350263But to reioyce in splendor of mine owne.

352265Wife: Nurce wher's my daughter call her forth to

266mee.

353267Nurce:Now by my maiden head at twelue yeare old I

354268bad her come, what Lamb, what Ladie bird, God forbid.

355269Wher's this girle? what Iuliet. Enter Iuliet.

357270Iuliet: How now who cals?

358271Nurce:Your Mother.

359272Iul: Madame I am here, what is your will?

360273W: This is the matter. Nurse giue leaue a while, we

361274must talke in secret. Nurce come back again I haue re-

362275membred me, thou'se heare our counsaile. Thou know

363276est my daughters of a prettie age.

364277Nurce:Faith I can tell her age vnto a houre.

365278Wife: Shee's not fourteene.

366279Nnrce: Ile lay fourteene of my teeth, and yet to my

367280teene be it spoken, I haue but foure, shee's not fourteene.

369281How long is it now to Lammas-tide?

370282Wife: A fortnight and odde dayes.

371283Nurce: Euen or odde, of all dayes in the yeare come

372284Lammas Eue at night shall she be fourteene. Susan and she

373285God rest all Christian soules were of an age. Well Susan is

374286with God, she was too good for me: But as I said on Lam-

375287mas Eue at night shall she be fourteene, that shall shee ma-

376288rie I remember it well. Tis since the Earth-quake nowe e-

377289leauen yeares, and she was weand I neuer shall forget it, of

378290all the daies of the yeare vpon that day: for I had then laid

379291wormewood to my dug, sitting in the sun vnder the Doue-

380292housewall. My Lord and you were then at Mantua, nay I

381293do beare a braine: But as I said, when it did tast the worm-

382294wood on the nipple of my dug, & felt it bitter, pretty foole