31Enter Lemot and Colenet. 32Lemot. How like thou this morning
Colenet? What,
33shall we haue a faire day?
34Colenet. The skie hangs full of humour, and I thinke
36Lem. Why raine is faire wether when the ground is dry
37and barren, e
specially when it raines humor, for then doe
38men like hot
sparrowes and pigeons open all their wings
40Col. Why then we may chaunce to haue a faire day, for
41we
shall
spend it with
so humorous acquaintance, as raines
42nothing but humor al their life time.
43Le. True
Colenet, ouer which wil I
sit like an old King
44in an old fa
shion play, hauing his wife, his coun
sel, his chil
- 45dren, and his foole about him, to whome he will
sit and
46point very learnedly as foloweth; my coun
sell graue, and
47you my noble peeres, my tender wife, and you my chil
- 48dren deare, and thou my foole.
49Co, Not meaning me
sir I hope.
50Le. No
sir, but thus will I
sit, as it were, and point out
51all my humorous companions.
52Co. You
shal do maruelous wel
sir.
53Le. I thanke you for your good incouragement, but
54Colinet thou
shalt
see Catalian bring me hither an od gen
- 55tleman pre
sently to be acquainted withall, who in his man
- 56ner of taking acquaintance wil make vs excellent
sport.
57Co. Why
Lemot I thinke thou
send
st about of purpo
se
58for yong gallants to be acquainted withal, to make thy
selfe
59merry in the maner of taking acquaintance.
Le. By
dayes mirth.
60Le. By heauen I do
Colenet, for there is no better
sport
61then to ob
serue the complement, for thats their word, com
- 62plement, do you marke
sir?
63Co. Yea
sir, but what humor hath this gallant in his ma
- 64ner of taking acquaintance?
65Le. Marry thus
sir, he will
speake the very
selfe
same
66word, to a
sillable after him of whome he takes acquain
- 67tance, as if I
should
say,
68I am marueilous glad of your acquaintance, He will reply,
69I am meruailous glad of your acquaintance,
70I haue heard much good of your rare parts &
fine cariage,
71I haue heard much good of your rare parts &
fine cariage,
72so long as the complements of a gentleman la
st, he is your
74Co. Why this is excellent.
75Le. Nay
sirra heres the ie
st of it, when hee is pa
st this
76gratulation, he wil retire him
self to a chimny, or a wal
stan
- 77ding folding his armes thus: and go you and
speake to him
78so farre as the roome you are in wil a
fford you, you
shal ne
- 79uer get him from that mo
st gentlemanlike
set, or behauior.
80Co. This makes his humor per
fit, I would he would
82Enter Catalian and Blanuel. 83Le. See where he comes, now mu
st I
say,
Lupus est in 84fabula, for the
se latine ends are part of a gentleman and a
86Catalian. O good morrow
Monseur Lemot, here is the
87gentleman you de
sired
so much to be acquainted withal.
88Le. He is marueilous welcome, I
shall be exceeding
89prowd of your acquaintance.
90Blan. I
shal be exceeding prowd of your acquaintance.
91Le. I haue heard much good of your rare parts and
fine
93Blan. I haue heard much good of your rare parts and
95Le. I
shall be glad to be commanded by you.
A 3 Blan. I
An humorous
96Blan. I
shall be glad to be commanded by you.
97Le. I pray do not you
say
so.
98Blan. I pray do not you
say
so.
99Le. Well Gentlemen, this day let's con
secrate to mirth,
100and
Colenet you know no man better, that you are mightily
101in loue with loue, by
Martia daughter to old
Foyes.
102Co. I confe
sse it here are none but friends.
103Le. Wel then, go to her this morning in Counte
sse
Mo- 104ris name, and
so perhaps you may get her company, thogh
105the olde churle bee
so iealous that he will
su
ffer no man to
106come at her, but the vaine gull
Labesha for his liuing
sake,
107and he as yet
she will not be acquainted withall.
108Co. Well this Ile do what
soeuer come on it.
109Le. Why nothing but good wil come of it, nere doubt
111Cata. Hee hath taken vp his
stand, talke a little further
112and
see and you can remoue him.
113Le. I wil
Cat. nowe Mon
sieur
Blanuele marke I pray.
114Blan. I do
sir very well I warrant you.
115Le. You know the old Count
Laberuele, hath a pa
ssing
116faire yong Lady, that is a pa
ssing foule Puritane.
117Blan. I know her very well
sir,
she goes more like a
118milke maide then a Counte
sse, for all her youth and beau
- 120Lemot. True
sir, yet of her is the old Count
so iealous
121that he will
su
ffer no man to come at her, yet I will
find a
122meanes, that two of vs will haue acce
sse to her tho, be
- 123fore his face, which
shal
so heate his ielous humor til he be
124start mad: but
Colenet go you
fir
st to louely
Martia, for tis
125too
soone for the old Lord and his faire yong Lady to ri
se.
126Co. Adue Mon
seur
Blanuel.
127Blan. Adue good Mon
sieur
Colinet.
Exit Col. 128Le. Mon
seur
Blanuel your kindnes in this wil bind me
130Bla. Mon
seur
Lemot your kindnes in this will bind me
Le. I
dayes mirth.
132Le. I pray you do not
say
so
sir.
133Blan. I pray you do not
say
so
sir,
134Le. Wilt plea
se you to go in.
135Blan. Wilt plea
se you to go in.
136Le. I will follow you.
137Blan. I will follow you.
138Le. It
shall be yours.
139Blan. It
shall be yours.
140Le. Kind Mon
sieur
Blanuel.
141Blan. Kind Mon
sier
Lemot.
Exit.