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Dramatis Perfonæ.

DON PEDRO, Prince of Arragon.
Leonato, Governor of Messina.

Don John, Bastard-Brother to Don Pedro.
Claudio, a young Lord of Florence, Favourite to Don

Pedro.

Benedick, a young Lord of Padua, favour'd likewife by
Don Pedro.

Balthazar, Servant to Don Pedro.

Antonio, Brother to Leonato.

Borachio, Confident to Don John.

Conrade, Friend to Borachio.

Dogberry, two foolish Officers.

Verges,

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Hero, Daughter to Leonato.

Beatrice, Neice to Leonato.

Margaret,

Urfula, } two Gentlewomen, attending on

Hero.

A Friar, Messenger, Watch, Town-Clerk, Sexton, and
Attendants.

SCENE, Messfina in Sicily.

IMUCH ADO about NOTHING.

ACT I. SCENE I.

SCENE, a Court before Leonato's House.

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

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LEONATо.

Learn in this letter, that Don Pedro of
Arragon comes this night to Mefsina.
Meff. 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?

Meff. But few of any Sort, and none of Name. Leon. A victory is twice itself, when the atchiever brings home full numbers; I find here, that Don Pedro hath bestowed much honour on a young Florentine, call'd Claudio.

Meff. Much deserved on his part, and equally remembred by Don Pedro: he hath borne himself beyond the promife of his age, doing in the figure of a lamb the feats of a lion: he hath, indeed, better bet

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