Englishmen For My Money (Quarto 1, 1616)

            A Woman will haue her will.
        
 2564
        
                Haru. Oh blame him not, his griefe is quickly spide,
    
            2565That is a Bridegroome, and yet wants his Bride.
    
 2566
        
            Enter Heigham, Laurentia, Balsaro, & Anthony.
    
 2567
        
                Bals
                . Mai
                ster Pisaro, and Gentlemen, good day to all:
    
            2568According 
                sir, as you reque
                sted mee,
    
            2569This morne I made repaire vnto the Tower,
    
            2570Where as Laurentia now was married:
    
            2571And 
                sir, I did expect your comming thither;
    
            2572Yet in your absence, wee perform'd the rites:
    
            2573Therefore I pray 
                sir, bid God giue them ioy.
    
 2574
        
                Heigh. He tels you true, Laurentia is my Wife;
    
            2575Who knowing that her Si
                sters mu
                st be wed;
    
            2576Presuming also, that you'le bid her welcome,
    
            2577Are come to beare them company to Church.
    
 2578
        
                Haru. You come too late, the Mariage rites are done:
    
            2579Yet welcome twenty-fold vnto the Fea
                st.
    
            2580How say you 
                sirs, did not I tell you true,
    
            2581These Wenches would haue vs, and none of you.
    
 2582
        
                Laur. I cannot say for these; but on my life,
    
            2583This loues a Cu
                shion better then a Wife.
    
 2584
        
                Moll. And reason too, that Cu
                shion fell out right,
    
            2585Else hard had been his lodging all la
                st night.
    
 2586
        
                Bals
                . Mai
                ster Pisaro, why 
                stand you speachle
                s
                s
            e thus?
    
 2587
        
                Pisa. Anger, and extreame griefe enforceth mee.
    
            2588Pray 
                sir, who bade you meete me at the Tower?
    
 2589
        
                Bals
                . Who 
                sir; your man 
                sir, Mowche; here he is.
    
 2590
        
                Anth. Who I 
                sir, meane you mee? you are a ie
                sting man.
    
 2591
        
                Pisa. Thou art a Villaine, a di
                s
                s
            embling Wretch,
    
            2592Worser then Anthony whom I kept la
                st:
    
            2593Fetch me an Officer, Ile hamper you,
    
            2594And make you 
                sing at Bride-well for this tricke:
    
            2595For well he hath deserude it, that would sweare
    
            2596He went not foorth a dores at my appoyntment.
    
 2597
        
                Anth. So sweare I 
                still, I went not foorth to day.
    
            Bals
            . 
        
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Englishmen For My Money (Quarto 1, 1616)
