Mal. Duke, thou art a becco,[371] a cornuto.
Pietro. How!
Mal. Thou art a cuckold. 120
Pietro. Speak, unshale[372] him quick.
Mal. With most tumbler-like nimbleness.
Pietro. Who? by whom? I burst with desire.
Mal. Mendoza is the man makes thee a horned beast; duke, ’tis Mendoza cornutes thee.
Pietro. What conformance? relate; short, short.
Mal. As a lawyer’s beard.
There is an old crone in the court, her name is Maquerelle,
She is my mistress, sooth to say, and she doth ever tell me.
Blirt o’ rhyme, blirt o’ rhyme! Maquerelle is a cunning bawd; I am an honest villain; thy wife is a close drab; and thou art a notorious cuckold. Farewell, duke. 132
Pietro. Stay, stay.