143Foyes. Come on faire daughter fall to your worke of

144mind, and make your body fit to imbrace the body of this

145Gentlemans, tis art: happy are they say I.

146Be. I protest sir you speake the best that euer I heard.

147Fo. I pray sir take acquaintance of my daughter.

148Be. I do desire you of more acquaintance.

149Fo. Why dostnot thou say yea, and I the same of you?

150Mar. That euery body sayes.

151Fo. O you would be singular.

152Mar. Single indeede.

153Fo. Single indeede thats a prety toy,

154Your betters dame beare double, and so shall you.

155Be. Exceeding prety, did you marke it forsooth?

156Mar. What should I marke forsooth?

157Be. Your bearing double, which equificate is & hath

158a fit illusion to a horse that beares double, for your good

159father meanes you shall indure your single life no longer,

160not in worse sence then bearing double forsooth.

161Mar. I crie you mercy, you know both belike.

162Be. Knowlege forsooth is like a horse, and you that can

163beare double: it nourisheth both Bee and Spider, the Bee

164honnisuckle, the Spider poyson, I am that Bee.

165Mar. I thought so by your stinging witte.

166Be, Lady I am a Bee without a sting, no way hurting

167any, but good to all, and before all, to your sweete selfe.

168Fo. Afore God daughter, thou art not worthy to heare

169him speake: but who comes here?Enter Colinet.

170Co. God saue you sir.

171Fo. You are welcome sir for ought that I know yet.

172Co. I hope I shall be so still sir.

173Fo. What is your busines sir, and then Ile tell you?

174Co. Mary thus sir, the Countesse Morene intreats your

175faire daughter to beare her company this fore-noone.

176Fo. This forenoone sir, doth my Lord or Lady send for

177her I pray?

178Co. My Lady I assure you.

179Fo. My Lady you assure me, very wel sir, yet that house

180is full of gallant Gentlemen, dangerous thornes to pricke

181yong maides I can tell you.

182Co. There are none but honest and honourable Gen-

183tlemen.

184Fo. Al is one sir for that, Ile trust my daughter with any

185man, but no man with my daughter, only your selfe Mon-

186ser Besha, whom I wil intreat to be her gardian, & to bring

187her home againe.

188Co. I will waite vpon her, and it please you.

189Fo No sir, your weight vpō her wil not be so good: here

190Monser Besha I deliuer my daughter vnto you a perfect

191maide, and so I pray you looke well vnto her.

192Co. Farewell Monser Foyes.

193Besh. I warrant Ile looke vnto her wel enough.

194Mistris will it please you to preambulate.

195Ma. With all my heart.Exeunt.