_Hig._ Stand off, stand off: I'le do it, We bid ye welcom three wayes; first for your person, Which is a promising person, next for your quality, Which is a decent, and a gentle quality, Last for the frequent means you have to feed us, You can steal 'tis to be presum'd. _Hub._ Yes, venison, and if you want-- _Hig._ 'Tis well you understand right, And shall practise daily: you can drink too? _Hub._ Soundly. _Hig._ And ye dare know a woman from a weathercock? _Hub._ If I handle her. _Ger._ Now swear him. _Hig._ I crown thy _nab_, with a _gag of benbouse_, And _stall_ thee by the _Salmon_ into the _clows_, To _mand_ on the _pad_, and _strike_ all the _cheats_; To _Mill_ from the _Ruffmans_, _commision_ and _slates_, _Twang dell_'s, i' the _stiromell_, and let the _Quire Cuffin_: And _Herman Beck strine_, and _trine_ to the _Ruffin_. _Ger._ Now interpret this unto him. _Hig._ I pour on thy pate a pot of good ale, And by the Rogues [oth] a Rogue thee instal: To beg on the way, to rob all thou meets; To steal from the hedge, both the shirt and the sheets: And lye with thy wench in the straw till she twang, Let the Constable, Justice, and Devil go hang. _Hig._ You are welcom Brother. _All._ Welcom, welcom, welcom, but who shall have the keeping Of this fellow? _Hub._ Sir, if you dare but trust me; For if I have kept wild dogs and beasts for wonder, And made 'em tame too: give into my custody This roaring Rascal, I shall hamper him, With all his knacks and knaveries, and I fear me Discover yet a further villany in him; O he smells ranck o'th' Rascal. _Ger._ Take him to thee, But if he scape-- _Hub._ Let me be ev'n hang'd for him, Come Sir, I'le tye ye to my leash. _Hem._ Away Rascal. _Hub._ Be not so stubborn: I shall swindge ye soundly, And ye play tricks with me. _Ger._ So, now come in, But ever have an eye Sir, to your Prisoner. _Hub._ He must blind both mine eyes, if he get from me. _Ger._ Go get some victuals, and some drink, some good drink; For this day we'll keep holy to good fortune, Come, and be frolick with us. _Hig._ You are a stranger, Brother, I pray lead, You must, you must, Brother. [_Exeunt._ SCENE IV. _Enter_ Goswin _and_ Gertrude. _Ger._ Indeed you're welcome: I have heard your scape, And therefore give her leave, that only loves you; (Truly and dearly loves you) give her joy leave To bid you welcome: what is't makes you sad man? Why do you look so wild? Is't I offend you? Beshrew my heart, not willingly. _Gos._ No, _Gertrude_. _Ger._ Is't the delay of that ye long have look'd for, A happy marriage? now I come to urge it. Now when you please to finish it? _Gos._ No news yet? _Ger._ Do you hear Sir? _Gos._ Yes. _Ger._ Do you love me? _Gos._ Have I liv'd In all the happiness Fortune could seat me, In all mens fair opinions? _Ger._ I have provided A Priest, that's ready for us. _Gos._ And can the Devil, In one ten days, that Devil Chance devour me?