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Scena 4.
Carelesse, Taylor, Sempster, Haberdasher.Car.
Come in fellowes, I sent for you together, because you
should receiue your instructions: I am to make mee a suit, and
I would haue you determine, about the forme and the accoutrements,
for the fitting of the points and the garters, and the
roses, and the colours of them. Nature is much beholdiug to
you, though there be a difference in the accidents, yet you can
reconcile them, & make them suit handsomely together. I am
a Gentleman, and would not be disgrac'd for my irregularity.
Tayl.
You say well sir.
Care.
I tell you my disposition, I am wholy addicted to rarities,
things that are new take me; new plays, new mistresses,
new servants, new toyes, new fangles, new friends, and new
fashions, and these I deale with, as in a quarrell I would not
be behind hand with any of them.
Semp.
Sir you shall command our endeavours:
Car.
I thought fit to take your advise, & you are beholding
to me, you are the only men in the world that can rule me.
Hab.
Sir for curiosity wee haue the maydenheads of all the
witts in Europe, and to your service wee will imploy both our
art and our industry.
Car.
I am informed of your qualities, I heare you are men
of intelligence, by this light I wonder the state is not afraid
of you.
Wee hope they haue no reason for that sir.
Care.
Yes, you are dangerous followes, and haue plots and
devices upon mens bodies, and are suspected to bee sorcerers,
that can transforme a man into what shape you list.
Tayl.
It pleases you to bee merry sir.
Care.
Nay by this hand, 'tis given out, that you are great
schollers, and are skild in all the habituall Arts, and know their
coherences, and that you are a kind of Astrologers, observers
of times and seasons, and for making of Matches, beyond all
the gallants in the Kingdome.
Tay.
We would match things as neere as we could sir.
Care.
And besides that, you are proud of your knowledge,
for when you haue once got a mans good name, you make
what account you list of it.
Hab.
Not so sir.
Care.
Yes, and presume upon't, and thinke vvhat ever injury
you doe a man, you can bee saved by your Booke This is
true, and care not a pin for the Law, for you hold good Custome
to bee farre beyond it.
Semp.
We would be loath to giue any Gentleman distast sir.
Care.
I must commend you, in that you are not partiall, for
you make the like reckoning of every man. Well, to the purpose.
Tay.
You'l haue your suit of the Spanish fashion?
Car.
What with two wallets behind me, to put up faults
and abuses, or else Ile cashiere my men, and they shall serue me
for attendants, hangers on, ha? No by this aire, I am too good
a gentleman to haue my arms trickt up with such gewgawes.
Tayl.
Sir, you must be conformable.
Care.
Well, I am content to be perswaded: when shall I
haue them?
Tayl.
You shall not misse within these three dayes, and what
else is requisite, ttust to my care to apply it.
Care.
Well I am satisfied, and hereafter beleeue mee, as I
beleeue thee.
Enter Boy
Boy.
Sir, Master Spruse is come to visit you.
Car.
Master Spruse? prethee bid him come vp. Well, ther's
a Gentleman, of all I know, can justly claime admiration, for
his complement, his discourse, his habit, his acquaintance, and
then for profering of curtesies, & never doing any; I may giue
Hab.
Pray sir, when did you see the noble Captaine?
Car.
Who Captaine Whibble; Masse now I thinke on't thou
shalt goe seeke him out, and entreat him to meete mee at the
Hors-shooe Tauerne at dinner, I loue that house for the signes
sake, 'tis the very print of the shooe that Pegasus wore, when
hee broke vp Helicon with his hoofe, and now in relation
of that, your Poets and Players, still haunt about the brinkes of
it. Sirrah tell him withall, that Master Lackewit the Cittizens
sonne will bee there, and other good company, and wee vvill
have musicke and vvenches, goe thy vvayes, and you Master
Snip, meet me about three a clocke to take vp these commodities,
so novv I haue done with you.
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