619E.Anti. Good signior Angelo you must excuse vs all,

620My wife is shrewish when I keepe not howres;

621Say that I lingerd with you at your shop

622To see the making of her Carkanet,

623And that to morrow you will bring it home.

624But here's a villaine that would face me downe

625He met me on the Mart, and that I beat him,

626And charg'd him with a thousand markes in gold,

627And that I did denie my wife and house;

628Thou drunkard thou, what didst thou meane by this?

629E.Dro. Say what you wil sir, but I know what I know,

630That you beat me at the Mart I haue your hand to show;

631If y^r skin were parchment, & y^e blows you gaue were ink,

632Your owne hand-writing would tell you what I thinke.

633E.Ant. I thinke thou art an asse.

634E.Dro. Marry so it doth appeare

635By the wrongs I suffer, and the blowes I beare,

636I should kicke being kickt, and being at that passe,

637You would keepe from my heeles, and beware of an asse.

638E.An. Y'are sad signior Balthazar, pray God our cheer

639May answer my good will, and your good welcom here.

640Bal. I hold your dainties cheap sir, & your welcom deer.

641E.An. Oh signior Balthazar, either at flesh or fish,

642A table full of welcome, makes scarce one dainty dish.

643Bal. Good meat sir is cõmon that euery churle affords.

644Anti. And welcome more common, for thats nothing

645 but words.

646Bal. Small cheere and great welcome, makes a mer-

647 rie feast.

648Anti. I, to a niggardly Host, and more sparing guest:

649But though my cates be meane, take them in good part,

650Better cheere may you haue, but not with better hart.

651But soft, my doore is lockt; goe bid them let vs in.

652E.Dro. Maud, Briget, Marian, Cisley, Gillian, Ginn.

653S.Dro. Mome, Malthorse, Capon, Coxcombe, Idi-

654 ot, Patch,

655Either get thee from the dore, or sit downe at the hatch:

656Dost thou coniure for wenches, that y^u calst for such store,

657When one is one too many, goe get thee from the dore.

658E.Dro. What patch is made our Porter? my Master

659 stayes in the street.

660S.Dro. Let him walke from whence he came, lest hee

661 catch cold on's feet.

662E.Ant. Who talks within there? hoa, open the dore.

663S.Dro. Right sir, Ile tell you when, and you'll tell

664 me wherefore.

665Ant. Wherefore? for my dinner: I haue not din'd to

666 day.

667S.Dro. Nor to day here you must not come againe

668 when you may.

669Anti. What art thou that keep'st mee out from the

670 howse I owe?

671S.Dro. The Porter for this time Sir, and my name is

672 Dromio.

673E.Dro. O villaine, thou hast stolne both mine office

674 and my name,

675The one nere got me credit, the other mickle blame:

676If thou hadst beene Dromio to day in my place,

677Thou wouldst haue chang'd thy face for a name, or thy

678 name for an asse.

680Luce. What a coile is there Dromio? who are those

681 at the gate?

682E.Dro. Let my Master in Luce.

683Luce. Faith no, hee comes too late, and so tell your

684 Master.

685E.Dro. O Lord I must laugh, haue at you with a Pro-

686 uerbe,

687Shall I set in my staffe.

688Luce. Haue at you with another, that's when? can

689 you tell?

690S.Dro. If thy name be called Luce, Luce thou hast an-

691 swer'd him well.

692Anti. Doe you heare you minion, you'll let vs in I

693 hope?

694Luce. I thought to haue askt you.

695S.Dro. And you said no.

696E.Dro. So come helpe, well strooke, there was blow

697 for blow.

698Anti. Thou baggage let me in.

699Luce. Can you tell for whose sake?

700E.Drom. Master, knocke the doore hard.

701Luce. Let him knocke till it ake.

702Anti. You'll crie for this minion, if I beat the doore

703 downe.

704Luce. What needs all that, and a paire of stocks in the

705 towne?

707Adr. Who is that at the doore y^t keeps all this noise?

708S.Dro. By my troth your towne is troubled with vn-

709 ruly boies.

710Anti. Are you there Wife? you might haue come

711 before.

712Adri. Your wife sir knaue? go get you from the dore.

713E.Dro. If you went in paine Master, this knaue wold

714 goe sore.

715Angelo. Heere is neither cheere sir, nor welcome, we

716 would faine haue either.

717Baltz. In debating which was best, wee shall part

718 with neither.

719E.Dro. They stand at the doore, Master, bid them

720 welcome hither.

721Anti. There is something in the winde, that we can-

722 not get in.

723E.Dro. You would say so Master, if your garments

724 were thin.

725Your cake here is warme within: you stand here in the

726 cold.

727It would make a man mad as a Bucke to be so bought

728 and sold.

729Ant. Go fetch me something, Ile break ope the gate.

730S.Dro. Breake any breaking here, and Ile breake your

731 knaues pate.

732E.Dro. A man may breake a word with your sir, and

733 words are but winde:

734I and breake it in your face, so he break it not behinde.

735S.Dro. It seemes thou want'st breaking, out vpon thee

736 hinde.

737E.Dro. Here's too much out vpon thee, I pray thee let

738 me in.

739S.Dro. I, when fowles haue no feathers, and fish haue

740 no fin.

741Ant. Well, Ile breake in: go borrow me a crow.

742E.Dro. A crow without feather, Master meane you so;

743For a fish without a finne, ther's a fowle without a fether,

744If a crow help vs in sirra, wee'll plucke a crow together.

745Ant. Go, get thee gon, fetch me an iron Crow.

746Balth. Haue patience sir, oh let it not be so,

747Heerein you warre against your reputation,

748And draw within the compasse of suspect

749Th' vnuiolated honor of your wife.

750Once this your long experience of your wisedome,

751Her sober vertue, yeares, and modestie,

752Plead on your part some cause to you vnknowne;

753And doubt not sir, but she will well excuse

754Why at this time the dores are made against you.

755Be rul'd by me, depart in patience,

756And let vs to the Tyger all to dinner,

757And about euening come your selfe alone,

758To know the reason of this strange restraint:

759If by strong hand you offer to breake in

760Now in the stirring passage of the day,

761A vulgar comment will be made of it;

762And that supposed by the common rowt

763Against your yet vngalled estimation,

764That may with foule intrusion enter in,

765And dwell vpon your graue when you are dead;

766For slander liues vpon succession:

767For euer hows'd, where it gets possession.

768Anti. You haue preuail'd, I will depart in quiet,

769And in despight of mirth meane to be merrie:

770I know a wench of excellent discourse,

771Prettie and wittie; wilde, and yet too gentle;

772There will we dine: this woman that I meane

773My wife (but I protest without desert)

774Hath oftentimes vpbraided me withall:

775To her will we to dinner, get you home

776And fetch the chaine, by this I know 'tis made,

777Bring it I pray you to the Porpentine,

778For there's the house: That chaine will I bestow

779(Be it for nothing but to spight my wife)

780Vpon mine hostesse there, good sir make haste:

781Since mine owne doores refuse to entertaine me,

782Ile knocke else-where, to see if they'll disdaine me.

783Ang. Ile meet you at that place some houre hence.

784Anti. Do so, this iest shall cost me some expence.