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OldOld WiuesWiveswife’s TaleTale.
AA pleasantpleasant conceitedconceited Come-ComedieCome∣dieComedy
die,
playedplayed byby thethe QueenesQueen’squeen’s Ma-MaiestiesMa∣iestiesMajesty’s
iesties
playersplayers.
WrittenWritten byby G.G. P.P.
PrintedPrinted atat LondonLondon byby IohnJohnjohn DanterDanter, andand areare toto
bebe soldsold byby RaphRalphRaph HancockeHancockHancocke, andand IohnJohnjohn
HardieHardy. 15951595.
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EnterEnter AntickeAntic, FrolickeFrolicFrolicke andand FantastickeFantastic.
AntickeAntic.
HOwHow nowenow fellowefellow FrantickeFrantic,
whatwhat allall aa mortmort? DothDoth thisthis sad-sadnessad∣nessadness
nes
becomebecome thythy madnesmadness? WhatWhat
thoughthough weewe hauehave lostlost ourour wayway
inin thethe woodeswoods, yetyet neuernever hanghang
thethe headhead, asas thoughthough thouthou hadsthadst
nono hopehope toto liuelive tilltill to morrowtomorrow: forfor FantastickeFantastic
andand II willwill warrantwarrant thythy lifelife to nighttonight forfor twentytwenty inin
thethe hundredhundred.
FrolickeFrolic:AntickeAntic andand FantastickeFantastic, asas II amam
frollickefrolic franionfranion, neuernever inin allall mymy lifelife waswas II soso
deaddead slaineslain. WhatWhat? toto looselose ourour wayway inin thethe
woodewood, withoutwithout eithereither firefire oror candlecandle soso vncom-vncomfortablevncom∣fortableuncomfortable
fortable?
OO cœlumcoelumcoelum! OO terraterra! OO mariamaria! OO NeptuneNeptune!
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Fantas.FantasticFantas.WhyWhy makesmakes thouthou itit soso strangestrange, seeingseeing
CupidCupid hathhath ledled ourour yongyoung mastermaster toto thethe fairefair La-LadyLa∣dyLady
dy
andand sheshe isis thethe onlyonly SaintSaint thatthat hehe hathhath swornesworn
toto serueserve.
FrollickeFrolicFrollicke.WhatWhat restethresteth thenthen butbut weewe com-commitcom∣mitcommit
mit
himhim toto hishis wenchwench, andand eacheach ofof vsus taketake hishis
standstand vpup inin aa TreeTree, andand singsing outout ourour illill fortunefortune
toto thethe tunetune ofof OOOh manman inin desperationdesperation.
Ant.AnticAnt.DesperatelyDesperately spokenspoken fellowfellow FrollickeFrolicFrollicke inin
thethe darkedark: butbut seeingseeing itit fallesfalls outout thusthus, letlet vsus re-rehearsere∣hearserehearse
hearse
thethe oldold prouerbproverb.
ThreeThree merriemerry menmen, andand threethree merriemerry menmen,
AndAnd threethree merriemerry menmen bebe weewe.
II inin thethe woodwood, andand thouthou onon thethe groundground,
AndAnd IackeJack sleepessleeps inin thethe treetree.
Fan.FantasticFan.HushHush aa doggedog inin thethe woodwood, oror aa woodenwooden
doggedog, OOOh comfortablecomfortable hearinghearing! II hadhad eueneven asas
liuelieflive thethe ChamberlaineChamberlain ofof thethe whitewhite HorseHorse hadhad
calledcalled meme vpup toto bedbed.
Frol.FrolicFrol.EytherEither hathhath thisthis trottingtrotting CurCur gonegone outout
ofof hishis cyrcuitcircuit, oror elselse areare wewe nerenear somesome villagevillage,
EnterEnter aa SmithSmith withwith aa LanthorneLanternlantern &and CandleCandle.
whichwhich shouldshould notnot bebe farrefar offoff, forfor II perceiueperceive thethe
glymringglimmering ofof aa GlowormeGlow-wormglow-worm, aa CandleCandle, oror aa CatsCat’scat’s
eyeeye, mymy lifelife forfor aa halfehalf penniepenny. InIn thethe namename ofof
mymy ownown fatherfather, bebe thouthou OxeOx oror AsseAss thatthat appea-appearestappea∣restappearest
rest,
telltell vsus whatwhat thouthou artart.
SmithSmith.WhatWhat amam II? WhyWhy II amam ClunchClunch thethe
SmithSmith, whatwhat areare youyou, whatwhat makemake youyou inin mymy ter-territoriester∣ritoriesterritoriesritories
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ritories atat thisthis timetime ofof thethe nightnight?
Ant.AnticAnt.WhatWhat doedo wewe makemake dostdost thouthou askeask? whywhy
wewe makemake facesfaces forfor fearefear: suchsuch asas ifif thythy mortallmortal
eyeseyes couldcould beholdbehold, wouldwould makemake theethee waterwater thethe
longlong seamesseams ofof thythy sideside slopsslops, SmithSmith.
Frol.FrolicFrol.AndAnd inin faithfaith SirSir vnlesseunless youryour hospitalitiehospitality
doedo releeuerelieve vsus, weewe areare likelike toto wanderwander withwith aa
sorrowfullsorrowful heyheyheigh hoho, amongamong thethe owletsowlets, &and Hob-HobgoblinsHob∣goblinsHobgoblins
goblins
ofof thethe ForrestForest: goodgood VulcanVulcan, forfor CupidsCupid’s
sakesake thatthat hathhath cousnedcozened vsus allall: befriendbefriend vsus asas
thouthou maiestmayest, andand commaundcommand vsus howsoeuerhowsoever,
wheresoeuerwheresoever, whensoeuerwhensoever, inin whatsoeuerwhatsoever, forfor e-euere∣uerever
uer
andand euerever.
SmithSmith.WellWell MastersMasters itit seemesseems toto meeme youyou
hauehave lostlost youryour waieway inin thethe woodwood: inin conside-considerationconside∣rationconsideration
ration
whereofwhereof, ifif youyou willwill goego withwith ClunchClunch toto
hishis CottageCottage, youyou shallshall hauehave househouse roomeroom, andand aa
goodgood firefire toto sitsit byby, althoghalthough wewe hauehave nono beddingbedding
toto putput youyou inin.
AllAll.OO blessedblessed SmithSmith, OOOh bountifullbountiful ClunchClunch.
SmithSmith.ForFor youryour furtherfurther intertainmententertainment, itit
shallshall bebe asas itit maymay bebe, soso andand soso.
HeareHear aa DoggeDog barkebark.....
HearkeHark thisthis isis BallBall mymy DoggeDog thatthat bidsbids youyou allall
welcomewelcome inin hishis ownown languagelanguage, comecome taketake heedheed
forfor stumblingstumbling onon thethethresholdthe thresholdthreshold, openopen doredoor
MadgeMadge taketake inin guestsguests.EnterEnter oldold womanwoman.
Ol.Old WomanOl.WelcomeWelcome ClunchClunch &and goodgood fellowesfellows alall thatthat
comecome withwith mymy goodgood māman forfor mymy goodgood mansman’s sakesake
come
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comecome onon sitsit downedown herehere isis aa peecepiece ofof cheesecheese &and
aa puddingpudding ofof mymy owneown makingmaking.
AntickeAntic:ThanksThanks GammerGammer aa goodgood exampleexample
forfor thethe wiueswives ofof ourour townetown.
FrolickeFrolic:GammerGammer thouthou andand thythy goodgood manman
sitsit louinglylovingly togethertogether, wewe comecome toto chatchat andand notnot
toto eateeat.
SmithSmith:WellWell MastersMasters ifif youyou willwill eateeat no-nothingno∣thingnothing
thing
taketake awayaway: ComeCome, whatwhat doodo wewe toto passepass
awayaway thethe timetime? LayLay aa crabcrab inin thethe firefire toto rostroast forfor
Lambes-woollLambswool; whatwhat shallshall weewe hauehave aa gamegame atat
TrumpeTrump oror RuffeRuff toto driuedrive awayaway thethe timetime, howhow
saysay youyou?
FantastickeFantastic:ThisThis SmithSmith leadesleads aa lifelife asas mer-merriemer∣riemerry
rie
asas aa KingKing withwith MadgeMadge hishis wifewife; SyrrhaSirrahsirrah Fro-FrolickeFro∣lickeFrolic
licke,
II amam suresure thouthou artart notnot withoutwithout somesome
roundround oror otherother, nono doubtdoubt butbut ClunchClunch cancan bearebear
hishis partpart.
FrolickeFrolic:ElsElse thinkethink youyou meeme illill broughtbrought vpup,
soso setset toto itit whenwhen youyou willwill.theythey singsing.
SongSong.
WHen asWhenaswhenas thethe RieRye reachreach toto thethe chinchin,
AndAnd chopcherriechopcherry chopcherriechopcherry riperipe withinwithin,
StrawberriesStrawberries swimmingswimming inin thethe creamecream,
AndAnd schooleschool boyesboys playingplaying inin thethe streamestream:
ThenThen OOOh, thenthen OOOh, thenthen OOOh mymy truetrue louelove saidsaid,
TillTill thatthat timetime comecome againeagain,
SheeShe couldcould notnot liuelive aa maidmaid.
Anticke
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AntAnticAnt:ThisThis sportsport dooesdoes wellwell: butbut me thinkesmethinks
GammerGammer, aa merrymerry winterswinter’s taletale wouldwould driuedrive a-awaya∣wayaway
way
thethe timetime trimlytrimly, comecome II amam suresure youyou areare notnot
withoutwithout aa scorescore.
FantastFantasticFantast:I faithI’faithi’faith GammerGammer aa taletale ofof anan howrehour
longlong werewere asas goodgood asas anan howreshour’s sleepesleep.
Frol:FrolicLookeLook youyou GammerGammer, ofof thethe GyantGiant
andand thethe KingsKing’sking’s DaughterDaughter, andand II knowknow notnot whatwhat,
II hauehave seeneseen thethe dayday whenwhen II waswas aa litlelittle oneone, youyou
mightmight hauehave drawnedrawn meeme aa milemile afterafter youyou withwith
suchsuch aa discoursediscourse.
OldOld womanwoman:WellWell, sincesince youyou bebe soso importu-importunateimportu∣nateimportunate
nate,
mymy goodgood manman shallshall fillfill thethe potpot andand getget himhim
toto bedbed, theythey thatthat plyply theirtheir workework mustmust keepekeep
goodgood howreshours, oneone ofof youyou goego lyelie withwith himhim, hehe
isis aa cleaneclean skindskinned manman II telltell youyou, withoutwithout eithereither
spauinspavin oror windgallwindgall, soso II amam contentcontent toto driuedrive a-awaya∣wayaway
way
thethe timetime withwith anan oldold wiueswife’swives winterswinter’s taletale.
FantastFantasticFantast:NoNo betterbetter hayhay inin DeuonshireDevonshire, ao’a mymy
wordword GammerGammer, IleI’ll bebe oneone ofof ofof youryour audienceaudience.
FrolickeFrolic:AndAnd II anotheranother thatsthat’s flatflat.
AntickeAntic:ThenThen mustmust II toto bedbed withwith thethe goodgood
manman, BonaBonanoxBonanoxBona noxnox GammerGammer, GodGoodGod nightnight FrolickeFrolic.
SmithSmith:ComeCome onon mymy LadLad, thouthou shaltshalt taketake
thythy vnnaturallunnatural restrest withwith meme.
ExeuntExeunt AntickeAntic andand thethe SmithSmith.
FrollickeFrolicFrollicke:YetYet thisthis vantagevantage shallshall wewe hauehave ofof
themthem inin thethe morningmorning, toto beebe readyready atat thethe sightsight
thereofthereof extemporeextempore.
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OldOld womwoman:NoweNow thisthis bargainebargain mymy MastersMasters
mustmust II makemake withwith youyou, thatthat youyou willwill saysay humhum &and
haha toto mymy taletale, soso shallshall II knowknow youyou areare awakeawake.
BothBoth:ContentContent GammerGammer thatthat willwill wewe doodo.
OldOld womwoman:OnceOnce vpponupon aa timetime therethere waswas aa
KingKing oror aa LordLord, oror aa DukeDuke thatthat hadhad aa fairefair daugh-daughterdaugh∣terdaughter
ter,
thethe fairestfairest thatthat euerever waswas; asas whitewhite asas snowesnow,
andand asas reddred asas bloudblood: andand onceonce vpponupon aa timetime hishis
daughterdaughter waswas stollenstolen awayaway, andand heehe sentsent allall hishis
menmen toto seekeseek outout hishis daughterdaughter, andand heehe sentsent soso
longlong, thatthat hehe sentsent allall hishis menmen outout ofof hishis LandLand.
Frol:FrolicWhoWho drestdressed hishis dinnerdinner thenthen?
OldOld womanwoman:NayNay eithereither hearehear mymy taletale,
oror kissekiss mymy tailetail.
FanFantasticFan:WellWell sedsaid, onon withwith youryour taletale GammerGammer.
OldOld womanwoman:OO LordLord II quitequite forgotforgot, therethere
waswas aa ConiurerConjurer, andand thisthis ConiurerConjurer couldcould doodo
anythinganything, andand heehe turnedturned himselfehimself intointo aa greatgreat
DragonDragon, andand carriedcarried thethe KingesKing’sking’s DaughterDaughter awayaway
inin hishis mouthmouth toto aa CastleCastle thatthat heehe mademade ofof stonestone,
andand therethere hehe keptkept hirher II knowknow notnot howhow longlong, tilltill
atat lastlast allall thethe KingesKing’sking’s menmen wentwent outout soso longlong, thatthat
hirher twotwo BrothersBrothers wentwent toto seekeseek hirher. OO II forgetforget:
sheshe (hehe II wouldwould saysay) turnedturned aa properproper yongyoung manman
toto aa BeareBear inin thethe nightnight, andand aa manman inin thethe dayday, andand
keepskeeps byby aa crossecross thatthat partsparts threethree seuerallseveral waiesways,
&and hehe mademade hishis LadyLady runrun madmad: godsgods meme bonesbones
whowho comescomes herehere?EnterEnter thethe twotwo BrothersBrothers.
Frol:FrolicSoftSoft GammerGammer, herehere somesome comecome toto telltell
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youryour taletale forfor youyou.
FantFantasticFant:LetLet themthem alonealone, letlet vsus hearehear whatwhat theythey
willwill saysay.
1.1. BrotherBrother:VponUpon thesethese chalkiechalky CliffsCliffs ofof AlbionAlbion
WeWe areare ariuedarrived nownow withwith tedioustedious toiletoil,
AndAnd compassingcompassing thethe widewide worldworld roundround aboutabout
ToTo seekeseek ourour sistersister, toto seekeseek fairefair DelyaDelia forthforth,
YetYet cannotcannot wewe soso muchmuch asas hearehear ofof hirher.
2.2. BrotherBrother:OO fortunefortune cruellcruel, cruellcruel &and vnkindunkind,
VnkindUnkind inin thatthat wewe cannotcannot findfind ourour sistersister;
OurOur sistersister hapleshapless inin hirher cruellcruel chancechance:
SoftSoft whowho hauehave wewe herehere.
EnterEnter SenexSenex atat thethe CrosseCross stoopingstooping toto gathergather.
1.1. BrotherBrother:NowNow fatherfather GodGod bebe youryour speedspeed,
WhatWhat doodo youyou gathergather therethere?
OldOld manman:HipsHips andand HawesHawshaws, andand stickessticks andand
strawesstraws, andand thingesthings thatthat II gathergather onon thethe groundground
mymy sonneson.
1.1. BrotherBrother:HipsHips andand HawesHawshaws, andand stickessticks andand
strawesstraws, whywhy isis thatthat allall youryour foodefood fatherfather?
OldOld manman:YeaYea sonneson.
2.2. BrotherBrother:FatherFather, herehere isis anan AlmesAlms penniepenny
forfor meeme, andand ifif II speedespeed inin thatthat II goego forfor, II willwill
giuegive theethee asas goodgood aa GowneGown ofof graygrey asas euerever thouthou
diddestdidst wearewear.
1.1. BrotherBrother:AndAnd FatherFather herehere isis anotheranother almesalms
penniepenny forfor meme, andand ifif II speedespeed inin mymy iourneyjourney, II
willwill giuegive theethee aa PalmersPalmer’s staffestaff ofof yuorieivory, andand aa
scallopscallop shellshell ofof beatenbeaten goldgold.
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OldOld manman:WasWas sheeshe fayrefair?
2.2. BrotherBrother:IAyI thethe fairestfairest forfor whitewhite, andand thethe pu-purestpu∣restpurest
rest
forfor reddred, asas thethe bloodblood ofof thethe DeareDeerdeer, oror thethe
driuendriven snowsnow:
OldOld m:manThenThen harkehark wellwell andand markemark wellwell, mymy (oldold spellspell:
BeBe notnot afraidafraid ofof eueryevery strangerstranger,
StartStart notnot asideaside atat eueryevery dangerdanger:
ThingsThings thatthat seemeseem areare notnot thethe samesame,
BlowBlow aa blastblast atat eueryevery flameflame:
ForFor whenwhen oneone flameflame ofof firefire goesgoes outout,
ThenThen comescomes youryour wisheswishes wellwell aboutabout:
IfIf anyany askeask whowho toldtold youyou thisthis goodgood,
SaySay thethe whitewhite BeareBear ofof EnglandsEngland’s woodwood.
1.1. BrotherBrother:BrotherBrother heardheard youyou notnot whatwhat thethe
oldold manman saidsaid:
BeBe notnot afraidafraid ofof eueryevery strangerstranger,
StartStart notnot asideaside forfor eueryevery dangerdanger:
ThingsThings thatthat seemeseem areare notnot thethe samesame,
BlowBlow aa blastblast atat eueryevery flameflame:
IfIf anyany askeask whowho toldtold youyou thisthis goodgood,
SaySay thethe whitewhite BeareBear ofof EnglandsEngland’s woodwood.
2.2. BrotherBrother:WellWell ifif thisthis doodo vsus anyany goodgood,
WelWelfareWellWelfare farefare thethe whitewhite BearBear ofof EnglandsEngland’s woodwood.exexeuntex.
OldOld ma:manNowNow sitsit theethee herehere &and teltell aa heauyheavy taletale.
SadSad inin thythy moodemood, andand sobersober inin thythy cheerecheer,
HereHere sitsit theethee nownow andand toto thy selfethyself relaterelate,
TheThe hardhard mishapmishap ofof thythy mostmost wretchedwretched statestate.
InIn ThessalieThessalythessaly II liu’dlived inin sweetesweet contentcontent,
VntillUntil thatthat FortuneFortune wroughtwrought mymy ouerthrowoverthrow;
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ForFor therethere II weddedwedded waswas vntounto aa damedame,
ThatThat liu’dlived inin honorhonour, vertuevirtue, louelove, andand famefame:
ButBut SacrapantSacrapant thatthat cursedcursed sorcerersorcerer,
BeingBeing besottedbesotted withwith mymy beauteousbeauteous louelove:
MyMy deerestdearest louelove, mymy truetrue betrothedbetrothed wifewife,
DidDid seekeseek thethe meanesmeans toto ridrid meme ofof mymy lifelife.
ButBut worseworse thanthan thisthis, hehe withwith hishis chantingchanting spelsspells,
DidDid turneturn meme straightstraight vntounto anan vglyugly BeareBear;
AndAnd whenwhen thethe sunnesun dothdoth settlesettle inin thethe westwest,
ThenThan II beginbegin toto dondon mymy vglyugly hidehide:
AndAnd allall thethe dayday II sitsit, asas nownow youyou seesee,
AndAnd speakespeak inin riddlesriddles allall inspirdeinspire withwith ragerage,
SeemingSeeming anan oldeold andand miserablemiserable manman:
AndAnd yetyet II amam inin AprillApril ofof mymy ageage.
EnterEnter VeneliaVenelia hishis LadyLady madmad; andand goesgoes inin againeagain.
SeeSee wherewhere VenelyaVenelia mymy betrothedbetrothed louelove,
RunsRuns maddingmadding allall inrag’denraged aboutabout thethe woodswoods;
AllAll byby hishis curssedcursed andand inchantingenchanting spelsspells.
EnterEnter LampriscusLampriscus withwith aa potpot ofof HonnyHoney.
ButBut herehere comescomes LampriscusLampriscus mymy discontenteddiscontented
neighbourneighbour. HowHow nownow neighbourneighbour, youyou lookelook
towardetoward thethe groundground aswellas well asas II, youyou musemuse onon
somethingsomething.
Lamp:LampriscusLamp:NeighbourNeighbour onon nothingnothing, butbut onon thethe
mattermatter II soso oftenoften moouedmoved toto youyou: ifif youyou dodo anyany
thingthing forfor charitycharity, helpehelp meme; ifif forfor neighborhoodneighbourhood
oror brotherhoodbrotherhood, helpehelp meme: neuernever waswas oneone soso
comberedcumbered asas isis poorepoor LampryscusLampriscus: andand toto be-beginbe∣ginbegin
gin,
II praypray receiuereceive thisthis pottepot ofof HonnyHoney toto mendmend
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youryour farefare.
OldOld manman:ThankesThanks neighborneighbour, setset itit downedown,
HonnyHoney isis alwaiesalways welcomewelcome toto thethe BeareBear.
AndAnd nownow neighbourneighbour letlet meme heerehearhere thethe causecause ofof
youryour commingcoming.
LampriscusLampriscus:II amam (asas youyou knoweknow neigh-neighbourneigh∣bourneighbour
bour)
aa manman vnmariedunmarried, andand liuedlived soso vnquietlyunquietly
withwith mymy twotwo wiueswives, thatthat II keepekeep eueryevery yeareyear
holyholy thethe dayday whereinwherein II buriedburied thēthem bothboth; thethe firstfirst
waswas onon saintsaint AndrewesAndrew’s dayday; thethe otherother onon saintsaint
LukesLuke’s.
OldOld manman:AndAnd nownow neighbourneighbour, youyou ofof thisthis
countrycountry saysay, youryour customecustom isis outout: butbut onon withwith
youryour taletale neighbourneighbour.
Lamp:LampriscusLamp:ByBy mymy firstfirst wifewife, whosewhose tonguetongue wea-weariedwea∣riedwearied
ried
meme aliuealive, andand soundedsounded inin mymy earesears likelike thethe
clapperclapper ofof aa greatgreat BellBell, whosewhose talketalk waswas aa conti-continuallconti∣nuallcontinual
nuall
tormenttorment toto allall thatthat dweltdweltdwelled byby herher, oror liuedlived
nighnigh herher, youyou hauehave heardheard meme saysay II hadhad aa hand-handsomehand∣somehandsome
some
daughterdaughter.
OldOld manman:TrueTrue neighbourneighbour.
LamprLampriscusLampr:SheeSheshe itit isis thatthat afflictesafflicts meme withwith herher
continuallcontinual clamouresclamours, andand hangshangs onon meme likelike aa
BurreBurrburr: poorepoor sheeshe isis, andand proudeproud sheeshe isis, asas
poorepoor asas aa sheepesheep newnew shorneshorn, andand asas proudeproud
ofof herher hopeshopes, asas aa PeacockPeacock ofof herher tailetail wellwell
grownegrown.
OldOld manman:WellWell saidsaid LampryscusLampriscus, youyou speakespeak
itit likelike anan EnglishmanEnglishman.
Lampr:
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Lampr:LampriscusLampr:AsAs curstcurstcursed asas aa waspewasp, andand asas frowardefroward
asas aa childechild newnew takentaken fromfrom thethe mothersmother’s teateteat,
sheeshe isis toto mymy ageage, asas smoakesmoke toto thethe eyeseyes, oror asas vi-vinegarvi∣negarvinegar
negar
toto thethe teethteeth.
OldOld manman:HolilyHolily praisedpraised neighbourneighbour, asas muchmuch
forfor thethe nextnext.
Lampr:LampriscusLampr:ByBy mymy otherother wifewife II hadhad aa daughterdaughter,
soso hardhard fauouredfavoured, soso foulefoul andand illill facedfaced, thatthat II
thinkethink aa grouegrove fullfull ofof goldengolden treestrees; andand thethe
leauesleaves ofof RubiesRubies andand DyamondsDiamonds, wouldwould notnot
beebe aa dowriedowry aunswerableanswerable toto herher deformi-deformitiedeformi∣tie
tiedeformity.
OldOld manman:WellWell neighbourneighbour, nowenow youyou hauehave
spokespoke, heerehear meme speakespeak; sendsend themthem toto thethe WellWell
forfor thethe waterwater ofof lifelife: therethere shallshall theythey findefind theirtheir
fortunesfortunes vnlookedunlooked forfor; NeighbourNeighbour farewellfarewell.
ExitExit.
Lampr:LampriscusLampr:FarewellFarewell andand aa thousandthousand, andand nownow
goethgoeth poorepoor LampryscusLampriscus toto putput inin executionexecution
thisthis excellentexcellent counsellcounsel.ExeuntExeunt.
Frol:FrolicWhyWhy thisthis goesgoes rounderound withoutwithout aa fid-fidlingfid∣lingfiddlingfidling
ling
stickstick; butbut doodo youyou hearehear GammerGammer, waswas thisthis
thethe manman thatthat waswas aa BeareBear inin thethe nightnight, andand aa
manman inin thethe dayday?
OldOld womanwoman:IAyI thisthis isis heehe; andand thisthis manman thatthat
camecame toto himhim waswas aa beggarbeggar, andand dweltdweltdwelled vpponupon aa
greenegreen. ButBut softsoft, whowho comescomes herehere? OO thesethese areare
thethe haruest menharuestharvestmenharvest men men; tenten toto oneone theythey singsing aa songsong ofof
mowingmowing.
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EnterEnter thethe haruest menharuestharvestmenharvest men men a singingaa-singinga singing singing, withwith thisthis
SongSong doubledouble repeatedrepeated.
AllAll yeeye thatthat louelylovely louerslovers bebe, praypray youyou forfor meme,
LoeLo herehere wewe comecome a sowingaa-sowinga sowing sowing, a sowingaa-sowinga sowing sowing,
AndAnd sowesow sweetesweet fruitesfruits ofof louelove:
InIn youryour sweetesweet heartshearts wellwell maymay itit prooueprove.ExeuntExeunt.
EnterEnter HuanebangoHuanebango withwith hishis two handtwotwo-handtwo hand hand swordsword,
andand BoobyBooby thethe ClowneClown.
FantFantasticFant:GammerGammer, whatwhat isis hehe?
OldOld womanwoman:OO thisthis isis oneone thatthat isis goinggoing toto thethe
coniurerconjurer, letlet himhim alonealone, herehearhere whatwhat hehe sayessays.
Huan:HuanebangoHuan:NowNow byby MarsMars andand MercuryMercury, IupiterJupiterjupiter
andand IanusJanusjanus, SolSol andand SaturnusSaturnus, VenusVenus andand VestaVesta,
PallasPallas andand ProserpinaProserpina, andand byby thethe honorhonour ofof mymy
househouse PolimackeroeplacydusPolimackeroeplacidusPolimackeroeplacydus, itit isis aa wonderwonder toto seesee
whatwhat thisthis louelove willwill makemake sillysilly fellowesfellowsfellow’s aduen-aduentureaduen∣tureadventure
ture,
eueneven inin thethe wanewane ofof theirtheir witswits, andand infansieinfancy
ofof theirtheir discretiondiscretion. AlasAlas mymy friendfriend whatwhat fortunefortune
callescalls theethee foorthforth toto seekeseek thythy fortunefortune amongamong
brasenbrazen gatesgates, inchantedenchanted towerstowers, firefire andand Brim-BrimstoneBrim∣stoneBrimstone
stone,
thunderthunder andand lightninglightning. BeautieBeauty II telltell theethee
isis peerelessepeerless, andand sheshe preciousprecious whomwhom thouthou af-affectestaf∣fectestaffectest
fectest:
dodo offoff thesethese desiresdesires goodgood countrimancountryman,
goodgood friendfriend runnerun awayaway fromfrom thy selfethyself, andand soso
soonesoon asas thouthou canstcanst, forgetforget herher; whomwhom nonenone
mustmust inheritinherit butbut hehe thatthat cancan monstersmonsters tametame, la-labouresla∣boureslabours
boures
atchiueachieve, riddlesriddles absolueabsolve, looseloose inchant-inchantmentsinchant∣mentsenchantments
ments,
murthermurder magickemagic, andand killkill coniuringconjuring: andand
thatthat isis thethe greatgreat andand mightymighty HuanebangoHuanebango.
Booby:
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BoobyBooby:HarkeHark youyou sirsir, harkehark youyou; FirstFirst knowknow
II hauehave herehere thethe flurtingflirting featherfeather, andand hauehave giuengiven
thethe ParishParish thethe startstart forfor thethe longlong stockestock: NoweNow
sirsir ifif itit beebe nono moremore butbut runningrunning throughthrough aa littlelittle
lightninglightning andand thunderthunder, andand riddleriddle meme riddleriddle meme
whatswhat’s thisthis, IleI’ll hauehave thethe wenchwench fromfrom thethe Con-ConiurerCon∣iurerConjurer
iurer
ifif hehe werewere tenten ConiurersConjurers.
Huan:HuanebangoHuan:II hauehave abandonedabandoned thethe CourtCourt andand ho-honourableho∣nourablehonourable
nourable
companycompany, toto doodo mymy deuoyredevoir againstagainst
thisthis soresore SorcererSorcerer andand mightymighty MagitianMagician: ifif thisthis
LadieLady bebe soso fairefair asas sheshe isis saidsaid toto beebe, sheshe isis minemine,
sheshe isis minemine, MeusMeus, meamea, meummeum, inin contemptumcontemptum
omniumomnium GrammaticorumGrammaticorum.
BoobyBooby:OO falsumfalsum LatinumLatinum! thethe fairefair maidemaid isis
minumminum, cumcum apurtinantibusapurtinantibus gibletesgibletesgiblets andand allall.
Huan:HuanebangoHuan:IfIf sheeshe beebe minemine, asas II assureassure my selfemyself
thethe heauensheavens willwill doodo somewhatsomewhat toto rewardreward mymy
worthinesworthiness; sheeshe shallshall beebe alliedallied toto nonenone ofof thethe
meanestmeanest godsgods; butbut beebe inuestedinvested inin thethe mostmost fa-famousfa∣mousfamous
mous
stockestock ofof HuanebangoHuanebango polimackeroeplaci-polimackeroeplaciduspolimackeroeplaci∣dusPolimackeroeplaciduspolimackeroeplacidus
dus,
mymy GrandfatherGrandfather: mymy fatherfather PergopolyneoPergopolyneo:
mymy mothermother, DyonoraDionoraDyonora dede SardynyaSardinia: famousliefamously
descendeddescended.
BoobyBooby:DooDodo youyou hearehear sirsir; hadhad notnot youyou aa
CosenCousin, thatthat waswas calledcalled GustecerydisGusteceridisGustecerydis?
Huan:HuanebangoHuan:IndeedeIndeed II hadhad aa CosenCousin, thatthat somtimesometime
followedfollowed thethe CourtCourt infortunatelyinfortunately, andand hishis namename
BustegustecerydisBustegusteceridisBustegustecerydis.
BoobyBooby:OO LordLord II knowknow himhim wellwell: heehe isis thethe
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knightknight ofof thethe neatesneat’s feetefeet.
Huan:HuanebangoHuan:OO hehe lou’dloved nono CaponCapon betterbetter, hehe hathhath
oftentimesoftentimes deceiueddeceived hishis boyboy ofof hishis dinnerdinner, thatthat
waswas hishis faultfault goodgood BustegustecerydisBustegusteceridisBustegustecerydis.
BoobyBooby:ComeCome shallshall wewe goego alongalong? SoftSoft, herehere
isis anan oldeold manman atat thethe CrosseCross, letlet vsus askeask himhim thethe
wayway thitherthither. HoHo, youyou GafferGaffer, II praypray youyou telltell
wherewhere thethe wisewise manman thethe ConiurerConjurer dwellsdwells?
Huan:HuanebangoHuan:WhereWhere thatthat earthlyearthly GoddesseGoddess kee-keepethkee∣pethkeepeth
peth
hirher abodeabode; thethe commandercommander ofof mymy thoughtsthougtsthoughts,
andand fairefair MistresMistress ofof mymy heartheart.
OldOld manman:FaireFair inoughenough, andand farrefar inoughenough
fromfrom thythy fingeringfingering sonneson.
Huan:HuanebangoHuan:II willwill followefollow mymy FortuneFortune afterafter minemine
owneown fanciefancy, andand doodo accordingaccording toto minemine owneown
discretiondiscretion.
OldOld manman:YetYet giuegive somesome thingthing toto anan oldold manman
beforebefore youyou goego.
Huan:Huau:HuanebangoHuau:FatherFather mee thinkesmethinks aa peecepiece ofof thisthis
CakeCake mightmight serueserve youryour turneturn.
OldOld manman:YeaYea sonneson.
Huan:HuanebangoHuan:HuanabangoHuanebangoHuanabango giuethgiveth nono CakesCakes forfor
AlmesAlms, askeask ofof themthem thatthat giuegive giftesgifts forfor poorepoor
BeggarsBeggars. FaireFair LadyLady, ifif thouthou wertwert onceonce shri-shrinedshri∣nedshrined
ned
inin thisthis bosomebosom, II wouldwould bucklerbuckler theethee hara-haratantarahara∣tantara
tantaraharatantara.ExitExit.
BoobyBooby:FatherFather doodo youyou seesee thisthis manman, youyou litlelittle
thinkethink heelehe’ll runrun aa milemile oror twotwo forfor suchsuch aa CakeCake,
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oror passepass forfor aa puddingpudding, II telltell youyou fatherfather heehe hashas
keptkept suchsuch aa beggingbegging ofof meeme forfor aa peecepiece ofof thisthis
CakeCake, whoowho hehe comescomes vpponupon meme withwith aa super-superfantiallsuper∣fantiallsuperfantialsuperstantial
fantiall
substancesubstance, andand thethe foysonfoison ofof thethe earthearth,
thatthat II knowknow notnot whatwhat hehe meanesmeans: IfIf heehe camecame
toto meme thusthus, andand saidsaid, mymy friendfriend BoobyBooby oror soso, whywhy
II couldcould sparespare himhim aa peecepiece withwith allall mymy heartheart; butbut
whenwhen hehe tellstells meme howhow GodGod hathhath enrichedenriched meeme
aboueabove otherother fellowesfellows withwith aa CakeCake: whywhy heehe
makesmakes meme blindeblind andand deafedeaf atat onceonce: YetYet fatherfather
heerehere isis aa peecepiece ofof CakeCake forfor youyou asas hardehard asas thethe
worldworld goesgoes.
OldOld manman:ThanksThanks sonneson, butbut listlist toto meeme,
HeHe shallshall bebe deafedeaf whenwhen thouthou shaltshalt notnot seesee;
FarewellFarewell mymy sonneson thingsthings maymay soso hithit,
ThouThou maistmayst hauehave wealthwealth toto mendmend thythy witwit.
BoobyBooby:FarewellFarewell fatherfather, farewellfarewell; forfor II mustmust
makemake hasthaste afterafter mymy two handtwotwo-handtwohandhand swordsword thatthat isis gonegone
beforebefore.ExeuntExeunt omnesomnes.
EnterEnter SacrapantSacrapant inin hishis studiestudy.
SacrapantSacrapant:TheThe dayday isis cleareclear, thethe WelkinWelkin
brightbright andand graygrey,
TheThe LarkeLark isis merriemerry, andand recordsrecords hirher notesnotes;
EachEach thingthing reioysethrejoiceth vnderneathunderneath thethe SkieSky,
ButBut onelyonly II whomwhom heauenheaven hathhath inin hatehate:
WretchedWretched andand miserablemiserable SacrapantSacrapant,
InIn ThessalieThessalythessaly waswas II borneborn andand broughtbrought vpup,
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MyMy mothermother MeroeMeroe highthight aa famousfamous WitchWitch,
AndAnd byby hirher cunningcunning II ofof hirher diddid learnelearn,
ToTo changechange andand alteralter shapesshapes ofof mortallmortal menmen.
ThereThere diddid II turneturn my selfemyself intointo aa DragonDragon,
AndAnd stolestole awayaway thethe DaughterDaughter toto thethe KingKing;
FaireFair DelyaDelia, thethe MistresMistress ofof mymy heartheart:
AndAnd broughtbrought hirher hitherhither toto reuiuerevive thethe manman,
ThatThat seemethseemeth yongyoung andand pleasantpleasant toto beholdbehold,
AndAnd yetyet isis agedaged, crookedcrooked, weakeweak andand numbenumb.
ThusThus byby inchauntingenchanting spellsspells II doodo deceiuedeceive,
ThoseThose thatthat beholdbehold andand lookelook vponupon mymy faceface;
ButBut wellwell maymay II bidbid youthfullyouthful yearesyears adueadieu:
EnterEnter DelyaDelia withwith aa potpot inin hirher handhand.
SeeSee wherewhere sheshe comscomescoms fromfrom whencewhence mymy sorrowssorrows (growgrow,
HowHow nownow fairefair DelyaDelia wherewhere hauehave youyou binbeen?
DelyaDelia:AtAt thethe footefoot ofof thethe RockeRock forfor run-runningrun∣ningrunning
ning
waterwater, andand gatheringgathering rootesroots forfor youryour din-dinnerdin∣nerdinner
ner
sirsir.
Sacr:SacrapantSacr:AhAh DelyaDelia, fairerfairer artart thouthou thanthan thethe run-runningrun∣ningrunning
ning
waterwater, yetyet harderharder farrefar thanthan steelesteel oror Ada-AdamantAda∣mant
mantAdamant.
DelyaDelia:WillWill itit pleaseplease youyou toto sitsit downedown sirsir.
Sacr:SacrapantSacr:IAyI DelyaDelia, sitsit &and askeask meme whatwhat thouthou wiltwilt,
thouthou shaltshalt hauehave itit broughtbrought intointo thythy lappelap.
DelyaDelia:ThenThen II praypray youyou sirsir letlet meeme hauehave thethe
bestbest meatemeat fromfrom thethe kingking ofof EnglandsEngland’s tabletable, andand
thethe bestbest winewine inin allall FranceFrance, broughtbrought inin byby thethe ve-veriestve∣riestveriest
riest
knaueknave inin allall SpaineSpain.
Sacr:SacrapantSacr:DelyaDelia II amam gladglad toto seesee youyou soso pleasantpleasant,
well
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wellwell sitsit theethee downedown.
Sacr:SacrapantSacr:SpredSpread tabletable spredspread; meatmeat, drinkedrink &and bredbreadbred
EuerEver maymay II hauehave, whatwhat II euerever crauecrave:
WhenWhen II amam spredspread, forfor meatemeat forfor mymy blackblack cockcock,
AndAnd meatemeat forfor mymy redred.
EnterEnter aa FrierFriar withwith aa chinechine ofof BeefeBeef andand
aa potpot ofof winewine.
Sacr:SacrapantSacr:HeereHere DelyaDelia, willwill yeeye fallfall toto.
Del:DeliaDel:IsIs thisthis thethe bestbest meatemeat inin EnglandEngland?
Sacr:SacrapantSacr:YeaYea.
Del:DeliaDel:WhatWhat isis itit?
Sacr:SacrapantSacr:AA chinechine ofof EnglishEnglish beefebeef, meatemeat forfor aa (kingking
AndAnd aa kingsking’s followersfollowers.
Del:DeliaDel:IsIs thisthis thethe bestbest winewine inin FranceFrance?
Sacr:SacrapantSacr:YeaYea.
Del:DeliaDel:WhatWhat WineWine isis itit?
Sacr:SacrapantSacr:AA cupcup ofof neateneat winewine ofof OrleanceOrleans,
ThatThat neuernever camecame neernear thethe brewersbrewers inin EnglandEngland.
Del:DeliaDel:IsIs thisthis thethe veriestveriest knaueknave inin allall SpaineSpain?
Sacr:SacrapantSacr:YeaYea.
Del:DeliaDel:WhatWhat isis hehe aa FryerFriarfriar?
Sacr:SacrapantSacr:YeaYea aa FrierFriar indefinitindefinite, &and aa knaueknave infinitinfinite.
Del:DeliaDel:ThenThen II praypray yeye sirsir FrierFriarfriar telltell meme beforebefore
youyou goego, whichwhich isis thethe mostmost greediestgreediest English-EnglishmanEnglish∣man
manEnglishman?
FryerFryer:TheThe miserablemiserable andand mostmost couetouscovetous
VsurerUsurer.
Sacr:SacrapantSacr:HoldeHold theethee therethere FriarFriar,ExitExit FriarFriar.
ButBut softsoft whowho hauehave wewe heerehere, DeliaDelia awayaway begonbegone.
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EnterEnter thethe twotwo BrothersBrothers.
DelyaDelia awayaway, forfor besetbeset areare wewe,
ButBut heauenheaven oror hellhell shallshall rescuerescue herher forfor meme.
1.1. Br.BrotherBr.BrotherBrother, waswas notnot thatthat DelyaDelia diddid appeareappear?
OrOr waswas itit butbut herher shadowshadow thatthat waswas herehere?
2.2. BroBrotherBro:SisterSister, wherewhere artart thouthou? DelyaDelia comecome againagain
HeHe callescalls, thatthat ofof thythy absenceabsence dothdoth complainecomplain.
CallCall outout CalyphaCalypha thatthat sheshe maymay hearehear,
AndAnd criecry aloudaloud, forfor DelyaDelia isis neerenear.
EcchoEcho:NeereNear.
1.1. Br:BrotherBr:NeereNear, OOOh wherewhere, hasthast thouthou anyany tidingstidings?
EcchoEcho:TidingsTidings.
2.2. Br:BrotherBr:WhichWhich wayway isis DelyaDelia thenthen, oror thatthat, oror (thisthis?
EcchoEcho:ThisThis.
1.1. Br:BrotherBr:AndAnd maymay wewe safelysafely comecome wherewhere DeliaDelia (isis
EcchoEcho:YesYes.
2.2. BroBrotherBro:BrotherBrother rememberremember youyou thethe whitewhite
BeareBear ofof EnglandsEngland’s woodwood:
StartStart notnot a sideaside forfor eueryevery dangerdanger,
BeBe notnot afeardafeard ofof eueryevery strangerstranger;
ThingsThings thatthat seemeseem, areare notnot thethe samesame.
1.1. Br:BrotherBr:BrotherBrother, whywhy dodo wewe notnot thēthen coragiouslycourageously (enterenter.
2.2. Br:BrotherBr:ThenThen brotherbrother drawdraw thythy swordsword &and followfollow (meme.
EnterEnter thethe ConiurerConjurer; itit lightenslightens &and thun-thundersthun∣dersthunders
ders,
thethe 2.2. BrotherBrother fallesfalls downedown.
1.1. Br:BrotherBr:WhatWhat brotherbrother doostdost thouthou fallfall?
Sacr:SacrapantSacr:IAyay, andand thouthou totooto CalyphaCalypha.
FallFall 1.1. BrotherBrother. EnterEnter twotwo furiesfuries.
AdestesAdestes DæmonesDaemonesDaemonesDaemons: awayaway withwith themthem,
Go
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GoGo carycarry themthem straightstraight toto SacrapantosSacrapanto’s cellcell,
ThereThere inin despairedespair andand torturetorture forfor toto dwelldwell;
TheseThese areare ThenoresThenore’s sonnessons ofof ThessalyThessaly,
ThatThat comecome toto seekeseek DelyaDelia theirtheir sistersister forthforth:
ButBut withwith aa potionpotion, II toto herher hauehave giuengiven,
MyMy artsarts hathhath mademade herher toto forgetforget her selfeherself.
HeHe remoouesremoves aa turfeturf, andand shewesshows aa lightlight inin aa glasseglass.
SeeSee heerehere thethe thingthing whichwhich dothdoth prolongprolong mymy lifelife
WithWith thisthis inchantmentenchantment II dodo anyany thingthing.
AndAnd tilltill thisthis fadefade, mymy skillskill shallshall stillstill endureendure,
AndAnd neuernever nonenone shallshall breakebreak thisthis littlelittle glasseglass,
ButBut sheshe that’sthat’s neitherneither wifewife, widowwidow, nornor maidemaid.
ThenThen cheerecheer thy selfethyself, thisthis isis thythy destiniedestiny,
NeuerNever toto diedie, butbut byby aa deaddead mansman’s handhand.ExeuntExeunt.
EnterEnter EumenidesEumenides thethe wandringwand’ringwandering KnightKnight,
andand thethe oldold manman atat thethe crossecross.
Eum:EumenidesEum:TellTell meme TimeTime, telltell meme iustjust TimeTime,
WhenWhen shallshall II DeliaDelia seesee?
WhenWhen shallshall II seesee thethe loadstarlodestar ofof mymy lifelife?
WhenWhen shallshall mymy wandringwand’ring coursecourse endend withwith herher (sightsight?
OrOr II butbut viewview mymy hopehope, mymy heartsheart’s delightdelight.
FatherFather GodGod speedespeed, ifif youyou telltell fortunesfortunes, II praypray
goodgood fatherfather telltell meme minemine.
OldOld manman:SonneSon II dodo seesee inin thythy faceface,
ThyThy blessedblessed fortunefortune workework apaceapace;
II dodo perceiueperceive thatthat thouthou hasthast witwit,
BegBeg ofof thythy fatefate toto gouernegovern itit,
ForFor wisdomewisdom gouern’dgoverned byby aduiseadvice,
MakesMakes manymany fortunatefortunate andand wisewise.
Bestowe
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BestoweBestow thythy almesalms, giuegive moremore thanthan allall,
TillTill deaddead mensmen’s bonesbones comecome atat thythy callcall:
FarewellFarewell mymy sonneson, dreamedream ofof nono restrest,
TilTill thouthou repentrepent thatthat thouthou didstdidst bestbest.ExitExit OldOld m.manm.
Eum.EumenidesEum.ThisThis manman hathhath leftleft meme inin aa LaborinthLabyrinth,
HeHe biddethbiddeth meme giuegive moremore thanthan allall,
TillTill deaddead mensmen’s bonesbones comecome atat thythy callcall:
HeHe biddethbiddeth meme dreamedream ofof nono restrest,
TillTill II repentrepent thatthat II dodo bestbest.
EnterEnter WiggenWiggen, CorobusCorebusCorobus, Churchwar-ChurchwardenChurchwar∣denChurchwarden
den
andand SextenSexton.
VViggenWiggen:YouYou maymay bebe ashamedashamed, youyou whor-whorsonwhor∣sonwhoreson
son
scaldscald SextonSexton andand ChurchwardenChurchwarden, ifif youyou hadhad
anyany shameshame inin thosethose shamelesseshameless facesfaces ofof yoursyours, toto
letlet aa poorepoor manman lielie soso longlong aboueabove groundground vnbu-vnburiedvnbu∣riedunburied
ried.
AA rotrot onon youyou allall, thatthat hauehave nono moremore com-compassioncom∣passioncompassion
passion
ofof aa goodgood fellowfellow whenwhen hehe isis gonegone.
SimonSimon:WhatWhat wouldwould youyou hauehave vsus toto buriebury
himhim, andand toto aunswereanswer itit our seluesourselves toto thethe par-parrishepar∣rishe
risheparish?
SextonSexton:ParishParish meme nono parishesparishes, paypay meme mymy
feesfees, andand letlet thethe restrest runnerun onon inin thethe quartersquarters ac-accountsac∣countsaccounts
counts,
andand putput itit downedown forfor oneone ofof youryour goodgood
deedesdeeds aa GodsGod’s namename, forfor II amam notnot oneone thatthat cu-curiouslycu∣riouslycuriously
riously
standsstands vponupon meritsmerits.
CorobusCorebusCorobus:YouYou whoresonwhoreson soddensodden headedheaded
sheepes-facesheep’s facesheeps-face, shallshall aa goodgood fellowfellow dodo lesseless seruiceservice
andand moremore honestiehonesty toto thethe parishparish, &and willwill youyou notnot
whenwhen hehe isis deaddead letlet himhim hauehave ChristmasChristmas buriallburial.
VViggen:
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VViggenWiggen:PeacePeace CorebusCorebus, assureassure asas IackJackjack waswas
IackJackjack, thethe frollickstfrolic’stfrollickst frannionfranionfrannion amongstamongst youyou, andand II
VViggenWiggen hishis sweetesweet swornesworn brotherbrother, IackJackjack shallshall
hauehave hishis funeralsfunerals, oror somesome ofof themthem shallshall lielie onon
GodsGod’s dearedear earthearth forfor itit, thatsthat’s onceonce.
Churchwa:ChurchwardenChurchwa:VViggenWiggen II hopehope thouthou wiltwilt dodo nono
moremore thenthan thouthou darstdar’st aunsweranswer.
VVig:WiggenVVig:SirSir, sirsir, daredare oror daredare notnot, moremore oror lesseless,
aunsweranswer oror notnot aunsweranswer, dodo thisthis, oror hauehave thisthis.
Sex:SextonSex:HelpeHelp, helpehelp, helpehelp, VViggenWiggen setssets vponupon
thethe parishparish withwith aa Pike staffePikePikestaffPikestaffestaff.
EumenidesEumenides awakesawakes andand comescomes toto themthem.
Eum:EumenidesEum:HouldHold thythy handshands goodgood fellowfellow.
Core:CorebusCore:CanCan youyou blameblame himhim sirsir, ifif hehe taketake IacksJack’sjacks
partpart againstagainst thisthis shakeshake rottenrotten parishparish thatthat willwill notnot
buriebury IackJackjack.
Eum:EumenidesEum:WhyWhy whatwhat waswas thatthat IackJackjack?
Coreb:CorebusCoreb:WhoWho IackJackjack sirsir, whowho ourour IackJackjack sirsir? asas
goodgood aa fellowfellow asas euerever troadetrod vpponupon NeatsNeat’sneat’s lea-leatherlea∣ther
therleather.
VViggenWiggen:LookeLook youyou sirsir, hehe gauegave fourefour scorescore
andand nineteenenineteen mourningmourning gownesgowns toto thethe parishparish
whenwhen hehe dieddied, andand becausebecause hehe wouldwould notnot makemake
themthem vpup aa fullfull hundredhundred, theythey wouldwould notnot burybury
himhim; waswas notnot thisthis goodgood dealingdealing?
Churchwar:ChurchwardenChurchwar:OhOhO LordLord sirsir howhow hehe lieslies, hehe waswas
notnot worthworth aa halfepennyhalfehalfpennyhalfpennypenny, andand drunkedrunk outout eueryevery
pennypenny: andand nowenow hishis fellowesfellows, hishis drunkendrunken
companionscompanions, wouldwould hauehave vsus toto buriebury himhim atat thethe
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chargecharge ofof thethe parishparish, andand wewe makemake manymany suchsuch
matchesmatches, wewe maymay pullpull downedown thethe steeplesteeple, sellsell thethe
BellesBells, andand thatchethatch thethe chauncellchancel: hehe shallshall lielie a-abouea∣boueabove
boue
groundground tilltill hehe dauncedance aa galliardgalliard aboutabout thethe
churchyardchurchyard forfor SteeuenSteven LoacheLoach.
VViggenWiggen:SicSic argumentarisargumentaris dominedominedominae LoacheLoach;
andand wewe makemake manymany suchsuch matchesmatches, wewe maymay pullpull
downedown thethe steeplesteeple, sellsell thethe BellesBells, andand thatchethatch
thethe chauncellchancel: inin goodgood timetime sirsir, andand hanghang your your seluesyourselves
selues
inin thethe BellBell ropesropes whenwhen youyou hauehave donedone,
DomineDomineDominae oponensoponens præponopraeponopraepono tibitibi hanchanc questionemquestionem,
whetherwhether willwill youyou hauehave thethe groundground brokenbroken, oror
youryour patespates brokenbroken: firstfirst, forfor oneone ofof themthem shallshall
bebe donedone presentlypresently, andand toto beginbegin minemine, ileI’ll sealeseal itit
vponupon youryour cockescomecoxcomb.
Eum:EumenidesEum:HouldHold thythy handshands, II praypray theethee goodgood
fellowfellow bebe notnot tootoo hastiehasty.
Coreb:CorebusCoreb:YouYou CaponsCapon’sCapons faceface, wewe shallshall hauehave youyou
turndturned outout ofof thethe parishparish oneone ofof thesethese dayesdays, withwith
neuernever aa tattertatter toto youryour arsearse, thenthenthan youyou areare inin worseworse
takingtaking thenthan IackJackjack.
EumenEumenidesEumenFaithFaith andand hehe isis badbad enoughenough: thisthis fel-fellowfel∣lowfellow
low
doesdoes butbut thethe partpart ofof aa friendfriend, toto seekeseek toto bu-buriebu∣riebury
rie
hishis friendfriend; howhow muchmuch willwill buriebury himhim?
VViggenWiggen:FaithFaith, aboutabout somesome fifteenefifteen oror six-sixteenesix∣teenesixteen
teene
shillingsshillings willwill bestowbestow himhim honestlyhonestly.
SextonSexton:IAyI eueneven there aboutsthereabouts sirsir.
EumenEumenidesEumen:HeereHere houldhold itit thenthen, andand II hauehave leftleft
meme butbut oneone poorepoor threethree halfe pencehalfe half-pencehalf pencepence; nownow dodo II
remem-
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rememberremember thethe wordeswords thethe oldold manman spakespakespoke atat thethe
crossecross; bestowebestow allall thouthou hasthast, andand thisthis isis allall, tilltill
deaddead mensmen’s bonesbones comescomes atat thythy callcall, hearehear holdehold
itit, andand soso farewellfarewell.
VVig:WiggenVVig:GodGod, andand allall goodgood, beebe withwith youyou sirsir;
naienay youyou cormorantscormorants, ileI’ll bestowebestow oneone pealepeal ofof
IackJackjack atat minemine owneown properproper costscosts andand chargescharges.
Coreb:CorebusCoreb:YouYou maymay thankethank GodGod thethe longlong staffestaff
andand thethe bilbowebilbo bladeblade, crostcrossed notnot youryour cockes-cockes-combecoxcomb
combe;
wellwell weelewe’ll toto thethe churchchurch stilestile, andand hauehave
aa potpot, andand soso trylltrilltryll lylllilllyll.
BothBoth:ComeCome letslet’s gogo.ExeuntExeunt.
FantFantasticFant:ButBut harkehark youyou gammergammer, me thinkesmethinks
thisthis IackJackjack borebore aa greatgreat swaysway inin thethe parishparish.
OldOld womanwoman:OO thisthis IackJackjack waswas aa maruelousmarvelous fel-fellowfel∣lowfellow
low,
hehe waswas butbut aa poorepoor manman, butbut veryvery wellwell be-belouedbe∣lonedbeloved
loued:
youyou shallshall seesee anonanon whatwhat thisthis IackJackjack willwill
comecome toto.
EnterEnter thethe haruest menharuestharvestmenharvest men men singingsinging, withwith wo-womenwo∣menwomen
men
inin theirtheir handshands.
Frol:FrolicSoftSoft, whowho hauehave weewe heerehere? ourour amo-amorousamo∣rousamorous
rous
harueststarresharuestharvestersharveststarresstars.
FantFantasticFant:IAyay, IAyay, letlet vsus sitsit stillstill andand letlet themthem alonealone.
HeereHere theythey beginbegin toto singsing, thethe
songsong doubleddoubled.
LoeLolo heerehere wewe comecome a reapingaa-reapinga reaping reaping, a reapingaa-reapinga reaping reaping,
ToTo reapereap ourour haruestharvest fruitefruit,
AndAnd thusthus wewe passepass thethe yeareyear soso longlong,
AndAnd neuernever bebe wewe mutemute.ExitExit thethe haruest mēharuestharvestmenharvest mē men.
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EnterEnter HuanebangoHuanebango, andand CorebusCorebus thethe clowneclown.
Frol:FrolicSoftSoft, whowho hauehave wewe herehere?
OldOld w:womanw:OO thisthis isis aa cholerickcholeric gentlemangentleman, allall
youyou thatthat louelove youryour liueslives, keepekeep outout ofof thethe smellsmell
ofof hishis two handtwotwo-handtwo handhand swordesword: nowenow goesgoes hehe toto thethe
coniurerconjurer.
FantFantasticFant:Me thinkesMethinksmethinks thethe ConiurerConjurer shouldshould putput
thethe foolefool intointo aa IuglingJugglingjuggling boxebox.
Huan:HuanebangoHuan:FeeFee, fafa, fumfum, herehere isis thethe EnglishmanEnglishman,
ConquerConquer himhim thatthat cancan, camecame forfor hishis ladylady brightbright,
ToTo prooueprove himselfehimself aa knightknight,
AndAnd winwin herher louelove inin fightfight.
Cor:CorebusCor:Who haweWho Hoo-hawWho hawehawe maistermaster BangoBango areare youyou herehere?
hearehear youyou, youyou hadhad bestbest sitsit downedown heerehere, andand
begbeg anan almesalms withwith meme.
Huan:HuanebangoHuan:HenceHence basebase cullioncullion, heerehere isis hehe thatthat
commaundethcommandeth ingresseingress andand egresseegress withwith hishis
weaponweapon, andand willwill enterenter atat hishis voluntaryvoluntary whoso-whosoeuerwhoso∣euerwhosoever
euer
saithsaith nono.
AA voicevoice andand flameflame ofof firefire: HuanebangoHuanebango
fallethfalleth downedown.
VoiceVoice:NoNo.
OldOld w:womanw:SoSo withwith thatthat theythey kistkissed, andand spoiledspoiledspoilt thethe
edgeedge ofof asas goodgood aa two handtwotwo-handtwohandhand swordsword, asas euerever GodGod
putput lifelife inin; nownow goesgoes CorebusCorebus inin, spightspite ofof thethe
coniurerconjurer.
EnterEnter thethe ConiurerConjurer, &and strikestrike CorebusCorebusCorebus’ blindeblind.
Sacr:SacrapantSacr:AwayAway withwith himhim intointo thethe openopen fieldsfields,
ToTo bebe aa raueningravening prayprey toto CrowesCrows andand KitesKites:
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AndAnd forfor thisthis villainvillain letlet himhim wanderwander vpup &and downedown
InIn noughtnaught butbut darkenesdarkness andand eternalleternal nightnight.
Cor:CorebusCor:HeerHerehere hasthast thouthou slainslain HuāHuan aa slashingslashing knightknight
AndAnd robbedrobbed poorepoor CorebusCorebus ofof hishis sightsight.ExitExit.
Sacr:SacrapantSacr:HenceHence villainevillain hencehence.
NowNow II hauehave vntounto DelyaDelia giuengiven aa potionpotion ofof for-forgetfulnesfor∣getfulnes
getfulnesforgetfulness,
ThatThat whenwhen sheeshe comescomes sheeshe shallshall notnot knowknow hirher
BrothersBrothers:
LoLo wherewhere theythey labourlabour likelike toto CountryCountry slauesslaves,
WithWith spadespade andand mattockemattock onon thisthis inchauntedenchanted
groundground.
NowNow willwill II callcall hirher byby anotheranother namename,
ForFor neuernever shallshall sheshe knowknow hir selfeherself againeagain,
VntillUntil thatthat SacrapantSacrapant hathhath breathdbreathed hishis lastlast.
SeeSee wherewhere sheshe comescomes.EnterEnter DelyaDelia.
ComeCome hitherhither DelyaDelia taketake thisthis godegoadgood,
HereHere hardhard atat handhand twotwo slauesslaves dodo workework andand digdig
forfor goldgold,
GoreGore themthem withwith thisthis &and thouthou shaltshalt hauehave inoughenough.
HeHe giuesgives hirher aa godegoad.
Del:DeliaDel:GoodGood sirsir II knowknow notnot whatwhat youyou meanemean.
Sacra:SacrapantSacra:SheShe hathhath forgottenforgotten toto bebe DelyaDelia,
ButBut notnot forgotforgot thethe samesame sheshe shouldshould forgetforget:
ButBut II willwill changechange hirher namename.
FaireFair BerecynthiaBerecynthia soso thisthis CountryCountry callscalls youyou,
GoeGo plyply thesethese strangersstrangersstranger’s wenchwench theythey digdig forfor goldgold
ExitExit SacrapantSacrapant.
DelyaDelia:OO heauensheavens! howhow amam II beholdingbeholding toto
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thisthis fairefair yongyoung manman.
ButBut II mustmust plyply thesethese strangersstrangers toto theirtheir workework.
SeeSee wherewhere theythey comecome.
EnterEnter thethe twotwo BrothersBrothers inin theirtheir shirtsshirts withwith
spadesspades diggingdigging.
1.1. BrotherBrother:OO BrotherBrother seesee wherewhere DelyaDelia isis.
2.2. BrotherBrother:OO DelyaDelia happyhappy areare wewe toto seesee theethee
herehere.
DelyaDelia:WhatWhat telltell youyou meeme ofof DelyaDelia pratingprating
swainesswains?
II knowknow nono DelyaDelia nornor knowknow II whatwhat youyou meanemean,
PlyPly youyou youryour workwork oror elseelse youyou areare likelike toto smartsmart.
1.1. BrotherBrother:WhyWhy DelyaDelia knowstknowest thouthou notnot thythy
BrothersBrothers herehere?
WeWe comecome fromfrom ThessalieThessalythessaly toto seekeseek theethee forthforth,
AndAnd thouthou deceiuestdeceivest thy selfethyself forfor thouthou artart DelyaDelia.
DelyaDelia:YetYet moremore ofof DelyaDelia, thenthen taketake thisthis
andand smartsmart:
WhatWhat fainefeign youyou shiftsshifts forfor toto deferdefer youryour laborlabour?
WorkeWork villainesvillains workework, itit isis forfor goldgold youyou diggdig.
2.2. Br:BrotherBr:PeacePeace brotherbrother peacepeace, thisthis vildvilevild inchanterenchanter
HathHath rauishtravished DelyaDelia ofof hirher sencessenses cleaneclean,
AndAnd sheshe forgetsforgets thatthat sheshe isis DelyaDelia.
1.1. Br:BrotherBr:LeaueLeave cruellcruel thouthou toto hurthurt thethe miserablemiserable;
DiggDig brotherbrother diggdig, forfor sheshe isis hardhard asas steelesteel.
HereHere theythey digdig &and descrydescry thethe lightlight vnderunder aa litlelittle hillhill.
2.2. Br:BrotherBr:StayStay brotherbrother whatwhat hasthast thouthou descridedescried?
Del:DeliaDel:AwayAway &and touchtouch itit notnot, itit isis somesome thingthing, thatthat
mymy LordLord hathhath hiddenhidden therethere.sheshe couerscovers itit agenagain.
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EnterEnter SacrapantSacrapant.
Sacr:SacrapantSacr:WellWell sedsaid, thouthou plyestpliest thesethese PyonersPioneers
wellwell, goego getget youyou inin youyou labouringlabouring slauesslaves.
ComeCome BerecynthiaBerecynthia, letlet vsus inin likewiselikewise,
AndAnd hearehear thethe NightingaleNightingale recordrecord hirher notesnotes.
ExeuntExeunt omnesomnes.
EnterEnter ZantyppaZantippaZantyppa thethe curstcursed DaughterDaughter toto thethe wellwell,
withwith aa potpot inin hirher handhand.
Zant:ZantippaZant:NowNow forfor aa husbandhusband, househouse andand homehome,
GodGod sendsend aa goodgood oneone oror nonenone II praypray GodGod: MyMy
fatherfather hathhath sentsent meme toto thethe wellwell forfor thethe waterwater ofof
lifelife, andand tellstells meeme ifif II giuegive fairefair wordeswords II shallshall
hauehave aa husbandhusband.
EnterEnter thethe fowlefoul wenchwench toto thethe wellwell forfor waterwater withwith aa
potpot inin hirher handhand.
ButBut heerehere comescomes CelantaCelanta mymy sweetesweet sistersister, IleI’ll
standstand byby andand hearehear whatwhat sheshe saiessays.
Celant:CelantaCelant:MyMy fatherfather hathhath sentsent meeme toto thethe wellwell
forfor waterwater, andand hehe tellstells meme ifif II speakespeak fairefair, II shallshall
hauehave aa husbandhusband andand nonenone ofof thethe worstworst: WellWell
thoughthough II amam blackeblack II amam suresure allall thethe worldworld willwill
notnot forsakeforsake meeme, andand asas thethe oldeold prouerbeproverb isis
thoughthough II amam blackeblack, II amam notnot thethe diuelldevil.
Zant:ZantippaZant:MarrieMarry gupgup withwith aa murrenmurrain, II knoweknow
whereforewherefore thouthou speakestspeakest thatthat, butbut goego thythy waiesways
homehome asas wisewise asas thouthou camstcam’st, oror IleI’ll setset theethee homehome
withwith aa wanionwanion.
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HereHere sheshe strikesstrikes hirher PitcherPitcher againstagainst hirher sisterssister’ssisters,
andand breakesbreaks themthem bothboth andand goesgoes hirher wayway.
ClantCelantaClant:II thinkethink thisthis bebe thethe curstestcurstestcursedest queanequean inin
thethe worldworld, youyou seesee whatwhat sheshe isis, aa littlelittle fairefair, butbut
asas prowdproud asas thethe diuelldevil, andand thethe veriestveriest vixenvixen thatthat
liueslives vponupon GodsGod’s earthearth. WellWell IleI’ll letlet hirher alonealone,
andand goego homehome andand getget anotheranother PitcherPitcher, andand forfor
allall thisthis getget meme toto thethe wellwell forfor waterwater.ExitExit.
EnterEnter twotwo FuriesFuries outout ofof thethe ConiurersConjurers CellCell
andand laieslays HuanebangoHuanebango byby thethe wellwell
ofof lifelife.
EnterEnter ZantippaZantippa withwith aa PitcherPitcher toto thethe VVellWell.
Zant:ZantippaZant:OnceOnce againeagain forfor aa husbandhusband, &and inin faithfaith
CelantaCelanta II hauehave gotgot thethe startstart ofof youyou; BelikeBelike hus-husbandshus∣bandshusbands
bands
growegrow byby thethe WellWell sideside; nownow mymy fatherfather
sayessays II mustmust rulerule mymy tonguetongue: whywhy alasalas whatwhat amam
II thenthen? aa womanwoman withoutwithout aa tonguetongue, isis asas aa soul-souldiersoul∣diersoldier
dier
withoutwithout hishis weaponweapon; butbut ileI’ll hauehave mymy wa-waterwa∣terwater
ter
andand bebe gongone.
HeereHere sheshe offersoffers toto dipdip herher PitcherPitcher inin, andand aa
headhead speakesspeaks inin thethe VVellWell.
HeadHead:GentlyGently dipdip, butbut notnot tootoo deepedeep,
ForFor fearefear youyou makemake thethe goldengolden birdebird toto weepeweep,
FaireFair maidenmaiden whitewhite andand redred,
StrokeStroke meme smoothesmooth, andand combecomb mymy headhead,
AndAnd thouthou shaltshalt hauehave somesome cockell breadcockell cockle-breadcockle breadbread.
Zant:ZantippaZant:WhatWhat isis thisthis, fairefair maidenmaiden whitewhite &and redred,
CombeComb meme smoothsmooth, andand strokestroke mymy headhead:
AndAnd thouthou shaltshalt hauehave somesome cockell breadcockell cockle-breadcockle breadbread.
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CockellCocklecockle callestcallest thouthou itit boyboy, faithfaith ileI’ll giuegive youyou
cockell breadcockell cockle-breadcockle breadbread.
SheeSheshe breakesbreaks hirher PitcherPitcher vpponupon hishis headehead, thenthen itit
thundersthunders andand lightenslightens, andand HuanebangoHuanebango risesrises
vpup: HuanebangoHuanebango isis deafedeaf andand cannotcannot hearehear.
Huan:HuanebangoHuan:PhylydaPhylyda phylerydosphylerydos, PamphylydaPamphylyda (florydafloryda flortosflortos,
DubDub duddud aa dubdub, bouncebounce quothquoth thethe gunsguns, withwith aa (sulpheroussulphurous huffehuff snuffesnuff:
WakteWakedwaked withwith aa wenchwench, prettypretty peatpeat, prettypretty louelove, (andand mymy sweetsweet prettiepretty pigsniepigsney;
IustJust byby thythy sideside shallshall sitsit surnamedsurnamed greatgreat Huane-HuanebangoHuane∣bangoHuanebango(bango
SafeSafe inin mymy armesarms willwill II keepekeep theethee, threatthreat MarsMars (oror thunderthunder OlympusOlympus.
Zant:ZantippaZant:FoeFohFoe, whatwhat greasiegreasy groomegroom hauehave weewe
herehere? HeeHe lookslooks asas thoughthough heehe creptcrept outout ofof thethe
backesidebackside ofof thethe wellwell; andand speakesspeaks likelike aa DrumDrum
perishtperished atat thethe WestWest endend.
Huan:HuanebangoHuan:OO thatthat II mightmight butbut II maymay notnot, wowoe (toto mymy desteniedestiny thereforetherefore;
KisseKiss thatthat II claspeclasp butbut II cannotcannot, telltell meeme mymy de-desteniede∣steniedestiny(stenie whereforewherefore?
Zant:ZantippaZant:WhoopeWhoop nowenow II hauehave mymy dreamedream,
diddid youyou neuernever hearehear soso greatgreat aa wonderwonder asas thisthis?
ThreeThree blueblue beanesbeans inin aa blueblue bladderbladder, rattlerattle blad-bladderblad∣derbladder
der
rattlerattle.
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Huan:HuanebangoHuan:IleI’ll nowenow setset mymy countenancecountenance andand toto
hirher inin proseprose, itit maymay bebe thisthis rimrim ramram rufferuff, isis tootoo
ruderude anan incounterencounter.
LetLet meme fairefair LadieLady ifif youyou bebe atat leisureleisure, reuellrevel
withwith youryour sweetnessweetness, andand railerail vpponupon thatthat cow-cowardlycow∣ardlycowardly
ardly ConiurerConjurer, thatthat hathhath castcast meme oror congealedcongealed
meeme ratherrather intointo anan vnkindeunkind sleepesleep andand pollutedpolluted
mymy CarcasseCarcase.
ZantyppaZantippaZantyppa:LaughLaugh, laughlaugh ZantyppaZantippaXanthippe, thouthou
hasthast thythy fortunefortune, aa foolefool andand aa husbandehusband vnderunder
oneone.
Huan:HuanebangoHuan:TruelyTruly sweetesweet heartheart asas II seemeseem, a-abouta∣boutabout
bout
somesome twentytwenty yearesyears, thethe veryvery AprillApril ofof
minemine ageage.
ZantyppaZantippaZantyppa:WhyWhy whatwhat aa pratingprating AsseAss isis
thisthis?
HuanebangoHuanebango:HirHer CorallCoral lippeslips, hirher crimsoncrimson
chinnechin,
HirHer siluersilver teethteeth soso whitewhite withinwithin:
HirHer goldengolden lockslocks hirher rowlingrolling eyeeye,
HirHer prettypretty partsparts letlet themthem goego byby:
HeyHeyHeigh hoho hathhath woundedwounded meme,
ThatThat II mustmust diedie thisthis dayday toto seesee.
Za:ZantippaZa:ByBy gogsgog’s bonesbones thouthou artart aa floutingflouting knaueknave,
HirHer CorallCoral lippeslips, hirher crimsoncrimson chinnechin: kaka wil-wilshawwil∣shaw
shawwilshaw.
Huan:HuanebangoHuan:TrueTrue mymy owneown andand mymy owneown bebe+causebecausebe+cause
cause
minemine, &and minemine becausebecause minemine haha haha: AboueAbove
aa thousandthousand poundspounds inin possibilitiepossibility, andand thingsthings fit-fittingfit∣tingfitting
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ting thythy desiredesire inin possessionpossession.
Zan:ZantippaZan:TheThe SottSot thinkesthinks II askeask ofof hishis landeslands,
LobbLob bebe youryour comfortcomfort, andand CuckoldCuckold beebe youryour
desteniedestiny: HeareHear youyou sirsir; andand ifif youyou willwill hauehave
vsus, youyou hadhad bestbest saysay soso betimebetime.
Huan:HuanebangoHuan:TrueTrue sweete heartsweete sweetheartsweet heartheart andand willwill royallizeroyalize
thythy progenyprogeny withwith mymy petigreepedigree.ExeuntExeunt omnesomnes.
EnterEnter EumenidesEumenides thethe wandringwand’ringwandering KnightKnight.
Eu:EumenidesEu:WretchedWretched EumenidesEumenides, stillstill vnfortunateunfortunate,
EnuiedEnvied byby fortunefortune, andand forlorneforlorn byby FateFate;
HereHere pinepine andand diedie wretchedwretched EumenidesEumenides.
DieDie inin thethe springspring, thethe AprillApril ofof mymy ageage?
HereHere sitsit theethee downdown, repentrepent whatwhat thouthou hasthast dondonedONE
II wouldwould toto GodGod thatthat itit werewere nerene’ernever begonbegun.
EnterEnter IackeJack.
IackeJack:YouYou areare wellwell ouertakenovertaken sirsir.
Eum:EumenidesEum:Who’sWho’s thatthat?
IackeJack:YouYou areare heartilyheartily wellwell metmet sirsir.
Eum:EumenidesEum:ForbeareForbear II saysay, whowho isis thatthat whichwhich pin-pinchethpin∣chethpincheth
cheth
meeme?
IackeJack:TrustingTrusting inin GodGod goodgood MasterMaster Eume-EumenidesEume∣nidesEumenides
nides,
thatthat youyou areare inin soso goodgood healthhealth asas allall youryour
friendesfriends werewere atat thethe makingmaking hereofhereof: GodGod giuegive
youyou GodGod morrowemorrow sirsir, lackelack youyou notnot aa neateneat
handsomehandsome andand cleanlycleanly yongyoung LadLad, aboutabout thethe ageage
ofof fifteenefifteen oror sixteenesixteen yearesyears, thatthat cancan runnerun
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byby youryour horsehorse, andand forfor aa needeneed makemake youryour Ma-MastershippesMa|stershippesMastership’smasterships
stershippes
shooesshoes asas blackeblack asas inckeink, howehow saysay
youyou sirsir.
Eum:EumenidesEum:AlasseAlas prettypretty LadLad, II knowknow notnot howhow toto
keepekeep my selfemyself, andand muchmuch lesseless aa seruantservant, mymy
prettypretty boyboy, mymy statestate isis soso badbad.
IackeJack:ContentContent your selfeyourself, youyou shallshall notnot beebe
soso illill aa MasterMaster butbut ileI’ll beebe asas badbad aa seruantservant: TutTut
sirsir II knowknow youyou thoughthough youyou knowknow notnot meme; AreAre
notnot youyou thethe manman sirsir, deniedeny itit ifif youyou cancan sirsir, thatthat
camecame fromfrom aa strangestrange placeplace inin thethe landland ofof CatitaCatita,
wherewhere Iacke a napesJackanapesjackanapes fliesflies withwith hishis tailetail inin hishis
mouthmouth, toto seekeseek outout aa LadieLady asas whitewhite asas snowesnow,
andand asas reddred asas bloodblood; haha, haha, hauehave II touchttouched youyou
nownow.
Eum:EumenidesEum:II thinkethink thisthis boyboy bebe aa spiritspirit,
HowHow knowstknowest thouthou allall thisthis?
IackeJack:TutTut areare notnot youyou thethe manman sirsir, deniedeny itit
ifif youyou cancan sirsir, thatthat gauegave allall thethe moneymoney youyou hadhad
toto thethe buryingburying ofof aa poorepoor manman, andand butbut oneone
three-halfe-pencethree half-pencethree-half-pence leftleft inin youryour purssepurse: ContentContent
youyou sirsir, IleI’ll serueserve youyou thatthat isis flatflat.
Eum:EumenidesEum:WellWell mymy LadLad sincesince thouthou artart soso impor-importunateimpor|nateimportunate
nate,
II amam contentcontent toto entertaineentertain theethee, notnot asas aa
seruantservant; butbut aa copartnercopartner inin mymy iourneyjourney. ButBut
whitherwhither shallshall wewe goego forfor II hauehave notnot anyany moneymoney
moremore thanthan oneone barebare threethree halfe-pencehalf-pencehalfpence.
IackeJack:WellWell MasterMaster contentcontent your selfeyourself,
forfor ifif mymy diuinationdivination beebe notnot outout, thatthat shallshall beebe
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spentspent atat thethe nextnext InneInn oror alehousealehouse wewe comecome toototoo:
forfor maistermaster II knoweknow youyou areare passingpassing hungriehungry;
thereforetherefore ileI’ll gogo beforebefore andand prouideprovide dinnerdinner vn-vntillvn|tilluntil
till thatthat youyou comecome, nono doubtdoubt butbut youleyou’ll comecome
fairefair andand softlysoftly afterafter.
Eum:EumenidesEum:IAyay, gogo beforebefore, ileI’ll followfollow theethee.
IackJackjack:ButBut doodo youyou hearehear maistermaster, doodo youyou
knowknow mymy namename?
Eum:EumenidesEum:NoNo II promisepromise theethee notnot yetyet.
IackJackjack:WhyWhy II amam IackJackjack.ExeuntExeunt IackJackjack.
Eum:EumenidesEum:IackJackjack, whywhy bebe itit soso thenthen.
EnterEnter thethe HostesHostessHosts andand IackJackjack, settingsetting meatemeat onon thethe
tabletable, andand FidlersFiddlers camecame toto playplay, EumenidesEumenides
walkethwalketh vpup andand downedown, andand willwill
eateeat nono meatemeat.
Host:HostessHowHow saysay youyou sirsir, doodo youyou pleaseplease toto sitsit
downedown?
Eum:EumenidesEum:HostesHostessHosts II thankethank youyou, II hauehave nono greatgreat
stomackstomach.
Host:HostessPrayPray sirsir, whatwhat isis thethe reasonreason youryour mai-maistermai|stermaster
ster
isis soso strangestrange, dothdoth notnot thisthis meatemeat pleaseplease himhim.
IackJackjack:YesYes HostesHostessHosts, butbut itit isis mymy maistersmaster’s fashi-fashionfashi∣onfashion
on
toto paypay beforebefore heehe eateseats, thereforetherefore aa recko-reckoningrecko∣ningreckoning
ning
goodgood hostessehostess.
Host:HostessMarryMarry shallshall youyou sirsir presentlypresently.ExitExit.
Eum:EumenidesEum:WhyWhy IackJackjack whatwhat doostdost thouthou meanemean,
thouthou knowestknowest II hauehave notnot anyany moneymoney: thereforetherefore
sweetesweet IackJackjack telltell meme whatwhat shallshall II doodo.
IackJackjack:WellWell maistermaster lookelook inin youryour purssepurse.
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Eum:EumenidesEum:WhyWhy faithfaith itit isis aa folliefolly, forfor II hauehave nono
moneymoney.
IackJackjack:WhyWhy lookelook youyou maistermaster, doodo soso muchmuch (forfor meme.
Eum:EumenidesEum:AlasAlas IackJackjack mymy purssepurse isis fullfull ofof moneymoney.
IackJackjack:AlasAlas, maistermaster, doesdoes thatthat wordeword belongbelong
toto thisthis accidentaccident? whywhy me thinkesmethinks II shouldshould hauehave
seeneseen youyou castcast awayaway youryour cloakecloak, andand inin aa bra-brauadobra|uadobravado
uado
daunceddanced aa galliardgalliard roundround aboutabout thethe cham-chambercham∣berchamber
ber;
whywhy maistermaster, youryour manman cancan teachteach youyou moremore
witwit thanthan thisthis, comecome hostishostesshostis, cheerecheer vpup mymy maistermaster.
Hostis:HostessYouYou areare heartilyheartily welcomewelcome: andand ifif itit
pleaseplease youyou toto eateeat ofof aa fatfat CaponCapon, aa fairerfairer birdebird,
aa finerfiner birdebird, aa sweetersweeter birdebird, aa crispercrisper birdebird, aa
neaterneater birdebird, youryour worshipworship neuernever eateeat offofoff.
Eum:EumenidesEum:ThankesThanks mymy finefine eloquenteloquent hostessehostess.
IackJackjack:ButBut hearehear youyou maistermaster, oneone wordeword byby
thethe wayway, areare youyou contentcontent II shallshall bebe halfeshalves inin allall
youyou getget inin youryour iourneyjourney?
Eum:EumenidesEum:II amam IackJackjack, herehere isis mymy handhand.
IackJackjack:EnoughEnough maistermaster, II askeask nono moremore.
Eum:EumenidesEum:ComeCome HostesseHostess receiuereceive youryour moneymoney,
andand II thankethank youyou forfor mymy goodgood entertainmententertainment.
Host:HostessYouYou areare heartilyheartily welcomewelcome sirsir.
Eum:EumenidesEum:ComeCome IackJackjack whetherwhitherwhether gogo wewe nownow?
IackJackjack:MaryMarrymarry maistermaster toto thethe coniurersconjurer’sconjurers presentlypresently.
Eu:EumenidesEu:ContentContent IackJackjack: HostisHostessHostis farewellfarewell.Exe.ExeuntExe. omomnesom.
EnterEnter CorebusCorebus andand ZelantoCelantaZelanto thethe foulefoul
wenchwench, toto thethe wellwell forfor waterwater.
Coreb:CorebusCoreb:ComeCome mymy duckeduck comecome: II hauehave nownow
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gotgot aa wifewisewife, thouthou artart fairefair, artart thouthou notnot?
Zelan:CelantaZelan:MyMy CorebusCorebus thethe fairestfairest aliuealive, makemake nono
doubtdoubt ofof thatthat.
Cor:CorebusCor:ComeCome wenchwench, areare wewe almostalmost atat thethe welwell.
Zela.CelantaZela.IAyI CorebusCorebus wewe areare almostalmost atat thethe WellWell
nownow, ilei'llI’ll gogo fetchfetch somesome waterwater: sitsit downedown whilewhile
II dipdip mymy pitcherpitcher inin.
VoyceVoice:GentlyGently dipdip: butbut notnot tootoo deepedeep;
ForFor fearefear youyou makemake thethe gouldēgouldēgolden beardbeard toto weepeweep.
AA headhead comescomes vpup withwith earesears ofof CorneCorn, andand sheshe
combescombes themthem inin herher laplap.
FaireFair maidenmaiden whitewhite andand redred,
CombeComb meme smoothesmooth, andand strokestroke mymy headhead:
AndAnd thouthou shaltshalt hauehave somesome cockell breadcockell cockle-breadcockle breadbread.
GentlyGently dippedip, butbut notnot tootoo deepedeep,
ForFor fearefear thouthou makemake thethe gouldēgouldēgolden beardbeard toto weepweep.
FaireFair maidemaid, whitewhite, andand reddered,
CombeComb meme smoothsmooth, andand strokestroke mymy headhead;
AndAnd eueryevery hairehair, aa sheauesheaf shallshall bebe,
AndAnd eueryevery sheauesheaf aa gouldengolden treetree.
AA headhead comescomes vpup fullfull ofof goldegold, sheshe
combescombes itit intointo herher laplap.
Zelan:CelantaZelan:OhOhO seesee CorebusCorebus II hauehave combdcombed aa greatgreat
dealedeal ofof goldegold intointo maymay laplap, andand aa greatgreat dealedeal ofof
cornecorn.
Coreb.CorebusCoreb.WellWell saidsaid wenchwench, nownow wewe shallshall hauehave
iustjust enoughenough, GodGod sendsend vsus coinerscoiners toto coinecoin ourour
goldegold: butbut comecome shallshall wewe gogo homehome sweetsweet heartheart?
Zelan:CelantaZelan:NayNay comecome CorebusCorebus II willwill leadlead youyou.
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Coreb:CorebusCoreb:SoSo CorebusCorebusCorebus’ thingsthings hauehave wellwell hithit,
ThouThou hasthast gottengotten wealthwealth toto mendmend thythy witwit.ExitExit.
EnterEnter IackJackjack andand thethe wandringwand’ringwandering knightknight.
IackJackjack:ComeCome awayaway maistermaster comecome,
Eum:EumenidesEum:GoGo alongalong IackJackjack, ileI’ll followfollow theethee,
IackJackjack, theythey saysay itit isis goodgood toto gogo crosse leggedcrosse cross-leggedcross leggedlegged, andand
saysay hishis prayersprayers backwardbackward: howhow saiestsayest thouthou?
IackJackjack;;:TutTut neuernever fearefear maistermaster, letlet meme alonealone,
heerehere sitsit youyou stillstill, speakespeak notnot aa wordword. AndAnd be-becausebe∣causebecause
cause
youyou shallshall notnot bebe intisedenticed withwith hishis inchan-inchantinginchan|tingenchanting
ting
speechesspeeches; withwith thisthis samesame woollwool ileI’ll stopstop youryour
earesears: andand soso maistermaster sitsit stillstill, forfor II mustmust toto thethe
ConiurerConjurer.ExitExit IackJackjack.
EnterEnter thethe ConiurerConjurer toto thethe wandringwand’ringwandering knightknight.
Sa:SacrapantSa:HowHow nownow, whatwhat manman artart thouthou thatthat sitssits soso sadsad
WhyWhy dostdost thouthou gazegaze vponupon thesethese statelystately treestrees,
WithoutWithout thethe leaueleave andand willwill ofof SacrapantSacrapant?
WhatWhat notnot aa wordword butbut mummum,
ThenThenThan SacrapantSacrapant thouthou artart betraidebetrayed.
EnterEnter IackJackjack inuisibleinvisible, andand takethtaketh offoff SacrapantsSacrapant’s
wreathwreath fromfrom hishis headhead, andand hishis swordsword outout
ofof hishis handhand.
Sac:SacrapantSac:WhatWhat handhand inuadesinvades thethe headhead ofof SacrapātSacrapātSacrapant?
WhatWhat hatefullhateful furyfury dothdoth enuyenvy mymy happyhappy statestate?
ThenThen SacrapantSacrapant thesethese areare thythy latestlatest dayesdays,
AlasAlas mymy vainesveins areare numdnumbed, mymy sinewssinews shrinkeshrink,
MyMy bloudblood isis pearstpierced, mymy breathbreath fleetingfleeting awayaway,
AndAnd nownow mymy timelessetimeless datedate isis comecome toto endend:
HeHe inin whosewhose lifelife hishis actionsactions hathhath beenebeen soso foulesoulefoulsoul,
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NowNow inin hishis deathdeath toto hellhell desendsdefendsdefendsdesends hishis soulesoul.
HeHe dyethdiethdyeth.
IackJackjack:OhOhO SirSir areare youyou gongone: nownow II hopehope wewe
shallshall hauehave somesome otherother coilecoil. NowNow maistermaster howhow
likelike youyou thisthis; thethe ConiurerConjurer heehe isis deaddead, andand
vowesvows neuernever toto troubletrouble vsus moremore. NowNow getget youyou
toto youryour fairefair LadyLady, andand seesee whatwhat youyou cancan doodo
withwith herher: AlasAlas hehe hearethheareth meme notnot allall thisthis whilewhile;
butbut II willwill helpehelp thatthat.
HeHe pullespulls thethe VVoollWool outout ofof hishis earesears.
Eum:EumenidesEum:HowHow nownow IackJackjack, whatwhat newsnews?
IackJackjack:HeereHere maistermaster, taketake thisthis swordsword andand digdig
withwith itit, atat thethe footefoot ofof thisthis hillhill.
HeHe digsdigs andand spiesspies aa lightlight.
Eum:EumenidesEum:HowHow nownow IackJackjack, whatwhat isis thisthis?
IackJackjack:MaisterMaster, withoutwithout thisthis thethe ConiurerConjurer
couldcould dodo nothingnothing, andand soso longlong asas thisthis lightlight lastslasts,
soso longlong dothdoth hishis arteart indureendure, andand thisthis beingbeing outout,
thenthen dothdoth hishis arteart decaydecay.
Eum:EumenidesEum:WhyWhy thenthen IackJackjack II willwill soonesoon putput outout
thisthis lightlight.
IackJackjack:IAyI maistermaster, howhow?
Eum:EumenidesEum:WhyWhy withwith aa stonestone ileI’ll breakebreak thethe glasseglass,
andand thenthen bloweblow itit outout.
IackJackjack:NoNo maistermaster youyou maymay asas soonesoon breakebreak
thethe SmithsSmith’ssmith’s AnfillAnvilanvil, asas thisthis littlelittle vyollvialviol; nornor thethe big-biggestbig∣gestbiggest
gest
blastblast thatthat euerever BoreasBoreas blewblew, cannotcannot bloweblow
outout thisthis littlelittle lightlight; butbut sheshe thatthat isis neitherneither maidemaid,
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wifewife, nornor widowewidow. MaisterMaster, windewind thisthis hornehorn;
andand seesee whatwhat willwill happenhappen.
HeHe windeswindswindes thethe hornehorn.
HeereHere entersenters VeneliaVenelia andand breakesbreaks thethe glasseglass, andand
blowesblows outout thethe lightlight, andand goethgoeth inin againeagain.
IackJackjack:SoSo maistermaster, howhow likelike youyou thisthis; thisthis isis
sheshe thatthat ranneran maddingmadding inin thethe woodswoods, hishis be-betrothedbe∣trothedbetrothed
trothed
louelove thatthat keepeskeeps thethe crossecross, andand nowenow
thisthis lightlight beingbeing outout, allall areare restoredrestored toto theirtheir for-formerfor∣merformer
mer
libertieliberty. AndAnd nownow maistermaster toto thethe LadyLady thatthat
youyou hauehave soso longlong lookedlooked forfor.
HeHe drawethdraweth aa curtencurtain, andand therethere DeliaDelia
sittethsitteth a sleepeasleep.
Eum:EumenidesEum:GodGod speedspeed fairefair maidemaid sittingsitting alonealone
therethere isis onceonce.
GodGod speedspeed fairefair maidemaid; therethere isis twisetwice:
GodGod speedspeed fairefair maidemaid, thatthat isis thrisethrice.
DeliaDelia:NotNot soso goodgood sirsir, forfor youyou areare byby.
IackJackjack:EnoughEnough maistermaster, sheshe hathhath spokespoke, nownow II
willwill leaueleave herher withwith youyou.
Eum:EumenidesEum:ThouThou fairestfairest flowerflower ofof thesethese westernewestern (partsparts:
WhoseWhose beautiebeauty soso reflectethreflecteth inin mymy sightsight,
AsAs dothdoth aa ChristallCrystal mirrormirror inin thethe sonnesunson:
ForFor thythy sweetsweet sakesake II hauehave crostcrossed thethe frosenfrozen RhineRhine,
LeauingLeaving fairefair PoPo, II saildsailed vpup DanubyDanuby,
AsAs farrefar asas SabaSaba whosewhose inhansingenhancing streamesstreams,
CutsCuts twixttwixt thethe TartarsTartars andand thethe RussiansRussians,
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TheseThese hauehave II crostcrossed forfor theethee fairefair DeliaDelia:
ThenThen grantgrant meme thatthat whichwhich II hauehave sudesued forfor longlong.
Del:DeliaDel:ThouThou gentlegentle knightknight, whosewhose fortunefortune isis
soso goodgood:
ToTo findefind meme outout, andand setset mymy brothersbrothers freefree,
MyMy faithfaith, mymy heartheart, mymy handhand, II giuegive toto theethee.
Eum:EumenidesEum:ThankesThanks gentlegentle MadameMadammadam: butbut heerehere
comescomes IackJackjack, thankethank himhim, forfor hehe isis thethe bestbest friendfriend
thatthat wewe hauehave.
EnterEnter IackJackjack withwith aa headhead inin hishis handhand.
Eum:EumenidesEum:HowHow nownow IackJackjack, whatwhat hasthast thouthou therethere?
IackJackjack:MaryMarrymarry maistermaster, thethe headhead ofof thethe coniurerconjurer.
Eum:EumenidesEum:WhyWhy IackJackjack thatthat isis impossibleimpossible, hehe waswas
aa youngyoung manman.
IackJackjack:AhAh maistermaster, soso hehe deceiueddeceived themthem thatthat
beheldbeheld himhim: butbut heehe waswas aa miserablemiserable, oldold, andand
crookedcrooked manman; thoughthough toto eacheach mansman’s eyeeye hehe see-seemedsee∣medseemed
med
youngyoung andand freshfresh, forfor maistermaster; thisthis ConiurerConjurer
tooketook thethe shapeshape ofof thethe oldeold manman thatthat keptkept thethe
crossecross: andand thatthat oldeold manman waswas inin thethe likenesselikeness ofof
thethe ConiurerConjurer. ButBut nowenow maistermaster windewind youryour
hornehorn.HeHe windeswindswindes hishis hornehorn.
EnterEnter VeneliaVenelia, thethe twotwo brothersbrothers, andand hehe
thatthat waswas atat thethe crossecross.
Eu:EumenidesEu:WelcomeWelcome ErestusErestus, welcomewelcome fairefair VeneliaVenelia,
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WelcomeWelcome TheleaThelea, andand KalephaCalyphaKalepha bothboth,
NowNow hauehave II herher thatthat II soso longlong hauehave soughtsought,
SoSo saithsaith fairefair DeliaDelia, ifif wewe hauehave youryour consentconsent.
1.1. BroBrotherBro:ValiantValiant EumenidesEumenides thouthou wellwell deseruestdeservest
ToTo hauehave ourour fauoursfavours: soso letlet vsus reioycerejoice,
ThatThat byby thythy meanesmeans wewe areare atat libertieliberty.
HeereHere maymay wewe ioyjoy eacheach inin othersother’sothers sightsight,
AndAnd thisthis fairefair LadyLady hauehave herher wandringwand’ring knightknight.
IackJackjack:SoSo maistermaster, nowenow yeeye thinkethink youyou hauehave
donedone: butbut II mustmust hauehave aa sayingsaying toto youyou;
knowknow youyou andand II werewere partnerspartners, II toto hauehave halfehalf
inin allall youyou gotgot.
Eum:EumenidesEum:WhyWhy soso thouthou shaltshalt IackJackjack.
IackJackjack:WhyWhy thenthen maistermaster drawdraw youryour swordesword,
partpart youryour LadyLady, letlet meeme hauehave halfehalf ofof herher pre-presentlypre∣sently
sentlypresently.
Eumenid:EumenidesEumenid:WhyWhy II hopehope IackJackjack thouthou doostdost butbut
iestjest, II promistpromised theethee halfehalf II gotgot, butbut notnot halfehalf mymy
LadyLady.
IackJackjack:ButBut whatwhat elseelse maistermaster, hauehave youyou notnot
gottengotten herher, thereforetherefore deuidedivide herher straightstraight, forfor II
willwill hauehave halfehalf therethere isis nono remedieremedy.
EumenEumenidesEumen:WellWell ereere II willwill falsifiefalsify mymy wordeword
vntounto mymy friendfriend, taketake herher allall, heerehere IackJackjack ileI’ll giuegive
herher theethee.
IackeJack:NayNay neitherneither moremore nornor lesseless MaisterMaster,
butbut eueneven iustjust halfehalf.
Eum:EumenidesEum:BeforeBefore II willwill falsifiefalsify mymy faithfaith vntounto mymy
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friendfriend, II willwill diuidedivide hirher, IackeJack thouthou shaltshalt hauehave
halfehalf.
1.1. BrotherBrother:BeeBe notnot soso cruellcruel vntounto ourour sistersister
gentlegentle KnightKnight.
2.2. BrotherBrother:OO sparespare fairefair DeliaDelia sheeshe deseruesdeserves
nono deathdeath.
Eum:EumenidesEum:ContentContent your seluesyourselves, mymy wordword isis pastpastpassed
toto himhim, thereforetherefore prepareprepare thy selfethyself DelyaDelia forfor
thouthou mustmust diedie.
DelyaDelia:ThenThen farewellfarewell worldeworld, adewadieu Eume-EumenidesEume∣nides
nidesEumenides.
HeHe offersoffers toto strikestrike andand IackeJack staiesstays himhim.
IackeJack:StayStay MasterMaster, itit isis sufficientsufficient II hauehave tridetried
youryour constancieconstancy: DoDo youyou nownow rememberremember sincesince
youyou paidpaid forfor thethe buryingburying ofof aa poorepoor fellowfellow.
Eum:EumenidesEum:IAyI veryvery wellwell IackeJack.
IackeJack:ThenThen MasterMaster thankethank thatthat goodgood deeddeed,
forfor thisthis goodgood turneturn, andand soso GodGod bebe withwith youyou allall.
IackeJack leapesleaps downedown inin thethe groundground.
Eum:EumenidesEum:IackeJack whatwhat artart thouthou gonegone?
ThenThen farewellfarewell IackeJack.
ComeCome brothersbrothers andand mymy beauteousbeauteous DelyaDelia,
ErestusErestus andand thythy dearedear VeneliaVenelia:
WeWe willwill toto ThessalieThessalythessaly withwith ioyfulljoyful heartshearts.
AllAll:AgreedAgreed, wewe followfollow theethee andand DelyaDelia.
ExeuntExeunt omnesomnes.
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FantFantasticFant:WhatWhat GammerGammer, a sleepeasleep?
OldOld womwoman:ByBy thethe MasMass sonneson tis’tis almostalmost dayday,
andand mymy windoweswindows shutsshuts atat thethe CocksCock’scock’s crowcrow.
Frol:FrolicDooDodo youyou hearehear GammerGammer, mee thinkesmethinks
thisthis IackeJack borebore aa greatgreat swaysway amongstamongst themthem.
OldOld womwoman:OO manman, thisthis waswas thethe ghostghost ofof thethe
poorepoor manman, thatthat theythey keptkept suchsuch aa coylecoil toto buriebury,
&and thatthat makesmakes himhim toto helphelp thethe wandringwand’ringwandering knightknight
soso muchmuch: ButBut comecome letlet vsus inin, wewe willwill hauehave aa cupcup
ofof aleale andand aa tosttoasttossed thisthis morningmorning andand soso departdepart.
FantFantasticFant:ThenThen youyou hauehave mademade anan endend ofof youryour
taletale GammerGammer?
OldOld womwoman:YesYes faithfaith: WhenWhen thisthis waswas donedone II
tooketook aa peecepiece ofof breadbread andand cheesecheese, andand camecame
mymy wayway, andand soso shallshall youyou hauehave tootoo beforebefore youyou
goego, toto youryour breakefastbreakfast.
FINISFINIS.
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