RAWBONE

How now Chameleon, hast dined? And yet thou lookest as thou hadst eat nothing this se'night, here provide me a Capon, and half a dozen of Pidge ons to supper, and when will your worship come home, and taste my Hospitality. Yet now I think on't, I must feed more sparingly. Would not any body in the world think so? did you e ver see two such eare-wigges as my man and I: do we not look Like. The reason why we are so lean and consumed, is no thing, but eating too much: Chameleon now I think on to, let the Pygeons alone, the Capon will be enough for thee and I. I tell you forsooth, I would brought my self so low, with a great diet, that I must be temperate, or the Doctor says there's no way but one wo'me. It is a shame to say, what we eat every day. I hope your Worship will repinie my boldness, 'Tis out of love to your daughter. I'll pawn some ounces to pleasure him. So he bring me good security, some three or Four, or five sufficient and able Citizens, for Mortalities sake, isle lend it him. Few words to the wise, I will take any men word to owe me a hundred pound, but not a Lords to pay me fifty. He shall pay nothing to me but lawful consideration from time to time, beside the charges of ensealing, because he is your friend. More? whats eight in the hundred to me? my Scriuenes knows, I have taken forty and fifty in the hundred viis ̄ and mod S of my own kinsmen, when they were in necessity. Thou didst invite me before. Dost think I wone to keep my word? There's my hand — Is master Justice gone, and mistress Jane too? follow me Chameleon. I'll take my leave when I come again. Honest Isaac. alas I h worser Rather eat a piece of cold Capon at home, That n be troublesome abroad. I hope forsooth Missed sse Jane is as she should be. And he wood not would maintained Himself, I had never entertained him. I would preferred him Isaac. Turned him away last night, And took this stripling. Captain Landby, young man of war, I do Salute thee with a broadside. Yes marry do I. Why should you Say so Captain? my belly did never think You any harm. What is that Jasper ? Noble Captain, thanks i'faith heartily: I was afraid you had been angry. You shall would me at your service, And my bags too, upon good security: Is not this better then quarreling, Jasper, — Sir, I desire to be acquainted with you. And you a bit too fat. I am so little She cannot see me, give you joy forsooth, I hope it is your destiny to be married. How sir. A long halter he does, What to be hanged. Then, isle to him and thank him; But here's mistress Jane. I did but ask her how she did, I said Never a word to her: Pox upon his bouncing I am as fearful of him as of a Gun, He does so powder me. Jasper hast a sword. That's well, let it alone: Didst see this paunch affront me? In love? let me see the sword again. Draws. Wo'd it in his belly — put it up, Thou deservest a good blade, 'tis so well kept. Withal my heart: In my conscience the 'ile be honest together. Fortune be my guide then. Mistress Jane, I would talk with you in private, I have fancied a business, I know you are witty, and love invention, 'tis my own, and nobody else must hear it — Be it known to all men by these presents. Be it known to all men by these presents. That I Jasper Rawbone Citizen, and Housekeeper of London. Do owe to mistress Jane, Lady of my thoughts, late of London Gentlewoman. Still a Gentlewoman goodman Coxcomb? did I not say she was Lady of my thoughts? where was I now? — Do owe to mistress Jane, Lady of my thoughts, late of London Gentlewoman, my true and lawful heart of Eng land —to be paid to his said mistress, her executors, or assigns. 'Tis none of my fault, and she will die, who can help it? thou dost nothing but interrupt me: I say to be paid, to his said mistress, her executors, or assigns, whensoever she demand it, at the font-stone of the Temple— Which payment to be truly made and performed, I bind, not my heirs, but my body and soul for ever. Peace fool, my soul will shift for it self, when I am dead that will be sure enough: — In witness whereof, I have hereunto put my hand and seal, which is a handsome spiny youth, with a bag of money in one hand, a bound in the tother, and In denture between his legs, the last of the first merry month, and in the second year of the reign of King Cupid. Thou talkest Like a puisne, I can give her possession of I , by delivery of twopence wrapped up in the wax, 'twill hold in Law man; —and how, and how d'ee Like it? I could have come over you with Verse, but hang Ballads, give me Poetical prose, every Mount-bank can time, and make his lines cry twang, though there be no reason in em. Music? O rare! What does she mean Jasper? Forsooth I know you are taken with me, alas these things are natural with me, when shall we be married forsooth? You shall hear more from me, when I come again— Jasper — Exit Rawbone hastily. I would been about it— justles Lodam, and falls down. 'Tis guts, if I durst, my teeth waters to strike him. I have a good stomach — I could eat him. I'll have and Actium of battery. Prithee Jasper do not thrust me upon him— I do not fear you fit. I do not fear you. Who I fight? Will ye. Hum —I do not fear you—satisfaction— That's the word—yowl meet me guts. At Finsbury. To morrow morning—you shall find I dare fight. Finsbury, to morrow morning, there 'tis again — So, lets begun quickly, before he threaten me, the made me challenge him, look to't. What have I S apt? aside. I shall be undone.— I'll home, and shut up my doors, for fear he kill Jasper and use me so indeed. Ah— Now I think on't, what if my man Jasper, should be vam liant and kill Lodam —umh? what pickle were I in: worse-worse, he'll run away, I shall be taken and hanged for the Conspiracy. Puls Have, by the sleen . r Ah— Jasper, ogue that I was, where were my brains to chal lenge him—he wonot hear — a stubborn knave, he looks as if he meant to kill: ah Jasper. I do imagine my self apprehended already: now the Constable is carrying me to Newgate—now, now I me at the Sessions house, i'the Dock:—now I'm called—not guilty my Lord:— the Jury has found the indicement Billa veram — now, now comes my sentence. Would.— Now I'm i'the Cart, riding up Holborne in a two wheeled Chariot, with a guard of Halberdiers: there goes a proper fellow says one: good people pray for me: now I am at the three Wood den stilts.— Heigh! now I feel my toes hang i'the Cart: Now 'tis drawn away, now, now, now, I am gone— turns above. I'm dead, I'm dead. My Agu has not left me yet there's a grudging a'the halter still: Jasper, lets go home and shift, do not go—honest Jasper. Jasper? what case am I in? Dream quotha, this is a pretty dream. But Rawbone will pine, and repine if this be not a dream? Jasper: no, will no body know me? Master Justice, do me right, You do not know who I am—I am— Sir,— Noble Captain, a word, I am— Then I am a— sleep. Sure I am sleep, I will cene walk with they till my dream be out. Ma e Lodam, you and I are in Hell, I am not runke— I wonot believe, I am awake: This is not possible. As sure, as you are there Captain, alas we do but walk and talk in ou sl epe, all this while. D'ee hear Gentlemen, before you go, does nobody know me? who am I? who am I? Dream on, dream on: Jasper, make much a'the wench now th'ast God her, am not I finely gulled? Dream on together, a good jest i'faith, he thinks all this is true now. No marry am I not sir. That sir? now do I dream that I am kicked. Kick, kick your hearts out. Sure I shall cry out in my sleep—what a long night 'tis. Gentlemen: Pray he favourable to wake a Fool Dormant I on st ye; would been kicked, and kick to that purpose, may be, they knocked at the wrong door, my brains are a sleep in the Garret I must appeal from their feet to your hands, there is no way but one, you must clap me, and clap me soon lie worser e hear I shall hardly come to my self else. O since my case without you desperate stands, Wake me with the loud Music of your hands.