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MAT。　　Oh；　rare。

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

LOR。　JU。　　Signior；　did　you　never　play　with　any　of　our　masters　here？

MAT。　　Oh；　good　sir。

BOB。　　Nay；　for　a　more　instance　of　their　preposterous　humour；　there　came　three　or　four　of　them　to　me；　at　a　gentleman's　house；　where　it　was　my　chance　to　be　resident　at　that　time；　to　intreat　my　presence　at　their　schools；　and　withal　so　much　importuned　me；　that　（I　protest　to　you　as　I　am　a　gentleman）　I　was　ashamed　of　their　rude　demeanour　out　of　all　measure：　　well；　I　told　them　that　to　come　to　a　public　school　they　should　pardon　me；　it　was　opposite　to　my　humour；　but　if　so　they　would　attend　me　at　my　lodging；　I　protested　to　do　them　what　right　or　favour　I　could；　as　I　was　a　gentleman；　etc。

LOR。　JU。　　So　sir；　then　you　tried　their　skill。

BOB。　　Alas；　soon　tried：　　you　shall　hear；　sir；　within　two　or　three　days　after　they　came；　and　by　Jesu；　good　Signior；　believe　me；　I　graced　them　exceedingly；　shewed　them　some　two　or　three　tricks　of　prevention　hath　got　them　since　admirable　credit；　they　cannot　deny　this；　and　yet　now　they　hate　me；　and　why？　　Because　I　am　excellent；　and　for　no　other　reason　on　the　earth。

LOR。　JU。　　This　is　strange　and　vile　as　ever　I　heard。

BOB。　　I　will　tell　you；　sir；　upon　my　first　coming　to　the　city；　they　assaulted　me　some　three；　four；　five；　six　of　them　together；　as　I　have　walk'd　alone　in　divers　places　of　the　city；　as　upon　the　Exchange；　at　my　lodging；　and　at　my　ordinary；　where　I　have　driven　them　afore　me　the　whole　length　of　a　street；　in　the　open　view　of　all　our　gallants；　pitying　to　hurt　them；　believe　me；　yet　all　this　lenity　will　not　depress　their　spleen；　they　will　be　doing　with　the　pismire；　raising　a　hill　a　man　may　spurn　abroad　with　his　foot　at　pleasure：　　by　my　soul；　I　could　have　slain　them　all；　but　I　delight　not　in　murder：　　I　am　loth　to　bear　any　other　but　a　bastinado　for　them；　and　yet　I　hold　it　good　policy　not　to　go　disarm'd；　for　though　I　be　skilful；　I　may　be　suppressed　with　multitudes。

LOR。　JU。　　Ay；　by　Jesu；　may　you；　sir；　and　（in　my　conceit）　our　whole　nation　should　sustain　the　loss　by　it；　if　it　were　so。

BOB。　　Alas；　no：　　what's　a　peculiar　man　to　a　nation？　　not　seen。

LOR。　JU。　　Ay；　but　your　skill；　sir。

BOB。　　Indeed；　that　might　be　some　loss；　but　who　respects　it？　　I　will　tell　you；　Signior；　（in　private）　I　am　a　gentleman；　and　live　here　obscure；　and　to　myself；　but　were　I　known　to　the　Duke　（observe　me）　I　would　undertake　（upon　my　head　and　life）　for　the　public　benefit　of　the　state；　not　only　to　spare　the　entire　lives　of　his　subjects　in　general；　but　to　save　the　one　half；　nay；　three　parts　of　his　yearly　charges；　in　holding　wars　generally　against　all　his　enemies；　and　how　will　I　do　it；　think　you？

LOR。　JU。　　Nay；　I　know　not；　nor　can　I　conceive。

BOB。　　Marry；　thus；　I　would　select　nineteen　more　to　myself；　throughout　the　land；　gentlemen　they　should　be　of　good　spirit；　strong　and　able　constitution；　I　would　choose　them　by　an　instinct；　a　trick　that　I　have；　and　I　would　teach　these　nineteen　the　special　tricks；　as　your　punto；　your　reverso；　your　stoccato；　your　imbroccato；　your　passado；　your　montanto；　till　they　could　all　play　very　near　or　altogether　as　well　as　myself。　　This　done；　say　the　enemy　were　forty　thousand　strong：　　we　twenty　would　come　into　the　field　the　tenth　of　March；　or　thereabouts；　and　would　challenge　twenty　of　the　enemy；　they　could　not　in　their　honour　refuse　the　combat：　　well；　we　would　kill　them：　　challenge　twenty　more；　kill　them；　twenty　more；　kill　them；　twenty　more；　kill　them　too；　and　thus　would　we　kill　every　man　his　twenty　a　day；　that's　twenty　score；　twenty　score；　that's　two　hundred；　two　hundred　a　day；　five　days　a　thousand：　　forty　thousand；　forty　times　five；　five　times　forty；　two　hundred　days　kills　them　all；　by　computation；　and　this　will　I　venture　my　life　to　perform：　　provided　there　be　no　treason　practised　upon　us。

LOR。　JU。　　Why；　are　you　so　sure　of　your　hand　at　all　times？

BOB。　　Tut；　never　mistrust；　upon　my　soul。

LOR。　JU。　　Mass；　I　would　not　stand　in　Signior　Giuliano's　state；　then；　an　you　meet　him；　for　the　wealth　of　Florence。

BOB。　　Why　Signior；　by　Jesu；　if　he　were　here　now；　I　would　not　draw　my　weapon　on　him；　let　this　gentleman　do　his　mind；　but　I　will　bastinado　him　（by　heaven）　an　ever　I　meet　him。

＇ENTER　GIULIANO　AND　GOES　OUT　AGAIN。

MAT。　　Faith；　and　I'll　have　a　fling　at　him。

LOR。　JU。　　Look；　yonder　he　goes；　I　think。

GIU。　　'Sblood；　what　luck　have　I；　I　cannot　meet　with　these　bragging　rascals。

BOB。　　It's　not　he：　　is　it？

LOR。　JU。　　Yes；　faith；　it　is　he。

MAT。　　I'll　be　hang'd　then　if　that　were　he。

LOR。　JU。　　Before　God；　it　was　he：　　you　make　me　swear。

STEP。　　Upon　my　salvation；　it　was　he。

BOB。　Well；　had　I　though　it　had　been　he；　he　could　not　have　gone　so；　but　I　cannot　be　induced　to　believe　it　was　he　yet。

＇ENTER　GIU。　GIU。　　Oh；　gallant；　have　I　found　you？　　draw　to　your　tools；　draw；　or　by　God's　will　I'll　thrash　you。

BOB。　　Signior；　hear　me。

GIU。　　Draw　your　weapons　then。

BOB。　　Signior；　I　never　thought　it　till　now：　　body　of　St。　George；　I　have　a　warrant　of　the　peace　served　on　me　even　now；　as　I　came　along；　by　a　water…bearer；　this　gentleman　saw　it；　Signior　Matheo。

GIU。　　The　peace！　　'Sblood；　you　will　not　draw？

＇MATHEO　RUNS　AWAY。　　HE　BEATS　HIM　AND　DISARMS　HIM。

LOR。　JU。　　Hold；　Signior；　hold；　under　thy　favour　forbear。

GIU。　　Prate　again　as　you　like　this；　you　whoreson　cowardly　rascal；　you'll　control　the　point；　you？　　your　consort　he　is　gone；　had　he　staid　he　had　shared　with　you；　in　faith。　＇EXIT　GIULIANO。

BOB。　　Well；　gentlemen；　bear　witness；　I　was　bound　to　the　peace；　by　Jesu。

LOR。　JU。　　Why；　and　though　you　were；　sir；　the　law　allows　you　to　defend　yourself；　that's　but　a　poor　excuse。

BOB。　　I　cannot　tell；　I　never　sustained　the　like　disgrace　（by　heaven）；　sure　I　was　struck　with　a　planet　then；　for　I　had　no　power　to　touch　my　weapon。　＇EXIT。

LOR。　JU。　　Ay；　like　enough；　I　have　heard　of　many　that　have　been　beaten　under　a　planet；　go；　get　you　to　the　surgeon's；　'sblood；　an　these　be　your　tricks；　your　passados；　and　your　montantos；　I'll　none　of　them：　　O　God；　that　this　age　should　bring　forth　such　creatures！　　come；　cousin。

STEP。　　Mass；　I'll　have　this　cloak。

LOR。　JU。　　God's　will：　　it's　Giuliano's。

STEP。　　Nay；　but　'tis　mine　now；　another　might　have　ta'en　it　up　as　well　as　I；　I'll　wear　it；　so　I　will。

LOR。　JU。　　How　an　he　see　it？　　he'll　challenge　it；　assure　yourself。

STEP。　　Ay；　but　he　shall　not　have　it；　I'll　say　I　bought　it。

LOR。　JU。　　Advise　you；　cousin；　take　heed　he　give　not　you　as　much。　＇EXEUNT。

ENTER　THORELLO；　PROSPERO；　BIANCHA；　HESPERIDA。

THO。　　Now　trust　me；　Prospero；　you　were　much　to　blame；　T'　incense　your　brother　and　disturb　the　peace　Of　my　poor　house；　for　there　be　sentinels；　That　every　minute　watch　to　give　alarms　Of　civil　war；　without　adjection　Of　your　assistance　and　occasion。

PROS。　　No　harm　done；　brother；　I　warrant　you：　　since　there　is　no　harm　done；　anger　costs　a　man　nothing：　　an　a　tall　man　is　never　his　own　man　till　he　be　angry；　to　keep　his　valour　in　obscurity；　is　to　keep　himself　as　it　were　in　a　cloak…bag：　　what's　a　musician　unless　he　play？　　what's　a　tall　man　unless　he　fight？　　for　indeed；　all　this　my　brother　stands　upon　absolutely；　and　that　made　me　fall　in　with　him　so　resolutely。

BIA。　　Ay；　but　what　harm　might　have　come　of　it？

PROS。　　Might？　　So　might　the　good　warm　clothes　your　husband　wears　be　poison'd　for　any　thing　he　knows；　or　the　wholesome　wine　he　drunk　even　now　at　the　table。

THO。　　Now；　God　forbid：　　O　me！　　now　I　remember；　My　wife　drunk　to　me　last；　and　changed　the　cup；　And　bade　me　wear　this　cursed　suit　to…day；　See　if　God　suffer　murder　undiscover'd！　I　feel　me　ill；　give　me　some　mithridate；　Some　mithridate　and　oil；　good　sister；　fetch　me；　Oh；　I　am　sick　at　heart：　　I　burn；　I　burn；　If　you　will　save　my　life；　go　fetch　it　me。

PROS。　　Oh；　strange　humour；　my　very　breath　hath　poison'd　him。

HES。　　Good　brother；　be　content；　what　do　you　mean？　The　strength　of　these　extreme　conceits　will　kill　you。

BIA。　　Beshrew　your　heart…blood；　brother　Prospero；　For　putting　such　a　toy　into　his　head。

PROS。　　Is　a　fit　simile　a　toy？　　will　he　be　poison'd　with　a　simile？　Brother　Thorello；　what　a　strange　and　vain　imagination　is　this？　For　shame　to　be　wiser；　on　my　soul　there's　no　such　matter。

THO。　　Am　I　not　sick？　　how　am　I　then　not　poison'd？　Am　I　not　poison'd？　　how　am　I　then　so　sick？

BIA。　　If　you　be　sick；　your　own　thoughts　make　you　sick。

PROS。　　His　jealousy　is　the　poison　he　hath　taken。

＇ENTER　MUSCO　LIKE　THE　DOCTOR'S　MAN。　MUS。　　Signior　Thorello；　my　master；　Doctor　Clement；　salutes　you；　and　desires　to　speak　with　you；　with　all　speed　possible。

THO。　　No　time　but　now？　　Well；　I'll　wait　upon　his　worship；　Piso；　Cob；　I'll　seek　them　out；　and　set　them　sentinels　till　I　return。　　Piso；　Cob；　Piso　＇EXIT。

PROS。　　Musco；　this　is　rare；　but　how　got'est　thou　this　apparel　of　the　Doctor's　man？

MUS。　　Marry　sir。　　My　youth　would　needs　bestow　the　wine　on　me　to　hear　some　martial　discourse；　where　I　so　marshall'd　him；　that　I　made　him　monstrous　drunk；　and　because　too　much　heat　was　the　cause　of　his　distemper；　I　stript　him　stark　naked　as　he　lay　along　asleep；　and　borrowed　his　suit　to　deliver　this　counterfeit　message　in；　leaving　a　rusty　armour　and　an　old　brown　bill　to　watch　him　till　my　return：　　which　shall　be　when　I　have　pawn'd　his　apparel；　and　spent　the　money　perhaps。

PROS。　　Well；　thou　art　a　mad　knave；　Musco；　his　absence　will　be　a　good　subject　for　more　mirth：　　I　pray　thee　return　to　thy　young　master　Lorenzo；　and　will　him　to　meet　me　and　Hesperida　at　the　Friary　presently：　　for　here；　tell　him；　the　house　is　so　stored　with　jealousy；　that　there　is　no　room　for　love　to　stand　upright　in：　　but　I'll　use　such　means　she　shall　come　thither；　and　that　I　think　will　meet　best　with　his　desires：　　Hie　thee；　good　Musco。

MUS。　　I　go；　sir。　＇EXIT。

＇ENTER　THORELLO；　TO　HIM　PISO。　THO。　　Ho；　Piso；　Cob；　where　are　these　villains；　trow？　Oh；　art　thou　there？　　Piso；　hark　thee　here：　Mark　what　I　say　to　thee；　I　must　go　forth；　Be　careful　of　thy　promise；　keep　good　watch；　Note　every　gallant　and　observe　him　well；　That　enters　in　my　absence　to　thy　mistress；　If　she　would　shew　him　rooms；　the　jest　is　stale；　Follow　them；　Piso；　or　else　hang　on　him；　And　let　him　not　go　after；　mark　their　looks；　Note　if　she　offer　but　to　see　his　band；　Or　any　other　amorous　toy　about　him；　But　praise　his　leg；　or　foot；　or　if　she　say；　T