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The .ii. scene

Here dauus spekith a while to him self
Dauus. Chremes. Simo. Dromo.
Da.
Be of god chere.

Ch.
thy dauus yonder is

Si.
fro whens comyth he.

D.
by thelp of this strāger
And of me.

S.
what myschefe is this

D.
I saw not a man come better this seuen yere

Si.
what sayth the knaue what praysyth he there



D.
The matter is sure.

S.
shall I not speke him to

D.
Goddis body my master what shall I do

Si.
Cōe hether good syr.

d.
what simo & chremes also
All thingis wyth in now p̄parid be

S.
ye haue well done.

d.
call her furth whē ye will lo

S.
well/he is contrary to vs/but what ado had ye
yender tell.

d.
I.

S.
ye thou.

d.
speke ye to me.

S.
ye

D.
I went in euyn now.

S.
O as though I
Askyd how long ago.

D.
wyth your sonne truly.

Si.
why horson is he now there wythin

D.
Alas I am vndon.

S.
why toldyst not me how
They were at debate.

D.
syr so they bene

S.
what doth he there than.

Ch.
what thinkyst thou
He chydyth wyth her.

D.
but hark chremes now
An vnhappy dede tell the now I can
Thyder now late is comen an old man
I wot not who but wythout variaunce
He semyth wise & trusty to be
And one wold take him eke by his countenaunce
To be a man of grete grauyte
And in his wordis trewth.

S.
& what sayth he

D.
Nothing but I hard him say wythyn

Si.
what.

D.
that Glycery shuld be a Cytizin

Si.
what dromo dromo.

D.
what is it.

S.
dromo

D.
Hark.

s.
if thou speke any more what dromo hey

D.
Hark I pray the.

Dro.
what wilt thou lo

Si.
Take him vp now in all that thou may

Dr.
whom.

S.
dauus.

Dr.
why.

s.
for it plesyth me I say

Da.
what haue I done.

s.
vp wyt him.

d.
yf I oughtly
That thou can fyn sle me than hardely.

S.
I will here nothing I shall anger the as well

D.
yet this is trew.

S.
take hede to this
To kepe him well suerly & hark what I the tell
Bynd him fote & hand for I shall by iys
yf I lyue tech the what parell it is
For the dauus to dysseue thy master


And for pamphilus to dysseue his father

Ch.
Pese anger not thy self so I the pray

Si.
O chremes doth it not vrk the truly
That I do take such payn eueryday
And labour eke as thou mayst se dayly
For such a sonne that is so vnthryfty
Go to pamphilus/go to a goddis name
Come furth pamphilus doth it not the shame.