96 The Comedie of Errors.
1382They mu
st be bound and laide in
some darke roome.
1383Ant. Say wherefore did
st thou locke me forth to day,
1384And why do
st thou denie the bagge of gold?
1385Adr. I did not gentle hu
sband locke thee forth.
1386Dro. And gentle Mr I receiu'd no gold:
1387But I confe
sse
sir, that we were lock'd out.
1388Adr. Di
ssembling Villain, thou
speak'
st fal
se in both
1389Ant. Di
ssembling harlot, thou art fal
se in all,
1390And art confederate with a damned packe,
1391To make a loath
some abie
ct scorne of me:
1392But with the
se nailes, Ile plucke out the
se fal
se eyes,
1393That would behold in me this
shamefull
sport.
1394 Enter three or foure, and offer to binde him: 1396Adr. Oh binde him, binde him, let him not come
1398Pinch. More company, the
fiend is
strong within him
1399Luc. Aye me poore man, how pale and wan he looks.
1400Ant. What will you murther me, thou Iailor thou?
1401I am thy pri
soner, wilt thou
su
ffer them to make a res
- 1403Offi. Ma
sters let him go: he is my pri
soner, and you
1405Pinch. Go binde this man, for he is franticke too.
1406Adr. What wilt thou do, thou peeui
sh O
fficer?
1407Ha
st thou delight to
see a wretched man
1408Do outrage and di
splea
sure to him
selfe?
1409Offi. He is my pri
soner, if I let him go,
1410The debt he owes will be requir'd of me.
1411Adr. I will di
scharge thee ere I go from thee,
1412Beare me forthwith vnto his Creditor,
1413And knowing how the debt growes I will pay it.
1414Good Ma
ster Do
ctor
see him
safe conuey'd
1415Home to my hou
se, oh mo
st vnhappy day.
1416Ant. Oh mo
st vnhappie
strumpet.
1417Dro. Ma
ster, I am heere entred in bond for you.
1418Ant. Out on thee Villaine, wherefore do
st thou mad
1420Dro. Will you be bound for nothing, be mad good
1421Ma
ster, cry the diuell.
1422Luc. God helpe poore
soules, how idlely doe they
1424Adr. Go beare him hence,
sister go you with me:
1425Say now, who
se
suite is he arre
sted at?
1426 Exeunt. Manet Offic. Adri. Luci. Courtizan 1427Off. One
Angelo a Gold
smith, do you know him?
1428Adr. I know the man: what is the
summe he owes?
1429Off. Two hundred Duckets.
1430Adr. Say, how growes it due.
1431Off. Due for a Chaine your hu
sband had of him.
1432Adr. He did be
speake a Chain for me, but had it not.
1433Cur. When as your hu
sband all in rage to day
1434Came to my hou
se, and tooke away my Ring,
1435The Ring I
saw vpon his
finger now,
1436Straight after did I meete him with a Chaine.
1437Adr. It may be
so, but I did neuer
see it.
1438Come Iailor, bring me where the Gold
smith is,
1439I long to know the truth heereof at large.
1440Enter Antipholus Siracusia with his Rapier drawne,
1442Luc. God for thy mercy, they are loo
se againe.
1443Adr. And come with naked
swords,
1444Let's call more helpe to haue them bound againe.
1446Off. Away, they'l kill vs.
1447 Exeunt omnes, as fast as may be, frighted. 1448S.Ant. I
see the
se Witches are a
ffraid of
swords.
1449S.Dro. She that would be your wife, now ran from
1451Ant. Come to the Centaur, fetch our
stu
ffe from
1453I long that we were
safe and
sound aboord.
1454Dro. Faith
stay heere this night, they will
surely do
1455vs no harme: you
saw they
speake vs faire, giue vs gold:
1456me thinkes they are
such a gentle Nation, that but for
1457the Mountaine of mad
fle
sh that claimes mariage of me,
1458I could
finde in my heart to
stay heere
still, and turne
1460Ant. I will not
stay to night for all the Towne,
1461Therefore away, to get our
stu
ffe aboord.
Exeunt
1462Actus Quintus. Scoena Prima.
1463 Enter the Merchant and the Goldsmith.
1464Gold. I am
sorry Sir that I haue hindred you,
1465But I prote
st he had the Chaine of me,
1466Though mo
st di
shone
stly he doth denie it.
1467Mar. How is the man e
steem'd heere in the Citie?
1468Gold. Of very reuerent reputation
sir,
1469Of credit in
finite, highly belou'd,
1470Second to none that liues heere in the Citie:
1471His word might beare my wealth at any time.
1472Mar. Speake
softly, yonder as I thinke he walkes.
1473 Enter Antipholus and Dromio againe. 1474Gold. 'Tis
so: and that
selfe chaine about his necke,
1475Which he for
swore mo
st mon
strou
sly to haue.
1476Good
sir draw neere to me, Ile
speake to him:
1477Signior
Antipholus, I wonder much
1478That you would put me to this
shame and trouble,
1479And not without
some
scandall to your
selfe,
1480With circum
stance and oaths,
so to denie
1481This Chaine, which now you weare
so openly.
1482Be
side the charge, the
shame, impri
sonment,
1483You haue done wrong to this my hone
st friend,
1484Who but for
staying on our Controuer
sie,
1485Had hoi
sted
saile, and put to
sea to day:
1486This Chaine you had of me, can you deny it?
1487Ant. I thinke I had, I neuer did deny it.
1488Mar. Yes that you did
sir, and for
swore it too.
1489Ant. Who heard me to denie it or for
sweare it?
1490Mar. The
se eares of mine thou know
st did hear thee:
1491Fie on thee wretch, 'tis pitty that thou liu'
st 1492To walke where any hone
st men re
sort.
1493Ant. Thou art a Villaine to impeach me thus,
1494Ile proue mine honor, and mine hone
stie
1495Again
st thee pre
sently, if thou dar'
st stand:
1496Mar. I dare and do de
fie thee for a villaine.
1497They draw. Enter Adriana, Luciana, Courtezan, & others. 1498Adr. Hold, hurt him not for God
sake, he is mad,
1499Some get within him, take his
sword away:
1500Binde
Dromio too, and beare them to my hou
se.
1501S.Dro. Runne ma
ster run, for Gods
sake take a hou
se,
1502This is
some Priorie, in, or we are
spoyl'd.
1503 Exeunt to the Priorie. Enter