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| Enter Iaques and Lords, Forresters. | Enter Jaques, and Lords dressed as foresters | | AYL IV.ii.1 | |
| Iaq. | JAQUES | | | |
| Which is he that killed the Deare? | Which is he that killed the deer? | | AYL IV.ii.1 | |
| Lord. | LORD | | | |
| Sir, it was I. | Sir, it was I. | | AYL IV.ii.2 | |
| Iaq. | JAQUES | | | |
| Let's present him to the Duke like a Romane | Let's present him to the Duke like a Roman | | AYL IV.ii.3 | |
| Conquerour, and it would doe well to set the Deares horns | conqueror. And it would do well to set the deer's horns | | AYL IV.ii.4 | |
| vpon his head, for a branch of victory; haue you no song | upon his head for a branch of victory. Have you no song, | | AYL IV.ii.5 | |
| Forrester for this purpose? | forester, for this purpose? | purpose (n.) intention, aim, plan | AYL IV.ii.6 | |
| Lord. | LORD | | | |
| Yes Sir. | Yes, sir. | | AYL IV.ii.7 | |
| Iaq. | JAQUES | | | |
| Sing it: 'tis no matter how it bee in tune, so it | Sing it. 'Tis no matter how it be in tune, so it | | AYL IV.ii.8 | |
| make noyse enough. | make noise enough. | | AYL IV.ii.9 | |
| LORDS | | | |
| Musicke, Song. | SONG | | AYL IV.ii.9b | |
| What shall he haue that kild the Deare? | What shall he have that killed the deer? | | AYL IV.ii.10 | |
| His Leather skin, and hornes to weare: | His leather skin and horns to wear. | | AYL IV.ii.11 | |
| Then sing him home, the rest shall beare | Then sing him home, the rest shall bear | | AYL IV.ii.12 | |
| this burthen; | This burden. | | AYL IV.ii.13 | |
| Take thou no scorne to weare the horne, | Take thou no scorn to wear the horn, | | AYL IV.ii.14 | |
| It was a crest ere thou wast borne, | It was a crest ere thou wast born, | crest (n.)heraldic device placed above the shield and helmet in a coat-of-arms | AYL IV.ii.15 | |
| Thy fathers father wore it, | Thy father's father wore it, | | AYL IV.ii.16 | |
| And thy father bore it, | And thy father bore it, | | AYL IV.ii.17 | |
| The horne, the horne, the lusty horne, | The horn, the horn, the lusty horn, | lusty (adj.)lustful, sensual, sexful | AYL IV.ii.18 | |
| Is not a thing to laugh to scorne. | Is not a thing to laugh to scorn. | | AYL IV.ii.19 | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt | | AYL IV.ii.19 | |