Englishmen For My Money (Quarto 1, 1616)

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                    sh-men for my money: or,
 
            1903To ioyne as hearts in hearts, our hands in hands;
    
            1904Night fauours vs, the thing is quickly done,
    
            1905Then tru
                s
                s
            e vp bagg and Bagages, and be gone:
    
            1906And ere the morninge, to augment your ioyes,
    
            1907Weele make you mothers of 
                sixe goodly Boyes.
    
 1908
        
                Heigh. Promise them three good Ned, and say no more.
    
 1909
        
                Walg. But Ile get three, and if I gette not foure.
    
 1910
        
                Pisa. Theres a sound Carde at Maw, a lu
                stie lad,
    
            1911Your father thought him well, when one he had,
    
 1912
        
                Heigh. What say you sweetes, will you performe your 
    
            1913wordes?
    
 1914
        
                Matt. Loue to true loue, no le
                s
                s
            er meede affordes?
    
            1915Wee say we loue you, and that loues fayre breath
    
            1916Shall lead vs with you round about the Earth:
    
            1917And that our loues, vowes, wordes, may all proue true,
    
            1918Prepare your Armes, for thus we flie to you. 
            they Embrace.
        
 1919
        
                Walg. This workes like waxe, now ere to morrow day,
    
            1920If you two ply it but as well as I,
    
            1921Weele worke our landes out of Pisaros Daughters:
    
            1922And cansell all our bondes in their great Bellies,
    
            1923When the 
                slaue knowes it, how the Roge will curse.
    
 1924
        
                Matt. Sweete hart.
    
 1925
        
                Walg. Matt.
    
 1926
        
                Mathe. Where art thou.
    
 1927
        
                Pisa. Here.
    
 1928
        
                Mathe. Oh Iesus heres our father.
    
 1929
        
                Walg. The Diuell he is.
    
 1930
        
                Har u. Mai
                ster Pisaro, twenty times God morrow.
    
 1931
        
                Pisa. Good morrow? now tell I you Gentlemen,
    
            1932You wrong and moue my patience ouermuch,
    
            1933What will you Rob me, Kill me, Cutte my Throte:
    
            1934And set mine owne bloud here again
                st me too,
    
            1935You huswiues? Baggages? or what is worse,
    
            1936Wilfull, 
                stoubborne, disobedient:
    
            1937Vse it not Gentlemen, abuse me not,
    
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Englishmen For My Money (Quarto 1, 1616)
