to have and to hold all and singular the said premises, with their appurtenances, unto the said Susanna Hall, for and during the term of her natural life; and, after her decease, to the first son of her body lawfully issuing; and to the heirs males of the body of the said first son lawfully issuing; and for default of such issue, to the second son of her body lawfully issuing, and to the heirs males of the body of the said second son lawfully issuing; and for default of such heirs, to the third son of the body of the said Susanna lawfully issuing; and to the heirs males of the body of the said third son lawfully issuing; and for default of such issue, the same to be and remain to the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh sons of her body, lawfully issuing one after another, and to the heirs males of the bodies of the said fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh sons lawfully issuing, in such manner as it is before limited to be, and remain to the first, second, and third sons of her body, and to their heirs males; and for default of such issue, the said premises to be and remain to my said niece Hall, and the heirs males of her body lawfully issuing: and for default of such issue, to my daughter Judith, and the heirs males of her body lawfully issuing ; and for default of such issue, to the right heirs of me the said William Shakspeare for ever. Item, I give unto my wife my second-best bed, with the furniture. Item, I give and bequeath to my said daughter Judith, my broad silver-gilt bowl. All the rest of my goods, chattels, leases, plates, jewels, and household stuff whatsoever, after my debts and legacies paid, and my funeral expenses discharged, I give, devise, and bequeath to my son-in-law, John Hall, Gent., and my daughter Susanna, his wife, whom I ordain and make executors of this my last will and testament. And I do entreat and appoint the said Thomas Russell, Esq., and Francis Collins, Gent., to be overseers hereof. And do revoke all former wills, and publish this to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof, I have hereunto put my hand, the day and year first above written. Witness to the publishing hereof. FRA. COLLINS, JULIUS SHAW, JOHN ROBINSON, HAMNET SADler, ROBERT WHATTCOTT. By me, WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE. Probatum fuit testamentum Suprascriptum apud London, Coram Magistro William Byrde, Legum Doctore, &c., vicesimo secundo die mensis Junii, Anno Domini 1616; juramento Johannis Hall, unius ex cui, &c., de bene, &c., jurat, reservata potestate, &c. Susannæ Hall, alt. ex., &c., eam cum venerit, &c., petitur, &c. ACT I. Other Spirits attending on Prospero. afterwards an uninhabited Island. use your authority: if you cannot, give thanks SCENE 1.-On a Ship at Sea.-A Storm with you have lived so long, and make yourself Thunder and Lightning. Enter a Ship-master and a Boatswain. Beats. Here, master: what cheer? Enter Mariners. Boats. Heigh, my hearts! cheerly, cheerly, Alen. Good boatswain, have care. Where's [storm. Hence! What ready in your cabin for the mischance of the hour, if it so hap.-Cheerly, good hearts!— Out of our way, I say. [Exit. Gon. I have great comfort from this fellow : methinks he hath no drowning mark upon him; his complexion is perfect gallows. Stand fast, good fate, to his hanging! make the rope of his destiny our cable, for our own doth little advantage! If he be not horn to be hanged, our case is miserable. [Exeunt. Re-enter Boatswain. Boats. Down with the topmast! yare ; lower, lower! bring her to try with maincourse. [A cry within.] A plague upon this howling! they are louder than the weather, or our office. Re-enter Sebastian, Antonio, and Gonzalo. Yet again? what do you here? Shall we give o'er, and drown? Have you a mind to sink? Seb. A pox o' your throat, you bawling, blasphemous, incharitable dog! Boats. Work you, then. Ant. Hang, cur, hang! you whoreson, inWe these roarers for the name of king? To solent noisemaker, we are less afraid to be [aboard. drowned than thou art. : silence: trouble us not. Gan. Good; yet remember whom thou hast Boats. None that I more love than myself. are a counsellor: if you can command e elements to silence, and work the peace Boats. Lay her a-hold, a-hold. Set her two present, we will not hand a rope more ; courses; off to sea again; lay her off. Gon. I'll warrant him from drowning; though the ship were no stronger than a nut-shell, and as leaky as an unstanched wench. to have and to hold all and singular the said premises, with their appurtenances, unto the said Susanna Hall, for and during the term of her natural life; and, after her decease, to the first son of her body lawfully issuing; and to the heirs males of the body of the said first son lawfully issuing; and for default of such issue, to the second son of her body lawfully issuing, and to the heirs males of the body of the said second son lawfully issuing; and for default of such heirs, to the third son of the body of the said Susanna lawfully issuing; and to the heirs males of the body of the said third son lawfully issuing; and for default of such issue, the same to be and remain to the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh sons of her body, lawfully issuing one after another, and to the heirs males of the bodies of the said fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh sons lawfully issuing, in such manner as it is before limited to be, and remain to the first, second, and third sons of her body, and to their heirs males; and for default of such issue, the said premises to be and remain to my said niece Hall, and the heirs males of her body lawfully issuing and for default of such issue, to my daughter Judith, and the heirs males of her body lawfully issuing ; and for default of such issue, to the right heirs of me the said William Shakspeare for ever. : Item, I give unto my wife my second-best bed, with the furniture. Item, I give and bequeath to my said daughter Judith, my broad silver-gilt bowl. All the rest of my goods, chattels, leases, plates, jewels, and household stuff whatsoever, after my debts and legacies paid, and my funeral expenses discharged, I give, devise, and bequeath to my son-in-law, John Hall, Gent., and my daughter Susanna, his wife, whom I ordain and make executors of this my last will and testament. And I do entreat and appoint the said Thomas Russell, Esq., and Francis Collins, Gent., to be overseers hereof. And do revoke all former wills, and publish this to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof, I have hereunto put my hand, the day and year first above written. Witness to the publishing hereof. FRA. COLLINS, JULIUS SHAW, JOHN ROBINSON, HAMNET SADler, ROBERT WHATTCOTT. By me, WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE. Probatum fuit testamentum Suprascriptum apud London, Coram Magistro William Byrde, Legum Doctore, &c., vicesimo secundo die mensis Junii, Anno Domini 1616; juramento Johannis Hall, unius ex cui, &c., de bene, &c., jurat, reservata potestate, &c. Susannæ Hall, alt. ex., &c., eam cum venerit, &c., petitur, &c. use your authority: if you cannot, give thanks SCENE,-The Sea, with a Ship; afterwards an uninhabited Island. ACT I. SCENE 1.-On a Ship at Sea.-A Storm with you have lived so long, and make yourself Thunder and Lightning. Enter a Ship-master and a Boatswain. Mast. Boatswain ! Beats. Here, master: what cheer? Mast. Good, speak to the mariners: fall to 't yarely, or we run ourselves aground: bestir, bestir. [Exit. Enter Mariners. Boats. Heigh, my hearts! cheerly, cheerly, my hearts! yare, yare: take in the topsail; tend to the master's whistle.-Blow, till thou burst thy wind, if room enough! Enter Alonso, Sebastian, Antonio, Ferdinand, Gonzalo, and others. ready in your cabin for the mischance of the hour, if it so hap.-Cheerly, good hearts!— Out of our way, say. [Exit. Gon. I have great comfort from this fellow : methinks he hath no drowning mark upon him; his complexion is perfect gallows. Stand fast, good fate, to his hanging! make the rope of his destiny our cable, for our own doth little advantage! If he be not horn to be hanged, our case is miserable. [Exeunt. Re-enter Boatswain, Boats. Down with the topmast! yare; lower, lower! bring her to try with maincourse. [A cry within.] A plague upon this howling! they are louder than the weather, or Alon. Good boatswain, have care. Where's our office.the master? Play the men. Boats. I pray now, keep below. Ant. Where is the master, boatswain? [storm. Hence! What Re-enter Sebastian, Antonio, and Gonzalo. Yet again? what do you here? Shall we give o'er, and drown? Have you a mind to sink? Seb. A pox o' your throat, you bawling, blasphemous, incharitable dog! Boats. Work you, then. Ant. Hang, cur, hang! you whoreson, incare these roarers for the name of king? To solent noisemaker, we are less afraid to be cabin silence: trouble us not. [aboard. drowned than thou art. Gon. Good; yet remember whom thou hast Gon. I'll warrant him from drowning; though Boats. None that I more love than myself. the ship were no stronger than a nut-shell, You are a counsellor: if you can command and as leaky as an unstanched wench. these elements to silence, and work the peace Boats. Lay her a-hold, a-hold. Set her two of the present, we will not hand a rope more ; courses; off to sea again; lay her off. He'll be hang'd yet, Though every drop of water swear against it, And gape at wid'st to glut him. [A confused noise within." Mercy on us!" We split, we split! "Farewell, my wife and children! Farewell, brother!" 'We split, we split, we split !" Ant. Let's all sink with the king. [Exit. Seb. Let's take leave of him. [Exit. Gon. Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren ground; long heath, brown furze, anything. The wills above be done! but I would fain die a dry death. [Exit. The direful spectacle of the wreck, which The very virtue of compassion in thee. For thou must now know further. You have often Pro. The hour 's now come; I do not think thou canst, for then thou wast SCENE II.-The Island: before the Cell of Four or five women once, that tended me? Prospero. Enter Prospero and Miranda. Mira. If by your art, my dearest father, you Put the wild waters in this roar, allay them. Had I been any god of power, I would Pro. I have done nothing but in care of thee, Pro. Thou hadst, and more, Miranda. But how is it, [else Thy father was the duke of Milan, and Mira. Was duke of Milan; and his only heir further. Both, both, my girl : By foul play, as thou say'st, were we heav'd But blessedly holp hither. [thence; Mira. O! my heart bleeds To think o' the teen that I have turn'd you to, Art ignorant of what thou art, nought knowing Which is from my remembrance. Please you Of whence I am nor that I am more better [Antonio,Than Prospero, master of a full poor cell, Pro. My brother, and thy uncle, call'd And thy no greater father. Mira. More to I pray thee, mark me,-that a brother should Did never meddle with my thoughts. [know Be so perfidious !-he whom, next thyself, Pro. 'Tis time Of all the world I lov'd, and to him put I should inform thee further. Lend thy hand, The manage of my state; as, at that time, And pluck my magic garment from me.-So: Through all the signiories it was the first, [Lays down his robe. And Prospero the prime duke; being so reLie there, my art.-Wipe thou thine eyes; have In dignity; and, for the liberal arts, [puted comfort. Without a parallel: those being all my study, |