1595 Enter Leonato, and the Constable, and the Headborough. 1596Leonato. What would you with mee, hone
st neigh
- 1598Const. Dog. Mary
sir I would haue
some con
fidence
1599with you, that decernes you nearely.
1600Leon. Briefe I pray you, for you
see it is a bu
sie time
1602Const. Dog. Mary this it is
sir.
1603Headb. Yes in truth it is
sir.
1604Leon. What is it my good friends?
1605Con. Do. Goodman Verges
sir
speakes a little of the
1606matter, an old man
sir, and his wits are not
so blunt, as
1607God helpe I would de
sire they were, but infaith hone
st 1608as the skin betweene his browes.
1609Head. Yes I thank God, I am as hone
st as any man li
- 1610uing, that is an old man, and no hone
ster then I.
1611Con. Dog. Compari
sons are odorous, palabras, neigh
- 1613Leon. Neighbours, you are tedious.
1614Con. Dog. It plea
ses your wor
ship to
say
so, but we are
1615the poore Dukes o
fficers, but truely for mine owne part,
1616if I were as tedious as a King I could
finde in my heart to
1617be
stow it all of your wor
ship.
1618Leon. All thy tediou
sne
sse on me, ah?
1619Const.Dog. Yea, and 'twere a thou
sand times more
1620than 'tis, for I heare as good exclamation on your Wor
- 1621ship as of any man in the Citie, and though I bee but a
1622poore man, I am glad to heare it.
1624Leon. I would faine know what you haue to
say.
1625Head. Marry
sir our watch to night, excepting your
1626wor
ships pre
sence, haue tane a couple of as arrant
1627knaues as any in Me
ssina.
1628Con. Dog. A good old man
sir, hee will be talking as
1629they
say, when the age is in the wit is out, God helpe vs,
1630it is a world to
see: well
said yfaith neighbour
Verges,
1631well, God's a good man, and two men ride of a hor
se,
1632one mu
st ride behinde, an hone
st soule yfaith
sir, by my
1633troth he is, as euer broke bread, but God is to bee wor
- 1634shipt, all men are not alike, alas good neighbour.
1635Leon. Indeed neighbour he comes too
short of you.
1636Con. Do. Gifts that God giues.
1637Leon. I mu
st leaue you.
1638Con. Dog. One word
sir, our watch
sir haue indeede
1639comprehended two a
spitious per
sons, & we would haue
1640them this morning examined before your wor
ship.
1641Leon. Take their examination your
selfe, and bring it
1642me, I am now in great ha
ste, as may appeare vnto you.
1643Const. It
shall be
su
ffigance.
(Exit. 1644Leon. Drinke
some wine ere you goe: fare you well.
1645Messenger. My Lord, they
stay for you to giue your
1646daughter to her husband.
1647Leon. Ile wait vpon them, I am ready.
1648Dogb. Goe good partner, goe get you to
Francis Sea- 1649coale, bid him bring his pen and inkehorne to the Gaole:
1650we are now to examine tho
se men.
1651Verges. And we mu
st doe it wi
sely.
1652Dogb. Wee will
spare for no witte I warrant you:
K3 heeres
114 Much adoe about Nothing.
1653heere's that
shall driue
some of them to a non-come, on
- 1654ly get the learned writer to
set downe our excommuni
- 1655cation, and meet me at the Iaile.
Exeunt.