English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600
_Will_. Ile answere for her, because I know her Ladiship to be a perfect
maide indeed.
_Bul_. How canst thou know that?
_Will_. Passing perfectly I warrant ye.
_Ia_. By measuring her necke twice, and trying if it will come about hir
forehead, and slip over her nose?
_Will_. No Sir no, by a rule that will not slip so I warrant you, which
for her honours sake I will let slip unto you. Gods so _Iack_, I thinke
they have supt.
_Ia_. Bir Lady we have waited well the while.
_Will_. Well though they have lost their attendance, let not us lose our
supper, _Iack_.
_Ia_. I doe not meane it; come Sir you shall goe in, and drinke with us
yfaith.
_Bul_. _Pardonne moy, mounsieur_.
_both_. No pardoning in truth Sir.
_Bul. Ie vous remercie de bon Ceur_.
[_Exeunt_.
SCAENA 2.
_Enter Goosecappe, Rudesby, Fouleweather, Eugenia,
Hippol., Penelope, Wynne_.
_Rud_. A plague on you, sweet Ladies, tis not so late; what needed you
to have made so short a supper?
_Goos_. In truth Sir _Cutt_. we might have tickled the vanity ant an
howre longer, if my watch be trustible.
_Foul_. I but how should theis beauties know that Sir _Gyles_? your
watch is mortall, and may erre.
_Go_. Thats sooth Captaine, but doe you heare honest friend, pray take a
light, and see if the moone shine, I have a Sunne Diall will resolue
presently.
_Fo_. Howsoever beleeve it, Ladies, tis unwholesome, uncourtly,
unpleasant to eate hastely, and rise sodainly; a man can shew no
discourse, no witt, no stirring, no variety, no pretty conceits, to make
the meate goe downe emphatically.
_Eu_. _Wynnefred_.
_Wyn_. Madam.
_Eu_. I prethee goe to my uncle the Lord _Monford_, and intreat him to
come quicken our Eares with some of his pleasant Spirit; This same
_Fowleweather_ has made me so melancholly, prethie make haste.
_Wyn_. I will Madam. [_Exit_.
_Hip_. We will bid our guests good night, Madam; this same
_Fowleweather_ makes me so sleepy.
_Pen_. Fie uppon it; for Gods sake shut the Casements, heres such a
fulsome Aire comes into this Chamber; in good faith Madame you must
keepe your House in better reparations, this same _Fowlweather_ beats
in so filthily.
_Eug_. Ile take order with the Porter for it, Lady: good night,
gentlemen.
_Ru_. Why good night, and be hangd, and you'l needs be gon.
_Goos_. God give you good night Madams, thanke you for my good cheere,
weele tickle the vanity ant no longer with you at this time but ile
indite your La. to supper at my lodging one of these mornings; and that
ere long too, because we are all mortall you know.
_Eu_, Light the Lady _Penelope_, and the Lady _Hippolyta_ to their
Chambers; good night faire Ladies.
_Hip_. Good night, Madam; I wish you may sleep well after your light
supper.
_Eug_, I warrant you, Lady, I shall never be troubled with dreaming of
my _French_ Suter.
[_Exeunt_.
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