English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600
_Mom_. What, rude? Mistris _Wynnifred_? nay faith you shall come to him,
and kisse him, for his kindenesse.
_Wyn_. Nay good, my Lord, I'le never goe to the market for that ware, I
can have it brought home to my Dore.
_Mom_. O _Wynnifred_, a man may know by the market-folkes how the market
goes.
_Wyn_. So you may, my Lord, but I know few Lords that thinke scorne to
go to that market themselves.
_Mom_. To goe to it _Wynnifred_? nay to ride to it yfaith.
_Wyn_. Thats more then I know my Lord.
_Mom_. Youle not beleeve it till you are then a horsebacke, will ye?
_Wyn_. Come, come, I am sent of a message to you, will you heare it?
_Mom_. Stoppe, stoppe, faire _Wynnifred_, would you have audience so
soone, there were no state in that yfaith. This faire gentlewoman sir--
_Wyn_. Now we shall have a fiction I beleive.
_Mom_. Had three Suiters at once.
_Wyn_. Youle leave out none my Lord.
_Mom_. No more did you, _Wynnifred_: you enterferde with them all in
truth.
_Wyn_. O Monstrous Lord by this light!
_Mom_. Now sir to make my tale short I will doe that which she did not;
vz. leave out the two first. The third comming, the third night for his
turne--
_Wyn_. My Lord, my Lord, my Lady does that that no body else does,
desires your company; and so fare you well.
_Mom_. O stay a little sweet _Wynnifred_, helpe me but to trusse my
Poynts againe, and have with you.
_Wyn_. Not I by my truth my Lord, I had rather see your hose about your
heeles, then I would helpe you to trusse a poynt.
_Mom_. O witty _Wynnifred_? for that jest, take thy passeport, and tell
thy Ladie[14], thou leftst me with my hose about my heeles.
_Wyn_. Well, well my Lord you shall sit till the mosse grow about your
heeles, ere I come at you againe. [_Exit_.
_Mom_. She cannot abide to heare of her three Suiters, but is not this
very fit my sweet _Clarence_? Thou seest my rare Neece cannot sleepe
without me; but for thy company sake, she shall to night; and in the
morning I will visit her earely; when doe thou but stand in that place,
and thou maiest chance heare (but art sure to see) in what subtill, and
farre-fetcht manner Ile solicite her about thee.
_Cla_. Thank's, worthy Lord.
[_Exeunt_.
_Finis Actus Primi_.
_Actvs Secvndi_.
SCENA PRIMA.
_Clarence Solus_.
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