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What, John Rugby, I pray thee go to the Case meant, and see if you can see my Master, Master Docter Caius coming: if he do (In faith) and find any body in the house; here will be and old abusing of Gods patience ence, and the Kings English. Go, and we'll have a posset for't soon at night, (in faith) at the latter end of a Sea-cole-fire: And honest, willing, kind fellow, as ever servant shall come in house withal: and I warrant you, no telltale, nor no breed bore: his worst fault is, that he is given to prayer; he is something peevish that way: but no body but has his fault: but let that pass. Peter Simple, you say your name is? And Master Slender is your Master? Do's he not wear a great round Beard, Like a Glovers pairing-knife? A softly-sprighted man, is he not? How say you: o, I should remember him: do's he not hold up his head (as it were?) and strut in his gate? Well, heaven send Anne Page, no worse fortune: Tell Master Parson Evans, I will do what I can for your Master: Anne is a good girl, and I wish — We shall all be shent: Run in here, good young man: go into this Closet: he will not stay long: what John Rugby? John: what John I say? go John, go en choir for my Master, I doubt he be not well, that he comes not home: (and down, down, adowne'a. &c. I forsooth isle fetch it you: I am glad he went not in himself: if he had found the young man he would have been horn-mad. Is it this Sir? What John Rugby, John ? Aim, he'll find the young man there, & be mad. Good Master be content. The young man is and honest man. I beseech you be not so phlegmatic: hear the truth of it. He came of and errand to me, from Parson Hugh. Peace, I pray you. This is all indeede-la: but isle never put my finger in the fire, and need not. Nay but do so then, and look you, he may come and go between you both: and in any case have a nay-word, that you may know one another's mind, and the Boy never need to understand any thing; for it's not good that children should know any wickedness: old folks you know, have discretion, as they say, and know the world. Powlcats? there are fairer things then Powlcats, sure. Hang-hog, is latten for Bacon, I warrant you. And that's a good root. 'Vengeance of Ginyes case; fie on her; never name her (child) if she be a whore. You do ill to teach the child such words: he teaches him to hic, and to hac; which they'll do fast enough of themselves, and to call horum ; fie upon you. About, about: Search Windsor Castle (Elves) within, and out. Strew good k (Ouphes) on every sacred room, That it may stand till the perpetual doom, In state as wholesome, as in state it's fit, Worthy the Owner, and the Owner it. The several Chai of Order, took you S our With juice of Balm; and every precious flower, Each fair Instalment, Coat, and several Crest, With loyal Blazon, evermore be blessed. And Nightly-meadow-Fairies, look you sing Like to the Garters -Compass, in a ring, the expressure that it bears: Green let it be, Mote fertile-fresh then all the Field to see: And, Honey Soit Qui Mal-y-Pence, write In Emrold-tuffes, Flowers purple, blue, and white, Like Saphire-pearle, and rich embroidery, Buckled below fair Knighthoods bending knee; Fairies use Flowers for their charactery. Away, disperse: But till it's one a clock, Our Dance of Custom, round about the Oak Of Herne the Hunter, let us not forget. With Triall-fire touch me his finger end: If he be chaste, the flame will back descend And turn him to no pain: but if he start, It is the flesh of a corrupted heart. I am glad he is so quiet if he had been through lie moved, you should have herd him so loud, and so me lancholly: but notwithstanding man, I'll do yoe your Master what good I can: and the very yea, & the no is, y e French Doctor my Master, (I may call him my Master, look you, for I keep his house; and I wash, king, brew, bake, scour, dress meat and drink, make the beds, and do all my self.) Are you a-uis'd of that? you shall find it a great charge: and to be up early, and down later but notwith standing, (to tell you in your ear, I would have no words of it) my Master himself is in love with Mistress Anne Page : but notwithstanding that I know Ans mind, that's neither here nor there. Alas: he speaks but for his friend. Sir, the maid loves you, and all shall be well: We must give folks leave to prate: what the good-ier. You shall have And -fools head of your own: No, I know Ans mind for that: never a woman in Wind sor knows more of Ans mind then I do, nor can do more then I do with her, I thank heaven. Who's there, I troa? Come near the house I pray you. The better that it pleases your good Worship to ask? In truth Sir, and she is pretty, and honest, and gentle, and one that is your friend, I can tell you that by the way, I praise heaven for it. Troth Sir, all is in his hands above: but not withstanding (Master Fenton ) I'll be sworn on a book she loves you: have not your Worship a wart above your eye? Well, thereby hangs a tale: good faith, it is such another Nan ; (but (I detest) and honest maid as ever broke bred: we had and hours talk of that wart; I shall never laugh but in that maids company: but (in deed) she is given too much to Melancholy and musing: but for you — well — go too — Will I? I faith that we will: And I will tell your Worship more of the Wart, the next time we have confidence, and of other wooers. Farewell to your Worship: truly and honest Gentleman: but Anne loves hiim not: for I know Ans mind as well as another do's: out vpon't: what have I forgotten. I forsooth: and I pray how do's good Mistress Anne ? Give your worship good morrow. Not so an't please your worship. I'll be sworn, As my mother was the first hour I was born. Shall I vouchsafe your worship a word, or two? There is one Mistress Ford, (Sir) I pray come a little nearer this ways: I my self dwell with M. Doctor Caius: Your worship says very true: I pray your wor ship come a little nearer this ways. Are they so? heauen-blesse them, and make them his Servants. Why, Sir; she's a good-creature; Lord, Lord, your Worship's a wanton: well: heaven forgive you, and all of us, I pray—. Marry this is the short, and the long of it: you have brought her into such a Canaries, as it's wonder full: the best Courtier of them all (when the Court lay at Windsor ) could never have brought her to such a Can nary: yet there has been Knights, and Lords, and Gen tlemen, with their Coaches; I warrant you Coach after Coach, letter after letter, gift after gift, smelling so sweet lie; all Musk, and so rushling, I warrant you, in silk and gold, and in such alligant terms, and in such wine and sugar of the best, and the fairest, that would have won any woman's heart: and I warrant you, they could never get and eye-winke of her: I had my self twenty Angels given me this morning, but I defy all Angels (in any such sort, as they say) but in the way of honesty: and I warrant you, they could never get her so much as sip on a cup with the proudest of them all, and yet there has been Earls: nay, (which is more) Pensioners, but I warrant you all is one with her. Marry, she hath received your Letter: for the which she thanks you a thousand times; and she gives you to notify, that her husband will be absence from his house, between ten and eleven. I, forsooth: and then you may come and see the picture (she says) that you wot of: Master Ford her hus band will be from home: alas, the sweet woman leads and ill life with him: he's a very iealousie-man; she leads a very frampold life with him, (good heart.) Why, you say well: But I have another messen her to your worship: Mistress Page hath her hearty commendations to you to: and let me tell you in your ear, she's as virtuous a civil modest wife, and one (I tell you) that will not miss you morning nor evening prayer, as any is in Windsor, who ere be the other: and she bade me tell your worship, that her husband is sell dome from home, but she Hope's there will come a time. I never knew a woman so dote upon a man; surely I think you have charms, la: yes in truth. Blessing on your heart for't. That were a jest indeed: they have not so little grace I hope, that were a trick indeed: But Mistress Page would desire you to send her your little Page of all loves: her husband has a marvelous infectio ̄ to the little Page: and truly Master Page is and honest man: never a wife in Windsor leads a better life then she do's: do what she will, say what she will, take all, pay all, go to bed when she list, rise when she list, all is as she will: and truly she deserves it; for if there be a kind woman in Windsor, she is one: you must send her your Page, no remedy. Hark you, M. Slender would speak a word with you And how do's good Master Fenton ? Pray you a word with you. Speak to Mistress Page. That's my master, M. Doctor. This is my doing now: Nay, said I, will you cast away your child on a Fool, and a Physician: Look on M. Fenton, this is my doing. Now heaven send thee good fortune, a kind heart he hath: a woman would run through fire & uva ter for such a kind heart. But yet, I would my Master had Mistress Anne, or I would M. Slender had her: or (in sooth) I would M. Fenton had her; I will do what I can for them all three, for so I have promised, and I'll be as good as my word, but speciously for M. Fenton. Well, I must of another errand to Sir John Falstaff from my two Mistress's: what a beast am I to slack it. By your leave: I cry you mercy? Give your worship good morrow. Marry Sir, I come to your worship from M. Ford. Alas the day, (good-heart) that was not her fault: she do's so take on with her men; they mistook their erection. Well, she laments Sir for it, that it would yern your heart to see it: her husband goes this morning a birding; she desires you once more to come to her, be tween eight and nine: I must carry her word quickly, she'll make you amends I warrant you. I will tell her. Eight and nine Sir. Peace be with you Sir. Sure he is by this; or will be presently; but truly he is very courageous mad, about his throwing into the water. Mistress Ford desires you to come so dainely. Truly, I thought there had been one Number more, because they say od's-Nownes. From the two parties forsooth. And have not they suffered? Yes, I warrant; spe ciously one of them; Mistress Ford (good heart) is beaten black and blue, that you cannot see a white spot about her. Fairies black, grey, green, and white, You Moonshine revellers, and shades of night. You Orphan heirs of fixed destiny, Attend your office, and your quality. Crier Hob-goblyn, make the Fairy Oyes. Corrupt, corrupt, and tainted in desire. About him (Fairies) sing a scornful rhyme, And as you trip, still pinch him to your time. Fie on sinful fantasy Fie on Lust, and Luxury: Lust is but a bloody fire, kindled with unchaste desire, Fed in heart whose flames aspire, As thoughts do blow them higher and higher. Pinch him (Fairies) mutually: Pinch him for his villainy. Pinch him, and burn him, and turn him about, Till Candles, & Starlight, & Moonshine be out. 'Blessing of his heart. Sir: let me speak with you in your Chamber, you shall hear how things go, and (I warrant) to your content: here is a Letter will say somewhat: (good-hearts) what ado here is to bring you together? Sure, one of you do's not serve heaven well, that you are so crossed. I'll provide you a chain, and I'll do what I can to get you a pair of horns.