1067Caius. Iacke Rugby.

1068Rug. Sir.

1069Caius. Vat is the clocke, Iack.

1070Rug. 'Tis past the howre (Sir) that Sir Hugh promis'd

1071to meet.

1072Cai. By gar, he has saue his soule, dat he is no-come:

1073hee has pray his Pible well, dat he is no-come: by gar

1074(Iack Rugby) he is dead already, if he be come.

1075Rug. Hee is wise Sir: hee knew your worship would

1076kill him if he came.

1077Cai. By gar, de herring is no dead, so as I vill kill

1078him: take your Rapier, (Iacke) I vill tell you how I vill

1079kill him.

1080Rug. Alas sir, I cannot fence.

1081Cai. Villanie, take your Rapier.

1082Rug. Forbeare: heer's company.

1083Host. 'Blesse thee, bully-Doctor.

1084Shal. 'Saue you M^r. Doctor Caius.

1085Page. Now good M^r. Doctor.

1086Slen. 'Giue you good-morrow, sir.

1087Caius. Vat be all you one, two, tree, fowre, come for?

1088Host. To see thee fight, to see thee foigne, to see thee

1089trauerse, to see thee heere, to see thee there, to see thee

1090passe thy puncto, thy stock, thy reuerse, thy distance, thy

1091montant: Is he dead, my Ethiopian? Is he dead, my Fran-

1092cisco? ha Bully? what saies my Esculapius? my Galien? my

1093heart of Elder? ha? is he dead bully-Stale? is he dead?

1094Cai. By gar, he is de Coward-Iack-Priest of de vorld:

1095he is not show his face.

1096Host. Thou art a Castalion-king-Vrinall: Hector of

1097Greece (my Boy)

1098Cai. I pray you beare witnesse, that me haue stay,

1099sixe or seuen, two tree howres for him, and hee is no-

1100come.

1101Shal. He is the wiser man (M. Docto)rhe is a curer of

1102soules, and you a curer of bodies: if you should fight, you

1103goe against the haire of your professions: is it not true,

1104Master Page?

1105Page. Master Shallow; you haue your selfe beene a

1106great fighter, though now a man of peace.

1107Shal. Body-kins M. Page, though I now be old, and

1108of the peace; if I see a sword out, my finger itches to

1109make one: though wee are Iustices, and Doctors, and

1110Church-men (M. Page) wee haue some salt of our youth

1111in vs, we are the sons of women (M. Page.)

1112Page. 'Tis true, M^r. Shallow.

1113Shal. It wil be found so, (M. Page:) M. Doctor Caius,

1114I am come to fetch you home: I am sworn of the peace:

1115you haue show'd your selfe a wise Physician, and Sir

1116Hugh hath showne himselfe a wise and patient Church-

1117man: you must goe with me, M. Doctor.

1118Host. Pardon, Guest-Iustice; a Mounseur Mocke-

1119water.

1120Cai. Mock-vater? vat is dat?

1121Host. Mock-water, in our English tongue, is Valour

1122(Bully.)

1123Cai. By gar, then I haue as much Mock-vater as de

1124Englishman: scuruy-Iack-dog-Priest: by gar, mee vill

1125cut his eares.

1126Host. He will Clapper-claw thee tightly (Bully.)

1127Cai. Clapper-de-claw? vat is dat?

1128Host. That is, he will make thee amends.

1129Cai. By-gar, me doe looke hee shall clapper-de-claw

1130me, for by-gar, me vill haue it.

1131Host. And I will prouoke him to't, or let him wag.

1132Cai. Me tanck you for dat.

1133Host. And moreouer, (Bully) but first, M^r. Ghuest,

1134and M. Page, & eeke Caualeiro Slender, goe you through

1135the Towne to Frogmore.

1136Page. Sir Hugh is there, is he?

1137Host. He is there, see what humor he is in: and I will

1138bring the Doctor about by the Fields: will it doe well?

1139Shal. We will doe it.

1140All. Adieu, good M. Doctor.

1141Cai. By-gar, me vill kill de Priest, for he speake for a

1142Iack-an-Ape to Anne Page.

1143Host. Let him die: sheath thy impatience: throw cold

1144water on thy Choller: goe about the fields with mee

1145through Frogmore, I will bring thee where Mistris Anne

1146Page is, at a Farm-house a Feasting: and thou shalt wooe

1147her: Cride-game, said I well?

1148Cai. By-gar, mee dancke you vor dat: by gar I loue

1149you: and I shall procure 'a you de good Guest: de Earle,

1150de Knight, de Lords, de Gentlemen, my patients.

1151Host. For the which, I will be thy aduersary toward

1152Anne Page: said I well?

1153Cai. By-gar, 'tis good: vell said.

1154Host. Let vs wag then.

1155Cai. Come at my heeles, Iack Rugby.