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

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 1387Enter Laberuele, Foyes, Labesha, and the
 1388Countesse.
 1389La. Where be these puritanes, these murderers, let me
 1390come in here?
 1391Fo. Where is the strumpet?
 1392Co. where is this harlot, let vs come in here.
 1393La. What shall we do? the streets do wonder at vs, and
 1394we do make our shame knowne to the world, let vs go, and
 1395complaine vs to the King.
 1396Fo. Come Labesha, will you go?
 1397La. No no I scorne to go; no King shal heare my plaint,
 1398I will in silent liue a man forlorne, mad, and melancholy, as
 1399a cat, and neuer more weare hat band on my hat.
 
 1400Enter Moren, and Martia.
 1401Mo. What dost thou meane? thou must not hang on
 1402me.
 1403Mar. O good lord Moren, haue me home with you,
 1404you may excuse all to my father for me.
 
 1405Enter Lemot.
 1406Lem. O my lord, be not so rude to leaue her now.
 1407Lor. Alas man, and if my wife should see it, I were vn-
 1408done.
 
 1409Enter the King and another.
 1410Ki. Pursue them sirs, and taking Martia from him, con-
 1411uay her presently to Valeres house.
 1412 What vilain was it that hath vttered this.
 
 1413Enter the Puritane to Lemot.
 1414Le. Why twas euen I, I thanke you for your gentle
 1415tearmes, you giue me vilain at the first, I wonder wheres
 1416this old doter, what doth he thinke we feare him.
 1417Flo. O monstrous man, what, wouldst thou haue him
 1418take vs?
 Le. Would

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