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TAMING OF THE SHREW .

PERSONS OF THE DRAMA.

A Lord. ^

Christopher Sly, a drunken tinker. I PersonsHostess, Page, Players, Huntsmen, S-in theln-and other Servants attending on the \ duction.Lord. J

Baptista, a rich gentleman of Padua.Vincentio, an old gentleman of Pisa.Lucentio, son to Vincentio, in love with Bianca.Petruciiio, a gentleman of Verona, a suitor toKatharina.

Gremio, 1 suitors to Bianca.

Hoetensio, J

Tranio, 1 servan ts to Lucentio.Biondello, j

Grumio, 1 servants to Petruchio.

Curtis, j

Pedant, an old fellow, set up to personate Vin-centio.

Katharina, the Shrew , \ daughters to Bapiis-Bianca, her sister, J ta.

Widow.

Tailor, Haberdasher, and Servants attending onBaptista and Petruchio.

Scene, —sometimes in Padua; and sometimes in Petruchio’s house in the country.

INDUCTION.

SCENE I .—Before an ale-house on a heath.

Enter Hostess and Sly.

Sly. I’ll pheese you, in faith.

Host. A pair of stocks, you rogue !

Sly. Y’are a baggage ; the Slies are no rogues:Look in the chronicles, we came in with RichardConqueror. Therefore, paucus pallabris; let theworld slide: Sessa !

Host. You will not pay for the glasses youhave burst ?

Sly. No, not a denier: Go by, says Jeronimy ;Go to thy cold bed, and warm thee.

Host. I know my remedy, I must go fetch thethirdborough. \Hxit.

Sly. Third, or fourth, or fifth borough, I’llanswer him by law: I’ll not budge an inch,boy ; let him come, and kindly.

£[Lies down on the ground, and falls asleep.

Wind horns. Enter a Lord from hunting, withHuntsmen and Servants.

Lord. Huntsman, I charge thee, tender wellmy hounds :

Brach Merriman,—the poor cur is emboss’d,And couple Clowder with the deep-mouth’dbrach.

Saw’st thou not, boy, how Silver made it goodAt the hedge corner, in the coldest fault ?

I would not lose the dog for twenty pound.

I Hun. Why, Belman is as good as he, my lord;