PHILAUTUS

Here's none but only I, sing: Boy, how likest thou my head of hair? Is there any scarcity of hair Boy? Most ingenious! Boy, sleep wayward thoughts. Is it not now most amiable and fair? What meanest thou Boy? I mean my hair and face Boy. Wherefore, I often repair it. Not so Boy, for to trim the Hair well, is a rare quality: to be rarely qualified is to be wise, apply Boy. Right, to be wise is to be rare, for it is rare to see a wise man. Go to, I must correct you Boy. zounds and Ass? Nay pray you Hostess a word, I say little, but i'm sure I have sustained the most wrong; by this light, I had rather he had broke my head in three places, I pray you lend me a brush, he has put my hat quite out of fa shion. For I did but kiss her: Bos, how likest thou my relish? Sister awake, close not, &c. does my face hold continued lour still? Sir, I think it you bestowed some abuse of me tother day. I accept it i'faith sir, I am not prove to anger, I assist you the following night knew not my anger: your acquaintance Signior. I, say you so? then Coll her and clip her, & kiss her too, &c. Can you a partly in a Song? Weel have a catch then, if with solemnizing, solemnizing, la: Gen tlemen, have you any good herb? you have match boy, Solemnizing, solemnizing, la, Tapster, give attendance Gentlemen, I hope all we are friends, the welkin is sky colour still, and men must grow by degrees, you must pardon me, I must sp—speak my mind. The fryer was in the solemnizing, solemnizing, draw the tother quart, I hope you are not angry gallants? and ye come to my lodging, you shall be welcome, my Hosts shall bid you welcome: she's a good wench, if I say the word, she will fa—full fill it. Gentlemen, I hope we are all friends, solemnizing, solemnizing, shals have a catch? Heigh good boys i'faith, now a three men song, or the old down a down: well, things must be as they may, fills the other quart, muscadine with and egg is fine, theres a time for all things, bonos nocthus. Sleep And then to Apollo, hollo trees, hollo, Tapster a few more clothes to my feet. My Hearse and winding sheet: what means this? why Gentles I am a living man. Why gentles, I am a living man Philantus, what instance shall I give you? hear me, I have sighed, understand ̄ ding, I know mine hosts, I see that Gentlewoman, I can feel. Why, what should I say? will you hsare my voice, heres none but— Sweet Gent, behold I am flesh and blood, heres my flesh feel it. If I bleed I die, sweet Gentlemen draw no blood. What instance shall I give you? I am Phylantus, he that must needs confess he was drunk in your compa nies last day, sweet Gentlemen conceive me aright. Sir, your love hath shown it self abundant, but the cold air is a means to divorce me from your companies: mine host let me crave passage to my cham ̄ ber. Fear not: gentles, be thanks the guerden of your love, till time give better ability, Exit. I thank you sir. Nay good Accutus let me not enter the presence: I beseech your Majesty, I cannot sing. My love can sing no other song, but still complains I did her. &c. I beseech your Majesty to let me go. How Boy? By this illuminate welkin most sincere and sin gular, as a small remembrance. Signior Scillicet, I assure you I have discovered the most quaint and newfound device for the en counter of the Ladies at the interview, 'tis in pricksong. Sir, I desire your acquaintance, 'tis excellent rare. I, for pricksong to Ladies is most pleasant and delightful, as thus for your congie, All hail to my be loved: then for your departure, sad despair does driven me hence: for all must be to effect. This point would become a Gentleman sure, I pray who trimmed it so?