The Merry Wives of Windsor Part 39

NOTES: SCENE VI

7: _mistrisse_] _mistresse_ Halliwell.

8: _ho-_] _honesty._ 13: _A_] _I_ Halliwell.

37: _let me_] _I._ _stands vpon_] _that stands on._ 52: _they could_] _could they._ 58: _iealousie_] _iealous._ 72: _bodie_] _booty._ 75: _a the_] _ath the._ 124: _And_] _If._

_Enter the Doctor and his man._ [SC. VII.]

_Doc._ _Iohn Rugbie_ goe looke met your eies ore de stall, And spie and you can see de parson.

_Rug._ Sir I cannot tell whether he be there or no, But I see a great many comming.

_Doc._ Bully moy, mon rapier _Iohn Rugabie_, begar de 5 Hearing be not so dead as I shall make him.

_Enter Shallow, Page, my Host, and Slender._

_Pa._ G.o.d saue you M. Doctor _Cayus_.

_Shal._ How do you M. Doctor?

_Ho._ G.o.d blesse thee my bully doctor, G.o.d blesse thee,

_Doct._ Vat be all you, Van to tree come for, a? 10

_Host._ Bully to see thee fight, to see thee foine, to see thee trauerse, to see thee here, to see thee there, to see thee pa.s.se the punto. The stock, the reuerse, the distance: the montnce is a dead my francoyes? Is a dead my Ethiopian? Ha, what ses my gallon? my escuolapis? Is a dead bullies taile, is a dead? 15

_Doct._ Begar de preest be a coward Iack knaue, He dare not shew his face.

_Host._ Thou art a castallian king vrinall.

_Hector_ of _Greece_ my boy.

_Sha._ He hath showne himselfe the wiser man, M. Doctor: 20 Sir _Hugh_ is a parson, and you a Phisition. You must Goe with me, M. Doctor.

_Host._ Pardon bully Iustice. A word monsire mockwater.

_Doct._ Mockwater, vat me dat?

_Host._ That is in our English tongue, Vallor bully, vallor. 25

_Doct._ Begar den I haue as mockuater as de Inglish Iack dog, knaue.

_Host._ He will claperclaw thee t.i.tely bully.

_Doct._ Claperclawe, vat be dat?

_Host._ That is, he will make thee amends. 30

_Doct._ Begar I do looke he shal claperclaw me den, And Ile prouoke him to do it, or let him wag: And moreouer bully, but M. _Page_ and M. _Shallow_, And eke cauellira _Slender_, go you all ouer the fields to Frogmore?

_Pa._ Sir _Hugh_ is there, is hee? 35

_Host._ He is there: go see what humor hee is in, Ile bring the Doctor about by the fields: Will it do well?

_Shal._ We wil do it my host. Farewel M. Doctor.

_Exit all but the Host and Doctor._

_Doc._ Begar I will kill de cowardly Iack preest, 40 He is make a foole of moy.

_Host._ Let him die, but first sheth your impatience, Throw cold water on your collor, com go with me Through the fields to _Frogmore_, and Ile bring thee Where mistris _An Page_ is a feasting at a farm house, 45 And thou shalt wear hir cried game: sed I wel bully.

_Doct._ Begar excellent vel: and if you speake pour moy, I shall procure you de gesse of all de gentlemen mon patinces. I begar _I_ sall.

_Host._ For the which Ile be thy aduersary 50 To misteris _An Page:_ sed _I_ well?

_Doct._ I begar excellent.

_Host._ Let vs wag then.

_Doct._ Alon, alon, alon.

_Exit omnes._

NOTES: SCENE VII

24: _me_] _be._ 45: _a feasting_] _feasting._ 46: _bully_] _bully._ Halliwell.

48: _gesse_] _guests._ _patinces_] _patients._

_Enter syr Hugh and Simple._ [SC. VIII.]

_Sir Hu._ I pray you do so much as see if you can espie Doctor _Cayus_ comming, and giue me intelligence, Or bring me vrde if you please now.

_Sim._ _I_ will sir.

_Sir Hu._ Ieshu ples mee, how my hart trobes, and trobes, 5 And then she made him bedes of Roses, And a thousand fragrant poses, To shallow riueres. Now so kad vdge me, my hart Swelles more and more. Mee thinks _I_ can cry Verie well. There dwelt a man in _Babylon_, 10 To shallow riuers and to falles, Melodious birds sing Madrigalles.

_Sim._ Sir here is M. _Page_, and M. _Shallow_, Comming hither as fast as they can.

_Sir Hu._ Then it is verie necessary _I_ put vp my sword, 15 Pray give me my cowne too, marke you.

_Enter Page, shallow, and Slender._

_Pa._ G.o.d saue you sir _Hugh_.

_Shal._ G.o.d saue you M. parson.