1884Euans. O'man, art thou Lunaties? Hast thou no vn-

1885derstandings for thy Cases, & the numbers of the Gen-

1886ders? Thou art as foolish Christian creatures, as I would

1887desires.

1888Mi. Page. Pre'thee hold thy peace.

1889Eu. Shew me now (William) some declensions of your

1890Pronounes.

1891Will. Forsooth, I haue forgot.

1892Eu. It is Qui, que, quod; if you forget your Quies,

1893your Ques, and your Quods, you must be preeches: Goe

1894your waies and play, go.

1895M. Pag. He is a better scholler then I thought he was.

1896Eu. He is a good sprag-memory: Farewel Mis. Page.

1897Mis. Page. Adieu good Sir Hugh:

1898Get you home boy, Come we stay too long. Exeunt.

1902Fal. Mi. Ford, Your sorrow hath eaten vp my suffe-

1903rance; I see you are obsequious in your loue, and I pro-

1904fesse requitall to a haires bredth, not onely Mist. Ford,

1905in the simple office of loue, but in all the accustrement,

1906complement, and ceremony of it: But are you sure of

1907your husband now?

1908Mis. Ford. Hee's a birding (sweet Sir Iohn.)

1909Mis. Page. What hoa, gossip Ford: what hoa.

1910Mis. Ford. Step into th'chamber, Sir Iohn.

1911Mis. Page. How now (sweete heart) whose at home

1912besides your selfe?

1913Mis Ford. Why none but mine owne people.

1914Mis. Page. Indeed?

1915Mis. Ford. No certainly: Speake louder.

1916Mist. Pag. Truly, I am so glad you haue no body here.

1917Mist. Ford. Why?

1918Mis. Page. Why woman, your husband is in his olde

1919lines againe: he so takes on yonder with my husband, so

1920railes against all married mankinde; so curses all Eues

1921daughters, of what complexion soeuer; and so buffettes

1922himselfe on the for-head: crying peere-out, peere-out,

1923that any madnesse I euer yet beheld, seem'd but tame-

1924nesse, ciuility, and patience to this his distemper he is in

1925now: I am glad the fat Knight is not heere.

1926Mist. Ford. Why, do's he talke of him?

1927Mist. Page. Of none but him, and sweares he was ca-

1928ried out the last time hee search'd for him, in a Basket:

1929Protests to my husband he is now heere, & hath drawne

1930him and the rest of their company from their sport, to

1931make another experiment of his suspition: But I am glad

1932the Knight is not heere; now he shall see his owne foo-

1933lerie.

1934Mist. Ford. How neere is he Mistris Page?

1935Mist. Pag. Hard by, at street end; he wil be here anon.

1936Mist. Ford. I am vndone, the Knight is heere.

1937Mist. Page. Why then you are vtterly sham'd, & hee's

1938but a dead man. What a woman are you? Away with

1939him, away with him: Better shame, then murther.

1940Mist. Ford. Which way should he go? How should I

1941bestow him? Shall I put him into the basket againe?

1942Fal. No, Ile come no more i'th Basket:

1943May I not go out ere he come?

1944Mist. Page. Alas: three of M^r. Fords brothers watch

1945the doore with Pistols, that none shall issue out: other-

1946wise you might slip away ere hee came: But what make

1947you heere?

1948Fal. What shall I do? Ile creepe vp into the chimney.

1949Mist. Ford. There they alwaies vse to discharge their

1950Birding-peeces: creepe into the Kill-hole.

1951Fal. Where is it?

1952Mist. Ford. He will seeke there on my word: Neyther

1953Presse, Coffer, Chest, Trunke, Well, Vault, but he hath

1954an abstract for the remembrance of such places, and goes

1955to them by his Note: There is no hiding you in the

1956house.

1957Fal. Ile go out then.

1958Mist. Ford. If you goe out in your owne semblance,

1959you die Sir Iohn, vnlesse you go out disguis'd.

1960Mist. Ford. How might we disguise him?

1961Mist. Page. Alas the day I know not, there is no wo-

1962mans gowne bigge enough for him: otherwise he might

1963put on a hat, a muffler, and a kerchiefe, and so escape.

1964Fal. Good hearts, deuise something: any extremitie,

1965rather then a mischiefe.

1966Mist. Ford. My Maids Aunt the fat woman of Brain-

1967ford, has a gowne aboue.

1968Mist. Page. On my word it will serue him: shee's as

1969big as he is: and there's her thrum'd hat, and her muffler

1970too: run vp Sir Iohn.

1971Mist. Ford. Go, go, sweet Sir Iohn: Mistris Page and

1972I will looke some linnen for your head.

1973Mist. Page. Quicke, quicke, wee'le come dresse you

1974straight: put on the gowne the while.

1975Mist. Ford. I would my husband would meete him

1976in this shape: he cannot abide the old woman of Brain-

1977ford; he sweares she's a witch, forbad her my house, and

1978hath threatned to beate her.

1979Mist. Page. Heauen guide him to thy husbands cud-

1980gell: and the diuell guide his cudgell afterwards.

1981Mist. Ford. But is my husband comming?

1982Mist. Page. I in good sadnesse is he, and talkes of the

1983basket too, howsoeuer he hath had intelligence.

1984Mist. Ford. Wee'l try that: for Ile appoint my men to

1985carry the basket againe, to meete him at the doore with

1986it, as they did last time.

1987Mist. Page. Nay, but hee'l be heere presently: let's go

1988dresse him like the witch of Brainford.

1989Mist. Ford. Ile first direct my men, what they

1990shall doe with the basket: Goe vp, Ile bring linnen for

1991him straight.

1992Mist. Page. Hang him dishonest Varlet,

1993We cannot misuse enough:

1994We'll leaue a proofe by that which we will doo,

1995Wiues may be merry, and yet honest too:

1996We do not acte that often, iest, and laugh,

1997'Tis old, but true, Still Swine eats all the draugh.

1998Mist. Ford. Go Sirs, take the basket againe on your

1999shoulders: your Master is hard at doore: if hee bid you

2000set it downe, obey him: quickly, dispatch.

2001 1 Ser. Come, come, take it vp.

2002 2 Ser. Pray heauen it be not full of Knight againe.

2003 1 Ser. I hope not, I had liefe as beare so much lead.

2004Ford. I, but if it proue true (M^r. Page) haue you any

2005way then to vnfoole me againe. Set downe the basket

2006villaine: some body call my wife: Youth in a basket:

2007Oh you Panderly Rascals, there's a knot: a gin, a packe,

2008a conspiracie against me: Now shall the diuel be sham'd.

2009What wife I say: Come, come forth: behold what ho-