ACT IV.

LINENOTES:Scene VI.]Scene IX.Pope.Camp before Florence.]Capell.Enter...]Rowe. Enter Count Rossillion and the Frenchmen, as at first. Ff.[1]Sec. Lord.]Cap. E. Ff, and] generally throughout the scene, 1. Ld. Rowe. Fr. Env. Collier.See note (vi).[3]First Lord.]Cap. G. Ff, and throughout the scene. 2. Ld. Rowe. Fr. Gent. Collier. See note (vi).[18]Sec. Lord.]C. E. F1. G. E. F2. Cap. E. F3 F4. Omitted by Capell, who continues the following speech to1. L.[22]leaguer]F4.leagerF1 F2 F3.adversaries]adversaryoradversary'sGrant White conj.[29, 30]O ... drum]Omit and lines 35, 36, 37. Capell conj.[29]fetch]fetch offDyce (Collier MS.).[31]his]Rowe.thisFf.[32]ore]oarTheobald,oursFf.oresCollier MS.[33]John]TomHanmer (Theobald conj.).inclining]ineliningF1.[35]Scene x.Pope.Enter P.]Dyce (after line 37).[35-37]Marked as 'Aside'by Capell.[36]honour]F3 F4.honorF1 F2.humourTheobald.[42]in]F1 F2 F3.himF4.[44, 45]command]conductCollier conj.[55]'hic jacet.']hic jacet— Theobald.[57]mystery]masteryCollier conj.[73, 74]As three lines, endingvaliant ... souldiership ... Farewellin Ff.[73]thou'rt]Capell.th' artFf.[74]thy]om. Warburton.[76]Scene xi.Pope.[79]do]do'tF4.[79, 80]to do 't]do 'tRann.[83]discoveries]discoveryS. Walker conj.[88]probable]improbableS. Walker conj.[92]case]uncaseHanmer.uncapeAnon. conj.[93]is parted]are partedHanmer.tell me]you'll tell meRann conj.[95]I ... caught]Continued to the former speaker by Capell.go look]go and lookRowe.go limeLong MS.go lackJackson conj.go loopAnon. conj.[97]Sec. Lord.]2 Lord. Theobald. Cap. G. Ff.Sec. Lord.As't ... you] Fr. Cent.As't ... lordship.Fr. En.I'll leave you.Collier.[99, 105]First Lord.]Cap. E. Ff.[104]I have]I'vePope.

LINENOTES:

Scene VI.]Scene IX.Pope.

Camp before Florence.]Capell.

Enter...]Rowe. Enter Count Rossillion and the Frenchmen, as at first. Ff.

[1]Sec. Lord.]Cap. E. Ff, and] generally throughout the scene, 1. Ld. Rowe. Fr. Env. Collier.See note (vi).

[3]First Lord.]Cap. G. Ff, and throughout the scene. 2. Ld. Rowe. Fr. Gent. Collier. See note (vi).

[18]Sec. Lord.]C. E. F1. G. E. F2. Cap. E. F3 F4. Omitted by Capell, who continues the following speech to1. L.

[22]leaguer]F4.leagerF1 F2 F3.

adversaries]adversaryoradversary'sGrant White conj.

[29, 30]O ... drum]Omit and lines 35, 36, 37. Capell conj.

[29]fetch]fetch offDyce (Collier MS.).

[31]his]Rowe.thisFf.

[32]ore]oarTheobald,oursFf.oresCollier MS.

[33]John]TomHanmer (Theobald conj.).

inclining]ineliningF1.

[35]Scene x.Pope.

Enter P.]Dyce (after line 37).

[35-37]Marked as 'Aside'by Capell.

[36]honour]F3 F4.honorF1 F2.humourTheobald.

[42]in]F1 F2 F3.himF4.

[44, 45]command]conductCollier conj.

[55]'hic jacet.']hic jacet— Theobald.

[57]mystery]masteryCollier conj.

[73, 74]As three lines, endingvaliant ... souldiership ... Farewellin Ff.

[73]thou'rt]Capell.th' artFf.

[74]thy]om. Warburton.

[76]Scene xi.Pope.

[79]do]do'tF4.

[79, 80]to do 't]do 'tRann.

[83]discoveries]discoveryS. Walker conj.

[88]probable]improbableS. Walker conj.

[92]case]uncaseHanmer.uncapeAnon. conj.

[93]is parted]are partedHanmer.

tell me]you'll tell meRann conj.

[95]I ... caught]Continued to the former speaker by Capell.

go look]go and lookRowe.go limeLong MS.go lackJackson conj.go loopAnon. conj.

[97]Sec. Lord.]2 Lord. Theobald. Cap. G. Ff.

Sec. Lord.As't ... you] Fr. Cent.As't ... lordship.Fr. En.I'll leave you.Collier.

[99, 105]First Lord.]Cap. E. Ff.

[104]I have]I'vePope.

EnterHelenaandWidow.Hel.If you misdoubt me that I am not she,I know not how I shall assure you further,But I shall lose the grounds I work upon.Wid.Though my estate be fallen, I was well born,5Nothing acquainted with thesebusinesses;And would not put my reputation nowIn any staining act.Hel.Nor would I wish you.First, give me trust, thecount heismy husband,And what to your sworn counsel I have spoken10Is so from word to word; and then you cannot,By the good aid that I of you shall borrow,Err in bestowing it.Wid.I should believe you;For you have show'd me that which well approvesYou'regreat in fortune.Hel.Take this purse of gold,15And let me buy your friendly help thus far,Which I will over-pay and pay againWhen I have found it. The counthewooes your daughter,Lays down his wanton siege before her beauty,Resolvedto carry her: let herin fineconsent,20As we'll direct herhow 'tisbest to bear it.Nowhis importantblood will nought denyThat she'll demand: a ring thecounty wears,That downward hath succeeded in his houseFrom son to son, some four or five descents25Since the first father wore it: this ring he holdsIn most rich choice; yet in his idle fire,To buy his will, it would not seem too dear,Howe'er repented after.Wid.NowI seeThe bottom of your purpose.30Hel.You see it lawful, then: it is no more,But that your daughter, ere she seems as won,Desires this ring; appoints him an encounter;In fine, delivers me to fill the time,Herself most chastely absent:after this,35To marry her, I'll add three thousand crownsTo what ispastalready.Wid.I have yielded:Instruct my daughter how she shall persever,That time and place with this deceit so lawfulMay prove coherent. Every night he comes40Withmusicsof all sorts and songs composedTo her unworthiness: it nothingsteadsusTo chide him from oureaves;for he persistsAs if his life lay on't.Hel.Why then to-nightLet us assay our plot; which, if it speed,45Is wicked meaning in a lawful deed,And lawfulmeaning in alawful act,Where both not sin, and yet a sinful fact:But let's about it.[Exeunt.

EnterHelenaandWidow.

Hel.If you misdoubt me that I am not she,I know not how I shall assure you further,But I shall lose the grounds I work upon.

Hel.If you misdoubt me that I am not she,

I know not how I shall assure you further,

But I shall lose the grounds I work upon.

Wid.Though my estate be fallen, I was well born,5Nothing acquainted with thesebusinesses;And would not put my reputation nowIn any staining act.

Wid.Though my estate be fallen, I was well born,

Nothing acquainted with thesebusinesses;

And would not put my reputation now

In any staining act.

Hel.Nor would I wish you.First, give me trust, thecount heismy husband,And what to your sworn counsel I have spoken10Is so from word to word; and then you cannot,By the good aid that I of you shall borrow,Err in bestowing it.

Hel.Nor would I wish you.

First, give me trust, thecount heismy husband,

And what to your sworn counsel I have spoken

Is so from word to word; and then you cannot,

By the good aid that I of you shall borrow,

Err in bestowing it.

Wid.I should believe you;For you have show'd me that which well approvesYou'regreat in fortune.

Wid.I should believe you;

For you have show'd me that which well approves

You'regreat in fortune.

Hel.Take this purse of gold,15And let me buy your friendly help thus far,Which I will over-pay and pay againWhen I have found it. The counthewooes your daughter,Lays down his wanton siege before her beauty,Resolvedto carry her: let herin fineconsent,20As we'll direct herhow 'tisbest to bear it.Nowhis importantblood will nought denyThat she'll demand: a ring thecounty wears,That downward hath succeeded in his houseFrom son to son, some four or five descents25Since the first father wore it: this ring he holdsIn most rich choice; yet in his idle fire,To buy his will, it would not seem too dear,Howe'er repented after.

Hel.Take this purse of gold,

And let me buy your friendly help thus far,

Which I will over-pay and pay again

When I have found it. The counthewooes your daughter,

Lays down his wanton siege before her beauty,

Resolvedto carry her: let herin fineconsent,

As we'll direct herhow 'tisbest to bear it.

Nowhis importantblood will nought deny

That she'll demand: a ring thecounty wears,

That downward hath succeeded in his house

From son to son, some four or five descents

Since the first father wore it: this ring he holds

In most rich choice; yet in his idle fire,

To buy his will, it would not seem too dear,

Howe'er repented after.

Wid.NowI seeThe bottom of your purpose.

Wid.NowI see

The bottom of your purpose.

30Hel.You see it lawful, then: it is no more,But that your daughter, ere she seems as won,Desires this ring; appoints him an encounter;In fine, delivers me to fill the time,Herself most chastely absent:after this,35To marry her, I'll add three thousand crownsTo what ispastalready.

Hel.You see it lawful, then: it is no more,

But that your daughter, ere she seems as won,

Desires this ring; appoints him an encounter;

In fine, delivers me to fill the time,

Herself most chastely absent:after this,

To marry her, I'll add three thousand crowns

To what ispastalready.

Wid.I have yielded:Instruct my daughter how she shall persever,That time and place with this deceit so lawfulMay prove coherent. Every night he comes40Withmusicsof all sorts and songs composedTo her unworthiness: it nothingsteadsusTo chide him from oureaves;for he persistsAs if his life lay on't.

Wid.I have yielded:

Instruct my daughter how she shall persever,

That time and place with this deceit so lawful

May prove coherent. Every night he comes

Withmusicsof all sorts and songs composed

To her unworthiness: it nothingsteadsus

To chide him from oureaves;for he persists

As if his life lay on't.

Hel.Why then to-nightLet us assay our plot; which, if it speed,45Is wicked meaning in a lawful deed,And lawfulmeaning in alawful act,Where both not sin, and yet a sinful fact:But let's about it.[Exeunt.

Hel.Why then to-night

Let us assay our plot; which, if it speed,

Is wicked meaning in a lawful deed,

And lawfulmeaning in alawful act,

Where both not sin, and yet a sinful fact:

But let's about it.[Exeunt.

LINENOTES:Scene vii.]Scene xii.Pope.[5]businesses]basenessesAnon. conj.[8, 17]count he]countyEdd. conj.[8]is]hisF2[14]You're]Y'are Ff.You areCapell.[17]he]om. Pope.[19]Resolved]Collier (Egerton MS.).ResolveF1.ResolvesF2 F3 F4.in fine]om. Rowe (ed. 2).[20]how 'tis]how, 'tisWarburton.[21]his important]F1 F2.this importantF3 F4.this importurateRowe (ed. i).his importunateRowe (ed. 2).[22]county wears]countie wearesF1.county wearesF2 F3.count wearsF4.count does wearRowe.See note (xiv).[28, 29]Now ... purpose]As in Capell. As one line in Ff.Now do I see ... purpose(as one line) Hanmer.[34]after this]F2 F3 F4.afterF1.afterwardsCollier conj.[36]past]pactAnon. conj.[40]musics]MusickesF1 F2.MusicksF3.MusickF4.[41]steads]F4.steedsF1 F2 F3.[42]eaves]Hanmer.eevesFf.[46]And lawful]UnlawfulHanmer.lawful act]wicked actWarburton.lawless actAnon. conj.

LINENOTES:

Scene vii.]Scene xii.Pope.

[5]businesses]basenessesAnon. conj.

[8, 17]count he]countyEdd. conj.

[8]is]hisF2

[14]You're]Y'are Ff.You areCapell.

[17]he]om. Pope.

[19]Resolved]Collier (Egerton MS.).ResolveF1.ResolvesF2 F3 F4.

in fine]om. Rowe (ed. 2).

[20]how 'tis]how, 'tisWarburton.

[21]his important]F1 F2.this importantF3 F4.this importurateRowe (ed. i).his importunateRowe (ed. 2).

[22]county wears]countie wearesF1.county wearesF2 F3.count wearsF4.count does wearRowe.See note (xiv).

[28, 29]Now ... purpose]As in Capell. As one line in Ff.Now do I see ... purpose(as one line) Hanmer.

[34]after this]F2 F3 F4.afterF1.afterwardsCollier conj.

[36]past]pactAnon. conj.

[40]musics]MusickesF1 F2.MusicksF3.MusickF4.

[41]steads]F4.steedsF1 F2 F3.

[42]eaves]Hanmer.eevesFf.

[46]And lawful]UnlawfulHanmer.

lawful act]wicked actWarburton.lawless actAnon. conj.

EnterSecond French Lord,with five or six otherSoldiersin ambush.Sec. Lord.He can come no other way but by thishedge-corner. When you sally upon him, speak what terriblelanguage you will: though you understand it notyourselves, no matter; for we must not seem to understand5him, unless some oneamongus whom we must producefor an interpreter.First Sold.Goodcaptain, let me be the interpreter.Sec. Lord.Art not acquainted with him? knows he not10thy voice?First Sold.No, sir, I warrant you.Sec. Lord.But what linsey-woolsey hast thou to speakto us again?First Sold.E'en such as you speak to me.Sec. Lord.He must think us some band of strangers i'15theadversary'sentertainment. Now he hath a smack ofall neighbouring languages; therefore we must every one bea man of his own fancy, not to know what we speak one toanother; so we seem to know, is toknow straightour purpose:choughs'language, gabble enough, and good enough.20As for you, interpreter, you must seem very politic. Butcouch, ho! here he comes, to beguile two hours in a sleep,and then to return and swear the lies he forges.EnterParolles.Par.Teno'clock: within these three hours 'twill betime enough to go home. What shall I say I have done?25It must be a very plausive invention that carries it: theybegin to smoke me; and disgraces have of late knocked toooften at my door. I find my tongue is too foolhardy; butmy heart hath the fear of Mars before it and of his creatures,not daring the reports ofmytongue.30Sec. Lord.This is the first truth that e'er thine owntongue was guilty of.Par.What the devil should move me to undertake therecovery of this drum, being not ignorant of the impossibility,and knowing I had no such purpose? I must give35myself some hurts, and say I got them in exploit: yetslight ones will not carry it; they will say, 'Came you offwith so little?' and great ones I dare not give. Wherefore,what's the instance? Tongue, I must put you into a butter-woman'smouth, and buymyselfanother ofBajazet's40mule, if you prattle me into these perils.Sec. Lord.Is it possible he should know what he is,and be that he is?Par.I would the cutting of my garments would servethe turn, or the breaking of my Spanish sword.45Sec. Lord.We cannot afford you so.Par.Or the baring of my beard; and to say it was instratagem.Sec. Lord.'Twould not do.Par.Or to drown my clothes, and say I was stripped.50Sec. Lord.Hardly serve.Par.Though I swore I leaped from the window of thecitadel—Sec. Lord.How deep?Par.Thirty fathom.55Sec. Lord.Three great oaths would scarce make thatbe believed.Par.I would I had any drum of theenemy's: I wouldswear I recovered it.Sec. Lord.You shall hear one anon.60Par.A drum now of theenemy's,—[Alarum within.Sec. Lord.Throca movousus, cargo, cargo, cargo.All.Cargo, cargo, cargo, villianda parcorbo, cargo.Par.O, ransom, ransom! do not hide mine eyes.[Theyseize and blindfold him.First Sold.Boskos thromuldo boskos.65Par.I know you are theMuskos'regiment;And I shall lose my life for want of language:If there be here German, or Dane, low Dutch,Italian,orFrench, let him speak to me; I'llDiscover that which shallundo theFlorentine.70First Sold.Boskosvauvado: I understand thee, andcan speak thy tongue. Kerelybonto, sir, betake thee tothy faith, for seventeen poniards are at thy bosom.Par.O!75First Sold.O, pray, pray, pray! Mankarevaniadulche.Sec. Lord.Oscorbidulchosvolivorco.First Sold.The general is content to spare thee yet;And, hoodwink'd as thou art, will lead thee onTo gather from thee: haply thou mayst informSomething to save thy life.80Par.O, let me live!And all the secrets of our camp I'll show,Their force, their purposes; nay, I'll speak thatWhich you will wonder at.First Sold.But wilt thou faithfully?Par.If I do not, damn me.85First Sold.Acordo linta.Come on; thou art granted space.[Exit,with Parolles guarded.A short alarum within.Sec. Lord.Go, tell the Count Rousillon, and my brother,We havecaught the woodcock, and will keep him muffledTill we do hear from them.Sec. Sold.Captain, I will.90Sec. Lord.A'will betray us all unto ourselves:Inform on that.Sec. Sold.So I will, sir.Sec. Lord.Till then I'll keep him dark and safely lock'd.[Exeunt.

EnterSecond French Lord,with five or six otherSoldiersin ambush.

Sec. Lord.He can come no other way but by thishedge-corner. When you sally upon him, speak what terriblelanguage you will: though you understand it notyourselves, no matter; for we must not seem to understand5him, unless some oneamongus whom we must producefor an interpreter.

Sec. Lord.He can come no other way but by this

hedge-corner. When you sally upon him, speak what terrible

language you will: though you understand it not

yourselves, no matter; for we must not seem to understand

him, unless some oneamongus whom we must produce

for an interpreter.

First Sold.Goodcaptain, let me be the interpreter.

Sec. Lord.Art not acquainted with him? knows he not10thy voice?

Sec. Lord.Art not acquainted with him? knows he not

thy voice?

First Sold.No, sir, I warrant you.

Sec. Lord.But what linsey-woolsey hast thou to speakto us again?

Sec. Lord.But what linsey-woolsey hast thou to speak

to us again?

First Sold.E'en such as you speak to me.

Sec. Lord.He must think us some band of strangers i'15theadversary'sentertainment. Now he hath a smack ofall neighbouring languages; therefore we must every one bea man of his own fancy, not to know what we speak one toanother; so we seem to know, is toknow straightour purpose:choughs'language, gabble enough, and good enough.20As for you, interpreter, you must seem very politic. Butcouch, ho! here he comes, to beguile two hours in a sleep,and then to return and swear the lies he forges.

Sec. Lord.He must think us some band of strangers i'

theadversary'sentertainment. Now he hath a smack of

all neighbouring languages; therefore we must every one be

a man of his own fancy, not to know what we speak one to

another; so we seem to know, is toknow straightour purpose:

choughs'language, gabble enough, and good enough.

As for you, interpreter, you must seem very politic. But

couch, ho! here he comes, to beguile two hours in a sleep,

and then to return and swear the lies he forges.

EnterParolles.

Par.Teno'clock: within these three hours 'twill betime enough to go home. What shall I say I have done?25It must be a very plausive invention that carries it: theybegin to smoke me; and disgraces have of late knocked toooften at my door. I find my tongue is too foolhardy; butmy heart hath the fear of Mars before it and of his creatures,not daring the reports ofmytongue.

Par.Teno'clock: within these three hours 'twill be

time enough to go home. What shall I say I have done?

It must be a very plausive invention that carries it: they

begin to smoke me; and disgraces have of late knocked too

often at my door. I find my tongue is too foolhardy; but

my heart hath the fear of Mars before it and of his creatures,

not daring the reports ofmytongue.

30Sec. Lord.This is the first truth that e'er thine owntongue was guilty of.

Sec. Lord.This is the first truth that e'er thine own

tongue was guilty of.

Par.What the devil should move me to undertake therecovery of this drum, being not ignorant of the impossibility,and knowing I had no such purpose? I must give35myself some hurts, and say I got them in exploit: yetslight ones will not carry it; they will say, 'Came you offwith so little?' and great ones I dare not give. Wherefore,what's the instance? Tongue, I must put you into a butter-woman'smouth, and buymyselfanother ofBajazet's40mule, if you prattle me into these perils.

Par.What the devil should move me to undertake the

recovery of this drum, being not ignorant of the impossibility,

and knowing I had no such purpose? I must give

myself some hurts, and say I got them in exploit: yet

slight ones will not carry it; they will say, 'Came you off

with so little?' and great ones I dare not give. Wherefore,

what's the instance? Tongue, I must put you into a butter-woman's

mouth, and buymyselfanother ofBajazet's

mule, if you prattle me into these perils.

Sec. Lord.Is it possible he should know what he is,and be that he is?

Sec. Lord.Is it possible he should know what he is,

and be that he is?

Par.I would the cutting of my garments would servethe turn, or the breaking of my Spanish sword.

Par.I would the cutting of my garments would serve

the turn, or the breaking of my Spanish sword.

45Sec. Lord.We cannot afford you so.

Sec. Lord.We cannot afford you so.

Par.Or the baring of my beard; and to say it was instratagem.

Par.Or the baring of my beard; and to say it was in

stratagem.

Sec. Lord.'Twould not do.

Par.Or to drown my clothes, and say I was stripped.

50Sec. Lord.Hardly serve.

Sec. Lord.Hardly serve.

Par.Though I swore I leaped from the window of thecitadel—

Par.Though I swore I leaped from the window of the

citadel—

Sec. Lord.How deep?

Par.Thirty fathom.

55Sec. Lord.Three great oaths would scarce make thatbe believed.

Sec. Lord.Three great oaths would scarce make that

be believed.

Par.I would I had any drum of theenemy's: I wouldswear I recovered it.

Par.I would I had any drum of theenemy's: I would

swear I recovered it.

Sec. Lord.You shall hear one anon.

60Par.A drum now of theenemy's,—[Alarum within.

Par.A drum now of theenemy's,—[Alarum within.

Sec. Lord.Throca movousus, cargo, cargo, cargo.

All.Cargo, cargo, cargo, villianda parcorbo, cargo.

Par.O, ransom, ransom! do not hide mine eyes.[Theyseize and blindfold him.

Par.O, ransom, ransom! do not hide mine eyes.

[Theyseize and blindfold him.

First Sold.Boskos thromuldo boskos.

65Par.I know you are theMuskos'regiment;And I shall lose my life for want of language:If there be here German, or Dane, low Dutch,Italian,orFrench, let him speak to me; I'llDiscover that which shallundo theFlorentine.

Par.I know you are theMuskos'regiment;

And I shall lose my life for want of language:

If there be here German, or Dane, low Dutch,

Italian,orFrench, let him speak to me; I'll

Discover that which shallundo theFlorentine.

70First Sold.Boskosvauvado: I understand thee, andcan speak thy tongue. Kerelybonto, sir, betake thee tothy faith, for seventeen poniards are at thy bosom.

First Sold.Boskosvauvado: I understand thee, and

can speak thy tongue. Kerelybonto, sir, betake thee to

thy faith, for seventeen poniards are at thy bosom.

Par.O!

75First Sold.O, pray, pray, pray! Mankarevaniadulche.

First Sold.O, pray, pray, pray! Mankarevaniadulche.

Sec. Lord.Oscorbidulchosvolivorco.

First Sold.The general is content to spare thee yet;And, hoodwink'd as thou art, will lead thee onTo gather from thee: haply thou mayst informSomething to save thy life.

First Sold.The general is content to spare thee yet;

And, hoodwink'd as thou art, will lead thee on

To gather from thee: haply thou mayst inform

Something to save thy life.

80Par.O, let me live!And all the secrets of our camp I'll show,Their force, their purposes; nay, I'll speak thatWhich you will wonder at.

Par.O, let me live!

And all the secrets of our camp I'll show,

Their force, their purposes; nay, I'll speak that

Which you will wonder at.

First Sold.But wilt thou faithfully?

Par.If I do not, damn me.

85First Sold.Acordo linta.Come on; thou art granted space.[Exit,with Parolles guarded.A short alarum within.

First Sold.Acordo linta.

Come on; thou art granted space.

[Exit,with Parolles guarded.A short alarum within.

Sec. Lord.Go, tell the Count Rousillon, and my brother,We havecaught the woodcock, and will keep him muffledTill we do hear from them.

Sec. Lord.Go, tell the Count Rousillon, and my brother,

We havecaught the woodcock, and will keep him muffled

Till we do hear from them.

Sec. Sold.Captain, I will.

90Sec. Lord.A'will betray us all unto ourselves:Inform on that.

Sec. Lord.A'will betray us all unto ourselves:

Inform on that.

Sec. Sold.So I will, sir.

Sec. Lord.Till then I'll keep him dark and safely lock'd.[Exeunt.

LINENOTES:Scene I.Without....]Capell. Continues in Florence. Pope. Part of the French camp in Florence. Theobald.Enter Second French Lord....]Edd. Enter one of the Frenchmen.... Ff. Enter First Lord.... Capell. Enter French Envoy.... Collier.See note (vi).Sec. Lord.]1. Lord. E. Ff.[5]among]amongstRowe.[7]captain]F3 F4.captaineF1.captaiveF2.[15]adversary's]Johnson,adversariesFf.adversaries'Warburton.[18]know straight]shew straightHanmer.go straight toCollier (Collier MS.).[19]choughs']chough'sF3 F4.choughsF1 F2.[23]o']Johnson,aFf.[29]my]my ownMason conj.mine ownRann.[39]myself]om. Steevens.Bajazet's]BaiazethsF1.BajazethsF2 F3 F4.[40]mule]F1 F2.MulesF3 F4.muteHanmer (Warburton).[57]enemy's]Malone.enemiesFf.enemies'Capell.[60]enemy's,—]Edd.enemy's!Malone.enemies!Theobald.enemies.Ff.[62]cargo, cargo]cargoHanmer.[63][They ... him.]Rowe. om. Ff.[64]Boskos ... boskos]F1.Baskos ... baskosF2 F3 F4.[65]Muskos']Capell.MuskosFf.[68]or]om. Capell.[68, 69]Arranged as in Capell.Ile ... Florentine(in one line) Ff.I will ... undo The....Malone.[70-74]Boskos ... pray!]Printed as verse by Capell.[73, 74]Par.O!First Sold.O, pray] Par.Oh, oh!1. S.Pray.Capell.[74]revania]F1.revantaF2.revanchaF3 F4.[76]Oscorbidulchos]F1.OsceorbidulchosF2 F3 F4.[86]Exit....]Capell. Exit. Ff.A short alarum within.]Ff. om. Capell.[88]We have]We'vePope.[90]A']AFf.HeRowe.[91]Inform on that]Inform 'em thatRowe.Inform 'em too of thatCapell.

LINENOTES:

Scene I.Without....]Capell. Continues in Florence. Pope. Part of the French camp in Florence. Theobald.

Enter Second French Lord....]Edd. Enter one of the Frenchmen.... Ff. Enter First Lord.... Capell. Enter French Envoy.... Collier.See note (vi).

Sec. Lord.]1. Lord. E. Ff.

[5]among]amongstRowe.

[7]captain]F3 F4.captaineF1.captaiveF2.

[15]adversary's]Johnson,adversariesFf.adversaries'Warburton.

[18]know straight]shew straightHanmer.go straight toCollier (Collier MS.).

[19]choughs']chough'sF3 F4.choughsF1 F2.

[23]o']Johnson,aFf.

[29]my]my ownMason conj.mine ownRann.

[39]myself]om. Steevens.

Bajazet's]BaiazethsF1.BajazethsF2 F3 F4.

[40]mule]F1 F2.MulesF3 F4.muteHanmer (Warburton).

[57]enemy's]Malone.enemiesFf.enemies'Capell.

[60]enemy's,—]Edd.enemy's!Malone.enemies!Theobald.enemies.Ff.

[62]cargo, cargo]cargoHanmer.

[63][They ... him.]Rowe. om. Ff.

[64]Boskos ... boskos]F1.Baskos ... baskosF2 F3 F4.

[65]Muskos']Capell.MuskosFf.

[68]or]om. Capell.

[68, 69]Arranged as in Capell.Ile ... Florentine(in one line) Ff.I will ... undo The....Malone.

[70-74]Boskos ... pray!]Printed as verse by Capell.

[73, 74]Par.O!First Sold.O, pray] Par.Oh, oh!1. S.Pray.Capell.

[74]revania]F1.revantaF2.revanchaF3 F4.

[76]Oscorbidulchos]F1.OsceorbidulchosF2 F3 F4.

[86]Exit....]Capell. Exit. Ff.

A short alarum within.]Ff. om. Capell.

[88]We have]We'vePope.

[90]A']AFf.HeRowe.

[91]Inform on that]Inform 'em thatRowe.Inform 'em too of thatCapell.

EnterBertramandDiana.Ber.They told me that your name was Fontibell.Dia.No, my good lord, Diana.Ber.Titled goddess;And worth it, with addition! But, fair soul,In your fine frame hath love no quality?5If the quick fire of youth light not your mind,You are no maiden, but a monument:When you are dead, you should be such a oneAs you are now, for you are cold andstern;And now you should be as your mother was10When your sweet self was got.Dia.She then was honest.Ber.So should you be.Dia.No:My mother did but duty; such, my lord,As you owe to your wife.Ber.No moreo'that;I prithee, do notstrive against my vows:15I was compell'd to her; but I love theeBy love's own sweet constraint, and will for everDo thee all rights of service.Dia.Ay, so you serve usTill we serve you; but when you have our roses,Youbarelyleave our thorns to prick ourselves,And mock us with our bareness.20Ber.How have I sworn!Dia.'Tis notthe many oaths thatmakesthe truth,But the plain single vow that is vow'd true.Whatisnot holy, that weswear not by,But take the High'st towitness: then,pray you,tell me,25If I should swear byJove'sgreatattributes,I loved you dearly, would you believe my oaths,When I did love you ill? This has no holding,To swearbyhimwhomI protestto love,That I will work against him: therefore your oaths30Are words and poor conditions, but unseal'd,At least in my opinion.Ber.Change it, change it;Be not soholy-cruel: loveis holy;And my integrity ne'er knew the craftsThat you do charge men with. Stand no more off,35But give thyself unto my sickdesires,Who then recover: say thou art mine, and everMy love as it begins shall so persever.Dia.I see that men makerope'sin such a scarreThat we'll forsake ourselves. Give me that ring.40Ber.I'll lend it thee, my dear; but have no powerTo give it from me.Dia.Will you not, my lord?Ber.It is an honour 'longing to our house,Bequeathed down from many ancestors;Whichwerethe greatest obloquy i' the worldIn me to lose.45Dia.Mine honour's such a ring:My chastity's the jewel of our house,Bequeathed down from many ancestors;Which were the greatest obloquy i' the worldIn me to lose: thus your own proper wisdom50Brings in the champion Honour on my part,Against your vain assault.Ber.Here, take my ring:My house, mine honour, yea, my life, be thine,And I'llbe bid by thee.Dia.When midnight comes, knock at my chamber-window:55I'll order take my mother shall not hear.Now will I charge you in the band of truth,When you have conquer'd my yet maiden bed,Remain there but an hour, nor speak to me:My reasons are most strong; and you shall know them60When back again this ring shall be deliver'd:And on your finger in the night I 'll putAnother ring, that what in time proceedsMay token to the future our past deeds.Adieu, till then; then, fail not. You have won65A wife of me, though there my hope bedone.Ber.A heaven on earthI havewon by wooing thee.[Exit.Dia.For which live long to thank both heaven and me!You may so in the end.My mother told me just how he would woo,70As if she sat in's heart; she says all menHave the like oaths: hehadsworn to marry meWhen his wife's dead; therefore I'll lie with himWhen I am buried. SinceFrenchmenare so braid,Marrythat will,Ilive and die a maid:75Only in this disguise I think't no sinTo cozen him that would unjustly win.[Exit.

EnterBertramandDiana.

Ber.They told me that your name was Fontibell.

Dia.No, my good lord, Diana.

Ber.Titled goddess;And worth it, with addition! But, fair soul,In your fine frame hath love no quality?5If the quick fire of youth light not your mind,You are no maiden, but a monument:When you are dead, you should be such a oneAs you are now, for you are cold andstern;And now you should be as your mother was10When your sweet self was got.

Ber.Titled goddess;

And worth it, with addition! But, fair soul,

In your fine frame hath love no quality?

If the quick fire of youth light not your mind,

You are no maiden, but a monument:

When you are dead, you should be such a one

As you are now, for you are cold andstern;

And now you should be as your mother was

When your sweet self was got.

Dia.She then was honest.

Ber.So should you be.

Dia.No:My mother did but duty; such, my lord,As you owe to your wife.

Dia.No:

My mother did but duty; such, my lord,

As you owe to your wife.

Ber.No moreo'that;I prithee, do notstrive against my vows:15I was compell'd to her; but I love theeBy love's own sweet constraint, and will for everDo thee all rights of service.

Ber.No moreo'that;

I prithee, do notstrive against my vows:

I was compell'd to her; but I love thee

By love's own sweet constraint, and will for ever

Do thee all rights of service.

Dia.Ay, so you serve usTill we serve you; but when you have our roses,Youbarelyleave our thorns to prick ourselves,And mock us with our bareness.

Dia.Ay, so you serve us

Till we serve you; but when you have our roses,

Youbarelyleave our thorns to prick ourselves,

And mock us with our bareness.

20Ber.How have I sworn!

Ber.How have I sworn!

Dia.'Tis notthe many oaths thatmakesthe truth,But the plain single vow that is vow'd true.Whatisnot holy, that weswear not by,But take the High'st towitness: then,pray you,tell me,25If I should swear byJove'sgreatattributes,I loved you dearly, would you believe my oaths,When I did love you ill? This has no holding,To swearbyhimwhomI protestto love,That I will work against him: therefore your oaths30Are words and poor conditions, but unseal'd,At least in my opinion.

Dia.'Tis notthe many oaths thatmakesthe truth,

But the plain single vow that is vow'd true.

Whatisnot holy, that weswear not by,

But take the High'st towitness: then,pray you,tell me,

If I should swear byJove'sgreatattributes,

I loved you dearly, would you believe my oaths,

When I did love you ill? This has no holding,

To swearbyhimwhomI protestto love,

That I will work against him: therefore your oaths

Are words and poor conditions, but unseal'd,

At least in my opinion.

Ber.Change it, change it;Be not soholy-cruel: loveis holy;And my integrity ne'er knew the craftsThat you do charge men with. Stand no more off,35But give thyself unto my sickdesires,Who then recover: say thou art mine, and everMy love as it begins shall so persever.

Ber.Change it, change it;

Be not soholy-cruel: loveis holy;

And my integrity ne'er knew the crafts

That you do charge men with. Stand no more off,

But give thyself unto my sickdesires,

Who then recover: say thou art mine, and ever

My love as it begins shall so persever.

Dia.I see that men makerope'sin such a scarreThat we'll forsake ourselves. Give me that ring.

Dia.I see that men makerope'sin such a scarre

That we'll forsake ourselves. Give me that ring.

40Ber.I'll lend it thee, my dear; but have no powerTo give it from me.

Ber.I'll lend it thee, my dear; but have no power

To give it from me.

Dia.Will you not, my lord?

Ber.It is an honour 'longing to our house,Bequeathed down from many ancestors;Whichwerethe greatest obloquy i' the worldIn me to lose.

Ber.It is an honour 'longing to our house,

Bequeathed down from many ancestors;

Whichwerethe greatest obloquy i' the world

In me to lose.

45Dia.Mine honour's such a ring:My chastity's the jewel of our house,Bequeathed down from many ancestors;Which were the greatest obloquy i' the worldIn me to lose: thus your own proper wisdom50Brings in the champion Honour on my part,Against your vain assault.

Dia.Mine honour's such a ring:

My chastity's the jewel of our house,

Bequeathed down from many ancestors;

Which were the greatest obloquy i' the world

In me to lose: thus your own proper wisdom

Brings in the champion Honour on my part,

Against your vain assault.

Ber.Here, take my ring:My house, mine honour, yea, my life, be thine,And I'llbe bid by thee.

Ber.Here, take my ring:

My house, mine honour, yea, my life, be thine,

And I'llbe bid by thee.

Dia.When midnight comes, knock at my chamber-window:55I'll order take my mother shall not hear.Now will I charge you in the band of truth,When you have conquer'd my yet maiden bed,Remain there but an hour, nor speak to me:My reasons are most strong; and you shall know them60When back again this ring shall be deliver'd:And on your finger in the night I 'll putAnother ring, that what in time proceedsMay token to the future our past deeds.Adieu, till then; then, fail not. You have won65A wife of me, though there my hope bedone.

Dia.When midnight comes, knock at my chamber-window:

I'll order take my mother shall not hear.

Now will I charge you in the band of truth,

When you have conquer'd my yet maiden bed,

Remain there but an hour, nor speak to me:

My reasons are most strong; and you shall know them

When back again this ring shall be deliver'd:

And on your finger in the night I 'll put

Another ring, that what in time proceeds

May token to the future our past deeds.

Adieu, till then; then, fail not. You have won

A wife of me, though there my hope bedone.

Ber.A heaven on earthI havewon by wooing thee.[Exit.

Dia.For which live long to thank both heaven and me!You may so in the end.My mother told me just how he would woo,70As if she sat in's heart; she says all menHave the like oaths: hehadsworn to marry meWhen his wife's dead; therefore I'll lie with himWhen I am buried. SinceFrenchmenare so braid,Marrythat will,Ilive and die a maid:75Only in this disguise I think't no sinTo cozen him that would unjustly win.[Exit.

Dia.For which live long to thank both heaven and me!

You may so in the end.

My mother told me just how he would woo,

As if she sat in's heart; she says all men

Have the like oaths: hehadsworn to marry me

When his wife's dead; therefore I'll lie with him

When I am buried. SinceFrenchmenare so braid,

Marrythat will,Ilive and die a maid:

Only in this disguise I think't no sin

To cozen him that would unjustly win.[Exit.

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