Dramatis Perfonæ. LEONTES, King of Sicilia. Camillo, Another Sicilian Lord. Archidamus, a Bohemian Lord. Rogero, a Sicilian Gentleman. An Attendant on the young Prince Mamillius. Old Shepherd, reputed Father of Perdita. A Mariner. Goaler. Servant to the old Shepherd. Autolicus, a Rogue. Time, as Chorus. Hermione, Queen to Leontes. Perdita, Daughter to Leontes and Hermione. Paulina, Wife to Antigonus. Emilia, Attendant on the Queen. Two other Ladies. Mopía, Dorcaş, } Shepherdeles. Satyrs for a Dance, Shepherds, Shepherdelles, Guards, and Attendants. THE WINTER's TALE ACTI SCENE, an Antichamber in Leontes's PALACE. I Enter Camillo, and Archidamus. ARCHIDAMUS. F you fhall chance, Camillo, to visit Bohemia, on the like occafion whereon my services are now on foot; you shall see, as I have faid, great difference betwixt our Bohemia and your Sicilia. Cam. I think, this coming fummer, the King of Sicilia means to pay Bobe mia the vifitation, which he juftly owes him. Arch. Wherein our entertainment shall shame us, we will be justified in our loves; for, indeed, Cam. 'Beseech you Arch. Verily, I fpeak it in the freedom of ledge; we cannot with fuch magnificence -- my knowin fo rare I know not what to fay-we will give you fleepy drinks, that your fenfes (unintelligent of our infufficience) may, tho' they cannot praife, us, as little accufe us. VOL. III. L Cam. 7 Cam. You pay a great deal too dear, for what's given freely. Arch. Believe me, I fpeak, as my Understanding inftructs me; and as mine honeky puts it to ut terance. Cam. Sicilia cannot fhew himself over kind to Bohemia; they were train'd together in their childhoods; and there rooted betwixt them then fuch an affection, which cannot chufe but branch now. Since their more mature dignities and royal neceffities made feparation of their fociety, their incounters, though not perfonal, have been royally attornied with interchange of gifts, letters, loving embaffies; that they have feem'd to be together, tho' abfent; shook hands, as over a Vast; and embrac'd, as it were, from the ends of oppofed winds. The heav'ns continue their loves! Arch. I think, there is not in the world either malice, or matter to alter it. You have an unfpeakable comfort of your young Prince Mamillius: it is a gentleman of the greatest promife, that ever came into my note. Cam. I very well agree with you in the hopes of him it is a gallant child; one that, indeed, phyficks the fubject, makes old hearts fresh: they, that went on crutches, ere he was born, defire yet their life to fee him a man. Arch, Would they else be content to die? Cam. Yes, if there were no other excufe why they fhould defire to live. Arch. If the King had no fon, they would defire to live on crutches 'till he had one. SCENE opens to the Prefence. Enter Leontes, Hermione, Mamillius, Polixenes, and Attendants. Pol. NINE Changes of the watry ftar hath been The shepherd's note, fince we have left our Throne Without |