20451950Watch 1 And that Counte Claudio did meane vppon his

20461951wordes, to disgrace Hero before the whole assemblie, and not

20471952marrie her.

20481953Kemp O villaine! thou wilt be condemnd into euerlasting

20491954redemption for this.

20501955Sexton VVhat else? Watch This is all.

20521956Sexton And this is more masters then you can deny, prince

20531957Iohn is this morning secretlie stolne awaie: Hero was in this

20541958manner accusde, in this verie manner refusde, and vppon the

20551959griefe of this, sodainlie died: Maister Constable, let these men

20561960be bound, and brought to Leonatoes, I will goe before and

20571961shew him their examination.

20581962Constable Come, let them be opiniond.

20591963Couley Let them be in the hands of Coxcombe.

20601964Kemp Gods my life, wheres the Sexton? let him write down

20611965the Princes officer Coxcombe: come, bind them, thou naugh-

20621966ty varlet.

20631967Couley Away, you are an asse, you are an asse.

20641968Kemp Doost thou not suspect my place? doost thou not

20651969suspect my yeeres? O that he were here to write me downe an

20661970asse! but maisters, remember that I am an asse, though it bee

20671971not written downe, yet forget not that I am an asse: No thou

20681972villaine, thou art full of pietie as shal be prou'de vpon thee by

20691973good witnes, I am a wise fellow, and which is more, an officer,

20701974and which is more, a housholder, and which is more, as pret-

20711975ty a peece of flesh as anie is in Messina, and one that knowes

20721976the Law, goe to, and a rich fellow enough, go to, and a fellow

20731977that hath had losses, and one that hath two gownes, and euery

20741978thing hansome about him: bring him away: O that I had bin

20751979writ downe an asse!

20791981Brother If you go on thus, you will kill your selfe,

20801982And tis not wisedome thus to second griefe,

20811983Against your selfe.

20821984Leonato I pray thee cease thy counsaile,

20831985Which falles into mine eares as profitlesse,

20841986As water in a syue: giue not me counsaile,