aies for you. 90

_Slen._ No faith not I. I thanke you,
I cannot abide the smell of hot meate
Nere since I broke my shin. Ile tel you how it came
By my troth. A Fencer and I plaid three venies
For a dish of stewd prunes, and I with my ward 95
Defending my head, he hot my shin. Yes faith.

_Enter Maister _Page_._

_Pa._ Come, come Maister _Slender_, dinner staies for you.

_Slen._ I can eate no meate, I thanke you.

_Pa._ You shall not choose I say.

_Slen._ Ile follow you sir, pray leade the way. 100
Nay be God misteris _Anne_, you shall goe first,
I haue more manners then so, I hope.

_An._ Well sir, I will not be troublesome.

_Exit omnes._

NOTES: SCENE I

28: _strait_] _straight_ Halliwell.
85: _yon_] om.

_Enter Sir _Hugh_ and _Simple_, from dinner._ [SC. II.]

_Sir Hu._ Hark you _Simple_, pray you beare this letter to doctor
_Cayus_ house, the French Doctor. He is twell vp along the street, and
enquire of his house for one mistris _Quickly_, his woman, or his try
nurse, and deliuer this Letter to her, it tis about Maister _Slender_.
Looke you, will you do it now? 5

_Sim._ I warrant you sir.

_Sir Hu._ Pray you do, I must not be absent at the grace.
I will goe make an end of my dinner,
There is pepions and cheese behinde.

_Exit omnes._

_Enter Sir _Iohn Falstaffes_ Host of the Garter, _Nym_, _Bardolfe_,
_Pistoll_, and the Boy._ [SC. III.]

_Fal._ Mine Host of the Garter.

_Host._ What ses my bully Rooke?
Speake schollerly and wisely.

_Fal._ Mine Host, I must turne away some of my followers.

_Host._ Discard bully, _Hercules_ cassire. 5
Let them wag, trot, trot.

_Fal._ I sit at ten pound a weeke.

_Host._ Thou art an Emperor _Caesar_, _Phesser_ and _Kesar_ bully.
Ile entertaine _Bardolfe_. He shall tap, he shall draw.
Said I well, bully _Hector_? 10

_Fal._ Do good mine Host.

_Host._ I haue spoke. Let him follow. _Bardolfe_
Let me see thee froth, and lyme. I am at
A word. Follow, follow.

_Exit Host._

_Fal._ Do _Bardolfe_, a Tapster is a good trade, 15
An old cloake will make a new Ierkin,
A withered seruingman, a fresh Tapster:
Follow him _Bardolfe_.

_Bar._ I will sir, Ile warrant you Ile ma