1567.11068Fen: Tell me sweet Nan, how doest thou yet (resolue,

1567.21069Shall foolish Slender haue thee to his wife?

1567.31070Or one as wise as he, the learned Doctor?

1567.41071Shall such as they enioy thy maiden hart?

1567.51072Thou knowst that I haue alwaies loued thee deare,

1567.61073And thou hast oft times swore the like to me.

1567.71074An: Good M. Fenton, you may assure your selfe

1567.81075My hart is setled vpon none but you,

1567.91076Tis as my father and mother please:

1567.101077Get their consent, you quickly shall haue mine.

1567.111078Fen: Thy father thinks I loue thee for his wealth,

1567.121079Tho I must needs confesse at first that drew me,

1582.21080But since thy vertues wiped that trash away,

1582.31081I loue thee Nan, and so deare is it set,

1582.41082That whilst I liue, I nere shall thee forget.

16331083Godes pitie here comes her father.

16351085Pa. M. Fenton I pray what make you here?

16401086You know my answere sir, shees not for you:

16441087Knowing my vow, to blame to vse me thus.

16411088Fen. But heare me speake sir.

1641.11089Pa. Pray sir get you gon: Come hither daughter,

16431090Sonne Slender let me speak with you. (they whisper.

16451091Quic. Speake to Misteris Page.

16461092Fen. Pray misteris Page let me haue your cõsent.

1646.11093Mis.Pa. Ifaith M. Fentõ tis as my husband please.

1646.21094For my part Ile neither hinder you, nor further(you.

16641095Quic. How say you this was my doings?

1664.11096I bid you speake to misteris Page.

1664.21097Fen. Here nurse, theres a brace of angels to drink,

1664.31098Worke what thou canst for me, farwell. (Exit Fen.(Slēder

1664.51099Quic. By my troth so I will, good hart.

1664.61100Pa. Come wife, you an I will in, weele leaue M.

1664.71101And my daughter to talke together. M. Shallow,

1664.81102You may stay sir if you please.

16191104Shal. Mary I thanke you for that:

16201105To her cousin, to her.

1620.11106Slen. Ifaith I know not what to say.

16231107An. Now M. Slender, whats your will?

16241108Slen. Godeso theres a Iest indeed: why misteris (An,

16251109I neuer made wil yet: I thāk God I am wise inough(for that.

16041110Shal. Fie cusse fie, thou art not right,

16051111O thou hadst a father.

16061112Slen. I had a father misteris Anne, good vncle

16071113Tell the Iest how my father stole the goose out of

16081114The henloft. All this is nought, harke you mistresse

1608.11115Anne.

16151116Shal. He will make you ioynter of three hun-

16121117dred pound a yeare, he shall make you a Gentle-

1118woman.

16101119Slend. I be God that I vill, come cut and long

1120taile, as good as any is in Glostershire, vnder the de-

1610.11121gree of a Squire.

16001122An. O God how many grosse faults are hid,

16011123And couered in three hundred pound a yeare?

1601.11124Well M. Slender, within a day or two Ile tell you

1601.21125more.

1601.31126Slend. I thanke you good misteris Anne, vncle I

1601.41127shall haue her.

1601.51128Quic. M. Shallow, M. Page would pray you to

1601.61129come you, and you M. Slender, and you mistris An.

1601.71130Slend. Well Nurse, if youle speake for me,

1601.81131Ile giue you more then Ile talke of.

16731133Quic. Indeed I will, Ile speake what I can for you,

16751134But specially for M. Fenton:

1675.11135But specially of all for my Maister.

1136 And indeed I will do what I can for them all three.