An Humorous Day's Mirth (Quarto 1, 1599)

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 dayes mirth.
 1280Cat. Once more lets see.
 1281Lem. My lord, your lordship could not play at this game
 1282verie latelie, and nowe me thinkes you are growne excee-
 1283ding perfite.
 1284Mor. O sir, you may see, vsus promptus facit.
 
 1285Enter Iaques.
 1286Iaq. Monsieur Lemot, here is a Gentleman and two
 1287Gentlewomen do desire to speake with you.
 1288Lem. What are they come? Iaques, conuey them into
 1289the inwarde Parlour by the inwarde roome, and there is a
 1290brace of Crownes for thy labour, but let no bodie know of
 1291their being here.
 1292Iaq. I warrant you sir.
 1293Lem. See where they come: welcome my good lord and
 1294ladies, Ile come to you presently: so, now the sport begins,
 1295I shall starte the disguised King plaguilie, nay I shall put
 1296the ladie that loues me in a monstrous fright, when her hus-
 1297band comes and finds her here.
 1298Boy. The Gentleman, and the two Gentlewomen de-
 1299sires your companie.
 1300Lem. Ile come to them presently.
 1301Foy. Gentlemen, Ile go speake with one, and come to The boy
 speakes in
 Foies his ear
 1302you presently.
 1303Lem. My lord, I would speake a worde with your lord-
 1304ship, if it were not for interrupting your game.
 1305Lord. No, I haue done Lemot.
 1306Lem. My lord there must a couple of ladies dine with
 1307vs to day.
 1308Lord. Ladies? Gods my life I must be gone.
 1309Lem. Why, hearke you my Lorde, I knewe not of
 1310their comming I protest to your Lordship, and woulde
 1311you haue mee turne such faire Ladies as these are a-
 1312way?
 1313Lord. Yea but hearke you Lemot, did not you heare
 1314mee sweare to my Wife, that I woulde not tarie, if there
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