1917Boult. And if shee were a thornyer peece of ground

1918then shee is, shee shall be plowed.

1919Ma. Harke, harke you Gods.

1920Bawd. She coniures, away with her, would she had ne-

1921uer come within my doores, Marrie hang you: shees borne

1922to vndoe vs, will you not goe the way of wemen-kinde?

1923Marry come vp my dish of chastitie with rosemary & baies.

1924Boult. Come mistris, come your way with mee.

1925Ma. Whither wilt thou haue mee?

1926Boult. To take from you the Iewell you hold so deere.

1927Ma. Prithee tell mee one thing first.

1928Boult. Come now your one thing.

1929Ma. What canst thou wish thine enemie to be.

1930Boult. Why, I could wish him to bee my master, or ra-

1931ther my mistris.

1932Ma. Neither of these are so bad as thou art, since they

1933doe better thee in their command, thou hold'st a place for

1934which the painedst feende of hell would not in reputation

1935change: Thou art the damned doore-keeper to euery cu-

1936sterell that comes enquiring for his Tib. To the cholerike

1937fisting of euery rogue, thy eare is lyable, thy foode is such

1938as hath beene belch't on by infected lungs.

1939Bo. What wold you haue me do? go to the wars, wold you?

1940wher a man may serue 7. yeers for the losse of a leg, & haue

1941not money enough in the end to buy him a woodden one?

1942Ma. Doe any thing but this thou doest, emptie olde re-

1943ceptacles, or common-shores of filthe, serue by indenture,

1944to the common hang-man, anie of these wayes are yet

1945better then this: for what thou professest, a Baboone could

1946he speak, would owne a name too deere, that the gods wold

1947safely deliuer me from this place: here, heers gold for thee,

1948if that thy master would gaine by me, proclaime that I can

1949sing, weaue, sow, & dance, with other vertues, which Ile keep

1950from boast, and will vndertake all these to teache. I doubt

1951not but this populous Cittie will yeelde manie schollers.