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Pericles Prince of Tyre.
2. Gent.No, nor neuer shall doe in such a place as this, shee beeing once gone.

1.But to haue diuinitie preach't there, did you euer dreame of such a thing?

2.No, no, come, I am for no more bawdie houses, shall's goe heare the Vestalls sing?

Exit.1.Ile doe any thing now that is vertuous, but I am out of the road of rutting for euer.

Enter Bawdes 3.

Pand.Well, I had rather then twice the worth of her shee had nere come heere.

Bawd.Fye, fye, vpon her, shee's able to freeze the god Priapus, and vndoe a whole generation, we must either get her rauished, or be rid of her, when she should doe for Clyents her fitment, and doe mee the kindenesse of our profession, shee has me her quirks, her reasons, her master reasons, her prayers, her knees, that shee would make a Puritan of the deuill, if hee should cheapen a kisse of her.

Boult.Faith I must rauish her, or shee'le disfurnish vs of all our Cauallereea, and make our swearers priests.

Pand.Now the poxe vpon her greene sicknes for mee.

Bawd.Faith ther's no way to be ridde on't but by the way to the pox. Here comes the Lord Lysimachus disguised.

Boult.Wee should haue both Lorde and Lowne, if the peeuish baggadge would but giue way to customers.

Enter Lysimachus.

Lysim.How now, how a douzen of virginities?

Bawd.Now the gods to blesse your Honour.

Boult.I am glad to see your Honour in good health.

Lysim.You may, so t'is the better for you that your resorters stand vpon sound legges, how now? wholsome iniquitie haue you, that a man may deale withall, and defie the Surgion?

Bawd.Wee haue heere one, Sir, if shee would, but

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