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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13307	The case is altered How? Aske Dalio, and Millo.	F. T., fl. 1604-1635.; Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626?, attributed name.	1604 (1604)	STC 23614; ESTC S113505	18,039	30

THE Case is Altered How Aske Dalio and Millo LONDON Imprinted by T. C. for Iohn Smethicke and are to be sold at his Shop in S. Dunstons Church-yard in Fleet-street 1604. TO MY VERY kinde and approoued friende D. R. F. R. wisheth a com●orts that Fortune in her best Cases bestoweth on the kindest Natures and a further ioy in the heart than Fortune hath in her handes SYr your long Experience in the varietie of Cases hath made me send you these fewe mer●y pittifull Cases In which if your leisure be to reade your iudgement is sufficient to discerne the cause of their gathering together and setting down as you see the best is they are no such vnreasonable Cases but they may be pleaded with pleasure in the priuate conference of conceit and patience Some are longer then other all are free from the thought of malice But lest I speake any thing in their praises knowing nothing wo●th any thing I will leaue them to your kindnes to consider of and my loue to your farther commaundement And so fearing lest through want of meanes to expresse my affection I should in the suspition of obliuion bury the great heape of your vndeserued fauou●s intreating your patient acceptation of this till a better be made readie in a pittifull Case of discontentment that I haue not a better present for your kindnes wishing your worthines the comfort of all happines I rest in the midst of al my Cases and in what Case soeuer to my vttermost power Yours as mine owne F. T. To the Reader GEntle Reader I pray God I do not flatter you for if you should proue either vnwise or vnkinde I should call in my Title So it is that hauing nothing to do I set my selfe on work about a litle better matter to write downe certain Cases neuer pleaded but only discoursed vpon by a couple of idle people the matters handled are of no great moment therfore scarce worth the reading but yet if you peruse them all ouer no doubt but some of them wil please you if any of them do otherwise I am sory I knowe not your humour but if you finde your selfe touched with any euil rather mend the fault in your selfe then finde fault with me In brief I only write vpon Cases neither kniue Cases Pinne Cases nor Candle Cases but onely a fewe merry pittiful Cases In which if I haue lost time I am sory for my labour If I haue lost my labour I am sory for my time but if I haue gained your good will all is not lost and I thanke you but because I know not where to come to you to tell you so I leaue you to reade and like what you list and to thinke of me as you haue cause and so in good will I rest Your friend F. T. The Case is altred How Aske Dalio and Mil●o DALIO MILLO Good morrow Millo And a thousand to thée honest Dalio but whither plod you so sadly Dal. I was walking towardes your house and finding your wife abroad I hoped y e better to haue you quiet at home Mil. You say well Is it not a pittifull Case that a mans house that should bée his castle and his wise his comfort should through the vnquietnesse of her indiscretion become more terrible to him then a towne of Warre Dal. I must confesse it is too true I haue pittied you often but could neuer doe you good and he that could iudge what I see and you ●eele would confesse it were a pittifull Case ind●d God helpe you Mill. I thanke you for I thinke that the noyse of a volley of shot is not comparable to the roaring mouth of an ●nquiet woman which since it will not be mended it must be borne so forth But I pray you tel me how doth your eld●st sonne followeth he his olde courses will no good cou●sell bring him home againe Dal Oh no Neighbour I may sigh to ●are men s●y that yonder is an honest man yet hath a sonne able to breake the heart of his father Oh it is a pittifull Case that a man should 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 care all the d●yes of his life to lay vp wealth to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sonn● that shall spend it before he were ready to part with 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he could 〈◊〉 to be a childe be sicke of the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 vpon his death be glad of his sicknesse 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ● continuing in an euill course scorne 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Lawe he growes so 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he be 〈◊〉 of all good compa● 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to his fathers hear● 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 of punishment the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 loue of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 him to good 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 him so past gra● that there 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 nature is of such f●ce that 〈◊〉 canno● 〈◊〉 his owne childe what shall I say to it Dal. Why as you sayd to me let me say to you a pittifull Case a pittifull Case for t is ●o lesse Ascolding wife and a stubburne childe are two pittifull Cases for patience to plead 〈◊〉 But what is become o● my neighbours 〈◊〉 daughter 〈◊〉 Alas the day there is a pittifull Case indéed if you 〈◊〉 of a Case to be 〈◊〉 A ●ong wench a faire wench a 〈◊〉 wench a pretty wench a 〈◊〉 wench a gallant wench a proper wench a wife wench an honest wench a 〈◊〉 wench a 〈◊〉 wench that could speake well and 〈◊〉 well 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 pl● 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 w●ll ●nd do 〈◊〉 thing 〈◊〉 to be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I say cast 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that loues nothing but 〈◊〉 meate 〈◊〉 can 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 upon gay 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 all for a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the should 〈◊〉 I would reele 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a liuing before I would bring her to her death by such a miserie 〈◊〉 You say well so I thinke should I but t is a pittifull Case and so let it be And since we are entred into these matters let me aske you a question I pray you what heare you of your Nephew and his marriage Dal. You do wel to put me in 〈◊〉 of him for in t●th I pitty him a yong man a handsome man a wise man an honest mā a kinde man a carefull man giuen to thriue like to do well comming on well in y e world to bestow the p●me of his years the hope of his fortune and the fruite of his trauaile vpon the figure of deformitie the discomfort of continuance the crosse of pleasure the misery of time all for a little can●kred coyne which may hap to be short of his reckoning he may leaue ere he be aware would it not fret a man to thinke on it 〈◊〉 a man to see it pitty him that he cannot helpe 〈◊〉 when his youth is drowned in her age his wit in her wilfulnes