~~~~~ Linenotes: _Much Ado About Nothing_, III. 2. SCENE II. A room...] Capell. 2: _go I_] _I go_ F3 F4. 10: _hangman_] _henchman_ Upton conj. _twangman_ Becket conj. 15: _be_] _is_ Pope. 21, 22: Omitted by Tieck. 21: Bene.] Leon. Anon. conj. 24: _Where_] _Which_ Rowe. 25: _can_] Pope. _cannot_ Q Ff. 30–33: _or in the...doublet_] Q. omitted in Ff, restored by Pope (ed. 2). 33: _no doublet_] _all doublet_ Mason conj. 35: _appear_] Q. _to appear_ Ff. 37: _a’_] _a_ Q Ff. _he_ Rowe. _o’ mornings_] Pope (ed. I). _a mornings_ Q Ff. _a-mornings_ Pope (ed. 2). 45: _a’_] _a_ Q Ff. _he_ Rowe. 48: D. Pedro.] Prin. Ff. Bene. Q. 53: _now governed_] _governed_ Anon. conj. _new-governed_ S. Walker conj. 54: _conclude, conclude_] Q. _conclude_ Ff. 61: _face_] _heels_ Theobald. _feet_ Mason conj. _upwards_] _downwards_ Grey conj. 70: SCENE III. Pope. 76: D. Pedro.] Claudio. Capell conj. 85, 86: _brother,...heart hath_] Rowe. _brother (I think...heart) hath_ Q Ff. 90: _has_] Q. _hath_ Ff. 99: _to-night_,] Q omits the comma. 101: _her then_,] Hanmer. _her, then_ Q Ff. 110: _her to-morrow_,] Rowe. Q Ff. omit the comma. _her; to-morrow_, Capell. 115: _midnight_] Q. _night_ Ff. 119, 120: _so...sequel._] Printed as a verse by Rowe. 120: _when you have_] _when have_ F2. ~~~~~ SCENE III. _A street._ _Enter_ DOGBERRY _and_ VERGES _with the Watch_. _Dog._ Are you good men and true? _Verg._ Yea, or else it were pity but they should suffer salvation, body and soul. _Dog._ Nay, that were a punishment too good for them, if they should have any allegiance in them, being chosen 5 for the prince’s watch. _Verg._ Well, give them their charge, neighbour Dogberry. _Dog._ First, who think you the most desartless man to be constable? _First Watch._ Hugh Otecake, sir, or George Seacole; 10 for they can write and read. _Dog._ Come hither, neighbour Seacole. God hath blessed you with a good name: to be a well-favoured man is the gift of fortune; but to write and read comes by nature. _Sec. Watch._ Both which, master constable,— 15 _Dog._ You have: I knew it would be your answer. Well, for your favour, sir, why, give God thanks, and make no boast of it; and for your writing and reading, let that appear when there is no need of such vanity. You are thought here to be the most senseless and fit man for the constable 20 of the watch; therefore bear you the lantern. This is your charge: you shall comprehend all vagrom men; you are to bid any man stand, in the prince’s name. _Sec. Watch._ How if a’ will not stand? _Dog._ Why, then, take no note of him, but let him go; 25 and presently call the rest of the watch together, and thank God you are rid of a knave. _Verg._ If he will not stand when he is bidden, he is none of the prince’s subjects.