The Fair Maid of the West, or A Girl Worth Gold, 1
The Fair Maid of the West, or A Girl Worth Gold, 1
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ln 0001THETHE
ln 0002FAIRFAIR MAIDMAID
ln 0003OFOF THETHE WESTWEST.
ln 0004OROR,
ln 0005AA GirleGirl worthworth goldgold.
ln 0006TheThe firstfirst partpart.
ln 0007AsAs itit waswas latelylately actedacted beforebefore thethe KingKing andand
ln 0008QueenQueen, withwith approvedapproved likingliking.
ln 0009ByBy thethe QueensQueen’s MajestiesMajesty’smajesty’s ComediansComedians.
ln 0010WrittenWritten byby T.T. H.H.

ln 0011LONDONLONDON,
ln 0012PrintedPrinted forfor RichardRichard RoystonRoyston, andand areare toto bebe soldsold
ln 0013atat hishis ShopShop inin IvieIvy LaneLane. 16311631.

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ln 0001ToTo thethe muchmuch worthyworthy, andand mymy
ln 0002mostmost respectedrespected, IOHNJOHN OTHOVVOTHOW,
ln 0003EsquireEsquire, CounsellourCounselorCounsellor atat LawLaw, inin
ln 0004thethe noblenoble SocietieSociety ofof
ln 0005GraiesGray’sGray InneInn.
ln 0006SIRSIR,
ln 0007EXcuseEXcuse thisthis mymy boldnesseboldness,
ln 0008(II intreatentreat youyou) andand letlet itit
ln 0009passepass underunder thethe titletitle ofof mymy
ln 0010lovelove andand respectrespect, longlong
ln 0011devoteddevoted untounto youyou; ofof
ln 0012whichwhich, ifif II endeavourendeavorendeavour toto
ln 0013presentpresent thethe worldworld withwith aa duedue acknow-acknowledgementacknow∣ledgementacknowledgement
ln 0014ledgement
ln 0014withoutwithout thethe sordidsordid expecta-expectationexpecta∣tionexpectation
ln 0015tion
ln 0015ofof rewardreward, oror servileservile imputationimputation ofof
ln 0016flatterieflattery, II hopehope itit willwill bebe thethe ratherrather acceptedaccepted.
ln 0017II mustmust ingenuouslyingenuously acknowledgeacknowledge, aa weigh-weightierweigh∣tierweightier
ln 0018tier
ln 0018argumentargument wouldwould havehave betterbetter suitedsuited withwith
ln 0019youryour gravegrave imploymentemployment; butbut therethere areare retire-retiremētsretire|mētsretirements
ln 0020mēts
ln 0020necessarilynecessarily belongingbelonging toto allall thethe labourslaborslabours
ln 0021ofof thethe bodybody andand brainbrain: IfIf inin anyany suchsuch cessati-cessationcessati∣oncessation
ln 0022on,
ln 0022youyou willwill daignedeign toto castcast anan eyeeye uponupon
ln 0023thisthis weakweak andand unpollish’tunpolished PoemPoem, II shallshall re-receivere∣ceivereceive
ln 0024ceive
ln 0024itit asas aa courtesiecourtesy fromfrom youyou, muchmuch ex-exceedingex∣ceedingexceeding
A3
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The Epistle Dedicatory.


ln 0025ceeding
ln 0025anyany meritmerit inin meeme, (mymy goodgood mea-meaningmea∣ningmeaning
ln 0026ning
ln 0026onelyonly acceptedaccepted.) ThusThus wishingwishing
ln 0027youyou healthfullhealthful abilitieab●ability inin bodybody, untroubled●ubleduntroubled
ln 0028contentcon●ntcontent inin minde●demind: withwith thethe happiehappi●happy fruitionfruition
ln 0029ofof bothboth thethe temporalltemporal felicitiesfelicities ofof thethe
ln 0030worldworld presentpresent, andand thethe eternalleternal blessednesseblessedness
ln 0031ofof thethe lifelife futurefuture; II stillstill remainremain asas everever,

ln 0032YoursYours, mostmost affectionatelyaffectionately
ln 0033devoteddevoted,

ln 0034THOMASTHOMAS HEYVVOODHEYWOOD.

To
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ln 0001ToTo thethe READERREADER.

ln 0002CVrteousCourteous ReaderReader, mymy PlaiesPlays havehave notnot
ln 0003beenebeen exposedexposed toto thethe publikepublic viewview ofof
ln 0004thethe worldworld inin numerousnumerous sheetssheets, andand
ln 0005aa largelarge volumevolume; butbut singlysingly (asas thouthou
ln 0006seestseest) withwith greatgreat modestymodesty, andand
ln 0007smallsmall noisenoise. TheseThese ComediesComedies, bear-bearingbear∣ingbearing
ln 0008ing
ln 0008thethe titletitle ofof, TheThe fairfair MaidMaid
ln 0009ofof thethe WestWest: ifif theythey proveprove butbut asas gratiousgracious inin thythy
ln 0010privateprivate readingreading, asas theythey werewere plausibleplausible inin thethe pub-publickpub|lickpublic
ln 0011lick
ln 0011actingacting, II shallshall notnot muchmuch doubtdoubt ofof theirtheir successesuccess. NorNor
ln 0012needeneed theythey (II hopehope) muchmuch fearfear aa ruggedrugged andand censoriouscensorious
ln 0013browbrow fromfrom theethee, onon whomwhom thethe greatestgreatest andand bestbest inin thethe
ln 0014kingdomekingdom, havehave vouchsafedvouc●safedvouchsafed toto smilesmile. II holdhold itit nono neces-necessityneces∣sitynecessity
ln 0015sity
ln 0015toto troubletrouble theethee withwith thethe ArgumentArgument ofof thethe storystory, thethe
ln 0016mattermatter it selfitself lyinglying soso plainlyplainly beforebefore theethee inin ActsActs andand
ln 0017ScenesScenes, withoutwithout anyany deviationsdeviations, oror windingwinding indentsindents.
ln 0018PerusePeruse itit throughthrough, andand thouthou maistmayst findefind inin itit,
ln 0019SomeSome mirthmirth, somesome mattermatter, &and, perhapsperhaps, somesome witwit.
ln 0020HeHe thatthat wouldwould studiestudy thythy
ln 0021contentcontent,

ln 0022 T.T. H.H.
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ln 0001DramatisDramatis personæpersonaepersonae.

ln 0002TWoTWo SeaSea CaptainsCaptains.
ln 0003Mr.MasterMr. CarollCarrolCarol, aa GentlemāG●ntlemāGentleman.
ln 0004Mr.MasterMr. SpencerSpencer. ByBy Mr.MasterMr.
ln 0005MichaelMichael BowyerBowyer.
ln 0006CaptainCaptain GoodlackGoodlack, Spen-SpencersSpen|cersSpencer’s
ln 0007cers
ln 0007friendfriend; byby Mr.MasterMr. Rich.RichardRich.
ln 0008PerkinsPerkins.
ln 0009TwoTwo VintnersVintner’svintner’s boyesboys.
ln 0010BesseBess BridgesBridges, TheThe fairfair
ln 0011MaidMaid ofof thethe westwest; byby HughHugh
ln 0012ClarkClarkclerk.
ln 0013Mr.MasterMr. ForsetForset, aa GentlemanGentleman;
ln 0014byby Christoph.ChristopherChristoph. GoadGoad.
ln 0015Mr.MasterMr. RuffmanRoughmanRuffman, aa swager-swaggeringswagger∣ingswaggering
ln 0016ing
ln 0016GentlemanGentleman; byby WilliamWilliam
ln 0017ShearlockShearlock.
ln 0018ClemClem, aa drawerdrawer ofof winewine
ln 0019underunder BesseBess BridgesBridges; byby Mr.Mr.
ln 0020WilliamWilliam RobinsonRobinson.
ln 0021ThreeThree SaylersSailors..▪ AA SurgeonSurgeon.AA kitchingkitchen MaidMaid; byby Mr.MasterMr.
AnthonyAnthony FurnerFurner.
TheThe MaiorMayor ofof FoyFoy, anan Al-AldermanAl∣dermanAlderman
derman,
andand aa servantservant.
AA SpanishSpanish Cap.CaptainCap. byby. C.C. GoadGoad
AnAn EnglishEnglish MerchantMerchant; byby
Rob.RobertRob. AxellAxellaxle.
MullishegMullisheg, K.KingK. ofof FesseFez, byby
Mr.MasterMr. Will.WillWilliamWill. AllenAllen.
BashawBashaw AlcadeAlcade; byby Mr.MasterMr.
WilbrahamWilbraham.
BashawBashaw IofferJofferjoffer.
TwoTwo SpanishSpanish CaptainsCaptains.
AA FrenchFrench MerchantMerchant.
AnAn ItalianItalian MerchantMerchant.
AA ChorusChorus.
TheThe EarlEarl ofof EssexEssex goinggoing
toto CalesCales: thethe MaiorMayor ofof Pli-PlimothPli|mothPlymouth
moth,
withwith PetitionersPetitioners,
MutesMutes, personatedpersonated.

wln 0001ProloguePrologue.
wln 0002AMongstAMongstamong thethe GreciansGrecians therethere werewer●were annuallannual feastsfeasts,
wln 0003ToTo whichwhich nonenone werewere invitedinvited asas chiefchief guestsguests,
wln 0004SaveSave PrincesPrinces andand theirtheir WivesWives. AmongstAmongst thethe menmen,
wln 0005ThereThere waswas nono argumentargument disputeddisputed thenthen,
wln 0006ButBut whowho bestbest govern’dgoverned: AndAnd (as’tas’t diddid appeareappear)
wln 0007HeHe waswas esteem’desteemed solesole SoveraigneSovereign forfor thatthat yeareyear.
wln 0008TheThe QueensQueens andand LadiesLadies arguedargued atat thatthat timetime,
wln 0009ForFor VertueVirtue andand forfor beautybeauty whichwhich waswas primeprime,
wln 0010AndAnd sheshe hadhad thethe highhigh honourhonorhonour. TwoTwo herehere bebe,
wln 0011ForFor BeautyBeauty oneone, thethe otherother MajestyMajesty,
wln 0012MostMost worthyworthy (diddid thatthat customecustom stillstill perseverpersever)
wln 0013NotNot forfor oneone yeareyear, butbut toto bebe SoveraignesSovereigns everever.
THE
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wln 0014THETHE FAIREFAIR MAIDMAID
wln 0015ofof thethe VVestWest:
wln 0016OROR,
wln 0017AA GirleGirl worthworth GoldGold.

wln 0018EnterEnter twotwo CaptainesCaptains, and●ndand Mr.MasterMr. CarrolCarrol.
wln 00191.1. Capt.CaptainCapt.
wln 0020WHenWhen putsputs mymy LordLord toto SeaSea?
wln 00212.2. Capt.CaptainCapt.WhenWhen thethe winde’swind’s fairefair.
wln 0022Car.CarrolCar.ResolveR●olveResolve meme II intreatentreat, cancan youyou notnot guesseguess
wln 0023TheThe purposepurpose ofof thisthis voyagevoyage?
wln 00241.1. Capt.CaptainCapt.MostMost menmen thinkethink
wln 0025TheThe Fleet’sFleet’s boundbound forfor thethe IlandsIslandsLands.
wln 0026Carr.CarrolCarr.NayNay, tis’tis likelike.
wln 0027TheThe greatgreat successesuccess atat CalesCales underunder thethe conductconduct
wln 0028OfOf suchsuch aa NobleNoble GenerallGeneral, hathhath putput heartheart
wln 0029IntoInto thethe EnglishEnglish: TheyThey areare allall onon firefire
wln 0030ToTo purchasepurchase fromfrom thethe SpaniardSpaniard. IfIf theirtheir CarracksCarracks
wln 0031ComeCome deeplydeeply ladenladen, weewe shallshall tuggetug withwith themthem
wln 0032ForFor goldengolden spoilespoil.
wln 00332.2. Capt.CaptainCapt.OO, werewere itit comecome toto thatthat!
wln 003411 Capt.CaptainCapt.HowHow PlimouthPlymouth swellsswells withwith GallantsGallants!!▪ howhow thethe (streetsstreets
wln 0035GlisterGlister withwith goldgold! YouYou cannotcannot meetmeet aa manman
wln 0036ButBut trickttricked inin skarffescarf andand featherfeather, thatthat itit seemesseems
wln 0037AsAs ifif thethe pridepride ofof EnglandsEngland’s GallantryGallantry
wln 0038WereWere harbourdharboredharboured herehere. ItIt dothdoth appeareappear (me thinkesmethinks)
wln 0039AA veryvery CourtCourt ofof SouldiersSoldiers.
wln 0040Carr.CarrolCarr.ItIt dothdoth soso.
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wln 0041WhereWhere shallshall wewe dinedine to daytoday?
wln 00422.2. Capt.CaptainCapt.AtAt thethe nextnext TaverneTavern byby; there’sthere’s thethe bestbest winewine,
wln 004311 Cap.CaptainCap.AndAnd thethe bestbest wenchwench, BesseBess BridgesBridges, she’sshe’s thethe flowreflower
wln 0044OfOf PlimouthPlymouth heldheld: thethe CastleCastle needesneeds nono bushbush,
wln 0045HerHer beautybeauty drawesdraws toto themthem moremore gallantgallant CustomersCustomers
wln 0046ThenThanThen allall thethe signessigns ith’i’ th’i’th’ townetown elseelse.
wln 00472.2. Capt.CaptainCapt.AA sweetsweet LasseLass,
wln 0048IfIf II havehave anyany judgementjudgement.
wln 00491.1. Capt.CaptainCapt.NowNow inin trothtroth
wln 0050II thinkethink shee’sshe’s honesthonest.
wln 0051Carr.CarrolCarr.HonestHonest, andand livelive therethere?
wln 0052WhatWhat, inin aa publikepublic TaverneTavern, where’swhere’s suchsuch confluenceconfluence
wln 0053OfOf lustylusty andand bravebrave GallantsGallants? HonestHonest saidsaid youyou?
wln 00542.2. Capt.CaptainCapt.II vowvow sheshe isis forfor meme.
wln 00551.1. Capt.CaptainCapt.ForFor allall, II thinkthink. I’mI’m suresure she’sshe’s wondrouswondrous modestmodest.
wln 0056Carr.CarrolCarr.ButBut withallwithal
wln 0057ExceedingExceeding affableaffable.
wln 005822 Capt.CaptainCapt.AnAn argumentargument thatthat shee’sshe’s notnot proudproud.
wln 0059Carr.CarrolCarr.NoNo, werewere sheshe proudproud, she’dshe’d fallfall.
wln 006011 Capt.CaptainCapt.WellWell, shee’sshe’s aa mostmost attractiveattractive AdamantAdamant,
wln 0061HerHer veryvery beautybeauty hathhath upheldupheld thatthat househouse,
wln 0062AndAnd gain’dgained herher mastermaster muchmuch.
wln 0063Carr.CarrolCarr.ThatThat AdamantAdamant
wln 0064ShallShall forfor thisthis timetime drawdraw meme totooto, wee’llwe’ll dinedine therethere.
wln 00652.2. Capt.CaptainCapt.NoNo betterbetter motionmotion: ComeCome toto thethe CastleCastle thenthen.

wln 0066EnterEnter M.MasterM. SpencerSpencer, andand Capt.CaptainCapt. GoodlackGoodlack.
wln 0067Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.WhatWhat, toto thethe oldold househouse stillstill?
wln 0068Spenc.SpencerSpenc.CanstCanst blameblame meme, CaptaineCaptain,
wln 0069BeleeveBelieve meme, II waswas nevernever surprisdesurprised tilltill nownow,
wln 0070OrOr catchtcatch●catchedcaught uponupon thethe suddensudden.
wln 0071Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.PrayPray resolveresolve meme,
wln 0072WhyWhy beingbeing aa GentlemanGentleman ofof fortunesfortunes, meanesmeans,
wln 0073AndAnd wellwell revenuderevenuedreserved, willwill youyou adventureadventure thusthus
wln 0074AA doubtfulldoubtful voyagevoyage, whenwhen onelyonly suchsuch asas II
wln 0075BorneBorn toto nono otherother fortunesfortunes thenthen mymy swordsword
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wln 0076ShouldShould seekeseek abroadabroad forfor pillagepillage.
wln 0077Spenc.SpencerSpenc.PillagePillage, CaptaineCaptain?
wln 0078NoNo, tis’tis forfor honorhonorhonour; AndAnd thethe bravebrave societiesociety
wln 0079OfOf allall thesethese shiningshining GallantsGallants thatthat attendattend
wln 0080TheThe greatgreat L.LordL. GenerallGeneral, drewdrew meme hitherhither firstfirst:
wln 0081NoNo hopehope ofof gainegain oror spoylespoil.
wln 0082Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.IAyay, butbut whatwhat drawesdraws youyou toto thisthis househouse soso oftoft?
wln 0083Spenc.SpencerSpenc.AsAs ifif thouthou knewstknewst itit notnot.
wln 0084Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.WhatWhat, BesseBess?
wln 0085Spenc.SpencerSpenc.EvenEven sheshe.
wln 0086Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.ComeCome, II mustmust telltell youyou, youyou forgetforget your selfeyourself,
wln 0087OneOne ofof youryour birthbirth andand breedingbreeding, thusthus toto dotedote
wln 0088VponUpon aa TannersTanner’stanner’s daughterdaughter: whywhy, herher fatherfather
wln 0089SoldSold hydeshides inin SomersetshireSomersetshire, andand beingbeing trade-falnetrade-fallen,
wln 0090SentSent herher toto serviceservice.
wln 0091Spenc.SpencerSpenc.PretheePrithee speakespeak nono moremore,
wln 0092ThouThou telsttell’st meme thatthat whichwhich II wouldwould fainefain forgetforget,
wln 0093OrOr wishwish II hadhad notnot knowneknown. IfIf thouthou wiltwilt humorhumorhumour meme
wln 0094TellTell meme shee’sshe’s fairefair andand honesthonest.
wln 0095Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.YesYes, andand lovesloves youyou.
wln 0096Spenc.SpencerSpenc.ToTo forgetforget thatthat, werewere toto excludeexclude thethe restrest:
wln 0097AllAll savingsaving thatthat, werewere nothingnothing. ComeCome let’slet’s enterenter.

wln 0098EnterEnter 2.2. DrawersDrawers.
wln 00991.1. Draw.DrawerDraw.YouYou areare welcomewelcome GentlemenGentlemen. ShewShow themthem intointo
wln 0100thethe nextnext roomeroom therethere.
wln 01012.2. Draw.DrawerDraw.LookeLook outout aa TowellTowel, andand somesome RollsRolls, aa SaltSalt andand
wln 0102TrenchersTrenchers.
wln 0103Spenc.SpencerSpenc.NoNo sirsir, wewe willwill notnot dinedin●dine.
wln 01042.2. Draw.DrawerDraw.II amam suresure yeye wouldwould ifif yeye hadhad mymy stomackestomach.
wln 0105WhatWhat winewine drinkedrink yeeye, SackeSack oror ClaretClaret?
wln 0106Spenc.SpencerSpenc.WheresWhere’s BesseBess?
wln 01072.2. Draw.DrawerDraw.MarryMarry aboveabove withwith threethree oror fourefour GentlemenGentlemen.
wln 0108Spenc.SpencerSpenc.GoeGo callcall herher.
wln 01092.2. D.DrawerD.IleI’ll drawdraw youyou aa cupcup ofof thethe neatestneatest winewine inin PlimouthPlymouth
wln 0110Spen.SpencerSpen.IleI’ll tasttaste nonenone ofof youryour drawingdrawing. GoeGo callcall BesseBess.
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wln 011122 Draw.DrawerDraw.TheresThere’sthere’s nothingnothing inin thethe mouthesmouths ofof thesethese Gal-GallantsGal∣lantsGallants
wln 0112lants,
wln 0112butbut BesseBess, BesseBess.
wln 0113Spenc.SpencerSpenc.WhatWhat sa’ysa’ yesa’y SirSir?
wln 01142.2. Draw.DrawerDraw.NothingNothing sirsir, butbut IleI’ll goego callcall herher presentlypresently.
wln 0115Spenc.SpencerSpenc.TellTell herher who’swho’s herehere.
wln 01162.2. Draw.DrawerDraw.TheThe devilldevil ridrid herher outout ofof thethe househouse forfor meme.
wln 0117Spenc.SpencerSpenc.Sa’ySa’ yeSa’y sirsir?
wln 011822 Draw.DrawerDraw.NothingNothing butbut anonanon anonanon sirsir.

wln 0119EnterEnter BesseBess BridgesBridges.
wln 0120Spenc.SpencerSpenc.SeeSee she’sshe’s comecome.
wln 0121Bess.BessBess.SweetSweet MrMrMasterMr. SpencerSpencer, y’arey’ areyou’re aa strangerstranger grownegrown,
wln 0122WhereWhere havehave youyou beenebeen thesethese threethree dayesdays?
wln 0123Spenc.SpencerSpenc.TheThe lastlast nightnight
wln 0124IIfIfI sateatesatate upup latelate, atat gamegame: herehere taketake thisthis baggebag,
wln 0125AndAnd lay’tlay ’tlay’t upup tilltill II callcall for’tfor ’tfor’t.
wln 0126Bess.BessBess.SirSir II shallshall.
wln 0127Spenc.SpencerSpenc.BringBring meme somesome winewine.
wln 0128Bess.BessBess.II knowknow youryour tastetaste,
wln 0129AndAnd II shallshall pleaseplease youryour palatepalate.
wln 0130Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.TrothTroth tis’tis aa prettypretty soulesoul.
wln 0131Spenc.SpencerSpenc.ToTo theethee II willwill unbosomeunbosom allall mymy thoughtsthoughts,
wln 0132WereWere herher lowlow birthbirth butbut equallequal withwith herher beautybeauty
wln 0133HereHere wouldwould II fixefix mymy thoughtsthoughts.
wln 0134Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.YouYou areare notnot madmad sirsir?
wln 0135YouYou saysay youyou lovelove herher.
wln 0136Spenc.SpencerSpenc.NeverNever questionquestion thatthat.
wln 0137Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.ThenThen putput herher to’tto ’tto’t, winwin OportunityOpportunity,
wln 0138SheesShe’s thethe bestbest bawdbawd: IfIf (asas youyou saysay) sheshe lovesloves youyou,
wln 0139SheShe cancan denydeny youyou nothingno●hingnothing.
wln 0140Spenc.SpencerSpenc.II havehave provedproved herher
wln 0141VntoUnto thethe utmostutmost testtest. Examin’dExamined herher.
wln 0142EvenEven toto aa modestmodest forceforce: butbut allall inin vainevain:
wln 0143Shee’llShe’llshe’ll laughlaugh, conferreconfer, keepekeep companycompany, discoursediscourse,
wln 0144AndAnd somethingsomething moremore, kissekiss: butbut beyondbey●ndbeyond thatthat compassecompass
wln 0145SheShe nono wayway cancan bebe drawnedrawn.
Goodl.
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wln 0146Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.Tis’Tis aa vertuevirtue,
wln 0147ButBut seldomeseldom foundfound inin tavernestaverns.

wln 0148EnterEnter BesseBess withwith winewine.
wln 0149BesseBess.Tis’Tis ofof thethe bestbest GravesGraves winewine sirsir.
wln 0150Spenc.SpencerSpenc.GramarcieGramercygramercy GirleGirl, comecome sitsit.
wln 0151BesseBess.PrayPray pardonpardon sirsir, II daredare notnot.
wln 0152Spenc.SpencerSpenc.IleI’ll ha’itha’ it soso.
wln 0153BesseBess.MyMy fellowesfellows lovelove meme notnot, andand willwill complainecomplain
wln 0154OfOf suchsuch aa sawcysaucy boldnesseboldness.
wln 0155Spenc.SpencerSpenc.PoxPox onon youryour fellowesfellows,
wln 0156IleI’ll trytry whetherwhether theirtheir pottlepottle potspots oror headsheads
wln 0157BeBe harderharder, ifif II doedo butbut hearehear themthem grumblegrumble.
wln 0158SitSit: nownow BesseBess drinkedrink toto meme.
wln 0159BesseBess.ToTo youryour goodgood voyagevoyage.

wln 0160EnterEnter thethe secondsecond DrawerDrawer.
wln 016122 Draw.DrawerDraw.DidDid youyou callcall sirsir?
wln 0162Sp.SpencerSp.YesYes sirsir, toto havehave youryour absenceabsence. CaptaineCaptain, thisthis healthhealth.
wln 0163Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.LetLet itit comecome sirsir.
wln 016422 Draw.DrawerDraw.MustMust youyou bebe setset, andand wewe waitwait, withwith aa —
wln 0165Spenc.SpencerSpenc.WhatWhat saysay youyou sirsir?
wln 016622 Draw.DrawerDraw.AnonAnon, anonanon, II comecome therethere.ExitExit.
wln 0167Spenc.SpencerSpenc.WhatWhat willwill youyou ventureventure BesseBess toto seasea withwith meme?
wln 0168BesseBess.WhatWhat II lovelove bestbest, mymy heartheart: forfor II couldcould wishwish
wln 0169II hadhad beenebeen borneborn toto equallequal youyou inin fortunefortune,
wln 0170OrOr youyou soso lowlow, toto havehave beenebeen ranktranked withwith meme,
wln 0171II couldcould havehave thenthen presum’dpresumed boldlyboldly toto saysay,
wln 0172II lovelove nonenone butbut mymy SpencerSpencer.
wln 0173Spenc.SpencerSpenc.BesseBess II thankethank theethee.
wln 0174KeepeKeep●Keepe stillstill thatthat hundredhundred poundpound tilltill mymy returnereturn
wln 0175FromFrom th’Islandsth’ Islandsth’Islands withwith mymy LordLord: ifif nevernever, wenchwench
wln 0176TakeTake itit, itit isis thinethine owneown.
wln 0177BesseBess.YouYou bindebind meme toto youyou.
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wln 0178EnterEnter thethe firstfirst DrawerDrawer.
wln 017911 Draw.DrawerDraw.BesseBess, youyou mustmu●tmust fillfill somesome winewine intointo thethe Port-Port-cullisPortcullis
wln 0180cullis,
wln 0180thethe GentlemenGentlemen therethere willwill drinkedrink nonenone butbut ofof youryour
wln 0181drawingdrawing.
wln 0182Spenc.SpencerSpenc.SheShe shallshall notnot riserise sirsir, goego, letlet youryour MasterMaster snick-upsnick-up.
wln 018311 D.DrawerD.AndAnd thatthat shouldshould bebe cousin-germancousin-german toto thethe hick-uphiccup.

wln 0184EnterEnter thethe secondsecond DrawerDrawer.
wln 018522 Draw.DrawerDraw.BesseBess, youyou mustmust needsneeds comecome, thethe gentlemengentlemen
wln 0186flingfling potspots, pottlespottles, drawersdrawers, andand allall downedown●down stairesstairs. TheThe
wln 0187wholewhole househouse isis inin anan uproreuproar.
wln 0188BesseBess.PrayPray pardonpardon sirsir, II needsneeds mustmust bebe gonegone.
wln 018922 D.DrawerD.TheThe GentlemenGentlemen sweareswear ifif sheshe comecome notnot upup toto thēthem
wln 0190TheyThey willwill comecome downedown toto herher.
wln 0191Spenc.SpencerSpenc.IfIf theythey comecome inin peacepeace,
wln 0192LikeLike ciuillcivil GentlemenGentlemen, theythey maymay bebe welcomewelcome:
wln 0193IfIf otherwiseotherwise, letlet themthem usurpeusurp theirtheir pleasurespleasures.
wln 0194WeWe standstand prepar’dprepared forfor bothboth.

wln 0195EnterEnter CarollCarrolCaroll andand twotwo CaptainesCaptains.
wln 0196Car.CarrolCar.SaveSave youyou gallantsgallants, wewe areare somwhatsomewhat boldbold toto pressepress
wln 0197IntoInto youryour companycompany. ItIt maymay bebe heldheld scarcescarce mannersmanners,
wln 0198ThereforeTherefore fitfit thatthat wewe shouldshould cravecrave youryour pardonpardon.
wln 0199Spenc.SpencerSpenc.SirSir, youyou areare welcomewelcome, soso areare youryour friendsfriends.
wln 020011 Capt.CaptainCapt.SomeSome winewine.
wln 0201BesseBess.PrayPray givegive meme leaveleave toto fillfill itit.
wln 0202Sp.SpencerSp.YouYou shallshall notnot stirstir. SoSo pleaseplease youyou wee’lwe’ll joynejoin cōpanycompany.
wln 0203DrawerDrawer, moremore stoolesstools.
wln 0204Car.CarrolCar.II tak’ttake ’ttake’t that’sthat’s aa sheshe drawerdrawer. AreAre youyou ofof thethe househouse?
wln 0205BesseBess.II amam sirsir.
wln 0206CarollCarrolCaroll.InIn whatwhat placeplace?
wln 0207BesseBess.II drawdraw.
wln 0208CarollCarrolCaroll.BeereBeer, doedo youyou notnot? YouYou areare somesome tapstressetapstress.
wln 0209Spenc.SpencerSpenc.SirSir, thethe worstworst charactercharacter youyou cancan bestowbestow
wln 0210VponUpon thethe maidemaid isis toto drawdraw winewine.
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wln 0211CarollCarrolCaroll.SheShe wouldwo●would drawdraw nonenone toto usus,
wln 0212PerhapsPerhaps sheshe keepeskeeps aa RundletRundletRoundlet forfor youryour tastetaste,
wln 0213WhichWhich nonenone butbut youyou mustmust piercepierce.
wln 021422 Capt.CaptainCapt.II praypray be●ebe civillcivil.
wln 0215Spenc.SpencerSpenc.II knowknow notno●not, GentlemenGentlemen, whatwhat youryour intentsintents bebe,
wln 0216NorNor doedo II fearefear oror carecare. ThisThis isis mymy roome〈◊〉room,
wln 0217AndAnd ifif youyou bearebear youyou, asas youyou seemeseem inin shewshow,
wln 0218LikeLike GentlemenGentlemen, sitsit andand bebe sociablesociable.
wln 0219Car.CarrolCar.WeWe willwill. MinxMin●Minx, byby youryour leaveleave: RemoveRemove II saysay.
wln 0220Spenc.SpencerSpenc.SheShe shallshall notnot stirstir.
wln 0221Car.CarrolCar.HowHow sirsir?
wln 0222Spen.SpencerSpen.NoNo sirsir: couldcould youyou out-faceoutface thethe devilldevil,
wln 0223WeWe doedo notnot fearefear youryour roaringroaring.
wln 0224Car.CarrolCar.ThoughThough youyou maymay bebe companioncompanion withwith aa drudgedrudge,
wln 0225ItIt isis notnot fitfit sheeshe shouldshould havehave placeplace byby usus.
wln 0226AboutAbout youryour businessebusiness, huswifehuswifehousewife.
wln 0227Spenc.SpencerSpenc.SheShe isis worthyworthy
wln 0228TheThe placeplace asas thethe bestbest herehere, andand sheshe shallshall keep’tkeepekeep●keepekeep ’t.
wln 0229Car.CarrolCar.YouYou lielie.TheyThey bustlebustle. CarollCarrolCaroll slaines●aineslain.
wln 0230Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.TheThe Gentleman’sGentleman’s slaineslain, awayaway.
wln 0231BesseBess.OhOhO heavenheaven, whatwhat havehave youyou donedone?
wln 0232Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.VndoneUndone thy selfethyself andand mem●me tootoo. ComeCome awayaway!!▪
wln 0233BesseBess.OhOhO sadsad misfortunemisfortune, II shallshall loselose himhim everever.
wln 0234WhatWhat, areare youyou menmen oror milkmilk sopssops? StandStand youyou stillstill
wln 0235SenslesseSenseless asas stonesstones, andand seesee youryour friendfriend inin dangerdanger
wln 0236ToTo expireexpire hishis lastlast?
wln 023711 Capt.CaptainCapt.TushTush, allall ourour help’shelp’s inin vainevain.
wln 023822 Capt.CaptainCapt.ThisThis isis thethe fruitfruit ofof whooreswhores.
wln 0239ThisThis mischiefemischief camecame throughthrough theethee..▪
wln 0240BesseBess.ItIt grewgrew firstfirst fromfrom youryour incivilitieincivility.
wln 024111 Cap.CaptainCap.LendLend meme aa handhand toto liftlift hishis bodybody hencehence.
wln 0242ItIt waswas aa fatallfatal businessebusiness.ExeuntExeunt CaptainesCaptains.

wln 0243EnterEnter thethe twotwo DrawersDrawers.
wln 024411 Dr.DrawerDr.OneOne callcall mymy MasterMaster, anotheranother fetchfetch thethe constableconstable,
wln 0245Here’sHere’s aa manman kildkilled inin thethe roomeroom.
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wln 024622 Dr.DrawerDr.HowHow, aa manman kill’dkilled saistsayest thouthou. IsIs allall paidpaid?
wln 024711 Dr.DrawerDr.HowHow fellfell theythey outout, canstcanst thouthou telltell?
wln 024822 Dr.DrawerDr.SureSure aboutabout thisthis boldbold BetriceBettriceBetrice: tis’tis notnot soso muchmuch forfor
wln 0249thethe deathdeath ofof thethe manman, butbut howhow shallshall wewe comecome byby ourour rec-reckoningrec∣koning
wln 0250koningreckoning?ExeuntExeunt DrawersDrawers.
wln 0251BesseBess.WhatWhat shallshall becomebecome ofof meme! OfOf allall lostlost creaturescreatures
wln 0252TheThe mostmost infortunateinfortunate. MyMy innocenceinnocence
wln 0253HathHath beenebeen thethe causecause ofof bloodblood, andand II amam nownow
wln 0254PurpledPurpled withwith murdermurder, thoughthough notnot withinwithin compassecompass
wln 0255OfOf thethe LawesLaw’slaw’s severesevere censurecensure: butbut whichwhich mostmost
wln 0256AddesAdds untounto mymy afflictionaffliction, II byby thisthis
wln 0257HaveHave lostlost soso worthyworthy andand approv’dapproved aa friendfriend,
wln 0258WhomWhom toto redeemeredeem fromfrom exileexile, II wouldwould givegive
wln 0259AllAll that’sthat’s withoutwithout andand inin meme.

wln 0260EnterEnter ForsetForset.
wln 0261Fors.ForsetFors.YourYour name’sname’s BesseBess BridgesBridges?
wln 0262BesseBess.AnAn unfortunateunfortunate MaidMaid.
wln 0263KnowneKnown byby thatthat namename tootoo wellwell inin PlimouthPlymouth herehere.
wln 0264YourYour businessebusiness, sirsir, withwith meme?
wln 0265Fors.ForsetFors.KnowKnow youyou thisthis RingRing?
wln 0266BesseBess.II doedo: itit isis mymy SpencersSpencer’s.
wln 0267II knowknow withallwithal youyou areare hishis trustytrusty friendfriend,
wln 0268ToTo whomwhom hehe wouldwould commitcommit itit. SpeakeSpeak, howhow faresfares hehe?
wln 0269IsIs heehe inin freedomefreedom, knowknow yeeye?
wln 0270Fors.ForsetFors.Hee’sHe’s inin healthhealth
wln 0271OfOf bodybody, thoughthough inin mindemind somwhatsomewhat perplextperplexed
wln 0272ForFor thisthis latelate mischiefemischief happenedhappened.
wln 0273BesseBess.IsIs hehe fledfled, andand freedfreed fromfrom dangerdanger?
wln 0274Fors.ForsetFors.NeitherNeither. ByBy thisthis tokentoken
wln 0275HeHe lovinglylovingly commendscommends himhim toto youyou BesseBess,
wln 0276AndAnd prayesprays youyou whenwhen tis’tis darkedark meetmeet himhim o’tho’ th’o’th HoeHoeho
wln 0277NeereNear toto thethe new-madenew-made FortFort, wherewhere hee’llhe’ll attendattend youyou,
wln 0278BeforeBefore hehe flyesflies, toto taketake aa kindekind farewellfarewell.
wln 0279TheresThere’sthere’s onelyonly GoodlackGoodlack inin hishis companycompany,
wln 0280HeHe intreatsentreats youyou notnot toto failefail himhim.
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wln 0281Bes.BessBes.TellTell himhim fromfrom meme, IleI’ll come●omecome, IleI’ll runnerun, IleI’ll flyefly,
wln 0282StandStand DeathDeath beforebefore meme: werewere II suresure toto diedie.ExitExit.

wln 0283EnterEnter SpencerSpencer andand GoodlackeGoodlackGoodlacke.
wln 0284Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.YouYou areare tootoo fullfull ofof passionpassion.
wln 0285Spenc.SpencerSpenc.CanstCanst thouthou blameblame meme,
wln 0286ToTo havehave thethe guiltguilt ofof murdermurder burdenburden meme,
wln 0287AndAnd nextnext, mymy lifelife inin hazatdhazardhaz●tdhazard toto aa deathdeath
wln 0288SoSo ignominiousignominious: lastlast, toto loselose aa LoveLove
wln 0289SoSo sweetsweet, soso fairefair, soso am’rousam’rousamorous, andand soso chastechaste,
wln 0290AndAnd allall thesethese atat anan instantinstant? ArtArt thouthou suresure
wln 0291CarolCarrolCarol isis deaddead?
wln 0292Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.II cancan beleevebelieve nono lesseless.
wln 0293YouYou hithit himhim inin thethe veryvery speedingspeeding placeplace.
wln 0294Spenc.SpencerSpenc.OhOhO butbut thethe lastlast ofof thesethese sitssits neer’stnearest mymy heartheart.
wln 0295Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.SirSir bebe advis’dadvised byby meeme.
wln 0296TryTry herher beforebefore youyou trusttrust herher. SheShe perchanceperchance
wln 0297MayMay taketake th’advantageth’advantage ofof youryour hopefullhopeful fortunesfortunes:
wln 0298ButBut whenwhen sheshe findesfinds youyou subjectsubject toto distressedistress
wln 0299AndAnd casualtycasualty, herher flatteringflattering lovelove maymay diedie:
wln 0300YourYour deceaseddeceased hopeshopes.
wln 0301Spenc.SpencerSpenc.ThouThou counselstcounsel’st wellwell.
wln 0302IleI’ll putput herher toto thethe testtest andand utmostutmost tryalltrial
wln 0303BeforeBefore II trusttrust herher furtherfurther. HereHere sheshe comescomes.

wln 0304EnterEnter ForsetForset, andand BesseBess withwith aa baggebag.

wln 0305Fors.ForsetFors.II havehave donedone mymy messagemessage sirsir.
wln 0306Bes.BessBes.FeareFear notnot sweetsweet SpencerSpencer, wewe areare nownow alonealone,
wln 0307AndAnd thouthou artart sanctuar’dsanctuaried inin thesethese minemine armesarms.
wln 0308Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.WhileWhile thesethese conferreconfer wee’llwe’ll centinelsentinel theirtheir safetysafety.
wln 0309ThisThis placeplace IleI’ll guardguard.
wln 0310Fors.ForsetFors.II thisthis.
wln 0311Bes.BessBes.AreAre youyou notnot hurthurt?
wln 0312OrOr youryour skinneskin rac’drazed withwith hishis offensiveoffensive steelesteel?
wln 0313HowHow isis itit withwith youyou?
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wln 0314Spenc.SpencerSpenc.BesseBess, allall mymy afflictionsafflictions
wln 0315AreAre thatthat II mustmust leaveleave theethee: thouthou knowstknow’stknowest withallwithal
wln 0316MyMy extreameextreme necessitynecessity, andand thatthat thethe fearefear
wln 0317OfOf aa mostmost scandalousscandalous deathdeath dothdoth forceforce meme hencehence.
wln 0318II amam notnot nearenear mymy CountryCountry, andand toto staystay
wln 0319FromFrom newnew supplysupply fromfrom thencethence, mightmight deeplydeeply ingageengage meeme●me
wln 0320ToTo desperatedesperate hazardhazard.
wln 0321BesseBess.IsIs itit coynecoin youyou wantwant?
wln 0322HereHere isis thethe hundredhundred poundpound youyou gavegave meme latelate,
wln 0323VseUse thatthat, besidebeside whatwhat II havehave stor’dstored andand sav’desaved
wln 0324WhichWhich makesmakes itit fiftyfifty moremore: werewere itit tenten thousandthousand
wln 0325NayNay, aa wholewhole millionmillion, SpencerSpencer, allall werewere thinethine.
wln 0326Spenc.SpencerSpenc.NoNo, whatwhat thouthou hasthast keepekeep stillstill, tis’tis allall thinethine owneown.
wln 0327HereHere bebe mymy keyeskeys, mymy trunkestrunks taketake toto thythy chargecharge:
wln 0328SuchSuch goldgold fitfit forfor transportagetransportage asas II havehave,
wln 0329IleI’ll bearebear alongalong: thethe restrest areare freelyfreely thinethine,
wln 0330MoneyMoney, apparellapparel, andand whatwhat elseelse thouthou findstfindst,
wln 0331PerhapsPerhaps worthworth mymy bequestbequest andand thythy receivingreceiving,
wln 0332II makemake theethee mistressemistress ofof.
wln 0333BesseBess.BeforeBefore II doteddoted,
wln 0334ButBut nownow youyou strivestrive toto havehave meme extasideecstasied.
wln 0335WhatWhat wouldwould youyou havehave meme doedo, inin whichwhich t’t’toexpresseexpress
wln 0336MyMy zealezeal toto youyou?
wln 0337Spenc.SpencerSpenc.WhichWhich inin mymy chamberchamber hangshangs,
wln 0338MyMy picturepicture, II injoyneenjoin theethee toto keepekeep everever,
wln 0339ForFor whenwhen thouthou partstpartest withwith thatthat, thouthou losest〈◊〉losest meme.
wln 0340BesseBess.MyMy soulesoul maymay fromfrom mymy bodybody bebe divorc’ddivorced,
wln 0341ButBut nevernever thatthat fromfrom meme.
wln 0342Spenc.SpencerSpenc.II havehave aa househouse inin FoyFoy, aa tavernetavern calldcalled
wln 0343TheThe Winde-millWindmill, thatthat II freelyfreely givegive theethee tootoo,
wln 0344AndAnd thitherthither ifif II livelive IleI’ll send●endsend toto theethee.
wln 0345BesseBess.SoSo soonesoon asas II havehave castcast mymy reckoningsreckonings upup,
wln 0346AndAnd mademade eveneven withwith mymy MasterMaster, IleI’ll notnot failefail
wln 0347ToTo visitvisit FoyFoy inin CornwallCornwall. IsIs therethere elseelse
wln 0348OughtAughtaught thatthat youyou willwill injoyneenjoin meme?
wln 0349Spenc.SpencerSpenc.ThouThou artart fairefair,
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wln 0350IoyneJoinjoin toto thythy beautybeauty vertuevirtue. ManyMany suiterssuitors
wln 0351II knowknow willwill tempttempt theethee: beauty’sbeauty’s aa shrewdshrewd baitebait,
wln 0352ButBut untounto thatthat ifif thouthou add’stadd’st chastitiechastity,
wln 0353ThouThou shaltshalt ore-comeo’ercome allall scandallscandal. TimeTime calscalls hencehence,
wln 0354WeWe nownow mustmust partpart.
wln 0355BesseBess.OhOhO thatthat II hadhad thethe powerpower toto makemake TimeTime lamelame,
wln 0356ToTo staystay thethe starresstars, oror makemake thethe MooneMoon standstand stillstill,
wln 0357ThatThat futurefuture dayday mightmight nevernever hastehaste thythy flightflight.
wln 0358II couldcould dwelldwell herehere for everforeverfor ever inin thinethine armesarms.
wln 0359AndAnd wishwish itit alwayesalways nightnight.
wln 0360Spenc.SpencerSpenc.WeWe trifletrifle howershours. FarewellFarewell.
wln 0361BesseBess.FirstFirst taketake thisthis RingRing:
wln 0362Twas’Twas’twas thethe firstfirst tokentoken ofof mymy constantconstant lovelove
wln 0363ThatThat pastpassed betwixtbetwixt usus. WhenWhen II seesee thisthis nextnext,
wln 0364AndAnd notnot mymy SpencerSpencer, II shallshall thinkethink theethee deaddead:
wln 0365ForFor tilltill deathdeath partpart thythy bodybody fromfrom thythy soulesoul
wln 0366II knowknow thouthou wiltwil●wilt notnot partpart withwith itit.
wln 0367Spenc.SpencerSpenc.SweareSwear forfor meme BesseBess: forfor thouthou maistmayst safelysafely doe’tdo●do ’tdo’t.
wln 0368OnceOnce moremore farewellsarewellfarewell: atat FoyFoy thouthou shaltshalt hearehear fromfrom meme.
wln 0369BesseBess.TheresThere’sthere’s notnot aa wordword thatthat hathhath aa partingparting soundsound
wln 0370WhichWhich throughthrough minemine earesears shrillsshrills notnot immediateimmediate deathdeath.
wln 0371II shallshall notnot livelive toto loselose theethee.
wln 0372Fors.ForsetFors.BestBest bebe gonegone, forfor harkehark II hearehear somesome treadtread.
wln 0373Spenc.SpencerSpenc.AA thousandthousand farewelsfarewells areare inin oneone contractedcontracted.
wln 0374CaptaineCaptain awayaway.
wln 0375ExitExit SpencerSpencer, &and GoodlackeGoodlackGoodlacke.

wln 0376BesseBess.OhOhO, II shallshall dyedie.
wln 0377Fors.ForsetFors.WhatWhat meanmean youyou BesseBess, wilwill youyou betraybetray youryour friendfriend,
wln 0378OrOr callcall mymy namename inin questionquestion? SweetSweet, lookelook upup.
wln 0379BesseBess.HahHa, isis mymy SpencerSpencer gonegone?
wln 0380Fors.ForsetFors.WithWith speedspeed towardstowards FoyFoy,
wln 0381ThereThere toto taketake shipship forfor FiallFayalFiall.
wln 0382BesseBess.LetLet meme recollectrecollect my selfemyself,
wln 0383AndAnd whatwhat hehe leftleft inin chargecharge. VertueVirtue andand ChastitieChastity.
wln 0384NextNext, withwith allall suddensudden expeditionexpedition
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wln 0385PreparePrepare forfor FoyFoy: allall thesethese willwill II conserveconserve,
wln 0386AndAnd keepekeep themthem strictlystrictly, asas II wouldwould mymy lifelife.
wln 0387PlimouthPlymouth farewellfarewell: inin Cornwall●ornwallCornwall II willwill proveprove
wln 0388AA secondsecond fortunefortune, andand for everforeverfor ever mournemourn,
wln 0389VntillUntil II seesee mymy SpencersSpencer’s safesafe returnereturn.
wln 0390HoboysHautboysHoboys.
wln 0391AA dumbedumb ShowShow. EnterEnter GenerallGeneral, CaptainesCaptains, thethe MayorMayor:
wln 0392PetitionersPetitioners thethe otherother wayway withwith paperspapers: amongstamongst thesethese thethe
wln 0393DrawersDrawers. TheThe GenerallGeneral givesgives themthem baggesbags ofof moneymoney. AllAll
wln 0394goego offoff savingsaving thethe twotwo DrawersDrawers.

wln 039511 Draw.DrawerDraw.Tis’Tis wellwell yetyet wew●we havehave gottengotten allall thethe moneymoney duedue
wln 0396toto mymy MasterMaster. ItIt isis thethe commonestcommonest thingthing thatthat cancan beebe forfor
wln 0397thesethese CaptainesCaptains toto scorescore andand toto scorescore: butbut whenwhen thethe scoresscores
wln 0398areare toto bebe paidpaid, NonNon estest inventusinventus.
wln 039922 Draw.DrawerDraw.Tis’Tis ordinaryordinary amongstamongst GallantsGallants now a dayesnowadays,
wln 0400whowho hadhad ratherrather sweareswear fortyforty oathsoaths, thenthanthen onelyonly thisthis oneone
wln 0401oathoath, GodGod letlet meme nevernever bebe trustedtrusted.
wln 040211 Draw.DrawerDraw.ButBut ifif thethe CaptainesCaptains wouldwould followfollow thethe noblenoble
wln 0403mindemind ofof thethe GenerallGeneral, beforebefore nightnight therethere wouldwould notnot beebe
wln 0404oneone scorescore owingowing inin PlimouthPlymouth.
wln 040522 Draw.DrawerDraw.LittleLittle knowesknows BesseBess●Bess thatthat mymy MasterMaster hathhath gotgot
wln 0406inin thesethese desperatedesperate debtsdebts: butbut sheshe hathhath castc●stcast upup herher accountaccount::▪
wln 0407andand isis gonegone.
wln 040811 Draw.DrawerDraw.WhitherWhither canstcanst thouthou telltell?
wln 040922 Draw.DrawerDraw.TheyThey saysay toto keepekeep aa TaverneTavern inin FoyFoy, andand thatthat
wln 0410M.MasterM. SpencerSpencer hathhath givengiven herher aa stockestock toto setset upup forfor her selfeherself.
wln 0411WellWell, howsoeverhowsoever, II amam gladglad, thoughthough hehe kildkilled thethe manman weewe
wln 0412havehave gotgot ourour moneymoney.

wln 0413ExplicitExplicit ActusActus primusprimus.

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wln 0414ActusActus secundussecundus, ScenaScaena primaprima.

wln 0415EnterEnter ForsetForset andand RoughmanRoughman.

wln 0416ForsetForset.
wln 0417ININ youryour timetime havehave youyou seeneseen aa sweetersw●tersweeter creaturecreature?
wln 0418Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.SomeSome weekeweek oror thereaboutsthereabouts.
wln 0419Fors.ForsetFors.AndAnd inin thatthat smallsmall timetime sheeshe hathhath almostalmost undoneundone
wln 0420allall thethe otherother TavernsTaverns. TheThe GallantsGallants makemake nono rendezvousrendezvous
wln 0421nownow butbut atat thethe Wind-millWindmill.
wln 0422Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.SpightSpite ofof themthem IleI’ll havehave herher. ItIt shallshall costcost meme
wln 0423thethe settingsetting onon butbut IleI’ll havehave herher.
wln 0424Fors.ForsetFors.WhyWhy, doedo youyou thinkethink sheshe isis soso easilyeasily wonwon?
wln 0425Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.EasilyEasily oror notnot, IleI’ll bidbid asas fayrefair andand farrefar asas anyany
wln 0426manman withinwithin twentytwenty milesmiles ofof mymy headhead, butbut II willwill putput herher
wln 0427toto thethe squeakesqueak.
wln 0428Fors.ForsetFors.TheyThey saysay therethere areare KnightsKnights’Knights sonnessons alreadyalready comecome
wln 0429asas suiterssuitors toto herher.
wln 0430Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.Tis’Tis likelike enoughenough, somesome youngeryounger brothersbrothers, andand
wln 0431soso II intendintend toto makemake themthem.
wln 0432Fors.F●s.ForsetFors.IfIf thesethese doingsdoings holdhold, sheeshe willwill growgrow richrich inin shortshort
wln 0433timetime.
wln 0434Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.ThereThere shallshall beebe doingsdoings thatthat shallshall makemake thisthis
wln 0435Wind-millWindmill mymy grandgrand seateseat, mymy mansionmansion, mymy pallacepalace, andand
wln 0436mymy ConstantinopleConstantinople.

wln 0437EnterEnter BesseBess BridgesBridges likelike aa MistresseMistress,
wln 0438andand Clem.ClemClem.

wln 0439Fors.ForsetFors.HereHere sheshe comescomes: observeobserve howhow modestlymodestly sheshe bearesbears
wln 0440her selfeherself.
wln 0441Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.II mustmust knowknow ofof whatwhat burdenburden thisthis vessellvessel isis, II
wln 0442shallshall notnot bearebear withwith herher tilltill sheeshe bearebear withwith meeme, andand tilltill
wln 0443thenthen, II cannotcannot reportreport herher forfor aa womanwoman ofof goodgood cariagecarriage.
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wln 0444BesseBess.YourYour oldeold MasterMaster thatthat dweltdweltdwelled herehere beforebefore mymy
wln 0445commingcoming, hathhath turn’dturned overover youryour yearesyears toto meme.
wln 0446Clem.ClemClem.RightRight forsoothforsooth: beforebefore hehe waswas aa VintnerVintner, heehe
wln 0447waswas aa shoo-makershoemaker, andand leftleft twotwo oror threethree turne-oversturn-overs moremore
wln 0448besidesbesides my selfemyself.
wln 0449BesseBess.HowHow longlong hasthast thouthou toto serveserve.
wln 0450Clem.ClemClem.ButBut eleveneleven yearesyears nextnext grassegrass, andand thenthen II amam inin
wln 0451hopehope ofof mymy freedomfreedom. ForFor byby thatthat timetime II shallshall bebe atat fulfull ageage.
wln 0452BesseBess.HowHow oldold artart thouthou nownow?
wln 0453Clem.ClemClem.ForsoothForsooth newlynewly comecome intointo mymy TeenesTeens. II havehave
wln 0454scrap’dscraped trencherstrenchers thisthis twotwo yearesyears, andand thethe nextnext VintageVintage II
wln 0455hopehope toto bebe Barre-boyBar-boybar-boy.
wln 0456BesseBess.What’sWhat’s thythy namename?
wln 0457Clem.ClemClem.MyMy namename isis ClemClem, mymy fatherfather waswas aa BakerBaker, andand byby
wln 0458thethe reportreport ofof hishis neighborsneighborsneighbours, asas honesthonest aa manman asas everever livedlived
wln 0459byby breadbread.
wln 0460Bes.BessBes.AndAnd wherewhere dweltdweltdwelled hehe?
wln 0461Clem.ClemClem.BelowBelow herehere inin thethe nextnext crookedcrooked streetstreet, atat thethe
wln 0462signesign ofof thethe LegLeg. HeeHe waswas nothingnothing soso talltall asas II, butbut aa littlelittle
wln 0463wee-manwee-man, andand somewhatsomewhat huckt-backthuck-backedhunchbacked.
wln 0464BesseBess.HeHe waswas onceonce ConstableConstable?
wln 0465Clem.ClemClem.HeeHe waswas indeedeindeed, andand inin thatthat oneone yeareyear ofof hishis
wln 0466raignereign, II havehave heardheard themthem saysay, heehe boltedbolted andand siftedsifted outout
wln 0467moremore businessebusiness, thenthan othersothers inin thatthat officeoffice inin manymany yearesyears
wln 0468beforebefore himhim.
wln 0469BesseBess.HowHow longlong istis ’tis’t sincesince hehe dyeddied?
wln 0470Clem.ClemClem.MarryMarry thethe lastlast dearedear yeareyear. ForFor whenwhen cornecorn grewgrew
wln 0471toto bebe atat anan highhigh raterate, mymy fatherfather nevernever doweddowed afterafter.
wln 0472BesseBess.II thinkethink II havehave heardheard ofof himhim.
wln 0473Clem.ClemClem.ThenThen II amam suresure youyou havehave heardheard hehe waswas anan honesthonest
wln 0474neighborneighborneighbour, andand oneone thatthat nevernever lov’dloved toto bebe meale-mouth’dmeal-mouthed.
wln 0475BesseBess.WellWell sirrahsirrah, prooveprove anan honesthonest servantservant, andand youyou
wln 0476shallshall findefind meme youryour goodgood MistresseMistress. WhatWhat companycompany isis inin
wln 0477thethe MarmaidMarmaid?
wln 0478Clem.ClemClem.ThereThere bebe fourefour SeaSea captainescaptains. II beleevebele●vebelieve theythey bebe
wln 0479littlelittle betterbetter thenthan spiratsspiratspirates, theythey areare soso flushflush ofof theirtheir rudocksruddocks.
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wln 0480Bess.BessBess.NoNo mattermatter, weewe●we willwill taketake nono notenote ofof themthem.
wln 0481HereHere theythey ventvent manymany bravebrave commoditiescommodities,
wln 0482ByBy whichwhich somesome gaingain accrewsaccrues. Th’areTh’ arethey’re mymy goodgood customerscustomers,
wln 0483AndAnd stillstill returnereturn meme profitprofit.
wln 0484Clem.ClemClem.WotWot youyou whatwhat MistresseMistress, howhow thethe twotwo SaylersSailors
wln 0485wouldwould havehave servedserved meme, thatthat calldcalled forfor thethe poundpound andand halfehalf
wln 0486ofof CheeseCheese?
wln 0487Bess.BessBess.HowHow waswas itit ClemClem?
wln 0488Clem.ClemClem.WhenWhen II broughtbrought themthem aa reckoningreckoning, theythey wouldwould
wln 0489havehave hadhad meme toto havehave scor’dscored itit upup. TheyThey tooketook meme forfor aa sim-simplesim∣plesimple
wln 0490ple
wln 0490gullgull indeedindeed, thatthat wouldwould havehave hadhad meme toto havehave takentaken
wln 0491ChalkeChalk forfor CheeseCheese:
wln 0492BesseBess.WellWell, goego waitewait uponupon thethe CaptainesCaptains, seesee themthem
wln 0493wantwant nono winewine.
wln 0494Clem.ClemClem.NorNor reckoningreckoning neytherneither, taketake mymy wordword MistressMistress.
wln 0495Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.Shee’sShe’s nownow atat leasureleisure, IleI’ll toto herher.
wln 0496LadyLady, whatwhat GentlemenGentlemen areare thosethose aboveabove?
wln 0497BesseBess.SirSir theythey areare suchsuch asas pleaseplease toto bebe mymy guestsguests,
wln 0498AndAnd theythey areare kindlykindly welcomewelcome.
wln 0499Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.GiveGive meme theirtheir namesnames.
wln 0500BesseBess.YouYou maymay goego searchsearch thethe Church-bookeChurch-book wherewhere
wln 0501theythey werewere christnedchristened.
wln 0502ThereThere youyou perhapsperhaps maymay learnelearn themthem.
wln 0503Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.MinionMinion, howhow?
wln 0504Fors.ForsetFors.FieFie, fiefie, youyou areare tootoo ruderude withwith thisthis fairefair creaturecreature,
wln 0505ThatThat nono wayway seekesseeks t’offendt’ offendt’offend youyou.
wln 0506Bess.BessBess.PrayPray handshands offoff.
wln 0507Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.II telltell theethee maidmaid, wifewife, oror what e’erwhate’er thouthou beestbeest,
wln 0508NoNo manman shallshall enterenter herehere butbut byby mymy leaveleave.
wln 0509ComeCome, let’slet’s bebe moremore familiarfamiliar.
wln 0510Bess.BessBess.’Las’Las good-mangoodman.
wln 0511R.RoughmanR.WhyWhy knowstknow’stknowest thouthou whōwhom thouthou sleightstsleightftslight’st. II amam RoughmanRoughman,
wln 0512TheThe onelyonly approvedapproved gallantgallant ofof thesethese partsparts,
wln 0513AA manman ofof whomwhom thethe RoarersRoarers standstand inin aweawe,
wln 0514AndAnd mustmust notnot bebe putput offoff.
wln 0515Bess.BessBess.II nevernever yetyet heardheard manman soso praisepraise himselfehimself,
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wln 0516ButBut prov’dproved in’thin th’in’th endend aa cowardcoward.
wln 0517Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.CowardCoward, BessBess?
wln 0518YouYou willwill offendoffend meme, raiseraise inin meme thatthat furyfury
wln 0519YourYour beautybeauty cannotcannot calmecalm. GoeGo toto, nono moremore,
wln 0520YourYour languagelanguage isis tootoo harshharsh andand peremptoryperemptory.
wln 0521PrayPray letlet meme hearehear nono moremore on’ton’●on ’ton’t. II telltell theethee
wln 0522ThatThat quietquiet dayday scarcescarce pastpast meme thesethese sevenseven yearesyears
wln 0523II havehave notnot cracktcracked aa weaponweapon inin somesome frayfray,
wln 0524AndAnd willwill youyou movemove mymy spleenespleen?
wln 0525Fors.ForsetFors.WhatWhat, threatthreat aa womanwoman?
wln 0526Bes.BessBes.SirSir, ifif youyou thusthus persistpersist toto wrongwrong mymy househouse,
wln 0527DisturbeDisturb mymy guestsguests, andand nightlynightly domineiredomineerdomineire,
wln 0528ToTo putput mymy friendsfriends fromfrom patiencepatience, IleI’ll complainecomplain,
wln 0529AndAnd rightright my selfemyself beforebefore thethe MagistrateMagi●trateMagistrate.
wln 0530CanCan wewe notnot livelive inin compassecompass ofof thethe LawLaw,
wln 0531ButBut mustmust bebe swaggerdswaggered outout on’ton ’ton’t?
wln 0532Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.GoeGo tooto, wenchwench,
wln 0533II wishwish theethee wellwell, thinkethink on’ton ’ton’t, theresthere’s goodgood forfor theethee
wln 0534Stor’dStored inin mymy brestbreast, andand whenwhen II comecome inin placeplace
wln 0535II mustmust havehave nono manman toto offendoffend minemine eyeeye:
wln 0536MyMy lovelove cancan brookebrook nono rivalsrivals. ForFor thisthis timetime
wln 0537II amam contentcontent youryour CaptainesCaptains shallshall havehave peacepeace,
wln 0538ButBut mustmust notnot bebe us’dused to’tto ’tto’t.
wln 0539Bes.BessBes.SirSir ifif youyou comecome likelike otherother freefree &and civillcivil GentlemenGentlemen
wln 0540Y’areY’ areYou’re welcomewelcome, otherwiseotherwise mymy dooresdoors areare barr’dbarred youyou.
wln 0541Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.That’sThat’s mymy goodgood GirleGirl,
wln 0542II havehave fortunesfortunes laidlaid upup forfor theethee: whatwhat II havehave
wln 0543CommandCommand itit asas thinethine owneown. GoeGo tooto, bebe wisewise.
wln 0544Bes.BessBes.WellWell, II shallshall studystudy for’tfor ’tfor’t.
wln 0545Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.ConsiderConsider on’ton ’ton’t. FarewellFarewell.ExitExit.
wln 0546Bes.BessBes.MyMy mindemind suggestssuggests meeme thatthat thisthis pratingprating fellowfellow
wln 0547IsIs somesome notoriousnotorious CowardCoward. IfIf hehe persistpersist
wln 0548II havehave aa tricketrick, toto trytry whatwhat metall’smetal’s inin himhim.
wln 0549EnterEnter ClemClem.Clem.Clem.
wln 0550WhatWhat newesnews withwith youyou?
wln 0551Cle.ClemCle.II amam nownow goinggoing toto carrycarry thethe CaptainesCaptains aa reckningreckoning.
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wln 0552BesseBess.AndAnd what’swhat’s thethe summe●ummesum?
wln 0553Clem.ClemClem.LetLet meme seesee, eighteight shillingsshillings andand sixsix pencepence.
wln 0554Bes.BessBes.HowHow cancan youyou makemake thatthat goodgood? writewrite themthem aa billbill.
wln 0555Clem.ClemClem.IleI’ll watchwatch themthem forfor thatthat, tis’tis nono timetime ofof nightnight toto
wln 0556useuse ourour bilsbills, thethe GentlemenGentlemen areare nono dwarfesdwarfsdwarves, andand withwith oneone
wln 0557wordword ofof mymy mouthmouth, II cancan telltell themthem whatwhat isis toto be-tallbe-tall.
wln 0558BesseBess.HowHow comescomes itit toto soso muchmuch?
wln 0559Clem.ClemClem.ImprimisImprimis, sixsix quartsquarts ofof winewine atat sevenseven pencepence thethe
wln 0560quartquart, sevenseven sixpencessixpences.
wln 0561BesseBess.WhyWhy dostdost thouthoureckonthou reckonreckon itit soso?
wln 0562Clem.ClemClem.BecauseBecause asas theythey camecame inin byby habhab nabnab, soso II willwill
wln 0563bringbring themthem inin aa reckningreckoning atat sixsix andand atat sevenssevens.
wln 0564Bes.BessBes.WellWell, winewine — 33 ss, 66 dd.d.d..
wln 0565Clem.ClemClem.AndAnd whatwhat wantswants thatthat ofoftenoftenof tenten groatsgroats?
wln 0566BesseBess.Tis’Tis twotwo pencepence overover.
wln 0567Clem.ClemClem.ThenThen putput sixsix pencepence moremore toto itit, andand makemake itit 44 ss,
wln 0568winewine, thoughthough youyou batebate itit themthem inin theirtheir meatemeat.
wln 0569BesseBess.WhyWhy soso II pretheeprithee?
wln 0570Clem.ClemClem.BecauseBecause ofof thethe oldold proverbeproverb, VVhatWhat theythey wantwant inin
wln 0571meatemeat, letlet themthem taketake outout inin drinkedrink. ThenThen forfor twelvetwelve peny-penyworthpeny|worthpennyworth
wln 0572worth
wln 0572ofof AnchovesAnchoves, 1818 d.d.
wln 0573BesseBess.HowHow cancan thatthat bebe?
wln 0574Clem.ClemClem.MarryMarry veryvery wellwell MistresseMistress, 1212 d.d. AnchovesAnchoves, andand
wln 057566 d.d. oyleoil andand vinegervinegar. NayNay theythey shallshall havehave aa sawcysaucy recko-reckoningrecko∣ningreckoning(ning
wln 0576Bes.BessBes.AndAnd whatwhat forfor thethe otherother halfehalf crownecrown?
wln 0577Clem.ClemClem.BreadBread, beerebeer, saltsalt, napkinsnapkins, trencherstrenchers, oneone thingthing
wln 0578withwith anotheranother, soso thethe summasumma totalistotalis isis — 88 ss, 66 d.d.
wln 0579Bes.BessBes.WellWell, taketake thethe reckoningreckoning fromfrom thethe barbar.
wln 0580Clem.ClemClem.WhatWhat needsneeds thatthat forsoothforsooth? TheThe GentlemenGentlemen seemseem
wln 0581toto bebe highhigh flowneflown alreadyalready, sendsend themthem inin butbut anotheranother pottlepottle
wln 0582ofof SackeSack, andand theythey willwill castcast upup thethe reckoningreckoning ofof them-themselvesthem∣selvesthemselves
wln 0583selves.
wln 0583YesYes, IleI’ll aboutabout itit.
wln 0584Bes.BessBes.VVereWere II notnot withwith soso mymy sutorssuitors pesterdpestered,
wln 0585AndAnd mightmight II injoyenjoy mymy SpencerSpencer, whatwhat aa sweetsweet
wln 0586ContentedContented lifelife werewere thisthis? ForFor moneymoney flowesflows
wln 0587AndAnd mymy gaine’sgain’s greatgreat. ButBut toto mymy RoughmanRoughman nextnext:
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wln 0588II havehave aa tricketrick toto trytry whatwhat spirit’sspirit’s inin himhim,
wln 0589ItIt shallshall bebe mymy nextnext businessebusiness: inin thisthis passionpassion
wln 0590ForFor mymy dearedear SpencerSpencer, II proposepropose meme thisthis,
wln 0591Mongst’MongstAmongst manymany sorrowessorrows somesome mirth’smirth’s notnot amisseamiss,
wln 0592ExitExit.
wln 0593EnterEnter SpencerSpencer, andand GoodlackeGoodlac●eGoodlackGoodlacke.
wln 0594Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.WhatWhat werewere youyou thinkingthinking sirsir?
wln 0595Spen.SpencerSpen.TrothTroth ofof thethe worldworld, whatwhat anyany manman shouldshould seesee in’tin ’tin’t
wln 0596ToTo bebe inin lovelove withwith itit.
wln 0597Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.TheThe reasonreason ofof youryour meditationmeditation.
wln 0598Spenc.SpencerSpenc.ToTo imagineimagine thatthat inin thethe samesame instantin●ntinstant thatthat oneone for-forfetsfor|fetsforfeits
wln 0599fets
wln 0599allall hishis estateestate, anotheranother entersenters uponupon aa richrich possessionpossession: asas
wln 0600oneone goesgoes toto thethe ChurchChurch toto bebe marryedmarried, anotheranother isis hurri-hurriedhurri∣edhurried
wln 0601ed
wln 0601toto thethe gallowesgallows toto bebe hang’dhanged, thethe lastlast havinghaving nono feelingfeeling
wln 0602ofof thethe firstfirst mansman’s joyjoy, nornor thethe firstfirst ofof thethe lastlast mansman’s miserymisery.
wln 0603AtAt thethe samesame timetime thatthat oneone lyeslies torturedtortured uponupon thethe RackeRack,
wln 0604anotheranother lyeslies tumblingtumbling withwith hishis MistresseMistress overover headhead andand
wln 0605earesears inin downedown andand feathersfeathers. ThisThis whenwhen II trulytruly considerconsider,
wln 0606II cannotcannot butbut wonderwonder whywhy anyany fortunefortune shouldshould makemake aa manman
wln 0607extasy’decstasied.
wln 0608Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.YouYou givegive your selfeyourself tootoo muchmuch toto melancholymelancholy.
wln 0609Spenc.SpencerSpenc.TheseThese areare mymy MaximesMaxims, andand werewere theythey asas faith-faithfullyfaith∣fullyfaithfully
wln 0610fully
wln 0610practisedpracticedpractised byby othersothers, asas trulytruly apprehendedapprehended byby meme, wewe
wln 0611shouldshould havehave lesseless oppressionoppression, andand moremore charitiecharity.

wln 0612Enter●nterEnter thethe twotwo CaptainesCaptains thatthat werewere beforebefore.

wln 061311 Capt.CaptainCapt.MakeMake goodgood thythy wordswords.
wln 061422 Capt.CaptainCapt.II saysay thouthou hasthast injur’dinjured meme.
wln 061511 Capt.CaptainCapt.TellTell meme whereinwherein.
wln 061622 Capt.CaptainCapt.WhenWhen wewe assaulteda●aultedassaulted FiallFayalFiall,
wln 0617AndAnd II hadhad byby thethe GeneralsGeneral’sGenerals commandcommand
wln 0618TheThe onsetonset, andand withwith dangerdanger ofof mymy personperson
wln 0619Enforc’dEnforcedenforced thethe SpaniardSpaniard toto aa swiftswift retreatretreat,
wln 0620AndAnd beatbeat themthem fromfrom theirtheir FortFort, thouthou whenwhen thouthou sawstsaw’st
wln 0621AllAll fearefear andand dangerdanger pastpast, mad’stmad’st upup withwith meme
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wln 0622ToTo shareshare thatthat honourhonorhonour whichwhich waswas solesole minemine owneown,
wln 0623AndAnd nevernever ventur’dventured shotshot for’tfor ’tfor’t, oror eree’erere camecame
wln 0624WhereWhere bulletbullet graz’dgrazed.
wln 0625Spenc.SpencerSpenc.SeeSee CaptaineCaptain aa frayfray towardstowards,
wln 0626Let’sLet’s ifif wewe cancan attoneatone thisthis differencedifference.
wln 0627Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.ContentContent.
wln 062811 Capt.CaptainCapt.IleI’ll proveprove itit withwith mymy swordsword,
wln 0629ThatThat thoughthough thouthou hadsthadst thethe formostforemost placeplace inin fieldfield,
wln 0630AndAnd II thethe secondsecond, yetyet mymy CompanyCompany
wln 0631WasWas equallequal inin thethe entryentry ofof thethe FortFort.
wln 0632MyMy swordsword waswas thatthat dayday drawnedrawn asas soonesoon asas thinethine,
wln 0633AndAnd thatthat poorepoor honourhonorhonour whichwhich II wonwon thatthat dayday
wln 0634WasWas butbut mymy meritmerit.
wln 063522 Capt.CaptainCapt.WrongWrong meme palpablypalpably
wln 0636AndAnd justifiejustify thethe samesame?
wln 0637Spenc.SpencerSpenc.YouYou shallshall notnot fightfight.
wln 063811 Capt.CaptainCapt.WhyWhy sirsir, whowho mademade youyou firstfirst aa IusticerJusticerjusticer,
wln 0639AndAnd taughttaught youyou thatthat wordword shallshall? youyou areare nono GenerallGeneral,
wln 0640OrOr ifif youyou bebe, praypray shewshow usus youryour CommissionCommission.
wln 0641Spenc.SpencerSpenc.SirSir youyou havehave nono commissioncommission butbut mymy counsellcounsel,
wln 0642AndAnd thatthat IleI’ll shewshow youyou freelyfreely.
wln 064322 Capt.CaptainCapt.Tis’Tis somesome ChaplaineChaplain,
wln 064411 Capt.CaptainCapt.II doedo notnot likelike hishis texttext.
wln 0645Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.Let’sLet’s beatebeat theirtheir weaponsweapons downedown.
wln 064611 Cap.CaptainCap.IleI’ll aimeaim atat himhim thatthat offersoffers toto dividedivide usus!
wln 064722 Cap.CaptainCap.PoxPox ofof thesethese part-frayespart-frays, seesee II amam woundedwounded
wln 0648ByBy beatingbeating downedown mymy weaponweapon.
wln 0649Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.HowHow faresfares mymy friendfriend?
wln 0650Sp.SpencerSp.YouYou soughtsought forfor bloodblood, andand GentlemenGentlemen youyou havehave itit,
wln 0651LetLet minemine appeaseappease youyou, II amam hurthurt toto deathdeath.
wln 065211 Capt.CaptainCapt.MyMy ragerage convertsconverts toto pitiepity, thatthat thisthis GentlemanGentleman
wln 0653ShallShall suffersuffer forfor hishis goodnesgoodness.
wln 0654Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.NobleNoble friendfriend,
wln 0655II willwill revengerevenge thythy deathdeath.
wln 0656Spen.SpencerSpen.HeHe isis nono friendfriend
wln 0657ThatThat murmursmurmurs suchsuch aa thoughtthought. OhOhO GentlemenGentlemen.
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wln 0658II kill’dkilled aa manman inin PlimouthPlymouth, andand byby youyou
wln 0659AmAm●ineAm slaineslain inin FiallFayalFiall, CarollCarrolCarol fellfell byby meme,
wln 0660AndAnd II fallfall byby aa SpencerSpencer. Heav’nHeaven isis justjust,
wln 0661AndAnd willwill notnot suffersuffer murdermurder unreveng’dunrevenged,
wln 0662HeavenHeaven pardonpardon meme, asas II forgiveforgive youyou bothboth,
wln 0663ShiftShift forfor your selvesyourselves: awayaway.
wln 066422 Capt.CaptainCapt.VVeWe sawsaw himhim diedie,
wln 0665ButBut grievegrieve youyou shouldshould soso perishperish.
wln 0666Spen.SpencerSpen.NoteNote HeavensHeaven’sheaven’s justicejustice,
wln 0667AndAnd henceforthhenceforth makemake thatthat useuse on’ton●on ’ton’t. II shallshall faintfaint.
wln 066811 Capt.CaptainCapt.ShortShort FarewelsFarewells nownow mustmust serveserve. IfIf thouthou surviv’stsurvivest
wln 0669LiveLive toto thinethine honourhonorhonour: butbut ifif thouthou expir’stexpi●stexpir’st
wln 0670HeavenHeaven taketake thythy soulesoul toto mercymercy.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 0671Spenc.SpencerSpenc.II bleedbleed muchmuch,
wln 0672II mustmust goego seekeseek aa SurgeonSurgeon.
wln 0673Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.SirSir howhow chearecheer youyou?
wln 0674Spenc.SpencerSpenc.LikeLike oneone thatsthat’s boundbound uponupon aa newnew adventureadventure
wln 0675ToTo th’th’ otherother worldworld: yetyet thusthus muchmuch worthyworthy friendfriend
wln 0676LetLet meme intreatentreat youyou, sincesince II understandunderstand
wln 0677TheThe FleetFleet isis boundbound forfor EnglandEngland, taketake youryour occasionoccasion
wln 0678ToTo shipship your selfeyourself, andand whenwhen youyou comecome toto FoyFoy
wln 0679KindlyKindly commendcommend meme toto mymy dearestdearest BesseBess,
wln 0680ThouThou shaltshalt receivereceive aa WillWill, ini●in whichwhich II havehave
wln 0681PossestPossessed herher ofof fivefive hundredhundred poundspounds aa yeareyear.
wln 0682Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.AA noblenoble LegacyLegacy.
wln 0683Spenc.SpencerSpenc.TheThe restrest II havehave bestow’dbestowed amongstamongst mymy friendsfriends,
wln 0684OnelyOnly reservingreserving aa barebare hundredh●ndredhundred poundspounds
wln 0685ToTo seesee meme honestlyhonestly andand wellwell interr’dintert’dinterred.
wln 0686Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.II shallshall performeperform youryour trusttrust asas carefullycarefully
wln 0687AsAs toto mymy fatherfather, breath’dbreathed hehe.
wln 0688Spenc.SpencerSpenc.MarkeM●rkeMark meme CaptaineCaptain:
wln 0689HerHer LegacieLegacy II givegive withwith thisthis provisoproviso,
wln 0690IfIf atat thythy arrivallarrival wherewhere mymy BesseBess remainesremains,
wln 0691ThouThou findstfindst herher wellwell reportedreported, freefree fromfrom scandallscandal,
wln 0692MyMy VVillWill standsstands firmefirm: butbut ifif thouthou hear’sthear’st herher brandedbranded
wln 0693ForFor looseloose behaviourbehaviorbehaviour, oror immodestimmodest lifelife,
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wln 0694VVhatWhat sheshe shouldshould havehave, II herehere bestowbestow onon theethee,
wln 0695ItIt isis thinethine owneown: butbut asas thouthou lov’stlov’st thythy soulesoul
wln 0696DealeDeal faithfullyfaithfully betwixtbetwixt mymy BesseBess andand meme.
wln 0697Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.ElseElse letlet meme dyedie aa prodigieprodigy.
wln 0698Spenc.SpencerSpenc.ThisThis RingRing waswas hershers, thatthat, bebe sheshe looseloose oror chastechaste,
wln 0699BeingBeing herher owneown, restorerestore herher, sheshe willwill knowknow itit,
wln 0700AndAnd doubtlessedoubtless sheshe deservesdeserves itit. OhOhO mymy memorymemory,
wln 0701VVhatWhat hadhad II quitequite forgotforgot? SheShe hathhath mymy picturepicture,
wln 0702Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.AndAnd whatwhat ofof thatthat?
wln 0703Sp.SpencerSp.IfIf sheshe bebe rancktranked amongstamongst thethe looseloose andand lewdlewd,
wln 0704TakeTake itit awayaway, II holdhold itit muchmuch undecentundecent,
wln 0705AA whorewhore shouldshould ha’tha ’thave’t inin keepingkeeping: butbut ifif constantconstant
wln 0706LetLet herher injoyenjoy itit: thisthis mymy WillWill performeperform
wln 0707AsAs thouthou artart justjust andand honesthonest.
wln 0708Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.SenseSense elseelse forsakeforsake meme.
wln 0709Spenc.SpencerSpenc.NowNow leadlead meme toto mymy ChamberChamber, all’sall’s madsmademads eveneven,
wln 0710MyMy peacepeace withwith earthearth, andand mymy atoneatone withwith heavenheaven.

wln 0711EnterEnter BesseBess BridgesBridges likelike aa PagePage withwith aa swordsword,
wln 0712andand Clem.ClemClem.

wln 0713Bess.BessBess.ButBut thatthat II knowknow mymy mothermother toto bebe chastechaste,
wln 0714I’deI’d sweareswear somesome SouldierSoldier gotgot meme.
wln 0715Clem.ClemClem.ItIt maymay bebe manymany aa SouldiersSoldier’ssoldier’s BuffeBuff IerkinJerkinjerkin camecame
wln 0716outout ofof youryour fathersfather’s Tanne-fatTan-fat.
wln 0717BesseBess.Me thinkesMethinksmethinks II havehave aa manlymanly spiritspirit inin meme
wln 0718InIn thisthis mansman’s habithabit.
wln 0719Clem.ClemClem.NowNow amam notnot II ofof manymany mensmen’s mindesminds, forfor ifif youyou
wln 0720shouldshould doedo meme wrongwrong, II shouldshould notnot killkill youyou, thoughthough II
wln 0721tooketook youyou pissingpissing againstagainst aa wallwall.
wln 0722Bess.BessBess.Me thinkesMethinksmethinks II couldcould bebe valiantvaliant onon thethe suddensudden:
wln 0723AndAnd meetmeet aa manman i’th●hi’ th’i’th’ fieldfield.
wln 0724II couldcould doedo allall thatthat II havehave heardheard discourstdiscoursed
wln 0725OfOf MaryMary AmbreeAmbree oror WestminstersWestminster’s Long-MegLong MegLong-Meg.
wln 0726Clem.ClemClem.VVhatWhat MaryMary AmbreeAmbree waswas II cannotcannot telltell, butbut un-unlesseun|lesseunless
wln 0727lesse
wln 0727youyou werewere tallertaller youyou willwill comecome shortshort ofof LongLong MegMeg..▪
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wln 0728Bess.BessBess.OfOf allall thythy fellowesfellows theethee II ouelyonly trusttrust,
wln 0729AndAnd chargecharge theethee toto bebe secretsecret.
wln 0730Clem.ClemClem.II amam boundbound inin mymy IndenturesIndentures toto keepekeep mymy Ma-Ma|stersMastersMaster’s
wln 0731sters
wln 0731secretssecrets, andand shouldshould II findefind aa manman inin bedbed withwith youyou, II
wln 0732wouldwould notnot telltell.
wln 0733Bes.BessBes.BeBe gonegone sirsir, butbut nono wordswords asas youyou esteemeesteem mymy favorfavorfavour.
wln 0734Clem.ClemClem.ButBut MistresseMistress, II couldcould wishwish youyou toto lookelook toto youryour
wln 0735longlong seamesseams, fightsfights areare dangerousdangerous. ButBut amam notnot II inin aa sweetsweet
wln 0736takingtaking thinkethink youyou?
wln 0737BesseBess.II pretheeprithee whywhy?
wln 0738Clem.ClemClem.WhyWhy, ifif youyou shouldshould swaggerswagger andand killkill any bodyanybody, II
wln 0739beingbeing aa VintnerVintner shouldshould bebe calldcalled toto thethe BarreBar.
wln 0740BesseBess.LetLet nonenone condemnecondemn meme ofof immodestymodesty●odestymodestyimmodesty,
wln 0741BecauseBecause II trie●rietry thethe couragecourage ofof aa manman
wln 0742WhoWho onon mymy soule’ssoul’s aa CowardCoward: beatesbeats mymy servantsservants,
wln 0743CuffesCuffs themthem, andand asas theythey passepass byby himhim kickeskicks mymy maidsmaids,
wln 0744NayNay domineirsdomineers overover meme, makingmaking himselfehimself
wln 0745LordLord oreo’er mymy househouse andand housholdhousehold. YesternightYesternight
wln 0746II heardheard himhim makemake appointmentappointment onon somesome businessebusiness
wln 0747ToTo passepass alonealone thisthis wayway. IleI’ll ventureventure fairefair,
wln 0748ButBut II willwill trytry what’swhat’s inin himhim.

wln 0749EnterEnter RoughmanRoughman andand ForsetForset.
wln 0750Fors.ForsetFors.SirSir, II cancan nownow nono furtherfurther, weightyweighty businessebusiness
wln 0751CallsCalls meme awayaway.
wln 0752Rough.RoughmanRough.WhyWhy atat youryour pleasurepleasure thenthen,
wln 0753YetYet II couldcould wishwish thatthat ereere II pastpassed thisthis fieldfield,
wln 0754ThatThat II couldcould meetmeet somesome HectorHector, soso youryour eyeseyes
wln 0755MightMight witnessewitness whatwhat my selfemyself havehave oftoft repeatedrepeated,
wln 0756NamelyNamely thatthat II amam valiantvaliant.
wln 0757Fors.ForsetFors.SirSir nono doubtdoubt. ButBut nownow II amam inin hastehaste. FarewellFarewell,
wln 0758Roug.RoughmanRoug.HowHow manymany timestimes bravebrave wordswords bearebear outout aa manman?
wln 0759ForFor ifif hehe cancan butbut makemake aa noisenoise, hee’she’s fear’dfeared.
wln 0760ToTo talketalk ofof fraiesfrays, althoughalthough hehe ne’erne’er hadhad heartheart
wln 0761ToTo faceface aa manman inin fieldfield, that’sthat’s aa bravebrave fellowfellow,
wln 0762II havehave beenebeen valiantvaliant II mustmust needsneeds confesseconfess,
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wln 0763InIn streetstreet andand TaverneTavern, wherewhere therethere havehave beenebeen menmen
wln 0764ReadyReady toto partpart thethe frayfray: butbut forfor thethe fieldsfields
wln 0765TheyThey areare tootoo coldcold toto fightfight inin.
wln 0766BesseBess.YouYou areare aa villainevillain, aa CowardCoward, andand youyou lielie.
wln 0767R.RoughmanR.YouYou wrongwrong meme II protestprotest. SweetSweet courteouscourteous GentlemāGentleman
wln 0768II nevernever diddid youyou wrongwrong.
wln 0769BesseBess.WiltWilt telltell meme thatthat?
wln 0770DrawDraw forthforth thythy cowardcoward swordsword, andand suddenlysuddenly,
wln 0771OrOr asas II amam aa manman IleI’ll runnerun theethee throughthrough,
wln 0772AndAnd leaveleave theethee deaddead ithi’ th’i’th’ fieldfield.
wln 0773Roug.RoughmanRoug.HoldHold asas youyou areare aa GentlemanGentleman. II havehave taneta’en anan oathoath
wln 0774II willwill notnot fightfight to daytoday.
wln 0775BesseBess.Th’astTh’astthou’st tooketook aa blowblow alreadyalready andand thethe lielie,
wln 0776WillWill notnot bothboth thesethese inrageenrage theethee?
wln 0777Rough.RoughmanRough.NoNo, wouldwould youyou givegive thethe bastinadobastinado tootoo,
wln 0778II willwill notnot breakebreak minemine oathoath.
wln 0779BesseBess.OhOhO, youryour name’sname’s RoughmanRoughman.
wln 0780NoNo dayday dothdoth passepass youyou butbut youyou hurthurt oror killkill.
wln 0781IsIs thisthis outout ofof youryour calendercalendar?
wln 0782Rough.RoughmanRough.IAyay, youyou areare deceiv’ddeceived,
wln 0783II ne’erne’er drewdrew swordsword inin angeranger II protestprotest,
wln 0784VnlesseUnless itit werewere uponupon somesome poorepoor weakeweak fellowfellow
wln 0785ThatThat ne’erne’er worewore steelesteel aboutabout himhim.
wln 0786BesseBess.ThrowThrow youryour SwordSword.
wln 0787Roug.RoughmanRoug.HereHere sweetsweet youngyoung sirsir, butbut asas youyou areare aa gentlemangentleman,
wln 0788DoeDo notnot impaireimpair minemine honorhonorhonour.
wln 0789BesseBess.TyeTie thatthat shooeshoe.
wln 0790Rough.RoughmanRough.II shallshall sirsir.
wln 0791BesseBess.VntrusseUntruss thatthat pointpoint.
wln 0792Rough.RoughmanRough.AnyAny thingthing thisthis dayday toto savesave minemine oathoath.
wln 0793BesseBess.EnoughEnough: yetyet notnot enoughenough, lielie downedown
wln 0794TillTill II stridestride oreo’er theethee.
wln 0795Rough.RoughmanRough.SweetSweet sirsir anyany thingthing.
wln 0796BesseBess.RiseRise, thouthou hasthast leaveleave. NowNow RoughmanRoughman thouthou artart blestblestblessed
wln 0797ThisThis dayday thythy lifelife isis sav’dsaved, lookelook toto thethe restrest.
wln 0798TakeTake backeback thythy swordsword.
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wln 0799Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.OhOhO youyou areare generousg●rousgenerous: honourhonorhonour meme soso muchmuch
wln 0800AsAs letlet meme knowknow toto whomwhom IIowe’myI oweowe mymy lifelife.
wln 0801BesseBess.II amam BesseBess BridgesBridges’Bridges. brotherbrother,
wln 0802Roug.RoughmanRoug.StillStill me thoughtmethought thatthat youyou werewere somthingsomething likelike herher.
wln 0803BesseBess.AndAnd II havehave heardheard,
wln 0804YouYou domineirdomineer andand revellrevel inin herher househouse,
wln 0805ControleControl herher servantsservants, andand abuseabuse herher guestsguests,
wln 0806VVhichWhich ifif II everever shallshall hereafterhereafter hearehear,
wln 0807ThouThou artart butbut aa deaddead manman.
wln 0808Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.SheShe nevernever toldtold meme ofof aa brotherbrother livingliving,
wln 0809ButBut youyou havehave powerpower toto swaysway meme.
wln 0810Bess.BessBess.ButBut forfor II seesee youyou areare aa GentlemanGentleman,
wln 0811II amam contentcontent thisthis onceon●oonce toto letlet youyou passepass,
wln 0812ButBut ifif II findefind youyou fallfall intointo relapserelapse,
wln 0813TheThe second’ssecond’s farrefar moremore dangerousdangerous.
wln 0814Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.II shallshall fearefear itit. SirSir willwill youyou taketake thethe winewine?
wln 0815Bess.BessBess.II amam forfor LondonLondon.
wln 0816AndAnd forfor thesethese twotwo termesterms cannotcannot makemake returnereturn::▪
wln 0817ButBut ifif youyou seesee mymy sistersister, youyou maymay saysay
wln 0818II waswas inin healthhealth.
wln 0819Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.TooToo wellwell, thethe devilldevil taketake youyou.
wln 0820Bess.BessBess.PrayPray useuse herher wellwell, andand atat mymy commingcoming backeback
wln 0821IleI’ll askeask forfor youryour acquaintanceacquaintance. NowNow farewellfarewell.
wln 0822Rough.RoughmanRough.NoneNone saw’tsaw’●hee’ssaw ’tsaw’t: hee’she’s gonegone forfor LondonLondon: II amam unhurtunhurt,
wln 0823ThenThen whowho shallshall publishpublish thisthis disgracedisgrace abroadabroad?
wln 0824OneOne man’sman’s nono slanderslander, shouldshould hehe speakespeak hishis worstworst,
wln 0825MyMy tongue’stongue’s asas loudloud asas hishis, butbut inin thisthis countrycoun●ycountry
wln 0826BothBoth ofof moremore famefame andand creditcredit. ShouldShould wewe contestcontest
wln 0827II cancan out-faceoutface thethe proudestproudest. ThisThis isis thenthen
wln 0828MyMy comfortcomfort: RoughmanRoughman, thouthou art〈◊〉art stillstill thethe samesame,
wln 0829ForFor aa disgracedisgrace notnot seeneseentseen, isis heldheld nono shameshame.

wln 0830EnterEnter twotwo SailorsSailonsSailorsSailor.
wln 08311●1 Sa.SailSa●SailorSailAboardAboard, aboardaboard, thethe windwind standsstands fairefair forfor EnglandEngland,
wln 0832TheThe shipsships havehave allall weigh’dweighed anchoranchor.
wln 083322 Sail.SailorSail.AA stiffestiff galegale blowesblows fromfrom thethe shoreshore.
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wln 0834EnterEnter CaptaineCaptain GoodlackeGoodlackGoodlacke.

wln 0835Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.TheThe SailersSailors callcall aboardaboard, andand II amam forc’dforced
wln 0836ToTo leaveleave mymy friendfriend nownow atat thethe pointpoint ofof deathdeath,
wln 0837AndAnd cannotcannot closeclose hishis eyeseyes. HereHere isis thethe WillWill,
wln 0838NowNow maymay II findefind yonyonyond TannersTann●rsTanner’sTanners daughterdaughter turn’dturned
wln 0839VnchasteUnchaste oror wantonwanton, II shallshall gainegain byby itit
wln 0840FiveFive hundredhundred poundspounds aa yeareyear: herehere isis goodgood evidenceevidence.
wln 084111 SailorSailor.SirSir willwill youyou taketake thethe longlong boatboat andand aboardaboard?
wln 0842EnterEnter aa thirdthird SailorSailor.
wln 0843Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.WithWith allall mymy heartheart.
wln 084433 Sail.SailorSail.WhatWhat areare youyou readyready MatesMates?
wln 084511 Sail.SailorSail.WeWe staidstayed forfor youyou. ThouThou canstcanst notnot teltell who’swho’s deaddead?
wln 0846TheThe greatgreat bellbell rungrung outout nownow.
wln 084733 SailorSailor.TheyThey saysay twas’twas forfor oneone SpencerSpencer, whowho thisthis nightnight
wln 0848DydeDied ofof aa mortallmortal woundwound.
wln 0849Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.MyMy worthyworthy friendfriend.
wln 0850VnhappyUnhappy manman thatthat cannotcannot staystay behindebehind●behind
wln 0851ToTo doedo himhim hishis lastlast rightsrights. WasWas hishis namename SpencerSpencer?
wln 085233 Sail.SailorSail.YesYes sirsir, aa GentlemanGentleman ofof goodgood accountaccount
wln 0853AndAnd wellwell knowneknown inin thethe navynavy.
wln 0854Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.ThisThis isis thethe endend ofof allall mortalitiemortality:
wln 0855ItIt willwill bebe newesnews unpleasingunpleasing toto hishis BesseBess.
wln 0856II cannotcannot fairefair amisseamiss, butbut longlong toto seesee
wln 0857WhetherWhether thesethese LandsLands belongbelong toto herher oror meeme.

wln 0858EnterEnter SpencerSpencer, andand hishis SurgeonSurgeon.
wln 0859Surg.SurgeonSurg.NayNay fearefear notnot sirsir, nownow youyou havehave scap’dscaped thisthis dressingdressing
wln 0860MyMy lifelife forfor yoursyours.
wln 0861Spenc.Spen●.SpencerSpenc.II thankethank theethee honesthonest FriendFriend.
wln 0862Surg.SurgeonSurg.SirSir II cancan telltell youyou newesnews.
wln 0863Spenc.SpencerSpenc.WhatWhat istis ’tis’t II pretheeprithee?
wln 0864Surg.SurgeonSurg.ThereThere isis aa GentlemanGentleman oneone ofof youryour namename,
wln 0865ThatThat didedied withinwithin thisthis howerhour.
wln 0866Spenc.SpencerSpenc.MyMy namename? whatwhat waswas hehe, ofof whatwhat sicknessickness didedied hehe?
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wln 0867Surg.SurgeonSurg.NoNo sicknessesickness, butbut aa sleightslightsleight hurthurt inin thethe bodybody,
wln 0868WhichWhich shewedshowed atat firstfirst nono dangerdanger, butbut beingbeing searchtsearched,
wln 0869HeHe dydedied atat thethe thirdthird dressingdressing.
wln 0870Spenc.SpencerSpenc.AtAt mymy thirdthird searchsearch II amam inin hopehope ofof lifelife.
wln 0871TheThe heavensheavens areare mercifullmerciful.
wln 0872Surg.SurgeonSurg.SirSir doubtdoubt notnot youryour recoveryrecovery.
wln 0873Spenc.SpencerSpenc.ThatThat hundredhundred poundpound II hadhad prepar’dprepared t’expendt’ expendt’expend
wln 0874VponUpon minemine owneown expectedexpected FunerallFuneral
wln 0875II forfor name sakenamenamesakename’ssakesake willwill nownow bestowbestow onon hishis.
wln 0876Surg.SurgeonSurg.AA noblenoble resolutionresolution.
wln 0877Spenc.SpencerSpenc.WhatWhat shipsships areare boundbound forfor EnglandEngland, II wouldwould gladlygladly
wln 0878VentureVenture toto seasea, thoughthough weakeweak.
wln 0879Surg.SurgeonSurg.AllAll boundbound thatthat wayway areare vnderunder sailesail alreadyalready.
wln 0880Spenc.SpencerSpenc.Here’sHere’s nono securitiesecurity,
wln 0881ForFor whenwhen thethe beatenbeaten SpaniardsSpaniards shallshall returnereturn,
wln 0882They’leThey’llthey’ll spoilespoil whomwhom theythey cancan findefind.
wln 0883Surg.SurgeonSurg.WeWe havehave aa shipship,
wln 0884OfOf whichwhich II amam SurgeonSurgeon, thatthat belongsbelongs untounto
wln 0885AA LondonLondon merchantmerchant, nownow boundbound forfor MamorahMamorah
wln 0886AA townetown inin BarbaryBarbary, pleaseplease youyou toto useuse thatthat,
wln 0887YouYou shallshall commandcommand freefree passagepassage: tenten monthsmonths hencehence
wln 0888WeWe hopehope toto visitvisit EnglandEngland.
wln 0889Spenc.SpencerSpenc.FriendFriend II thankethank theethee.
wln 0890Surg.SurgeonSurg.IleI’ll bringbring youyou toto thethe MasterMaster, whowho II knowknow
wln 0891WillWill entertaineentertain youyou gladlygladly.
wln 0892Spen.SpencerSpen.WhenWhen II havehave seeneseen thethe funerallfuneral rightsrights perform’dperformed
wln 0893ToTo thethe deaddead bodybody ofof mymy CountryCountry manman
wln 0894AndAnd kinsmankinsman, II willwill taketake youryour courteouscourteous offeroffer.
wln 0895EnglandEngland nono doubtdoubt willwill hearehear newesnews ofof mymy deathdeath,
wln 0896HowHow BesseBess willwill taketake itit isis toto meme unknowneunknown:
wln 0897OnOn herher behaviourbehaviorbehaviour II willwill buildbuild mymy fatefa●efate,
wln 0898ThereThere raiseraise mymy lovelove, oror thencethence erecterect mymy hatehate.
wln 0899ExplicitExplicit ActusActus secundussecundus.

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wln 0900ActusActus tertiustertius. ScenaScaena primaprima.

wln 0901EnterEnter RoughmanRoughman andand ForsetForset.

wln 0902ForsetForset.
wln 0903OHOHO y’arey’ areyou’re wellwell metmet, justj●stjust asas II prophesideprophesied
wln 0904SoSo itit fellfell outout.
wln 0905Fors.ForsetFors.AsAs howhow II praypray?
wln 0906Rough.RoughmanRough.HadHad youyou butbut staidstayed thethe crossingcrossing ofof oneone fieldfield,
wln 0907YouYou hadhad beheldbeheld aa HectorHector, thethe boldestbold●stboldest Trojan〈◊〉Trojan
wln 0908ThatThat everever RoughmanRoughman metmet withwith.
wln 0909Fors.ForsetFors.PrayPray whatwhat waswas hehe?
wln 0910Rough.RoughmanRough.YouYou talketalk ofof LittleLittle DavyDavy, CuttingCutting DickDick,
wln 0911AndAnd diversdivers suchsuch, butbut tushtush, thisthis hathhath nono fellowfellow.
wln 0912Fors.ForsetFors.OfOf whatwhat staturestature andand yearesyears waswas hehe?
wln 0913Rough.RoughmanRough.IndeedIndeed II mustmust confesseconfess hehe waswas nono giantgiant,
wln 0914NorNor aboveabove fiftyfifty, butbut hehe diddid bestirrebestir himhim,
wln 0915WasWas herehere andand therethere, andand every whereeverywhere atat onceonce,
wln 0916ThatThat II waswas ne’erne’er soso putput to’tto ’tto’t sincesince thethe MidwifeMidwife
wln 0917FirstFirst wraptwrapped mymy headhead inin linnenlinen. Let’sLet’s toto BesseBess.
wln 0918IleI’ll telltell herher thethe wholewhole projectproject.
wln 0919Fors.ForsetFors.HeresHere’shere’s thethe househouse, wee’llwe’ll enterenter ifif youyou pleaseplease.
wln 0920Roug.RoughmanRoug.WhereWhere bebe thesethese DrawersDrawers, RascalsRascals II shouldshould saysay?
wln 0921ThatThat willwill givegive nono attendanceattendance.
wln 0922EnterEnter Clem.ClemClem.
wln 0923ClemClem.Clem.Clem..AnonAnon, anonanon sirsir, pleaseplease youyou seesee aa roomeroom. WhatWhat youyou
wln 0924herehere againeagain? NowNow wewe shallshall havehave suchsuch roaringroaring.
wln 0925Rough.RoughmanRough.YouYou sirrahsirrah callcall youryour MistresseMistress.
wln 0926Clem.ClemClem.YesYes sirsir, II knowknow itit isis mymy dutyduty toto callcall herher MistresseMistress.
wln 0927Rough.RoughmanRough.SeeSee andand thethe slaveslave willwill stirstir.
wln 0928Clem.ClemClem.YesYes II doedo stirstir.
wln 0929Rough.RoughmanRough.ShalShall wewe havehave humorshumorshumours, sauce-boxsauce boxsauce boxsauce-box, youyou havehave eares●aresears
wln 0930IleI’ll teachteach youyou prick-songpricksong.
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wln 0931Clem.ClemClem.ButBut youyou havehave nownow aa wrongwrong SowSow byby thethe eareear. II
wln 0932willwill callcall herher,
wln 0933Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.DoeDo sirsir, youyou hadhad bestbest.
wln 0934Clem.ClemClem.IfIf youyou werewere twentytwenty RoughmansRoughmans, ifif youyou luglug meme byby
wln 0935thethe earesears againeagain, IleI’ll drawdraw.
wln 0936Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.HaHa, whatwhat willwill youyou drawdraw?
wln 0937Clem.ClemClem.TheThe bestbest winewine inin thethe househouse forfor youryour worshipworship: andand
wln 0938II wouldwould callcall herher, butbut II cancan assureassure youyou sheshe isis eythereither notnot stir-stirringstir∣ringstirring
wln 0939ring,
wln 0939oror elseelse notnot inin casecafecafecase.
wln 0940Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.HowHow notnot inin casecase?
wln 0941Clem.ClemClem.II thinkethink sheshe hathhath notnot herher smockesmock onon, forfor II thinkethink
wln 0942II sawsaw itit lyelie atat herher bedsbed’s headhead.
wln 0943Rough.RoughmanRough.WhatWhat, DrawersDrawers growgrow capritiouscapricious?
wln 0944Clem.ClemClem.HelpHelp, helphelp.

wln 0945EnterEnter BesseBess BridgesBridges.
wln 0946BesseBess.WhatWhat uprore’suproar’s thisthis? shallshall wewe bebe nevernever ridrid
wln 0947FromFrom thesethese disturbancesdisturbances?
wln 0948Rough.RoughmanRough.WhyWhy howhow nownow BesseBess? IsIs thisthis youryour huswifryhuswifryhousewifry?
wln 0949WhenWhen youyou areare minemine IleI’ll havehave youyou riserise asas earlyearly asas thethe LarkeLa●keLark,
wln 0950LookeLook toto thethe BarBar your selfeyourself: thesethese lazylazy rascallsrascals
wln 0951WillWill bringbring youryour statestaresta●estarestate behindebehind handhand.
wln 0952Clem.ClemClem.YouYou lyelie sirsir?
wln 0953Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.HowHow? lyelie?
wln 0954Clem.ClemClem.YesYes sirsir atat thethe RavenRaven inin thethe high-streethigh-street, II waswas atat
wln 0955youryour lodginglodging this●histhis morningmorning forfor aa pottlepottle potpot.
wln 0956Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.YouYou willwill aboutabout youryour businessebusiness, mustmust youyou heareherehear
wln 0957StandStand gapinggaping andand idleidle?
wln 0958Bess.BessBess.YouYou wrongwrong meme sirsir,
wln 0959AndAnd tyrannizetyrannize tootoo muchmuch overover mymy servantsservants.
wln 0960II willwill havehave nono manman touchtouch themthem butbut my selfemyself.
wln 0961Clem.ClemClem.IfIf II doedo notnot putput Rats-baneRatsbane intointo hishis winewine in steadinsteadin stead
wln 0962ofof SugarSugar, saysay II amam nono truetrue BakerBaker.
wln 0963Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.VVhatWhat, riserise atat noonenoon?
wln 0964AA manman maymay fightfight aa talltall frayfray inin aa morningmorning,
wln 0965AndAnd oneone ofof youryour bestbest friendsfriends tootoo bebe hackthacked andand mangledmangled,
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wln 0966AndAnd almostalmost cutcut toto peecespieces, andand youyou fastfast
wln 0967CloseClose inin youryour bedbed, ne’erne’er dreamedream on’ton ’ton’t.
wln 0968BesseBess.FoughtFought youyou thisthis dayday?
wln 0969Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.AndAnd ne’erne’er waswas betterbetter putput too’tto ’tto’t inin mymy daiesdays.
wln 0970BesseBess.II praypray, howhow was’twas’t?
wln 0971Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.ThusThus: asas II pastpassed yonyonyond fieldsfields:
wln 0972EnterEnter thethe Kitchin-maidKitchen-maid.
wln 0973MaidMaid.II praypray forsoothforsooth, whatwhat shallshall II reckonreckon forfor thethe IolleJowljolle
wln 0974ofof LingLing inin thethe Port-cullisPortcullis.
wln 0975Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.AA poxpox uponupon youryour IollesJowlsjolles, youyou kitchin-stuffekitchen-stuff,
wln 0976GoeGo scowrescour youryour skilletsskillets, potspots, andand dripping-pansdripping-pans,
wln 0977AndAnd interruptinterrupt notnot usus.
wln 0978MaidMaid.TheThe DevillDevil taketake youryour Oxe-heelesOxheelsoxheels, youyou foulefoul
wln 0979Cods-headCodshead, mustmust youyou bebe kickingkicking?
wln 0980Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.MinionMinion daredare youyou scouldscold?
wln 0981MaidMaid.YesYes sirsir, andand laylay mymy ladleladle overover youryour coxcombecoxcomb.
wln 0982BesseBess.II doedo notnot thinkethink thatthat thouthou darstdar’st strikestrike aa manman,
wln 0983ThatThat swaggerstswagger’st thusthus oreo’er womenwomen.
wln 0984Rough.RoughmanRough.HowHow nownow BesseBess?
wln 0985BesseBess.ShallShall wewe bebe nevernever quietquiet?
wln 0986Fors.ForsetFors.YouYou areare tootoo ruderude.
wln 0987Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.NowNow II professeprofess allall patiencepatience.
wln 0988Bess.BessBess.ThenThen proceedeproceed.
wln 0989Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.RisingRising upup earlyearly, MinionMinion whilstwhilst youyou sleptslept,
wln 0990ToTo crossecross yonyouyouyon fieldfield, II hadhad butbut newlynewly partedparted
wln 0991WithWith thisthis mymy friendfriend, butbut thatthat II soonesoon espideespied
wln 0992AA gallantgallant fellowfellow, andand mostmost stronglystrongly arm’darmed.
wln 0993InIn thethe mid-fieldmid-field wewe metmet, andand bothboth beingbeing resoluteresolute,
wln 0994VVeWe justledjustled forfor thethe wallwall.
wln 0995BesseBessVVhyWhy, diddid therethere standstand aa wallwall inin thethe mid-fieldmid-field?
wln 0996Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.II meantmeant strovestrove forfor thethe wayway.
wln 0997TwoTwo suchsuch bravebrave spiritsspirits meetingmeeting, straightstraight bothboth drewdrew.
wln 0998EnterEnter Clem.ClemClem.
wln 0999Clem.ClemClem.TheThe MaidMaid forsoothforsooth sentsent meme toto knowknow whetherwhether
wln 1000youyou wouldwould havehave thethe shouldershoulder ofof muttonmutton roastedroasted oror sodsod.
wln 1001Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.AA mischiefemischief onon youryour shouldersshoulders.
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wln 1002Cl.ClemCl.That’sThat’s thethe wayway toto makemake meme nevernever proveprove goodgood porterporter
wln 1003BesseBess.YouYou stillstill heapeheap wrongswrongs onon wrongswrongs.
wln 1004Rough.RoughmanRough.II waswas inin furyfury
wln 1005ToTo thinkethink uponupon thethe violenceviolence ofof thatthat fightfight,
wln 1006AndAnd couldcould notnot staystay mymy ragerage.
wln 1007Fors.ForsetFors.OnceOnce moremore proceedproceed.
wln 1008Roughm.Rough●.RoughmanRoughm.OhOhO hadhad youyou seeneseen twotwo tiltingtilting meteorsmeteors justlejustle
wln 1009InIn thethe midmid RegionRegion, withwith likelike fearefear andand furyfury
wln 1010WeWe twotwo encounter’dencountered. NotNot BriariusBriareus
wln 1011CouldCould withwith hishis hundredhundred handshands havehave struckestruck moremore thickethick.
wln 1012BlowesBlows camecame aboutabout mymy headhead, II tooketook themthem stillstill.
wln 1013ThrustsThrusts byby mymy sidessides twixttwixt bodybody andand mymy armesarms,
wln 1014YetYet stillstill II putput themthem byby.
wln 1015BesseBess.WhenWhen theythey werewere pastpast hehe putput themthem byby. GoeGo onon.
wln 1016ButBut inin thisthis furyfury whatwhat becamebecame ofof himhim?
wln 1017Ro.RoughmanRo.II thinkethink II paidpaid himhim homehome, hee’she’s soundlysoundly maul’dmauled,
wln 1018II bosom’dbosomed himhim atat everyevery secondsecond thrustthrust.
wln 1019BesseBe●BessScap’d●cap’d’Scapedscaped hehe withwith lifelife?
wln 1020Roug[··]RoughmRo●RoughmanRoughm[·]I〈◊〉AyI, thatsthat’s mymy fearefear: ifif hehe recoverrecover thisthis,
wln 1021IleI●eI’ll nevernever trusttrust mymy swordsword moremore.
wln 1022BesseBess.WhyWhy flyfly youyou notnot ifif hehe bebe inin suchsuch dangerdanger?
wln 1023Rough.RoughmanRough.BecauseBecause aa witchwitch onceonce toldtold meme
wln 1024II ne’ern●rne’er shouldshould dyedie for●orfor murdermurder.
wln 1025BesseBess.II beleevebelieve theethee,
wln 1026ButBut telltell meme praypray, waswas notnot thisthis gallantgallant fellowfellow,
wln 1027AA prettypretty fairefair youngyoung youthyouth aboutabout mymy yearesyears?
wln 1028Rough.RoughmanRough.EvenEven thereaboutthereabouts.
wln 1029Clem.ClemClem.HeHe waswas notnot fiftiefifty thenthen.
wln 1030BesseBess.MuchMuch ofof mymy staturestature?
wln 1031Rough.RoughmanRough.MuchMuch aboutabout youryour pitchpitch.
wln 1032Clem.ClemClem.HeHe waswas nono giantgiant thenthen.
wln 1033BesseBess.AndAnd worewore aa suitsuit likelike thisthis?
wln 1034Rough.RoughmanRough.II halfehalf suspectsuspect.
wln 1035BesseBess.ThatThat gallantgallant fellow●ellowfellow,
wln 1036SoSo woundedwounded andand soso mangledmangled, waswas my selfemyself,
wln 1037YouYou basebase white-lyver’dwhite-livered slaveslave, itit waswas thisthis shooeshoe
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wln 1038ThatThat thouthou stooptstooped toto untieuntie: untrustuntrusseduntrust thosethose pointspoints:
wln 1039AndAnd likelike aa beastlybeastly cowardcoward laylay alongalong,
wln 1040TillTill II striddstrid overover theethee. SpeakeSpeak, was’twas’t notnot soso?
wln 1041Rough.RoughmanRough.ItIt cannotcannot bebe deny’ddenied.
wln 1042BesseBess.Hare-heartedHare heartedHare-heartedHare hearted fellowfellow, Milk-sopMilksop, dostdost notnot blushblush?
wln 1043GiveGive meme thatthat RapierRapier: II willwill makemake theethee sweareswear,
wln 1044ThouThou shaltshalt redeemeredeem thisthi●this scornescorn thouthou hasthast incurr’dincurred,
wln 1045OrOr inin thisthis womanwoman shapeshape IleI’ll cudgellcudgel theethee,
wln 1046AndAnd beatebea●ebeat theethee throughthrough thethe streetsstreets. AsAs II amam BesseBess, I’llI’ll do’tdo ’tdo’t.
wln 1047Rough.RoughmanRough.HoldHold, holdhold; II sweareswear.
wln 1048Bes.BessBes.DareDare notnot toto enterenter atat mymy dooredoor tilltill thenthen.
wln 1049Rough.RoughmanRough.ShameShame confoundsconfounds meme quitequite.
wln 1050Bess.BessBess.ThatThat shameshame redeemredeem: perhapsperhaps wee’lwe●we’ll doedo theethee gracegra●grace
wln 1051II lovelove thethe valiantvaliant, butbut despisedespise thethe basebase.ExitExit.
wln 1052Clem.ClemClem.VVillWillwill youyou bebe kickt〈◊〉kicked sirsir?
wln 1053Rough.RoughmanRough.SheShe hathhath wakendwakened meme,
wln 1054AndAnd kindledkindled thatthat deaddead firefire ofof couragecourage inin meme,
wln 1055VVhichWhich allall thisthis whilewhile hathhath sleptslept: ToTo sparespare mymy fleshfl●shflesh
wln 1056AndAnd woundwound mymy famefame, whatwhat is’tis ’tis’t? II willwill notnot restrest
wln 1057TillTill byby somesome valiantvaliant deeddeed II havehave mademade goodgood
wln 1058AllAll mymy disgracesdisgraces pastpast. IleI’ll crossecross thethe streetest●eetestreet,
wln 1059AndAnd strikestrike thethe nextnext bravebrave fellowfellow thatthat II meetmeet.
wln 1060Fors.ForsetFors.II amam boundbound toto seesee thethe endend on’ton ’ton’t.
wln 1061Rough.RoughmanRough.AreAre youyou sirsir?
wln 1062BeatesBoatesBeatsBoats offoff ForsetForset.

wln 1063EnterEnter MayorMayor ofof FoyFoy, anan AldermanAlderman; andand ServantServant.

wln 1064MayorMayor.BeleeveBelieve meme sirsir, sheshe bearesbears her selfeherself soso wellwell,
wln 1065NoNo manman cancan justlyjustly blameblame herher: andand II wonderwonder
wln 1066BeingBeing aa singlesingle womanwoman asas sheshe isis,
wln 1067AndAnd livingliving inin anan househouse ofof suchsuch resortresort,
wln 1068SheShe isis nono moremore distasteddist●teddistasted.
wln 1069Alder.AldermanAlder.TheThe bestbest GentlemenGentlemen
wln 1070TheThe CountryCountry yeeldsyields, becomebecome herher dailydaily guestsguests.
wln 1071SureSure sirsir II thinkethink shee’sshe’s richrich.
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wln 1072MayorMayor.ThusThus muchmuch II knowknow, wouldwould II couldcould buybuy herher statestate
wln 1073VVere’tWere ’tWere’t forfor aa bracebrace ofof thousandsthousands.AA shotshot.
wln 1074Ald.AldermanAld.T’was● was’Twas’twas saidsaid aa shipship isis nownow putput intointo harbourharborharbour,
wln 1075KnowKnow whencewhence sheshe isis.
wln 1076Serv.ServantServ.IleI’ll bringbring newesnews fromfrom thethe keyquaykey.
wln 1077MayorMayor.ToTo telltell youyou truetrue sirsir, II couldcould wishwish aa matchmatch
wln 1078BetwixtBetwixt herher andand minemine owneown andand onelyonly sonneson,
wln 1079AndAnd stretchstretch mymy pursepurse tootoo uponupon thatthat conditioncondition.
wln 1080Ald.AldermanAld.PleasePlease youyou IleI’ll motionmotion itit.
wln 1081EnterEnter thethe ServantServant.
wln 1082Serv.ServantServ.OneOne ofof thethe shipsships isis newnew comecome fromfrom thethe IslandsIslands,
wln 1083TheThe greatestgreatest manman ofof note’snote’s oneone CaptaineCaptain GoodlackGoodlack.
wln 1084ItIt isis butbut aa smallsmall VessellVessel.

wln 1085EnterEnter GoodlackGoodlack andand SailorsSailors.
wln 1086Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.IleI’ll meetmeet youyou straightstraight atat th’th’ VVind-millWindmill.
wln 1087NotNot oneone wordword ofof mymy namename.
wln 10881●1 Sail.SailorSail.VVeWe understandunderstand youyou.
wln 1089MayorMayor.SirSir tis’tis toldtold usus youyou camecame latelate fromfrom th’Islandsth’ Islandsth’Islands::▪
wln 1090Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.II diddid soso:
wln 1091MayorMayor.PrayPray sirsir thethe newesn●wesnews fromfrom thencethence.
wln 1092Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.TheThe bestbest isis, thatthat thethe GenerallGeneral isis inin healthhealth,
wln 1093AndAnd FiallFayalFiall wonwon fromfrom th’th’ SpaniardsSpaniards: butbut thethe FleetFl●ctFleet
wln 1094ByBy reasonreason ofof soso manymany dangerousdangerous tempeststempests
wln 1095ExtremelyExtremely wether-beatenweather-beaten. YouYou sirsir II taketake itit,
wln 1096AreAre MayorMayor o’tho’ th’o’th townetown.
wln 1097MayorMayor.II amam thethe KingsKing’sking’s LieftenantLief●nantLieutenant.
wln 1098Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.II havehave somesome LettersLetters ofof importimport fromfrom oneone
wln 1099AA GentlemanGentleman ofof veryvery goodgood accountaccount,
wln 1100ThatThat didedied latelate inin thethe IslandsIslands, toto aa MaideMaid
wln 1101ThatThat keepeskeeps aa TaverneTavern herehere.
wln 1102MayorMayor.HerHer namename BesseBess BridgesBridges?
wln 1103Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.TheThe samesame. II waswas desir’ddesired toto makemake inquirieinquiry
wln 1104VVhatWhat famefame sheshe bearesbears, andand whatwhat reportreport shee’sshe’s ofof.
wln 1105NowNow youyou sirsir beingbeing herehere chiefe●hiefechief MagistrateMagistr●Magistrate,
wln 1106CanCan bestbest resolveresolve meme.
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wln 1107MayorMayor.ToTo ourour understandingunderstanding,
wln 1108Shee’sShe’s withoutwithout stainestain oror blemishblemish wellwell reputedreputed,
wln 1109AndAnd byby herher modestymodesty andand fairefair demeanourdemeanordemeanour,
wln 1110HathHath wonwon thethe lovelove ofof allall.
wln 1111Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.TheThe worseworse forfor meme.
wln 1112Alder.AldermanAlder.II cancan assureassure youyou manymany narrownarrow eyeseyes
wln 1113HaveHave looktlooked onon herher andand herher conditioncondition,
wln 1114ButBut thosethose thatthat withwith mostmost envyenvy havehave endevour’dendeavoredendeavoured
wln 1115T’T’to entrapentrap herher, havehave return’dreturned wonwon byby herher vertuesvirtues.
wln 1116Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.SoSo allall thatthat II inquireinquire ofof makemake reportreport.
wln 1117II amam gladglad toto heare’thear ’thear’t. SirSir II havehave nownow somesome businessebusiness,
wln 1118AndAnd II ofof forceforce mustmust leaveleave youyou.
wln 1119MayorMayor.II intreatentreat youyou toto supsup withwith meme to nighttonight.
wln 1120Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.SirSir II maymay troubletrouble youyou.
wln 1121FiveFive hundredhundred poundpound aa yeareyear outout ofof mymy wayway.
wln 1122IsIs therethere nono flawflaw thatthat II cancan taxtax herher withwith,
wln 1123ToTo forfeitforfeit thisthis revenewrevenue? IsIs sheshe suchsuch aa SaintSaint,
wln 1124NoneNone cancan missaymissay herher? whywhy thenthen II my selfemyself
wln 1125VVillWill undertakeundertake itit. IfIf inin herher demeanordemeanordemeanour
wln 1126II cancan butbut findefind oneone blemishblemish, stainestain oror spotspot,
wln 1127ItIt isis fivefive hundredhundred poundpound aa yeareyear wellwell gotgot.ExitExit.

wln 1128EnterEnter ClemCle●Clem andand thethe SailorsSailors onon thethe oneone sideside, atat thethe otherother
wln 1129RoughmanRoughman, whowho drawesdraws uponupon themthem, andand beatesbeats themthe●them
wln 1130offoff.

wln 1131EnterEnter BesseBess, ClemClem, andand thethe SailorsSailors.
wln 1132Bes.BessBes.ButBut diddid hehe fightfight itit bravelybravely?
wln 1133Clem.ClemClem.II assureassure youyou mistressemistress mostmost dissolutelydissolutely: heehe hathhath
wln 1134runnerun thisthis SailerSailer threethree timestimes throughthrough thethe bodybody, andand yetyet
wln 1135nevernever touchttouched hishis skinneskin.
wln 1136BesseBess.HowHow cancan thatthat bebe?
wln 1137Clem.ClemClem.ThroughThrough thethe bodybody ofof hishis doubletdoublet II meantmeant.
wln 1138BesseBess,HowHow shameshame, basebase imputationimputation, andand disgracedisgrace
wln 1139CanCan makemake aa cowardcoward valiantvaliant: SirrahSirrah youyou
wln 1140LookeLook toto thethe barrebar.
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wln 1141Clem.ClemClem.IleI’ll holdhold upup mymy handhand therethere presentlypresently.
wln 1142Bes.BessBes.II understandunderstand, youyou camecame nownow fromfrom thethe IslandsIslands,
wln 114311 Sail.SailorSail.VVeWe diddid soso.
wln 1144Bes.BessBes.IfIf youyou cancan telltell meme tydingstidings ofof oneone GentlemanGentleman
wln 1145II shallshall requiterequite youyou largelylargely.
wln 114611 SailorSailor.OfOf whatwhat namename?
wln 1147Bess.BessBess.OneOne SpencerSpencer.
wln 114811 SailorSailor.VVeWe bothboth sawsaw andand knewknew thethe manman.
wln 1149BesseBess.OnelyOnly forfor thatthat callcall forfor whatwhat winewine youyou pleaseplease.
wln 1150PrayPray telltell meme wherewhere youyou leftleft himhim.
wln 115122 SailorSailor.InIn FiallFayalFiall.
wln 1152Bes.BessBes.VVasWas hehe inin healthhealth? howhow diddid hehe farefare?
wln 115322 Sail.SailorSail.WhyWhy wellwell.
wln 1154Bess.BessBess.ForFor thatthat goodgood newesnews, spendspend, revellrevel, andand carousecarouse,
wln 1155YourYour reckning’sreckoning’s paidpaid before-handbeforehand. I’meI’m extasideecstasied,
wln 1156AndAnd mymy delightsdelights unboundedunbounded.
wln 115711 Sail.SailorSail.DidDid youyou lovelove himhim?
wln 1158Bess.BessBess.NextNext toto mymy hopeshopes inin heavenheaven.
wln 115911 Sail.SailorSail.ThenThen changechange youryour mirthmirth.
wln 1160BesseBess.VVhyWhy, asas II taketake itit, youyou toldtold meme hehe waswas wellwell,
wln 1161AndAnd shallshall II notnot rejoycerejoice?
wln 116211 Sail.SailorSail.Hee’sHe’s wellwell inin heavenheaven, ForFor MistrisseMistress, hehe isis deaddead,
wln 1163Bess.BessBess.HahHa, deaddead! was’twas’t soso youyou saidsaid? Th’astTh’astthou’st givēgiven meme, friendfriend
wln 1164ButBut oneone woundwound yetyet, speakespeak butbut thatthat wordword againeagain,
wln 1165AndAnd killkill meme out-rightoutright.
wln 116622 Sail.SailorSail.HeHe liveslives notnot.
wln 1167Bess.BessBess.AndAnd shallshall II? VViltWilt thouthou notnot breakebreak heartheart?
wln 1168AreAre thesethese mymy ribsribs wroughtwrought outout ofof brassebrass oror steelesteel,
wln 1169ThouThou canstcanst notnot crazecraze theirtheir barresbars?
wln 117011 Sail.SailorSail.MistrisMistress useuse patiencepatience, whichwhich conquersconquers allall despairedespair.
wln 1171BesseBess.YouYou adviseadvise wellwell:
wln 1172II diddid butbut jeastjest withwith sorrowsorrow: youyou maymay seesee
wln 1173II amam nownow inin gentlegentle tempertemper.
wln 117422 Sail.SailorSail.TrueTrue, wewe see’tsee ’tsee’t.
wln 1175Bes.BessBes.PrayPray taketake thethe bestbest roomeroom inin thethe houseliousehouse, andand therethere
wln 1176CallCall forfor whatwhat winewine bestbest taststastes youyou: atat mymy leasureleisure
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wln 1177IleI’ll visitvisit youyou my selfemyself.
wln 117811 Sail.SailorSail.IleI’ll useuse youryour kindnessekindness.ExeuntExeu●Exeunt.
wln 1179BesseBess.ThatThat itit shouldshould bebe mymy fatefate. PoorePoor poorepoor sweet-hartsweet-ha●sweetheart
wln 1180II doedo butbut thinkethink howhow thouthou becomstbecomest thythy gravegrave,
wln 1181InIn whichwhich wouldwould II laylay byby theethee: what’swhat’s mymy wealthwealth
wln 1182ToTo injoy’tenjoy ’tenjoy’t withoutwithout mymy SpencerSpencer. II willwill nownow
wln 1183StudyStudy toto diedie, thatthat II maymay livelive withwith himhim.

wln 1184EnterEnter GoodlackGoodlack.
wln 1185Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.TheThe furtherfurther II inquireinquire, thethe moremore II hearehear
wln 1186ToTo mymy discomfortdiscomfort. IfIf mymy discontinuancediscontinuance
wln 1187AndAnd changechange atat SeaSea disguisedisgussedisguise meme fromfrom herher knowledgeknowledge
wln 1188II shallshall havehave scopescope enoughenough toto proveprove herher fullyfully.
wln 1189ThisThis sadnessesadness arguesargues sheshe hathhath heardheard somesome newesnews
wln 1190OfOf mymy FriendsFriend’sfriend’s deathdeath.
wln 1191BesseBess.ItIt cannotcannot suresure bebe truetrue
wln 1192ThatThat hehe isis deaddead, DeathDeath couldcould notnot bebe soso enviousenvious
wln 1193ToTo snatchsnatch himhim inin hishis primeprime. II studystudy toto forgetforget
wln 1194ThatThat eree’erere waswas suchsuch aa manman.
wln 1195Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.IfIf notnot impeachimpeach herher,
wln 1196MyMy purposepurpose isis toto seekeseek toto marrymarry herher.
wln 1197IfIf sheshe denydeny meme, IleI’ll concealeconceal thethe VVillWill,
wln 1198OrOr atat thethe leastleast makemake herher compoundcompound forfor halfehalf.
wln 1199SaveSave youyou fairefair GentlewomanGentlewoman.
wln 1200Bess.BessBess.YouYou areare welcomewelcome sirsir.
wln 1201Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.II hearehear saysay there’sthere’s aa whorewhore herehere thatthat drawsdraws winewine,
wln 1202II amam sharpsharp setse●set, andand newlynewly comecome fromfrom seasea,
wln 1203AndAnd II wouldwould seesee thethe trash●rashtrash.
wln 1204Bess.BessBess.SureSure youyou mistakemistake sirsir.
wln 1205IfIf youyou desiredesire attendanceattendance andand somesome winewine
wln 1206II cancan commandcommand youyou bothboth. VVhereWhere bebe thesethese boyesboys?
wln 1207Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.AreAre youyou thethe MistresseMistress?
wln 1208BesseBess.II commandcommand thethe househouse.
wln 1209Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.OfOf whatwhat birthbirth areare youyou, pra’ypray?
wln 1210BessB●ssBess.AA TannersTanner’stanner’s daughterdaughter.
wln 1211Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.VVhereWhere borneborn?
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wln 1212BesseBess.InIn SomersetshireSomersetshire.
wln 1213Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.AA trade-falnetrade-fallen TannersTanner’stanner’s daughterdaughter goego soso bravebrave:
wln 1214OhOhO youyou havehave trickestricks toto compassecompass thesethese gaygay cloathsclothes.
wln 1215BesseBess.NoneNone sirsir, butbut whatwhat areare honesthonest.
wln 1216Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.VVhat’sWhat’s youryour namename?
wln 1217BesseBess.BesseBess BridgesBridges mostmost menmen callcall meme.
wln 1218Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.Y’areY●areY’ areyou’re aa whorewhore.
wln 1219BesseBess.SirSir, II willwill fetchfetch youyou winewine toto washwash youryour mouthmouth,
wln 1220ItIt isis soso foulefoul, II feare’tfear ’tfear’t maymay festerfester elseelse.
wln 1221ThereThere maymay bebe dangerdanger in’tin ’tin’t.
wln 1222Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.NotNot allall thisthis movemove herher patiencepatience.
wln 1223BesseBess.GoodGood sirsir, atat thisthis timetime II amam scarcescarce my selfemyself
wln 1224ByBy reasonreason ofof aa greatgreat andand weightyweighty losseloss
wln 1225ThatThat troublestroubles meme: butbut II shouldshould knowknow thatthat RingRing.
wln 1226Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.HowHow, thisthis, youyou baggagebaggage? ItIt waswas nevernever mademade
wln 1227ToTo gracegrace aa strumpetsstrumpet’s fingerfinger.
wln 1228BesseBess.PardonPardon sirsir, II bothboth mustmust andand willwill leaveleave youyou.ExitExit.
wln 1229Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.DidDid notnot thisthis wellwell??▪ ThisThis willwill stickestick inin mymy stomackstomach
wln 1230II couldcould repentrepent mymy wrongswrongs donedone toto thisthis maidmaid:
wln 1231ButBut IleI’ll notnot leaveleave herher thusthus: ifif sheshe stillstill lovelove himhim.
wln 1232IleI’ll breakebreak herher heart-stringsheartstrings withwith somesome falsefalse reportreport
wln 1233OfOf hishis unkindnesseunkindness.

wln 1234EnterEnter Clem.ClemClem.
wln 1235Clem.ClemClem.YouYou areare welcomewelcome GentlemanGentleman: whatwhat winewine willwill
wln 1236youyou drinkedrink? ClaretClaret, MetheglinMetheglin, oror MuskadineMuscadineMuskadine, CyderCidercider oror
wln 1237PyrreyPerryperry, toto makemake youyou merrymerry, AragoosaArag●AragoosaAragoosa’s, oror Peter-see-meePeter-see-me,,▪
wln 1238CanaryCanary oror CharnicoCharnico? ButBut byby youryour nosenose sirsir youyou shouldshould lovelove
wln 1239aa cupcup ofof MalmseyMalmsey: youyou shallshall havehave aa cupcup ofof thethe bestbest inin Corn-CornwaileCornwall
wln 1240waile.

wln 1241Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.Here’sHere’s aa bravebrave drawerdraw ●rdrawer willwill quarrellquarrel withwith hishis winewine.
wln 1242Clem.ClemClem.ButBut ifif youyou preferreprefer thethe FrenchmanFrenchman beforebefore thethe
wln 1243SpaniardSpaniard, youyou shallshall havehave eithereither herehere ofof thethe deepedeep redred grapegrape
wln 1244oror thethe pallidpallid whitewhite. YouYou areare aa prettypretty talltall GentlemanGentleman, youyou
wln 1245shouldshould lovelove High-CountryHigh-Country winewine: nonenone butbu●but ClarkesClerks andand
wln 1246SextonsSextons lovelove GravesGraves winewine. OrOr areare youyou aa maried●iedmarried manman, IleI’ll
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wln 1247furnishfurnish youyou withwith bastardbastard, whitewhite oror brownebrown, accordingaccording toto
wln 1248thethe complexioncomplexion ofof youryour bed-fellowbedfellow.
wln 1249Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.YouYou roguerogue, howhow manymany yearesyears ofof youryour prentishipprenticeship
wln 1250HaveHave youyou spentspent inin studyingstudying thisthis setset speeehspeechsp●hspeech?
wln 1251Clem.ClemClem.TheThe firstfirst lineline ofof mymy partpart waswas, AnonAnon anonanon, sirsir: andand
wln 1252thethe firstfirst questionquestion II answerdanswered toto, waswas logger-headloggerhead, oror block-block-headblockhead
wln 1253head,
wln 1253II knowknow notnot whetherwhether.
wln 1254Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.SpeakeSpeak, whereswhere’s youryour MistresseMistress?
wln 1255Clem.ClemClem.GoneGone upup toto herher chamberchamber.
wln 1256Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.SetSet aa pottlepottle ofof SackeSack inin th’fireth’ fireth’fire, andand carrycarry itit intointo
wln 1257thethe nextnext roomeroom.ExitExit.
wln 1258Clem.ClemClem.ScoreScore aa pottlepottle ofof SackeSack inin thethe CrowneCrown, andand seesee atat
wln 1259thethe barrebar forfor somesome rottenrotten eggeseggs toto burneburn itit: wewe mustmust havehave
wln 1260oneone tricketrick oror otherother toto ventvent awayaway ourour badbad commoditiescommodities.
wln 1261ExitExit.
wln 1262EnterEnter BesseBess withwith SpencersSpencer’s PicturePicture.

wln 1263BesseBess.ToTo dyedie, andand notnot vouchsafevouchsafe somesome fewfew commendscommends
wln 1264BeforeBefore hishis deathdeath, waswas mostmost unkindlyunkindly donedone.
wln 1265ThisThis PicturePicture isis moremore courteouscourteous: ’twill’twill notnot shrinkeshrink
wln 1266ForFor twentytwenty thousandthousand kisseskisses: nono nornor blushblush:
wln 1267ThenThenThan thouthou shaltshalt bebe mymy husbandhusband, andand II vowvow
wln 1268NeverNever toto marrymarry otherother.EnterEnter GoodlackeGoodlackGoodlacke.
wln 1269Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.WheresWhere’s thisthis harlotharlot?
wln 1270BesseBess.YouYou areare immodestimmodest sirsir toto pressepress thusthus rudelyrudely
wln 1271IntoInto mymy privateprivate chamberchamber.
wln 1272Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.PoxPox ofof modestymodesty
wln 1273WhenWhen punkspunks mustmust havehave itit mincingmincing inin theirtheir mouthesmouths.
wln 1274AndAnd havehave II foundfound theethee? thenthen shaltshalt hencehence withwith meme.
wln 1275BesseBess.RobRob meme notnot ofof thethe chiefestchiefest wealthwealth II havehave:
wln 1276SearchSearch allall mymy trunkstrunks, taketake thethe bestbest IewelsJewelsjewels therethere:
wln 1277DepriveDeprive meme notnot thatthat treasuretreasure, IleI’ll redeemeredeem itit
wln 1278WithWith plateplate, andand allall thethe littlelittle coynecoin II havehave,
wln 1279SoSo II makemake keepekeep thatthat stillstill.
wln 1280Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.ThinkstThinkst thouthou thatthat bribesbribes
wln 1281CanCan makemake meme leaveleave mymy friendsfriend’sfriends WillWill unperform’dunperformed?
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wln 1282BesseBess.WhatWhat waswas thatthat FriendFriend?
wln 1283Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.OneOne SpencerSpencer, deaddead i’th●hi’ th’i’th’ IslandsIslands,
wln 1284WhoseWhose veryvery lastlast wordswords uttereduttered atathisat hishis deathdeath
wln 1285WereWere thesethese, IfIf everever thouthou shaltshalt comecome toto FoyFoy,
wln 1286TakeTake thencethence mymy picturepicture, andand defacedeface itit quitequite:
wln 1287ForFor letlet itit notnot bebe saidsaid, mymy pourtratureportraiture
wln 1288ShallShall gracegrace aa strumpetsstrumpet’s chamberchamber.
wln 1289Bess.BessBess.Twas’Twas’twas notnot soso:
wln 1290YouYou lyelie, youyou areare aa villainevillain: twas’twas notnot soso.
wln 1291Tis’Tis moremore thenthan sinnesin thusthus toto belybeliebely thethe deaddead:
wln 1292HeeHe knewknew ifif everever II wouldwould havehave transgresttransgressed,
wln 1293’Thad’T had’t had beenebeen withwith himhim: hehe durstdu●stdared havehave swornesworn meme chastechaste,
wln 1294AndAnd dydedied inin thatthat beliefebelief.
wln 1295Good.GoodlackGood.AreAre youyou soso briefebrief?
wln 1296NayNay, Ile●eI’ll notnot troubletrouble youyou: GodGod b’oyb’ wi’bye youyou.
wln 1297BesseBess.YetYet leaveleave meme stillstill thatthat PicturePicture, andand IleI’ll sweareswear
wln 1298YouYou areare aa GentlemanGentleman, andand cannotcannot lielie.
wln 1299Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.II amam inexorableinexorable.
wln 1300BesseBess.AreAre youyou aa ChristianChristian, havehave youyou anyany namename
wln 1301ThatThat everever goodgood manman gavegave youyou?
wln 1302’Twas’Twas nono SaintSaint youyou werewere call’dcalled afterafter. WhatsWhat’swhat’s thythy namena●ename?
wln 1303Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.MyMy namename isis CaptaineCaptain ThomasT●asThomas GoodGood —
wln 1304Bess.BessBess.II cancan seesee nono goodgood inin theethee..▪ RaceRace thatthat syllablesyllable
wln 1305OutOut ofof thythy namename.
wln 1306Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.Goodlacke’sGoodlack’sGoodlacke’s mymy namename.
wln 1307BesseBess.II crycry youyou mercymercy sirsir: II nownow rememberremember youyou,
wln 1308YouYou werewere mymy SpencersSpencer’s friendfriend, andand II amam sorysorry,
wln 1309BecauseBecause hehe lov’dloved youyou, II havehave beenebeen soso harshha●hharsh:
wln 1310ForFor whosewhose sakesake, II intreatentreat ereere youyou take’ttake ’ttake’t hencehe●cehence,
wln 1311II maymay butbut taketake mymy leaveleave on’ton ’ton’t.
wln 1312Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.You’lYou’ll returnereturn itit?
wln 1313BesseBess.AsAs II amam chastechaste I’willI will.
wln 1314Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.ForFor onceonce IleI’ll trusttrust youyou.
wln 1315BesseBess.OhOhO thouthou thethe perfectperfect semblancesemblance ofof mymy LoveLove,
wln 1316AndAnd allall that’sthat’s leftleft ofof himhim, taketake oneone sweetsweet kissekiss,
wln 1317AsAs mymy lastla●last farewellfarewell. ThouThou resemblestresemblest himhim
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wln 1318ForFor whosewhose sweetsweet safetysafety II waswas everyevery morningmorning
wln 1319DowneDown onon mymy kneesknees, andand withwith thethe LarkesLarks’Larks sweetsweet tunestunes
wln 1320II diddid beginbegin mymy prayersprayers: andand whenwhen sadsad sleepesleep
wln 1321HadHad charm’dcharmed allall eyeseyes, whenwhen nonenone savesave thethe brightbright starresstars
wln 1322WereWere upup andand wakingwaking, II remembredremembered theethee,
wln 1323ButBut allall, allall toto nono purposepurpose.
wln 1324Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.SureSure, mostmost suresure, thisthis cannotcannot bebe dissembleddissembled.
wln 1325BesseBess.ToTo theethee II havehave beenebeen constantconstant inin thinethine absenceabsence,
wln 1326AndAnd whenwhen II look’dlooked uponupon thisthis paintedpainted peecepiece
wln 1327RemembredRemembered thythy lastlast rulesrules andand principlesprinciples:
wln 1328ForFor theethee II havehave givengiven almesalms, visitedvisited prisonsprisons,
wln 1329ToTo GentlemenGentlemen andand passengerspassengers lentlent coynecoin,
wln 1330ThatThat ifif theythey everever hadhad abilitieability
wln 1331TheyThey mightmight repay’trepay ’trepay’t toto SpencerSpencer: yetyet forfor thisthis,
wln 1332AllAll thisthis, andand moremore, II cannotcannot havehave soso muchmuch
wln 1333AsAs thisthis poorepoor tabletable.
wln 1334G.GoodlackG.II shouldshould questionquestion truthtruth, ifif II shouldshould wrongwrong thisthis creaturecreature.
wln 1335BesseBess.II amam resolv’dresolved.
wln 1336SeeSee sirsir, thisthis PicturePicture II restorerestore youyou backeback,
wln 1337WhichWhich sincesince itit waswas hishis willwill youyou shouldshould taketake hencehence,
wln 1338II willwill notnot wrongwrong thethe deaddead.
wln 1339Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.GodGod bebe w’youw’ youwi’you.
wln 1340BesseBess.OneOne wordword moremore.
wln 1341SpencerSpencer youyou saysay waswas soso unkindeunkind inin deathdeath:
wln 1342Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.II telltell youyou truetrue.
wln 1343BesseBess.II doedo intreatentreat youyou eveneven forfor goodnessegoodness’ sakesake
wln 1344SinceSince youyou werewere oneone thatthat hehe intirelyentirely lov’dloved,
wln 1345IfIf youyou somesome fewfew dayesdays hencehence herehear meme expir’dexpired,
wln 1346YouYou willwill mongst’mongstamongst otherother goodgood menmen, andand poorepoor peoplepeople
wln 1347ThatThat haplyhaply maymay missemiss BesseBess, gracegrace meme soso muchmuch
wln 1348AsAs followfollow meme toto th’th’ gravegrave. ThisThis ifif youyou promisepromise,
wln 1349YouYou shallshall notnot bebe thethe leastleast ofof allall mymy friendsfriends
wln 1350RemembredRemembered inin mymy willwill. NowNow farefare youyou wellwell.
wln 1351Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.HadHad II aa heartheart ofof flintflint oror adamantadamant
wln 1352ItIt wouldwould relentrelent atat thisthis. MyMy MistrisMistress BesseBess,
wln 1353II havehave betterbetter tydingstidings forfor youyou.
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wln 1354BesseBess.YouYou willwill restorerestore mymy PicturePicture? willwill youyou?
wln 1355Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.YesYes, andand moremore thenthan thatthat,
wln 1356ThisThis RingRing fromfrom mymy friendsfriend’s fingerfinger sentsent toto youyou,
wln 1357WithWith infiniteinfinite commendscommends.
wln 1358BesseBess.YouYou changechange mymy bloodblood.
wln 1359Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.TheseThese writingswritings areare thethe evidenceevidence ofof LandsLands,,▪
wln 1360FiveFive hundredhundred poundpound aayaya yeare’seare’syear’sear’s bequeath’dbequeathed toto youyou,
wln 1361OfOf whichwhich II herehere possessepossess youyou: allall isis yoursyours.
wln 1362BesseBess.ThisThis surplussagesurplusage ofof lovelove, hathhath mademade mymy losseloss●loss
wln 1363ThatThat waswas butbut greatgreat beforebefore: nownow infiniteinfinite.
wln 1364ItIt maymay bebe compastcompassed: there’sthere’s inin thisthis mymy purposepurpose
wln 1365NoNo impossibilitieimpossibility.
wln 1366Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.WhatWhat studystudy youyou?
wln 1367BesseBess.FoureFourfour thousandthousand poundpound besidesbesides thisthis LegacieLegacy,
wln 1368InIn Iewels●ewelsJewels, goldgold, andand silversilver II cancan makemake,
wln 1369AndAnd everyevery manman discharg’ddischarged. II amam resolv’dresolved
wln 1370ToTo bebe aa patternepattern toto allall MaidesMaids hereafterhereafter
wln 1371OfOf constancyconstancy inin lovelove.
wln 1372G.GoodlackG.SweetSweet MistrisMistress BesseBess, willwill youyou commandcommand mymy serviceservice,
wln 1373IfIf toto succeedsucceed youryour SpencerSpencer inin hishis LoveLove,
wln 1374II wouldwould exposeexpose meme whollywholly toto youryour wisheswishes.
wln 1375BesseBess.AlasAlas mymy lovelove sleepessleeps withwith himhim inin hishis gravegrave,
wln 1376AndAnd cannotcannot thencethence bebe wakendwakened: yetyet forfor hishis sakesake
wln 1377II willwill impartimpart aa secretsecret toto youryour trusttrust,
wln 1378WhichWhich, savingsaving youyou, nono mortallmortal shouldshould partakepartake.
wln 1379Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.BothBoth forfor hishis lovelove andand yoursyours, commandcommand mymy serviceservice..▪
wln 1380BesseBess.There’sThere’s aa priseprize
wln 1381BroughtBrought intointo FamouthFalmouth RoadRoad, aa goodgood tighttight VessellVessel,
wln 1382TheThe BottomeBottom willwill butbut costcost eighteight hundredhundred poundpound,
wln 1383YouYou shallshall havehave moneymoney: buybuy itit.
wln 1384Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.ToTo whatwhat endend?
wln 1385BesseBess.ThatThat youyou shallshall knowknow hereafterhereafter. FurnishFurnish herher
wln 1386WithWith allall provisionprovision needfullneedful: sparespare nono costcost:
wln 1387AndAnd joynejoin withwith youyou aa gingeging ofof lustylusty laddslads,
wln 1388SuchSuch asas willwill bravelybravely manman herher: allall thethe chargecharge
wln 1389II willwill commitcommit toto youyou: andand whenwhen shee’ssh●●dshe’s fittedfittedfit,
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wln 1390CaptaineCaptain sheshe isis thinethine owneown.
wln 1391Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.II soundsound itit notnot.
wln 1392BesseBess.SpareSpare meme thethe restrest. ThisThis voyagevoyage II intendintend,
wln 1393ThoughThough somesome maymay blameblame, allall LoversLovers willwill commendcommend.
wln 1394ExeuntExeunt.
wln 1395ExplicitExplicit ActusActus tertiustertius.


wln 1396ActusActus quartusquartus. ScenaScaena primaprima.

wln 1397AfterAfter anan AlarmneAlarumAlarmneAlarum, EnterEnter aa SpanishSpanish CaptaineCaptain, withwith SaylorsSailorsSaylors,
wln 1398bringingbringing inin aa MerchantMerchant, SpencerSpencer, andand thethe SurgionSurgeon prisonersprisoners.

wln 1399SpaniardSpaniard.
wln 1400FOrFOr FiallsFayal’sFialls losseloss, andand spoilespoil byby th’Englishth’ Englishth’English donedone,
wln 1401WeWe areare inin partpart reveng’drevenged. There’sThere’s notnot aa VessellVessel
wln 1402ThatThat bearesbears uponupon herher toptop S.SaintS. GeorgesGeorge’s CrosseCross,
wln 1403ButBut forfor thatthat actact shallshall suffersuffer.
wln 1404MerchantMerchant.InsultInsult notnot SpaniardSpaniard,
wln 1405NorNor bebe tootoo proudproud, thatthat thouthou byby oddesodds ofof Shipsship●Ships,
wln 1406ProvisionProvision, menm●men, andand powderpowder mad’stmad’st usus yeeldyield.
wln 1407HadHad youyou comecome oneone toto oneone, oror mademad●made assault〈◊〉assault
wln 1408WithWith reasonablereasonable advantageadvantage; weew●ewe byby this〈◊〉this
wln 1409HadHad mademade thethe carkassecarcase ofof youryour shipship youryour gravesgraves,
wln 1410LowLow sunckesunk toto thethe SeasSea’s bottomebottom.
wln 1411Span.SpaniardSpan.EnglishmanEnglishman, thythy shipship shallshall yeeldyield usus pillagepillage,
wln 1412TheseTh●These prisonersprisoners wewe willwi●will keepekeep inin strongest●geststrongest HoldHold,
wln 1413ToTo paypay nono otherother ransome●omeransom thenthanthen their●irtheir liveslives..▪
wln 1414Spenc.SpencerSpenc.DegenerateDegenerate SpaniardSpaniard, there’sthere’s nono noblessenoblesse inin theethee
wln 1415ToTo threatenthreaten menmen unarm’dunarmed andand miserablemiserable,
wln 1416ThouThou mightstmightst asas wellwell tread●adtread ore●eo’er aa fieldfield ofo●●aughterof slaughterslaughter,
wln 1417AndAnd killkill themthem oreo’er, thatthat areare alreadyalready slainesla●eslain,
wln 1418AndAnd bragbrag thythy manhoodmanhood.
wln 1419Span.SpaniardSpan.SirrahSirrah, whatwhat areare youyou?
wln 1420Spen.SpencerSpen.ThyThy equallequal asas II amam aa prisonerprisoner,
wln 1421ButBut onceonce toto staystay aa betterbetter manman thenthan thouthou,
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wln 1422AA GentlemanGentleman inin mymy CountryCountry.
wln 1423Span.SpaniardSpan.WertWert thouthou notnot soso, wewe haveh●vehave strappadoest●appadoestrappado, boltsbolts,
wln 1424AndAnd enginesengines toto thethe Maine-mast-fastenedMaine-mast-●tenedMain-mast fastenedMain-mast-fastened,
wln 1425CanCan makem●kemake youyou gentlegentle.
wln 1426Spenc.SpencerSpenc.SpaniardSpa●iardSpaniard doedo thythy worstworst, thouthou canst●nstcanst notnot actact
wln 1427MoreMore torturestor●urestortures thenthan mymy couragecourage isis ableable toto endureendure.
wln 1428Span.SpaniardSpan.TheseThese EnglishmenEnglishmen
wln 1429NothingNothing cancan dauntdaunt themthem: EvenEven inin miserymisery
wln 1430They’lThey’ll notnot regardregard theirtheir mastersmasters.
wln 1431Spenc.SpencSperc.SpencerSpencMastersMasters! InsultingInsulting braggingbragging ThrasoesThrasoes.
wln 1432Span.SpaniardSpan.HisHis sawcinessesauciness wee’lwee’●we’ll punishpunish ’bove’bove thethe restrest.
wln 1433AboutAbout theirtheir censurescensures wewe willwill nextnext devisedevise,FlourishFlourish
wln 1434AndAnd nownow towardstowards SpaineSpain withwith ourour bravebrave EnglishEnglish priseprize.
wln 1435ExeuntExe●ntExeunt.
wln 1436EnterEnter BesseBess, MayorMayor, AldermanAlderman, ClemCl●Clem.
wln 1437AA tabletableseto●ttable setset outout, andand stoolesstools.

wln 1438BesseBess.AA TableTable andand somesome stoolesstools.
wln 1439Cl.ClemCl.II shalshall givegive youyou occasionoccasion to●oto easecaseeasecase youryour tailestails presentlypresently.
wln 1440Bes.BessBes.Will’tWill’●Will ’tWill’t pleaseplease youyou sitsit?
wln 1441MayorMayor.WithWi●With allall ourour heartshearts, andand thankethank youyou.
wln 1442BesseBess.FetchFetch meme thatthat parchmentparchment inin mymy ClosetCloset windowwindow.
wln 1443Cl.ClemCl.TheThe threethree sheep-skinssheep〈◊〉sheepsheepskinsskins〈◊〉skins withwith thethe wrongwrong sideside outwardoutward
wln 1444BesseBess.ThatThat withwith thethe seale〈◊〉seal.
wln 1445Clem.ClemClem.II hopehope itit isis mymy IndentureIndenture, andand nownow sheeshe meanes〈◊〉means
wln 1446toto givegive meme mymy timetime.
wln 1447Alder.AldermanAlder.AndAnd nownow youyou areare alonealo●alone, fairefair MistresseMistress ElizabethElz●bethElizabeth
wln 1448II thinkethink itit goodgood toto taste●stetaste youyou withwith aa motionmotion.
wln 1449ThatThat nono wayway cancan displeasedisplease youyou.
wln 1450BesseBess.PrayPray speakespeak onon.
wln 1451Alder.AldermanAlder.’T’T hathhath pleas’dpleased herehere MasterMaster MayorMayor so●oso farfar toto looklook
wln 1452IntoInto youryour fairefair demeanour〈◊〉demeanordemeanour thatthat hehe thinkesthinks youyou
wln 1453AA fitfit matchmatch forfor hishis SonneSon.
wln 1454EnterEnter ClemClem withwith thethe parchment〈◊〉parchment.
wln 1455Clem.ClemClem.Here’sHere’s thethe parchmentparchment, butbut ifif itit beebe thethe leaselease ofof
wln 1456youryour househouse, II cancan assureassure youyou ’tis’tis outout.
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wln 1457BesseBess.TheThe yearesyears areare notnot expiredexpired.
wln 1458Clem.ClemClem.NoNo, butbut itit isis outout ofof youryour ClosetCloset.
wln 1459BesseBess.AboutAbout youryour businessebusiness.
wln 1460Cl.ClemCl.Here’sHere’s eveneven SusannaSusanna betwixtbewixtbetwixt thethe twotwo wickedwicked elderselders.
wln 1461Ald.AldermanAld.WhatWhat thinkethink youyou MistresseMistress ElzabethElzabeth?
wln 1462BesseBess.SirSir II thankethank youyou.
wln 1463AndAnd howhow muchmuch II esteemeesteem thisthis goodnessegoodness fromfrom youyou
wln 1464TheThe trusttrust II shallshall commitcommit untounto youryour chargecharge
wln 1465WillWill trulytruly witneswitness. MarryMarry, gentlegentle SirSir!
wln 1466’Las’Las II havehave saddersadder businessebusiness nownow inin handhand,
wln 1467ThenThanThen sprightlysprightly marriagemarriage, witnessewitness thesethese mymy tearestears.
wln 1468PrayPray readeread therethere.
wln 1469MaiorMayor.TheThe lastlast WillWill andand TestamentTestament ofof ElzabethElzabeth BridgesBridges
wln 1470toto bebe committedcommitted toto thethe trusttrust ofof thethe MayorMayor andand AldermenAldermen
wln 1471ofof FoyFoy, andand theirtheir SuccessorsSucce●orsSuccessors for everforeverfor ever.
wln 1472ToTo setset upup yongyoung beginnersbeginners inin theirtheir tradetrade, aa thousandthousand poundpound
wln 1473ToTo relieverelieve suchsuch asas havehave hadhad losseloss byby SeaSe●Sea, 500500 poundpound.
wln 1474ToTo everyevery MaidMaid that’sthat’s marriedmarried outo●tout ofof FoyFoy,
wln 1475WhoseWhose name’sname’s ElzabethElzabeth tenten poundpound.
wln 1476ToTo relieverelieve maimedmaimed SouldiersSoldiers, byby thethe yeareyear tenten poundpound.
wln 1477ToTo CaptaineCaptain GoodlackeGoodlack, ifif heehe shallshall performeperform
wln 1478TheThe businessebusiness hee’she’s imployedemployed inin, fivefive hundredhundred poundpound.
wln 1479TheThe LegaciesLegacies forfor SpencerSpencer thusthus toto standstand,
wln 1480ToTo numbernumber allall thethe poorestpoorest ofof hishis kinkin,
wln 1481AndAnd toto bestowbestow onon themthem. ItemItem toto —
wln 1482BesseBess.EnoughEnough: youyou seesee sirsir II amam nownow tootoo poorepoor
wln 1483ToTo bringbring aa dowrydow●ydowry withwith meme fitfit forfor youryour sonneson.
wln 1484MayorMayor.YouYou wantwant aa presidentprecedent, youyou soso aboundabound
wln 1485InIn charitiecharity andand goodnessegoodne●egoodness.
wln 1486BesseBess.AllAll mymy servantsservants
wln 1487II leaveleave atat youryour discretionsdisc●onsdiscretions toto disposedispose
wln 1488NotNot oneone butbut II havehave leftleft somesome LegacielegacieLeg●cielegacy.
wln 1489WhatWhat shallshall becomebecome ofof meme, oror whatwhat II purposepurpose
wln 1490SpareSpare furtherfurther toto enquireinquire.
wln 1491MayorMay●rMayor.Wee’llWe’llwe’ll taketake ourour leavesleaves.
wln 1492AndAnd provemoveprove toto youyou faithfull〈◊〉faithful Executors〈◊〉Executors.
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wln 1493InIn thisthis bequestbequest.
wln 1494Alder.AldermanAlder.LetLet nevernever suchsuch despairedespair,
wln 1495AsAs dyingdying richrich, shallshall makemake thethe poorepoor theirtheir heyrehayreh●yreheirhair.ExitExit.
wln 1496BesseBess.WhyWhy whatwhat isis allall thethe wealthwealth thethe worldworld containescontains.
wln 1497WithoutWithout mymy SpencerSpencer?

wln 1498EnterEnter RoughmanRoughm●Roughman andand ForsetForset.
wln 1499Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.WheresWl●reswhere’s mymy sweetsweet BesseBesse●Bess?
wln 1500ShallShall II becomebecome aa welcomewelcome suitersuitor nownow?
wln 1501ThatThat II havehave chang’dchanged mymy CopieCopy?
wln 1502BesseBess.II joyjoy toto hearehear itit.
wln 1503IleI’ll findefind imploymentemployment forfor youyou.

wln 1504EnterEnter GoodlackeGoodlackGoodlacke, SailorsSailors, andand Clem.ClemClem.
wln 1505Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.AA gallantgallant shipship, andand wondrouswondrous proudlyproudly trim’dtrimmed,
wln 1506WellWell calktcalk●calked, wellwell tackledtackled, everyevery wayway prepar’dprepared.
wln 1507BesseBess.HereHere then〈◊〉then ourour mourning●rningmourningmourn forfor aa season●sonseason endend.
wln 1508Rough.RoughmanRough.BesseBess, shallshall II strikestrike thatthat CaptaineCaptain? saysay thethe wordword,
wln 1509IleI’ll havehave himhim byby thethe earesear●sears.
wln 1510BesseBess.NotNot forfor thethe worldworld.
wln 1511Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.WhatWhat saithsaith thatthat fellowfellow?
wln 1512BesseBess.HeHe desires〈◊〉desires youryour lovelov●love, goodgood, Captain〈◊〉Captain let●etlet himhim ha’itha●tha’ it.
wln 1513Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.ThenThen changechange aa handhand.
wln 1514BesseBess.ResolveResolve meme allall. II amam boundbound upon●ponupon aa voyagevoyage,
wln 1515WillWill youyou inin thisthis adventureadventure taketake suchsuch partpart,
wln 1516AsAs II my selfemyself shallshall doedo?
wln 1517Rough.RoughmanRough.WithWith mymy fayre〈◊〉fair BesseBess, toto thethe worldsworld’s endend.
wln 1518BesseBess.ThenThen CaptaineCaptain andand LeiftenantLieutenant〈◊〉Lieutenant bothboth, joinejoin●join handshands,
wln 1519SuchSuch areare youryour placesplaces nownow.
wln 1520Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.WeeWewe twotwo areare friendsfriends.
wln 1521Bess.BessBess.II nextnext mustmust sweareswear●swear youyou two●wotwo, with〈◊〉with all〈◊〉all youryo●ryour gingeging
wln 1522TrueTrue toto somesome articlesarticles youyou mustmust observeobserve,
wln 1523ReservingReserving toto my selfemyself aa primeprime commandco●●dcommand,
wln 1524WhilstWhilst II injoyneenjoin nothingnothing unreasonableunreason●unreasonable.
wln 1525Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.AllAll thisthis isis grantedgran●edgranted.
wln 1526Bes.BessBes.ThenThen firstfirst, youyou said〈◊〉said youryour ship●ipship was〈◊〉was trim〈◊〉trim and〈◊〉and gaygay,
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wln 1527IleI’ll havehave herher pitchtpitched allall oreo’er, nono spotspot ofof whitewhite,
wln 1528NoNo colourcolorcolour toto bebe seene●eeneseen, nono SaileSail butbut blackeblack,
wln 1529NoNo FlagFlag butbut sablesable.
wln 1530Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.TwillT will’Twill’twill bebe ominousominous, andand bodebode disasterdisaster fortunefortune.
wln 1531BesseBess.IleI’ll ha’itha’ it soso.
wln 1532Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.WhyWhy thenthen sheshe shallshall bebe pitchtpitched blackeblack asas thethe devildevil,
wln 1533BesseBess.SheShe shallsh●llshall bebe call’dcalled TheThe NegroNegro, whenwhen youyou knowknow
wln 1534MyM●My conceitconc●conceit, CaptaineCaptain, youyou willwill thankethank for’tfor’●for ’tfor’t.
wln 1535Roug.RoughmanRoug.ButBut whither〈◊〉whither areare wewe boundbound?
wln 1536BesseBess.PardonPardon meme thatthat.
wln 1537WhenWhen weewe areare outout atat seasea IleI’ll tellt●lltell youyou allall.
wln 1538ForFor minemine owneown wearingwearing II havehave richrich apparellapparel,
wln 1539ForFor manman oror womanwoman asas occasionoccasion servesserves.
wln 1540Clem.ClemClem.ButBut MistrisseM●strisseMistress, ifif youyou bebe goinggoing toto seasea, whatwhat shallshall
wln 1541becomebecome ofof meme a landaland.
wln 1542BesseBess.IleI’ll givegive theethee thythy fullfull timetime.
wln 1543Clem.ClemClem.AndAnd shallshall II take〈◊〉take timetime, whenwhen timetime isis, andand letlet mymy
wln 1544MistresseMistress slipslip awayaway. NoNo, itit shallshall bebe seeneseen thatthat mymy teethteeth areare
wln 1545asas strongstrong toto grindegrind bisketbiscuit asas thethe bestbest sailorsailsailsailororor ofof themthem allall, andand
wln 1546mymy stomac[·]estomachestomac●stomach asas ableable toto digestdigest pouderdpo●derdpowdered beefeb●esebeef andand Poore-Poore|johnPoor-johnpoor-john
wln 1547john.
wln 1547ShallShall II stayst●ystay herehere toto seeseescoare●rescorescoare aa puddingpudding inin thethe Halfe-HalfemooneHal●|mooneHalf-moonhalf-moon
wln 1548moone,
wln 1548andand see●eesee mymy Mistresse〈◊〉Mistress atat thethe Maine-yardMaine〈◊〉Main yardmain-yardyard withwith herher
wln 1549sailessails upup, andand spreadspread. NoNo itit shallshall bebe seeneseen thatthat II whowho havehave
wln 1550beenebeen broughtbrought upup toto drawdraw winewine, willwill seesee whatwhat waterwa●rwater thethe
wln 1551shipship drawesdraws, oror IleI’ll beraybewray thethe VoyageVoyage.
wln 1552BesseBess.IfIf thouthou hastha●hast soso muchmuch courageco●ragecourage, thethe CaptaineCaptain shallshall
wln 1553acceptaccept theeth●thee.
wln 1554Clem.ClemClem.IfIf II havehave soso muchmuch couragecourage? WhenWhen diddid youyou seesee
wln 1555aa blackebla●keblack beardbeard withwith aa whitewhite lyvorliver, oror aa littlelittle fellowfellow with-withoutwith∣outwithout
wln 1556out
wln 1556aa talltall stomackestomach. II doubtdoubt notnot butbut toto proveprove anan honourhonorhonour
wln 1557to allto-allto-allto all thethe DrawersDrawers inin CornwallCornwall.
wln 1558Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.WhatWhat nownow remaines〈◊〉reimains?
wln 1559Fors.ForsetFors.ToTo makemake my selfemyself assotiateassociate〈◊〉associate inin thisthis boldbold enterpriseenterpr●enterprise.
wln 1560Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.Most〈◊〉Most gladlygladly sirsir.
wln 1561AndAnd nownow ourour number’snumber’s fullfull, what’swhat’s toto bebe donedone.
wln 1562BesseBess.FirstFirst, atat mymy chargecharge IleI’ll feastfea●feast thethe towne〈◊〉town of〈◊〉of Foy●oyFoy,
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wln 1563ThenThen setset thethe CellersCellars opeopeopen, thatthat thesethese mymy MatesMates
wln 1564MayMay quaffequaff untounto thethe healthhealth ofof ourour booneboon voyagevoyage,
wln 1565OurOur needfullneedful thingsthings beingbeing once●ceonce convay’dconveyed aboardaboard,
wln 1566ThenTh●Then castingcasting upup ourour capscaps inin signesign ofof joyjoy.
wln 1567OurOur purposepurpose isis toto bidbid farewellfarewell toto FoyFoy.
wln 1568HoboyesHautboyshoboys longlong.

wln 1569EnterEnter MullishegMullisheg BashawBashamBas●BashamBashaw AlcadeAlcad●Alcade, andand IofferJofferjoffer:
wln 1570withwith otherother AttendantsAttendants.

wln 1571Mullish.MullishegMullish.OutOut ofof thesethese bloodybloody andand intestineintestine broilesbroils
wln 1572WeeWewe havehave atat lengthlength attain’dattained a●●orta fort’natena●efort’natefortunate peacepeace,
wln 1573AndAnd nownow atat lastlast establishtestablished inin thethe ThroneThrone
wln 1574OfOf ourour greatgreat AncestorsAncestors, andand raignereign KingKing
wln 1575OfOf FesseFez andand greatgreat MoroccoMorocco.
wln 1576AlcadeAlcade.MightyMighty MullishegMullisheg,
wln 1577PridePride ofof ourour ageage, andand gloryglory ofof thethe MooresMoors,
wln 1578ByBy whosewhose victoriousvictorious handhand allall BarbaryBarbary
wln 1579IsIs conquer’dconquered, aw’dawed, andand swai’dswayed: beholdbehold thythy vassallsvassals
wln 1580WithWith loudloud applausesapplauses greetgreet thythy victoryvictory.sh[···]sennetsh●shoutsennet. flourishflourish.
wln 1581Mull.M●ll.MullishegMull.VponUpon thethe slaughteredslaughtered bodiesbodies ofof ourour foesfoes,
wln 1582WeWe mountmount ourour highhigh TribunallTribunal, andand beingbeing solesole
wln 1583VVithoutWithout competitorcompetitor, wewe nownow havehave leasureleisure
wln 1584ToTo stablish’stablishestablish laweslaws firstfi●stfirst for〈◊〉for ourour KingdomesKingdom’skingdom’s safetiesafety,
wln 1585TheThe inrichingenriching ofof ourour publiquepublic TreasuryTreasury,
wln 1586AndAnd lastlast ourour statestate andand pleasurepleasure: thenthen givegive orderorder
wln 1587ThatThat allall suchsuch ChristianChristian MerchantsMerchants asas havehave traffiquetraffic
wln 1588AndAnd freedomefreedom inin ourour CountryCountry, thatthat concealeconceal
wln 1589TheThe leastleast partpart ofof ourour CustomeCustommeme duedue toto usus,
wln 1590ShallShall forfeitforfeit shipship andand goodsgoods.
wln 1591Ioff.JofferIoff.ThereThere areare appointedappointed
wln 1592VntoUnto thatthat purposepurpose carefullcareful officersofficers.
wln 1593Mull.MullishegMull.ThoseThose forfeituresforfeitures mustmust helphelp toto furnishfurnish upup
wln 1594Th’exhaustedTh’ exhaustedTh’exhausted treasuretreasure thatthat ourour warswars consum’dconsumed,
wln 1595PartPart ofof suchsuch profitsprofits asas accrue〈◊〉accrue thatthat wayway
wln 1596VVeWe havehave alreadyalready tastedtast●dtasted.
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wln 1597Alc.Al●.AlcadeAlc.Tis’Tis mostmost fitfit,
wln 1598ThoseThose ChristiansChristians thatthat reapereap profitprofit byby ourour LandLand
wln 1599ShouldShould contributecon●ributecontribute untounto soso greatgreat aa losseloss.
wln 1600Mull.MullishegMull.AlcadeAlcad●Alcade, TheyThey shallsh●llshall. ButBut what’swhat’s thethe stylestyle ofof KingKing,
wln 1601VVithoutWithout hishis pleasurepleasure? FindeFind usus concubinesconcubines,
wln 1602TheThe fayrestfairest ChristianChristian DamsellsDamsels youyou cancan hirehire,
wln 1603OrO●Or buybuy forfor goldgold: thethe loueliestloveliest ofof thethe MooresMoors
wln 1604VVeWe cancan commandcommand, andand NegroesNegroes every whereeverywhere::▪
wln 1605ItaliansItalians, FrenchFrench, andand DutchDutch, choisechoice TurkishTurkish GirlesGirls
wln 1606MustM●stMust fillfill ourour AlkedavyAlkedavy, thethe greatgreat PallacePalace,
wln 1607WhereWhere MullishegMullisheg nownow dainesdeigns toto keepekeep hishis CourtCourt.
wln 1608Ioffer.JofferIoffer.WhoWho elseelse areare worthyworthy toto bebe LibertinesLibertines,
wln 1609ButButsuchBut suchsuch asas bearebear thethe SwordSword?
wln 1610Mull.MullishegMull.IofferJofferjoffer, ThouThou pleasestpleasest usus.
wln 1611IfIf KingsKings onon earthearth bebe termedtermed Demi-godsDemigods.
wln 1612WhyWhy shouldshould wewe notnot makemake herehere terrestriallterrestrial heavenheaven?
wln 1613VVeWe cancan, weewe willwill, ourou●our GodGod shallshall bebe ourour pleasurepleasure,
wln 1614ForFor soso ourour MecanMeccan ProphetProphesProphet warrantswarrants usasasus.
wln 1615AndAnd nownow thethe musickemusic ofof thethe DrumsDrums surceasesurcease,
wln 1616Wee’llWe’llwe’ll learnelearn toto dancedance toto thethe softsoft tunestunes ofof peacepeace.
wln 1617HoboyesHautboyshoboys.

wln 1618EnterEnt●rEnter BesseBess likelike aa Sea-captaineSea-captain, GoodlackeGoodlack●GoodlackGoodlacke, RoughmanRoughman,
wln 1619ForsetFor●tForset, andand ClemCle●Clem.

wln 1620Bess.BessBess.GoodGood morrowmorrow CaptaineCaptain. OhOhO thisthis lastlast Sea-fightSea-sightSea-fightSea-sight
wln 1621VVasWas gallantlygallantly perform’dperformed. ItIt diddid meme goodgood
wln 1622ToTo seesee thethe SpanishSpanish CarveileCarvelcarvel vaileveil herher toptop
wln 1623VntoUnto mymy MaidenMaiden FlagFlag. VVhereWhere rideride wewe nownow?
wln 1624Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.AmongAmong thethe IslandsIslands.
wln 1625BessBossBossBess.VVhatWhat coastcoast isis thisthis weewe nownow descrydesc●ydescry fromfrom farre〈◊〉far.
wln 1626Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.YonYonYond Fort’sFort’s call’dcalled FiallFayalFiall.
wln 1627Bess.BessBess.IsIs thatthat thethe placeplace wherewhere SpencersSpenc●rsSpencer’s bodybody lieslies?
wln 1628Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.YesYes, inin yonyonyond ChurchChurch hee’she’s buriedburied.
wln 1629BesseBess.ThenThen knowknow, toto thisthis placeplacoplace waswas mymy voyagevoyage boundbound
wln 1630ToTo fetchfetch thethe bodybody ofof mymy SpencerSpenc●rSpencer thencethence.
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wln 1631InIn hishis owneown CountryCount●yCountry toto erecterect aa tombetomb,,▪
wln 1632AndAnd lastinglasting monumentmonum●tmonument, wherewhere whenwhen II diedie
wln 1633InIn thethe samesame bedbed ofof earth〈◊〉earth mymy bones〈◊〉bones maymay lye〈◊〉lie
wln 1634ThenThen allall thatthat lovelove meme,,▪ armearm andand makemake forfor shoreshore,
wln 1635YoursYours bebe thethe spoilespoil, hehe minemine, II crave●ravecrave nono moremore.
wln 1636Rough.RoughmanRough.MayMay that〈◊〉that manman dyedie deridedderided andand accurstaccurstaccursed
wln 1637ThatThat willwill notnot followfollow where〈◊〉where aa womanwoman leadesleads.
wln 1638Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.RoughmanRoughwanRoughwanRoughman, youyou areare tootoo rashrash, andand counsellcounsel illill,
wln 1639HaveHave notnot thethe Spaniards〈◊〉Spaniards fortifide●ortifidefortified thethe townetown?
wln 1640InIn allall ourour GingeGingging weewe areare butbut sixtysixty fivefive.
wln 1641Roughm.Rough●.RoughmanRoughm.ComeCome, IleI’ll makemake oneone.
wln 1642Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.AttendAttend meme goodgood LieutenantLieutenant.
wln 1643AndAnd sweetsweet BesseBess, listenliftenlisten whatwhat II havehave devis’ddevised,
wln 1644WithWith tenten talltall FellowesFellows II havehav●have man’dmannedmaned ourour BoatBoat,
wln 1645ToTo seesee whatwhat straglingstraggling Spaniards〈◊〉Spaniards theythey canc●ncan taketake.
wln 1646AndAnd seesee wherewhere Forset〈◊〉Forset is〈◊〉is return’d〈◊〉returned withwith prisonersprisoners.
wln 1647EnterEnter ForsetForset withwith twotwo SpaniardsSpaniards.
wln 1648Fors.ForsetFors.TheseThese SpaniardsSpania●dsSpaniards wewe byby breake〈◊〉break ofof dayday surpris’dsurprised,
wln 1649AsAs theythey werewere readyready toto taketake boatbeat〈◊〉beatboat forfor Fishing〈◊〉Fishing.
wln 1650Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.SpaniardsSpaniards, uponupon youryour liveslives resolveresolve usus trulytruly
wln 1651HowHow strong’sstrong’s thethe TowneTown andand FortFort.
wln 1652Span.SpaniardSpan.SinceSince EnglishEnglish RawleighRaleigh wanwon andand spoil’dspoiled itit firstfirst,
wln 1653TheThe Towne’sTown’s reedifide〈◊〉re-edified andand Fort〈◊〉Fort newnew built〈◊〉built,
wln 1654AndAnd fourefour Field-peecesField-piecesfield-pieces inin theth●the Block-houseBlock〈◊〉BlockBlock-househousehouse lyelie
wln 1655ToTo keepekeep thethe HarboursHarbor’sHarbours mouthmouth.
wln 1656Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.AndAnd what’swhat’s oneone shipship toto thesethese??▪
wln 1657BesseBess.WasWas therethere notnot inin thethe timetime ofof theirtheir aboad〈◊〉abode
wln 1658AA GentlemanGentleman call’dcalled SpencerSponcerSpencer buryedburied therethere
wln 1659WithinWithin thethe ChurchChurch, whomwhom somesome reportreport waswas slaine〈◊〉slain,
wln 1660OrOr perishtperished byby aa woundwound?
wln 1661Span.Sp●n.SpaniardSpan.Indeed〈◊〉Indeed there〈◊〉there waswas,
wln 1662AndAnd oreo’er himhim rais’draised aa goodlygoodly monument〈◊〉monument,
wln 1663ButBut whenwhen thethe EnglishEnglish NavyNavy werewere sail’dfail’dsailedfailed thencethence,
wln 1664AndAnd thatthat thethe SpaniardsSpaniandsSpaniards diddid possessepossess thethe TowneTown.
wln 1665BecauseBecause theythey heldheld himhim forfor an〈◊〉an HeretikeHeretic,
wln 1666TheyThey straightstraight remov’dremoved hishis bodybody fromfrom theth●the ChurchChurch.
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wln 1667Bes.BessBes.AndAnd wouldwould thethe tyrantstyrants bebe soso uncharitableuneharitableuncharitable
wln 1668ToTo wrongwrong thethe deaddead? wherewhere diddid theythey thenthen bestowbestow himhim?
wln 1669Span.SpaniardSpan.TheyThey buryedburied himhim ithi’ th’i’th’ fieldsfields.
wln 1670BesseBess.OhOhO stillstill moremore cruellcruel.
wln 1671Span.SpaniardSpan.TheThe manman thatthat oughtought theth●the fieldfield, doubtfulldoubtful hishis cornecorn
wln 1672WouldWould nevernever prosperprosper whilstwhilst anan hereticksheretic’s bodybody
wln 1673LayLay therethere, heehe mademade petitionpetition toto thethe ChurchChurch
wln 1674ToTo ha’itha’ it digddigged upup andand burntburntburned, andand soso itit waswas.
wln 1675BesseBess.What’sWhat’s hehe thatthat lovesloves meme wouldwould perswadepersuade meme livelive.
wln 1676NotNot ratherrather leapeleap oreo’er hatcheshatches intointo th’Seath’ Seath’Sea:
wln 1677YetYet ereere II diedie II hopehope toto bebe reveng’drevenged
wln 1678VponUpon somesome SpaniardsSpaniards forfor mymy SpencersSpencer’s wrongwrong.
wln 1679Rough.RoughmanRough.Let’sLet’s firstfirst beginbegin withwith thesethese.
wln 1680Bess.BessBess.’Las’Las thesethese poorepoor slavesslaves! besidesbesides theirtheir pardondpardoned liveslives
wln 1681OneOne givegive themthem moneymoney. AndAnd SpaniardsSpaniards wherewhere youyou comecome,
wln 1682PrayPray forfor BesseBess BridgesBridges, andand speakespeak wellwell o’tho’ th’o’th EnglishEnglish.
wln 1683Span.SpaniardSpan.WeWe shallshall.
wln 1684Bess.BessBess.OurOur mourningmourning weewe willwill turneturn intointo revengerevenge,
wln 1685AndAnd sincesince thethe ChurchChurch hathhath censur’dcensured soso mymy SpencerSpencer,
wln 1686BestowBestow uponupon thethe ChurchChurch somesome fewfew castcast PeecesPieces,
wln 1687CommandCommand thethe GunnerGunner do’tdo ’tdo’t.
wln 1688Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.AndAnd ifif hehe cancan toto batterbatter itit toto thethe earthearth.AA PeecePiece.

wln 1689EnterEnter ClemClem fallingfalling forfor hastehaste.

wln 1690Clem.ClemClem.AA SaileSail, aa SaileSail.
wln 1691BesseBess.FromFrom whencewhence?
wln 1692Clem.ClemClem.AA poxpox uponupon yonyonyond GunnerGunner, couldcould hehe notnot giuegive war-warningwar∣ningwarning
wln 1693ning
wln 1693beforebefore hehe hadhad shotshot?
wln 1694Rough.RoughmanRough.WhyWhy II pretheeprithee?
wln 1695Clem.ClemClem.WhyWhy? II waswas sentsent toto thethe top-masttopmast toto watchwatch, andand
wln 1696therethere II fellfell fastfast asleepeasleep. BounceBounce quothquoth thethe gunsguns, downedown
wln 1697tumblestumbles ClemClem, andand ifif byby chancechance mymy feetfeet hadhad notnot hunghung inin
wln 1698thethe tacklestackles, youyou mustmust havehave sentsent toto EnglandEngland forfor aa bone-bone-setterbonesetter
wln 1699setter,
wln 1699forfor mymy neckeneck hadhad beenebeen inin aa pittifullpitiful takingtaking,
wln 1700Rough.RoughmanRough.ThouThou toldsttoldst usus ofof aa SaileSail.
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wln 1701EnterEnter SailerSailorSailer aboveabove.
wln 1702SailorSailor.ArmeArm GentlemenGentlemen, aa gallantgallant shipship ofof warrewar
wln 1703MakesMakes withwith herher fullfull sailessails thisthis wayway: whowho itit seemesseems
wln 1704HathHath tooketooktaken aa BarkeBa●keBark of●fof EnglandEngland.
wln 1705BesseBess.WhichWhich wee’llwe’ll rescuer●cuerescue.
wln 1706OrOr perishperish inin th’adventureth’adventure. YouYou havehave swornesworn
wln 1707ThatThat howsoerehowsoe’er wewe conquerconquer oror miscarymiscarry
wln 1708NotNot toto revealereveal mymy sexsex.
wln 1709AllAll.WeeWewe havehave.
wln 1710Bess.BessBess.ThenThen forfor youryour CountriesCountry’scountry’s honorhonorhonour, mymy revengerevenge,
wln 1711ForFor youryour owneown famefame, andand hopehope ofof goldengolden spoilespoil,
wln 1712StandStand bravelybravely to’tto’●to ’tto’t. TheThe managemanage ofof thethe fightfight
wln 1713WeWe leaueleave toto youyou.
wln 1714Go.GoodlackGo.ThenThen nownow upup withwith youryour fightsfights, &and letlet youryour ensignesensigns
wln 1715BlestBlestBlessed withwith S.SaintS. GeorgesGeorge’s CrosseCross, playplay withwith thethe windeswinds.
wln 1716FaireFair BesseBess, keepekeep youyou youryour cabincabin.
wln 1717BesseBess.CaptaineCaptain youyou wrongwrong meme, II willwill faceface thethe fight●ghtfight,
wln 1718AndAnd wherewhere thethe bulletsbullets singsing loudstloudest ’bout’boutabout minemine earesears,
wln 1719ThereThere shallshall youyou findefind meme chearingcheering upup mymy menmen.
wln 1720Rough.RoughmanRough.ThisThis wenchwench wouldwould ofof aa cowardcoward makemake anan HerculesHercules.
wln 1721BesseBess.TrumpetsTrumpets aa chargecharge, andand withwith youryour whistleswhistles shrillshrill
wln 1722SoundSound boatswaynesboatswains anan alarumalarum toto youryour matesmates.
wln 1723WithWith musickemusic chearecheer upup theirtheir astonishtaston●astonished soulessouls,
wln 1724TheThe whilstwhilst thethe thundringthundering OrdnanceOrdnance bearebear thethe BaseBase.
wln 1725Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.ToTo fightfight againstagainst thethe SpaniardsSpaniards wewe desiredesire,,▪
wln 1726AlarmeAlarm TrumpetsTrumpets.AlarmeAlarm.
wln 1727Rough.RoughmanRough.GunnersGunners straightstraight givegive firefire.ShotShot.

wln 1728EnterEnter GoodlackeGoodlackGoodlacke hurthurt. BesseBess, RoughmanRoughman,
wln 1729ForsetForset, Clem.ClemClem.
wln 1730Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.II amam shotshot andand cancan nono longerlonger manman thethe DeckeDeck,
wln 1731YetYet letlet notnot mymy woundwound dauntdaunt youryour couragecourage matesmat●mates.
wln 1732BesseBess.ForFor everyevery dropdrop ofof bloodblood thatthat thouthou hasthast shedshed,
wln 1733IleI’ll havehave aa SpaniardsSpaniard’sSpaniards lifelife. AdvanceAdvance youryour TargetsTargets,
wln 1734AndAnd nownow crycry allall, BoordBoard, boordboard, amaineamain forfor EnglandEngland.
wln 1735AlarmeAlarm.
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wln 1736EnterEnter withwith victoryvictory BesseBess, RoughmanRoughman, ForsetForset, Clem.ClemClem. &c.etc.
wln 1737TheThe SpaniardsSpaniards PrisonersPrisoners.

wln 1738BesseBess.HowHow isis itit withwith thethe CaptaineCaptain?
wln 1739Rough.RoughmanRough.NothingNothing dangerousdangerous,
wln 1740ButBut beingbeing shotshot ith’i’ th’i’th’ thighthigh heehe keepeskeeps hishis CabinCabin,,▪
wln 1741AndAnd cannotcannot riserise toto greetgreet youryour victoryvictory.
wln 1742BesseBess.HeHe stoodstood itit bravelybrav●lybravely outout whilstwhilst hehe couldcould standstand.
wln 1743Clem.ClemClem.ButBut for●orfor thesethese SpaniardsSpaniards, nownow youyou DonDon DiegoesDiegosDiego’s,
wln 1744YouYou thatthat mademade PaulesPa●lesPaul’s toto stinkestink.
wln 1745Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.BeforeBefore wewe furtherfurther censurecensure themthem, let’slet’s knowknow
wln 1746WhatWhat EnglishEnglish prisonersprisoners theythey havehave herehere aboordaboard.
wln 1747Span.SpaniardSpan.YouYou maymay commandcommand themthem allall. WeWe thatthat werewere nownow
wln 1748LordsLords ouerover themthem, FortuneFortune hathhath mademade youryour slavesslaves,
wln 1749ReleaseRelease ourour prisonersprisoners.
wln 1750BesseBess.HadHad mymy captainecaptain didedied
wln 1751NotNot oneone proudproud SpaniardSpaniard hadhad escap’descaped withwith lifelife,
wln 1752YourYour shipship isis forfeitforfeit toto usus, andand youryour goodsgoods.
wln 1753SoSo livelive. GiveGive himhim hishis longlong BoateBoat: himhim andand hishis
wln 1754SetSet safesafe ashoreashore; andand praypray forfor EnglishEnglish BesseBess.
wln 1755Sp.SpaniardSp.II knowknow notnot whomwhom youyou meanemean, butbut bee’tbe●be ’tbe’t youryour QueeneQueen
wln 1756FamousFamous ElizabethElizabeth, II shallshall reportreport
wln 1757SheShe andand herher subjectssubjects bothboth areare mercifullmerciful.ExeuntExeunt..▪

wln 1758EnterEnter RoughmanRoughman, withwith thethe MerchantMerchant andand SpencerSpencer.
wln 1759Bess.BessBess.WhenceWhence areare youyou sirsir? andand whitherwhither werewere youyou boundbound?
wln 1760Merch.Merc●.MerchantMerch.II amam aa LondonLondon boundbound forfor BarbaryBarbary,
wln 1761ButBut byby thisthis SpanishSpanish Man-of-warreMan-of-warman-of-war surpris’dsurprised,
wln 1762Pillag’dPillaged andand captiv’dcaptived.
wln 1763BesseBess.WeWe muchmuch pittypity youyou,
wln 1764WhatWhat losselouelo●elosslove youyou havehave sustain’dsustained, thisthis SpanishSpanish preyprey
wln 1765ShallShall makemake goodgood toto youyou toto thethe utmostutmost farthingfarthing..▪
wln 1766Merc.MerchantMerc.OurOur liveslives, andand allall ourour fortunesfortunes whatsoeverwhatsoever
wln 1767AreAre whollywholly atat youryour serviceservice.
wln 1768BesseBess.TheseThese GentlemenGentlemen havehave beenbeen dejecteddejected longlong,
wln 1769LetLet meme peruseperuse themthem allall, andand givegive themthem moneymon●ymoney
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wln 1770ToTo drinkedrink ourour healthhealth, andand praypray forgetforget notnot SirsSirs,
wln 1771ToTo praypray forfor — HoldHold, supportsupport meme, oror II faintfaint..▪
wln 1772Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.WhatWhat suddensudden unexpectedunexpected extasieecstasy
wln 1773DisturbsDisturbs youryour conquestconquest.
wln 1774BesseBess.InterruptInterrupt meme notnot,
wln 1775ButBut givegive meme wayway forfor HeavensHeaven’sheaven’s sakesake.
wln 1776SpencerSpencer.II havehave seeneseen aa faceface ereere nownow likelike thatthat yongyoung Gen-GentlemanGen∣tlemanGentleman(tleman,
wln 1777ButBut notnot rememberremember wherewhere.
wln 1778BesseBess.ButBut hehe waswas slaineslain,
wln 1779LayLay buriedburied inin yonyonyond ChurchChurch, andand thencethence remov’dremoved,
wln 1780DenydeDenied allall ChristianChristian rightsrights, andand likelike anan InfidellInfidel
wln 1781ConfindeConfined untounto thethe fieldsfields, andand thencethence digddigged upup,
wln 1782HisHis bodybody afterafter deathdeath hadhad martyrdomemar●yrdomemartyrdom:
wln 1783AllAll thesethese assureassure meme tis’tis hishis shadowshadow dogsdogs meme,
wln 1784ForFor somesome mostmost justjust revengerevenge thusthus farrefar toto SeaSea.
wln 1785IsIs itit becausebecause thethe SpaniardsSpaniards scap’d’scapedscaped withwith lifelife,
wln 1786ThatThat werewere toto theethee soso cruellcruel afterafter deathdeath
wln 1787ThouThou hauntsthauntest meme thusthus? SweetSweet ghostghost thythy ragerage forbeareforbear,
wln 1788II willwill revengerevenge theethee onon thethe nextnext wewe seazeseize.
wln 1789II amam amaz’damazed, thisthis sightsight IleI’ll notnot endureendure.
wln 1790SleepeSleep, sleepesleep, fairefair ghostghost, forfor thythy revengerevenge isis suresure.
wln 1791Roug.RoughmanRoug.ForsetForset, conveyconvey thethe ownerowner toto hishis cabincabin.
wln 1792SpencerSpencer.II praypray sirsir whatwhat youngyoung GentlemanGentleman isis thatthat?
wln 1793Rough.RoughmanRough.Hee’sHe’s bothboth thethe ownerowner ofof thethe shipship andand goodsgoods,
wln 1794ThatThat forfor somesome reasonsreasons hathhath hishis namename conceal’dconcealed.
wln 1795SpencerSpencer.Me thinkeMethinkmethink hehe lookeslooks likelike BesseBess, forfor inin hishis eyeseyes
wln 1796LivesLives thethe firstfirst lovelove thatthat diddid mymy heartheart surprisesurprise.
wln 1797Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.ComeCome GentlemenGentlemen, firstfirst makemake youryour losseslosses goodgood
wln 1798OutOut ofof thisthis SpanishSpanish prizeprize. Let’sLet’s thenthen dividedivide
wln 1799BothBoth severallseveral wayesways, andand heavensheavens bebe ourour guideguide.
wln 1800Merc.MerchantMerc.WeWe towardstowards MamorrahMamorrah.
wln 1801Roughm.RoughmanRoughm.WeWe wherewhere thethe FatesFate’sfate’s doedo●do pleaseplease,
wln 1802TillTill wewe havehave tracttrackedtract aa wildernessewilderness ofof SeasSeas.
wln 1803FlorishFlourish.
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wln 1804EnterEnter ChorusChorus.
wln 1805OurOur StageStage soso lamelylamely cancan expresseexpress aa SeaSea,
wln 1806ThatThat wewe areare forstforced byby ChorusChorus toto discoursediscourse
wln 1807WhatWhat shouldshould havehave beenebeen inin actionaction. NowNow imagineimagine
wln 1808HerHer passionpassion oreo’er, andand GoodlackeGoodlack wellwell recoverdrecovered,
wln 1809WhoWho hadhad hehe notnot beenbeen woundedwounded andand seeneseen SpencerSpencer,
wln 1810HadHad suresure descridedescried himhim. MuchMuch priseprize theythey havehave taneta’en,
wln 1811TheThe FrenchFrench andand DutchDutch sheshe sparesspares, onelyonly makesmakes spoilespoil
wln 1812OfOf thethe richrich SpaniardSpaniard, andand thethe barbarousbarbarous TurkeTurk.
wln 1813AndAnd nownow herher famefame growesgrows greatgreat inin allall thesethese seasseas.
wln 1814SupposeSuppose herher richrich, andand forstforced forfor wantwant ofof waterwater
wln 1815ToTo putput intointo MamorrahMamorrah inin BarbaryBarba●yBarbary,
wln 1816WhereWhere weariedwearied withwith thethe habithabit ofof aa manman,
wln 1817SheShe waswas discoverddiscovered byby thethe MooresMoors aboordaboard,
wln 1818WhichWhich toldtold itit toto thethe amorousamorous KingKing ofof FesseFez,
wln 1819ThatThat ne’erne’er beforebefore hadhad EnglishEnglish LadyLady seeneseen.
wln 1820HeHe sendssends forfor herher onon shoreshore, howhow hehe receivesreceives herher,
wln 1821HowHow sheshe andand SpencerSpencer meetmeet, mustmust nextnext succeedsucceed.
wln 1822SitSit patientpatient thenthen, whenwhen thesethese areare fullyfully toldtold,
wln 1823SomeSome maymay haphap saysay, IAyay, there’sthere’s aa GirleGirl worthworth goldgold.
wln 1824ExeuntExeunt.ActAct longlong.

wln 1825ExplicitExplicit ActusActus quartusquartus.


wln 1826ActusActus quintusquintus. ScenaScaena primaprima.

wln 1827EnterEnter MullishegMullisheg, AlcadeAlcade, IofferJofferjoffer, andand AttendantsAttendants, &c.etc.

wln 1828MullishegMullisheg.
wln 1829BVtBut waswas sheshe ofof suchsuch presencepresence?
wln 1830Alc.AlcadeAlc.ToTo decribedescribe herher werewere toto makemake eloquenceeloquence dumbdumb
wln 1831Mull.MullishegMull.WellWell habitedhabited?
wln 1832Alc.AlcadeAlc.II ne’erne’er beheldbeheld aa beautybeauty moremore compleatcomplete.
wln 1833Mull.MullishegMull.ThouThou hasthast inflam’dinflamed ourour spiritsspirits. InIn EnglandEngland borneborn?
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wln 1834Alc.AlcadeAlc.TheThe CaptaineCaptain soso reportedreported.
wln 1835Mull.MullishegMull.HowHow herher shipship?
wln 1836Alc.AlcadeAlc.II nevernever sawsaw aa braverbraver VessellVess●llVessel sailesail,
wln 1837AndAnd sheshe isis call’dcalled TheThe NegroNegro.
wln 1838Mull.MullishegMull.OminousOminous
wln 1839PerhapsPerhaps toto ourour goodgood fatefate, SheShe inin aa NegroNegro
wln 1840HathHath sail’dsailed thusthus farrefar toto bosomebosom withwith aa MooreMoormoor.
wln 1841ButBut forfor thethe motionmotion mademade toto comecome ashoreashore,
wln 1842HowHow diddisdiddoes sheshe relishrelish thatthat?
wln 1843Alc.AlcadeAlc.II promistpromised toto thethe CaptaineCaptain largelarge rewardreward
wln 1844ToTo winnewin himhim toto itit, andand thisthis dayday he’hathhe hath promistpromised
wln 1845ToTo bringbring meme herher freefree answeranswer.
wln 1846Mull.MullishegMull.WhenWhen hehe comescomes
wln 1847GiveGive himhim thethe entertainmententertainment ofof aa PrincePrince.
wln 1848EnterEnter aa MooreMoormoor.
wln 1849TheThe newesnews withwith theethee?
wln 1850MooreMoormoor.TheThe CaptaineCaptain ofof TheThe NegroNegro cravescraves admittanceadmittance
wln 1851VntoUnto youryour HighnesseHighness’highness’ presencepresence.
wln 1852Mul.MullishegMul.AA GuardGuard attendattend himhim, andand ourour noblestnoblest BashawesBashawsPashas
wln 1853ConductConduct himhim safesafe wherewhere wewe willwill parlyparley himhim.FlowrishFlourish.

wln 1854EnterEnter GoodlackeGoodlackGoodlacke, andand RoughmanRoughman.
wln 1855Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.LongLong livelive thethe highhigh andand mightymighty KingKing ofof FesseFez.
wln 1856Mull.MullishegMull.IfIf thouthou bringstbringst herher thenthen dostdost thouthou bringbring meme lifelife.
wln 1857SaySay, willwill sheshe comecome?
wln 1858Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.SheShe willwill mymy LordLord, butbut yetyet conditionallyconditionally
wln 1859SheShe maymay bebe freefr●free fromfrom violenceviolence.
wln 1860Mull.MullishegMull.NowNow byby thethe mightymighty ProphetProphet wewe adoreadore,
wln 1861SheShe shallshall livelive LadyLady ofof herher freefree desiresdesires,
wln 1862Tis’Tis lovelove, notnot forceforce, mustmust quenchquench ourour amorousamorous firesfires.
wln 1863Rough.RoughmanRough.WeWe willwill conductconduct herher toto youryour presencepresence straightstraight.
wln 1864Mul.MullishegMul.WeWe willwill havehave banquetsbanquets, revelsrevels..▪ andand whatwhat notnot
wln 1865ToTo entertaineentertain thisthis strangerstranger.HoboyesHautboyshoboys.
wln 1866EnterEnter BesseBess BridgesBridges vail’dveiled, GoodlackGoodlack, RoughmanRoughman, ForsetForset,
wln 1867andand MooresMoors.
wln 1868AA goodlygoodly presencepresence! why’swhy’s thatthat beautybeauty vail’dveiled?
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wln 1869BesseBess.LongLong livelive thethe KingKing ofof FesseFez.
wln 1870Mull.MullishegMull.II amam amaz’damazed,
wln 1871ThisThis isis nono mortallmortal creaturecreature II beholdbehold,
wln 1872ButBut somesome brightbright AngellAngel thatthat isis droptdropped fromfrom heavenheaven,
wln 1873SentSent byby ourour prophetprophet. CaptaineCaptain, letlet meme thusthus
wln 1874ImbraceEmbrace theethee inin mymy armesarms. LoadLoad himhim withwith goldgold
wln 1875ForFor thisthis greatgreat favourfavorfavour.
wln 1876Bess.BessBess.CaptaineCaptain, touchtouch itit notnot.
wln 1877KnowKnow KingKing ofof FesseFez mymy followersfollowers wantwant nono goldgold,
wln 1878II onelyonly camecame toto seesee theethee forfor mymy pleasurepleasure,
wln 1879AndAnd shewshow theethee, whatwhat thesethese saysay thouthou nevernever saw’stsaw’st,
wln 1880AA womanwoman borneborn inin EnglandEngland.
wln 1881Mull.MullishegMull.ThatThat EnglishEnglish earthearth maymay wellwell bebe term’dtermed aa heavenheaven,
wln 1882ThatThat breedesbreeds suchsuch divinedivine beautiesbeauties. MakeMake meme suresure
wln 1883ThatThat thouthou artart mortallmortal, byby oneone friendlyfriendly touchtouch.
wln 1884BesseBess.KeepeKeep offoff: forfor tilltill thouthou swearstswearest toto mymy demandsdemands
wln 1885II willwill havehave nono commercecommerce withwith MullishegMullisheg,
wln 1886ButBut leaveleave theethee asas II camecame.
wln 1887Mull.MullishegMull.Were’tWere ’tWere’t halfehalf mymy KingdomeKingdom,
wln 1888ThatThat, beautiousbeauteous EnglishEnglish VirginVirgin, thouthou shaltshalt havehave.
wln 1889BesseBess.CaptaineCaptain readeread.
wln 1890Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.FirstFirst, libertieliberty forfor herher andand hershers toto leaveleave thethe LandLand
wln 1891atat herher pleasurepleasure.
wln 1892NextNext, safesafe conductconduct toto andand fromfrom herher shipship atat herher owneown
wln 1893discretiondiscretion.
wln 1894ThirdlyThirdly, toto bebe freefree fromfrom allall violenceviolence, eythereither byby thethe KingKing
wln 1895oror anyany ofof hishis peoplepeople.
wln 1896FourthlyFourthly, toto allowallow herher marinersmariners freshfresh victualsvictuals aboordaboard.
wln 1897FiftlyFifthlyFiftly, toto offeroffer nono furtherfurther violenceviolence toto herher personperson, thenthanthen
wln 1898whatwhat heehe seekesseeks byby kinglykingly usageusage, andand freefree intreatyentreaty.
wln 1899Mull.MullishegMull.ToTo thesethese II vowvow andand sealeseal.
wln 1900BesseBess.TheseThese beingbeing assur’dassured
wln 1901YourYour courtship’scourtship’s freefree, andand henceforthhenceforth wewe secur’dsecured.
wln 1902Mull.MullishegMull.SaySay GentlemenGentlemen ofof EnglandEngland, what’swhat’s youryour fashionfashion
wln 1903AndAnd garbegarb ofof entertainmententertainment?
wln 1904Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.OurOur firstfirst greetinggreeting
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wln 1905BeginsB●ginsBegins stillstill onon thethe lipslips.
wln 1906Mul.MullishegMul.FayreFair creaturecreature, shallshall II bebe immortaliz’dimmortalizedimmortalised
wln 1907WithWith thatthat highhigh favourfavorfavour?
wln 1908BesseBess.Tis’Tis nono immodestimmodest thingthing
wln 1909YouYou askeask, nornor shameshame, forfor BesseBess toto kisseki●ekiss aa KingKing.
wln 1910Mul.MullishegMul.ThisThis kissekiss hathhath allall mymy vitallsvitals extasideecstasied.
wln 1911Rou.RoughmanRou.CaptainCaptain thisthis kingking isis mightilymightily inin lovelove. VVelWell letlet herher
wln 1912DoeDo asas sheshe listlist, IleI’ll makemake useuse ofof hishis bountybounty.
wln 1913Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.WeWe shouldshould bebe madmad menmen elseelse.
wln 1914Mullish.MullishegMullish.GraceGrace meme soso muchmuch asas taketake youryour seatseat byby meme.
wln 1915BesseBess.IleI’ll bebe soso farrefar commandedcommanded.
wln 1916Mull.MullishegMull.SweetSweet, youryour ageage?
wln 1917BesseBess.NotNot fullyfully yetyet seaventeeneseventeen.
wln 1918Mu.MullishegMu.ButBut howhow youryour birthbirth? howhow camecame youyou toto thisthis wealthwealth,
wln 1919ToTo havehave suchsuch GentlemenGentlemen atat youryour commandcommand?
wln 1920AndAnd whatwhat youryour causecause ofof travelltravel?
wln 1921BesseBess.MightyMighty PrincePrince,
wln 1922IfIf youyou desiredesire toto seesee meme beatbeat mymy brestbreast,
wln 1923PourePour forthforth aa riverriver ofof increasingincreasing tearestears,
wln 1924ThenThan youyou maymay urgeurge meme toto thatthat sadsad discoursediscourse.
wln 1925Mull.MullishegMull.NotNot forfor MamorrahsMamo●ahsMamorrah’s wealthwealth, nornor allall thethe goldgold
wln 1926Coyn’dCoined inin richrich BarbaryBarbary. NayNay sweetsweet arisearise,
wln 1927AndAnd askeask ofof meme be’itbe itbe’it halfehalf thisthis kingdomeskingdom’s treasuretreasure,
wln 1928AndAnd thouthou artart LadyLady on’ton ’ton’t.
wln 1929BesseBess.IfIf II shallshall askeask, ’tmust’t must’tmust bebe, youyou willwill notnot givegive.
wln 1930OurOur countrycountry breedesbreeds nono beggersbeggars, forfor ourour heartshearts
wln 1931AreAre ofof moremore noblenoble tempertemper.
wln 1932Mull.MullishegMull.SweetSweet, youryour namename?
wln 1933BesseBess.ElizabethElizabeth.
wln 1934Mull.MullishegMull.There’sThere’s vertuevirtue inin thatthat namename.
wln 1935TheThe VirginVirgin QueeneQueen soso famousfamous throughthrough thethe worldworld,
wln 1936TheThe mightymighty EmpresseEmpress ofof thethe maiden-Ilemaiden-Islemaiden-isle,
wln 1937WhoseWhose predecessorspredecessors havehave ore-runneo’errun greatgreat FranceFrance,
wln 1938WhoseWhose powerfullpowerful handhand dothdoth stillstill supportsupport thethe DutchDutch,
wln 1939AndAnd keepeskeeps thethe potentpotent KingKing ofof SpaineSpain inin aweawe,
wln 1940IsIs notnot sheshe titledtitled soso?
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wln 1941BesseBess.SheShe isis.
wln 1942Mull.MullishegMull.HathHath sheshe her selfeherself aa faceface soso fairefair asas yoursyours
wln 1943WhenWhen sheshe appearesappears forfor wonderwonder.
wln 1944BesseBess.MightyMighty FesseFess●Fez,
wln 1945YouYou castcast aa blushblush uponupon mymy maidenmaiden cheekecheek,
wln 1946ToTo patternepattern meme withwith herher. WhyWhy EnglandsEngland’s QueeneQueen
wln 1947SheShe isis thethe onelyonly PhœnixPhoenixPhoenix ofof herher ageage,
wln 1948TheThe pridepride andand gloryglory ofof thethe WesterneWestern IslesIsles:
wln 1949HadHad II aa thousandthousand tonguestongues theythey allall wouldwould tyretire
wln 1950AndAnd failefail meme inin herher truetrue descriptiondescription.
wln 1951Mull.MullishegMull.GrantGrant meme thisthis,
wln 1952To morrowTomorrow wewe supplysupply ourour Iudgement-seateJudgement-seatjudgement-seat,
wln 1953AndAnd sentencesentence causescauses, sitsit withwith usus inin statestate,
wln 1954AndAnd letlet youryour presencepresence beautifiebeautify ourour ThroneThrone.
wln 1955Bess.BessBess.InIn thatthat II amam youryour servantservant.
wln 1956Mul.MullishegMul.AndAnd wewe thinethine.
wln 1957SetSet onon inin statestate, attendantsattendants, andand fullfull trainetrain:
wln 1958ButBut findefind toto askeask, wewe vowvow thouthou shaltshalt obtaineobtain.

wln 1959EnterEnter ClemClem, manetmanet GoodlackeGoodlackGoodlacke.
wln 1960Clem.ClemClem.ItIt isis notnot nownow asas whenwhen AndreaAndrea liv’dlived,
wln 1961OrOr ratherrather AndrewAndrew ourour elderelder IourneymanJourneymanjourneyman: whatwhat, DrawersDrawers
wln 1962becomebecome CourtiersCourtiers? NowNow maymay II speakespeak withwith thethe oldold ghostghost
wln 1963inin IeronimoJeronimojeronimo;
wln 1964WhenWhen thisthis eternalleternal substancesubstance ofof mymy soulesoul
wln 1965DidDid livelive imprisonedimprisoned inin thisthis wantonwanton fleshflesh,
wln 1966II waswas aa CourtierCourtier inin thethe CourtCourt ofof FesseFez.
wln 1967Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.OhOhO wellwell donedone ClemClem. ItIt isis youryour MistrisMistress’Mistress pleasurepleasure
wln 1968NoneNone comecome a shoreashore that’sthat’s notnot wellwell habitedhabited.
wln 1969Clem.ClemClem.NayNay forfor minemine owneown partpart, II holdhold my selfemyself asas goodgood
wln 1970aa ChristianChristian inin thesethese cloathsclothes, asas thethe proudestproudest InfidellInfidel ofof
wln 1971themthem allall.
wln 1972EnterEnter AlcadeAlcade andand Ioffer.JofferIoffer.
wln 1973AlcadeAlcade.SirSir, byby youryour leaveleave, y’arey’ areyou’re ofof thethe EnglishEnglish trainetrain?
wln 1974Clem.ClemClem.II amam soso thouthou greatgreat MonarchMonarch ofof thethe MauritaniansMauritanians.
wln 1975Ioff.JofferIoff.ThēThen tis’tis thethe KingsKing’sking’s cōmandcommand wewe givegive youyou alall attendanceattendance
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wln 1976Clem.ClemClem.GreatGreat SeigniorSigniorsignior ofof thethe SarazensSarazens II thankethank theethee.
wln 1977Alc.AlcadeAlc.WillWill youyou walkewalk inin toto banquetbanquet?
wln 1978Clem.ClemClem.II willwill makemake boldbold toto marchmarch inin towardstowards youryour ban-banquetban∣quetbanquet
wln 1979quet,
wln 1979andand therethere comfitcomfit my selfemyself, andand castcast allall carawayescaraways
wln 1980downedown mymy throatthroat, thethe bestbest wayway II havehave toto conserveconserve mymy selfemyself
wln 1981selfe
wln 1981inin healthhealth: andand forfor youryour countriescountry’s sakesake whichwhich isis calledcalled
wln 1982BarberyBarbery, II willwill lovelove allall BarbersBarbers andand BarberiesBarberies thethe betterbetter:
wln 1983AndAnd forfor youyou MooresMoors, thusthus muchmuch II meanemean toto saysay,
wln 1984IleI’ll seesee ifif MooreMoremoor II eateeat thethe MooreMoremoor II maymay.
wln 1985EnterEnter twotwo MerchantsMerchants.
wln 19861.1. Merch.MerchantMerch.II praypray sirsir areare youyou ofof thethe EnglishEnglish trainetrain?
wln 1987Clem.ClemClem.WhyWhy whatwhat artart thouthou mymy friendfriend?
wln 198811 Mer.MerchantMer.SirSir, aa FrenchFrench merchantmerchant runnerun intointo relapserelapse,
wln 1989AndAnd forfeitforfeit ofof thethe LawLaw: hereshere’s forfor youyou sirsir
wln 1990FortyForty goodgood BarberyBarbery peecespieces toto deliverdeliver
wln 1991YourYour LadyLady thisthis petitionpetition, whowho II hearehear
wln 1992CanCan allall thingsthings withwith thethe KingKing.
wln 1993Clem.ClemClem.YourYour goldgold dothdoth bindebind meme toto youyou: youyou maymay seesee
wln 1994whatwhat itit isis toto bebe aa suddensudden CourtierCourtier. II nono soonersooner putput mymy nosenose
wln 1995intointo thethe CourtCourt, butbut mymy handhand itchesitches forfor aa bribebribe alreadyalready.
wln 1996What’sWhat’s youryour businessebusiness mymy friendfriend?
wln 199722 Mer.MerchantMer.SomeSome meme ofof mymy menmen forfor aa littlelittle outrageoutrage donedone
wln 1998AreAre sentenc’dsentenced toto thethe GallyesGalleys.
wln 1999Clem.ClemClem.ToTo thethe GallowesGallows?
wln 200022 Mer.MerchantMer.NoNo, toto thethe GalliesGalleys: nownow couldcould youryour LadyLady purchasepurchase
wln 2001TheirTheir pardonpardon fromfrom thethe KingKing, hereshere’s twentytwenty angelsangels?
wln 2002Clem.ClemClem.WhatWhat areare youyou sirsir?
wln 200322 Merc.MerchantMerc.AA FlorentineFlorentine MerchantMerchant.
wln 2004Clem.ClemClem.ThenThen youyou areare, asas theythey saysay, aa ChristianChristian?
wln 200522 Mer.MerchantMer.HeavenHeaven forbidforbid elseelse.
wln 2006Clem.ClemClem.II shouldshould notnot havehave thethe faithfaith toto taketake youryour goldgold elseelse.
wln 2007AttendAttend onon meeme, IleI’ll speakespeak inin youryour behalfebehalf.
wln 2008WhereWhere bebe mymy BashawesBashawsPashas? vsherusher usus inin statestate, FlorishFlourish.
wln 2009AndAnd whenwhen wewe sitfitfitsit toto banquetbanquet seesee youyou waitewait.ExitExit.
wln 2010EnterEnter SpencerSpencer solussolus.
wln 2011Spenc.SpencerSpenc.ThisThis dayday thethe kingking ascendsascends hishis royallroyal thronethrone,
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wln 2012TheThe honesthonest MerchantMerchant inin whosewhose shipship II camecame,
wln 2013HathHath byby aa cunningcunning quidditquiddit inin thethe LawLaw
wln 2014BothBoth shipship andand goodsgoods mademade forfeitforfeit toto thethe kingking,
wln 2015ToTo whomwhom II willwill petitionpetition. ButBut nono moremore,
wln 2016Hee’sHe’s nownow uponupon hishis entranceentrance.HoboyesHautboyshoboys.

wln 2017EnterEnter thethe KingKing, BesseBess, GoodlackeGoodlackGoodlacke, RoughmanRoughman, AlcadeAlcade, IofferJofferjoffer,
wln 2018withwith allall thethe otherother TraineTrain.

wln 2019Mull.MullishegMull.HereHere seatseat theethee MaidMaid ofof EnglandEngland likelike aa QueeneQueen,
wln 2020TheThe stylestyle wee’llwe’ll givegive theethee, wiltwilt thouthou daignedeign usus lovelove.
wln 2021BesseBess.BlesseBless meme youyou holyholy AngelsAngels.
wln 2022Mull.MullishegMull.WhatWhat istis ’tis’t offendsoffends youyou SweetSweet?
wln 2023Spenc.SpencerSpenc.II amam amaz’damazed, andand knowknow notnot whatwhat toto thinkethink on’ton ’ton’t.
wln 2024BesseBess.CaptaineCaptain, dostdost notnot seesee? IsIs notnot thatthat SpencersSpencer’s ghostghost?
wln 2025Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.II seesee, andand likelike youyou II amam extasideecstasied.
wln 2026Spenc.SpencerSpenc.IfIf minemine eyeseyes mistakemistake notnornornot,
wln 2027ThatThat shouldshould bebe CaptaineCaptain GoodlackeGoodlack, andand thatthat BesseBess.
wln 2028ButBut oho, II cannotcannot bebe soso happyhappy.
wln 2029Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.Tis’Tis hehe, andand IleI’ll salutesalute himhim.
wln 2030BesseBess.CaptaineCaptain staystay,
wln 2031YouYou shallshall bebe swaideswayed byby meme.
wln 2032Spenc.SpencerSpenc.HimHim II welwell knowknow, butbut howhow shouldshould sheshe comecome hitherhither
wln 2033Mull.MullishegMull.WhatWhat istis ’tis’t thatthat troublestroubles youyou?
wln 2034BesseBess.MostMost mightymighty kingking,
wln 2035SpareSpare meme nono longerlonger timetime, butbut toto bestowbestow
wln 2036MyMy CaptaineCaptain onon aa messagemessage.
wln 2037Mull.MullishegMull.ThouThou shaltshalt commandcommand mymy silencesilence, andand hishis eareear.
wln 2038BesseBess.GoeGo windewind aboutabout, andand whenwhen youyou seesee leastleast eyeseyes
wln 2039AreAre fixtfixed onon youyou, singlesingle himhim outout andand seesee
wln 2040IfIf wewe mistakemistake notnot. IfIf hehe bebe thethe manman,
wln 2041GiveGive meme somesome privateprivate notenote.
wln 2042Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.ThisThis.
wln 2043Bess.BessBess.EnoughEnough. VVhatWhat saidsaid youyou highnessehighness?
wln 2044Mull.MullishegMull.HarkeHark whatwhat II proferproffer theethee, ContinueContinue herehere,
wln 2045AndAnd grantgrant meme fullfull fruitionfruition ofof thythy lovelove.
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wln 2046Bes.BessBes.GoodGood.
wln 2047Mull.MullishegMull.ThouThou shaltshalt havehave allall mymy PeeresPeers toto honourhonorhonour theethee
wln 2048NextNext ourour greatgreat prophetprophet.
wln 2049BesseBess.WellWell.
wln 2050Mull.MullishegMull.AndAnd whenwhen th’artth’ artthou’rt wearyweary ofof ourour Sun-burntSunburnt climeclime,
wln 2051ThyThy NegroNegro shallshall bebe ballastballast homehome withwith goldgold.
wln 2052Bess.BessBess.II amam eterniz’deternizedeternised everever.
wln 2053NowNow allall youyou sadsad disastersdisasters daredare youryour worstworst,
wln 2054II neitherneither carecare nornor fearefear: mymy SpencerSpencer liveslives.
wln 2055Mull.MullishegMull.YouYou mindemind meme notnot sweetsweet VirginVirgin.
wln 2056BesseBess.YouYou talketalk ofof lovelove.
wln 2057MyMy LordLord, IleI’ll telltell youyou moremore ofof thatthat hereafterhereafter.
wln 2058ButBut nownow toto youryour State-businesseState-business: bidbid himhim doedo●do thusthus
wln 2059NoNo moremore, andand notnot bebe seeneseen tilltill thenthen.
wln 2060Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.EnoughEnough: comecome sirsir, youyou mustmust alongalong withwith meme.
wln 2061Bess.BessBess.NowNow stoodstood aa thousandthousand deathsdeaths beforebefore mymy faceface,
wln 2062II wouldwould notnot changechange mymy chearecheer, sincesince Spencer’sSpencer’s safesafe.

wln 2063EnterEnter ClemClem andand thethe MerchantsMerchants.
wln 2064Clem.ClemClem.ByBy youryour leaveleave mymy MastersMasters: roomeroom forfor GenerosityGenerosity.
wln 206511 Merch.MerchantMerch.PrayPray sirsir rememberremember meme.
wln 206622 Merch.MerchantMerch.GoodGood sirsir, mymy suitsuit.
wln 2067Cl.ClemCl.II amam perfectperfect inin bothboth youryour partsparts withoutwithout promptingprompting.
wln 2068MistresseMistress, herehere areare twotwo christenchristen friendsfriends ofof minemine havehave for-forfeitedfor∣feiterforfeited
wln 2069feiter
wln 2069shipsships andand menmen toto thethe blackblack aa MorrianMorrian kingking. NowNow oneone
wln 2070sweetsweet wordword fromfrom youryour lipslips mightmight getget theirtheir releaserelease. II havehave
wln 2071hadhad aa feelingfeeling ofof thethe businessebusiness alreadyalready.
wln 2072Mul.MullishegMul.ForFor dealingdealing inin commoditiescommodities forbidforbid
wln 2073Y’areY’ areYou’re fin’dfined aa thousandthousand duckatsducats.
wln 2074BesseBess.CastCast offoff thethe burdenburden ofof youryour heavyheavy doomedoom,
wln 2075AA followerfollower ofof mymy trainetrain petitionspetitions forfor himhim.
wln 2076Mull.MullishegMull.OneOne ofof thythy trainetrain, sweetsweet BesseBess?
wln 2077Clem.ClemClem.AndAnd nono worseworse manman thenthan my selfemyself sirsir.
wln 2078Mull.MullishegMull.WellWell sirrahsirrah, forfor youryour LadiesLady’s sakesake,
wln 2079HisHis shipship andand goodsgoods shallshall bebe restor’drestored againeagain.
wln 208011 Mer.MerchantMer.LongLong livelive thethe KingKing ofof FesseFess●Fez.
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wln 2081Clem.ClemClem.MaistMaystmayst thouthou nevernever wantwant sweetsweet waterwater toto washwash thythy
wln 2082blackeblack faceface inin, mostmost mightymighty MonarkeMonarch ofof MoroccoMorocco.
wln 2083MistrisMistress, anotheranother friendfriend, IAyay, andand paidpaid beforebefore handhand.
wln 2084Mull.MullishegMull.SirrahSirrah, youryour menmen forfor outrageoutrage andand contemptcontempt
wln 2085AreAre doom’ddoomed untounto thethe GalliesGalleys.
wln 2086Bess.BessBess.AA censurecensure tootoo severesevere forfor ChristiansChristians.
wln 2087GreatGreat KingKing, IleI’ll paypay theirtheir ransomeransom.
wln 2088Mul.MullishegMul.ThouThou mymy BesseBess?
wln 2089ThyThy wordword shallshall bebe theirtheir ransomeransom, th’areth’ arethey’re discharg’ddischarged.
wln 2090WhatWhat gravegrave oldold manman isis thatthat?
wln 2091Ioff.JofferIoff.AA ChristianChristian PreacherPreacher, oneone thatthat wouldwould convertconvert
wln 2092YourYour MooresMoors, andand turneturn themthem toto aa newnew beliefebelief.
wln 2093Mull.MullishegMull.ThenThen hehe shallshall diedie, asas weewe areare kingking ofof FesseFez.
wln 2094Bes.BessBes.ForFor thesethese II onelyonly spakespakespoke, forfor himhim II kneelekneel,
wln 2095IfIf II havehave anyany gracegrace withwith mightymighty FesseFez.
wln 2096Mul.MullishegMul.WeWe cancan denydeny theethee nothingnothing beautiousbeauteous maidmaid,
wln 2097AA kissekiss shallshall bebe hishis pardonpardon.
wln 2098Bes.BessBes.ThusThus II pay’tpay ’tpay’t.
wln 2099Clem.ClemClem.MustMust youryour blackblack faceface bebe smoochingsmooching mymy MistressesMistress’s
wln 2100whitewhite lipslips withwith aa moorianmoorianmorian. II wouldwould youyou hadhad kistkissed herher aa —
wln 2101Alc.AlcadeAlc.HaHa, howhow isis thatthat sirsir?
wln 2102Clem.ClemClem.II knowknow whatwhat II saysay sirsir, II wouldwould hehe hadhad kistkissed herher aa —
wln 2103AlcadeAlcade.AA——- whatwhat?
wln 2104Clem.ClemClem.AA thousandthousand timestimes toto havehave donedone himhim aa pleasurepleasure.
wln 2105EnterEnter SpencerSpencer andand GoodlackeGoodlacke.
wln 2106Mull.MullishegMull.ThatThat kissekiss waswas worthworth thethe ransomeransom ofof aa KingKing.
wln 2107What’sWhat’s hehe ofof thatthat bravebrave presencepresence?
wln 2108BesseBess.AA GentlemanGentleman ofof EnglandEngland, andand mymy friendfriend,
wln 2109DoeDo●do himhim somesome gracegrace forfor mymy sakesake.
wln 2110Mull.MullishegMull.ForFor thythy sakesake whatwhat wouldwould notnot II performeperform?
wln 2111HeeHe shallshall havehave gracegrace andand honourhonorhonour. IofferJofferjoffer, goego
wln 2112AndAnd seesee himhim geldedgelded toto attendattend onon usus,
wln 2113HeHe shallshall bebe ourour chiefechief EunuchEunuch.
wln 2114BesseBess.NotNot forfor tenten worldsworlds. BeholdBehold greatgreat kingking II standstand
wln 2115BetwixtBetwixt himhim andand allall dangerdanger. HaveHave II foundfound theethee?
wln 2116CeazeSeizeCease whatwhat II havehave, taketake bothboth mymy shipship andand goodsgoods,
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wln 2117LeaveLeave noughtnaught that’sthat’s minemine unrifledunrifled: sparespare meme himhim.
wln 2118AndAnd havehave II foundfound mymy SpencerSpencer!
wln 2119Clem.ClemClem.PleasePlease youryour MajestieMajesty, II seesee allall menmen areare notnot capablecapable
wln 2120ofof honourhonorhonour, whatwhat hehehehe refusethrefuseth, maymay itit pleaseplease youyou toto bestowbestow
wln 2121onon meme.
wln 2122Mull.MullishegMull.WithWith allall mymy heartheart. GoeGo bearebear himhim hencehence AlcadeAlcade,
wln 2123IntoInto ourour AlkedavyAlkedavy, honourhonorhonour himhim,
wln 2124AndAnd letlet himhim tastetaste thethe razorrazor.
wln 2125Clem.ClemClem.There’sThere’s honourhonorhonour forfor meme.
wln 2126Alc.AlcadeAlc.ComeCome followfollow.
wln 2127Clem.ClemClem.NoNo sirsir, IleI’ll goego beforebefore youyou forfor minemine honourhonorhonour.ExitExit.
wln 2128Spenc.SpencerSpenc.OhOhO shewshow your selfeyourself renownedrenowned kingking thethe samesame
wln 2129FameFame blazonsblazons youyou: bestowbestow thisthis MaidMaid onon meme,
wln 2130Tis’Tis suchsuch aa giftgift asas kingdomeskingdoms cannotcannot buybuy:
wln 2131SheShe isis aa presidentprecedent ofof allall truetrue lovelove,
wln 2132AndAnd shallshall bebe registredregistered toto afterafter timestimes,
wln 2133ThatThat ne’erne’er shallshall patternepattern herher.
wln 2134Goodl.GoodlackGoodl.HeardHeardHerded youyou thethe storystory ofof theirtheir constantconstant lovelove.
wln 2135’Twould’Twould movemove inin youyou compassioncompassion.
wln 2136Rough.RoughmanRough.LetLet notnot intemperateintemperate lovelove swaysway youyou bove’bove pittypity,
wln 2137ThatThat forraigneforeign nationnation thatthat ne’erne’er heardheard youryour namename,
wln 2138MayMay chroniclechronicle youryour vertuesvirtues.
wln 2139Mull.MullishegMull.YouYou havehave wakendwakened inin meme anan heroickheroic spiritspirit:
wln 2140LustLust shallshall notnot conquerconquer vertuevirtue. TillTill thisthis howerh●werhour
wln 2141WeWe grac’dgraced theethee forfor thythy beautybeauty EnglishEnglish womanwoman,
wln 2142ButBut nownow wewe wonderwonder atat thythy constancyconstancy.
wln 2143Bes.BessBes.OhOhO werewere youyou ofof ourour faithfaith, IdeI’d sweareswear greatgreat MullishegMullisheg
wln 2144ToTo bebe aa godgod onon earthearth. AndAnd liveslives mymy SpencerSpencer?
wln 2145InIn troathtroth II thoughtthought theethee deaddead.
wln 2146Spenc.SpencerSpenc.InIn hopehope ofof theethee
wln 2147II liv’dlived toto gainegain bothboth lifelife andand libertieliberty.

wln 2148EnterEnter ClemClem runningrunning.
wln 2149Clem.ClemClem.NoNo moremore ofof youryour honourhonorhonour ifif youyou lovelove meme. IsIs thisthis
wln 2150youryour MoorishMoorish prefermentpreferment toto robrob aa manman ofof hishis bestbest jewelsjewels?
wln 2151Mul.MullishegMul.HastHast thouthou seeneseen ourour AlkedavyAlkedavy?
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wln 2152Clem.ClemClem.DavyDavy doedo youyou callcall himhim? hehe maymay bebe call’dcalled shaveeshavee
wln 2153II amam suresure hehe hathhath tickledtickled mymy currantcurrentcurrant commoditycommodity,
wln 2154NoNo moremore youryour cuttingcutting honourhonorhonour ifif youyou lovelove meme.
wln 2155Mul.MullishegMul.AllAll youryour strangestrange fortunesfortunes wewe willwill hearehear discourstdiscoursed
wln 2156AndAnd afterafter thatthat youryour fairefair espousalsespousals gracegrace,
wln 2157IfIf youyou cancan findefind aa manman ofof youryour beliefebelief
wln 2158ToTo doedo thatthat gratefullgrateful officeoffice.
wln 2159Spenc.SpencerSpenc.NoneNone moremore fitfit
wln 2160ThenThan thisthis religiousreligious andand gravegrave GentlemanGentleman
wln 2161LateLate rescewedrescued fromfrom deathsdeath’s sentencesentence.
wln 2162PreacherPreacher.NoneNone moremore proudproud
wln 2163ToTo doedo youyou thatthat poorepoor serviceservice.
wln 2164Mul.MullishegMul.NobleNoble EnglishmanEnglishman,
wln 2165II cannotcannot fastenfasten bountybounty toto mymy willwill,
wln 2166WorthyWorthy thythy meritmerit, movemove somesome suitesuit toto usus.
wln 2167SpencerSpencer.ToTo makemake youyou moremore renown’drenowned greatgreat kingking, andand usus
wln 2168TheThe moremore indebtedindebted, theresthere’s anan EnglishmanEnglishman
wln 2169HathHath forfeitedforfeited hishis shipship forfor goodsgoods uncustom’duncustomed.
wln 2170Mul.MullishegMul.ThyThy suitesuit isis grantedgranted ereere itit bebe halfehalf begg’dbegged,
wln 2171DisposeDispose themthem atat thythy pleasurepleasure.
wln 2172Spenc.SpencerSpenc.MightyMighty kingking
wln 2173WeWe areare youryour HighnesseHighness’highness’ servantsservants,
wln 2174Mul.MullishegMul.ComeCome beautiousbeauteous MaidMaid, wee’llwe’ll seesee theethee crown’dcrowned aa (bridebride,
wln 2175AtAt allall ourour pompouspompous banquetsbanquets thesethese shallshall waitewait.
wln 2176ThyThy followersfollowers andand thythy servantsservants pressepress withwith goldgold,
wln 2177AndAnd notnot thethe mean’stmean’st thatthat toto thythy trainetrain belongsbelongs,
wln 2178ButBut shallshall approveapprove ourour bountybounty. LeadeLead inin statestate,
wln 2179AndAnd wheresoe’erwheresoever thythy famefame shallshall bebe inroll’denrolled,
wln 2180TheThe worldworld reportreport thouthou artart aa GirleGirl worthworth goldgold.
wln 2181ExplicitExplicit ActusActus quintusquintus.

wln 2182FINISFINIS.
Textual Notes
  1. 479 (11-b) : Clem’s word for pirates is purposefully misspoken.
  2. 902 (17-b) : Speech is by Roughman, erroneously attributed to Forset.
  3. 1020 (19-a) : The regularized reading Roughman is supplied for the original Roug[··].
  4. 1020 (19-a) : The regularized reading Ay is supplied for the original [·].
  5. 1250 (22-b) : The regularized reading speech is amended from the original speeeh.
  6. 1546 (26-b) : The regularized reading stomach is supplied for the original somac[·]e.
  7. 1580 (27-a) : The regularized reading shout is supplied for the original sh[···].
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