T. Maccius Plautus, Mostellaria, ed. Friedrich Leo, 5.2

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Callidamates

Vbi somno sepelivi omnem atque édormivi crapulam,

Philolaches venisse dixit mihi suom peregre huc patrem

quoque modo hominem ad venientem servos ludificatus sit,

ait se metuere in conspe ctum sui patris procedere.
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nunc ego de sodalitate solus sum orator datus,

qui a patre eius conciliarem pacem. átque eccum optime.

iubeo te salvere et salvos cum advenis, Theopropides,

peregre, gaudeo. hic apud nos hodie cenes, sic face.

Theopropides

Callidamates, dei te ament. de cena facio gratiam.
1130

Callidamates

Quin venis?

Tranio

Promitte: ego ibo pro te, si tibi non libet.

Theopropides

Verbero, etiam inrides?

Tranio

Quian me pro te ire ad cenam autumo?

Theopropides

Non enim ibis. ego ferare faxo, ut meruisti, in crucem.

Callidamates

Age mitte ista ac te ad me ad cenam dic venturum.

Tranio

Quid taces?

Callidamates

Sed tu, istuc quid confugisti in aram?
1135

Tranio

Inscitissimus

adveniens perterruit me. loquere nunc quid fecerim:

nunc utrisque disceptator eccum adest, age disputa.

Theopropides

Filium corrupisse aio te meum.

Tranio

Ausculta modo.

fateor potavisse, amicam liberasse absente te,

faenore argentum sumpsisse; id esse absumptum praedico.
1140

numquid aliud fecit nisi quod faciunt summis gnati generibus?

Theopropides

Hercle mihi tecum cavendum est, nimis qui es orator catus.

Callidamates

Sine me dum istuc iudicare. surge, ego isti adsedero.

Theopropides

Maxime, accipito hanc tute ad te litem.

Tranio

Enim istic captio est.

fac ego ne metuam ut tu meam timeas vicem.
1145

Theopropides

Iam minoris omnia alia facio, prae quam quibus modis

me ludificatust.

Tranio

Bene hercle factum, et factum gaudeo:

sapere istac aetate oportet, qui sunt capite candido.

Theopropides

Quid ego nunc faciam?

Tranio

Si amicus Diphilo aut Philemoni es,

dicito eis, quo pacto tuos te servos ludificaverit:
1150

optumas frustrationes dederis in comoediis.

Callidamates

Tace parumper, sine vicissim me loqui, ausculta.

Theopropides

Licet.

Callidamates

Omnium primum sodalem me esse scis gnato tuo.

is adiit me, nam eum prodire pudet in conspectum tuom
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propterea quia fecit quae te scire scit. nunc te obsecro,

stultitiae adulescentiaeque éius ignoscas: tuost;

scis solere illanc aetatem tali ludo ludere.

quidquid fecit, una nobiscum fécit: nos deliquimus.

faenus, sortem sumptumque omnem, quí amica empta est, omnia
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nos dabimus, nos conferemus, nostro sumptu, non tuo.

Theopropides

Non potuit venire orator magis ad me impetrabilis

quam tu; neque iam illi sum iratus neque quicquam suscenseo.

immo me praesente amato bibito, facito quod lubet:

si hoc pudet, fecisse sumptum, supplicí habeo satis.
1165

Callidamates

Dispudet.

Tranio

Post istam veniam quid me fiet nunciam?

Theopropides

Verberibus caedere multum pendens.

Tranio

Tamen etsi pudet?

Theopropides

Interimam hercle ego te, si vivo.

Callidamates

Fac istam cunctam gratiam:

Tranioni amitte quaeso hanc noxiam causa mea.

Theopropides

Aliud quidvis impetrari perferam a me facilius,
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quam ut non égo istum pro suis factis pessumis pessum premam.

Callidamates

Mitte quaeso.

Theopropides

Istumne ut mittam? viden ut astat furcifer?

Callidamates

Tranio, quiesce, si sapis.

Theopropides

Tu quiesce hanc rem modo

petere: ego illum, ut sit quietus, verberibus subegero.

Tranio

Nihil opust profecto.
1175

Callidamates

Áge iam, sine te hoc exorarier.

Theopropides

Nolo ores.

Callidamates

Quaeso hercle.

Theopropides

Nolo, inquam, ores.

Callidamates

Nequiquam nevis.

hanc modo noxiam unam, quaeso, missam fac causa mea.

Tranio

Quid gravaris? quasi non cras iam commeream aliam noxiam:

ibi utrúmque, et hoc et illud, poteris ulcisci probe.

Callidamates

Sine te exorem.
1180

Theopropides

Age abi, abi impune. em huic habeto gratiam.

spectatores, fabula haec est acta, vos plausum date.

Mostellaria. T. Maccius Plautus. ed. Friedrich Leo. Berlin. 1896.

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Mostellaria (Latin) (Plautus. Plauti Comoediae, Volume 2. Leo, Friedrich, editor. Berlin: Weidmann, 1896.)

Translations (1)

Mostellaria, or The Haunted House Perseus (Plautus. The Comedies of Plautus, Volume 2. Riley, Henry Thomas, translator. London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1913.) — 5.2 focus

1122 (Enter CALLIDAMATES, at a distance.)

CALLIDAMATES

(to himself.)

When I had buried all drowsiness¹, and slept off the debauch, Philolaches told me that his father had arrived here from abroad; in what a way too his servant had imposed upon the man on his arrival;

he said that he was afraid to come into his presence. Now of our company I am deputed sole ambassador, to obtain peace from his father. And look, most opportunely here he is. (Accosting THEUROPIDES.) I wish you health, Theuropides, and am glad that you’ve got back safe from abroad. You must dine here with us to-day. Do so.
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THEUROPIDES

Callidamates, may the Gods bless you. For your dinner I offer you my thanks.
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CALLIDAMATES

Will you come then?

TRANIO
(To THEUROPIDES.)

Do promise him; I’ll go for you, if you don’t like.

THEUROPIDES

Whip-scoundrel, laughing at me still?

TRANIO

What, because I say that I’ll go to dinner for you?

THEUROPIDES

But you shan’t go. I’ll have you carried to the cross, as you deserve.

TRANIO

Come, let this pass, and say that I shall go to the dinner.

Why are you silent?

CALLIDAMATES

(to TRANIO.)

But why, you greatest of simpletons, have you taken refuge at the altar?
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TRANIO

He frightened me on his arrival. (To THEUROPIDES.) Say now, what I have done amiss. Look, now there’s an umpire for us both; come, discuss the matter.

THEUROPIDES

I say that you have corrupted my son.

TRANIO

Only listen. I confess that he has done amiss; that he has given freedom to his mistress; that in your absence

he has borrowed money at interest; that, I admit, is squandered away. Has he done anything different to what sons of the noblest families do?
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THEUROPIDES

Upon my faith, I must be on my guard with you; you are too clever a pleader.

CALLIDAMATES

Just let me be umpire in this matter. (TO TRANIO.) Get up; I’ll seat myself there.

THEUROPIDES

By all means: take the management of this dispute to yourself.

(Pushes him to one side of the altar.)

TRANIO

Why, this is surely a trick.

Make me, then, not to be in a fright, and yourself to be in a fright in my stead.
1145

THEUROPIDES

I consider now everything of trifling consequence, compared with the way in which he has fooled me.

TRANIO

I’ faith, ’twas cleverly done, and I rejoice that it was done. Those who have white heads ought at that age to be wiser.

THEUROPIDES

What am I now to do

if my friend Demipho or Philonides—

TRANIO

Tell them in what way your servant made a fool of you. You would be affording most capital plots for Comedies.
1150

CALLIDAMATES

Hold your tongue awhile; let me speak in my turn.—Listen.

THEUROPIDES

By all means.

CALLIDAMATES

In the first place of all then, you know that I am the companion of your son;

he has gone to my house, for he is ashamed to come into your presence, because he knows that you are aware what he has done. Now, I beseech you, do pardon his simplicity and youthfulness. He is your son; you know that this age is wont to play such pranks; whatever he has done, he has done in company with me. We have acted wrong:
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the interest, principal, and all the sum at which the mistress was purchased, all of it we will find, and will contribute together, at our own cost, not yours.
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THEUROPIDES

No mediator could have come to me more able to influence me than yourself. I am neither angry with him², nor do I blame him for anything: nay more, in my presence, wench on, drink, do what you please.

If he’s ashamed of this, that he has been extravagant, I have sufficient satisfaction.
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CALLIDAMATES

I’m quite ashamed myself

TRANIO

He grants pardon thus far; now then, what is to become of me?

THEUROPIDES

Filth, tied up as you hang, you shall be beaten with stripes.

TRANIO

Even though I am ashamed³?

THEUROPIDES

Upon my faith, I’ll be the death of you, if I live!

CALLIDAMATES

Make this pardon general; do, pray, forgive Tranio this offence, for my sake.

THEUROPIDES

I would more readily put up with your obtaining any other request of me than that I should forbear sending to perdition this fellow for his most villanous doings.
1170

CALLIDAMATES

Pray, do pardon him.

TRANIO

Do pardon me?

THEUROPIDES

Look there, don’t you see how the villain sticks there?⁴

(Pointing to the altar.)

CALLIDAMATES

Tranio, do be quiet, if you are in your senses.

THEUROPIDES

Only do you be quiet in urging this matter. I’ll subdue him with stripes, so that he shall be quiet.

CALLIDAMATES

Really, there is no need.
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Come now, do allow yourself to be prevailed upon.

THEUROPIDES

I wish you would not request me.

CALLIDAMATES

Troth now, I do entreat you.

THEUROPIDES

I wish you would not request me, I tell you.

CALLIDAMATES

It’s in vain you wish me not; only do grant this one pardon for his offence, pray, for my sake, I do entreat you.

TRANIO

Why make this difficulty? As if to-morrow I shouldn’t be very soon committing some other fault; then, both of them, both this one and that, you’ll be able to punish soundly.

CALLIDAMATES

Do let me prevail upon you.
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THEUROPIDES

Well then, have it so; begone, unpunished! (TRANIO jumps down from the altar.) There now, (pointing to CALLIDAMATES) return him thanks for it. (Coming forward.) Spectators, this Play is finished; grant us your applause⁵.

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Theopropides Callidamates, dei te ament. de cena facio gratiam. 1130

Callidamates Quin venis?

Tranio Promitte: ego ibo pro te, si tibi non libet.

Theopropides Verbero, etiam inrides?

Tranio Quian me pro te ire ad cenam autumo?

Theopropides Non enim ibis. ego ferare faxo, ut meruisti, in crucem.

Callidamates Age mitte ista ac te ad me ad cenam dic venturum.

Tranio Quid taces?

Callidamates Sed tu, istuc quid confugisti in aram? 1135

Tranio Inscitissimus adveniens perterruit me. loquere nunc quid fecerim: nunc utrisque disceptator eccum adest, age disputa.

Theopropides Filium corrupisse aio te meum.

Tranio Ausculta modo. fateor potavisse, amicam liberasse absente te, faenore argentum sumpsisse; id esse absumptum praedico. 1140 numquid aliud fecit nisi quod faciunt summis gnati generibus?

Theopropides Hercle mihi tecum cavendum est, nimis qui es orator catus.

Callidamates Sine me dum istuc iudicare. surge, ego isti adsedero.

Theopropides Maxime, accipito hanc tute ad te litem.

Tranio Enim istic captio est. fac ego ne metuam ut tu meam timeas vicem. 1145

Theopropides Iam minoris omnia alia facio, prae quam quibus modis me ludificatust.

Tranio Bene hercle factum, et factum gaudeo: sapere istac aetate oportet, qui sunt capite candido.

Theopropides Quid ego nunc faciam?

Tranio Si amicus Diphilo aut Philemoni es, dicito eis, quo pacto tuos te servos ludificaverit: 1150 optumas frustrationes dederis in comoediis.

Callidamates Tace parumper, sine vicissim me loqui, ausculta.

Theopropides Licet.

Theopropides Non potuit venire orator magis ad me impetrabilis quam tu; neque iam illi sum iratus neque quicquam suscenseo. immo me praesente amato bibito, facito quod lubet: si hoc pudet, fecisse sumptum, supplicí habeo satis. 1165

Callidamates Dispudet.

Tranio Post istam veniam quid me fiet nunciam?

Theopropides Verberibus caedere multum pendens.

Tranio Tamen etsi pudet?

Theopropides Interimam hercle ego te, si vivo.

Callidamates Fac istam cunctam gratiam: Tranioni amitte quaeso hanc noxiam causa mea.

Theopropides Aliud quidvis impetrari perferam a me facilius, 1170 quam ut non égo istum pro suis factis pessumis pessum premam.

Callidamates Mitte quaeso.

Theopropides Istumne ut mittam? viden ut astat furcifer?

Callidamates Tranio, quiesce, si sapis.

Theopropides Tu quiesce hanc rem modo petere: ego illum, ut sit quietus, verberibus subegero.

Tranio Nihil opust profecto. 1175

Callidamates Áge iam, sine te hoc exorarier.

Theopropides Nolo ores.

Callidamates Quaeso hercle.

Theopropides Nolo, inquam, ores.

Callidamates Nequiquam nevis. hanc modo noxiam unam, quaeso, missam fac causa mea.

Tranio Quid gravaris? quasi non cras iam commeream aliam noxiam: ibi utrúmque, et hoc et illud, poteris ulcisci probe.

Callidamates Sine te exorem. 1180

Theopropides Age abi, abi impune. em huic habeto gratiam. spectatores, fabula haec est acta, vos plausum date.

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THEUROPIDES Callidamates, may the Gods bless you. For your dinner I offer you my thanks. 1130

CALLIDAMATES Will you come then?

TRANIO (To THEUROPIDES.) Do promise him; I’ll go for you, if you don’t like.

THEUROPIDES Whip-scoundrel, laughing at me still?

TRANIO What, because I say that I’ll go to dinner for you?

THEUROPIDES But you shan’t go. I’ll have you carried to the cross, as you deserve.

TRANIO Come, let this pass, and say that I shall go to the dinner. Why are you silent?

CALLIDAMATES (to TRANIO.) But why, you greatest of simpletons, have you taken refuge at the altar? 1135

TRANIO He frightened me on his arrival. (To THEUROPIDES.) Say now, what I have done amiss. Look, now there’s an umpire for us both; come, discuss the matter.

THEUROPIDES I say that you have corrupted my son.

TRANIO Only listen. I confess that he has done amiss; that he has given freedom to his mistress; that in your absence he has borrowed money at interest; that, I admit, is squandered away. Has he done anything different to what sons of the noblest families do? 1140

THEUROPIDES Upon my faith, I must be on my guard with you; you are too clever a pleader.

CALLIDAMATES Just let me be umpire in this matter. (TO TRANIO.) Get up; I’ll seat myself there.

THEUROPIDES By all means: take the management of this dispute to yourself. (Pushes him to one side of the altar.)

TRANIO Why, this is surely a trick. Make me, then, not to be in a fright, and yourself to be in a fright in my stead. 1145

THEUROPIDES I consider now everything of trifling consequence, compared with the way in which he has fooled me.

TRANIO I’ faith, ’twas cleverly done, and I rejoice that it was done. Those who have white heads ought at that age to be wiser.

THEUROPIDES What am I now to do if my friend Demipho or Philonides—

TRANIO Tell them in what way your servant made a fool of you. You would be affording most capital plots for Comedies. 1150

CALLIDAMATES Hold your tongue awhile; let me speak in my turn.—Listen.

THEUROPIDES By all means.

CALLIDAMATES I’m quite ashamed myself

TRANIO He grants pardon thus far; now then, what is to become of me?

THEUROPIDES Filth, tied up as you hang, you shall be beaten with stripes.

TRANIO Even though I am ashamed 3 ?

THEUROPIDES Upon my faith, I’ll be the death of you, if I live!

CALLIDAMATES Make this pardon general; do, pray, forgive Tranio this offence, for my sake.

THEUROPIDES I would more readily put up with your obtaining any other request of me than that I should forbear sending to perdition this fellow for his most villanous doings. 1170

CALLIDAMATES Pray, do pardon him.

TRANIO Do pardon me?

THEUROPIDES Look there, don’t you see how the villain sticks there? 4 (Pointing to the altar.)

CALLIDAMATES Tranio, do be quiet, if you are in your senses.

THEUROPIDES Only do you be quiet in urging this matter. I’ll subdue him with stripes, so that he shall be quiet.

CALLIDAMATES Really, there is no need. 1175 Come now, do allow yourself to be prevailed upon.

Theopropides

Callidamates, dei te ament. de cena facio gratiam.
1130

Callidamates

Quin venis?

Tranio

Promitte: ego ibo pro te, si tibi non libet.

Theopropides

Verbero, etiam inrides?

Tranio

Quian me pro te ire ad cenam autumo?

Theopropides

Non enim ibis. ego ferare faxo, ut meruisti, in crucem.

Callidamates

Age mitte ista ac te ad me ad cenam dic venturum.

Tranio

Quid taces?

Callidamates

Sed tu, istuc quid confugisti in aram?
1135

Tranio

Inscitissimus

adveniens perterruit me. loquere nunc quid fecerim:

nunc utrisque disceptator eccum adest, age disputa.

Theopropides

Filium corrupisse aio te meum.

Tranio

Ausculta modo.

fateor potavisse, amicam liberasse absente te,

faenore argentum sumpsisse; id esse absumptum praedico.
1140

numquid aliud fecit nisi quod faciunt summis gnati generibus?

Theopropides

Hercle mihi tecum cavendum est, nimis qui es orator catus.

Callidamates

Sine me dum istuc iudicare. surge, ego isti adsedero.

Theopropides

Maxime, accipito hanc tute ad te litem.

Tranio

Enim istic captio est.

fac ego ne metuam ut tu meam timeas vicem.
1145

Theopropides

Iam minoris omnia alia facio, prae quam quibus modis

me ludificatust.

Tranio

Bene hercle factum, et factum gaudeo:

sapere istac aetate oportet, qui sunt capite candido.

Theopropides

Quid ego nunc faciam?

Tranio

Si amicus Diphilo aut Philemoni es,

dicito eis, quo pacto tuos te servos ludificaverit:
1150

optumas frustrationes dederis in comoediis.

Callidamates

Tace parumper, sine vicissim me loqui, ausculta.

Theopropides

Licet.

Theopropides

Non potuit venire orator magis ad me impetrabilis

quam tu; neque iam illi sum iratus neque quicquam suscenseo.

immo me praesente amato bibito, facito quod lubet:

si hoc pudet, fecisse sumptum, supplicí habeo satis.
1165

Callidamates

Dispudet.

Tranio

Post istam veniam quid me fiet nunciam?

Theopropides

Verberibus caedere multum pendens.

Tranio

Tamen etsi pudet?

Theopropides

Interimam hercle ego te, si vivo.

Callidamates

Fac istam cunctam gratiam:

Tranioni amitte quaeso hanc noxiam causa mea.

Theopropides

Aliud quidvis impetrari perferam a me facilius,
1170

quam ut non égo istum pro suis factis pessumis pessum premam.

Callidamates

Mitte quaeso.

Theopropides

Istumne ut mittam? viden ut astat furcifer?

Callidamates

Tranio, quiesce, si sapis.

Theopropides

Tu quiesce hanc rem modo

petere: ego illum, ut sit quietus, verberibus subegero.

Tranio

Nihil opust profecto.
1175

Callidamates

Áge iam, sine te hoc exorarier.

Theopropides

Nolo ores.

Callidamates

Quaeso hercle.

Theopropides

Nolo, inquam, ores.

Callidamates

Nequiquam nevis.

hanc modo noxiam unam, quaeso, missam fac causa mea.

Tranio

Quid gravaris? quasi non cras iam commeream aliam noxiam:

ibi utrúmque, et hoc et illud, poteris ulcisci probe.

Callidamates

Sine te exorem.
1180

Theopropides

Age abi, abi impune. em huic habeto gratiam.

spectatores, fabula haec est acta, vos plausum date.

THEUROPIDES

Callidamates, may the Gods bless you. For your dinner I offer you my thanks.
1130

CALLIDAMATES

Will you come then?

TRANIO
(To THEUROPIDES.)

Do promise him; I’ll go for you, if you don’t like.

THEUROPIDES

Whip-scoundrel, laughing at me still?

TRANIO

What, because I say that I’ll go to dinner for you?

THEUROPIDES

But you shan’t go. I’ll have you carried to the cross, as you deserve.

TRANIO

Come, let this pass, and say that I shall go to the dinner.

Why are you silent?

CALLIDAMATES

(to TRANIO.)

But why, you greatest of simpletons, have you taken refuge at the altar?
1135

TRANIO

He frightened me on his arrival. (To THEUROPIDES.) Say now, what I have done amiss. Look, now there’s an umpire for us both; come, discuss the matter.

THEUROPIDES

I say that you have corrupted my son.

TRANIO

Only listen. I confess that he has done amiss; that he has given freedom to his mistress; that in your absence

he has borrowed money at interest; that, I admit, is squandered away. Has he done anything different to what sons of the noblest families do?
1140

THEUROPIDES

Upon my faith, I must be on my guard with you; you are too clever a pleader.

CALLIDAMATES

Just let me be umpire in this matter. (TO TRANIO.) Get up; I’ll seat myself there.

THEUROPIDES

By all means: take the management of this dispute to yourself.

(Pushes him to one side of the altar.)

TRANIO

Why, this is surely a trick.

Make me, then, not to be in a fright, and yourself to be in a fright in my stead.
1145

THEUROPIDES

I consider now everything of trifling consequence, compared with the way in which he has fooled me.

TRANIO

I’ faith, ’twas cleverly done, and I rejoice that it was done. Those who have white heads ought at that age to be wiser.

THEUROPIDES

What am I now to do

if my friend Demipho or Philonides—

TRANIO

Tell them in what way your servant made a fool of you. You would be affording most capital plots for Comedies.
1150

CALLIDAMATES

Hold your tongue awhile; let me speak in my turn.—Listen.

THEUROPIDES

By all means.

CALLIDAMATES

I’m quite ashamed myself

TRANIO

He grants pardon thus far; now then, what is to become of me?

THEUROPIDES

Filth, tied up as you hang, you shall be beaten with stripes.

TRANIO

Even though I am ashamed³?

THEUROPIDES

Upon my faith, I’ll be the death of you, if I live!

CALLIDAMATES

Make this pardon general; do, pray, forgive Tranio this offence, for my sake.

THEUROPIDES

I would more readily put up with your obtaining any other request of me than that I should forbear sending to perdition this fellow for his most villanous doings.
1170

CALLIDAMATES

Pray, do pardon him.

TRANIO

Do pardon me?

THEUROPIDES

Look there, don’t you see how the villain sticks there?⁴

(Pointing to the altar.)

CALLIDAMATES

Tranio, do be quiet, if you are in your senses.

THEUROPIDES

Only do you be quiet in urging this matter. I’ll subdue him with stripes, so that he shall be quiet.

CALLIDAMATES

Really, there is no need.
1175

Come now, do allow yourself to be prevailed upon.

THEUROPIDES

I wish you would not request me.

CALLIDAMATES

Troth now, I do entreat you.

THEUROPIDES

I wish you would not request me, I tell you.