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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,
    But what did want at Board, excuse me for,
    1010And you shall haue amendes be made in Bed.
    To them friends, to them; they are none but yours:
    For you I bred them, for you brought them vp:
    For you I kept them, and you shall haue them:
    I hate all others that resort to them:
    1015Then rouse your bloods, be bold with what's your owne:
    For I and mine (my friends) be yours, or none.

    Enter Frisco and Anthonie.
    Frisc. God-gee god-morrow sir, I haue brought you
    M. Mouse here to teach my young Mi stre s s es: I a s s ure you
    1020(for-sooth) he is a braue Frenchman.
    Pisa. Welcome friend, welcome: my man (I thinke)
    Hath at the full, resolu'd thee of my will.
    Mon sieur Delion, I pray que stion him:
    I tell you sir, tis onely for your sake,
    1025That I doe meane to entertaine this fellow,
    Antho. A bots of all ill lucke, how came these heere?
    Now am I posde except the Wenches helpe mee:
    I haue no French to slap them in the mouth,
    Haru. To see the lucke of a good fellow, poore Anthony
    1030Could nere haue sorted out a worser time:
    Now will the packe of all our sly deuices
    Be quite layde ope, as one vndoes an Oy ster:
    Franke Heigham, and mad Ned, fall to your muses,
    To helpe poore Anthony now at a pinch,
    1035Or all our market will be spoyld and marde.
    Walg. Tut man, let vs alone, I warrant you.
    Delio. Mon sieur, Vous e stes tresbien venu, de quell pais e stes uous.
    Anth. Vous , thats you: sure he saies, how do men call you
    Mon sieur le Mouche?
    1040 Mari. Si ster, helpe si ster; that's hone st Anthonie,
    And he answers your woer cuius contrarium.
    Delio.Mon sieur, Vous n'entent pas, Ie ne demaunde puit,
    vo stre
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