Englishmen For My Money (Quarto 1, 1616)

            Engli
                    sh-men for my money: or,
 940
        
                Antho. I pray 
                stop your mouth, for I neuer heard such
    
            941
            Dutch before brocht.
    
 942
        
                Frsc. Nay I thinke you haue not met with no pezant:
    
            943Heare you M. Mouse, (so your name is I take it) I haue
    
            944con
                sidered of your learning in these aforesaid Languages,
    
            945and find you reasonable: So, so, now this is the matter;
    
            946Can you take the ease to teach these Tongues to two or
    
            947three Gentlewomen of mine acquaintance, and I will see
    
            948you paide for your labour.
    
 949
        
                Antho. Yes 
                sir, and that mo
                st willingly.
    
 950
        
                Fris
                . Why then M. Mouse, to their vse, I entertaine yee,
    
            951which had not been but for the troubles of the world, that
    
            952I my selfe haue no leasure to 
                shew my skill: Well 
                sir, if
    
            953youle please to walke with me, Ile bring you to them.
    
 954
        
            Exeunt. 
 955
        
            Enter Laurentia, Marina, and Mathea.
    
 956
        
                Lauren. Sit till dinners done; not I, I sweare:
    
            957Shall I 
                stay? till he belch into mine eares
    
            958Those ru
                sticke Phrases, and those Dutch French tearmes,
    
            959Stammering halfe Sentences dogbolt Elloquence:
    
            960And when he hath no loue for-sooth, why then
    
            961Hee tels me Cloth is deare at Anwerpe, and the men
    
            962of Am
                    sterdam haue lately made a law,
    
            963That none but Dutch as hee, may trafficke there:
    
            964Then 
                standes he 
                still and 
                studies what to say;
    
            965And after some halfe houre, because the A
                s
                s
            e
    
            966Hopes (as he thinkes) I 
                shall not contradict him,
    
            967Hee tells me that my Father brought him to me,
    
            968And that I mu
                st performe my Fathers will.
    
            969Well good-man Goose-cap, when thou woe
                st againe,
    
            970Thou 
                shalt haue 
                simple ease, for thy Loues paine.
    
 971
        
                Mathe. Alas poore Wench, I sorrow for thy hap,
    
            972To see how thou art clog'd with such a Dunce:
    
            973Forsooth my Sire hath fitted me farre better,
    
            974My Frenchman comes vpon me with the 
                Sa, sa, sa
            ;
    
Sweete
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Englishmen For My Money (Quarto 1, 1616)
