take you down the gammon of bacon and the collar of brawnCollar of brawn: Glandium. This really was the neck of the hag, which received its name from the kernels (glandes) which it contamea..GELASIMUS(aside.)I’ faith, this is a very sensible fellow.PHILUMENA By my troth, as I imagine, you haven’t quite minded the directions of your mistress.PINACIUM Why, I’ve left all matters unattended to by reason of what you wished.PHILUMENA Then do you inform me upon that, on account of which you were sent to the harbour?PINACIUM I’ll tell you. After, with the daybreak, you had sent me to the harbour, the sun with its beams opportunely arose from out of the sea. While I was enquiring of the revenue officers whether any ship had arrived from Asia, and they were saying none had come, I beheld, in the meantime, a bark, than which I think I never saw a greater one. With a favouring breeze, and in full sail, it came into harbour.We were enquiring one of another whose ship it was, and what it carried? In the meantime I espied your husband and his servant Stichus.PHILUMENA Ha! what? Did you mention Epignomus?GELASIMUS Your husbandand my own life.PINACIUM He has arrived, I say. PHILUMENA Did you see him yourself?PINACIUM Yes, and with pleasure too. GELASIMUS I’ faith, I’ll surely take the broom, and sweep this place with pleasure.PINACIUM He has brought a great amount of silver and gold.GELASIMUS ’Tis right cleverly done. PINACIUM Wool and purple in plenty.GELASIMUS Aye, for me to clothe my carcase with.PINACIUM Couches, adorned with ivory and gold.GELASIMUS I’ll recline at table right regally.PINACIUM Besides—Babylonian coverings for couchesCoverings for couches: Peristromatia,blankets or counterpanes were used among the Romans to cover couches; they were sometimes of the most costly description, and were mostly of purple colour, and frequently richly embroidered with gold. Pliny speaks of Babylonian cloths of divers colours, and in the seventh chapter of Joshua, ver. 24, we read, When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment., and carpets dyed in purple, has he brought.GELASIMUS Abundance of fine things.I’ faith, his business has been successful.