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King. [Reads.] 'that unlettered small-knowing

soul,—'

Cost. Me?

King. [Reads.] 'that shallow vessel,—' Cost. Still me?

King. [Reads.] 'which, as I remember, hight

Costard,—'

Cost. O me!

King. [Reads.] 'sorted and consorted, contrary

to thy established proclaimed edict and continent

canon, with—with,—O! with—but with this I

passion to say wherewith,—'

Cost. With a wench.

King. [Reads.] 'with a child of our grandmother

Eve, a female; or, for thy more sweet under-

standing, a woman. Him I,—as my ever-

esteemed duty pricks me on,—have sent to thee,

to receive the meed of punishment, by thy sweet

Grace's officer, Anthony Dull; a man of good

repute, carriage, bearing, and estimation.'

Dull. Me, an 't shall please you; I am Anthony

Dull.

King. [Reads.] 'For Jaquenetta,—so is the

weaker vessel called which I apprehended with the

aforesaid swain,—I keep her as a vessel of thy law's

fury; and shall, at the least of thy sweet notice,

bring her to trial. Thine, in all compliments of

devoted and heart-burning heat of duty,

Don Adriano de Armado.'

Ber. This is not so well as I looked for, but

the best that ever I heard.

 258 sorted: associated

259 continent: i.e. containing a summary of offenses

261 passion: grieve

