An humorous
1315were any women, I wonder you would
su
ffer any to come
1317Lem. Why you
swore but by a ki
sse, and ki
sses are no
1318holie things, you know that.
1319Lord. Why but hearke you L
emot, indeed I would be
1320very loath to do any thing, that if my wife
should know it,
1321should di
splea
se her.
1322Le. Nay then you are to ob
sequious, hearke you, let me
1323intreate you, and
Ile tell you in
secrete, you
shall haue no
1324wor
se company then the Kings.
1325Lord. Why will the King be there?
1326Lem. Yea, though disgui
sed.
1327Lord. Who are the ladies?
1328Lem. The
flowers of Paris, I can tell you, faire counte
sse
1329Florila, and the ladie
Martia.
1331Iaq. Mon
sieur L
emot, the gentleman and the two Gen
- 1332tlewomen de
sire your companie.
1333Lem. Ile come to them
straight: but
Iaques come hither
1334I prethee, go to L
abesha, and tell him that the Counte
sse
1335Florila, and the ladie
Martia be here at thy mai
sters hou
se:
1336and if it come in que
stion hereafter, denie that thou tolde
1338Iaq. What, is this all? Sblood Ile denie it, and for
sweare
1340Lem. My Lorde, Ile goe and
see the roome be neate
1341and
fine, and come to you pre
sently.
1342Lord. Yea but hearke you L
emot, I prethee take
such
1343order that they be not knowne of any women in the hou
se.
1344Lem. O how
shuld they now to his wife go yfaith!
Exit. 1345Iaq. Hearke you, Mon
sieur L
abesha, I pray let me
speak
1347Labe. With all my heart, I pray looke to my
stake, theres
1348three pence vnder the Candle
sticke.
1349Iaq. I pray
see, do you know the Counte
sse
Florila, and
Lab.