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64 The First Part of King Henry the Fourth.
1999Our generall Forces at Bridgenorth shall meete.
2001Aduantage feedes him fat, while men delay. Exeunt.
2002 Scena Tertia.
2003 Enter Falstaffe and Bardolph.
2007Gowne: I am withered like an olde Apple Iohn. Well,
2010strength to repent. And I haue not forgotten what the
2011in-side of a Church is made of, I am a Pepper-Corne, a
2013nous Company hath beene the spoyle of me.
2015long.
2018man need to be; vertuous enough, swore little, dic'd not
2020aboue once in a quarter of an houre, payd Money that I
2021borrowed, three or foure times; liued well, and in good
2023passe.
2026compasse, Sir Iohn.
2027Falst. Doe thou amend thy Face, and Ile amend thy
2028Life: Thou art our Admirall, thou bearest the Lanterne
2029in the Poope, but 'tis in the Nose of thee; thou art the
2030Knight of the burning Lampe.
2031Bard. Why, Sir Iohn, my Face does you no harme.
2033many a man doth of a Deaths-Head, or a Memento Mori.
2035that liued in Purple; for there he is in his Robes burning,
2036burning. If thou wert any way giuen to vertue, I would
2038But thou art altogether giuen ouer; and wert indeede,
2039but for the Light in thy Face, the Sunne of vtter Darke-
2043in Money. O, thou art a perpetuall Triumph, an euer-
2045Markes in Linkes and Torches, walking with thee in the
2046Night betwixt Tauerne and Tauerne: But the Sack that
2047thou hast drunke me, would haue bought me Lights as
2048good cheape, as the dearest Chandlers in Europe. I haue
2049maintain'd that Salamander of yours with fire, any time
2050this two and thirtie yeeres, Heauen reward me for it.
2051Bard. I would my Face were in your Belly.
2053 Enter Hostesse.
2054How now, Dame Partlet the Hen, haue you enquir'd yet
2055who pick'd my Pocket?
2056Hostesse. Why Sir Iohn, what doe you thinke, Sir Iohn?
2057doe you thinke I keepe Theeues in my House? I haue
2059Man, Boy by Boy, Seruant by Seruant: the tight of a
2062many a hayre; and Ile be sworne my Pocket was pick'd:
2063goe to, you are a Woman, goe.
2065in mine owne house before.
2066Falst. Goe to, I know you well enough.
2068I know you, Sir Iohn: you owe me Money, Sir Iohn, and
2069now you picke a quarrell, to beguile me of it: I bought
2070you a dozen of Shirts to your Backe.
2072away to Bakers Wiues, and they haue made Boulters of
2073them.
2074Hostesse. Now as I am a true Woman, Holland of eight
2076for your Dyet, and by-Drinkings, and Money lent you,
2077foure and twentie pounds.
2078Falst. Hee had his part of it, let him pay.
2080thing.
2081Falst. How? Poore? Looke vpon his Face: What call
2082you Rich? Let them coyne his Nose, let them coyne his
2083Cheekes, Ile not pay a Denier. What, will you make a
2084Younker of me? Shall I not take mine ease in mine Inne,
2086Ring of my Grand-fathers, worth fortie Marke.
2087Hostesse. I haue heard the Prince tell him, I know not
2088how oft, that that Ring was Copper.
2089Falst. How? the Prince is a Iacke, a Sneake-Cuppe:
2090and if hee were heere, I would cudgell him like a Dogge,
2092 Enter the Prince marching, and Falstaffe meets
2093him, playing on his Trunchion
2094like a Fife.
2095Falst. How now Lad? is the Winde in that Doore?
2096Must we all march?
2098Hostesse. My Lord, I pray you heare me.
2101man.
2102Hostesse. Good, my Lord, heare mee.
2106Arras, and had my Pocket pickt: this House is turn'd
2107Bawdy-house, they picke Pockets.
2109Falst. Wilt thou beleeue me, Hal? Three or foure Bonds
2110of fortie pound apeece, and a Seale-Ring of my Grand-
2111fathers.
2115you, like a foule-mouth'd man as hee is, and said, hee
2116would cudgell you.
2117Prince. What hee did not?
2118Host. There's neyther Faith, Truth, nor Woman-hood
2119in me else.
Falst. There's