21972098Leo. No come brother, away, I wil be heard. Exeunt amb.

21992099Bro. And shal, or some of vs wil smart for it. Enter Ben.

22002100Prince See see, heere comes the man we went to seeke.

22012101Claud. Now signior, what newes?

22022102Bened. Good day my Lord:

22032103Prince Welcome signior, you are almost come to parte al-

22042104most a fray.

22052105Claud. Wee had likt to haue had our two noses snapt off

22062106with two old men without teeth.

22072107Prince Leonato and his brother what thinkst thou? had we

22082108fought, I doubt we should haue beene too yong for them.

22102109Bened. In a false quarrell there is no true valour, I came to

22112110seeke you both.

22122111Claud. We haue beene vp and downe to seeke thee, for we

22132112are high proofe melancholie, and would faine haue it beaten

22142113away, wilt thou vse thy wit?

22152114Bened. It is in my scabberd, shal I drawe it?

22162115Prince Doest thou weare thy wit by thy side?

22172116Claud. Neuer any did so, though very many haue been be-

22182117side their wit, I will bid thee drawe, as wee doe the minstrels,

22192118draw to pleasure vs.

22202119Prince As I am an honest man he lookes pale, art thou

22212120sicke, or angry?

22222121Claud. What, courage man: what though care kild a catte,

22232122thou hast mettle enough in thee to kill care.

22242123Bened. Sir, I shall meete your wit in the careere, and you

22252124charge it against me, I pray you chuse another subiect

22272125Claud. Nay then giue him another staffe, this last was broke

22282126crosse.

22292127Prince By this light, he chaunges more and more, I thinke

22302128he be angry indeed.

22312129Claud. If he be, he knowes how to turne his girdle.

22322130Bened. Shall I speake a word in your eare?

22332131Claud. God blesse me from a challenge.

22342132Bened. You are a villaine, I ieast not, I will make it good

22352133howe you dare, with what you dare, and when you dare: doe

22362134mee right, or I will protest your cowardise: you haue killd a