim putput hishis fingersfingers betweenebetween hishis toestoes &and smellsmell toto
wln 1337themthem, it’sit’s veryvery soueraignesovereign forfor hishis headhead ifif hehe bebe costiuecostive.
wln 1338Mist.MistressMist. mer.merrythoughtmer.MaisterMaster KnightKnight ofof thethe burningburning PestlePestle, mymy sonson
wln 1339MichaelMichael andand II, bidbid youyou farewelfarewell, II thankethank youryour WorshipWorship hear-heartilyhear∣tilyheartily
wln 1340tily
wln 1340forfor youryour kindnessekindness.
wln 1341Raph.RafeRaph.Fare-wellFarewell fairefair LadyLady andand youryour tendertender SquireSquire,
wln 1342IfIf, prickingpricking throughthrough thesethese DesartsDeserts, II dodo hearehear
wln 1343OfOf anyany traiteroustraitorous KnightKnight whowho throughthrough hishis guileguile,
wln 1344HathHath lightlight vponupon youryour CasketCasket andand youryour PursePurse,
wln 1345II willwill despoiledespoil himhim ofof themthem andand restorerestore themthem.
wln 1346Mist.MistressMist. mer.merrythoughtmer.II thankethank youryour WorshipWorship.ExitExit withwith MichaelMichael.
wln 1347Raph.RafeRaph.DwarfeDwarf bearebear mymy shieldshield, SquireSquire eleuateelevate mymy lancelance,
wln 1348AndAnd nownow fare-wellfarewell youyou KnightKnight ofof holyholy BellBell.
wln 1349Cit.CitizenCit.IAyay, IAyI RaphRafeRaph, allall isis paidpaid.
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wln 1350Raph.RafeRaph.ButBut yetyet beforebefore II gogo, speakespeak worthyworthy KnightKnight,
wln 1351IfIf oughtaught youyou dodo ofof sadsad aduenturesadventures knowknow,
wln 1352WhereWhere erranterrant KnightsKnights maymay throughthrough hishis prowesseprowess winnewin,
wln 1353EternallEternal famefame andand freefree somesome gentlegentle soulessouls,
wln 1354FromFrom endlesseendless bondsbonds ofof steelesteel andand lingringling’ringlingering painepain.
wln 1355Host.Host.SirrahSirrah gogo toto NickeNick thethe BarborBarberbarber, andand bidbid himhim prepareprepare
wln 1356himselfehimself, asas II toldtold youyou beforebefore, quickelyquickly.
wln 1357Tap.TapsterTap.II amam gonegone sirsir.ExitExit TapsterTapster.
wln 1358Host.Host.SirSir KnightKnight, thisthis wildernessewilderness affoordethaffordeth nonenone
wln 1359ButBut thethe greatgreat venterventure, wherewhere fullfull manymany aa KnightKnight
wln 1360HathHath tridetried hishis prowesseprowess andand comecome offoff withwith shameshame,
wln 1361AndAnd wherewhere II wouldwould notnot hauehave youyou looselose youryour lifelife,
wln 1362AgainstAgainst nono manman, butbut furiousfurious fiendfiend ofof hellhell.
wln 1363Raph.RafeRaph.SpeakeSpeak onon sirsir KnightKnight, telltell whatwhat hehe isis, andand wherewhere,
wln 1364ForFor heerehere II vowvow vponupon mymy blazingblazing badgebadge,
wln 1365NeuerNever toto blazeblaze aa dayday inin quietnessequietness;
wln 1366ButBut breadbread andand waterwater willwill II onelyonly eateeat,
wln 1367AndAnd thethe greenegreen hearbeherb andand rockerock shallshall bebe mymy couchcouch,
wln 1368TillTill II hauehave queldquelled thatthat manman, oror beastbeast, oror fiendfiend,
wln 1369ThatThat workesworks suchsuch damagedamage toto allall ErrantErrant KnightsKnights.
wln 1370Host.Host.NotNot farfar fromfrom hencehence, neerenear toto aa craggycraggy cliffecliff,
wln 1371AtAt thethe NorthNorth endend ofof thisthis distresseddistressed TowneTown,
wln 1372ThereThere dothdoth standstand aa lowlylowly househouse
wln 1373RuggedlyRuggedly buildedbuilded, andand inin itit aa CaueCave,
wln 1374InIn whichwhich anan ouglyugly GyantGiant nownow dothdoth wonwonwone,
wln 1375YclepedYelepedYclepedCleped BarbarosoBarbaroso: inin hishis handhand
wln 1376HeHe shakesshakes aa nakednaked lancelance ofof purestpurest steelesteel,
wln 1377WithWith sleeuessleeves turn’dturned vpup, andand himhim beforebefore hehe weareswears,
wln 1378AA motleymotley garmentgarment, toto preseruepreserve hishis cloathsclothes
wln 1379FromFrom bloudblood ofof thosethose KnightsKnights whichwhich hehe massacresmassacres,
wln 1380AndAnd LadiesLadiesladies’ GentGent: withoutwithout hishis doredoor dothdoth hanghang
wln 1381AA coppercopper basonbalonbasinballoon, onon aa prickantpiickantprickant spearespear:
wln 1382AtAt whichwhich, nono soonersooner gentlegentle KnightsKnights cancan knockeknock,
wln 1383ButBut thethe shrillshrill soundsound, fiercefierce BarbarosoBarbaroso heareshears,
wln 1384AndAnd rushingrushing forthforth, bingsbringsbingsbrings inin thethe erranterrant KnightKnight,
wln 1385AndAnd setssets himhim downedown inin anan inchantedenchanted chairechair.
wln 1386ThenThen withwith anan EngineEngine whichwhich hehe hathhath prepar’dprepared,
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wln 1387WithWith fortyforty teethteeth, hehe clawesclaws hishis courtlycourtly crownecrown,
wln 1388NextNext makesmakes himhim winkewink, andand vnderneathunderneath hishis chinnechin,
wln 1389HeeHe plantsplants aa brazenbrazen peecepiece ofof mightymighty bordbordboard,
wln 1390AndAnd knocksknocks hishis bulletsbullets roundround aboutabout hishis cheekscheeks,
wln 1391WhilstWhilst withwith hishis fingersfingers, andand anan instrumentinstrument
wln 1392WithWith whichwhich hehe snapssnaps hishis hairehair offoff, hehe dothdoth fillfill
wln 1393TheThe wretcheswretch’s earesears withwith aa mostmost hideoushideous noisenoise.
wln 1394ThusThus eueryevery KnightKnight AduenturerAdventurer hehe dothdoth trimtrim,
wln 1395AndAnd nownow nono creaturecreature daresdares encounterencounter himhim.
wln 1396Raph.RafeRaph.InIn GodsGod’s namename, II willwill fightfight himhim, kindekind sirsir,
wln 1397GoGo butbut beforebefore meme toto thisthis dismalldismal CaueCave,
wln 1398WhereWhere thisthis hugehuge GyantGiant BarbarosoBarbaroso dwelsdwells,
wln 1399AndAnd byby thatthat vertuevirtue thatthat brauebrave RosicleereRosicler,
wln 1400ThatThat damneddamned broodbrood ofof ouglyugly GyantsGiants slewslew,
wln 1401AndAnd PalmerinPalmerin FrannarcoFrannarco ouerthrewoverthrew:
wln 1402II doubtdoubt notnot butbut toto curbecurb thisthis TraitorTraitor foulefoul,
wln 1403AndAnd toto thethe DiuellDevil sendsend hishis guiltyguilty soulesoul.
wln 1404Host.Host.Braue sprightedBrave-sprightedBrave sprighted KnightKnight, thusthus farfar II willwill performeperform.
wln 1405ThisThis youryour requestrequest, I’leI’ll bringbring youyou with inwithinwith in sightsight
wln 1406OfOf thisthis mostmost lothsomeloathsome placeplace, inhabitedinhabited
wln 1407ByBy aa moremore loathsomeloathsome manman: butbut daredare notnot staystay,
wln 1408ForFor hishis mainemain forceforce soopesswoopssoopes allall hehe seessees awayaway.
wln 1409Raph.RafeRaph.SaintSaint GeorgeGeorge setset onon beforebefore, marchmarch SquireSquire andand pagepage.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 1410VVifeWife.GeorgeGeorge, dostdost thinkethink RaphRafeRaph willwill confoundconfound thethe GyantGiant?
wln 1411Cit.CitizenCit.II holdhold mymy capcap toto aa farthingfarthing heehe doesdoes: whywhy NelNell II sawsaw
wln 1412himhim wrastlewrestle withwith thethe greatgreat Dutch-manDutchmandutchman andand hurlehurl himhim.
wln 1413VVifeWife.FaithFaith andand thatthat Ducth-manDutchman waswas aa goodlygoodly manman, ifif
wln 1414allall thingsthings werewere answerableanswerable toto hishis bignessebigness, andand yetyet theythey saysay
wln 1415therethere waswas aa Scotsh-manScotchman higherhigher thenthan heehe, andand thatthat theythey twotwo
wln 1416andand aa KnightKnight metmet, andand sawsaw oneone anotheranother forfor nothingnothing, butbut ofof
wln 1417allall thethe sightssights thatthat euerever werewere inin LondonLondon, sincesince II waswas marriedmarried,
wln 1418mee thinkesmethinks thethe littlelittle childchild thatthat waswas soso fairefair grownegrown aboutabout
wln 1419thethe membersmembers waswas thethe prettiestprettiest, thatthat, andand thethe HermophroditeHermaphroditehermaphrodite.
wln 1420Cit.CitizenCit.NayNay byby youryour leaueleave NelNell, NiniuyNinivieNinivy waswas betterbetter.
wln 1421VVifeWife.NiniuieNinivieNiniveh, OOOh thatthat waswas thethe storystory ofof IoneJoan andand thethe WallWall,
wln 1422waswas itit notnot GeorgeGeorge?
wln 1423Cit.CitizenCit.YesYes lamlamb.EnterEnter mistressemistress Merry-thoughtMerrythoughtMerrithought.
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wln 1424VVifeWife.LookeLook GeorgeGeorge, heerehere comescomes MistresseMistress Merry-Merry∣thoughtMerrythoughtMerrithought
wln 1425thought

wln 1425againeagain, andand II wouldwould hauehave RaphRafeRaph comecome andand fightfight withwith
wln 1426thethe GiantGiant, II telltell youyou truetrue, II longlong toto see’tsee ’tsee’t.
wln 1427Cit.CitizenCit.GoodGood MistresseMistress Merry-thoughtMerrythoughtMerrithought bebe gonegone, II praypray youyou
wln 1428forfor mymy sakesake, II praypray youyou forbeareforbear aa littlelittle, youyou shallshall hauehave audi-audienceaudi∣enceaudience
wln 1429ence
wln 1429presentlypresently, II hauehave aa littlelittle businessebusiness.
wln 1430VVifeWife.MistresseMastresseMistress Merry-thoughtMerrythoughtMerrithought ifif itit pleaseplease youyou toto refrainerefrain
wln 1431youryour passiōpassiōpassion aa littlelittle, tiltill RaphRafeRaph hauehave dispatchdispatch thethe GiantGiant outout ofof thethe
wln 1432wayway wewe shalshalthinkshall thinkthink our seluesourselves muchmuch boundbound toto youyou, II thankthank youyou
wln 1433goodgood MistresseMistress Merry-thoughtMerrythoughtMerrithought.ExitExit mist.mistmistressmissed. Merry-thou:Merry-thouMerrythoughtMerry-thou:
wln 1434EnterEnter aa boyboy.
wln 1435Cit.CitizenCit.BoyBoy, comecome hitherhither, sendsend awayaway RaphRafeRaph andand thisthis whore-whore∣sonnewhoreson
wln 1436sonne
wln 1436GiantGiant quickelyquickly.
wln 1437BoyBoy.InIn goodgood faithfaith sirsir wewe cannotcannot, you’leyou’ll vtterlyutterly spoilespoil ourour
wln 1438PlayPlay, andand makemake itit toto bebe histhissed, andand itit costcost moneymoney, youyou willwill notnot
wln 1439suffersuffer vsus toto gogo onon withwith ourour plotplot, II praypray GentlemenGentlemen rulerule himhim.
wln 1440Cit.CitizenCit.LetLet himhim comecome nownow andand dispatchdispatch thisthis, andand I’leI’ll trou-troubletrou∣bletrouble
wln 1441ble
wln 1441youyou nono moremore.
wln 1442BoyBoy.WillWill youyou giuegive meme youryour handhand ofof thatthat?
wln 1443WifeWife.GiueGive himhim thythy handhand GeorgeGeorge, dodo, andand I’leI’ll kissekiss himhim, II
wln 1444warrantwarrant theethee thethe youthyouth meanesmeans plainelyplainly.
wln 1445BoyBoy.I’leI’ll sendsend himhim toto youyou presentlypresently.ExitExit BoyBoy.
wln 1446VVifeWife.II thankethank youyou littlelittle youthyouth, fethfaith thethe childchild hathhath aa
wln 1447sweetesweet breathbreath GeorgeGeorge, butbut II thinkethink itit beebe troubledtroubled withwith thethe
wln 1448wormesworms, CarduusCarduus BenedictusBenedictus andand MaresMare’smare’s milkemilk werewere thethe onelyonly
wln 1449thingthing inin thethe worldworld for’tfor ’tfor’t, OOOh Raph’sRafe’sRalph’s herehere GeorgeGeorge, GodGod sendsend theethee
wln 1450goodgood luckeluck RaphRafeRaph.
wln 1451EnterEnter RaphRafeRaph, HostHost, SquireSquire, andand DwarfeDwarf.
wln 1452Host.Host.PuissantPuissant KnightKnight yonderyonder hishis MansionMansion isis,
wln 1453LoLo wherewhere thethe spearespear andand CopperCopper BasonBasin areare,
wln 1454BeholdBehold thatthat stringstring onon whichwhich hangshangs manymany aa toothtooth,
wln 1455DrawneDrawn fromfrom thethe gentlegentle iawjaw ofof wandringwand’ring KnightsKnights,
wln 1456II daredare notnot staystay toto soundsound, heehe willwill appeareappear.ExitExit HostHost.
wln 1457Raph.RafeRaph.OO faintfaint notnot heartheart, SusanSusan mymy LadyLady deeredear,
wln 1458TheThe CoblersCobbler’scobbler’s MaidMaid inin Milke-streeteMilk streetMilk-street, forfor whosewhose sakesake,
wln 1459II taketake thesethese ArmesArms, OOOh letlet thethe thoughtthought ofof theethee,
wln 1460CarryCarry thythy KnightKnight throughthrough allall aduenterousadventurous deedsdeeds,
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wln 1461AndAnd inin thethe honorhonorhonour ofof thythy beauteousbeauteous selfeself,
wln 1462MayMay II destroydestroy thisthis monstermonster BarbarosoBarbaroso,
wln 1463KnockeKnock SquireSquire vponupon thethe BasonBasin tilltill itit breakebreak.EnterEnter
BarborBarberbarber.

wln 1464WithWith thethe shrillshrill stroakesstrokes, oror tilltill thethe GiantGiant speakespeak.
wln 1465WifeWife.OO GeorgeGeorge, thethe GiantGiant, thethe GiantGiant, nownow RaphRafeRaph forfor thythy lifelife.
wln 1466BarberBarber.WhatWhat fondfond vnknowingunknowing wightwight isis thisthis? thatthat daresdares
wln 1467SoSo rudelyrudely knockeknock atat Barbarossa’sBarbaroso’sBarbarossa’s CellCell,
wln 1468WhereWhere nono manman comescomes butbut leauesleaves hishis fleecefleece behindbehind?
wln 1469Raph.RafeRaph.IIay, traiteroustraitorous CaitiffeCaitiff, whowho amam sentsent byby fatefate
wln 1470ToTo punishpunish allall thethe sadsad enormitiesenormities
wln 1471ThouThou hasthast committedcommitted againstagainst LadiesLadiesLady’s GentGent
wln 1472AndAnd erranterrant KnightsKnights, traitortraitor toto GodGod andand menmen:
wln 1473PreparePrepare thy selfethyself, thisthis isis thethe dismalldismal hourehour
wln 1474AppointedAppointed forfor theethee, toto giuegive stricktstrict accountaccount
wln 1475OfOf allall thythy beastlybeastly treacheroustreacherous villaniesvillainies.
wln 1476BarberBarber.Foole-hardyFoolhardy KnightKnight, fullfull soonesoon thouthou shaltshalt abyaby
wln 1477ThisThis fondfond reproachreproach, thythy bodybody willwill II bangbang,HeeHe takestakes downedown
hishis polepole.

wln 1478AndAnd loelo vponupon thatthat stringstring thythy teethteeth shallshall hanghang:
wln 1479PreparePrepare thy selfethyself, forfor deaddead soonesoon shaltshalt thouthou beebe,
wln 1480Raph.RafeRaph.SaintSaint GeorgeGeorge forfor meme.TheyThey fightfight.
wln 1481BarberBarber.GargantuaGargantua forfor meme.
wln 1482WifeWife.ToTo himhim, RaphRafeRaph toto himhim, holdhold vpup thethe GiantGiant, setset outout thythy
wln 1483legleg beforebefore RaphRafeRaph.
wln 1484Cit.CitizenCit.FalsifieFalsify aa blowblow RaphRafeRaph, falsifiefalsify aa blowblow, thethe GiantGiant lieslies
wln 1485openopen onon thethe leftleft sideside.
wln 1486WifeWife.Beare’tBear ’tbear’t offoff, beare’tbear ’tbear’t ofoffof stillstill; therethere boyboy, OOOh Raphe’sRafe’sRaphe’s al-almostal∣mostalmost
wln 1487most
wln 1487downedown, Raph’sRafe’sRalph’s almostalmost downedown.
wln 1488Raph.RafeRaph.SusanSusan inspireinspire meme, nownow hauehave vpup againeagain.
wln 1489WifeWife.VpUp, vpup, vpup, vpup, vpup, soso RaphRafeRaph, downedown withwith himhim, downedown
wln 1490withwith himhim RaphRafeRaph.
wln 1491Cit.CitizenCit.FetchFetch himhim oreo’er thethe hiphip boyboy.
wln 1492VVifeWife.ThereThere boyboy, killkill, killkill, killkill, killkill, killkill, RaphRafeRaph.
wln 1493Cit.CitizenCit.NoNo RaphRafeRaph getget allall outout ofof himhim firstfirst.
wln 1494Raph.RafeRaph.PresumptuousPresumptuous manman, seesee toto whatwhat desperatedesperate endend
wln 1495ThyThy treatcherytreachery hathhath broughtbrought theethee, thethe iustjust GodsGods,
wln 1496WhoWho neuernever prosperprosper thosethose thatthat dodo despisedespise themthem,
wln 1497ForFor allall thethe villaniesvillainies whichwhich thouthou hasthast donedone
G
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wln 1498ToTo KnightsKnights andand LadiesLadies, nownow hauehave paidpaid theethee homehome
wln 1499ByBy mymy stiffestiff armearm, aa KnightKnight aduenturousadventurous,
wln 1500ButBut saysay vilevile wretchwretch, beforebefore II sendsend thythy soulesoul
wln 1501ToTo sadsad AuernusAvernus whetherwhitherwhether itit mustmust gogo,
wln 1502WhatWhat captiuescaptives holdsthold’st thouthou inin thythy sablesable cauecave.
wln 1503BarberBarber.GoGo inin andand freefree themthem allall, thouthou hasthast thethe dayday.
wln 1504Raph.RafeRaph.GoGo SquireSquire &and DwarfeDwarf, searchsearch inin thisthis dreadfulldreadful CaueCave
wln 1505AndAnd freefree thethe wretchedwretched prisonersprisoners fromfrom theirtheir bondsbonds.
wln 1506ExitExit SquireSquire andand DwarfeDwarf.
wln 1507BarberBarber.II crauecrave forfor mercymercy, asas thouthou artart aa KnightKnight,
wln 1508AndAnd scornstscorn’st toto spillspill thethe bloudblood ofof thosethose thatthat begbeg.
wln 1509Raph.RafeRaph.ThouThou showdstshowed’stshow’dst nono mercymercy, nornor shaltshalt thouthou hauehave anyany,
wln 1510PreparePrepare thy selfethyself forfor thouthou shaltshalt surelysurely diedie.
wln 1511EnterEnter SquireSquire leadingleading oneone winkingwinking, withwith aa BasonBasin vnderunder hishis chinchin.
wln 1512SquireSquire.BeholdBehold brauebrave KnightKnight heerehere isis oneone prisonerprisoner,
wln 1513WhomWhom thisthis wildewild manman hathhath vsedused asas youyou seesee.
wln 1514WifeWife.ThisThis isis thethe firstfirst wisewise wordword II heardheard thethe SquireSquire speakespeak.
wln 1515Raph.RafeRaph.SpeakeSpeak whatwhat thouthou artart, andand howhow thouthou hasthast benebeen vs’dused,
wln 1516ThatThat thatthat II maymay giuegive condignecondign punishmentpunishment,
wln 15171.1. Kni.KnightKni.II amam aa KnightKnight thatthat tooketook mymy iourneyjourney postpost
wln 1518North-wardNorthward fromfrom LondonLondon, andand inin curteouscourteous wisewise,
wln 1519ThisThis GiantGiant train’dtrained meme toto hishis loathsomeloathsome denden,
wln 1520VnderUnder pretencepretence ofof killingkilling ofof thethe itchitch,
wln 1521AndAnd allall mymy bodybody withwith aa powderpowder strew’dstrewed,
wln 1522ThatThat smartssmarts andand stingsstings, andand cutcut awayaway mymy beardbeard,
wln 1523AndAnd mymy curl’dcurled lockeslocks whereinwherein werewere ribandsribbons ti’detied,
wln 1524AndAnd withwith aa waterwater washtwashed mymy tendertender eyeseyes,
wln 1525WhilstWhilst vpup andand downedown aboutabout meme stillstill hehe skiptskipped,
wln 1526WhoseWhose vertuevirtue isis, thatthat tilltill minemine eyeseyes bebe wip’twiped
wln 1527WithWith aa drydry cloathcloth, forfor thisthis mymy foulefoul disgracedisgrace,
wln 1528II shallshall notnot daredare toto lookelook aa dogdog i’th’i’ th’i’th’ faceface.
wln 1529VVifeWife.AlasAlas poorepoor KnightKnight, relieuerelieve himhim RaphRafeRaph, releiuerelieve poorepoor
wln 1530KnightsKnights whilstwhilst youyou liuelive.
wln 1531Raph.RafeRaph.MyMy trustytrusty SquireSquire conueyconvey himhim toto thethe TowneTown,
wln 1532WhereWhere hehe maymay findefind releiferelief, adiewadieu fairefair KnightKnight,ExitExit knightknight.
wln 1533EnterEnter DwarfeDwarf leadingleading oneone withwith aa patchpatch oreo’er hishis NoseNose.
wln 1534Dwar.DwarfDwar.PuisantPuissant KnightKnight ofof thethe burningburning PestlePestle highthight,
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wln 1535SeeSee heerehere anotheranother wretchwretch, whomwhom thisthis foulefoul beastbeast
wln 1536HathHath scorchtscorched andand scor’dscored inin thisthis inhumaineinhuman wisewise.
wln 1537Raph.RafeRaph.SpeakeSpeak meme thythy namename andand ekeeke thythy placeplace ofof birthbirth,
wln 1538AndAnd whatwhat hathhath benebeen thythy vsageusage inin thisthis CaueCave.
wln 15392.2. KnightKnight.II amam aa KnightKnight, SirSir Pocke-holePockholePock-hole isis mymy namename,
wln 1540AndAnd byby mymy birthbirth II amam aa LondonerLondoner
wln 1541FreeFree byby mymy CoppyCopy, butbut mymy AncestorsAncestors
wln 1542WereWere French-menFrenchmen allall, andand ridingriding hardhard thisthis wayway,
wln 1543VponUpon aa trottingtrotting horsehorse, mymy bonesbones diddid akeache,
wln 1544AndAnd II faintfaint KnightKnight toto easeease mymy wearyweary limbeslimbs,
wln 1545LightLight atat thisthis CaueCave, whenwhen straightstraight thisthis furiousfurious fiendfiend,
wln 1546WithWith sharpestsharpest instrumentinstrument ofof purestpurest steelesteel,
wln 1547DidDid cutcut thethe gristlegristle ofof mymy NoseNose awayaway,
wln 1548AndAnd inin thethe placeplace thisthis veluetvelvet plaisterplaster standsstands,
wln 1549RelieueRelieve meme gentlegentle KnightKnight outout ofof hishis handshands.
wln 1550WifeWife.GoodGood RaphRafeRaph releiuerelieve sirsir Pocke-holePockholePock-hole andand sendsend himhim
wln 1551awayaway, forfor, intruthin truthintruth, hishis breathbreath stinkesstinks,
wln 1552Raph.RafeRaph.ConueyConvey himhim straightstraight afterafter thethe otherother KnightKnight,
wln 1553SirSir Pocke-holePockholePock-hole farefare youyou wellwell.
wln 15542.2. Kni.KnightKni.KindeKind sirsir good-nightgoodnight.ExitExit.
wln 1555CryesCries withinwithin.
wln 1556Man.Man.DeliuerDeliver vsus.VVoemanWoman.DeliuerDeliver vsus.
wln 1557VVifeWife.HearkeHark GeorgeGeorge, whatwhat aa woefullwoeful crycry therethere isis, II thinkethink
wln 1558somesome womanwoman lieslies inin therethere.Man.Man.DeliuerDeliver vsus.
wln 1559VVoemanWoman.DeliuerDeliver vsus.
wln 1560Raph.RafeRaph.WhatWhat gastlyghastly noisenoise isis thisthis? speakespeak BarbarosoBarbaroseBarbarosoBarbarose,
wln 1561OrOr byby thisthis blasingblazing steelesteel thythy headhead goesgoes offoff.
wln 1562BarberBarber.PrisonersPrisoners ofof minemine whomwhom II inin dietdiet keepekeep,
wln 1563SendSend lowerlower downedown intointo thethe CaueCave,
wln 1564AndAnd inin aa TubTub that’sthat’s heatedheated smoakingsmoking hothot,
wln 1565ThereThere maymay theythey findefind themthem andand deliuerdeliver themthem,
wln 1566Raph.RafeRaph.RunRun SquireSquire andand DwarfeDwarf, deliuerdeliver themthem withwith speedspeed.
wln 1567ExeuntExeunt SquireSquire andand DwarfeDwarf.
wln 1568WifeWife.ButBut willwill notnot RaphRafeRaph killkill thisthis GiantGiant, surelysurely II amam afeardafeard
wln 1569ifif heehe letlet himhim gogo hehe willwill dodo asas muchmuch hurthurt, asas euerever hehe diddid.
wln 1570Cittiz.CitizenCittiz.NotNot soso mousemouse neitherneither, ifif heehe couldcould conuertconvert
wln 1571himhim.
G2
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wln 1572WifeWife.IAyI GeorgeGeorge ifif heehe couldcould conuertconvert himhim, butbut aa GiantGiant isis
wln 1573notnot soso soonesoon conuertedconverted asas oneone ofof vsus ordinaryordinary peoplepeople: there’sthere’s
wln 1574aa prettypretty taletale ofof aa WitchWitch, thatthat hadhad thethe diuelsdevil’s markemark aboutabout herher,
wln 1575GodGod blessebless vsus, thatthat hadhad aa GiantGiant toto herher sonneson, thatthat waswas cal’dcalled
wln 1576Lob-lie-by-the-fireLob-lie-by-the-fire, didstdidst neuernever herehearhere itit GeorgeGeorge?

wln 1577EnterEnter SquireSquire leadingleading aa manman withwith aa glasseglass ofof LotionLotion inin hishis handhand,
wln 1578andand thethe DwarfeDwarf leadingleading aa womanwoman, withwith diet-diet∣breaddiet breaddiet∣bread
wln 1579bread
wln 1579andand drinkedrink.

wln 1580Cit.CitizenCit.PeacePeace NelNell, heerehere comescomes thethe prisonersprisoners.
wln 1581Dwar.DwarfDwar.HereHere bebe thesethese pinedpined wretcheswretches, manfullmanful KnightKnight,
wln 1582ThatThat forfor thesethese sixesix weekesweeks hauehave notnot seeneseen aa wightwight.
wln 1583Raph.RafeRaph.DeliuerDeliver whatwhat youyou areare, andand howhow youyou camecame
wln 1584ToTo thisthis sadsad CaueCave, andand whatwhat youryour vsageusage waswas?
wln 1585Man.Man.II amam anan ErrantErrant KnightKnight thatthat followedfollowed ArmesArms,
wln 1586WithWith spearespear andand shieldshield, andand inin mymy tendertender yearesyears
wln 1587II strickenstricken waswas withwith CupidsCupid’s fieryfiery shaftshaft,
wln 1588AndAnd fellfell inin louelove withwith thisthis mymy LadyLady deeredear,
wln 1589AndAnd stolestole herher fromfrom herher friendsfriends inin Turne-bull-streeteTurnbull streetTurnbull-street,
wln 1590AndAnd borebore herher vpup andand downedown fromfrom TowneTown toto TowneTown,
wln 1591WhereWhere wewe diddid eateeat andand drinkedrink andand MusickeMusic hearehear,
wln 1592TillTill atat thethe lengthlength, atat thisthis vnhappyunhappy TowneTown
wln 1593WeeWewe diddid arriuearrive, andand commingcoming toto thisthis CaueCave
wln 1594ThisThis beastbeast vsus caughtcaught andand putput vsus inin aa TubTub,
wln 1595WhereWhere wewe thisthis twotwo monthesmonths sweatesweat, andand shouldshould hauehave donedone
wln 1596AnotherAnother MonethMonth ifif youyou hadhad notnot relieu’drelieved vsus.
wln 1597VVom.WomanVVom.ThisThis breadbread andand waterwater hathhath ourour dietdiet benebeen,
wln 1598TogetherTogether withwith aa ribrib cutcut fromfrom aa neckeneck
wln 1599OfOf burnedburned MuttonMutton, hardhard hathhath benebeen ourour farefare,
wln 1600ReleaseRelease vsus fromfrom thisthis ouglyugly GiantsGiant’sGiants snaresnare.
wln 1601Man.Man.ThisThis hathhath benebeen allall thethe foodfood wewe hauehave receiu’dreceived,
wln 1602ButBut onelyonly twicetwice aa dayday forfor noueltynovelty,
wln 1603HeHe gauegave aa spoonefullspoonful ofof thisthis heartyhearty brothbroth,PulsPullspulls outout aa sirringesyringe
wln 1604ToTo eacheach ofof vsus, throughthrough thisthis samesame slenderslender quillquill.
wln 1605Raph.RafeRaph.FromFrom thisthis infernallinfernal monstermonster youyou shallshall gogo,
wln 1606ThatThat vsethuseth KnightsKnights andand gentlegentle LadiesLadies soso,
wln 1607ConueyConvey themthem hencehence.ExeuntExeunt manman andand womanwoman.
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wln 1608Cit.CitizenCit.ConyCunnyconey, II cancan telltell theethee thethe GentlemenGentlemen likelike RafeRafe.
wln 1609VVifeWife.IAyI GeorgeGeorge, II seesee itit wellwell inoughenough. GentlemenGentlemen II thankethank
wln 1610youyou allall heartilyheartily forfor gracinggracing mymy manman RafeRafe, andand II promisepromise youyou
wln 1611youyou shallshall seesee himhim oftneroft’neroftener.
wln 1612BarberBarber.MercyMercy greatgreat knightknight, II dodo recantrecant mymy illill,
wln 1613AndAnd henceforthhenceforth neuernever gentlegentle bloudblood willwill spillspill.
wln 1614RafeRafe.II giuegive theethee mercymercy, butbut yetyet shaltshalt thouthou sweareswear
wln 1615VponUpon mymy burningburning pestlepestle, toto performeperform
wln 1616ThyThy promisepromise vtterduttered.
wln 1617BarberBarber.II sweareswear andand kissekiss.
wln 1618RafeRafe.DepartDepart thenthen, andand amendamend.
wln 1619ComeCome squiresquire andand dwarfedwarf, thethe SunneSun growesgrows towardstowards hishis setset,
wln 1620andand wewe hauehave manymany moremore aduenturesadventures yetyet.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 1621Cit.CitizenCit.NowNow RafeRafe isis inin thisthis humourhumorhumour, II knowknow heehe wouldwould haha’
wln 1622beatenbeaten allall thethe boyesboys inin thethe househouse ifif theythey hadhad beenebeen setset onon
wln 1623himhim.
wln 1624VVifeWife.IAyI GeorgeGeorge, butbut itit isis wellwell asas itit isis, II warrantwarrant youyou thethe
wln 1625GentlemenGentlemen dodo considerconsider whatwhat itit isis toto ouerthrowoverthrow aa gyantgiant: butbut
wln 1626lookelook GeorgeGeorge, heerehere comescomes mistressemistress Merri-thoughtMerrythoughtMerrithought andand herher
wln 1627sonneson MichaelMichael; nownow youyou areare welcomewelcome mistressemistress Merri-MerriMerrythoughtMerry
wln 1628thought- thought- thought
,
wln 1628nownow RafeRafe hashas donedone youyou maymay gogo onon.
wln 1629EnterEnter mistressemistress Merri-thoughtMerrythoughtMerrithought, andand MichaelMichael.
wln 1630Mist.MistressMist. mer.merrythoughtmer.MickeMick mymy boyboy?
wln 1631Mich.MichaelMich.IAyI forsoothforsooth mothermother.
wln 1632Mist.MistressMist. mer.merrythoughtmer.BeBe merrymerry MickeMick wewe areare atat homehome nownow; wherewhere II
wln 1633warrantwarrant youyou, youyou shallshall findefind thethe househouse flungflung outout atat thethe win-windoweswin∣doweswindows
wln 1634dowes:
wln 1634HarkeHark, heyheyheigh doggesdogs, heyheyheigh, thisthis isis thethe oldold worldworld I’faithI’ faithI’faith
wln 1635withwith mymy husbandhusband, ifif II getget inin amongamong ’em’em, IleI’ll playplay em’em suchsuch aa
wln 1636lessonlesson, thatthat theythey shallshall hauehave littlelittle listlist toto comecome scrapingscraping hi-hitherhi∣therhither
wln 1637ther,
wln 1637againeagain. WhyWhy maistermaster Merri-thoughtMerrythoughtMerrithought, husbandhusband, CharlesCharles
wln 1638Merri-thoughtMerrythoughtMerrithought
.
wln 1639OldOld merri.merrythoughtmerri. withinwithin.IfIf youyou willwill singsing andand dauncedance, andand laughlaugh,
wln 1640andand hollowhalloohollow, andand laughlaugh againeagain, andand thenthen crycry therethere boyesboys,
wln 1641therethere: whywhy thenthenthan
wln 1642OneOne, twotwo, threethree, andand fourefour,
wln 1643WeWe shallshall bebe merrymerry withinwithin thisthis hourehour.
wln 1644Mist.MistressMist. merri.merrythoughtmerri.WhyWhy CharlesCharles, doedo youyou notnot knowknow youryour
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wln 1645owneown naturallnatural wifewife? II saysay, openopen thethe dooredoor, andand turneturn meme outout
wln 1646thosethose mangymangy companionscompanions; ’tis’tis moremore thenthan timetime thatthat theythey werewere
wln 1647fellowfellow andand fellow likefellowlikefellow like withwith youyou: youyou areare aa GentlemanGentleman
wln 1648CharlesCharles, andand anan oldold manman, andand fatherfather ofof twotwo childrenchildren; andand II
wln 1649my selfemyself (thoughthough II saysay itit) byby mymy mothersmother’s sideside, NeeceNiece toto aa
wln 1650worshipfullworshipful GentlemanGentleman, andand aa ConductorConductor, haha hashas beenebeen
wln 1651threethree timestimes inin hishis MaiestiesMajesty’s seruiceservice atat ChesterChester, andand isis nownow
wln 1652thethe fourthfourth timetime, GodGod blessebless himhim, andand hishis chargecharge vponupon hishis
wln 1653iourneyjourney.
wln 1654OldOld Mer.MerrythoughtMer.GoGo fromfrom mymy windowwindow, louelove, goego;
wln 1655GoGo fromfrom mymy windowwindow mymy deeredear,
wln 1656TheThe windewind andand thethe rainerain willwill driuedrive youyou backeback againeagain,
wln 1657YouYou cannotcannot hebehe lodgedlodged heerehere.

wln 1658HarkeHark youyou MistresseMistress MerrithoughtMerrythoughtMerrithought, youyou thatthat walkewalk vponupon ad-aduenturesad∣uenturesadventures
wln 1659uentures,
wln 1659andand forsakeforsake youryour husbandhusband, becausebecause heehe singssings withwith
wln 1660neuernever aa penypenny inin hishis pursepurse; WhatWhat shallshall II thinkethink my selfemyself thethe
wln 1661worseworse? FaithFaith nono, Il’eI’ll bebe merrymerry.
wln 1662YouYou comecome notnot heerehere, heer’shere’s nonenone butbut ladslads ofof mettlemettle, liueslives
wln 1663ofof aa hundredhundred yearesyears, andand vpwardsupwardsonwards, carecare neuernever drunkedrunk theirtheir
wln 1664bloudsbloods, nornor wantwant mademade ’em’em warblewarble.
wln 1665Hey-hoHey-ho, mymy heartheart isis heauyheavy.
wln 1666MistMistressMrs. mer.merrythoughtmer.WhyWhy Mr.MasterMr. MerrithoughtMerrythoughtMerrithought, whatwhat amam II thatthat youyou
wln 1667shouldshould laughlaugh meme toto scornescorn thusthus abruptlyabruptly? amam II notnot youryour fel-fellow-feelerfel∣low-feelerfellow feelerfellow-feeler
wln 1668low-feeler
wln 1668(asas wewe maymay saysay) inin allall ourour miseriesmiseries? youryour comfor-comfortercomfor∣tercomforter
wln 1669ter
wln 1669inin healthhealth andand sicknessesickness? hauehave II notnot broughtbrought youyou Chil-ChildrenChil∣drenChildren
wln 1670dren?
wln 1670areare theythey notnot likelike youyou CharlesCharles? lookelook vponupon thinethine owneown
wln 1671ImageImage hard-heartedhard-hearted manman; andand yetyet forfor allall thisthis
wln 1672OldOld mer.merrythoughtmer. withinwithin.BegoneBegone, begonebegone, mymy IuggyJuggyjuggy, mymy puggypuggy, be-begonebe∣gonebegone
wln 1673gone
wln 1673mymy louelove, mymy deeredear.
wln 1674TheThe weatherweather isis warmewarm, twill’twill dodo theethee nono harmeharm, thouthou canstcanst
wln 1675notnot bebe lodgedlodged heerehere.

wln 1676BeBe merrymerry boyesboys, somesome lightlight musickemusic, andand moremore winewine.
wln 1677WifeWife.He’sHe’s notnot inin earnestearnest, II hopehope GeorgeGeorge, isis hehe?
wln 1678Cit.CitizenCit.WhatWhat ifif hehe bebe, sweetsweet heartheart?
wln 1679WifeWife.MarieMarrymarry ifif heehe bebe GeorgeGeorge, IleI’ll makemake boldbold toto telltell himhim
wln 1680hee’she’s anan IngrantIngrantingrate oldold manman, toto vseuse hishis bed-fellowbedfellow soso scuruilyscurvily.
wln 1681Cit.CitizenCit.WhatWhat howhow doesdoes hehe vseuse herher hunnyhoney?
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wln 1682WifeWife.MarieMarrymarry comecome vpup sirsir sauce-boxsaucebox, II thinkethink you’lyou’ll taketake hishis
wln 1683partpart, willwill youyou notnot? LordLord howhow hothot youyou areare grownegrown: youyou areare
wln 1684aa finefine manman anan youyou hadhad aa finefine doggedog, itit becomesbecomes youyou sweetlysweetly.
wln 1685Cit.CitizenCit.NayNay pre’theeprithee NellNell chidechide notnot: forfor asas II amam anan honesthonest
wln 1686manman, andand aa truetrue ChristianChristian GrocerGrocer, II doedo notnot likelike hishis do-doingsdo∣ings
wln 1687ingsdoings.
wln 1688WifeWife.II crycry youyou merciemercy thenthen GeorgeGeorge; youyou knowknow wewe areare allall
wln 1689frailefrail, andand fullfull ofof infirmitiesinfirmities. DeeD’ yed’ye hearehear Mr.MasterMr. Merri-thoughtMerrythoughtMerrithought,
wln 1690maymay II crauecrave aa wordword withwith youyou?
wln 1691OldOld mermenmerrythoughtmen withinwithin.StrikeStrike vpup liuelylively ladslads.
wln 1692WifeWife.II hadhad notnot thoughtthought inin truthtruth, Mr.MasterMr. MerrithoughtMerrythoughtMerrithought, thatthat aa
wln 1693manman ofof youryour ageage andand discretiondiscretion (asas II maymay saysay) beingbeing aa Gen-GentlemanGen∣tlemanGentleman
wln 1694tleman,
wln 1694andand thereforetherefore knowneknown byby youryour gentlegentle conditionsconditions,
wln 1695couldcould hauehave vsedused soso littlelittle respectrespect toto thethe weaknesseweakness ofof hishis wifewife:
wln 1696forfor youryour wifewife isis youryour owneown fleshflesh, thethe staffestaff ofof youryour ageage, youryour
wln 1697yoke-fellowyoke-fellow, withwith whosewhose helpehelp youyou drawdraw throughthrough thethe miremire
wln 1698ofof thisthis transitorytransitory worldworld: NayNay, she’sshe’s youryour owneown ribberib. AndAnd
wln 1699againeagain
wln 1700OldOld mer.merrythoughtmer.II comecome notnot hitherhither forfor theethee toto teachteach,
wln 1701II hauehave nono pulpitpulpit forfor theethee toto preachpreach,
wln 1702II wouldwould thouthou hadsthadst kistkissed meme vnderunder thethe breechbreech,
wln 1703AsAs thouthou artart aa LadyLady gaygay.

wln 1704WifeWife.MarieMarrymarry withwith aa vengeancevengeance.
wln 1705II amam hartelyheartily sorrysorry forfor thethe poorepoor gentlewomangentlewoman: butbut ifif II werewere
wln 1706thythy wifewife, I’faithI’ faithI’faith gray-beardgraybeard, I’faithI’ faithI’faith
wln 1707Cit.CitizenCit.II pre’theeprithee sweetsweet hunny-sucklehoneysuckle, bebe contentcontent.
wln 1708WifeWife.GiueGive meme suchsuch wordswords thatthat amam aa gentlewomangentlewoman borneborn,
wln 1709hanghang himhim hoaryhoary rascallrascal. GetGet meeme somesome drinkedrink GeorgeGeorge, II amam
wln 1710almostalmost moltenmolten withwith frettingfretting: nownow beshrewbeshrew hishis knauesknave’s heartheart
wln 1711forfor itit.
wln 1712OldOld mer.merrythoughtmer.PlayPlay meme aa lightlight LaualtoLavalto: comecome, beebe frolickefrolic, fillfill
wln 1713thethe goodgood fellowesfellow’s winewine.
wln 1714Mist.MistressMist. mer.merrythoughtmer.WhyWhy Mr.MasterMr. MerrithoughtMerrythoughtMerrithought, areare youyou disposeddisposed toto
wln 1715makemake meme waitwait herehere: you’lyou’ll openopen II hopehope, Il’eI’ll fetchfetch themthem thatthat
wln 1716shallshall openopen elseelse.
wln 1717OldOld mer.merrythoughtmer.GoodGood womanwoman ifif youyou wilwill singsing Il’eI’ll giuegive youyou some-somethingsome∣thingsomething
wln 1718thing,
wln 1718ifif notnot -
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wln 1719SongSong.
wln 1720YouYou areare nono louelove forfor meme MargretMarg’ret, II amam nono louelove forfor youyou.
wln 1721ComeCome aloftaloft BoyesBoys, aloftaloft.

wln 1722Mist.MistressMist. mer.merrythoughtmer.NowNow aa ChurlesChurl’schurl’s fartfart inin youryour teethteeth sirsir: ComeCome
wln 1723MickeMick, wee’lwe’ll notnot troubletrouble himhim, a’a shallshall notnot dingding vsus i’thi’ th’i’th’ teethteeth
wln 1724withwith hishis breadbread andand hishis brothbroth: thatthat hehe shallshall notnot: comecome boyboy, Il’eI’ll
wln 1725prouideprovide forfor theethee, II warrantwarrant theethee: wee’lwe’ll goego toto maistermaster Ven-VenterwelsVen∣terwelsVenturewell’s
wln 1726terwels
wln 1726thethe MerchantMerchant, Il’eI’ll getget hishis letterletter toto minemine HostHost ofof thethe
wln 1727BellBell inin WalthamWaltham, therethere Il’eI’ll placeplace theethee withwith thethe TapsterTapster; willwill
wln 1728notnot thatthat doedo wellwell forfor theethee MickeMick? andand letlet meme alonealone forfor thatthat
wln 1729oldold CuckoldlyCuckoldly knaueknave youryour fatherfather, Il’eI’ll vseuse himhim inin hishis kindekind,
wln 1730II warrantwarrant yeeye.
wln 1731WifeWife.ComeCome GeorgeGeorge, wher’swhere’s thethe beerebeer?
wln 1732Cit.CitizenCit.HereHere louelove.
wln 1733WifeWife.ThisThis oldold fornicatingfornicating fellowfellow wilwill notnot outout ofof mymy mindmind
wln 1734yetyet; GentlemenGentlemen, Il’eI’ll beginbegin toto youyou allall, andand II desiredesire moremore ofof
wln 1735youryour acquaintanceacquaintance, withwith allall mymy heartheart. FillFill thethe GentlemenGentlemen
wln 1736somesome beerebeer GeorgeGeorge.
wln 1737FinisFinis ActusActus tertijtertiitertij. MusickeMusic.


wln 1738ActusActus quartusquartus, ScœnaScoenaScoena primaprima.

wln 1739BoyBoy dauncethdanceth.
wln 1740WifeWife.LookeLook GeorgeGeorge, thethe littlelittle boy’sboy’s comecome againeagain, meemee∣thinkesmethinks
wln 1741thinkes
wln 1741hehe lookeslooks somethingsomething likelike thethe princeprince ofof OrangeOrange inin hishis
wln 1742longlong stockingstocking, ifif heehe hadhad aa littlelittle harnesseharness aboutabout hishis neckeneck.
wln 1743GeorgeGeorge II willwill hauehave himhim dancedance FadingFading; FadingFading isis aa finefine IiggeJigjig
wln 1744Il’eI’ll assureassure youyou GentlemenGentlemen: beginbegin brotherbrother, nownow aa caperscaper’s
wln 1745sweetsweet heartheart, nownow aa turneturn a’tho’ th’o’th’ toetoe, andand thenthen tumbletumble: cannotcannot
wln 1746youyou tumbletumble youthyouth?
wln 1747BoyBoy.NoNo indeedindeed forsoothforsooth:
wln 1748WifeWife.NorNor eateeat firefire?BoyBoy.NeitherNeither.
wln 1749WifeWife.WhyWhy thenthen II thankethank youyou heartilyheartily, there’sthere’s twotwo pencepence
wln 1750toto buybuy youyou pointspoints withallwithal.
wln 1751EnterEnter IasperJasperjasper andand BoyBoy.
wln 1752Iasp.JasperIasp.ThereThere boyboy, deliuerdeliver thisthis: butbut dodo itit wellwell. HastHast thouthou
wln 1753prouidedprovided meme fourefour lustylusty fellowesfellows?
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wln 1754AbleAble toto carrycarry meme? andand artart thouthou perfectperfect
wln 1755InIn allall thythy businessebusiness?BoyBoy.SirSir, youyou needneed notnot fearefear,
wln 1756II hauehave mymy lessonlesson herehere, andand cannotcannot missemiss itit:
wln 1757TheThe menmen areare readyready forfor youyou, andand whatwhat elseelse
wln 1758PertainesPertains toto thisthis imploymentemployment.Iasp.JasperIasp.ThereThere mymy boyboy,
wln 1759TakeTake itit, butbut buybuy nono landland.BoyBoy.FaithFaith sirsir ’twere’twere rarerare
wln 1760ToTo seesee soso yongyoung aa purchaserpurchaser: II flyefly,
wln 1761AndAnd onon mymy wingswings carrycarry youryour destiniedestiny.ExitExit.
wln 1762Iasp.JasperIasp.GoGo, andand bebe happyhappy. NowNow mymy latestlatest hopehope
wln 1763ForsakeForsake meme notnot, butbut flingfling thythy AnchorAnchor outout,
wln 1764AndAnd letlet itit holdhold: standstand fixtfixed thouthou rollingrolling stonestone,
wln 1765TillTill II enioyenjoy mymy deerestdearest: hearehear meme allall
wln 1766YouYou powerspowers thatthat rulerule inin menmen cœlestiallcoelestiallcelestial.ExitExit.
wln 1767WifeWife.GoGo thythy wayesways, thouthou artart asas crookedcrooked aa spriggesprig asas euerever
wln 1768grewgrew inin LondonLondon; II warrantwarrant himhim hee’lhe’ll comecome toto somesome naughtynaughty
wln 1769endend oror otherother: forfor hishis lookeslooks saysay nono lesseless: BesidesBesides, hishis fatherfather
wln 1770(youyou knowknow GeorgeGeorge) isis nonenone ofof thethe bestbest, youyou heardheard himhim taketake
wln 1771meme vpup likelike aa flirt Gillflirt-Gillflirt Gill, andand singsing baudybawdy songssongs vponupon meme: butbut
wln 1772IfaithI faithI’ faithi’faith ifif II liuelive GeorgeGeorge
wln 1773Cit.CitizenCit.LetLet meme alonealone sweet-heartsweetheart, II hauehave aa tricketrick inin mymy headhead
wln 1774shallshall lodgelodge himhim inin thethe ArchesArches forfor oneone yeareyear, andand makemake himhim
wln 1775singsing PeccauiPeocaniPeccaviPeocani, er’eere II leaueleave himhim, andand yetyet heehe shallshall neuernever knowknow
wln 1776whowho hurthurt himhim neitherneither.
wln 1777WifeWife.DoDo mymy goodgood GeorgeGeorge, dodo.
wln 1778Cit.CitizenCit.WhatWhat shallshall wewe hauehave RafeRafe dodo nownow boyboy?
wln 1779BoyBoy.YouYou shallshall hauehave whatwhat youyou willwill sirsir.
wln 1780Cit.CitizenCit.WhyWhy soso sirsir, gogo andand fetchfetch meme himhim thenthen, andand letlet thethe So-SophySo∣phySophy
wln 1781phy
wln 1781ofof PersiaPersia comecome andand christenchristen himhim aa childechild.
wln 1782BoyBoy.BeleeueBelieve meme sirsir, thatthat willwill notnot doedo soso wellwell, ’tis’tis stalestale, itit
wln 1783hashas beenebeen hadhad beforebefore atat thethe redred BullBull.
wln 1784WifeWife.GeorgeGeorge letlet RafeRafe trauelltravel ouerover greatgreat hilshills, &and letlet himhim bebe ve-veryve∣ryvery
wln 1785ry
wln 1785wearyweary, andand comecome toto thethe KingKing ofof Cracouia’sCracovia’s househouse, coueredcovered
wln 1786withwith veluetvelvet, andand therethere letlet thethe KingsKing’sking’s daughterdaughter standstand inin herher
wln 1787windowwindow allall inin beatenbeaten goldgold, combingcombing herher goldengolden lockslocks withwith
wln 1788aa combecomb ofof IuoryIvoryivory, andand letlet herher spyspy RafeRafe, andand fallfall inin louelove withwith
wln 1789himhim, andand comecome downedown toto himhim, andand carrycarry himhim intointo herher fathersfather’s
wln 1790househouse, andand thenthen letlet RafeRafe talketalk withwith herher.
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wln 1791Cit.CitizenCit.WellWell saidsaid NellNell, itit shalshall bebe soso: boyboy let’slet’s ha’tha ’thave’t donedone quicklyquickly.
wln 1792BoyBoy.SirSir, ifif youyou willwill imagineimagine allall thisthis toto bebe donedone alreadyalready,
wln 1793youyou shallshall hearehear themthem talketalk togethertogether: butbut weewe cannotcannot pre-presentpre∣sentpresent
wln 1794sent
wln 1794aa househouse coueredcovered withwith blackeblack veluetvelvet, andand aa LadyLady inin bea-beatenbea∣tenbeaten
wln 1795ten
wln 1795goldgold.
wln 1796Cit.CitizenCit.SirSir boyboy, letslet’s ha’tha ’thave’t asas youyou cancan thenthen.
wln 1797BoyBoy.BesidesBesides itit willwill shewshow ill-fauouredlyill-favoredlyill-favouredly toto hauehaue’ahavehave a aa Gro-GrocersGro∣cersGrocer’s
wln 1798cer’s
wln 1798prenticeprentice toto courtcourt aa kingsking’s daughterdaughter.
wln 1799Cit.CitizenCit.WillWill itit soso sirsir? youyou areare wellwell readread inin HistoriesHistories: II praypray
wln 1800youyou whatwhat waswas sirsir DagonetDagonet? waswas notnot hehe prenticeprentice toto aa GrocerGrocer
wln 1801inin LondonLondon? readread thethe playplay ofof thethe FoureFourfour PrenticesPrentices ofof LondonLondon,
wln 1802wherewhere theythey tossetoss theirtheir pikespikes soso: II praypray youyou fetchfetch himhim inin sirsir,
wln 1803fetchfetch himhim inin.
wln 1804BoyBoy.ItIt shallshall bebe donedone, itit isis notnot ourour faultfault gentlemengentlemen.ExitExit.
wln 1805WifeWife.NowNow wewe shallshall seesee finefine doingsdoings II warrantwarrant tee’eetee GeorgeGeorge.
wln 1806OO herehere theythey comecome; howhow pretilyprettily thethe kingking ofof Cracuioa’sCracovia’sCracuioa’s daugh-daughterdaugh∣terdaughter
wln 1807ter
wln 1807isis drestdressed.EnterEnter RafeRafe andand thethe LadyLady, SquireSquire andand dwarfedwarf.
wln 1808Cit.CitizenCit.IAyI NellNell, itit isis thethe fashionfashion ofof thatthat countrycountry, II warrantwarrant tee’eetee.
wln 1809LadyLady.WelcomeWelcome sirsir KnightKnight vntounto mymy fathersfather’s CourtCourt.
wln 1810KingKing ofof MoldauiaMoldavia, vntounto meme PompionaPompiona
wln 1811HisHis daughterdaughter deeredear: butbut suresure youyou dodo notnot likelike
wln 1812YourYour entertainmententertainment, thatthat willwill staystay withwith vsus
wln 1813NoNo longerlonger butbut aa nightnight.RafeRafe.DamsellDamsel rightright fairefair,
wln 1814II amam onon manymany sadsad aduenturesadventures boundbound,
wln 1815ThatThat callcall meme forthforth intointo thethe wildernessewilderness:
wln 1816BesidesBesides, mymy horseshorse’s backeback isis somethingsomething gal’dgalled,
wln 1817WhichWhich willwill inforceenforce meme rideride aa sobersober pacepace.
wln 1818ButBut manymany thankesthanks (fairefair LadyLady) bebe toto youyou,
wln 1819ForFor vsingusing erranterrant KnightKnight withwith curtesiecourtesy.
wln 1820LadyLady.ButBut saysay (brauebrave knightknight) whatwhat isis youryour namename &and birthbirth?
wln 1821RafeRafe.MyMy namename isis RafeRafe, II amam anan EnglishEnglish manman,
wln 1822AsAs truetrue asas steelesteel, aa heartyhearty EnglishmanEnglishman,
wln 1823AndAnd prenticeprentice toto aa GrocerGrocer inin thethe strondstrand,
wln 1824ByBy deeddeed IndentIndent, ofof whichwhich II hauehave oneone partpart:
wln 1825ButBut FortuneFortune callingcalling meme toto followfollow ArmesArms,
wln 1826OnOn meme thisthis holyholy orderorder II diddid taketake,
wln 1827OfOf BurningBurning pestlepestle, whichwhich inin allall mensmen’s eyeseyes,
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wln 1828II bearebear, confoundingconfounding LadiesLadies’ladies’ enemiesenemies.
wln 1829LadyLady.OftOft hauehave II heardheard ofof youryour brauebrave country-mencountrymen,
wln 1830AndAnd fertillfertile soylesoil, andand storestore ofof holesomewholesome foodfood:
wln 1831MyMy FatherFather oftoft willwill telltell meme ofof aa drinkedrink
wln 1832InIn EnglandEngland foundfound, andand NipitatoNippitatoNipitato cal’dcalled.
wln 1833WhichWhich driuethdriveth allall thethe sorrowsorrow fromfrom youryour heartshearts.
wln 1834RafeRafe.LadyLady ’tis’tis truetrue, youyou needneed notnot laylay youryour lipslips
wln 1835ToTo betterbetter NipitatoNippitatoNipitato thenthan therethere isis.
wln 1836LadyLady.AndAnd ofof aa wild-fowlewildfowl hehe willwill oftenoften speakespeak,
wln 1837WhichWhich poudredpowdered beefebeef andand mustardmustard calledcalled isis:
wln 1838ForFor therethere hauehave beenebeen greatgreat warreswars ’twixt’twixt vsus andand youyou,
wln 1839ButBut trulytruly RafeRafe, itit waswas notnot longlong ofof meme.
wln 1840TellTell meme thenthen RafeRafe, couldcould youyou contentedcontented bebe,
wln 1841ToTo wearewear aa LadiesLady’slady’s fauourfavorfavour inin youryour shieldshield?
wln 1842RafeRafe.II amam aa knightknight ofof religiousreligious orderorder,
wln 1843AndAnd willwill notnot wearewear aa fauourfavorfavour ofof aa LadiesLady’slady’s
wln 1844ThatThat truststrusts inin AntichristAntichrist, andand falsefalse traditionstraditions.
wln 1845Cit.CitizenCit.WellWell saydsaid RafeRafe, conuertconvert herher ifif thouthou canstcanst.
wln 1846RafeRafe.BesidesBesides, II hauehave aa LadyLady ofof mymy owneown
wln 1847InIn merrymerry EnglandEngland, forfor whosewhose vertuousvirtuous sakesake
wln 1848II tooketook thesethese ArmesArms, andand SusanSusan isis herher namename,
wln 1849AA CoblersCobbler’scobbler’s maidmaid inin Milke-streetMilk-street, whomwhom II vowvow
wln 1850NereNe’erne’er toto forsakeforsake, whilstwhilst lifelife andand PestlePestle lastlast.
wln 1851LadyLady.HappyHappy thatthat CoblingCobbling damedame, who erewhoe’erwho ere sheshe bebe,
wln 1852ThatThat forfor herher owneown (deeredear RafeRafe) hathhath gottengotten theethee.
wln 1853VnhappyUnhappy II, thatthat nerene’er shallshall seesee thethe dayday
wln 1854ToTo seesee theethee moremore, thatthat bearstbear’st mymy heartheart awayaway.
wln 1855RafeRafe.LadyLady fare-wellfarewell, II needsneeds mustmust taketake mymy leaueleave.
wln 1856LadyLady.Hard-hartedHard-heartedhard-hearted RafeRafe, thatthat LadiesLadies dostdost deceiuedeceive.
wln 1857Cit.CitizenCit.HarkeHark theethee RafeRafe, there’sthere’s moneymoney forfor theethee; giuegive
wln 1858somethingsomething inin thethe KingKing ofof Cracouia’sCracovia’s househouse, bebe notnot beholdingbeholding
wln 1859toto himhim.
wln 1860RafeRafe.LadyLady beforebefore II gogo, II mustmust rememberremember
wln 1861YourYour fathersfather’s OfficersOfficers, whowho truthtruth toto telltell,
wln 1862HaueHave beenebeen aboutabout meme veryvery diligentdiligent.
wln 1863HoldHold vpup thythy snowysnowy handhand thouthou princelyprincely maidmaid,
wln 1864There’sThere’s tweluetwelve pencepence forfor youryour fathersfather’s ChamberlaineChamberlain,
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wln 1865AndAnd anotheranother shillingshilling forfor hishis CookeCook,
wln 1866ForFor byby mymy trothtroth thethe GooseGoose waswas rostedroasted wellwell.
wln 1867AndAnd twelue-pencetwelvepence forfor youryour fathersfather’s horse-keeperhorse-keeperhorsekeeper,
wln 1868ForFor nointing’nointing mymy horsehorse’horse backeback; andand forfor hishis butterbutter
wln 1869ThereThere isis anotheranother shillingshilling. ToTo thethe maidmaid
wln 1870ThatThat wash’twashed mymy boot-hoseboot-hose, there’sthere’s anan EnglishEnglish groatgroat;
wln 1871AndAnd twotwo pencepence toto thethe boyboy thatthat wip’twiped mymy bootsboots:
wln 1872AndAnd lastlast, fairefair LadyLady, therethere isis forfor your selfeyourself
wln 1873ThreeThree pencepence toto buybuy youyou pinspins atat BumboBumbo fairefair.
wln 1874LadyLady.FullFull manymany thankesthanks, andand II willwill keepekeep themthem safesafe
wln 1875TillTill allall thethe headsheads bebe offoff, forfor thythy sakesake RafeRafe.
wln 1876RafeRafe.AduanceAdvance mymy SquireSquire andand DwarfeDwarf, II cannotcannot staystay.
wln 1877LadyLady.ThouThou kilstkill’st mymy heartheart inin partingparting thusthus awayaway.ExeūtExeūtExeunt.
wln 1878WifeWife.II commendcommend RafeRafe yetyet thatthat heehe willwill notnot stoopestoop toto aa
wln 1879CracouianCraconianCracovianCraconian, there’sthere’s propererproperer womenwomen inin LondonLondon thenthan anyany areare
wln 1880therethere I-wisIwis. ButBut heerehere comescomes MaisterMaster HumphreyHumphrey andand hishis louelove
wln 1881againeagain nownow GeorgeGeorge.
wln 1882Cit.CitizenCit.IAyI conycunnyconey, peacepeace.
wln 1883EnterEnter MarchantMerchant, HumphreyHumphrey, LuceLuce andand aa BoyBoy.
wln 1884March.MerchantMarch.GoGo getget youyou vpup, II willwill notnot bebe intreatedentreated.
wln 1885AndAnd gossipgossip minemine, Il’eI’ll keepekeep youyou suresure hereafterhereafter
wln 1886FromFrom gaddinggadding outout againeagain withwith boyesboys andand vnthriftsunthrifts,
wln 1887ComeCome, theythey areare womenswomen’s tearestears, II knowknow youryour fashionfashion.
wln 1888GoGo sirrahsirrah, lockelock herher inin, andand keepekeep thethe keykey,ExitExit LuceLuce
&and BoyBoy.

wln 1889SafeSafe asas youyou louelove youryour lifelife. NowNow mymy sonneson HumfreyHumphrey,
wln 1890YouYou maymay bothboth restrest assuredassured ofof mymy louelove
wln 1891InIn thisthis, andand reapereap youryour owneown desiredesire.
wln 1892Hum.HumphreyHum.II seesee thisthis louelove youyou speakespeak ofof, throughthrough youryour daughterdaughter,
wln 1893AlthoughAlthough thethe holehole bebe littlelittle; andand hereafterhereafter
wln 1894WillWill yeeldyield thethe likelike inin allall II maymay, oror cancan,
wln 1895FittingFitting aa ChristianChristian, andand aa gentlemangentleman.
wln 1896March.MerchantMarch.II dodo beleeuebelieve youyou (mymy goodgood sonneson) andand thankethank youyou:
wln 1897ForFor ’twere’twere anan impudenceimpudence toto thinkethink youyou flatteredflattered.
wln 1898Humph.HumphreyHumph.ItIt werewere indeedindeed, butbut shallshall II telltell youyou whywhy,
wln 1899II hauehave beenebeen beatenbeaten twicetwice aboutabout thethe lyelie.
wln 1900March.MerchantMarch.WellWell sonson, nono moremore ofof complementcompliment, mymy daughterdaughter
wln 1901IsIs yoursyours againeagain; appointappoint thethe timetime, andand taketake herher,
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wln 1902We’leWe’ll hauehave nono stealingstealing forfor itit, II my selfemyself
wln 1903AndAnd somesome fewfew ofof ourour friendsfriends willwill seesee youyou marriedmarried.
wln 1904Hum.HumphreyHum.II wouldwould youyou wouldwould i’faithi’ faithi’faith, forfor bebe itit knowneknown
wln 1905II euerever waswas afraidafraid toto lielie alonealone.
wln 1906March.MerchantMarch.SomeSome threethree daiesdays hencehence thenthen.
wln 1907Hum.HumphreyHum.ThreeThree daiesdays, letlet meme seesee,
wln 1908’Tis’Tis some-whatsomewhat ofof thethe mostmost, yetyet II agreeagree,
wln 1909BecauseBecause II meanemean againstagainst thethe appointedappointed dayday,
wln 1910ToTo visitevisit allall mymy friendsfriends inin newnew arrayarray.EnterEnter seruantservant.
wln 1911Ser.ServantSer.SirSir, there’sthere’s aa GentlewomanGentlewoman withoutwithout wouldwould speakespeak
wln 1912withwith youryour WorshipWorship.Merch.MerchantMerch.WhatWhat isis sheeshe?
wln 1913Seru.ServantSeru.SirSir II asktasked herher notnot.
wln 1914Merch.MerchantMerch.BidBid herher comecome inin.
wln 1915EnterEnter mistressemistress Merry-thoughtMerrythoughtMerrithought andand MichaelMichael.
wln 1916Mist.MistressMist. mer.merrythoughtmer.PeacePeace bebe toto youryour WorshipWorship, II comecome asas aa poorepoor
wln 1917SuterSuitor toto youyou sirsir, inin thethe behalfebehalf ofof thisthis childchild.
wln 1918Merch.MerchantMerch.AreAre youyou notnot wifewife toto Merrie-thoughtMerrythoughtMerrithought?
wln 1919Mist.MistressMist. mer.merrythoughtmer.YesYes truelytruly, wouldwould II hadhad nerene’er seeneseen hishis eieseleseyes, haha hashas
wln 1920vndoneundone meme andand himselfehimself andand hishis childrenchildren, &and therethere hehe liueslives atat
wln 1921homehome &and singssings, &and hoightshoitshoights, &and ReuelsRevels amongamong hishis drunkendrunken -coōpanionscō∣panionscompanionscoōpanions
wln 1922panions,
wln 1922butbut, II warrantwarrant youyou, wherewhere toto getget aa penypenny toto putput breadbread
wln 1923inin hishis mouthmouth, hehe knowesknows notnot: andand thereforetherefore ifif itit likelike youryour
wln 1924WorshipWorship, II wouldwould entreateentreat youryour letterletter, toto thethe honesthonest HostHost
wln 1925ofof thethe BelBellbell inin VValthamWaltham, thatthat II maymay placeplace mymy childchild vnderunder
wln 1926thethe protectionprotection ofof hishis TapsterTapster, inin somesome setledsettled coursecourse ofof lifelife.
wln 1927Merch.MerchantMerch.I’meI’m gladglad thethe heauensheavens hauehave heardheard mymy prayersprayers: thythy (husbandhusband
wln 1928VVhenWhen II waswas riperipe inin sorrowssorrows laughtlaughed atat meme,
wln 1929ThyThy sonneson likelike anan vnthankefullunthankful wretchwretch, II hauinghaving
wln 1930Redeem’dRedeemed himhim fromfrom hishis fallfall andand mademade himhim minemine,
wln 1931ToTo shewshow hishis louelove againeagain, firstfirst stolestole mymy daughterdaughter,
wln 1932ThenThen wrong’dwronged thisthis GentlemanGentleman, andand lastlast ofof allall,
wln 1933GaueGave meme thatthat griefegrief, hadhad almostalmost broughtbrought meme downedown
wln 1934VntoUnto mymy grauegrave, hadhad notnot aa strongerstronger handhand
wln 1935Releiu’dRelieved mymy sorrowessorrows, gogo, andand weepeweep, asas II diddid
wln 1936AndAnd bebe vnpittiedunpitied, forfor II heerehere professeprofess
wln 1937AnAn euerlastingeverlasting hatehate toto allall thythy namename.
wln 1938Mist.MistressMist. mer.merrythoughtmer.VVillWillwill youyou soso sirsir, howhow saysay youyou byby thatthat? comecome
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wln 1939MickeMick, letlet himhim keepekeep hishis windewind toto coolecool hishis PorragePorridgeporridge, we’lewe’ll
wln 1940gogo toto thythy NurcesNurse’snurse’s MickemickMickmick, sheeshe knitsknits silkesilk stockingsstockings boyboy, andand
wln 1941we’lewe’ll knitknit tootoo boyboy, andand beebe beholdingbeholding toto nonenone ofof themthem
wln 1942allall.ExeuntExeunt MichaelMichael andand mothermother.
wln 1943EnterEnter aa boyboy withwith aa letterletter.
wln 1944BoyBoy.SirSir, II taketake itit youyou areare thethe MaisterMaster ofof thisthis househouse.
wln 1945Merch.MerchantMerch.HowHow thenthen boyboy?
wln 1946BoyBoy.ThenThen toto your selfeyourself sirsir comescomes thisthis letterletter.
wln 1947Merch.MerchantMerch.FromFrom whomwhom mymy prettypretty BoyBoy?
wln 1948BoyBoy.FromFrom himhim thatthat waswas youryour seruantservant, butbut nono moremore
wln 1949ShallShall thatthat namename euerever bebe, forfor heehe isis deaddead,
wln 1950GriefeGrief ofof youryour purchas’dpurchased angeranger brokebroke hishis heartheart,
wln 1951II sawsaw himhim diedie, andand fromfrom hishis handhand receiu’dreceived
wln 1952ThisThis paperpaper, withwith aa chargecharge toto bringbring itit hitherhither,
wln 1953ReadeRead itit, andand satisfiesatisfy your selfeyourself inin allall.
wln 1954LetterLetter.
wln 1955March.MerchantMarch.SirSir, thatthat II hauehave wrongedwronged youryour louelove, II mustmust confesseconfess, inin
wln 1956whichwhich II hauehave purchastpurchased toto my selfemyself.., besidesbesides mynemine owneown vndoingundoing, thethe
wln 1957illill opinionopinion ofof mymy friendsfriends, letlet notnot youryour angeranger, goodgood sirsir, out liueoutliveout live meme, butbut
wln 1958suffersuffer meeme toto restrest inin peacepeace withwith youryour forgiuenesseforgiveness; letlet mymy bodybody (ifif aa
wln 1959dyingdying manman maymay soso muchmuch preuailepreuailsprevailprevails withwith youyou) beebe broughtbrought toto youryour
wln 1960daughterdaughter, thatthat sheeshe maymay truelytruly knowknow mymy hotehatehothate flamesflames areare nownow buriedburied,
wln 1961andand, withallwithal, receiuereceive aa testimonytestimony ofof thethe zealezeal II borebore herher vertuevirtue: fare-farewellfare∣wellfarewell
wln 1962well
wln 1962forfor euerever, andand bebe euerever happyhappy. IasperJasperjasper.


wln 1963GodsGod’s handhand isis greatgreat inin thisthis, II dodo forgiuefor giueforgivefor give himhim,
wln 1964YetYet II amam gladglad he’she’s quietquiet, wherewhere II hopehope
wln 1965HeHe willwill notnot bitebite againeagain: boyboy bringbring thethe bodybody
wln 1966AndAnd letlet himhim hauehave hishis willwill, ifif thatthat bebe allall.
wln 1967BoyBoy.’Tis’Tis herehere withoutwithout sirsir.March.MerchantMarch.SoSo sirsir, ifif youyou pleaseplease
wln 1968YouYou maymay conductconduct itit inin, II dodo notnot fearefear itit.
wln 1969Hump.HumphreyHump.I’leI’ll bebe youryour VsherUsher boyboy, forfor thoughthough II saysay itit,
wln 1970HeHe ow’dowed meme somethingsomething onceonce, andand wellwell diddid paypay itit.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 1971EnterEnter LuceLuce alonealone.
wln 1972Luce.Luce.IfIf therethere bebe anyany punishmentpunishment inflictedinflicted
wln 1973VponUpon thethe miserablemiserable, moremore thenthan yetyet II feelefeel,
wln 1974LetLet itit togethertogether ceazeseizecease meme, andand atat onceonce
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wln 1975PressePress downedown mymy soulesoul, II cannotcannot bearebear thethe painepain
wln 1976OfOf thesethese delayingdelaying torturestortures: thouthou thatthanthatthen artart
wln 1977TheThe endend ofof allall, andand thethe sweetesweet restrest ofof allall;
wln 1978ComeCome, comecome ôo deathdeath, bringbring meme toto thythy peacepeace,
wln 1979AndAnd blotblot outout allall thethe memorymemory II nourishnourish
wln 1980BothBoth ofof mymy fatherfather andand mymy cruellcruel friendfriend.
wln 1981OO wretchedwretched maidemaid stillstill liuingliving toto bebe wretchedwretched,
wln 1982ToTo bebe aa saysay toto fortunefortune inin herher changeschanges,
wln 1983AndAnd growgrow toto numbernumber timestimes andand woeswoes togethertogether,
wln 1984HowHow happyhappy hadhad II benebeen, ifif beingbeing borneborn
wln 1985MyMy grauegrave hadhad benebeen mymy cradlecradle?EnterEnter seruantservant.
wln 1986Ser.ServantSer.ByBy youryour leaueleave
wln 1987YongYoung MistresseMistress, here’shere’s aa boyboy hathhath broughtbrought aa coffincoffin,
wln 1988WhatWhat a’a wouldwould saysay II knowknow notnot, butbut youryour fatherfather
wln 1989Charg’dCharged meme toto giuegive youyou noticenotice, herehere theythey comecome.
wln 1990EnterEnter twotwo bearingbearing aa CoffinCoffin, IasperJasperjasper inin itit.
wln 1991Luce.Luce.ForFor meme II hop’thoped ’tis’tis comecome, andand ’tis’tis mostmost welcomewelcome.
wln 1992BoyBoy.FaireFair MistresseMistress letlet meme notnot addeadd greatergreater griefegrief
wln 1993ToTo thatthat greatgreat storestore youyou hauehave alreadyalready; IasperJasperjasper
wln 1994ThatThat whilstwhilst hehe liu’dlived waswas yoursyours, nownow deaddead,
wln 1995AndAnd herehere enclos’denclosed, commandedcommanded meme toto bringbring
wln 1996HisHis bodybody hitherhither, andand toto crauecrave aa tearetear
wln 1997FromFrom thosethose fairefair eyeseyes, thoughthough hehe deseru’ddeserved notnot pittypity,
wln 1998ToTo deckedeck hishis funerallfuneral, forfor soso hehe bidbid meme
wln 1999TellTell herher forfor whomwhom hehe di’dedied.Luce.Luce.HeHe shallshall hauehave manymany:
wln 2000GoodGood friendsfriends departdepart aa littlelittle, whilstwhilst II taketakeExeuntExeunt CoffinCoffin
carriercarrier &and boyboy.

wln 2001MyMy leaueleave ofof thisthis deaddead manman, thatthat onceonce II lou’dloved:
wln 2002HoldHold, yetyet aa littlelittle, lifelife andand thenthen II giuegive theethee
wln 2003ToTo thythy firstfirst heauenlyheavenly beingbeing; OOOh mymy friendfriend!
wln 2004HastHast thouthou deceiu’ddeceived meme thusthus, andand gotgot beforebefore meme?
wln 2005II shallshall notnot longlong beebe afterafter, butbut beleeuebelieve meme,
wln 2006ThouThou wertwert tootoo cruellcruel IasperJasperjasper gainst’gainst thy selfethyself,
wln 2007InIn punishingpunishing thethe faultfault, II couldcould hauehave pardonedpardoned,
wln 2008WithWith soso vntimelyuntimely deathdeath; thouthou didstdidst notnot wrongwrong meme,
wln 2009ButBut euerever wer’twertwere’t mostmost kindkind, mostmost truetrue, mostmost louingloving;
wln 2010AndAnd II thethe mostmost vnkindunkind, mostmost falsefalse, mostmost cruellcruel.
wln 2011DidstDidst thouthou butbut askeask aa tearetear? Il’eI’ll giuegive theethee allall,
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wln 2012EuenEven allall mymy eieseyes cancan powrepour downedown, allall mymy sigh’ssighs
wln 2013AndAnd allall my selfemyself, beforebefore thouthou goestgoest fromfrom meme
wln 2014ThereThere areare butbut sparingsparing ritesrites: ButBut ifif thythy soulesoul
wln 2015BeBe yetyet aboutabout thisthis placeplace, andand cancan beholdbehold
wln 2016AndAnd seesee whatwhat II prepareprepare toto deckedeck theethee withwith,
wln 2017ItIt shallshall gogo vpup, borneborne onon thethe wingswings ofof peacepeace
wln 2018AndAnd satisfiedsatisfied: firstfirst willwill II singsing thythy dirgedirge,
wln 2019ThenThen kissekiss thythy palepale lipslips, andand thenthen diedie my selfemyself,
wln 2020AndAnd fillfill oneone CoffinCoffin andand oneone grauegrave togethertogether.
wln 2021SongSong.
wln 2022ComeCome youyou whosewhose louesloves areare deaddead,
wln 2023AndAnd whileswhiles II singsing
wln 2024WeepeWeep andand wringwring
wln 2025EueryEvery handhand andand eueryevery headhead,
wln 2026BindBind withwith CipresCypresscypress andand sadsad EweYewEwe,
wln 2027RibandsRibandsRibbons blackeblack, andand candlescandles blewblue,
wln 2028ForFor himhim thatthat waswas ofof menmen mostmost truetrue.

wln 2029ComeCome withwith heauyheavy mourningmourning,
wln 2030AndAnd onon hishis grauegrave
wln 2031LetLet himhim hauehave
wln 2032SacrificeSacrifice ofof sighessighs andand groaninggroaning,
wln 2033LetLet himhim hauehave fairefair flowersflowers enowenowenough,
wln 2034WhiteWhite andand purplepurple, greenegreen andand yellowyellow,
wln 2035ForFor himhim thatthat waswas ofof menmen mostmost truetrue.


wln 2036ThouThou sablesable clothcloth, sadsedsadsaid couercover ofof mymy ioiesjoys
wln 2037II liftlift theethee vpup, andand thusthus II meetemeet withwith deathdeath.
wln 2038Iasp.JasperIasp.AndAnd thusthus youyou meetemeet thethe liuingliving..LuceLuce.LuceLuce...SaueSave meme heauenheaven.
wln 2039Ias.JasperIas.NayNay dodo notnot fliefly meme fairefair, II amam nono spiritspirit,
wln 2040LookeLook betterbetter onon meme, dodo youyou knowknow meme yetyet?
wln 2041Luce.Luce.OO thouthou deeredear shadowshadow ofof mymy friendfriend.
wln 2042Iasp.JasperIasp.DeereDear substancesubstance,
wln 2043II sweareswear II amam nono shadowshadow, feelefeel mymy handhand,
wln 2044ItIt isis thethe samesame itit waswas, II amam youryour IasperJasperjasper,
wln 2045YourYour IasperJasperjasper that’sthat’s yetyet liuingliving, andand yetyet louingloving,
wln 2046PardonPardon mymy rashrash attemptattempt, mymy foolishfoolish proofeproof
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wln 2047II putput inin practisepractice ofof youryour constancyconstancy,
wln 2048ForFor soonersooner shouldshould mymy swordsword hauehave drunkedrunk mymy bloudblood,
wln 2049AndAnd setset mymy soulesoul atat libertyliberty, thenthanthen drawnedrawn
wln 2050TheThe leastleast dropdrop fromfrom thatthat bodybody; forfor whichwhich boldnesseboldness
wln 2051DoomeDoom meme toto anyany thingthing: ifif deathdeath II taketake itit
wln 2052AndAnd willinglywillingly.Luce.Luce.ThisThis deathdeath I’leI’ll giuegive youyou forfor itit,
wln 2053SoSo, nownow II amam satisfiedsatisfied: youyou areare nono spiritspirit,
wln 2054ButBut mymy owneown truesttruest, truesttruest, truesttruest friendfriend,
wln 2055VVhyWhy doedo youyou comecome thusthus toto meeme.
wln 2056IasperJasperjasper.FirstFirst toto seesee youyou,
wln 2057ThenThenThan toto conueyconvey youyou hencehence.
wln 2058Luce.Luce.ItIt cannotcannot beebe,
wln 2059ForFor II amam locktlocked vpup herehere andand watchtwatched atat allall howershours,
wln 2060ThatThat ’tis’tis impossibleimpossible forfor meme toto scapescape.
wln 2061Iasp.JasperIasp.NothingNothing moremore possiblepossible, withinwithin thisthis coffincoffin
wln 2062DoDo youyou conueyconvey your selfeyourself, letlet meme alonealone,
wln 2063II hauehave thethe witswits ofof twentytwenty menmen aboutabout meme,
wln 2064OnelyOnly II crauecrave thethe sheltershelter ofof youryour ClosetCloset
wln 2065AA littlelittle, andand thenthen fearefear meme notnot; creepecreep inin
wln 2066ThatThat theythey maymay presentlypresently conueyconvey youyou hencehence:
wln 2067FeareFear nothingnothing deerestdearest louelove, Il’eI’ll bebe youryour secondsecond,
wln 2068LieLie closeclose, soso, allall goesgoes wellwell yetyet; BoyBoy.
wln 2069BoyBoy.AtAt handhand sirsir.
wln 2070Iasp.JasperIasp.ConueyConvey awayaway thethe CoffinCoffin, andand bebe warywary.
wln 2071BoyBoy.’Tis’Tis donedone alreadyalready.
wln 2072Iasp.JasperIasp.NowNow mustmust II gogo coniureconjure.ExitExit.
wln 2073EnterEnter MerchantMerchant.
wln 2074Merch.MerchantMerch.BoyBoy, BoyBoy.
wln 2075BoyBoy.YourYour seruantservant sirsir.
wln 2076March.MerchantMarch.DoDo meme thisthis kindnessekindness BoyBoy, holdhold here’shere’s aa crownecrown:
wln 2077BeforeBefore thouthou burybury thethe bodybody ofof thisthis fellowfellow, carrycarry itit toto hishis
wln 2078oldold meriemerry fatherfather, andand salutesalute himhim fromfrom meeme, andand bidbid himhim singsing,
wln 2079hehe hathhath causecause.
wln 2080BoyBoy.II willwill sirsir.
wln 2081Merch.MerchantMerch.AndAnd thenthen bringbring meme wordword whatwhat tunetune hehe isis inin,
wln 2082andand hauehave anotheranother crownecrown: butbut dodo itit truelytruly.
wln 2083II hauehave fittedfitted himhim aa bargainebargain, nownow, willwill vexvex himhim.
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wln 2084BoyBoy.GodGod blessebless youryour VVorshipsWorship’sworship’s healthhealth sirsir.
wln 2085March.MerchantMarch.Fare-wellFarewell boyboy.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 2086EnterEnter MaisterMaster Merrie-thoughtMerrythoughtMerrithought.
wln 2087WifeWife.AhAh oldold Merry-thoughtMerrythoughtMerrithought, artart thouthou therethere againeagain, let’slet’s
wln 2088herehearhere somesome ofof thythy songssongs.
wln 2089OldOld Mer.MerrythoughtMer.WhoWho cancan singsing aa merriermerrier noatenote,
wln 2090ThenThan hehe thatthat cannotcannot changechange aa groatgroat?

wln 2091NotNot aa DenierDenier leftleft, andand yetyet mymy heartheart leapesleaps, II dodo wonderwonder
wln 2092yetyet, asas oldold asas II amam, thatthat anyany manman willwill followfollow aa TradeTrade, oror
wln 2093serueserve, thatthat maymay singsing andand laughlaugh, andand walkewalk thethe streetesstreets, mymy
wln 2094wifewife andand bothboth mymy sonnessons areare II knowknow notnot wherewhere, II hauehave no-nothingno∣thingnothing
wln 2095thing
wln 2095leftleft, nornor knowknow II howhow toto comecome byby meatemeat toto suppersupper, yetyet
wln 2096amam II merrymerry stillstill; forfor II knowknow II shallshall findefind itit vponupon thethe TableTable atat
wln 2097sixesix a clockeo’clock, thereforetherefore hanghang ThoughtThought.
wln 2098II wouldwould notnot bebe aa SeruigmanScruigmanServingmanservingman toto carrycarry thethe cloke-bagcloak-bag stillstill,
wln 2099NorNor wouldwould II bebe aa FawleconerFalconerfalconer thethe greedygreedy HawkesHawlkeshawks toto fillfill.
wln 2100ButBut II wouldwould bebe inin aa goodgood househouse, &and hauehave aa goodgood MaisterMaster tootoo.
wln 2101ButBut II wouldwould eateat &and drinkdrink ofof thethe bestbest, &and nono workwork wouldwould II dodo.

wln 2102ThisThis isis itit thatthat keepeskeeps lifelife andand soulesoul togethertogether, mirthmirth, thisthis
wln 2103isis thethe PhilosophersPhilosopher’sphilosopher’s stonestone thatthat theythey writewrite soso muchmuch onon, thatthat
wln 2104keepeskeeps aa manman euerever yongyoung.
wln 2105EnterEnter aa BoyBoy.
wln 2106BoyBoy.SirSir, theythey saysay theythey knowknow allall youryour monymoney isis gonegone, andand
wln 2107theythey willwill trusttrust youyou forfor nono moremore drinkedrink.
wln 2108OldOld mer.merrythoughtmer.WillWill theythey notnot? letlet am’emam choosechoose, thethe bestbest isis II hauehave
wln 2109mirthmirth atat homehome, andand needeneed notnot sendsend abroadabroad forfor thatthat, letlet themthem
wln 2110keepekeep theirtheir drinkedrink toto themseluesthemselves.
wln 2111ForFor IillianJillianjillian ofof BerryBerry sheeshe dwelsdwells onon aa HillHill,
wln 2112AndAnd sheeshe hathhath goodgood BeereBeer andand AleAle toto sellsell.
wln 2113AndAnd ofof goodgood fellowesfellows sheshe thinksthinks nono illill,
wln 2114AndAnd thetherthither willwill wewe gogo nownow, nownow, nownow, nownow, andand thetherthither
wln 2115WillWill weewe gogo nownow.
wln 2116AndAnd whenwhen youyou hauehave mademade aa littlelittle staystay,
wln 2117YouYou needneed notnot askeask whatwhat isis toto paypay,
wln 2118ButBut kissekiss youryour HostesseHostess andand gogo youryour wayway, AndAnd thitherthither, &c.etc.

wln 2119EnterEnter anotheranother BoyBoy.
wln 21202.2. BoyBoy.SirSir, II cancan getget nono breadbread forfor suppersupper.
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wln 2121OldOld mer.merrythoughtmer.HangHang breadbread andand suppersupper, let’slet’s preseruepreserve ourour mirthmirth,
wln 2122andand wewe shallshall neuernever feelefeel hungerhunger, I’leI’ll warrantwarrant youyou, let’slet’s hauehave
wln 2123aa CatchCàtchCatchCàtch, boyboy followfollow meme, comecomesingsing thisthis CatchCatch.
wln 2124HoHo, hoho, no bodynobody atat homehome, meatemeat, nornor drinkedrink, nornor moneymoney haha’ weewe
wln 2125nonenone, fillfill thethe potpot EedyEedy, neuernever moremore needneed II.

wln 2126OldOld mer.merrythoughtmer.SoSo boiesboys enoughenough, followfollow meeme, let’slet’s changechange ourour
wln 2127placeplace andand wewe shallshall laughlaugh afreshafresh.
wln 2128ExeuntExeunt.
wln 2129WifeWife.LetLet himhim goego GeorgeGeorge, a’a shallshall notnot hauehave anyany counte-countenancecounte∣nancecountenance
wln 2130nance
wln 2130fromfrom vsus, nornor aa goodgood wordword fromfrom anyany i’th’i’ th’i’th’ CompanyCompany, ifif
wln 2131II maymay strikestrike strokestroke in’tin ’tin’t.
wln 2132Cit.CitizenCit.NoNo moremore a’aa shannotsha’ notsha’not louelove; butbut NelNell II willwill hauehave RaphRafeRaph
wln 2133doedo aa veryvery notablenotable mattermatter nownow, toto thethe eternalleternal honourhonorhonour
wln 2134andand gloryglory ofof allall GrocersGrocers, sirrahsirrah youyou therethere boyboy, cancan nonenone ofof
wln 2135youyou hearehear?
wln 2136BoyBoy.SirSir, youryour pleasurepleasure.
wln 2137Cit.CitizenCit.LetLet RaphRafeRaph comecome outout onon May-dayMay dayMay-day inin thethe morningmorning andand
wln 2138speakespeak vponupon aa ConduitConduit withwith allall hishis ScarfesScarves aboutabout himhim, andand hishis
wln 2139fethersfeathers andand hishis ringsrings andand hishis knacksknacks.
wln 2140BoyBoy.WhyWhy sirsir youyou dodo notnot thinkethink ofof ourour plotplot, whatwhat willwill be-becomebe∣comebecome
wln 2141come
wln 2141ofof thatthat thenthen?
wln 2142Cit.CitizenCit.WhyWhy sirsir, II carecare notnot whatwhat becomebecome on’ton ’ton’t, I’leI’ll hauehave himhim
wln 2143comecome outout, oror I’leI’ll fetchfetch himhim outout my selfemyself, I’leI’ll hauehave some-somethingsome∣thingsomething
wln 2144thing
wln 2144donedone inin honorhonorhonour ofof thethe CittyCity, besidesbesides, hehe hathhath benebeen longlong
wln 2145enoughenough vponupon AduenturesAdventures, bringbring himhim outout quickelyquickly, oror ifif II
wln 2146comecome inin amongstamongst youyou
wln 2147BoyBoy.WellWell sirsir heehe shallshall comecome outout, butbut ifif ourour playplay miscar-miscarrymiscar∣rymiscarry
wln 2148ry,
wln 2148sirsir youyou areare likelike toto paypay for’tfor ’tfor’t.
wln 2149ExitExit BoyBoy.
wln 2150Cit.CitizenCit.BringBring himhim awayaway thenthen.
wln 2151WifeWife.ThisThis willwill bebebrauebe brauebrave i’faithi’ faithi’faith, GeorgeGeorge shallshall notnot hehe dancedance
wln 2152thethe morricemorris tootoo forfor thethe creditcredit ofof thethe StrandStrand.
wln 2153Cittiz.CitizenCittiz.NoNo sweetesweet heartheart itit willwill beebe tootoo muchmuch forfor thethe boyboy,
wln 2154ôo therethere hehe isis NelNell, hee’she’s reasonablereasonable wellwell inin reparellreparel, butbut heehe
wln 2155hashas notnot ringsrings enoughenough.
wln 2156EnterEnter RaphRaph.RafeRaph...
wln 2157Raph.RafeRaph.LondonLondon, toto theethee II dodo presentpresent thethe merrymerry MonthMonth ofof MayMay
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wln 2158LetLet eacheach truetrue SubiectSubject bebe contentcontent toto hearehear meme whatwhat II saysay:
wln 2159ForFor fromfrom thethe toptop ofof ConduitConduit headhead, asas plainelyplainly maymay appeareappear,
wln 2160II willwill bothboth telltell mymy namename toto youyou andand whereforewherefore II camecame heerehere.
wln 2161MyMy namename isis RaphRafeRaph, byby duedue discentdescent, thoughthough notnot ignobleignoble II,
wln 2162YetYet farfar inferiorinferior toto thethe FlockeFlock ofof gratiousgracious GroceryGrocery.
wln 2163AndAnd byby thethe Common-councellCommon counselCommon-council, ofof mymy fellowesfellows inin thethe StrandStrand,
wln 2164WithWith guildedgildedguilded StaffeStaff, andand crossedcrossed SkarfeScarf, thethe May-lordMay lordMay-lord herehere II standstand.
wln 2165ReioyceRejoice, ôo EnglishEnglish heartshearts, reioycerejoice, reioycerejoice ôo LouersLovers deeredear,
wln 2166ReioyceRejoice ôo CittyCity, TowneTown, andand CountryCountry, reioycerejoice ekeeke eueryevery ShireShire;
wln 2167ForFor nownow thethe fragrantfragrant FlowersFlowers dodo springspring andand sproutsprout inin seemelyseemly sortsort,
wln 2168TheThe littlelittle BirdsBirds dodo sitsit andand singsing, thethe LambesLambs dodo makemake finefine sportsport.
wln 2169AndAnd nownow thethe BurchinBirchenBurchin TreeTree dothdoth budbud thatthat maksmakes thethe Schoole boySchoolboySchool boy crycry
wln 2170TheThe MorriceMorrismorris ringsrings whilewhile Hobby-horseHobby-horse dothdoth footefoot itit feateouslyfeatouslyfeateously:
wln 2171TheThe LordsLords andand LadiesLadies nownow abroadabroad forfor theirtheir disportdisport andand playplay,
wln 2172DoDo kissekiss sometimessometimes vponupon thethe GrasseGrass, andand sometimessometimes inin thethe HeyHey.
wln 2173NowNow ButterButter withwith aa leafeleaf ofof SageSage isis goodgood toto PurgePurge thethe bloudblood,
wln 2174FlyFly VenusVenus andand PhlebotomyPhlebotomy forfor theythey areare neitherneither goodgood.
wln 2175NowNow littlelittle fishfish onon tendertender stonestone, beginnebegin toto castcast theirtheir belliesbellies,
wln 2176AndAnd sluggishsluggish snailssnails, thatthat ersterst werewere mutemute, dodo creepcreep outout ofof theirtheir sheliesshellssheliesshelliesshells
wln 2177TheThe rumblingrumbling RiuersRivers nownow dodo warmewarm forfor littlelittle boiesboys toto padlepaddle,
wln 2178TheThe sturdysturdy SteedeSteed, nownow goesgoes toto grassegrass, andand vpup theythey hanghang hishis saddlesaddle.
wln 2179TheThe heauyheavy HartHartHeart, thethe bellowingbellowing BuckeBuck, thethe RascalRascal andand thethe PricketPricket,
wln 2180AreAre nownow amongamong thethe YeomansYeoman’syeoman’s PeasePease, andand leaueleave thethe fearefullfearful thicketthicket.
wln 2181AndAnd bebe likelike themthem, ôo youyou, II saysay, ofof thisthis samesame noblenoble TowneTown,
wln 2182AndAnd liftlift aloftaloft youryour veluetvelvet headsheads, andand slippingslipping ofoffof youryour gownegown:
wln 2183WithWith belsbells onon legslegs, andand napkinsnapkins cleaneclean vntounto youryour shouldersshoulders tidetiedtide,
wln 2184WithWith ScarfesScarves &and GartersGarters asas youyou pleaseplease, &and HeyHeyHeigh forfor ourour TownTown cri’dcried
wln 2185MarchMarch outout andand shewshow youryour willingwilling mindsminds byby twentytwenty andand byby twentytwenty,
wln 2186ToTo HogsdonHogsdon oror toto NewingtonNewington, wherewhere AleAle andand CakesCakes areare plentyplenty:
wln 2187AndAnd letlet itit nerene’er bebe saidsaid, forfor shameshame, thatthat wewe thethe youthsyouths ofof LondonLondon,
wln 2188LayLay thrummingthrumming ofof ourour CapsCaps atat homehome, andand leftleft ourour customecustom vndoneundone.
wln 2189VpUp thenthen, II saysay, bothboth yongyoung andand oldold, bothboth manman andand maidemaid a Mayinga-Maying
wln 2190WithWith DrumsDrums andand GunsGuns thatthat bouncebounce alowdaloud, &and merymerry TaberTaborTaber playingplaying.
wln 2191VVhichWhich toto prolongprolong, GodGod sauesave ourour KingKing, andand sendsend hishis CountryCountry peacepeace
wln 2192AndAnd rooteroot outout TreasonTreason fromfrom thethe LandLand, andand soso, mymy friendsfriends II ceasecease.

wln 2193FinisFinis Act.ActusAct. 4.4.

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wln 2194ActusActus 5.5. ScœnaScoenaScoena primaprima.

wln 2195EnterEnter MarchantMerchant, solussolus.

wln 2196March.MerchantMarch.II willwill hauehave nono greatgreat storestore ofof companycompany atat thethe wed-weddingwed∣dingwedding
wln 2197ding,
wln 2197aa cupplecouple ofof neighboursneighborsneighbours andand theirtheir wiueswives, andand weewe willwill
wln 2198hauehave aa CaponCapon inin stewedstewed brothbroth, withwith marrowmarrow, andand aa goodgood
wln 2199peecepiece ofof beefebeef, stuckestuck withwith rose-maryrosemary.

wln 2200EnterEnter IasperJasperjasper, hishis faceface mealedmealed.
wln 2201Iasp.JasperIasp.ForbeareForbear thythy painespains fondfond manman, itit isis tootoo latelate.
wln 2202March.MerchantMarch.HeauenHeaven blessebless meme: IasperJasperjasper?
wln 2203Iasp.JasperIasp.IAyay, II amam hishis GhostGhost
wln 2204WhomWhom thouthou hasthast iniur’dinjured forfor hishis constantconstant louelove:
wln 2205FondFond worldlyworldly wretchwretch, whowho dostdost notnot vnderstandunderstand
wln 2206InIn deathdeath thatthat truetrue heartshearts cannotcannot partedparted bebe.
wln 2207FirstFirst knowknow thythy daughterdaughter isis quitequite borneborneborn awayaway,
wln 2208OnOn wingswings ofof AngelsAngels, throughthrough thethe liquidliquid aireair,
wln 2209ToTooTo farrefar outout ofof thythy reachreach, andand neuernever moremore
wln 2210ShaltShalt thouthou beholdbehold herher faceface: ButBut sheeshe andand II
wln 2211WillWill inin anotheranother worldworld enioyenjoy ourour louesloves,
wln 2212WhereWhere neitherneither fathersfather’s angeranger, pouertiepoverty,
wln 2213NorNor anyany crossecross thatthat troublestroubles earthlyearthly menmen
wln 2214ShallShall makemake vsus seuersever ourour vnitedunited heartshearts.
wln 2215AndAnd neuernever shaltshalt thouthou sitsit, oror bebe alonealone
wln 2216InIn anyany placeplace, butbut II willwill visitvisit theethee
wln 2217WithWith gastlyghastly lookeslooks, andand putput intointo thythy mindemind
wln 2218TheThe greatgreat offencesoffensesoffences wichwhich thouthou didstdidst toto meme.
wln 2219WhenWhen thouthou artart atat thythy TableTable withwith thythy friendsfriends
wln 2220MerryMerry inin heartheart, audand fildfilled withwith swellingswelling winewine,
wln 2221Il’eI’ll comecome inin midstmidst ofof allall thythy pridepride andand mirthmirth,
wln 2222InuisibleInvisible toto allall menmen butbut thy selfethyself,
wln 2223AndAnd whisperwhisper suchsuch aa sadsad taletale inin thinethine eareear,
wln 2224ShallShall makemake theethee letlet thethe CuppeCup fallfall fromfrom thythy handhand,
wln 2225AndAnd standstand asas mutemute andand palepale asas DeathDeath it selfeitself.
wln 2226March.MerchantMarch.ForgiueForgive meme IasperJasperjasper; Oh!Oh! whatwhat mightmight II doedo?
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wln 2227TellTell meme, toto satisfiesatisfy thythy trobledtroubledtrobled GhostGhost?
wln 2228Iasp.JasperIasp.ThereThere isis nono meanesmeans, tootoo latelate thouthou thinkstthink’stthinkst ofof thisthis.
wln 2229March.MerchantMarch.ButBut telltell meme whatwhat werewere bestbest forfor meme toto doedo?
wln 2230Iasp.JasperIasp.RepentRepent thythy deededeed, andand satisfiesatisfy mymy fatherfather,
wln 2231AndAnd beatbeat fondfond HumphreyHumphrey outout ofof thythy doresdoors,ExitExit IasperJasperjasper.
wln 2232EnterEnter HumphreyHumphrey.
wln 2233WifeWife.LookeLook GeorgeGeorge, hishis veryvery GhostGhost wouldwould hauehave folkesfolks
wln 2234beatenbeaten.
wln 2235Humph.HumphreyHumph.FatherFather, mymy bridebride isis gonegone, fairefair mistressemistress LuceLuce,
wln 2236MyMy soule’ssoul’s thethe fountfount ofof vengeancevengeance, mischiefesmischief’s slucesluice.
wln 2237March.MerchantMarch.HenceHence foolefool outout ofof mymy sightsight, withwith thythy fondfond passionpassion
wln 2238ThouThou hasthast vndoneundone meme.
wln 2239Humph.HumphreyHumph.HoldHold mymy fatherfather deeredear,
wln 2240ForFor LuceLuce thythy daughtersdaughter’s sakesake, thatthat hadhad nono peerepeer.
wln 2241Mar.MerchantMar.ThyThy fatherfather foolefool? there’sthere’s somesome blowsblows moremore, begonebegone.
wln 2242IasperJasperjasper, II hopehope thythy GhostGhost beebe wellwell appeasedappeased,
wln 2243ToTo seesee thythy willwill performdperformed, nownow willwill II gogo
wln 2244ToTo satisfiesatisfy thythy fatherfather forfor thythy wrongswrongs.ExitExit.
wln 2245Humph.HumphreyHumph.WhatWhat shallshall II doedo? II hauehave beenebeen beatenbeaten twicetwice,
wln 2246AndAnd mistressemistress LuceLuce isis gonegone? helpehelp meme deuicedevice:
wln 2247SinceSince mymy true-louetrue lovetrue-Love isis gonegone, II neuernever moremore,
wln 2248WhilstWhilst II dodo liuelive, vponupon thethe skysky willwill porepore;
wln 2249ButBut inin thethe darkedark willwill wearewear outout mymy shooe-solesshoe-soles
wln 2250InIn passionpassion, inin SaintSaint FaithsFaith’sfaith’s ChurchChurch vnderunder PaulesPaul’s.ExitExit.
wln 2251WifeWife.GeorgeGeorge callcall RafeRafe hitherhither, ifif youyou louelove meme callcall RafeRafe hi-hitherhi∣therhither
wln 2252ther,
wln 2252II hauehave thethe brauestbravest thingthing forfor himhim toto dodo GeorgeGeorge; pre’theeprithee
wln 2253callcall himhim quicklyquickly.
wln 2254Cit.CitizenCit.RafeRafe, whyWhyWhywhy RafeRafe boyboy.EnterEnter RafeRafe.
wln 2255RafeRafe.HeereHere sirsir.
wln 2256Cit.CitizenCit.ComeCome hitherhither RafeRafe, comecome toto thythy mistressemistress boyboy.
wln 2257WifeWife.RafeRafe II wouldwould hauehave theethee callcall allall thethe youthesyouths togethertogether
wln 2258inin battle-raybattle ’raybattle-ray, withwith drumsdrums, andand gunsguns, andand flagsflags, andand marchmarch toto
wln 2259MileMile endend inin pompouspompous fashionfashion, andand therethere exhortexhort youryour Souldi-SouldiersSouldi∣ersSoldiers
wln 2260ers
wln 2260toto bebe merrymerry andand wisewise, andand toto keepekeep theirtheir beardsbeards fromfrom bur-burningbur∣ningburning
wln 2261ning
wln 2261RafeRafe
, andand thenthen skirmishskirmish, andand letlet youryour flaggesflags flyefly, andand
wln 2262crycry killkill, killkill, killkill: mymy husbandhusband shallshall lendlend youyou hishis IerkinJerkinjerkin RafeRafe,
wln 2263andand there’sthere’s aa scarfescarf; forfor thethe restrest, thethe househouse shallshall furnishfurnish youyou,
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wln 2264andand wee’lwe’ll paypay for’tfor ’tfor’t: doedo itit brauelybravely RafeRafe, andand thinkethink beforebefore
wln 2265whomwhom youyou performeperform, andand whatwhat personperson youyou representrepresent.
wln 2266RafeRafe.II warrantwarrant youyou mistressemistress ifif II dodo itit notnot forfor thethe honourhonorhonour
wln 2267ofof thethe CittyCity, andand thethe creditcredit ofof mymy maistermaster, letlet meme neuernever hopehope
wln 2268forfor freedomefreedom.
wln 2269WifeWife.’Tis’Tis wellwell spokenspoken IfaithI faithI’ faithi’faith; gogo thythy wayesways, thouthou artart aa
wln 2270sparkespark indeedindeed.
wln 2271Cit.CitizenCit.RafeRafe, RafeRafe, doubledouble youryour filesfiles brauelybravely RafeRafe.
wln 2272RafeRafe.II warrantwarrant youyou sirsir.ExitExit RafeRafe.
wln 2273Cit.CitizenCit.LetLet himhim lookelook narrowlynarrowly toto hishis seruiceservice, II shallshall taketake
wln 2274himhim elseelse, II waswas therethere my selfemyself aa pike-manpikeman onceonce inin thethe hottesthottest
wln 2275ofof thethe dayday, wenchwench; hadhad mymy featherfeather shotshot sheeresheer awayaway, thethe
wln 2276fringefringe ofof mymy pikepike burntburntburned offoff withwith powderpowder, mymy patepate brokenbroken
wln 2277withwith aa scouring-stickescouring-stick, andand yetyet II thankethank GodGod II amam heerehere.
wln 2278DrumDrum withinwithin.
wln 2279WifeWife.HarkeHark GeorgeGeorge thethe drumsdrums.
wln 2280Cit.CitizenCit.RanRan, tantan, tantan, tantan; ranran, tantan: OOOh wenchwench anan thouthou hadsthadst
wln 2281butbut seeneseen littlelittle NedNed ofof AlgateAldgateAlgate, drumdrum NedNed, howhow heehe mademade itit
wln 2282roreroar againeagain, andand laydlaid onon likelike aa tyranttyrant: andand thenthen strokestroke softlysoftly
wln 2283tilltill thethe wardward camecame vpup, andand thenthen thundredthundered againeagain, andand toge-togethertoge∣thertogether
wln 2284ther
wln 2284wewe gogo: sasa, sasa, sasa, bouncebounce quothquoth thethe gunsguns: couragecourage mymy
wln 2285heartshearts, quothquoth thethe CaptainesCaptains: SaintSaint GeorgeGeorge, quothquoth thethe pike-pike∣menpikemenpike∣men
wln 2286men;
wln 2286andand withallwithal herehere theythey laylay, andand therethere theythey laylay: AndAnd yetyet
wln 2287forfor allall thisthis II amam heerehere wenchwench.
wln 2288WifeWife.BeBe thankfullthankful forfor itit GeorgeGeorge, forfor indeedindeed ’tis’tis wonder-wonderfullwonder∣full
wln 2289fullwonderful.
wln 2290EnterEnter RafeRafe andand hishis companycompany withwith DrummesDrums andand colourscolorscolours.
wln 2291RafeRafe.MarchMarch fairefair mymy heartshearts, LieuetenantLieutenant beatebeat thethe rearerear
wln 2292vpup: AncientAncient, letlet youryour colourscolorscolours flyefly; butbut hauehave aa greatgreat carecare ofof
wln 2293thethe ButchersButcher’sbutcher’s hookeshooks atat white-ChappellwhitechapelWhitechapel, theythey hauehave beenebeen
wln 2294thethe deathdeath ofof manymany aa fairefair AncientAncient. OpenOpen youryour filesfiles thatthat II
wln 2295maymay taketake aa viewview bothboth ofof youryour personspersons andand munitionmunition: Serge-SergeantSerge∣antSergeant
wln 2296ant
wln 2296callcall aa mustermuster.
wln 2297Serg.SergeantSerg.AA standstand, WilliamWilliam HamertonHamerton peutererpewterer.
wln 2298Ham.HammertonHam.HereHere CaptaineCaptain.
wln 2299RafeRafe.AA CorsletCorslet, andand aa spanishspanish pikepike; ’tis’tis wellwell, cancan youyou
wln 2300shakeshake itit withwith aa terrorterror?
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wln 2301Ham.HammertonHam.II hopehope soso CaptaineCaptain.
wln 2302RafeRafe.ChargeCharge vponupon meme, ’tis’tis withwith thethe weakestweakest: putput moremore
wln 2303strengthstrength WilliamWilliam HammertonHammerton, moremore strengthstrength: asas youyou werewere a-againea∣gaineagain
wln 2304gaine.
wln 2304ProceedProceed SergeantSergeant.
wln 2305Serge.SergeantSerge.GeorgeGeorge Greene-gooseGreengooseGreen-goose, PoultererPoulterer?
wln 2306GreeneGreengooseGreene.HeereHere.
wln 2307RafeRafe.LetLet meme seesee youryour peecepiece neighbourneighborneighbour Greene-gooseGreengooseGreen-goose, whenwhen
wln 2308waswas sheshe shotshot inin?
wln 2309GreeneGreengooseGreene.AndAnd likelike youyou maistermaster CaptaineCaptain, II mademade aa shotshot eueneven
wln 2310nownow, partlypartly toto scourescour herher, andand partlypartly forfor audacityaudacity.
wln 2311RafeRafe.ItIt shouldshould seemeseem soso certainelycertainly, forfor herher breathbreath isis yetyet
wln 2312inflamedinflamed: besidesbesides, therethere isis aa mainemain faultfault inin thethe touch-holetouchhole,
wln 2313itit runnesruns, andand stinkethstinketh; andand II telltell youyou moreouermoreover, andand be-beleeuebe∣leeuebelieve
wln 2314leeue
wln 2314itit: TenTen suchsuch touch-holestouchholestouch-holes wouldwould breedbreed thethe poxpox inin thethe
wln 2315ArmyArmy. GetGet youyou aa featherfeather, neighbourneighborneighbour, getget youyou aa featherfeather, sweetsweet
wln 2316oyleoil, andand paperpaper, andand youryour peecepiece maymay dodo wellwell enoughenough yetyet.
wln 2317Where’sWhere’s youryour powderpowder?
wln 2318GreeneGreengooseGreene.HeereHere.
wln 2319RafeRafe.WhatWhat inin aa paperpaper? AsAs II amam aa SouldierSoldier, andand Gentle-GentlemanGentle∣manGentleman
wln 2320man,
wln 2320itit crauescraves aa MartiallMartial CourtCourt: youyou oughtought toto dyedie for’tfor ’tfor’t.
wln 2321Where’sWhere’s youryour hornehorn? answereanswer meme toto thatthat.
wln 2322GreeneGreengooseGreene.An’tAn ’tAn’t likelike youyou sirsir, II waswas obliuiousoblivious.
wln 2323RafeRafe.ItIt likeslikes meme notnot youyou shouldshould beebe soso; ’tis’tis aa shameshame forfor
wln 2324youyou, andand aa scandallscandal toto allall ourour neighboursneighborsneighbours, beeingbeing aa manman ofof
wln 2325worthworth andand estimationestimation, toto leaueleave youryour hornehorn behindebehind youyou: II
wln 2326amam afraidafraid ’twill’twill breedbreed exampleexample. ButBut letlet meme telltell youyou nono moremore
wln 2327on’ton ’ton’t; standstand, tilltill II viewview youyou allall. What’sWhat’s becomebecome o’tho’ th’o’th nosenose ofof
wln 2328youryour flaskeflask?
wln 23291.1. SouldierSoldier.IndeedIndeed lawla CaptaineCaptain, ’twas’twas blowneblown awayaway
wln 2330withwith powderpowder.
wln 2331RafeRafe.PutPut onon aa newnew oneone atat thethe CitiesCity’s chargecharge. WheresWhere’s thethe
wln 2332stonestone ofof thisthis peecepiece?
wln 23332.2. SouldierSoldier.TheThe DrummerDrummer tooketook itit outout toto lightlight To-TobaccoTo∣bacco
wln 2334baccoTobacco.
wln 2335RafeRafe.’Tis’Tis aa faultfault mymy friendfriend, putput itit inin againeagain: YouYou wantwant aa
wln 2336NoseNose, andand youyou aa StoneStone; SergeantSergeant, taketake aa notenote on’ton ’ton’t, forfor II
wln 2337meanemean toto stoppestop itit inin thethe paypay. RemoueRemove andand marchmarch, softsoft andand
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wln 2338fairefair GentlemenGentlemen, softsoft andand fairefair: doubledouble youryour filesfiles, asas youyou
wln 2339werewere, facesfaces aboutabout. NowNow youyou withwith thethe soddensodden faceface, keepekeep inin
wln 2340therethere: lookelook toto youryour matchmatch sirrahsirrah, itit willwill bebe inin youryour fellowesfellow’s
wln 2341flaskeflask anoneanon. SoSo, makemake aa crescentcrescent nownow, aduanceadvance youryour pikespikes,
wln 2342standstand andand giuegive eareear. GentlemenGentlemen, Countrey-menCountrymen, FriendsFriends,
wln 2343andand mymy fellow-Souldiersfellow Soldiersfellow-soldiers, II hauehave broughtbrought youyou thisthis dayday fromfrom
wln 2344thethe ShopsShops ofof SecuritySecurity, andand thethe CountersCounters ofof ContentContent, toto mea-measuremea∣suremeasure
wln 2345sure
wln 2345outout inin thesethese furiousfurious fieldsfields, HonourHonorHonour byby thethe ellell; andand pro-prowessepro∣wesseprowess
wln 2346wesse
wln 2346byby thethe poundpound: LetLet itit notnot, ôo letlet itit notnot, II saysay, beebe toldtold
wln 2347hereafterhereafter, thethe noblenoble issueissue ofof thisthis CitieCity faintedfainted: butbut bearebear youryour seluesyourselvesyour selues
wln 2348selues
wln 2348inin thisthis fairefair actionaction, likelike menmen, valiantvaliant menmen, andand free-free∣menfreemenfree∣men
wln 2349men;
wln 2349FeareFear notnot thethe faceface ofof thethe enemyenemy, nornor thethe noisenoise ofof thethe
wln 2350gunsguns: forfor beleeuebelieve meme brethrenbrethrenbrothers, thethe ruderude rumblingrumbling ofof aa Brew-BrewersBrew∣ersBrewer’sbrewer’s
wln 2351ers
wln 2351CarreCar isis farrefar moremore terribleterrible, ofof whichwhich youyou hauehave aa dailydaily
wln 2352experienceexperience: NeitherNeither letlet thethe stinkestink ofof powderpowder offendoffend youyou,
wln 2353sincesince aa moremore valiantvaliant stinkestink isis nightlynightly withwith youyou. ToTo aa resol-resoluedresol∣uedresolved
wln 2354ued
wln 2354mindemind, hishis homehome isis euery whereeverywhere: II speakespeak notnot thisthis
wln 2355toto taketake awayaway thethe hopehope ofof youryour returnereturn; forfor youyou shallshall seesee
wln 2356(II dodo notnot doubtdoubt itit) andand thatthat veryvery shortlyshortly, youryour louingloving wiueswives
wln 2357againeagain, andand youryour sweetsweet childrenchildren, whosewhose carecare dothdoth bearebear youyou
wln 2358companycompany inin basketsbaskets. RememberRemember thenthen whosewhose causecause youyou hauehave
wln 2359inin handhand, andand likelike aa sortsort ofof true-bornetrueborn ScauingersScavengers, scourescour meme
wln 2360thisthis famousfamous RealmeRealm ofof enemiesenemies. II hauehave nono moremore toto saysay butbut
wln 2361thisthis: StandStand toto youryour tacklingstacklings ladslads, andand shewshow toto thethe worldworld youyou
wln 2362cancan asas wellwell brandishbrandish aa swordsword, asas shakeshake anan apronapron. SaintSaint GeorgeGeorge
wln 2363andand onon mymy heartshearts.OmnesOmnes. St.SaintSt. GeorgeGeorge, St.SaintSt. GeorgeGeorge.ExeuntExeunt
wln 2364WifeWife.’Twas’Twas wellwell donedone RafeRafe, Il’eI’ll sendsend theethee aa coldcold CaponCapon aa
wln 2365fieldfield, andand aa bottlebottle ofof March-beereMarch beerMarch-beer; andand itit maymay bebe, comecome mymy selfemyself
wln 2366selfe
wln 2366toto seesee theethee.
wln 2367Cit.CitizenCit.NellNell, thethe boyboy hashas deceiueddeceived meme muchmuch, II diddid notnot thinkethink
wln 2368itit hadhad beenebeen inin himhim: hehe hashas performedperformed suchsuch aa mattermatter wenchwench,
wln 2369thatthat ifif II liuelive, nextnext yeareyear Il’eI’ll hauehave himhim CaptaineCaptain ofof thethe Gally-Gally∣foistGalley-foist
wln 2370foist,
wln 2370oror Il’eI’ll wantwant mymy willwill.
wln 2371EnterEnter oldold Merri-thoughtMerrythoughtMerrithought.
wln 2372OldOld mer.merrythoughtmer.YetYet II thankethank GodGod, II breakebreak notnot aa rinklewrinkle moremore thenthan
wln 2373II hadhad, notnot aa stoopestoop boyceboysboyce: CareCare liuelive withwith CatsCats, II defiedefy theethee,
wln 2374mymy heartheart isis asas soundsound asas anan OkeOak; andand thoughthough II wantwant drinkedrink
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wln 2375toto wetwet mymy whistlewhistle, II cancan singsing:
wln 2376ComeCome nono moremore therethere boyesboys, comecome nono moremore therethere:
wln 2377ForFor wewe shallshall neuernever whilstwhilst wewe liuelive, comecome anyany moremore therethere.

wln 2378EnterEnter aa boyboy withwith aa CoffinCoffin.
wln 2379BoyBoy.GodGod sauesave youyou sirsir.
wln 2380Oldmer.Old merrythoughtOldmer.It’sIt’s aa brauebrave boyboy: canstcanst thouthou singsing?
wln 2381BoyBoy.YesYes sirsir, II cancan singsing, butbut ’tis’tis notnot soso necessarynecessary atat thisthis
wln 2382timetime.
wln 2383OldOld merri.merrythoughtmerri.SingSing weewe, andand chauntchant itit, whilstwhilst louelove dothdoth
wln 2384grantgrant itit.

wln 2385BoyBoy.SirSir, sirsir, ifif youyou knewknew whatwhat II hauehave broughtbrought youyou, youyou
wln 2386wouldwould hauehave littlelittle listlist toto singsing.
wln 2387OldOld mer.merrythoughtmer.OO thethe MimonMimon roundround, fullfull longlong longlong II hauehave theethee
wln 2388soughtsought,
wln 2389AndAnd nownow II hauehave theethee foundfound, &and whatwhat hasthast thouthou herehere broughtbrought?

wln 2390BoyBoy.AA CoffinCoffin sirsir, andand youryour deaddead sonson IasperJasperjasper inin itit.
wln 2391OldOld mer.merrythoughtmer.DeadDead? whywhy fare-wellfarewell hehe:
wln 2392ThouThou wastwast aa bonnybonny boyboy, andand II diddid louelove theethee.

wln 2393EnterEnter IasperJasperjasper.
wln 2394Iasp.JasperIasp.ThenThen II praypray youyou sirsir dodo soso stillstill.
wln 2395OldOld mer.merrythoughtmer.IaspersJasper’sjasper’s ghostghost? thouthou artart welcomewelcome fromfrom StygianStygian lakelake
wln 2396 soso soonesoon,
wln 2397DeclareDeclare toto meeme whatwhat wondrouswondrous thingsthings inin Pluto’sPluto’s courtcourt areare
wln 2398 donedone.

wln 2399Ias.JasperIas.ByBy mymy trothtroth sirsir, II nerene’er camecame therethere, tis’tis tootoo hothot forfor meme sirsir.
wln 2400OldOld mer.merrythoughtmer.AA merrymerry ghostghost, aa veryvery merrymerry ghostghost.
wln 2401AndAnd wherewhere isis youryour true-louetrue lovetrue-Love? ôo wherewhere isis yoursyours?
wln 2402Ias.JasperIas.MarieMarrymarry lookelook youyou sirsir.HeauesHeaves vpup thethe CoffinCoffin.
wln 2403OldOld mer.merrythoughtmer.AhAh haha! ArtArt thouthou goodgood atat thatthat IfaithI faithI’ faithi’faith?
wln 2404WithWith heyheyheigh trixietrixie terlery-whiskinterlery-whiskin, thethe worldworld itit runnesruns onon
wln 2405 wheeleswheels,
wln 2406WhenWhen thethe yongyoung mansman’s vpup goesgoes thethe maidensmaiden’s heelesheels.

wln 2407MistresseMistress Merri-thoughtMerrythoughtMerrithought, andand MichaelMichael withinwithin.
wln 2408Mist.MistressMist. mer.merrythoughtmer.WhatWhat Mr.MasterMr. Merri-thoughtMerrythoughtMerrithought, willwill youyou notnot let’slet’s inin?
wln 2409whatwhat dodo youyou thinkethink shallshall becomebecome ofof vsus?
wln 2410OldOld mer.merrythoughtmer.WhatWhat voycevoice isis thatthat thatthat callethcalleth atat ourour dooredoor?
wln 2411Mist.MistressMist. mer.merrythoughtmer.YouYou knowknow meme wellwell enoughenough, II amam suresure II hauehave notnot
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wln 2412beenebeen suchsuch aa strangerstranger toto youyou.
wln 2413OldOld mer.merrythoughtmer.AndAnd somesome theythey whistledwhistled, andand somesome theythey sungsung, HeyHeyHeigh
wln 2414downedown, downedown
: andand somesome diddid lowdlyloudly saysay, euerever asas thethe LordLord Bar-BarnetsBar∣netsBarnet’s
wln 2415nets

wln 2415hornehorn blewblew, awayaway MusgraueMusgrave, awayaway.

wln 2416Mist.MistressMist. mer.merrythoughtmer.YouYou willwill notnot hauehave vsus staruestarve herehere, willwill youyou Mr.MasterMr.
wln 2417Merri-thoughtMerrythoughtMerrithought?
wln 2418Iasp.JasperIasp.NayNay goodgood sirsir bebe perswadedpersuaded, sheshe isis mymy mothermother: ifif herher
wln 2419offencesoffensesoffences hauehave beenebeen greatgreat againstagainst youyou, letlet youryour owneown louelove
wln 2420rememberremember sheshe isis yoursyours, andand soso forgiueforgive herher.
wln 2421LuceLuceGoodGood Mr.MasterMr. Merri-thoughtMerrythoughtMerrithought letlet meeme entreatentreat youyou, II willwill
wln 2422notnot bebe denieddenied.
wln 2423Mist.MistressMist. mer.merrythoughtmer.WhyWhy Mr.MasterMr. Merri-thoughtMerrythoughtMerrithought, willwill youyou bebe aa vextvexed thingthing
wln 2423 (stillstill?
wln 2424Old.Old. mer.merrythoughtmer.WomanWoman II taketake youyou toto mymy louelove againeagain, butbut youyou
wln 2425shallshall singsing beforebefore youyou enterenter: thereforetherefore dispatchdispatch youryour songsong,
wln 2426andand soso comecome inin.
wln 2427Mist.MistressMist. mer.merrythoughtmer.WellWell, youyou mustmust hauehave youryour willwill whenwhen al’sall’s donedone.
wln 2428MickeMick whatwhat songsong canstcanst thouthou singsing boyboy?
wln 2429Mich.MichaelMich.II cancan singsing nonenone forsoothforsooth, butbut aa LadiesLady’s daughterdaughter ofof
wln 2430ParisParis properlyproperly.
wln 2431Mist.MistressMist. mer.merrythoughtmer.SongSong. ItIt waswas, aa LadiesLady’s daaghterdaughter, &c.etc.
wln 2432Old.Old. mer.merrythoughtmer.ComeCome, you’ryou’re welcomewelcome homehome againeagain.
wln 2433IfIf suchsuch dangerdanger bebe inin playingplaying, andand iestjest mustmust toto earnestearnest turneturn,
wln 2434YouYou shallshall gogo nono moremore a Mayinga-Maying.

wln 2435March.MerchantMarch. withinwithin.AreAre youyou withinwithin sirsir, MaisterMaster Merri-thoughtMerrythoughtMerrithought?
wln 2436Iasp.JasperIasp.ItIt isis mymy maistersmaster’s voycevoice, goodgood sirsir gogo holdhold himhim inin talketalk
wln 2437whilstwhilst wewe conueyconvey our seluesourselves intointo somesome inwardinward roomeroom.
wln 2438OldOld mer.merrythoughtmer.WhatWhat areare youyou? areare youyou merrymerry? youyou mustmust beebe veryvery
wln 2439merrymerry ifif youyou enterenter.
wln 2440March.MerchantMarch.II amam sirsir.
wln 2441OldOld mer.merrythoughtmer.SingSing thenthen.
wln 2442March.MerchantMarch.NayNay goodgood sirsir openopen toto meme.
wln 2443OldOld mer.merrythoughtmer.SingSing, II saysay, oror byby thethe merrymerry heartheart youyou comecome notnot inin.
wln 2444March.MerchantMarch.WellWell sirsir, Il’eI’ll singsing.
wln 2445FortuneFortune mymy FoeFeeFeeFoe, &c.etc.
wln 2446OldOld mer.merrythoughtmer.YouYou areare welcomewelcome sirsir, youyou areare welcomewelcome, youyou seesee
wln 2447youryour entertainmententertainment, praypray youyou beebe merrymerry.
wln 2448March.MerchantMarch.OO Mr.MasterMr. Merri-thoughtMerrythoughtMerrithought, II amam comecome toto askeask youyou
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wln 2449ForgiuenesseForgiveness forfor thethe wrongswrongs II offeredoffered youyou,
wln 2450AndAnd youryour mostmost vertuousvirtuous sonneson, they’rethey’re infiniteinfinite,
wln 2451YetYet mymy contritioncontrition shallshall bebe moremore thenthan theythey.
wln 2452II dodo confesseconfess mymy hardnessehardness brokebroke hishis heartheart,
wln 2453ForFor whichwhich, iustjust heauenheaven hathhath giuengiven meme punishmentpunishment
wln 2454MoreMore thenthan mymy ageage cancan carrycarry, hishis wandringwand’ring spiritspirit
wln 2455NotNot yetyet atat restrest, pursuespursues meme euery whereeverywhere,
wln 2456CryingCrying, I’leI’ll haunthaunt theethee forfor thythy crueltycruelty.
wln 2457MyMy daughterdaughter sheshe isis gonegone, II knowknow notnot howhow,
wln 2458TakenTaken inuisibleinvisible, andand whetherwhether liuingliving,
wln 2459OrOr inin grauegrave, ’tis’tis yetyet vncertaineuncertain toto meme.
wln 2460OO MaisterMaster Merry-thoughtMerrythoughtMerrithought, thesethese areare thethe weightsweights,
wln 2461WillWill sinkesink meme toto mymy grauegrave, forgiueforgive meme sirsir.
wln 2462OldOld mer.merrythoughtmer.WhyWhy sirsir, II dodo forgiueforgive youyou, andand bebe merrymerry,
wln 2463AndAnd ifif thethe wagwag, in’sin ’sin’s life timelifetimelife time, plaidplayed thethe knaueknave,
wln 2464CanCan youyou forgiueforgive himhim tootoo?Merch.MerchantMerch.WithWithallWith allall mymy heartheart sirsir.
wln 2465OldOld mer.merrythoughtmer.SpeakeSpeak itit againeagain, andand hartelyheartily.
wln 2466Merch.MerchantMerch.II dodo sirsir,
wln 2467NowNow byby mymy soulesoul II dodo.
wln 2468OldOld mer.merrythoughtmer.WithWith thatthat camecame outout hishis ParamoureParamour,
wln 2469SheeShe waswas asas whitewhite asas thethe LillieLily flowerflower,
wln 2470HeyHeyHeigh trouletroule trollietrollie lollietrollytrolly-lolly lollielolly.EnterEnter LuceLuce andand IasperJasperjasper.
wln 2471WithWith thatthat camecame outout herher owneown deeredear KnightKnight,
wln 2472HeHe waswas asas truetrue asas euerever diddid fightfight. &c.etc.

wln 2473SirSir, ifif youyou willwill forgiueforgive ham’emham, clapclap theirtheir handshands togethertogether,
wln 2474there’sthere’s nono moremore toto bebe sadsaidsad i’th’i’ th’i’th’ mattermatter.
wln 2475Merch.MerchantMerch.II dodo, II dodo.
wln 2476Cit.CitizenCit.II dodo notnot likelike thisthis, peacepeace boiesboys, hearehear meme oneone ofof youyou,
wln 2477euery bodieseverybody’s partpart isis comecome toto anan endend butbut RaphesRalph’s, andand hee’she’s
wln 2478leftleft outout.
wln 2479BoyBoy.’Tis’Tis longlong ofof your selfeyourself sirsir, weewe hauehave nothingnothing toto doedo
wln 2480withwith hishis partpart.
wln 2481Cit.CitizenCit.RaphRafeRaph comecome awayaway, makemake onon himhim asas youyou hauehave donedone ofof
wln 2482thethe restrest, boiesboys comecome.
wln 2483VVifeWife.NowNow goodgood husbandhusband letlet himhim comecome outout andand diedie.
wln 2484Cit.CitizenCit.HeHe shallshall NelNell, RaphRafeRaph comecome awayaway quickelyquickly andand diedie boyboy.
wln 2485BoyBoy.’Twill’Twill bebe veryvery vnfitunfit hehe shouldshould diedie sirsir, vponupon nono occa-occasionocca∣sion
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wln 2486sionoccasion, andand inin aa ComedyComedy tootoo.
wln 2487Cit.CitizenCit.TakeTake youyou nono carecare ofof thatthat sirsir boyboy, isis notnot hishis partpart atat
wln 2488anan endend, thinkethink youyou, whenwhen he’she’s deaddead? comecome awayaway RaphRafeRaph.
wln 2489EnterEnter RaphRafeRaph, withwith aa forkedforked arrowarrow throughthrough hishis headhead.
wln 2490Raph.RafeRaph.WhenWhen II waswas mortallmortal, thisthis mymy costiuecostive corpscorpse
wln 2491DidDid laplap vpup FigsFigs andand RaisonsRaisinsraisins inin thethe StrandStrand,
wln 2492WhereWhere sittingsitting II espi’despied aa louelylovely DameDame,
wln 2493WhoseWhose MaisterMaster wroughtwrought withwith LingellLingelLingell andand withwith AllAwlAll,
wln 2494AndAnd vnder groundundergroundunder ground hehe vampiedvampied manymany aa booteboot,
wln 2495StraightStraight diddid herher louelove prickeprick forthforth meme, tendertender sprigsprig
wln 2496ToTo followfollow featsfeats ofof ArmesArms inin warlikewarlike wisewise,
wln 2497ThroughThrough VValthamWaltham DesertDesert, wherewhere II diddid performeperform
wln 2498ManyMany atchieuementsachievements, andand diddid laylay onon groundground
wln 2499HugeHuge BarbarosoBarbaroso thatthat insultinginsulting GiantGiant,
wln 2500AndAnd allall hishis CaptiuesCaptives soonesoon setset atat libertyliberty.
wln 2501ThenThen honourhonorhonour pricktpricked meme fromfrom mymy natiuenative soilesoil,
wln 2502IntoInto MoldauiaMeldauiaMoldaviaMeldavia, wherewhere II gain’dgained thethe louelove
wln 2503OfOf PompianaPompiana hishis belouedbeloved daughterdaughter:
wln 2504ButBut yetyet prou’dproved constantconstant toto thethe blacke thum’dblack-thumbedblack thumed maidemaid
wln 2505SusanSusan, andand skorn’dscorned PompianaesPompiana’s louelove:
wln 2506YetYet liberallliberal II waswas andand gauegave herher pinnespins,
wln 2507AndAnd moneymoney forfor herher fathersfather’s OfficersOfficers.
wln 2508II thenthen returnedreturned homehome, andand thrustthrust my selfemyself
wln 2509InIn actionaction, andand byby allall menmen chosenchosen waswas
wln 2510LordLord ofof thethe MayMay, wherewhere II diddid flourishflourish itit,
wln 2511WithWith SkarfesScarvesscarves andand RingsRings, andand PosiePosy inin mymy handhand,
wln 2512AfterAfter thisthis actionaction, II preferredpreferred waswas,
wln 2513AndAnd chosenchosen CittyCity CaptaineCaptain atat Mile-endMile endMile-end,
wln 2514WithWith hathat andand featherfeather andand withwith leadingleading staffestaff,
wln 2515AndAnd train’dtrained mymy menmen andand broughtbrought themthem allall offoff cleereclear,
wln 2516SaueSave oneone manman thatthat berai’dbewrayed himhim withwith thethe noisenoise.
wln 2517ButBut allall thesethese thingsthings II RaphRafeRaph diddid vndertakeundertake,
wln 2518OnelyOnly forfor mymy belouedbeloved SusansSusan’s sakesake.
wln 2519ThenThen commingcoming homehome, andand sittingsitting inin mymy ShopShop
wln 2520WithWith ApronApron blewblue, deathdeath camecame vntounto mymy StallStall
wln 2521ToTo cheapencheapen Aqua-vitaeAquavitae, butbut ereere II
wln 2522CouldCould taketake thethe bottlebottle downedown, andand fillfill aa tastetaste,
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wln 2523DeathDeath caughtcaught aa poundpound ofof PepperPepper inin hishis handhand,
wln 2524AndAnd sprinkledsprinkled allall mymy faceface andand bodybody oreo’er,
wln 2525AndAnd inin anan instantinstant vanishedvanished awayaway.
wln 2526Cit.CitizenCit.’Tis’Tis aa prettypretty fictionfiction i’faithi’ faithi’faith.
wln 2527Raph.RafeRaph.ThenThen tooketook II vpup mymy BowBow andand ShaftShaft inin handhand,
wln 2528AndAnd walktwalked intointo Moore-fieldsMoorfields toto coolecool my selfemyself,
wln 2529ButBut therethere grimgrim cruellcruel deathdeath metmet meme againeagain,
wln 2530AndAnd shotshot thisthis forkedforked arrowarrow throughthrough mymy headhead,
wln 2531AndAnd nownow II faintfaint, thereforetherefore bebe warn’dwarned byby meme,
wln 2532MyMy fellowesfellows eueryevery oneone ofof forkedforked headsheads.
wln 2533Fare-wellFarewell allall youyou goodgood boiesboys inin merrymerry LondonLondon,
wln 2534NereNe’erne’er shallshall wewe moremore vponupon Shroue-tuesdayShrove tuesdayShrove-tuesday meetemeet
wln 2535AndAnd pluckepluck downedown houseshouses ofof iniquitieiniquity.
wln 2536MyMy painepain increasethincreaseth, II shallshall neuernever moremore
wln 2537HoldHold openopen, whilstwhilst anotheranother pumpespumps bothboth legslegs,
wln 2538NorNor daubedaub aa SattenSatin gownegown withwith rottenrotten egseggs:
wln 2539SetSet vpup aa stakestake, ôo neuernever moremore II shallshall,
wln 2540II diedie, fliefly, fliefly mymy soulesoul toto GrocersGrocer’sgrocer’s HallHall. ohoho, ohoho, ohoho, &c.etc.
wln 2541WifeWife.WellWell saidsaid RaphRafeRaph, doedo youryour obeysanceobeisance toto thethe Gentle-GentlemenGentle∣menGentlemen
wln 2542men
wln 2542andand gogo youryour waiesways, wellwell saidsaid RaphRafeRaph.
wln 2543ExitExit Raph.RafeRaph.
wln 2544OldOld mer.merrythoughtmer.Me thinkesMethinksmethinks allall wewe, thusthus kindlykindly andand vnexpectedlyunexpectedly
wln 2545reconciledreconciled shouldshould notnot departdepart withoutwithout aa songsong.
wln 2546Merch.MerchantMerch.AA goodgood motionmotion.
wln 2547OldOld mer.merrythoughtmer.StrikeStrike vpup thenthen.
wln 2548SongSong.
wln 2549BetterBetter MusickeMusic nerene’er waswas knowneknown,
wln 2550ThenThan aa quirechoir ofof heartshearts inin oneone.
wln 2551LetLet eacheach otherother thatthat hathhath beenebeen,
wln 2552TroubledTroubled withwith thethe gallgall oror spleenespleen:
wln 2553LearneLearn ofof vsus toto keepekeep hishis browbrow,
wln 2554SmothSmooth andand plaineplain asas oursours areare nownow.
wln 2555SingSing thoughthough beforebefore thethe hourehour ofof dyingdying
wln 2556HeHe shallshall riserise andand thenthen bebe cryingcrying.
wln 2557HeyHey hoho, ’tis’tis noughtnaught butbut mirthmirth.
wln 2558ThatThat keepeskeeps thethe bodybody fromfrom thethe earthearth.

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wln 2560EpilogusEpilogus.

wln 2561Cittiz.CitizenCittiz.ComeCome NelNell, shallshall wewe gogo, thethe PlaiesPlay’sPlays donedone.
wln 2562VVifeWife.NayNay byby mymy faithfaith GeorgeGeorge, II hauehave moremore mannersmanners thenthan
wln 2563soso, I’leI’ll speakespeak toto thesethese GentlemenGentlemen firstfirst: II thankethank youyou allall
wln 2564GentlemenGentlemen, forfor youryour patiencepatience andand countenanecountenancecountenanecountenance toto RaphRafeRaph, aa
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wln 2570II willwill winkewink, andand whilstwhilst youyou shallshall dodo whatwhat youyou willwill, II thankethank
wln 2571youyou withwith allall mymy heartheart, GodGod giuegive youyou goodgood nightnight; comecome
wln 2572GeorgeGeorge.


wln 2573FINISFINIS.


Textual Notes
  1. 38 (3-a) : The regularized reading combine is amended from the original conbine.
  2. 78 (4-b) : The regularized reading children is amended from the original chlidren.
  3. 280 (7-a) : The regularized reading shoot is amended from the original sute.
  4. 291 (7-b) : Potential alternate reading: remove ’I’.
  5. 347 (8-a) : The regularized reading Dwarfs is amended from the original Dwarses.
  6. 356 (8-a) : The regularized reading mirror is amended from the original mirrout.
  7. 416 (9-a) : The regularized reading you is amended from the original your.
  8. 420 (9-a) : The regularized reading you is amended from the original your.
  9. 422 (9-a) : The regularized reading Whoreson is amended from the original Whoresome.
  10. 554 (11-a) : The regularized reading no is amended from the original now.
  11. 835 (14-b) : The regularized reading Things comes from the original Things, though possible variants include Thing.
  12. 895 (15-b) : ’thou’ is duplicated. It has been struck-through in the text.
  13. 964 (16-b) : The regularized reading Tapstero is amended from the original Tastero.
  14. 1024 (17-b) : The regularized reading Waltham is supplied for the original Wa[····]m.
  15. 1024 (17-b) : The regularized reading truly is amended from the original tuely.
  16. 1042 (17-b) : The regularized reading catch is amended from the original cath.
  17. 1049 (17-b) : The regularized reading Godfrey is amended from the original Godfrry.
  18. 1139 (19-a) : The regularized reading these comes from the original these, though possible variants include this.
  19. 1203 (20-a) : The regularized reading after-love is amended from the original ater-loue.
  20. 1227 (20-a) : The regularized reading swim is amended from the original swin.
  21. 1234 (20-a) : The regularized reading Gentlewoman is amended from the original Gntlewoman.
  22. 1297 (21-a) : Some editions remove ’truery’.
  23. 1297 (21-a) : ’faire’ is duplicated.
  24. 1312 (21-a) : The regularized reading from is amended from the original ftom.
  25. 1384 (22-a) : The regularized reading brings is amended from the original bings.
  26. 1408 (22-b) : The regularized reading swoops is amended from the original soopes.
  27. 1413 (22-b) : The regularized reading Dutchman is amended from the original Ducth-man.
  28. 1657 (26-a) : The regularized reading be is amended from the original he.
  29. 2098 (32-a) : The regularized reading Servingman is amended from the original Seruigman.
  30. 2123 (32-b) : Ambiguous stage direction: these words are preceded by a lacuna. It is ambiguous whether this is a stage direction or part of Old Merrythought’s speech.
  31. 2186 (33-a) : The regularized reading Hogsdon comes from the original Hogsdon, though possible variants include Hoxton.
  32. 2281 (34-b) : The regularized reading Aldgate is amended from the original Algate.
  33. 2473 (37-a) : The regularized reading ’em is amended from the original ham.
  34. 2564 (38-b) : The regularized reading countenance is amended from the original countenane.
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The Knight of the Burning Pestle