96and odde pounds, and a daily friend be
side, by this hand,
98Unc. Why, any thing is true for ought I know.
99Flow. To
see now: why you
shall have my bond Un
- 100cle, or
Tom Whites,
James Brocks: or
Nick Halls, as
101good rapier and dagger men, as any be in
England, let's
102be damn'd if we do not pay you, the wor
st of us all will
103not damne our
selves for ten pound. A pox of ten pound.
104Unc.Cou
sin, this is not the
fir
st time I have believ'd you.
105Flow. Why tru
st me now, you know not what my fall:
106If one thing were but true, I would not greatly care,
107I
should not need ten pound, but when a man cannot be
109Unc. Why what is it, cou
sin?
110Flow. Marry this Uncle, can you tell me if the Katern
- 111hue be come home or no?
113Flow. By God I thank you for that news.
114What is't in the pool can you tell?
115Unc. It is; what of that?
116Flow. What? why then I have
six pieces of velvet
sent
(me 117I'le give you a piece, Uncle: for thus
said the letter,
118A piece of A
sh-colour, a three-pil'd black, a colour'd, de
-(roy, 119A crim
son, a
sad green, and a purple: yes ifaith.
120Unc. From whom
should you receive this?
121Flow. From who? why from my father? with com
- 122mendations to you, Uncle, and thus he writes: I know,
123saith he, thou ha
st much troubled thy kind Unkle, whom
124God-willing at my return I will
see amply
sati
sfied;
125Amply, I remember was the very word;
so God help me.
126Unc. Have you the letter here?
127Flo. Yes I have the letter here, here is the letter: no, yes,
128no, let me
see, what breeches wore I on Saterday: let me
129see, a Tue
sday, my Calymanka, a Wedne
sday, my peach
- 130colour Sattin, a Thur
sday my Vellure, a Friday my Ca
- 131lymanka again, a Saterday, let me
see, a Saterday, for in
132tho
se breeches I wore a Saterday is the letter: O my ri
- 133ding breeches, Uncle, tho
se that you thought had been
134velvet, In tho
se very breeches is the letter.
135Unc. When
should it be dated?
136Flow. Marry
Didissimo tersios Septembris, no, no,
137tridissimo tertios Octobris, I
Octobris,
so it is.
138Unc.Dicditimo tersios Octobris: and here receive I a
139letter that your father died in
June: how
say you,
Kester?
140Fath. Yes truly,
sir, your father is dead, the
se hands
141of mine holp to winde him.
144Flow. 'Sbloud, how
should my father come dead?
145Fath. Ifaith
sir, according to the old Proverb,
146The child was born, and cryed, became man,
147After fell
sick, and died.
148Unc. Nay, cou
sin, do not take it
so heavily.
149Flow. Nay I cannot weep you extempory, marry
150some two or three dayes hence, I
shall weep without any
151stintance.
But I hope he dyed in good memory.
152Fath. Very well,
sir, and
set down every thing in
154And the Katherine and Hue you talkt of, I came over in;
155And I
saw all the bills of lading, and the velvet
156That you talkt of, there is no
such aboard.
157Flo. By God I a
ssure you, then there is knavery abroad.
158Fath. I'le be
sworn of that: there's knavery abroad,
159Although there were never a piece of velvet in
Venice.
160Flow. I hope he died in good e
state.
161Fath. To the report of the world he did, and made his
(will, 162Of which I am an unworthy bearer.
163Flow. His will, have you his will?
164Fath. Yes,
sir, and in the pre
sence of your Uncle,
165I was willed to deliver it.
166Unc. I hope, cou
sin, now God hath ble
ssed you with
167wealth, you will not be unmindfull of me.
168Flow. I'le do rea
son, Unkle; yet ifaith I take the
169denial of this ten pound very hardly.
170Unc. Nay I deny'd you not.
171Flow. By God you deni'd me dire
ctly.
172Unc. I'le be judg'd by this good-fellow.
173Fath. Not dire
ctly,
sir.
174Flow. Why he
said he would lend me none, and that
175had wont to be a dire
ct denial, if the old phra
se hold:
176Well, Uncle, come we'll fall to the Lega
sies,
177In the name of God, Amen.
178 Item, I bequeath to my brother
Flowerdale, three hun
- 179dred pounds, to pay
such trivial debts as I owe in
London.
180 Item, to my
son
Mat Flowerdale, I bequeath two bail
181of fal
se dice,
Videllicet, high men and low men, fullomes,
182stop cater traies, and other bones of fun
ction.
183Flow. 'Sbloud what doth he mean by this?
185Flow. The
se precepts I leave him, let him borrow of his
(oath, 186For of his word no body will tru
st him.
187Let him by no means marry an hone
st woman,
188For the other will keep her
self.
189Let him
steal as much as he can, that a guilty con
science
190May bring him to this de
stinate repentance,
191I think he means hanging. And this were his la
st will
192and Te
stament, the Devil
stood laughing at his beds
193feet while he made it. 'Sbloud, what doth he think to fop
194o
ff his po
sterity with Paradoxes.
195Fath. This he made,
sir, with his own hands.
196Flow. I, well, nay come, good Uncle, let me have this
197ten pound, Imagine you have lo
st it, or rob'd of it, or
198mi
sreckon'd your
self
so much: any way to make it come
199ea
sily o
ff, good Uncle.
201Fath. Ifaith lend it him,
sir,; I my
self have an e
- 202state in the City worth twenty pound, all that I'le ingage
203for him, he
saith it concerns him in a marriage.
204Flow.I marry doth it, this is a fellow of
some
sen
se,
205this: come, good Uncle.
206Unc. Will you give your word for it,
Kester?
207Fath. I will,
sir, willingly.
208Unc. Well, cou
sin, come to me
some hour hence, you
210Flow. Shall I not fail?
211Unc. You
shall not, come or
send.
212Flow. Nay I'le come my
self.
213Fath. By my troth, would I were your wor
ships man.
214Flow. What? would'
st thou
serve?
215Fath. Very willingly,
sir.
216Flow. Why I'le tell thee what thou
shalt do, thou
217sai
st thou ha
st twenty pound, go into
Burchin Lane,
218put thy
self into cloaths, thou
shalt ride with me to
220Fath.I thank you,
sir, I will attend you.
221Flow. Well, Uncle, you will not fail me an hour hence.
222Unc. I will not, cou
sin.
223Flow. What's thy name,
Kester?
Fath. I,
sir.
224Flo. Well, provide thy
self: Uncle, farewell till anon.
226Unc. Brother, how do you like your
son?
227Fath. Ifaith brother, like a mad unbridled colt,