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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,
    Pisa. Who is come?
    Frisc. Mi stres Su shaunce, Mi stres Moores daughter.
    2255 Pisa. Mi stris Susan, A s s e? Oh she mu st come in.
    Frisc. Hang him, if he keepe out a Wench:
    Yf the Wench keepe not out him, so it is.

    Enter Walgraue in Womans attire.

    Pisa. Welcome Mi stris Susan, welcome;
    2260I little thought you would haue come to night;
    But welcome (tru st me) are you to my house:
    What, doth your Mother mende? doth she recouer?
    I promise you I am sorry for her sickne s s e.
    Walg. She's better then she was, I thanke God for it,
    2265 Pisa. Now afore God she is a sweete smugge Girle,
    One might doe good on her; the fle sh is frayle,
    Man hath infirmitie, and such a Bride,
    Were able to change Age to hot de sire:
    Harke you Sweet-heart,
    2270To morrow are my Daughters to be wedde,
    I pray you take the paines to goe with them.
    Walg. If sir youle giue me leaue, Ile waight on them.
    Pisa. Yes marry shall you, and a thousand thankes,
    Such company as you my Daughters want,
    2275Maydes mu st grace Maydes, when they are married:
    I st not a merry life (thinkes thou) to wed,
    For to imbrace, and be imbrac'd abed.
    Walg. I know not what you meane sir.
    Heere's an old Ferret Pol-cat.
    2280 Pisa. You may doe, if youle follow mine aduice;
    I tell thee Mouse, I knew a Wench as nice:
    Well, shee's at re st poore soule, I meane my Wife,
    That thought (alas good heart) Loue was a toy,
    Vntill (well, that time is gon and pa st away)
    2285But why speake I of this: Harke yee Sweeting,
    There's more in Wedlocke, then the name can shew;
    And