MER. VVhy, I ha’ told you o’ this. This comes of wearing Scarlet, gold lace, and cut-works! your fine gartring! VVith your blowne roſes, Couſin! and your eating _Pheſant_, and _Godwit_, here in _London_! haunting 25 The _Globes_, and _Mermaides_! wedging in with _Lords_, Still at the table! and affecting lechery, In veluet! where could you ha’ contented your ſelfe With cheeſe, ſalt-butter, and a pickled hering, I’ the Low-countries; there worne cloth, and fuſtian! 30 Beene ſatisfied with a leape o’ your Hoſt’s daughter, In garriſon, a wench of a ſtoter! or, Your _Sutlers_ wife, i’ the leaguer, of two blanks! You neuer, then, had runne vpon this flat, To write your letters miſſiue, and ſend out 35 Your priuy ſeales, that thus haue frighted off All your acquaintance; that they ſhun you at diſtance, VVorse, then you do the Bailies! EV. Pox vpon you. I come not to you for counſell, I lacke money. _Hee repines._ MER. You doe not thinke, what you owe me already? EV. I? 40 They owe you, that meane to pay you. I’ll beſworne, I neuer meant it. Come, you will proiect, I ſhall vndoe your practice, for this moneth elſe: You know mee. _and threatens him._ MER. I, yo’ are a right ſweet nature! EV. Well, that’s all one! MER. You’ll leaue this Empire, one day? 45 You will not euer haue this tribute payd, Your ſcepter o’ the ſword? EV. Tye vp your wit, Doe, and prouoke me not-- MER. Will you, Sir, helpe, To what I ſhall prouoke another for you? EV. I cannot tell; try me: I thinke I am not 50 So vtterly, of an ore vn-to-be-melted, But I can doe my ſelfe good, on occaſions. _They ioyne._ MER. Strike in then, for your part. M^r. _Fitz-dottrel_ If I tranſgreſſe in point of manners, afford mee Your beſt conſtruction; I muſt beg my freedome 55 From your affayres, this day. FIT. How, S^r. MER. It is In ſuccour of this Gentlemans occaſions, My kinſ-man-- Mere-craft _pretends_ buſineſſe. FIT. You’ll not do me that affront, S^r. MER. I am ſory you ſhould ſo interpret it, But, Sir, it ſtands vpon his being inueſted 60 In a new _office_, hee has ſtood for, long: [133] Mere-craft _describes the_ office _of_ Dependancy.