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Actus primus,

Scena prima.

Enter Iustice Shallow, Slender, Sir Hugh Euans, Master Page, Falstoffe, Bardolph, Nym, Pistoll, Anne Page, Mistresse Ford, Mistresse Page, Simple.
Shallow.

Sir Hugh, perswade me not: I will make a Star-Chamber
matter of it, if hee were twenty Sir
Iohn Falstoffs, he shall not abuse Robert Shallow
Esquire.

Slen.

In the County of Glocester, Iustice of Peace and Coram.

Shal.

I (Cosen Slender) and Cust-alorum.

Slen.

I, and Rato lorum too; and a Gentleman borne
(Master Parson) who writes himselfe Armigero, in any
Bill, Warrant, Quittance, or Obligation, Armigero.

Shal.

I that I doe, and haue done any time these three
hundred yeeres.

Slen.

All his successors (gone before him) hath don't:
and all his Ancestors (that come after him) may: they
may giue the dozen white Luces in their Coate.

Shal.

It is an olde Coate.

Euans.

The dozen white Lowses doe become an old
Coat well: it agrees well passant: It is a familiar beast to
man, and signifies Loue.

Shal.

The Luse is the fresh-fish, the salt-fish, is an old
Coate.

Slen.

I may quarter (Coz).

Shal.

You may, by marrying.

Euans.

It is marring indeed, if he quarter it.

Shal.

Not a whit.

Euan.

Yes per-lady: if he ha's a quarter of your coat,
there is but three Skirts for your selfe, in my simple coniectures;
but that is all one: if Sir Iohn Falstaffe haue
committed disparagements vnto you, I am of the Church
and will be glad to do my beneuolence, to make attonements
and compremises betweene you.

Shal.

The Councell shall heare it, it is a Riot.

Euan.

It is not meet the Councell heare a Riot: there
is no feate of Got in a Riot: The Councell (looke you)
shall desire to heare the feare of Got, and not to heare a
Riot: take your viza-ments in that.

Shal.

Ha; o'my life, if I were yong againe, the sword
should end it.

Euans.

It is petter that friends is the sword, and end
it: and there is also another deuice in my praine, which
peraduenture prings goot discretions with it. There is
Anne Page, which is daughter to Master Thomas Page,
which is pretty virginity.

Slen.

Mistris Anne Page? she has browne haire, and
speakes small like a woman.

Euans.

It is that ferry person for all the orld, as iust as
you will desire, and seuen hundred pounds of Moneyes,
and Gold, and Siluer, is her Grand-sire vpon his deaths-bed,
(Got deliuer to a ioyfull resurrections) giue, when
she is able to ouertake seuenteene yeeres old. It were a
goot motion, if we leaue our pribbles and prabbles, and
desire a marriage betweene Master Abraham, and Mistris
Anne Page.

Slen.

Did her Grand-sire leaue her seauen hundred
pound?

Euan.

I, and her father is make her a petter penny.

Slen.

I know the young Gentlewoman, she has good
gifts.

Euan.

Seuen hundred pounds, and possibilities, is
goot gifts.

Shal.

Wel, let vs see honest M
r Page: is Falstaffe there?

Euan.

Shall I tell you a lye? I doe despise a lyer, as I
doe despise one that is false, or as I despise one that is not
true: the Knight Sir Iohn is there, and I beseech you be
ruled by your well willers: I will peat the doore for M
r. Page. What hoa? Got-plesse your house heere.

Mr. Page.

Who's there?

Euan.

Here is go't's plessing and your friend, and Iustice
Shallow, and heere yong Master Slender: that peraduentures
shall tell you another tale, if matters grow to
your likings.

Mr. Page.

I am glad to see your Worships well: I
thanke you for my Venison Master Shallow.

Shal.

Master Page, I am glad to see you: much good
doe it your good heart: I wish'd your Venison better, it
was ill killd: how doth good Mistresse Page? and I thank
you alwaies with my heart, la: with my heart.

M. Page.

Sir, I thanke you.

Shal.

Sir, I thanke you: by yea, and no I doe.

M. Pa.

I am glad to see you, good Master Slender.

Slen.

How do's your fallow Greyhound, Sir, I heard
say he was out-run on Cotsall.

M. Pa.

It could not be iudg'd, Sir.

Slen.

You'll not confesse: you'll not confesse.

Shal.

That he will not, 'tis your fault, 'tis your fault:
'tis a good dogge.

M. Pa.

A Cur, Sir.

Shal.

Sir: hee's a good dog, and a faire dog, can there
be more said? he is good, and faire. Is Sir Iohn Falstaffe
heere?

M. Pa.

Sir, hee is within: and I would I could doe a
good office betweene you.

Euan.

It is spoke as a Christians ought to speake.

Shal.

He hath wrong'd me (Master Page.)

M. Pa.

Sir, he doth in some sort confesse it.

Shal.

If it be confessed, it is not redressed; is not that
so (M. Page?) he hath wrong'd me, indeed he hath, at a
word he hath: beleeue me, Robert Shallow Esquire, saith
he is wronged.

Ma. Pa.

Here comes Sir Iohn.

Fal.

Now, Master Shallow, you'll complaine of me to
the King?

Shal.

Knight, you haue beaten my men, kill'd my
deere, and broke open my Lodge.

Fal.

But not kiss'd your Keepers daughter?

Shal.

Tut, a pin: this shall be answer'd.

Fal.
I will answere it strait, I haue done all this:
That is now answer'd.

Shal.

The Councell shall know this.

Fal.

'Twere better for you if it were known in councell:
you'll be laugh'd at.

Eu.

Pauca verba; (Sir Iohn) good worts.

Fal.

Good worts? good Cabidge; Slender, I broke
your head: what matter haue you against me?

Slen.

Marry sir, I haue matter in my head against you,
and against your cony-catching Rascalls, Bardolf, Nym,
and Pistoll.

Bar.

You Banbery Cheese.

Slen.

I, it is no matter.

Pist.

How now, Mephostophilus?

Slen.

I, it is no matter.

Nym.

Slice, I say; pauca, pauca: Slice, that's my humor.

Slen.

Where's Simple my man? can you tell, Cosen?

Eua.

Peace, I pray you: now let vs vnderstand: there
is three Vmpires in this matter, as I vnderstand; that is,
Master Page (fidelicet Master Page,) & there is my selfe,
(fidelicet my selfe) and the three party is (lastly, and finally)
mine Host of the Gater.

Ma. Pa.

We three to hear it, & end it between them.

Euan.

Ferry goo't, I will make a priefe of it in my
note-booke, and we wil afterwards orke vpon the cause,
with as great discreetly as we can.

Fal.

Pistoll.

Pist.

He heares with eares.

Euan.

The Teuill and his Tam: what phrase is this?
he heares with eare? why, it is affectations.

Fal.

Pistoll, did you picke M. Slenders purse?

Slen.

I, by these gloues did hee, or I would I might
neuer come in mine owne great chamber againe else, of
seauen groates in mill-sixpences, and two Edward Shouelboords,
that cost me two shilling and two pence a
peece of Yead Miller: by these gloues.

Fal.

Is this true, Pistoll?

Euan.

No, it is false, if it is a picke-purse.

Pist.

Ha, thou mountaine Forreyner: Sir Iohn, and
Master mine, I combat challenge of this Latine Bilboe:
word of deniall in thy labras here; word of denial; froth,
and scum thou liest.

Slen.

By these gloues, then 'twas he.

Nym.

Be auis'd sir, and passe good humours: I will
say marry trap with you, if you runne the nut-hooks humor
on me, that is the very note of it.

Slen.

By this hat, then he in the red face had it: for
though I cannot remember what I did when you made
me drunke, yet I am not altogether an asse.

Fal.

What say you Scarlet, and Iohn?

Bar.

Why sir, (for my part) I say the Gentleman had
drunke himselfe out of his fiue sentences.

Eu.

It is his fiue sences: fie, what the ignorance is.

Bar.

And being fap, sir, was (as they say) casheerd: and
so conclusions past the Car-eires.

Slen.

I, you spake in Latten then to: but 'tis no matter;
Ile nere be drunk whilst I liue againe, but in honest,
ciuill, godly company for this tricke: if I be drunke, Ile
be drunke with those that haue the feare of God, and not
with drunken knaues.

Euan.

So got-udge me, that is a vertuous minde.

Fal.

You heare all these matters deni'd, Gentlemen;
you heare it.

Mr. Page.

Nay daughter, carry the wine in, wee'll
drinke within.

Slen.

Oh heauen: This is Mistresse Anne Page.

Mr. Page.

How now Mistris Ford?

Fal.

Mistris Ford, by my troth you are very wel met:
by your leaue good Mistris.

Mr. Page.

Wife, bid these gentlemen welcome: come,
we haue a hot Venison pasty to dinner; Come gentlemen,
I hope we shall drinke downe all vnkindnesse.

Slen.

I had rather then forty shillings I had my booke
of Songs and Sonnets heere: How now Simple, where
haue you beene? I must wait on my selfe, must I? you
haue not the booke of Riddles about you, haue you?

Sim.

Booke of Riddles? why did you not lend it to
Alice Short-cake vpon Alhallowmas last, a fortnight afore
Michaelmas.

Shal.

Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word
with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender,
a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here:
doe you vnderstand me?

Slen.

I Sir, you shall finde me reasonable; if it be so,
I shall doe that that is reason.

Shal.

Nay, but vnderstand me.

Slen.

So I doe Sir.

Euan.

Giue eare to his motions; (M
r. Slender) I will description the matter to you, if you be capacity of it.

Slen.

Nay, I will doe as my Cozen Shallow saies: I
pray you pardon me, he's a Iustice of Peace in his Countrie,
simple though I stand here.

Euan.

But that is not the question: the question is
concerning your marriage.

Shal.

I, there's the point Sir.

Eu.

Marry is it: the very point of it, to Mi. An Page.

Slen.

Why if it be so; I will marry her vpon any reasonable
demands.

Eu.

But can you affection the 'o-man, let vs command
to know that of your mouth, or of your lips: for diuers
Philosophers hold, that the lips is parcell of the mouth:
therfore precisely, cā you carry your good wil to y
e maid?

Sh.

Cosen Abraham Slender, can you loue her?

Slen.

I hope sir, I will do as it shall become one that
would doe reason.

Eu.

Nay, got's Lords, and his Ladies, you must speake
possitable, if you can carry-her your desires towards her.

Shal.
That you must:
Will you, (vpon good dowry) marry her?

Slen.

I will doe a greater thing then that, vpon your
request (Cosen) in any reason.

Shal.

Nay conceiue me, conceiue mee, (sweet Coz):
what I doe is to pleasure you (Coz:) can you loue the
maid?

Slen.

I will marry her (Sir) at your request; but if
there bee no great loue in the beginning, yet Heauen
may decrease it vpon better acquaintance, when wee
are married, and haue more occasion to know one another:
I hope vpon familiarity will grow more content:
but if you say mary-her, I will mary-her, that I am freely
dissoulued, and dissolutely.

Eu.

It is a fery discetion-answere; saue the fall is in
the'ord, dissolutely: the ort is (according to our meaning)
resolutely: his meaning is good.

Sh.

I: I thinke my Cosen meant well.

Sl.

I, or else I would I might be hang'd (la.)

Sh.

Here comes faire Mistris Anne; would I were
yong for your sake, Mistris Anne.

An.

The dinner is on the Table, my Father desires
your worships company.

Sh.

I will wait on him, (faire Mistris Anne.)

Eu.

Od's plessed-wil: I wil not be absēce at the grace.

An.

Wil't please your worship to come in, Sir?

Sl.

No, I thank you forsooth, hartely; I am very well.

An.

The dinner attends you, Sir.

Sl.

I am not a-hungry, I thanke you, forsooth: goe,
Sirha, for all you are my man, goe wait vpon my Cosen
Shallow: a Iustice of peace sometime may be beholding
to his friend, for a Man; I keepe but three Men, and a
Boy yet, till my Mother be dead: but what though, yet
I liue like a poore Gentleman borne.

An.

I may not goe in without your worship: they
will not sit till you come.

Sl.

I'faith, ile eate nothing: I thanke you as much as
though I did.

An.

I pray you Sir walke in.

Sl.

I had rather walke here (I thanke you) I bruiz'd
my shin th'other day, with playing at Sword and Dagger
with a Master of Fence (three veneys for a dish of
stew'd Prunes) and by my troth, I cannot abide the smell
of hot meate since. Why doe your dogs barke so? be
there Beares ith' Towne?

An.

I thinke there are, Sir, I heard them talk'd of.

Sl.

I loue the sport well, but I shall as soone quarrell
at it, as any man in England: you are afraid if you see the
Beare loose, are you not?

An.

I indeede Sir.

Sl.

That's meate and drinke to me now: I haue seene
Sackerson loose, twenty times, and haue taken him by the
Chaine: but (I warrant you) the women haue so cride
and shrekt at it, that it past: But women indeede, cannot
abide'em, they are very ill-fauour'd rough things.

Ma. Pa.

Come, gentle M. Slender, come; we stay for you.

Sl.

Ile eate nothing, I thanke you Sir.

Ma. Pa.

By cocke and pie, you shall not choose, Sir:
come, come.

Sl.

Nay, pray you lead the way.

Ma. Pa.

Come on, Sir.

Sl.

Mistris Anne: your selfe shall goe first.

An.

Not I Sir, pray you keepe on.

Sl.

Truely I will not goe first: truely-la: I will not
doe you that wrong.

An.

I pray you Sir.

Sl.

Ile rather be vnmannerly, then troublesome: you
doe your selfe wrong indeede-la.

[Exeunt.

Scena Secunda.

Enter Euans, and Simple.
Eu.

Go your waies, and aske of Doctor Caius house,
which is the way; and there dwels one Mistris Quickly;
which is in the manner of his Nurse; or his dry-Nurse; or
his Cooke; or his Laundry; his Washer, and his Ringer.

Si.

Well Sir.

Eu.

Nay, it is petter yet: giue her this letter; for it is
a'oman that altogeathers acquaintāce with Mistris Anne
Page; and the Letter is to desire, and require her to solicite
your Masters desires, to Mistris Anne Page: I pray
you be gon: I will make an end of my dinner; ther's Pippins
and Cheese to come.

Exeunt.

Scena Tertia.

Enter Falstaffe, Host, Bardolfe, Nym, Pistoll, Page.
Fal.

Mine Host of the Garter?

Ho.

What saies my Bully Rooke? speake schollerly,
and wisely.

Fal.

Truely mine Host; I must turne away some of my
followers.

Ho.

Discard, (bully Hercules) casheere; let them wag;
trot, trot.

Fal.

I sit at ten pounds a weeke.

Ho.

Thou'rt an Emperor (Cesar, Keiser and Pheazar)
I will entertaine Bardolfe: he shall draw; he shall tap; said
I well (bully Hector?)

Fa.

Doe so (good mine Host.

Ho.

I haue spoke: let him follow, let me see thee froth,
and liue: I am at a word: follow.

Fal.

Bardolfe, follow him: a Tapster is a good trade:
an old Cloake, makes a new Ierkin: a wither'd Seruing-man,
a fresh Tapster: goe, adew.

Ba.

It is a life that I haue desir'd: I will thriue.

Pist.

O base hungarian wight: wilt y
u the spigot wield.

Ni.

He was gotten in drink: is not the humor cōceited?

Fal.

I am glad I am so acquit of this Tinderbox: his
Thefts were too open: his filching was like an vnskilfull
Singer, he kept not time.

Ni.

The good humor is to steale at a minutes rest.

Pist.

Conuay: the wise it call: Steale? foh: a fico for
the phrase.

Fal.

Well sirs, I am almost out at heeles.

Pist.

Why then let Kibes ensue.

Fal.

There is no remedy: I must conicatch, I must shift.

Pist.

Yong Rauens must haue foode.

Fal.

Which of you know Ford of this Towne?

Pist.

I ken the wight: he is of substance good.

Fal.

My honest Lads, I will tell you what I am about.

Pist.

Two yards, and more.

Fal.

No quips now Pistoll: (Indeede I am in the waste
two yards about: but I am now about no waste: I am about
thrift) briefely: I doe meane to make loue to Fords
wife: I spie entertainment in her: shee discourses: shee
carues: she giues the leere of inuitation: I can construe
the action of her familier stile, & the hardest voice of her
behauior (to be english'd rightly) is, I am Sir Iohn Falstafs.

Pist.

He hath studied her will; and translated her will:
out of honesty, into English.

Ni.

The Anchor is deepe: will that humor passe?

Fal.

Now the report goes, she has all the rule of her
husbands Purse: he hath a legend of Angels.

Pist.

As many diuels entertaine: and to her Boy say I.

Ni.

The humor rises: it is good: humor me the angels.

Fal.

I haue writ me here a letter to her: & here another
to Pages wife, who euen now gaue mee good eyes
too; examind my parts with most iudicious illiads: sometimes
the beame of her view, guilded my foote: sometimes
my portly belly.

Pist.

Then did the Sun on dung-hill shine.

Ni.

I thanke thee for that humour.

Fal.

O she did so course o're my exteriors with such
a greedy intention, that the appetite of her eye, did seeme
to scorch me vp like a burning-glasse: here's another
letter to her: She beares the Purse too: She is a Region
in Guiana: all gold, and bountie: I will be Cheaters to
them both, and they shall be Exchequers to mee: they
shall be my East and West Indies, and I will trade to
them both: Goe, beare thou this Letter to Mistris Page;
and thou this to Mistris Ford: we will thriue (Lads) we
will thriue.

Pist.
Shall I Sir Pandarus of Troy become,
And by my side weare Steele? then Lucifer take all.

Ni.

I will run no base humor: here take the humor-Letter;
I will keepe the hauior of reputation.

Fal.
Hold Sirha, beare you these Letters tightly,
Saile like my Pinnasse to these golden shores.
Rogues, hence auaunt, vanish like haile-stones; goe,
Trudge; plod away ith' hoofe: seeke shelter, packe:
Falstaffe will learne the honor of the age,
French-thrift, you Rogues, my selfe, and skirted Page.

Pist.
Let Vultures gripe thy guts: for gourd, and
Fullam holds: & high and low beguiles the rich & poore,
Tester ile haue in pouch when thou shalt lacke,
Base Phrygian Turke.

Ni.
I haue opperations,
Which be humors of reuenge.

Pist.
Wilt thou reuenge?

Ni.
By Welkin, and her Star.

Pist.
With wit, or Steele?

Ni.
With both the humors, I:
I will discusse the humour of this Loue to Ford.

Pist.
And I to Page shall eke vnfold
How Falstaffe (varlet vile)
His Doue will proue; his gold will hold,
And his soft couch defile.

Ni.

My humour shall not coole: I will incense Ford
to deale with poyson: I will possesse him with yallownesse,
for the reuolt of mine is dangerous: that is my
true humour.

Pist.

Thou art the Mars of Malcontents: I second
thee: troope on.

Exeunt.

Scœna Quarta.

Enter Mistris Quickly, Simple, Iohn Rugby, Doctor, Caius, Fenton.
Qu.

What, Iohn Rugby, I pray thee goe to the Casement,
and see if you can see my Master, Master Docter
Caius comming: if he doe (I'faith) and finde any body
in the house; here will be an old abusing of Gods patience,
and the Kings English.

Ru.

Ile goe watch.

Qu.

Goe, and we'll haue a posset for't soone at night,
(in faith) at the latter end of a Sea-cole-fire: An honest,
willing, kinde fellow, as euer seruant shall come in house
withall: and I warrant you, no tel-tale, nor no breede-bate:
his worst fault is, that he is giuen to prayer; hee is
something peeuish that way: but no body but has his
fault: but let that passe. Peter Simple, you say your
name is?

Si.

I: for fault of a better.

Qu.

And Master Slender's your Master?

Si.

I forsooth.

Qu.

Do's he not weare a great round Beard, like a
Glouers pairing-knife?

Si.

No forsooth: he hath but a little wee-face; with
a little yellow Beard: a Caine colourd Beard.

Qu.

A softly-sprighted man, is he not?

Si.

I forsooth: but he is as tall a man of his hands, as
any is betweene this and his head: he hath sought with
a Warrener.

Qu.

How say you: oh, I should remember him: do's
he not hold vp his head (as it were?) and strut in his gate?

Si.

Yes indeede do's he.

Qu.

Well, heauen send Anne Page, no worse fortune:
Tell Master Parson Euans, I will doe what I can for your
Master: Anne is a good girle, and I wish—

Ru.

Out alas: here comes my Master.

Qu.

We shall all be shent: Run in here, good young
man: goe into this Closset: he will not stay long: what!
Iohn Rugby? Iohn: what Iohn I say? goe Iohn, goe enquire
for my Master, I doubt he be not well, that hee
comes not home: (and downe, downe, adowne'a &c.

Ca.

Vat is you sing? I doe not like des-toyes: pray
you goe and vetch me in my Closset, vnboyteene verd;
a Box, a greene-a-Box: do intend vat I speake? a greene-a-Box.

Qu.

I forsooth ile fetch it you:

I am glad hee went not in himselfe: if he had found the
yong man he would haue bin horne-mad.

Ca.

Fe, fe, fe, fe, mai foy, il faith for chando, Ie man voi a le
Court la grand affaires.

Qu.

Is it this Sir?

Ca.
Ony mette le au mon pocket, de-peech quickly:
Vere is dat knaue Rugby?

Qu.

What Iohn Rugby, Iohn?

Ru.

Here Sir.

Ca.

You are Iohn Rugby, aad you are Iacke Rugby:
Come, take-a-your Rapier, and come after my heele to
the Court.

Ru.

'Tis ready Sir, here in the Porch.

Ca.

By my trot: I tarry too long: od's-me: que ay ie
oublie: dere is some Simples in my Closset, dat I vill not
for the varld I shall leaue behinde.

Qu.

Ay-me, he'll finde the yong man there, & be mad.

Ca.
O Diable, Diable: vat is in my Closset?
Villanie, La-roone: Rugby, my Rapier.

Qu.

Good Master be content.

Ca.

Wherefore shall I be content-a?

Qu.

The yong man is an honest man.

Ca.

What shall de honest man do in my Closset: dere
is no honest man dat shall come in my Closset.

Qu.

I beseech you be not so flegmaticke: heare the
truth of it. He came of an errand to mee, from Parson
Hugh.

Ca.

Vell.

Si.

I forsooth: to desire her to—

Qu.

Peace, I pray you.

Ca.

Peace-a-your tongue: speake-a-your Tale.

Si.

To desire this honest Gentlewoman (your Maid)
to speake a good word to Mistris Anne Page, for my Master
in the way of Marriage.

Qu.

This is all indeede-la: but ile nere put my finger
in the fire, and neede not.

Ca.

Sir Hugh send-a you? Rugby, ballow mee some
paper: tarry you a littell-a-while.

Qui.

I am glad he is so quiet: if he had bin throughly
moued, you should haue heard him so loud, and so melancholly;
but notwithstanding man, Ile doe yoe your
Master what good I can: and the very yea, & the no is, y
e French Doctor my Master, (I may call him my Master,
looke you, for I keepe his house; and I wash, ring, brew,
bake, scowre, dresse meat and drinke, make the beds, and
doe all my selfe.)

Sim.

'Tis a great charge to come vnder one bodies
hand.

Qui.

Are you a-uis'd o'that? you shall finde it a great
charge: and to be vp early, and down late: but notwithstanding,
(to tell you in your eare, I wold haue no words
of it) my Master himselfe is in loue with Mistris Anne
Page: but notwithstanding that I know Ans mind, that's
neither heere nor there.

Caius.

You, Iack 'Nape: giue-'a this Letter to Sir
Hugh, by gar it is a shallenge: I will cut his troat in de
Parke, and I will teach a scuruy Iack-a-nape Priest to
meddle, or make:—you may be gon: it is not good
you tarry here: by gar I will cut all his two stones: by
gar, he shall not haue a stone to throw at his dogge.

Qui.

Alas: he speakes but for his friend.

Caius.

It is no matter'a ver dat: do not you tell-a-me
dat I shall haue Anne Page for my selfe? by gar, I vill
kill de Iack-Priest: and I haue appointed mine Host of
de Iarteer to measure our weapon: by gar, I wil my selfe
haue Anne Page.

Qui.

Sir, the maid loues you, and all shall bee well:
We must giue folkes leaue to prate: what the good-ier.

Caius.

Rugby, come to the Court with me: by gar, if
I haue not Anne Page, I shall turne your head out of my
dore: follow my heeles, Rugby.

Qui.

You shall haue An-fooles head of your owne:
No, I know Ans mind for that: neuer a woman in Windsor
knowes more of Ans minde then I doe, nor can doe
more then I doe with her, I thanke heauen.

Fenton.

Who's with in there, hoa?

Qui.

Who's there, I troa? Come neere the house I
pray you.

Fen.

How now (good woman) how dost thou?

Qui.

The better that it pleases your good Worship
to aske?

Fen.

What newes? how do's pretty Mistris Anne?

Qui.

In truth Sir, and shee is pretty, and honest, and
gentle, and one that is your friend, I can tell you that by
the way, I praise heauen for it.

Fen.

Shall I doe any good thinkst thou? shall I not
loose my suit?

Qui.

Troth Sir, all is in his hands aboue: but notwithstanding
(Master Fenton) Ile be sworne on a booke
shee loues you: haue not your Worship a wart aboue
your eye?

Fen.

Yes marry haue I, what of that?

Qui.

Wel, thereby hangs a tale: good faith, it is such
another Nan; (but (I detest) an honest maid as euer
broke bread: wee had an howres talke of that wart; I
shall neuer laugh but in that maids company: but (indeed)
shee is giuen too much to Allicholy and musing:
but for you—well—goe too—

Fen.

Well: I shall see her to day: hold, there's money
for thee: Let mee haue thy voice in my behalfe: if
thou seest her before me, commend me.—

Qui.

Will I? I faith that wee will: And I will tell
your Worship more of the Wart, the next time we haue
confidence, and of other wooers.

Fen.

Well, fare-well, I am in great haste now.

Qui.

Fare-well to your Worship: truely an honest
Gentleman: but Anne loues hiim not: for I know Ans
minde as well as another do's: out vpon't: what haue I
forgot.

Exit.