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| A Tucket afarre off. Enter old Widdow of Florence, | A tucket afar off. Enter the old Widow of Florence, | tucket (n.)personal trumpet call | AW III.v.1.1 | |
| her daughter Violenta and Mariana, with other | her daughter Diana, and Mariana, with other | | AW III.v.1.2 | |
| Citizens. | citizens | | AW III.v.1.3 | |
| Widdow. | WIDOW | | | |
| Nay come, / For if they do approach the Citty, / We | Nay, come, for if they do approach the city, we | | AW III.v.1 | |
| shall loose all the sight. | shall lose all the sight. | | AW III.v.2 | |
| Diana. | DIANA | | | |
| They say, the French Count has done / Most | They say the French Count has done most | | AW III.v.3 | |
| honourable seruice. | honourable service. | | AW III.v.4 | |
| Wid. | WIDOW | | | |
| It is reported, / That he has taken their great'st | It is reported that he has taken their greatest | | AW III.v.5 | |
| Commander, / And that with his owne hand he slew / The | commander, and that with his own hand he slew the | | AW III.v.6 | |
| Dukes brother: | Duke's brother. | | AW III.v.7 | |
| Tucket | | AW III.v.8 | |
| we haue lost our labour, / They are gone a contrarie way: | We have lost our labour; they are gone a contrary way. | | AW III.v.8 | |
| harke, you may know by their Trumpets. | Hark! You may know by their trumpets. | | AW III.v.9 | |
| Maria. | MARIANA | | | |
| Come lets returne againe, / And suffice our selues | Come, let's return again and suffice ourselves | suffice (v.)satisfy, nourish, provide for | AW III.v.10 | |
| with the report of it. / Well Diana take heed of this | with the report of it. Well, Diana, take heed of this | | AW III.v.11 | |
| French Earle, / The honor of a Maide is her name, / And no | French Earl. The honour of a maid is her name, and no | | AW III.v.12 | |
| Legacie is so rich / As honestie. | legacy is so rich as honesty. | honesty (n.)
old form: honestievirtue, chastity | AW III.v.13 | |
| Widdow. | WIDOW | | | |
| I haue told my neighbour / How you haue beene | I have told my neighbour how you have been | | AW III.v.14 | |
| solicited by a Gentleman / His Companion. | solicited by a gentleman his companion. | solicit (v.)court, chase after, pursue | AW III.v.15 | |
| Maria. | MARIANA | | | |
| I know that knaue, hang him, one Parolles, | I know that knave, hang him! one Parolles; a | knave (n.)
old form: knauescoundrel, rascal, rogue | AW III.v.16 | |
| a filthy Officer he is in those suggestions for the young | filthy officer he is in those suggestions for the young | suggestion (n.)temptation, instigation, prompting towards evil | AW III.v.17 | |
| Earle, beware of them Diana; their promises, entisements, | Earl. Beware of them, Diana: their promises, enticements, | | AW III.v.18 | |
| oathes, tokens, and all these engines of lust, are | oaths, tokens, and all these engines of lust, are | engine (n.)plot, device, means, instrument | AW III.v.19 | |
| not the things they go vnder: many a maide hath beene | not the things they go under. Many a maid hath been | go under (v.)
old form: vnderseem to be, appear | AW III.v.20 | |
| seduced by them, and the miserie is example, that so | seduced by them, and the misery is, example, that so | | AW III.v.21 | |
| terrible shewes in the wracke of maiden-hood, cannot for | terrible shows in the wrack of maidenhood, cannot for | wrack (n.)
old form: wracke destruction, ruin | AW III.v.22 | |
| all that disswade succession, but that they are limed with | all that dissuade succession, but that they are limed with | succession (n.)behaving in the same way, following the same course of action | AW III.v.23 | |
| | lime (v.)trap, snare, catch [as if by using birdlime] | | |
| the twigges that threatens them. I hope I neede not to | the twigs that threatens them. I hope I need not to | | AW III.v.24 | |
| aduise you further, but I hope your owne grace will keepe | advise you further; but I hope your own grace will keep | advise, avise (v.)
old form: aduise warn, counsel, caution | AW III.v.25 | |
| you where you are, though there were no further danger | you where you are, though there were no further danger | | AW III.v.26 | |
| knowne, but the modestie which is so lost. | known but the modesty which is so lost. | | AW III.v.27 | |
| Dia. | DIANA | | | |
| You shall not neede to feare me. | You shall not need to fear me. | fear (v.)
old form: feare fear for, worry about, be anxious about | AW III.v.28 | |
| Enter Hellen. | Enter Helena | | AW III.v.29 | |
| Wid. | WIDOW | | | |
| I hope so: looke here comes a pilgrim, I know | I hope so. Look, here comes a pilgrim. I know | | AW III.v.29 | |
| she will lye at my house, thither they send one another, | she will lie at my house; thither they send one another. | lie (v.)
old form: lye live, dwell, reside, lodge | AW III.v.30 | |
| Ile question her. God saue you pilgrim, whether are | I'll question her. God save you, pilgrim! Whither are | | AW III.v.31 | |
| bound? | bound? | | AW III.v.32 | |
| Hel. | HELENA | | | |
| To S. Iaques la grand. | To Saint Jaques le Grand. | Jaques, Saintin Christian tradition, Saint James; a pilgrim centre in Compostella, N Spain | AW III.v.33 | |
| Where do the Palmers lodge, I do beseech you? | Where do the palmers lodge, I do beseech you? | palmer (n.)pilgrim | AW III.v.34 | |
| Wid. | WIDOW | | | |
| At the S. Francis heere beside the Port. | At the Saint Francis here beside the port. | port (n.)portal, entrance, gateway | AW III.v.35 | |
| | Francis, Saintin Christian tradition, founder of the Franciscan order | | |
| Hel. | HELENA | | | |
| Is this the way? | Is this the way? | | AW III.v.36 | |
| A march afarre. | A march afar | | AW III.v.37.1 | |
| Wid. | WIDOW | | | |
| I marrie ist. Harke you, they come this way: | Ay, marry, is't. Hark you, they come this way. | marry (int.)[exclamation] by Mary | AW III.v.37 | |
| If you will tarrie holy Pilgrime | If you will tarry, holy pilgrim, | | AW III.v.38 | |
| But till the troopes come by, | But till the troops come by, | | AW III.v.39 | |
| I will conduct you where you shall be lodg'd, | I will conduct you where you shall be lodged; | | AW III.v.40 | |
| The rather for I thinke I know your hostesse | The rather for I think I know your hostess | | AW III.v.41 | |
| As ample as my selfe. | As ample as myself. | ample (adv.)well, fully, completely | AW III.v.42.1 | |
| Hel. | HELENA | | | |
| Is it your selfe? | Is it yourself? | | AW III.v.42.2 | |
| Wid. | WIDOW | | | |
| If you shall please so Pilgrime. | If you shall please so, pilgrim. | | AW III.v.43 | |
| Hel. | HELENA | | | |
| I thanke you, and will stay vpon your leisure. | I thank you and will stay upon your leisure. | | AW III.v.44 | |
| Wid. | WIDOW | | | |
| You came I thinke from France? | You came, I think, from France? | | AW III.v.45.1 | |
| Hel. | HELENA | | | |
| I did so. | I did so. | | AW III.v.45.2 | |
| Wid. | WIDOW | | | |
| Heere you shall see a Countriman of yours | Here you shall see a countryman of yours | | AW III.v.46 | |
| That has done worthy seruice. | That has done worthy service. | | AW III.v.47.1 | |
| Hel. | HELENA | | | |
| His name I pray you? | His name, I pray you? | | AW III.v.47.2 | |
| Dia. | DIANA | | | |
| The Count Rossillion know you such a one? | The Count Rossillion. Know you such a one? | | AW III.v.48 | |
| Hel. | HELENA | | | |
| But by the eare that heares most nobly of him: | But by the ear, that hears most nobly of him; | | AW III.v.49 | |
| His face I know not. | His face I know not. | | AW III.v.50.1 | |
| Dia. | DIANA | | | |
| What somere he is | Whatsome'er he is, | | AW III.v.50.2 | |
| He's brauely taken heere. He stole from France | He's bravely taken here. He stole from France, | take (v.)win favour, gain acceptance, become popular | AW III.v.51 | |
| | bravely (adv.)
old form: brauely splendidly, worthily, excellently | | |
| As 'tis reported: for the King had married him | As 'tis reported, for the King had married him | | AW III.v.52 | |
| Against his liking. Thinke you it is so? | Against his liking. Think you it is so? | | AW III.v.53 | |
| Hel. | HELENA | | | |
| I surely meere the truth, I know his Lady. | Ay, surely, mere the truth, I know his lady. | mere (adv.)
old form: meere totally, absolutely | AW III.v.54 | |
| Dia. | DIANA | | | |
| There is a Gentleman that serues the Count, | There is a gentleman that serves the Count | | AW III.v.55 | |
| Reports but coursely of her. | Reports but coarsely of her. | coarsely (adv.)
old form: coursely slightingly, disparagingly, derisively | AW III.v.56.1 | |
| Hel. | HELENA | | | |
| What's his name? | What's his name? | | AW III.v.56.2 | |
| Dia. | DIANA | | | |
| Monsieur Parrolle. | Monsieur Parolles. | | AW III.v.57.1 | |
| Hel. | HELENA | | | |
| Oh I beleeue with him, | O, I believe with him, | | AW III.v.57.2 | |
| In argument of praise, or to the worth | In argument of praise or to the worth | argument (n.)discussion, debate, dialogue | AW III.v.58 | |
| Of the great Count himselfe, she is too meane | Of the great Count himself, she is too mean | mean (adj.)
old form: meaneunworthy, insignificant, unimportant | AW III.v.59 | |
| To haue her name repeated, all her deseruing | To have her name repeated; all her deserving | deserving (n.)
old form: deseruingworthiness, desert, merit | AW III.v.60 | |
| Is a reserued honestie, and that | Is a reserved honesty, and that | reserved (adj.)
old form: reserued well-guarded, preserved, sustained | AW III.v.61 | |
| | honesty (n.)
old form: honestievirtue, chastity | | |
| I haue not heard examin'd. | I have not heard examined. | | AW III.v.62.1 | |
| Dian. | DIANA | | | |
| Alas poore Ladie, | Alas, poor lady! | | AW III.v.62.2 | |
| 'Tis a hard bondage to become the wife | 'Tis a hard bondage to become the wife | | AW III.v.63 | |
| Of a detesting Lord. | Of a detesting lord. | | AW III.v.64 | |
| Wid. | WIDOW | | | |
| I write good creature, wheresoere she is, | I warrant, good creature, wheresoe'er she is, | warrant (v.)assure, promise, guarantee, confirm | AW III.v.65 | |
| Her hart waighes sadly: this yong maid might do her | Her heart weighs sadly. This young maid might do her | sad (adj.)heavily, with a great burden | AW III.v.66 | |
| A shrewd turne if she pleas'd. | A shrewd turn, if she pleased. | shrewd (adj.)malicious, nasty, vicious | AW III.v.67.1 | |
| Hel. | HELENA | | | |
| How do you meane? | How do you mean? | | AW III.v.67.2 | |
| May be the amorous Count solicites her | Maybe the amorous Count solicits her | solicit (v.)
old form: solicites court, chase after, pursue | AW III.v.68 | |
| In the vnlawfull purpose. | In the unlawful purpose? | purpose (n.)intention, aim, plan | AW III.v.69.1 | |
| Wid. | WIDOW | | | |
| He does indeede, | He does indeed, | | AW III.v.69.2 | |
| And brokes with all that can in such a suite | And brokes with all that can in such a suit | suit (n.)
old form: suitewooing, courtship | AW III.v.70 | |
| | broke (v.)bargain, negotiate, trade | | |
| Corrupt the tender honour of a Maide: | Corrupt the tender honour of a maid; | | AW III.v.71 | |
| But she is arm'd for him, and keepes her guard | But she is armed for him and keeps her guard | | AW III.v.72 | |
| In honestest defence. | In honestest defence. | | AW III.v.73.1 | |
| Drumme and Colours. Enter Count Rossillion, Parrolles, and the | Drum and colours. Enter Bertram, Parolles, and the | colours (n.)colour-ensigns, standard-bearers | AW III.v.73.1.1 | |
| whole Armie. | whole army | | AW III.v.73.2 | |
| Mar. | MARIANA | | | |
| The goddes forbid else. | The gods forbid else! | | AW III.v.73.2 | |
| Wid. | WIDOW | | | |
| So, now they come: | So, now they come. | | AW III.v.74 | |
| That is Anthonio the Dukes eldest sonne, | That is Antonio, the Duke's eldest son; | | AW III.v.75 | |
| That Escalus. | That Escalus. | | AW III.v.76.1 | |
| Hel. | HELENA | | | |
| Which is the Frenchman? | Which is the Frenchman? | | AW III.v.76.2 | |
| Dia. | DIANA | | | |
| Hee, | He – | | AW III.v.76.3 | |
| That with the plume, 'tis a most gallant fellow, | That with the plume. 'Tis a most gallant fellow. | | AW III.v.77 | |
| I would he lou'd his wife: if he were honester | I would he loved his wife; if he were honester | | AW III.v.78 | |
| He were much goodlier. Is't not a handsom Gentleman | He were much goodlier. Is't not a handsome gentleman? | goodly (adj.)good-looking, handsome, attractive, comely | AW III.v.79 | |
| Hel. | HELENA | | | |
| I like him well. | I like him well. | | AW III.v.80 | |
| Di. | DIANA | | | |
| 'Tis pitty he is not honest: yonds that same knaue | 'Tis pity he is not honest. Yond's that same knave | knave (n.)
old form: knauescoundrel, rascal, rogue | AW III.v.81 | |
| That leades him to these places: were I his Ladie, | That leads him to these places. Were I his lady | | AW III.v.82 | |
| I would poison that vile Rascall. | I would poison that vile rascal. | | AW III.v.83.1 | |
| Hel. | HELENA | | | |
| Which is he? | Which is he? | | AW III.v.83.2 | |
| Dia. | DIANA | | | |
| That Iacke-an-apes with scarfes. Why is hee | That jackanapes with scarfs. Why is he | scarf (n.)
old form: scarfesmilitary sash, shoulder band | AW III.v.84 | |
| | jackanapes, jackanape, jack'nape (n.)
old form: Iacke-an-apes upstart, buffoon, monkey | | |
| melancholly? | melancholy? | | AW III.v.85 | |
| Hel. | HELENA | | | |
| Perchance he's hurt i'th battaile. | Perchance he's hurt i'th' battle. | perchance (adv.)perhaps, maybe | AW III.v.86 | |
| Par. | PAROLLES | | | |
| Loose our drum? Well. | Lose our drum! Well! | | AW III.v.87 | |
| Mar. | MARIANA | | | |
| He's shrewdly vext at something. Looke he | He's shrewdly vexed at something. Look, he | shrewdly (adv.)seriously, mightily, very much | AW III.v.88 | |
| has spyed vs. | has spied us. | | AW III.v.89 | |
| Wid. | WIDOW | | | |
| Marrie hang you. | Marry, hang you! | marry (int.)[exclamation] by Mary | AW III.v.90 | |
| Mar | MARIANA | | | |
| And your curtesie, for a ring-carrier. | And your courtesy, for a ring-carrier! | ring-carrier (n.)go-between, bawd | AW III.v.91 | |
| | courtesy, cur'sy, curtsy (n.)
old form: curtesiesalutation, first greeting, expression of courtesy | | |
| Exit. | Exeunt Bertram, Parolles, and the army | | AW III.v.91 | |
| Wid. | WIDOW | | | |
| The troope is past: Come pilgrim, I wil bring you, | The troop is past. Come, pilgrim, I will bring you | | AW III.v.92 | |
| Where you shall host: Of inioyn'd penitents | Where you shall host. Of enjoined penitents | enjoined (adj.)
old form: inioyn'd joined together in a common cause, bound by oath | AW III.v.93 | |
| | host (v.)lodge, stay, put up | | |
| There's foure or fiue, to great S. Iaques bound, | There's four or five, to great Saint Jaques bound, | | AW III.v.94 | |
| Alreadie at my house. | Already at my house. | | AW III.v.95.1 | |
| Hel. | HELENA | | | |
| I humbly thanke you: | I humbly thank you. | | AW III.v.95.2 | |
| Please it this Matron, and this gentle Maide | Please it this matron and this gentle maid | gentle (adj.)courteous, friendly, kind | AW III.v.96 | |
| To eate with vs to night, the charge and thanking | To eat with us tonight; the charge and thanking | | AW III.v.97 | |
| Shall be for me, and to requite you further, | Shall be for me, and, to requite you further, | requite (v.), past forms requit, requitedreward, repay, recompense | AW III.v.98 | |
| I will bestow some precepts of this Virgin, | I will bestow some precepts of this virgin, | | AW III.v.99 | |
| Worthy the note. | Worthy the note. | | AW III.v.100.1 | |
| Both. | WIDOW and MARIANA | | | |
| Wee'l take your offer kindly. | We'll take your offer kindly. | | AW III.v.100.2 | |
| Exeunt | Exeunt | note (n.)attention, notice, regard | AW III.v.100 | |