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Caius. Ver is miftrefs Page? by gar, I am cozen'd, I ha marry'd one garfoon, a boy; one pefant, by gar; a boy; it is not Anne Page; by gar, I am cozen'd.

Mrs. Page. Why? did you not take her in green?

Caius. Ay, by gar, and 'tis a boy; by gar, I'll raife all Windfor.
Ford. This is ftrange! who has got the right Anne?
Page. My heart mifgives me; here comes master Fenton.
Enter Fenton, and Anne Page.

How now, mafter 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 marry'd her most shamefully,
Where there was no proportion held in love:
The truth is, fhe and I, long fince contracted,
Are now so fure that nothing can diffolve us.
Th' offence is holy that the hath committed;
And this deceit lofes the name of craft,
Of disobedience, or unduteous title;
Since therein fhe doth evitate and fhun

A thousand irreligious cursed hours

Which forced marriage would have brought upon her.
Ford. Stand not amaz'd; here is no remedy.

In love, the heav'ns themselves do guide the state;
Money buys lands, and wives are fold by fate.

Fal. I am glad, though you have ta’en a special stand to strike

at me, that your arrow hath glanc'd.

Page. Well, what remedy? Finton, heav'n give thee joy! What cannot be efchew'd, must be embrac'd.

Oo 2

Eva.

Eva. [to Fenton afide.] I will dance, and eat plums at your wedding.

Fal. When night-dogs run, all forts of deer are chac'd. Mrs. Page. Well, I will mufe no further. Master Fenton, Heav'n give you many, many merry days!

Good hufband, let us every one go home,
And laugh this sport o'er by a country fire,
Sir John and all.

Ford. Let it be fo; — sir John,

To master Brook you yet fhall hold your word;

For he, to-night, fhall lye with miftrefs Ford. [Exeunt omnes.

VILLE DE LYON

Biblioth. du Palais des Arts

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