142Enter Foyes, and Martia, and Besha. 143Foyes. Come on faire daughter fall to your worke of
144mind, and make your body
fit to imbrace the body of this
145Gentlemans, tis art: happy are they
say I.
146Be. I prote
st sir you
speake the be
st that euer I heard.
147Fo. I pray
sir take acquaintance of my daughter.
148Be. I do de
sire you of more acquaintance.
149Fo. Why do
stnot thou
say yea, and I the
same of you?
150Mar. That euery body
sayes.
151Fo. O you would be
singular.
153Fo. Single indeede thats a prety toy,
154Your betters dame beare double, and
so
shall you.
155Be. Exceeding prety, did you marke it for
sooth?
156Mar. What
should I marke for
sooth?
157Be. Your bearing double, which equi
ficate is & hath
158a
fit illu
sion to a hor
se that beares double, for your good
159father meanes you
shall indure your
single life no longer,
160not in wor
se
sence then bearing double for
sooth.
161Mar. I crie you mercy, you know both belike.
162Be. Knowlege for
sooth is like a hor
se, and you that can
163beare double: it nouri
sheth both Bee and Spider, the Bee
164honni
suckle, the Spider poy
son, I am that Bee.
165Mar. I thought
so by your
stinging witte.
166Be, Lady I am a Bee without a
sting, no way hurting
167any, but good to all, and before all, to your sweete
selfe.
Fo. Afore
An humerous
168Fo. Afore God daughter, thou art not worthy to heare
169him
speake: but who comes here?
Enter Colinet. 171Fo. You are welcome
sir for ought that I know yet.
172Co. I hope I
shall be
so
still
sir.
173Fo. What is your bu
sines
sir, and then Ile tell you?
174Co. Mary thus
sir, the Counte
sse
Morene intreats your
175faire daughter to beare her company this fore-noone.
176Fo. This forenoone
sir, doth my Lord or Lady
send for
178Co. My Lady I a
ssure you.
179Fo. My Lady you a
ssure me, very wel
sir, yet that hou
se
180is full of gallant Gentlemen, dangerous thornes to pricke
181yong maides I can tell you.
182Co. There are none but hone
st and honourable Gen
- 184Fo. Al is one
sir for that, Ile tru
st my daughter with any
185man, but no man with my daughter, only your
selfe Mon
- 186ser
Besha, whom I wil intreat to be her gardian, & to bring
188Co. I will waite vpon her, and it plea
se you.
189Fo No
sir, your weight vpō her wil not be
so good: here
190Mon
ser B
esha I deliuer my daughter vnto you a perfe
ct 191maide, and
so I pray you looke well vnto her.
192Co. Farewell Mon
ser
Foyes.
193Besh. I warrant Ile looke vnto her wel enough.
194Mi
stris will it plea
se you to preambulate.
195Ma. With all my heart.
Exeunt.