6SIr Hugh, perswade me not: I will make a Star-

7Chamber matter of it, if hee were twenty Sir

8Iohn Falstoffs, he shall not abuse Robert Shallow

9Esquire.

10Slen. In the County of Glocester, Iustice of Peace and (Coram.

11Shal. I (Cosen Slender) and Cust-alorum.

12Slen. I, and Rato lorum too; and a Gentleman borne

13(Master Parson) who writes himselfe Armigero, in any

14Bill, Warrant, Quittance, or Obligation, Armigero.

15Shal. I that I doe, and haue done any time these three

16hundred yeeres.

17Slen. All his successors (gone before him) hath don't:

18and all his Ancestors (that come after him) may: they

19may giue the dozen white Luces in their Coate.

20Shal. It is an olde Coate.

21Euans. The dozen white Lowses doe become an old

22Coat well: it agrees well passant: It is a familiar beast to

23man, and signifies Loue.

24Shal. The Luse is the fresh-fish, the salt-fish, is an old

25Coate.

26Slen. I may quarter (Coz).

27Shal. You may, by marrying.

28Euans. It is marring indeed, if he quarter it.

29Shal. Not a whit.

30Euan. Yes per-lady: if he ha's a quarter of your coat,

31there is but three Skirts for your selfe, in my simple con-

32iectures; but that is all one: if Sir Iohn Falstaffe haue

33committed disparagements vnto you, I am of the Church

34and will be glad to do my beneuolence, to make attone-

35ments and compremises betweene you.

36Shal. The Councell shall heare it, it is a Riot.

37Euan. It is not meet the Councell heare a Riot: there

38is no feare of Got in a Riot: The Councell (looke you)

39shall desire to heare the feare of Got, and not to heare a

40Riot: take your viza-ments in that.

41Shal. Ha; o'my life, if I were yong againe, the sword

42should end it.

43Euans. It is petter that friends is the sword, and end

44it: and there is also another deuice in my praine, which

45peraduenture prings goot discretions with it. There is

46Anne Page, which is daughter to Master Thomas Page,

47which is pretty virginity.

48Slen. Mistris Anne Page? she has browne haire, and

49speakes small like a woman.

50Euans. It is that ferry person for all the orld, as iust as

51you will desire, and seuen hundred pounds of Moneyes,

52and Gold, and Siluer, is her Grand-sire vpon his deaths-

53bed, (Got deliuer to a ioyfull resurrections) giue, when

54she is able to ouertake seuenteene yeeres old. It were a

55goot motion, if we leaue our pribbles and prabbles, and

56desire a marriage betweene Master Abraham, and Mistris

57Anne Page.

58Slen. Did her Grand-sire leaue her seauen hundred

59pound?

60Euan. I, and her father is make her a petter penny.

61Slen. I know the young Gentlewoman, she has good

62gifts.

63Euan. Seuen hundred pounds, and possibilities, is

64goot gifts.

65Shal. Wel, let vs see honest M^r Page: is Falstaffe there?

66Euan. Shall I tell you a lye? I doe despise a lyer, as I

67doe despise one that is false, or as I despise one that is not

68true: the Knight Sir Iohn is there, and I beseech you be

69ruled by your well-willers: I will peat the doore for M^r.

70Page. What hoa? Got-plesse your house heere.

71M^r. Page. Who's there?

72Euan. Here is go't's plessing and your friend, and Iu-

73stice Shallow, and heere yong Master Slender: that perad-

74uentures shall tell you another tale, if matters grow to

75your likings.

76M^r. Page. I am glad to see your Worships well: I

77thanke you for my Venison Master Shallow.

78Shal. Master Page, I am glad to see you: much good

79doe it your good heart: I wish'd your Venison better, it

80was ill killd: how doth good Mistresse Page? and I thank

81you alwaies with my heart, la: with my heart.

82M. Page. Sir, I thanke you.

83Shal. Sir, I thanke you: by yea, and no I doe.

84M. Pa. I am glad to see you, good Master Slender.

85Slen. How do's your fallow Greyhound, Sir, I heard

86say he was out-run on Cotsall.

87M. Pa. It could not be iudg'd, Sir.

88Slen. You'll not confesse: you'll not confesse.

89Shal. That he will not, 'tis your fault, 'tis your fault:

90'tis a good dogge.

91M. Pa. A Cur, Sir.

92Shal. Sir: hee's a good dog, and a faire dog, can there

93be more said? he is good, and faire. Is Sir Iohn Falstaffe

94heere?

95M. Pa. Sir, hee is within: and I would I could doe a

96good office betweene you.

97Euan. It is spoke as a Christians ought to speake.

98Shal. He hath wrong'd me (Master Page.)

99M. Pa. Sir, he doth in some sort confesse it.