prove the better by the help of good Epilogues. What a cafe am I in then, that am neither a good Epilogue, nor can infinuate with you in the behalf of a good Play? I am not furnish'd like a beggar; therefore to beg will not become me. My way is to conjure you, and I'll begin with the women. I charge you, O women, for the love you bear to men, to like as much of this Play as pleases you and I charge you, O men, for the love you bear to women, (as I perceive by your fimpring, I none of you hate them) that between you and the women, the Play may please. If I were a woman, I would kifs as many of you as had beards that pleas'd me, complexions that lik'd me, and breaths that I defy'd not: and, I am fure, as many as have good beards, or good faces, or fweet breaths, will for my kind offer, when I make curt'fy, bid me farewel. [Exeunt omnes.

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Characters in the Induction.

Hoflefs.

Lord, before whom the Play is jupposed to be played.
Chriftopher Sly, a drunken Tinker.

Page, Players, Huntfmen, and other Servants attending on the Lord.

Dramatis Perfonæ.

Baptifta, Father to Catharina and Bianca; very rich.
Vincentio, an old gentleman of Pifa..

Lucentio, Son to Vincentio, in love with Bianca.
Fetruchio, a gentleman of Verona, a fuitor to Catharina.

Gremio,
Hortenfio,

Tranio,

Biondello,

} Pretenders to Bianca.

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Servants to Lucentio.

Grumio, Servant to Petruchio.

Pedant, an old fellow fet up to perfonate Vincentio.

Catharina, the Shrew.

Bianca, ber Sifter.

Widor.

Taylor, Haberdashers; with Servants attending on
Baptista, and Petruchio.

SCENE, fometimes in Padua; and femetimes in Petruchio's Houfe in the Country.

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