s he, quoth you? God keepe him abroad:
Lord blesse me, who knocks there?
For Gods 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 pettit tarche a little.

_The Doctor writes._

_Sim._ O God 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._

NOTES: SCENE IV

24: _and_] _if._
26: _who_] _hoe._
31: _doore_] _the doore._

_Enter Mistresse _Page_, reading of a Letter._ [SC. V.]

_Mis. Pa._ Mistresse Page _I_ loue you. Ask me no reason,
Because theyr impossible to alledge. Your faire,
And _I_ am fat. You loue sack, so do _I_:
As _I_ am sure _I_ haue no mind but to loue,
So _I_ know you haue no hart but to grant 5
A souldier doth not vse many words where a knowe