Englishmen For My Money (Quarto 1, 1616)

            Engli
                    sh-men for my monoy: or,
 1834
        
            Enter Mathea alone.
    
 1835
        
                Math. Who's there below?
    
 1836
        
                Walg. Thy Ned, kind Ned, thine hone
                st tru
                sty Ned.
    
 1837
        
                Math. No, no, it is the Frenchman in his 
                stead,
    
            1838That Moun
                sieur motlicoate that can di
                s
                s
            emble:
    
            1839Heare you Frenchman, packe to your Whores in Fraunce;
    
            1840Though I am Portingale by the Fathers 
                side,
    
            1841And therefore 
                should be lu
                stfull, wanton, light;
    
            1842Yet goodman Goosecap, I will let you know,
    
            1843That I haue so much Engli
                    sh
             by the Mother,
    
            1844That no bace 
                slauering French 
                shall make me 
                stoope:
    
            1845And so, 
                sir Dan-delion fare you well.
    
 1846
        
                Walg. What speachle
                s
                s
            e, not a word: why how now Ned:
        
 1847
        
                Har. The Wench hath tane him downe,
    
            1848He hanges his head.
    
 1849
        
                Walg. You Dan-de-lion, you that talke so well:
    
            1850Harke you a word or two good Mi
                stris Matt,
    
            1851Did you appoynt your Friends to meete you heere,
    
            1852And being come, tell vs of Whores in Fraunce,
    
            1853A Spani
                    sh
             Iennet, and an Engli
                    sh
             Mare,
    
            1854A Mongrill, halfe a Dogge and half a Bitch;
    
            1855
            With Tran-dido, Dil-dido, and I know not what?
    
            1856Heare you, if you'le run away with Ned,
    
            1857And be content to take me as you find me,
    
            1858
            Why so law, I am yours: if otherwise,
    
            1859Youle change your Ned to be a Frenchmans Trull?
    
            1860
            Why then, 
                Madame Delion, Ie uous la
                        s
                        s
                    era a Dio, et la
            
            1861
            
                bon fortune
            
 1862
        
                Math. That voyce a
                s
                s
            ures mee, that it is my Loue:
    
            1863Say truly, Art thou my Ned? art thou my Loue?
        
 1864
        
                Walg. Swounds who 
                should I be but Ned?
        
            1865You make me sweare.
    
 1866
        
            Enter aboue Marina.
    
 1867
        
                Mari. Who speake you to? Mathea who's below?
    
 1868
        
                Haru. Marina.
    
            Mari.
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Englishmen For My Money (Quarto 1, 1616)
