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1

Merry Wives of Windsor
[I, 4]

Fenton

554

Well, I shall see her to-day. Hold, there's money
for thee; let me have thy voice in my behalf: if
thou seest her before me, commend me.

2

Merry Wives of Windsor
[II, 1]

Page

745

Look where my ranting host of the Garter comes:
there is either liquor in his pate or money in his
purse when he looks so merrily.
[Enter Host]
How now, mine host!

3

Merry Wives of Windsor
[II, 2]

Falstaff

931

Sayest thou so, old Jack? go thy ways; I'll make
more of thy old body than I have done. Will they
yet look after thee? Wilt thou, after the expense
of so much money, be now a gainer? Good body, I
thank thee. Let them say 'tis grossly done; so it be
fairly done, no matter.

4

Merry Wives of Windsor
[II, 2]

Ford

957

Good Sir John, I sue for yours: not to charge you;
for I must let you understand I think myself in
better plight for a lender than you are: the which
hath something embolden'd me to this unseasoned
intrusion; for they say, if money go before, all
ways do lie open.

5

Merry Wives of Windsor
[II, 2]

Falstaff

963

Money is a good soldier, sir, and will on.

6

Merry Wives of Windsor
[II, 2]

Ford

964

Troth, and I have a bag of money here troubles me:
if you will help to bear it, Sir John, take all, or
half, for easing me of the carriage.

7

Merry Wives of Windsor
[II, 2]

Ford

1019

Believe it, for you know it. There is money; spend
it, spend it; spend more; spend all I have; only
give me so much of your time in exchange of it, as
to lay an amiable siege to the honesty of this
Ford's wife: use your art of wooing; win her to
consent to you: if any man may, you may as soon as
any.

8

Merry Wives of Windsor
[II, 2]

Falstaff

1039

Master Brook, I will first make bold with your
money; next, give me your hand; and last, as I am a
gentleman, you shall, if you will, enjoy Ford's wife.

9

Merry Wives of Windsor
[II, 2]

Ford

1044

Want no money, Sir John; you shall want none.

10

Merry Wives of Windsor
[II, 2]

Falstaff

1055

Hang him, poor cuckoldly knave! I know him not:
yet I wrong him to call him poor; they say the
jealous wittolly knave hath masses of money; for the
which his wife seems to me well-favored. I will
use her as the key of the cuckoldly rogue's coffer;
and there's my harvest-home.

11

Merry Wives of Windsor
[III, 2]

Slender

1365

And so must I, sir: we have appointed to dine with
Mistress Anne, and I would not break with her for
more money than I'll speak of.

12

Merry Wives of Windsor
[III, 5]

Falstaff

1799

I marvel I hear not of Master Brook; he sent me word
to stay within: I like his money well. O, here he comes.

13

Merry Wives of Windsor
[IV, 5]

Sir Hugh Evans

2367

Have a care of your entertainments: there is a
friend of mine come to town tells me there is three
cozen-germans that has cozened all the hosts of
Readins, of Maidenhead, of Colebrook, of horses and
money. I tell you for good will, look you: you
are wise and full of gibes and vlouting-stocks, and
'tis not convenient you should be cozened. Fare you well.

14

Merry Wives of Windsor
[V, 5]

Ford

2684

Now, sir, who's a cuckold now? Master Brook,
Falstaff's a knave, a cuckoldly knave; here are his
horns, Master Brook: and, Master Brook, he hath
enjoyed nothing of Ford's but his buck-basket, his
cudgel, and twenty pounds of money, which must be
paid to Master Brook; his horses are arrested for
it, Master Brook.

15

Merry Wives of Windsor
[V, 5]

Ford

2737

Marry, sir, we'll bring you to Windsor, to one
Master Brook, that you have cozened of money, to
whom you should have been a pander: over and above
that you have suffered, I think to repay that money
will be a biting affliction.

16

Merry Wives of Windsor
[V, 5]

Ford

2798

Stand not amazed; here is no remedy:
In love the heavens themselves do guide the state;
Money buys lands, and wives are sold by fate.