ACT III.

LINENOTES:

[3]gawds]Theobald,goodsFf Q.gardsCollier (Collier MS.).[4]pull]putBoswell.[8]charge thee]F2 F3 F4.chargeF1 Q.[10]the]om. S. Walker conj.[13]Is't]F1 F2 F3.It'sQ.is itF4.[14]you]Ff.thouQ.[17]you fair]you fineJohnson conj.your fairHalliwell conj.[18]envy me so]so envy mePope.[21]untie]Ff.uniteQ.[25]thy]Ff.theQ.[29][Flies after B.]Ff Q. Flies at B. Hanmer.[30][Exit B.]Exit. Ff Q.[31]What]om. Pope.[37]ever]neverF2.[39]Scene ii.Pope.Petruchio ... books]Rowe. Petruchio with Tranio, with his boy bearing a Lute and Bookes. Ff Q.[40]God save]SaveCapell conj.[42, 43]And you...virtuous]Printed as prose in Ff Q as verse first by Capell.[43]fair]om. Q.[45]too]toQ.[50]wondrous]woman'sCollier MS.[60]Licio]F2 F3 F4.LitioF1 Q.[61]You're]Warburton.Y'areFf Q.You 'areTheobald.[62]Katharine]KaterineF1 Q F2.KaterinaF3.KatherinaF4.[63]the more]F1 Q F2.the more'sF3 F4.[66]as]F1 Q.whatF2 F3 F4.[71-73]Saving...forward]Steevens. Printed as prose in Ff Q; first as three lines of verse by Capell, endinglet...too...forward,sir.[71]I pray]prayS. Walker conj.[73]Baccare]F2 F3 F4.BacareF1 Q.BaccalareTheobald (Warburton).[75-82]I doubt...service]Printed first as prose by Pope; in Ff Q as ten lines, endingcurse...gift...express...been...any...hath...cunning...languages, ...mathematics:...service:by Capell as ten lines, endingwooing. ...Neighbour, ...it:...myself, ...any,— ...scholar, ...cunning...languages, ...mathematicks:...service.[75, 76]wooing.Neighbour,this]Theobald,wooing neighbors: thisF1 Q.wooing neighbours: thisF2 F3 F4.wooing,neighbours.ThisRowe (ed. 1).wooing.Neighbours thisRowe (ed. 2).[76]Neighbour]Neighbour[to Baptista] Capell.To]And—toCapell.[78]kindly]om. Capell.beholding]beholdenPope.freely give unto you]Edd. (Glover conj.).I freely give unto youCapell (Tyrwhitt conj.).Freely give untoF1 Q F2.Free leave give untoF3 F4.[79][presenting Lucentio]Rowe.[80]Rheims]RhemesFf Q.Greek,Latin]Latin,GreekCapell.[81]mathematics]the mathematicsCapell.[82]pray]pray youQ.[83-86]A thousand...coming?Printed first as prose by Pope; as four lines in Ff Q, endingGremio:...sir, ...stranger, ...coming?[83, 85]Signior...walk...so bold...cause]good signior...walk here...bold...cause tooCapell, ending line 85,may I.[89]myself]F1 Q F3 F4.thy selfeF2.[99]packet]packS. Walker conj.[100][They greet privately. Theobald.][101]Bap.Lucentio is your name;of whence,I pray?]Lucentio is myname. Bap.Of whence,I pray?Theobald conj.[103]Pisa; by report]Rowe.Pisaby report, Ff Q.[104]know]knewRann (Capell conj.).you are]you'reCapell.[107]within]within thereCapell.lead]shewCapell, corrected in M.S.[107, 108]Sirrah...both]Steevens. prints as two lines, endinglead...both.[108]To...both]In to my daughters;tell them both from meCapell conj.daughters]F1 Q.two daughtersF2 F3 F4.tell]F1 Q.then tellF2 F3 F4.[109][Exit ... Hor.]Theobald. Bio....] Capell.[115]knew]F1 Q.knowF2 F3 F4.[116]solely]Rowe.solieF1 Q F2 F3.solyF4.[122]of]forHanmer.onSteevens conj.[124]whatsoever]whosoeverF2.[140]shake]F2 F3 F4.shakesF1 Q.[141]Scene iii.Pope.[144]sooner]om. Q.[147]to me]on meHanmer.[150]most]moistQ.[151]these]themRowe.[156]rascal fiddler]Capell.rascal,fidlerFf Q.[158]had she]Ff Q.she hadRowe.[162]discomfited]discomfortedCapell conj.[167]I will]Rowe.IleF1 Q.IF2 F3 F4.[Exeunt....]Exit. Manet Petruchio. Ff Q.[179]banns]Johnson.banesFf Q.[185]bonny]F4.bonyF1 Q F2 F3.[188]Kates]catesPope.[191]sounded]foundedF2.[197]join'd]jointCapell.[200]jade as you]F1 Q.jade,sir,as youF2 F3 F4.jack,sir,as youFarmer conj.jade as you—bear!Jackson conj.load,sir,as youSinger.jade to bear youCollier MS.jade asbear youDyce.jade as to bear youCollier (ed. 2).load as youGrant White.a jade as youS. Walker conj.[205-232]Should be...care not]Put in the margin as spurious by Pope.[205]Should...buzz!]Shold be,should: buzze. F1 Q.Should be,should:buzze. F2 F3.Should be,should: buz. F4.Should be! should! buz. Rowe.Should bee;—should buz.—Theobald.Should! Bee: should! ... buz. Hanmer.[209]best]'bestF3 F4.[211]Ay]AhTheobald.find it]find outCollier MS.[212]does]dothRowe (ed. 2).[212, 213]Who...tail]Printed as prose in Ff Q.[213]Kath.In his tongue.Pet.Whose tongue?] Cat.In his tail! inhis tongue. Pet.In his tongue? whosetongue?Capell.[214]tails]Rowe (ed. 2).tailesQ.talesFf.[215, 216]nay...gentleman]Pope. Printed as one line in Ff Q.[218-222]So...coxcomb?]Printed by Capell is four lines, endingme...gentlemen...put...coxcomb?[227]sour]so sourTheobald.[240]askance]Capell.a sconceF1 Qa scanceF2 F3 F4.ascanceRowe (ed. 2).[245]does]dothRowe.[250]keep'st]keepest,thoseHanmer.[257]witless]witnessCapell.else]elfeTheobald conj.[258]keep]to keepRann.[259]Marry]WhyPope.[269]wild Kate]wilde KateF1 Q.wild KatF2 F3 F4.wild catRowe.[270]Kates]catsTheobald conj.[273]Scene v.Pope.Re-enter....]Enter.... Pope. Enter... Ff Q (after line 267).... Tranio.]Q. Trayno. Ff.Now]om. Hanmer.[277]Kath.]Pet. Theobald.[278]You have]You'vePope.[286]morn]moonCollier MS.[287]Grissel]GrizeldeCapell.[289]we have]we'vePope.[291]on]o'Capell.[292]Hark]Hark,harkHanmer.hang'd]hang'd o' SundayCapell.[293]nay]om. Hanmer.part]pactCollier (Collier MS.).[294]gentlemen]sirsPope.[301]vied]ply'dJohnson conj.ventBubier conj.[308]Provide the feast,father]Father,provide the feast, Pope.[310]me]om. Pope.[316]we will be married]we'llmarryHanmer.o' Sunday]Hanmer.a sondayF1 Q F2.a SundayF3 F4.[Exeunt P. and K. severally]Theobald. [Exit P. and K. Ff Q.[317]Scene vi.Pope.[322]in]Rowe (ed. 2).meFf Q.[336]my Bianca's love.]F1 Q.Bianca's love. F2 F3 F4.Bianca'slove.—And,first,to you;Capell.[343]arras]Ff Q.arras, Rowe (ed. 2).counterpoints]counterpanesRowe (ed. 2).[346]Valance]Pope.VallensFf Q.[347]belong]Rowe.belongsFf Q.[351]portion]proportionTheobald conj.[352]struck]F3 F4.strookeF1 Q F2.stuckRowe (ed. 1).[362]jointure]Rowe.ioynterF1 Q.joynterF2 F3 F4.[365]not to]but toWarburton.yettoStaunton conj.[367]Marseilles']MarcellusF1 Q.MarsellisF2 F3 F4.[384-389]Well...Gremio]Printed by Hanmer as five lines, endingresolv'd:...Catharine...following...ifyou...Gremio.[384, 385]Well...resolved]Capell; as one line in Ff Q.[384]gentlemen]gentlemen,thenPope, ending lines 384, 385resolv'd...know.[387]the]om. Hanmer.shall Bianca]Bianca shallHanmer.[388]to you]to you,LucentioCapell.make this assurance]Th' assurancemakeHanmer.[400]Must]MayRowe.[401]wonder]wondersQ.[402]wooing]winningCollier (Capell conj.).[403]cunning]doingRann (Steevens conj.).See note (xiii).

[3]gawds]Theobald,goodsFf Q.gardsCollier (Collier MS.).

[4]pull]putBoswell.

[8]charge thee]F2 F3 F4.chargeF1 Q.

[10]the]om. S. Walker conj.

[13]Is't]F1 F2 F3.It'sQ.is itF4.

[14]you]Ff.thouQ.

[17]you fair]you fineJohnson conj.your fairHalliwell conj.

[18]envy me so]so envy mePope.

[21]untie]Ff.uniteQ.

[25]thy]Ff.theQ.

[29][Flies after B.]Ff Q. Flies at B. Hanmer.

[30][Exit B.]Exit. Ff Q.

[31]What]om. Pope.

[37]ever]neverF2.

[39]Scene ii.Pope.

Petruchio ... books]Rowe. Petruchio with Tranio, with his boy bearing a Lute and Bookes. Ff Q.

[40]God save]SaveCapell conj.

[42, 43]And you...virtuous]Printed as prose in Ff Q as verse first by Capell.

[43]fair]om. Q.

[45]too]toQ.

[50]wondrous]woman'sCollier MS.

[60]Licio]F2 F3 F4.LitioF1 Q.

[61]You're]Warburton.Y'areFf Q.You 'areTheobald.

[62]Katharine]KaterineF1 Q F2.KaterinaF3.KatherinaF4.

[63]the more]F1 Q F2.the more'sF3 F4.

[66]as]F1 Q.whatF2 F3 F4.

[71-73]Saving...forward]Steevens. Printed as prose in Ff Q; first as three lines of verse by Capell, endinglet...too...forward,sir.

[71]I pray]prayS. Walker conj.

[73]Baccare]F2 F3 F4.BacareF1 Q.BaccalareTheobald (Warburton).

[75-82]I doubt...service]Printed first as prose by Pope; in Ff Q as ten lines, endingcurse...gift...express...been...any...hath...cunning...languages, ...mathematics:...service:by Capell as ten lines, endingwooing. ...Neighbour, ...it:...myself, ...any,— ...scholar, ...cunning...languages, ...mathematicks:...service.

[75, 76]wooing.Neighbour,this]Theobald,wooing neighbors: thisF1 Q.wooing neighbours: thisF2 F3 F4.wooing,neighbours.ThisRowe (ed. 1).wooing.Neighbours thisRowe (ed. 2).

[76]Neighbour]Neighbour[to Baptista] Capell.

To]And—toCapell.

[78]kindly]om. Capell.

beholding]beholdenPope.

freely give unto you]Edd. (Glover conj.).I freely give unto youCapell (Tyrwhitt conj.).Freely give untoF1 Q F2.Free leave give untoF3 F4.

[79][presenting Lucentio]Rowe.

[80]Rheims]RhemesFf Q.

Greek,Latin]Latin,GreekCapell.

[81]mathematics]the mathematicsCapell.

[82]pray]pray youQ.

[83-86]A thousand...coming?Printed first as prose by Pope; as four lines in Ff Q, endingGremio:...sir, ...stranger, ...coming?

[83, 85]Signior...walk...so bold...cause]good signior...walk here...bold...cause tooCapell, ending line 85,may I.

[89]myself]F1 Q F3 F4.thy selfeF2.

[99]packet]packS. Walker conj.

[100][They greet privately. Theobald.]

[101]Bap.Lucentio is your name;of whence,I pray?]Lucentio is myname. Bap.Of whence,I pray?Theobald conj.

[103]Pisa; by report]Rowe.Pisaby report, Ff Q.

[104]know]knewRann (Capell conj.).

you are]you'reCapell.

[107]within]within thereCapell.

lead]shewCapell, corrected in M.S.

[107, 108]Sirrah...both]Steevens. prints as two lines, endinglead...both.

[108]To...both]In to my daughters;tell them both from meCapell conj.

daughters]F1 Q.two daughtersF2 F3 F4.

tell]F1 Q.then tellF2 F3 F4.

[109][Exit ... Hor.]Theobald. Bio....] Capell.

[115]knew]F1 Q.knowF2 F3 F4.

[116]solely]Rowe.solieF1 Q F2 F3.solyF4.

[122]of]forHanmer.onSteevens conj.

[124]whatsoever]whosoeverF2.

[140]shake]F2 F3 F4.shakesF1 Q.

[141]Scene iii.Pope.

[144]sooner]om. Q.

[147]to me]on meHanmer.

[150]most]moistQ.

[151]these]themRowe.

[156]rascal fiddler]Capell.rascal,fidlerFf Q.

[158]had she]Ff Q.she hadRowe.

[162]discomfited]discomfortedCapell conj.

[167]I will]Rowe.IleF1 Q.IF2 F3 F4.

[Exeunt....]Exit. Manet Petruchio. Ff Q.

[179]banns]Johnson.banesFf Q.

[185]bonny]F4.bonyF1 Q F2 F3.

[188]Kates]catesPope.

[191]sounded]foundedF2.

[197]join'd]jointCapell.

[200]jade as you]F1 Q.jade,sir,as youF2 F3 F4.jack,sir,as youFarmer conj.jade as you—bear!Jackson conj.load,sir,as youSinger.jade to bear youCollier MS.jade asbear youDyce.jade as to bear youCollier (ed. 2).load as youGrant White.a jade as youS. Walker conj.

[205-232]Should be...care not]Put in the margin as spurious by Pope.

[205]Should...buzz!]Shold be,should: buzze. F1 Q.Should be,should:buzze. F2 F3.Should be,should: buz. F4.Should be! should! buz. Rowe.Should bee;—should buz.—Theobald.Should! Bee: should! ... buz. Hanmer.

[209]best]'bestF3 F4.

[211]Ay]AhTheobald.

find it]find outCollier MS.

[212]does]dothRowe (ed. 2).

[212, 213]Who...tail]Printed as prose in Ff Q.

[213]Kath.In his tongue.Pet.Whose tongue?] Cat.In his tail! inhis tongue. Pet.In his tongue? whosetongue?Capell.

[214]tails]Rowe (ed. 2).tailesQ.talesFf.

[215, 216]nay...gentleman]Pope. Printed as one line in Ff Q.

[218-222]So...coxcomb?]Printed by Capell is four lines, endingme...gentlemen...put...coxcomb?

[227]sour]so sourTheobald.

[240]askance]Capell.a sconceF1 Qa scanceF2 F3 F4.ascanceRowe (ed. 2).

[245]does]dothRowe.

[250]keep'st]keepest,thoseHanmer.

[257]witless]witnessCapell.

else]elfeTheobald conj.

[258]keep]to keepRann.

[259]Marry]WhyPope.

[269]wild Kate]wilde KateF1 Q.wild KatF2 F3 F4.wild catRowe.

[270]Kates]catsTheobald conj.

[273]Scene v.Pope.

Re-enter....]Enter.... Pope. Enter... Ff Q (after line 267).

... Tranio.]Q. Trayno. Ff.

Now]om. Hanmer.

[277]Kath.]Pet. Theobald.

[278]You have]You'vePope.

[286]morn]moonCollier MS.

[287]Grissel]GrizeldeCapell.

[289]we have]we'vePope.

[291]on]o'Capell.

[292]Hark]Hark,harkHanmer.

hang'd]hang'd o' SundayCapell.

[293]nay]om. Hanmer.

part]pactCollier (Collier MS.).

[294]gentlemen]sirsPope.

[301]vied]ply'dJohnson conj.ventBubier conj.

[308]Provide the feast,father]Father,provide the feast, Pope.

[310]me]om. Pope.

[316]we will be married]we'llmarryHanmer.

o' Sunday]Hanmer.a sondayF1 Q F2.a SundayF3 F4.

[Exeunt P. and K. severally]Theobald. [Exit P. and K. Ff Q.

[317]Scene vi.Pope.

[322]in]Rowe (ed. 2).meFf Q.

[336]my Bianca's love.]F1 Q.Bianca's love. F2 F3 F4.Bianca'slove.—And,first,to you;Capell.

[343]arras]Ff Q.arras, Rowe (ed. 2).

counterpoints]counterpanesRowe (ed. 2).

[346]Valance]Pope.VallensFf Q.

[347]belong]Rowe.belongsFf Q.

[351]portion]proportionTheobald conj.

[352]struck]F3 F4.strookeF1 Q F2.stuckRowe (ed. 1).

[362]jointure]Rowe.ioynterF1 Q.joynterF2 F3 F4.

[365]not to]but toWarburton.yettoStaunton conj.

[367]Marseilles']MarcellusF1 Q.MarsellisF2 F3 F4.

[384-389]Well...Gremio]Printed by Hanmer as five lines, endingresolv'd:...Catharine...following...ifyou...Gremio.

[384, 385]Well...resolved]Capell; as one line in Ff Q.

[384]gentlemen]gentlemen,thenPope, ending lines 384, 385resolv'd...know.

[387]the]om. Hanmer.

shall Bianca]Bianca shallHanmer.

[388]to you]to you,LucentioCapell.

make this assurance]Th' assurancemakeHanmer.

[400]Must]MayRowe.

[401]wonder]wondersQ.

[402]wooing]winningCollier (Capell conj.).

[403]cunning]doingRann (Steevens conj.).See note (xiii).

EnterLucentio, Hortensio,andBianca.

Luc.Fiddler, forbear; you grow too forward, sir:Have you so soon forgot the entertainmentHer sister Katharine welcomed you withal?Hor.But,wrangling pedant,this is5The patroness of heavenly harmony:Then give me leave to have prerogative;And when in music we have spent an hour,Your lecture shall have leisure for as much.Luc.Preposterous ass, that never read so far10To know the cause why music was ordain'd!Was it not to refresh the mind of manAfter his studies or his usual pain?Then give me leave to read philosophy,AndwhileI pause, serve in your harmony.15Hor.Sirrah, I willnotbear these braves of thine.Bian.Why, gentlemen, you do me double wrong,To strive for that which resteth in my choice:I am no breeching scholar in the schools;I'll not be tied to hours nor'pointedtimes,20But learn my lessons as I please myself.And, to cut off all strife, here sit we down:Take youyourinstrument,play you the whiles;His lecture will be done ere you have tuned.Hor.You'll leave his lecture when I am in tune?25Luc.That will be never: tune your instrument.Bian.Where left we last?Luc.Here, madam:'Hicibat Simois; hic est Sigeia tellus;Hic steterat Priami regia celsa senis.'30Bian.Construethem.Luc.'Hic ibat,' as I told you before,—'Simois,' I amLucentio,—'hic est,' son unto Vincentio of Pisa,—'Sigeiatellus,' disguised thus to get your love;—' Hic steterat,' andthat Lucentio that comes a-wooing,—'Priami,' is my man35Tranio,—'regia,' bearing my port,—'celsa senis,' that wemight beguile the old pantaloon.Hor.Madam, my instrument's in tune.Bian.Let's hear. O fie! the treble jars.Luc.Spit in the hole, man, and tune again.40Bian.Now let me see if I can construe it:'HicibatSimois,' I know you not,—'hic estSigeiatellus,'I trust you not;—'HicsteteratPriami,' take heed he hearus not,—'regia,' presume not,—'celsa senis,' despair not.Hor.Madam, 'tis now in tune.Luc.All but the base.45Hor.The base is right; 'tis the base knave that jars.[Aside]Howfiery and forward our pedant is!Now, for my life,theknave doth court my love:Pedascule,I'll watch you better yet.Bian.Intime I may believe, yet Imistrust.50Luc.Mistrust it not; for, sure, ÆacidesWas Ajax, call'd so from his grandfather.Bian.I must believe my master; else, I promise you,I should be arguing still upon that doubt:But let it rest. Now, Licio, toyou:55Goodmasters,take it not unkindly, pray,That I have been thus pleasant with you both.Hor.You may go walk, and give me leave a while:My lessons make no music in three parts.Luc.Are you so formal, sir? well, I mustwait,60[Aside]And watch withal; for, but I be deceived,Our fine musician groweth amorous.Hor.Madam, before you touch the instrument,To learn the order of my fingering,I must begin with rudiments of art;65To teach yougamutin a briefer sort,More pleasant, pithy, and effectual,Than hath been taught by any of my trade:And there it is in writing, fairly drawn.Bian.Why, I am past mygamutlong ago.70Hor.Yet read the gamut of Hortensio.Bian.[reads]"'Gamut'I am, the ground of all accord,'A re,'to plead Hortensio's passion;'B mi,'Bianca, take him for thy lord,'C fa ut,'thatloveswith all affection:75'D sol re,' oneclef,twonotes have I:'E la mi,'showpity, or I die."Call you this gamut? tut, I like it not:Old fashions please me best;I amnot so nice,Tochangetruerules for old inventions.Enter aServant.80Serv.Mistress, your father prays you leave your books,And help to dress your sister's chamber up:You know to morrow is the wedding-day.Bian.Farewell, sweet masters both; I must be gone.[Exeunt Bianca and Servant.Luc.Faith, mistress, then I have no cause to stay.[Exit.85Hor.But I have cause to pry into this pedant:Methinks he looks as though hewerein love:Yet if thy thoughts, Bianca, be so humble,To cast thy wandering eyes on every stale,Seize theethatlist: if once I find thee ranging,90Hortensio will be quit with thee by changing.[Exit.

Luc.Fiddler, forbear; you grow too forward, sir:Have you so soon forgot the entertainmentHer sister Katharine welcomed you withal?

Luc.Fiddler, forbear; you grow too forward, sir:

Have you so soon forgot the entertainment

Her sister Katharine welcomed you withal?

Hor.But,wrangling pedant,this is5The patroness of heavenly harmony:Then give me leave to have prerogative;And when in music we have spent an hour,Your lecture shall have leisure for as much.

Hor.But,wrangling pedant,this is

The patroness of heavenly harmony:

Then give me leave to have prerogative;

And when in music we have spent an hour,

Your lecture shall have leisure for as much.

Luc.Preposterous ass, that never read so far10To know the cause why music was ordain'd!Was it not to refresh the mind of manAfter his studies or his usual pain?Then give me leave to read philosophy,AndwhileI pause, serve in your harmony.

Luc.Preposterous ass, that never read so far

To know the cause why music was ordain'd!

Was it not to refresh the mind of man

After his studies or his usual pain?

Then give me leave to read philosophy,

AndwhileI pause, serve in your harmony.

15Hor.Sirrah, I willnotbear these braves of thine.

Hor.Sirrah, I willnotbear these braves of thine.

Bian.Why, gentlemen, you do me double wrong,To strive for that which resteth in my choice:I am no breeching scholar in the schools;I'll not be tied to hours nor'pointedtimes,20But learn my lessons as I please myself.And, to cut off all strife, here sit we down:Take youyourinstrument,play you the whiles;His lecture will be done ere you have tuned.

Bian.Why, gentlemen, you do me double wrong,

To strive for that which resteth in my choice:

I am no breeching scholar in the schools;

I'll not be tied to hours nor'pointedtimes,

But learn my lessons as I please myself.

And, to cut off all strife, here sit we down:

Take youyourinstrument,play you the whiles;

His lecture will be done ere you have tuned.

Hor.You'll leave his lecture when I am in tune?

25Luc.That will be never: tune your instrument.

Luc.That will be never: tune your instrument.

Bian.Where left we last?

Luc.Here, madam:'Hicibat Simois; hic est Sigeia tellus;Hic steterat Priami regia celsa senis.'

Luc.Here, madam:

'Hicibat Simois; hic est Sigeia tellus;

Hic steterat Priami regia celsa senis.'

30Bian.Construethem.

Bian.Construethem.

Luc.'Hic ibat,' as I told you before,—'Simois,' I amLucentio,—'hic est,' son unto Vincentio of Pisa,—'Sigeiatellus,' disguised thus to get your love;—' Hic steterat,' andthat Lucentio that comes a-wooing,—'Priami,' is my man35Tranio,—'regia,' bearing my port,—'celsa senis,' that wemight beguile the old pantaloon.

Luc.'Hic ibat,' as I told you before,—'Simois,' I am

Lucentio,—'hic est,' son unto Vincentio of Pisa,—'Sigeia

tellus,' disguised thus to get your love;—' Hic steterat,' and

that Lucentio that comes a-wooing,—'Priami,' is my man

Tranio,—'regia,' bearing my port,—'celsa senis,' that we

might beguile the old pantaloon.

Hor.Madam, my instrument's in tune.

Bian.Let's hear. O fie! the treble jars.

Luc.Spit in the hole, man, and tune again.

40Bian.Now let me see if I can construe it:

Bian.Now let me see if I can construe it:

'HicibatSimois,' I know you not,—'hic estSigeiatellus,'I trust you not;—'HicsteteratPriami,' take heed he hearus not,—'regia,' presume not,—'celsa senis,' despair not.

'HicibatSimois,' I know you not,—'hic estSigeiatellus,'

I trust you not;—'HicsteteratPriami,' take heed he hear

us not,—'regia,' presume not,—'celsa senis,' despair not.

Hor.Madam, 'tis now in tune.

Luc.All but the base.

45Hor.The base is right; 'tis the base knave that jars.[Aside]Howfiery and forward our pedant is!Now, for my life,theknave doth court my love:Pedascule,I'll watch you better yet.

Hor.The base is right; 'tis the base knave that jars.

[Aside]Howfiery and forward our pedant is!

Now, for my life,theknave doth court my love:

Pedascule,I'll watch you better yet.

Bian.Intime I may believe, yet Imistrust.

50Luc.Mistrust it not; for, sure, ÆacidesWas Ajax, call'd so from his grandfather.

Luc.Mistrust it not; for, sure, Æacides

Was Ajax, call'd so from his grandfather.

Bian.I must believe my master; else, I promise you,I should be arguing still upon that doubt:But let it rest. Now, Licio, toyou:55Goodmasters,take it not unkindly, pray,That I have been thus pleasant with you both.

Bian.I must believe my master; else, I promise you,

I should be arguing still upon that doubt:

But let it rest. Now, Licio, toyou:

Goodmasters,take it not unkindly, pray,

That I have been thus pleasant with you both.

Hor.You may go walk, and give me leave a while:My lessons make no music in three parts.

Hor.You may go walk, and give me leave a while:

My lessons make no music in three parts.

Luc.Are you so formal, sir? well, I mustwait,60[Aside]And watch withal; for, but I be deceived,Our fine musician groweth amorous.

Luc.Are you so formal, sir? well, I mustwait,

[Aside]And watch withal; for, but I be deceived,

Our fine musician groweth amorous.

Hor.Madam, before you touch the instrument,To learn the order of my fingering,I must begin with rudiments of art;65To teach yougamutin a briefer sort,More pleasant, pithy, and effectual,Than hath been taught by any of my trade:And there it is in writing, fairly drawn.

Hor.Madam, before you touch the instrument,

To learn the order of my fingering,

I must begin with rudiments of art;

To teach yougamutin a briefer sort,

More pleasant, pithy, and effectual,

Than hath been taught by any of my trade:

And there it is in writing, fairly drawn.

Bian.Why, I am past mygamutlong ago.

70Hor.Yet read the gamut of Hortensio.

Hor.Yet read the gamut of Hortensio.

Bian.[reads]"'Gamut'I am, the ground of all accord,'A re,'to plead Hortensio's passion;'B mi,'Bianca, take him for thy lord,'C fa ut,'thatloveswith all affection:75'D sol re,' oneclef,twonotes have I:'E la mi,'showpity, or I die."

Bian.[reads]"'Gamut'I am, the ground of all accord,

'A re,'to plead Hortensio's passion;

'B mi,'Bianca, take him for thy lord,

'C fa ut,'thatloveswith all affection:

'D sol re,' oneclef,twonotes have I:

'E la mi,'showpity, or I die."

Call you this gamut? tut, I like it not:Old fashions please me best;I amnot so nice,Tochangetruerules for old inventions.

Call you this gamut? tut, I like it not:

Old fashions please me best;I amnot so nice,

Tochangetruerules for old inventions.

Enter aServant.

80Serv.Mistress, your father prays you leave your books,And help to dress your sister's chamber up:You know to morrow is the wedding-day.

Serv.Mistress, your father prays you leave your books,

And help to dress your sister's chamber up:

You know to morrow is the wedding-day.

Bian.Farewell, sweet masters both; I must be gone.[Exeunt Bianca and Servant.

Bian.Farewell, sweet masters both; I must be gone.

[Exeunt Bianca and Servant.

Luc.Faith, mistress, then I have no cause to stay.[Exit.

85Hor.But I have cause to pry into this pedant:Methinks he looks as though hewerein love:Yet if thy thoughts, Bianca, be so humble,To cast thy wandering eyes on every stale,Seize theethatlist: if once I find thee ranging,90Hortensio will be quit with thee by changing.[Exit.

Hor.But I have cause to pry into this pedant:

Methinks he looks as though hewerein love:

Yet if thy thoughts, Bianca, be so humble,

To cast thy wandering eyes on every stale,

Seize theethatlist: if once I find thee ranging,

Hortensio will be quit with thee by changing.[Exit.

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