Nurse Honest goodfellows, ah, put up, put up;
For, well you know, this is a pitiful case.
[Exit]
First Musician Ay, by my troth, the case may be amended.
[Enter PETER]
PETER Musicians, O, musicians, 'Heart's ease, Heart's
ease:' O, an you will have me live, play 'Heart's ease.'
First Musician Why 'Heart's ease?'
PETER O, musicians, because my heart itself plays 'My
heart is full of woe:' O, play me some merry dump,
to comfort me.
First Musician Not a dump we; 'tis no time to play now.
PETER You will not, then?
First Musician No.
PETER I will then give it you soundly.
First Musician What will you give us?
PETER No money, on my faith, but the gleek;
I will give you the minstrel.
First Musician Then I will give you the serving-creature.
PETER 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 Musician An you re us and fa us, you note us.
Second Musician Pray you, put up your dagger, and put out your wit.
PETER 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,
Then music with her silver sound'--
why 'silver sound'? why 'music with her silver
sound'? What say you, Simon Catling?
Musician Marry, sir, because silver hath a sweet sound.
PETER Pretty! What say you, Hugh Rebeck?
Second Musician I say 'silver sound,' because musicians sound for silver.
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