1607To. Which way is hee in the name of sanctity. If all

1608the diuels of hell be drawne in little, and Legion himselfe

1609possest him, yet Ile speake to him.

1610Fab. Heere he is, heere he is: how ist with you sir?

1611How ist with you man?

1612Mal. Go off, I discard you: let me enioy my priuate:

1613go off.

1614Mar. Lo, how hollow the fiend speakes within him;

1615did not I tell you? Sir Toby, my Lady prayes you to haue

1616a care of him.

1617Mal. Ah ha, does she so?

1618To. Go too, go too: peace, peace, wee must deale

1619gently with him: Let me alone. How do you Maluolio?

1620How ist with you? What man, defie the diuell: consider,

1621he's an enemy to mankinde.

1622Mal. Do you know what you say?

1623Mar. La you, and you speake ill of the diuell, how

1624he takes it at heart. Pray God he be not bewitch'd.

1625Fab. Carry his water to th'wise woman.

1626Mar. Marry and it shall be done to morrow morning

1627if I liue. My Lady would not loose him for more then ile

1628say.

1629Mal. How now mistris?

1630Mar. Oh Lord.

1631To. Prethee hold thy peace, this is not the way: Doe

1632you not see you moue him? Let me alone with him.

1633Fa. No way but gentlenesse, gently, gently: the Fiend

1634is rough, and will not be roughly vs'd.

1635To. Why how now my bawcock? how dost y^u chuck?

1636Mal. Sir.

1637To. I biddy, come with me. What man, tis not for

1638grauity to play at cherrie-pit with sathan Hang him foul

1639Colliar.

1640Mar. Get him to say his prayers, good sir Toby gette

1641him to pray.

1642Mal. My prayers Minx.

1643Mar. No I warrant you, he will not heare of godly-

1644nesse.

1645Mal. Go hang your selues all: you are ydle shallowe

1646things, I am not of your element, you shall knowe more

1647heereafter. Exit

1648To. Ist possible?

1649Fa. If this were plaid vpon a stage now, I could con-

1650demne it as an improbable fiction.

1651To. His very genius hath taken the infection of the

1652deuice man.

1653Mar. Nay pursue him now, least the deuice take ayre,

1654and taint.

1655Fa. Why we shall make him mad indeede.

1656Mar. The house will be the quieter.

1657To. Come, wee'l haue him in a darke room & bound.

1658My Neece is already in the beleefe that he's mad: we may

1659carry it thus for our pleasure, and his pennance, til our ve-

1660ry pastime tyred out of breath, prompt vs to haue mercy

1661on him: at which time, we wil bring the deuice to the bar

1662and crowne thee for a finder of madmen: but see, but see.

1664Fa. More matter for a May morning.

1665An. Heere's the Challenge, reade it: I warrant there's

1666vinegar and pepper in't.

1667Fab. Ist so sawcy?

1668And. I, ist? I warrant him: do but read.

1669To. Giue me.

1670Youth, whatsoeuer thou art, thou art but a scuruy fellow.

1671Fa. Good, and valiant.

1672To. Wonder not, nor admire not in thy minde why I doe call

1673thee so, for I will shew thee no reason for't.

1674Fa. A good note, that keepes you from the blow of y^e(Law

1675To. Thou comst to the Lady Oliuia, and in my sight she vses

1676thee kindly: but thou lyest in thy throat, that is not the matter

1677I challenge thee for.

1678Fa. Very breefe, and to exceeding good sence-lesse.

1679To. I will way-lay thee going home, where if it be thy chance

1680to kill me.

1681Fa. Good.

1682To. Thou kilst me like a rogue and a villaine.

1683Fa. Still you keepe o'th windie side of the Law: good.

1684Tob. Fartheewell, and God haue mercie vpon one of our

1685soules. He may haue mercie vpon mine, but my hope is better,

1686and so looke to thy selfe. Thy friend as thou vsest him, & thy

1687sworne enemie, Andrew Ague-cheeke.

1688To. If this Letter moue him not, his legges cannot:

1689Ile giu't him.

1690Mar. Yon may haue verie fit occasion fot't: he is now

1691in some commerce with my Ladie, and will by and by

1692depart.

1693To. Go sir Andrew: scout mee for him at the corner

1694of the Orchard like a bum-Baylie: so soone as euer thou

1695seest him, draw, and as thou draw'st, sweare horrible: for

1696t comes to passe oft, that a terrible oath, with a swagge-

1697ring accent sharpely twang'd off, giues manhoode more

1698approbation, then euer proofe it selfe would haue earn'd

1699him. Away.

1700And. Nay let me alone for swearing. Exit

1701To. Now will not I deliuer his Letter: for the behaui-

1702our of the yong Gentleman, giues him out to be of good

1703capacity, and breeding: his employment betweene his

1704Lord and my Neece, confirmes no lesse. Therefore, this

1705Letter being so excellently ignorant, will breed no terror

1706in the youth: he will finde it comes from a Clodde-pole.

1707But sir, I will deliuer his Challenge by word of mouth;

1708set vpon Ague-cheeke a notable report of valor, and driue

1709the Gentleman (as I know his youth will aptly receiue it)

1710into a most hideous opinion of his rage, skill, furie, and

1711impetuositie. This will so fright them both, that they wil

1712kill one another by the looke, like Cockatrices.

1714Fab. Heere he comes with your Neece, giue them way

1715till he take leaue, and presently after him.

1716To. I wil meditate the while vpon some horrid message

1717for a Challenge.

1718Ol. I haue said too much vnto a hart of stone,

1719And laid mine honour too vnchary on't:

1720There's something in me that reproues my fault:

1721But such a head-strong potent fault it is,

1722That it but mockes reproofe.

1723Vio. With the same hauiour that your passion beares,

1724Goes on my Masters greefes.

1725Ol. Heere, weare this Iewell for me, tis my picture:

1726Refuse it not, it hath no tongue, to vex you:

1727And I beseech you come againe to morrow.

1728What shall you aske of me that Ile deny,

1729That honour (sau'd) may vpon asking giue.

1730Vio. Nothing but this, your true loue for my master.

1731Ol. How with mine honor may I giue him that,

1732Which I haue giuen to you.

1733Vio. I will acquit you.

1734Ol. Well. come againe to morrow: far-thee-well,

1735A Fiend like thee might beare my soule to hell.

1737To. Gentleman, God saue thee.