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No. And to London we hie it is our chiefest intent, to see if we can get entertainment of the Ladies or no. Yes Madame, I was servant unto her, and lived there in bliss. I have often herd your good grandmother tell, that she had in England a daughter, which her far did excel: And that England was such a place for Lucar to bide, as was not in Europe and the whole world beside: then lusting greatly to see you and the country, she being dead, I made hast to come over to serve you in her stead. Fellow Simony this fell out pat, so well as heart could wish, we are cunning anglers, we have caught the fattest fish, Certainly it is true that her grandmother told. Here is good to be done by use of silver and gold. And seeing we are so well settled in this country, Rich and poor shall be pinched whosoever come to me. But stay your talk till some other time, we forget my Lady, And I see another that is now come into my remembrance. Marry M. Dam j Dissimulation, a good helper, and our old ac quaintance. Nay sirs, because none of us shall have pre-eminence above other, we will sing in fellowship together Like brother and brother. Here is scrupulous Conscience and nice Love indeed, Tush, if they will not, others will, I know we shall speed. I pray thee do, for thou art the likeliest to speed. Lady Conscience, is there any body within your house can you tell? You know when one comes to take possession of any piece of land There must not be one within, for against the order of law it does stand. Therefore I thought good to ask you, but I pray you think not a miss: For both you, and almost all other knows, that and old custom it is. Why then I will boldly enter. I have done, and I think you have received your money, But this to you: my lady wild me to bid you provide some other How out of hand, For she would not by her will have Love and Conscience to dwell on her land: Therefore 'tis best to provide you So shall you save charges, for a less house may serueyt. Ten pound a year, that were a state jest, If I should take the old rend to follow your request: Nay after forty pound a year you shall have it for a quarter, And you may think too, you are befriended in this matter: But no longer than for a quarter to you isle set it, For my lady perhaps will fell it, or to some other will let it. Then get you gone, and see at a day your rend be ready. What a fool was I to let it so reasonable? I might so well have had after threescore, as such a trifle, For seeing they were distressed they would have given largely I was a right sot, but isle be overseen no more believe me. I thank you sir, did he speak such evil of me as now you say? I doubt not but to reward him for his treachery one day. Marry well sir, and here she comes if my self I do not beguile. Indifferently Lady, you needs not to doubt, I have taken possession, and because they were destitute, I have let it for a quarter my tale to conclude. Marry I have a little raised the rend, but it is but after forty pound by the year: But if it were to let now, would let it more deer. Oh have I caught your old grey beard you be the man whom the people so praise: You are a frank Gentleman, and full of liberality. Why, who had all the praise in London or England, but M. Hospitality? But isle master you now isle hold you a groat. No, isle do nothing but cut thy throat. what will I do with him? marry cut his throat and then no more Refrain me no refraining nor answer me no answering The matter is answered well enough in this thing, Let country, pity, Love, Conscience, & all go in respect of my self, He shall die, come you feeble wretch, isle dress you Like and self. Leave prating Conscience, thou canst not mollify my heart, He shall in despite of there and all other fe le his deadly smart. Yet isle not commit the murder openly, But hale the villain into a corner, and so kill him secretly. Come you miserable drudge, and receive thy death Who is it that cries brooms, what Conscience selling brooms above the street? Believe me Conscience, it grieves me thou art brought so low. I marry Madam it was Conscience, who seems to be offended at me very soar. Madam, is there any superscription thereon? Madam, I deem this same be it, so far as I can guess. He may command me to attend at board to be his man. Did you ever see Gentleman so rated at before, But it skills not, I hope one day to turn them both out at door.