The Merry Wives of Windsor (Quarto 1, 1602)

 A pleasant Comedie, of
 22771339Me more wit then I learned this 7. yeare,
 22781340And I paid nothing for it,
 1341But was paid for my learning.
 2278.11342Enter Bardolfe.
 22801343Bar. O Lord sir cousonage, plaine cousonage.
 22811344Host. Why man, where be my horses? where be
 2281.11345the Germanes?
 22831346Bar. Rid away with your horses:
 22841347After I came beyond Maidenhead,
 1348They flung me in a slow of myre, & away they ran.
 2284.11349Enter Doctor.
 22991350Doc. Where be my Host de gartyre?
 23001351Host. O here sir in perplexitie.
 23021352Doc. I cannot tell vad be dad,
 1353But begar I will tell you van ting,
 23031354Dear be a Garmaine Duke come to de Court,
 2303.11355Has cosened all de host of Branford,
 2203.21356And Redding: begar I tell you for good will,
 2303.31357Ha, ha, mine Host, am I euen met you?  Exit.
 2303.41358Enter Sir Hugh.
 22901359Sir Hu. Where is mine Host of the gartyr?
 22921360Now my Host, I would desire you looke you now,
 2292.11361To haue a care of your entertainments,
 22931362For there is three sorts of cosen garmombles,
 22941363Is cosen all the Host of Maidenhead & Readings,
 22951364 Now you are an honest man, and a scuruy beg-
 2295.11365 gerly lowsie knaue beside:
 2295.21366And can point wrong places,
 2295.31367I tell you for good will, grate why mine Host. Exit,
 23061368Host. I am cosened Hugh, and coy Bardolfe,
 1369Sweet knight assist me, I am cosened.  Exit.
 23091370Fal. Would all the worell were cosened for me,
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