Chapter 9

Scene ii.]Steevens.Act v. Scene i.Pope.Scene iv.Hanmer.Act iv. Scene i.Capell.See note (xviii).Padua] Pope.Before B's house.] Theobald.Enter T. and H.]Ff Q. Enter Lucentio and Bianca courting; and, on the opposite side, Tranio and Hortensio. Capell.[1]that]om. S. Walker conj.Mistress] om. Pope.[4]Hor.]F2 F3 F4. Luc. F1 Q.Sir,to satisfy you] Ff Q.Tosatisfy you,sirPope.Signior,tosatisfy youAnon conj.have] om. Pope.[5][They stand by.Theobald.... and Lucentio] Rowe.[6, 8]Luc.]F2 F3 F4. Hor. F1 Q.[7]What,master,read you? first]Theobald.What master read youfirst, Ff Q.[8]to]ofRowe (ed. 2).[10][They retire backward.Theobald. [Court apart. Capell.[11]Quick proceeders,marry]Marry,quick proceedersCapell.Now,tell me]Tell me nowCapell.[11-13]Quick...Lucentio]F1 Q F2. As prose in F3 F4.[12]that your mistress]your mistressfairCapell.[13]none]Rowe.meFf Q.in the]i'theCapell.as]as herCapell.[14]O]om. Capell.[29]Never...forswear her]om. Rowe.[31]her]F3 F4.themF1 Q F2.[33]Never]Ne'erSteevens.with her]herPope,wi'herS. Walker conj.she would]shePope.she'ldS. Walker conj.[35]forsworn]forsworn herRowe (ed. 2).[36]oath,]Rowe.oath. Ff Q.[38]hath]hasF4.[42]so]om. F2.thusCollier MS.[44]Tra.]Tra. [passing to the other side]. Capell.[45]'longeth]Hanmer.longethFf Q.[53]her]her tooS. Walker conj.[54]unto]Ff Q.intoWarburton.toHeath conj.[59]Act v. Scene ii.Pope.Scene v.Hanmer.Enter B.] Enter B. running. Theobald.[60]I am]I'mPope.[61]ancient angel]angel-merchantSteevens conj.angel]AngelF1 F3 F4.AngellQ F2.engleTheobald.ayeulBecket conj.gentlemanorgentleMitford conj.morselStaunton conj.amblerCollier (Collier MS.),antickAnon. conj.uncleBubier conj.coming]goingPope (ed. 2).[63]mercatantè,or]Capell.marcantantorFf Q.mercantant,or elsePope.[65]surely]F1 Q.surlyF2 F3 F4.[66]And]om. Capell.Tranio] om. S. Walker conj.[69]give]give himTheobald.[71]Take in]Theobald. Par.TakemeF1 Q.Take me, F2 F3 F4.PartakeorTake onAnon. conj.Take...and then]Partake yourlove within; Anon. conj.[Exeunt L. and B.] Rowe.[75]and]e'enTheobald conj.[78]sir? marry]sir?Pope.sir,say you?Hanmer.sir? marry nowCapell.[81]in]ofHanmer.[86]you are]you'rePope.[91]courtesy]courtesy hereinCapell.[92]I will]will IPope.[100]countenance]count'nanceF1 Q F3 F4.countnanceF2.[101][Aside.] Rowe.[105]like to Sir]so like toCollier MS.like,sir, to Staunton conj.[110]the city]this cityCapell conj.[111]courtesy]court'sieFf Q.[117]dower]Warburton.dowreFf Q.dowryRowe.[120]me]F1 Q.me,sirF2 F3 F4.See note (xix).Scene III.A room inPetruchio'shouse.EnterKatharinaandGrumio.Gru.No, no, forsooth; I dare not for my life.Kath.The more my wrong, the more his spite appears:What, did he marry me to famish me?Beggars, that come unto my father's door,5Upon entreaty have a present alms;If not, elsewhere they meet with charity:But I, who never knew how to entreat,Nor neverneeded that I should entreat,Am starved for meat, giddy for lack of sleep;10With oaths kept waking, and with brawling fed:And that which spites me more than all thesewants,He does it under name of perfect love;As who should say, if I should sleep or eat,'Twere deadly sickness or else present death.15I prithee go and get me some repast;I care not what, so it be wholesome food.Gru.What say you to a neat's foot?Kath.'Tis passing good: I prithee let me have it.Gru.I fear it is toocholerica meat.20How say you to a fat tripe finely broil'd?Kath.I like it well: good Grumio, fetch it me.Gru.I cannot tell; I fear'tischoleric.What say you to a piece of beef and mustard?Kath.A dish that I do love to feed upon.25Gru.Ay, but the mustard is too hot a little.Kath.Why then, the beef, and let the mustard rest.Gru.Nay then, I will not: you shall have the mustard,Or else you get no beef of Grumio.Kath.Then both, or one, or any thing thou wilt.30Gru.Why then, the mustardwithoutthe beef.Kath.Go, get thee gone, thou false deluding slave,[Beats him.That feed'st me with the very name of meat:Sorrow on thee and all the pack of youThat triumph thus upon my misery!35Go, get thee gone, I say.EnterPetruchioandHortensiowith meat.Pet.How fares my Kate? What, sweeting, all amort?Hor.Mistress, what cheer?Kath.Faith,as cold as can be.Pet.Pluck up thy spirits; look cheerfully upon me.Here, love; thou see'st how diligent I am40To dressthy meat myself and bring it thee:I amsure, sweet Kate, this kindness merits thanks.What, not a word? Nay, then thou lovest it not;And all my painsissorted to no proof.Here, take awaythisdish.Kath.I pray you, let it stand.45Pet.The poorest service is repaid with thanks;And so shall mine, before you touch the meat.Kath.I thank you, sir.Hor.Signior Petruchio, fie! you are to blame.Come, Mistress Kate, I'll bearyou company.50Pet.Eat it up all, Hortensio, if thou lovestme.[Aside.Muchgood do it unto thy gentle heart!Kate, eat apace: and now, my honey love,Will we return unto thy father's house,And revel it as bravely as the best,55With silken coats and caps and goldenrings,With ruffs and cuffs andfardingalesand things;With scarfs and fans and double change of bravery,With amber bracelets, beads and all this knavery.What,hast thou dined? The tailor stays thy leisure,60Todeck thy body with hisrufflingtreasure.EnterTailor.Come, tailor, let us see these ornaments;Lay forth the gown.EnterHaberdasher.What news with you,sir?Hab.Here is the cap your worship did bespeak.Pet.Why, this was moulded on a porringer;65A velvet dish: fie, fie! 'tis lewd and filthy:Why, 'tis a cockle or a walnut-shell,A knack, a toy, a trick, a baby's cap:Away with it! come, let me have a bigger.Kath.I'll have no bigger: this doth fit the time70And gentlewomen wear such caps as these.Pet.When you are gentle, you shall have one too,And not till then.Hor.That will not be in haste.[Aside.Kath.Why, sir, I trust I may have leave to speak;And speak I will; I am no child, no babe:75Your betters have endured me say my mind,And if you cannot, best you stop your ears.My tongue will tell the anger of my heart,Or else my heart concealing it will break;And rather than it shall, I will be free80Even to theuttermost, as I please, in words.Pet.Why, thou say'st true; it isapaltry cap,A custard-coffin, a bauble, a silken pie:I love thee well, in that thou likest it not.Kath.Love me or love me not, I like the cap;85And it I will have, orI will havenone.[Exit Haberdasher.Pet.Thy gown? why, ay: come, tailor, let us see't.O mercy,God!what masquing stuff is here?What's this?a sleeve? 'tis like a demi-cannon:What, up and down, carved like an apple-tart?90Here's snip and nip and cut and slish and slash,Like to a censer in a barber's shop:Why, what,i' devil's name, tailor,call'st thou this?Hor.I see she's liketo haveneither cap nor gown.[Aside.Tai.You bid me make it orderly and well,95According to the fashionandthe time.Pet.Marry,and did;but if you be remember'd,I did not bid you mar it to the time.Go, hop me over every kennel home,For you shall hop without my custom, sir:100I'll none of it: hence! make your best of it.Kath.I never saw a better-fashion'd gown,More quaint, more pleasing, nor more commendable:Belike you mean to make a puppet of me.Pet.Why, true; he means to make a puppet of thee.105Tai.She says your worship means to make a puppet of her.Pet.Omonstrousarrogance! Thou liest, thouthread,thouthimble,Thouyard,three-quarters, half-yard, quarter, nail!Thou flea, thou nit, thou winter-cricket thou!110Braved in mine own house with a skein of thread?Away, thou rag, thou quantity, thou remnant;Or I shall so be-mete thee with thy yard,As thou shalt think on prating whilst thou livest!I tell thee, I, that thou hast marr'd her gown.115Tai.Your worship is deceived; the gown is madeJust as my master had direction:Grumio gave order how it should be done.Gru.I gave him no order; I gave him the stuff.Tai.But how did you desire it should be made?120Gru.Marry, sir, with needle and thread.Tai.But did you not request to have it cut?Gru.Thou hast faced many things.Tai.I have.Gru.Face not me: thou hast braved many men; brave125not me; I will neither be faced nor braved. I say untothee, I bid thy master cut out the gown; but I did not bidhim cut it to pieces: ergo, thou liest.Tai.Why, here is the note of the fashion to testify.Pet.Read it.130Gru.The note lies in's throat, if he say I said so.Tai.[reads]'Imprimis, a loose-bodied gown:'Gru.Master, if ever I saidloose-bodiedgown, sew mein the skirts of it, and beat me to death with a bottom ofbrown thread: I said a gown.135Pet.Proceed.Tai.[reads]'With a small compassed cape:'Gru.I confess the cape.Tai.[reads]'With a trunk sleeve:'Gru.I confess two sleeves.140Tai.[reads]'The sleeves curiously cut.'Pet.Ay, there's the villany.Gru.Error i' the bill, sir; error i' the bill. I commandedthe sleeves should be cut out, and sewed up again;and that I'll prove upon thee, though thy little finger be145armed in a thimble.Tai.This is true that I say:anI had thee in placewhere, thou shouldstknow it.Gru.I am for thee straight: take thou the bill, giveme thy mete-yard, and sparenot me.150Hor.God-a-mercy, Grumio! then he shall have no odds.Pet.Well, sir, in brief, the gown is not for me.Gru.You are i' the right, sir: 'tis for my mistress.Pet.Go, take it up unto thy master's use.Gru.Villain, not for thy life: take up mymistress'155gown for thy master's use!Pet.Why, sir, what's your conceit in that?Gru.O, sir, the conceit is deeper than you think for:Take up my mistress' gowntohis master's use!O, fie, fie, fie!160Pet.Hortensio, say thou wilt see the tailor paid.[Aside.Go take it hence; be gone, and say no more.Hor.Tailor, I'll pay thee for thy gown to-morrow:Take no unkindness of his hasty words:Away! I say; commend me to thy master.[Exit Tailor.165Pet.Well, come, my Kate; we will unto your father'sEven in these honest mean habiliments:Our purses shall be proud, our garments poor;For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,170So honourpeerethin the meanest habit.What isthe jay more precious than the lark,Because his feathers are morebeautiful?Or is the adder better than the eel,Because his painted skin contents the eye?175O, no,goodKate; neither art thou the worseFor this poor furniture and mean array.If thouaccount'stit shame, lay it on me;And therefore frolic: we will hence forthwith,To feast and sport us at thy father's house.180Go, call my men, and let us straight to him;And bring our horses unto Long-lane end;There will we mount, and thither walkon foot.Let's see; I think 'tis now some seven o'clock,And well we may come there by dinner-time.185Kath.I dare assure you, sir, 'tis almost two;And 'twill be supper-time ere you come there.Pet.It shall be seven ere I go to horse:Look, what I speak, or do, or think to do,You are still crossing it. Sirs, let't alone:190I will not go to-day;andere I do,It shall be what o'clock I say it is.Hor.Why, sothis gallant will command the sun.[Exeunt.LINENOTES:Scene iii.]Steevens. Actus Quartus. Scæna Prima. Ff Q.Act iv.Scene iv. Pope.Act v.Scene i. Hanmer.Act iv.Scene vi. Warburton.Act iv.Scene ii. Capell.[8]Nor...entreat]omitted in Reed (1803, 1813), Boswell (1821), &c.[11]wants]wrongsCapell (corrected in MS.).[19]choleric]F1 Q.phlegmaticF2 F3 F4.[22]'tis]it isRowe.it'sPope.[27]Nay then]Nay,thatCollier (Collier MS.).[30]without]e'en withoutHanmer.now withoutCapell.[36]Scene v.Pope.Scene vii.Warburton.[37]Faith]I'faithCapell.[40][Sets the dish on a table.Capell (after line 39).[41]I am]I'mPope.[43]is]areHalliwell.[44]this]theF3 F4.I pray you]PrayHanmer.[49][Sits to table along with her.Capell.[50]me.]me:Ff Q.me, Rowe.[Aside.] Theobald.[51]Much]Now muchCapell.[55]rings...things]things...ringsJohnson conj. (withdrawn).[56]fardingales]F1 Q F2 F3.fardingalsF4.[59]What]F1 Q.WithF2 F3 F4.[60]To]TheF2.ruffling]rustlingPope.[61]Scene vi.Pope.Act v. Scene iii.Hanmer.Scene viii.Warburton.[62]Enter....]Ff Q (after line 61).sir?]sir? ha!Hanmer.[63]Hab.]Rowe. Fel. Ff Q.[72][Aside.]Hanmer.[80]uttermost]utmostPope.[81]a]om. F1.[85]it will have]I will have itPope.[Exit Haberdasher]Edd.[87]God]Heav'nRowe (ed. 2).[88]What's this?]F1 Q.Whatthis?F2.What? thisF3 F4.like a]likeF1.[92]i'] Edd.aFf Q.o'Capell.tailor]trilorF4.[93]to have]to'vePope.[Aside.]Theobald.[95]and]ofRowe (ed. 2).[96]and did]I didLong conj. MS.[106]As two lines in Ff Q,endingarrogance:...thimble. As one line in Capell. As two lines endingliest, ...thimbleMalone. As two endingthread...thimbleKnight.[106]monstrous]F1 Q.most monstrousF2 F3 F4.liest]listAnon conj.thou thread] om. Ritson conj.[107]thimble,]thimble thou! thouliest, Hanmer.[108]yard,]F2 F3 F4.yardF1 Q.131. 136, 1382 140. [reads]Capell.[131]Imprimis]F3 F4.InprimisF1 Q F2.[132]loose-bodied]loose body'sSteevens conj. from (Q).sew me]sow me upPope.[146]an]Pope.andFf Q.[147]where,thou shouldst]Q F3 F4.where thou shouldstF1.where thoushouldF2.[149]not me]me notHanmer.[150]Pet.]Kath. Daniel conj.[154]mistress']mistress'sRowe.[158]to]untoF3 F4.[160][Aside.]Rowe.[164][Exit Tailor.]Exit Tail. Ff Q. Exeunt Tailor and Haberdasher. Collier.[170]peereth]'pearethGrant White (Capell conj.).[171]What is]Ff Q.What; isPope.[171, 172]lark, ...beautiful?]F2 F3 F4.larke?...beautifull. F1 Q.[175]good]om. Q.[177]account'st]Rowe.accountedstF1 Q F2.accounted'stF3 F4.[182]on foot]afootCapell.[190]and]or, Capell.[192]Why,so]Why soF1 Q.Whyso:F2 F3 F4.Why,so!Capell.See note (xix).Scene IV.Padua.BeforeBaptista'shouse.EnterTranio,and thePedantdressedlikeVincentio.

Scene ii.]Steevens.Act v. Scene i.Pope.Scene iv.Hanmer.Act iv. Scene i.Capell.See note (xviii).

Padua] Pope.

Before B's house.] Theobald.

Enter T. and H.]Ff Q. Enter Lucentio and Bianca courting; and, on the opposite side, Tranio and Hortensio. Capell.

[1]that]om. S. Walker conj.

Mistress] om. Pope.

[4]Hor.]F2 F3 F4. Luc. F1 Q.

Sir,to satisfy you] Ff Q.Tosatisfy you,sirPope.Signior,tosatisfy youAnon conj.

have] om. Pope.

[5][They stand by.Theobald.

... and Lucentio] Rowe.

[6, 8]Luc.]F2 F3 F4. Hor. F1 Q.

[7]What,master,read you? first]Theobald.What master read youfirst, Ff Q.

[8]to]ofRowe (ed. 2).

[10][They retire backward.Theobald. [Court apart. Capell.

[11]Quick proceeders,marry]Marry,quick proceedersCapell.

Now,tell me]Tell me nowCapell.

[11-13]Quick...Lucentio]F1 Q F2. As prose in F3 F4.

[12]that your mistress]your mistressfairCapell.

[13]none]Rowe.meFf Q.

in the]i'theCapell.

as]as herCapell.

[14]O]om. Capell.

[29]Never...forswear her]om. Rowe.

[31]her]F3 F4.themF1 Q F2.

[33]Never]Ne'erSteevens.

with her]herPope,wi'herS. Walker conj.

she would]shePope.she'ldS. Walker conj.

[35]forsworn]forsworn herRowe (ed. 2).

[36]oath,]Rowe.oath. Ff Q.

[38]hath]hasF4.

[42]so]om. F2.thusCollier MS.

[44]Tra.]Tra. [passing to the other side]. Capell.

[45]'longeth]Hanmer.longethFf Q.

[53]her]her tooS. Walker conj.

[54]unto]Ff Q.intoWarburton.toHeath conj.

[59]Act v. Scene ii.Pope.Scene v.Hanmer.

Enter B.] Enter B. running. Theobald.

[60]I am]I'mPope.

[61]ancient angel]angel-merchantSteevens conj.

angel]AngelF1 F3 F4.AngellQ F2.engleTheobald.ayeulBecket conj.gentlemanorgentleMitford conj.morselStaunton conj.amblerCollier (Collier MS.),antickAnon. conj.uncleBubier conj.

coming]goingPope (ed. 2).

[63]mercatantè,or]Capell.marcantantorFf Q.mercantant,or elsePope.

[65]surely]F1 Q.surlyF2 F3 F4.

[66]And]om. Capell.

Tranio] om. S. Walker conj.

[69]give]give himTheobald.

[71]Take in]Theobald. Par.TakemeF1 Q.Take me, F2 F3 F4.PartakeorTake onAnon. conj.

Take...and then]Partake yourlove within; Anon. conj.

[Exeunt L. and B.] Rowe.

[75]and]e'enTheobald conj.

[78]sir? marry]sir?Pope.sir,say you?Hanmer.sir? marry nowCapell.

[81]in]ofHanmer.

[86]you are]you'rePope.

[91]courtesy]courtesy hereinCapell.

[92]I will]will IPope.

[100]countenance]count'nanceF1 Q F3 F4.countnanceF2.

[101][Aside.] Rowe.

[105]like to Sir]so like toCollier MS.like,sir, to Staunton conj.

[110]the city]this cityCapell conj.

[111]courtesy]court'sieFf Q.

[117]dower]Warburton.dowreFf Q.dowryRowe.

[120]me]F1 Q.me,sirF2 F3 F4.See note (xix).

EnterKatharinaandGrumio.

Gru.No, no, forsooth; I dare not for my life.Kath.The more my wrong, the more his spite appears:What, did he marry me to famish me?Beggars, that come unto my father's door,5Upon entreaty have a present alms;If not, elsewhere they meet with charity:But I, who never knew how to entreat,Nor neverneeded that I should entreat,Am starved for meat, giddy for lack of sleep;10With oaths kept waking, and with brawling fed:And that which spites me more than all thesewants,He does it under name of perfect love;As who should say, if I should sleep or eat,'Twere deadly sickness or else present death.15I prithee go and get me some repast;I care not what, so it be wholesome food.Gru.What say you to a neat's foot?Kath.'Tis passing good: I prithee let me have it.Gru.I fear it is toocholerica meat.20How say you to a fat tripe finely broil'd?Kath.I like it well: good Grumio, fetch it me.Gru.I cannot tell; I fear'tischoleric.What say you to a piece of beef and mustard?Kath.A dish that I do love to feed upon.25Gru.Ay, but the mustard is too hot a little.Kath.Why then, the beef, and let the mustard rest.Gru.Nay then, I will not: you shall have the mustard,Or else you get no beef of Grumio.Kath.Then both, or one, or any thing thou wilt.30Gru.Why then, the mustardwithoutthe beef.Kath.Go, get thee gone, thou false deluding slave,[Beats him.That feed'st me with the very name of meat:Sorrow on thee and all the pack of youThat triumph thus upon my misery!35Go, get thee gone, I say.EnterPetruchioandHortensiowith meat.Pet.How fares my Kate? What, sweeting, all amort?Hor.Mistress, what cheer?Kath.Faith,as cold as can be.Pet.Pluck up thy spirits; look cheerfully upon me.Here, love; thou see'st how diligent I am40To dressthy meat myself and bring it thee:I amsure, sweet Kate, this kindness merits thanks.What, not a word? Nay, then thou lovest it not;And all my painsissorted to no proof.Here, take awaythisdish.Kath.I pray you, let it stand.45Pet.The poorest service is repaid with thanks;And so shall mine, before you touch the meat.Kath.I thank you, sir.Hor.Signior Petruchio, fie! you are to blame.Come, Mistress Kate, I'll bearyou company.50Pet.Eat it up all, Hortensio, if thou lovestme.[Aside.Muchgood do it unto thy gentle heart!Kate, eat apace: and now, my honey love,Will we return unto thy father's house,And revel it as bravely as the best,55With silken coats and caps and goldenrings,With ruffs and cuffs andfardingalesand things;With scarfs and fans and double change of bravery,With amber bracelets, beads and all this knavery.What,hast thou dined? The tailor stays thy leisure,60Todeck thy body with hisrufflingtreasure.EnterTailor.Come, tailor, let us see these ornaments;Lay forth the gown.EnterHaberdasher.What news with you,sir?Hab.Here is the cap your worship did bespeak.Pet.Why, this was moulded on a porringer;65A velvet dish: fie, fie! 'tis lewd and filthy:Why, 'tis a cockle or a walnut-shell,A knack, a toy, a trick, a baby's cap:Away with it! come, let me have a bigger.Kath.I'll have no bigger: this doth fit the time70And gentlewomen wear such caps as these.Pet.When you are gentle, you shall have one too,And not till then.Hor.That will not be in haste.[Aside.Kath.Why, sir, I trust I may have leave to speak;And speak I will; I am no child, no babe:75Your betters have endured me say my mind,And if you cannot, best you stop your ears.My tongue will tell the anger of my heart,Or else my heart concealing it will break;And rather than it shall, I will be free80Even to theuttermost, as I please, in words.Pet.Why, thou say'st true; it isapaltry cap,A custard-coffin, a bauble, a silken pie:I love thee well, in that thou likest it not.Kath.Love me or love me not, I like the cap;85And it I will have, orI will havenone.[Exit Haberdasher.Pet.Thy gown? why, ay: come, tailor, let us see't.O mercy,God!what masquing stuff is here?What's this?a sleeve? 'tis like a demi-cannon:What, up and down, carved like an apple-tart?90Here's snip and nip and cut and slish and slash,Like to a censer in a barber's shop:Why, what,i' devil's name, tailor,call'st thou this?Hor.I see she's liketo haveneither cap nor gown.[Aside.Tai.You bid me make it orderly and well,95According to the fashionandthe time.Pet.Marry,and did;but if you be remember'd,I did not bid you mar it to the time.Go, hop me over every kennel home,For you shall hop without my custom, sir:100I'll none of it: hence! make your best of it.Kath.I never saw a better-fashion'd gown,More quaint, more pleasing, nor more commendable:Belike you mean to make a puppet of me.Pet.Why, true; he means to make a puppet of thee.105Tai.She says your worship means to make a puppet of her.Pet.Omonstrousarrogance! Thou liest, thouthread,thouthimble,Thouyard,three-quarters, half-yard, quarter, nail!Thou flea, thou nit, thou winter-cricket thou!110Braved in mine own house with a skein of thread?Away, thou rag, thou quantity, thou remnant;Or I shall so be-mete thee with thy yard,As thou shalt think on prating whilst thou livest!I tell thee, I, that thou hast marr'd her gown.115Tai.Your worship is deceived; the gown is madeJust as my master had direction:Grumio gave order how it should be done.Gru.I gave him no order; I gave him the stuff.Tai.But how did you desire it should be made?120Gru.Marry, sir, with needle and thread.Tai.But did you not request to have it cut?Gru.Thou hast faced many things.Tai.I have.Gru.Face not me: thou hast braved many men; brave125not me; I will neither be faced nor braved. I say untothee, I bid thy master cut out the gown; but I did not bidhim cut it to pieces: ergo, thou liest.Tai.Why, here is the note of the fashion to testify.Pet.Read it.130Gru.The note lies in's throat, if he say I said so.Tai.[reads]'Imprimis, a loose-bodied gown:'Gru.Master, if ever I saidloose-bodiedgown, sew mein the skirts of it, and beat me to death with a bottom ofbrown thread: I said a gown.135Pet.Proceed.Tai.[reads]'With a small compassed cape:'Gru.I confess the cape.Tai.[reads]'With a trunk sleeve:'Gru.I confess two sleeves.140Tai.[reads]'The sleeves curiously cut.'Pet.Ay, there's the villany.Gru.Error i' the bill, sir; error i' the bill. I commandedthe sleeves should be cut out, and sewed up again;and that I'll prove upon thee, though thy little finger be145armed in a thimble.Tai.This is true that I say:anI had thee in placewhere, thou shouldstknow it.Gru.I am for thee straight: take thou the bill, giveme thy mete-yard, and sparenot me.150Hor.God-a-mercy, Grumio! then he shall have no odds.Pet.Well, sir, in brief, the gown is not for me.Gru.You are i' the right, sir: 'tis for my mistress.Pet.Go, take it up unto thy master's use.Gru.Villain, not for thy life: take up mymistress'155gown for thy master's use!Pet.Why, sir, what's your conceit in that?Gru.O, sir, the conceit is deeper than you think for:Take up my mistress' gowntohis master's use!O, fie, fie, fie!160Pet.Hortensio, say thou wilt see the tailor paid.[Aside.Go take it hence; be gone, and say no more.Hor.Tailor, I'll pay thee for thy gown to-morrow:Take no unkindness of his hasty words:Away! I say; commend me to thy master.[Exit Tailor.165Pet.Well, come, my Kate; we will unto your father'sEven in these honest mean habiliments:Our purses shall be proud, our garments poor;For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,170So honourpeerethin the meanest habit.What isthe jay more precious than the lark,Because his feathers are morebeautiful?Or is the adder better than the eel,Because his painted skin contents the eye?175O, no,goodKate; neither art thou the worseFor this poor furniture and mean array.If thouaccount'stit shame, lay it on me;And therefore frolic: we will hence forthwith,To feast and sport us at thy father's house.180Go, call my men, and let us straight to him;And bring our horses unto Long-lane end;There will we mount, and thither walkon foot.Let's see; I think 'tis now some seven o'clock,And well we may come there by dinner-time.185Kath.I dare assure you, sir, 'tis almost two;And 'twill be supper-time ere you come there.Pet.It shall be seven ere I go to horse:Look, what I speak, or do, or think to do,You are still crossing it. Sirs, let't alone:190I will not go to-day;andere I do,It shall be what o'clock I say it is.Hor.Why, sothis gallant will command the sun.[Exeunt.

Gru.No, no, forsooth; I dare not for my life.

Kath.The more my wrong, the more his spite appears:What, did he marry me to famish me?Beggars, that come unto my father's door,5Upon entreaty have a present alms;If not, elsewhere they meet with charity:But I, who never knew how to entreat,Nor neverneeded that I should entreat,Am starved for meat, giddy for lack of sleep;10With oaths kept waking, and with brawling fed:And that which spites me more than all thesewants,He does it under name of perfect love;As who should say, if I should sleep or eat,'Twere deadly sickness or else present death.15I prithee go and get me some repast;I care not what, so it be wholesome food.

Kath.The more my wrong, the more his spite appears:

What, did he marry me to famish me?

Beggars, that come unto my father's door,

Upon entreaty have a present alms;

If not, elsewhere they meet with charity:

But I, who never knew how to entreat,

Nor neverneeded that I should entreat,

Am starved for meat, giddy for lack of sleep;

With oaths kept waking, and with brawling fed:

And that which spites me more than all thesewants,

He does it under name of perfect love;

As who should say, if I should sleep or eat,

'Twere deadly sickness or else present death.

I prithee go and get me some repast;

I care not what, so it be wholesome food.

Gru.What say you to a neat's foot?

Kath.'Tis passing good: I prithee let me have it.

Gru.I fear it is toocholerica meat.20How say you to a fat tripe finely broil'd?

Gru.I fear it is toocholerica meat.

How say you to a fat tripe finely broil'd?

Kath.I like it well: good Grumio, fetch it me.

Gru.I cannot tell; I fear'tischoleric.What say you to a piece of beef and mustard?

Gru.I cannot tell; I fear'tischoleric.

What say you to a piece of beef and mustard?

Kath.A dish that I do love to feed upon.

25Gru.Ay, but the mustard is too hot a little.

Gru.Ay, but the mustard is too hot a little.

Kath.Why then, the beef, and let the mustard rest.

Gru.Nay then, I will not: you shall have the mustard,Or else you get no beef of Grumio.

Gru.Nay then, I will not: you shall have the mustard,

Or else you get no beef of Grumio.

Kath.Then both, or one, or any thing thou wilt.

30Gru.Why then, the mustardwithoutthe beef.

Gru.Why then, the mustardwithoutthe beef.

Kath.Go, get thee gone, thou false deluding slave,[Beats him.That feed'st me with the very name of meat:Sorrow on thee and all the pack of youThat triumph thus upon my misery!35Go, get thee gone, I say.

Kath.Go, get thee gone, thou false deluding slave,[Beats him.

That feed'st me with the very name of meat:

Sorrow on thee and all the pack of you

That triumph thus upon my misery!

Go, get thee gone, I say.

EnterPetruchioandHortensiowith meat.

Pet.How fares my Kate? What, sweeting, all amort?

Hor.Mistress, what cheer?

Kath.Faith,as cold as can be.

Pet.Pluck up thy spirits; look cheerfully upon me.Here, love; thou see'st how diligent I am40To dressthy meat myself and bring it thee:I amsure, sweet Kate, this kindness merits thanks.What, not a word? Nay, then thou lovest it not;And all my painsissorted to no proof.Here, take awaythisdish.

Pet.Pluck up thy spirits; look cheerfully upon me.

Here, love; thou see'st how diligent I am

To dressthy meat myself and bring it thee:

I amsure, sweet Kate, this kindness merits thanks.

What, not a word? Nay, then thou lovest it not;

And all my painsissorted to no proof.

Here, take awaythisdish.

Kath.I pray you, let it stand.

45Pet.The poorest service is repaid with thanks;And so shall mine, before you touch the meat.

Pet.The poorest service is repaid with thanks;

And so shall mine, before you touch the meat.

Kath.I thank you, sir.

Hor.Signior Petruchio, fie! you are to blame.Come, Mistress Kate, I'll bearyou company.

Hor.Signior Petruchio, fie! you are to blame.

Come, Mistress Kate, I'll bearyou company.

50Pet.Eat it up all, Hortensio, if thou lovestme.[Aside.Muchgood do it unto thy gentle heart!Kate, eat apace: and now, my honey love,Will we return unto thy father's house,And revel it as bravely as the best,55With silken coats and caps and goldenrings,With ruffs and cuffs andfardingalesand things;With scarfs and fans and double change of bravery,With amber bracelets, beads and all this knavery.What,hast thou dined? The tailor stays thy leisure,60Todeck thy body with hisrufflingtreasure.

Pet.Eat it up all, Hortensio, if thou lovestme.[Aside.

Muchgood do it unto thy gentle heart!

Kate, eat apace: and now, my honey love,

Will we return unto thy father's house,

And revel it as bravely as the best,

With silken coats and caps and goldenrings,

With ruffs and cuffs andfardingalesand things;

With scarfs and fans and double change of bravery,

With amber bracelets, beads and all this knavery.

What,hast thou dined? The tailor stays thy leisure,

Todeck thy body with hisrufflingtreasure.

EnterTailor.

Come, tailor, let us see these ornaments;Lay forth the gown.

Come, tailor, let us see these ornaments;

Lay forth the gown.

EnterHaberdasher.

What news with you,sir?Hab.Here is the cap your worship did bespeak.

What news with you,sir?

Hab.Here is the cap your worship did bespeak.

Pet.Why, this was moulded on a porringer;65A velvet dish: fie, fie! 'tis lewd and filthy:Why, 'tis a cockle or a walnut-shell,A knack, a toy, a trick, a baby's cap:Away with it! come, let me have a bigger.

Pet.Why, this was moulded on a porringer;

A velvet dish: fie, fie! 'tis lewd and filthy:

Why, 'tis a cockle or a walnut-shell,

A knack, a toy, a trick, a baby's cap:

Away with it! come, let me have a bigger.

Kath.I'll have no bigger: this doth fit the time70And gentlewomen wear such caps as these.

Kath.I'll have no bigger: this doth fit the time

And gentlewomen wear such caps as these.

Pet.When you are gentle, you shall have one too,And not till then.

Pet.When you are gentle, you shall have one too,

And not till then.

Hor.That will not be in haste.[Aside.

Kath.Why, sir, I trust I may have leave to speak;And speak I will; I am no child, no babe:75Your betters have endured me say my mind,And if you cannot, best you stop your ears.My tongue will tell the anger of my heart,Or else my heart concealing it will break;And rather than it shall, I will be free80Even to theuttermost, as I please, in words.

Kath.Why, sir, I trust I may have leave to speak;

And speak I will; I am no child, no babe:

Your betters have endured me say my mind,

And if you cannot, best you stop your ears.

My tongue will tell the anger of my heart,

Or else my heart concealing it will break;

And rather than it shall, I will be free

Even to theuttermost, as I please, in words.

Pet.Why, thou say'st true; it isapaltry cap,A custard-coffin, a bauble, a silken pie:I love thee well, in that thou likest it not.

Pet.Why, thou say'st true; it isapaltry cap,

A custard-coffin, a bauble, a silken pie:

I love thee well, in that thou likest it not.

Kath.Love me or love me not, I like the cap;85And it I will have, orI will havenone.[Exit Haberdasher.

Kath.Love me or love me not, I like the cap;

And it I will have, orI will havenone.[Exit Haberdasher.

Pet.Thy gown? why, ay: come, tailor, let us see't.O mercy,God!what masquing stuff is here?What's this?a sleeve? 'tis like a demi-cannon:What, up and down, carved like an apple-tart?90Here's snip and nip and cut and slish and slash,Like to a censer in a barber's shop:Why, what,i' devil's name, tailor,call'st thou this?

Pet.Thy gown? why, ay: come, tailor, let us see't.

O mercy,God!what masquing stuff is here?

What's this?a sleeve? 'tis like a demi-cannon:

What, up and down, carved like an apple-tart?

Here's snip and nip and cut and slish and slash,

Like to a censer in a barber's shop:

Why, what,i' devil's name, tailor,call'st thou this?

Hor.I see she's liketo haveneither cap nor gown.[Aside.

Tai.You bid me make it orderly and well,95According to the fashionandthe time.

Tai.You bid me make it orderly and well,

According to the fashionandthe time.

Pet.Marry,and did;but if you be remember'd,I did not bid you mar it to the time.Go, hop me over every kennel home,For you shall hop without my custom, sir:100I'll none of it: hence! make your best of it.

Pet.Marry,and did;but if you be remember'd,

I did not bid you mar it to the time.

Go, hop me over every kennel home,

For you shall hop without my custom, sir:

I'll none of it: hence! make your best of it.

Kath.I never saw a better-fashion'd gown,More quaint, more pleasing, nor more commendable:Belike you mean to make a puppet of me.

Kath.I never saw a better-fashion'd gown,

More quaint, more pleasing, nor more commendable:

Belike you mean to make a puppet of me.

Pet.Why, true; he means to make a puppet of thee.

105Tai.She says your worship means to make a puppet of her.

Tai.She says your worship means to make a puppet of her.

Pet.Omonstrousarrogance! Thou liest, thouthread,thouthimble,Thouyard,three-quarters, half-yard, quarter, nail!Thou flea, thou nit, thou winter-cricket thou!110Braved in mine own house with a skein of thread?Away, thou rag, thou quantity, thou remnant;Or I shall so be-mete thee with thy yard,As thou shalt think on prating whilst thou livest!I tell thee, I, that thou hast marr'd her gown.

Pet.Omonstrousarrogance! Thou liest, thouthread,

thouthimble,

Thouyard,three-quarters, half-yard, quarter, nail!

Thou flea, thou nit, thou winter-cricket thou!

Braved in mine own house with a skein of thread?

Away, thou rag, thou quantity, thou remnant;

Or I shall so be-mete thee with thy yard,

As thou shalt think on prating whilst thou livest!

I tell thee, I, that thou hast marr'd her gown.

115Tai.Your worship is deceived; the gown is madeJust as my master had direction:Grumio gave order how it should be done.

Tai.Your worship is deceived; the gown is made

Just as my master had direction:

Grumio gave order how it should be done.

Gru.I gave him no order; I gave him the stuff.

Tai.But how did you desire it should be made?

120Gru.Marry, sir, with needle and thread.

Gru.Marry, sir, with needle and thread.

Tai.But did you not request to have it cut?

Gru.Thou hast faced many things.

Tai.I have.

Gru.Face not me: thou hast braved many men; brave125not me; I will neither be faced nor braved. I say untothee, I bid thy master cut out the gown; but I did not bidhim cut it to pieces: ergo, thou liest.

Gru.Face not me: thou hast braved many men; brave

not me; I will neither be faced nor braved. I say unto

thee, I bid thy master cut out the gown; but I did not bid

him cut it to pieces: ergo, thou liest.

Tai.Why, here is the note of the fashion to testify.

Pet.Read it.

130Gru.The note lies in's throat, if he say I said so.

Gru.The note lies in's throat, if he say I said so.

Tai.[reads]'Imprimis, a loose-bodied gown:'

Gru.Master, if ever I saidloose-bodiedgown, sew mein the skirts of it, and beat me to death with a bottom ofbrown thread: I said a gown.

Gru.Master, if ever I saidloose-bodiedgown, sew me

in the skirts of it, and beat me to death with a bottom of

brown thread: I said a gown.

135Pet.Proceed.

Pet.Proceed.

Tai.[reads]'With a small compassed cape:'

Gru.I confess the cape.

Tai.[reads]'With a trunk sleeve:'

Gru.I confess two sleeves.

140Tai.[reads]'The sleeves curiously cut.'

Tai.[reads]'The sleeves curiously cut.'

Pet.Ay, there's the villany.

Gru.Error i' the bill, sir; error i' the bill. I commandedthe sleeves should be cut out, and sewed up again;and that I'll prove upon thee, though thy little finger be145armed in a thimble.

Gru.Error i' the bill, sir; error i' the bill. I commanded

the sleeves should be cut out, and sewed up again;

and that I'll prove upon thee, though thy little finger be

armed in a thimble.

Tai.This is true that I say:anI had thee in placewhere, thou shouldstknow it.

Tai.This is true that I say:anI had thee in place

where, thou shouldstknow it.

Gru.I am for thee straight: take thou the bill, giveme thy mete-yard, and sparenot me.

Gru.I am for thee straight: take thou the bill, give

me thy mete-yard, and sparenot me.

150Hor.God-a-mercy, Grumio! then he shall have no odds.

Hor.God-a-mercy, Grumio! then he shall have no odds.

Pet.Well, sir, in brief, the gown is not for me.

Gru.You are i' the right, sir: 'tis for my mistress.

Pet.Go, take it up unto thy master's use.

Gru.Villain, not for thy life: take up mymistress'155gown for thy master's use!

Gru.Villain, not for thy life: take up mymistress'

gown for thy master's use!

Pet.Why, sir, what's your conceit in that?

Gru.O, sir, the conceit is deeper than you think for:Take up my mistress' gowntohis master's use!O, fie, fie, fie!

Gru.O, sir, the conceit is deeper than you think for:

Take up my mistress' gowntohis master's use!

O, fie, fie, fie!

160Pet.Hortensio, say thou wilt see the tailor paid.[Aside.Go take it hence; be gone, and say no more.

Pet.Hortensio, say thou wilt see the tailor paid.[Aside.

Go take it hence; be gone, and say no more.

Hor.Tailor, I'll pay thee for thy gown to-morrow:Take no unkindness of his hasty words:Away! I say; commend me to thy master.[Exit Tailor.

Hor.Tailor, I'll pay thee for thy gown to-morrow:

Take no unkindness of his hasty words:

Away! I say; commend me to thy master.[Exit Tailor.

165Pet.Well, come, my Kate; we will unto your father'sEven in these honest mean habiliments:Our purses shall be proud, our garments poor;For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,170So honourpeerethin the meanest habit.What isthe jay more precious than the lark,Because his feathers are morebeautiful?Or is the adder better than the eel,Because his painted skin contents the eye?175O, no,goodKate; neither art thou the worseFor this poor furniture and mean array.If thouaccount'stit shame, lay it on me;And therefore frolic: we will hence forthwith,To feast and sport us at thy father's house.180Go, call my men, and let us straight to him;And bring our horses unto Long-lane end;There will we mount, and thither walkon foot.Let's see; I think 'tis now some seven o'clock,And well we may come there by dinner-time.

Pet.Well, come, my Kate; we will unto your father's

Even in these honest mean habiliments:

Our purses shall be proud, our garments poor;

For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;

And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,

So honourpeerethin the meanest habit.

What isthe jay more precious than the lark,

Because his feathers are morebeautiful?

Or is the adder better than the eel,

Because his painted skin contents the eye?

O, no,goodKate; neither art thou the worse

For this poor furniture and mean array.

If thouaccount'stit shame, lay it on me;

And therefore frolic: we will hence forthwith,

To feast and sport us at thy father's house.

Go, call my men, and let us straight to him;

And bring our horses unto Long-lane end;

There will we mount, and thither walkon foot.

Let's see; I think 'tis now some seven o'clock,

And well we may come there by dinner-time.

185Kath.I dare assure you, sir, 'tis almost two;And 'twill be supper-time ere you come there.

Kath.I dare assure you, sir, 'tis almost two;

And 'twill be supper-time ere you come there.

Pet.It shall be seven ere I go to horse:Look, what I speak, or do, or think to do,You are still crossing it. Sirs, let't alone:190I will not go to-day;andere I do,It shall be what o'clock I say it is.

Pet.It shall be seven ere I go to horse:

Look, what I speak, or do, or think to do,

You are still crossing it. Sirs, let't alone:

I will not go to-day;andere I do,

It shall be what o'clock I say it is.

Hor.Why, sothis gallant will command the sun.[Exeunt.

LINENOTES:

Scene iii.]Steevens. Actus Quartus. Scæna Prima. Ff Q.Act iv.Scene iv. Pope.Act v.Scene i. Hanmer.Act iv.Scene vi. Warburton.Act iv.Scene ii. Capell.[8]Nor...entreat]omitted in Reed (1803, 1813), Boswell (1821), &c.[11]wants]wrongsCapell (corrected in MS.).[19]choleric]F1 Q.phlegmaticF2 F3 F4.[22]'tis]it isRowe.it'sPope.[27]Nay then]Nay,thatCollier (Collier MS.).[30]without]e'en withoutHanmer.now withoutCapell.[36]Scene v.Pope.Scene vii.Warburton.[37]Faith]I'faithCapell.[40][Sets the dish on a table.Capell (after line 39).[41]I am]I'mPope.[43]is]areHalliwell.[44]this]theF3 F4.I pray you]PrayHanmer.[49][Sits to table along with her.Capell.[50]me.]me:Ff Q.me, Rowe.[Aside.] Theobald.[51]Much]Now muchCapell.[55]rings...things]things...ringsJohnson conj. (withdrawn).[56]fardingales]F1 Q F2 F3.fardingalsF4.[59]What]F1 Q.WithF2 F3 F4.[60]To]TheF2.ruffling]rustlingPope.[61]Scene vi.Pope.Act v. Scene iii.Hanmer.Scene viii.Warburton.[62]Enter....]Ff Q (after line 61).sir?]sir? ha!Hanmer.[63]Hab.]Rowe. Fel. Ff Q.[72][Aside.]Hanmer.[80]uttermost]utmostPope.[81]a]om. F1.[85]it will have]I will have itPope.[Exit Haberdasher]Edd.[87]God]Heav'nRowe (ed. 2).[88]What's this?]F1 Q.Whatthis?F2.What? thisF3 F4.like a]likeF1.[92]i'] Edd.aFf Q.o'Capell.tailor]trilorF4.[93]to have]to'vePope.[Aside.]Theobald.[95]and]ofRowe (ed. 2).[96]and did]I didLong conj. MS.[106]As two lines in Ff Q,endingarrogance:...thimble. As one line in Capell. As two lines endingliest, ...thimbleMalone. As two endingthread...thimbleKnight.[106]monstrous]F1 Q.most monstrousF2 F3 F4.liest]listAnon conj.thou thread] om. Ritson conj.[107]thimble,]thimble thou! thouliest, Hanmer.[108]yard,]F2 F3 F4.yardF1 Q.131. 136, 1382 140. [reads]Capell.[131]Imprimis]F3 F4.InprimisF1 Q F2.[132]loose-bodied]loose body'sSteevens conj. from (Q).sew me]sow me upPope.[146]an]Pope.andFf Q.[147]where,thou shouldst]Q F3 F4.where thou shouldstF1.where thoushouldF2.[149]not me]me notHanmer.[150]Pet.]Kath. Daniel conj.[154]mistress']mistress'sRowe.[158]to]untoF3 F4.[160][Aside.]Rowe.[164][Exit Tailor.]Exit Tail. Ff Q. Exeunt Tailor and Haberdasher. Collier.[170]peereth]'pearethGrant White (Capell conj.).[171]What is]Ff Q.What; isPope.[171, 172]lark, ...beautiful?]F2 F3 F4.larke?...beautifull. F1 Q.[175]good]om. Q.[177]account'st]Rowe.accountedstF1 Q F2.accounted'stF3 F4.[182]on foot]afootCapell.[190]and]or, Capell.[192]Why,so]Why soF1 Q.Whyso:F2 F3 F4.Why,so!Capell.See note (xix).

Scene iii.]Steevens. Actus Quartus. Scæna Prima. Ff Q.Act iv.Scene iv. Pope.Act v.Scene i. Hanmer.Act iv.Scene vi. Warburton.Act iv.Scene ii. Capell.

[8]Nor...entreat]omitted in Reed (1803, 1813), Boswell (1821), &c.

[11]wants]wrongsCapell (corrected in MS.).

[19]choleric]F1 Q.phlegmaticF2 F3 F4.

[22]'tis]it isRowe.it'sPope.

[27]Nay then]Nay,thatCollier (Collier MS.).

[30]without]e'en withoutHanmer.now withoutCapell.

[36]Scene v.Pope.Scene vii.Warburton.

[37]Faith]I'faithCapell.

[40][Sets the dish on a table.Capell (after line 39).

[41]I am]I'mPope.

[43]is]areHalliwell.

[44]this]theF3 F4.

I pray you]PrayHanmer.

[49][Sits to table along with her.Capell.

[50]me.]me:Ff Q.me, Rowe.

[Aside.] Theobald.

[51]Much]Now muchCapell.

[55]rings...things]things...ringsJohnson conj. (withdrawn).

[56]fardingales]F1 Q F2 F3.fardingalsF4.

[59]What]F1 Q.WithF2 F3 F4.

[60]To]TheF2.

ruffling]rustlingPope.

[61]Scene vi.Pope.Act v. Scene iii.Hanmer.Scene viii.Warburton.

[62]Enter....]Ff Q (after line 61).

sir?]sir? ha!Hanmer.

[63]Hab.]Rowe. Fel. Ff Q.

[72][Aside.]Hanmer.

[80]uttermost]utmostPope.

[81]a]om. F1.

[85]it will have]I will have itPope.

[Exit Haberdasher]Edd.

[87]God]Heav'nRowe (ed. 2).

[88]What's this?]F1 Q.Whatthis?F2.What? thisF3 F4.

like a]likeF1.

[92]i'] Edd.aFf Q.o'Capell.

tailor]trilorF4.

[93]to have]to'vePope.

[Aside.]Theobald.

[95]and]ofRowe (ed. 2).

[96]and did]I didLong conj. MS.

[106]As two lines in Ff Q,endingarrogance:...thimble. As one line in Capell. As two lines endingliest, ...thimbleMalone. As two endingthread...thimbleKnight.

[106]monstrous]F1 Q.most monstrousF2 F3 F4.

liest]listAnon conj.

thou thread] om. Ritson conj.

[107]thimble,]thimble thou! thouliest, Hanmer.

[108]yard,]F2 F3 F4.yardF1 Q.

131. 136, 1382 140. [reads]Capell.

[131]Imprimis]F3 F4.InprimisF1 Q F2.

[132]loose-bodied]loose body'sSteevens conj. from (Q).

sew me]sow me upPope.

[146]an]Pope.andFf Q.

[147]where,thou shouldst]Q F3 F4.where thou shouldstF1.where thoushouldF2.

[149]not me]me notHanmer.

[150]Pet.]Kath. Daniel conj.

[154]mistress']mistress'sRowe.

[158]to]untoF3 F4.

[160][Aside.]Rowe.

[164][Exit Tailor.]Exit Tail. Ff Q. Exeunt Tailor and Haberdasher. Collier.

[170]peereth]'pearethGrant White (Capell conj.).

[171]What is]Ff Q.What; isPope.

[171, 172]lark, ...beautiful?]F2 F3 F4.larke?...beautifull. F1 Q.

[175]good]om. Q.

[177]account'st]Rowe.accountedstF1 Q F2.accounted'stF3 F4.

[182]on foot]afootCapell.

[190]and]or, Capell.

[192]Why,so]Why soF1 Q.Whyso:F2 F3 F4.Why,so!Capell.See note (xix).

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