Much adoe
747693Prince She were an excellent wife for Benedick.
748694Leonato O Lord, my lord, if they were but a weeke married,
749695they would talke them
selues madde.
750696Prince Countie Claudio, when meane you to goe to
752698Clau. To morow my lord, Time goes on crutches, til Loue
754700Leonato Not til monday, my deare
sonne, which is hence a
755701iu
st seuennight, and a time too briefe too, to haue al things an
- 757703Prince Come, you
shake the head at
so long a breathing,
758704but I warrant thee Claudio, the time
shall not go dully by vs, I
759705wil in the interim, vndertake one of Hercules labors, which is,
760706to bring Signior Benedick and the lady Beatrice into a moun
- 761707taine of a
ffe
ction, th'one with th'other, I would faine haue it a
762708match, and I doubt not but to fa
shion it, if you three will but
763709mini
ster
such a
ssistance as I
shall giue you dire
ction.
765710Leonato My lord, I am for you, though it co
st me ten nights
768713Prince And you too gentle Hero?
769714Hero I wil do any mode
st o
ffice, my lord, to help my co
sin
771716Prince And Benedicke is not the vnhopefulle
st husband
772717that I know: thus farre can I prai
se him, he is of a noble
strain,
773718of approoued valour, and con
firmde hone
sty, I will teach you
774719how to humour your co
sin, that
she
shall fal in loue with Be
- 775720nedicke, and I, with your two helpes, wil
so pra
cti
se on Bene
- 776721dicke, that in di
spight of his quicke wit, and his quea
sie
sto
- 777722macke, he
shall fall in loue with Beatrice: if we can do this, Cu
- 778723pid is no longer an Archer, his glory
shall bee ours, for we are
779724the onely loue-gods, goe in with mee, and I will tell you my
781726 Enter Iohn and Borachio. 782727Iohn It is
so, the Counte Claudio
shall marry the daughter
784729Bora. Yea my lord, but I can cro
sse it.
Iohn