763666Mess. At Billingsgate my Lord.

764667Falst. I hope my Lord al's wel, what is the newes my lord?

766668Lord Come all his forces backe?

767669Mess. No, fifteen hundred foot, fiue hundred horse

768670Are marcht vp to my lord of Lancaster,

769671Against Northumberland, and the Archbishop.

770672Falst. Comes the King back from Wales, my noble lord?

771673Lord You shall haue letters of me presently,

772674Come, go along with me, good master Gower.

773675Falst. My lord.

774676Lord Whats the matter?

775677Falstaffe Maister Gower, shall I intreate you with mee to

776678dinner?

777679Gower I must waite vpon my good lord here, I thank you

778680good sir Iohn.

779681Lord Sir Iohn, you loyter heere too long,

780682Being you are to take souldiers vp

683In Counties as you go.

781684Falstaffe Will you suppe with mee maister Gower?

782685Lord. What foolish maister taught you these manners, sir

783686Iohn?

784687Falstaffe Maister Gower, if they become me not, hee was a

785688foole that taught them mee: this is the right fencing grace, my

786689Lord, tap for tap, and so part faire.

787690Lord Now the Lord lighten thee, thou art a great foole.

792692Prince Before God, I am exceeding weary.

793693Poynes Ist come to that? I had thought wearines durst not

794694haue attacht one of so hie bloud.

795695Prince Faith it does me, though it discolors the complexi-

796696on of my greatnes to acknowledge it: doth it not shew vildly

797697in me, to desire small beere?

798698Poynes Why a Prince should not be so loosely studied, as

799699to remember so weake a composition.

800700Prince Belike then my appetite was not princely gote, for

801701by my troth, I do now remember the poor creature smal beere.