hope in him I should grow desperate of al See He is come I' my thought How now Sonne what newes at the Court of Aldermen Enter Goulding Gould Troth Sir an Accident somewhat strange els it hath litle in it worth the reporting Touch. What It is not borrowing of money then Gold No sir it hath pleasd the worshipful Commoners of the citty to take me one i' their number at presentation of the inquest Touch. Ha! Gould And the Alderman of the warde wherein Idwel to appoint me his Deputy Touch. Howe Gold In which place I haue had an oath ministred me since I went Touch. Now my deare happy Sonnellet we kisse thy new worship a litle boast mine own happines in thee What a fortune was it or rather my iudgment indeed for me first to see that in his disposition which a whole Citty so conspires to second Tane into the Liuory of his copany the first day of his freedōe now not a weeke maried chosen Commoner and Aldermans Deputie in a day note but the reward of a thrifty course The wōder of his Time Wel I wil honour M. Alderman for this act as becomes me shall think the better of the cômon Councels wisdōe worship while I liue for thus meeting or but cōming after me in the opinion of his desert Forward my sufficient Sonne and as this is the first so esteeme it the least step to that high and prime honour that expects thee Goul. Sir as I was not ambitious of this so I couet no higher place it hath dignity enough if it will but saue me from contempt and I had rather my bearing in this or any other office should adde worth to it then the Place giue the least opinion to me Touch. Excellently spoken This modest Answer of thine blushes as if it said I will weare Scarlet shortly Worshipfull Sonne I cannot containe my selfe I must tell thee I hope to see thee one o' the Monuments of our Citty and reckon'd among her worthies to be remembred the same day with the Lady Ramsey and graue Gresham when the famous fable of Whittington and his Pusse shall be forgotten and thou and thy Actes become the Posies for Hospitals when thy name shall be written vpon Conduits and thy deeds plaid i' thy life time by the best companies of Actors and be call'd their Get-peny This I diuine This I Prophecie Gold Sir engage not your expectation farder then my abilities will answer I that know mine owne strengths feare 'hem and there is so seldome a losse in promising the least that commonly it brings with it a welcome deceipt I haue other newes for you Sir Touch. None more welcome I am sure Gould They haue their degree of welcome I dare affirme The Colonell and all his company this morning putting forth drunke from Belinsgate had like to haue been cast away o'th is side Greenwich and as I haue intelligence by a false Brother are come dropping to towne like so many Masterlesse men i' their doublets and hose without Hatte or Cloake or any other Touch. A miracle the Iustice of Heauen where are they le ts goe presently and lay for 'hem Goul. I haue done that already Sir both by Constables and other officers who shall take 'hem at their old Anchor and with lesse tumult or suspition then if your selfe were seene in 't vnder coulour of a great Presse that is now abroad and they shall here be brought afore me Touch. Prudent politique sonne Disgrace 'hem all that euer thou canst their Ship I haue already arrested How to my wish it falls out that thou hast the place of a Iusticer vpon 'hem I am partly glad of the iniury done to me that thou maist punish it Be seuere i' thy place like a new officer o' the first quarter vnreflected you heare how our Lady is come back with her traine from the inuisible Castle Gould No where is she Touch. Within but I ha' not seene her yet not her mother who now begins to wish her daughter vndub'd they say and that she had walkd a foot-pase with her sister Here they come stand back Touchstone Mistresse Touchstone Gyrtrude Goulding Mildred Syndefie God saue your Ladiship 'saue your good Ladiship your Ladiship is welcome from your inchanted Castell so are your beautious Retinew I heare your Knight errant is trauayld on strange aduentures Surely in my minde your Ladiship hath fish'd faire and caught a Frog as the saying is Mist. Tou. Speake to your Father Madam kneele downe Gyrt. Kneele I hope I am not brought so low yet though my Knight be run away has sold my land I am a Lady stil Touch. Your Ladiship says true Madam it is fitter and a greater decorum that I should curtsie to you that are a knights wife and a Lady then you be brought a' your knees to me who am a poore Cullion and your Father Gyr. Law my Father knowes his duty Mist. Tou. O child Touch. And therefore I doe desire your Ladiship my good Lady Flash in all humility to depart my obscure Cottage and returne in quest of your bright and most transparent Castell how euer presently conceald to mortall eyes And as for one poore woman of your traine here I will take that order she shall no longer be a charge vnto you nor helpe to spend your Ladiship she shall stay at home with me and not goe abroad not put you to the pawning of an odde Coach-horse or three wheeles but take part with the Touchstone If we lacke we wil not complaine to your Ladiship And so good Madam with your Damoselle here please you to let vs see your straight backs in equipage for truly here is no roust for such Chickens as you are or birds o' your feather if it like your Ladiship Gyrt. Mary fyste o' your kindnesse I thought as much Come away Sinne we shall assoone get a fart from a dead man as a farthing of court'sie here Mild. O good Sister Gyrt. Sister sir reuerence come away I say Hunger drops out at his nose Goul. O Madam Faire words neuer hurt the tongue Gyrt. How say you by that you come out with your golde ends now Mi. Tou. Stay Lady-daughter good husband Touch. Wife no man loues his fetters be they made of gold I list not ha' my head fastned vnder my childs girdle as she has brew'd so let her drinke a Gods name she went witlesse to wedding now she may goe wisely a begging It 's but hony-Moone yet with her Ladiship she has Coach horses Apparell Iewels yet left she needs care for no friends nor take knowledge of Father Mother Brother Sister or any body When those are pawn'd or spent perhaps we shall returne into the list of her acquaintance Gyrt. I scorne it ifaith Come Sinne Exit Gyrt Mi. Tou. O Madam why do you prouoke your Father thus Touch. Nay nay eene let Pride goe afore Shame wil follow after I warrant you Come why doost thou weepe
them some faire office and find there is no meanes to make my Father relent so likely as to bring him to be a Spectator of their Miseries I haue ventur'd on a deuice which is to make make my selfe your Prisoner entreating you will presently goe report it to my Father and fayning an Action at sute of some third person pray him by this Token that he will presently and with all secrecie come hether for my Bayle which trayne if any I know will bring him abroad and then hauing him here I doubt not but we shall be all fortunate in the Euent Woolf. Sir I wil put on my best speede to effect it Please you come in Gold Yes And let me rest conceal'd I pray you VVoolfe See here a Benefit truely done when it is done timely freely and to no Ambition Exit Enter Touchstone VVife Daughters Syn VVinyfred Touch-stone I will sayle by you and not heare you like the wise Vlisses Mild. Deare Father Mistris Touch. Husband Gyr. Father VVin. Syn. M. Touchstone Touc. away syrens I will inmure my selfe against your cryes and locke my selfe vpto our Lamentations Mistris Touch. Gentle Husband heare me Gyr. Father It is I Father my Lady Flash my sister and I am Friends Mil. Good Father VVyn. Be not hardned good M. Touchstone Syn. I pray you Sir be mercifull Touch. I am dease I doe not heare you I haue stopt mine eares with Shoomakers waxe and drunke Lethe and Mandragora to forget you All you speake to mee I commit to the Ayre Enter VVoolfe Mil. How now M. VVoolfe VVoolfe Where 's M. Touchstone I must speake with him presently I haue lost my breath for hast Mild. What 's the matter Sir pray all be well Wolfe Maister Deputy Goulding is arrested vpon an execution and desires him presently to come to him forthwith Mild. Aye me doe you heare Father Touch. Tricks tricks confederacie tricks I haue 'hem in my nose I sent 'hem Wol. Who 's that maister Touchstone Mi. Tou. Why it is M. Wolfe himselfe husband Mil. Father Touch. I am dease still I say I will neither yeeld to the song of the Syren nor the voice of the Hyena the teares of the Crocodile nor the howling o' the Wolfe auoid my habitatio mōsters Wolfe Why you are not mad Sir I pray you looke forth and see the token I haue brought you Sir Touch. Ha! what token is it Wolf Do you know it Sir Tou. My sonne Gouldings ring Are you in earnest Mai Wolfe Wolf I by my faith sir He is in prison and requir'd me to vse all speed and secrecie to you Touch. My Cloake there pray you be patient I am plagu'd for my Austeritie my Cloake at whose suite maister Wolfe Wolfe I le tell you as we goe sir Exeunt Enter Friend Prisoners Frie. Why but is his offence such as he cannot hope of life Pri. 1. Troth it should seeme so and 't is great pity for he is exceeding penitent Fri. They say he is charg'd but on suspicion of Felony yet Pri. 2. I but his maister is a shrewd fellow Hee le proue great matter against him Fri. I 'de as liue as any thing I could see his Farewell Pri. 1. O t is rarely written why Tobis may get him to sing it to you hee 's not curious to any body Pri. 1. O no He would that all the world should take knowledge of his Repentance and thinkes he merits in 't the more shame he suffers Pri. 1. Pray thee try what thou canst doe Pri. 2. I warrant you he will not deny it if he be not hoarce with the often repeating of it Exit Pri. 1. You neuer saw a more courteous creature then he is and the Knight too the poorest Prisoner of the house may command 'hem You shall heare a thing admirably pend Fri. Is the Knight any Scholler too Pris. 1. No but he will speake verie well and discourse admirably of running Horses and White-Friers and against Baudes and of Cocks and talke as loude as a Hunter but is none Enter Wolfe and Touchstone Wolf Please you stay here sir I le cal his worship downe to you Pris. 1. See he has brought him and the Knight too Salute him I pray Sir this Gentleman vpon our report is very desirous to heare some piece of your Repentance Enter Quick Pet. c. Quic. Sir with all my heart as I told M. Tobie I shall be glad to haue any man a witnesse of it And the more openly I prosesse it I hope it will appeare the hartier and the more vnfained Touch. Who is this my man Francis and my sonne in Lawe Quick Sir it is all the Testmonie I shall leaue behind me to the World and my Master that I haue so offended Friend Good Sir Qui. I writ it whē my spirits were opprest Pet. I I le be sworne for you Francis Quick It is in imitation of Maningtons he that was hangd at Cambridge that cut of the Horses head at a blow Frie. So sir Quick To the tune of I waile in woe I plunge in paine Pet. An excellent Ditty it is and worthy of a new tune Qui. In Cheapside famous for Gold Plate Quicksiluer I did dwel of late I had a Master good and kind That vvould haue vvrought me to his mind He bad me still VVorke vpon that But alas I vvrought I knevv not vvhat He vvas a Touchstone black but true And told me still vvhat vvould ensue Yet vvoe is me I vvould not learne I savv alas but could not discerne Frien. Excellent excellent well Gould O let him alone Hee is taken already Quic. I cast my Coat and Cap avvay I vvent in silkci and saitens gay False Mettall of good manners I Did dayly coint valavvsully I scornd my Master being drunke I kept my Golding and my Punke And vvith a knight sir Flash by name VVho novv is sory for the same Pet. I thanke you Francis I thought by sea to runne But Thames and Tempest did me stay Touch. This cannot be fained sure Heauen pardon my seucrity The Ragged Colt may prooue a good Horse Gould How he listens and is transported He has forgot me Quic. Still Eastward hoe vvas all my word But VVestward I had no regard Nor neuer thought vvhat vvould coine after As did alas his youngest Daughter At last the black Oxe trode o' my foote And I savv then vvhat longd vntoo 't Novv try I Touchstone touch me stil And make me currant by thy skill Touch. And I will do it Francis Wolfe Stay him M. Deputie now is the time we shall loose the song else Frie. I protest it is the best that euer I heard Quick How like you it Gentlemen All O admirable sir Quic. This Stanze now following alludes to the story of Mannington from whence I tooke my proiect for my inuention Frin. Pray you goe on sir Quic. O Manington thy stories shevv Thou cutst a Horse-head off at a blovv But I confesse I haue not the force
For to cut off the head of a horse Yet I desire this grace to vvinne That I may cut off the Horse-head of Sin And leaue his body in the dust Of sinnes high vvay and bogges of Lust VVherby I may take Vertues purse And liue vvith her for better for vvorse Frin. Admirable sir excellently conceited Quic. Alas sir Touch. Sonne Goulding M. Wolfe I thank you the deceipt is welcome especially from thee whose charitable soule in this hath shewne a high point of wisedome and honesty Listen I am rauished with his Repentance and could stand here a whole prentiship to heare him Frien. Forth good sir Quick This is the last and the Farewell Farevvel Cheapside farewell svveet trade Of Goldsmithes all that neuer shall fade Farevvell deare fellovv Prentises all And be you vvarned by my sall Shun Vsurers Bauds and dice and drabs Auoide them as you vvould French scabs Seeke not to goe beyond your Tether But cut your Thongs vnto your Lether So shall you thriue by little and little Scape Tiborne Coūters the Spitle Touch. And scape them shalt thou my penitent deare Frances Quick Master Pet. Father Touch. I can no longer forbeare to doe your humility right Arise and let me honour your Repentance with the hearty and ioyfull embraces of a Father and Friends loue Quicksiluer thou hast eate into my breast Quicksiluer with the dropps of thy sorrow and kild the desperate opinion I had of thy reclaime Quick O sir I am not worthy to see your worshipfull face Pet. Forgiue me Father Touch. Speake no more all former passages are forgotten and here my word shall release you Thanke this worthy Brother kind friend Francis M. Wolfe I am their Bayle A shoute in the Prison Secu. Maister Touchstone Maister Touchstone Touch. Who 's that Wolfe Securitie Sir Secu. Pray you Sir if you le be wonne with a Song heare my lamentable tune too SONG O Maister Touchstone My heart is full of vvoe Alasse I am a Cuckold And vvhy should it be so Because I vvas a Usurer And Bavvd as all you knovv For vvhich againe I tell you My heart is full of vvot Touch. Bring him forth Maister Wolfe and release his bands This day shal be sacred to Mercy the mirth of this Encounter in the Counter See we are encountred with more Suters Enter Mist. Touchst. Gyr. Mil. Synd. Winnif c. Saue your Breath saue your Breath All things haue succeeded to your wishes we are heartely satisfied in their euents Gyr. Ah Runaway Runaway haue I caught you And how has my poore Knight done all this while Pet. Deare Lady-wife forgiue me Gert. As heartely as I would be forgiuen Knight Deare Father giue me your blessing and forgiue me too I ha' bene proud and lasciuious Father and a Foole Father and being raisd to the state of a wanton coy thing calld a Lady Father haue scorn'd you Father and my Sister my Sisters Veluet Cap too and would make a mouth at the Citty as I ridde through it and stop mine eares at Bow-bell I haue said your Beard was a Base one Father and that you look'd like Twierpipe the Taberer and that my Mother was but my Midwife Mi. Tou. Now God forgi' you Child Madame Touch. No more Repetitions What is else wanting to make our Harmony full Gould Only this sir That my fellow Francis make amends to mistresse Sindefie with mariage Quic. With all my heart Gould And Security giue her a dower which shall be all the restitution he shall make of that huge masse he hath so vnlawfully gotten Touch. Excellently deuisd a good motion What sayes Maister Securitie Secu. I say any thing sir what you 'll ha me say Would I were no Cuckold Wini. Cuckold husband why I thinke this wearing of Yellow has infected you Touch. Why Maister Securitie that should rather be a comfort to you then a corasiue If you be a Cuckold it 's an argument you haue a beautiful woman to your wife then you shall be much made of you shall haue store of friends neuer want mony you shall be easd of much o' your wedlock paine others will take it for you Besides you being a Vsurer and likely to goe to Hell The Deuills will neuer torment you They 'll take you for one o their owne Race Againe if you be a Cuckold and know it not you are an Innocent if you know it and endure it a true Martyr Secur. I am resolu'd sir Come hether Winny Touch. Well then all are pleasd or shall be anone Maister Wolfe you looke hungry me thinkes Haue you no apparrell to lend Frauncis to shift him Quic. No sir not I desire none but here make it my sute that I may goe home through the streetes in these as a Spectacle or rather an Example to the Children of Cheapeside Touch. Thou hast thy wish Now London looke about And in this morrall see thy Glasse runne out Behold the carefull Father thrifty Sonne The solemne deedes which each of vs haue done The Vsurer punisht and from Fall so steepe The Prodigall child reclaimd and the lost Sheepe Exeunt EPILOGVS STay Sir I perceiue the multitude are gatherd together to veivv our comming out at the Counter See if the streets and the Fronts of the Houses be not stucke with People and the VVindovves fild with Ladies as on the solemne day of the Pageant O may you find in this our Pageant here The same contentment vvhich you came to seeke And as that Shevv but dravves you once a yeare May this attract you hether once a vveeke FINIS
by my pedegree God 's my life Sirrah Goulding wilt be ruled by a foole turne good fellow turne swaggering gallant and let the Welkin roare and Erebus also Looke not Westward to the fall of Don Phoebus but to the East Eastward Hoe Where radiant beames of lusty Sol appeare And bright Eovs makes the welkin cleare We are both Gentlemen and therefore should be no coxcombes le ts be no longer fooles to this flat-cap Touchstone Eastward Bully this Sattin belly Canuas backt Touchstone Slife man his father was a Malt-man and his mother sould Ginger-bread in Christ-church Goul. What would yee ha me doe Quick Why do nothing be like a gentleman be idle the cursse of man is labour Wipe thy bum with testones make Duckes and Drakes with shillings What Eastward hoe Wilt thou crie what i st yee lack stand with a bare pate and a dropping nose vnder a wodden pent-house and art a gentleman wilt thou beare Tankards and maist beare Aimes be rul'd turne gallant Eastward hoe ta lyre lyre ro Who calls Ieronimo speake here I am gods so how like a sheepe thou lookst a my conscience some cowheard begot thee thou Goulding of Goulding-hall ha boy Gou. Goe yee are a prodigall coxcombe I a cowheards sonne because I turne not a drunkē whore-hunting rake-hell like thy selfe Offers to draw Goulding trips vp his heeles and holds him Quick Rakehell rakehell Goul. Pish in soft termes yee are a cowardly bragging boy I le ha you whipt Quic. Whipt that 's good ifaith vntrusse me Goul. No thou wilt vndoe thy selfe Alas I behold thee with pitty not with anger thou common shot-clog gull of all companies mee thinkes I see thee already walking in Moore fields without a Cloake with halfe a Hatte without a band a Doublet with three Buttons without a girdle a hose with one point and no Garter with a cudgell vnder thine arme borrowing and begging three pence Quic. Nay Slife take this and take all as I am a Gentleman borne I le be drunke grow valiant and beate thee Exit Goul. Goe thou most madly vaine whom nothing can recouer but that which reclaimes Athiests and makes great persons sometimes religious Calamitie As for my place and life thus I haue read What ere some vainer youth may terme disgrace The gaine of honest paines is neuer base From trades from artes from valor honor springs These three are founts of gentry yea of Kings Enter Girtred Mildrid Bettrice and Poldauy a Taylor Poldauy with a faire gowne Scotch Varthing all and French fall in his armes girted in a French head attire Cittizens gowne Mildred sowing Bettrice leading a Monkey after her Gir. For the passion of patience looke if sir Petronell approach that sweet that fine that delicate that for loues sake tell me if he come O sister Mill though my father be a low capt tradsman yet I must be a Lady and I praise God my mother must call me Medam does he come off with this gowne for shames sakes off with this gowne let not my Knight take me in the Citty cut in any hand tear 't pax on t does he come tear 't of Thus whilst shee sleepes I sorrow for her sake c. Mil. Lord sister with what an immodest impaciencie and disgracefull scorne doe you put off your Citty tier I am sorrie to thinke you imagin to right your selfe in wronging that which hath made both you and vs Gir. I tell you I cannot indure it I must be a Lady do you weare your Quoiffe with a London licket your Stammell petticoate with two guardes the Buffin gowne with the Tuftaffitic cape and the Veluet lace I must be a Lady and I will be a Lady I like some humors of the Cittie Dames well to eate Cherries onely at an Angell a pound good to dye rich Scarlet black pretty to line a Grogaram gowne cleane thorough with veluet tollerable their pure linnen their smocks of 3. li. a smock are to be borne withall But your minsing niceryes taffata pipkins durance petticotes siluer bodkins Gods my life as I shall be a Lady I cannot indure it Is hee come yet Lord what a long knight t is And euer shee cride shoute home and yet I knew one longer and euer she cryde shoute home fa la ly re lo la Mil. Well Sister those that scorne their nest oft flye with a sicke wing Gir. Boe-bell Mil. Where Titles presume to thrust before fit meanes to second them Wealth and respect often growe sullen and will not follow For sure in this I would for your sake I spake not truth Where ambition of place goes before fitnesse of birth contempt and disgrace follow I heard a Scholler once say that Ulisses when he counterfeited himselfe madde yoakt cattes and foxes and dogges togither to draw his plowe whilst he followed and sowed salt But sure I judge them truely madde that yoake citizens and courtiers trades men and souldiers a gold-smiths daughter and a knight well sister pray God my father sowe not salt too Gir. Alas poore Mil when I am a Lady I le pray for thee yet I faith Nay and I le vouchsafe to call thee sister Mil still for though thou art not like to be a Lady as I am yet sure thou art a creature of Gods making and mayest paraduenture to bee sau'd as soone as I dos he come And euer and anon she doubled in her song Now Ladyes my comfort What a prophane Ape 's here Tailer Poldavis prethee fit it fit it is this a right Scot Does it clip close and beare vp round Pold. Fine and stifly i faith t will keepe your thighes so coole and make your waste so small here was a fault in your bodie but I haue supplyed the defect with the effect of my steele instrument which though it haue but one eye can see to rectifie the imperfection of the proportion Gir. Most aedefying Tailer I protest you Tailers are most sanctified members and make many crooked thing goe vpright How must I beare my hands light light Pold. O I now you are in the Lady-fashion you must doe all things light Tread light light I and fall so that 's the court-Amble She trips about the stage Gir. Has the Court nere a trot Pold. No but a false gallop Ladie Gir. And if she will not goe to bed Cantat Bett. The knights come forsooth Enter Sir Petronell M. Touch-stone and Mistris Touchstone Gir. Is my knight come O the Lord my band Sister doo my cheekes looke well giue me a little boxe a the eare that I may see me to blush now now So there there there here he is O my dearest delight Lord Lord and how doe my Knight Touch: Fye with more modestie Gir. Modestie why I am no cittizen now modestie am I not to bee married y' are best to keepe me modest now I am to be a Ladie Sir Petro. Boldnes is good fashion and courtlike Gir. I in a countrie Ladie I hope it is as I
Mist. Touch. What should one doe is there no lawe for one that marries a womans daughter against her will howe shall we punish him Madam Gyr. As I am a Lady an 't would snowe wee 'd so peble 'hem with snowe bals as they come from Church but sirra Franck Quicksiluer Quick I Madam Gir. Dost remember since thou and I clapt what d'ye' calts in the Garrat Quick I know not what you meane Madam Gyr. His head as white as mylke All flaxen was his haire But now he is dead And laid in his Bedd And neuer will come againe God be at your labour Enter Touch Gould Mild. with Rosemary Pet. Was there euer such a Lady Quic. See Madam the Bride and Bridegrome Gyr. Gods my precious God giue you ioy Mistrisse What lacke you Now out vpon thee Baggage my sister married in a Taffeta Hat Mary hang you Westward with a waniō te' yee Nay I haue done we ye Minion the? y'faith neuer looke to haue my countnance any more nor any thing I can do for thee Thou ride in my Coach or come downe to my Castle fie vpon thee I charge thee in my Ladiships name call me Sister no more Touch. An 't please your worship this is not your Sister This is my daughter and she call me Father and so does not your Ladiship an 't please your worship Madam Mist. Touch. No nor she must not call thee Father by Heraldrie because thou mak'st thy Prentise thy Sonne as well as she Ah thou misproude Prentise dar'st thou presume to marry a Ladies Sister Gou. It pleas'd my Master forsooth to embolden me with his fauour And though I confesse my selfe farre vnworthie so worthy a wife beeing in part her seruant as I am your Prentise yet since I may say it without boasting I am borne a Gentleman and by the Trade I haue learn'd of my Master which I trust taints not my blood able with mine owne Industrie and portion to maintaine your daughter my hope is heauen will so blese our humble beginning that in the end I shal be no disgrace to the grace with which my Master hath bound me his double Prentise Touch. Master me nomore Sonne if thou think'st me worthy to be thy father Gry. Sunne Now good Lord how he shines and you marke him hee 's a gentleman Gon. I indeede Madam a Gentleman borne Pet. Neuer stand a' your Gentrye M. Bridgegrome if your legges be no better then your Armes you 'le be able to stand vpon neither shortly Touch. An 't please your good worshippe Sir there are two sorts of Gentlemen Pet. What meane you Sir Touch. Bold to put off my hat to your worshippe Pet. Nay pray forbeare Sir and then foorth with your two sorts of Gentlemen Touch. If your worship will haue it so I saye there are two sorts of Gentlemen There is a Gentleman Artificiall and a gentleman Naturall Now though your worship be a Gentleman Naturall Worke vpon that now Quick Well said olde Touchstone I am proude to heare thee enter a set speech yfaith forth I beseech thee Touch. Cry you mercie Sir your worship 's a Gentleman I doe not know if you bee one of my acquaintance y' are very much disguisde Sir Quick Go too old Quipper forth with thy speech I say Touch. What Sir my speeches were euer in vaine to your gratious worship And therefore till I speake to you gallantry in deed I will saue my breath for my broth anon Come my poore sonne and daughter Let vs hide our selues in our poore humilitie and liue safe Ambition consumes it selfe with the very show Worke vpon that now Gyr. Let him goe let him goe for Gods sake let him make his Prentise his sonne for Gods sake giue away his daughter for Gods sake and when they come a begging to vs for Gods sake let 's laugh at their good husbandry for Gods sake Fare-well sweet Knight pray thee make haste after Pet. What shall I say I would not haue thee goe Quick Now O now I must depart Parting though it absence moue This Dittie knight doe I see in thy lookes in Capitall Letters What a grief 't is to depart and leaue the slower that has my hart My sweete Ladie and alacke for wee why should we part so Tell truth Knight and shame all dissembling Louers does not your paine lye on that side Pet. If it doe canst thou tell me how I may cure it Quick Excellent easily diuide your selfe in two halfes iust by the girdlestead send one halfe with your Lady and keepe the tother your selfe or else doe as all true Louers doe part with your heart and leaue your bodie behinde I haue seen 't done a hundred times T is as easie a matter for a Louer to part without a heart from his sweete heart and he nere the worse as for a Mouse to get from a Trappe and leaue her taile behinde him See here comes the Writings Enter Securitie with a Scriuener Secu. Good morrow to my worshipfull Ladie I present your Ladishippe with this writing to which if you please to set your hand with your Knights a veluet Gowne shall attend your iourney a' my credite Gir. What Writing is it Knight Petrenell The sale sweete heart of the poore Tenement I tolde thee off onely to make a little money to sende thee downe furniture for my Castle to which my hand shall lead thee Gyr. Very well Now giue me your Pen I pray Qui. It goes downe without chewing y'faith Scriue. Your worships deliuer this as your deede Ambo Wee doe Gyr. So now Knight farewell till I see thee Pet. All farewell to my sweet heart Mistris Touch. God-boye sonne Knight Pet. Farewell my good Mother Gyr. Farewell Francke I would faine take thee downe if I could Quickesiluer I thanke your good Ladiship Farewell Mistrie Syndifie Exeunt Pet. O tedious Voyage where of there is no ende What will they thinke of me Quick Thinke what they list They long'd for a vagarie into the Countrie and now they are fitted So a woman marry to ride in a Coach she cares not if she ride to her Ruine T is the great ende of many of their mariages This is not first time a Lady has ridde a false iournie in her Coach I hope Pet. Nay t is no Matter I care little what they thinke hee that wayes mens thoughts has his handes full of nothing A man in the course of this worlde should bee like a Surgeons instrument worke in the woundes of others and feele nothing himselfe The sharper and subtler the better Quickesiluer As it falles out nowe Knight you shall not neede to deuise excuses or endure her out cryes when shee returnes wee shall now bee gone before where they can not reache vs Petronell Well my kinde Compere you haue now Th' assurance we both can make you let mee now entreate you the money wee agree'd on may bee brought to the Blewe Ancor nere to Billings-gate by Six a Clocke where I and my cheife friends