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Lent the fifth day of September to mistress Onset upon her gown, Taffatie petticoat with three broad silver Laces, three pound fifteen shillings. Lent to Justice Cropshin upon both his Velvet Jackets, five pound ten shillings. Lent privately to my Lady New-cut, upon her gilded Casting bottle, and her silver Lye-pot, fifty five shillings. Lent to Sir Oliver Needy upon his Taffatie cloak, Be ver hat, and perfumed lether-Ierkin, 6. pound 5. shillings. Lent to master Andrew Lucifer, upon his flame-coloured doublet, and blue Taffity-hose—top the candle firrah, me thinks the light burns blew-when came that suit in. Keep him aside awhile and reach me hither the Bill of the last week; Now sir what's your pawn? I apprehend you easily, the breeches of the gown! O her Cousin lies here a may mistake in that? my firend of what parish is your pawn? What parish is your pawn my friend. Saint Brides 5. Saint Dunst S none; Saint Clements 3. 3. at Clements, away with your pawn sir, your parish is infected, I will neither pur chase the plague for six pence in the pound, and a groat Bill money, nor venture my small stock into contagious parishes: you have your answer fare-you-well, as fast as you can sir. I welcome, welcome. I rank with chief Gallants, I love to smell safely: lent in the vacation to master Proctor upon his Spiritual gown, 5. angels; and upon his Corporal doublet, 15. shil lings. sum 3. pound 5. shillings. Now sir. Whence comes it? O welcome, welcome what's your pawn sir? He puts her from her shifts me thinks when she is feign to pawn her clothes? Stay, this petticoat has be turned? Cry you mercy indeed: Alas and she be but a Gentlewoman of any count or charge, 3. faules are nothing, in these daies-Know that; tut the world's changed, gentlewoman's faules stand upright now, no sin but has a Bolster, that it may lie at ease: Well what do you borrow of these sir? How? Why so: our pawn is ever thrice the valve of our more nigh unless in plate and Jewels, how should the months be re stored and the use else? we must cast it for the twelve month, so many pounds, so many months, so many eighteen pences, then the use of these eighteen pences, then the want of the return of those pounds, all these must be laid together, which well considered, the valuation of the pawn had needs to found Triple: Can six pound pleasure the Gentlewoman. I have but one word more to say in't, twenty nobles is all and the utmost that I will haxard upon't. Arthur? Welcome: good Saint Martins in the field, welcome, welcome, I know no other name? As a maid, at Ten. Nay I let twelve alone, For after twelve has struck, mades look for one. What, to come hither? Give me leave sister to examine you upon 2. or 3. parti culers: and you make you ready be no ashamed, hers none but friends—are you a maid. Very proper, that even going out, a maid in the last quarter, thats a whore in the first;—let me see, new moon on Thursday, sheele be chande by that time too; are you willing to pleasure gentlemen? Excellent, can you carry your self cunningly, and seem often holy. I'll never try her further. You needs not sir of her own accord, I think she'l be lose enough without turning — Arthur. Go make hast, shift her into that suit presently. In what? Why was not this a general meeting? Why you might take the forfeiture of their leases then. 'Tis right, well, what do's your worship borrow of this sir? Nay hardly. It comes near it indeed: well here's five pound in gold vpon't. As a Virgins. Pray master Primere. The devil will never dissemble with them so, as you for the ̄ . What else, lets go, Here's a washed Angel, it shall away: Here's Mistress Rose-noble has lost her maidenhead, cracked in the Ring, shoe's good enough for gaimsters, and to pass from man to man: for gold presents at Dice your harlot, in one hour won and lost thrice, every man has a fling at her. I am very well here I thank you sir, I had rather be tell ling my money my self, then have others count it for me; 'tis the scuruiest music in the world me thinks, to hear my money jingle in other men's pockets, I never had any mind toot i'faith. Very well sir why now I can lend you 3. pound sir— Here Arthur, run away with these presently, isle enter em into'th shop-book to morrow. Item one gilded hatched rapier and dagger, with a fair embroidered girdle, and hangers, with which came also a Beaver hat, with a correspondent band. What do you borrow of this doublet now? Go too, in regard your a continual customer, isle use you well, and pleasure you with five angels vpon't. Item, upon his Orange tawny satin doublet, five angels, O I have tongue fit for any thing— Master Bungler, Master Bungler, you're mightily miss took, I am content to do a gentleman a pleasure for once, so his pawn be neat and sufficient. I marry sir, this is somewhat Like. Whats this sir? How? Whats that I pray sir? And belike he was not so good as his word. A lamentable hearing that so great a house should shrink and fallen to ruin. What may I conjecture of this Goldstone? he has not only pawnde to me this cloak, but the very Diamond and Saphire, which I bestowed upon my new love at Master Pri meroes house; the cloaks new and comes fitly, to do me great grace at a wedding this morning, to which I was solemnly enuited. I can continue change more the ̄ the proudest Gallant of em all; yet never bestow penny of my self, my pawns do so kindly furnish me: but the sighed of these jewels is able to cloy me, di I nor preserve my stomach the better for the wedding dinner, a gift could never have come in a more patience ent h ure, nor to be better digested; is she proved false,—but isle not fiet to day no chafe my blood. On—oh—oh; On—oh—oh? O Master Bowser, prayrend me your hand sir; I am slain: Is it yours sir,? Master Goldstone pawnde it to me this morning fresh and a king and borrowed five pound vpon't. Not any what should they be? I dreamed this would be his end. Yet the law's such, if he but swear it's you, you're gone. Can you but swear it's he, do but that, and you tickle him i'faith? Im'e glad in my soul sie— Gnaws, Nay, nay, nay, nay, master Golstone, you must not escape so i'faith, one word before you go sir, You did not take away master Bowcers cloak other morning, pawned it to me and borrowed five pound upon't; 'Twas not you neither that finely cheated my little Novice at master Primeroes house, of a Diamond and Saphire, and swore they were counterfeit, both glass, mere glass as you were a right gentleman; A cheater? For our united mysteries. Some Post must Upon sufficient pawn I think I can sir Hist; give me a little touch above the and you can possible, for I mean to present this chain of pearl to her. If our little Mercury should be out, we should scarce be known what we are My turn must needs come now; am I fitted Master Bowcer? The Welsh Lidger, good. I marry sir. No by my troth not yet sir Bows to her. Alas Ime but a broker, 'twas pawned to me in my shop. To heapefull confusion. Fire and brimstone, cut it out into matches, the white li nings will serve for tinder. Tell out twenty nobles, and take her name in a Bill? B king down sir Oliver Needies Taffety cloak. & Beaver hat, I am sure he is fast enough? & Andrew cifers Rapier and dagger, in the knights ard, with the emb st gitdle and han gers, for he's in his third sweat by this time, sipping of the donc to S bottle, or picking the ninth partly of a Rack of mutton dry roasted, with a leash of nightcaps on his head Like the popes triple crown, and as many pillows c usht to his back, with o the needles, for he God the pox of a See ster, and it pricked so much more naturally,—quick Arthur quick, now, To the deceased knights daughter Whom many Gallants sue to, I amongst many: foe Since impudence gains more respect then virtue, And come them blood which few can now deny, who're your chief Gallants, then but such as I. I, fallen too it Gentlemen. I shall here some news from some of you anon: I have th'art to know which lose and never look on; I'll be ready with all the worst money I can find about me, Arthur! Some rogue that owes me money, and had no other means To a wedding dinner: I must be dressed myself me thinks. Sweet master Goldstone? Say and hold, he called my Jewels counterfeit, and so cheated the poor wench of they: Saint Martins in the field,—Saint Marry Maudlin 2. Saint Martins none, hers and Honest fellow, let him appear sir. Whole suit? 'tis well. A little sir, summing up my pawns here: what Master Pri mero? is it you sir Gallant; and how does all the pretty sweet Ladies, those plump, kind, delicate blisses; would? whom I kiss in my very thoughts: how do they Gallant? O a Gallant Receipt, Violet air, curious garden, quaint walks, fantastical Arbours, three back-doors and a Coach gate, nay tha'rt admirably seated, little furniture will serve thee, tha'rt never without moveables. Excellent, master Primero? Most certain, for thats honest; but I have a suit to you? That happens well, Grant mine and isle grant yours? Make me perfect in that trick that God you so much at Primero. I that twich and you calt so. And thats granted already: of what volume is this book, that I may fit a cover too't? Then I have fitted her already: in my eye i'faith: here came a pawn in even now will make shift to serve her as fit, look you sir Gallants, Satin, Taffety, Beaver, fallen and all. New? you see it bears her youth as freshly,— Puh then your wits sickly, have not I the policy think you to seem treame bufie and defer em till the morrow, a gainst which time that pawn shall be secretly fetched home, and another carried out to supply the place. A general course, o Frippery is and unknown benefit sir Gallant! Of the whole suit, for the month? Go to, you shall give me but twelve pence a day, Mai ster Primero your a friend, and I'll use you so, 'tis God up at your house in and afternoon i'faith, the hire of the whole month: yea must think I can distinguish spirits and put a difference be tween you and others: you pay no more i'faith. Is this you new scholar Master Primero ? I'll commend your judgement in a wench while I live, that face will get money i'faith, 'twill be a get penny I warrant you? God to? your fortune was choice pretty Bliss to fallen into the regard of so kind a Gentleman. See, what his care has provided already for you, yowl be simply set out to the world: if you'll have that care now to de serve his pains o that will be acceptable: and these be the Ru diments you must chiefly point at: to counterfeit cunningly, to wind in gentlemen with pourefull attraction, to keep his house in name and custom, to dissemble with your own bro there, never to betray your fellowed imperfections, nor lay open the state of their bodies to strangers, to believe those that give you, to gul those that believe you, to laugh at all under Taffety, and these be your rudiments. Heart thats true. Are you certain. No doubt in that? Would either thou or I might bear her from em. Nor mine. And for both those weel fit it. I follow straight, vanish thou Fog, and Sink beneath our brightness, Abashed at the splendar of such beams: We scorn thee, base eclipser of our glories, That wouldst have hid our shine from nortalls eyes, Now Gallants, I am for you, I and perhaps before you You can appearce but glorious from your selves, And have your beams but drawn from your own light, But mine from many, many make me bright. Heres a dimond that sometime gracest the finger of a con tesse, here sits a Ruby that near lines blushing for the Party that pawnde it: here a Saphire, Oh providence and fortune! my beginning was so poor, I would feign forget it, and I take the only course, for I scorn to think ont. Sl we to a trencher: observer of a saltseller, privy to nothing, but a closestool, or such unsavoury secret: but as I strive to forget the Dam es of my serving, so I shall once remember the first step of my raising, for having hardly rakte five mark together, I rejoiced so in that small stock, which most providently I venturde by water to Blackwall, among fishwives, and in small time, what by week lie return, and gainful restitution it rise to a great body, be side a dish of fish for a present, that stately preserved me a sevennight: nor ceased it there but drew on greater profit, for I was held religious by those that do profess Like abstinence, and was full often secretly supplied, by charitable Catholics, Who censured me sincerely abstinate, when merely I for hun her nor or zeal, eat up the fish, & put their alms to vselha, would would; but those times are run out, and for my sake, zealous dissemblance has since fared the worse; —let me see now, whose cloak shall I wear to day to continue change, O— Arthur. Stand ready. There 'tis in six angels. I me Like the Cuckoo in that indeed, where I love I hold. Tut, a man must use a friend, as a friend may use him; your house has been a sweet house to me, both for pleasure and profit: isle give you your endue, omne tulit punctum, you have always kept fine punks in your house, thats for pleasure, qui miscuit utile dulci, and I have had sweet pawns from em, thats for profit now? Pray give me leave, I have not yet sufficiently admir worser her How all events strike even with my wishes, Their own invention damnes them,—now Gentlemen? stands your assistance firm? So am I.