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| Enter Thaliard solus. | Enter Thaliard alone | | Per I.iii.1 | |
| THALIARD | | | |
| So this is Tyre, and this the Court, heere must | So this is Tyre, and this the court. Here must | | Per I.iii.1 | |
| I kill King Pericles, and if I doe it not, I am sure to be | I kill King Pericles; and if I do it not, I am sure to be | | Per I.iii.2 | |
| hang'd at home : t'is daungerous. Well, I perceiue he | hanged at home. 'Tis dangerous. Well, I perceive he | | Per I.iii.3 | |
| was a wise fellowe, and had good discretion, that beeing | was a wise fellow and had good discretion that, being | | Per I.iii.4 | |
| bid to aske what hee would of the King, desired he might | bid to ask what he would of the king, desired he might | | Per I.iii.5 | |
| knowe none of his secrets. Now doe I see hee had some | know none of his secrets. Now do I see he had some | | Per I.iii.6 | |
| reason for't: for if a king bidde a man bee a villaine, hee's | reason for't, for if a king bid a man be a villain, he's | | Per I.iii.7 | |
| bound by the indenture of his oath to bee one. Husht, | bound by the indenture of his oath to be one. Husht! | indenture (n.) contract, agreement | Per I.iii.8 | |
| | husht (int.)be quiet | | |
| heere comes the Lords of Tyre. | Here comes the lords of Tyre. | | Per I.iii.9 | |
| Enter Hellicanus, Escanes, with other Lords. | Enter Helicanus and Escanes, with other lords | | Per I.iii.10 | |
| Helli. | HELICANUS | | | |
| You shall not neede my fellow-Peers of Tyre, | You shall not need, my fellow peers of Tyre, | | Per I.iii.10 | |
| further to question mee of your kings departure: | Further to question me of your King's departure. | question (v.)enquire about, discuss, deliberate | Per I.iii.11 | |
| his sealed Commission left in trust with mee, | His sealed commission, left in trust with me, | commission (n.)warrant, authority [to act] | Per I.iii.12 | |
| does speake sufficiently hee's gone to trauaile. | Doth speak sufficiently he's gone to travel. | go (v.)go off, set about, proceed | Per I.iii.13 | |
| Thaliard. | THALIARD | | | |
| (aside) | | Per I.iii.14 | |
| How? the King gone? | How? the King gone? | | Per I.iii.14 | |
| Hell. | HELICANUS | | | |
| If further yet you will be satisfied, | If further yet you will be satisfied | | Per I.iii.15 | |
| (why as it were vnlicensed of your loues) | Why, as it were, unlicensed of your loves | unlicensed (adj.)without permission, lacking the assent | Per I.iii.16 | |
| he would depart? Ile giue some light vnto you, | He would depart, I'll give some light unto you. | | Per I.iii.17 | |
| beeing at Antioch. | Being at Antioch – | | Per I.iii.18.1 | |
| Thal. | THALIARD | | | |
| (aside) | | Per I.iii.18 | |
| What from Antioch? | What from Antioch? | | Per I.iii.18.2 | |
| Hell. | HELICANUS | | | |
| Royall Antiochus on what cause I knowe not, | Royal Antiochus, on what cause I know not, | | Per I.iii.19 | |
| tooke some displeasure at him, at least hee iudg'de so: and | Took some displeasure at him; at least he judged so. | | Per I.iii.20 | |
| doubting lest hee had err'de or sinn'de, | And doubting lest he had erred or sinned, | doubt (v.)fear, be afraid [for], feel anxious [for] | Per I.iii.21 | |
| to shewe his sorrow, hee'de correct himselfe; | To show his sorrow he'd correct himself; | correct (v.)punish, chastise, reprimand | Per I.iii.22 | |
| so puts himselfe vnto the Shipmans toyle, | So puts himself unto the shipman's toil, | | Per I.iii.23 | |
| with whome eache minute threatens life or death. | With whom each minute threatens life or death. | | Per I.iii.24 | |
| Thaliard. | THALIARD | | | |
| (aside) | | Per I.iii.25 | |
| Well, I perceiue I shall not be hang'd | Well, I perceive I shall not be hanged | | Per I.iii.25 | |
| now, although I would, but since hee's gone, the Kings | now although I would; but since he's gone, the King's | | Per I.iii.26 | |
| seas must please: hee scap'te the Land to perish at the | seas must please; he 'scaped the land to perish at the | scape, 'scape (v.)escape, avoid | Per I.iii.27 | |
| Sea, I'le present my selfe. | sea. I'll present myself. | | Per I.iii.28 | |
| He comes forward | | Per I.iii.29 | |
| Peace to the Lords of Tyre. | Peace to the lords of Tyre! | | Per I.iii.29 | |
| HELICANUS | | | |
| Lord Thaliard from Antiochus is welcome. | Lord Thaliard from Antiochus is welcome. | | Per I.iii.30 | |
| Thal. | THALIARD | | | |
| From him I come | From him I come | | Per I.iii.31 | |
| with message vnto princely Pericles, | With message unto princely Pericles, | | Per I.iii.32 | |
| but since my landing, I haue vnderstood | But since my landing I have understood | | Per I.iii.33 | |
| your Lord has betake himselfe to vnknowne trauailes, | Your lord has betaken himself to unknown travels. | | Per I.iii.34 | |
| now message must returne from whence it came. | Now my message must return from whence it came. | | Per I.iii.35 | |
| Hell. | HELICANUS | | | |
| Wee haue no reason to desire it, | We have no reason to desire it, | | Per I.iii.36 | |
| commended to our maister not to vs, | Commended to our master, not to us. | commend (v.)declare, offer, direct | Per I.iii.37 | |
| yet ere you shall depart, this wee desire | Yet, ere you shall depart, this we desire, | | Per I.iii.38 | |
| as friends to Antioch wee may feast in Tyre. | As friends to Antioch, we may feast in Tyre. | | Per I.iii.39 | |
| Exit. | Exeunt | | Per I.iii.39 | |