+M. Mery.+ A wower be he neuer so poore Must play and sing before his bestbeloues doore, How much more than you? +R. Royster.+ Thou speakest wel out of dout. +M. Mery.+ And perchaunce that woulde make hir the sooner come out. +R. Royster.+ Goe call my Musitians, bydde them high apace. +M. Mery.+ I wyll be here with them ere ye can say trey ace. _Exeat._ +R. Royster.+ This was well sayde of Merygreeke, I lowe hys wit, Before my sweete hearts dore we will haue a fit, That if my loue come forth, that I may with hir talke, I doubt not but this geare shall on my side walke. But lo, how well Merygreeke is returned sence. +M. Mery.+ There hath grown no grasse on my heele since I went hence, Lo here haue I brought that shall make you pastance. +R. Royster.+ Come sirs let vs sing to winne my deare loue Custance. _Cantent._ +M. Mery.+ Lo where she commeth, some countenaunce to hir make And ye shall heare me be plaine with hir for your sake. Actus. iij. Scæna. iiij. +Custance. Merygreeke. Roister Doister.+ +C. Custance.+ What gaudyng and foolyng is this afore my doore? +M. Mery.+ May not folks be honest, pray you, though they be pore? +C. Custance.+ As that thing may be true, so rich folks may be fooles, +R. Royster.+ Hir talke is as fine as she had learned in schooles. +M. Mery.+ Looke partly towarde hir, and drawe a little nere. +C. Custance.+ Get ye home idle folkes. +M. Mery.+ Why may not we be here? Nay and ye will haze, haze: otherwise I tell you plaine, And ye will not haze, then giue vs our geare againe. +C. Custance.+ In deede I haue of yours much gay things God saue all. +R. Royster.+ Speake gently vnto hir, and let hir take all. +M. Mery.+ Ye are to tender hearted: shall she make vs dawes? Nay dame, I will be plaine with you in my friends cause. +R. Royster.+ Let all this passe sweete heart and accept my seruice. +C. Custance.+ I will not be serued with a foole in no wise, When I choose an husbande I hope to take a man. +M. Mery.+ And where will ye finde one which can doe that he can? Now thys man towarde you being so kinde, You not to make him an answere somewhat to his minde. +C. Custance.+ I sent him a full answere by you dyd I not? +M. Mery.+ And I reported it. +C. Custance.+ Nay I must speake it againe. +R. Royster.+ No no, he tolde it all. +M. Mery.+ Was I not metely plaine? +R. Royster.+ Yes. +M. Mery.+ But I would not tell all, for faith if I had With you dame Custance ere this houre it had been bad, And not without cause: for this goodly personage, Ment no lesse than to ioyne with you in mariage. +C. Custance.+ Let him wast no more labour nor sute about me. +M. Mery.+ Ye know not where your preferment lieth I see, He sending you such a token, ring and letter. +C. Custance.+ Mary here it is, ye neuer sawe a better. +M. Mery.+ Let vs see your letter. +C. Custance.+ Holde, reade it if ye can. And see what letter it is to winne a woman.