An humorous
1958Ki. What Queene fortune with child,
shall we haue
1959yong fortunes my ho
st?
1960Host. I am abu
sed, and if it plea
se your Maie
stie.
1961Maid. Ile play no more.
1962Lem. No faith you need not now, you haue plaid your
1963bellie full alreadie.
1964Host. Stand
still good
Iaquena, they do but iea
st.
1965Maid. Yea, but I like no
such iea
sting.
1966Lem. Come great Queene Fortune, let
see your po
sies,
1967what madam, alas, your ladi
ship is one of the la
st.
1968Coun. What is my po
sie
sir I pray?
1969Lem. Marie Madam your po
sie is made in maner and
1970forme of an Eccho, as if you were
seeking your hu
sbande,
1971and fortune
should be the Eccho, and this you
say: where is
1972my hu
sband hid
so long vnmaskt, maskt?
sayes the Eccho,
1973but in what place
sweete Fortune? let me heare: heare
sayes
1975King. There you lie Eccho, for if he were here we mu
st 1977Lem. Indeed
sweete King, there me thinkes the Eccho
1978mu
st needes lie, if hee were here wee mu
st needes
see him,
1979tis one of thē that caries the torches: no that cannot be nei
- 1980ther, and yet by the Ma
sse heres
Iaques, why my ho
st, did
1981not you tell me that
Iaques should be a torchbearer: who
1982is this? Gods my life, my lord.
1983Mor. And you be Gentlemen let me go.
1984Coun. Nay come your way, you may be well enough a
- 1985shamed to
shew your face that is a periured wretch, did
1986not you
sweare, if there were any wenches at the ordinarie,
1987you yould
straight come home.
1988King. Why, who tolde you Madam, there were any
1990Coun. He that will
stand to it, L
emot my liege.
1991Lem. who I
stand to it, alas, I tolde you in kindne
sse,
1992and good will, becau
se I would not haue you companie
1993long from your hu
sband.
Mor.