EDMOND

Troth Mother I should not weep I'm sure; I am passed a child I hope, to make all my old School fellows laugh at me; I should be mocked, so I should; Pray let one of my Sisters weep for me, I'll laugh as much for her anon there time? Weep? quotha? I protest I am glad he's Churched? for now he's gone I shall spend in quiet? My name is Master dm worser. A Welshman, why? Oh no; I have more names at home, Master Edmund Pius, is my full name at length. Nay it hits my humour so pat. Coniuting, do you mean to conjure at our house to morrow sir? troth, I'll love you while I live sort, oh rare, Niche olas we sna conjuring, to morrow, Why look you sir, I tel't you as a friend and a Con jurer, I should marry a Pothecaries daughter and it told me she lost her maiden head at Stonie-statford; now if yowl do but so much as conure fort, and make all whole again.— By my troth I thank you la, I Nuncle, or spit fire vpp'oth feeling! That will be a fine device Nuncle, and because the ground shall be as holy as the door, I'll tear two or three re fairs in pieces, and strew the leaves about the Chamber? o, the devil already,—runs in— I Master Edmond may I come in safely, without danger think you. O this Rooms mightily hight i'faith, slid my shirt sticks to my Belly already, what a steam the Rogue has left be hind him' foh this room must be ayrd Gentlemen it sinells horribly of Brimstoone — lets open the windows. I would you could make me believe that i'faith why do you think I cannot smell his savour, from another: yet I take it kindly from you, because you would not put me in a fear i'faith, a my troth I shall love you for this the lo ̄ gest day of my life. Mass now I remember I'll look whither he has sin ged the hangings or no. I protest you are a rare fellow, are you not. What you could not? make me walk invisible man; I should laugh at that i'faith, troth isle requite your kindness and yowl doo't good Captain conjurer. Say you so, isle try that i'faith,— Would, would, would,—say it a spirit, Troth this is exlent, I may do any knavery now and ne ver be seen, and now I remember me, Sir Godfrey my Uncle abused me tother day, & told tales of me to my Mother—Troth now Ime invisible, isle hit him a found wherrit ath' ear, when he comes out ath' garden,—I may be revenged on him now finely. Nephew? I hope you do not know me Uncle? Why Captain am I not invisible? Not I by my troth Captain: Then pray you pardon me Uncle, I thought Idem been invisible when I struck you. Correction, push—no, neither you nor my Mother shall think to whip me as you have done. Has the maids remembered to strew the way to the Church. I shall have a simple Father inlawe, a brave Captain able to beat all our street: Captain Idle, now my Lady Mother will be itted for a delicate name, my Lady Idle, my Lalie Idle, the finest name that can be for a woman, and then the Scholar Master Pie-boord for my sister Francis, that will be Mistress Francis Pie-bo rd, Mistress Francis Pie-boord, theill keep a good table I warrant you, Now all the knights noses are put out of joint, they may go to a bone setters now. Enter Captain and Pie-boord. Hark, hark o who comes here with two Torches before they, my sweet Captain, and my fine Scholar, o, how bravely they are shot up in one night, they look Like fine Britons now me thinks, heres a gallant change i'faith slid they have hired men and all by the clock. Fogh, sweet Captain Father inlaw a rare perfume isayth. Favu, there even upon read dines I can assure you? for they were at there Totch even now, by the same token I tumbled down the stairs. So, a fair riddance, my father's aid in dust his Cof fin and he is Like a whole-meate-pye, and the worms will cut him up shortly; farewell old Dad, farewe'l. I'll be curbed in no more, I perceive a some and heir may quickly be made a fool and he will be one, but I'll take another order;—Now she would have me weep for him forsooth, and why? because he cozened the right heir being a fool, and bestowed those Lands upon me his eldest Son; and therefore I must weep for him would, would; Why all the world knows as long as it his plea sure to get me, it his duty to get for me: I know the law in that point no Attorney can gull me; Well, my Uncle and old Ass, and and Coxcomb, I'll rule the Roast my self, I'll be kept under oh more, I know what I may do well enough by my Father's Copy: the Lawes' in mine own hands now: nay now I know my strength, I'll be strong enough for my More there I warrant you? A my troth Nuncle, he's the rarest fellow, has told me my fortune so right; I find it so right to my nature. Devils, no Deputies, & the wealthiest men he could get. Captain Conjurer? Oh 'tis a passing good one, Nuncle: for he says I shall prove such and excellent gamester in my time, that I shall spend all faster then my father God it, Do you hear me sir, I desire more acquaintance on you, you shall earn some money of me, now I know you can con I re, but can you fetch any that is lost? Am I faith, who would think it. I can tell you Captain, simply though it lies here, 'tis the fairest Room in my Mother's house, as dainty a Room to Coniute in, me thinks,—why you may bid, I cannot tell how many devils welcome in't; my Father has had twenty here at once! This is the marriage morning for my mother & my sister. Nay go Frailty run to the Sexton, you know my more there will be married at Saint Antlings, High thee, 'tis passed five, bid them open the Church door, my sister is almost ready. Nay go High thee first run to the Sexton, and run to the Clarke and then run to Master Pigman the Parson, and then run to the Milliner, and the run home again. But hark Frailty: Away, away, away, away then. That I will sweet Captain father in law and make each of them as drunk as a common fiddeler.