The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] · William Shakespeare
NOTES: SCENE III
60: _were_] _we are._ _Enter Mistresse _Quickly_, and _Simple_._ [SC. IV.] _Quic._ M. _Slender_ is your masters name say you? _Sim._ I indeed that is his name. _Quic._ How say you? I take it hee is somewhat a weakly man: And he has as it were a whay coloured beard. _Sim._ Indeed my maisters beard is kane colored. 5 _Quic._ Kane colour, you say well. And is this Letter from sir _You_, about misteris _An_, Is it not? _Sim._ I indeed is it. _Quic._ So: and your Maister would haue me as it twere to speak 10 to misteris _Anne_ concerning him: I promise you my M. hath a great affectoned mind to mistresse _Anne_ himselfe. And if he should know that I should as they say, giue my verdit for any one but himselfe, I should heare of it throughly: For I tell you friend, he puts all his priuities in me. 15 _Sim._ I by my faith you are a good staie to him. _Quic._ Am I? I and you knew all yowd say so: Washing, brewing, baking, al goes through my hands, Or else it would be but a woe house. _Sim._ I beshrow me, one woman to do all this, 20 Is very painfull. _Quic._ Are you auised of that? I, I warrant you, Take all, and paie all, all goe through my hands, And he is such a honest man, and he should chance To come home and finde a man here, we should 25 Haue no who with him. He is a parlowes man.
_Sim._ Is he indeed? _Quic._ Is he, quoth you? God keepe him abroad: Lord blesse me, who knocks there? For Gods sake step into the Counting-house, 30 While I go see whose at doore. _He steps into the Counting-house._ What _Iohn Rugby_, _Iohn_, Are you come home sir alreadie? _And she opens the doore._ _Doct._ _I_ begar _I_ be forget mine oyntment, Where be _Iohn Rugby?_ 35 _Enter _Iohn_._ _Rug._ Here sir, do you call? _Doct._ _I_ you be _Iohn Rugbie_, and you be _Iack Rugby_ Goe run vp met your heeles, and bring away De oyntment in the vindoe present: Make haste _Iohn Rugbie_. O _I_ am almost forget 40 My simples in a boxe in de Counting-house: O {I}eshu vat be here, a deuella, a deuella? My Rapier _Iohn Rugby_, Vat be you, vat make You in my Counting-house? _I_ tinck you be a teefe. 45 _Quic._ {I}eshu blesse me, we are all vndone. _Sim._ O Lord sir no: _I_ am no theefe, _I_ am a Seruingman: My name is _Iohn Simple_, _I_ brought a Letter sir From my M. _Slender_, about misteris _Anne Page_ 50 Sir: {I}ndeed that is my comming. _Doct._ _I_ begar is dat all? _Iohn Rugby_ giue a ma pen An {I}nck: tarche vn pettit tarche a little. _The Doctor writes._ _Sim._ O God what a furious man is this?
_Quic._ Nay it is well he is no worse: 55 _I_ am glad he is so quiet. _Doc._ Here giue that same to sir _Hu_, it ber ve chalenge Begar tell him _I_ will cut his nase, will you? _Sim._ _I_ sir, {I}le tell him so. _Doc._ Dat be vell, my rapier _Iohn Rugby_, follow may. 60 _Exit Doctor._ _Quic._ Well my friend, _I_ cannot tarry, tell your Maister {I}le doo what I can for him, And so farewell. _Sim._ Marry will I, I am glad I am got hence. _Exit omnes._
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