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Bothwell

Chapter V

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"’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"
"Thou canst well do both, sweet madam," replied the gallant page, with a coy glance.
"Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
If I am paid for keeping a secret, St Mary!
’twill be with no other coin than Cupid’s."
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Bothwell

Chapter V

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"
Line 2
"Thou canst well do both, sweet madam," replied the gallant page, with a coy glance.
Line 3
"Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?
Line 4
If I am paid for keeping a secret, St Mary!
Line 5
’twill be with no other coin than Cupid’s."

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Canst modal verb US /kænst/

an old form of “can”, used with “thou”

From this reading “"Thou canst well do both, sweet madam," replied the gallant page, with a coy glance.”

Drew noun US /drew/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?”

Neither determiner US /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading “"’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"”

Replied noun US /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Thou canst well do both, sweet madam," replied the gallant page, with a coy glance.”

Secret noun US /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading “"’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"”

Thee pronoun US /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading “"’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?”

Thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading “"Thou canst well do both, sweet madam," replied the gallant page, with a coy glance.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"”

Wouldst modal verb US /wʊdst/

an old form of “would”, used with “thou”

From this reading “"Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "Thou canst well do both, sweet madam," replied the gallant page, with a coy glance.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading If I am paid for keeping a secret, St Mary!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?

back

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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading ’twill be with no other coin than Cupid’s."

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading "Thou canst well do both, sweet madam," replied the gallant page, with a coy glance.

Bothwell

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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?

boy

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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?

bribe

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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"

canstmodal verbUS /kænst/

an old form of “can”, used with “thou”

From this reading "Thou canst well do both, sweet madam," replied the gallant page, with a coy glance.

clown

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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?

coin

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From this reading ’twill be with no other coin than Cupid’s."

Countess

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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?

coy

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From this reading "Thou canst well do both, sweet madam," replied the gallant page, with a coy glance.

Cupid's

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From this reading ’twill be with no other coin than Cupid’s."

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Thou canst well do both, sweet madam," replied the gallant page, with a coy glance.

drewnounUS /drew/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading If I am paid for keeping a secret, St Mary!

French

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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?

gallant

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From this reading "Thou canst well do both, sweet madam," replied the gallant page, with a coy glance.

girdle

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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?

glance

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From this reading "Thou canst well do both, sweet madam," replied the gallant page, with a coy glance.

golden

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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?

How

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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If I am paid for keeping a secret, St Mary!

keep

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From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"

keeping

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From this reading If I am paid for keeping a secret, St Mary!

knight

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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?

Lady

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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?

like

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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?

madam

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From this reading "Thou canst well do both, sweet madam," replied the gallant page, with a coy glance.

Mary

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From this reading If I am paid for keeping a secret, St Mary!

Master

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From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"

mighty

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From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"

miser

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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"

neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading ’twill be with no other coin than Cupid’s."

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"

obey

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From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"

oblige

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From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?

other

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From this reading ’twill be with no other coin than Cupid’s."

page

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From this reading "Thou canst well do both, sweet madam," replied the gallant page, with a coy glance.

paid

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From this reading If I am paid for keeping a secret, St Mary!

Paris

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From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"

pert

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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?

purse

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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?

rascally

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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?

repliednounUS /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Thou canst well do both, sweet madam," replied the gallant page, with a coy glance.

said

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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?

saying

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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?

secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"

son

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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?

spawn

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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?

St

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From this reading If I am paid for keeping a secret, St Mary!

sweet

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From this reading "Thou canst well do both, sweet madam," replied the gallant page, with a coy glance.

taking

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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?

tempt

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From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"

ten

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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading ’twill be with no other coin than Cupid’s."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "Thou canst well do both, sweet madam," replied the gallant page, with a coy glance.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"

Then

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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"

ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading "Thou canst well do both, sweet madam," replied the gallant page, with a coy glance.

Tis

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From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"

twill

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From this reading ’twill be with no other coin than Cupid’s."

unicorns

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From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?

well

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From this reading "’Tis mighty well, this, Master Paris! can I neither tempt nor oblige thee to obey me, and keep my secret?"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Thou canst well do both, sweet madam," replied the gallant page, with a coy glance.

wouldstmodal verbUS /wʊdst/

an old form of “would”, used with “thou”

From this reading "Then here, thou little miser, are ten golden unicorns," said the Countess, taking her purse from her girdle; but the pert boy drew back, saying— "How, Lady Bothwell! wouldst thou think to bribe the son of a French knight like the spawn of a rascally clown?