1804Arti. By th'Masse here's one, I'le ask him, do you

1805hear, sir?

1806What, are you so proud? do you hear, which is the way

1807To M. Civet's house? what, will you not speak?

1808O me, this is filching Flowerdale.

1809Lance. O wonderful, is this lewde villain here?

1810O you cheating Rogue, you Cut-purse, Cony-catcher,

1811What ditch, you villain, is my Daughters grave?

1812A cozening rascal, that must make a will,

1813Take on him that strict habit, very that:

1814When he should turn to angel, a dying grace,

1815I'le Father-in-Law you, sir, I'le make a will:

1816Speak villain, where's my Daughter?

1817Poysoned, I warrant you, or knocked a the head:

1818And to abuse good Master Weathercock, with his forged

1819 will,

1821Then to abuse the Devonshire Gentlemen:

1822Go, away with him to prison.

1823Flow. Wherefore to prison? sir, I will not go.

1826Lance. O here's his Unckle, welcome, Gentlemen,

1827 welcome all:

1828Such a cozener, Gentlemen, a murderer too

1829For any thing I know, my Daughter is missing,

1830Hath been looked for, cannot be found, a vild upon thee.

1831Vnc. He is my kinsman, although his life be vild,

1832Therefore, in Gods name, doe with him what you will.

1833Lance. Marry to prison.

1834Flow. Wherefore to prison, snick-up? I owe you

1835 nothing.

1836Lan. Bring forth my daughter then, away with him.

1837Flow. Go seek your daughter, what do you lay to my

1838 charge?

1839Lance. Suspition of murder, go, away with him.

1840Flow. Murder your dogs, I murder your daughter?

1841Come, Uncle, I know you'll bail me.

1842Unc Not I, were there no more,

1843Then I the Jaylor, thou the prisoner.

1844Lance. Go, away with him.

1846Luce. O my life, where will you ha de man?

1847Vat ha de yonker done?

1848Wea. Woman, he hath kill'd his wife.

1849Luce. His wife, dat is not good, dat is not seen.

1850Lance. Hang not upon him, huswife, if you do I'le lay

1851 you by him.

1852Luce. Have me no, and or way do you have him,

1853He tell me dat he love me heartily.

1854Fran. Lead away my maid to prison, why, Tom, will

1855 you suffer that?

1856Civ. No, by your leave, Father, she is no vagrant:

1857She is my Wives Chamber-maid, and as true as the skin

1858between any mans browes here.

1859Lance. Go to, you're both fooles: Son Civet,

1860Of my life this is a plot,

1861Some stragling counterfeit profer'd to you:

1862No doubt to rob you of your Plate and Jewels:

1863I'le have you led away to prison, Trull.

1864Luce. I am no Trull, neither outlandish Frow,

1865Nor he, nor I shall to the prison go:

1866Know you me now? nay never stand amazed.

1867Father, I know I have offended you,

1868And though that duty wills me bend my knees

1869To you in duty and obedience;

1870Yet this wayes do I turn, and to him yield

1871My love, my duty, and my humblenesse.

1872Lance. Bastard in nature, kneel to such a slave?

1873Luce. O M. Flowerdale, if too much grief

1874Have not stopt up the organs of your voice,

1875Then speak to her that is thy faithfull wife,

1876Or doth contempt of me thus tie thy tongue:

1877Turn not away, I am no Æthiope,

1878No wanton Cressed, nor a changing Hellen:

1879But rather one made wretched by thy loss.

1880What turn'st thou still from me? O then

1881I guess thee wofull'st among haplesse men.

1882Flow. I am indeed, wife, wonder among wives!

1883Thy chastity and vertue hath infused

1884Another soul in me, red with defame,

1885For in my blushing cheeks is seen my shame.

1886Lance. Out Hypocrite, I charge thee trust him not.

1887Luce. Not trust him, by the hopes after bliss,

1888I know no sorrow can be compar'd to his.

1889Lan. Well, since thou wert ordain'd to beggery,

1890Follow thy fortune, I defie thee.

1891Oli.Ywood che were so well ydoussed as was ever white

1892cloth in tocking mill, an che ha not made me weep.

1893Fath. If he hath any grace he'll now repent.

1894Arth. It moves my heart.

1895Wea. By my troth I must weep, I cannot choose.

1896Unc. None but a beast would such a maid misuse.

1897Flow. Content thy self, I hope to win his favour,

1898And to redeem my reputation lost:

1899And, Gentlemen, believe me, I beseech you,

1900I hope your eyes shall behold such change,

1901As shall deceive your expectation.

1902Oli. I would che were split now, but che believe him.

1903Lance. How, believe him.

1904Wea. By the Matkins, I do.

1905Lan. What do you think that e're he will have grace?

1906Wea. By my faith it will go hard.

1907Oli. Well, che vor ye he is changed: and, M. Flower-

1908dale, in hope you been so, hold there's vorty pound to-

1909ward your zetting up: what be not ashamed, vang it

1910man, vang it, be a good husband, loven to your wife:

1911and you shall not want for vorty more, I che vor thee.

1912Arth. My means are little, but if you'll follow me,

1913I will instruct you in my ablest power:

1914But to your wife I give this Diamond,

1915And prove true Diamond fair in all your life.

1916Flow. Thanks, good Sir Arthur: M. Oliver,

1917You being my enemy, and grown so kind,

1918Binds me in all endeavour to restore.

1919Oli. What, restore me no restorings, man,

1920I have vorty pound more here, vang it:

1921Zouth chill devie London else: what, do not think me

1922A Mezel or a Scoundrel, to throw away my money? che

1923have an hundred pound more to pace of any good spota-

1924tion: I hope your under and your Uncle will vollow my

1925zamples.

1926Unc. You have guest right of me, if he leave off this

1927course of life, he shall be mine Heir.

1928Lan. But he shall never get groat of me;

1929A Cozener, a Deceiver, one that kill'd his painfull

1930Father, honest Gentleman, that passed the fearfull

1931Danger of the sea, to get him living & maintain him brave.