er sir Iohn._

_Sim._ Pray sir, was it not the wise woman of _Brainford?_ 20

_Fal._ Marry was it Musselshell, what would you?

_Sim._ Marry sir my maister _Slender_ sent me to her,
To know whether one _Nim_ that hath his chaine,
Cousoned him of it, or no.

_{F}al._ I talked with the woman about it. 25

_Sim._ And I pray you sir what ses she?

_Fal._ Marry she ses the very same man that
Beguiled maister _{S}lender_ of his chaine,
Cousoned him of it.

_Sim._ May I be bolde to tell my maister so sir? 30

_Fal._ _I_ tike, who more bolde.

_Sim._ _I_ thanke you sir, I shall make my maister a glad man at
these tydings, God be with you sir. _Exit._

_Host._ Thou art clarkly sir _Iohn_, thou art clarkly,
Was there a wise woman with thee? 35

_Fal._ Marry was there mine host, one that taught
Me more wit then I learned this 7. yeare,
And I paid nothing for it,
But was paid for my learning.

_Enter Bardolfe._

_Bar._ O lord sir cousonage, plaine cousonage. 40

_Host._ Why man, where be my horses? where be the Germanes?

_Bar._ Rid away with your horses:
After I came beyond Maidenhead,
They flung me in a slow of myre, & away they ran.

_Enter Doctor._

_Doc._ Where be my Host de gartyre? 45

_Host._ O here sir in perplexitie.

_Doc._ I cannot tell vad be dad,
But begar I will tell you van ting,
Dear be a Garmaine Duke come to de Court,
Has cosened all the host of _Branford_, 50
And _Redding_: begar I tell you for good will,
Ha, ha, mine Host, am I euen met you? _Exit._

_Enter _Sir_ Hugh._

_{S}ir Hu._ Where is mine host of the gartyr?
Now my Host, I would desire you looke you now,
To haue a care of your entertainments, 55
For there is three sorts of cosen garmombles,
_Is_ cosen all the Host of Maidenhead and Readings,
Now you are an honest man, and a scuruy beggerly lowsie knaue beside:
And can point wrong places, 60
_I_ tell you for good will, grate why mine Host. _Exit._

_Host._ _I_ am cosened _Hugh_, and coy _Bardolfe_,
Sweet knight assist me, _I_ am cosened. _Exit._

_Fal._ Would all the worell were cosened for me,
For I am cousoned and beaten too. 65
Well, _I_ neuer prospered since I forswore
Myselfe at _