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Enter FALSTAFF , SHALLOW , SILENCE , DAVY , BARDOLPH , and the PAGE
Enter FALSTAFF , SHALLOW , SILENCE , DAVY , BARDOLPH , and the PAGE

SHALLOW

Nay, you shall see my orchard, where, in an arbor, we will
eat a last year’s pippin of my own graffing, with a dish of
caraways, and so forth.—Come, cousin Silence.—And then
to bed.

SHALLOW

Nay, you shall see my orchard, where, in an arbor, we will
eat a last year’s pippin of my own graffing, with a dish of
caraways, and so forth.—Come, cousin Silence.—And then
to bed.

FALSTAFF

5 Fore God, you have here a goodly dwelling and a rich.

FALSTAFF

Fore God, you have here a goodly dwelling and a rich.

SHALLOW

Barren, barren, barren, beggars all, beggars all, Sir John.
Marry, good air.—Spread, Davy, spread, Davy. Well said,
Davy.

SHALLOW

Barren, barren, barren, beggars all, beggars all, Sir John.
Marry, good air.—Spread, Davy, spread, Davy. Well said,
Davy.

FALSTAFF

This Davy serves you for good uses. He is your servingman
10 and your husband.

FALSTAFF

This Davy serves you for good uses. He is your servingman
and your husband.

SHALLOW

A good varlet, a good varlet, a very good varlet, Sir John. By
the Mass, I have drunk too much sack at supper. A good
varlet. Now sit down, now sit down.—Come, cousin.

SHALLOW

A good varlet, a good varlet, a very good varlet, Sir John. By
the Mass, I have drunk too much sack at supper. A good
varlet. Now sit down, now sit down.—Come, cousin.

SILENCE

Ah, sirrah, quoth he, we shall
15 Do nothing but eat and make good cheer,
(sings) And praise God for the merry year,
When flesh is cheap and females dear,
And lusty lads roam here and there
So merrily,
20 And ever among so merrily.

SILENCE

Ah, sirrah, quoth he, we shall
Do nothing but eat and make good cheer,
(sings) And praise God for the merry year,
When flesh is cheap and females dear,
And lusty lads roam here and there
So merrily,
And ever among so merrily.

FALSTAFF

There’s a merry heart!—Good Master Silence, I’ll give you
a health for that anon.

FALSTAFF

There’s a merry heart!—Good Master Silence, I’ll give you
a health for that anon.

SHALLOW

Give Master Bardolph some wine, Davy.

SHALLOW

Give Master Bardolph some wine, Davy.

DAVY

Sweet sir, sit. I’ll be with you anon. Most sweet sir, sit.
25 Master page, good master page, sit. Proface. What you want
in meat, we’ll have in drink, but you must bear. The heart’s
all.

DAVY

Sweet sir, sit. I’ll be with you anon. Most sweet sir, sit.
Master page, good master page, sit. Proface. What you want
in meat, we’ll have in drink, but you must bear. The heart’s
all.
Exit DAVY
Exit DAVY

SHALLOW

Be merry, Master Bardolph. —And, my little soldier there,
be merry.

SHALLOW

Be merry, Master Bardolph. —And, my little soldier there,
be merry.

SILENCE

(sings) Be merry, be merry, my wife has all,
For women are shrews, both short and tall.
'Tis merry in hall when beards wag all,
And welcome merry Shrovetide.
Be merry, be merry.

SILENCE

(sings) Be merry, be merry, my wife has all,
For women are shrews, both short and tall.
'Tis merry in hall when beards wag all,
And welcome merry Shrovetide.
Be merry, be merry.

FALSTAFF

35 I did not think Master Silence had been a man of this mettle.

FALSTAFF

I did not think Master Silence had been a man of this mettle.

SILENCE

Who, I? I have been merry twice and once ere now.

SILENCE

Who, I? I have been merry twice and once ere now.
Enter DAVY
Enter DAVY

DAVY

(to BARDOLPH) There’s a dish of leather-coats for you.

DAVY

(to BARDOLPH) There’s a dish of leather-coats for you.

SHALLOW

Davy!

SHALLOW

Davy!

DAVY

Your Worship, I’ll be with you straight.—
(to BARDOLPH) A cup of wine, sir?

DAVY

Your Worship, I’ll be with you straight.—
(to BARDOLPH) A cup of wine, sir?

SILENCE

(sings) A cup of wine that’s brisk and fine,
And drink unto thee, leman mine,
And a merry heart lives long-a.

SILENCE

(sings) A cup of wine that’s brisk and fine,
And drink unto thee, leman mine,
And a merry heart lives long-a.

FALSTAFF

Well said, Master Silence.

FALSTAFF

Well said, Master Silence.

SILENCE

45 And we shall be merry; now comes in the sweet o' th' night.

SILENCE

And we shall be merry; now comes in the sweet o' th' night.

FALSTAFF

Health and long life to you, Master Silence.

FALSTAFF

Health and long life to you, Master Silence.

SILENCE

(sings) Fill the cup, and let it come,
I’ll pledge you a mile to th' bottom.

SILENCE

(sings) Fill the cup, and let it come,
I’ll pledge you a mile to th' bottom.

SHALLOW

Honest Bardolph, welcome. If thou wantest anything and
   wilt not call, beshrew thy heart.—
(to the PAGE) Welcome, my little tiny thief, and welcome
indeed too. I’ll drink to Master Bardolph, and to all the
cabileros about London.

SHALLOW

Honest Bardolph, welcome. If thou wantest anything and
   wilt not call, beshrew thy heart.—
(to the PAGE) Welcome, my little tiny thief, and welcome
indeed too. I’ll drink to Master Bardolph, and to all the
cabileros about London.

DAVY

I hope to see London once ere I die.

DAVY

I hope to see London once ere I die.

BARDOLPH

An I might see you there, Davy!

BARDOLPH

An I might see you there, Davy!

SHALLOW

55 By the Mass, you’ll crack a quart together, ha, will you not,
Master Bardolph?

SHALLOW

By the Mass, you’ll crack a quart together, ha, will you not,
Master Bardolph?

BARDOLPH

Yea, sir, in a pottle-pot.

BARDOLPH

Yea, sir, in a pottle-pot.

SHALLOW

By God’s liggens, I thank thee. The knave will stick by thee,
I can assure thee that. He will not out, he. 'Tis true bred!

SHALLOW

By God’s liggens, I thank thee. The knave will stick by thee,
I can assure thee that. He will not out, he. 'Tis true bred!

BARDOLPH

60 And I’ll stick by him, sir.

BARDOLPH

And I’ll stick by him, sir.

SHALLOW

Why, there spoke a king. Lack nothing, be merry.
One knocks at the door within
Look who’s at door there, ho. Who knocks?

SHALLOW

Why, there spoke a king. Lack nothing, be merry.
One knocks at the door within
Look who’s at door there, ho. Who knocks?
Exit DAVY
Exit DAVY

FALSTAFF

(to SILENCE) Why, now you have done me right.

FALSTAFF

(to SILENCE) Why, now you have done me right.

SILENCE

(sings) Do me right,
And dub me knight,
Samingo.
Is ’t not so?

SILENCE

(sings) Do me right,
And dub me knight,
Samingo.
Is ’t not so?

FALSTAFF

'Tis so.

FALSTAFF

'Tis so.

SILENCE

70 Is ’t so? Why then, say an old man can do somewhat.

SILENCE

Is ’t so? Why then, say an old man can do somewhat.
Enter DAVY
Enter DAVY

DAVY

An ’t please your Worship, there’s one Pistol come from the
court with news.

DAVY

An ’t please your Worship, there’s one Pistol come from the
court with news.

FALSTAFF

From the court? Let him come in.

FALSTAFF

From the court? Let him come in.
Enter PISTOL
Enter PISTOL
How now, Pistol?
How now, Pistol?

PISTOL

75 Sir John, God save you.

PISTOL

Sir John, God save you.

FALSTAFF

What wind blew you hither, Pistol?

FALSTAFF

What wind blew you hither, Pistol?

PISTOL

Not the ill wind which blows no man to good. Sweet knight,
   thou art now one of the greatest men in this realm.

PISTOL

Not the ill wind which blows no man to good. Sweet knight,
   thou art now one of the greatest men in this realm.

SILENCE

By 'r Lady, I think he be, but Goodman Puff of Barson.

SILENCE

By 'r Lady, I think he be, but Goodman Puff of Barson.

PISTOL

Puff?
80 Puff in thy teeth, most recreant coward base!—
Sir John, I am thy Pistol and thy friend,
And helter-skelter have I rode to thee,
And tidings do I bring, and lucky joys,
And golden times, and happy news of price.

PISTOL

Puff?
Puff in thy teeth, most recreant coward base!—
Sir John, I am thy Pistol and thy friend,
And helter-skelter have I rode to thee,
And tidings do I bring, and lucky joys,
And golden times, and happy news of price.

FALSTAFF

85 I pray thee now, deliver them like a man of this world.

FALSTAFF

I pray thee now, deliver them like a man of this world.

PISTOL

A foutre for the world and worldlings base!
I speak of Africa and golden joys.

PISTOL

A foutre for the world and worldlings base!
I speak of Africa and golden joys.

FALSTAFF

O base Assyrian knight, what is thy news?
Let King Cophetua know the truth thereof.

FALSTAFF

O base Assyrian knight, what is thy news?
Let King Cophetua know the truth thereof.

SILENCE

(sings) And Robin Hood, Scarlet, and John.

SILENCE

(sings) And Robin Hood, Scarlet, and John.

PISTOL

Shall dunghill curs confront the Helicons,
And shall good news be baffled?
Then, Pistol, lay thy head in Furies' lap.

PISTOL

Shall dunghill curs confront the Helicons,
And shall good news be baffled?
Then, Pistol, lay thy head in Furies' lap.

SILENCE

Honest gentleman, I know not your breeding.

SILENCE

Honest gentleman, I know not your breeding.

PISTOL

95 Why then, lament therefor.

PISTOL

Why then, lament therefor.

SHALLOW

Give me pardon, sir. If, sir, you come with news from the
court, I take it there’s but two ways, either to utter them, or
to conceal them. I am, sir, under the King in some authority.

SHALLOW

Give me pardon, sir. If, sir, you come with news from the
court, I take it there’s but two ways, either to utter them, or
to conceal them. I am, sir, under the King in some authority.

PISTOL

Under which king, besonian? Speak or die.

PISTOL

Under which king, besonian? Speak or die.

SHALLOW

100 Under King Harry.

SHALLOW

Under King Harry.

PISTOL

Harry the Fourth, or Fifth?

PISTOL

Harry the Fourth, or Fifth?

SHALLOW

Harry the Fourth.

SHALLOW

Harry the Fourth.

PISTOL

A foutre for thine office!—
Sir John, thy tender lambkin now is king.
105 Harry the Fifth’s the man. I speak the truth.
When Pistol lies, do this (he makes an obscene gesture) and
   fig me, like
The bragging Spaniard.

PISTOL

A foutre for thine office!—
Sir John, thy tender lambkin now is king.
Harry the Fifth’s the man. I speak the truth.
When Pistol lies, do this (he makes an obscene gesture) and
   fig me, like
The bragging Spaniard.

FALSTAFF

What, is the old king dead?

FALSTAFF

What, is the old king dead?

PISTOL

As nail in door. The things I speak are just.

PISTOL

As nail in door. The things I speak are just.

FALSTAFF

110 Away, Bardolph.—Saddle my horse.—Master Robert
Shallow, choose what office thou wilt in the land,
’tis thine. Pistol, I will double-charge thee with dignities.

FALSTAFF

Away, Bardolph.—Saddle my horse.—Master Robert
Shallow, choose what office thou wilt in the land,
’tis thine. Pistol, I will double-charge thee with dignities.

BARDOLPH

O joyful day! I would not take a knighthood for my fortune.

BARDOLPH

O joyful day! I would not take a knighthood for my fortune.

PISTOL

What, I do bring good news!

PISTOL

What, I do bring good news!

FALSTAFF

115 Carry Master Silence to bed.—Master Shallow, my Lord
Shallow, be what thou wilt. I am Fortune’s steward. Get on

FALSTAFF

Carry Master Silence to bed.—Master Shallow, my Lord
Shallow, be what thou wilt. I am Fortune’s steward. Get on
thy boots. We’ll ride all night.—O sweet Pistol!—Away,
Bardolph!
thy boots. We’ll ride all night.—O sweet Pistol!—Away,
Bardolph!
Exit BARDOLPH
Exit BARDOLPH
Come, Pistol, utter more to me, and withal devise something
120 to do thyself good. Boot, boot, Master Shallow. I know the
young King is sick for me. Let us take any man’s horses. The
laws of England are at my commandment. Blessed are they
that have been my friends, and woe to my Lord Chief
Justice!
Come, Pistol, utter more to me, and withal devise something
to do thyself good. Boot, boot, Master Shallow. I know the
young King is sick for me. Let us take any man’s horses. The
laws of England are at my commandment. Blessed are they
that have been my friends, and woe to my Lord Chief
Justice!

PISTOL

125 Let vultures vile seize on his lungs also!
“Where is the life that late I led?” say they.
Why, here it is. Welcome these pleasant days.

PISTOL

Let vultures vile seize on his lungs also!
“Where is the life that late I led?” say they.
Why, here it is. Welcome these pleasant days.
Exeunt
Exeunt

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Enter FALSTAFF , SHALLOW , SILENCE , DAVY , BARDOLPH , and the PAGE
Enter FALSTAFF , SHALLOW , SILENCE , DAVY , BARDOLPH , and the PAGE

SHALLOW

Nay, you shall see my orchard, where, in an arbor, we will
eat a last year’s pippin of my own graffing, with a dish of
caraways, and so forth.—Come, cousin Silence.—And then
to bed.

SHALLOW

Nay, you shall see my orchard, where, in an arbor, we will
eat a last year’s pippin of my own graffing, with a dish of
caraways, and so forth.—Come, cousin Silence.—And then
to bed.

FALSTAFF

5 Fore God, you have here a goodly dwelling and a rich.

FALSTAFF

Fore God, you have here a goodly dwelling and a rich.

SHALLOW

Barren, barren, barren, beggars all, beggars all, Sir John.
Marry, good air.—Spread, Davy, spread, Davy. Well said,
Davy.

SHALLOW

Barren, barren, barren, beggars all, beggars all, Sir John.
Marry, good air.—Spread, Davy, spread, Davy. Well said,
Davy.

FALSTAFF

This Davy serves you for good uses. He is your servingman
10 and your husband.

FALSTAFF

This Davy serves you for good uses. He is your servingman
and your husband.

SHALLOW

A good varlet, a good varlet, a very good varlet, Sir John. By
the Mass, I have drunk too much sack at supper. A good
varlet. Now sit down, now sit down.—Come, cousin.

SHALLOW

A good varlet, a good varlet, a very good varlet, Sir John. By
the Mass, I have drunk too much sack at supper. A good
varlet. Now sit down, now sit down.—Come, cousin.

SILENCE

Ah, sirrah, quoth he, we shall
15 Do nothing but eat and make good cheer,
(sings) And praise God for the merry year,
When flesh is cheap and females dear,
And lusty lads roam here and there
So merrily,
20 And ever among so merrily.

SILENCE

Ah, sirrah, quoth he, we shall
Do nothing but eat and make good cheer,
(sings) And praise God for the merry year,
When flesh is cheap and females dear,
And lusty lads roam here and there
So merrily,
And ever among so merrily.

FALSTAFF

There’s a merry heart!—Good Master Silence, I’ll give you
a health for that anon.

FALSTAFF

There’s a merry heart!—Good Master Silence, I’ll give you
a health for that anon.

SHALLOW

Give Master Bardolph some wine, Davy.

SHALLOW

Give Master Bardolph some wine, Davy.

DAVY

Sweet sir, sit. I’ll be with you anon. Most sweet sir, sit.
25 Master page, good master page, sit. Proface. What you want
in meat, we’ll have in drink, but you must bear. The heart’s
all.

DAVY

Sweet sir, sit. I’ll be with you anon. Most sweet sir, sit.
Master page, good master page, sit. Proface. What you want
in meat, we’ll have in drink, but you must bear. The heart’s
all.
Exit DAVY
Exit DAVY

SHALLOW

Be merry, Master Bardolph. —And, my little soldier there,
be merry.

SHALLOW

Be merry, Master Bardolph. —And, my little soldier there,
be merry.

SILENCE

(sings) Be merry, be merry, my wife has all,
For women are shrews, both short and tall.
'Tis merry in hall when beards wag all,
And welcome merry Shrovetide.
Be merry, be merry.

SILENCE

(sings) Be merry, be merry, my wife has all,
For women are shrews, both short and tall.
'Tis merry in hall when beards wag all,
And welcome merry Shrovetide.
Be merry, be merry.

FALSTAFF

35 I did not think Master Silence had been a man of this mettle.

FALSTAFF

I did not think Master Silence had been a man of this mettle.

SILENCE

Who, I? I have been merry twice and once ere now.

SILENCE

Who, I? I have been merry twice and once ere now.
Enter DAVY
Enter DAVY

DAVY

(to BARDOLPH) There’s a dish of leather-coats for you.

DAVY

(to BARDOLPH) There’s a dish of leather-coats for you.

SHALLOW

Davy!

SHALLOW

Davy!

DAVY

Your Worship, I’ll be with you straight.—
(to BARDOLPH) A cup of wine, sir?

DAVY

Your Worship, I’ll be with you straight.—
(to BARDOLPH) A cup of wine, sir?

SILENCE

(sings) A cup of wine that’s brisk and fine,
And drink unto thee, leman mine,
And a merry heart lives long-a.

SILENCE

(sings) A cup of wine that’s brisk and fine,
And drink unto thee, leman mine,
And a merry heart lives long-a.

FALSTAFF

Well said, Master Silence.

FALSTAFF

Well said, Master Silence.

SILENCE

45 And we shall be merry; now comes in the sweet o' th' night.

SILENCE

And we shall be merry; now comes in the sweet o' th' night.

FALSTAFF

Health and long life to you, Master Silence.

FALSTAFF

Health and long life to you, Master Silence.

SILENCE

(sings) Fill the cup, and let it come,
I’ll pledge you a mile to th' bottom.

SILENCE

(sings) Fill the cup, and let it come,
I’ll pledge you a mile to th' bottom.

SHALLOW

Honest Bardolph, welcome. If thou wantest anything and
   wilt not call, beshrew thy heart.—
(to the PAGE) Welcome, my little tiny thief, and welcome
indeed too. I’ll drink to Master Bardolph, and to all the
cabileros about London.

SHALLOW

Honest Bardolph, welcome. If thou wantest anything and
   wilt not call, beshrew thy heart.—
(to the PAGE) Welcome, my little tiny thief, and welcome
indeed too. I’ll drink to Master Bardolph, and to all the
cabileros about London.

DAVY

I hope to see London once ere I die.

DAVY

I hope to see London once ere I die.

BARDOLPH

An I might see you there, Davy!

BARDOLPH

An I might see you there, Davy!

SHALLOW

55 By the Mass, you’ll crack a quart together, ha, will you not,
Master Bardolph?

SHALLOW

By the Mass, you’ll crack a quart together, ha, will you not,
Master Bardolph?

BARDOLPH

Yea, sir, in a pottle-pot.

BARDOLPH

Yea, sir, in a pottle-pot.

SHALLOW

By God’s liggens, I thank thee. The knave will stick by thee,
I can assure thee that. He will not out, he. 'Tis true bred!

SHALLOW

By God’s liggens, I thank thee. The knave will stick by thee,
I can assure thee that. He will not out, he. 'Tis true bred!

BARDOLPH

60 And I’ll stick by him, sir.

BARDOLPH

And I’ll stick by him, sir.

SHALLOW

Why, there spoke a king. Lack nothing, be merry.
One knocks at the door within
Look who’s at door there, ho. Who knocks?

SHALLOW

Why, there spoke a king. Lack nothing, be merry.
One knocks at the door within
Look who’s at door there, ho. Who knocks?
Exit DAVY
Exit DAVY

FALSTAFF

(to SILENCE) Why, now you have done me right.

FALSTAFF

(to SILENCE) Why, now you have done me right.

SILENCE

(sings) Do me right,
And dub me knight,
Samingo.
Is ’t not so?

SILENCE

(sings) Do me right,
And dub me knight,
Samingo.
Is ’t not so?

FALSTAFF

'Tis so.

FALSTAFF

'Tis so.

SILENCE

70 Is ’t so? Why then, say an old man can do somewhat.

SILENCE

Is ’t so? Why then, say an old man can do somewhat.
Enter DAVY
Enter DAVY

DAVY

An ’t please your Worship, there’s one Pistol come from the
court with news.

DAVY

An ’t please your Worship, there’s one Pistol come from the
court with news.

FALSTAFF

From the court? Let him come in.

FALSTAFF

From the court? Let him come in.
Enter PISTOL
Enter PISTOL
How now, Pistol?
How now, Pistol?

PISTOL

75 Sir John, God save you.

PISTOL

Sir John, God save you.

FALSTAFF

What wind blew you hither, Pistol?

FALSTAFF

What wind blew you hither, Pistol?

PISTOL

Not the ill wind which blows no man to good. Sweet knight,
   thou art now one of the greatest men in this realm.

PISTOL

Not the ill wind which blows no man to good. Sweet knight,
   thou art now one of the greatest men in this realm.

SILENCE

By 'r Lady, I think he be, but Goodman Puff of Barson.

SILENCE

By 'r Lady, I think he be, but Goodman Puff of Barson.

PISTOL

Puff?
80 Puff in thy teeth, most recreant coward base!—
Sir John, I am thy Pistol and thy friend,
And helter-skelter have I rode to thee,
And tidings do I bring, and lucky joys,
And golden times, and happy news of price.

PISTOL

Puff?
Puff in thy teeth, most recreant coward base!—
Sir John, I am thy Pistol and thy friend,
And helter-skelter have I rode to thee,
And tidings do I bring, and lucky joys,
And golden times, and happy news of price.

FALSTAFF

85 I pray thee now, deliver them like a man of this world.

FALSTAFF

I pray thee now, deliver them like a man of this world.

PISTOL

A foutre for the world and worldlings base!
I speak of Africa and golden joys.

PISTOL

A foutre for the world and worldlings base!
I speak of Africa and golden joys.

FALSTAFF

O base Assyrian knight, what is thy news?
Let King Cophetua know the truth thereof.

FALSTAFF

O base Assyrian knight, what is thy news?
Let King Cophetua know the truth thereof.

SILENCE

(sings) And Robin Hood, Scarlet, and John.

SILENCE

(sings) And Robin Hood, Scarlet, and John.

PISTOL

Shall dunghill curs confront the Helicons,
And shall good news be baffled?
Then, Pistol, lay thy head in Furies' lap.

PISTOL

Shall dunghill curs confront the Helicons,
And shall good news be baffled?
Then, Pistol, lay thy head in Furies' lap.

SILENCE

Honest gentleman, I know not your breeding.

SILENCE

Honest gentleman, I know not your breeding.

PISTOL

95 Why then, lament therefor.

PISTOL

Why then, lament therefor.

SHALLOW

Give me pardon, sir. If, sir, you come with news from the
court, I take it there’s but two ways, either to utter them, or
to conceal them. I am, sir, under the King in some authority.

SHALLOW

Give me pardon, sir. If, sir, you come with news from the
court, I take it there’s but two ways, either to utter them, or
to conceal them. I am, sir, under the King in some authority.

PISTOL

Under which king, besonian? Speak or die.

PISTOL

Under which king, besonian? Speak or die.

SHALLOW

100 Under King Harry.

SHALLOW

Under King Harry.

PISTOL

Harry the Fourth, or Fifth?

PISTOL

Harry the Fourth, or Fifth?

SHALLOW

Harry the Fourth.

SHALLOW

Harry the Fourth.

PISTOL

A foutre for thine office!—
Sir John, thy tender lambkin now is king.
105 Harry the Fifth’s the man. I speak the truth.
When Pistol lies, do this (he makes an obscene gesture) and
   fig me, like
The bragging Spaniard.

PISTOL

A foutre for thine office!—
Sir John, thy tender lambkin now is king.
Harry the Fifth’s the man. I speak the truth.
When Pistol lies, do this (he makes an obscene gesture) and
   fig me, like
The bragging Spaniard.

FALSTAFF

What, is the old king dead?

FALSTAFF

What, is the old king dead?

PISTOL

As nail in door. The things I speak are just.

PISTOL

As nail in door. The things I speak are just.

FALSTAFF

110 Away, Bardolph.—Saddle my horse.—Master Robert
Shallow, choose what office thou wilt in the land,
’tis thine. Pistol, I will double-charge thee with dignities.

FALSTAFF

Away, Bardolph.—Saddle my horse.—Master Robert
Shallow, choose what office thou wilt in the land,
’tis thine. Pistol, I will double-charge thee with dignities.

BARDOLPH

O joyful day! I would not take a knighthood for my fortune.

BARDOLPH

O joyful day! I would not take a knighthood for my fortune.

PISTOL

What, I do bring good news!

PISTOL

What, I do bring good news!

FALSTAFF

115 Carry Master Silence to bed.—Master Shallow, my Lord
Shallow, be what thou wilt. I am Fortune’s steward. Get on

FALSTAFF

Carry Master Silence to bed.—Master Shallow, my Lord
Shallow, be what thou wilt. I am Fortune’s steward. Get on
thy boots. We’ll ride all night.—O sweet Pistol!—Away,
Bardolph!
thy boots. We’ll ride all night.—O sweet Pistol!—Away,
Bardolph!
Exit BARDOLPH
Exit BARDOLPH
Come, Pistol, utter more to me, and withal devise something
120 to do thyself good. Boot, boot, Master Shallow. I know the
young King is sick for me. Let us take any man’s horses. The
laws of England are at my commandment. Blessed are they
that have been my friends, and woe to my Lord Chief
Justice!
Come, Pistol, utter more to me, and withal devise something
to do thyself good. Boot, boot, Master Shallow. I know the
young King is sick for me. Let us take any man’s horses. The
laws of England are at my commandment. Blessed are they
that have been my friends, and woe to my Lord Chief
Justice!

PISTOL

125 Let vultures vile seize on his lungs also!
“Where is the life that late I led?” say they.
Why, here it is. Welcome these pleasant days.

PISTOL

Let vultures vile seize on his lungs also!
“Where is the life that late I led?” say they.
Why, here it is. Welcome these pleasant days.
Exeunt
Exeunt

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