Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1597 [Apr 23] (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T41 Household service: masters, doors and po · 500 words
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Who's there? Here is go't's blessing and your friend, and justice Shallow, and here young Master Slender: that peradventures shall tell you another tale, if matters grow to your like. I am glad to see your Worships well: I thank you for my Venison Master Shallow. Master Page, I am glad to see you: much good do it your good heart: I wished your Venison better, it was ill killed: how doth good Mistress Page? and I thank you always with my heart, lafoy: with my heart. Sir, I thank you. Sir, I thank you: by yea, and no I do. I am glad to see you, good Master Slender. How does your fallow Greyhound, Sir, I heard say he was outrun on Cotsall. It could not be judged, Sir. You'll not confess: you'll not confess. That he will not, 'tis your fault, 'tis your fault: 'tis a good dog. A Cur, Sir. Sir: he's a good dog, and a fair dog, can there be more said? he is good, and fair. Is Sir Iohn Falstaff here? Sir, he is within: and I would I could do a good office between you. It is spoke as a Christians ought to speak. He hath wronged me (Master Page.) Sir, he doth in some sort confess it. If it be confessed, it is not redressed; is not that so (M. Page?) he hath wronged me, indeed he hath, at a word he hath: believe me, Robert Shallow Esquire, saith he is wronged. Here comes Sir Iohn. Now, Master Shallow, you'll complain of me to the King? Knight, you have beaten my men, killed my dear, and broke open my Lodge. But not kissed your Keeper's daughter? Tut, a pin: this shall be answered. I will answer it straight, I have done all this: That is now answered. The Council shall know this. 'Twere better for you if it were known in council: you'll be laughed at. Pauca verba; (Sir Iohn) good words. Good words? good Cabbage; Slender, I broke your head: what matter have you against me? Marry sir, I have matter in my head against you, and against your coney-catching Rascals, Bardolf, Nym, and Pistol. You Banbery Cheese. I, it is no matter. How now, Mephistopheles? I, it is no matter. Slice, I say; pauca. pauca: Slice, that's my humour. Where's Simple my man? can you tell, Cousin? Peace, I pray you: now let us understand: there is three umpires in this matter, as I understand; that is, Master Page (fidelicet Master Page,) & there is myself, (fidelicet myself) and the three party is (last, and finally) mine Host of the Gater. We three to hear it, & end it between them. Ferry gooed, I will make a priefe of it in my notebook, and we will afterwards ork upon the cause, with as great discreetly as we can. Pistol. He hears with ears. The Tevill and his Tam: what phrase is this? he hears with ear? why, it is affectations.
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Who's there? Here is go't's pleſſing and your friend, and Iuſtice Shallow, and heere yong Maſter Slender: that peraduentures ſhall tell you another tale, if matters grow to your likings. I am glad to ſee your Worſhips well: I thanke you for my Veniſon Maſter Shallow. Maſter Page, I am glad to ſee you: much good doe it your good heart: I wiſh'd your Veniſon better, it was ill killd: how doth good Miſtreſſe Page? and I thank you alwaies with my heart, la: with my heart. Sir, I thanke you. Sir, I thanke you: by yea, and no I doe. I am glad to ſee you, good Maſter Slender. How do's your fallow Greyhound, Sir, I heard ſay he was out-run on Cotſall. It could not be iudg'd, Sir. You'll not confeſſe: you'll not confeſſe. That he will not, 'tis your fault, 'tis your fault: 'tis a good dogge. A Cur, Sir. Sir: hee's a good dog, and a faire dog, can there be more ſaid? he is good, and faire. Is Sir Iohn Falſtaffe heere? Sir, hee is within: and I would I could doe a good office betweene you. It is ſpoke as a Chriſtians ought to ſpeake. He hath wrong'd me (Maſter Page.) Sir, he doth in ſome ſort confeſſe it. If it be confeſſed, it is not redreſſed; is not that ſo (M. Page?) he hath wrong'd me, indeed he hath, at a word he hath: beleeue me, Robert Shallow Eſquire, ſaith he is wronged. Here comes Sir Iohn. Now, Maſter Shallow, you'll complaine of me to the King? Knight, you haue beaten my men, kill'd my deere, and broke open my Lodge. But not kiſs'd your Keepers daughter? Tut, a pin: this ſhall be anſwer'd. I will anſwere it ſtrait, I haue done all this: That is now anſwer'd. The Councell ſhall know this. 'Twere better for you if it were known in councell: you'll be laugh'd at. Pauca verba; (Sir Iohn) good worts. Good worts? good Cabidge; Slender, I broke your head: what matter haue you againſt me? Marry ſir, I haue matter in my head againſt you, and againſt your cony-catching Raſcalls, Bardolf, Nym, and Piſtoll. You Banbery Cheeſe. I, it is no matter. How now, Mephoſtophilus? I, it is no matter. Slice, I ſay; pauca. pauca: Slice, that's my humor. Where's Simple my man? can you tell, Coſen? Peace, I pray you: now let vs vnderſtand: there is three Vmpires in this matter, as I vnderſtand; that is, Maſter Page (fidelicet Maſter Page,) & there is my ſelfe, (fidelicet my ſelfe) and the three party is (laſtly, and finally) mine Hoſt of the Gater. We three to hear it, & end it between them. Ferry goo't, I will make a priefe of it in my note-booke, and we wil afterwards orke vpon the cauſe, with as great diſcreetly as we can. Piſtoll. He heares with eares. The Teuill and his Tam: what phraſe is this? he heares with eare? why, it is affectations.