686595by her owne.

687596Falst. What is the grosse summe that I owe thee?

688597Host. Mary if thou wert an honest man, thy selfe and the

689598mony too: thou didst sweare to me vpon a parcell guilt goblet,

690599sitting in my dolphin chamber, at the round table by a sea cole

691600fire, vpon wednesday in Wheeson weeke, when the prince

692601broke thy head, for liking his father to a singing man of Win-

693602sor, thou didst sweare to me thẽ, as I was washing thy wound,

694603to marry me, and make me my lady thy wife, canst thou deny

695604it, did not goodwife Keech the butchers wife come in then and

696605cal me gossip Quickly, comming in to borow a messe of vine-

697606gar, telling vs she had a good dish of prawnes, whereby thou

698607didst desire to eate some, whereby I told thee they were ill

699608for a greene wound, and didst thou not, when she was gone

700609down stayers, desire me, to be no more so familiarity, with such

701610poore people, saying that ere long they should cal me madam,

703611and didst thou not kisse me, and bid me fetch thee thirtie shil-

704612lings, I put thee now to thy booke oath, denie it if thon canst.

705613Falst. My lord this is a poore made soule, and she saies vp

706614and downe the towne, that her eldest sonne is like you, she

707615hath bin in good case, and the trueth is pouerty hath distracted

708616her, but for these foolish officers, I beseech you I may haue re-

709617dresse against them.

710618Lo. Sir Iohn, sir Iohn, I am wel acquainted with your maner

711619of wrenching the true cause, the false way: it is not a confident

712620brow, nor the throng of words that come with such more then

713621impudent sawcines from you, can thrust me from a leuel con-

714622sideration: you haue as it appeares to me practisde vpon the

715623easie yeelding spirite of this woman, and made her serue your

715.1624vses both in purse and in person.

716625Host. Yea in truth my Lord.

717626Lo. Pray thee peace, pay her the debt you owe her, and vn-

718627pay the villany you haue done with her, the one you may doe

719628with sterling mony, and the other with currant repentance.

720629Falst. My Lord I will not vndergoe this snepe without re-

721630ply, you cal honorable boldnes impudent sawcinesse, if a man