Sackerson loose, twenty times, and have taken him by the Chaine: but (I warrant you) the women have so cride and shrekt at it, that it past: But women indeede, cannot abide' em, they are very ill-favour'd rough things. 272 [Re-enter Page.] Ma. Pa. Come, gentle M. Slender, come; we stay for you. | SI. Ile eate nothing, I thanke you Sir. Ma. Pa. By cocke and pie, you shall not choose, Sir: come, come. Sl. Nay, pray you lead the way. Ma. Pa. Come on, Sir. Sl. Mistris Anne: your selfe shall goe first. An. Not I Sir, pray you keepe on. 280 Sl. Truely I will not goe first: truely-la: I will not Sl. Ile rather be unmannerly, then troublesome: you Ev. Go your waies, and aske of Doctor Caius house, which is the way; and there dwels one Mistris Quickly; which is in the manner of his Nurse; or his dry-Nurse; or his Cooke; or his Laundry; his Washer, and his Ringer. Si. Well Sir. 7 Ev. Nay, it is petter yet: give her this letter; for it is 6. Ringer: Wringer-THEOBALD. a'oman that altogeathers acquaintance with Mistris Anne Page; and the Letter is to desire, and require her to solicite your Masters desires, to Mistris Anne Page: I pray you be gon: I will make an end of my dinner; ther's Pippins and Cheese to come. Exeunt. Scena Tertia. [A room in the Garter Inn.] Enter Falstaffe, Host, Bardolfe, Nym, Pistoll, Page [Robin]. Fal. Mine Host of the Garter? Ho. What saies my Bully Rooke? speake schollerly, and wisely. Fal. Truely mine Host; I must turne away some of my followers. Ho. Discard, (bully Hercules) casheere; let them wag; trot, trot. Fal. I sit at ten pounds a weeke. IO Ho. Thou'rt an Emperor (Cesar, Keiser and Pheazar) I will entertaine Bardolfe: he shall draw; he shall tap; said I well (bully Hector?) Fa. Doe so (good mine Host. Ho. I have spoke: let him follow: [To Bard.] let me see thee froth, and live: I am at a word: follow. [Exit.] Fal. Bardolfe, follow him: a Tapster is a good trade: an old Cloake, makes a new Jerkin: a wither'd Servingman, a fresh Tapster: goe, adew. Ba. It is a life that I have desir'd: I will thrive. 20 Pist. O base hungarian wight: wilt thou the spigot wield. | [Exit Bardolph.] 16. live: lime (lyme-QQ.)-CAPELL. Ni. He was gotten in drink: is not the humor conceited? | Fal. I am glad I am so acquit of this Tinderbox: his Thefts were too open: his filching was like an unskilfull Singer, he kept not time. Ni. The good humor is to steale at a minutes rest. Pist. Convay: the wise it call: Steale? foh: a fico 1 for the phrase. 1 fig Fal. Well sirs, I am almost out at heeles. Pist. Why then let Kibes 2 ensue. 2 chilblains 30 Fal. There is no remedy: I must conicatch,3 I must shift. 3 cheat Pist. Yong Ravens must have foode. Fal. No quips now Pistoll: (Indeede I am in the waste two yards about: but I am now about no waste: I am about thrift) briefely: I doe meane to make love to Fords wife: I spie entertainment in her: shee discourses: shee carves: she gives the leere of invitation: I can construe the action of her familier stile, & the hardest voice of her behavior (to be english'd rightly) is, I am Sir John Falstafs. 43 Pist. He hath studied her will; and translated her will: out of honesty, into English. Ni. The Anchor is deepe: will that humor passe? Fal. Now, the report goes, she has all the rule of her husbands Purse: he hath a legend of Angels. 4 4 gold coins Pist. As many divels entertaine: and to her Boy say I. Ni. The humor rises: it is good: humor me the angels. 48. legend: legion (legians-1Q.)-POPE. 50 Fal. I have writ me here a letter to her: & here another to Pages wife, who even now gave mee good eyes too; examind my parts with most judicious illiads: 1 sometimes the beame of her view, guilded my foote: sometimes my portly belly. 1 glances Pist. Then did the Sun on dung-hill shine. 57 Fal. O she did so course o're my exteriors with such a greedy intention, that the appetite of her eye, did seeme to scorch me up like a burning-glasse: here's another letter to her: She beares the Purse too: She is a Region in Guiana: all gold, and bountie: I will be Cheaters to them both, and they shall be Exchequers to mee: they shall be my East and West Indies, and I will trade to them both: Goe, beare thou this Letter to Mistris Page; and thou this to Mistris Ford: we will thrive (Lads) we will thrive. Pist. Shall I Sir Pandarus of Troy become, 71 Ni. I will run no base humor: here take the humorLetter; I will keepe the havior of reputation. Fal. [ToRobin] Hold Sirha, beare you these Letters tightly,2 2 briskly Saile like my Pinnasse to these golden shores. 53. illiads: œillades-CAPELL. 62. Cheaters: cheater-THEOBALD. 76. bonor: humour-QQ. 3 false dice 75. itb': o'the (oth')-2-4F. Base Phrygian Turke. 80 1 sixpence Tester 1 ile have in pouch when thou shalt lacke, 2 heaven Pist. With wit, or Steele? Ni. With both the humors, I: I will discusse the humour of this Love to Ford. Pist. And I to Page shall eke unfold How Falstaffe (varlet vile) His Dove will prove; his gold will hold, 90 Ni. My humour shall not coole: I will incense Ford to deale with poyson: I will possesse him with yallownesse,3 for the revolt of mine is dangerous: that is my true humour. 3 jealousy Pist. Thou art the Mars of Malecontents: I second thee: troope on. Scœna Quarta. [A room in Doctor Caius's house.] Exeunt. Enter Mistris Quickly, Simple, John Rugby, Doctor, Caius, Fenton. Qu. What, John Rugby, I pray thee goe to the Casement, and see if you can see my Master, Master Docter Caius comming: if he doe (I'faith) and finde any body in the house; here will be an old abusing of Gods patience, and the Kings English. Ru. Ile goe watch. 9 Qu. Goe, and we'll have a posset for❜t soone at night, 88, 89, 93. Ford.. Page.. Ford: Page Ford Page-Q2. |