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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12074	Cupids vvhirligig As it hath bene sundry times acted by the Children of the Kings Majesties Reuels.	Sharpham, Edward, 1576-1608.; Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375. Decamerone. Day 7. Novel 6.	1607 (1607)	STC 22380; ESTC S117216	49,723	86

I thinke for as thou saist if shee be dumbe I am sure shee le say nothing that shal offend her Husband if blind shee le see nothing that shall offend her and where he nor shee 's offended there must needes be a peace but besides this is there no peace thinkest thou in the marriage of a wife Wag. Yes by the mans side like a Gentleman onely by the fathers side but t will nere be any perfit peace Sla. Why why wilt thou marry then Wag. Because I hope to haue some good behauiour of my wife for the peace I neuer looke for but soft ye fellow Slacke mee thinkes your sute is like a hard hearted Landlord it begins to receiue great rents Sla. I I would my Maister had giuen me a suite of Buffe when he gaue me this Wag Phoe buffe is naught man that hath bin out of request quest euer since Souldiers haue bin out of date and they poore men are now vsde like Almanackes of the last yeare either clap-vp behinde the doore or thrust cleane out of doore but if thou wilt haue a suite that shall last indeed lad get thee a suite of lawe Sla. O I doe not like such suites for commonly they that haue many of them goe almost naked for want of cloaths yet I cannot denie but they are verrie lasting but they are subiect to many discommodities so if there bee any goodnesse in one of them your Lawyers like mothes eat shroad holes to it but your Countrie Atturneyes like lice neuer leaue wrighting and wrangling till they haue crep't into it but when it hath bin well worne and growne thrid bare they euen like Lice drop off and leaue it VVag: What saist thou by a suite at court then Slac. I marry sir I like that well for commonly hee that hath but one suite when hee comes there hath two ere he come away for if hee sue by Petition it lies so long in your Courtiers pocket that it is another suite to get his Petition backe againe There is none suddenlie dispatched of his suite there but a Taylor marrie hee staies not at all vnlesse his suite bee to haue moneye for his suite and so hee makes his sute two sutes too ere hee goe But come shall wee goe see what followes after our Maisters new diuorce Wag Why is a diuor'd Sla: I I thinke by this time for hee swore hee would bee presently By my troth I am sorry for it for in my conscience it is without cause it grieues me to see him in these humors for I thanke his VVorshippe he hath euer vsed mee well I am bound to pray for his life VVag. And mee thinkes that 's a strange thing I see no reason for 't that any seruingman should praye for his Maisters life considering all that he haue is in reuertion of him but come le ts followe him for if hee misse vs hee le fret like a grogram I and fume like a stue pot Slac: And let him fume O would his gal would burst with indignation then should his temper procreate my blisse and I inioy that Saint incarnat but what shall I doe since base nor noble shape can win a third I le trie And if that faile knight goe to church and pray For vengeance wings brings on thy lethall day Exeunt Wages Enter the olde Lord alone Lor: Hee that a long waie voyage takes in hand feares dangerous gustes at sea and stormes At land conquering colde that cripels curssed age and doubts least euerie cloud should proue a storme beat his weryed carkasse to the earth But O I wold to God my longest Iourney vnto death were to bee tane for I doe cast no doubts hauing lost all comfort My Sonne I feare is dead The losse of him makes life to me but like a blister on my flesh which grieues mee much and nought can ease vnlesse it breakes O whilst hee liued his presēce was a force vnto my age gaue it such a luster as did inrich my ring of Life for life is but a ring beginning in our weakenesse going round till vnto weaknes we returne again then to the ground The world it selfe is but a skilfull game at chesses which beeing ended Kinges and Queenes Bishops and Knightes into one bags are throwne at last So all of vs both poore and rich shall in the end into the earth as into a Bag be cast-Mans life is like vnto a ship that crost by tempests and by tides some thoughts of his like billowes swell him vp a loft another strikes him downe Thus man as on a sea is toste in fairest weather feares a storme and in a storme the euent but in the ende hee sinckes when life is spent griefe hath no boundes in teares it ebbes and flowes Till it haue drowned life and ended woes Exit Enter Lady Nan and Wages Lady But Wages is there no meanes thinkest thou to turne by it nor to force backe his streame of wrath Wag. Yes I le warrant ye Madam if you le be ruld by me you shall see I le make him seeke to be friendes with you intreat me to speak for him too but then I would haue you seeme a little strange but you shall directly raile on him Therfore I wold haue ye hide your selues here behinde the hangings for t will not be long ere hee come this way and then you shall come foorth and frame your behauiour according as our discourse shall require Nan Masse heere he comes le ts stand close La. Wee will and heauen assist thy proiects Enter Knight Kni. Now Wages what newes with you VVag: That which I thinke will helpe you from beeing diuorc'd Kni. What 's that Wag Why your Lady is not with childe Kni. I' st possible Wag. VVhy how should she vnlesse some Hobgoblin some Incubus or spirit of the butterie should beget it why shee since you were gelded neuer saw a man but through a windowe shee hath neuer trod her foote awry for feare some ill construction should attend her steps which like a boundlesse Ocean deepe inrag'd would drowne her reputation Kni. Not with childe saist thou Wag. Not of my word sir Kni. Wages I would thou wouldst but doe some charitable offices Wag. What make ye friendes againe Kni. True Wag. But you le prooue false and breake that friendshippe Kni. Neuer as I hope to be reconcil'd therefore tell me wilt thou doo 't Wag. Hum truely I would doe my good will but I feare t will be but labour lost Kni. I pray thee doe but trie I faith thou shalt not loose thy paines VVag. O lasse sir you know I must feede on Quailes Kni. That was in my furie man but wilt thou not doe it Wag. Pray sir if you can get some other friend to speake in 't do Kni. Well thou wilt leaue me now then Wag. Alas Sir what would you haue me doe by my troth sir I am asham'd to speake in 't haue yee not gelded and cut off al the content of