actus tertius scena prima enter antipholus of ephesus his man dromio angelo the goldsmith and balthaser the merchant e anti good signior angelo you must excuse vs all my wife is shrewish when i keepe not howres say that i lingerd with you at your shop to see the making of her carkanet and that to morrow you will bring it home but here's a villaine that would face me downe he met me on the mart and that i beat him and charg'd him with a thousand markes in gold and that i did denie my wife and house thou drunkard thou what didst thou meane by this e dro say what you wil sir but i know what i know that you beat me at the mart i haue your hand to show if the skin were parchment the blows you gaue were ink your owne hand writing would tell you what i thinke e ant i thinke thou art an asse e dro marry so it doth appeare by the wrongs i suffer and the blowes i beare i should kicke being kickt and being at that passe you would keepe from my heeles and beware of an asse e an y'are sad signior balthazar pray god our cheer may answer my good will and your good welcom here bal i hold your dainties cheap sir your welcom deer e an oh signior balthazar either at flesh or fish a table full of welcome makes scarce one dainty dish bal good meat sir is co m mon that euery churle affords anti and welcome more common for thats nothing but words bal small cheere and great welcome makes a merrie feast anti i to a niggardly host and more sparing guest but though my cates be meane take them in good part better cheere may you haue but not with better hart but soft my doore is lockt goe bid them let vs in e dro maud briget marian cisley gillian ginn s dro mome malthorse capon coxcombe idiot patch either get thee from the dore or sit downe at the hatch dost thou coniure for wenches that thou calst for such store when one is one too many goe get thee from the dore e dro what patch is made our porter my master stayes in the street s dro let him walke from whence he came lest hee catch cold on's feet e ant who talks within there hoa open the dore s dro right sir ile tell you when and you'll tell me wherefore ant wherefore for my dinner i haue not din'd to day s dro nor to day here you must not come againe when you may anti what art thou that keep'st mee out from the howse i owe s dro the porter for this time sir and my name is dromio e dro o villaine thou hast stolne both mine office and my name the one nere got me credit the other mickle blame if thou hadst beene dromio to day in my place thou wouldst haue chang'd thy face for a name or thy name for an asse enter luce luce what a coile is there dromio who are those at the gate e dro let my master in luce luce faith no hee comes too late and so tell your master e dro o lord i must laugh haue at you with a prouerbe shall i set in my staffe luce haue at you with another that's when can you tell s dro if thy name be called luce luce thou hast an swer'd him well anti doe you heare you minion you'll let vs in i hope luce i thought to haue askt you s dro and you said no e dro so come helpe well strooke there was blow for blow anti thou baggage let me in luce can you tell for whose sake e drom master knocke the doore hard luce let him knocke till it ake anti you'll crie for this minion if i beat the doore downe luce what needs all that and a paire of stocks in the towne enter adriana adr who is that at the doore that keeps all this noise s dro by my troth your towne is troubled with vnruly boies anti are you there wife you might haue come before adri your wife sir knaue go get you from the dore e dro if you went in paine master this knaue wold goe sore angelo heere is neither cheere sir nor welcome we would faine haue either baltz in debating which was best wee shall part with neither e dro they stand at the doore master bid them welcome hither anti there is something in the winde that we cannot get in e dro you would say so master if your garments were thin your cake here is warme within you stand here in the cold it would make a man mad as a bucke to be so bought and sold ant go fetch me something ile break ope the gate s dro breake any breaking here and ile breake your knaues pate e dro a man may breake a word with your sir and words are but winde i and breake it in your face so he break it not behinde s dro it seemes thou want'st breaking out vpon thee hinde e dro here's too much out vpon thee i pray thee let me in s dro i when fowles haue no feathers and fish haue no fin ant well ile breake in go borrow me a crow e dro a crow without feather master meane you so for a fish without a finne ther's a fowle without a fether if a crow help vs in sirra wee'll plucke a crow together ant go get thee gon fetch me an iron crow balth haue patience sir oh let it not be so heerein you warre against your reputation and draw within the compasse of suspect th' vnuiolated honor of your wife once this your long experience of your wisedome her sober vertue yeares and modestie plead on your part some cause to you vnknowne and doubt not sir but she will well excuse why at this time the dores are made against you be rul'd by me depart in patience and let vs to the tyger all to dinner and about euening come your selfe alone to know the reason of this strange restraint if by strong hand you offer to breake in now in the stirring passage of the day a vulgar comment will be made of it and that supposed by the common rowt against your yet vngalled estimation that may with foule intrusion enter in and dwell vpon your graue when you are dead for slander liues vpon succession for euer hows'd where it gets possession anti you haue preuail'd i will depart in quiet and in despight of mirth meane to be merrie i know a wench of excellent discourse prettie and wittie wilde and yet too gentle there will we dine this woman that i meane my wife but i protest without desert hath oftentimes vpbraided me withall to her will we to dinner get you home and fetch the chaine by this i know 'tis made bring it i pray you to the porpentine for there's the house that chaine will i bestow be it for nothing but to spight my wife vpon mine hostesse there good sir make haste since mine owne doores refuse to entertaine me ile knocke else where to see if they'll disdaine me ang ile meet you at that place some houre hence anti do so this iest shall cost me some expence exeunt enter iuliana with antipholus of siracusia iulia and may it be that you haue quite forgot a husbands office shall antipholus euen in the spring of loue thy loue springs rot shall loue in buildings grow so ruinate if you did wed my sister for her wealth then for her wealths sake vse her with more kindnesse or if you like else where doe it by stealth muffle your false loue with some shew of blindnesse let not my sister read it in your eye be not thy tongue thy owne shames orator looke sweet speake faire become disloyaltie apparell vice like vertues harbenger beare a faire presence though your heart be tainted teach sinne the carriage of a holy saint be secret false what need she be acquainted what simple thiefe brags of his owne attaine 'tis double wrong to truant with your bed and let her read it in thy lookes at boord shame hath a bastard fame well managed ill deeds is doubled with an euill word alas poore women make vs not beleeue being compact of credit that you loue vs though others haue the arme shew vs the sleeue we in your motion turne and you may moue vs then gentle brother get you in againe comfort my sister cheere her call her wise 'tis holy sport to be a little vaine when the sweet breath of flatterie conquers strife s anti sweete mistris what your name is else i know not nor by what wonder you do hit of mine lesse in your knowledge and your grace you show not then our earths wonder more then earth diuine teach me deere creature how to thinke and speake lay open to my earthie grosse conceit smothred in errors feeble shallow weake the foulded meaning of your words deceit against my soules pure truth why labour you to make it wander in an vnknowne field are you a god would you create me new transforme me then and to your powre ile yeeld but if that i am i then well i know your weeping sister is no wife of mine nor to her bed no homage doe i owe farre more farre more to you doe i decline oh traine me not sweet mermaide with thy note to drowne me in thy sister floud of teares sing siren for thy selfe and i will dote spread ore the siluer waues thy golden haires and as a bud ile take thee and there lie and in that glorious supposition thinke he gaines by death that hath such meanes to die let loue being light be drowned if she sinke luc what are you mad that you doe reason so ant not mad but mated how i doe not know luc it is a fault that springeth from your eie ant for gazing on your beames faire sun being by luc gaze when you should and that will cleere your sight ant as good to winke sweet loue as looke on night luc why call you me loue call my sister so ant thy sisters sister luc that's my sister ant no it is thy selfe mine owne selfes better part mine eies cleere eie my deere hearts deerer heart my foode my fortune and my sweet hopes aime my sole earths heauen and my heauens claime luc all this my sister is or else should be ant call thy selfe sister sweet for i am thee thee will i loue and with thee lead my life thou hast no husband yet nor i no wife giue me thy hand luc oh soft sir hold you still ile fetch my sister to get her good will exit enter dromio siracusia ant why how now dromio where run'st thou so fast s dro doe you know me sir am i dromio am i your man am i my selfe ant thou art dromio thou art my man thou art thy selfe dro i am an asse i am a womans man and besides my selfe ant what womans man and how besides thy selfe dro marrie sir besides my selfe i am due to a woman one that claimes me one that haunts me one that will haue me anti what claime laies she to thee dro marry sir such claime as you would lay to your horse and she would haue me as a beast not that i beeing a beast she would haue me but that she being a verie beastly creature layes claime to me anti what is she dro a very reuerent body i such a one as a man may not speake of without he say sir reuerence i haue but leane lucke in the match and yet is she a wondrous fat marriage anti how dost thou meane a fat marriage dro marry sir she's the kitchin wench al grease and i know not what vse to put her too but to make a lampe of her and run from her by her owne light i warrant her ragges and the tallow in them will burne a poland winter if she liues till doomesday she'l burne a weeke longer then the whole world anti what complexion is she of dro swart like my shoo but her face nothing like so cleane kept for why she sweats a man may goe o uer shooes in the grime of it anti that's a fault that water will mend dro no sir 'tis in graine noahs flood could not do it anti what's her name dro nell sir but her name is three quarters that's an ell and three quarters will not measure her from hip to hip anti then she beares some bredth dro no longer from head to foot then from hippe to hippe she is sphericall like a globe i could find out countries in her anti in what part of her body stands ireland dro marry sir in her buttockes i found it out by the bogges ant where scotland dro i found it by the barrennesse hard in the palme of the hand ant where france dro in her forhead arm'd and reuerted making warre against her heire ant where england dro i look'd for the chalkle cliffes but i could find no whitenesse in them but i guesse it stood in her chin by the salt rheume that ranne betweene france and it ant where spaine dro faith i saw it not but i felt it hot in her breth ant where america the indies dro oh sir vpon her nose all ore embellished with rubies carbuncles saphires declining their rich aspect to the hot breath of spaine who sent whole armadoes of carrects to be ballast at her nose anti where stood belgia the netherlands dro oh sir i did not looke so low to conclude this drudge or diuiner layd claime to mee call'd mee dromio swore i was assur'd to her told me what priuie markes i had about mee as the marke of my shoulder the mole in my necke the great wart on my left arme that i amaz'd ranne from her as a witch and i thinke if my brest had not beene made of faith and my heart of steele she had transform'd me to a curtull dog made me turne i'th wheele anti go hie thee presently post to the rode and if the winde blow any way from shore i will not harbour in this towne to night if any barke put forth come to the mart where i will walke till thou returne to me if euerie one knowes vs and we know none 'tis time i thinke to trudge packe and be gone dro as from a beare a man would run for life so flie i from her that would be my wife exit anti there's none but witches do inhabite heere and therefore 'tis hie time that i were hence she that doth call me husband euen my soule doth for a wife abhorre but her faire sister possest with such a gentle soueraigne grace of such inchanting presence and discourse hath almost made me traitor to my selfe but least my selfe be guilty to selfe wrong ile stop mine eares against the mermaids song enter angelo with the chaine ang mr antipholus anti i that's my name ang i know it well sir loe here's the chaine i thought to haue tane you at the porpentine the chaine vnfinish'd made me stay thus long anti what is your will that i shal do with this ang what please your selfe sir i haue made it for you anti made it for me sir i bespoke it not ang not once nor twice but twentie times you haue go home with it and please your wife withall and soone at supper time ile visit you and then receiue my money for the chaine anti i pray you sir receiue the money now for feare you ne're see chaine nor mony more ang you are a merry man sir fare you well exit ant what i should thinke of this i cannot tell but this i thinke there's no man is so vaine that would refuse so faire an offer'd chaine i see a man heere needs not liue by shifts when in the streets he meetes such golden gifts ile to the mart and there for dromio stay if any ship put out then straight away exit actus secundus enter adriana wife to antipholis sereptus with luciana her sister adr neither my husband nor the slaue return'd that in such haste i sent to seeke his master sure luciana it is two a clocke luc perhaps some merchant hath inuited him and from the mart he's somewhere gone to dinner good sister let vs dine and neuer fret a man is master of his libertie time is their master and when they see time they'll goe or come if so be patient sister adr why should their libertie then ours be more luc because their businesse still lies out a dore adr looke when i serue him so he takes it thus luc oh know he is the bridle of your will adr there's none but asses will be bridled so luc why headstrong liberty is lasht with woe there's nothing situate vnder heauens eye but hath his bound in earth in sea in skie the beasts the fishes and the winged fowles are their males subiects and at their controules man more diuine the master of all these lord of the wide world and wilde watry seas indued with intellectuall sence and soules of more preheminence then fish and fowles are masters to their females and their lords then let your will attend on their accords adri this seruitude makes you to keepe vnwed luci not this but troubles of the marriage bed adr but were you wedded you wold bear some sway luc ere i learne loue ile practise to obey adr how if your husband start some other where luc till he come home againe i would forbeare adr patience vnmou'd no maruel though she pause they can be meeke that haue no other cause a wretched soule bruis'd with aduersitie we bid be quiet when we heare it crie but were we burdned with like waight of paine as much or more we should our selues complaine so thou that hast no vnkinde mate to greeue thee with vrging helpelesse patience would releeue me but if thou liue to see like right bereft this foole beg'd patience in thee will be left luci well i will marry one day but to trie heere comes your man now is your husband nie enter dromio eph adr say is your tardie master now at hand e dro nay hee's at too hands with mee and that my two eares can witnesse adr say didst thou speake with him knowst thou his minde e dro i i he told his minde vpon mine eare beshrew his hand i scarce could vnderstand it luc spake hee so doubtfully thou couldst not feele his meaning e dro nay hee strooke so plainly i could too well feele his blowes and withall so doubtfully that i could scarce vnderstand them adri but say i prethee is he comming home it seemes he hath great care to please his wife e dro why mistresse sure my master is horne mad adri horne mad thou villaine e dro i meane not cuckold mad but sure he is starke mad when i desir'd him to come home to dinner he ask'd me for a hundred markes in gold 'tis dinner time quoth i my gold quoth he your meat doth burne quoth i my gold quoth he will you come quoth i my gold quoth he where is the thousand markes i gaue thee villaine the pigge quoth i is burn'd my gold quoth he my mistresse sir quoth i hang vp thy mistresse i know not thy mistresse out on thy mistresse luci quoth who e dr quoth my master i know quoth he no house no wife no mistresse so that my arrant due vnto my tongue i thanke him i bare home vpon my shoulders for in conclusion he did beat me there adri go back againe thou slaue fetch him home dro goe backe againe and be new beaten home for gods sake send some other messenger adri backe slaue or i will breake thy pate a crosse dro and he will blesse the crosse with other beating betweene you i shall haue a holy head adri hence prating pesant fetch thy master home dro am i so round with you as you with me that like a foot ball you doe spurne me thus you spurne me hence and he will spurne me hither if i last in this seruice you must case me in leather luci fie how impatience lowreth in your face adri his company must do his minions grace whil'st i at home starue for a merrie looke hath homelie age th' alluring beauty tooke from my poore cheeke then he hath wasted it are my discourses dull barren my wit if voluble and sharpe discourse be mar'd vnkindnesse blunts it more then marble hard doe their gay vestments his affections baite that's not my fault hee's master of my state what ruines are in me that can be found by him not ruin'd then is he the ground of my defeatures my decayed faire a sunnie looke of his would soone repaire but too vnruly deere he breakes the pale and feedes from home poore i am but his stale luci selfe harming iealousie fie beat it hence ad vnfeeling fools can with such wrongs dispence i know his eye doth homage other where or else what lets it but he would be here sister you know he promis'd me a chaine would that alone a loue he would detaine so he would keepe faire quarter with his bed i see the iewell best enamaled will loose his beautie yet the gold bides still that others touch and often touching will where gold and no man that hath a name by falshood and corruption doth it shame since that my beautie cannot please his eie ile weepe what's left away and weeping die luci how manie fond fooles serue mad ielousie exit enter antipholis errotis ant the gold i gaue to dromio is laid vp safe at the centaur and the heedfull slaue is wandred forth in care to seeke me out by computation and mine hosts report i could not speake with dromio since at first i sent him from the mart see here he comes enter dromio siracusia how now sir is your merrie humor alter'd as you loue stroakes so iest with me againe you know no centaur you receiu'd no gold your mistresse sent to haue me home to dinner my house was at the phœnix wast thou mad that thus so madlie thou did didst answere me s dro what answer sir when spake i such a word e ant euen now euen here not halfe an howre since s dro i did not see you since you sent me hence home to the centaur with the gold you gaue me ant villaine thou didst denie the golds receit and toldst me of a mistresse and a dinner for which i hope thou feltst i was displeas'd s dro i am glad to see you in this merrie vaine what meanes this iest i pray you master tell me ant yea dost thou ieere flowt me in the teeth thinkst thou i iest hold take thou that that beats dro s dr hold sir for gods sake now your iest is earnest vpon what bargaine do you giue it me antiph because that i familiarlie sometimes doe vse you for my foole and chat with you your sawcinesse will iest vpon my loue and make a common of my serious howres when the sunne shines let foolish gnats make sport but creepe in crannies when he hides his beames if you will iest with me know my aspect and fashion your demeanor to my lookes or i will beat this method in your sconce s dro sconce call you it so you would leaue battering i had rather haue it a head and you vse these blows long i must get a sconce for my head and insconce it to or else i shall seek my wit in my shoulders but i pray sir why am i beaten ant dost thou not know s dro nothing sir but that i am beaten ant shall i tell you why s dro i sir and wherefore for they say euery why hath a wherefore ant why first for flowting me and then wherefore for vrging it the second time to me s dro was there euer anie man thus beaten out of season when in the why and the wherefore is neither rime nor reason well sir i thanke you ant thanke me sir for what s dro marry sir for this something that you gaue me for nothing ant ile make you amends next to giue you nothing for something but say sir is it dinner time s dro no sir i thinke the meat wants that i haue ant in good time sir what's that s dro basting ant well sir then 'twill be drie s dro if it be sir i pray you eat none of it ant your reason s dro lest it make you chollericke and purchase me another drie basting ant well sir learne to iest in good time there's a time for all things s dro i durst haue denied that before you were so chollericke anti by what rule sir s dro marry sir by a rule as plaine as the plaine bald pate of father time himselfe ant let's heare it s dro there's no time for a man to recouer his haire that growes bald by nature ant may he not doe it by fine and recouerie s dro yes to pay a fine for a perewig and recouer the lost haire of another man ant why is time such a niggard of haire being as it is so plentifull an excrement s dro because it is a blessing that hee bestowes on beasts and what he hath scanted them in haire hee hath giuen them in wit ant why but theres manie a man hath more haire then wit s dro not a man of those but he hath the wit to lose his haire ant why thou didst conclude hairy men plain dealers without wit s dro the plainer dealer the sooner lost yet he looseth it in a kinde of iollitie an for what reason s dro for two and sound ones to an nay not sound i pray you s dro sure ones then an nay not sure in a thing falsing s dro certaine ones then an name them s dro the one to saue the money that he spends in trying the other that at dinner they should not drop in his porrage an you would all this time haue prou'd there is no time for all things s dro marry and did sir namely in no time to recouer haire lost by nature an but your reason was not substantiall why there is no time to recouer s dro thus i mend it time himselfe is bald and therefore to the worlds end will haue bald followers an i knew 'twould be a bald conclusion but soft who wafts vs yonder enter adriana and luciana adri i i antipholus looke strange and frowne some other mistresse hath thy sweet aspects i am not adriana nor thy wife the time was once when thou vn vrg'd wouldst vow that neuer words were musicke to thine eare that neuer obiect pleasing in thine eye that neuer touch well welcome to thy hand that neuer meat sweet sauour'd in thy taste vnlesse i spake or look'd or touch'd or caru'd to thee how comes it now my husband oh how comes it that thou art then estranged from thy selfe thy selfe i call it being strange to me that vndiuidable incorporate am better then thy deere selfes better part ah doe not teare away thy selfe from me for know my loue as easie maist thou fall a drop of water in the breaking gulfe and take vnmingled thence that drop againe without addition or diminishing as take from me thy selfe and not me too how deerely would it touch thee to the quicke shouldst thou but heare i were licencious and that this body consecrate to thee by ruffian lust should be contaminate wouldst thou not spit at me and spurne at me and hurle the name of husband in my face and teare the stain'd skin of my harlot brow and from my false hand cut the wedding ring and breake it with a deepe diuorcing vow i know thou canst and therefore see thou doe it i am possest with an adulterate blot my bloud is mingled with the crime of lust for if we two be one and thou play false i doe digest the poison of thy flesh being strumpeted by thy contagion keepe then faire league and truce with thy true bed i liue distain'd thou vndishonoured antip plead you to me faire dame i know you not in ephesus i am but two houres old as strange vnto your towne as to your talke who euery word by all my wit being scan'd wants wit in all one word to vnderstand luci fie brother how the world is chang'd with you when were you wont to vse my sister thus she sent for you by dromio home to dinner ant by dromio drom by me adr by thee and this thou didst returne from him that he did buffet thee and in his blowes denied my house for his me for his wife ant did you conuerse sir with this gentlewoman what is the course and drift of your compact s dro i sir i neuer saw her till this time ant villaine thou liest for euen her verie words didst thou deliuer to me on the mart s dro i neuer spake with her in all my life ant how can she thus then call vs by our names vnlesse it be by inspiration adri how ill agrees it with your grauitie to counterfeit thus grosely with your slaue abetting him to thwart me in my moode be it my wrong you are from me exempt but wrong not that wrong with a more contempt come i will fasten on this sleeue of thine thou art an elme my husband i a vine whose weaknesse married to thy stranger state makes me with thy strength to communicate if ought possesse thee from me it is drosse vsurping iuie brier or idle mosse who all for want of pruning with intrusion infect thy sap and liue on thy confusion ant to mee shee speakes shee moues mee for her theame what was i married to her in my dreame or sleepe i now and thinke i heare all this what error driues our eies and eares amisse vntill i know this sure vncertaintie ile entertaine the free'd fallacie luc dromio goe bid the seruants spred for dinner s dro oh for my beads i crosse me for a sinner this is the fairie land oh spight of spights we talke with goblins owles and sprights if we obay them not this will insue they'll sucke our breath or pinch vs blacke and blew luc why prat'st thou to thy selfe and answer'st not dromio thou dromio thou snaile thou slug thou sot s dro i am transformed master am i not ant i thinke thou art in minde and so am i s dro nay master both in minde and in my shape ant thou hast thine owne forme s dro no i am an ape luc if thou art chang'd to ought 'tis to an asse s dro 'tis true she rides me and i long for grasse 'tis so i am an asse else it could neuer be but i should know her as well as she knowes me adr come come no longer will i be a foole to put the finger in the eie and weepe whil'st man and master laughes my woes to scorne come sir to dinner dromio keepe the gate husband ile dine aboue with you to day and shriue you of a thousand idle prankes sirra if any aske you for your master say he dines forth and let no creature enter come sister dromio play the porter well ant am i in earth in heauen or in hell sleeping or waking mad or well aduisde knowne vnto these and to my selfe disguisde ile say as they say and perseuer so and in this mist at all aduentures go s dro master shall i be porter at the gate adr i and let none enter least i breake your pate luc come come antipholus we dine to late actus quintus scœna prima enter the merchant and the goldsmith gold i am sorry sir that i haue hindred you but i protest he had the chaine of me though most dishonestly he doth denie it mar how is the man esteem'd heere in the citie gold of very reuerent reputation sir of credit infinite highly belou'd second to none that liues heere in the citie his word might beare my wealth at any time mar speake softly yonder as i thinke he walkes enter antipholus and dromio againe gold 'tis so and that selfe chaine about his necke which he forswore most monstrously to haue good sir draw neere to me ile speake to him signior antipholus i wonder much that you would put me to this shame and trouble and not without some scandall to your selfe with circumstance and oaths so to denie this chaine which now you weare so openly beside the charge the shame imprisonment you haue done wrong to this my honest friend who but for staying on our controuersie had hoisted saile and put to sea to day this chaine you had of me can you deny it ant i thinke i had i neuer did deny it mar yes that you did sir and forswore it too ant who heard me to denie it or forsweare it mar these eares of mine thou knowst did hear thee fie on thee wretch 'tis pitty that thou liu'st to walke where any honest men resort ant thou art a villaine to impeach me thus ile proue mine honor and mine honestie against thee presently if thou dar'st stand mar i dare and do defie thee for a villaine they draw enter adriana luciana courtezan others adr hold hurt him not for god sake he is mad some get within him take his sword away binde dromio too and beare them to my house s dro runne master run for gods sake take a house this is some priorie in or we are spoyl'd exeunt to the priorie enter ladie abbesse ab be quiet people wherefore throng you hither adr to fetch my poore distracted husband hence let vs come in that we may binde him fast and beare him home for his recouerie gold i knew he was not in his perfect wits mar i am sorry now that i did draw on him ab how long hath this possession held the man adr this weeke he hath beene heauie sower sad and much different from the man he was but till this afternoone his passion ne're brake into extremity of rage ab hath he not lost much wealth by wrack of sea buried some deere friend hath not else his eye stray'd his affection in vnlawfull loue a sinne preuailing much in youthfull men who giue their eies the liberty of gazing which of these sorrowes is he subiect too adr to none of these except it be the last namely some loue that drew him oft from home ab you should for that haue reprehended him adr why so i did ab i but not rough enough adr as roughly as my modestie would let me ab haply in priuate adr and in assemblies too ab i but not enough adr it was the copie of our conference in bed he slept not for my vrging it at boord he fed not for my vrging it alone it was the subiect of my theame in company i often glanced it still did i tell him it was vilde and bad ab and thereof came it that the man was mad the venome clamors of a iealous woman poisons more deadly then a mad dogges tooth it seemes his sleepes were hindred by thy railing and thereof comes it that his head is light thou saist his meate was sawc'd with thy vpbraidings vnquiet meales make ill digestions thereof the raging fire of feauer bred and what's a feauer but a fit of madnesse thou sayest his sports were hindred by thy bralles sweet recreation barr'd what doth ensue but moodie and dull melancholly kinsman to grim and comfortlesse dispaire and at her heeles a huge infectious troope of pale distemperatures and foes to life in food in sport and life preseruing rest to be disturb'd would mad or man or beast the consequence is then thy iealous fits hath scar'd thy husband from the vse of wits luc she neuer reprehended him but mildely when he demean'd himselfe rough rude and wildly why beare you these rebukes and answer not adri she did betray me to my owne reproofe good people enter and lay hold on him ab no not a creature enters in my house ad then let your seruants bring my husband forth ab neither he tooke this place for sanctuary and it shall priuiledge him from your hands till i haue brought him to his wits againe or loose my labour in assaying it adr i will attend my husband be his nurse diet his sicknesse for it is my office and will haue no atturney but my selfe and therefore let me haue him home with me ab be patient for i will not let him stirre till i haue vs'd the approoued meanes i haue with wholsome sirrups drugges and holy prayers to make of him a formall man againe it is a branch and parcell of mine oath a charitable dutie of my order therefore depart and leaue him heere with me adr i will not hence and leaue my husband heere and ill it doth beseeme your holinesse to separate the husband and the wife ab be quiet and depart thou shalt not haue him luc complaine vnto the duke of this indignity adr come go i will fall prostrate at his feete and neuer rise vntill my teares and prayers haue won his grace to come in person hither and take perforce my husband from the abbesse mar by this i thinke the diall points at fiue anon i'me sure the duke himselfe in person comes this way to the melancholly vale the place of depth and sorrie execution behinde the ditches of the abbey heere gold vpon what cause mar to see a reuerent siracusian merchant who put vnluckily into this bay against the lawes and statutes of this towne beheaded publikely for his offence gold see where they come we wil behold his death luc kneele to the duke before he passe the abbey enter the duke of ephesus and the merchant of siracuse bare head with the headsman other officers duke yet once againe proclaime it publikely if any friend will pay the summe for him he shall not die so much we tender him adr iustice most sacred duke against the abbesse duke she is a vertuous and a reuerend lady it cannot be that she hath done thee wrong adr may it please your grace antipholus my husba n d who i made lord of me and all i had at your important letters this ill day a most outragious fit of madnesse tooke him that desp'rately he hurried through the streete with him his bondman all as mad as he doing displeasure to the citizens by rushing in their houses bearing thence rings iewels any thing his rage did like once did i get him bound and sent him home whil'st to take order for the wrongs i went that heere and there his furie had committed anon i wot not by what strong escape he broke from those that had the guard of him and with his mad attendant and himselfe each one with irefull passion with drawne swords met vs againe and madly bent on vs chac'd vs away till raising of more aide we came againe to binde them then they fled into this abbey whether we pursu'd them and heere the abbesse shuts the gates on vs and will not suffer vs to fetch him out nor send him forth that we may beare him hence therefore most gracious duke with thy command let him be brought forth and borne hence for helpe duke long since thy husband seru'd me in my wars and i to thee ingag'd a princes word when thou didst make him master of thy bed to do him all the grace and good i could go some of you knocke at the abbey gate and bid the lady abbesse come to me i will determine this before i stirre enter a messenger oh mistris mistris shift and saue your selfe my master and his man are both broke loose beaten the maids a row and bound the doctor whose beard they haue sindg'd off with brands of fire and euer as it blaz'd they threw on him great pailes of puddled myre to quench the haire my mr preaches patience to him and the while his man with cizers nickes him like a foole and sure vnlesse you send some present helpe betweene them they will kill the coniurer adr peace foole thy master and his man are here and that is false thou dost report to vs mess mistris vpon my life i tel you true i haue not breath'd almost since i did see it he cries for you and vowes if he can take you to scorch your face and to disfigure you cry within harke harke i heare him mistris flie be gone duke come stand by me feare nothing guard with halberds adr ay me it is my husband witnesse you that he is borne about inuisible euen now we hous'd him in the abbey heere and now he's there past thought of humane reason enter antipholus and e dromio of ephesus e ant iustice most gracious duke oh grant me iustice euen for the seruice that long since i did thee when i bestrid thee in the warres and tooke deepe scarres to saue thy life euen for the blood that then i lost for thee now grant me iustice mar fat vnlesse the feare of death doth make me dote i see my sonne antipholus and dromio e ant iustice sweet prince against that woman there she whom thou gau'st to me to be my wife that hath abused and dishonored me euen in the strength and height of iniurie beyond imagination is the wrong that she this day hath shamelesse throwne on me duke discouer how and thou shalt finde me iust e ant this day great duke she shut the doores vpon me while she with harlots feasted in my house duke a greeuous fault say woman didst thou so adr no my good lord my selfe he and my sister to day did dine together so befall my soule as this is false he burthens me withall luc nere may i looke on day nor sleepe on night but she tels to your highnesse simple truth gold o periur'd woman they are both forsworne in this the madman iustly chargeth them e ant my liege i am aduised what i say neither disturbed with the effect of wine nor headie rash prouoak'd with raging ire albeit my wrongs might make one wiser mad this woman lock'd me out this day from dinner that goldsmith there were he not pack'd with her could witnesse it for he was with me then who parted with me to go fetch a chaine promising to bring it to the porpentine where balthasar and i did dine together our dinner done and he not comming thither i went to seeke him in the street i met him and in his companie that gentleman there did this periur'd goldsmith sweare me downe that i this day of him receiu'd the chaine which god he knowes i saw not for the which he did arrest me with an officer i did obey and sent my pesant home for certaine duckets he with none return'd then fairely i bespoke the officer to go in person with me to my house by'th' way we met my wife her sister and a rabble more of vilde confederates along with them they brought one pinch a hungry leane fac'd villaine a meere anatomie a mountebanke a thred bare iugler and a fortune teller a needy hollow ey'd sharpe looking wretch a liuing dead man this pernicious slaue forsooth tooke on him as a coniurer and gazing in mine eyes feeling my pulse and with no face as 'twere out facing me cries out i was possest then altogether they fell vpon me bound me bore me thence and in a darke and dankish vault at home there left me and my man both bound together till gnawing with my teeth my bonds in sunder i gain'd my freedome and immediately ran hether to your grace whom i beseech to giue me ample satisfaction for these deepe shames and great indignities gold my lord in truth thus far i witnes with him that he din'd not at home but was lock'd out duke but had he such a chaine of thee or no gold he had my lord and when he ran in heere these people saw the chaine about his necke mar besides i will be sworne these eares of mine heard you confesse you had the chaine of him after you first forswore it on the mart and thereupon i drew my sword on you and then you fled into this abbey heere from whence i thinke you are come by miracle e ant i neuer came within these abbey wals nor euer didst thou draw thy sword on me i neuer saw the chaine so helpe me heauen and this is false you burthen me withall duke why what an intricate impeach is this i thinke you all haue drunke of circes cup if heere you hous'd him heere he would haue bin if he were mad he would not pleade so coldly you say he din'd at home the goldsmith heere denies that saying sirra what say you e dro sir he din'de with her there at the porpentine cur he did and from my finger snacht that ring e anti tis true my liege this ring i had of her duke saw'st thou him enter at the abbey heere curt as sure my liege as i do see your grace duke why this is straunge go call the abbesse hither i thinke you are all mated or starke mad exit one to the abbesse fa most mighty duke vouchsafe me speak a word haply i see a friend will saue my life and pay the sum that may deliuer me duke speake freely siracusian what thou wilt fath is not your name sir call'd antipholus and is not that your bondman dromio e dro within this houre i was his bondman sir but he i thanke him gnaw'd in two my cords now am i dromio and his man vnbound fath i am sure you both of you remember me dro our selues we do remember sir by you for lately we were bound as you are now you are not pinches patient are you sir father why looke you strange on me you know me well e ant i neuer saw you in my life till now fa oh griefe hath chang'd me since you saw me last and carefull houres with times deformed hand haue written strange defeatures in my face but tell me yet dost thou not know my voice ant neither fat dromio nor thou dro no trust me sir nor i fa i am sure thou dost e dromio i sir but i am sure i do not and whatsoeuer a man denies you are now bound to beleeue him fath not know my voice oh times extremity hast thou so crack'd and splitted my poore tongue in seuen short yeares that heere my onely sonne knowes not my feeble key of vntun'd cares though now this grained face of mine be hid in sap consuming winters drizled snow and all the conduits of my blood froze vp yet hath my night of life some memorie my wasting lampes some fading glimmer left my dull deafe eares a little vse to heare all these old witnesses i cannot erre tell me thou art my sonne antipholus ant i neuer saw my father in my life fa but seuen yeares since in siracusa boy thou know'st we parted but perhaps my sonne thou sham'st to acknowledge me in miserie ant the duke and all that know me in the city can witnesse with me that it is not so i ne're saw siracusa in my life duke i tell thee siracusian twentie yeares haue i bin patron to antipholus during which time he ne're saw siracusa i see thy age and dangers make thee dote enter the abbesse with antipholus siracusa and dromio sir abbesse most mightie duke behold a man much wrong'd all gather to see them adr i see two husbands or mine eyes deceiue me duke one of these men is genius to the other and so of these which is the naturall man and which the spirit who deciphers them s dromio i sir am dromio command him away e dro i sir am dromio pray let me stay s ant egeon art thou not or else his ghost s drom oh my olde master who hath bound him heere abb who euer bound him i will lose his bonds and gaine a husband by his libertie speake olde egeon if thou bee'st the man that hadst a wife once call'd æmilia that bore thee at a burthen two faire sonnes oh if thou bee'st the same egeon speake and speake vnto the same æmilia duke why heere begins his morning storie right these twoantipholus these two so like and these two dromio's one in semblance besides her vrging of her wracke at sea these are the parents to these children which accidentally are met together fa if i dreame not thou art æmilia if thou art she tell me where is that sonne that floated with thee on the fatall rafte abb by men of epidamium he and i and the twin dromio all were taken vp but by and by rude fishermen of corinth by force tooke dromio and my sonne from them and me they left with those of epidamium what then became of them i cannot tell i to this fortune that you see mee in duke antipholus thou cam'st from corinth first s ant no sir not i i came from siracuse duke stay stand apart i know not which is which e ant i came from corinth my most gracious lord e dro and i with him e ant brought to this town by that most famous warriour duke menaphon your most renowned vnckle adr which of you two did dine with me to day s ant i gentle mistris adr and are not you my husband e ant no i say nay to that s ant and so do i yet did she call me so and this faire gentlewoman her sister heere did call me brother what i told you then i hope i shall haue leisure to make good if this be not a dreame i see and heare goldsmith that is the chaine sir which you had of mee s ant i thinke it be sir i denie it not e ant and you sir for this chaine arrested me gold i thinke i did sir i deny it not adr i sent you monie sir to be your baile by dromio but i thinke he brought it not e dro no none by me s ant this purse of duckets i receiu'd from you and dromio my man did bring them me i see we still did meete each others man and i was tane for him and he for me and thereupon these errors are arose e ant these duckets pawne i for my father heere duke it shall not neede thy father hath his life cur sir i must haue that diamond from you e ant there take it and much thanks for my good cheere abb renowned duke vouchsafe to take the paines to go with vs into the abbey heere and heare at large discoursed all our fortunes and all that are assembled in this place that by this simpathized one daies error haue suffer'd wrong goe keepe vs companie and we shall make full satisfaction thirtie three yeares haue i but gone in trauaile of you my sonnes and till this present houre my heauie burthen are deliuered the duke my husband and my children both and you the kalenders of their natiuity go to a gossips feast and go with mee after so long greefe such natiuitie duke with all my heart ile gossip at this feast exeunt omnes manet the two dromio's and two brothers s dro mast shall i fetch your stuffe from shipbord e an dromio what stuffe of mine hast thou imbarkt s dro your goods that lay at host sir in the centaur s ant he speakes to me i am your master dromio come go with vs wee'l looke to that anon embrace thy brother there reioyce with him exit s dro there is a fat friend at your masters house that kitchin'd me for you to day at dinner she now shall be my sister not my wife e d me thinks you are my glasse not my brother i see by you i am a sweet fac'd youth will you walke in to see their gossipping s dro not i sir you are my elder e dro that's a question how shall we trie it s dro wee'l draw cuts for the signior till then lead thou first e dro nay then thus we came into the world like brother and brother and now let's go hand in hand not one before another exeunt finis the comedie of errors actus primus scena prima enter the duke of ephesus with the merchant of siracusa iaylor and other attendants marchant broceed solinus to procure my fall and by the doome of death end woes and all duke merchant of siracusa plead no more i am not partiall to infringe our lawes the enmity and discord which of late sprung from the rancorous outrage of your duke to merchants our well dealing countrimen who wanting gilders to redeeme their liues haue seal'd his rigorous statutes with their blouds excludes all pitty from our threatning lookes for since the mortall and intestine iarres twixt thy seditious countrimen and vs it hath in solemne synodes beene decreed both by the siracusians and our selues to admit no trafficke to our aduerse townes nay more if any borne at ephesus be seene at any siracusian marts and fayres againe if any siracusian borne come to the bay of ephesus he dies his goods confiscate to the dukes dispose vnlesse a thousand markes be leuied to quit the penalty and to ransome him thy substance valued at the highest rate cannot amount vnto a hundred markes therefore by law thou art condemn'd to die mer yet this my comfort when your words are done my woes end likewise with the euening sonne duk well siracusian say in briefe the cause why thou departedst from thy natiue home and for what cause thou cam'st to ephesus mer a heauier taske could not haue beene impos'd then i to speake my griefes vnspeakeable yet that the world may witnesse that my end was wrought by nature not by vile offence ile vtter what my sorrow giues me leaue in syracusa was i borne and wedde vnto a woman happy but for me and by me had not our hap beene bad with her i liu'd in ioy our wealth increast by prosperous voyages i often made to epidamium till my factors death and he great care of goods at randone left drew me from kinde embracements of my spouse from whom my absence was not sixe moneths olde before her selfe almost at fainting vnder the pleasing punishment that women beare had made prouision for her following me and soone and safe arriued where i was there had she not beene long but she became a ioyfull mother of two goodly sonnes and which was strange the one so like the other as could not be distinguish'd but by names that very howre and in the selfe same inne a meane woman was deliuered of such a burthen male twins both alike those for their parents were exceeding poore i bought and brought vp to attend my sonnes my wife not meanely prowd of two such boyes made daily motions for our home returne vnwilling i agreed alas too soone wee came aboord a league from epidamium had we saild before the alwaies winde obeying deepe gaue any tragicke instance of our harme but longer did we not retaine much hope for what obscured light the heauens did grant did but conuay vnto our fearefull mindes a doubtfull warrant of immediate death which though my selfe would gladly haue imbrac'd yet the incessant weepings of my wife weeping before for what she saw must come and pitteous playnings of the prettie babes that mourn'd for fashion ignorant what to feare forst me to seeke delayes for them and me and this it was for other meanes was none the sailors sought for safety by our boate and left the ship then sinking ripe to vs my wife more carefull for the latter borne had fastned him vnto a small spare mast such as sea faring men prouide for stormes to him one of the other twins was bound whil'st i had beene like heedfull of the other the children thus dispos'd my wife and i fixing our eyes on whom our care was fixt fastned our selues at eyther end the mast and floating straight obedient to the streame was carried towards corinth as we thought at length the sonne gazing vpon the earth disperst those vapours that offended vs and by the benefit of his wished light the seas waxt calme and we discouered two shippes from farre making amaine to vs of corinth that of epidarus this but ere they came oh let me say no more gather the sequell by that went before duk nay forward old man doe not breake off so for we may pitty though not pardon thee merch oh had the gods done so i had not now worthily tearm'd them mercilesse to vs for ere the ships could meet by twice fiue leagues we were encountred by a mighty rocke which being violently borne vp our helpefull ship was splitted in the midst so that in this vniust diuorce of vs fortune had left to both of vs alike what to delight in what to sorrow for her part poore soule seeming as burdened with lesser waight but not with lesser woe was carried with more speed before the winde and in our sight they three were taken vp by fishermen of corinth as we thought at length another ship had seiz'd on vs and knowing whom it was their hap to saue gaue healthfull welcome to their ship wrackt guests and would haue reft the fishers of their prey had not their backe beene very slow of saile and therefore homeward did they bend their course thus haue you heard me seuer'd from my blisse that by misfortunes was my life prolong'd to tell sad stories of my owne mishaps duke and for the sake of them thou sorrowest for doe me the fauour to dilate at full what haue befalne of them and they till now merch my yongest boy and yet my eldest care at eighteene yeeres became inquisitiue after his brother and importun'd me that his attendant so his case was like reft of his brother but retain'd his name might beare him company in the quest of him whom whil'st i laboured of a loue to see i hazarded the losse of whom i lou'd fiue sommers haue i spent in farthest greece roming cleane through the bounds of asia and coasting homeward came to ephesus hopelesse to finde yet loth to leaue vnsought or that or any place that harbours men but heere must end the story of my life and happy were i in my timelie death could all my trauells warrant me they liue duke haplesse egeon whom the fates haue markt to beare the extremitie of dire mishap now trust me were it not against our lawes against my crowne my oath my dignity which princes would they may not disanull my soule should sue as aduocate for thee but though thou art adiudged to the death and passed sentence may not be recal'd but to our honours great disparagement yet will i fauour thee in what i can therefore marchant ile limit thee this day to seeke thy helpe by beneficiall helpe try all the friends thou hast in ephesus beg thou or borrow to make vp the summe and liue if no then thou art doom'd to die iaylor take him to thy custodie iaylor i will my lord merch hopelesse and helpelesse doth egean wend but to procrastinate his liuelesse end exeunt enter antipholis erotes a marchant and dromio mer therefore giue out you are of epidamium lest that your goods too soone be confiscate this very day a syracusian marchant is apprehended for a riuall here and not being able to buy out his life according to the statute of the towne dies ere the wearie sunne set in the west there is your monie that i had to keepe ant goe beare it to the centaure where we host and stay there dromio till i come to thee within this houre it will be dinner time till that ile view the manners of the towne peruse the traders gaze vpon the buildings and then returne and sleepe within mine inne for with long trauaile i am stiffe and wearie get thee away dro many a man would take you at your word and goe indeede hauing so good a meane exit dromio ant a trustie villaine sir that very oft when i am dull with care and melancholly lightens my humour with his merry iests what will you walke with me about the towne and then goe to my inne and dine with me e mar i am inuited sir to certaine marchants of whom i hope to make much benefit i craue your pardon soone at fiue a clocke please you ile meete with you vpon the mart and afterward consort you till bed time my present businesse cals me from you now ant farewell till then i will goe loose my selfe and wander vp and downe to view the citie e mar sir i commend you to your owne content exeunt ant he that commends me to mine owne content commends me to the thing i cannot get i to the world am like a drop of water that in the ocean seekes another drop who falling there to finde his fellow forth vnseene inquisitiue confounds himselfe so i to finde a mother and a brother in quest of them vnhappie a loose my selfe enter dromio of ephesus here comes the almanacke of my true date what now how chance thou art return'd so soone e dro return'd so soone rather approacht too late the capon burnes the pig fals from the spit the clocke hath strucken twelue vpon the bell my mistris made it one vpon my cheeke she is so hot because the meate is colde the meate is colde because you come not home you come not home because you haue no stomacke you haue no stomacke hauing broke your fast but we that know what 'tis to fast and pray are penitent for your default to day ant stop in your winde sir tell me this i pray where haue you left the mony that i gaue you e dro oh sixe pence that i had a wensday last to pay the sadler for my mistris crupper the sadler had it sir i kept it not ant i am not in a sportiue humor now tell me and dally not where is the monie we being strangers here how dar'st thou trust so great a charge from thine owne custodie e dro i pray you iest sir as you sit at dinner i from my mistris come to you in post if i returne i shall be post indeede for she will scoure your fault vpon my pate me thinkes your maw like mine should be your cooke and strike you home without a messenger ant come dromio come these iests are out of season reserue them till a merrier houre then this where is the gold i gaue in charge to thee e dro to me sir why you gaue no gold to me ant come on sir knaue haue done your foolishnes and tell me how thou hast dispos'd thy charge e dro my charge was but to fetch you from the mart home to your house the phœnix sir to dinner my mistris and her sister staies for you ant now as i am a christian answer me in what safe place you haue bestow'd my monie or i shall breake that merrie sconce of yours that stands on tricks when i am vndispos'd where is the thousand markes thou hadst of me e dro i haue some markes of yours vpon my pate some of my mistris markes vpon my shoulders but not a thousand markes betweene you both if i should pay your worship those againe perchance you will not beare them patiently ant thy mistris markes what mistris slaue hast thou e dro your worships wife my mistris at the phœnix she that doth fast till you come home to dinner and praies that you will hie you home to dinner ant what wilt thou flout me thus vnto my face being forbid there take you that sir knaue e dro what meane you sir for god sake hold your hands nay and you will not sir ile take my heeles exeunt dromio ep ant vpon my life by some deuise or other the villaine is ore wrought of all my monie they say this towne is full of cosenage as nimble iuglers that deceiue the eie darke working sorcerers that change the minde soule killing witches that deforme the bodie disguised cheaters prating mountebankes and manie such like liberties of sinne if it proue so i will be gone the sooner ile to the centaur to goe seeke this slaue i greatly feare my monie is not safe actus quartus scæna prima enter a merchant goldsmith and an officer mar you know since pentecost the sum is due and since i haue not much importun'd you nor now i had not but that i am bound to persia and want gilders for my voyage therefore make present satisfaction or ile attach you by this officer gold euen iust the sum that i do owe to you is growing to me by antipholus and in the instant that i met with you he had of me a chaine at fiue a clocke i shall receiue the money for the same pleaseth you walke with me downe to his house i will discharge my bond and thanke you too enter antipholus ephes dromio from the courtizans offi that labour may you saue see where he comes ant while i go to the goldsmiths house go thou and buy a ropes end that will i bestow among my wife and their confederates for locking me out of my doores by day but soft i see the goldsmith get thee gone buy thou a rope and bring it home to me dro i buy a thousand pound a yeare i buy a rope exit dromio eph ant a man is well holpe vp that trusts to you i promised your presence and the chaine but neither chaine nor goldsmith came to me belike you thought our loue would last too long if it were chain'd together and therefore came not gold sauing your merrie humor here's the note how much your chaine weighs to the vtmost charect the finenesse of the gold and chargefull fashion which doth amount to three odde duckets more then i stand debted to this gentleman i pray you see him presently discharg'd for he is bound to sea and stayes but for it anti i am not furnish'd with the present monie besides i haue some businesse in the towne good signior take the stranger to my house and with you take the chaine and bid my wife disburse the summe on the receit thereof perchance i will be there as soone as you gold then you will bring the chaine to her your selfe anti no beare it with you least i come not time enough gold well sir i will haue you the chaine about you ant and if i haue not sir i hope you haue or else you may returne without your money gold nay come i pray you sir giue me the chaine both winde and tide stayes for this gentleman and i too blame haue held him heere too long anti good lord you vse this dalliance to excuse your breach of promise to the porpentine i should haue chid you for not bringing it but like a shrew you first begin to brawle mar the houre steales on i pray you sir dispatch gold you heare how he importunes me the chaine ant why giue it to my wife and fetch your mony gold come come you know i gaue it you euen now either send the chaine or send me by some token ant fie now you run this humor out of breath come where's the chaine i pray you let me see it mar my businesse cannot brooke this dalliance good sir say whe'r you'l answer me or no if not ile leaue him to the officer ant i answer you what should i answer you gold the monie that you owe me for the chaine ant i owe you none till i receiue the chaine gold you know i gaue it you halfe an houre since ant you gaue me none you wrong mee much to say so gold you wrong me more sir in denying it consider how it stands vpon my credit mar well officer arrest him at my suite offi i do and charge you in the dukes name to obey me gold this touches me in reputation either consent to pay this sum for me or i attach you by this officer ant consent to pay thee that i neuer had arrest me foolish fellow if thou dar'st gold heere is thy fee arrest him officer i would not spare my brother in this case if he should scorne me so apparantly offic i do arrest you sir you heare the suite ant i do obey thee till i giue thee baile but sirrah you shall buy this sport as deere as all the mettall in your shop will answer gold sir sir i shall haue law in ephesus to your notorious shame i doubt it not enter dromio sira from the bay dro master there's a barke of epidamium that staies but till her owner comes aboord and then sir she beares away our fraughtage sir i haue conuei'd aboord and i haue bought the oyle the balsamum and aqua vitæ the ship is in her trim the merrie winde blowes faire from land they stay for nought at all but for their owner master and your selfe an how now a madman why thou peeuish sheep what ship of epidamium staies for me s dro a ship you sent me too to hier waftage ant thou drunken slaue i sent thee for a rope and told thee to what purpose and what end s dro you sent me for a ropes end as soone you sent me to the bay sir for a barke ant i will debate this matter at more leisure and teach your eares to list me with more heede to adriana villaine hie thee straight giue her this key and tell her in the deske that's couer'd o're with turkish tapistrie there is a purse of duckets let her send it tell her i am arrested in the streete and that shall baile me hie thee slaue be gone on officer to prison till it come exeunt s dromio to adriana that is where we din'd where dowsabell did claime me for her husband she is too bigge i hope for me to compasse thither i must although against my will for seruants must their masters mindes fulfill exit enter adriana and luciana adr ah luciana did he tempt thee so might'st thou perceiue austeerely in his eie that he did plead in earnest yea or no look'd he or red or pale or sad or merrily what obseruation mad'st thou in this case oh his hearts meteors tilting in his face luc first he deni'de you had in him no right adr he meant he did me none the more my spight luc then swore he that he was a stranger heere adr and true he swore though yet forsworne hee were luc then pleaded i for you adr and what said he luc that loue i begg'd for you he begg'd of me adr with what perswasion did he tempt thy loue luc with words that in an honest suit might moue first he did praise my beautie then my speech adr did'st speake him faire luc haue patience i beseech adr i cannot nor i will not hold me still my tongue though not my heart shall haue his will he is deformed crooked old and sere ill fac'd worse bodied shapelesse euery where vicious vngentle foolish blunt vnkinde stigmaticall in making worse in minde luc who would be iealous then of such a one no euill lost is wail'd when it is gone adr ah but i thinke him better then i say and yet would herein others eies were worse farre from her nest the lapwing cries away my heart praies for him though my tongue doe curse enter s dromio dro here goe the deske the purse sweet now make haste luc how hast thou lost thy breath s dro by running fast adr where is thy master dromio is he well s dro no he's in tartar limbo worse then hell a diuell in an euerlasting garment hath him on whose hard heart is button'd vp with steele a feind a fairie pittilesse and ruffe a wolfe nay worse a fellow all in buffe a back friend a shoulder clapper one that countermads the passages of allies creekes and narrow lands a hound that runs counter and yet draws drifoot well one that before the iudgment carries poore soules to hel adr why man what is the matter s dro i doe not know the matter hee is rested on the case adr what is he arrested tell me at whose suite s dro i know not at whose suite he is arested well but is in a suite of buffe which rested him that can i tell will you send him mistris redemption the monie in his deske adr go fetch it sister this i wonder at exit luciana thus he vnknowne to me should be in debt tell me was he arested on a band s dro not on a band but on a stronger thing a chaine a chaine doe you not here it ring adria what the chaine s dro no no the bell 'tis time that i were gone it was two ere i left him and now the clocke strikes one adr the houres come backe that did i neuer here s dro oh yes if any houre meete a serieant a turnes backe for verie feare adri as if time were in debt how fondly do'st thou reason s dro time is a verie bankerout and owes more then he's worth to season nay he's a theefe too haue you not heard men say that time comes stealing on by night and day if i be in debt and theft and a serieant in the way hath he not reason to turne backe an houre in a day enter luciana adr go dromio there's the monie beare it straight and bring thy master home imediately come sister i am prest downe with conceit conceit my comfort and my iniurie exit enter antipholus siracusia there's not a man i meete but doth salute me as if i were their well acquainted friend and euerie one doth call me by my name some tender monie to me some inuite me some other giue me thankes for kindnesses some offer me commodities to buy euen now a tailor cal'd me in his shop and show'd me silkes that he had bought for me and therewithall tooke measure of my body sure these are but imaginarie wiles and lapland sorcerers inhabite here enter dromio sir s dro master here's the gold you sent me for what haue you got the picture of old adam new apparel'd ant what gold is this what adam do'st thou meane s dro not that adam that kept the paradise but that adam that keepes the prison hee that goes in the calues skin that was kil'd for the prodigall hee that came behinde you sir like an euill angel and bid you forsake your libertie ant i vnderstand thee not s dro no why 'tis a plaine case he that went like a base viole in a case of leather the man sir that when gentlemen are tired giues them a sob and rests them he sir that takes pittie on decaied men and giues them suites of durance he that sets vp his rest to doe more exploits with his mace then a moris pike ant what thou mean'st an officer s dro i sir the serieant of the band he that brings any man to answer it that breakes his band one that thinkes a man alwaies going to bed and saies god giue you good rest ant well sir there rest in your foolerie is there any ships puts forth to night may we be gone s dro why sir i brought you word an houre since that the barke expedition put forth to night and then were you hindred by the serieant to tarry for the hoy delay here are the angels that you sent for to deliuer you ant the fellow is distract and so am i and here we wander in illusions some blessed power deliuer vs from hence enter a curtizan cur well met well met master antipholus i see sir you haue found the gold smith now is that the chaine you promis'd me to day ant sathan auoide i charge thee tempt me not s dro master is this mistris sathan ant it is the diuell s dro nay she is worse she is the diuels dam and here she comes in the habit of a light wench and thereof comes that the wenches say god dam me that's as much to say god make me a light wench it is written they appeare to men like angels of light light is an effect of fire and fire will burne ergo light wenches will burne come not neere her cur your man and you are maruailous merrie sir will you goe with me wee'll mend our dinner here s dro master if do expect spoon meate or bespeake a long spoone ant why dromio s dro marrie he must haue a long spoone that must eate with the diuell ant auoid then fiend what tel'st thou me of supping thou art as you are all a sorceresse i coniure thee to leaue me and be gon cur giue me the ring of mine you had at dinner or for my diamond the chaine you promis'd and ile be gone sir and not trouble you s dro some diuels aske but the parings of ones naile a rush a haire a drop of blood a pin a nut a cherrie stone but she more couetous wold haue a chaine master be wise and if you giue it her the diuell will shake her chaine and fright vs with it cur i pray you sir my ring or else the chaine i hope you do not meane to cheate me so ant auant thou witch come dromio let vs go s dro flie pride saies the pea cocke mistris that you know exit cur now out of doubt antipholus is mad else would he neuer so demeane himselfe a ring he hath of mine worth fortie duckets and for the same he promis'd me a chaine both one and other he denies me now the reason that i gather he is mad besides this present instance of his rage is a mad tale he told to day at dinner of his owne doores being shut against his entrance belike his wife acquainted with his fits on purpose shut the doores against his way my way is now to hie home to his house and tell his wife that being lunaticke he rush'd into my house and tooke perforce my ring away this course i fittest choose for fortie duckets is too much to loose enter antipholus ephes with a iailor an feare me not man i will not breake away ile giue thee ere i leaue thee so much money to warrant thee as i am rested for my wife is in a wayward moode to day and will not lightly trust the messenger that i should be attach'd in ephesus i tell you 'twill sound harshly in her eares enter dromio eph with a ropes end heere comes my man i thinke he brings the monie how now sir haue you that i sent you for e dro here's that i warrant you will pay them all anti but where's the money e dro why sir i gaue the monie for the rope ant fiue hundred duckets villaine for a rope e dro ile serue you sir fiue hundred at the rate ant to what end did i bid thee hie thee home e dro to a ropes end sir and to that end am i re turn'd ant and to that end sir i will welcome you offi good sir be patient e dro nay 'tis for me to be patient i am in aduersitie offi good now hold thy tongue e dro nay rather perswade him to hold his hands anti thou whoreson senselesse villaine e dro i would i were senselesse sir that i might not feele your blowes anti thou art sensible in nothing but blowes and so is an asse e dro i am an asse indeede you may prooue it by my long eares i haue serued him from the houre of my natiuitie to this instant and haue nothing at his hands for my seruice but blowes when i am cold he heates me with beating when i am warme he cooles me with beating i am wak'd with it when i sleepe rais'd with it when i sit driuen out of doores with it when i goe from home welcom'd home with it when i returne nay i beare it on my shoulders as a begger woont her brat and i thinke when he hath lam'd me i shall begge with it from doore to doore enter adriana luciana courtizan and a schoolemaster call'd pinch ant come goe along my wife is comming yonder e dro mistris respice finem respect your end or rather the prophesie like the parrat beware the ropes end anti wilt thou still talke beats dro curt how say you now is not your husband mad adri his inciuility confirmes no lesse good doctor pinch you are a coniurer establish him in his true sence againe and i will please you what you will demand luc alas how fiery and how sharpe he lookes cur marke how he trembles in his extasie pinch giue me your hand and let mee feele your pulse ant there is my hand and let it feele your eare pinch i charge thee sathan hous'd within this man to yeeld possession to my holie praiers and to thy state of darknesse hie thee straight i coniure thee by all the saints in heauen anti peace doting wizard peace i am not mad adr oh that thou wer't not poore distressed soule anti you minion you are these your customers did this companion with the saffron face reuell and feast it at my house to day whil'st vpon me the guiltie doores were shut and i denied to enter in my house adr o husband god doth know you din'd at home where would you had remain'd vntill this time free from these slanders and this open shame anti din'd at home thou villaine what sayest thou dro sir sooth to say you did not dine at home ant were not my doores lockt vp and i shut out dro perdie your doores were lockt and you shut out anti and did not she her selfe reuile me there dro sans fable she her selfe reuil'd you there anti did not her kitchen maide raile taunt and scorne me dro certis she did the kitchin vestall scorn'd you ant and did not i in rage depart from thence dro in veritie you did my bones beares witnesse that since haue felt the vigor of his rage adr is't good to sooth him in these contraries pinch it is no shame the fellow finds his vaine and yeelding to him humors well his frensie ant thou hast subborn'd the goldsmith to arrest mee adr alas i sent you monie to redeeme you by dromio heere who came in hast for it dro monie by me heart and good will you might but surely master not a ragge of monie ant wentst not thou to her for a purse of duckets adri he came to me and i deliuer'd it luci and i am witnesse with her that she did dro god and the rope maker beare me witnesse that i was sent for nothing but a rope pinch mistris both man and master is possest i know it by their pale and deadly lookes they must be bound and laide in some darke roome ant say wherefore didst thou locke me forth to day and why dost thou denie the bagge of gold adr i did not gentle husband locke thee forth dro and gentle mr i receiu'd no gold but i confesse sir that we were lock'd out adr dissembling villain thou speak'st false in both ant dissembling harlot thou art false in all and art confederate with a damned packe to make a loathsome abiect scorne of me but with these nailes ile plucke out these false eyes that would behold in me this shamefull sport enter three or foure and offer to binde him hee striues adr oh binde him binde him let him not come neere me pinch more company the fiend is strong within him luc aye me poore man how pale and wan he looks ant what will you murther me thou iailor thou i am thy prisoner wilt thou suffer them to make a rescue offi masters let him go he is my prisoner and you shall not haue him pinch go binde this man for he is franticke too adr what wilt thou do thou peeuish officer hast thou delight to see a wretched man do outrage and displeasure to himselfe offi he is my prisoner if i let him go the debt he owes will be requir'd of me adr i will discharge thee ere i go from thee beare me forthwith vnto his creditor and knowing how the debt growes i will pay it good master doctor see him safe conuey'd home to my house oh most vnhappy day ant oh most vnhappie strumpet dro master i am heere entred in bond for you ant out on thee villaine wherefore dost thou mad mee dro will you be bound for nothing be mad good master cry the diuell luc god helpe poore soules how idlely doe they talke adr go beare him hence sister go you with me say now whose suite is he arrested at exeunt manet offic adri luci courtizan off one angelo a goldsmith do you know him adr i know the man what is the summe he owes off two hundred duckets adr say how growes it due off due for a chaine your husband had of him adr he did bespeake a chain for me but had it not cur when as your husband all in rage to day came to my house and tooke away my ring the ring i saw vpon his finger now straight after did i meete him with a chaine adr it may be so but i did neuer see it come iailor bring me where the goldsmith is i long to know the truth heereof at large enter antipholus siracusia with his rapier drawne and dromio sirac luc god for thy mercy they are loose againe adr and come with naked swords let's call more helpe to haue them bound againe runne all out off away they'l kill vs exeunt omnes as fast as may be frighted s ant i see these witches are affraid of swords s dro she that would be your wife now ran from you ant come to the centaur fetch our stuffe from thence i long that we were safe and sound aboord dro faith stay heere this night they will surely do vs no harme you saw they speake vs faire giue vs gold me thinkes they are such a gentle nation that but for the mountaine of mad flesh that claimes mariage of me i could finde in my heart to stay heere still and turne witch ant i will not stay to night for all the towne therefore away to get our stuffe aboord exeunt