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| Enter Shallow, Silence, Falstaffe, Bardolfe, Page, and Dauie | Enter Shallow, Falstaff, Bardolph, and the Page | | 2H4 V.i.1.1 | |
| Shal. | SHALLOW | | | |
| By Cocke and Pye, you shall not away to night. | By cock and pie, sir, you shall not away tonight. | cock and pie, by by God and the service book | 2H4 V.i.1 | |
| What Dauy, I say. | What, Davy, I say! | | 2H4 V.i.2 | |
| Fal. | FALSTAFF | | | |
| You must excuse me, M. Robert Shallow. | You must excuse me, Master Robert Shallow. | | 2H4 V.i.3 | |
| Shal. | SHALLOW | | | |
| I will not excuse you: you shall not be excused. | I will not excuse you; you shall not be excused; | | 2H4 V.i.4 | |
| Excuses shall not be admitted: there is no excuse shall | excuses shall not be admitted; there is no excuse shall | | 2H4 V.i.5 | |
| serue: you shall not be excus'd. Why Dauie. | serve; you shall not be excused. Why, Davy! | | 2H4 V.i.6 | |
| Enter Davy | | 2H4 V.i.7 | |
| Dauie. | DAVY | | | |
| Heere sir. | Here, sir. | | 2H4 V.i.7 | |
| Shal. | SHALLOW | | | |
| Dauy, Dauy, Dauy, let me see (Dauy) | Davy, Davy, Davy, Davy! Let me see, Davy; | | 2H4 V.i.8 | |
| let me see: William Cooke, | let me see, Davy; let me see – yea, marry, William cook, | marry (int.)[exclamation] by Mary | 2H4 V.i.9 | |
| bid him come hither. Sir Iohn, you shal not be excus'd. | bid him come hither. Sir John, you shall not be excused. | | 2H4 V.i.10 | |
| Dauy. | DAVY | | | |
| Marry sir, thus: those Precepts cannot bee seru'd: | Marry, sir, thus: those precepts cannot be served; | precept (n.)writ, warrant, court order | 2H4 V.i.11 | |
| and againe sir, shall we sowe the head-land with Wheate? | and again, sir – shall we sow the hade land with wheat? | hade land (n.)strip of land left unploughed in a field | 2H4 V.i.12 | |
| Shal. | SHALLOW | | | |
| With red Wheate Dauy. But for William Cook: | With red wheat, Davy. But for William cook – | | 2H4 V.i.13 | |
| are there no yong Pigeons? | are there no young pigeons? | | 2H4 V.i.14 | |
| Dauy. | DAVY | | | |
| Yes Sir. Heere is now the Smithes note, for Shooing, | Yes, sir. Here is now the smith's note for shoeing | note (n.)bill, invoice, account | 2H4 V.i.15 | |
| And Plough-Irons. | and plough-irons. | | 2H4 V.i.16 | |
| Shal. | SHALLOW | | | |
| Let it be cast, and payde: Sir Iohn, you shall not | Let it be cast and paid. Sir John, you shall not | cast (v.)calculate, reckon, estimate | 2H4 V.i.17 | |
| be excus'd. | be excused. | | 2H4 V.i.18 | |
| Dauy. | DAVY | | | |
| Sir, a new linke to the Bucket must needes bee | Now, sir, a new link to the bucket must needs be | | 2H4 V.i.19 | |
| had: And Sir, doe you meane to stoppe any of Williams | had. And, sir, do you mean to stop any of William's | | 2H4 V.i.20 | |
| Wages, about the Sacke he lost the other day, at HinckleyFayre? | wages, about the sack he lost at Hinckley fair? | Hinckley, Hunkley (n.)town NE of Stratford-upon-Avon; location of a large fair | 2H4 V.i.21 | |
| Shal. | SHALLOW | | | |
| He shall answer it: / Some Pigeons Dauy, a | 'A shall answer it. Some pigeons, Davy, a | answer (v.)suffer the consequences [for], be accountable [for] | 2H4 V.i.22 | |
| couple of short-legg'd Hennes: a ioynt of Mutton, and any | couple of short-legged hens, a joint of mutton, and any | | 2H4 V.i.23 | |
| pretty little tine Kickshawes, tell William Cooke. | pretty little tiny kickshaws, tell William cook. | kickshaw (n.)fancy dish | 2H4 V.i.24 | |
| Dauy. | DAVY | | | |
| Doth the man of Warre, stay all night sir? | Doth the man of war stay all night, sir? | | 2H4 V.i.25 | |
| Shal. | SHALLOW | | | |
| Yes Dauy: I will vse him well. A Friend | Yea, Davy. I will use him well; a friend | use (v.)treat, deal with, manage | 2H4 V.i.26 | |
| i'th Court, is better then a penny in purse. Vse his men | i'th' court is better than a penny in purse. Use his men | | 2H4 V.i.27 | |
| well Dauy, for they are arrant Knaues, and will backe-bite. | well, Davy, for they are arrant knaves, and will backbite. | knave (n.)scoundrel, rascal, rogue | 2H4 V.i.28 | |
| | arrant (adj.)downright, absolute, unmitigated | | |
| | backbite (v.)slander, revile, speak badly [of someone] | | |
| Dauy. | DAVY | | | |
| No worse then they are bitten, sir: For they | No worse than they are backbitten, sir, for they | | 2H4 V.i.29 | |
| haue maruellous fowle linnen. | have marvellous foul linen. | marvellous (adv.)very, extremely, exceedingly | 2H4 V.i.30 | |
| Shallow. | SHALLOW | | | |
| Well conceited Dauy: about thy Businesse, | Well conceited, Davy – about thy business, | conceited (adj.)ingenious, clever, well-devised | 2H4 V.i.31 | |
| Dauy. | Davy. | | 2H4 V.i.32 | |
| Dauy. | DAVY | | | |
| I beseech you sir, / To countenance William Visor of | I beseech you, sir, to countenance William Visor of | countenance (v.)approve, support, encourage | 2H4 V.i.33 | |
| Woncot, against Clement Perkes of the hill. | Woncot against Clement Perkes o'th' Hill. | | 2H4 V.i.34 | |
| Shal. | SHALLOW | | | |
| There are many Complaints Dauy, against that | There is many complaints, Davy, against that | | 2H4 V.i.35 | |
| Visor, that Visor is an arrant Knaue, on my knowledge. | Visor; that Visor is an arrant knave, on my knowledge. | arrant (adj.)downright, absolute, unmitigated | 2H4 V.i.36 | |
| Dauy. | DAVY | | | |
| I graunt your Worship, that he is a knaue (Sir:) But yet | I grant your worship that he is a knave, sir; but yet | | 2H4 V.i.37 | |
| heauen forbid Sir, but a Knaue should haue some Countenance, | God forbid, sir, but a knave should have some countenance | countenance (n.)favour, patronage, approval | 2H4 V.i.38 | |
| at his Friends request. An honest man sir, is able | at his friend's request. An honest man, sir, is able | | 2H4 V.i.39 | |
| to speake for himselfe, when a Knaue is not. I haue seru'd | to speak for himself, when a knave is not. I have served | | 2H4 V.i.40 | |
| your Worshippe truely sir, these eight yeares: and if I cannot | your worship truly, sir, this eight years, and if I cannot | | 2H4 V.i.41 | |
| once or twice in a Quarter beare out a knaue, against an | once or twice in a quarter bear out a knave against an | bear out (v.)help out, support, back up | 2H4 V.i.42 | |
| honest man, I haue but a very litle credite with your Worshippe. The | honest man, I have little credit with your worship. The | | 2H4 V.i.43 | |
| Knaue is mine honest Friend Sir, therefore I beseech | knave is mine honest friend, sir; therefore, I beseech | honest (adj.)genuine, real, true | 2H4 V.i.44 | |
| your Worship, let him bee Countenanc'd. | you, let him be countenanced. | countenance (v.)approve, support, encourage | 2H4 V.i.45 | |
| Shal. | SHALLOW | | | |
| Go too, / I say he shall haue no wrong: Looke | Go to; I say he shall have no wrong. Look | wrong (n.)wrong-doing, wrongful gain, unjust claim | 2H4 V.i.46 | |
| about Dauy. | about, Davy. | | 2H4 V.i.47 | |
| Exit Davy | | 2H4 V.i.47 | |
| Where are you Sir Iohn? Come, off with | Where are you, Sir John? Come, come, come, off with | | 2H4 V.i.48 | |
| your Boots. Giue me your hand M. Bardolfe. | your boots. Give me your hand, Master Bardolph. | | 2H4 V.i.49 | |
| Bard. | BARDOLPH | | | |
| I am glad to see your Worship. | I am glad to see your worship. | | 2H4 V.i.50 | |
| Shal. | SHALLOW | | | |
| I thanke thee, with all my heart, kinde Master | I thank thee with all my heart, kind Master | | 2H4 V.i.51 | |
| Bardolfe: and welcome my tall Fellow: | Bardolph; (to the Page) and welcome, my tall fellow. | tall (adj.)brave, valiant, bold | 2H4 V.i.52 | |
| Come Sir Iohn. | Come, Sir John. | | 2H4 V.i.53 | |
| Falstaffe. | FALSTAFF | | | |
| Ile follow you, good Master Robert Shallow. | I'll follow you, good Master Robert Shallow. | | 2H4 V.i.54 | |
| Exit Shallow | | 2H4 V.i.54 | |
| Bardolfe, looke to our Horsses. | Bardolph, look to our horses. | | 2H4 V.i.55 | |
| Exeunt Bardolph and Page | | 2H4 V.i.55 | |
| If I were saw'de into Quantities, I should make foure | If I were sawed into quantities, I should make four | quantity (n.)fragment, little piece, tiny amount | 2H4 V.i.56 | |
| dozen of such bearded Hermites staues, as Master Shallow. | dozen of such bearded hermits' staves as Master Shallow. | | 2H4 V.i.57 | |
| It is a wonderfull thing to see the semblable | It is a wonderful thing to see the semblable | semblable (adj.)similar, like, comparable | 2H4 V.i.58 | |
| Coherence of his mens spirits, and his: They, by | coherence of his men's spirits and his. They, by | coherence (n.)correspondence, agreement, harmony | 2H4 V.i.59 | |
| obseruing of him, do beare themselues like foolish Iustices: | observing him, do bear themselves like foolish justices; | | 2H4 V.i.60 | |
| Hee, by conuersing with them, is turn'd into a Iustice-like | he, by conversing with them, is turned into a justice-like | converse (v.)associate, keep company | 2H4 V.i.61 | |
| Seruingman. Their spirits are so married in Coniunction, | servingman. Their spirits are so married in conjunction, | marry (v.)join together, unite | 2H4 V.i.62 | |
| | conjunction (n.)union, uniting, joining together | | |
| with the participation of Society, that they flocke together | with the participation of society, that they flock together | society (n.)companionship, fellowship, association | 2H4 V.i.63 | |
| in consent, like so many Wilde-Geese. If I had a suite to | in consent, like so many wild geese. If I had a suit to | suit (n.)formal request, entreaty, petition | 2H4 V.i.64 | |
| | consent (n.)agreement, accord, unanimity, compact | | |
| Mayster Shallow, I would humour his men, with the | Master Shallow, I would humour his men with the | | 2H4 V.i.65 | |
| imputation of beeing neere their Mayster. If to his Men, I | imputation of being near their master; if to his men, I | imputation (n.)reputation, prestige, estimation | 2H4 V.i.66 | |
| | near (prep.)intimate with, closely connected with | | |
| would currie with Maister Shallow, that no man could | would curry with Master Shallow that no man could | curry (v.)use flattery, talk fawningly | 2H4 V.i.67 | |
| better command his Seruants. It is certaine, that either | better command his servants. It is certain that either | | 2H4 V.i.68 | |
| wise bearing, or ignorant Carriage is caught, as men take | wise bearing or ignorant carriage is caught, as men take | carriage (n.)bearing, demeanour, manner of behaviour | 2H4 V.i.69 | |
| diseases, one of another: therefore, let men take heede | diseases, one of another; therefore let men take heed | | 2H4 V.i.70 | |
| of their Companie. I will deuise matter enough out of | of their company. I will devise matter enough out of | matter (n.)subject-matter, content, substance | 2H4 V.i.71 | |
| this Shallow, to keepe Prince Harry in continuall Laughter, | this Shallow to keep Prince Harry in continual laughter | | 2H4 V.i.72 | |
| the wearing out of sixe Fashions (which is foure Tearmes) or | the wearing out of six fashions, which is four terms, or | term (n.)any of four periods of activity within the legal year [Michaelmas, Hilary, Easter, Trinity] | 2H4 V.i.73 | |
| two Actions, and he shall laugh with Interuallums. O | two actions, and 'a shall laugh without intervallums. O, | intervallum (n.)interval, break between sessions | 2H4 V.i.74 | |
| | action (n.)law-suit, legal proceeding, litigation | | |
| it is much that a Lye (with a slight Oath) and a iest (with a | it is much that a lie with a slight oath, and a jest with a | | 2H4 V.i.75 | |
| sadde brow) will doe, with a Fellow, that neuer had the Ache | sad brow, will do with a fellow that never had the ache | sad (adj.)serious, grave, solemn | 2H4 V.i.76 | |
| | brow (n.)appearance, aspect, countenance | | |
| in his shoulders. O you shall see him laugh, till his Face | in his shoulders! O, you shall see him laugh till his face | | 2H4 V.i.77 | |
| be like a wet Cloake, ill laid vp. | be like a wet cloak ill laid up! | ill (adv.)badly, adversely, unfavourably | 2H4 V.i.78 | |
| | lay up (v.)stow away, pack away, store | | |
| Shal. | SHALLOW | | | |
| (within) | | 2H4 V.i.79 | |
| Sir Iohn. | Sir John! | | 2H4 V.i.79 | |
| Falst. | FALSTAFF | | | |
| I come Master Shallow, I come Master | I come, Master Shallow, I come, Master | | 2H4 V.i.80 | |
| Shallow. | Shallow. | | 2H4 V.i.81 | |
| Exeunt | Exit | | 2H4 V.i.81 | |