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Enter Mr Raphael a yonge Marchant Mr Treadway his companion and ffrend. Etc'.
Raphael.
You talke to one thats deaff I am resolu'd,

Treadway
I knwe you are not off that stupid sence.
but you will lyst to reason

Raphael.
Alls but vayne.

Treadw:
you saye shees ffayer

Raphael.
and there-ffore to bee lov'd

Treadway
no consequent. [ffor instanns, who so ffond]
to trust to collar are not the bewtyous Lyllyes
[the gardens pryde, and glorye off the ffeilds]
[thoughe to the Eye most ffayre and delectable]
[yet ranke in smell. the stayneles swanne,]
[wth all the otian Oceans water canott wash]
[the blacknes ffrom her ffeete, tis borne wth her]
[oft painted vessayles bringe in poysond cates.]
[and the blackest serpents weare the goldenst skales.]
[and woman made mans helper at the ffyrst.]
[dothe oft proove his destroyar,]

Raphael,
[saye perhapps]
[som ffrend off yours miscarried in his choyse]
[will you condeme all women ffor that one.]
[Bycause wee reade one Lais was vnchast]
[are all Corinthian Ladyes curtesans]
[shall I bycause my neighbours howse was burnt.]
[condeme the necessary vse off ffyar]
[one surffetts and shall I reffuse to eate.]
[that marchant man by ship-wrack lost his goodds]
[shall I bycause hee perisht in the Sea]
[abiure the gainffull trade off merchandyse]
[despoyle my shipps and vnbeecom the deepes.]
[off theire ffayre Sayles and tackles.]

Treade,
[not so ffrend.]
[yet] allthoughe her person. May perhapps content
consider but the place,

Raphael.
I knwe it badd
nay woorst off Ills

Treadwy.
a howse off prostitution,
and Comon brothelree,

Raphael.
wch coold not stand
but that her vertue guards it and protects it
ffrom blastinges and heavens thonder, there shee lyv[OMITTED]
lyke to a ritche and pretious Iewell lost
ffownd shyninge on a doonge-hill yet the gemme,
no waye disparadgd off his fformer woorthe
nor bated off his glory, out off this ffyar
off lust and black temptation shee's returnd
lyke gold repur'd and tryde,

Treadway,
off what byrthe is shee

Raphael
vnknwne to mee or any shee protests.
naye to her selff, what neede I question that
swre sutche sweete ffeature, goodnes modesty,
such gentlenes such vertue canott bee
deryv'd ffrom base and obscure parentadge,

Treadwy
whats then your end and purpose,

Raphael
to redeeme her
out off this gayle of Sinne and leprosye,
this mart off all diseases, where shee lyves
still vnder the comande and Tyrany
off a most base hee-bawde, about wch busines
wee have all-ready traffict,

Treadwy,
well Iff so
and to dispose her elce-where, to her goodd,
provided still that vertue bee your ayme,
[I canott but commende your charity,]
[and to my power I'l seeke to ffurther it]

Raphael.
[you so Intyre mee to you, wthin theire.]

Enter the clowne,
Clowne,
w«thi»n theire is nwe wth out heare, your woorshipps pleasure,

«R»aphael.
hye to th[OMITTED]next Key and inquire ffor one
cald [Mounsier] Seignior Mildewe. and resolve him ffrom mee,
that I have kept a pointment. the somis redy,
and prsent to bee tenderd,

Clowne
who the [ffrenshe monsier] [meane you], [Italian] Neapolitane Seignor the man makare«l»
and marchant off madens-ffleshe, that deales altogether
in fflawed ware, and crackt comodityes.
the bawdy broker I meanes, where a man ffor his
dollers may have choyse off diseases, and som tymes
the pox too Iff hee will leeve beehind him a good«d»
pawne ffor it

Raphael.
howe thou demur'st

Clowne.
murr qothe hee

[Raphael]
so I may happen to bringe it awye in my nose,
well I smell som bawdy busines or other in hand,
They call this place, Marcellis Roade, the cheiff haven
towne in France, but hee keepes a road in his owne
howse, where in have. ridd and bin ridd, more
leakinge vessayles. more panderly pinks pimps and
punkes. more rotten bottoms ballanst: more fflyboates
Laden and vnladen every Morninge and
evenning tyde, then weare able to ffill the huge
greate baye off portingall, [Is] this all syr,

Raphael.
[yes all and heares the som,]

Clowne,
[a small somme off that is woorthe all the busines that]
[I am sent about. ffor the all in all on't is I am]
[affryde that all will proove woorthe nothinge]

Treadwy
and yet mee thinkes eer ffully you conclude,
you should a little stagger

Raphael
speake wherein,

Treadwy.
ffor many reasons, I'l alleadge som ffewe.
who knwes but this, your ffayer and seeminge' saynt
thoughe disposd well, and in her owne condition,
off promisinge goodnes. yet livinge in the Seminar[OMITTED]
off all libidinous actions. spectars. sights.
Even in the open market, where sinnes sould,
where lust and all vncleanes, are Comerst,
as ffreely as Comodityes are, vended,
amongst the noblest marchants who I saye,
so Conffident that dare presme a virgin,
off such a soft and maden temprature,
dayly and howerly still sollicited,
by gallants off all nations all degrees.
all most all ages [even] [ffrom the beard] even ffrom vpright youth
to 'th stoopinge and decrepitt.

Raphael.
heare mee nwe.

Treadwy,
too woords and I have doonne the place' Considered,
the basenes off the person, vnder whome
shee lyves opprest, a slave off sordid lyffe,
conditiond wth the devill, temptinge still
sometymes by ffyre meanns. then againe by fforce,
to prostitute her ffor his servyle gayne,
and next the dissolute crewe wth wch shee's hows«d,»
ech night ech daye, persuadinge boathe wth toonge
and lewde example, all these circonstances.
duly considered. I shoold dowbt at least.
Iff not psme the woorst.

Raphael,
oh you have pleasd mee,
and In proposinge. all these difficultyes.
giuen off her graces ample testimony,
shee is that miracle that only one.
that can doo these, wear't Comon in the sex,
t'wold not appeare to mee so admirable,
It is ffor these I love her,

Treadwy,
y'are resolvd
and I'l not stye your purpose,

Enter the clowne wth Mildewe, and Sarleboys his guest and ffrende.
Clowne
I have brought this ffleshe-ffly, whome as soone as the butchers wyves sawe Cominge throwghe the shambles they all off 'em
stood wth theire fflapps in theire hands. lyke ffanne«s»
I demandinge the reason, Itt was answerd mee again[OMITTED]
itt was to keepe awy his in ffectious breath leas it
should ffill theire meate wth ffly-blowes.

Raphael.
well mett good So r Mildewe,

Mildewe,
my returne
off your salutes, I cast beelowe your ffeete,
Syr I am yours to treade on,

Raphael.
you will then
stand to your fformer bargen,

Mildew,
I weare elce
not woorthy to bee stild what I am tearmd
a trewe venereall broaker,

Clowne:
thats in [ffrenshe] Italian,
a damable hee bawde,

Mildewe,
y'have such a bargen
Marcellis nor all ffrance shall yeild the lyke,
tis such a daynty peece off purity,
such a coy thinge, [that hee vnto whose lott]
[shee shall here after ffall may boast him selff]
[to bee a happy husband.] ffor our trade
shees out at that: neather promises rewards.
example, or Intreaty ffayre ffowle meanes:
gaine present or the hope off ffuture goodd,
can fforce ffrom her a prsens then mch lesse
a ffrendly prostitution

Raphael.
hearst thou this

Treadway,
[yes and Comende it in her Iff that toonge]
[even ffrom his ffyrst off speakinge traind to lyes.]
[can nwe at lengthe speake truth]

Clowne (ey
[theres the dowbt.]

«S»arly [Mildewe.]
this too yeares I have guested to his howse
and knwe all this most certeine

Raphael.
witnes too,

Mildewe,
I doo protest shee spoyles my ffamily
and rather growne a hyndrance to my trade,
then beneffitt, so that iff not to losse
I wishe that I weare clenly ridd off her,
ffor shee hathe gott a trick to steale, my whores
and such as off them selues are Impudent,
when shee but coms in prsens shee makes blushe,
as Iff a shamd, off what they late had doon
or are about to doo,

Clowne:
well sayde ould Sin̄er:

Raphael.
see heares' the som 3 hondred crownes.

Mildew.
oth soome.

Raphael.
all Currant and ffull weight.

Mildew
I'l ffetch my doughter
that hathe no lightnes in her, currant too,
as any lasse ith Cittye,

Raphael.
mildewe staye,

Clowne
stye oh thou ffather off ffornication, and marchant
off nothinge but miseryes and myscheiffe wheele
about [thou] thou duncart off diseases. sayle this way thou gallyffoyst
off galls and garbadge dost not heare my
mayster. staye

Mildewe
why did his woorshippe call,

Clowne
didst thou not heare him call, and mee cry out vpon thee

Mildewe.
his pleasure then,

Raphael
I have bee thought mee better, nwe to keepe
this busines secrett least it chanc to arryve
to th'eares off somm off my most noble ffrends.
and not to make it publicke and this honest
purpose off myne, by that meanes misreated
heare lett her stay till night bycause I am loath
In th eye off daye to mann her through the streetes

Mildewe.
good syr

Raphael
nwe in the villadge by that ffrontts the Sea,
som halff league off where stands the monastery
I have beespoake a place to soiorne[nge] her
There I this eveninge [have beespoake] do intend a ffeast
where only wee and som ffewe private ffrends,
have purpost to bee Ihoviall. to that place,
I prthee wth what pryvacy thou canst.
conduct her and so add vnto our guests.

Mildewe
The place I knwe the Tyme is perffect wth mee
and ffor the ffeast you saye you have prepard.
I shall provyde a stomacke.

Raphael.
her caskett, and such other necessaryes
Included in our bargen bringe [along] along,
or lett her mayde do'ot ffor thee,

Mildew.
Il not bate her
a ruff a ragge no pinne' thats vse-ffull too her
will I keepe backe.

Raphael.
to this you are witnes ffrend

Treadwy
I am syr

Mildew.
so's my guest:

Clowne,
[and lookes as Iff wth mee']
[hee only coold wryte witlesse,]

Raphael
supper tyme
you will remember Mildewe.

Mildewe,
possible
I shoold fforgett to eate off others cost.
it never was my custom,

Clowne,
choake you ffor't,

Raphael.
com ffrend mee thinks I have doon a deede this day
crownes all my better actions. ffor I have rais«e»d
an Inocent ffrom the hnds off an Inffidell exnt.

Clowne.
ffare well. rott ffare well Murreine. adiewe.
Mildewe ffare well till soone.

Sarlab:
and do you meane to keepe your promisse then
and doo as you have sayde,

Mildewe.
why not I prthee
what elce canst thou advyse mee.

Sarlab:
are not wee
boathe [men] off a rotten consciens, men debosht,
Secluded ffrom the Company off such
as eather are or elce would stryve to bee
reputed honest: where ffore then should wee
keepe tutch wth any that proffesse them selffes,
not to bee off our ranke.

Mildew,
proceede good ffrend.
thou hast putt proiect in my brayne allredy
small tyme woold better' ffashion,

Sarlab:
what Iff I
laye such a plott that you shall gayn those Crowne[OMITTED]
those ffull three hondred to your proper vse,
and off these peevishe harlotryes at home,
make a mch greater [marry syr], market,

Mildewe.
marry syr
that weare a tale' woorth listninge.

Sarlab.
those Crowns are all your owne, in your possession
so are the maydes. I knwe you ritche beesydes
In Coyne and Iewells. heare you lyve despysd
and whats this Clime to vs off more Esteme
then any fforreine region, whores and bawdes,
may lyve in every corner off the woorld.
wee knwe tis ffull off Sinners: [Instantly] this, this day
letts hyre a barke wee dwell vpon the haven
and Instantly tis doon, shipp all your goodds.
wth these shee chattyles: putt this night to Sea,
England they saye is ffull off [marchandyse], whor maste[OMITTED]
there [ffor] will be vent ffor such comodityes.
there strompett them where they (you saye) weare born«e»
elce you in spayne maye sell them to the stewes.
Venyce or any place, off Italy,
they' are every where' good chaffer Iff not these
what saye you to Morocko, ffesse Argeires
tush these are wares in all parts vendible,
no matter thoughe to turke and inffidell
so itt bringe gayne and proffitt

Mildewe.
lett mee hugg thee
ffor this deare, ffrend heare' after I will style thee
my better genius. thou hast monied mee in this
nay Landed mee made' mee [ex] thy brynes executor
and putt mee in a lardge posseion,
go hyre a barke

Sarlab:
I shall

Mildew.
and instantly

Sarlab:
I shall

Mildewe
ere night wee'l putt into a Sea
no lardger then our ffull stretcht consciences,
lett mee once more Imbrace thee.

exnt.

Scena 2a.

[Chaire]
Enter An abbot wth his Covent off ffryars, amongst them Fryar Ihon, and ffryar Ritchard.
Abbatt,
As I have heare priority off place.
boathe by our patrons ffavour and your voyce,
so giue mee leave to arbitrate amongst you
wthout respect off person,

ff: Ihon
wee acknwledge you
our princ and cheiffe,

ff Richard:
and to your ffatherly
and grave advyse hmbly submitt our selves

Abbott.
Knwe then in this small covent wch Consysts.
only off 12 in nober ffryars I meane.
and vs the abbat: I have ffownde amongst you
many and grosse abuses: yet ffor the prsent
I will Insist on ffewe. quarrells, debates.
whisperinge supplantinges. private callmnyes:
these ought not bee in such a brother hoodd
off these ffryar Ihon and you ffryar Richard are
accusd to bee mst guilty ever Iarringe,
and opposite to peace.

ff Ihon
The ffawlts in him,

ff Rich:
as in all other thinges so even in this
hee still is apt to wronge mee

ff [Abbot] Iohn
hee that ffyrst giues th'occation ffyrst Complaines
It ever was his ffashion,

ff Rich:
never myne
I appeale to the whole covent

Abbot
mallyce rooted
I ffinde is woondrous hard to bee supprest.
but knwe where consell and advise prevayle not
the ffayrest meanes that I can woork your peace
I'l take vpon mee my authority,
and where I ffinde in you the least contempt
I shall severely punishe,

ff Ihon
I submitt

ffry Rich:
I yeild my selff to your grave ffather hoodd

Abbott
Consider soonnes. this cloysterd place off ours.
Is but newe reard the ffownder hee still lyves
[a noble] a souldier once, and eminent in the ffeild
and after many battayles nwe retyrd
in peace to lyve [contemplatiue] a lyff Contemplati«u»
mongst many other charitable deedes.
vnto religion hee hathe vowed this howse
next to his owne ffayre mantion, that adioynes
and parted only by a slender wall:
who knwes but that hee neighboring vs so neare,
and havinge doone this vnto pious ends
may carry over vs and our beehaviours.
an austere ey off Censure

ff Ihon
ffitt there ffore
wee should bee in our actions Cautelous.

ffryar: Rich:
and careffull least wee may Incurr displeasure.
off such a noble patron

Abbot.
well observd.
his bewtious Lady

ff Ihon
a sweete soule in deede,

ff Richard.
on whome ffryar Ihon casts many a Leering ey
I have observd that too,

Abbot.
boath ffor her outward ffeature
and ffor her inward graces exellent
beyond compare, shee lyke-wyse is to vs.
a woorthy beneffactor:

ff Rich.
tis conffest:

ff Ihon,
would I might com to bee her' conffessor
It is a ffyre sweete Lady

[ff Rich]
[howe the Lecher,]
[hugges at the very name.]

Abbot
morninge and eveninge,
they dayly com to mattens. and to evensonge
such and so greate is theire devotion
that iff not crasd or ffaylinge in theire healthe,
they do not misse vs any hower off prayer
and there-ffor it beehooves vs all in generall,
to sett a careffull watche vpon our deedes.
least wee that are proffest religious.
bee in the least deffectiue:

ff Ritchard.
noate ffryare Ihon
howe hee makes anticke-ffaces and in skorne
off this your reverent counsell,

ff Ihon,
I alas:
a weakenes ffrom my childhood I conffesse
I ever had: and canott helpe it nwe,
to have a trobled contenance, I make mouthes:
this. (most observed ffather) but approoves
my Inocens and his envye, markt you that
ffryar Richard bent his ffyst and threatned mee.
I call all these to witnesse,

ff Ritch
no such thinge,
I have a Crampe oft takes mee in this hand
and makes mee weare clutcht ffingers. and that passiō
nwe came vpon mee, but ffor meanacinge him
it ever was ffarr ffrom mee. this but showes
his owld inveterate mallyce. wch in charity
I wishe might heare lye buried: (Syrrah anon
Il have you by the eares.)

ff Ihon,
doo iff thou darest:
we'll tugge it out by' the teeth:

ff Ritchard:
meete me inth orchard
Iust after even songe,

ff Ihon
I will make short prayers
bycause I'l keepe appointment.

Abbott
I am plyne
and breiffe wth all, eather beetwixt you too
make ffrendly reconsilement. and in 'presence.
off this your brotherhood (ffor what is ffryar,
but ffrater and thats brother, or my selff
out off my power will putt you to a penance
shall make you in one weeke ffyve' ffasting-dayes

ff Ihon
oh terrible,

Abbott
or iff that will not tame you,
I will complayne to'th ffownder, off your loosenes
your riotts and disorders: and petition,
that you as sowers off seditions heare[s]
and sole disturbers off our comon peace,
maye bee excluded this society
banisht as Comon barreters and shutt out.
to [common] publick shame and beggerye,

ff Richard.
horrible.

ff Ihon
ffyrst then to showe my submisse willingnes
and fforwardnes wth all;: wth as mch charity
as any new refformed man maye doo,
I wth a [hart and] zeale & hart new reconcild.
thus humbly begge his love. (y'are a rogue', Ritchard,

ff Richard,
to meete his [love,] trewe.
and most vnffeigned affection heare in fface,
and viewe off this our holly brotherhoode,
as iff in open coort, wth this imbrace,
I heare conffine all hatred. Ihon y'are a Iackstue
I meane a sawcye Iacke.

ff ** Ihon
the orchard

ff Richard.
theare

Abbot
why this is as it shoold bee' and beecoms.
a trew religious order, such as are sequestred
and vowed vnto a strickt monasticke lyffe,
ought to putt off these grosse and prophane sines,
most ffrequent amongst Laye-men, vnity,
due confformation and ffraternall love,
Devotion hott zeale and obediens these,
are vertues that beecom a cloyster best.
nwe letts retyre vnto our Orisons.
and prye ffor our good ffownders: may they still
growe to [theire] our wishe and thryve to theire owne will

[[OMITTED]anet]
ff Ihon:
more then I woold to have my wishe on thee
Ritchard, though I have, a good stomacke' toot,
ey and to bast thee sowndly I woold nwe
To have my will on her, tis a sweete Creature.
our patron owld shee younge, som hope in that,
beesydes shee's woondrous kind and affable,
and when wee duck or congee smiles as iff
shee tooke som pleasure in our shaven crownes.
I am the ffyrst that every morninge when
shee passes through the cloyster to her prayers,
Attend her wth good morrowe, pray ffor her' health
ffor her content and pleasure such as canott bee
hop't or expected ffrom her husbands age
and these my ffrendly wishes shee returnes
not only in kind languadge but sweete smiles.
the least off wch breede som Incoradgement.
I will Iff shee persist to proove thus kind
Iff not to speake my thoughts, to wryte my mynd

[cleare]

Scen: 3a.

[Thunder]
Enter After a greate Tempestuous storme mr. Ashburne, an Englishe Marchant, and his man godffrey
Ashburne
was ever knwne such a tempestuous night.
off thonder Hayle wynd lightninge t'was as iff
the ffower seditious brother [weare at] threatned warr,
and weare but nwe at battayle,

godffrey
the ffower winds you meane: blustringe ffellowes
they are, prye god all bee well at Sea, ffor I am
swer the rooffes Tyles and ridges have payde ffor it
a shower,

Ashb:
the very rafters off the howses bend
som breake, and are demolisht barnes blowne[s] downe
the very chimyes rattle ore our heads.
[Thund:]
the strongest buildinges tremble Iust as iff
theire is aboue a tempest, so beelowe
there weare a ffeareffull earth-quake.

godffrey,
all our howses
are nothinge nwe but windowes: broad bay windowes
so spatious that carts Laden may drive' throughe,
and neather brush oth' topp or eathers syde,
lights every where wee shall have lightns Inough
heares simple woork ffor daubers:

Ashburne.
wee are fforct
all to fforsake the villadge and to ffly
vnto the ffeilds ffor succor,

godffrey
syr it putt mee
In minde off the greate' king Agathocles,
who was as I have' heard you oft relate,
braind wth' a Tyle, why may not meaner men
then ffeare the ffall off brick-batts.

Enter Raphael Tread-wy and the clowne
Treadway.
a strange night
and ffull off terror yet thanks heaven, well past,

Raphael.
oh but I ffeare the greater storms to come,
a gust that will more shake mee

Clowne
more quothe hee I can scarce see howe that well can bee.
ffor I can assure you the garrett that I laye in putt
mee in mind off myne inffancy, ffor I lye all the
night longe as Iff I had bin rockt in a Cradle,

Raph
oh ffrend I ffeare this ffalse and periurd slave,
that hathe not kept apointment hathe deceivd mee
boathe off my coyne and prtious marchandyse

Clowne
did you ever looke ffor better ffrom a Iudas off his hey[OMITTED]

Raph
wch Iff hee have,

Clowne,
why then hee hathe, and the mends is in yr owne hands
thats all that I can saye too't:

Raphael.
hee hathe vndoon mee dubly

Treadway.
hope the best,
Perhapps the threatninge weather kept him backe,
Itt was a trobled skye the soon sett blushinnge,
the rack ran swiftly rushing ffrom the west.
and these prsadges off a ffuture storme,
vwillinge to to trust her tendernes
vnto such [hazards.] ffeares, [hee] might make him ffayle his hower,
and yet wth purpose what hee slackt last night,
nwe to make goodd this morninge.

Raphael.
oh you tent,
my woonds too gently, dally wth my dowbts
and fflatter my trewe ffeares: the even was calme,
the skye vntrobled, and the soon went downe
wth out disturbanc in a temperate ayer
no not the least coniecture coold bee made,
off such a suddeine storme off wch the woorld
till after midnight was not sensible,
His hower was sup«per» and «in» ffaylinge that

Clowne
Ey nwe beegin I to ffeare too ffor iff hee breake his
woord Iff itt bee to com to dinner' or supper Il never
trust his bond ffor the valewe off a threepenny or
dinarye after,

Raphael.
post you back to the Citty make in quiry
and most strickt search to ffind that mildewe out.
whome Iff you meete, ffyrst, rate his last neclect,
then hasten his repayer. heare you shall ffinde mee,
or in the waye home, ffor in all this villadge.
I will not leave' a howse a place' vnsearcht
Iff where hee dwells you misse him, then demande
att every key what shippinnge late went out,
Iff any vowed love, still remane beetwixt vs.
make it appeare nwe in your prsent care.
and expedition,

Tread
I'l bee your Mercury,
not ffayle you in the least.

Raphaell.
and so beetwixt vs
Increase a ffrend-shipp that was never fflawed.

Ashburne.
this gentleman itt seemes hathe in this tempest
susteind som losse hee appeares so much disturbd.

Clowne,
See syr heare are som itt may bee bee longe to this
villadge you had best aske off them,

Raphael.
and well advysd hayle ffather

godffry.
no more hayle iff you love mee wee had too mch off
that last night:

Ashburne.
off what sex are you that you call mee so,
I have bine ffather off a doughter once.
though not these many yeares blest wth her sight
but off a Soone yet never

Raphael.
what you have lost
may you in som most ffayer and ffortnate hower
againe [recover] ffind to your comffort

Ash:
you wishe well.

Raphael,
sawe you nott bowte this villadge late last night
or early nwe i th morninge; a short-ffellowe,
thin heyrd fflat nosd sand beareded, and squint eyde

Clowne
the mapp off misfortne and very pictur off ill luck

Rapha
grosse wasted gowty leggd,

Clowne,
whose fface is puft vpp lyke a bladder and whose
belly lyke a toonne,

Raphael
[ould graye and hoary]

Clowne.
[and wth all cheatinge coosininge and Crafty,]
[A remarke able raskall, a damable raskall, and]
[deceaver and a most substantiall Cinner,]

Ashburne.
by such I have [bin] much suffred in my state,
opprest allmost to vtmost penury,
in my once better ffortune, but so late'
I sawe not any such

Raphael,
hee was expected
to bee attended by too' handsom gurles.
boathe yonge boathe ffayer', but th'one vnparreld,
neather off wch by computation
hathe told so hye as twenty,

Ashbur,
Iff such I [meete,] chance to meete by accident,
Il send you notyce, please you leave your name
and place off your aboade,

Raphael.
Raphael I am cald,
A marchant in [my Lodginge] Marcellis and my' Lodging«e»
Is at the parrott in the Markett-place.
there you shall ffinde mee' knowne,

Ashburne.
and by that name
prsme I'l not fforgett you,

Raphaell.
[ffor wch curtesy] ffare you well syr
[you shall oblighe mee to you, Iff not heare,]
[weele seeke her' ffurther ffrance shall not conteine this]
[but I will ffinde theire start-holes.]

Ashburne
[good speede wth you,]

Clowne,
[Iff I weare a dogge nwe and coold hunt dry ffoote]
[I coold smell them out presently,]

Ash.
com lett vs mont our selffe's vpon these rockes
and havinge ffeelinge off our hurts at Land
letts see what shyppes have bin distrest at Sea,
Iff any shaken in this storme, or wrackt,
and though wee cannot help the miserable,
«yet» lett them tast our pitty.

godffrey:
Sr Content But I hope your ffishermen have not
putt to Sea this [Im] night. Iff they have I sweare,
they have shewed them-selves mch madder then the
tempest.

Ashburne.
I hope they have bin more discreate and wyse,
then wth the hazar'd off my boates and netts,
to Indanger theire owne lyves.

godff
See, [what]: do you see Syr

Ashbur
what

godff
why yonder

Ashbur
where,

godff.
there towards. yon [rocke] shore

Ashb
a shipp laboringe ffor lyffe,
nwe cast vpon the rocks. nwe' splitt nwe' sinkinge,
nwe dasht to peeces

godffrey:
I see all micheiffes do not Com by' Land
som's doon vpon the water

Ashburn
though theire goods perishe,
yet in thy mercy heaven protect theire lyves,
som sitt vpon the planks som on the masts.
som hange vpon the cables, and [one or too] som ffew
have only gott the cock-boate, other's swimme.
oh that wee shoold beehold theire misery
and want power to assiste them

godffrey
Sure syr it was som shipp off passengers
ffor see you, not too women, daynty ducks,
woold they coold swime as [well,] ducks can looke how they sprall
and cast theire legges abroad lyke naked ffrogges.
see howe they spread theire armes and stryve ffor lyffe,
[I woold I weare som Dolphin or som whyle,]
[that they might sitt a stryde, vpon my backe,]
[to beare them saffe ashore, but I as yet]
[coold neare indure salt water see yet still]
still theire coates beare them vpp. keepe them aloft
the modest ayer not willinge to discover,
that wch the bawdy waves shame not beelowe.

Ashburne
rudely to kisse and handle,

[godffrey,]
blesse them heaven
the wind and tyde still beate them toward's the shore,
but oh that cursed billowe hathe devyded
and parted them asunder, yet alls well.
they still beare vpp, Iff they but scape the next
there may bee hope off saffetye,

godff.
ones' driven this way
the tother that, the men shift ffor them selves
howe shall wee save this woman,.

Ashb:
no meanes vnlesse wee leape downe ffrom the rockes,
and thats meare desperation, yet to showe
our charityes to wretches thus extreamd.
letts see iff wee can ffind the least discent,
and Hasten to theire, suckor,

godffr:
by your ffavour,
I had rather they wth brine shoold breake theire bellys
then I my neck wth clambringe.