to young Master Fenton He capers he dances he has cies of youth he writes verses he speakes holliday he smels Aprill and May he will carry 't hee will carry 't 't is in his buttons he will carry 't Page Not by my consent I promise you The Gentleman is of no hauing he kept companie with the wilde Prince Pointz hee is of too high a Region hee knows too much no hee shall not knit a knot in his fortunes with the finger of my substance if he takes her let him take her simply the wealth I haue waits on my consent and my consent goes not that way Ford. I beseech you heartily some of you goe home with me to dinner besides your cheere you shall haue sport I will shew you a monster Master Doctor you shall goe so shall your Master Page and you Sir Hugh Shal. Well fare you well We shall haue the freer woing at Master Pages Cai. Go home Iohn Rugby I come anon Host Farwell my hearts I will to my honest Knight Falstaffe and drinke Canarie with him Ford. I thinke I shall drinke in Pipe-wine first with him I le make him dance Will you go Gentles All. Haue with you to see this Monster Exeunt Scoena Tertia Enter Master Ford. Master Page Seruants Robin Falstaffe Ford Page Caius Euans Mis Ford. What Iohn what Robert M. Page Quickly quickly Is the Buck-basket Mis Ford. I warrant What Robin I say Mis Page Come come come Mi Ford. Heere set it downe M. Page Giue your men the charge wee must be briefe be ready here hard by in the Brew house and when I sodainly call you come forth and without any pause or staggering take this basket on your shoulders that done trudge with it in all hast and carry it among the Whitsters in Dotchet Mead and there empty it in the muddie ditch close by the Thames side Mis Page You will do it M. Ford. I ha told them ouer and ouer they lacke no direction Begone and come when you are call'd M. Page Here comes little Robin Mis Ford. How now my Eyas Musket what newes with you Rob. My M. Sir Iohn is come in at the backe doore Mist Ford and requests your company Mis Page You little lack-a-lent haue you bin true to vs. Rob. I I le be sworne my Master knowes not of your being heere and hath threatned to put mee into euerlasting liberty if I tell you of it for he sweares he 'll turne me away Mis Page Thou' rt a good boy this secrecy of thine shall be a Tailor to thee and shall make thee a new doublet and hose I le go hide me Mis Ford. Do so go tell thy Master I am alone Mistris Page remember you your Qu. Mis Page I warrant thee if I do not act it hisse me Mis Ford Go too then we 'l vse this vnwholsome humidity this grosse-warry Pumpion we 'll teach him to know Turtles from Iayes Fal. Haue I caught thee my heauenly Iewell Why now let me die for I haue liu'd long enough This is the period of ambition O this blessed houre Mis Ford. O sweet Sir Iohn Fal. Mistris Ford I cannot cog I cannot prate Master Ford now shall I sinne in my wish I would thy Husband were dead I le speake it before the best Lord I would make thee my Lady Mis Ford. I your Lady Sir Iohn Alas I should be a pittifull Lady Fal Let the Court of France shew mee such another I see how thine eye would emulate the Diamond Thou hast the right arched-beauty of the brow that becomes the Ship-tyre the Tyre-valiant or any Tire of Venetian admittance Mist Ford. A plaine Kerchiefe Sir Iohn My browes become nothing else nor that well neither Fal. Thou art a tyrant to say so thou wouldst make an absolute Courtier and the firme fixture of thy foote would giue an excellent motion to thy gate in a semi-circled Farthingale I see what thou wert if Fortune thy foe were not Noture thy friend Come thou canst not hide it Mist Ford. Beleeue me ther 's no such thing in me Fal. What made me loue thee Let that perswade thee Ther 's something extraordinary in thee Come I cannot cog and say thou art this and that like a manie of thess lisping hauthorne buds that come like women in mens apparrell and smell like Bucklers-berry in simple time I cannot but I loue thee none but thee and thou deseru'st it M. Ford. Do not betray me sir I feare you loue M. Page Fal. Thou mightst as well say I loue to walke by the Counter-gate which is a hatefull to me as the reeke of a Lime-kill Mis Ford. Well heauen knowes how I loue you And you shall one day finde it Fal. Keepe in that minde I le deserue it Mist Ford. Nay I must tell you so you doe Or else I could not be in that minde Rob. Mistris Ford Mistris Ford heere 's Mistris Page at the doore sweating and blowing and looking wildly and would needs speake with you presently Fal. She shall not see me I will ensconce mee behinde the Arras M. Ford. Pray you doe so she 's a very tatling woman What 's the matter How now Miist Pag. O mistris Ford what haue you done You 'r sham'd y' are ouerthrowne y' are vndone for euer M. Ford. What 's the matter good mistris Page M. Page O weladay mist Ford hauing and honestman to your husband to giue him such cause of suspition M. Ford. What cause of suspition Mis Page What cause of suspition Out vpon you How am I mistooke in you Mis Ford. Why alas what 's the matter Mis Page Your husband's comming hether Woman with all the Officers in Windsor to search for a Gentleman that hee sayes is heere now in the house by your consent to take an ill aduantage of his absence you are vndone M. Ford. 'T is not so I hope Mist Page Pray heauen it be not so that you haue such a man heere but 't is most certaine your husband's comming with halfe Windsor at his heeles to serch for such a one I come before to tell you if you know your selfe cleere why I am glad of it but if you haue a friend here conuey conuey him out Be not amaz'd call all your senses to you defend your reputation or bid farwell to your good life for euer M. Ford. What shall I doe There is a Gentleman my deere friend and I feare not mine owne shame so much as his perill I had rather then a thousand pound he were out of the house M. Page For shame neuer stand you had rather you had rather your husband 's heere at hand bethinke you of some conueyance in the house you cannot bide him Oh how haue you deceiu'd me Looke heere is a basket if hee be of any reasonable stature hee may creepe in heere and throw fowle linnen vpon him as if it were going to bucking Or it is whiting time send him by your two men to Datchet-Meade
THE MERRY VVIVES OF WINDSOR With the humours of Sir Iohn Falstaffe As also the swaggering vaine of Ancient Pistoll and Corporall Nym. Written by William Shake-Speare Newly corrected LONDON Printed by T. H. for R. Meighen and are to be sold at his Shop next to the Middle-Temple Gate and in S. Dunstans Church-yard in Fleet-street 1630. THE MERRY VVIVES OF VVINSOR 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 mee not I will make a Star-Chamber matter of it if he were twenty Sir Iohn Falstoffe hee shall not abuse Robert Shadow Esquire Slen. In the County of Glocester Iustice of Peace and Coram Shal. I Cosen Slender and Cust alorum Slen. I and Rotulorum 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 olde 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 hee ha's a quarter of your coate there is but three Shirts 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 doe 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 feare 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 shee has browne haire and speakes small like a woman Euans It is that ferry person for all the world as iust as you will desire and seuen hundred pounds of Moneies and Gold 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 possibilities is goot gifts Shal. Wel let vs see honest Master 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 Master Page What hoa Got-plesse your house heere Master Page Who 's there Euen Here is go 't's plesting and your friend and Iustice Shallow heere young Master Slender that peraduentures shall tell you another tale if matters grow to your likings Master 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 killed how doth good Mistresse Page and I thanke 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 hee will not 't is your fault 't is your fault 't is 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 heerr 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 belecue me Robert Shallow Esquire saith hee 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 answer it strait I haue done all this That is now answer'd Shal. The Councell shall know this Fal. 'T were 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 Rascals 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 and there is my selfe fidelicet my selfe and the three party is lastly and finally mine Host of the Garter Ma. Pa. We three to heare it and end it between them Euan. Ferry goo't I will make a priefe of it in my note-booke and we will 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 hee heares with eare why it is affectations Fal. Pistoll did you picke M. Slenders purse Slen. I by these gloues did he 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
found the yong man he would haue beene horne-mad Ca. Fe fe fe fe mai foy il fait for chando le man voi a le Court la grand affaires Qu. Is it this Sir Ca. Ouy 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 and you are Iacke Rugby Come take your Rapier and come after my heele to the Court. Ru. 'T is 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 and be mad Ca. O Diable Diable vat is in my Closset Villaine 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 here 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 indeed-la but I le nere put my finger in the fire and neede not Ca. Sir Hugh send-a you Rugby ballow me some paper tarry you a littell-a while Qu. I am glad hee is so quiet if hee had bin throughly moued you should haue heard him so loud and so melancholly but notwithstanding man I le doe yoe your Master what good I can and the very yea and the no is that 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 meate and drinke make the beds and doe all my selfe Simp. 'T is 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 downe late but notwithstanding to tell you in your eare I would 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 glue-'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 vâ—r dat do not you tell-a-me dat I shall haue Anne Page for my selfe by gar I vill kill de Iacke Priest and I haue appointed mine Host of de Iarteer to measure our weapon by gar I will my selfe haue Anne Page Qui. Sir the maid loues you and all shall bee well Wee must giue folkes leaue to prâ—te 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 I le 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. Well 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. Williâ— 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 him not for I know Ans minde as well as another do's out vpon 't what haue I forgot Exit Actus Secundus Scoena Prima Enter Mistris Page Mistris Ford Master Page Master Ford Pistoll Nim Quickly Host Shallow Mi. Page What haue I scap'd Loue-letters in the holly-day-time of my beauty and am I now a subiect for them let me see Aske me no reason why I loue you for though Loue vse Reason for his precisian hee admits him not for his Counsailour you are not young no more am I goe to then there 's simpathie you are merry so am I ha ha then there 's more simpathie you loue sacke and so doe I would yout desire better simpathie Let it suffice thee Mistris Page at the least if the Loue of Souldier can suffice that I loue thee I will not say pitty mee 't is not a Souldier-like phrase but I say loue me By me thine owne true Knight by day or night Or any kinde of light with all his might For thee to fight Iohn Falstaffe What a Herod of Iurie is this O wicked wicked world One that is well-nye worne to peeces with age To show himselfe a young Gallant What an vnwaied Behauiour hath this Flemish drunkard pickt with The Deuills name out of my conuersation that hee dares In this manner assay me why hee hath not beene thrice In my Company what should I say to him I was then Frugall of my mirth heauen forgiue mee why I le Exhibit a Bill in the Parliament for the putting downe of men how shall I be reueng'd on him for reueng'd I will be as sure as his guts are made of puddings Mis Ford. Mistris Page trust me I was going to your house Mis Page And trust me I was going to you you looke very ill Mis Ford. Nay I le nere beleeue that I haue to shew to the contrary Mis Page 'Faith but
posies To shallow ' Mercie on mee I haue a great dispositions to cry Melodious birds sing Madrigalls When as I sat in Pabilon and a thousand vagram Posies To shallow c. Sim. Yonder he is comming this â—ay Sir Hugh Euan. Hee 's welcome To shallow Riuers in whose fals Heauen prosper the right what weapons is he Sim. No weapons Sir there comes my master Master Shallow and another Gentleman from Frogmore ouer the stile this way Euen Pray you giue me my gowne or else keepe it in your armes Shal. How now Master Parson good morrow good Sir Hugh keepe a Gamester from the dice and a good Studient from his booke and it is wonderfull Sâ—en Ah sweet Anne Bage Page ' Saue you good Sir Hugh Euan. Pleasse you from his mercy-sake all of you Shal. What the Sword and the Word Doe you study them both Master Parson Page And youthfull still in your doublet and hose this raw-rumaticke day Euan. There is reasons and causes for it Page Wee are come to you to doe a good office Master Parson Euan. Fery-well what is it Page Yonder is a most reuerend Gentleman who be-like hauing receiued wrong by some person is at most odds with his owne grauity and patience that euer you saw Shal. I haue liued foure-score yeeres and vpward I neuer heard a man of his place grauity and learning so wide of his owne respect Euan. What is he Page I thinke you know him Master Doctor Caius the renowned French Physician Euan. Got's will and his passion of my heart I had as liefe you would tell me of a messe of poriedge Page Why Euan. Hee has no more knowledge in Hibocrates and Galen and hee is a knaue besides a cowardly knaue as you would desires to acquainted withall Page I warrant you hee 's the man should fight with him Slen. O sweet Anne Page Shal. It appeares so by his weapons keepe them a sunder here comes Doctor Caius Page Nay good Master Parson keepe your weapon Shal. So doe you good Master Doctor Host Disarme them and let them question let them keepe their limbs whole and hacke our English Cai. I pray you let-a-mee speake a word with your eare vherefore vill you not meet a me Euan. I Pray you vse your patience in good time Caius By gar you are de Coward de Iacke dog Iohn Ape Euan. Pray you let vs not be laughing-stocks to other mens humors I desire you in friendship and I will one way or other make you amends I will knog your Vrinal about your knaues Cogs-combe Cai. Diable Iack Rugby mine Host de Iarteer haue I not stay for him to kill him haue I not at de place I did appoint Euan. As I am a Christians soule now looke you this is the place appointed I le be iudgement by mine Host of the Garter Host Peace I say Gallia and Gaule French and Welch Soule-Curer and Body-Curer Cai. I dat is very good excellant Host Peace I say heare mine Host of the Garter Am I politicke Am I subtle Am I a Machiuell Shall loose my Doctor No he giues me the Potions and the Motions Shall I loose my Parson my Priest my Sir Hugh No hee giues me the Prouerbes and the No verbes Giue me thy hand Celestiall so Boyes of Art I haue deceiu'd you both I haue directed you to wrong places your hearts are mighty your skinnes are whole and let burn'd Sacke be the issue Come lay their swords to pawne Follow me Lad of peace follow follow follow Shal. Trust me a mad Host follow Gentlemen follow Slen. O sweet Anne Page Cai. Ha'do I perceiue dat Haue you make-a-de sot of vs ha ha Euan. This is well he has made vs his vlowting-stog I desire you that we may be friends and let vs knog our praines together to be reuenge on this same scall scuruycogging-companion the Host of the Garter Cai. By gar with all my heart he promise to bring mee where is Anne Page by gar he deceiue me too Euan. Well I will smite his noddles pray you follow Scoena Secunda Mist Page Robin Ford Page Shallow Slender Host Euans Caius Mist Page Nay keepe your way little Gallant you were wont to be a follower but now you are a Leader whether had you rather lead mine eyes or eye your masters heeles Rob. I had rather forsooth goe before you like a man Courtier then follow him like a dwarfe Mis Page O you are a flattering boy now I see you 'l be a Ford. Well met mistris Page whether go you Mis Page Truly Sir to see your wife is she at home Ford. I and as idle as she may hang together for want of companie I thinke if your husbands were dead you two would marry Mis Page Be sure of that two other husbands Ford. Where had you this pretty weather-cocke Mist Pa. I cannot tell what the dickens his name is my husband had him of what doe you cal your Knights name sirrah Rob. Sir Iohn Falstaffe Ford. Sir Iohn Falstafe M. P. He he I can neuer hit on 's name there is such aleague between my goodman and he is your Wife at home indeed Ford. Indeed she is Mis Page By your leaue sir I am sicke till I see her Ford. Has Page any braines Hath he any eies Hath he any thinking Sure they sleepe hee hath no vse of them why this boy will carrie a letter twentie mile as easie as a Canon will shoot point-blanke twelue score hee peeces out his wiues inclination hee giues her folly motion and aduantage and now she 's going to my wife and Falstaffes boy with her A man may heare this showre sing in the winde and Falstaffes boy with her good plots they are laide and our reuolted wiues share damnation together Well I will take him then torture my wife plucke the borrowed vaile of modestie from the so seeming Mistris Page divulge Page himselfe for a secure and wilfull Acteon and to these violent proceedings all my neighbors shall cry aime The clocke giues me my Qu and my assurance bids me search there I shall finde Falstaffe I shall be rather praisd for this then mock'd for it is as possitiue as the earth is firme that Falstaffe is there I will go Shal. Page c. Well met Master Ford. Ford. Trust me a good knotte I haue good cheere at home and I pray you all go with me Shal. I must excuse my selfe Master Ford. Slen. And so must I Sir We haue appointed to dine with Mistris Anne And I would not breake with her for more mony Then I le speake of Shal. We haue linger'd about a match betweene Anne Page and my cozen Slender and this day wee shall haue our answer Slen. I hope I haue your good will Father Page Page You haue Master Slender I stand wholly for you But my wife Master Doctor is for you altogether Caius I be-gar and de Maid is loue-a me my nursh-aQuickly tell me so mush Host What say you
M. Ford He 's too big to go in there what shall I doe Fal Let me see 't let me see 't O let me see 't I le â—n I le in follow your friends counsell I le in Mist Page What Sir Iohn Falstaffe Are these your Letters Knight Fal. I loue thee helpe mee away let me creepe in heere I le neuer M. Page Helpe to couer your Master Boy Call your men Mist Ford. You dissembling Knight Mis Ford. What Iohn Rugby Iohn Goe take vp these cloathes heere quickly Wher 's the Cowle-staffe Looke how you drumble Carry them to the Landresse in Datchet meade quickly come Ford. 'Pray you come neere if I suspect without cause Why then make sport at me then let me be your iest I deserue it How now Whether beare you this Ser. To the Landresse forsooth Mis Ford. Why what haue you to doe whether they beare it You were best meddle with buck-washing Ford. Bucke I would I could wash my selfe of the Buck Bucke bucke bucke I bucke I warrant you Bucke And of the season too it shall appeare Gentlemen I haue dream'd to night I le tell you my dreame heere heere heere bee my keyes ascend my Chambers search seeke finde out I le warrant wee 'le vnkennell the Fox Let mee stop this way first so now vncape Page Good master Ford be contented You wrong your selfe too much Ford. True master Page vp Gentlemen You shall see sport anon Follow me Gentlemen Euans This is fery fantasticall humors and iealousies Caius By gar 't is no-the fashion of France It is not iealous in France Page Nay follow him Gentlemen see the yssue of his search Mis Page Is there not a double excellency in this Mis Ford. I know not which pleases me better That my husband is deceiued or Sir Iohn Mis Page What a taking was he in when your husband askt who was in the basket Mis Ford. I am halfe affraid hee will haue neede of washing so throwing him into the water will doe him a benefit Mis Page Hang him dishonest rascall I would all of the same straine were in the same distresse Mist Ford. I thinke my husband hath some speciall suspition of Falstafs being heere for I neuer saw him so grosse in his iealousie till now Mist Page I will lay a plot to try that and wee will yet haue more trickes with Falstaffe his dissolute disease will scarse obey this medicne Mis Ford. Shall we send that foolishion Carion Mistris Quickly to him and excuse his throwing into the water and giue him another hope to betray him to another punishment Mis Page Wee will doe it let him be sent for to morrow eight a clocke to haue amends Ford. I cannot finde him may be the knaue bragg'd of that he could not compasse Mis Page Heard you that Mis Ford. You vse me well M Ford Doe you Ford. I I doe so M. Ford. Heauen make you better then your thoughts Ford. Amen Mis Page You doe your selfe mighty wrong M. Ford Ford. I I I must beare it Euan. If there be any pody in the house and in the chambers and in the coffers and in the presses heauen forgiue my sinnes at the day of iudgement Caius Be-gar nor I too there is no bodies Page Fy fy M Ford are you not asham'd What spirit what diuell suggests this imagination I would not ha your distemper in this kind for the welth of Windsor castle Ford. 'T is my fault M. Page I suffer for it Euans You suffer for a pad conscience your wife is as honest a o'mans as I will desires among fiue thousand and fiue hundred too Cai. By gar I see 't is an honest woman Ford. Well I promisd you a dinner come come walke in the Parke I pray you pardon me I will hereafter make knowne to you why I haue done this Come wife come Mist Page I pray you pardon me Pray hartly pardon me Page Let 's go in Gentlemen but trust me we 'l mocke him I doe inuite you to morrow morning to my house to breakefast after we 'll a Birding together I haue a fine Hawke for the bush Shall it be so Ford. Any thing Euan. If there is one I shall make two in the Companie Cai. If there be one or two I shall make-a-theturd Ford. Pray you goe M. Page Euans I pray you now remembrance to morrow on the lowsie knaue mine Host Cai. Dat is good by gar withall my heart Euan. A lowsie knaue to haue his gibes and his mockeries Exeunt Scoena Quarta Enter Fenton Anne Page Shallow Slender Quickly Page Mist Page Fen. I see I cannot get thy Fathers loue Therefore no more turne me to him sweet Nan. Anne Alas how then Fen. Why thou must be thy selfe He doth obiect I am too great of birth And that my state being gall'd with my expence I seeke to heale it onely by his wealth Besides these other barres he layes before me My Riots past my wilde Societies And tels me 't is a thing impossible I should loue thee but as a property Anne May be he tels you true Fen. No heauen so speed me in my time to come Albeit I will confesse thy Fathers wealth Was the first motiue that I woo'd thee Anne Yet wooing thee I found thee of more valew Then stamps in Gold or summes in sealed baggesâ— And 't is the very riches of thy selfe That now I ayme at Anne Gentle M. Fenton Yet seeke my Fathers loue still seeke it sir If opportunity and humblest suite Cannot attaine it why then harke you hither Shal. Breake their talke Mistris Quickly My Kinsman shall speake for himselfe Slen. I le make a shaft or a bolt on 't slid t is but venturing Shal. Be not dismaid Slen. No she shall not dismay me I care not for that but that I am affeard Qui. Hark ye Master Slender would speake a word with you Anne I come to him This is my Fathers choice O what a world of vilde-ill-fauour'd faults Lookes handsome in three hundred pounds a yeare Qui And how do's god Master Fenton Pray you a word with you Shal. Shee 's comming to her Coz O boy thou hadst a father Slen. I had a father Mistris Anne my vncle can tel you good iests of him pray you Vncle tel Mistris Anne the iest how my Father stole two Geese out of a Pen good Vnckle Shal. Mistris Anne my Cozen loues you Slen. I that I doe as well as I loue any woman in Glocestershire Shal He will maintaine you like a Gentlewoman Slen. I that I will come cut and long-taile vnder the degree of a Squire Shal. Hee will make you a handred and fiftie pounds ioynture Anne Good Master Shallow let him woe for himselfe Shal. Marry I thanke you for it I thanke you for that good comfort she cals you Coz I le leaue you Anne Now Master Slender Slen. Now good Mistris Anne Anne What is your will Slen. My will Odd's-hart-lings that 's a prettie iest indeed