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  • Title: The Merry Wives of Windsor (Folio 1, 1623)

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    Author: William Shakespeare
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    The Merry Wives of Windsor (Folio 1, 1623)

    Scena Tertia.
    Enter Host and Bardolfe.
    2110Bar. Sir, the Germane desires to haue three of your
    horses: the Duke himselfe will be to morrow at Court,
    and they are going to meet him.
    Host. What Duke should that be comes so secretly?
    I heare not of him in the Court: let mee speake with the
    2115Gentlemen, they speake English?
    Bar. I Sir? Ile call him to you.
    Host. They shall haue my horses, but Ile make them
    pay: Ile sauce them, they haue had my houses a week at
    commaund: I haue turn'd away my other guests, they
    2120must come off, Ile sawce them, come. Exeunt