Test for Tony 01

			THE PART OF 'POORE'

			

			Actus  Imus Scӕna Ia. 					[Fol. 21a]

			Poore.

			Welcome thou instrument of liberty 	offreth to stab himselfe

Sly Hold hold
Poore It is a most vnthankfull office

			To save a man vnwilling is to murder.

			What hath this world of myne that I should covet

			Longer to stay wth it? nor have you reason

			Thus to detaine mee, I must greiving say it

			Through mee you want what might have well sustaind you 			10

			And your last store scarce panteth nourishment

			Vnto your selfe and sister.

Sly How truely rich

			Though having nothing, for contemning all?

Poore True very wise nay rich if hee could gett

			Even wth his best indeauour nourishment:

			But that now wants whose rich hees only wise

			T'is the receaved opinion, and what arts

			Are meanly shrouded in a thred bare coate

			Want theire due forme, thats a privation of it. 				20

			The worst of ills that is in misery

			Is that it gives a man contemptible

			Makes him a scoffe to every painted asse

			Wch beares a golden image, every slave

			Wch came into this Cytty wth bare feete

			And since hath heap'd vp by mechanicke basenes

			Abundant riches will contem the state

			That nature brought him to and no more pitty it,

			Then wisedome will a snake pin'd wth much cold

Sly you much erre 30
Poore No it is sacred truth there is not one

			Who hath not circled  wth a triple brasse 

			His more obdurate heart, each mandoth live			 [FOL. 21b] 

			As hee were enemy to the whole world. 

			There is a spatious distance twixt the heart, 

			And tounge of every man, they speake and doe 

			Nought that hath smallest coherence wth theire minds; 

			They doe even strive vnto it wth theire full nerves. 

Sly Imitate theire manners
Poore You advise well I shall and digg a prey 40

			From out theire frosen intrailes, wch shall nourish vs, 

			Feede vs wth laughter, cramm vs full wth gold. 

			I'le hold as firme antipathy wth men, 

			As doe the elements amongst themselves. 

Sly they doe generate
Poore Soe will not I vnlesse a misery

			And wanton spleene to laugh at it. 

Sly will force frequent troops

			Of clyents, to your lure —

Poore And being well lured 50

			Ile cramm them soe they shall not breath to flight. 

			Let's see they may doe well if more harsh fate 

			Bite not our blooming fortunes. 

Strange beene ith fashion to
Poore Whilst wee Apollo s ^children w^ch are given

			To the true study of whats purely good. 

			Share not the least partof it in effect. 

			Our merits are defects, and only staines. 

			Disgraces to mans glosse, in mans false eyes. 

			The heaven of our glory shines no more,  				60 

			Then a faint candles light, in a proud sunn. 

			Oh Iove! oh Iove! why hast thou warn'd thy thunder [?] 

			It should not dare to touch Apollo's tree? 

			Yet sufferest vilder more inferiour stro<a>kes 

			To rend, and hammer his more loved children, 		[FOL. 22a] 

			To dust, to aire, to nothing, lesse then nothing. 

			

Strang f for what they suffer
Poore Sr I have fellowe feeling of theire ills
Strang tis sacred truth
Poore O O S^r beleeve him not 70

			He doth intice you to a dangerous ill 

Sly Slight what doe you meane
Poore Hee is a strange hyaena
Sly You wont vndoe your selfe
Poore A And drawes you on

			Stra: 		—————wants much connexion 

Poore To losse
Strange of what
Poore Your wealth and reputation

			Riches are not more enimyes to heaven, 				80 

			then To our art. 

Sly honest men in as bare naps
Poore Our heaven of poetry cannot brooke such rivals

			It is wellnigh[] prodigious they should meete. 

			And or proceedes from a defect of wo<r>th, 

			Or by excesse of some vild humour ioyned, 

			Wch naturalists observe wthin theire subjects 

			To cause a vitious forme; for more then perfect 

			Is but a plurisy wch in wholsomest blood 

			Breeds naught save malladyes, but being ill, 				90 

			It meerely is necessited to kill. 

			You knowe the daunger Sr If you proceede 

Strange You cannot fright mee
Poore Now comes your cue to speake goe on and roundly
Sly not shewe his matchlesse skill
Poore You may proceed and hee may w inn by intising

			 But by your pardon, you are much [deceaved] vnwise,  	[FOL.22b]

			If all his traines cann lead you to consent. 

Strange vnto your art

			I cannot be disswaded————— . 				100

Poore then resolve

			To contemplation, for you must neglect 

			All worldly matters, and begiven to this,

			As to the sollidst earthly happinesse. 

Strang you knowe my minde
Poore And I will vndertake to give instructions

			In this quainte rhetoricke, and subtile logicke, 

			And what I cann participat in naturals 

			Shall not bewanting, since I knowe you firme 

			Of good capacity and ingenuous. 					110

Strange What I possesse

			Shall not be wanting to you 

Poore Pish pish no no you shall not

			Those were but by words wch I did object 

Sly into your minde I told you soe
Poore Sr It was ill donn and no way worth your thanks
Strange I would lodge heare about
Poore Twil be best
Strange only take this as earnest
Poore It should not neede but since you l have it soe 120

			I will accept it and deserve it to 

Strange Till when I leave you
Poore pray good s^r your name
Strange Tis Strange anon Ile come
Poore you shalbe welcome
Sly to quircks and quillets soe they de help to thrive
Poore S light what doe you meane
Sly my tender Iuvenall
Poore You wo n t vndoe your selfe

Sly wth your precisenes 130
Poore may you have game and will not sterve and perish
Sly Leave it scholler leave it FOL 23a

			Or it spoile thee 

Poore You r spoild you may turne ballad munger
Sly Prethee vrge these no more
Poore you may thrive tis possible

			But Ive seene honest men in as bare naps. 

Sly Ile pay thee for it
Poore Doe spare mee not I will indure thy worst

			And answer thee wth full as great a noyse. 				140

			My flash shalbe as violent and as horrid. 

Sly Our lightning shall insue
Poore content content

			Now my wise wench of brantford, how now Gill, 

			What newes bringst thou now? 

Sly Wee are quite vndon
Poore On w^th your night gowne Gill and dresse yo^rselfe

			 		Ith lady fashion speedily, and returne. 

			Theire coming in ? 

Gill I I 150
Poore Begonn be gonn
Sly as poore indeed as thou in name
Poore Your witt is rich enough to play on mee
Sly I will stab myselfe
Poore That shall not be indited for your death

			<Ieamy> hath putt it vp [<yyo>] you shall not have it 

Sly Then Ile goe hang my self
Poore Away away man

			What what in desperation, fy vpon't 

			Heare mee sr I have heard a cunning hand 				160 

			May soe dispose two glasses as by them 

			Each externe inconvenience maybe kend. 

Sly laugh t at my afflictions FOL 23b
Poore At thy promotion at thy exaltation

			Giv'd thou mayest cheat securely free of feare. 

			Thou feelst the worst of it, false dice, halfe cards 

			Will doe exceeding well; [f<a>lse] if thoult be honest, 

			Ile teach thee a more exquisite art of begging, 

			Then ere was heard yet from the newgate dungeon. 

			Each man ith house shall give a groat a day 				170 

			To have thee vndergoe theire worke, and gaine by it. 

			For I will vndertake, in halfe a yeare. 

			Thou shalt as palpably snatch from the grates,

			Of all the prisons wthin London walls, 

			Ney and the libertyes, the penny pension 

			As the Kings men doe from theire neighbour companyes 

			Societyes of gallants 

Sly death and damnation
Poore Hell and misery
Sly light on the head 180
Poore of thy destroying Hard

			Is't Is't I heare them, fly and putt you on 

			Some other shape, come Lady Gillian come 

			Have you not donn yett? oh your well enough 

			Good morrowe to your worships Ladyship­

			Good Madam Change. 

			

			Act: II  Scӕna 2da 

			

			3d offi:		some kind purgation, is not that your meaning ? 

Poore Madam doe you still hold those points of complement

			In wch I did instruct you yesterday? 					190

			When to advance, when to retire, and when 

			To keepe your stand? at the first salutacion 

			How to congratulate the welcome of— 

			—A freind equall in fortune, of a superiour, 

			How to be court<e>ous to inferiours? 

Gill wtha greater matter FOL 24a
Poore Thus farr weeve gonn i th science theory

			Now weele proceed evnto the art, or practise. 

Hard wee shall see fine sport
Poore Thinke you you cann performe what I instructed 200
Gill make experience S^r
Poore Suppose mee lordly after what manner meete you
Gill vnworthy roofe of ours
Poore How to a knight your equall
Hard I would my kinsman had hir
Poore Soe would I to but for the inferiour now
Hard should be hir ioynter
Poore Sr you bid fairely for hir you shall have hir

			Your cousen goose shall have hir 

Gill If I cann helpe it 210
Poore come come mind them not

			Soe now you are instructed, let us spend 

			Some tyme, in matters of a more import. 

			Madam I knowe your birth, and your deservings. 

			But what your fortunes are Ive beene content 

			Yet not to seeke, but now you've given your selfe 

			Wholly to mee and doe repose alone 

			Vpon my choyce, I will be bold to inquire 

			That I may neither loose you on a man 

			Belowe yourselfe in merits or in fortune  				220 

Gill Heaven blesse vs what are you
Poore Murder murder

			Roalfe Gaspar Thomas where are these varlets trowe? 

Sly you shalbe held doe you heare
Poore What are you speake to what end doe you come FOL 24b
Hard arrest that Sly
Poore How Sly saucy groome first enter my house

			Wth more then two, tis a sufficient riot 

			And god knowes what you would, but that our eye, 

			Our happily seeing eye prevented you;  				230 

			Thanks to the supreame power wch made it happy 

			To that foresight, what not a varlett stirr ? 

			You are consenting to, wee mightbe murdred[,] 

			And you not heare of it; where are your fellows?. 

			You'are sometymes dubly diligent, and a word 

			Wthin our kenn will make you fly like winde 

			Where are your fellowes? ————————

Sly troth S^r I doe not knowe
Poore What men are these
Gill nor heare of any thing 240
Poore Ney you shall stay the justice shall decide

			Whither your act be lawfull, tmay perchance 

			Conclude at Tyburne or the newgate dungeon 

			Besides a publique lash from henceto ye tower 

			From thence to westmonest<e>r, spight of your freinds 

Hard Sr I intreat your favour
Poore That were pretty

			To be god knowes frighted well nigh to death, 

			Then only intreat favour, that's fine recompence. 

			If thou beest worth a penny Ile have that  				250 

			And all thy freinds cann make if they will save thee. 

Hard Sr in good fayth I meant no harme
Poore thats better

			Thatshalbe t[y]ryed, goe Gaspar fetch the Conestable 

Sly Tak t least hee doe repent
Poore how forty pound

			That is a sweet amends, but whats your name ? 

Hard Tis Hard and please you S^r FOL 25a
Poore Hard mr Sly

			Hath often named you wthin my hearing 				260 

			An honest creditor, and for his sake. 

			If wth [th] your haust this lady be appeased 

			Your peace is made; what recompence shee will 

			You must attone hir wth, or this cannot bee. 

			Some toy will please hir best, shee is a woman 

			A diamond ring of twenty marke that's all 

			Oh shee was frighted much, had shee beene married 

			Tenn Suttons wealths could not have saved yor life 

Hard I would bestowe
Poore Vm lett mee seethe gold 270

			[Ile] offer it; oh these are [the f] Sly's attachments and his bonds. 

Hard Good S^r they are
Poore Madam this gentleman

			Presents to you by mee his mediate 

			Twenty faire angells, and doth hope to appease 

			Wth this bright sacrifice, your incensed minde: 

			To add by glorious coulour of this gold, 

			A pleasing tinture, to your late pale cheeke. 

Hard I see a lady S^r
Poore not y^et a knight 280

			Is ready now to bed hir, and but stay's 

			The coming of some freinds vnto the ceremony. 

Sly oh it takes rarely
Poore Some five dayes hince
Hard And is shee well affected
Poore No y^et the importunitye hir freinds have vsed

			Have made hir yeeld. 

Hard so much into hir e state FOL 25b
Poore I have no reason s^r
Hard What may hir portion be 290
Poore Hir father S^r

			Iustice of peace inYorkeshire, hath alotted 

			Three thousand pound wch wthin twice three months 

			After the day of marriage shall bee payed; 

			Vpon condition,ye shee shall have ioynter. 

			After his death, three hundreed pound a yeare. 

			Hir fathers age and weakenes will not suffer hĩ 

			Present vnto these nuptials but hee sends 

			His brother to consumate what he please. 

Hard Then he concludes all 300
Poore All
Hard in my behalfe
Poore Shee hath refer d hirselfe to my dispose

			And if I like the gentleman and the tearmes 

			It shall goe hard but Ile prevaile so much 

Hard shalbee assured hir
Poore Tis faire the gentle man concludes it
Hard yes

			Hee shall ————————

Poor as I like him it takes effect 310

			If I cann ought. 

Hard your care shalbe requited
Poore It is requited i n th the very act

			If it doe prove succesfully and well 

Hard in the meanewhile plant for battery
Poore Sr If hee be as you have spoken him

			Hee shall not come vnwelcome 

Gill You r welcome to
Poore to your cost S^r
Sly Footra for Hard 320
Poore now my Sly blewcoat thou how likst thou this FOL 26a

			Is it not better then ye dolefull ditty 

			Of Ile goe hang or stab my selfe 

Sly Of more rich witt
Poore Tis in tis inforced soe now

			But better arts were better ways to thrift 

			Gett you a country gentile habit, hir vncle 

			You must be nowe. 

Gill Wh what shall become of mee
Poor Be neat and spruise as what you have cann make 330

			You <h>have a woer coming that shall pay fort 

			You want not my instructions how to answer 

			Though hee how to oppose, and sett on you 

			When fate affords no other way to live 

			to get a living needs must 

			

			Our wits [must list indeavour wee may thrive] strive 

			Exeunt 

			

			Actus 2di scӕ 2da 

Poore Whose at the dore who is it
Sly He y^t desires to bee a scholler 340
Poor Goe Sly

			Admitt, admitt them: I must scoure my witt 

			I feare tis spoil'd wth rust tis not acute 

			

Sly What are you bett ready for them
Poore Ready ready

			Surely twas in Domitian's tyme he lived. 

			That Juvenal, the wonder of all ages 

			Wch have beene since, should live soe much vnknow 

			Soe much neglected in his owne tyme, as none 

			Would grace theire storyes wth his sacred name, 			350 

			Nor praise them selves, wth giving him due fame. 

			Yet tis enough wee knowe and wonder at thee 

			That once thou wert and that thy works shal bee 

			Worthy long admiration. 

Sly Noe noe hee shall not M^r Poore FOL 26b
Poore whose there

			Oh Sr I cry you mercy, and your freind, 

			Your welcom please you sitt, I was translating 

			A poet wch is prince of all his sect 

			Of Satyrists, theire manners should give them 			360 

			Princes of men, though fewe there beeare soe; 

			Twas Juvenall wch if it please you heare 

			I will recite. 

Strang Yes very willingly

			 [Though fewe there bee are soe] 

Poore Tis thus Ile not repeat the Latine text

			Shall I continue silent &, indure. 

			The loude vexations Codrus doth procure 

			Wth his rude Theseus? shall this man reherse 

			His gouned scaene and this his mournfull v<er>se? 			370 

			Shall giant Telephus consume his day 

			And long Orestes ӕviternall play 

			Whose margent is repleat,whose very backe 

			Scapes not the rage but beares asselike packe. 

			Shall these I say much endlesse still be read 

			And only I continue as if dead 

			Vnto these labours? shall I only feare 

			To vex mens organs and to force a teare ? &c 

			I only made experience what I could. 

Quicke you ve made vs knowe you soe 380 Poore The ire sudden and they beare no more of weight

			Then a small tyme would give. 

Strang It is well vrged
Poore and no way worth deniall
Quicke And make a Ioviall meale
Poore in the meane while

			Weele vse a prety schollers exercise 

			One shall propose a theame, & each compose 

			A couple of verses on it as they sitt 				[FOL. 27a] 

			And if the first speake last, the rest shall take 			390 

			Theire cups of wine a peece to acuat them 

Sly who doth propose
Poore Each in his order shall doe you propose
Sly wine doth ^cheare the heart
Poore You observe method in your very sport

			Sr for the good report you give of wine 

			Ile wish you quicker poets, and th<at>  myne. 

Sly What what more y^et
Poore who ereit bee admitt him
Quicke goe call them in 400
Poore you shall not neede we a re those

			they doe intend. Srs wee must intreat you 

			Into another roome, there you shall see 

			What passeth; ift please you disclose yor minde 

			I will performe what my weake skill can[n] doe 

Sly Ile lead the way
Poore Ney pray S^r goe wee schollers love no complement

			Though wee cann vseit: he hath beene yor guide 

			And you must followe 

			

			Scaena 3ia 	Enter Poore above  				410 

Poor A swagerour doe you say one y^t hates schollers

			Hee's none of your stage railours on the is hee? 

Quicke Inns of courtman that cann raile
Poore I would he were a poet one that daubd

			Papers wth greasy lines, wch fall away 

			From his hoggs head, as sweat doth fro his body. 

			Both being excrements,of art, and nature. 

			Such I doe knowe there are, & would faine meet wth 

			Ide make the knowe theire mungrill nature could not 

			Produce a word, lesse vicious then themselves,  			420 

			And if not borrowed from ye sacred springs. 			[FOL. 27b] 

			But tis to matter; Ile give them leave to envy 

			What is beyond theire reach, but for yor creature, 

			If I not bafle him in his proper humour 

			He burne my bookes, and turne a lawyers clearke. 

			But they are neere the doare you shall have sport. 

			I must begonn 		Exit 

			[Sly] Quicke — worth cherishing — 

			Scaena 4ta   Enter Poore 

Trugull what is t a hall
Poore best our poore house hath 430
Tru Pray whats your name
Hard the gentlewoman minded
Poore Doubt not but you shall well I like the man

			[That] He is a proper man[] yt will tempt much 

			Besides grave, generous as it seems to mee 

			Repleat wth worthy qualityes, & though rawe 

			In Cupids ceremonyes, I must thinke 

			A few instructions,will give him singular. 

Hard Doe you thinke soe S^r 440
Poor Yes vndoubtedly

			I know hee's very apt: to bee a gull. 

Snaile Pray S^r lets see the gentlewoman
Poore You shall Gaspar lead vp these gentlemen

			Vnto your mrs

Sly I will
Poore Stay you w^th mee S^r

			Doe you inquire hir minde and bring hir downe 

			The whilst wee wilbe busy Gaspar lead them. 

Trugull Must not I goe to must I not 450
Poore Not y^et
Trugull and kisse and talke w^th hir
Poore Sr it is best first to have mediates FOL 28a

			Shee shallbee brought downe to you 

Strange speake lower
Poor Pray S^r may I inquire your name and country

			[Tru:		————— of the name Ime sure] 

Quicke How say you goodman dawe
Poore Tis a faire living S^r
Tru But a faire living 460
Poore A very rich one

			Trug:  		———— I cry you mercy 

Poore But S^r after what fashion would you woe
Tru Why are there divers fashions
Poore Very many Yes as in other things

			Soe wee're fantasticall in that, ney more. 

			Your woer is or rampant or couchant: 

			Your rampant woer, is an angry fellowe 

			That beares downe all before him should yu heare him, 

			You'de thinke hee were a souldier by his wounds.  				470

			Heele sweare a woman in to love wth him. 

			Or spend whole vollyes of his oaths in vaine. 

			Though that doe seldome happen; for his thunder 

			Battars theire fortresses vntill they fall 

			Flatt downe before him. 

			Trug:  		—————Is it possible? 

Poore Sr very true your couchant is a creature

			Wch sighs and sobs out Hero & Leander, 

			Or some more mournfull elegyes; and hee goes 

			Alwayes crosse armed, to shewe his passions.  				480

Tru I wilbe that woer FOL 28b
Poore Soe S^r but Ile instruct you soe effectually

			You shan't neede halfe yt passion. Let mee see 

			You have a very perfect sperick eeye 

True Yes Ide be sory elce
Poore And of congruous health
Tru Yes I am very health full
Poore Sr the better

			Your organs are more fitt; for I must teach you

			To fix your eye wth iudgement, on an obiect; 				490

			And Ile give such a power vnto ye radiature 

			Emitted from it yt shall strike hir 

			More conqueringly then Cupids golden shafte. 

			At the first sight you shall not speake to hir 

			But heare are lines wch when shee ginns approach 

			Ile desire you to reade, & you shall read the. 

			Say often say you writt them in hir prayse. 

			Trug:		And they are none of myne ———— 

Poore oh S^r the better

			You Imitate the gentile fashion 						500

			They for the most part only live on others 

			By borrowing of others, and shall you 

			As well proportioned for a genltreman. 

			As amongst them the best, not keep ye fashion? 

Quicke will raile on the whole world
Poore How feare to ly then feare to live all creatures

			Doe live by lying 

Tru som live by standing
Poore Indeede I am deceaved

			For some doe live by standing, yet they ly to. 				510

Tru It may bee soe
Poore And to beginn w^th gallants for nobility

			 I durst not touch though they should spend themselves 

			On waxen Images; 

			Nor cleargy men though they should ly wth scripture.

			And vitiate [th] it to adulte[rate]ry. 

			Have at your gallants, should they pay theire debts 

			As they doe promise, I knowe some now flants 

			In cloath of tyshue, yt would be as bare, 

			As when they first sett foote vpon this land. 				520 

			These live by falsifying of theire dayes; 

			Others by mating wth ye Cyty wives 

			Schollers and lawyers doe' live by theire toungs 

			And the best ground of schollers sophistry 

			Wch you may call lyes; but your lawyers toungs 

			Are strumpets ly wth all men yet they live by them. 

			Your citty lying is so truly knowne. 

			As I will not repeate it. 

Stran wth out cessation
Poore But to goe forward shee hearing hir praise read 530

			Cann't choose but speake to you, out of hir words 

			Then must you take occasion, and proce<a>de. 

			If I had tyme Ide give you actions 

			Wch should prove charmes, and drawe hir by ye eares, 

			Despight all propased antydotes of deafnes. 

Tru and speake soe
Poore You shall most potently yo^r eyes shall sparkle spread

			Such flames of love, as shee shall feare to stirr 

			Least shee be scorched wth them, yor lips shall move. 

			Such sphӕrelike harmony as you shall ravish hir. 			540 

Tru for ravishing FOL 29b
Poore No thinke not Ile vrge ought shalbe distastfull
Tru Nay nay you shant deny it
Poore Come good S^r

			Youle wrong mee much, for I have not deservd it. 

Quicke and it shalbe kept
Poore But S^r I must confesse Ive laboured

			And donn you more good wth ye gentlewoman. 

			Then cann this tenn tymes doubled procure mee. 

			Yet since you offer it soe vnrequested 				550

			I doe accept it as sufficient recompence. 

			For all my labour, not because tis worth them, 

			I like your will, farr better then the gift. 

			Be mindfull that you wrap a ring ith verses. 

Tru Oh I meant that will not this serve
Poor it will
Strange Not very well
Poore be ready they are coming

			Sr shall I heare them. 

Tru Attend for these are they Poore S^r I doe heare 560
Tru That s for the ring

Poore Sr these are very good
Tru I would shee heard mee
Poore Doe you vse this often

			Trug:		 I would shee'de heard them read. — 

Poore Sr ift please you

			I will present them to hir. 

Gill Greater perfection to them
Poore tickle hir w^th prayse

			Tell hir theire good because theire end is good 			570

			Wch is to prayse hir. 

Hard When comes hir vncle S^r
Poore I did receave

			A letter wch assured tomorrowe night. 			     [FOL. 30a]

			This night heele visit ye great bed of ware

			 Had hee a lasse of like dimensions

			 Twould scarce conteine them. 

			Hand.		—— is hee soe burlye? 

Poore The northerne ale hath made him a Lucullus

			 Hee's a meere man of fatnes, you must feede him 			580 

			And fee him well, if you expect ought from him 

			He is desirous of a well greased fist 

			As well as mouth or belly. 

Hard I was so rash
Poore The end will croune it ioyfully be sure

			You'enquire not to much after hir portion: 

			Twill vex himstrangely, bee not you to strickt, 

			In asking forraine bills for ye performance, 

			Twill hinder all your hopes, hee's very collericke 

			And must be humour'd to the full, or elce 				590 

			

Hard Hee s fire and toe I doe instruct you savingly

			Not aske her portion! 

Hard Of what hee promiseth P Yes you may enquire but

			not &cӕ 

Poore Hir fathers bond and his wilbe sufficient

			I give you Sr the worst and yet I thinke 

			Hee'l[e] hardly trouble any to be bound 

			Nor love that man wch shall distrust his honesty 

Stran I hee s now about it
Poore Sr some small conference I de desire w^th you 600
Snaile Wth mee S^r very willingly
Poore I must greive

			Soe good a man as you should be soe wrong'd 

			As my art sayth you are.Would that wrong'd mee. 

			And that my house should be soe much vnhappy 

			As to detaine you from yor home th<i>s tyme 

Snaile I have lost nothing have I S^r FOL 30b
Poore A rare iewell

			S<na>ile 	    I ever had ————

Poore Sr tis your wife I meane 610
Snaile Not gonn S^r is shee
Poore Hir honour hath left hir for shee hath left

			To bee an honest wife, you knowe on Medle?

			 Snaile: 	————————————— my good cu[ ]stomer. 

Poore Hir honour hath left hir for shee

			T should seeme soe he hath go[od]tt yor best ware Sr 

Snaile I nere wrongd you
Poore nor ere mistrusted him
Snaile No on my life
Poore nor wife I knowe it well 620

			Sir hye you home; if you now meet not wth him. 

			He give you such instructions as you shall 

			In ye named place at further tyme, meanwhile 

			I knowe a gentleman whom he hath wrongd 

			Will give his best indeavour, to finde out 

			The tyme, & to prevent him if you please. 

			Sr I will send the gentleman to morrowe. 

Strange to what you please
Poore Sr I will send the gentleman to morrowe

			That shall intrap him. 							630

Snaile indeede shee told mee soe
Poore Pray S^r be patient heare
Snaile I pray you S^r remember mee
Poore Be sure I will and send the gentleman to morrow morne

			By [that ]eight o'th [ ] clocke. 

Snaile heele deale honestly
Poore If you mistrust him one you shall thinke faythfull

			Choose to this office, I but offer Sr, 

			Tis in your will to'accept 

Snaile Be not to credulous I did thinke 640
Poore fy fy FOL 31a

			blaze not your owne discredite, tis tomuch 

			You know't your selfe. 

Snaile but are you sure tis true
Poore I would I were not
Hard Tomorrowe night he comes
Poore yes y^es tomorrowe

Tru wee shalbe married
Poore I doubt not but you shall
Hard you sha nt soe suddenly 650
Poore Are you not y^et adultus
Tru what doe you meane
Poore not y^et of age

			Trug: 		———— yes that I hope I am 

Poore Will you then suffer S^r such contradiction

			Lett them determine of you appoint tymes? 

			Trug: 		Nay and I will to ——————

Poore Oh S^r been t to feirce

			He is your vncle, you doe owe some duty 

			Or at the least respect———————— 					660

Hard A second father to him
Poore You must be rul e d but not to much oreruld
Tru Ile warrant you
Poore Sr Heele bee gonn ere this be not to violent

			Vpon your wife inquire out secretly. 

Hard bee his continual rendez vouz
Poore A and reason
Gill I must continue M^rs Change
Poore They heare

			You must, a iustice of peaces daughter, 				670

			Ith north at least 

Quicke did you feare us
Poore Not as Snaile feares meddle to morrowe morne

			You must to him, hee will initiate you 

			Him selfe in to acquaintance wth his wife 

			If you shall neede my counsell, Ile instruct you 		    [FOL. 31b] 

			How to behave yourselfe in information 

Quicke to much I feare
Poore no hee must bee inraged

			You must add to his fury and augment it				 680 

Quicke Vpon y^e least distastfull word
Poore and lett him

			Nay if hee be an angry boy weele deale wth him 

			And fright him from his roaring humours, wee 

			Cann talke, bristle, and vaunt, as well as hee. 

			Exeunt 

			

			Actus 3ij scӕna 2da

Poore What ^cheaters did heesay
Sly that was the word
Poore And couldst thou suffer it goe thou rt a gull 690

			& that huge bulke of thyne those giant limbs 

			Conteine not any sparkeof man wthin them. 

			Sdeath had I heard him he should have found I had 

			A thunder in my hand Iove in my voyce 

Sly and sayth vs ^cheaters
Poore Pish tis a puny oneeasy to performe

			Ile have a duble or a <no> revenge 

			Vppon my life I think<e> [t] thou wouldst confess

			 Vs cheaters should a man inquire of thee. 

Sly Wee are noe better 700
Poore I thought this thou lyest

			What ere of cheating's in mee it is thyne: 

			Thou didst intice, coniure mee by our wants 

			Didst force me too't when I god knowes was minded

			Never to suffer more in this vild world.

Sly But how much in y^e insuing
Poore Doe not vex mee

			By all good things I vowe, and will performe it 

			If ere I learne, yt alike worde be spoken 

			Thou hearing, suffering it, I will abiure thee; 		[FOL. 32a] 

			Leave thee vnto thy selfe & spoile thy hopes 			711

			 Sly 		You may doe as you please ———————

			 Poore 		[G] ——— goe to Virginia 

			To the Bromoodoes, or elce hire my selfe 

			Vnto the Northwest passage; if these faile: 

			Turne Poet stageplayer or anything, 

			rather then live wth thee, Ile sell my selfe 

			Vnto a Iewe or worse, an english vserour 

			Whom have I cheated? only Ive sold Hard 

			Fishd my young gallant Trugull vexed Snaile 			720 

			Intic'd my Strange to poetrie, thats poverty: 

			Wch hee shall surely feele prevented Medle 

			Drawne blood from Quicke, or at the least will draw it 

			What act mongst these deserves ye name of cheating 

			Ist not to gett from vserours charitable? 

			And to lett him bee wise, yt is not cousned 

			Whome nature made a foole is against nature 

			To lett men knowe when others doe them wrong 

			Is a great Iustice, and worth recompence. 

			And to make him a poet that would bee one, 				730 

			Is att the most but to fullfill his vowes. 

			What to prevent a lawyer since theire knowne 

			To circumvent all others, but meere equity?

			And to take vengeance on who doe defame vs, 

			Soe it bee noble, is allowed to vs 

			by Martiall lawe, whome have I cheated now 

			Whom have I cheated now, or against whom 

			Have I intended more, then may bee donn? 

Sly their end maks actions good FOL 32b
Poore Tis true my Sly I m in apparrell well 740

			Sufficient for a petty gentleman 

			Where is thy rapier ? 

Sly What do est thou intend
Poore What cannst thou guesse
Sly Not well
Poore then aske not for thou shalt not knowe

			Wher ist —————————

Sly above
Poore If Quicke doe ^chance come hither

			Stay him till my returne wch shalbe suddaine. 			750 

			If heele not stay will him, not goe to Snailes 

			Till I may speake wth him, Gill bring down ye rapier 

			If Trugull come lett Gill and hee be private,

			 If hee be earnest, lett him presse hir his. 

Gill spirit on his bankes
Poore Take heede my Dousabell vnto your docke

			Looke not to my affaires; take heede yor Trugull 

			Bee not to hard for you hees a lusty knave 

			Cann pitch his barr well, shoote his shaft arright 

			And pay you home my Gill; hee cann ifayth. 			760 

Gill That shalbe tryed
Poore bee wary and doe well

			Prepare yor selfe vnto yor part anon 	Exit. 

			

			Actus 3ij scӕna 3ia

Med wish hee had not inquired Enter Poore disguisd
Poore Oh M^r Medle I have sought you S^r

			In all your places of retreat. 

			Me[l]d  	—   [—] Vnto what end Sr

Poore Wee are private heare

			Now I will give it you, you knowe one Quicke  			770 

			An envious raskall one that laboureth 

			That seeketh causes to defame all men 

			And if they want his wil's sufficient  				[FOL. 33a] 

			For hee defames them; and vniustly iust 

			Beginns wth his owne intimates; this vild wretch 

			Hath quite supplanted all yor hopes at Snailes 

Med may bee supplanted Poore Nay lett it not seeme strange I know yo^r hopes

			Your more then hopes your much assurance there

			 Of his wives love, know all occurrances. 				780

			 And come to tell you yt you are abused

			 By this same Quicke, who hath, I knowe not how,

			 But sure it was by some sinister meanes 

			Found first you lov'd & after whom you loved. 

			Who hath (to what intent I doe not knowe) 

			Yet sure hee did intend to wrong you by it 

			Reveal'd the privacy of your love vnto 

			Hir husband who now truly iealous 

			Hath giv'n in charge to one of's trusty freinds. 

			That if you chance to come thither hee should 			790 

			Much circumspectly watch your haviour 

			The manner of your language to his wife 

			And farther yt hee should bee certified

			 Of your approach wch how suspiciously 

			Heed take, the very premisies demonstrate. 

			Your perill may bee much too, hee is desperate, 

			And I doe thinke will hardly brooke to see you 

			Wthout much fury,wch though you esteeme not; 

			Yet poore gentlewoman. —————

Med Advise mee for y^e best s^r 800
Poore trust mee I will

			First be reveng'd on Quicke, & if you cann 

			Make him confess that only enviously 

			He scandald you for some small wrong you did him. 	[FOL. 33b] 

			Then you devise some other means besides 

			How to confirme hir honesty

Med your name I pray s^r
Poore change a Yorkeshireman
Med Sr I am much indebted to you r lov e
Poore and I will study asside 810

			 		How you shall pay ­oh Sr humanity 

			Commaunds this office 

Med Stronglier knitt betweene vs
Poore Sr I desire it may w^ch to continue

			He give you intelligence, for I am ye man 

			Snaile hath appointed as hir overseer 

Med I thanke you
Poore When you would speake w^th mee send to Poor s house

			The scholler, I shall heare of it, the tyme 

			Will not afford mee farther leisure now 				820 

			Sr fare yow well. 	Exit 

			

			Actus 3ij scӕna 4ta

Wife occasion to vnsluce them Enter Poore
Snaile to whom should I give credite
Poore To them y^t you thinke best deserve it S^r

			What place commaunds shee in your credulous heart, 

			That hee should force beleefe against your wife 

			Shee may be chaster then the mourning aire 

			Purg'd by the sunn of vitiating mists. 

			But yet there is a shrewd suspition 					830 

			Much frequent in your freinds, they think not soe 

			Ile vowe, Ive heard him say yt he hath knowne hir, 

			But yet how [vn]truly 'tis vnknowne. 

Wife My duty to you
Poore your knowledge I desire

			Sr I doe greive, I chose soe sad a tyme 

			For the beginning of acquaintance, but			 [FOL. 34a] 

			I hope it shall continue wth more ioy. 

			This is your fault Sr, you are to vnkind, 

			Vnto soe sweete a wife. 						840 

Snail Be very long
Poore Sr Ile performe it zealously

			I would be private wth you Mrs ——

Wife Bee privat w^th mee
Poore I have strong occasions
Dry wth hir privatest counsell
Poore Then I dare like wise you knowe Medle
Wife True
Poore And he hath blabd it
Wife as you meane 850
Poore Oh to to truly
Wife What durst y^e villaine say soe
Po P Positively
Wife And soe Ime knowne
Poore By him for hee perceaving

			You now begann neglect him, likewise knowing 

			Your love wa[ll]s fully fixed on Quicke, did thinke

			 No better way to secure you his owne 

			Then by revealing your intended love 

			Wch hee hathfully donn; the other to 					860 

			Not knowing freelyer to settle you

			 In your newe love, then by displacing Medle; 

			Hath striven wth great effect to yt performance 

			Thus have they laboured to supplant each other 

Wife But only I have be e ne tript vp
Poore most true

			Whilst they reioyce in theire high enterprise 

			And thinke theire wits much good ————

Wife Ile be revenged FOL 34b
Poore You must that Ile performe 870

			I thinke I have allready ——

Dry Vpon my life
Poore You shall not finde mee otherwise
Wife Your love shal bee rewarded

			 Poore 		— wth your I hope 

			That is my only ayme 

Dry deserve to have it
Poore And I will keepe it warely by this

			Your envious lovers may bleed each by other 

Wife I shall reioyce 880 Poore Tis like they will
Dry no matter lett them sinke
Poore If not Ile soe provide your honour shall

			No whitt be impeached 

Wife Then I shalbee vnspotted
Poore not knowne otherwise
Wife be holding to you S^r
Poore Now shall my ignoramus and young witt

			Knowe they have found a scholler yt can iearke ye. 

			Who have wee heare my gull & Gillian 				890 

			What intend they trowe? 

Tru And you S^r
Poore I returne your complement

			Wth ye like wish to you, & yt faire gentlewoma

Wife Ile give my indeavour
Poore And doe not you vse to carreine your selfe

			What fucus have you daubd your face wth , ha ? 

			Thinke you Ile have you vse theise plasterings 

			And outgoe snakes in monthly casting skinns 

Tru Theide looke like eels for all y^e world 900
Poore Spraule soe

			And be more slipery as they are. but sr, 			[FOL. 35a]

			I hope you not intend hir for your wife 

Tru Beleiv t S^r but I doe
Poore beleive t you must not
Tru Ile aske hir
Poore You shall not need for I cann certify you

			I have reserved hir for my selfe. 

Tru be cousned of my wife
Poore How S^rrah cousned such an other word 910

			And Ile lopp of a limbe send you to' the' spittle 

			There to condole your losse. Srrah if your eares 

			The want of them I mean cann move you ought

			 Let mee not heare another word but give hir mee. 

Tru Sr I doe love my eares and feare myeares

			It were a prety toy to gett hir from mee 

Poor Are my words toye
Tru Ile try what you cann doe

			Marry and shall 			trips him vp. 

			Soe sr you see now in what plight you are 				920 

Tru doe not hurt mee
Poore On the conditions y^t I shall propose

			You are your owne man shee likewise your wife 

			You shall give mee to hundred pounds to right 

			My wrongs. 

Tru but trust mee s^r y^ts somewhat hard
Poore Doe not deny it for if you doe by this

			Not forty kicks, not 20 luggs by th'are 				930			As many tweaks by the nose, your fower foreteeth 

			A little finger shall not save your life 

			At least a maine limbe. 

Wife For my sake a lesse ransom
Poore Your commaund

			I must obay, it shalbe but a hundred. 				[FOL. 35b] 

			And heare you [brin] leave it wth yor tutor Poore 

			Be sure you faile not, if you doe you knowe. 

Tru W when shall I carry it
Poore This night I knowe y^u cann wh it please you 940
Tru I will S^r
Poore Gill how goe things at home
Gill will vnto him
Poore Why this is admirable past my wish

			I will home instantly. nay since you will not,

			Goe take hir to you, shee is your's but knowe 

			Your vncle and your sire shall heare of it 

Gill into a di vell
Poore You have yo^r tounge at liberty tis your owne 950

			B<u>t you ere long shall wish you'de tyed it vp 

			Mrs I take my leave you are revenged 

			The rivals doe bleed each by others sword. 

Wife heare againe ere long
Poore I am bound to it youngster fare you well

			Keepe your word duly, or: no more but[doe] keep it.

			 And you my quondam betroathd, I will leave you 

			But knowe, the divill, will fly love as ye sea 

			As ships doe saile two wayes wth the same [m] winde 

			Soe woemen leave and take wth ye same minde 			960

			

			Actus 4ti scӕna 1ia

Badg and forsake his blewe trash Enter Poore
Poore This is Quickes lodging and he hath been heere
Badg The ^cheating scholler
Poore This concearnes mee much

			Ime glad I heard of this, God save you Sr

Badg And you if you be worth it
Poore you have beene w^th M^r Quicke

			Wth Mr Quicke I pray you sr how fares hee 

Badg I wont tell you FOL 36a
Poore Sr I came from your M^r 971
Badg My M^r
Poore Yes Your name is Badger is it not e n t it
Bad wth mee from my M^r
Poore Sr I was coming to you to this lodging

			To knowe how the owner doth that if hee have 

			Required ought [b]of you from yor Mr, you should

			Give mee the the message, you ye whilst should goe 

			To Medle, whom if you found dangerous 

			Then certifye him, Quicke is dead wherby  				980 

			Hee may fly more securely 

Badg Faithfully and earnestly
Poore As you would your selfe
Badg he doth demaund Badg gives him y^e Ire
Poore Iff I cann gett it as I hope I shall

			You neede not doubt 

Badg then fare you well
Poore Ile gull you he opens y^e Ire

			This day is like to prove a very rare one 

			I never look'd for this, it came vnhoped  				990 

			Fifty good pound tis well, it soundeth great 

			Flush in these slops; but I must not deferr. 

			Things falling out soe fittly I must take 

			All the occasions yt the tymes cann make. 

			Exit 

			

			Actus 4ti Scӕna 2da

			————	Sly.  ————— would it had beene a hundred.  		Enter 

Hard I am not quite ^cheated
Poore But you may ^chance to feele a new relapse

			Sr I would speake wth you ——————				1000

Stran g you may
Poore In privat FOL 36b

			Th'affaires are vrgent, Mr Quicke your freind 

			Commends his best love to you, wth this letter 

			Twill give you his full minde and his desire 

St how fares hee S^r
Poore In good plight but that feare of Medle s death

			Doth make him feare his life, but hee well hopes 

			By yor assistant love, to avoyd all 

			Those daungers wch as yet doe seeme to presse him 			1010

Strang why came not my knave
Poore Sr He intreated him to visit Medle

			And learne ye hopes or feares conceivd of him. 

Sly fare you well good brother
Poore Pray S^r commend mee to your kinsman trugull

			 		Tell him one Change expecteth him 

Sly Is your name Change
Poore Yes my great man of worship

			My Sly changd to a <hee> bosse to a swod 

			What, hast thou quilted thy faind gutts wth gold, 			1020

			Cramb'd them wth baggs? ————

Sly of my neice Gillian
Poore That was a maine one how my Gogmagog
Sly When it is donn Ile tell you howe
Poore what doubtfull

			Nay then I have out strip't thee, I did cause 

			Those two to fight, and for my better vengeance 

			Have gott this fifty pound, wch Quicke doth borrow 

			Of my True strange. an other hundered 

			[My] Gills Trugull will bring into I expect him, 			1030

			And I have future hopes of ampler bootyes 

			Wch my lawe lover, scholler hating Medle

			Shall yeeld vs, I will soke him and exhaust him 

			Exantlate, pumpe out, and drawe dry hisbaggs 		[FOL. 37a] 

			Wee play for whole baggs wee'r no puny sharks 

			That venter to bee trust vp for the nipping 

			A bung fraught wth no more then a scotch marke 

			None of your Gipsyes, that prole napery 

			Wth shirts and smocks, no pidlers,wee doe deale

			 In wholesale wee, yett doe not feare a noose 			1040 

			A ginn to lift vs vp: lawe cann't condemne vs 

			To further pennance then our eares cann satisfy 

Sly Tookest thou this shape
Poore to that is perfected

			Revenge, but stay hee comes lett vs fall of 

Stran you may tell t please it you

			 Poore 		It shall not need, Sr I dare trust yor word 

			If you'le confirme it right

Stran Let mee inquire yo^r name
Poor my name is ^change 1050
Sly as I knowe
Poore I should have gloried to have beene admitted

			Into soe grave a consanguinity 

Sly And lett vs see you often
Poore I shall trouble you
Sly quaffe drunke w^th all
Poore I take my leave
Sly To my freind
Poore I shall Exit

			

			Actus 4ti scӕna 3ia  						1060

			Sna[]ile	 —— sr shee is mine.  	Enter Poore 

Med acquitt w^th my deniall
Poore What w^th a mischeif make they heere or I

			This was no fitt tyme for my action 

			I must turne honest fate will have it soe.  			[FOL. 37h] 

			Yet He not loose my booty, ile attempt it 

			And venter gainst loves thunder. 

Med may give some ayde oh freind
Poore Why S^r your freind

			I am but will not seeme soe. your'r a villaine.  			1070 

			Have wrong'd a matron yt deserves the stole 

			For hir strong chastity wth the name of bad. 

Wife Peace
Poore Doe not I knowe y^t you did bribe y^e scholler

			(I have learn't all theire trickes, & will perforce, 

			Despight theire pollicy turne the on themselves,) 

			To suggest hir false to hir to credulous husband 

			Wth Quicke, and yt [h<e>e] Quicke did outbribe him, soe 

			To make more easy way to worke hir false 

			Is not this true? deny it? 						1080

Med You dare not proove t this
Poore oh frontlesse impudence

			What cann afford more truth to my inditement 

			Then his even staggering toung in his owne cause 

			Hee falters, faints, growes weake []to excusation. 

Snaile receave this guilt soe pronely
Poore Oh S^r sufficient reason since h hath tried

			Hir much inpregnable to all his slights 

			Hee would accuse hir. and no way soe strongly 

			As when hee would give crime vnto himselfe 			1090 

Snaile Then your crime was great
Poore A new vnheard of one
Snaile And greater love
Poore It must bee soe you ve wrongd them To Med

			You must if tyme doe graunt deserve hir pardon]

Med That I may merit it
Poore No no you cannot

			There is a death attends you will prevent it.  			[FOL. 38a] 

Med but cann t I fly it
Poore You shall lett that suffice no signe of joy 1100
Snaile In that nam e st i le towards mee
Poore You looke to fix dly

			Vpon this coulour, wch will dull yor sence 

			Of apprehension; and make mee see <m>e other 

			Then what I am. I yeeld I closd wth him 

			Why this sole end wch I did still propose 

			Cann give sufficient reason: my intent 

			Of coming hither was to free your iealousy. 

			To give you this chast comfort you now finde 

			Or elce to fix hir in perpetuall shame  				1110

Snaile I still doe thinke soe
Poore Shall still thinke true

			Whilst you continue in that fayth, inquire 

			Of that ill tempting scholler, if you finde him 

			A little differing in my maine of truth 

			Sepose mee from the number of your freinds 

Snaile why doth hee feare death
Poore That Quicke w^ch caused your passion by him is not
Wife much daunger may succeed
Poore Much losse must followe I even feare to death 1120
Med I thanke you fare yow well
Poore How pretily shee doth desire his death

			But I will hope more prosperous event 

			Then your ill boading minde suggests to you. 

			For lettmee tell you, I doe knowe ye man 

			Cann force the rugged lawe vnbend hir browe 

			And fetch a smile from a more easy power; 

			Wch shall givehir morecheerfull countenance. 

			Then is hir genuine, vpon faire tearmes. 			 [FOL. 38b] 

			For honied speach, is an availing sacrifice;  				1130 

			But when a golden offring is prepar'd 

			You may expect not meane successe, what though 

			Philosophers have vrged that theire gods 

			Were more delighted wth ye givers minde 

			Then wth the glory of the haust was offred? 

			Yet had not men suppos'd them more accepted 

			They would have fitted humbler to theire altars. 

			Spare not a free hand & strike highest powers— 

			Theire sure ones yt I trust to, yes soe sure 

			As should they wth strong hand, force man and wife  		1140 

			To seperation, soe to gaine a freind 

			A female one I meane; murder the opposers 

			Venter the mine of a state, and plott 

			To take away competitours, they might doe it 

			Securely, and detected, be vnblam'd 

			Att least vnpunished 

Med much easily obtained
Poore Wthout much difficulty

			But you must thinke yt in externe affaires 

			Theile not soe strongly labour wthout hope  				1150 

			Of future benefitt. 

Med blood and spirit away
Poore Your life I will secure mee on myne owne

			If wee conclude agreementfor what summ 

Med Being your creature
Poore Sr prepare the summ

			Against I bring you life —— 

Med I shall what is it
Poore An easy one I dare venter it for 200
Med vnlesse my tombe FOL 39a
Poore These sacred meditations strongly fitt 1161

			Men given to observance of true virtue; 

			But thinke not only, of your last good Sr. 

			For there are many mediates wch require 

			Some like respect wth that. 

Med Who have longhope to escape that
Poore then w^th you

			For heere is that will give you lives assurance 

			For this crime 

Med Have you a pardon S^r 1170
Poore probatum est

			And Sr wthout compelling articles 

			Your will is theire desire, what you shall please 

			Wilbe sufficient vnto the acceptedly. 

Med a deniere from it
Poore Your hand wilbe to liberall they procurd it

			Wth a small easy breath. 

Med And then at last hardly obtainde
Poore tis true

			I will accept for them, what you shall please  			1180 

Med and Ile deliver it
Poore I will the waight of my deserts how strong

			It is how forcible this benefitt? 

			When should his coyne bee wth my pardon layed 

			In a true ballance myne would bee outwaigh'd, 

			Tost in to aire; What I receave I gett 

			Giving him for his sterling counterfett 

			Wth wch [hee]sIme well appayde, hee is well pleasd 

			Hee that hath to much may of some be eas<ed>.

			Exit 								 1190

			

			Actus 5ti scӕna ia  					[FOL. 39b] 

Badg Slid heare comes somebody Ente Poore
Badg you shal bee mett w^th s^r
Poore I must now doffe this covert of my villainye
Quicke I must thanke thee for thy words have been

			An ample gaine to mee, and Badger to 

Badg A sees mee not trowe doth hee
Poore thou hast binn

			A great ayde to mee, I must give thee thanks. 

Badg when you knowe all 1200
Poore How evesdropt
Badg Hee hath not the same beard
Poore Ile wash and shave you and yo^r greasy blewcoat

			My serving <d>onn I will; but I must forgoe 

			This fifty pound now I am caught wth it. 

			Twill make a deepe hole in my summs, a la<n>ke 

			Wch all my letting out cann nere make full. 

			I would some taylour would instruc tme fairly 

			To patch vp this misshapen sute againe 

			And give it wth out bracke. Well I [will keep] Ie not looseit. 	1210

			 But yett to loose my vncle were worse ill 

			Let it prove how it will Ile venter it 

			Abide the hazard of it. Ile tosse fairly 

			To scape, fortune must be my opposite 

			If I doe loose it. 

Badg A mischeife on your muttering ^chops
Poore Have at you

			I left it heare, and I must search it out. 

Badg but not soe well
Poore True for the savour s worse 1220
Badg As thinn a roome asmay bee
Poore I remember

			Twas on this side Llayd it; what have I heare 

			What is it turn'd into a baskett hilt 

			And threadbare blewe coate, twas agood exchange  [Fol. 40a]

			For him that made it; vm, maynot the snake 

			That cast the skinn be found heare, nor ought elce ? 

			Nay ile search furder; oh you michingraskall 

			What have I found you? You shall pay for it. 

			The raskall was crept vp into a mousehole 				 1230

			And lay as close as a hedge hogg: what freind Badger? 

Badg I even the same S^r
Poore What makst thou heare now
Badg And and
Poore What what then
Badg you doe knowe his humour And I dare not venter
Poore What
Badg till his anger spast
Poore Tis well were not thy parents puritanes
Badg W why doe you aske 1240
Poore Did they not teach thee for to pray extempore
Badg But when they went to them
Poore did they not hum and ha

			When they were gravelld 

Badg yes perchance they did
Poore And when thou wert gott
Badg I don t remember that
Poore Mee thinks they should it seem s innate to thee

			But thou'st reduced it better to thy art 

			Of lying; I doe knowe your busines mungrill  			1250 

			Your sett to spy my noble trencher man 

			You've waited all this while but for small cheare 

			An howers attendance had beene better giv'n 

			For but a head of garlicke, see you this steele? 

			Ile make you munch a peice of't if yu swear not  [Fol. 40b] 

			As I shall vrge, but if you sweare looke heare 

			Crounes you mad raskall. 

Badg Then I will sweare
Poore tis well sayed but this place

			Is no fitt one for quarrels,will you sweare?  				1260 

Bad Since I am forced I will
Poore thou shalt no furder

			Then I allready have: you shall conceale mee. 

			Not give him notice, that I was ye factour 

			Who tooke vp fifty pound on Quicks behalfe 

Badg Why by this hand I wont
Poore What doe you equivocate

			And sweare by your leffe hand whe you mean to write it? 

			Sweare you by both your hands 

Badg by my both hands 1270
Poore nor either of them
Badg ne neither
Poore Nor your tounge

			In word or signe you shall make any way: 

Badger No way by signes or tokens
Poore this thou swearst

			 thy sword hilts, for thats the hardest oath 

			I cann now force thee to. 

Badg I doe sweare this
Poore Wthout reservances 1280
Badg I from my heart
Poore Then heare my noble skincker heare is gold

			Twill give thee freise in stead of thy blew coate. 

			Twill give thee gaudyes, thou mayst cram thyselfe 

			Wth kicksh<a>wes now, as long as this shall last 

			Whilest this resplendant substance shall remaine 

			Wthin ye repleat body of thy purse. 

			This hath sufficient spirit, centinell.  				[FOL. 41a] 

			Twill give thee douszens, more then perfect summs 

			They shall exceed the prӕdicament's best number  			1290 

			And the 3 principals: three shall not bee all. 

			Twill make thee looke, like a Claridiano 

			Till it hath made thee a hebitated Zoophyton. 

Badg wth your conjuring tearmes
Poore Fare well good badger I have other busines

			I should bee more intent to. 

			Exit. 

			

			Actus 5ti scӕ 2da  			(Poore sitts at his study) 

Sly and ready in that art I would faine h ear e him 1300
Stran Heare a lector from you
Poore Most willingly though Ime not we ll provided
Sly Wee will expect the lesse
Poore Ile give you breifly

			The texture of a speechfull composition. 

			When the infernall h<e>lbread shades of night 

			The hate of Phoebus, and the scorne of light 

			A're forc'd to theire darke cells, choyce spirits arise 

			From theire dull easyes frightlesse lethargyes. 

			My spirits are not fresh, the subiect's mourning 			 1310

			Aurora wane, first the etymology 

			The golden hower, when Phoebus first displayes 

			Vnto the ioyed world his more ioyfull rayes 

			Now amplyfy it fro the propertyes 

			Extract's the vapours, from the thickned aire 

			Expels' the sadnes, gives it subtile, rare. 

			The effects doe followe wch our bodyes have 

			And wch our minds, externe and interne these 		 [FOL. 41b] 

			Our blood our nerves receive like purity 

			That from the aire, wee from the purged sky 				1320

			Should we dampd [aires] nights polluted aire still breath 

			As wee receivd life wee should drawe in death. 

			But being cleansed by that sacred fyre 

			That aire feeds life blest life, our best desire 

			Now for the operation in our minds. 

			What ofspring of high witt, birth of rare art 

			Wch from this tyme doth not acquire cheife part. 

			I should proceede to prove this by connexion 

			The mourning salutations were calld holy 

			Amongst the Romans, then wee may surmise 			1330

			Those studyes holy that wth Sol doe rise. 

			For then there is a greater sympathy 

			Betwixt the stars and vs, they stand more nye 

			To eloquence, and helpe more or theorie. 

			Now should be some proportioned inductions

			To prove that tyme most apt to meditation. 

			Then follow individuall examples 

			Of such as have vsed it these must be sett downe 

			In grave words, full and sounding; well connected 

			Agreeing in theire sence, and these not vulgar. 			1340

			Hyperb<o>lyes sometymes, then Metaphors 

			These now wthout coniunction, though not often. 

			Yet bearingstill relation on, to other. 

			Now vse an iteration, speake w<o>rds twice. 

			But lett them still bee increasing, and ascend 

			Not falle to flatly, soe heare are instructions 

			Such as the tyme, and my weake braine cann give 		[FOL. 42a] 

Quicke how to composea speech
Poore Not any one

			As I remember doth sett these downe fully. 				1350 

			Some heare some theare, I have collected, not 

			sucking my hony from one only flower. 

			But From [the] best fountaines Aristotles rheth'ricke 

			Tully in 'his oratory, from Quintilian.

			 Badg 		—————— doe you meane

			 Poore 		[E] ———— No badger no . 

			Ex M Fabij Quintiliani institutionibus. 

Badg by fifty pound
Poore Yes S^r some fewe affaires calld mee abroad

			And force'd mee bee lesse diligent, then I would 			1360 

			But now theire ended, I shall give attendance 

			More amply to you. 

Quicke tis best
Poore that s the best way to thrift indeed where is your neice
Sly a dodkinn w^th my will
Poore You were to much obdurat then to hard

			You may spoile all hir possibilityes 

			Such great extreames force naught but desperatiõ 

Quicke for your great labours
Poore Sr if my best indeavours could deserve them 1370

			 I should account them, very strong reward. 

			Sr my desire of gaine is not soe stupid 

			As is your common pedants, yet no ambition 

			Hath grow'ns oe much [vp] on mee as I should covett 

			A meerely nominall opinion 

			Oh affectation is a cloudy vayle 

			Wch hidst the solidst, of our soules perfections. 		[FOL. 42b]

			 Or at the least doth hinder hir free workings 

			Quic:		[ ———— ] of your free soule —— 

Poore Sr I proffesse an essence 1380

			Wch should as perfectly bee knowne as bee. 

			But since the wretched, vild esteeme of men. 

			Doth give the best of men but meere selfe lovers 

			If they esteeme themselves, I gratulate 

			Your good coniecture, that you thinke mee free 

			Whilst I doe knowe myselfe soe, fare you well Sr. 

Stran anon Ile make a second visitation

			You may expect mee ready to yor vowes 

Badg since today
Poore Yes Badger if thoult give me ample thanks 1390

			That I've remembred thee soe well. 

Badg oh Lord S^r
Poore Soe now they are gonn what wouldst thou my brave pufpast

			What wouldst thou wullsacke, whose inside is no better. 

			Then 'a sheeps coate, ift bee of equall goodnesse 

Sly my wandring prince of troy
Poore why thou shallt knowe

			I will rehearse my ephemerydes 

			Myy dayly slights, since moondayes last meridies 

			But thou must bee my subiect and my scӕnicke 			1400

			To act mygulls in gloriouswise. 

Sly content
Poore Weele first beginn w^th strange
Sly Heare I come
Poore sound tr u mpetts heere our play begi nne s
Sly and vitiated your muse

			 Poore 		———— fy thou art out 

			I am his true begott, legitimate. 

Sly b y making pallinodes FOL 43a
Poore And thou wouldst live soe to well Ile instruct thee 1410
Sly I would
Poore but first you must putt of your fatnesse

			Pooets are leane and marc<e>lent 

Sly hir burden dead
Poore Well thought of oh I have the finest lasse

			Have made the bravest conquest, purchase of hir.

			 I hope none heare<s> Ile tell thee shee excels 

			Man in's best property of looking vpwards 

			Hir falling eyes give heaven full viewe. 

Sly no more deserving qualityes 1420
Poore Such as your common women have shee s coy

			Yet wanton, shee cann laugh, and weepe, and laugh, 

			And hould againe. shee hath an exquisite face 

			And yet not painted wch is very rare. 

Sly transccends shee Gill
Poore yes fayth in feature

			But Gill hir more in witt and haviour. 

			And heere shee comes; what may <wee> wish yu ioy 

			Of your good match? 

Gill That did indeavour cousenage 1430
Poore How certainly
Sly a rocke quite shipwrackt
Poor It cannot bee none knowes vs but ourselves

			And wee or selves soe finally, as no humour 

			Could give mee knowne vnlesse yor womans tounge. 

			Yet Ive one refuge and, it is my last 

			The very sanctuary of our safety 

			As I supposse it yet, but prove that wanting  			[FOL. 43h] 

			I cannot guesse the consequent save ill 

Sly Lets know t 1440
Poore ney much of ill must force y^t from mee
Gill And suffer a small hafling
Poore oh I cannot

			But why what proiect, what event will followe? 

Gill I have revealed your disguise
Poore how how

			Ime tangled in a cobweb that have scapd 

			Snaires and strong engines able to prevaile 

			Against a lion, if the fox were absent 

			But now the ridle is confirm'd, a secret, 				1450 

			Is much to little for one only man. 

			For two sufficient, but for three to much. 

			Well goe thy wayes, old Gill, Ive knowne thy equals 

			But bedlam kept them for they could not themselvs 

			Wthin due compasse is your Trugull heare 

Sly what new shape may I take
Poore Why turne a horse leech

			Thou mayst sucke blood securely in yt habit 

			Somewhat Ile doe and labour for event 

			Wch shall alone give knowledge what I meant.  			1460 

			Exit Actus 5ti scӕna 5ta 

Sly houle like sterved currs
Poore For mee I am the obiect may they burst

			Conceale mee lett mee not bee knowne. 

Sly knowe you not Quick s death
Poore Oh y^t nothing moves mee I divulg d him dead

			For my owne private ends 

Sly And h e e is dead
Poore Poets are prophets then I see how dead

			Amasement ceaseth mee, dead ? it cannot bee.  			1470 

			Why then a necke verse followes, oh my fate  		[FOL. 44a] 

			Woemenes best witt I see is extreame folly 

			How free[] had I beene from this certaine ruine 

			How practis'd in more ills, had not this hapned 

			And flourishing in them? ist not possible 

			That I may live vnknowne to Medle? tis 

			And I will venter it, shake of these burrs 

			

			Wth easy recompence of a little nap. 

			You shalbee a phisition, I am sicke 

			You make me daungerously sicke, but heare you 			1480 

			Ile not bee purged, you shall give me out [p<ur>g'd] sicke 

			But not give inward sicknes. Ile no figgs. 

Sly As you shall please
Poore I doe not like I doe no the humour Of your great guilty person ages s who to scape

			A lawfull death; that is death giv'n by'th lawe 

			Will rather choose to dy, vnnaturally 

			By theire owne guilty hands. 

Sly wth mature iudgement
Poore Intreat Strange hither 1490
Sly to prevent my labour
Poore fittly
Strange termes w^th one consent
Poore Sr lett mee crave your pardon I esteeme you

			A second parent to mee, removed by nature 

			But one degree from it, you are my vncle 

			I therfore will lay ope my worst acts to you, 

			That you may veiwe them fully, as they are 

			In theire owne essence: I have wrongd them all

			And giv'ne iust cause for this complaint, nay more 			1500 

			Wch most afflicteth mee, I have wrongd you 

			

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Strange by ^ch you did conceive mee soe FOL 45b
Poore I shalbee knowne

			sufficiently heare after. 

Sly And putt it in to practise
Poore I doe promise

			A like restraint from the vnciv<i>ll liberty 

			Tyme and our ryoutous age doth prompt vs to 

			Str: 		——— choakd wth recompence 

Poore Wee are deficient in ability 1510
Sly stop d till cramm d
Poore Since the whole summ of my continued actions

			Have been me<'>re tricks. Ile end them wth a tricke 

			Ime sicke to death. 

Strang the reast Ile vndertake
Poore Let them fly in

			Give mee a gowne and night capp 

Sly heare they are
Poore Wheres your phisitions habits have y^u termes

			Fustian will serve sufficiently curiosity 				1520 

			Will stand you in no steed, heere are no Criticks 

Stran Ile admitt them
Poore Sr I am ready for them for some meale now

			To make a wh[ighte]ite man of mee & a sickly. 

			Oh, oh, oh. 

Sly whats the disease
Poore The epylepsye
Sly The falling sicknes
Poore I
Sly And much good doe it you 1530
Poore I hope it will
Sly How didst thou knowe him for thy vncle
Poore Strangly

			Some other tyme ile tell you; they are entring. 

Tru Made mee a gull FOL 46a
Poore Oh oh oh I confesse

			That, [yo]u I have beene the cause, youve suffred wrong 

Dry agree to it shee gives him gold
Poore Ime heartily sory for it I thanke my god

			He []hatth brought you hither, that I may  crave |hee 			1540 

			(falls downe

			Your pardons, I would my estate were able           (in his fitt 

			 Sly 		— present at, how cheare you? 

Poore Why well I thancke my maker fitt for heaven

			If these could be intreated to forgivenes. 

			The remnants of what I have gott from you 

			I will restore wth thanks to satisfy you 

Stran that Ile not vndertake
Poore I thank you your careful lin my behalfe
Stran In presence of these gentlemen 1550
Poore there is one absent

			One Mr Medle, him I would faine speake wth 

			Str<an>g	 — whom you desirde to speake wth 

Poore I must intreat

			Your pardon for Ive wrongd you. 

Med Hard Tru wee doe to w^ch beare witnesse
Poore Then thus I shake my sickenes of

			[Trugull 	I for my loving spouse]. 

			[Poore 		        happily may you live.] 

Med why did you crave my pardon 1560
Poore But wha S^r I craved

			But what I gave you, doe you knowe mee now? 

			I am to all of you what you will but good. 

Med Is then my pardon counterfett
Poore twas the best

			That I could give you; Ive no more from you 

			Only the difference is I payd not for it  			[FOL. 46b] 

			An equall price. 

Med weele both have equall parts
Poore tis fairely offred 1570
Sly All thrive but my selfe
Poore My gaine is thine for what remaines in bank

			Of our last getting shall restore thy state. 

			And give thee means of trading, one ill fate 

			Wee equally indured, fortunes sad frowne 

			Wee shared betwixt vs, but it is my croune 

			That as in worst of ill thou hadst a pt 

			Soe of our [better] best state thou a sharer art 

			This is the maine true freindship cann com[m<aun>]maund 

			Yt  hopes and fears of freinds goe hand in hand  			1580