Author: William ShakespeareNot Peer Reviewed
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.
6SIr
Hugh, per
swade me not: I will make a Star
- 7Chamber matter of it, if hee were twenty Sir
8Iohn Falstoffs, he
shall not abu
se
Robert Shallow 10Slen. In the County of
Glocester, Iu
stice of Peace and
(Coram. 11Shal. I (Co
sen
Slender) and
Cust-alorum.
12Slen. I, and
Rato lorum too; and a Gentleman borne
13(Ma
ster Par
son) who writes him
selfe
Armigero, in any
14Bill, Warrant, Quittance, or Obligation,
Armigero.
15Shal. I that I doe, and haue done any time the
se three
17Slen. All his
succe
ssors (gone before him) hath don't:
18and all his Ance
stors (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 Low
ses doe become an old
22Coat well: it agrees well pa
ssant: It is a familiar bea
st to
23man, and
signi
fies Loue.
24Shal. The Lu
se is the fre
sh-
fish, the
salt-
fish, is an old
26Slen. I may quarter (Coz).
27Shal. You may, by marrying.
28Euans. It is marring indeed, if he quarter it.
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
- 32ie
ctures; but that is all one: if Sir
Iohn Falstaffe haue
33committed di
sparagements vnto you, I am of the Church
34and will be glad to do my beneuolence, to make attone
- 35ments and compremi
ses 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 de
sire 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
43Euans. It is petter that friends is the
sword, and end
44it: and there is al
so another deuice in my praine, which
45peraduenture prings goot di
scretions with it. There is
46Anne Page, which is daughter to Ma
ster
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 per
son for all the orld, as iu
st as
51you will de
sire, and
seuen hundred pounds of Moneyes,
52and Gold, and Siluer, is her Grand-
sire vpon his death
s- 53bed, (Got deliuer to a ioyfull re
surre
ctions) giue, when
54she is able to ouertake
seuenteene yeeres old. It were a
55goot motion, if we leaue our pribbles and prabbles, and
56de
sire a marriage betweene Ma
ster
Abraham, and Mi
stris
58Slen. Did her Grand-
sire leaue her
seauen hundred
60Euan. I, and her father is make her a petter penny.
61Slen. I know the young Gentlewoman,
she has good
63Euan. Seuen hundred pounds, and po
ssibilities, is
65Shal. Wel, let vs
see hone
st Mr Page: is
Falstaffe there?
66Euan. Shall I tell you a lye? I doe de
spi
se a lyer, as I
67doe de
spi
se one that is fal
se, or as I de
spi
se one that is not
68true: the Knight Sir
Iohn is there, and I be
seech you be
69ruled by your well-willers: I will peat the doore for
Mr.
70Page. What hoa? Got-ple
sse your hou
se heere.
72Euan. Here is go't's ple
ssing and your friend, and Iu
- 73stice
Shallow, and heere yong Ma
ster
Slender: that perad
- 74uentures
shall tell you another tale, if matters grow to
76Mr. Page. I am glad to
see your Wor
ships well: I
77thanke you for my Veni
son Ma
ster
Shallow.
78Shal. Ma
ster
Page, I am glad to
see you: much good
79doe it your good heart: I wi
sh'd your Veni
son better, it
80was ill killd: how doth good Mi
stre
sse
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 Ma
ster
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 confe
sse: you'll not confe
sse.
89Shal. That he will not, 'tis your fault, 'tis your fault:
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 95M. Pa. Sir, hee is within: and I would I could doe a
96good o
ffice betweene you.
97Euan. It is
spoke as a Chri
stians ought to
speake.
98Shal. He hath wrong'd me (Ma
ster
Page.)
99M. Pa. Sir, he doth in
some
sort confe
sse it.
Shal.
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