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thee, and I leave thee. Be not too familiar with

Poins; for he misuses thy favours so much that

he swears thou art to marry his sister Nell. Re-

pent at idle times as thou mayest, and so farewell.

Poins. My lord, I'll steep this letter in sack

and make him eat it.

Prince. That's to make him eat twenty of

his words. But do you use me thus, Ned? must

I marry your sister?

Poins. God send the wench no worse for-

tune!—but I never said so.

Prince. Well, thus we play the fools with the

time, and the spirits of the wise sit in the clouds

and mock us. Is your master here in London?

Bard. Yea, my lord.

Prince. Where sups he? doth the old boar

feed in the old frank?

Bard. At the old place, my lord, in East- cheap.

Prince. What company?

Page. Ephesians, my lord, of the old church.

Prince. Sup any women with him?

Page. None, my lord, but old Mistress Quickly

and Mistress Doll Tearsheet.

Prince. What pagan may that be?

Page. A proper gentlewoman, sir, and a kins-

woman of my master's.

Prince. Even such kin as the parish heifers

 160 frank: sty

164 Ephesians: slang term for jolly fellows 