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The First Sketch of Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor, Ed. by J.o. Halliwell
The First Sketch of Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor Ed by Jo Halliwell Author:William Shakespeare General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1842 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: A PLEASANT CONCEITED CO medie, of Syr IOHN FALSTAFFE, and the merry Wiues of WINDSOR. Enter Iustice Shallow, Syr Hugh, Maistee Page, and Slender. Shal. Nere talke to me, He make a star-chamber matter of it. The Councell shall know it. Pag. Nay good maister Shallow be perswaded by mee, Slen. Nay surely my vncle shall not put it vp so. Sir Hu. Wil you not heare reasons, M. Slenders ? You should heare reasons. Shal. Tho he be a knight, he shall not thinke to carrie it so away. M. Page, I will not be wronged. For you Syr, I loue you, and for my cousen He comes to looke vpon your daughter. Pa. And heres my hand, and if my daughter Like him so well as I, wee'l quickly haue it a match: In the meane time let me intreat you to soiourne Here a while. And on my life He vndertake To make you friends. Sir Hu. I pray you M. Shallowes, let it be so. The matter is pud to arbitarments. The first man is M. Page, videlicet M. Page. The second is my selfe, videlicet my selfe. And the third and last man, is mine host of the gartyr. Enter Syr Iohn Falstaffe, Pistoll, Babdolfe, and Nim. Here is Sir Iohn himselfe now, looke you. Fal. Now M. Shallow, youle complaine of me to the Councell, I heare? Shal. Sir Iohn, Sir Iohn, you haue hurt my keeper, kild my dogs, stolne my deere. Fal. But not kissed your keepers daughter. Shal. Well this shall be answered. Fal. He answere it straight. I haue done all this. This is now answred. Shal. Well, the Councell shall know it. Fal. Twere better for you twere knowne in counsel], Youle be laught at. Sir Hu. Good vrdes Sir Iohn, good vrdes. Fal. Good v...« less