22291307Knock I say.

22301308Sim. Sir I should speak with an old woman that

1309went vp into his chamber.

22331310Host. An old woman, the knight may be robbed,

22341311Ile call bully knight, bully sir Iohn. Speake from thy

22351312Lungs military: it is thine host, thy Ephesian calls.

22371313Fal. Now mine Host.

22381314Host. Here is a Bohemian tarter bully, tarries the

1315comming downe of the fat woman: Let her descēd

22401316bully, let her descend, my chambers are honorable,

1317pah priuasie, fie.

22421318Fal. Indeed mine host there was afat woman with(me,

22431319But she is gone.

22441321Sim. Pray sir was it not the wise woman of Brain-

22451322 ford?

22461323Fal. Marry was it Musselshell, what would you?

22481324Sim. Marry sir my maister Slender sent me to her,

22491325To know whether one Nim that hath his chaine,

1326Cousoned him of it, or no.

22521327Fal. I talked with the woman about it.

22531328Sim. And I pray sir what ses she?

22541329Fal. Marry she ses the very same man that

22551330Beguiled maister Slender of his chaine,

1331Cousoned him of it.

22701332Sim. May I be bolde to tell my maister so sir?

22711333Fal. I tike, who more bolde.

22721334Sim. I thanke you sir, I shall make my maister a

22731335glad man at these tydings, God be with you sir.

22741336Host. Thou art clarkly sir Iohn, thou art clarkly,

22751337Was there a wise woman with thee?

22761338Fal. Marry was there mine host, one that taught