thy finger thus and let thy soule be instructed marke me with what violence she first lou'd the Moore but for bragging and telling her fantasticall lies and will she loue him still for prating let not the discreet heart thinke so Her eye must be fed and what delight shall she haue to look on the Diuell When the â—lood is made dull with the act of sport there should be againe to inflame it and giue saciety a fresh appetite Loue lines in fauour sympathy in yeares manners and beauties all which the Moore is defectiue in now for want of these requir'd conueniences her delicate tendernesse will finde it selfe abus'd beginne to heaue the gorge disrellish and abhorre the Moore very nature will instruct her to it and compell her to some second choyce now sir this granted as it is a most pregnant and vnforced posiâ—ion who stands so eminently in the degree of this fortune as Cassio does a knaue vâ—ry voluble no farder conscionable then in putting on the meere forme of ciuill and hand-seeming for the better compassing of his salt and hidden affections A subtle slippery knaue a finder out of occasions that has an eye can stampe and counterfeit the true aduantâ—ges neuer present themselues Besides the knaue is handsome yong and hath all those requisites in him that folâ—y and green mindes look after a pestilâ—nt compleate knaue and the woman has found him already Rod. I cannot beleeue that in her shee 's full of most blest condition Iag. Blest figs end the wine shee drinkes is made of grapes if she had beene blest she would neuer haue lou'd the Moore Dâ—â—st thou not see her paddle with the palme of his hand Rod. Yes but that was but courâ—esie Iag Lechery by this hand an Index and pâ—oâ—ogue to the history of lust and foule thoughts they met so neere with their lips that their breathes embrac'd together When these mutualities so marshall the way hand at hand comes the maine exercise the incorporate conclusion But sir be you rul'd by mee I haue brought you from Venice watch you to night for your command I 'le lay 't vpon you Cassio knowes you not I 'le not be farre from you do you finde some occasion to anger Cassio either by speaking too loud or tainting his discipline or from what other cause you please which the time shall more fauourably minister Rod. Well Iag. Sir he is rash and very suddain in choler and haply with his Trunchen may strike at you prouoke him that he may for euen out of that will I cause these of Cypres to mutiny whose quallification shall come into no true trust again't but by the displanting of Cassio So shall you haue a shorter iourney to your desires by the meanes I shal then haue to prefer them the impediment most profitably remou'd without which there were no expectation of our prosperity Rod. I will doe this if I can bring it to any opportunity Iag. I warrant thee meete me by and by at the Cittadell I must fetch his necessaries ashore Farewell Rod. Adue Exit Iag. That Cassio loues her I doe well beleeue it That she loues him t is apt and of great credit The Moore howbe't that I indure him not Is of a constant noble louing nature And I dare thinke hee 'le proue to Desdemona A most deere husband now I doe loue her too Not out of absolute lust tho peraduenture I stand accountant for as great a sin But partly lead to diet my reuenge For that I doe suspect the lustfull Moore Hath leap'd into my seate the thought whereof Doth like a poisonous minerall gnaw my inwards And nothing can nor shall content my soule Till I am euen with him wife for wife Or failing so yet that I put the Moore At least into a Iealousie so strong That Iudgement cannot cure which thing to doe If this poore trash of Venice whom I crush For his quicke hunting stand the putting on I 'le haue our Michael Cassio on the hip Abuse him to the Moore in the ranke garbe For I feare Cassio with my nightcap to Make the Moore thanke me loue me and reward me For making him â—gregiously an Asse And practising vpon his peace and quiet Euen to madnesse t is here but yet confus'd Kâ—aueries plaine face is neuer seene till vs'd Exit Enter a Gentleman reading a Proclamation It is Othellâ—'s pleasure our noble and valiant Generall that vpon certaine tidings now arriued importing the meere perdition of the Turkish Fleete that euery man put himselfe into triumph Some to dance some make bonefires each man to what sport and Reuelâ— his minde leades him for besides these beneficiall newes it is the celebration of his Nuptialls So much was his pleasurâ— should bee proclaimed All Offices are open and there is full liberty from this present houre of fiue till the bell hath told eleuen Heauen blesse the Isle of Cypres and our noble Generall Othello Enter Othello Cassio and Desdemona Oth. Good Michael looke you to the guard to night Le ts teach our selues the honourable stoppe Not to out sport discretion Cas. Iago hath directed what to doe But notwithstanding with my personall eye Will I looke to it Oth. Iago is most honest Michael good night to morrow with your earliest Let me haue speech with you come my deare loue The purchase made the fruits are to eâ—sue The profits yet to come twixt me and you Good night Exit Othello and Desdemona Enter Iago 〈◊〉 Welcome Iago we must to the watch Iag. Not this houre Leiutenant t is not yet ten aclock our Generall cast vs thus early for the loue of his Desdemena who let vs not therefore blame hee hath not yet made wanton the night with her and she is sport for loue Cas. She is a most exquisite Lady Iag. And I 'le warrant her full of game Cas. Indeede she is a most fresh and delicate creature Iag. What an eye she has Me thinkes it sounds a parly of prouocation Cas. An inuiting eye and yet me thinkes right moddest Iag. And when she speakes t is an alarme to loue Cas. It is indeede perfection Iag. Well happinesse to their sheetes come Leiutenant I haue a stope of Wine and heere without are a brace of Cypres Gallants that would faine haue a measure to the health of the blacke Othello Cas. Not to night good Iago I haue very poore and vnhappy braines for drinking I could well wish courtesie would inuent some other custome of entertainement Iag. O they are our friends but one cup I 'le drink for you Cas. I ha drunke but one cup to night and that was craftily qualified to and behold what innouation it makes here I am vnfortunate in the infirmity and dare not taske my weakenesse with any more Iag. What man t is a night of Reuells the Gallants desire it Cas. Where are they Iag. Hâ—re at the dore I pray you call them in Cas. I 'le do 't but it dislikes me Exit Iag.
tasted her swâ—ete body So I had nothing knowne O now for euer Farewell the â—â—anquile mind farewell content Farewell the plumed troope and the big warres That makes ambition vertue O farewell Farewell the neighing Steed and the shriâ—l Trumpe The spirit-stirring Drumme the eare-peircing Fife The royall Banner and all quality Pride pompe and circumstance of glorious warre And O ye mortall Engines whose wide throates The immortall Ioues great clamor counterfeit Farewell Othello's Occupation's gone Iag. I st possible my Lord Oth. Villaine be sure thou proue my Loue a whore Be sure of it giue me the oculer proofe Or by the worth of mans eternall soule Thou hadst bin better haue beene borne a dog Then answer my wak'd wrath Iag. I st come to this Oth. Make me to see 't or at the least so proue it That the probation beare no hinge nor loope To hang a doubt on or woe vpon thy life Iag. My noble Lord. Oth. If thou doest slander her and torture me Neuer pray more abandon all remorce On horrors head horrors accumilate Do deeds to make heauen weepe all earth amaz'd For nothing canst thou to damnation ad greater then that Iag. O grace O heauen defend me Are you a man haue you a soule or sence God buy you take mine office O wretched foole That liuest to make thine honesty a vice O monstrous world take note take note O world To be direct and honest is not safe I thanke you for this profit and from hence I 'le loue no friend since loue breedes such offence Oth. Nay stay thou shouldst be honest Iag. I should be wise for honestie's a foole And looses that it workes for I see sir you are eaten vp with passion I doe repent me that I put it to you You wou'd be satisfied Oth. Would nay I will Iag. And many but how how satisfied my Lord Would you the superuisor grossely gape on Behold her topt Oth. Death and damnation oh Iag. It were a tedious difficulty I thinke To bring em to that prospect dam'em then If euer mortall eyes did see them boulster More then their owne what then how then What shall I say where 's satisfaction It is impossible you should see this Were they as prime as Goates as hot as Monkies As salt as Wolues in pride and fooles as groâ—â—e As ignorance made drunke But yet I say If imputation and â—trong circumstanâ—â—s Which leade directly to the doore of truth Will giue you satisâ—action you may ha 't Oth. â—iue me a liuing reason that shee 's disloyall Iag. I doe not like the office But â—â—th I am enter'd into this cause so farre Prickt to 't by foolish honesty and loue I will goe on I lay with Cassio lately And being troubled with a raging tooth I could not sleep There are a kinde of men so loose of soule That in their sleepes will mutter their affaires One of this kinde is Cassio In sleepe I heard him say Sweete Desdemona Let vs be merry let vs hide our loues And then sir would he gripe and wring my hand Cry out sweete creature and then kisse me hard As if he pluckt vp kisses by the rootes That grew vpon my lips then layed his leg Ouer my thigh and sigh'd and kissed and then Cried cursed fate that gaue thee to the Moore Oth. O Monstroâ—s monstrous Iag. Nay this was but his dreame Oth. But this deuoted a fore-gone conclusion Iag. T is a shrewd doubt tho it be but a dreame And this may helpe to thicken other proofes That doe demonstrate thinly Oth. I 'le teare her all to peeces Iag. Nay but be wise yet we see nothing donâ— She may be honest yet tell me but this Haue you not sometimes seene a handkercher Spotted with strawberries in your wiues hand Oth. I gaue her such a one t was my first gift Iag. I know not that but such a handkercher I am â—ure it was your wiues did I to day See Cassio wipe his beard with Oth. Iâ—'t be that Iag. If it be that or any it was hers It speakes against her with the other proofes Oth. O that the slaue had forty thousand liues One is too poore too weake for my râ—uenge Now doe I see t is time looke here Iago All my fond loue thus doe I blow to heauen t is gone Arise blacke vengeance from thy hollow Cell Yeeld vp O loue thy crowne and harted Throne To tirranous hate swell bosome with thy fraught For t is of Aspecks tongues Iag. Pray be content he kâ—eeles Oth. O blood Iago blood Iag. Patience I say your mind perhaps may change Oth. Neuer In the due reuerence of a â—acred vow I here ingage my words Iag. Dâ—e notrise yet Witnesse you euer-burning lights aboue You Elements that clip vs round abouâ— Iago kâ—eeles Witnesse that here Iago doth giue vp The excellency of his wit hand heart To wrong'd Othello's seâ—uice let him command And to obey shall be reâ—orce VVhat bloody worke so euer Oth. I greete thy loue Not with vaine thankes but with accepâ—â—nce bounteous And will vpon the instant put thee â—o'â— VVithin these three dayes let me heare thee say That Cassiâ—'s not aliue Iag. My friend is dead T is â—one as you request but let her liue Oth. Dam her lewd minks O dâ—â—â—her Come goe with me apart I will withdraw To furnish me with some swift meanes of death For the faire diuell now art thou my Leiutenant Iag. I am your owne for euer Exeunt Enter Desdemonia Emilla and the Clowne Des. Do you know 〈◊〉 where the Leiutenant Cassiâ— lies Clâ— I dare not say he lies any where Des. VVhy man He is a Souldier and for one to say a Souldier lies is sâ—abbing Des. Go to where Iodges he Clâ— I know not where he lodges and for me to deuise a lodging and say he lies there were to lie in my thâ—oate Desd. Can you inquire him out and be edified by report Clo I will cathechize the world for him that is make questions And by them answer Desd. Seeke him bid him come hither â—ell him I haue moued my Lord in his behaâ—fe and hope all will be well Clo. To doe this is within the compaâ—â—e of a man and therefore I 'le attempt the doing of it Exit Desd. VVhere should I loose that â—andkercher Emillia Em. I know not Madam Des. Beleeue me I had rather loose my purse Full of Câ—usa does and but my noble Moore Is true of minde and made of no such basenesse As iealous creatures are it were enough To put him to ill thinkiâ—g Em. Is he not iealous Desd. Who he I thinke the Sun where he was borne Drew all such humors from him Enter Othello Em. Looke where he comes Des. I will not leaue him now Lâ—t Câ—ssio be cald to him how is it with you my Lord Oth. Well my good Lady O hardnesse to dissemble How doe you Desdomona Des. Well my good Lord. Oth. Giue me your hand this hand is moist my Lady
Messenger One within What ho what ho what ho Sailor A messenger from the Galley Du. Now the businesse Sailor The Turkish preparation makes for Rhâ—des So was I bid report here to the state Du. How say you by this change 1 Sena This cannot be by no assay of reason T is a Pageant To keepe vs in false gaze when we consider The importancy of Cypresse to the Turke And let our selues a gaine but vnderstand That as it more concernes the Turke theâ— Rhodes So may he with more facile question beare it Dâ— And in all confidence hee 's not for Rhodes Officer Here is more newes Enter a 2. Messenger Mes. The Ottamites reuerend and gracious Steering with due course toward the Isle of Rhodes Haue there inioynted with an after fleete Of 30. â—â—ile and now they doe resterine Their backward course bearing with franke appearance Their purposes towards Cypresse Seignior Montano Your trusty and most valiant seruitor With hâ—â— free duâ—y recommends you thus And pâ—ayes you to bâ—leeue him Du. T is certaine then for Cypresse Maâ—cus Lucciâ—â—os is not here in Townâ— 1 Sena Hee 's 〈◊〉 Florence Du. Write 〈◊〉 vs wish him post post hast dispatch 〈…〉 Othello Roderigo Iago Cassio 〈…〉 and Offâ—cers 〈…〉 Brabantio â—nd the valiant Moore 〈…〉 straite imploy you 〈…〉 Ottaman 〈…〉 Seigâ—ior 〈…〉 your helpe to night Bra. So did I yours good your Grace pardon me Neither my place nor ought I heard of businesse Hath rais'd me from my bed nor doth the generall care Take any hold of me for my particular griefes Is of so floodgate and orebearing nature Thaâ— it engluts and swallowes other sorrowes And it is still it selfe Du. Why what 's the matter Bra. My daughter O my daughter All. Dead Bra. I to me She is abus'd stolne from me and corrupted By spels and medicines bought of mountebancks For nature so preposterously to erre Saunce witchcraft could not Du. Who ere he be that in this foule proceeding Hath thus beguild your daughter of her selfe And you of her the bloody booke of Law You shall your selfe read in the bitter letter After its owne sense tho our proper sonne Stood in your action Bra. Humbly I thanke your Grace Here is the man this Moore whom now it seemes Your speciall mandate for the State affaires Hath hither brought All. We are very sorry for 't Du. What in your owne part can you say to this Bra. Nothing but this is so Oth. Most potent graue and reuerend Seigniors My very noble and approoued good maisters That I haue taâ—e away this old mans daughter It is most true true I haue married her The very head and front of my offending Hath this extent no more Rude am I in my speâ—ch And little blest with the set phrase of peace For since these armes of mine had seuen yeares pith Till now some nine Moones wasted they haue vs'd Their dearest action in the tented field And little of this great world can I speake More then pertaines to feate of broyle and battaile And therefore little shall I grace my cause In speaking for my selfe yet by your gracious patience I will a round vnuarnish'd tale deliver Of my whole course of loue 〈…〉 what charmes What coniuration and what mighty Magicke For such proceedings am I charg'd 〈…〉 I wonne his daughter Bra. A maiden neuer bold of spirit So still and quiet that her motion Blusht at her selfe and she in spite of nature Of yeares of Countrey credit euery thing To fall in loue with what she fear'd to looke on It is a iudgement maimd and most imperfect That will confesse perfection so would erre Against all rules of Nature and must be driuen To finde out practises of cunning hell Why this should be I therefore vouch againe That with some mixtures powerfull ore the blood Or with some dram coniur'd to this effect He wrought vpon her Du. To youth this is no proofe Without more certaine and more ouert test These are thin habits and poore likelihoods Of moderne seemings you preferre against him 1 Sena But Othello speake Did you by indirect and forced courses Subdue and poison this young maides affections Or came it by request and such faire question As soule to soule affoordeth Oth. I doe beseech you Send for the Lady to the Sagittar And let her speake of me before her father If you doe finde me foule in her report Not onely take away but let your sentence Euen fall vpon my life Du. Fetch Desdemona hither Exit two or three Oth. Ancient conduct them you best know the place And till she come as faithfull as to heauen So iustly to your graue eares I 'le present How I did thriue in this faire Ladyes loue And she in mine Du. Say it Othello Oth. Her Father loued me oft inuited me Still questioned me the story of my life From yeare to yeare the battailes seiges fortunes That I haue past I ran it through euen from my boyish dayes Toth ' very moment that he bade me tell it Wherein I spake of most disastrous chances Of moouing accident of flood and field Of heire-breadth scapes i th imminent deadly breach Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slauery and my redemption thence And with it all my trauells Historie Wherein of Antrees vast and Deserts idle Rough quarries rocks and hils whose heads touch heauen It was my hent to speake such was the processe And of the Cannibals that each other eate The Anthropophagie and men whose heads Doe grow beneath their shoulders this to heare Would Desdemona seriously incline But still the house affaires would draw her thence And euer as she could with hast dispatch Shee 'd come againe and with a greedy eare Deuoure vp my discourse which I obseruing Tooke once a plyant houre and found good meanes To draw from her a prayer of earnest heart That I would all my pilgrimage dilate Whereof by parcell she had something heard But not intentiuely I did consent And ofâ—en did beguile her of her teares When I did speake of some distressed stroake That my youth suffered my story being done She gaue me for my paines a world of sighes She swore I faith t was strange t was passing strange T was pittifull t was wondrous pittâ—full She wisht she had not heard it yet she wisht That heauen had made her such a man she thanked me And bad me if I had a friend that loued her I should but teach him how to tell my story And that would wooe her Vpon this heate I spake She lou'd me for the dangers I had past And I â—ou'd her that 〈◊〉 did pitty them This onely is the witchcraft I haue vs'd Here comes the Lady Let her witâ—esse it Enter Desdemona Iago and the rest Du. I thinke this tale would win my daughter to Good Brabaâ—tio take vp this mangled matter at the best Men doe their broken weapons rather vse Then their bare hands Bra. I pray you heare her
diuine Desdemona Mon. What is she Cas. She that I spoke of our great Captains Captaine Lest in the conduct of the bold Iago Whose footing here anticipates our thoughts A sennights speede great Ioue Othello guard And swell his saile with thine owne powerfull breath That he may blesse this Bay with his tall shippe And swiftly come to Desdemona's armes Enter Desdemona Iago Emillia and Roderigo Giue renewd fire To our extincted spirits And bring all Cypresse comfort O behold The riches of the ship is come ashore Ye men of Cypres let her haue your knees Haile to thee Lady and the grace of heauen Before behinde thee and on euery hand Enwheele thee round Desd. I thanke you valiant Cassio What tidings can you tell me of my Lord Cas. He is not yet arriued nor know I ought But that hee 's well and will be shortly here Desd. O but I feare how lost you company within A saile a saile Cas. The great contention of the sea and skies Parted our fellowship but harke A saile 2 Gent. They giue their greeting to the Cittadell This likewise is a friend Cas. So speakes this voyce Good Ancient you are welcome welcome Mistresse Let it not gall your patience good Iago That I extend my manners t is my breeding That giues me this bold shew of courtesie Iag. For would she giue you so much of her lips As of her tongue she has bestowed on me You 'd haue enough Des. Alas shee has no speech Iag. I know too much I finde it I for when I ha list to sleepe Mary before your Ladiship I grant She puts her tongue a little in her heart And chides with thinking Em. You ha little cause to say so Iag. Come on Come on you are Pictures out adores Bells in your Parlors Wildcats in your Kitchins Saints in your iniuries Diuells being offended Players in your houswifery and houswiues in your beds O fie vpon thee slanderer Iag. Nay it is true or else I am a Turke You rise to play and goe to bed to worke Em. You shall not write my praise Iag. No let me not Desd. What wouldst thou write of me If thou shouldst praise me Iag. O gentle Lady doe not put me to 't For I am nothing if not Criticall Desd. Come on assay there 's one gone to the Harbor Iag. I Madam Desd. I am not merry but I doe beguile The thing I am by seeming otherwise Come how wouldst thou praise me Iag. I am about it but indeed my inuention Comes from my pate as birdlime does from freeze It plucks out braine and all but my Muse labors And thus she is deliuer'd If she be faire and wise fairenesse and wit The one 's for vse the other vsing it Desd. Well praisde how if she be blacke and witty Iag. If she be blacke and thereto haue a wit She 〈◊〉 finde a white that shall her blacknesse hit Desd. Worse and worse Em. How if faire and foolish Iag. She neuer yet was foolish that was faire For euen her folly helpt her to a haire Des. These are old paradoxes to make fooles laugh i' the Alehouse What miserable praise hast thou for her That 's fouleâ— and foolish Iag. There 's none so foule and foolish thereunto But does foule prankes which faire and wise ones doe Desd. O heauy ignorance that praises the worst best but what praise couldst thou bestow on a deseruing woman indeed one that in the authority of her merrits did iustly put on the vouch of very malice it selfe Iag. She that was sâ—euer faire and neuer proud Had tongue at will and yet was neuer lowd Neuer lackt gold and yet went neuer gay Fled from her wish and yet said now I may She that being angred her reuenge being nigh Bad her wrong stay and her displeasure flye She that in wisedome neuer was so fraile To change the Codshead for the Salmons taile She that could thinke and ne're disclose her minde She was a wight if euer such wight were Des. To doe what Iag. To suckle fooles and chronicle small Beere Des. O most lame and impotent conclusion Doe not learne of him Emillia tho he be thy husband How say you Cassio is he not a most prophane and liberall Counsellour Cas. He speakes home Madam you may rellish him More in the Souldier then in the Scholler Iag. He takes her by the palme I well sed whisper as little a webbe as this will ensnare as great a Flee as Cassio I smile vpon her doe I will catch you in yoâ—r owne courtesies you say true t is so indeed If such trickes as these strip you out of your Leiutenantry it had beene better you had not rist your three fingers so oft which now againe you are most apt to play the sir in good well kist an excellent courtesie t is so indeed yet againe your fingers at your lips Would they were Clisterpipes for your sake The Moore I know his Trumpet Trâ—mpets within Enter Othâ—llo and Attendants Cas. T is truely so Des. Le ts meete him and receiue him Cas. Loe wherâ— he comes Oth. O my faire Warriouâ— Des My deare Othello Oth. It giues me wonder great as my content To see you here before me O my soules ioy If after euery tempest come such calmenesse May the winds blow till they haue wakened death And let the labouring Barke clime hills of seas Olympus high and duck againe as low As hell's from Heauen If it were now to dye T' were now to be most happy for I feare My soule hath her content so absolute That not another comfort like to this Succeeds in vnknowne Fate Des. The Heauens forbid But that our loues and comforts should increase Euen as our dayes doe growe Oth. Amen to that sweete power I cannot speake enough of this content It stops me heere it is too much of ioy And this and this the greatest discord be they kisse That ere our hearts shall make Iag. O you are well tun'd now But I 'le set downe the pegs that make this musique As honest as I am Oth. Come let vs to the Castle Newes friends our warres are done the Turks are drownd How doe our old acquaintance of the Isle Honny you shall be well desir'd in Cypres I haue found great loue amongst them O my sweete I prattle out of fashion and I dote In mine one comforts I preethee good Iago Goe to the Bay and disimbarke my Coffers Bring thou the Master to the Cittadell He is a good one and his worthinesse Does challenge much respect come Dâ—sdemona Once more well met at Cypres Exit Iag. Doe thou meete me presently at the Habour come hither If thou beest valiant as they say base men being in loue haue then a Nobility in their natures more then is natiue to them list me the Leiutenant to night watches on the Court of Guard first I will tell thee this Desdemona is directly in loue with him Rod. With him why t is not possible Iag. Lay
If I can fasten but one cup vpon him With that which he hath drunke to night already Hee 'll be as full of quarrell and offence Aâ— my young mistris dog Now my sicke foole Rodâ—â—igo Whom loue has turn'd almost the wrong side outward To Desdemona hath to night caroust Potations pottle deepe and hee 's to watch Three lads of Cypres noble swelling spirits That hold their honour in a wary distance The very Elemeâ—ts of this warlike Isle Haue I to night flustred with flowing cups And the watch too now mongst this flocke of drunkards I am to put our Cassio in some action That may offend the Isle Enter Montanio Cassio and others But here they come If consequence doe but approoue my dreame My boate sailes freely both with winde and streame Cas. Fore God they haue giuen me a rouse already Mon. Good faith a little one not past a pint As I am a souldier Iag. Some wine ho And let me the Cannikin clinke clinke And let me the Cannikin clinke clinke A Souldier's a man a life 's but a span Why then let a souldier drinke Some wine boyes Cas. Fore God an excellent song Iag. I learn'd it in England where indeed they are most potent in potting your Dane your Germaine and your swag-bellied Hollander drinke ho are nothing to your English Cas. Is your English man so expert in his drinking Iag. Why he drinkes you with facillity your Dane dead drunke he sweats not to ouerthrow your Almaine he giues your Hollander a vomit â—re the next pottle can be fild Cas. To the health of our Generall Mon. I am for it Leiutenant and I will doe you iustice Iag. O sweeâ—e England King Stephen was a worthy peere His breeches cost him but a crowne He held'em sixpence all too deere With that he cald the Taylor lowne He was a wight of high renowne And thou art but of low degree T is pride that puls the Countrey downe Then take thine â—wd cloke about thee Some wine ho. Cas. Fore God this is a more exquisite song then the other Iag. Will you hear 't agen Cas. No for I hold him vnworthy of his place that does those things well God 's aboue all and there bee soules that must bee saued Iag. It is true good Leiutenant Cas. For mine own part no offence to the Generall nor any man of quality I hope to be saued Iag. And so doe I Leiutenant Cas. I but by your leaue not before me the Leiutenant is to be saued before the Ancient Let 's ha no more of this let 's to our affaires God forgiue vs our sins Gentlemen let 's looke to our businesse Doe not thinke Gentlemen I am drunke this is my Ancient this is my right hand and this is my left hand I am not drunke now I can stand well enough and speake well enough All. Excellent well Cas. Very well then you must not thinke that I am drunke Ex. Mon. To the plotforme maisters Come let 's set the watch Iag. You see this fellow that is gone before He is a Souldier fit to stand by Caesar And giue direction and doe but see his vice T is to his vertue a iust equinox The one as long as th' other t is pitty of him I feare the trust Oâ—hello put him in On some odde time of his infirmity Will shake this Island Mon. But is he often thus Iag. T is euermore the Prologue to his sleepe Hee 'le watch the horolodge a double set If drinke rocke not his cradle Mon. T were well 〈◊〉 Generall weâ—e put in minde of iâ— Perhaps he sees it not or his good nature Praises the vertues that appeares in Cassio And looke not on his euills is not this true Iag. How now Roderigâ— Enter Roderigo Iâ—pray you after the Leiutenant goe Exit Râ—d Mon. And t is great pitty that the noble Moore Should hazard such a place as his owne second With one of an ingraft infirmity It were an honest action to say so to the Moore Iag. Nor I for this faire Island I doe loue Cassio well and would doe much Helpe helpe within To cure him of this euill but harke what noyse Enter Cassio driuing in Roderigo Cas. Zouns you roâ—ue you rascall Mon. what 's the matter Leiutenant Cas. A kâ—aue teach mee my duty but I 'le beate the knaue into a wicker bottle Rod. Beaâ—e me Cas. Doest thou prate rogue Mon. Good Leiutenant pray sir hold your hand Cas. Let me goe sir or I le knocke you ore the mazzard Mon. Come come you are drunke Cas. Drunke they fight Iag. Away I say goe out and cry a muteny A bell rung Nay good Leiutenant god will Gentlemen Helpe hâ— Leiutenant Sir Montanio sir Helpe maisters here 's a goodly watch indeed Who 's that that rings the bell Dâ—ablo ho The â—owne will rise godswill Leiutenant hold You will be sham'd for euer Enter Othello and Gentlemen with weapons Oth What is the matter here Mon. Zouns I bleed still I am hurt to the death Oth. Hold for your liues Iag. Hold hold Leiutenant sir Montanio Gentlemen Haue you forgot all place of sence and duty Hold the Generall speakes to you hold hold for shame Oth. Why how now ho from whence arises this Are we turn'd Turkes and to our selues doe that Which Heauen has forbid the â—ttamites For Christian shame put by this barbarous brawle He that stirres nexâ— to carue forth his owne rage Holds his soule light he dies vpon his motion Silence that dreadfull bell it frights the Isle From her propriety what 's the matter masters Honest Iago that lookes dead with grieuing Speake who began this on thy loue I charge thee Iag. I doe not know friends all but now euen now In quarter and in termes like bride and groome Deuesting them to bed and then but now As if some plannet had vnwitted men Swords out and tilting one at others breast In opposition bloody I cannot speake Any beginninâ— to this peeuish odds And would in action glorious I had lost These legges that brought me to a paâ—t of it Oth. How came it Michael you were thus forgot Cas. I pray you pardon me I cannot speake Oth. Worthy Montanio you were wont be ciuill The grauity and stilnesse of your youth The world hath noted and your name is great In men of wisest censure what 's the matter That you vnlace your reputation thus And spend your rich opinion for the name Of a night brawler giue me answer to 't Mon. Worthy Othello I am hurt to danger Your Officer Iago can informe you While I spare speech which something now offends me Of all that I doe know nor know I ought By me that 's sed or done amisse this night Vnlesse selfe-charity be sometime a vice And to defend our selues it be a sinne When violence assayles vs. Oth. Now by heauen My blood begins my safer guides to rule And passion hauing my best iudgement coold Assayes to leade the way Zouns if I stirre
Or doe but lift this arme the best of you Shall sinke in my rebuke giue me to know How this foule rout began who set it on And he that is approou'd in this offence Tho he had twin'd with me both at a birth Shall loose me what in a Towne of warre Yet wild the peoples hearts brim full of feare To mannage priuate and domesticke quarrels In night and on the Court and guard of safety T is monstrous Iago who began Mon. If partiality affin'd or league in office Thou doest deliuer more or lesse then truth Thou art no souldier Iag. Touch me not so neere I had rather ha this tongue out from my mouth Then it should doe offence to Michael Cassio Yet I perswade my selfe to speake the truth Shall nothing wrong him Thus it is Generall Montanio and my selfe being in speech There comeâ— a fellow crying out for helpe And Cassio following him with determin'd sword To execute vpon him Sir this Gentleman Steps in to Cassio and intreates his pause My selfe the crying fellow did pursue Lest by his clamour as it so fell out The Towne might fall in fright he swift of foote Out ran my purpose and I returnd the rather For that I heard the clinke and fall of swords And Cassio high in oaths which till to night I ne're might see before when I came backe For this was briefe I found them close together At blow and thrust euen as agen they were When you your selfe did part them More of this matter can I not report But men are men the bâ—st sometimes forget Tho Cassio did some little wrong to him As men in raâ—ge strike those that wish them best Yet surely Cassio I beleeue receiu'd From him that fled some strange indignity Which patience could not passe Oth. I know Iago Thy honesty and loue doth mince this matter Making it light to Cassio Cassio I loue thee But neuer more be Officer of miâ—e Enter Desdemona with others Looke if my Gentle loue be not raisde vp I 'le make thee an example Desd. What is the matter Oth. All 's well now sweeting Come away to bed sir for your hurts My selfe will be your surgeon leade him off Iago looke with care about the Towne And silence those whom this vile brawle distracted Come Desdemona t is the Souldiers life To haue their balmy â—â—umbers wak'd with strife Iag What are you hurt Leiutenant Exit Moore Desdemona and attendants Cas. I past all surgery Iag. Mary God forbid Cas. Reputation reputation I ha lost my reputation I ha lost the immortall part sir of my selfe And what remaines is beastiall my reputation Iago my reputation Iag. As I am an honest man I thought you had receiu'd some bodily wound there is more offence in that then in Reputation reputation is an idle and most false imposition oft got without merit and lost without deseruing You haue lost no reputation at all vnlesse you repute your selfe such a loser what man there are wayes to recouer the Generall agen you are but now cast in his moode a punishment more in pollicy then in malice euen so as one would beate his offencelesse dog to affright an imperious Lyon sue to him againe andâ—hees yours Cas. I will rather sue to be despis'd then to deceiue so good a Commander with so light so drunken and indiscreete an Officer O thou inuisible spirit of wine if thou hast no name to bee knowne by let vs call thee Diuell Iag. What was he that you followed with your sword What had he done to you Cas. I know not Iag. Iâ—t possible Cas. I remember a masse of things but nothing distinctly a quarrell but nothing wherefore O God that men should put an enemy in there mouthes to steale away there braines that wee should with ioy Reuell pleasure and applause transforme our selues into beasts Iag. Why but you are now well enough how came you thus recouered Cas. It hath pleasde the Diuell drunkennesse to giue place to the Diuell wrath one vnpeâ—fectnesse shewes me another to make me frankely despise my selfe Iag. Come you are too seuere a morraler as the time the place the condition of this Countrey stands I 〈◊〉 heartily wish this had not so befalne but since it is as it is mend it for your own good Cas. I will aske him for my place againe hee shall tell me I am a drunkard had I as many mouthes as Hydra such an answer would stop em all to be now a senâ—ible man by and by a foole and presently a beast Euery vnordinate cup is vnblest and the ingredience is a diuell Iag. Come come good wine is a good familiar creature if it be well vs'd exclaime no more against it and good Leiutenant I thinke you thinke I loue you Cas. I haue well approou'd it sir I drunke Iag. You or any man liuing may bee drunke at some time I 'le tell you what you shaâ—l 〈◊〉 our Generals wiâ—e is now the Generall I may say so in this respect for that he has deuoted and giuen vp himselfe to the contemplation marke and deuotement of her parts and graces Confesse your selfe freely to her importune her shee 'll helpe to put you in youâ— place againe she is so free so kind so apt so blessed a disposition that shee holds it a vice in her goodnesse not to doe more then shee is requested This braule betweene you and her husband intreate her to splinter and my fortune against any lay worth naming this cracke of your 〈◊〉 shall grow stronger then t was before Cas. You aduise me well Iag. I protest in the sincerity of loue and honest kindnesse Cas. I thinke it freely and betimes in the morning will I beseech the vertuous Desdemona to vndertake for me I am desperate of my fortunes if they checke me here Iag. You are in the right Good night Leiutenant I must to the watch Cas. Good night honest Iago Exit Iag. And what 's he then that sayeâ— I play the villaine When this aduice is free I giue and honest Proball to thinking and indeed the course To win the Moore agen For t is most easie The inclining Desdemona to subdue In any honest suite she 's fram'd as fruitfull As the free Elements and then for her To win the Moore wer 't to renounce his baptisme All sâ—ales and symbols of redeemed sin His soule is so infetter'd to her loue That she may make vnmake doe what she list Euen as her appetite shall play the god With his weake function how am I then a villaine To counsell Cassio to this parrallell course Directly to his good diuinity of hell When diuells will their blackest sins put on They doe suggest at first with heauenly shewes As I doe now for while this honest foole Plyes Desdemona to repaire his fortunes And she for him pleades strongly to the Moore I 'le poure this pestilence into his â—are That she repeales him for her bodyes lust And by how much she striues to doe