BANNSWRIGHT

Why whats the matter? Why Madam, I assure you time hath been However she be otherwise, when she had A good quick wit, and would have made to a Lady A serviceable sinner. Madam she is far gone. Indeed? Well Madam I shall fit you. I do know A choleric Lady which within these three weeks Has, for not cutting her corns well, put off Three women; and is now about to partly With the fourth, just one of your description. Next change oth' Moon, or weather, when her feet Do ache again, I do believe I shall Pleasure your Ladyship. I have a Leiger wench In readiness, he's gone to put himself Into fit ornaments, for the solemnity. I'm to provide the Priest and Licence, we go Some two hours hence to Church. Good, Sir. Threaten me not in my vocation. Faith, Sir, I have ears That might deceive me, but I did dream waking If she were not the party. Madam, pray you One word in private. Faith Madam she Was earnest to come to you, had I known Her Mistress had so bred her I would first Would preferred her to new England. M S Dorcas, If you'll be usher to that holy learned woman That can heal broken shins, scald heads, and the Itch, Your schoolmistress, that can expound, and teaches To knit in Chaldee, and work Hebrew samplers, I'll hlpe you back again. How Would you desire her qualified, deformed And crooked Like some Ladies, who do wear Their women Like black patches to set em of? Sir, he has Retained me to that purpose. I just now Came from him. Gentlemen, I am a friend to wit, but more to you, Sir. Of whose misfortunes I will not be guilty. Though, then, your Uncle have employed me, and Have deeply sworn to wed this afternoon, A wife of my providing, if you can O'rereach the angry Burgess, Sir, and bring His wisdom to the Gin, show me the way I'll help to lay the trap. I asked her that; and told her You were about some threescore, S r , and ten; But were as lusty as one of twenty, (or And aged Eunuch ) It's all the fault she has, she will out-pray A Preacher at St Antlins ; and divides The day in exercise; I did commend A great Precisian to her for her woman. Who tells me that her Lady makes her quilt Her smocks before for kneeling. Then, Sir, she is so modest. The least Obscene word shames her, a lascivious Figure Makes her do penance; and she maintains the Law Which forbids fornication, does extend To kissing too. I have Prepared her, S r , and have so set you out! Beside, I told her how you had cast of Your Nephew, and to leave no doubt that you Would ere be reconciled, before she went To Church would settle your estate on her, And on the Heirs of her begotten. you must be married, S r , At the French Church, J have bespoke the Priest; One that will join you i'th right Geneva form, Without a licence. I have brought together Some in Italian, S r , the Language does Not change the substance of the Match; you know No licence will be granted, all the Offices Are beforehand bribed by your Nephew. MAdam, this is the Gentleman J mentioned, I've brought him here, according to my function To give you both and interview; if you Be ready, the Church and Priest are. Madam, this is He That if you'll wear the price of Baronies, Or live at Cleopatra's rate can keep you. But you would have her secret, able to keep Strange sights from the knowledge of your Knight when you Are married, Madam, of a quick feigning head? Save you Gall lants. Her father Was, Sir, and Irish Baron, that undid Himself by housekeeping. You are Mistaken, Sir. This Lady as she is Descended of a great house, so she hath No Dowry but her Arms. She can bring only Some Libbards heads, or strange beasts, which you know Being but Beasts, let them derive themselves From Monsters in the Globe, and lineally Proceed from Hercules labours, they will never Advance her to a husband equal to Her self in birth, that can give Beasts too. She Aims only to match one that can maintain Her some way to her state. She is possessed What streams of gold you flow in, Sir, I am instructed. I was mistaken, Sir, indeed the Lady Spoke to me for her Gentlewoman. How Do you affect her, Sir? you see she is As handsome as her Lady, and her birth Not being so high she will more size with you. 'Tis right, this you May govern as you list. I'll motion't: Lady, Pray pardon our mistake, indeed our Errand Was chiefly to your Gentlewoman. Faith, Sir, we hope you'll pay Tunnage and Poundage into the bargain. Your Nephew, Sir, Hath married her with all her faults, They are New come from Church. Pray stay a little. I all this while have stood behind the Curtain; You have a brother, Sir, and you a father. He in his time Was held the wealthiest Merchant on the Exchange. And The debt for which he broke I hear you have Baneswr. undisguises Compounded. Then I thank you. Son I wish you joy. And to you fair Mistress Let it not breed repentance that I have, For my security to escape your Father, A while descended from my self to this Unworthy shape. Now I can cast it off, And be my true self. I have a ship which fame Gave out for lost but just now landed too Worth twenty thousand pounds towards your Match. she, Like a true Lucrece, answered it was fit For them to Marry by the Church book, who Came there to cool themselves; But to a Mind Chaste and endued with virtue, age did turn Love into Reverence.