 | Iacob and Esau |  |
scæna sexta.
Esau. Ragau. Abra. Mido.Esau.
Come out whores & theues, come out, come out I say.
Ragau.
I told you, did I not? that there would be a fray.
Esau.
Come out litle whoreson ape, come out of thy denne.
Take my lyfe for a peny, whether shall I renne?
Esau.
Come out thou litle fende, come out thou skittish Gill.
Abra.
Out alas, alas, Esau will vs all kill.
Esau.
And come out thou mother Mab, out olde rotten witche,
As white as midnightes arsehole, or virgin pitche.
Where be ye? come together in a cluster.
Ragau.
In faith and these three wil make a noble muster.
Esau.
Ere ye escape my fingers, ye shall all be tought.
For these be they which haue all this against me wrought.
Mido.
I wrought not a stroke this day but led Isaac.
If I wrought one stroke to day, lay me on the iacke.
Esau.
Hence then, get thee in, and do against me no more.
Mido.
I care as muche for you now, as I did before.
Esau.
What sayest thou litle theefe? if I may thee catche,
Mido.
Ye shall runne apace then I wene, so God me snatche.
Ragau.
Now to go Mido, or thou art caught in a trippe,
Esau.
Nay for his sake, Abra, ye shall drinke of the whippe.
Abra.
Nay for Gods loue good sweete maister Esau,
Hurt not me for Mido: speake for me Ragau.
Ragau.
Sir spare litle Abra, she hath done none euill.
Esau.
A litle fiende it is, and will be a right deuill,
And she is one of them that loue not me a deale.
Abra.
If ye let me go, I will loue you very wele.
Esau.
And neuer any more ado against me make?
Abra.
Ragau shalbe surety.
Ragau.
Sir I vndertake.
Esau.
Then hence out of my sight at once, and get thee in.
Abra.
Adew, I set not a strawe by you nor a pinne.
Esau.
What saiest thou thou Tib? once ye shal haue a rappe.
Ragau.
The best ende of suretiship is to get a clappe,
Esau.
Now come on thou olde heg, what shal I say to thee?
Deborra.
Say what ye lust, so ye do not touche me.
Esau.
Yes, and make powder of thee, for I dare say, thou,
Hast bene the cause of all this feast to Esau.
Deborra,
No it was Iacobs feast that I did helpe to dresse.
Nay I thought such a witche would do such businesse.
Rebecca.
But by my truth if I should dye incontinent,
I knew not of the purpose wherfore it was ment.
Esau.
But wilt thou tell me truth if I do forgeue thee?
Deborra.
Yea if I can maister Esau, beleue me.
Esau.
Is it true that when I and my brother were first borne,
And I by Gods ordinaunce came forth him beforne,
Iacob came forthwith, holding me fast by the hele?
Deborra.
It is true, I was there, and saw it very wele.
Esau.
Is it true? well Iacob I pray God I be dead,
But for my heles sake, I will haue thee by the head.
What diuel was in me, that I had not the grace
With kicking backe my hele to marre his mopishe face?
But my father Isaac will not long liue nowe,
If he were gone, Iacob I would soone meete with you.
For my soule hateth Iacob euen to the death,
And I will nere but hate him while I shall haue breath.
I may well dissemble vntill I see a day:
But trust me Iacob, I will pay thee when I may.
But if euer I heare that thou speake worde of this,
This he speaketh to Deborra.
I shall cut out thy tongue, I will not mysse.
But come on Ragau with me, so mote I thriue,
I will get a good sworde, for therby must I liue.
Ragau.
Liue quod you? we are like to liue God knoweth how.
Esau.
What ye saucie merchaunt, are ye a prater now?
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