Much adoe
18951802If euer loue had intere
st in his liuer,
18961803And wi
sh he had not
so accu
sed her:
18971804No, though he thought his accu
sation true:
18981805Let this be
so, and doubt not but
succe
sse
18991806Will fa
shion the euent in better
shape,
19001807Then I can lay it downe in likelihood.
19011808But if all ayme but this be leuelld fal
se,
19021809The
suppo
sition of the ladies death,
19031810Will quench the wonder of her infamie.
19041811And if it
sort not wel, you may conceale her,
19051812As be
st be
fits her wounded reputation,
19061813In
some reclu
siue and religious life,
19071814Out of all eies, tongues, minds, and iniuries.
19081815Bene. Signior Leonato, let the Frier adui
se you,
19091816And though you know my inwardne
sse and loue
19101817Is very much vnto the prince and Claudio,
19111818Yet, by mine honor, I will deale in this,
19121819As
secretly and iu
stly as your
soule
19141821Leon. Being that I
flow in griefe,
19151822The
smalle
st twine may leade me.
19161823Frier Tis wel con
sented, pre
sently away,
19171824For to
strange
sores,
strangely they
straine the cure,
19181825Come lady, die to liue, this wedding day
19191826Perhaps is but prolong'd, haue patience and endure.
exit.
19201827Bene. Lady Beatrice, haue you wept al this while?
19211828Beat. Yea, and I will weep a while longer.
19231830Beat. You haue no rea
son, I do it freely.
19241831Bene. Surely I do beleeue your faire co
sin is wronged.
19251832Beat. Ah, how much might the man de
serue of me that
19271834Bene. Is there any way to
shew
such friend
ship?
19281835Beat. A very euen way, but no
such friend.
19301837Beat. It is a mans o
ffice, but not yours.
19311838Bene. I doe loue nothing in the worlde
so well as you,
is