GENTLEWOMAN

I thank you heartily, I pray you who's he that walks there? What do you say Sir? I hope I shall live to requite your kindness. May it please your Lordship— To consider the estate— Of a poor oppressed Country Gentlewoman. First and foremost, I have had great injury, then I have been brought up to the Town three times. I thank your good Lordship heartily; though I cannot hear well, I know it grieves you; and here we have been delayed, and sent down again, and fetched up again, and sent down again, to my great charge: And now at last they have fetched me up, and five of my daughters— Handsome young women, though I say it, they are all without, if it please your Lordship, I'll call them in. I see your Lordship does believe, that they are without, and I perceive you are much moved at our in jury: hers a paper will tell you more. It may be you had rather here me tell it viva voice, as they say. Then you have herd of enough injury, for a poor Gentlewoman to receive. I hope your Lordship will deliver my petition to his grace, and yoo may tell him withal— That yesterday, about three a clock, in the after noon, I met my adversary. It's very short my Lord, and I demanding of him — How? Here's some few Angels for your Lordship. Indeed you shall have them. A small gratuit for your kindness. But since it is thus— I will attend without, and expect and answer. Where is he Sir? How doe's your good Lordship? Will you chew a Nutmeg, you shall not re fuse it, 'tis very comfortable. For my petition; I hope your Lordship hath remembered me. Whither do you draw me Sir? I know it is not my Lords pleasure I should be thus used, before my but sines be dispatched? Truly I would have willingly parted with them to your Lordship. How?