Test for Tony 01
- THE PART OF 'POORE'
- Actus Imus Scӕna Ia. [Fol. 21a]
- Poore.
- Welcome thou instrument of liberty offreth to stab himselfe
- THE PART OF 'POORE'
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.
- To save a man vnwilling is to murder.
Sly —————————— How truely rich
- Though having nothing, for contemning all?
- 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
- Even wth his best indeauour nourishment:
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.
- Who hath not circled wth a triple brasse
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.
- From out theire frosen intrailes, wch shall nourish vs,
Sly —————————they doe generate
Poore: Soe will not I vnlesse a misery.
- And wanton spleene to laugh at it.
- And wanton spleene to laugh at it.
Sly ——— will force frequent troops
- Of clyents, to your lure —
- 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.
- Ile cramm them soe they shall not breath to flight.
Strange ——————— beene ith fashion to
Poore. Whilst wee, Apollo's children, wch 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.
- To the true study of whats purely good.
Strang: [f] —————————————for what they suffer
Poore: Sr I have fellowe feeling of theire ills.
Strang ———————————— tis sacred truth. ———
Poore: [O] ———————O Sr beleeve him not 70
- He doth intice you to a dangerous ill
- 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
- 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.
- Riches are not more enimyes to heaven, 80
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
- It is wellnigh[] prodigious they should meete.
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.
- But by your pardon, you are much [deceaved] vnwise, [FOL.22b]
Strange: ————————— vnto your art
- I cannot be disswaded————— . 100
- 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.
- To contemplation, for you must neglect
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
- In this quainte rhetoricke, and subtile logicke,
Strange: ————————What I possesse
- Shall not be wanting to you
- Shall not be wanting to you
Poore: [Pish] ——— pish no no you shall not.
- Those were but by words wch I did object
- 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
- I will accept it and deserve it to
Strange: 'Till when I leave you.
Poore ————— pray good sr 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
- 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.
- 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.
- And answer thee wth full as great a noyse. 140
Sly: Our lightning shall insue ————
Poore: ————— content content.
- Now my wise wench of brantford, how now Gill,
- What newes bringst thou now?
- Now my wise wench of brantford, how now Gill,
Sly: Wee are quite vndon
Poore: On wth your night gowne Gill, and dresse yorselfe
- Ith lady fashion speedily, and returne.
- Theire coming in ?
- Ith lady fashion speedily, and returne.
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
- <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.
- What what in desperation, fy vpon't
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
- Giv'd thou mayest cheat securely free of feare.
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 ?
- Is't Is't I heare them, fly and putt you on
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?
- In wch I did instruct you yesterday? 190
Gill: wtha greater matter [FOL.24a]
Poore: Thus farr weeve gonn i'th science, theory,
- Now weele proceed evnto the art, or practise.
- 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 Sr
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
- 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
- Soe now you are instructed, let us spend
Gill. Heaven blesse vs what are you ———
Poore: ———— Murder, murder
- Roalfe Gaspar Thomas where are these varlets trowe?
- 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? ————————
- Wth more then two, tis a sufficient riot
Sly — troth Sr, 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
- Whither your act be lawfull, tmay perchance
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.
- To be god knowes frighted well nigh to death,
Hard. Sr in good fayth I meant no harme
Poore. thats better.
- Thatshalbe t[y]ryed, goe Gaspar fetch the Conestable
- 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 ?
- That is a sweet amends, but whats your name ?
Hard. Tis Hard and please you Sr [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
- Hath often named you wthin my hearing 260
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.
- [Ile] offer it; oh these are [the f] Sly's attachments and his bonds.
Hard. Good Sr 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.
- Presents to you by mee his mediate
Hard: I see a lady Sr
Poore not yet, a knight 280
- Is ready now to bed hir, and but stay's
- The coming of some freinds vnto the ceremony.
- Is ready now to bed hir, and but stay's
Sly oh! it takes rarely
Poore Some five dayes hince.
Hard And is shee well affected ?
Poore No yet the importunitye hir freinds have vsed,
- Have made hir yeeld.
- Have made hir yeeld.
Hard so much into hir <e>state [FOL. 25b]
Poore. I have no reason sr
Hard What may hir portion be? 290
Poore Hir father Sr
- 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.
- Iustice of peace inYorkeshire, hath alotted
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
- And if I like the gentleman and the tearmes
Hard ———————shalbee assured hir
Poore: Tis faire the gentle man concludes it
Hard ———————————— yes
- Hee shall ————————
- Hee shall ————————
Poor [] — as I like him it takes effect 310
- If I cann ought.
- 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
- 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
- Hee shall not come vnwelcome
Gill You'r welcome [to]
Poore: [] — to your cost Sr —
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
- Is it not better then ye dolefull ditty
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.
- But better arts were better ways to thrift
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
- You <h>have a woer coming that shall pay fort
Poore. Whose at the dore who is it?
Sly: He yt 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
- Admitt, admitt them: I must scoure my witt
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.
- Surely twas in Domitian's tyme he lived.
Sly: Noe noe hee shall not Mr 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.
- Oh Sr I cry you mercy, and your freind,
Strang: ———————Yes very willingly
- [Though fewe there bee are soe]
- [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.
- Shall I continue silent &, indure.
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.
- 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
- Weele vse a prety schollers exercise
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.
- Sr for the good report you give of wine
Sly What what more yet ——————
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
- they doe intend. Srs wee must intreat you
Sly —— Ile lead the way
Poore Ney pray Sr 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
- Though wee cann vseit: he hath beene yor guide
Poor: A swagerour doe you say one yt hates schollers?
- Hee's none of your stage railours on the is hee?
- 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
- Papers wth greasy lines, wch fall away
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.
- [That] He is a proper man[] yt will tempt much
Hard. Doe you thinke soe Sr? 440
Poor. Yes vndoubtedly
- I know hee's very apt: to bee a gull.
- I know hee's very apt: to bee a gull.
Snaile — Pray Sr lets see the gentlewoman
Poore: You shall Gaspar lead vp these gentlemen
- Vnto your mrs
- Vnto your mrs
Sly — I will —
Poore: Stay you wth mee Sr
- Doe you inquire hir minde and bring hir downe
- The whilst wee wilbe busy Gaspar lead them.
- Doe you inquire hir minde and bring hir downe
Trugull. Must not I goe to must I not? 450
Poore: Not yet
Trugull. ——— and kisse and talke wth hir.
Poore: Sr it is best first to have mediates [FOL. 28a]
- Shee shallbee brought downe to you
- Shee shallbee brought downe to you
Strange —————— speake lower
Poor: Pray Sr may I inquire your name and country?
- [Tru: ————— of the name Ime sure]
- [Tru: ————— of the name Ime sure]
Quicke How say you goodman dawe?
Poore Tis a faire living Sr
Tru: — But a faire living? 460
Poore A very rich one
- Trug: ———— I cry you mercy
- Trug: ———— I cry you mercy
Poore But Sr 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?
- Soe wee're fantasticall in that, ney more.
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
- Wch sighs and sobs out Hero & Leander,
Tru: ————— I wilbe that woer [FOL. 28b]
Poore: Soe Sr but Ile instruct you soe effectually
- You shan't neede halfe yt passion. Let mee see
- You have a very perfect sperick eeye
- You shan't neede halfe yt passion. Let mee see
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 ————
- Your organs are more fitt; for I must teach you
Poore ——————oh Sr 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?
- You Imitate the gentile fashion 500
Quicke ————— will raile on the whole world
Poore: How! feare to ly? then feare to live, all creatures
- Doe live by lying
- 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
- For some doe live by standing, yet they ly to. 510
Tru: It may bee soe ————
Poore: And to beginn wth 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.
- I durst not touch though they should spend themselves
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.
- Cann't choose but speake to you, out of hir words
Tru ———— and speake soe?
Poore You shall most potently,yor 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
- Such flames of love, as shee shall feare to stirr
Tru: —————— for ravishing [FOL. 29b]
Poore: No, thinke not Ile vrge ought shalbe distastfull
Tru Nay nay you shant deny it. ——————
Poore: ——————— <Come>good Sr
- Youle wrong mee much, for I have not deservd it.
- Youle wrong mee much, for I have not deservd it.
Quicke ————— and it shalbe kept.
Poore: But Sr 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.
- And donn you more good wth ye gentlewoman.
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.
- Sr shall I heare them.
Tru: Attend for these are they. Poore: Sr 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. —
- Trug: I would shee'de heard them read. —
Poore: ————— Sr ift please you,
- I will present them to hir.
- I will present them to hir.
Gill Greater perfection to them.
Poore: ——— tickle hir wth prayse.
- Tell hir theire good because theire end is good 570
- Wch is to prayse hir.
- Tell hir theire good because theire end is good 570
Hard When comes hir vncle Sr?
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?
- A letter wch assured tomorrowe night. [FOL. 30a]
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.
- Hee's a meere man of fatnes, you must feede him 580
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
- You'enquire not to much after hir portion:
Hard: Hee's fire and toe, I doe instruct you savingly.
- Not aske her portion!
- Not aske her portion!
Hard: Of what hee promiseth.<P.> Yes you may enquire but
- not &cӕ
- 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
- I give you Sr the worst and yet I thinke
Stran [I] — hee's [ ] now about it
Poore: Sr some small conference I'de desire wth you 600
Snaile Wth mee Sr? 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
- Soe good a man as you should be soe wrong'd
Snaile. I have lost nothing have I Sr? [FOL. 30b]
Poore: [] ——— A rare iewell
- S<na>ile I ever had ————
- S<na>ile I ever had ————
Poore: Sr tis your wife I meane. 610
Snaile: ————— Not gonn Sr 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.
- To bee an honest wife, you knowe on Medle?
Poore: [Hir honour hath left hir for shee]
- T should seeme soe he hath go[od]tt yor best ware Sr
- 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.
- Sir hye you home; if you now meet not wth him.
Strange: ———————to what you please
Poore Sr I will send the gentleman to morrowe
- That shall intrap him. 630
- That shall intrap him. 630
Snaile ——————— indeede shee told mee soe
Poore: Pray Sr be patient heare. —
Snaile: I pray you Sr remember mee ———
Poore Be sure I will; and send the gentleman to morrow morne
- By [that ]eight o'th [ ] clocke.
- 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
- Choose to this office, I but offer Sr,
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.
- blaze not your owne discredite, tis tomuch
Snaile: ————— but are you sure tis true
Poore I would I were not ———————
Hard Tomorrowe night he comes.
Poore ————— yes yes tomorrowe
Tru: ————— wee shalbe married.
Poore I doubt not but you shall
Hard —— you sha'nt soe suddenly 650
Poore Are you not yet adultus?
Tru: —— what doe you meane
Poore: not yet of age?
- Trug: ———— yes that I hope I am
- Trug: ———— yes that I hope I am
Poore Will you then suffer Sr such contradiction?
- Lett them determine of you appoint tymes?
- Trug: Nay and I will to ——————
- Lett them determine of you appoint tymes?
Poore: —Oh Sr been't to feirce
- He is your vncle, you doe owe some duty
- Or at the least respect———————— 660
- He is your vncle, you doe owe some duty
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.
- Vpon your wife inquire out secretly.
Hard bee his continual rendez vouz ———
Poore [A] ——— and reason.
Gill I must continue Mrs Change ———————
Poore. —————— They heare
- You must, a iustice of peaces daughter, 670
- Ith north at least
- You must, a iustice of peaces daughter, 670
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
- You must to him, hee will initiate you
Quicke to much I feare ———————
Poore ———— no hee must bee inraged
- You must add to his fury and augment it 680
- You must add to his fury and augment it 680
Quicke Vpon ye 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
- Nay if hee be an angry boy weele deale wth him
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
- & that huge bulke of thyne those giant limbs
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.
- Ile have a duble or a <no> revenge
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.
- What ere of cheating's in mee it is thyne:
Sly But how much in ye 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?
- By all good things I vowe, and will performe it
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 ?
- Sufficient for a petty gentleman
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 —————————
- 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.
- Stay him till my returne wch shalbe suddaine. 750
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
- Looke not to my affaires; take heede yor Trugull
Gill That shalbe tryed ——
Poore ————— bee wary and doe well
- Prepare yor selfe vnto yor part anon Exit.
- Actus 3ij scӕna 3ia
- Prepare yor selfe vnto yor part anon Exit.
Med — wish hee had not inquired. Enter Poore disguisd
Poore: Oh Mr Medle I have sought you Sr
- In all your places of retreat.
- Me[l]d — [—] Vnto what end Sr
- In all your places of retreat.
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
- Now I will give it you, you knowe one Quicke 770
Med: —— may bee supplanted
Poore: Nay lett it not seeme strange, I know yor 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. —————
- Your more then hopes your much assurance there
Med Advise mee for ye best sr 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
- First be reveng'd on Quicke, & if you cann
Med: your name I pray sr
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
- How you shall pay oh Sr humanity
Med: Stronglier knitt betweene vs
Poore Sr I desire it may, wch to continue
- He give you intelligence, for I am ye man
- Snaile hath appointed as hir overseer
- He give you intelligence, for I am ye man
Med I thanke you.
Poore: When you would speake wth 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
- The scholler, I shall heare of it, the tyme
Wife — occasion to vnsluce them —— Enter Poore.
Snaile: ———— to whom should I give credite?
Poore To them yt you thinke best deserve it Sr,
- 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.
- What place commaunds shee in your credulous heart,
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
- Sr I doe greive, I chose soe sad a tyme
Snail Be very long ——————
Poore: Sr Ile performe it zealously.
- I would be private wth you Mrs ——
- I would be private wth you Mrs ——
Wife Bee privat wth 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 ye 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
- You now begann neglect him, likewise knowing
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 ————
- Whilst they reioyce in theire high enterprise
Wife Ile be revenged [FOL. 34b]
Poore —You must that Ile performe 870
- I thinke I have allready ——
- 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
- Poore — wth your I hope
Dry —— — deserve to have it
Poore And I will keepe it warely, by this
- Your envious lovers may bleed each by other
- 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
- No whitt be impeached
Wife Then I shalbee vnspotted ——
Poore —— not knowne otherwise
Wife — be holding to you Sr
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?
- Knowe they have found a scholler yt can iearke ye.
Tru: And you Sr —
Poore — I returne your complement
- Wth ye like wish to you, & yt faire gentlewoma
- 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
- What fucus have you daubd your face wth , ha ?
Tru: Theide looke like eels for all ye 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
- And be more slipery as they are. but sr, [FOL. 35a]
Tru: Beleiv't Sr 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.
- I have reserved hir for my selfe.
Tru: —————— be cousned of my wife?
Poore How Srrah 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.
- And Ile lopp of a limbe send you to' the' spittle
Tru: [Sr I doe love my eares and feare myeares]
- It were a prety toy to gett hir from mee
- 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
- Marry and shall trips him vp.
Tru ———— doe not hurt mee
Poore On the conditions yt I shall propose
- You are your owne man shee likewise your wife
- You shall give mee to hundred pounds to right
- My wrongs.
- You are your owne man shee likewise your wife
Tru — but trust mee sr yts 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.
- Not forty kicks, not 20 luggs by th'are 930 As many tweaks by the nose, your fower foreteeth
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.
- I must obay, it shalbe but a hundred. [FOL. 35b]
Tru: [W] —— when shall I carry it?
Poore This night I knowe yu cann whĕ it please you. 940
Tru: I will Sr ——
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
- I will home instantly. nay since you will not,
Gill ———— into a di'vell
Poore You have yor 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.
- B<u>t you ere long shall wish you'de tyed it vp
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
- Keepe your word duly, or: no more but[doe] keep it.
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
- Ime glad I heard of this, God save you Sr
Badg: And you if you be worth it ——
Poore —— you have beene [wth Mr Quicke]
- Wth Mr Quicke I pray you sr how fares hee
- Wth Mr Quicke I pray you sr how fares hee
Badg: I wont tell you ———— [FOL. 36a]
Poore —— Sr I came from your Mr 971
Badg: My Mr? ——
Poore [Yes,] Your name is Badger [is it not] e<n>t it
Bad —— wth mee from my Mr?
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
- To knowe how the owner doth that if hee have
Badg: Faithfully and earnestly?
Poore ——As you would your selfe
Badg: —— he doth demaund ? —— [Badg: gives him ye Ire
Poore: Iff I cann gett it as I hope I shall
- You neede not doubt
- You neede not doubt
Badg: —— then fare you well ——————
Poore ———— Ile gull you he opens ye 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
- This day is like to prove a very rare one
Hard ———— I am not quite cheated
Poore But you may chance to feele a new relapse
- Sr I would speake wth you —————— 1000
- 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
- Th'affaires are vrgent, Mr Quicke your freind
St —— how fares hee Sr
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
- Doth make him feare his life, but hee well hopes
Strang —————— why came not my knave!
Poore Sr He intreated him to visit Medle
- And learne ye hopes or feares conceivd of him.
- And learne ye hopes or feares conceivd of him.
Sly ———— fare you well good brother
Poore: Pray Sr commend mee to your kinsman trugull
- Tell him one Change expecteth him
- 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? ————
- My Sly changd to a <hee> bosse to a swod
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
- Nay then I have out strip't thee, I did cause
Sly Tookest thou this shape?
Poore. ——— to that is perfected
- Revenge, but stay hee comes lett vs fall of
- 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
- Poore It shall not need, Sr I dare trust yor word
Stran: Let mee inquire yor 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
- Into soe grave a consanguinity
Sly And lett vs see you often ——————
Poore ——— I shall trouble you
Sly —— quaffe drunke wth 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 wth my deniall
Poore What wth 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.
- This was no fitt tyme for my action
Med. — may give some ayde, oh freind! ——
Poore ————— Why Sr 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.
- I am but will not seeme soe. your'r a villaine. 1070
Wife ————— Peace.
Poore Doe not I knowe yt you did bribe ye 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
- (I have learn't all theire trickes, & will perforce,
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.
- What cann afford more truth to my inditement
Snaile —— receave this guilt soe pronely?
Poore Oh Sr 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
- Hir much inpregnable to all his slights
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]
- 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]
- 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
- Vpon this coulour, wch will dull yor sence
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
- Whilst you continue in that fayth, inquire
Snaile: ———— why doth hee feare death
Poore That Quicke wch 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
- But I will hope more prosperous event
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.
- But you must thinke yt in externe affaires
Med —— blood and spirit away ?
Poore Your life I will secure mee on myne owne
- If wee conclude agreementfor what summ
- If wee conclude agreementfor what summ
Med Being your creature
Poore Sr prepare the summ
- Against I bring you life ——
- 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.
- Men given to observance of true virtue;
Med Who have longhope to escape that. ——
Poore [] —— then wth you
- For heere is that will give you lives assurance
- For this crime
- For heere is that will give you lives assurance
Med Have you a pardon Sr ? 1170
Poore ———— probatum est
- And Sr wthout compelling articles
- Your will is theire desire, what you shall please
- Wilbe sufficient vnto the acceptedly.
- And Sr wthout compelling articles
Med ——— a deniere from it
Poore Your hand wilbe to liberall, they procurd it
- Wth a small easy breath.
- 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
- 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]
- It is how forcible this benefitt?
Badg: —— Slid heare comes somebody Ente Poore.
Badg. you shal bee mett wth sr
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
- 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.
- 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 yor 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.
- My serving <d>onn I will; but I must forgoe
Badg: A mischeife on your muttering chops
Poore ————— Have at you
- I left it heare, and I must search it out.
- 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?
- Twas on this side Llayd it; what have I heare
Badg; I even the same Sr ——————
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
- 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.
- But thou'st reduced it better to thy art
Badg Then I will sweare
Poore —— tis well sayed but this place
- Is no fitt one for quarrels,will you sweare? 1260
- 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
- Then I allready have: you shall conceale mee.
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
- And sweare by your leffe hand whe you mean to write it?
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:
- 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.
- thy sword hilts, for thats the hardest oath
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.
- Twill give thee freise in stead of thy blew coate.
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)
- I should bee more intent to.
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]
- The texture of a speechfull composition.
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.
- As I remember doth sett these downe fully. 1350
Badg —————— by fifty pound.
Poore: Yes Sr 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.
- And force'd mee bee lesse diligent, then I would 1360
Quicke — ————— tis best.
Poore that's the best way to thrift [indeed] where is your neice
Sly —— a dodkinn wth my will.
Poore You were to much obdurat then, to hard
- You may spoile all hir possibilityes
- Such great extreames force naught but desperatiõ
- You may spoile all hir possibilityes
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 ——
- I should account them, very strong reward.
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.
- Wch should as perfectly bee knowne as bee.
Stran — anon Ile make a second visitation
- You may expect mee ready to yor vowes
- 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.
- That I've remembred thee soe well.
Badg ————— oh Lord Sr!
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
- What wouldst thou wullsacke, whose inside is no better.
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.
- I will rehearse my ephemerydes
Sly —————— content
Poore Weele first beginn wth 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.
- Poore ———— fy thou art out
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
- 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.
- Have made the bravest conquest, purchase of hir.
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.
- Yet wanton, shee cann laugh, and weepe, and laugh,
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?
- But Gill hir more in witt and haviour.
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
- And wee or selves soe finally, as no humour
Sly Lets know't 1440
Poore [] — ney much of ill must force yt from mee.
Gill And suffer a small hafling
Poore ———— oh I cannot
- But why what proiect, what event will followe?
- 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
- Ime tangled in a cobweb that have scapd
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
- Thou mayst sucke blood securely in yt habit
Sly ———— houle like sterved currs.
Poore For mee I am the obiect, may they burst.
- Conceale mee lett mee not bee knowne.
- Conceale mee lett mee not bee knowne.
Sly ———— knowe you not Quick's death?
Poore Oh yt nothing moves mee, I divulg'd him dead
- For my owne private ends
- 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.
- Amasement ceaseth mee, dead ? it cannot bee. 1470
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.
- A lawfull death; that is death giv'n by'th lawe
Sly ——— wth mature iudgement.
Poore Intreat Strange hither 1490
Sly ——— to prevent my labour ?
Poore ——————— fittly.
Strange — termes wth 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
- [BLANK] [FOL. 44b]
- [BLANK] [FOL. 45a]
- A second parent to mee, removed by nature
Strange by ch you did conceive mee soe. [FOL. 45b]
Poore — I shalbee knowne
- sufficiently heare after.
- 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
- A like restraint from the vnciv<i>ll liberty
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.
- Have been me<'>re tricks. Ile end them wth a tricke
Strang [———] the reast Ile vndertake ———————
Poore ———— —Let them fly in
- Give mee a gowne and night capp
- Give mee a gowne and night capp
Sly ———heare they are.
Poore Wheres your phisitions habits, have yu termes.
- Fustian will serve sufficiently curiosity 1520
- Will stand you in no steed, heere are no Criticks
- Fustian will serve sufficiently curiosity 1520
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.
- To make a wh[ighte]ite man of mee & a sickly.
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.
- 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
- 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?
- He []hatth brought you hither, that I may crave |hee 1540
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
- If these could be intreated to forgivenes.
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
- One Mr Medle, him I would faine speake wth
Poore ——— I must intreat
- Your pardon for Ive wrongd you.
- Your pardon for Ive wrongd you.
Med Hard Tru: —— wee doe to wch beare witnesse
Poore Then thus I shake my sickenes of
- [Trugull I for my loving spouse].
- [Poore happily may you live.]
- [Trugull I for my loving spouse].
Med: why did you crave my pardon? 1560
Poore [But <wha>] — 'Sr I craved
- But what I gave you, doe you knowe mee now?
- I am to all of you what you will but good.
- But what I gave you, doe you knowe mee now?
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.
- That I could give you; Ive no more from you
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
- Of our last getting shall restore thy state.