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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.
    1455Come let vs take our stands: Fraunce stand you there,
    And Ned and I will cro s s e t'other side.
    Heigh. Doe so: But hu sh, I heare one pa s s ing hither.
    Enter Aluaro.
    Aluar. Oh de fauourable aspe ct of de heauen, tis so ob-
    1460 scure, so darke, so blacke dat no mortalle creature can
    know de me: I pray a Dio I sal haue de reight Wench: Ah
    si I be recht, here be de huis of signor Pisaro, I sall haue de
    madona Marina, and daruour I sall knocke to de dore.
    He knockes.
    1465 Heigh. What a pox are you mad or druncke;
    What, doe you meane to breake my Gla s s es?
    . Wat be dat Gla s s e? Wat druncke, wat mad?
    Heigh. What Gla s s es sir; why my Gla s s es: and if you
    be so crancke, Ile call the Con stable; you will not enter
    1470into a mans house (I hope) in spight of him?
    Haru. Nor dur st you be so bold as to stand there,
    Yf once the Mai ster of the House did know it.
    Alua. Is dit your Hous? be you de Signor of dis Ca s s a?
    Heigh. Signor me no signors, nor ca s s a me no ca s s as:
    1475But get you hence, or you are like to ta ste of the Ba stinado.
    Heigh. Do, do, good Ferdinand, pummell the logerhead.
    Alua. Is this neit the Hous of me ster Pisaro?
    Heigh.Yes marry when? can you tell: how doe you?
    I thanke you heartily, my finger in your mouth.
    1480 Alua. Wat be dat?
    Heigh. Marry that you are an A s s e and a Logerhead,
    To seeke mai ster Pisaros house heere.
    Alua. I prey de gratia, wat be dis pla she?
    Wat doe ye call dit strete?
    1485 Heigh. What sir; why Leaden-hall, could you not see
    the foure Spoutes as you came along?
    Alua. Certenemento Leaden hall, I hit my hed by de way,
    dare may be de voer Spouts: I prey de gratia, wi sh be de
    wey to Crochefriers?
    Heigh
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