1572Boult. I cannot be bated one doit of a thousand peeces.

1573Pand. Well, follow me my maisters, you shall haue your

1574money presenly, wife take her in, instruct her what she has

1575to doe, that she may not be rawe in her entertainment.

1576Bawd. Boult, take you the markes of her, the colour of

1577her haire, complexion, height, her age, with warrant of her

1578virginitie, and crie; He that wil giue most shal haue her first,

1579such a maydenhead were no cheape thing, if men were as

1580they haue beene: get this done as I command you.

1581Boult. Performance shall follow. Exit.

1582Mar. Alacke that Leonine was so slacke, so slow, he should

1583haue strooke, not spoke, or that these Pirates, not enough

1584barbarous, had not oreboord throwne me, for to seeke my

1585mother.

1586Bawd. Why lament you prettie one?

1587Mar. That I am prettie.

1588Bawd. Come, the Gods haue done their part in you.

1589Mar. I accuse them not.

1590Bawd. You are light into my hands, where you are like

1591to liue.

1592Mar. The more my fault, to scape his handes, where I

1593was to die.

1594Bawd. I, and you shall liue in peasure.

1595Mar. No.

1596Bawd. Yes indeed shall you, and taste Gentlemen of all

1597fashions, you shall fare well, you shall haue the difference of

1598all complexions, what doe you stop your eares?

1599Mar. Are you a woman?

1600Bawd. What would you haue mee be, and I bee not a

1601woman?

1602Mar. An honest woman, or not a woman.

1603Bawd. Marie whip the Gosseling, I thinke I shall haue

1604something to doe with you, come you'r a young foolish

1605sapling, and must be bowed as I would haue you.

1606Mar. The Gods defend me.