Luc. Fiddler, forbear; you grow too forward, sir: Have you so soon forgot the entertainment Her sister Katharine welcomed you withal? Hor. But, wrangling pedant, this is 5 The patroness of heavenly harmony: Then give me leave to have prerogative; And when in music we have spent an hour, Your lecture shall have leisure for as much. Luc. Preposterous ass, that never read so far 10 To know the cause why music was ordain'd! Was it not to refresh the mind of man After his studies or his usual pain? Then give me leave to read philosophy, And while I pause, serve in your harmony. 15 Hor. Sirrah, I will not bear these braves of thine. Bian. Why, gentlemen, you do me double wrong, To strive for that which resteth in my choice: I am no breeching scholar in the schools; I'll not be tied to hours nor 'pointed times, 20 But learn my lessons as I please myself. And, to cut off all strife, here sit we down: Take you your instrument, play you the whiles; His lecture will be done ere you have tuned. Hor. You'll leave his lecture when I am in tune? 25 Luc. That will be never: tune your instrument. Bian. Where left we last? Luc. Here, madam: 'Hic ibat Simois; hic est Sigeia tellus; Hic steterat Priami regia celsa senis.' 30 Bian. Construe them. Luc. 'Hic ibat,' as I told you before,—'Simois,' I am Lucentio,—'hic est,' son unto Vincentio of Pisa,— 'Sigeia tellus,' disguised thus to get your love;—' Hic steterat,' and that Lucentio that comes a-wooing,—'Priami,' is my man 35 Tranio,—'regia,' bearing my port,—'celsa senis,' that we might beguile the old pantaloon. Hor. Madam, my instrument's in tune. Bian. Let's hear. O fie! the treble jars. Luc. Spit in the hole, man, and tune again. 40 Bian. Now let me see if I can construe it: 'Hic ibat Simois,' I know you not,—'hic est Sigeia tellus,' I trust you not;—'Hic steterat Priami,' take heed he hear us not,—'regia,' presume not,—'celsa senis,' despair not. Hor. Madam, 'tis now in tune. Luc. All but the base. 45 Hor. The base is right; 'tis the base knave that jars. [Aside] How fiery and forward our pedant is! Now, for my life, the knave doth court my love: Pedascule, I'll watch you better yet. Bian. In time I may believe, yet I mistrust. 50 Luc. Mistrust it not; for, sure, Æacides Was Ajax, call'd so from his grandfather. Bian. I must believe my master; else, I promise you, I should be arguing still upon that doubt: But let it rest. Now, Licio, to you: 55 Good masters, take it not unkindly, pray, That I have been thus pleasant with you both. Hor. You may go walk, and give me leave a while: My lessons make no music in three parts. Luc. Are you so formal, sir? well, I must wait, 60 [Aside] And watch withal; for, but I be deceived, Our fine musician groweth amorous. Hor. Madam, before you touch the instrument, To learn the order of my fingering, I must begin with rudiments of art; 65 To teach you gamut in a briefer sort, More pleasant, pithy, and effectual, Than hath been taught by any of my trade: And there it is in writing, fairly drawn. Bian. Why, I am past my gamut long ago. 70 Hor. Yet read the gamut of Hortensio. Bian. [reads] "'Gamut' I am, the ground of all accord, 'A re,' to plead Hortensio's passion; 'B mi,' Bianca, take him for thy lord, 'C fa ut,' that loves with all affection: 75 'D sol re,' one clef, two notes have I: 'E la mi,' show pity, or I die." Call you this gamut? tut, I like it not: Old fashions please me best; I am not so nice, To change true rules for old inventions. Enter a Servant. 80 Serv. Mistress, your father prays you leave your books, And help to dress your sister's chamber up: You know to morrow is the wedding-day. Bian. Farewell, sweet masters both; I must be gone. [Exeunt Bianca and Servant. Luc. Faith, mistress, then I have no cause to stay. [Exit. 85 Hor. But I have cause to pry into this pedant: Methinks he looks as though he were in love: Yet if thy thoughts, Bianca, be so humble, To cast thy wandering eyes on every stale, Seize thee that list: if once I find thee ranging, 90 Hortensio will be quit with thee by changing. [Exit.

LINENOTES:

[Act iii. Scene i.] Actus Tertia. F1 Q. Actus Tertius. F2 F3 F4. Act ii. Scene ii. Capell.

Baptista's house.] Theobald. Another room. Capell.

[4] But ... this is] Wrangling pedant, this Pope. She is a shrew, but, wrangling pedant, this is Theobald. But, wrangling pedant, know this lady is Hanmer. But, wrangling pedant, this lady is Malone conj. Tut, wrangling pedant, I avouch this is Collier (Collier MS.). See note (ix).

this is] this' S. Walker conj. ending lines 4-6 with patroness ... leave ... prerogative.

[14] while] when Capell (corrected in note).

[15] not] om. Q.

[19] 'pointed] Hanmer. pointed Ff Q.

[22] your] the Q.

play you the whiles] play you the while Pope. stay you a while Hanmer.

[24] [Hortensio retires. Pope. [To Bianca, taking up his lute. Capell.

[26] [Sitting to a table with Luc. Capell.

[27] [Shewing a book. Capell.

[28, 31, Hic] Ff Q. Hac Theobald.

41.] Sigeia] F3 F4. sigeria F1 Q. sigeia F2.

[30, 40.] Construe] F4. Conster F1 Q F2 F3.

[32] Sigeia] F2 F3 F4. Sigeria F1 Q.

[37] Hor.] Hor. [returning] Pope.

[38] [Hortensio plays. Capell.

[41] ibat] that F3 F4.

Sigeia] sigeia F2 F3 F4. sigeria F1 Q.

[42] steterat] F2 F3 F4. staterat F1 Q.

[44] [Hortensio plays. Edd. conj.

[46] How ... is!] Luc. How fiery and forward our pedant is, F1 Q F2. Luc. How ... froward ... is, F2 F3 F4 (is! F4). How fiery and froward our pedant is! Rowe (ed. 2). How fiery and how froward is our pedant! Pope. How fiery and how forward is our pedant! Capell.

[47] the] F1 Q. that F2 F3 F4.

[48] Pedascule] Pedascale Warburton. Didascule Harness conj.

[49] In ... mistrust] Continued to Luc. in Ff Q. Given to Bian. by Pope (ed. 2).

[Seeing Hor. listen. Capell.

[50] Luc.] Pope (ed. 2). Bian. Ff Q.

[52] Bian.] Pope (ed. 2). Hort. Ff Q.

[54] [rising. Capell.

[55] masters] Rowe (ed. 2). master Ff Q.

[57] Hor.] Hort. F1 Q. Bian. F2 F3 F4.

[59-61] [Aside. Johnson.

[60] [Aside] Edd.

[65] gamut] Rowe. gamoth Ff Q.

[69, 70, gamut] Rowe. gamouth

71, 77.] F1 Q. gamoth F2 F3 F4.

[72] A re] Q. Are Ff.

[73] B mi] Pope. B eme Ff Q.

[74] C fa ut] Q. Cfavt F1 F2. Cfaut F3 F4.

loves] loves thee Hanmer.

[75] clef] cliffe F1 Q F2 F3 cliff F4.

two] but two Pope. not two Capell.

[76] show] show me Hanmer.

[78] I am] I'm Pope.

[79] change]F2 F3 F4. charge F1 Q.

true ... ola] Ff Q. true ... new Rowe (ed. 2). true ... odd Theobald. old ... new Long conj. MS. new ... old Malone conj.

Enter a Servant.] Rowe. Enter a Messenger. Ff Q.

[80] Serv.] Rowe. Nicke. F1 Q F2. Nick. F3 F4. See note (iv).

[83] [Exeunt B. and S.] Capell. Ex. Rowe. Exit. Pope.

[84] [Exit.] Rowe.

[86] were] was Q.

[89] that] who Pope.