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  • Title: Englishmen For My Money (Quarto 1, 1616)
  • Editor: Natalie Aldred

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    Copyright Digital Renaissance Editions. This text may be freely used for educational, non-profit purposes; for all other uses contact the Editor.
    Author: William Haughton
    Editor: Natalie Aldred
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    Englishmen For My Money (Quarto 1, 1616)

    A Woman will haue her will.
    And now (birlady) you are ripe in yeares:
    And yet take heed Wench, there lyes a Pad in Straw;
    Walg. Old Fornicator, had I my Dagger,
    2290Ide breake his Co stard.
    Pisa. Young men are slippery, fickle, wauering;
    Con stant abiding graceth none but Age:
    Then Maydes should now waxe wise, and doe so,
    As to chuse con stant men, let fickle goe,
    2295Youth's vnregarded, and vnhonoured:
    An auncient Man doth make a Mayde a Matron:
    And is not that an Honour, how say you? how say you?
    Walg. Yes forsooth.
    (Oh old lu st will you neuer let me goe.)
    2300 Pisa. You say right well, and doe but thinke thereon,
    How Husbands, honored yeares, long card-for wealth,
    Wise stayedne s s e, Experient gouernment,
    Doth grace the Mayde, that thus is made a Wife,
    And you will wi sh your selfe such, on my life.
    2305 Walg. I thinke I mu st turne womankind altogeather,
    And scratch out his eyes:
    For as long as he can see me, hele nere let me goe.
    Pisa. But goe (sweet-heart) to bed, I doe thee wrong,
    The latene s s e now, makes all our talke seeme long.

    2310 Enter Anthony.

    How now Mowche, be the Girles abed?
    Anth. Mathea (and it like you) faine would sleepe,
    but onely tarrieth for her bed-fellow.
    Pisa. Ha, you say well: come, light her to her Chamber,
    2315Good re st wi sh I to thee; wi sh so to mee,
    Then Susan and Pisaro shall agree:
    Thinke but what ioy is neere your bed-fellow,
    Such may be yours; take counsaile of your Pillow:
    To morrow weele talke more; and so good night,
    2320Thinke what is sayd, may bee, if all hit right.
    Walg.
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