Phi. See, lachimo. Poft. Sure, the fwift harts have pofted you by land, And winds of all the corners kifs'd your fails, A To make your veffel nimble. Phi. Welcome, Sir. to bed vor Poft. I hope, the briefness of your answer made your Return. The speediness of Is of the fairest I e'er look'd upon. ILO A Poft. And, therewithal, the beft; or let her Beauty Look through a cafement to allure false hearts, And be falfe with them. Iach. Here are letters for you. Poft. Their tenour good, I truft. lach. 'Tis very like. Poft. Was Caius Lucius in the Britain Court, When you were there? Iach. He was expected then, But not approach'd. Poft. All is well yet. tt wedky net bed DEA Sparkles this stone as it was wont, or is't Iach. If I've loft it, I should have loft the worth of it in gold; it som 2 A I'll make a journey twice as far, t'enjoy LIT 49 Your lady being fo eafie. Poft. Make not, Sir, Your lofs your fport; I hope, you know, that we Iach. Good Sir, we must, If you keep covenant; had I not brought Together Together with your ring; and not the wronger Poft. If you can make't apparent That you have tasted her in bed, my hand, Iach. Sir, my circumftances Being for near the truth, as I will make them, Poft. Proceed. Iach. Firft, her bed-chamber, (Where, I confess, I flept not, but profefs, A piece of work In workmanship, and value; which, I wonder'd, Since the true life on't was Poft. This is true; And this you might have heard of here, by me, Or by fome other. Iach. More Particulars Muft juftifie my knowledge. Poft. So they must, Or do your honour injury. (19) If not, the foul Opinion You had of her poor Honour, &c.] Thus, Mr. Rowe; and thus, Mr. Pope as judiciously, as fervilely, after I him: And yet he pretends to have collated the old Copies. But the T two Elder Folio's read, as I have restor'd, You had of her pure Honour Tach. lach. The chimney AAD Wow. ir „d T di Is fouth the chambers and the chimney-pieceping 3d Chaft Dian, bathing; never faw figures won bn A So likely to report themselves the cuttery sada oT Was as another nature, dumb, out-went her do Motion and breath left out, bledad es el exocreon✪ Poft. This is a thing, (20) va I dɔid W Which you might from relation likewise reape;I Being, as it is, much spoke of. 9 db'qu ad Iach. The roof o'th' chamberbis 57 73H With golden cherubims is fretted: Thandirons, on A (I had forgot them) were two winking Cupidsist baA Of filver, each on one foot ftanding, nicelyog Depending on their brands. cam bas T Poft. What's this t' her honour? (21) 912 .dhol Let it be granted you have seen all this Ao¶ Praise be to your remembrance, the defcription & at T Of what is in her chamber nothing faves 01 5m alla The wager you have laid.vered (20) This is a Thing, Which you might from relation likewife read, 20 yɔda nɔn'I To read from Relation, i. e. from Men's Reports viva voce, Cisa Fi gure, I am fure, never us'd by Shakespeare whatever, reading in any One's Eyes, might have been: But this our modern Editors. "The old Editions 28an, is the Manufacture of Text. read, as I reform'd the (21) This is her Honour FHM & Noud od VI Let it be granted you have feen all this, &c]oft H Iachimo impudently pretends to have carried his Point; and, in Confirmation, is very minute in defcribing to the Husband all the Furni ture and Adornments of his Wife's Bedchamber. But how is fine Furniture any ways a Princess's Henour? It is an Apparatus fuitable to her Dignity, but certainly makes no part of her Character. It might have been call'd her Father's Honour, that her Allotments were proportion'd to her Rank and Quality. I am perfuaded, the Poet intended Posthumus fhould fay; " This particular Defcription, which you "make, can't convince me that I have lost my Wager: Your Memory is good; and fome of thefe Things you may have learned from a "Third Hand, or feen yourfelf; yet I expect Proofs more direct and authentick". I think, there is little Queftion but we ought to reftore the place thus: .. 66 What's This t'her Honour?, I propos'd this Emendation in the Appendix to my SHAKESPEARE reford, and Mr. Pope has thought fit to embrace it in his laft Edition. Iach. Then, if you can [Pulling out the Bracelet. Be pale, I beg but leave to air this jewel: fee!?[ And now 'tis up again; it must be married To that your diamond, 25 I'll keep them. Poft. Jove Law-300 dmus Once more let me behold it: Is it That, Tach, Sir, I thank her, That: 、, ! ་་ She ftrip'd it from her arm, I fee her yet, S Poft. May be, the pluck'd it off. To fend it me. Iach. She writes fo to you? doth fhe? Poft. O, no, no, no, 'tis true. Here, take this tool; It is a bafilisk unto mine eye, Kills me to look on't; let there be no honour, 40 Phi. Have patience, Sir, And take your ring again: 'tis not yet won; Who knows, one of her women, being corrupted, Poft. Very true, And fo, I hope, he came by't; back my ring; ! Tach. By Jupiter, I had it from her arm. Poft. Hark you, he fwears; by Jupiter he fwears.c 'Tis true nay, keep the ring 'tis true; I'm fure, She could not lofe it; her attendants are All honourable; they induc'd to fteal it!: 1 And, by a stranger!-no, he hath enjoy'd her. Is this the hath bought the name of Whore thus dearly; There, There, take thy hire, and all the fiends of hell This is not ftrong enough to be believ'd, Poft. Never talk on't;: She hath been colted by him. For further fatisfying, under her breast, To feed again, though full. You do remember Poft. Ay, and it doth confirm Iach. Will you hear more? Poft. Spare your arithmetick. Count. not the Turns: once, and a million! If Iach. I'll be fworn Poft. No fwearing: you will fwear you have not done't, you die.. And I will kill thee, if thou doft deny Thou'ft made me cuckold. Iach. I'll deny nothing. Poft Q, that I had her here, to tear her limb-meal! I will go there, and do't i'th' Court, Before Phi. Quite befides The government of patience! you have won He hath against himself. lach. With all my heart. Re-enter Pofthumus.. [Exit. [Exeunt. Poft. Is there no way for men to be, but women Muft be half-workers? we are baftards: all; And that most venerable man, which I: Did call my father, was I know not where, When |