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THETHE
LONDONLONDON
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AsAs itit waswas plaideplayed byby thethe KingsKing’sking’s Maie-MaiestiesMaie∣stiesMajesty’s
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seruantsservants.

ByBy VVilliamWilliam ShakespeareShakespeare,


LONDONLONDON.

PrintedPrinted byby T.T. C.C. forfor NathanielNathaniel ButterButter, andand
areare toto bebe soldsold neerenear S.St.S. AustinsAustin’s gategate,
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EnterEnter oldold FlowerdaleFlowerdale andand hishis brotherbrother.

Fath.FatherFath.BrotherBrother fromfrom VeniceVenice, beingbeing thusthus disguisdedisguised,
II comecome toto proueprove thethe humourshumours ofof mymy sonneson:
HowHow hathhath hehe borneborn himselfehimself sincesince mymy departuredeparture,
II leauingleaving youyou hishis patronepatron andand hishis guideguide?
Vnck.UncleVnck.I faithI’faithi’faith brotherbrother soso, asas youyou willwill grieuegrieve toto hearehear,
AndAnd II almostalmost ashamdeashamed toto reportreport itit.
Fath.FatherFath.WhyWhy howhow istis’t brotherbrother? whatwhat dothdoth hehe spendspend
BeyondBeyond thethe allowanceallowance II leftleft himhim?
Vnck.UncleVnck.HowHow! beyondbeyond thatthat? andand farrefar moremore: whywhy, youryour exibiti-exibitionexibiti∣onexhibition
on
isis nothingnothing, heehe hathhath spentspent thatthat, andand sincesince hathhath borrowedborrowed,
protestedprotested withwith oathesoaths, alledgedalleged kindredkindred toto wringwring monymoney fromfrom
meme, byby thethe louelove II borebore hishis fatherfather, byby thethe fortunesfortunes mightmight fall●allfall
vponupon himselfhimself, toto furnishfurnish hishis wantswants:: thatthat donedone, II hauehave hadhad sincesince,
hishis bondbond, hishis friendfriend andand friendsfriend’s bondbond, althoalthough II knoweknow thatthat heehe
spendsspends isis yoursyours; yetyet itit grieuesgrieves meme toto seesee thethe vnbridledunbridled wildneswildness
thatthat rainesreignsreins ouerover himhim.
FathFatherBrotherBrother, whatwhat isis thethe mannermanner ofof hishis lifelife? howehow isis thethe
namename ofof hishis offencesoffences? ifif theythey dodo notnot rellishrelish altogetheraltogether ofof dam-damnationdam∣dationdamnation
dation,
hishis youthyouth maymay priuiledgep●iuiledgeprivilege hishis wantonnessewantonness: II my selfemyself
ranneran anan vnbrideledunbridled coursecourse tilltill thirtiethirty, naynay almostalmost tilltill fortieforty,
wellwell, youyou seesee howhow II amam: forfor vicevice onceonce lookedlooked intointo withwith thethe eieseyes
ofof discretiondiscretion, andand wellwell balancedbalanced withwith thethe waitesweightswaits ofof reasonreason, thethe
coursecourse pastpast, seemesseems soso abhominableabominable, thatthat thethe LandlordLandlord ofof him-himselfehim∣selfehimself
selfe,
whichwhich isis thethe heartheart ofof hishis bodybody, willwill ratherrather intombeentomb him-himselfehim∣selfehimself
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selfe
inin thethe earthearth, oror seekseek aa newnew TenātTenātTenant toto remaineremain inin himhim, whichwhich
onceonce settledsettled, howhow muchmuch betterbetter areare theythey thatthat inin theirtheir youthyouth
hauehave knowneknown allall thesethese vicesvices, andand leftleft itit, thenthan thosethose thatthat kneweknew
littlelittle, andand inin theirtheir ageage runnesruns intointo itit? BeleeueBelieve meme brotherbrother, theythey
thatthat dyedie mostmost vertuousvirtuous, hathhath inin theirtheir youthyouth, liuedlived mostmost viciousvicious,
andand nonenone knowesknows thethe dangerdanger ofof thethe firefire, moremore thenthan hehe thatthat
fallesfalls intointo iti●it: ButBut saysay, howhow isis thethe coursecourse ofof hishis lifelife? letslet’s hearehear hishis
particularsparticulars.
Vnck.UncleVnck.WhyWhy IleI’ll telltell youyou brotherbrother, heehe isis aa continualcontinual swearerswearer,
AndAnd aa breakerbreaker ofof hishis oathesoaths, whichwhich isis badbad.
Unck.UncleUnck.II grantgrant indeedindeed toto sweareswear isis badbad, butbut notnot inin keepingkeeping
thosethose oathesoaths isis betterbetter: forfor whowho willwill setset byby aa badbad thingthing?
NayNay byby mymy faithfaith, II holdhold thisthis ratherrather aa vertuevirtue thenthan aa vicevice,
WellWell, II praypray proceedeproceed.
Vnck.UncleVnck.HeHe isis aa mightymighty brawlerbrawler, andand comescomes commonlycommonly byby (thethe worstworst.
Fath.FatherFath.ByBy mymy faithfaith thisthis isis nonenone ofof thethe worstworst neitherneither, forfor ifif hehe
BrawleBrawl andand bebe beatenbeaten forfor itit, itit wilwill inin timetime makemake himhim shunneshun itit:
ForFor whatwhat bringsbrings manman oror childchild, moremore toto vertuevirtue, thenthan correctiōcorrectiōcorrection?
WhatWhat raignesreigns ouerover himhim elseelse?
Unck.UncleUnck.HeHe isis aa greatgreat drinkerdrinker, andand oneone thatthat willwill forgetforget him=himselfehim∣selfehimself(selfe.
Fath.FatherFath.OO bestbest ofof allall, vicevice shouldshould bebe forgottenforgotten: letlet himhim drinkdrink (onon,
SoSo hehe drinkedrink notnot churcheschurches.
NayNay andand thisthis bebe thethe worstworst, II holdhold itit ratherrather aa happineshappiness inin himhim,
ThenThan anyany iniquityiniquity. HathHath hehe anyany moremore attendantsattendants?
Unck.UncleUnck.BrotherBrother, hehe isis oneone thatthat willwill borrowborrow ofof anyany manman.
Fath.FatherFath.WhyWhy youyou seesee soso dothdoth thethe seasea, itit borrowesborrows ofof allall thethe smalsmall
CurrentsCurrents inin thethe worldworld, toto encreaseincrease himselfehimself.
Vnck.UncleVnck.IAyay, butbut thethe seasea paiespays itit againeagain, andand soso willwill neuernever youryour sonson.
Fath.FatherFath.NoNo moremore wouldwould thethe seasea neitherneither, ifif itit werewere asas drydry asas mymy
sonneson.
Vnck.UncleVnck.ThenThen brotherbrother, II seesee youyou ratherrather likelike thesethese vicesvices inin youryour (sonneson,
ThenThan anyany wayway condemnecondemn themthem.
Fath.FatherFath.NayNay mistakemistake meme notnot brotherbrother, forfor thothough II slurslur themthem o-ouero∣uerover
uer
nownow,
AsAs thingsthings slightslight andand nothingnothing, hishis crimescrimes beingbeing inin thethe buddebud,
ItIt wouldwould gallgall mymy heartheart, theythey shouldshould euerever raignereign inin himhim.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.Ho!Ho! whoeswho’s withinwithin hoho?
FlowerdaleFlowerdale knockesknocks withinwithin.
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Unck.UncleUnck.That’sThat’s youryour sonneson, heehe isis comecome toto borroweborrow moremore
moneymoney.
Fath.FatherFath.ForFor GodsakeGodsake giuegive itit outout II amam deaddead, seesee howhow helehe’ll taketake itit,
SaySay II hauehave broughtbrought youyou newesnews fromfrom hishis fatherfather.
II hauehave herehere drawnedrawn aa formallformal willwill, asas itit werewere fromfrom my selfemyself,
WhichWhich IleI’ll deliuerdeliver himhim.
Vnck.UncleVnck.GoeGoetooGo tooto brotherbrother, nono moremore: II willwill.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.VnckleUncle, wherewhere areare youyou VnckleUncle?withinwithin,
Vnck.UncleVnck.LetLet mymy cousencousin inin therethere.
Fath.FatherFath.II amam aa SaylerSailor comecome fromfrom UeniceVenice, andand mymy namename isis (ChristopherChristopher.

EnterEnter FlowerdaleFlowerdale.

Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ByBy thethe LordLord, inin truthtruth VnckleUncle.
Vnck.UncleVnck.InIn truthtruth wouldwould aha’a seru’dserved cousencousin, withoutwithout thethe LordLord.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ByBy youryour leaueleave VnckleUncle, thethe LordLord, isis thethe LordLord ofof truthtruth.
AA couplecouple ofof rascallesrascals atat thethe gategate, setset vponupon meme forfor mymy pursepurse.
Unck.UncleUnck.YouYou neuernever comecome, butbut youyou bringbring aa brawlebrawl inin youryour
mouthmouth.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ByBy mymy truthtruth VnckleUncle, youyou mustmust needesneeds lendlend meme tenneten (poundpound.

Vnck.UncleVnck.GiueGive mymy cousencousin somesome smallsmall beerebeer herehere.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.NayNay lookelook youyou, youyou turneturn itit toto aa iestjest nownow, byby thisthis lightlight,
II shouldshould ryderide toto CroydonCroyden fayrefair, toto meetemeet syrsir LancelotLancelot SpurrockSpurcock,
II shouldshould hauehave hishis daughterdaughter LuceLuce, andand forfor scuruyscurvy
TenneTenten poundpound, aa manman shalshall looselose ninenine hundredhundred three-scorethreescore andand
oddeodd poundspounds, andand aa dailydaily friendfriend besidebeside, byby thisthis handehand Vnc-VnckleVnc∣kleUnclekle tis’tis truetrue.

Vnck.UncleVnck.WhyWhy, anyany thingthing isis truetrue forfor oughtaught II knowknow.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ToTo seesee nownow: whywhy youyou shallshall hauehave mymy bondbond VnckleUncle,
oror TomTom WhitesWhite’sWhites, IamesJamesjames BrocksBrock’sBrocks: oror NickNick HallsHall’s, asas goodgood rapyerrapier
andand daggerdagger menmen, asas anyany bebe inin EnglandEngland, letslet’s bebe dambn’ddamned ifif weewe
doedo notnot paypay youyou, thethe worstworst ofof vsus allall willwill notnot damnedamn our seluesourselves
forfor tenten poundpound. AA poxepox ofoftenoftenof tenten poundpound.
Unck.UncleUnck.CousenCousin, thisthis isis notnot thethe firstfirst timetime II hauehave beleeu’dbelieved youyou.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WhyWhy trusttrust meme nownow, youyou knowknow notnot whatwhat maymay fallfall:
IfIf oneone thingthing werewere butbut truetrue, II wouldwould notnot greatlygreatly carecare,
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II shouldshould notnot needeneed tenten poundpound, butbut whenwhen aa manman cannotcannot bebe be-beleeuedbe∣leeuedbelieved
leeued,
ther’sthere’s itit.
Vnck.UncleVnck.WhyWhy whatwhat isis itit cousencousin?
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.MaryMarrymarry thisthis VnckleUncle, cancan youyou telltell meme ifif thethe Katern-KaternhueKatern∣hueKaternhue
hue
bebe comecome homehome oror nono?
Vnck.UncleVnck.II marymarry istis’t.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ByBy GodGod II thankethank youyou forfor thatthat newesnews.
WhatWhat istis’t inin thethe poolepool cancan youyou telltell?
Vnck.UncleVnck.ItIt isis; whatwhat ofof thatthat?
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WhatWhat? whywhy thenthen II hauehave sixesix peecespieces ofof velletvelvetvellet sentsent meme
IleI’ll giuegive youyou aa peecepiece VnckleUncle:: forfor thusthus saidsaid thethe letterletter,
AA peecepiece ofof AshcolourAsh-colour, aa three pildethreethree-piledthree pilde piled blackblack, aa colourde deroycolourdecolour-de-roycoloured decoy deroy decoy,
AA crimsoncrimson, aa sadsad greenegreen, andand aa purplepurple: yesyes yfaithi’faith.
Vnck.UncleVnck.FromFrom whomwhom shouldshould youyou receiuereceive thisthis?
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.FromFrom whowho? whywhy fromfrom mymy fatherfather? withwith commenda-commendationscommenda∣tionscommendations
tions
toto youyou VnckleUncle, andand thusthus hehe writeswrites: II knowknow saithsaith hehe, thouthou
hasthast muchmuch troubledtroubled thythy kindekind VnckleUncle, whomwhom God-willingGod willingGod-willing
atat mymy returnereturn II willwill seesee amplyamply satisfiedsatisfied: AmplyAmply, II rememberremember
waswas thethe veryvery wordword; soso GodGod helpehelp meme.
Unck.UncleUnck.HaueHave youyou thethe letterletter herehere?
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.YesY●sYes II hauehave thethe letterletter herehere, herehere isis thethe letterletter: nono, yesyes, nono
letlet meme seesee, whatwhat breechsbreeches worewore II ao’a SatterdaySaturday: letlet meme seesee, ao’a Tues-TuesdayTues∣dayTuesday
day,
mymy CalymankaCalamancoCalymanka, ao’a WednesdayWednesday, mymy peachpeach colourcolour SattinSatin, ao’a
ThursdayThursday mymy VellureVelourvelour, ao’a FridayFriday mymy CallymankaCalamancoCallymanka againeagain, ao’a
SatterdaySaturday, letlet meme seesee ao’a SatterdaySaturday, forfor inin thosethose breechesbreeches II worewore
ao’a SatterdaySaturday isis thethe letterletter: OOOh mymy rydingridingryding breechesbreeches AnckleAnkle, thosethose
thatthat youyou thoughtthought hadhad benebeen velletvelvetvellet,
InIn thosethose veryvery breechesbreeches isis thethe letterletter.
Vnck.UncleVnck.WhenWhen shouldshould itit bebe dateddate●dated?
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.MaryMarryMary DidicimoDidicimo tersiostersios septembrisseptembris, nono nono, trydisimotrydisimo ter-tersioster∣siostersios
sios
OctobrisOctobris
, IAyI OctobrisOctobris,, soso itit isis.
Vnck.UncleVnck.DicditimoDicditimo tersiostersios OctobrisOctobris: andand herehere receiuereceive II aa let-letterlet∣terletter
ter
thatthat youryour fatherfather dyeddied inin IuneJunejune: howhow saysay youyou KesterKester?
Fath.FatherFath.YesYes trulytruly syrsir, youryour fatherfather isis deaddead, thesethese handshands ofof minemine
holpehopeho●peholphope toto windewind himhim.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.DeadDead?
Fath.FatherFath.IAyI syrsir deaddead.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.Sblood’Sblood’sblood, howhow shouldshould mymy fatherfather comecome deaddead?
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Fath.FatherFath.YfaithI’faith syrsir accordingaccording toto thethe oldold ProuerbeProverb,
TheThe childechild waswas borneborn: andand cryedcried, becamebecame manman,
AfterAfter fellfell sickesick, andand dyeddied.
Vnck.UncleVnck.NayNay cousencousin doedo notnot taketake itit soso heauilyheavily.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.NayNay II cannoncannotcannoncannot weepeweep youyou extemporyextempore, marymarry somesome
twotwo oror threethree dayesdays hencehence, II shallshall weepweep withoutwithout anyany stintancestintance.
ButBut II hopehope hehe dyeddied inin goodgood memorymemory.
Fath.FatherFath.VeryVery wellwell syrsir, andand setset downedown eueryevery thingthing inin goodgood or-orderor∣derorder(der,

AndAnd thethe KatherineKatherine andand HueHughHue youyou talkttalked ofof, II camecame ouerover inin:
AndAnd II sawsaw allall thethe billesbills ofof ladinglading, andand thethe velletvelvetvellet
ThatThat youyou talkttalked ofof, therethere isis nono suchsuch aboordaboard.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ByBy GodGod II assureassure youyou, thenthenthan therethere isis knaueryknavery abroadabroad.
Fath.FatherFath.IleI’ll bebe swornesworn ofof thatthat: ther’sthere’s knaueryknavery abroadabroad,
AlthoAlthough therethere werewere neuernever aa peecepiece ofof velletvelvetvellet inin VeniceV●niceVenice.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.II hopehope hehe dyeddied inin goodgood estateestate.
Fath.FatherFath.ToTo thethe reportreport ofof thethe worldworld hehe diddid, andand mademade hishis (willwill,
OfOf whichwhich II amam anan vnworthyunworthy bearerbearer.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.HisHis willwill, hauehave youyou hishis willwill?
Fath.FatherFath.YesYes syrsir, andand inin thethe presencepresence ofof youryour VnckleUncle,
II waswas willedwilled toto deliuerdeliver itit.
Vnck.UncleVnck.II hopehope cousencousin, nownow GodGod hathhath blessedblessed youyou withwith
wealthwealth, youyou willwill notnot bebe vnmindfullunmindful ofof meme.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.IleI’ll doedo reasonreason VnckleUncle, yetyet yfaithi’faith II taketake thethe denialldenial
ofof thisthis tenneten poundpound veryvery hardlyhardly.
Vnck.UncleVnck.NayNay II denydedonydedenied youyou notnot.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ByBy GodGod youyou denidedenied meme directlydirectly.
Vnck.UncleVnck.IleI’ll bebe iudgejudge byby thisthis good-fellowegoodfellow.
Fath.FatherFath.NotNot directlydirectly syrsir.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WhyWhy hehe saidsaid hehe wouldwould lendlend meme nonenone, andand thatthat hadhad
wontwont toto bebe aa directdirect denyalldenial, ifif thethe oldold phrasephrase holdehold:
WellWell VnckleUncle, comecome weelewe’ll fallfall toto thethe LegasiesLegacieslegacies,
InIn thethe namename ofof GodGod, AmenAmen.
ItemItem, II bequeathbequeath toto mymy brotherbrother FlowerdaleFlowerdale, threethree hundredhundred
poundspounds, toto paypay suchsuch triualltrivial debtsdebts asas II oweowe inin LondonLondon.
ItemItem, toto mymy sonneson MatMa●Mat FlowerdaleFlowerdale, II bequeathbequeath twotwo baylebail ofof
falsefalse dycedice, UidellicedVidelicetvidelicet, highhigh menmen, andand loelowlo menmen, fullomesfulhamsfullomes, stopstop
cater traiescatercater-treyscater traies trays, andand otherother bonesbones ofof functionfunction.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.Sblood’Sblood’sblood whatwhat dothdoth hehe meanemean byby thisthis?
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Vnck.UncleVnck.ProceedeProceed cousencousin.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.TheseThese preceptsprecepts II leaueleave himhim, letlet himhim borrowborrow ofof hishis (oathoath,
ForFor ofof hishis wordword no bodynobody willwill trusttrust himhim.
LetLet himhim byby nono meanesmeans marrymarry anan honesthonest womanwoman,
ForFor thethe otherother willwill keepekeep her selfeherself.
LetLet himhim stealesteal asas muchmuch asas hehe cancan, thatthat aa guiltyguilty conscienceconscience
MayMay bringbring himhim toto hishis destinatedestinate repentancerepentance,
II thinkethink hehe meanesmeans hanginghanging. AndAnd thisthis werewere hishis lastlast willwill andand
TestamentTestament, thethe DiuellDevil stoodstood laughinglaughing atat hishis beddesbed’s feetefeet
whilewhile hehe mademade itit. Sblood’Sblood’sblood, whatwhat dothdoth heehe thinkethink toto fopfop ofof hishis
posteritieposterity withwith ParadoxesParadoxes.
Fath.FatherFath.ThisThis hehe mademade syrsir withwith hishis owneown handshands.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.IAyay, wellwell, naynay comecome goodgood VnckleUncle, letlet meme hauehave thisthis tenten
poundpound, ImagineImagine youyou hauehave lostlost itit, oror robdrobbed ofof itit, oror misreckondmisreckoned
your selfeyourself soso muchmuch: anyany wayway toto makemake itit comecome easilyeasily offoff, goodgood
VnckleUncle.
Vnck.UncleVnck.NotNot aa pennypenny.
Fath.FatherFath.YfaithI’faith lendlend itit himhim syrsir; II my selfemyself hauehave anan estateestate inin thethe
CitieCity worthworth twentytwenty poundpound, allall thatthat ilei’llI’ll ingageengage forfor himhim, hehe saithsaith
itit concernesconcerns himhim inin aa marriagemarriage.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.IAyI marrymarry dothdoth itit, thisthis isis aa fellowfellow ofof somesome sensesense, thisthis:
ComeCome goodgood VnckleUncle.
VnckUncleWillWill youyou giuegive youryour wordword forfor itit KesterKes●erKester?
Fath.FatherFath.II willwill syrsir, willinglywillingly.
Vnck.UncleVnck.WellWell cousencousin, comecome toto meme somesome howerhour hencehence, youyou shallshall
hauehave itit readieready.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ShallShall II notnot failefail?
Unck.UncleUnck.YouYou shallshall notnot, comecome oror sendsend.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.NayNay ilei’llI’ll comecome my selfemyself.
Fath.FatherFath.ByBy mymy troathtroth, wouldwould II werewere youryour worshipsworship’s manman.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WhatWhat wouldstwouldst thouthou serueserve?
Fath.FatherFath.VeryVery willinglywillingly syrsir.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WhyWhy ilei’llI’ll telltell theethee whatwhat thouthou shaltshalt doedo, thouthou saithsaith thouthou
hasthast twentietwenty poundpound, goego intointo BurchinBurchin LaneLane, putput thy selfethyself intointo
cloathesclothes, thouthou shaltshalt rideride withwith meme toto CroydenCroyden fayrefair.
Fath.FatherFath.II thankethank youyou syrsir, II willwill attendattend youyou.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WellWell VnckleUncle, youyou willwill notnot failefail meme anan howerhour hencehence?
Vnck.UncleVnck.II willwill notnot cousencousincozen.
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Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WhatsWhat’swhat’s thythy namename KesterKester?
Fath.FatherFath.IAyI syrsir.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WellWell, prouideprovide thy selfethyself: VnckleUncle farewelllfarewellfarewelll tilltill anonanon.
ExitExit FlowerdaleFlowerdale.
Vnck.UncleVnck.BrotherBrother, howhow doedo youyou likelike youryour sonneson?
Fath.FatherFath.YfaithI’faith brotherbrother, likelike aa madmad vnbridledunbridled coltcolt,
OrOr asas aa HawkeHawk, thatthat neuernever stoop’dstooped toto lurelure:
TheThe oneone mustmust bebe tamdetamed withwith anan yroniron bytbit,
TheThe otherother mustmust bebe watchedwatched, oror stillstill sheshe isis wildewild,
SuchSuch isis mymy sonneson, awhileawhile letlet himhim bebe soso:
ForFor counsellcounsel stillstill isis folliesfolly’s deadlydeadly foefoe.
IleI’ll serueserve hishis youthyouth, forfor youthyouth mustmust hauehave hishis coursecourse,
ForFor beingbeing restrainderestrained, itit makesmakes himhim tenten timestimes worseworse:
HisHis pridepride, hishis ryotriot, allall thatthat maymay bebe namednamed,
TimeTime maymay recallrecall, andand allall hishis madnessemadness tamedtamed.
EnterEnter syrsir LauncelotLancelotLauncelot, MaisterMaster WeathercockeWeathercock, DaffidillDaffodilDaffidill,
ArtichoakeArtichoke, LuceLuce, andand FranckeFranckfrank.

Lance.LancelotLance.SyrrhaSirrahsirrah ArtichoakeArtichoke, getget youyou homehome beforebefore,
AndAnd asas youyou prouedproved your selfeyourself aa calfecalf inin byingbuying,
DriueDrive homehome youryour fellowfellow calfescalves thatthat youyou hauehave boughtbought.
Arti.ArtichokeArti.YesYes forsoothforsooth, shallshall notnot mymy fellowfellow DaffidillDaffodilDaffidill goego alongalong (withwith meme.

Lance.LancelotLance.NoNo syrsir, nono, II mustmust hauehave oneone toto waitewait onon meme.
Arty.ArtichokeArty.DaffidillDaffodilDaffidill, farewellfarewell goodgood fellowfellow DaffidillDaffodilDaffidill,
YouYou maymay seesee mistressemistress, II amam setset vpup byby thethe halueshalves,
In steedInInsteadIn steed steed ofof waitingwaiting onon youyou, II amam sentsent toto driuedrive homehome caluescalves.
Lance.LancelotLance.YfaithI’faith FranckeFranckFrancke, II mustmust turneturn awayaway thisthis DaffidillDaffodilDaffidill,
HeesHe’s grownegrown aa veryvery foolishfoolish sawciesaucy fellowfellow.
Fran.FrancesFran.IndeedIndeed lawla fatherfather, hehe waswas soso sincesince II hadhad himhim:
BeforeBefore hehe waswas wisewise enoughenough, forfor aa foolishfoolish seruing-manservingman.
Wea.WeathercockWea.ButBut whatwhat saysay youyou toto meme syrsir LancelotLancelot?
Lance.LancelotLance.OO, aboutabout mymy daughtersdaughters, welwell II willwill goego forwardforward,
HeersHere’shere’s twotwo ofof themthem GodGod sauesave themthem: butbut thethe thirdthird,
OOOh sheesshe’s aa strangerstranger inin herher coursecourse ofof lifelife,
SheeShe hathhath refusedrefused youyou MaisterMaster WeathercockeWeathercock.
Wea.WeathercockWea.IAyI byby thethe RoodRood syrsir LancelotLancelot thatthat sheshe hathhath,
ButBut hadhad sheshe tridetried meme, sheshe shouldshould aha’a’ foundfound aa manman ofof meme indeedindeed.
Lance.LancelotLance.NayNay bebe notnot angryangry syrsir, atat herher denialldenial,
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SheeShe hathhath refus’derefused seauenseven ofof thethe worshipfulstworshipful’stworshipfulst andand worthyestworthiest
hous-keepershousekeepers thisthis dayday inin KentKent:
IndeedIndeed sheshe willwill notnot marrymarry II supposesuppose.
Wea.WeathercockWea.TheThe moremore foolefool sheshe.
Lance.LancelotLance.WhatWhat isis itit follyfolly toto louelove CharitieCharity?
Wea.WeathercockWea.NoNo mistakemistake meme notnot syrsir Lancelot〈◊〉Lancelot,
ButBut tis’tis anan oldold prouerbeproverb, andand youyou knowknow itit wellwell,
ThatThat womenwomen dyingdying maidesmaids, leadlead apesapes inin hellhell.
Lance.LancelotLance.ThatsThat’sthat’s aa foolishfoolish prouerbeproverb, andand aa falsefalse.
Wea.WeathercockWea.ByBy thethe massemass II thinkethink itit bebe, andand thereforetherefore letlet itit goego:
ButBut whowho shallshall marrymarry withwith mistressemistress FrancesFrances?
Fran.FrancesFran.ByBy mymy troathtroth theythey areare talkingtalking ofof marryingmarrying meme sistersister.
Luce.Luce.PeacePeace, letlet themthem talketalk:
FoolesFools maymay hauehave leaueleave toto prattleprattle asas theythey walkewalk.
Daff.DaffodilDaff.SentessesSentencesSentessesSentences stillstill sweetsweet mistressemistress,
YouYou hauehave aa witwit, andand itit werewere youryour Alliblasteralabasteralabaster.
Luce.Luce.YfaithY●aithI’faith andand thythy tonguetongue tripstrips trench-moretrenchmore.
Lance.LancelotLance.NoNo ofof mymy knight-hoodknighthood, notnot aa shutersuitorshuter yetyet:
AlasAlas GodGod helpehelp herher silliesilly girlegirl, aa foolefool, aa verievery foolefool:
ButBut thersthere’s thethe otherother black-browesblack-brows aa shroadshrewd girlegirl,
SheeShe hathhath witwit atat willwill, andand shuterssuitors twotwo oror threethree:
SyrSir ArthurArthur Greene-sheldGreenshield oneone, aa gallantgallant knightknight,
AA valiantvaliant SouldierSoldier, butbut hishis powerpower butbut poorepoor.
ThenThen thersthere’s yongyoung Oliuer〈◊〉Oliver, thethe Deuen-shyreDevonshire ladlad,
AA warywary fellowfellow, marrymarry fullfull ofof witwit,
AndAnd richrich byby thethe roodrood, butbut thersthere’s aa thirdthird allall aireair,
LightLight asas aa featherfeather, changingchanging asas thethe windwind: youngyoung FlowerdaleFlowerdal●Flowerdale.
Wea.WeathercockWea.OO heehe syrsir, heeshe’s aa desperatedesperate dickdick indeedindeed.
BarreBar himhim youryour househouse.
Lance.LancelotLance.FyeFie notnot soso, heeshe’s ofof goodgood parentageparentage.
Wea.WeathercockWea.ByBy mymy faiefay andand soso hehe isis, andand aa properproper manman.
Lance.LancelotLance.IAyI properproper enoughenough, hadhad hehe goodgood qualitiesqualities.
Wea.WeathercockWea.IAyI marriemarry, thersthere’s thethe pointpoint syr〈◊〉sir Lancelot〈◊〉Lancelot:
ForFor thersthere’s anan oldold sayingsaying,
BeBe hehe richrich, oror bebe hehe poorepoor,
Be〈◊〉Be hehe hyehigh, oror bebe hehe lowelow:
BeBe hehe borneborn inin barnebarn oror hallhall,
Tis’Tis manersmanners makesmakes thethe manman andand allall.
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LanceLancelot〈◊〉Lancelot〈◊〉.YouYou areare inin thethe rightright maistermaster WeathercockWeatherc●ckWeathercock.
EnterEnter MounsierMonsieurmonsieur CiuetCiuet.CivetCiuet...
Ciuet〈◊〉Civet〈◊〉.SouleSoul, II thinkethink II amam suresure crossedcrossed,
OrOr witchtwi●htwitchedwi●ht withwith anan owleowl, II hauehave hantedhaunted themthem: InneInn afterafter InneInn,
boothbooth, afterafter boothbooth, yetyet cannotcannot findefind themthem, haha yonderyonder theythey areare,
thatsthat’s sheshe, II hopehope toto GodGod tis〈◊〉’tis sheeshe, naynay II knowknow tis’tis sheeshe nownow, forfor
she●heshe treadestreads herher shooeshoe aa littlelittle awryawry.
Lance.LancelotLance.WhereWhere isis thisthis Iinne●inneinn●inne? wewe areare pastpast itit DaffidillDaffodilDaffidill.
DaffidillDaffodilDaffidill.TheThe goodgood signesign isis heerehere syrsir, butbut thethe backback gategate isis (beforebefore.
Ciuet.CivetCiuet.SaueSave youyou syrsir, II praypray maymay II borrowborrow aa peecepiece ofof aa
wordword withwith youyou?
Daff.DaffodilDaff.NoNo peecespieces syrsir.
Ciu.CivetCiu.WhyWhy thenthen thethe wholewhole.
II praypray syrsir, whatwhat maymay yonderyonder gentlewomengentlewomen bebe?
Daff.DaffodilDaff.TheyThey maymay bebe LadiesLadies syrsir, ifif thethe destiniesdestinies andand mortalitiemortality (workework.
Ciu.CivetCiu.WhatsWhat’swhat’s herher namename syrsir.
Daff.DaffodilDaff.MistresseMistress FrancesFrances SpurcockeSpurcock, syrsir Laucelots-SpurcockesLancelot Spurcock’sLancelot-Spurcock’s (daughterdaughter.
Ciu.CivetCiu.IsIs sheshe aa maidmaid syrsir?
Daff.DaffodilDaff.YouYou maymay askeask PlutoPluto, andand damedame ProserpineProserpine thatthat:
II wouldwould bebe lothloath toto bebe ridelledriddled syrsir.
Ciu.CivetCiu.IsIs sheshe marriedmarried II meanemean syrsir?
Daff.DaffodilDaff.TheThe FatesFates knowesknows notnot yetyet whatwhat shoe-makershoc-makershoemakerShoemaker shallshall
makemake herher weddingwedding shooesshoes.
Ciu.CivetCiu.II praypray wherewhere InneInn youyou syrsir? II wouldwould bebe veryvery gladglad toto be-bestowebe∣stowebestow
stowe
thethe winewine ofof thatthat gentlewomangentlewoman.
Daff.DaffodilDaff.AtAt thethe GeorgeGeorge syrsir.
Ciu.CivetCiu.GodGod sauesave youyou syrsir.
Daff.DaffodilDaff.II praypray youryour namename syrsir?
Ciu.CivetCiu.MyMy namename isis maistermaster CiuetCiu●tCivet syrsir.
Daff.DaffodilDaff.AA sweetsweet namename, GodGod bebe withwith youyou goodgood maistermaster CiuetCivet.

ExitExit Ciuet.CivetCiuet.
Lance.LancelotLance.AAhA, hauehave wew●w●we spidespied youyou stoutstout S.SaintS. GeorgeGeorge?
ForFor allall youryour dragondragon, youyou hadhad bestbest sellessells goodgood winewine:
ThatThat needsneeds nono 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 - y’uie-bushyuie-bushbushivy-bush, wellwell, weelewelew●lewe’ll notnot sitsit byby itit,
AsAs youyou dodo onon youryour horsehorse, thisthis roomeroom shallshall serueseru●serve:
DrawerDrawer, letlet meme hauehave sackesack forfor vsus oldold menmen:
ForFor thesethese girlesgirls andand knauesknaves smallsmall wineswines areare bestbest..,
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AA pintepint ofof sackesack, nono moremore.
Draw.DrawerDraw.AA quartquart ofof sacksack inin thethe threethree TunnesTunsTons,
Lance.LancelotLance.AA pintepint, drawdraw butbut aa pintepint Daffidill〈◊〉DaffodilDaffidill,
CallCall forfor winewine toto makemake your seluesyourselves drinkedrink.
Fran.FrancesFran.AndAnd aa cupcup ofof smallsmall beerebeer, andand aa cakecake goodgood Daffidill〈◊〉DaffodilDaffidill.
EnterEnter yongyoung FlowerdaleFlowerdale.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.HowHow nownow, fyefie, sitsit inin thethe openopen roomeroom, nownow goodgood syrsir
LancelotLancelot, &and mymy kindkind friendfriend worshipfullworshipful MaisterMa●sterMaster WeathercockWeathercock,
WhatWhat atat youryour pintepint, aa quartquart forfor shameshame.
Lance.LancelotLance.NayNay RoysterRoisterRoyster byby youryour leaueleave wewe willwill awayaway.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ComeCome, giuesgives somesome MusickeMusic, weelewe’ll goego dancedance,
BegoneBegone syr〈◊〉sir LancelotLancelot, whatwhat, andand fayrefair dayday tootoo?
Lance.LancelotLance.Twere’Twere’twere fowlyfoully donedone, toto dancedance withinwithin thethe fayrefair.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.NayNay ifif youyou saysay soso, fairestfairest ofof allall fairesfairs,
ThenThen ilei’llI’ll notnot dancedance, aa poxepox vponupon mymy taylertailor,
HeHe hathhath spoyledspoiledspoilt meme aa peachpeach colourcolour satten〈◊〉satin shutesuitshute,
CutCut vponupon cloathcloth ofof siluersilver, butbut ifif euerever thethe RascallRascal serueserve me〈◊〉me suchsuch
an otheranother tricketrick, IleI’ll giuegive himhim leaueleave yfaithi’faith toto putput meme inin thethe ca-calenderca∣lendercalendar
lender
ofof foolesfools: andand youyou, andand youyou, syrsir Lancelot〈◊〉Lancelot; andand MaisterMaster
WeathercockWeathercock, mymy gold-smythgoldsmith tootoo onon tothert’other sideside, II bespokebespoke theethee
LuceLuce, aa carkenetcarcanet ofof goldgold, andand thoughtthought thouthou shouldstshouldst aha’a hadhad itit
forfor aa fayringfairing, andand thethe RogueRogue putsputs meme inin rerages〈◊〉reragesrearages forfor OryantOrient
PearlePearl: butbut thouthou shaltshalt hauehave itit byby sundaysunday nightnight wenchwench.
EnterEnter thethe DrawerDraw●rDrawer.
Draw.DrawerDraw.SyrSir, herehere isis oneone hathhath sentsent youyou aa pottlepo●lepottle ofof rennishrhenish
winewine, brewedbrewed withwith Rose-waterRose waterRose-water.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ToTo meme?
Draw.DrawerDraw.NoNo syrsir toto thethe knightknight; andand desiresdesires hishis moremore acquain-acquaintanceacquain∣tanceacquaintance(tance.

Lance.LancelotLance.
ToTo meme? whatswhat’s hehe thatthat prouesproves soso kindkind?
Daff.DaffodilDaff.II hauehave aa tricketrick toto knowknow hishis namename syrsir,
HeHe hathhath aa monethsmonth’s mindmind herehere toto mistressemistress FrancesFrances, hishis namename
Is〈◊〉Is maistermaster CiuetCivet.
Lance.LancelotLance.CallCa●Call himhim inin Daffidill〈◊〉DaffodilDaffidill.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.OO II knowknow himhim syrsir, hehe isis aa foolefool,
ButBut reasonablereasonable richrich, hishis fatherfather waswas oneone ofof thesethese lease-mongerslease-mongers,
thesethese corne-mongercorn●-mongercorn-monger, thesethese mony-mongersmoney-mongers, butbut hehe neuernever hadhad
thethe witwit toto bebe aa whore-mongerwhore-mongetwhore-mongerwhoremonger.
EnterEnter maister〈◊〉masterMASTER 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 CiuetCi●etCivetcivet.
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Lance.LancelotLance.II promisepromise youyou syrsir, youyou areare atat tootoo muchmuch chargecharge.
Cyuet.CivetCyuet.TheThe chargecharge isis smallsmall chargecharge syrsir,
II thankethank GodGod mymy fatherfather leftleft meme wherewithallwherewithal, ifif itit pleaseplease youyou
syrsir, II hauehave aa greatgreat mindmind toto thisthis gentlewomangentlewoman,, herehere inin thethe wayway (ofof marriagemarriage.

Lance.LancelotLance.II thankethank youyou syrsir: pleaseplease youyou comecome toto LewsomeL●wsomeLewsome toto mymy
poorepoor househouse, youyou shallshall bebe kindlykindly welcomewelcome: II kneweknew youryour fa-fatherfa∣therfather
ther,
hehe waswas aa warywary husbandhusband: toto paiepay herehere DrawerDrawer.
Draw.DrawerDraw.AllAll isis paidpaid syrsir: thisthis gentlemangentleman hathhath paidpaid allall.
Lance.LancelotLance.YfaithI’faith youyou dodo vsus wrongwrong,
ButBut wewe shallshall liuelive toto makemake amendsamends ere〈◊〉ere longlong:
MaisterMaster FlowerdaleFlowerdale, isis thatthat youryour manman?
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.YesYes faithfaith, aa goodgood oldold knaueknave.
Lance.LancelotLance.NayNay thenthen II thinkethink youyou willwill turneturn wisewise,
NowNow youyou taketake suchsuch aa seruantservant:
ComeCome, youleyou’ll rideride withwith vsus toto LewsomeLewsome, letslet’s awayaway,
Tis’Tis scarcescarce twotwo howreshours toto thethe endend ofof dayday.(ExitExit OmnesOmnes.
EnterEnter syrsir ArthurArthur Green-shoodGreenshieldGreen-shood, OlyuerOliverOlyver, Lieu-LieutennantLieu∣tennantLieutenant
tennant
andand SouldiersSoldiers.

Aur.ArthurAur.Lieuftenant〈◊〉Lieutenant, leadelead youryour SouldiersSoldiers toto thethe shipsships,
ThereThere let〈◊〉let themthem hauehave theirtheir coatescoats, atat theirtheir arriuallarrival
TheyThey shallshall hauehave paypay: farewellfarewell, lookelook toto youryour chargecharge.
Sol.SoldierSol.IAyay, wewe areare nownow sentsent awayaway, andand cannotcannot soso muchmuch asas speakespeak
withwith ourour friendsfriends.
Oly.OliverOly.NoNo manman whatwhat erewhatwhate’er ereere youyou vsedused aa zutchzutch aa fashionfashion, thickethick
youyou cannotcannot taketake youryour leaueleave ofof youryour vreensvreens.
Aur.ArthurAur.FellowFellow nono moremore, LieuftenantLieutenantlieutenant leadlead themthem offoff.
Sol.SoldierSol.WellWell, ifif II hauehave notnot mymy paypay andand mymy cloathesclothes,
IleI’ll ventureventure aa runningrunning awayaway thothough II hanghang fortfor’tfort.
Aur.ArthurAur.AwayAway surrhasirrah, charmecharm youryour tonguetongue.
ExitExit SouldiersSoldiers,
Oly.OliverOly.BinBinbeen andand youyou aa presserpresser syrsir?
Aur.ArthurAur.II amam aa commandercommander syrsir vnderunder thethe KingKing.
Oly.OliverOly.Sfoot’Sfoot’sfoot manman, andand youyou beebe nerene’er zutchzutch aa commandercommander
ShudShould aha’a’ spokespokespoken withwith mymy vreensvreens beforebefore II chidchid agoneagoneago, soso shudshould.
Aur.ArthurAur.ContentGontentContent your selfeyourself manman, mymy authorityauthority willwill stretchstretch
toto pressepress soso goodgood aa manman asas youyou.
Oly.OliverOly.PressePress meme? II deuyedevye, pressepress scoundrellsscoundrels, andand thythy messelsmesels:
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PressePress meme, cheechee scornesscorns theethee yfaithi’faith: ForFor seestseest theethee, hereshere’s aa wor-worshipwor∣shipworshipfullworship
shipfull
full full knightknight knowesknows, chamcha●cha●cham notnot toto bebe pressedpressed byby theethee.


EnterEnter syrsir LanceletLancelotLancelet WeathercockeWeatherWeathercockWeather cocke cock, yongyoung FlowerdaleFlowerdale,
oldold FlowerdaleFlowerdale, LuceLuce, FranckFranckFrank.



Lance.LancelotLance.SyrSir ArthurArthur, welcomewelcome toto LewsomeLewsome, welcomewelcome byby mymy (troathtroth,
WhatsWhat’swhat’s thethe mattermatter manman, whywhy areare youyou vextvexed?
Oly.OliverOly.WhyWhy manman hehe wouldwould pressepress meme.
Lance.LancelotLance.OO FieFie syrsir ArthurArthur, pressepress himhim? hehe isis manman ofof reckoningreckoning.
Wea.WeathercockWea.IAyI thatthat hehe isis syrsir ArthurArthur, hehe hathhath thethe noblesnobles,
TheThe goldengolden ruddockesruddocks hehe.
Ar.ArthurAr.TheThe fitterfitter forfor thethe warreswars: andand werewere hehe notnot inin fauourfavour
WithWith youryour worshipsworships, hehe shouldshould seesee,
ThatThat II hauehave powerpower toto pressepress soso goodgood asas hehe.
Oly.OliverOly.ChillChill standstand toto thethe trialltrial, soso chillchill.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.IAyI marrymarry shallshall hehe, presse-cloathpress-cloth andand karsiekarsy,
WhiteWhite potpot andand drowsendrowsen broathbroth: tuttut, tuttut, hehe cannotcannot.
Oly.OliverOly.WellWell syrsir, thothough youyou seesee vloutenvloutenulouten cloathcloth andand karsiekarsy, cheechee aa
zeenezeene zutchzutch aa karsiekarsy coatecoat wearewear outout thethe townetown sicksick aa zilkenzilken
IacketJacketjacket, asas thickthick aa oneone youyou wearewear.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WellWell sedsaidsed vlitanvlitanulitan vlattanvlattanulattan.
Oly.OliverOly.AAhA andand wellwell sedsaid cocknellcocknel, andand boe-bellbow-bellboe-bell tootoo: whatwhat doestdost
thinckethink chamcham aveardeaavearda vearde vearde ofof thythy zilkenzilken coatecoat, nono fer●erfear●er verevere theethee.
Lance.LancelotLance.NayNay comecome nono moremore, bebe allall louerslovers andand friendsfriends.
VVea.WeathercockVVea.IAyI tis’tis bestbest soso, goodgood maistermaster OlyuerOliverOlyver.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.IsIs youryour namename maistermaster OliuerOliver II praypray youyo●you?
Oly.OliverOly.WhatWhat tittit andand bebe tittit, andand grieuegrieve youyou.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.NoNo butburbutburr IdeII’dI de de gladlygladly knowknow ifif aa manman mightmight notnot hauehave aa
foolishfoolish plotplot outout ofof maistermaster OliuerOliver toto workework vponupon.
Oly.OliverOly.WorkeWork thythy plotsplots vponupon meme, standstand a sideaside, workework thythy
foolishfoolish plotsplots vponupon meme, chilchil soso vseuse theethemthe●theethem, thouthou weartwert neuernever soso
vsedused sincesince thythy damedame boundbound thythy headhead, workework vponupon meme?
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.LetLet himhim comecome, letlet himhim comecome.
Oly.OliverOly.ZyrrhaZyrrha, zyrrhazyrrha, ifif itit werewere notnot vorvor shameshame, cheechee wouldwould aha’a’
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giuengiven theethee zutchzutch aa whister poopewhisterwhisterpoopwhister poope poop vnderunder thethe eareear, cheechee wouldwould
aha’a’ mademade theethee aha’a vangedvanged an otheranother atat mymy feetefeet: standstand a sideaside letlet
meme looselose, chamcham allall ofof aa vlamingvlamingulaming fire-brandfirebrand; StandStand asideaside.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WellWell II forbeareforbear youyou forfor youryour friendsfriends’friend’s sakesake.
Oly.OliverOly.AAvigAvigA vigvig forfor allall mymy vreensvreens, doestdost thouthou telltell meme ofof mymy (vreensvreens?

Lance.LancelotLance.NoNo moremore goodgood maistermaster OliuerOliver, nono moremore syrsir ArthurArthur,
AndAnd maidenmaiden, herehere inin thethe sightsight ofof allall youryour shuterssuitors, eueryevery manman
ofof worthworth, IleI’ll telltell youyou whomwhom II fainestfainest wouldwould preferreprefer toto thethe
hardhard barginebargain ofof youryour marriagemarriage bedbed: shallshall II bebe plaineplain amongamong
youyou gentlemengentlemen?
Arty.ArtichokeArty.IAyI syrsir tis’tis bestbest.
Lance.LancelotLance.ThenThen syrsy●sirsy●, firstfirst toto youyou, II doedo confesseconfess youyou aa mostmost
gallantgallant knightknight, aa worthyworthy souldiersoldier, andand anan honesthonest manman: butbut ho-honestieho∣nestiehonesty
nestie
maintainesmaintains aa french-hoodfrench-hood, goesgoes veryvery seldomeseldom inin aa chainchain
ofof goldgold, keepeskeeps aa smallsmall trainetrain ofof seruantsservants: hathhath fewefew friendesfriends:
andand forfor thisthis wildewild oatesoats herehere, youngyoung FlowerdaleFlowerdale, II willwill notnot
iudgejudge, GodGod cancan workework myraclesmiracles, butbut heehe werewere betterbetter makemake aa
hundredhundred newnew, thenthanthen theethee aa thriftythrifty andand anan honesthonest oneone.
Wea.WeathercockWea.BeleeueBelieve meme hehe hathhath bytbit youyou therethere, hehe hathhath touchedtouched
youyou toto thethe quickequick, thatthat hathhath hehe.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WoodcockeWoodcock ao’a mymy sideside, whywhy maistermaster WeathercockeWeathercock
youyou knowknow II amam honesthonest, howsoeuerhowsoever trifflestrifles.
Wea.WeathercockWea.NowNow byby mymy troathtroth, II knoweknow nono otherwiseotherwise,
OOOh youryour oldold mothermother waswas aa damedame indeedindeed:
HeauenHeaven hathhath herher soulesoul, andand mymy wiueswives tootoo II trusttrust:
AndAnd youryour goodgood fatherfather, honesthonest gentlemangentleman,
HeHe isis gonegone aa IourneyJourneyjourney asas II hearehear, farfar hencehence.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.IAyI GodGod bebe praisedpraised, hehe isis farfar enoughenough,
HeHe isis gonegone aa pylgrimagepilgrimage toto ParadiceParadise.
AndAnd leftleft meme toto cutcut aa capercaper againstagainst carecare,
LuceLuce lookelook onon meme thatthat amam asas lightlight asas ayreair.
Luce.Luce.YfaithY faithI’faithi’faith II likelike notnot shadowesshadows, bubblesbubbles, broathbroth,
II hatehate aa lightlight aa louelove, asas II hatehate deathdeath.
Lance.LancelotLance.GyrleGirl holdhold theethee therethere: lookelook onon thisthis Deuen-shyreDevonshire (ladlad:

FatFat, fairefair, andand louelylovely, bothboth inin pursepurse andand personperson.
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Oly.OliverOly.WellWell syrsir, chamcham asas thethe LordLord hathhath mademade meme,
YouYou knowknow meme wellwell yuineyvine, chacha hauehave three-scorethreescore packepack aa kar-karsaykar∣saykersey
say,
andand blackemblackem halhall, andand chiefechief creditcredit besidebeside, andand mymy fortunesfortunes
maymay bebe soso goodgood asas an othersanother’s, zoezoe itit maymay.
Lance.LancelotLance.Tis’Tis youyou II louelove, whatsoeuerwhatsoever othersothers saysay?
Ar.ArthurAr.ThanksThanks fayrestfairest.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WhatWhat wouldstwouldst thouthou hauehave meme quarrellquarrel withwith himhim??
Fath.FatherFath.DoeDo butbut saysay hehe shallshall hearehear fromfrom youyou.
Lance.LancelotLance.YetYet gentlemangentleman, howsoeuerhowsoever II preferreprefer thisthis Deuen-Deuen-shyreDevonshireshyre shutersuitorshuter,

IleI’ll enforceenforce nono louelove, mymy daughterdaughter shallshall hauehave libertyliberty toto choosechoose
whomwhom sheshe likeslikes bestbest, inin youryour louelove shutesuitshute proceedproceed:
NotNot allall ofof youyou, butbut onelyonly oneone mustmust speedspeed.
Wea.WeathercockWea.YouYou hauehave sedsaid wellwell: indeedindeed rightright wellwell.
EnterEnter ArtychocakArtichoke.
Arty.ArtichokeArty.MistresseMistress heereshere’s oneone wouldwould speakespeak withwith youyou, mymy
fellowfellow DaffidillDaffodilDaffidill hathhath himhim inin thethe sellorcellar alreadyalready, hehe knowesknows himhim,
hehe metmet himhim atat CroydenCroyden fayrefair.
Lance.LancelotLance.OO II rememberremember aa littlelittle manman.
Arty.ArtichokeArty.IAyI aa veryvery littlelittle manman.
Lance.LancelotLance.AndAnd yetyet aa properproper manman.
Arty.ArtichokeArty.AA veryvery properproper, veryvery littlelittle manman.
Lance.LancelotLance.HisHis namename isis MounsierMonsieurmonsieur CiuetCivet.
Arty.ArtichokeArty.TheThe samesame syrsir.
Lance.LancelotLance.ComeCome GentlemenGentlemen,, ifif otherother shuterssuitors comecome,
MyMy foolishfoolish daughterdaughter willwill bebe fittedfitted tootoo:
ButBut DeliaDelia mymy saintsaint, nono manman daredare mouemove.
ExitExit atat allall butbut youngyoung FlowerdaleFlowerdale andand OlyuerOliverOlyver,
andand oldold FlowerdaleFlowerdale.

Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.HarkeHark youyou syrsir, aa wordword.
Oly.OliverOly.WhatWhat haha anan youyou toto saysay toto meme nownow?
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.YeYe shallshall hearehear fromfrom meme, andand thatthat veryvery shortlyshortly.
Oly.OliverOly.IsIs thatthat allall, varevare theethee wellwell, cheechee verevere theethee notnot, aa vigvig.
ExitExit OlyuerOliverOlyver.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WhatWhat ifif shouldshould comecome moremore? II amam fairelyfairly drestdressed.
Fath.FatherFath.II doedo notnot meanemean thatthat youyou shallshall meetemeet withwith himhim,
ButBut presentlypresently weelewe’ll goego andand drawdraw aa willwill;
WhereWhere weelewe’ll setset downedown landland, thatthat wewe neuernever sawesaw,
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AndAnd wewe willwill hauehave itit ofof soso largelarge aa summesum,
SyrSir LancelotLancelot shallshall intreatentreat youyou taketake hishis daughterdaughter:
ThisThis beingbeing formedformed, giuegive itit maistermaster WeathercockeWeathercock,
AndAnd makemake syrsir LancelotsLancelot’s daughterdaughter heireheir ofof allall:
AndAnd makemake himhim sweareswear, neuernever toto showshow thethe willwill
ToTo any oneanyanyoneany one one, vntiluntil thatthat youyou bebe deaddead,
ThisThis donedone, thethe foolishfoolish changingchanging WeathercockeWeathercock,
WillWill straightstraight discoursediscourse vntounto syrsir LancelotLancelot,
TheThe formeform andand tenortenor ofof youryour TestamentTestament,
NorNor standstand toto pausepause ofof itit, bebe rulderuled byby meeme:
WhatWhat willwill inshueensue, thatthat shallshall youyou quicklyquickly seesee.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ComeCome letslet’s aboutabout itit: ifif thatthat aa willwill sweetsweet KytKit,
CanCan getget thethe wenchwench, II shallshall renownerenown thythy witwit.
ExitExit omnesomnes,
EnterEnter DaffidillDaffodilDaffidill.
Daff.DaffodilDaff.MistresseMistress stillstill frowardfroward?
NoNo kindkind lookeslooks vntounto youryour DaffidillDaffodilDaffidill, nownow byby thethe GodsGods.
Luce.Luce.AwayAway youyou foolishfoolish knaueknave, letlet mymy handhand goego.
Daff.DaffodilDaff.ThereThere isis youryour handhand, butbut thisthis shallshall goego withwith meme:
MyMy heartheart isis thinethine, thisthis isis mymy truetrue loueslove’s feefee.
Luce.Luce.IleI’ll hauehave youryour coatecoat striptstripped oreo’er youryour earesears forfor thisthis,
YouYou sawciesaucy rascallrascal.
EnterEnter LancelotLancelot andand WeathercockeWeathercocke.
Lance.LancelotLance.HowHow nownow maidmaid, whatwhat isis thethe newesnews withwith youyou?
Luce.Luce.YourYour manman isis somethingsomething sawciesaucy.ExitExit LuceLuce.
Lance.LancelotLance.GoeGo tooto syrrhasirrah, IleI’ll talketalk withwith youyou anonanon.
Daff.DaffodilDaff.SyrSir II amam aa manman toto bebe talkedtalked withallwithal,
II amam nono horsehorse II trotrow:
II KnowKnow mymy strengthstrength, thenthen nono moremore thenthan soso.
VVea.WeathercockVVea.AAhA byby thethe matkinsmackinsmatkins, goodgood syrsir LancelotLancelot, II sawsaw himhim thethe
otherother dayday holdhold vpup thethe bucklersbucklers, likelike anan HerculesHercules,
I faithI’faithi’faith God a marcieGodGod-a-mercyGod a a marcie mercy ladlad, II likelike theethee wellwell.
Lance.LancelotLance.IAyay, II likelike himhim wellwell, gogo syrrhasirrah fetchfetch meme aa cupcup ofof winewine,
ThatTh●●Th●●That ereere II partpart withwith maistermaster VVeathercockeWeathercock,
WeWe maymay drinkedrink downedown ourour farewellfarewell inin FrenchFrench winewine.
VVea.WeathercockVVea.II thankethank youyou syrsir, II thankethank youyou friendlyfriendly knightknight,
IleI’ll comecome andand visitvisit youyou, byby thethe mouse-footmouse-foot II willwill:
InIn thethe meanemean timetime, taketake heedheed ofof cuttingcutting FlowerdaleFlowerdale,
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HeHe isis aa desperatedesperate dyckdick II warrantwarrant youyou.
Lance.LancelotLance.HeHe isis, hehe isis: fillfill Daffidill〈◊〉DaffodilDaffidill, fillfill meme somesome winewine, haha, whatwhat
weareswears hehe onon hishis armearm?
MyMy daughterdaughter LucesLacesLuce’sLace’s braceletbracelet, II●isI●isAy tis’tis thethe samesame:
HaHa toto youyou maistermaster WeathercockeWeathercock.
VVea.WeathercockVVea.II thankethank youyou syrsir:: HereHere DaffidillDaffodilDaffidill, anan honesthonest fellowfellow andand
aa talltall thouthou artart: wellwell, ilei’llI’ll taketake mymy leaueleave goodgood knightknight, andand hopehope toto
hauehave youyou andand allall youryour daughtersdaughters atat mymy poorepoor househouse, inin goodgood (soothsooth II mustmust.

Lance.LancelotLance.ThankesThanks maistermaster VVeathercockeWeathercock, II shallshall bebe boldbold toto
troubletrouble youyou bebe suresure.
VVea.WeathercockVVea.AndAnd welcomewelcome, hartilyheartily farewellfarewell.((ExitExit VVeathercockeWeathercock.
Lance.LancelotLance.SyrrhaSirrahsirrah II sawsaw mymy daughtersdaughter’sdaughters wrongwrong, andand withallwithal herher
braceletbracelet onon youryour armearm, offoff withwith itit: andand withwith itit mymy liuerylivery tootoo,
HaueHave II carecare toto seesee mymy daughterdaughter matchedmatched withwith menmen ofof wor-worshipwor∣shipworship
ship,
andand areare youyou grownegrown soso boldbold? GoeGo syrrhasirrah fromfrom mymy househouse,
oror ilei’llI’ll whipwhip youyou hencehence.
Daff.DaffodilDaff.IleI’ll notnot bebe whippedwhipped syrsir, theresthere’s youryour liuerylivery.
((ExitExit DaffidillDaffodilDaffidill.
ThisThis isis aa seruiegmansseruingmansseruiegmansservingman’s rewardreward, whatwhat carecare II,
II hauehave meanesmeans toto trusttrust tootoo: II scornescorn seruiceservice II.
Lance.LancelotLance.IAyI aa lustylusty knaueknave, butbut II mustmust letlet himhim goego,
OurOur seruantsservants mustmust bebe taughttaught, whatwhat theythey shouldshould knowknow.

EnterEnter syrsir ArthurArthur andand LuceLuce.

Luce.Luce.SyrSir, asas II amam aa maidmaid, II doedo affectaffect youyou aboueabove anyany shutersuitorshuter
thatthat II hauehave, althoalthough thatthat souldierssoldiers scarcescarce knowesknows howhow toto louelove.
Ar.ArthurAr.II amam aa souldiersoldier, andand aa gentlemangentleman,
KnowesKnows whatwhat belongesbelongs toto warwar, whatwhat toto aa ladylady:
WhatWhat manman offendsoffends meme, thatthat mymy swordsword shallshall rightright:
WhatWhat womanwoman louesloves meme, II amam herher faithfullfaithful knightknight.
Luce.Luce.II neitherneither doubtdoubt youryour vallourvalour, nornor youryour louelove, butbut
therethere bebe somesome thatthat baresbears aa souldierssoldier’s formeform, thatthat swearesswears byby himhim
theythey neuernever thinkethink vponupon, goesgoes swaggeringswaggering vpup andand downedown fromfrom
househouse toto househouse, cryingcrying GodGod payespays: andand.
Ar.ArthurAr.IfaithI faithI’faithi’faith LadyLady ilei’llI’ll discrydescry youyou suchsuch aa manman,
OfOf themthem therethere bebe manymany whichwhich youyou hauehave spokespoke offofoff,
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ThatThat bearebear thethe namename andand shapeshape ofof souldierssoldiers,
YetYet GodGod knowesknows veryvery seldomeseldom sawsaw thethe warwar:
ThatThat haunthaunt youryour TauernsTaverns, andand youryour ordinariesordinaries,
YourYour ale-housesalehouses sometimessometimes, forfor allall a-likealike
ToTo vpholduphold thethe brutishbrutish humourhumour ofof theirtheir mindesminds,
BeingBeing markedmarked downedown, forfor thethe bondmenbondmen ofof disparedespair:
TheirTheir mirthmirth beginsbegins inin winewine, butbut endesends inin bloodblood,
TheirTheir drinkedrink isis cleareclear, butbut theirtheir conceitsconceits areare mudmud.
Luce.Luce.YetYet thesethese areare greatgreat gentlemengentlemen souldierssoldiers.
Ar.ArthurAr.NoNo theythey areare wretchedwretched slauesslaves,
WhoseWhose desperatedesperate liueslives dothdoth bringbring themthem timelessetimeless grauesgraves.
Luce.Luce.BothBoth forfor your selfeyourself, andand forfor youryour formeform ofof lifelife,
IfIf II maymay choosechoose, ilei’llI’ll bebe aa souldierssoldier’s wifewife.
EnterEnter syrsir LancelotLancelot andand OliuerOliver.
Oli.OliverOli.AndAnd tyttittyt trusttrust toto itit soso thenthen.
Lance.LancelotLance.AshureAssureassure your selfeyourself,
YouYou shallshall bebe marriedmarried withwith allall speedspeed wewe maymay:
OneOne dayday shallshall serueserve forfor FrancesFrances andand forfor LuceLuce.
Oli.OliverOli.WhyWhy cheche woodwouldwood vainevain knowknow thethe timetime, forfor prouidingproviding
weddingwedding raymentsraiments.
Lance.LancelotLance.WhyWhy nono moremore butbut thisthis, firstfirst getget youryour ashuranceassurance mademade,
touchingtouching mymy daughtersdaughter’s ioynterjointure, thatthat dispatcheddispatched, wewe wilwill inin twotwo
daiesdays makemake prouisionprovision.
Oli.OliverOli.WhyWhy manman chilchil hauehave thethe writingswritings mademade byby to morrowtomorrowtomorrow.
Lance.LancelotLance.To morrowTomorrow bebe itit thenthen, letslet’s meetmeet atat thethe kingsking’s headhead
inin fishstreetfish streetfish-street.
Oli.OliverOli.NoNo fiefie manman nono, letslet’s meetmeet atat thethe RoseRose atat Temple-barTemple-bar,
ThatThat willwill bebe nearernearer youryour counsellorcounsellor andand minemine.
Lance.LancelotLance.AtAt thethe RoseRose, bebe itit thenthen thethe howerhour ninenine,
HeHe thatthat comescomes lastlast, forfeitsforfeits aa pintepint ofof winewine.
Oli.OliverOli.AA pintepint isis nono paymētpaymētpayment, letlet itit bebe aa wholewhole quartquart, oror nothingnothing.
EnterEnter ArtichoakeArtichoke.
Arty.ArtichokeArty.MaisterMaster, herehere isis aa manman wouldwould speakespeak withwith maistermaster O-O●O∣●OliverO●
liuer
,
hehe comescomes fromfrom youngyoung maistermaster FlowerdaleFlowerdale.
Oli〈◊〉Oliver〈◊〉.WhyWhy chillchill speakespeak withwith himhim, chillchill speakespeak withwith himhim.
Lance.LancelotLance.NayNay sonneson OliuerOliver, ilei’llI’ll shurelysurely seesee,
WhatWhat youngyoung FlowerdaleFlowerdale hathhath sentsent toto youyou.
II praypray GodGod itit bebe nono quarrellquarrel.
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Oly.〈◊〉OliverOly.WhyWhy manman ifif hehe quarrellquarrel withwith meme, chillchill giuegive himhim hishis (handshands fullfull.
Fath.FatherFath.GodGod sauesave youyou goodgood syrsir LancelotLancelot.
Lance.LancelotLance.WelcomeWelcome honesthonest friendfriend.((EnterEnter oldold FlowerdaleFlowerdale.
Fath.FatherFath.ToTo youyou andand yoursyours mymy maistermaster wishethwisheth healthhealth,
ButBut vntounto youyou syrsir thisthis, andand thisthis hehe sendessends:
ThereThere isis thethe lengthlength syrsir ofof hishis rapierrapier,
AndAnd inin thatthat paperpaper shallshall youyou knowknow hishis mindmind.
Oly.OliverOly.HereHere chillchill meetmeet himhim mymy vreendvreend, chillchill meetmeet himhim.
Lance.LancelotLance.MeetMeet himhim, youyou shallshall notnot meetmeet thethe RuffinRuffian fyefie.
Oly.OliverOly.AndAnd II doedo notnot meetemeet himhim, chillchill giuegive youyou leaueleave toto callcall
MeM●M●Me cutcut, wherewhere istis’t syrrhasirrah? wherewhere istis’t? wherewhere istis’t?
Fath.FatherFath.TheThe letterletter showesshows bothboth thethe timetime andand placeplace,
AndAnd ifif youyou bebe aa manman, thenthen keepekeep youryour wordword.
Lance.LancelotLance.SyrSir hehe shalshall notnot keepekeep hishis wordword, hehe shalshall notnot meetmeet.
Fath.FatherFath.WhyWhy letlet himhim choosechoose, heelehe’ll bebe thethe betterbetter knowneknown
ForFor aa basebase rascallrascal, andand reputedreputed soso.
Oly.OliverOly.ZyrrhaZirrahZyrrha, zyrrhazirrahzyrrha: andand tweare’twere notnot anan oldold fellowfellow, andand sentsent
afterafter anan arrantarrant, chidchil〈◊〉chilchid giuegive theethee somethingsomething, butbut chudchud bebe nono mo-monymo∣nymoney
ny:
ButBut holdhold theethee, forfor II seesee thouthou artart somewhatsomewhat testornetesterntestorne, holdehold
theethee, theresthere’s vortievorty shillingsshillings, bringbring thythy maistermaster a veeldaavielda veeld 〈◊〉 veeld, chilchil giuegive
theethee vortievorty moremore, lookelook thouthou bringbring himhim, chilchil mallmall himhim telltell himhim,
chillchill marmar hishis dauncingdancing tresselstrestles, chilchil vseuse himhim, hehe waswas nerene’er soso vsedused
sincesince hishis damdam boundbound hishis headhead, chillchill makemake himhim forfor capyringcapering a-anya∣nyany
ny
moremore chychy vorvor theethee.
Fath.FatherFath.YouYou seemeseem aa manman, stoutstout andand resoluteresolute,
AndAnd II willwill soso reportreport, what erewhate’er befallbefall.
Lance.LancelotLance.AndAnd fallfall outout illill, ashureashurethyassure thythy maistermaster thisthis,
IleI’ll makemake himhim flyefly thethe landland, oror vseuse himhim worseworse.
Fath.FatherFath.MyMy maistermaster syrsir, deseruesdeserves notnot thisthis ofof youyou,
AndAnd thatthat youleyou’ll shortlyshortly findefind.
Lance.LancelotLance.ThyThy maistermaster isis anan vnthriftunthrift, youyou aa knaueknave,
AndAnd ilei’llI’ll attacheattackattach youyou firstfirst, nextnext clapclap himhim vpup:
OrOr hauehave himhim boundbound vntounto hishis goodgood behauiourbehaviour.
Oly.OliverOly.II woodwouldwood youyou werewere aa spritesprite ifif youyou dodo himhim anyany harmeharm forfor
thisthis: AndAnd youyou doedo, chillchil〈◊〉chilchill nerene’er seesee youyou, nornor anyany ofof yoursyours, whilewhile
chillchill hauehave eyeseyes openopen: whatwhat doedo youyou thinkethink, chilchil bebe abaffelleda-baffled
vpup andand downedown thethe townetown forfor aa messellmesel, andand aa scoundrelscoundrel, nono chychy
borbor youyou: zyrrhazirrahzyrrha chilchil comecome, zayzay nono moremore, chilchil comecome telltell himhim.
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Fath.FatherFath.WellWell sirsir, mymy MaisterMaster deseruesdeserves notnot thisthis ofof youyou,
AndAnd thatthat youleyou’ll shortlyshortly findefind.ExitExit.
Oly.OliverOly.NoNo mattermatter, he’she’s anan vnthriftunthrift, II defiedefy himhim.
Lanc.LancelotLanc.NoNo, gentlegentle sonneson, letlet meme knowknow thethe placeplace.
Oly.OliverOly.NowNoNow chychy vorevore youyou.
Lanc.LancelotLanc.LetLet meme seesee thethe notenote.
Oly.OliverOly.NayNay, chillchill watchwatch youyou forfor zucthzutchzucth aa tricketrick.
ButBut ifif cheche meetmeet himhim zoezoe, ifif notnot, zoezoe: chillchill makemake himhim knoweknow
meme, oror chillchill knowknow whywhy II shallshall notnot, chillchill varevare thethe worseworse.
Lanc.LancelotLanc.WhatWhat willwill youyou thenthen neglectneglect mymy daughtersdaughter’s louelove?
VentureVenture youryour statestate andand hershers, forfor aa looseloose brawlebrawl?
Oly.OliverOly.WhyWhy manman, chillchill notnot killkill himhim, marrymarry chillchill vezeveze himhim tootoo,
andand againeagain; andand zoezoe GodGod bebe withwith youyou vatherfather.
WhatWhat manman, wewe shallshall metmet to morrowtomorrow.ExitExit.
Lanc.LancelotLanc.WhoWho wouldwould aha’a’ thoughtthought hehe hadhad binbeen soso desperatedesperate.
ComeCome forthforth mymy honesthonest seruantservant ArtichoakeArtichoke.EnterEnter Artic.ArtichokeArtic.
Arti.ArtichokeArti.NowNow, what’swhat’s thethe mattermatter? somesome brawlebrawl towardtowards, II war-warrantwar∣rantwarrant
rant
youyou.
Lanc.LancelotLanc.GoeGo getget meme thythy swordsword brightbright scowredscoured, thythy bucklerbuckler
mendedmended, OOOh forfor thatthat knaueknave, thatthat VyllaineVillainvillain DaffidillDaffodilDaffidill wouldwould hauehave
donedone goodgood seruiceservice. ButBut toto theethee.
Art.ArtichokeArt.IAyay, thisthis isis thethe trickestricks ofof allall youyou gentlemengentlemen, whenwhen youyou
standstand inin needeneed ofof aa goodgood fellowfellow. OO forfor thatthat DaffidillDaffodilDaffidill, OOOh wherewhere
isis hehe? butbut ifif youyou bebe angryangry, andand itit beebe butbut forfor thethe wagging●aggingwagging ofof aa
strawestraw, thenthen outout a dooresa doors withwith thethe knaueknave, turneturn thethe coatecoat o-ouero∣uerover
uer
hishis earesears. ThisThis isis thethe humourhumour ofof youyou allall.
Lanc.LancelotLanc.OO forfor thatthat knaueknave, thatthat lustielusty DaffidillDaffodilDaffidill.
Art.ArtichokeArt.WhyWhy therethere tis’tis nownow: ourour yearesyear’syears wageswages andand ourour vailesvails
willwill scarcescarce paypay forfor brokenbroken swordsswords andand bucklersbucklers thatthat weewe vseuse
inin ourour quarrelsquarrels. ButBut IleI’ll notnot fightfight ifif Daffidill〈◊〉Daffodil beebe aa’a tothert’other sideside,
that’sthat’s flatflat.
Lanc.LancelotLanc.Tis’Tis nono suchsuch mattermatter manman, getget weaponsweapons readyready, andand beebe
atat LondonLondon ereere thethe breakebreak ofof dayday: watchwatch neerenear thethe lodginglodging
ofof thethe Deuon-shireDevonshire YouthYouth, butbut bebe vnseenunseen: andand asas hehe goesgoes outout,
asas hehe willwill goego outout, andand thatthat veryvery earelyearly withoutwithout doubtdoubt.
Art.ArtichokeArt.WhatWhat wouldwould youyou hauehave meme drawdraw vponupon himhim,
AsAs hehe goesgoes inin thethe streetestreet?
Lanc.LancelotLanc.NotNot forfor aa worldworld manman: intointo thethe fieldsfields.
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ForFor toto thethe fieldfield hehe goesgoes, therethere toto meetmeet thethe desperatdesperate FlowerdaleFlowerdal●Flowerdale,
TakeTake thouthou thethe partpart ofof OlyuerOliverOlyver mymy sonneson, forfor hehe shalshall bebe mymy sonson,
AndAnd marrymarry LuceLuce: DoestDost vnderstandunderstand meme knaueknave?
Arty.ArtichokeArty.IAyI syrsir II doedo vnderstandunderstand youyou, butbut mymy youngyoung mistressemistress
mightmight bebe betterbetter prouidedprovided inin matchingmatching withwith mymy fellowefellow Daf-DaffidillDaf∣fidillDaffodilDaffidill(fidill.
(ExitExit.

Lance.LancelotLance.NoNo moremore; DaffidillDaffodilDaffidill isis aa knaueknave:
ThatThat DaffidillDaffodilDaffidill isis aa mostmost notoriousnotorious knaueknave.

EnterEnter WeathercockeWeathercockWeathercocke.

MaisterMaster WeathercoekeWeathercockweathercock youyou comecome inin happyhappy timetime, TheThe desperatdesperate
FlowerdaleFlowerdale hathhath writwrit aa challengechallenge: AndAnd whowho thinkethink youyou mustmust
answereanswer itit? butbut thethe DeuenshyreDevonshire manman, mymy sonneson OliuerOliver.
Wea.WeathercockWea.MaryMarrymarry II amam sorysorry forfor itit goodgood syrsir LancelotLancelot,
ButBut ifif youyou willwill bebe ruledruled byby meme, weelewe’ll staystay thethe furiefury.
Lance.LancelotLance.AsAs howhow II praypray?
Wea.WeathercockWea.MarryMarry ilei’llI’ll telltell youyou, byby promisingpromising yongyoung FlowerdaleFlowerdale thethe
redred lippedlipped LuceLuce.
Lance.LancelotLance.IleI’ll ratherrather followfollow herher vntounto herher grauegrave.
Wen.WeathercockWen.IAyI syrsir LancelotLancelot II wouldwould hauehave thoughtthought soso tootoo, butbut youyou
andand II hauehave benebeen deceiueddeceived inin himhim, comecome readread thisthis willwill, oror deeddeed,
oror whatwhat youyou callcall itit, II knowknow notnot: ComeCome, comecome, youryour spectaclesspectacles (II praypray.

Lance.LancelotLance.NayNay II thankethank GodGod, II seesee veryvery wellwell.
Wea.WeathercockWea.MarryMarry GodGod blessebless youryour eyeseyes, minemine hathhath benebeen dimdim al-almostal∣mostalmost
most
thisthis thirtiethirty yearesyears,
Lance.LancelotLance.HaHa whatwhat isis thisthis? whatwhat isis thisthis?
Wea.WeathercockWea.NayNay therethere isis truetrue louelove indeedeindeed, hehe gauegave itit toto meme butbut
thisthis veryvery mornemorn, andand bidbid meme keepekeep itit vnseeneunseen fromfrom anyany oneone,
goodgood youthyouth, toto seesee, howhow menmen maymay bebe deceiueddeceived.
Lance.LancelotLance.PassionPassion ofof meme, whatwhat aa wretchwretch amam II toto hatehate thisthis
louingloving youthyouth, hehe hathhath mademade meme, togethertogether withwith mymy LuceLuce hee〈◊〉he〈◊〉
louesloves soso dearedear, executorsexecutors ofof allall hishis wealthwealth.
Wea.WeathercockWea.AllAll, allall goodgood manman, hehe hathhath giuengiven youyou allall.
Lance.LancelotLance.ThreeThree shipsships nownow inin thethe straitsstraits, &and homewardhomeward boundbound,
TwoTwo LordshipsLordships ofof twotwo hundredhundred poundpound aa yeareyear:
TheThe oneone inin WalesWales, thethe otherother inin Gloster-shyreGloster-shyreGloucestershire:
DebtsDebts andand accountsaccounts, areare thirtiethirty thousandthousand poundpound,
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PlatePlate, monymoney, IewelsJewelsjewels, 16.sixteen16. thousandthousand moremore,
TwoTwo housenhousen furnishedfurnished wellw●llwell inin Cole-manColeman streetstreet:
BesideBeside whatsoeuerwhatsoever hishis VnckleUncle leauesleaves toto himhim,
BeingBeing ofof greatgreat demeanesdemesnesdemeans andand wealthwealth atat PeckhamPeckham.
Wea.WeathercockWea.HowHow likelike youyou thisthis goodgood knightknight? howhow likelike youyou thisthis?
Lance.LancelotLance.II hauehave donedone himhim wrongwrong, butbut nownow ile〈◊〉i’ll〈◊〉 makemake amendsamends,
TheThe Deuen-shyreDevonshire manman shallshall whistlewhistle forfor aa wifewife,
HeHe marriemarry LuceLuce, LuceLuce shallshall bebe FlowerdalesFlowerdale’s.
Wea.WeathercockWea.WhyWhy thatthat isis friendlyfriendly saidsaid, letslet’s rideride toto LondonLondon andand pre-preuentpre∣●entprevent
uent
theirtheir matchmatch, byby promisingpromising youryour daughterdaughter toto thatthat louelylovely (ladlad.

Lance.LancelotLance.WeeleWe’llwe’ll rideride toto LondonLondon, oror itit shallshall notnot needneed,
WeeleWe’llwe’ll crossecross toto Dedfort-strandDeptford StrandDedfort-strand, andand taketake aa boatboat:
WhereWhere bebe thesethese knauesknaves? whatwhat ArtichoakeArtichoke, whatwhat FopFop?
EnterEnter ArtichoakeArtichoke.
Arty.ArtichokeArty.HeereHere bebe thethe veryvery knauesknaves, butbut notnot thethe merrymerry knauesknaves.
Lance.LancelotLance.HereHere taketake mymy cloakecloak, ilei’llI’ll hauehave aa walkewalk toto DedfordDeptfordDedford.
Arty.ArtichokeArty.SyrSir weewe hauehave binbeen scouringscouring ofof ourour swordsswords andand buck-bucklersbuck∣lersbucklers
lers
forfor youryour defencedefence.
Lance.LancelotLance.DefenceDefence meme nono defencedefence, letlet youryour swordesswordssword’s rustrust, ilei’llI’ll
hauehave nono fightingfighting: IAyay, letlet blowesblows alonealone, bidbid DeliaDelia seesee allall thingsthings bebe
inin readinessereadiness againstagainst thethe weddingwedding, weelewe’ll hauehave twotwo atat onceonce,
andand thatthat willwill sauesave chargescharges maistermaster WeathercockeWeathercock.
Arty.ArtichokeArty.WellWell wewe willwill doedo it〈◊〉〈◊〉it syrsir.
ExitExit OmnesOmnes.
EnterEnter CiuetCivet, FranckeFranckfrank, andand DeliaDelia.

Ciu.CivetCiu.ByBy mymy truthtruth thisthis isis goodgood luckeluck, II thankethank GodGod forfor thisthis,
InIn goodgood soothsooth II hauehave eueneven mymy hartsheart’s desiredesire: sistersister Delia〈◊〉〈◊〉Delia, nownow II
maymay boldlyboldly callcall youyou soso, forfor youryour fatherfather hathhath franckfrankFrank andand freelyfreely
giuengiven meme hishis daughterdaughter FranckeFranckFrancke.
Fran.FrancesFran.IAyI byby mymy trothtroth TomTom, thouthou hasthast mymy goodgood willwill tootoo, forfor
II thankethank GodGod II longedlonged forfor aa husbandhusband, andand wouldwould II mightmight ne-neuerne∣uernever
uer
stirstir, forfor oneone hishis namename waswas TomTom.
DeliaDelia.WhyWhy sistersister nownow youyou hauehave youryour wishwish.
Ciu.CivetCiu.YouYou saysay veryvery truetrue sistersister DeliaDelia, andand II pretheeprithee callcall meme
nothingnothing butbut TomTom andand ilei’llI’ll callcall theethee sweetheartsweetheart, andand FranckFranckFrank: willwill
itit notnot doedo wellwell sistersister DeliaDelia?
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DeliaDelia.ItIt willwill doedo veryvery wellwell withwith bothboth ofof youyou.
Fran.FrancesFran.ButBut TomTom, mustmust II goego asas II doedo nownow whenwhen II amam marri-marriedmarri∣edmarried(ed?

Ciu.CivetCiu.
NoNo FranckeFranckFrancke, ilei’llI’ll hauehave theethee goego likelike aa CitizenCitizen
InIn aa gardedguarded gownegown, andand aa French-hoodFrench hoodFrench-hood.
Fran.FrancesFran.ByBy mymy trothtroth thatthat willwill bebe excellentexcellent indeedindeed.
DeliaDelia.BrotherBrother, maintainemaintain youryour wifewife toto youryour estateestate,
ApparellApparel youyou your selfeyourself likelike toto youryour fatherfather:
AndAnd letlet herher goego likelike toto youryour ancientancient mothermother,
HeHe sparingsparing gotgot hishis wealthwealth, leftleft itit toto youyou,
BrotherBrother taketake heedheed ofof pridepride, somesome bidsbids thriftthrift adueadieu.
Ciu.CivetCiu.SoSo asas mymy fatherfather andand mymy mothermother wentwent, thatsthat’s aa iestjest
indeedindeed, whywhy sheshe wentwent inin aa fringedfringed gownegown, aa singlesingle rufferuff, andand aa
whitewhite capcap.
AndAnd mymy fatherfather inin aa mocadomockadomocado coatcoat, aa pairepair ofof redred sattensatin sleeues●leeuessleeves,
andand aa canuiscanvas backeback.
DeliaDelia.AndAnd yetyet hishis wealthwealth waswas allall asas muchmuch asas yoursyours.
Ciu.CivetCiu.MyMy estateestate, mymy estateestate II thankthank GodGod isis fortieforty poundpound aa yereyear,
inin goodgood leasesleases andand tenementstenements, besidesbesides twentytwenty markemark aa yeareyear
atat cuckoldes-hauencuckold’s havencuckolds-haven, andand thatthat comescomes toto vsus allall byby inheritanceinheritance.
DeliaDelia.ThatThat maymay indeedindeed, tis’tis veryvery fitlyfitly plyedplied,
II knowknow notnot howhow itit comescomes, butbut soso itit fallesfalls outout
ThatThat thosethose whosewhose fathersfathers hauehave dieddied wonderouswondrous richrich,
AndAnd tooketook nono pleasurepleasure butbut toto gathergather wealthwealth,
ThinkingThinking ofof littlelittle thatthat theythey leaueleave behindbehind:
ForFor themthem theythey hopehope, willwill bebe ofof theirtheir likelike mindemind,
ButBut fallesfalls outout contrarycontrary, fortyforty yearesyears’years sparingsparing
IsIs scarcescarce threethree seuenseven yearesyears spendingspending, neuernever caringcaring
WhatWhat willwill inshueensue, whenwhen allall theirtheir coynecoin isis gonegone,
AndAnd allall tootoo latelate, thenthenthan thriftthrift isis thoughtthought vponupon:
OftOfthaueOft hauehave II heardheard, thatthat pridepride andand ryotryotkistriot kistkissed,
AndAnd thenthen repentancerepentance cryescries, forfor hadhad II wistwist.
Ciu.CivetCiu.YouYou saysay wellwell sistersister DeliaDelia, youyou saysay wellwell: butbut II meanemean
toto liuelive withinwithin mymy boundesbounds: forfor lookelook youyou, II hauehave setset downedown
mymy restrest thusthus farrefar, butbut toto maintainemaintain mymy wifewife inin herher french-french-∣hoodfrench hoodfrench-∣hood
hood,
andand herher coachcoach, keepekeep aa couplecouple ofof geldingsgeldings, andand aa bracebrace
ofof gray-houndsgraygreyhoundsgrey hounds hounds, andand thisthis isis allall ilei’llI’ll doedo.
DeliaDelia.AndAnd youleyou’ll dodo thisthis withwith fortieforty poundpound aa yeareyear?
Ciu.CivetCiu.IAyay, andand aa betterbetter pennypenny sistersister.
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Fran.〈◊〉FrancesFran.Sister〈◊〉Sister youyou forgetforget thatthat atat couckolds-hauen〈◊〉cuckold’s haven〈◊〉.
Ciu.CivetCiu.ByBy mymy troathtroth wellwell remembredremembered Francke〈◊〉Franck〈◊〉,
Ile〈◊〉I’ll〈◊〉 giue〈◊〉give〈◊〉 thee〈◊〉〈◊〉thee thatthat toto buybuy theethee pinnes〈◊〉pins〈◊〉.
DeliaDelia.KeepeKeep youyou thethe restrest forfor pointspoints, alasalas thethe dayday,
FoolesFools shallshall hauehave wealthwealth, thothough allall thethe worldworld saysay naynay:
Come〈◊〉Come brotherbrot●rbrother willwill youyou inin, dinnerdinner staiesstays forfor vsus.
Ciu〈◊〉Civet〈◊〉.IAyI goodgood sistersister withwith allall mymy heartheart.
Fran.FrancesFran.IAyI byby my〈◊〉my troathtroth TomTom, forfor II hauehave aa goodgood stomackestomach.
Ciu〈◊〉Civet〈◊〉.AndAnd II thethe likelike sweetsweet FranckeFranckFrancke, nono sistersister
DoeDo notnot thinkethink ilei’llI’ll goego beyondbeyond mymy boundesbounds.
DeliaDelia.GodGod grantgrant youyou maymay notnot.
((ExitExit OmnesOmnes.
EnterEnter youngyoung Flowerdale〈◊〉Flowerdale andand hishis fatherfather, withwith foylesfoils
inin theirtheir handeshands.

Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.SyrrhaSirrahsirrah KytKit, tarrietarry thouthou therethere, II hauehave spiedspied syrsir Lance-LancelotLance●Lancelot
lot,
andand oldold WeathercockeWeathercock commingcoming thisthis wayway, theythey areare hardhard atat
handhand, II willwill byby nono meanesmeans be〈◊〉be spokenspoken withallwithwithalwith all all.
Fath.FatherFath.IleI’ll warrantwarrant youyou, goego getget youyou inin.
EnterEnter Lancelot〈◊〉Lancelot andand WeathercockeWeathercock.
Lance.LancelotLance.NowNow mymy honesthonest friendfriend, thouthou doestdost belongbelong toto mai-maistermai∣stermaster(ster FlowerdaleFlowerdale?
Fath.FatherFath.II doedo syrsir.
Lance.LancelotLance.IsIs hehe withinwithin mymy goodgood fellowfellow?
Fath.FatherFath.NoNo syrsir hehe isis notnot withinwithin.
Lance.LancelotLance.II pretheeprithee ifif hehe bebe withinwithin, letlet meme speakespeak withwith himhim.
Fath.FatherFath.SyrSir toto telltell youyou truetrue, mymy maistermaster isis withinwithin, butbut indeedindeed
wouldwould notnot bebe spokespoke withallwithal: therethere bebe somesome tearmesterms thatthat standsstands
vponupon hishis reputation〈◊〉reputation, thereforetherefore hehe willwill notnot admitadmit anyany confe-conferenceconfe∣renceconference
rence
tilltill hehe hathhath shookeshookshaken themthem offoff.
Lance.LancelotLance.II prethee〈◊〉prithee telltell himhim hishis verievery goodgood friendfriend syrsir Lance-LancelotLance●Lancelot
lot
SpurcockeSpurcock
, intreatesentreats toto speakespeak withwith himhim.
Fath〈◊〉Father〈◊〉.ByBy mymy troathtroth syrsir, ifif youyou comecome toto taketake vpup thethe mattermatter
betweenebetween●between mymy maistermaster andand thethe Deuen-shyreDeuenshyreDeuen shyreDevonshire manman, youyou doedo butbut
beguilebeguileybeguile your〈◊〉your hopes〈◊〉hopes, andand looselose youryour labour〈◊〉〈◊〉labour.
Lance〈◊〉Lancelot〈◊〉.Honest〈◊〉Honest friend〈◊〉friend, II hauehave notnot anyany suchsuch thingthing toto himhim,
II come〈◊〉come to〈◊〉to speake〈◊〉speakspeaked withwith himhim aboutabout otherother mattersmatters.
Fath.FatherFath.ForFor mymy maistermaster syrsir hathhath setset downdown hishis resolutionresolution,
EitherEither toto redeeme〈◊〉redeem hishis honourhonour, oror leaueleave hishis lifelife behindbehind himhim..
Lance〈◊〉Lancelot〈◊〉.MyMy friend〈◊〉friend II doedo notnot knowknow anyany quarrellquarrel, touchingtouching
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ThyThy maistermaster oror anyany otherother personperson, mymy businessebusiness isis ofof aa differentdifferent
naturenature toto himhim, andand II pretheeprithee soso telltell himhim.
Fath.FatherFath.ForFor howsoeuerhowsoever thethe DeuenshireDeuenshiremanDevonshireDevonshireman manman isis, mymy maistersmaster’s
MindMind isis bloodybloody: thatsthat’s aa roundround O.O.
AndAnd thereforetherefore syrsir, intreatieentreaty isis butsyr〈◊〉butsir vainevaine:
Lance.LancelotLance.II hauehave nono suchsuch thingthing toto himhim, II telltell theethee onceonce againeagain.
Fath.FatherFath.II willwill thenthen soso signifiesignify toto himhim.(ExitExit FatherFather.
Lance.LancelotLance.AAhA syrrhasirrah, II seesee thisthis mattermat●ermatter isis hotlyhotly carriedcarried,
ButBut ilei’llI’ll labourlabour toto disswadedissuade himhim fromfr●mfrom itit,(EnterEnter FlowerdaleFlowerdale.
GoodGood morrowmorrow maistermaster. FlowerdaleFlowerdale.
FlowFlowerdaleFlowGoodGood morrowmorrow goodgood syrsir LancelotLancelot, goodgood morrowemorrow
maistermaster WeathercockeWeathercock.
ByBy mymy troathtroth gentlemengentlemen, II hauehave benebeen a readingaa-readinga reading reading ouerover
NickNick MatchiuillMachiavel, II findfind himhim
GoodGood toto bebe knownknown, notnot toto bebe followedfollowed:
AA pestilentpestilent humanehumanehuman fellowfellow, II hauehave mademade
CertaineCertain anatationsannotations ofof himhim suchsuch asas theythey bebe:
AndAnd howhow istis’t syrsir LancelotLancelot? haha? howhow syr〈◊〉sir?
AA madmad worldworld, menmen cannotcannot liuelive quietquiet inin itit.
Lance.LancelotLance.MaisterMaster FlowerdaleFlowerdale, II doedo vnderstandunderstand therethere isis somesome (iarrejar
BetweeneBetween thethe Deuen-shyreDevonshire manman andand youyou.
Fath.FatherFath.TheyThey syrsir? theyThey●heyTheythey areare goodgood friendsfriends asas cancan bebe.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WhoWho maistermaster OliuerOliver andand II? asas goodgood friendsfriends asas cancan bebe.
Lance.LancelotLance.ItIt isis aa kindkind ofof safetiesafety inin youyou toto deniedeny itit, andand aa generousgenerous
SilenceSilence, whichwhich tootoo fewfew areare induedinducdenduedinduced withallwithal: ButBut syrsir, suchsuch
AA thingthing II hearehear, andand II couldcould wishwish itit otherwiseotherwise.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.NoNo suchsuch thingthing syrsir LancelotLancelot, ao’a mymy reputationreputation,
AsAs II amam anan honesthonest manman.
Lance.LancelotLance.NowNow II doedo beleeuebelieve youyou thenthen, ifif youyou doedo
IngageEngage youryour reputationreputation therethere isis nonenone.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.NayNay II doedo notnot ingageengage mymy reputationreputation therethere isis notnot,
YouYou shallshall notnot bindbind meme toto anyany conditioncondition ofof hardnessehardness:
ButBut ifif therethere bebe anyany thingthing betweenebetween vsvtus, thenthen therethere isis,
IfIf therethere bebe notnot, thenthenthan therethere isis notnot: bebe oror bebe notnot, allall isis oneone.
Lance.LancelotLance.II doedo perceiueperceive byby thisthis, thatthat therethere isis somethingsomething be-betweenebe∣tweenebetween
tweene
youyou, andand II amam veryvery soriesorry forfor itit.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.YouYou maymay bebe deceiueddeceived syrsir LancelotLancelot, thethe ItalianItalian
HathHath aa pretiepretty sayingsaying, QuestoQuesto? II hauehave forgotforgot itit tootoo,
Tis〈◊〉’Tis outout ofof mymy headhead, butbut inin mymy translationtranslation
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Ift〈◊〉If’t〈◊〉 holdhold thusthus, thouthou hasthast aa friendfriend, keepekeep himhim. (IfIf aa foefoe, triptrip himhim.
Lance.LancelotLance.ComeCome, II doedo seesee byby thisthis therethere isis somewhatsomewhat betweenebetween youyou,
AndAnd beforebefore GodGod II couldcould wishwish itit otherwiseotherwise.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WellWell whatwhat isis betweenebetween vsus, cancan hardlyhardly bebe alteredaltered:
SyrSir LancelotLancelot, II amam toto rideride forthforth to morrowtomorrow,
ThatThat wayway whichwhich II mustmust rideride, nono manman mustmust deniedeny
MeMe thethe SunneSun, II wouldwould notnot byby anyany particularparticular manman,
BeBe denieddenied commoncommon andand generallgeneral passagepassage. IfIf anyany oneone
SaithSaith FlowerdaleFlowerdale, thouthou passestpassest notnot thisthis wayway:
MyMy answereanswer isis, II mustmust eithereither onon oror returnereturn,
ButBut returnereturn isis notnot mymy wordword, II mustmust onon:
IfIf II cannotcannot, thenthen makemake mymy wayway, naturenature
HathHath donedone thethe lastlast forfor meme, andand thersthere’s thethe finefine.
Lance.LancelotLance.MaisterMaster FlowerdaleFlowerdale, eueryevery manman hathhath oneo●eone tonguetongue,
AndAnd twotwo earesears, naturenature inin herher buildingbuilding,
IsI●Is aa mostmost curiouscurious worke-maisterworkmaster.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ThatThat isis asas muchmuch toto saysay, aa manman shouldshould hearehear moremor●more
ThenThan hehe shouldshould speakespeak.
Lance.LancelotLance.YouYou saysay truetrue, andand indeedindeed II hauehave heardheard moremore,
ThenThan atat thisthis timetime II willwill speakespeak,
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.YouYou saysay wellwell.
Lance.LancelotLance.SlandersSlanders areare moremore commoncommon thenthan troathestruthstroths maistermaster (FlowerdaleFlowerdale::?
ButBut proofeproof isis thethe rulerule forfor bothboth.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.YouYou saysay truetrue, whatwhat doedo youyou callcall himhim
HathHath itit therethere inin hishis thirdthird cantoncanton?
Lance.LancelotLance.II hauehave heardheard youyou hauehave binbeen wildwild: II hauehave beleeuedbelieved itit.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.Twas’Twas’twas fit〈◊〉fit, twas’twas necessarienecessary.
Lance.LancelotLance.ButBut II haueh●uehave seeneseen somewhatsomewhat ofof latelate inin youyou,
ThatThat hathhath confirmedconfirmed inin meme anan opinionopinion ofof
GoodnesseGoodness towardtowardtowards youyou.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.YfaithI’faith syrsir, IIamI amam shuresure II neuernever diddid youyou harmeharm:
SomeSome goodgood II hauehave donedone, eithereither toto youyou oror yoursyours,
II amam shuresure youyou knowknow notnot, neitherneither isis itit mymy willwill youyou shouldshould.
Lance.LancelotLance.IAyI youryour willwill syrsir.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.IAyI mymy willwill syrsyr●sir:: sfoot’sfoot’sfoot doedo youyou knowknow oughtaught ofof mymy willwill?
BegodBy godbe-god andand youyou doedo syrsir, II amam abusedabused.
Lance.LancelotLance.GoeGo maistermaster FlowerdaleFlowerdale, whatwhat II knowknow, II knowknow,
AndAnd knowknow youyou thusthus muchmuch outout ofof mymy knowledgeknowledge,
ThatThat II trulytruly louelove youyou. ForFor mymy daughterdaughter,
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SheShe’sShe yoursyours. AndAnd ifif youyou likelike aa marriagemarriage betterbetter
ThenThanThen aa brawlebrawl, allall quirksquirks ofof reputationreputation setset asideaside, goego withwith meme
presentlypresently: AndAnd wherewhere youyou shouldshould fightfight aa bloodiebloody battlebattle, youyou
shallshall bebe marriedmarried toto aa louelylovely LadieLady..,
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.NayNay butbut syrsir LancelotLancelot?
Lance.LancelotLance.IfIf youyou willwill notnot imbraceembrace mymy offeroffer yetyet ashureassure your selfyourself
thusthus muchmuch, II willwill hauehave orderorder toto hinderhinder youryour incounterencounter.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.NayNay butbut hearehear meme syrsir LancelotLancelot.
Lance.LancelotLance.NayNay standstand notnot youyou vponupon imputatiueimputative honourhonour.
Tis’Tis meerelymerely vnsoundunsound, vnprofitableunprofitable, andand idleidle:
InferencesInferences youryour businesbusiness isis toto weddewed mymy daughterdaughter thereforetherefore
giuegive meme youryour presentpresent wordword toto doedo itit, ilei’llI’ll goego andand prouideprovide thethe
maidmaid, thereforetherefore giuegive meeme youryour presentpresent resolutionresolution, eithereither nownow, (oror neuernever.

Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WillWill youyou soso putput meme tootoo itit?
Luce.Luce.IAyI aforeafore GodGod, eithereither taketake meme nownow, oror taketake meme neuernever,
ElseElse whatwhat II thoughtthought shouldshould bebe ourour matchmatch, shalshall bebe ourour partingparting,
SoSo farefare youyou wellwell forfor euerever.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.StayStay: fallfall outout, whatwhat maymay fallfall, mymy louelove
IsIs aboueabove allall: II willwill comecome.
Lance.LancelotLance.II expectexpect youyou, andand soso farefare youyou wellwell.
(ExitExit syrsir LancelotLancelot.
Fath.FatherFath.NowNow syrsir, howhow shallshall wewe doedo forfor weddingwedding apparellapparel?
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ByBy thethe massemass thatsthat’s truetrue: nownow helpehelp KytKit,
TheThe marriagemarriage endedended, weelewe’ll makemake amendesamends forfor allall.
Fath.FatherFath.WellWell nono moremore, prepareprepare youyou forfor youryour bridebride,
WeWe willwill notnot wantwant forfor cloathesclothes, what so erewhatsoe’er betidebetide.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.AndAnd thouthou shaltshalt seesee, whenwhen onceonce II hauehave mymy dowerdower,
InIn mirthmirth weelewe’ll spendspend,
FullFull manymany aa merrymerry howerhour:
AsAs forfor thsthis wenchwench, II notnot regardregard aa pinpin,
ItIt isis herher goldgold mustmust bringbring mymy pleasurespleasures inin.
Fath.FatherFath.IstIs’t possiblepossible, hehe hathhath hishis secondsecond liuingliving,,
ForsakingForsaking GodGod, himselfehimself toto thethe diueldevil giuinggiving::
ButBut thatthat II knewknew hishis mothermother firmefirm andand chastchaste,,
MyMy heartheart wouldwould saysay, mymy hedhead sheshe hadhad disgrastdisgraced:
ElseElse wouldwould II sweareswear, hehe neuernever waswas mymy sonneson,
ButBut herher fairefair mindmind,, soso fowlefoul aa deeddeed diddid shunshun..,
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Vnck.UncleVnck.HowHow nownow brotherbrother, howhow doedo youyou findfind youryour sonneson?
Fath.FatherFath.OO brotherbrother, heedlesseheedless asas aa libertinelibertine,
EuenEven grownegrown aa maistermaster inin thethe schooleschool ofof vicevice,
OneOne thatthat dothdoth nothingnothing, butbut inuentin●entinvent desceitdefcei●deceit:
ForFor allall thethe dayday hehe humourshumours vpup andand downedown,
HowHow hehe thethe nextnext dayday might〈◊〉〈◊〉might deceiue〈◊〉deceive〈◊〉 hishis friendfriend,
HeHe thinkesthinks ofof nothingnothing butbut thethe presentpresent timetime:
ForFor oneone groatgroat readie〈◊〉ready downdown, heelehe’ll paypay aa shillingshilling,
ButBut thenthen thethe lender〈◊〉lender mustmust needesneeds staystay forfor itit.
WhenWhen II waswas youngyoung, II hadhad thethe scopescope ofof youthyouth,
BothBoth wildwild, andand wantonwanton, carelessecareless andand desperatedesperate:
ButBut suchsuch madmad strainesstrains, asas hee’she’s possestpossessed withallwithal,
II thoughtthought itit wonderwonder forfor toto dreamedream vponupon.
Vnck.UncleVnck.II toldtold youyou soso, butbut youyou wouldwould notnot beleeuebelieve itit.
Fath.FatherFath.WellWell II hauehave foundfound itit, butbut oneone thingthing comfortscomforts meme.
BrotherBrother, to morrowtomorrow hee’she’s toto bebe marriedmarried
ToTo beautiousbeauteous LuceL●ceLuce, syrsir LancelotsLancelotLancelot’s SpurcocksSpurcock’s daughterdaughter.
Vnck.UncleVnck.IstIs’t possiblepossible?
Fath.FatherFath.Tis’Tis truetrue, andand thusthus II meanemean toto curbecurb himhim,
ThisThis dayday brotherbrother, II willwill youyou shallshall arrestarrest himhim:
IfIf anyany thingthing willwill tame〈◊〉tame himhim, itit mustmust bebe thatthat,
ForFor hehe isis ranckrank inin mischiefemischief, chainedchamedchained toto aa lifelife,
ThatThat willwill increaseincrease hishis shameshame, andand killkill hishis wifewife.
Vnck.UncleVnck.WhatWhat, arrestarrest himhim onon hishis weddingwedding dayday?
ThatThat werewere vnchristianunchristian, andand anan vnhumaneunhuman partpart:
HowHow manymany couplecouple eueneven forfor thatthat veryvery dayday,
HathHath purchast〈◊〉purchased 7seven yearesyears’years sorrowsorrow afterwardafterwardafterwards?
Forbeare〈◊〉Forbear himhim thenthen to daytoday, doedo itit to morrowtomorrow,
AndAnd thisthis dayday minglemingle notnot hishis ioyjoy withwith sorrowsorrow.
Fath.〈◊〉FatherFath.BrotherBrother ilei’llI’ll haueha●haveha● itit donedone thisthis veryvery dayday,
AndAnd inin thethe viewe〈◊〉view of〈◊〉of allall, asas hehe comescomes fromfrom ChurchChurch::
Doe〈◊〉Dodo but〈◊〉but obserue〈◊〉observe thethe course〈◊〉course thatthat hehe willwill taketake,
VponUpon mymy life〈◊〉life hehe willwill forswearefor sweareforswear thethe debtdebt:
AndAnd forfor weelewe’ll hauehave thethe summesum shallshall notnot bebe slightslight,
SaySay thatthat hehe owesowes youyou neere〈◊〉nearneere threethree thousandthousand poundpound:
GoodGood brother〈◊〉brother let〈◊〉let bebe donedone immediatelyimmediately:
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Vnck.Vuck.UncleVuck.WellWell, seeingseeing youyou willwill haueha●ehave itit soso,,
BrotherBrother ilei’llI’ll dootdo’t, andand straitestraight prouideprovide thethe SheriffeSheriff.
Fath.〈◊〉FatherFath.SoSo brotherbrother, byby thisthis meanesmeans shallshall wewe perceiueperceive
WhatWhat syrsir Lancelot〈◊〉Lancelot inin thisthis pinchpinch willwill dodo:
AndAnd howhow hishis wifewife dothdoth standstand affectedaffected toototoo himhim,,
HerHer louelove willwill thenthen bebe triedtried toto thethe vttermostuttermost:
AndAnd allall thethe restrest ofof themthem.. BrotherBrother whatwhat II willwill doodo,
ShallShall harmeharm himhim muchmuch, andand muchmuch auaile〈◊〉avail himhim tootoo.
(ExitExit.
Oly.O●.OliverO●.ChamCham ashuredassuredashured thickthick bebe thethe placeplace, thatthat thethe scoundrellscoundrel
AppointedAppointed toto meetmeet meme, ifif a’aa comecome zo●o●ozo: if〈◊〉if a’a comecome notnot, zozo..
AndAnd cheche warwar aviseavise, hehe shouldshould makemake aa coystrellcoistrel anan vsus,
ChedChed vesevese himhim, andand cheche vangvang himhim inin handhand, cheche wouldwould
HoystHoist himhim, andand giuegi●egive itit himhim tootoo andand againeagain, zozo chudchud:
WhoWho binbinbeen a thereaa-therea there there syrsir ArthurArthur, chilchil staiestay asideasi●easide.
Ar.ArthurAr.II hauehave dogddogged thethe Deuen-shyreDevonshire manman intointo thethe fieldfield,,
ForFor fearefear ofof anyany harmeh●meharm thatthat shouldshould befallbefall himhim:
II hadhad anan incklinginkling ofof thatthat yesternightyesternight,
ThatThat FlowerdaleFlowerdale andand hehe shouldshould meetmeet thisthis morningmorning::
ThoThough ofof mymy soulesoul, OliuerOliver fearesfears himhim notnot,
YetYet forfor idei’dI’d seesee fairefair playplay onon eithereither sideside,
MadeMade meme toto comecome, toto seesee theirtheir valoursvalo●svalours tridetried..
GodGood morrowmorrow toto maistermaster OliuerOli●rOliver.
Oli.OliverOli.GodGod anan’an goodgood morrowmorrow.
Ar.ArthurAr.WhatWhat maistermaster OliuerOl●rOliverOl●r areare youyou angryangry??
Oli.OliverOli.WhyWhy anan itit bebe,, tyttittyt andand greeuengrieven youyou??
Ar.ArthurAr.NotNot meme atat allall syrsir,, butbut II imagineimagin●imagine
ByBy youryour beingbeing herehere thusthus armedarmed,
YouYou staystay forfor somesome thatthat youyou shouldshould fight●ightfight withallwi●allwithal..
Oli.OliverOli.WhyWhy andand hehe doedo, cheche wouldwould notnot deziredesirede●iredesire youyou toto taketake hishis (partpart.
Ar.ArthurAr.NoNo byby mymy troathtroth, II thinkethink youyou needneed itit notnot,
ForFor hehe youyou lookelook forfor, II thinkethink meanesmeane●means notnot tot●to comecome.
Oli.OliverOli.NoNo &and cheche warwar ashureassure aa’a thatthat, chedch●dch●dched avese〈◊〉a’ vese〈◊〉 himhim inin anotheranother (placeplace.
(EnterEnter Daffidill〈◊〉Daffodil〈◊〉.
Daff.DaffodilDaff.OO syrsir ArthurArt●rArthur, maistermaster Oliuer〈◊〉Oliver aye meayeme〈◊〉aye meayeme,,
YourYour louelove, andand yoursyours, andand minemine, sweetsweet mistressemistress Luce〈◊〉Luce,
ThisThis mornemorn isis married●arriedmarried toto youngyoung FlowerdaleFlowerd●Flowerdale.
Ar.ArthurAr.MarriedMarried toto FlowerdaleFlowerd●Flowerdale! tis’tis impossibleimpossible.
Oli〈◊〉Oliver〈◊〉.MarriedMarried manman,, cheche hopehope thouthou doestdost butbut iestjest:
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ToTo makemake anan aa volowtenvolowten merymentmerriment ofof itit.
Daf.DaffodilDaf.OO tis’tis tootoo truetrue. HereHere comescomes hishis VncleUncle.
EnterEnter FlowerdaleFlowerdale, SheriffeSheriff, OfficersOfficers.
UncleUncl●Uncl●Uncle.GodGood morrowmorrow sirsir ArthurArthur, goodgood morrowmorrow M.MasterM. OliuerOliver.
Oly.OliverOly.GodGod andand goodgood mornemorn M.MasterM. FlowerdaleOliuer〈◊〉FlowerdaleOliver. II praypray youyou tellentellen (vsus,
IsIs youryour scoundrellscoundrel kinsmankinsman marriedmarried?
Arth.ArthurArth.M.MasterM. OliuerOliver, callcall himhim whatwhat youyou willwill, butbut heehe isis maryedmarried
ToTo sirsir LauncelotsLancelots〈◊〉Lancelot’s daughterdaughter herehere.
UncleUncle.SirSir ArthurArthur, vntounto herher??
Oly.OliverOly.IAyay, haha’ha thethe oldeold vellowvellow zaruedzarved meme thickthick tricketrick,
WhyWhy manman hehe waswas aa promisepromise, chilchil chudchud aa’’a hadhad herher,
IsIs aa zitchzitch aa voxevoxe, chillchill lookelook toto hishis waterwater cheche vorvor himhim.
UncleUncle.TheThe musickemusic playesplays, theythey areare commingcoming fromfrom thethe
ChurchChurch.
SheriffeSheriff doedo youryour OfficeOffice: fellowesfellows, standstand stoutlystoutly toototoo itit..
EnterEnter allall toto thethe WeddingWedding.
Oly.OliverOly.GodGod giuegive youyou ioyjoy, asas thethe oldold zaidzaid ProuerbeProverb isis, andand
somesome zorrowzorrow amongamong. YouYou metmet vsus wellwell,, diddid youyou notnot?
Lance.LancelotLance.NayNay bebe notnot angryangry sirsir, thethe faultfault isis inin meme,
II hauehave donedone allall thethe wrongwrong, keptkept himhim fromfrom commingcoming toto thethe
fieldfield toto youyou,, asas II mightmight sirsir, forfor II amam aa IusticeJusticejustice, andand swornesworn toto
keepekeep theth●the peacepeace.
Whe.WeathercockWhe.IAyI marrymarry isis hehe sirsir, aa veryvery IusticeJusticejustice, andand swornesworn toto keepekeep
thethe peacepeace, youyou mustmust notnot disturbedisturb thethe weddingsweddings.
Lanc.LancelotLanc.NayNay, neuernever frownefrown nornor stormestorm sirsir, ifif youyou doedo,
IleI’ll hauehave anan orderorder takentaken forfor youyou.
Oly.OliverOly.WellWell, WellWell, chillchill bebe quietquiet.
Whe.WeathercockWhe.M.MasterM. FlowerdaleFlowerdale, sirsir LancelotLancelot, lookelook youyou whowho herehere isis?
M.MasterM. Flowerdale〈◊〉Flowerdale..
Lance.LancelotLance.M.MasterM. FlowerdaleFlowerdale, welcomewelcome withwith allall mymy heartheart.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.VncleUncle, thisthis isis sheshe yfaithi’faith: MaisterMaster Vnder-sheriffeVnder-sherifeVnder-sheri●eUnder-sheriffundersheriff
ArrestA●restArrest meme? atat whosewhose sutesuit? drawdraw KitKit.
Unc.UncleUnc.AtAt mymy sutesuit sirsir..
Lance.LancelotLance.WhyWhy whatswhat’s thethe mattermatter M.MasterM. FlowerdaleFlowerd●Flowerdale?
Unc.UncleUnc.ThisThis isis thethe mattermatter sirsir, thisthis vnthriftunthrift herehere,
HathHath cozenedcozened youyou, andand hathhath hadhad ofof meme,
InIn seuerallseveral summessums threethree thousandthousand poundpound.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WhyWhy VncleUncle, VncleUncle.
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UnckUnc●UncleUnc●.CousenCousin, cousencousin, youyou hauehave vnckleduncled meme,,
AndAnd ifif youyou bebe notnot staidstayed, youleyou’ll proueprove
AA cousonercozener vntounto allall thatthat knowknow youyou.
Lance〈◊〉Lancelot〈◊〉.WhyWhy syrsir, supposesuppose hehe bebe toto youyou inin debtdebt
TenT●nTen thousandthousand poundpound, hishis statestate toto meme appeareappear,
ToTo bebe atat leastleast threethree thousandthousand byby thethe yeareyear.
Vnck〈◊〉Uncle〈◊〉.OO syr〈◊〉sirSIR, II waswas tootoo latelate informedinformed ofof thatthat plotplot,
HowHow thatthat hehe wentwent aboutabout toto cousencozen youyou::
AndAnd formdeformed aa willwill, andand sentsent itit toto youryour goodgood
FriendFriend therether●there maistermaster WeathercockeWeatherc●Weathercock, inin whichwhich waswas
NothingNothing truetrue, butbut bragsbrags andand lyes〈◊〉lies.
Lance.LancelotLance.HaH●H●Ha, hathhath hehe notnot suchsuch LordshipsLordships, landeslands, andand shippesships?
Vnck〈◊〉Uncle〈◊〉.NotNot worthworth aa groatgroat,, notnot worthworth aa halfepeniehalfpenny hehe.
Lance.LancelotLance.II praypray telltell vsus truetrue, bebe plaineplain youngyoung FlowerdaleFlowerdale?
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.MyMy vnckleuncle herehere madmad, andand disposeddisposed toto dodo meme wrongwrong,
ButBut heer’shere’s mymy manman, anan honesthone●honest fellowfellow
ByBy thethe lordlord, andand ofof goodgood creditcredit, knowesknows allall isis truetrue.
Fath〈◊〉〈◊〉Fath.NotNot II syrsir,, II amam tootoo oldold toto lyelie, II ratherrather knowknow
YouYou forgdeforged aa willwill, wherewhere eueryevery lineline youyou writwrit,
YouYou studiedstudied wherewhere toto coatequotecoat youryour landeslands mightmight lyelie.
Wea.WeathercockWea.AndAnd II prethee〈◊〉prithee, wherewhere bebe thythy honesthonest friendsfriends?
Fath.FatherFath.YfaithY faithI’faithi’faith no wherenowhere syrsir, forfor hehe hathhath nonenone atat allall.
Wea〈◊〉Weathercock〈◊〉.BenedicitieBenedicitebenedicite, wewe areare ore wretchedoreo’er-wretchedo’er wretched wretched II beleeuebelieve.
Lance.LancelotLance.II amam cousendcou●endcozened, andand mymy hopefulsthopefull’sthopefullest childchild vndoneundone.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.YouYou areare notnot cousendcozened, nornor isis sheshe vndoneundone,
TheyThey slaunderslander meme, byby thisthis lightlight theythey slanderslander meme::;
LookeLook youyou, mymy vnckleuncle hereshere’s ana●a●an vsurerusurer,, andand wouldwould vndoeundo meme,
But〈◊〉But ile〈◊〉i’llI’ll stand〈◊〉〈◊〉stand inin lawlaw, dodo youyou butbut baile〈◊〉bail meme, youyou shalshall dodo nono moremore::
YouYou brotherbrother CiuetCivet, andand maistermaster WeathercockeWeathercock, doedo butbut
BaileBail meme, andand letlet meme hauehave mymy marriagemarriage monymoney
PaidPaid meme, andand weelew●ridewe’ll rideride downedown, andand therethere youryour owneown
EyesEyes shallshall seesee, howhow mymy poorepoor tenantstenants there〈◊〉there wilwill welcomewelcome meme..
YouYou shallshall butbut bailebail meme, youyou shallshall doedo nono moremore,
AndAnd youyou greedygre●ygreedy gnatgnat, theirtheir bailebail willwill serueserve.
Vnck.UncleVnck.IAyI syrsir, ilei’llI’ll, askeask nono betterbetter bailebail..,
Lance.Lanc●.LancelotLanc●.NoNo syrsir youyou shallshall notnot taketake mymy bailebail, nornor hishis,
NorNor mymy sonneson Ciuet’sCiuet〈◊〉Civet’sCivet, ilei’llI’ll notnot bebe cheatedchea●chea●cheated II,
ShreeueShreeve taketake youryour prisonerprisoner, ilei’llI’ll notnot deale〈◊〉deal withwith himhim::
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Let’sLet’s VncleUncle makemake falsefalse dicedice withwith hishis falsefalse bonesbones,
II willwill notnot hauehave toto doedo withwith himhim: mockedmocked, guldgulled, &and wrongdwronged.
ComeCome GirleGirl, thoughthough itit bebe latelate itit fallsfalls outout wellwell,
ThouThou shaltshalt notnot liuelive withwith himhim inin beggersbeggars’beggar’s hellhell.
Luc.LuceLuc.HeHe isis mymy husbandhusband, &and hiehigh heauenheaven dothdoth knowknow,
WithWith whatwhat vnwillingnesseunwillingness II wentwent toto ChurchChurch,
ButBut youyou inforcedenforced meme, youyou compelledcompelled meme tootoo itit:
TheThe holyholy Church-manChurchman pronouncedpronounced thesethese wordswords butbut nownow,
II mustmust notnot leaueleave mymy husbandhusband inin distressedistress:
NowNow II mustmust comfortcomfort himhim, notnot goego withwith youyou.
Lanc.LancelotLanc.ComfortComfort aa cozonercozener? onon mymy cursecurse forsakeforsake himhim.
Luce.Lu●.LuceLu●.ThisThis dayday youyou causedcaused meme onon youryour cursecurse toto taketake himhim:
DoeDo notnot II praypray mymy greiuedgrieved soulesoul oppresseoppress,
GodGod knowesknows mymy heartheart dothdoth bleedbleed atat hishis distressedistress.
Lanc.LancelotLanc.OO M.MasterM. WeathercockWeathercock, II mustmust confesseconfess II forcedforced herher toto thisthis (matchmatch,
LedLed withwith opinionopinion hishis falsefalse willwill waswas truetrue.
Wea.WeathercockWea.AAhA, hehe hathhath ouer-reachedoverreached meme tootoo.
Lanc.LancelotLanc.SheShe mightmight hauehave liuedlived likelike DeliaDelia, inin aa happiehappy VirginsVirgin’svirgin’s (statestate.
DeliaDelia.FatherFather bebe patientpatient, sorrowsorrow comescomes tootoo latelate.
Lance.LancelotLance.AndAnd onon herher kneesknees sheshe begdbegged &and diddid entreatentreat,
IfIf sheshe mustmust needesneeds tastetaste aa sadsad marriagemarriage lifelife,
SheShe crauedcraved toto bebe sirsir ArthurArthur Greene-sheildsGreenshield’s wifewife.
Ar.ArthurAr.YouYou hauehave donedone herher &and meme thethe greatergreater wrongwrong.
Lanc.LancelotLanc.OO taketake herher yetyet.ArthurArthur.NotNot II.
Lanc.LancelotLanc.OrOr, M.MasterM. OliuerOliver, exceptacceptexcept mymy childchild, andand halfehalf mymy wealthwealth
isis yoursyours.Oly.OliverOly.NoNo sirsir, chilchil breakebreak nono LawesLaws.
Luce.Luce.NeuerNever fearefear, sheshe willwill notnot troubletrouble youyou.
DeliaDelia.YetYet sistersister inin thisthis passionpassion doedo notnot runnerun headlongheadlong toto
confusionconfusion. YouYou maymay affectaffect himhim, thoughthough notnot followfollow himhim.
FrankFranckFrank.DoeDo sistersister, hanghang himhim, letlet himhim goego.
Wea.WeathercockWea.DoeDo faithfaith MistresseMistress LuceLuce, leaueleave himhim.
Luc.LuceLuc.YouYou areare threethree grossegross fooles●oolesfools, letlet meme alonealone,
II sweareswear ilei’llI’ll liuelive withwith himhim inin allall monemoan.
Oly.OliverOly.ButBut anan hehe hauehave hishis leggeslegs atat libertieliberty,
ChamCham averdaverd heehe willwill neuernever liuelive withwith youyou.
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Art.ArthurArt.IAyay butbut heehe isis nownow inin huckstershuckster’shucksters handlinghandling forfor runningrunning (awayaway.
Lanc.LancelotLanc.HuswifeHousewifehousewife, youyou hearehear howhow youyou andand II amam wrongdwronged,
AndAnd ifif youyou willwill redresseredress itit yetyet youyou maymay:
ButBut ifif youyou standstand onon tearmesterms toto followfollow himhim,
NeuerNever comecome neerenear mymy sightsight nornor lookelook onon meme,
CallCall meme notnot fatherfather, lookelook notnot forfor aa groatgroat,
ForFor allall thythy portionportion II wilwill thisthis dayday giuegive
VntoUnto thythy systersister FrancesFrances.
Fran.FrancesFran.HowHow saysay youyou toto thatthat TomTom, II shallshall hauehave aa goodgood dealedeal,
BesidesBesides ilei’llI’ll bebe aa goodgood wifewife: andand aa goodgood wifewife
IsIs aa goodgood thingthing, II cancan telltell.
Ciu.Cin.CivetCin.PeacePeace FranckFranckFrank, II wouldwould bebe sorrysorry toto seesee thythy sistersister
CastCast awayaway, asas II amam aa GentlemanGentleman.
Lance.LancelotLance.WhatWhat, areare youyou yetyet resoluedresolved?
Luc.LuceLuc.YesYes, II amam resoluedresolved.
Lanc.LancelotLanc.ComeCome thenthen awayaway, oror nownow, oror neuernever comecome.
Luc.LuceLuc.ThisThis wayway II turneturn, goego youyou vntounto youryour feastfeast,
AndAnd II toto weepeweep, thatthat amam withwith griefegrief opprestoppressed.
Lanc.LancelotLanc.For euerForForeverFor euer ever fliefly mymy sightsight: comecome gentlemengentlem●ngentlemengentleman
LetsLet’slet’s inin, ilei’llI’ll helpehelp youyou toto farfar betterbetter wiueswives thenthan herher.
DeliaDelia vponupon mymy blessingblessing talketalk notnot toototoo herher,
BaceBase BaggageBaggage, inin suchsuch hasthaste toto beggerybeggary?
Unc.UncleUnc.SheriffeSheriff taketake youryour prisonerprisoner toto youryour chargecharge.
Flo.FlowerdaleFlo.VncleUncle, be-godby godbe-god youyou hauehave vsdused meme veryvery hardlyhardly,
ByBy mymy trothtroth, vponupon mymy weddingwedding dayday.

ExitExit allall: yongyoung FlowerdaleFlowerdale, hishis fatherfather, VncleUncle,
SheriffeSheriff, andand OfficersOfficers.


Luc.LuceLuc.OO M.MasterM. FlowerdaleFlowerdale, butbut hearehear meme speakespeak,
StayStay butbut aa littlelittle whilewhile goodgood M.MasterM. SheriffeSheriff,
IfIf notnot forfor himhim, forfor mymy sakesake pittiepity himhim:
GoodGood syrsir stopstop notnot youryour earesears atat mymy complaintcomplaint,
MyMy voycevoice growesgrows weakeweak, forfor womenswomen’s wordswords areare faintfaint.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.LookeLook youyou VncleUncle, sheshe kneeleskneels toto youyou.
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Vnc.UncleVnc.FaireFair maidmaid, forfor youyou, II louelove youyou withwith mymy heartheart,
AndAnd greeuegrieve sweetsweet soulesoul thythy fortunefortune isis soso badbad,
ThatThat thouthou shouldstshouldst matchmatch withwith suchsuch aa gracelessegraceless (YouthYouth,
GoGo toto thythy fatherfather, thinkethink notnot vponupon himhim,
WhomWhom hellhell hathhath markedmarked toto bebe thethe sonneson ofof shameshame.
Luc.LuceLuc.ImputeImpute hishis wildnessewildness syrsir, vntounto hishis youthyouth,
AndAnd thinkethink thatthat nownow isis thethe timetime hehe dothdoth repentrepent:
AlasAlas, whatwhat goodgood oror gaynegain cancan youyou receiuereceive,
ToTo imprisonimprison himhim thatthat nothingnothing hathhath toto paypay?
AndAnd wherewhere noughtnaught isis, thethe kingking dothdoth loselose hishis duedue,
OOOh pittiepity himhim asas GodGod shall●hallshall pittiepity youyou.
Vnc.UncleVnc.LadieLady, II knowknow hishis humourshumours allall tootoo wellwell,
AndAnd nothingnothing inin thethe worldworld cancan doedo himhim goodgood,
ButBut miseriemisery it selfeitself toto chainechain himhim withwith.
Luc.LuceLuc.SaySay thatthat youryour debtsdebts werewere paidpaid, thenthen isis hehe freefree?
Vnc.UncleVnc.IAyI virginvirgin, thatthat beingbeing answeredanswered, II hauehave donedone,
ButBut toto himhim thatthat isis allall asas impossibleimpossible,
AsAs II toto scalescale thethe hyehigh PiramydiesPyramidiespyramids.
SheriffeSheriff taketake youryour prisonerprisoner, MaidenMaiden farefare theethee wellwell.
Luc.LuceLuc.OO goego notnot yetyet, goodgood M.MasterM. FlowerdaleFlowerdale:
TakeTake mymy wordword forfor thethe debtdebt, mymy wordword, mymy bondbond.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.IAyI byby GodGod VncleUncle, andand mymy bondbond tootoo.
Luc.LuceLuc.AlasAlas, II neren erene’er oughtought nothingnothing butbut II paidpaid itit,
AndAnd II cancan workework, alasalas hehe cancan doedo nothingnothing:
II hauehave somesome friendsfriends perhapsperhaps willwill pittiepity meme,
HisHis chiefestchiefest friendsfriends doedo seekeseek hishis miseriemisery.
AllAll thatthat II cancan, oror begbeg, getget, oror receiuereceive,
ShallShall bebe forfor youyou: OOOh doedo notnot turneturn awayaway,
Me thinkesMethinksmethinks withinwithin aa faceface soso reuerentreverent,
SoSo wellwell experiencedexperienced inin thisthis totteringtottering worldworld,
ShouldShould hauehave somesome feelingfeeling ofof aa maidensmaiden’s griefegrief:
ForFor mymy sakesake, hishis fathersfather’sfathers, andand youryour brothersbrother’s sakesake,
IAyI forfor youryour soulessoul’s sakesake thatthat dothdoth hopehope forfor ioyjoy,
PittiePity mymy statestate: dodo notnot twotwo soulessouls destroydestroy.
Vnc.UncleVnc.FaireFair maidmaid standstand vpup, notnot inin regardregard ofof himhim,
ButBut inin pittiepity ofof thythy haplessehapless choisechoice,
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IIdoeI doedo releaserelease himhim, M.MasterM. SheriffeSheriff II thankethank youyou:
AndAnd officersofficers therethere isis forfor youyou toto drinkedrink.
HereHere maidemaid taketake thisthis moniemoney, therethere isis aa 100.hundred100. AngelsAngels,
AndAnd forfor II willwill bebe suresure hehe shallshall notnot hauehave itit,
HereHere KesterKester taketake itit youyou, andand vseuse itit sparinglysparingly,
ButBut letlet notnot herher hauehave anyany wantwant atat allall.
DryDry youryour eyeseyes NeeceNiece, doedo notnot tootoo muchmuch lamentlament
ForFor himhim, whosewhose lifelife hathhath beenebeen inin royotriot spentspent:
IfIf wellwell hehe vsethuseth theethee, hehe getsgets himhim friendsfriends,
IfIf illill,, a〈◊〉a shamefullshameful endend onon himhim dependsdepends.
ExitExit VncleVncle.UncleVncle...
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.AA plagueplague goego withwith youyou forfor anan oldold fornicatorfornicator:
ComeCome KytKit thethe moniemoney, comecome honesthonest KytKit.
Fath.FatherFath.NayNay byby mymy faithfaith sirsir, youyou shallshall pardonpardon meme.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.AndAnd whywhy sirsir pardonpardon youyou? giuegive meme thethe monymoney
YouYou oldold RascallRascal, oror II shallshall makemake youyou.
Luc.LuceLuc.PrayPray holdhold youryour handshands, giuegive itit himhim honesthonest friendfriend.
Fath.FatherFath.IfIf youyou bebe soso contentcontent, withwith allall mymy heartheart.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ContentContent syrsir, sblood’sblood sheeshe shallshall bebe contentcontent
WhetherWhether sheshe willwill oror nono. AA rattle babyrattlerattle-babyrattle baby baby comecome toto followfollow meme:
GoeGo getget youyou gonegone toto thethe greasiegreasy chuffechuff youryour fatherfather,
BringBring meme youryour dowriedowry, oror neuernever lookelook onon meme.
Fath.FatherFath.SyrSir sheshe hathhath forsookeforsook herher fatherfather, andand allall herher friendsfriends forfor
youyou.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.HangHang theethee, herher friendsfriends andand fatherfather altogetheraltogether.
Fath.FatherFath.YetYet partpart withwith somethingsomething toto prouideprovide herher lodginglodging.
Flo.FlowerdaleFlo.YesYes, II meanemean toto partpart withwith herher andand youyou, butbut ifif II partpart withwith
oneone AngelAngel, hanghang meme atat aa postepost. IleI’ll ratherrather throwethrow themthem atat aa
castcast atat DiceDice, asas II hauehave donedone aa thousandthousand ofof theirtheir fellowesfellows.
Fath.FatherFath.NayNay thenthen II willwill bebe plaineplain degeneratedegenerate boyboy,
ThouThou hadsthadst aa FatherFather wouldwould hauehave beenebeen ashamedaaashamed shamed shamed.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.MyMy fatherfather waswas anan AsseAs●eAss, anan oldold AsseAss.
Fath.FatherFath.Thy〈◊〉Thy fatherfather? proudproud lycentiouslicentious villainevillain:
WhatWhat areare youyou atat youryour foylesfoils, ilei’llI’ll foylefoil withwith youyou.
Luc.LuceLuc.GoodGood sirsir forbeareforforbearfor beare bear himhim.
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Fath.FatherFath.DidDid notnot thisthis whiningwhining womanwoman hanghang onon meme,
IdeI’d teachteach theethee whatwhat itit waswas toto abuseabuse thythy fatherfather:
GoeGo hanghang, begbeg, staruestarve, dicedice, gamegame, thatthat whenwhen allall isis gonegone
ThouThou maistmayst afterafter dispairedespair andand hanghang thy selfethyself.
Luee.LuceLuee.OO doedo notnot cursecurse himhim.
Fath.FatherFath.II doedo notnot cursecurse himhim, andand toto praypray forfor himhim werewere vainevain,
ItIt greeuesgrieves meme thatthat hehe bearesbears hishis fatherfather namename.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WellWell youyou oldold rascallrascal, II shallshall meetmeet withwith youyou,
SyrrhaSirrahsirrah getget youyou gonegone, II willwill notnot stripstrip thethe liuerylivery
OuerOver youryour eares●aresears, becausebecause youyou paidpaid forfor itit:
ButBut dodo notnot vseuse mymy namename, syrrhasirrah doedo youyou hearehear? lookelook youyou doedo (notnot
VseUse mymy namename, youyou werewere bestbest.
Fath.FatherFath.PayPay meme thethe twentietwenty poundpound thenthen, thatthat II lentlent youyou,
OrOr giuegive meme securitiesecurity, whenwhen II maymay hauehave itit.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.IleI’ll paypay theethee notnot aa pennypenny, andand forfor securitiesecurity, ilei’llI’ll giuegive theethee nonenone,
MinckinsMinikinsMinckins lookelook youyou doedo notnot followfollow meme, lookelook youyou doedo notnot:
IfIf youyou doedo beggerbeggar, II shallshall slitslit youryour nosenose.
Luce.Lnce.Lnce.Luce.AlasAlas whatwhat shallshall II doedo?
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WhyWhy turneturn whorewhore, thatsthat’s aa goodgood tradetrade,
AndAnd soso perhapsperhaps ilei’llI’ll seesee theethee nownow andand thenthen.
ExitExit FlowerdaleFlowerdale.
Luce.Luce.AlasAlas thethe dayday thatthat euerever II waswas borneborn.
Fath.FatherFath.SweeteSweet mistressemistress doedo notnot weepeweep, ilei’llI’ll stickestick toto youyou.
Luce.Luce.AlasAlas mymy friendfriend, II knowknow notnot whatwhat toto dodo,
MyMy fatherfather andand mymy friendsfriends, theythey hauehave despiseddespised meme:
AndAnd II aa wretchedwretched maidmaid, thusthus castcast awayaway,
KnowesKnows neitherneither wherewhere toto goego, nornor whatwhat toto saysay.
Fath.FatherFath.ItIt grieuesgrieves meme atat thethe soulesoul, toto seesee herher tearestears
ThusThus stainestain thethe crimsoncrimson rosesroses ofof herher cheekescheeks:
LadyLady taketake comfortcomfort, doedo notnot mournemourn inin vainevain,
II hauehave aa littlelittle liuingliving inin thisthis townetown,
TheThe whichwhich II thinkethink comescomes toto aa hundredhundred poundpound,
AllAll thatthat andand moremore shallshall bebe atat youryour disposedispose,
IleI’ll straitestraight goego helpehelp youyou toto somesome strangestrange disguisedisguise,
AndAnd placeplace youyou inin aa seruiceservice inin thisthis townetown:
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WhereWhere youyou shalshall knowknow allall, yetyet your selfeyourself vnknowneunknown:
ComeCome greeuegrieve nono moremore, wherewhere nono helpehelp cancan bebe hadhad,
WeepeWeep notnot forfor himhim, thatthat isis moremore worseworse thenthan badbad.
Luce.Luce.II thankethank youyou syrsir.


EnterEnter syrsir LancelotLancelot, maistermaster VVeathercockeWeathercocke〈◊〉Weathercock〈◊〉 andand themthem.

Oli.OliverOli.WellWell, chacha aa binbeen zeruedzerved manymany aa sluttishsluttish tricketrick,
ButBut suchsuch aa lerripoopeliripooplerripoop asas thickthick ychichych waswas nerene’er aa saruedsarved.
Lance.LancelotLance.SonSon CiuetCinetCivet, daughterdaughter FcancesFrancesFcancesFrances, bearebear withwith meme,
YouYou seesee howhow II amam pressedpressed downedown withwith inwardinward griefegrief,
AboutAbout thatthat lucklesseluckless gyrlegirl, youryour sistersister LuceLuce:
ButBut tis’tis fallenfallen outout withwith meme, asas withwith manymany familiesfamilies besidebeside,
TheyThey areare mostmost vnhappieunhappy, thatthat areare mostmost belouedbelou●dbelovedbelove.
Ciu.CivetCiu.FatherFather tis’tis soso, tis’tis eueneven fallenfallen outout soso,
ButBut whatwhat remedieremedy, setset handhand toto youryour heartheart, andand letlet itit passepass:
HereHere isis youryour daughterdaughter FrancesFrances andand II, andand weelewe’ll notnot saysay,
WeeleWe’llwe’ll bringbring forthforth asas wittiewitty childrenchildren, butbut asas prettiepretty
ChildrenChildren asas euerever sheshe waswas: thothough sheshe hadhad thethe prickeprick
AndAnd praisepraise forfor aa prettiepretty wenchwench: ButBut fatherfather, donedundone isis
TheThe mousemouse, youleyou’ll comecome?
Lance.LancelotLance.IAyI sonneson CiuetCivet, ilei’llI’ll comecome.
Ciu.CivetCiu.AndAnd youyou maistermaster OliuerOliver?
Oli.OliverOli.IAyay, forfor cheche aa vextvexed outout thisthis veastveast, chillchill seesee ifif aaganaagain gangan
MakeMake aa betterbetter veastveast therethere.
Ciu.CivetCiu.AndAnd youyou syrsir ArthurArthur?
Ar.ArthurAr.IAyI syrsir, althoughalthough mymy heartheart beb●be fullfull,
IleI’ll bebe aa partnerpartner atat youryour weddingwedding feastfeast.
Ciu.CivetCiu.AndAnd welcomewelcome allall indeedindeed, andand welcomewelcome, comecome FranckeFranckFrank (areare youyou readieready?

Fran.FrancesFran.IeshueJesujeshue howhow hastiehasty thesethese husbandshusbands areare, II praypray fatherfather,
PrayPray toto GodGod toto blessebless meme.
Lance.LancelotLance.GodGod blessebless theethee, andand II doedo: GodGod makemake theethee wisewise,
SendSend youyou bothboth ioyjoy, II wishwish itit withwith wetwet eyeseyes.
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Fran.FrancesFran.ButBut FatherFath●rFather, shallshall notnot mymy sistersister DeliaDelia goego alongalong withwith (vsus?
SheShe isis excellentexcellent goodgood atat cookerycookery andand suchsuch thingsthings.
Lance.LancelotLance.YesYes marymarry shallshall sheshe: DeliaDelia, makemake youyou readyready.
Deli.〈◊〉Delia〈◊〉.II amam readyready syrsir, II willwill firstfirst goego toto Greene-witchGreenwich,
FromFrom thencethence toto mymy cousencousin ChesterfeeldsChesterfield’s, andand soso toto LondonLondon.
Ciu.CivetCiu.ItIt shallshall sufficesuffice goodgood sistersister DeliaDelia, itit shallshall sufficesuffice,
ButBut failefail vsus notnot goodgood sistersister, giuegive orderorder toto cookescooks, andand othersothers,
ForFor II wouldwould notnot hauehave mymy sweetsweet FranckeFranckFrancke
ToTo soylesoil herher fingersfingers.
Fran.FrancesFran.NoNo byby mymy troathtroth notnot II, aa gentlewomangentlewoman, andand aa marriedmarried
GentlewomanGentlewoman tootoo, toto bebe companionscompanions toto cookescooks,
AndAnd kitchin-boyeskitchen-boys, notnot II, yfaithi’faith: II scornescorn thatthat.
Ciu.CivetCiu.WhyWhy II doedo notnot meanemean thouthou shaltshalt sweetesweet heartheart,
ThouThou seestseest II doedo notnot goego aboutabout itit: wellwell farewellfarewell tootoo:
YouYou, GodsGod’sGods pittypity M.MasterM. WeathercockeWeathercock, wewe shalshall hauehave youryour cōpanycōpanycompany (tootoo?
Wea.WeathercockWea.WithWithallWith allall mymy heartheart, forfor II louelove goodgood chearecheer.
Ciu.CivetCiu.WellWell, GodGod bebe withwith youyou allall, comecome FranckeFranckFrank.
Fran.FrancesFran.GodGod bebe withwith youyou fatherfather, GodGod bebe withwith youyou syrsir ArthurArthur,
MaisterMaster OliuerOliver, andand maistermaster WeathercockeWeathercock, sistersister, GodGod bebe withwith
youyou allall: GodGod bebe withwith youyou fatherfather, GodGod bebe withwith youyou eueryevery oneone.
VVea.WeathercockVVea.WhyWhy howhow nownow syrsir ArthurArthur? allall a mortaamorta mort mort maistermaster OliuerOliver,
 (howhow nownow manman?

CheerelyCheerlycheerly syrsir LancelotLancelot, andand merilymerrily saysay,
WhoWho cancan holdhold thatthat willwill awayaway.
Lance.LancelotLance.IAyI sheeshe isis gonegone indeedindeed, poorepoor girlegirl vndoneundone,
ButBut whenwhen theylethey’ll bebe selfewilledself-willed, childrenchildren mustmust smartsmart.
Ar.ArthurAr.ButBut syrsir, thatthat sheshe isis wrongedwronged, youyou areare thethe chiefestchiefest causecause.
ThereforeTherefore tis’tis reasonreason, youyou redresseredress herher wrongwrong.
Wen.WeathercockWen.IndeedIndeed youyou mustmust syrsir LancelotLancelot, youyou mustmust.
Lance.LancelotLance.MustMust? whowho cancan compellcompel meme maistermaiftermaster VVeathercockWeathercock::
II hopehope II maymay doedo whatwhat II listlist.
VVea.WeathercockVVea.II grantgrant youyou maymay, youyou maymay doedo whatwhat youyou listlist.
Oli.OliverOli.NayNay, butbut andand youyou bebe wellwell euisenavisenevisen, itit werewere notnot goodgood
ByBy thisthis vrampolnessevrampolnesseframpolness, andand vrowardnessevrowardnessefrowardness, toto castcast awayaway
AsAs prettypretty aadowssabella dowsabelldowsabel, asas amam chouldchould chancechance toto seesee
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InIn aa SommersSummer’ssummer’s dayday, chilchil telltell youyou whatwhat challchall doedo,
ChilChil goego spyespy vpup andand downedown thethe townetown, andand seesee ifif II
CanCan hearehear anyany taletale oror dydingsdy dingsdydings ofof herher,
AndAnd taketake herher awayaway fromfrom thickthick aa messellmesel, vorvor chamcham
AshuredAssuredAshured, heelehe’ll butbut bringbring herher toto thethe spoilespoil,
AndAnd soso varvar youyou wellwell, wewe shallshall meetemeet atat youryour sonneson Ciuets〈◊〉Civet’sCivets.
Lance.LancelotLance.II thankethank youyou syrsir, II taketake itit veryvery kindlykindly.
Arty.ArtichokeArty.ToTo findfind herher outout, ilei’llI’ll spendspend mymy dearestdearest bloodblood.
ExitExit bothboth.
SoSo wellwell II louedloved herher, toto affecteffectaffect herher goodgood.
Lance.LancelotLance.OO maistermaster Weathercocke〈◊〉Weathercock, whatwhat haphap hadhad II, toto forceforce (mymy daughterdaughter

FromFrom maistermaster Oliuer〈◊〉Oliver, andand thisthis goodgood knightknight?
ToTo oneone thatthat hathhath nono goodnessegoodness inin hishis thoughtthought.
Wea.WeathercockWea.IllIll luckeluck, butbut whatwhat remedieremedy.
Lance.LancelotLance.YesYes II hauehave almostalmost deuiseddevised aa remedyremedy,
YoungYoung Flowerdale〈◊〉Flowerdale, isis shuresure aa prisonerprisoner.
Wea.WeathercockWea.ShureSure, nothingnothing moremore shuresure.
Lance.LancelotLance.AndAnd yetyet perhapsperhaps hishis VnckleUncle hathhath releasedreleased himhim.
Wea.WeathercockWea.ItIt maymay bebe veryvery likelike, nono doubtdoubt hehe hathhath.
Lance.LancelotLance.WellWell ifif hehe bebe inin prisonprison, ilei’llI’ll hauehave warrantswarrantwarran●warrantwarrants
ToTo tache’tachattach mymy daughterdaughter tilltill thethe lawelaw bebe triedtried,
ForFor II willwill shuesue himhim vponupon couzonagecozenage.
Wea.WeathercockWea.MaryMarrymarry maymay youyou, andand ouerthrowoverthrow himhim toostootoo●too??
Lance.LancelotLance.NayNay thatsthat’s notnot soso, II maymay chancechance bebe scoftsco●scoffedsco●,
AndAnd sentencesentence pastpassed withwith himhim.
Wea.WeathercockWea.BeleeueBelieve meme soso hehe maymay, thereforetherefore taketake heedeheed.
Lance.LancelotLance.WellWell howsoeuerhowso●erhowsoeverHowsoever, yetyet II willwill hauehave warrantswarrants,
InIn prisonprison, oror atat libertieliberty, allsall’s oneone:
YouYou willwill helpehelp toto serueserve themthem maistermaster Weathercocke〈◊〉Weathercock?
ExitExit OmnesOmnes.
EnterEnter Flowerdale〈◊〉Flowerdale〈◊〉.

Flow〈◊〉〈◊〉Flowerdale.AA plagueplague ofof thethe diuelldevil, thethe diuelldevil taketake thethe dycedice,
TheThe dycedice, andand thethe diuelldevil, andand hishis dammedam●nedam goego togethertogether:
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OfOf allall mymy hundredhundred goldengolden angelsangels,
II hauehave notnot leftleft meme oneone denierdenier:
AA poxepokepoxpoke ofof comecome aa fiuefive, whatwhat shallshall II doedo?
II cancan borrowborrow nono moremore ofof mymy creditcredit:
There’sThere’s notnot anyany ofof mymy acquaintanceacquaintance, manman, nornor boyboy,
ButBut II hauehave borrowedborrowed moremore oror lesseless offofoff:
II wouldwould II kneweknew wherewhere toto taketake aa goodgood pursepurse,
AndAnd goego cleareclear awayaway, byby thisthis lightlight ilei’llI’ll ventureventure forfor itit,
GodsGod’s lidlid mymy sistersister DeliaDelia,
IleI’ll robrob herher, byby thisthis handhand.
EnterEnter DeliaDelia, andand ArtichoakeArtichoke.
Deli.DeliaDeli.II pretheeprithee ArtichoakeArtichoke goego notnot soso fastfast,
TheThe weatherweather isis hothot, andand II amam somethingsomething wearieweary.
Arti.ArtichokeArti.NayNay II warrantwarrant youyou mistressemistress DeliaDelia ilei’llI’ll notnot tiretire youyou
WithWith leadingleading, weelewe’ll goego anan extreameextreme moderatemoderate pacepace.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.StandStand, deliuerdeliver youryour pursepurse.
Arti.ArtichokeArti.OO lordlord, theeuesthieves, theeuesthieves.
ExitExit ArtichoakeArtichoke.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ComeCome, comecome, youryour pursepurse ladielady, youryour pursepurse.
Dali.DeliaDali.ThatThat voicevoice II hauehave heardheard oftenoften beforebefore thisthis timetime,
WhatWhat brotherbrother FlowerdaleFlowerdale, becomebecome aa theefethief?
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.IAyay, aa plagueplague onton’t, II thankethank youryour fatherfather,
ButBut sistersister, comecome, youryour monymoney, comecome:
WhatWhat thethe worldworld mustmust findfind meme, II amam borneborn toto liuelive,
Tis’Tis notnot aa sinnesin toto stealesteal, whenwhen nonenone willwill giuegive.
Deli.DeliaDeli.OO GodGod, isis allall gracegrace banishtbanished fromfrom thythy heartheart,
ThinkeThink ofof thethe shameshame thatthat dothdoth attendattend thisthis factfact.
Flow,FlowerdaleFlow,ShameShame meme nono shamesshames, comecome giuegive meme youryour pursepurse,
IleI’ll bindbind youyou sistersister, leastlest II fairefarefair thethe worseworse.
Deli.DeliaDeli.NoNo, bindbind meme notnot, holdhold therethere isis allall II hauehave,
AndAnd wouldwould thatthat monymoney wouldwould redeemeredeem thythy shameshame.
EnterEnter OliuerOliver syrsir ArthurArthur, andand ArtichoakeArtichoke.
Arti.ArtichokeArti.TheeuesThievesthieves, theeuesthieves, theeuesthieves.
Oli.OliverOli.TheeuesThievesthieves, wherewhere manman? whywhy howhow nownow mistressemistress DeliaDelia,
HaHa’ha’ youyou aa likedliked toto binbinbeen aa robbeda’a-robbed robbedrobbed?
F
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DeliaDelia.NoNo maistermaster OliuerOliver, tis’tis maistermaster FlowerdaleFlowerdale, heehe diddid butbut iestjest withwith meme.

Oli.Oly.OliverOly.HowHow, FlowerdaleFlowerdale, thatthat scoundrellscoundrel?? sirrha〈◊〉sirrahsirrha, youyou metenme●enme●enmeten vsus
WellWell, vangvang theethee thatthat.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WellWell sirsinsinsir, ilei’llI’ll notnot meddlemeddle withwith youyou, becausebecause II hauehave aa (chargecharge.
Deli.DeliaDeli.HereHere brotherbrother FlowerdaleFlowerdale,, ilei’llI’ll lendlend youyou thisthis samesame monymoney..
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.II thankethank youyou sistersister.
Oli.OliverOli.II wadwadwould youyou wereworeysplitwere ysplity-splitysplit, andand youyou letlet thethe mezellmesel hauehave aa (pennypenny..,
ButBut sincesince youyou cannotcannot keepekeep itit, chilchil keepekeep itit my selfemyself.
Ar.ArthurAr.Tis’Tis pittiepity toto releeuerelieve himhim inin thisthis sortsort,
WhoWho makesmakes aa triumphanttriumphant lifelife, hishis dailydaily sportsport.
DeliaDelia.BrotherBrother, youyou seesee howhow allall menmen consurecensure youyou,
FarewellFarewell, andand II praypray GodGod amendamend youryour lifelife.
Oly.OliverOly.ComeCome, chillchill bringbring youyou alongalong, andand youyou safesafe enoughenough
FromFrom twentietwenty suchsuch scoundrellsscoundrels asas thickthick aa oneone isis,
FarewellFarewell andand bebe hangedhanged zyrrhazirrahzyrrha, asas II thinkethink soso thouthou
WiltWilt bebe shortlyshortly, comecome syrsir ArthurArthur.
ExitExit allall butbu●but FlowerdaleFlowerdale.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.AA plagueplague goego withwith youyou forfor aa karsiekerseykarsy rascallrascal:
ThisThis DeuenshyreDeuenshyDevonshire manmany〈◊〉manyman II thinkthink isis mademade allall ofof porkepork,
HisHis handshands mademade onelyonly, forfor toto heauehe●ueheave vpup packspacks:
HisHis hartheart asas fatf●tfat andand bigbig asas hishis faceface,
AsAs differingdiffering farfar fromfrom allall brauebrave gallantgallant mindsminds
AsAs II toto serueserve thethe hoggeshogs, andand drinkedrink withwith hindeshinds,
AsAs II amam veryvery neerenear nownow: wellwell, whatwhat remedieremedy,
WhenWhen monymoney, meanesmeans, andand friendsfriends, doedo growegrow soso smallsmall,
ThenThen farewellfarewell lifelife, andand ther’sthere’s〈◊〉there’s anan endend ofof allall.ExitExit omnesomn●omnes.
EnterE●terEnter FatherFather, LuceLuce likelike aa DutchDutch FrowFrow, CiuetCivet, andand hishis
wifewife mistresse〈◊〉mistress〈◊〉 FrancesFrances.

Ciu.Ci●.CivetCi●.ByBy mymy troathtroth god a merciegodgod-a-mercygod a a mercie mercy forfor thisthis goodgood ChristopherChristopher,
II thankethank theethee forfor mymy maidemaid, II likelike herher veryvery wellwell,
HowHow doestdost thouthou likelike herher Frances〈◊〉Frances?
Fran.FrancesFran.InIn goodgood sadnessesadness TomTom, veryvery wellwell, excellentexcellent wellwell,
SheShe speakesspeaks soso prettilyprettily, II praypray whatswhat’s youryour namename?
LuceLu●eLuce.MyMy namename forsoothforsooth bebe calledcalled Tanikin〈◊〉Tanikin.
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Fran.FrancesFran.ByBy mymy troathtroth aa finefine namename, OOh Tanikin〈◊〉Tanikin, youyou areare excel-excellentexcel∣lentexcellent
ment
forfor dressingdressing oneone headhead aa newenew fashionfashion.
Luce〈◊〉Luce〈◊〉.MeMe sallsall doedo eueryevery tingting aboutabout dada headhead.
Ciu.Ci●.CivetCi●.WhatWhat countriwomancountrywoman isis sheshe KesterKest●rKester?
Fath.FatherFath.AA dutchdutch womanwoman sirsir.
Ciu.Ci●.CivetCi●.WhyWhy thenthen sheshe isis outlandishoutlandish, isis sheshe notnot?
Fath.FatherFath.IAyI SyrSir sheshe isis.
Fran.FrancesFran.OO thenthen thouthou canstcanst telltell howhow toto helpehelp meeme toto cheekescheeks (andand eares〈◊〉ears??
LuceLuc●Luc●Luce.YesY●sYes mistressemistress verievery vellvell.
Fath.FatherFath.CheekesCheeks andand earesears, whywhy mistressemistress FrancesFrances, wantwant youyou
CheekesCheeks andand earesears? me thinkesmethinks youyou hauehave veryvery fairefair onesones.
Fran.FrancesFran.ThouThou artart aa foolefool indeedindeed TomTom, thouthou knowestknowest whatwhat II (meanemean,
Ciu.Ci●.CivetCi●.IAyay, IAyI KesterKester, tis’tis suchsuch asas theythey wearewear ao’a theirtheir headsheads,
II pretheeprithee KitKit hauehave herher inin, andand sheweshewehershow herher mymy househouse.
Fath.FatherFath.II willwill sirsir, comecome Tanikin〈◊〉Tanikin.
Fran.FrancesFran.OO TomTom, youyou hauehave notnot bussedbussed meme to daytoday TomTom.
Ciu.Ci●.CivetCi●.NoNo FrancesFrances, wewe mustmust notnot kissekiss aforeafore folkesfolks,
GodGod sauesave meme FranckeFranckFrank,

EnterEnter DeliaDe●aDelia, andand ArtichoakeArtich●akeArtichoke.
SeeSee yonderyonder mymy sistersister DeliaDelia isis comecome, welcomewelcome goodgood sistersister.
Fran.FrancesFran.WelcomeWelcome goodgood sistersister, howhow dodo youyou likelike thethe tiertier ofof mymy (headhead?
DeliaDelia.VeryVery wellwell sistersister.
Ciu.Ci●.CivetCi●.II amam gladglad you’reyou’re comecome sistersister DeliaDelia toto giuegive orderorder forfor
SupperSupper, theythey willwill bebe herehere soonesoon.
Arty.ArtichokeArty.IAyay, butbut ifif goodgood luckluck hadhad notnot seruedserved, sheshe hadhad
NotNot binbeen herehere nownow, filchingfilching FlowerdaleFlowerdale hadhad likelike
ToTo peppordpepperedpeppord vsus, butbut forfor maistermaster OliuerOliver, wewe hadhad binbeen robbedrobbed.
Deli.De●.DeliaDe●.PeacePeace syrrhasirrah, nono moremore.
Fath.FatherFath.RobbedRobbed!! byby whomwhom?
Arty.ArtichokeArty.MarryMarry byby nonenone butbut byby FlowerdaleFlowerdale, hehe isis turnedturned theefethief.
Ciu.Ci●.CivetCi●.ByBy mymy faithfaith, butbut thatthat isis notnot wellwell, butbut GodGod bebe praisedpraised
ForFor youryour escapeescape, willwill youyou drawdraw neerenear sistersister?
Fath.FatherFath.SyrrhaSirrahsirrah comecome hitherhither, wouldwould FlowerdaleFlowerdale, hee●eehe●ee thatthat waswas
mymy maistermaster, aha’a robbedrobbed youyou, II pretheeprithee telltell meme truetrue?
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Arty.ArtichokeArty.YesYes yfaithi’faith,, eueneven thatthat FlowerdaleFlowerdale, thatthat waswas thythy mai-maistermai∣stermaster(ster.

Fath.FatherFath.HoldHold theethee, therethere isis aa FrenchFrench crownecrown, andand speakespeak nono (moremore ofof thisthis.

Arty.ArtichokeArty.NotNot II, notnot aa wordword, nownow dodo II smellsmell knauerieknaueritknavery:
InIn eueryevery pursepurse FlowerdaleFlowerdale takestak●stakes, hehe isis halfehalf::
AndAnd giuesgives meme thisthis toto keepekeep counsellcounsel, no●o●ono notnot aa wordword II.
Fath.FatherFath.WhyWhy God a mercyGodGod-a-mercyGod a a mercy mercy.
Fran.FrancesFran.SisterSister lookelook herehere, II hauehave aa newnew DutchDutch maidmaid,
AndAnd sheshe speakesspeaks soso finefine, itit wouldwould doedo●do youryour heartheart goodgood.
Ciu.CivetCiu.HowHow doedo youyou likelike herher sistersister?
Deli〈◊〉Delia〈◊〉.II likelike youryour maidemaid●maid wellwell.
Ciu.CivetCiu.WellWell dearedear sistersister, willwill youyou drawdraw neerenear, andand giuegive direc-directionsdirec∣tionsdirections
tions
forfor suppersupper, guesseguesseguests willwill bebe herehere presentlypresently.
DeliaDelia.YesYes brotherbrother, leadelead thethe wayway ile〈◊〉i’llI’ll followfollow youyou.

ExitExit all〈◊〉all but〈◊〉but DeliaDelia andand LuceLuce.

HarkeHark youyou DutchDutch frowefrowfrowe aa wordword.
Luce.Luce.VatVat isis youryour villvill witwi●wi●wit me〈◊〉me?
DeliDeliSisterSister LuceLuc●Luce,, tis’tis notnot youryour brokenbroken languagelanguage,
NorNor thisthis samesame habithabit, cancan disguisedisguise youryour face〈◊〉face
FromFrom II thatthat knowknow youyou: praypray telltell meme, whatwhat meanesmeans thisthis?
LuccLuc●LuceLuc●.SisterSister, II seesee youyou knowknow meme, yetyet bebe secretsecret:
ThisThis borrowedborrowed shapeshape, thatthat II hauehave tanetan●ta’entan● vponupon meme,
IsIs butbut toto keepekeep my selfemyself, aa spacespace vnknownevnkownevn knowneunknown,
BothBoth fromfrom mymy fatherfather, andand mymy neerestn●erestnearest friendesfriends::
VntillUntil II seesee, howhow timetime willwill bringbring toto passepass,
TheThe desperatedesperate coursecourse, ofof maistermaster FlowerdaleFlowerdale.
Deli.DeliaDeli.OO heehe isis worseworse thenthan badbad, II prethee〈◊〉prithee leaue〈◊〉leave himhim,,
AndAnd letlet notnot onceonce thythy heartheart toto thinkethink onon himhim.
Luce.Luce.DoDo notnot perswadepersuade meme, onceonce toto such〈◊〉such aa thoughtthought,
ImagineImagine yetyet, thatthat hehe isis worseworse thenthan naughtnaught:
YetYet oneone louerslover’s timetime, maymay allall thatthat illill vndoundo,
ThatThat allall hishis formerformer lifelife, diddid runrun intointo..
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ThereforeTherefore kindkind sistersister doedo notnot disclosedisclose mymy estateestate,
IfIf ereere hishis heartheart dothdoth turneturn, tis’tis nerene’ernever tootoo latelate.
Dely.DeliaDely.WellWell, seeingseeing nono counsellcounsel cancan remoueremove youryour (mindmind,
IleI’ll notnot disclosedisclose youyou, thatthat artart wilfullwilful blindeblind.
Luc.LuceLuc.DeliaDelia, II thankthank youyou, II nownow mustmust pleaseplease herhereiesher (eieseyes,
MyMy sistersister FrancesFrances, neitherneither fairefair nornor wisewise.
ExitExit OmnesOm●sOmnes.

EnterEnter FlowerdaleFlowerdale solus〈◊〉solus〈◊〉.

Flo.FlowerdaleFlo.OnOn goesgoes hehe thatthat knowesknows nono endend ofof hishis iourneyjourney,
II hauehave passedpassed thethe very〈◊〉very〈◊〉 vtmost〈◊〉utmost〈◊〉 boundsbounds ofof shiftingshifting,
II hauehave nono coursecourse nownow butbut toto hanghang my selfemyself:
II hauehave liuedlived sincesince yesterdayyesterday twotwo a clockeo’clock, ofof aa
Spice-cakeSpice-cake II hadhad atat aa buriallburial:: andand forfor drinkedrink,
II gotgot itit atat anan Ale-houseAlehouse amongamong Porters〈◊〉Porters, suchas〈◊〉assuch asas
WillWill bearebear outout aa manman, ifif hehe hauehave nono monymoney indeedindeed.
II meanemean outout ofof theirtheir companyescompanies, for〈◊〉for theythey areare menmen
OfOf goodgood carriagecarriage. WhoWho comescomes heerehere?
TheThe twotwo ConycatchersConey-catchersconey-catchers, thatthat woonwon allall mymy monymoney ofof (meme.
IleI’ll trietry ifif thaylethayelethaylelendthey’ll lendlend meme anyany.
EnterEnter Dicke〈◊〉Dick〈◊〉 and〈◊〉and RafeRafe.
WhatWhat M.MasterM. RichardRichard howhow doedo youyou?
HowHow doestdost thouthou RafeRafe? ByBy GodGod gentlemēgentlemegentlemen thethe worldworld
GrowesGrows barebare withwith mem●me, willwill youyou dodo asas muchmuch asas lendlend
MeMe anan AngelAngel betweene〈◊〉between youyou bothboth, youyou knowknow youyou
WonWon aa hundredhundred ofof meme thethe otherother dayday.
RafeRafe.HowHo●Ho●How,, anan AngelAngel? GodGod dambdamn vsus ifif wewe lostlost notnot eueryevery
PenyPenny, withinwithin anan houre〈◊〉hour afterafter thouthou wertwer●wert gonegone.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.II prethyprithee lendlend meme soso muchmuch asas willwill paypay forfor mymy suppersupper,
IleI’ll paypay youyou againeagain, asas II amam aa GentlemanGentleman.
RafeRafe.I faithI’faithi’faith, wewe hauehave hauehave notnot aa farthingfarthing, notnot aa mytemite:
II wonderwonder atat itit M.〈◊〉MasterM. FlowerdaleFlowerdale,
YouYou willwill soso careleslycarelessly vndoundo your selfeyourself,
WhyWhy youyou willwill looselose moremore monymoney inin anan hourehour,
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ThenThan anyany honesthonestmanhonestmanhonest manman spendspend inin aa yeareyear,
ForFor shameshame betakebetake youyou toto somesome honesthonest TradeTrade,
AndAnd liuelive notnot thusthus soso likelike aa VagabondVagabond.
ExitExit bothboth.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.AA VagabondVagabond indeedindeed, moremore villainesvillainsvillain’s youyou●you●you::
TheyThey gauegave meme counsellcounsel thatthat first〈◊〉first cozendcozened〈◊〉cozened meme:
ThoseThose DiuelsDevils firstfirst broughtbrought meme toto thisthis II amam,
AndAnd beingbeing thusthus, thethe firstfirst thatthat doedo meme wrongwrong.
WellWell, yetyet II hauehave oneone firiendfriendfriend leftleft inin storestore,
NotNot farrefar fromfrom hencehence, therethere dwelsdwells aa CokatryceCockatricecockatrice,
OneOne thatthat II firstfirst putput inin aa sattensatin gownegown,
AndAnd notnot aa toothtooth thatthat dwelldwell withinwithin herher headhead,
ButBut standsstands meme atat thethe leastleast inin 20.20twenty20 poundpound:
HerHer willwill II visitevisit nownow mymy coynecoin isis gonegone,
AndAnd asas II taketake itit heerehere dwellesdwells thethe GentlewomenGentlewomen.
WhatWhat hoho, isis MistesseMistressmistress Apricocke〈◊〉〈◊〉Apricocke withinwithin?

EnterEnter Ruffyn〈◊〉Ruffian〈◊〉.
Ruff.RuffianRuff.WhatWhat sawsiesawfiesaucy RascallRascal isis thatthat whichwhich knocksknocks soso boldbold,
OOOh, isis itit youyouryou●youryou?? oldold spend-thriftspendspendthriftspend thrift thrist, areare youyou herehere?
OneOne thatthat isis turnedturned CozonerCozenercozener aboutabout thethethee townetotownto〈◊〉〈◊〉::
MyMy MistresseMistress sawsaw youyou, andand sendssends thisthis wordLord●ordwordLord byby meme,,
EitherEither bebe packingpacking quicklyquickly fromfrom thethe dooredoor,
OrOr youyou shallshall hauehave suchsuch aa greetinggreeting sentsent youyou straitstraight,
AsAs youyou willwill littlelittle likelike onon, youyou hadhad bestbest bebe gonegone.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WhyWhy soso, thisthis isis asas itit shouldshould bebe, beingbeing poorepoor,
ThusThus artart thouthou seruedser●edserved byby aa vilevile paintedpainted whoorewhore.
WellWell, sincesince thythy damneddamned crewcrew doedo soso abuseabuse theethee,
IleI’ll trytry ofof honesthonest menmen, howhow theythey willwill vseuse mee〈◊〉me.

EnterEnter an〈◊〉ana auncient〈◊〉ancient Citizencitizen〈◊〉Citizen〈◊〉.
SirSir II beseechbeseech youyou toto taketake compassioncompassion ofof aa manman,
OneOne whosewhose FortunesFortunes hauehave beenebeen betterbetter thenthan atat thisthis instantinstant
theythey seemeseem toto beebe: butbut ifif II mightmight crauecrave ofof youyou soso muchmuch littlelittle
portionportion, asas wouldwould bringbring meeme toto mymy friendsfriends, II shouldshould restrest
thankfullthankful, vntillv●tilluntil II hadhad requitedrequited soso greatgreat aa curtesie〈◊〉courtesy.
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Citizen〈◊〉Citizen〈◊〉.FieFie, fiefie, yongyoung manman, thisthis coursecourse isis veryvery badbad,
TooToo manymany suchsuch hauehave weewe aboutabout thisthis CittieCity,
YetYet forfor II hauehave notnot seeneseen youyou inin thisthis sortsort,
NorNor notednoted youyou toto bebe aa commoncommon beggerbeggar:
HoldHold theresthere’s anan AngelAngel, toto bearebear youryour chargescharges,
DowneDown, goego toto youryour freindsfriendsfriends, dodo notnot onon thisthis dependdepend,
SuchSuch badbad beginningsbeginnings oftoft hauehave worser〈◊〉worser endsends.ExitExit Citt〈◊〉CitizenCITT..
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WorserWorserWorse endesends: naynay, ifif itit fallfall outout
NoNo worseworse thenthan inin oldold angelsangels II carecare notnot,
NayNay nownow II hauehave hadhad suchsuch aa fortunatefortunate beginningbeginning,
IleI’ll notnot letlet aa: sixepennie-pursesixpenny pursesixpenny-purse escapeescape meme,
ByBy thethe MasseMass, herehere comescomes anotheranother.

EnterEnter aa CitizensCitizen’scitizen’s wifewife withwith aa torchtorch beforebefore herher.
GodGod blessebless youyou fairefair MistresseMistress.
NowNow wouldwould itit pleaseplease youyou gentlewomangentlewoman toto lookelook intointo thethe
wantswants ofof aa poorepoor Gentle-manGentleman, aa yongeryounger brotherbrother, II doubtdoubt notnot
butbut GodGod willwill trebletrebletriple restorerestore itit backeback againeagain, oneone thatthat neuernever
beforebefore thisthis timetime demandeddemanded penniepenny, halfpeniehalpenie〈◊〉halfpenny, nornor farthingfarthing.
Citiz.〈◊〉Citizen’s〈◊〉 WifeWife.StayStay AlexanderAlexander, nownow byby mymy trothtroth aa veryvery pro-properpro∣perproper
per
manman, andand tis’tis greatgreat pittiepity: holdhold mymy friendfriend, theresthere’s allall thethe
moniemoney II hauehave aboutabout meme, aa couplecouple ofof shillingsshillings, andand GodGod blessebless
theethee.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.NowNow GodGod thankethank youyou sweetesweet LadyLady: ifif youyou hauehave anyany
friendfriend, oror Garden-houseGarden-house, wherewhere youyou maymay imployemploy aa poorepoor
gentlemangentleman asas youryour friendfriend, II amam yoursyours toto commandcommand inin allall se-secretse∣cretsecret
cret
seruiceservice.
Citiz.Citiz.II thankethank youyou goodgood friendfriend, II prethyprithee letlet meme seesee thatthat a-againea∣gaineagain
gaine,
II gauegave theethee, therethere isis oneone ofof themthem aa brassebrass shillingshilling, giuegive
meme themthem, andand herehere isis halfehalf aa crownecrown inin goldgold.HeHe giuesgives itit herher.
NoweNow outout vponupon theethee RascallRascal, secretsecret seruiceservice: whatwhat doestdost
thouthou makemake ofof meeme? itit werewere aa goodgood deededeed toto hauehave theethee whiptwhipped:
nownow II hauehave mymy moneymoney againeagain, ilei’llI’ll seesee theethee hangedhanged beforebefore
II giuegive theethee aa penniepenny: secretsecret seruiceservice: onon goodgood AlexanderAlexander.
ExitExit bothboth.
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Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ThisThis isis villanousvillainousvill 〈◊〉villainous luckeluck, II perceiueperceive dishonestie〈◊〉dishonesty
WillWill notnot thriuethrive: herehere comescomes moremore,,. GodGod forgiueforgive meeme,

SirSir ArthurArthur, andand M.MasterM. OliuerOliver, aforeafore GodGod, IleI’ll speakespeak toto themthem,
GodGod sauesave youyou SirSir ArthurArthur:: GodGod sauesave youyou M.MasterM. OliuerOliver.
Enter〈◊〉Enter SirSir Arthur〈◊〉Arthur〈◊〉, and〈◊〉and M.MasterM. OliuerOliver.
Oli.OliverOli.BynBinBeen youyou therethere zirrha〈◊〉zirrahzyrrah, comecome willwill youyou ytakeny-takenytaken your selfeyourself
ToTo youryour toolestools, Coystrell〈◊〉Coistrel?
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.NayNay, M.MasterM. Oliuer〈◊〉Oliver, IleI’ll notnot fightfight withwith youyou,
AlasAlas sirsir youyou knowknow itit waswas notnot mymy dooingsdoings,
ItIt waswas onelyonly aa plotplot toto get〈◊〉get SirSirrha〈◊〉SirSirrha Lancelots〈◊〉Lancelot’s〈◊〉 daughterdaughter:
ByBy GodGod, II neuernever meantmeant youyou harme〈◊〉harm.
Oli.OliverOli.AndAnd whorewhore isis thethe Gentle-womanGentlewoman thythy wifewife, MezellMeselmesel?
WhoreWhore isis sheeshe, Zyrrha〈◊〉ZirrahSirrah, ha〈◊〉ha??
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ByBy mymy trothtroth M.MasterM. OliuerOliver, sickesick, veryvery sickesick;
AndAnd GodGod isis mymy IudgeJudgejudge, II knowknow notnot whatwhat meanesmeans toto makemake forfor
herher, goodgood GentlewomanGentlewoman.
Oli.OliverOli.TellTell meme truetrue, isis sheshe sickesick? telltell meme truetrue itchi●chi●chitch vise●ise●isevise theethee?
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.YesYes faithfaith, II telltell youyou true〈◊〉true: M.MasterM. Oliuer〈◊〉Oliver, ifif youyou wouldwould
doedo meeme thethe smallsmall kindnessekindness, butbut toto lendlend meme fortieforty shillingsshillings:
SoSo GodGod helpehelp meme II willwill paypay youyou So●o●oSo soone〈◊〉soon asas mymy abilitieability shallshall
makemake meme ableable, asas II am〈◊〉am aa gentlemangentleman.
Oli.OliverOli.WellWell thouthou zaistzaist thythy wifewife isis zickezick: holdhold, thersthere’s vortie〈◊〉vorty
shillingsshillings, giuedgived itit toto thythy wifewife, lookelook thou〈◊〉thou giuegi●egive itit herher, oror II shallshall
zozo vezeveze theethee, thouthou wertwert notnot soso vezedvezed thisthis zeuenzeven yeareyear, lookelook
toototoo itit.
Art.ArthurArt.YfaithY faithI’faithi’faith M.MasterM. OliuerOliver, itit isis inin vainevain
ToTo giuegive toto him〈◊〉him thatthat neuer〈◊〉never thinkesthinks ofof herher..
Oli.OliverOli.WellWell, wouldwould cheche couldcould yuind〈◊〉y-vind〈◊〉 it〈◊〉〈◊〉it..
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.II telltell youyou truetrue, sirsir ArthurArthur, asas II amam aa gentle-gentlemangentle∣mangentleman(man.

Oli.OliverOli.
WellWell farefare youyou wellwell zyrrah〈◊〉zirrahzyrrah: comecome sir〈◊〉sir ArthurArthur.
ExitExit bothboth:
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ByBy thethe LordLord thisthis isis excellent〈◊〉excellent.
FiueFive goldengolden AngelsAngels compastcompassed inin anan hourehour,
IfIf thisthis tradetrade holdhold, ilei’llI’ll neuernever seeke〈◊〉seek aa newnew.
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WelcomeWelcome sweetsweet goldgold: andand beggerybeggary adueadieu.

EnterEnter Vnckle〈◊〉Uncle andand FatherFather.
Vnc〈◊〉Uncle〈◊〉.SeeSee KesterKester ifif youyou cancan findfind thethe househouse.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WhoseWho’swho’s herehere, mymy VnckleUncle, andand mymy manman KesterKester?
ByBy thethe massemass tis’tis theythey.
HowHow doedo youyou VnckleUncle, howhow dostdost thouthou KesterKester?
ByBy mymy troathtroth VnckleUncle, youyou mustmust needesn●edesneeds lendlend
MeMe somesome monymoney, thethe poorepoor gentlewomangentlewoman
MyMy wifewife, soso GodGod helpehelp meme, isis verievery sickesick,
II waswas robderobbed ofof thethe hundredhundred angelsangels
YouYou gauegave meme, theythey areare gonegone.
Vnc.UncleVnc.IAyI theythey areare gonegone indeedindeed, comecome KesterKester awayaway.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.NayNay VnckleUncle, dodo youyou hearehear? goodgood VnckleUncle.
Unc.UncleUnc.OutOut hypocritehypocrite, II willwill notnot hearehear theethee speakespeak,
ComeCome leaueleave himhim KesterKester.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.KesterKester, honesthonest KesterKester.
Fath.FatherFath.SyrSir, II haueha●ehave noughtthought〈◊〉naughtthought toto saysay toto youyou,
OpenOpen thethe dooredoor toto mymy kinkin, thouthou hadsthadst bestbest
LocktLock’tLocked fastfast, forfor theresthere’s aa falsefalse knaueknave withoutwithout.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.youyou areare anan oldold lyinglying RascallRascal,
SoSo youyou areare.
ExitExit bothboth.
EnterEnter LuceLuce.
Luce.Luce.VatVat isis dede mattermatter, VatVat bebe youyou yonkeryounker?
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ByBy thisthis lightlight aa DutchDutch FroeFrowFroe, theythey saysay theythey areare caldecalled
KindKind, byby thisthis lightlight ilei’llI’ll trytry herher.
Luce.Luce.VatVat binbinbeen youyou yonkeryounker, whywhy doedo youyou notnot speakespeak?
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ByBy mymy troathtroth sweetsweet heartheart, aa poorepoor gentlemangentleman thatthat
wouldwould desiredesire ofof youyou, ifif itit standstand withwith youryour likingliking, thethe bountiebounty ofof
youryour pursepurse.EnterEnter fatherfather.
Luce.Luce.OO herehere GodGod, soso youngyoung anan arminearmine.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ArmineArmine sweet-heartsweetheart, II knowknow notnot whatwhat youyou meanemean byby
thatthat, butbut II amam almostalmost aa beggerbeggar.
Luce.Luce.AreAre youyou notnot aa marriedmarried manman, verevere binbeen youryour vifevife?
HereHere isis allall II hauehave, taketake disdis.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WhatWhat goldgold youngyoung FroeFrowFroe? thisthis isis brauebrave.
Fath.FatherFath.IfIf hehe hauehave anyany gracegrace, heelehe’ll nownow repentrepent..
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Luce.Luce.WhyWhy speakespeak youyou notnot, werewere bebe youryo●ryour vife〈◊〉〈◊〉vife?
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.DeadDead, deaddead, sheesshe’s deaddead, tis’tis sheshe hathhath vndoneundone meme,
SpentSpent meme allall II hadhad, andand keptkept rascalls〈◊〉rascals〈◊〉 vnder〈◊〉under〈◊〉 minemine nosenose toto brauebrave (meme.

Luce.Luce.DidDid youyou vseuse herher vellvell?
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.VseUse herher, theresthere’s neuernever aa gentlewomangentlewoman inin EnglandEngland
couldcould bebe betterbetter vsedv●edused thenthanthen I〈◊〉I did〈◊〉did herher, II could●ouldcould butbut CoatchCoach herher,
herher dietdiet stoodstood meme in〈◊〉in fortieforty poundpound aa monethmonth, butbut sheeshe isis deaddead
andand inin herher grauegrave, mymy carescares areare buriedburied.
Luce.Luce.IndeedIndeed datdat vasvas notnot sconescone.
Fath.FatherFath.HeHe isis turnedturned moremore diuelldevil thenthan hehe waswas beforebefore.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ThouThou doestdost belongbelong toto maistermai●ermaster CiuetCivet herehere, doestdost thouthou (notnot?
Luce.Luce.YesYes meme doedo.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WhyWhy theresthere’s itit, theresthere’s notnot aa handfullhandful ofof plateplate
ButBut belongsbelongs toto meme, GodsGod’s mymy IudgeJudgejudge:
IfIf II hadhad butbut suchsuch aa wenchwench asas thouthou artart,
TheresThere’sthere’s neuernever aa manman inin EnglandEngland wouldwould makemake moremore
OfOf herher, thenthan II wouldwould doedo,, soso sheshe hadhad anyany stockestock.
TheyThey callcall withinwithin:
OOOh whywhy TanikinTannakintannakin.
Luce.Luce.StayStay oneone dothdoth callcall, II shallshall comecome byby andand byby againeagain.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ByBy thisthis handhand, thisthis DutchDutch wenchwench isis inin louelove withwith meme,
WereWere itit notnot admiralladmiral toto makemake herher stealesteal
AllAll CiuetsCivet’sCivets PlatePlate, andand runnerun awayaway.
Fath.FatherFath.Twere’Twere’twere beastlybeastly. OO maistermaster FlowerdaleFlowerdale,
HaueHave youyou nono fearefear ofof GodGod, nornor conscienceconscience:
WhatWhat doedo youyou meanemean, byby thisthis vildevild coursecourse youyou taketake?
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WhatWhat doedo II meanemean, whywhy toto liuelive, thatthat II meanemean.
Fath.FatherFath.ToTo liuelive inin thisthis sortsort, fiefie vponupon thethe coursecourse,
YourYour lifelife dothdoth showshow, youyou areare aa verievery cowardcoward.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.AA cowardcoward, II praypray inin whatwhat?
Fath.FatherFath.WhyWhy youyou willwill borrowborrow sixpencesixpence ofof aa boyboy.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.SnailesSnails isis therethere suchsuch cowardicecowardice inin thatthat, II daredare
BorrowBorrow itit ofof aa manman, II andand ofof thethe tallesttallest manman
InIn EnglandEngland, ifif hehe willwill lendlend itit meme,
LetLet meme borroweborrow itit howhow II cancan, andand letlet themthem comecome byby itit howhow
theythey daredare.
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AndAnd itit isis wellwell kowneknowne〈◊〉knownknow, I〈◊〉I mightmight a’ha’ridrid outout aa hundredhundred timestimes
IfIf II wouldwould: soso II mightmight.
Fath.FatherFath.ItIt waswas notnot wantwant ofof willwill, butbut cowardicecowardice,
ThereThere isis nonenone thatthat lendslends toto youyou, butbut knowknow theythey (gainegain:
AndAnd whatwhat isis thatthat butbut onelyonly stealthstealth inin youyou,
DeliaDe●iaDelia mightmight hanghang youyou nownow, diddid notnot herher heartheart
TakeTake pittiepity ofof youyou forfor herher sisterssister’s sakesake.
GoeGo getget youyou hencehence, leastlest lingeringlingering herehere youyou staystay,
YouYou fallfall intointo theirtheir handshands youyou lookelook notnot forfor.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.IleI’ll tarietarry herehere, tilltill thethe DutchDutch FroeFrowFroe
ComesComes, ifif allall thethe diuelsdevils inin hellhell werewere herehere.

ExitExit. FatherFather.

EnterEnter syrsir LancelotLancelot, maistermaster WeathercockeWeathercock, andand
ArtichoakeAruchoakeArtichoke.


Luce.Luce.WhereWhere isis thethe dooredoor, areare wewe notnot pastpastpassed itit ArtichoakeArtichoke?
Arty.ArtichokeArty.BithByth’byth’ massemass hereshere’s oneone, ilei’llI’ll askeask himhim, doedo youyou hearehear sirfirsirfir?
WhatWhat areare youyou soso proudproud? doedo youyou hearehear, whichwhich isis thethe wayway
ToTo maistermaster CiuetsCivet’sCivets househouse? whatwhat willwill youyou notnot speakespeak?
OO meme, thisthis isis filchingfilching FlwoerdaleFlowerdaleFlwoerdaleFlowerdale.
Lance.LancelotLance.OO wonderfullwonderful, isis thisthis leaudelewd villainevillain herehere?
OO youyou cheatingcheating RoagueRogue, youyou cut-pursecutpurse conicatcherconey-catcher,
VVhatWhat ditchditch youyou villainevillain, isis mymy daughtersdaughter’s grauegrave?
AA cozeningcozening rascallrascal, thatthat mustmust makemake aa willwill,
TakeTake onon himhim thatthat strictstrict habithabit, veryvery thatthat:
VVhenWhen hehe shouldshould turneturn toto angellangel, aa dyingdying gracegrace,
IleI’ll father in lawefatherfather-in-lawfather in in lawe law youyou syrsir, ilei’llI’ll makemake aa willwill,
SpeakeSpeak villainevillain, whereswhere’s mymy daughterdaughter?
PoysonedPoisoned II warrantwarrant youyou, oror knockedknocked ao’ thethe headhead:
AndAnd toto abuseabuse goodgood maistermaster WeathercockeWeathercock, withwith hishis fordgedforged willwill,
AndAnd maistermaster WeathercockeWeathercock, toto makemake mymy groundedgrounded resolutionresolution,
ThenThen toto abuseabuse thethe DeuenshyreDevonshire gentlemengentlemen:
GoeGo, awayaway withwith himhim toto prisonprison.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.VVhereforeWherefore toto prisonprison? syrsir II willwill notnot goego.
EnterEnter maistermaster CiuetCivet hishis wifewife, OliuerOliver, syrsir ArthurArthur,
FatherFather, andand VnckleUncle DeliaDelia..

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Luce.Luce.OO heereshere’s hishis VnckleUncle, welcomewelcome gentlemengentlemen, welcomewelcome (allall,
SuchSuch aa cozonercozener gentlemengentlemen, aa murderermurderer tootoo
ForFor any thinganyanythingany thing thing II knowknow, mymy daughterdaughter isis missingmissing:
HathHath binbeen lookedlooked forfor, cannotcannot bebe foundfound, aa vildvild vponupon theethee.
Unc.UncleUnc.HeHe isis mymy kinsmankinsman, althoalthough hishis lifelife bebe vildevild,,.
ThereforeTherefore inin GodsGod’s namename, doedo withwith himhim whatwhat youyou willwill.
Lance.LancelotLance.MarrieMarry toto prisonprison.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WhereforeWherefore toto prisonprison? snicksnick vpup, II oweowe youyou nothingnothing.
Lance.LancelotLance.BringBring forthforth mymy daughterdaughter thenthen, awayaway withwith himhim.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.GoeGo seekeseek youryour daughterdaughter, whatwhat doedo youyou laylay toto mymy (chargecharge,
Lance.LancelotLance.SuspitionSuspicion ofof murdermurder, goego?? awayaway withwith himhim.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.MurderMurder youryour dogsdogs, II murdermurder youryour daughterdaughter,
ComeCome VnckleUncle, II knowknow youleyou’ll bailebail meme.
Vnc.UncleVnc.NotNot II, werewere therethere nono moremore.
ThenThanThen II thethe IaylorJailorjailor, thouthou thethe prisonerprisoner.
Lance.LancelotLance.GoeGo awayaway withwith himhim.
EnterEnter LuceLuce likelike aa FroweFrowFrowe.
Luce.Luce.OO mymy lifelife herehere, wherewhere willwill youyou haha’ dede manman?
VatVat haha’ha dede younkeryounker donedone?
Wea.WeathercockWea.WomanWoman hehe hathhath kildkilled hishis wifewife.
Luce.Luce.HisHis vifevife, datdat isis notnot goodgood, datdat isis notnot seeneseen.
Lance.LancelotLance.HangHang notnot vponupon himhim huswifehousewife, ifif youyou doedo ilei’llI’ll laylay youyou (byby himhim.

Luce.Luce.HaueHave meme nono, andand oror wayway doedo youyou hauehave himhim,
HeHe telltell meme datdat hehe louelove meme hartilyheartily.
Fran.FrancesFran.LeadLead awayaway mymy maidemaid toto prisonprison, whywhy TomTom willwill youyou (suffersuffer thatthat?

Ciu.CivetCiu.NoNo byby youryour leaueleave fatherfather, sheshe isis nono vagrantvagrant:
SheShe isis mymy wiueswife’s chamber maidchamberchambermaidchamber maid maid, &and asas truetrue asas thethe skinskin betweenbetween
anyany mansman’s browesbrows herehere.
Lance.LancelotLance.GoeGo tooto, you’reyou’re bothboth foolesfools: sonneson CiuetCiuesCivetCives,
OfOf mymy lifelife thisthis isis aa plotplot,
SomeSome straglingstraggling counterfaitcounterfeitcounterfeit preferdpreferred toto youyou:
NoNo doubtdoubt toto robrob youyou ofof youryour plateplate andand IewelsJewelsjewels,
IleI’ll hauehave youyou ledled awayaway toto prisonprison trulltrull.
Luce.Luce.II amam nono trulltrull, neitherneither outlandishoutlandish FroweFrowFrowe,
NorNor hehe, nornor II shallshall toto thethe prisonprison goego:
KnowKnow youyou meme nownow? naynay neuernever standstand amazedamazed.
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FatherFather II knowknow II hauehave offendedoffended youyou,
AndAnd thothough thatthat dutieduty willswills meme bendbend mymy kneesknees
ToTo youyou inin dutieduty andand obedienceobedience:
YetYet thisthis wayesways doedo II turneturn, andand toto himhim yeeldyield
MyMy louelove, mymy dutieduty andand mymy humblenessehumbleness.
Lanc.LancelotLanc.BastardBastard inin naturenature, kneelekneel toto suchsuch aa slaueslau●slave?
Luce.Luce.OO M.MasterM. Flowerdale〈◊〉Flowerdale, ifif tootoo muchmuch griefegrief
HaueHave notnot stoptstopped vpup thethe orgensorgans ofof youryour voycevoice,
ThenThen speakespeak toto herher thatthat isis thythy faithfullfaithful wifewife,
OrOr dothdoth contemptcontempt ofof meme, thusthus tyetie thythy tonguetongue:
TurneTurn notnot awayaway, II am〈◊〉am nono ÆthyopeAethyopeEthiopAesop,
NoNo wantonwanton CressedCressid, nornor aa changingchanging HellenHello●Helen::
ButBut ratherrather oneone mademade wretchedwretched byby thythy losseloss.
WhatWhat turnstturn’stturnst thouthou stillstill fromfrom meme? OO thenthen
II gesseguess theethee wofulstwoefull’st amongamong haplessehapless menmen.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.II amam indeedindeed wifewife, wonderwonder amongamong wiueswives!
ThyThy chastitiechastity andand vertuevirtue hathhath infusedinfused
AnotherAnother soulesoul inin meeme, redred withwith defamedefame,
ForFor inin mymy blushingblushing cheekes〈◊〉cheeks isis seeneseen mymy shameshame.
Lanc.LancelotLanc.OutOut HypocriteHypocrite, II chargecharge theethee trusttrust himhim notnot.
Luce.Luce.NotNot trusttrust himhim, byby hopeshopes afterafter blissebliss,
II knowknow nono sorrowsorrow cancan bebe compar’dcompared toto hishis.
Lan.LancelotLan.WellWell sincesince thouthou weartwert ordain’dordained toto beggerybeggary,
FollowFollow thythy fortunefortune, II defiedefy theethee II.
Oly.O●.OliverO●.YYwoodYwoodY woodwould cheche werewere soso wellwell ydoussedy-dousedydoused asas waswas euerever whitewhite
clothcloth inin aa tockingtuckingstocking millmill, andand cheachea haha’ha notnot mademade meme weepeweep.
Fath.FatherFath.IfIf hehe hathhath anyany gracegrace heelehe’ll nownow repentrepent.
Art.ArthurArt.ItIt mouesmoves mymy heartheart.
Wea.WeathercockWea.ByBy mymy trothtroth II mustmust weepeweep, II cancan notnot chusechoose.
UncleUncle.NoneNone butbut aa beastbeast wouldwould suchsuch aa maidemaid misusemisuse.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ContentContent thy selfethyself, II hopehope toto winwin hishis fauourfavour,
AndAnd toto redeemeredeem mymy reputationreputation lostlost,
AndAnd GentlemenGentlemen beleeuebelieve meme, II beseechbeseech youyou,
II hopehope youryour eyeseyes shallshall beholdbehold suchsuch changechange,
AsAs shallshall deceiuedeceive youryour expectationexpectation.
Oly.O●.OliverO●.II wouldwould cheche werewere ysplity-splitysplit nownow, butbut cheche beleeuebelieuebel●euebelieve himhim.
Lance.LancelotLance.HowHow, beleeuebelieve himhim.Wea.WeathercockWea.ByBy thethe mackinsmackins, II doedo.
Lance.LancelotLance.WhatWhat doedo youyou thinkethink thatthat eree’erere hehe willwill hauehave gracegrace?
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Wea.WeathercockWea.ByBy mymy faithfaith itit willwill goego hardhard.
Oly.OliverOly.WellWell cheche voryevorye hehe isis changedchanged:: andand M.MasterM. FlowerdaleFlowerdale, inin
hopehope youyou beenbeen soso, holdhold theresthere’s vortie〈◊〉vorty poundpound towardtowardtowards youryour zet-zettingzet∣tingzetting
ting
vpup: whatwhat beebe notnot ashamedashamed, vangvang itit manman, vangvang itit, beebe aa
goodgood husbandhusband, louenloven youryour wifewife:: andand youyou shallshall notnot wantwant forfor
vortievorty moremore, I〈◊〉I cheche vorvor theethee.
Arth.ArthurArth.MyMy meanesmeans areare littlelittle, butbut ifif youleyoul●●ollowyou’ll followfollow (meme,
II willwill instructinstruct youyou inin mymy ablestablest powerpower:
ButBut toto youryour wifewife II giuegive thisthis DiamondDiamond,
AndAnd proueprove truetrue DimondDiamondDimond fairefair inin allall youryour lifelife.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ThankesThanks goodgood sirsir Arthur〈◊〉Arthur, M.MasterM. Oliuer〈◊〉Oliver,
YouYou beingbeing mymy enemieennemie〈◊〉enemy, andand grownegrown soso kindkind,
BindesBinds meeme inin allall indeuour〈◊〉endeavour toto restorerestore.
Oly.OliverOly.WhatWhat, restorerestore meme, nono restorings〈◊〉restorings manman,
II hauehave vortievorty poundpound moremore forfor LuceLuce, herehere vangvang it〈◊〉it.:
ZouthZoothZouth chilchil deviedevydefy London〈◊〉〈◊〉London elselse, whatwhat dodo notnot thinkethink meme
AA MezelMeselmesel oror aa ScondrellScoundrelscoundrel toto throwthrow awayaway my〈◊〉my moneymoney,, cheche hauehave
aa hundredhundred poundpound moremore toto pace〈◊〉〈◊〉pace ofof any〈◊〉〈◊〉any goodgood spotationspotation: II hopehope
youryour vnderunder andand youryour vncleuncle herehere wilwill vollowvollow mymy zamples●ampleszamplesexamples.
Vncle.UncleVncle.YouYou hauehave gestguessed rightright ofof meme, ifif hehe leaueleave ofof thisthis coursecourse ofof
lifelife, hehe shallshall bebe minemine heireheir.
Lan.LancelotLan.ButBut hehe shallshall neuernever getget aa groatgroat ofof meme,
AA CozonerCozenercozener, aa deceiuerdeceiver, oneone thatthat kildkilled hishis painefullpainful
FatherFather, honesthonest GentlemanGentleman thatthat passedpassed thethe fearefullfearful
DangerDanger ofof thethe seasea, toto getget himhim liuingliving andand maintainemaintain (himhim brauebrave.
Wea.WeathercockWea.WhatWhat hathhath hehe kildkilled hishis fatherfather?
Lance.LancelotLance.IAyay sirsir, withwith conceitconceit ofof hishis vildvild coursescourses.
Fath.FatherFath.SirSir, youyou areare misinformedmisinformed.
Lanc.LancelotLanc.WhyWhy thouthou oldold knaueknave, thouthou toldsttold’sttoldst meme soso thythy selfethyself(selfe.

Fa.FatherFa.
II wrong’dwronged himhim thenthen: andand towardtowardtowards mymy M.Master’sM. stockstock,
ThersThere’s 20.twenty20. NoblesNobles forfor toto makemake amendsamends.
Flo.FlowerdaleFlo.NoNo KesterKester, II hauehave troubledtroubled theethee, andand wrongwrong theethee (moremore,
WhatWhat thouthou inin louelove giuesgives, II inin louelove restorerestore.
FrāFrancesFrāHaHa, haha, sistersister, therethere youyou playdplayed bo-peepebo-peepbopeep withwith
TomTom, WhatWhat shallshall II giuegive herher towardtowardtowards housholdhousehold?
SisterSister DeliaDelia, shallshall II giuegive herher mymy FanneFan?
Del.〈◊〉Delia〈◊〉.YouYou werewere bestbest askeask youryour husbandhusband.Fran.FrancesFran.ShalShall II Tom〈◊〉Tom??
Ciuet〈◊〉Civet〈◊〉.IAyI dodo FranckFranckFrank ilei’llI’ll bybuyby theethee aa newnew oneone, withwith aa longerlonger handlehandle.
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FranckFranckFrank.AA russetrusset oneone FrankeFranckFrank.Ciuit.CivetCiuit.IAyI withwith russetrusset feathersfeathers.
Fran.FrancesFran.HereHere sistersister, theresthere’s mymy FanneFan towardtowardtowards housholdhousehold, toto (keepekeep youyou warmewarm.
Luce.Luce.II thankethank, youyou sistersister.
Wea.WeathercockWea.WhyWhy thisthis isis wellwell, andand towardtowardtowards fairefair LucesLuce’s stockestock, hereshere’s
fortieforty shillingsshillings: andand fortieforty goodgood shillingsshillings moremore, IleI’ll giuegive herher
marriemarry.. ComeCome sirsir LancelotLancelot, II mustmust hauehave youyou friendsfriends.
Lance.LancelotLance.NotNot II,, allall thisthis isis counterfeitcounterfeit,
HeHe willwill consumeconsume itit, werewere itit aa MillionMillion.
Fath.FatherFath.SirSir, whatwhat isis youryour daughtersdaughter’s dowerdower worthworth?
Lance.LancelotLance.HadHad sheshe beenbeen marriedmarried toto anan honesthonest manman,
ItIt hadhad beenebeen betterbetter thenthan aa thousandthousand poundpound.
Fath.FatherFath.PayPay itit himhim, andand ilei’llI’ll giuegive youyou mymy bondbond,
ToTo makemake herher ioynterjointure betterbetter worthworth thenthan threethree..
Lance.LancelotLance.YourYour bondbond sirsir, whywhy whatwhat areare youyou?
Fath.FatherFath.OneOne whosewhose wordword inin London〈◊〉London tho●hothough●ho II saysay itit,
WillWill passepass therethere forfor asas muchmuch asas yoursyours.
Lanc.LancelotLanc.VVeartWertwert notnot thouthou latelate thatthat vnthriftsunthrift’sunthrifts seruing-seruingmanseruing∣manservingman(man?

Fath.FatherFath.
LookeLook onon meme betterbetter, nownow mymy scarrescar isis offoff.
NereNe’erne’er musemuse manman atat thisthis metamorphosiemetamorphosy.
Lance.LancelotLance.M.MasterM. FlowerdaleFlowerdale.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.MyMy fatherfather, OOOh II shameshame toto lookelook onon himhim.
PardonPardon dearedear fatherfather thethe follyesfollies thatthat areare pastpastpassed.
Fa.FatherFa.SonneSon, sonneson II doedo, andand ioyjoy atat thisthis thythy changechange,
AndAnd applaudapplaud thythy fortunefortune inin thisthis vertuousvirtuous maidemaid,
WhomWhom heauenheaven hathhath sentsent toto theethee toto sauesave thythy soulesoul.
Luc.LuceLuc.ThisThis addethaddeth ioyjoy toto ioyjoy, hiehighhie heauenheaven bebe prais’dpraised.
Wea.WeathercockWea.M.MasterM. FlowerdaleFlowerdale, welcomewelcome frōfrōfrom deathdeath, goodgood M.MasterM. FlowerdaleFlowerdale.
Twas’twas sedsaid soso herehere, twas’twas sedsaid soso herehere goodgood faithfaith.
Fath.FatherFath.II causedcaused thatthat rumourrumour toto bebe spredspread my selfemyself,,
BecauseBecause idei’dI’d seesee thethe humourshumours ofof mymy sonneson,
WhichWhich toto relaterelate thethe circumstancecircumstance isis needlesseneedless::
AndAnd sirrasirrah seesee youyou runnerun nono moremore intointo thatthat samesame diseasedisease:
ForFor hehe thatsthat’s onceonce curedcured ofof thatthat maladiemalady,
OfOf RyotRiot, SwearingSwearing, DrunkennesDrunkenness, andand PridePrid●Pride,
AndAnd fallesfalls againeagain intointo thethe likelike distressedistress,
ThatThat feuorfever isis deadlydeadly, dothdoth tilltill deathdeath indureendure:
SuchSuch menmen diedie madmad asas ofof aa callenturecalenture.
Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.HeauenHeaven helpinghelping meme, ilei’llI’ll hatehate thethe coursecourse asas hellhell.
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Unc.UncleUnc.SaySay itit andand dodo itit CozenCousincousin, allall isis wellwell.
Lanc〈◊〉Lancelot〈◊〉.WelWell beingbeing inin hopehope youleyou’ll proueprove anan honesthonest (manman,
II taketake youyou toto mymy fauourfavour brotherbrother FlowerdaleFlowerdale,
WelcomeWelcome withwith allall mymy heartheart: II seesee youryour carecare
HathHath broughtbrought thesethese actsacts toto thisthis conclusionconclusion,
AndAnd II amam gladglad ofof iti●it, comecome letslet’s inin andand feastfeast.
Oly〈◊〉Oliver〈◊〉.NayNay zoftzoft youyou awhileawhile, youyou promisedpromised toto makemake
SirSir Arthur〈◊〉Arthur andand meme amends〈◊〉amends, herehere isis youryour wisestwisest
DaughterDaughter, seesee whichwhich ansans sheeleshe’ll hauehave.
Lanc.Lane.LancelotLane.AO’A GodsGod’s namename, youyou hauehave mymy goodgood willwill, getget (hershers.
Oly.OliverOly.HowHow saysay youyou thenthe●the●then DamsellDamsel, tyterstyters hatehate?
DeliaDelia.IAyay sir●irsir, amam yoursyours.
Oly.OliverOly.WhyWhy, thenthen sendsend forfor aa VicarVicar, andand chilchil hauehave itit
DispatchedDispatched inin aa tricetrice soso chillchill.
Delia〈◊〉〈◊〉Delia.PardonPardon meme sirsir, II meanemean II amam yoursyours,
InIn louelove, inin dutieduty: andand affectionaffection.
ButBut notnot toto louelove asas wifewife, shallshall neere〈◊〉ne’er bebe saidsaid,
DelyaDelia waswas buriedburied marriedmarried, butbut aa mayd●aydmaid.
Arth.ArthurArth.DoeDo notnot condemnecondemn your selfeyourself forfor euerever
VertuousVirtuous fairefair, youyou werewere borneborn toto louelove.
Oly.OliverOly.WhyWhy youyou saysay truetrue sirsir Arthur〈◊〉Arthur sheshe waswas yberey-bereybere toto (itit
SoSo wellwell asas herher mothermother:: butbut II praypray youyou shewshow vsus
SomeSome zampleszamples oror reasonsreasons whywhy youyou willwill notnot marrymarry?
Deli.DeliaDeli.NotNot thatthat II doedo condemnecondemn aa marriedmarried lifelife,
ForFor tis’tis nono doubtdoubt aa sanctimonious〈◊〉sanctimonious thingthing:
ButBut forfor thethe carecare andand crossescrosses ofof aa wifewife,
TheThe troubletrouble inin thisthis worldworld thatthat childrenchildren bringbring,
MyMy vowvow isis inin heauenheaven inin earthearth toto liuelive alonealone,
HusbandsHusbands howsoeuerhowsoever goodgood, II willwill hauehave nonenone.
Oly.OliverOly.WhyWhy thenthen chilchil willwill liuelive BatchellerBachelor tootoo,
CheChe zetzet notnot aa vigvig byby aa wifewife, ifif aa wifewife zetzet notnot aa vigvig
ByBy meme:: ComeCome shallsshall’s gogo toto dinnerdinner?
Fa.FatherFa.To morrowTomorrow II crauecrave youryour companiescompanies inin Mark-Mark∣laneMark laneMark∣lane(lane:

To nightTonighttonight weelewe’ll frolikefrolic inin M.MasterM. CiuitesCiuets〈◊〉Civet’sCivets househouse,
AndAnd toto eacheach healthhealth, drinkedrink downedown aa fullfull carousecarouse.

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Textual Notes
  1. (4-a) : Erroneous speech prefix. Suggest Flowerdale Senior.
  2. (5-b) : The regularized reading cannot is amended from the original cannon.
  3. (5-b) : The regularized reading judge comes from the original iudge, though possible variants include judged.
  4. (6-a) : The regularized reading fop comes from the original fop, though possible variants include fob.
  5. (6-a) : The regularized reading of comes from the original of, though possible variants include off.
  6. (7-a) : The regularized reading Sentences is amended from the original Sentesses.
  7. (7-b) : The regularized reading inn is amended from the original Iinne.
  8. (8-b) : The regularized reading Greenshield is amended from the original Green-shood.
  9. (9-b) : Erroneous speech prefix. Suggest Arthur.
  10. (11-a) : The regularized reading servingman’s is amended from the original seruiegmans.
  11. (13-b) : The regularized reading demesnes is amended from the original demeanes.
  12. (16-a) : The regularized reading She’s is amended from the original She.
  13. (16-b) : The regularized reading Lancelot is amended from the original Lancelots.
  14. (18-a) : The regularized reading here comes from the original here, though possible variants include here’s.
  15. (18-a) : The regularized reading coat comes from the original coate, though possible variants include quote.
  16. (19-a) : Ambiguous speech prefix. May be Artichoke or Arthur.
  17. (22-a) : The regularized reading too is amended from the original toos.
  18. (22-a) : Possibly erroneous speech prefix. Suggest Arthur.
  19. (24-a) : The regularized reading lover’s comes from the original louers, though possible variants include hour’s.
  20. (27-a) : Ambiguous speech attribution. Probably corresponds to preceding stage direction, likely spoken by Frances, Civet, and/or other household members.
  21. (27-b) : The regularized reading known is amended from the original kowne.
  22. (28-a) : Erroneous speech prefix. Suggest Lancelot.
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