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Act: 2

Scena Pra.

[Storme contynewed.]
Enter palestra, all wett as newly shipwracke and escapt the ffury off the Seas.
Palestra.
Is this then the reward off Inocence.
off goodnes to our selffes namely chast lyffe,
pietye to our parents: love to all,
and aboue all. our christian zeale towards heaven
but why shoold wee poore wretches thus contest
[about] against the powers aboue vs: when even they
that are the best amongst vs are stard badd
Ent: Scribonia
[alas I never yet wrongd man or child]
[woman or babe, never supplanted ffrend,]
[or sought revendge vpon an Enemye,]
[you see yet howe wee suffer howe shall they then]
[that ffalse theire ffythes. that are off vnclende lyffe,]
[and then not only sinne vnto them selves.]
[but tempt and perswade others. what shall I thinke]
[beecoms off my base guardien thoughe the waves]
[have s«p»ared the guiltles [suer[illeg.]] suer his putred so[OMITTED]]
[s iff there [illeg.] ft any mercy ffor him]
[Is iff there bee left any mercye ffor him]
[nowe in these bryny waves made cleane ffor heaven]
[canot escape heavens Iustyce: wee poore [sowles] wreches.]
[are punishe ffor his grosse Impietyes.]
[they moov'd the heavens wrathe (who [moovd] stird the wynds & waves]
[stryvinge whose ffury shoold destroy [her] vs ffyrst.]
[these boathe conspyringe in our ruin, th'one.]
[beate vs beelowe, the billowes whylst the other]
[swallowed boathe shippe and goodds. [amongest] the rest]
[a budget [and] or portmantua, wch included:]
[all the bawdes wealth but that weare nothinge to mee]
[though hee had vowed and sworne to make mee his heyer]
[the losse I so lament is a small caskett]
[kept [ffrom] by him ffrom my childhood: and packt vp]
[amongst his Treasure, and that perishinge,]
[I fforffett the longe expectation]
[ever to knwe my parents. there-ffore wishe,]
[wth it I had ith sea bin buried.]

Enter scribonia
Scribonia,
Wth perill off oft ffallinge, and the danger
off Second deathe havinge new Scapt the ffyrst
I have wth ffeare and terror [scap] climd these rocks
and these too past I ffeare to meete' a Thyrd:
I spy no howse no harbor, meete no' Creature.
to point mee to som shelter there-ffore. heare
must starve by ffamine. or expire by could
oth Sea the whystlinge winds still threaten wracke,
and fflyinge nwe ffor reffuge to the Lāde,
ffind nought save' desolation, though these three.
three dreadffull deathes all spare mee. yeat a ffowerth
I can not shoone, in my Palestraes losse,
[more deare to mee then all the woorld beesydes.]
ffor the best bloodd off myne ranne in her veynes
this lyffe breathd in her boosom. oh my Palestra.

Palestra,
Numnes, and ffeare, Hungar and sollitude,
beesydes my Casket my Scribonias losse
all these, at onc afflict mee,

Scrib:
[nothinge mee,]
[more then Palestra's death]

[Palest:]
ha who's that spake,

Scrib:
suer twas som woman voyce, Iff my palestra
only ffor her sake. I coold wishe to live,

Pal
Then lyve' my deere Scribonia, synce I am only
spar'd to partake wth thee newe miseryes,

Scrib:
scarce can I bee perswaded you are shee
but bee it but her shadowe, giue mee leave
ffor her remembranc to imbrace it thus.

Palest:
These arms att onc locke all my lyvinge hopes,
in my reserv'd Scribonia.

Scribo:
nwe I perceave,
my comffort is not meare Imadginary
but reall and essentiall. lyve you then?

Palest:
to triumphe in your saffety,

Scrib:
possible,
that mongst these desart vnffreqented rocks.
you can Imadgin such a thinge can bee
as that wch you cald saffety

Palestra
yes Scribonia.
and Comffort too, ffor see I spye a villadge,
a maner' and a ffayre build monastary,
Iust att the ffoott off this discendinge hill.
and where iff not amongst religious men,
shoold wee ffind thats calld charity,

Scrib:
The ther then,
[the ther ma lett vs make hast wth all the speede wee can,]
ffyar att the least I hope it will affoord.
beesydes releiffe and harboor,

Pal
can you begge?

Scrib
what will not rude' necessity compell
distressed ffolke to doo, wee'l not doot basely,
ffor beeinge brought vpp to Musick and to songe,
demandinge in that kind there charity,
and they [perswadinge] perceivinge vs mch better bred,
then these our prsent ffortunes might deserve,
tt' may move in them Compassions.

Pales.
letts retyre
to the backe gate then, there'. Complane our wants,
and that wch others doo wth Impudence
lett vs in shame and blushes.

Scrib.
som sweete echo
speake ffrom these walls. and answer' to our wants
and eather lend [vs] som Comffort to our greiffes,
or send vs hence dispayringe and ashamd,

They go in
Pal.
oh Charity where art thou ffledd
And nowe how longe hast thou bin dead.

Answer
wthin.
oh many many many hondred yeares.

Scrib:
In villadge borrough towne or Citty
Remaines there yet no grace no Pitty

Ans:
not in sighes not in want, not [[illeg.]] in Teares.

Pal.
Cold Comffort in this answer but proceede.
Aboue wee see a threatninge sky

Answe.
Beelowe the winds and gusts blowe hye
And all all to ffright hence this same Iuell

Scrib:
The lightninges blast the thunders Crack[s]
The billowes menace nought save wracke.

Answ:
& yet man is then these mch more Crewell.

Pal
vnless my Iudgment quite miscarry
shee may lyve in som Monastery,

Answ:
Tis' a place too that was ffyrst assignd her

Scrib:
Iff not amongst religious men
yett where where [oh where] shall wee' [ffind] seeke her, then

Answ.
yet even there there, you scarce scarce [scarce] can ffind her

Palest.
Iff chastity and Innocens tryde
have boathe escaped wind and tyde.

Ans:
yet oh why should the Land Land these cherish

Scrib.
off whome even [tempests] billowes have' a care.
whome Seas prserve whome tempests spare

Ans:
yet these these amongst men may perishe.

Palestra,
vncharitable echo, ffrom a place.
off pure devotion, canst thou answer thus,
Iff not in these religious monestaryes
In what place, can wee ffind could charity

Scribonia,
where ere wee meete her shee is lyke our'selfes
bare wth out harbor weake and Comffortles.

Enter [ffryar Ihon,]
ff Ihon
what singinge beggers weare these at the gate,
that would so early rowse' our charity,
beeffore it was halff styrringe or awake,
I thinke I answerd them in such a key
as I beeleeve scarce pleasd them,

[Ent: Fryer Richard]
ff Richard.
what sweete musick
was that at the back gate. t'hath cald mee' vpp
somwhat beeffore my hower

ff Ihn
morrow ffryar Richard.
howe did you lyke our last nights buffetinge,
whylst all the rest off our ffraternity,
In ffeare off that greate tempest weare' a'tt prayers
wee too pickt out that tyme off least suspition,
and in the orchard hand to hand weare att it

ff Richard.
tis trew [ffor bloo] ffor blooddy noses. and ffryar Ihon
as you lyke that wch is allredy past.
so chalendge mee hereafter, but whence came,
these sweete and delicate, voyces,

ffryar Iohn
I bore part
in theire sadd quire. though none off these yet knw't,
but peace our ffather Abbat.

Enter the Abbot wth other ffryars.
Abbot
morrow Soons
An early blessinge on you Iff as the Larke.
Ryseth beetymes still, to salute the Soon,
so your devotion plucks you ffrom your bedds,
beeffore your hower vnto your orisons:
Did yu not heare [som] a musicall Complaynt.
off women that in sadd and mourne-ffull tones
beewyld theire late desasters. harshly answerd
by' a churlish echo,

ff Ihon
som such thinge wee heard,

ff Richard:
the noates still perffitt wth mee.

Palestra
there appeares [in his]
in his grave lookes boathe zeale and charity,
letts to his sight boldly expose our selffes.
hayle reverent ffather

Abbott,
what are you poore soules.
thus wett and wether-bett:

Scribonia.
ere you demand
ffurther ffrom vs letts tast your' christian charity
som ffyare, som harboure, least ere our sadd tale
bee ffully tould wee' perishe,

Abbot
why whence [ha] came you

Palestra.
ffrom Sea, our shipp last night in the great storme
cast on these rocks and splitt, this the ffyrst place.
exposd vnto our eyes to begge releiff
but oh I ffaynt.

Abbot.
[som ffaggotts Instantly,]
[hott brothes hott waters ffor them, and warm cloathe][OMITTED]
whome' the hygh powers miraculously preserve
whome even the merciles waves have borne a shore
shall wee see sinke a land, even wee our Selffes
that lyve and eate by others charity
to others shall not wee bee charitable
All succor all supply that can bee giuen
they ffrom our hands shall tast.

ff Ihon
shall wee remoove them
Into the cloyster

ff Richad.
Tis agynst our oath
on any thoughe the great'st extremity
to addmitt weomen thether

Abbott,
that I knwe
& [In] yet in som out-office see them chear'd
want nothinge that the cloyster can affoord.
theire bewtyes though my eye bee bleynd att [that,] them
deserve no lesse, I looke on theire distresse,
and that I pitty. ech one' lend a hand.
to take off ffrom theire prsent misery,
and ease theire tender shoulders. when they' are cheerd
and better comfforted I'l ffinde occation
to enquire ffurther ffrom them.

Palestra.
Heaven be as kind
to you as you to vs.

Abbatt,
ffeare not ffayre damselles,
this place though not wthin the Monastery,
yet stands wthin the cloysters priviledg,
and shalbee vnto you [as] a sanctuary

Scribon:
no other wee expect it

Abbott,
guide them In,
Bewty and youth to pitty tis no sinne.

The bell ringes to mattens. enter the Lord de Averne and his Lady etc (Dennis and others
ff Ihon
Harke the bell ringes to mattens:

ff Rich
see wthall
our noble patroon, wth his lovely Lady
prpard ffor theire devotion, nwe ffryar Ihon
your leatcherous ey is conninge,

ff Ihon,
I knwe my place.

Abbott
way ffor our noble ffownder'

L: Averne.
morrowe ffather
so to the rest off all the brother hoodd.
The quire and musick: the ffryars make a Lane wth ducks and obeysance.
Te tuosque Semper oh Semper beamus
et Salvos vos venisse, o venisse gaudeamus:

ff Ihon
good day to our ffyre ffowndresse,

Lady.
mercy ffryar Ihon,
aboue the rest you are still dutiffull,
ffor wch wee kindly thanke you,

exnt
[Manet Iohn]
ff Ihon,
Kindly thanke you,
nay smild wth-all. all though that I have more
then a monthes mind to these yonge harlotryes
yet heares the grownd on wch I ffyrst must build.
and ryse my ffortunes many storyes hye,
naye I perhapps ere they can drye there smocks
will putt th'affayre in motion whyle these are
att solleme mattens Il take pen and wryte,
and sett my mind downe in so quaint a stryne
shall make her laughe and tickle, whylst I laugh
and tickle wth the thought on't, [still prsminge].
[these lookes these smyles these ffavours, this sweete lang«ua»]
[coold never breathe, butt have theire byrthe ffrom love.]
[but how to ha'tt delivered? theres the dowbt.]
[tush I have plott ffor that too, hee no question]
[Tempeste]
[that sett mee on to compasse this my will.]
[maye when th vp-shoote comes assist mee still]

Scena 2a.

Thunder
Enter 2 ffishermen.
1 ffisher:
The trobled Sea is yet scarce navigable
synce the last tempest yet wee that only lyv
by our owne sweett and laboure, nor can eate,
beeffore wee ffetch our ffoode out off the Sea,
must venter thoughe wth danger: or bee suer
wth empty stomakes. go vnsupt to bedd

2 ffisher.
and so it often happens.

1 ffisher:
see the Cordadge,
bee stronge and tight the netts wth all theire stringes.
plometts and corks well plac't ffor hookes and bates,
This daye wee shall have little vse off them,
the winds still hye beare but a gentle Sayle,
and hazard not the channell, Keepe alonge,
close by the shoare, the rocks will shelter's, vs:
and may perhapps afford vs. lobsters praunes.
shrimps crabbes and such lyke shell ffishe [heare wee ma]«y»
[hunt the Sea vrchin and wth saffety too,]
[theres many holde him ffor a daynty[y] ffishe]
[hee sells well in the Markett, thus poore men]
[are fforct too, wth a slendder competens,]
[a little to prolonge a wretched lyffe,]

2 ffisher
com then lett vs weighe anchor and aboord
the soonne is vpp allredy,

Enter the clowne.
Clowne.
Iff ever man weare madd then suer my mayster is not
well in his witts and all about this wenshe, heres such
sendinge and seekinge hurringe and postinge and all
to no purpose, I have, nwe som thyrty arrands to
deliver, [and knwe] and knwe not to whome, nor where
to what nor to wch place ffyrst. hee's gone on to the Citty
and sent mee back to the villadge,: [his ffrends goone] [another travels]
[one waye hee another, and I a thyrd, contrary ffrom]
[them boathe, hee canott beeleeve his inquiry to bee wel[OMITTED]]
[doone but hee must send mee to doo't over againe,]
[I have askt all I mett and demanded off all I have seen]
[but ffor ought I can perceeve all to no purpose, but]
[[I] but [can vnderstand off no such people], but [but] what are thes«e»]
[though they have slipt vs, no creature shall slippe mee.]
these should bee ffishermen good morrowe you sea theeves

1 ffisher,
you call vs theives that may proove honester,
then many goe ffor trewe men on the shore,

Clow.
sawe you not passe this waye an ould bald ffellowe [Crookt] huntch
shoolderd crooked nosd beetle browd, wth a visadge [lowring]
lowringe and a looke skoolinge, one that heaven hates and
every good man abhores. a cheatinge raskall and an vgly slave,
did none such passe you

1 ffisher,
Iff such a one as you describe you Inquire ffor,
mee thinks my ffrend thou hast mistooke thy way.
thou shooldst have sought him at the gallowes rather
there such are soonest ffownd

Clowne.
ber lady wertt answered, off a playne, ffellowe, [and] but that you may
knwe him the better, hee had too handsom sweete smugge
ffact lasses in his companye,

2 ffisher.
And ffor such creatures y'had best search the stewes.
i th Citty: this our villadge yeilds none such,
this ffellowe doth butt fflowte vs, letts aboard

1 ffisher,
In quire ffor vs off wenshes,? tush wee ffishe
ffor no such pere winkles. ffare well fflesh-monger,

Ex: fish
Clowne,
no woonder these ffellowes pretend to bee witty, ffor
vnderstandinge so manye have lost there witts (as my m[OMITTED]ste[OMITTED]
they have ffisht ffor it and in som drawenett or other
have caught it but where might these lost shrewes bee,
I suspect this pestifferous Ie vous prie hathe putt som
slovenly tricke or other to cheate my mayster, boathe off
his ware and mony,

Enter Scribonia wth an empty pale,—[to ye Clow]
Scribonia.
Thus beeinge chered wth warmth and change off clothes
wth all such Comfforts as the cloyster yeilds.
I am dyrected to a neighbours by
ffor water to reffreshe and wash our selves,
And this shoold bee the howse,

Clowne
what not Scribonia, one off the fflock thats missinge,

Scribo:
oh sweete Iaques
where is your noble master,

Clowne
nay sweete rogue where is his bewteous mystresse,

Scrib:
Heare wth in,
In this place Ioyninge to the monastery

Clowne.
and mildewe too

Scrib:
rott on that villeine no,

Clowne.
hee promist to [meete] bringe you too alonge and meete
wth my master and som othere off his ffrends att supper,

Scrib:
can such men ever ffalse vnto theire god
keepe ffythe wth men att any tyme,

Clowne.
but stye stye there's one riddle I canott expownd, howe
com you so suddenly to lepp out off a howse off [rog]
roguery in to a howse off religion, ffrom a stewes to
a cloyster ffrom beastlines to blessed-nes, [and ffrom a]
and from a Sacriligious place to a sanctuary

Scrib:
Such was the grace heaven lent vs. who ffrom perill
danger off lyffe the extreamst off all extreames.
hathe brought vs to the happy patronadge,
off this most reverent abbott,

Clowne,
what dangers what extreames.

Scrib.
ffrom the Seas ffury, drowninge, ffor last night.
our shipp was splitt wee cast vpon these rockes.

Clowne
heyd a a Iest in deede, shipp-wrack by land.
I perceive you tooke the woodden waggen, ffor a
shipp [and] the violant rayne ffor the Sea, and bycause
som one off the wheeles broake, and you cast into
som water plash, you though't the shipp had
splitt and you had bin in danger off drowninge,

Scrib.
are you then ignorant howe late in the even
wth purpose to make better sale off vs,
and to deffrawde' thy master he shipt vs
wth all the gold and Iewells that hee had
all wch save wee' are perisht

Clowne.
but [that Canker] that caterpiller that ould Catamitinge,
Canker worme whats become off him,

Scrib.
Dead I hope, wth drinkinge off salt-water,

Clowne.
I would all off his proffession had pledgd him the
same healthe, but howe doth palestra, take this

Scrib.
gladd to bee ridd off suche a slavery
yet sadly weepinge, ffor her Casketts lost,
that wch Included ample testimony
bothe off her name and parents.

Clowne.
all her Ill luck go wth it [Il ffyrst in and see her]
[by cause I will bee suer tis shee, oh mercury that]
[I had thy winges tyde to my heeles]. here will bee.
simple newes to bringe, to my mayster when hee
hears shee hathe bin shipp-wracke, Il make him
beeleeve I went a ffishinge ffor her to Sea and
eather drewe her a shore in my nett, or batinge
my hooke strooke her, and drewe her vpp by the
Ent: Godfr:
gills wth myne angle, make you hast ffor Il sty till you come back.

Scrib.
But this delaye' had all most putt mee ffrom
what I was sent about, yes this the place,
Knocke:
Enter godfr frey
who es that that offers violens to these gates.
that never yet offended. what want you

Scrib:
that wch the earth [what want you]
dothe fforbidd none but freely yeilds to all,
A little ffayre springe water

godff
one off those guirles
beelyke this morninge shipp-wrackt, and nowe Scapt.
a dainty peece, off maydes ffleshe such sweete bitts.
are not heare often swallowed. and my mouth
waters at this ffine morsell,

Scrib.
water ffrend
tis that I crave ffor [god]-heaven-sake,

godff
wee have none
off guift vnlesse you by't.

Scribon
will you sell that
the earthe affoords you gratis and sett pryse
off what a ffoe woold yeild an enemy,

godff
not prty lasse so thou'lt afford mee that,
ffreely and wthout bargen, wch not only
one ffrend will to another but oft tymes
a stranger to a stranger

Scrib:
what's that prthee,

godffry.
only a kisse sweete wensh,

Scrib.
ye are too ffamiliar
Il by none at that, pryse, or ffill my pale.
or Il returne back empty,

godff
well ffor once
I will not greatly' stand out yet in hope,
that what att our ffyrst meetinge you'l not grant
you'l not denye at partinge, reatch thy pale,

Scribo
quick as you love mee,

godff
as you love mee right.
who ever lovd that lov'd not att ffyrst sight
the poets exellent sayinge,

Scrib:
what shall I saye or howe shall I excuse,
this my longe staye: but nwe I cast myne eyes
back on the roughe yet vnappeased Seas:
Ent: Myldew & Sarlaboyes to her
I quake' to thinke vpon our dangers: past
[but see the ffeare-ffull obiect off a death]
[more menacinge and affright-ffull. a Sea monster]
[cast ffrom the deepes, to swallowe vs a shore.]
[(Exit.]
[malevolent ffate and black desaster still]
[pursues vs to all places. but off all]
[this this the greatest, and to this one Compard]
[all that are past but triffles. oh that grand Master]
[off mechall lusts. that bulke off brothelree.]
[that stillary off all inffectious sinnes.]
[hathe scapt the wrack, and wth his ffellowe guest]
[and part ner in corruption, make'[s] this way,]
[and [whethe] wth no tarde pace. where shall I hyde mee,]
[[or] whether shall I ffly I'l to palestra back.]
[and wth this sadd relation kill her quite.]
[thats scarce recovered. rather you hy powers]
[then to prolonge our greiffes shorten our howers.]

[Enter godffrey wth water]
[godff]
[where is my daynty damosella? where?]
[mee thought the water mett mee the halff way]
[and lept vpp ffull three stepps to [ffill] meete my pale,]
[this tis when as a man goes willingly]
[about his busines: howe ffresh a kisse will tast]
[ffrom her whose lipps and every part beesydes]
[ffrom head to toe [have bin] have bin so lately duckt.]
[[duckt] and rincht in [the] salt water, wheres my sweete?]
[not heare, no where, why hoe my whytinge mopp]
[late scapt ffrom ffeedinge haddocks. ha what gone.]
[nay then go thou too that shee sent mee ffor]
[to him that next shall ffind thee,. yet not so,]
[this learned pale Instructs mee by these letters.]
[that it beelonges vnto this monastery,]
[and iff it shoold bee' lost by my deffawlt]
[I [should b[illeg.]] may bee chardgd wth theft or Sacrilidge,]
[no Il delivere't to the owner's suer, and this the place]
[and not detein't ffor ffeare t'bee to my cost.]
[though boath my kisse and all my paynes bee lost.]

Scena 3a

Enter the Bawde Mildewe and Sarlaboyse.
Mildew,
Hee that would stooddy to bee miserable
lett him fforsake the land and putt to sea,
what widging that hathe any bryne att all
woold trust his saffety to a rotten [barke] planke.
that hathe on earthe sownd ffootinge,

Sarlab:
none but madmen

Mildewe.
why then off one, thrifty and well advisd
stryvst thou to make mee such. wheres nwe the gayne
and proffitt promist, the ritche marchandyse
off Lust and whooringe, the greate' vsury,
gott by the sale off wantons. These Cursed wretche[s]
wth all the wealthe and treasure that I had,
[a magazin off ritches nay even those,]
[by whome I ment to rayse a ffortune by]
all perisht in one bottom, and all [these] all
throughe thy malitious counsell

Sarlaboyes.
curse thy selffe
the trusty barke ore laden wth thy [vill] sinnes:
Baudryes grosse lyes thy thefts and periuryes
beesydes the burden off thy Ill gott goodds.
not able to Indure so greate a weight
was fforct to sinke beneathe them

Mildew.
[had not thy greater ffraught [wth] bin shipt wth Myne,]
[she' had neare bin over sett,]

Sarlab:
[I rather thinke]
[had wee when ffyrst the shippe beegan to dance]
[hurld thee wth [all] thy Curst Ladinge over-boord]
[wee had sayld light and tight]

Mildewe.
out dogge

Sarlab:
out Devill.

Mildewe
by thee I am made nothinge oh my [whoores] guirles
you sweete and never ffaylinge marchandyse,
Comodityes in all coasts woorthy coyne
christian or heathen, by whome In distresses.
I coold have raysd a ffortune, man vndoon
that I should loose you thus.

Sarlab.
I knwe' hee had rather
see halff a hondred off them burnt a land,
then one destroyde' by water, but oh Neptne
I ffeare I have supt so mch off thy salt brothe
twill bring mee to a ffeavour,

Mildew.
oh my Palestra,
and ffayre scribonia, weare but you too saffe,
yet some hope weare reservd me

Sarlab.
I praye mildewe,
when you so early' to the bottom [dyv'd,] dyv'd
ffor whome [wher] weare you a ffishinge.

Mildew,
marry ffor Maydes.
woold I knewe howe to catche them, but my gutts.
howe they are sweld wth Sea-brine.

Sarlab:
tis good phisicke [to]
to cure thee off the mangy,

Mildewe,
wretched man
that have no more left off a Magazin,
then these wett Cloathes vpon mee nay the woorst
off all I had and purposely putt on
only to lye a shipp-boord.

Sarlab.
once to day
thou weart in wealthe aboue mee. nwe the Seas have
left vs an equall portion,

Mildew.
In all the woorld
I vowe I am not woorthe' a lighted ffaggott,
or a porre pan off charcoale,

Sarbal
Iusly pnisht
thou that hast all thy lyffe tyme dealt in ffyre' woorkes.
stoves and hott bathes to sweet in, nwe to have
thy teethe to chatter in thy head ffor cowld
nimbler then virginall Iacks.

Mildew.
[th'art a sweet guest.]

Sarlab:
[too good ffor such an host. better to have bin]
[lodgd in som spittle. or iff possible]
[to bee Imprisoned in som surgeons [boxes] box]
[that smells off Salves and plasters.]

Mildewe
nowe, what sharke,
or wyde-mouthd whale shall swallowe vpp my budget
may it at th'Instand choake him,

Sarlab:
Cursedly t was gott
and nwe thy curse goes wth it

Mildew.
but those guirles
nought so mch greives mee as to part wth them
bee ffore they lost theire maden-heads, had they lyvd
till I had seene them women and o'th trade,
my cost and care beestowed to bringe them vpp
I should have thought well spent wch nwe wth them
Is meerely cast away,

Enter godffrey
Sarlab:
peace nwe your pratinge, and hearre another speak

godffry
[the pale religious wch was the pledge]
[off a kisse lascivious, I have giuen backe,]
[ey and to boote the water, but wthin]
[theres such a Coyle beetwixt the 2 yonge guirles,]
[such quakinge shakinge, quiveringe shiveringe,]
[such Cryinge and suche talke off flyinge, then off hyding]
[and thats theres no abydinge. one Cryes out and calls]
[the others redy to breake downe the walls.]
[then weepinge they whisper together]
[and saye they woold roon Iff they knew whether]
[and are in deede putt to such strange affrights]
[that I was affrayde they weare hanted wth springht]
[and ther-ffore ran and left them lass poore guirles]
[they are in piteous ffeare.]

Mildewe,
hee talkt off guirles. why may not these bee they
escapt as wee: sty yonge man, good ffrend sty,

godff
too ould drownd ratts I'l have som sport wth' them
and though I pitty those Il playe wth these,

Mildew.
what gurles weare, these thou spakest off

Sarlab:
tell vs ffyrst
where wee might ffinde som [shelter] comffort

godffrey:
Lett vs oh lett vs bee advysd and loveinge still to all men
so though wee bee but midle sizd, wee shalbee held no small men

Mildew,
concerninge these ffayre damesels.

Sarlab:
speake off that
wch nwe concernes vs most where may wee [might] meete.
wth warmth wth ffoode and shelter,

Godf
oh thou that dost demand off mee som ffyar som meate & harbo[OMITTED]
I see thou lately hast bin washt hath Neptune bin thy barbe[OMITTED]

Sarlab:
this ffellowe meare-ly fflowtes our misery
and laughes att our distresses,

Mildew.
but kind ffrende.
[tush] concerninge these yonge women are they ffayre.

godffry
ffayre ffresh and cleane they boathe appeare and not lyk gyps«y» vmberd

Mildew.
how many

godffrey,
Iust as thou and I when wee are once but nombred.

mildew.
oh Sarlabois. theres Comffort in these woords.
they have allredy warm'd my hart wthin [they]
why may not these bee they

Sarlab.
bee they or not.
I had rather see one caudell down my' throate,
to wash downe this salt-water than bee myster
off all the wenshes lyvinge.

Mildew,
oh where where
where might I see too such,

godff
thou that goe'st syde' wayes lyke a Crabb: gap'st on mee lyke an oyster
ffollowe thy fflot nose & smell them there, in th'out part off this Cloyster

Mildewe.
oh may this peece off Earth prove happy to mee,
as hath the Sea bin ffatall,

Sarlab:
Il ffollowe and coold wish
boath cloyster and whole villadge weare' a ffyar,
only to dry my clothes by,

godffrey
marry hange you
you that so late scape'd drowninge, ffor I take you
ffor too pestifferous raskalls.

Exent. clere