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ALL'S
Well, that Ends Well. §
Actus primus. Scœna Prima.
[Act 1, Scene 1] §
Helena, Lord Lafew, all in blacke.
Mother.
[1] In deliuering my sonne from me, I burie a se [l. 2] cond husband.
Ros.
[3] And I in going Madam, weep ore my [l. 4] fathers death anew; but I must attend his maie [l. 5] sties command, to whom I am now in Ward, euermore [l. 6] in subiection.
Laf.
[7] You shall find of the King a husband Madame, [l. 8] you sir a father. He that so generally is at all times good, [l. 9] must of necessitie hold his vertue to you, whose worthi [l. 10] nesse would stirre it vp where it wanted rather then lack [l. 11] it where there is such abundance.
Mo.
[12] What hope is there of his Maiesties amendment?
Laf.
[13] He hath abandon'd his Phisitions Madam, vn [l. 14] der whose practises he hath persecuted time with hope, [l. 15] and finds no other aduantage in the processe, but onely [l. 16] the loosing of hope by time.
Mo.
[17] This yong Gentlewoman had a father, O that [l. 18] had, how sad a passage tis, whose skill was almost as [l. 19] great as his honestie, had it stretch'd so far, would haue [l. 20] made nature immortall, and death should haue play for [l. 21] lacke of worke. Would for the Kings sake hee were li [l. 22] uing, I thinke it would be the death of the Kings disease.
Laf.
[23] How call'd you the man you speake of Madam?
Mo.
[24] He was famous sir in his profession, and it was [l. 25] his great right to be so: Gerard de Narbon.
Laf.
[26] He was excellent indeed Madam, the King very [l. 27] latelie spoke of him admiringly, and mourningly: hee [l. 28] was skilfull enough to haue liu'd stil, if knowledge could [l. 29] be set vp against mortallitie.
Ros.
[30] What is it (my good Lord) the King languishes [l. 31] of?
Laf.
[32] A Fistula my Lord.
Ros.
[33] I heard not of it before.
Laf.
[34] I would it were not notorious. Was this Gen [l. 35] tlewoman the Daughter of Gerard de Narbon?
Mo.
[36] His sole childe my Lord, and bequeathed to my [l. 37] ouer looking. I haue those hopes of her good, that her [l. 38] education promises her dispositions shee inherits, which [l. 39] makes faire gifts fairer: for where an vncleane mind car [l. 40] ries vertuous qualities, there commendations go with [l. 41] pitty, they are vertues and traitors too: in her they are [l. 42] the better for their simplenesse; she deriues her honestie, and atcheeues her goodnesse.
Lafew.
[43] Your commendations Madam get from her [l. 44] teares.
Mo.
[45] 'Tis the best brine a Maiden can season her praise [l. 46] in. The remembrance of her father neuer approches her [l. 47] heart, but the tirrany of her sorrowes takes all liuelihood [l. 48] from her cheeke. No more of this Helena, go too, no [l. 49] more least it be rather thought you affect a sorrow, then [l. 50] to haue⸺
Hell.
[51] I doe affect a sorrow indeed, but I haue it too.
Laf.
[52] Moderate lamentation is the right of the dead, [l. 53] excessiue greefe the enemie to the liuing.
Mo.
[54] If the liuing be enemie to the greefe, the excesse [l. 55] makes it soone mortall.
Ros.
Laf.
Mo.
Laf.
Mo.
Ro.
[73] The best wishes that can be forg'd in your thoghts [l. 74] be seruants to you: be comfortable to my mother, your [l. 75] Mistris, and make much of her.
Laf.
[76] Farewell prettie Lady, you must hold the cre [l. 77] dit of your father.
Hell.
Par.
Hel.
Par.
Hel.
Par.
Hel.
[110] I: you haue some staine of souldier in you: Let [l. 111] mee aske you a question. Man is enemie to virginitie, [l. 112] how may we barracado it against him?
Par.
[113] Keepe him out.
Hel.
[114] But he assailes, and our virginitie though vali [l. 115] ant, in the defence yet is weak: vnfold to vs some war [l. 116] like resistance.
Par.
[117] There is none: Man setting downe before you, [l. 118] will vndermine you, and blow you vp.
Hel.
[119] Blesse our poore Virginity from vnderminers [l. 120] and blowers vp. Is there no Military policy how Vir [l. 121] gins might blow vp men?
Par.
[122] Virginity beeing blowne downe, Man will [l. 123] quicklier be blowne vp: marry in blowing him downe [l. 124] againe, with the breach your selues made, you lose your [l. 125] Citty. It is not politicke, in the Common‑wealth of [l. 126] Nature, to preserue virginity. Losse of Virginitie, is [l. 127] rationall encrease, and there was neuer Virgin goe, till [l. 128] virginitie was first lost. That you were made of, is met [l. 129] tall to make Virgins. Virginitie, by beeing once lost, [l. 130] may be ten times found: by being euer kept, it is euer [l. 131] lost: 'tis too cold a companion: Away with't.
Hel.
[132] I will stand for't a little, though therefore I die [l. 133] a Virgin.
Par.
[134] There's little can bee saide in't, 'tis against the [l. 135] rule of Nature. To speake on the part of virginitie, is [l. 136] to accuse your Mothers; which is most infallible diso [l. 137] bedience. He that hangs himselfe is a Virgin: Virgini [l. 138] tie murthers it selfe, and should be buried in highwayes [l. 139] out of all sanctified limit, as a desperate Offendresse a [l. 140] gainst Nature. Virginitie breedes mites, much like a [l. 141] Cheese, consumes it selfe to the very payring, and so [l. 142] dies with feeding his owne stomacke. Besides, Virgini [l. 143] tie is peeuish, proud, ydle, made of selfe‑loue, which [l. 144] is the most inhibited sinne in the Cannon. Keepe it not, [l. 145] you cannot choose but loose by't. Out with't: within [l. 146] ten yeare it will make it selfe two, which is a goodly in [l. 147] crease, and the principall it selfe not much the worse. [l. 148] Away with't.
Hel.
[149] How might one do sir, to loose it to her owne [l. 150] liking?
Par.
[151] Let mee see. Marry ill, to like him that ne're [l. 152] it likes. 'Tis a commodity wil lose the glosse with lying: [l. 153] The longer kept, the lesse worth: Off with't while 'tis [l. 154] vendible. Answer the time of request, Virginitie like [l. 155] an olde Courtier, weares her cap out of fashion, richly [l. 156] suted, but vnsuteable, iust like the brooch & the tooth [l. 157] pick, which were not now: your Date is better in your [l. 158] Pye and your Porredge, then in your cheeke: and your [l. 159] virginity, your old virginity, is like one of our French [l. 160] wither'd peares, it lookes ill, it eates drily, marry 'tis a [l. 161] wither'd peare: it was formerly better, marry yet 'tis a [l. 162] wither'd peare: Will you any thing with it?
Hel.
Par.
[176] What one ifaith?
Hel.
[177] That I wish well, 'tis pitty.
Par.
[178] What's pitty?
Hel.
Pag.
[185] Monsieur Parrolles, [l. 186] My Lord cals for you.
Par.
[187] Little Hellen farewell, if I can remember thee, I [l. 188] will thinke of thee at Court.
Hel.
[189] Monsieur Parolles, you were borne vnder a [l. 190] charitable starre.
Par.
[191] Vnder Mars I.
Hel.
[192] I especially thinke, vnder Mars.
Par.
[193] Why vnder Mars?
Hel.
[194] The warres hath so kept you vnder, that you [l. 195] must needes be borne vnder Mars.
Par.
[196] When he was predominant.
Hel.
[197] When he was retrograde I thinke rather.
Par.
[198] Why thinke you so?
Hel.
[199] You go so much backward when you fight.
Par.
[200] That's for aduantage.
Hel.
[201] So is running away,
[202] When feare proposes the safetie:
[203] But the composition that your valour and feare makes [l. 204] in you, is a vertue of a good wing, and I like the [l. 205] weare well.
Paroll.
[206] I am so full of businesses, I cannot answere [l. 207] thee acutely: I will returne perfect Courtier, in the [l. 208] which my instruction shall serue to naturalize thee, so [l. 209] thou wilt be capeable of a Courtiers councell, and vn [l. 210] derstand what aduice shall thrust vppon thee, else thou [l. 211] diest in thine vnthankfulnes, and thine ignorance makes [l. 212] thee away, farewell: When thou hast leysure, say thy [l. 213] praiers: when thou hast none, remember thy Friends:
V2 Get {p. 232} All's Well that Ends Well.
[214] Get thee a good husband, and vse him as he vses thee:
[215] So farewell.
Hel.
[Act 1, Scene 2] §
Enter the King of France with Letters, and
diuers Attendants.
King.
1. Lo. G.
King.
1. Lo. G.
King.
2. Lo. E.
King.
1. Lor. G.
[252] It is the Count Rosignoll my good Lord, [l. 253] Yong Bertram.
King.
Ber.
Kin.
Ber.
King.
L.2.E.
Kin.
Ber.
Kin.
Ber.
[Act 1, Scene 3] §
Coun.
[316] I will now heare, what say you of this gentle [l. 317] woman.
Ste.
[318] Maddam the care I haue had to euen your con [l. 319] tent, I wish might be found in the Kalender of my past [l. 320] endeuours, for then we wound our Modestie, and make [l. 321] foule the clearnesse of our deseruings, whenof our selues [l. 322] we publish them.
Coun.
[323] What doe's this knaue heere? Get you gone [l. 324] sirra: the complaints I haue heard of you I do not all be [l. 325] leeue, 'tis my slownesse that I doe not: For I know you [l. 326] lacke not folly to commit them, & haue abilitie enough [l. 327] to make such knaueries yours.
Clo.
[328] 'Tis not vnknown to you Madam, I am a poore [l. 329] fellow.
Coun.
[330] Well sir.
Clo.
[331] No maddam,
[332] 'Tis not so well that I am poore, though manie of {p. 233} All's Well that Ends Well [.]f the rich are damn'd, but if I may haue your Ladiships [l. 333] [.]ood will to goe to the world, Isbell the w [l. 334] [.]ill doe as we may.
Coun.
[335] Wilt thou needes be a begger?
Clo.
[336] I doe beg your good will in this case.
Cou.
[337] In what case?
Clo.
[338] In Isbels case and mine owne: seruice is no heri [l. 339] [..]ge, [l. 340] and I thinke I shall neuer haue the blessing of God, [l. 341] [..]ll I haue issue a my bodie: for they say barnes are bles [l. 342] [..]ngs
Cou.
[343] Tell me thy reason why thou wilt marrie?
Clo.
[344] My poore bodie Madam requires it, I am driuen [l. 345] [.]n by the flesh, and hee must needes goe that the diuell [l. 346] [.]riues.
Cou.
[347] Is this all your worships reason?
Clo.
[348] Faith Madam I haue other holie reasons, such as [l. 349] [..]ey are.
Cou.
[350] May the world know them?
Clo.
[351] I haue beene Madam a wicked creature, as you [l. 352] [.]nd all flesh and blood are, and indeede I doe marrie that [l. 353] may repent.
Cou.
[354] Thy marriage sooner then thy wickednesse.
Clo.
[355] I am out a friends Madam, and I hope to haue [l. 356] [.]riends for my wiues sake.
Cou.
[357] Such friends are thine enemies knaue.
Clo.
[358] Y'are shallow Madam in great friends, for the [l. 359] [.]naues come to doe that for me which I am a wearie of: [l. 360] [.]e that eres my Land, spares my teame, and giues mee [l. 361] [.]eaue to Inne the crop: if I be his cuckold hee's my [l. 362] [.]rudge; he that comforts my wife, is the cherisher of [l. 363] [.]y flesh and blood; hee that cherishes my flesh and [l. 364] [.]lood, loues my flesh and blood; he that loues my flesh [l. 365] [.]nd blood is my friend: ergo, he that kisses my wife is my [l. 366] [.]riend: if men could be contented to be what they are, [l. 367] [.]here were no feare in marriage, for yong Charbon the [l. 368] Puritan, and old Poysam the Papist, how somere their [l. 369] [.]earts are seuer'd in Religion, their heads are both one, [l. 370] [.]hey may ioule horns together like any Deare i'th Herd.
Cou.
[371] Wilt thou euer be a foule mouth'd and calum [l. 372] [.]ious knaue?
Clo.
[373] A Prophet I Madam, and I speake the truth the [l. 374] [.]ext waie, for I the Ballad will repeate, which men full [l. 375] [.]rue shall finde, your marriage comes by destinie, your [l. 376] Cuckow sings by kinde.
Cou.
[377] Get you gone sir, Ile talke with you more anon.
Stew.
[378] May it please you Madam, that hee bid Hellen [l. 379] [.]ome to you, of her I am to speake.
Cou.
[380] Sirra tell my gentlewoman I would speake with [l. 381] [.]er, Hellen I meane.
Clo.
[386] And gaue this sentence then, among nine bad if one be [l. 387] good, among nine bad if one be good, there's yet one [l. 388] good in ten.
Cou.
[389] What, one good in tenne? you corrupt the song [l. 390] [.]irra.
Clo.
[391] One good woman in ten Madam, which is a pu [l. 392] rifying ath' song: would God would serue the world so [l. 393] all the yeere, weed finde no fault with the tithe woman [l. 394] if I were the Parson, one in ten quoth a? and wee might [l. 395] haue a good woman borne but ore euerie blazing starre, [l. 396] or at an earthquake, 'twould mend the Lotterie well, a [l. 397] man may draw his heart out ere a plucke one.
Cou.
[398] Youle begone sir knaue, and doe as I command [l. 399] you?
Clo.
[400] That man should be at womans command, and [l. 401] yet no hurt done, though honestie be no Puritan, yet [l. 402] it will doe no hurt, it will weare the Surplis of humilitie [l. 403] ouer the blacke‑Gowne of a bigge heart: I am go [l. 404] ing forsooth, the businesse is for Helen to come hither.
Cou.
[405] Well now.
Stew.
[406] I know Madam you loue your Gentlewoman [l. 407] intirely.
Cou.
[408] Faith I doe: her Father bequeath'd her to mee, [l. 409] and she her selfe without other aduantage, may lawful [l. 410] lie make title to as much loue as shee findes, there is [l. 411] more owing her then is paid, and more shall be paid [l. 412] her then sheele demand.
Stew.
[413] Madam, I was verie late more neere her then [l. 414] I thinke shee wisht mee, alone shee was, and did [l. 415] communicate to her selfe her owne words to her [l. 416] owne eares, shee thought, I dare vowe for her, they [l. 417] toucht not anie stranger sence, her matter was, shee [l. 418] loued your Sonne; Fortune shee said was no god [l. 419] desse, that had put such difference betwixt their two [l. 420] estates: Loue no god, that would not extend his might [l. 421] onelie, where qualities were leuell, Queene of Vir [l. 422] gins, that would suffer her poore Knight surpris'd [l. 423] without rescue in the first assault or ransome after [l. 424] ward: This shee deliuer'd in the most bitter touch of [l. 425] sorrow that ere I heard Virgin exclaime in, which I held [l. 426] my dutie speedily to acquaint you withall, sithence in [l. 427] the losse that may happen, it concernes you something [l. 428] to know it.
Cou.
[429] You haue discharg'd this honestlie, keepe it [l. 430] to your selfe, manie likelihoods inform'd mee of this [l. 431] before, which hung so tottring in the ballance, that [l. 432] I could neither beleeue nor misdoubt: praie you [l. 433] leaue mee, stall this in your bosome, and I thanke [l. 434] you for your honest care: I will speake with you fur [l. 435] ther anon.
Old. Cou.
Hell.
[445] What is your pleasure Madam?
Ol. Cou.
[446] You know Hellen I am a mother to you.
Hell.
[447] Mine honorable Mistris.
Ol. Cou.
sed a mother
Hell.
[462] That I am not.
Old. Cou.
[463] I say I am your Mother.
Hell.
Ol. Cou.
[471] Nor I your Mother.
Hell.
Old. Cou.
Hell.
[497] Good Madam pardon me.
Cou.
[498] Do you loue my Sonne?
Hell.
[499] Your pardon noble Mistris.
Cou.
[500] Loue you my Sonne?
Hell.
[501] Doe not you loue him Madam?
Cou.
Hell.
Sonne:
Cou.
Hell.
[534] Madam I had.
Cou.
[535] Wherefore? tell true.
Hell.
Cou.
[547] This was your motiue for Paris, was it, speake?
Hell.
Cou.
Hell.
Cou.
[568] Doo'st thou beleeue't?
Hell.
[569] I Madam knowingly.
Cou.
Actus Secundus.
[Act 2, Scene 1] §
the Florentine warre: Count, Rosse, and
Parrolles. Florish Cornets.
King.
Lord. G.
King.
L. G.
[594] Health at your bidding serue your Maiesty.
King.
Bo.
[599] Our hearts receiue your warnings.
King.
[600] Farewell, come hether to me.
1. Lo. G.
[601] Oh my sweet Lord yt you wil stay behind vs.
Parr.
[602] 'Tis not his fault the spark.
2. Lo. E.
[603] Oh 'tis braue warres.
Parr.
[604] Most admirable, I haue seene those warres.
Rossill.
Parr.
Rossill.
1. Lo. G.
[613] There's honour in the theft.
Parr.
[614] Commit it Count.
2. Lo. E.
[615] I am your accessary, and so farewell.
Ros.
[616] I grow to you, & our parting is a tortur'd body.
1. Lo. G.
[617] Farewell Captaine.
2. Lo. E.
[618] Sweet Mounsier Parolles.
Parr.
[619] Noble Heroes; my sword and yours are kinne, [l. 620] good sparkes and lustrous, a word good mettals. You [l. 621] shall finde in the Regiment of the Spinij, one Captaine [l. 622] Spurio his sicatrice, with an Embleme of warre heere on [l. 623] his sinister cheeke; it was this very sword entrench'd it: [l. 624] say to him I liue, and obserue his reports for me.
Lo. G.
[625] We shall noble Captaine.
Parr.
[626] Mars doate on you for his nouices, what will [l. 627] ye doe?
Ross.
[628] Stay the King.
Parr.
[629] Vse a more spacious ceremonie to the Noble [l. 630] Lords, you haue restrain'd your selfe within the List of [l. 631] too cold an adieu: be more expressiue to them; for they [l. 632] weare themselues in the cap of the time, there do muster [l. 633] true gate; eat, speake, and moue vnder the influence of [l. 634] the most receiu'd starre, and though the deuill leade the [l. 635] measure, such are to be followed: after them, and take a [l. 636] more dilated farewell.
Ross.
[637] And I will doe so.
Parr.
[638] Worthy fellowes, and like to prooue most si [l. 639] newie sword‑men.
L. Laf.
[640] Pardon my Lord for mee and for my tidings. [l. 641] (pardon,
King.
[642] Ile see thee to stand vp.
L. Laf.
(pardon,
King.
Laf.
King.
Laf.
King.
Laf.
King.
Laf.
King.
[676] Thus he his speciall nothing euer prologues.
Laf.
[677] Nay, come your waies.
King.
[678] This haste hath wings indeed.
Laf.
King.
[684] Now faire one, do's your busines follow vs?
Hel.
King.
[688] I knew him.
Hel.
King.
Hell.
King.
Hell.
King.
Hel.
King.
Hel.
King.
Hell.
Kin.
Hel.
Kin.
[780] Make thy demand.
Hel.
[781] But will you make it euen?
Kin.
[782] I by my Scepter, and my hopes of helpe.
Hel.
Kin.
[Act 2, Scene 2] §
Lady.
[801] Come on sir, I shall now put you to the height [l. 802] of your breeding.
Clown.
[803] I will shew my selfe highly fed, and lowly [l. 804] taught, I know my businesse is but to the Court.
Lady.
[805] To the Court, why what place make you spe [l. 806] ciall, when you put off that with such contempt, but to [l. 807] the Court?
Clo.
[808] Truly Madam, if God haue lent a man any man [l. 809] ners, hee may easilie put it off at Court: hee that cannot [l. 810] make a legge, put off's cap, kisse his hand, and say no [l. 811] thing, has neither legge, hands, lippe, nor cap; and in [l. 812] deed such a fellow, to say precisely, were not for the [l. 813] Court, but for me, I haue an answere will serue all men.
Lady.
[814] Marry that's a bountifull answere that fits all [l. 815] questions.
Clo.
[816] It is like a Barbers chaire that fits all buttockes, [l. 817] the pin buttocke, the quatch‑buttocke, the brawn but [l. 818] tocke, or any buttocke.
Lady.
[819] Will your answere serue fit to all questions?
Clo.
[820] As fit as ten groats is for the hand of an Attu [l. 821] rney, as your French Crowne for your taffety punke, as [l. 822] Tibs rush for Toms fore‑finger, as a pancake for Shroue‑ [l. 823] tuesday, a Morris for May‑day, as the naile to his hole, [l. 824] the Cuckold to his horne, as a scolding queane to a [l. 825] wrangling knaue, as the Nuns lip to the Friers mouth, [l. 826] nay as the pudding to his skin.
Lady.
[827] Haue you, I say, an answere of such fitnesse for [l. 828] all questions?
Clo.
[829] From below your Duke, to beneath your Con [l. 830] stable, it will fit any question.
Lady.
[831] It must be an answere of most monstrous size, [l. 832] that must fit all demands.
Clo.
[833] But a triflle neither in good faith, if the learned [l. 834] should speake truth of it: heere it is, and all that belongs [l. 835] to't. Aske mee if I am a Courtier, it shall doe you no [l. 836] harme to learne.
Lady.
[837] To be young againe if we could: I will bee a [l. 838] foole in question, hoping to bee the wiser by you're an [l. 839] swer.
La.
[840] I pray you sir, are you a Courtier?
Clo.
[841] O Lord sir theres a simple putting off: more, [l. 842] more, a hundred of them.
La.
[843] Sir I am a poore freind of yours, that loues you.
Clo.
[844] O Lord sir, thicke, thicke, spare not me.
La.
[845] I thinke sir, you can eate none of this homely [l. 846] meate.
Clo.
[847] O Lord sir; nay put me too't, I warrant you.
La.
[848] You were lately whipt sir as I thinke.
Clo.
[849] O Lord sir, spare not me.
La.
[850] Doe you crie O Lord sir at your whipping, and [l. 851] spare not me? Indeed your O Lord sir, is very sequent [l. 852] to your whipping: you would answere very well to a [l. 853] whipping if you were but bound too't.
Clo.
[854] I nere had worse lucke in my life in my O Lord [l. 855] sir: I see things may serue long, but not serue euer.
La.
[856] I play the noble huswife with the time, to enter [l. 857] taine it so merrily with a foole.
Clo.
[858] O Lord sir, why there't serues well agen.
La.
Clo.
[863] Not much commendation to them.
La.
stand me.
Clo.
[865] Most fruitfully, I am there, before my legegs legges.
La.
[866] Hast you agen.
[Act 2, Scene 3] §
Ol. Laf.
[867] They say miracles are past, and we haue our [l. 868] Philosophicall persons, to make moderne and familiar [l. 869] things supernaturall and causelesse. Hence is it, that we [l. 870] make trifles of terrours, ensconcing our selues into see [l. 871] ming knowledge, when we should submit our selues to [l. 872] an vnknowne feare.
Par.
[873] Why 'tis the rarest argument of wonder, that [l. 874] hath shot out in our latter times.
Ros.
[875] And so 'tis.
Ol. Laf.
[876] To be relinquisht of the Artists.
Par.
[877] So I say both of Galen and Paracelsus.
Ol. Laf.
[878] Of all the learned and authenticke fellowes.
Par.
[879] Right so I say.
Ol. Laf.
[880] That gaue him out incureable.
Par.
[881] Why there 'tis, so say I too.
Ol. Laf.
[882] Not to be help'd.
Par.
[883] Right, as 'twere a man assur'd of a⸺
Ol. Laf.
[884] Vncertaine life, and sure death.
Par.
[885] Iust, you say well: so would I haue said.
Ol. Laf.
[886] I may truly say, it is a noueltie to the world.
Par.
[887] It is indeede if you will haue it in shewing, you [l. 888] shall reade it in what do ye call there.
Ol. Laf.
[889] A shewing of a heauenly effect in an earth [l. 890] ly Actor.
Par.
[891] That's it, I would haue said, the verie same.
Ol. Laf.
[892] Why your Dolphin is not lustier: fore mee [l. 893] I speake in respect⸺
Par.
[894] Nay 'tis strange, 'tis very straunge, that is the [l. 895] breefe and the tedious of it, and he's of a most facineri [l. 896] ous spirit, that will not acknowledge it to be the⸺
Ol. Laf.
[897] Very hand of heauen.
Par.
[898] I, so I say.
Ol. Laf.
[899] In a most weake⸺
Par.
[900] And debile minister great power, great tran [l. 901] cendence, which should indeede giue vs a further vse to [l. 902] be made, then alone the recou'ry of the king, as to bee
Old Laf.
[903] Generally thankfull.
Par.
[904] I would haue said it, you say well: heere comes [l. 905] the King.
Ol. Laf.
[906] Lustique, as the Dutchman saies: Ile like a [l. 907] maide the Better whil'st I haue a tooth in my head: why [l. 908] he's able to leade her a Carranto.
Par.
[909] Mor du vinager, is not this Helen?
Ol. Laf.
[910] Fore God I thinke so.
King.
Hel.
Old Laf.
King.
Hel.
[929] Gentlemen, heauen hath through me, restor'd [l. 930] the king to health.
All.
[931] We vnderstand it, and thanke heauen for you.
Hel.
King.
Hel.
1. Lo.
[944] And grant it.
Hel.
[945] Thankes sir, all the rest is mute.
Ol. Laf.
Hel.
2. Lo.
[952] No better if you please.
Hel.
Ol. Laf.
[955] Do all they denie her? And they were sons [l. 956] of mine, I'de haue them whip'd, or I would send them [l. 957] to'th Turke to make Eunuches of.
Hel.
Old Laf.
[962] These boyes are boyes of Ice, they'le none haue {p. 238} All's Well that Ends Well. [l. 963] haue heere: sure they are bastards to the English, the [l. 964] French nere got em.
La.
4. Lord.
[967] Faire one, I thinke not so.
Ol. Lord
[968] There's one grape yet, I am sure thy father [l. 969] drunke wine. But if thou be'st not an asse, I am a youth [l. 970] of fourteene: I haue knowne thee already.
Hel.
King.
[974] Why then young Bertram take her shee's thy [l. 975] wife.
Ber.
King.
[979] Know'st thou not Bertram what shee ha's [l. 980] done for mee?
Ber.
[981] Yes my good Lord, but neuer hope to know [l. 982] why I should marrie her.
King.
[983] Thou know'st shee ha's rais'd me from my sick [l. 984] ly bed.
Ber.
King.
Ber.
[1018] I cannot loue her, nor will striue to doo't.
King.
[1019] Thou wrong'st thy selfe, if thou shold'st striue [l. 1020] to choose.
Hel.
King.
Ber.
King.
Ber.
[1052] I take her hand.
Kin.
ting of this wedding.
Laf.
[1060] Do you heare Monsieur? A word with you.
Par.
[1061] Your pleasure sir.
Laf.
[1062] Your Lord and Master did well to make his re [l. 1063] cantation.
Par.
[1064] Recantation? My Lord? my Master?
Laf.
[1065] I: Is it not a Language I speake?
Par.
[1066] A most harsh one, and not to bee vnderstoode [l. 1067] without bloudie succeeding My Master?
Laf.
[1068] Are you Companion to the Count Rosillion? [l. 1069] Par. To any Count, to all Counts: to what is man.
Laf.
[1070] To what is Counts man: Counts maister is of [l. 1071] another stile.
Par.
[1072] You are too old sir: Let it satisfie you, you are [l. 1073] too old.
Laf.
[1074] I must tell thee sirrah, I write Man: to which [l. 1075] title age cannot bring thee.
Par.
[1076] What I dare too well do, I dare not do.
Laf.
[1077] I did thinke thee for two ordinaries: to bee a [l. 1078] prettie wise fellow, thou didst make tollerable vent of [l. 1079] thy trauell, it might passe: yet the scarffes and the ban [l. 1080] nerets about thee, did manifoldlie disswade me from be [l. 1081] leeuing thee a vessell of too great a burthen. I haue now [l. 1082] found thee, when I loose thee againe, I care not: yet art [l. 1083] thou good for nothing but taking vp, and that th'ourt [l. 1084] scarce worth.
Par.
[1085] Hadst thou not the priuiledge of Antiquity vp [l. 1086] on thee.
Laf.
[1087] Do not plundge thy selfe to farre in anger, least [l. 1088] thou hasten thy triall: which if, Lord haue mercie on [l. 1089] thee for a hen, so my good window of Lettice fare thee [l. 1090] well, thy casement I neede not open, for I look through [l. 1091] thee. Giue me thy hand.
Par.
[1092] My Lord, you giue me most egregious indignity.
Laf.
[1093] I with all my heart, and thou art worthy of it.
Par.
[1094] I haue not my Lord deseru'd it.
Laf.
[1095] Yes good faith, eu'ry dramme of it, and I will [l. 1096] not b[.]te thee a scruple.
Par.
[1097] Well, I shall be wiser.
Laf.
[1098] Eu'n as soone as thou can'st, for thou hast to pull [l. 1099] at a smacke a'th contrarie. If euer thou bee'st bound [l. 1100] in thy skarfe and beaten, thou shall finde what it is to be [l. 1101] proud of thy bondage, I haue a desire to holde my ac [l. 1102] quaintance with thee, or rather my knowledge, that I [l. 1103] may say in the default, he is a man I know.
Par.
[1104] My Lord you do me most insupportable vexati [l. 1105] on.
Laf.
[1106] I would it were hell paines for thy sake, and my [l. 1107] poore doing eternall: for doing I am past, as I will by [l. 1108] thee, in what motion age will giue me leaue.
Par.
[1109] Well, thou hast a sonne shall take this disgrace [l. 1110] off me; scuruy, old, filthy, scuruy Lord: Well, I must [l. 1111] be patient, there is no fettering of authority. Ile beate [l. 1112] him (by my life) if I can meete him with any conueni [l. 1113] ence, and he were double and double a Lord. Ile haue [l. 1114] no more pittie of his age then I would haue of⸺ Ile [l. 1115] beate him, and if I could but meet him agen.
Laf.
[1116] Sirra, your Lord and masters married, there's [l. 1117] newes for you: you haue a new Mistris.
Par.
[1118] I most vnfainedly beseech your Lordshippe to [l. 1119] make some reseruation of your wrongs. He is my good [l. 1120] Lord, whom I serue aboue is my master.
Laf.
[1121] Who? God.
Par.
[1122] I sir.
Laf.
[1123] The deuill it is, that's thy master. Why dooest [l. 1124] thou garter vp thy armes a this fashion? Dost make hose [l. 1125] of thy sleeues? Do other seruants so? Thou wert best set [l. 1126] thy lower part where thy nose stands. By mine Honor, [l. 1127] if I were but two houres yonger, I'de beate thee: mee [l. 1128] think'st thou art a generall offence, and euery man shold [l. 1129] beate thee: I thinke thou wast created for men to breath [l. 1130] themselues vpon thee.
Par.
[1131] This is hard and vndeserued measure my Lord.
Laf.
[1132] Go too sir, you were beaten in Italy for picking [l. 1133] a kernell out of a Pomgranat, you are a vagabond, and [l. 1134] no true traueller: you are more sawcie with Lordes and [l. 1135] honourable personages, then the Commission of your [l. 1136] birth and vertue giues you Heraldry. You are not worth [l. 1137] another word, else I'de call you knaue. I leaue you.
Par.
[1138] Good, very good, it is so then: good, very [l. 1139] good, let it be conceal'd awhile.
Ros.
[1140] Vndone, and forfeited to cares for euer.
Par.
[1141] What's the matter sweet‑heart?
Rossill.
[1142] Although before the solemne Priest I haue [l. 1143] sworne, I will not bed her.
Par.
[1144] What? what sweet heart?
Ros.
Par.
Ros.
[1149] There's letters from my mother: What th' im [l. 1150] port is, I know not yet.
Par.
too'th warres:
Ros.
Par.
[1166] Will this Caprichio hold in thee, art sure?
Ros.
Par.
[Act 2, Scene 4] §
Hel.
[1174] My mother greets me kindly, is she well?
Clo.
[1175] She is not well, but yet she has her health, she's [l. 1176] very merrie, but yet she is not well: but thankes be gi [l. 1177] uen she's very well, and wants nothing i'th world: but [l. 1178] yet she is not well.
Hel.
[1179] If she be verie wel, what do's she ayle, that she's [l. 1180] not verie well?
Clo.
[1181] Truly she's very well indeed, but for two things
Hel.
[1182] What two things?
Clo.
[1183] One, that she's not in heauen, whether God send [l. 1184] her quickly: the other, that she's in earth, from whence [l. 1185] God send her quickly.
Par.
[1186] Blesse you my fortunate Ladie
Hel.
[1187] I hope sir I haue your good will to haue mine [l. 1188] owne good fortune.
Par.
[1189] You had my prayers to leade them on, and to [l. 1190] keepe them on, haue them still. O my knaue, how do's [l. 1191] my old Ladie?
Clo.
Par.
[1194] Why I say nothing.
Clo.
[1195] Marry you are the wiser man: for many a mans [l. 1196] tongue shakes out his masters vndoing: to say nothing, [l. 1197] to do nothing, to know nothing, and to haue nothing, [l. 1198] is to be a great part of your title, which is within a verie [l. 1199] little of nothing.
Par.
[1200] Away, th'art a knaue.
Clo.
[1201] You should haue said sir before a knaue, th'art a [l. 1202] knaue, that's before me th'art a knaue: this had beene [l. 1203] truth sir.
Par.
[1204] Go too, thou art a wittie foole, I haue found [l. 1205] thee.
Clo.
[1206] Did you finde me in your selfe sir, or were you [l. 1207] taught to finde me?
Clo.
[1208] The search sir was profitable, and much Foole [l. 1209] may you find in you, euen to the worlds pleasure, and the [l. 1210] encrease of laughter.
Par.
Hel.
[1221] What's his will else?
Par.
Hel.
[1226] What more commands hee?
Par.
Hel.
[1229] In euery thing I waite vpon his will.
Par.
[1230] I shall report it so.
Hel.
[1231] I pray you come sirrah.
[Act 2, Scene 5] §
Laf.
[1232] But I hope your Lordshippe thinkes not him a [l. 1233] souldier.
Ber.
[1234] Yes my Lord and of verie valiant approofe.
Laf.
[1235] You haue it from his owne deliuerance.
Ber.
[1236] And by other warranted testimonie.
Laf.
[1237] Then my Diall goes not true, I tooke this Larke [l. 1238] for a bunting.
Ber.
[1239] I do assure you my Lord he is very great in know [l. 1240] ledge, and accordinglie valiant.
Laf.
[1241] I haue then sinn'd against his experience, and [l. 1242] transgrest against his valour, and my state that way is [l. 1243] dangerous, since I cannot yet find in my heart to repent: [l. 1244] Heere he comes, I pray you make vs freinds, I will pur [l. 1245] sue the amitie.
Par.
[1246] These things shall be done sir.
Laf.
[1247] Pray you sir whose his Tailor?
Par.
[1248] Sir?
Laf.
[1249] O I know him well, I sir, hee sirs a good worke [l. 1250] man, a verie good Tailor.
Ber.
[1251] Is shee gone to the king?
Par.
[1252] Shee is.
Ber.
[1253] Will shee away to night?
Par.
[1254] As you'le haue her.
Ber.
Laf.
[1259] A good Trauailer is something at the latter end [l. 1260] of a dinner, but on that lies three thirds, and vses a [l. 1261] known truth to passe a thousand nothings with, should [l. 1262] bee once hard, and thrice beaten. God saue you Cap [l. 1263] taine.
Ber.
[1264] Is there any vnkindnes betweene my Lord and [l. 1265] [..]u Monsieur?
Par.
[1266] I know not how I haue deserued to run into my [l. 1267] [.]ords displeasure.
Laf.
[1268] You haue made shift to run into't, bootes and [l. 1269] spurres and all: like him that leapt into the Custard, and [l. 1270] out of it you'le runne againe, rather then suffer question [l. 1271] for your residence.
Ber.
[1272] It may bee you haue mistaken him my Lord.
Laf.
[1273] And shall doe so euer, though I tooke him at's [l. 1274] prayers. Fare you well my Lord, and beleeue this of me, there can be no kernell in this light Nut: the soule [l. 1275] of this man is his cloathes: Trust him not in matter of [l. 1276] heauie consequence: I haue kept of them tame, & know [l. 1277] their natures. Farewell Monsieur, I haue spoken better [l. 1278] of you, then you haue or will to deserue at my hand, but [l. 1279] we must do good against euill.
Par.
[1280] An idle Lord, I sweare.
Ber.
[1281] I thinke so.
Par.
[1282] Why do you not know him?
Ber.
Hel.
Ber.
Hel.
[1304] Sir, I can nothing say, But that I am your most obedient seruant.
Ber.
[1305] Come, come, no more of that.
Hel.
Ber.
Hel.
[1312] Pray sir your pardon.
Ber.
[1313] Well, what would you say?
Hel.
Ber.
[1318] What would you haue?
Hel.
Ber.
[1322] I pray you stay not, but in hast to horse.
Hel.
Ber.
Par.
[1328] Brauely, Coragio.
[Act 3, Scene 1]
Actus Tertius. §
with a troope of Souldiers.
Duke.
1. Lord.
Duke.
French E.
Duke.
[1347] Be it his pleasure.
Fren. G.
Duke.
[Act 3, Scene 2] §
Count.
[1356] It hath happen'd all, as I would haue had it, saue [l. 1357] that he comes not along with her.
Clo.
[1358] By my troth I take my young Lord to be a ve [l. 1359] rie melancholly man.
Count.
[1360] By what obseruance I pray you.
Clo.
[1361] Why he will looke vppon his boote, and sing: [l. 1362] mend the Ruffe and sing, aske questions and sing, picke [l. 1363] his teeth, and sing: I know a man that had this tricke of [l. 1364] melancholy hold a goodly Mannor for a song.
Lad.
[1365] Let me see what he writes, and when he meanes [l. 1366] to come.
Clow.
[1367] I haue no minde to Isbell since I was at Court. [l. 1368] Our old Lings, and our Isbels a'th Country, are nothing [l. 1369] like your old Ling and your Isbels a'th Court: the brains [l. 1370] of my Cupid's knock'd out, and I beginne to loue, as an [l. 1371] old man loues money, with no stomacke.
Lad.
[1372] What haue we heere?
Clo.
[1373] In that you haue there.
[1374] A Letter.
[1375] I haue sent you a daughter‑in‑Law, shee hath recouered the [l. 1376] King, and vndone me: I haue wedded her, not bedded her, [l. 1377] and sworne to make the not eternall. You shall heare I am [l. 1378] runne away, know it before the report come. If there bee [l. 1379] bredth enough in the world, I will hold a long distance. [l. 1380] My duty to you.
[1381] Your vnfortunate sonne,
[1382] Bertram.
Clow.
[1388] O Madam, yonder is heauie newes within be [l. 1389] tweene two souldiers, and my yong Ladie.
La.
[1390] What is the matter.
Clo.
[1391] Nay there is some comfort in the newes, some [l. 1392] comfort, your sonne will not be kild so soone as I thoght [l. 1393] he would.
La.
[1394] Why should he be kill'd?
Clo.
[1395] So say I Madame, if he runne away, as I heare he [l. 1396] does, the danger is in standing too't, that's the losse of [l. 1397] men, though it be the getting of children. Heere they [l. 1398] come will tell you more. For my part I onely heare your [l. 1399] sonne was run away.
French E.
[1400] Saue you good Madam.
Hel.
[1401] Madam, my Lord is gone, for euer gone.
French G.
[1402] Do not say so.
La.
Fren.G.
rence,
Hel.
[1411] Looke on his Letter Madam, here's my Pasport.
[1412] When thou canst get the Ring vpon my finger, which neuer [l. 1413] shall come off, and shew mee a childe begotten of thy bodie, [l. 1414] that I am father too, then call me husband: but in such a (then) [l. 1415] I write a Neuer.
[1416] This is a dreadfull sentence.
La.
[1417] Brought you this Letter Gentlemen?
1. G.
[1418] I Madam, and for the Contents sake are sorrie [l. 1419] for our paines.
Old La.
Fren.G.
[1425] I Madam
La.
[1426] And to be a souldier.
Fren.G.
La.
[1430] Returne you thither.
Fren.E.
[1431] I Madam, with the swiftest wing of speed.
Hel.
La.
[1434] Finde you that there?
Hel.
[1435] I Madame.
Fren. E.
[1436] 'Tis but the boldnesse of his hand haply, which [l. 1437] his heart was not consenting too.
Lad.
Fren. E.
[1443] A seruant onely, and a Gentleman: whlch which I [l. 1444] haue sometime
knowne.
La.
[1445] Parolles was it not?
Fren. E.
[1446] I my good Ladie, hee.
La.
Fren. E.
[1450] Indeed good Ladie the fellow has a deale of [l. 1451] that, too much, which holds him much to haue.
La.
[1452] Y'are welcome Gentlemen, I will intreate you [l. 1453] when you see my sonne, to tell him that his sword can [l. 1454] neuer winne the honor that he looses: more Ile intreate X you {p. 242} All's Well that Ends Well. you written to beare along.
Fren. G.
[1455] We serue you Madam in that and all your [l. 1456] worthiest affaires.
La.
Hel.
[Act 3, Scene 3] §
drum and trumpets, soldiers, Parrolles.
Duke.
Ber.
Duke.
Ber.
[Act 3, Scene 4] §
La.
[1507] Letter.
Ste.
La.
[Act 3, Scene 5] §
and Mariana, with other
Citizens.
Widdow.
Diana.
Wid.
Maria.
Widdow.
Maria.
[1569] I know that knaue, hang him, one Parolles, [l. 1570] a filthy Officer he is in those suggestions for the young [l. 1571] Earle, beware of them Diana; their promises, entise [l. 1572] ments, oathes, tokens, and all these engines of lust, are [l. 1573] not the things they go vnder: many a maide hath beene [l. 1574] seduced by them, and the miserie is example, that so [l. 1575] terrible shewes in the wracke of maidenߛhood, cannot [l. 1576] for all that disswade succession, but that they are limed [l. 1577] with the twigges that threatens them. I hope I neede [l. 1578] not to aduise you further, but I hope your owne grace [l. 1579] will keepe you where you are, though there were no [l. 1580] further danger knowne, but the modestie which is so [l. 1581] lost.
Dia.
[1582] You shall not neede to feare me.
Wid.
[1583] I hope so: looke here comes a pilgrim, I know [l. 1584] she will lye at my house, thither they send one another, [l. 1585] Ile question her. God saue you pilgrim, whether are [l. 1586] bound?
Hel.
Wid.
[1589] At the S. Francis heere beside the Port.
Hel.
[1590] Is this the way?
Wid.
Hel.
[1597] Is it your selfe?
Wid.
[1598] If you shall please so Pilgrime.
Hel.
[1599] I thanke you, and will stay vpon your leisure.
Wid.
[1600] you came I thinke from France?
Hel.
[1601] I did so.
Wid.
Hel.
[1604] His name I pray you?
Dia.
[1605] The Count Rossillion: know you such a one?
Hel.
Dia.
Hel.
[1612] I surely meere the truth, I know his Lady.
Dia.
Hel.
[1615] What's his name?
Dia.
[1616] Monsieur Parrolles.
Hel.
Dian.
Wid.
Hel.
Wid.
Enter Count Rossillion, Parrolles, and the whole Armie.
Mar.
[1637] The goddes forbid else.
Wid.
Hel.
[1641] Which is the Frenchman?
Dia.
Hel.
[1646] I like him well.
Di.
Hel.
[1650] Which is he?
Dia.
[1651] That Iacke an‑apes with scarfes. Why is hee [l. 1652] melancholly?
Hel.
[1653] Perchance he's hurt i'th battaile.
Par.
[1654] Loose our drum? Well.
Mar.
[1655] He's shrewdly vext at something. Looke he [l. 1656] has spyed vs.
Wid.
[1657] Marrie hang you.
Mar.
[1658] And your curtesie, for a ring‑carrier.
Wid.
[1659] The troope is past: Come pilgrim, I wil bring [l. 1660] you, Where you shall host: Of inioyn'd penitents [l. 1661] There's foure or fiue, to great S. Iaques bound, [l. 1662] Alreadie at my house.
Hel.
Both.
[1669] Wee'l take your offer kindly.
[Act 3, Scene 6] §
as at first.
Cap. E.
[1670] Nay good my Lord put him too't: let him [l. 1671] haue his way.
Cap. G.
[1672] If your Lordshippe finde him not a Hilding, [l. 1673] hold me no more in your respect.
Cap. E.
[1674] On my life my Lord a bubble.
Ber.
[1675] Do you thinke I am so farre [l. 1676] Deceiued in him.
Cap. E.
[1677] Beleeue it my Lord, in mine owne direct [l. 1678] knowledge, without any malice, but to speake of him [l. 1679] as my kinsman, hee's a most notable Coward, an infi [l. 1680] nite and endlesse Lyar, an hourely promise‑breaker, the [l. 1681] owner of no one good qualitie, worthy your Lordships [l. 1682] entertainment.
Cap. G.
[1683] It were fit you knew him, least reposing too [l. 1684] farre in his vertue which he hath not, he might at some [l. 1685] great and trustie businesse, in a maine daunger, fayle [l. 1686] you.
Ber.
[1687] I would I knew in what particular action to try [l. 1688] him.
Cap. G.
[1689] None better then to let him fetch off his [l. 1690] drumme, which you heare him so confidently vnder [l. 1691] take to do.
C. E.
[1692] I with a troop of Florentines wil sodainly sur [l. 1693] X2 prize {p. 244} All's Well that Ends Well. prize him; such I will haue whom I am sure he knowes [l. 1694] not from the enemie: wee will binde and hoodwinke [l. 1695] him so, that he shall suppose no other but that he is car [l. 1696] ried into the Leager of the aduersaries, when we bring [l. 1697] him to our owne tents: be but your Lordship present [l. 1698] at his examination, if he do not for the promise of his [l. 1699] life, and in the highest compulsion of base feare, offer to [l. 1700] betray you, and deliuer all the intelligence in his power [l. 1701] against you, and that with the diuine forfeite of his [l. 1702] soule vpon oath, neuer trust my iudgement in anie [l. 1703] thing.
Cap. G.
[1704] O for the loue of laughter, let him fetch his [l. 1705] drumme, he sayes he has a stratagem for't: when your [l. 1706] Lordship sees the bottome of this successe in't, and to [l. 1707] what mettle this counterfeyt lump of ours will be mel [l. 1708] ted if you giue him not Iohn drummes entertainement, [l. 1709] your inclining cannot be remoued. Heere he comes.
Cap. E.
[1710] O for the loue of laughter hinder not the ho [l. 1711] nor of his designe, let him fetch off his drumme in any [l. 1712] hand.
Ber.
[1713] How now Monsieur? This drumme sticks sore [l. 1714] ly in your disposition.
Cap. G.
[1715] A pox on't, let it go, 'tis but a drumme.
Par.
[1716] But a drumme: Ist but a drumme? A drum so [l. 1717] lost. There was excellent command, to charge in with [l. 1718] our horse vpon our owne wings, and to rend our owne [l. 1719] souldiers.
Cap. G.
[1720] That was not to be blam'd in the command [l. 1721] of the seruice: it was a disaster of warre that Cæsar him [l. 1722] selfe could not haue preuented, if he had beene there to [l. 1723] command.
Ber.
[1724] Well, wee cannot greatly condemne our suc [l. 1725] cesse: some dishonor wee had in the losse of that drum, [l. 1726] but it is not to be recouered.
Par.
[1727] It might haue beene recouered.
Ber.
[1728] It might, but it is not now.
Par.
[1729] It is to be recouered, but that the merit of ser [l. 1730] uice is sildome attributed to the true and exact perfor [l. 1731] mer, I would haue that drumme or another, or hic ia [l. 1732] cet.
Ber.
[1733] Why if you haue a stomacke, too't Monsieur: if [l. 1734] you thinke your mysterie in stratagem, can bring this [l. 1735] instrument of honour againe into his natiue quarter, be [l. 1736] magnanimious in the enterprize and go on, I wil grace [l. 1737] the attempt for a worthy exploit: if you speede well in [l. 1738] it, the Duke shall both speake of it, and extend to you [l. 1739] what further becomes his greatnesse, euen to the vtmost [l. 1740] syllable of your worthinesse.
Par.
[1741] By the hand of a souldier I will vndertake it.
Ber.
[1742] But you must not now slumber in it.
Par.
[1743] Ile about it this euening, and I will presently [l. 1744] pen downe my dilemma's, encourage my selfe in my [l. 1745] certaintie, put my selfe into my mortall preparation: [l. 1746] and by midnight looke to heare further from me.
Ber.
[1747] May I bee bold to acquaint his grace you are [l. 1748] gone about it.
Par.
[1749] I know not what the successe wil be my Lord, [l. 1750] but the attempt I vow.
Ber.
Par.
[1754] I loue not many words.
Cap. E.
[1755] No more then a fish loues water. Is not this a strange fellow my Lord, that so confidently seemes to [l. 1756] vndertake this businesse, which he knowes is not to be [l. 1757] done, damnes himselfe to do, & dares better be damnd [l. 1758] then to doo't.
Cap. G.
[1759] You do not know him my Lord as we doe, [l. 1760] certaine it is that he will steale himselfe into a mans fa [l. 1761] uour, and for a weeke escape a great deale of discoue [l. 1762] ries, but when you finde him out, you haue him euer af [l. 1763] ter
Ber.
[1764] Why do you thinke he will make no deede at [l. 1765] all of this that so seriouslie hee dooes addresse himself [l. 1766] vnto?
Cap. E.
[1767] None in the world, but returne with an in [l. 1768] uention, and clap vpon you two or three probable lies: [l. 1769] but we haue almost imbost him, you shall see his fall to [l. 1770] night; for indeede he is not for your Lordshippes re [l. 1771] spect.
Cap. G.
[1772] Weele make you some sport with the Foxe [l. 1773] ere we case him. He was first smoak'd by the old Lord [l. 1774] Lafew, when his disguise and he is parted, tell me what [l. 1775] a sprat you shall finde him, which you shall see this ve [l. 1776] rie night.
Cap. E.
Ber.
[1779] Your brother he shall go along with me.
Cap. G.
[1780] As't please your Lordship, Ile leaue you.
Ber.
Cap. E.
[1783] But you say she's honest.
Ber.
Cap. E.
[1790] With all my heart my Lord.
[Act 3, Scene 7] §
Hel.
Wid.
Hel.
Wid.
Hel.
daughter,
Wid.
[1822] Now I see the bottome of your purpose.
Hel.
Wid.
Hel.
Actus Quartus.
[Act 4, Scene 1] §
souldiers in ambush.
1. Lord E.
[1844] He can come no other way but by this hedge [l. 1845] corner: when you sallie vpon him, speake what terrible [l. 1846] Language you will: though you vnderstand it not your [l. 1847] selues, no matter: for we must not seeme to vnderstand [l. 1848] him, vnlesse some one among vs, whom wee must pro [l. 1849] duce for an Interpreter.
1. Sol.
[1850] Good Captaine, let me be th' Interpreter.
Lor. E.
[1851] Art not acquainted with him? knowes he not [l. 1852] thy voice?
1. Sol.
[1853] No sir I warrant you.
Lo. E.
[1854] But what linsie wolsy hast thou to speake to vs [l. 1855] againe.
1. Sol.
[1856] E'n such as you speake to me.
Lo. E.
[1857] He must thinke vs some band of strangers, i'th [l. 1858] aduersaries entertainment. Now he hath a smacke of all [l. 1859] neighbouring Languages: therefore we must euery one [l. 1860] be a man of his owne fancie, not to know what we speak [l. 1861] one to another: so we seeme to know, is to know straight [l. 1862] our purpose: Choughs language, gabble enough, and [l. 1863] good enough. As for you interpreter, you must seeme [l. 1864] very politicke. But couch hoa, heere hee comes, to be [l. 1865] guile two houres in a sleepe, and then to returne & swear [l. 1866] the lies he forges.
Par.
[1867] Ten a clocke: Within these three houres 'twill [l. 1868] be time enough to goe home. What shall I say I haue [l. 1869] done? It must bee a very plausiue inuention that carries [l. 1870] it. They beginne to smoake mee, and disgraces haue of [l. 1871] late, knock'd too often at my doore: I finde my tongue [l. 1872] is too foole‑hardie, but my heart hath the feare of Mars [l. 1873] before it, and of his creatures, not daring the reports of [l. 1874] my tongue.
Lo. E.
[1875] This is the first truth that ere thine own tongue [l. 1876] was guiltie of.
Par.
[1877] What the diuell should moue mee to vndertake [l. 1878] the recouerie of this drumme, being not ignorant of the [l. 1879] impossibility, and knowing I had no such purpose? I [l. 1880] must giue my selfe some hurts, and say I got them in ex [l. 1881] ploit: yet slight ones will not carrie it. They will say, [l. 1882] came you off with so little? And great ones I dare not [l. 1883] giue, wherefore what's the instance. Tongue, I must put [l. 1884] you into a Butter‑womans mouth, and buy my selfe ano [l. 1885] ther of Baiazeths Mule, if you prattle mee into these [l. 1886] perilles.
Lo. E.
[1887] Is it possible he should know what hee is, and [l. 1888] be that he is.
Par.
[1889] I would the cutting of my garments wold serue [l. 1890] the turne, or the breaking of my Spanish sword.
Lo. E.
[1891] We cannot affoord you so.
Par.
[1892] Or the baring of my beard, and to say it was in [l. 1893] stratagem.
Lo. E.
[1894] 'Twould not do.
Par.
[1895] Or to drowne my cloathes, and say I was stript.
Lo. E.
[1896] Hardly serue.
Par.
[1897] Though I swore I leapt from the window of the [l. 1898] Citadell.
Lo. E.
[1899] How deepe?
Par.
[1900] Thirty fadome.
Lo. E.
[1901] Three great oathes would scarse make that be [l. 1902] beleeued.
Par.
[1903] I would I had any drumme of the enemies, I [l. 1904] would sweare I recouer'd it.
Lo. E.
[1905] You shall heare one anon.
Par.
[1906] A drumme now of the enemies.
Lo. E.
[1907] Throca movousus, cargo, cargo, cargo.
All.
[1908] Cargo, cargo, cargo, villianda par corbo, cargo.
Par.
Inter.
[1911] Boskos thromuldo boskos.
Par.
Int.
[1917] Boskos vauvado, I vnderstand thee, & can speake [l. 1918] thy tongue: Kerelybonto sir, betake thee to thy faith, for [l. 1919] seuenteene ponyards are at thy bosome.
Par.
[1920] Oh.
Inter.
[1921] Oh pray, pray, pray, [l. 1922] Manka reuania dulche.
Lo. E.
[1923] Oscorbidulchos voliuorco.
Int.
Par.
Inter.
[1932] But wilt thou faithfully?
Par.
[1933] If I do not, damne me.
Inter.
L.E.
(mufled,
Sol.
[1939] Captaine I will.
L.E.
[1940] A will betray vs all vnto our selues, [l. 1941] Informe on that.
Sol.
[1942] So I will sir.
L.E.
[1943] Till then Ile keepe him darke and safely lockt.
[Act 4, Scene 2] §
Diana.
Ber.
[1944] They told me that your name was Fontybell.
Dia.
[1945] No my good Lord, Diana.
Ber.
Dia.
[1955] She then was honest.
Ber.
[1956] So should you be.
Dia.
Ber.
Dia.
Ber.
[1969] How haue I sworne.
Dia.
Ber.
Dia.
Ber.
Dia.
[1992] Will you not my Lord?
Ber.
Dian.
Ber.
Dia.
ber window:
Ber.
[2019] A heauen on earth I haue won by wooing thee.
Di.
You may so in the end.
[Act 4, Scene 3] §
Souldiours.
Cap. G.
[2029] You haue not giuen him his mothers letter.
Cap.E.
[2030] I haue deliu'red it an houre since, there is som [l. 2031] thing in't that stings his nature: for on the reading it, [l. 2032] he chang'd almost into another man.
Cap. G.
[2033] He has much worthy blame laid vpon him, [l. 2034] for shaking off so good a wife, and so sweet a Lady.
Cap. E.
[2035] Especially, hee hath incurred the euerlasting [l. 2036] displeasure of the King, who had euen tun'd his bounty [l. 2037] to sing happinesse to him. I will tell you a thing, but [l. 2038] you shall let it dwell darkly with you.
Cap. G.
[2039] When you haue spoken it 'tis dead, and I am [l. 2040] the graue of it.
Cap. E.
[2041] Hee hath peruerted a young Gentlewoman [l. 2042] heere in Florence, of a most chaste renown, & this night [l. 2043] he fleshes his will in the spoyle of her honour: hee hath [l. 2044] giuen her his monumentall Ring, and thinkes himself [l. 2045] made in the vnchaste composition.
Cap. G.
[2046] Now God delay our rebellion as we are our [l. 2047] selues, what things are we.
Cap. E.
[2048] Meerely our owne traitours. And as in the [l. 2049] common course of all treasons, we still see them reueale [l. 2050] themselues, till they attaine to their abhorr'd ends: so [l. 2051] he that in this action contriues against his owne Nobi [l. 2052] lity in his proper streame, ore‑flowes himselfe.
Cap.G.
[2053] Is it not meant damnable in vs, to be Trum [l. 2054] peters of our vnlawfull intents? We shall not then haue [l. 2055] his company to night?
Cap. E.
[2056] Not till after midnight: for hee is dieted to [l. 2057] his houre.
Cap. G.
[2058] That approaches apace: I would gladly haue [l. 2059] him see his company anathomiz'd, that hee might take a {p. 247} All's Well that Ends Well. a measure of his owne iudgements, wherein so curiously [l. 2060] he had set this counterfeit.
Cap. E.
[2061] We will not meddle with him till he come; [l. 2062] for his presence must be the whip of the other.
Cap. G.
[2063] In the meane time, what heare you of these [l. 2064] Warres?
Cap. E.
[2065] I heare there is an ouerture of peace.
Cap. G.
[2066] Nay, I assure you a peace concluded.
Cap. E.
[2067] What will Count Rossillion do then? Will he [l. 2068] trauaile higher, or returne againe into France?
Cap. G.
[2069] I perceiue by this demand, you are not alto [l. 2070] gether of his councell.
Cap. E.
[2071] Let it be forbid sir, so should I bee a great [l. 2072] deale of his act.
Cap. G.
[2073] Sir, his wife some two months since fledde [l. 2074] from his house, her pretence is a pilgrimage to Saint Ia [l. 2075] ques le grand; which holy vndertaking, with most au [l. 2076] stere sanctimonie she accomplisht: and there residing, [l. 2077] the tendernesse of her Nature, became as a prey to her [l. 2078] greefe: in fine, made a groane of her last breath, & now [l. 2079] she sings in heauen.
Cap. E.
[2080] How is this iustified?
Cap. G.
[2081] The stronger part of it by her owne Letters, [l. 2082] which makes her storie true, euen to the poynt of her [l. 2083] death: her death it selfe, which could not be her office [l. 2084] to say, is come: was faithfully confirm'd by the Rector [l. 2085] of the place.
Cap. E.
[2086] Hath the Count all this intelligence?
Cap. G.
[2087] I, and the particular confirmations, point [l. 2088] from point, to the full arming of the veritie.
Cap. E.
[2089] I am heartily sorrie that hee'l bee gladde of [l. 2090] this.
Cap. G.
[2091] How mightily sometimes, we make vs com [l. 2092] forts of our losses.
Cap. E.
[2093] And how mightily some other times, wee [l. 2094] drowne our gaine in teares, the great dignitie that his [l. 2095] valour hath here acquir'd for him, shall at home be en [l. 2096] countred with a shame as ample.
Cap. G.
[2097] The webbe of our life, is of a mingled yarne, [l. 2098] good and ill together: our vertues would bee proud, if [l. 2099] our faults whipt them not, and our crimes would dis [l. 2100] paire if they were not cherish'd by our vertues.
[2101] How now? Where's your master?
Ser.
[2102] He met the Duke in the street sir, of whom hee [l. 2103] hath taken a solemne leaue: his Lordshippe will next [l. 2104] morning for France. The Duke hath offered him Let [l. 2105] ters of commendations to the King.
Cap. E.
[2106] They shall bee no more then needfull there, [l. 2107] if they were more then they can commend.
Ber.
[2108] They cannot be too sweete for the Kings tart [l. 2109] nesse, heere's his Lordship now. How now my Lord, [l. 2110] i'st not after midnight?
Ber.
[2111] I haue to night dispatch'd sixteene businesses, a [l. 2112] moneths length a peece, by an abstract of successe: I [l. 2113] haue congied with the Duke, done my adieu with his [l. 2114] neerest; buried a wife, mourn'd for her, writ to my La [l. 2115] die mother, I am returning, entertain'd my Conuoy, & [l. 2116] betweene these maine parcels of dispatch, affected ma [l. 2117] ny nicer needs: the last was the greatest, but that I haue [l. 2118] not ended yet.
Cap. E.
[2119] If the businesse bee of any difficulty, and this [l. 2120] morning your departure hence, it requires hast of your [l. 2121] Lordship.
Ber.
[2122] I meane the businesse is not ended, as fearing [l. 2123] to heare of it hereafter: but shall we haue this dialogue [l. 2124] betweene the Foole and the Soldiour. Come, bring [l. 2125] forth this counterfet module, ha's deceiu'd mee, like a [l. 2126] double‑meaning Prophesier.
Cap. E.
[2127] Bring him forth, ha's sate i'th stockes all night [l. 2128] poore gallant knaue.
Ber.
[2129] No matter, his heeles haue deseru'd it, in vsur [l. 2130] ping his spurres so long. How does he carry himselfe?
Cap. E.
[2131] I haue told your Lordship alreadie: The [l. 2132] stockes carrie him. But to answer you as you would be [l. 2133] vnderstood, hee weepes like a wench that had shed her [l. 2134] milke, he hath confest himselfe to Morgan, whom hee [l. 2135] supposes to be a Friar, from the time of his remembrance [l. 2136] to this very instant disaster of his setting i'th stockes: [l. 2137] and what thinke you he hath confest?
Ber.
[2138] Nothing of me, ha's a?
Cap. E.
[2139] His confession is taken, and it shall bee read [l. 2140] to his face, if your Lordshippe be in't, as I beleeue you [l. 2141] are, you must haue the patience to heare it.
Ber.
[2142] A plague vpon him, muffeld; he can say nothing [l. 2143] of me: hush, hush.
Cap. G.
[2144] Hoodman comes: Portotartarossa.
Inter.
[2145] He calles for the tortures, what will you say [l. 2146] without em.
Par.
Int.
[2149] Bosko Chimurcho.
Cap.
[2150] Boblibindo chicurmurco.
Int.
[2151] You are a mercifull Generall: Our Generall [l. 2152] bids you answer to what I shall aske you out of a Note.
Par.
[2153] And truly, as I hope to lieu.
Int.
[2154] First demand of him, how many horse the Duke [l. 2155] is strong. What say you to that?
Par.
[2156] Fiue or sixe thousand, but very weake and vn [l. 2157] seruiceable: the troopes are all scattered, and the Com [l. 2158] manders verie poore rogues, vpon my reputation and [l. 2159] credit, and as I hope to liue.
Int.
[2160] Shall I set downe your answer so?
Par.
[2161] Do, Ile take the Sacrament on't, how & which [l. 2162] way you will: all's one to him.
Ber.
[2163] What a past‑sauing slaue is this?
Cap. G.
[2164] Y'are deceiu'd my Lord, this is Mounsieur [l. 2165] Parrolles the gallant militarist, that was his owne phrase [l. 2166] that had the whole theoricke of warre in the knot of his [l. 2167] scarfe, and the practise in the chape of his dagger.
Cap. E.
[2168] I will neuer trust a man againe, for keeping [l. 2169] his sword cleane, nor beleeue he can haue euerie thing [l. 2170] in him, by wearing his apparrell neatly.
Int.
[2171] Well, that's set downe.
Par.
[2172] Fiue or six thousand horse I sed, I will say true, [l. 2173] or thereabouts set downe, for Ile speake truth.
Cap. G.
[2174] He's very neere the truth in this.
Ber.
[2175] But I con him no thankes for't in the nature he [l. 2176] deliuers it.
Par.
[2177] Poore rogues, I pray you say.
Int.
[2178] Well, that's set downe.
Par.
Rogues are maruailous poore.
Interp.
[2180] Demaund of him of what strength they are a [l. 2181] foot. What say you to that?
Par.
[2182] By my troth sir, if I were to liue this present [l. 2183] houre, I will tell true. Let me see, Spurio a hundred & fiftie {p. 248} All's Well, that Ends Well. fiftie, Sebastian so many, Corambus so many, Iaques so [l. 2184] many: Guiltian, Cosmo, Lodowicke, and Gratij, two hun [l. 2185] dred fiftie each: Mine owne Company, Chitopher, Uau [l. 2186] mond, Bentij, two hundred fiftie each: so that the muster [l. 2187] file, rotten and sound, vppon my life amounts not to fif [l. 2188] teene thousand pole, halfe of the which, dare not shake [l. 2189] the snow from off their Cassockes, least they shake them [l. 2190] selues to peeces.
Ber.
[2191] What shall be done to him?
Cap. G.
[2192] Nothing, but let him haue thankes. Demand [l. 2193] of him my condition: and what credite I haue with the [l. 2194] Duke.
Int.
[2195] Well that's set downe: you shall demaund of [l. 2196] him, whether one Captaine Dumaine bee i'th Campe, a [l. 2197] Frenchman: what his reputation is with the Duke, what [l. 2198] his valour, honestie, and expertnesse in warres: or whe [l. 2199] ther he thinkes it were not possible with well‑weighing [l. 2200] summes of gold to corrupt him to a reuolt. What say you [l. 2201] to this? What do you know of it?
Par.
[2202] I beseech you let me answer to the particular of [l. 2203] the intergatories. Demand them singly.
Int.
[2204] Do you know this Captaine Dumaine?
Par.
[2205] I know him, a was a Botchers Prentize in Paris, [l. 2206] from whence he was whipt for getting the Shrieues fool [l. 2207] with childe, a dumbe innocent that could not say him [l. 2208] nay.
Ber.
[2209] Nay, by your leaue hold your hands, though I [l. 2210] know his braines are forfeite to the next tile that fals.
Int.
[2211] Well, is this Captaine in the Duke of Florences [l. 2212] campe?
Par.
[2213] Vpon my knowledge he is, and lowsie.
Cap. G.
[2214] Nay looke not so vpon me: we shall heare of [l. 2215] your Lord anon.
Int.
[2216] What is his reputation with the Duke?
Par.
[2217] The Duke knowes him for no other, but a poore [l. 2218] Officer of mine, and writ to mee this other day, to turne [l. 2219] him out a'th band. I thinke I haue his Letter in my poc [l. 2220] ket.
Int.
[2221] Marry we'll search.
Par.
[2222] In good sadnesse I do not know, either it is there, [l. 2223] or it is vpon a file with the Dukes other Letters, in my [l. 2224] Tent.
Int.
[2225] Heere 'tis, heere's a paper, shall I reade it to you?
Par.
[2226] I do not know if it be it or no.
Ber.
[2227] Our Interpreter do's it well.
Cap. G.
[2228] Excellently.
Int.
[2229] Dian, the Counts a foole, and full of gold.
Par.
[2230] That is not the Dukes letter sir: that is an ad [l. 2231] uertisement to a proper maide in Florence, one Diana, to [l. 2232] take heede of the allurement of one Count Rossillion, a [l. 2233] foolish idle boy: but for all that very ruttish. I pray you [l. 2234] sir put it vp againe.
Int.
[2235] Nay, Ile reade it first by your fauour.
Par.
[2236] My meaning in't I protest was very honest in the [l. 2237] behalfe of the maid: for I knew the young Count to be a [l. 2238] dangerous and lasciuious boy, who is a whale to Virgi [l. 2239] nity, and deuours vp all the fry it finds.
Ber.
[2240] Damnable both‑sides rogue.
Int.
take it:
[2249] Thine as he vow'd to thee in thine eare, [l. 2250] Parolles.
Ber.
[2251] He shall be whipt through the Armie with this [l. 2252] rime in's forehead.
Cap. E.
[2253] This is your deuoted friend sir, the manifold [l. 2254] Linguist, and the army‑potent souldier.
Ber.
[2255] I could endure any thing before but a Cat, and [l. 2256] now he's a Cat to me.
Int.
[2257] I perceiue sir by your Generals lookes, wee shall [l. 2258] be faine to hang you.
Par.
[2259] My life sir in any case: Not that I am afraide to [l. 2260] dye, but that my offences beeing many, I would repent [l. 2261] out the remainder of Nature. Let me liue sir in a dunge [l. 2262] on, i'th stockes, or any where, so I may liue.
Int.
[2263] Wee'le see what may bee done, so you confesse [l. 2264] freely: therefore once more to this Captaine Dumaine: [l. 2265] you haue answer'd to his reputation with the Duke, and [l. 2266] to his valour. What is his honestie?
Par.
[2267] He will steale sir an Egge out of a Cloister: for [l. 2268] rapes and rauishments he paralels Nessus. Hee professes [l. 2269] not keeping of oaths, in breaking em he is stronger then [l. 2270] Hercules. He will lye sir, with such volubilitie, that you [l. 2271] would thinke truth were a foole: drunkennesse is his best [l. 2272] vertue, for he will be swine‑drunke, and in his sleepe he [l. 2273] does little harme, saue to his bed‑cloathes about him: [l. 2274] but they know his conditions, and lay him in straw. I [l. 2275] haue but little more to say sir of his honesty, he ha's eue [l. 2276] rie thing that an honest man should not haue; what an [l. 2277] honest man should haue, he has nothing.
Cap. G.
[2278] I begin to loue him for this.
Ber.
[2279] For this description of thine honestie? A pox [l. 2280] vpon him for me, he's more and more a Cat.
Int.
[2281] What say you to his expertnesse in warre?
Par.
[2282] Faith sir, ha's led the drumme before the Eng [l. 2283] lish Tragedians: to belye him I will not, and more of his [l. 2284] souldiership I know not, except in that Country, he had [l. 2285] the honour to be the Officer at a place there called Mile‑ [l. 2286] end, to instruct for the doubling of files. I would doe the [l. 2287] man what honour I can, but of this I am not certaine.
Cap. G.
[2288] He hath out‑villain'd villanie so farre, that the [l. 2289] raritie redeemes him.
Ber.
[2290] A pox on him, he's a Cat still.
Int.
[2291] His qualities being at this poore price, I neede [l. 2292] not to aske you, if Gold will corrupt him to reuolt.
Par.
[2293] Sir, for a Cardceue he will sell the fee‑simple of [l. 2294] his saluation, the inheritance of it, and cut th'intaile from [l. 2295] all remainders, and a perpetuall succession for it perpe [l. 2296] tually.
Int.
[2297] What's his Brother, the other Captain Dumain?
Cap. E.
[2298] Why do's he aske him of me?
Int.
[2299] What's he?
Par.
[2300] E'ne a Crow a'th same nest: not altogether so [l. 2301] great as the first in goodnesse, but greater a great deale in [l. 2302] euill. He excels his Brother for a coward, yet his Brother [l. 2303] is reputed one of the best that is. In a retreate hee out [l. 2304] runnes any Lackey; marrie in comming on, hee ha's the [l. 2305] Crampe.
Int.
[2306] If your life be saued, will you vndertake to betray [l. 2307] the Florentine.
Par.
[2308] I, and the Captaine of his horse, Count Rossillion.
Int.
[2309] Ile whisper with the Generall, and knowe his [l. 2310] pleasure.
Par.
[2311] Ile no more drumming, a plague of all drummes, [l. 2312] onely to seeme to deserue well, and to beguile the supposition {p. 251} All's Well, that Ends Well. [l. 2313] sition of that lasciuious yong boy the Count, haue I run [l. 2314] into this danger: yet who would haue suspected an am [l. 2315] bush where I was taken?
Int.
[2316] There is no remedy sir, but you must dye: the [l. 2317] Generall sayes, you that haue so traitorously discouerd [l. 2318] the secrets of your army, and made such pestifferous re [l. 2319] ports of men very nobly held, can serue the world for [l. 2320] no honest vse: therefore you must dye. Come heades [l. 2321] man, off with his head.
Par.
[2322] O Lord sir let me liue, or let me see my death.
Int.
[2323] That shall you, and take your leaue of all your [l. 2324] friends:
[2325] So, looke about you, know you any heere?
Count.
[2326] Good morrow noble Captaine.
Lo. E.
[2327] God blesse you Captaine Parolles.
Cap. G.
[2328] God saue you noble Captaine.
Lo. E.
[2329] Captain, what greeting will you to my Lord [l. 2330] Lafew? I am for France.
Cap. G.
[2331] Good Captaine will you giue me a Copy of [l. 2332] the sonnet you writ to Diana in behalfe of the Count [l. 2333] Rossillion, and I were not a verie Coward, I'de compel [l. 2334] it of you, but far you well.
Int.
[2335] You are vndone Captaine all but your scarfe, [l. 2336] that has a knot on't yet.
Par.
[2337] Who cannot be crush'd with a plot?
Inter.
[2338] If you could finde out a Countrie where but [l. 2339] women were that had receiued so much shame, you [l. 2340] might begin an impudent Nation. Fare yee well sir, I [l. 2341] am for France too, we shall speake of you there.
Par.
[Act 4, Scene 4] §
Hel.
wrong'd you,
Wid.
Hel.
Dia.
Hel.
[Act 4, Scene 5] §
Laf.
[2393] No, no, no, your sonne was misled with a snipt [l. 2394] taffata fellow there, whose villanous saffron wold haue [l. 2395] made all the vnbak'd and dowy youth of a nation in his [l. 2396] colour: your daughter‑in‑law had beene aliue at this [l. 2397] houre, and your sonne heere at home, more aduanc'd [l. 2398] by the King, then by that red‑tail'd humble Bee I speak [l. 2399] of.
La.
[2400] I would I had not knowne him, it was the death [l. 2401] of the most vertuous gentlewoman, that euer Nature [l. 2402] had praise for creating. If she had pertaken of my flesh [l. 2403] and cost mee the deerest groanes of a mother, I could [l. 2404] not haue owed her a more rooted loue.
Laf.
[2405] Twas a good Lady, 'twas a good Lady. Wee [l. 2406] may picke a thousand sallets ere wee light on such ano [l. 2407] ther hearbe.
Clo.
[2408] Indeed sir she was the sweete Margerom of the [l. 2409] sallet, or rather the hearbe of grace.
Laf.
[2410] They are not hearbes you knaue, they are nose [l. 2411] hearbes.
Clowne.
[2412] I am no great Nabuchadnezar sir, I haue not [l. 2413] much skill in grace.
Laf.
[2414] Whether doest thou professe thy selfe, a knaue [l. 2415] or a foole?
Clo.
[2416] A foole sir at a womans seruice, and a knaue [l. 2417] at a mans.
Laf.
[2418] Your distinction.
Clo.
[2419] I would cousen the man of his wife, and do his [l. 2420] seruice.
Laf.
[2421] So you were a knaue at his seruice indeed.
Clo.
[2422] And I would giue his wife my bauble sir to doe [l. 2423] her seruice.
Laf.
[2424] I will subscribe for thee, thou art both knaue [l. 2425] and foole.
Clo.
[2426] At your seruice.
Laf.
[2427] No, no, no.
Clo.
[2428] Why sir, if I cannot serue you, I can serue as [l. 2429] great a prince as you are.
Laf.
[2430] Whose that, a Frenchman?
Clo.
[2431] Faith sir a has an English maine, but his fisno [l. 2432] mie is more hotter in France then there.
Laf.
[2433] What prince is that?
Clo.
[2434] The blacke prince sir, alias the prince of darke [l. 2435] nesse, alias the diuell.
Laf.
[2436] Hold thee there's my purse, I giue thee not this [l. 2437] to suggest thee from thy master thou talk'st off, serue [l. 2438] him still.
Clo.
[2439] I am a woodland fellow sir, that alwaies loued [l. 2440] a great fire, and the master I speak of euer keeps a good [l. 2441] fire, but sure he is the Prince of the world, let his No [l. 2442] bilitie remaine in's Court. I am for the house with the [l. 2443] narrow gate, which I take to be too little for pompe to [l. 2444] enter: some that humble themselues may, but the ma [l. 2445] nie will be too chill and tender, and theyle bee for the [l. 2446] flowrie way that leads to the broad gate, and the great [l. 2447] fire.
Laf.
[2448] Go thy waies, I begin to bee a wearie of thee, [l. 2449] and I tell thee so before, because I would not fall out [l. 2450] with thee. Go thy wayes, let my horses be wel look'd [l. 2451] too, without any trickes.
Clo.
[2452] If I put any trickes vpon em sir, they shall bee [l. 2453] Iades trickes, which are their owne right by the law of [l. 2454] Nature.
Laf.
[2455] A shrewd knaue and an vnhappie.
Lady.
[2456] So a is. My Lord that's gone made himselfe [l. 2457] much sport out of him, by his authoritie hee remaines [l. 2458] heere, which he thinkes is a pattent for his sawcinesse, [l. 2459] and indeede he has no pace, but runnes where he will.
Laf.
[2460] I like him well, 'tis not amisse: and I was about [l. 2461] to tell you, since I heard of the good Ladies death, and [l. 2462] that my Lord your sonne was vpon his returne home. I [l. 2463] moued the King my master to speake in the behalfe of [l. 2464] my daughter, which in the minoritie of them both, his [l. 2465] Maiestie out of a selfe gracious remembrance did first [l. 2466] propose, his Highnesse hath promis'd me to doe it, and [l. 2467] to stoppe vp the displeasure he hath conceiued against [l. 2468] your sonne, there is no fitter matter. How do's your [l. 2469] Ladyship like it?
La.
[2470] With verie much content my Lord, and I wish [l. 2471] it happily effected.
Laf.
[2472] His Highnesse comes post from Marcellus, of as [l. 2473] able bodie as when he number'd thirty, a will be heere [l. 2474] to morrow, or I am deceiu'd by him that in such intel [l. 2475] ligence hath seldome fail'd.
La.
[2476] It reioyces me, that I hope I shall see him ere I [l. 2477] die. I haue letters that my sonne will be heere to night: [l. 2478] I shall beseech your Lordship to remaine with mee, till [l. 2479] they meete together.
Laf.
[2480] Madam, I was thinking with what manners I [l. 2481] might safely be admitted.
Lad.
[2482] You neede but pleade your honourable priui [l. 2483] ledge.
Laf.
[2484] Ladie, of that I haue made a bold charter, but [l. 2485] I thanke my God, it holds yet.
Clo.
[2486] O Madam, yonders my Lord your sonne with [l. 2487] a patch of veluet on's face, whether there bee a scar vn [l. 2488] der't or no, the Veluet knowes, but 'tis a goodly patch [l. 2489] of Veluet, his left cheeke is a cheeke of two pile and a [l. 2490] halfe, but his right cheeke is worne bare.
Laf.
Clo.
[2494] But it is your carbinado'd face.
Laf.
[2495] Let vs go see [l. 2496] your sonne I pray you, I long to talke [l. 2497] With the yong noble souldier.
Clowne.
[2498] 'Faith there's a dozen of em, with delicate [l. 2499] fine hats, and most courteous feathers, which bow the [l. 2500] head, and nod at euerie man.
Actus Quintus.
[Act 5, Scene 1] §
two Attendants.
Hel.
Gent.
[2509] And you.
Hel.
[2510] Sir, I haue seene you in the Court of France.
Gent.
[2511] I haue beene sometimes there.
Hel.
Gent.
[2518] What's your will?
Hel.
Gen.
[2523] The Kings not heere.
Hel.
[2524] Not heere sir?
Gen.
Wid.
[2528] Lord how we loose our paines.
Hel.
Gent.
[2532] Marrie as I take it to Rossillion, [l. 2533] Whither I am going.
Hel.
Gent.
[2541] This Ile do for you.
Hel.
[2542] And you shall finde your selfe to be well thankt [l. 2543] what e're falles more. We must to horse againe, Go, go, [l. 2544] prouide.
[Act 5, Scene 2] §
Par.
[2545] Good Mr Lauatch giue my Lord Lafew this let [l. 2546] ter, I haue ere now sir beene better knowne to you, when [l. 2547] I haue held familiaritie with fresher cloathes: but I am [l. 2548] now sir muddied in fortunes mood, and smell somewhat [l. 2549] strong of her strong displeasure.
Clo.
[2550] Truely, Fortunes displeasure is but sluttish if it [l. 2551] smell so strongly as thou speak'st of: I will henceforth [l. 2552] eate no Fish of Fortunes butt'ring. Prethee alow the [l. 2553] winde.
Par.
[2554] Nay you neede not to stop your nose sir: I spake [l. 2555] but by a Metaphor.
Clo.
[2556] Indeed sir, if your Metaphor stinke, I will stop [l. 2557] my nose, or against any mans Metaphor. Prethe get thee [l. 2558] further.
Par.
[2559] Pray you sir deliuer me this paper.
Clo.
[2560] Foh, prethee stand away: a paper from fortunes [l. 2561] close‑stoole, to giue to a Nobleman. Looke heere he [l. 2562] comes himselfe.
Clo.
[2563] Heere is a purre of Fortunes sir, or of Fortunes [l. 2564] Cat, but not a Muscat, that ha's falne into the vncleane [l. 2565] fish‑pond of her displeasure, and as he sayes is muddied [l. 2566] withall. Pray you sir, vse the Carpe as you may, for he [l. 2567] [.]ookes like a poore decayed, ingenious, foolish, rascally [l. 2568] [.]naue. I doe pittie his distresse in my smiles of comfort, [l. 2569] [.]nd leaue him to your Lordship.
Par.
[2570] My Lord I am a man whom fortune hath cruel [l. 2571] [.]y scratch'd.
Laf.
[2572] And what would you haue me to doe? 'Tis too [l. 2573] [.]ate to paire her nailes now. Wherein haue you played [l. 2574] [.]he knaue with fortune that she should scratch you, who [l. 2575] [.]f her selfe is a good Lady, and would not haue knaues [l. 2576] [.]hriue long vnder? There's a Cardecue for you: Let the [l. 2577] [.]ustices make you and fortune friends; I am for other [l. 2578] [.]usinesse.
Par.
[2579] I beseech your honour to heare mee one single [l. 2580] word,
Laf.
[2581] you begge a single peny more: Come you shall [l. 2582] ha't, saue your word.
Par.
[2583] My name my good Lord is Parrolles.
Laf.
[2584] You begge more then word then. Cox my pas [l. 2585] [..]on, giue me your hand: How does your drumme?
Par.
[2586] O my good Lord, you were the first that found [l. 2587] [.]ee.
Laf.
[2588] Was I insooth? And I was the first that lost thee.
Par.
[2589] It lies in you my Lord to bring me in some grace [l. 2590] [.]or you did bring me out.
Laf.
[2591] Out vpon thee knaue, doest thou put vpon mee [l. 2592] [.]t once both the office of God and the diuel: one brings [l. 2593] [..]ee in grace, and the other brings thee out. The Kings [l. 2594] [.]omming I know by his Trumpets. Sirrah, inquire fur [l. 2595] [..]er after me, I had talke of you last night, though you [l. 2596] [.]re a foole and a knaue, you shall eate, go too, follow.
Par.
[2597] I praise God for you.
[Act 5, Scene 3] §
Lords, with attendants.
Kin.
[2598] We lost a Iewell of her, and our esteeme [l. 2599] [.]as made much poorer by it: but your sonne, [l. 2600] [.]s mad in folly, lack'd the sence to know [l. 2601] [.]er estimation home.
Old La.
[2602] 'Tis past my Liege, [l. 2603] [.]nd I beseech your Maiestie to make it [l. 2604] [.]aturall rebellion, done i'th blade of youth, [l. 2605] [.]hen oyle and fire, too strong for reasons force, [l. 2606] [.]re‑beares it, and burnes on.
Kin.
Laf.
Kin.
Gent.
[2629] I shall my Liege.
Kin.
Laf.
[2632] All that he is, hath reference to your Highnes.
Kin.
[2633] Then shall we haue a match. I haue letters sent [l. 2634] me, that sets him high in fame.
Laf.
[2635] He lookes well on't.
Kin.
Ber.
Kin.
Ber.
Kin.
Laf.
Ber.
[2688] Hers it was not.
King.
Ber.
Old La.
Laf.
[2702] I am sure I saw her weare it.
Ber.
Kin.
Ber.
[2725] She neuer saw it.
Kin.
Ber.
King.
[2742] I am wrap'd in dismall thinkings.
Gen.
[2754] A Letter.
[2755] Upon his many protestations to marrie mee when his wife was [l. 2756] dead, I blush to say it, he wonne me. Now is the Count Ros [l. 2757] sillion a Widdower, his vowes are forfeited to mee, and my [l. 2758] honors payed to him. Hee stole from Florence, taking no [l. 2759] leaue, and I follow him to his Countrey for Iustice: Grant [l. 2760] it me, O King, in you it best lies, otherwise a seducer flou [l. 2761] rishes, and a poore Maid is vndone.
[2762] Diana Capilet.
Laf.
[2763] I will buy me a sonne in Law in a faire, and toule [l. 2764] for this. Ile none of him.
Kin.
[2768] I am a‑feard the life of Hellen (Ladie)
[2769] Was fowly snatcht.
Old La.
[2770] Now iustice on the doers.
King.
Dia.
Wid.
King.
[2781] Come hether Count, do you know these Wo [l. 2782] men?
Ber.
Dia.
[2785] Why do you looke so strange vpon your wife?
Ber.
[2786] She's none of mine my Lord.
Dia.
Laf.
[2794] Your reputation comes too short for my daugh [l. 2795] ter, you are no husband for her.
Ber.
Kin.
Dian.
Kin.
[2806] What saist thou to her?
Ber.
Dia.
Coun.
King.
Dia.
Laf.
[2825] I saw the man to day, if man he bee.
Kin.
[2826] Finde him, and bring him hether.
Ros.
Kin.
[2833] She hath that Ring of yours.
Ros.
Dia.
Ros.
[2850] I haue it not.
Kin.
[2851] What Ring was yours I pray you?
Dian.
[2852] Sir much like the same vpon your finger.
Kin.
[2853] Know you this Ring, this Ring was his of late.
Dia.
[2854] And this was it I gaue him being a bed.
Kin.
[2855] The story then goes false, you threw it him [l. 2856] [.]ut of a Casement.
Dia.
[2857] I haue spoke the truth. Enter Parolles.
Ros.
[2858] My Lord, I do confesse the ring was hers.
Kin.
Dia.
[2861] I, my Lord
Kin.
Par.
[2866] So please your Maiesty, my master hath bin an [l. 2867] honourable Gentleman. Trickes hee hath had in him, [l. 2868] which Gentlemen haue.
Kin.
[2869] Come, come, to'th' purpose: Did hee loue this [l. 2870] woman?
Par.
[2871] Faith sir he did loue her, but how.
Kin.
[2872] How I pray you?
Par.
[2873] He did loue her sir, as a Gent. loues a Woman.
Kin.
[2874] How is that?
Par.
[2875] He lou'd her sir, and lou'd her not.
Kin.
[2876] As thou art a knaue and no knaue, what an equi [l. 2877] uocall Companion is this?
Par.
[2878] I am a poore man, and at your Maiesties com [l. 2879] mand.
Laf.
[2880] Hee's a good drumme my Lord, but a naughtie [l. 2881] Orator.
Dian.
[2882] Do you know he promist me marriage?
Par.
[2883] Faith I know more then Ile speake.
Kin.
[2884] But wilt thou not speake all thou know'st?
Par.
[2885] Yes so please your Maiesty: I did goe betweene [l. 2886] them as I said, but more then that he loued her, for in [l. 2887] deede he was madde for her, and talkt of Sathan, and of [l. 2888] Limbo, and of Furies, and I know not what: yet I was in [l. 2889] that credit with them at that time, that I knewe of their [l. 2890] going to bed, and of other motions, as promising her [l. 2891] marriage, and things which would deriue mee ill will to [l. 2892] speake of, therefore I will not speake what I know.
Kin.
[2893] Thou hast spoken all alreadie, vnlesse thou canst [l. 2894] say they are maried, but thou art too fine in thy euidence, [l. 2895] therefore stand aside. This Ring you say was yours.
Dia.
[2896] I my good Lord.
Kin.
[2897] Where did you buy it? Or who gaue it you?
Dia.
[2898] It was not giuen me, nor I did not buy it.
Kin.
[2899] Who lent it you?
Dia.
[2900] It was not lent me neither.
Kin.
[2901] Where did you finde it then?
Dia.
[2902] I found it not.
Kin.
Dia.
[2905] I neuer gaue it him.
Laf.
[2906] This womans an easie gloue my Lord, she goes [l. 2907] off and on at pleasure.
Kin.
[2908] This Ring was mine, I gaue it his first wife.
Dia.
[2909] It might be yours or hers for ought I know.
Kin.
Dia.
[2914] Ile neuer tell you.
Kin.
[2915] Take her away.
Dia.
[2916] Ile put in baile my liedge.
Kin.
[2917] I thinke thee now some common Customer.
Dia.
[2918] By Ioue if euer I knew man 'twas you.
King.
[2919] Wherefore hast thou accusde him al this while.
Dia.
Kin.
[2925] She does abuse our eares, to prison with her.
Dia.
Kin.
Hel.
[2939] No my good Lord,
Y 'Tis {p. 254} All's Well, that Ends Well.
Ros.
[2942] Both, both, O pardon.
Hel.
Ros.
Hel.
Laf.
thee: Let thy curtsies alone, they are scuruy ones.
King.
FINIS.