15961507Leonato What would you with me, honest neighbour?

15981508Const. Dog. Mary sir I would haue some confidence with

15991509you, that decernes you nearely.

16001510Leonato Briefe I pray you, for you see it is a busie time with

16011511me.

16021512Const. Dog. Mary this it is sir.

16031513Headb. Yes in truth it is sir.

16041514Leonato What is it my good friends?

16051515Con. Do. Goodman Verges sir speaks a little of the matter,

16061516an old man sir, and his wittes are not so blunt, as God helpe I

16071517would desire they were, but infaith honest, as the skin between

16081518his browes.

16091519Head. Yes I thank God, I am as honest as any man liuing,

16101520that is an old man, and no honester then I.

16111521Const. Dog. Comparisons are odorous, palabras, neighbour

1522Verges.

16121523Leonato Neighbors, you are tedious.

16131524Const. Dog. It pleases your worship to say so, but we are the

16141525poore Dukes officers, but truly for mine owne part, if I were as

16151526tedious as a King I could find in my heart to bestow it all of

16161527your worship.

16171528Leonato Al thy tediousnesse on me, ah?

16181529Const. Dog. Yea, and't twere a thousand pound more than tis,

16191530for I heare as good exclamation on your worshippe as of any

16201531man in the citie, and though I be but a poore man, I am glad to

16211532heare it.

16221533Head. And so am I.

16231534Leonato I would faine know what you haue to say.

16241535Head. Mary sir our watch to night, excepting your wor-

16251536ships presence, ha tane a couple of as arrant knaues as any in

16261537Messina.

16271538Const. Dog. A good old man sir, he will be talking as they

16281539say, when the age is in, the wit is out, God help vs, it is a world

16291540to see: well said yfaith neighbour Verges, well, God's a good

16301541man, and two men ride of a horse, one must ride behind, an ho-

16311542nest soule yfaith sir, by my troth he is, as euer broke bread, but

16321543God is to be worshipt, all men are not alike, alas good neigh-

16331544bour.

16341545Leonato Indeed neighbour he comes too short of you.

16351546Const. Do. Gifts that God giues.

16361547Leonato I must leaue you.

16371548Const. Dog. One word sir, our watch sir haue indeede com-

16381549prehended two aspitious persons, and wee woulde haue them

16391550this morning examined before your worship.

16401551Leonato Take their examination your selfe, and bring it me,

16411552I am now in great haste, as it may appeare vnto you.

16421553Constable It shall be suffigance.

16431554Leonato Drinke some wine ere you goe: fare you well. (exit

16441555Messenger My lord, they stay for you, to giue your daugh-

16451556ter to her husband.

16461557Leon. Ile wait vpon them, I am ready.

16471558Dogb. Go good partner, goe get you to Francis Sea-cole,

16481559bid him bring his penne and inckehorne to the Gaole: we are

16491560now to examination these men.

16501561Verges And we must do it wisely.

16511562Dogbery We will spare for no witte I warrant you: heeres

16521563that shall driue some of them to a noncome, only get the lear-

16531564ned writer to set downe our excommunication, and meet me

16541565at the Iaile.