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Pet. Musicians! O! musicians, 'Heart's ease,

Heart's ease': O! an ye will have me live, play

'Heart's ease.'

First Mus. Why 'Heart's ease'?

Pet. O! musicians, because my heart itself

plays 'My heart is full of woe'; O! play me

some merry dump, to comfort me.

Sec. Mus. Not a dump we; 'tis no time to

play now.

Pet. You will not then?

Musicians. No.

Pet. I will then give it you soundly.

First Mus. What will you give us?

Pet. No money, on my faith! but the gleek;

I will give you the minstrel.

First Mus. Then will I give you the serving-

creature.

Pet. Then will I lay the serving-creature's

dagger on your pate, I will carry no crotchets:

I'll re you, I'll fa you. Do you note me?

First Mus. An you re us, and fa us, you

note us.

Sec. Mus. Pray you, put up your dagger,

and put out your wit.

Pet. Then have at you with my wit! I will

dry-beat you with an iron wit, and put up my

iron dagger. Answer me like men:

When griping grief the heart doth wound,

And doleful dumps the mind oppress,

 S. d. Enter Peter; cf. n.

102 Heart's ease; cf. n.

108 dump: a mournful tune

115 gleek: gibe; cf. n.

120 carry: put up with

crotchets: both 'quarter-note' and 'whim'

121 re fa: syllables for the second and fourth notes of the musical scale

123 note: provide with notes, set to music

125 put out: exert

129 When griping grief; cf. n.

