As like enough it will, I'd have it copied :
Take it and do't, and leave me for this time.
Bian. Leave you? wherefore?

Caf. I do attend here on the General,
And think it no addition, nor my wish
To have him fee me woman'd.

■ Bian. Why, I pray you?
Caf. Not that I love you not.

Bian. But that you do not love me.
I pray you bring me on the way a little,
And fay, if I fhall fee you foon at night.

Caf. 'Tis but a little way that I can bring you,
For I attend here. But I'll fee you foon.

Bian. 'Tis very good; I must be circumftanc'd.

[Exeunt.

m The fo's and R. I would for I'd. These two speeches in italic are not

in the 1ft q.

• H. Nor that you love me, &c.

ACT

Tago. WIL

Oth. Think fo, Iago?

Iago. What to kifs in private?

Oth. An unauthoriz'd kifs.

Iago. Or to be naked with her friend 9 abed, An hour or more, not meaning any harm?

Oth. Naked abed, Iago, and not mean harm?

It is hypocrify against the devil:

They that mean virtuously, and yet do so,

The devil their virtue tempts, and they tempt heaven.

Iago. So they do nothing, 'tis a venial flip:

But if I give my wife a handkerchief

Oth. What then?

Iago. Why then, 'tis hers, my Lord; and being hers, She may, I think, beftow 't on any man.

Oth. She is "protectress of her honour too;

Iago. Her honour is an effence that's not feen, They have it very oft, that have it not.

But for the handkerchief

Oth. By heaven, I would moft gladly have forgot it; Thou faidft (oh it comes o'er my memory,

W

As doth the raven o'er the infected house,

Boding to all) he had my handkerchief.

Iago. Ay, what of that?

Oth. That's not so good now.

Iago. What if I had said, I had seen him do you wrong? Or heard him fay (as knaves be fuch abroad, Who having, by their own importunate fuit, * Or voluntary dotage of fome mistress, Convinced, or fupplied them, cannot chuse But they must blab) —

Oth. Hath he faid any thing?

Iago. He hath, my Lord; but be you well affur'd, No more than he'll unfwear.

all.

Oth. What hath he faid?

lago. 'Faith, that he did-I know not what he didOth. But, what?

w The fo's and R. infectious,

by their importunities have convinced, x P.'s duodecimo, T. and W. ill for or overcome, their mistresses; the other, who, when their mistreffes voluntarily

y So all before P; he and all after, doated on them, have fupplied them with except C. omit bad.

z The three laft fo's, bear.

a Firft q. Or by the voluntary, &c. b The ad q. Conjur'd for Convinced. T. alters the line thus, Convinc'd or fuppled them, they cannot chuse, &c. followed by all after. But I fee no reafon for this alteration: Iago is here defcribing two forts of gallants; one who

the effects of love. These last fort of miftreffes have no need of being either convinced or fuppled. T.'s alteration is followed by H. W. J. and C. bating that C. reads firaight for bey.

So the rft q; the reft, Why for

'Faith.
d So the fft q; the ad What?
the reft, What, what?

Iago. Lie

Oth. With her?

Iago. With her, on her-what you will

Oth. Lie with her! lie on her! We fay, lie on her, when they belie her. Lie with her! Zouns, that's fulfome. Handkerchief-confeffions- handkerchief- to confefs, and be bang'd for his labour-firft to be hang'd, and then to confefsI tremble at it—Nature would not invest herself in such shadowing paffion, without fome inftruction. It is not words that * shake me thus—pish—noses, cars, and lips—Is 't possible? — confefs!-handkerchief!-Oh devil!

lago. Work on,

[Falls in a trance.

My medicine, work! Thus credulous fools are caught; And many worthy and chafte dames even thus,

SCENE II.

Enter Caffio.

How now, Caffio?

Caf. What's the matter?

lago. My Lord is " fal'n into an epilepfy, This is his fecond fit; he had one yesterday. Caf. Rub him about the temples.

Iago. No, forbear,

The lethargy must have his quiet course :
If not, he foams at mouth, and by and by
Breaks out to favage madness. Look, heftirs.
Do you withdraw yourself a little while,

He will recover ftraight; when he is gone,
I would on great occasion speak with you.

[Exit Caffio.

How is it, General, have you not hurt your head?
Oth. Doft thou mock me?

Would you

would bear your fortunes like a man.

Oth. A horned man's a monfter, and a beaft.

Iago. There's many a beast, then, in a populous city,

And many a civil monster.

m T. and W. fell for fal'n.

n The last f. and all after, but C.

the for bis.

bear.

r Second q. and C. omit thou.

So the qu's; the reft, I mock you not, by beaven, &c. except C. who reads

The fo's and R. omit No, for- I mock you! no, by beaven; I mock you

P The ad q. omits bis.

not.

So the qu's, T. W, and 7; the

a Second q. Aarres for firs.

reft, fortune.

Oth.