1596Scaena 6. Enter a Schoole master 4. Countrymen: and

1598Sch Fy, fy, what tediosity, & disensanity is here among ye?

1599have my Rudiments bin labourd so long with ye? milkd unto

1600ye, and by a figure even the very plumbroth & marrow of

1601my understanding laid upon ye? and do you still cry where,

1602and how, & wherfore? you most course freeze capacities, ye

1603jave Iudgements, have I saide thus let be, and there let be,

1604and then let be, and no man understand mee, proh deum,

1605medius fidius, ye are all dunces: For why here stand I.

1606Here the Duke comes, there are you close in the Thicket; the

1607Duke appeares, I meete him and unto him I utter learned

1608things, and many figures, he heares, and nods, and hums, and

1609then cries rare, and I goe forward, at length I fling my Cap

1610up; marke there; then do you as once did Meleager, and the

1611Bore break comly out before him: like true lovers, cast your

1612selves in a Body decently, and sweetly, by a figure trace, and

1613turne Boyes.

16141. And sweetly we will doe it Master Gerrold.

16152. Draw up the Company, Where's the Taborour.

16163. Why Timothy.

1617Tab. Here my mad boyes, have at ye.

1618Sch. But I say where's their women?

16194. Here's Friz and Maudline.

16202. And little Luce with the white legs, and bouncing(Barbery.

16211. And freckeled Nel; that never faild her Master.

1622Sch. Wher be your Ribands maids? swym with your Bodies

1623And carry it sweetly, and deliverly

1624And now and then a fauour, and a friske.

1625Nel. Let us alone Sir.

1626Sch. Wher's the rest o'th Musicke.

16273. Dispersd as you commanded.

1628Sch. Couple then

1629And see what's wanting; wher's the Bavian?

1630My friend, carry your taile without offence

1631Or scandall to the Ladies; and be sure

1632You tumble with audacity, and manhood,

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1633And when you barke doe it with judgement.

1634Bau. Yes Sir.

1635Sch. Quo usque taudem. Here is a woman wanting

16364. We may goe whistle: all the fat's i'th fire.

1637Sch. We have,

1638As learned Authours utter, washd a Tile,

1639We have beene fatuus, and laboured vainely.

16402. This is that scornefull peece, that scurvy hilding

1641That gave her promise faithfully, she would be here,

1642Cicely the Sempsters daughter:

1643The next gloves that I give her shall be dog skin;

1644Nay and she faile me once, you can tell Arcas

1645She swore by wine, and bread, she would not breake.

1646Sch. An Eele and woman,

1647A learned Poet sayes: unles by'th taile

1648And with thy teeth thou hold, will either faile,

1649In manners this was false position

16501. A fire ill take her; do's she flinch now?

16513. What

1652Shall we determine Sir?

1653Sch. Nothing,

1654Our busines is become a nullity

1655Yea, and a woefull, and a pittious nullity.

16564. Now when the credite of our Towne lay on it,

1657Now to be frampall, now to pisse o'th nettle,

1658Goe thy waies, ile remember thee, ile fit thee,

1661 The George alow, came from the South, from

1662The coast of Barbary a.

1663And there he met with brave gallants of war

1665 Well haild, well haild, you jolly gallants,

1666And whither now are you bound a

1667O let me have your company till come to the sound a

1668There was three fooles, fell out about an howlet

1671The third he sed it was a hawke, and her bels wer cut away.

16723. Ther's a dainty mad woman Mr. comes i'th Nick as

1673mad as a march hare: if wee can get her daunce, wee are

1674made againe: I warrant her, shee'l doe the rarest gambols.

16751. A mad woman? we are made Boyes.

1676Sch. And are you mad good woman?

1677Daugh. I would be sorry else,

1678Give me your hand.

1679Sch. Why?

1680Daugh. I can tell your fortune.

1681You are a foole: tell ten, I have pozd him: Buz

1682Friend you must eate no white bread, if you doe

1683Your teeth will bleede extreamely, shall we dance ho?

1684I know you, y'ar a Tinker: Sirha Tinker

1685Stop no more holes, but what you should.

1686Sch. Dij boni. A Tinker Damzell?

1687Daug, Or a Conjurer: raise me a devill now, and let him(play

1688Quipassa, o'th bels and bones.

1689Sch, Goe take her, aud fluently perswade her to a peace:

1690Et opus exegi, quod nec Iouis ira, nec ignis.

1691Strike up, and leade her in.

16922, Come Laste, lets trip it.

1693Daugh. Ile leade. (Winde Hornes:

16943. Doe, doe.

1695Sch. Perswasively, and cunningly: away boyes,

1697I heare the hornes: give me some

1698Meditation, and marke your Cue;

1699Pallas inspire me.

1701Thes. This way the Stag tooke.

1702Sch. Stay, and edifie.

1703Thes. What have we here?

1704Per. Some Countrey sport, upon my life Sir.

1705Per. Well Sir, goe forward, we will edifie.

1706Ladies sit downe, wee'l stay it.

1707Sch. Thou doughtie Duke all haile: all haile sweet (Ladies.

1708Thes. This is a cold beginning.

1709Sch. If you but favour; our Country pastime made is,

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1710We are a few of those collected here

1711That ruder Tongues distinguish villager,

1712And to say veritie, and not to fable;

1713We are a merry rout, or else a rable

1714Or company, or by a figure, Choris

1715That fore thy dignitie will dance a Morris.

1716And I that am the rectifier of all

1717By title Pedagogus, that let fall

1718The Birch upon the breeches of the small ones,

1719And humble with a Ferula the tall ones,

1720Doe here present this Machine, or this frame,

1721And daintie Duke, whose doughtie dismall fame

1722From Dis to Dedalus, from post to pillar

1723Is blowne abroad; helpe me thy poore well willer,

1724And with thy twinckling eyes, looke right and straight

1725Vpon this mighty Morr---of mickle waight

1726Is---now comes in, which being glewd together

1727Makes Morris, and the cause that we came hether.

1728The body of our sport of no small study

1729I first appeare, though rude, and raw, and muddy,

1730To speake before thy noble grace, this tenner:

1731At whose great feete I offer up my penner.

1732The next the Lord of May, and Lady bright,

1733The Chambermaid, and Servingman by night

1734That seeke out silent hanging: Then mine Host

1735And his fat Spowse, that welcomes to their cost

1736The gauled Traveller, and with a beckning

1737Informes the Tapster to inflame the reckning:

1738Then the beast eating Clowne, and next the foole,

1739The Bavian with long tayle, and eke long toole,

1740Cum multis aliijs that make a dance,

1741Say I, and all shall presently advance.

1742Thes. I, I by any meanes, deere Domine.

1743Per. Produce. Musicke Dance.

1744Intrate filij, Come forth, and foot it,

1745Ladies, if we have beene merry

1746And have pleasd thee with a derry,

1747And a derry, and a downe

1748Say the Schoolemaster's no Clowne:

1749Duke, if we have pleasd three too

1750And have done as good Boyes should doe,

1751Give us but a tree or twaine

1752For a Maypole, and againe

1753Ere another yeare run out,

1754Wee'l make thee laugh and all this rout.

1755Thes. Take 20. Domine; how does my sweet heart.

1756Hip. Never so pleasd Sir.

1757Emil. Twas an excellent dance, and for a preface

1758I never heard a better.

1759Thes. Schoolemaster, I thanke yon, One see'em all re-(warded.

1760Per. And heer's something to paint your Pole withall.

1761Thes. Now to our sports againe.

1762Sch. May the Stag thou huntst stand long,

1763And thy dogs be swift and strong:

1764May they kill him without lets,

1765And the Ladies eate his dowsets: Come we are all made.

1767Dij Deaeq; omnes, ye have danc'd rarely wenches. Exeunt.