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King Henry the Fourth, II. iv

two of our jerkins and aprons; and Sir John

must not know of it: Bardolph hath brought

word.

First Draw. By the mass, here will be old

utis: it will be an excellent stratagem.

Sec. Draw. I'll see if I can find out Sneak.

Exit.

Host. I' faith, sweetheart, methinks now you

are in an excellent good temperality: your pul-

sidge beats as extraordinarily as heart would

desire; and your colour, I warrant you, is as

red as any rose; in good truth, la! But, i' faith,

you have drunk too much canaries, and that's

a marvellous searching wine, and it perfumes

the blood ere one can say, What's this? How

do you now?

Dol. Better than I was: hem!

Host. Why, that's well said; a good heart's

worth gold. Lo! here comes Sir John.

Fal. 'When Arthur first in court'—Empty

the Jordan.—[Exit Drawer.]—'And was a

worthy king.' How now, Mistress Doll!

Host. Sick of a calm: yea, good faith.

Fal. So is all her sect; an they be once in a

calm they are sick.

Dol. A pox damn you, you muddy rascal, is

that all the comfort you give me?

Fal. You make fat rascals, Mistress Doll.

 21, 22 old utis: rare sport

36 Cf. n.

37 Jordan: chamber-pot

39 calm: mistake for 'qualm'

40 sect: sex 