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ln 0001’TIS’TIS
ln 0002PittyPity Shee’sShe’s aa WhoreWhore

ln 0003ActedActed byby thethe QueenesQueen’squeen’s MaiestiesMajesty’s Ser-SeruantsSer|uantsServants
ln 0004uants,
ln 0004atat TheThe PhænixPhaenixPhoenix inin
ln 0005Drury-LaneDrury LaneDrury-Lane
.


ln 0006LONDONLONDON,
ln 0007PrintedPrinted byby NicholasNicholas OkesOkes forfor RichardRichard
ln 0008CollinsCollins
, andand areare toto bebe soldsold atat hishis shopshop
ln 0009inin PaulsPaul’s Church-yardChurchyard, atat thethe signesign
ln 0010ofof thethe threethree KingsKings. 16331633.


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ln 0001TheThe SceaneScene

ln 0002PARMAPARMA.



ln 0001TheThe ActorsActors’Actors NamesNames.

ln 0002BonauenturaBonaventura,AA FryarFriar.
ln 0003AA CardinallCardinal,NuntioNuncioNuntio toto thethe PopePope.
ln 0004SoranzoSoranzo,AA NoblemanNobleman.
ln 0005FlorioFlorio,AA CittizenCitizen ofof ParmaParma.
ln 0006DonadoDonado,AnotherAnother CittizenCitizen.
ln 0007GrimaldiGrimaldi,AA RomanRoman GentlemanGentleman.
ln 0008GiouanniGiovanni,SonneSon toto FlorioFlorio.
ln 0009BergettoBergetto,NephewNephew toto DonadoDonado.
ln 0010RichardettoRichardetto,AA suppos’dsupposed PhisitianPhysician.
ln 0011VasquesVasques,SeruantServant toto SoranzoSoranzo.
ln 0012PoggioPoggio,SeruantServant toto BergettoBergetto.
ln 0013BandettiBandittiBandetti,


ln 0014WoemenWomen.

ln 0015AnnabellaAnnabella,DaughterDaughter toto FlorioFlorio.
ln 0016HippolitaHippolita,WifeWife toto RichardettoRichardetto
ln 0017PhilotisPhilotis,HisHis NeeceNiece.
ln 0018PutanaPutana,TutresseTutoresstutoress toto AnnabellaAnnabella.

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ln 0001ToTo thethe truelytruly NobleNoble, IohnJohnjohn,
ln 0002EarleEarl ofof PeterboroughPeterborough, LordLord MordantMordauntMordant,
ln 0003BaronBaron ofof TurueyTurveyTuruey.


ln 0004MyMy LORDLORD,
ln 0005WHereWHereWhere aa TruthTruth ofof MerittMeritmerit hathhath
ln 0006aa generallgeneral warrantwarrant, ThereThere
ln 0007LoueLove isis butbut aa DebtDebt, Acknow-AcknowledgementAcknow|ledgementAcknowledgement
ln 0008ledgement
ln 0008aa IusticeJusticejustice
. GreatnesseGreatness
ln 0009cannotcannot oftenoften claimeclaim VirtueVirtue byby
ln 0010InheritanceInheritance; YetYet inin thisthis,
ln 0011YOVRSYOURS appearesappears mostmost Emi-EminentEmi|nentEminent
ln 0012nent,
ln 0012forfor thatthat youyou areare notnot moremore rightlyrightly HeyreHeir toto
ln 0013youryour FortunesFortunes, thenthan GloryGlory shalbeshall be toto youryour MemoryMemory.
ln 0014SweetenesseSweetness ofof dispositiondisposition ennoblesennobles aa freedomefreedom
ln 0015ofof BirthBirth; inin BOTHBOTH, youryour lawfulllawful InterestInterest addsadds
ln 0016HonourHonorHonour toto youryour owneown NameName, andand mercymercy toto mymy
ln 0017presumptionpresumption. YourYour NobleNoble allowanceallowance ofof TheseThese
ln 0018FirstFirst FruitesFruits
ofof mymy leasureleisure inin thethe ActionAction, embol-emboldensembol|densemboldens
ln 0019dens
ln 0019mymy confidenceconfidence, ofof youryour asas noblenoble constructi-constructionconstructi|onconstruction
ln 0020on
ln 0020inin thisthis PresentmentPresentment: especiallyespecially sincesince mymy Ser-SeruiceSer|uiceService
ln 0021uice
ln 0021mustmust euerever oweowe particularparticular dutyduty toto youryour Fa-FauoursFa|uours
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The Epistle


ln 0022uoursFavorsFavours, byby aa particularpatticularparticular IngagementEngagement. TheThe GrauityGravity
ln 0023ofof thethe SubiectSubject maymay easilyeasily excuseexcuse thethe leightnesselightness ofof
ln 0024thethe TitleTitle: otherwiseotherwise, II hadhad beenebeen aa seueresevere IudgeJudgejudge a-againsta|gainstagainst
ln 0025gainst
ln 0025minemine owneown guiltguilt. PrincesPrinces hauehave vouchsaf’tvouchsafed
ln 0026GraceGrace toto triflestrifles, offredoffered fromfrom aa puritypurity ofof DeuotionDevotion,
ln 0027youryour LordshipLordship maymay like wiselikewiselike wise pleaseplease, toto admitadmit intointo
ln 0028youryour goodgood opinionopinion, withwith thesethese weakeweak endeuoursendeavorsendeavours,
ln 0029thethe constancyconstancy ofof AffectionAffection fromfrom thethe sinceresincere LouerLover
ln 0030ofof youryour DesertsDeserts inin HonourHonorHonour


ln 0031IOHNJOHN FORDFORD.

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ln 0001ToTo mymy FriendFriend thethe
ln 0002AuthorAuthor.


ln 0003VVithWIthWIth admirationadmiration II behel’dbeheld ThisThis WhoreWhore
ln 0004Adorn’dAdorned withwith BeautyBeauty, suchsuch asas mightmight restorerestore
ln 0005(IfIf euerever beingbeing asas ThyThy MuseMuse hathhath fam’dfamed)
ln 0006HerHer GiouanniGiovanni, inin hishis louelove vnblam’dunblamed:
ln 0007TheThe readyready GracesGraces lentlent theirtheir willingwilling aydaid,
ln 0008PallasPallas her selfeherself nownow playdplayed thethe Chamber-maideChambermaid
ln 0009AndAnd help’thelped toto putput herher DressingsDressings onon: securesecure
ln 0010RestRest ThouThou, thatthat ThyThy NameName hereinherein shullshall endureendure
ln 0011ToTo th’endth’ endth’end ofof AgeAge; andand AnnabellaAnnabella beebe
ln 0012GloriouslyGloriously FaireFair, eueneven inin herher InfamieInfamy.


ln 0013THOMASTHOMAS ELLICEELLICE.

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wln 0001T’is’Tis’tis PittyPity Shee’sShe’s aa
wln 0002VVHOOREWHOREwhore.


wln 0003EnterEnter FryarFriarfriar andand GiouanniGiovanni.
wln 0004FryarFriarfriar.
wln 0005DIsputeDispute nono moremore inin thisthis, forfor knowknow (youngyoung manman)
wln 0006TheseThese areare nono Schoole-pointsSchool-points; nicenice PhilosophyPhilosophy
wln 0007MayMay toleratetolerate vnlikelyunlikely argumentsarguments,
wln 0008ButBut HeauenHeaven admitsadmits nono jestjest; witswits thatthat presum’dpresumed
wln 0009OnOn witwit tootoo muchmuch, byby striuingstriving howhow toto proueprove
wln 0010ThereThere waswas nono GodGod; withwith foolishfoolish groundsgrounds ofof (ArtArt,
wln 0011Discouer’dDiscovered firstfirst thethe neerestnearest wayway toto HellHell;
wln 0012AndAnd fildfilled thethe worldworld withwith deuelishdevilish AtheismeAtheism:
wln 0013SuchSuch questionsquestions youthyouth areare fondfond; ForFor betterbetter ’tis’tis,
wln 0014ToTo blessebless thethe SunneSun, thenthan reasonreason whywhy itit shinesshines;
wln 0015YetYet heehe thouthou talk’sttalk’st ofof, isis aboueabove thethe SunSun,
wln 0016NoNo moremore; II maymay notnot hearehear itit.
wln 0017Gio.GiovanniGio.GentleGentle FatherFather,
wln 0018ToTo youyou II hauehave vnclasp’tunclasped mymy burthenedburdened soulesoul,
wln 0019Empty’dEmptied thethe store-housestore-house ofof mymy thoughtsthoughts andand heartheart,
wln 0020MadeMade my selfemyself poorepoor ofof secretssecrets; hauehave notnot leftleft
wln 0021AnotherAnother wordword vntolduntold, whichwhich hathhath notnot spokespoke
wln 0022AllAll whatwhat II euerever durstdurst, oror thinkethink, oror knowknow;
wln 0023AndAnd yetyet isis herehere thethe comfortcomfort II shallshall hauehave,
wln 0024MustMust II notnot doedo, whatwhat allall menmen elseelse maymay, louelove?
wln 0025Fry.FriarFry.YesYes. youyou maymay louelove fairefair sonneson.
wln 0026Gio.GiovanniGio.MustMust II notnot praisepraise
wln 0027ThatThat beautybeauty, whichwhich ifif fram’dframed a newanewa new, thethe godsgods
wln 0028WouldWould makemake aa godgod ofof, ifif theythey hadhad itit therethere;
wln 0029AndAnd kneelekneel toto itit, asas II doodo kneelekneel toto themthem?
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wln 0030Fry.FriarFry.WhyWhy foolishfoolish mad-manmadman?
wln 0031Gio.GiovanniGio.ShallShall aa peeuishpeevish soundsound,
wln 0032AA customarycustomary formeform, fromfrom manman toto manman,
wln 0033OfOf brotherbrother andand ofof sistersister, bebe aa barrebar
wln 0034TwixtTwixt mymy perpetuallperpetual happinessehappiness andand meeme?
wln 0035SaySay thatthat wewe hadhad oneone fatherfather, saysay oneone wombewomb,
wln 0036(CurseCurse toto mymy ioyesjoys) gauegave bothboth vsus lifelife, andand birthbirth;
wln 0037AreAre weewe notnot thereforetherefore eacheach toto otherother boundbound
wln 0038SoSo muchmuch thethe moremore byby NatureNature; byby thethe thethe linkslinks
wln 0039OfOf bloodblood, ofof reasonreason; NayNay ifif youyou willwill hau’thav’thau’ehave ’thave’t,
wln 0040EuenEven ofof ReligionReligion, toto bebe euerever oneone,
wln 0041OneOne soulesoul, oneone fleshflesh, oneone louelove, oneone heartheart, oneone AllAll?
wln 0042Fry.FriarFry.HaueHave donedone vnhappyunhappy youthyouth, forfor thouthou artart lostlost.
wln 0043Gio.GiovanniGio.ShallShall thenthen, (forfor thatthat II amam herher brotherbrother borneborn)
wln 0044MyMy ioyesjoys bebe euerever banishtbanished fromfrom herher bedbed?
wln 0045NoNo FatherFather; inin youryour eyeseyes II seesee thethe changechange.
wln 0046OfOf pittypity andand compassioncompassion: fromfrom youryour ageage
wln 0047AsAs fromfrom aa sacredsacred OracleOracle. distillsdistillsdistils
wln 0048TheThe lifelife ofof CounsellCounsel: telltell meeme holyholy manman,
wln 0049WhatWhat CureCure shallshall giuegive meme easeease inin thesethese extreamesextremes.
wln 0050Fry.FriarFry.RepentanceRepentance (sonneson) andand sorrowsorrow forfor thisthis sinnesin:
wln 0051ForFor thouthou hasthast mou’dmoved aa MaiestyMajesty aboueabove
wln 0052WithWith thythy vn-raungedvn-ranngedun-ranged (almostalmost) BlasphemyBlasphemy.
wln 0053Gio.GiovanniGio.OO doedo notnot speakespeak ofof thatthat (dearedear ConfessorConfessor)
wln 0054Fry,FriarFry,ArtArt thouthou (mymy sonneson) thatthat miraclemiracle ofof WitWit,
wln 0055WhoWho onceonce withinwithin thesethese threethree MonethsMoneth’sMonthsmonths wertwert esteem’desteemed
wln 0056AA wonderwonder ofof thinethine ageage, throughoutthroughout BononiaBononia?
wln 0057HowHow diddid thethe VniuersityUniversity applaudapplaud
wln 0058ThyThy GouermentGovernment, BehauiourBehaviorBehaviour, LearningLearning, SpeechSpeech,
wln 0059SweetnesseSweetness, andand allall thatthat couldcould makemake vpup aa manman?
wln 0060II waswas proudproud ofof mymy TutellageTutelagetutelage, andand chosechose
wln 0061RatherRather toto leaueleave mymy BookesBooks, thenthanthen partpart withwith theethee,
wln 0062II diddid soso: butbut thethe fruitesfruits ofof allall mymy hopeshopes
wln 0063AreAre lostlost inin theethee, asas thouthou artart inin thy selfethyself.
wln 0064OO GiouanniGiovanni: hasthast thouthou leftleft thethe SchoolesSchools
wln 0065OfOf KnowledgeKnowledge, toto conuerseconverse withwith LustLust andand DeathDeath?
wln 0066(ForFor DeathDeath waiteswaits onon thythy LustLust) lookelook throughthrough thethe WorldWorld,
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wln 0067AndAnd thouthou shaltshalt seesee aa thousandthousand facesfaces shineshine
wln 0068MoreMore gloriousglorious, thenthan thisthis IdollIdol thouthou ador’stador’stadorest:
wln 0069LeaueLeave herher, andand taketake thythy choycechoice, ’tis’tis muchmuch lesseless sinnesin,
wln 0070ThoughThough inin suchsuch gamesgamosgames asas thosethose, theythey loselose thatthat winnewin.
wln 0071Gio.GiovanniGio.ItIt werewere moremore easeease toto stopstop thethe OceanOcean
wln 0072FromFrom floatesfloats andand ebbsebbs, thenthan toto disswadedissuade mymy vowesvowervows.
wln 0073Fry.FriarFry.ThenThen II hauehave donedone, andand inin thythy wilfullwilful flameflame:
wln 0074AlreadyAlready seesee thythy ruineruin; HeauenHeaven isis iustjust,
wln 0075YetYet hearehear mymy counsellcounsel.
wln 0076Gio.GiovanniGio.AsAs aa voycevoice ofof lifelife.
wln 0077Fry.FriarFry.HyeHie toto thythy FathersFather’s househouse, therethere lockelock theethee fastfast
wln 0078AloneAlone withinwithin thythy ChamberChamber, thenthen fallfall downedown
wln 0079OnOn bothboth thythy kneesknees, andand grouellgrovel onon thethe groundground:
wln 0080CryCry toto thythy heartheart, washwash eueryevery wordword thouthou vtter’stutter’stutterest
wln 0081InIn tearestears, (andand if’tif ’tif’t beebe possiblepossible) ofof bloodblood:
wln 0082BeggeBeg HeauenHeaven toto cleansecleanse thethe leprosieleprosy ofof LustLust
wln 0083ThatThat rotsrots thythy SouleSoul, acknowledgeacknowledge whatwhat thouthou artart,
wln 0084AA wretchwretch, aa wormeworm, aa nothingnothing: weepeweep, sighsigh, praypray
wln 0085ThreeThree timestimes aa dayday, andand threethree timestimes eueryevery nightnight:
wln 0086ForFor seuenseven dayesdays’ spacespace doedo thisthis, thenthen ifif thouthou find’stfind’st
wln 0087NoNo changechange inin thythy desiresdesires, returnereturn toto meme:
wln 0088I’leI’ll thinkethink onon remedyremedy, praypray forfor thy selfethyself
wln 0089AtAt homehome, whil’stwhilst II praypray forfor theethee herehere awayaway,
wln 0090MyMy blessingblessing withwith theethee, weewe hauehave needeneed toto praypray.
wln 0091Gio.GiovanniGio.AllAll thisthis I’leI’ll doedo, toto freefree meeme fromfrom thethe rodrod
wln 0092OfOf vengeancevengeance, elseelse I’leI’ll sweareswear, mymy Fate’sFate’s mymy GodGod..,ExeuntExeunt.

wln 0093EnterEnter GrimaldiGrimaldi andand VasquesVasques readyready toto fightfight.

wln 0094Vas.VasquesVas.ComeCome sirsir, standstand toto youryour tacklingtackling, ifif youyou proueprove CrauenCraven,
wln 0095I’leI’ll makemake youyou runrun quicklyquickly.
wln 0096Gri.GrimaldiGri.ThouThou artart nono equallequal matchmatch forfor meeme.
wln 0097Vas.VasquesVas.IndeedIndeed II neuernever wentwent toto thethe warreswars toto bringbring homehome newesnews,
wln 0098nornor cannotcannot playplay thethe MountibankeMountebankmountebank forfor aa mealesmeal’s meatemeat, andand sweareswear
wln 0099II gotgot mymy woundswounds inin thethe fieldfield: seesee youyou thesethese graygraygrey haireshairs, they’lethey’ll
wln 0100notnot flinchflinch forfor aa bloodybloody nosenose, wiltwilt thouthou toto thisthis geeregear?
wln 0101Gri.GrimaldiGri.WhyWhy slaueslave, think’stthink’st thouthou I’leI’ll ballancebalance mymy reputationreputation
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wln 0102WithWith aa Cast-suiteCast-suitcast-suit; CallCall thythy MaisterMaster, hehe shallshall knowknow thatthat II daredare
wln 0103Vas.VasquesVas.ScoldScold likelike aa Cot-queaneCotquean (that’sthat’s youryour ProfessionProfession) thouthou poorepoor
wln 0104shaddowshadow ofof aa SouldierSoldier, II willwill makemake theethee knowknow, mymy MaisterMaster keepeskeeps
wln 0105SeruantsServants, thythy bettersbetters inin qualityquality andand performanceperformance: Com’stCom’st thouthou toto
wln 0106fightfight oror prateprate?
wln 0107Gri.GrimaldiGri.NeitherNeither withwith theethee,
wln 0108II amam aa RomaneRoman. andand aa GentlemanGentleman, oneone thatthat hauehave gotgot
wln 0109MineMine honourhonorhonour withwith expenceexpense ofof bloodblood,
wln 0110Vas.VasquesVas.YouYou areare aa lyinglying CowardCoward, andand aa foolefool, fightfight, oror byby thesethese HiltsHilts
wln 0111I’leI’ll killkill theethee brauebrave mymy LordLord, you’leyou’ll fightfight.
wln 0112Gri.GrimaldiGri.ProuoakeProvoke meme notnot, forfor ifif thouthou dostdost TheyThey fightfight, Gri-Grimal.Gri|mal.GrimaldiGrimal..
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wln 0113Vas.VasquesVas.HaueHave atat youyou.
wln 0114EnterEnter FlorioFlorio, DonadoDonado, SoranzoSoranzo.
wln 0115Flo.FlorioFlo.WhatWhat meanedmeaned thesethese suddensudden broylesbroils soso nearenear mymy doresdoors?
wln 0116HaueHave youyou notnot otherother placesplaces, butbut mymy househouse
wln 0117ToTo ventvent thethe spleenespleen ofosof youryour disordereddisordered bloodsbloods?
wln 0118MustMust II bebe hauntedhaunted stillstill withwith suchsuch vnrestunrest,
wln 0119AsAs notnot toto eateeat, oror sleepesleep inin peacepeace atat homehome?
wln 0120IsIs thisthis youryour louelove GrimaldiGrimaldi? FieFie, t’is’tis naughtnaught.
wln 0121Do.DonadoDo.AndAnd VasquesVasques. II maymay telltell theethee ’tis’tis notnot wellwell
wln 0122ToTo broachbroach thesethese quarrelsquarrels, youyou areare euerever forwardforward
wln 0123InIn secondingseconding contentionscontentions.
wln 0124EnterEnter aboueabove AnnabellaAnnabella andand PutanaPutana.
wln 0125Flo.FlorioFlo.What’sWhat’s thethe groundground?
wln 0126Sor.SoranzoSor.ThatThat withwith youryour patiencepatience SignioreSigniore, I’leI’ll resolueresolve
wln 0127ThisThis GentlemanGentleman, whomwhom famesamefame reportsreports aa souldiersoldier,
wln 0128(ForFor elseelse II knowknow notnot) riualsrivals meeme inin louelove
wln 0129ToTo SigniorSignior Florio’sFlorio’s DaughterDaughter; toto whosewhose earesears
wln 0130HeHe stillstill preferrsprefers hishis suitesuit toto mymy disgracedisgrace,
wln 0131ThinkingThinking thethe wayway toto recommendrecommend himselfehimself,
wln 0132IsIs toto disparagedisparage meme inin hishis reportreport:
wln 0133ButBut knowknow GrimaldiGrimaldi, thoughthough (maymay bebe) thouthou artart
wln 0134MyMy equallequal inin thythy bloodblood, yetyet thisthis bewrayesbetrays
wln 0135AA lownesselowness inin thythy mindemind; whichwhich wer’twere ’twere’t thouthou NobleNoble
wln 0136ThouThou would’stwouldwouldwould’st itit asas muchmuch disdainedisdain, asas II doedo theethee
wln 0137ForFor thisthis vnworthinesseunworthiness; andand onon thisthis groundground
wln 0138II will’dwilled mymy SeruantServant toto correctdorrestcorrect thisthis tonguetongue,
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wln 0139HoldingHolding aa manman, soso basebase, nono matchmatch forfor meme.
wln 0140Vas.VasquesVas.AndAnd hadhad youryour suddanesudda nesudden commingcoming preventedprevented vsus, II hadhad letlet
wln 0141mymy GentlemanGentleman bloodblood vnderunder thethe gillesgills; II shouldshould hauehave worm’dwormed
wln 0142youyou SirSir, forfor runningrunning maddemad.
wln 0143Gri.GrimaldiGri.IleI’ll bebe reueng’drevenged SoranzoSoranzo.
wln 0144VasVasquesVasOnOn aa dishdish ofof warme-brothwarm-broth toto staystay youryour stomackstomach, doedo
wln 0145honesthonest InnocenceInnocence, doedo; spone-meatspoon-meat isis aa wholesomerwholesomer dyetdiet thenthan
wln 0146aa spannishSpanish bladeblade.
wln 0147Gri.GrimaldiGri.rememberremember thisthis.
wln 0148Sor.SoranzoSor.II fearefear theethee notnot GrimaldiGrimaldi.Ex.ExitEx. Gri:GrimaldiGri::
wln 0149Flo.FlorioFlo.MyMy LordLord SoranzoSoranzo, thisthis isis strangestrange toto meme,
wln 0150WhyWhy youyou shouldshould stormestorm, hauinghaving mymy wordword engag’dengaged:
wln 0151OwingOwing herher heartheart, whatwhat needeneed youyou doubtdoubt herher eareear?
wln 0152LoosersLosersLosers’ maymay talketalk byby lawlaw ofof anyany gamegame.
wln 0153Vas.VasquesVas.YetYet thethe villainevillain ofof wordswords, signiorsignior FlorioFlorio maymay bebe suchsuch,
wln 0154AsAs wouldwould makemake anyany vnspleen’dunspleened DoueDove, ChollerickCholeric,
wln 0155BlameBlame notnot mymy LordLord inin thisthis.
wln 0156Flo.FlorioFlo.BeBe youyou moremore silentsilent,
wln 0157II wouldwould notnot forfor mymy wealthwealth, mymy daughtersdaughter’s louelove
wln 0158ShouldShould causecause thethe spillingspilling ofof oneone dropdrop ofof bloodblood.
wln 0159VasquesVasques putput vpup, let’slet’s endend thisthis frayfray inin winewine.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 0160PutanaPutanaHowHow likelike youyou thisthis childchild? here’shere’s threatningthreat’ningthreatening challeng-challengingchalleng|ingchallenging
wln 0161ing,
wln 0161quarrellingquarrelingquarrelling, andand fightingfighting, onon eueryevery sideside, andand allall isis forfor youryour
wln 0162sakesake; youyou hadhad needeneed lookelook toto your selfeyourself (ChardgeCharge) you’leyou’ll bebe
wln 0163stolnestolen awayaway sleepingsleeping elseelse shortlyshortly.
wln 0164AnnabellaAnnabella:ButBut (TutresseTutresstutoress) suchsuch aa lifelife, giuesgives nono contentcontent
wln 0165ToTo meme, mymy thoughtsthoughts areare fixtfixed onon otherother endsends;
wln 0166WouldWould youyou wouldwould leaueleave meme.
wln 0167Put.PutanaPut.LeaueLeave youyou? nono maruailemarvel elseelse; leaueleave meme, nono leauingleaving (ChardgeCharge)
wln 0168ThisThis isis louelove outrightoutright, IndeedeIndeed II blameblame youyou notnot, youyou hauehave
wln 0169ChoyceChoice fitfit forfor thethe bestbest LadyLady inin ItalyItaly.
wln 0170Anna.AnnabellaAnna.PrayPray doedo notnot talketalk soso muchmuch.
wln 0171Put.PutanaPut.TakeTake thethe worstworst withwith thethe bestbest, there’sthere’s GrimaldiGrimaldi thethe
wln 0172souldiersoldier aa veryvery well-timbredwell-timbered fellowfellow: theythey saysay hehe isis aa RomanRoman,
wln 0173NephewNephew toto thethe DukeDuke Mount FerrattoMontferratoMount Ferratto, theythey saysay hehe diddid goodgood ser-serviceser|viceservice
wln 0174vice
wln 0174inin thethe warrswars againstagainst thethe MillanoysMilaneseMillanoys, butbut faithfaith (ChardgeCharge) II doedo
wln 0175notnot likelike himhim, andand bebe forfor nothingnothing, butbut forfor beingbeing aa souldiersoldier; oneone a-amongsta|mongstamongst
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wln 0176mongst
wln 0176twentytwenty ofof youryour skirmishingskirmishing CaptainesCaptains, butbut hauehave somesome
wln 0177pryuieprivy maymemaymaimmaymeme oror otherother, thatthat marresmars theirtheir standingstanding vprightupright, II likelike
wln 0178himhim thethe worseworse, heehe crincklescrinkles soso muchmuch inin thethe hamshams; thoughthough heehe
wln 0179mightmight serueserve, ifif theirtheretheir werewere nono moremore menmen, yetyet hee’she’s notnot thethe manman II
wln 0180wouldwould choosechoose.
wln 0181Anna.AnnabellaAnna.FyeFie howhow thouthou prat’stprat’stpratest.
wln 0182Put.PutanaPut.AsAs II amam aa veryvery womanwoman, II likelike SigniourSigniorsignior SoranzoSoranzo, wellwell;
wln 0183heehe isis wisewise, andand whatwhat isis moremore, richrich; andand whatwhat isis moremore thenthan thatthat,
wln 0184kindkind, andand whatwhat isis moremore thenthan allall thisthis, aa Noble-manNobleman; suchsuch aa oneone werewere
wln 0185II thethe fairefair AnnabellaAnnabella, my selfemyself, II wouldwould wishwish andand praypray forfor: thenthenthan
wln 0186heehe isis bountifullbountiful; besidebeside heehe isis handsomehandsome, andand, byby mymy trothtroth, II
wln 0187thinkethink wholsomewholesome: (andand that’sthat’s newesnews inin aa gallantgallant ofof threethree andand
wln 0188twentytwenty.) liberallliberal thatthat II knowknow: louingloving, thatthat youyou knowknow; andand aa manman
wln 0189suresure, elseelse heehe couldcould neuernever ha’ha’ purchastpurchased suchsuch aa goodgood namename, withwith
wln 0190HippolitaHippolita thethe lustielusty WiddowWidow inin herher husbandshusband’s life timelifetimelife time: AndAnd
wln 0191t’were’twere butbut forfor thatthat reportreport (sweetsweet heartheart) would’awould ’awould’a werewere thinethine:
wln 0192CommendCommend aa manman forfor hishis qualitiesqualities, butbut taketake aa husbandhusband asas hehe isis aa
wln 0193plaine-sufficientplain-sufficient, nakednaked manman: suchsuch aa oneone isis forfor youryour bedbed, andand suchsuch
wln 0194aa oneone isis SigniorSignior SoranzoSoranzo mymy lifelife for’tfor ’tfor’t.
wln 0195Anna.AnnabellaAnna.SureSure thethe womanwoman tooketook herher morningsmorning’s DraughtDraught totooto soonesoon.
wln 0196EnterEnter BegettoBegetto andand PoggioPoggio.
wln 0197Put.PutanaPut.ButBut lookelook (sweetsweet heartheart,) lookelook whatwhat thingething comescomes nownow:
wln 0198Here’sHere’s anotheranother ofof youryour cyphersciphers toto fillfill vpup thethe numbernumber:
wln 0199OhOhO brauebrave oldold ApeApe inin aa silkensilken CoateCoat, obserueobserve.
wln 0200Ber.BergettoBer.Did’stDidst thouthou thinkethink PoggioPoggio, thatthat II wouldwould spoylespoil mymy
wln 0201NewNew cloathesclothes, andand leaueleave mymy dinnerdinner toto fightfight.
wln 0202Pog.PoggioPog.NoNo SirSir, II diddid notnot taketake youyou forfor soso arrantarrant aa babiebaby.
wln 0203Ber.BergettoBer.II amam wyserwiser thenthan soso: forfor II hopehope PoggioPoggio. thouthou
wln 0204NeuerNever heard’stheard’st ofof anan elderelder brotherbrother, thatthat waswas aa CoxcombCoxcomb,
wln 0205Did’stDidst PoggioPoggio?
wln 0206Pog.PoggioPog.NeuerNever indeedeindeed SirSir, asas longlong asas theythey hadhad eithereither landland oror
wln 0207monymoney leftleft themthem toto inheritinhe ritinherit.
wln 0208Ber.BergettoBer.IsIs itit possiblepossible PoggioPoggio? ohoho monstruousmonstruous! whywhy IleI’ll vnder-vndertakevnder|takeundertake
wln 0209take,
wln 0209withwith aa handfullhandful ofof siluersilver, toto buybuy aa headfullheadful ofof witwit atat anyany
wln 0210tymetime, butbut sirrahsirrah, II hauehave anotheranother purchasepurchase inin handhand, II shallshall hauehave
wln 0211thethe wenchwench mynemine vnckleuncle sayessays, II willwill butbut washwash mymy faceface, andand
wln 0212shiftshift sockssocks, andand thenthen hauehave atat herher yfaithi’ faithi’faith
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wln 0213MarkeMark mymy pacepace PoggioPoggio.
wln 0214Pog.PoggioPog.SirSir II hauehave seeneseen anan. AsseAss, andand aa MuleMule trottrot thethe SpannishSpanish
wln 0215pauin●auinpavin withwith aa betterbetter gracegrace, II knowknow notnot howhow oftenoften.
wln 0216ExeuntExeunt
wln 0217Anna.AnnabellaAnna.ThisThis IdeotIdiot hauntshaunts meme tootoo.
wln 0218Put.PutanaPut.IAyay, IAyay, hehe needesneeds nono discriptiondescription, thethe richrich MagnificoMagnifico, thatthat isis
wln 0219belowbelow withwith youryour FatherFather (ChardgeCharge) SigniorSignior DonadoDonado hishis VnckleUncle;
wln 0220forfor thatthat hehe meanesmeans toto makemake thisthis hishis CozenCousincousin aa goldengolden calfecalf, thinkesthinks
wln 0221thatthat youyou wilwill bebe aa rightright IsraliteIsraelite, andand fallfall downedown toto himhim presentlypresently:
wln 0222butbut II hopehope II hauehave tuterdtutored youyou betterbetter: theythey saysay aa foolesfool’s bablebabble isis aa
wln 0223LadiesLady’slady’s playfellowplay fellowplay fellowplayfellow: yetyet youyou hauinghaving wealthwealth enoughenough, youyou needeneed notnot
wln 0224castcast vponupon thethe dearthdearth ofof fleshflesh atat anyany raterate: hanghang himhim InnocentInnocent.
wln 0225EnterEnter GiouanniGiovanni.
wln 0226Anna.AnnabellaAnna.ButBut seesee PutanaPutana, seesee: whatwhat blessedblessed shapeshape
wln 0227OfOf somesome cælestiallcaelestiallcelestial CreatureCreature nownow appearesappears?
wln 0228WhatWhat manman isis heehe, thatthat withwith suchsuch sadsad aspectaspect
wln 0229WalkesWalks carelessecarelestscareless ofosof him selfehimself?
wln 0230Put.PutanaPut.WhereWhere??
wln 0231Anna.AnnabellaAnna.LookeLook belowbelow.
wln 0232Put,PutanaPut,OhOhO, ’tis’tis youryour brotherbrother sweetsweet
wln 0233Anna.AnnabellaAnna.HaHa!Ha!Ha!!
wln 0234Put.PutanaPut.’Tis’Tis youryour brotherbrother.
wln 0235Anna,AnnabellaAnna,SureSure ’tis’tis notnot heehe, thisthis isis somesome woefullwoeful thingething
wln 0236WraptWrapped vpup inin griefegrief, somesome shaddowshadow ofof aa manman.
wln 0237AlasAlas heehe beatsbeats hishis brestbreast, andand wipeswipes hishis eyeseyes
wln 0238Drown’dDrowned allall inin tearestears: me thinkesmethinks II hearehear himhim sighsigh.
wln 0239LetsLets downedown PutanaPutana,,? andand pertakepartake thethe causecause,
wln 0240II knowknow mymy BrotherBrother inin thethe LoueLove hehe bearesbears meme,
wln 0241WillWill notnot denyedeny meme partagepartage inin hishis sadnessesadness,
wln 0242MyMy soulesoul isis fullfull ofof heauinesseheaviness andand fearefear.ExitExit.
wln 0243Gio.GiovanniGio.LostLost, II amam lostlost: mymy fatesfates hauehave doom’ddoomed mymy deathdeath:
wln 0244TheThe moremore II striuestrive, II louelove, thethe moremore II louelove,
wln 0245TheThe lesseless II hopehope: II seesee mymy ruineruin, certainecertain.
wln 0246WhatWhat IudgementJudgementjudgement, oror endeuorsendeavorsendeavours couldcould applyapply
wln 0247ToTo mymy incurableincurable andand restlesserestless woundswounds,
wln 0248II throughlythoroughly hauehave examin’dexamined, butbut inin vainevain:
wln 0249OOOh thatthat itit werewere notnot inin ReligionReligion sinnesin,
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wln 0250ToTo makemake ourour louelove aa GodGod, andand worshipworship itit.
wln 0251II hauehave eueneven weariedwearied heauenheaven withwith prayersprayers, dryeddried vpup
wln 0252TheThe springspring ofof mymy continuallcontinual tearestears, eueneven steru’dstarved
wln 0253MyMy veinesveins withwith daylydaily fastsfasts: whatwhat witwit oror ArtArt
wln 0254CouldCould CounsaileCounsel, II hauehave practiz’dpracticedpractised; butbut alasalas
wln 0255II findfind allall thesethese butbut dreamesdreams, andand oldold mensmen’s talestales
wln 0256ToTo fright●●ightfright vnsteedyunsteady youthyouth; I’meI’m stillstill thethe samesame,
wln 0257OrOr II mustmust speakespeak, oror burstburst; tis’tis notnot II knowknow,
wln 0258MyMy lustlust; butbut tis’tis mymy farefare thatthat leadsleads meme onon.
wln 0259KeepeKeep fearefear andand lowlow faint heartedfaint-heartedfaint hearted shameshame withwith slauesslaves,
wln 0260IleI’ll telltell herher, thatthat II louelove herher, thoughthough mymy heartheart
wln 0261WereWere ratedrated atat thethe priceprice ofof thatthat attemptattempt.
wln 0262OhOhO meme! sheshe comescomes.
wln 0263EnterEnter Anna.AnnabellaAnna. andand PutanaPutana.
wln 0264Anna.AnnabellaAnna.BrotherBrother.
wln 0265Gio.GiovanniGio.IfIf suchsuch aa thingthing
wln 0266AsAs CourageCourage dwelldwell inin menmen, (yeeye heauenlyheavenly powerspowers)
wln 0267NowNow doubledouble allall thatthat vertuevirtue inin mymy tonguetongue.
wln 0268Anna.AnnabellaAnna.WhyWhy BrotherBrother, willwill youyou notnot speakespeak toto meme?
wln 0269Gio.GiovanniGio.YesYes; howhow d’eed’eed’ye SisterSister?
wln 0270Anna.AnnabellaAnna.HowsoeuerHowsoever II amam, me thinksmethinks youyou areare notnot wellwell.
wln 0271Put.PutanaPut.BlesseBless vsus whywhy areare youyou soso sadsad SirSir.
wln 0272Gio.GiovanniGio.LetLet meme intreatentreat youyou leaueleave vsus aa whilewhile, PutanaPutana,
wln 0273SisterSister, II wouldwould bebe pryuateprivate withwith youyou.
wln 0274Anna.AnnabellaAnna.With-draweWithdraw PutanaPutana.
wln 0275Put.PutanaPut.II willwill,
wln 0276IfIf thisthis werewere anyany otherother CompanyCompany forfor herher, II shouldshould thinkethink mymy ab-absenceab|senceabsence
wln 0277sence
wln 0277anan officeoffice ofof somesome creditcredit; butbut II willwill leaueleave themthem togethertogether.
wln 0278ExitExit PutanaPutana:
wln 0279Gio.GiovanniGio.ComeCome SisterSister lendlend youryour handhand, let’slet’s walkewalk togethertogether.
wln 0280II hopehope youyou needeneed notnot blushblush toto walkewalk withwith meeme,
wln 0281Here’sHere’s nonenone butbut youyou andand II.
wln 0282Anna.AnnabellaAnna.How’sHow’s thisthis?
wln 0283Gio.GiovanniGio.FaithFaith II meanemean nono harmeharm.
wln 0284Anna.AnnabellaAnna.HarmeHarm?
wln 0285Gio.GiovanniGio.NoNo goodgood faithfaith; howhow istis ’tis’t with’eewith ’eewi’thee?
wln 0286Anna.AnnabellaAnna.II trusttrust heehe bebe notnot frantickefrantic
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wln 0287II amam veryvery wellwell brotherbrother.
wln 0288Gio.GiovanniGio.TrustTrust meme butbut II amam sickesick, II fearefear soso sicksick,
wln 0289’Twill’Twill costcost mymy lifelife.
wln 0290Anna.AnnabellaAnna.MercyMercy forbidforbid itit: ’tis’tis notnot soso II hopehope.
wln 0291Gio.GiovanniGio.II thinkethink youyou louelove meme SisterSister.
wln 0292Anna.AnnabellaAnna.YesYes youyou knowknow, II doedo.
wln 0293Gio.GiovanniGio.II know’tknow ’tknow’t indeedindeed y’arey’ areyou’re veryvery fairefair.
wln 0294Anna.AnnabellaAnna.NayNay thenthen II seesee youyou hauehave aa merrymerry sicknessesickness,
wln 0295Gio.GiovanniGio.That’sThat’s asas itit prouesproves: theythey PoetsPoets faignefeign (II readread)
wln 0296ThatThat IunoJunojuno forfor herher foreheadforehead diddid exceedeexceed
wln 0297AllAll otherother goddessesgoddesses: butbut II durstdurst sweareswear,
wln 0298YourYour foreheadforehead exceedsexceeds hershers, asas hershers diddid theirstheirs.
wln 0299Anna.AnnabellaAnna.TrothTroth thisthis isis prettypretty.
wln 0300Gio.GiovanniGio.SuchSuch aa pairepair ofof starresstars.
wln 0301AsAs areare thinethine eyeseyes, wouldwould (likelike PrometheanPromethean firefire.)
wln 0302(IfIf gentlygently glaun’stglanced) giuegive lifelife toto senselessesenseless stonesstones.
wln 0303Anna.AnnabellaAnna.FieFie vpon’eeupon ’eeupon’ee,
wln 0304Gio.GiovanniGio.TheThe LillyLily andand thethe RoseRose mostmost sweetlysweetly straingestrangestraying
wln 0305VponUpon youryour dimpleddimpled CheekesCheeks doedo striuestrive forfor changechange.
wln 0306SuchSuch lippeslips wouldwould tempttempt aa SaintSaint; suchsuch handshands asas thosethose
wln 0307WouldWould makemake anan AnchoretAnchoret LasciuiousLascivious.
wln 0308Anna.AnnabellaAnna.D’eeD’eed’ye mockmock meeme, oror flatterflatter meeme,
wln 0309Gio.GiovanniGio.IfIf youyou wouldwould seesee aa beautybeauty moremore exactexact
wln 0310ThenThan ArtArt cancan countercounter fitfit, oror naturenature frameframe,
wln 0311LookeLook inin youryour glasseglass, andand therethere beholdbehold youryourowneyour owneown.
wln 0312Anna.AnnabellaAnna.OO youyou areare aa trimetrim youthyouth.
wln 0313Gio.GiovanniGio.HereHere.OffersOffers hishis DaggerDagger toto herher.
wln 0314Anna.AnnabellaAnna.WhatWhat toto doedo.
wln 0315Gio.GiovanniGio.AndAnd here’shere’s mymy breastbreast, strickstrike homehome.
wln 0316RipRip vpup mymy bosomebosom, therethere thouthou shaltshalt beholdbehold
wln 0317AA heartheart, inin whichwhich isis writwrit thethe truthtruth II speakespeak.
wln 0318WhyWhy stand’eestand ’ee?Anna.AnnabellaAnna.AreAre youyou earnestearnest?
wln 0319Gio.GiovanniGio.YesYes mostmost earnestearnest.
wln 0320YouYou cannotcannot louelove?Anna.AnnabellaAnna.WhomWhom??.
wln 0321Gio.GiovanniGio.MeMe, mymy tortur’dtortured soulesoul
wln 0322HathHath feltfelt afflictionaffliction inin thethe heateheat ofof DeathDeath.
wln 0323OO AnnabellaAnnabella II amam quitequite vndoneundone,
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wln 0324TheThe louelove ofof theethee (mymy sistersister) andand thethe viewview
wln 0325OfOf thythy immortallimmortal beautybeauty hathhath vntun’duntuned
wln 0326AllAll harmonyharmony bothboth ofof mymy restrest andand lifelife,
wln 0327WhyWhy d’eed’eed’ye notnot strikestrike?
wln 0328Anna.AnnabellaAnna.ForbidForbid itit mymy iustjust fearesfears,
wln 0329IfIf thisthis bebe truetrue, ’twere’twere fitterfitter II werewere deaddead.
wln 0330Gio.GiovanniGio.TrueTrue AnnabellaAnnabella; ’tis’tis nono timetime toto iestjest,
wln 0331II hauehave tootoo longlong supprestsuppressed thethe hiddenhidden flamesflames
wln 0332ThatThat almostalmost hauehave consum’dconsumed meme; II hauehave spentspent
wln 0333ManyMany aa silentsilent nightnight inin sighessighs andand groanesgroans,
wln 0334RanRan ouerover allall mymy thoughtsthoughts, despis’ddespised mymy FateFate,
wln 0335Reason’dReasoned againstagainst thethe reasonsreasons ofof mymy louelove,
wln 0336DoneDone allall thatthat smooth’d-cheekesmoothed-cheeksmooth-cheeked VertueVirtue couldcould aduiseadvise,
wln 0337ButBut foundfound allall bootelessebootless; ’tis’tis mymy destinydestiny,
wln 0338ThatThat youyou mustmust eythereither louelove, oror II mustmust dyedie.
wln 0339Anna.AnnabellaAnna.ComesComes thisthis inin sadnessesadness fromfrom youyou?
wln 0340Gio,GioGiovanniGio,LetLet somesome mischiefemischief
wln 0341BefallBefall meme soonesoon, ifif II dissembledissemble oughtaught.
wln 0342Anna.AnnabellaAnna.YouYou areare mymy brotherbrother GiouanniGiovanni.
wln 0343Gio.GiovanniGio.YouYou,
wln 0344MyMy SisterSister AnnabellaAnnabella; II knowknow thisthis:
wln 0345AndAnd couldcould affordafford youyou instanceinstance whywhy toto louelove
wln 0346SoSo muchmuch thethe moremore forfor thisthis; toto whichwhich intentintent
wln 0347WiseWise NatureNature firstfirst inin youryour CreationCreation mentmeant
wln 0348ToTo makemake youyou minemine: else’telse ’telse’t hadhad beenebeen sinnesin andand foulefoul,
wln 0349ToTo shareshare oneone beautybeauty toto aa doubledouble soulesoul.
wln 0350NeerenesseNearness inin birthbirth oror bloodblood, dothdoth butbut perswadepersuade
wln 0351AA neerernearer neerenessenearness inin affectionaffection.
wln 0352II hauehave asktasked CounsellCounsel ofof thethe holyholy ChurchChurch,
wln 0353WhoWho tellstells meeme II maymay louelove youyou, andand ’tis’tis iustjust,
wln 0354ThatThat sincesince II maymay, II shouldshould; andand willwill, yesyes willwill:
wln 0355MustMust II nownow liuelive, oror dyedie?
wln 0356Anna.AnnabellaAnna.LiueLive, thouthou hasthast wonnewon
wln 0357TheThe fieldfield, andand neuernever foughtfought; whatwhat thouthou hasthast vrg’durged,
wln 0358MyMy captiuecaptive heartheart hadhad longlong agoeago resolu’dresolved.
wln 0359II blushblush toto telltell theethee, (butbut I’leI’ll telltell theethee nownow)
wln 0360ForFor eueryevery sighsigh thatthat thouthou hasthast spentspent forfor meme,
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wln 0361II hauehave sigh’dsighed tenten; forfor eueryevery tearetear shedshed twentytwenty:
wln 0362AndAnd notnot soso muchmuch forfor thatthat II lou’dloved, asas thatthat
wln 0363II durstdurst notnot saysay II lou’dloved; noruornor scarcelyscarcely thinkethink itit.
wln 0364Gio.GiovanniGio.LetLet notnot thisthis MusickeMusic bebe aa dreamedream (yeeye godsgods)
wln 0365ForFor pittie’s-sakepity’s sakepity-sake II begge’eebeg ’ee.
wln 0366Anna.AnnabellaAnna.OnOn mymy kneesknees,SheeShe kneeleskneels.
wln 0367BrotherBrother, eueneven byby ourour MothersMother’s dustdust, II chargecharge youyou,
wln 0368DoeDo notnot betraybetray meeme toto youryour mirthmirth oror hatehate,
wln 0369LoueLove meeme, oror killkill meme BrotherBrother.
wln 0370Gio.GiovanniGio.OnOn mymy kneesknees,HeHe kneeleskneels.
wln 0371SisterSister, eueneven byby mymy MothersMother’s dustdust II chargecharge youyou,
wln 0372DoeDo notnot betraybetray meeme toto youryour mirthmirth oror hatehate,
wln 0373LoueLove meeme, oror killkill meeme SisterSister.
wln 0374Anna.AnnabellaAnna.YouYou meanemean goodgood soothsooth thenthen?
wln 0375Gio.GiovanniGio.InIn goodgood trothtroth II doedo,
wln 0376AndAnd soso doedo youyou II hopehope: saysay, I’mI’m inin earnestearnest:
wln 0377Anna.AnnabellaAnna.I’leI’ll swear’tswear ’tswear’t andand II.
wln 0378Gio.GiovanniGio.AndAnd II, andand byby thisthis kissekiss,KissesKisses herher.
wln 0379(OnceOnce moremore, yetyet onceonce moremore, nownow let’slet’s riserise, byby thisthis)
wln 0380II wouldwould notnot changechange thisthis minuteminute forfor ElyziumElysium,
wln 0381WhatWhat mustmust wewe nownow doedo?
wln 0382Anna.AnnabellaAnna.WhatWhat youyou willwill.Gio.GiovanniGio.ComeCome thenthen,
wln 0383AfterAfter soso manymany tearestears asas weewe hauehave weptwept,
wln 0384Let’sLet’s learnelearn toto courtcourt inin smilessmiles, toto kissekiss andand sleepesleep.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 0385EnterEnter FlorioFlorio andand DonadoDonado.
wln 0386Flo.Elo.FlorioElo.SigniorSignior DonadoDonado, youyou hauehave saydsaid enoughenough,
wln 0387II vnderstandunderstand youyou, butbut wouldwould hauehave youyou knowknow,
wln 0388II willwill notnot forceforce mymy DaughterDaughter ’gainst’gainst herher willwill.
wln 0389YouYou seesee II hauehave butbut twotwo, aa SonneSon andand HerHer;
wln 0390AndAnd heehe isis soso deuoteddevoted toto hishis BookeBook,
wln 0391AsAs II mustmust telltell youyou truetrue, II doubtdoubt hishis healthhealth:
wln 0392ShouldShould hehe miscarrymiscarry, allall mymy hopeshopes relyrely
wln 0393VponUpon mymy GirleGirl; asas forfor worldlyworldly FortuneFortune,
wln 0394II amam II thankethank mymy StarresStars, blestblestblessed withwith enoughenough:
wln 0395MyMy CareCare isis howhow toto matchmatch herher toto herher likingliking,
wln 0396II wouldwould notnot hauehave herher marrymarry WealthWealth, butbut LoueLove,
wln 0397AndAnd ifif sheshe likelike youryour NephewNephew, letlet himhim hauehave herher,
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wln 0398Here’sHere’s allall thatthat II cancan saysay.
wln 0399Do.DonadoDo.SirSir youyou saysay wellwell,
wln 0400LikeLike aa truetrue fatherfather, andand forfor mymy partpart, II
wln 0401IfIf thethe youngyoung folkesfolks cancan likelike, (twixt’twixttwixt youyou andand meme’me)
wln 0402WillWill promisepromise toto assureassure mymy NephewNephew presentlypresently,
wln 0403ThreeThree thousandthousand FlorrensFlorinsflorins yeerelyyearly duringduring lifelife,
wln 0404AndAnd afterafter II amam deaddead, mymy wholewhole estateestate.
wln 0405Flo.FlorioFlo.’Tis’Tis aa fairefair profferproffer sirsir, meane timemeanemeantimemeantimetime youryour NephewNephew
wln 0406ShallShall hauehave freefree passagepassage toto commencecommence hishis suitesuit;
wln 0407IfIf heehe cancan thriuethrive, heehe shallshall hauehave mymy consentconsent,
wln 0408SoSo forfor thisthis timetime I’leI’ll leaueleave youyou SigniorSignior.ExitExit.
wln 0409Do.DonadoDo.WellWell,
wln 0410Here’sHere’s hopehope yetyet, ifif mymy NephewNephew wouldwould hauehave witwit,
wln 0411ButBut heehe isis suchsuch anotheranother DunceDunce, II fearefear
wln 0412Hee’leHe’ll neuernever winnewin thethe WenchWench; whenwhen II waswas youngyoung
wln 0413II couldcould hauehave done’tdone ’tdone’t yfaithy faithi’ faithi’faith, andand soso shallshall heehe
wln 0414IfIf heehe willwill learnelearn ofof meeme; andand inin goodgood timetime
wln 0415HeeHe comescomes himselfehimself.
wln 0416EnterEnter BergettoBergetto andand PoggioPoggio.
wln 0417Pog.PoggioPog.HowHow nownow BergettoBergetto, whetherwhitherwhether awayaway soso fastfast?
wln 0418Ber.BergettoBer.OhOhO VnkleUncle, II hauehave heardheard thethe strangeststrangest newesnews thatthat euerever
wln 0419camecame outout ofof thethe MyntMynrMint, hauehave II notnot PoggioPoggio.
wln 0420Pog.PoggioPog.YesYes indeedeindeed SirSir.Do.DonadoDo.WhatWhat newesnews BergettoBergetto?
wln 0421Ber.BergettoBer.WhyWhy lookelook yeeye VnkleUncle? mymy BarberBarber toldtold meme iustjust nownow
wln 0422thatthat therethere isis aa fellowfellow comecome toto TowneTown, whowho vndertakesundertakes toto makemake
wln 0423aa MillMill goego withoutwithout thethe mortallmortal helpehelp ofof anyany waterwater oror windewind,
wln 0424onelyonly withwith Sand-bagsSandbags: andand thisthis fellowfellow hathhath aa strangestrange HorseHorse, aa
wln 0425mostmost excellentexcellent beastbeast, I’leI’ll assureassure youyou VnkleUncle, (mymy BarberBarber sayessays)
wln 0426whosewhose headhead toto thethe wonderwonder ofof allall ChristianChristian peoplepeople, standsstands iustjust be-behindbe|hindbehind
wln 0427hind
wln 0427wherewhere hishis tayletail isis, is’tis ’tis’t notnornornot truetrue PoggioPoggio?
wln 0428Pog.PoggioPog.SoSo thethe BarberBarber sworeswore forfor soothsooth.
wln 0429Do.DonadoDo.AndAnd youyou areare runningrunning hitherhither?Ber.BergettoBer.IAyI forsoothforsooth VnkleVakleUncle.
wln 0430Do.DonadoDo.WiltWilt thouthou bebe aa FooleFool stilstill? comecome sirsir, youyou shallshall notnot goego,
wln 0431youyou hauehave moremore mindmind ofof aa Puppet-playPuppet-play, thenthen onon thethe businessebusiness II
wln 0432toldtold y’eeye: whywhy thouthou greatgreat BabyBaby, wu’twu’twilt neuernever hauehave witwit, wu’twu’twilt
wln 0433makemake thy selfethyself aa May-gameMay-game toto allall thethe worldworld?
wln 0434Pog.PoggioPog.AnswereAnswer forfor your selfeyourself MaisterMaster.
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wln 0435Ber.BergettoBer.WhyWhy VnkleUncle, shu’dshould II sitsit atat homehome stillstill, andand notnot goego abroadabroad
wln 0436toto seesee fashionsfashions likelike otherother gallantsgallants?
wln 0437Do.DonadoDo.ToTo seesee hobby-horseshobby-horses: whatwhat wisewise talketalk II praypray hadhad youyou
wln 0438withwith AnnabellaAnnabella, whenwhen youyou werewere atat SigniorSignior Florio’sFlorio’s househouse?
wln 0439Ber.BergettoBer.OhOhO thethe wenchwench: vdsuds sa’mesa’ mesa’ me, VnkleUncle; II tickledtickled herher withwith aa
wln 0440rarerare speechspeech, thatthat II mademade herher almostalmost burstburst herher bellybelly withwith laugh-laughinglaugh|ing
wln 0441inglaughing.
wln 0442Do.DonadoDo.NayNay II thinkethink soso, andand whatwhat speechspeech was’twas’t?
wln 0443Ber.BergettoBer.WhatWhat diddid II saysay PoggioPoggio?
wln 0444Pog.PoggioPog.forsoothForFotForforsooth soothsooth mymy MaisterMaster saidsaid, thatthat heehe louedloved herher almostalmost as-aswellas|wellas well
wln 0445well
wln 0445asas heehe louedloved ParmasentParmasent, andand sworeswore (I’leI’ll bebe swornesworn forfor himhim).
wln 0446thatthat sheeshe wantedwanted butbut suchsuch aa NoseNose asas hishis waswas, toto bebe asas prettypretty aa
wln 0447youngyoung woemanwoman, asas anyany waswas inin ParmaParma.Do.DonadoDo.OhOhO grosegross!
wln 0448Ber.BergettoBer.NayNay VnkleUncle, thenthen sheesh●eshe ask’tasked meeme, whetherwhether mymy FatherFather hadhad
wln 0449anyany moremore childrenchildren thenthan my selfemyself: andand II saydsaid nono, ’twere’twere betterbetter
wln 0450heehe shouldshould hauehave hadhad hishis braynesbrains knocktknocked outout firstfirst.
wln 0451Do.DonadoDo.ThisThis isis intolerableintolerable.
wln 0452Ber.BergettoBer.ThenThen saydsaid sheeshe, willwill SigniorSignior DonadoDonado youryour VnkleUncle leaueleave
wln 0453youyou allall hishis wealthwealth?
wln 0454Do.DonadoDo.Ha!Ha! thatthat waswas goodgood, diddid sheshe harpeharp vponupon thatthat stringstring?
wln 0455Ber.BergettoBer.DidDid sheshe harpeharp vponupon thatthat stringstring, IayI thatthat sheshe diddid: II answe-answeredanswe|redanswered
wln 0456red,
wln 0456leaueleave meme allall hishis wealthwealth? whywhy woemanwoman, heehe hathhath nono otherother
wln 0457witwit, ifif heehe hadhad, hehe shouldshould hearehear on’ton ’ton’t toto hishis euerlastingeuereverlastingeverlastinglasting gloryglory andand
wln 0458confusionconfusion: II knowknow (quothquoth II) II amam hishis whitewhite boyboy, andand willwill notnot
wln 0459bebe guldgulled: andand withwith thatthat sheshe fellfell intointo aa greatgreat smilesmile, andand wentwent awayaway.
wln 0460NayNay II diddid fitfit herher.
wln 0461Do.DonadoDo.AhAh sirrahsirrah, thenthen II seesee therethere isis nono changingchanging ofof naturenature,
wln 0462WellWell BergettoB●rgettoBergetto, II fearefear thouthou wiltwilt bebe aa veryvery AsseAss stillstill.
wln 0463Ber.BergettoBer.II shouldshould bebe sorrysorry forfor thatthat VnkleUncle.
wln 0464Do.DonadoDo.ComeCome, comecome youyou homehome withwith meme, sincesince youyou areare nono betterbetter
wln 0465aa speakerspeaker, I’leI’ll hauehave youyou writewr●tewrite toto herher afterafter somesome courtlycourtly mannermanner,
wln 0466andand inclose●closeenclose somesome richrich IewellI ewellJewel inin thethe LetterLetter.
wln 0467Ber.BergettoBer.IAyI marrymarry, thatthat willwill bebe excellentexcellent.
wln 0468Do.DonadoDo.PeacePeace innocent●nnocentinnocent,
wln 0469OnceOnce inin mymy timetime I’leI’ll setset mymy witswits toto schooleschool,
wln 0470IfIf allall failefail, ’tis’tis butbut thethe fortunefortune ofof aa foolefool.
wln 0471Ber.Be●.Ber.PoggioPoggio, ’twill’twill doedo PoggioPoggio.ExeuntExcuntExeunt.

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wln 0472ActusActus SecundusSecundus.

wln 0473EnterEnter GiouanniGiovanni andand AnnabellaAnnabella, asas fromfrom theirtheir ChamberChamber.
wln 0474Gio.GiovanniGio.ComeCome AnnabellaAnnabella, nono moremore SisterSister nownow,
wln 0475ButBut LoueLove; aa namename moremore GraciousGracious, doedo notnot blushblush,
wln 0476(BeautiesBeauty’sBeauties sweetesweet wonderwonder) butbut bebe proudproud, toto knowknow
wln 0477ThatThat yeeldingyielding thouthou hasthast conquer’dconquered, andand inflam’dinflamed
wln 0478AA heartheart whosewhose tributetribute isis thythy brothersbrother’s lifelife.
wln 0479Anna.AnnabellaAnna.AndAnd minemine isis hishis, ohoho howhow thesethese stolnestolen contentscontents
wln 0480WouldWould printprint aa modestmodest CrymsonCrimson onon mymy cheekescheeks,
wln 0481HadHad anyany butbut mymy heartsheart’s delightdelight preuail’dprevailed.
wln 0482Gio.GiovanniGio.II maruailemarvel whywhy thethe chasterchaster ofof youryour sexsex
wln 0483ShouldShould thinkethink thisthis prettypretty toyetoy call’dcalled Maiden-headMaidenhead,
wln 0484SoSo strangestrange aa losseloss, whenwhen beingbeing lostlost, ’tis’tis nothingnothing,
wln 0485AndAnd youyou areare stillstill thethe samesame.Anna.AnnabellaAnna.’Tis’Tis wellwell forfor youyou,
wln 0486NowNow youyou cancan talketalk.Gio.GiovanniGio.MusickeMusic aswellas well consistsconsists
wln 0487InIn th’eareth’ earth’ear, asas inin thethe playingplaying.Anna.AnnabellaAnna.OhOhO y’arey’ areyou’re wantonwanton,
wln 0488TellTell on’ton ’ton’t, y’arey’ areyou’re bestbest, doedo.
wln 0489Gio.GiovanniGio.ThouThou wiltwilt chidechide meme thenthen,
wln 0490KisseKiss meme, soso; thusthus hunghung IoueJovejove onon Læda’sLaeda’sLaeda’s neckeneck,
wln 0491AndAnd suck’tsucked diuinedivine AmbrosiaAmbrosia fromfrom herher lipslips:
wln 0492II enuyenvy notnot thethe mightiestmightiest manman aliuealive,
wln 0493ButBut holdhold my selfemyself inin beingbeing KingKing ofof theethee,
wln 0494MoreMore greatgreat, thenthen werewere II KingKing ofof allall thethe worldworld:
wln 0495ButBut II shallshall loselose youyou Sweet-heartSweetheart.
wln 0496Anna.AnnabellaAnna.ButBut youyou shallshall notnot.Gio.GiovanniGio.YouYou mustmust bebe marriedmarried MistresMistress.
wln 0497Anna.AnnabellaAnna.YesYes, toto whomwhom?Gio.GiovanniGio.SomeSome oneone mustmust hauehave youyou.
wln 0498Anna.AnnabellaAnna.YouYou mustmust.Gio.GiovanniGio.NayNay somesome otherother.
wln 0499Anna.AnnabellaAnna.NowNow pritheeprithee dodo notnot speakespeak soso, withoutwithout iestingjesting
wln 0500You’leYou’ll makemake meme weepeweep inin earnestearnest.
wln 0501Gio.GiovanniGio.WhatWhat youyou willwill notnot.
wln 0502ButBut telltell meme sweetesweet, can’stcanst thouthou bebe dar’ddared toto sweareswear
wln 0503ThatThat thouthou wiltwilt liuelive toto meeme, andand toto nono otherother?
wln 0504Anna.AnnabellaAnna.ByBy bothboth ourour louesloves II daredare, forfor didstdidst thouthou knowknow
wln 0505MyMy GiouanniGionanniGiovanni, howhow allall suiterssuitors seemeseem
wln 0506ToTo mymy eyeseyes hatefullhateful, thouthou wouldstwouldst trusttrust meeme thenthen.
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wln 0507Gio.GiovanniGio.EnoughEnough, II taketake thythy wordword; SweetSweet wewe mustmust partpart,
wln 0508RememberRemember whatwhat thouthou vow’stvow’st, keepekeep wellwell mymy heartheart.
wln 0509Anna.AnnabellaAnna.WillWill youyou begonbegone?Gio.GiovanniGio.II mustmust.
wln 0510Anna.AnnabellaAnna.WhenWhen toto returnereturn?Gio.GiovanniGio.SooneSoon.
wln 0511Anna.AnnabellaAnna.LookeLook youyou doedo.Gio.GiovanniGio.FarewellFarewell.ExitExit.
wln 0512Anna.AnnabellaAnna.GoeGo wherewhere thouthou wiltwilt, inin mindmind I’leI’ll keepekeep theethee herehere,
wln 0513AndAnd wherewhere thouthou artart, II knowknow II shallshall bebe therethere
wln 0514GuardianGuardian.
wln 0515EnterEnter PutanaPutana.
wln 0516Put.PutanaPut.ChildChild, howhow is’tis ’tis’t childchild? wellwell, thankethank HeauenHeaven, hahalhahall!
wln 0517Anna.AnnabellaAnna.OO GuardianGuardian, whatwhat aa ParadiseParadise ofof joyjoy
wln 0518HaueHave II pastpassed ouerover!
wln 0519Put.PutanaPut.NayNay whatwhat aa ParadiseParadise ofof ioyjoy hauehave youyou pastpassed vnderunder?
wln 0520whywhy nownow II commendcommend theethee (ChardgeCharge) fearefear nothingnothing, (sweete-sweete-heartsweetheart
wln 0521heart)
wln 0521whatwhat thoughthough heehe bebe youryour BrotherBrother; youryour Brother’sBrother’s aa
wln 0522manman II hopehope, andand II saysay stillstill, ifif aa youngyoung WenchWench feelefeel thethe fittfit vponupon
wln 0523herher, letlet herher taketake any bodyanybody, FatherFather oror BrotherBrother, allall isis oneone.
wln 0524Anna.AnnabellaAnna.II wouldwould notnot hauehave itit knowneknown forfor allall thethe worldworld.
wln 0525Put.PutanaPut.NorNor II indeedindeed, forfor thethe speechspeech ofof thethe peoplepeople; elseelse ’twere’twere (nothingnothing.
wln 0526FlorioFloriowithinwithin DaughterDaughter AnnabellaAnnabella.
wln 0527Anna.AnnabellaAnna.OO meeme! mymy FatherFather, herehere SirSir, reachreach mymy workework.
wln 0528Flo.FlorioFlo.withinwithin.WhatWhat areare youyou doeingdoing?An.AnnabellaAn.SoSo, letlet himhim comecome nownow,

wln 0529EnterEnter FlorioFlorio, RichardettoRichardetto, likelike aa DoctorDoctor ofof PhisickePhysic,
wln 0530andand PhilotisPhilotis withwith aa LuteLute inin herher handhand.


wln 0531Flo.FlorioFlo.SoSo hardhard atat workework, that’sthat’s wellwell; youyou loselose nono timetime, lookelook,
wln 0532II hauehave broughtbrought youyou companycompany, here’shere’s oneone, aa learnedlearned DoctorDoctor, late-latelylate|lylately
wln 0533lyly
wln 0533comecome fromfrom PaduaPadua, muchmuch skildskilled inin PhysickePhysic, andand forfor thatthat II seesee
wln 0534youyou hauehave ofof latelate beenebeen sicklysickly, II entreatedentreated thisthis reuerentreverent manman
wln 0535toto visitvisit youyou somesome timetime.
wln 0536Anna.AnnabellaAnna.Y’areY’ areYou’re veryvery welcomewelcome SirSir.
wln 0537Richard.RichardettoRichard.II thankethank youyou MistresseMistress,
wln 0538LoudLoud FameFame inin largelarge reportreport hathhath spokespoke youryour praisepraise,
wln 0539AswellAs wellas well forfor VertueVirtue asas perfectionperfection:
wln 0540ForFor whichwhich II hauehave beenebeen boldbold toto bringbring withwith meeme
wln 0541AA Kins-woemanKinswoman ofof minemine, aa maidemaid, forfor songsong,
wln 0542AndAnd musickemusic, oneone perhapsperhaps willwill giuegive contentcontent,
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wln 0543PleasePlease youyou toto knowknow herher.
wln 0544Anna.AnnabellaAnna.TheyThey areare partsparts II louelove,
wln 0545AndAnd sheeshe forfor themthem mostmost welcomewelcome.
wln 0546Phi.PhilotisPhi.ThankeThank youyou LadyLady.
wln 0547Flo.FlorioFlo.SirSir nownow youyou knowknow mymy househouse, praypray makemake notnot strangestrange,
wln 0548AndAnd ifif youyou findefind mymy DaughterDaughter needeneed youryour ArtArt,
wln 0549I’leI’ll bebe youryour pay-masterpaymaster.
wln 0550Rich.RichardettoRich.SirSir, whatwhat II amam sheeshe shallshall commandcommand●command.
wln 0551Flo.FlorioFlo.YouYou shallshall bindbind meme toto youyou,
wln 0552DaughterDaughter, II mustmust hauehave conferenceconference withwith youyou,
wln 0553AboutAbout somesome mattersmatters thatthat concernesconcerns vsus bothboth.
wln 0554GoodGood MaisterMaster DoctorDoctor, pleaseplease youyou butbut walkewalk inin,
wln 0555Wee’leWe’ll crauecrave aa littlelittle ofof youryour CozensCousin’sCozens cunningcunning:
wln 0556II thinkethink mymy GirleGirl hathhath notnot quitequite forgotforgot
wln 0557ToTo touchtouch anan InstrumentInstrument, sheshe couldcould hauehave don’tdone ’tdon’t,
wln 0558Wee’leWe’ll hearehear themthem bothboth.
wln 0559Rich.RichardettoRich.I’leI’ll waitewait vponupon youyou sirsir.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 0560EnterEnter SoranzoSoranzo inin hishis studystudy readingreading aa BookeBook.
wln 0561LouesLove’slove’s measuremeasure isis extreameextreme, thethe comfortcomfort, painepain:
wln 0562TheThe lifelife vnrestunrest, andand thethe rewardreward disdainedisdain

wln 0563What’sWhat’s herehere? lookelook o’reo’er againeagain, ’tis’tis soso, soso writeswrites
wln 0564ThisThis smoothsmooth licentiouslicentious PoetPoet inin hishis rymesrhymes.
wln 0565ButBut SanazarSanazar thouthou lyestliest, forfor hadhad thythy bosomebosom
wln 0566FeltFelt suchsuch oppressionoppression asas isis laidlaid onon minemine,
wln 0567ThouThou wouldstwouldst hauehave kistkissed thethe rodrod thatthat mademade thethe smartsmart.
wln 0568ToTo workework thenthen happyhappy MuseMuse, andand contradictcontradict
wln 0569WhatWhat SanazerSanazer hathhath inin hishis enuyenvy writwrit.
wln 0570LouesLove’slove’s measuremeasure isis thethe meanemean, sweetsweet hishis annoyesannoys,
wln 0571HisHis pleasurespleasure’s lifelife, andand hishis rewardreward allall ioyesjoys.

wln 0572HadHad AnnabellaAnnabella liu’dlived whenwhen SanazarSanazar
wln 0573DidDid inin hishis briefebrief EnconiumEuconiumEncomium celebratecelebrate
wln 0574VeniceVenice thatthat QueeneQueen ofof CittiesCities, hehe hadhad leftleft
wln 0575ThatThat VerseVerse whichwhich gaindgained himhim suchsuch aa sumesum ofof GoldGold,
wln 0576AndAnd forfor oneone onelyonly lookelook fromfrom AnnabellAnnabell
wln 0577HadHad writwrit ofof herher, andand herher diuinerdiviner cheekescheeks,
wln 0578OOOh howhow mymy thoughtsthoughts areare
wln 0579VasquesVasqueswithinwithin PrayPray forbeareforbear, inin rulesrules ofof CiuilityCivility, letlotlotlet meme giuegive
wln 0580noticenotice on’ton ’ton’t: II shallshall bebe tax’ttaxed ofof mymy neglectneglect ofof dutyduty andand seruiceservice.
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wln 0581Soran.SoranzoSoran.WhatWhat ruderude intrusionintrusion interruptsinterrupts mymy peacepeace,
wln 0582CanCan II bebe no wherenowhere priuateprivate?
wln 0583Vas.VasquesVas.withinwithin.TrothTroth youyou wrongwrong youryour modestymodesty.
wln 0584Soran.SoranzoSoran.What’sWhat’s thethe mattermatter VasquesVasques, whowho is’tis ’tis’t?
wln 0585EnterEnter HipplitaHipplita andand VasquesVasques.
wln 0586Hip.HippolitaHip.’Tis’Tis II:
wln 0587DoeDo youyou knowknow meeme nownow? lookelook periurdperjured manman onon herher
wln 0588WhomWhom thouthou andand thythy distracteddistracted lustlust hauehave wrong’dwronged,
wln 0589ThyThy sensuallsensual ragerage ofof bloodblood hathhath mademade mymy youthyouth
wln 0590AAscorneAascorn scornscorn toto menmen andand AngelsAngels, andand shallshall II
wln 0591BeBe nownow aa foylefoil toto thythy vnsatedunsated changechange?
wln 0592ThouThou knowstknowest (falsefalse wantonwanton) whenwhen mymy modestmodest famefame
wln 0593StoodStood freefree fromfrom stainestain, oror scandallscandal, allall thethe charmescharms
wln 0594OfOf HellHell oror sorcerysorcery couldcould notnot preuaileprevail
wln 0595AgainstAgainst thethe honourhonorhonour ofof mymy chasterchaster bosomebosom:
wln 0596ThyneThine eyeseyes diddid pleadeplead inin tearestears, thythy tonguetongue inin oathesoaths
wln 0597SuchSuch andand soso manymany, thatthat aa heartheart ofof steelesteel
wln 0598WouldWould hauehave beenebeen wroughtwrought toto pittypitypity, asas waswas minemine:
wln 0599AndAnd shallshall thethe ConquestConquest ofof mymy lawfulllawful bedbed,
wln 0600MyMy husbandshusband’s deathdeath vrg’durged onon byby hishis disgracedisgrace,
wln 0601MyMy losseloss ofof woeman-hoodwomanhood bebe illill rewardedrewarded
wln 0602WithWith hatredhatred andand contemptcontempt? NoNo, knowknow SoranzoSoranzo,
wln 0603II hauehave aa spiritspirit dothdoth asas muchmuch distastdistaste
wln 0604TheThe slaueryslavery ofof fearingfearing theethee, asas thouthou
wln 0605DostDost loathloathe thethe memorymemory ofof whatwhat hathhath pastpassed.
wln 0606Soran.SoranzoSoran.NayNay dearedear HippolitaHippolita.
wln 0607Hip.HippolitaHip.CallCall meme notnot dearedear,
wln 0608NorNor thinkethink withwith supplesupple wordswords toto smoothsmooth thethe grosenessegrossness
wln 0609OfOf mymy abusesabuses; ’tis’tis notnot youryour newnew MistresseMistress,
wln 0610YourYour goodlygoodly MadamMadam MerchantMerchant shallshall triumphtriumph
wln 0611OnOn mymy deiectiondejection; telltell herher thusthus fromfrom meeme,
wln 0612MyMy byrthbirth waswas NoblerNobler, andand byby muchmuch moremore FreeFree.
wln 0613Soran.SoranzoSoran.YouYou areare tootoo violentviolent.
wln 0614Hip.HippolitaHip.YouYou areare tootoo doubledouble
wln 0615InIn youryour dissimulationdissimulation, see’stseest thouthou thisthis,
wln 0616ThisThis habithabit, thesethese blackeblack mourningmourning weedesweeds ofof CareCare,
wln 0617’Tis’Tis thouthou artart causecause ofof thisthis, andand hasthast divorc’tdivorced
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wln 0618MyMy husbandhusband fromfrom hishis lifelife andand meme fromfrom himhim,
wln 0619AndAnd mademade meme WiddowWidow inin mymy widdow-hoodwidowhood.
wln 0620Soran.SoranzoSoran.WillWill youyou yetyet hearehear?
wln 0621Hip.HippolitaHip.MoreMore ofof thethe periuriesperjuries?
wln 0622ThyThy soulesoul isis drown’ddrowned tootoo deepelydeeply inin thosethose sinnessins,
wln 0623ThouThou need’stneed’stneedest notnot addadd to’thto ●thto th’to’th numbernumber.
wln 0624Soran.SoranzoSoran.ThenThen I’leI’ll leaueleave youyou,
wln 0625YouYou areare pastpast allall rulesrules ofof sencesense.
wln 0626Hip.HippolitaHip.AndAnd thouthou ofof gracegrace.
wln 0627Vas.VasquesVas.FyFie MistresseMistress, youyou, areare notnot neerenear thethe limitslimits ofof reasonreason, ifif
wln 0628mymy LordLord hadhad aa resolutionresolution asas noblenoble asas VertueVirtue it selfeitself, youyou taketake thethe
wln 0629coursecourse toto vnedgeunedge itit allall. SirSir II beseechbeseech youyou doedo notnot perplexeperplex herher,
wln 0630griefesgriefs (alasalas) willwill hauehave aa ventvent, II daredare vndertakeundertake MadamMadam Hippo-HippolitaHippo|litaHippolita
wln 0631lita

wln 0631willwill nownow freelyfreely hearehear youyou.
wln 0632Soran.SoranzoSoran.TalkeTalk toto aa womanwoman frantickfrantic, areare thesethese thethe fruitsfruits ofof youryour (louelove?
wln 0633Hip.HippolitaHip.TheyThey areare thethe fruitesfruits ofof thythy vntruthuntruth, falsefalse manman,
wln 0634DidstDidst thouthou notnot sweareswear, whil’stwhilst yetyet mymy husbandhusband liu’dlived,
wln 0635ThatThat thouthou wouldstwouldst wishwish nono happinesehappiness onon earthearth
wln 0636MoreMore thenthan toto callcall meme wifewife? didstdidst thouthou notnot vowvow
wln 0637WhenWhen heehe shouldshould dyedie toto marrymarry meeme? forfor whichwhich
wln 0638TheThe DeuillDevil inin mymy bloodblood, andand thythy protestsprotests
wln 0639Caus’dCaused meeme toto CounsaileCounsel himhim toto vndertakeundertake
wln 0640AA voyagevoyage toto LigorneLivornoLeghorn, forfor thatthat wewe heardheard,
wln 0641HisHis BrotherBrother therethere waswas deaddead, andand leftleft aa DaughterDaughter
wln 0642YoungYoung andand vnfriendedunfriended, whowho withwith muchmuch adoeado
wln 0643II wish’twished himhim toto bringbring hitherhi●herhither; heehe diddid soso,
wln 0644AndAnd wentwent; andand asas thouthou know’stknow’stknowest dyeddied onon thethe wayway.
wln 0645VnhappyUnhappy manman toto buybuy hishis deathdeath soso dearedear
wln 0646WithWith mymy aduiceadvice; yetyet thouthou forfor whomwhom II diddid itit,
wln 0647Forget’stForget’stForgettest thythy vowesvows, andand leau’stleav’st meme toto mymy shameshame.
wln 0648Soran.SoranzoSoran.WhoWho couldcould helpehelp thisthis?
wln 0649Hip.HippolitaHip.WhoWho? periur’dperjured manman thouthou couldstcouldst,
wln 0650IfIf thouthou hadsthadst faithfaith oror louelove.
wln 0651Soran.SoranzoSoran.YouYou areare deceiu’ddeceived,
wln 0652TheThe vowesvows II mademade, (ifif youyou rememberremember wellwell)
wln 0653WereWere wickedwicked andand vnlawfullunlawful, ’twere’twere moremore sinnesin
wln 0654ToTo keepekeep themthem, thenthan toto breakebreak themthem; asas forfor meeme
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wln 0655II cannotcannot maskemask mymy penitencepenitence, thinkethink thouthou
wln 0656HowHow muchmuch thouthou hasthast digrestdigressed fromfrom honesthonest shameshame,
wln 0657InIn bringingbringing ofof aa gentlemangentleman toto deathdeath
wln 0658WhoWho waswas thythy husbandhusband, suchsuch aa oneone asas heehe,
wln 0659SoSo noblenoble inin hishis qualityquality, conditioncondition,
wln 0660LearningLearning, behauiourbehaviorbehaviour, entertainmententertainment, louelove,
wln 0661AsAs ParmaParma couldcould notnot shewshow aa brauerbraver manman.
wln 0662Vas,VasquesVas,YouYou doedo notnot wellwell, thisthis waswas notnot youryour promisepromise.
wln 0663Soran.SoranzoSoran.II carecare notnot, letlet herher knowknow herher monstrousmonstrous lifelife,
wln 0664EreEre I’leI’ll bebe seruileservile toto soso blackeblack aa sinnesin,
wln 0665I’leI’ll bebe aa CurseCurse; woemanwoman, comecome herehere nono moremore,
wln 0666LearneLearn toto repentrepent andand dyedie; forfor byby mymy honourhonorhonour
wln 0667II hatehate theethee andand thythy lustlust; youyou hauehave beenebeen tootoo foulefoul.
wln 0668Vas.VasquesVas.ThisThis partpart hashas beenebeen scuruilyscurvily playdplayed.
wln 0669Hip.HippolitaHip.HowHow foolishlyfoolishly thisthis beastbeast contemnescontemns hishis FateFate,
wln 0670AndAnd shunsshuns thethe vseuse ofof thatthat, whichwhich II moremore scornescorn
wln 0671ThenThan II onceonce lou’dloved hishis louelove; butbut letlet himhim goego,SheShe offersoffers toto
goego awayaway.

wln 0672MyMy vengeancevengeance shallshall giuegive comfortcomfort toto hishis woewoe.
wln 0673Vas.VasquesVas.MistresseMistress, MistresseMistress MadamMadam HippolitaHippolita,
wln 0674PrayPray aa wordword oror twotwo.Hip.HippolitaHip.WithWith meeme SirSir?
wln 0675Vas.VasquesVas.WithWith youyou ifif youyou pleaseplease.Hip.HippolitaHip.WhatWhat is’tis ’tis’t?
wln 0676Vas.VasquesVas.II knowknow youyou areare infinitelyinfinitely mou’dmoved nownow, andand youyou thinkethink
wln 0677youyou hauehave causecause, somesome II confesseconfess youyou hauehave, butbut suresure notnot soso muchmuch
wln 0678asas youyou imagineimagine.Hip.HippolitaHip.IndeedIndeed.
wln 0679Vas.VasquesVas.OO youyo●you werewere miserablymiserably bitterbitter, whichwhich youyou followedfollowed
wln 0680eueneven toto thethe lastlast sillable●●llablesyllable: FaithFaith youyou werewere somewhatsomewhat tootoo shrewdshrewd,
wln 0681byby mymy lifelife youyou couldcould notnot hauehave tooketaken mymy LordLord inin aa worseworse timetime,
wln 0682sincesince II firstfirst knewknew himhim: tomorrowtomorrow youyou shallshall findefind himhim aa newnew
wln 0683manman.Hip.HippolitaHip.WellWell, II shallshall waitewait hishis leasureleisure.
wln 0684Vas.VasquesVas.FieFie, thisthis isis notnot aa heartyhearty patiencepatience, itit comescomes sowerlysourly fromfrom
wln 0685youyou, trothtroth letlet meme perswadepersuade youyou forfor onceonce.
wln 0686Hip.HippolitaHip.II hauehave itit anda●dand itit shallshall bebe soso; thanksthanks opportunityopportunity
wln 0687 perswadepersuade meme toto whatwhat
wln 0688Vas.VasquesVas.VisittVisit himhim inin somesome mildermilder tempertemper, OOOh ifif youyou couldcould butbut
wln 0689mastermaster aa littlelittle youryour femallfemale spleenspleen, howhow mightmight youyou winnewin himhim!
wln 0690Hip.HippolitaHip.HeeHe wilwill neuernever louelove meme: VasquesVasques, thouthou hasthast binbeen aa tootoo trustytrusty
wln 0691seruantservant toto suchsuch aa mastermaster, &and II beleeuebelieve thythy rewardreward inin thethe endend wilwill falfall
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wln 0692outout likelike minemine.Vas.VasquesVas.SoSo perhapsperhaps tootoo.
wln 0693Hip.HippolitaHip.ResolueResolve thy selfethyself itit willwill; hadhad II oneone soso truetrue, soso truelytruly ho-honestho|nesthonest
wln 0694nest,
wln 0694soso secretsecret toto mymy CounselsCounsels, asas thouthou hasthast beenebeen toto himhim andand
wln 0695hishis, II shouldshould thinkethink itit aa flightslightflight acquittanceacquittance, notnot onelyonly toto makemake
wln 0696himhim MaisterMaster ofof allall II hauehave, butbut eueneven ofof my selfemyself.
wln 0697Vas.VasquesVas.OO youyou areare aa noblenoble GentlewomanGentlewoman.
wln 0698Hip.HippolitaHip.Wu’tWu’twilt thouthou feedefeed alwayesalways vponupon hopeshopes? wellwell, II knowknow
wln 0699thouthou artart wisewise, andand see’stseest thethe rewardreward ofof anan oldold seruantservant dallydally whatwhat
wln 0700itit isisVas.VasquesVas.BeggeryBeggary andand neglectneglect.
wln 0701Hip.HippolitaHip.TrueTrue, butbut VasquesVasques, wer’twertwere’t thouthou minemine, andand wouldstwouldst beebe
wln 0702priuateprivate toto meme andand mymy designesdesigns; II herehere protestprotest my selfemyself, andand allall
wln 0703whatwhat II cancan elseelse callcall mynemine, shouldshould bebe atat thythy disposedispose.
wln 0704Vas.VasquesVas.WorkeWork youyou thatthat wayway oldold moulemole? thenthenthan II hauehave thethe windwind
wln 0705ofof youyou II werewere notnot worthyworthy ofof itit, byby anyany desertdesert thatthat couldcould
wln 0706lyelie withinwithin mymy compassecompass; ifif II couldcould
wln 0707Hip.HippolitaHip.WhatWhat thenthen?
wln 0708Vas.VasquesVas.II shouldshould thenthen hopehope toto liuelive inin thesethese mymy oldold yearesyears withwith
wln 0709restrest andand securitysecurity.
wln 0710Hip.HippolitaHip.GiueGive meme thythy handhand, nownow promisepromise butbut thythy silencesilence,
wln 0711AndAnd helpehelp toto bringbring toto passepass aa plotplot II hauehave;
wln 0712AndAnd herehere inin sightsight ofof HeauenHeaven, (thatthat beingbeing donedone)
wln 0713II makemake theethee LordLord ofof meeme andand minemine estateestate.
wln 0714Vas.VasquesVas.ComeCome youyou areare merrymerry,
wln 0715ThisThis isis suchsuch aa happinessehappiness thatthat II cancan
wln 0716NeitherNeither thinkethink oror beleeuebelieve.
wln 0717Hip.HippolitaHip.PromisePromise thythy secresiesecrecy, andand ’tis’tis confirm’dconfirmed.
wln 0718Vas.VasquesVas.ThenThen herehere II callcall ourour goodgood GenijGenieGenij foe-witnessesfoe-witnesses, whatso-whatsoeuerwhatso|euerwhatsoever
wln 0719euer
wln 0719youryour designesdesigns areare, oror againstagainst whomsoeuerwhomsoever, II willwill notnot one-onelyone|lyonly
wln 0720ly
wln 0720bebe aa speciallspecial actoractor thereintherein, butbut neuernever disclosedisclose itit tilltill itit bebe effectedeffected.
wln 0721Hip.HippolitaHip.II taketake thythy wordword, andand withwith thatthat, theethee forfor minemine:
wln 0722ComeCome thenthen, let’slet’s moremore conferreconfer ofof thisthis anonanon.
wln 0723OnOn thisthis deliciousdelicious banebane mymy thoughtsthoughts shallshall banquetbanquet,
wln 0724ReuengeRevenge shallshall sweetensweeten whatwhat mymy griefesgriefs hauehave tastedtasted.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 0725EnterEnter RichardettoRichardetto andand PhilotisPhilotis.
wln 0726Richar.RichardettoRichar.ThouThou see’stseest (mymy louelylovely NecceNiece) thesethese strangestrange mis-mishapsmis|hapsmishaps(haps,
wln 0727HowHow allall mymy fortunesfortunes turneturn toto mymy disgracedisgrace,
wln 0728WhereinWherein II amam butbut asas aa lookerlooker onon,
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wln 0729WhilesWhiles othersothers actact mymy shameshame, andand II amam silentsilent.
wln 0730Phi.PhilotisPhi.ButBut VnkleUncle, whereinwherein cancan thisthis borrowedborrowed shapeshape
wln 0731GiueGive youyou contentcontent?
wln 0732Richard.RichardettoRichard.I’leI’ll telltell theethee gentlegentle NeeceNiece,
wln 0733ThyThy wantonwanton AuntAunt inin herher lasciuiouslascivious riottsriots
wln 0734LiuesLives nownow securesecure, thinkesthinks II amam surelysurely deaddead
wln 0735InIn mymy latelate IourneyJourneyjourney toto LïgorneLigorneLivornoLeghorn forfor youyou;
wln 0736(AsAs II hauehave caus’dcaused itit toto bebe rumordrumoredrumoured outout)
wln 0737NowNow wouldwould II seesee withwith whatwhat anan impudenceimpudence
wln 0738SheeShe giuesgives scopescope toto herher looseloose adulteryadultery,
wln 0739AndAnd howhow thethe CommonCommon voycevoice allowesallows hereofhereof:
wln 0740ThusThus farrefar II hauehave preuail’dprevailed.
wln 0741Phi.PhilotisPhi.AlasAlas, II fearefear
wln 0742YouYou meanemean somesome strangestrange reuengerevenge.
wln 0743Richard.RichardettoRichard.OO bebe notnot troubledtroubled,
wln 0744YourYour ignoranceignorance shallshall pleadeplead forfor youyou inin allall,
wln 0745ButBut toto ourour businessebusiness, whatwhat, youyou learntlearntlearned forfor certainecertain
wln 0746HowHow SigniorSignior FlorioFlorio meanesmeans toto giuegive hishis DaughterDaughter
wln 0747InIn marriagemarriage toto SoranzoSoranzo?
wln 0748Phi.PhilotisPhi.YesYes forfor certainecertain.
wln 0749Richard.RichardettoRichard.ButBut howhow findefind youyou youngyoung Annabella’sAnnabella’s louelove,
wln 0750InclindInclined toto himhim?
wln 0751Phi.PhilotisPhi.ForFor oughtaught II couldcould perceiueperceive,
wln 0752SheeShe neytherneither fanciesfancies himhim oror anyany elseelse.
wln 0753Richard.RichardettoRichard.There’sThere’s MysteryMystery inin thatthat whichwhich timetime mustmust shewshow,
wln 0754SheeShe vs’dused youyou kindlykindly.Phi.PhilotisPhi.YesYes.
wln 0755Richard.RichardettoRichard.AndAnd crau’dcraved youryour companycompany?Phi.PhilotisPhi.OftenOften.
wln 0756Richard.RichardettoRichard.’Tis’Tis wellwell, itit goesgoes asas II couldcould wishwish,
wln 0757II amam thethe DoctorDoctor nownow, andand asas forfor youyou,
wln 0758NoneNone knowesknows youyou; ifif allall failefail notnot wewe shallshall thriuethrive.
wln 0759ButBut whowho comescomes herehere?EnterEnter GrimaldiGrimaldi.
wln 0760II knowknow himhim, ’tis’tis GrimaldiGrimaldi,
wln 0761AA RomanRoman andand aa souldiersoldier, neerenear allyedallied
wln 0762VntoUnto thethe DukeDuke ofof MontferratoMontferrato, oneone
wln 0763AttendingAttending onon thethe NuntioNuncioNuntio ofof thethe PopePope
wln 0764ThatThat nownow residesresides inin ParmaParma, byby whichwhich meanesmeans
wln 0765HeHe hopeshopes toto getget thethe louelove ofof AnnabellaAnnabella,
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wln 0766Gri.GrimaldiGri.SaueSave youyou SirSir.Richard.RichardettoRichard.AndAnd youyou SirSir.
wln 0767Gri.GrimaldiGri.II hauehave heardheard
wln 0768OfOf youryour approu’dapproved skillskill, whichwhich throughthrough thethe CityCity
wln 0769IsIs freelyfreely talkttalked ofof, andand wouldwould crauecrave youryour aydaid.
wln 0770Richard.RichardettoRichard.ForFor whatwhat SirSir?
wln 0771Gri.GrimaldiGri.MarryMarry sirsir forfor thisthis
wln 0772ButBut II wouldwould speakespeak inin PriuatePrivate.
wln 0773Richard.RichardettoRichard.LeaueLeave vsus CozenCousincousin.ExitExit Phi.PhilotisPhi.
wln 0774Gri.GrimaldiGri.II louelove fairefair AnnabellaAnnabella, andand wouldwould knowknow
wln 0775WhetherWhether inin ArtsArts therethere maymay notnot bebe receiptsreceipts
wln 0776ToTo mouemove affectionaffection.
wln 0777Richard.RichardettoRichard.SirSir perhapsperhaps therethere maymay,
wln 0778ButBut thesethese willwill nothingnothing profitprofit youyou.
wln 0779Gri.GrimaldiGri.NotNot meeme?
wln 0780Richard.RichardettoRichard.VnlesseUnless II bebe mistookemistookmistaken, youyou areare aa manman
wln 0781GreatlyGreatly inin fauourfavorfavour withwith thethe CardinallCardinal.
wln 0782Gri.GrimaldiGri.WhatWhat ofof thatthat?
wln 0783Richard.RichardettoRichard.InIn dutyduty toto hishis GraceGrace,
wln 0784II willwill bebe boldbold toto telltell youyou, ifif youyou seekeseek
wln 0785ToTo marrymarry Florio’sFlorio’s daughterdaughter, youyou mustmust firstfirst
wln 0786RemoueRemove aa barrebar twixttwixt youyou andand herher.
wln 0787Gri.GrimaldiGri.WhoseWho’swho’s thatthat?
wln 0788Richard:RichardettoRichard:SoranzoSoranzo isis thethe manman thatthat hathhath herher heartheart,
wln 0789AndAnd whilewhile heehe liueslives, bebe suresure youyou cannotcannot speedspeed.
wln 0790Gri.GrimaldiGri.SoranzoSoranzo, whatwhat minemine EnemyEnemy, is’tis ’tis’t heehe?
wln 0791Richard.RichardettoRichard.IsIs heehe youryour EnemyEnemy?
wln 0792Gri.GrimaldiGri.TheThe manman II hatehate,
wln 0793WorseWorse thenthan ConfusionConfusion:
wln 0794I’leI’ll telltell himhim streightstraight.
wln 0795Richard.RichardettoRichard.NayNay, thenthen taketake minemine aduiceadvice,
wln 0796(EuenEven forfor hishis GracesGrace’sgrace’s sakesake thethe CardinallCardinal)
wln 0797I’leI’ll findefind aa timetime whenwhen heehe andand sheeshe doedo meetemeet,
wln 0798OfOf whichwhich I’leI’ll giuegive youyou noticenotice, andand toto bebe suresure
wln 0799HeeHe shallshall n[*]tnotnot scapescape youyou, I’leI’ll prouideprovide aa poysonpoison
wln 0800ToTo dipdip youryour RapiersRapier’srapier’s poyntpoint inin, ifif heehe hadhad
wln 0801AsAs manymany headsheads asas (HidraHydra hadhad, hehe dyesdies.
wln 0802Gri.GrimaldiGri.ButBut shallshall II trusttrust theethee DoctorDoctor?
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wln 0803Richard.RichardettoRichard.AsAs your selfeyourself,
wln 0804DoubtDoubt notnot inin oughtaught; thusthus shallshall thethe FatesFates decreed●ercedecree,
wln 0805ByBy meme SoranzoSoranzo fallsfalls, thatthat ruin’dmin’druinedmined meeme.ExeuntExcuntExeunt.
wln 0806EnterEnter DonadoDonado, BergettoBergetto andand PeggioPeggio.
wln 0807Do.DonadoDo.WellWell SirSir, II mustmust beebe contentcontent toto bebe bothboth youryour SecretarySecretary
wln 0808andand youryour MessengerMessenger my selfemyself; II cannotcannot telltell whatwhat thisthis LetterLetter maymay
wln 0809workework, butbut asas suresure asas II amam aliuealive, ifif thouthou comecome onceoreor●eonceo’er toto talketalk withwith
wln 0810herher, II fearefear thouthou wu’twu’twilt marremar whatsoeuerwhatsoever II makemake.
wln 0811Ber.BergettoBer.YouYou makemake VnkleUncle? whywhy amam notnot II biggebig enoughenough toto car-carrycar|rycarry
wln 0812ry
wln 0812minemine owneown LetterLetter II praypray?
wln 0813Do.DonadoDo.IAyay, IayI carrycarry aa foolesfool’s headhead o’thyo’ thyo’thy owneown; whywhy thouthou DunceDunce,
wln 0814wouldstwouldst thouthou writewrite aa letterletter, andand carrycarry itit thy selfethyself
wln 0815Ber.BergettoBer.YesYes thatthat II wuddwould, andand readeread itit toto herher withwith mymy owneown
wln 0816mouthmouth, forfor youyou mustmust thinkethink, ifif sheeshe willwill notnot beleeuebelieve meme my selfemyself
wln 0817whenwhen sheshe heareshears meme speakespeak; sheshe willwill notnot beleeuebelieve anothersanother’s hand-hand-writinghandwritinghand-writing
wln 0818writing.
wln 0818OO youyou thinkethink II amam aablocke-heada blocke-headblockhead VnkleUncle, nono sirsir, Pog-PoggioPog|gioPoggio
wln 0819gio

wln 0819knowesknows II hauehave inditedindited aa letterletter my selfemyself, soso II hauehave.
wln 0820Pog.PoggioPog.YesYes truelytruly sirsir, II hauehave itit inin mymy pocketpocket.
wln 0821Do.DonadoDo.AA sweetesweatesweetsweat oneone nono doubtdoubt, praypray let’slet’s see’tsee ’tsee’t.
wln 0822Ber.BergettoBer.II cannotcannot readeread mymy owneown handhand veryvery wellwell PoggioPoggio,
wln 0823ReadeRead itit PoggioPoggio.
wln 0824Do.DonadoDo.BeginBegin.
wln 0825PoggioPoggio readesreads

wln 0826Pog.PoggioPog.MOstMOst daintydainty andand honey-sweetehoney-sweet MistresseMistress, II couldcould callcall
wln 0827youyou fairefair, and〈◊〉and lielie asas fastfast asas anyany thatthat louesloves youyou, butbut
wln 0828mymy VnkleUncle beingbeing thethe elderolderolderelder manman, II leaueleave itit toto himhim, asas moremore fitfit forfor
wln 0829hishis ageage, andand thethe colourcolorcolour ofof hishis beardbeard;;: II amam wisewise enoughenough toto telltell youyou
wln 0830I〈◊〉I cancan boardboard wherewhere II seesee occasionoccasianoccasion, oror ifif youyou likelike mymy VnklesUncle’suncle’s witwit bet-betterbet|terbetter
wln 0831ter
wln 0831thenthan minemine, youyou shallshall marrymarry meeme; ifif youyou likelike minemine betterbetter thenthan
wln 0832hishis,, II willwill marrymarry youyou inin spightspite ofof youryour teethteeth; SoSo commendingcommondingcommending mymy
wln 0833bestbest partsparts toto youyou, II restrest.YoursYours vpwardsupwardsonwards andand downewardsdownwards,
wln 0834oror youyou maymay chosechoose, BergettoBergetto.

wln 0835Ber.BergettoBer.AhAh haha, here’shere’s stuffestuff VnkleUncle.
wln 0836Do.DonadoDo.Here’sHere’s stuffestuff indeedindeed toto shameshame vsus allall,
wln 0837PrayPray whosewhose aduiceadvice diddid youyou taketake inin thisthis learnedlearned LetterLetter?
wln 0838Pog.PoggioPog.NoneNone vponupon mymy wordword, butbut minemine owneown.
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wln 0839Ber.BergettoBer.AndAnd minemine VnkleUncle, beleeuebelieve itit, no bodiesnobody’s elseelse; ’twas’twas minemine
wln 0840owneown braynebrain, II thankethank aa goodgood witwit for’tfor ’tfor’t.
wln 0841Do.DonadoDo.GetGet youyou homehome sirsir, andand lookelook youyonyouyond keepekeep withinwithin dooresdoors
wln 0842tilltill II returnereturn.
wln 0843Ber.BergettoBer.HowHow? thatthat werewere aa iestjest indeedeindeed; II scornescorn itit yfaithi’ faithi’faith.
wln 0844Do.DonadoDo.WhatWhat youyou doedo notnot?
wln 0845Ber.BergettoBer.IudgeJudge meme, butbut II doedo nownow.
wln 0846Pog.PoggioPog.IndeedeIndeed sirsir ’tis’tis veryvery vnhealthyunhealthy.
wln 0847Do.DonadoDo.WellWell sirsir, ifif II hearehear anyany ofof youryour apishapish runningrunning toto motionsmotions,
wln 0848andand fopperiesfopperies tilltill II comecome backeback, youyou werewere asas goodgood nono; lookelook
wln 0849too’tto ’tto’t.ExitExit Do.DonadoDo.
wln 0850Ber.BergettoBer.PoggioPoggio, shall’sshall’s stealesteal toto seesee thisthis HorseHorse withwith thethe headhead in’sin ’sin’s (tayletail?
wln 0851Pog.PoggioPog.IAyay butbut youyou mustmust taketake heedeheedsheedheeds ofof whippingwhipping.
wln 0852Ber.BergettoBer.DostDost taketake meme forfor aa ChildChild PoggioPoggio,
wln 0853ComeCome honesthonest PoggioPoggio,ExeuntExeunt:
wln 0854EnterEnter FryarFriarfriar andand GiouanniGiovanni.
wln 0855Fry.FriarFry.PeacePeace, thouthou hasthast toldtold aa taletale, whosewhose eueryevery wordword
wln 0856ThreatensThreatens eternalleternal slaughterflaughterslaughter toto thethe soulesoul:
wln 0857I’meI’m sorrysorry II hauehave heardheard itit; wouldwould minemine earesears
wln 0858HadHad beenebeen oneone minuteminute deafedeaf, beforebefore thethe hourehour
wln 0859ThatThat thouthou cam’stcam’st toto meeme: oooh youngyoung manman cast-awaycastaway,
wln 0860ByBy thethe relligiousreligious numbernumber ofof minemine orderorder,
wln 0861II dayday andand nightmightmightnight hauehave wak’twakedwoken mymy agedaged eyeseyes,
wln 0862AboueAbove thythy strengthstrength, toto weepeweep onon thythy behalfebehalf:
wln 0863ButBut HeauenHeaven isis angryangry, andand bebe thouthou resolu’dresolved,
wln 0864ThouThou artart aa manman remark’tremarked toto tasttaste aa mischiefemischief,
wln 0865LookeLook for’tfor ’tfor’t; thoughthough itit comecome latelate, itit willwill comecome suresure.
wln 0866Gio.GiovanniGio.FatherFather, inin thisthis youyou areare vncharitableuncharitable;
wln 0867WhatWhat II hauehave donedone, I’leI’ll proueprove bothboth fitfit andand goodgood.
wln 0868ItIt isis aa principallprincipleprincipal (whichwhich youyou hauehave taughttaught
wln 0869WhenWhen II waswas yetyet youryour SchollerScholar) thatthat thethe FameFame
wln 0870AndAnd CompositionComposition ofof thethe MindeMind dothdoth followfollow
wln 0871TheThe FrameFrame andand CompositionComposition ofof BodyBody:
wln 0872SoSo wherewhere thethe BodiesBody’s furniturefurniture isis BeautyBeauty,
wln 0873TheThe MindesMind’sMinds mustmust needsneeds bebe VertueVirtue: whichwhich allowedallowed.
wln 0874VertueVirtue it selfeitself isis ReasonReason butbut refin’drefined,
wln 0875AndAnd LoueLove thethe QuintesenceQuintessence ofof thatthat, thisthis prouesproves
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wln 0876MyMy SistersSister’ssister’s BeautyBeauty beingbeing rarelyrarely FaireFair,
wln 0877IsIs rarelyrarely VertuousVirtuous; chiefelychiefly inin herher louelove,
wln 0878AndAnd chiefelychiefly inin thatthat LoueLove, herher louelove toto meme.
wln 0879IfIf hershers toto meme, thenthen soso isis minemine toto herher;
wln 0880SinceSince inin likelike CausesCauses areare effectseffects alikealike.
wln 0881Fry.FriarFry.OO ignoranceignorance inin knowledgeknowledge, longlong agoeago,
wln 0882HowHow oftenoften hauehave II warn’dwarned theethee thisthis beforebefore?
wln 0883IndeedeIndeed ifif wewe werewere suresure therethere werewere nono DeityDeity,
wln 0884NorNor HeauenHeaven nornor HellHell, thenthenthan toto bebe leadled alonealone,
wln 0885ByBy NaturesNature’s lightlight (asas werewere PhilosophersPhilosophers
wln 0886OfOf elderelder timestimes) mightmight instanceinstance somesome defencedefensedefence.
wln 0887ButBut ’tis’tis notnot soso; thenthen MadmanMadman, thouthou wiltwilt findefind,
wln 0888ThatThat NatureNature isis inin HeauensHeaven’sHeavens positionspositions blindblind.
wln 0889Gio.GiovanniGio.YourYour ageage o’re ruleso’erruleso’er rules youyou, hadhad youyou youthyouth likelike minemine,
wln 0890You’dYou’d makemake herher louelove youryour heauenheaven, andand herher diuinedivine.
wln 0891Fry.FriarFry.NayNay thenthen II seesee th’artth’ artthou’rt tootoo farrefar soldsold toto hellhell,
wln 0892ItIt lieslies notnot inin thethe CompasseCompass ofof mymy prayersprayers
wln 0893ToTo callcall theethee backeback; yetyet letlet meme CounsellCounsel theethee:
wln 0894PerswadePersuade thythy sistersister toto somesome marriagemarriage.
wln 0895Gio.GiovanniGio.MarriageMarriage? whywhy that’sthat’s toto dambedamn herher; that’sthat’s toto proueprove
wln 0896HerHer greedygreedy ofof varietyvariety ofof lustlust.
wln 0897Fry.FriarFry.OO fearefullfearful! ifif thouthou wiltwilt notnot, giuegive meme leaueleave
wln 0898ToTo shriueshrive herher; lestlest sheeshe shouldshould dyedie vn-absolu’dunabsolved.
wln 0899Gio.GiovanniGio.AtAt youryour bestbest leasureleisure FatherFather, thenthen shee’leshe’ll telltell youyou,
wln 0900HowHow dearelydearlydear sheeshe dothdoth prizeprize mymy MatchlesseMatchless louelove,
wln 0901ThenThan youyou willwill knowknow whatwhat pittypity ’twere’twere wewe twotwo
wln 0902ShouldShould hauehave beenebeen sundredsundered fromfrom eacheach othersother’sothers armesarms.
wln 0903ViewView wellwell herher faceface, andand inin thatthat littlelittle roundround,
wln 0904YouYou maymay obserueobserve aa worldworld ofof varietyvariety;
wln 0905ForFor ColourColorColour, lipslips, forfor sweetsweet perfumesperfumes, herher breathbreath;
wln 0906ForFor IewelsJewelsjewels, eyeseyes; forfor thredsthreads ofof purestpurest goldgold,
wln 0907HayreHair; forfor deliciousdelicious choycechoice ofof FlowersFlowers, cheekescheeks;
wln 0908WonderWonder inin eueryevery portionportion ofof thatthat ThroneThrone:
wln 0909HeareHear herher butbut speakespeak, andand youyou willwill sweareswear thethe SphæresSphaeresSpheres
wln 0910MakeMake MusickeMusic toto thethe CittizensCitizens inin HeauenHeaven:
wln 0911ButBut FatherFather, whatwhat isis elseelse forfor pleasurepleasure fram’dframed,
wln 0912LeastLestlest II offendoffend youryour earesears shallshall goego vn-nam’dunnamed.
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wln 0913Fry.FriarFry.TheThe moremore II hearehear, II pittypity theethee thethe moremore,
wln 0914ThatThat oneone soso excellentexcellent shouldshould giuegive thosethose partsparts:
wln 0915AllAll toto aa secondsecond DeathDeath; whatwhat II cancan doedo
wln 0916IsIs butbut toto praypray; andand yetyet II couldcould aduiseadvise theethee,
wln 0917WouldstWouldst thouthou bebe rul’druled.
wln 0918Gio.GiovanniGio.InIn whatwhat?
wln 0919Fry.FriarFry.WhyWhy leaueleave herher yetyet,
wln 0920TheThe ThroneThrone ofof MercyMercy isis aboueabove youryour trespassetrespass,
wln 0921YetYet timetime isis leftleft youyou bothboth
wln 0922Gio.GiovanniGio.ToTo embraceembrace eacheach otherother,
wln 0923ElseElse letlet allall timetime bebe struckestruck quitequite outout ofof numbernumber;
wln 0924SheeShe isis likelike meeme, andand II likelike herher resolu’dresolved.
wln 0925Fry.FriarFry.NoNo moremore, I’leI’ll visitvisit herher; thisthis grieuesgrieves meme mostmost,
wln 0926ThingsThings beingbeing thusthus, aa pairepair ofof soulessouls areare lostlost.ExeūtExeunt.

wln 0927EnterEnter FlorioFlorio, DonadoDonado, AnnabellaAnnabella, PutanaPutana.
wln 0928Flo.FlorioFlo.Where’sWhere’s GiouanniGiovanni?
wln 0929Anna.AnnabellaAnna.NewlyNewly walk’twalked abroadabroad,
wln 0930AndAnd (asas II heardheard himhim saysay) gongone toto thethe FryarFriar
wln 0931HisHis reuerentreverent TutorTutor.
wln 0932Flo.FlorioFlo.That’sThat’s aa blessedblessed manman,
wln 0933AA manman mademade vpup ofof holinesseholiness, II hopehope
wln 0934Hee’leHe’ll teachteach himhim howhow toto gainegain anotheranother worldworld.
wln 0935Do.DonadoDo.FaireFair GentlewomanGentlewoman, here’shere’s aa letterletter sentsent:
wln 0936ToTo youyou fromfrom mymy youngyoung CozenCousincousin, II daredare sweareswear
wln 0937HeHe louesloves youyou inin hishis soulesoul, wouldwould youyou couldcould hearehear
wln 0938SometimesSometimes, whatwhat II seesee daylydaily, sighessighs andand tearestears,
wln 0939AsAs ifif hishis breastbreast werewere prisonprison toto hishis heartheart.
wln 0940Flo.FlorioFlo.ReceiueReceive itit AnnabellaAnnabella.
wln 0941Anna.AnnabellaAnna.AlasAlas goodgood manman.
wln 0942Do.DonadoDo.What’sWhat’s thatthat sheshe saidsaid?
wln 0943Pu.PutanaPu.AndAnd pleaseplease youyou sirsir, sheshe saydsaid, alasalas goodgood manman, truelytruly II doedo
wln 0944CommendCommend himhim toto herher eueryevery nightnight beforebefore herher firstfirst sleepesleep, becausebecause
wln 0945II wouldwould hauehave herher dreamedream ofof himhim, andand sheeshe harkensharkens toto thatthat mostmost
wln 0946relligiouslyreligiously.
wln 0947Do.DonadoDo.Say’stSay’st soso, godamercygod-a-mercygodamercy PutanaPutana there’sthere’s somethingsomething forfor theethee,
wln 0948andand prytheeprithee doedo whatwhat thouthou canstcanst onon hishis behalfebehalf; sha’notsha’ notsha’not
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wln 0949bebe lostlost labourlaborlabour, taketake mymy wordword for’tfor ’tfor’t.
wln 0950Pu.PutanaPu.ThankeThank youyou mostmost heartilyheartily sirsir, nownow II hauehave aa FeelingFeeling ofof
wln 0951youryour mindmind, letlet meeme alonealone toto workework.
wln 0952Anna.AnnabellaAnna.GuardianGuardian!
wln 0953Pu.PutanaPu.DidDid youyou callcall?
wln 0954Anna.AnnabellaAnna.KeepeKeep thisthis letterletter,
wln 0955Do.DonadoDo.SigniorSignior FlorioFlorio, inin anyany casecase bidbid herher readeread itit instantlyinstantly.
wln 0956Flo.FlorioFlo.KeepeKeep itit forfor whatwhat? praypray readeread itit meeme herehere rightright.
wln 0957Anna.AnnabellaAnna.II shallshall sirsir,SheSheShe readesre●ae●reads,
wln 0958Do.DonadoDo.HowHow d’eed’eed’ye findefind herher inclin’dinclined SigniorSignior??
wln 0959Flo.FlorioFlo.TrothTroth sirsir II knowknow notnot howhow; notnot allall soso wellwell
wln 0960AsAs II couldcould wishwish.
wln 0961Anna.AnnabellaAnna.SirSir II amam boundbound toto restrest youryour CozensCousin’scousin’s debterdebtor,
wln 0962TheThe IewellJeweljewel I’leI’ll returnereturn, forfor ifif hehe louelove,
wln 0963I’leI’ll countcount thatthat louelove aa IewellJeweljewel.
wln 0964Do.DonadoDo.MarkeMark youyou thatthat?
wln 0965NayNay keepekeep themthem bothboth sweetesweet MaideMaid.
wln 0966Anna.AnnabellaAnna.YouYou mustmust excuseexcuse meeme,
wln 0967IndeedIndeed II willwill notnot keepekeep itit.
wln 0968Flo.FlorioFlo.Where’sWhere’s thethe RingRing,
wln 0969ThatThat whichwhich youryour MotherMother inin herher willwill bequeath’dbequeathed,
wln 0970AndAnd charg’dcharged youyou onon herher blessingblessing notnot toto giue’tgive ’tgive’t
wln 0971ToTo anyany butbut youryour HusbandHusband? sendsend backeback thatthat.
wln 0972Anna.AnnabellaAnna.II hauehave itit notnot,
wln 0973Flo.FlorioFlo.HaHa!!II hauehave itit notnot, wherewhere is’tis ’tis’t?
wln 0974Anna.AnnabellaAnna.MyMy brotherbrother inin thethe morningmorning tooketook itit frōfrom meme,
wln 0975SaidSaid hehe wouldwould weare’twear ’twear’t to DayToday.
wln 0976Flo.FlorioFlo.WellWell, whatwhat doedo youyou saysay
wln 0977ToTo youngyoung Bergetto’sBergetto’s louelove? areare youyou contentcontent
wln 0978ToTo matchmatch withwith himhim? speakespeak.
wln 0979Do.DonadoDo.There’sThere’s thethe poyntpoint indeedindeed.
wln 0980Anna.AnnabellaAnna.WhatWhat shalshall II doedo, II mustmust saysay somethingsomething nownow.
wln 0981Flo.FlorioFlo.WhatWhat saysay, whywhy d’eed’eed’ye notnot speakespeak?
wln 0982Anna.AnnabellaAnna.SirSir withwith youryour leaueleave
wln 0983PleasePlease youyou toto giuegive meme freedomefreedom.
wln 0984Flo.FlorioFlo.YesYes youyou hauehave.
wln 0985Anna.AnnabellaAnna.SigniorSignior DonadoDonado, ifif youryour NephewNephew meanemean
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wln 0986ToTo rayseraise hishis betterbetter FortunesFortunes inin hishis matchmatch,
wln 0987TheThe hopehope ofof meeme willwill hinderhinder suchsuch aa hopehope;
wln 0988SirSir ifif youyou louelove himhim, asas II knowknow youyou doedo;
wln 0989FindFind oneone moremore worthyworthy ofof hishis choycechoice thenthanthen meeme,
wln 0990InIn shortshort, I’meI’m suresure, II sha’notsha’ notsha’not bebe hishis wifewife.
wln 0991Do.DonadoDo.WhyWhy here’shere’s plaineplain dealingdealing, II commendcommend theethee for’tfor ’tfor’t,
wln 0992AndAnd allall thethe worstworst II wishwish theethee, isis heauenheaven blessebless theethee,
wln 0993YourYour FatherFather yetyet andand II willwill stillstill bebe friendsfriends,
wln 0994ShallShall wewe notnot SigniorSignior FlorioFlorio?
wln 0995Flo.FlorioFlo.YesYes, whywhy notnot?
wln 0996LookeLook herehere youryour CozenCousincousin comescomes.
wln 0997Ente[*]EnterEnte●Enter BergettoBergetto andand PoggioPoggio.
wln 0998Do.DonadoDo.OhOhO CoxcombeCoxcomb, whatwhat dothdoth hehe makemake herehere?
wln 0999Ber.BergettoBer.Where’sWhere’s mymy VnkleUncle sirssirs.
wln 1000Do.DonadoDo.What’sWhat’s thethe newesnews nownow?
wln 1001Ber.BergettoBer.SaueSave youyou VnkleUncle sauesave youyou, youyou mustmust notnot thinkethink II comecome
wln 1002forfor nothingnothing MaistersMastersmasters, andand howhow andand howhow is’tis ’tis’t? whatwhat youyou hauehave
wln 1003readread mymy letterletter, ahah, therethere II tickledtickled youyou yfaithi’ faithi’faith.
wln 1004Pog.PoggioPog.ButBut ’twere’twere betterbetter youyou hadhad tickledtickled herher inin anotheranother placeplace.
wln 1005Ber.BergettoBer.SirrahSirrah Sweet-hea[*]tSweet-heartSweetheart, I’leI’ll telltell theethee aa goodgood jestjest, andand riddleriddle
wln 1006whatwhat ’tis’tis.
wln 1007Anna.AnnabellaAnna.YouYou saysay you’dyou’d telltell meeme.
wln 1008Ber.BergettoBer.AsAs II waswas walkingwalking iustjust nownow inin thethe StreeteStreet, II mettmet aa
wln 1009swaggeringswaggering fellowfellow wouldwould needsneeds taketake thethe wallwall ofof meme, andand be-becausebe|causebecause
wln 1010cause
wln 1010heehe diddid thrustthrust meme, II veryvery valiantlyvaliantly cal’dcalled himhim RogueRogue, heehe
wln 1011hereuponhereupon badbade meme drawedraw, II toldtold himhim II hadhad moremore witwit thenthan soso, butbut
wln 1012whenwhen heehe sawsaw thatthat II wouldwould notnot, heehe diddid soso maulemaul meme withwith thethe
wln 1013hiltshilts ofof hishis RapierRapier, thatthat mymy headhead sungsung whil’stwhilst mymy feerefear caper’dcapered
wln 1014inin thethe kennellkennel.
wln 1015Do.DonadoDo.WasWas euerever thethe likelike asseass seeneseen?
wln 1016Anna.AnnabellaAnna.AndAnd whatwhat diddid youyou allall thisthis whilewhile?
wln 1017Ber.BergettoBer.LaughLaugh atat himhim forfor aa gullgull, tilltill II seesee thethe bloodblood runnerun aboutabout
wln 1018minemine earesears, andand thenthen II couldcould notnot choosechoose butbut findefind inin mymy
wln 1019heartheart toto crycry; tilltill aa fellowfellow withwith aa broadbroad beardbeard; (theythey saysay heehe
wln 1020isis aa new-comenew-come DoctorDoctor) caldcalled meeme intointo thisthis househouse, andand gauegave meme aa
wln 1021playsterplaster, lookelook youyou herehere ’tis’tis; andand sirsir therethere waswas aa youngyoung wenchwench
wln 1022washtwashed mymy faceface andand handshands mostmost excellentlyexcellently, yfaithi’ faithi’faith II shallshall louelove
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wln 1023herher asas longlong asas II liuelive for’tfor ’tfor’t, diddid sheshe notnot PoggioPoggio?
wln 1024Pog.PoggioPog.YesYes andand kistkissed himhim tootoo.
wln 1025Ber.BergettoBer.WhyWhy lala nownow, youyou thinkethink II telltell aa lyelie VnkleUncle II warrantwarrant.
wln 1026Do.DonadoDo.WouldWould heehe thatthat beatebeat thythy bloodblood outout ofof thythy headhead, hadhad
wln 1027beatenbeaten somesome witwit intointo itit; ForFor II fearefear thouthou neuernever wiltwilt hauehave anyany.
wln 1028Ber.BergettoBer.OhOhO VnkleUncle, butbut therethere waswas aa wenchwench, wouldwould hauehave donedone aa
wln 1029mansman’s heartheart goodgood toto hauehave looktlooked onon herher, byby thisthis lightlight sheeshe hadhad aa
wln 1030faceface mee-thinksmethinks worthworth twentytwenty ofof youyou MistresseMistress AnnabellaAnnabella.
wln 1031Do,Do,WasWas euerever suchsuch aa foolefool borneborn?
wln 1032Anna.AnnabellaAnna.II amam gladglad sheeshe lik’tliked youyou sirsir.
wln 1033Ber.BergettoBer.AreAre youyou soso, byby mymy trothtroth II thankethank youyou forsoothforsooth.
wln 1034Flo.FlorioFlo.SureSure ’twas’twas thethe DoctorsDoctor’sdoctor’s neeceniece, thatthat waswas lastlast dayday withwith
wln 1035vsus herehere:
wln 1036Ber.BergettoBer.’Twas’Twas sheeshe, ’twas’twas sheeshe.
wln 1037Do.DonadoDo.HowHow doedo youyou knowknow thatthat simplicitysimplicity?
wln 1038Ber.BergettoBer.WhyWhy doe’sdoes notnot heehe saysay soso? ifif II shouldshould hauehau●have saydsaid nono, II
wln 1039shouldshould hauehau●have giuengiven himhim thethe lyelie VnkleUncle, andand soso hauehave deseru’ddeserved aa drydry
wln 1040beatingbeating againeagain; I’leI’ll nonenone ofof thatthat.
wln 1041Flo.FlorioFlo.AA veryvery modestmodest welbehau’dwell-behaved youngyoung MaideMaid asas II hauehave seeneseen.
wln 1042Do.DonadoDo.IsIs sheeshe indeedindeed?
wln 1043Flo.FlorioFlo.IndeedIndeed
wln 1044SheeShe isis, ifif II hauehave anyany IudgementJudgementjudgement.
wln 1045Do.DonadoDo.WellWell sirsir, nownow youyou areare freefree, youyou needneed notnot carecare forfor send-sendingsend|ingsending
wln 1046ing
wln 1046lettersletters, nownow youyou areare dismistdismissed, youryour MistresseMistress herehere willwill
wln 1047nonenone ofof youyou.
wln 1048Ber.BergettoBer.NoNo; whywhy whatwhat carecare II forfor thatthat, II cancan hauehave WenchesWenches e-enoughe|noughenough
wln 1049nough
wln 1049inin ParmaParma forfor halfehalf aa CrowneCrown aa peecepiece, cannotcannot II PoggioPoggio?
wln 1050Pog.PoggioPog.I’leI’ll warrantwarrant youyou sirsir.
wln 1051Do.DonadoDo.SigniorSignior FlorioFlorio, II thankethank youyou forfor youryour freefree recourserecourse youyou
wln 1052gauegave forfor mymy admittanceadmittance; andand toto youyou fairefair MaideMaid thatthat IewellJeweljewel II
wln 1053willwill giuegive youyou ’gainst’gainst youryour marriagemarriage, comecome willwill youyou goego sirsir?
wln 1054Ber.BergettoBer.IAyI marrymarry willwill II MistresMistress, farwellfarewell MistresMistress, I’leI’ll comecome a-againea|gaineagain
wln 1055gaine
wln 1055to morrowtomorrow farwellfarewell MistresMistress.ExitExit Do.DonadoDo. Ber.BergettoBer. &and Pog.PoggioPog.
wln 1056EnterEnter Gio.GiovanniGio.
wln 1057Flo.FlorioFlo.SonneSon, wherewhere hauehave youyou beenebeen? whatwhat alonealone, alonealone, stillstill,
wln 1058stillstill? II wouldwould notnot hauehave itit soso, youyou mustmust forsakeforsake thisthis ouerover book-bookishbook|ishbookish
wln 1059ish
wln 1059humourhumorhumour. WellWell, youryour SisterSister hathhath shookeshookshaken thethe FooleFool offoff.
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wln 1060Gio.GiovanniGio.’Twas’Twas nono matchmatch forfor herher.
wln 1061Flo.FlorioFlo.’Twas’Twas notnot indeedindeed II mentmeant itit nothingnothing lesseless,
wln 1062SoranzoSoranzo isis thethe manman II onelyonly likelike;
wln 1063LookeLook onon himhim AnnabellaAnnabella, comecome, ’tis’tis supper-timesuppertime,
wln 1064AndAnd itit growesgrows latelate.ExitExit FlorioFlorio.
wln 1065Gio.GiovanniGio.WhoseWhose Iewell’s●ewell’sJewel’sjewel’s thatthat?
wln 1066Anna.AnnabellaAnna.SomeSome Sweet-heartsSweetheart’sSweethearts.
wln 1067Gio.GiovanniGio.SoSo II thinkethink.
wln 1068Anna.AnnabellaAnna.AA lustylusty youthyouth, SigniorSignior DonadoDonado gauegave itit meme
wln 1069ToTo wearewear againstagainst mymy MarriageMarriage.
wln 1070Gio.GiovanniGio.ButBut youyou shallshall notnot wearewear itit, sendsend itit himhim backeback againeagain.
wln 1071Anna.AnnabellaAnna.WhatWhat, youyou areare jealousjealous?
wln 1072Gio.GiovanniGio.ThatThat youyou shallshall knowknow anonanon, atat betterbetter leasureleisure:
wln 1073WelcomeWelcome sweetesweet nightnight, thethe EueningEvening crownescrowns thethe DayDay.ExeuntExeunt.



wln 1074ActusActus TertiusTertius.

wln 1075EnterEnter BergettoBergetto andand PoggioPoggio.

wln 1076Ber.BergettoBer.DO’esDOesDoes mymy VnkleUncle thinkethink toto makemake meeme aa BabyBaby stillstill? nono,
wln 1077PoggioPoggio, hehe shallshall knowknow, II hauehave aa skoncesconce nownow.
wln 1078Pog.PoggioPog.IAyI letlet himhim notnot bobbebob youyou offoff likelike anan ApeApe withwith anan appleapple.
wln 1079Ber.BergettoBer.Sfoot’Sfoot’sfoot, II willwill hauehave thethe wenchwench, ifif hehe werewere tenneten VnklesUncles,
wln 1080inin despightdespite ofof hishis nosenose PoggioPoggio.
wln 1081Pog.PoggioPog.HoldHold himhim toto thethe Grynd-stoneGrindstone, andand giuegive notnot aa jotjot ofof (groundground,
wln 1082SheeShe hathhath inin aa mannermanner promisedpromised youyou alreadyalready.
wln 1083Pog.PoggioPog.TrueTrue PoggioPoggio, andand herher VnkleUncle thethe DoctorDoctor
wln 1084SworeSwore II shouldshould marrymarry herher.
wln 1085Pog.PoggioPog.HeHe sworeswore II rememberremember.
wln 1086Ber.BergettoBer.AndAnd II willwill hauehave herher that’sthat’s moremore; did’stdidst seesee thethe codpeice-codpeice|poyntcodpiece pointcodpiece-point
wln 1087point
wln 1087sheshe gauegave meme, andand thethe boxbox ofof MermaladeMarmalademarmalade?
wln 1088Pog.PoggioPog.VeryVery wellwell, andand kistkissed youyou, thatthat mymy choppschops watredwatered atat thethe
wln 1089sightsight on’ton ’ton’t; there’sthere’s nono wayway butbut toto clapclap vpup aa marriagemarriage inin huggerhugger mugger
wln 1090muggerhugger-mugger.
wln 1091Ber.BergettoBer.II willwill do’tdo ’tdo’t forfor II telltell theethee PoggioPoggio, II beginbegin toto growgrow valiantvaliant
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wln 1092methinkesmethinks, andand mymy couragecourage beginsbegins toto riserise.
wln 1093Pog.PoggioPog.ShouldShould youyou bebe afraidafraid ofof youryour VnkleUncle?
wln 1094Ber.BergettoBer.HangHang himhim oldold doatingdoting RascallRascal, nono, II saysay II willwill hauehave herher.
wln 1095Pog.PoggioPog.LoseLose nono timetime thenthen.
wln 1096Ber.BergettoBer.II willwill begetbeget aa racerace ofof WiseWise menmen andand ConstablesConstables, thatthat
wln 1097shallshall cartcart whooreswhores atat theirtheir owneown chargescharges, andand breakebreak thethe DukesDuke’s
wln 1098peacepeace ereere II hauehave donedone my selfemyself. comecome awayaway.ExeuntExeunt.

wln 1099EnterEnter FlorioFlorio, GiouanniGiovanni, SoranzoSoranzo, AnnabellaAnnabella,
wln 1100PutanaPutana andand VasquesVasques.

wln 1101Flo.FlorioFlo.MyMy LordLord SoranzoSoranzo, thoughthough II mustmust confesseconfess,
wln 1102TheThe proffersproffers thatthat areare mademade meme, hauehave beenebeen greatgreat
wln 1103InIn marriagemarriage ofof mymy daughterdaughter; yetyet thethe hopehope
wln 1104OfOf youryour stillstill risingrising honourshonorshonours, hauehave preuaildprevailed
wln 1105AboueAbove allall otherother IoyncturesJointures; herehere sheeshe isis,
wln 1106SheShe knowesknows mymy mindemind, speakespeak forfor your selfeyourself toto herher,
wln 1107AndAnd hearehear youyou daughterdaughter, seesee youyou vseuse himhim noblynobly,
wln 1108ForFor anyany priuateprivate speechspeech, I’leI’ll giuegive youyou timetime:
wln 1109ComeCome sonneson andand youyou, thethe restrest letlet themthem alonealone,
wln 1110AgreeAgree asas theythey maymay.
wln 1111Soran.SoranzoSoran.II thankethank youyou sirsir.
wln 1112Gio.GiovanniGio.SisterSister bebe notnot allall woemanwoman, thinkethink onon meme.
wln 1113Soran.SoranzoSoran.VasquesVasques?Vas.VasquesVas.MyMy LordLord.
wln 1114Soran.SoranzoSoran.AttendAttend meme withoutwithout ExeuntExeunt omnesomnes, manetmanet SoranSoranzoSoran.
(&and AnnaAnnabellaAnna.

wln 1115Anna.AnnabellaAnna.SirSir what’swhat’s youryour willwill withwith meme?
wln 1116Soran.SoranzoSoran.DoeDo youyou notnot knowknow whatwhat II shouldshould telltell youyou?
wln 1117Anna.AnnabellaAnna.YesYes, you’leyou’ll saysay youyou louelove meeme.
wln 1118Soran.SoranzoSoran.AndAnd I’leI’ll sweareswear itit tootoo; willwill youyou beleeuebelieve itit?
wln 1119Anna.AnnabellaAnna.’Tis’Tis notnot poyntpoint ofof faithfaith.
wln 1120EnterEnter GiouanniGiovanni aboueabove.
wln 1121Soran.SoranzoSoran.HaueHave youyou notnot willwill toto louelove?
wln 1122Anna.AnnabellaAnna.NotNot youyou.Soran.SoranzoSoran.WhomWhom thenthen?
wln 1123Anna.AnnabellaAnna.That’sThat’s asas thethe FatesFates inferreinfer.
wln 1124Gio.GiovanniGio.OfOf thosethose I’meI’m regientregent nownow.
wln 1125Soran.SoranzoSoran.WhatWhat meanemean youyou sweetesweet?
wln 1126Anna.AnnabellaAnna.ToTo liuelive andand dyedie aa MaideMaid.
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wln 1127Soran.SoranzoSoran.OhOhO that’sthat’s vnfitunfit.
wln 1128Gio.GiovanniGio.Here’sHere’s oneone cancan saysay that’sthat’s butbut aa womanswoman’s noatenote.
wln 1129Soran.SoranzoSoran.DidDid youyou butbut seesee mymy heartheart, thenthen wouldwould youyou sweareswear
wln 1130Anna.AnnabellaAnna.ThatThat youyou werewere deaddead.
wln 1131Gio.GiovanniGio.That’sThat’s truetrue, oror somewhatsomewhat neerenear itit.
wln 1132Soran.SoranzoSoran.SeeSee youyou thesethese truetrue loueslove’s tearestears?
wln 1133Anna.AnnabellaAnna.NoNo.Gio.GiovanniGio.NowNow sheeshe winkeswinks.
wln 1134Soran.SoranzoSoran.TheyThey pleadplead toto youyou forfor gracegrace.
wln 1135Anna.AnnabellaAnna.YetYet nothingnothing speakespeak.
wln 1136Soran.SoranzoSoran.OhOhO grantgrant mymy suitesuit.
wln 1137Anna.AnnabellaAnna.WhatWhat is’tis ’tis’tSoran.SoranzoSoran.ToTo letlet meeme liuelive.
wln 1138Anna.AnnabellaAnna.TakeTake itit .
wln 1139Soran.SoranzoSoran.StillStill yoursyours.
wln 1140Anna.AnnabellaAnna.ThatThat isis notnot minemine toto giuegive.
wln 1141Gio.GiovanniGio.OneOne suchsuch anotheranother wordword wouldwould kilkill hishis hopeshopes.
wln 1142Soran.SoranzoSoran.MistresMistress, toto leaueleave thosethose fruitlessefruitless strifesstrifes ofof witwit,
wln 1143II knowknow II hauehave lou’dloved youyou longlong, andand lou’dloved youyou truelytruly;
wln 1144NotNot hopehope ofof whatwhat youyou hauehave, butbut whatwhat youyou areare
wln 1145HaueHave drawnedrawn meme onon, thenthen letlet meeme notnot inin vainevain
wln 1146StillStill feelefeel thethe rigourrigorrigour ofof youryour chastchaste disdainedisdain.
wln 1147I’meI’m sickesick, andand sickesick toto th’heartth’ heartth’heart.
wln 1148Anna.AnnabellaAnna.HelpeHelp, AquavitæAquavitaeAqua-vitaeAquavitae
wln 1149Soran.SoranzoSoran.WhatWhat meanemean youyou?
wln 1150Anna.AnnabellaAnna.WhyWhy II thoughtthought youyou hadhad beenebeen sickesick.
wln 1151Soran.SoranzoSoran.DoeDo youyou mockemock mymy louelove?
wln 1152Gio.GiovanniGio.ThereThere sirsir sheeshe waswas tootoo nimblenimble.
wln 1153Soran.SoranzoSoran.’Tis’Tis plaineplain; sheeshe laugheslaughs atat meme, thesethese scornefullscornful tauntstaunts
wln 1154neitherneither becomebecome youryour modestymodesty, oror yearesyears.
wln 1155Anna.AnnabellaAnna.YouYou areare nono looking-glasselooking-glasslookingglass, oror ifif youyou werewere, I’deI’d dressedress
wln 1156mymy languagelanguage byby youyou.
wln 1157Gio.GiovanniGio.I’meI’m confirm’dconfirmed
wln 1158Anna.AnnabellaAnna.ToTo putput youyou outout ofof doubtdoubt, mymy LordLord, mee-thinksmethinks youryour
wln 1159CommonCommon sencesense shouldshould makemake youyou vnderstandunderstand, thatthat ifif II lou’dloved youyou,
wln 1160oror desir’ddesired youryour louelove, somesome wayway II shouldshould hauehave giuengiven youyou betterbetter
wln 1161tasttaste: butbut sincesince youyou areare aa NobleNoble manman, andand oneone II wouldwouldnotwould notnot wishwish
wln 1162shouldshould spendspend hishis youthyouth inin hopeshopes, letlet meeme aduiseadvise youyou herehere, toto for-forbearefor|beareforbear
wln 1163beare
wln 1163youryour suitesuit, andand thinkethink II wishwish youyou wellwell, II telltell youyou thisthis.
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wln 1164Soran.SoranzoSoran.Is’tIs ’tIs’t youyou speakespeak thisthis?
wln 1165Anna.AnnabellaAnna.YesYes, II my selfemyself; yetyet knowknow
wln 1166ThusThus farrefar II giuegive youyou comfortcomfort, ifif minemine eyeseyes
wln 1167CouldCould hauehave picktpicked outout aa manman (amongstamongst allall thosethose
wln 1168ThatThat sue’dsued toto meeme) toto makemake aa husbandhusband ofof,
wln 1169YouYou shouldshould hauehave beenebeen thatthat manman; letlet thisthis sufficesuffice,
wln 1170BeBe noblenoble inin youryour secresiesecrecy andand wisewise.
wln 1171Gio.GiovanniGio.WhyWhy nownow II seesee sheeshe louesloves meme.
wln 1172Anna.AnnabellaAnna.OneOne wordword moremore:
wln 1173AsAs euerever VertueVirtue liu’dlived withinwithin youryour mindmind,
wln 1174AsAs euerever noblenoble coursescourses werewere youryour guideguide.
wln 1175AsAs euerever youyou wouldwould hauehave meme knowknow youyou lou’dloved meme,
wln 1176LetLet notnot mymy FatherFather knowknow hereofhereof byby youyou:
wln 1177IfIf II hereafterhereafter findefind thatthat II mustmust marrymarry,
wln 1178ItIt shallshall bebe youyou oror nonenone.
wln 1179Soran.SoranzoSoran.II taketake thatthat promisepromise.
wln 1180Anna.AnnabellaAnna.OhOhO, ohoho mymy headhead.
wln 1181Soran.SoranzoSoran.What’sWhat’s thethe mattermatter, notnot wellwell?
wln 1182Anna.AnnabellaAnna.OhOhO II beginbegin toto sickensicken.
wln 1183Gio.GiovanniGio.HeauenHeaven forbidforbid.ExitExit fromfrom aboueabove.
wln 1184Soran.SoranzoSoran.HelpeHelp, helpehelp, withinwithin therethere hoho.
wln 1185Gio.GiovanniGio.LookeLook toto youryour daughterdaughter SigniorSignior FlorioFlorio.

wln 1186EnterEnter FlorioFlorio, GiouanniGiovanni, PutanaPutana.
wln 1187Flo.FlorioFlo.HoldHold herher vpup, sheeshe sounesswoons.
wln 1188Gio.GiovanniGio.SisterSister howhow d’eed’eed’ye?
wln 1189Anna.AnnabellaAnna.SickeSick, brotherbrother, areare youyou therethere?
wln 1190Flo.FlorioFlo.ConuayConvey herher toto herher bedbed instantlyinstantly, whil’stwhilst II sendsend forfor aa Phi-PhisitianPhi|sitianPhysician
wln 1191sitian,
wln 1191quicklyquickly II saysay.
wln 1192Put.PutanaPut.AlasAlas poorepoor ChildChild.ExeuntExeunt, manetmanet SoranzoSoranzo.
wln 1193EnterEnter VasquesVasques.
wln 1194Vas.VasquesVas.MyMy LordLord.
wln 1195Soran.SoranzoSoran.OhOhO VasquesVasques, nownow II doublydoubly amam vndoneundone.
wln 1196BothBoth inin mymy presentpresent andand mymy futurefuture hopeshopes:
wln 1197SheeShe plainelyplainly toldtold meme, thatthat sheeshe couldcould notnot louelove,
wln 1198AndAnd thereuponthereupon soonesoon sicknedsickened, andand II fearefear
wln 1199HerHer life’slife’s inin dangerdanger.
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wln 1200Vas.VasquesVas.ByrBy ’rby’r ladylady SirSir, andand soso isis yoursyours, ifif youyou knewknew allall. ’las●las’las sirsir,
wln 1201II amam sorrysorry forfor thatthat, maymay beebe ’tis’tis butbut thethe MaidesMaids’Maids sicknessesickness, anan o-ouer-fluxeo|uer-fluxeoverflux
wln 1202uer-fluxe
wln 1202ofof youthyouth●youth, andand thenthen sirsir, therethere isis nono suchsuch presentpresentremedypresent remedyremedy,
wln 1203asas presentpresent MarriageMarriage. ButBut hathhath sheeshe giuengiven youyou anan absoluteabsolute
wln 1204denialldenial?
wln 1205Soran.SoranzoSoran.SheShe hathhath, andand sheshe hathhath notnot; I’meI’m fullfull ofof griefegrief,
wln 1206ButBut whatwhat sheshe saydsaid, I’leI’ll telltell theethee asas wewe goego.ExeuntExeunt.

wln 1207EnterEnter GiouanniGiovanni andand PutanaPutana.

wln 1208Put.PutanaPut.OhOhO sirsir, weewe areare allall vndoneundone, quitequite vndoneundone, vtterlyutterly vndoneundone,
wln 1209AndAnd sham’dshamed foreuerforever; youryour sistersister, ohoho youryour sistersister.
wln 1210Gio.GiovanniGio.WhatWhat ofof herher? forfor HeauensHeaven’sheaven’s sakesake speakespeak, howhow do’esdoes sheeshe?
wln 1211Put.PutanaPut.OhOhO thatthat euerever II waswas borneborn toto seesee thisthis dayday.
wln 1212Gio.GiovanniGio.SheShe isis notnot deaddead, haha, isis sheeshe?
wln 1213Put.PutanaPut.DeadDead? nono, sheeshe isis quickequick, ’tis’tis worseworse, sheshe isis withwith childechild,
wln 1214YouYou knowknow whatwhat youyou hauehave donedone; HeauenHeaven forgiue’eeforgiue’ceforgive ’ee,
wln 1215’Tis’Tis tootoo latelate toto repentrepent, nownow HeauenHeaven helpehelp vsus.
wln 1216Gio.GiovanniGio.WithWith childchild? howhow dostdost thouthou know’tknow ’tknow’t?
wln 1217Put.PutanaPut.HowHow doedo II know’tknow ’tknow’t? amam II atat thesethese yeeresyears ignorantignorant, whatwhat
wln 1218thethe meaning’smeaning’s ofof QuamesQuames, andand WaterpangsWaterpangs bebe? ofof changingchanging ofof
wln 1219ColoursColorsColours, QuezinesseQueasinessqueasiness ofof stomacksstomachs, PukingsPukings, andand anotheranother thingthing
wln 1220thatthat II couldcould namename; doedo notnot (forfor herher andand youryour CreditsCredit’scredit’s sakesake) spendspend
wln 1221thethe timetime inin askingasking howhow, andand whichwhich wayway, ’tis’tis soso; sheeshe isis quickquick
wln 1222vponupon mymy wordword, ifif youyou letlet aa PhisitianPhysician seesee herher waterwater y’arey’ areyou’re
wln 1223vndoneundone.
wln 1224Gio.GiovanniGio.ButBut inin whatwhat casecase isis sheeshe?
wln 1225Put.PutanaPut.PrettilyPrettily amendedamended, ’twas’twas butbut aa fitfit whichwhich II soonesoon espi’despied,
wln 1226andand sheshe mustmust lookelook forfor oftenoften hence-forwardhenceforward.
wln 1227Gio.GiovanniGio.CommendCommend meme toto herher, bidbid herher taketake nono carecare,
wln 1228LetLet notnot thethe DoctorDoctor visitvisit herher II chargecharge youyou,
wln 1229MakeMake somesome excuseexcuse, tilltill II returnereturn; ohoho meeme,
wln 1230II hauehave aa worldworld ofof businessebusiness inin mymy headhead,
wln 1231DoeDo notnot discomfortdiscomfort herher; howhow doedo thisthis newesnews perplexperplex meeme!
wln 1232IfIf mymy FatherFather comecome toto herher, telltell himhim shee’sshe’s recouer’drecovered wellwell,
wln 1233SaySay ’twas’twas butbut somesome illill dyetdiet; d’eed’eed’ye hearehear WoemanWoman,
wln 1234LookeLook youyou to’tto ’tto’t.
wln 1235Put.PutanaPut.II willwill sirsir.ExeuntExeunt.
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wln 1236EnterEnter FlorioFlorio andand Richa[*]dettoRichardettoRicha[*]detto
wln 1237Flo.FlorioFlo.AndAnd howhow d’eed’eed’ye findefind herher sirsir??.
wln 1238Richard.RichardettoRichard.IndifferentIndifferent wellwell,
wln 1239II seesee nono dangerdanger, scarsescarce perceiueperceive shee’sshe’s sickesick,
wln 1240ButBut thatthat sheeshe toldtold meeme, sheeshe hadhad latelylately eateneaten
wln 1241MellownesMelonsmellowness, andand asas sheeshe thoughtthought, thosethose disagreeddisagreed
wln 1242WithWith herher youngyoung stomackestomach.
wln 1243Flo.FlorioFlo.DidDid youyou giuegive herher oughtaught?
wln 1244Richard.RichardettoRichard.AnAn easieeasy surfeitsurfeit waterwater, nothingnothing elseelse,
wln 1245YouYou needeneed notnot doubtdoubt herher healthhealth; II ratherrather thinkethink
wln 1246HerHer sicknessesickness isis aa fulnessefullness ofof herher bloodblood,
wln 1247YouYou vnderstandunderstand meeme?
wln 1248Flo.FlorioFlo.II doedo; youyou counsellcounsel wellwell,
wln 1249AndAnd onceonce withinwithin thesethese fewfew dayesdays, willwill soso order’torder ’torder’t
wln 1250SheShe shallshall bebe marriedmarried, ereere sheeshe knowknow thethe timetime.
wln 1251Richard.RichardettoRichard.YetYet letlet notnot hasthaste (sirsir) makemake vnworthyunworthy choicechoice,
wln 1252ThatThat werewere dishonourdishonordishonour.
wln 1253Flo.FlorioFlo.MaisterMaster DoctorDoctor nono,
wln 1254II willwill notnot doedo soso neitherneither, inin plaineplain wordswords
wln 1255MyMy LordLord SoranzoSoranzo isis thethe manman II meanemean.
wln 1256Richard.RichardettoRichard.AA noblenoble andand aa vertuousvirtuous GentlemanGentleman.
wln 1257Flo.FlorioFlo.AsAs anyany isis inin ParmaParma; notnot farrefar hencehence,
wln 1258DwelsDwells FatherFather BonauentureBonaventure, aa grauegrave FryarFriarfriar,
wln 1259OnceOnce TutorTutor toto mymy SonneSon; nownow atat hishis CellCell
wln 1260I’leI’ll haue’emhave ’em marriedmarried.
wln 1261Richard.RichardettoRichard.YouYou hauehave plottedplotted wiselywisely.
wln 1262Flo.FlorioFlo.I’leI’ll sendsend oneone straightstraight
wln 1263ToTo speakespeak withwith himhim to nighttonight.
wln 1264Richard.RichardettoRichard.Soranzo’sSoranzo’s wisewise, hehe willwill delaydelay nono timetime.
wln 1265Flo.FlorioFlo.ItIt shallshall bebe sososo::.
wln 1266EnterEnter FryarFriarfriar andand GiouanniGiovanni.
wln 1267Fry.FriarFry.GoodGood peacepeace bebe herehere andand louelove.
wln 1268Flo.FlorioFlo.WelcomeWelcome relligiousreligious FryarFriarfriar, youyou areare oneone,
wln 1269ThatThat stillstill bringbring blessingblessing toto thethe placeplace youyou comecome toto.
wln 1270Gio.GiovanniGio.SirSir, withwith whatwhat speedspeed II couldcould, II diddid mymy bestbest,
wln 1271ToTo drawdraw thisthis holyholy manman fromfrom forthforth hishis CellCell,
wln 1272ToTo visitvisit mymy sickesick sistersist●rsister, thatthat withwith wordswords
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wln 1273OfOf ghostlyghostly comfortcomfort inin thisthis timetime ofof needeneed,
wln 1274HeeHe mightmight absolueabsolve herher, whetherwhether sheshe liuelive oror dyedie.
wln 1275Flo.FlorioFlo.’Twas’Twas wellwell donedone Giouanni●GiouanniGiovanni, thouthou hereinherein
wln 1276HastHast shewedshowed aa ChristiansChristian’sChristians’ carecare, aa BrothersBrother’s louelove
wln 1277ComeCome FatherFather, I’leI’ll conductconduct youyou toto herher chamberchamber,
wln 1278AndAnd oneone thingthing wouldwould intreatentreat youyou.
wln 1279Fry.FriarFry.SaySay onon sirsir.
wln 1280Flo.FlorioFlo.II hauehave aa FathersFather’s dearedear impressionimpression,
wln 1281AndAnd wishwish beforebefore II fallfall intointo mymy grauegrave,
wln 1282ThatThat II mightmight seesee herher marriedmarried, asas ’tis’tis fitfit;
wln 1283AA wordword fromfrom youyou GraueGrave manman, willwill winnewin herher moremore,
wln 1284ThenThan allall ourour bestbest perswasionspersuasions.
wln 1285Fry.FriarFry.GentleGentle SirSir,
wln 1286AllAll thisthis I’leI’ll saysay, thatthat HeauenHeaven maymay prosperprosper herher.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 1287EnterEnter GrimaldiGrimaldi.
wln 1288Gri.GrimaldiGri.NowNow ifif thethe DoctorDoctor keepekeep hishis wordword, SoranzoSoranzo,
wln 1289TwentyTwenty toto oneone youyou missemiss youryour BrideBride; II knowknow
wln 1290’Tis’Tis anan vnnobleunnoble actact, andand notnot becomesbecomes
wln 1291AA SouldiersSoldier’ssoldier’s vallourvalorvalour; butbut inin termesterms ofof louelove,
wln 1292WhereWhere MeriteMerit cannotcannot swaysway, PolicyPolicy mustmust.
wln 1293II amam resolu’dresolved, ifif thisthis PhisitianPhysician
wln 1294PlayPlay notnot onon bothboth handshands, thenthen SoranzoSoranzo fallsfalls.
wln 1295EnterEnter RichardettoRichardetto.
wln 1296Richard.RichardettoRichard.YouYou areare comecome asas II couldcould wishwish, thisthis veryvery nightnight So-SoranzoSo|ranzoSoranzo
wln 1297ranzo
,
wln 1297’tis’tis ordain’dordained mustmust beebe affiedaffied toto AnnabellaAnnabella; andand forfor oughtaught
wln 1298II knowknow, marriedmarried.Gri.GrimaldiGri.HowHow!
wln 1299Richard.RichardettoRichard.YetYet youryour patiencepatience,
wln 1300TheThe placeplace, ’tis’tis FryarsFriarfriar’s BonauenturesBonaventure’sbonaventure’s CellCell.
wln 1301NowNow II wouldwould wishwish youyou toto bestowbestow thisthis nightnight,
wln 1302InIn watchingwatching thereaboutsthereabouts, ’tis’tis butbut aa nightnight,
wln 1303IfIf youyou missemiss nownow, to morrowtomorrow I’leI’ll knowknow allall.
wln 1304Gri.GrimaldiGri.HaueHave youyou thethe poysonpoison?
wln 1305Richard.RichardettoRichard.HereHere ’tis’tis inin thisthis BoxBox,
wln 1306DoubtDoubt nothingnothing, thisthis willwillwill -doe’tdo ’tdo’t; inin anyany casecase
wln 1307AsAs youyou respectrespect youryour lifelife, bebe quickequick andand suresure.
wln 1308Gri.GrimaldiGri.I’leI’ll speedespeed himhim.
wln 1309Richard.RichardettoRichard.DoeDo; awayaway, forfor ’tis’tis notnot safesafe
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wln 1310YouYou shouldshould bebe seeneseen muchmuch herehere euerever mymy louelove.
wln 1311Gri.GrimaldiGri.AndAnd minemine toto youyou.ExitExit Gri.GrimaldiGri.
wln 1312Richard.RichardettoRichard.SoSo, ifif thisthis hittbitt●itthitbe’t, I’leI’ll laughlaugh andand hughug reuengerevenge;
wln 1313AndAnd theythey thatthat nownow dreamedream ofof aa wedding-feastwedding●feastwedding-feast,
wln 1314MayMay chancechance toto mournemourn thethe lustylusty BridegromesBridegroom’s ruineruin.
wln 1315ButBut toto mymy otherother businessebusiness; NeiceNiece PhilotisPhilotis.
wln 1316EnterEnter PhilotisPhilotis.
wln 1317Phi.PhilotisPhi.VnkleUncle.
wln 1318Richard.RichardettoRichard.MyMy louelylovely NeeceNiece, youyou hauehave bethought’eebethought ’ee.
wln 1319Phi.PhilotisPhi.YesYes, andand asas youyou counsel’dcounselled,
wln 1320Fashion’dFashioned mymy heartheart toto louelove himhim, butbut heehe swearesswears
wln 1321HeeHe willwill to nighttonight bebe marriedmarried; forfor hehe fearesfears
wln 1322HisHis VnkleUncle elseelse, ifif heehe shouldshould knowknow thethe driftdrift,
wln 1323WillW●llWill hinderhinder allall, andand callcall hishis CouzeCozcoz toto shriftshrift.
wln 1324Richard.RichardettoRichard.To nightTonighttonight? whywhy bestbest ofof allall; butbut letlet meeme seesee,
wln 1325II haha yesyes, soso itit shallshall bebe; inin disguisedisguise
wln 1326Wee’leWe’ll earelyearly toto thethe FryarsFriar’sFriars, II hauehave thoughtthought on’ton ’ton’t.

wln 1327EnterEnter BergettoBergetto andand PoggioPoggio

wln 1328Phi.PhilotisPhi.VnkleUncle, heehe comescomes.
wln 1329Richard.RichardettoRichard.WelcomeWelcome mymy worthyworthy CouzeCozcoz.
wln 1330Ber.BergettoBer.LasseILassIasseass prettypretty LasseLass, comecome bussebuss LasseLassaeLassLassae;;, aa haha PoggioPoggio.
wln 1331Phi.PhilotisPhi.There’sThere’s hopehope ofof thisthis yetyet.
wln 1332Richard.RichardettoRichard.YouYou shallshall hauehave timetime enoughenough, withdrawwithdraw aa littlelittle,
wln 1333WeeWewe mustmust conferreconfer atat largelarge.
wln 1334Ber.BergettoBer.HaueHave youyou notnot sweete-meatessweetmeats, oror daintydainty deuicesdevices forfor meme?
wln 1335Phi.PhilotisPhi.YouYou shallshall enoughenough Sweet-heartSweetheart.
wln 1336Ber.BergettoBer.Sweet-heartSweetheart, markemark thatthat PoggioPoggio; byby mymy trothtroth II cannotcannot
wln 1337choosechoose butbut kissekiss theethee onceonce moremore forfor thatthat wordword Sweet-heartSweetheart; Pog-PoggioPog∣gioPoggio
wln 1338gio
,
wln 1338II hauehave aa monstrousmonstrous swellingswelling aboutabout mymy stomackestomach, whatsoeuerwhatsoever
wln 1339thethe mattermatter bebe.
wln 1340Pog.PoggioPog.YouYou shallshall hauehave PhisickPhysic for’tfor ’tfor’t sirsir.
wln 1341Richard.RichardettoRichard.TimeTime runsruns apaceapace.
wln 1342Ber.BergettoBer.Time’sTime’s aa blockheadblockhead.
wln 1343Richard.RichardettoRichard.BeBe rul’druled, whenwhen weewe hauehave donedone what’swhat’s fittfit toto doedo,
wln 1344ThenThenThan youyou maymay kissekiss youryour fillfill, andand bedbed herher tootoo.ExeuntExeunt.
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wln 1345EnterEnter thethe FryarFriar inin hishis studystudy, sittingsitting inin aa chayrechair, AnnabellaAnnabella knee-kneelingknee∣lingkneeling
wln 1346ling
wln 1346andand whisperingwhispering toto himhim, aa TableTable beforebefore themthem andand wax-lightswax-lights,
wln 1347sheshe weepesweeps, andand wringswrings herher handshands.


wln 1348Fry.FriarFry.II amam gladglad toto seesee thisthis pennancepenance; forfor beleeuebelieve meme,
wln 1349YouYou hauehave vnriptunripped aa soulesoul, soso foulefoul andand guiltyguilty.
wln 1350AsAs II mustmust telltell youyou truetrue, II maruailemarvel howhow
wln 1351TheThe earthearth hathhath borneborne youyou vpup, butbut weepeweep, weepeweep onon,
wln 1352TheseThese tearestears maymay doedo youyou goodgood; weepeweep fasterfaster yetyet,
wln 1353WhilesWhiles II doedo readeread aa LectureLecture.
wln 1354Anna.AnnabellaAnna.WretchedWretched creaturecreature.
wln 1355Fry.FriarFry.IAyay, youyou areare wretchedwretched, miserablymiserably wretchedwretched.
wln 1356AlmostAlmost condemn’dcondemned aliuealive; therethere isis aa placeplace
wln 1357(ListList daughterdaughter) inin aa blackeblack andand hollowhollow VaultVault,
wln 1358WhereWhere dayday isis neuernever seeneseen; therethere shinesshines nono SunneSun,
wln 1359ButBut flamingflaming horrourhorror ofof consumingconsuming FiresFires;
wln 1360AA lightlesselightlesssightless SuphureSulphursulphur, choaktchoked withwith smoakysmoky foggsfogs
wln 1361OfOf anan infectedinfected darknessedarkness; inin thisthis placeplace
wln 1362DwellDwell manymany thousandthousand, thousandthousand sundrysundry sortssorts
wln 1363OfOf neuernever dyingdying deathsdeaths; therethere damneddamned soulesfoulessoulsfowls
wln 1364RoareRoar withoutwithout pittypity, therethere areare GluttonsGluttons feddfed
wln 1365WithWith ToadesToads andand AddarsAdders; therethere isis burningburning OyleOil
wln 1366Powr’dPoured downedown thethe DrunkardsDrunkard’s throatethroat, thethe VsurerUsurer
wln 1367IsIs forc’tforced toto suppsup wholewhole draughtsdraughts ofof moltenmolten GoldGold;
wln 1368ThereThere isis thethe MurthererMurderer for-euerforever stab’dstabbed,
wln 1369YetYet cancan hehe neuernever dyedie; therethere lieslies thethe wantonwanton
wln 1370OnOn RacksRacks ofof burningburning steelesteel, whileswhiles inin hishis soulesoul
wln 1371HeeHe feelesfeels thethe tormenttorment ofof hishis ragingraging lustlust.
wln 1372Anna.AnnabellaAnna.MercyMercy, ohoho mercymercy.
wln 1373Fry.FriarFry.ThereThere standsstands thesethese wretchedwretched thingsthings.
wln 1374WhoWho hauehave dream’tdreamt outout wholewhole yeeresyears inin lawlesselawless sheetssheets
wln 1375AndAnd secretsecret incestsincests, cursingcursing oneone anotheranother;
wln 1376ThenThenThan youyou willwill wishwish, eacheach kissekiss youryour brotherbrother gauegave,
wln 1377HadHad beenebeen aa DaggersDagger’sdagger’s poyntpoint; thenThenthan youyou shallshall hearehear
wln 1378HowHow heehe willwill crycry, ohoho wouldwould mymy wickedwicked sistersister
wln 1379HadHad firstfirst beenebeen damn’ddamned, whenwhen sheeshe diddid yeeldyield toto lustlust.
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wln 1380ButBut softsoft, methinkesmethinks II seesee repentancerepentance workework
wln 1381NewNew motionsmotions inin youryour heartheart, saysay? howhow is’tis ’tis’t withwith youyou?
wln 1382Anna.AnnabellaAnna.IsIs therethere nono wayway leftleft toto redeemeredeem mymy miseriesmiseries?
wln 1383Fry.FriarFry.ThereThere isis, despairedespair notnot; HeauenHeaven isis mercifullmerciful,
wln 1384AndAnd offersoffers gracegrace eueneven nownow; ’tis’tis thusthus agreedagreed,
wln 1385FirstFirst, forfor youryour HonoursHonor’shonour’s safetysafety thatthat youyou marrymarry
wln 1386TheThe LordLord SoranzoSoranzo, nextnext, toto sauesave youryour soulesoul,
wln 1387LeaueLeave offoff thisthis lifelife, andand henceforthhenceforth liuelive toto himhim.
wln 1388Anna.AnnabellaAnna.AyAy meeme.
wln 1389Fry.FriarFry.SighSigh notnot, II knowknow thethe baytesbaits ofof sinnesin
wln 1390AreAre hardhard toto leaueleave, ohoho ’tis’tis aa deathdeath toto doe’tdo ’tdo’t.
wln 1391RememberRemember whatwhat mustmust comecome, areare youyou contentcontent?
wln 1392Anna.AnnabellaAnna.II amam.
wln 1393Fry.FriarFry.II likelike itit wellwell, wee’lewe’ll taketake thethe timetime,
wln 1394Who’sWho’s neerenear vsus therethere?

wln 1395EnterEnter FlorioFlorio, GiouanniGiovanni.

wln 1396Flo.FlorioFlo.DidDid youyou callcall FatherFather?
wln 1397Fry.FriarFry.IsIs LordLord SoranzoSoranzo comecome?
wln 1398Flo.FlorioFlo.HeeHeestayeshe stayesstaysplays belowebelow.
wln 1399Fry.FriarFry.HaueHave youyou acquaintedacquainted himhim atat fullfull?
wln 1400Flo.FlorioFlo.II hauehave andand heehe isis ouer-ioy’doverjoyed.
wln 1401Fry.FriarFry.AndAnd soso areare weewe: bidbid himhim comecome neerenear.
wln 1402Gio.GiovanniGio.MyMy SisterSister weepingweeping, haha? II fearefear thisthis FryarsFriar’sfriar’s falshoodfalsehood,
wln 1403II willwill callcall himhim.ExitExit.
wln 1404Flo.FlorioFlo.DaughterDaughter, areare youyou resolu’dresolved?
wln 1405Anna.AnnabellaAnna.FatherFather, II amam.

wln 1406EnterEnter GiouanniGiovanni, SoranzoSoranzo, andand VasquesVasques.

wln 1407Flo.FlorioFlo.MyMy LordLord SoranzoSoranzo, herehere
wln 1408GiueGive meeme youryour handhand, forfor thatthat II giuegive youyou thisthis.
wln 1409Soran.SoranzoSoran.LadyLady, saysay youyou soso tootoo?
wln 1410Anna.AnnabellaAnna.II doedo, andand vowvow, toto liuelive withwith youyou andand yoursyours.
wln 1411Fry.FriarFry.TimelyTimely resolu’dresolved:
wln 1412MyMy blessingblessing restrest onon bothboth, moremore toto bebe donedone,
wln 1413YouYou maymay performeperform itit onon thethe Morning-sunMorning-sun.ExeuntExeunt.
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wln 1414EnterEnter GrimaldiGrimaldi withwith hishis RapierRapier drawnedrawn,
wln 1415andand aa Darke-lanthorneDark-lantern.


wln 1416G[*]i.Gri.GrimaldiGri.’Tis’Tis earlyearly nightnight asas yetyet, andand yetyet tootoo soonesoon
wln 1417ToTo finishfinish suchsuch aa workework; herehere II willwill lyelie
wln 1418ToTo listenlisten whowho comescomes nextnext.HeeHe lieslies downedown.

wln 1419EnterEnter BergettoBergetto andand PhilotisPhilotis disguis’ddisguised, andand afterafter
wln 1420RichardettoRichardetto andand PoggioPoggio.


wln 1421Ber.BergettoBer.WeeWewe areare almostalmost atat thethe placeplace, II hopehope Sweet-heartSweetheart.
wln 1422Gri.GrimaldiGri.II hearehear themthem neerenear, andand heardheard oneone saysay Sweet-heartSweetheart,
wln 1423’Tis’Tis heehe; nownow guideguide mymy handhand somesome angryangry IusticeJusticejustice
wln 1424HomeHome toto hishis bosomebosom, nownow hauehave atat youyou sirsir.strikesstrikes Ber.BergettoBer. &and ExitExit.
wln 1425Ber.BergettoBer.OhOhO helpehelp, helpehelp, here’shere’s aa stichstitch fallenfallen inin mymy guttsguts,
wln 1426OhOhO forfor aa Flesh-taylorFlesh-tailor quicklyquickly PoggioPoggio.
wln 1427Phi.PhilotisPhi.WhatWhat aylesails mymy louelove?
wln 1428Ber.BergettoBer.II amam suresure II cannotcannot pissepiss forwardforward andand backwardbackward andand yetyet
wln 1429II amam wetwet beforebefore andand behindbehind, lightslights, lightslights, hoho lightslights.
wln 1430Phi.PhilotisPhi.AlasAlas, somesome VillaineVillain herehere hashas slaineslain mymy louelove.
wln 1431Richard.RichardettoRichard.OhOhO HeauenHeaven forbidforbid itit; raiseraise vpup thethe nextnext neighboursneighborsneighbours
wln 1432InstantlyInstantly PoggioPoggio, andand bringbring lightslights,ExitExit PoggioPoggio.
wln 1433HowHow is’tis ’tis’t BergettoBergetto? slaineslain?
wln 1434ItIt cannotcannot bebe; areare youyou suresure y’arey’ areyou’re hurthurt?
wln 1435Ber.BergettoBer.OO mymy bellybelly seethsseethes likelike aa Porridge-potPorridge-pot, somesome coldcold waterwater
wln 1436II shallshall boyleboil ouerover elseelse; mymy wholewhole bodybody isis inin aa sweatsweat, thatthat youyou
wln 1437maymay wringwring mymy shirtshirt; feelefeel herehere whywhy PoggioPoggio.

wln 1438EnterEnter PoggioPoggio withwith OfficersOfficers, andand lightslights andand HalbertsHalberdshalberds.

wln 1439Pog.PoggioPog.HereHere; alasalas, howhow doedo youyou?
wln 1440Richard.RichardettoRichard.GiueGive meme aa lightlight, what’swhat’s herehere? allall bloodblood! OO sirssirs,
wln 1441SigniorSignior Donado’sDonado’s NephewNephew nownow isis slaineslain,
wln 1442FollowFollow thethe murtherermurderer withwith allall thethe hastehaste
wln 1443VpUp toto thethe CittyCity, heehe cannotcannot bebe farrefar hencehence,
wln 1444FollowFollow II beseechbeseech youyou.
wln 1445OfficersOfficers.FollowFollow, followfollow, followfollow.ExeuntExeunt OfficersOfficers.
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wln 1446Richard.RichardettoRichard.TeareTear offoff thythy linnenlinen CouzCozCouz, toto stopstop hishis woundswounds,
wln 1447BeBe ofof goodgood comfortcomfort manman.
wln 1448Ber.BergettoBer.IsIs allall thisthis minemine owneown bloodblood? nay●aynay thenthen good-nightgoodnight withwith
wln 1449meme, PoggioPoggio. commendcommend meme toto mymy VnkleUncle, dostdost hearehear? bidbid himhim forfor
wln 1450mymy sakesake makemake muchmuch ofof thisthis wenchwench, ohoho II amam goinggoing thethe wrongwrong
wln 1451wayway suresure, mymy bellybelly akesaches soso ohoho farwellfarewell, PoggioPoggio ohoho
wln 1452ohoho DyesDiesdies.
wln 1453Phi.PhilotisPhi.OO heehe isis deaddead.
wln 1454Pog.PoggioPog.HowHow! deaddead!
wln 1455Richard.RichardettoRichard.Hee’sHe’s deaddead indeedindeed,
wln 1456’Tis’Tis nownow totoo latelate toto weepeweep, let’slet’s hauehave himhim homehome,
wln 1457AndAnd withwith whatwhat speedspeed wewe maymay, findefind outout thethe MurthererMurderer.
wln 1458Pog.PoggioPog.OhOhO mymy MaisterMaster, mymy MaisterMaster, mymy MaisterMaster.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 1459EnterEnter VasquesVasques andand HippolitaHippolita.
wln 1460Hip.HippolitaHip.Betroath’dBetrothed?
wln 1461Vas.VasquesVas.II sawsaw itit.
wln 1462Hip.HippolitaHip.AndAnd when’swhen’s thethe marriage-daymarriage-day?
wln 1463Vas.VasquesVas.SomeSome twotwo dayesdays hencehence.
wln 1464Hip.HippolitaHip.TwoTwo dayesdays? WhyWhy manman II wouldwould butbut wishwish twotwo houreshours
wln 1465ToTo sendsend himhim toto hishis lastlast, andand lastinglasting sleepesleep.
wln 1466AndAnd VasquesVasques thouthou shaltshalt seesee, I’leI’ll doedo itit brauelybravely.
wln 1467Vas.VasquesVas.II doedo notnot doubtdoubt youryour wisedomewisdom, nornor (II trusttrust) youyou mymy (secresiesecrecy,
wln 1468II amam infinitelyinfinitely yoursyours.
wln 1469Hip.HippolitaHip.II wilbewill be thinethine inspightin spite ofof mymy disgracedisgrace,
wln 1470SoSo soonesoon? oo wickedwicked manman, II durstdurst bebe swornesworn,
wln 1471Hee’dHe’dhe’d laughlaugh toto seesee meeme weepeweep.
wln 1472Vas.VasquesVas.AndAnd that’sthat’s aa VillanousVillainous faultfault inin himhim.
wln 1473Hip.HippolitaHip.NoNo, letlet himhim laughlaugh, I’meI’m arm’darmed inin mymy resoluesresolue●●resolves
wln 1474BeBe thouthou stillstill truetrue.
wln 1475Vas.VasquesVas.II shouldshould getget littlelittle byby treacherytreachery againstagainst soso hopefullhopeful aa pre-prefermentpre∣fermentpreferment
wln 1476ferment,
wln 1476asas II amam likelike toto climbeclimb toto.
wln 1477Hip.HippolitaHip.EuenEveneven toto mymy bosomebosom VasquesVasques, letlet MyMy youthyouth
wln 1478ReuellRevel inin thesethese newnew pleasurespleasures, ifif weewe thriuethrive,
wln 1479HeeHe nownow hathhath butbut aa pairepair ofof dayesdays toto liuelive.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 1480EnterEnter FlorioFlorio, DonadoDonado, RichardettoRichardetto, PoggioPoggio andand OfficersOfficers.
wln 1481Flo.FlorioFlo.’Tis’Tis bootlessebootless nownow toto shewshow your selfeyourself aa childchild
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wln 1482SigniorSignior DonadoDonado, whatwhat isis donedone, isis donedone;
wln 1483SpendSpend notnot thethe timetime inin tearestears, butbut seekeseek forfor IusticeJusticejustice.
wln 1484Richard.RichardettoRichard.II mustmust confesseconfess, somewhatsomewhat II waswas inin faultfault,
wln 1485ThatThat hadhad notnot firstfirst acquaintedacquainted youyou whatwhat louelove
wln 1486PastPassedpassed twixttwixt himhim andand mymy NeeceNiece, butbut asas II liuelive,
wln 1487HisHis FortuneFortune grieuesgrieves meme asas itit werewere minemine owneown.
wln 1488Do.DonadoDo.Ala[*]AlasAla●Alas poorepoor CreatureCreature, hehe mentmeant nono manman harmeharm,
wln 1489ThatThat II amam suresure ofof.
wln 1490Flo.FlorioFlo.II beleeuebelieve thatthat tootoo;
wln 1491ButBut staystay mymy MaistersMasters, areare youyou suresure youyou sawsaw
wln 1492TheThe MurthererMurderer passepass herehere?
wln 1493Offic.OfficerOffic.AndAnd itit pleaseplease youyou sirsir, weewe areare suresure weewe sawsaw aa RuffianRuffian
wln 1494withwith aa nakednaked weaponweapon inin hishis handhand allall bloodybloody, getget intointo mymy LordLord
wln 1495CardinalsCardinal’scardinal’s GracesGrace’sGraces gategate, thatthat weewe areare suresure ofof; butbut forfor fearefear ofof hishis
wln 1496GraceGrace (blessebless vsus) wewe durstdurst goego nono furtherfurther.
wln 1497Do.DonadoDo.KnowKnow youyou whatwhat mannermanner ofof manman heehe waswas?
wln 1498Offic.OfficerOffic.YesYes suresure II knowknow thethe manman, theythey saysay a’a isis aa souldiersoldier, heehe
wln 1499thatthat lou’dloved youryour daughterdaughter SirSir an’tan ’tan’t pleaseplease y’eeye, ’twas’twas heehe forfor cer-certainecer|tainecertain
wln 1500taine.
wln 1501Flo.FlorioFlo.GrimaldiGrimaldi onon mymy lifelife.
wln 1502Offic.OfficerOffic.IAyay, Iay, thethe samesame.
wln 1503Richard.RichardettoRichard.TheThe CardinallCardinal isis NobleNoble, hehe nono doubtdoubt
wln 1504WillWill giuegive truetrue IusticeJusticejustice.
wln 1505Do.DonadoDo.KnockeKnock somesome oneone atat thethe gategate,
wln 1506Pog.PoggioPog.I’leI’ll knockeknock sirsir.PoggioPoggio knocksknocks.
wln 1507SeruantServantwithinwithin.WhatWhat would’eewould ’eewould’ee?
wln 1508Flo.FlorioFlo.WeeWewe requirerequire speechspeech withwith thethe LordLord CardinallCardinal
wln 1509AboutAbout somesome presentpresent businessebusiness, praypray informeinform
wln 1510HisHis GraceGrace, thatthat wewe areare herehere.

wln 1511EnterEnter CardinallCardinal andand GrimaldiGrimaldi.

wln 1512Car.CardinalCar.WhyWhy howhow nownow friendsfriends? whatwhat sawcysaucy matesmates areare (youyou
wln 1513ThatThat knowknow nornor dutyduty nornor CiuillityCivility?
wln 1514AreAre wewe aa personperson fitfit toto bebe youryour hoasthost?
wln 1515OrOr isis ourour househouse becomebecome youryour commoncommon InneInn
wln 1516ToTo beatebeat ourour doresdoors atat pleasurepleasure? whatwhat suchsuch hastehaste
wln 1517IsIs yoursyours asas thatthat itit cannotcannot waitewait fitfit timestimes?
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wln 1518AreAre youyou thethe MaistersMasters ofof thisthis Common-wealthCommonwealth
wln 1519AndAnd knowknow nono moremore discretiondiscretion? ohoho youryour newesnews
wln 1520IsIs herehere beforebefore youyou, youyou hauehave lostlost aa NephewNephew
wln 1521DonadoDonado, lastlast nightnight byby GrimaldiGrimaldi slaineslain:
wln 1522IsIs thatthat youryour businessebusiness? wellwell sirsir, wewe hauehave knowledgeknowledge on’t〈◊〉on ’ton’t.
wln 1523Le[*]LetLeLet thatthat sufficesuffice.
wln 1524Gri.GrimaldiGri.InIn presencepresence ofof youryour GraceGrace,
wln 1525InIn thoughtthought II neuernever mentmeant BergettoBergetto harmeharm,
wln 1526ButBut FlorioFlorio youyou cancan telltell, withwith howhow muchmuch scornescorn
wln 1527SoranzoSoranzo backtbacked withwith hishis ConfederatesConfederates,
wln 1528HathHath oftenoften wrong’dwronged meeme; II toto bebe reueng’drevenged,
wln 1529(ForFor thatthat II couldcould notnot winwin himhim elseelse toto fightfight)
wln 1530HadHad thoughtthought byby wayway ofof AmbushAmbush toto hauehave kildkilled himhim,
wln 1531ButBut waswas vnluckelyunluckily, thereintherein mistookemistook;
wln 1532ElseElse heehe hadhad feltfelt whatwhat latelate BergettoBergetto diddid:
wln 1533AndAnd thoughthough mymy faultfault toto himhim werewere meerelymerely chancechance,
wln 1534YetYet humblyhumbly II submitsubmit meme toto youryour GraceGrace,
wln 1535ToTo doedo withwith meeme asas youyou pleaseplease.
wln 1536Car.CardinalCar.RiseRise vpup GrimaldiGrimaldi,
wln 1537YouYou CittizensCitizens ofof ParmaParma, ifif youyou seekeseek
wln 1538ForFor IusticeJusticejustice; KnowKnow asas NuntioNuncioNuntio fromfrom thethe PopePope,
wln 1539ForFor thisthis offenceoffenseoffence II herehere receiuereceive GrimaldiGrimaldi
wln 1540IntoInto hishis holinesseholiness’ protectionprotection.
wln 1541HeeHe isis nono CommonCommon manman, butbut noblynobly borneborn;
wln 1542OfOf PrincesPrince’sPRINCE’s bloodblood, thoughthough youyou SirSir FlorioFlorio,
wln 1543ThoughtThought himhim totooto meanemean aa husbandhusband forfor youryour daughterdaughter
wln 1544IfIf moremore youyou seekeseek forfor, youyou mustmust goego toto RomeRome,
wln 1545ForFor heehe shallshall thitherthither; learnelearn moremore witwit forfor shameshame.
wln 1546BuryBury youryour deaddead awayaway GrimaldiGrimaldi leaue’emleave ’em.Ex.ExitEx. Car.CardinalCar.
wln 1546 &and Gri.GrimaldiGri.

wln 1547Do.DonadoDo.IsIs thisthis aa Church-mansChurchman’schurchman’s voycevoice? dwelsdwells IusticeJusticejustice herehere?
wln 1548Flo.FlorioFlo.IusticeJusticejustice isis fleddfled toto HeauenHeaven andand comescomes nono neerernearer
wln 1549SoranzoSoranzo, was’twas’t forfor himhim? OO ImpudenceImpudence!
wln 1550HadHad hehe thethe faceface toto speakespeak itit, andand notnot blushblush?
wln 1551ComeCome, comecome DonadoDonado, there’sthere’s nono helpehelp inin thisthis,
wln 1552WhenWhen CardinalsCardinals thinkethink murder’smurder’s notnot amisseamiss,
wln 1553GreatGreat menmen maymay doedo theretheirthere willswills, wewe mustmust obeyobey,
wln 1554ButBut HeauenHeaven willwill iudgejudge themthem for’tfor ’tfor’t anotheranother dayday.ExeuntExeunt.


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wln 1555ActusActus QuartusQuartus.

wln 1556AA BanquetBanquet.HoboyesHautboyshoboys.

wln 1557EnterEnter thethe FryarFriar, GiouanniGiovanni, AnnabellaAnnabella, PhilotisPhilotis, SoranzoSoranzSoranzSoranzo, Do-DonadoDo∣nadoDonado
wln 1558nado
,
wln 1558FlorioFlorio
, RichardettoRichardetto, PutanaPutana andand VasquesVasques.


wln 1559Fry.FriarFry.THeseTHese holyholy rightsrights perform’dperformed, nownow taketake youryour timestimes,
wln 1560ToTo spendspend thethe remnantremnant ofof thethe dayday inin FeastFeast;
wln 1561SuchSuch fitfit repastsrepasts areare pleasingpleasing toto thethe SaintsSaint●Saints
wln 1562WhoWho areare youryour guestsguests, thoughthough notnot withwith mortallmortal eyeseyes
wln 1563ToTo bebe beheldbeheld; longlong prosperprosper inin thisthis dayday
wln 1564YouYou happyhappy CoupleCouple, toto eacheach othersother’sothers ioyjoy:
wln 1565Soran.SoranzoSoran.FatherFather, youryour prayerprayer isis heardheard, thethe handhand ofof goodnessegoodness
wln 1566HathHath beenebeen aa sheildshield forfor meme againstagainst mymy deathdeath;
wln 1567AndAnd moremore toto blessebless meme, hathhath enrichtenriched mymy lifelife
wln 1568WithWith thisthis mostmost preciousprecious IewellJeweljewel; suchsuch aa prizeprize
wln 1569AsAs EarthEarth hathhath notnot anotheranother likelike toto thisthis.
wln 1570CheereCheer vpup mymy LoueLove, andand GentlemenGentlemen, mymy FriendsFriends,
wln 1571ReioyceRejoice withwith meeme inin mirthmirth, thisthis dayday wee’lewe’ll crownecrown
wln 1572WithWith lustylusty CupsCups toto Annabella’sAnnabella’s healthhealth.
wln 1573Gio.GiovanniGio.OhOhO TortureTorture, werewere thethe marriagemarriage yetyet vndoneundone,AsideAside.
wln 1574EreEre I’deI’d endureendure thisthis sightsight, toto seesee mymy LoueLove
wln 1575CliptClipped byby anotheranother, II wouldwould daredare ConfusionConfusion,
wln 1576AndAnd standstand thethe horrourhorror ofof tenten thousandthousand deathsdeaths.
wln 1577Vas.VasquesVas.AreAre youyou notnot wellwell SirSir?
wln 1578Gio.GiovanniGio.PretheePrithee fellowfellow waytewait,
wln 1579II needeneed notnot thythy officiousofficious diligencediligence.
wln 1580Flo.FlorioFlo.SigniorSignior DonadoDonado, comecome youyou mustmust forgetforget
wln 1581YourYour latelate mishapsmishaps, andand drownedrown youryour carescares inin winewine.
wln 1582So[*]an.So an.SoranzoSo an.anan.VasquesVasques?
wln 1583Vas.VasquesVas.MyMy LordLord.
wln 1584Soran.SoranzoSoran.ReachReach meme thatthat weightyweighty bowlebowl,
wln 1585HereHere brotherbrother GiouanniGiovanni, here’shere’s toto youyou,
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wln 1586YourYour turneturn comescomes nextnext, thoughthough nownow aa BatchelourBachelor,
wln 1587Here’sHere’s toto youryour sisterssister’s happinessehappiness andand minemine.
wln 1588Gio.GiovanniGio.II cannotcannot drinkedrink.
wln 1589Soran.SoranzoSoran.WhatWhat?
wln 1590Gio.GiovanniGio.’Twill’Twill indeedeindeed offendoffend meme
wln 1591Anna.AnnabellaAnna.PrayPray, doedo notnot vrgeurge himhim ifif heehe bebe notnot willingwilling.
wln 1592Flo.FlorioFlo.HowHow nownow, whatwhat noysenoise isis thisthis?
wln 1593Vas.VasquesVas.OO sirsir, II hadhad forgotforgot toto telltell youyou; certainecertain yougyoung MaidensMaidens
wln 1594ofof ParmaParma inin honourhonorhonour toto MadamMadam Annabella’sAnnabella’s marriagemarriage, hauehave sentsent
wln 1595theirtheir louesloves toto herher inin aa MasqueMasque, forfor whichwhich theythey humblyhumbly crauecrave
wln 1596youryour patiencepatience andand silencesilence.
wln 1597Soran.SoranzoSoran.WeeWewe areare muchmuch boundbound toto themthem, soso muchmuch thethe moremore asas
wln 1598itit comescomes vnexpectedunexpected; guideguide themthem inin.
wln 1599HoboyesHautboyshoboys.
wln 1600EnterEnter HippolitaHippolita andand LadiesLadies inin whitewhite RoabesRobes withwith
wln 1601GarlandsGarlands ofof WillowesWillows.


wln 1602MusickeMusic andand aa DaunceDance.DanceDance.

wln 1603Soran.SoranzoSoran.ThanksThanks louelylovely VirginsVirgins, nownow mightmight weewe butbut knowknow
wln 1604ToTo whomwhom weewe hauehave beenebeen beholdingbeholding forfor thisthis louelove,
wln 1605WeeWewe shallshall acknowledgeacknowledge itit.
wln 1606Hip.HippolitaHip.YesYes, youyou shallshall knowknow,
wln 1607WhatWhat thinkethink youyou nownow?
wln 1608OmnesOmnesHippolitaHippolita?
wln 1609Hip.HippolitaHip.’Tis’Tis sheeshe,
wln 1610BeeBebe notnot amaz’damazed; nornor blushblush youngyoung louelylovely BrideBride,
wln 1611II comecome notnot toto defrauddefraud youyou ofof youryour manman,
wln 1612’Tis’Tis nownow nono timetime toto reckonreckon vpup thethe talketalk
wln 1613WhatWhat ParmaParma longlong hathhath rumour’drumoredrumoured ofof vsus bothboth,
wln 1614LetLet rashrash reportreport runrun onon; thethe breathbreath thatthat ventsvents itit
wln 1615WillWill (likelike aa bubblebubble) breakebreak it selfeitself atat lastlast.
wln 1616ButBut nownow toto youyou SweetSweet CreatureCreature, lend’slend’s youryour handhand,
wln 1617PerhapsPerhaps itit hathhath beenebeen saidsaid, thatthat II wouldwould claimeclaim
wln 1618SomeSome interestinterest inin SoranzoSoranzo, nownow youryour LordLord,
wln 1619WhatWhat II hauehave rightright toto doedo, hishis soulesoul knowesknows bestbest:
wln 1620ButBut inin mymy dutyduty toto youryour NobleNoble worthworth,
wln 1621SweeteSweet AnnabellaAnnabella, andand mymy carecare ofof youyou,
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wln 1622HereHere taketake SoranzoSoranzo, taketake thisthis handhand fromfrom meme,
wln 1623I’leI’ll onceonce moremore ioynejoin, whatwhat byby thethe holyholy ChurchChurch
wln 1624IsIs finish’tfinished andand allow’dallowed; hauehave II donedone wellwell?
wln 1625Soran.SoranzoSoran.YouYou hauehave tootoo muchmuch ingag’dengaged vsus.
wln 1626Hip.HippolitaHip.OneOne thingthing moremore
wln 1627ThatThat youyou maymay knowknow mymy singlesingle charitycharity,
wln 1628FreelyFreely II herehere remitremit allall interestinterest
wln 1629II ereere couldcould claymeclaim; andand guiegive youyou backeback youryour vowesvows,
wln 1630AndAnd toto confirm’tconfirm ’tconfirm’t, reachreach meme aa CupCup ofof winewine
wln 1631MyMy LordLord SoranzoSoranzo, inin thisthis draughtdraught II drinkedrink,
wln 1632LongLong restresresrest ’eet’eet’ee’ee lookelook toto itit VasquesVasques.
wln 1633Vas.VasquesVas.FeareFear nothingnothing HeHe giuesgives herher aapoysonda poysondpoisoned CupCup,
(SheShe drinksdrinks.

wln 1634Soran.SoranzoSoran.HippolitaHippolita, II thankethank youyou, andand willwill pledgepledge
wln 1635ThisThis happyhappy VnionUnion asas anotheranother lifelife,
wln 1636WineWine therethere.
wln 1637Vas.VasquesVas.YouYou shallshall hauehave nonenone, neitherneither shallshall youyou pledgepledge herher.
wln 1638Hip.HippolitaHip.HowHow!
wln 1639Vas.VasquesVas.KnowKnow nownow MistresseMistress sheeshe deuilldevil, youryour owneown mischieuousmischievous (treacherytreachery
wln 1640HathHath kildkilled youyou, II mustmust notnot marrymarry youyou.
wln 1641Hip.HippolitaHip.VillaineVillain.
wln 1642OmnesOmnes.What’sWhat’s thethe mattermatter?
wln 1643Vas.VasquesVas.FoolishFoolish woemanwoman, thouthou artart nownow likelike aa Fire-brandFirebrand, thatthat
wln 1644hathhath kindledkindled othersothers andand burntburntburned thy selfethyself; TroppoTroppo sperarsperar nigannaingannaniganna,
wln 1645thythy vainevain hopehope hathhath deceiueddeceived theethee, thouthou artart butbut deaddead, ifif thouthou
wln 1646hasthast anyany gracegrace, praypray.
wln 1647Hip.HippolitaHip.MonsterMonster.
wln 1648Vas.VasquesVas.DyeDie inin charitycharity forfor shameshame,
wln 1649ThisThis thingthing ofof malicemalice, thisthis womanwoman hadhad priuatelyprivately corruptedcorrupted meeme
wln 1650withwith promisepromise ofof malicemalice, vnderunder thisthis politiquepolitic reconciliationreconciliation toto
wln 1651toto poysonpoison mymy LordLord, whileswhiles sheeshe mightmight laughlaugh atat hishis ConfusionConfusion
wln 1652onohono hishis marriage-daymarriage-day; II promis’dpromised herher fairefair, butbut II knewknew whatwhat mymy
wln 1653rewardreward shouldshould hauehave beenebeen, andand wouldwould willinglywillingly hauehave spar’dspared herher
wln 1654lifelife, butbut thatthat II waswas acquaintedacquainted withwith thethe dangerdanger ofof herher dispositi-dispositiondispositi∣ondisposition
wln 1655on,
wln 1655andand nownow hauehave fittedfitted herher aa iustjust paymentpayment inin herher owneown coynecoin,
wln 1656therethere sheeshe isis, sheeshe hathhath yetyet andand endend thythy dayesdays inin
wln 1657peacepeace vildvilevild womanwoman, asas forfor lifelife there’sthere’s nono hopehope, thinkethink notnoton’tnot on’ton ’ton’t.
wln 1658OmnesOmnes.WonderfullWonderful IusticeJusticejustice!
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wln 1659Richard.RichardettoRichard.HeauenHeaven thouthou artart righteousrighteous.
wln 1660Hip.HippolitaHip.OO ’tis’tis truetrue,
wln 1661II feelefeel mymy minuteminute commingcoming, hadhad thatthat slaueslave
wln 1662KeptKept promisepromise, (oooh mymy tormenttorment) thouthou thisthis hourehour
wln 1663Had’stHadst dyeddied SoranzoSoranzo heateheat aboueabove hell firehellfirehell fire
wln 1664YetYet ereere II passepass awayaway CruellCruel, cruellcruel flamesflames
wln 1665TakeTake herehere mymy cursecurse amongstamongst youyou; maymay thythy bedbed
wln 1666OfOf marriagemarriage bebe aa rackerack vntounto thythy heartheart,
wln 1667BurneBurn bloodblood andand boyleboil inin VengeanceVengeance oooh mymy heartheart,
wln 1668MyMy Flame’sFlame’s intolerableintolerable maistmayst thouthou liuelive
wln 1669ToTo fatherfather BastardsBastards, maymay herher wombewomb bringbring forthforth
wln 1670MonstersMonsters, andand dyedie togethertogether inin youryour sinnessins
wln 1671HatedHated, scorn’dscorned andand vnpittiedunpitied ohoho ohoho DyesDiesdies.
wln 1672Flo.FlorioFlo.WasWas e’ree’er soso vildvilevild aa CreatureCreature?
wln 1673Richard.RichardettoRichard.Here’sHere’s thethe endend
wln 1674OfOf lustlust andand pridepride.Anna.AnnabellaAnna.ItIt isis aa fearefullfearful sightsight.
wln 1675Soran.SoranzoSoran.VasquesVasques, II knowknow theethee nownow aa trustytrusty seruantservant,
wln 1676AndAnd neuernever willwill forgetforget theethee comecome MyMy LoueLove,
wln 1677Wee’leWe’ll homehome, andand thankethank thethe HeauensHeavens forfor thisthis escapeescape,
wln 1678FatherFather andand FriendsFriends, weewe mustmust breakebreak vpup thisthis mirthmirth,
wln 1679ItIt isis tootoo sadsad aa FeastFeast.
wln 1680Do.DonadoDo.BeareBear hencehence thethe bodybody.
wln 1681Fry.FriarFry.Here’sHere’s anan ominousominous changechange,
wln 1682MarkeMark thisthis mymy GiouaniGiovanniGiovani, andand taketake heedheed,
wln 1683II fearefear thethe euentevent; thatthat marriagemarriage seldome’sseldom’s goodgood,
wln 1684WhereWhere thethe bride-banquetbride-banquet soso beginsbegins inin bloodblood.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 1685EnterEnter RichardettoRichardetto andand PhilotisPhilotis.
wln 1686Richard.RichardettoRichard.MyMy wretchedwretched wifewife moremore wretchedwretched inin herher shameshame
wln 1687ThenThen inin herher wrongswrongs toto meme, hathhath paidpaid tootoo soonesoon
wln 1688TheThe forfeitforfeit ofof herher modestymodesty andand lifelife.
wln 1689AndAnd II amam suresure (mymy NeeceNiece) thoughthough vengeancevengeance houerhover,
wln 1690KeepingKeeping aloofealoof yetyet fromfrom Soranzo’sSoranzo’s fallfall,
wln 1691YetYet heehe willwill fallfall, andand sinkesink withwith hishis owneown weightweight.
wln 1692II needneed notnot (nownow mymy heartheart perswadespersuades meme soso)
wln 1693ToTo furtherfurther hishis confusionconfusion; therethere isis oneone
wln 1694AboueAbove beginsbegins toto workework, forfor asas II hearehear,
wln 1695Debate’sDebate’s alreadyalready twixttwixt hishis wifewife andand himhim,
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wln 1696ThickenThicken andand runrun toto headhead; sheeshe (asas ’tis’tis saydsaid)
wln 1697SleightensSleightens hishis louelove, andand hehe abandonsabandons hershers
wln 1698MuchMuch talketalk II hearehear, sincesince thingsthings goego thusthus (mymy NeeceNiece)
wln 1699InIn tendertender louelove andand pittypity ofof youryour youthyouth,
wln 1700MyMy counsellcounsel isis, thatthat youyou shouldshould freefree youryour yeeresyears
wln 1701FromFrom hazardhazard ofof thesethese woeswoes; byby flyingflying hencehence
wln 1702ToTo fairefair CremonaCremona, therethere toto vowvow youryour soulesoul
wln 1703InIn holinesseholiness aa holyholy VotaresseVotaress,
wln 1704LeaueLeave meme toto seesee thethe endend ofof thesethese extreamesextremes
wln 1705AllAll humanehuman worldlyworldly coursescourses areare vneuenuneven,
wln 1706NoNo lifelife isis blessedblessed butbut thethe wayway toto HeauenHeaven.
wln 1707Phi.PhilotisPhi.VnkleUncle, shallshall II resolueresolve toto bebe aa NunNun?
wln 1708Richard.RichardettoRichard.IAyI gentlegentle NeeceNiece; andand inin youryour hourelyhourly prayersprayers
wln 1709RememberRemember meme youryour poorepoor vnhappyunhappy VnkleUncle;
wln 1710HieHie toto CremonaCremona nownow, asas FortuneFortune leadesleads,
wln 1711YourYour homehome, youryour cloystercloister, youryour bestbest FriendsFriends, youryour beadesbeads,
wln 1712YourYour chastchaste andand singlesingle lifelife shallshall crownecrown youryour BirthBirth,
wln 1713WhoWho dyesdies aa VirgineVirgin, liuelive aa SaintSaint onon earthearth.
wln 1714Phi.PhilotisPhi.ThenThen farwellfarewell worldworld, andand worldlyworldly thoughtsthoughts adeiuadieu,
wln 1715WelcomeWelcome chastchaste vowesvows, my selfemyself II yeeldyield toto youyou.ExeuntExeunt.

wln 1716EnterEnter SoranzoSoranzo vnbrac’tunbraced, andand AnnabellaAnnabella dragg’ddragged inin.

wln 1717Soran.SoranzoSoran.ComeCome strumpetstrumpet, famousfamous whoorewhore, werewere eueryevery dropdrop
wln 1718OfOf bloodblood thatthat runsruns inin thythy adulterousadulterous veynesveins
wln 1719AA lifelife, thisthis SwordSword, (dostdost see’tsee ’tsee’t) shouldshould inin oneone bloweblow
wln 1720ConfoundConfound themthem allall, HarlotHarlot, rarerare, notablenotable HarlotHarlot,
wln 1721ThatThat withwith thythy brazenbrazen faceface maintainstmaintainst thythy sinnesin
wln 1722WasWas therethere nono manman inin ParmaParma toto bebe bawdbawd
wln 1723ToTo youryour looseloose cunningcunning whorodomewhoredom elseelse butbut II?
wln 1724MustMust youryour hothot ytchitch andand plurisiepleurisy ofof lustlust,
wln 1725TheThe heydayhey dayhey dayheyday ofof youryour luxuryluxury bebe feddfed
wln 1726VpUp toto aa surfeitesurfeit, andand couldcould nonenone butbut II
wln 1727BeBe picktpicked outout toto bebe cloakecloak toto youryour closeclose trickstricks,
wln 1728YourYour belly-sportsbelly-sports? NowNow II mustmust bebe thethe DadDad
wln 1729ToTo allall thatthat gallymaufreygallimaufry that’sthat’s stuftstuffed
wln 1730InIn thythy CorruptedCorrupted bastard-bearingbastard-bearing wombewomb,
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wln 1731SheySayShey, mustmust II?
wln 1732Anna.AnnabellaAnna.BeastlyBeastly manman, whywhy ’tis’tis thythy fatefate:
wln 1733II suedsued notnot toto theethee, forfor, butbut thatthat II thoughtthought●thought
wln 1734YourYour Ouer-louingEver-lovingCuer-louingOver-lovingEver-loving LordshipLordship wouldwould hauehave runnerun
wln 1735MaddMad onon denyalldenial, hadhad yeeye lentlent meme timetime,
wln 1736II wouldwould hauehave toldtold ’ee’eethou inin whatwhat casecase II waswas,
wln 1737ButBut youyou wou’dwould needesneeds bebe doingdoing.
wln 1738Soran.SoranzoSoran.WhoreWhore ofof whoreswhores!
wln 1739Dar’stDar’stDarest thouthou tel’tell meeme thisthis?
wln 1740Anna.AnnabellaAnna.OO yesyes, whywhy notnot?
wln 1741YouYou werewere deceiu’ddeceived inin meeme; ’twas’twas notnot forfor louelove
wln 1742II chosechose youyou, butbut forfor honourhonorhonour; yetyet knowknow thisthis,
wln 1743Wou’dWould youyou bebe patientpatient yetyet, andand hidehide youryour shameshame,
wln 1744I’deI’d seesee whetherwhether II couldcould louelove youyou.
wln 1745Soran.SoranzoSoran.ExcellentExcellent QueaneQueenQuean!
wln 1746WhyWhy artart thouthou notnot withwith ChildChild?
wln 1747Anna.AnnabellaAnna.WhatWhat needsneeds allall thisthis,
wln 1748WhenWhen ’tis’tis superfluoussuperfluous? II confesseconfess II amam.
wln 1749Soran.SoranzoSoran.TellTell meeme byby whomewhom.
wln 1750Anna.AnnabellaAnna.SoftSoft sirsir, ’twas’twas notnot inin mymy bargainebargain.
wln 1751YetYet somewhatsomewhat sirsir toto staystay youryour longinglonging stomackestomach
wln 1752I’meI’m contentcontent t’acquaintt’ acquaintt’acquaint youyou withwith; TheThe manman,
wln 1753TheThe moremore thenthan ManMan thatthat gotgot thisthis sprightlysprightly BoyBoy,
wln 1754(ForFor ’tis’tis aa BoyBoy thatthat forfor gloryglory sirsir,
wln 1755YourYour heyreheir shalbeshall be aa SonneSon,)
wln 1756Soran.SoranzoSoran.DamnableDamnable MonsterMonster.
wln 1757Anna.AnnabellaAnna.NayNay andand youyou willwill notnot hearehear, I’leI’ll speakespeak nono moremore.
wln 1758Soran.SoranzoSoran.YesYes speakespeak, andand speakespeak thythy lastlast.
wln 1759Anna.AnnabellaAnna.AA matchmatch, aa matchmatch;
wln 1760ThisThis NobleNoble CreatureCreature waswas inin eueryevery partpart
wln 1761SoSo angell-likeangel-like, soso gloriousglorious, thatthat aa woemanwoman,
wln 1762WhoWho hadhad notnot beenebeen butbut humanhuman asas waswas II,
wln 1763WouldWould hauehave kneel’dkneeled toto himhim, andand hauehave beg’dbegged forfor louelove.
wln 1764YouYou, whywhy youyou areare notnot worthyworthy onceonce toto namename
wln 1765HisHis namename withoutwithout truetrue worshipworship, oror indeedeindeed,
wln 1766VnlesseUnless youyou kneel’dkneeled, toto hearehear anotheranother namename himhim.
wln 1767Soran.SoranzoSoran.WhatWhat waswas heehe cal’dcalled?
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wln 1768Anna.AnnabellaAnna.WeeWewe areare notnot comecome toto thatthat,
wln 1769LetLet itit sufficesuffice, thatthat youyou shallshall hauehave thethe gloryglory,
wln 1770ToTo FatherFather whatwhat soso BraueBrave aa FatherFather gotgot.
wln 1771InIn briefebrief, hadhad notnot thisthis chancechance, falnefallen outout as’tas’t dothdoth,
wln 1772II neuernever hadhad beenebeen troubledtroubled withwith aa thoughtthought
wln 1773ThatThat youyou hadhad beenebeen aa CreatureCreature; butbut forfor marriagemarriage,
wln 1774II scarcescarce dreamedream yetyet ofof thatthat.
wln 1775Soran.SoranzoSoran.TellTell meme hishis namename.
wln 1776Anna.AnnabellaAnna.AlasAlas, alasalas, there’sthere’s allall
wln 1777WillWill youyou beleeuebelieve?
wln 1778Soran.SoranzoSoran.WhatWhat?
wln 1779Anna.AnnabellaAnna.YouYou shallshall neuernever knowknow.Soran.SoranzoSoran.HowHow!
wln 1780Anna.AnnabellaAnna.NeuerNever,
wln 1781IfIf youyou doedo, letlet meeme bebe curstcursed.
wln 1782Soran.SoranzoSoran.NotNot knowknow itit, StrumpetStrumpet, I’leI’ll ripprip vpup thythy heartheart,
wln 1783AndAnd findefind itit therethere.
wln 1784Anna.AnnabellaAnna.DoeDo, doedo.
wln 1785Soran.SoranzoSoran.AndAnd withwith mymy teethteeth,
wln 1786TeareTear thethe prodigiousprodigious leacherlecher joyntjoint byby ioyntjoint.
wln 1787Anna.AnnabellaAnna.HaHa, haha, haha, thethe man’sman’s merrymerry.
wln 1788Soran.SoranzoSoran.Do’stDost thouthou laughlaugh?
wln 1789ComeCome WhoreWh●reWhore, telltell meeme youryour louerlover, oror byby TruthTruth
wln 1790I’leI’ll hewhowhowhew thythy fleshflesh toto shredsshreds; whowho is’tis ’tis’t
wln 1791Anna.AnnabellaAnna.CheChe mortemorte pluispluis dolcedolce cheche moriremorire perper amoreamore.singssings.
wln 1792Soran.SoranzoSoran.ThusThus willwill II pullpull thythy hayrehair, andand thusthus I’leI’ll dragdrag
wln 1793ThyThy lustlust be-leapredbe-leagredbe-leapredbeleperedbeleaguered bodybody throughthrough thethe dustdust.
wln 1794YetYet telltell hishis namename.
wln 1795Anna.AnnabellaAnna.MorendoMorendoinMorendoinMorendo inin gratiagratia LeiLei morireremorireimorirere senzasenzadoloresenzadoloresenza doloredolore.singssings
wln 1796Soran.SoranzoSoran.DostDost thouthou TriumphTriumph? thethe TreasureTreasure ofof thethe EarthEarth
wln 1797ShallShall notnot redeemeredeem theethee, werewere therethere kneelingkneeling KingsKings,
wln 1798DidDid beggebeg thythy lifelife, oror AngellsAngels diddid comecome downedown
wln 1799ToTo pleadplead inin tearestears, yetyet shouldshould notnot allall preuayleprevail
wln 1800AgainstAgainst mymy ragerage; do’stdost thouthou notnot trembletremble yetyet?
wln 1801Anna.AnnabellaAnna.AtAt whatwhat? toto dyedie; NoNo, bebe aa GallantGallant hang-manhangman
wln 1802II daredare theethee toto thethe worstworst, strikestrike, andand strikestrike homehome,
wln 1803II leaueleave reuengerevenge behindbehind, andand thouthou shaltshalt feel’tfeel ’tfeel’t.
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wln 1804Soran.SoranzoSoran.YetYet telltell meeme erecreere thouthou dyestdiest, andand telltell meeme truelytruly,
wln 1805KnowesKnows thythy oldold FatherFather thisthis?Anna.AnnabellaAnna.NoNo byby mymy lifelife.
wln 1806Soran.SoranzoSoran.WiltWilt thouthou confesseconfess, andand II willwill sparespare thythy lifelife?
wln 1807Anna.AnnabellaAnna.MyMy lifelife? II willwill notnot buybuy mymy lifelife soso dearedear.
wln 1808Soran.SoranzoSoran.II willwill notnot slackeslack mymy VengeanceVe●geanceVengeance.
wln 1809EnterEnter VasquesVasques.
wln 1810Vas.VasquesVas.WhatWhat d’eed’eed’ye meanemean SirSir?
wln 1811Soran.SoranzoSoran.ForbeareForbear VasquesVasques, suchsuch aa damneddamned WhoreWhore
wln 1812DeseruesDeserves nono pittypity.
wln 1813Vas.VasquesVas.NowNow thethe godsgods forefendforefend!
wln 1814AndAnd wudwould youyou bebe herher executionerexecutioner, andand killkill herher inin youryour ragerage tootoo?
wln 1815OO ’twere’twere mostmost vn-manlikeunmanlike; sheeshe isis youryour wifewife, whatwhat faultsfaults hathhath
wln 1816beenebeen donedone byby herher beforebefore sheshe marriedmarried youyou, werewere notnot againstagainst youyou;
wln 1817alasalas PoorePoor LadyLady, whatwhat hathhath sheeshe committedcommitted, whichwhich anyany LadyLady
wln 1818inin ItalyItaly inin thethe likelike casecase wouldwould notnot? SirSir, youyou mustmust bebe ruledruled byby
wln 1819youryour reasonreason, andand notnot byby youryour furyfury, thatthat werewere vnhumaneunhuman andand
wln 1820beastlybeastly.
wln 1821Soran.SoranzoSoran.SheeShe shallshall notnot liuelive.
wln 1822Vas.VasquesVas.ComeCome sheeshe mustmust; youyou wouldwould hauehave herher confesseconfess thethe Au-AuthorsAu∣thorsAuthors
wln 1823thors
wln 1823ofof herher presentpresent misfortunesmisfortu●esmisfortunes II warrant’eewarrant ’ee, ’tis’tis anan vnconscio-vnconscionablevnconscio|nableunconscionable
wln 1824nable
wln 1824demanddemand, andand sheeshe shouldshould looselose thethe estimationestimation thatthat II (forfor
wln 1825mymy partpart) holdhold ofof herher worthworth, ifif sheeshe hadhad donedone itit; whywhy sirsir youyou
wln 1826oughtought notnot ofof allall menmen liuingliving toto knowknow itit: goodgood sirsir beebe reconciledreconciled,
wln 1827alasalas goodgood gentlewomangentlewoman.
wln 1828Anna.AnnabellaAnna.PishPish, doedo notnot begbeg forfor meeme, II prizeprize mymy lifelife
wln 1829AsAs nothingnothing; ifif TheThe manman willwill needsneeds beebe maddmad.
wln 1830WhyWhy letlet himhim taketake itit.
wln 1831Soran.SoranzoSoran.VasquesVasques, hear’sthear’st thouthou thisthis?
wln 1832Vas.VasquesVas.YesYes, andand commendcommend herher forfor itit; inin thisthis sheeshe shewsshows thethe no-noblenesseno|blenessenobleness
wln 1833blenesse
wln 1833ofof aa gallantgallant spiritspirit, andand beshrewbeshrew mymy heartheart, butbut itit becomesbecomes
wln 1834herher rarelyrarely SirSir, inin anyany casecase smothersmother youryour reuengerevenge; leaueleave
wln 1835thethe sentingscenting outout youryour wrongswrongs toto meeme, beebe rul’drul’d●ruled asas youyou respectrespect
wln 1836youryour honourhonorhonour, oror youyou marrmar allall SirSir, ifif euerever mymy seruiceservice werewere ofof
wln 1837anyany CreditCredit withwith youyou, bebe notnot soso violentviolent inin youryour distractionsdistractions: youyou
wln 1838areare marriedmarried nownow; whatwhat aa tryumphtriumph mightmight thethe reportreport ofof thisthis giuegive
wln 1839toto otherother neglectedneglected SutorsSuitors, ’tis’tis asas manlikemanlike toto bearebear extremitiesextremities,
wln 1840asas godlikegodlike toto forgiueforgive.
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wln 1841Soran.SoranzoSoran.OO VasquesVasques, VasquesVasques, inin thisthis peecepiece ofof fleshflesh,
wln 1842ThisThis faithlessefaithless faceface ofof hershers, hadhad II laydlaid vpup
wln 1843TheThe treasuretreasure ofof mymy heartheart; hadsthadst thouthou beenebeen vertuousvirtuous
wln 1844(FaireFair wickedwicked woemanwoman) notnot thethe matchlessematchless ioyesjoys
wln 1845OfOf LifeLife it selfeitself hadhad mademade meeme wishwish toto liuelive
wln 1846WithWith anyany SaintSaint butbut theethee; DeceitfullDeceitful CreatureCreature,
wln 1847HowHow hasthast thouthou mock’tmocked mymy hopeshopes, andand inin thethe shameshame
wln 1848OfOf thythy lewdlewd wombewomb, eueneven buriedburied meeme aliuealive?
wln 1849II diddid tootoo dearelydearlydear louelove theethee.
wln 1850Vas.VasquesVas.ThisThis isis wellwell;
wln 1851FollowFollow thisthis tempertemper withwith somesome passionpassion,AsideAside.
wln 1852BeeBebe briefebrief andand mouingmoving, ’tis’tis forfor thethe purposepurpose.
wln 1853Soran.SoranzoSoran.BeBe witnessewitness toto mymy wordswords thythy soulesoul andand thoughtsthoughts,
wln 1854AndAnd telltell meeme didstdidst notnot thinkethink thatthat inin mymy heartheart,
wln 1855II diddid tootoo superstitiouslysuperstitiously adoreadore theethee.
wln 1856Anna.AnnabellaAnna.II mustmust confesseconfess, II knowknow youyou lou’dloved meeme wellwell.
wln 1857Soran.SoranzoSoran.AndAnd wouldstwouldst thouthou vseuse meeme thusthus? OO AnnabellaAnnabella,
wln 1858BeeBebe thusthus assur’dassured, whatsor’rewhatsoe’er thethe VillaineVillain waswas,
wln 1859ThatThat thusthus hathhath temptedtempted theethee toto ThisThis disgracedisgrace,
wln 1860WellWell heehe mightmight lustlust, butbut neuernever lou’dloved likelike meeme:
wln 1861HeeHe doateddoted onon thethe picturepicture thatthat hunghung outout
wln 1862VponUpon thythy cheekescheeks, toto pleaseplease hishis humouroushumoroushumourous eyeeye;
wln 1863NotNot onon thethe partpart II lou’dloved, whichwhich waswas thythy heartheart,
wln 1864AndAnd asas II thoughtthought, thythy VertuesVirtues.
wln 1865Anna.AnnabellaAnna.OO mymy LordLord!
wln 1866TheseThese wordswords woundwound deeperdeeper thenthan youryour SwordSword couldcould dodo.
wln 1867Vas.VasquesVas.LetLet meeme notnot euerever taketake comfortcomfort, butbut II beginbegin toto weepeweep mymy selfemyself
wln 1868selfe,
wln 1868soso muchmuch II pittypity himhim; whywhy MadamMadam II knewknew whenwhen hishis ragerage
wln 1869waswas ouer-pastoverpast, whatwhat itit wouldwould comecome toto.
wln 1870Soran.SoranzoSoran.ForgiueForgive meeme AnnabellaAnnabella, thoughthough thythy youthyouth
wln 1871HathHath temptedtempted theethee aboueabove thythy strengthstrength toto follyfolly,
wln 1872YetYet willwill notnot II forgetforget whatwhat II shouldshould beebe,
wln 1873AndAnd whatwhat II amam, aa husbandhusband; inin thatthat namename
wln 1874IsIs hidhid DeuinityDivinity; ifif II doedo findefind
wln 1875ThatThat thouthou wiltwilt yetyet bebe truetrue, herehere II remitremit
wln 1876allall formerformer faultsfaults, andand taketake theethee toto mymy bosomebosom.
wln 1877Vas.VasquesVas.ByBy mymy trothtroth, andand that’sthat’s aa poyntpoint ofof noblenoble charitycharity.
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wln 1878Anna.AnnabellaAnna.SirSir onon mymy kneesknees
wln 1879Soran.SoranzoSoran.RiseRise vpup, youyou shallshall notnot kneelekneel,
wln 1880GetGet youyou toto youryour chamberchamber, seesee youyou makemake nono shewshow
wln 1881OfOf alterationalteration, I’leI’ll bebe withwith youyou streightstraight;
wln 1882MyMy reasonreason tellstells meeme nownow, thatthat ’Tis’Tis asas commoncommon
wln 1883ToTo erreerr inin frailtyfrailty asas toto beebe aa woemanwoman,

wln 1884GoeGo toto youryour chamberchamber.ExitExit AnnaAnnabellaAnna.
wln 1885Vas.VasquesVas.SoSo, thisthis waswas somewhatsomewhat toto thethe mattermatter; whatwhat doedo youyou
wln 1886thinkethink ofof youryour heauenheaven ofof happinessehappiness nownow sirsir?
wln 1887Soran.SoranzoSoran.II carrycarry hellhell aboutabout meeme, allall mymy bloodblood
wln 1888IsIs fir’dfired inin swiftswift reuengerevenge.
wln 1889Vas.VasquesVas.ThatThat maymay beebe, butbut knowknow youyou howhow, oror onon whomwhom? alasalas,
wln 1890toto marrymarry aa greatgreat woemanwoman, beingbeing mademade greatgreat inin thethe stockestock toto youryour
wln 1891handhand, isis aa vsuallusual sportsport inin thesethese dayesdays; butbut toto knowknow whatwhat SecretSecret
wln 1892itit waswas thatthat hauntedhaunted youryour Cunny-berryCunny-berry, there’sthere’s thethe cunningcunning.
wln 1893Soran.SoranzoSoran.I’leI’ll makemake herher telltell her selfeherself, oror
wln 1894Vas.VasquesVas.OrOr whatwhat? youyou mustmust notnot doedoesodo soso, letlet meme yetyet perswadepersuade youryour
wln 1895sufferancesufferance aa littlelittle whilewhile, goego toto herher, vseuse herher mildlymildly, winnewin herher ifif
wln 1896itit bebe possiblepossible toto aa VoluntaryVoluntary, toto aa weepingweeping tunetune; forfor thethe restrest, ifif
wln 1897allall hitthit, II willwill notnot missemiss mymy markemark; praypray sirsir goego inin, thethe nextnext newsnews
wln 1898II telltell youyou shallshall bebe wonderswonders.
wln 1899Soran.SoranzoSoran.DelayDelay inin vengeancevengeance giuesgives aa heauyerheavier blowblow.ExitExit.
wln 1900Vas,VasquesVas,AhAh sirrahsirrah, here’shere’s workework forfor thethe noncenonce; II hadhad aa suspici-suspicionsuspici∣onsuspicion
wln 1901on
wln 1901ofof aa badbad mattermatter inin mymy headhead aa prettypretty whileswhiles agoeago; butbut afterafter MyMy
wln 1902MadamsMadam’smadam’s
scuruyscurvy lookeslooks herehere atat homehome, herher waspishwaspish peruersnesseperverseness,
wln 1903andand loudloud fault-findingfaultfinding, thenthen II remembredremembered thethe ProuerbeProverb, thatthat
wln 1904WhereWhere HensHens crowecrow, andand CocksCocks holdhold theirtheir peacepeace, therethere areare sorrysorry
wln 1905houseshouses;
sfoot’sfoot, ifif thethe lowerlower partsparts ofof aa Shee-taylorsShe-tailor’sshe-tailor’s CunningCunning, cancan
wln 1906couercover suchsuch aa swellingswelling inin thethe stomackestomach, I’leI’ll neuernever blameblame aa falsefalse
wln 1907stichstitch inin aa shoeshoe whileswhiles II liuelive againeagain; vpup andand vpup soso quickequick? andand soso
wln 1908quicklyquickly tootoo? ’twere’twere aa finefine policypolicy toto learnelear●elearn byby whomwhom thisthis mustmust
wln 1909bebe knowneknown: andand II hauehave thoughtthought on’ton ’ton’t here’shere’s thethe wayway oror
wln 1910nonenone whatwhat cryingcrying oldold MistresseMistress! alasalas, alasalas, II cannotcannot blameblame
wln 1911’ee’eethou, weewe hauehave aa LordLord, HeauenHeaven helpehelp vsus, isis soso maddemad asas thethe devilldevil
wln 1912himselfehimself, thethe moremore shameshame forfor himhim.
wln 1913EnterEnter PutanaPutana.
wln 1914Put.PutanaPut.OO VasquesVasques, thatthat euerever II waswas borneborn toto seesee thisthis dayday,
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wln 1915D[*]thDothDoth heehe vseuse theethee soso tootoo, sometimessometimes VasquesVasques?
wln 1916Vas.VasquesVas.MeeMe? whywhy heehe makesmakes aa doggedog ofof meeme; butbut ifif somesome werewere
wln 1917ofof mymy mindemind, II knowknow whatwhat weewe wouldwould doedo; asas suresure asas II amam anan
wln 1918honesthonest manman, heehe willwill goego neerenear toto killkill mymy LadyLady withwith vnkindnesseunkindness;
wln 1919saysay sheeshe bebe with-childwith-child, isis thatthat suchsuch aa mattermatter forfor aa youngyoung woemanwoman
wln 1920ofof herher yeeresyears, toto bebe blam’dblamed forfor?
wln 1921Put.PutanaPut.AlasAlas goodgood heartheart, itit isis againstagainst herher willwill fullfull soresore.
wln 1922Vas.VasquesVas.II durstdurst bebe swornesworn, allall hishis madnessemadness isis, forfor thatthat sheeshe willwill
wln 1923notnot confesseconfess whosewhose ’tis’tis, whichwhich heehe willwill knowknow, andand whenwhen hehe dothdoth
wln 1924knowknow itit, II amam soso wellwell acquaintedacquainted withwith hishis humourhumorhumour, thatthat heehe
wln 1925willwill forgetforget allall streightstraight; wellwell II couldcould wishwish, sheeshe wouldwould inin plaineplain
wln 1926termesterms telltell allall, forfor that’sthat’s thethe wayway indeedindeed.
wln 1927Put.PutanaPut.DoeDo youyou thinkethink soso?
wln 1928Vas.VasquesVas.FoFohFoe, II know’tknow ’tknow’t; prouidedprovided thatthat heehe diddid notnot winnewin herher to’tto ’tto’t
wln 1929byby forceforce, heehe waswas onceonce inin aa mindmind, thatthat youyou couldcould telltell, andand mentmeant
wln 1930toto hauehave wrungw●ungwrung itit outout ofof youyou, butbut II somewhatsomewhat pacifiedpacified himhim forfor
wln 1931thatthat●that; yetyet suresure youyou knowknow aa greatgreat, dealedeal.
wln 1932Put.PutanaPut.HeauenHeaven forgiueforgive vsus allall, II knowknow aa littlelittle VasquesVasques.
wln 1933Vas.VasquesVas.WhyWhy shouldshould youyou notnot? whowho elseelse shouldshould? vponupon mymy Con-ConscienceCon∣scienceConscience
wln 1934science
wln 1934sheeshe louesloves youyou dearelydearlydear, andand youyou wouldwould notnot betraybetray herher toto
wln 1935anyany afflictionaffliction forfor thethe worldworld.
wln 1936Put.PutanaPut.NotNot forfor allall thethe worldworld byby mymy FaithFaith andand trothtroth VasquesVasques.
wln 1937Vas.VasquesVas.’Twere’Twere pittypity ofof youryour lifelife ifif youyou shouldshould, butbut InIn thisthis youyou
wln 1938shouldshould bothboth releiuerelieve herher presentpresent discomfortsdiscomforts, pacifiepacify mymy LordLord, andand
wln 1939gainegain your selfeyourself euerlastingeuer lastingeverlastingever lasting louelove andand prefermentpreferment.
wln 1940Put.PutanaPut.Do’stDost thinkethink soso VasquesVasques?
wln 1941Vas.VasquesVas.NayNay II know’tknow ’tknow’t; suresure ’twas’twas somesome neerenear andand entireentire friendfriend.
wln 1942Put.PutanaPut.’Twas’T was’Twas’T was aa dearedear friendfriend indeedindeed; butbut
wln 1943Vas.VasquesVas.ButBut whatwhat? fearefear notnot toto namename himhim: mymy lifelife betweenebetween youyou
wln 1944andand dangerdanger; faithfaith II thinkethink ’twas’twas nono basebase FellowFellow.
wln 1945Put.PutanaPut.ThouThou wiltwilt standstand betweenebetween meeme andand harmeharme●harm?
wln 1946Vas.VasquesVas.V’dsUd’sUds pittypity, whatwhat elseelse; youyou shalbeshall be rewardedrewarded tootoo; trusttrust meme.
wln 1947Put.PutanaPut.’Twas’Twas eueneven nono worseworse thenthan herher owneown brotherbrother.
wln 1948Vas.VasquesVas.HerHer brotherbrother GiouanniGiovanni II warrant’eewarrant ’ee?
wln 1949Put.PutanaPut.EuenEveneven heehe VasquesVasques; asas brauebrave aa GentlemanGentleman asas euerever kistkissed
wln 1950fairefair LadyLady; OOOh theythey louelove mostmost perpetuallyperpetually.
wln 1951Vas.VasquesVas.AA brauebrave GentlemanGentleman indeedindeed, whywhy thereintherein II CommendCommend
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wln 1952herher choycechoice betterbetter andand betterbetter youyou areare suresure ’twas’twas heehe?
wln 1953Put.PutanaPut.SureSure; andand youyou shall seeshall’seeshall see heehe willwill notnot bebe longlong fromfrom herher
wln 1954tootoo.
wln 1955Vas.VasquesVas.HeHe werewere toto blameblame ifif hehe wouldwould: butbut maymay II beleeuebelieve theethee?
wln 1956Put.PutanaPut.BeleeueBelieve meeme! whywhy do’stdost thinkethink II amam aa TurkeTurk oror aa IewJewjew?
wln 1957nono VasquesVasques, II hauehave knowneknown theirtheir dealingsdealings tootoo longlong toto belyebelie themthem
wln 1958nownow.
wln 1959Vas.VasquesVas.WhereWhere areare youyou? therethere withinwithin sirssirs?
wln 1960EnterEnter BandettiBandittiBandetti.
wln 1961Put.PutanaPut.HowHow nownow, whatwhat areare thesethese?
wln 1962Vas.VasquesVas.YouYou shallshall knowknow presentlypresently,
wln 1963ComeCome sirssirs, taketake meeme ThisThis oldold DamnableDamnable haggehag,
wln 1964GagGag herher instantlyinstantly, andand putput outout herher eyeseyes, quicklyquickly, quicklyquickly.
wln 1965Put.PutanaPut.VasquesVasques, VasquesVasques.
wln 1966Vas.VasquesVas.GagGag herher II saysay sfoot’sfootsf●ot’sfoot d’eed’eed’ye suffersuffer herher toto prateprate? whatwhat d’eed’eed’ye
wln 1967fumblefumble aboutabout? letlet meeme comecome toto herher, I’leI’ll helpehelp youryour oldold gumsgums,
wln 1968youyou Toad-belliedToad-bellied bitchbi●chbitch; sirssirs, carrycarry herher closelyclosely intointo thethe Coale-Coale-houseCoalhouseCoal-house
wln 1969house,
wln 1969andand putput outout herher eyeseyes instantlyinstantly, ifif sheeshe roaresroars, slittslit herher
wln 1970nosenose; d’eed’eed’ye hearehear, beebe speedyspeedy andand suresure. WhyWhy thisthis isis excellentexcellent andand
wln 1971aboueabove expectationexpectation.ExitExit withwith PutanaPutana.
wln 1972HerHer owneown brotherbrother? OO horriblehorrible! toto whatwhat aa heightheight ofof libertyliberty inin
wln 1973damnationdamnation hathhath thethe DeuillDevil trayn’dtrayn’dourtrained ourour ageage, herher BrotherBrother, wellwell;
wln 1974there’sthere’s yetyet butbut aa beginningbeginning, II mustmust toto mymy LordLord, andand tutortutor himhim
wln 1975betterbetter inin hishis pointspoints ofof vengeancevengeance; nownow II seesee howhow aa smoothsmooth taletale
wln 1976goesgoes beyondbeyond aa smoothsmooth tayletail, butbut softsoft,
wln 1977whatwhat thingthing comescomes nextnext?EnterEnter GiouanniGiovanni.
wln 1978GiouanniGiovanni! asas II wouldwould wishwish; mymy beleefebelief isis strengthnedstrengthened,
wln 1979’Tis’Tis asas firmefirm asas WinterWinter andand SummerSummer.
wln 1980Gio.GiovanniGio.Where’sWhere’s mymy SisterSister?
wln 1981Vas.VasquesVas.TroubledTroubled withwith aa newnew sicknessickness mymy LordLord she’sshe’s somwhatsomewhat illill.
wln 1982Gio.GiovanniGio.TookeT●●thTook tootoo muchmuch ofof thethe fleshflesh II beleeuebelieve.
wln 1983Vas.VasquesVas.TrothT●●thTroth sirsir andand youyou II thinkethink hauehauee’nehave e’nee’en hitthit itit,
wln 1984ButBut MyMy vertuousvirtuous LadyLady.
wln 1985Gio.GiovanniGio.Where’sWhere’s sheeshe?
wln 1986Vas.VasquesVas.InIn herher chamberchamber; pleaseplease youyou visitvisit herher; sheshe isis alonealone, youryour li-liberalityli∣beralityliberality
wln 1987berality
wln 1987hathhath doublydoubly mademade meme youryour seruantservant, andand euerever shalshall euerever ExitExit Gio.GiovanniGio.
wln 1988SirSir, II amam mademade aa manman, II hauehave plyedplied mymy CueCue withwith cunningcunningEnterEnter So-SoranzoSo∣ranzoSoranzo
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wln 1989andand successesuccess, II beseechbeseech youyou let’slet’s bebe priuateprivate.
wln 1990Soran,SoranzoSoran,MyMy LadyesLady’s brother’sbrother’s comecome, nownow hee’lehe’ll knowknow allall.
wln 1991Vas.VasquesVas.LetLet himhim know’tknow ’tknow’t, II hauehave mademade somesome ofof themthem fastfast enoughenough,
wln 1992HowHow hauehave youyou deltdealt withwith mymy LadyLady?
wln 1993Soran.SoranSoran●SoranzoSoranGentlyGently, asas thouthou hasthast counsail’dcounselled; OOOh mymy soulesoul
wln 1994RunsRuns circularcircular inin sorrowsorrow forfor reuengerevenge,
wln 1995ButBut VasquesVasques, thouthou shaltshalt knowknow
wln 1996Vas.VasquesVas.NayNay, II willwill knowknow nono moremore; forfor nownow comescomes youryour turneturn
wln 1997toto knowknow; II wouldwould notnot talketalk soso openlyopenly withwith youyou: LetLet mymy youngyoung
wln 1998MaisterMaster taketake timetime enoughenough, andand goego atat pleasurepleasure; heehe isis soldsold toto
wln 1999deathdeath, andand thethe DeuillDevil shallshall notnot ransomeransom himhim, SirSir II beseechbeseech youyou,
wln 2000youryour priuacyprivacy.
wln 2001Soran.SoranzoSoran.NoNo ConquestConquest cancan gaynegain gloryglory ofof mymy fearefear.ExitExit.



wln 2002ActusActus QuintusQuintus.

wln 2003EnterEnter AnnabellaAnnabella aboueabove.

wln 2004Anna.AnnabellaAnna.PleasuresPleasure’spleasure’s farwellfarewell, andand allall yeeye thriftlessethriftless minutesminutes,
wln 2005WhereinWherein FalseFalse ioyesjoys hauehave spunspun aa wearyweary lifelife,
wln 2006ToTo thesethese mymy FortunesFortunes nownow II taketake mymy leaueleave.
wln 2007ThouThou PreciousPrecious TimeTime, thatthat swiftlyswiftly rid’strid’st inin poastpost
wln 2008OuerOver thethe worldworld, toto finishfinish vpup thethe racerace
wln 2009OfOf mymy lastlast fatefate; herehere staystay thythy restlesserestless coursecourse,
wln 2010AndAnd bearebear toto AgesAges thatthat areare yetyet vnborneunborn,
wln 2011AA wretchedwretched woefullwoeful woemanswoman’s TragedyTragedy,
wln 2012MyMy ConscienceConscience nownow standsstands vpup againstagainst mymy lustlust
wln 2013WithWith dispositionsdispositions charectredcharactered inin guiltguilt,EnterEnter FryarFriarfriar.
wln 2014AndAnd tellstells meeme II amam lostlost: NowNow II confesseconfess,
wln 2015BeautyBeauty thatthat cloathesclothes thethe out-sideoutside ofof thethe faceface,
wln 2016IsIs cursedcursed ifif itit bebe notnot cloath’deloath’dclothed withwith gracegrace:

wln 2017HereHere likelike aa TurtleTurtle (mew’dmewed vpup inin aa CageCage)
wln 2018Vn-matedUnmated, II conuerseconverse withwith AyreAir andand wallswalls,
wln 2019AndAnd descantdescant onon mymy vildvilevild vnhappinesseunhappiness.
wln 2020OO GiouanniGiovanni, thatthat hasthast hadhad thethe spoylespoil
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wln 2021OfOf thinethine owneown vertuesvirtues andand mymy modestmodest famefame,
wln 2022WouldWould thouthou hadsthadst beenebeen lesseless subiectsubject toto thosethose StarsStars
wln 2023ThatThat luckelesseluckless raign’dreigned atat mymy NatiuityNativity:
wln 2024OOOh wouldwould thethe scourgescourge duedue toto mymy blackeblack offenceoffenseoffence
wln 2025MightMight passepass fromfrom theethee, thatthat II alonealone mightmight feelefeele●feel
wln 2026TheThe tormenttorment ofof anan vncontrouleduncontrolled flameflame.
wln 2027Fry.FriarFry.What’sWhat’s thisthis II hearehear?
wln 2028Anna.AnnabellaAnna.ThatThat manman, thatthat BlessedBlessed FryarFriar,
wln 2029WhoWho ioyndjoined inin CeremoniallCeremonial knotknot mymy handhand
wln 2030ToTo himhim whosewhose wifewife II nownow amam; toldtold meeme oftoft,
wln 2031II troadtrod thethe pathpath toto deathdeath, andand shewedshowed meeme howhow.
wln 2032ButBut theythey whowho sleepesleep inin LethargiesLethargies ofof LustLust
wln 2033HuggeHugg●Hug theirtheir confusionconfusion, makingmaking HeauenHeaven vniustv●●ius●unjust,

wln 2034AndAnd soso diddid II.
wln 2035Fry.FriarFry.Here’sHere’s MusickeMusic toto thethe soulesoul.
wln 2036Anna.AnnabellaAnna.ForgiueForgive meeme mymy GoodGood GeniusGenius, andand thisthis onceonce
wln 2037BeBe helpfullhelpful toto mymy endsends; LetLet somesome goodgood manman
wln 2038PassePass thisthis wayway, toto whosewhose trusttrust II maymay commitcommit
wln 2039ThisThis paperpaper doubledouble lin’dlined withwith tearestears andand bloodblood:
wln 2040WhichWhich beingbeing grantedgranted; herehere II sadlysadly vowvow
wln 2041RepentanceRepentance, andand aa leauingleaving ofof thatthat lifelife
wln 2042II longlong hauehave dyeddied inin.
wln 2043Fry.FriarFry.LadyLady, HeauenHeaven hathhath heardheard youyou,
wln 2044AndAnd hathhath byby prouidenceprovidence ordain’dordained, thatthat II
wln 2045shouldshould bebe hishis MinisterMinister forfor youryour behoofebehoof.
wln 2046Anna.AnnabellaAnna.HaHa, whatwhat areare youyou?
wln 2047Fry.FriarFry.YourYour brothersbrother’s friendfriend thethe FryarFriar;
wln 2048GladGlad inin mymy soulesoul thatthat II hauehave liu’dlived toto hearehear
wln 2049ThisThis freefree confessionconfession twixttwixt youryour peacepeace andand youyou,
wln 2050WhatWhat wouldwould youyou oror toto whomwhom? fearefear notnot toto speakespeak.
wln 2051Anna.AnnabellaAnna.IsIs HeauenHeaven soso bountifullbountiful? thenthenthan II hauehave foundfound
wln 2052MoreMore fauourfavorfavour thenthan II hop’dhoped; herehere HolyHoly manman ThrowesThrows aa letterletter,
wln 2053CommendCommend meeme toto mymy BrotherBrother giuegive himhim thatthat,
wln 2054ThatThat LetterLetter; bidbid himhim readread itit andand repentrepent,
wln 2055TellTell himhim thatthat II (imprison’dimprisoned inin mymy chamberchamber,
wln 2056BardBarredBard ofof allall companycompany, eueneven ofof MyMy GuardianGuardian,
wln 2057WhoWho giuesgives meme causecause ofof muchmuch suspectsuspect) hauehave timetime
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wln 2058ToTo blushblush atat whatwhat hathhath pastpassed: biddbid himhim bebe wisewise,
wln 2059AndAnd notnot beleeuebelieve thethe FriendshipFriendship ofof mymy LordLord,
wln 2060II fearefear muchmuch moremore thenthan II cancan speakespeak: GoodGood fatherfather,
wln 2061TheThe placeplace isis dangerousdangerous, andand spyesspies areare busiebusy,
wln 2062II mustmust breakebreak offoff you’leyou’ll doe’tdo ’tdo’t?
wln 2063Fry.FriarFry.BeBe suresure II willwill;
wln 2064AndAnd flyfly withwith speedespeed mymy blessingblessing euerever restrest
wln 2065WithWith theethee mymy daughterdaughter, liuelive toto dyedie moremore blessedblessed.ExitExit Fry.FriarFry.
wln 2066Anna.AnnabellaAnna.ThanksThanks toto thethe heauensheavens, whowho hauehave prolong’dprolonged mymy breathbreath
wln 2067ToTo thisthis goodgood vseuse: NowNow II cancan welcomewelcome DeathDeath.ExitExit.

wln 2068EnterEnter SoranzoSoranzo andand VasquesVasques.

wln 2069Vas.VasquesVas.AmAm II toto bebe beleeu’dbelieved nownow?
wln 2070FirstFirst, marrymarry aa strumpetstrumpet thatthat castcast her selfeherself awayaway vponupon youyou butbut toto
wln 2071laughlaugh atat youryour horneshorns? toto feastfeast onon youryour disgracedisgrace, riottriot inin youryour vex-vexationsvex∣ationsvexations
wln 2072ations,
wln 2072cuckoldcuckold youyou inin youryour bride-bedbridebed, wastewaste youryour estateestate vponupon
wln 2073PandersPanders andand BawdsBawds?
wln 2074Soran.SoranzoSoran.NoNo moremore, II saysay nono moremore.
wln 2075Vas.VasquesVas.AA CuckoldCuckold isis aa goodlygoodly tametame beastbeast mymy LordLord.
wln 2076Soran.SoranzoSoran.II amam resolu’dresolved; vrgeurge notnot anotheranother wordword,
wln 2077MyMy thoughtsthoughts areare greatgreat, andand allall asas resoluteresolute
wln 2078AsAs thunderthunder; inin meanemean timetime I’leI’ll causecause ourour LadyLady
wln 2079ToTo deckedeck her selfeherself inin allall herher bridallbridal RobesRobes,
wln 2080KisseKiss herher, andand foldfold herher gentlygently inin mymy armesarms.
wln 2081BegoneBegone; yetyet hearehear youyou, areare thethe BandettiBandittiBandetti readyready
wln 2082ToTo waitewait inin AmbushAmbush?
wln 2083Vas.VasquesVas.GoodGood SirSir, troubletrouble notnot your selfeyourself aboutabout otherother businesbusiness, thenthan
wln 2084youryour owneown resolutionresolution; rememberremember thatthat timetime lostlost cannotcannot bebe recal’drecalled.
wln 2085Soran.SoranzoSoran.WithWith allall thethe cunningcunning wordswords thouthou canstcanst, inuiteinvite
wln 2086TheThe StatesStates ofof ParmaParma toto mymy Birth-dayesBirthday’sbirthday’s feastfeast,
wln 2087HasteHaste toto mymy BrotherBrother riuallrival andand hishis FatherFather,
wln 2088EntreateEntreat themthem gentlygently, biddbid themthem notnot toto faylefail,
wln 2089BeeBebe speedyspeedy andand returnereturn.
wln 2090Vas.VasquesVas.LetLet notnot youryour pittypity betraybetray youyou, tilltill mymy commingcoming backeback,
wln 2091ThinkeThink vponupon IncestIncest andand CuckoldryCuckoldry.
wln 2092Soran.SoranzoSoran.ReuengeRevenge isis allall thethe AmbitionAmbition II aspireaspire,
wln 2093ToTo thatthat I’leI’ll climeclimb oror fallfall; mymy blood’sblood’s onon firefire.ExeuntExeunt.
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wln 2094EnterEnter GiouanniGiovanni.

wln 2095Gio.GiovanniGio.BusieBusy opinionopinion isis anan idleidle FooleFool,
wln 2096ThatThat asas aa Schoole-rodSchool-rodschool-rod keepeskeeps aa childchild inin aweawe,
wln 2097FrightsFrights thethe vnexperienc’tunexperienced tempertemper ofof thethe mindmind:
wln 2098SoSo diddid itit meeme; whowho ereere MyMy preciousprecious SisterSister
wln 2099WasWas marriedmarried, thoughtthought allall tasttaste ofof louelove wouldwould dyedie
wln 2100InIn suchsuch aa ContractContract; butbut II findefind nono changechange
wln 2101OfOf pleasurepleasure inin thisthis formallformal lawlaw ofof sportssports.
wln 2102SheeSheshe isis stillstill oneone toto meeme, andand eueryevery kissekiss
wln 2103AsAs sweetsweet, andand asas deliciousdelicious asas thethe firstfirst
wln 2104II reap’treaped; whenwhen yetyet thethe priuiledgeprivilege ofof youthyouth
wln 2105IntitledEntitled herher aa VirgineVirgin. OO thethe gloryglory
wln 2106OfOf twotwo vnitedunited heartshearts likelike hershers andand minemine!
wln 2107LetLet PoaringPoring booke-menbookmen dreamedream ofof otherother worldsworlds,
wln 2108MyMy worldworld, andand allall ofof happinessehappiness isis herehere,
wln 2109AndAnd I’deI’d notnot changechange itit forfor thethe bestbest toto comecome,
wln 2110AA lifelife ofof pleasurepleasure isis ElyzeumElysiumElyzeum.EnterEnter FryarFriarfriar.
wln 2111FatherFather, youyou enterenter onon thethe IubileJubileejubilee
wln 2112OfOf mymy retyr’dretired delightsdelights; NowNow II cancan telltell youyou,
wln 2113TheThe hellhell youyou oftoft hauehave promptedprompted, isis noughtnaught elseelse
wln 2114ButBut slauishslavish andand fondfond superstitioussuperstitious fearefear;
wln 2115AndAnd II couldcould proueprove itit tootoo
wln 2116Fry.FriarFry.ThyThy blindnesseblindness slayesslays theethee,
wln 2117LookeLook therethere, ’tis’tis writtwritwritten toto theethee.GiuesGives thethe
LetterLetter.

wln 2118Gio.GiovanniGio.FromFrom whomwhom?.
wln 2119Fry.FriarFry.VnripUnrip thethe sealesseals andand seesee:
wln 2120TheThe blood’sblood’s yetyet seethingseething hothot, thatthat willwill anonanon
wln 2121BeBe frozenfrozen harderharder thenthan congeal’dcongealed CorrallCoral.
wln 2122WhyWhy d’eed’eed’ye changechange colourcolorcolour sonneson?
wln 2123Gio.GiovanniGio.ForeFore HeauenHeaven youyou makemake
wln 2124SomeSome pettypetty DeuillDevil factorfactor ’twixt’twixt mymy louelove
wln 2125AndAnd youryour relligion-maskedreligion-masked sorceriessorceries.
wln 2126WhereWhere hadhad youyou thisthis?
wln 2127Fry.FriarFry.ThyThy ConscienceConscience youthyouth isis sear’dseared,
wln 2128ElseElse thouthou wouldstwouldst stoopestoop toto warningwarning.
wln 2129Gio.GiovanniGio.’Tis’Tis herher handhand,
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wln 2130II know’tknow ’tknow’t; andand ’tis’tis allall writtenwritten inin herher bloodblood.
wln 2131SheShe writeswrites II knowknow notnot whatwhat; DeathDeath? I’leI’ll notnot fearefear
wln 2132AnAn armedarmed thunder-boltthunderbolt aym’daimed atat mymy heartheart.
wln 2133SheeSheshe writeswrites weewe areare discouereddiscovered, pox〈◊〉pox ono●on dreamesdreams
wln 2134OfOf lowelow faint-heartedfaint-hearted CowardiseCowardice;;: discouereddiscovered?
wln 2135TheThe DeuillDevil weewe areare; whichwhich wayway is’tis ’tis’t possiblepossible?
wln 2136AreAre weewe grownegrown TraytoursTraytomsTraitors toto ourour owneown delightsdelights?
wln 2137ConfusionConfusion taketake suchsuch dotagedotage, ’tis’tis butbut forg’dforged,
wln 2138ThisThis isis youryour peeuishpeevish chatteringchattering weakeweak oldold manman,
wln 2139NowNow sirsir, whatwhat newesnews bringbring youyou?
wln 2140EnterEnter VasquesVasques.
wln 2141Vas.VasquesVas.MyMy LordLord, accordingaccording toto hishis yearelyyearly customecustom keepingkeeping thisthis
wln 2142dayday aa FeastFeast inin honourhonorhonour ofof hishis Birth-dayBirthday, byby meeme inuitesinvites youyou thi-thitherthi∣therthither
wln 2143ther;
wln 2143youryour worthyworthy FatherFather withwith thethe PopesPope’spope’s reuerendreverend NuntioNuncioNuntio, andand
wln 2144otherother Magnifico’sMagni●ico’sMagnificoes ofof ParmaParma, hauehave promis’dpromised theirtheir presencepresence, wiltwil●wilt
wln 2145pleaseplease youyou toto bebe ofof thethe numbernumber?
wln 2146Gio.GiovanniGio.YesYes, telltell themthem II daredare comecome.
wln 2147Vas.VasquesVas.DareDare comecome?
wln 2148Gio.GiovanniGio.SoSo II saydsaid; andand telltell himhim moremore II willwill comecome.
wln 2149Vas.VasquesVas.TheseThese wordswords areare strangestrange toto meeme.
wln 2150Gio.GiovanniGio.SaySay II willwill comecome.
wln 2151Vas.VasquesVas.YouYou willwill notnot missemiss?
wln 2152Gio.GiovanniGio.YetYet moremore, I’leI’ll comecome; sirsir, areare youyou answer’danswered?
wln 2153V[*]s.Vas.VasquesVas.SoSo I’leI’ll saysay mymy seruiceservice toto youyou●you.ExitExit Vas.VasquesVas.
wln 2154Fry.FriarFry.YouYou willwill not〈◊〉not goego II trusttrust.
wln 2155Gio.GiovanniGio.NotNot goego? forfor whatwhat?
wln 2156Fry.FriarFry.OO doedo notnot goego, thisthis feastfeast (I’leI’ll gagegagegauge mymy lifelife)
wln 2157IsIs butbut aa plotplot toto traynetrain youyou toto youryour ruineruin,
wln 2158BeBe rul’druled, youyou sha’notsha’ notsha’not goego.
wln 2159Gio.GiovanniGio.NotNot goego? stoodstood DeathDeath
wln 2160ThreatningThreat’ningThreatening hishis armiesarmies ofof confoundingconfounding plaguesplagues,
wln 2161WithWith hoasts●o●stshosts ofof dangersdangers hothot asas blazingblazing StarrsStars,
wln 2162II wouldwould bebe therethere; notnot goego? yesyes andand resolueresolve
wln 2163ToTo strikestrike asas deepedeep inin slaughterslaughter asas theythey allall.
wln 2164ForFor II willwill goego.
wln 2165Fry.FriarFry.GoeGo wherewhere thouthou wiltwilt, II seesee
wln 2166TheThe wildnessewildness ofof thythy FateFareFareFate drawesdraws toto anan endend,
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wln 2167ToTo aa badbad fearefullfearful endend; II mustmust notnot staystay
wln 2168ToTo knowknow thythy fallfall, backeback toto BononiaBononia II
wln 2169WithWith speedspeed willwill hastehaste, andand shunshun thisthis commingcoming bloweblow.
wln 2170ParmaParma farwellfarewell, wouldwould II hadhad neuernever knowneknown theethee,
wln 2171OrOr oughtaught ofof thinethine; wellwell YoungmanYoung manyoung man, sincesince nono prayerprayer
wln 2172CanCan makemake theethee safesafe, II leaueleave theethee toto despayredespair.ExitExit Fry.FriarFry.
wln 2173DespaireDespair oror torturestortures ofof aa thousandthousand hellshellshell’s
wln 2174All’sAll’s oneone toto meeme; II hauehave setset vpup mymy restrest.
wln 2175NowNow, nownow, workework seriousserious thoughtsthoughts onon banefullbaneful plotsplots
wln 2176BeBe allall aa manman mymy soulesoul; letlet notnot thethe CurseCurse
wln 2177OfOf oldold prescriptionprescription rentrent fromfrom meeme thethe gallgall
wln 2178OfOf CourageCourage, whichwhich inrollsenrolls aa gloriousglorious deathdeath.
wln 2179IfIf II mustmust tottertotter likelike aa well-grownewell-grown OakeOak,
wln 2180SomeSome vnderunder shrubsshrubs shallshall inin mymy weightyweighty fallfall
wln 2181BeBe crushtcrushed toto splittssplits: withwith meme theythey allall shallshall perishperish.ExitExit.

wln 2182EnterEnter SoranzoSoranzo, VasquesVasques, andand BandettiBandittiBandetti.
wln 2183Soran.SoranzoSoran.YouYou willwill notnot faylesaylefailsail, oror shrinkeshrink inin thethe attemptattempt?
wln 2184Vas.VasquesVas.II willwill vndertakeundertake forfor theirtheir partsparts; bebe suresure mymy MaistersMasters toto
wln 2185bebe bloodybloody enoughenough, andand asas vnmercifullunmerciful, asas ifif youyou werewere prayingpraying
wln 2186vponupon aa richrich bootybooty onon thethe veryvery MountainesMountains ofof LiguriaLiguria; forfor youryour
wln 2187pardonspardons trusttrust toto mymy LordLord; butbut forfor rewardreward youyou shallshall trusttrust nonenone
wln 2188butbut youryour owneown pocketspockets.
wln 2189Ban.BandittiBan. omnesomnes.Wee’leWe’ll makemake aa murthermurder.
wln 2190Soran.SoranzoSoran.Here’sHere’s goldgold, here’shere’s moremore; wantwant nothingnothing, whatwhat youyou dodo
wln 2191isis noblenoble, andand anan actact ofof brauebrave reuengerevenge.
wln 2192I’leI’ll makemake yeeye richrich BandettiBandittiBandetti andand allall FreeFree.
wln 2193OmnesOmnes.LibertyLiberty, libertyliberty.
wln 2194Vas.VasquesVas.HoldHold, taketake eueryevery manman aa VizardVizard; whenwhen yeeye areare withwithwithdrawnwith
wln 2195drawnedrawn,
wln 2195keepekeep asas muchmuch silencesilence asas youyou cancan possiblypossibly: youyou knowknow
wln 2196thethe watch-wordwatchword, tilltill whichwhich bebe spokenspoken mouemove notnot, butbut whenwhen youyou
wln 2197hearehear thatthat, rushrush inin likelike aa stormy-floodstormy-flood; II needeneed notnot instructinstruct yeeye
wln 2198inin youryour owneown professionprofession.
wln 2199OmnesOmnes.NoNo, nono, nono.
wln 2200Vas.VasquesVas.InIn thenthen, youryour endsends areare profitprofit andand prefermentpreferment awayaway.ExitExit Ban-BandettiBan∣detti
dettiBandittiBandetti.

wln 2201Soran.SoranzoSoran.TheThe guestsguests willwill allall comecome VasquesVasques?
wln 2202Vas.VasquesVas.YesYes sirsir,
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wln 2203andand nownow letlet meme aa littlelittle edgeedge youryour resolutionresolution;
wln 2204youyou seesee nothingnothing isis vnreadyunready toto thisthis GreatGreat workework, butbut aa greatgreat mindmind
wln 2205inin youyou: CallCall toto youryour remembranceremembrance youryour disgracesdisgraces, youryour losseloss ofof
wln 2206HonourHonorHonour, Hippolita’sHippolita’s bloodblood; andand armearm youryour couragecourage inin youryour owneown
wln 2207wrongswrongs, soso shallshall youyou bestbest rightright thosethose wrongswrongs inin vengeancevengeance
wln 2208whichwhich youyou maymay truelytruly callcall YourYour owneown.
wln 2209Soran.SoranzoSoran.’Tis’Tis wellwell; thethe lesseless II speakespeak, thethe moremore II burneburn,
wln 2210andand bloodblood shallshall quenchquench thatthat flameflame.
wln 2211Vas.VasquesVas.NowNow youyou beginbegin toto turneturn ItalianItalian, thisthis besidebeside, whenwhen mymy
wln 2212youngyoung Incest-mongerIncest-monger comescomes, heehe wilbewill be sharpesharp setset onon hishis oldold bittbit:
wln 2213giuegive himhim timetime enoughenough, letlet himhim hauehave youryour ChamberChamber andand bedbed atat li-libertyli∣bertyliberty
wln 2214berty;
wln 2214letlet mymy HotHot HareHare hauehave lawlaw ereere hehe bebe huntedhunted toto hishis deathdeath,
wln 2215EnterEnter Gio-GiouanniGio∣uanni
uanniGiovanni
.
thatthat ifif itit bebe possiblepossible, heehe maymay poastpost toto HellHell inin thethe veryvery ActAct ofof hishis
wln 2216damnationdamnation.
wln 2217Soran.SoranzoSoran.ItIt shallshall bebe soso; andand seesee asas weewe wouldwould wishwish,
wln 2218HeeHe comescomes himselfehimself firstfirst; welcomewelcome mymy Much-lou’dMuch-loved brotherbrother,
wln 2219NowNow II perceiueperceive youyou honourhonorhonour meme; y’arey’ areyou’re welcomewelcome,
wln 2220ButBut where’swhere’s mymy fatherfather?
wln 2221Gio.GiovanniGio.WithWith thethe otherother StatesStates,
wln 2222AttendingAttending onon thethe NuntioNuncioNuntio ofof thethe PopePope
wln 2223ToTo waitewait vponupon himhim hitherhither; how’show’s mymy sistersister?
wln 2224Soran.SoranzoSoran.LikeLike aa goodgood huswifehuswifehousewife scarcelyscarcely readyready yetyet,
wln 2225Y’areY’ areYou’re bestbest walkewalk toto herher chamberchamber.
wln 2226Gio.GiovanniGio.IfIf youyou willwill.
wln 2227Soran.SoranzoSoran.II mustmust expectexpect mymy honourablehonorablehonourable FriendsFriends,
wln 2228GoodGood brotherbrother getget herher forthfort●forth.
wln 2229Gio.GiovanniGio.YouYou areare busiebusy SirSir.ExitExit GiouanniGiovanni.
wln 2230Vas.VasquesVas.EuenEveneven asas thethe greatgreat DeuillDevil himselfehimself wouldwould hauehave itit, letlet himhim
wln 2231goego andand glutglut himselfehimself inin hishis owneown destructiondestruction; harkehark, thethe NuncioNuncio
wln 2232isis atat handhand; goodgood sirsir bebe readyready toto receiuereceive himhim.

wln 2233FlorishFlourishflourish.EnterEnter CardinallCardinal, FlorioFlorio, DonadoDonado, RichardettoRichardetto andand AttendantsAttendants.

wln 2234Soran.SoranzoSoran.MostMost reuerendreverend LordLord, thisthis gracegrace hathhath mademade meme proudproud,
wln 2235ThatThat youyou vouchsafevouchsafe mymy househouse; II euerever restrest
wln 2236YourYour humblehumble seruantservant forfor thisthis NobleNoble FauourFavorFavour.
wln 2237Car.CardinalCar.YouYou areare ourour FriendFriend mymy LordLord, his●ishis holinesseholiness
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wln 2238ShallShall vnderstandunderstand, howhow zealouslyzealously youyou honourhonorhonour
wln 2239SaintSaint PetersPeter’s VicarVicar inin hishis substitutesubstitute
wln 2240OurOur speciallspecial louelove toto youyou.
wln 2241Soran.SoranzoSoran.SigniorsSigniors toto youyou
wln 2242MyMy welcomewelcome, andand mymy euerever bestbest ofof thanksthanks
wln 2243ForFor thisthis soso memorablememorable courtesiecourtesy,
wln 2244PleasethPleaseth youryour GraceGrace toto walkewalk neerenear?
wln 2245Car.CardinalCar.MyMy LordLord, weewe comecome
wln 2246ToTo celebratecelebrate youryour FeastFeast withwith CiuillCivil mirthmirth,
wln 2247As●sAs ancientancient customecustom teachethteacheth: weewe willwill goego.
wln 2248Soran.SoranzoSoran.AttendAttend hishis gracegrace therethere, SigniorsSigniors keepekeep youryour wayway.ExeūtExeunt

wln 2249EnterEnter GiouanniGiovanni andand AnnabellaAnnabella lyinglying onon aa bedbed.

wln 2250Gio.GiovanniGio.WhatWhat chang’dchanged soso soonesoon? hathhath youryour newnew sprightlysprightly LordLord●Lord
wln 2251FoundFound outout aa tricketrick inin night-gamesnight-games moremore thenthan weewe
wln 2252CouldCould knowknow inin ourour simplicitysimplicity? haha! is’tis ’tis’t soso?
wln 2253OrOr doesdoes thethe fittfit comecome onon youyou, toto proueprove treacheroustreacherous
wln 2254ToTo youryour pastpast vowesvows andand oathesoaths?
wln 2255Anna.AnnabellaAnna.WhyWhy shouldshould youyou jeastjest
wln 2256AtAt mymy CalamityCalamity, withoutwithout allall sencesense
wln 2257OfOf thethe approachingapproaching dangersdangers youyou areare inin?
wln 2258Gio.GiovanniGio.WhatWhat danger’sdanger’s halfehalf soso greatgreat asas thythy reuoltrevolt?
wln 2259ThouThou artart aa faithlessefaithless sistersister, elseelse thouthou know’stknow’stknowest,
wln 2260MaliceMalice, oror anyany treacherytreachery besidebeside
wln 2261WouldWould stoopestoop toto mymy bent-browesbent-brows; whywhy II holdhold FateFate
wln 2262Clasp’tClasped inin mymy fistfist, andand couldcould CommandCommand thethe CourseCourse
wln 2263OfOf timestime’stimes eternalleternal motionmotion; hadsthadst thouthou beenebeen,
wln 2264OneOne thoughtthought moremore steddysteady thenthan anan ebbingebbing SeaSea.
wln 2265AndAnd whatwhat? you’leyou’ll nownow bebe honesthonest, that’sthat’s resolu’dresolved?
wln 2266Anna.AnnabellaAnna.BrotherBrother, dearedear brotherbrother, knowknow whatwhat II hauehave beenebeen;
wln 2267AndAnd knowknow thatthat nownow there’sthere’s butbut aa dyingdying timetime
wln 2268TwixtTwixt vsus andand ourour ConfusionConfusion: let’slet’s notnot wastewaste
wln 2269TheseThese preciousprecious houreshours inin vaynevain andand vselesseuseless speechspeech.
wln 2270AlasAlas, thesethese gaygay attyresattires werewere notnot putput onon
wln 2271ButBut toto somesome endend; thisthis suddainesudden solemnesolemn FeastFeast
wln 2272WasWas notnot ordayn’dordained toto riottriot inin expenceexpense;;:
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wln 2273II thatThat●hatthatThat hauehave nownow beenebeen chambredchambered herehere alonealone,
wln 2274BardBarredBard ofof mymy GuardianGuardian, oror ofof anyany elseelse,
wln 2275AmAm notnot forfor nothingnothing atat anan instantinstant free’dfreed
wln 2276ToTo freshfresh accesseaccess; bebe notnot deceiu’ddeceived MyMy BrotherBrother,
wln 2277ThisThis BanquetBanquet isis anan harbingerharbinger ofof DeathDeath
wln 2278ToTo youyou andand meeme, resolueresolve your selfeyourself itit isis,
wln 2279AndAnd bebe prepar’dprepared toto welcomewelcome itit.
wln 2280Gio.GiovanniGio.WellWell thenthen,
wln 2281TheThe Schoole-menSchoolmen teachteach thatthat allall thisthis GlobeGlobe ofof earthearth
wln 2282ShalbeShall beshall be consum’dconsumed toto ashesashes inin aa minuteminute.
wln 2283Anna.AnnabellaAnna.SoSo II hauehave readread tootoo.
wln 2284Gio.GiovanniGio.ButBut ’twere’twere somewhatsomewhat strangestrange
wln 2285ToTo seesee thethe WatersWaters burneburn, couldcould II beleeuebelieve
wln 2286ThisThis mightmight bebe truetrue, II couldcould beleeuebelieve asas wellwell
wln 2287ThereThere mightmight bebe hellhell oror HeauenHeaven.
wln 2288Anna.AnnabellaAnna.That’sThat’s mostmost certainecertain.
wln 2289GioGiovanniGioAA dreamedream, aa dreamedream; elseelse inin thisthis otherother worldworld
wln 2290WeeWewe shouldshould knowknow oneone anotheranother.
wln 2291Anna.AnnabellaAnna.SoSo weewe shallshall.
wln 2292Gio.GiovanniGio.HaueHave youyou heardheard soso?
wln 2293Anna.AnnabellaAnna.ForFor certainecertain.
wln 2294Gio.GiovanniGio.ButBut d’eed’eed’ye thinkethink,
wln 2295ThatThat II shallshall seesee youyou therethere,
wln 2296YouYou lookelook onon meeme,
wln 2297MayMay weewe kissekiss oneone anotheranother,
wln 2298PratePrate oror laughlaugh,
wln 2299OrOr doedo asas weewe doedo herehere?
wln 2300Anna.AnnabellaAnna.II knowknow notnot thatthat,
wln 2301ButBut goodgood forfor thethe presentpresent, whatwhat d’eed’eed’ye meanemean
wln 2302ToTo freefree your selfeyourself fromfrom dangerdanger? somesome wayway, thinkethink
wln 2303HowHow toto escapeescape; I’meI’m suresure thethe guestsguests areare comecome.
wln 2304Gio.GiovanniGio.LookeLook vpup, lookelook herehere; whatwhat seesee youyou inin mymy faceface?
wln 2305Anna.AnnabellaAnna.DistractionDistraction andand aa troubledtroubled CountenanceCountenance.
wln 2306Gio.GiovanniGio.DeathDeath andand aa swiftswift repiningrepining wrathwrath yetyet lookelook,
wln 2307WhatWhat seesee youyou inin minemine eyeseyes?
wln 2308Anna.AnnabellaAnna.MethinkesMethinks youyou weepeweep.
wln 2309Gio.GiovanniGio.II doedo indeedeindeed; thesethese areare thethe funerallfuneral tearestears
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wln 2310ShedShed onon youryour grauegrave, thesethese furrowedfurrowed vpup mymy cheekescheeks
wln 2311WhenWhen firstfirst II lou’dloved andand knewknew notnot howhow toto woewoe.
wln 2312FaireFair AnnabellaAnnabella, shouldshould II herehere repeaterepeat
wln 2313TheThe StoryStory ofof mymy lifelife, weewe mightmight looselose timetime.
wln 2314BeBe recordrecord allall thethe spiritsspirits ofof thethe AyreAir,
wln 2315AndAnd allall thingsthings elseelse thatthat areare; thatthat DayDay andand NightNight,
wln 2316EarelyEarly andand latelate, thethe tributetribute whichwhich mymy heartheart
wln 2317HathHath paidpaid toto Annabella’sAnnabella’s sacredsacred louelove,
wln 2318HathHath beenbeen thesethese tearestears, whichwhich areare herher mournersmourners nownow:
wln 2319NeuerNever tilltill nownow diddid NatureNature doedo herher bestbest,
wln 2320ToTo shewshow aa matchlessematchless beautybeauty toto thethe worldworld,
wln 2321WhichWhich inin anan instantinstant, ereere itit scarsescarce waswas seeneseen,
wln 2322TheThe jealousjealous DestiniesDestinies requirerequire againeagain.
wln 2323PrayPray AnnabellaAnnabella, praypray; sincesince weewe mustmust partpart,
wln 2324GoeGo thouthou whitewhite inin thythy soulesoul, toto fillfill aa ThroneThrone
wln 2325OfOf InnocenceInnocence andand SanctitySanctity inin HeauenHeaven.
wln 2326PrayPray, praypray mymy SisterSister.
wln 2327Anna.AnnabellaAnna.ThenThen II seesee youryour driftdrift,
wln 2328YeeYe blessedblessed AngelsAngels, guardguard meeme.
wln 2329Gio.GiovanniGio.SoSo saysay II,
wln 2330KisseKiss meeme; ifif euerever afterafter timestimes shouldshould hearehear
wln 2331OfOf ourour fast-knitfast-knit affectionsaffections, thoughthough perhapsperhaps
wln 2332TheThe LawesLaws ofof ConscienceConscience andand ofof CiuillCi●illCivil vseuse
wln 2333MayMay iustlyjustly blameblame vsus, yetyet whenwhen theythey butbut knowknow
wln 2334OurOur louesloves, ThatThat louelove willwill wipewipe awayaway thatthat rigourrigorrigour,
wln 2335WhichWhich wouldwould inin otherother IncestsIncests beebe abhorr’dabhorred.
wln 2336GiueGive meeme youryour handhand; howhow sweetelysweetly LifeLife dothdoth runnerun
wln 2337InIn thesethese wellwell colouredcol●uredcoloredcoloured veinesveins! howhow constantlyconstantly
wln 2338TheseThese PalmesPalms doedo promisepromise healthhealth! butbut II couldcould chidechide
wln 2339WithWith NatureNature forfor thisthis CunningCunning flatteryflattery,
wln 2340KisseKiss meeme againeagain forgiueforgive meeme.
wln 2341Anna.AnnabellaAnna.WithWith mymy heartheart.
wln 2342Gio.GiovanniGio.FarwellFarewell.
wln 2343Anna.AnnabellaAnna.WillWill youyou begonebegone?
wln 2344Gio.GiovanniGio.BeBe darkedark brightbright SunneSun,
wln 2345AndAnd makemake thisthis mid-daymidday nightnight, thatthat thythy guiltgiltguilt rayesrays
wln 2346MayMay notnot beholdbehold aa deeddeed, willwill turneturn theirtheir splendoursplendorsplendour
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wln 2347MoreMore sootysooty, thenthan thethe PoetsPoets faignefeign theirtheir StixStyx.
wln 2348OneOne otherother kissekiss mymy SisterSister.
wln 2349Anna.AnnabellaAnna.WhatWhat meanesmeans thisthis?
wln 2350Gio.GiovanniGio.ToTo sauesave thythy famefame andand killkill theethee inin aa kissekiss.stabsstabs herher.
wln 2351ThusThus dyedie, andand dyedie byby meeme, andand byby mymy handhand,
wln 2352ReuengeRevenge●●●engeRevenge isis minemine; HonourHonorHonour dothdoth louelove CommandCommand.
wln 2353Anna.AnnabellaAnna.OhOhO brotherbrother byby youryour handhand?
wln 2354Gio.GiovanniGio.WhenWhen thouthou artart deaddead:
wln 2355I’leI’ll giuegive mymy reasonsreasons for’tfor ’tfor’t; forfor toto disputedispute
wln 2356WithWith thythy (eueneven inin thythy deathdeath) mostmost louelylovely beautybeauty,
wln 2357WouldWould makemake meeme staggerstagger toto performeperform thisthis actact
wln 2358WhichWhich II mostmost gloryglory inin.
wln 2359Anna.AnnabellaAnna.ForgiueForgive himhim HeauenHeaven andand meme mymy sinnessins, farwellfarewell.
wln 2360BrotherBrother vnkindunkind, vnkindunkind mercymercy greatgreat HeauenHeaven ohoho ohoho.DyesDiesdies.
wln 2361Gio.GiovanniGio.Shee’sShe’s deaddead, alasalas goodgood soulesoul; TheThe haplessehapless FruiteFruit
wln 2362ThatThat inin herher wombewomb receiu’dreceived itsits lifelife fromfrom meeme,
wln 2363HathHath hadhad fromfrom meeme aa CradleCradle andand aa GraueGrave.
wln 2364II mustmust notnot dallydally, thisthis sadsad Marriage-bedMarriage-bed
wln 2365InIn allall herher bestbest, borebore herher aliuealive andand deaddead.
wln 2366SoranzoSoranzo thouthou hasthast mistmissed thythy aymeaim inin thisthis,
wln 2367II hauehave preuentedprevented nownow thythy reachingreaching plotsplots,
wln 2368AndAnd kil’dkilled aa LoueLove, forfor whosewhose eacheach dropdrop ofof bloodblood
wln 2369II wouldwould hauehave pawn’dpawned mymy heartheart; FayreFair AnnabellaAnnabella,
wln 2370HowHow ouer-gloriousover-glorious artart thouthou inin thythy woundswounds,
wln 2371TryumphingTriumphing ouerover infamyinfamy andand hatehate!
wln 2372ShrinkeShrink notnot CouragiousCourageous handhand, standstand vpup mymy heartheart,
wln 2373AndAnd boldlyboldly actact mymy lastlast, andand greatergreater partpart.ExitExit withwith thethe BodyBody.
wln 2374AA BanquetBanquet.
wln 2375EnterEnter CardinallCardinal, FlorioFlorio, DonadoDonado, SoranzoSoranzo, RichardettoRichardetto, Vas-VasquesVas∣quesVasques
wln 2376ques

wln 2376andand attendantsattendants; TheyThey taketake theirtheir placesplaces.


wln 2377Vas.VasquesVas.RememberRemember SirSir whatwhat youyou hauehave toto dodo, bebe wisewise andand resoluteresolu●eresolute.
wln 2378Soran.SoranzoSoran.EnoughEnough mymy heartheart isis fix’tfixed, pleasethpleaseth YourYour GraceGrace
wln 2379ToTo tastetaste thesethese CourseCourse ConfectionsConfections; thoughthough thethe vseuse
wln 2380OfOf suchsuch setset enterteymentsentertainments moremore consistsconsists
wln 2381InIn CustomeCustom, thenthanthen inin CauseCause; yetyet ReuerendReverend SirSir,
wln 2382II amam stillstill mademade youryour seruantservant byby youryour presencepresence.
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wln 2383Car.CardinalCar.AndAnd weewe youryour FriendFriend.
wln 2384Soran.SoranzoSoran.ButBut where’swhere’s mymy BrotherBrother GiouanniGiovanni?

wln 2385EnterEnter GiouanniGiovanni withwith atat heartheart vponupon hishis DaggerDagger.
wln 2386Gio.GiovanniGio.HereHere, herehere SoranzoSoranzo; trim’dtrimmed inin reekingreeking bloodblood,
wln 2387ThatThat tryumphstriumphs ouerover deathdeath; proudproud inin thethe spoylespoil
wln 2388OfOf LoueLove andand VengeanceVengeance, FateFate oror allall thethe PowersPowers
wln 2389ThatThat guideguide thethe motionsmotions ofof ImmortallimmortallImortalimmortal SoulesSouls
wln 2390CouldCould notnot preuentprevent meeme.
wln 2391Car.CardinalCar.WhatWhat meanesmeans thisthis?
wln 2392Flo.FlorioFlo.SonneSon GiouanniGiovanni?
wln 2393Soran.SoranzoSoran.ShallShall II bebe forestall’dforestalled?
wln 2394Gio.GiovanniGio.BeBe notnot amaz’damazed: IfIf youryour misgiuingmisgiving heartshearts
wln 2395ShrinkeShrink atat anan idleidle sightsight; whatwhat bloodlessebloodless FeareFear
wln 2396OfOf CowardCoward passionpassion wouldwould hauehave ceaz’dseizedceased youryour sencessenses,
wln 2397HadHad youyou beheldbeheld thethe RapeRape ofof LifeLife andand BeautyBeauty
wln 2398WhichWhich II hauehave actedacted? mymy sistersister, ohoho mymy sistersister,
wln 2399Flo.FlorioFlo.HaHa!Ha!Ha! WhatWhat ofof herher?
wln 2400Gio.GiovanniGio.TheThe GloryGlory ofof mymy DeedDeed
wln 2401DarknedDarkened thethe mid-daymidday SunneSun, mademade NooneNoon asas NightNight.
wln 2402YouYou camecame toto feastfeast MyMy LordsLords withwith daintydainty farefare,
wln 2403II camecame toto feastfeast tootoo, butbut II dig’ddigged forfor foodfood
wln 2404InIn aa muchmuch richerricher MyneMine thenthen GoldGold oror StoneStone
wln 2405OfOf anyany valuevalue ballanc’tbalanced; ’tis’tis aa HeartHeart,
wln 2406AA HeartHeart mymy LordsLords, inin whichwhich isis minemine intomb’dentombed,
wln 2407LookeLook wellwell vpon’tupon ’tupon’t; d’eed’eed’ye know’tknow ’tknow’t?
wln 2408Vas.VasquesVas.WhatWhat strangestrange ridle’sriddle’s thisthis?
wln 2409Gio.GiovanniGio.’Tis’Tis Annabella’sAnnabella’s HeartHeart, ’tis’tis; whywhy d’eed’eed’ye startlestartle?
wln 2410II vowvow ’tis’tis hershers, thisthis DaggersDagger’sdagger’s poyntpoint plow’dplowedploughed vpup
wln 2411HerHer fruitefullfruitful wombewomb, andand leftleft toto meeme thethe famefame
wln 2412OfOf aa mostmost gloriousglorious executionerexecutioner.
wln 2413Flo.FlorioFlo.WhyWhy mad-manmadman, artart thy selfethyself?
wln 2414Gio.GiovanniGio.YesYes FatherFather, andand thatthat timestimes toto comecome maymay knowknow,
wln 2415HowHow asas mymy FateFate II honouredhonoredhonoured mymy reuengerevenge:
wln 2416ListLiftLiftList FatherFather, toto youryour earesears II willwill yeeldyield vpup
wln 2417HowHow muchmuch II hauehave deseru’ddeserved toto beebe youryour sonneson.
wln 2418Flo.FlorioFlo.WhatWhat is’tis ’tis’t thouthou say’stsay’st?
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wln 2419Gio.GiovanniGio.NineNine MoonesMoons hauehave hadhad theirtheir changeschanges,
wln 2420SinceSince II firstfirst throughlythoroughly view’dviewed andand truelytruly lou’dloved
wln 2421YourYour DaughterDaughter andand mymy SisterSister.
wln 2422Flo.FlorioFlo.HowHow! alasalas mymy LordsLords, hee’she’s aa frantickfrantic mad-manmadman!
wln 2423Gio.GiovanniGio.FatherFather nono;
wln 2424ForFor ninenine MonethsMonths spacef●acespace, inin secretsecret II enjoy’denjoyed
wln 2425SweeteSweet Annabella’sAnnabella’s sheetessheets; NineNine MonethsMonths II liu’dlived
wln 2426AA happyhappy MonarchMonarch ofof herher heartheart andand herher,
wln 2427SoranzoSoranzo, thouthou know’stknow’stknowest thisthis; thythy palerpaler cheekecheek
wln 2428BearesBears thethe ConfoundingConfounding printprint ofof thythy disgracedisgrace,
wln 2429ForFor herher tootoo fruitfullfruitful wombewomb tootoo soonesoon bewray’dbewray’d●bewrayed
wln 2430TheThe happyhappy passagepassage ofof ourour stolnestolen delightsdelights,
wln 2431AndAnd mademade herher MotherMother toto aa ChildChild vnborneunborn.
wln 2432Car.CardinalCar.IncestuousIncestuous VillaineVillain.
wln 2433Flo.FlorioFlo.OhOhO hishis ragerage belyesbelies himhim.
wln 2434Gio.GiovanniGio.ItIt doesdoes notnot, ’tis’tis thethe OracleOracle ofof truthtruth,
wln 2435II vowvow itit isis soso.
wln 2436Soran.SoranzoSoran.II shallshall burstburst withwith furyfury,
wln 2437BringBring thethe strumpetstrumpet forthforth.
wln 2438Vas.VasquesVas.II shallshall SirSir.ExitExit Vas.VasquesVas.
wln 2439Gio.GiovanniGio.DoeDo sirsir, hauehave youyou allall nono faithfaith
wln 2440ToTo creditcredit yetyet mymy TriumphsTriumphs? herehere II sweareswear
wln 2441ByBy allall thatthat youyou callcall sacredsacred, byby thethe louelove
wln 2442II borebore mymy AnnabellaAnnabella whil’stwhilst sheshe liu’dlived,
wln 2443TheseThese handshands hauehave fromfrom herher bosomebosom riptripped thisthis heartheart.
wln 2444Is’tIs ’tIs’t truetrue oror nono sirsir?EnterEnter Vas.VasquesVas.
wln 2445Vas.VasquesVas.’Tis’Tis mostmost strangelystrangely truetrue.
wln 2446Flo.FlorioFlo.CursedCursed manman hauehave II liu’dlived toto DyesDiesdies.
wln 2447Car.CardinalCar.HoldHold vpup FlorioFlorio,
wln 2448MonsterMonster ofof ChildrenChildren, seesee whatwhat thouthou hasthast donedone,
wln 2449BroakeBroke thythy oldold FathersFather’s heartheart; isis nonenone ofof youyou
wln 2450DaresDares venterventure onon himhim?
wln 2451Gio.GiovanniGio.LetLet ’em’em; ohoho mymy FatherFather,
wln 2452HowHow wellwell hishis deathdeath becomesbecomes himhim inin hishis griefesgriefs!
wln 2453WhyWhy thisthis waswas donedone withwith CourageCourage; nownow surviuessurvinessurvives
wln 2454NoneNone ofof ourour househouse butbut II, guiltguilt inin thethe bloodblood
wln 2455OfOf aa FayreFair sistersister andand aa HaplesseHapless FatherFather.
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wln 2456Soran.SoranzoSoran.InhamaneInhumaninhuman scornescorn ofof menmen, hasthast thouthou aa thoughtthought
wln 2457T’outliueT’ outlivet’outlive thythy murthersmurders?
wln 2458Gio.GiovanniGio.YesYes, II telltell theethee yesyes;
wln 2459ForFor inin mymy fistsfists II bearebear thethe twiststwists ofof lifelife,
wln 2460SoranzoSoranzo, seesee thisthis heartheart whichwhich waswas thythy wiueswife’swives,
wln 2461ThusThus II exchangeexchange itit royallyroyally forfor thinethine,
wln 2462AndAnd thusthus andand thusthus, nownow brauebrave reuengerevenge isis minemine.
wln 2463Vas.VasquesVas.II cannotcannot holdhold anyany longerlonger; youyou sirsir, areare youyou grownegrown inso-insolentinso∣lentinsolent
wln 2464lent
wln 2464inin youryour butcheriesbutcheries? hauehave atat youyou.FightFight.
wln 2465Gio.GiovanniGio.ComeCome, II amam arm’darmed toto meetemeet theethee.
wln 2466Vas.VasquesVas.NoNo, willwill itit notnot bebe yetyet? ifif thisthis willwill notnot, anotheranother shallshall,
wln 2467NotNot yetyet; II shallshall fittfit youyou anonanon VengeanceVengeance.
wln 2468EnterEnter BandettiBandittiBandetti.
wln 2469Gio.GiovanniGio.WelcomeWelcome, comecome moremore ofof youyou what e’rewhate’er youyou bebe,
wln 2470II daredare youryour worstworst
wln 2471OhOhO II cancan standstand nono longerlonger, FeebleFeeble armesarms
wln 2472HaueHave youyou soso soonesoon lostlost strengthstrength.
wln 2473Vas.VasquesVas.NowNow, youyou areare welcomewelcome SirSir,
wln 2474AwayAway mymy MaistersMasters, allall isis donedone,
wln 2475ShiftShift forfor your seluesyourselves, youryour rewardreward isis youryour owneown,
wln 2476ShiftShift forfor your seluesyourselves.
wln 2477Ban.BandittiBan.AwayAway, awayaway.ExeuntExeunt BandettiBandittiBandetti.
wln 2478Vas.VasquesVas.HowHow d’eed’eed’ye mymy LordLord, seesee youyou thisthis? howhow is’tis ’tis’t?
wln 2479Soran.SoranzoSoran.DeadDead; butbut inin deathdeath wellwell pleasedpleased, thatthat II hauehave liu’dlived
wln 2480ToTo seesee mymy wrongswrongs reueng’drevenged onon thatthat BlackeBlack DeuillDevil.
wln 2481OO VasquesVasques, toto thythy bosomebosom letlet meeme giuegive
wln 2482MyMy lastlast ofof breathbreath, letlet notnot thatthat LecherLecher liuelive ohoho DyesDiesdies.
wln 2483Vas.VasquesVas.TheThe RewardReward ofof peacepeace andand restrest bebe withwith himhim,
wln 2484MyMy euerever dearestdearest LordLord andand MaisterMaster.
wln 2485Gio.GiovanniGio.WhoseWhose handhand gauegave meeme thisthis woundwound?
wln 2486Vas.VasquesVas.MineMine SirSir, II waswas youryour firstfirst manman, hauehave youyou enoughenough?
wln 2487Gio.GiovanniGio.II thankethank theethee, thouthou hasthast donedone forfor meme butbut whatwhat II wouldwould
wln 2488hauehave elseelse donedone onon my selfemyself, ar’tart suresure thythy LordLord isis deaddead?
wln 2489Vas.VasquesVas.OhOhO ImpudentImpudent slaueslave, asas suresure asas II amam suresure toto seesee thetheethe dyedie,
wln 2490Car.CardinalCar.ThinkeThink onon thythy lifelife andand endend, andand callcall forfor mercymercy.
wln 2491Gio.GiovanniGio.MercyMercy? whywhy II hauehave foundfound itit inin thisthis IusticeJusticejustice.
wln 2492Car.CardinalCar.StriueStrive yetyet toto crycry toto HeauenHeaven.
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wln 2493Gio.GiovanniGio.OhOhO II bleedbleed fastfast,
wln 2494DeathDeath, thouthou artart aa guestguest longlong look’tlooked forfor, II embraceembrace
wln 2495TheeThee andand thythy woundswouudswounds; ohoho mymy lastlast minuteminute comescomes.
wln 2496Where e’reWhere’erwhere’er II goego, letlet meeme enjoyenjoy thisthis gracegrace,
wln 2497FreelyFreely toto viewview MyMy Annabella’sAnnabella’s faceface.DyesDiesdies.
wln 2498Do.DonadoDo.StrangeStrange MiracleMiracle ofof IusticeJusticejustice!
wln 2499Car.CardinalCar.RayseRaise vpup thethe CittyCity, weewe shallshall bebe murderedmurderedallmurdered allall.
wln 2500Vas.VasquesVas.YouYou needeneed notnot fearefear, youyou shallshall notnot; thisthis strangestrange tasketask be-beingbe∣ingbeing
wln 2501ing
wln 2501endedended, II hauehave paidpaid thethe DutyDuty toto thethe SonneSon, whichwhich II hauehave vow-vowedvow∣edvowed
wln 2502ed
wln 2502toto thethe FatherFather.
wln 2503Car.CardinalCar.SpeakeSpeak wretchedwretched VillaineVillain, whatwhat incarnateincarnate FeindFiend
wln 2504HathHath ledled theethee onon toto thisthis?
wln 2505Vas.VasquesVas.HonestyHonesty, andand pittypity ofof mymy MaistersMaster’smaster’s wrongswrongs; forfor knowknow
wln 2506MyMy LordLord. II amam byby birthbirth aa SpaniardSpaniard, broughtbrought forthforth mymy Coun-CountreyCoun|treyCountry
wln 2507inin mymy youthyouth byby LordLord Soranzo’sSoranzo’s FatherFather; whomwhom whil’stwhilst hehe li-liuedli∣uedlived
wln 2508ued,
wln 2508II seru’dserved faithfullyfaithfully; sincesince whosewhose deathdeath II hauehave beenebeen toto thisthis
wln 2509manman, asas II waswas toto himhim; whatwhat II hauehave donedone waswas dutyduty, andand II repentrepent
wln 2510nothingnothing, butbut thatthat thethe losseloss ofof mymy lifelife hadhad notnot ransom’dransomed hishis.
wln 2511Car.CardinalCar.SaySay FellowFellow, know’stknow’stknowest thouthou anyany yetyet vnnam’dunnamed
wln 2512OfOf CounsellCounsel inin thisthis IncestIncest?
wln 2513Vas.VasquesVas.YesYes, anan oldold woemanwoman, sometimessometimes GuardianGuardian toto thisthis mur-murthuredmur∣thuredmurderedmurthured
wln 2514thered
wln 2514LadyLady.
wln 2515Car.CardinalCar.AndAnd what’swhat’s becomebecome ofof herher?
wln 2516Vas.VasquesVas.WithinWithin thisthis RoomeRoom sheeshe isis, whosewhose eyeseyes afterafter herher con-confessioncon∣fessionconfession
wln 2517fession
wln 2517II caus’dcaused toto bebe putput outout, butbut keptkept aliuealive, toto confirmeconfirm whatwhat
wln 2518fromfrom Giouanni’sGiovanni’s owneown mouthmouth youyou hauehave heardheard: nownow MyMy LordLord,
wln 2519whatwhat II hauehave donedone, youyou maymay IudgeJudgejudge ofof, andand letlet youryour owneown wise-wisedomewise∣domewisdom
wln 2520dome
wln 2520beebe aa judgejudge inin youryour owneown reasonreason.
wln 2521Car.CardinalCar.PeacePeace; FirstFirst thisthis woemanwoman chiefechief inin thesethese effectseffects,
wln 2522MyMy sentencesentence isis, thatthat forthwithforthwith sheeshe bebe taneta’en
wln 2523OutOut ofof thethe CityCity, forfor examplesexample’s sakesake,
wln 2524ThereThere toto bebe burntburned toto ashesashes.
wln 2525Do.DonadoDo.’Tis’Tis mostmost iustjust.
wln 2526Car.CardinalCar.BeBe itit youryour chargecharge DonadoDonado, seesee itit donedone.
wln 2527Do.DonadoDo.II shallshall.
wln 2528Vas.VasquesVas.WhatWhat forfor meeme? ifif deathdeath, ’tis’tis welcomewelcome, II hauehave beenebeen ho-honestho∣nesthonest
wln 2529nest
wln 2529toto thethe SonneSon, asas II waswas toto thethe FatherFather.
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wln 2530Car.CardinalCar.FellowFellow, forfor theethee; sincesince whatwhat thouthou did’stdidst, waswas donedouedonedove
wln 2531NotNot forfor thy selfethyself, beingbeing nono ItalianItalian,
wln 2532WeeWewe banishbanish theethee forfor euerever, toto departdepart
wln 2533WithinWithin threethree dayesdays, inin thisthis weewe doedo dispensedispense
wln 2534WithWith groundsgrounds ofof reasonreason notnot ofof thinethine offenceoffenseoffence.
wln 2535Vas.VasquesVas.’Tis’Tis wellwell; thisthis ConquestConquest isis minemine, andand II reioycerejoice thatthat aa
wln 2536SpaniardSpaniard out-wentoutwent anan ItalianItalian inin reuengerevenge.ExitExit Vas.VasquesVas.
wln 2537Car.CardinalCar.TakeTake vpup thesethese slaughteredslaughtered bodiesbodies, seesee themthem buriedburied,
wln 2538AndAnd allall thethe GoldGold andand IewellsJewelsjewels, oror whatsoeuerwhatsoever,
wln 2539ConfiscateConfiscate byby thethe CanonsCanons ofof thethe ChurchChurch,
wln 2540WeeWewe ceazeseizecease vponupon toto thethe PopesPope’spope’s properproper vseuse.
wln 2541Richar.RichardettoRichar.YourYour GracesGrace’sgrace’s pardonpardon, thusthus longlong II liu’dlived disguis’ddisguised
wln 2542ToTo seesee thethe effecteffect ofof PridePride andand LustLust atat onceonce
wln 2543BroughtBrought bothboth toto shamefullshameful endsends.
wln 2544Car.CardinalCar.WhatWhat RichardettoRichardetto whomwhom weewe thoughrthoughtthoughrthought forfor deaddead?
wln 2545Do.DonadoDo.SirSir waswas itit youyou
wln 2546Richar.RichardettoRichar.YourYour friendfriend.
wln 2547Car.CardinalCar.WeeWewe shallshall hauehave timetime
wln 2548ToTo talketalk atat largelarge ofof allall, butbut neuernever yetyet
wln 2549IncestIncest andand MurtherMurder hauehave soso strangelystrangely metmet.
wln 2550OfOf oneone soso youngyoung, soso richrich inin NaturesNature’s storestore,
wln 2551WhoWho couldcould notnot saysay, ’Tis’Tis pittypity shee’sshe’s aa WhooreWhore?ExeuntExeunt.

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Textual Notes
  1. 1 (3-b) : A3 is an added leaf, and is not included in the collation formula.
  2. 336 (9-a) : The regularized reading smoothed-cheek comes from the original smooth’d-cheeke, though possible variants include smooth-cheeked.
  3. 640 (13-a) : The regularized reading Livorno is amended from the original Ligorne.
  4. 695 (14-a) : The regularized reading slight is amended from the original flight.
  5. 735 (14-b) : The regularized reading Livorno is amended from the original Lïgorne.
  6. 799 (15-a) : The regularized reading not is supplied for the original n[*]t.
  7. 997 (18-a) : The regularized reading Enter is supplied for the original Ente[*].
  8. 1005 (18-a) : The regularized reading Sweetheart is supplied for the original Sweet-hea[*]t.
  9. 1083 (19-a) : Erroneous speech prefix. Potential alternate reading: Bergetto.
  10. 1236 (21-b) : The regularized reading Richardetto is supplied for the original Richa[*]detto.
  11. 1300 (22-a) : The regularized reading Friar is amended from the original Fryars.
  12. 1416 (24-a) : The regularized reading Grimaldi is supplied for the original G[*]i..
  13. 1488 (25-a) : The regularized reading Alas is supplied for the original Ala[*].
  14. 1523 (25-b) : The regularized reading Let is supplied for the original Le[*].
  15. 1582 (26-a) : The regularized reading Soranzo is supplied for the original So[*]an..
  16. 1795 (29-a) : The regularized reading Lei comes from the original Lei, though possible variants include Dei or a lui.
  17. 1915 (31-a) : The regularized reading Doth is supplied for the original D[*]th.
  18. 2153 (34-a) : The regularized reading Vasques is supplied for the original V[*]s..
  19. 2311 (36-b) : The regularized reading woe comes from the original woe, though possible variants include woo.
  20. 2385 (37-b) : The regularized reading at comes from the original at, though possible variants include a.
  21. 2544 (39-b) : The regularized reading thought is amended from the original thoughr.
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’Tis Pity She’s a Whore