507455Gon. Did my Farher strike my gentleman for chiding of his

508456foole?

509457Gent. Yes Madam.

510458Gon. By day and night he wrongs me,

511459Euery houre he flashes into one grosse crime or other,

512460That sets vs all at ods, Ile not endure it;

513461His knights grow riotous, and himselfe vpbraids vs

514462On euery trifle when he returnes from hunting,

515463I will not speake with him, say I am sicke,

516464If you come slacke of former seruices,

517465You shall do well, the fault of it Ile answer.

518466Gent. Hee's comming Madam, I heare him.

519467Gon. Put on what weary negligence you please, you and your

520468fellow-seruants, Ide haue it come in question, if he dislike it, let

522469him to our sister, whose minde & mine I know in that are one,

522.1470not to be ouer-rulde; idle olde man that still would manage

522.2471those authorities that he hath giuen away, now by my life olde

522.3472fooles are babes againe, and must be vsed with checkes as flat-

522.4473teries, when they are seene abus'd, remember what I tell you.

524474Gent. Very well, Madam.

525475Gon. And let his Knights haue colder lookes among you,

526476what growes of it no matter, aduise your fellowes so, I would

526.1477breed from hence occasions, and I shall, that I may speake, Ile

527478write straight to my sister to hold my very course; goe prepare

528479for dinner. Exit.