THE HONEST WHORE.
23022301Geo. O yes, of all countries
some, but e
specially mad greekes
23032302they
swarme: troth mi
stris, the world is altered with you,
23042303you had not wont to
stand thus with a paper humblie com
- 23052304plaining: but you're well enough
seru'd: prouander prickt
23062305you, as it does many of our Cittie-wiues be
sides.
23072306Wif. Doe
st thinke
George we
shall get him forth.
23082307Ge. Truly mi
stris I cannot tel, I thinke youle hardly get him
23092308forth: why tis
strange! Sfoot I haue known many womē that
23102309haue had mad ra
scals to their husbāds, whom they would be
- 23112310labour by all meanes po
ssible to keepe em in their right wits,
23122311but of a woman to long to turne a tame mā into a madman,
23132312why the diuell him
selfe was neuer v
sde
so by his dam.
23142313Wif. How does he talke
George! ha! good
George tell me.
23172316Geo. A
fraid! you had more need be a
shamd: he may ra
- 23192318Wif. But
George hees not
starke mad, is hee? hee does not
23202319raue, hees not horne-mad
George is he
? 23212320Geo. Nay I know not that, but he talkes like a Iu
stice of
23222321peace, of a thou
sand matters and to no purpo
se.
23232322Wif. Ile to the mona
stery: I
shall be mad till I inioy him,
23242323I
shalbe
sick till I
see him, yet when I doe
see him, I
shall
23262325Geo. I, ide faine
see a woman weepe out her eyes
; thats as
23272326true, as to
say, a mans cloake burnes; when it hangs in the
23282327water: I know youle weepe mi
stri
sse, but what
saies the pain
- 23292328ted cloth.
Trust not a woman when she cryes, 23302329 For sheele pump water from her eyes, 23312330 With a wet finger, and in faster showers, 23322331 Then Aprill when he raines downe flowers. 23332332Wif. I but
George, that painted cloath is worthy to be
23342333hangd vp for lying, all women haue not teares at will, vnle
sse
23362335Geo. I but mi
stri
sse how ea
sily will they
find a cau
se, and
2336as
2337one of our Chee
se-trenchers
sayes very learnedly:
23382337 As out of Wormwood Bees suck Hony, 23392338 As from poore clients Lawyers firke mony, As