MUCH ADO about NOTHING.
The MERCHANT of VENICE.
LOVE'S LABOUR's LOST.

AS YOU LIKE IT.

The TAMING of the SHREW,

EDINBURGH:

Printed by WAL. RUDDIMAN and Company.'

MDCCLXIX.

Much ado about Nothing

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DRAMATIS PERSON Æ.

Don PEDRO, Prince of Arra-|Borachio, confident to Don John.

gon.
Leonato, Governor of Messina.
Don John, baftard-brother to Don
Pedro.

Claudio, a young Lord of Florence,
favourite to Don Pedro.
Benedick, a young Lord of Padua,
favoured likewife by Don Pedro.
Balthazar, fervant to Don Pedro.
Antonio, brother to Leonato.

SCENE,

Conrade, friend to Borachio.
Dogberry, two foolish officers.
Verges,

Hero, daughter to Leonato.
Beatrice, niece to Leonato.
Margaret, two gentlewomen
Urfula, Sattending on Hero.
A Friar, Meffenger, Watch,
Town-Clerk, Sexton, and At-
tendants.

Mefina in Sicily.

AĊ TI.

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SCENE I.

A court before Leonato's house.

Enter Leonato, Hero, and Beatrice, with a messenger.

Leon.

I

LEARN in this letter, that Don Pedro of
Arragon comes this night to Messina.

Me. He is very near by this; he was not three leagues off when I left him. Leon. How many gentlemen have you loft in this action?

Me. But few of any fort, and none of name.

Leon. A victory is twice itself, when the atchiever brings home full numbers; I find here, that Don Pedro hath beftowed much honour on a young Florentine, called Claudio.

Me. Much deserved of his part, and equally remembered by Don Pedro: he hath borne himself beThe story from Ariofto, Orl. Fur. 1. s.

Mr Pope.