592544Bene. Come, will you go with me?

593545Claudio Whither?

594546Bene. Euen to the next willow, about your owne busines,

595547county: what fashion will you weare the garland of? about

596548your necke, like an Vsurers chaine? or vnder your arme, like a

597549Lieutenants scarffe? you must weare it one way, for the prince

598550hath got your Hero.

599551Claudio I wish him ioy of her.

600552Bened. Why thats spoken like an honest Drouier, so they

601553sell bullockes: but did you thinke the Prince would haue ser-

602554ued you thus?

603555Claudio I pray you leaue me.

604556Benedicke Ho now you strike like the blindman, twas the

605557boy that stole your meate, and youle beate the post.

606558Claudio If it will not be, ile leaue you. exit

607559Benedicke Alas poore hurt foule, now will hee creepe into

608560sedges: but that my Ladie Beatrice should know me, and not

609561know mee: the princes foole! hah, it may be I goe vnder that

610562title because I am merry: yea but so I am apte to doe my selfe

611563wrong: I am not so reputed, it is the base (though bitter) dispo-

612564sition of Beatrice, that puts the world into her person, and so

613565giues me out: well, ile be reuenged as I may.

616568Pedro Now signior, wheres the Counte, did you see him?

618569Benedicke Troth my lord, I haue played the part of Ladie

619570Fame, I found him heere as melancholy as a Lodge in a War-

620571ren, I tolde him, and I thinke I tolde him true, that your grace

621572had got the goodwil of this yoong Lady, and I offred him my

622573company to a willow tree, either to make him a garland, as be-

623574ing forsaken, or to binde him vp a rod, as being worthie to bee

624575whipt.

625576Pedro To be whipt, whats his fault?

626577Benedicke The flatte transgression of a Schoole-boy, who

627578being ouer-ioyed with finding a birds nest, shewes it his com-

628579panion, and he steales it.

629580Pedro Wilt thou make a trust a transgression? the transgres-