youe neuer run bare before them Nan Neuer we sir Fle. Whither are you going Sus. Sir we want a service end are going to get a Master Fle. Come come I le preferre you both thou shalt serue a Countrey-man of mine hee s going to trauaile shalt goe with him thou shalt serue one of my Ladies Su. We would willingly serue two nere friendes because we are brothers and indeed two twins and therefore are loath to be parted Fl: Two twins that 's all one come come you shall serue 'am Nan You shall pardon vs sir Enter Flor Sparke Felec Ruffell Piso Knight and Fromaga Flor. I hope you le not condemne me for my loue Sp: I haue no reason Lady Flo I offered you vnaskt Sp: That with a number oft hath bought Flo Partlie they haue and partlie not for I would haue you know my function seldom sels affection what though I haue euill liu'd repentant teares can wash away my sin which I le poore foorth like droppes of winter raine and now hencefoorth euer I le this life abhor and to the earth my knees I le dayly bow to get mercy from heauen loue from you Nan O the deuill take impudencie she courts him Sp. Madam the loue that I may giue you fully doe inioy but I haue sworne with other loue then as a Brother doth a sister neuer to loue any Fel. O sir my fortunes are not fellowes with my birth they make me stoope to base deiected courses but would you loue me I would as swift as thought flie this life and leaue lusts fowlest sinne for fleshlye beastes to sleepe and wallow in Su: Shame to thy sex no more Ruff: Lady in all the honest offices that friendship may commaund commaund me still but yet I haue not seene the face to which I owe so much of loue as may iustly arrest my affections and when I doe I le pay so due a debt without imprisonment Pis: Methinkes yond Lady growes fayrer much then she was wont me thinks her feature mendes her comely gesture much hath drawne my heart to loue her O but shee 's a whore Nan Gentlemen doe you lack a Boy Sp. No Nan O God I am vndone Su: Sir do' y want a Seruant Ruff: No Su: O Lord what shall I doe Pis: What canst doe Na: Any thing that a Boy should doe Kni. Woot dwell with me Su: T is partly as you le vse me Kni: I le vse thee well Su: Well Pis: Tell me are you both content to dwel with vs two Both As please you two Pis. Then thou shalt liue with me Kni. And thou with me Sp: Come Gentlemen will you bee going Both We attend you sir Sp. Ladies our occasions cals vs hence and I am sorrye we must leaue you Exeunt manent Piso and Nan Flo. Gentlemen you all both haue and euer shall bee welcome Pis: Lady I will leaue you much affection more then I thought to lend you but I deale on vse and haue much interest Flei: Caught I hope hold hooke and line hee 's fast by heauen Flo. My Lord what you lend me with much interest shall be repaide Pis. Adew Flo. Fare you well refusd Fel. Contemn'd Flo Disdain'd Fel: Abus'd Flo Adyes Fel, A shall not liue Flor. Disdaine the Daughter of such a Signior Fel, Condemne a Ladie borne sister we are wrong'd Flo But if you le consent I haue a proiect laid that in requitall both of them shall die Fel. You make my soule sweet harmony come le ts about it then Exeunt Finis Act Secundi Actus Tertius scena prima Enter the Ladies each with a Letter and Fleire aside Flo. Are we in priuate Fel, We are Flo Pray Sister what moouing lines of loue has your Knight toucht your affection with Fel. Faith his stile is plaine onely a little courtlike silken phrase it has but I hope your lord hath sent rich words like iewels for your eares against your nuptiall day Flo. Faith a woes with lines that might perswade another thought not mee which I le lend your eyes vpon the like receiued curtesie from you Fel. With all my heart Change Letters Flo. What haue we heere Reade Lady I know the noblenes of your disposition defends you from the least Sparke of basenesse wherefore I inuocate euerie particular vertue of yours to be mediators to your best iudgement for my better estimation in your loue my affection is zealous my intent honorable my desire mariage thus desiring your resolued answere I rest Euer at your disposure lacke Haue-little Knight Vpon my life some friend did pen it for the foole Fel. Let me see what 's this Reade You the vnderstanding spirit of a woman let the splender of your Beautie with some heate of your affection shine vpon the creature that adores yee and with the heauenlye comfort of your loue melt and thaw dispaire from in dying heart which if it liue it liues to loue it dye if it dyes in loue but howsoeuer t is your's t was made for you liues by you and dies without you Yours in the moste affectionate degree of affection Don Piso De Florence Sister vpon my life this is sonne and heire to Duke Piso that now is Flo O would hee were but whosoere he bee a must bee made a match to giue fire to the hell blacke pouder of our reuenge yet your loue the wise Knight and he are two in one there are no such friendes as they Fle. Then let them march both hand in hand in one way Flo Then shall be thus these two being earnest suters for our loues wee le graunt vpon condition that suddenly they murther Sparke and Ruffell but first to take the Sacrament if euer it be knowne as knowne 't will be to keep our names vnspotted in the action this being done Fel. Let them challenge vs wee and our loues are won but say they should reueale vs Flo. O none will breake a Sacrament to heape vp periury on other sinnes when death hel stands gaping for their soules Fel. But say they raile on vs Flo. If they doe t is knowne we lou'd Sparke and Ruffel and men will thinke they kild a'm for our loues since they liu'd in our fauour these in disgrace Fel, I like it well come le ts hasten it For this is euen as true as er'e was text Plots are but dreames vntill they take effects Exeunt Fle. O God I think the path to hell that women tread is broder then the way men goe how they walke by couples to the Deuill Enter Piso. Pis. O that I should loue a whore a very common Cocatrise my thoughts are drown'd in a gulf of sinne shee 's a very Canniball which doth deuoure mans flesh and a Horse-leach that sucks out mens best blouds perfection a very prisoners box that 's ope for euery mans beneuolēce and I am Heire vnto a Duke yet loue her doth any man heere loue a whore I who I I I t is I an
and sit downe Pis. I graunt it Nan And I am sure my Lord where ere the bodie comes the taile first takes his place and sits downe and therefore I hope t is the worthiest part of the body Pis. O that I had the reason of a Sailor to knowe her like a rocke that I might saile from her and auoide her or as a vertuous man knowes sinne to loath and leaue it And yet shee 's wondrous faire I would she were as honest kinde vsage may reclaime her from her sinne and make her stoupe vnto her Husbands will as doth a wel-mand Hauke vnto the lure Na: O I shee has bin man'd alreadie she knowes the lure and will come to any call Pis. O but her beautie may excuse the folly of her youth t is want of maintenance hath ouerthrowne her want and pride are two notorious bawdes want makes the noblest creature sell her soule for golde and pride doth make the gallants stoope to lust Na. And often sels pure honestye to clad her taile in glittering brauerie Pis. And t is well done let euerie member weare that which it won why shold the head studdy to maintaine the foote Nan Or the foote trot to maintaine the head Pis. Why should not euery member like a mechanicke man in a common-wealth labour in his own trade to maintaine it selfe then since euery thing must liue I wil no more condemne beautie for being clad in luxurye but hencefoorth I will loue her and let my passion smoothly swimme along the streame of loues affection hencefoorth I will no more with foule and hated thoughts abuse so rare a creature whose behauiour and discourse inchantes the eares of men and driues the world into a wonder ay me Na. Faith my Lord you l nere win a woman by sighing crossing your armes and crying aye mee the onely way to wiN them is to care little for am when they are sad doe yee sing when they sing and are merrie then take your time put am too 't if they will so if not let them snick vp if you will walke in my Lord I le shew ye manie principles I learn't of my Mother they may doe your lordship good Pis. Go go I will but O vnhappie fate When youth and weakenes must support our state Exeunt Enter Fleire one way Sparke Ruffell and Petoune another way Sp: How now Fleire Ruff: Saue you Fleire Flei, Saue ye Gallants O Signior Petoune shall you and I be friendes agen Sp: Why are ye enemies Fle, No great enemies a quarrell rose betweene vs Pet I doe not like such quarrels a struck mee sir and I protest and sweare to you sir by this Trinidado had I not taken the box on my cheeke a had broke my Pipe Sp: Why didst not strike him agen Ruff: O no his Father 's a Iustice Flei, Nay if the Father be of the peace I see no reason the Sonne should fight Ruff What a Coward Signior fye a coward Fl. A Coward why that 's his onely vertue for a Coward abuseth no man but a makes him satisfaction for if a wrōg all men a giues al men leaue to beate him hee 's like a whetstone he sets an edge on another yet a wil not cut himselfe Ruff. Come come we must needes haue you friendes thou 'st doe him some good offices Fl. Who I with all my heart but what i' st sir what i' st Ruff: Thou shalt commend his loue to Madā Fromaga Fl: His loue to her what Signior in loue with my Ladies Antient Sp: Why her Ancient Fl: Because shee carries her colours for her but t is in a box but signior you shall haue a good match on 't though she be not rich yet shee 's an ancient woman and is able to get her liuing by midwiferie and I can tell yee t is not the worst trade going considering how young and olde and all doe their good wils to set them a worke and t is a good hearing better they gette then the Lawyers for your midwiues liue by the agreement betweene partie and partie the falling in of louers but the Lawyers liue by the falling out of friendes Pet I pray sir what may she be worth Flo. Worth let me see shee hath three yellow perewigs of her own she hath a Fan with a short siluer handle about the length of a Barbors siringe she has a Looking-glasse too but that has plaid the prodigall Cittizen with her t is broken and much other goods of the same nature Sp. But come Signior how will you woe her Pet. I will tell her she is so wise that neither age nor time could cousen her of beautie Fl, And by my faith that will doe well Pet. I will tell her that I loue her most for the whitenes of her skin Fl: But you may not say the sweetnes of her breath for that stinks Pet. I will praise the smallness of her fingars Fl. But I assure you you may better praise the length of her nailes Pet. I am affraide that being olde shee has a drye hand Fl, That 's certaine but she has a very moiste nose you may praise her for that but my Gallants why are ye such strangers at our little Court Sp: Because thy Ladies liue like the Beadles of Bridewell Fl, How 's that sir Sp: By the sinnes of the people Ruff. They say the Lord Piso hath bin a good Clyent to thy elder Ladie of late Fl, The more foole hee why your good Client is but like your studdie gowne sits in the colde himselfe to keep the Lawyer warme Sp. And what fees hast thou out of their trade Fl, Faith my fee's are like a puny Clarkes a penny a sheete Sp, How a peny a sheete Fle, Why if any lie with them a whole night I make the bed i th' morning and for that I haue two pence and that 's a peny a sheete Ruff, What Gallants vse to come to your house Fl: All sortes all nations and all trades there is first Maister Gallant your Britaine Maister Metheglins your Welchman Mounsieur Mushroome the Frenchman Signior Fumada the Spaniard Maister Oscabath the Irishman and Maister Shamrough his Lackey O and Maister Slopdragon the Dutchman Then for your Trades-men there comes first Maister Saluberrimum the Phisitian Maister Smooth the Silk-man Maister Thimble the Taylor Maister Blade the Cutler and Maister Rowell the Spurrier but Maister Match the Gunner of Tower-hill comes often he has taught my Ladies to make fire-workes they canne deale in Chambers alreadie as well as all the Gunners that make am flye off with a traine at Lambeth whē the Maior and Aldermen land at Westminster but come Signior you haue Tobacco and I le giue you a Cup of Muld-sacke and wee le ene goe drinke a health to our Mistresses Exeunt Finis Act. Tertii Actus Quartus Enter the two Ladies Piso and Knight and Fromaga one way Sparke Ruffell Petoune and Fleire another way Flo Health to