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  • Title: Englishmen For My Money (Quarto 1, 1616)
  • Editor: Natalie Aldred
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    Author: William Haughton
    Editor: Natalie Aldred
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    Englishmen For My Money (Quarto 1, 1616)

    Engli sh-men for my money: or,
    I scorne as much as you, to counterfeite,
    Pisa. Tis well you do sir.

    Enter Haruie, Walgraue, and Heighun.
    455What Mai ster Walgraue, and my other frindes:
    You are grown strangers to Pisaros house,
    I pray make bold with me.
    Walsg. I, with your Daughters
    You may be sworne, weele be as bold as may be.
    460 Pisa. Would you haue ought with me, I pray now speak.
    Heigh. Sir, I thinke you vnder stand our sute,
    By the repayring we haue had to you:
    Gentlemen you know, mu st want no Coyne,
    Nor are they slaues vnto it, when they haue:
    465You may perceiue our minds; What say you to't?
    Pisa. Gentlemen all, I loue you all:
    Which more to manife st, this after noone
    Betweene the howers of two and three repaire to mee;
    And were it halfe the sub stance that I haue,
    470Whil st it is mine, tis yours to commaunde.
    But Gentlemen, as I haue regard to you,
    So doe I wi sh you'll haue respect to mee:
    You know that all of vs are mortall men,
    Subiect to change and mutabilitie;
    475You may, or I may, soone pitch ore the Pearch,
    Or so, or so, haue contrary cro s s es:
    Wherefore I deeme but mere equitie,
    That some thing may betwixt vs be to shew.
    Heigh. M. Pisaro, within this two months without faile,
    480We will repay.
    Enter Browne.
    Browne>. God saue you Gentlemen.
    Gentlemen. Good morrow sir.
    Pisa>. What M. Browne, the onely man I wi sht for,
    485Does your price fall? what shall I haue these Cloathes?
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