¶Leo. No come brother, away, I wil be heard.
Exeunt amb.
¶Bro. And
shal, or
some of vs wil
smart for it.
Enter Ben.
2200Prince See
see, heere comes the man we went to
seeke.
¶Claud. Now
signior, what newes?
¶Bened. Good day my Lord:
¶Prince Welcome
signior, you are almo
st come to parte al-
2205Claud. Wee had likt to haue had our two no
ses
snapt off
¶with two old men without teeth.
¶Prince Leonato and his brother what think
st thou? had we
¶fought, I doubt we
should haue beene too yong for them.
2210Bened. In a fal
se quarrell there is no true valour, I came to
¶Claud. We haue beene vp and downe to
seeke thee, for we
¶are high proofe melancholie, and would faine haue it beaten
¶away, wilt thou v
se thy wit?
2215Bened. It is in my
scabberd,
shal I drawe it?
¶Prince Doe
st thou weare thy wit by thy
side?
¶Claud. Neuer any did
so, though very many haue been be-
¶side their wit, I will bid thee drawe, as wee doe the min
strels,
2220Prince As I am an hone
st man he lookes pale, art thou
¶Claud. What, courage man: what though care kild a catte,
¶thou ha
st mettle enough in thee to kill care.
¶Bened. Sir, I
shall meete your wit in the careere, and you
2225charge it again
st me, I pray you chu
se another
subiect
¶Claud. Nay then giue him another
staffe, this la
st was broke
¶Prince By this light, he chaunges more and more, I thinke
¶Claud. If he be, he knowes how to turne his girdle.
¶Bened. Shall I
speake a word in your eare?
¶Claud. God ble
sse me from a challenge.
¶Bened. You are a villaine, I iea
st not, I will make it good
2235howe you dare, with what you dare, and when you dare: doe
¶mee right, or I will prote
st your cowardi
se: you haue killd a
