TIL. No doubt She would take hold of opportunity By th' foretop, and repair her pressing wrongs By private satisfactions; which works best, When their revenge seems sleeping and at rest. This lady would not rate her worth so small, As to forego both use and principal. 2D BOY. No, reverend favourite, you will find this madam Spitfire of a keener metal than so. She's right tinder: no sooner touch than take. [_Aside._ FLO. Ladies, we've heard your different complaints, Forcing our just compassion and resolves To tender your condition, and redress. What may the purport be of your petition, Relating to your grievances? ALL-LADIES. A freedom From our disrelish'd beds. ALL-PLATONICS. 'Tis granted you. LADIES. With alimony to support our state In this division. PLAT. Your suit is just; Should we oppose it, we might wrong ourselves. 1ST BOY. Very likely; for they mean to be made whole sharers both in their persons and personal estates. This is brave judicial brokage. [_Aside._ FLO. Speak, fellow-colleagues, shall I limit them, What we in justice hold expedient For th' alimonal charge proportion'd them, And in what measure to supply their wants? ALL. Do so, Florello; we shall second it. FLO. Thus, I conceive, these ladies have resign'd Their title, property and interest, In whole and not in part, which they enjoy'd In their defective husbands. Were't not just In lieu o' th' whole, which they have here disclaim'd, That they should seize upon the moiety Of their revenues, whom they've here deserted As useless instruments unto the state? PLAT. A just proportion. LADIES. We submit to it. 2D BOY. And so ye may well, if your husbands will yield to't. 1ST BOY. These be nimble shavers, Nick, as well as sharers; they know how to cut large thongs out of other folks' leather.[131] [_Aside._ FLO. This crowns our wishes, when with joint consent We close our votes, and render you content. CAR. Dismount, dismount, let's exercise no more These purple seats; their stories stand too high For our ascent: only let's thus much know, Whether our parts were acted well or no. [_They descend._ LADIES. Above expectance. Singular in all, But best in your conclusion. FRI. You did well In your proportioning of our alimony, Moulded to th' moiety of their estates Whom we have justly left; but we had less Allotted us in more authentic courts. PAL. That was not in our verge to regulate. CAV. Nor skills it much; we have a competence Aspiring to exceedings; and in this More bless'd, because exempted from those bonds, Which our long servitude enchain'd us to.