You honor me,

But let me overcome at once my great delight,

Lest I depart and pity myself

That I did not speak:

A single spirit permeates this troupe,

And sirs, beyond my calmness, I abhor

Any freedom from all devotion,

For it should mean the company stands still

Apart from me: Therefore, and from this day,

I swear never to relinquish our trade,

Nor to displace it for another.

And think not that I lack gratitude:

Know what your faith is to a tradesman,

And our kinship is to me. Therefore,

Let me be paid in acclamation,

The while I’ll not discard one article

But leave you that assured of yourselves

You cannot but be certain of me.