<p>Act 1</p> <p>"scene" 1</p> <p>Scene 1</p> <p>[Windsor. Before PAGE's house.]</p> <p>[Enter SHALLOW, SLENDER, and SIR HUGH EVANS]</p> <p>SHALLOW</p> <p>Sir Hugh, persuade me not; I will make a Star-<br />chamber matter of it: if he were twenty Sir John<br />Falstaffs, he shall not abuse Robert Shallow, esquire.</p> <p>SLENDER</p> <p>In the county of Gloucester, justice of peace and<br />'Coram.'</p> <p>SHALLOW</p> <p>Ay, cousin Slender, and 'Custalourum.</p> <p>SLENDER</p> <p>Ay, and 'Rato-lorum' too; and a gentleman born,<br />master parson; who writes himself 'Armigero,' in any<br />bill, warrant, quittance, or obligation, 'Armigero.'</p> <p>SHALLOW</p> <p>Ay, that I do; and have done any time these three<br />hundred years.</p> <p>SLENDER</p> <p>All his successors gone before him hath done't; and<br />all his ancestors that come after him may: they may<br />give the dozen white luces in their coat.</p> <p>SHALLOW</p> <p>It is an old coat.</p> <p>SIR HUGH EVANS</p> <p>The dozen white louses do become an old coat well;<br />it agrees well, passant; it is a familiar beast to<br />man, and signifies love.</p> <p>SHALLOW</p> <p>The luce is the fresh fish; the salt fish is an old coat.</p> <p>SLENDER</p> <p>I may quarter, coz.</p> <p>SHALLOW</p> <p>You may, by marrying.</p> <p>SIR HUGH EVANS</p> <p>It is marring indeed, if he quarter it.</p> <p>SHALLOW</p> <p>Not a whit.</p> <p>SIR HUGH EVANS</p> <p>Yes, py'r lady; if he has a quarter of your