An humerous
240shall ri
se vp again
st vs.
241Lab. Sure wife I thinke thy keeping alwaies clo
se,
242making thee melancholy, is the cau
se we haue no children,
243and therefore if thou wilt, be mery, and keepe companie a
245Flo. Sure my lord, if I thought I
shold be rid of this
same
246bani
shment of barrennes, and v
se our marriage to the end
247it was made, which was for procreation, I
should
sinne, if
248by my keeping hou
se I
should negle
ct the lawful means to
249be a fruitful mother, & therfore if it plea
se you ile v
se re
sort
250Lab. Gods my pa
ssion what haue I done? who woulde
251haue thought her purene
sle would yeeld
so
soone to cour
- 252ses of temptations? nay harke you wife, I am not
sure that
253going abroad will cau
se fruitfulne
sse in you, that you know
254none knowes but God him
selfe.
255Flo. I know my lord tis true, but the lawfull means mu
st 257Lab. Yea, the lawfull meanes indeed mu
st still, but now I
258remember that lawfull meanes is not abroad.
259Flo. Well, well, Ile keepe the hou
se
still.
260Lab. Nay, heark you lady, I would not haue you thinke,
261mary, I mu
st tel you this, if you
shuld change the maner of
262your life, the world would think you changed religion too.
263Flo. Tis true, I will not go.
264Lab. Nay, if you haue a fancie.
265Flo Yea a fancie, but thats no matter.
266La. Indeed fancies are not for iudicial & religious womē.
267Enter Catalian like a scholer. 268Cat. God
saue your lord
ship, & you mo
st religious lady.
269Lab. Sir you may
say God
saue vs well indeed that thus
270are thru
st vpon in priuate walkes.
271Cat, A
slender thru
st sir, where I toucht you not.
272Lab. Well
sir what is your bu
sines?
273Cat. Why
sir, I haue a me
ssage to my ladie from
Mon- 275Lab. To your lady, wel
sir,
speake your mind to your lady.
Flo.