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Sce. 5.

Merda, Stipes. Anteros. Loveall. A Bedlam.
Merda.
What doe you say Father forsooth?

Stip.

That's a good girle. Nay shee's towardly enough,
shee'l quickly learne. Why doe you stare so on Mr. Ieoffry?

Merd.

What man is this Father?

Stip.

Come you'r a foole, let that man alone. Wee shall bee
gentlefolkes our selues my chucken, giue him your hands to ty
I say, be obedient.

Thou presently shalt see thine owne sweet father,
As fine as hee, and thou my litle Sweet-lipp's
Shalt be a gentlewoman too, goe to, good Ieoffry tye her hands.

Ant.
How Ieoffry?

Sti.
Good Mr. Ieoffry.

Ant.
That's another thing.

Mer.

Father forsooth shall I haue as fine cloth's on as Mistris
Vrsly forsooth?

Stip.

O! she's halfe turn'd already: forsooth and a curtsey at euery
word; Mrs. Vrsely? thou shalt put Mrs. Ursly into a pint pot.

Merd.

O the Lord! pray you forsooth Sir who so e're you are
doe mee quickly forsooth.

Ant.

But here's not rope enough.

Stip.

Take off your garter quickly you Maukin you.

Mer.

Here forsooth. And father, must I take place of my
mother when I'm a Gentlewoman?

Ant.

Good.

Stip.

Marry shalt thou goldy locks, and be a Lady,
and contemne her.

Call her the good old country woman too.

Ant.
Stipes, but one word more and then I'le leaue you
Vnto your new creation—haue you nothing
Within your house to couer you? the crowes
Perhaps may bee too impudent and saucy
With you, and now you can not helpe your selfe you know.

Stip.
I, I by'r Lady? 'twas well thought vpon,
Good Mr. Ieoffry step into my house,
[He goes out and returnes presently with a long gray cloak.
You there shall finde my cloake, vse that.

Ant.
'Tis of a swooping cut, but now be sure
You doe not speake a word what noise so ere
You chance to heare, perhaps the fairy King
Will take some pawse, study a while, consult
With his Queene Mab about you how to polish
And frame you of a purer shape then ordinary.
Doe you marke that? St, not a word good Stipes.

Stip.
Ah sweet Mr. Ieoffrey.

[Enter Loueall with a Bedlam.]
Ant.
Peace and catch a mouse cry I.

Love.

Come on braue Tom, come on braue Tom. Remember
your instructions Tom.

Bedl.

Let braue Tom alone. Let braue Tome alone.

Ant.

A most authentick rogue, how he does stretch it?
paratragœdiate?

Bedlam
sings.
Newly from a poach'd Trade, and
A broyl'd a Viper, King of Fayry land
I Ob'ren doe arise, to see.
What mortall Fortune here hath tyed vnto my sacred Tree.

Stip.

O Mr. Ieoffry, is that Ob'rum? Pray you let me see
him.

[Ant lifts vp the cloake and Stipes sees him.]

Is this Obrum? 'sduds, hee is but poorely parrelled himselfe
me thinkes.

Ant.

St.

Stip.

Peace and catch a mouse cry I, but
once more good Mr. Ieoffry, Let me haue but
one sight more of him. Mr. Ieoffry does hee
Ant lifts up the cloake againe.
vse to giue away his cloathes when hee makes gentlefolkes?
'sduds I doubt he has none left for me.

Ant.

What doe you meane?

Stip.

Peace!and catch a mouse
cry I.

Mer.

Good father let mee see Obrum too; ah, hee has a
horne like a Tom of Bedlam.

Stip.

Peace, I wu'd not for the best
cow in my yard that he should heare thee.

Bedlam
sings.
Beest thou ruder then was e're
The halfe extrement of a Beare,
Or rougher then the Northerne winde
Cam'st thou of a Satyres kind.
Be whatsoeuer thou can'st be.
So thou shalt remaine for mee.

Ant.

Did you heare that Stipes?

Stip:

I, good Master

Ieoffry, stand farther you great baggage and make roome for
your fathers 'proaching greatnesse.

Ant.

But see my father, Loveall. 'Pray thee conuey away
the Bedlam any whether, carry him into your house againe and
shoote him out at the back dore.

Love.

Anteros, I'le leaue you to
your busines. I'le in and fetch an other hat. Come brave Tom.

Bed.

Let braue Tom alone.

[Ex. Lou. & Bedlam.]
Ant.

The
Iustice too, 'tis so. Now am I hunted for about a wedding.