Merry wiues of Windsor

7"be merry Wiues of Windfbr.
^. P^. -rbefpirit of wantonnefle is fore fear'd out
of him, if the diuell hsue him notin fee fimpic, with find &
rccoucrj, he willneucr( I thinke)in the way of wade, ar
tempt vs againc. ” 7
Mifi.Ford. Shall wectcll our husbands how wee haue '
feru d him l
Mtft.Plge. Yes, by all meanes: ifit be but to ferane
tile figures out of your husbands brtines: if they can find
in their hearts, the poore vnuertuous fat Knight foalJ be
any further afflided, wee two will bee IhU the mini,
fters.
m. Ford, lie warrant, they^aue him publiquely
fliam d, and me thmkes there would be no period to
(hould he not be publikely foam’d. P ,C^f,
Mift.Page. Come, to the Forge v*ith it^then foape it:
I would not haue things coolc. ^
Scoena
Enter Heft and Bardolfc,
Exeunt.
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Bar .Sit)the Germane defires to haue three of yourhorfes-
the Duke himfelfc will be to morrow at Court, and thev
arc going to meet him. *
Hoft. What Duke foould that be comes fo fecretly/’I heare
^»k«Eng?i^,r‘:'“n,e ^"rth"“G«r,lemon,
Bar. I sir, lie call him to you.
Hoft.They foall haue my horfes,but He make them oav:
He fauce them,they haue had my houfes a weeke at com
Xllr&w"LTmicom^^°[her^
Exeunt,
Scana
qbe merry }fiues of.IVindfir.
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Sccena Qwrtai
Enter Pagejord, Miftri
FordtandEmus.
Euan. Tisoneof thebeft difcrctionsofao’mansas c-
uer 1 did lookc vpon. t , , r _
Page. And did he fend you both thefe Letters at an
ffdPaXnme^wdeJhenceforth doe what thou wilt:
ssstsatsr a^
( In him that was of late an Hcrctikc )
As firmeasfaith.
Page. Tis wcll/tis well, no more •
Be not as extreme in fubmiffion, as m offence,
But let our plot go forward: Lc*
Yet on ce againc (to make vs pubhke fport;
Appoint a mcctingwith this old fat-feHow,^
Where w« may take him, and ddgrace him for *
Ford. There is no better way then that they .pok of. _
Ps*f f.How / to fend him word they 11 mecte him in the
Parke at midnight/ Fie,fie,he’llneuer come. . ,
Emus*You fay he has bin throwne in the^uery nd
has bin sreeuoufiy peaten, as an old oman .- me-thinkes
there foould be terror in him,that hec foould not come.
Me-thinkcs his flefo is puniOi’d, hcc foall haueno d
Pircs*
MEerl Deuifebtuhow you^l vfe him when he comes,1
And let vs two deuife to bring him thither.
MiC Pnit' There is an old tale goes, tnat **
Hunter*( foractimc * keeper h«re in Windfot Forreft )
S9oth all the winter dine.« Ml midnight, Wl)l,e
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