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use of this。 What; Piso?  where is this knave?

PIS。  Here; sir。

PROS。  Come; let's go:  this is one of my brother's ancient humours; this。

STEP。  I am glad nobody was hurt by this ancient humour。

'EXIT PROSPERO; LORENZO JU。; MUSCO; STEPHANO; BOBADILLA; MATHEO。

THO。  Why; how now; brother; who enforced this brawl?

GIU。  A sort of lewd rake…hells; that care neither for God nor the devil。 And they must come here to read ballads and roguery; and trash。  I'll mar the knot of them ere I sleep; perhaps; especially Signior Pithagoras; he that's all manner of shapes:  and songs and sonnets; his fellow there。

HES。  Brother; indeed you are too violent; Too sudden in your courses; and you know My brother Prospero's temper will not bear Any reproof; chiefly in such a presence; Where every slight disgrace he should receive; Would wound him in opinion and respect。

GIU。  Respect?  what talk you of respect 'mongst such As had neither spark of manhood nor good manners? By God I am ashamed to hear you:  respect? 'EXIT。

HES。  Yes; there was one a civil gentleman; And very worthily demeaned himself。

THO。  Oh; that was some love of yours; sister。

HES。  A love of mine?  i'faith; I would he were No other's love but mine。

BIA。  Indeed; he seem'd to be a gentleman of an exceeding fair disposition; and of very excellent good parts。 'EXIT HESPERIDA; BIANCHA。

THO。  Her love; by Jesu:  my wife's minion; Fair disposition?  excellent good parts? 'Sheart; these phrases are intolerable; Good parts?  how should she know his parts?  well; well; It is too plain; too clear:  Piso; come hither。 What; are they gone?

PIS。  Ay; sir; they went in。

THO。  Are any of the gallants within?

PIS。  No sir; they are all gone。

THO。  Art thou sure of it?

PIS。  Ay; sir; I can assure you。

THO。  Piso; what gentleman was that they praised so?

PISO。  One they call him Signior Lorenzo; a fair young gentleman; sir。

THO。  Ay; I thought so:  my mind gave me as much: 'Sblood; I'll be hang'd if they have not hid him in the house; Some where; I'll go search; Piso; go with me; Be true to me and thou shalt find me bountiful。 'EXEUNT。


SCENE V。  ENTER COB; TO HIM TIB。

COB。  What; Tib; Tib; I say。

TIB。  How now; what cuckold is that knocks so hard?  Oh; husband; is't you? What's the news?

COB。  Nay; you have stunn'd me; i'faith; you have given me a knock on the forehead will stick by me:  cuckold?  'Swounds; cuckold?

TIB。  Away; you fool; did I know it was you that knock'd? Come; come; you may call me as bad when you list。

COB。  May I?  'swounds; Tib; you are a whore。

TIB。  'Sheart; you lie in your throat。

COB。  How; the lie?  and in my throat too?  do you long to be stabb'd; ha?

TIB。  Why; you are no soldier?

COB。  Mass; that's true; when was Bobadilla here?  that rogue; that slave; that fencing Burgullion?  I'll tickle him; i'faith。

TIB。  Why; what's the matter?

COB。  Oh; he hath basted me rarely; sumptuously:  but I have it here will sauce him; oh。 the doctor; the honestest old Trojan in all Italy; I do honour the very flea of his dog:  a plague on him; he put me once in a villainous filthy fear:  marry; it vanish'd away like the smoke of tobacco: but I was smok'd soundly first; I think the devil; and his good angel my guest:  well; wife; or Tib; (which you will) get you in; and lock the door; I charge you; let nobody into you; not Bobadilla himself; nor the devil in his likeness; you are a woman; you have flesh and blood enough in you; therefore be not tempted; keep the door shut upon all comers。

TIB。  I warrant you there shall nobody enter here without my consent。

COB。  Nor with your consent; sweet Tib; and so I leave you。

TIB。  It's more than you know; whether you leave me so。

COB。  How?

TIB。  Why; sweet。

COB。  Tut; sweet or sour; thou art a flower。 Keep close thy door; I ask no more。 'EXEUNT。


SCENE VI。  ENTER LORENZO JUN。; PROSPERO; STEPHANO; MUSCO。

LOR JU。  Well; Musco; perform this business happily; And thou makest a conquest of my love for ever。

PROS。  I'faith; now let thy spirits put on their best habit; But at any hand remember thy message to my brother; For there's no other means to start him。

MUS。  I warrant you; sir; fear nothing; I have a nimble soul that hath waked all my imaginative forces by this time; and put them in true motion: what you have possest me withal; I'll discharge it amply; sir。  Make no question。 'EXIT MUSCO。

PROS。  That's well said; Musco:  faith; sirrah; how dost thou approve my wit in this device?

LOR JU。  Troth; well; however; but excellent if it take。

PROS。  Take; man:  why; it cannot choose but take; if the circumstances miscarry not; but tell me zealously:  dost thou affect my sister Hesperida; as thou pretendest?

LOR JU。  Prospero; by Jesu。

PROS。  Come; do not protest; I believe thee:  i'faith; she is a virgin of good ornament; and much modesty; unless I conceived very worthily of her; thou shouldest not have her。

LOR JU。  Nay; I think it a question whether I shall have her for all that。

PROS。  'Sblood; thou shalt have her; by this light; thou shalt!

LOR JU。  Nay; do not swear。

PROS。  By St。 Mark; thou shalt have her:  I'll go fetch her presently; 'point but where to meet; and by this hand; I'll bring her!

LOR JU。  Hold; hold; what; all policy dead?  no prevention of mischiefs stirring。

PROS。  Why; by  what shall I swear by?  Thou shalt have her; by my soul。

LOR。 JU。  I pray thee have patience; I am satisfied:  Prospero; omit no offered occasion that may make my desires complete; I beseech thee。

PROS。  I warrant thee 'EXEUNT。




ACT IV

SCENE I。 … ENTER LORENZO SEN。; PETO; MEETING MUSCO。

PETO。  Was your man a soldier; sir?

LOR。 SE。  Ay; a knave; I took him up begging upon the way; This morning as I was coming to the city。 Oh!  Here he is; come on; you make fair speed: Why; where in God's name have you been so long?

MUS。  Marry; (God's my comfort) where I thought I should have had little comfort of your worship's service。

LOR。 SE。  How so?

MUS。  O God; sir!  Your coming to the city; and your entertainment of men; and your sending me to watch; indeed; all the circumstances are as open to your son as to yourself。

LOR。 SE。  How should that be?  Unless that villain Musco Have told him of the letter; and discovered All that I strictly charged him to conceal?  'tis so。

MUS。  I'faith; you have hit it:  'tis so indeed。

LOR。 SE。  But how should he know thee to be my man?

MUS。  Nay; sir; I cannot tell; unless it were by the black art?  Is not your son a scholar; sir?

LOR。 SE。  Yes; but I hope his soul is not allied To such a devilish practice:  if it were; I had just cause to weep my part in him。 And curse the time of his creation。 But where didst thou find them; Portensio?

MUS。  Nay; sir; rather you should ask where they found me?  For I'll be sworn I was going along in the street; thinking nothing; when (of a sudden) one calls; 'Signior Lorenzo's man':  another; he cries 'soldier': and thus half a dozen of them; till they had got me within doors; where I no sooner came; but out flies their rapiers and all bent against my breast; they swore some two or three hundred oaths; and all to tell me I was but a dead man; if I did not confess where you were; and how I was employed; and about what; which; when they could not get out of me; (as God's my judge; they should have kill'd me first;) they lock'd me up into a room in the top of a house; where; by great miracle; (having a light heart) I slid down by a bottom of packthread into the street; and so scaped:  but; master; thus much I can assure you; for I heard it while I was lock'd up:  there were a great many merchants and rich citizens' wives with them at a banquet; and your son; Signior Lorenzo; has 'pointed one of them to meet anon at one Cob's house; a water…bearer's; that dwells by the wall:  now there you shall be sure to take him:  for fail he will not。

LOR。 SE。  Nor will I fail to break this match; I doubt not; Well; go thou along with master Doctor's man; And stay there for me; at one Cob's house; say'st thou? 'EXIT。

MUS。  Ay; sir; there you shall have him:  when can you tell?  Much wench; or much son:  'sblood; when he has stay'd there three or four hours; travelling with the expectation of somewhat; and at the length be delivered of nothing:  oh; the sport that I should then take to look on him if I durst; but now I mean to appear no more afore him in this shape:  I have another trick to act yet; oh; that I were so happy as to light upon an ounce now of this Doctor's clerk:  God save you; sir。

PETO。  I thank you; good sir。

MUS。  I have made you stay somewhat long; sir。

PETO。  Not a whit; sir; I pray you what; sir; do you mean?  You have been lately in the wars; sir; it seems。

MUS。  Ay; marry have I; sir。

PETO。  Troth; sir; I would be glad to bestow a bottle of wine on you; if it please you to accept it。

MUS。  O Lord; sir。

PETO。  But to hear the manner of your services; and your devices in the wars; they say they be very strange; and not like those a man reads in the Roman histories。

MUS。  O God; no; sir; why; at any time when it please you; I shall be ready to discourse to you what I know:  and more too somewhat。

PETO。  No better time than now; sir; we'll go to the 'Mermaid':  there we shall have a cup of neat wine; I pray you; sir; let me request you。

MUS。  I'll follow you; sir; he is mine own; I'faith。 'EXEUNT。

ENTER BOBADILLA; LORENZO JUN。; MATHEO; STEPHANO。 MAT。  Signior; did you ever see the like clown of him where we were to…day: Signior Prospero's brother?  I think the whole earth cannot shew his like; by Jesu。

LOR。 JU。  We were now speaking of him; Signior Bobadillo tells me he is fallen foul of you too。

MAT。  Oh ay; sir; he threatened me with the bastinado。

BOB。  Ay; but I think I taught you a trick this morning for that。  You shall kill him without all question; if you be so minded。

MAT。  Indeed; it is a most excellent trick。

BOB。  Oh; you do not give spirit enough to your motion; you are too dull; too tardy:  oh; it must be done like lightning; hay!

MAT。  Oh; rare。

BOB。  Tut; 'tis nothing an't be not done in a 

LOR。 JU。  Signior; did you neve

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