An humorous
312King, whome no man
sees to enter his hou
se but hee
313lookes vp, his wife, his children, and his maides, for
314where hee goes hee carries his hou
se vppon his head like a
315snaile: now
sir I hope your bu
sines is to me.
316Lem. No
sir, I mu
st craue a word with my ladie.
317La. The
se words are intollerable, &
she
shal hear no more
318Lem. She mu
st heare me
speake.
319Lab. Mu
st she
sir, haue you brought the kings warrant
321Le. I haue brought that which is aboue Kings.
322Lab. Why euery man for her
sake is a puritan. The Di
- 323uill
I thinke wil
shortly turne Puritan, or the Puritan wil
325Flo. What haue you brought
sir?
326Lem. Mary this Madam, you know we ought to proue
327one anothers con
stancie, and
I am come in all cha
st and
328honourable
sort to proue your con
stancie.
329Flo. You are verie welcome
sir, and
I will abide your
330proofe: it is my dutie to abide your proofe.
331Lab. You'le bide his proofe, it is your dutie to bide his
332proofe, how the diuell will you bide his proofe?
333Flo. My good head, no other wi
se then before your face
334in all honorable and religious
sort, I tell you I am con
stant
335to you, and he comes to trie whether I be
so or no, which I
336mu
st indure, begin your proofe
sir.
337Le. Nay Madam, not in your husbands hearing, thogh in
338his
sight for there is no woman wil
shewe
shee is tempted
339from her con
stancie, though
she be a little: withdraw your
341Lab. Well I will
see though I do not heare, women may
342be courted without o
ffence,
so they re
sist the Cortier.
343Lem. Deare and mo
st beautifull ladie, of al the
sweet ho
- 344ne
st and honorable meanes to proue the puritie of a ladies
345con
stancy, ki
sses are the
stronge
st, I will therefore be bold
346to begin my proofe with a ki
sse.
347Flo. No
sir, no ki
ssing.
Lem.