887840Aiax. I say the proclamation.

888841Ther. Thou gromblest and raylest euery houre on Achil-

889842les, and thou art as full of enuy at his greatnesse, as Cerberus

890843is at Proserpinas beauty, I that thou barkst at him.

891844Aiax. Mistres Thersites.

892845Ther. Thou shouldst strike him. AiaxCoblofe,

894846Hee would punne thee into shiuers with his fist, as a sayler

895847breakes a bisket, you horson curre. Do? do?

897848Aiax: Thou stoole for a witch:

898849Ther. I, Do? do? thou sodden witted Lord, thou hast

899850no more braine then I haue in mine elbowes, an Asinico

900851may tutor thee, you scuruy valiant asse, thou art heere but to

901852thrash Troyans, and thou art bought and sould among those

902853of any wit, like a Barbarian slaue. If thou vse to beate mee I

903854will beginne at thy heele, and tell what thou art by ynches,

904855thou thing of no bowells thou.

905856Aiax. You dog: Ther. You scuruy Lord.

907857Aiax. You curre.

908858Ther. Mars his Idiot, do rudenesse, do Camel, do, do.

910859Achil. Why how now Aiax wherefore do yee thus,

911860How now Thersites whats the matter man.

912861Ther. You see him there? do you?

913862Achil. I whats the matter. Ther: Nay looke vpon him.

915863Achil: So I do, whats the matter?

916864Ther: Nay but regard him well.

917865Achil: Well, why so I do.

918866Ther: But yet you looke not well vpon him, for who some

919867euer you take him to be he is Aiax.

920868Achil. I know that foole.

921869Ther. I but that foole knowes not himselfe.

922870Aiax: Therefore I beate thee.

923871Ther: Lo, lo, lo, lo, what modicums of wit he vtters, his eua-

924872sions haue eares thus long, I haue bobd his braine more then

925873he has beate my bones. It will buy nine sparrowes for a pen-

926874ny, and his pia mater is not worth the ninth part of a spar-

927875row: this Lord (Achilles) Aiax, who weares his wit in his bel-

928876ly, and his guts in his head, I tell you what I say of him.

930877Ach. What. Ther. I say this Aiax.