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_Mis. Pa._ Tis too true woman. Therefore if you
Haue any here, away with him, or your vndone for euer.

_Mis. For._ Alas mistresse _Page_, what shall _I_ do?
Here is a gentleman my friend, how shall I do?

_Mis. Pa._ Gode body woman, do not stand what shal I do, and 45
what shall _I_ do. Better any shift, rather then you shamed. Looke
heere, here's a buck-basket, if hee be a man of any reasonable sise,
heele in here.

_Mis. For._ Alas I feare he is too big.

_Fal._ Let me see, let me see, Ile in, Ile in, 50
Follow your friends counsell.

_Mis. Pa._ Fie sir _Iohn_, is this your loue? Go too. (_Aside._

_Fal._ I loue thee, and none but thee:
Helpe me to conuey me hence,
Ile neuer come here more. 55

_Sir Iohn goes into the basket, they put cloathes ouer him, the two
men carries it away: Foord meetes it, and all the rest, Page, Doctor,
Priest, Slender, Shallow._

_Ford._ Come pray along, you shall see all.
How now who goes heare? whither goes this?
Whither goes it? set it downe.

_Mis. For._ Now let it go, you had best meddle with
buck-washing. 60

_Ford._ Buck, good buck, pray come along,
Master _Page_ take my keyes: helpe to search. Good
Sir _Hugh_ pray come along, helpe a little, a little,
He shew you all.

_Sir Hu._ By Ieshu these are iealosies and distemperes. 65

_Exit omnes._

_Mis. Pa._ He is in a pittifull taking.

_Mis._ I wonder what he thought
When my husband bad them set downe the basket.

_Mis. Pa._ Hang him dishonest slaue, we cannot vse
Him bad inough. This is excellent for your
Husbands iealousie.

_Mi. For._ Alas poore soule it grieues me at the hart,
But this will be a meanes to make him cease
His iealous fits, if _Falstaffes_ love increase.

_Mis. Pa._ Nay we wil send to _Falstaffe_ once again, 75
Tis great pittie we should leaue him:
What wiues may be merry, and yet honest too.

_Mi. For._ Shall we be condemnd because we laugh?
Tis old, but true: still sowes eate all the draffe.

_Enter all._

_Mis. Pa._ Here comes your husband, stand aside. 80

_For._ _I_ can find no body within, it may be he lied.

_Mis. Pa._ Did you heare that?

_Mis. For._ I, I, peace.

_For._ Well, Ile not let it go so, yet Ile trie further.

_S. Hu._ By Ieshu if