1018949with great discretion, or vndertakes them with a most christi-

1019950anlike feare.

1020951Leonato If he do feare God, a must necessarily keep peace,

1021952if hee breake the peace, hee ought to enter into a quarrel with

1022953feare and trembling.

1023954Prince And so will hee doe, for the man doth feare God,

1024955howsoeuer it seemes not in him, by some large iestes hee will

1025956make: well I am sory for your niece, shall we go seeke Bene-

1026957dicke, and tell him of her loue?

1027958Claudio Neuer tell him, my Lord, let her weare it out with

1028959good counsell.

1029960Leonato Nay thats impossible, shee may weare her heart

1030961out first.

1031962Prince Well, we will heare further of it by your daughter,

1032963let it coole the while, I loue Benedicke wel, and I could wish

1033964he would modestly examine himselfe, to see how much he is

1034965vnworthy so good a lady.

1035966Leonato My lord, will you walke? dinner is ready.

1036967Claudio If he do not doate on her vppon this, I will neuer

1037968trust my expectation.

1038969Prince Let there be the same nette spread for her, and that

1039970must your daughter and her gentlewomen carry: the sporte

1040971will be, when they holde one an opinion of an others dotage,

1041972and no such matter, thats the scene that I woulde see, which

1042973wil be meerely a dumbe shew: let vs send her to call him in to

1043974dinner.

1044975Benedicke This can be no tricke, the conference was sadly

1045976borne, they haue the trueth of this from Hero, they seeme to

1046977pittie the Lady: it seemes her affections haue their full bent:

1047978loue me? why it must be requited: I heare how I am censurde,

1048979they say I will beare my selfe prowdly, if I perceiue the loue

1049980come from her: they say too, that she will rather die than giue

1050981anie signe of affection: I did neuer thinke to marry, I must

1051982not seeme prowd, happy are they that heare their detractions,

1052983and can put them to mending: they say the Lady is faire, tis a

1053984trueth, I can beare them witnesse: and vertuous, tis so, I can-

1054985not reprooue it, and wise, but for louing me, by my troth it is

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