mine own graffing, with a dish of caraways, and
so forth; come, cousin Silence; and then to bed. 4
Fal. 'Fore God, you have here a goodly
dwelling, and a rich.
Shal. Barren, barren, barren; beggars all,
beggars all, Sir John: marry, good air. Spread, 8
Davy; spread: well said, Davy.
Fal. This Davy serves you for good uses; he
is your serving-man and your husband.
Shal. A good varlet, a good varlet, a very 12
good varlet, Sir John: by the mass, I have
drunk too much sack at supper: a good varlet.
Now sit down, now sit down. Come, cousin.
Sil. Ah, sirrah! quoth a', we shall 16
'Do nothing but eat, and make good cheer,
And praise God for the merry year;
When flesh is cheap and females dear,
And lusty lads roam here and there, 20
So merrily.
And ever among so merrily.'
Fal. There's a merry heart! Good Master
Silence, I'll give you a health for that anon. 24
Shal. Give Master Bardolph some wine, Davy.
Davy. Sweet sir, sit; I'll be with you anon:
most sweet sir, sit. Master page, good master
page, sit. Proface! What you want in meat 28
we'll have in drink: but you must bear: the
heart's all. [Exit.]
Shal. Be merry, Master Bardolph; and my
little soldier there, be merry. 32
3 graffing: grafting
caraways: confection made with caraway seeds
9 said: done
11 husband: husbandman
22 ever among: all the while
28 Proface: may it do you good (Italian 'pro vi faccia')
30 heart: intention
