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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,
    stomacke then by this time, as for me, I can sell nothinge
    within me from my mouth to my Cod-peece but all Em-
    1080ptie, wherefore I thinke a peece of wisdome to goe in and
    see what Maudelin hath prouided for our Dinner mai ster
    Mouse will you goe in?
    Antho. With as good a stomacke and de sire as your(selfe.
    Frisc. Lett's pa s s e in then

    1085 Exeunt Frisco, and Anthonie.
    Uanda. Han seg you Dochtor, vor vat cause, voer why
    bede also much grooterlie strange, Ic seg you wat, if datt
    ghy speake to me, is datt ghy loue me.
    Lauren. I st that I care not for you, i st that your breath
    1090 stinckes, if that your breath stinckes not, you mu st learne
    sweeter Engli sh or I shall neuer vnder stand your suite.
    Delion. Pardone moy Madame.
    Math. Withall my heart so you offend no more.
    Delio. Is dat an offence to be amorous di one belle Gen-
    1095tleawoman.
    Math. I sir see your Belle Gentle-woman cannot be a-
    morous of you.
    Mar.Then if I were as that belle Gentlewomans louer,
    I would trouble her no further, nor be amorous any longer.
    1100 Alua. Madona yet de Belleza of de face beutie deforme
    of all de Corpo may be such datt no perriculo, nor all de
    mal shaunce, can make him leaue hir dulce visage.
    Laur. But signor Aluaro if the periculo or mal shaunce
    were sutch, that she should loue and liue with an other,
    1105then the dulce visage mu st be lefte in spite of the louers
    teeth, whil st he may whine at his owne ill fortune.
    Uanda. Datts waer matre s s e, for it is vntrue saying, dey
    wint he taught dey verlieft lie scrat sin gatt.
    Math. And I thinke to are like to scratch there but ne-
    1110uer to claw any of my Si sters loue away.
    Uand. Dan sal your si stree do gain st her vaders will,
    for