1280 Enter Antipholus Ephes. with a Iailor. 1281An. Feare me not man, I will not breake away,
1282Ile giue thee ere I leaue thee
so much money
1283To warrant thee as I am re
sted for.
1284My wife is in a wayward moode to day,
1285And will not lightly tru
st the Me
ssenger,
1286That I
should be attach'd in
Ephesus, 1287I tell you 'twill
sound har
shly in her eares.
1288 Enter Dromio Eph. with a ropes end. 1289Heere comes my Man, I thinke he brings the monie.
1290How now
sir? Haue you that I
sent you for?
1291E.Dro. Here's that I warrant you will pay them all.
1292Anti. But where's the Money?
1293E.Dro. Why
sir, I gaue the Monie for the Rope.
1294Ant. Fiue hundred Duckets villaine for a rope?
1295E.Dro. Ile
serue you
sir
fiue hundred at the rate.
1296Ant. To what end did I bid thee hie thee home?
1297E.Dro. To a ropes end
sir, and to that end am I re
- 1299Ant. And to that end
sir, I will welcome you.
1300Offi. Good
sir be patient.
1301E.Dro. Nay 'tis for me to be patient, I am in aduer
- 1303Offi. Good now hold thy tongue.
1304E.Dro. Nay, rather per
swade him to hold his hands.
1305Anti. Thou whore
son
sen
sele
sse Villaine.
1306E.Dro. I would I were
sen
sele
sse
sir, that I might
1307not feele your blowes.
1308Anti. Thou art
sen
sible in nothing but blowes, and
1310E.Dro. I am an A
sse indeede, you may prooue it by
1311my long eares. I haue
serued him from the houre of my
1312Natiuitie to this in
stant, and haue nothing at his hands
1313for my
seruice but blowes. When I am cold, he heates
1314me with beating: when I am warme, he cooles me with
1315beating: I am wak'd with it when I
sleepe, rais'd with
1316it when I
sit, driuen out of doores with it when I goe
1317from home, welcom'd home with it when I returne, nay
1318I beare it on my
shoulders, as a begger woont her brat:
1319and I thinke when he hath lam'd me, I
shall begge with
1320it from doore to doore.
1321 Enter Adriana, Luciana, Courtizan, and a Schoole- 1322master, call'd Pinch. 1323Ant. Come goe along, my wife is comming yon
- 1325E.Dro. Mi
stris
respice finem, re
spe
ct your end, or ra
- 1326ther the prophe
sie like the Parrat, beware the ropes end.
1327Anti. Wilt thou
still talke?
Beats Dro. 1328Curt. How
say you now? Is not your hu
sband mad?
1329Adri. His inciuility con
firmes no le
sse:
1330Good Do
ctor
Pinch, you are a Coniurer,
1331E
stabli
sh him in his true
sence againe,
1332And I will plea
se you what you will demand.
1333Luc. Alas how
fiery, and how
sharpe he lookes.
1334Cur. Marke, how he trembles in his exta
sie.
1335Pinch. Giue me your hand, and let mee feele your
1337Ant. There is my hand, and let it feele your eare.
1338Pinch. I charge thee Sathan, hous'd within this man,
1339To yeeld po
sse
ssion to my holie praiers,
1340And to thy
state of darkne
sse hie thee
straight,
1341I coniure thee by all the Saints in heauen.
1342Anti. Peace doting wizard, peace; I am not mad.
1343Adr. Oh that thou wer't not, poore di
stre
ssed
soule.
1344Anti. You Minion you, are the
se your Cu
stomers?
1345Did this Companion with the
sa
ffron face
1346Reuell and fea
st it at my hou
se to day,
1347Whil'
st vpon me the guiltie doores were
shut,
1348And I denied to enter in my hou
se.
1349Adr. O hu
sband, God doth know you din'd at home
1350Where would you had remain'd vntill this time,
1351Free from the
se
slanders, and this open
shame.
1352Anti. Din'd at home? Thou Villaine, what
saye
st 1354Dro. Sir
sooth to
say, you did not dine at home.
1355Ant. Were not my doores lockt vp, and I
shut out?
1356Dro. Perdie, your doores were lockt, and you
shut
1358Anti. And did not
she her
selfe reuile me there?
1359Dro. Sans Fable,
she her
selfe reuil'd you there.
1360Anti. Did not her Kitchen maide raile, taunt, and
1362Dro. Certis she did, the kitchin ve
stall
scorn'd you.
1363Ant. And did not I in rage depart from thence?
1364Dro. In veritie you did, my bones beares witne
sse,
1365That
since haue felt the vigor of his rage.
1366Adr. Is't good to
sooth him in the
se crontraries?
1367Pinch. It is no
shame, the fellow
finds his vaine,
1368And yeelding to him, humors well his fren
sie.
1369Ant. Thou ha
st subborn'd the Gold
smith to arre
st 1371Adr. Alas, I
sent you Monie to redeeme you,
1372By
Dromio heere, who came in ha
st for it.
1373Dro. Monie by me? Heart and good will you might,
1374But
surely Ma
ster not a ragge of Monie.
1375Ant. Went
st not thou to her for a pur
se of Duckets.
1376Adri. He came to me, and I deliuer'd it.
1377Luci. And I am witne
sse with her that
she did:
1378Dro. God and the Rope-maker beare me witne
sse,
1379That I was
sent for nothing but a rope.
1380Pinch. Mi
stris, both Man and Ma
ster is po
sse
st,
1381I know it by their pale and deadly lookes,
They
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