Enter Peter.
Pet. Musicians! O! musicians, 'Heart's ease,
Heart's ease': O! an ye will have me live, play
'Heart's ease.' 104
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. 108
Sec. Mus. Not a dump we; 'tis no time to
play now.
Pet. You will not then?
Musicians. No. 112
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. 116
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? 121
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. 125
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: 128
'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.
