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[Musick.]
the first sceane Consistinge more in action then speech. as settinge of 2. Crabbs. the heavinge at the Capsten the whistlinge of the Boteswaines wth the wordes, sometymes heaue sometymes lanche to lengthen. the tyme, as [as] shall be shewed before the daye of action./.
after the settinge of the Crabbs, & bendinge of the Cables, there must appeare aloft, as many gallants & ladies as the roome Canne well hold amongst wch must be Lo: Ad: Go: Dep: 1. 2. Com̄:/. then enter alowe in haste. at one doore. Trūnell & tallow, & at another. Tarre, Okum, & Sheathinge nayle./
Trun̄./.
Why heres a daye, for concourse of Coaches, Courtiers, Cavaliers[OMITTED]
ladies, gentlewomen, Citizens, & Com̄on people, neuer the like
to behold the lanchinge of a shippe,: well, a fayre daye, a loftie
tyde, a slicke shippe, stronge Cables, & good helpe will quickl«y»
ende the busynes.

Tallo:
And my hope ys that none of these will be wantinge,
for wee haue a promisinge daye, a hopefull tyde, a shippe[OMITTED]
well payde, approued Cables, & hands ynough, & what then
neede wee feare./?

Okū.
Nothinge, nothinge, there's as little feare in lanchinge of a ship«p»
as there ys in drinkinge of a barrell of stronge beere./.

Trū./
Thou speakste more like a brewer, then a Calker, & yet tho[OMITTED]
shouldst haue wytt ynough, for thou art old ynough./

Tall:
I am sure he shold haue more witt then any of all us,
for I haue knowne him aboue these twenty yeares, & I
dare sweare I neuer knew him vse much.

Tarre./
why although he vse none amongst us, yet he may be a
regratour of witt, that ys, he may buy a little in one place[OMITTED]
& sell yt in another, where he ys vnknowne,:

Shea:
Goe too, goe too, he hath neyther beene wrunge so hard,
nor layne in the sunne so longe, but I am sure there
is some waight in him & though yt be but little, yet yt[OMITTED]
will serue for some small purpose or other./

Okū.
witt or no witt, saye what you will, but I will mayntayne
there as much neede of me, & my helpe ys as much require«d»
in buildinge & repayringe of shipps, as any of all yours

Okū./
I could tell you Tallow, of your vnsauourie smell,—
& you Tarre, of your water, & soote, & you Sheathinge
nayle, both of your shortnes, & brittlenes, but alas I haue
no witt to decypher all your knaueries,: should some
knowe, what I knowe—but I haue no witt,
I haue no witt—to—

Trun̄ell:
To be patient, for yf thou hadst, thou wouldst not take
such exceptions: nor you, yf you had any discretion—
would not giue him so many frumps. yf the Clarke of the
Checke himselfe should take all us into Consideration
& precisely survaye us as he ought to doe, wthout trustinge
to boyes, & subordinate ministers, our Contynuance would
be but a small tyme in this good imployment. for shame,
for shame leaue of this branglinge,: whose Counsell
will you keepe, yf you cannott keepe your owne?—
awaye, awaye, tis tyme to manne the Capstens, I haue
a proiect in my pate shall make us all freinds, and
then wee will be mighty merry and no more.

Enter boteswayne whistlinge.
Bote:
Man Capsten, good fellowes, man Capsten,: wthin bord. Ho.


wthin—
Holla./.

Bote:
what shall wee heaue, shall wee haue.

wthin—
Hold fast a while. (pause)
Heaue, a gods name, heaue.

Bote.
whistles
Heaue, good men heaue, Cherily, Cherily good fellowes,

wthin.
Lanch Ho. Heaue agen, men heaue agen, the west
ermost Capsten the best,

Botes:
whist:
Heaue, heaue, heaue good fellowes heaue, give her but
a start, & wee are made men, well heaud of all, well
heaud of all yfaythe (a greate shout wthin) round, round,
round good men, lustily, lustily, there she goes./

wthin:
Lanch Ho.

Bote:—whist:/.
Bote./
what a gods name is the matter. (wthin)
Heaue agen./
Heaue agen good fellowes. Cherily. Cherily, good boyes.
(a great shout wthin) Bote)
there shee goes, there shee
goes a gods name, goinge, goinge, goinge, goinge, goinge,
well heaud yfayth, well heaud/. (a greate shout of all)

there[s] there shees awaye, shees awaye.

Gou:
God preserue the Mary./.

all:
God preserue the Mary, god preserue the Mary, God
preserue the Mary./. God bless the Mary. &c'./

[OMITTED]ter. Capt: [OMITTED]hast
Gram̄arcie Boteswayne, & good thanks to all,
a speciall worke, wth speciall Care performde,
see her well moorde. then merily to tauerne./
drinke this for me: you this, that heaud so well./.
my heart is now at ease: I Cannot tarry,
be merry boteswayne: & God blesse the Mary.

Exeunt./.