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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)

    A Woman will haue her will.
    some of them get into your Nose, and neuer out after: But
    what an A s s e am I to thinke so, con sidering all the Lodg-
    inges are taken vp already, and there's not a Dog-kennell
    2360empty for a strange Worme to breed in.
    Enter Anthony.
    Antho. The day is broke; Mathea and young Ned,
    By this time, are so surely linckt togeather,
    That none in London can forbid the Banes.
    2365 Laurentia she is neere prouided for:
    So that if Haruies pollicie but hold,
    Elce-wheare the Strangers may goe seeke them Wiues:
    But heere they come.
    Enter Pisaro and Browne.
    2370 Pisa. Six a clocke say you; tru st mee, forward dayes:
    Harke you Mowche, hie you to Church,
    Bid M. Bewford be in readine s s e:
    Where goe you, that way?
    Anth. For my Cloake, sir.
    2375 Pisa. Oh tis well: and M. Browne,
    Tru st mee, your earely stirring makes me muse,
    Is it to mee your Bu sine s s e?
    Brown. Euen to your selfe:
    I come (I thinke) to bring you welcome newes,
    2380 Pisa. And welcome newes,
    More welcome makes the bringer:
    Speake, speake, good M. Browne, I long to heare them.
    Brow. Then this it is. Young Haruie late la st night,
    Full weake and sickly came vnto his lodging,
    2385From whence this suddaine mallady proceedes:
    Tis all vncertaine, the Doctors and his Friends
    Affirme his health is vnrecouerable:
    Young Heigham and Ned Walgraue lately left him,
    And I came hither to informe you of it.
    2390 Pisa. Young M. Haruie sicke; now afore God
    The newes bites neere the Bone: for should he die,
    His Liuing morgaged would be redeemed,
    For