Englishmen For My Money (Quarto 1, 1616)

            Engli
                    sh-men for my money: or,
 
            1970Are found too light to ballance our ill happes.
    
 1971
        
                Antho. Tut nere say so, for Anthony
        
            1972Is not deuoyde of meanes to helpe his Friends.
    
 1973
        
                Walg. Swounds, what a diuell made he foorth so late?
    
            1974Ile lay my life twas hee that fainde to 
                sleepe,
    
            1975And we all vnsuspitious, tearmde a Roage:
    
            1976Oh God, had I but knowne him; if I had,
    
            1977I would haue writt such Letters with my Sword
    
            1978Vpon the bald skin of his parching pate,
    
            1979That he 
                should nere haue liude to cro
                s
                s
            e vs more.
    
 1980
        
                Antho. These menaces are vaine, and helpeth naught:
    
            1981But I haue in the deapth of my conceit
    
            1982Found out a more materiall 
                strategem:
    
            1983Harke Mai
                ster Walgraue, yours craues quicke dispatch,
    
            1984About it 
                straight, 
                stay not to say farewell. 
        
            Exit Walgrave.
    
            1985You Mai
                ster Heigham, hie you to your Chamber,
    
            1986And 
                stirre not foorth, my 
                shaddow, or my selfe,
    
            1987Will in the morning earely vi
                sit you;
    
            1988Build on my promise 
                sir, and good night. 
        
            Exit Heigham.
    
            1989La
                st, yet as great in loue, as to the fir
                st:
    
            1990Yf you remember, once I told a ie
                st,
    
            1991How feigning to be 
                sicke, a Friend of mine
    
            1992Po
                s
                s
            e
                st the happy i
                s
                s
            ue of his Loue:
    
            1993That counterfeited humor mu
                st you play;
    
            1994I need not to in
                struct, you can conceiue,
    
            1995Vse mai
                ster Browne your Ho
                st, as chiefe in this:
    
            1996But fir
                st, to make the matter seeme more true,
    
            1997Sickly and sadly bid the churle good night;
    
            1998I heare him at the Window, there he is.
    
            1999
        
            Enter Pisaro aboue.
    
            2000Now for a tricke to ouerreach the Diuell.
    
            2001I tell you 
                sir, you wrong my mai
                ster much,
    
            2002And then to make amends, you giue hard words:
    
            2003H'ath been a friend to you; nay more, a Father:
    
            2004I promise you, tis mo
                st vngently done.
    
            Pisa.
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Englishmen For My Money (Quarto 1, 1616)
