1519Cassio. Masters, play heere, I wil content your paines,

1520Something that's briefe: and bid, good morrow General.

1521Clo. Why Masters, haue your Instruments bin in Na-

1522ples, that they speake i'th'Nose thus?

1523Mus. How Sir? how?

1524Clo. Are these I pray you, winde Instruments?

1525Mus. I marry are they sir.

1526Clo. Oh, thereby hangs a tale.

1527Mus. Whereby hangs a tale, sir?

1528Clow. Marry sir, by many a winde Instrument that I

1529know. But Masters, heere's money for you: and the Ge-

1530nerall so likes your Musick, that he desires you for loues

1531sake to make no more noise with it.

1532Mus. Well Sir, we will not.

1533Clo. If you haue any Musicke that may not be heard,

1534too't againe. But (as they say) to heare Musicke, the Ge-

1535nerall do's not greatly care.

1536Mus. We haue none such, sir.

1537Clow. Then put vp your Pipes in your bagge, for Ile

1538away. Go, vanish into ayre, away. Exit Mu.

1539Cassio Dost thou heare me, mine honest Friend?

1540Clo. No, I heare not your honest Friend:

1541I heare you.

1542Cassio. Prythee keepe vp thy Quillets, ther's a poore

1543peece of Gold for thee: if the Gentlewoman that attends

1544the Generall be stirring, tell her, there's one Cassio en-

1545treats her a little fauour of Speech. Wilt thou do this?

1546Clo. She is stirring sir: if she will stirre hither, I shall

1547seeme to notifie vnto her. Exit Clo.

1549In happy time, Iago.

1550Iago. You haue not bin a-bed then?

1551Cassio. Why no: the day had broke before we parted.

1552I haue made bold (Iago) to send in to your wife:

1553My suite to her is, that she will to vertuous Desdemona

1554Procure me some accesse.

1555Iago. Ile send her to you presently:

1556And Ile deuise a meane to draw the Moore

1557Out of the way, that your conuerse and businesse

1558May be more free. Exit

1559Cassio. I humbly thanke you for't. I neuer knew

1560A Florentine more kinde, and honest.

1562AEmil. Good morrow (good Lieutenant) I am sorrie

1563For your displeasure: but all will sure be well.

1564The Generall and his wife are talking of it,

1565And she speakes for you stoutly. The Moore replies,

1566That he you hurt is of great Fame in Cyprus,

1567And great Affinitie: and that in wholsome Wisedome

1568He might not but refuse you. But he protests he loues you

1569And needs no other Suitor, but his likings

1570To bring you in againe.

1571Cassio. Yet I beseech you,

1572If you thinke fit, or that it may be done,

1573Giue me aduantage of some breefe Discourse

1574With Desdemon alone.

1575AEmil. Pray you come in:

1576I will bestow you where you shall haue time

1577To speake your bosome freely.

1578Cassio. I am much bound to you.