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The Merry Wives of Windsor (Folio 1, 1623)
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THE
Merry Wiues of Windsor.
1Actus primus, Scena prima.
2Enter Iustice Shallow, Slender, Sir Hugh Euans, Master
3 Page, Falstoffe, Bardolph, Nym, Pistoll, Anne Page,
4 Mistresse Ford, Mistresse Page, Simple.
5Shallow.
7Chamber matter of it, if hee were twenty Sir
9Esquire.
12Slen. I, and Rato lorum too; and a Gentleman borne
14Bill, Warrant, Quittance, or Obligation, Armigero.
16hundred yeeres.
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.
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,
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.
37Euan. It is not meet the Councell heare a Riot: there
38is no feare of Got in a Riot: The Councell (looke you)
40Riot: take your viza-ments in that.
42should end it.
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.
55goot motion, if we leaue our pribbles and prabbles, and
57Anne Page.
59pound?
60Euan. I, and her father is make her a petter penny.
62gifts.
64goot gifts.
68true: the Knight Sir Iohn is there, and I beseech you be
69ruled by your well-willers: I will peat the doore for Mr.
71Mr. Page. Who's there?
74uentures shall tell you another tale, if matters grow to
75your likings.
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.
85Slen. How do's your fallow Greyhound, Sir, I heard
87M. Pa. It could not be iudg'd, Sir.
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
94heere?
95M. Pa. Sir, hee is within: and I would I could doe a
96good office betweene you.
Shal.
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