932878Achil. Nay good Aiax. Ther.Has not so much wit.

934879Achil. Nay I must hold you.

935880Ther. As will stop the eye of Hellens needle, for whom

936881he comes to fight. Achil.Peace foole?

938882Ther. I would haue peace and quietnesse, but the foole

939883will not, he there, that he: looke you there?

940884Aiax. Oh thou damned curre I shall-------------

941885Achil. Will you set your wit to a fooles.

942886Ther. No I warrant you, the fooles will shame it.

943887Patro. Good words Thesites. Achil.Whats the quarrell.

945888Aiax. I bad the vile oule goe learne mee the tenor of the

946889proclamation, and he railes vpon me.

947890Ther. I serue thee not? Aiax.Well, go to, go to.

949891Ther. I serue here voluntary.

950892Achil. Your last seruice was suffrance: twas not voluntary,

951893no man is beaten voluntary, Aiax was here the voluntary,

952894and you as vnder an Impresse.

953895Ther. E'ene so, a great deale of your witte to, lies in your

954896sinnewes, or els there bee liers, Hector shall haue a great

955897catch and knocke at either of your beains, a were as good

956898crack a fusty nut with no kernell.

957899Achil. What with me to Thersites.

958900Ther. Thers Vlisses and old Nestor, whose wit was mouldy

959901ere their grandsiers had nailes, yoke you like draught oxen,

960902and make you plough vp the wars.

961903Achil. What? what?

962904Ther. Yes good sooth, to Achilles, to Aiax, to ------------

963905Aiax. I shall cut out your tongue.

964906Ther. Tis no matter, I shall speake as much as thou after-(wards.

966907Patro. No more words Thersites peace.

967908Ther. I will hold my peace when Achilles brooch bids me,(shall I?

969909Achil. There's for you Patroclus.

970910Ther. I will see you hang'd like Clatpoles, ere I come any

971911more to your tents, I will keepe where there is wit stirring,

972912and leaue the faction of fooles. Exit.

973913Patro. A good riddance.

974914Achil. Marry this sir is proclaim'd through all our hoste,

975915That Hector by the first houre of the Sunne:

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