6863ble creature, who is his companion now? he hath euery month

6964a new sworne brother.

7065Mess. Ist possible?

7166Beat. Very easily possible, he weares his faith but as the fa-

7267shion of his hat, it euer changes with the next blocke.

7368Mess. I see lady the gentleman is not in your bookes.

7569Beat. No, and he were, I would burne my study, but I pray

7670you who is his companion? is there no yong squarer now that

7771will make a voyage with him to the diuell?

7972Mess. He is most in the companie of the right noble Clau-

8073dio.

8174Beat. O Lord, he will hang vpon him like a disease, hee is

8275sooner caught than the pestilence, and the taker runs present-

8376ly madde, God help the noble Claudio, if he haue caught the

8477Benedict, it will cost him a thousand pound ere a be cured.

8678Mess. I will holde friends with you Ladie.

8779Beat. Do good friend.

8880Leon. You will neuer runne madde niece.

8981Beat. No, not till a hote Ianuary.

9082Mess. Don Pedro is approacht.

9385Pedro Good signior Leonato, are you come to meet your

9486trouble: the fashion of the world is, to auoyd cost, and you in-

9587counter it.

9688Leon. Neuer came trouble to my house, in the likenesse of

9789your grace, for trouble being gone, comfort should remaine:

9890but when you depart from mee, sorrow abides, and happines

9991takes his leaue.

10092Pedro You embrace your charge too willingly: I thincke

10193this is your daughter.

10294Leonato Her mother hath many times tolde me so.

10395Bened. Were you in doubt sir that you askt her?

10496Leonato Signior Benedicke, no, for then were you a child.

10697Pedro You haue it full Benedicke, wee may ghesse by this,

10798what you are, being a man, truely the Lady fathers her selfe:

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