and his three daughters.
1819Mum. Well, if I once
see Brittayne agayne,
1820I haue
sworne, ile ne're come home without my wench,
1821And ile not be for
sworne,
1822Ile rather neuer come home while I liue.
1823Cor. Are you
sure,
Mumford,
she is a mayd
still?
1824Mum. Nay, ile not
sweare
she is a mayd, but
she goes for one:
1825Ile take her at all aduentures, if I can get her.
1826Cord. I, that's well put in.
1827Mum.Well put in? nay, it was ill put in; for had it
1828Bin as well put in, as ere I put in, in my dayes,
1829I would haue made her follow me to Fraunce.
1830Cor. Nay, you'd haue bin
so kind, as take her with you,
1831Or el
se, were I as
she,
1832I would haue bin
so louing, as ide
stay behind you:
1833Yet I mu
st confe
sse, you are a very proper man,
1834And able to make a wench do more then
she would do.
1835Mum. Well, I haue a payre of
slops for the nonce,
1836Will hold all your mocks.
1837King. Nay, we
see you haue a han
some ho
se.
1838Cor. I, and of the newe
st fa
shion.
1839Mum. More bobs, more: put them in
still,
1840They'l
serue in
stead of bumba
st, yet put not in too many,
1841le
st the
seames crack and they
fly out among
st you againe:
1842you mu
st not think to outface me
so ea
sly in my mi
stris quarrel,
1843who if I
see once agayne, ten teame of hor
ses
shall
1844not draw me away, till I haue full and whole po
sse
ssion.
1845King. I, but one teame and a cart will
serue the turne.
1846Cor.Not only for him, but al
so for his wench.
1847Mum. Well, you are two to one, ile giue you ouer:
1848And
since I
see you so plea
santly di
spo
sed,
1849Which indeed is but
seldome
seene, ile clayme
1850A promi
se of you, which you
shall not deny me:
1851For promi
se is debt, & by this hand you promi
sd it me.
1852Therefore you owe it me, and you
shall pay it me,
1853Or ile
sue you vpon an a
ction of vnkindne
sse.
1854King. Prithy, Lord M
umford, what promi
se did I make thee?
1855Mum. Fayth, nothing but this,
1856That the next fayre weather, which is very now,
G2 You
King Leir