22792172Prince He is in earnest.

22802173Claudio In most profound earnest, and ile warrant you, for

22812174the loue of Beatrice.

22822175Prince And hath challengde thee.

22832176Claudio Most sincerely.

22842177Prince What a pretty thing man is, when he goes in his

22852178dublet and hose, and leaues off his wit!

22872180Claudio He is then a Giant to an Ape, but then is an Ape a

22882181Doctor to such a man.

22892182Prince But soft you, let me be, plucke vp my heart, and be

22902183sad, did he not say my brother was fled?

22912184Const. Come you sir, if iustice cannot tame you, she shall

22922185nere weigh more reasons in her ballance, nay, and you be a

22932186cursing hypocrite once, you must be lookt to.

22942187Prince How now, two of my brothers men bound? Bora-

22952188chio one.

22962189Claudio Hearken after their offence my Lord.

22972190Prince Officers, what offence haue these men done?

22982191Const. Mary sir, they haue committed false report, moreo-

22992192uer they haue spoken vntruths, secondarily they are slanders,

23002193sixt and lastly, they haue belyed a Lady, thirdly they haue ve-

23012194refied vniust thinges, and to conclude, they are lying knaues.

23032195Prince. First I aske thee what they haue done, thirdly I

23042196ask thee whats their offence, sixt and lastly why they are com-

23052197mitted, and to conclude, what you lay to their charge.

23072198Claud. Rightly reasoned, and in his owne diuision, and by

23082199my troth theres one meaning wel suted.

23092200Prince Who haue you offended maisters, that you are thus

23102201bound to your answere? this learned Constable is too cunning

23112202to be vnderstood, whats your offence?

23122203Bor. Sweete prince, let me goe no farther to mine answere:

23132204do you heare me, and let this Counte kill me: I haue deceiued

23142205euen your very eyes: what your wisedoms could not discouer,

23152206these shallowe fooles haue broght to light, who in the night o-

23162207uerheard me confessing to this man, how Don Iohn your bro-

23172208ther incensed me to slaunder the Lady Hero, howe you were