1501Follow me Gentlemen.

1502Euans. This is fery fantasticall humors and iealousies.

1503Caius. By gar, 'tis no-the fashion of France:

1504It is not iealous in France.

1505Page. Nay follow him (Gentlemen) see the yssue of

1506his search.

1507Mist Page. Is there not a double excellency in this?

1508Mist. Ford. I know not which pleases me better,

1509That my husband is deceiued, or Sir Iohn.

1510Mist. Page. What a taking was hee in, when your

1511husband askt who was in the basket?

1512Mist. Ford. I am halfe affraid he will haue neede of

1513washing: so throwing him into the water, will doe him

1514a benefit.

1515Mist. Page. Hang him dishonest rascall: I would all

1516of the same straine, were in the same distresse.

1517Mist. Ford. I thinke my husband hath some speciall

1518suspition of Falstaffs being heere: for I neuer saw him so

1519grosse in his iealousie till now.

1520Mist. Page. I will lay a plot to try that, and wee will

1521yet haue more trickes with Falstaffe: his dissolute disease

1522will scarse obey this medicine.

1523Mis. Ford. Shall we send that foolishion Carion, Mist.

1524Quickly to him, and excuse his throwing into the water,

1525and giue him another hope, to betray him to another

1526punishment?

1527Mist. Page. We will do it: let him be sent for to mor-

1528row eight a clocke to haue amends.

1529Ford. I cannot finde him: may be the knaue bragg'd

1530of that he could not compasse.

1531Mis. Page. Heard you that?

1532Mis. Ford. You vse me well, M. Ford? Do you?

1533Ford. I, I do so.

1534M. Ford. Heauen make you better then your thoghts

1535Ford. Amen.

1536Mi. Page. You do your selfe mighty wrong (M. Ford)

1537Ford. I, I: I must beare it.

1538Eu. If there be any pody in the house, & in the cham-

1539bers, and in the coffers, and in the presses: heauen for-

1540giue my sins at the day of iudgement.

1541Caius. Be gar, nor I too: there is no-bodies.

1542Page. Fy, fy, M. Ford, are you not asham'd? What spi-

1543rit, what diuell suggests this imagination? I wold not ha

1544your distemper in this kind, for y^e welth of Windsor castle.

1545Ford. 'Tis my fault (M. Page) I suffer for it.

1546Euans. You suffer for a pad conscience: your wife is

1547as honest a o'mans, as I will desires among fiue thou-

1548sand, and fiue hundred too.

1549Cai. By gar, I see 'tis an honest woman.

1550Ford. Well, I promisd you a dinner: come, come, walk

1551in the Parke, I pray you pardon me: I wil hereafter make

1552knowne to you why I haue done this. Come wife, come

1553Mi. Page, I pray you pardon me. Pray hartly pardon me.

1554Page. Let's go in Gentlemen, but (trust me) we'l mock

1555him: I doe inuite you to morrow morning to my house

1556to breakfast: after we'll a Birding together, I haue a fine

1557Hawke for the bush. Shall it be so:

1558Ford. Any thing.

1559Eu. If there is one, I shall make two in the Companie

1560Ca. If there be one, or two, I shall make-a-theturd.

1561Ford. Pray you go, M. Page.

1562Eua. I pray you now remembrance to morrow on the

1563lowsie knaue, mine Host.

1564Cai. Dat is good by gar, withall my heart.

1565Eua. A lowsie knaue, to haue his gibes, and his moc-

1566keries. Exeunt.

1570Fen: I see I cannot get thy Fathers loue,

1571Therefore no more turne me to him (sweet Nan.)

1572Anne. Alas, how then?

1573Fen. Why thou must be thy selfe.

1574He doth obiect, I am too great of birth,

1575And that my state being gall'd with my expence,

1576I seeke to heale it onely by his wealth.

1577Besides these, other barres he layes before me,

1578My Riots past, my wilde Societies,

1579And tels me 'tis a thing impossible

1580I should loue thee, but as a property.

1581An. May be he tels you true.

1582 No, heauen so speed me in my time to come,

1583Albeit I will confesse, thy Fathers wealth

1584Was the first motiue that I woo'd thee (Anne:)

1585Yet wooing thee, I found thee of more valew

1586Then stampes in Gold, or summes in sealed bagges:

1587And 'tis the very riches of thy selfe,

1588That now I ayme at.

1589An. Gentle M. Fenton,

1590Yet seeke my Fathers loue, still seeke it sir,

1591If opportunity and humblest suite

1592Cannot attaine it, why then harke you hither.

1593Shal. Breake their talke Mistris Quickly,

1594My Kinsman shall speake for himselfe.

1595Slen. Ile make a shaft or a bolt on't, slid, tis but ventu-(ring.

1596Shal. Be not dismaid.

1597Slen. No, she shall not dismay me:

1598I care not for that, but that I am affeard.

1599Qui. Hark ye, M. Slender would speak a word with you

1600An. I come to him. This is my Fathers choice:

1601O what a world of vilde ill-fauour'd faults

1602Lookes handsome in three hundred pounds a yeere?

1603Qui. And how do's good Master Fenton?

1604Pray you a word with you.

1605Shal. Shee's comming; to her Coz:

1606O boy, thou hadst a father.

1607Slen. I had a father (M. An) my vncle can tel you good

1608iests of him: pray you Vncle, tel Mist. Anne the iest how

1609my Father stole two Geese out of a Pen, good Vnckle.

1610Shal. Mistris Anne, my Cozen loues you.

1611Slen. I that I do, as well as I loue any woman in Glo-

1612cestershire.

1613Shal. He will maintaine you like a Gentlewoman.

1614Slen. I that I will, come cut and long-taile, vnder the

1615degree of a Squire.

1616Shal. He will make you a hundred and fiftie pounds

1617ioynture.

1618Anne. Good Maister Shallow let him woo for him-

1619selfe.

1620Shal. Marrie I thanke you for it: I thanke you for

1621that good comfort: she cals you (Coz) Ile leaue you.

1622Anne. Now Master Slender.

1623Slen. Now good Mistris Anne.

1624Anne. What is your will?

1625Slen. My will? Odd's-hart-lings, that's a prettie

1626iest indeede: I ne're made my Will yet (I thanke Hea-

1627uen:) I am not such a sickely creature, I giue Heauen

1628praise.