400Qu. What, Iohn Rugby, I pray thee goe to the Case-

401ment, and see if you can see my Master, Master Docter

402Caius comming: if he doe (I' faith) and finde any body

403in the house; here will be an old abusing of Gods pati-

404ence, and the Kings English.

405Ru. Ile goe watch.

406Qu. Goe, and we'll haue a posset for't soone at night,

407(in faith) at the latter end of a Sea-cole-fire: An honest,

408willing, kinde fellow, as euer seruant shall come in house

409withall: and I warrant you, no tel-tale, nor no breede-

410bate: his worst fault is, that he is giuen to prayer; hee is

411something peeuish that way: but no body but has his

412fault: but let that passe. Peter Simple, you say your

413name is?

414Si. I: for fault of a better.

415Qu. And Master Slender's your Master?

416Si. I forsooth.

417Qu. Do's he not weare a great round Beard, like a

418Glouers pairing-knife?

419Si. No forsooth: he hath but a little wee-face; with

420a little yellow Beard: a Caine colourd Beard.

421Qu. A softly-sprighted man, is he not?

422Si. I forsooth: but he is as tall a man of his hands, as

423any is betweene this and his head: he hath fought with

424a Warrener.

425Qu. How say you: oh, I should remember him: do's

426he not hold vp his head (as it were?) and strut in his gate?

427Si. Yes indeede do's he.

428Qu. Well, heauen send Anne Page, no worse fortune:

429Tell Master Parson Euans, I will doe what I can for your

430Master: Anne is a good girle, and I wish ---

431Ru. Out alas: here comes my Master.

432Qu. We shall all be shent: Run in here, good young

433man: goe into this Closset: he will not stay long: what

434Iohn Rugby? Iohn: what Iohn I say? goe Iohn, goe en-

435quire for my Master, I doubt he be not well, that hee

436comes not home: (and downe, downe, adowne'a. &c.

437Ca. Vat is you sing? I doe not like des-toyes: pray

438you goe and vetch me in my Closset, vnboyteene verd ;

439a Box, a greene-a-Box: do intend vat I speake? a greene-

440a-Box.

441Qu. I forsooth ile fetch it you:

442I am glad hee went not in himselfe: if he had found the

443yong man he would haue bin horne-mad.

444Ca. Fe, fe, fe, fe,

445Court la grand affaires.

446Qu. Is it this Sir?

447Ca. Ouy mette le au mon pocket, de-peech quickly: quickly:

448Vere is dat knaue Rugby?

449Qu. What Iohn Rugby, Iohn?

450Ru. Here Sir.

451Ca. You are Iohn Rugby, aad you are Iacke Rugby:

452Come, take-a-your Rapier, and come after my heele to

453the Court.

454Ru. 'Tis ready Sir, here in the Porch.

455Ca. By my trot: I tarry too long: od's-me: que ay ie

456oublie: dere is some Simples in my Closset, dat I vill not

457for the varld I shall leaue behinde.

458Qu. Ay-me, he'll finde the yong man there, & be mad.

459Ca. O Diable, Diable: vat is in my Closset?

460Villanie, La-roone : Rugby, my Rapier.

461Qu. Good Master be content.

462Ca. Wherefore shall I be content-a?

463Qu. The yong man is an honest man.

464Ca. What shall de honest man do in my Closset: dere

465is no honest man dat shall come in my Closset.

466Qu. I beseech you be not so flegmaticke: heare the

467truth of it. He came of an errand to mee, from Parson

468Hugh.

469Ca. Vell.

470Si. I forsooth: to desire her to ---

471Qu. Peace, I pray you.

472Ca. Peace-a-your tongue: speake-a-your Tale.

473Si. To desire this honest Gentlewoman (your Maid)

474to speake a good word to Mistris Anne Page, for my Ma-

475ster in the way of Marriage.

476Qu. This is all indeede-la: but ile nere put my finger

477in the fire, and neede not.

478Ca. Sir Hugh send-a you? Rugby, ballow mee some

479paper: tarry you a littell-a-while.

480Qui. I am glad he is so quiet: if he had bin through-

481ly moued, you should haue heard him so loud, and so me-

482lancholly: but notwithstanding man, Ile doe yoe your

483Master what good I can: and the very yea, & the no is, y^e

484French Doctor my Master, (I may call him my Master,

485looke you, for I keepe his house; and I wash, ring, brew,

486bake, scowre, dresse meat and drinke, make the beds, and

487doe all my selfe.)

488Simp. 'Tis a great charge to come vnder one bodies

489hand.

490Qui. Are you a-uis'd o'that? you shall finde it a great

491charge: and to be vp early, and down late: but notwith-

492standing, (to tell you in your eare, I wold haue no words

493of it) my Master himselfe is in loue with Mistris Anne

494Page: but notwithstanding that I know Ans mind, that's

495neither heere nor there.

496Caius. You, Iack'Nape: giue-'a this Letter to Sir

497Hugh, by gar it is a shallenge: I will cut his troat in de

498Parke, and I will teach a scuruy Iack-a-nape Priest to

499meddle, or make:--- you may be gon: it is not good

500you tarry here: by gar I will cut all his two stones: by

501gar, he shall not haue a stone to throw at his dogge.

502Qui. Alas: he speakes but for his friend.

503Caius. It is no matter 'a ver dat: do not you tell-a-me

504dat I shall haue Anne Page for my selfe? by gar, I vill

505kill de Iack-Priest: and I haue appointed mine Host of

506de Iarteer to measure our weapon: by gar, I wil my selfe

507haue Anne Page.

508Qui. Sir, the maid loues you, and all shall bee well:

509We must giue folkes leaue to prate: what the good-ier.

510 Caius. Rugby, come to the Court with me: by gar, if

511I haue not Anne Page, I shall turne your head out of my

512dore: follow my heeles, Rugby.

513Qui. You shall haue An-fooles head of your owne:

514No, I know Ans mind for that: neuer a woman in Wind-

515sor knowes more of Ans minde then I doe, nor can doe

516more then I doe with her, I thanke heauen.

517Fenton. Who's with in there, hoa?

518Qui. Who's there, I troa? Come neere the house I

519pray you.

520Fen. How now (good woman) how dost thou?

521Qui. The better that it pleases your good Worship

522to aske?

523Fen. What newes? how do's pretty Mistris Anne?

524Qui. In truth Sir, and shee is pretty, and honest, and

525gentle, and one that is your friend, I can tell you that by

526the way, I praise heauen for it.

527Fen. Shall I doe any good thinkst thou? shall I not

528loose my suit?

529Qui. Troth Sir, all is in his hands aboue: but not-

530withstanding (Master Fenton) Ile be sworne on a booke

531shee loues you: haue not your Worship a wart aboue

532your eye?

533Fen. Yes marry haue I, what of that?

534Qui. Wel, thereby hangs a tale: good faith, it is such

535another Nan; (but (I detest) an honest maid as euer

536broke bread: wee had an howres talke of that wart; I

537shall neuer laugh but in that maids company: but (in-

538deed) shee is giuen too much to Allicholy and musing:

539but for you --- well --- goe too ---

540Fen. Well: I shall see her to day: hold, there's mo-

541ney for thee: Let mee haue thy voice in my behalfe: if

542thou seest her before me, commend me. ---

543Qui. Will I? I faith that wee will: And I will tell

544your Worship more of the Wart, the next time we haue

545confidence, and of other wooers.

546Fen. Well, fare-well, I am in great haste now.

547Qui. Fare-well to your Worship: truely an honest

548Gentleman: but Anne loues hiim not: for I know Ans

549minde as well as another do's: out vpon't: what haue I

550forgot. Exit.