An Humorous Day's Mirth (Quarto 1, 1599)

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 dayes mirth.
 420say.Exit. 
 421Le. So now is he start mad yfaith: but sirra, as this is an
 422old Lorde iealous of his yong wife, so is antient Countesse
 423Moren iealous of her yong husband, weele thither to haue
 424some sport yfaith.Exit.
 
 425Enter Besha hanging vpon Martia sleeue, and the Lord Moren
 426comes to them.
 427Mar. I prethee Besha keepe a little off; hang not vpon
 428her shoulders thus for shame.
 429Be. My Lord, Pardon a moy, I must not let her talk alone
 430with any one, for her father gaue me charge.
 431Mar. O you are a goodly charger for a Goose.
 432Be. A Goose, you are a Gander to call me Goose, I am
 433a christian Gentleman as well as you.
 434Mar. Well sirra get you hence, or by my troth Ile haue
 435thee taken out in a blanket, tossed from forth our hearing.
 436Be. In a blanket? what do you make a puppie of me, by
 437skies and stones I will go and tell your Lady.Exit.
 438Mor. Nay but Besha.
 439Mar. Nay he will tell my Lorde.
 
 440Enter the Countesse Moren and Besha.
 
 441Co. Why how now my Lord, what thought you I was
 442dead, that you are wooing of another thus, or are you laying
 443plots to worke my death?
 444Mor. Why neither sweete bird, what need you moue
 445these questions vnto me, whome you know loues you a-
 446boue all the women in the world?
 447Co. How he can flatter now he hath made a fault.
 448Besh, He can do little, and he cannot cogge.
 449Mor. Out you asse.
 450Co. Wel, come tell me what you did intreat.
 451Mor. Nothing by heauen sweete bird I sweare, but to
 452intreat her loue.
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