suffer not thinking on, with the Hoby-horsse, whose Epitaph is, For o, For o, the Hoby-horse is forgot.
Hoboyes play. The dumbe shew enters. [Sidenote: The Trumpets sounds. Dumbe show followes.]
_Enter a King and Queene, very louingly; the Queene [Sidenote: and a Queene, the queen] embracing him. She kneeles, and makes shew of [Sidenote: embracing him, and he her, he takes her up, and] Protestation vnto him. He takes her vp, and declines his head vpon her neck. Layes him downe [Sidenote: necke, he lyes] vpon a Banke of Flowers. She seeing him a-sleepe, leaues him. Anon comes in a Fellow, [Sidenote: anon come in an other man,] takes off his Crowne, kisses it, and powres poyson [Sidenote: it, pours] in the Kings eares, and Exits. The Queene returnes, [Sidenote: the sleepers eares, and leaues him:] findes the King dead, and makes passionate [Sidenote: dead, makes] Action. The Poysoner, with some two or [Sidenote: some three or foure come in againe, seeme to condole] three Mutes comes in againe, seeming to lament with her. The dead body is carried away: The [Sidenote: with her, the] Poysoner Wooes the Queene with Gifts, she [Sidenote: 54] seemes loath and vnwilling awhile, but in the end, [Sidenote: seemes harsh awhile,] accepts his loue.[1] Exeunt[2] [Sidenote: accepts loue.]
Ophe. What meanes this, my Lord?
Ham. Marry this is Miching Malicho[3] that [Sidenote: this munching Mallico] meanes Mischeefe.
Ophe. Belike this shew imports the Argument of the Play?
Ham. We shall know by these Fellowes: [Sidenote: this fellow, Enter Prologue] the Players cannot keepe counsell, they'l tell [Sidenote: keepe, they'le] all.[4]
Ophe. Will they tell vs what this shew meant? [Sidenote: Will a tell]
Ham. I, or any shew that you'l shew him. Bee [Sidenote: you will] not you asham'd to shew, hee'l not shame to tell you what it meanes.
Ophe. You are naught,[5] you are naught, Ile marke the Play.