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| Enter Pistoll, Nim, Bardolph, Boy, and Hostesse. | Enter Pistol, Hostess, Nym, Bardolph, and Boy | | H5 II.iii.1.1 | |
| Hostesse. | HOSTESS | | | |
| 'Prythee honey sweet Husband, let me bring thee | Prithee, honey-sweet husband, let me bring thee | bring (v.) accompany, conduct, escort | H5 II.iii.1 | |
| to Staines. | to Staines. | | H5 II.iii.2 | |
| Pistoll. | PISTOL | | | |
| No: for my manly heart doth erne. | No, for my manly heart doth earn. | earn (v.)yearn, mourn, grieve | H5 II.iii.3 | |
| Bardolph, be blythe: Nim, rowse thy vaunting Veines: | Bardolph, be blithe! Nym, rouse thy vaunting veins! | vaunting (adj.)boastful, bragging, loud-mouthed | H5 II.iii.4 | |
| Boy, brissle thy Courage vp: for Falstaffe hee is dead, | Boy, bristle thy courage up! For Falstaff, he is dead, | | H5 II.iii.5 | |
| and wee must erne therefore. | And we must earn therefore. | earn (v.)yearn, mourn, grieve | H5 II.iii.6 | |
| | therefore (adv.)for that very reason | | |
| Bard. | BARDOLPH | | | |
| Would I were with him, wheresomere hee is, | Would I were with him, wheresome'er he is, | | H5 II.iii.7 | |
| eyther in Heauen, or in Hell. | either in heaven or in hell! | | H5 II.iii.8 | |
| Hostesse. | HOSTESS | | | |
| Nay sure, hee's not in Hell: hee's in Arthurs | Nay, sure, he's not in hell: he's in Arthur's | Arthur (n.)malapropism for Abraham | H5 II.iii.9 | |
| Bosome, if euer man went to Arthurs Bosome: a made | bosom, if ever man went to Arthur's bosom. 'A made | | H5 II.iii.10 | |
| a finer end, and went away and it had beene any Christome | a finer end, and went away an it had been any christom | christom (adj.)[malapropism for ‘christened’ or ‘chrism’] in a christening robe, innocent | H5 II.iii.11 | |
| | and, an (conj.)as if | | |
| Childe: a parted eu'n iust betweene Twelue and One, eu'n | child; 'a parted e'en just between twelve and one, e'en | | H5 II.iii.12 | |
| at the turning o'th'Tyde: for after I saw him fumble with | at the turning o'th' tide; for after I saw him fumble with | | H5 II.iii.13 | |
| the Sheets, and play with Flowers, and smile vpon his | the sheets, and play with flowers, and smile upon his | | H5 II.iii.14 | |
| fingers end, I knew there was but one way: for his | fingers' ends, I knew there was but one way; for his | | H5 II.iii.15 | |
| Nose was as sharpe as a Pen, and a Table of greene | nose was as sharp as a pen, and 'a babbled of green | | H5 II.iii.16 | |
| fields. How now Sir Iohn (quoth I?) what man? be | fields. ‘ How now, Sir John?’ quoth I, ‘ What, man, be | quoth (v.)said | H5 II.iii.17 | |
| a good cheare: so a cryed out, God, God, God, three | o' good cheer!’ So 'a cried out, ‘ God, God, God!’ three | | H5 II.iii.18 | |
| or foure times: now I, to comfort him, bid him a should | or four times. Now I, to comfort him, bid him 'a should | | H5 II.iii.19 | |
| not thinke of God; I hop'd there was no neede to | not think of God – I hoped there was no need to | | H5 II.iii.20 | |
| trouble himselfe with any such thoughts yet: so a bad | trouble himself with any such thoughts yet. So 'a bade | bid (v.), past form badepray, entreat, beg, ask | H5 II.iii.21 | |
| me lay more Clothes on his feet: I put my hand into the | me lay more clothes on his feet; I put my hand into the | | H5 II.iii.22 | |
| Bed, and felt them, and they were as cold as any stone: | bed, and felt them, and they were as cold as any stone; | | H5 II.iii.23 | |
| then I felt to his knees, and so vp-peer'd, and vpward, and | then I felt to his knees, and so up'ard and up'ard, and | | H5 II.iii.24 | |
| all was as cold as any stone. | all was as cold as any stone. | | H5 II.iii.25 | |
| Nim. | NYM | | | |
| They say he cryed out of Sack. | They say he cried out of sack. | of (prep.)against | H5 II.iii.26 | |
| Hostesse. | HOSTESS | | | |
| I, that a did. | Ay, that 'a did. | | H5 II.iii.27 | |
| Bard. | BARDOLPH | | | |
| And of Women. | And of women. | | H5 II.iii.28 | |
| Hostesse. | HOSTESS | | | |
| Nay, that a did not. | Nay, that 'a did not. | | H5 II.iii.29 | |
| Boy. | BOY | | | |
| Yes that a did, and said they were Deules incarnate. | Yes, that 'a did, and said they were devils incarnate. | | H5 II.iii.30 | |
| Woman. | HOSTESS | | | |
| A could neuer abide Carnation, 'twas a Colour | 'A could never abide carnation, 'twas a colour | | H5 II.iii.31 | |
| he neuer lik'd. | he never liked. | | H5 II.iii.32 | |
| Boy. | BOY | | | |
| A said once, the Deule would haue him about Women. | 'A said once, the devil would have him about women. | | H5 II.iii.33 | |
| Hostesse. | HOSTESS | | | |
| A did in some sort (indeed) handle Women: but | 'A did in some sort, indeed, handle women; but | | H5 II.iii.34 | |
| then hee was rumatique, and talk'd of the Whore of | then he was rheumatic, and talked of the Whore of | rheumatic (adj.)malapropism for ‘choleric’ or ‘lunatic’ | H5 II.iii.35 | |
| | Whore of Babylonin the Bible, a prostitute figure, taken as a symbol of degenerate Rome, and thus of Roman Catholicism | | |
| Babylon. | Babylon. | | H5 II.iii.36 | |
| Boy. | BOY | | | |
| Doe you not remember a saw a Flea sticke vpon | Do you not remember, 'a saw a flea stick upon | | H5 II.iii.37 | |
| Bardolphs Nose, and a said it was a blacke Soule burning in | Bardolph's nose, and 'a said it was a black soul burning in | | H5 II.iii.38 | |
| Hell. | hell? | | H5 II.iii.39 | |
| Bard. | BARDOLPH | | | |
| Well, the fuell is gone that maintain'd that | Well, the fuel is gone that maintained that | | H5 II.iii.40 | |
| fire: that's all the Riches I got in his seruice. | fire – that's all the riches I got in his service. | | H5 II.iii.41 | |
| Nim. | NYM | | | |
| Shall wee shogg? the King will be gone from | Shall we shog? The King will be gone from | shog, shog off (v.)go away, be gone, get along | H5 II.iii.42 | |
| Southampton. | Southampton. | | H5 II.iii.43 | |
| Pist. | PISTOL | | | |
| Come, let's away. My Loue, giue me thy Lippes: | Come, let's away. My love, give me thy lips. | | H5 II.iii.44 | |
| Looke to my Chattels, and my Moueables: | Look to my chattels and my movables. | | H5 II.iii.45 | |
| Let Sences rule: The world is, Pitch and pay: | Let senses rule. The word is ‘ Pitch and pay!’ | pitch and paypay as you go, no credit | H5 II.iii.46 | |
| | sense (n.)senses, sensation, organs of sense | | |
| trust none: | Trust none; | | H5 II.iii.47 | |
| for Oathes are Strawes, mens Faiths are Wafer-Cakes, | For oaths are straws, men's faiths are wafer-cakes, | wafer-cake (n.)type of thin, lightweight cake | H5 II.iii.48 | |
| and hold-fast is the onely Dogge: My Ducke, | And Holdfast is the only dog, my duck. | | H5 II.iii.49 | |
| therefore Caueto bee thy Counsailor. | Therefore, Caveto be thy counsellor. | caveto (int.)[summarizing a piece of advice] beware, take care | H5 II.iii.50 | |
| Goe, cleare thy Chrystalls. Yoke-fellowes in Armes, | Go, clear thy crystals. Yoke-fellows in arms, | yoke-fellow (n.)fellow-worker, comrade, partner | H5 II.iii.51 | |
| | crystal (n.)(plural) eyes | | |
| let vs to France, like Horse-leeches my Boyes, | Let us to France, like horse-leeches, my boys, | | H5 II.iii.52 | |
| to sucke, to sucke, the very blood to sucke. | To suck, to suck, the very blood to suck! | | H5 II.iii.53 | |
| Boy. | BOY | | | |
| And that's but vnwholesome food, they say. | And that's but unwholesome food, they say. | unwholesome (adj.)harmful, damaging, noxious | H5 II.iii.54 | |
| Pist. | PISTOL | | | |
| Touch her soft mouth, and march. | Touch her soft mouth, and march. | | H5 II.iii.55 | |
| Bard. | BARDOLPH | | | |
| Farwell Hostesse. | Farewell, Hostess. | | H5 II.iii.56 | |
| He kisses her | | H5 II.iii.57.1 | |
| Nim. | NYM | | | |
| I cannot kisse, that is the humor of it: but adieu. | I cannot kiss, that is the humour of it; but adieu. | humour (n.)style, method, way, fashion | H5 II.iii.57 | |
| Pist. | PISTOL | | | |
| Let Huswiferie appeare: keepe close, I thee command. | Let housewifery appear. Keep close, I thee command. | housewifery (n.)housekeeping, household management | H5 II.iii.58 | |
| Hostesse | HOSTESS | | | |
| Farwell: adieu. | Farewell! Adieu! | | H5 II.iii.59 | |
| Exeunt | Exeunt | | H5 II.iii.59 | |