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To the Original Play of The Taming of a Shrew, entered on the Stationers' books in 1594, and printed in quarto in 1607.

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PHYLOTUS, a Merchant, who personates the Duke.

KATE,

EMELIA,

PHYLEMA,

Daughters to ALPHONSUS.

Tailor, Haberdasher, and Servants to FERANDO and AL

PHONSUS.

SCENE, Athens; and sometimes FERANDO'S Country

House.

A Lord.

PERSONS OF THE DRAMA.

CHRISTOPHER SLY, a drunken Tinker.
Hostess, Page, Players, Huntsmen,
and other Servants attending on the
Lord.

BAPTISTA, a rich Gentleman of Padua.
VINCENTIO, an old Gentleman of Pisa.

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Persons in the
Induction.

LUCENTIO, Son to VINCENTIO, in love with BIANCA.

PETRUCHIO, a Gentleman of Verona, a Suitor to KA

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PEDANT, an old Fellow set up to personate VINCENTIO.

KATHARINA, the Shrew;
BIANCA, her Sister,

Widow.

} Daughters to BAPTISTA.

Tailor, Haberdasher, and Servants attending on BAPTISTA and PETRUCHIO.

SCENE, sometimes in Padua ; and sometimes in PETRUCHIO'S House in the Country.

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SCENE I.-Before an Alehouse on a Heath.

Enter Hostess and SLY.

Sly. I'll pheese you, in faith.

Host. 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. Therefore, paucas pallabris; let the world slide: Sessa!

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KATHARINA, the Shrew;
BIANCA, her Sister,

Widow.

} Daughters to BAPTISTA.

Tailor, Haberdasher, and Servants attending on BAPTIS-
TA and PETRUCHIO.

SCENE, sometimes in Padua ; and sometimes in PE-
TRUCHIO'S House in the Country.

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SCENE I.-Before an Alehouse on a Heath.

Enter Hostess and SLY.

Sly. I'll pheese you, in faith.

Host. 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. Therefore, paucas pallabris; let the world slide: Sessa!

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