747693Prince She were an excellent wife for Benedick.

748694Leonato O Lord, my lord, if they were but a weeke married,

749695they would talke themselues madde.

750696Prince Countie Claudio, when meane you to goe to

751697church?

752698Clau. To morow my lord, Time goes on crutches, til Loue

753699haue all his rites.

754700Leonato Not til monday, my deare sonne, which is hence a

755701iust seuennight, and a time too briefe too, to haue al things an-

756702swer my mind.

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 affection, th'one with th'other, I would faine haue it a

762708match, and I doubt not but to fashion it, if you three will but

763709minister such assistance as I shall giue you direction.

765710Leonato My lord, I am for you, though it cost me ten nights

766711watchings.

767712Claud. And I my Lord.

768713Prince And you too gentle Hero?

769714Hero I wil do any modest office, my lord, to help my cosin

770715to a good husband.

771716Prince And Benedicke is not the vnhopefullest husband

772717that I know: thus farre can I praise him, he is of a noble strain,

773718of approoued valour, and confirmde honesty, I will teach you

774719how to humour your cosin, that she shall fal in loue with Be-

775720nedicke, and I, with your two helpes, wil so practise on Bene-

776721dicke, that in dispight of his quicke wit, and his queasie 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

780725drift. exit.

782727Iohn It is so, the Counte Claudio shall marry the daughter

783728of Leonato.

784729Bora. Yea my lord, but I can crosse it.