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Much adoe about Nothing.
1Actus primus, Scena prima.
2Enter Leonato Gouernour of Messina, Innogen his wife, He-
3ro his daughter, and Beatrice his Neece, with a messenger.
4 Leonato.
6gon, comes this night to Messina.
7Mess. He is very neere by this: he was not
8three Leagues off when I left him.
10action?
15led Claudio.
17bred by Don Pedro, he hath borne himselfe beyond the
22much glad of it.
23Mess. I haue alreadie deliuered him letters, and there
24appeares much ioy in him, euen so much, that ioy could
26ternesse.
27Leo. Did he breake out into teares?
31ter is it to weepe at ioy, then to ioy at weeping?
32Bea. I pray you, is Signior Mountanto return'd from
33the warres, or no?
34Mess. I know none of that name, Lady, there was
36Leon. What is he that you aske for Neece?
40Cupid at the Flight: and my Vnckles foole reading the
42the Burbolt. I pray you, how many hath hee kil'd and
43eaten in these warres? But how many hath he kil'd? for
44indeed, I promis'd to eate all of his killing.
45Leon. 'Faith Neece, you taxe Signior Benedicke too
46much, but hee'l be meet with you, I doubt it not.
49ease it: he's a very valiant Trencher-man, hee hath an
50excellent stomacke.
53to a Lord?
55all honourable vertues.
59a kind of merry war betwixt Signior Benedick, & her:
60they neuer meet, but there's a skirmish of wit between
61them.
64the whole man gouern'd with one: so that if hee haue
65wit enough to keepe himselfe warme, let him beare it
68nable creature. Who is his companion now? He hath
69euery month a new sworne brother.
72the fashion of his hat, it euer changes with ye next block.
74bookes.
76I pray you, who is his companion? Is there no young
77squarer now, that will make a voyage with him to the
78diuell?
80Claudio.
83runs presently mad. God helpe the noble Claudio, if hee
85pound ere he be cur'd.
86Mess. I will hold friends with you Lady.
87Bea. Do good friend.
88Leo. You'l ne're run mad Neece.
89Bea. No, not till a hot Ianuary.
90Mess. Don Pedro is approach'd.
91 Enter don Pedro, Claudio, Benedicke, Balthasar,
92and Iohn the bastard.
93Pedro. Good Signior Leonato, you are come to meet
95and you encounter it.
97of your Grace: for trouble being gone, comfort should
98remaine: but when you depart from me, sorrow abides,
99and happinesse takes his leaue.
Pedro.
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