20991926Pr. What saist thou mistris quickly, how doth thy husband?

21001927I loue him well, he is an honest man.

21021928Host. Good my Lord heare me?

21031929Falst. Preethe let her alone, and list to me.

21041930Prin. What saist thou iacke.

21051931Falst. The other night I fel a sleepe here, behind the Arras, and

21061932had my pocket pickt, this house is turn'd baudy house, they pick

21071933pockets.

21081934Prin. What didst thou loose iacke?

21091935Fal. Wilt thou beleeue me Hall, three or foure bonds of forty

21101936pound a peece, and a seale ring of my grandfathers.

21121937Prin. A trifle, some eight penie matter.

21131938Host. So I told him my Lord, and I said I heard your grace say

21141939so: & my lord he speakes most vilely of you, like a foule mouthd

21151940man as he is, and said he would cudgel you.

21171941Prin. What he did not?

21181942Ho. Theres neither faith, truth, nor womanhood in me else.

21201943Fal. Theres no more faith in thee then in a stued prune, nor

21211944no more truth in thee then in a drawn fox, and for womandood

21221945maid marion may be the deputies wife of the ward to thee. Go

21231946you thing, go.

21241947Host. Say what thing, what thing?

21251948Fal. What thing? why a thing to thanke God on.

21261949Ho. I am nothing to thanke God on, I would thou shouldst

21271950know it, I am an honest mans wife, and setting thy knighthood

21281951aside, thou art a knaue to call me so.

21291952Fal. Setting thy womanhood aside, thou art a beast to say o-

21301953therwise.

21311954Host. Say, what beast, thou knaue thou?

21321955Falst. What beast? why an Otter.

21331956Prin. An Otter sir Iohn, why an Otter?

21341957Falst. Why? shees neither fish nor flesh, a man knowes not

21351958where to haue her.

21361959Host. Thou art an vniust man in saying so, thou or anie man

21371960knowes where to haue me, thou knaue thou.

21381961Prin. Thou saist true hostesse, and hee slaunders thee most

21391962grossely.

21401963Host. So hee doth you my Lord, and saide this other day you