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wln 0001THETHE LONDONLONDON
wln 0002ProdigallProdigal.

wln 0003EnterEnter oldold FlowerdaleFlowerdale andand hishis brotherbrother.

wln 0004Fath.FatherFath.BrotherBrother fromfrom VeniceVenice, beingbeing thusthus disguisdedisguised,
wln 0005II comecome toto proueprove thethe humourshumorshumours ofof mymy sonneson:
wln 0006HowHow hathhath hehe borneborn himselfehimself sincesince mymy departuredeparture,
wln 0007II leauingleaving youyou hishis patronepatron andand hishis guideguide?
wln 0008Vnck.UncleVnck.I faithI’ faithi’faith brotherbrother soso, asas youyou willwill grieuegrieve toto hearehear,
wln 0009AndAnd II almostalmost ashamdeashamed toto reportreport itit.
wln 0010Fath.FatherFath.WhyWhy howhow istis’t brotherbrother? whatwhat dothdoth hehe spendspend
wln 0011BeyondBeyond thethe allowanceallowance II leftleft himhim?
wln 0012Vnck.UncleVnck.HowHow! beyondbeyond thatthat? andand farrefar moremore: whywhy, youryour exibiti-exibitionexibiti∣onexhibition
wln 0013on
wln 0013isis nothingnothing, heehe hathhath spentspent thatthat, andand sincesince hathhath borrowedborrowed,
wln 0014protestedprotested withwith oathesoaths, alledgedalleged kindredkindred toto wringwring monymoney fromfrom
wln 0015meme, byby thethe louelove II borebore hishis fatherfather, byby thethe fortunesfortunes mightmight fall●allfall
wln 0016vponupon himselfhimself, toto furnishfurnish hishis wantswants::▪ thatthat donedone, II hauehave hadhad sincesince,
wln 0017hishis bondbond, hishis friendfriend andand friendsfriend’s bondbond, althoalthough II knoweknow thatthat heehe
wln 0018spendsspends isis yoursyours; yetyet itit grieuesgrieves meme toto seesee thethe vnbridledunbridled wildneswildness
wln 0019thatthat rainesreignsreins ouerover himhim.
wln 0020FathFatherBrotherBrother, whatwhat isis thethe mannermanner ofof hishis lifelife? howehow isis thethe
wln 0021namename ofof hishis offencesoffensesoffences? ifif theythey dodo notnot rellishrelish altogetheraltogether ofof dam-damnationdam∣dationdamnation
wln 0022dation,
wln 0022hishis youthyouth maymay priuiledgep●iuiledgeprivilege hishis wantonnessewantonness: II my selfemyself
wln 0023ranneran anan vnbrideledunbridled coursecourse tilltill thirtiethirty, naynay almostalmost tilltill fortieforty,
wln 0024wellwell, youyou seesee howhow II amam: forfor vicevice onceonce lookedlooked intointo withwith thethe eieseyes
wln 0025ofof discretiondiscretion, andand wellwell balancedbalanced withwith thethe waitesweightswaits ofof reasonreason, thethe
wln 0026coursecourse pastpast, seemesseems soso abhominableabominable, thatthat thethe LandlordLandlord ofof him-himselfehim∣selfehimself
wln 0027selfe,
wln 0027whichwhich isis thethe heartheart ofof hishis bodybody, willwill ratherrather intombeentomb him-himselfehim∣selfehimself

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wln 0028selfe
wln 0028inin thethe earthearth, oror seekseek aa newnew TenātTenātTenant toto remaineremain inin himhim, whichwhich
wln 0029onceonce settledsettled, howhow muchmuch betterbetter areare theythey thatthat inin theirtheir youthyouth
wln 0030hauehave knowneknown allall thesethese vicesvices, andand leftleft itit, thenthan thosethose thatthat kneweknew
wln 0031littlelittle, andand inin theirtheir ageage runnesruns intointo itit? BeleeueBelieve meme brotherbrother, theythey
wln 0032thatthat dyedie mostmost vertuousvirtuous, hathhath inin theirtheir youthyouth, liuedlived mostmost viciousvicious,
wln 0033andand nonenone knowesknows thethe dangerdanger ofof thethe firefire, moremore thenthan hehe thatthat
wln 0034fallesfalls intointo iti●it: ButBut saysay, howhow isis thethe coursecourse ofof hishis lifelife? letslet’s hearehear hishis
wln 0035particularsparticulars.
wln 0036Vnck.UncleVnck.WhyWhy IleI’ll telltell youyou brotherbrother, heehe isis aa continualcontinual swearerswearer,
wln 0037AndAnd aa breakerbreaker ofof hishis oathesoaths, whichwhich isis badbad.
wln 0038Unck.UncleUnck.II grantgrant indeedindeed toto sweareswear isis badbad, butbut notnot inin keepingkeeping
wln 0039thosethose oathesoaths isis betterbetter: forfor whowho willwill setset byby aa badbad thingthing?
wln 0040NayNay byby mymy faithfaith, II holdhold thisthis ratherrather aa vertuevirtue thenthan aa vicevice,
wln 0041WellWell, II praypray proceedeproceed.
wln 0042Vnck.UncleVnck.HeHe isis aa mightymighty brawlerbrawler, andand comescomes commonlycommonly byby (thethe worstworst.
wln 0043Fath.FatherFath.ByBy mymy faithfaith thisthis isis nonenone ofof thethe worstworst neitherneither, forfor ifif hehe
wln 0044BrawleBrawl andand bebe beatenbeaten forfor itit, itit wilwill inin timetime makemake himhim shunneshun itit:
wln 0045ForFor whatwhat bringsbrings manman oror childchild, moremore toto vertuevirtue, thenthan correctiōcorrectiōcorrection?
wln 0046WhatWhat raignesreigns ouerover himhim elseelse?
wln 0047Unck.UncleUnck.HeHe isis aa greatgreat drinkerdrinker, andand oneone thatthat willwill forgetforget him=himselfehim∣selfehimself(selfe.
wln 0048Fath.FatherFath.OO bestbest ofof allall, vicevice shouldshould bebe forgottenforgotten: letlet himhim drinkdrink (onon,
wln 0049SoSo hehe drinkedrink notnot churcheschurches.
wln 0050NayNay andand thisthis bebe thethe worstworst, II holdhold itit ratherrather aa happineshappiness inin himhim,
wln 0051ThenThan anyany iniquityiniquity. HathHath hehe anyany moremore attendantsattendants?
wln 0052Unck.UncleUnck.BrotherBrother, hehe isis oneone thatthat willwill borrowborrow ofof anyany manman.
wln 0053Fath.FatherFath.WhyWhy youyou seesee soso dothdoth thethe seasea, itit borrowesborrows ofof allall thethe smalsmall
wln 0054CurrentsCurrents inin thethe worldworld, toto encreaseincrease himselfehimself.
wln 0055Vnck.UncleVnck.IAyay, butbut thethe seasea paiespays itit againeagain, andand soso willwill neuernever youryour sonson.
wln 0056Fath.FatherFath.NoNo moremore wouldwould thethe seasea neitherneither, ifif itit werewere asas drydry asas mymy
wln 0057sonneson.
wln 0058Vnck.UncleVnck.ThenThen brotherbrother, II seesee youyou ratherrather likelike thesethese vicesvices inin youryour (sonneson,
wln 0059ThenThan anyany wayway condemnecondemn themthem.
wln 0060Fath.FatherFath.NayNay mistakemistake meme notnot brotherbrother, forfor thothough II slurslur themthem o-ouero∣uerover
wln 0061uer
wln 0061nownow,
wln 0062AsAs thingsthings slightslight andand nothingnothing, hishis crimescrimes beingbeing inin thethe buddebud,
wln 0063ItIt wouldwould gallgall mymy heartheart, theythey shouldshould euerever raignereign inin himhim.
wln 0064Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.Ho!Ho! whoeswho’s withinwithin hoho?
wln 0065FlowerdaleFlowerdale knockesknocks withinwithin.

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wln 0066Unck.UncleUnck.That’sThat’s youryour sonneson, heehe isis comecome toto borroweborrow moremore
wln 0067moneymoney.
wln 0068Fath.FatherFath.ForFor GodsakeGodsake giuegive itit outout II amam deaddead, seesee howhow helehe’ll taketake itit,
wln 0069SaySay II hauehave broughtbrought youyou newesnews fromfrom hishis fatherfather.
wln 0070II hauehave herehere drawnedrawn aa formallformal willwill, asas itit werewere fromfrom my selfemyself,
wln 0071WhichWhich IleI’ll deliuerdeliver himhim.
wln 0072Vnck.UncleVnck.GoeGoetooGo tooto brotherbrother, nono moremore: II willwill.
wln 0073Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.VnckleUncle, wherewhere areare youyou VnckleUncle?withinwithin,
wln 0074Vnck.UncleVnck.LetLet mymy cousencousin inin therethere.
wln 0075Fath.FatherFath.II amam aa SaylerSailor comecome fromfrom UeniceVenice, andand mymy namename isis (ChristopherChristopher.

wln 0076EnterEnter FlowerdaleFlowerdale.

wln 0077Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ByBy thethe LordLord, inin truthtruth VnckleUncle.
wln 0078Vnck.UncleVnck.InIn truthtruth wouldwould aha’a seru’dserved cousencousin, withoutwithout thethe LordLord.
wln 0079Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ByBy youryour leaueleave VnckleUncle, thethe LordLord, isis thethe LordLord ofof truthtruth.
wln 0080AA couplecouple ofof rascallesrascals atat thethe gategate, setset vponupon meme forfor mymy pursepurse.
wln 0081Unck.UncleUnck.YouYou neuernever comecome, butbut youyou bringbring aa brawlebrawl inin youryour
wln 0082mouthmouth.
wln 0083Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ByBy mymy truthtruth VnckleUncle, youyou mustmust needesneeds lendlend meme tenneten (poundpound.

wln 0084Vnck.UncleVnck.GiueGive mymy cousencousin somesome smallsmall beerebeer herehere.
wln 0085Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.NayNay lookelook youyou, youyou turneturn itit toto aa iestjest nownow, byby thisthis lightlight,
wln 0086II shouldshould ryderide toto CroydonCroyden fayrefair, toto meetemeet syrsir LancelotLancelot SpurrockSpurcock,
wln 0087II shouldshould hauehave hishis daughterdaughter LuceLuce, andand forfor scuruyscurvy
wln 0088TenneTenten poundpound, aa manman shalshall looselose ninenine hundredhundred three-scorethreescore andand
wln 0089oddeodd poundspounds, andand aa dailydaily friendfriend besidebeside, byby thisthis handehand Vnc-VnckleVnc∣kleUnclekle tis’tis truetrue.

wln 0090Vnck.UncleVnck.WhyWhy, anyany thingthing isis truetrue forfor oughtaught II knowknow.
wln 0091Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ToTo seesee nownow: whywhy youyou shallshall hauehave mymy bondbond VnckleUncle,
wln 0092oror TomTom WhitesWhite’sWhites, IamesJamesjames BrocksBrock’sBrocks: oror NickNick HallsHall’s, asas goodgood rapyerrapier
wln 0093andand daggerdagger menmen, asas anyany bebe inin EnglandEngland, letslet’s bebe dambn’ddamned ifif weewe
wln 0094doedo notnot paypay youyou, thethe worstworst ofof vsus allall willwill notnot damnedamn our seluesourselves
wln 0095forfor tenten poundpound. AA poxepox ofoftenoftenof tenten poundpound.
wln 0096Unck.UncleUnck.CousenCousin, thisthis isis notnot thethe firstfirst timetime II hauehave beleeu’dbelieved youyou.
wln 0097Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WhyWhy trusttrust meme nownow, youyou knowknow notnot whatwhat maymay fallfall:
wln 0098IfIf oneone thingthing werewere butbut truetrue, II wouldwould notnot greatlygreatly carecare,

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wln 0099II shouldshould notnot needeneed tenten poundpound, butbut whenwhen aa manman cannotcannot bebe be-beleeuedbe∣leeuedbelieved
wln 0100leeued,
wln 0100ther’sthere’s itit.
wln 0101Vnck.UncleVnck.WhyWhy whatwhat isis itit cousencousin?
wln 0102Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.MaryMarrymarry thisthis VnckleUncle, cancan youyou telltell meme ifif thethe Katern-KaternhueKatern∣hueKaternhue
wln 0103hue
wln 0103bebe comecome homehome oror nono?
wln 0104Vnck.UncleVnck.II marymarry istis’t.
wln 0105Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ByBy GodGod II thankethank youyou forfor thatthat newesnews.
wln 0106WhatWhat istis’t inin thethe poolepool cancan youyou telltell?
wln 0107Vnck.UncleVnck.ItIt isis; whatwhat ofof thatthat?
wln 0108Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WhatWhat? whywhy thenthen II hauehave sixesix peecespieces ofof velletvelvetvellet sentsent meme
wln 0109IleI’ll giuegive youyou aa peecepiece VnckleUncle::▪ forfor thusthus saidsaid thethe letterletter,
wln 0110AA peecepiece ofof AshcolourAsh-colorAsh-colour, aa three pildethree-piledthree piled blackblack, aa colourde deroycolourde decoycolour-de-roycoloured decoy,
wln 0111AA crimsoncrimson, aa sadsad greenegreen, andand aa purplepurple: yesyes yfaithi’ faithi’faith.
wln 0112Vnck.UncleVnck.FromFrom whomwhom shouldshould youyou receiuereceive thisthis?
wln 0113Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.FromFrom whowho? whywhy fromfrom mymy fatherfather? withwith commenda-commendationscommenda∣tionscommendations
wln 0114tions
wln 0114toto youyou VnckleUncle, andand thusthus hehe writeswrites: II knowknow saithsaith hehe, thouthou
wln 0115hasthast muchmuch troubledtroubled thythy kindekind VnckleUncle, whomwhom God-willingGod willingGod-willing
wln 0116atat mymy returnereturn II willwill seesee amplyamply satisfiedsatisfied: AmplyAmply, II rememberremember
wln 0117waswas thethe veryvery wordword; soso GodGod helpehelp meme.
wln 0118Unck.UncleUnck.HaueHave youyou thethe letterletter herehere?
wln 0119Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.YesY●sYes II hauehave thethe letterletter herehere, herehere isis thethe letterletter: nono, yesyes, nono
wln 0120letlet meme seesee, whatwhat breechsbreeches worewore II ao’a SatterdaySaturday: letlet meme seesee, ao’a Tues-TuesdayTues∣dayTuesday
wln 0121day,
wln 0121mymy CalymankaCalamancoCalymanka, ao’a WednesdayWednesday, mymy peachpeach colourcolorcolour SattinSatin, ao’a
wln 0122ThursdayThursday mymy VellureVelourvelour, ao’a FridayFriday mymy CallymankaCalamancoCallymanka againeagain, ao’a
wln 0123SatterdaySaturday, letlet meme seesee ao’a SatterdaySaturday, forfor inin thosethose breechesbreeches II worewore
wln 0124ao’a SatterdaySaturday isis thethe letterletter: OOOh mymy rydingridingryding breechesbreeches AnckleAnkle, thosethose
wln 0125thatthat youyou thoughtthought hadhad benebeen velletvelvetvellet,
wln 0126InIn thosethose veryvery breechesbreeches isis thethe letterletter.
wln 0127Vnck.UncleVnck.WhenWhen shouldshould itit bebe dateddate●dated?
wln 0128Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.MaryMarryMary DidicimoDidicimo tersiostersios septembrisseptembris, nono nono, trydisimotrydisimo ter-tersioster∣siostersios
wln 0129sios
wln 0129OctobrisOctobris, IAyI OctobrisOctobris,, soso itit isis.
wln 0130Vnck.UncleVnck.DicditimoDicditimo tersiostersios OctobrisOctobris: andand herehere receiuereceive II aa let-letterlet∣terletter
wln 0131ter
wln 0131thatthat youryour fatherfather dyeddied inin IuneJunejune: howhow saysay youyou KesterKester?
wln 0132Fath.FatherFath.YesYes trulytruly syrsir, youryour fatherfather isis deaddead, thesethese handshands ofof minemine
wln 0133holpehopeho●peholphope toto windewind himhim.
wln 0134Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.DeadDead?
wln 0135Fath.FatherFath.IAyI syrsir deaddead.
wln 0136Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.Sblood’Sblood’sblood, howhow shouldshould mymy fatherfather comecome deaddead?

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wln 0137Fath.FatherFath.YfaithI’ faithI’faith syrsir accordingaccording toto thethe oldold ProuerbeProverb,
wln 0138TheThe childechild waswas borneborn: andand cryedcried, becamebecame manman,
wln 0139AfterAfter fellfell sickesick, andand dyeddied.
wln 0140Vnck.UncleVnck.NayNay cousencousin doedo notnot taketake itit soso heauilyheavily.
wln 0141Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.NayNay II cannoncannotcannoncannot weepeweep youyou extemporyextempore, marymarry somesome
wln 0142twotwo oror threethree dayesdays hencehence, II shallshall weepweep withoutwithout anyany stintancestintance.
wln 0143ButBut II hopehope hehe dyeddied inin goodgood memorymemory.
wln 0144Fath.FatherFath.VeryVery wellwell syrsir, andand setset downedown eueryevery thingthing inin goodgood or-orderor∣derorder(der,
wln 0145AndAnd thethe KatherineKatherine andand HueHughHue youyou talkttalked ofof, II camecame ouerover inin:
wln 0146AndAnd II sawsaw allall thethe billesbills ofof ladinglading, andand thethe velletvelvetvellet
wln 0147ThatThat youyou talkttalked ofof, therethere isis nono suchsuch aboordaboard.
wln 0148Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ByBy GodGod II assureassure youyou, thenthenthan therethere isis knaueryknavery abroadabroad.
wln 0149Fath.FatherFath.IleI’ll bebe swornesworn ofof thatthat: ther’sthere’s knaueryknavery abroadabroad,
wln 0150AlthoAlthough therethere werewere neuernever aa peecepiece ofof velletvelvetvellet inin VeniceV●niceVenice.
wln 0151Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.II hopehope hehe dyeddied inin goodgood estateestate.
wln 0152Fath.FatherFath.ToTo thethe reportreport ofof thethe worldworld hehe diddid, andand mademade hishis (willwill,
wln 0153OfOf whichwhich II amam anan vnworthyunworthy bearerbearer.
wln 0154Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.HisHis willwill, hauehave youyou hishis willwill?
wln 0155Fath.FatherFath.YesYes syrsir, andand inin thethe presencepresence ofof youryour VnckleUncle,
wln 0156II waswas willedwilled toto deliuerdeliver itit.
wln 0157Vnck.UncleVnck.II hopehope cousencousin, nownow GodGod hathhath blessedblessed youyou withwith
wln 0158wealthwealth, youyou willwill notnot bebe vnmindfullunmindful ofof meme.
wln 0159Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.IleI’ll doedo reasonreason VnckleUncle, yetyet yfaithi’ faithi’faith II taketake thethe denialldenial
wln 0160ofof thisthis tenneten poundpound veryvery hardlyhardly.
wln 0161Vnck.UncleVnck.NayNay II denydedonydedenied youyou notnot.
wln 0162Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ByBy GodGod youyou denidedenied meme directlydirectly.
wln 0163Vnck.UncleVnck.IleI’ll bebe iudgejudge byby thisthis good-fellowegoodfellow.
wln 0164Fath.FatherFath.NotNot directlydirectly syrsir.
wln 0165Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WhyWhy hehe saidsaid hehe wouldwould lendlend meme nonenone, andand thatthat hadhad
wln 0166wontwont toto bebe aa directdirect denyalldenial, ifif thethe oldold phrasephrase holdehold:
wln 0167WellWell VnckleUncle, comecome weelewe’ll fallfall toto thethe LegasiesLegacieslegacies,
wln 0168InIn thethe namename ofof GodGod, AmenAmen.
wln 0169ItemItem, II bequeathbequeath toto mymy brotherbrother FlowerdaleFlowerdale, threethree hundredhundred
wln 0170poundspounds, toto paypay suchsuch triualltrivial debtsdebts asas II oweowe inin LondonLondon.
wln 0171ItemItem, toto mymy sonneson MatMa●Mat FlowerdaleFlowerdale, II bequeathbequeath twotwo baylebail ofof
wln 0172falsefalse dycedice, UidellicedVidelicetvidelicet, highhigh menmen, andand loelowlo menmen, fullomesfulhamsfullomes, stopstop
wln 0173cater traiescater-treyscater trays, andand otherother bonesbones ofof functionfunction.
wln 0174Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.Sblood’Sblood’sblood whatwhat dothdoth hehe meanemean byby thisthis?

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wln 0175Vnck.UncleVnck.ProceedeProceed cousencousin.
wln 0176Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.TheseThese preceptsprecepts II leaueleave himhim, letlet himhim borrowborrow ofof hishis (oathoath,
wln 0177ForFor ofof hishis wordword no bodynobody willwill trusttrust himhim.
wln 0178LetLet himhim byby nono meanesmeans marrymarry anan honesthonest womanwoman,
wln 0179ForFor thethe otherother willwill keepekeep her selfeherself.
wln 0180LetLet himhim stealesteal asas muchmuch asas hehe cancan, thatthat aa guiltyguilty conscienceconscience
wln 0181MayMay bringbring himhim toto hishis destinatedestinate repentancerepentance,
wln 0182II thinkethink hehe meanesmeans hanginghanging. AndAnd thisthis werewere hishis lastlast willwill andand
wln 0183TestamentTestament, thethe DiuellDevil stoodstood laughinglaughing atat hishis beddesbed’s feetefeet
wln 0184whilewhile hehe mademade itit. Sblood’Sblood’sblood, whatwhat dothdoth heehe thinkethink toto fopfop ofof hishis
wln 0185posteritieposterity withwith ParadoxesParadoxes.
wln 0186Fath.FatherFath.ThisThis hehe mademade syrsir withwith hishis owneown handshands.
wln 0187Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.IAyay, wellwell, naynay comecome goodgood VnckleUncle, letlet meme hauehave thisthis tenten
wln 0188poundpound, ImagineImagine youyou hauehave lostlost itit, oror robdrobbed ofof itit, oror misreckondmisreckoned
wln 0189your selfeyourself soso muchmuch: anyany wayway toto makemake itit comecome easilyeasily offoff, goodgood
wln 0190VnckleUncle.
wln 0191Vnck.UncleVnck.NotNot aa pennypenny.
wln 0192Fath.FatherFath.YfaithI’ faithI’faith lendlend itit himhim syrsir; II my selfemyself hauehave anan estateestate inin thethe
wln 0193CitieCity worthworth twentytwenty poundpound, allall thatthat ilei’llI’ll ingageengage forfor himhim, hehe saithsaith
wln 0194itit concernesconcerns himhim inin aa marriagemarriage.
wln 0195Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.IAyI marrymarry dothdoth itit, thisthis isis aa fellowfellow ofof somesome sensesense, thisthis:
wln 0196ComeCome goodgood VnckleUncle.
wln 0197VnckUncleWillWill youyou giuegive youryour wordword forfor itit KesterKes●erKester?
wln 0198Fath.FatherFath.II willwill syrsir, willinglywillingly.
wln 0199Vnck.UncleVnck.WellWell cousencousin, comecome toto meme somesome howerhour hencehence, youyou shallshall
wln 0200hauehave itit readieready.
wln 0201Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ShallShall II notnot failefail?
wln 0202Unck.UncleUnck.YouYou shallshall notnot, comecome oror sendsend.
wln 0203Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.NayNay ilei’llI’ll comecome my selfemyself.
wln 0204Fath.FatherFath.ByBy mymy troathtroth, wouldwould II werewere youryour worshipsworship’s manman.
wln 0205Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WhatWhat wouldstwouldst thouthou serueserve?
wln 0206Fath.FatherFath.VeryVery willinglywillingly syrsir.
wln 0207Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WhyWhy ilei’llI’ll telltell theethee whatwhat thouthou shaltshalt doedo, thouthou saithsaith thouthou
wln 0208hasthast twentietwenty poundpound, goego intointo BurchinBurchin LaneLane, putput thy selfethyself intointo
wln 0209cloathesclothes, thouthou shaltshalt rideride withwith meme toto CroydenCroyden fayrefair.
wln 0210Fath.FatherFath.II thankethank youyou syrsir, II willwill attendattend youyou.
wln 0211Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WellWell VnckleUncle, youyou willwill notnot failefail meme anan howerhour hencehence?
wln 0212Vnck.UncleVnck.II willwill notnot cousencousincozen.

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wln 0213Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WhatsWhat’swhat’s thythy namename KesterKester?
wln 0214Fath.FatherFath.IAyI syrsir.
wln 0215Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WellWell, prouideprovide thy selfethyself: VnckleUncle farewelllfarewellfarewelll tilltill anonanon.
wln 0216ExitExit FlowerdaleFlowerdale.
wln 0217Vnck.UncleVnck.BrotherBrother, howhow doedo youyou likelike youryour sonneson?
wln 0218Fath.FatherFath.YfaithI’ faithI’faith brotherbrother, likelike aa madmad vnbridledunbridled coltcolt,
wln 0219OrOr asas aa HawkeHawk, thatthat neuernever stoop’dstooped toto lurelure:
wln 0220TheThe oneone mustmust bebe tamdetamed withwith anan yroniron bytbit,
wln 0221TheThe otherother mustmust bebe watchedwatched, oror stillstill sheshe isis wildewild,
wln 0222SuchSuch isis mymy sonneson, awhileawhile letlet himhim bebe soso:
wln 0223ForFor counsellcounsel stillstill isis folliesfolly’s deadlydeadly foefoe.
wln 0224IleI’ll serueserve hishis youthyouth, forfor youthyouth mustmust hauehave hishis coursecourse,
wln 0225ForFor beingbeing restrainderestrained, itit makesmakes himhim tenten timestimes worseworse:
wln 0226HisHis pridepride, hishis ryotriot, allall thatthat maymay bebe namednamed,
wln 0227TimeTime maymay recallrecall, andand allall hishis madnessemadness tamedtamed.
wln 0228EnterEnter syrsir LauncelotLancelotLauncelot, MaisterMaster WeathercockeWeathercock, DaffidillDaffodilDaffidill,
wln 0229ArtichoakeArtichoke, LuceLuce, andand FranckeFranckfrank.
wln 0230Lance.LancelotLance.SyrrhaSirrahsirrah ArtichoakeArtichoke, getget youyou homehome beforebefore,
wln 0231AndAnd asas youyou prouedproved your selfeyourself aa calfecalf inin byingbuying,
wln 0232DriueDrive homehome youryour fellowfellow calfescalves thatthat youyou hauehave boughtbought.
wln 0233Arti.ArtichokeArti.YesYes forsoothforsooth, shallshall notnot mymy fellowfellow DaffidillDaffodilDaffidill goego alongalong (withwith meme.

wln 0234Lance.LancelotLance.NoNo syrsir, nono, II mustmust hauehave oneone toto waitewait onon meme.
wln 0235Arty.ArtichokeArty.DaffidillDaffodilDaffidill, farewellfarewell goodgood fellowfellow DaffidillDaffodilDaffidill,
wln 0236YouYou maymay seesee mistressemistress, II amam setset vpup byby thethe halueshalves,
wln 0237In steedInsteadIn steed ofof waitingwaiting onon youyou, II amam sentsent toto driuedrive homehome caluescalves.
wln 0238Lance.LancelotLance.YfaithI’ faithI’faith FranckeFranckFrancke, II mustmust turneturn awayaway thisthis DaffidillDaffodilDaffidill,
wln 0239HeesHe’s grownegrown aa veryvery foolishfoolish sawciesaucy fellowfellow.
wln 0240Fran.FrancesFran.IndeedIndeed lawla fatherfather, hehe waswas soso sincesince II hadhad himhim:
wln 0241BeforeBefore hehe waswas wisewise enoughenough, forfor aa foolishfoolish seruing-manservingman.
wln 0242Wea.WeathercockWea.ButBut whatwhat saysay youyou toto meme syrsir LancelotLancelot?
wln 0243Lance.LancelotLance.OO, aboutabout mymy daughtersdaughters, welwell II willwill goego forwardforward,
wln 0244HeersHere’shere’s twotwo ofof themthem GodGod sauesave themthem: butbut thethe thirdthird,
wln 0245OOOh sheesshe’s aa strangerstranger inin herher coursecourse ofof lifelife,
wln 0246SheeShe hathhath refusedrefused youyou MaisterMaster WeathercockeWeathercock.
wln 0247Wea.WeathercockWea.IAyI byby thethe RoodRood syrsir LancelotLancelot thatthat sheshe hathhath,
wln 0248ButBut hadhad sheshe tridetried meme, sheshe shouldshould aha’a’ foundfound aa manman ofof meme indeedindeed.
wln 0249Lance.LancelotLance.NayNay bebe notnot angryangry syrsir, atat herher denialldenial,

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wln 0250SheeShe hathhath refus’derefused seauenseven ofof thethe worshipfulstworshipful’stworshipfulst andand worthyestworthiest
wln 0251hous-keepershousekeepers thisthis dayday inin KentKent:
wln 0252IndeedIndeed sheshe willwill notnot marrymarry II supposesuppose.
wln 0253Wea.WeathercockWea.TheThe moremore foolefool sheshe.
wln 0254Lance.LancelotLance.WhatWhat isis itit follyfolly toto louelove CharitieCharity?
wln 0255Wea.WeathercockWea.NoNo mistakemistake meme notnot syrsir Lancelot〈◊〉Lancelot,
wln 0256ButBut tis’tis anan oldold prouerbeproverb, andand youyou knowknow itit wellwell,
wln 0257ThatThat womenwomen dyingdying maidesmaids, leadlead apesapes inin hellhell.
wln 0258Lance.LancelotLance.ThatsThat’sthat’s aa foolishfoolish prouerbeproverb, andand aa falsefalse.
wln 0259Wea.WeathercockWea.ByBy thethe massemass II thinkethink itit bebe, andand thereforetherefore letlet itit goego:
wln 0260ButBut whowho shallshall marrymarry withwith mistressemistress FrancesFrances?
wln 0261Fran.FrancesFran.ByBy mymy troathtroth theythey areare talkingtalking ofof marryingmarrying meme sistersister.
wln 0262Luce.Luce.PeacePeace, letlet themthem talketalk:
wln 0263FoolesFools maymay hauehave leaueleave toto prattleprattle asas theythey walkewalk.
wln 0264Daff.DaffodilDaff.SentessesSentencesSentessesSentences stillstill sweetsweet mistressemistress,
wln 0265YouYou hauehave aa witwit, andand itit werewere youryour Alliblasteralabasteralabaster.
wln 0266Luce.Luce.YfaithY●aithI’ faithI’faith andand thythy tonguetongue tripstrips trench-moretrenchmore.
wln 0267Lance.LancelotLance.NoNo ofof mymy knight-hoodknighthood, notnot aa shutersuitorshuter yetyet:
wln 0268AlasAlas GodGod helpehelp herher silliesilly girlegirl, aa foolefool, aa verievery foolefool:
wln 0269ButBut thersthere’s thethe otherother black-browesblack-brows aa shroadshrewd girlegirl,
wln 0270SheeShe hathhath witwit atat willwill, andand shuterssuitors twotwo oror threethree:
wln 0271SyrSir ArthurArthur Greene-sheldGreenshield oneone, aa gallantgallant knightknight,
wln 0272AA valiantvaliant SouldierSoldier, butbut hishis powerpower butbut poorepoor.
wln 0273ThenThen thersthere’s yongyoung Oliuer〈◊〉Oliver, thethe Deuen-shyreDevonshire ladlad,
wln 0274AA warywary fellowfellow, marrymarry fullfull ofof witwit,
wln 0275AndAnd richrich byby thethe roodrood, butbut thersthere’s aa thirdthird allall aireair,
wln 0276LightLight asas aa featherfeather, changingchanging asas thethe windwind: youngyoung FlowerdaleFlowerdal●Flowerdale.
wln 0277Wea.WeathercockWea.OO heehe syrsir, heeshe’s aa desperatedesperate dickdick indeedindeed.
wln 0278BarreBar himhim youryour househouse.
wln 0279Lance.LancelotLance.FyeFie notnot soso, heeshe’s ofof goodgood parentageparentage.
wln 0280Wea.WeathercockWea.ByBy mymy faiefay andand soso hehe isis, andand aa properproper manman.
wln 0281Lance.LancelotLance.IAyI properproper enoughenough, hadhad hehe goodgood qualitiesqualities.
wln 0282Wea.WeathercockWea.IAyI marriemarry, thersthere’s thethe pointpoint syr〈◊〉sir Lancelot〈◊〉Lancelot:
wln 0283ForFor thersthere’s anan oldold sayingsaying,
wln 0284BeBe hehe richrich, oror bebe hehe poorepoor,
wln 0285Be〈◊〉Be hehe hyehigh, oror bebe hehe lowelow:
wln 0286BeBe hehe borneborn inin barnebarn oror hallhall,
wln 0287Tis’Tis manersmanners makesmakes thethe manman andand allall.

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wln 0288LanceLancelot〈◊〉Lancelot〈◊〉.YouYou areare inin thethe rightright maistermaster WeathercockWeatherc●ckWeathercock.
wln 0289EnterEnter MounsierMonsieurmonsieur CiuetCiuet.CivetCiuet...
wln 0290Ciuet〈◊〉Civet〈◊〉.SouleSoul, II thinkethink II amam suresure crossedcrossed,
wln 0291OrOr witchtwi●htwitchedwi●ht withwith anan owleowl, II hauehave hantedhaunted themthem: InneInn afterafter InneInn,
wln 0292boothbooth, afterafter boothbooth, yetyet cannotcannot findefind themthem, haha yonderyonder theythey areare,
wln 0293thatsthat’s sheshe, II hopehope toto GodGod tis〈◊〉’tis sheeshe, naynay II knowknow tis’tis sheeshe nownow, forfor
wln 0294she●heshe treadestreads herher shooeshoe aa littlelittle awryawry.
wln 0295Lance.LancelotLance.WhereWhere isis thisthis Iinne●inneinn●inne? wewe areare pastpast itit DaffidillDaffodilDaffidill.
wln 0296DaffidillDaffodilDaffidill.TheThe goodgood signesign isis heerehere syrsir, butbut thethe backback gategate isis (beforebefore.
wln 0297Ciuet.CivetCiuet.SaueSave youyou syrsir, II praypray maymay II borrowborrow aa peecepiece ofof aa
wln 0298wordword withwith youyou?
wln 0299Daff.DaffodilDaff.NoNo peecespieces syrsir.
wln 0300Ciu.CivetCiu.WhyWhy thenthen thethe wholewhole.
wln 0301II praypray syrsir, whatwhat maymay yonderyonder gentlewomengentlewomen bebe?
wln 0302Daff.DaffodilDaff.TheyThey maymay bebe LadiesLadies syrsir, ifif thethe destiniesdestinies andand mortalitiemortality (workework.
wln 0303Ciu.CivetCiu.WhatsWhat’swhat’s herher namename syrsir.
wln 0304Daff.DaffodilDaff.MistresseMistress FrancesFrances SpurcockeSpurcock, syrsir Laucelots-SpurcockesLancelot Spurcock’sLancelot-Spurcock’s (daughterdaughter.
wln 0305Ciu.CivetCiu.IsIs sheshe aa maidmaid syrsir?
wln 0306Daff.DaffodilDaff.YouYou maymay askeask PlutoPluto, andand damedame ProserpineProserpine thatthat:
wln 0307II wouldwould bebe lothloath toto bebe ridelledriddled syrsir.
wln 0308Ciu.CivetCiu.IsIs sheshe marriedmarried II meanemean syrsir?
wln 0309Daff.DaffodilDaff.TheThe FatesFates knowesknows notnot yetyet whatwhat shoe-makershoc-makershoemakerShoemaker shallshall
wln 0310makemake herher weddingwedding shooesshoes.
wln 0311Ciu.CivetCiu.II praypray wherewhere InneInn youyou syrsir? II wouldwould bebe veryvery gladglad toto be-bestowebe∣stowebestow
wln 0312stowe
wln 0312thethe winewine ofof thatthat gentlewomangentlewoman.
wln 0313Daff.DaffodilDaff.AtAt thethe GeorgeGeorge syrsir.
wln 0314Ciu.CivetCiu.GodGod sauesave youyou syrsir.
wln 0315Daff.DaffodilDaff.II praypray youryour namename syrsir?
wln 0316Ciu.CivetCiu.MyMy namename isis maistermaster CiuetCiu●tCivet syrsir.
wln 0317Daff.DaffodilDaff.AA sweetsweet namename, GodGod bebe withwith youyou goodgood maistermaster CiuetCivet.

wln 0318ExitExit Ciuet.CivetCiuet.
wln 0319Lance.LancelotLance.AAhA, hauehave wew●w●we spidespied youyou stoutstout S.SaintS. GeorgeGeorge?
wln 0320ForFor allall youryour dragondragon, youyou hadhad bestbest sellessells goodgood winewine:
wln 0321ThatThat needsneeds nono〈◊〉〈◊〉 - y’uie-bushyuie-bushbushivy-bush, wellwell, weelewelew●lewe’ll notnot sitsit byby itit,
wln 0322AsAs youyou dodo onon youryour horsehorse, thisthis roomeroom shallshall serueseru●serve:
wln 0323DrawerDrawer, letlet meme hauehave sackesack forfor vsus oldold menmen:
wln 0324ForFor thesethese girlesgirls andand knauesknaves smallsmall wineswines areare bestbest..,

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wln 0325AA pintepint ofof sackesack, nono moremore.
wln 0326Draw.DrawerDraw.AA quartquart ofof sacksack inin thethe threethree TunnesTunsTons,
wln 0327Lance.LancelotLance.AA pintepint, drawdraw butbut aa pintepint Daffidill〈◊〉DaffodilDaffidill,
wln 0328CallCall forfor winewine toto makemake your seluesyourselves drinkedrink.
wln 0329Fran.FrancesFran.AndAnd aa cupcup ofof smallsmall beerebeer, andand aa cakecake goodgood Daffidill〈◊〉DaffodilDaffidill.
wln 0330EnterEnter yongyoung FlowerdaleFlowerdale.
wln 0331Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.HowHow nownow, fyefie, sitsit inin thethe openopen roomeroom, nownow goodgood syrsir
wln 0332LancelotLancelot, &and mymy kindkind friendfriend worshipfullworshipful MaisterMa●sterMaster WeathercockWeathercock,
wln 0333WhatWhat atat youryour pintepint, aa quartquart forfor shameshame.
wln 0334Lance.LancelotLance.NayNay RoysterRoisterRoyster byby youryour leaueleave wewe willwill awayaway.
wln 0335Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ComeCome, giuesgives somesome MusickeMusic, weelewe’ll goego dancedance,
wln 0336BegoneBegone syr〈◊〉sir LancelotLancelot, whatwhat, andand fayrefair dayday tootoo?
wln 0337Lance.LancelotLance.Twere’Twere’twere fowlyfoully donedone, toto dancedance withinwithin thethe fayrefair.
wln 0338Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.NayNay ifif youyou saysay soso, fairestfairest ofof allall fairesfairs,
wln 0339ThenThen ilei’llI’ll notnot dancedance, aa poxepox vponupon mymy taylertailor,
wln 0340HeHe hathhath spoyledspoiledspoilt meme aa peachpeach colourcolorcolour satten〈◊〉satin shutesuitshute,
wln 0341CutCut vponupon cloathcloth ofof siluersilver, butbut ifif euerever thethe RascallRascal serueserve me〈◊〉me suchsuch
wln 0342an otheranother tricketrick, IleI’ll giuegive himhim leaueleave yfaithi’ faithi’faith toto putput meme inin thethe ca-calenderca∣lendercalendar
wln 0343lender
wln 0343ofof foolesfools: andand youyou, andand youyou, syrsir Lancelot〈◊〉Lancelot; andand MaisterMaster
wln 0344WeathercockWeathercock, mymy gold-smythgoldsmith tootoo onon tothert’ othert’other sideside, II bespokebespoke theethee
wln 0345LuceLuce, aa carkenetcarcanet ofof goldgold, andand thoughtthought thouthou shouldstshouldst aha’a hadhad itit
wln 0346forfor aa fayringfairing, andand thethe RogueRogue putsputs meme inin rerages〈◊〉reragesrearages forfor OryantOrient
wln 0347PearlePearl: butbut thouthou shaltshalt hauehave itit byby sundaysunday nightnight wenchwench.
wln 0348EnterEnter thethe DrawerDraw●rDrawer.
wln 0349Draw.DrawerDraw.SyrSir, herehere isis oneone hathhath sentsent youyou aa pottlepo●lepottle ofof rennishrhenish
wln 0350winewine, brewedbrewed withwith Rose-waterRose waterRose-water.
wln 0351Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ToTo meme?
wln 0352Draw.DrawerDraw.NoNo syrsir toto thethe knightknight; andand desiresdesires hishis moremore acquain-acquaintanceacquain∣tanceacquaintance(tance.
wln 0353Lance.LancelotLance.ToTo meme? whatswhat’s hehe thatthat prouesproves soso kindkind?
wln 0354Daff.DaffodilDaff.II hauehave aa tricketrick toto knowknow hishis namename syrsir,
wln 0355HeHe hathhath aa monethsmonth’s mindmind herehere toto mistressemistress FrancesFrances, hishis namename
wln 0356Is〈◊〉Is maistermaster CiuetCivet.
wln 0357Lance.LancelotLance.CallCa●Call himhim inin Daffidill〈◊〉DaffodilDaffidill.
wln 0358Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.OO II knowknow himhim syrsir, hehe isis aa foolefool,
wln 0359ButBut reasonablereasonable richrich, hishis fatherfather waswas oneone ofof thesethese lease-mongerslease-mongers,
wln 0360thesethese corne-mongercorn●-mongercorn-monger, thesethese mony-mongersmoney-mongers, butbut hehe neuernever hadhad
wln 0361thethe witwit toto bebe aa whore-mongerwhore-mongetwhore-mongerwhoremonger.
wln 0362EnterEnter maister〈◊〉masterMASTER〈◊〉〈◊〉 CiuetCi●etCivetcivet.

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wln 0363Lance.LancelotLance.II promisepromise youyou syrsir, youyou areare atat tootoo muchmuch chargecharge.
wln 0364Cyuet.CivetCyuet.TheThe chargecharge isis smallsmall chargecharge syrsir,
wln 0365II thankethank GodGod mymy fatherfather leftleft meme wherewithallwherewithal, ifif itit pleaseplease youyou
wln 0366syrsir, II hauehave aa greatgreat mindmind toto thisthis gentlewomangentlewoman,, herehere inin thethe wayway (ofof marriagemarriage.

wln 0367Lance.LancelotLance.II thankethank youyou syrsir: pleaseplease youyou comecome toto LewsomeL●wsomeLewsome toto mymy
wln 0368poorepoor househouse, youyou shallshall bebe kindlykindly welcomewelcome: II kneweknew youryour fa-fatherfa∣therfather
wln 0369ther,
wln 0369hehe waswas aa warywary husbandhusband: toto paiepay herehere DrawerDrawer.
wln 0370Draw.DrawerDraw.AllAll isis paidpaid syrsir: thisthis gentlemangentleman hathhath paidpaid allall.
wln 0371Lance.LancelotLance.YfaithI’ faithI’faith youyou dodo vsus wrongwrong,
wln 0372ButBut wewe shallshall liuelive toto makemake amendsamends ere〈◊〉ere longlong:
wln 0373MaisterMaster FlowerdaleFlowerdale, isis thatthat youryour manman?
wln 0374Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.YesYes faithfaith, aa goodgood oldold knaueknave.
wln 0375Lance.LancelotLance.NayNay thenthen II thinkethink youyou willwill turneturn wisewise,
wln 0376NowNow youyou taketake suchsuch aa seruantservant:
wln 0377ComeCome, youleyou’ll rideride withwith vsus toto LewsomeLewsome, letslet’s awayaway,
wln 0378Tis’Tis scarcescarce twotwo howreshours toto thethe endend ofof dayday.(ExitExit OmnesOmnes.
wln 0379EnterEnter syrsir ArthurArthur Green-shoodGreenshieldGreen-shood, OlyuerOliverOlyver, Lieu-LieutennantLieu∣tennantLieutenant
wln 0380tennant
wln 0380andand SouldiersSoldiers.
wln 0381Aur.ArthurAur.Lieuftenant〈◊〉Lieutenant, leadelead youryour SouldiersSoldiers toto thethe shipsships,
wln 0382ThereThere let〈◊〉let themthem hauehave theirtheir coatescoats, atat theirtheir arriuallarrival
wln 0383TheyThey shallshall hauehave paypay: farewellfarewell, lookelook toto youryour chargecharge.
wln 0384Sol.SoldierSol.IAyay, wewe areare nownow sentsent awayaway, andand cannotcannot soso muchmuch asas speakespeak
wln 0385withwith ourour friendsfriends.
wln 0386Oly.OliverOly.NoNo manman whatwhat erewhatwhate’er ereere youyou vsedused aa zutchzutch aa fashionfashion, thickethick
wln 0387youyou cannotcannot taketake youryour leaueleave ofof youryour vreensvreens.
wln 0388Aur.ArthurAur.FellowFellow nono moremore, LieuftenantLieutenantlieutenant leadlead themthem offoff.
wln 0389Sol.SoldierSol.WellWell, ifif II hauehave notnot mymy paypay andand mymy cloathesclothes,
wln 0390IleI’ll ventureventure aa runningrunning awayaway thothough II hanghang fortfor ’tfort.
wln 0391Aur.ArthurAur.AwayAway surrhasirrah, charmecharm youryour tonguetongue.
wln 0392ExitExit SouldiersSoldiers,
wln 0393Oly.OliverOly.BinBinbeen andand youyou aa presserpresser syrsir?
wln 0394Aur.ArthurAur.II amam aa commandercommander syrsir vnderunder thethe KingKing.
wln 0395Oly.OliverOly.Sfoot’Sfoot’sfoot manman, andand youyou beebe nerene’er zutchzutch aa commandercommander
wln 0396ShudShould aha’a’ spokespokespoken withwith mymy vreensvreens beforebefore II chidchid agoneagoneago, soso shudshould.
wln 0397Aur.ArthurAur.ContentGontentContent your selfeyourself manman, mymy authorityauthority willwill stretchstretch
wln 0398toto pressepress soso goodgood aa manman asas youyou.
wln 0399Oly.OliverOly.PressePress meme? II deuyedevye, pressepress scoundrellsscoundrels, andand thythy messelsmesels:

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wln 0400PressePress meme, cheechee scornesscorns theethee yfaithi’ faithi’faith: ForFor seestseest theethee, hereshere’s aa wor-worshipwor∣shipworshipfullworship
wln 0401shipfullfull full
wln 0401knightknight knowesknows, chamcha●cha●cham notnot toto bebe pressedpressed byby theethee.


wln 0402EnterEnter syrsir LanceletLancelotLancelet WeathercockeWeather cockeWeathercockWeather cock, yongyoung FlowerdaleFlowerdale,
wln 0403oldold FlowerdaleFlowerdale, LuceLuce, FranckFranckFrank.


wln 0404Lance.LancelotLance.SyrSir ArthurArthur, welcomewelcome toto LewsomeLewsome, welcomewelcome byby mymy (troathtroth,
wln 0405WhatsWhat’swhat’s thethe mattermatter manman, whywhy areare youyou vextvexed?
wln 0406Oly.OliverOly.WhyWhy manman hehe wouldwould pressepress meme.
wln 0407Lance.LancelotLance.OO FieFie syrsir ArthurArthur, pressepress himhim? hehe isis manman ofof reckoningreckoning.
wln 0408Wea.WeathercockWea.IAyI thatthat hehe isis syrsir ArthurArthur, hehe hathhath thethe noblesnobles,
wln 0409TheThe goldengolden ruddockesruddocks hehe.
wln 0410Ar.ArthurAr.TheThe fitterfitter forfor thethe warreswars: andand werewere hehe notnot inin fauourfavorfavour
wln 0411WithWith youryour worshipsworships, hehe shouldshould seesee,
wln 0412ThatThat II hauehave powerpower toto pressepress soso goodgood asas hehe.
wln 0413Oly.OliverOly.ChillChill standstand toto thethe trialltrial, soso chillchill.
wln 0414Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.IAyI marrymarry shallshall hehe, presse-cloathpress-cloth andand karsiekarsy,
wln 0415WhiteWhite potpot andand drowsendrowsen broathbroth: tuttut, tuttut, hehe cannotcannot.
wln 0416Oly.OliverOly.WellWell syrsir, thothough youyou seesee vloutenvloutenulouten cloathcloth andand karsiekarsy, cheechee aa
wln 0417zeenezeene zutchzutch aa karsiekarsy coatecoat wearewear outout thethe townetown sicksick aa zilkenzilken
wln 0418IacketJacketjacket, asas thickthick aa oneone youyou wearewear.
wln 0419Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WellWell sedsaidsed vlitanvlitanulitan vlattanvlattanulattan.
wln 0420Oly.OliverOly.AAhA andand wellwell sedsaid cocknellcocknel, andand boe-bellbow-bellboe-bell tootoo: whatwhat doestdost
wln 0421thinckethink chamcham aveardea veardeavearda vearde ofof thythy zilkenzilken coatecoat, nono fer●erfear●er verevere theethee.
wln 0422Lance.LancelotLance.NayNay comecome nono moremore, bebe allall louerslovers andand friendsfriends.
wln 0423VVea.WeathercockVVea.IAyI tis’tis bestbest soso, goodgood maistermaster OlyuerOliverOlyver.
wln 0424Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.IsIs youryour namename maistermaster OliuerOliver II praypray youyo●you?
wln 0425Oly.OliverOly.WhatWhat tittit andand bebe tittit, andand grieuegrieve youyou.
wln 0426Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.NoNo butburbutburr IdeI deI’dI de gladlygladly knowknow ifif aa manman mightmight notnot hauehave aa
wln 0427foolishfoolish plotplot outout ofof maistermaster OliuerOliver toto workework vponupon.
wln 0428Oly.OliverOly.WorkeWork thythy plotsplots vponupon meme, standstand a sideaside, workework thythy
wln 0429foolishfoolish plotsplots vponupon meme, chilchil soso vseuse theethemthe●theethem, thouthou weartwert neuernever soso
wln 0430vsedused sincesince thythy damedame boundbound thythy headhead, workework vponupon meme?
wln 0431Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.LetLet himhim comecome, letlet himhim comecome.
wln 0432Oly.OliverOly.ZyrrhaZyrrha, zyrrhazyrrha, ifif itit werewere notnot vorvor shameshame, cheechee wouldwould aha’a’

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wln 0433giuengiven theethee zutchzutch aa whister poopewhisterpoopwhister poop vnderunder thethe eareear, cheechee wouldwould
wln 0434aha’a’ mademade theethee aha’a vangedvanged an otheranother atat mymy feetefeet: standstand a sideaside letlet
wln 0435meme looselose, chamcham allall ofof aa vlamingvlamingulaming fire-brandfirebrand; StandStand asideaside.
wln 0436Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WellWell II forbeareforbear youyou forfor youryour friendsfriends’friend’s sakesake.
wln 0437Oly.OliverOly.AAvigAvigA vigvig forfor allall mymy vreensvreens, doestdost thouthou telltell meme ofof mymy (vreensvreens?

wln 0438Lance.LancelotLance.NoNo moremore goodgood maistermaster OliuerOliver, nono moremore syrsir ArthurArthur,
wln 0439AndAnd maidenmaiden, herehere inin thethe sightsight ofof allall youryour shuterssuitors, eueryevery manman
wln 0440ofof worthworth, IleI’ll telltell youyou whomwhom II fainestfainest wouldwould preferreprefer toto thethe
wln 0441hardhard barginebargain ofof youryour marriagemarriage bedbed: shallshall II bebe plaineplain amongamong
wln 0442youyou gentlemengentlemen?
wln 0443Arty.ArtichokeArty.IAyI syrsir tis’tis bestbest.
wln 0444Lance.LancelotLance.ThenThen syrsy●sirsy●, firstfirst toto youyou, II doedo confesseconfess youyou aa mostmost
wln 0445gallantgallant knightknight, aa worthyworthy souldiersoldier, andand anan honesthonest manman: butbut ho-honestieho∣nestiehonesty
wln 0446nestie
wln 0446maintainesmaintains aa french-hoodfrench-hood, goesgoes veryvery seldomeseldom inin aa chainchain
wln 0447ofof goldgold, keepeskeeps aa smallsmall trainetrain ofof seruantsservants: hathhath fewefew friendesfriends:
wln 0448andand forfor thisthis wildewild oatesoats herehere, youngyoung FlowerdaleFlowerdale, II willwill notnot
wln 0449iudgejudge, GodGod cancan workework myraclesmiracles, butbut heehe werewere betterbetter makemake aa
wln 0450hundredhundred newnew, thenthanthen theethee aa thriftythrifty andand anan honesthonest oneone.
wln 0451Wea.WeathercockWea.BeleeueBelieve meme hehe hathhath bytbit youyou therethere, hehe hathhath touchedtouched
wln 0452youyou toto thethe quickequick, thatthat hathhath hehe.
wln 0453Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WoodcockeWoodcock ao’a mymy sideside, whywhy maistermaster WeathercockeWeathercock
wln 0454youyou knowknow II amam honesthonest, howsoeuerhowsoever trifflestrifles.
wln 0455Wea.WeathercockWea.NowNow byby mymy troathtroth, II knoweknow nono otherwiseotherwise,
wln 0456OOOh youryour oldold mothermother waswas aa damedame indeedindeed:
wln 0457HeauenHeaven hathhath herher soulesoul, andand mymy wiueswives tootoo II trusttrust:
wln 0458AndAnd youryour goodgood fatherfather, honesthonest gentlemangentleman,
wln 0459HeHe isis gonegone aa IourneyJourneyjourney asas II hearehear, farfar hencehence.
wln 0460Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.IAyI GodGod bebe praisedpraised, hehe isis farfar enoughenough,
wln 0461HeHe isis gonegone aa pylgrimagepilgrimage toto ParadiceParadise.
wln 0462AndAnd leftleft meme toto cutcut aa capercaper againstagainst carecare,
wln 0463LuceLuce lookelook onon meme thatthat amam asas lightlight asas ayreair.
wln 0464Luce.Luce.YfaithY faithI’ faithi’faith II likelike notnot shadowesshadows, bubblesbubbles, broathbroth,
wln 0465II hatehate aa lightlight aa louelove, asas II hatehate deathdeath.
wln 0466Lance.LancelotLance.GyrleGirl holdhold theethee therethere: lookelook onon thisthis Deuen-shyreDevonshire (ladlad:

wln 0467FatFat, fairefair, andand louelylovely, bothboth inin pursepurse andand personperson.

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wln 0468Oly.OliverOly.WellWell syrsir, chamcham asas thethe LordLord hathhath mademade meme,
wln 0469YouYou knowknow meme wellwell yuineyvine, chacha hauehave three-scorethreescore packepack aa kar-karsaykar∣saykersey
wln 0470say,
wln 0470andand blackemblackem halhall, andand chiefechief creditcredit besidebeside, andand mymy fortunesfortunes
wln 0471maymay bebe soso goodgood asas an othersanother’s, zoezoe itit maymay.
wln 0472Lance.LancelotLance.Tis’Tis youyou II louelove, whatsoeuerwhatsoever othersothers saysay?
wln 0473Ar.ArthurAr.ThanksThanks fayrestfairest.
wln 0474Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WhatWhat wouldstwouldst thouthou hauehave meme quarrellquarrel withwith himhim??▪
wln 0475Fath.FatherFath.DoeDo butbut saysay hehe shallshall hearehear fromfrom youyou.
wln 0476Lance.LancelotLance.YetYet gentlemangentleman, howsoeuerhowsoever II preferreprefer thisthis Deuen-Deuen-shyreDevonshireshyre shutersuitorshuter,

wln 0477IleI’ll enforceenforce nono louelove, mymy daughterdaughter shallshall hauehave libertyliberty toto choosechoose
wln 0478whomwhom sheshe likeslikes bestbest, inin youryour louelove shutesuitshute proceedproceed:
wln 0479NotNot allall ofof youyou, butbut onelyonly oneone mustmust speedspeed.
wln 0480Wea.WeathercockWea.YouYou hauehave sedsaid wellwell: indeedindeed rightright wellwell.
wln 0481EnterEnter ArtychocakArtichoke.
wln 0482Arty.ArtichokeArty.MistresseMistress heereshere’s oneone wouldwould speakespeak withwith youyou, mymy
wln 0483fellowfellow DaffidillDaffodilDaffidill hathhath himhim inin thethe sellorcellar alreadyalready, hehe knowesknows himhim,
wln 0484hehe metmet himhim atat CroydenCroyden fayrefair.
wln 0485Lance.LancelotLance.OO II rememberremember aa littlelittle manman.
wln 0486Arty.ArtichokeArty.IAyI aa veryvery littlelittle manman.
wln 0487Lance.LancelotLance.AndAnd yetyet aa properproper manman.
wln 0488Arty.ArtichokeArty.AA veryvery properproper, veryvery littlelittle manman.
wln 0489Lance.LancelotLance.HisHis namename isis MounsierMonsieurmonsieur CiuetCivet.
wln 0490Arty.ArtichokeArty.TheThe samesame syrsir.
wln 0491Lance.LancelotLance.ComeCome GentlemenGentlemen,, ifif otherother shuterssuitors comecome,
wln 0492MyMy foolishfoolish daughterdaughter willwill bebe fittedfitted tootoo:
wln 0493ButBut DeliaDelia mymy saintsaint, nono manman daredare mouemove.
wln 0494ExitExit atat allall butbut youngyoung FlowerdaleFlowerdale andand OlyuerOliverOlyver,
wln 0495andand oldold FlowerdaleFlowerdale.
wln 0496Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.HarkeHark youyou syrsir, aa wordword.
wln 0497Oly.OliverOly.WhatWhat haha anan youyou toto saysay toto meme nownow?
wln 0498Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.YeYe shallshall hearehear fromfrom meme, andand thatthat veryvery shortlyshortly.
wln 0499Oly.OliverOly.IsIs thatthat allall, varevare theethee wellwell, cheechee verevere theethee notnot, aa vigvig.
wln 0500ExitExit OlyuerOliverOlyver.
wln 0501Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WhatWhat ifif shouldshould comecome moremore? II amam fairelyfairly drestdressed.
wln 0502Fath.FatherFath.II doedo notnot meanemean thatthat youyou shallshall meetemeet withwith himhim,
wln 0503ButBut presentlypresently weelewe’ll goego andand drawdraw aa willwill;
wln 0504WhereWhere weelewe’ll setset downedown landland, thatthat wewe neuernever sawesaw,

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wln 0505AndAnd wewe willwill hauehave itit ofof soso largelarge aa summesum,
wln 0506SyrSir LancelotLancelot shallshall intreatentreat youyou taketake hishis daughterdaughter:
wln 0507ThisThis beingbeing formedformed, giuegive itit maistermaster WeathercockeWeathercock,
wln 0508AndAnd makemake syrsir LancelotsLancelot’s daughterdaughter heireheir ofof allall:
wln 0509AndAnd makemake himhim sweareswear, neuernever toto showshow thethe willwill
wln 0510ToTo any oneanyoneany one, vntiluntil thatthat youyou bebe deaddead,
wln 0511ThisThis donedone, thethe foolishfoolish changingchanging WeathercockeWeathercock,
wln 0512WillWill straightstraight discoursediscourse vntounto syrsir LancelotLancelot,
wln 0513TheThe formeform andand tenortenor ofof youryour TestamentTestament,
wln 0514NorNor standstand toto pausepause ofof itit, bebe rulderuled byby meeme:
wln 0515WhatWhat willwill inshueensue, thatthat shallshall youyou quicklyquickly seesee.
wln 0516Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ComeCome letslet’s aboutabout itit: ifif thatthat aa willwill sweetsweet KytKit,
wln 0517CanCan getget thethe wenchwench, II shallshall renownerenown thythy witwit.
wln 0518ExitExit omnesomnes,
wln 0519EnterEnter DaffidillDaffodilDaffidill.
wln 0520Daff.DaffodilDaff.MistresseMistress stillstill frowardfroward?
wln 0521NoNo kindkind lookeslooks vntounto youryour DaffidillDaffodilDaffidill, nownow byby thethe GodsGods.
wln 0522Luce.Luce.AwayAway youyou foolishfoolish knaueknave, letlet mymy handhand goego.
wln 0523Daff.DaffodilDaff.ThereThere isis youryour handhand, butbut thisthis shallshall goego withwith meme:
wln 0524MyMy heartheart isis thinethine, thisthis isis mymy truetrue loueslove’s feefee.
wln 0525Luce.Luce.IleI’ll hauehave youryour coatecoat striptstripped oreo’er youryour earesears forfor thisthis,
wln 0526YouYou sawciesaucy rascallrascal.
wln 0527EnterEnter LancelotLancelot andand WeathercockeWeathercocke.
wln 0528Lance.LancelotLance.HowHow nownow maidmaid, whatwhat isis thethe newesnews withwith youyou?
wln 0529Luce.Luce.YourYour manman isis somethingsomething sawciesaucy.ExitExit LuceLuce.
wln 0530Lance.LancelotLance.GoeGo tooto syrrhasirrah, IleI’ll talketalk withwith youyou anonanon.
wln 0531Daff.DaffodilDaff.SyrSir II amam aa manman toto bebe talkedtalked withallwithal,
wln 0532II amam nono horsehorse II trotrow:
wln 0533II KnowKnow mymy strengthstrength, thenthen nono moremore thenthan soso.
wln 0534VVea.WeathercockVVea.AAhA byby thethe matkinsmackinsmatkins, goodgood syrsir LancelotLancelot, II sawsaw himhim thethe
wln 0535otherother dayday holdhold vpup thethe bucklersbucklers, likelike anan HerculesHercules,
wln 0536I faithI’ faithi’faith God a marcieGod-a-mercyGod a mercy ladlad, II likelike theethee wellwell.
wln 0537Lance.LancelotLance.IAyay, II likelike himhim wellwell, gogo syrrhasirrah fetchfetch meme aa cupcup ofof winewine,
wln 0538ThatTh●●Th●●That ereere II partpart withwith maistermaster VVeathercockeWeathercock,
wln 0539WeWe maymay drinkedrink downedown ourour farewellfarewell inin FrenchFrench winewine.
wln 0540VVea.WeathercockVVea.II thankethank youyou syrsir, II thankethank youyou friendlyfriendly knightknight,
wln 0541IleI’ll comecome andand visitvisit youyou, byby thethe mouse-footmouse-foot II willwill:
wln 0542InIn thethe meanemean timetime, taketake heedheed ofof cuttingcutting FlowerdaleFlowerdale,

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wln 0543HeHe isis aa desperatedesperate dyckdick II warrantwarrant youyou.
wln 0544Lance.LancelotLance.HeHe isis, hehe isis: fillfill Daffidill〈◊〉DaffodilDaffidill, fillfill meme somesome winewine, haha, whatwhat
wln 0545weareswears hehe onon hishis armearm?
wln 0546MyMy daughterdaughter LucesLacesLuce’sLace’s braceletbracelet, II●isI●isAy tis’tis thethe samesame:
wln 0547HaHa toto youyou maistermaster WeathercockeWeathercock.
wln 0548VVea.WeathercockVVea.II thankethank youyou syrsir::▪ HereHere DaffidillDaffodilDaffidill, anan honesthonest fellowfellow andand
wln 0549aa talltall thouthou artart: wellwell, ilei’llI’ll taketake mymy leaueleave goodgood knightknight, andand hopehope toto
wln 0550hauehave youyou andand allall youryour daughtersdaughters atat mymy poorepoor househouse, inin goodgood (soothsooth II mustmust.

wln 0551Lance.LancelotLance.ThankesThanks maistermaster VVeathercockeWeathercock, II shallshall bebe boldbold toto
wln 0552troubletrouble youyou bebe suresure.
wln 0553VVea.WeathercockVVea.AndAnd welcomewelcome, hartilyheartily farewellfarewell.((ExitExit VVeathercockeWeathercock.
wln 0554Lance.LancelotLance.SyrrhaSirrahsirrah II sawsaw mymy daughtersdaughter’sdaughters wrongwrong, andand withallwithal herher
wln 0555braceletbracelet onon youryour armearm, offoff withwith itit: andand withwith itit mymy liuerylivery tootoo,
wln 0556HaueHave II carecare toto seesee mymy daughterdaughter matchedmatched withwith menmen ofof wor-worshipwor∣shipworship
wln 0557ship,
wln 0557andand areare youyou grownegrown soso boldbold? GoeGo syrrhasirrah fromfrom mymy househouse,
wln 0558oror ilei’llI’ll whipwhip youyou hencehence.
wln 0559Daff.DaffodilDaff.IleI’ll notnot bebe whippedwhipped syrsir, theresthere’s youryour liuerylivery.
wln 0560((ExitExit DaffidillDaffodilDaffidill.
wln 0561ThisThis isis aa seruiegmansseruingmansseruiegmansservingman’s rewardreward, whatwhat carecare II,
wln 0562II hauehave meanesmeans toto trusttrust tootoo: II scornescorn seruiceservice II.
wln 0563Lance.LancelotLance.IAyI aa lustylusty knaueknave, butbut II mustmust letlet himhim goego,
wln 0564OurOur seruantsservants mustmust bebe taughttaught, whatwhat theythey shouldshould knowknow.

wln 0565EnterEnter syrsir ArthurArthur andand LuceLuce.

wln 0566Luce.Luce.SyrSir, asas II amam aa maidmaid, II doedo affectaffect youyou aboueabove anyany shutersuitorshuter
wln 0567thatthat II hauehave, althoalthough thatthat souldierssoldiers scarcescarce knowesknows howhow toto louelove.
wln 0568Ar.ArthurAr.II amam aa souldiersoldier, andand aa gentlemangentleman,
wln 0569KnowesKnows whatwhat belongesbelongs toto warwar, whatwhat toto aa ladylady:
wln 0570WhatWhat manman offendsoffends meme, thatthat mymy swordsword shallshall rightright:
wln 0571WhatWhat womanwoman louesloves meme, II amam herher faithfullfaithful knightknight.
wln 0572Luce.Luce.II neitherneither doubtdoubt youryour vallourvalorvalour, nornor youryour louelove, butbut
wln 0573therethere bebe somesome thatthat baresbears aa souldierssoldier’s formeform, thatthat swearesswears byby himhim
wln 0574theythey neuernever thinkethink vponupon, goesgoes swaggeringswaggering vpup andand downedown fromfrom
wln 0575househouse toto househouse, cryingcrying GodGod payespays: andand.
wln 0576Ar.ArthurAr.IfaithI faithI’ faithi’faith LadyLady ilei’llI’ll discrydescry youyou suchsuch aa manman,
wln 0577OfOf themthem therethere bebe manymany whichwhich youyou hauehave spokespoke offofoff,

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wln 0578ThatThat bearebear thethe namename andand shapeshape ofof souldierssoldiers,
wln 0579YetYet GodGod knowesknows veryvery seldomeseldom sawsaw thethe warwar:
wln 0580ThatThat haunthaunt youryour TauernsTaverns, andand youryour ordinariesordinaries,
wln 0581YourYour ale-housesalehouses sometimessometimes, forfor allall a-likealike
wln 0582ToTo vpholduphold thethe brutishbrutish humourhumorhumour ofof theirtheir mindesminds,
wln 0583BeingBeing markedmarked downedown, forfor thethe bondmenbondmen ofof disparedespair:
wln 0584TheirTheir mirthmirth beginsbegins inin winewine, butbut endesends inin bloodblood,
wln 0585TheirTheir drinkedrink isis cleareclear, butbut theirtheir conceitsconceits areare mudmud.
wln 0586Luce.Luce.YetYet thesethese areare greatgreat gentlemengentlemen souldierssoldiers.
wln 0587Ar.ArthurAr.NoNo theythey areare wretchedwretched slauesslaves,
wln 0588WhoseWhose desperatedesperate liueslives dothdoth bringbring themthem timelessetimeless grauesgraves.
wln 0589Luce.Luce.BothBoth forfor your selfeyourself, andand forfor youryour formeform ofof lifelife,
wln 0590IfIf II maymay choosechoose, ilei’llI’ll bebe aa souldierssoldier’s wifewife.
wln 0591EnterEnter syrsir LancelotLancelot andand OliuerOliver.
wln 0592Oli.OliverOli.AndAnd tyttittyt trusttrust toto itit soso thenthen.
wln 0593Lance.LancelotLance.AshureAssureassure your selfeyourself,
wln 0594YouYou shallshall bebe marriedmarried withwith allall speedspeed wewe maymay:
wln 0595OneOne dayday shallshall serueserve forfor FrancesFrances andand forfor LuceLuce.
wln 0596Oli.OliverOli.WhyWhy cheche woodwouldwood vainevain knowknow thethe timetime, forfor prouidingproviding
wln 0597weddingwedding raymentsraiments.
wln 0598Lance.LancelotLance.WhyWhy nono moremore butbut thisthis, firstfirst getget youryour ashuranceassurance mademade,
wln 0599touchingtouching mymy daughtersdaughter’s ioynterjointure, thatthat dispatcheddispatched, wewe wilwill inin twotwo
wln 0600daiesdays makemake prouisionprovision.
wln 0601Oli.OliverOli.WhyWhy manman chilchil hauehave thethe writingswritings mademade byby to morrowtomorrowtomorrow.
wln 0602Lance.LancelotLance.To morrowTomorrow bebe itit thenthen, letslet’s meetmeet atat thethe kingsking’s headhead
wln 0603inin fishstreetfish streetfish-street.
wln 0604Oli.OliverOli.NoNo fiefie manman nono, letslet’s meetmeet atat thethe RoseRose atat Temple-barTemple-bar,
wln 0605ThatThat willwill bebe nearernearer youryour counsellorcounselorcounsellor andand minemine.
wln 0606Lance.LancelotLance.AtAt thethe RoseRose, bebe itit thenthen thethe howerhour ninenine,
wln 0607HeHe thatthat comescomes lastlast, forfeitsforfeits aa pintepint ofof winewine.
wln 0608Oli.OliverOli.AA pintepint isis nono paymētpaymētpayment, letlet itit bebe aa wholewhole quartquart, oror nothingnothing.
wln 0609EnterEnter ArtichoakeArtichoke.
wln 0610Arty.ArtichokeArty.MaisterMaster, herehere isis aa manman wouldwould speakespeak withwith maistermaster O-O●O∣●OliverO●
wln 0611liuer,
wln 0611hehe comescomes fromfrom youngyoung maistermaster FlowerdaleFlowerdale.
wln 0612Oli〈◊〉Oliver〈◊〉.WhyWhy chillchill speakespeak withwith himhim, chillchill speakespeak withwith himhim.
wln 0613Lance.LancelotLance.NayNay sonneson OliuerOliver, ilei’llI’ll shurelysurely seesee,
wln 0614WhatWhat youngyoung FlowerdaleFlowerdale hathhath sentsent toto youyou.
wln 0615II praypray GodGod itit bebe nono quarrellquarrel.

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wln 0616Oly.〈◊〉OliverOly.WhyWhy manman ifif hehe quarrellquarrel withwith meme, chillchill giuegive himhim hishis (handshands fullfull.
wln 0617Fath.FatherFath.GodGod sauesave youyou goodgood syrsir LancelotLancelot.
wln 0618Lance.LancelotLance.WelcomeWelcome honesthonest friendfriend.((EnterEnter oldold FlowerdaleFlowerdale.
wln 0619Fath.FatherFath.ToTo youyou andand yoursyours mymy maistermaster wishethwisheth healthhealth,
wln 0620ButBut vntounto youyou syrsir thisthis, andand thisthis hehe sendessends:
wln 0621ThereThere isis thethe lengthlength syrsir ofof hishis rapierrapier,
wln 0622AndAnd inin thatthat paperpaper shallshall youyou knowknow hishis mindmind.
wln 0623Oly.OliverOly.HereHere chillchill meetmeet himhim mymy vreendvreend, chillchill meetmeet himhim.
wln 0624Lance.LancelotLance.MeetMeet himhim, youyou shallshall notnot meetmeet thethe RuffinRuffian fyefie.
wln 0625Oly.OliverOly.AndAnd II doedo notnot meetemeet himhim, chillchill giuegive youyou leaueleave toto callcall
wln 0626MeM●M●Me cutcut, wherewhere istis’t syrrhasirrah? wherewhere istis’t? wherewhere istis’t?
wln 0627Fath.FatherFath.TheThe letterletter showesshows bothboth thethe timetime andand placeplace,
wln 0628AndAnd ifif youyou bebe aa manman, thenthen keepekeep youryour wordword.
wln 0629Lance.LancelotLance.SyrSir hehe shalshall notnot keepekeep hishis wordword, hehe shalshall notnot meetmeet.
wln 0630Fath.FatherFath.WhyWhy letlet himhim choosechoose, heelehe’ll bebe thethe betterbetter knowneknown
wln 0631ForFor aa basebase rascallrascal, andand reputedreputed soso.
wln 0632Oly.OliverOly.ZyrrhaZirrahZyrrha, zyrrhazirrahzyrrha: andand tweare’twere notnot anan oldold fellowfellow, andand sentsent
wln 0633afterafter anan arrantarrant, chidchil〈◊〉chilchid giuegive theethee somethingsomething, butbut chudchud bebe nono mo-monymo∣nymoney
wln 0634ny:
wln 0634ButBut holdhold theethee, forfor II seesee thouthou artart somewhatsomewhat testornetesterntestorne, holdehold
wln 0635theethee, theresthere’s vortievorty shillingsshillings, bringbring thythy maistermaster a veeldavielda veeld, chilchil giuegive
wln 0636theethee vortievorty moremore, lookelook thouthou bringbring himhim, chilchil mallmall himhim telltell himhim,
wln 0637chillchill marmar hishis dauncingdancing tresselstrestles, chilchil vseuse himhim, hehe waswas nerene’er soso vsedused
wln 0638sincesince hishis damdam boundbound hishis headhead, chillchill makemake himhim forfor capyringcapering a-anya∣nyany
wln 0639ny
wln 0639moremore chychy vorvor theethee.
wln 0640Fath.FatherFath.YouYou seemeseem aa manman, stoutstout andand resoluteresolute,
wln 0641AndAnd II willwill soso reportreport, what erewhate’er befallbefall.
wln 0642Lance.LancelotLance.AndAnd fallfall outout illill, ashureashurethyassure thythy maistermaster thisthis,
wln 0643IleI’ll makemake himhim flyefly thethe landland, oror vseuse himhim worseworse.
wln 0644Fath.FatherFath.MyMy maistermaster syrsir, deseruesdeserves notnot thisthis ofof youyou,
wln 0645AndAnd thatthat youleyou’ll shortlyshortly findefind.
wln 0646Lance.LancelotLance.ThyThy maistermaster isis anan vnthriftunthrift, youyou aa knaueknave,
wln 0647AndAnd ilei’llI’ll attacheattackattach youyou firstfirst, nextnext clapclap himhim vpup:
wln 0648OrOr hauehave himhim boundbound vntounto hishis goodgood behauiourbehaviorbehaviour.
wln 0649Oly.OliverOly.II woodwouldwood youyou werewere aa spritesprite ifif youyou dodo himhim anyany harmeharm forfor
wln 0650thisthis: AndAnd youyou doedo, chillchil〈◊〉chilchill nerene’er seesee youyou, nornor anyany ofof yoursyours, whilewhile
wln 0651chillchill hauehave eyeseyes openopen: whatwhat doedo youyou thinkethink, chilchil bebe abaffelleda-baffled
wln 0652vpup andand downedown thethe townetown forfor aa messellmesel, andand aa scoundrelscoundrel, nono chychy
wln 0653borbor youyou: zyrrhazirrahzyrrha chilchil comecome, zayzay nono moremore, chilchil comecome telltell himhim.

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wln 0654Fath.FatherFath.WellWell sirsir, mymy MaisterMaster deseruesdeserves notnot thisthis ofof youyou,
wln 0655AndAnd thatthat youleyou’ll shortlyshortly findefind.ExitExit.
wln 0656Oly.OliverOly.NoNo mattermatter, he’she’s anan vnthriftunthrift, II defiedefy himhim.
wln 0657Lanc.LancelotLanc.NoNo, gentlegentle sonneson, letlet meme knowknow thethe placeplace.
wln 0658Oly.OliverOly.NowNoNow chychy vorevore youyou.
wln 0659Lanc.LancelotLanc.LetLet meme seesee thethe notenote.
wln 0660Oly.OliverOly.NayNay, chillchill watchwatch youyou forfor zucthzutchzucth aa tricketrick.
wln 0661ButBut ifif cheche meetmeet himhim zoezoe, ifif notnot, zoezoe: chillchill makemake himhim knoweknow
wln 0662meme, oror chillchill knowknow whywhy II shallshall notnot, chillchill varevare thethe worseworse.
wln 0663Lanc.LancelotLanc.WhatWhat willwill youyou thenthen neglectneglect mymy daughtersdaughter’s louelove?
wln 0664VentureVenture youryour statestate andand hershers, forfor aa looseloose brawlebrawl?
wln 0665Oly.OliverOly.WhyWhy manman, chillchill notnot killkill himhim, marrymarry chillchill vezeveze himhim tootoo,
wln 0666andand againeagain; andand zoezoe GodGod bebe withwith youyou vatherfather.
wln 0667WhatWhat manman, wewe shallshall metmet to morrowtomorrow.ExitExit.
wln 0668Lanc.LancelotLanc.WhoWho wouldwould aha’a’ thoughtthought hehe hadhad binbeen soso desperatedesperate.
wln 0669ComeCome forthforth mymy honesthonest seruantservant ArtichoakeArtichoke.EnterEnter Artic.ArtichokeArtic.
wln 0670Arti.ArtichokeArti.NowNow, what’swhat’s thethe mattermatter? somesome brawlebrawl towardtowards, II war-warrantwar∣rantwarrant
wln 0671rant
wln 0671youyou.
wln 0672Lanc.LancelotLanc.GoeGo getget meme thythy swordsword brightbright scowredscoured, thythy bucklerbuckler
wln 0673mendedmended, OOOh forfor thatthat knaueknave, thatthat VyllaineVillainvillain DaffidillDaffodilDaffidill wouldwould hauehave
wln 0674donedone goodgood seruiceservice. ButBut toto theethee.
wln 0675Art.ArtichokeArt.IAyay, thisthis isis thethe trickestricks ofof allall youyou gentlemengentlemen, whenwhen youyou
wln 0676standstand inin needeneed ofof aa goodgood fellowfellow. OO forfor thatthat DaffidillDaffodilDaffidill, OOOh wherewhere
wln 0677isis hehe? butbut ifif youyou bebe angryangry, andand itit beebe butbut forfor thethe wagging●aggingwagging ofof aa
wln 0678strawestraw, thenthen outout a dooresa doors withwith thethe knaueknave, turneturn thethe coatecoat o-ouero∣uerover
wln 0679uer
wln 0679hishis earesears. ThisThis isis thethe humourhumorhumour ofof youyou allall.
wln 0680Lanc.LancelotLanc.OO forfor thatthat knaueknave, thatthat lustielusty DaffidillDaffodilDaffidill.
wln 0681Art.ArtichokeArt.WhyWhy therethere tis’tis nownow: ourour yearesyear’syears wageswages andand ourour vailesvails
wln 0682willwill scarcescarce paypay forfor brokenbroken swordsswords andand bucklersbucklers thatthat weewe vseuse
wln 0683inin ourour quarrelsquarrels. ButBut IleI’ll notnot fightfight ifif Daffidill〈◊〉Daffodil beebe aa’a tothert’ othert’other sideside,
wln 0684that’sthat’s flatflat.
wln 0685Lanc.LancelotLanc.Tis’Tis nono suchsuch mattermatter manman, getget weaponsweapons readyready, andand beebe
wln 0686atat LondonLondon ereere thethe breakebreak ofof dayday: watchwatch neerenear thethe lodginglodging
wln 0687ofof thethe Deuon-shireDevonshire YouthYouth, butbut bebe vnseenunseen: andand asas hehe goesgoes outout,
wln 0688asas hehe willwill goego outout, andand thatthat veryvery earelyearly withoutwithout doubtdoubt.
wln 0689Art.ArtichokeArt.WhatWhat wouldwould youyou hauehave meme drawdraw vponupon himhim,
wln 0690AsAs hehe goesgoes inin thethe streetestreet?
wln 0691Lanc.LancelotLanc.NotNot forfor aa worldworld manman: intointo thethe fieldsfields.

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wln 0692ForFor toto thethe fieldfield hehe goesgoes, therethere toto meetmeet thethe desperatdesperate FlowerdaleFlowerdal●Flowerdale,
wln 0693TakeTake thouthou thethe partpart ofof OlyuerOliverOlyver mymy sonneson, forfor hehe shalshall bebe mymy sonson,
wln 0694AndAnd marrymarry LuceLuce: DoestDost vnderstandunderstand meme knaueknave?
wln 0695Arty.ArtichokeArty.IAyI syrsir II doedo vnderstandunderstand youyou, butbut mymy youngyoung mistressemistress
wln 0696mightmight bebe betterbetter prouidedprovided inin matchingmatching withwith mymy fellowefellow Daf-DaffidillDaf∣fidillDaffodilDaffidill(fidill.
(ExitExit.
wln 0697Lance.LancelotLance.NoNo moremore; DaffidillDaffodilDaffidill isis aa knaueknave:
wln 0698ThatThat DaffidillDaffodilDaffidill isis aa mostmost notoriousnotorious knaueknave.

wln 0699EnterEnter WeathercockeWeathercockWeathercocke.

wln 0700MaisterMaster WeathercoekeWeathercockweathercock youyou comecome inin happyhappy timetime, TheThe desperatdesperate
wln 0701FlowerdaleFlowerdale hathhath writwrit aa challengechallenge: AndAnd whowho thinkethink youyou mustmust
wln 0702answereanswer itit? butbut thethe DeuenshyreDevonshire manman, mymy sonneson OliuerOliver.
wln 0703Wea.WeathercockWea.MaryMarrymarry II amam sorysorry forfor itit goodgood syrsir LancelotLancelot,
wln 0704ButBut ifif youyou willwill bebe ruledruled byby meme, weelewe’ll staystay thethe furiefury.
wln 0705Lance.LancelotLance.AsAs howhow II praypray?
wln 0706Wea.WeathercockWea.MarryMarry ilei’llI’ll telltell youyou, byby promisingpromising yongyoung FlowerdaleFlowerdale thethe
wln 0707red lippedred-lippedred lipped LuceLuce.
wln 0708Lance.LancelotLance.IleI’ll ratherrather followfollow herher vntounto herher grauegrave.
wln 0709Wen.WeathercockWen.IAyI syrsir LancelotLancelot II wouldwould hauehave thoughtthought soso tootoo, butbut youyou
wln 0710andand II hauehave benebeen deceiueddeceived inin himhim, comecome readread thisthis willwill, oror deeddeed,
wln 0711oror whatwhat youyou callcall itit, II knowknow notnot: ComeCome, comecome, youryour spectaclesspectacles (II praypray.

wln 0712Lance.LancelotLance.NayNay II thankethank GodGod, II seesee veryvery wellwell.
wln 0713Wea.WeathercockWea.MarryMarry GodGod blessebless youryour eyeseyes, minemine hathhath benebeen dimdim al-almostal∣mostalmost
wln 0714most
wln 0714thisthis thirtiethirty yearesyears,
wln 0715Lance.LancelotLance.HaHa whatwhat isis thisthis? whatwhat isis thisthis?
wln 0716Wea.WeathercockWea.NayNay therethere isis truetrue louelove indeedeindeed, hehe gauegave itit toto meme butbut
wln 0717thisthis veryvery mornemorn, andand bidbid meme keepekeep itit vnseeneunseen fromfrom anyany oneone,
wln 0718goodgood youthyouth, toto seesee, howhow menmen maymay bebe deceiueddeceived.
wln 0719Lance.LancelotLance.PassionPassion ofof meme, whatwhat aa wretchwretch amam II toto hatehate thisthis
wln 0720louingloving youthyouth, hehe hathhath mademade meme, togethertogether withwith mymy LuceLuce hee〈◊〉he〈◊〉
wln 0721louesloves soso dearedear, executorsexecutors ofof allall hishis wealthwealth.
wln 0722Wea.WeathercockWea.AllAll, allall goodgood manman, hehe hathhath giuengiven youyou allall.
wln 0723Lance.LancelotLance.ThreeThree shipsships nownow inin thethe straitsstraits, &and homewardhomeward boundbound,
wln 0724TwoTwo LordshipsLordships ofof twotwo hundredhundred poundpound aa yeareyear:
wln 0725TheThe oneone inin WalesWales, thethe otherother inin GlosterGloucester-shyreshire:
wln 0726DebtsDebts andand accountsaccounts, areare thirtiethirty thousandthousand poundpound,

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wln 0727PlatePlate, monymoney, IewelsJewelsjewels, 16.sixteen16. thousandthousand moremore,
wln 0728TwoTwo housenhousen furnishedfurnished wellw●llwell inin Cole-manColeman streetstreet:
wln 0729BesideBeside whatsoeuerwhatsoever hishis VnckleUncle leauesleaves toto himhim,
wln 0730BeingBeing ofof greatgreat demeanesdemesnesdemeans andand wealthwealth atat PeckhamPeckham.
wln 0731Wea.WeathercockWea.HowHow likelike youyou thisthis goodgood knightknight? howhow likelike youyou thisthis?
wln 0732Lance.LancelotLance.II hauehave donedone himhim wrongwrong, butbut nownow ile〈◊〉i’ll〈◊〉 makemake amendsamends,
wln 0733TheThe Deuen-shyreDevonshire manman shallshall whistlewhistle forfor aa wifewife,
wln 0734HeHe marriemarry LuceLuce, LuceLuce shallshall bebe FlowerdalesFlowerdale’s.
wln 0735Wea.WeathercockWea.WhyWhy thatthat isis friendlyfriendly saidsaid, letslet’s rideride toto LondonLondon andand pre-preuentpre∣●entprevent
wln 0736uent
wln 0736theirtheir matchmatch, byby promisingpromising youryour daughterdaughter toto thatthat louelylovely (ladlad.

wln 0737Lance.LancelotLance.WeeleWe’llwe’ll rideride toto LondonLondon, oror itit shallshall notnot needneed,
wln 0738WeeleWe’llwe’ll crossecross toto Dedfort-strandDeptford StrandDedfort-strand, andand taketake aa boatboat:
wln 0739WhereWhere bebe thesethese knauesknaves? whatwhat ArtichoakeArtichoke, whatwhat FopFop?
wln 0740EnterEnter ArtichoakeArtichoke.
wln 0741Arty.ArtichokeArty.HeereHere bebe thethe veryvery knauesknaves, butbut notnot thethe merrymerry knauesknaves.
wln 0742Lance.LancelotLance.HereHere taketake mymy cloakecloak, ilei’llI’ll hauehave aa walkewalk toto DedfordDeptfordDedford.
wln 0743Arty.ArtichokeArty.SyrSir weewe hauehave binbeen scouringscouring ofof ourour swordsswords andand buck-bucklersbuck∣lersbucklers
wln 0744lers
wln 0744forfor youryour defencedefensedefence.
wln 0745Lance.LancelotLance.DefenceDefenseDefence meme nono defencedefensedefence, letlet youryour swordesswordssword’s rustrust, ilei’llI’ll
wln 0746hauehave nono fightingfighting: IAyay, letlet blowesblows alonealone, bidbid DeliaDelia seesee allall thingsthings bebe
wln 0747inin readinessereadiness againstagainst thethe weddingwedding, weelewe’ll hauehave twotwo atat onceonce,
wln 0748andand thatthat willwill sauesave chargescharges maistermaster WeathercockeWeathercock.
wln 0749Arty.ArtichokeArty.WellWell wewe willwill doedo it〈◊〉〈◊〉it syrsir.
wln 0750ExitExit OmnesOmnes.
wln 0751EnterEnter CiuetCivet, FranckeFranckfrank, andand DeliaDelia.

wln 0752Ciu.CivetCiu.ByBy mymy truthtruth thisthis isis goodgood luckeluck, II thankethank GodGod forfor thisthis,
wln 0753InIn goodgood soothsooth II hauehave eueneven mymy hartsheart’s desiredesire: sistersister Delia〈◊〉〈◊〉Delia, nownow II
wln 0754maymay boldlyboldly callcall youyou soso, forfor youryour fatherfather hathhath franckfrankFrank andand freelyfreely
wln 0755giuengiven meme hishis daughterdaughter FranckeFranckFrancke.
wln 0756Fran.FrancesFran.IAyI byby mymy trothtroth TomTom, thouthou hasthast mymy goodgood willwill tootoo, forfor
wln 0757II thankethank GodGod II longedlonged forfor aa husbandhusband, andand wouldwould II mightmight ne-neuerne∣uernever
wln 0758uer
wln 0758stirstir, forfor oneone hishis namename waswas TomTom.
wln 0759DeliaDelia.WhyWhy sistersister nownow youyou hauehave youryour wishwish.
wln 0760Ciu.CivetCiu.YouYou saysay veryvery truetrue sistersister DeliaDelia, andand II pretheeprithee callcall meme
wln 0761nothingnothing butbut TomTom andand ilei’llI’ll callcall theethee sweetheartsweetheart, andand FranckFranckFrank: willwill
wln 0762itit notnot doedo wellwell sistersister DeliaDelia?

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wln 0763DeliaDelia.ItIt willwill doedo veryvery wellwell withwith bothboth ofof youyou.
wln 0764Fran.FrancesFran.ButBut TomTom, mustmust II goego asas II doedo nownow whenwhen II amam marri-marriedmarri∣edmarried(ed?
wln 0765Ciu.CivetCiu.NoNo FranckeFranckFrancke, ilei’llI’ll hauehave theethee goego likelike aa CitizenCitizen
wln 0766InIn aa gardedguarded gownegown, andand aa French-hoodFrench hoodFrench-hood.
wln 0767Fran.FrancesFran.ByBy mymy trothtroth thatthat willwill bebe excellentexcellent indeedindeed.
wln 0768DeliaDelia.BrotherBrother, maintainemaintain youryour wifewife toto youryour estateestate,
wln 0769ApparellApparel youyou your selfeyourself likelike toto youryour fatherfather:
wln 0770AndAnd letlet herher goego likelike toto youryour ancientancient mothermother,
wln 0771HeHe sparingsparing gotgot hishis wealthwealth, leftleft itit toto youyou,
wln 0772BrotherBrother taketake heedheed ofof pridepride, somesome bidsbids thriftthrift adueadieu.
wln 0773Ciu.CivetCiu.SoSo asas mymy fatherfather andand mymy mothermother wentwent, thatsthat’s aa iestjest
wln 0774indeedindeed, whywhy sheshe wentwent inin aa fringedfringed gownegown, aa singlesingle rufferuff, andand aa
wln 0775whitewhite capcap.
wln 0776AndAnd mymy fatherfather inin aa mocadomockadomocado coatcoat, aa pairepair ofof redred sattensatin sleeues●leeuessleeves,
wln 0777andand aa canuiscanvas backeback.
wln 0778DeliaDelia.AndAnd yetyet hishis wealthwealth waswas allall asas muchmuch asas yoursyours.
wln 0779Ciu.CivetCiu.MyMy estateestate, mymy estateestate II thankthank GodGod isis fortieforty poundpound aa yereyear,
wln 0780inin goodgood leasesleases andand tenementstenements, besidesbesides twentytwenty markemark aa yeareyear
wln 0781atat cuckoldes-hauencuckold’s havencuckolds-haven, andand thatthat comescomes toto vsus allall byby inheritanceinheritance.
wln 0782DeliaDelia.ThatThat maymay indeedindeed, tis’tis veryvery fitlyfitly plyedplied,
wln 0783II knowknow notnot howhow itit comescomes, butbut soso itit fallesfalls outout
wln 0784ThatThat thosethose whosewhose fathersfathers hauehave dieddied wonderouswondrous richrich,
wln 0785AndAnd tooketook nono pleasurepleasure butbut toto gathergather wealthwealth,
wln 0786ThinkingThinking ofof littlelittle thatthat theythey leaueleave behindbehind:
wln 0787ForFor themthem theythey hopehope, willwill bebe ofof theirtheir likelike mindemind,
wln 0788ButBut fallesfalls outout contrarycontrary, fortyforty yearesyears’years sparingsparing
wln 0789IsIs scarcescarce threethree seuenseven yearesyears’years spendingspending, neuernever caringcaring
wln 0790WhatWhat willwill inshueensue, whenwhen allall theirtheir coynecoin isis gonegone,
wln 0791AndAnd allall tootoo latelate, thenthenthan thriftthrift isis thoughtthought vponupon:
wln 0792OftOfthaueOft hauehave II heardheard, thatthat pridepride andand ryotryotkistriot kistkissed,
wln 0793AndAnd thenthen repentancerepentance cryescries, forfor hadhad II wistwist.
wln 0794Ciu.CivetCiu.YouYou saysay wellwell sistersister DeliaDelia, youyou saysay wellwell: butbut II meanemean
wln 0795toto liuelive withinwithin mymy boundesbounds: forfor lookelook youyou, II hauehave setset downedown
wln 0796mymy restrest thusthus farrefar, butbut toto maintainemaintain mymy wifewife inin herher french-french-∣hoodfrench hoodfrench-∣hood
wln 0797hood,
wln 0797andand herher coachcoach, keepekeep aa couplecouple ofof geldingsgeldings, andand aa bracebrace
wln 0798ofof gray-houndsgray houndsgreyhoundsgrey hounds, andand thisthis isis allall ilei’llI’ll doedo.
wln 0799DeliaDelia.AndAnd youleyou’ll dodo thisthis withwith fortieforty poundpound aa yeareyear?
wln 0800Ciu.CivetCiu.IAyay, andand aa betterbetter pennypenny sistersister.

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wln 0801Fran.〈◊〉FrancesFran.Sister〈◊〉Sister youyou forgetforget thatthat atat couckolds-hauen〈◊〉cuckold’s haven〈◊〉.
wln 0802Ciu.CivetCiu.ByBy mymy troathtroth wellwell remembredremembered Francke〈◊〉Franck〈◊〉,
wln 0803Ile〈◊〉I’ll〈◊〉 giue〈◊〉give〈◊〉 thee〈◊〉〈◊〉thee thatthat toto buybuy theethee pinnes〈◊〉pins〈◊〉.
wln 0804DeliaDelia.KeepeKeep youyou thethe restrest forfor pointspoints, alasalas thethe dayday,
wln 0805FoolesFools shallshall hauehave wealthwealth, thothough allall thethe worldworld saysay naynay:
wln 0806Come〈◊〉Come brotherbrot●rbrother willwill youyou inin, dinnerdinner staiesstays forfor vsus.
wln 0807Ciu〈◊〉Civet〈◊〉.IAyI goodgood sistersister withwith allall mymy heartheart.
wln 0808Fran.FrancesFran.IAyI byby my〈◊〉my troathtroth TomTom, forfor II hauehave aa goodgood stomackestomach.
wln 0809Ciu〈◊〉Civet〈◊〉.AndAnd II thethe likelike sweetsweet FranckeFranckFrancke, nono sistersister
wln 0810DoeDo notnot thinkethink ilei’llI’ll goego beyondbeyond mymy boundesbounds.
wln 0811DeliaDelia.GodGod grantgrant youyou maymay notnot.
wln 0812((ExitExit OmnesOmnes.
wln 0813EnterEnter youngyoung Flowerdale〈◊〉Flowerdale andand hishis fatherfather, withwith foylesfoils
wln 0814inin theirtheir handeshands.
wln 0815Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.SyrrhaSirrahsirrah KytKit, tarrietarry thouthou therethere, II hauehave spiedspied syrsir Lance-LancelotLance●Lancelot
wln 0816lot,
wln 0816andand oldold WeathercockeWeathercock commingcoming thisthis wayway, theythey areare hardhard atat
wln 0817handhand, II willwill byby nono meanesmeans be〈◊〉be spokenspoken withallwith allwithalwith all.
wln 0818Fath.FatherFath.IleI’ll warrantwarrant youyou, goego getget youyou inin.
wln 0819EnterEnter Lancelot〈◊〉Lancelot andand WeathercockeWeathercock.
wln 0820Lance.LancelotLance.NowNow mymy honesthonest friendfriend, thouthou doestdost belongbelong toto mai-maistermai∣stermaster(ster FlowerdaleFlowerdale?
wln 0821Fath.FatherFath.II doedo syrsir.
wln 0822Lance.LancelotLance.IsIs hehe withinwithin mymy goodgood fellowfellow?
wln 0823Fath.FatherFath.NoNo syrsir hehe isis notnot withinwithin.
wln 0824Lance.LancelotLance.II pretheeprithee ifif hehe bebe withinwithin, letlet meme speakespeak withwith himhim.
wln 0825Fath.FatherFath.SyrSir toto telltell youyou truetrue, mymy maistermaster isis withinwithin, butbut indeedindeed
wln 0826wouldwould notnot bebe spokespoke withallwithal: therethere bebe somesome tearmesterms thatthat standsstands
wln 0827vponupon hishis reputation〈◊〉reputation, thereforetherefore hehe willwill notnot admitadmit anyany confe-conferenceconfe∣renceconference
wln 0828rence
wln 0828tilltill hehe hathhath shookeshookshaken themthem offoff.
wln 0829Lance.LancelotLance.II prethee〈◊〉prithee telltell himhim hishis verievery goodgood friendfriend syrsir Lance-LancelotLance●Lancelot
wln 0830lot
wln 0830SpurcockeSpurcock, intreatesentreats toto speakespeak withwith himhim.
wln 0831Fath〈◊〉Father〈◊〉.ByBy mymy troathtroth syrsir, ifif youyou comecome toto taketake vpup thethe mattermatter
wln 0832betweenebetween●between mymy maistermaster andand thethe Deuen-shyreDeuenshyreDeuen shyreDevonshire manman, youyou doedo butbut
wln 0833beguilebeguileybeguile your〈◊〉your hopes〈◊〉hopes, andand looselose youryour labour〈◊〉〈◊〉labor.
wln 0834Lance〈◊〉Lancelot〈◊〉.Honest〈◊〉Honest friend〈◊〉friend, II hauehave notnot anyany suchsuch thingthing toto himhim,
wln 0835II come〈◊〉come to〈◊〉to speake〈◊〉speakspeaked withwith himhim aboutabout otherother mattersmatters.
wln 0836Fath.FatherFath.ForFor mymy maistermaster syrsir hathhath setset downdown hishis resolutionresolution,
wln 0837EitherEither toto redeeme〈◊〉redeem hishis honourhonorhonour, oror leaueleave hishis lifelife behindbehind himhim..▪
wln 0838Lance〈◊〉Lancelot〈◊〉.MyMy friend〈◊〉friend II doedo notnot knowknow anyany quarrellquarrel, touchingtouching

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wln 0839ThyThy maistermaster oror anyany otherother personperson, mymy businessebusiness isis ofof aa differentdifferent
wln 0840naturenature toto himhim, andand II pretheeprithee soso telltell himhim.
wln 0841Fath.FatherFath.ForFor howsoeuerhowsoever thethe DeuenshireDeuenshiremanDevonshireDevonshireman manman isis, mymy maistersmaster’s
wln 0842MindMind isis bloodybloody: thatsthat’s aa roundround O.O.
wln 0843AndAnd thereforetherefore syrsir, intreatieentreaty isis butsyr〈◊〉butsir vainevaine:
wln 0844Lance.LancelotLance.II hauehave nono suchsuch thingthing toto himhim, II telltell theethee onceonce againeagain.
wln 0845Fath.FatherFath.II willwill thenthen soso signifiesignify toto himhim.(ExitExit FatherFather.
wln 0846Lance.LancelotLance.AAhA syrrhasirrah, II seesee thisthis mattermat●ermatter isis hotlyhotly carriedcarried,
wln 0847ButBut ilei’llI’ll labourlaborlabour toto disswadedissuade himhim fromfr●mfrom itit,(EnterEnter FlowerdaleFlowerdale.
wln 0848GoodGood morrowmorrow maistermaster. FlowerdaleFlowerdale.
wln 0849FlowFlowerdaleFlowGoodGood morrowmorrow goodgood syrsir LancelotLancelot, goodgood morrowemorrow
wln 0850maistermaster WeathercockeWeathercock.
wln 0851ByBy mymy troathtroth gentlemengentlemen, II hauehave benebeen a readinga-readinga reading ouerover
wln 0852NickNick MatchiuillMachiavel, II findfind himhim
wln 0853GoodGood toto bebe knownknown, notnot toto bebe followedfollowed:
wln 0854AA pestilentpestilent humanehumanehuman fellowfellow, II hauehave mademade
wln 0855CertaineCertain anatationsannotations ofof himhim suchsuch asas theythey bebe:
wln 0856AndAnd howhow istis’t syrsir LancelotLancelot? haha? howhow syr〈◊〉sir?
wln 0857AA madmad worldworld, menmen cannotcannot liuelive quietquiet inin itit.
wln 0858Lance.LancelotLance.MaisterMaster FlowerdaleFlowerdale, II doedo vnderstandunderstand therethere isis somesome (iarrejar
wln 0859BetweeneBetween thethe Deuen-shyreDevonshire manman andand youyou.
wln 0860Fath.FatherFath.TheyThey syrsir? theyThey●heyTheythey areare goodgood friendsfriends asas cancan bebe.
wln 0861Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WhoWho maistermaster OliuerOliver andand II? asas goodgood friendsfriends asas cancan bebe.
wln 0862Lance.LancelotLance.ItIt isis aa kindkind ofof safetiesafety inin youyou toto deniedeny itit, andand aa generousgenerous
wln 0863SilenceSilence, whichwhich tootoo fewfew areare induedinducdenduedinduced withallwithal: ButBut syrsir, suchsuch
wln 0864AA thingthing II hearehear, andand II couldcould wishwish itit otherwiseotherwise.
wln 0865Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.NoNo suchsuch thingthing syrsir LancelotLancelot, ao’a mymy reputationreputation,
wln 0866AsAs II amam anan honesthonest manman.
wln 0867Lance.LancelotLance.NowNow II doedo beleeuebelieve youyou thenthen, ifif youyou doedo
wln 0868IngageEngage youryour reputationreputation therethere isis nonenone.
wln 0869Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.NayNay II doedo notnot ingageengage mymy reputationreputation therethere isis notnot,
wln 0870YouYou shallshall notnot bindbind meme toto anyany conditioncondition ofof hardnessehardness:
wln 0871ButBut ifif therethere bebe anyany thingthing betweenebetween vsvtus, thenthen therethere isis,
wln 0872IfIf therethere bebe notnot, thenthenthan therethere isis notnot: bebe oror bebe notnot, allall isis oneone.
wln 0873Lance.LancelotLance.II doedo perceiueperceive byby thisthis, thatthat therethere isis somethingsomething be-betweenebe∣tweenebetween
wln 0874tweene
wln 0874youyou, andand II amam veryvery soriesorry forfor itit.
wln 0875Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.YouYou maymay bebe deceiueddeceived syrsir LancelotLancelot, thethe ItalianItalian
wln 0876HathHath aa pretiepretty sayingsaying, QuestoQuesto? II hauehave forgotforgot itit tootoo,
wln 0877Tis〈◊〉’Tis outout ofof mymy headhead, butbut inin mymy translationtranslation

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wln 0878Ift〈◊〉If ’t〈◊〉 holdhold thusthus, thouthou hasthast aa friendfriend, keepekeep himhim. (IfIf aa foefoe, triptrip himhim.
wln 0879Lance.LancelotLance.ComeCome, II doedo seesee byby thisthis therethere isis somewhatsomewhat betweenebetween youyou,
wln 0880AndAnd beforebefore GodGod II couldcould wishwish itit otherwiseotherwise.
wln 0881Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WellWell whatwhat isis betweenebetween vsus, cancan hardlyhardly bebe alteredaltered:
wln 0882SyrSir LancelotLancelot, II amam toto rideride forthforth to morrowtomorrow,
wln 0883ThatThat wayway whichwhich II mustmust rideride, nono manman mustmust deniedeny
wln 0884MeMe thethe SunneSun, II wouldwould notnot byby anyany particularparticular manman,
wln 0885BeBe denieddenied commoncommon andand generallgeneral passagepassage. IfIf anyany oneone
wln 0886SaithSaith FlowerdaleFlowerdale, thouthou passestpassest notnot thisthis wayway:
wln 0887MyMy answereanswer isis, II mustmust eithereither onon oror returnereturn,
wln 0888ButBut returnereturn isis notnot mymy wordword, II mustmust onon:
wln 0889IfIf II cannotcannot, thenthen makemake mymy wayway, naturenature
wln 0890HathHath donedone thethe lastlast forfor meme, andand thersthere’s thethe finefine.
wln 0891Lance.LancelotLance.MaisterMaster FlowerdaleFlowerdale, eueryevery manman hathhath oneo●eone tonguetongue,
wln 0892AndAnd twotwo earesears, naturenature inin herher buildingbuilding,
wln 0893IsI●Is aa mostmost curiouscurious worke-maisterworkmaster.
wln 0894Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ThatThat isis asas muchmuch toto saysay, aa manman shouldshould hearehear moremor●more
wln 0895ThenThan hehe shouldshould speakespeak.
wln 0896Lance.LancelotLance.YouYou saysay truetrue, andand indeedindeed II hauehave heardheard moremore,
wln 0897ThenThan atat thisthis timetime II willwill speakespeak,
wln 0898Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.YouYou saysay wellwell.
wln 0899Lance.LancelotLance.SlandersSlanders areare moremore commoncommon thenthan troathestruthstroths maistermaster (FlowerdaleFlowerdale::?
wln 0900ButBut proofeproof isis thethe rulerule forfor bothboth.
wln 0901Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.YouYou saysay truetrue, whatwhat doedo youyou callcall himhim
wln 0902HathHath itit therethere inin hishis thirdthird cantoncanton?
wln 0903Lance.LancelotLance.II hauehave heardheard youyou hauehave binbeen wildwild: II hauehave beleeuedbelieved itit.
wln 0904Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.Twas’Twas’twas fit〈◊〉fit, twas’twas necessarienecessary.
wln 0905Lance.LancelotLance.ButBut II haueh●uehave seeneseen somewhatsomewhat ofof latelate inin youyou,
wln 0906ThatThat hathhath confirmedconfirmed inin meme anan opinionopinion ofof
wln 0907GoodnesseGoodness towardtowardtowards youyou.
wln 0908Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.YfaithI’ faithI’faith syrsir, IIamI amam shuresure II neuernever diddid youyou harmeharm:
wln 0909SomeSome goodgood II hauehave donedone, eithereither toto youyou oror yoursyours,
wln 0910II amam shuresure youyou knowknow notnot, neitherneither isis itit mymy willwill youyou shouldshould.
wln 0911Lance.LancelotLance.IAyI youryour willwill syrsir.
wln 0912Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.IAyI mymy willwill syrsyr●sir:: sfoot’sfoot’sfoot doedo youyou knowknow oughtaught ofof mymy willwill?
wln 0913BegodBy godbe-god andand youyou doedo syrsir, II amam abusedabused.
wln 0914Lance.LancelotLance.GoeGo maistermaster FlowerdaleFlowerdale, whatwhat II knowknow, II knowknow,
wln 0915AndAnd knowknow youyou thusthus muchmuch outout ofof mymy knowledgeknowledge,
wln 0916ThatThat II trulytruly louelove youyou. ForFor mymy daughterdaughter,

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wln 0917SheShe’sShe yoursyours. AndAnd ifif youyou likelike aa marriagemarriage betterbetter
wln 0918ThenThanThen aa brawlebrawl, allall quirksquirks ofof reputationreputation setset asideaside, goego withwith meme
wln 0919presentlypresently: AndAnd wherewhere youyou shouldshould fightfight aa bloodiebloody battlebattle, youyou
wln 0920shallshall bebe marriedmarried toto aa louelylovely LadieLady..,
wln 0921Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.NayNay butbut syrsir LancelotLancelot?
wln 0922Lance.LancelotLance.IfIf youyou willwill notnot imbraceembrace mymy offeroffer yetyet ashureassure your selfyourself
wln 0923thusthus muchmuch, II willwill hauehave orderorder toto hinderhinder youryour incounterencounter.
wln 0924Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.NayNay butbut hearehear meme syrsir LancelotLancelot.
wln 0925Lance.LancelotLance.NayNay standstand notnot youyou vponupon imputatiueimputative honourhonorhonour.
wln 0926Tis’Tis meerelymerely vnsoundunsound, vnprofitableunprofitable, andand idleidle:
wln 0927InferencesInferences youryour businesbusiness isis toto weddewed mymy daughterdaughter thereforetherefore
wln 0928giuegive meme youryour presentpresent wordword toto doedo itit, ilei’llI’ll goego andand prouideprovide thethe
wln 0929maidmaid, thereforetherefore giuegive meeme youryour presentpresent resolutionresolution, eithereither nownow, (oror neuernever.

wln 0930Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WillWill youyou soso putput meme tootoo itit?
wln 0931Luce.Luce.IAyI aforeafore GodGod, eithereither taketake meme nownow, oror taketake meme neuernever,
wln 0932ElseElse whatwhat II thoughtthought shouldshould bebe ourour matchmatch, shalshall bebe ourour partingparting,
wln 0933SoSo farefare youyou wellwell forfor euerever.
wln 0934Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.StayStay: fallfall outout, whatwhat maymay fallfall, mymy louelove
wln 0935IsIs aboueabove allall: II willwill comecome.
wln 0936Lance.LancelotLance.II expectexpect youyou, andand soso farefare youyou wellwell.
wln 0937(ExitExit syrsir LancelotLancelot.
wln 0938Fath.FatherFath.NowNow syrsir, howhow shallshall wewe doedo forfor weddingwedding apparellapparel?
wln 0939Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ByBy thethe massemass thatsthat’s truetrue: nownow helpehelp KytKit,
wln 0940TheThe marriagemarriage endedended, weelewe’ll makemake amendesamends forfor allall.
wln 0941Fath.FatherFath.WellWell nono moremore, prepareprepare youyou forfor youryour bridebride,
wln 0942WeWe willwill notnot wantwant forfor cloathesclothes, what so erewhatsoe’er betidebetide.
wln 0943Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.AndAnd thouthou shaltshalt seesee, whenwhen onceonce II hauehave mymy dowerdower,
wln 0944InIn mirthmirth weelewe’ll spendspend,
wln 0945FullFull manymany aa merrymerry howerhour:
wln 0946AsAs forfor thsthis wenchwench, II notnot regardregard aa pinpin,
wln 0947ItIt isis herher goldgold mustmust bringbring mymy pleasurespleasures inin.
wln 0948Fath.FatherFath.IstIs’t possiblepossible, hehe hathhath hishis secondsecond liuingliving,,▪
wln 0949ForsakingForsaking GodGod, himselfehimself toto thethe diueldevil giuinggiving::
wln 0950ButBut thatthat II knewknew hishis mothermother firmefirm andand chastchaste,,▪
wln 0951MyMy heartheart wouldwould saysay, mymy hedhead sheshe hadhad disgrastdisgraced:
wln 0952ElseElse wouldwould II sweareswear, hehe neuernever waswas mymy sonneson,
wln 0953ButBut herher fairefair mindmind,, soso fowlefoul aa deeddeed diddid shunshun..,

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wln 0954Enter〈◊〉Enter VnckleUncle.

wln 0955Vnck.UncleVnck.HowHow nownow brotherbrother, howhow doedo youyou findfind youryour sonneson?
wln 0956Fath.FatherFath.OO brotherbrother, heedlesseheedless asas aa libertinelibertine,
wln 0957EuenEven grownegrown aa maistermaster inin thethe schooleschool ofof vicevice,
wln 0958OneOne thatthat dothdoth nothingnothing, butbut inuentin●entinvent desceitdefcei●deceit:
wln 0959ForFor allall thethe dayday hehe humourshumorshumours vpup andand downedown,
wln 0960HowHow hehe thethe nextnext dayday might〈◊〉〈◊〉might deceiue〈◊〉deceive〈◊〉 hishis friendfriend,
wln 0961HeHe thinkesthinks ofof nothingnothing butbut thethe presentpresent timetime:
wln 0962ForFor oneone groatgroat readie〈◊〉ready downdown, heelehe’ll paypay aa shillingshilling,
wln 0963ButBut thenthen thethe lender〈◊〉lender mustmust needesneeds staystay forfor itit.
wln 0964WhenWhen II waswas youngyoung, II hadhad thethe scopescope ofof youthyouth,
wln 0965BothBoth wildwild, andand wantonwanton, carelessecareless andand desperatedesperate:
wln 0966ButBut suchsuch madmad strainesstrains, asas hee’she’s possestpossessed withallwithal,
wln 0967II thoughtthought itit wonderwonder forfor toto dreamedream vponupon.
wln 0968Vnck.UncleVnck.II toldtold youyou soso, butbut youyou wouldwould notnot beleeuebelieve itit.
wln 0969Fath.FatherFath.WellWell II hauehave foundfound itit, butbut oneone thingthing comfortscomforts meme.
wln 0970BrotherBrother, to morrowtomorrow hee’she’s toto bebe marriedmarried
wln 0971ToTo beautiousbeauteous LuceL●ceLuce, syrsir LancelotsLancelotLancelot’s SpurcocksSpurcock’s daughterdaughter.
wln 0972Vnck.UncleVnck.IstIs’t possiblepossible?
wln 0973Fath.FatherFath.Tis’Tis truetrue, andand thusthus II meanemean toto curbecurb himhim,
wln 0974ThisThis dayday brotherbrother, II willwill youyou shallshall arrestarrest himhim:
wln 0975IfIf anyany thingthing willwill tame〈◊〉tame himhim, itit mustmust bebe thatthat,
wln 0976ForFor hehe isis ranckrank inin mischiefemischief, chainedchamedchained toto aa lifelife,
wln 0977ThatThat willwill increaseincrease hishis shameshame, andand killkill hishis wifewife.
wln 0978Vnck.UncleVnck.WhatWhat, arrestarrest himhim onon hishis weddingwedding dayday?
wln 0979ThatThat werewere vnchristianunchristian, andand anan vnhumaneunhuman partpart:
wln 0980HowHow manymany couplecouple eueneven forfor thatthat veryvery dayday,
wln 0981HathHath purchast〈◊〉purchased 7seven yearesyears’years sorrowsorrow afterwardafterwardafterwards?
wln 0982Forbeare〈◊〉Forbear himhim thenthen to daytoday, doedo itit to morrowtomorrow,
wln 0983AndAnd thisthis dayday minglemingle notnot hishis ioyjoy withwith sorrowsorrow.
wln 0984Fath.〈◊〉FatherFath.BrotherBrother ilei’llI’ll haueha●haveha● itit donedone thisthis veryvery dayday,
wln 0985AndAnd inin thethe viewe〈◊〉view of〈◊〉of allall, asas hehe comescomes fromfrom ChurchChurch::▪
wln 0986Doe〈◊〉Dodo but〈◊〉but obserue〈◊〉observe thethe course〈◊〉course thatthat hehe willwill taketake,
wln 0987VponUpon mymy life〈◊〉life hehe willwill forswearefor sweareforswear thethe debtdebt:
wln 0988AndAnd forfor weelewe’ll hauehave thethe summesum shallshall notnot bebe slightslight,
wln 0989SaySay thatthat hehe owesowes youyou neere〈◊〉nearneere threethree thousandthousand poundpound:
wln 0990GoodGood brother〈◊〉brother let〈◊〉let bebe donedone immediatelyimmediately:

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wln 0991Vnck.Vuck.UncleVuck.WellWell, seeingseeing youyou willwill haueha●ehave itit soso,,▪
wln 0992BrotherBrother ilei’llI’ll dootdo ’tdo’t, andand straitestraight prouideprovide thethe SheriffeSheriff.
wln 0993Fath.〈◊〉FatherFath.SoSo brotherbrother, byby thisthis meanesmeans shallshall wewe perceiueperceive
wln 0994WhatWhat syrsir Lancelot〈◊〉Lancelot inin thisthis pinchpinch willwill dodo:
wln 0995AndAnd howhow hishis wifewife dothdoth standstand affectedaffected toototoo himhim,,▪
wln 0996HerHer louelove willwill thenthen bebe triedtried toto thethe vttermostuttermost:
wln 0997AndAnd allall thethe restrest ofof themthem..▪ BrotherBrother whatwhat II willwill doodo,
wln 0998ShallShall harmeharm himhim muchmuch, andand muchmuch auaile〈◊〉avail himhim tootoo.
wln 0999(ExitExit.
wln 1000Oly.O●.OliverO●.ChamCham ashuredassuredashured thickthick bebe thethe placeplace, thatthat thethe scoundrellscoundrel
wln 1001AppointedAppointed toto meetmeet meme, ifif a’aa comecome zo●o●ozo: if〈◊〉if a’a comecome notnot, zozo..▪
wln 1002AndAnd cheche warwar aviseavise, hehe shouldshould makemake aa coystrellcoistrel anan vsus,
wln 1003ChedChed vesevese himhim, andand cheche vangvang himhim inin handhand, cheche wouldwould
wln 1004HoystHoist himhim, andand giuegi●egive itit himhim tootoo▪ andand againeagain, zozo chudchud:
wln 1005WhoWho binbinbeen a therea-therea there syrsir ArthurArthur, chilchil staiestay asideasi●easide.
wln 1006Ar.ArthurAr.II hauehave dogddogged thethe Deuen-shyreDevonshire manman intointo thethe fieldfield,,▪
wln 1007ForFor fearefear ofof anyany harmeh●meharm thatthat shouldshould befallbefall himhim:
wln 1008II hadhad anan incklinginkling ofof thatthat yesternightyesternight,
wln 1009ThatThat FlowerdaleFlowerdale andand hehe shouldshould meetmeet thisthis morningmorning::▪
wln 1010ThoThough ofof mymy soulesoul, OliuerOliver fearesfears himhim notnot,
wln 1011YetYet forfor idei’dI’d seesee fairefair playplay onon eithereither sideside,
wln 1012MadeMade meme toto comecome, toto seesee theirtheir valoursvalo●svalorsvalours tridetried..▪
wln 1013GodGood morrowmorrow toto maistermaster OliuerOli●rOliver.
wln 1014Oli.OliverOli.GodGod anan’an goodgood morrowmorrow.
wln 1015Ar.ArthurAr.WhatWhat maistermaster OliuerOl●rOliverOl●r areare youyou angryangry??▪
wln 1016Oli.OliverOli.WhyWhy anan itit bebe,,▪ tyttittyt andand greeuengrieven youyou??▪
wln 1017Ar.ArthurAr.NotNot meme atat allall syrsir,,▪ butbut II imagineimagin●imagine
wln 1018ByBy youryour beingbeing herehere thusthus armedarmed,
wln 1019YouYou staystay forfor somesome thatthat youyou shouldshould fight●ightfight withallwi●allwithal..▪
wln 1020Oli.OliverOli.WhyWhy andand hehe doedo, cheche wouldwould notnot deziredesirede●iredesire youyou toto taketake hishis (partpart.
wln 1021Ar.ArthurAr.NoNo byby mymy troathtroth, II thinkethink youyou needneed itit notnot,
wln 1022ForFor hehe youyou lookelook forfor, II thinkethink meanesmeane●means notnot tot●to comecome.
wln 1023Oli.OliverOli.NoNo &and cheche warwar ashureassure aa’a thatthat, chedch●dch●dched avese〈◊〉a’ vese〈◊〉 himhim inin anotheranother (placeplace.
wln 1023(EnterEnter Daffidill〈◊〉Daffodil〈◊〉.
wln 1024Daff.DaffodilDaff.OO syrsir ArthurArt●rArthur, maistermaster Oliuer〈◊〉Oliver aye meayeme〈◊〉aye meayeme,,▪
wln 1025YourYour louelove, andand yoursyours, andand minemine, sweetsweet mistressemistress Luce〈◊〉Luce,
wln 1026ThisThis mornemorn isis married●arriedmarried toto youngyoung FlowerdaleFlowerd●Flowerdale.
wln 1027Ar.ArthurAr.MarriedMarried toto FlowerdaleFlowerd●Flowerdale! tis’tis impossibleimpossible.
wln 1028Oli〈◊〉Oliver〈◊〉.MarriedMarried manman,,▪ cheche hopehope thouthou doestdost butbut iestjest:

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wln 1029ToTo makemake anan aa volowtenvolowten merymentmerriment ofof itit.
wln 1030Daf.DaffodilDaf.OO tis’tis tootoo truetrue. HereHere comescomes hishis VncleUncle.
wln 1031EnterEnter FlowerdaleFlowerdale, SheriffeSheriff, OfficersOfficers.
wln 1032UncleUncl●Uncl●Uncle.GodGood morrowmorrow sirsir ArthurArthur, goodgood morrowmorrow M.MasterM. OliuerOliver.
wln 1033Oly.OliverOly.GodGod andand goodgood mornemorn M.MasterM. FlowerdaleOliuer〈◊〉FlowerdaleOliver. II praypray youyou tellentellen (vsus,
wln 1034IsIs youryour scoundrellscoundrel kinsmankinsman marriedmarried?
wln 1035Arth.ArthurArth.M.MasterM. OliuerOliver, callcall himhim whatwhat youyou willwill, butbut heehe isis maryedmarried
wln 1036ToTo sirsir LauncelotsLancelots〈◊〉Lancelot’s daughterdaughter herehere.
wln 1037UncleUncle.SirSir ArthurArthur, vntounto herher??▪
wln 1038Oly.OliverOly.IAyay, haha’ha thethe oldeold vellowvellow zaruedzarved meme thickthick tricketrick,
wln 1039WhyWhy manman hehe waswas aa promisepromise, chilchil chudchud aa’’a hadhad herher,
wln 1040IsIs aa zitchzitch aa voxevoxe, chillchill lookelook toto hishis waterwater cheche vorvor himhim.
wln 1041UncleUncle.TheThe musickemusic playesplays, theythey areare commingcoming fromfrom thethe
wln 1042ChurchChurch.
wln 1043SheriffeSheriff doedo youryour OfficeOffice: fellowesfellows, standstand stoutlystoutly toototoo itit..▪
wln 1044EnterEnter allall toto thethe WeddingWedding.
wln 1045Oly.OliverOly.GodGod giuegive youyou ioyjoy, asas thethe oldold zaidzaid ProuerbeProverb isis, andand
wln 1046somesome zorrowzorrow amongamong. YouYou metmet vsus wellwell,,▪ diddid youyou notnot?
wln 1047Lance.LancelotLance.NayNay bebe notnot angryangry sirsir, thethe faultfault isis inin meme,
wln 1048II hauehave donedone allall thethe wrongwrong, keptkept himhim fromfrom commingcoming toto thethe
wln 1049fieldfield toto youyou,,▪ asas II mightmight sirsir, forfor II amam aa IusticeJusticejustice, andand swornesworn toto
wln 1050keepekeep theth●the peacepeace.
wln 1051Whe.WeathercockWhe.IAyI marrymarry isis hehe sirsir, aa veryvery IusticeJusticejustice, andand swornesworn toto keepekeep
wln 1052thethe peacepeace, youyou mustmust notnot disturbedisturb thethe weddingsweddings.
wln 1053Lanc.LancelotLanc.NayNay, neuernever frownefrown nornor stormestorm sirsir, ifif youyou doedo,
wln 1054IleI’ll hauehave anan orderorder takentaken forfor youyou.
wln 1055Oly.OliverOly.WellWell, WellWell, chillchill bebe quietquiet.
wln 1056Whe.WeathercockWhe.M.MasterM. FlowerdaleFlowerdale, sirsir LancelotLancelot, lookelook youyou whowho herehere isis?
wln 1057M.MasterM. Flowerdale〈◊〉Flowerdale..▪
wln 1058Lance.LancelotLance.M.MasterM. FlowerdaleFlowerdale, welcomewelcome withwith allall mymy heartheart.
wln 1059Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.VncleUncle, thisthis isis sheshe yfaithi’ faithi’faith: MaisterMaster Vnder-sheriffeVnder-sherifeVnder-sheri●eUnder-sheriffundersheriff
wln 1060ArrestA●restArrest meme? atat whosewhose sutesuit? drawdraw KitKit.
wln 1061Unc.UncleUnc.AtAt mymy sutesuit sirsir..▪
wln 1062Lance.LancelotLance.WhyWhy whatswhat’s thethe mattermatter M.MasterM. FlowerdaleFlowerd●Flowerdale?
wln 1063Unc.UncleUnc.ThisThis isis thethe mattermatter sirsir, thisthis vnthriftunthrift herehere,
wln 1064HathHath cozenedcozened youyou, andand hathhath hadhad ofof meme,
wln 1065InIn seuerallseveral summessums threethree thousandthousand poundpound.
wln 1066Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WhyWhy VncleUncle, VncleUncle.

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wln 1067UnckUnc●UncleUnc●.CousenCousin, cousencousin, youyou hauehave vnckleduncled meme,,▪
wln 1068AndAnd ifif youyou bebe notnot staidstayed, youleyou’ll proueprove
wln 1069AA cousonercozener vntounto allall thatthat knowknow youyou.
wln 1070Lance〈◊〉Lancelot〈◊〉.WhyWhy syrsir, supposesuppose hehe bebe toto youyou inin debtdebt
wln 1071TenT●nTen thousandthousand poundpound, hishis statestate toto meme appeareappear,
wln 1072ToTo bebe atat leastleast threethree thousandthousand byby thethe yeareyear.
wln 1073Vnck〈◊〉Uncle〈◊〉.OO syr〈◊〉sirSIR, II waswas tootoo latelate informedinformed ofof thatthat plotplot,
wln 1074HowHow thatthat hehe wentwent aboutabout toto cousencozen youyou::▪
wln 1075AndAnd formdeformed aa willwill, andand sentsent itit toto youryour goodgood
wln 1076FriendFriend therether●there maistermaster WeathercockeWeatherc●Weathercock, inin whichwhich waswas
wln 1077NothingNothing truetrue, butbut bragsbrags andand lyes〈◊〉lies.
wln 1078Lance.LancelotLance.HaH●H●Ha, hathhath hehe notnot suchsuch LordshipsLordships, landeslands, andand shippesships?
wln 1079Vnck〈◊〉Uncle〈◊〉.NotNot worthworth aa groatgroat,,▪ notnot worthworth aa halfepeniehalfpenny hehe.
wln 1080Lance.LancelotLance.II praypray telltell vsus truetrue, bebe plaineplain youngyoung FlowerdaleFlowerdale?
wln 1081Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.MyMy vnckleuncle herehere madmad, andand disposeddisposed toto dodo meme wrongwrong,
wln 1082ButBut heer’shere’s mymy manman, anan honesthone●honest fellowfellow
wln 1083ByBy thethe lordlord, andand ofof goodgood creditcredit, knowesknows allall isis truetrue.
wln 1084Fath〈◊〉〈◊〉Fath.NotNot II syrsir,,▪ II amam tootoo oldold toto lyelie, II ratherrather knowknow
wln 1085YouYou forgdeforged aa willwill, wherewhere eueryevery lineline youyou writwrit,
wln 1086YouYou studiedstudied wherewhere toto coatequotecoat youryour landeslands mightmight lyelie.
wln 1087Wea.WeathercockWea.AndAnd II prethee〈◊〉prithee, wherewhere bebe thythy honesthonest friendsfriends?
wln 1088Fath.FatherFath.YfaithY faithI’ faithi’faith no wherenowhere syrsir, forfor hehe hathhath nonenone atat allall.
wln 1089Wea〈◊〉Weathercock〈◊〉.BenedicitieBenedicitebenedicite, wewe areare ore wretchedo’er-wretchedo’er wretched II beleeuebelieve.
wln 1090Lance.LancelotLance.II amam cousendcou●endcozened, andand mymy hopefulsthopefull’sthopefullest childchild vndoneundone.
wln 1091Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.YouYou areare notnot cousendcozened, nornor isis sheshe vndoneundone,
wln 1092TheyThey slaunderslander meme, byby thisthis lightlight theythey slanderslander meme::;
wln 1093LookeLook youyou, mymy vnckleuncle hereshere’s ana●a●an vsurerusurer,,▪ andand wouldwould vndoeundo meme,
wln 1094But〈◊〉But ile〈◊〉i’llI’ll stand〈◊〉〈◊〉stand inin lawlaw, dodo youyou butbut baile〈◊〉bail meme, youyou shalshall dodo nono moremore::▪
wln 1095YouYou brotherbrother CiuetCivet, andand maistermaster WeathercockeWeathercock, doedo butbut
wln 1096BaileBail meme, andand letlet meme hauehave mymy marriagemarriage monymoney
wln 1097PaidPaid meme, andand weelew●ridewe’ll rideride downedown, andand therethere youryour owneown▪
wln 1098EyesEyes shallshall seesee, howhow mymy poorepoor tenantstenants there〈◊〉there wilwill welcomewelcome meme..▪
wln 1099YouYou shallshall butbut bailebail meme, youyou shallshall doedo nono moremore,
wln 1100AndAnd youyou greedygre●ygreedy gnatgnat, theirtheir bailebail willwill serueserve.
wln 1101Vnck.UncleVnck.IAyI syrsir, ilei’llI’ll, askeask nono betterbetter bailebail..,
wln 1102Lance.Lanc●.LancelotLanc●.NoNo syrsir youyou shallshall notnot taketake mymy bailebail, nornor hishis,
wln 1103NorNor mymy sonneson Ciuet’sCiuet〈◊〉Civet’sCivet, ilei’llI’ll notnot bebe cheatedchea●chea●cheated II,
wln 1104ShreeueShreeve taketake youryour prisonerprisoner, ilei’llI’ll notnot deale〈◊〉deal withwith himhim::▪

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wln 1105Let’sLet’s VncleUncle makemake falsefalse dicedice withwith hishis falsefalse bonesbones,
wln 1106II willwill notnot hauehave toto doedo withwith himhim: mockedmocked, guldgulled, &and wrongdwronged.
wln 1107ComeCome GirleGirl, thoughthough itit bebe latelate itit fallsfalls outout wellwell,
wln 1108ThouThou shaltshalt notnot liuelive withwith himhim inin beggersbeggars’beggar’s hellhell.
wln 1109Luc.LuceLuc.HeHe isis mymy husbandhusband, &and hiehigh heauenheaven dothdoth knowknow,
wln 1110WithWith whatwhat vnwillingnesseunwillingness II wentwent toto ChurchChurch,
wln 1111ButBut youyou inforcedenforced meme, youyou compelledcompelled meme tootoo itit:
wln 1112TheThe holyholy Church-manChurchman pronouncedpronounced thesethese wordswords butbut nownow,
wln 1113II mustmust notnot leaueleave mymy husbandhusband inin distressedistress:
wln 1114NowNow II mustmust comfortcomfort himhim, notnot goego withwith youyou.
wln 1115Lanc.LancelotLanc.ComfortComfort aa cozonercozener? onon mymy cursecurse forsakeforsake himhim.
wln 1116Luce.Lu●.LuceLu●.ThisThis dayday youyou causedcaused meme onon youryour cursecurse toto taketake himhim:
wln 1117DoeDo notnot II praypray mymy greiuedgrieved soulesoul oppresseoppress,
wln 1118GodGod knowesknows mymy heartheart dothdoth bleedbleed atat hishis distressedistress.
wln 1119Lanc.LancelotLanc.OO M.MasterM. WeathercockWeathercock, II mustmust confesseconfess II forcedforced herher toto thisthis (matchmatch,
wln 1120LedLed withwith opinionopinion hishis falsefalse willwill waswas truetrue.
wln 1121Wea.WeathercockWea.AAhA, hehe hathhath ouer-reachedoverreached meme tootoo.
wln 1122Lanc.LancelotLanc.SheShe mightmight hauehave liuedlived likelike DeliaDelia, inin aa happiehappy VirginsVirgin’svirgin’s (statestate.
wln 1123DeliaDelia.FatherFather bebe patientpatient, sorrowsorrow comescomes tootoo latelate.
wln 1124Lance.LancelotLance.AndAnd onon herher kneesknees sheshe begdbegged &and diddid entreatentreat,
wln 1125IfIf sheshe mustmust needesneeds tastetaste aa sadsad marriagemarriage lifelife,
wln 1126SheShe crauedcraved toto bebe sirsir ArthurArthur Greene-sheildsGreenshield’s wifewife.
wln 1127Ar.ArthurAr.YouYou hauehave donedone herher &and meme thethe greatergreater wrongwrong.
wln 1128Lanc.LancelotLanc.OO taketake herher yetyet.ArthurArthur.NotNot II.
wln 1129Lanc.LancelotLanc.OrOr, M.MasterM. OliuerOliver, exceptacceptexcept mymy childchild, andand halfehalf mymy wealthwealth
wln 1130isis yoursyours.Oly.OliverOly.NoNo sirsir, chilchil breakebreak nono LawesLaws.
wln 1131Luce.Luce.NeuerNever fearefear, sheshe willwill notnot troubletrouble youyou.
wln 1132DeliaDelia.YetYet sistersister inin thisthis passionpassion doedo notnot runnerun headlongheadlong toto
wln 1133confusionconfusion. YouYou maymay affectaffect himhim, thoughthough notnot followfollow himhim.
wln 1134FrankFranckFrank.DoeDo sistersister, hanghang himhim, letlet himhim goego.
wln 1135Wea.WeathercockWea.DoeDo faithfaith MistresseMistress LuceLuce, leaueleave himhim.
wln 1136Luc.LuceLuc.YouYou areare threethree grossegross fooles●oolesfools, letlet meme alonealone,
wln 1137II sweareswear ilei’llI’ll liuelive withwith himhim inin allall monemoan.
wln 1138Oly.OliverOly.ButBut anan hehe hauehave hishis leggeslegs atat libertieliberty,
wln 1139ChamCham averdaverd heehe willwill neuernever liuelive withwith youyou.

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wln 1140Art.ArthurArt.IAyay butbut heehe isis nownow inin huckstershuckster’shucksters handlinghandling forfor runningrunning (awayaway.
wln 1141Lanc.LancelotLanc.HuswifeHousewifehousewife, youyou hearehear howhow youyou andand II amam wrongdwronged,
wln 1142AndAnd ifif youyou willwill redresseredress itit yetyet youyou maymay:
wln 1143ButBut ifif youyou standstand onon tearmesterms toto followfollow himhim,
wln 1144NeuerNever comecome neerenear mymy sightsight nornor lookelook onon meme,
wln 1145CallCall meme notnot fatherfather, lookelook notnot forfor aa groatgroat,
wln 1146ForFor allall thythy portionportion II wilwill thisthis dayday giuegive
wln 1147VntoUnto thythy systersister FrancesFrances.
wln 1148Fran.FrancesFran.HowHow saysay youyou toto thatthat TomTom, II shallshall hauehave aa goodgood dealedeal,
wln 1149BesidesBesides ilei’llI’ll bebe aa goodgood wifewife: andand aa goodgood wifewife
wln 1150IsIs aa goodgood thingthing, II cancan telltell.
wln 1151Ciu.Cin.CivetCin.PeacePeace FranckFranckFrank, II wouldwould bebe sorrysorry toto seesee thythy sistersister
wln 1152CastCast awayaway, asas II amam aa GentlemanGentleman.
wln 1153Lance.LancelotLance.WhatWhat, areare youyou yetyet resoluedresolved?
wln 1154Luc.LuceLuc.YesYes, II amam resoluedresolved.
wln 1155Lanc.LancelotLanc.ComeCome thenthen awayaway, oror nownow, oror neuernever comecome.
wln 1156Luc.LuceLuc.ThisThis wayway II turneturn, goego youyou vntounto youryour feastfeast,
wln 1157AndAnd II toto weepeweep, thatthat amam withwith griefegrief opprestoppressed.
wln 1158Lanc.LancelotLanc.For euerForeverFor ever fliefly mymy sightsight: comecome gentlemengentlem●ngentlemengentleman
wln 1159LetsLet’slet’s inin, ilei’llI’ll helpehelp youyou toto farfar betterbetter wiueswives thenthan herher.
wln 1160DeliaDelia vponupon mymy blessingblessing talketalk notnot toototoo herher,
wln 1161BaceBase BaggageBaggage, inin suchsuch hasthaste toto beggerybeggary?
wln 1162Unc.UncleUnc.SheriffeSheriff taketake youryour prisonerprisoner toto youryour chargecharge.
wln 1163Flo.FlowerdaleFlo.VncleUncle, be-godby godbe-god youyou hauehave vsdused meme veryvery hardlyhardly,
wln 1164ByBy mymy trothtroth, vponupon mymy weddingwedding dayday.

wln 1165ExitExit allall: yongyoung FlowerdaleFlowerdale, hishis fatherfather, VncleUncle,
wln 1166SheriffeSheriff, andand OfficersOfficers.

wln 1167Luc.LuceLuc.OO M.MasterM. FlowerdaleFlowerdale, butbut hearehear meme speakespeak,
wln 1168StayStay butbut aa littlelittle whilewhile goodgood M.MasterM. SheriffeSheriff,
wln 1169IfIf notnot forfor himhim, forfor mymy sakesake pittiepity himhim:
wln 1170GoodGood syrsir stopstop notnot youryour earesears atat mymy complaintcomplaint,
wln 1171MyMy voycevoice growesgrows weakeweak, forfor womenswomen’s wordswords areare faintfaint.
wln 1172Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.LookeLook youyou VncleUncle, sheshe kneeleskneels toto youyou.

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wln 1173Vnc.UncleVnc.FaireFair maidmaid, forfor youyou, II louelove youyou withwith mymy heartheart,
wln 1174AndAnd greeuegrieve sweetsweet soulesoul thythy fortunefortune isis soso badbad,
wln 1175ThatThat thouthou shouldstshouldst matchmatch withwith suchsuch aa gracelessegraceless (YouthYouth,
wln 1176GoGo toto thythy fatherfather, thinkethink notnot vponupon himhim,
wln 1177WhomWhom hellhell hathhath markedmarked toto bebe thethe sonneson ofof shameshame.
wln 1178Luc.LuceLuc.ImputeImpute hishis wildnessewildness syrsir, vntounto hishis youthyouth,
wln 1179AndAnd thinkethink thatthat nownow isis thethe timetime hehe dothdoth repentrepent:
wln 1180AlasAlas, whatwhat goodgood oror gaynegain cancan youyou receiuereceive,
wln 1181ToTo imprisonimprison himhim thatthat nothingnothing hathhath toto paypay?
wln 1182AndAnd wherewhere noughtnaught isis, thethe kingking dothdoth loselose hishis duedue,
wln 1183OOOh pittiepity himhim asas GodGod shall●hallshall pittiepity youyou.
wln 1184Vnc.UncleVnc.LadieLady, II knowknow hishis humourshumorshumours allall tootoo wellwell,
wln 1185AndAnd nothingnothing inin thethe worldworld cancan doedo himhim goodgood,
wln 1186ButBut miseriemisery it selfeitself toto chainechain himhim withwith.
wln 1187Luc.LuceLuc.SaySay thatthat youryour debtsdebts werewere paidpaid, thenthen isis hehe freefree?
wln 1188Vnc.UncleVnc.IAyI virginvirgin, thatthat beingbeing answeredanswered, II hauehave donedone,
wln 1189ButBut toto himhim thatthat isis allall asas impossibleimpossible,
wln 1190AsAs II toto scalescale thethe hyehigh PiramydiesPyramidiespyramids.
wln 1191SheriffeSheriff taketake youryour prisonerprisoner, MaidenMaiden farefare theethee wellwell.
wln 1192Luc.LuceLuc.OO goego notnot yetyet, goodgood M.MasterM. FlowerdaleFlowerdale:
wln 1193TakeTake mymy wordword forfor thethe debtdebt, mymy wordword, mymy bondbond.
wln 1194Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.IAyI byby GodGod VncleUncle, andand mymy bondbond tootoo.
wln 1195Luc.LuceLuc.AlasAlas, II neren erene’er oughtought nothingnothing butbut II paidpaid itit,
wln 1196AndAnd II cancan workework, alasalas hehe cancan doedo nothingnothing:
wln 1197II hauehave somesome friendsfriends perhapsperhaps willwill pittiepity meme,
wln 1198HisHis chiefestchiefest friendsfriends doedo seekeseek hishis miseriemisery.
wln 1199AllAll thatthat II cancan, oror begbeg, getget, oror receiuereceive,
wln 1200ShallShall bebe forfor youyou: OOOh doedo notnot turneturn awayaway,
wln 1201Me thinkesMethinksmethinks withinwithin aa faceface soso reuerentreverent,
wln 1202SoSo wellwell experiencedexperienced inin thisthis totteringtottering worldworld,
wln 1203ShouldShould hauehave somesome feelingfeeling ofof aa maidensmaiden’s griefegrief:
wln 1204ForFor mymy sakesake, hishis fathersfather’sfathers, andand youryour brothersbrother’s sakesake,
wln 1205IAyI forfor youryour soulessoul’s sakesake thatthat dothdoth hopehope forfor ioyjoy,
wln 1206PittiePity mymy statestate: dodo notnot twotwo soulessouls destroydestroy.
wln 1207Vnc.UncleVnc.FaireFair maidmaid standstand vpup, notnot inin regardregard ofof himhim,
wln 1208ButBut inin pittiepity ofof thythy haplessehapless choisechoice,

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wln 1209IIdoeI doedo releaserelease himhim, M.MasterM. SheriffeSheriff II thankethank youyou:
wln 1210AndAnd officersofficers therethere isis forfor youyou toto drinkedrink.
wln 1211HereHere maidemaid taketake thisthis moniemoney, therethere isis aa 100.hundred100. AngelsAngels,
wln 1212AndAnd forfor II willwill bebe suresure hehe shallshall notnot hauehave itit,
wln 1213HereHere KesterKester taketake itit youyou, andand vseuse itit sparinglysparingly,
wln 1214ButBut letlet notnot herher hauehave anyany wantwant atat allall.
wln 1215DryDry youryour eyeseyes NeeceNiece, doedo notnot tootoo muchmuch lamentlament
wln 1216ForFor himhim, whosewhose lifelife hathhath beenebeen inin royotriot spentspent:
wln 1217IfIf wellwell hehe vsethuseth theethee, hehe getsgets himhim friendsfriends,
wln 1218IfIf illill,,▪ a〈◊〉a shamefullshameful endend onon himhim dependsdepends.
wln 1219ExitExit VncleVncle.UncleVncle...
wln 1220Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.AA plagueplague goego withwith youyou forfor anan oldold fornicatorfornicator:
wln 1221ComeCome KytKit thethe moniemoney, comecome honesthonest KytKit.
wln 1222Fath.FatherFath.NayNay byby mymy faithfaith sirsir, youyou shallshall pardonpardon meme.
wln 1223Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.AndAnd whywhy sirsir pardonpardon youyou? giuegive meme thethe monymoney
wln 1224YouYou oldold RascallRascal, oror II shallshall makemake youyou.
wln 1225Luc.LuceLuc.PrayPray holdhold youryour handshands, giuegive itit himhim honesthonest friendfriend.
wln 1226Fath.FatherFath.IfIf youyou bebe soso contentcontent, withwith allall mymy heartheart.
wln 1227Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ContentContent syrsir, sblood’sblood sheeshe shallshall bebe contentcontent
wln 1228WhetherWhether sheshe willwill oror nono. AA rattle babyrattle-babyrattle baby comecome toto followfollow meme:
wln 1229GoeGo getget youyou gonegone toto thethe greasiegreasy chuffechuff youryour fatherfather,
wln 1230BringBring meme youryour dowriedowry, oror neuernever lookelook onon meme.
wln 1231Fath.FatherFath.SyrSir sheshe hathhath forsookeforsook herher fatherfather, andand allall herher friendsfriends forfor
wln 1232youyou.
wln 1233Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.HangHang theethee, herher friendsfriends andand fatherfather altogetheraltogether.
wln 1234Fath.FatherFath.YetYet partpart withwith somethingsomething toto prouideprovide herher lodginglodging.
wln 1235Flo.FlowerdaleFlo.YesYes, II meanemean toto partpart withwith herher andand youyou, butbut ifif II partpart withwith
wln 1236oneone AngelAngel, hanghang meme atat aa postepost. IleI’ll ratherrather throwethrow themthem atat aa
wln 1237castcast atat DiceDice, asas II hauehave donedone aa thousandthousand ofof theirtheir fellowesfellows.
wln 1238Fath.FatherFath.NayNay thenthen II willwill bebe plaineplain degeneratedegenerate boyboy,
wln 1239ThouThou hadsthadst aa FatherFather wouldwould hauehave beenebeen ashameda shameda shamedashamed.
wln 1240Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.MyMy fatherfather waswas anan AsseAs●eAss, anan oldold AsseAss.
wln 1241Fath.FatherFath.Thy〈◊〉Thy fatherfather? proudproud lycentiouslicentious villainevillain:
wln 1242WhatWhat areare youyou atat youryour foylesfoils, ilei’llI’ll foylefoil withwith youyou.
wln 1243Luc.LuceLuc.GoodGood sirsir forbearefor beareforbearfor bear himhim.

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wln 1244Fath.FatherFath.DidDid notnot thisthis whiningwhining womanwoman hanghang onon meme,
wln 1245IdeI’d teachteach theethee whatwhat itit waswas toto abuseabuse thythy fatherfather:
wln 1246GoeGo hanghang, begbeg, staruestarve, dicedice, gamegame, thatthat whenwhen allall isis gonegone
wln 1247ThouThou maistmayst afterafter dispairedespair andand hanghang thy selfethyself.
wln 1248Luee.LuceLuee.OO doedo notnot cursecurse himhim.
wln 1249Fath.FatherFath.II doedo notnot cursecurse himhim, andand toto praypray forfor himhim werewere vainevain,
wln 1250ItIt greeuesgrieves meme thatthat hehe bearesbears hishis fatherfather namename.
wln 1251Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WellWell youyou oldold rascallrascal, II shallshall meetmeet withwith youyou,
wln 1252SyrrhaSirrahsirrah getget youyou gonegone, II willwill notnot stripstrip thethe liuerylivery
wln 1253OuerOver youryour eares●aresears, becausebecause youyou paidpaid forfor itit:
wln 1254ButBut dodo notnot vseuse mymy namename, syrrhasirrah doedo youyou hearehear? lookelook youyou doedo (notnot
wln 1255VseUse mymy namename, youyou werewere bestbest.
wln 1256Fath.FatherFath.PayPay meme thethe twentietwenty poundpound thenthen, thatthat II lentlent youyou,
wln 1257OrOr giuegive meme securitiesecurity, whenwhen II maymay hauehave itit.
wln 1258Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.IleI’ll paypay theethee notnot aa pennypenny, andand forfor securitiesecurity, ilei’llI’ll giuegive theethee nonenone,
wln 1259MinckinsMinikinsMinckins lookelook youyou doedo notnot followfollow meme, lookelook youyou doedo notnot:
wln 1260IfIf youyou doedo beggerbeggar, II shallshall slitslit youryour nosenose.
wln 1261Luce.Lnce.Lnce.Luce.AlasAlas whatwhat shallshall II doedo?
wln 1262Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WhyWhy turneturn whorewhore, thatsthat’s aa goodgood tradetrade,
wln 1263AndAnd soso perhapsperhaps ilei’llI’ll seesee theethee nownow andand thenthen.
wln 1264ExitExit FlowerdaleFlowerdale.
wln 1265Luce.Luce.AlasAlas thethe dayday thatthat euerever II waswas borneborn.
wln 1266Fath.FatherFath.SweeteSweet mistressemistress doedo notnot weepeweep, ilei’llI’ll stickestick toto youyou.
wln 1267Luce.Luce.AlasAlas mymy friendfriend, II knowknow notnot whatwhat toto dodo,
wln 1268MyMy fatherfather andand mymy friendsfriends, theythey hauehave despiseddespised meme:
wln 1269AndAnd II aa wretchedwretched maidmaid, thusthus castcast awayaway,
wln 1270KnowesKnows neitherneither wherewhere toto goego, nornor whatwhat toto saysay.
wln 1271Fath.FatherFath.ItIt grieuesgrieves meme atat thethe soulesoul, toto seesee herher tearestears
wln 1272ThusThus stainestain thethe crimsoncrimson rosesroses ofof herher cheekescheeks:
wln 1273LadyLady taketake comfortcomfort, doedo notnot mournemourn inin vainevain,
wln 1274II hauehave aa littlelittle liuingliving inin thisthis townetown,
wln 1275TheThe whichwhich II thinkethink comescomes toto aa hundredhundred poundpound,
wln 1276AllAll thatthat andand moremore shallshall bebe atat youryour disposedispose,
wln 1277IleI’ll straitestraight goego helpehelp youyou toto somesome strangestrange disguisedisguise,
wln 1278AndAnd placeplace youyou inin aa seruiceservice inin thisthis townetown:

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wln 1279WhereWhere youyou shalshall knowknow allall, yetyet your selfeyourself vnknowneunknown:
wln 1280ComeCome greeuegrieve nono moremore, wherewhere nono helpehelp cancan bebe hadhad,
wln 1281WeepeWeep notnot forfor himhim, thatthat isis moremore worseworse thenthan badbad.
wln 1282Luce.Luce.II thankethank youyou syrsir.


wln 1283EnterEnter syrsir LancelotLancelot, maistermaster VVeathercockeWeathercocke〈◊〉Weathercock〈◊〉 andand themthem.

wln 1284Oli.OliverOli.WellWell, chacha aa binbeen zeruedzerved manymany aa sluttishsluttish tricketrick,
wln 1285ButBut suchsuch aa lerripoopeliripooplerripoop asas thickthick ychichych waswas nerene’er aa saruedsarved.
wln 1286Lance.LancelotLance.SonSon CiuetCinetCivet, daughterdaughter FcancesFrancesFcancesFrances, bearebear withwith meme,
wln 1287YouYou seesee howhow II amam pressedpressed downedown withwith inwardinward griefegrief,
wln 1288AboutAbout thatthat lucklesseluckless gyrlegirl, youryour sistersister LuceLuce:
wln 1289ButBut tis’tis fallenfallen outout withwith meme, asas withwith manymany familiesfamilies besidebeside,
wln 1290TheyThey areare mostmost vnhappieunhappy, thatthat areare mostmost belouedbelou●dbelovedbelove.
wln 1291Ciu.CivetCiu.FatherFather tis’tis soso, tis’tis eueneven fallenfallen outout soso,
wln 1292ButBut whatwhat remedieremedy, setset handhand toto youryour heartheart, andand letlet itit passepass:
wln 1293HereHere isis youryour daughterdaughter FrancesFrances andand II, andand weelewe’ll notnot saysay,
wln 1294WeeleWe’llwe’ll bringbring forthforth asas wittiewitty childrenchildren, butbut asas prettiepretty
wln 1295ChildrenChildren asas euerever sheshe waswas: thothough sheshe hadhad thethe prickeprick
wln 1296AndAnd praisepraise forfor aa prettiepretty wenchwench: ButBut fatherfather, donedundone isis
wln 1297TheThe mousemouse, youleyou’ll comecome?
wln 1298Lance.LancelotLance.IAyI sonneson CiuetCivet, ilei’llI’ll comecome.
wln 1299Ciu.CivetCiu.AndAnd youyou maistermaster OliuerOliver?
wln 1300Oli.OliverOli.IAyay, forfor cheche aa vextvexed outout thisthis veastveast, chillchill seesee ifif aaganaagain gangan
wln 1301MakeMake aa betterbetter veastveast therethere.
wln 1302Ciu.CivetCiu.AndAnd youyou syrsir ArthurArthur?
wln 1303Ar.ArthurAr.IAyI syrsir, althoughalthough mymy heartheart beb●be fullfull,
wln 1304IleI’ll bebe aa partnerpartner atat youryour weddingwedding feastfeast.
wln 1305Ciu.CivetCiu.AndAnd welcomewelcome allall indeedindeed, andand welcomewelcome, comecome FranckeFranckFrank (areare youyou readieready?

wln 1306Fran.FrancesFran.IeshueJesujeshue howhow hastiehasty thesethese husbandshusbands areare, II praypray fatherfather,
wln 1307PrayPray toto GodGod toto blessebless meme.
wln 1308Lance.LancelotLance.GodGod blessebless theethee, andand II doedo: GodGod makemake theethee wisewise,
wln 1309SendSend youyou bothboth ioyjoy, II wishwish itit withwith wetwet eyeseyes.

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wln 1310Fran.FrancesFran.ButBut FatherFath●rFather, shallshall notnot mymy sistersister DeliaDelia goego alongalong withwith (vsus?
wln 1311SheShe isis excellentexcellent goodgood atat cookerycookery andand suchsuch thingsthings.
wln 1312Lance.LancelotLance.YesYes marymarry shallshall sheshe: DeliaDelia, makemake youyou readyready.
wln 1313Deli.〈◊〉Delia〈◊〉.II amam readyready syrsir, II willwill firstfirst goego toto Greene-witchGreenwich,
wln 1314FromFrom thencethence toto mymy cousencousin ChesterfeeldsChesterfield’s, andand soso toto LondonLondon.
wln 1315Ciu.CivetCiu.ItIt shallshall sufficesuffice goodgood sistersister DeliaDelia, itit shallshall sufficesuffice,
wln 1316ButBut failefail vsus notnot goodgood sistersister, giuegive orderorder toto cookescooks, andand othersothers,
wln 1317ForFor II wouldwould notnot hauehave mymy sweetsweet FranckeFranckFrancke
wln 1318ToTo soylesoil herher fingersfingers.
wln 1319Fran.FrancesFran.NoNo byby mymy troathtroth notnot II, aa gentlewomangentlewoman, andand aa marriedmarried
wln 1320GentlewomanGentlewoman tootoo, toto bebe companionscompanions toto cookescooks,
wln 1321AndAnd kitchin-boyeskitchen-boys, notnot II, yfaithi’ faithi’faith: II scornescorn thatthat.
wln 1322Ciu.CivetCiu.WhyWhy II doedo notnot meanemean thouthou shaltshalt sweetesweet heartheart,
wln 1323ThouThou seestseest II doedo notnot goego aboutabout itit: wellwell farewellfarewell tootoo:
wln 1324YouYou, GodsGod’sGods pittypity M.MasterM. WeathercockeWeathercock, wewe shalshall hauehave youryour cōpanycōpanycompany (tootoo?
wln 1325Wea.WeathercockWea.WithWithallWith allall mymy heartheart, forfor II louelove goodgood chearecheer.
wln 1326Ciu.CivetCiu.WellWell, GodGod bebe withwith youyou allall, comecome FranckeFranckFrank.
wln 1327Fran.FrancesFran.GodGod bebe withwith youyou fatherfather, GodGod bebe withwith youyou syrsir ArthurArthur,
wln 1328MaisterMaster OliuerOliver, andand maistermaster WeathercockeWeathercock, sistersister, GodGod bebe withwith
wln 1329youyou allall: GodGod bebe withwith youyou fatherfather, GodGod bebe withwith youyou eueryevery oneone.
wln 1330VVea.WeathercockVVea.WhyWhy howhow nownow syrsir ArthurArthur? allall a mortamorta mort maistermaster OliuerOliver,
wln 1330 (howhow nownow manman?

wln 1331CheerelyCheerlycheerly syrsir LancelotLancelot, andand merilymerrily saysay,
wln 1332WhoWho cancan holdhold thatthat willwill awayaway.
wln 1333Lance.LancelotLance.IAyI sheeshe isis gonegone indeedindeed, poorepoor girlegirl vndoneundone,
wln 1334ButBut whenwhen theylethey’ll bebe selfewilledself-willed, childrenchildren mustmust smartsmart.
wln 1335Ar.ArthurAr.ButBut syrsir, thatthat sheshe isis wrongedwronged, youyou areare thethe chiefestchiefest causecause.
wln 1336ThereforeTherefore tis’tis reasonreason, youyou redresseredress herher wrongwrong.
wln 1337Wen.WeathercockWen.IndeedIndeed youyou mustmust syrsir LancelotLancelot, youyou mustmust.
wln 1338Lance.LancelotLance.MustMust? whowho cancan compellcompel meme maistermaiftermaster VVeathercockWeathercock::▪
wln 1339II hopehope II maymay doedo whatwhat II listlist.
wln 1340VVea.WeathercockVVea.II grantgrant youyou maymay, youyou maymay doedo whatwhat youyou listlist.
wln 1341Oli.OliverOli.NayNay, butbut andand youyou bebe wellwell euisenavisenevisen, itit werewere notnot goodgood
wln 1342ByBy thisthis vrampolnessevrampolnesseframpolness, andand vrowardnessevrowardnessefrowardness, toto castcast awayaway
wln 1343AsAs prettypretty aadowssabella dowsabelldowsabel, asas amam chouldchould chancechance toto seesee

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wln 1344InIn aa SommersSummer’ssummer’s dayday, chilchil telltell youyou whatwhat challchall doedo,
wln 1345ChilChil goego spyespy vpup andand downedown thethe townetown, andand seesee ifif II
wln 1346CanCan hearehear anyany taletale oror dydingsdy dingsdydings ofof herher,
wln 1347AndAnd taketake herher awayaway fromfrom thickthick aa messellmesel, vorvor chamcham
wln 1348AshuredAssuredAshured, heelehe’ll butbut bringbring herher toto thethe spoilespoil,
wln 1349AndAnd soso varvar youyou wellwell, wewe shallshall meetemeet atat youryour sonneson Ciuets〈◊〉Civet’sCivets.
wln 1350Lance.LancelotLance.II thankethank youyou syrsir, II taketake itit veryvery kindlykindly.
wln 1351Arty.ArtichokeArty.ToTo findfind herher outout, ilei’llI’ll spendspend mymy dearestdearest bloodblood.
wln 1352ExitExit bothboth.
wln 1353SoSo wellwell II louedloved herher, toto affecteffectaffect herher goodgood.
wln 1354Lance.LancelotLance.OO maistermaster Weathercocke〈◊〉Weathercock, whatwhat haphap hadhad II, toto forceforce (mymy daughterdaughter

wln 1355FromFrom maistermaster Oliuer〈◊〉Oliver, andand thisthis goodgood knightknight?
wln 1356ToTo oneone thatthat hathhath nono goodnessegoodness inin hishis thoughtthought.
wln 1357Wea.WeathercockWea.IllIll luckeluck, butbut whatwhat remedieremedy.
wln 1358Lance.LancelotLance.YesYes II hauehave almostalmost deuiseddevised aa remedyremedy,
wln 1359YoungYoung Flowerdale〈◊〉Flowerdale, isis shuresure aa prisonerprisoner.
wln 1360Wea.WeathercockWea.ShureSure, nothingnothing moremore shuresure.
wln 1361Lance.LancelotLance.AndAnd yetyet perhapsperhaps hishis VnckleUncle hathhath releasedreleased himhim.
wln 1362Wea.WeathercockWea.ItIt maymay bebe veryvery likelike, nono doubtdoubt hehe hathhath.
wln 1363Lance.LancelotLance.WellWell ifif hehe bebe inin prisonprison, ilei’llI’ll hauehave warrantswarrantwarran●warrantwarrants
wln 1364ToTo tache’tachattach mymy daughterdaughter tilltill thethe lawelaw bebe triedtried,
wln 1365ForFor II willwill shuesue himhim vponupon couzonagecozenage.
wln 1366Wea.WeathercockWea.MaryMarrymarry maymay youyou, andand ouerthrowoverthrow himhim toostootoo●too??▪
wln 1367Lance.LancelotLance.NayNay thatsthat’s notnot soso, II maymay chancechance bebe scoftsco●scoffedsco●,
wln 1368AndAnd sentencesentence pastpassed withwith himhim.
wln 1369Wea.WeathercockWea.BeleeueBelieve meme soso hehe maymay, thereforetherefore taketake heedeheed.
wln 1370Lance.LancelotLance.WellWell howsoeuerhowso●erhowsoeverHowsoever, yetyet II willwill hauehave warrantswarrants,
wln 1371InIn prisonprison, oror atat libertieliberty, allsall’s oneone:
wln 1372YouYou willwill helpehelp toto serueserve themthem maistermaster Weathercocke〈◊〉Weathercock?
wln 1373ExitExit OmnesOmnes.
wln 1374EnterEnter Flowerdale〈◊〉Flowerdale〈◊〉.

wln 1375Flow〈◊〉〈◊〉Flowerdale.AA plagueplague ofof thethe diuelldevil, thethe diuelldevil taketake thethe dycedice,
wln 1376TheThe dycedice, andand thethe diuelldevil, andand hishis dammedam●nedam goego togethertogether:

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wln 1377OfOf allall mymy hundredhundred goldengolden angelsangels,
wln 1378II hauehave notnot leftleft meme oneone denierdenier:
wln 1379AA poxepokepoxpoke ofof comecome aa fiuefive, whatwhat shallshall II doedo?
wln 1380II cancan borrowborrow nono moremore ofof mymy creditcredit:
wln 1381There’sThere’s notnot anyany ofof mymy acquaintanceacquaintance, manman, nornor boyboy,
wln 1382ButBut II hauehave borrowedborrowed moremore oror lesseless offofoff:
wln 1383II wouldwould II kneweknew wherewhere toto taketake aa goodgood pursepurse,
wln 1384AndAnd goego cleareclear awayaway, byby thisthis lightlight ilei’llI’ll ventureventure forfor itit,
wln 1385GodsGod’s lidlid mymy sistersister DeliaDelia,
wln 1386IleI’ll robrob herher, byby thisthis handhand.
wln 1387EnterEnter DeliaDelia, andand ArtichoakeArtichoke.
wln 1388Deli.DeliaDeli.II pretheeprithee ArtichoakeArtichoke goego notnot soso fastfast,
wln 1389TheThe weatherweather isis hothot, andand II amam somethingsomething wearieweary.
wln 1390Arti.ArtichokeArti.NayNay II warrantwarrant youyou mistressemistress DeliaDelia ilei’llI’ll notnot tiretire youyou
wln 1391WithWith leadingleading, weelewe’ll goego anan extreameextreme moderatemoderate pacepace.
wln 1392Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.StandStand, deliuerdeliver youryour pursepurse.
wln 1393Arti.ArtichokeArti.OO lordlord, theeuesthieves, theeuesthieves.
wln 1394ExitExit ArtichoakeArtichoke.
wln 1395Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ComeCome, comecome, youryour pursepurse ladielady, youryour pursepurse.
wln 1396Dali.DeliaDali.ThatThat voicevoice II hauehave heardheard oftenoften beforebefore thisthis timetime,
wln 1397WhatWhat brotherbrother FlowerdaleFlowerdale, becomebecome aa theefethief?
wln 1398Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.IAyay, aa plagueplague onton ’ton’t, II thankethank youryour fatherfather,
wln 1399ButBut sistersister, comecome, youryour monymoney, comecome:
wln 1400WhatWhat thethe worldworld mustmust findfind meme, II amam borneborn toto liuelive,
wln 1401Tis’Tis notnot aa sinnesin toto stealesteal, whenwhen nonenone willwill giuegive.
wln 1402Deli.DeliaDeli.OO GodGod, isis allall gracegrace banishtbanished fromfrom thythy heartheart,
wln 1403ThinkeThink ofof thethe shameshame thatthat dothdoth attendattend thisthis factfact.
wln 1404Flow,FlowerdaleFlow,ShameShame meme nono shamesshames, comecome giuegive meme youryour pursepurse,
wln 1405IleI’ll bindbind youyou sistersister, leastlest II fairefarefair thethe worseworse.
wln 1406Deli.DeliaDeli.NoNo, bindbind meme notnot, holdhold therethere isis allall II hauehave,
wln 1407AndAnd wouldwould thatthat monymoney wouldwould redeemeredeem thythy shameshame.
wln 1408EnterEnter OliuerOliver syrsir ArthurArthur, andand ArtichoakeArtichoke.
wln 1409Arti.ArtichokeArti.TheeuesThievesthieves, theeuesthieves, theeuesthieves.
wln 1410Oli.OliverOli.TheeuesThievesthieves, wherewhere manman? whywhy howhow nownow mistressemistress DeliaDelia,
wln 1411HaHa’ha’ youyou aa likedliked toto binbinbeen aa robbeda’a-robbed robbedrobbed?

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wln 1412DeliaDelia.NoNo maistermaster OliuerOliver, tis’tis maistermaster FlowerdaleFlowerdale, heehe diddid butbut iestjest withwith meme.

wln 1413Oli.Oly.OliverOly.HowHow, FlowerdaleFlowerdale, thatthat scoundrellscoundrel?? sirrha〈◊〉sirrahsirrha◊◊, youyou metenme●enme●enmeten vsus
wln 1414WellWell, vangvang theethee thatthat.
wln 1415Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WellWell sirsinsinsir, ilei’llI’ll notnot meddlemeddle withwith youyou, becausebecause II hauehave aa (chargecharge.
wln 1416Deli.DeliaDeli.HereHere brotherbrother FlowerdaleFlowerdale,, ilei’llI’ll lendlend youyou thisthis samesame monymoney..▪
wln 1417Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.II thankethank youyou sistersister.
wln 1418Oli.OliverOli.II wadwadwould youyou wereworeysplitwere ysplity-splitysplit, andand youyou letlet thethe mezellmesel hauehave aa (pennypenny..,
wln 1419ButBut sincesince youyou cannotcannot keepekeep itit, chilchil keepekeep itit my selfemyself.
wln 1420Ar.ArthurAr.Tis’Tis pittiepity toto releeuerelieve himhim inin thisthis sortsort,
wln 1421WhoWho makesmakes aa triumphanttriumphant lifelife, hishis dailydaily sportsport.
wln 1422DeliaDelia.BrotherBrother, youyou seesee howhow allall menmen consurecensure youyou,
wln 1423FarewellFarewell, andand II praypray GodGod amendamend youryour lifelife.
wln 1424Oly.OliverOly.ComeCome, chillchill bringbring youyou alongalong, andand youyou safesafe enoughenough
wln 1425FromFrom twentietwenty suchsuch scoundrellsscoundrels asas thickthick aa oneone isis,
wln 1426FarewellFarewell andand bebe hangedhanged zyrrhazirrahzyrrha, asas II thinkethink soso thouthou
wln 1427WiltWilt bebe shortlyshortly, comecome syrsir ArthurArthur.
wln 1428ExitExit allall butbu●but FlowerdaleFlowerdale.
wln 1429Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.AA plagueplague goego withwith youyou forfor aa karsiekerseykarsy rascallrascal:
wln 1430ThisThis DeuenshyreDeuenshyDevonshire manmany〈◊〉manyman II thinkthink isis mademade allall ofof porkepork,
wln 1431HisHis handshands mademade onelyonly, forfor toto heauehe●ueheave vpup packspacks:
wln 1432HisHis hartheart asas fatf●tfat andand bigbig asas hishis faceface,
wln 1433AsAs differingdiffering farfar fromfrom allall brauebrave gallantgallant mindsminds
wln 1434AsAs II toto serueserve thethe hoggeshogs, andand drinkedrink withwith hindeshinds,
wln 1435AsAs II amam veryvery neerenear nownow: wellwell, whatwhat remedieremedy,
wln 1436WhenWhen monymoney, meanesmeans, andand friendsfriends, doedo growegrow soso smallsmall,
wln 1437ThenThen farewellfarewell lifelife, andand ther’sthere’s〈◊〉there’s anan endend ofof allall.ExitExit omnesomn●omnes.
wln 1438EnterE●terEnter FatherFather, LuceLuce likelike aa DutchDutch FrowFrow, CiuetCivet, andand hishis
wln 1439wifewife mistresse〈◊〉mistress〈◊〉 FrancesFrances.
wln 1440Ciu.Ci●.CivetCi●.ByBy mymy troathtroth god a merciegod-a-mercygod a mercy forfor thisthis goodgood ChristopherChristopher,
wln 1441II thankethank theethee forfor mymy maidemaid, II likelike herher veryvery wellwell,
wln 1442HowHow doestdost thouthou likelike herher Frances〈◊〉Frances?
wln 1443Fran.FrancesFran.InIn goodgood sadnessesadness TomTom, veryvery wellwell, excellentexcellent wellwell,
wln 1444SheShe speakesspeaks soso prettilyprettily, II praypray whatswhat’s youryour namename?
wln 1445LuceLu●eLuce.MyMy namename forsoothforsooth bebe calledcalled Tanikin〈◊〉Tanikin.

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wln 1446Fran.FrancesFran.ByBy mymy troathtroth aa finefine namename, OOh Tanikin〈◊〉Tanikin, youyou areare excel-excellentexcel∣lentexcellent
wln 1447ment
wln 1447forfor dressingdressing oneone headhead aa newenew fashionfashion.
wln 1448Luce〈◊〉Luce〈◊〉.MeMe sallsall doedo eueryevery tingting aboutabout dada headhead.
wln 1449Ciu.Ci●.CivetCi●.WhatWhat countriwomancountrywoman isis sheshe KesterKest●rKester?
wln 1450Fath.FatherFath.AA dutchdutch womanwoman sirsir.
wln 1451Ciu.Ci●.CivetCi●.WhyWhy thenthen sheshe isis outlandishoutlandish, isis sheshe notnot?
wln 1452Fath.FatherFath.IAyI SyrSir sheshe isis.
wln 1453Fran.FrancesFran.OO thenthen thouthou canstcanst telltell howhow toto helpehelp meeme toto cheekescheeks (andand eares〈◊〉ears??
wln 1454LuceLuc●Luc●Luce.YesY●sYes mistressemistress verievery vellvell.
wln 1455Fath.FatherFath.CheekesCheeks andand earesears, whywhy mistressemistress FrancesFrances, wantwant youyou
wln 1456CheekesCheeks andand earesears? me thinkesmethinks youyou hauehave veryvery fairefair onesones.
wln 1457Fran.FrancesFran.ThouThou artart aa foolefool indeedindeed TomTom, thouthou knowestknowest whatwhat II (meanemean,
wln 1458Ciu.Ci●.CivetCi●.IAyay, IAyI KesterKester, tis’tis suchsuch asas theythey wearewear ao’a theirtheir headsheads,
wln 1459II pretheeprithee KitKit hauehave herher inin, andand sheweshewehershow herher mymy househouse.
wln 1460Fath.FatherFath.II willwill sirsir, comecome Tanikin〈◊〉Tanikin.
wln 1461Fran.FrancesFran.OO TomTom, youyou hauehave notnot bussedbussed meme to daytoday TomTom.
wln 1462Ciu.Ci●.CivetCi●.NoNo FrancesFrances, wewe mustmust notnot kissekiss aforeafore folkesfolks,
wln 1463GodGod sauesave meme FranckeFranckFrank,

wln 1464EnterEnter DeliaDe●aDelia, andand ArtichoakeArtich●akeArtichoke.
wln 1465SeeSee yonderyonder mymy sistersister DeliaDelia isis comecome, welcomewelcome goodgood sistersister.
wln 1466Fran.FrancesFran.WelcomeWelcome goodgood sistersister, howhow dodo youyou likelike thethe tiertier ofof mymy (headhead?
wln 1467DeliaDelia.VeryVery wellwell sistersister.
wln 1468Ciu.Ci●.CivetCi●.II amam gladglad you’reyou’re comecome sistersister DeliaDelia toto giuegive orderorder forfor
wln 1469SupperSupper, theythey willwill bebe herehere soonesoon.
wln 1470Arty.ArtichokeArty.IAyay, butbut ifif goodgood luckluck hadhad notnot seruedserved, sheshe hadhad
wln 1471NotNot binbeen herehere nownow, filchingfilching FlowerdaleFlowerdale hadhad likelike
wln 1472ToTo peppordpepperedpeppord vsus, butbut forfor maistermaster OliuerOliver, wewe hadhad binbeen robbedrobbed.
wln 1473Deli.De●.DeliaDe●.PeacePeace syrrhasirrah, nono moremore.
wln 1474Fath.FatherFath.RobbedRobbed!! byby whomwhom?
wln 1475Arty.ArtichokeArty.MarryMarry byby nonenone butbut byby FlowerdaleFlowerdale, hehe isis turnedturned theefethief.
wln 1476Ciu.Ci●.CivetCi●.ByBy mymy faithfaith, butbut thatthat isis notnot wellwell, butbut GodGod bebe praisedpraised
wln 1477ForFor youryour escapeescape, willwill youyou drawdraw neerenear sistersister?
wln 1478Fath.FatherFath.SyrrhaSirrahsirrah comecome hitherhither, wouldwould FlowerdaleFlowerdale, hee●eehe●ee thatthat waswas
wln 1479mymy maistermaster, aha’a robbedrobbed youyou, II pretheeprithee telltell meme truetrue?

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wln 1480Arty.ArtichokeArty.YesYes yfaithi’ faithi’faith,,▪ eueneven thatthat FlowerdaleFlowerdale, thatthat waswas thythy mai-maistermai∣stermaster(ster.

wln 1481Fath.FatherFath.HoldHold theethee, therethere isis aa FrenchFrench crownecrown, andand speakespeak nono (moremore ofof thisthis.

wln 1482Arty.ArtichokeArty.NotNot II, notnot aa wordword, nownow dodo II smellsmell knauerieknaueritknavery:
wln 1483InIn eueryevery pursepurse FlowerdaleFlowerdale takestak●stakes, hehe isis halfehalf::▪
wln 1484AndAnd giuesgives meme thisthis toto keepekeep counsellcounsel, no●o●ono notnot aa wordword II.
wln 1485Fath.FatherFath.WhyWhy God a mercyGod-a-mercyGod a mercy.
wln 1486Fran.FrancesFran.SisterSister lookelook herehere, II hauehave aa newnew DutchDutch maidmaid,
wln 1487AndAnd sheshe speakesspeaks soso finefine, itit wouldwould doedo●do youryour heartheart goodgood.
wln 1488Ciu.CivetCiu.HowHow doedo youyou likelike herher sistersister?
wln 1489Deli〈◊〉Delia〈◊〉.II likelike youryour maidemaid●maid wellwell.
wln 1490Ciu.CivetCiu.WellWell dearedear sistersister, willwill youyou drawdraw neerenear, andand giuegive direc-directionsdirec∣tionsdirections
wln 1491tions
wln 1491forfor suppersupper, guesseguesseguests willwill bebe herehere presentlypresently.
wln 1492DeliaDelia.YesYes brotherbrother, leadelead thethe wayway ile〈◊〉i’llI’ll followfollow youyou.

wln 1493ExitExit all〈◊〉all but〈◊〉but DeliaDelia andand LuceLuce.

wln 1494HarkeHark youyou DutchDutch frowefrowfrowe aa wordword.
wln 1495Luce.Luce.VatVat isis youryour villvill witwi●wi●wit me〈◊〉me?
wln 1496DeliDeliaDeliSisterSister LuceLuc●Luce,,▪ tis’tis notnot youryour brokenbroken languagelanguage,
wln 1497NorNor thisthis samesame habithabit, cancan disguisedisguise youryour face〈◊〉face
wln 1498FromFrom II thatthat knowknow youyou: praypray telltell meme, whatwhat meanesmeans thisthis?
wln 1499LuccLuc●LuceLuc●.SisterSister, II seesee youyou knowknow meme, yetyet bebe secretsecret:
wln 1500ThisThis borrowedborrowed shapeshape, thatthat II hauehave tanetan●ta’entan● vponupon meme,
wln 1501IsIs butbut toto keepekeep my selfemyself, aa spacespace vnknownevnkownevn knowneunknown,
wln 1502BothBoth fromfrom mymy fatherfather, andand mymy neerestn●erestnearest friendesfriends::▪
wln 1503VntillUntil II seesee, howhow timetime willwill bringbring toto passepass,
wln 1504TheThe desperatedesperate coursecourse, ofof maistermaster FlowerdaleFlowerdale.
wln 1505Deli.DeliaDeli.OO heehe isis worseworse thenthan badbad, II prethee〈◊〉prithee leaue〈◊〉leave himhim,,▪
wln 1506AndAnd letlet notnot onceonce thythy heartheart toto thinkethink onon himhim.
wln 1507Luce.Luce.DoDo notnot perswadepersuade meme, onceonce toto such〈◊〉such aa thoughtthought,
wln 1508ImagineImagine yetyet, thatthat hehe isis worseworse thenthan naughtnaught:
wln 1509YetYet oneone louerslover’s timetime, maymay allall thatthat illill vndoundo,
wln 1510ThatThat allall hishis formerformer lifelife, diddid runrun intointo..▪

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wln 1511ThereforeTherefore kindkind sistersister doedo notnot disclosedisclose mymy estateestate,
wln 1512IfIf ereere hishis heartheart dothdoth turneturn, tis’tis nerene’ernever tootoo latelate.
wln 1513Dely.DeliaDely.WellWell, seeingseeing nono counsellcounsel cancan remoueremove youryour (mindmind,
wln 1514IleI’ll notnot disclosedisclose youyou, thatthat artart wilfullwilful blindeblind.
wln 1515Luc.LuceLuc.DeliaDelia, II thankthank youyou, II nownow mustmust pleaseplease herhereiesher (eieseyes,
wln 1516MyMy sistersister FrancesFrances, neitherneither fairefair nornor wisewise.
wln 1517ExitExit OmnesOm●sOmnes.

wln 1518EnterEnter FlowerdaleFlowerdale solus〈◊〉solus〈◊〉.

wln 1519Flo.FlowerdaleFlo.OnOn goesgoes hehe thatthat knowesknows nono endend ofof hishis iourneyjourney,
wln 1520II hauehave passedpassed thethe very〈◊〉very〈◊〉 vtmost〈◊〉utmost〈◊〉 boundsbounds ofof shiftingshifting,
wln 1521II hauehave nono coursecourse nownow butbut toto hanghang my selfemyself:
wln 1522II hauehave liuedlived sincesince yesterdayyesterday twotwo a clockeo’clock, ofof aa
wln 1523Spice-cakeSpice-cake II hadhad atat aa buriallburial::▪ andand forfor drinkedrink,
wln 1524II gotgot itit atat anan Ale-houseAlehouse amongamong Porters〈◊〉Porters, suchas〈◊〉assuch asas
wln 1525WillWill bearebear outout aa manman, ifif hehe hauehave nono monymoney indeedindeed.
wln 1526II meanemean outout ofof theirtheir companyescompanies, for〈◊〉for theythey areare menmen
wln 1527OfOf goodgood carriagecarriage. WhoWho comescomes heerehere?
wln 1528TheThe twotwo ConycatchersConey-catchersconey-catchers, thatthat woonwon allall mymy monymoney ofof (meme.
wln 1529IleI’ll trietry ifif thaylethayelethaylelendthey’ll lendlend meme anyany.
wln 1530EnterEnter Dicke〈◊〉Dick〈◊〉 and〈◊〉and RafeRafe.
wln 1531WhatWhat M.MasterM. RichardRichard howhow doedo youyou?
wln 1532HowHow doestdost thouthou RafeRafe? ByBy GodGod gentlemēgentlemegentlemen thethe worldworld
wln 1533GrowesGrows barebare withwith mem●me, willwill youyou dodo asas muchmuch asas lendlend
wln 1534MeMe anan AngelAngel betweene〈◊〉between youyou bothboth, youyou knowknow youyou
wln 1535WonWon aa hundredhundred ofof meme thethe otherother dayday.
wln 1536RafeRafe.HowHo●Ho●How,,▪ anan AngelAngel? GodGod dambdamn vsus ifif wewe lostlost notnot eueryevery
wln 1537PenyPenny, withinwithin anan houre〈◊〉hour afterafter thouthou wertwer●wert gonegone.
wln 1538Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.II prethyprithee lendlend meme soso muchmuch asas willwill paypay forfor mymy suppersupper,
wln 1539IleI’ll paypay youyou againeagain, asas II amam aa GentlemanGentleman.
wln 1540RafeRafe.I faithI’ faithi’faith, wewe hauehave hauehave notnot aa farthingfarthing, notnot aa mytemite:
wln 1541II▪ wonderwonder atat itit M.〈◊〉MasterM. FlowerdaleFlowerdale,
wln 1542YouYou willwill soso careleslycarelessly vndoundo your selfeyourself,
wln 1543WhyWhy youyou willwill looselose moremore monymoney inin anan hourehour,

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wln 1544ThenThan anyany honesthonestmanhonestmanhonest manman spendspend inin aa yeareyear,
wln 1545ForFor shameshame betakebetake youyou toto somesome honesthonest TradeTrade,
wln 1546AndAnd liuelive notnot thusthus soso likelike aa VagabondVagabond.
wln 1547ExitExit bothboth.
wln 1548Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.AA VagabondVagabond indeedindeed, moremore villainesvillainsvillain’s youyou●you●you::
wln 1549TheyThey gauegave meme counsellcounsel thatthat first〈◊〉first cozendcozened〈◊〉cozened meme:
wln 1550ThoseThose DiuelsDevils firstfirst broughtbrought meme toto thisthis II amam,
wln 1551AndAnd beingbeing thusthus, thethe firstfirst thatthat doedo meme wrongwrong.
wln 1552WellWell, yetyet II hauehave oneone firiendfriendfriend leftleft inin storestore,
wln 1553NotNot farrefar fromfrom hencehence, therethere dwelsdwells aa CokatryceCockatricecockatrice,
wln 1554OneOne thatthat II firstfirst putput inin aa sattensatin gownegown,
wln 1555AndAnd notnot aa toothtooth thatthat dwelldwell withinwithin herher headhead,
wln 1556ButBut standsstands meme atat thethe leastleast inin 20.20twenty20▪ poundpound:
wln 1557HerHer willwill II visitevisit nownow mymy coynecoin isis gonegone,
wln 1558AndAnd asas II taketake itit heerehere dwellesdwells thethe GentlewomenGentlewomen.
wln 1559WhatWhat hoho, isis MistesseMistressmistress Apricocke〈◊〉〈◊〉Apricocke withinwithin?

wln 1560EnterEnter Ruffyn〈◊〉Ruffian〈◊〉.
wln 1561Ruff.RuffianRuff.WhatWhat sawsiesawfiesaucy RascallRascal isis thatthat whichwhich knocksknocks soso boldbold,
wln 1562OOOh, isis itit youyouryou●youryou?? oldold spend-thriftspend thriftspendthriftspend thrist▪, areare youyou herehere?
wln 1563OneOne’ thatthat isis turnedturned CozonerCozenercozener aboutabout thethethee townetotownto〈◊〉〈◊〉::▪
wln 1564MyMy MistresseMistress sawsaw youyou, andand sendssends thisthis wordLord●ordwordLord byby meme,,▪
wln 1565EitherEither bebe packingpacking quicklyquickly fromfrom thethe dooredoor,
wln 1566OrOr youyou shallshall hauehave suchsuch aa greetinggreeting sentsent youyou straitstraight,
wln 1567AsAs youyou willwill littlelittle likelike onon, youyou hadhad bestbest bebe gonegone.
wln 1568Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WhyWhy soso, thisthis isis asas itit shouldshould bebe, beingbeing poorepoor,
wln 1569ThusThus artart thouthou seruedser●edserved byby aa vilevile paintedpainted whoorewhore.
wln 1570WellWell, sincesince thythy damneddamned crewcrew doedo soso abuseabuse theethee,
wln 1571IleI’ll trytry ofof honesthonest menmen, howhow theythey willwill vseuse mee〈◊〉me.

wln 1572EnterEnter an〈◊〉ana auncient〈◊〉ancient Citizencitizen〈◊〉Citizen〈◊〉.
wln 1573SirSir II beseechbeseech youyou toto taketake compassioncompassion ofof aa manman,
wln 1574OneOne whosewhose FortunesFortunes hauehave beenebeen betterbetter thenthan atat thisthis instantinstant
wln 1575theythey seemeseem toto beebe’: butbut ifif II mightmight crauecrave ofof youyou soso muchmuch littlelittle
wln 1576portionportion, asas wouldwould bringbring meeme toto mymy friendsfriends, II shouldshould restrest
wln 1577thankfullthankful, vntillv●tilluntil II hadhad requitedrequited soso greatgreat aa curtesie〈◊〉courtesy.

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wln 1578Citizen〈◊〉Citizen〈◊〉.FieFie, fiefie, yongyoung manman, thisthis coursecourse isis veryvery badbad,
wln 1579TooToo manymany suchsuch hauehave weewe aboutabout thisthis CittieCity,
wln 1580YetYet forfor II hauehave notnot seeneseen youyou inin thisthis sortsort,
wln 1581NorNor notednoted youyou toto bebe aa commoncommon beggerbeggar:
wln 1582HoldHold theresthere’s anan AngelAngel, toto bearebear youryour chargescharges,
wln 1583DowneDown, goego toto youryour freindsfriendsfriends, dodo notnot onon thisthis dependdepend,
wln 1584SuchSuch badbad beginningsbeginnings oftoft hauehave worser〈◊〉worser endsends.ExitExit Citt〈◊〉CitizenCITT..
wln 1585Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WorserWorserWorse endesends: naynay, ifif itit fallfall outout
wln 1586NoNo worseworse thenthan inin oldold angelsangels II carecare notnot,
wln 1587NayNay nownow II hauehave hadhad suchsuch aa fortunatefortunate beginningbeginning,
wln 1588IleI’ll notnot letlet aa: sixepennie-pursesixpenny pursesixpenny-purse escapeescape meme,
wln 1589ByBy thethe MasseMass, herehere comescomes anotheranother.

wln 1590EnterEnter aa CitizensCitizen’scitizen’s wifewife withwith aa torchtorch beforebefore herher.
wln 1591GodGod blessebless youyou fairefair MistresseMistress.
wln 1592NowNow wouldwould itit pleaseplease youyou gentlewomangentlewoman toto lookelook intointo thethe
wln 1593wantswants ofof aa poorepoor Gentle-manGentleman, aa yongeryounger brotherbrother, II doubtdoubt notnot
wln 1594butbut GodGod willwill trebletrebletriple restorerestore itit backeback againeagain, oneone thatthat neuernever
wln 1595beforebefore thisthis timetime demandeddemanded penniepenny, halfpeniehalpenie〈◊〉halfpenny, nornor farthingfarthing.
wln 1596Citiz.〈◊〉Citizen’s〈◊〉 WifeWife.StayStay AlexanderAlexander, nownow byby mymy trothtroth aa veryvery pro-properpro∣perproper
wln 1597per
wln 1597manman, andand tis’tis greatgreat pittiepity: holdhold mymy friendfriend, theresthere’s allall thethe
wln 1598moniemoney II hauehave aboutabout meme, aa couplecouple ofof shillingsshillings, andand GodGod blessebless
wln 1599theethee.
wln 1600Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.NowNow GodGod thankethank youyou sweetesweet LadyLady: ifif youyou hauehave anyany
wln 1601friendfriend, oror Garden-houseGarden-house, wherewhere youyou maymay imployemploy aa poorepoor
wln 1602gentlemangentleman asas youryour friendfriend, II amam yoursyours toto commandcommand inin allall se-secretse∣cretsecret
wln 1603cret
wln 1603seruiceservice.
wln 1604Citiz.CitizenCitiz.II thankethank youyou goodgood friendfriend, II prethyprithee letlet meme seesee thatthat a-againea∣gaineagain
wln 1605gaine,
wln 1605II gauegave theethee, therethere isis oneone ofof themthem aa brassebrass shillingshilling, giuegive
wln 1606meme themthem, andand herehere isis halfehalf aa crownecrown inin goldgold.HeHe giuesgives itit herher.
wln 1607NoweNow outout vponupon theethee RascallRascal, secretsecret seruiceservice: whatwhat doestdost
wln 1608thouthou makemake ofof meeme? itit werewere aa goodgood deededeed toto hauehave theethee whiptwhipped:
wln 1609nownow II hauehave mymy moneymoney againeagain, ilei’llI’ll seesee theethee hangedhanged beforebefore
wln 1610II giuegive theethee aa penniepenny: secretsecret seruiceservice: onon goodgood AlexanderAlexander.
wln 1611ExitExit bothboth.

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wln 1612Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ThisThis isis villanousvillainousvill 〈◊〉villainous luckeluck, II perceiueperceive dishonestie〈◊〉dishonesty
wln 1613WillWill notnot thriuethrive: herehere comescomes moremore,,. GodGod forgiueforgive meeme,

wln 1614SirSir ArthurArthur, andand M.MasterM. OliuerOliver, aforeafore GodGod, IleI’ll speakespeak toto themthem,
wln 1615GodGod sauesave youyou SirSir ArthurArthur::▪ GodGod sauesave youyou M.MasterM. OliuerOliver.
wln 1616Enter〈◊〉Enter SirSir Arthur〈◊〉Arthur〈◊〉, and〈◊〉and M.MasterM. OliuerOliver.
wln 1617Oli.OliverOli.BynBinBeen youyou therethere zirrha〈◊〉zirrahzyrrah, comecome willwill youyou ytakeny-takenytaken your selfeyourself
wln 1618ToTo youryour toolestools, Coystrell〈◊〉Coistrel?
wln 1619Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.NayNay, M.MasterM. Oliuer〈◊〉Oliver, IleI’ll notnot fightfight withwith youyou,
wln 1620AlasAlas sirsir youyou knowknow itit waswas notnot mymy dooingsdoings,
wln 1621ItIt waswas onelyonly aa plotplot toto get〈◊〉get SirSirrha〈◊〉SirSirrha Lancelots〈◊〉Lancelot’s〈◊〉 daughterdaughter:
wln 1622ByBy GodGod, II neuernever meantmeant youyou harme〈◊〉harm.
wln 1623Oli.OliverOli.AndAnd whorewhore isis thethe Gentle-womanGentlewoman thythy wifewife, MezellMeselmesel?
wln 1624WhoreWhore isis sheeshe, Zyrrha〈◊〉ZirrahSirrah, ha〈◊〉ha??
wln 1625Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ByBy mymy trothtroth M.MasterM. OliuerOliver, sickesick, veryvery sickesick;
wln 1626AndAnd GodGod isis mymy IudgeJudgejudge, II knowknow notnot whatwhat meanesmeans toto makemake forfor
wln 1627herher, goodgood GentlewomanGentlewoman.
wln 1628Oli.OliverOli.TellTell meme truetrue, isis sheshe sickesick? telltell meme truetrue itchi●chi●chitch vise●ise●isevise theethee?
wln 1629Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.YesYes faithfaith, II telltell youyou true〈◊〉true: M.MasterM. Oliuer〈◊〉Oliver, ifif youyou wouldwould
wln 1630doedo meeme thethe smallsmall kindnessekindness, butbut toto lendlend meme fortieforty shillingsshillings:
wln 1631SoSo GodGod helpehelp meme II willwill paypay youyou So●o●oSo soone〈◊〉soon asas mymy abilitieability shallshall
wln 1632makemake meme ableable, asas II am〈◊〉am aa gentlemangentleman.
wln 1633Oli.OliverOli.WellWell thouthou zaistzaist thythy wifewife isis zickezick: holdhold, thersthere’s vortie〈◊〉vorty
wln 1634shillingsshillings, giuedgived itit toto thythy wifewife, lookelook thou〈◊〉thou giuegi●egive itit herher, oror II shallshall
wln 1635zozo vezeveze theethee, thouthou wertwert notnot soso vezedvezed thisthis zeuenzeven yeareyear, lookelook
wln 1636toototoo itit.
wln 1637Art.ArthurArt.YfaithY faithI’ faithi’faith M.MasterM. OliuerOliver, itit isis inin vainevain
wln 1638ToTo giuegive toto him〈◊〉him thatthat neuer〈◊〉never thinkesthinks ofof herher..▪
wln 1639Oli.OliverOli.WellWell, wouldwould cheche couldcould yuind〈◊〉y-vind〈◊〉 it〈◊〉〈◊〉it..▪
wln 1640Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.II telltell youyou truetrue, sirsir ArthurArthur, asas II amam aa gentle-gentlemangentle∣mangentleman(man.
wln 1641Oli.OliverOli.WellWell farefare youyou wellwell zyrrah〈◊〉zirrahzyrrah: comecome sir〈◊〉sir ArthurArthur.
wln 1642ExitExit bothboth:
wln 1643Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ByBy thethe LordLord thisthis isis excellent〈◊〉excellent.
wln 1644FiueFive goldengolden AngelsAngels compastcompassed inin anan hourehour,
wln 1645IfIf thisthis tradetrade holdhold, ilei’llI’ll neuernever seeke〈◊〉seek aa newnew.

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wln 1646WelcomeWelcome sweetsweet goldgold: andand beggerybeggary adueadieu.

wln 1647EnterEnter Vnckle〈◊〉Uncle andand FatherFather.
wln 1648Vnc〈◊〉Uncle〈◊〉.SeeSee KesterKester ifif youyou cancan findfind thethe househouse.
wln 1649Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WhoseWho’swho’s herehere, mymy VnckleUncle, andand mymy manman KesterKester?
wln 1650ByBy thethe massemass tis’tis theythey.
wln 1651HowHow doedo youyou VnckleUncle, howhow dostdost thouthou KesterKester?
wln 1652ByBy mymy troathtroth VnckleUncle, youyou mustmust needesn●edesneeds lendlend
wln 1653MeMe somesome monymoney, thethe poorepoor gentlewomangentlewoman
wln 1654MyMy wifewife, soso GodGod helpehelp meme, isis verievery sickesick,
wln 1655II waswas robderobbed ofof thethe hundredhundred angelsangels
wln 1656YouYou gauegave meme, theythey areare gonegone.
wln 1657Vnc.UncleVnc.IAyI theythey areare gonegone indeedindeed, comecome KesterKester awayaway.
wln 1658Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.NayNay VnckleUncle, dodo youyou hearehear? goodgood VnckleUncle.
wln 1659Unc.UncleUnc.OutOut hypocritehypocrite, II willwill notnot hearehear theethee speakespeak,
wln 1660ComeCome leaueleave himhim KesterKester.
wln 1661Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.KesterKester, honesthonest KesterKester.
wln 1662Fath.FatherFath.SyrSir, II haueha●ehave noughtthought〈◊〉naughtthought toto saysay toto youyou,
wln 1663OpenOpen thethe dooredoor toto mymy kinkin, thouthou hadsthadst bestbest
wln 1664LocktLock ’tLocked fastfast, forfor theresthere’s aa falsefalse knaueknave withoutwithout.
wln 1665Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.youyou areare anan oldold lyinglying RascallRascal,
wln 1666SoSo youyou areare.
wln 1667ExitExit bothboth.
wln 1668EnterEnter LuceLuce.
wln 1669Luce.Luce.VatVat isis dede mattermatter, VatVat bebe youyou yonkeryounker?
wln 1670Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ByBy thisthis lightlight aa DutchDutch FroeFrowFroe, theythey saysay theythey areare caldecalled
wln 1671KindKind, byby thisthis lightlight ilei’llI’ll trytry herher.
wln 1672Luce.Luce.VatVat binbinbeen youyou yonkeryounker, whywhy doedo youyou notnot speakespeak?
wln 1673Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ByBy mymy troathtroth sweetsweet heartheart, aa poorepoor gentlemangentleman thatthat
wln 1674wouldwould desiredesire ofof youyou, ifif itit standstand withwith youryour likingliking, thethe bountiebounty ofof
wln 1675youryour pursepurse.EnterEnter fatherfather.
wln 1676Luce.Luce.OO herehere GodGod, soso youngyoung anan arminearmine.
wln 1677Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ArmineArmine sweet-heartsweetheart, II knowknow notnot whatwhat youyou meanemean byby
wln 1678thatthat, butbut II amam almostalmost aa beggerbeggar.
wln 1679Luce.Luce.AreAre youyou notnot aa marriedmarried manman, verevere binbeen youryour vifevife?
wln 1680HereHere isis allall II hauehave, taketake disdis.
wln 1681Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WhatWhat goldgold youngyoung FroeFrowFroe? thisthis isis brauebrave.
wln 1682Fath.FatherFath.IfIf hehe hauehave anyany gracegrace, heelehe’ll nownow repentrepent..▪

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wln 1683Luce.Luce.WhyWhy speakespeak youyou notnot, werewere bebe youryo●ryour vife〈◊〉〈◊〉vife?
wln 1684Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.DeadDead, deaddead, sheesshe’s deaddead, tis’tis sheshe hathhath vndoneundone meme,
wln 1685SpentSpent meme allall II hadhad, andand keptkept rascalls〈◊〉rascals〈◊〉 vnder〈◊〉under〈◊〉 minemine nosenose toto brauebrave (meme.

wln 1686Luce.Luce.DidDid youyou vseuse herher vellvell?
wln 1687Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.VseUse herher, theresthere’s neuernever aa gentlewomangentlewoman inin EnglandEngland
wln 1688couldcould bebe betterbetter vsedv●edused thenthanthen I〈◊〉I did〈◊〉did herher, II could●ouldcould butbut CoatchCoach herher,
wln 1689herher dietdiet stoodstood meme in〈◊〉in fortieforty poundpound aa monethmonth, butbut sheeshe isis deaddead
wln 1690andand inin herher grauegrave, mymy carescares areare buriedburied.
wln 1691Luce.Luce.IndeedIndeed datdat vasvas notnot sconescone.
wln 1692Fath.FatherFath.HeHe isis turnedturned moremore diuelldevil thenthan hehe waswas beforebefore.
wln 1693Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ThouThou doestdost belongbelong toto maistermai●ermaster CiuetCivet herehere, doestdost thouthou (notnot?
wln 1694Luce.Luce.YesYes meme doedo.
wln 1695Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WhyWhy theresthere’s itit, theresthere’s notnot aa handfullhandful ofof plateplate
wln 1696ButBut belongsbelongs toto meme, GodsGod’s mymy IudgeJudgejudge:
wln 1697IfIf II hadhad butbut suchsuch aa wenchwench asas thouthou artart,
wln 1698TheresThere’sthere’s neuernever aa manman inin EnglandEngland wouldwould makemake moremore
wln 1699OfOf herher, thenthan II wouldwould doedo,,▪ soso sheshe hadhad anyany stockestock.
wln 1700TheyThey callcall withinwithin:
wln 1701OOOh whywhy TanikinTannakintannakin.
wln 1702Luce.Luce.StayStay oneone dothdoth callcall, II shallshall comecome byby andand byby againeagain.
wln 1703Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ByBy thisthis handhand, thisthis DutchDutch wenchwench isis inin louelove withwith meme,
wln 1704WereWere itit notnot admiralladmiral toto makemake herher stealesteal
wln 1705AllAll CiuetsCivet’sCivets PlatePlate, andand runnerun awayaway.
wln 1706Fath.FatherFath.Twere’Twere’twere beastlybeastly. OO maistermaster FlowerdaleFlowerdale,
wln 1707HaueHave youyou nono fearefear ofof GodGod, nornor conscienceconscience:
wln 1708WhatWhat doedo youyou meanemean, byby thisthis vildevild coursecourse youyou taketake?
wln 1709Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WhatWhat doedo II meanemean, whywhy toto liuelive, thatthat II meanemean.
wln 1710Fath.FatherFath.ToTo liuelive inin thisthis sortsort, fiefie vponupon thethe coursecourse,
wln 1711YourYour lifelife dothdoth showshow, youyou areare aa verievery cowardcoward.
wln 1712Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.AA cowardcoward, II praypray inin whatwhat?
wln 1713Fath.FatherFath.WhyWhy youyou willwill borrowborrow sixpencesixpence ofof aa boyboy.
wln 1714Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.SnailesSnails isis therethere suchsuch cowardicecowardice inin thatthat, II daredare
wln 1715BorrowBorrow itit ofof aa manman, II andand ofof thethe tallesttallest manman▪
wln 1716InIn EnglandEngland, ifif hehe willwill lendlend itit meme,
wln 1717LetLet meme borroweborrow itit howhow II cancan, andand letlet themthem comecome byby itit howhow
wln 1718theythey daredare.

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wln 1719AndAnd itit isis wellwell kowneknowne〈◊〉knownknow, I〈◊〉I mightmight a’ha’ridrid outout aa hundredhundred timestimes
wln 1720IfIf II wouldwould: soso II mightmight.
wln 1721Fath.FatherFath.ItIt waswas notnot wantwant ofof willwill, butbut cowardicecowardice,
wln 1722ThereThere isis nonenone thatthat lendslends toto youyou, butbut knowknow theythey (gainegain:
wln 1723AndAnd whatwhat isis thatthat butbut onelyonly stealthstealth inin youyou,
wln 1724DeliaDe●iaDelia mightmight hanghang youyou nownow, diddid notnot herher heartheart
wln 1725TakeTake pittiepity ofof youyou forfor herher sisterssister’s sakesake.
wln 1726GoeGo getget youyou hencehence, leastlest lingeringlingering herehere youyou staystay,
wln 1727YouYou fallfall intointo theirtheir handshands youyou lookelook notnot forfor.
wln 1728Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.IleI’ll tarietarry herehere, tilltill thethe DutchDutch FroeFrowFroe
wln 1729ComesComes, ifif allall thethe diuelsdevils inin hellhell werewere herehere.

wln 1730ExitExit. FatherFather.

wln 1731EnterEnter syrsir LancelotLancelot, maistermaster WeathercockeWeathercock, andand
wln 1732ArtichoakeAruchoakeArtichoke.

wln 1733Luce.Luce.WhereWhere isis thethe dooredoor, areare wewe notnot pastpastpassed itit ArtichoakeArtichoke?
wln 1734Arty.ArtichokeArty.BithBy th’byth’ massemass hereshere’s oneone, ilei’llI’ll askeask himhim, doedo youyou hearehear sirfirsirfir?
wln 1735WhatWhat areare youyou soso proudproud? doedo youyou hearehear, whichwhich isis thethe wayway
wln 1736ToTo maistermaster CiuetsCivet’sCivets househouse? whatwhat willwill youyou notnot speakespeak?
wln 1737OO meme, thisthis isis filchingfilching FlwoerdaleFlowerdaleFlwoerdaleFlowerdale.
wln 1738Lance.LancelotLance.OO wonderfullwonderful, isis thisthis leaudelewd villainevillain herehere?
wln 1739OO youyou cheatingcheating RoagueRogue, youyou cut-pursecutpurse conicatcherconey-catcher,
wln 1740VVhatWhat ditchditch youyou villainevillain, isis mymy daughtersdaughter’s grauegrave?
wln 1741AA cozeningcozening rascallrascal, thatthat mustmust makemake aa willwill,
wln 1742TakeTake onon himhim thatthat strictstrict habithabit, veryvery thatthat:
wln 1743VVhenWhen hehe shouldshould turneturn toto angellangel, aa dyingdying gracegrace,
wln 1744IleI’ll father in lawefather-in-lawfather in law youyou syrsir, ilei’llI’ll makemake aa willwill,
wln 1745SpeakeSpeak villainevillain, whereswhere’s mymy daughterdaughter?
wln 1746PoysonedPoisoned II warrantwarrant youyou, oror knockedknocked ao’ thethe headhead:
wln 1747AndAnd toto abuseabuse goodgood maistermaster WeathercockeWeathercock, withwith hishis fordgedforged willwill,
wln 1748AndAnd maistermaster WeathercockeWeathercock, toto makemake mymy groundedgrounded resolutionresolution,
wln 1749ThenThen toto abuseabuse thethe DeuenshyreDevonshire gentlemengentlemen:
wln 1750GoeGo, awayaway withwith himhim toto prisonprison.
wln 1751Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.VVhereforeWherefore toto prisonprison? syrsir II willwill notnot goego.
wln 1752EnterEnter maistermaster CiuetCivet hishis wifewife, OliuerOliver, syrsir ArthurArthur,
wln 1753FatherFather, andand VnckleUncle DeliaDelia..▪

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wln 1754Luce.Luce.OO heereshere’s hishis VnckleUncle, welcomewelcome gentlemengentlemen, welcomewelcome (allall,
wln 1755SuchSuch aa cozonercozener gentlemengentlemen, aa murderermurderer tootoo
wln 1756ForFor any thinganythingany thing II knowknow, mymy daughterdaughter isis missingmissing:
wln 1757HathHath binbeen lookedlooked forfor, cannotcannot bebe foundfound, aa vildvild vponupon theethee.
wln 1758Unc.UncleUnc.HeHe isis mymy kinsmankinsman, althoalthough hishis lifelife bebe vildevild,,.
wln 1759ThereforeTherefore inin GodsGod’s namename, doedo withwith himhim whatwhat youyou willwill.
wln 1760Lance.LancelotLance.MarrieMarry toto prisonprison.
wln 1761Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.WhereforeWherefore toto prisonprison? snicksnick vpup, II oweowe youyou nothingnothing.
wln 1762Lance.LancelotLance.BringBring forthforth mymy daughterdaughter thenthen, awayaway withwith himhim.
wln 1763Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.GoeGo seekeseek youryour daughterdaughter, whatwhat doedo youyou laylay toto mymy (chargecharge,
wln 1764Lance.LancelotLance.SuspitionSuspicion ofof murdermurder, goego??▪ awayaway withwith himhim.
wln 1765Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.MurderMurder youryour dogsdogs, II murdermurder youryour daughterdaughter,
wln 1766ComeCome VnckleUncle, II knowknow youleyou’ll bailebail meme.
wln 1767Vnc.UncleVnc.NotNot II, werewere therethere nono moremore.
wln 1768ThenThanThen II thethe IaylorJailorjailor, thouthou thethe prisonerprisoner.
wln 1769Lance.LancelotLance.GoeGo awayaway withwith himhim.
wln 1770EnterEnter LuceLuce likelike aa FroweFrowFrowe.
wln 1771Luce.Luce.OO mymy lifelife herehere, wherewhere willwill youyou haha’ dede manman?
wln 1772VatVat haha’ha dede younkeryounker donedone?
wln 1773Wea.WeathercockWea.WomanWoman hehe hathhath kildkilled hishis wifewife.
wln 1774Luce.Luce.HisHis vifevife, datdat isis notnot goodgood, datdat isis notnot seeneseen.
wln 1775Lance.LancelotLance.HangHang notnot vponupon himhim huswifehousewife, ifif youyou doedo ilei’llI’ll laylay youyou (byby himhim.

wln 1776Luce.Luce.HaueHave meme nono, andand oror wayway doedo youyou hauehave himhim,
wln 1777HeHe telltell meme datdat hehe louelove meme hartilyheartily.
wln 1778Fran.FrancesFran.LeadLead awayaway mymy maidemaid toto prisonprison, whywhy TomTom willwill youyou (suffersuffer thatthat?

wln 1779Ciu.CivetCiu.NoNo byby youryour leaueleave fatherfather, sheshe isis nono vagrantvagrant:
wln 1780SheShe isis mymy wiueswife’s chamber maidchambermaidchamber maid, &and asas truetrue asas thethe skinskin betweenbetween
wln 1781anyany mansman’s browesbrows herehere.
wln 1782Lance.LancelotLance.GoeGo tooto, you’reyou’re bothboth foolesfools: sonneson CiuetCiuesCivetCives,
wln 1783OfOf mymy lifelife thisthis isis aa plotplot,
wln 1784SomeSome straglingstraggling counterfaitcounterfeitcounterfeit preferdpreferred toto youyou:
wln 1785NoNo doubtdoubt toto robrob youyou ofof youryour plateplate andand IewelsJewelsjewels,
wln 1786IleI’ll hauehave youyou ledled awayaway toto prisonprison trulltrull.
wln 1787Luce.Luce.II amam nono trulltrull, neitherneither outlandishoutlandish FroweFrowFrowe,
wln 1788NorNor hehe, nornor II shallshall toto thethe prisonprison goego:
wln 1789KnowKnow youyou meme nownow? naynay neuernever standstand amazedamazed.

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wln 1790FatherFather II knowknow II hauehave offendedoffended youyou,
wln 1791AndAnd thothough thatthat dutieduty willswills meme bendbend mymy kneesknees
wln 1792ToTo youyou inin dutieduty andand obedienceobedience:
wln 1793YetYet thisthis wayesways doedo II turneturn, andand toto himhim yeeldyield
wln 1794MyMy louelove, mymy dutieduty andand mymy humblenessehumbleness.
wln 1795Lanc.LancelotLanc.BastardBastard inin naturenature, kneelekneel toto suchsuch aa slaueslau●slave?
wln 1796Luce.Luce.OO M.MasterM. Flowerdale〈◊〉Flowerdale, ifif tootoo muchmuch griefegrief
wln 1797HaueHave notnot stoptstopped vpup thethe orgensorgans ofof youryour voycevoice,
wln 1798ThenThen speakespeak toto herher thatthat isis thythy faithfullfaithful wifewife,
wln 1799OrOr dothdoth contemptcontempt ofof meme, thusthus tyetie thythy tonguetongue:
wln 1800TurneTurn notnot awayaway, II am〈◊〉am nono ÆthyopeAethyopeEthiopAesop,
wln 1801NoNo wantonwanton CressedCressid, nornor aa changingchanging HellenHello●Helen::▪
wln 1802ButBut ratherrather oneone mademade wretchedwretched byby thythy losseloss.
wln 1803WhatWhat turnstturn’stturnst thouthou stillstill fromfrom meme? OO thenthen
wln 1804II gesseguess theethee wofulstwoefull’st amongamong haplessehapless menmen.
wln 1805Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.II amam indeedindeed wifewife, wonderwonder amongamong wiueswives!
wln 1806ThyThy chastitiechastity andand vertuevirtue hathhath infusedinfused
wln 1807AnotherAnother soulesoul inin meeme, redred withwith defamedefame,
wln 1808ForFor inin mymy blushingblushing cheekes〈◊〉cheeks isis seeneseen mymy shameshame.
wln 1809Lanc.LancelotLanc.OutOut HypocriteHypocrite, II chargecharge theethee trusttrust himhim notnot.
wln 1810Luce.Luce.NotNot trusttrust himhim, byby hopeshopes afterafter blissebliss,
wln 1811II knowknow nono sorrowsorrow cancan bebe compar’dcompared toto hishis.
wln 1812Lan.LancelotLan.WellWell sincesince thouthou weartwert ordain’dordained toto beggerybeggary,
wln 1813FollowFollow thythy fortunefortune, II defiedefy theethee II.
wln 1814Oly.O●.OliverO●.YYwoodYwoodY woodwould cheche werewere soso wellwell ydoussedy-dousedydoused asas waswas euerever whitewhite
wln 1815clothcloth inin aa tockingtuckingstocking millmill, andand cheachea haha’ha notnot mademade meme weepeweep.
wln 1816Fath.FatherFath.IfIf hehe hathhath anyany gracegrace heelehe’ll nownow repentrepent.
wln 1817Art.ArthurArt.ItIt mouesmoves mymy heartheart.
wln 1818Wea.WeathercockWea.ByBy mymy trothtroth II mustmust weepeweep, II cancan notnot chusechoose.
wln 1819UncleUncle.NoneNone butbut aa beastbeast wouldwould suchsuch aa maidemaid misusemisuse.
wln 1820Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ContentContent thy selfethyself, II hopehope toto winwin hishis fauourfavorfavour,
wln 1821AndAnd toto redeemeredeem mymy reputationreputation lostlost,
wln 1822AndAnd GentlemenGentlemen beleeuebelieve meme, II beseechbeseech youyou,
wln 1823II hopehope youryour eyeseyes shallshall beholdbehold suchsuch changechange,
wln 1824AsAs shallshall deceiuedeceive youryour expectationexpectation.
wln 1825Oly.O●.OliverO●.II wouldwould cheche werewere ysplity-splitysplit nownow, butbut cheche beleeuebelieuebel●euebelieve himhim.
wln 1826Lance.LancelotLance.HowHow, beleeuebelieve himhim.Wea.WeathercockWea.ByBy thethe mackinsmackins, II doedo.
wln 1827Lance.LancelotLance.WhatWhat doedo youyou thinkethink thatthat eree’erere hehe willwill hauehave gracegrace?

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wln 1828Wea.WeathercockWea.ByBy mymy faithfaith itit willwill goego hardhard.
wln 1829Oly.OliverOly.WellWell cheche voryevorye hehe isis changedchanged::▪ andand M.MasterM. FlowerdaleFlowerdale, inin
wln 1830hopehope youyou beenbeen soso, holdhold theresthere’s vortie〈◊〉vorty poundpound towardtowardtowards youryour zet-zettingzet∣tingzetting
wln 1831ting
wln 1831vpup: whatwhat beebe notnot ashamedashamed, vangvang itit manman, vangvang itit, beebe aa
wln 1832goodgood husbandhusband, louenloven youryour wifewife::▪ andand youyou shallshall notnot wantwant forfor
wln 1833vortievorty moremore, I〈◊〉I cheche vorvor theethee.
wln 1834Arth.ArthurArth.MyMy meanesmeans areare littlelittle, butbut ifif youleyoul●●ollowyou’ll followfollow (meme,
wln 1835II willwill instructinstruct youyou inin mymy ablestablest powerpower:
wln 1836ButBut toto youryour wifewife II giuegive thisthis DiamondDiamond,
wln 1837AndAnd proueprove truetrue DimondDiamondDimond fairefair inin allall youryour lifelife.
wln 1838Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.ThankesThanks goodgood sirsir Arthur〈◊〉Arthur, M.MasterM. Oliuer〈◊〉Oliver,
wln 1839YouYou beingbeing mymy enemieennemie〈◊〉enemy, andand grownegrown soso kindkind,
wln 1840BindesBinds meeme inin allall indeuour〈◊〉endeavorendeavour toto restorerestore.
wln 1841Oly.OliverOly.WhatWhat, restorerestore meme, nono restorings〈◊〉restorings manman,
wln 1842II hauehave vortievorty poundpound moremore forfor LuceLuce, herehere vangvang it〈◊〉it.:
wln 1843ZouthZoothZouth chilchil deviedevydefy London〈◊〉〈◊〉London elselse, whatwhat dodo notnot thinkethink meme
wln 1844AA MezelMeselmesel oror aa ScondrellScoundrelscoundrel toto throwthrow awayaway my〈◊〉my moneymoney,,▪ cheche hauehave
wln 1845aa hundredhundred poundpound moremore toto pace〈◊〉〈◊〉pace ofof any〈◊〉〈◊〉any goodgood spotationspotation: II hopehope
wln 1846youryour vnderunder andand youryour vncleuncle herehere wilwill vollowvollow mymy zamples●ampleszamplesexamples.
wln 1847Vncle.UncleVncle.YouYou hauehave gestguessed rightright ofof meme, ifif hehe leaueleave ofof thisthis coursecourse ofof
wln 1848lifelife, hehe shallshall bebe minemine heireheir.
wln 1849Lan.LancelotLan.ButBut hehe shallshall neuernever getget aa groatgroat ofof meme,
wln 1850AA CozonerCozenercozener, aa deceiuerdeceiver, oneone thatthat kildkilled hishis painefullpainful
wln 1851FatherFather, honesthonest GentlemanGentleman thatthat passedpassed thethe fearefullfearful
wln 1852DangerDanger ofof thethe seasea, toto getget himhim liuingliving andand maintainemaintain (himhim brauebrave.
wln 1853Wea.WeathercockWea.WhatWhat hathhath hehe kildkilled hishis fatherfather?
wln 1854Lance.LancelotLance.IAyay sirsir, withwith conceitconceit ofof hishis vildvild coursescourses.
wln 1855Fath.FatherFath.SirSir, youyou areare misinformedmisinformed.
wln 1856Lanc.LancelotLanc.WhyWhy thouthou oldold knaueknave, thouthou toldsttold’sttoldst meme soso thythy selfethyself(selfe.
wln 1857Fa.FatherFa.II wrong’dwronged himhim thenthen: andand towardtowardtowards mymy M.Master’sM. stockstock,
wln 1858ThersThere’s 20.twenty20. NoblesNobles forfor toto makemake amendsamends.
wln 1859Flo.FlowerdaleFlo.NoNo KesterKester, II hauehave troubledtroubled theethee, andand wrongwrong theethee (moremore,
wln 1860WhatWhat thouthou inin louelove giuesgives, II inin louelove restorerestore.
wln 1861FrāFrancesFrāHaHa, haha, sistersister, therethere youyou playdplayed bo-peepebo-peepbopeep withwith
wln 1862TomTom, WhatWhat shallshall II giuegive herher towardtowardtowards housholdhousehold?
wln 1863SisterSister DeliaDelia, shallshall II giuegive herher mymy FanneFan?
wln 1864Del.〈◊〉Delia〈◊〉.YouYou werewere bestbest askeask youryour husbandhusband.Fran.FrancesFran.ShalShall II Tom〈◊〉Tom??▪
wln 1865Ciuet〈◊〉Civet〈◊〉.IAyI dodo FranckFranckFrank ilei’llI’ll bybuyby theethee aa newnew oneone, withwith aa longerlonger handlehandle.

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wln 1866FranckFranckFrank.AA russetrusset oneone FrankeFranckFrank.Ciuit.CivetCiuit.IAyI withwith russetrusset feathersfeathers.
wln 1867Fran.FrancesFran.HereHere sistersister, theresthere’s mymy FanneFan towardtowardtowards housholdhousehold, toto (keepekeep youyou warmewarm.
wln 1868Luce.Luce.II thankethank, youyou sistersister.
wln 1869Wea.WeathercockWea.WhyWhy thisthis isis wellwell, andand towardtowardtowards fairefair LucesLuce’s stockestock, hereshere’s
wln 1870fortieforty shillingsshillings: andand fortieforty goodgood shillingsshillings moremore, IleI’ll giuegive herher
wln 1871marriemarry..▪ ComeCome sirsir LancelotLancelot, II mustmust hauehave youyou friendsfriends.
wln 1872Lance.LancelotLance.NotNot II,,▪ allall thisthis isis counterfeitcounterfeit,
wln 1873HeHe willwill consumeconsume itit, werewere itit aa MillionMillion.
wln 1874Fath.FatherFath.SirSir, whatwhat isis youryour daughtersdaughter’s dowerdower worthworth?
wln 1875Lance.LancelotLance.HadHad sheshe beenbeen marriedmarried toto anan honesthonest manman,
wln 1876ItIt hadhad beenebeen betterbetter thenthan aa thousandthousand poundpound.
wln 1877Fath.FatherFath.PayPay itit himhim, andand ilei’llI’ll giuegive youyou mymy bondbond,
wln 1878ToTo makemake herher ioynterjointure betterbetter worthworth thenthan threethree..▪
wln 1879Lance.LancelotLance.YourYour bondbond sirsir, whywhy whatwhat areare youyou?
wln 1880Fath.FatherFath.OneOne whosewhose wordword inin London〈◊〉London tho●hothough●ho II saysay itit,
wln 1881WillWill passepass therethere forfor asas muchmuch asas yoursyours.
wln 1882Lanc.LancelotLanc.VVeartWertwert notnot thouthou latelate thatthat vnthriftsunthrift’sunthrifts seruing-seruingmanseruing∣manservingman(man?
wln 1883Fath.FatherFath.LookeLook onon meme betterbetter, nownow mymy scarrescar isis offoff.
wln 1884NereNe’erne’er musemuse manman atat thisthis metamorphosiemetamorphosy.
wln 1885Lance.LancelotLance.M.MasterM. FlowerdaleFlowerdale.
wln 1886Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.MyMy fatherfather, OOOh II shameshame toto lookelook onon himhim.
wln 1887PardonPardon dearedear fatherfather thethe follyesfollies thatthat areare pastpastpassed.
wln 1888Fa.FatherFa.SonneSon, sonneson II doedo, andand ioyjoy atat thisthis thythy changechange,
wln 1889AndAnd applaudapplaud thythy fortunefortune inin thisthis vertuousvirtuous maidemaid,
wln 1890WhomWhom heauenheaven hathhath sentsent toto theethee toto sauesave thythy soulesoul.
wln 1891Luc.LuceLuc.ThisThis addethaddeth ioyjoy toto ioyjoy, hiehighhie heauenheaven bebe prais’dpraised.
wln 1892Wea.WeathercockWea.M.MasterM. FlowerdaleFlowerdale, welcomewelcome frōfrōfrom deathdeath, goodgood M.MasterM. FlowerdaleFlowerdale.
wln 1893Twas’twas sedsaid soso herehere, twas’twas sedsaid soso herehere goodgood faithfaith.
wln 1894Fath.FatherFath.II causedcaused thatthat rumourrumorrumour toto bebe spredspread my selfemyself,,▪
wln 1895BecauseBecause idei’dI’d seesee thethe humourshumorshumours ofof mymy sonneson,
wln 1896WhichWhich toto relaterelate thethe circumstancecircumstance isis needlesseneedless::▪
wln 1897AndAnd sirrasirrah seesee youyou runnerun nono moremore intointo thatthat samesame diseasedisease:
wln 1898ForFor hehe thatsthat’s onceonce curedcured ofof thatthat maladiemalady,
wln 1899OfOf RyotRiot, SwearingSwearing, DrunkennesDrunkenness, andand PridePrid●Pride,
wln 1900AndAnd fallesfalls againeagain intointo thethe likelike distressedistress,
wln 1901ThatThat feuorfever isis deadlydeadly, dothdoth tilltill deathdeath indureendure:
wln 1902SuchSuch menmen diedie madmad asas ofof aa callenturecalenture.
wln 1903Flow.FlowerdaleFlow.HeauenHeaven helpinghelping meme, ilei’llI’ll hatehate thethe coursecourse asas hellhell.

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wln 1904Unc.UncleUnc.SaySay itit andand dodo itit CozenCousincousin, allall isis wellwell.
wln 1905Lanc〈◊〉Lancelot〈◊〉.WelWell beingbeing inin hopehope youleyou’ll proueprove anan honesthonest (manman,
wln 1906II taketake youyou toto mymy fauourfavorfavour brotherbrother FlowerdaleFlowerdale,
wln 1907WelcomeWelcome withwith allall mymy heartheart: II seesee youryour carecare
wln 1908HathHath broughtbrought thesethese actsacts toto thisthis conclusionconclusion,
wln 1909AndAnd II amam gladglad ofof iti●it, comecome letslet’s inin andand feastfeast.
wln 1910Oly〈◊〉Oliver〈◊〉.NayNay zoftzoft youyou awhileawhile, youyou promisedpromised toto makemake
wln 1911SirSir Arthur〈◊〉Arthur andand meme amends〈◊〉amends, herehere isis youryour wisestwisest
wln 1912DaughterDaughter, seesee whichwhich ansans sheeleshe’ll hauehave.
wln 1913Lanc.Lane.LancelotLane.AO’A GodsGod’s namename, youyou hauehave mymy goodgood willwill, getget (hershers.
wln 1914Oly.OliverOly.HowHow saysay youyou thenthe●the●then DamsellDamsel, tyterstyters hatehate?
wln 1915DeliaDelia.IAyay sir●irsir, amam yoursyours.
wln 1916Oly.OliverOly.WhyWhy, thenthen sendsend forfor aa VicarVicar, andand chilchil hauehave itit
wln 1917DispatchedDispatched inin aa tricetrice soso chillchill.
wln 1918Delia〈◊〉〈◊〉Delia.PardonPardon meme sirsir, II meanemean II amam yoursyours,
wln 1919InIn louelove, inin dutieduty: andand affectionaffection.
wln 1920ButBut notnot toto louelove asas wifewife, shallshall neere〈◊〉ne’er bebe saidsaid,
wln 1921DelyaDelia waswas buriedburied marriedmarried, butbut aa mayd●aydmaid.
wln 1922Arth.ArthurArth.DoeDo notnot condemnecondemn your selfeyourself forfor euerever
wln 1923VertuousVirtuous fairefair, youyou werewere borneborn toto louelove.
wln 1924Oly.OliverOly.WhyWhy youyou saysay truetrue sirsir Arthur〈◊〉Arthur sheshe waswas yberey-bereybere toto (itit
wln 1925SoSo wellwell asas herher mothermother::▪ butbut II praypray youyou shewshow vsus
wln 1926SomeSome zampleszamples oror reasonsreasons whywhy youyou willwill notnot marrymarry?
wln 1927Deli.DeliaDeli.NotNot thatthat II doedo condemnecondemn aa marriedmarried lifelife,
wln 1928ForFor tis’tis nono doubtdoubt aa sanctimonious〈◊〉sanctimonious thingthing:
wln 1929ButBut forfor thethe carecare andand crossescrosses ofof aa wifewife,
wln 1930TheThe troubletrouble inin thisthis worldworld thatthat childrenchildren bringbring,
wln 1931MyMy vowvow isis inin heauenheaven inin earthearth toto liuelive alonealone,
wln 1932HusbandsHusbands howsoeuerhowsoever goodgood, II willwill hauehave nonenone.
wln 1933Oly.OliverOly.WhyWhy thenthen chilchil willwill liuelive BatchellerBachelor tootoo,
wln 1934CheChe zetzet notnot aa vigvig byby aa wifewife, ifif aa wifewife zetzet notnot aa vigvig
wln 1935ByBy meme::▪ ComeCome shallsshall’s gogo toto dinnerdinner?
wln 1936Fa.FatherFa.To morrowTomorrow II crauecrave youryour companiescompanies inin Mark-Mark∣laneMark laneMark∣lane(lane:
wln 1937To nightTonighttonight weelewe’ll frolikefrolic inin M.MasterM. CiuitesCiuets〈◊〉Civet’sCivets househouse,
wln 1938AndAnd toto eacheach healthhealth, drinkedrink downedown aa fullfull carousecarouse.

wln 1939FINISFINIS.

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1. 38 (4-a) : Erroneous speech prefix. Suggest Flowerdale Senior.
2. 141 (5-b) : The regularized reading cannot is amended from the original cannon.
3. 163 (5-b) : The regularized reading judge comes from the original iudge, though possible variants include judged.
4. 184 (6-a) : The regularized reading fop comes from the original fop, though possible variants include fob.
5. 184 (6-a) : The regularized reading of comes from the original of, though possible variants include off.
6. 264 (7-a) : The regularized reading Sentences is amended from the original Sentesses.
7. 295 (7-b) : The regularized reading inn is amended from the original Iinne.
8. 379 (8-b) : The regularized reading Greenshield is amended from the original Green-shood.
9. 443 (9-b) : Erroneous speech prefix. Suggest Arthur.
10. 561 (11-a) : The regularized reading servingman’s is amended from the original seruiegmans.
11. 730 (13-b) : The regularized reading demesnes is amended from the original demeanes.
12. 917 (16-a) : The regularized reading She’s is amended from the original She.
13. 971 (16-b) : The regularized reading Lancelot is amended from the original Lancelots.
14. 1081 (18-a) : The regularized reading here comes from the original here, though possible variants include here’s.
15. 1086 (18-a) : The regularized reading coat comes from the original coate, though possible variants include quote.
16. 1140 (19-a) : Ambiguous speech prefix. May be Artichoke or Arthur.
17. 1366 (22-a) : The regularized reading too is amended from the original toos.
18. 1351 (22-a) : Possibly erroneous speech prefix. Suggest Arthur.
19. 1509 (24-a) : The regularized reading lover’s comes from the original louers, though possible variants include hour’s.
20. 1701 (27-a) : Ambiguous speech attribution. Probably corresponds to preceding stage direction, likely spoken by Frances, Civet, and/or other household members.
21. 1719 (27-b) : The regularized reading known is amended from the original kowne.
22. 1754 (28-a) : Erroneous speech prefix. Suggest Lancelot.