Page. Why, this is your own folly. Did not I tell you how you should know my daughter by her garments?

Slen. I went to her in white, and cried mum, and she cried budget, as Anne and I had appointed; and yet it was not Anne, but a postmaster's boy.

Mrs. Page. Good George, be not angry: I knew of your purpose; turned my daughter into green; and, indeed, she is now with the doctor at the deanery, and there married.

Enter CAIUS.

Caius. Vere is mistress Page? By gar, I am cozened; I ha' married un garçon, a boy; un paisan, by gar, a boy; it is not Anne Page: by gar, I am cozened.

Mrs. Page. Why, did you take her in green? Caius. Ay, be gar, and 'tis a boy; be gar, I'll raise all Windsor. [Exit CAIUS. Ford. This is strange: who hath got the right Anne?

Page. My heart misgives me here comes master Fenton.

Enter FENTON and ANNE PAGE.

How now, master Fenton?

Anne. Pardon, good father! good my mother, pardon !

Page. Now, mistress? how chance you went not with master Slender?

Mrs. Page. Why went you not with master doctor, maid?

Fent. You do amaze her: hear the truth of it. You would have married her most shamefully, Where there was no proportion held in love.

The truth is, she and I, long since contracted,
Are now so sure, that nothing can dissolve us.
The offence is holy that she hath committed:
And this deceit loses the name of craft,
Of disobedience, or unduteous title ;
Since therein she doth evitate and shun
A thousand irreligious cursed hours,

Which forced marriage would have brought upon her.

Ford. Stand not amazed: here is no remedy: In love, the heavens themselves do guide the state;

Money buys lands, and wives are sold by fate. Fal. I am glad, though you have ta'en a special stand to strike at me, that your arrow hath glanced.

Page. Well, what remedy? Fenton, heaven give thee joy!

What cannot be eschew'd must be embraced. Fal. When night-dogs run, all sorts of deer are chased,

Mrs. Page. Well, I will muse no further :master Fenton,

Heaven give you many, many merry days!—
Good husband, let us every one go home,
And laugh this sport o'er by a country fire;
Sir John and all.

Ford.
Let it be so :-Sir John,
To master Brook you yet shall hold your word;
For he, to-night, shall lie with mistress Ford.

[Exeunt.

MEASURE FOR

MEASURE.

PERSONS REPRESENTED.

VINCENTIO, the Duke.

ANGELO, the Deputy, in the Duke's absence.

ESCALUS, an ancient Lord, joined with Angelo in the deputation.

CLAUDIO, a young Gentleman.

LUCIO, a fantastic.

Two other like Gentlemen.

Provost.

A Justice.

VARRIUS.

THOMAS,

PETER,

} Two Friars.

ELBOW, a simple Constable.

FROTH, a foolish Gentleman.

POMPEY, a Clown, servant to Mrs. Overdone.

ABHORSON, an Executioner.

BARNARDINE, a dissolute prisoner.

ISABELLA, sister to Claudio.

MARIANA, betrothed to Angelo.

JULIET, beloved of Claudio.

FRANCISCA, a Nun.

Mistress OVERDONE, a Bawd.

Lords, Citizens, Guards, Officers, Boy, and other

Attendants.

SCENE,-VIEnna.

SCENE I.-An Apartment in the Duke's Palace.

Enter DUKE, ESCALUS, Lords, and Attendants.

Duke.

SCALUS,

Escal. My lord.

Duke. Of government the properties to unfold,

Would seem in me to affect speech

and discourse;

Since I am put to know, that your own science Exceeds, in that, the lists of all advice

My strength can give you then, no more remains :

But that, to your sufficiency as your worth, is able;

And let them work. The nature of our people,
Our city's institutions, and the terms

For common justice, you are as pregnant in,
As art and practice hath enriched any