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| Enter Clowne and Awdrie. | Enter Touchstone and Audrey | | AYL V.i.1 |
| Clow. | TOUCHSTONE | | |
| We shall finde a time Awdrie, patience | We shall find a time, Audrey. Patience, | | AYL V.i.1 |
| gentle Awdrie. | gentle Audrey. | gentle (adj.)courteous, friendly, kind | AYL V.i.2 |
| Awd. | AUDREY | | |
| Faith the Priest was good enough, for all the olde | Faith, the priest was good enough, for all the old | | AYL V.i.3 |
| gentlemans saying. | gentleman's saying. | | AYL V.i.4 |
| Clow. | TOUCHSTONE | | |
| A most wicked Sir Oliuer, Awdrie, a most | A most wicked Sir Oliver, Audrey, a most | | AYL V.i.5 |
| vile Mar-text. But Awdrie, there is a youth heere in the | vile Martext. But, Audrey, there is a youth here in the | | AYL V.i.6 |
| Forrest layes claime to you. | forest lays claim to you. | | AYL V.i.7 |
| Awd. | AUDREY | | |
| I, I know who 'tis: he hath no interest in mee in | Ay, I know who 'tis: he hath no interest in me in | | AYL V.i.8 |
| the world: here comes the man you meane. | the world. Here comes the man you mean. | | AYL V.i.9 |
| Enter William. | Enter William | | AYL V.i.10.1 |
| Clo. | TOUCHSTONE | | |
| It is meat and drinke to me to see a Clowne, | It is meat and drink to me to see a clown. | clown (n.)yokel, rustic, country bumpkin; also: low comic character [in a play] | AYL V.i.10 |
| by my troth, we that haue good wits, haue much to answer | By my troth, we that have good wits have much to answer | troth, by myby my truth [exclamation emphasizing an assertion] | AYL V.i.11 |
| for: we shall be flouting: we cannot hold. | for: we shall be flouting, we cannot hold. | hold (v.)stop, cease, hold on | AYL V.i.12 |
| | flout (v.)insult, abuse, mock | |
| Will. | WILLIAM | | |
| Good eu'n Audrey. | Good even, Audrey. | | AYL V.i.13 |
| Aud. | AUDREY | | |
| God ye good eu'n William. | God ye good even, William. | | AYL V.i.14 |
| Will. | WILLIAM | | |
| And good eu'n to you Sir. | And good even to you, sir. | | AYL V.i.15 |
| Clo. | TOUCHSTONE | | |
| Good eu'n gentle friend. Couer thy head, | Good even, gentle friend. Cover thy head, | gentle (adj.)courteous, friendly, kind | AYL V.i.16 |
| | cover (v.)
old form: couerput on one's hat [after it has been removed to show respect] | |
| couer thy head: Nay prethee bee eouer'd. How olde are | cover thy head; nay, prithee, be covered. How old are | | AYL V.i.17 |
| you Friend? | you, friend? | | AYL V.i.18 |
| Will. | WILLIAM | | |
| Fiue and twentie Sir. | Five-and-twenty, sir. | | AYL V.i.19 |
| Clo. | TOUCHSTONE | | |
| A ripe age: Is thy name William? | A ripe age. Is thy name William? | ripe (adj.)mature, sophisticated, refined | AYL V.i.20 |
| Will. | WILLIAM | | |
| William, sir. | William, sir. | | AYL V.i.21 |
| Clo. | TOUCHSTONE | | |
| A faire name. Was't borne i'th Forrest heere? | A fair name. Wast born i'th' forest here? | | AYL V.i.22 |
| Will. | WILLIAM | | |
| I sir, I thanke God. | Ay, sir, I thank God. | | AYL V.i.23 |
| Clo. | TOUCHSTONE | | |
| Thanke God: A good answer: Art rich? | ‘ Thank God:’ a good answer. Art rich? | | AYL V.i.24 |
| Will. | WILLIAM | | |
| 'Faith sir, so, so. | Faith, sir, so so. | | AYL V.i.25 |
| Cle. | TOUCHSTONE | | |
| So, so, is good, very good, very excellent | ‘ So so ’ is good, very good, very excellent | | AYL V.i.26 |
| good: and yet it is not, it is but so, so: Art thou wise? | good; and yet it is not, it is but so so. Art thou wise? | | AYL V.i.27 |
| Will. | WILLIAM | | |
| I sir, I haue a prettie wit. | Ay, sir, I have a pretty wit. | pretty (adj.)
old form: prettie fair, considerable, ample | AYL V.i.28 |
| | wit (n.)mental sharpness, acumen, quickness, ingenuity | |
| Clo. | TOUCHSTONE | | |
| Why, thou saist well. I do now remember | Why, thou sayest well. I do now remember | | AYL V.i.29 |
| a saying: The Foole doth thinke he is wise, but the wiseman | a saying: ‘ The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise | | AYL V.i.30 |
| knowes himselfe to be a Foole. The Heathen Philosopher, | man knows himself to be a fool.’ The heathen philosopher, | | AYL V.i.31 |
| when he had a desire to eate a Grape, would open | when he had a desire to eat a grape, would open | | AYL V.i.32 |
| his lips when he put it into his mouth, meaning thereby, | his lips when he put it into his mouth, meaning thereby | | AYL V.i.33 |
| that Grapes were made to eate, and lippes to open. You do | that grapes were made to eat and lips to open. You do | | AYL V.i.34 |
| loue this maid? | love this maid? | | AYL V.i.35 |
| Will. | WILLIAM | | |
| I do sit. | I do, sir. | | AYL V.i.36 |
| Clo. | TOUCHSTONE | | |
| Giue me your hand: Art thou Learned? | Give me your hand. Art thou learned? | | AYL V.i.37 |
| Will. | WILLIAM | | |
| No sir. | No, sir. | | AYL V.i.38 |
| Clo. | TOUCHSTONE | | |
| Then learne this of me, To haue, is to haue. | Then learn this of me. To have is to have. | | AYL V.i.39 |
| For it is a figure in Rhetoricke, that drink being powr'd out | For it is a figure in rhetoric that drink, being poured out | figure (n.)figure of speech, device, piece of rhetoric | AYL V.i.40 |
| of a cup into a glasse, by filling the one, doth empty the | of a cup into a glass, by filling the one doth empty the | | AYL V.i.41 |
| other. For all your Writers do consent, that ipse is hee: | other; for all your writers do consent that ‘ ipse ’ is he. | consent (v.)agree, concur, acquiesce | AYL V.i.42 |
| now you are not ipse, for I am he. | Now, you are not ‘ ipse,’ for I am he. | | AYL V.i.43 |
| Will. | WILLIAM | | |
| Which he sir? | Which he, sir? | | AYL V.i.44 |
| Clo. | TOUCHSTONE | | |
| He sir, that must marrie this woman: | He, sir, that must marry this woman. | | AYL V.i.45 |
| Therefore you Clowne, abandon: which is in the vulgar, | Therefore, you clown, abandon – which is in the vulgar | vulgar (n.)vernacular, everyday language | AYL V.i.46 |
| | clown (n.)
old form: Clowneyokel, rustic, country bumpkin; also: low comic character [in a play] | |
| leaue the societie: which in the boorish, is companie, | ‘ leave ’ – the society – which in the boorish is ‘ company ’ – | society (n.)
old form: societiecompanionship, fellowship, association | AYL V.i.47 |
| | boorish (n.)coarse vernacular, uncultured speech | |
| of this female: which in the common, is woman: | of this female – which in the common is ‘ woman’ – | common (n.)vernacular, everyday speech | AYL V.i.48 |
| which together, is, abandon the society of this Female, | which, together, is ‘ abandon the society of this female,’ | | AYL V.i.49 |
| or Clowne thou perishest: or to thy better vnderstanding, | or, clown, thou perishest; or, to thy better understanding, | | AYL V.i.50 |
| dyest; or (to wit) I kill thee, make thee away, | diest; or, to wit, I kill thee, make thee away, | wit, to[legal] that is to say | AYL V.i.51 |
| translate thy life into death, thy libertie into bondage: | translate thy life into death, thy liberty into bondage. | translate (v.)transform, change, alter | AYL V.i.52 |
| I will deale in poyson with thee, or in bastinado, or in | I will deal in poison with thee, or in bastinado, or in | bastinadocudgelling, beating with a stick [esp. on the soles of the feet] | AYL V.i.53 |
| steele: I will bandy with thee in faction, I will ore-run | steel; I will bandy with thee in faction; I will o'er-run | faction (n.)insult, dissension, abuse | AYL V.i.54 |
| | bandy (v.)exchange, swap, send to and fro | |
| thee with police: I will kill thee a hundred and fifty | thee with policy; I will kill thee a hundred and fifty | policy (n.)
old form: policestratagem, cunning, intrigue, craft | AYL V.i.55 |
| wayes, therefore tremble and depart. | ways – therefore tremble and depart. | | AYL V.i.56 |
| Aud. | AUDREY | | |
| Do good William. | Do, good William. | | AYL V.i.57 |
| Will. | WILLIAM | | |
| God rest you merry sir. | God rest you merry, sir. | | AYL V.i.58 |
| Exit | Exit | | AYL V.i.58 |
| Enter Corin. | Enter Corin | | AYL V.i.59 |
| Cor. | CORIN | | |
| Our Master and Mistresse seekes you: come away, | Our master and mistress seeks you: come away, | | AYL V.i.59 |
| away. | away. | | AYL V.i.60 |
| Clo. | TOUCHSTONE | | |
| Trip Audry, trip Audry, I attend, I | Trip, Audrey, trip, Audrey. I attend, I | trip (v.)move, run along, skip | AYL V.i.61 |
| | attend (v.)accompany, follow closely, go with | |
| attend. | attend. | | AYL V.i.62 |
| Exeunt | Exeunt | | AYL V.i.62 |