63Shal. NEre talke to me, Ile make a star-cham-

74ber matter of it.

365 The Councell shall know it.

36.16Pag. Nay good maister Shallow be perswaded by (mee.

36.27Slen. Nay, surely my vncle shall not put it vp so.

36.38Sir Hu. Wil you not heare reasons M. Slenders?

36.49You should heare reasons.

36.510Shal. Tho he be a knight, he shall not thinke to

36.611 carrie it so away.

36.712M. Page I will not be wronged. For you

36.813Syr, I loue you, and for my cousen

36.914He comes to looke vpon your daughter.

36.1015Pa. And heres my hand, and if my daughter

36.1116Like him so well as I, wee'l quickly haue it a match:

36.1217In the meane time let me intreat you to soiourne

36.1318Here a while. And on my life Ile vndertake

36.1419To make you friends.

36.1520Sir Hu. I pray you M. Shallowes let it be so.

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36.1621The matter is pud to arbitarments.

13022The first man is M. Page, videlicet M. Page.

23The second is my selfe, videlicet my selfe.

13124And the third and last man, is mine host of the gar-(tyr.

10427Here is sir Iohn himselfe now, looke you.

10528Fal. Now M. Shallow, youle complaine of me

10629 to the Councell, I heare?

10730Shal. Sir Iohn, sir Iohn, you haue hurt my keeper,

31Kild my dogs, stolne my deere.

10932Fal. But not kissed your keepers daughter.

11033Shal. Well this shall be answered.

11134Fal. Ile answere it strait. I haue done all this.

11235This is now answred.

11336Shal. Well, the Councell shall know it.

11437Fal. Twere better for you twere knowne in (counsell,

11538Youle be laught at.

11639Sir Hu. Good vrdes sir Iohn, good vrdes.

11740Fal. Good vrdes, good Cabidge.

41Slender I brake your head,

11842What matter haue you against mee?

11943Slen. I haue matter in my head against you and

12044your cogging companions, Pistoll and Nym. They

120.145carried mee to the Tauerne and made mee drunke,

120.246and afterward picked my pocket.

14147Fal. What say you to this Pistoll, did you picke

48Maister Slenders purse Pistoll?

14249Slen. I by this handkercher did he. Two faire

14450shouell boord shillings, besides seuen groats in mill

144.151sixpences.

144.252Fal. What say you to this Pistoll?

15053Pist. Sir Iohn, and Maister mine, I combat craue

54Of this same laten bilbo. I do retort the lie

150.155Euen in thy gorge, thy gorge, thy gorge.

15356Slen. By this light it was he then.

153.157Nym. Syr my honor is not for many words,

15558But if you run bace humors of me,

15459I will say mary trap. And there's the humor of it.

17260Fal. You heare these matters denide gentlemẽ,

17361You heare it.

173.364Pa. No more now,

173.465I thinke it be almost dinner time,

173.566For my wife is come to meet vs.

173.667Fal. Mistresse Foord, I thinke your name is,

173.768If I mistake not.

173.970Mis. Ford. Your mistake sir is nothing but in the

173.1071Mistresse. But my husbands name is Foord sir.

173.1172Fal. I shall desire your more acquaintance.

173.1273The like of you good misteris Page.

173.1374Mis. Pa. With all my hart sir Iohn.

173.1475Come husband will you goe?

173.1576Dinner staies for vs.

173.1677Pa. With all my hart, come along Gentlemen.

173.1980Anne. Now forsooth why do you stay me?

173.2081What would you with me?

173.2182Slen. Nay for my owne part, I would litle or no-

173.2283thing with you. I loue you well, and my vncle can

173.2384tell you how my liuing stands. And if you can loue

173.2485me why so. If not, why then happie man be his

173.2586dole.

173.2687An. You say well M. Slender.

273.2788But first you must giue me leaue to

273.2889Be acquainted with your humor,

273.2990And afterward to loue you if I can.

273.3091Slen. Why by God, there's neuer a man in chri-

273.3192stendome can desire more. What haue you Beares

26293in your Towne mistresse Anne, your dogs barke so?

26794An. I cannot tell M. Slender, I thinke there be.

27095Slen. Ha how say you? I warrant your afeard of

26696a Beare let loose, are you not?

97An. Yes trust me.

26898Slen. Now that's meate and drinke to me,

26999 Ile run yon to a Beare, and take her by the mussell,

269.1100You neuer saw the like.

269.2101But indeed I cannot blame you,

272102For they are maruellous rough things.272.1103An. Will you goe in to dinner M. Slendor?

272.2104The meate staies for you.

272.3105Slen. No faith not I. I thanke you,

260106I cannot abide the smell of hot meate

257107Nere since I broke my shin. Ile tel you how it came

259108By my troth. A Fencer and I plaid three venies

109For a dish of stewd prunes, and I with my ward

259.1110Defending my head, he hot my shin. Yes faith.

273112Pa. Come, come Maister Slender, dinner staies for

113 you.

274114Slen. I can eate no meate, I thanke you.

275115Pa. You shall not choose I say.

277116Slen. Ile follow you sir, pray leade the way.

279117Nay be God misteris Anne, you shall goe first,

281118I haue more manners then so, I hope.

281.1119An. Well sir, I will not be troublesome.