First folio
| Modern text
| Definitions
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| Enter Host and Bardolfe. | Enter Host and Bardolph | | MW IV.iii.1 | |
| Bar. | BARDOLPH | | | |
| Sir, the Germane desires to haue three of your | Sir, the Germans desire to have three of your | | MW IV.iii.1 | |
| horses: the Duke himselfe will be to morrow at Court, | horses. The Duke himself will be tomorrow at court, | | MW IV.iii.2 | |
| and they are going to meet him. | and they are going to meet him. | | MW IV.iii.3 | |
| Host. | HOST | | | |
| What Duke should that be comes so secretly? I | What duke should that be comes so secretly? I | | MW IV.iii.4 | |
| heare not of him in the Court: let mee speake with the | hear not of him in the court. Let me speak with the | | MW IV.iii.5 | |
| Gentlemen, they speake English? | gentlemen. They speak English? | | MW IV.iii.6 | |
| Bar. | BARDOLPH | | | |
| I Sir? Ile call him to you. | Ay, sir. I'll call them to you. | | MW IV.iii.7 | |
| Host. | HOST | | | |
| They shall haue my horses, but Ile make them pay: | They shall have my horses, but I'll make them pay. | | MW IV.iii.8 | |
| Ile sauce them, they haue had my houses a week at | I'll sauce them. They have had my house a week at | | MW IV.iii.9 | |
| commaund: I haue turn'd away my other guests, they | command. I have turned away my other guests. They | command, at / upon at one's disposal, at one's pleasure | MW IV.iii.10 | |
| must come off, Ile sawce them, come. | must come off. I'll sauce them. Come. | sauce (v.)make things hot for, charge extortionately | MW IV.iii.11 | |
| | come off (v.)pay up, settle up | | |
| Exeunt | Exeunt | | MW IV.iii.11 | |