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| Enter Queene, Ladies, and Cornelius. | Enter Queen, Ladies, and Cornelius | | Cym I.vi.1 |
| Qu. | QUEEN | | |
| Whiles yet the dewe's on ground, / Gather those Flowers, | Whiles yet the dew's on ground, gather those flowers; | | Cym I.vi.1 |
| Make haste. Who ha's the note of them? | Make haste. Who has the note of them? | | Cym I.vi.2.1 |
| Lady. | FIRST LADY | | |
| I Madam. | I, madam. | | Cym I.vi.2.2 |
| Queen. | QUEEN | | |
| Dispatch. | Dispatch. | dispatch, despatch (v.)hurry up, be quick | Cym I.vi.3 |
| Exit Ladies. | Exeunt Ladies | | Cym I.vi.3 |
| Now Master Doctor, haue you brought those drugges? | Now master doctor, have you brought those drugs? | | Cym I.vi.4 |
| Cor. | CORNELIUS | | |
| Pleaseth your Highnes, I: here they are, Madam: | Pleaseth your highness, ay: here they are, madam: | | Cym I.vi.5 |
| (presenting a small box) | | Cym I.vi.6 |
| But I beseech your Grace, without offence | But I beseech your grace, without offence – | | Cym I.vi.6 |
| (My Conscience bids me aske) wherefore you haue | My conscience bids me ask – wherefore you have | | Cym I.vi.7 |
| Commanded of me these most poysonous Compounds, | Commanded of me these most poisonous compounds, | command (v.)demand [from], order to be given [from] | Cym I.vi.8 |
| Which are the moouers of a languishing death: | Which are the movers of a languishing death: | | Cym I.vi.9 |
| But though slow, deadly. | But though slow, deadly. | | Cym I.vi.10.1 |
| Qu. | QUEEN | | |
| I wonder, Doctor, | I wonder, doctor, | | Cym I.vi.10.2 |
| Thou ask'st me such a Question: Haue I not bene | Thou ask'st me such a question. Have I not been | | Cym I.vi.11 |
| Thy Pupill long? Hast thou not learn'd me how | Thy pupil long? Hast thou not learned me how | learn (v.)
old form: learn'd teach, instruct [not a regional dialect usage as in modern English] | Cym I.vi.12 |
| To make Perfumes? Distill? Preserue? Yea so, | To make perfumes? Distil? Preserve? Yea so, | | Cym I.vi.13 |
| That our great King himselfe doth woo me oft | That our great king himself doth woo me oft | oft (adv.)often | Cym I.vi.14 |
| For my Confections? Hauing thus farre proceeded, | For my confections? Having thus far proceeded – | confection (n.)medicinal preparation, mixture of drugs | Cym I.vi.15 |
| (Vnlesse thou think'st me diuellish) is't not meete | Unless thou think'st me devilish – is't not meet | meet (adj.)
old form: meetefit, suitable, right, proper | Cym I.vi.16 |
| That I did amplifie my iudgement in | That I did amplify my judgement in | judgement (n.)
old form: iudgement knowledge, understanding, wisdom | Cym I.vi.17 |
| | amplify (v.)
old form: amplifie augment, increase, extend | |
| Other Conclusions? I will try the forces | Other conclusions? I will try the forces | try (v.)prove, ascertain, find out | Cym I.vi.18 |
| | conclusion (n.)experiment, investigation | |
| Of these thy Compounds, on such Creatures as | Of these thy compounds on such creatures as | | Cym I.vi.19 |
| We count not worth the hanging (but none humane) | We count not worth the hanging – but none human – | | Cym I.vi.20 |
| To try the vigour of them, and apply | To try the vigour of them, and apply | try (v.)prove, ascertain, find out | Cym I.vi.21 |
| | vigour (n.)power, efficacy, effect | |
| Allayments to their Act, and by them gather | Allayments to their act, and by them gather | allayment (n.)modifying agent, countermeasure, mitigation | Cym I.vi.22 |
| | act (n.)action (upon a person), effect | |
| Their seuerall vertues, and effects. | Their several virtues, and effects. | several (adj.)
old form: seuerallseparate, different, distinct | Cym I.vi.23.1 |
| | several (adj.)
old form: seuerall various, sundry, respective, individual | |
| | virtue (n.)
old form: vertuespower, capability, efficacy, property | |
| Cor. | CORNELIUS | | |
| Your Highnesse | Your highness | | Cym I.vi.23.2 |
| Shall from this practise, but make hard your heart: | Shall from this practice but make hard your heart: | | Cym I.vi.24 |
| Besides, the seeing these effects will be | Besides, the seeing these effects will be | | Cym I.vi.25 |
| Both noysome, and infectious. | Both noisome and infectious. | noisome (adj.)
old form: noysomenoxious, harmful, evil | Cym I.vi.26.1 |
| Qu. | QUEEN | | |
| O content thee. | O, content thee. | content (v.)calm [down], settle, relax | Cym I.vi.26.2 |
| Enter Pisanio. | Enter Pisanio | | Cym I.vi.27 |
| Heere comes a flattering Rascall, vpon him | (aside) Here comes a flattering rascal, upon him | | Cym I.vi.27 |
| Will I first worke: Hee's for his Master, | Will I first work: he's for his master, | | Cym I.vi.28 |
| And enemy to my Sonne. How now Pisanio? | And enemy to my son. How now, Pisanio? | | Cym I.vi.29 |
| Doctor, your seruice for this time is ended, | Doctor, your service for this time is ended, | | Cym I.vi.30 |
| Take your owne way. | Take your own way. | | Cym I.vi.31.1 |
| Cor. | CORNELIUS | | |
| (aside) | | Cym I.vi.31 |
| I do suspect you, Madam, | I do suspect you, madam; | | Cym I.vi.31.2 |
| But you shall do no harme. | But you shall do no harm. | | Cym I.vi.32.1 |
| Qu. | QUEEN | | |
| (to Pisanio) | | Cym I.vi.32 |
| Hearke thee, a word. | Hark thee, a word. | | Cym I.vi.32.2 |
| Cor. | CORNELIUS | | |
| (aside) | | Cym I.vi.33 |
| I do not like her. She doth thinke she ha's | I do not like her. She doth think she has | | Cym I.vi.33 |
| Strange ling'ring poysons: I do know her spirit, | Strange ling'ring poisons: I do know her spirit; | strange (adj.)remarkable, startling, abnormal, unnatural | Cym I.vi.34 |
| And will not trust one of her malice, with | And will not trust one of her malice with | | Cym I.vi.35 |
| A drugge of such damn'd Nature. Those she ha's, | A drug of such damned nature. Those she has | | Cym I.vi.36 |
| Will stupifie and dull the Sense a-while, | Will stupefy and dull the sense awhile; | | Cym I.vi.37 |
| Which first (perchance) shee'l proue on Cats and Dogs, | Which first, perchance, she'll prove on cats and dogs, | perchance (adv.)perhaps, maybe | Cym I.vi.38 |
| | prove (v.)
old form: proue test, try out, make trial [of] | |
| Then afterward vp higher: but there is | Then afterward up higher: but there is | | Cym I.vi.39 |
| No danger in what shew of death it makes, | No danger in what show of death it makes, | | Cym I.vi.40 |
| More then the locking vp the Spirits a time, | More than the locking up the spirits a time, | | Cym I.vi.41 |
| To be more fresh, reuiuing. She is fool'd | To be more fresh, reviving. She is fooled | | Cym I.vi.42 |
| With a most false effect: and I, the truer, | With a most false effect; and I the truer, | false (adj.)disloyal, faithless, inconstant, unfaithful | Cym I.vi.43 |
| | false (adj.)sham, spurious, not genuine, artificial | |
| So to be false with her. | So to be false with her. | | Cym I.vi.44.1 |
| Qu. | QUEEN | | |
| No further seruice, Doctor, | No further service, doctor, | | Cym I.vi.44.2 |
| Vntill I send for thee. | Until I send for thee. | | Cym I.vi.45.1 |
| Cor. | CORNELIUS | | |
| I humbly take my leaue. | I humbly take my leave. | | Cym I.vi.45.2 |
| Exit. | Exit | | Cym I.vi.45 |
| Qu. | QUEEN | | |
| Weepes she still (saist thou?) / Dost thou thinke in time | Weeps she still, say'st thou? Dost thou think in time | | Cym I.vi.46 |
| She will not quench, and let instructions enter | She will not quench, and let instructions enter | instruction (n.)advice, good direction, counsel | Cym I.vi.47 |
| | quench (v.)cool down, settle down | |
| Where Folly now possesses? Do thou worke: | Where folly now possesses? Do thou work: | | Cym I.vi.48 |
| When thou shalt bring me word she loues my Sonne, | When thou shalt bring me word she loves my son, | | Cym I.vi.49 |
| Ile tell thee on the instant, thou art then | I'll tell thee on the instant, thou art then | | Cym I.vi.50 |
| As great as is thy Master: Greater, for | As great as is thy master: greater, for | | Cym I.vi.51 |
| His Fortunes all lye speechlesse, and his name | His fortunes all lie speechless, and his name | | Cym I.vi.52 |
| Is at last gaspe. Returne he cannot, nor | Is at last gasp. Return he cannot, nor | | Cym I.vi.53 |
| Continue where he is: To shift his being, | Continue where he is: to shift his being | being (n.)lodging, dwelling-place | Cym I.vi.54 |
| Is to exchange one misery with another, | Is to exchange one misery with another, | | Cym I.vi.55 |
| And euery day that comes, comes to decay | And every day that comes comes to decay | decay (v.)be destroyed, become ruined, fail | Cym I.vi.56 |
| A dayes worke in him. What shalt thou expect | A day's work in him. What shalt thou expect, | | Cym I.vi.57 |
| To be depender on a thing that leanes? | To be depender on a thing that leans? | depender (n.)dependant, one who relies | Cym I.vi.58 |
| | lean (v.)
old form: leanesneed support, incline towards a fall | |
| Who cannot be new built, nor ha's no Friends | Who cannot be new built, nor has no friends, | | Cym I.vi.59 |
| So much, as but to prop him? | So much as but to prop him? | | Cym I.vi.60.1 |
| The Queen drops the box: Pisanio takes it up | | Cym I.vi.60 |
| Thou tak'st vp | Thou tak'st up | | Cym I.vi.60.2 |
| Thou know'st not what: But take it for thy labour, | Thou know'st not what: but take it for thy labour: | | Cym I.vi.61 |
| It is a thing I made, which hath the King | It is a thing I made, which hath the king | | Cym I.vi.62 |
| Fiue times redeem'd from death. I do not know | Five times redeemed from death. I do not know | | Cym I.vi.63 |
| What is more Cordiall. Nay, I prythee take it, | What is more cordial. Nay, I prithee take it; | cordial (adj.)
old form: Cordiallreviving, invigorating, restorative | Cym I.vi.64 |
| It is an earnest of a farther good | It is an earnest of a farther good | earnest (n.)pledge, instalment, deposit, payment in advance | Cym I.vi.65 |
| That I meane to thee. Tell thy Mistris how | That I mean to thee. Tell thy mistress how | | Cym I.vi.66 |
| The case stands with her: doo't, as from thy selfe; | The case stands with her: do't, as from thyself; | | Cym I.vi.67 |
| Thinke what a chance thou changest on, but thinke | Think what a chance thou changest on; but think | chance (n.)opportunity, prospect; or: risk | Cym I.vi.68 |
| Thou hast thy Mistris still, to boote, my Sonne, | Thou hast thy mistress still, to boot, my son, | boot, to
old form: bootein addition, as well | Cym I.vi.69 |
| Who shall take notice of thee. Ile moue the King | Who shall take notice of thee. I'll move the king | | Cym I.vi.70 |
| To any shape of thy Preferment, such | To any shape of thy preferment, such | preferment (n.)advancement, promotion | Cym I.vi.71 |
| As thou'lt desire: and then my selfe, I cheefely, | As thou'lt desire: and then myself, I chiefly, | | Cym I.vi.72 |
| That set thee on to this desert, am bound | That set thee on to this desert, am bound | set on (v.)encourage, urge, incite | Cym I.vi.73 |
| | desert, desart (n.)deserving, due recompense, right | |
| To loade thy merit richly. Call my women. | To load thy merit richly. Call my women: | | Cym I.vi.74 |
| Thinke on my words. | Think on my words. | | Cym I.vi.75.1 |
| Exit Pisa. | Exit Pisanio | | Cym I.vi.75 |
| A slye, and constant knaue, | A sly and constant knave. | knave (n.)
old form: knauescoundrel, rascal, rogue | Cym I.vi.75.2 |
| Not to be shak'd: the Agent for his Master, | Not to be shaked: the agent for his master, | | Cym I.vi.76 |
| And the Remembrancer of her, to hold | And the remembrancer of her to hold | remembrancer (n.)official reminder, aide-memoire | Cym I.vi.77 |
| | hold (v.)keep, maintain, observe | |
| The hand-fast to her Lord. I haue giuen him that, | The hand-fast to her lord. I have given him that, | handfast, hand-fast (n.)marriage contract, betrothal | Cym I.vi.78 |
| Which if he take, shall quite vnpeople her | Which if he take, shall quite unpeople her | unpeople (v.)
old form: vnpeople empty of people, depopulate | Cym I.vi.79 |
| Of Leidgers for her Sweete: and which, she after | Of liegers for her sweet: and which she after, | lieger, leiger (n.)
old form: Leidgers resident ambassador, representative, envoy | Cym I.vi.80 |
| | sweet (n.)
old form: Sweetelover, sweetheart | |
| Except she bend her humor, shall be assur'd | Except she bend her humour, shall be assured | humour (n.)
old form: humormood, disposition, frame of mind, temperament [as determined by bodily fluids] | Cym I.vi.81 |
| | bend (v.)change, alter, turn in a new direction | |
| To taste of too. | To taste of too. | | Cym I.vi.82.1 |
| Enter Pisanio, and Ladies. | Enter Pisanio and Ladies | | Cym I.vi.82 |
| So, so: Well done, well done: | So, so: well done, well done: | | Cym I.vi.82.2 |
| The Violets, Cowslippes, and the Prime-Roses | The violets, cowslips, and the primroses | | Cym I.vi.83 |
| Beare to my Closset: Fare thee well, Pisanio. | Bear to my closet. Fare thee well, Pisanio; | fare ... well (int.)goodbye [to an individual] | Cym I.vi.84 |
| | closet (n.)
old form: Clossetprivate chamber, study, own room | |
| Thinke on my words. | Think on my words. | | Cym I.vi.85.1 |
| Exit Qu. and Ladies | Exeunt Queen and Ladies | | Cym I.vi.85 |
| Pisa. | PISANIO | | |
| And shall do: | And shall do: | | Cym I.vi.85.2 |
| But when to my good Lord, I proue vntrue, | But when to my good lord I prove untrue, | | Cym I.vi.86 |
| Ile choake my selfe: there's all Ile do for you. | I'll choke myself: there's all I'll do for you. | | Cym I.vi.87 |
| Exit. | Exit | | Cym I.vi.87 |