The Merry Wives of Windsor (Quarto 1, 1602)

 A pleasant Comedie, of
111468And sweare to mend her sluttish huswiferie.
121469Fai. I warrant you I will performe your will.
 25311470Hu. Where is Pead? go you & see where Brokers(sleep,
11471And Foxe-eyed Seriants with their mase,
21472Goe laie the Proctors in the street,
31473And pinch the lowsie Seriants face:
41474Spare none of these when they are a bed,
51475But such whose nose lookes plew and red.
61476Quic. Away begon, his mind fulfill,
71477And looke that none of you stand still.
81478Some do that thing, some do this,
91479All do something, none amis.
 25621480Hir Hu. I smell a man of middle earth.
 25631481Fal. God blesse me from that wealch Fairie.
11482Quic. Looke euery one about this round,
21483And if that any here be found,
31484For his presumption in this place,
41485Spare neither legge, arme, head, nor face.
51486Sir Hu. See I haue spied one by good luck,
61487His bodie man, his head a buck.
71488Fal. God send me good fortune now, and I care(not.
81489Quic. Go strait, and do as I commaund,
91490And take a Taper in your hand,
 25671491And set it to his fingers endes,
11492And if you see it him offends,
 25681493And that he starteth at the flame,
11494Then is he mortall, know his name:
21495If with an F. it doth begin,
 25701496Why then be shure he is full of sin.
11497About it then, and know the truth,
21498Of this same metamorphised youth.
31499Sir Hu. Giue me the Tapers, I will try
41500And if that he loue venery.
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