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| Hoboyes, and Torches. Enter King, Malcolme, | Hautboys and torches. Enter King Duncan, Malcolm, | | Mac I.vi.1.1 | |
| Donalbaine, Banquo, Lenox, Macduff, Rosse, Angus, | Donalbain, Banquo, Lennox, Macduff, Ross, Angus, | | Mac I.vi.1.2 | |
| and Attendants. | and Attendants | | Mac I.vi.1.3 | |
| King. | KING | | | |
| This Castle hath a pleasant seat, / The ayre | This castle hath a pleasant seat; the air | seat (n.) situation, position, location | Mac I.vi.1 | |
| nimbly and sweetly recommends it selfe | Nimbly and sweetly recommends itself | nimbly (adj.)bracingly, in an invigorating way | Mac I.vi.2 | |
| Vnto our gentle sences. | Unto our gentle senses. | sense (n.)feeling, sensibility, capacity to feel | Mac I.vi.3.1 | |
| | gentle (adj.)refined, discriminating, sophisticated | | |
| Banq. | BANQUO | | | |
| This Guest of Summer, | This guest of summer, | | Mac I.vi.3.2 | |
| The Temple-haunting Barlet does approue, | The temple-haunting martlet, does approve | martlet (n.)house-martin [which often builds its nest in churches] | Mac I.vi.4 | |
| | approve (v.)prove, confirm, corroborate, substantiate | | |
| By his loued Mansonry, that the Heauens breath | By his loved mansionry that the heaven's breath | mansionry (n.)place of habitation; or: building place | Mac I.vi.5 | |
| Smells wooingly here: no Iutty frieze, | Smells wooingly here; no jutty, frieze, | wooingly (adv.)enticingly, alluringly, temptingly | Mac I.vi.6 | |
| | jutty (n.)projection, protrusion [of a building] | | |
| Buttrice, nor Coigne of Vantage, but this Bird | Buttress, nor coign of vantage, but this bird | vantage (n.)advantage, benefit, advancement, profit | Mac I.vi.7 | |
| | coign (n.)projecting corner, prominent position | | |
| Hath made his pendant Bed, and procreant Cradle, | Hath made his pendent bed and procreant cradle; | pendent (adj.)downhanging, drooping, dangling | Mac I.vi.8 | |
| | procreant (adj.)for the purpose of procreation | | |
| Where they must breed, and haunt: I haue obseru'd | Where they most breed and haunt I have observed | haunt (v.)frequent, visit habitually | Mac I.vi.9 | |
| The ayre is delicate. | The air is delicate. | delicate (adj.)pleasant, delightful, congenial | Mac I.vi.10.1 | |
| Enter Lady. | Enter Lady Macbeth | | Mac I.vi.10 | |
| King. | KING | | | |
| See, see our honor'd Hostesse: | See, see, our honoured hostess – | | Mac I.vi.10.2 | |
| The Loue that followes vs, sometime is our trouble, | The love that follows us sometime is our trouble, | | Mac I.vi.11 | |
| Which still we thanke as Loue. Herein I teach you, | Which still we thank as love. Herein I teach you | still (adv.)constantly, always, continually | Mac I.vi.12 | |
| How you shall bid God-eyld vs for your paines, | How you shall bid ‘ God 'ield us ’ for your pains, | 'ild, 'ield, dild (v.)[form of ‘yield’] reward, repay, requite | Mac I.vi.13 | |
| | bid (v.), past form badepray, entreat, beg, ask | | |
| And thanke vs for your trouble. | And thank us for your trouble. | | Mac I.vi.14.1 | |
| Lady. | LADY | | | |
| All our seruice, | All our service | | Mac I.vi.14.2 | |
| In euery point twice done, and then done double, | In every point twice done and then done double | | Mac I.vi.15 | |
| Were poore, and single Businesse, to contend | Were poor and single business to contend | single (adj.)poor, feeble, slight, trivial | Mac I.vi.16 | |
| | contend (v.)compete, vie, rival | | |
| Against those Honors deepe, and broad, / Wherewith | Against those honours deep and broad wherewith | | Mac I.vi.17 | |
| your Maiestie loades our House: / For those of old, | Your majesty loads our house . For those of old, | | Mac I.vi.18 | |
| and the late Dignities, / Heap'd vp to them, | And the late dignities heaped up to them, | | Mac I.vi.19 | |
| we rest your Ermites. | We rest your hermits. | rest (v.)remain, stay, stand | Mac I.vi.20.1 | |
| | hermit (n.)one who prays for another, beadsman | | |
| King. | KING | | | |
| Where's the Thane of Cawdor? | Where's the Thane of Cawdor? | | Mac I.vi.20.2 | |
| We courst him at the heeles, and had a purpose | We coursed him at the heels and had a purpose | purpose (n.)intention, aim, plan | Mac I.vi.21 | |
| | course (v.)chase, hunt, pursue | | |
| To be his Purueyor: But he rides well, | To be his purveyor; but he rides well, | purveyor (n.)steward sent ahead to make preparations for the arrival of someone important | Mac I.vi.22 | |
| And his great Loue (sharpe as his Spurre) hath holp him | And his great love, sharp as his spur, hath holp him | | Mac I.vi.23 | |
| To his home before vs: Faire and Noble Hostesse | To his home before us. Fair and noble hostess, | | Mac I.vi.24 | |
| We are your guest to night. | We are your guest tonight. | | Mac I.vi.25.1 | |
| La. | LADY | | | |
| Your Seruants euer, | Your servants ever | | Mac I.vi.25.2 | |
| Haue theirs, themselues, and what is theirs in compt, | Have theirs, themselves and what is theirs, in compt, | compt, inheld in trust, subject to account | Mac I.vi.26 | |
| To make their Audit at your Highnesse pleasure, | To make their audit at your highness' pleasure, | | Mac I.vi.27 | |
| Still to returne your owne. | Still to return your own. | still (adv.)constantly, always, continually | Mac I.vi.28.1 | |
| King. | KING | | | |
| Giue me your hand: | Give me your hand; | | Mac I.vi.28.2 | |
| Conduct me to mine Host we loue him highly, | Conduct me to mine host. We love him highly, | | Mac I.vi.29 | |
| And shall continue, our Graces towards him. | And shall continue our graces towards him. | | Mac I.vi.30 | |
| By your leaue Hostesse. | By your leave, hostess. | | Mac I.vi.31 | |
| Exeunt | He kisses her. Exeunt | | Mac I.vi.31 | |