415239Quic. M. Slender is your Masters name say you?

416240Sim. I indeed that is his name.

416.1241Quic. How say you? I take it hee is somewhat a

416.2242 weakly man:

417243And he has as it were a whay coloured beard.

420244Sim. Indeed my maisters beard is kane colored.

420.1245Quic. Kane colour, you say well.

420.2246And is this Letter from sir Yon, about Misteris An,

420.3247Is it not?

420.4248Sim. I indeed is it.

420.5249Quic. So: and your Maister would haue me as

420.6250it twere to speak to misteris Anne concerning him:

420.7251I promise you my M.

hath a great affectioned mind

420.8252to mistresse Anne himselfe. And if he should know

420.9253that I should as they say, giue my verdit for any one

420.10254but himselfe, I should heare of it throughly : For

429255I tell you friend, he puts all his priuities in me.

429.1256Sim. I by my faith you are a good staie to hiM.

429.2257Quic. Am I? I and you knew all yowd say so:

485258 Washing, brewing, baking, all goes through my(hands,

485.1259Or else it would be but a woe house.

488260Sim. I beshrow me, one woman to do all this,

B3 Is.

488.1261Is very painfull.

490262Quic. Are you auised of that? I, I warrant you,

490.1263Take all, and paie all, all goe through my hands,

402264 And he is such a honest man, and he should chance

403265To come home and finde a man here, we should

403.1266Haue no who with him. He is a parlowes man.

403.2267Sim. Is he indeed?

403.3268Quic. Is he quoth you? God keepe him abroad:

403.4269Lord blesse me, who knocks there?

433270For Gods sake step into the Counting-house,

433.1271While I goe see whose at doore.

273What Iohn Rugby, Iohn,

433.3274Are you come home sir alreadie?

433.5276Doct. I begar I be forget my oyntment,

448277VVhere be Iohn Rugby?

450279Rug. Here sir, do you call?

451280Doc. I you be Iohn Rugbie, and you be Iack Rugby

452281Goe run vp met your heeles, and bring away

452.1282De oyntment in de vindoe present:

455283Make hast Iohn Rugbie. O I am almost forget

456284My simples in a boxe in de Counting-house:

459285O Ieshu vat be here, a deuella, a deuella?

460286My Rapier Iohn Rugby, Vat be you, vat make

458287You in my Counting-house?

458.1288I tinck you be a teefe.

458.2289Quic. Ieshu blesse me, we are all vndone.

458.3290Sim. O Lord sir no: I am no theefe.

458.4291I am a Seruingman :

458.5292My name is Iohn Simple, I brought a Letter sir

474293From my M. Slender, about misteris Anne Page.

474.1294Sir : Indeed that is my comming.

474.2295Doc. I begar is dat all? Iohn Rugby giue a ma pen

478296An Inck:tarche vn pettit tarche a little.

478.2298Sim. O God what a furious man is this?

478.3299Quic. Nay it is well he is no worse:

480300I am glad he is so quiet.

496301Doc. Here giue dat same to sir Hu, it ber ve chalēge

497302Begar tell him I will cut his nase, will you?

497.1303Sim. I sir, Ile tell him so.

512304Doc. Dat be vell, my Rapier Iohn Rugby, follow (may,

512.2306Quic. VVell my friend, I cannot tarry, tell your

512.3307Maister Ile doo what I can for him,

512.4308And so farewell.

512.5309Sim. Mary will I, I am glad I am got hence.