360thou
should'
st a had it for a Fayring, and the Rogue puts
361me in rerages for Orient Pearle: but thou
shalt have it
362by
sunday night, wench.
364Draw. Sir, here is one that hath
sent you a pottle of
365renni
sh wine, brewed with Ro
se-water.
367Draw. No,
sir, to the Knight; and de
sires his more
369Lance. To me? what's he that proves
so kind?
370Daff. I have a trick to know his name,
sir,
371He hath a months mind here to Mi
stris
Frances, his name
373Lance. Call him in,
Daffidill.
374Flow. O, I know him,
sir, he is a fool,
375But rea
sonable rich, his father was one of the
se lea
se-mon
-,
376gers, the
se corn-mongers, the
se mony-mongers, but he
377never had the wit to be a whore-monger.
379Lan. I promi
se you,
sir, you are at too much charge.
380Civ. The charge is
small charge,
sir,
381I thank God my father left me where withall, if it plea
se
382you,
sir, I have a great mind to this Gentlewoman here,
383in the way of marriage.
384Lan. I thank you,
sir: plea
se you to come to
Lewsome 385to my poor hou
se, you
shall be kindly welcome: I knew
386your father, he was a wary hu
sband: to pay here Drawer.
387Draw. All is paid,
sir: this Gentleman hath paid all.
388Lance. Ifaith you do us wrong,
389But we
shall live to make amends ere long:
390Ma
ster
Flowerdale, is that your man?
391Flow. Yes faith, a good old knave.
392Lance. Nay then I think you will turn wi
se,
393Now you take
such a
servant:
394Come, you'll ride with us to
Lewsome, let's away,
395'Tis
scarce two hours to the end of day.
Exeunt. 396Enter Sir Arthur Green-shood, Oliver, Lieu- 398Arth. Lieutenant lead your Souldiers to the
ships,
399There let them have their coats, at their arrival
400They
shall have pay: farewell, look to your charge.
401Sol. I, we are now
sent away, and cannot
so much as
402speak with our friends.
403Oli. No man what ere you u
sed a zutch a fa
shion,
404thick you cannot take your leave of your vreens.
405Arth. Fellow no more, Lieutenant lead them o
ff.
406Sol. Well, if I have not my pay and my cloaths,
407I'le venture a running away, though I hang for't.
408Arth. Away
sirrha, charme your tongue.
410Oli. Bin you a pre
sser,
sir?
411Arth. I am a commander,
sir, under the King.
412Oli. Sfoot man, and you be nere zutch a commander
413Shud a
spoke with my vreens before I chid agone,
so
shud.
414Arth. Content your
self man, my authority will
415stretch to pre
sse
so good a man as you.
416Oli. Pre
sse me? I devy, pre
sse
scoundrels, and thy
417me
ssels: pre
sse me, chee
scorns thee ifaith: For
see
st thee,
418here's a wor
shipfull knight knows, cham not to be pre
s- 420Enter Sir Lancelot Weathercock, young Flowerdale, 421 old Flowerdale, Luce, Frank. 422Lan. Sir
Arthur, welcome to
Lewsome, welcome by my
(troth, 423What's the matter man, why are you vext?
424Oli. Why man he would pre
sse me.
425Lan. O
fie, Sir
Arthur, press him? he is a man of rec
- 427Wea. I that he is, Sir
Arthur, he hath the nobles,
428The golden ruddocks he.
429Ar. The
fitter for the warrs: and were he not in fa
-(vour 430With your wor
ships, he
should
see,
431That I have power to pre
sse
so good as he.
432Oli. Chill
stand to the triall,
so chill.
433Flow. I marry
shall he, pre
sse-cloath and kar
sie,
434White pot and drow
sen broth: tut, tut, he cannot.
435Oli. Well,
sir, though you
see vlouten cloth and kar
sie,
436chee a zeen zutch a kar
sie coat wear out the town
sick a
437zilken Jacket, as thick a one you wear.
438Flow. Well
sed vlitan vlattan.
439Oli. A and well
sed cocknell, and boe-bell too: what
440doe
st think cham aveard of thy zilken coat, no fer vere
442Lance. Nay come no more, be all lovers and friends.
443Wea. I 'tis be
st so, good Ma
ster
Oliver.
444Flow. Is your name Ma
ster
Oliver I pray you?
445Oly. What tit and be tit, and grieve you.
446Flow. No but I'd gladly know if a man might not
447have a fooli
sh plot out of Ma
ster
Oliver to work upon.
448Oli. Work thy plots upon me,
stand a
side, work thy
449fooli
sh plots upon me, chill
so u
se thee, thou wert never
so
450u
sed
since thy dam bound thy head, work upon me?
451Flow. Let him come, let him come.
452Oli. Zyrrha, zyrrha, if it were not for
shame, chee
453would a given thee zutch a whi
ster poop under the ear,
454chee would have made thee a vanged another at my feet:
455stand a
side let me loo
se, cham all of a vlaming
fire-brand;
457Flow. Well I forbear you for your friends
sake.
458Oli. A vig for all my vreens, do'
st thou tell me of my
460Lan. No more, good ma
ster
Oliver, no more, Sir
Arthur.
461And maiden, here in the
sight of all your
suters, every
462man of worth, I'le tell you whom I faine
st would preferre
463to the hard bargain of your marriage bed:
shall I be plain
465Arth. I,
sir, 'tis be
st.
466Lance. Then,
sir,
fir
st to you, I do confe
sse you a mo
st 467gallant Knight, a worthy Souldier, and an hone
st man:
468but hone
sty maintains a
French-hood, goes very
seldome
469in a Chain of Gold, keeps a
small train of
servants: hath
470few friends: and for this wilde oats here, young
Flower- 471dale, I will not judge, God can work myracles, but he
472were better make a hundred new, then thee a thrifty and
474Wea. Believe me he hath hit you there, he hath touch
- 475ed you to the quick, that he hath.
476Flow. Woodcock a my
side, why, Ma
ster
Weather- 477cock, you know I am hone
st, how
soever tri
fles.
478Wea. Now by my troth, I know no otherwi
se,
479O, your old mother was a dame indeed:
480Heaven hath her
soul, and my wives too I tru
st:
481And your good father, hone
st Gentleman,
482He is gone a journey as I hear, far hence.
483Flow. I God be prai
sed; he is far enough,
484He is gone a pilgrimage to Paradi
se.
485And left me to cut a caper again
st care,
486Luce look on me that am as light aire.
487Luce. Ifaith I like not
shadows, bubbles, broth,
488I hate a light a love, as I hate death.
489Lance. Girle, hold thee there: look on this
Devon- 491Fat, fair, and lovely, both in pur
se and per
son.
492Oli.Well,
sir, cham as the Lord hath made me,