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Scen: 3a
Piscinus Facetia & Nigella.Piscinus
—Often salutes Facetia wt h Kisses and makes siḡes of love
Facetia
What woulde you good Sr Gerunde in dum? we cannot
fish yr meaneinge by your gapeinge
Piscinus
—Au—au—...............—
Facet:
What A secrett Love is, it cannot get out
Of his mouth
Piscinus
—Offers her A prsent, wc h refuses
Facet:
I am not so experte a Phisitian as to guess
yr greife by signes and tokens
or to know yr disease by yr fee
Piscinus
—m. m. m.—... ...Au. Au.
Facet:
Is this that they call vertue ni A woman?
I am sure it shews scurvye in a man
Piscinus
—layes his hande on his harte[s].
Au—Au, au.......
Facet:
You are in love sure, att ye bottome of yr hart
it is A stronge passion yt cannot express it selfe
Out wt h it man
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Putting his finger in his mouth
—Au—Au—......
Facet:
Tis at yr fingers ende by this time
Piscinus
—m-m.-m.m........
Faceti:
Good sr retourne againe, acquainte some freindes
vsed to yr dumbe shewes, either by signes or writeinge
And bringe him to be ye chorus of yr meaneinge
And informe me what it is yt you desyre
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Statues. till when farewell.
Exit Facet:
Piscin
—Beckens to Nigella gives her A chaine of pearle, to give to Facet wc h she taketh, and after some gestures leaveth him expressinge some signes of hope
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