_Mineu._ God neuer gaue me the grace to be a Lady, yet I ha |695| beene worshipt in my conscience to my face a thousand times, I cannot denye sir Vaughan, but that I haue all implements, belonging to the vocation of a Lady. _Sir Vaughan._ I trust mistris Mineuer you haue all a honest oman shud haue? |700| _Min._ Yes perdie, as my Coach, and my fan, and a man or two that serue my turne, and other things which Ide bee loath euery one should see, because they shal not be common, I am in manner of a Lady in one point. _Sir Vaug._ I pray mistris Mineuers, let vs all see that point for |705| our better vnderstanding. _Mi._ For I ha some thinges that were fetcht (I am sure) as farre as some of the Low Countries, and I payde sweetly for them too, and they tolde me they were good for Ladies. _Sir qui._ And much good do’t thy good heart faire widdow |710| with them. _Min._ I am fayre enough to bee a Widdow, Sir Quintilian. _Sir Vaug._ In my soule and conscience, and well fauoured enough to be a Lady: heere is sir Kintilian Sorthose, and heere is sir Adam Prickshaft, a sentleman of a very good braine, and |715| well headed: you see he shootes his bolt sildome, but when Adam lets goe, he hits: and heere is sir Vaughan ap Rees, and I beleeue if God sud take vs all from his mercy, as I hope hee will not yet; we all three loue you, at the bottome of our bellyes, and our hearts: and therefore mistris Mineuer, if you please, |720| you shall be knighted by one of vs, whom you sall desire to put into your deuice and minde. _Min._ One I must haue sir Vaughan. _Sir quin._ And one of vs thou shalt haue widdow. _Min._ One I must haue, for now euery one seekes to crow ouer |725| me. _Sir Vaug._ By Sesu and if I finde any crowing ouer you, & he were a cocke (come out as farre as in Turkeys country) tis possible to cut his combe off. _Min._ I muse why sir Adam Prickshaft flyes so farre from vs. |730| _Sir Adam._ I am in a browne study, my deare, if loue should bee turned into a beast, what beast hee were fit to bee turned into. _Sir quinti._ I thinke Sir Adam an Asse, because of his bearing. _Min._ I thinke (sauing your reuerence) Sir Adam a puppy, for |735| a dog is the most louing creature to a christian that is, vnles it be a childe. _Sir Ad._ No, I thinke if loue should bee turn’d away, and goe to serue any beast, it must bee an Ape, and my reason---- _Sir Vaugh._ Sir Adam, an Ape? ther’s no more reason in an Ape, |740| than in a very plaine Monkey; for an Ape has no tayle, but we all know, or tis our duty to know, loue has two tailes; In my sudsment, if loue be a beast, that beast is a bunce of Reddis; for a bunce of Reddis is wise meate without Mutton, and so is loue. |745| _Mi._ Ther’s the yawning Captaine (sauing your reuerence that has such a sore mouth) would one day needes perswade me, that loue was a Rebato; and his reason was (sauing your reuerence) that a Rebato was worne out with pinning too often; and so he said loue was.