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kinsman�察�Sir Clarence Poltwhistle�察�one of the
Secretaries of State�察�has charged me with sorcery�察�in
order that he may succeed in my estate�察�which devolves
to him provided I die unmarried。
LIEUT。 As thou wilt most surely do。
FAIRFAX Nay�察�as I will most surely not do�察�by your worship's
grace� �I have a mind to thwart this good cousin of
mine。
LIEUT。 How��
FAIRFAX By marrying forthwith�察�to be sure��
LIEUT。 But heaven ha' mercy�察�whom wouldst thou marry��
FAIRFAX Nay�察�I am indifferent on that score。 Coming Death hath
made of me a true and chivalrous knight�察�who holds all
womankind in such esteem that the oldest�察�and the
meanest�察�and the worst´favoured of them is good enough
for him。 So�察�my good Lieutenant�察�if thou wouldst serve
a poor soldier who has but an hour to live�察�find me
the first that comes my confessor shall marry us�察�and
her dower shall be my dishonoured name and a hundred
crowns to boot。 No such poor dower for an hour of
matrimony��
LIEUT。 A strange request。 I doubt that I should be warranted
in granting it。
FAIRFAX There never was a marriage fraught with so little of
evil to the contracting parties。 In an hour she'll be
a widow�察�and I a bachelor again for aught I know��
LIEUT。 Well�察�I will see what can be done�察�for I hold thy
kinsman in abhorrence for the scurvy trick he has
played thee。
FAIRFAX A thousand thanks�察�good sir�察�we meet again in this
spot in an hour or so。 I shall be a bridegroom then��
and your worship will wish me joy。 Till then��
farewell。 ��To GUARD�А�I am ready�察�good fellows。
��Exit with GUARD into Cold Harbour Tower��
LIEUT。 He is a brave fellow�察�and it is a pity that he should
die。 Now�察�how to find him a bride at such short
notice�拭�Well�察�the task should be easy� 。�Exit��
��Enter JACK POINT and ELSIE MAYNARD�察�pursued by a CROWD of
men and women。 POINT and ELSIE are much terrified�察�POINT��
however�察�assuming an appearance of self´possession。
No。 6。 Here's a man of jollity
��CHORUS��
People�察�Elsie�察�and Jack Point
CHORUS Here's a man of jollity��
Jibe�察�joke�察�jollify��
Give us of your quality��
Come�察�fool�察�follify��
If you vapour vapidly��
River runneth rapidly��
Into it we fling
Bird who doesn't sing��
Give us an experiment
In the art of merriment��
Into it we throw
Cock who doesn't crow��
Banish your timidity��
And with all rapidity
Give us quip and quiddity
Willy´nilly�察�O��
River none can mollify��
Into it we throw
Fool who doesn't follify��
Cock who doesn't crow��
Banish your timidity��
And with all rapidity
Give us quip and quiddity
Willy´nilly�察�O��
POINT ��alarmed�А�My masters�察�I pray you bear with us�察�and we
will satisfy you�察�for we are merry folk who would make
all merry as ourselves。 For�察�look you�察�there is humour
in all things�察�and the truest philosophy is that which
teaches us to find it and to make the most of it。
ELSIE ��struggling with 1ST CITIZEN�А�Hands off�察�I say��
unmannerly fellow� 。�she boxes his ears��
POINT ��to 1ST CITIZEN�А�Ha� �Didst thou hear her say�察 �Hands
off;��
1ST
CITIZEN Aye�察�I heard her say it�察�and I felt her do it� �What
then��
POINT Thou dost not see the humour of that��
1ST
CITIZEN Nay�察�if I do�察�hang me��
POINT Thou dost not�拭�Now�察�observe。 She said�察 �Hands off��
;Whose hands�拭�Thine。 Off whom�拭�Off her。 Why�拭�Because
she is a woman。 Now�察�had she not been a woman�察�thine
hands had not been set upon her at all。 So the reason
for the laying on of hands is the reason for the
taking off of hands�察�and herein is contradiction
contradicted� �It is the very marriage of pro with con��
and no such lopsided union either�察�as times go�察�for
pro is not more unlike con than man is unlike woman
yet men and women marry every day with none to say��
;Oh�察�the pity of it� ─�but I and fools like me� �Now
wherewithal shall we please you�拭�We can rhyme you
couplet�察�triolet�察�quatrain�察�sonnet��rondolet�察�ballade��
what you will。 Or we can dance you saraband�察�gondolet��
carole�察�pimpernel�察�or Jumping Joan。
ELSIE Let us give them the singing farce of the Merryman and
his Maid therein is song and dance too。
ALL Aye�察�the Merryman and his Maid��
No。 7。 I have a song to sing�察�O��
��DUET��
Elsie and Point
POINT I have a song to sing�察�O��
ELSIE Sing me your song�察�O��
POINT It is sung to the moon
By a love´lorn loon��
Who fled from the mocking throng�察�O��
It's a song of a merryman�察�moping mum��
Whose soul was sad�察�and whose glance was glum��
Who sipped no sup�察�and who craved no crumb��
As he sighed for the love of a ladye。
Heighdy� �heighdy��
Misery melack´a´day´dee��
He sipped no sup�察�and he craved no crumb��
As he sighed for the love of a ladye��
ELSIE I have a song to sing�察�O��
POINT Sing me your song�察�O��
ELSIE It is sung with the ring
Of the songs maids sing
Who love with a love life´long�察�O��
It's the song of a merrymaid�察�peerly proud��
Who loved a lord�察�and who laughed aloud
At the moan of the merryman�察�moping mum��
Whose soul was sad�察�and whose glance was glum��
Who sipped no sup�察�and who craved no crumb��
As he sighed for the love of a ladye��
Heighdy� �heighdy��
Misery melack´a´day´dee��
He sipped no sup�察�and he craved no crumb��
As he sighed for the love of a ladye��
POINT I have a song to sing�察�O��
ELSIE Sing me your song�察�O��
POINT It is sung to the knell
Of a churchyard bell��
And a doleful dirge�察�ding dong�察�O��
It's a song of a popinjay�察�bravely born��
Who turned up his noble nose with scorn
At the humble merrymaid�察�peerly proud��
Who loved a lord�察�and who laughed aloud
At the moan of the merryman�察�moping mum��
Whose soul was sad�察�and whose glance was glum��
Who sipped no sup�察�and who craved no crumb��
As he sighed for the love of a ladye��
Heighdy� �heighdy��
Misery melack´a´day´dee��
He sipped no sup�察�and he craved no crumb��
As he sighed for the love of a ladye��
ELSIE I have a song to sing�察�O��
POINT Sing me your song�察�O��
ELSIE It is sung with a sigh
And a tear in the eye��
For it tells of a righted wrong�察�O��
It's a song of the merrymaid�察�once so gay��
Who turned on her heel and tripped away
From the peacock popinjay�察�bravely born��
Who turned up his noble nose with scorn
At the humble heart that he did not prize��
So she begged on her knees�察�with downcast eyes��
For the love of the merryman�察�moping mum��
Whose soul was sad�察�and whose glance was glum��
Who sipped no sup�察�and who craved no crumb��
As he sighed for the love of a ladye��
BOTH Heighdy� �heighdy��
Misery melack´a´day´dee��
His pains were o'er�察�and he sighed no more��
For he lived in the love of a ladye��
Heighdy� �heighdy��
Misery melack´a´day´dee��
His pains were o'er�察�and he sighed no more��
For he lived in the love of a ladye��
1ST
CITIZEN Well sung and well danced��
2ND
CITIZEN A kiss for that�察�pretty maid��
ALL Aye�察�a kiss all round。 ��CROWD gathers around her��
ELSIE ��drawing dagger�А�Best beware� �I am armed��
POINT Back�察�sirs back� �This is going too far。
2ND
CITIZEN Thou dost not see the humour of it�察�eh�拭�Yet there is
humour in all things even in this。 ��Trying to kiss
her��
ELSIE Help� �Help��
��Enter LIEUTENANT with GUARD。 CROWD falls back
LIEUT。 What is the pother��
ELSIE Sir�察�we sang to these folk�察�and they would have repaid
us with gross courtesy�察�but for your honour's coming。
LIEUT。 ��to CROWD�А�Away with ye� �Clear the rabble。
��GUARDS push CROWD off�察�and go off with them��
Now�察�my girl�察�who are you�察�and what do you here��
ELSIE May it please you�察�sir�察�we are two strolling players��
Jack Point and I�察�Elsie Maynard�察�at your worship's
service。 We go from fair to fair�察�singing�察�and
dancing�察�and playing brief interludes�察�and so we make
a poor living。
LIEUT。 You two�察�eh�拭�Are ye man and wi