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Touch. I will not take her on gift of any

man.

Sir Oli. Truly, she must be given, or the mar-

riage is not lawful.

Jaq. [Coming forward.] Proceed, proceed:

I'll give her.

Touch. Good even, good Master What-ye-

call't: how do you, sir? You are very well met:

God 'ild you for your last company: I am very

glad to see you: even a toy in hand here, sir:

nay, pray be covered.

Jaq. Will you be married, motley?

Touch. As the ox hath his bow, sir, the horse

his curb, and the falcon her bells, so man hath

his desires; and as pigeons bill, so wedlock

would be nibbling.

Jaq. And will you, being a man of your

breeding, be married under a bush, like a

beggar? Get you to church, and have a good

priest that can tell you what marriage is: this

fellow will but join you together as they join

wainscot; then one of you will prove a shrunk

panel, and like green timber, warp, warp.

Touch. [Aside.] I am not in the mind but I

were better to be married of him than of an-

other: for he is not like to marry me well, and

not being well married, it will be a good excuse

for me hereafter to leave my wife.

Jaq. Go thou with me, and let me counsel thee.

Touch. Come, sweet Audrey:

We must be married, or we must live in bawdry.

Farewell, good Master Oliver: not

 81 God 'ild: God reward

82 toy: trifling matter

85 bow: yoke

103 bawdry: immorality 