Prithee, do you jeer me? LYCO I suppose that you are of the family of the Coclites Family of the Coclites : Coclitum prosapia no doubt here means a general term, the family of one-eyed men. Horatius, who, single-handed, opposed the army of Porsenna, was called Cocles, from having but one eye. Pliny the Elder speaks of the Cyclops and the Arimaspians, a nation of Sarmatia, as having but one eye. ; for they are one-eyed. CURCULIO This was knocked out for me by a catapulta, at Sicyon. LYCO What matters it to me, pray, if it had been knocked out by a broken pot with cinders in it? CURCULIO (aside.) This fellow’s a wizard, surely A wizard, surely : He is surprised at Lyco having so exactly hit upon the truth. It has been already remarked that Parasites were the especial butts for practical jokes. On one of these occasions the unfortunate fellow probably lost his eye. ; he tells the truth, for such catapultas are often directed at me. (Aloud.) Young man, as I bear this mark on my face Bear this mark on my face : Hoc intus mihi. This passage is most probably corrupt. in the service of the public, prithee don’t be uncivil Don’t be uncivil : Incomitio probably means, to treat rudely, or be uncivil to. Lyco puns upon it, as though meaning, to bring before the comitia,’ or public assemblies of the people. to me. LYCO May I then inforize Inforize : In the word inforare, which is coined for the occasion, and signifies to summon to the Forum, it is not improbable that an indecent pun is intended. The liberty has been taken of adopting these two word for the occasion. you, if I may not incomitiatize? CURCULIO You shan’t be inforizing me, indeed; and really I don’t care at all about your Forum or your Comitia. But if you can point me out this person that I’m seeking, you will be doing me a real and a great service. I’m looking for Lyco the banker. LYCO Tell me why you are now seeking for him, or, of what country are you? CURCULIO I’ll tell you: I’m come from Therapontigonus Platagidorus, the Captain. LYCO I’ faith, I know the name: (aside) for with that same name, when I wrote, I filled four whole sides Four whole sides : Ceras. Waxed sides of a tablet. . (To CURCULIO.) But why are you seeking for Lyco? CURCULIO (showing the letter.) I’ve been ordered to deliver this letter to him. LYCO What person are you? CURCULIO His freed-man, whom all call Summanus Summanus : There was a Divinity of this name. See the Bacchides, l. 895 (Act IV., Sc. 8) The name, as here coined by Curculio, would perhaps, answer to the English Mr. Keep-tight-in-hand. . LYCO Summanus, my greetings. But why Summanus? Let me know.