Marrie sir, they haue committed false report,
moreouer they haue spoken vntruths, secondarily they
are slanders, sixt and lastly, they haue belyed a Ladie,
thirdly, they haue verified vniust things, and to conclude
they are lying knaues.
First I aske thee what they haue done, thirdlie
I aske thee
are committed, and to conclude, what you lay to their
charge.
Rightlie reasoned, and in his owne diuision, and
by my troth there's one meaning
Who haue you offended masters, that you are
thus bound to your answer? this learned Constable is too
cunning to be vnderstood,
Sweete Prince, let me go no farther to mine an
swere: do you heare me, and let this Count kill mee: I
haue deceiued euen your verie eies:
domes could not discouer, these shallow fooles haue
brought to light,
fessing to this man, how
Don Iohn your brother incensed
me to slander the Ladie
Hero, how you were brought
into the Orchard, and saw me court
Margaret in
Heroes
garments, how you disgrace'd her
marrie her: my villanie they haue vpon record,
I had rather seale with my death, then repeate ouer to
my shame: the Ladie is dead vpon mine and my masters
false accusation: and briefelie, I desire nothing but the
reward of a villaine.
bloud?
Hero, now thy image doth appeare
Come, bring away the plaintiffes, by this time
our
Sexton hath reformed
Signior Leonato of the matter:
and masters, do not forget to specifie when time & place
shall serue, that I am an Asse.
Here, here comes master
Signior Leonato, and
the
Sexton too.
Art thou the slaue that with thy breath
hast kild mine innocent childe
Yea, euen I alone.