dayes mirth.
348Lem. No ki
ssing Madam? how
shall I proue you thē
suf
- 349ficiently, not v
sing the mo
st su
fficient proofe to
flatter your
350selfe by a
ffe
ction of
spirit, when it is not per
fitly tried, is
sin.
351Flo, You
say well
sir, that which is truth is truth.
352Le. Then do you wel Lady and yeeld to the truth.
353Flo. By your leaue
sir, my husband
sees, peraduenture
354it may breed an o
ffence to him.
355Lem. How can it breed an o
ffence to your husband to
356see your con
stancie perfe
ctly tried.
357Flo. You are an odde man I
see, but
fir
st I pray tel me
358how ki
ssing is the be
st proofe of cha
st Ladies.
359Lem. To giue you a rea
son for that, you mu
st giue me
360leaue to be ob
scure and Philo
sophicall.
361Flo. I pray you be, I loue Philo
sophie well.
362Lem. Then thus Madam, euery ki
sse is made as the
363voice is by imagination and appetite, and as both tho
se are
364pre
sented to the eare in the voyce,
so are they to the
silent
365spirites in our ki
sses.
366Flo. To what
spirit meane you?
367Lem. To the
spirites of our bloud.
369Lem. Why then my imagination, and mine appetite
370working vpon your eares in my voyce, and vpon your
spi
- 371rites in my ki
sses, pearcing therein the mo
st deeply, they
372giue the
stronger a
ssault again
st your con
stancie.
373Flo. Why then to
say, proue my con
stancy, is as much
375Lem. mo
st true, rare Ladie.
376Flo. Then prooue my con
stancie.
377Lem. Beleeue me Madam, you gather exceeding witti
- 379Lab. O my forehead, my very heart akes at a blowe,
380what do
st thou meane wife? thou wilt loo
se thy fame, di
s- 381credite thy religion, and di
shonour me for euer.
382Flo. Away
sir, I wil abide no more of your proofe, nor
383endure any more of your triall.
B 3 Lem.