er thinks I loue thee for his wealth,
Tho I must needs confesse at first that drew me,
But since thy vertues wiped that trash away,
_I_ loue thee _Nan_, and so deare is it set,
That whilst I liue, I nere shall thee forget. 15

[_Quic:_] Godes pitie here comes her father.

_Enter M. Page his wife, M. Shallow, and Slender._

_Pa._ M. _Fenton_ I pray what make you here?
You know my answere sir, shees not for you:
Knowing my vow, to blame to vse me thus.

_Fen._ But heare me speake sir. 20

_{P}a._ Pray sir get you gon: Come hither daughter,
Sonne _Slender_ let me speak with you. (_they whisper._

_Quic._ Speake to misteris _{P}age_.

_Fen._ Pray misteris _{P}age_ let me haue your consent.
_Mis. Pa._ Ifaith M. _Fenton_ tis as my husband please.
For my part, Ile neither hinder you, nor further you.

_Quic._ How say you this was my doings?
I bid you speake to misteris _{P}age_.

_Fen._ Here nurse, theres a brace of angels to drink,
Worke what thou canst for me, farwell. (_Exit Fen._ 30

_Quic._ By my troth so I will, good hart.

_Pa._ Come wife, you an _I_ will in, weele leaue M. _Slender_
And my daughter to talke together. M. _Shallow_,
You may stay sir if you please.

_Exit {P}age and his wife._

_Shal._ Mary _I_ thanke you for that: 35
To her cousin, to her.

_Slen._ Ifaith _I_ know not what to say.

_An._ Now M. _{S}lender_, what's your will?

_Slen._ Godeso, theres a {I}est indeed: why misteris _An_, I neuer
made will yet: _I_ thank God I am wise inough for that. 40

_Shal._ Fie cusse fie, thou art not right,
O thou hadst a father.

_Slen._ I had a father misteris _Anne_, good vncle
Tell the Iest how my father stole the goose out of
The henloft. All this is nought, harke you mistresse _Anne_. 45

_Shal._ He will make you ioynter of three hundred pound a yeare,
he shall make you a Gentlewoman.

_Slend._ I be God that I vill, come cut and long taile, as good as
any is in _Glostershire_, vnder the degree of a Squire.

_An._ O God how many grosse faults are hid 50
And couered in three hundred pound a yeare?
Well M. _{S}lender_, within a day or two Ile tell you more.

_Slend._ I thanke you good misteris _Anne_, vncle I shall haue her.

_Quic._ M. _{S}hallow_, M. _Page_ would pray you to come you, and you
M. Slender, and you mistris _An_.