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A Lord, before whom the play is supposed to be play'd.

. a Tinker Hostess. Page, Players, Huntsmen, and other Servants attending

on the Lord.

The Persons of the Play itself are,

Baptista, Father to Katharina and Bianca, very rich,
Vincentio, an old gentleman of Pisa.
Lucentio, son to Vincentio, in love with Bianca.
Petruchio,' 2 Gentleman of Verona, a suitor to Katha-

rina.
Gremio,
Hortenfio, Pretenders to Bianca
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Servants to Lucentio,
Grumio, Servant to Petruchio.
Pedant, an old fellow set up to personate Vincentio.

Katharina, the Shrew.
Bianca, her sister,
Widow.

Taylor, Haberdashers, with Servants attending

on Baptista and Petruchio.

SCENE, sometimes in Padua, and sometimes in Petruchio's House in the Country.

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'LL pheeze you, in faith.

Ho!. A pair of stocks, you rogue.

sly. Y'are a baggage; the Slies are no rogues. Look in the Chronicles, we came in with Richard Conqueror; there

fore paucus pallabris, let the world slide : Seffa. Host

. You will not pay for the glasses you have burst? sly. No, not a deniere : go by S. Jeronimy, go to thy cold bed, and warm thee.

Hoft. I know my remedy; I must go fetch the • Third-borough.

[Exit.

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