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TheThe ReuengersRevengers TragædieTragaedieTragedytragedy.

ACT.ACT. 1.1. SCÆ.SCAE.SCENASCAE. 1.1.
EnterEnter VendiciVindiceVendici, thethe DukeDuke, DutchesseDuchess, LusuriosoLusurioso herher sonneson,
SpurioSpurio thethe bastardbastard, withwith aa trainetrain, passepass ouerover thethe
StageStage withwith Torch-lightTorchlight.
Vindi.VindiceVindi.DVkeDUkeduke: royallroyal letcherlecher; goego, graygrey hayrdehaired adulteryadultery,
AndAnd thouthou hishis sonneson,, asas impiousimpious steeptsteeped asas heehe:
AndAnd thouthou hishis bastardbastard true-begotttrue-begottrue-beget inin euillevil:
AndAnd thouthou hishis DutchesseDuchess thatthat willwill doedo withwith DiuillDevil,
FoureFourfour exlentexc’llent CharactersCharacters — OOOh thatthat marrow-lessemarrowless ageage,
WouldWould stuffestuff thethe hollowhollow BonesBones withwith dambddamned desiresdesires,
AndAnd stead’steadstead ofof heateheat kindlekindle infernallinfernal firesfires,
WithinWithin thethe spend-thriftspendthrift veynesveins ofof aa dryedry DukeDuke,
AA parchtparched andand iuicelessejuiceless luxurluxur. OO God!God! oneone
ThatThat hashas scarcescarce bloudblood inoughenough toto liuelive vponupon.
AndAnd heehe toto ryctriotryct itit likelike aa sonneson andand heyreheir?
OO thethe thoughtthought ofof thatthat
TurnesTurns mymy abusedabused heart-stringsheartstrings intointo fretfret.
ThouThou sallowsallow picturepicture ofof mymy poysonedpoisoned louelcuelove,
MyMy studiesstudy’s ornamentornament, thouthou shellshell ofof DeathDeath,
OnceOnce thethe brightbright faceface ofof mymy betrothedbetrothed LadyLady,
WhenWhen lifelife andand beautybeauty naturallynaturally fildfilled outout
TheseThese raggedragged imperfectionsimperfections;
WhenWhen two-heauen-pointedtwo heaven-pointedtwo-heaven-pointed DiamondsDiamonds werewere setset
InIn thosethose vnsightlyunsightly RingsRings; — thenthen ’twas’twas aa faceface
SoSo farrefar beyondbeyond thethe artificiallartificial shineshine
OfOf anyany womanswoman’s boughtbought complexioncomplexion
ThatThat thethe vprightestuprightest manman, (ifif suchsuch therethere bebe,
ThatThat sinnesin butbut seauenseven timestimes aa dayday) brokebroke customecustom
AndAnd mademade vpup eighteight withwith lookinglooking afterafter herher,
OhOhO sheshe waswas ableable toto haha’ mademade aa VsurersUsurer’susurer’s sonneson
MeltMelt allall hishis patrimonypatrimony inin aa kissekiss,
AndAnd whatwhat hishis fatherfather fiftiefifty yearesyears toldtold
ToTo hauehave consumdeconsumed, andand yetyet hishis sutesuit beenebeen coldcold:
ButBut ohoho accursedaccursed PallacePalace!
TheeThee whenwhen thouthou wertwert appareldapparelled inin thythy fleshflesh,
TheThe oldold DukeDuke poyson’dpoisoned,
BecauseBecause thythy purerpurer partpart wouldwould notnot consentconsent

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VntoUnto hishis palsey-lustpalsy-lust, forfor oldold menmen lust-fulllustful
DoDo showshow likelike youngyoung menmen angryangry, eagereager violentviolent,
Out-bidOutbid likelike theirtheir limitedlimited performancesperformances
OOOh ware’warebeware anan oldold manman hothot, andand viciousvicious
"AgeAge asas inin goldgold,, inin lustlust isis couetouscovetous.
VengenceVengeance thouthou murdersmurder’smurders Quit-rentQuit-rentQuitrent, andand wherebywhereby
ThouThou shoustshow’stshowst thy selfethyself TennantTenant toto TragedyTragedy,
OhOhO keepekeep thythy dayday, hourehour, minuteminute, II beseechbeseech,
ForFor thosethose thouthou hasthast determinddetermineddetermined: humhum: whowho eree’erere knewknew
MurderMurder vnpaydunpaid, faithfaith giuegive ReuengeRevenge herher duedue
Sha’sSh’asSha’s keptkept touchtouch hethertohitherto — bebe merrymerry, merrymerry,
AduanceAdvance theethee, OOOh thouthou terrorterror toto fatfat folkesfolks
ToTo hauehave theirtheir costlyCostlyCostlycostly three-pildethree-piled fleshflesh worneworn ofoffof
AsAs barebare asas thisthis — forfor banquetsbanquets: easeease andand laughterlaughter,
CanCan makemake greatgreat menmen,, asas greatnessegreatness goesgoes byby clayclay,
ButBut wisewise menmen littlelittle areare moremore greatgreat thenthan theythey?
EnterEnter herher brotherbrother HippolitoHippolito.
Hip.HippolitoHip.StillStill sighingsighing oreo’er deathsdeath’s vizardvizard.
Vind.VindiceVind.BrotherBrother welcomewelcome,
WhatWhat comfortcomfort bringstbring’stbringst thouthou? howhow gogo thingsthings atat CourtCourt?
Hip.HippolitoHip.InIn silkesilk andand siluersilver brotherbrother: neuernever brauerbraver.
Vind.VindiceVind.PuhPuh,
ThouThou playstplay’st vponupon mymy meaningmeaning pree-theeprithee saysay
HasHas thatthat baldbald MadamMadam, OpportunityOpportunity?
YetYet thoughtthought vpon’supon’s, speakespeak areare wewe happyhappy yetyet?
ThyThy wrongswrongs andand minemine areare forfor oneone scabberdscabbard fitfit.
Hip.HippolitoHip.ItIt maymay proueprove happinessehappiness?
Vind.VindiceVind.WhatWhat istis’t maymay proueprove?
GiueGive meme toto tasttaste.
Hip.HippolitoHip.GiueGive meme youryour hearinghearing thenthen,
YouYou knowknow mymy placeplace atat CourtCourt.
Vind.VindiceVind.IAyI; thethe DukesDuke’s ChamberChamber
ButBut tis’tis aa maruailemarvel thourtthou’rt notnot turndturned outout yetyet!
Hip.HippolitoHip.FaithFaith II hauehave beenebeen shooudshovedshooud atat, butbut twas’twas stillstill mymy haphap
ToTo holdhold by’thby th’ DuchesseDuchess’Duchess skirtskirt, youyou gesseguess atat thatthat,
WhomeWhom suchsuch aa CoateCoat keepeskeeps vpup cancan nerene’er fallfall flatflat,
ButBut toto thethe purposepurpose.
LastLast eueningevening predecessorpredecessor vntounto thisthis,

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TheThe DukesDuke’s sonneson warilywarily enquirdenquired forfor meme,
WhoseWhose pleasurepleasure II attendedattended: hehe beganbegan,
ByBy policypolicy toto openopen andand vnhuskeunhusk meme
AboutAbout thethe timetime andand commoncommon rumourrumour:
ButBut II hadhad soso muchmuch witwit toto keepekeep mymy thoughtsthoughts
VpUp inin theirtheir builtbuilt houseshouses, yetyet affordedafforded himhim
AnAn idleidle satifactionsatisfaction withoutwithout dangerdanger,
ButBut thethe wholewhole aymeaim, andand scopescope ofof hishis intentintent
EndedEnded inin thisthis, coniuringconjuring meme inin priuateprivate,
ToTo seekeseek somesome strange digestedstrangestrange-digestedstrange digested digested fellowfellow forthforth:
OfOf ill-contentedill-contented naturenature, eithereither disgracstdisgraced
InIn formerformertimesformer timestimes, oror byby newnew groomesgrooms displacstdisplaced,
SinceSince hishis Step-mothersStepmother’sstepmother’s nuptiallsnuptials, suchsuch aa bloudblood
AA manman thatthat werewere forfor euillevil onelyonly goodgood;
ToTo giuegive youyou thethe truetrue wordword somesome base coyndbasebase-coinedbase coynd coined PanderPander?
Vind.VindiceVind.II reachreach youyou, forfor II knowknow hishis heateheat isis suchsuch,
WereWere therethere asas manymany ConcubinesConcubines asas LadiesLadies
HeHe wouldwould notnot bebe contayndcontained, hehe mustmust fliefly outout:
II wonderwonder howhow illill featurdefeatured, vildevild proportiondproportioned.
ThatThat oneone shouldshould bebe: ifif sheshe werewere mademade forfor womanwoman,
WhomWhom atat thethe InsurrectionInsurrection ofof hishis lustlust
HeHe wouldwould refuserefuse forfor onceonce, heartheart, II thinkethink nonenone,
NextNext toto aa skullskull, thothough moremore vnsoundunsound thenthan oneone
EachEach faceface hehe meetesmeets hehe stronglystrongly doatesdotes vponupon.
Hip.HippolitoHip.BrotherBrother y’auey’aveyou’ve trulytruly spokespoke himhim?
HeHe knowesknows notnot youyou, butbut IleI’ll sweareswear youyou knowknow himhim.
Vind.VindiceVind.AndAnd thereforetherefore ilei’llI’ll putput onon thatthat knaueknave forfor onceonce,
AndAnd bebe aa rightright manman thenthen, aa manman a’tho’th’ TimeTime,
ForFor toto bebe honesthonest isis notnot toto bebe ithi’th’ worldworld,
BrotherBrother ilei’llI’ll bebe thatthat strangestrange composedcomposed fellowfellow.
Hip.HippolitoHip.AndAnd ilei’llI’ll preferprefer youyou brotherbrother.
Vind.VindiceVind.GoGo tooto thenthen,
TheThe smallstsmall’st aduantageadvantage fattensfattens wrongedwronged menmen
ItIt maymay pointpoint outout, occasionoccasion, ifif II meetemeet herher,
IleI’ll holdhold herher byby thethe fore-topforetop fastfast ynoughenough;
OrOr likelike thethe FrenchFrench MoaleMolemole heaueheave vpup hayrehair andand allall,
II hauehave aa habithabit thatthat wilwill fitfit itit quaintlyquaintly,
HereHere comescomes ourour MotherMother.Hip.HippolitoHip.AndAnd SisterSister.

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Vind.VindiceVind.WeWe mustmust quoynecoinquoin.
WomenWomen areare aptapt youyou knowknow toto taketake falsefalse moneymoney,
ButBut II daredare stakestake mymy soulesoul forfor thesethese twotwo creaturescreatures
OnelyOnly excuseexcuse exceptedexcepted thatthat they’lethey’ll swallowswallow,
BecauseBecause theirtheir sexesex isis easieeasy inin beleefebeleesebelief.
Moth.MotherMoth.WhatWhat newesnews fromfrom CourCourtCour sonneson CarloCarlo?
Hip.HippolitoHip.FaithFaith MotherMother,
Tis’Tis whisperdwhispered therethere thethe DuchesseDuchess’Duchess yongestyoungest sonneson
HasHas playdplayed aa RapeRape onon LordLord AntoniosAntonio’s wifewife.
Moth.MotherMoth.OnOn thatthat relligiousreligious LadyLady!
Cast.CastizaCast.RoyallRoyal bloudblood: monstermonster hehe deseruesdeserves toto diedie,
IfIf ItalyItaly hadhad nono moremore hopeshopes butbut hehe.
Vin.VindiceVin.SisterSister y’auey’aveyou’ve sentenc’dsentenced mostmost directdirect, andand truetrue,
TheThe LawesLaw’sLaws aa womanwoman, andand wouldwould sheshe werewere youyou:
MotherMother II mustmust taketake leaueleave ofof youyou.
Moth.MotherMoth.LeaueLeave forfor whatwhat?
Vin.VindiceVin.II IntendIntend speedyspeedy trauailetravail.
Hip.HippolitoHip.ThatThat hehe do’sdoes MadamMadam.Mo.MotherMo.SpeedySpeedy indeedindeed!
Vind.VindiceVind.ForFor sincesince mymy worthyworthy fathersfather’s funerallfuneral,
MyMy life’slife’s vnnaturallyunnaturally toto meme, e’ene’en compeldcompelled
AsAs ifif II liu’dhu’dlivedhued nownow whenwhen II shouldshould bebe deaddead.
Mot.MotherMot.IndeedIndeed hehe waswas aa worthyworthy GentlemanGentleman
HadHad hishis estateestate beenebeen fellowfellow toto hishis mindmind.
Vind.VindiceVind.TheThe DukeDuke diddid muchmuch deiectdeject himhim.
Moth.MotherMoth.MuchMuch?
Vind.VindiceVind.ToTootoo muchmuch.
AndAnd throughthrough disgracedisgrace oftoft smotherdsmothered inin hishis spiritspirit,
WhenWhen itit wouldwould mountmount, surelysurely II thinkethink heehe dyeddied
OfOf discontentdiscontent: thethe NoblemansNobleman’s consumptionconsumption.
Moth.MotherMoth.MostMost suresure hehe diddid!
Vind.VindiceVind.DidDid hehe? lack’lacklack, — youyou knowknow allall
YouYou werewere hishis mid-nightmidnight secretarysecretary.
Moth.MotherMoth.NoNo.
HeHe waswas totoo wisewise toto trusttrust meme withwith hishis thoughtsthoughts.
Vind.VindiceVind.YfaithI’faith thenthen fatherfather thouthou wastwast wisewise indeedindeed,
"WiuesWives areare butbut mademade toto gogo toto bedbed andand feedefeed.
ComeCome mothermother, sistersister: youleyou’ll bringbring meme onwardonward brotherbrother?
Hip.HippolitoHip.II willwill.

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Vind.VindiceVind.IleI’ll quicklyquickly turneturn intointo anotheranother.ExeuntExeunt.
EnterEnter thethe oldold DukeDuke, LussiuriosoLussiurioso, hishis sonneson, thethe DuchesseDuchess; thethe Bast-BastardBast∣ardBastard
ard,
thethe DuchesseDuchess’Duchess twotwo sonnessons AmbitiosoAmbitioso, andand SuperuacuoSupervacuoSuperuacuo, thethe
thirdthird herher yongestyoungest broughtbrought outout withwith OfficersOfficers forfor thethe RapeRape twotwo
IudgesJudgesjudges.
DukeDuke.DuchesseDuchessduchess itit isis youryour yongestyoungest sonneson, we’rewe’re sorysorry,
HisHis violentviolent ActAct hashas e’ene’en drawnedrawn bloudblood ofof honorhonour
AndAnd staindstained ourou●our honorshonours,
ThrowneThrown inckink vponupon thethe for-headforehead ofof ourour statestate
WhichWhich enuiousenvious spiritsspirits willwill dipdip theirtheir penspens intointo
AfterAfter ourour deathdeath; andand blotblot vsus inin ourour ToombesTombs.
ForFor thatthat whichwhich wouldwould seemeseem treasontreason inin ourour liueslives
IsIs laughterlaughter whenwhen we’rewe’re deaddead.., whowho daresdares nownow whisperwhisper
ThatThat daresdares notnot thenthen speakespeak outout, andand e’ene’en proclaimeproclaim,
WithWith lowdloud wordswords andand broadbroad penspens ourour closestclosest shameshame.
Iud.JudgeIud.YourYour gracegrace hathhath spokespoke likelike toto youryour siluersilver yearesyears
FullFull ofof confirmedconfirmed grauitygravity; — forfor whatwhat isis itit toto hauehave,
AA flatteringflattering falsefalse insculptioninsculption onon aa ToombeTomb:
AndAnd inin mensmen’s heartshearts reprochreproach, thethe boweldbowelled CorpsCorpse,
MayMay bebe seardseared inin, butbut withwith freefree tonguetongue II speakespeak,
"TheThe faultsfaults ofof greatgreat menmen throughthrough theirtheir fearcefierce clothesclothes breakebreak,
Duk.DukeDuk.TheyThey dodo, we’rewe’re sorysorry for’tfor’t, itit isis ourour fatefate,
ToTo liuelive inin fearefear andand diedie toto liuelive inin hatehate,
II leaueleave himhim toto youryour sentancesentence domedoom himhim LordsLords
TheThe factfact isis greatgreat; whilstwhilst II sitsit byby andand sighsigh.
Duch.DuchessDuch.MyMy gratiousgracious LordLord II praypray bebe mercifullmerciful,
AlthoughAlthough hishis trespassetrespass farfar exceedexceed hishis yearesyears,
ThinkeThink himhim toto bebe youryour owneown asas II amam yoursyours,
CallCall himhim notnot sonne in lawsonneson-in-lawson in in law law: thethe lawlaw II fearefear
WilWill falfall tootoo soonesoon vponupon hishis namename andand himhim:
TemperTemper hishis faultfault withwith pittypity?
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.GoodGood mymy LordLord.
ThenThen twill’twill notnot tasttaste soso bitterbitter andand vnpleasantunpleasant
VponUpon thethe IudgesJudges’judge’s pallatpalate, forfor offencesoffences
GiltGilt oreo’er withwith mercymercy, showshow likelike fayrestfairest womenwomen,
GoodGood onelyonly forfor therrtheirtheir beautiesbeauties, whichwhich washtwashed ofoffof: nono sinsin isis oug-ougliesoug∣liesuglierouglies(lier
AmbitisAmbitiosoAmbitisII beseechbeseech youryour gracegrace,
BeBe softsoft andand mildmild, letlet notnot RelentlesseRelentless LawLaw,

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LookeLook withwith anan ironiron for-headforehead onon ourour brotherbrother.
Spu.SpurioSpu.HeHe yeeldsyields smallsmall comfortcomfort yetyet, hopehope hehe shallshall diedie,
AndAnd ifif aa bastardsbastard’s wishwish mightmight standstand inin forceforce,
WouldWould allall thethe courtcourt werewere turndeturnturnedturn de de intointo aa coarsecorsecorpse,
Duc,DuchessDuc,NoNo pittypity yetyet? mustmust II riserise fruitlessefruitless thenthen,
AA wonderwonder inin aa womanwoman; areare mymy kneesknees,
OfOf suchsuch lowelow — mettallmetalmettle — thatthat withoutwithout RespectRespect —
1.1. Iudg.JudgeIudg.LetLet thethe offenderoffender standstand forthforth,
Tis’Tis thethe DukesDuke’s pleasurepleasure thatthat ImpartiallImpartial DoomeDoom,
ShallShall taketake firstfirst holdhold ofof hishis vncleaneunclean attemptattempt,
AA RapeRape! whywhy tis’tis thethe veryvery corecore ofof lustlust,
DoubleDouble AdulteryAdultery.
Iuni.JuniorIuni.SoSo SirSir.
2.2. Iud.JudgeIud.AndAnd whichwhich waswas worseworse,
CommittedCommitted onon thethe LordLord AntonioesAntonio’s wifewife,
ThatThat GenerallGeneral honesthonest LadyLady, confesseconfess mymy LordLord!
WhatWhat mou’dmoved youyou tootto’t?
Iuni.JuniorIuni.whywhy fleshflesh andand bloodblood mymy LordLord.
WhatWhat shouldshould mouemove menmen vntounto aa womanwoman elseelse,
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.OO dodo notnot iestjest thythy doomedoom, trusttrust notnot anan axeaxe
OrOr swordsword tootoo farfar; thethe LawLaw isis aa wisewise serpentserpent
AndAnd quicklyquickly cancan beguilebeguile theethee ofof thythy lifelife,
ThoThough marriagemarriage onelyonly hashas mademade theethee mymy brotherbrother,
II louelove theethee soso farfar, playplay notnot withwith thythy DeathDeath,
Iuni.JuniorIuni.II thankethank youyou trothtroth, goodgood admonitionsadmonitions faithfaith,
IfIfideIf idei’d thethe gracegrace nownow toto makemake vseuse ofof themthem,
1.1. Iud.JudgeIud.ThatThat LadyesLady’s namename hashas spredspread suchsuch aa fairefair wingwing
OuerOver allall ItalyItaly; thatthat ifif ourour TongsTonguestongues,
WereWere sparingsparing towardtowardtowards thethe FactFact, IudgmentJudgementjudgement it selfeitself,
WouldWould bebe condemnedcondemned andand suffersuffer inin mensmen’s thoughtsthoughts,
Iuni.JuniorIuni.WellWell thenthen tis’tis donedone, andand itit wouldwould pleaseplease meme wellwell
WereWere itit toto doedo agenagain: suresure sheesshe’s aa GoddesseGoddess,
ForFor idei’dI’d nono powerpower toto seesee herher, andand toto liuelive,
ItIt fallsfalls outout truetrue inin thisthis forfor II mustmust diedie,
HerHer beautybeauty waswas ordayndordained toto bebe mymy scaffoldscaffold,
AndAnd yetyet my thinksmethinks II mightmight bebe easiereasier ceastceased,
MyMy faultfault beingbeing sportsport, letlet meme butbut diedie inin iestjest,
1.1. Iud.JudgeIud.ThisThis bebe thethe sentencesentence,

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Dut.DuchessDut.OO keeptkeep’tkept vponupon youryour TongueTongue, letlet itit notnot slipslip,
DeathDeath tootoo soonesoon stealessteals outout ofof aa LawyersLawyer’slawyer’s liplip,
BeBe notnot soso cruell-wisecruel-wise?
1.1. Iudg.JudgeIudg.YourYour GraceGrace mustmust pardonpardon vsus,
’Tis’Tis butbut thethe IusticeJusticejustice ofof thethe LaweLaw.
Dut.DuchessDut.TheThe LaweLaw,
IsIs grownegrown moremore subtillsubtle thenthan aa womanwoman shouldshould bebe.
Spu.SpurioSpu.NowNow, nownow hehe dyesdies, ridrid ’em’em awayaway.
Dut.DuchessDut.OO whatwhat itit isis toto hauehave anan old-cooleold-cool DukeDuke,
ToTo beebe asas slackslack inin tonguetongue, asas inin performanceperformance.
1.1. Iudg.JudgeIudg.ConfirmdeConfirmedconfirmed, thisthis bebe thethe doomedoom irreuocableirrevocable.
Dut.DuchessDut.OhOh!OhOh!!!1.1. Iudg.JudgeIudg.To morrowTomorrowTomorrow earlyearly.
Dut.DuchessDut.PrayPray bebe a beda-bed mymy LordLord.
1.1. Iudg.JudgeIudg.YourYour GraceGrace muchmuch wrongswrongs your selfeyourself.
Ambi.AmbitiosoAmbi.NoNo ’tis’tis thatthat tonguetongue,
YourYou’reYour tootoo muchmuch rightright, dosdoes dodo vsus tootoo muchmuch wrongwrong.
1.1. Iudg.JudgeIudg.LetLet thatthat offenderoffender —
Dut.DuchessDut.LiueLive, andand bebe inin healthhealth.
1.1. IudJudgejudBeBe onon aa ScaffoldScaffold——Duk.DukeDuk.HoldHold, holdhold, mymy LordLord.
Spu.SpurioSpu.PaxPoxPax onton’t,
WhatWhat makesmakes mymy DadDad speakespeak nownow?
DukeDuke.WeWe willwill deferdefer thethe iudgementjudgement tilltill nextnext sittingsitting,
InIn thethe meane timemeanemeantimemean time time letlet himhim bebe keptkept closeclose prisonerprisoner:
GuardGuard bearebear himhim hencehence.
Ambi.AmbitiosoAmbi.BrotherBrother, thisthis makesmakes forfor theethee,
FeareFear notnot, weelewe’ll hauehave aa tricktrick toto setset theethee freefree.
Iuni.JuniorIuni.BrotherBrother, II willwill expectexpect itit fromfrom youyou bothboth; andand inin thatthat hopehope
II restrest.Super.SupervacuoSuper.FarewellFarewell, bebe merrymesrymerry.ExitExit withwith aa gardeguard.
Spu.SpurioSpu.DelaydDelayed, deferddeferred naynay thenthenthan ifif iudgementjudgement hauehave coldcold bloudblood,
FlatteryFlattery andand bribesbribes willwill killkill itit.
DukeDuke.AboutAbout itit thenthen mymy LordsLords withwith youryour bestbest powerspowers,
MoreMore seriousserious businessebusiness callscalls vponupon ourour houreshomeshourshomes.Exe.ExeuntExe. manetmanctmanet Du.DuchessDu.
Dut.DuchessDut.WastWast euerever knowneknown step-Dutchessestep-Duchessstep-duchess waswas soso mildemild,
AndAnd calmecalm asas II? somesome nownow wouldwould plotplot hishis deathdeath,
WithWith easieeasy DoctorsDoctors, thosethose looseloose liuingliving menmen,
AndAnd makemake hishis witherdwithered GraceGrace fallfall toto hishis GraueGrave,
AndAnd keepekeep ChurchChurch betterbetter?
SomeSome secondsecond wifewife wouldwould dodo thisthis, andand dispatchdispatch

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HerHer double loathddoubledouble-loatheddouble loathd loathed LordLord atat meatemeat andand sleepesleep,
IndeedIndeed ’tis’tis truetrue anan oldold mansman’s twicetwice aa childechild,
MineMine cannotcannot speakespeak, oneone ofof hishis singlesingle wordswords,
WouldWould quitequite hauehave freedfreed mymy yongestyoungest deerestdearest sonneson
FromFrom deathdeath oror durancedurance, andand hauehave mademade himhim walkewalk
WithWith aa boldbold footefoot vponupon thethe thorniethorny lawlaw,
WhoseWhose PricklesPrickles shouldshould bowbow vnderunder himhim, butbut ’tis’tis notnot,
AndAnd thereforetherefore wedlockwedlock faithfaith shallshall bebe forgotforgot,
IleI’ll killkill himhim inin hishis fore-headforehead, hatehate therethere feedefeed,
ThatThat woundwound isis deepestdeepest thothough itit neuernever bleedbleed:
AndAnd herehere comescomes heehe whomwhom mymy heartheart pointspoints vntounto,
HisHis bastardbastard sonneson, butbut mymy loueslove’s true-begottrue-begottrue-beget,
ManyMany aa wealthywealthy letterletter hauehave II sentsent himhim,
SweldSwelled vpup withwith IewelsJewelsjewels, andand thethe timoroustimorous manman
IsIs yetyet butbut coldlycoldly kindekind,
ThatThat Iewel’sJewel’sjewel’s minemine thatthat quiuersquivers inin hishis eareear,
MockingMocking hishis MaistersMaster’smaster’s chilnessechillness andand vainevain fearefear,
Ha’sH’asHas spidespied meme nownow.
Spu.SpurioSpu.MadameMadammadam? youryour GraceGrace soso priuateprivate.
MyMy duetyduty onon youryour handhand.
Dut.DuchessDut.VponUpon mymy handhand sirsir, trothtroth II thinkethink youdeyou’d fearefear,
ToTo kissekiss mymy handhand tootoo ifif mymy liplip stoodstood therethere,
Spi.SpurioSpi.WitnesseWitness II wouldwould notnot MadamMadam.
Dut.DuchessDut.Tis’Tis aa wonderwonder,
ForFor ceremonieceremony ha’shas mademade manymany foolesfools,
ItIt isis asas easieeasy wayway vntounto aa DutchesseDuchess,
AsAs toto aa Hatted-dameHatted-dame, (ifif herher louelove answeranswer)
ButBut thatthat byby timoroustimorous honorshonours, palepale respectsrespects,
IdleIdle degreesdegrees ofof fearefear, menmen makemake theirtheir wayesways
HardHard ofof themseluesthemselves — whatwhat hauehave youyou thoughtthought ofof meme?
Spi.SpurioSpi.MadamMadam II euerever thinkethink ofof youyou, inin dutyduty,
RegardRegard andand —
Dut.DuchessDut.PuhPuh, vponupon mymy louelove II meanemean.
Spu.SpurioSpu.II wouldwould ’twere’twere louelove, butbut ’’tustus’t hastus aa fowlerfouler namename
ThenThan lustlust; youyou areare mymy fathersfather’s wifewife, youryour GraceGrace maymay gesseguess nownow,
WhatWhat II couldcould callcall itit.
Dut.DuchessDut.WhyWhy th’artth’artthou’rt hishis sonneson butbut falslyfalsely,
Tis’Tis aa hardhard questionquestion whetherwhether hehe begotbegot theethee.

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Spu.SpurioSpu.IfaithI’faithi’faith ’tis’tis truetrue tootoo; ImeI’m anan vncertaineuncertain manman,
OfOf moremore vncertaineuncertain womanwoman; maymay bebe hishis groomegroom ’atho’th’ stablestable be-begotbe∣gotbegot
got
meme, youyou knowknow II knowknow notnot, heehe couldcould rideride aa horsehorse wellwell, aa
shrowdshrewdshroud suspitionsuspicion marrymarry — heehe waswas wondrouswondrous talltall, heehe hadhad hishis
lengthlength yfaithi’faith, forfor peepingpeeping ouerover halfe shuthalfehalf-shuthalf shut shut holy-dayholiday windoweswindows,
MenMen wouldwould desiredesire himhim light’lightlight, whenwhen hehe waswas a footaafoota foote foot,
HeHe mademade aa goodlygoodly showshow vnderunder aa Pent-housePenthouse,
AndAnd whenwhen hehe ridrid, hishis HattHat wouldwould checkcheck thethe signessigns, andand clatterclatter
BarbersBarbers’barber’s BasonsBasinsbasins.
Dut.DuchessDut.NayNay setset youyou a horse backaa-horsebacka horse horse back back onceonce,
YouleYou’ll nerene’er lightlight offoff.
Spu.SpurioSpu.IndeedIndeed II amam aa beggarbeggar.
Dut.DuchessDut.That’sThat’s moremore thethe signesign thou’artthou artthou’rt GreatGreat — butbut toto ourour louelove.
LetLet itit standstand firmefirm bothboth inin thoughtthought andand mindemind,
ThatThat thethe DukeDuke waswas thythy FatherFather, asas nono doubtdoubt thenthen
HeeHe bidbid fairefair fortfor’t, thythy iniurieinjury isis thethe moremore,
ForFor hadhad heehe cutcut theethee aa rightright DiamondDiamond,
ThouThou hadsthadst beenebeen nextnext setset inin thethe Duke-doomesDukedom’sdukedom’s RingRing,
WhenWhen hishis worneworn selfeself likelike AgesAge’sAges easieeasy slaueslave,
HadHad droptdropped outout ofof thethe ColletCollet intointo th’th’ GraueGrave;
WhatWhat wrongwrong cancan equallequal thisthis? canstcanst thouthou bebe tametame
AndAnd thinkethink vppon’tupon’t.
Spu.SpurioSpu.NoNo madmad andand thinkethink vpon’tupon’t.
Dut.DuchessDut.WhoWho wouldwould notnot bebe reuengdrevenged ofof suchsuch aa fatherfather,
E’enE’en inin thethe worstworst wayway? II wouldwould thankethank thatthat sinnesin,
ThatThat couldcould mostmost iniuryinjury himhim, andand beebe inin leagueleague withwith itit,
OhOhO whatwhat aa griefegrief ’tis’tis, thatthat aa manman shouldshould liuelive
ButBut onceonce ithi’th’ worldworld, andand thenthen toto liuelive aa BastardBastard,
TheThe cursecurse a’theo’thea’the wombewomb, thethe theefethief ofof NatureNature,
BegotBegot againstagainst thethe seauenthseventh commandementcommandment,
HalfeHalf dambddamned inin thethe conceptionconception, byby thethe iusticejustice
OfOf thatthat vnbribedunbribed euerlastingeverlasting lawlaw.
Spu.SpurioSpu.OhOhO IdeI’d aa hot-backthot-backed DiuillDevil toto mymy fatherfather.
Dut.DuchessDut.WouldWould notnot thisthis madmad e’ene’en patiencepatience, makemake bloudblood roughrough?
WhoWho butbut anan EunuchEunuch wouldwould notnot sinnesin? hishis bedbed
ByBy oneone falsefalse minuteminute disinheriteddisinherited.
Spi.SpurioSpi.IAyay, there’sthere’s thethe vengeancevengeance thatthat mymy birthbirth waswas wraptwrapped inin,
IleI’ll bebe reuengdrevenged forfor allall, nownow hatehate beginbegin,

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IleI’ll callcall foulefoul IncestIncest butbut aa VeniallVenial sinnesin.
Dut.DuchessDut.ColdCold stillstill: inin vainevain thenthen mustmust aa DutchesseDuchess woowoo?
Spu.SpurioSpu.MadamMadam II blushblush toto saysay whatwhat II willwill doodo.
Dut.DuchessDut.ThenceThence flewflew sweetsweet comfortcomfort, earnestearnest andand farewellfarewell.
Spu.SpurioSpu.OhOhO oneone incestuousincestuous kissekiss pickspicks openopen hellhell.
Dut.DuchessDut.FaithFaith nownow oldold DukeDuke; mymy vengeancevengeance shallshall reachreach highhigh,
IleI’ll armearm thythy browbrow withwith womanswoman’s HerauldrieHeraldry.ExitExit.
Spu.SpurioSpu.DukeDuke, thouthou didstdidst dodo meme wrongwrong, andand byby thythy ActAct
AdulteryAdultery isis mymy naturenature;
FaithFaith ifif thethe truthtruth werewere knowneknown, II waswas begotbegot
AfterAfter somesome gluttonousgluttonous dinnerdinner, somesome stirringstirring dishdish
WasWas mymy firstfirst fatherfather; whenwhen deepedeep healthshealths wentwent roundround,
AndAnd LadiesLadies’ladies’ cheekescheeks werewere paintedpainted redred withwith WineWine,
TheirTheir tonguestongues asas shortshort andand nimblenimble asas theirtheir heelesheels
VtteringUttering wordswords sweetsweet andand thickthick; andand whenwhen theythey riserise,
WereWere merrilymerrily disposddisposed toto fallfall agenagain,
InIn suchsuch aa whispringwhispering andand with-drawingwithdrawing hourehour,
WhenWhen base-male-Bawdsbase male-Bawdsbase-male-Bawds keptkept CentinellSentinelsentinel atat staire-headstairhead
WasWas II stolnestol’nstolen softlysoftly; ohoho — damnationdamnation metmet
TheThe sinnesin ofof feastsfeasts, drunkendrunken adulteryadultery.
II feelefeel itit swellswell meme; mymy reuengerevenge isis iustjust,
II waswas begotbegot inin impudentimpudent WineWine andand LustLust:
Step-motherStepmother II consentconsent toto thythy desiresdesires,
II louelove thythy mischiefemischief wellwell, butbut II hatehate theethee,
AndAnd thosethose threethree CubsCubs thythy sonnessons, wishingwishing confusionconfusion
DeathDeath andand disgracedisgrace maymay bebe theirtheir EpitaphsEpitaphs,
AsAs forfor mymy brotherbrother thethe DukesDuke’s onelyonly sonneson,
WhoseWhose birthbirth isis moremore beholdingbeholding toto reportreport
ThenThan minemine, andand yetyet perhapsperhaps asas falselyfalsely sownesown.
(WomenWomen mustmust notnot bebe trustedtrusted withwith theirtheir owneown)
IleI’ll looselooselose mymy dayesdays vponupon himhim hatehate allall II,
DukeDuke onon thythy browebrow IleI’ll drawedraw mymy BastardieBastardy.
ForFor indeedindeed aa bastardbastard byby naturenature shouldshould makemake CuckoldsCuckolds,
BecauseBecause hehe isis thethe sonneson ofof aa Cuckold-makerCuckold-maker.ExitExit.
EnterEnter VindiciVindici andand HippolitoHippolito, VindiciVindici inin disguisedisguise toto
attendattend L.LordL. LussuriosoLussurioso thethe DukesDuke’s sonneson.
Vind.VindiceVind.WhatWhat brotherbrother? amam II farrefar inoughenough fromfrom my selfemyself?
Hip.HippolitoHip.AsAs ifif anotheranother manman hadhad beenebeen sentsent wholewhole

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IntoInto thethe worldworld, andand nonenone wistwist howhow hehe camecame.
Vind.VindiceVind.ItIt wilwill confirmeconfirm meme bouldbold: thethe childchild a’ao’ thth’ CourtCourt,
LetLet blushesblushes dwelldwelli’thdwell i’thi’th’ CountryCountry impudenceimpudence!
ThouThou GoddesseGoddess ofof thethe pallacepalace, MistrsMistressmistress ofof MistessesMistresses
ToTo whomwhom thethe costlycostly perfumd-peopleperfumed-people praypray,
StrikeStrike thouthou mymy fore-headforehead intointo dauntlessedauntless MarbleMarble;
MineMine eyeseyes toto steadysteady SaphiresSapphiresSaphires: turneturn mymy visagevisage,
AndAnd ifif II mustmust needesneeds glowglow, letlet meme blushblush inwardinward
ThatThat thisthis immodestimmodest seasonseason maymay notnot spyspy,
ThatThat schollerscholar inin mymy cheekescheeks, foole-bashfullnesfoolefool-bashfulnessfool bashfullnes bashfulness.
ThatThat MaideMaid inin thethe oldold timetime, whosewhose flushflush ofof GraceGrace
WouldWould neuernever suffersuffer herher toto getget goodgood cloathsclothes;
OurOur maidesmaids areare wiserwiser; andand areare lesseless ashamdashamed,
SaueSave GraceGrace thethe bawdebawd II seldomeseldom hearehear GraceGrace nam’dnamed!
Hip.HippolitoHip.NayNay brotherbrother youyou reachreach outout a’tho’th’ VergeVerge nownow, — Sfoote’Sfoot’sfoot
thethe DukesDuke’s sonneson, settlesettle youryour lookeslooks.
Vind.VindiceVind.PrayPray letlet meme notnot bebe doubteddoubted.Hip.HippolitoHip.MyMy LordLord —
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.HipolitoHippolitoHipolito? — bebe absentabsent leaueleave vsus.
Hip.HippolitoHip.MyMy LordLord afterafter longlong searchsearch, warywary inquiryesinquiries
AndAnd politickpolitic siftingssiftings, II mademade choisechoice ofof yonyonyond fellowfellow,
WhomWhom II gesseguess rarerare forfor manymany deepedeep imploymentsemployments;
ThisThis ourour ageage swimsswims withinwithin himhim: andand ifif TimeTime
HadHad soso muchmuch hayrehair, II shouldshould taketake himhim forfor TimeTime,
HeHe isis soso neerenear kinnekin toto thisthis presentpresent minuteminute?
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.Tis’Tis ynoughenough.
WeWe thankethank theethee: yetyet wordswords areare butbut great-mensgreat men’sgreat-men’s blanckesblanks
GoldGold thothough itit bebe dumdumb do’sdoes vtterutter thethe bestbest thankesthanks.
Hip.HippolitoHip.YourYour plenteousplenteonsplenteous honorhonour — anan exlentexc’llent fellowfellow mymy LordLord.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.SoSo, giuegive vsus leaueleave — welcomewelcome, beebe notnot farfar offoff, wewe mustmust beebe
betterbetter acquaintedacquainted, pushpush, bebe bouldbold withwith vsus, thythy handhand:
Vind.VindiceVind.WithWith allall mymy heartheart yfaithi’faith howhow dostdost sweetesweet Musk-catMusk-cat.
WhenWhen shallshall wewe lielie togithertogether?
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.WondrousWondrous knaueknave!
GatherGather himhim intointo bouldnesseboldness, Sfoote’Sfoot’sfoot thethe slaue’sslave’s
AlreadyAlready asas familiarfamiliar asas anan AgueAgue,
AndAnd shakesshakes meme atat hishis pleasurepleasure, friendfriend II cancan
ForgetForget my selfemyself inin priuateprivate, butbut elseelse wherewhere,
II praypray dodo youyou rememberremember meme.

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Vind.VindiceVind.OhOhO veryvery wellwell sirsir — II consterconsterconstrue my selfemyself sawcysaucy!
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.WhatWhat hasthast beenebeen,
OfOf whatwhat professionprofession.
Vind.VindiceVind.AA bone-setterbone-setterbonesetter!Luss.LussuriosoLuss.AA bone-setterbone-setterbonesetter!
Vind.VindiceVind.AA bawdebawd mymy LordLord,
OneOne thatthat settssets bonesbones togithertogether.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.NotableNotable bluntnessebluntness?
FitFit, fitfit forfor meme, e’ene’en trayndtrained vpup toto mymy handhand
ThouThou hasthast beenebeen ScriuenerScrivener tototoo muchmuch knaueryknavery thenthen.
Vind.VindiceVind.FooleFool, toto abundanceabundance sirsir; II hauehave beenebeen witnessewitness
ToTo thethe surrenderssurrenders ofof aa thousandthousand virginsvirgins,
AndAnd notnot soso littlelittle,
II hauehave seeneseen PatrimonyesPatrimonies washtwashed a peicesa-piecesa pieces
Fruit-feildsFruit-fields turndturned intointo bastardsbastards,
AndAnd inin aa worldworld ofof AcresAcres,
NotNot soso muchmuch dustdust duedue toto thethe heireheir t’wast’waswas leftleft toototoo
AsAs wouldwould wellwell grauellgravel aa petitionpetition!
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.FineFine villainevillain? trothtroth II likelike himhim wonderouslywondrously
HeesHe’s e’ene’en shaptshaped forfor mymy purposepurpose, thenthenthan thouthou knowstknow’stknowest
IthI’th’i’th’ worldworld strangestrange lustlust.
Vind.VindiceVind.OO DutchDutch lustlust! fulsomefulsome lustlust!
DrunckenDrunken procrearionprocreationprocrearionprocreation, whichwhich begetsbegets, soso manymany drunckardsdrunkards;
SomeSome fatherfather dreadsdreads notnot (gonnegone toto beddebed inin winewine) toto slideslide fromfrom
thethe mothermother,
AndAnd clingcling thethe daughter-in-lawdaughter-in-law,
SomeSome VnclesUnclesuncles areare adulterousadulterous withwith theirtheir NeecesNieces,
BrothersBrothers withwith brothersbrothers’brother’s wiueswives, OOOh howrehour ofof IncestIncest!
AnyAny kinkin nownow nextnext toto thethe RimRim atho’th’ sistersister
IsIs mansman’s meatemeat inin thesethese dayesdays, andand inin thethe morningmorning
WhenWhen theythey areare vpup andand drestdressed, andand theirtheir maskemask onon,
WhoWho cancan perceiueperceive thisthis? sauesave thatthat eternalleternal eyeeye
ThatThat see’sseessee’s throughthrough fleshflesh andand allall, wellwell: — IfIf anyany thingthing bebe dambddamned?
ItIt willwill bebe tweluetwelve a clocko’clock atat nightnight; thatthat tweluetwelve
WillWill neuernever scapescape;
ItIt isis thethe IudasJudasjudas ofof thethe howershours; whereinwherein,
HonestHonest saluationsalvation isis betraydebetrayed toto sinsin,
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.InIntrothIntrothIn trothtroth itit isis tootoo? butbut letlet thisthis talketalk glideglide
ItIt isis ourour bloudblood toto erreerr, thothough hellhell gaptegaped lowdeloud

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LadiesLadies knowknow LuciferLucifer fellfell, yetyet stillstill areare proudeproud!
NowNow sirsir? wertwert thouthou asas secretsecret asas thou’rtthou’rt subtilsubtle,
AndAnd deepelydeeply fadomdfathomed intointo allall estatesestates
II wouldwould embraceembrace theethee forfor aa neerenear imploymentemployment,
AndAnd thouthou shouldstshouldst swellswell inin moneymoney, andand bebe ableable
ToTo makemake lamelame beggersbeggars crouchcrouch toto theethee.
Vind.VindiceVind.MyMy LordLord?
SecretSecret? II nerene’er hadhad thatthat diseasedisease atho’th’ mothermother
II praisepraise mymy fatherfather: whywhy areare menmen mademade closseclose?
ButBut toto keepekeep thoughtsthoughts inin bestbest, II grantgrant youyou thisthis
TellTell butbut somesome womanwoman aa secretsecret ouer nightouerovernightover night night,
YourYour doctordoctor maymay findefind itit inin thethe vrinallurinal ithi’th’ morningmorning,
ButBut mymy LordLord.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.SoSo, thou’rtthou’rt confirmdconfirmed inin meeme
AndAnd thusthus II enterenter theethee.
Vind.VindiceVind.ThisThis IndianIndian diuilldevil,
WillWill quicklyquickly enterenter anyany manman: butbut aa VsurerUsurer,
HeHe preuentsprevents thatthat, byby entringent’ringentering thethe diuilldevil firstfirst.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.AttendAttend meme, II amam pastpast mymy depthdephtdepth inin lustlust
AndAnd II mustmust swimswim oror drownedrown, allall mymy desiresdesires
AreAre leueldlevelled atat aa VirginVirgin notnot farfar fromfrom CourtCourt,
ToTo whomwhom II hauehave conuaydeconveyed byby MessengerMessenger
ManyMany waxtwaxed LinesLines, fullfull ofof mymy neatestneatest spiritspirit,
AndAnd iewellsjewels thatthat werewere ableable toto rauishravish herher
WithoutWithout thethe helpehelp ofof manman; allall whichwhich andand moremore
SheeShe foolishfoolish chastchaste sentsent backback, thethe messengersmessengers,
ReceiuingReceiving frownesfrowns forfor answeresanswers.
Vind.VindiceVind.PossiblePossible!
Tis’Tis aa rarerare PhænixPhaenixPhoenix who erewhowhoe’erwho ere ere sheshe beebe,
IfIf youryour desiresdesires bebe suchsuch, sheshe soso repugnantrepugnant,
InIn trothtroth mymy LordLord idei’dI’d bebe reuengderevenged andand marrymarry herher.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.PushPush; thethe dourydowry ofof herher bloudblood &and ofof herher fortunesfortunes,
AreAre bothboth tootoo meanemean, — goodgood ynoughenough toto bebe badbad withalwithal
ImeI’m oneone ofof thatthat numbernumber cancan defenddefend
MarriageMarriage isis goodgood: yetyet ratherrather keepekeep aa friendfriend,
GiueGive meme mymy bedbed byby stealthstealth — theresthere’s truetrue delightdelight
WhatWhat breedsbreeds aa loathingloathing in’tin’t, butbut nightnight byby nightnight.
Vind.VindiceVind.AA veryvery finefine relligionreligion?

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Luss.LussuriosoLuss.ThereforeTherefore thusthus,
IleHeI’llHe trusttrust theethee inin thethe businessebusiness ofof mymy heartheart
BecauseBecause II seesee theethee welwell experienc’stexperienced
InIn thisthis LuxuriousLuxurious dayday whereinwherein wewe breathbreathebreath,
GoGo thouthou, andand withwith aa smoothsmooth enchauntingenchanting tonguetongue
BewitchBewitch herher earesears, andand CouzenCousin herher ofof allall GraceGrace
EnterEnter vponupon thethe portionportion ofof herher soulesoul,
HerHer honorhonour, whichwhich sheshe callscalls herher chastitychastity
AndAnd bringbring itit intointo expenceexpense, forfor honestyhonesty
IsIs likelike aa stockstock ofof moneymoney laydlaid toto sleepesleep,
WhichWhich nerene’er soso littlelittle brokebroke, do’sdoes neuernever keepkeep:
Vind.VindiceVind.YouYou hauehave gintgiv’n ’tgint thethe TangTang yfaithi’faith mymy LordLord
MakeMake knowneknown thethe LadyLady toto meme, andand mymy brainebrain,
ShallShall swellswell withwith strangestrange InuentionInvention: II willwill mouemove itit
TillTill II expireexpire withwith speakingspeaking, andand dropdrop downedown
WithoutWithout aa wordword toto sauesave meme; — butbut ilei’llI’ll workework ——
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.WeWe thankethank theethee, andand willwill raiseraise theethee: — receiuereceive herher namename,
itit isis thethe onlyonly daughterdaughter, toto MadameMadammadam GratianaGratiana thethe latelate widdowwidow..
Vind.VindiceVind.OhOhO, mymy sistersister, mymy sistersister? —Luss.LussuriosoLuss.WhyWhy dostdost walkewalk asideaside?
Vind.VindiceVind.MyMy LordLord, II waswas thinkingthinking howhow II mightmight beginbegin
AsAs thusthus, ohoho LadieLady — oror twentytwenty hundredhundred deuicesdevices,
HerHer veryvery bodkinbodkin willwill putput aa manman inin.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.IAyay, oror thethe waggingwagging ofof herher hairehair.
VindVindiceVindNoNo, thatthat shallshall putput youyou inin mymy LordLord.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.Shal’tShall’tShalt? whywhy contentcontent, dostdost knowknow thethe daughterdaughter thenthen?
Vind.VindiceVind.OO exlentexc’llent wellwell byby sightsight.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.ThatThat waswas herher brotherbrother
ThatThat diddid preferprefer theethee toto vsus.
Vind.VindiceVind.MyMy LordLord II thinkethink soso,
II knewknew II hadhad seeneseen himhim some wheresomewhere —
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.AndAnd thereforetherefore pree-theeprithee letlet thythy heartheart toto himhim,
BeBe asas aa VirginVirgin, closseclose.Vind.VindiceVind.OhOhO meme goodgood LordLord.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.WeWe maymay laughlaugh atat thatthat simplesimple ageage withinwithin himhim;
Vind.VindiceVind.HaHa, haha, haha.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.HimselfeHimself beingbeing mademade thethe subtillsubtle instrumentinstrument,
ToTo windewind vpup aa goodgood fellowfellow.
Vind.VindiceVind.That’sThat’s II mymy LordLord.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.That’sThat’s thouthou.

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ToTo enticeentice andand workework hishis sistersister.
Vind.VindiceVind.AA purepure nouicenovice?Luss.LussuriosoLuss.T’was’TwasWas finelyfinely manag’dmanaged.
Vind.VindiceVind.GallantlyGallantly carriedcarried;
AA prety-perfumdepretty-perfumed villainevillain.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.I’ueI’ve bethoughtbethought meme
IfIf sheshe prooueprove chastchaste stillstill andand immoueableimmovable,
VentureVenture vponupon thethe MotherMother, andand withwith giftesgifts
AsAs II willwill furnishfurnish theethee, beginbegin withwith herher.
Vin.VindiceVin.OhOhO fiefie, fiefie, that’sthat’s thethe wrongwrong endend mymy LordLord. Tis’Tis meeremere impos-impossibleimpos∣sibleimpossible
sible
thatthat aa mothermother byby anyany giftsgifts shouldshould becomebecome aa bawdebawd toto herher
owneown DaughterDaughter!
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.NayNay thenthen II seesee thou’rtthou’rt butbut aa punypuny inin thethe subtillsubtle MisteryMystery ofof
aa womanwoman: — whywhy tis’tis heldheld nownow nono daintydainty dishdish: TheThe namename
IsIs soso inin leagueleague withwith ageage, thatthat now adaiesnownowadaysnow adaies adays
ItIt do’sdoes EclipseEclipse threethree quartersquarters ofof aa MotherMother;
Vind.VindiceVind.DostDost soso mymy LordLord?
LetLet meme alonealone thenthen toto EclipseEclipse thethe fourthfourth.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.WhyWhy wellwell saydsaid, comecome ilei’llI’ll furnishfurnish theethee, butbut firstfirst
sweareswear toto bebe truetrue inin allall.
Vind.VindiceVind.TrueTrue?Luss.LussuriosoLuss.NayNay butbut sweareswear!
Vind.VindiceVind.SweareSwear? — II hopehope youryour honorhonour littlelittle doubtsdoubts mymy faythfaith.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.YetYet forfor mymy humourshumour’s sakesake causecause II louelove swearingswearing.
Vind.VindiceVind.Cause’Cause’cause youyou louelove swearingswearing, slud’slud II willwill.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.WhyWhy ynoughenough,
EreErelongEreErelong longlong lookelook toto bebe mademade ofof betterbetter stuffstuff.
Vind.VindiceVind.ThatThat willwill dodo wellwell indeedindeed mymy LordLord.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.AttendAttend meme?
Vind.VindiceVind.OhOh.
NowNow letlet meme burstburst, I’ueI’ve eateneaten NobleNoble poysonpoison,
WeWe areare mademade strangestrange fellowesfellows, brotherbrother, innocentinnocent villainesvillains,
WiltWilt notnot bebe angryangry whenwhen thouthou hearsthear’sthearst on’ton’t, thinkstthink’stthinkst thouthou?
IfaythI’faithi’faith thouthou shaltshalt; sweareswear meme toto foulefoul mymy sistersister.
SwordSword II durstdurst makemake aa promisepromise ofof himhim toto theethee,
ThouThou shaltshalt dis-heiredisheirdis-heir himhim, itit shallshall bebe thinethine honorhonour,
AndAnd yetyet nownow angryangry froathfroth isis downedown inin meme,
ItIt wouldwould notnot proueprove thethe meanestmeanest policypolicy
InIn thisthis disguizedisguise toto trytry thethe faythfaith ofof bothboth,
AnotherAnother mightmight hauehave hadhad thethe selfe sameselfeselfsameself same same officeoffice,

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SomeSome slaueslave, thatthat wouldwould hauehave wroughtwrought effectuallyeffectually,
IAyI andand perhapsperhaps ore-wroughto’erwrought em’em, thereforetherefore II,
BeingBeing thoughtthought trauayldtravailed, willwill applyapply my selfemyself,
VntoUnto thethe selfe sameselfeselfsameself same same formeform, forgetforget mymy naturenature,
AsAs ifif nono partpart aboutabout meme werewere kinkin toto em’em,
SoSo touchtouch ’em’em, — thothough II durstdurst almostaalmosta most most forfor goodgood,
VentureVenture mymy landslands inin heauenheaven vponupon theirtheir goodgood.ExitExit.
EnterEnter thethe discontenteddiscontented LordLord AntonioAntonio, whosewhose wifewife thethe DuchessesDuchess’sduchess’s
youngestyoungest SonneSon rauishtravished;; hehe DiscoueringDiscovering thethe bodybody ofof herher deaddead
toto certainecertain LordsLords: andand HippolitoHippolito.
L.LordL. Ant.AntonioAnt.DrawDraw neerernearer LordsLords andand bebe sadsad witnesseswitnesses
OfOf aa fayrefair comelycomely buildingbuilding newlynewly falnefall’nfallen,
BeingBeing falselyfalsely vnderminedundermined: violentviolent raperape
HasHas playdplayed aa gloriousglorious actact, beholdbehold mymy LordsLords
AA sightsight thatthat strikesstrikes manman outout ofof meme:
PieroPieroThatThat vertuousvirtuous LadyLady??Ant.AntonioAnt.PresidentPrecedentprecedent forfor wiueswives?
Hip.HippolitoHip.TheThe blushblush ofof manymany weomenwomen, whosewhose chastchaste presencepresence,
WouldWould enee’en callcall shameshame vpup toto theirtheir cheekescheeks,
AndAnd makemake palepale wantonwanton sinnerssinners hauehave goodgood colourscolours. —
L.LordL. Ant.AntonioAnt.DeadDead!
HerHer honorhonour firstfirst drunkedrunk poysonpoison, andand herher lifelife,
BeingBeing fellowesfellows inin oneone househouse diddid pledgepledge herher honourhonour,
Pier.PieroPier.OO greefegrief ofof manymany!
L.LordL. Anto.AntonioAnto.II marktmarked notnot thisthis beforebefore.
AA prayerprayer BookeBook thethe pillowpillow toto herher cheekecheek,
ThisThis waswas herher richrich confectionconfection, andand anotheranother
Plaste’dPlast●●dPlasteredplastered inin herher rightright handhand, withwith aa leafeleaf tuckttucked vpup,
PoyntingPointing toto thesethese wordswords.
MeliusMelius virtutevirtute morimori, QuamQuam perper DedecusDedecus viuerevivere.
TrueTrue andand effectualleffectual itit isis indeedindeed.
Hip.HippolitoHip.MyMy LordLord sincesince youyou enuiteinvite vsus toto youryour sorrowessorrows,
LetsLet’slet’s truelytruly tast’emtaste ’em, thatthat withwith equallequal comfortcomfort,
AsAs toto our seluesourselves wewe maymay releiuerelieve youryour wrongswrongs,
WeWe hauehave greefegrief tootoo, thatthat yetyet walkeswalks withoutwithout TongTonguetongue,
CuræCuraeleuesCuraeCuraeleves leuesleves loquunturl●quunturloquuntur, MaioresMajoresMaiores stupentstupent.
L.LordL. Ant.AntonioAnt.YouYou dealedeal withwith truthtruth mymy LordLord.
LendLend meme butbut youryour AttentionsAttentions, andand IleI’ll cutcut
LongLong greefegrief intointo shortshort wordswords: lastlast reuellingrevelling nightnight.

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WhenWhen Torch-lightTorchlight mademade anan artificiallartificial noonenoon
AboutAbout thethe CourtCourt, somesome CourtiersCourtiers inin thethe maskemasquemask,
PuttingPutting onon betterbetter facesfaces thenthan theirtheir owneown,
BeingBeing fullfull ofof frawdefraud andand flatteryflattery: amongstamongst whomewhom,
TheThe DuchesesDuchess’sduchess’s yongestyoungest sonneson (thatthat mothmoth toto honorhonour)
FildFilled vpup aa RoomeRoom; andand withwith longlong lustlust toto eateat,
IntoInto mymy wearingwearing; amongstamongst allall thethe LadyesLadies,
SingledSingled outout thatthat deeredear formeform; whowho euerwhowhoever euerever liu’dlived,
AsAs coldcold inin LustLust asas sheeshe isis nownow inin deathdeath;
(WhichWhich thatthat step Duchesstepstep-Duchessstep Duches Duchess — MonsterMonster knewknew totooto wellwell;)
AndAnd thereforetherefore inin thethe heightheight ofof allall thethe reuellsrevels,
WhenWhen MusickMusic waswas hardhard lowdestloudest, CourtiersCourtiers busiestbusiest,
AndAnd LadiesLadies greatgreat withwith laughterlaughter; — OOOh VitiousVicious minuteminute!
VnfitUnfit butbut forfor relationrelation toto bebe spokespoke ofof,
ThenThen withwith aa faceface moremore impudentimpudent thenthan hishis vizardvizard
HeHe harriedharried herher amidstamidstamid aa throngthrong ofof PandersPanders,
ThatThat liuelive vpponupon damnationdamnation ofof bothboth kindeskinds,
AndAnd fedfed thethe rauenousravenous vulturevulture ofof hishis lustlust,
(OOOh deathdeath toto thinkethink onton’t) sheshe herher honorhonour forcstforestforcedforest,
DeemdDeemed itit aa noblernobler dowrydowry forfor herher namename,
ToTo diedie withwith poysonpoison thenthanthen toto liuelive withwith shameshame.
Hip.HippolitoHip.AA wondrouswondrous LadyLady; ofof rarerare firefire compactcompact,
Sh’asSh’as mademade herher namename anan EmpresseEmpress byby thatthat actact,
Pier.PieroPier.MyMy LordLord whatwhat iudgementjudgement followesfollows thethe offenderoffender?
L.LordL. AntAntonioAntFaithFaith nonenone mymy LordLord itit coolescools andand isis deferddeferred,
Pier.PieroPier.DelayDelay thethe doomedoom forfor raperape?
L.LordL. Ant,AntonioAnt,OO youyou mustmust notenote whowho tis’tis shouldshould diedie,
TheThe DuchesseDuchess’Duchess sonneson, sheeleshe’ll lookelook toto bebe aa sauersaver,
"IudgmentJudgementjudgement inin thisthis ageage isis nerene’ernever kinkin toto fauourfavour.
Hip.HippolitoHip.NayNay thenthen stepstep forthforth thouthou BribelesseBribelessbribeless officerofficer;
II bindbind youyou allall inin steelesteel toto bindbind youyou surelysurely,
HeerHerehere letlet youryour othsoaths meetmeet, toto bebe keptkept andand paydpaid,
WhichWhich elseelse willwill stickestick likelike rustrust, andand shameshame thethe bladeblade,
StrengthenStrengthen mymy vowvow, thatthat ifif atat thethe nextnext sittingsitting,
IudgmentJudgementjudgement speakespeak allall inin goldgold, andand sparespare thethe bloudblood
OfOf suchsuch aa serpentserpent, e’ene’en beforebefore theirtheir seatsseats,
ToTo letlet hishis soulesoul outout, whichwhich longlong sincesince waswas foundfound,
GuiltyGuilty inin heauenheaven.

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AllAll.WeWe sweareswear itit andand willwill actact itit,
L.LordL. Anto.AntonioAnto.KindKind GentlemenGentlemen, II thankethank youyou inin mineminelremine IreIre,
Hip.HippolitoHip.Twere’Twere’twere pittypity?
TheThe ruinsruins ofof soso fairefair aa MonumentMonument,
SouldShould notnot bebe diptdipped inin thethe defacersdefacer’s bloudblood,
PieroPiero.HerHer funerallfuneral shallshall bebe wealthywealthy, forfor herher namename,
MeritsMerits aa toombetomb ofof pearlepearl; mymy LordLord AntonioAntonio,
ForFor thisthis timetime wipewipe youryour LadyLady fromfrom youryour eyeseyes,
NoNo doubtdoubt ourour greefegrief andand youresyours maymay oneone dayday courtcourt itit,
WhenWhen wewe areare moremore familiarfamiliar withwith ReuengRevenge,
L.LordL. Anto.AntonioAnto.ThatThat isis mymy comfortcomfort GentlemenGentlemen, andand II ioy●oyjoy,
InIn thisthis oneone happineshappiness aboueabove thethe restrest,
WhichWhich willwill bebe caldcalled aa miraclemiralcemiracle atat lastlast,
ThatThat beingbeing anan old—manoldold manold— man man idei’dI’d aa wifewife soso chastchaste.ExeuntExeunt.

ACTVSACTUS. 2.2. SCÆSCAE.SCAENASCAE. 1.1.
EnterEnter CastizaCastiza thethe sistersister.

Cast.CastizaCast.HowHow hardlyhardly shallshall thatthat maydenmaiden bebe besetbeset,
WhoseWhose onelyonly fortunesfortunes, areare herher constantconstant thoughtsthoughts,
ThatThat hashas nono otherother childes-partchild’s-partchild-part butbut herher honorhonour,
ThatThat KeepesKeeps herher lowelow; andand emptyempty inin estateestate.
MaydesMaids andand theirtheir honorshonours areare likelike poorepoor beginnersbeginners,
WereWere notnot sinnesin richrich therethere wouldwould bebe fewerfewer sinnerssinners;
WhyWhy hadhad notnot vertuevirtue aa reuennewerevenue? wellwell,
II knowknow thethe causecause, twold’twould hauehave impouerish’dimpoverished hellhell.
HowHow nownow DondoloDondolo.
Don.DondoloDon.MadonaMadonna,therethere isis oneone asas theythey saysay aa thingthing ofof fleshflesh andand
bloodblood, aa manman II taketake himhim byby hishis beardbeard thatthat wouldwould veryvery desire-desireouslydesire∣ouslydesirously
ously
mouthmonthmonthmouth toto mouthmouth withwith youyou.
Cast.CastizaCast.WhatsWhat’swhat’s thatthat?
Don.DondoloDon.ShowShow hishis teethteeth inin youryour companycompany,
Cast.CastizaCast.II vnderstandunderstand theethee notnot;
Don.DondoloDon.WhyWhy speakespeak withwith youyou MadonaMadonna!
Cast.CastizaCast.WhyWhy saysay soso mad-manmadman, andand cutcut ofoffof aa greatgreat dealedeal ofof durtydirty
wayway; hadhad itit notnot beenebeen betterbetter spokespoke inin ordinaryordinary wordswords thatthat oneone
wouldwould speakespeak withwith meme.
Don.DondoloDon.HaHa, haha, thatsthat’s asas ordinaryordinary asas twotwo shillingsshillings, II wouldwould striuestrive

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alitlea little toto showshow my selfemyself inin mymy placeplace, aa Gentleman-vsherGentleman-usher scornesscorns
toto vseuse thethe PhrasePhrase andand fanzyefancy ofof aa seruingmanservingman.
Cast.CastizaCast.YoursYours bebe youryour oneone sirsir, gogo directdirect himhim hetherhither,
II hopehope somesome happyhappy tidingstidings fromfrom mymy brotherbrother,
ThatThat latelylately trauayldtravailed, whomewhom mymy soulesoul affectsaffects.
HereHere hehe comescomes.
EnterEnter VindiceVindice herher brotherbrother disguiseddisguised.
Vin.VindiceVin.LadyLady thethe bestbest ofof wisheswishes toto youryour sexesex.
FaireFair skinsskins andand newnew gownesgowns,
Cast.CastizaCast.OhOhO theythey shallshall thankethank youyou sirsir,
WhenceWhence thisthis,
Vin.VindiceVin.OhOhO fromfrom aa deeredear andand worthyworthy friendfriend,
mightymighty!Cast.CastizaCast.FromFrom whomewhom?
Vin.VindiceVin.TheThe DukesDuke’s sonneson!
Cast.CastizaCast.ReceiueReceive thatthat!
AA boxebox atho’th’ eareear toto herher BrotherBrother.
II sworeswore I’deI’d putput angeranger inin mymy handhand,
AndAnd passepass thethe VirginVirgin limitslimits ofof my selfemyself,
ToTo himhim thatthat nextnext appear’dappeared inin thatthat basebase officeoffice,
ToTo bebe hishis sinnessin’s AtturneyAttorney, bearebear toto himhim,
ThatThat figurefigure ofof mymy hatehate vponupon thythy cheekecheckecheekcheck
WhilstWhilst tis’tis yetyet hothot, andand IleI’ll rewardreward theethee fortfor’t,
TellTell himhim mymy honorhonour shallshall hauehave aa richrich namename,
WhenWhen seuerallseveral harlotsharlots shallshall shareshare hishis withwith shameshame,
FarewellFarewell commendcommend meme toto himhim inin mymy hatehate!ExitExit.
Vin.VindiceVin.ItIt isis thethe sweetestsweetest BoxeBox,
ThatThat eree’erere mymy nosenose camecame nyenigh,
TheThe finestfinest drawne-workedrawn-work cuffecuff thatthat eree’erere waswas worneworn,
IleI’ll louelove thisthis bloweblow forfor euerever, andand thisthis cheekecheek
ShallShall stillstill hencehence forwardforward taketake thethe wallwall ofof thisthis.
OhOhO ImeI’m aboueaabovea boue ’bove mymy tongtongue: mostmost constantconstant sistersister,
InIn thisthis thouthou hasthast rightright honorablehonourable showneshown,
ManyMany areare caldcalled byby theirtheir honourhonour thatthat hauehave nonenone,
ThouThou artart approu’dapproved forfor euerever inin mymy thoughtsthoughts.
ItIt isis notnot inin thethe powerpower ofof wordswords toto taynttaint theethee,
AndAnd yetyet forfor thethe saluationsalvation ofof mymy othoath,
AsAs mymy resolueresolve inin thatthat poyntpoint; II willwill laylay,
HardHard seigesiege vntounto mymy MotherMother, thothough II knowknow,

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AA SyrensSiren’ssiren’s tonguetongue couldcould notnot bewitchbewitch herher soso.
MasseMass fitlyfitly herehere sheshe comescomes, thankesthanks mymy disguizedisguise,
MadameMadammadam goodgood afternooneaf●ernooneafternoon.
Moth.MotherMoth.Y’ areY’areyou’re welcomewelcome sirsir?
Vind.VindiceVind.TheThe NextNext ofof ItalyItaly commendscommends himhim toto youyou,
OurOur mightymighty expectationexpectation, thethe DukesDuke’s sonneson.
Moth.MotherMoth.II thinkethink my selfemyself muchmuch honordhonoured, thatthat hehe pleasespleases,
ToTo ranketanckranktanck meme inin hishis thoughtsthoughts.
Vind.VindiceVind.SoSo maymay youyou LadyLady:
OneOne thatthat isis likelike toto bebe ourour suddainesudden DukeDuke,
TheThe CrowneCrown gapesgapes forfor himhim eueryevery tidetide, andand thenthen
CommanderCommander oreo’er vsus allall, dodo butbut thinkethink onon himhim,
HowHow blestblessed werewere theythey nownow thatthat couldcould pleasurepleasure himhim
E’enE’en withwith anyany thingthing almostalmost.
Moth.MotherMoth.IAyay, sauesave theirtheir honorhonour?
Vind.VindiceVind.TutTut, oneone wouldwould letlet aa littlelittle ofof thatthat gogo tootoo
AndAnd nerene’er bebe seeneseen in’tin’t: nerene’er bebe seeneseen itit, markemark youyou,
IdeI’d winckwink andand letlet itit gogo —
Moth.MotherMoth.MarryMarry butbut II wouldwould notnot.
Vind.VindiceVind.MarryMarry butbut II wouldwould II hopehope, II knowknow youyou wouldwould tootoo,
IfIf youdyou’d thatthat bloudblood nownow whichwhich youyou gauegave youryour daughterdaughter,
ToTo herher indeedindeed tis’tis, thisthis wheelewheel comescomes aboutabout,
ThatThat manman thatthat mustmust bebe allall thisthis, perhapsperhaps ereere morningmorning
(ForFor hishis whitewhite fatherfather do’sdoes butbut mouldemould awayaway)
HasHas longlong desirdedesired youryour daughterdaughter.Moth.MotherMoth.DesirdeDesired?
Vind.VindiceVind.NayNay butbut hearehehearhe are are meme,
HeHe desirsdesires nownow thatthat willwill commandcommand hereafterhereafter,
ThereforeThereThereforeThere fore fore bebe wisewise, II speakespeak asas moremore aa friendfriend
ToTo youyou thenthanthen himhim; MadamMadam, II knowknow y’arey’areyou’re poorepoor,
AndAnd lack’lacklack thethe dayday, therethere areare tootoo manymany poorepoor LadiesLadies alreadyalready
WhyWhy shouldshould youyou vexvex thethe numbernumber? tis’tis despisddespised,
LiueLive wealthywealthy, rightlyrightly vnderstandunderstand thethe worldworld,
AndAnd chidechide awayaway thatthat foolishfoolish — CountryCountry girlegirl
KeepesKeeps companycompany withwith youryour daughterdaughter, chastitychastity,
Moth.MotherMoth.OhOhO fiefie, fiefie, thethe richesriches ofof thethe worldworld cannotcannot hirehire aa mo-mothermo∣thermother
ther
toto suchsuch aa mostmost vnnaturallunnatural tasketask.
Vind.VindiceVind.NoNo, butbut aa thousandthousand AngellsAngels cancan,
MenMen hauehave nono powerpower, AngellsAngels mustmust workework youyou too’tto’t,

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TheThe worldworld descendsdescends intointo suchsuch base-bornebase-born euillsevils
ThatThat fortyforty AngellsAngels cancan makemake fourescorefourscore diuillsdevils,
ThereThere willwill bebe foolesfools stillstill II perceiueperceive, stillstill foolefool.
WouldWould II bebe poorepoor deiecteddejected, scorndscorned ofof greatnessegreatness,
SweptSwept fromfrom thethe PallacePalace, andand seesee otherother daughtersdaughters
SpringSpring withwith thethe dewedew atho’th’ CourtCourt, hauinghaving minemine owneown
SoSo muchmuch desir’ddesired andand lou’dloved — byby thethe DukesDuke’s sonneson,
NoNo, II wouldwould raiseraise mymy statestate vponupon herher brestbreast
AndAnd callcall herher eyeseyes mymy TennantsTenants, II wouldwould countcount
MyMy yearelyyearly maintenancemaintenance vponupon herher cheekescheeks:
TakeTake CoachCoach vponupon herher liplip, andand allall, herher partesparts
ShouldShould keepekeep menmen afterafter menmen, andand II wouldwould rideride,
InIn pleasurepleasure vponupon pleasurepleasure:
YouYou tooketook greatgreat painespains forfor herher, onceonce whenwhen itit waswas,
LetLet herher requiterequite itit nownow, thothough itit bebe butbut somesome
YouYou broughtbrought herher forthforth, sheshe maymay wellwell bringbring youyou homehome,
Moth.MotherMoth.OO heauensheavens! thisthis ouer-comesovercomes meme?
Vind.VindiceVind.NotNot II hopehope, alreadyalready?
Moth.MotherMoth.ItIt isis tootoo strongstrong forfor meme, menmen knowknow thatthat knowknow vsus,
WeWe areare soso weakeweak theirtheir wordswords cancan ouerthrowoverthrow vsus,
HeHe touchttouched meme neerelynearly mademade mymy vertuesvirtues batebate
WhenWhen hishis tonguetongue struckstruck vponupon mymy poorepoor estateestate.
Vind.VindiceVind.IIe’enI e’ene’en quakequake toto proceedeproceed, mymy spiritspirit turnesturns edgeedge?
II fearefear meme she’sshe’s vnmotherdunmothered, yetyet ilei’llI’ll ventureventure,
"ThatThat womanwoman isis allall malemale, whomewhom nonenone cancan EnterEnter?
WhatWhat thinkethink youyou nownow LadyLady, speakespeak areare youyou wiserwiser?
WhatWhat saydsaid aduancementadvancement toto youyou: thusthus itit saydsaid!
TheThe daughtersdaughter’sdaughters falf●lfall liftslifts vpup thethe mothersmother’s headhead:
DidDid itit notnot MadameMadammadam? butbut ilei’llI’ll sweareswear itit doesdoes
InIn manymany placesplaces, tuttut, thisthis ageage fearesfears nono manman,
"Tis’Tis nono shameshame toto bebe badbad, becausebecause tis’tis commoncommon.
Moth.MotherMoth.IAyI that’sthat’s thethe comfortcomfort on’ton’t.
Vind.VindiceVind.TheThe comfortcomfort on’ton’t!
II keepekeep thethe bestbest forfor lastlast, cancan thesethese perswadepersuade youyou
ToTo forgetforget heauenheaven — andand —Moth.MotherMoth.IAyI thesethese areare theythey?
Vind.VindiceVind.OhOh!OhOh!!!
Moth.MotherMoth.ThatThat enchantenchant ourour sexesex,
TheseThese areare thethe meansmeans thatthat gouernegovern ourour affectionsaffections, — thatthat womanwoman

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WillWill notnot bebe troubledtroubled withwith thethe mothermother longlong,
ThatThat seessees thethe comfortablecomfortable shineshine ofof youyou,
II blushblush toto thinkethink whatwhat forfor youryour sakessakes IleI’ll dodo!
Vind.VindiceVind.OO suffringsuff’ringsuffering heauenheaven withwith thythy inuisibleinvisible fingerfinger,
EneE’ene’en atat thisthis InstantInstant turneturn thethe pretiousprecious sideside
OfOf bothboth minemine eye-ballseyeballs inwardinward, notnot toto seesee my selfemyself,
Mot.MotherMot.LookeLook youyou sirsir.Vin.VindiceVin.HollaHolla.
Mot.MotherMot.LetLet thisthis thankethank youryour painespains.
Vind.VindiceVind.OO you’ryou’re aa kindkind Mad-manMadman;
Mot.MotherMot.IleI’ll seesee howhow II cancan mouemove,
Vind.VindiceVind.YourYour wordswords willwill stingsting,
Mot.MotherMot.IfIf sheshe bebe stillstill chastchaste IleI’ll nerene’er callcall herher minemine,
Vind.VindiceVind.SpokeSpokeSpoken truertruer thenthan youyou mentmeant itit,
Mot.MotherMot.DaughterDaughter CastizaCastiza.Cast.CastizaCast.MadamMadam,
Vind.VindiceVind.OO sheesshe’s yonderyonder.
MeeteMeet herher: troupestroops ofof celestiallcelestial SoldiersSoldiers gardguard herher heartheart.
YonYonYond damdam hashas deuillsdevils ynoughenough toto taketake herher partpart,
Cast.CastizaCast.MadamMadam whatwhat makesmakes yonyonyond euill offic’deuillevil-officedevil offic’d officed manman,
InIn presencepresence ofof youyou;Mot.MotherMot.WhyWhy?
Cast.CastizaCast.HeHe latelylately broughtbrought
ImmodestImmodest writingwriting sentsent fromfrom thethe DukesDuke’s sonneson
ToTo tempttempt meme toto dishonorabledishonourable ActAct,
Mot.MotherMot.DishonorableDishonourable ActAct? — goodgood honorablehonourable foolefool,
ThatThat wouldstwouldst bebe honesthonest causecause thouthou wouldstwouldst bebe soso,
ProducingProducing nono oneone reasonreason butbut thythy willwill.
AndAnd t’as’t’ast’as aa goodgood reportreport, pretelyprettily commendedcommended,
ButBut praypray byby whomewhom; meanemean peoplepeople; ignorantignorant peoplepeople,
TheThe betterbetter sortsort ImeI’m suresure cannotcannot abideabide itit,
AndAnd byby whatwhat rulerule shouldstshouldst wewe squaresquare outout ourour liueslives,
ButBut byby ourour bettersbetter’sbetters actionsactions? ohoho ifif thouthou knew’stknew’st
WhatWhat t’were’twere toto looselose itit, thouthou wouldwould neuernever keepekeep itit:
ButBut theresthere’s aa coldcold cursecurse laydlaid vponupon allall MaydesMaids,
WhilstWhilst otherother clipclip thethe SunneSun theythey claspclasp thethe shadesshades!
VirginityVirginity isis paradiceparadise, locktlocked vpup.
YouYou cannotcannot comecome byby your seluesyourselves withoutwithout feefee.
AndAnd twas’twas decreeddecreed thatthat manman shouldshould keepekeep thethe keykey!
DenyDeny aduancementadvancement, treasuretreasure, thethe DukesDuke’s sonneson,
Cast.CastizaCast.II crycry youyou mercymercy. LadyLady II mistookemistook youyou,

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PrayPray diddid youyou seesee mymy MotherMother; whichwhich wayway wentwent youyou?
PrayPray GodGod II hauehave notnot lostlost herher.
Vind.VindiceVind.PrittilyPrettily putput byby.
Moth.MotherMoth.AreAre youyou asas proudproud toto meme asas coyecoy toto himhim?
DoeDo youyou notnot knowknow meme nownow?
Cast.CastizaCast.WhyWhy areare youyou sheeshe?
TheThe worldsworld’sworlds soso changdchanged, oneone shapeshape intointo anotheranother,
ItIt isis aa wisewise childechild nownow thatthat knowesknows herher mothermother?
Vind.VindiceVind.MostMost rightright ifaithi’faith.
MotherMother.II oweowe youryour cheekecheek mymy handhand,
ForFor thatthat presumptionpresumption nownow, butbut IleI’ll forgetforget itit,
ComeCome youyou shallshall leaueleave thosethose childishchildish hauiours’haviourshaviours,
AndAnd vnderstandunderstand youryour TimeTime, FortunesFortunes flowflow toto youyou,
WhatWhat willwill youyou bebe aa GirleGirl?
IfIf allall feardfeared drowningdrowning, thatthat spyespy waueswaves a shoareashore,
GoldGold wouldwould growgrow richrich, andand allall thethe MarchantsMerchantsmerchant’s poorepoor.
Cast.CastizaCast.ItIt isis aa prittypretty sayingsaying ofof aa wickedwicked oneone, butbut me thinkesmethinks nownow
ItIt dosdoes notnot showshow soso wellwell outout ofof youryour mouthmouth,
BetterBetter inin hishis.
Vind.VindiceVind.FaithFaith badbad inoughenough inin bothboth,
WereWere II inin earnestearnest asas IleI’ll seemeseem nono lesseless?
II wonderwonder LadyLady youryour owneown mothersmother’s wordswords,
CannotCannot bebe takentaken, nornor standstand inin fullfull forceforce.
’Tis’Tis honestiehonestichonesty youyou vrgeurge; what’swhat’s honestiehonesty?
’Tis’Tis butbut heauensheaven’s beggarbeggar; andand whatwhat womanwoman isis soso foolishfoolish toto
 keepekeep honestyhonesty,
AndAnd bebe notnot ableable toto keepekeep her-selfeherself? NoNo,
TimesTimes areare grownegrown wiserwiser andand willwill keepekeep lesseless chargecharge,
AA MaideMaid thatthat h’ashas smallsmall portionportion nownow entendsintends,
ToTo breakebreak vpup househouse, andand liuelive vponupon herher friendsfriends
HowHow blestblessed areare youyou, youyou hauehave happinessehappiness alonealone,
OthersOthers mustmust fallfall toto thousandsthousands, youyou toto oneone,
SufficientSufficient inin him-selfehimself toto makemake youryour fore-headforehead
DazleDazzle thethe worldworld withwith IewelsJewelsjewels, andand petitionarypetitionary peoplepeople
StartStart atat youryour presencepresence.
MotherMother.OhOhO ifif II werewere yongyoung, II shouldshould bebe rauishtravished.
Cast.CastizaCast.IAyI toto looselose youryour honourhonour.
Vind.VindiceVind.Slid’SlidSlid howhow cancan youyou looselose youryour honorhonour?

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ToTo dealedeal withwith mymy LordsLord’sLords GraceGrace,
HeeleHe’ll addeadd moremore honourhonour toto itit byby hishis TitleTitle,
YourYour MotherMother willwill telltell youyou howhow.
MotherMother.ThatThat II willwill.
Vind.VindiceVind.OO thinkethink vponupon thethe pleasurepleasure ofof thethe PallacePalace,
SecuredSecured easeease andand statestate; thethe stirringstirring meatesmeats,
ReadyReady toto mouemove outout ofof thethe dishesdishes, thatthat e’ene’en nownow quickenquicken whenwhen (theirthey’retheir eateneaten,
BanquetsBanquets abroadabroad byby Torch-lightTorchlight, MusicksMusicsmusics, sportssports,
Bare-headedBareheaded vassailesvassals, thatthat hadhad nerene’er thethe fortunefortune
ToTo keepekeep onon theirtheir owneown HatsHats, butbut letlet horneshorns werewearwere em’em..,
NineNine CoachesCoaches waitingwaiting — hurryhurry, hurryhurry, hurryhurry.
Cast.CastizaCast.IAyI toto thethe DiuillDevil.
Vind.VindiceVind.IAyI toto thethe DiuillDevil, toth’to th’ DukeDuke byby mymy faithfaith.
Moth.MotherMoth.IAyI toto thethe DukeDuke: daughterdaughter youdeyou’d scornescorn toto thinkethink ath’o’th’
DiuillDevil andand youyou werewere therethere onceonce.
Vin.VindiceVin.TrueTrue, forfor mostmost therethere areare asas proudproud asas hehe forfor hishis heartheart ifaithi’faith
Who’deWho’d sitsit atat homehome inin aa neglectedneglected roomeroom,
DealingDealing herher short-liu’deshort-lived beautybeauty toto thethe picturespictures,
ThatThat areare asas vse-lesseuseless asas oldold menmen, whenwhen thosethose
PoorerPoorer inin faceface andand fortunefortune thenthanthen her-selfeherself,
WalkeWalk withwith aa hundredhundred AcresAcres onon theirtheir backsbacks,
FaireFair MedowesMeadows cutcut intointo GreeneGreen fore-partsforeparts — ohoho
ItIt waswas thethe greatestgreatest blessingblessing euerever happenedhappened toto womenwomen;
WhenWhen FarmersFarmer’sfarmer’s sonnessons agreedagreed, andand metmet agenagain,
ToTo washwash theirtheir handshands, andand comecome vpup GentlemenGentlemen;
TheThe common-wealthcommonwealth hashas flourishtflourished euerever sincesince,
LandsLands thatthat werewere meatmetemeat byby thethe RodRod, thatthat laborslabours spar’dspared,
TaylorsTailors rideride downedown, andand measuremeasure em’em byby thethe yeardyard;
FaireFair treestrees, thosethose comelycomely fore-topsforetops ofof thethe FieldField,
AreAre cutcut toto maintainemaintain head-tireshead-tires — muchmuch vntolduntold,
AllAll thriuesthrives butbut ChastityChastity, sheshe lyeslies a coldaa-colda cold cold,
NaynaynayNay shallshall II comecome neerernearer toto youyou, markemark butbut thisthis:
WhyWhy areare therethere soso fewfew honesthonest womenwomen, butbut becausebecause ’tis’tis thethe poorerpoorer
professionprofession, that’sthat’s accountedaccounted bestbest, thatsthat’s bestbest followedfollowed, leastleastlest inin
tradetrade, leastleastlest inin fashionfashion, andand thatsthat’s notnot honestyhonesty beleeuebelieve itit, andand doedo
butbut notenote thethe louelove andand deiecteddejected priceprice ofof itit:
LooseLose butbut aa PearlePearl, wewe searchsearch andand cannotcannot brookebrook itit.
ButBut thatthat onceonce gonegone, whowho isis soso madmad toto lookelook itit.

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MotherMother.TrothTroth hehe sayessays truetrue.
Cast.CastizaCast.FalseFalse, II defiedefy youyou bothboth:
II hauehave endur’dendured youyou withwith anan eareear ofof firefire,
YourYour TonguesTongues hauehave struckstruck hottehot yronsirons onon mymy faceface;
MotherMother, comecome fromfrom thatthat poysonouspoisonous womanwoman therethere.
MotherMother.WhereWhere?
Cast.CastizaCast.DoDo youyou notnot seesee herher, shee’sshe’s tootoo inwardinward thenthen:
SlaueSlave perishperish inin thythy officeoffice: youyou heauensheavens pleaseplease,
Hence-forthHenceforth toto makemake thethe MotherMother aa diseasedisease,
WhichWhich firstfirst beginsbegins withwith meme, yetyet I’ueI’ve out-gonoutgone youyou.ExitExit.
Vind.VindiceVind.OO AngelsAngels clapclap youryour wingswings vponupon thethe skyesskies,
AndAnd giuegive thisthis VirginVirgin ChristallCrystal plauditiesplaudities?
Mot.MotherMot.PeeuishPeevish, coycoy, foolishfoolish, butbut returnereturn thisthis answeranswer,
MyMy LordLord shallshall bebe mostmost welcomewelcome, whenwhen hishis pleasurepleasure
ConductsConducts himhim thisthis wayway, II willwill swaysway minemine owneown,
WomenWomen withwith womenwomen cancan workework bestbest alonealone.ExitExit.
Vind.VindiceVind.IndeedIndeed IleI’ll telltell himhim soso;
OOOh moremore vnciuilluncivil, moremore vnnaturallunnatural,
ThenThan thosethose base-titledbase-titled creaturescreatures thatthat lookelook downe-warddownward,
WhyWhy do’sdoes notnot heauenheaven turnetnrneturn blackblack, oror withwith aa frownefrown
VndooUndo thethe worldworld — whywhy do’sdoes notnot earthearth startstart vpup,
AndAnd strikestrike thethe sinnessins thatthat treadtread vppon’tupon’t — ohoho;
WertWere’tWert notnot forfor goldgold andand womenwomen; therethere wouldwould bebe nono damnationdamnation,
HellHell wouldwould lookelook likelike aa LordsLord’slord’s GreatGreat KitchinKitchen withoutwithout firefire in’tin’t;
ButBut ’twas’twas decreeddecreed beforebefore thethe worldworld beganbegan,
ThatThat theythey shouldshould bebe thethe hookeshooks toto catchcatch.., atat manman.ExitExit.
EnterEnter LussuriosoLussurioso, withwith HippolitoHippolito,
VindiciesVindice’s brotherbrother.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.II muchmuch applaudapplaud thythy iudgementjudgement, thouthou artart wellwell readread inin aa
fellowfellow,
AndAnd ’tis’tis thethe deepestdeepest ArteArt toto studiestudy manman;
II knowknow thisthis, whichwhich II neuernever learntlearntlearned inin schoolesschools,
TheThe world’sworld’s diuideddivided intointo knauesknaves andand foolesfools.
Hip.HippolitoHip.KnaueKnave inin youryour faceface mymy LordLord, behindebehind youryour backback.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.AndAnd II muchmuch thankethank theethee, thatthat thouthou hasthast preferdpreferred,
AA fellowfellow ofof discoursediscourse — wellwell mingledmingled,
AndAnd whosewhose brainebrain TimeTime hathhath seasondseasoned.
Hip.HippolitoHip.TrueTrue mymy LordLord,

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WeWe shallshall findefind seasonseason onceonce II hopehope; — OOOh villainevillain!
ToTo makemake suchsuch anan vnnaturallunnatural slaueslave ofof meme; — butbut —
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.MasseMass herehere hehe comescomes.
Hip.HippolitoHip.AndAnd nownow shallshall II hauehave freefree leaueleave toto departdepart.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.YourYour absenceabsence, leaueleave vsus.
Hip.HippolitoHip.AreAre notnot mymy thoughtsthoughts truetrue?
II mustmust remooueremove; butbut brotherbrother youyou maymay staystay,
HeartHeart, wewe areare bothboth mademade BawdesBawds aa new-foundnew-found wayway?ExitExit.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.NowNow, we’rewe’re anan eueneven numbernumber? aa thirdthird mansman’s dangerousdangerous,
EspeciallyEspecially herher brotherbrother, saysay, bebe freefree,
HaueHave II aa pleasurepleasure towardtowardtowards.Vind.VindiceVind.OhOhO mymy LordLord.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.RauishRavish meme inin thinethine answeranswer, artart thouthou rarerare,
HastHast thouthou beguildebeguiled herher ofof saluationsalvation,
AndAnd rubdrubbed hellhell oreo’er withwith hunnyhoney; isis sheshe aa womanwoman?
Vind.VindiceVind.InIn allall butbut inin DesireDesire.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.ThenThen shee’sshe’s inin nothingnothing, — II batebate inin couragecourage nownow.
Vind.VindiceVind.TheThe wordswords II broughtbrought,
MightMight wellwell hauehave mademade indifferentindifferent honesthonest, naughtnaught,
AA rightright goodgood womanwoman inin thesethese dayesdays isinisin changdechangedchange,
IntoInto whitewhite moneymoney withwith lesseless labourlabour farrefar,
ManyMany aa MaideMaid hashas turn’dturned toto MahometMahomet,
WithWith easiereasier workingworking; II durstdurst vndertakeundertake
VponUpon thethe pawnepawn andand forfeitforfeit ofof mymy lifelife.
WithWith halfehalf thosethose wordswords toto flatflat aa PuritanesPuritan’sPuritans wifewife,
ButBut sheshe isis closseclose andand goodgood; — yetyet ’tis’tis aa doubtdoubt byby thisthis timetime; ohoho
thethe mothermother, thethe mothermother?
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.II neuernever thoughtthought theirtheir sexsex hadhad beenebeen aa wonderwonder,
VntillUntil thisthis minuteminute? whatwhat fruitefruit fromfrom thethe MotherMother?
Vind.VindiceVind.NowNow mustmust II blisterblister mymy soulesoul, bebe forsworneforsworn,
OrOr shameshame thethe womanwoman thatthat receiu’dreceived meeme firstfirst,
II willwill bebe truetrue, thouthou liu’stliv’st notnot toto proclaimeproclaim,
SpokeSpoke toto aa dyingdying manman, shameshame ha’shas nono shameshame.
MyMy LordLord.Luss.LussuriosoLuss.WhoseWho’swho’s thatthat?
Vind.VindiceVind.HeresHere’shere’s nonenone butbut II mymy LordLord.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.WhatWhat wouldwould thythy hasthaste vtterutter?
Vind.VindiceVind.ComfortComfort.Luss.LussuriosoLuss.WelcomeWelcome.
Vind.VindiceVind.TheThe MaideMaid beingbeing dulldull, hauinghaving nono mindemind toto trauelltravel,
IntoInto vnknowneunknown landslands, whatwhat diddid meme II straightstraight,

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ButBut setset spursspurs toto thethe MotherMother; goldengolden spursspurs,
WillWill putput herher toto aa falsefalse gallopgallop inin aa tricetrice,
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.IstIs’t possiblepossible thatthat inin thisthis.
TheThe MotherMother shouldshould bebe dambddamned beforebefore thethe daughterdaughter?
Vin.VindiceVin.OhOhO, that’sthat’s goodgood mannersmanners mymy LordLord, thethe MotherMother forfor herher
ageage mustmust goego formostforemost youyou knowknow.
Lu.LussuriosoLu.Thou’stThou’st spokespoke thatthat truetrue!! butbut wherewhere comescomes inin thisthis comfortcomfort.
Vind.VindiceVind.InIn aa finefine placeplace mymy LordLord — thethe vnnaturallunnatural mothermother,
DidDid withwith herher tongtongue soso hardhard be setbebesetbe set set herher honorhonour,
ThatThat thethe poorepoor foolefool waswas struckstruck toto silentsilent wonderwonder,
YetYet stillstill thethe maidmaid likelike anan vnlightedunlighted TaperTaper,
WasWas coldcold andand chastchaste, sauesave thatthat herher MothersMother’s breathbreath,
DidDid bloweblow firefire onon herher cheekescheckescheekschecks, thethe girlegirl departeddeparted,
ButBut thethe goodgood antientancient MadamMadam halfehalf madmad, threwethrew meme
TheseThese promissingpromising wordswords, whichwhich II tooketook deepelydeeply notenote ofof;
MyMy LordLord shallshall bebe mostmost wellcomewelcome,
LussLussuriosoLussFaithFaith II thankethank herher,
Vin.VindiceVin.WhenWhen hishis pleasurepleasure conductsconducts himhim thisthis wayway.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.ThatThat shallshall bebe soonesoon ifathi’faithifath,Vind.VindiceVind.II willwill swaysway minemine owneown,
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.SheeShe do’sdoes thethe wiserwiser II commendcommend herher fortfor’t,
Vind.VindiceVind.WomenWomen withwith womenwomen cancan workework bestbest alonealone,
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.ByBy thisthis lightlight andand soso theythey cancan, giuegive ’em’em theirtheir duedue, menmen areare
notnot comparablecomparable toto ’em’em.
Vind.VindiceVind.NoNo thatsthat’s truetrue, forfor youyou shallshall hauehave oneone womanwoman knitknit
moremore inin aa howerhour thenthan anyany manman cancan RauellRavelravel agenagain inin seauenseven andand
twentytwenty yeareyear.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.NowNow mymy desiresdesires areare happyhappy, IleI’ll makemake ’em’em free-menfreemen nownow,
ThouThou artart aa pretiousprecious fellowfellow, faithfaith II louelove theethee,
BeBe wisewise andand makemake itit thythy reuennewrevenue, begbeg, legleg,
WhatWhat officeoffice couldstcouldst thouthou bebe AmbitiousAmbitious forfor?
Vind.VindiceVind.OfficeOffice mymy LordLord marrymarry ifif II mightmight hauehave mymy wishwish II wouldwould
hauehave oneone thatthat waswas neuernever begdbegged yetyet,
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.NayNay thenthen thouthou canstcanst hauehave nonenone.
Vind.VindiceVind.YesYes mymy LordLord II couldcould pickepick outout anotheranother officeoffice yetyet, naynay
andand keepekeep aa horsehorse andand drabdrab vppontupon’t,
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.PretheePrithee goodgood bluntnesbluntness telltell meme.
Vind.VindiceVind.WhyWhy II wouldwould desiredesire butbut thisthis mymy LordLord, toto hauehave allall thethe
feesfees behindbehind thethe ArrasArras; andand allall thethe farthingalesfarthingales thatthat falfall plumpeplump

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aboutabout tweluetwelve a clocko’clock atat nightnight vponupon thethe RushesRushes.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.Thou’rtThou’rt aa madmad apprehensiueapprehensive knaueknave, dostdost thinkethink toto makemake
anyany greatgreat purchasepurchase ofof thatthat.
Vind.VindiceVind.OhOhO tis’tis anan vnknowneunknown thingthing mymy LordLord, II wonderwonder ta’s’thast’has beenbeen
mistmissed soso longlong?
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.WellWell, thisthis nightnight ilei’llI’ll visitvisit herher, andand tis’tis tilltill thenthen
AA yeareyear inin mymy desiresdesires-farwelldesiresdesires-farewell——farwellfarewell, attendattend,
TrustTrust meme withwith thythy prefermentpreferment.ExitExit.
Vind.VindiceVind.MyMy lou’dloved LordLord;
OhOhO shallshall II killkill himhim atho’th’ wrong-sidewrong sidewrong-side nownow, no!no!
SwordSword thouthou wastwast neuernever aa back-biterbackbiter yetyet,
IleI’ll peircepierce himhim toto hishis faceface, hehe shallshall diedie, lookinglooking vponupon meme,
ThyThy veinesveins areare sweldswelledswollen withwith lustlust, thisthis shallshall vnfillunfill e’m’em,
GreatGreat menmen werewere GodsGods, ifif beggersbeggars couldcould notnot kilkill e’m’em,
ForgiueForgive meme heauenheaven, toto callcall mymy mothermother wickedwicked,
OhOhO lessenlessen notnot mymy daiesdays vponupon thethe earthearth
II cannotcannot honorhonour herher, byby thisthis II fearefear meme
HerHer tonguetongue hashas turndturned mymy sistersister intointo vseuse.
II waswas aa villainevillain notnot toto bebe forsworneforsworn:
ToTo thisthis ourour lecherouslecherous hopehope, thethe DukesDuke’s sonneson,
ForFor LawiersLawyers, MerchantsMerchants, somesome diuinesdivines andand allall,
CountCount beneficiallbeneficial periuryperjury aa sinsin smallsmall,
ItIt shallshall gogo hardhard yetyet, butbutilebut ilei’llI’ll guardguard herher honorhonour
AndAnd keepekeep thethe portesports suresure?EnterEnter HippolHippolitoHippol.
Hip.HippolitoHip.BrotherBrother howhow goesgoes thethe worldworld? II wouldwould knowknow newesnews ofof youyou
ButBut II hauehave newesnews toto telltell youyou.
Vind.VindiceVind.WhatWhat inin thethe namename ofof knaueryknavery?
Hipo.HippolitoHipo.KnaueryKnavery faythfaith,
ThisThis viciousvicious oldold Duke’sDuke’s worthilyworthily abusdeabused
TheThe penpen ofof hishis bastardbastard writeswrites himhim CuckoldCuckold!
Vind.VindiceVind.HisHis bastardbastard?
Hip.HippolitoHip.PrayPray beleeuebelieve itit, hehe andand thethe DuchesseDuchess,
ByBy nightnight meetemeet inin theirtheir linnenlinen, theythey hauehave beenebeen seeneseen
ByBy staire-footestair-foot pandarspanders!
Vind.VindiceVind.OhOhO sinsin foulefoul andand deepedeep,
GreatGreat faultsfaults areare wincktwinked atat whenwhen thethe Duke’sDuke’s a sleepeasleep,
SeeSee, seesee, herehere comescomes thethe SpurioSpurio.
Hip.HippolitoHip.MonstrousMonstrous LuxurLuxur?

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Vind.VindiceVind.Vnbrac’dUnbraced: twotwo ofof hishis valiantvaliant bawdesbawds withwith himhim.
OO There’sThere’s aa wickedwicked whisperwhisper; hellhell isis inin hishis earecareearcare
StayStay let’slet’s obserueobserve hishis passagepassage —
Spu.SpurioSpu.OhOhO butbut areare youyou suresure on’ton’t.
Ser.ServantSer.MyMy LordLord mostmost suresure on’ton’t, forfor twas’twas spokespokespoken byby oneone,
ThatThat isis mostmost inwardinward withwith thethe DukesDuke’s sonnesson’s lustlust:
ThatThat hehe intendsintends withinwithin thisthis hourehour toto stealesteal,
VntoUnto HippolitoesHippolito’s sistersister, whosewhose chastchaste lifelife
TheThe mothermother hashas corruptedcorrupted forfor hishis vseuse.
Sp.SpurioSp.SweeteSweet wordword, sweetesweet occasionoccasion, faythfaith thenthenthan brotherbrother
IleI’ll disinheritdisinherit youyou inin asas shortshort timetime,
AsAs II waswas whenwhen II waswas begotbegot inin hasthaste:
IleI’ll damdamndam youyou atat youryour pleasurepleasure: pretiousprecious deeddeed
AfterAfter youryour lustlust, ohoho twill’twill bebe finefine toto bleedebleed,
ComeCome letlet ourour passingpassing outout bebe softsoft &and warywary.ExeuntExeunt.
Vi.VindiceVi.MarkeMark, therethere, therethere, thatthat stepstep, nownow toto thethe DuchesDuchess,
ThisThis theirtheir secondsecond meetingmeeting, writeswrites thethe DukeDuke CuckoldCuckold
WithWith newnew additionsadditions, hishis horneshorns newlynewly reuiu’drevived:
NightNight! thouthou thatthat lookstlook’st likelike funerallsunerallfuneral HerauldsHerald’s feesfees
TorneTorn downedown betimesbetimes ithi’th’ morningmorning, thouthou hangsthangest fittlyfitly
ToTo GraceGrace thosethose sinssins thatthat hauehave nono gracegrace atat allall,
NowNow tis’tis fullfull seasea a beda-bed ouerover thethe worldworld,
TheresThere’sthere’s iuglingjuggling ofof allall sidessides, somesome thatthat werewere MaidesMaids
E’enE’en atat Sun setSunSunsetSun set set areare nownow perhapsperhaps ithi’th’ Toale-bookeToll-booktoll-book,
ThisThis womanwoman inin immodestimmodest thinthin apparellapparel:
LetsLets inin herher friendfriend byby waterwater, herehere aa DameDame
CunningCunning, naylesnails lether-hindgesleather-hinges toto aa doredoor,
ToTo auoideavoid proclamationproclamation,
NowNow CuckoldsCuckolds areare a quoyningaa-quoyninga quoyning quoining, apaceapace, apaceapace, apaceapace, apaceapace?
AndAnd carefullcareful sisterssisters spinnespin thatthat threadthread ithi’th’ nightnight,
ThatThat doesdoes maintainemaintain themthem andand theirtheir bawdesbawds ithi’th’ daieday!
Hip.HippolitoHip.YouYou flowflow wellwell brotherbrother?
Vind.VindiceVind.PuhPuh I’meI’m shallowshallow yetvetvetyet,
TooToo sparingsparing andand tootoo modestmodest, shallshall II telltell theethee,
IfIf eueryevery tricktrick werewere toldtold thatsthat’s dealtdealt byby nightnight
ThereThere areare fewfew herehere thatthat wouldwould notnot blushblush out rightoutoutrightout right right.
Hip.HippolitoHip.II amam ofof thatthat beleefebelief tootoo.
Vind.VindiceVind.WhoseWho’swho’s thisthis comescomes,

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Vind.VindiceVind.TheThe DukesDuke’s sonneson vpup soso latelate, — brotherbrother fallfall backback,
AndAnd youyou shallshall learnelearn, somesome mischeifemischief, — mymy goodgood LordLord.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.PiatoPiato, whywhy thethe manman II wishtwished forfor, comecome,
II dodo embraceembrace thisthis seasonseason forfor thethe fittestfittest
ToTo tasttaste ofof thatthat yongyoung LadyLady?Vind.VindiceVind.HeartHeart, andand hellhell.
Hip.HippolitoHip.DambdDamned villainevillain.
Vind.VindiceVind.II haha’ nono wayway nownow toto crossecross itit, butbut toto killkill himhim.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.ComeCome onlyonly thouthou andand II.Vin.VindiceVin.MyMy LordLord mymy LordLord.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.WhyWhy dostdost thouthou startstart vsus?
Vind.VindiceVind.IdeI’d almostalmost forgotforgot — thethe bastardbastard!Lus.LussuriosoLus.WhatWhat ofof himhim?
Vind.VindiceVind.ThisThis nightnight, thisthis hourehour — thisthis minuteminute, nownow.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.WhatWhat? whatwhat?Vin.VindiceVin.ShadowesShadows thethe DuchesseDuchess —
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.HorribleHorrible wordword.
Vind.VindiceVind.AndAnd likelike strongstrong poysonpoison eateseats,
IntoInto thethe DukeDuke youryour fathersfather’s fore-headforehead.Luss.LussuriosoLuss.OhOh.
Vind.VindiceVind.HeHe makesmakes hornehorn royallroyal.Lus:LussuriosoLus:MostMost ignobleignoble slaueslave?
Vind.VindiceVind.ThisThis isis thethe fruitefruit ofof twotwo bedsbeds.Luss.LussuriosoLuss.II amam madmad.
Vind.VindiceVind.ThatThat passagepassage hehe trodtrod warilywarily:Luss.LussuriosoLuss.HeHe diddid!
Vind.VindiceVind.AndAnd hushthushed hishis villainesvillains eueryevery stepstep hehe tooketook.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.HisHis villainesvillains? ilei’llI’ll confoundconfound themthem.
Vind.VindiceVind.TakeTake e’m’em finelyfinely, finelyfinely, nownow.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.TheThe DuchesseDuchess’Duchess Chamber-dooreChamber-door shallshall notnot controulecontrol meeme.(ExeuntExeunt
Hip.HippolitoHip.GoodGood, happyhappy, swiftswift, there’sthere’s gunpowdergunpowder ithi’th’ CourtCourt,
Wilde fireWildeWild-fireWild fire fire atat mid-nightmidnight, inin thisthis heedlesseheedless furyfury
HeHe maymay showshow violenceviolence toto crossecross himselfehimself,
IleI’ll followfollow thethe EuentEvent.ExitExit.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.WhereWhere isis thatthat villainevillain?EnterEnter againeagain.
Vind.VindiceVind.SoftlySoflySoftlysoftly mymy LordLord andand youyou maymay taketake e’m’em twistedtwisted.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.II carecare notnot howhow!
Vind.VindiceVind.OhOhO twill’twill bebe gloriousglorious,
ToTo killkill e’m’em doubleddoubled, whenwhen theirthey’retheir heaptheaped, bebe softsoft mymy LordLord.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.AwayAway mymy spleenespleen isis notnot soso lazylazy, thusthus andand thusthus,
IleI’ll shakeshake theirtheir eye-lidseyelids opeopeopen, andand withwith mymy swordsword
ShutShut e’m’em agenagain forfor euerever; — villainevillain, strumpetstrumpet —
Duk.DukeDuk.YouYou vpperupper GuardGuard defenddefend vsus.Duch.DuchessDuch.TreasonTreason, treasontreason.
Duk.DukeDuk.OhOhO taketake meeme notnot inin sleepesleep, II hauehave greatgreat sinssins, II mustmust hauehave (daiesdays,
NayNay monthsmonths deeredear sonneson, withwith penitentialpenitential heauesheaves,
ToTo liftlift ’em’em outout, andand notnot toto diedie vncleereunclear,

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OOOh thouthou wiltwilt killkill meme bothboth inin heauenheaven andand herehere.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.II amam amazdeamazed toto deathdeath.
DukeDuke.NayNay villainevillain traytortraitor,
WorseWorse thenthan thethe fowlestfoulest EpithiteEpithet, nownow IleI’ll gripegripe theethee
Ee’nE’ene’en withwith thethe NeruesNerves ofof wrathwrath, andand throwthrow thythy headhead
AmongstAmongst thethe LawyersLawyerslawyer’s gardguard.
EnterEnter NoblesNobles andand sonnessons.
1.1. NobleNoble.HowHow comescomes thethe quietquiet ofof youryour GtaceGraceGrace disturbddisturbed?
DukeDuke.ThisThis boyeboy thatthat shouldshould bebe my selfemyself afterafter meeme,
WouldWould bebe my selfemyself beforebefore meme, andand inin heateheat
OfOf thatthat ambitionambition bloudilybloodily rushtrushed inin
IntendingIntending toto deposedepose meme inin mymy bedbed?
2.2. NobleNoble.DutyDuty andand naturall-loyaltynatural-loyalty for-fendforfend.
Dut.DuchessDut.HeHe caldcalled hishis FatherFather villainevillain; andand meme strumpetstrumpet,
AA wordword thatthat II abhorreabhor toto file’filefile mymy lipslips withwith.
Ambi.AmbitiosoAmbi.ThatThat waswas notnot soso wellwell donedone BrotherBrother?
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.II amam abusdeabused — II knowknow ther’sthere’s nono excuseexcuse cancan dodo meme goodgood.
Vind.VindiceVind.Tis’Tis nownow goodgood policiepolicy toto bebe fromfrom sightsight,
HisHis viciousvicious purposepurpose toto ourour sisterssister’s honourhonour,
IsIs crostcrossed beyondbeyond ourour thoughtthought.
Hip.HippolitoHip.YouYou littlelittle dreamtdreamt hishis FatherFather sleptslept heerehere.
Vind.VindiceVind.OhOhO ’twas’twas farrefar beyondbeyond meme.
ButBut sincesince itit fellfell soso; — withoutwithout fright-fullfrightful wordword,
WouldWould hehe hadhad kildkilled himhim, twould’twould hauehave easdeeased ourour swordsswords.
Duk.DukeDuk.BeBe comfortedcomforted ourour DuchesseDuchess, hehe shallshall dyedie.dissembledissemble aa
flightflight.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.Where’sWhere’s thisthis slaue-panderslave-pander nownow? outout ofof minemine eyeeye,
GuiltieGuilty ofof thisthis abuseabuse.
EnterEnter SpurioSpurio withwith hishis villainesvillains.
Spu.SpurioSpu.Y’areY’areYou’re villainesvillains, FablersFablers,
YouYou hauehave knauesknaves’knaves chinschins, andand harlotsharlots’harlot’s tonguestongues, youyou lielie,
AndAnd II wlllwillwill damdamndam youyou withwith oneone mealemeal aa dayday.
1.1. Ser.ServantSer.OO goodgood mymy LordLord!
Spu.SpurioSpu.Sbloud’Sblood’sblood youyou shallshall neuernever supsup.
2.2. Ser.ServantSer.OO II beseechbeseech youyou sirsir.
Spu.SpurioSpu.ToTo letlet mymy swordsword — CatchCatch coldcold soso longlong andand missemiss himhim.
1.1. Ser.ServantSer.TrothTroth mymy LordLord — Twas’Twas’twas hishis intentintent toto meetemeet therethere.
Spu.SpurioSpu.HeartHeart hee’she’s yonderyonder?
HaHa? whatwhat newesnews herehere? isis thethe dayday outout ath-o’th’socketsocket,

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ThatThat itit isis NooneNoon atat Mid-nightMidnight; thethe CourtCourt vpup,
HowHow comescomes thethe GuardGuard soso sawciesaucy withwith hishis elboweselbows?
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.TheThe BastardBastard herehere?
NayNay thenthen thethe truthtruth ofof mymy intentintent shallshall outout,
MyMy LordLord andand FatherFather hearehear meme.DukeDuke.BeareBear himhim hencehence.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.II cancan withwith loyaltieloyalty excuseexcuse.
DukeDuke.ExcuseExcuse? toto prisonprison withwith thethe VillaineVillain,
DeathDeath shallshall notnot longlong laglag afterafter himhim.
Spu.SpurioSpu.GoodGood ifaithi’faith, thenthen ’tis’tis notnot muchmuch amisseamiss,
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.BrothersBrothers, mymy bestbest releaserelease lieslies onon youryour tonguestongues,
II praypray perswadepersuade forfor meeme.
Ambi.AmbitiosoAmbi.ItIt isis ourour dutiesduties: makemake your selfeyourself suresure ofof vsus.
Sup.SupervacuoSup.WeeleWe’llwe’ll sweatesweat inin pleadingpleading.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.AndAnd II maymay liuelive toto thankethank youyou.ExeuntExeunt.
Ambi.AmbitiosoAmbi.NoNo, thythy deathdeath shallshall thankethank meme betterbetter.
Spu.SpurioSpu.Hee’sHe’s gongone: IleI’ll afterafter himhim,
AndAnd knowknow hishis trespassetrespass, seemeseem toto bearebear aa partpart
InIn allall hishis illsills, butbut withwith aa PuritanePuritan heartheart.ExitExit.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.NowNow brotherbrother, letlet ourour hatehate andand louelove bebe wouenwoven
SoSo subtillysubtly togethertogether, thatthat inin speakingspeaking oneone wordword forfor hishis lifelife,
WeWe maymay makemake threethree forfor hishis deathdeath,
TheThe craftiestcraftiest pleaderpleader getsgets mostmost goldgold forfor breathbreath.
Sup.SupervacuoSup.SetSet onon, IleI’ll notnot bebe farrefar behindebehind youyou brotherbrother.
DukeDuke.IstIs’t possiblepossible aa sonneson shouldshould beebe disobedientdisobedient asas farrefar asas
thethe swordsword: itit isis thethe highesthighest hehe cancan goego nono fartherfarther.
Ambi.AmbitiosoAmbi.MyMy gratiousgracious LordLord, taketake pittypity, —DukeDuke.PittyPity boyesboys?
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.NayNay weedwe’dweed bebe lothloath toto moouemove youryour GraceGrace tootoo muchmuch,
WeeWewe knowknow thethe trespassetre’passetrespass isis vnpardonableunpardonable,
BlackBlack, wickedwicked, andand vnnaturallunnatural,
Sup.SupervacuoSup.InIn aa SonneSon, ohoho MonstrousMonstrous.
Ambi.AmbitiosoAmbi.YetYet mymy LordLord,
AA DukesDuke’s softsoft handhand stroakesstrokes thethe roughrough headhead ofof lawlaw,
AndAnd makesmakes itit lyelie smoothsmooth.Duk.DukeDuk.ButBut mymy handhand shallshall nerene’er dootdo’t.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.ThatThat asas youyou pleaseplease mymy LordLord.
Super.SupervacuoSuper.WeeWewe mustmust needsneeds confesseconfess,
SomeSome fatherfather wouldwould hauehave enterdentered intointo hatehate,
SoSo deadlydeadly pointedpointed, thatthat beforebefore hishis eyeseyes,
HeeHe wouldwould haha’ seeneseen thethe executionexecution soundsound,

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WithoutWithout corruptedcorrupted fauourfavour?
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.ButBut mymy LordLord,
YourYour GraceGrace maymay liuelive thethe wonderwonder ofof allall timestimes,
InIn pardningpard’ningpardoning thatthat offenceoffence whichwhich neuernever yetyet
HadHad faceface toto begbeg aa pardonpardon.DukeDuke.HunnyHoney, how’show’s thisthis?
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.ForgiueForgive himhim goodgood mymy LordLord, heeshee she’s youryour owneown sonneson,
AndAnd II mustmust needsneeds saysay ’twas’twas thethe vildliervildlier donedone.
Superv.SupervacuoSuperv.Hee’sHe’s thethe nextnext heireheir — yetyet thisthis truetrue reasonreason gathersgathers,
NoneNone cancan possessepossess thatthat dispossessedispossess theirtheir fathersfathers:
BeBe mercifullmerciful; —
DukeDuke.Here’sHere’s nono Step-mothers-witStepmother’s witStep-mothers-wit,
IleI’ll trietry ’em’em bothboth vponupon theirtheir louelove andand hatehate.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.BeBe mercifullmerciful — althoalthough —DukeDuke.YouYou hauehave preuaildprevailed,
MyMy wrathwrath likelike flamingflaming waxewax hathhath spentspent it selfeitself,
II knowknow ’twas’twas butbut somesome peeuishpeevish MooneMoon inin himhim: goego, letlet himhim beebe (releasdreleased.
Superv.SupervacuoSuperv.Sfoote’Sfoot’sfoot howhow nownow BrotherBrother?
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.YourYour GraceGrace dothdoth pleaseplease toto speakespeak besidebeside youryour spleenespleen,
II wouldwould itit werewere soso happyhappy?DukeDuke.WhyWhy goego, releaserelease himhim.
Superv.SupervacuoSuperv.OO mymy goodgood LordLord, II knowknow thethe fault’sfault’s tootoo weightyweighty,
AndAnd fullfull ofof generallgeneral loathingloathing; tootoo inhumaineinhuman,
RatherRather byby allall mensmen’s voycesvoices worthyworthy deathdeath.
DukeDuke.Tis’Tis truetrue tootoo; herehere thenthen, receiuereceive thisthis signetsignet, doomedoom shallshall (passepass,
DirectDirect itit toto thethe IudgesJudgesjudges, hehe shallshall dyedie
EreEre manymany dayesdays, makemake hasthaste.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.AllAll speedspeed thatthat maymay bebe,
WeWe couldcould hauehave wishtwished hishis burthenburden notnot soso soresore,
WeWe knewknew youryour GraceGrace diddid butbut delaydelay beforebefore.ExeuntExeunt.
DukeDuke.Here’sHere’s EnuieEnvy withwith aa poorepoor thinthin couercover or’to’er’tor’t,
LikeLike ScarletScarlet hidhid inin lawnelawn, easilyeasily spidespied throughthrough,
ThisThis theirtheir ambitionambition byby thethe MothersMother’s sideside,
IsIs dangerousdangerous, andand forfor safetiesafety mustmust bebe purgdpurged,
II willwill preuentprevent theirtheir enuiesenvies, suresure itit waswas
ButBut somesome mistakenmistaken furiefury inin ourour sonneson,
WhichWhich thesethese aspiringaspiring boyesboys wouldwould climbeclimb vponupon:
HeHe shallshall beebe releasdereleased suddainlysuddenly.EnterEnter NoblesNobles.
1.1. Nob.NobleNob.GoodGood morningmorning toto youryour GraceGrace.
DukeDuke.WelcomeWelcome mymy LordsLords.
2.2. Nob.NobleNob.OurOur kneesknees shallshall taketake awayaway thethe officeoffice ofof ourour feetefeet forfor (euerever,

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VnlesseUnless youryour GraceGrace bestowbestow aa fathersfather’s eyeeye,
VponUpon thethe CloudedClouded fortunesfortunes ofof youryour sonneson,
AndAnd inin compassionatecompassionate vertuevirtue grantgrant himhim thatthat,
WhichWhich makesmakes e’ene’en meanemean menmen happyhappy; libertyliberty
Duk.DukeDuk.HowHow seriouslyseriously theirtheir louesloves andand honorshonours woowoo
ForFor thatthat, whichwhich II amam aboutabout toto praypray themthem doodo
WhichWhich, riserise mymy LordsLords, youryour kneesknees signesign hishis releaserelease,
WeWe freelyfreely pardonpardon himhim.
1.1. Nob.NobleNob.WeWe oweowe youryour GraceGrace muchmuch thankesthanks, andand hehe muchmuch duetyduty.(ExeuntExeunt.
Duk.DukeDuk.ItIt wellwell becomesbecomes thatthat IudgeJudgejudge toto nodnod atat crimescrimes,
ThatThat dosdoes commitcommit greatergreater himselfehimself andand liueslives:
II maymay forgiueforgive aa disobedientdisobedient errorerror,
ThatThat expectexpect pardonpardon forfor adulteryadultery
AndAnd inin mymy oldold daiesdays amam aa youthyouth inin lustlust:
ManyMany aa beautybeauty hauehave II turndturned toto poysonpoison
InIn thethe denialldenial, couetouscovetous ofof allall,
AgeAge hothot, isis likelike aa MonsterMonster toto bebe seeneseen:
MyMy haireshairs areare whitewhite, andand yetyet mymy sinnessins areare GreeneGreen.

ACT.ACT. 3.3.
EnterEnter AmbitiosoAmbitioso, andand SuperuacuoSupervacuoSuperuacuo?
Sup.SupervacuoSup.BrotherBrother, letlet mymy opinionopinion swaysway youyou onceonce,
II speakespeak itit forfor thethe bestbest, toto hauehave himhim diedie:
SurestSurest andand soonestsoonest, ifif thethe signetsignet comecome,
VntoUnto thethe iudgesjudge’s handshands, whywhy thenthen hishis doomedoom,
WillWill bebe deferddeferred tilltill sittingssittings andand Court-daiesCourt-days:
IuriesJuriesjuries andand furtherfurther, — FaythsFaiths areare boughtbought andand soldsold,
OthsOaths inin thesethese daiesdays areare butbut thethe skinskin ofof goldgold.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.InIn trothtroth tis’tis truetrue tootoo!
Super.SupervacuoSuper.ThenThen letslet’s setset byby thethe IudgesJudgesjudges
AndAnd fallfall toto thethe OfficersOfficers, tis’tis butbut mistakingmistaking
TheThe DukeDuke ourour fathersfather’s meaningmeaning, andand wherewhere hehe nam’dnamed,
EreEre manymany daiesdays, tis’tis butbut forgettingforgetting thatthat
AndAnd, hauehave himhim diedie i’thi’th’ morningmorning.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.ExcellentExcellent,
ThenThen amam II heireheir — DukeDuke inin aa minuteminute.
Super.SupervacuoSuper.NayNay,
AndAnd hehe werewere onceonce pufftpuffepuffedpuff outout, herehere isis aa pinnepin.

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ShouldShould quicklyquickly prickprick youryour bladderbladder.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.BlastBlast occasionoccasion,
HeHe beingbeing packtpacked, weelewe’ll hauehave somesome tricktrick andand wilewile,
ToTo windewind ourour yongeryounger brotherbrother outout ofof prisonprison,
ThatThat lieslies inin forfor thethe RapeRape, thethe LadiesLady’sLadies deaddead,
AndAnd peoplespeople’s thoughtsthoughts willwill soonesoon bebe buriedburied.
Super.SupervacuoSuper.WeWe maymay withwith saftysafety do’tdo’t, andand liuelive andand feedefeed,
TheThe Duchesse-sonnesDuchess’ sonsDuchess-sons areare tootoo proudproud toto bleedbleed,
Am.AmbitiosoAm.WeWe areare yfaithi’faith toto saysay truetrue. — comecome let’slet’s notnot lingerlinger
IleI’ll toto thethe OfficersOfficers, gogo youyou beforebefore,
AndAnd setset anan edgeedge vponupon thethe ExecutionerExecutioner.
Sup.SupervacuoSup.LetLet meme alonealone toto grindgrind himhim.ExitExit.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.MeeteMeet; farewellfarewell,
II amam nextnext nownow, II riserise justjust inin thatthat placeplace,
WhereWhere thou’rtthou’rt cutcut ofoffof, vponupon thythy NeckNeck kindkind brotherbrother,
TheThe fallingfalling ofof oneone headhead, liftslifts vpup anotheranother.ExitExit.
EnterEnter withwith thethe NoblesNobles, LussuriosoLussurioso fromfrom prysonprison.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.MyMy LordsLords? II amam soso muchmuch indebtedindebted toto youryour louesloves,
ForFor thisthis, OOOh thisthis deliuerydelivery.
1.1. Nob.NobleNob.ButBut ourour duetiesduties, mymy LordLord, vntounto thethe hopeshopes thatthat growegrow (inin youyou,
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.IfIf ereere II liuelive toto bebe my selfemyself ilei’llI’ll thankethank youyou,
OOOh libertyliberty thouthou sweetesweet andand heauenlyheavenly DameDame;
ButBut hellhell forfor prysonprison isis tootoo mildemild aa namename.ExeuntExeunt.
EnterEnter AmbitiosoAmbitioso, andand SuperuacuoSupervacuoSuperuacuo? withwith OfficersOfficers.
Am.AmbitiosoAm.OfficersOfficers? hereshere’s thethe DukesDuke’s signetsignet, youryour firmefirm warrantwarrant,
BringsBrings thethe commandcommand ofof presentpresent deathdeath a longalonga longalong withwith itit
VntoUnto ourour brotherbrother, thethe DukesDuke’s sonneson; wewe areare sorysorry,
ThatThat wewe areare soso vnnaturallyunnaturally employdeemployed
InIn suchsuch anan vnkindeunkind OfficeOffice, fitterfitter farrefar
ForFor enemiesenemies thenthan brothersbrothers.
Super.SupervacuoSuper.ButBut youyou knowknow,
TheThe DukesDuke’s commandcommand mustmust bebe obaydeobeyed.
1.1. Offi.OfficerOffi.ItIt mustmust andand shalshall mymy LordLord — thisthis morningmorning thenthen,
SoSo suddainelysuddenly?
Am.AmbitiosoAm.IAyI alassealas poore-good-soulepoor good-soulpoor-good-soul,
HeeHe mustmust breakebreak fastfast betimesbetimes, thethe executionerexecutioner
StandsStands readyready toto putput forthforth hishis cowardlycowardly valourvalour.
2.2. Offi.OfficerOffi.AlreadyAlready?

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Sup.SupervacuoSup.AlreadyAlready ifathi’faithifath, OOOh sirsir, destructiondestruction hieshies,
AndAnd thatthat isis leastleast ImpudentImpudent, soonestsoonest dyesdies,
1.1. Off.OfficerOff.TrothTroth youyou saysay truetrue mymy LordLord wewe taketake ourour leauesleaves,
OurOur OfficeOffice shallshall bebe soundsound, weelewe’ll notnot delaydelay,
TheThe thirdthird partpart ofof aa minuteminute.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.ThereinIThereinI herein herein youyou showeshow.
Your seluesYourselvesyourselves goodgood menmen, andand vprightupright officersofficers,
PrayPray letlet himhim diedie asas priuatprivate asas hehe maymay,
DoeDo himhim thatthat fauourfavour, forfor thethe gapinggaping peoplepeople.
WillWill butbut troubletrouble himhim atat hishis prayersprayers,
AndAnd makemake himhim cursecurse, andand sweareswear, andand soso diedie blackblack.
WillWill youyou bebe soso farfar KindKind?
1.1. Off.OfficerOff.ItIt shallshall bebe donedone mymy LordLord.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.WhyWhy wewe dodo thankethank youyou, ifif wewe liuelive toto bebe,
YouYou shallshall hauehave aa betterbetter officeoffice,
2.2. Off.OfficerOff.YourYour goodgood Lord-shippeLordship,
Sup.SupervacuoSup.CommendCommend vsus toto thethe scaffoldscaffold inin ourour tearestears.
1.1. OffOfficerWeeleWe’llwe’ll weepeweep andand doedo youryour commendationscommendations,ExeuntExeunt.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.FineFine foolesfools inin officeoffice!Sup.SupervacuoSup.ThingsThings fallfall outouroutour soso fitfit.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.SoSo happilyhappily, comecome brotherbrother ereere nextnext clockclock,
HisHis headhead willwill bebe mademade serueserve aa biggerbigger blockblock.ExeuntExeunt.
EnterEnter inin prisonprison IuniorJuniorluniorJunior BrotherBrother,
Iuni.JuniorIuni.KeeperKeeper.Keep.KeeperKeep.MyMy LordLord.
Iuni.JuniorIuni.NoNo newesnews latelylately fromfrom ourour brothersbrothers?
AreAre theythey vnmindfullunmindful ofof vsus?
Keep.KeeperKeep.MyMy LordLord aa messengermessenger camecame newlynewly inin andand broughtbrought thisthis (fromfrom ’em’em,
Iuni.JuniorIuni.NothingNothing butbut paperpaper comfortscomforts?
II look’dlooked forfor mymy deliuerydelivery beforebefore thisthis,
HadHad theythey beenebeen worthworth theirtheir othsoaths — pretheeprithee bebe fromfrom vsus.
NowNow whatwhat saysay youyou forsoothforsooth, speakespeak outout II praypray,
LetterLetter.BrotherBrother bebe ofof goodgood cheerecheer,
Slud’Slud’slud itit beginsbegins likelike aa whorewhore withwith goodgood cheerecheer,
ThouThou shaltshalt notnot bebe longlong aa prisonerprisoner.
NotNot fiuefive andand thirtythirty yeareyear likelike aa banqroutbankrupt, II thinkethink soso,
WeWe hauehave thoughtthought vponupon aa deuicedevice toto getget theethee outout byby aa tricketrick!
ByBy aa tricketrick, poxpox ao’a youryour tricketrick andand itit bebe soso longlong a playingaa-playinga playing playing.
AndAnd soso restrest comfortedcomforted, bebe merrymerry andand expectexpect itit suddaynelysuddenly!
BeBe merrymerry, hanghang merrymerry, drawdraw andand quarterquarter merrymerry, IleI’ll bebe madmad!!.

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IstIs’t notnot strangestrange thatthat aa manman shouldshould lielie inin aa wholewhole monthmonth forfor aa wo-womanwo∣manwoman
man,
wellwell, weewe shallshall seesee howhow suddainesudden ourour brothersbrothers: willwill beebe inin
theirtheir promisepromise, II mustmust expectexpect stillstill aa tricktrick! II shallshall notnot beebe longlong aa
prisonerprisoner, howhow nownow, whatwhat newesnews?
KeeperKeeper.BadBad newesnews mymy LordLord II amam discharg’ddischarged ofof youyou.
Iunio.JuniorIunio.SlaueSlave calstcall’st thouthou thatthat badbad newesnews, II thankethank youyou brothersbrothers.
Keep.KeeperKeep.MyMy LordLord twill’twill proueprove soso, herehere comecome thethe OfficersOfficers,
IntoInto whosewhose handshands II mustmust commitcommit youyou.
Iunio.JuniorIunio.HaHa, OfficersOfficers,, whatwhat, whywhy?
1.1. Offi.OfficerOffi.YouYou mustmust pardonpardon vsus mymy LordLord,
OurOur OfficeOffice mustmust bebe soundsound, herehere isis ourour warrantwarrant
TheThe signetsignet fromfrom thethe DukeDuke, youyou mustmust straightstraight suffersuffer.
IuniorJuniorjunior.SufferSuffer? ilei’llI’ll suffersuffer youyou toto bebe gongone, ilei’llI’ll suffersuffer youyou,
ToTo comecome nono moremore, whatwhat wouldwould youyou hauehave meme suffersuffer?
2.2. Offi.OfficerOffi.MyMy LordLord thosethose wordswords werewere betterbetter chang’dchanged toto praiersprayers,
TheThe timestime’stimes butbut breifebrief withwith youyou, prepareprepare toto diedie.
IuniorJuniorjunior.SureSure tis’tis notnot soso.3.3. Offi.OfficerOffi.ItIt isis tootoo truetrue mymy LordLord.
IuniorJuniorjunior.II telltell youyou tis’tis notnot, forfor thethe DukeDuke mymy fatherfather,
DeferdDefendDeferredDefend meme tilltill nextnext sittingsitting, andand II lookelook
E’enE’en eueryevery minuteminute threescorethreescore timestimes anan hourehour,
ForFor aa releaserelease, aa tricketrick wroughtwrought byby mymy brothersbrothers.
1.1. Offi.OfficerOffi.AA tricktrick mymy LordLord? ifif youyou expectexpect suchsuch comfortcomfort,
YourYour hopeshopes asas fruitlessefruitless asas aa barrenbarren womanwoman:
YourYour brothersbrothers werewere thethe vnhappyunhappy messengersmessengers,
ThatThat broughtbrought thisthis powerfullpowerful tokentoken forfor youryour deathdeath.
IuniorJuniorjunior.MyMy brothersbrothers, nono, nono.
2.2. Offi.OfficerOffi.Tis’Tis mostmost truetrue mymy LordLord.
IuniorJuniorjunior.MyMy brothersbrothers toto bringbring aa warrantwarrant forfor mymy deathdeath
HowHow strangestrange thisthis showesshows?
3.3. Offi.OfficerOffi.There’sThere’s nono delayingdelaying timetime.
IuniorJuniorjunior.DesireDesire e’m’em hetherhither, callcall e’m’em vpup, mymy brothersbrothers?
TheyThey shallshall denydeny itit toto youryour facesfaces.
1.1. Offi.OfficerOffi.MyMy LordLord,
They’reThey’re farfar ynoughenough byby thisthis, atat leastleast atat CourtCourt,
AndAnd thisthis mostmost stricktstrict commandcommand theythey leftleft behindebehind e’m’em,
WhenWhen griefegrief swumswum inin theirtheir eyeseyes, theythey show’dshowed likelike brothersbrothers,
Brim-fullBrimful ofof heauyheavy sorrowsorrow: butbut thethe DukeDuke
MustMust hauehave hishis pleasurepleasure.Iunio.JuniorIunio.HisHis pleasurepleasure?

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1.1. Off.OfficerOff.TheseThese werewere theirtheir lastlast wordswords whichwhich mymy memorymemory bearesbears,
CommendCommend vsus toto thethe ScaffoldScaffold inin ourour tearestears.
IuniorJuniorjunior.PoxPox dryedry theirtheir tearestears, whatwhat shouldshould II dodo withwith tearestears?
II hatehate em’em worseworse thenthan anyany CittizensCitizen’scitizen’s sonneson
CanCan hatehate saltsalt waterwater; herehere camecame aa letterletter nownow,
New-bleedingNew-bleeding fromfrom theirtheir PensPens, scarcescarce stintedstinted yetyet,
WouldWould ldeI’d beenebeen tornetorn inin peecespieces whenwhen II toretore itit,
LookeLook youyou officiousofficious whoresonswhoresons wordswords ofof comfortcomfort,
NotNot longlong aa PrisonerPrisoner.
1.1. Off.OfficerOff.ItIt sayessays truetrue inin thatthat sirsir, forfor youyou mustmust suffersuffer presentlypresently.
IuniorJuniorjunior.AA villanousvillainous DunsDuns, vponupon thethe letterletter knauishknavish expositionexposition,
LookeLook youyou thenthen herehere sirsir: WeeleWe’llwe’ll getget theethee outout byby aa tricktrick sayessays heehe.
2.2. Off.OfficerOff.ThatThat maymay holdhold tootoo sirsir, forfor youyou knowknow aa TrickTrick isis com-commonlycom∣monlycommonly
monly
fourefour CardesCards, whichwhich waswas meantmeant byby vsus fourefour officersofficers.
IuniorJuniorjunior.WorseWorse andand worseworse dealingdealing.
1.1. Off.OfficerOff.TheThe hourehour beckensbeckons vsus,
TheThe heads-manheadsman waiteswaits, liftlift vpup youryour eyeseyes toto heauenheaven.
IuniorJuniorjunior.II thankethank youyou faithfaith; goodgood pritty-holsomepretty-wholesome counsellcounsel,
II shouldshould lookelook vpup toto heauenheaven asas youyou seddsaid,
WhilstWhilst hehe behindebehind meme cozenscozens meme ofof mymy headhead,
IAyI thatsthat’s thethe TrickTrick.3.3. Off.OfficerOff.YouYou delaydelay tootoo longlong mymy LordLord.
IuniorJuniorjunior.StayStay goodgood AuthoritiesAuthority’sAuthorities BastardsBastards, sincesince II mustmust
ThroughThrough BrothersBrother’s periurieperjury dyedie, OOOh letlet meme venomevenom
TheirTheir soulessouls withwith cursescurses.1.1. Off.OfficerOff.ComeCome tis’tis nono timetime toto cursecurse.
IuniorJuniorjunior.MustMust II bleedbleed thenthen, withoutwithout respectrespect ofof signesign? wellwell —
MyMy faultfault waswas sweetsweet sportsport, whichwhich thethe worldworld approouesapproves,
II dyedie forfor thatthat whichwhich eueryevery womanwoman louesloves.ExeuntExeunt.
EnterEnter VindiciVindiceVindictVindice withwith HippolitoHippolito hishis brotherbrother.
Vind.VindiceVind.OO sweetesweet, delectabledelectable, rarerare, happyhappy, rauishingravishing,
Hip.HippolitoHip.WhyWhy what’swhat’s thethe mattermatter brotherbrother?
Vin.VindiceVin.OO tis’tis ableable, toto makemake aa manman springspring vpup, &and knockknock hishis for-headforehead
AgainstAgainst yonyonyond siluarsilver seelingceiling.
Hip.HippolitoHip.Pre-theePrithee telltell meeme,
WhyWhy maymay notnot II pertakepartake withwith youyou? youyou vowdevowed onceonce
ToTo giuegive meme shareshare toto eueryevery tragicktragic thoughtthought.
Vind.VindiceVind.Byth’Byth’ MasseMass II thinkethink II diddid tootoo,
ThenThen IleI’ll diuidedivide itit toto theethee, — thethe oldold DukeDuke
ThinkingThinking mymy outwardoutward shapeshape, andand inwardinward heartheart

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AreAre cutcut outout ofof oneone peicepiece; (forfor hehe thatthat pratesprates hishis secretssecrets,
HisHis heartheart standsstands atho’th’ out sideoutoutsideout side side) hireshires meme byby priceprice:
ToTo greetegreet himhim withwith aa LadyLady,
InIn somesome fitfit placeplace vayldeveiled fromfrom thethe eyeseyes atho’th’ CourtCourt,
SomeSome darkneddarkened blushlesseblushless AngleAngle, thatthat isis guiltyguilty
OfOf hishis fore-fathersforefathers’forefather’s lustslusts, andand great-folkesgreat-folks’ riotsriots,
ToTo whichwhich (II easilyeasily toto maintainemaintain mymy shapeshape)
ConsentedConsented, andand diddid wishwish hishis impudentimpudent gracegrace
ToTo meetemeet herher herehere inin thisthis vn-sunned-lodgeunsunned lodgeun-sunned-lodge,
Where-inWherein tis’tis nightnight atat noonenoon, andand herehere thethe ratherrather,
BecauseBecause vntounto thethe torturingtorturing ofof hishis soulesoul,
TheThe BastardBastard andand thethe DuchesseDuchess hauehave appoyntedappointed
TheirTheir meetingmeeting tootoo inin thisthis luxuriousluxurious circlecircle,
WhichWhich mostmost afflictingafflicting sightsight willwill killkill hishis eyeseyes
BeforeBefore wewe killkill thethe restrest ofof himhim.
Hip.HippolitoHip.Twill’Twill yfaithi’faith, mostmost dreadfullydreadfully digesteddigested,
II seesee notnot howhow youyou couldcould hauehave mistmissed meme brotherbrother.
Vind.VindiceVind.TrueTrue, butbut thethe violenceviolence ofof mymy ioyjoy forgotforgot itit.
Hip.HippolitoHip.IAyay, butbut where’swhere’s thatthat LadyLady nownow?
Vind.VindiceVind.OhOhO atat thatthat wordword,
I’meI’m lostlost againeagain, youyou cannotcannot findefind meme yetyet
I’meI’m inin aa throngthrong ofof happyhappy ApprehensionsApprehensions.
Hee’sHe’s sutedsuited forfor aa LadyLady, II hauehave tooketooktaken carecare
ForFor aa delitiousdelicious liplip, aa sparklingsparkling eyeeye,
YouYou shallshall bebe witnessewitness brotherbrother;
BeBe readyready standstand withwith youryour hathat offoff.ExitExit.
Hip.HippolitoHip.TrothTroth II wonderwonder whatwhat LadyLady itit shouldshould bebe?
YetYet tis’tis nono wonderwonder, nownow II thinkethink againeagain,
ToTo hauehave aa LadyLady stoopestoop toto aa DukeDuke, thatthat stoopesstoops vntounto hishis menmen,
Tis’Tis commoncommon toto bebe commoncommon, throughthrough thethe worldworld:
AndAnd there’sthere’s moremore priuateprivate commoncommon shadowingshadowing vicesvices,
ThenThan thosethose whowho areare knowneknown bothboth byby theirtheir namesnames andand pricespricesprinces
Tis’Tis partpart ofof mymy alleaganceallegiance toto standstand barebare,
ToTo thethe DukesDuke’s ConcubineConcubine, — andand herehere sheshe comescomes.
EnterEnter VindiceVindice, withwith thethe skullskull ofof hishis louelove drestdressed vpup inin TiresTires.
Vind.VindiceVind.MadameMadame hishis gracegrace willwill notnot bebe absentabsent longlong.
SecretSecret? nerene’er doubtdoubt vsus MadameMadammadam? twill’twill bebe worthworth
ThreeThree veluetvelvet gownesgowns toto youryour LadyshipLadyship — knowneknown?

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FewFew LadiesLadies respectrespect thatthat? disgracedisgrace, aa poorepoor thinthin shellshell,
Tis’Tis thethe bestbest gracegrace youyou hauehave toto dodo itit wellwell,
IleI’ll sauesave youryour handhand thatthat labourlabour, ilei’llI’ll vnmaskeunmask youyou?
Hip.HippolitoHip.WhyWhy brotherbrother, brotherbrother.
Vind.VindiceVind.ArtArt thouthou beguildbeguiled nownow? tuttut, aa LadyLady cancan,
AtAt suchsuch allall hidhid, beguilebeguile aa wiserwiser manman,
HaueHave II notnot fittedfitted thethe oldold surfettersurfeiter
WithWith aa quaintquaint peicepiece ofof beautybeauty, ageage andand barebare bonebone
AreAre eree’erere alliedallied inin actionaction; here’shere’s anan eyeeye,
AbleAble toto tempttempt aa greatmangreat mangreat-man — toto serueserve GodGod,
AA pretypretty hanginghanging liplip, thatthat hashas for gotforforgotfor gotgot nownow toto dissembledissemble
Me thinkesMethinksmethinks thisthis mouthmouth shouldshould makemake aa swearerswearer trembletremble.
AA drunckarddrunkard claspeclasp hishis teethteeth, andand notnot vndoundo e’m’em,
ToTo suffersuffer wetwet damnationdamnation toto runrun throughthrough e’m’em.
HeresHere’shere’s aa cheekecheek keepeskeeps herher colourcolour letlet thethe windewind gogo whistlewhistle,
SpoutSpout RaineRain, wewe fearefear theethee notnot, bebe hothot oror coldcold
AllsAll’sall’s oneone withwith vsus; andand isis notnot hehe absur’dabsurd,
WhoseWhose fortunesfortunes areare vponupon theirtheir facesfaces setset,
ThatThat fearefear nono otherother GodGod butbut windewind andand wetwet.
Hip.HippolitoHip.BrotherBrother y’auey’aveyou’ve spokespokespoken thatthat rightright,
IsIs thisthis thethe formeform thatthat liuingliving shoneshone soso brightbright?
Vind.VindiceVind.TheThe veryvery samesame,
AndAnd nownow me thinkesmethinks II coldcould e’ene’en chidechide my selfemyself,
ForFor doatingdoting onon herher beautybeauty, thothough herher deathdeath
ShallShall bebe reuengdrevenged afterafter nono commoncommon actionaction;
Do’sDoesdoes thethe Silke-wormeSilkworm expendexpend herher yellowyellow labourslabours
ForFor theethee? forfor theethee dosdoes sheshe vndoeundo herselfeherself?
AreAre Lord-shipsLordships soldsold toto maintainemaintain Lady-shipsLadyships
ForFor thethe poorepoor benefitbenefit ofof aa bewitchingbewitching minuteminute?
WhyWhy dosdoes yonyonyond fellowfellow falsifyfalsify hie-waieshighways
AndAnd putput hishis lifelife betweenebetween thethe IudgesJudge’sjudge’s lippeslips,
ToTo refinerefine suchsuch aa thingthing,, keepeskeeps horsehorse andand menmen
ToTo beatebeat theirtheir valoursvalours forfor herher?
SurelySurely wee’rewe’re allall madmad peoplepeople, andand theythey
WhomeWhom wewe thinkethink areare, areare notnot, wewe mistakemistake thosethose,
Tis’Tis wewe areare madmad inin scencesense, theythey butbut inin clothesclothes.
Hip.HippolitoHip.FaithFaith andand inin clothesclothes tootoo wewe, giuegive vsus ourour duedue.
Vind.VindiceVind.DosDoesdoes eueryevery proudproud andand selfe-affectingself-affecting DameDame

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CamphireCamphire herher faceface forfor thisthis? andanand grieuedgrieuegrieve herher MakerMaker
InIn sinfullsinful bathsbaths ofof milkemilk, — whenwhen manymany anan infantinfant staruesstarves,
ForFor herher superfluoussuperfluous out-sideoutside, allall forfor thisthis?
WhoWho nownow bidsbids twentytwenty poundpound aa nightnight, preparesprepares
MusickMusic, perfumesperfumes, andand sweete-meatessweetmeats, allall areare hushthushed,
ThouThou maistmayst lielie chastchaste nownow! itit werewere finefine me thinkesmethinks:
ToTo hauehave theethee seeneseen atat ReuellsRevels, forgetfullforgetful feastsfeasts,
AndAnd vncleaneunclean BrothellsBrothelsbrothels; suresure twould’twould frightfright thethe sinnersinner
AndAnd makemake himhim aa goodgood cowardcoward, putput aa ReuellerReveller,
OutOut offofoff hishis AntickAntic ambleamble
AndAnd cloyecloy anan EpicureEpicure withwith emptyempty dishesdishes?
HereHere mightmight aa scornefullscornesullscornful andand ambitiousambitious womanwoman,
LookeLook throughthrough andand throughthrough her selfeherself, — seesee LadiesLadies, withwith falsefalse (formesforms,
YouYou deceiuedeceive menmen, butbut cannotcannot deceiuedeceive wormesworms.
NowNow toto mymy tragicktragic businessebusiness, lookelook youyou brotherbrother,
II hauehave notnot fashiondfashioned thisthis onelyonly — forfor showshow
AndAnd vselesseuseless propertyproperty, nono, itit shallshall bearebear aa partpart
E’enE’en inin itit owneown ReuengeRevenge. ThisThis veryvery skullskull,
WhoseWhose MistrisMistress thethe DukeDuke poysonedpoisoned, withwith thisthis drugdrug
TheThe mortallmortal cursecurse ofof thethe earthearth; shallshall bebe reuengdrevenged
InIn thethe likelike strainestrain, andand kissekiss hishis lippeslips toto deathdeath,
AsAs muchmuch asas thethe dumbedumb thingthing cancan, hehe shallshall feelefeel:
WhatWhat faylesfails inin poysonpoison, weelewe’ll supplysupply inin steelesteel.
Hip.HippolitoHip.BrotherBrother II dodo applaudapplaud thythy constantconstant vengeancevengeance,
TheThe quaintnessequaintness ofof thythy malicemalice aboueabove thoughtthought.
Vind.VindiceVind.SoSo tis’tis laydelaid onon: nownow comecome andand welcomewelcome DukeDuke,
II hauehave herher forfor theethee, II protestprotest itit brotherbrother:
Me thinkesMethinksmethinks sheshe makesmakes almostalmost asas fairefair aa sinefinesinesign
AsAs somesome oldold gentlewomangentlewoman inin aa PeriwigPeriwig?
HideHide thythy faceface nownow forfor shameshame, thouthou hadsthadst needeneed hauehave aa MaskeMask (nownow
Tis’Tis vainevain whenwhen beautybeauty flowesflows, butbut whenwhen itit fleetesfleets
ThisThis wouldwould becomebecome grauesgraves betterbetter thenthan thethe streetesstreets.
Hip.HippolitoHip.YouYou hauehave mymy voicevoice inin thatthat; harkehark, thethe Duke’sDuke’s comecome.
Vind.VindiceVind.PeacePeace, let’slet’s obserueobserve whatwhat companycompany hehe bringsbrings,
AndAnd howhow hehe dosdoes absentabsent e’m’em, forfor youyou knoweknow
HeeleHe’ll wishwish allall priuateprivate, — brotherbrother fallfall youyou backback aa littlelittle,
WithWith thethe bonybony LadyLady.Hip.HippolitoHip.ThatThat II willwill.
Vind.VindiceVind.SoSo, soso, — nownow 9.nine9. yearsyears’years vengeancevengeance crowdecrowd intointo aa minuteminute!

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Duk.DukeDuk.YouYou shallshall hauehave leaueleave toto leaueleave vsus, withwith thisthis chargecharge,
VponUpon youryour liueslives, ifif wewe bebe mistmissed by’thby th’ DuchesseDuchess
OrOr anyany ofof thethe NoblesNobles, toto giuegive outout,
We’reWe’re priuatelyprivately ridrid forthforth.VindVindiceVindOhOhO happinessehappiness!
DukDukeWithWith somesome fewfew honorablehonourable gentlemengentlemen youyou maymay saysay,
YouYou maymay namename thosethose thatthat areare awayaway fromfrom CourtCourt.
Gentle.GentlemanGentle.YourYour willwill andand pleasurepleasure shallshall bebe donedone mymy LordLord.
Vind.VindiceVind.PriuatlyPrivatelyPriuatly ridrid forthforth,
HeHe striuesstrives toto makemake suresure workework on’ton’t — youryour goodgood gracegrace?
Duk.DukeDuk.PiatoPiato, wellwell donedone hasthast broughtbrought herher, whatwhat LadyLadyistLady istis’t?
Vind.VindiceVind.FaithFaith mymy LordLord aa CountryCountry LadyLady, aa littlelittle bashfullbashful atat firstfirst
asas mostmost ofof themthem areare, butbut afterafter thethe firstfirst kissekiss mymy LordLord thethe worstworst isis
pastpast withwith themthem, youryour gracegrace knowesknows nownow whatwhat youyou hauehave toto doodo;
sha’ssh’assha’s some-whatsomewhat aa grauegrave lookelook withwith herher — butbut —
Duk.DukeDuk.II louelove thatthat bestbest, conductconduct herher.
Vind.VindiceVind.HaueHave atat allall.
Duk.DukeDuk.InIn grauestgravest lookeslooks thethe GreatestGreatest faultesfaults seemeseem lesseless
GiueGive meme thatthat sinsin thatsthat’s rob’drobbed inin HolinesHoliness.
Vind.VindiceVind.BackBack withwith thethe TorchTorch; brotherbrother raiseraise thethe perfumesperfumes.
Duk.DukeDuk.HowHow sweetesweet cancan aa DukeDuke breathbreathebreath? ageage hashas nono faultfault,
PleasurePleasure shouldshould meetemeet inin aa perfumedperfumed mistmist,
LadyLady sweetelysweetly encountredencountered, II camecame fromfrom CourtCourt II mustmust beebe bouldbold
withwith youyou, ohoho, what’swhat’s thisthis, ohoho!
Vind.VindiceVind.royallroyal villainevillain, whitewhite diuilldevil;DukeDuke.OhOh.
Vind.VindiceVind.BrotherBrother — placeplace thethe TorchTorch herehere, thatthat hishis affrightedaffrighted eye-eye-ballseyeballs(balls

MayMay startstart intointo thosethose holloweshollows, DukeDuke; dostdost knoweknow
YonYonYond dreadfulldreadful vizardvizard, viewview itit wellwell, tis’tis thethe skullskull
OfOf GlorianaGloriana, whomwhom thouthou poysonedstpoisoned’stpoisonedst lastlast.
Duk.DukeDuk.OhOhO, tas’thas poysonedpoisoned meme.
Vind.VindiceVind.DidstDidst notnot knowknow thatthat tilltill nownow?
Duk.DukeDuk.WhatWhat areare youyou twotwo?
Vind.VindiceVind.VillainesVillainsvillains allall threethree? — thethe veryvery raggedragged bonebone,
HasHas beenebeen sufficientlysufficiently reuengdrevenged.
Duk.DukeDuk.OhOhO HippolitoHippolito? callcall treasontreason.
Hip.HippolitoHip.YesYes mymy goodgood LordLord, treasontreason, treasontreason, treasontreason.stampingstamping
onon himhim.
Duk.DukeDuk.ThenThen I’meI’m betraydebetrayed.
Vind.VindiceVind.AlasseAlas poorepoor LecherLecher inin thethe handshands ofof knauesknaves,
AA slauishslavish DukeDuke isis baserbaser thenthan hishis slauesslaves.

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DukeDuke.MyMy teethteeth areare eateneaten outout.Vind.VindiceVind.HadstHadst anyany lestlest.
Hip.HippolitoHip.II thinkethink butbut fewfew.
Vin.VindiceVin.ThenThen thosethose thatthat diddid eateeat areare eateneaten.Duk.DukeDuk.OO mymy tonguetongue.
Vind.VindiceVind.YourYour tonguetongue? twill’twill teachteach youyou toto kissekiss closercloser,
NotNot likelike aa FlobberingSlobberingFlobbering DutchmanDutchman, youyou hauehave eyeseyes stillstill:
LookeLook monstermonster, whatwhat aa LadyLady hasthast thouthou mademade meme,
MyMy onceonce bethrothedbetrothed wifewife.
Duk.DukeDuk.IsIs itit thouthou villainevillain, naynay thenthen —
Vind.VindiceVind.T’is’Tis’tis II, ’tis’tis VindiciVindici, tis’tis II.
Hip.HippolitoHip.AndAnd letlet thisthis comfortcomfort theethee: ourour LordLord andand FatherFather
FellFell sicksick vponupon thethe infectioninfection ofof thythy frownesfrowns,
AndAnd dyeddied inin sadnessesadness; bebe thatthat thythy hopehope ofof lifelife.DukeDuke.OhOho?
Vind.VindiceVind.HeHe hadhad hishis toungtongue, yetyet greefegrief mademade himhim diedie speechlessespeechless.
PuhPuh, tis’tis butbut earlyearly yetyet, nownow ilei’llI’ll beginbegin
ToTo stickstick thythy soulesoul withwith VlcersUlcers, II willwill makemake
ThyThy spiritspirit grieuousgrievous soresore, itit shallshall notnot restrest,
ButBut likelike somesome pestilentpestilent manman tossetoss inin thythy brestbreast- (markemark meme dukeduke)
Thou’rtThou’rt aa renownedrenowned, highhigh, andand mightymighty CuckoldCuckold.DukeDuke.OhOh!OhOh!!!
Vind.VindiceVind.ThyThy BastardBastard, thythy bastardbastard ridesrides a huntingaa-huntinga hunting hunting inin thythy browebrow.
DukeDuke.MillionsMillions ofof deathsdeaths.
Vind.VindiceVind.NayNay toto afflictafflict theethee moremore,
HereHere inin thisthis lodgelodge theythey meetemeet forfor damneddamned clipsclips,
ThoseThose eyeseyes shallshall seesee thethe incestin cestincest ofof theirtheir lipslips.
DukeDuke.IsIs therethere aa hellhell besidesbesides thisthis, villainesvillains?Vind.VindiceVind.VillaineVillain?
NayNay heauenheaven isis iustjust, scornesscorns areare thethe hireshires ofof scornesscorns,
II nerene’er knewknew yetyet AdultererAdulterer with-outwithout horneshorns.
Hip.HippolitoHip.OnceOnce ereere theythey dyedie ’tis’tis quittedquit.
Vind.VindiceVind.HarkeHark thethe musickemusic,
TheirTheir banquetbanquet isis prepardeprepared, they’rethey’re commingcoming —
DukeDuke.OhOhO, killkill meme notnot withwith thatthat sightsight.
Vin.VindiceVin.ThouThou shaltshalt notnot looselose thatthat sightsight forfor allall thythy Duke-doomeDukedomdukedom.
DukeDuke.TraytorsTraitorstraitors, murderersmurderers?
Vin.VindiceVin.WhatWhat? isis notnot thythy tonguetongue eateneaten outout yetyet?
ThenThen weelewe’ll inuentinvent aa silencesilence? brotherbrother stiflestifle thethe TorchTorch,
DukeDuke.TreasonTreason, murthermurder?
Vind.VindiceVind.NayNay faithfaith, weelewe’ll hauehave youyou hushthushed nownow withwith thythy daggerdagger
NaileNail downedown hishis tonguetongue, andand minemine shallshall keepekeep possessionpossession
AboutAbout hishis heartheart, ifif heehe butbut gaspegasp heehe dyesdies,

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WeeWewe dreaddread notnot deathdeath toto quittancequittance iniuriesinjuries; — BrotherBrother,
IfIf hehe butbut winckwink, notnot brookingbrooking thethe foulefoul obiectobject,
LetLet ourour twotwo otherother handshands tearetear vpup hishis lidslids,
AndAnd makemake hishis eyeseyes likelike CometsComets shineshine throughthrough bloudblood,
WhenWhen thethe badbad bleedesbleeds, thenthen isis thethe TragedieTragedy goodgood,
Hip.HippolitoHip.WhistWhist, brotherbrother, musick’smusic’s atat ourour eareear, theythey comecome.
EnterEnter thethe BastardBastard meetingmeeting thethe DutchesseDuchess.
Spu.SpurioSpu.HadHad notnot thatthat kissekiss aa tastetaste ofof sinnesin ’twere’twere sweetesweet.
Dutch.DuchessDutch.WhyWhy there’sthere’s nono pleasurepleasure sweetsweet butbut itit isis sinfullsinful.
Spu.SpurioSpu.TrueTrue, suchsuch aa bitterbitter sweetnessesweetness fatefate hathhath giuengiven,
BestBest sideside toto vsus, isis thethe worstworst sideside toto heauenheaven.
Dutch.DuchessDutch.PushPush, comecome: ’tis’tis thethe oldold DukeDuke thythy doubtfulldoubtful FatherFather,
TheThe thoughtthought ofof himhim rubsrubs heauenheaven inin thythy wayway,
ButBut II protestprotest byby yonderyonder waxenwaxen firefire,
ForgetForget himhim, oror ilei’llI’ll poysonpoison himhim.
Spu.SpurioSpu.MadamMadam, youyou vrgeurge aa thoughtthought whichwhich nerene’er hadhad lifelife,
SoSo deadlydeadly doedo II loathloathe himhim forfor mymy birthbirth,
ThatThat ifif heehe tooketook meeme haspthasped withinwithin hishis bedbed,
II wouldwould addeadd murthermurder toto adulteryadultery,
AndAnd withwith mymy swordsword giuegive vpup hishis yearesyears toto deathdeath.
Dutch.DuchessDutch.WhyWhy nownow thou’rtthou’rt sociablesociable, letslet’s inin andand feastfeast,
LowdstLoud’stloud’st MusickMusic soundsound: pleasurepleasure isis BanquetsBanquestsBanquet’s guestguest.ExeuntExeunt.
Duk.DukeDuk.II cannotcannot brookebrook —Vind.VindiceVind.TheThe BrookeBrook isis turndturned toto bloudblood.
Hip.HippolitoHip.ThanksThanks toto lowdloud MusickMusic.Vind.VindiceVind.Twas’Twas’twas ourour friendfriend indeedindeed,
’Tis’Tis statestate inin MusickeMusic forfor aa DukeDuke toto bleedbleed:
TheThe Duke-domeDukedom wantswants aa headhead, thothough yetyet vnknowneunknown,
AsAs fastfast asas theythey peepepeep vpup, letslet’s cutcut ’em’em downedown.ExeuntExeunt.
EnterEnter thethe DutchesseDuchess’Duchess twotwo sonnessons, AmbitiosoAmbitioso &and SupervacuoSupervacuo.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.WasWas notnot hishis executionexecution rarelyrarely plottedplotted?
WeWe areare thethe DukesDuke’s sonnessons nownow.
Super.SupervacuoSuper.IAyI youyou maymay thankethank mymy policiepolicy forfor thatthat.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.YourYour policiepolicy, forfor whatwhat?
Super.SupervacuoSuper.WhyWhy wastwas’t notnot mymy inuentioninvention brotherbrother,
ToTo slipslip thethe IudgesJudgesjudges, andand inin lesserlesser compassecompass,
DidDid notnot II drawdraw thethe modellmodel ofof hishis deathdeath,
AduizingAdvising youyou toto suddainesudden officersofficers,
AndAnd eene’en extemporallextemporal executionexecution.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.HeartHeart, twas’twas aa thingthing II thoughtthought onon tootoo.

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Sup.SupervacuoSup.YouYou thoughtthought onton’t tootoo, sfootessoote’sfoot slanderslander notnot youryour thoughtsthoughts
WithWith gloriousglorious vntruthuntruth, II knowknow twas’twas fromfrom youyou.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.SirSir II saysay, twas’twas inin mymy headhead.
Spu.SupervacuoSpu.IAyay, likelike youryour brainesbrains thenthen,
NereNe’erne’er toto comecome outout asas longlong asas youyou liu’dlived.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.You’dYou’d hauehave thethe honorhonour on’ton’t forsoothforsooth, thatthat youryour witwit
LeadLead himhim toto thethe scaffoldscaffold,
Super.SupervacuoSuper.SinceSince itit isis mymy duedue,
IleI’ll publishtpublish’tpublished, butbut IleI’ll ha’tha’thave’t inin spitespite ofof youyou.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.Me thinkesMethinksmethinks y’arey’areyou’re muchmuch tootoo bouldbold, youyou shouldshould aa littlelittle
RememberRemember vsus brotherbrother, nextnext toto bebe honesthonest DukeDuke.
Sup.SupervacuoSup.IAyay, itit shallshall bebe asas easieeasy forfor youyou toto bebe DukeDuke,
AsAs toto bebe honesthonest, andand that’sthat’s neuernever ifaithi’faith.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.WellWell, coldcold hehe isis byby thisthis timetime, andand becausebecause
Wee’reWe’rewe’re bothboth ambitiousambitious, bebe itit ourour amityamity,
AndAnd letlet thethe gloryglory bebe shardeshared equallyequally.Sup.SupervacuoSup.II amam contentcontent toto thatthat.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.ThisThis nightnight outourout yongeryounger brotherbrother shallshall outout ofof prisonprison,
II hauehave aa tricktrick.Sup.SupervacuoSup.AA tricktrick, pre-theeprithee whatwhat istis’t?
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.WeeleWe’llwe’ll getget himhim outout byby aa wilewile.Sup.SupervacuoSup.Pre-theePrithee whatwhat wilewile?
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.NoNo sirsir, youyou shallshall notnot knowknow itit, till’ttill’t bebe donedone,
ForFor thenthen you’dyou’d sweareswear twere’twere yoursyours.
Super.SupervacuoSuper.HowHow nownow, whatswhat’s hehe?Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.OneOne ofof thethe officersofficers.
Super.SupervacuoSuper.DesiredDesired newesnews.Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.HowHow nownow mymy friendfriend?
Off.OfficerOff.MyMy LordsLords, vnderunder youryour pardonpardon, II amam allottedallotted
ToTo thatthat desertlessedesertless officeoffice, toto presentpresent youyou
WithWith thethe yetyet bleedingbleeding headhead.Sup.SupervacuoSup.HaHa, haha, excellentexcellent.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.All’sAll’s suresure ourour owneown: BrotherBrother, canstcanst weepeweep thinkstthink’stthinkst thouthou?
Twould’Twould’twould gracegrace ourour FlatteryFlattery muchmuch; thinkethink ofof somesome DameDame,
Twill’Twill teachteach theethee toto dissembledissemble.
Sup.SupervacuoSup.II hauehave thoughtthought, — NowNow forfor your selfeyourself.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.OurOur sorrowessorrows areare soso fluentfluent,
OurOur eyeseyes ore-flowo’erflow ourour toungstongues, wordswords spoakespoke inin tearestears,
AreAre likelike thethe murmuresmurmurs ofof thethe waterswaters, thethe soundsound
IsIs lowdlyloudly heardheard, butbut cannotcannot bebe distinguishtdistinguished.
Sup.SupervacuoSup.HowHow dyeddied hehe praypray?Off.OfficerOff.OO fullfull ofof ragerage andand spleenespleen.
Super.SupervacuoSuper.HeHe dyeddied mostmost valiantlyvaliantly thenthen, we’rewe’re gladglad toto hearehear itit.
Off.OfficerOff.WeWe couldcould notnot woewoowoe himhim onceonce toto praypray.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.HeHe showdshowed himselfehimself aa GentlemanGentleman inin thatthat: giuegive himhim hishis (duedue.

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Off.OfficerOff.ButBut inin thethe steedsteed ofof prayerprayer, hehe drewdrew forthforth oathsoaths.
Super.SupervacuoSuper.ThenThen diddid heehe praypray deeredear heartheart,
AlthoughAlthough youyou vnderstoodunderstood himhim notnot.
Offi.OfficerOffi.MyMy LordsLords,
E’enE’en atat hishis lastlast, withwith pardonpardon beebe itit spoakespoke,
HeeHe curstcursed youyou bothboth.
Sup.SupervacuoSup.HeeHe curstcursed vsus? lasse’laslass goodgood soulesoul.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.ItIt waswas notnot inin ourour powerspowers, butbut thethe DukesDuke’s pleasurepleasure,
FinelyFinely dissembleddissembled ao’a both-sidesboth sidesboth-sides, sweetesweet fatefate,
OOOh happyhappy opportunitieopportunity.EnterEnter LussuriosoLussurioso.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.NowNow mymy LordsLords.BothBoth.OhOh!OhOh!!! —
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.WhyWhy doedo youyou shunneshun meeme BrothersBrothers?
YouYou maymay comecome neerernearer nownow;
TheThe sauorsavour ofof thethe prisonprison hashas for-sookeforsook meeme,
II thankethank suchsuch kindekind LordsLords asas your seluesyourselves, ImeI’m freefree.
AmbAmbitiosoAmbAliueAlive!Super.SupervacuoSuper.InIn healthhealth!
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.ReleasdReleased?
WeWe werewere bothboth ee’ne’en amazdamazed withwith ioyjoy toto seesee itit,
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.II amam muchmuch toto thankethank youyou.
Sup.SupervacuoSup.FaithFaith wewe spar’dspared nono toungtongue, vntounto mymy LordLord thethe DukeDuke.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.II knowknow youryour deliuerydelivery brotherbrother
HadHad notnot beenebeen halfehalf soso suddensudden butbut forfor vsus.
Sup.SupervacuoSup.OO howhow wewe pleadedpleaded.Luss.LussuriosoLuss.MostMost deseruingdeserving brothersbrothers,
InIn mymy bestbest studiesstudies II willwill thinkethink ofof itit?ExitExit Luss.LussuriosoLuss.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.OO deathdeath andand vengeancevengeance.Sup.SupervacuoSup.HellHell andand tormentstorments.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.SlaueSlave camstcam’st thouthou toto deludedelude vsus.Off.OfficerOff.DeludeDelude youyou mymy (LordsLords?
Super.SupervacuoSuper.IAyI villainevillain, where’swhere’s thisthis headhead nownow?
Off.OfficerOff.WhyWhy heerehere mymy LordLord,
IustJust afterafter hishis deliuerydelivery, youyou bothboth camecame
WithWith warrantwarrant fromfrom thethe DukeDuke toto be-headbehead youryour brotherbrother.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.IAyay, ourour brotherbrother, thethe DukesDuke’s sonneson.
Off.OfficerOff.TheThe DukesDuke’s sonneson mymy LordLord, hadhad hishis releaserelease beforebefore youyou (camecame.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.WhoseWhose head’shead’s thatthat thenthen?
Off.OfficerOff.HisHis whomwhom youyou leftleft commandcommand forfor, youryour owneown brothersbrother’sbrothers?
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.OurOur brothersbrother’sbrothers? ohoho furiesfuries —
Sup.SupervacuoSup.PlaguesPlagues.Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.ConfusionsConfusions.
Sup.SupervacuoSup.DarkenesseDarkness.Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.DiuilsDevilsdevils.
Sup.SupervacuoSup.FellFell itit outout soso accursedlyaccursedly?Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.SoSo damnedlydamnedly.

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Sup.SupervacuoSup.VillaineVillain IleI’ll brainebrain theethee withwith itit,Off.OfficerOff.OO mymy goodgood LordLord!
Sup.SupervacuoSup.TheThe DiuillDevil ouer-takeovertake theethee?Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.OO fatallfatal.
Sup.SupervacuoSup.OO prodigiousprodigious toto ourour bloudsbloods.Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.DidDid wewe dissembledissemble?
Sup.SupervacuoSup.DidDid wewe makemake ourour tearestears woemenwomen forfor theethee?
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.LaughLaugh andand reioycerejoice forfor theethee.
Sup.SupervacuoSup.BringBring warrantwarrant forfor thythy deathdeath.Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.MockMock offoff thythy headhead
Super.SupervacuoSuper.YouYou hadhad aa tricktrick, youyou hadhad aa wilewile forsoothforsooth.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.AA murrenmurrain meetemeet ’em’em, there’sthere’s nonenone ofof thesethese wileswiles thatthat
euerever comecome toto goodgood: II seesee nownow, therethere isis nothingnothing suresure inin mortali-mortalitiemortali∣tiemortality
ite,
butbut mortalitiemortality, wellwell, nono moremore wordswords shaltshalt bebe reuengdrevenged ifaithi’faith.
ComeCome, throwthrow offoff cloudsclouds nownow brotherbrother, thinkethink ofof vengeancevengeance,
AndAnd deeperdeeper setledsettled hatehate, sirrahsirrah sitsit fastfast,
WeeleWe’llwe’ll pullpull downedown allall, butbut thouthou shaltshalt downedown atat lastlast.ExeuntExeunt.

ACT.ACT. 4.4. SCEN.SCENESCEN. 1.1.
EnterEnter LussuriosoLussurioso withwith HippolitoHippolito.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.HippolitoHippolito.Hip.HippolitoHip.MyMy LordLord:
HasHas youryour goodgood LordshipLordship oughtaughtought toto commandcommand meme inin?
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.II pre-theeprithee leaueleave vsus.
Hip.HippolitoHip.How’sHow’s thisthis? comecome andand leaueleave vsus?Luss.LussuriosoLuss.HippolitoHippolito.
Hip.HippolitoHip.YourYour honorhonour — II standstand readyready forfor anyany dutiousduteous emploimentemployment.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.HeartHeart, whatwhat makstmak’st thouthou herehere?
Hip.HippolitoHip.AA prittypretty LordlyLordly humorhumour:
HeHe bidsbids meme toto beebe presentpresent, toto departdepart; some-thingsomething hashas stungstung hishis (honorhonour?
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.BeeBebe neerernearer, drawdraw neerernearer:
Ye’areY’areyou’re notnot soso goodgood me thinkesmethinks, ImeI’m angryangry withwith youyou.
Hip.HippolitoHip.WithWith meme mymy LordLord? ImeI’m angryangry withwith my selfemyself fortfor’t.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.YouYou diddid preferreprefer aa goodlygoodly fellowfellow toto meme,
Twas’Twas’twas wittilywittily electedelected, twas’twas, II thoughtthought
HadHad beenebeen aa villainevillain, andand hehe proouesproves aa KnaueKnave?
ToTo meeme aa KnaueKnave.
Hip.HippolitoHip.II chosechose himhim forfor thethe bestbest mymy LordLord,
Tis’Tis muchmuch mymy sorrowsorrow, ifif neglectneglect inin himhim, breedbreed discontentdiscontent inin youyou.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.NeglectNeglect, twas’twas willwill: IudgeJudgejudge ofof itit,
FirmelyFirmly toto telltell ofof anan incredibleincredible ActAct,
NotNot toto bebe thoughtthought, lesseless toto bebe spokenspoken ofof,
TwixtTwixt mymy Step-motherStepmother andand thethe BastardBastard, ohoho,
IncestuousIncestuous sweetessweets betweenebetween ’em’em.

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Hip.HippolitoHip.FyeFie mymy LordLord.
Lus.LussuriosoLus.II inin kindekind loyaltieloyalty toto mymy fathersfather’s fore-headforehead,
MadeMade thisthis aa desperaredesperatedesperaredesperate armearm, andand inin thatthat furiefury,
CommittedCommitted treasontreason onon thethe lawfulllawful bedbed,
AndAnd withwith mymy swordsword eene’en rac’drazed mymy fathersfather’s bosomebosom,
ForFor whichwhich II waswas withinwithin aa stroakestroke ofof deathdeath.
Hip.HippolitoHip.AlackAlack, ImeI’m sorrysorry; ssoote’sfoot iustjust vponupon thethe stroakestroke,
IarsJarsjars inin mymy brotherbrother, twill’twill bebe villanousvillainous MusickMusic.
Vind.VindiceVind.MyMy honoredhonoured LordLord.EnterEnter Vind.VindiceVind.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.AwayAway pre-theeprithee forsakeforsake vsus, heereafterhereafter weelewe’ll notnot knowknow (theethee.
Vind.VindiceVind.NotNot knowknow meme mymy LordLord, youryour LorshipLordship cannotcannot choosechoose.
LusLussuriosoLusBegonBegoneBegun II saysay, thouthou artart aa falsefalse knaueknave.
Vind.VindiceVind.WhyWhy thethe easiereasier toto bebe knowneknown, mymy LordLord.
Lus.LussuriosoLus.PushPush, II shallshall prooueprove tootoo bitterbitter withwith aa wordword,
MakeMake theethee aa perpetuallperpetual prisonerprisoner,
AndAnd layelaysay thisthis yron-ageiron-age vponupon theethee,
Vind.VindiceVind.MumMum, forfor theresthere’s aa doomedoom wouldwould makemake aa womanwoman dumdumb,
MissingMissing thethe bastardbastard nextnext himhim, thethe winde’swind’s comescomecomes aboutabout,
NowNow tis’tis mymy brothersbrother’s turneturn toto staystay minemine toto goego outout.ExitExit Vin.VindiceVin.
Lus.LussuriosoLus.HasH’asHas greatlygreatly moou’dmoved meme.Hip.HippolitoHip.MuchMuch toto blameblame ifaithi’faith.
Lus.LussuriosoLus.ButBut ilei’llI’ll recouerrecover, toto hishis ruineruin: twas’twas toldtold meme latelylately,
II knowknow notnot whetherwhether falsliefalsely, thatthat you’dyou’d aa brotherbrother,
Hip.HippolitoHip.WhoWho II, yesyes mymy goodgood LordLord, II hauehave aa brotherbrother
Lus.LussuriosoLus.HowHow chancechance thethe CourtCourt neerene’er sawsaw himhim? ofof whatwhat naturenature?
HowHow doesdoes hehe applyapply hishis houreshours?
Hip.HippolitoHip.FaithFaith toto cursecurse FatesFates,
WhoWho, asas hehe thinkesthinks, ordaindordained himhim toto bebe poorepoor,
KeepesKeeps atat homehome fullfull ofof wantwant,, andand discontentdiscontent.
LusLussuriosoLusThere’sThere’s hopehope inin himhim, forfor discontentdiscontent andand wantwant
IsIs thethe bestbest clayclay toto mouldmould, aa villainevillain offofoff;
HippolitoHippolito, wishwish himhim repairerepair toto vsus,
IfIf therethere bebe oughtaught inin himhim toto pleaseplease ourour bloudblood,
ForFor thythy sakesake weelewe’ll aduanceadvance himhim, andand buildbuild fairefair
HisHis meanestmeanest fortunesfortunes: forfor itit isis inin vsus
ToTo rearerear vpup TowersTowers fromfrom cottagescottages.
Hip.HippolitoHip.ItIt isis soso mymy LordLord, hehe willwill attendattend youryour honourhonour,
ButBut heeshe’s aa manman, inin whomwhom muchmuch melancholymelancholy dwelsdwells.
Lus.LussuriosoLus.WhyWhy thethe betterbetter: bringbring himhim toto CourtCourt.

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Hip.HippolitoHip.WithWith willingnessewillingness andand speedspeed,
WhomWhom hehe castcast offoff eene’en nownow, mustmust nownow succeedsucceed,
BrotherBrother disguisedisguise mustmust offoff,
InIn thinethine owneown shapeshape nownow, ilei’llI’ll preferprefer theethee toto himhim:
HowHow strangelystrangely doesdoes himselfehimself workework toto vndoundo himhim.ExitExit.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.ThisThis fellowfellow willwill comecome fitlyfitly, hehe shallshall killkill,
ThatThat otherother slaueslave, thatthat diddid abuseabuse mymy spleenespleen,
AndAnd mademade itit swellswell toto TreasonTreason, II hauehave putput
MuchMuch ofof mymy heartheart intointo himhim, heehe mustmust dyedie.
HeHe thatthat knowesknows greatgreat mensmen’s secretssecrets andand prouesproves slightslight,
ThatThat manman nerene’er liueslives toto seesee hishis BeardBeard turneturn whitewhite:
IAyI hehe shallshall speedespeed himhim: IleI’ll employemploy theethee brotherbrother,
SlauesSlaves areare butbut NaylesNails, toto driuedrive outout oneone anotheranother?
HeeHe beingbeing ofof blackblack conditioncondition, sutablesuitable
ToTo wantwant andand illill contentcontent, hopehope ofof prefermentpreferment
WillWill grindegrind himhim toto anan EdgeEdge —TheThe NoblesNobles enterenter.
1.1. Noble1.GoodGood dayesdays vntounto youryour honourhonour.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.MyMy kindekind LordsLords, II dodo returnereturn thethe likelike,
2.2. Noble2.SaweSaw youyou mymy LordLord thethe DukeDuke?
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.MyMy LordLord andand FatherFather, isis hehe fromfrom CourtCourt?
1.1. Noble1.HeesHe’s suresure fromfrom CourtCourt,
ButBut wherewhere, whichwhich wayway, hishis pleasurepleasure tooketook wewe knowknow notnot,
NorNor cancan weewe heareheareonthear onton’t.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.HereHere comecome thosethose shouldshould telltell,
SaweSaw youyou mymy LordLord andand FatherFather?
3.3. Noble3.NotNot sincesince twotwo houreshours beforebefore noonenoon mymy LordLord,
AndAnd thenthen hehe priuatelyprivately ridderid forthforth.
Lus.LussuriosoLus.OhOhO heeshe’s rodroderod forthforth.
1.1. Noble1.Twas’Twas’twas wondrouswondrous priuatelyprivately,
2.2. Noble2.TheresThere’sthere’s nonenone ithi’th’ CourtCourt hadhad anyany knowledgeknowledge onton’t.
Lus.LussuriosoLus.HisHis GraceGrace isis oldold, andand suddensudden, tis’tis nono treasontreason
ToTo saysay, thethe DukeDuke mymy FatherFather hashas aa humorhumour,
OrOr suchsuch aa ToyeToy aboutabout himhim; whatwhat inin vsus
WouldWould appeareappear lightlight, inin himhim seemesseems vertuousvirtuous.
3.3. Noble3.Tis’Tis OracleOracle mymy LordLord.ExeuntExeunt.
EnterEnter VindiceVindice andand HippolitoHippolito, Vind.VindiceVind. outout ofof hishis disguisedisguise.
Hip.HippolitoHip.SoSo, soso, all’sall’s asas itit shouldshould bebe, y’arey’areyou’re your selfeyourself.
Vind.VindiceVind.HowHow thatthat great-villainegreat villaingreat-villain putsputs meme toto mymy shiftsshifts.

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Hip.HippolitoHip.HeeHe thatthat diddid latelylately, inin disguizedisguise reiectreject theethee;
ShallShall nownow thouthou artart thy selfethyself, asas muchmuch respectrespect theethee.
Vind.VindiceVind.Twill’Twill bebe thethe quainterquainter fallaciefallacy; butbut brotherbrother,
Sfoote’Sfoot’sfoot whatwhat vseuse willwill heehe putput meme toto nownow thinkstthink’stthinkst thouthou?
Hip.HippolitoHip.NayNay youyou mustmust pardonpardon meme inin thatthat, II knowknow notnot:
H’asHasH’asHas somesome employmentemployment forfor youyou: butbut whatwhat tis’tis
HeeHe andand hishis SecretarySecretary thethe DiuellDevil knowesknows bestbest.
Vind,VindiceVind,WellWell II mustmust suitesuit mymy toungtongue toto hishis desiresdesires,
WhatWhat colourcolour so eresoe’er theythey bebe; hopinghoping atat lastlast
ToTo pilepile vpup allall mymy wisheswishes onon hishis brestbreast,
Hip.HippolitoHip.FaithFaith BrotherBrother hehe himselfehimself showesshows thethe wayway.
Vind.VindiceVind.NowNow thethe DukeDuke isis deaddead, thethe realmerealm isis cladclad inin clayeclay:
HisHis deathdeath beingbeing notnot yetyet knowneknown, vnderunder hishis namename
TheThe peoplepeople stillstill areare gouerndgoverned; wellwell, thouthou hishis sonneson
ArtArt notnot long-liu’dlong-lived, thouthou shaltshalt notnot ioyjoy hishis deathdeath:
ToTo killkill theethee thenthen, II shouldshould mostmost honourhonour theethee;
ForFor twould’twould standstand firmefirm inin eueryevery mansman’s beliefebelief,
Thou’stThou’st aa kindekind childchild, andand onelyonly dyedstdied’st withwith griefegrief.
Hip.HippolitoHip.YouYou fetchfetch aboutabout wellwell, butbut letslet’s talketalk inin presentpresent,
HowHow willwill youyou appeareappear inin fashionfashion differentdifferent,
AsAs wellwell asas inin apparrellapparel, toto makemake allall thingsthings possiblepossible:
IfIf youyou bebe butbut onceonce tripttripped, weewe fallfall forfor euerever.
ItIt isis notnot thethe leastleast polliciepolicy toto beebe doubtfulldoubtful,
YouYou mustmust changechange tonguetongue: — familiarfamiliar waswas youryour firstfirst.
Vind.VindiceVind.WhyWhy IleI’ll bearebear meme inin somesome strainestrain ofof melancholiemelancholy,
AndAnd stringstring my selfemyself withwith heauy—soundingheauyheavy-soundingheavy — sounding sounding WyreWire,
LikeLike suchsuch anan InstrumentInstrument, thatthat speakesspeaks merrymerry thingsthings sadlysadly.
Hip.HippolitoHip.ThenThen tis’tis asas II meantmeant,
II gauegave youyou outout atat firstfirst inin discontentdiscontent.
Vind.VindiceVind.IleI’ll turneturn my selfemyself, andand thenthen —
Hip.HippolitoHip.Sfoote’Sfoot’sfoot herehere hehe comescomes: hasthast thoughtthought vppontupon’t.
Vind.VindiceVind.SaluteSalute himhim, fearefear notnot meme.Luss.LussuriosoLuss.HippolitoHippolito.
Hip.HippolitoHip.YourYour LordshipLordship.Luss.LussuriosoLuss.What’sWhat’s hehe yonderyonder?
Hip.HippolitoHip.Tis’Tis VindiciVindici, mymy discontenteddiscontented BrotherBrother,
WhomWhom, cording’cording toto youryour willwill l’aueI’ve broughtbrought toto CourtCourt.
LussLussuriosoLuss,IsIs thatthat thythy brotherbrother? beshrewbeshrew meme, aa goodgood presencepresence,
II wonderwonder h’ash’ashas beenebeen fromfrom thethe CourtCourt soso longlong?
ComeCome neerernearer.

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Hip.HippolitoHip.BrotherBrother, LordLord LussuriosoLussurioso thethe DukeDuke sonneson.SnatchesSnatches ofoffof
hishis hathat andand
makesmakes legslegs
toto himhim.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.BeBe moremore neerenear toto vsus, welcomewelcome, neerernearer yetyet.
Vind.VindiceVind.HowHow dondon youyou? godgod youyou godgod denden.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.WeWe thankethank theethee?
HowHow stranglystrangely suchsuch aa course-homelycourse-homely salutesalute,
ShowesShows inin thethe PallacePalace, wherewhere wewe greetegreet inin firefire:
NimbleNimble andand desperatedesperate tonguestongues, shouldshould wewe namename,
GodGod inin aa salutationsalutation, twould’twould neerene’er bebe stoodstood on’ton’t, - heauenheaven!
TellTell meme, whatwhat hashas mademade theethee soso melancholymelancholy.
Vind.VindiceVind.WhyWhy, goinggoing toto LawLaw.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.WhyWhy willwill thatthat makemake aa manman mellancholymelancholy?
Vind.VindiceVind.YesYes, toto lookelook longlong vponupon inckink andand blackblack buckrombuckram — II
wentwent meeme toto lawlaw inin AnnoAnno QuadragesimoQuadragesimo secundosecundo, andand II wadedwaded
outout ofof itit, inin AnnoAnno sextagesimosextagesimo tertiotertio.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.WhatWhat, threethree andand twentytwenty yearsyears inin lawlaw?
Vind.VindiceVind.II hauehave knowneknown thosethose thatthat hauehave beenebeen fiuefive andand fiftyfifty andand,,
allall aboutabout PullinPullenpullen andand PiggesPigs.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.MayMay itit beebe possiblepossible suchsuch menmen shouldshould breathbreathe,
ToTo vexvex thethe TearmesTerms soso muchmuch.Vin.VindiceVin.Tis’Tis foodefood toto somesome mymy LordLord.
ThereThere areare oldeold menmen atat thethe presentpresent, thatthat areare soso poysonedpoisoned
withwith thethe affectiōaffectatiōaffectation ofof law-wordslaw-words, (hauinghaving hadhad manymany suitessuits can-canuastcan∣uastcanvased
uast,)
thatthat theirtheir commoncommon talketalk isis nothingnothing butbut BarberyBarbaryBarbery lattinlatin:
theythey cannotcannot soso muchmuch asas praypray, butbut inin lawlaw, thatthat theirtheir sinnessins maymay
bebe remou’dremoved, withwith aa writwrit ofof ErrorError, andand theirtheir soulessouls fetchtfetched vpup toto
heauenheaven, withwith aa sasararasasarara.
Hip.HippolitoHip.ItIt seemesseems mostmost strangestrange toto meme,
YetYet allall thethe worldworld meetesmeets roundround inin thethe samesame bentbent:
WhereWhere thethe heartshearts setset, therethere goesgoes thethe tonguestongue’s consentconsent,
HowHow dostdost applyapply thythy studiesstudies fellowfellow?
Vind.VindiceVind.StudyStudy?? whywhy toto thinkethink howhow aa greatgreat richrich manman lieslies a dyingaa-dyinga dying dying,
andand aa poorepoor CoblerCobbler toalestolls thethe bellbell forfor himhim? howhow hehe cannotcannot de-departde∣partdepart
part
thethe worldworld, andand seesee thethe greatgreat chest-standchest-stand beforebefore himhim, whenwhen
heehe lieslies speechlessespeechless, howhow heehe willwill pointpoint youyou readilyreadily toto allall thethe
boxesboxes, andand whenwhen heehe isis pastpast allall memorymemory, asas thethe gossepsgossips gesseguess,
thenthen thinkesthinks heehe ofof forffeturesforfeitures andand obligationsobligations, naynay whenwhen toto allall
mensmen’s hearingshearings hehe whurleswhurlswhirls andand rotlesrattles inin thethe throatethroat hee’she’s bus-bussiebus∣siebusy
sie
threatningthreat’ningthreatening hishis poorepoor TennantsTenants? andand thisthis wouldwould lastlast meme nownow
somesome seauenseven yearesyears’years thinkingthinking oror there aboutsthereabouts? butbut, II hauehave aa

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ConceitConceit a commingaa-cominga comming coming inin picturepicture vponupon thisthis, II drawedraw itit my selfemyself,
whichwhich ifaithi’faith lala IleI’ll presentpresent toto youryour honorhonour, youyou shallshall notnot chosechoose
butbut likelike itit forfor youryour LordshipLordship shallshall giuegive meme nothingnothing forfor itit,
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.NayNay youyou misstakemistake meme thenthen,
ForFor II amam publishtpublished bountifullbountiful inoughenough,
LetsLet’slet’s tasttaste ofof youryour conceitconceit.
Vin.VindiceVin.InIn picturepicture mymy LordLord.Luss.LussuriosoLuss.IAyI inin picturepicture,
Vin.VindiceVin.MarryMarry thisthis itit isis — AA vsuringusuring FatherFather toto bebe boylingboiling inin hellhell,
andand hishis sonneson andand HeireHeir withwith aa WhoreWhore dancingdancing ouerover himhim.
Hip.HippolitoHip.HasHas par’dpared himhim toto thethe quickequick.
Lus.LussuriosoLus.TheThe conceit’sconceit’s prittypretty ifaithi’faith,
ButBut tak’ttake’t vponupon mymy lifelife twill’twill nerene’er bebe liktliked.
Vind.VindiceVind.NoNo, whywhy ImeI’m suresure thethe whorewhore willwill bebe liktliked wellwell enoughenough.
Hip.HippolitoHip.IAyI ifif sheshe werewere outout atho’th’ picturepicture heedehe’dheed likelike herher thenthen himselfehimself.
Vin.VindiceVin.AndAnd asas forfor thethe sonneson andand heireheir, hehe shallshall bebe anan eyesoreeyeforeeyesore toto
nono youngyoung ReuellersRevellers, forfor heehe shallshall beebe drawnedrawn inin cloth of goldclothcloth-of-goldcloth of of gold gold
breechesbreeches.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.AndAnd thouthou hasthast putput mymy meaningmeaning inin thethe pocketspockpocketspock,
AndAnd canstcanst notnot drawdraw thatthat outout, mymy thoughtthought waswas thisthis, ets ets
ToTo seesee thethe picturepicture ofof aa vsuringusuring fatherfather
BoylingBoiling inin hellhell, ourour richmenrich menrichmen wouldwould nerene’er likelike itit,
Vin.VindiceVin.OO truetrue II crycry youyou heartlyheart’ly mercymercy II hnowknowhnowknow thethe reasonreason, forfor
somesome of’emof ’em hadhad ratherrather bebe dambddamned indeedindeed, thēthēthan dambddamned inin colourscolours.
Lus.LussuriosoLus.AA parlousparlousperilous melancholymelancholy, hash’ashas witwit enoughenough,
ToTo murdermurder anyany manman, andand IleI’ll giuegive himhim meanesmeans,
II thinkethink thouthou artart ill moniedillill-moneyedill monied moneyed;
Vin.VindiceVin.MoneyMoney, hoho, hoho,
Tas’Thas’thas beenebeen mymy wantwant soso longlong, tis’tis nownow mymy scoffescoff.
IueI’ve enee’en forgotforgot whatwhat colourcolour siluerssilver’s offofoff,
Lus.LussuriosoLus.ItIt hitshits asas II couldcould wishwish,Vin.VindiceVin.II getget goodgood clothsclothes,
OfOf thosethose thatthat dreaddread mymy humourhumour, andand forfor table-roometable-room,
II feedfeed onon thosethose thatthat cannotcannot bebe ridrid ofof meme,
Lus.LussuriosoLus.SomewhatSomewhat toto setset theethee vpup withallwithal,
Vin.VindiceVin.OO minemine eyeseyes,Lus.LussuriosoLus.HowHow nownow manman.
Vin.VindiceVin.AlmostAlmost struckestruck blindblind,
ThisThis brightbright vnusuallunusual shineshine, toto meme seemesseems proudproud,
II daredare notnot lookelook tilltill thethe sunnesun bebe inin aa cloudcloud,
Lus.LussuriosoLus.II thinkethink II shallshall afecteaffect hishis melancholymelancholy,

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HowHow areare theythey nownow.Vin.VindiceVin.TheThe betterbetter forfor youryouyour askingraskingaskingask.
Lus.LussuriosoLus.YouYou shallshall bebe betterbetter yetyet ifif youyou butbut fastenfasten,
TrulyTruly onon mymy intentintent, nownow yarey’areyou’re bothboth presentpresent
II willwill vnbraceunbrace suchsuch aa closseclose priuateprivate villaynevillain,
VntoUnto youryour vengfullvengeful swordsswords, thethe likelike nerene’ernever heardheard ofof,
WhoWho hathhath disgrac’ddisgraced youyou muchmuch andand iniur’dinjured vsus,
Hip.HippolitoHip.DisgracedDisgraced vsus mymy LordLord?
Lus.LussuriosoLus.IAyI HippolitoHippolito.
II keptkept itit herehere tilltill nownow thatthat bothboth youryour angersangers,
MightMight meetemeet himhim atat onceonce,
Vin.VindiceVin.ImeI’m couetuouscovetous,
ToTo knowknow thethe villaynevillain,
Lus.LussuriosoLus.YouYou knowknow himhim thatthat slaueslave PandarPandar,
PiatoPiato whomewhom wewe threatenedthreatened lastlast
WithWith ironsirons inin perpetuallperpetual prisonmentprisonment;
Vin.VindiceVin.AllAll thisthis isis II.Hip.HippolitoHip.IstIs’t hehe mymy LordLord?
Lus.LussuriosoLus.IleI’ll telltell youyou, youyou firstfirst preferdpreferred himhim toto meme.
Vin.VindiceVin.DidDid youyou brotherbrother.Hip.HippolitoHip.II diddid indeedindeed?
Lus.LussuriosoLus.AndAnd thethe ingreatfullungrateful villaynevillain,
ToTo quitquit thatthat kindneskindness, stronglystrongly wroughtwrought withwith meme,
BeingBeing asas youyou seesee aa likelylikely manman forfor pleasurepleasure,
WithWith iewelsjewels toto corruptcorrupt youryour virginvirgin sistersister.
Hip.HippolitoHip.OhOhO villainevillain,Vin.VindiceVin.HeHe shallshall furelysurelyfurelysurely diedie thatthat diddid itit.
Lus.LussuriosoLus.II farfar fromfrom thinkingthinking anyany VirginVirgin harmeharm.
EspeciallyEspecially knowingknowing herher toto bebe asas chastchaste
AsAs thatthat partpart whichwhich scarcescarce sufferssuffers toto bebe touchttouched,
Th’Th’ eyeeye wouldwould notnot endureendure himhim,
Vin.VindiceVin.WouldWould youyou notnot mymy LordLord,
Twas’Twas’twas wondrouswondrous honorablyhonourably donnedone,
Lus.LussuriosoLus.ButBut withwith somesome fiuefive frownesfrowns keptkept himhim outout,
Vin.VindiceVin.OutOut slaueslave.
Lus.LussuriosoLus.WhatWhat diddid meme hehe butbut inin reuengerevenge ofof thatthat,
WentWent ofof hishis owneown freefree willwill toto makemake infirmeinfirm,
YourYour sisterssister’s honorhonour, whomewhom II honorhonour withwith mymy soulesoul,
ForFor chastchaste respectrespect, andand notnot preuaylingprevailing therethere,
(AsAs twas’twas butbut desperatedesperate follyfolly toto attemptattempt itit,)
InIn meeremere spleenespleen, byby thethe wayway, way laieswaywaylaysway laies lays youryour mothermother,
WhoseWhose honorhonour beingbeing aa cowardcoward asas itit seemesseems.

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YeeldedYielded byby littlelittle forceforce.Vind.VindiceVind.CowardCoward indeedindeed.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.HeHe proudproud ofof theirtheir aduantageadvantage, (asas hehe thoughtthought)
BroughtBrought meme thesethese newesnews forfor happyhappy, butbut II, heauenheaven forgiueforgive meeme (for’tfor’t.
Vind.VindiceVind.WhatWhat diddid youryour honourhonour.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.InIn ragerage pushtpushed himhim fromfrom meeme.
TrampledTrampled beneathbeneath hishis throatethroat, spurndspurned himhim, andand bruizdbruised:
IndeedIndeed II waswas tootoo cruellcruel toto saysay trothtroth.
Hip.HippolitoHip.MostMost NoblyNobly managdemanaged.
Vind.VindiceVind.HasHas notnot heauenheaven anan eareear? IsIs allall thethe lightninglightning wastedwasted?
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.IfIf II nownow werewere soso impatientimpatient inin aa modestmodest causecause,
WhatWhat shouldshould youyou bebe?
Vind.VindiceVind.FullFull madmad, hehe shallshall notnot liuelive
ToTo seesee thethe MooneMoon changechange.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.He’sHe’s aboutabout thethe PallacePalace,
HippolitoHippolito inticeentice himhim thisthis wayway, thatthat thythy brotherbrother
MayMay taketake fullfull markemark ofof himhim.
Hip.HippolitoHip.HeartHeart? — thatthat shallshall notnot needeneed mymy LordLord,
II cancan directdirect himhim soso farfar.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.YetYet forfor mymy hateshate’s sakesake,
GoGo, windewind himhim thisthis wayway? ilei’llI’ll seesee himhim bleedebleed my selfemyself.
Hip.HippolitoHip.WhatWhat nownow brotherbrother?
Vind.VindiceVind.NayNay e’ene’en whatwhat youyou willwill — y’arey’areyou’re putput to’tto’t brotherbrother?
Hip.HippolitoHip.AnAn impossibleimpossible tasketask, IleI’ll sweareswear,
ToTo bringbring himhim hitherhither, thatsthat’s alreadyalready herehere.ExitExit Hippo.HippolitoHippo.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.ThyThy namename, II hauehave forgotforgot itit?Vin.VindiceVin.VindiceVindice mymy LordLord.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.Tis’Tis aa goodgood namename thatthat.Vind.VindiceVind.IAyay, aa ReuengerRevenger.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.ItIt dosdoes betokenbetoken couragecourage, thouthonthou shouldstshouldst bebe valiantvaliant,
AndAnd killkill thinethine enemiesenemies.Vind.VindiceVind.ThatsThat’sthat’s mymy hopehope mymy LordLord.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.ThisThis slaueslave isis oneone.Vind.VindiceVind.IleI’ll doomedoom himhim.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.ThenThen ilei’llI’ll praisepraise theethee?
DoDo thouthou obserueobserve meme bestbest, andand IleI’ll bestbest raiseraise theethee.EnterEnter. Hip.HippolitoHip.
Vind.VindiceVind.IndeedIndeed, II thankethank youyou.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.NowNow HippolitoHippolito, where’swhere’s thethe slaueslave PandarPandar?
Hip.HippolitoHip.YourYour goodgood LordshipLordship,
WouldWould hauehave aa loathsomeloathsome sightsight ofof himhim, muchmuch offensiueoffensive?
Hee’sHe’s notnot inin casecase nownow toto bebe seeneseen mymy LordLord,
TheThe worstworst ofof allall thethe deadlydeadly sinnessins isis inin himhim:
ThatThat beggerlybeggarly damnationdamnation, drunkennessedrunkenness.

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Luss.LussuriosoLuss.ThenThen he’she’s aa double-slauedouble-slave.
Vind.VindiceVind.Twas’Twas’twas wellwell conuaideconveyed, vponupon aa suddainesudden witwit.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.WhatWhat, areare youyou bothboth,
FirmelyFirmly resoludresolved, ilei’llI’ll seesee himhim deaddead my selfemyself.
Vind.VindiceVind.OrOr elseelse, letlet notnot vsus liuelive.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.YouYou maymay directdirect youryour brotherbrother toto taketake notenote ofof himhim.
Hip.HippolitoHip.II shallshall.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.RiseRise butbut inin thisthis, andand youyou shallshall neuernever fallfall.
Vind.VindiceVind.YourYour honourshonour’s VassaylesVassals.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.ThisThis waswas wiselywisely carriedcarried,
DeepeDeep policiepolicy inin vsus, makesmakes foolesfools ofof suchsuch:
ThenThen mustmust aa slaueslave diedie, whenwhen hehe knowesknows tootoo muchmuch.Exi.exitExitexit Luss.LussuriosoLuss.
Vind.VindiceVind.OO thouthou almightyalmighty patiencepatience, tis’tis mymy wonderwonder,
ThatThat suchsuch aa fellowfellow, impudentimpudent andand wickedwicked,
ShouldShould notnot bebe clouencloven asas hehe stoodstood:
OrOr withwith aa secretsecret windewind burstburst openopen!
IsIs therethere nono thunderthunder leftleft, oror istis’t keptkept vpup
InIn stockstock forfor heauierheavier vengeancevengeance, therethere itit goesgoes!
Hip.HippolitoHip.BrotherBrother wewe looselose our seluesourselves?
Vind.VindiceVind.ButBut II hauehave foundfound itit,
Twill’Twill holdhold, tis’tis suresure, thankesthanks, thankesthanks toto anyany spiritspirit,
ThatThat mingledmingled itit mongst’mongstamongst mymy inuentionsinventions.
Hip.HippolitoHip.WhatWhat istis’t?
Vind.VindiceVind.Tis’Tis soundsound, andand goodgood, thouthou shaltshalt pertakepartake itit,
I’meI’m hir’dhired toto killkill my selfemyself.Hip.HippolitoHip.TrueTrue.
Vind.VindiceVind.Pree-theePrithee markemark itit,
AndAnd thethe oldold DukeDuke beingbeing deaddead, butbut notnot conuaideconveyed,
ForFor he’she’s alreadyalready mistmissed tootoo, andand youyou knowknow:
MurderMurder willwill peepepeep outout ofof thethe closestclosest huskehusk.Hip.HippolitoHip.MostMost truetrue?
Vind.VindiceVind.WhatWhat saysay youyou thenthen toto thisthis deuicedevice,
IfIf wewe drestdressed vpup thethe bodybody ofof thethe DukeDuke.
Hip.HippolitoHip.InIn thatthat disguisedisguise ofof yoursyours.
Vind.VindiceVind.Y’areY’areYou’re quickquick, y’auey’y’havey’ aue Ave reachtreached itit.
Hip.HippolitoHip.II likelike itit wonderouslywondrously.
Vind.VindiceVind.AndAnd beingbeing inin drinckdrink, asas youyou hauehave publishtpublished himhim,
ToTo leanelean himhim onon hishis elboweelbow, asas ifif sleepesleep hadhad caughtcaught himhim:
WhichWhich claimesclaims mostmost interestinterest inin suchsuch sluggysluggy menmen.
Hip.HippolitoHip.GoodGood yetyet, butbut here’shere’s aa doubtdoubt,

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Me thoughtMethoughtmethought by’thby th’ DukesDuke’s sonneson toto killkill thatthat pandarpandar,
ShallShall whenwhen hehe isis knowneknown bebe thoughtthought toto killkill thethe DukeDuke.
Vind.VindiceVind.NeitherNeither, OOOh thankesthanks, itit isis substantiallsubstantial
ForFor thatthat disguizedisguise beingbeing onon himhim, whichwhich II worewore,
ItIt wilwill bebe thoughtthought II, whichwhich hehe callscalls thethe PandarPandar, diddid kilkill thethe DukeDuke,
&and fledfled awayaway inin hishis apparellapparel, leauingleaving himhim soso disguiz’ddisguised, toto auoideavoid
swiftswift pursuitepursuit.Hip.HippolitoHip.FirmerFirmer, andand firmerfirmer.
Vind.VindiceVind.NayNay doubtdoubt notnot tis’tis inin grainegrain, II warrantwarrant itit holdhold collourcolour.
Hip.HippolitoHip.LetsLet’slet’s aboutabout itit.
Vind.VindiceVind.ButBut byby thethe wayway tootoo, nownow II thinkethink on’ton’t, brotherbrother,
Let’sLet’s coniureconjure thatthat basebase diuilldevil outout ofof ourour MotherMother.ExeuntExeunt.
EnterEnter thethe DutchesDuchess armearm inin armearm withwith thethe BastardBastard: hehe seemethseemeth lasci-lasciuiouslylasci∣uiouslylasciviously
uiously
toto herher, afterafter themthem, EnterEnter SuperuacuoSupervacuoSuperuacuo, runningrunning withwith aa ra-rapierra∣pierrapier
pier,
hishis BrotherBrother stopsstops himhim.
Spuri.SpurioSpuri.MadamMadam, vnlockunlock your selfeyourself, shouldshould itit bebe seeneseen,
YourYour armearm wouldwould bebe suspectedsuspected.
Duch.DuchessDuch.WhoWho istitsis’tit’s thatthat daresdares suspectsuspect, oror thisthis, oror thesethese?
MayMay notnot wewe dealedeal ourour fauoursfavours wherewhere wewe pleaseplease?
Spu.SpurioSpu.I’meI’m,, confidentconfident, youyou maymay.ExeuntExeunt.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.Sfoot’Sfoot’sfoot brotherbrother holdhold.
Sup.SupervacuoSup.WoultWouldstwilt letlet thethe BastardBastard shameshame vsus?
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.HoldHold, holdhold, brotherbrother? there’sthere’s fitterfitter timetime thenthan nownow.
Sup.SupervacuoSup.NowNow whenwhen II seesee itit.Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.Tis’Tis tootoo muchmuch seeneseen alreadyalready.
Sup.SupervacuoSup.SeeneSeen andand knowneknown,
TheThe NoblerNobler she’sshe’s, thethe baserbaser isis sheeshe grownegrown.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.IfIf sheshe werewere bentbent lasciuiouslylasciviously, thethe faultfault
OfOf mightymighty womenwomen, thatthat sleepesleep softsoft, — OOOh deathdeath,
MustMust sheshe needesneeds chusechoose suchsuch anan vnequallunequal sinnersinner:
ToTo makemake allall worseworse.
Sup.SupervacuoSup.AA BastardBastard, thethe DukesDuke’s BastardBastard, ShameShame heaptheaped onon shameshame.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.OO ourour disgracedisgrace.
MostMost womenwomen hauehave smallsmall wastewaste thethe worldworld through-outthroughout,
ButBut therethere desiresdesires areare thousandthousand milesmiles aboutabout.ExeuntExeunt.
Sup.SupervacuoSup.ComeCome staystay notnot herehere, letslet’s afterafter, andand preuentprevent,
OrOr elselse theilethethey’llthe ile I’ll sinnesin fasterfaster thenthan weelewe’ll repentrepent.
EnterEnter VindiceVindice andand HippolitoHippolito, bringingbringing outout theretheirthere MotherMother
oneone byby oneone shouldershoulder, andand thethe otherother byby thethe otherother, withwith
daggersdaggers inin theirtheir handshands.

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Vind.VindiceVind.OO thouthou? forfor whomwhom nono namename isis badbad ynoughenough.
Moth.MotherMoth.WhatWhat meanesmeans mymy sonnessons whatwhat willwill youyou murdermurder meme?
Vind.VindiceVind.WickedWicked,, vnnaturallunnatural ParentsParents.
Hip.HippolitoHip.Feend●eendFiend ofof womenwomen.
Moth.MotherMoth.OhOhlareOhlareOh!! areare sonnessons turndturned monstersmonsters? helpehelp.
Vind.VindiceVind.InIn vainevain.
Moth.MotherMoth.AreAre youyou soso barbarousbarbarous toto setset IronIron nipplesnipples
VponUpon thethe brestbreast thatthat gauegave youyou sucksuck.
Vind.VindiceVind.ThatThat brestbreast,
IsIs turndturned toto QuarledQuarled poysonpoison.
Moth.MotherMoth.CutCut notnot youryour daiesdays for’tfor’t, amam notnot II youryour mothermother?
Vind.VindiceVind.ThouI houThou dostdost vsurpeusurp thatthat titletitle nownow byby fraudfraud
ForFor inin thatthat shellshell ofof mothermother breedsbreeds aa bawdebawd.
Moth.MotherMoth.AA bawdebawd? OO namename farfar loathsomeroathsomerloathsomer thenthan hellhell.
Hip.HippolitoHip.ItIt shouldshould bebe soso knewstknew’stknewst thouthou thythy OfficeOffice wellwell.
Moth.MothMotherII hatehate itit.
Vind.VindiceVind.AhAh istis’t possiblepossible, ThouThou onelyonly, youyou powerspowers onon hiehigh,
ThatThat womenwomen shouldshould dissembledissemble whenwhen theythey diedie.
Mot.MotherMot.DissembleDissemble.
Vind.VindiceVind.DidDid notnot thethe DukesDuke’s sonneson directdirect
AA fellowfellow, ofof thethe worldsworld’s conditioncondition, hitherhither,
ThatThat diddid corruptcorrupt allall thatthat waswas goodgood inin theethee:
MadeMade theethee vnciuillyuncivilly forgetforget thy selfethyself,
AndAnd workework ourour sistersister toto hishis lustlust.
Moth.MotherMoth.WhoWho II,
ThatThat hadhad beenebeen monstrousmonstrous? II defiedefy thatthat manman:
ForFor anyany suchsuch intentintent, nonenone liueslives soso purepure,
ButBut shallshall bebe soildsoiled withwith slanderslander, — goodgood sonneson beleiuebelieve itit notnot..,
Vind.VindiceVind.OhOhO I’meI’m inin doubtdoubt,
WhetherWhether I’meI’m my selfemyself, oror nono,
StayStay, letlet meme lookelook agenagain vponupon thisthis faceface.
WhoWho shallshall bebe sau’dsaved whenwhen mothersmothers hauehave nono gracegrace.
Hip.HippolitoHip.Twould’Twould’twould makemake oneone halfehalf dispairedespair.
Vind.VindiceVind.II waswas thethe manman,
DefieDefy meme, nownow? letslet’s seesee, do’tdo’t modestlymodestly.
Moth.MotherMoth.OO hellhell vntounto mymy soulesoul.
Vind.VindiceVind.InIn thatthat disguizedisguise, II sentsent fromfrom thethe DukesDuke’s sonneson,
TryedTried youyou, andand foundfound youyou basebase mettellmetalmettle,

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AsAs anyany villainevillain mightmight hauehave donnedone.
Mo.MotherMo.OOneOneO nono, nono tonguetongue butbut yoursyours couldcould hauehave bewitchtbewitched meme soso.
Vind.VindiceVind.OO nimblenimble inin damnationdamnation, quickquick inin tunetune,
ThereThere isis nono diuilldevil couldcould strikestrike firefire soso soonesoon:
II amam confutedconfuted inin aa wordword.
Mot.MotherMot.OhOhO sonnessons, forgiueforgive meme, toto my selfemyself ilei’llI’ll proueprove moremore truetrue,
YouYou thatthat shouldshould honorhonour meme, II kneelekneel toto youyou.
Vind.VindiceVind.AA mothermother toto giuegive aymeaim toto herher owneown daughterdaughter.
Hip.HippolitoHip.TrueTrue brotherbrother, howhow farfar beyondbeyond naturenature ’tis’tis,
ThoThough manymany MothersMothersMother’s do’tdo’t.
Vind.VindiceVind.NayNay andand youyou drawdraw tearestears onceonce, gogo youyou toto bedbed,
WetWet willwill makemake yroniron blushblush andand changechange toto redred:
BrotherBrother itit rainesrains, twill’twill spoilespoil youryour daggerdagger, househouse itit.
HipHippolitoHipTis’Tis donedone.
Vin.VindiceVin.YfaithI’faith tis’tis aa sweetesweet showershower, itit dosdoes muchmuch goodgood,
TheThe fruitfullfruitful groundsgrounds, andand meadowesmeadows ofof herher soulesoul,
HasHas beenebeen longlong drydry: powrepourpower downedown thouthou blessedblessed dewdew,
RiseRise MotherMother, trothtroth thisthis showershower hashas mademade youyou higherhigher.
Mot.MotherMot.OO youyou heauensheavens? taketake thisthis infectiousinfectious spotspot outout ofof mymy soulesoul,
IleI’ll rencerinse itit inin seauenseven waterswaters ofof minemine eyeseyes?
MakeMake mymy tearestears saltsalt ynoughenough toto tasttaste ofof gracegrace,
ToTo weepeweep, isis toto ourour sexesex: naturallynaturally giuengiven:
ButBut toto weepeweep truelytruly thatsthat’s aa giftgift fromfrom heauenheaven?
Vind.VindiceVind.NayNay IleI’ll kissekiss youyou nownow: kissekiss herher brotherbrother?
LetsLet’slet’s marrymarry herher toto ourour soulessouls, wherein’swherein’s nono lustlust,
AndAnd honorablyhonourably louelove herher.Hip.HippolitoHip.LetLet itit bebe.
Vind.VindiceVind.ForFor honesthonest womenwomen areare soso sildfildseldfilled andand rarerare,
Tis’Tis goodgood toto cherishcherish thosethose poorepoor fewfew thatthat areare.
OhOhO youyou ofof easieeasy waxewax, dodo butbut imagineimagine
NowNow thethe diseasedisease hashas leftleft youyou, howhow leprouslyleprously
ThatThat OfficeOffice wouldwould hauehave cling’dclinged vntounto youryour foreheadforehead,
AllAll mothersmothers thatthat hadhad anyany gracefullgraceful huehue,
WouldWould hauehave worneworn maskesmasks toto hidehide theirtheir faceface atat youyou:
ItIt wouldwould hauehave grownegrown toto thisthis, atat youryour foulefoul namename;
Greene-collour’dGreen-colored maidesmaids wouldwould hauehave turndturned redred withwith shameshame?
Hip.HippolitoHip.AndAnd thenthen ourour sistersister fullfull ofof hirehire, andand bassenessebaseness.
Vind.VindiceVind.ThereThere hadhad beenebeen boylingboiling leadled agenagain,
TheThe dukesduke’sDuke’s sonnessons greatgreat ConcubineConcubine:
AA drabdrab ofof StateState, aa cloath a siluercloathcloth-o’-silvercloth a a siluer silver slutslut,

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ToTo hauehave herher trainetrain borneborne vpup, andand herher soulesoul trailetrail i’thi’th’ durtdirt; greatgreat.
Hip.HippolitoHip.ToTo bebe miserablymiserably greatgreat, richrich toto bebe eternallyeternally wretchedwretched.
Vind.VindiceVind.OO commoncommon madnessemadness:
AskeAsk butbut thethe thriuingstthriving’stthrivingst harlotharlot inin coldcold bloudblood,
SheedShe’d giuegive thethe worldworld toto makemake herher honourhonour goodgood,
PerhapsPerhaps youleyou’ll saysay butbut onelyonly to’thto’th DukesDuke’s sonneson,
InIn priuateprivate; whywhy, sheeshe firstfirst beginsbegins withwith oneone,
WhoWho afterwardafterwardafterwards toto thousandthousand proouesproves aa whorewhore:
"BreakeBreak IceIce inin oneone placeplace, itit willwill crackcrack inin moremore.
MotherMother.MostMost certainlycertainly applyedapplied?
Hip.HippolitoHip.OhOhO BrotherBrother, youyou forgetforget ourour businessebusiness.
Vind.VindiceVind.AndAnd wellwell remembredremembered, ioye’sjoy’s aa subtillsubtle elfeelf,
II thinkethink man’sman’s happiesthappiest, whenwhen hehe forgetsforgets himselfehimself:
FarewellFarewell onceonce dryeddried, nownow holy-watredholy-watered MeadeMead,
OurOur heartshearts wearewear FeathersFeathers, thatthat beforebefore worewore LeadLead.
MotherMother.IleI’ll giuegive youyou thisthis, thatthat oneone II neuernever knewknew
PleadPlead betterbetter, forfor, andand gainst’gainst thethe DiuillDevil, thenthan youyou.
Vind.VindiceVind.YouYou makemake meme proudproud onton’t.
Hip.HippolitoHip.CommendCommend vsus inin allall vertuevirtue toto ourour SisterSister.
Vind.VindiceVind.IAyI forfor thethe louelove ofof heauenheaven, toto thatthat truetrue maidemaid.
MotherMother.WithWith mymy bestbest wordswords.
Vind.VindiceVind.WhyWhy thatthat waswas motherlymotherly saydsaid.ExeuntExeunt.
MotherMother.II wonderwonder nownow whatwhat furyfury diddid transporttransport meme?
II feelefeel goodgood thoughtsthoughts beginbegin toto settlesettle inin meme.
OhOhO withwith whatwhat fore-headforehead cancan II lookelook onon herher?
WhoseWhose honorhonour I’ueI’ve soso impiouslieimpiously besetbeset,
AndAnd herehere sheeshe comescomes,
Cast.CastizaCast.NowNow mothermother, youyou hauehave wroughtwrought withwith meme soso stronglystrongly,
ThatThat whatwhat forfor mymy aduancementadvancement, asas toto calmecalm
TheThe troubletrouble ofof youryour tonguetongue: II amam contentcontent.
MotherMother.ContentContent, toto whatwhat?
Cast.CastizaCast.ToTo dodo asas youyou hauehave wishtwished meme,
ToTo prostituteprostitute mymy brestbreast toto thethe DukesDuke’s sonneson:
AndAnd putput my selfemyself toto commoncommon VsuryUsury.
MotherMother.II hopehope youyou willwill notnot soso.
Cast.CastizaCast.HopeHope youyou II willwill notnot?
That’sThat’s notnot thethe hopehope youyou lookelook toto bebe sauedsaved inin.
MotherMother.TruthTruth butbut itit isis.

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Cast.CastizaCast.DoDo notnot deceiuedeceive your selfeyourself,
II amam, asas youyou eene’en outout ofof MarbleMarble wroughtwrought,
WhatWhat wouldwould youyou nownow, areare yeeye notnot pleasdepleased yetyet withwith meme,
YouYou shallshall notnot wishwish meme toto bebe moremore lasciuiouslascivious
ThenThan II intendintend toto bebe.MotherMother.StrikeStrike notnot meme coldcold,
Cast.CastizaCast.HowHow oftenoften hauehave youyou chargdcharged meme onon youryour blessingblessing
ToTo bebe aa cursedcursed womanwoman — whenwhen youyou knewknew,
YourYour blessingblessing hadhad nono forceforce toto makemake meme lewdlewd,
YouYou laidelaid youryour curssecurse vponupon meme, thatthat diddid moremore,
TheThe mothersmother’s cursecurse isis heauyheavy, wherewhere thatthat fightsfights,
SonnesSunsSons setset inin stormestorm, andand daughtersdaughters looselose theirtheir lightslights?
Moth.MotherMoth.GoodGood childechild, dearedear maidemaid, ifif therethere bebe anyany sparkespark
OfOf heauenlyheavenly intellectuallintellectual firefire withinwithin theethee, ohoho letlet mymy breathbreath,
ReuiueRevive itit toto aa flameflame:
PutPut notnot allall outout, withwith womanswoman’s wilfullwilful follyesfollies,
II amam recouerdrecovered ofof thatthat foulefoul diseasedisease
ThatThat hauntshaunts tootoo manymany mothersmothers, kindekind forgiueforgive meme,
MakeMake meme notnot sicksick inin healthhealth? — ifif thenthen
MyMy wordswords preuaildeprevailed whenwhen theythey werewere wickednessewickedness,
HowHow muchmuch moremore nownow whenwhen theythey areare iustjust andand goodgood?
Cast.CastizaCast.II wonderwonder whatwhat youyou meanemean, areare notnot youyou sheshe
ForFor whosewhose infectinfect perswasionspersuasions II couldcould scarcescarce
KneeleKneel outout mymy prayersprayers, andand hadhad muchmuch adooado
InIn threethree houreshours’ readingreading, toto vntwistuntwist soso muchmuch
OfOf thethe blackblack serpentserpent, asas youyou woundwound aboutabout meme.
Moth.MotherMoth.Tis’Tis vnfruitfullunfruitful, heldheld tedioustedious toto repeaterepeat whatswhat’s pastpast,
ImeI’m nownow youryour presentpresent MotherMother.Cast.CastizaCast.PushPush, nownow ’tis’tis tootoo latelate,
Moth.MotherMoth.BethinkeBethink agenagain, thouthou knowstknow’stknowest notnot whatwhat thouthou saystsayst.
Cast.CastizaCast.NoNo, denydeny aduancementadvancement, treasuretreasure, thethe DukesDuke’s sonneson.
Moth.MotherMoth.OO seesee, II spokespoke thosethose wordswords, andand nownow theythey poysonpoison meme:
WhatWhat willwill thethe deeddeed dodo thenthen?
AduancementAdvancement, truetrue: asas highhigh asas shameshame cancan pitchpitch,
ForFor TreasureTreasure; who erewhowhoe’erwho ere ere knewknew aa harlotharlot richrich?
OrOr couldcould buildbuild byby thethe purchasepurchase ofof herher sinnesin,
AnAn hospitallhospital toto keepekeep theirtheir bastardsbastards inin: TheThe DukesDuke’s sonneson,
OhOhO whenwhen woemenwomen areare yongyoung CourtiersCourtiers, theythey areare suresure toto bebe oldold (beggarsbeggars,
ToTo knowknow thethe miseriesmiseries mostmost harlotsharlots tastetaste,
ThoudstThoud’stthou’dst wishwish thy selfethyself vnborneunborn, whenwhen thouthou artart vnchastunchaste.
Cast.CastizaCast.OO mothermother letlet meme twinetwine aboutabout youryour neckeneck,

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AndAnd kissekiss youyou tilltill mymy soulesoul meltmelt onon youryour lipslips,
II diddid butbut thisthis toto trietry youyou.Mot.MotherMot.OO speakespeak truthtruth.
Cast.CastizaCast.IndeedIndeed II diddid notnot, forfor nono tongtongue hashas forceforce toto alteralter meme fromfrom (honesthonest
IfIf maydensmaidens wouldwould, mensmen’s wordswords couldcould hauehave nono powerpower,
AA verginvirgin honorhonour isis aa christallcrystal TowerTower.
WhichWhich beingbeing weakeweak isis guardedguarded withwith goodgood spiritsspirits,
VntillUntil sheshe baselybasely yeeldsyields nono illill inheritsinherits.
Mot.MotherMot.OO happyhappy childchild! faithfaith andand thythy birthbirth hathhath sauedsaved meme,
Mongst’MongstAmongst thousandthousand daughtersdaughters happiesthappiest ofof allall othersothers,
BuyBuy thouthou aa glasseglass forfor maidesmaids,, andand II forfor mothersmothers.ExeuntExeunt.
EnterEnter VindiceVindice andand HippolitoHippolito.
Vin.VindiceVin.SoSo, soso, hehe leanesleans wellwell, taketake heedeheed youyou wakewake himhim notnot bro-brotherbro∣therbrother(ther

Hip.HippolitoHip.II warantwarrant youyou mymy lifelife forfor yoursyours.
Vin.VindiceVin.ThatsThat’sthat’s aa goodgood laylay, forfor II mustmust killkill my selfemyself?
BrotherBrother thatsthat’s II: thatthat sitssits forfor meme: dodo youyou markemark itit,
AndAnd II mustmust standstand readyready herehere toto makemake awayaway my selfemyself yonderyonder — II
mustmust sitsit toto beebe kildkilled, andand standstand toto killkill my selfemyself, II couldcould varryvary itit
notnot soso littlelittle asas thricethrice ouerover agenagain, tas’thas somesome eighteight returnesreturns likelike
MichelmasMichaelmas TearmeTerm.Hip.HippolitoHip.ThatsThat’sthat’s enowenowenough aa conscienceconscience.
Vind.VindiceVind.ButBut sirrahsirrah dosdoes thethe DukesDuke’s sonneson comecome singlesingle?
Hip.HippolitoHip.NoNo, there’sthere’s thethe hellhell on’ton’t, hishis faith’sfaith’s tootoo feeblefeeble toto gogo alonealone?
heehe bringsbrings flesh-fliesflesh-flies afterafter himhim, thatthat willwill buzzebuzz againstagainst suppersupper
timetime, andand humhum forfor hishis commingcoming outout.
Vind.VindiceVind.AhAh thethe fly-flopfly-flop ofof vengeancevengeance beatebeat ’em’em toto peecespieces? herehere
waswas thethe sweetestsweetest occasionoccasion, thethe fittestfittest hourehour, toto hauehave mademade mymy
reuengrevenge familiarfamiliar withwith himhim, showshow himhim thethe bodybody ofof thethe DukeDuke hishis
fatherfather, andand howhow quaintlyquaintly hehe dieddied likelike aa PolititianPolitician inin hugger-hugger-muggerhugger-mugger
mugger,
mademade nono manman acquaintedacquainted withwith itit, andand inin CatastropheCatastrophe
slaineslain himhim ouerover hishis fathersfather’s brestbreast, andand ohoho I’meI’m madmad toto looselose suchsuch aa
sweetesweet opportunityopportunity.
Hip.HippolitoHip.NayNay pushpush, pree-theeprithee bebe contentcontent! there’sthere’s nono remedyremedy pre-presentpre∣sentpresent
sent,
maymay notnot hereafterhereafter timestimes openopen inin asas fairefair facesfaces asas thisthis.
Vind.VindiceVind.TheyThey maymay ifif theythey cancan paintpaint soso wellwell?
Hip.HippolitoHip.ComeCome, nownow toto auoideavoid alall suspitionsuspicion, letslet’s forsakeforsake thisthis roomeroom,
andand bebe goinggoing toto meetemeet thethe DukesDuke’s sonneson.
Vind.VindiceVind.ContentContent, I’meI’m forfor anyany wetherweather? heartheart stepstep closseclose, herehere heehe (comescomes?
Ent.EnterEnt. LussLuffLussarioLuff.
Hip.HippolitoHip.MyMy honordhonoured LordLord?Lus.LussuriosoLus.OhOhO meme; youyou bothboth presentpresent.
Vin.VindiceVin.E’enE’en newlynewly mymy LordLord, iustjust asas youryour LordshipLordship enterdentered nownow? a-abouta∣boutabout
bout
thisthis placeplace wewe hadhad noticenotice giuengiven heehe shouldshould beebe, butbut inin somesome
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Hip.HippolitoHip.CameCame youryour honourhonour priuateprivate?
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.PriuatePrivate inoughenough forfor thisthis: onelyonly aa fewfew
AttendAttend mymy commingcoming outout.Hip.HippolitoHip.DeathDeath rotterot thosethose fewfew.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.StayStay yonder’syonder’s thethe slaueslave.
Vind.VindiceVind.MasseMass there’sthere’s thethe slaueslave indeedindeed mymy LordLord;
Tis’Tis aa goodgood childchild, hehe callscalls hishis FatherFather slaueslave.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.IAyay, thatsthat’s thethe villainevillain, thethe dambddamned villainevillain: softlysoftly,
TreadTread easieeasy.
Vin.VindiceVin.PuhPuh, II warrantwarrant youyou mymy LordLord, weelewe’ll stifllestifle inin ourour breathsbreathsbreathes.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.ThatThat willwill dodo wellwell:
BaseBase roaguerogue, thouthou sleepestsleepest thythy lastlast, tis’tis policiepolicy,
ToTo hauehave himhim killdkilled in’sin’s sleepesleep, forfor ifif hehe waktwaked
HeeHe wouldwould betraybetray allall toto themthem.
Vind.VindiceVind.ButBut mymy LordLord.Luss.LussuriosoLuss.HaHa, whatwhat saystsayst?
Vind.VindiceVind.ShallShall wewe killkill himhim nownow heeshe’s drunkedrunk?Lus.LussuriosoLus.IAyI bestbest ofof allall.
Vind.VindiceVind.WhyWhy thenthen heehe willwill nerene’er liuelive toto bebe sobersober?
Lus.LussuriosoLus.NoNo mattermatter, letlet himhim reelereel toto hellhell.
Vind.VindiceVind.ButBut beingbeing soso fullfull ofof liquorliquor, II fearefear heehe willwill putput outout allall (thethe firefire,
Lus.LussuriosoLus.ThouThou artart aa madmad brestbreast.
Vin.VindiceVin.AndAnd leaueleave nonenone toto warmewarm youryour LordshipsLordship’s GolsGollsgolls withallwithal;
ForFor hehe thatthat dyesdies drunkedrunk, fallsfalls intointo hellhell firefire likelike aa BucketBucket o’aao’ waterwater,
qushqush qushqush.
Lus.LussuriosoLus.ComeCome bebe readyready, nakenaketake youryour swordsswords, thinkethink ofof youryour wrongswrongs
ThisThis slaueslave hashas iniur’dinjured youyou.
Vind.VindiceVind.TrothTroth soso hehe hashas, andand hehe hashas paidepaid wellwell fortfor’t.
Lus.LussuriosoLus.MeeteMeet withwith himhim nownow.
Vin.VindiceVin.YouleYou’ll bearebear vsus outout mymy LordLord?
Lus.LussuriosoLus.PuhPuh, amam II aa LordLord forfor nothingnothing thinkethink youyou, quicklyquickly, nownow.
Vind.VindiceVind.SaSa, sasa, sasa: thumpethump, therethere hehe lyeslies.
Lus.LussuriosoLus.NimblyNimbly donedone, haha? ohoho, villainesvillains, murderersmurderers,
Tis’Tis thethe oldold DukeDuke mymy fatherfather.Vind.VindiceVind.That’sThat’s aa iestjest.
Lus.LussuriosoLus.WhatWhat stiffestiff andand coldecold alreadyalready?
OO pardonpardon meme toto callcall youyou fromfrom youryour namesnames:
Tis’Tis nonenone ofof youryour deeddeed, — thatthat villainevillain PiatoPiato
WhomWhom youyou thoughtthought nownow toto killkill, hashas murderdmurdered himhim,
AndAnd leftleft himhim thusthus disguizddisguised.Hip.HippolitoHip.AndAnd notnononot vnlikelyunlikely.
Vind.VindiceVind.OO rascall●ascallrascal waswas hehe notnot ashamdeashamed,
ToTo putput thethe DukeDuke intointo aa greasiegreasy doubletdoublet.

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Luss.LussuriosoLuss.HeHe hashas beenebeen coldcold andand stiffstiff whowho knowesknows, howhow longlong?
Vind.VindiceVind.MarryMarry thatthat dodo II.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.NoNo wordswords II praypray, offofoff anyany thingthing entendedintended:
Vind.VindiceVind.OhOhO mymy LordLord.
Hip.HippolitoHip.II wouldwould samefainesame hauehave youryour LordshipLordship thinkethink thatthat wewe hauehave
smallsmall reasonreason toto prateprate.
LusLussuriosoLusFaithFaith thouthou saystsayst truetrue? ilei’llI’ll forth-withforthwith sendsend toto CourtCourt,
ForFor allall thethe NoblesNobles, BastardBastard, DuchesseDuchessduchess, allall?
HowHow herehere byby miraclemiracle weewe foundfound himhim deaddead,
AndAnd inin hishis raymentraiment thatthat foulefoul villainevillain fledfled.
Vind.VindiceVind.ThatThat willwill bebe thethe bestbest wayway mymy LordLord, toto cleereclear vsus allall: letslet’s
castcast aboutabout toto bebe cleereclear.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.HoHo, NencioNencio, SordidoSordido, andand thethe restrest.EnterEnter allall.
1.1. Attendant1.MyMy LordLord.2.2. Attendant2.MyMy LordLord.
Lus.LussuriosoLus.BeBe wittnesseswitnesses ofof aa strangestrange spectaclespectacle:
ChoosingChoosing forfor priuateprivate conferenceconference thatthat sadsad roomeroom
WeWe foundfound thethe DukeDuke mymy fatherfather gealde’gealedgealed inin bloudblood.
1.1. Attendant1.MyMy LordLord thethe DukeDuke — runrun hiehietheehie theethee NencioNencio,
StartleStartle thethe CourtCourt byby signifyingsignifying soso muchmuch.
Vind.VindiceVind.ThusThus muchmuch byby witwit aa deepedeep ReuengerRevenger cancan:
WhenWhen murdersmurders knowneknown,, toto bebe thethe cleerestclearest manman
We’reWe’re fordestfardestfurthest offoff, andand withwith asas bouldbold anan eyeeye,
SuruaySurvey hishis bodybody asas thethe standersstanders byby.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.MyMy royallroyal fatherfather, tootoo baselybasely letlet bloudblood,
ByBy aa maleuolentmalevolent slaueslave.
Hip.HippolitoHip.HarkeHark? hehe callscalls theethee slaueslave agenagain.Vin.VindiceVin.Ha’sH’asHas lostlost, hehe maymay.
Lus.LussuriosoLus.OhOhO sightsight, lookelook hetherhither, seesee, hishis lipslips areare gnawngnawn withwith poysōpoysōpoison.
Vin.VindiceVin.HowHow — hishis lipslips by’thby th’ massemass theythey beebe.
Lus.LussuriosoLus.OO villainevillain — OOOh roaguerogue — OOOh slaueslave — OOOh rascallrascal:
Hip.HippolitoHip.OO goodgood deceitedeceit, hehe quitsquits himhim withwith likelike tearmesterms.
1.1. Noble1.WhereWhere.2.2. Noble2.WhichWhich wayway.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.OuerOver whatwhat rooferoof hangshangs thisthis prodigiousprodigious CometComet,
InIn deadlydeadly firefire.
Lus.LussuriosoLus.BeholdBehold, beholdbehold mymy LordsLords thethe DukeDuke mymy fathersfather’sfathers murderdmurdered
byby aa vassailevassal, thatthat owesowes thisthis habithabit, andand herehere leftleft disguisdedisguised.
Duch.DuchessDuch.MyMy LordLord andand husbandhusband.2.2. Noble2.ReuerendReverend MaiestyMajesty.
1.1. Noble1.II hauehave seeneseen thesethese clothsclothes, oftenoften attendingattending onon himhim.
Vin.VindiceVin.ThatThat NoblemanNobleman, hashas binbeen ithi’th’ CountryCountry, forfor hehe dosdoes notnot lielie?

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Sup.SupervacuoSup.LearneLearn ofof ourour mothermother letslet’s dissembledissemble totooto,
II amam gladglad hee’she’s vanishtvanished; soso II hopehope areare youyou?
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.IAyI youyou maymay taketake mymy wordword fortfor’t.
Spur.SpurioSpur.OldOld DadDad, deaddead?
IAyay, oneone ofof hishis castcast sinnessins willwill sendsend thethe FatesFates
MostMost heartyhearty commendationscommendations byby hishis owneown sonneson,
IleI’ll tugtug inin thethe newnew streamestrcamestream, tilltill strengthstrength bebe donedone.
Lus.LussuriosoLus.WhereWhere bebe thosethose twotwo, thatthat diddid affirmeaffirm toto vsus?
MyMy LordLord thethe DukeDuke waswas priuatelyprivately ridrid forthforth?
1.1. Noble1.OO pardonpardon vsus mymy LordsLords, heehe gauegave thatthat chargecharge
VponUpon ourour liueslives ifif hehe werewere mistmissed atat CourtCourt,
ToTo answeranswer soso; heehe roderoderoad notnot any whereanywhere,
WeWe leftleft himhim priuateprivate withwith thatthat fellowfellow herehere?Vind.VindiceVind.ConfirmdeConfirmedconfirmed.
Lus.LussuriosoLus.OO heauensheavens, thatthat falsefalse chargecharge waswas hishis deathdeath,
ImpudentImpudent BeggarsBeggars, durstdurst youyou toto ourour faceface,
MaintaineMaintain suchsuch aa falsefalse answeranswer? bearebear himhim straightstraight toto executionexecution.
1.1. Noble1.MyMy LordLord?Luss.LussuriosoLuss.VrgeUrge meme nono moremore.
InIn thisthis thethe excuseexcuse, maymay bebe cal’dcalled halfehalf thethe murthermurder?
Vind.VindiceVind.Yo’ueYou’ve sentencdesentenced wellwell.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.AwayAway seesee itit bebe donedone.
Vind.VindiceVind.CouldCould youyou notnot stickstick: seesee whatwhat confessionconfession dothdoth?
WhoWho wouldwould notnot lielie whenwhen menmen areare hangdhanged forfor truthtruth?
Hip.HippolitoHip.BrotherBrother howhow happyhappy isis ourour vengeancevengeance.
Vin.VindiceVin.WhyWhy itit hitshits, pastpast thethe apprehensionapprehension ofof indifferentindifferent witswits.
LussLussuriosoLuss,MyMy LordLord letlet post horsepostpost-horse bebe sentsent,
IntoInto allall placesplaces toto intrapentrap thethe villainevillain,
Vin.VindiceVin.Post-horsePost-horse haha haha.
Nob.NobleNob.MyMy LordLord, we’rewe’re som-thingsomething bouldbold toto knowknow ourour duetyduty?
YourYour fathersfather’sfathers accidentallyaccidentally departeddeparted,
TheThe titlestitles thatthat werewere duedue toto himhim, meetemeet youyou.
Lus.LussuriosoLus.MeeteMeet meme? I’meI’m notnot atat leisureleisure mymy goodgood LordLord,
I’ueI’ve manymany greefesgriefs toto dispatchdispatch outout atho’th’ wayway:
WelcomeWelcome sweetesweet titlestitles, — talketalk toto meme mymy LordsLords,
OfOffepulchersOf sepulcherssepulchers, andand mightymighty EmperorsEmperor’s bonesbones,
ThatsThat’sthat’s thoughtthought forfor meme.
Vind.VindiceVind.SoSo, oneone maymay seesee byby thisthis,
HowHow forraineforeign marketsmarkets goego:
CourtiersCourtiers hauehave feetefeet atho’th’ ninesnines, andand tonguestongues atho’th’ twelluestwelves,

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TheyThey flatterflatter DukesDukes andand DukesDukes flatterflatter them-seluesthemselves.
Nob.NobleNob.MyMy LordLord itit isis youryour shineshine mustmust comfortcomfort vsus.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.AlasAlas II shineshine inin tearestears likelike thethe SunneSun inin AprillApril.
Nobl.NobleNobl.YourYou’reYour nownow mymy LordsLord’sLords gracegrace?
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.MyMy LordsLord’sLords gracegrace? II perceiueperceive youleyou’ll hauehave itit soso.
Nobl.NobleNobl.Tis’Tis butbut youryour owneown.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.ThenThen heauensheavens giuegive meme gracegrace toto bebe soso?
VindVindiceVindHeHe praiesprays welwell forfor him-selfehimself.
Nobl.NobleNobl.MadameMadammadam allall sorrowessorrows,
MustMust runnerun theirtheir circlescircles intointo ioyesjoys, nono doubtdoubt butbut timetime,
WilWill makemake thethe murderermurderer bringbring forthforth him-selfehimself.
Vind.VindiceVind.HeHe werewere anan AsseAss thenthen yfaithi’faith?
Nob.NobleNob.InIn thethe meanemean seasonseason,
LetLet vsus bethinkebethink thethe latest-funeralllatest funerallatest-funerall honorshonours:
DueDueEndue toto thethe DukesDuke’s coldcold bodiebody, — andand withallwithal,
CallingCalling toto memorymemory ourour newnew happinessehappiness,
SpreadeSpread inin hishis royallroyal sonneson, — LordsLords GentlemenGentlemen,
PreparePrepare forfor ReuellsRevels.Vind.VindiceVind.ReuellsRevels.
Nobl.NobleNobl.TimeTime hathhath seuerallseurallseveral fallsfalls,
GreefesGriefs liftlift vpup ioyesjoys, feastesfeasts putput downedown funerallsfunerals.
Lus.LussuriosoLus.ComeCome thenthen mymy LordsLords, mymy fauoursfavours toto youyou allall,
TheThe DuchesseDuchess isis suspectedsuspected, fowlyfoully bentbent,
IleI’ll beginnebegin DukedomeDukedom withwith herher banishmentbanishment?ExeuntExeunt DukeDuke
NoblesNobles andand DuchesseDuchessduchess.
Hip.HippolitoHip.ReuellsRevels.
Vind.VindiceVind.IAyay, that’sthat’s thethe wordword, wewe areare firmefirm yetyet,
StrikeStrike oneone strainestrain moremore, andand thenthen wewe crownecrown ourour witwit.Exeu.ExeuntExeu. Bro.BrothersBro.
Spu.SpurioSpu.WellWell, hauehave thethe fayrestfairest markemark, — (soso saydsaid thethe DukeDuke whenwhen
hehe begotbegot meme,)
AndAnd ifif II missemiss hishis heartheart oror neerenear aboutabout,
ThenThen hauehave atat anyany,, aa BastardBastard scornesscorns toto bebe outout.
Sup.SupervacuoSup.Not’stNot’stNotest thouthou thatthat SpurioSpurio brotherbrother.
And.AndAmbitiosoAnd,YesYes II notenote himhim toto ourour shameshame.
Super.SupervacuoSuper.HeHe shallshall notnot liuelive, hishis hairehair shallshall notnot growgrow muchmuch longerlonger?
inin thisthis timetime ofof ReuellsRevels trickstricks maymay bebe setset a footeaafoota foote foot, seestseest thouthou yonyonyond
newnew MooneMoon, itit shallshall out-liueoutlive thethe newnew DukeDuke byby muchmuch, thisthis handhand
shallshall dispossessedispossess himhim, thenthenthan we’rewe’re mightymighty.
AA maskemasquemask isis treasonstreason’s licencelicence, thatthat buildbuild vponupon?
Tis’Tis murdersmurder’s bestbest faceface whenwhen aa vizard’svizard’s onon.ExitExit Super.SupervacuoSuper.

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Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.IstIs’t soso, ’ts’tis veryvery goodgood,
AndAnd dodo youyou thinkethink toto bebe DukeDuke thenthen, kindekind brotherbrother:
IleI’ll seesee fairefair playplay, dropdrop oneone, andand therethere lieslies tothert’other.ExitExit Ambi.AmbitiosoAmbi.
EnterEnter VindiceVindice &and HippolitoHippolito, withwith PieroPiero andand otherother LordsLords.
Vind.VindiceVind.MyMy LordsLords; bebe allall ofof MusickMusic, strikestrike oldold gricfesgriefesgricfesgriefs intointo otherother (countriescountries
ThatThat flowflow inin tootoo muchmuch milkemilk, andand hauehave faintfaint liuerslivers,
NotNot daringdaring toto stabstab homehome theirtheir discontentsdiscontents:
LetLet ourour hidhid flamesflames breakebreak outout, asas firefire, asas lightninglightning,
ToTo blastblast thisthis villanousvillainous DukedomeDukedom: vextvexed withwith sinnesin;
WindeWind vpup youryour soulessouls toto theirtheir fullfull heightheight agenagain.
PieroPiero.HowHow?1.1. Noble1.WhichWhich wayway?
3.3. Noble3.AnyAny wayway: ourour wrongswrongs areare suchsuch,
WeWe cannotcannot iustlyjustly bebe reuengdereuengrevengedrevenge de de tootoo muchmuch.
Vind.VindiceVind.YouYou shallshall hauehave allall enoughenough: — ReuelsRevels areare towardtowardtowards,
AndAnd thosethose fewfew NoblesNobles thatthat hauehave longlong suppressdsuppressed youyou,
AreAre busiedbusied toto thethe furnishingfurnishing ofof aa MaskeMask:
AndAnd dodo affectaffect toto makemake aa pleasantpleasant tailetaletail onton’t,
TheThe MaskingMasking suitessuits areare fashioningfashioning, nownow comescomes inin
ThatThat whichwhich mustmust gladglad vsus allall — weewe toto taketake patternepattern
OfOf allall thosethose suitessuits, thethe colourcolour, trimmingtrimming, fashionfashion,
E’enE’en toto anan vndistinguishtundistinguished hayrehair almostalmost:
ThenThen entringent’ringentering firstfirst, obseruingobserving thethe truetrue formeform,
WithinWithin aa strainestrain oror twotwo wewe shallshall findefind leasureleisure,
ToTo stealesteal ourour swordsswords outout handsomlyhandsomely,
AndAnd whenwhen theythey thinkethink theirtheir pleasurepleasure sweetesweet andand goodgood,
InIn midstmidst ofof allall theirtheir ioyesjoys, theythey shallshall sighsigh bloudblood.
Pie.PieroPie.WeightilyWeightily, effectuallyeffectually,3.3. Noble3.beforebefore thethe tothert’other MaskersMaskers comecome.
Vind.VindiceVind.We’reWe’re gonegone, allall donedone andand pastpastpassed.
Pie.PieroPie.ButBut howhow forfor thethe DukesDuke’s guardguard?Vind.VindiceVind.LetLet thatthat alonealone,
ByBy oneone andand oneone theirtheir strengthsstrengths shallshall bebe drunkedrunk downedown,
Hip.HippolitoHip.ThereThere areare fiuefive hundredhundred GentlemenGentlemen inin thethe actionaction,
ThatThat willwill applyapply them-seluesthemselves, andand notnot standstand idleidle.
Pier.PieroPier.OhOhO letlet vsus hughug youryour bosomesbosoms.Vin.VindiceVin.ComeCome mymy LordsLords,
PreparePrepare forfor deedsdeeds, letlet otherother timestimes hauehave wordswords.ExeuntExeunt.
InIn aa dumdumb shewshow, thethe possessingpossessing ofof thethe youngyoung DukeDuke.
withwith allall hishis NoblesNobles: ThenThen soundingsounding MusickMusic.
AA furnishtfurnished TableTable isis broughtbrought forthforth: thenthen entersenters thethe DukeDuke
&and hishis NoblesNobles toto thethe banquetbanquotbanquotbanquet. AA blasing-starblazing-star appearethappeareth.

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NobleNoble.ManyMany harmoniousharmonious houreshours, andand choisestchoicest pleasurespleasures,
FillFill vpup thethe royallroyal numbersnumbers ofof youryour yearesyears.
Lus.LussuriosoLus.MyMy LordsLords we’rewe’re pleasdpleased toto thankethank youyou? — thothough wewe knowknow,
Tis’Tis butbut youryour duetyduty nownow toto wishwish itit soso.
Nob.NobleNob.ThatThat shineshine makesmakes vsus allall happyhappy.
3.3. Nob.NobleNob.HisHis GraceGrace frounesfrowns?
2.2. Nob.NobleNob.YetYet wewe mustmust saysay hehe smilessmiles.1.1. Nob.NobleNob.II thinkethink wewe mustmust.
Lus.LussuriosoLus.ThatThat foule-Incontinentfoul Incontinentfoul-incontinent DuchesseDuchess wewe hauehave banishtbanished,
TheThe BastardBastard shallshall notnot liuelive: afterafter thesethese ReuellsRevels
IleI’ll beginbegin strangestrange onesones; heehe andand thethe stepsonnesstepsons,
ShallShall paypay theirtheir liueslives forfor thethe firstfirst subsidiessubsidies,
WeWe mustmust notnot frownefrown soso soonesoon, elseelse t’ad’t’ad beenebeen nownow?
1.1. Nob.NobleNob.MyMy gratiousgracious LordLord pleaseplease youyou prepareprepare forfor pleasurepleasure,
TheThe maskemasquemask isis notnot farfar offoff.
Lus.LussuriosoLus.WeWe areare forfor pleasurepleasure,
BeshrewBeshrew theethee, whatwhat artart thouthou? madstmad’st meme startstart?
ThouThou hasthast committedcommitted treasontreason, — AA blazingblazing starstar.
11, Nob.NobleNob.AA blazingblazing starstar, OOOh wherewhere mymy LordLord.Lus.LussuriosoLus.SpySpy outout.
2.2. Nob,NobleSeeSee, seesee, mymy LordsLords, aa wondrous-dreadfulwondrous dreadfulwondrous-dreadful oneone.
Lus.LussuriosoLus.II amam notnot pleasdpleased atat thatthat ill-knottedill-knotted firefire,
ThatThat bushing-flaringbushing flaringbushing-flaring starstar, — amam notnot II DukeDuke?
ItIt shouldshould notnot quakequake meme nownow: hadhad itit appeardappeared,
BeforeBefore itit, II mightmight thenthen hauehave iustlyjustly feardfeared,
ButBut yetyet theythey saysay, whomwhom artart andand learninglearning WedsWeds:
WhenWhen starsstars werewere lockslocks, theythey threatenthreaten great-mensgreat men’sgreat-men’s headsheads,
IsIs itit soso? youyou areare readread mymy LordsLords.
1.1. Nob.NobleNob.MayMay itit pleaseplease youryour GraceGrace,
ItIt showesshows greatgreat angeranger.
Lus.LussuriosoLus.ThatThat dosdoes notnot pleaseplease ourour GraceGrace.
2.2. Nob.NobleNob.YetYet here’shere’s thethe comfortcomfort mymy LordLord, manymany timestimes.
WhenWhen itit seemesseems mostmost itit threatnesthreatens fardestfardestfarthest offoff.
Lus.LussuriosoLus.FaithFaith andand II thinkethink soso tootoo.
1.1. Nob.NobleNob.BesideBeside mymy LordLord,
You’rYou’re gracefullygracefully establishtestablished withwith thethe louesloves
OfOf allall youryour subiectssubjects: andand forfor naturallnatural deathdeath,
II hopehope itit willwill bebe threescorethreescore yearsyears a commingaa-cominga comming coming.
Lus.LussuriosoLus.TrueTrue, nono moremore butbut threescorethreescore yearsyears.
1.1. Nob.NobleNob.FourescoreFourscorefourscore II hopehope mymy LordLord:22, Nob.NobleNob.AndAnd fiuescorefive-score, IIay,
33, Nob.NobleNob.ButBut tis’tis mymy hopehope mymy LordLord, youyou shallshall nerene’er diedie.

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Lus.LussuriosoLus.GiueGive meme thythy handhand, thesethese othersothers II rebukerebuke,
HeHe thatthat hopeshopes soso, isis sittestfittestsittest forfor aa DukeDuke:
ThouThou shaltshalt sitsit nextnext meme, taketake youryour placesplaces LordsLords,
We’reWe’re readyready nownow forfor sportssports, letlet ’em’em setset onon.
YouYou thingthing? wewe shallshall forgetforget youyou quitequite anonanon!
3.3. Nob.NobleNob.II hearehear ’em’em commingcoming mymy LordLord.EnterEnter thethe MaskeMasqueMask ofof
ReuengersRevengers thethe twotwo BrothersBrothers, andand
twotwo LordsLords moremore.
Lus.LussuriosoLus.AhAh tis’tis wellwell,
BrothersBrothers, andand BastardBastard, youyou dancedance nextnext inin hellhell?
TheThe ReuengersRevengers dauncedance?
AtAt thethe endend, stealesteal outout theirtheir swordsswords, andand thesethese fourefour killkill thethe fourefour atat
thethe TableTable, inin theirtheir ChairesChairs.., ItIt thundersthunders.
Vind.VindiceVind.MarkeMark, ThunderThunder?
DostDost knowknow thythy kuecue, thouthou big-voyc’stbig-voiced cryercrier?
DukesDuke’s groanesgroans, areare thundersthunder’sthunders watch-wordswatchwords,
Hip.HippolitoHip.SoSo mymy LordsLords, YouYou hauehave ynoughenough.
Vind.VindiceVind.ComeCome letslet’s awayaway, nono lingringling’ringlingering.ExeuntExeunt.
Hip.HippolitoHip.FollowFollow, goego?
Vind.VindiceVind.NoNo powerpower isis angryangry whenwhen thethe lust-fullustful diedie,
WhenWhen thunder-clapsthunder clapsthunderclaps, heauenheaven likeslikes thethe tragedytragedy.ExitExit Vin.VindiceVin.
Lus.LussuriosoLus.OhOhO, ohoho.
EnterEnter thethe otherother MaskeMasqueMask ofof entendedintended murderersmurderers? Step-sonsStepsons; BastardBastard;
andand aa fourthfourth manman, commingcoming inin dauncingdancing, thethe DukeDuke recouersrecovers aa
littlelittle inin voycevoice, andand groanesgroans, — callscalls aa guardguard, treasontreason.
AtAt whichwhich theythey allall startstart outout ofof theirtheir measuremeasure, andand turningturning towardstowards
thethe TableTable, theythey findefind themthem allall toto bebe murderedmurdered.
Spur.SpurioSpur.WhoseWhose groanegroan waswas thatthat?Lus.LussuriosoLus.TreasonTreason, aa guardguard.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.HowHow nownow? allall murderdmurdered!Super.SupervacuoSuper.MurderdMurdered!
4.4. Noble4.AndAnd thosethose hishis NoblesNobles?
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.Here’sHere’s aa labourlabour sau’dsaved,
II thoughtthought toto hauehave spedsped himhim, Sbloud’Sblood’sblood howhow camecame thisthis.
Spur.SpurioSpur.ThenThen II proclaimeproclaim my selfemyself, nownow II amam DukeDuke.
Amb.AmbitiosoAmb.ThouThou DukeDuke,! brotherbrother thouthou liestliest.
Spu.SpurioSpu.SlaueSlave soso dostdost thouthou?
4.4. Noble4.BaseBase villaynevillain hasthast thouthou slaineslain mymy LordLord andand MaisterMaster.
EnterEnter thethe firstfirst menmen.
Vind.VindiceVind.PistollsPistolspistols, treasontreason, murdermurder, helpehelp, guardguard mymy LordLord thethe DukeDuke.
Hip.HippolitoHip.LayLay holdhold vponupon thisthis TraytorsTraitors?Lus.LussuriosoLus.OhOh.
Vind.VindiceVind.AlasseAlas, thethe DukeDuke isis murderdmurdered.Hip.HippolitoHip.AndAnd thethe NoblesNobles.

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Vin.VindiceVin.SurgeonsSurgeons, SurgeonsSurgeons, — heartheart dosdoes hehe breathbreathe soso longlong.
Ant.AntonioAnt.AA piteouspiteous tragædytragaedytragedy, ableable toto wakemakewake,
AnAn old-mansold man’s eyeseyes bloud-shotbloodshot;Luss.LussuriosoLuss.OhOh.
Vin.VindiceVin.LookeLook toto mymy LordLord thethe DukedukeDuke-adukeDuke--—aa vengeancevengeance throttlethrottle himhim.
ConfesseConfess thouthou murdrousmurderous andand vnhollowedunhollowed manman,
DidstDidst thouthou killkill allall thesethese?
4.4. Noble4.NoneNone butbut thethe BastardBastard II,
Vin.VindiceVin.HowHow camecame thethe DukeDuke slaineslain thenthen;
4.4. Noble4.WeWe foundfound himhim soso,Luss.LussuriosoLuss.OO villainevillain,
Vin,VindiceVin,HarkeHark.Luss.LussuriosoLuss.ThoseThose inin thethe maskemasquemask diddid murdermurder vsus,
Vin,VindiceVin,LawLawla youyou nownow sirsir.
OO marblemarble impudenceimpudence! willwill youyou confesseconfess nownow?
4.4. Noble4.Sloud’Slud’slud tis’tis allall falsefalse,
Ant.AntonioAnt.AwayAway withwith thatthat foulefoul monstermonster,
DiptDipped inin aa PrincesPrince’sPRINCE’s bloudblood.
4.4. Noble4.HeartHeart tis’tis aa lyelie,
Ant.AntonioAnt.LetLet himhim hauehave bitterbitter executionexecution,
Vin.VindiceVin.NewNew marrowmarrow nono II cannotcannot bebe exprestexpressed,
HowHow fairesfairs mymy LordLord thethe DukeDuke.
LussLussuriosoLussFarewelFarewell toto alall,
HeHe thatthat climesclimbs highesthighest hashas thethe greatestgreatest fallfall,
MyMy tongtongue isis outout ofof officeoffice.
Vin.VindiceVin.AyreAir GentlemenGentlemen, ayreair,
NowNow thoultthou’lt notnot prateprate onton’t, twas’twas VindiceVindice murdredmurdered theethee,
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.OhOh.Vin.VindiceVin.MurdredMurdered thythy FatherFather.
Luss.LussuriosoLuss.OhOh.
Vin.VindiceVin.AndAnd II amam hehe-tellhe tell -- telltell no-bodynobody, soso soso, thethe DukesDuke’s departeddeparted,
Ant.AntonioAnt.ItIt waswas aa deadlydeadly handhand thatthat woundedwounded himhim,
TheThe restrest, ambitiousambitious whowho shouldshould rulerule andand swaysway,
AfterAfter hishis deathdeath werewere soso mademade allall awayaway,
Vin.VindiceVin.MyMy LordLord waswas vnlikelyunlikely,Hip.HippolitoHip.NowNow thethe hopehope,
OfOf ItalyItaly lyeslies inin youryour reuerendreverend yearesyears?
Vin.VindiceVin.YourYour hayrehair, willwill makemake thethe siluersilver ageage agenagain,
WhenWhen therethere waswas fewerfewer butbut moremore honesthonest menmen,
Anto.AntonioAnto.TheThe burdensburden’sburdens weightyweighty andand willwill pressepress ageage downedown,
MayMay II soso rulerule thatthat heauenheaven naymaynay keepekeep thethe crownecrown,
Vin.VindiceVin.TheThe raperape ofof youryour goodgood LadyLady hashas beenebeen quitedquited,
WithWith deathdeath onon deathdeath.Ant.AntonioAnt.IustJust isis thethe LaweLaw aboueabove

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ButBut ofof alall thingsthings itit putsputs meme mostmost toto wonderwonder
HowHow thethe oldold DukeDuke camecame murdredmurderedVin.VindiceOhOh,, mymy LordLord..
Ant.AntonioAnt.ItIt waswas the〈…〉the〈…〉 strangelieststrangeliest carriedcarried, II notnot hardheardhard ofof thethe likelike,
Hip.HippolitoHip.Twas’Twas’twas allall donnedone forfor thethe bestbest mymy LordLord,
Vin.VindiceVin.AllAll forfor youryour gracesgrace’s goodgood??● wewe maymay bebe bouldbold toto speakespeak itit (nownow,
Twas’Twas’twas some-whatsomewhat wittywitty carriedcarried thothough wewe saysay itit.
Twas’Twas’twas wewe twotwo murdredmurdered himhim,Ant.AntonioAnt.YouYou twotwo?
Vin.Vin,VindiceVin,NoneNone elseelse ifaithi’faith mymy LordLord naynay twas’twas wellwell managdemanaged,
Ant.AntonioAnt.LayLay handshands vponupon thosethose villainesvillains.Vin.VindiceVin.HowHow? onon vsus?
Ant.AntonioAnt.BeareBear ’em’em twototwo speedyspeedy executionexecution,
Vin.Vin,VindiceVin,HeartHeart wastwas’twaste notnot forfor youryour goodgood mymy LordLord?
Ant.AntonioAnt.MyMy goodgood awayaway withwith ’em’em suchsuch anan ouldold manman asas hehe,
YouYou thatthat wouldwould murdermurder himhim wouldwould murdermurder meme,
Vin.VindiceVin.IstI●tIs’tis’t comecome aboutabout;Hip.HippolitoHip.Sfoote’Sfoot’sfoot brotherbrother youyou begunbegun,
Vin.VindiceVin.MayMay notnot wewe setset asas wellwell asas thethe DukesDuke’s sonneson,
ThouThou hasthast nono conscienceconscience, areare wewe notnot reuengderevenged?
IsIs therethere oneone enemyenemy leftleft aliuealive amongstamongst thosethose?
Tis’Tis timetime toto diedie, whenwhen wewe areare our seluesourselves ourour foesfoes.
WhenWhen murdersmurders shutshut deedsdeeds closseclose, thisthis cursecurse doesdoes sealeseal ’em’em,
IfIf nonenone disclosedisclose ’em’em theythey them seluesthemselves reuealereveal ’em’em!
ThisThis murdermurder mightmight hauehave sleptslept inin tonglessetongueless brassebrass,
ButBut forfor our seluesourselves, andand thethe worldworld dyeddied anan asseass;
NowNow II rememberremember tootoo, herehere waswas PiatoPiato.
BroughtBrought forthforth aa knauishknavish sentancesentence onceonce, nono doubtdoubt (saidsaid hehe) butbut (timetime
WillWill makemake thethe murderermurderer bringbring forthforth himselfehimself?
Tis’Tis wellwell hehe dieddied, hehe waswas aa witchwitch,
AndAnd nownow mymy LordLord, sincesince wewe areare inin forfor euerever:
ThisThis workework waswas oursours whichwhich elseelse mightmight hauehave beenebeen sliptslipped,
AndAnd ifif wewe listlist wewe couldcould hauehave NoblesNobles cliptclipped,
AndAnd gogo forfor lesse〈…〉less thenthan beggersbeggars, butbut wewe hatehate
To〈…〉To〈…〉 bleedbleed soso cowardlycowardly wewe hauehave ynoughenough,
Yfaith〈…〉I’faith〈…〉,, we’rewe’re wellwell,, ourour MotherMother turn’dturned,, ourour SisterSister truetrue,
We〈◊〉We〈◊〉 diedie afterafter aa nestnest ofof Dukes〈◊〉DukesDUKE,, adue〈◊〉adieu〈◊〉,,ExeuntExeunt
Ant.AntonioAnt.HowHow subtillysubtly waswas thatthat murdermurder elosdeclosdeelosdeclosed, bearebear vpup,
ThoseTheseTheseThose tragicktragic bodiesbodies, tis’tis aa heauyheavy seasonseason:
Pray〈◊〉〈◊〉Pray heauenwhen〈◊〉heavenwhen theirtheir bloudblood maymay washwash awayaway allall treasontreason.ExitExit

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1. (2-b) : The regularized reading Vindice is amended from the original Vendici.
2. (3-a) : The regularized reading her comes from the original her, though possible variants include his.
3. (4-a) : The regularized reading Court is amended from the original Cour.
4. (5-a) : The regularized reading methinks is amended from the original my thinks.
5. (7-b) : The regularized reading Mistresses is amended from the original Mistesses.
6. (11-a) : The regularized reading Should is amended from the original Sould.
7. (17-b) : The regularized reading Grace is amended from the original Gtace.
8. (17-b) : The regularized reading will is amended from the original wlll.
9. (23-b) : The regularized reading Slobbering is amended from the original Flobbering.
10. (24-b) : The regularized reading Supervacuo is amended from the original Spu..
11. (24-b) : The regularized reading our is amended from the original out.
12. (26-a) : The regularized reading desperate is amended from the original desperare.
13. (26-a) : The regularized reading come is amended from the original comes.
14. (28-a) : The letters ’ets’ in this word are printed beneath the line, due to slipped type. EMED reinstates the letters to the correct position.
15. (28-a) : The regularized reading know is amended from the original hnow.
16. (28-b) : The regularized reading surely is amended from the original furely.
17. (30-a) : The regularized reading Wouldst is amended from the original Woult.
18. (32-b) : The regularized reading loathsome is supplied for the original [◇].
19. (32-b) : The regularized reading plight is supplied for the original [◇].
20. (32-b) : The regularized reading or is supplied for the original [◇].
21. (32-b) : The regularized reading other is supplied for the original [◇].
22. (32-b) : The regularized reading . is supplied for the original [*].
23. (33-a) : The regularized reading breast comes from the original brest, though possible variants include beast.
24. (34-b) : The regularized reading Ambitioso is amended from the original And..
25. (36-a) : The regularized reading fittest is amended from the original sittest.
26. (36-b) : The regularized reading make is amended from the original wake.
27. (36-b) : The regularized reading may is amended from the original nay.
28. (37-a) : The regularized reading to is amended from the original two.
29. (37-a) : The regularized reading closed is amended from the original elosde.