MISTRESS CORRECTION

Indeed forsooth I have been, by my truth I see he is a fine spoken man. I thank your worship, sir, isle be so bold as to take my deliverance out of your company. I thank you good Master Wages, and how does that goodly Gelding your Master? Because he hath both abused and accus'de one of the most virtuous Ladies that ever frisseld her hair. The better your asking good Master Wages. I thank your worship. Here fast by sir, not above a couple of stones cast off. Yes forsooth so I said but she said they were not only the Pillars but the Polers also, but I pray you sir of what profession are you? The Like to you good Master Wages, but do you hear sir, I hope if your worship come to my house, if there be no body at home but my self, though I am and old woman, yet I hope your worship will not despise age. I thank you heartily sir. Oh sir, that's sign you are a clown, if you had been a Gentleman you would a kissed it, and a taken your leave on't, I pray master Wages what's this fellow? A tall Soldier say you? so me thinks, his clothes have been in shrode services, for they are very dangerously wounded. Sir, and Like your worship, this that you have entertained is no man, 'tis some Scarecrow, and you have done very ill to take him away: the Crows will eat up the Corn now out of all measure, pray God we have not a deer year after it. Oh master Wages, no, no, master Wages, you are deceived in him, there's never a morning but I am ready and abroad, and hour before he's up: and when he is up, as I am a living woman I can make him do nothing for my life. Oh Master Wages, how do'y? faith sir I have no body at home but mistress Punckit, you know her well. Who he? in troth Mi. Punckit cannot abide him, she swears a looks for all the world Like the Dominical Letter in his read Coat: no Master Wages no, I can tell you I have other manner of Guests come to my house then e: I have Pensioners, and Gentlemen Ushers, Knights, Captains and Commanders, Lieftennants, and Ancients, volluntary Gentlemen, I, & men y wear their cloaks linde through with velvet; I entertain no Mutto ̄ eating Inns a court men, no half linde cloak Citizens: nor flat captain Prentices, no, the best come to my house, Master New come the Courtier was there the other day, and truly he would have had some dealing with Mi. Punckit, but that he had no siller: and yet I must needs say't, a would a put her in very good obscurity, for a brought a Gentle man with him that would a give ̄ his word in a consumpti on of twenty pound, that a should a paid her at next meeting, and truly but that her trade stands so much up Pon present payment, and partly for mortalities sake, I think else she would a taken it, and yet before a went, I must needs say't, a showed himself Like and honest Gentle man and a Courtier, for a left his Periwig in pawn: but had you seen how a looked, for all the world Like and E stridges egg, with a face drawn of the one side. Now by my troth I am glad to see your worship in good health and how does your good Worship: Lord you look ill, a body may see what grief will do: Oh had you had a good wife, your worship would look twenty years younger then you do, 'tis even pity of her life that would wrong such a sweet man: what and excellent come plexion your beard's off, and by my troth a keeps his colour very well. What now you sawfie Companion you, what ail you trow? Faith ir no, why is he not my husband? did not you your self marry me to him? but do you hear, you were best be quiet and let me alone, if not, i'faith isle tell all. Nay then and it Like your Lordship, I may be divorced for another thing, but that I am ashamed to speak on't. Truly and Like your honour, he hath not that a man should have. There comes master Exhibition of the Inns a court very often, and Master Angel-taker the con seller comes sometime, but Mistress Punckit doth so jest with him, she swe res to him as she Hope's to be saved, and I may tell you sir, there's great hope on't, for truly she v seth joust and upright dealing with every man, but as I said, as she Hope's to be saved, she would not marry him of all the men in the world. Because she says that Lawyers are Like Trum peters, they fell their breath. I pray can you give me ten shillings for a piece of gold. Oh sir, Oh sir, I perceive you are no gallantifaith, it would go deep my friend, I may tell you for a young gallant to change three groats for a shilling, & it great fish, I may tell you too, to Angle for in a gallants great hose. Yes indeed sir, a younger Brother's Daughter, a kinswoman of my Husbands. Who he? no sir, she scorns to speak with him, unless tweare by and Attorney. Yes, Like the Clarke of a great men kitchen, what meat he shall have for dinner. Nay, I beseech your Lordship too, though I am but a weak vessel called a Woman, & therefore by reason of my bashfulness unable sir to set forth mine own tale, yet I doubt not, but I shall find good hearing at your Lord ships would ̄ worser, if you will but give me leave to open ̄ mine own case. May it please your honour in few words, my husband hath four wives, and then I hope 'tis as lawful for me to have two husbands. Will not this do it Master Wages? Why then sir I must needs tell: truly a hath never a beard. A young Gallant, say you lisaith, isle quickly try that by and by, do'y hear sir, do'y hear? M. Seldom the preacher an't Like your worship, he preached in two of his benefices in one day, & sure was the death of him, he never joyed himself after he so over strained his voice. Is that he? Marry come up Jack and Apes father-in law, what can you tell? Morrow good Wages. Oh Master Wages! how does your good Master, sir Timothy Troublesome? what, does he think he is a Cuckold still? Come, come, Husband, you are such anon there; why do you say so? And I may be so bold to tell your honour in private. Yes forsooth, & truly afterwards bought him a be nefice, but he hath sold it again, & I may tell you though I am no Lady, yethe's called sir John every word, & for all this now he makes no more account of me then your man Mai. Wages does of and old shoe-clout which a never thinks off, but when a needs, and if he cannot find it, why any other thing serves his turn, and so he deals by me, & truly M. Wages I may tell you, I mean to put him away. I, but I can be divorced from him, and Like your worship for three several causes which I know well en nough, I warrant you.