14331318Falstalffe, kinde Iacke Falstalffe, true Iacke Falstalffe, valiant

14341319Iacke Falstalffe, & therfore more valiant being as he is old Iacke

14361320Falstalffe, banish not him thy Harries companie, banish not

14371321him thy Harries companie, banish plumpe Iacke, and banish all

14381322the world.

14391323Prin. I do, I will.

14411324Bar. O my Lord, my Lord, the Sheriffe with a most monstrous

14421325watch is at the doore.

14431326Falst. Out ye rogue, play out the play, I haue much to say in

14441327the behalfe of that Falstalffe.

14461329Host. O Iesu, my Lord, my Lord!

14471330Prin. Heigh, heigh, the Deuil rides vpon a fiddle sticke, whats

14481331the matter?

14491332Host. The Sheriffe and al the watch are at the doore, they are

14501333come to search the house, shall I let them in?

14521334Falst. Doest thou heare Hal? neuer call a true piece of golde a

14531335counterfet, thou art essentially made without seeming so.

14551336Prin. And thou a naturall coward without instinct.

14571337Falst. I deny your Maior, if you wil deny the Sheriffe so, if not,

14581338let him enter. If I become not a Cart as well as another man, a

14591339plague on my bringing vp, I hope I shall as soone bee strangled

14601340with a halter as another.

14621341Prin. Go hide thee behind the Arras, the rest walke vp aboue,

14631342now my masters for a true face, and good conscience.

14651343Falst. Both which I haue had, but their date is out, and there-

14661344fore ile hide me.

14671345Prin. Call in the Sheriffe.

14691347Prin. Now master Sheriffe, what is your wil with me?

14711348Sher. First pardon me my Lord. A hue and crie hath followed

14721349certaine men vnto this house.

14731350Prin. What men?

14741351Sher. One of them is well known my gratious Lorde, a grosse

14751352fat man.

14761353Car. As fat as butter.

14771354Prin. The man I do assure you is not here,

14781355For I my selfe at this time haue emploid him: