324308Tom Snowte, the Tinker?

325309Snowt. Here Peter Quince.

326310Quin. You, Pyramus father; my selfe, Thisbies father;

327311Snugge, the Ioyner, you the Lyons part: And I hope here

328312is a Play fitted.

329313Snug. Haue you the Lyons part written? Pray you, if it

330314bee, giue it mee: for I am slowe of studie.

331315Quin. You may doe it, extempore: for it is nothing but

332316roaring.

333317Bott. Let mee play the Lyon to. I will roare, that I will

334318doe any mans heart good to heare mee. I will roare, that

335319I will make the Duke say; Let him roare againe: let him

336320roare againe.

337321Quin. And you should do it too terribly, you would fright

338322the Dutchesse, and the Ladies, that they would shrike: and

339323that were inough to hang vs all.

340324All. That would hang vs, euery mothers sonne.

341325Bot. I grant you, friends, if you should fright the Ladies

342326out of their wits, they would haue no more discretion, but

343327to hang vs: but I will aggrauate my voice so, that I wil

344328roare you as gently, as any sucking doue: I will roare you,

345329and 'twere any Nightingale.

347330Quin. You can play no part but Piramus: for Piramus is a

348331sweete fac't man; a proper man as one shall see in a som-

349332mers day; a most louely gentlemanlike man: therefore

350333you must needes play Piramus.

351334Bot. Well: I will vndertake it. What beard were I best

352335to play it in?

353336Quin. Why? what you will.

354337Bot. I wil discharge it, in either your straw colour beard,

355338your Orange tawnie bearde, your purple in graine beard,

356339or your french crowne colour beard, your perfit yellow.

358340Quin. Some of your french crownes haue no haire at all;

359341and then you will play bare fac't. But maisters here are

360342your parts, and I am to intreat you, request you, and desire