¶by, let vs call thee Diuell.
¶Iag. What was he, that you followed with your
sword?
¶What had he done to you?
¶Cas. I remember a ma
sse of things, but nothing di
stinctly; a
¶quarrell, but nothing wherefore
. O God, that men
should put an
¶enemy in there mouthes, to
steale away there braines; that wee
1415should with ioy, Reuell, plea
sure, and applau
se, tran
sforme our
¶Iag. Why, but you are now well enough: how came you thus
¶Cas. It hath plea
sde the Diuell drunkenne
sse, to giue place to
1420the Diuell wrath; one vnperfectne
sse,
shewes me another, to make
¶me frankely de
spi
se my
selfe.
¶Iag. Come, you are too
seuere a morraler; as the time, the place,
¶the condition of this Countrey
stands, I could heartily wi
sh, this
¶had not
so befalne; but
since it is as it is, mend it, for your own good.
¶Cas. I will aske him for my place againe, hee
shall tell me I am a
¶drunkard: had I as many mouthes as
Hydra,
such an an
swer would
¶stop em all: to be now a
sen
sible man, by and by a foole, and pre-
¶sently a bea
st. Euery vnordinate cup is vnble
st, and the ingredience
¶Iag. Come, come, good wine is a good familiar creature, if it be
¶well vs'd; exclaime no more again
st it; and good Leiutenant, I
¶thinke you thinke I loue you.
¶Cas. I haue well approou'd it
sir, ---I drunke?
¶Iag. You, or any man liuing may bee drunke at
some time: I'le
¶tell you what you
shall do, --our Generals wife is now the Gene-
¶rall; I may
say
so in this re
spect, for that he has deuoted and giuen vp
1440him
selfe to the contemplation, marke and deuotement of her parts
¶and graces. Confe
sse your
selfe freely to her, importune her,
shee'll
¶helpe to put you in your place againe:
she is
so free,
so kind,
so apt,
¶so ble
ssed a di
spo
sition, that
shee holds it a vice in her goodne
sse,
1445not to doe more then
shee is reque
sted. This braule betweene
¶you and her husband, intreate her to
splinter, and my fortunes
¶again
st any lay, worth naming, this cracke of your loue
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