Good husband, let us every one go home, Ford. Let it be fo:-Sir John, To master Brook you yet fhall hold your word [Exeunt omnes, Dramatis Perfonæ. VINCENTIO, Duke of Vienna. Efcalus, Deputation. Claudio, a young Gentleman. Lucio, a Fantaftick. Two Gentlemen. Varrius, a Gentleman, Servant to the Duke. Provost. Thomas, Peter, } A Justice. two Friars. Elbow, a fimple Conftable. Froth, a foolish Gentleman. Clown, Servant to Mrs. Over-done, Abhorfon, an Executioner. Barnardine, a diffolute Prifoner. Ifabella, Sifter to Claudio. Mariana, betrothed to Angelo. Juliet, beloved of Claudio. Francifca, a Nun. Mistress Over-done, a Bawd. Guards, Officers, and other Attendants: SCENE, Vienna. MEA MEASURE for MEASURE. ACTI. SCENE I. The Duke's PALACE. E Enter Duke, Efcalus, and Lords. DUKE. SCALUS, Duke. Of Government the properties t'unfold, Would feem in me t'affect speech and dif course. * Since I am not to know, that your own Science Exceeds, in that, the lifts of all advice My ftrength can give you: then no more remains: Put The ftory is taken from Cinthio's Novels, December 8. November 5. Mr. Pope. 2 Since I am not to know, that your own Science Exceeds, in that, the lifts of all advice My frength can give you: then no more remains: Put that to your fufficiency, as your worth is able, And let them work.] To the integrity of this reading Mr. Theobald objects, and fays, What was Efcalus to put to his fufficiency! why his fcience: But his fcience and fufficiency were A a 2 but |