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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,
    Stay you two, and con sider further of it.
    Heigh. Nay all will goe, if one: I prethee stay;
    Thou'rt such a ra sh and giddie headed youth.
    Each Stone's a Thorne: Hoyda, he skips for ha ste;
    735Young Haruie did but ie st; I know heele goe.
    Walg. Nay, he may chuse for mee: But if he will,
    Why does he not? why stands he prating still?
    If youle goe, come: if not, fare-well?
    Haru. Hier a Po st=horse for him (gentle Francke)
    740Heer's ha ste, and more ha ste then a ha stie Pudding:
    You mad-man, mad-cap, wild-oates; we are for you,
    It bootes not stay, when you intend to goe.
    Walg. Come away then. Exeunt.

    Enter Pisaro, Aluaro, Delion, and Uandalle.
    745 Pisa. A thousand welcomes friendes: Mon sieur Delion,
    Ten thousand Ben-venues vnto your selfe,
    Signior Aluaro, Mai ster Vandalle;
    Proude am I, that my roofe containes such Friends.
    Why Mall, Laurentia, Matth; Where be these Girles?
    750 Enter the three Si sters.
    Liuely my Girles, and bid these Strangers welcome;
    They are my friends, your friends, and our wel-willers:
    You cannot tell what good you may haue on them.
    Gods mee. Why stirre you not? Harke in your eare,
    755These be the men the choyse of many millions,
    That I your carefull Father haue prouided
    To be your Husbands: therefore bid them welcome.
    Math. Nay by my troth, tis not the guyse of maydes,
    To giue a slauering Salute to men: (aside,
    760If these sweete youths haue not the witte to doe it,
    Wee haue the hone stie to let them stand.
    Vanda. Gods sekerlin, dats vn-fra meskin, Mon sieur
    Delion dare de Grote frie ster, dare wode ic zene, tis vn-fra
    Daughter, dare heb ic so long loude, dare Heb my de sire
    765 so long gewe st .
    Aluar.