979912dicke, God giue me patience.

980913Leonato She doth indeed, my daughter saies so, and the ex-

981914tasie hath so much ouerborne her, that my daughter is some-

982915time afeard shee will doe a desperate out-rage to her selfe, it is

983916very true.

984917Prince It were good that Benedicke knew of it by some o-

985918ther, if she will not discouer it.

986919Claudio To what end: he would make but a sport of it, and

987920torment the poore Lady worse.

988921Prince And he should, it were an almes to hang him, shees

989922an excellent sweete lady, and (out of all suspition,) she is vertu-

990923ous.

991924Claudio And she is exceeding wise.

992925Prince In euery thing but in louing Benedicke.

993926Leonato O my Lord, wisedome and blood combating in

994927so tender a body, we haue ten proofes to one, that bloud hath

995928the victory, I am sory for her, as I haue iust cause, beeing her

996929vncle, and her gardian.

997930Prince I would shee had bestowed this dotage on mee, I

998931would haue daft all other respects, and made her halfe my self:

999932I pray you tell Benedicke of it, and heare what a will say.

1001933Leonato Were it good thinke you?

1002934Claudio Hero thinkes surely she will die, for she sayes shee

1003935will die, if he loue her not, and shee will die ere shee make her

1004936loue knowne, and she will die if he wooe her, rather than shee

1005937will bate one breath of her accustomed crosnesse.

1007938Prince She doth well, if shee shoulde make tender of her

1008939loue, tis very possible heele scorne it, for the man (as you know

1009940all) hath a contemptible spirite.

1010941Claudio He is a very proper man.

1011942Prince He hath indeede a good outward happines.

1012943Claudio Before God, and in my mind, very wise.

1013944Prince Hee dooth indeede shew some sparkes that are like

1014945wit.

1015946Claudio And I take him to be valiant.

1016947Prince As Hector, I assure you, and in the mannaging of

1017948quarrels you may say he is wise, for either hee auoydes them