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Scæna secunda.
Enter Sophia Corisca.Sophia.
Do not againe delude me.
Corisca.
If I doe, send me a grasing with my fellow Hilario,
I stood as you commanded in the turret
Obseruing all that pas'd by, a and euen now
I did diserne a payre of Caualiers
For such their outside spoke them with their guide
Dismounting from their horses, they said something
To our hungry Centinell that made him caper
And frish'ith ayre for ioy, and to confirme this
See Madam they in view.
Enter Hilario, Vbaldo, Ricardo.
Hilario.
Newes from my Lord?
Tidings of ioy, these are no counterfaites,
But Knights indeed, deere Madam signe my pardon
That I may feed againe, and picke vp my crumes
I haue had a long fast of it,
Sophia.
Eate, I forgiue thee.
Hilario.
O comfortable wordes; eate I forgiue thee
And ramne in to the purpose billet me againe
I'the high way, butler and Cooke be ready
For I enter like a tyrant.
Exit Hilario.
Ubaldo.
Since mine eies
Were neuer happy in soe sweete an obiect,
Without eniury I presume you are
The ladie of the house, and so salute you.
Ricardo.
This letter with these iewels from your Lord
Warrant my boldnes Madam.
Vbaldo.
in being a seruant
To such rare beauty you must needes deserue
This courtesie from a stranger.
Ricardo.
You are still
Before hand with me, pretty one I descend
To take the height of your lippe, and if I misse
In the altitude heereafter if you please
I will make vse of my Iacobs staffe,
Sophia hauing in the interime redd the letter and gend the Casket.
Corisca.
These gentlemen
Haue certainely had good breeding, as it appeares
By their neat kissing, they hit me so bat on the lipps
At the first sight.
Sophia.
Heauen in thy mercy make mee
Thy thankfull handmaid for this boundles blessing
In thy goodnesse showr'd vpon me.
Vbaldo.
I do not like
This simple deuotion in her it is seldome
Practisd among my mistresses.
Ricardo.
Or mine
Would they kneele to I know not who for the possession
Of such inestimiable wealth before
They thank'd the bringers of it? the poore lady
Does want instruction, but I'll be her tutor
Sophia.
If I haue
Showne want of manners gentlemen in my showes
To pay the thankes I owe you for your trauaile
To doe my Lord, and me (howere vnworthy
Of such a benifit) this noble fauour
Impute it in your clemencie to the excesse
Of ioy that ouer whelm'd me.
Ricardo.
She speakes well
Ubaldo.
Polite, and courtly.
Sophia.
And howere it may
Increase th'offence to touble you with more
Demandes touching my Lord, before I haue
Inuited you to rest, such as the coursenesse
Of my poore house can offer, pray you conuine
On my weake tendernesse though I intreate
To learne from you something hee hath it may bee
In his letter left vnmention'd.
Ricardo.
I can onely
Giue you assurance that he is in health,
Grac'd by the King, and Queene
Vbaldo.
And in the court
With admiration look'd on,
Ricardo.
You must therefore
Put off these widdowes garments, and appeere
Like to your selfe.
Ubaldo.
And entertaine all pleasures
Your fortunes markes out for you.
Ricardo.
There are other
Perticular priuacies which on occasion
I will deliuer to you.
Sophia.
You oblige me
To your seruice euer.
Ricardo.
Good! your seruice, marke that.
Sophia.
In the meane time by your good acceptance make
My rusticke entertainement rellish of
Ubaldo.
Your lookes sweete Madam
Cannot but make each dish a feast.
Sophia.
It shall be
Such in the freedome of my will to please you.
I'll show you the way; this is to great an honor
From such braue ghests to me so meane an hostesse.
Exeunt.
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