_Pont._ One of ’em there the lower is a good, foolish, knauish
sociable gallimaufry of a man, and has much taught 95
my Lord with singing, hee is master of a musicke house: the
other is his dressing blocke, vpon whom my Lord layes all
his cloathes, and fashions, ere he vouchsafes ’em his owne
person; you shall see him i’th morning in the Gally-foyst, at
noone in the Bullion, i’th euening in Quirpo, and all night 100
in--
_Malo._ A Bawdy house.
_Pont._ If my Lord deny, they deny, if hee affirme, they affirme:
they skip into my Lords cast skins some twice a yeere,
and thus they liue to eate, eate to liue, 105
and liue to prayfe my Lord.
_Malo._ Good sir, tell me one thing.
_Pont._ What’s that?
_Malo._ Dare these men euer fight, on any cause?
_Pont._ Oh no, ’t would spoyle their cloathes, and put their 110
bands out of order.
_Nou._ _Mrs_, you heare the news: your father has resign’d
his Presidentship to my Lord my father.
_Malo._ And Lord Charolois vndone foreuer.
_Pont._ Troth, ’tis pity, sir.
A brauer hope of so assur’d a father 115
Did neuer comfort _France_.
_Lilad._ A good dumbe mourner.
_Aym._ A silent blacke.
As if he had come this Christmas from St. _Omers_.
_Nou._ Oh fie vpon him, how he weares his cloathes!
To see his friends, and return’d after Twelfetyde. 120
_Lilad._ His Colonell lookes fienely like a drouer.
_Nou._ That had a winter ly’n perdieu i’th rayne.
_Aym._ What, he that weares a clout about his necke,
His cuffes in’s pocket, and his heart in’s mouth?
_Nou._ Now out vpon him!
_Beau._ Seruant, tye my hand. 125
How your lips blush, in scorne that they should pay
Tribute to hands, when lips are in the way!
_Nou._ I thus recant, yet now your hand looks white
Because your lips robd it of such a right.
_Mounsieur Aymour_, I prethy sing the song 130
Deuoted to my _Mrs._
_Cant._ _Musicke._
_After the Song, Enter Rochfort, & Baumont._
_Baum._ Romont will come, sir, straight.
_Roch._ ’Tis well.
_Beau._ My Father.
_Nouall._ My honorable Lord.
_Roch._ My Lord _Nouall_ this is a vertue in you.
So early vp and ready before noone, 135
That are the map of dressing through all _France_.
_Nou._ I rise to say my prayers, sir, heere’s my Saint.
_Roch._ Tis well and courtly; you must giue me leaue,
I haue some priuate conference with my daughter,
Pray vse my garden, you shall dine with me. 140
_Lilad._ Wee’l waite on you.
_Nou._ Good morne vnto your Lordship,
Remember what you haue vow’d----to his _Mrs._
_Exeunt omnes praeter Roch. Daug._
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