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| Noyse and Tumult within: Enter Porter and his man. | Noise and tumult within. Enter Porter and his Man | | H8 V.iv.1.1 | |
| Port. | PORTER | | | |
| You'l leaue your noyse anon ye Rascals: doe you | You'll leave your noise anon, ye rascals. Do you | anon (adv.) soon, shortly, presently | H8 V.iv.1 | |
| take the Court for Parish Garden: ye rude Slaues, leaue | take the court for Parish Garden? Ye rude slaves, leave | rude (adj.)uncivilized, uncultivated, unrefined | H8 V.iv.2 | |
| | leave (v.)cease, stop, give up | | |
| your gaping. | your gaping. | gaping (n.)bawling, shouting, yelling | H8 V.iv.3 | |
| SERVANT | | | |
| Within. | (within) | | H8 V.iv.4 | |
| Good M. Porter I belong to | Good master porter, I belong to | | H8 V.iv.4 | |
| th'Larder. | th' larder. | larder (n.)pantry, provision room | H8 V.iv.5 | |
| Port. | PORTER | | | |
| Belong to th'Gallowes, and be hang'd ye Rogue: | Belong to th' gallows, and be hanged, ye rogue! | | H8 V.iv.6 | |
| Is this a place to roare in? Fetch me a dozen Crab-tree | Is this a place to roar in? Fetch me a dozen crab-tree | crab-tree (n./adj.)crab-apple tree | H8 V.iv.7 | |
| staues, and strong ones; these are but switches to 'em: | staves, and strong ones: these are but switches to 'em. | switch (n.)twig, thin shoot | H8 V.iv.8 | |
| Ile scratch your heads; you must be seeing Christenings? | I'll scratch your heads. You must be seeing christenings? | | H8 V.iv.9 | |
| Do you looke for Ale, and Cakes heere, you rude | Do you look for ale and cakes here, you rude | | H8 V.iv.10 | |
| Raskalls? | rascals? | | H8 V.iv.11 | |
| Man. | MAN | | | |
| Pray Sir be patient; 'tis as much impossible, | Pray, sir, be patient. 'Tis as much impossible, | | H8 V.iv.12 | |
| Vnlesse wee sweepe 'em from the dore with Cannons, | Unless we sweep 'em from the door with cannons, | | H8 V.iv.13 | |
| To scatter 'em, as 'tis to make 'em sleepe | To scatter 'em as 'tis to make 'em sleep | | H8 V.iv.14 | |
| On May-day Morning, which will neuer be: | On May-day morning; which will never be. | | H8 V.iv.15 | |
| We may as well push against Powles as stirre 'em. | We may as well push against Paul's as stir 'em. | Paul's (n.)St Paul's Cathedral, London | H8 V.iv.16 | |
| Por. | PORTER | | | |
| How got they in, and be hang'd? | How got they in, and be hanged? | | H8 V.iv.17 | |
| Man. | MAN | | | |
| Alas I know not, how gets the Tide in? | Alas, I know not. How gets the tide in? | | H8 V.iv.18 | |
| As much as one sound Cudgell of foure foote, | As much as one sound cudgel of four foot – | | H8 V.iv.19 | |
| (You see the poore remainder) could distribute, | You see the poor remainder – could distribute, | | H8 V.iv.20 | |
| I made no spare Sir. | I made no spare, sir. | | H8 V.iv.21.1 | |
| Port. | PORTER | | | |
| You did nothing Sir. | You did nothing, sir. | | H8 V.iv.21.2 | |
| Man. | MAN | | | |
| I am not Sampson, nor Sir Guy, nor Colebrand, | I am not Samson, nor Sir Guy, nor Colbrand, | Samson (n.)in the Bible, a judge, possessor of legendary strength | H8 V.iv.22 | |
| | Guy, Sirlegendary hero of Warwick, whose last great act was to kill the giant Colbrand | | |
| | Colbrand (n.)medieval Danish champion giant, killed by Sir Guy of Warwick at Winchester | | |
| To mow 'em downe before me: but if I spar'd any | To mow 'em down before me; but if I spared any | | H8 V.iv.23 | |
| That had a head to hit, either young or old, | That had a head to hit, either young or old, | | H8 V.iv.24 | |
| He or shee, Cuckold or Cuckold-maker: | He or she, cuckold or cuckold-maker, | cuckold (n.)[mocking name] man with an unfaithful wife | H8 V.iv.25 | |
| | cuckold-maker (n.)seducer of a married woman | | |
| Let me ne're hope to see a Chine againe, | Let me ne'er hope to see a chine again – | chine (n.)[of meat] joint, portion, piece | H8 V.iv.26 | |
| And that I would not for a Cow, God saue her. | And that I would not for a cow, God save her! | | H8 V.iv.27 | |
| SERVANT | | | |
| Within. | (within) | | H8 V.iv.28 | |
| Do you heare M. Porter? | Do you hear, master porter? | | H8 V.iv.28 | |
| Port. | PORTER | | | |
| I shall be with you presently, good M. | I shall be with you presently, good master | presently (adv.)immediately, instantly, at once | H8 V.iv.29 | |
| Puppy, / Keepe the dore close Sirha. | puppy. Keep the door close, sirrah. | sirrah (n.)sir [commanding, insulting, or familiar, depending on context] | H8 V.iv.30 | |
| | close (adj.)closed, shut | | |
| Man. | MAN | | | |
| What would you haue me doe? | What would you have me do? | | H8 V.iv.31 | |
| Por. | PORTER | | | |
| What should you doe, / But knock 'em downe by | What should you do, but knock 'em down by | | H8 V.iv.32 | |
| th'dozens? Is this More fields to muster in? Or haue wee | th' dozens? Is this Moorfields to muster in? Or have we | Moorfields (n.)site once used for training militia, near Moorgate, London; later, a popular park | H8 V.iv.33 | |
| some strange Indian with the great Toole, come to Court, | some strange Indian with the great tool come to court, | strange (adj.)foreign, alien, from abroad | H8 V.iv.34 | |
| | tool (n.)penis | | |
| | Indian (n.)American Indian | | |
| the women so besiege vs? Blesse me, what a fry of | the women so besiege us? Bless me, what a fry of | fry (n.)brood, offspring, progeny | H8 V.iv.35 | |
| Fornication is at dore? On my Christian Conscience this | fornication is at door! On my Christian conscience, this | | H8 V.iv.36 | |
| one Christening will beget a thousand, here will bee | one christening will beget a thousand: here will be | | H8 V.iv.37 | |
| Father, God-father, and all together. | father, godfather, and all together. | | H8 V.iv.38 | |
| Man. | MAN | | | |
| The Spoones will be the bigger Sir: There is a fellow | The spoons will be the bigger, sir. There is a fellow | spoon (n.)christening spoon [given as a gift] | H8 V.iv.39 | |
| somewhat neere the doore, he should be a Brasier by his | somewhat near the door, he should be a brazier by his | brazier (n.)brass-worker | H8 V.iv.40 | |
| face, for o' my conscience twenty of the Dog-dayes now | face, for, o'my conscience, twenty of the dog-days now | dog-days (n.)hottest days of the year [associated with the astrological position of Sirius, the Dog-star] | H8 V.iv.41 | |
| reigne in's Nose; all that stand about him are vnder the | reign in's nose; all that stand about him are under the | | H8 V.iv.42 | |
| Line, they need no other pennance: that Fire-Drake did I | line, they need no other penance. That fire-drake did I | line (n.)equator | H8 V.iv.43 | |
| | fire-drake (n.)fiery being, dragon, man with a fiery nose | | |
| hit three times on the head, and three times was his | hit three times on the head, and three times was his | | H8 V.iv.44 | |
| Nose discharged against mee; hee stands there like a | nose discharged against me; he stands there like a | | H8 V.iv.45 | |
| Morter-piece to blow vs. There was a Habberdashers | mortar-piece, to blow us. There was a haberdasher's | mortar-piece (n.)type of small high-firing cannon | H8 V.iv.46 | |
| | haberdasher (n.)dealer in small articles relating to clothing | | |
| | blow (v.)blow up, explode on | | |
| Wife of small wit, neere him, that rail'd vpon me, till her | wife of small wit near him, that railed upon me till her | rail (v.)rant, rave, be abusive [about] | H8 V.iv.47 | |
| | wit (n.)intelligence, wisdom, good sense, mental ability | | |
| pinck'd porrenger fell off her head, for kindling such a | pinked porringer fell off her head, for kindling such a | pinked (adj.)ornamented with perforations, pierced, scalloped | H8 V.iv.48 | |
| | porringer (n.)hat shaped like a pudding basin or soup-bowl | | |
| combustion in the State. I mist the Meteor once, and | combustion in the state. I missed the meteor once, and | | H8 V.iv.49 | |
| hit that Woman, who cryed out Clubbes, when I might | hit that woman, who cried out ‘ Clubs!’, when I might | clubs (int.)cry calling apprentices to rally round in a fight | H8 V.iv.50 | |
| see from farre, some forty Truncheoners draw to her | see from far some forty truncheoners draw to her | truncheoner (n.)club-wielder, cudgel-carrier | H8 V.iv.51 | |
| succour, which were the hope o'th'Strond where she | succour, which were the hope o'th' Strand, where she | succour (n.)help, assistance, aid | H8 V.iv.52 | |
| | Strand (n.)London street of fashionable merchants; also, of apprentices | | |
| was quartered; they fell on, I made good my place; at | was quartered. They fell on; I made good my place. At | fall on (v.)join a fray, attack in force | H8 V.iv.53 | |
| length they came to th'broome staffe to me, I defide 'em | length they came to th' broomstaff to me; I defied 'em | broomstaff (n.)broomstick | H8 V.iv.54 | |
| stil, when sodainly a File of Boyes behind 'em, loose | still; when suddenly a file of boys behind 'em, loose | loose shotmarksman not attached to a company | H8 V.iv.55 | |
| shot, deliuer'd such a showre of Pibbles, that I was faine | shot, delivered such a shower of pebbles that I was fain | fain (adj.)obliged, forced, compelled | H8 V.iv.56 | |
| to draw mine Honour in, and let 'em win the Worke, the | to draw mine honour in, and let 'em win the work. The | work (n.)fort, barricade | H8 V.iv.57 | |
| Diuell was amongst 'em I thinke surely. | devil was amongst 'em, I think, surely. | | H8 V.iv.58 | |
| Por. | PORTER | | | |
| These are the youths that thunder at a Playhouse, | These are the youths that thunder at a playhouse, | | H8 V.iv.59 | |
| and fight for bitten Apples, that no Audience but the | and fight for bitten apples, that no audience but the | | H8 V.iv.60 | |
| tribulation of Tower Hill, or the Limbes of Limehouse, | tribulation of Tower Hill or the limbs of Limehouse, | tribulation (n.)trouble-maker, pest, mischief-maker | H8 V.iv.61 | |
| | Tower Hillsite of the Tower of London scaffold, where executions drew crowds of spectators | | |
| | Limehouse (n.)London riverside area named after the lime-kilns there which processed chalk from Kent | | |
| their deare Brothers are able to endure. I haue some of | their dear brothers, are able to endure. I have some of | | H8 V.iv.62 | |
| 'em in Limbo Patrum, and there they are like to dance | 'em in Limbo Patrum, and there they are like to dance | like (adv.)likely, probable / probably | H8 V.iv.63 | |
| | limbo patrumlimbo [temporary home of departed spirits between heaven and hell] of the fathers: gaol, imprisonment | | |
| these three dayes; besides the running Banquet of two | these three days, besides the running banquet of two | banquet, runninglight meal taken hurriedly, quickly served repast | H8 V.iv.64 | |
| Beadles, that is to come. | beadles that is to come. | beadle (n.)parish constable | H8 V.iv.65 | |
| Enter Lord Chamberlaine. | Enter the Lord Chamberlain | | H8 V.iv.66 | |
| Cham. | LORD CHAMBERLAIN | | | |
| Mercy o' me: what a Multitude are heere? | Mercy o' me, what a multitude are here! | | H8 V.iv.66 | |
| They grow still too; from all Parts they are comming, | They grow still, too; from all parts they are coming, | still (adv.)constantly, always, continually | H8 V.iv.67 | |
| As if we kept a Faire heere? Where are these Porters? | As if we kept a fair here! Where are these porters, | | H8 V.iv.68 | |
| These lazy knaues? Y'haue made a fine hand fellowes? | These lazy knaves? You've made a fine hand, fellows! | hand (n.)handiwork, job, work | H8 V.iv.69 | |
| | knave (n.)scoundrel, rascal, rogue | | |
| Theres a trim rabble let in: are all these | There's a trim rabble let in: are all these | trim (adj.)fine, excellent, smart | H8 V.iv.70 | |
| Your faithfull friends o'th'Suburbs? We shall haue | Your faithful friends o'th' suburbs? We shall have | suburbs (n.)(plural) parts of a city lying outside the walls [reputed for lawlessness] | H8 V.iv.71 | |
| Great store of roome no doubt, left for the Ladies, | Great store of room, no doubt, left for the ladies, | | H8 V.iv.72 | |
| When they passe backe from the Christening? | When they pass back from the christening. | | H8 V.iv.73.1 | |
| Por. | PORTER | | | |
| And't please your Honour, | An't please your honour, | | H8 V.iv.73.2 | |
| We are but men; and what so many may doe, | We are but men, and what so many may do, | | H8 V.iv.74 | |
| Not being torne a pieces, we haue done: | Not being torn a-pieces, we have done. | | H8 V.iv.75 | |
| An Army cannot rule 'em. | An army cannot rule 'em. | | H8 V.iv.76.1 | |
| Cham. | LORD CHAMBERLAIN | | | |
| As I liue, | As I live, | | H8 V.iv.76.2 | |
| If the King blame me for't; Ile lay ye all | If the King blame me for't, I'll lay ye all | lay (v.)apply, place, put | H8 V.iv.77 | |
| By th'heeles, and sodainly: and on your heads | By th' heels, and suddenly; and on your heads | | H8 V.iv.78 | |
| Clap round Fines for neglect: y'are lazy knaues, | Clap round fines for neglect. You're lazy knaves, | clap (v.)put smartly, place promptly, set effectively | H8 V.iv.79 | |
| | round (adj.)heavy, substantial | | |
| And heere ye lye baiting of Bombards, when | And here ye lie baiting of bombards, when | bombard, bumbard (n.)large leather wine jug | H8 V.iv.80 | |
| | bait (v.)drink, take refreshment | | |
| Ye should doe Seruice. | Ye should do service. | service (n.)employment, situation as a servant | H8 V.iv.81.1 | |
| Trumpets | | H8 V.iv.81 | |
| Harke the Trumpets sound, | Hark! The trumpets sound; | | H8 V.iv.81.2 | |
| Th'are come already from the Christening, | They're come already from the christening. | | H8 V.iv.82 | |
| Go breake among the preasse, and finde away out | Go break among the press, and find a way out | press (n.)crowd, throng | H8 V.iv.83 | |
| To let the Troope passe fairely; or Ile finde | To let the troop pass fairly, or I'll find | | H8 V.iv.84 | |
| A Marshallsey, shall hold ye play these two Monthes. | A Marshalsea shall hold ye play these two months. | Marshalsea (n.)debtor's prison in Southwark, London | H8 V.iv.85 | |
| Por. | PORTER | | | |
| Make way there, for the Princesse. | Make way there for the Princess. | | H8 V.iv.86.1 | |
| Man. | MAN | | | |
| You great fellow, | You great fellow, | | H8 V.iv.86.2 | |
| Stand close vp, or Ile make your head ake. | Stand close up, or I'll make your head ache. | | H8 V.iv.87 | |
| Por. | PORTER | | | |
| You i'th'Chamblet, get vp o'th'raile, | You i'th' camlet, get up o'th' rail; | camlet, chamblet (n.)garment made of fine cloth | H8 V.iv.88 | |
| Ile pecke you o're the pales else. | I'll peck you o'er the pales else. | pale (n.)fence, paling, enclosure | H8 V.iv.89 | |
| | peck (v.)pitch, throw, fling | | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt | | H8 V.iv.89 | |