_Saylor._ You must no further.
The prison limits you, and the Creditors
Exact the strictnesse.
_Rom._ Out you wooluish mungrells!
Whose braynes should be knockt out, like dogs in Iuly, 140
Leste your infection poyson a whole towne.
_Char._ They grudge our sorrow: your ill wills perforce
Turnes now to Charity: they would not haue vs
Walke too farre mourning, vsurers reliefe
Grieues, if the Debtors haue too much of griefe. 145
_Exeunt._
[SCENE II]
[_A Room in Rochfort’s House._]
_Enter Beaumelle_: _Florimell_: _Bellapert_.
_Beau._ I prithee tell me, _Florimell_, why do women marry?
_Flor._ Why truly Madam, I thinke, to lye with their husbands.
_Bella._ You are a foole: She lyes, Madam, women marry husbands,
To lye with other men. 5
_Flor._ Faith eene such a woman wilt thou make. By this
light, Madam, this wagtaile will spoyle you, if you take
delight in her licence.
_Beau._ Tis true, _Florimell_: and thou wilt make me too good
for a yong Lady. What an electuary found my father out for 10
his daughter, when hee compounded you two my women?
for thou, _Florimell_, art eene a graine to heauy, simply for a
wayting Gentlewoman.
_Flor._ And thou _Bellapert_, a graine too light.
_Bella._ Well, go thy wayes goodly wisdom, whom no body 15
regards. I wonder, whether be elder thou or thy hood: you
thinke, because you serue my Laydes mother, are 32 yeeres
old which is a peepe out, you know.
_Flor._ Well sayd, wherligig.
_Bella._ You are deceyu’d: I want a peg ith’ middle. 20
Out of these Prerogatiues! you thinke to be mother of the
maydes heere, & mortifie em with prouerbs: goe, goe, gouern
the sweet meates, and waigh the Suger, that the wenches
steale none: say your prayers twice a day, and as I take it, you
haue performd your function. 25
_Flor._ I may bee euen with you.
_Bell._ Harke, the Court’s broke vp. Goe helpe my old Lord
out of his Caroch, and scratch his head till dinner time.
_Flor._ Well.
_Exit._
_Bell._ Fy Madam, how you walke! By my mayden-head 30
you looke 7 yeeres older then you did this morning: why,
there can be nothing vnder the Sunne vanuable, to make you
thus a minute.
_Beau._ Ah my sweete Bellapert thou Cabinet
To all my counsels, thou dost know the cause 35
That makes thy Lady wither thus in youth.
_Bel._ Vd’d-light, enioy your wishes: whilst I liue,
One way or other you shall crowne your will.
Would you haue him your husband that you loue,
And can’t not bee? he is your seruant though, 40
And may performe the office of a husband.
_Beau._ But there is honor, wench.
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