MEM. That he became as hateful to our minds-- HEL. As death's unwelcome to a house of riches, Or what can more express it. GOV. Well, he's gone, And all the kingdom's evils perish with him! And since the body of that virtuous lady Is taken from her rest, in memory Of her admired mistress, 'tis our will It receive honour dead, as it took part With us in all afflictions when it lived; Here place her in this throne, crown her our queen,[475] The first and last that ever we make ours. Her constancy strikes so much firmness in us. That honour done, let her be solemnly borne Unto the house of peace, from whence she came, As queen of silence. [_The spirit here enters again, and slays to go out_ _with the body, as it were attending it_. O welcome, bless'd spirit! Thou need'st not mistrust me, I have a care As jealous as thine own: we'll see it done, And not believe report; our zeal is such, We cannot reverence chastity too much. Lead on! I would those ladies that fill honour's rooms Might all be borne so virtuous to their tombs! [_Solemn music plays them out._ FOOTNOTES: [473] [Should we not read _prize_, to rhyme with _eyes_?] [474] The MS. has _hart_. [475] A similar instance of posthumous coronation is mentioned in Camoëns' "Lusiad," canto iii. ENGLISHMEN FOR MY MONEY; OR, A WOMAN WILL HAVE HER WILL. _EDITIONS._ English-Men for my Money: Or, A Woman will have her Will. Imprinted at London by W. White, dwelling in Cow-Lane. 1616. 4o. Woodcut on title. English-Men for my Money: Or, A Pleasant Comedy Called, A Woman will have her Will. As it hath beene divers times Acted with great Applause. London. Printed by I. N. and are to be sold by Hugh Perry ... 1626. 4o. A Pleasant Comedie Called, A Woman will have her Will. London, Printed by A. M. and are to be sold by Richard Thrale ... 1631. 4o. [PREFACE TO THE FORMER EDITION.][476] This old comedy appears to have been extremely popular, and it was three times printed; in 1616, 1626, and 1631; the oldest copy is, as usual, the most correct, but in the following reprint all three have been collated.