12521232stand by too and suffer euery knaue to vse me at his plea-

12531233sure.

12541234 Pet. I saw no man vse you at his pleasure: if I had, my weapon

12551235shuld quickly haue bin out: I warrant you, I dare draw assoone

12561236as an other man, if I see occasion in a good quarel, & the law on

12571237my side.

12581238 Nur. Now afore God, I am so vext, that euery part about me

12591239quiuers, skuruie knaue: pray you sir a word: and as I told you,

12601240my young Lady bid me enquire you out, what she bid me say, I

12611241will keepe to my selfe: but first let me tell ye, if ye should leade

12621242her in a fooles paradise, as they say, it were a very grosse kind of

12631243behauior as they say: for the Gentlewoman is yong: and there-

12641244fore, if you should deale double with her, truly it were an ill

12651245thing to be offred to any Gentlewoman, and very weake dea-

12661246ling.

12671247 Rom. Nurse, commend me to thy Lady and Mistresse, I pro-

12681248test unto thee.

12691249 Nur. Good heart, and yfaith I wil tel her as much: Lord, Lord,

12701250she will be a ioyfull woman.

12711251 Ro. What wilt thou tell her Nurse? thou dooest not marke

12721252me?

12731253 Nur. I will tell her sir, that you do protest, which as I take it,

12741254is a gentlemanlike offer.

12751255Ro. Bid her deuise some means to come to shrift this afternoon,

12761256And there she shall at Frier Lawrence Cell

12771257Be shrieued and married: here is for thy paines.

12781258Nur. No truly sir not a penny.

12791259Ro. Go too, I say you shall.

12801260Nur. This afternoone sir, well she shall be there.

12811261Ro. And stay good Nurse behinde the Abbey wall,

12821262Within this houre my man shall be with thee,

12831263And bring thee cordes made like a tackled stayre,

12841264Which to the high topgallant of my ioy,

12851265Must be my conuoy in the secret night.

12861266Farewell be trustie, and ile quit thy paines:

12871267Farewel, commend me to thy Mistresse.