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Englishmen For My Money (Quarto 1, 1616)
Engli
sh
-men for my money: or,
2393For not these three months doth the Bond beare date:
2394Die now, marry God in heauen defend it;
2396And which is wor
st, I dare not aske mine owne,
2397For I take two and twenty in the hundred,
2398When the Law giues but ten: But
should he liue,
2399Hee carele
s
s
e would haue left the debt vnpaide,
2400Then had the Lands been mine Pisaros owne,
2402
Brow. Nay heare mee out.
2403
Pisa. You'r out too much already,
2404Vnle
s
s
e you giue him life, and mee his Land.
2405
Brow. Whether tis loue to you, or to your Daughter,
2406I know not certaine; but the Gentleman
2407Hath made a deed of gift of all his Lands,
2408Vnto your beautious Daughter faire Marina.
2410A good thing cannot be too often spoken:
2412Or Mary, Margery; or some other Mayde?
2413
Brow. To none but your Daughter faire Marina;
2414And for the gift might be more forcible,
2416(Who is a witne
s
s
e of young Haruies Will)
2417Sicke as hee is, to bring him to your house:
2418I know they are not farre, but doe attende,
2419That they may know, what welcome they
shall haue.
2421Giuen to the poore condemned Prisoner:
2423Say it, nay sweare it; for they'r welcome truly:
2424For welcome are they to mee which bring Gold.
2425See downe who knockes; it may be there they are:
2427Where's Mowche; what, is he gon or no?
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