1527And watch our vantage in this bu
sine
sse,
1528Wee'll ouer-reach the grey-beard
Gremio,
1529The narrow prying father
Minola,
1530The quaint Mu
sician, amorous
Litio,
1531All for my Ma
sters
sake
Lucentio.
1533Signior
Gremio, came you from the Church?
1534Gre. As willingly as ere I came from
schoole.
1535Tra. And is the Bride & Bridegroom coming home?
1536Gre. A bridegroome
say you? 'tis a groome indeed,
1537A grumlling groome, and that the girle
shall
finde.
1538Tra. Cur
ster then
she, why 'tis impo
ssible.
1539Gre. Why hee's a deuill, a deuill, a very
fiend.
1540Tra. Why
she's a deuill, a deuill, the deuils damme.
1541Gre. Tut,
she's a Lambe, a Doue, a foole to him:
1542Ile tell you
sir
Lucentio; when the Prie
st 1543Should a
ske if
Katherine should be his wife,
1544I, by goggs woones quoth he, and
swore
so loud,
1545That all amaz'd the Prie
st let fall the booke,
1546And as he
stoop'd againe to take it vp,
1547This mad-brain'd bridegroome tooke him
such a cu
ffe,
1548That downe fell Prie
st and booke, and booke and Prie
st,
1549Now take them vp quoth he, if any li
st.
1550Tra. What
said the wench when he ro
se againe?
1551Gre. Trembled and
shooke: for why, he
stamp'd and
1552swore, as if the Vicar meant to cozen him: but after ma
- 1553ny ceremonies done, hee calls for wine, a health quoth
1554he, as if he had beene aboord carow
sing to his Mates af
- 1555ter a
storme, quaft o
ff the Mu
scadell, and threw the
sops
1556all in the Sextons face: hauing no other rea
son, but that
1557his beard grew thinne and hungerly, and
seem'd to a
ske
1558him
sops as hee was drinking: This done, hee tooke the
1559Bride about the necke, and ki
st her lips with
such a cla
- 1560morous
smacke, that at the parting all the Church did
1561eccho: and I
seeing this, came thence for very
shame, and
1562after mee I know the rout is comming,
such a mad mar
- 1563ryage neuer was before: harke, harke, I heare the min
- 1564strels play.
Musicke playes.
1565Enter Petruchio, Kate, Bianca, Hortensio, Baptista.
1566Petr.Gentlemen & friends, I thank you for your pains,
1567I know you thinke to dine with me to day,
1568And haue prepar'd great
store of wedding cheere,
1569But
so it is, my ha
ste doth call me hence,
1570And therefore heere I meane to take my leaue.
1571Bap. Is't po
ssible you will away to night?
1572Pet. I mu
st away to day before night come,
1573Make it no wonder: if you knew my bu
sine
sse,
1574You would intreat me rather goe then
stay:
1575And hone
st company, I thanke you all,
1576That haue beheld me giue away my
selfe
1577To this mo
st patient,
sweet, and vertuous wife,
1578Dine with my father, drinke a health to me,
1579For I mu
st hence, and farewell to you all.
1580Tra. Let vs intreat you
stay till after dinner.
1582Gra. Let me intreat you.
1584Kat. Let me intreat you.
1586Kat. Are you content to
stay?
1587Pet. I am content you
shall entreat me
stay,
1588But yet not
stay, entreat me how you can.
1589Kat. Now if you loue me
stay.
1590Pet. Grumio, my hor
se.
1591Gru. I
sir, they be ready, the Oates haue eaten the
1594Doe what thou can
st, I will not goe to day,
1595No, nor to morrow, not till I plea
se my
selfe,
1596The dore is open
sir, there lies your way,
1597You may be iogging whiles your bootes are greene:
1598For me, Ile not be gone till I plea
se my
selfe,
1599'Tis like you'll proue a iolly
surly groome,
1600That take it on you at the
fir
st so roundly.
1601Pet. O
Kate content thee, prethee be not angry.
1602Kat. I will be angry, what ha
st thou to doe?
1603Father, be quiet, he
shall
stay my lei
sure.
1604Gre. I marry
sir, now it begins to worke.
1605Kat. Gentlemen, forward to the bridall dinner,
1606I
see a woman may be made a foole
1607If
she had not a
spirit to re
sist.
1608Pet. They
shall goe forward
Kate at thy command,
1609Obey the Bride you that attend on her.
1610Goe to the fea
st, reuell and domineere,
1611Carow
se full mea
sure to her maiden-head,
1612Be madde and merry, or goe hang your
selues:
1613But for my bonny
Kate,
she mu
st with me:
1614Nay, looke not big, nor
stampe, nor
stare, nor fret,
1615I will be ma
ster of what is mine owne,
1616Shee is my goods, my chattels,
she is my hou
se,
1617My hou
shold-
stu
ffe, my
field, my barne,
1618My hor
se, my oxe, my a
sse, my any thing,
1619And heere
she
stands, touch her who euer dare,
1620Ile bring mine a
ction on the proude
st he
1621That
stops my way in
Padua:
Grumio 1622Draw forth thy weapon, we are be
set with theeues,
1623Re
scue thy Mi
stre
sse if thou be a man:
1624Feare not
sweet wench, they
shall not touch thee
Kate,
1625Ile buckler thee again
st a Million.
Exeunt. P. Ka. 1626Bap.Nay, let them goe, a couple of quiet ones.
1627Gre.Went they not quickly, I
should die with laugh
-(ing. 1628Tra. Of all mad matches neuer was the like.
1629Luc. Mi
stre
sse, what's your opinion of your
sister?
1630Bian.That being mad her
selfe,
she's madly mated.
1631Gre. I warrant him
Petruchio is Kated.
1632Bap.Neighbours and friends, though Bride & Bride
-(groom wants 1633For to
supply the places at the table,
1634You know there wants no iunkets at the fea
st:
1635Lucentio, you
shall
supply the Bridegroomes place,
1636And let
Bianca take her
sisters roome.
1637Tra. Shall
sweet
Bianca pra
cti
se how to bride it?
1638Bap. She
shall
Lucentio: come gentlemen lets goe.
1639Enter Grumio. Exeunt. 1640Gru.: Fie,
fie on all tired Iades, on all mad Ma
sters, &
1641all foule waies: was euer man
so beaten? was euer man
1642so raide? was euer man
so weary? I am
sent before to
1643make a
fire, and they are comming after to warme them:
1644now were not I a little pot,&
soone hot; my very lippes
1645might freeze to my teeth, my tongue to the roofe of my
1646mouth, my heart in my belly, ere l
should come by a
fire
1647to thaw me, but I with blowing the
fire
shall warme my
1648selfe: for con
sidering the weather, a taller man then I
1649will take cold: Holla, hoa
(urtis.
1651Curt. Who is that calls
so coldly?
1652Gru. A piece of Ice: if thou doubt it, thou mai
st 1653slide from my
shoulder to my heele, with no
greater