21381973Des}. Do you know sirra, where the Leiutenant Cassio lies?

21401974Clo. I dare not say he lies any where.

21411975Des. Why man?

21421976 He is a Souldier, and for one to say a Souldier lies, is stabbing.

21441977Des. Go to, where lodges he?

21451978Clo. I know not where he lodges, and for me to deuise a lodging,

2145.11979and say he lies there, were to lie in my throate.

21471980Desd. Can you inquire him out, and be edified by report?

21531981Clo, I will cathechize the world for him, that is, make questions

21541982And by them answer.

21551983Desd. Seeke him, bid him come hither, tell him I haue moued my

21561984Lord in his behalfe, and hope all will be well.

21581985Clo. To doe this is within the compasse of a man, and therefore

21591986I'le attempt the doing of it. Exit.

21601987Desd. Where should I loose that handkercher Emillia?

21621988Em. I know not Madam.

21631989Des. Beleeue me, I had rather loose my purse

21641990Full of Crusadoes: and but my noble Moore

21651991Is true of minde, and made of no such basenesse,

21661992As iealous creatures are, it were enough,

21671993To put him to ill thinkiug.

21681994Em. Is he not iealous:

21691995Desd. Who he? I thinke the Sun where he was borne,

21701996Drew all such humors from him. Enter Othello.

21711997Em. Looke were he comes.

21731998Des. I will not leaue him now,

1999Let Cassio be cald to him: how is it with you my Lord?

21752000Oth. Well my good Lady: O hardnesse to dissemble:

21762001How doe you Desdemona?

21772002Des. Well, my good Lord.

21782003Oth. Giue me your hand, this hand is moist my Lady.

21802004Des. It yet has felt no age, nor knowne no sorrow.

21812005Oth. This argues fruitfulnesse and liberall heart,

21822006Not hot and moist, this hand of yours requires

21832007A sequester from liberty: fasting and praying,

21842008Much castigation, exercise deuout;

21852009For heere's a young and swetting diuell here,

21862010That commonly rebels: tis a good hand,

21872011A franke one.

21882012Des. You may indeed say so,

21892013For twas that hand that gaue away my heart.

21902014Oth. A liberall hand, the hearts of old gaue hands,

21912015But our new herraldry is hands, not hearts.

21922016Des. I cannot speake of this, come, come, your promise.

21942017Oth. What promise chucke?

21952018Des. I haue sent to bid Cassio come speake with you.

21962019Oth. I haue a salt and sullen rhume offends me,

21972020Lend me thy handkercher,

21982021Des. Here my Lord.

21992022Oth. That which I gaue you.

22002023Des. I haue it not about me.

22012024Oth. Not.

22022025Des. No faith my Lord.

22032026Oth. Thats a fauit: that handkercher

22042027Did an Egyptian to my mother giue,

22052028She was a charmer, and could almost reade

22062029The thoughts of people; she told her while she kept it,

22072030T'would make her amiable, and subdue my father

22082031Intirely to her loue: But if she lost it,

2032Intirely to her loue: But if she lost it,

22092033Or made a gift of it: my fathers eye

22102034Should hold her lothely, and his spirits should hunt

22112035After new fancies: she dying, gaue it me,

22122036And bid me when my fate would haue me wiue,

22132037To giue it her; I did so, and take heede on't,

22142038Make it a darling, like your pretious eye,

22152039To loose, or giue't away, were such perdition,

22162040As nothing else could match.

22172041Desd. I'st possi}ble?

22182042Oth. Tis true, there's magicke in the web of it,

22192043A Sybell that had numbred in the world,

22202044The Sun to make two hundred compasses,

22212045In her prophetique fury, sowed the worke;

22222046The wormes were hallowed that did breed the silke,

22232047And it was died in Mummy, with the skilfull

22242048Conserues of maidens hearts.

22252049Des. Ifaith i'st true?

22262050Oth. Most veritable, therefore looke to't well.

22272051Des. Then would to God, that I had neuer seene it.

22282052Oth. Ha, wherefore?

22292053Des. Why doe you speake so startingly and rashly.

22302054Oth. I'st lost? i'st gone? speake, is it out o'the way?

22312055Des. Heauen blesse vs.

22322056Oth. Say you?

22332057Des. It is not lost, but what and if it were?

22342058Oth. Ha.

22352059Des. I say it is not lost.

22362060Oth. Fetch't, let me see it,

22372061Des. Why so I can sir, but I will not now,

22382062This is a tricke, to put me from my suite,

22392063I pray let Cassio, be receiu'd againe.

22402064Oth. Fetch me that handkercher, my mind misgiues.

22422065Des. Come, come, you'll neuer meete a more sufficient man.

22442066Oth. The handkercher.

2244.12067Des. I pray talke me of Cassio.

2244.22068Oth. The handkercher.

22452069Des. A man that all his time,

22462070Hath founded his good fortunes on your loue,

22472071Shar'd dangers with you.

22482072Oth. The handkercher.

22492073Des. Ifaith you are too blame.

22502074Oth. Zouns. Exit.

22512075Em. Is not this man iealous?

22522076Des. I ne're saw this before:

22532077Sure there's some wonder in this handkercher,

22542078I am most vnhappy in the losse.

22552080Em. Tis not a yeere or two shewes vs a man,

22562081They are all but stomacks, and we all but foode;

22572082They eate vs hungerly, and when they are full,

22582083They belch vs; looke you, Cassio and my husband.

22612084Iag. There is no other way, tis she must doe it,

22622085And loe the happinesse, goe, and importune her.

22632086Des. How now good Cassio, what's the news with you?

22652087Cas. Madam, my former suite: I doe beseech you,

22662088That by your vertuous meanes, I may againe

22672089Exist, and be a member of his loue,

22682090Whom I, with all the duty of my heart,

22692091Intirely honour, I would not be delayed:

22702092If my offence be of such mortall kind,

22712093That neither seruice past, nor present sorrowes,

22722094Nor purpos'd merrit, in futurity

22732095Can ransome me, into his loue againe

22742096But to know so, must be my benefit,

22752097So shall I cloth me in a forc'd content,

22762098And shoote my selfe vp in some other course,

22772099To fortunes almes.

22782100Des. Alas thrice gentle Cassio,

22792101My aduocation is not now in tune;

22802102My Lord is not my Lord, nor should I know him,

22812103Were he in fauour, as in humor altred.

22822104So helpe me, euery spirit sanctified,

22832105As I haue spoken for you, all my best,

22842106And stood within the blanke of his displeasure,

22852107For my free speech: you must a while be patient,

22862108What I can doe I will, and more I will

22872109Then for my selfe I dare, let that suffice you.

22882110Iag. Is my Lord angry?

22892111Em. He went hence but now,

22902112And certainely in strange vnquietnesse.

22912113Iag. Can he be angry? I haue seene the Cannon,

22922114When it hath blowne his rankes into the ayre;

22932115And (like the Diuell) from his very arme,

22942116Puft his owne brother, and can he be angry?

22952117Something of moment then: I will goe meete him,

22962118There's matter in't indeed, if he be angry.

22972119Desd. I preethee do so: something sure of State,

22982120Either from Venice, or some vnhatcht practice,

22992121Made demonstrable here in Cypres to him,

23002122Hath pudled his cleere spirit, and in such cases

23012123Mens natures wrangle with inferior things,

23022124Tho great ones are the obiect,

2125Tis euen so: for let our finger ake,

23032126And it endues our other heathfull members,

23042127Euen to that sence of paine; nay, we must thinke,

23052128Men are not gods,

23062129Nor of them looke for such obseruances

23072130As fits the Bridall: beshrew me much Emillia,

23082131I was (vnhandsome, warrior as I am)

23092132Arraigning his vnkindnesse with my soule;

23102133But now I finde, I had subbornd the witnesse,

23112134And hee's indited falsly.

23122135Em. Pray heauen it be State matters, as you thinke,

23132136And no conception, nor no iealous toy

23142137Concerning you.

23152138Desd. Alas the day, I neuer gaue him cause.

23162139Em. But iealous soules will not be answered so,

23172140They are not euer iealous for the cause,

23182141But iealous for they are iealous: tis a monster,

23192142Begot vpon it selfe, borne on it selfe.

23202143Desd. Heauen keepe that monster from Othello's mind.

23212144Em. Lady, Amen.

23222145Des. I will goe seeke him, Cassio, walke here about,

23232146If I doe finde him fit, I'le moue your suite, Exeunt Desd. and Emillia.

23242147And seeke to effect it to my vttermost.

23252148Cas. I humbly thanke your Ladiship.

23272149Bian. Saue you friend Cassio. Enter Bianca.

23282150Cas. What make you from home?

23292151How is it with you my most faire Bianca?

23302152Ifaith sweete loue I was comming to your house.

23312153Bian. And I was going to your Lodging Cassio;

23322154What, keepe a weeke away? seuen daies and nights,

23332155Eightscore eight houres, and louers absent houres,

23342156More tedious then the diall, eightscore times,

23352157No weary reckoning.

23362158Cas. Pardon me Bianca,

23372159I haue this while with laden thoughts bin prest,

23382160But I shall in a more conuenient time,

23392161Strike off this score of absence: sweete Bianca,

23402162Take me this worke out.

23412163Bian. Oh Cassio, whence came this?

23422164 This is some token from a newer friend,

23432165To the felt absence, now I feele a cause,

23442166Ist come to this?

23452167Cas. Go to woman,

23462168Throw your vile ghesses in the diuells teeth,

23472169From whence you haue them, you are iealous now,

23482170That this is from some mistrisse, some remembrance,

23492171No by my faith Bianca,

23502172Bian. Why who's is it?

23512173Cas. I know not sweete, I found it in my chamber,

23532174I like the worke well, ere it be demanded,

23542175As like enough it will, I'de haue it coppied,

23552176Take it, and do't, and leaue me for this time.

23562177Bian. Leaue you, wherefore?

23572178Cas. I doe attend here on the Generall,

23582179And thinke it no addition, nor my wish,

23592180To haue him see me woman'd.

23622181Bian. But that you doe not loue me:

23632182I pray you bring me on the way alittle,

23642183And say, if I shall see you soone at night.

23652184Cas. Tis but a little way, that I can bring you,

23662185For I attend here, but I'le see you soone.

23672186Bian. Tis very good, I must be circumstanc'd.