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SCEN 8.

Learchus Picus Hippolon.
Lear.
Hippolon and Picus, well mett you be.
Say, how went your Plotts to day? saye o saye.

Pic.
Luckily myne as I could wish, my Lord.

Hipp.
Myne, with Pace, as sure as Trot, I troe.

Lear.
But come, say you both, I beseech you, how?

Pic.
By a sleight and queint deuice I gat my Dame
Into a stinking Cott where she bewayld
Most clamourously her afflicted Throwe.

Lear.
But letst her furth on that complaint? Sirrha,

Pic.
First did I wish her hangd, I vowe. But thou?

Lear.
Neuer Beare so daunced the Canarye
As I made myne to daunce it in that Kiln

Hipp.
I made myne so to looke against the Sun,
I am right sure she neuer will hencefurth
Looke on him more.

Pic.
But was she not Backward
To beleeue thee so?

Hipp.
No verily No.

Lear.
Why? I pray you, why?

Hipp.
She was wood for one
Calld Syluius.

Pic.
That curmugeon of our woods?

Hipp.
The same, The same, I do assure you trewe.

Lear.
Good subiect hadst to work on, Hippolon.

Hipp.
So persuaded I am. But how now thou?

Lear.
By that the Lawe of Lex Talionis sure,
For as I lookt wan by water myself,
So she for one draught too of Cold water
Endurde high burning of the face for same.

Pic.
My sweet hearte I am sure is perfumed
Against her Marriage day most sweetly.

Hipp.
Myne may leade the Blindman's Curranto
At her wedding day too, Ha ha.

Pic.
Ha ha.

Lear.
Ha ha. nay nay they be Three am assurde
Layd vp in Lauender against that day.
But come, Lets now waite on Orion all,
Who by this is with Hypsiphyle on
Conclusion for this dayes sport.

Pic.
If wee
Linger neuer so little wee shall tast
The leash sure.

Lear.
Then come away strait, I say.

Pic.
And obserue wee how the whoores will looke vs
In the face to day.

Hipp.
yes by my Troth lets
Come.

Lear.
O come away, Hoa.

Both
wee come we come