Act 4, Scene I - Page 2

Second Lord
Hardly serve.

PAROLLES
Though I swore I leaped from the window of the citadel.

Second Lord
How deep?

PAROLLES
Thirty fathom.

Second Lord
Three great oaths would scarce make that be believed.

PAROLLES
I would I had any drum of the enemy's: I would swear
I recovered it.

Second Lord
You shall hear one anon.

PAROLLES
A drum now of the enemy's,--

Alarum within

Second Lord
Throca movousus, cargo, cargo, cargo.

All
Cargo, cargo, cargo, villiando par corbo, cargo.

PAROLLES
O, ransom, ransom! do not hide mine eyes.

They seize and blindfold him

First Soldier
Boskos thromuldo boskos.

PAROLLES
I know you are the Muskos' regiment:
And I shall lose my life for want of language;
If there be here German, or Dane, low Dutch,
Italian, or French, let him speak to me; I'll
Discover that which shall undo the Florentine.

First Soldier
Boskos vauvado: I understand thee, and can speak
thy tongue. Kerely bonto, sir, betake thee to thy
faith, for seventeen poniards are at thy bosom.

PAROLLES
O!

First Soldier
O, pray, pray, pray! Manka revania dulche.

Second Lord
Oscorbidulchos volivorco.

First Soldier
The general is content to spare thee yet;
And, hoodwink'd as thou art, will lead thee on
To gather from thee: haply thou mayst inform
Something to save thy life.

PAROLLES
O, let me live!
And all the secrets of our camp I'll show,
Their force, their purposes; nay, I'll speak that
Which you will wonder at.

First Soldier
But wilt thou faithfully?

PAROLLES
If I do not, damn me.

First Soldier
Acordo linta.
Come on; thou art granted space.

Exit, with PAROLLES guarded. A short alarum within

Second Lord
Go, tell the Count Rousillon, and my brother,
We have caught the woodcock, and will keep him muffled
Till we do hear from them.

Second Soldier
Captain, I will.

Second Lord
A' will betray us all unto ourselves:
Inform on that.

Second Soldier
So I will, sir.

Second Lord
Till then I'll keep him dark and safely lock'd.

Exeunt