The Merry Wives of Windsor (Quarto 1, 1602)

 the merry wives of windsor.
 
 1972.31180Enter M. Ford, Page, Priest, Shallow, the two men
 1972.41181carries the basket, and Ford meets it.
 
 1972.51182For. Come along I pray, you shal know the cause,
 1972.61183How now whither goe you?  Ha whither go you?
 20041184Set downe the basket you ssaue,
 20061185You panderly rogue set it downe.
 2006.11186Mis. For. What is the reason that you vse me (thus:
 2006.21187For. Come hither set downe the basket,
 20161188Misteris Ford the modest woman,
 1189Misteris Ford the vertuous woman,
 20171190She that hath the iealous foole to her husband,
 20181191I mistrust you without cause do I not?
 20191192Mis. For. I Gods my record do you. And if
 1193you mistrust me in any ill sort.
 20211194Ford. Well sed brazen face, hold it out,
 2021.11195You youth in a basket, come out here,
 20281196Pull out the cloathes, search.
 20261197Hu. Ieshu plesse me, will you pull vp your wiues(cloathes?
 2026.11198Pa. Fie M. Ford you are not to go abroad if you
 2026.21199be in these fits.
 2026.31200Sir Hu. By so kad vdge me, tis verie necessarie
 2026.41201He were put in pethleM.
 20301202For. M. Page, as I am an honest man M. Page,
 1203There was one conueyd out of my house here ye-'
 20311204sterday out of this basket, why may he not be here
 20321205now?
 20501206Mi. For. Come mistris Page, bring the old womã(downe. 
 20531207For. Old woman, what old woman?
 20541208Mi.For. Why my maidens Ant, Gilleã of Brainford.
 20551209A witch, haue I not forewarned her my house,
 20571210Alas we are simple we, we know not what
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