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  • Title: Jack Juggler (Quarto 1)
  • Editor: David Swain
  • Textual editor: Dr. Sarah Neville
  • Coordinating editor: Brett Greatley-Hirsch
  • ISBN: 978-1-55058-490-5

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    Editor: David Swain
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    Jack Juggler (Quarto 1)

    But that mo st hone st Gentilman in the stret
    Which the la st wike was with you here
    And made you a banket, and bouncing cheare
    280Ah Ienkine qp he good spid how fare st thou
    Mary wel god yld it you mai ster qp I how do you
    How dothe thy mai steris is she at home
    ye syr qp I and suppith all a lone
    And but that she hath noo maner good chere
    285I am sure she wold gladlye haue you there
    I cannot cum now sayd he I haue busines
    But thou shalt carie a tokine from me to thy mai steris
    Goo with me too my chaumbre at yone lane end
    And I woll a di she of co sterds vnto hyr send
    290I folowid him, and was bolde by your leaue
    To receiue and bring them here in my sleue
    But I wold not for all Englond by ihesu chry st
    That my mai ster Boungrace herof wy st
    Or knew yt I should any such geare to you bring
    295Le st he misdime vs both in sum wor se thyng
    Nor shew him nothing of that I before saied
    For then in dyd syr I am araied
    Yf you doo I may nothing heraftir vnto you tell
    whether I se my mai ster doo ill or well
    300That yf you now this counsaile kepe
    I wol ease you parchaunce twise in a wike
    you may saye you wer sike and your hed did ake
    that you lu sted not this night any supper make
    Speciallye with out ye dores but thought it be st
    305Too abyde at home and take your re st
    And I woll to my may ster too bryng hym home
    For you know he wolbe angrie if he come alone
    This woll I saye and face it so well



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