lost blessed are the peace-makers they that strike with the sword shall be beaten with the scabberd Phil. Well said prouerbs nere another to that purpose Nic. Yes I could haue said to you sir take heed is a good reed Phil. Why to me take heede Ni, For happy is he whom other mens harms do make to beware Phi. O beware Franke slip away Mall You know what I told ye I le hold our mothers both in talk meane while Mother and Mistris Barnes me thinkes you should not stand in hatred so hard one with the other Mi. Bar. Should I not sir should I not hate a harlot That robs me of my right vide boy Mi. Gou. That tytle I returne vnto thy teeth And spit the name of harlot in thy face Mi. Bar. Well t is not time of night to hold out chat With such a scold as thou art therefore now Thinke that I hate thee as I doe the deuill Mi. Gou. The deuill take thee if thou dost not wretch Mi. Bar. Out vpon thee strumpet Mi. Gou. Out vpon thee harlot Mis. Bar. Well I will finde a time to be reueng'd Mean time I le keep my daughter from thy sonne Where are you minion how now are yee gone Phi. She went in mother Mi. Go. Francis where are ye Mi. Ba. He is not heere ô then they split away both together Phi. I le assure ye no my sister she went in into the house Mi. Ba. But then shee le out againe at the backe doore And meete with him but I will search about All these same fields and paths neere to my house They are not far I am sure if I make haste Exit Mi. Go. O God how went he hence I did not see him It was when Barnes wife did scolde with me A plague on her Dick why didst not thou looke to him Coo. What should I looke for him no no I looke not for him while to morrow morning Mi. Gou. Come go with me to help to looke him out Alas I haue nor light nor Linke nor Torche Though it be darke I will take any paines To crosse this match I prethy Dick away Coo. Mistris because I brought ye out I le bring ye home but if I should follow so hee might haue the law on his side Mi. Go Come t is no matter prethee goe with me Exeunt M. Ba. Philip thy mothers gone to seeke thy sister And in a rage I faith but who comes heere Phi. Old master Goursey as I thinke t is he M. Ba. T is so indeed M. Gou. Whoe 's there M. Bar. A friend of yours M. Gou. What master Barnes did ye not see my wife M. Bar. Yes sir I saw her she was heere euen now M. Gour. I doubted that that made me come vnto you But whether is she gone Phil, To seeke your sonne who slipt away from her To meete with Mall my sister in a place Where I appointed and my mother too Seeke for my sister so they both are gone My mother hath a Torch mary your wife Goes darkling vp and downe and Coomes before her M. Gou. I thought that knaue was with her but t is well I pray God they may come by nere a light But both be led a darke daunce in the night Ho. Why is my fellow Dick in the dark with my Mistres I pray God they be honest for there may be much knauerie in the Dark faith if I were there I wold haue some knauery with them good maister wil ye carry the torch your self giue me leaue to play the blind man buffe with my mistris Phil. On that condition thou wilt do thy best To keep thy Mistresse and thy fellow Dick Both from my sister and thy masters sonne I will intreate thy master let thee goe Hod. O I I warrant ye I le haue fine tricks to cousen them M, Gou. Well sir then go your waies I giue you leaue Hod. O braue but where about are they Phil. About our cunny green they surely are if thou canst find them Hod. O let me alone to grope for cunnies Exit Phi. Well now will I to Franke and to my sister Stand you two harkning neere the cunny greene But sure your light in you must not be seene Or els let Nicholas stand a farre off with it And as his life keep it from mistris Goursey Shall this be done M. Bar. Phillip it shall Phi, God be with ye I le be gone Exit M. Bar. Come on master Goursey this fame is a meanes To make our wiues friends if they resist not Mr Go. Tut sir howsoeuer it shall go forward M. Bar. Come then le ts do as Philip hath aduisd Exeunt Enter Mall Mal. Heere is the place where Philip bid me stay Till Francis came but wherefore did my bother Appoint it heere why in the Cunny borough He had some meaning in 't I warrant ye Well heere I le set me downe vnder this tree And thinke vpon the matter all alone Good Lord what pritty things these Cunnies are How finely they do feede till they be fat And then what a sweet meate a Cunny is And what smooth skins they haue both black and gray They say they run more in the night then day What is the reason marke why in the light They see more passengers then in the night For harmfull men many a haye do set And laugh to see them tumble in the net And they put ferrets in the holes fie fie And they go vp and downe where connies lye And they lye still they haue so little wit I maruell the Warriner will suffer it Nay nay they are so bad that they themselues Do giue consent to catch these prettie elfes How if the Warriner should spie me heere He would take me for a conny I dare sweare But when that Francis comes what will he say Looke boy there lyes a conney in my way But soft a light whos 's that sould my mother Nay then all hid I faith she shall not see me I le play bo peepe with her behinde this tree Mis. Ba. I maruell where this wench doth hide her selfe So closely I haue searcht in many a bush Mal. Belike my mother tooke me for a Thrush Mis. Bar. Shee s hid in this same Warren I le lay money Mal. Close as a rabbet sucker from an olde conney Mi. Bar. O God I would to God that I could find her I would keepe her from her loues toyes yet Mal. I so you might if your daughter had no wit Mi. Ba. What a vilde girle t is that would hau 't so young Mal. A murren take that desembling tongue Ere your calues teeth were out you thought it long Mi. Bar. But minion yet I le keepe you from the man Mall To saue a lye mother say if you can Mi. Bar. Well now to looke for her Mal. I there 's the spight What trick shall I now haue to scape her light Mi. Bar. Whos 's there what minion is it you Beshrew her heart what a
this night and why thus late Are your wiues walking heere about the fields T is strange to see such women of accoumpt Heere but I gesse some great occasion M. Gour. Faith this occasion sir women will iarre And iarre they did to day and so they parted We knowing womens mallice let alone Will Canker like eate farther in their hearts Did seeke a sodaine cure and thus it was A match betweene his daughter and my sonne No sooner motioned but t was agreed And they no sooner saw but wooed and likte They haue it sought to crose and crosse it thus Rap. Fye mistresse Barnes and mistresse Goursey both The greatest sinne wherein your soules may sinne I thinke is this in crossing of true loue Let me perswade yee Mi. Bar. Sir we are perswaded And I and mistresse Goursey are both friends And if my daughter were but found againe Who now is missing she had my consent To be disposd off to her owne content Raph. I do reioyce that what I thought to doe Ere I begin I finde already done Why this will please your friends at Abington Franke if thou seekst that way there thou shalt finde Her whom I holde the comfort of thy minde Mall He shall not seeke me I will seeke him out Since of my mothers graunt I need not doubt Mi. Bar. Thy mother graunts my girle and she doth pray To send vnto you both a ioyfull day Hodg. Nay mistresse Barnes I wish her better that those ioyfull dayes may be turnd to ioyfull nights Coom Faith t is a pretty wench and t is pitty but she should haue him Nich. And mistresse Mary when yee go to bed God send you good rest and a peck of Fleas in your nest euery one as big as Francis Phil. Well said wisdome God send thee wise children Nich And you more money Phil. I so wish I Nich. T will be a good while ere you wish your skinfull of Ilet holes Phil. Franke harke ye brother now your woings done The next thing now you do is for a sonne I prithe for I faith I should be glad To haue my selfe cald Nunckle and thou Dad Well sister if that Francis play the man My mother must be Grandam and you Mam To if Francis to it sister God send yee ioy T is fine to sing dansey my owne sweet boye Fra. Well sir iest on Phil. Nay fie de you iest on M. Ba. Well may she prooue a happy wife to him M. Gou. And may he prooue as happy vnto her Raph. Well Gentlemen good hap betide them both Since t was my hap thus hap thus happily to meete To be a witnesse of this sweete contract I doe reioyce wherefore to haue this ioye Longer present with me I do request That all of you will be my promist guests This long nights labour dooth desire some rest Besides this wished end therefore I pray Let me deteine yee but a dinner time Tell me I pray shall I obtaine so much M. Bar. Gentle sir Raphe your courtesie is such As may impose commaund vnto vs all We will be thankfull bolde at your request Phil. I pray sir Raph what cheere shall we haue S. Raph. I faith countrie fare mutton and Veale Perchance a Ducke or Goose Mal. Oh I am sick All How now Mall what 's the matter Mal. Father and mother if you needs would know He namde a Goose which is my stomacks foe Phi. Come come she is with childe of some odiest And now shee s sicke till that she bring it foorth Mal. A iest quoth you well brother if it be I feare t will prooue an earnest vnto me Goose said ye sir oh that same very name Hath in it much variety of shame Of all the birds that euer yet was seene I would not haue them graze vpon this greene I hope they will not for this crop is poore And they may pasture vpon greater store But yet t is pittie that they let them passe And like a Common bite the Muses grasse Yet this I feare if Franke and I should kisse Some creeking goose would chide vs with a hisse I meane not that goose sings it knowes not what T is not that hisse when one saies hist come hither Nor that same hisse that setteth dogges together Nor that same hisse that by a fire doth stand And hisseth T. or F. vpon the hand But t is a hisse and I le vnlace my cote For I should sound sure if I heard that note And then greene Ginger for the greene goose cries Serues not the turne I turn'd the white of eyes The Rosasolis yet that makes me liue Is fauours that these Gentlemen may giue But if they be displeased then pleasde am I To yeeld my selfe a hissing death to dye Yet I hope heere 's none consents to kill But kindly take the fauour of good will If any thing be in the pen to blame Then here stand I to blush the writers shame If this be bad he promises a better Trust him and he will prooue a right true debter FINIS
stay till twentie else for yo'r wedding gowne Mal. Nun votarie stale maidenhead seuenteene and vpward Here be names what nothing else Fran. Yes or a faire built steeple without bels Mal. Steeple good people nay another cast Fran. I or a well made ship without a mast Mal. Fie not so big sir by one part of foure Fran. Why then ye are a boate without an oare Mal. O well rode wit but what 's your fare I pray Fran. Your faire selfe must be my fairest pay Mal. Nay and you be so deare I le chuse another Fran. Why take your first man wench and go no further Phi. Peace Francis harke ye sister this I say you know my mind or answer I or nay Wit iudgement hath resolude his mind And he foresees what after he shall finde If such discretion then shall gouerne you Vow loue to him hee le do the like to you Mal. Vow loue who would not loue such a comely feature Nor high nor lowe but of the middle stature A middle man that 's the best syze indeed I like him well Loue graunt vs well to speed Fran. And let me see a woman of that talnesse So slender and of such a middle smalnesse So olde enough and in each part so fit So faire so kinde endued with so much wit Of so much wit as it is held a wonder T were pittie to keepe loue and her a sunder Therefore go vp my ioy call downe my blisse Bid her come seale the bargaine with a kisse Mal. Franke Franke I come through dangers death and harmes To make Loues patient with thy seale of armes Phi. But sister softly least my mother heare Exit Mal. Mal. Hush then mum mouse in cheese cat is neere Fran. Now in good faith Philip this makes me smile That I haue woed and wonne in so small while Phi. Francis indeed my sister I dare say Was not determined to say thee nay For this same tother thing calde maiden-head Hangs by so small a haire or spiders thred And worne so too with time it must needs fall And like a well lur'de hawke she knows her call Mal. Whist brother whist my mother heard me tread And askt whos 's there I would not answer her She calde a light and vp shee s gone to seeke me There when she findes me not shee l hether come Therefore dispatch let it be quickly done Francis my loues lease I do let to thee Date of my life and thine what sayest thou to me The entring fine or income thou must pay Are kisses and embrases euery day And quarterly I must receiue my rent You know my minde Fran. I gesse at thy intent Thou shalt not misse a minute of thy time Mal. Why then sweet Francis I am onely thine Brother beare witnesse Phi. Do ye deliuer this as your deed Mal. I do I do Ph. God send you both good speed Gods lord my mother Stend aside and closely too least that you be espied Mi Ba. Whos 's there Phi. Mother t is I Mis. Bar. You disobedient ruffen carelesse wretch That said your Father loude me too well I le thinke on 't when thou thinkst I haue forgotten it Whos 's with thee else how now minion you With whom with him why what make you heere sir And thus late too what hath your mother sent ye To cut my throate that heere you be in waite Come from him mistris and let go his hand Will ye not sir Fra. Stay mistresse Barnes or mother what ye will Shee s my wife and here she shall be still Mi. Ba. How sir your wife wouldst thou my daugter haue I le rather haue her married to her graue Go to be gone and quickly or I sweare I le haue my men beate ye for staying here Phi. Beate him mother as I am true man They were better beate the diuell and his dam Mi. Bar. What wilt thou take his part Phil. To do him good And t were to wade hetherto vp in blood Fran. God a mercy Phil but mother heare me Mis. Bar. Calst thou me mother no thy mothers name Carryes about with it reproche and shame Giue me my daughter ere that she shall wed A strumpets sonne and haue her so mislead I le marry her to a Carter come I say Giue me her from thee Fra. Mather not to day Nor yet to morrow till my liues last morrow Make me leaue that which I with leaue did borrow Heere I haue borrowed loue I le not deny it Thy wedding night 's my day then I le repay it Till then shee le trust me wench i st not so And if it be say I if nor say no Mal. Mother good mother heare me O good God Now we are euen what would you make vs odde Now I beseech ye for the loue of Christ To giue me leaue once to doe what I list I am as you were when you were a maide Gesse by your selfe how long you would haue staide Might you haue had your will as good begin At first as last it saues vs from much sinne Lying alone we muse on things and things And in our mindes one thought another brings This maides life mother is an idle life Therefore I le be I I will be wife And mother doe not mistrust my age or power I am sufficient I lacke nere an houre I had both wit to graunt when he did woe me And strength to beare what ere he can doe to me M Mi. Gou. Well bold face but I meane to make you stay Goe to come from him or I le make ye come Will yee not come Phi. Mother I pray forbeare This match is for my sister Mi. Bar. Villaine t is not Nor she shall not be so matcht now Phi. In troth she shall and your vnruly hate Shall not rule vs wee le end all this debate By this begun deuise Mi. Bar. I end what you begun villaines theeues Giue me my daughter will ye rob me of her Help help thei l rob me heere thei l rob me heere Enter master Barnes and his men M. Bar. How now what outcry is heere why how now woman Ms. Ba. Why Gourseys sonne confederates with this boy This wretch vnnatural and vndutifull Seekes hence to steale my daughter will you suffer it Shall he that 's sonne to my arch-enemy Enioy her haue I brought her vp to this O God he shall not haue her no he shall not M. Bar. I am sorry she knowes it hark ye wife Let reason moderate your rage a little If you examine but his birth and liuing His wit and good behauiour you will say Though that ill hate make your opinion bad He doth deserue as good a wife as she Enter mistrss Goursey and Coomes Mi. Bar. Why will you giue consent he shall enioy her M. Bar. I so that thy minde would agree with mine Mi. Bar. My minde shall nere agree to this agreement M Ba. And yet it shall go forward but who 's heere What Mistris Goursey how knew she of this
Phi. Franke thy mother Fra. Swones where a plague vppon it I thinke the deuill is set to crosse this match Mi. Go. This is the house Dick Coomes yonder 's light Let vs go neere how now me thinkes I see My sonne stand hand in hand with Barnes his daughter Why how now sirra is this time of night For you to be abroad what haue we heere I hope that loue hath not thus coupled you Fra. Loue by my troth mother Loue she loues me And I loue her then we must needs agree Mi. Bar. I but I le keep her sure enough from thee Mi. Go. It shall not need I le keep him safe enough Be sure he shal not graft in such a stock Mi. Bar. What a stock forsooth as good a stock as thine I doe not meane that he shall graft in mine Mi. Gou. Nor shall he mistris harke boy th' art but mad To loue the branch that hath a roote so bad Fra. Then Mother I le graft a Pippin on a Crab Mi. Gou. It will not prooue well Fra. But I le prooue my skill Mi. Bar. Sir but you shall not Fra. Mothers both I will M. Ba. Harke Phillip send away thy sister straight Let Francis meete her where thou shalt appoint Let them goe seuerall to shun suspition And bid them goe to Oxford both this night There to morrow say that we will meete them And there determine of their marriage Phi. I will though it be very late and darke My sister will endure it for a husband M. Ba. Well then to Carfolkes boy I meane to meet thē Phil. Enough would they would begin to chide Exit For I would haue them brawling that meane while They nay steale hence to meete where I oppoint it What mother will you let this match go forward Or mistresse Goursey will you first agree Mi. Gou. Shall I agree first Phi. I why not come come Mi. Go. Come from her sonne if thou lou'st thy mother Mi. Bar. With the like spell daughter I coniure thee Mi. G. Francis by faire meanes let me win thee from her And I will gild my blessing gentle sonne With store of Angels I would not haue thee Check thy good fortune by this thy cusning choise O doe not thrall thy happie libertie In such a bondage if thou 'lt be needs bound Be then to better worth this worthlesse choise Is not fit for thee Mi. Bar. I st not fit for him wherefore i st not fit Is he too braue a gentleman I praie No t is not fit she shall not fit his turne If she were wise she would be fitter for Three times his better minion go in or I le make ye I le keep ye safe from him I warrant ye Mi. Gou. Come Francis come from her Fra. Mothers with both hands shoue I hate from loue That like an ill companion would infect The infant minde of our offection Within this cradle shall this minutes babe Be laide to rest and thus I le huge my ioy Mi. Gou, Wilt thou be obstinate thou selfe wilde boy Nay then perforce I le part ye since ye will not Coom. Doe yee heare mistresse praie yee giue me leaue to talke two or three cold words with my yong Master harke ye sir yee are my Masters sonne and so foorth and indeed I beare ye some good will partlie for his sake and partly for your own and I do hope you do the like to me I should be sorry els I must needs saie ye are a yong man and for mine owne part I haue seene the world I know what belongs to causes the experience that I haue I thanke God I haue trauelled for it Fra. Why how far haue ye trauelled for it Boy From my masters house to the Ale-house Coo. How sir Bo So sir Coo. Go to I praie correct you boie t was nere a good world since a boie would face a man so Fra. Go to forward man Coom. Wel sir so it is I would not wish ye to marry without my mistris consent Fra. And why Coom. Nay there 's nere a why but there is a wherefore I haue known some haue done the like they haue daunst a Galliard at Beggers bush for it Boy At Beggers bush here him no more maister he doth bedawbe ye with his durty speach doe ye heare sir how farre stands Beggers bushe from your fathers house sir how thou whorson refuge of a Taylor that wert prentise to a tailor half an age because if thou hadst serued ten ages thou wouldst proue but a botcher thou leapst frō the shop board to a Blew coate doth it become thee to vse thy tearms so wel thou degree aboue a hackney and ten degrees vnder a Page sow vp your lubber lips or t is not your sworde and Buckler shall keep my Poniard from your brest Coo. Do ye heare sir this is your boy Fran. How then Coom. You must breech him for it Fran. Must I how if I will not Coom. Why then t is a fine world when boies keep boies and know not how to vse them Fra. Boy ye rascall Mi. Gour. Strike him and thou darst Coom. Strike me alas he were better strike his father Sownes go to put vp your Bodkin Fran. Mother stand by I le teach that rascall Coom. Go to giue me good words or by Gods dines I le buckle ye for all your bird-spit Fran. Will ye so sir Phi. Stay Franke this pitch of Frensie will defile thee Meddle not with it thy vnreprooued vallour Should be high minded couch it not so low Dost heare me take occasion to slip hence But secretly let not thy mother see thee At the backside there is a Cunny greene Stay there for me and Mall and I will come to thee Fra. Enough I will mother you doe me wrong To be so peremptory in your commaund And see that rascall to abuse me so Coom Rascall take that and take all do ye heare sir I doe not meane to pocket vp this wrong Bo. I know why that is Coo. Why Bo. Because you haue nere a pocket Co. A whip sira a whip but sir prouide your tooles against to morrow morning t is somewhat darke now indeed you know Dawsons close betweene the hedge the pond t is good euen ground I le meete you there I do not call me cut and you be a man shew your selfe a man wee le haue a bout or two and so wee le part for that present Fran. Well sir well Nic. Boy haue they appointed to fight Boy I Nicholas wilt not thou go see the fray Nich. No indeed euen as they brewe so let them bake I wil not thrust my hand into the flame and need not t is not good to haue an oare in another mans boate little said is soone amended in litle medling commeth great rest t is good sleeping in a whole skin so a man might come home by weeping crosse no by lady a friend is not so soone gotten as