ACT II.

LINENOTES:Scene ii.A room....] Capell. Scene opens to the Presence. Theobald.Camillo]om. Theobald.and Attendants]Theobald, om. Ff.[1]hath]haveCapell.[1, 2]been ... note]been(The shepherd's note,) Warburton.[8]moe]moreRowe.[9]a while]awhileReed.[11]I am]I'mPope.[12]absence;]absence, Ff.[12, 13]that may blow No]there may blow SomeHanmer.may there blow NoWarburton.[12-14]that ... truly:]that ... truly!Steevens (Farmer conj.).[14]truly]earlyHanmer.tardilyCapell.[17]seven-night]seve'nightF1 F2 F3.sev'nightF4.[19]beseech you, so.]'beseech you!Hanmer.so, beseech you: Capell.[20]world]F1 F3 F4.wouldF2.[28]to have]to'vePope.[29]You had]You 'adTheobald.[33][He walks apart.Collier (Collier MS.).[38][To Polixenes.Rowe.[40]give him]give youHanmer (Warburton).[41]behind]beyondHeath conj.gest]F1 F2.guestF3 F4.justTheobald conj.gesteHanmer.listHeath conj.[42]good deed,](good-deed) F1. (good-heed) F2. (good heed) F3 F4.See note (i).[44]lady she]lady shouldCollier (Egerton and Collier MSS.).lady-sheStaunton.[50]'Verily''s]Staunton and Grant White.Verely 'isF1 F2.verily isF3 F4.[65, 66]Was ... two?]As in Ff. In one line. Hanmer.[70]nor dream'd]F1.no nor dream'dF2 F3 F4.neither dream'dSpedding conj.[77]to's]to usCapell.[80]Grace]Oh! GraceHanmer.God's graceS. Walker conj.boot]bothHeath conj.[81]lest]F4.leastF1 F2 F3.[88]dearest]dear'stS. Walker conj.never]ne'erPope.[90]was't]'twasSteevens (1778).was itMason conj.[91]cram's ... make's]cram us ... make usCapell.[96]heat an acre. But to the goal;—]heat an Acre. But to th' Goale: Ff. (GoalF3 F4).heat an acre, but to th' goal.Warburton.clear an acre. But to the good: Collier (Collier MS.).[100]spoke]F1 F2.spakeF3 F4.purpose:]Capell.purpose?Ff.[104]And clap]F2} F3 F4.A clapF1.And clepeRowe (ed. 2).[105]'Tis]Ff.This isHanmer.It isCapell.[106]I have]I'vePope.[108][Giving her hand to Pol.Capell.[Aside.]Rowe.[112]derive]F1.derivesF2 F3 F4.[113]bounty, fertile bosom]bounty's fertile bosomHanmer.bounty:—fertile becomeJackson conj.[114]well]F1.we'lF2 F4.wee'lF3.become]becomesRowe (ed. 2).'t may]it maySteevens.[117]looking-glass]glassS. Walker conj.[119]Mamillius]MamillusRowe (ed. 2).[121]hast]Capell.has'tFf.[122]They ... captain,]As two lines in Capell, endingmine ... captain.it is]it'sWarburton.'t'sAnon. conj.[Wipes the boy's face,Hanmer. [Pulling the boy to him and wiping him. Capell.[123]but]F1. om. F2 F3 F4.[124]heifer]heycferF1 F2.[125][Observing Polixenesand Hermione. Rowe.[128]pash]bushBecket conj.[129]full like]full, likeFf.[132]o'er-dyed]o're-dy'dF1 F2 F3.o're di'dF4.our deadCollier (Collier MS.),oft dyedStaunton conj.wind]windsRowe (ed. 2).[134]bourn]Capell.bourneRowe.borneF1 F2.bornF3 F4.[135]were]isHanmer.[136]welkin eye]welking eyeRowe (ed. 2).welkin-eyeTheobald.[137]dam?—]dam?Rowe.dam, Ff.[137, 138]may't be?—Affection, ... centre]Steevens.may't be? Affection, thy intention stabs to the centerCapell.may't be Affection? ... centreFf.may't be—Imagination! thou dost stab to th' centerRowe.[138-146]Affection ... brows.]Erased in Collier MS.[139]not so]F1.not be soF2 F3 F4.not to be soHanmer.held,]held?Staunton.[140, 141]dreams;—how ... be?—With ... unreal]Rann (Theobald conj.).dreames (how ... be?) With ... unreal: F1 F2.dreams (how ... be?) With ... unreal, F3 F4.dreams—how ... be With ... unreal? Pope.dreams?—how! can this be?—With ... unrealStaunton.[142]fellow'st]follow'stRowe (ed. 2).nothing]nothingsHanmer.[147, 148]How, my lord! What ... brother?]Rann (Steevens).How? my lord?Leo.What ... brother?Ff.How? my lord?Leo.What ... my best brother?Rowe.How? my lord? What ... my best brother?Hanmer.Now, my lord? What ... brother?Capell.How is't, my lord? What ... brother?Long MS.How now, my lord?Leo.What ... brother?Singer MS.Ho, my lord! What ... brother?Dyce conj.[148-150]What ... lord?]S. Walker arranges as three lines, endingwith you, ... brow ... lord?[148]is't]is itRowe (ed. 2).best]my bestRowe (ed. 2).[150]Are you]Are not youTheobald.Are you notHanmer.earnest.]earnest, no.—Capell.[151][Aside.Capell.[151, 152]its ... Its]it's ... It'sF1 F2.its ... It'sF3 F4.[154]methoughts]F4.me thoughtsF1 F2 F3.my thoughtsCollier (Egerton MS.),methoughtStaunton.See note (ii).recoil]F4.requoyleF1 F2.recoylF3.recallGrey conj.[157]its]it'sFf.[158]ornaments ... do]Rowe.ornaments ... do'sFf (doesF4).ornament ... doesCapell.do]Rowe.do'sF1 F2 F3.doesF4.[161]eggs]ayesBecket conj.[162]my lord]om. Hanmer.[163]will!]Rowe.will:Ff.be's]be hisCapell.[170]childness]childishnessPope.[171]would]F1.shouldF2 F3 F4.thick]thinkF4.[177]would]willTheobald.[180][Aside]Aside, observing Her. Rowe (after line 182).[183]neb]nibRowe (ed. 2).[185][Exeunt....]Rowe.[194]in's]in hisCapell[202-206]and 'tis ... baggage.]Put in the margin as spurious by Hanmer.[202, 203]powerful, think it,From ... south:] Capell.powrefull: thinke it: From ... south,Ff.[203-206]From east ... baggage.]Omitted by Warburton.[204]know't]know itCapell (corrected in MS.).[206]many ... on's]F1 F2 F3.many a ... one'sF4.many a ... of'sRowe.[208, 209]Why ... there?]S. Walker arranges as one line.[208]they]F2 F3 F4. om. F1.[209]What.]What? isHanmer.[211]Mamillius]MamillusRowe (ed. 2).[Exit M.]Rowe.[212]Scene III.Pope.[213]his anchor]the anchorHanmer.[215]petitions; made]petitions made;Pope.[217][Aside]Hanmer.whispering, rounding]whisp'ring roundHanmer.[218]is a so-forth]is a—so forthRann (Mason conj.).is—and so forthMalone conj.is a sea-frothJackson conj.[224]is soaking]in soakingGrey conj.[230, 231]Leon.Ha!Cam.Stays here longer.Leon.Ay] Leo.Ha? stays here, longer. AyHanmer. Leo.Ha?Cam.Bohemia stays here longer.Leo.AyCapell.[233]Satisfy!]Satisfie?Ff.SatisfieTheobald.[235]I have]I'vePope.[236]nearest things to]Ff.things nearestPope,nearest things toS. Walker conj.as well]with allHanmer.as well asCapell conj.[241]my lord!]Hanmer. (my Lord.) Ff.my lord.Pope.my lord—Theobald.[244]hoxes]Ff.hocklesHanmer.[253]Among]F1.AmongstF2 F3 F4.doings]F1.doingF2 F3 F4.[254]forth. In]Theobald.forth inFf.my lord,]Theobald. (my Lord.) Ff.my Lord.Rowe.[256]industriously]injuriouslyHanmer.[261]non-performance]Ff.now-performanceHeath conj.[266]its]it'sFf.[267]Ha']Ff.HaveCapell.[272]think]think itTheobald.think 'tHanmer.See note (iii).[273]wilt]Ff.wilt,Rowe.[276]hobby-horse]Rowe (ed. 2).holy-horseFf.hoby-horseCapell.[277]puts to]buts towJackson conj.[285]meeting]F4meatingF1 F2 F3.metingThirlby conj.[290]noon]F1.the noonF2 F3 F4.noon-dayorhigh noonAnon. conj.eyes]eyes elseS. Walker conj.[304]wife's]Rowe.wivesFf.[307]her medal]Rowe.her medullF1 F2 F3.her medulF4.his medalTheobald.a medalCollier MS.[309]bare]Theobald.bearFf.[312]ay]Capell.IFf.[316]gall'd]Ff.galledSteevens.gull'dRann.mightst]F1.thou mightstF2 F3 F4.[318]Sir]SureCollier (Collier MS.).[321]Maliciously like]Maliciously, likeF4.Maliciously, like aRowe.Like a maliciousHanmer.[323]So ... honourable.]So sovereignly(being honourable) Malone conj.[323-325]So ... unsettled]S. Walker arranges as three lines, endinglov'd thee ... think ... unsettled.End 323I haveSpedding conj.[324]I have loved thee,—Leon.Make that ... rot!]I haue lou'd thee,Leo.Make that ... rot:F1.I have lov'd thee.Leo.Make that ... rot:F2 F3 F4. Leo.I've lov'd thee.—Make 't ... rot:Theobald.So lov'd.Leo.Make that ... rot:Hanmer. Leo.I've lov'd thee. Mark this question, and go do'tHeath conj. Leo.Make that thy question, and go rot! I have lov'd thee.Capell (Tyrwhitt conj.). Leo.Have I lov'd thee? Make that ... rot.Long MS.[326, 327]vexation; sully The]vexation? sully TheTheobald,vexation? Sully theFf.[329]thorns ... tails]and thorns ... and tailsHanmer.nettles]nettles, pismiresAnon. conj.wasps;]wasps? or would ICapell.[332]to't? ... this?]to't ... this?Hanmer.[333]man]any manLong MS.[337]for sealing]forsealingAnon. conj.[341]blemish to her]blemish t' herS. Walker conj. reading lines 341, 342 as one line.[364]Re-enter P.]Enter P. Ff.Scene IV.Pope.[365]My]MeF2.[366]Hail]HoyleF2.[376]my lord]om. Hanmer.[377]do not]dare notHanmer. om. Long MS.Do you ... dare not? ... me:]do you ... dare not? ... me,Ff.You do ... dare not ... me:Hanmer.Do you ... dare not ... me?Capell.[379]you do]F1 F2.do youF3 F4.[384]with't]with itRowe (ed. 2).[389]I have]F1 F4.IF2 F3.I'vePope.[391]are certainly a]Ff.are, certain,Capell.thereto]om. Pope.[392]Clerk-like]Ff.Clerk-like,Capell.experienced]experienc'dF1.expedienc'dF2 F3 F4.[404]toward]towardsRowe (ed. 2).[405]to be]Ff.it beTheobald.[406]I will]I'llPope.[410]utter it]utter'tS. Walker conj.me]ICollier MS.[412]I am appointed him]F1I appointed himF2 F3 F4.I am appointedRowe.I am appointed, sirHanmer.I am appointed by himLong MS.I appointed amAnon. MS. apud Halliwell.[416]To vice]To 'nticeHeath conj.[422, 424]shunn'd ... read]fear'd ... read ofAnon. MS. apud Halliwell.[424]his thought]this thoughTheobald.this thoughtId. conj.over]over!Jackson conj.[432]I am]I'mPope.[433]'tis]it isS. Walker conj., reading lines 431-433 as four lines, endingbody ... sure ... question ... born.[444]by]by'tHanmer.[445, 446]mouth, thereon His]Capell.mouth; Thereon hisFf.mouth, HisHanmer.mouth, and thereon HisS. Walker conj.[448]places]pacesMalone conj.[451]jealousy]jealousy of hisS. Walker conj.[458]and]Heav'nHanmer.GodSinger conj.[458, 459]comfort ... theme]consort ... throneJackson conj.See note (iv).[459]queen,]queen's;Warburton.theme]theameF1 F2.theamF3 F4.dreamCollier (Collier MS.).[465]hour. Come]hour.Pol.ComeLong MS.

LINENOTES:

Scene ii.A room....] Capell. Scene opens to the Presence. Theobald.

Camillo]om. Theobald.

and Attendants]Theobald, om. Ff.

[1]hath]haveCapell.

[1, 2]been ... note]been(The shepherd's note,) Warburton.

[8]moe]moreRowe.

[9]a while]awhileReed.

[11]I am]I'mPope.

[12]absence;]absence, Ff.

[12, 13]that may blow No]there may blow SomeHanmer.may there blow NoWarburton.

[12-14]that ... truly:]that ... truly!Steevens (Farmer conj.).

[14]truly]earlyHanmer.tardilyCapell.

[17]seven-night]seve'nightF1 F2 F3.sev'nightF4.

[19]beseech you, so.]'beseech you!Hanmer.so, beseech you: Capell.

[20]world]F1 F3 F4.wouldF2.

[28]to have]to'vePope.

[29]You had]You 'adTheobald.

[33][He walks apart.Collier (Collier MS.).

[38][To Polixenes.Rowe.

[40]give him]give youHanmer (Warburton).

[41]behind]beyondHeath conj.

gest]F1 F2.guestF3 F4.justTheobald conj.gesteHanmer.listHeath conj.

[42]good deed,](good-deed) F1. (good-heed) F2. (good heed) F3 F4.See note (i).

[44]lady she]lady shouldCollier (Egerton and Collier MSS.).lady-sheStaunton.

[50]'Verily''s]Staunton and Grant White.Verely 'isF1 F2.verily isF3 F4.

[65, 66]Was ... two?]As in Ff. In one line. Hanmer.

[70]nor dream'd]F1.no nor dream'dF2 F3 F4.neither dream'dSpedding conj.

[77]to's]to usCapell.

[80]Grace]Oh! GraceHanmer.God's graceS. Walker conj.

boot]bothHeath conj.

[81]lest]F4.leastF1 F2 F3.

[88]dearest]dear'stS. Walker conj.

never]ne'erPope.

[90]was't]'twasSteevens (1778).was itMason conj.

[91]cram's ... make's]cram us ... make usCapell.

[96]heat an acre. But to the goal;—]heat an Acre. But to th' Goale: Ff. (GoalF3 F4).heat an acre, but to th' goal.Warburton.clear an acre. But to the good: Collier (Collier MS.).

[100]spoke]F1 F2.spakeF3 F4.

purpose:]Capell.purpose?Ff.

[104]And clap]F2} F3 F4.A clapF1.And clepeRowe (ed. 2).

[105]'Tis]Ff.This isHanmer.It isCapell.

[106]I have]I'vePope.

[108][Giving her hand to Pol.Capell.

[Aside.]Rowe.

[112]derive]F1.derivesF2 F3 F4.

[113]bounty, fertile bosom]bounty's fertile bosomHanmer.bounty:—fertile becomeJackson conj.

[114]well]F1.we'lF2 F4.wee'lF3.

become]becomesRowe (ed. 2).

't may]it maySteevens.

[117]looking-glass]glassS. Walker conj.

[119]Mamillius]MamillusRowe (ed. 2).

[121]hast]Capell.has'tFf.

[122]They ... captain,]As two lines in Capell, endingmine ... captain.

it is]it'sWarburton.'t'sAnon. conj.

[Wipes the boy's face,Hanmer. [Pulling the boy to him and wiping him. Capell.

[123]but]F1. om. F2 F3 F4.

[124]heifer]heycferF1 F2.

[125][Observing Polixenesand Hermione. Rowe.

[128]pash]bushBecket conj.

[129]full like]full, likeFf.

[132]o'er-dyed]o're-dy'dF1 F2 F3.o're di'dF4.our deadCollier (Collier MS.),oft dyedStaunton conj.

wind]windsRowe (ed. 2).

[134]bourn]Capell.bourneRowe.borneF1 F2.bornF3 F4.

[135]were]isHanmer.

[136]welkin eye]welking eyeRowe (ed. 2).welkin-eyeTheobald.

[137]dam?—]dam?Rowe.dam, Ff.

[137, 138]may't be?—Affection, ... centre]Steevens.may't be? Affection, thy intention stabs to the centerCapell.may't be Affection? ... centreFf.may't be—Imagination! thou dost stab to th' centerRowe.

[138-146]Affection ... brows.]Erased in Collier MS.

[139]not so]F1.not be soF2 F3 F4.not to be soHanmer.

held,]held?Staunton.

[140, 141]dreams;—how ... be?—With ... unreal]Rann (Theobald conj.).dreames (how ... be?) With ... unreal: F1 F2.dreams (how ... be?) With ... unreal, F3 F4.dreams—how ... be With ... unreal? Pope.dreams?—how! can this be?—With ... unrealStaunton.

[142]fellow'st]follow'stRowe (ed. 2).

nothing]nothingsHanmer.

[147, 148]How, my lord! What ... brother?]Rann (Steevens).How? my lord?Leo.What ... brother?Ff.How? my lord?Leo.What ... my best brother?Rowe.How? my lord? What ... my best brother?Hanmer.Now, my lord? What ... brother?Capell.How is't, my lord? What ... brother?Long MS.How now, my lord?Leo.What ... brother?Singer MS.Ho, my lord! What ... brother?Dyce conj.

[148-150]What ... lord?]S. Walker arranges as three lines, endingwith you, ... brow ... lord?

[148]is't]is itRowe (ed. 2).

best]my bestRowe (ed. 2).

[150]Are you]Are not youTheobald.Are you notHanmer.

earnest.]earnest, no.—Capell.

[151][Aside.Capell.

[151, 152]its ... Its]it's ... It'sF1 F2.its ... It'sF3 F4.

[154]methoughts]F4.me thoughtsF1 F2 F3.my thoughtsCollier (Egerton MS.),methoughtStaunton.See note (ii).

recoil]F4.requoyleF1 F2.recoylF3.recallGrey conj.

[157]its]it'sFf.

[158]ornaments ... do]Rowe.ornaments ... do'sFf (doesF4).ornament ... doesCapell.

do]Rowe.do'sF1 F2 F3.doesF4.

[161]eggs]ayesBecket conj.

[162]my lord]om. Hanmer.

[163]will!]Rowe.will:Ff.

be's]be hisCapell.

[170]childness]childishnessPope.

[171]would]F1.shouldF2 F3 F4.

thick]thinkF4.

[177]would]willTheobald.

[180][Aside]Aside, observing Her. Rowe (after line 182).

[183]neb]nibRowe (ed. 2).

[185][Exeunt....]Rowe.

[194]in's]in hisCapell

[202-206]and 'tis ... baggage.]Put in the margin as spurious by Hanmer.

[202, 203]powerful, think it,From ... south:] Capell.powrefull: thinke it: From ... south,Ff.

[203-206]From east ... baggage.]Omitted by Warburton.

[204]know't]know itCapell (corrected in MS.).

[206]many ... on's]F1 F2 F3.many a ... one'sF4.many a ... of'sRowe.

[208, 209]Why ... there?]S. Walker arranges as one line.

[208]they]F2 F3 F4. om. F1.

[209]What.]What? isHanmer.

[211]Mamillius]MamillusRowe (ed. 2).

[Exit M.]Rowe.

[212]Scene III.Pope.

[213]his anchor]the anchorHanmer.

[215]petitions; made]petitions made;Pope.

[217][Aside]Hanmer.

whispering, rounding]whisp'ring roundHanmer.

[218]is a so-forth]is a—so forthRann (Mason conj.).is—and so forthMalone conj.is a sea-frothJackson conj.

[224]is soaking]in soakingGrey conj.

[230, 231]Leon.Ha!Cam.Stays here longer.Leon.Ay] Leo.Ha? stays here, longer. AyHanmer. Leo.Ha?Cam.Bohemia stays here longer.Leo.AyCapell.

[233]Satisfy!]Satisfie?Ff.SatisfieTheobald.

[235]I have]I'vePope.

[236]nearest things to]Ff.things nearestPope,nearest things toS. Walker conj.

as well]with allHanmer.as well asCapell conj.

[241]my lord!]Hanmer. (my Lord.) Ff.my lord.Pope.my lord—Theobald.

[244]hoxes]Ff.hocklesHanmer.

[253]Among]F1.AmongstF2 F3 F4.

doings]F1.doingF2 F3 F4.

[254]forth. In]Theobald.forth inFf.

my lord,]Theobald. (my Lord.) Ff.my Lord.Rowe.

[256]industriously]injuriouslyHanmer.

[261]non-performance]Ff.now-performanceHeath conj.

[266]its]it'sFf.

[267]Ha']Ff.HaveCapell.

[272]think]think itTheobald.think 'tHanmer.See note (iii).

[273]wilt]Ff.wilt,Rowe.

[276]hobby-horse]Rowe (ed. 2).holy-horseFf.hoby-horseCapell.

[277]puts to]buts towJackson conj.

[285]meeting]F4meatingF1 F2 F3.metingThirlby conj.

[290]noon]F1.the noonF2 F3 F4.noon-dayorhigh noonAnon. conj.

eyes]eyes elseS. Walker conj.

[304]wife's]Rowe.wivesFf.

[307]her medal]Rowe.her medullF1 F2 F3.her medulF4.his medalTheobald.a medalCollier MS.

[309]bare]Theobald.bearFf.

[312]ay]Capell.IFf.

[316]gall'd]Ff.galledSteevens.gull'dRann.

mightst]F1.thou mightstF2 F3 F4.

[318]Sir]SureCollier (Collier MS.).

[321]Maliciously like]Maliciously, likeF4.Maliciously, like aRowe.Like a maliciousHanmer.

[323]So ... honourable.]So sovereignly(being honourable) Malone conj.

[323-325]So ... unsettled]S. Walker arranges as three lines, endinglov'd thee ... think ... unsettled.End 323I haveSpedding conj.

[324]I have loved thee,—Leon.Make that ... rot!]I haue lou'd thee,Leo.Make that ... rot:F1.I have lov'd thee.Leo.Make that ... rot:F2 F3 F4. Leo.I've lov'd thee.—Make 't ... rot:Theobald.So lov'd.Leo.Make that ... rot:Hanmer. Leo.I've lov'd thee. Mark this question, and go do'tHeath conj. Leo.Make that thy question, and go rot! I have lov'd thee.Capell (Tyrwhitt conj.). Leo.Have I lov'd thee? Make that ... rot.Long MS.

[326, 327]vexation; sully The]vexation? sully TheTheobald,vexation? Sully theFf.

[329]thorns ... tails]and thorns ... and tailsHanmer.

nettles]nettles, pismiresAnon. conj.

wasps;]wasps? or would ICapell.

[332]to't? ... this?]to't ... this?Hanmer.

[333]man]any manLong MS.

[337]for sealing]forsealingAnon. conj.

[341]blemish to her]blemish t' herS. Walker conj. reading lines 341, 342 as one line.

[364]Re-enter P.]Enter P. Ff.

Scene IV.Pope.

[365]My]MeF2.

[366]Hail]HoyleF2.

[376]my lord]om. Hanmer.

[377]do not]dare notHanmer. om. Long MS.

Do you ... dare not? ... me:]do you ... dare not? ... me,Ff.You do ... dare not ... me:Hanmer.Do you ... dare not ... me?Capell.

[379]you do]F1 F2.do youF3 F4.

[384]with't]with itRowe (ed. 2).

[389]I have]F1 F4.IF2 F3.I'vePope.

[391]are certainly a]Ff.are, certain,Capell.

thereto]om. Pope.

[392]Clerk-like]Ff.Clerk-like,Capell.

experienced]experienc'dF1.expedienc'dF2 F3 F4.

[404]toward]towardsRowe (ed. 2).

[405]to be]Ff.it beTheobald.

[406]I will]I'llPope.

[410]utter it]utter'tS. Walker conj.

me]ICollier MS.

[412]I am appointed him]F1I appointed himF2 F3 F4.I am appointedRowe.I am appointed, sirHanmer.I am appointed by himLong MS.I appointed amAnon. MS. apud Halliwell.

[416]To vice]To 'nticeHeath conj.

[422, 424]shunn'd ... read]fear'd ... read ofAnon. MS. apud Halliwell.

[424]his thought]this thoughTheobald.this thoughtId. conj.

over]over!Jackson conj.

[432]I am]I'mPope.

[433]'tis]it isS. Walker conj., reading lines 431-433 as four lines, endingbody ... sure ... question ... born.

[444]by]by'tHanmer.

[445, 446]mouth, thereon His]Capell.mouth; Thereon hisFf.mouth, HisHanmer.mouth, and thereon HisS. Walker conj.

[448]places]pacesMalone conj.

[451]jealousy]jealousy of hisS. Walker conj.

[458]and]Heav'nHanmer.GodSinger conj.

[458, 459]comfort ... theme]consort ... throneJackson conj.See note (iv).

[459]queen,]queen's;Warburton.

theme]theameF1 F2.theamF3 F4.dreamCollier (Collier MS.).

[465]hour. Come]hour.Pol.ComeLong MS.

EnterHermione,Mamillius,andLadies.Her.Take the boy to you: he so troubles me,'Tis past enduring.First Lady.Come, my gracious lord,Shall I be your play-fellow?Mam.No, I 'll none of you.First Lady.Why, my sweet lord?5Mam.You'll kiss me hard, and speak to me as ifI were a baby still. Iloveyou better.Sec. Lady.And why so,my lord?Mam.Not for becauseYour brows are blacker; yet black brows, they say,Become some women best, so that there be not10Too much hair there, but in asemicircle,Ora half-moon made with a pen.Sec. Lady.Who taught you this?Mam.I learn d it out of women's faces. Pray nowWhat colourareyour eyebrows?First Lady.Blue, my lord.Mam.Nay, that's a mock: I have seen a lady's noseThat has been blue, but not her eyebrows.15First Lady.Hark ye;The queen your mother rounds apace: we shallPresent our services to a fine new princeOne of these days; and thenyou'ldwanton with us,If we would have you.Sec. Lady.She is spread of late20Into a goodly bulk: good time encounter her!Her.What wisdom stirs amongst you? Come, sir, nowI am for you again: pray you, sit by us,And tell's a tale.Mam.Merry or sadshall'tbe?Her.As merry as you will.25Mam.A sad tale's bestfor winter:I haveoneOf sprites and goblins.Her.Let's have that,good sir.Come on, sit down: come on, and do your bestTo fright me with yoursprites;you're powerful at it.Mam.There was a man—Her.Nay, come, sit down; then on.30Mam.Dwelt by a churchyard: I will tell it softly;Yondcrickets shall not hear it.Her.Comeon, then,Andgive'tme in mine ear.EnterLeontes,withAntigonus, Lords,andothers.Leon.Was he met there? his train? Camillo with him?First Lord.Behind the tuft of pines I met them; never35Saw I men scour so on their way: I eyed themEvento their ships.Leon.How blest am IIn my just censure, in my true opinion!Alack, for lesser knowledge! how accursedIn being so blest! There may be in the cup40A spider steep'd, and one maydrink, depart,And yet partake no venom; for his knowledgeIs not infected: but if one presentThe abhorr'd ingredient to his eye, make knownHow he hath drunk, he cracks his gorge, his sides,45With violent hefts. I have drunk, and seen the spider.Camillo was his help in this, his pander:There is a plot against my life, my crown;All's true that is mistrusted: that false villainWhom I employ'd was pre-employ'd by him:50Hehasdiscover'd my design, and IRemain apinch'dthing; yea, a very trickFor them to play at will. How came the posternsSo easily open?First Lord.By his great authority;Whichoften hath no less prevail'dthan soOn yourcommand.55Leon.I know'ttoo well.Give me the boy:I amglad you did not nurse him:Though he does bear some signs of me, yet youHave too much blood in him.Her.What is this? sport?Leon.Bear the boy hence; he shall not come about her;60Away with him! and let her sport herselfWith that she's big with; for 'tisPolixenesHas made thee swell thus.Her.But I'ldsay he had not,And I'll be sworn you would believe my saying,Howe'er you lean to the nayward.Leon.You, my lords,65Look on her, mark her well; be but aboutTo say 'she is a goodly lady,' andThe justice of your hearts will thereto add''Tis pity she's nothonest, honourable:'Praise her but for this her without-door form,70Which on my faith deserves high speech, and straightThe shrug, the hum or ha, these petty brandsThat calumny doth use; O, I am out,That mercydoes, for calumny willsearVirtue itself: these shrugs, these hums and ha's,75When you have said 'she's goodly,' come betweenEre you can say 'she's honest:'but be'tknown,From him that has most cause to grieve it should be,She's an adulteress.Her.Should a villain say so,The most replenish'd villain in the world,80He were as much more villain: you, my lord,Do but mistake.Leon.You have mistook, my lady,Polixenes for Leontes: O thou thing!Which I 'll not call a creature of thy place,Lestbarbarism, making me the precedent,85Should a like language use to all degreesAnd mannerly distinguishment leave outBetwixt the prince and beggar: I have saidShe's an adulteress; I have said with whom:More, she's a traitor and Camillo is90Afederarywith her;and onethat knows,What she shouldshameto knowherselfButwith her mostvileprincipal, thatshe'sAbed-swerver,evenas bad as thoseThat vulgarsgivebold'sttitles; ay, and privyTo this their late escape.95Her.No, by my life,Privy to none of this. How will this grieve you,When you shall come to clearer knowledge, thatYou thus have publish'd me! Gentle my lord,You scarce can right me throughlythen tosayYou did mistake.100Leon.No; ifI mistakeIn those foundations which I build upon,The centre is not big enough to bearA school-boy's top. Away withher, toprison!He who shall speak forher isafar offguiltyBut that he speaks.105Her.There's some ill planetreigns:I must be patient till the heavens lookWithan aspect more favourable. Good my lords,I am not prone to weeping, as our sexCommonly are; the want of which vain dew110Perchance shall dry your pities: but I haveThat honourable grief lodged here which burnsWorse than tears drown: beseech you all, my lords,With thoughts so qualified as your charitiesShall best instruct you, measure me; and soThe king's will be perform'd!115Leon.Shall I beheard?Her.Who is't that goes with me? Beseech your highness,My women may be with me; for you seeMy plight requires it. Do not weep, good fools;There is no cause: when you shall know your mistress120Has deserved prison, then abound in tearsAs I come out: this action I now go onIs for my better grace. Adieu, my lord:I never wish'd to see you sorry; nowI trust I shall. My women, come;you haveleave.125Leon.Go, do our bidding; hence![ExitQueen, guarded; with Ladies.First Lord.Beseech your highness, call the queen again.Ant.Be certain what you do, sir,lestyour justiceProve violence; in the which three great ones suffer,Yourself, your queen, your son.First Lord.For her, my lord,130I dare my life lay down and will do't, sir,Please you to accept it, that the queen is spotlessI' the eyes of heaven and to you; I mean,In this which you accuse her.Ant.I fit proveShe's otherwise, I'll keepmy stableswhere135I lodge my wife; I'll go in couples with her;Thanwhen I feel and see her nofarthertrust her;For every inch of woman in the world,Ay, every dram of woman's flesh is false,If she be.Leon.Hold your peaces.First Lord.Good my lord,—140Ant.It is for you we speak, not for ourselves:You areabused and bysome putter-onThat will be damn'd for't; would I knew the villain,I wouldland-damnhim. Be she honour-flaw'd,I have three daughters; the eldest is eleven;145The second and the third,nine, and some five;If this prove true, they'll pay for't: by mine honour,I'll geld'emall; fourteen they shall not see,To bring false generations: they are co-heirs;And I had ratherglibmyself than theyShould not produce fair issue.150Leon.Cease; no more.You smell this business with a sense as coldAs is a dead man's nose:but I dosee't and feel't,As you feel doing thus; and seewithalTheinstrumentsthatfeel.Ant.I fit be so,155We need no grave to bury honesty:There's not a grain of it the face to sweetenOf the whole dungy earth.Leon.What! lack I credit?First Lord.I had rather you did lack than I, my lord,Upon this ground; and more it would content me160To haveherhonour true than your suspicion,Be blamed for't how you might.Leon.Why, what need weCommune with youofthis,butrather followOur forceful instigation? Our prerogativeCalls not your counsels, but our natural goodness165Imparts this; which if you, or stupifiedOr seeming so in skill, cannot or will notRelisha truthlike us, inform yourselvesWe need no more of your advice: the matter,The loss, the gain, the orderingon't, is allProperly ours.170Ant.And I wish, my liege,You had only in your silent judgement tried it,Without more overture.Leon.How could that be?Either thou art most ignorant by age,Or thou wert born a fool. Camillo's flight,175Added to their familiarity,Which was as gross as ever touch'd conjecture,Thatlack'dsight only, nought for approbationBut only seeing, all other circumstancesMade up to the deed,—doth push on this proceeding:180Yet, for a greater confirmation,For in an act of this importance 'twereMost piteous to be wild,I havedispatch'd in postTo sacred Delphos, to Apollo's temple,CleomenesandDion, whom you know185Of stuff'd sufficiency: now from the oracleThey will bring all; whose spiritual counsel had,Shall stop or spurme. Have I done well?First Lord.Well done, my lord.Leon.Though I am satisfied and need no more190Than what I know, yet shall the oracleGive rest to the minds of others, such as heWhose ignorant credulity will notCome up to the truth. Sohave wethought it goodFrom our free person she should be confined,195Lestthat the treachery of the two fled henceBe left her to perform. Come, follow us;We are to speak in public; for this businessWill raise us all.Ant.[Aside]To laughter, as I take it,If the good truth were known.[Exeunt.

EnterHermione,Mamillius,andLadies.

Her.Take the boy to you: he so troubles me,'Tis past enduring.

Her.Take the boy to you: he so troubles me,

'Tis past enduring.

First Lady.Come, my gracious lord,Shall I be your play-fellow?

First Lady.Come, my gracious lord,

Shall I be your play-fellow?

Mam.No, I 'll none of you.

First Lady.Why, my sweet lord?

5Mam.You'll kiss me hard, and speak to me as ifI were a baby still. Iloveyou better.

Mam.You'll kiss me hard, and speak to me as if

I were a baby still. Iloveyou better.

Sec. Lady.And why so,my lord?

Mam.Not for becauseYour brows are blacker; yet black brows, they say,Become some women best, so that there be not10Too much hair there, but in asemicircle,Ora half-moon made with a pen.

Mam.Not for because

Your brows are blacker; yet black brows, they say,

Become some women best, so that there be not

Too much hair there, but in asemicircle,

Ora half-moon made with a pen.

Sec. Lady.Who taught you this?

Mam.I learn d it out of women's faces. Pray nowWhat colourareyour eyebrows?

Mam.I learn d it out of women's faces. Pray now

What colourareyour eyebrows?

First Lady.Blue, my lord.

Mam.Nay, that's a mock: I have seen a lady's noseThat has been blue, but not her eyebrows.

Mam.Nay, that's a mock: I have seen a lady's nose

That has been blue, but not her eyebrows.

15First Lady.Hark ye;The queen your mother rounds apace: we shallPresent our services to a fine new princeOne of these days; and thenyou'ldwanton with us,If we would have you.

First Lady.Hark ye;

The queen your mother rounds apace: we shall

Present our services to a fine new prince

One of these days; and thenyou'ldwanton with us,

If we would have you.

Sec. Lady.She is spread of late20Into a goodly bulk: good time encounter her!

Sec. Lady.She is spread of late

Into a goodly bulk: good time encounter her!

Her.What wisdom stirs amongst you? Come, sir, nowI am for you again: pray you, sit by us,And tell's a tale.

Her.What wisdom stirs amongst you? Come, sir, now

I am for you again: pray you, sit by us,

And tell's a tale.

Mam.Merry or sadshall'tbe?

Her.As merry as you will.

25Mam.A sad tale's bestfor winter:I haveoneOf sprites and goblins.

Mam.A sad tale's bestfor winter:I haveone

Of sprites and goblins.

Her.Let's have that,good sir.Come on, sit down: come on, and do your bestTo fright me with yoursprites;you're powerful at it.

Her.Let's have that,good sir.

Come on, sit down: come on, and do your best

To fright me with yoursprites;you're powerful at it.

Mam.There was a man—

Her.Nay, come, sit down; then on.

30Mam.Dwelt by a churchyard: I will tell it softly;Yondcrickets shall not hear it.

Mam.Dwelt by a churchyard: I will tell it softly;

Yondcrickets shall not hear it.

Her.Comeon, then,Andgive'tme in mine ear.

Her.Comeon, then,

Andgive'tme in mine ear.

EnterLeontes,withAntigonus, Lords,andothers.

Leon.Was he met there? his train? Camillo with him?

First Lord.Behind the tuft of pines I met them; never35Saw I men scour so on their way: I eyed themEvento their ships.

First Lord.Behind the tuft of pines I met them; never

Saw I men scour so on their way: I eyed them

Evento their ships.

Leon.How blest am IIn my just censure, in my true opinion!Alack, for lesser knowledge! how accursedIn being so blest! There may be in the cup40A spider steep'd, and one maydrink, depart,And yet partake no venom; for his knowledgeIs not infected: but if one presentThe abhorr'd ingredient to his eye, make knownHow he hath drunk, he cracks his gorge, his sides,45With violent hefts. I have drunk, and seen the spider.Camillo was his help in this, his pander:There is a plot against my life, my crown;All's true that is mistrusted: that false villainWhom I employ'd was pre-employ'd by him:50Hehasdiscover'd my design, and IRemain apinch'dthing; yea, a very trickFor them to play at will. How came the posternsSo easily open?

Leon.How blest am I

In my just censure, in my true opinion!

Alack, for lesser knowledge! how accursed

In being so blest! There may be in the cup

A spider steep'd, and one maydrink, depart,

And yet partake no venom; for his knowledge

Is not infected: but if one present

The abhorr'd ingredient to his eye, make known

How he hath drunk, he cracks his gorge, his sides,

With violent hefts. I have drunk, and seen the spider.

Camillo was his help in this, his pander:

There is a plot against my life, my crown;

All's true that is mistrusted: that false villain

Whom I employ'd was pre-employ'd by him:

Hehasdiscover'd my design, and I

Remain apinch'dthing; yea, a very trick

For them to play at will. How came the posterns

So easily open?

First Lord.By his great authority;Whichoften hath no less prevail'dthan soOn yourcommand.

First Lord.By his great authority;

Whichoften hath no less prevail'dthan so

On yourcommand.

55Leon.I know'ttoo well.Give me the boy:I amglad you did not nurse him:Though he does bear some signs of me, yet youHave too much blood in him.

Leon.I know'ttoo well.

Give me the boy:I amglad you did not nurse him:

Though he does bear some signs of me, yet you

Have too much blood in him.

Her.What is this? sport?

Leon.Bear the boy hence; he shall not come about her;60Away with him! and let her sport herselfWith that she's big with; for 'tisPolixenesHas made thee swell thus.

Leon.Bear the boy hence; he shall not come about her;

Away with him! and let her sport herself

With that she's big with; for 'tisPolixenes

Has made thee swell thus.

Her.But I'ldsay he had not,And I'll be sworn you would believe my saying,Howe'er you lean to the nayward.

Her.But I'ldsay he had not,

And I'll be sworn you would believe my saying,

Howe'er you lean to the nayward.

Leon.You, my lords,65Look on her, mark her well; be but aboutTo say 'she is a goodly lady,' andThe justice of your hearts will thereto add''Tis pity she's nothonest, honourable:'Praise her but for this her without-door form,70Which on my faith deserves high speech, and straightThe shrug, the hum or ha, these petty brandsThat calumny doth use; O, I am out,That mercydoes, for calumny willsearVirtue itself: these shrugs, these hums and ha's,75When you have said 'she's goodly,' come betweenEre you can say 'she's honest:'but be'tknown,From him that has most cause to grieve it should be,She's an adulteress.

Leon.You, my lords,

Look on her, mark her well; be but about

To say 'she is a goodly lady,' and

The justice of your hearts will thereto add

''Tis pity she's nothonest, honourable:'

Praise her but for this her without-door form,

Which on my faith deserves high speech, and straight

The shrug, the hum or ha, these petty brands

That calumny doth use; O, I am out,

That mercydoes, for calumny willsear

Virtue itself: these shrugs, these hums and ha's,

When you have said 'she's goodly,' come between

Ere you can say 'she's honest:'but be'tknown,

From him that has most cause to grieve it should be,

She's an adulteress.

Her.Should a villain say so,The most replenish'd villain in the world,80He were as much more villain: you, my lord,Do but mistake.

Her.Should a villain say so,

The most replenish'd villain in the world,

He were as much more villain: you, my lord,

Do but mistake.

Leon.You have mistook, my lady,Polixenes for Leontes: O thou thing!Which I 'll not call a creature of thy place,Lestbarbarism, making me the precedent,85Should a like language use to all degreesAnd mannerly distinguishment leave outBetwixt the prince and beggar: I have saidShe's an adulteress; I have said with whom:More, she's a traitor and Camillo is90Afederarywith her;and onethat knows,What she shouldshameto knowherselfButwith her mostvileprincipal, thatshe'sAbed-swerver,evenas bad as thoseThat vulgarsgivebold'sttitles; ay, and privyTo this their late escape.

Leon.You have mistook, my lady,

Polixenes for Leontes: O thou thing!

Which I 'll not call a creature of thy place,

Lestbarbarism, making me the precedent,

Should a like language use to all degrees

And mannerly distinguishment leave out

Betwixt the prince and beggar: I have said

She's an adulteress; I have said with whom:

More, she's a traitor and Camillo is

Afederarywith her;and onethat knows,

What she shouldshameto knowherself

Butwith her mostvileprincipal, thatshe's

Abed-swerver,evenas bad as those

That vulgarsgivebold'sttitles; ay, and privy

To this their late escape.

95Her.No, by my life,Privy to none of this. How will this grieve you,When you shall come to clearer knowledge, thatYou thus have publish'd me! Gentle my lord,You scarce can right me throughlythen tosayYou did mistake.

Her.No, by my life,

Privy to none of this. How will this grieve you,

When you shall come to clearer knowledge, that

You thus have publish'd me! Gentle my lord,

You scarce can right me throughlythen tosay

You did mistake.

100Leon.No; ifI mistakeIn those foundations which I build upon,The centre is not big enough to bearA school-boy's top. Away withher, toprison!He who shall speak forher isafar offguiltyBut that he speaks.

Leon.No; ifI mistake

In those foundations which I build upon,

The centre is not big enough to bear

A school-boy's top. Away withher, toprison!

He who shall speak forher isafar offguilty

But that he speaks.

105Her.There's some ill planetreigns:I must be patient till the heavens lookWithan aspect more favourable. Good my lords,I am not prone to weeping, as our sexCommonly are; the want of which vain dew110Perchance shall dry your pities: but I haveThat honourable grief lodged here which burnsWorse than tears drown: beseech you all, my lords,With thoughts so qualified as your charitiesShall best instruct you, measure me; and soThe king's will be perform'd!

Her.There's some ill planetreigns:

I must be patient till the heavens look

Withan aspect more favourable. Good my lords,

I am not prone to weeping, as our sex

Commonly are; the want of which vain dew

Perchance shall dry your pities: but I have

That honourable grief lodged here which burns

Worse than tears drown: beseech you all, my lords,

With thoughts so qualified as your charities

Shall best instruct you, measure me; and so

The king's will be perform'd!

115Leon.Shall I beheard?

Leon.Shall I beheard?

Her.Who is't that goes with me? Beseech your highness,My women may be with me; for you seeMy plight requires it. Do not weep, good fools;There is no cause: when you shall know your mistress120Has deserved prison, then abound in tearsAs I come out: this action I now go onIs for my better grace. Adieu, my lord:I never wish'd to see you sorry; nowI trust I shall. My women, come;you haveleave.

Her.Who is't that goes with me? Beseech your highness,

My women may be with me; for you see

My plight requires it. Do not weep, good fools;

There is no cause: when you shall know your mistress

Has deserved prison, then abound in tears

As I come out: this action I now go on

Is for my better grace. Adieu, my lord:

I never wish'd to see you sorry; now

I trust I shall. My women, come;you haveleave.

125Leon.Go, do our bidding; hence![ExitQueen, guarded; with Ladies.

Leon.Go, do our bidding; hence!

[ExitQueen, guarded; with Ladies.

First Lord.Beseech your highness, call the queen again.

Ant.Be certain what you do, sir,lestyour justiceProve violence; in the which three great ones suffer,Yourself, your queen, your son.

Ant.Be certain what you do, sir,lestyour justice

Prove violence; in the which three great ones suffer,

Yourself, your queen, your son.

First Lord.For her, my lord,130I dare my life lay down and will do't, sir,Please you to accept it, that the queen is spotlessI' the eyes of heaven and to you; I mean,In this which you accuse her.

First Lord.For her, my lord,

I dare my life lay down and will do't, sir,

Please you to accept it, that the queen is spotless

I' the eyes of heaven and to you; I mean,

In this which you accuse her.

Ant.I fit proveShe's otherwise, I'll keepmy stableswhere135I lodge my wife; I'll go in couples with her;Thanwhen I feel and see her nofarthertrust her;For every inch of woman in the world,Ay, every dram of woman's flesh is false,If she be.

Ant.I fit prove

She's otherwise, I'll keepmy stableswhere

I lodge my wife; I'll go in couples with her;

Thanwhen I feel and see her nofarthertrust her;

For every inch of woman in the world,

Ay, every dram of woman's flesh is false,

If she be.

Leon.Hold your peaces.

First Lord.Good my lord,—

140Ant.It is for you we speak, not for ourselves:You areabused and bysome putter-onThat will be damn'd for't; would I knew the villain,I wouldland-damnhim. Be she honour-flaw'd,I have three daughters; the eldest is eleven;145The second and the third,nine, and some five;If this prove true, they'll pay for't: by mine honour,I'll geld'emall; fourteen they shall not see,To bring false generations: they are co-heirs;And I had ratherglibmyself than theyShould not produce fair issue.

Ant.It is for you we speak, not for ourselves:

You areabused and bysome putter-on

That will be damn'd for't; would I knew the villain,

I wouldland-damnhim. Be she honour-flaw'd,

I have three daughters; the eldest is eleven;

The second and the third,nine, and some five;

If this prove true, they'll pay for't: by mine honour,

I'll geld'emall; fourteen they shall not see,

To bring false generations: they are co-heirs;

And I had ratherglibmyself than they

Should not produce fair issue.

150Leon.Cease; no more.You smell this business with a sense as coldAs is a dead man's nose:but I dosee't and feel't,As you feel doing thus; and seewithalTheinstrumentsthatfeel.

Leon.Cease; no more.

You smell this business with a sense as cold

As is a dead man's nose:but I dosee't and feel't,

As you feel doing thus; and seewithal

Theinstrumentsthatfeel.

Ant.I fit be so,155We need no grave to bury honesty:There's not a grain of it the face to sweetenOf the whole dungy earth.

Ant.I fit be so,

We need no grave to bury honesty:

There's not a grain of it the face to sweeten

Of the whole dungy earth.

Leon.What! lack I credit?

First Lord.I had rather you did lack than I, my lord,Upon this ground; and more it would content me160To haveherhonour true than your suspicion,Be blamed for't how you might.

First Lord.I had rather you did lack than I, my lord,

Upon this ground; and more it would content me

To haveherhonour true than your suspicion,

Be blamed for't how you might.

Leon.Why, what need weCommune with youofthis,butrather followOur forceful instigation? Our prerogativeCalls not your counsels, but our natural goodness165Imparts this; which if you, or stupifiedOr seeming so in skill, cannot or will notRelisha truthlike us, inform yourselvesWe need no more of your advice: the matter,The loss, the gain, the orderingon't, is allProperly ours.

Leon.Why, what need we

Commune with youofthis,butrather follow

Our forceful instigation? Our prerogative

Calls not your counsels, but our natural goodness

Imparts this; which if you, or stupified

Or seeming so in skill, cannot or will not

Relisha truthlike us, inform yourselves

We need no more of your advice: the matter,

The loss, the gain, the orderingon't, is all

Properly ours.

170Ant.And I wish, my liege,You had only in your silent judgement tried it,Without more overture.

Ant.And I wish, my liege,

You had only in your silent judgement tried it,

Without more overture.

Leon.How could that be?Either thou art most ignorant by age,Or thou wert born a fool. Camillo's flight,175Added to their familiarity,Which was as gross as ever touch'd conjecture,Thatlack'dsight only, nought for approbationBut only seeing, all other circumstancesMade up to the deed,—doth push on this proceeding:180Yet, for a greater confirmation,For in an act of this importance 'twereMost piteous to be wild,I havedispatch'd in postTo sacred Delphos, to Apollo's temple,CleomenesandDion, whom you know185Of stuff'd sufficiency: now from the oracleThey will bring all; whose spiritual counsel had,Shall stop or spurme. Have I done well?

Leon.How could that be?

Either thou art most ignorant by age,

Or thou wert born a fool. Camillo's flight,

Added to their familiarity,

Which was as gross as ever touch'd conjecture,

Thatlack'dsight only, nought for approbation

But only seeing, all other circumstances

Made up to the deed,—doth push on this proceeding:

Yet, for a greater confirmation,

For in an act of this importance 'twere

Most piteous to be wild,I havedispatch'd in post

To sacred Delphos, to Apollo's temple,

CleomenesandDion, whom you know

Of stuff'd sufficiency: now from the oracle

They will bring all; whose spiritual counsel had,

Shall stop or spurme. Have I done well?

First Lord.Well done, my lord.

Leon.Though I am satisfied and need no more190Than what I know, yet shall the oracleGive rest to the minds of others, such as heWhose ignorant credulity will notCome up to the truth. Sohave wethought it goodFrom our free person she should be confined,195Lestthat the treachery of the two fled henceBe left her to perform. Come, follow us;We are to speak in public; for this businessWill raise us all.

Leon.Though I am satisfied and need no more

Than what I know, yet shall the oracle

Give rest to the minds of others, such as he

Whose ignorant credulity will not

Come up to the truth. Sohave wethought it good

From our free person she should be confined,

Lestthat the treachery of the two fled hence

Be left her to perform. Come, follow us;

We are to speak in public; for this business

Will raise us all.

Ant.[Aside]To laughter, as I take it,If the good truth were known.[Exeunt.

Ant.[Aside]To laughter, as I take it,

If the good truth were known.[Exeunt.

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