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_Pis._ And art thou gone? Teaster Ile haue in pouch 70 When thou shalt want, bace Phrygian Turke,

_Nym._ I haue operations in my head, which are humors of reuenge.

_Pis._ Wilt thou reuenge?

_Nym._ By _Welkin_ and her Fairies. 75

_Pis._ By wit, or sword?

_Nym._ With both the humors I will disclose this loue to _Page_. He poses him with Iallowes, And theres the humor of it.

_Pis._ And I to Foord will likewise tell 80 How _Falstaffe_ varlot vilde, Would haue her loue, his doue would proue, And eke his bed defile.

_Nym._ Let vs about it then.

_Pis._ He second thee: sir Corporall _Nym_ troope on. 85

_Exit omnes._

NOTES: SCENE III

60: _were_] _we are._

_Enter Mistresse _Quickly_, and _Simple_._ [SC. IV.]

_Quic._ M. _Slender_ is your masters name say you?

_Sim._ I indeed that is his name.

_Quic._ How say you? I take it hee is somewhat a weakly man: And he has as it were a whay coloured beard.

_Sim._ Indeed my maisters beard is kane colored. 5

_Quic._ Kane colour, you say well.

And is this Letter from sir _You_, about misteris _An_, Is it not?

_Sim._ I indeed is it.

_Quic._ So: and your Maister would haue me as it twere to speak 10 to misteris _Anne_ concerning him: I promise you my M. hath a great affectoned mind to mistresse _Anne_ himselfe. And if he should know that I should as they say, giue my verdit for any one but himselfe, I should heare of it throughly: For I tell you friend, he puts all his priuities in me. 15

_Sim._ I by my faith you are a good staie to him.

_Quic._ Am I? I and you knew all yowd say so: Was.h.i.+ng, brewing, baking, al goes through my hands, Or else it would be but a woe house.

_Sim._ I beshrow me, one woman to do all this, 20 Is very painfull.

_Quic._ Are you auised of that? I, I warrant you, Take all, and paie all, all goe through my hands, And he is such a honest man, and he should chance To come home and finde a man here, we should 25 Haue no who with him. He is a parlowes man.

_Sim._ Is he indeed?

_Quic._ Is he, quoth you? G.o.d keepe him abroad: Lord blesse me, who knocks there?

For G.o.ds sake step into the Counting-house, 30 While I go see whose at doore.

_He steps into the Counting-house._

What _Iohn Rugby_, _Iohn_, Are you come home sir alreadie?

_And she opens the doore._

_Doct._ _I_ begar _I_ be forget mine oyntment, Where be _Iohn Rugby?_ 35

_Enter _Iohn_._

_Rug._ Here sir, do you call?

_Doct._ _I_ you be _Iohn Rugbie_, and you be _Iack Rugby_ Goe run vp met your heeles, and bring away De oyntment in the vindoe present: Make haste _Iohn Rugbie_. O _I_ am almost forget 40 My simples in a boxe in de Counting-house: O {I}eshu vat be here, a deuella, a deuella?

My Rapier _Iohn Rugby_, Vat be you, vat make You in my Counting-house?

_I_ tinck you be a teefe. 45

_Quic._ {I}eshu blesse me, we are all vndone.

_Sim._ O Lord sir no: _I_ am no theefe, _I_ am a Seruingman: My name is _Iohn Simple_, _I_ brought a Letter sir From my M. _Slender_, about misteris _Anne Page_ 50 Sir: {I}ndeed that is my comming.

_Doct._ _I_ begar is dat all? _Iohn Rugby_ giue a ma pen An {I}nck: tarche vn pett.i.t tarche a little.

_The Doctor writes._

_Sim._ O G.o.d what a furious man is this?

_Quic._ Nay it is well he is no worse: 55 _I_ am glad he is so quiet.

_Doc._ Here giue that same to sir _Hu_, it ber ve chalenge Begar tell him _I_ will cut his nase, will you?

_Sim._ _I_ sir, {I}le tell him so.

_Doc._ Dat be vell, my rapier _Iohn Rugby_, follow may. 60

_Exit Doctor._

_Quic._ Well my friend, _I_ cannot tarry, tell your Maister {I}le doo what I can for him, And so farewell.

_Sim._ Marry will I, I am glad I am got hence.

_Exit omnes._