359310Iohn I giue thee leaue to tell me, so I lay aside that which

360311growes to me, if thou getst any leaue of me, hang me, if thou

361312takst leaue, thou wert better be hangd, you hunt coũter, hence,

362313auaunt.

363314seru. Sir, my Lord would speake with you.

364315Iust. Sir Iohn Falstaffe, a word with you.

365316Falst. My good Lord, God giue your lordship good time

366317of day, I am glad to see your lordship abroade, I heard say your

367318lordship was sicke, I hope your lordship goes abroade by ad-

368319uise, your lordship, though not clean past your youth, haue yet

369320some smack of an ague in you, some relish of the saltnes of time

321in you, and I most humbly beseech your lordship to haue a re-

371322uerend care of your health.

372323Iustice Sir Iohn, I sent for you before your expedition to

373324Shrewsbury.

374325sir Iohn Andt please your lorship, I heare his maiesty is re-

375326turnd with some discomfort from Wales.

376327Iust. I talke not of his maiesty, you would not come when I

377328sent for you.

378329Falst. And I heare moreouer, his highnes is falne into this

379330same horson apoplexi.

380331Iust. Well, God mend him, I pray you let me speake with

332you.

381333Falst. This appoplexi as I take it? is a kind of lethergie, and't

382334please your lordship, a kind of sleeping in the bloud, a horson

335tingling.

383336Iust. What tell you me of it, be it as it is.

384337Falst. It hath it originall from much griefe, from study, and

385338perturbation of the braine, I haue read the cause of his effects

386339in Galen, it is a kind of deafenes.

387340Iust. I think you are falne into the disease, for you heare not

388341what I say to you.

389342Old. Very wel my lord, very wel, rather and't please you it is

390343the disease of not listning, the maladie of not marking that I

391344am troubled withall.

392345Iust. To punish you by the heeles, would amend the atten-