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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)

    A Woman will haue her will.
    Alua. Ah Uenice, Roma, Italia, Frauncia, Anglitera , nor all
    dis orbe can shew so much belliza, veremante de secunda,
    Madona de granda bewtie.
    Delio. Certes me dincke de mine depeteta de little An-
    770 gloise, de me Matre s s e Pisaro is vn nette, vn becues, vn fra,
    et vn tendra Damosella.
    Pisa. What Stocks, what stones, what senceles Truncks
    be these?
    When as I bid you speake, you hold your tongue:
    775When I bid peace, then can you prate, and chat,
    And gossip: But goe too, speake and bid welcome;
    Or (as I liue) you were as good you did.
    Mari. I cannot tell what Language I should speake:
    Yf I speake Engli sh (as I can none other)
    780They cannot vnder stand me, nor my welcome.
    Alua. Bella Madona , dare is no language so dulce; dulce ,
    dat is sweete, as de language, dat you shall speake, and de
    vell come dat you sal say, sal be well know perfaytemente.
    Mari.Pray sir, What is all this in Engli sh ?
    785 Alua. De vsa sal vell tea sh you vat dat is; and if you sal
    please, I will tea sh you to parler Italiano .
    Pisa. And that mee thinkes sir, not without need:
    And with Italian, to a Childes obedience,
    With such de sire to seeke to please their Parents,
    790As others farre more vertuous then them selues,
    Doe dayly striue to doe: But tis no matter,
    Ile shortly pull your haughtie stomacks downe:
    Ile teach you vrge your Father; make you runne,
    When I bid runne: and speake, when I bid speake:
    795What greater cro s s e can carefull parents haue (knock within
    Then carele s s e Chidren. Stirre and see who knocks?
    Enter Haruie,Walgraue,and Heigham.
    Walg.Good morrow to my good Mi stris Mathea.
    Mathea.As good a morrow, to the morrow giuer.
    800 Pisa.A murren, what make these? What do they heere?
    Heigh.
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