Englishmen For My Money (Quarto 1, 1616)

            A Woman will haue her will.
        
            1112for your vader segt dat ick sal heb har vor mine wife.
    
 1113
        
                Laur. I thinke not so 
                sir, for I neuer heard him say so,
    
            1114but Ile goe in and aske him if his meaning be so.
    
 1115
        
                Mari. Harke 
                si
            
                ster 
                signor Aluaro sayth, that I am the
    
            1116fayre
                st of all vs three,
    
 1117
        
                Laur.Beleeue him not for heele tell any lie.
    
            1118If so he thinkes thou may
                st be pleasd thereby,
    
            1119Come goe with me and neere 
                stand prating here,
    
            1120I haue a ie
                st to tell thee in thine eare,
    
            1121Shall make you laugh: come let your 
                signor 
                stand,
    
            1122I know there's not a Wench in all this Towne,
    
            1123Scoffes at him more, or loues him le
                s
                s
            e then thou.
    
            1124Mai
                ster Uandalle, as much I say for you;
    
            1125If needes you marry with an Engli
                    sh
             La
                s
                s
            e,
    
            1126Woe her in Engli
                    sh
            , or 
                sheele call you A
                s
                s
            e.
    
 1127
        
                Math. Tut that's a French cogge; sure I thinke,
    
            1128There's nere a Wench in Fraunce not halfe so fond,
    
            1129To woe and sue so for your Mounser
                ship.
    
 1130
        
                Delio. Par may foy Madame, 
                she does tincke dare is
    
            1131no Wenche so dure as you: for de Fillee was cree dulce,
    
            1132
            tendre, and amarous for me to loue hir; now me tincke dat
    
            1133I being such a fine man, you 
                should loua me.
    
 1134
        
                Mathe. So thinke not I, 
                sir.
    
 1135
        
                Delio. But so tincke e
                    sh oder Damosellas.
    
 1136
        
                Mathe. Nay Ile lay my loue to your commaunde,
    
            1137That my Si
                sters thinke not so: How say you 
                si
            
                ster Mall?
        
            1138Why how now Gentlemen, is this your talke?
    
            1139What beaten in plaine field; where be your Maydes?
    
            1140Nay then I see their louing humour fades,
    
            1141And they re
                signe their intre
                st vp to mee;
    
            1142And yet I cannot serue for all you three:
    
            1143But lea
                st two 
                should be madd, that I loue one,
    
            1144You 
                shall be all alike, and Ile loue none:
    
            1145The world is scant, when so many Iacke Dawes,
    
Houer 
        
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