463Enter Candido, Lodouico, and Carolo. Lodouico other
464Guests, and Bride with Prentises.
466sit downe.
468Asto. Me thinkes
470Lod. What does he 'ith middle looke like?
474lers without pikes; they sit for all the world like a paire of
475Organs, and hee's the tall great roaring pipe'ith middest.
476Asto. Ha, ha, ha, ha.
477Cand. What's that you laugh at, Signiors?
481Lodo. Mine is as tall a felt as any is this day in Millan, and
482therefore I loue it, for the blocke was cleft out for my head,
483and fits me to a haire.
485But Gentlemen, I pray neither contemne,
486Nor yet deride a ciuill ornament;
491Omnes. With all our hearts.
Cand.
The Honest Whore.
492Cand. Thus then in the Caps honor,
493To euery Sex and state, both Nature, Time,
494The Countries lawes, yea and the very Clime
496Iets vp and downe in silke: the Warrier
497Marches in buffe, the Clowne plods on in gray:
499The Sea-man has his Cap, par'd without brim,
500The Gallants head is featherd, that fits him;
501The Soldier has his Murren, women ha Tires;
502Beasts haue their head-peeces, and men ha theirs.
503Lod. Proceed.
505One should be laid by for the Citizen,
507For Caps are Emblems of humility;
509By'th Romanes; for when any Bondmans turne
510Came to be made a Freeman: thus 'twas said,
511He to the Cap was call'd; that is, was made
515And now euery Citizen vses it.
518The Citty and the Schoole much build vpon
520The City Cap is round, the Schollers square.
521To shew that Gouernment and learning are
523For without them, all's disproportionate.
524If the Cap had no honor, this might reare it,
525The Reuerend Fathers of the Law doe weare it.
526It's light for Summer, and in cold it sits
528It shewes the whole face boldly, 'tis not made
C As
The Honest Whore.
529As if a man to looke on't were afraide,
531For hee's no Citizen that hides his head.
532Flat Caps as proper are to Citty Gownes,
533As to Armors Helmets, or to Kings their Crownes.
534Let then the City Cap by none be scornd,
535Since with it Princes heads haue beene adornd.
536If more the round Caps honor you would know,
540Bride. A cup of claret wine there.
544Long. A health.
546Shall goe round. Be bare,
550error of my seruants, she call'd for Claret, and you fill'd out 551Sacke; that cup giue me, 'tis for an old mans backe, and
553else.
557Here, Mistris Bride, pledge me there.
559Cand. How now?
562tricke.
564me she is not well.
Lodo.
The Honest Whore.
566Lod. A word with you: doe ye heare? This wench (your
567new wife) will take you downe in your wedding shooes,
568vnlesse you hang her vp in her wedding garters.
569Cand. How, hang her in her garters?
571be like a Tortoys shell, to let Carts goe ouer it, yet not to
572breake? This Shee-cat will haue more liues then your last
574looke toot.
578Pusses enow already; you know, that a woman was made of
579the rib of a man, and that rib was crooked. The Morall of
581to his wife; be you like an Orāge to her, let her cut you neuer
587within this two houres Ile be your Prentice: the Hen shall
591Omnes. Wee'll take our leaues, Sir, too.
595wife, it is a vehement heauing and beating of the Stomacke,
596and that swelling did with the paine thereof crampe vp her
597arme, that hit his lips, and brake the glasse: no harme, it was
598no harme.
599Omnes. No, Signior, none at all.