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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,
    Frisc. This is excellent ynfayth, as fit as a Fiddle: I in
    Tower- streete, you in Leaden-hall, and the third in Fanchurch-
    1630 streete; and yet all three heare one another, and all three
    speake togeather: either wee mu st be all three in Leaden-
    hall, or all three in Tower- streete, or all three in Fanchurch-
    streete; or all three Fooles.
    Alua. Mon sieur Gentle-home, can you well te sh de
    1635wey to Cro she-frier?
    Frisc. How to Croched-friers? I, I sir, passing well if
    you will follow mee.
    Delio. I dat me sal mon sier Gentle-home, and giue you (tanks.
    Frisc. And mon siur Pharo, I shall lead you such a iaunt,
    1640that you shall scarce giue me thankes for. Come sirrs
    follow mee: now for a durtie Puddle, the pissing Conduit,
    or a great Po st, that might turne these two from A s s es to
    Oxen by knocking their Hornes to their Fore-heads.
    Alua. Whaer be de now signor?
    1645 Frisc. Euen where you will signor, for I know not:
    Soft I smell: Oh pure Nose.
    Delio. Wat do you smell?
    FrisC. I haue the scent of London- stone as full in my nose,
    as Abchurch-lane of mother Walles Pa sties: Sirrs feele a-
    1650bout, I smell London- stone.
    Alua. Wat be dis?
    Frisc. Soft let me see; feele I should say, for I cannot see:
    Oh lads pray for my life, for we are almo st at Croched-friers.
    Delio. Dats good: but watt be dis Po st?
    1655 Frisc. This Po st; why tis the May-pole on Iuie-bridge
    going to We stmin ster.
    Delio. Ho We stmi ster, how come we tol We stmi stere?
    Frisc. Why on your Legges fooles, how should you
    goe? Soft, heere's an other: Oh now I know in deede
    1660where I am; wee are now at the farde st end of Shoredich,
    for this is the May-pole.
    Delo. Sordiche; O dio, dere be some nautie tinge, some
    Spirite
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