angry women of Abington.
M Ba. And yet it shall go forward, but who's heere?
What, Mistris Goursey, how knew she of this?
What, Mistris Goursey, how knew she of this?
Phi. Franke, thy mother.
Fra. Swones where? a plague vppon it,
I thinke the deuill is set to crosse this match.
I thinke the deuill is set to crosse this match.
Mi. Go. This is the house Dick Coomes, & yonders light,
Let vs go neere: how now, me thinkes I see,
My sonne stand hand in hand, with Barnes his daughter:
Why how now sirra, is this time of night,
For you to be abroad, what haue we heere?
I hope that loue hath not thus coupled you:
Let vs go neere: how now, me thinkes I see,
My sonne stand hand in hand, with Barnes his daughter:
Why how now sirra, is this time of night,
For you to be abroad, what haue we heere?
I hope that loue hath not thus coupled you:
Fra. Loue by my troth mother, Loue, she loues me,
And I loue her, then we must needs agree.
And I loue her, then we must needs agree.
Mi. Bar. I but Ile keep her sure enough from thee.
Mi. Go. It shall not need, Ile keep him safe enough,
Be sure he shal not graft in such a stock.
Be sure he shal not graft in such a stock.
Mi. Bar. What a stock forsooth? as good a stock as thine,
I doe not meane that he shall graft in mine.
I doe not meane that he shall graft in mine.
Mi. Gou. Nor shall he mistris, harke boy? th'art but mad
To loue the branch, that hath a roote so bad,
To loue the branch, that hath a roote so bad,
Fra. Then Mother, ile graft a Pippin on a Crab.
Mi. Gou. It will not prooue well.
Fra. But Ile prooue my skill.
Mi. Bar. Sir but you shall not.
Fra. Mothers both I will.
M. Ba. Harke Phillip, send away thy sister straight,
Let Francis meete her where thou shalt appoint,
Let them goe seuerall to shun suspition,
And bid them goe to Oxford both this night,
There to morrow say that we will meete them,
And there determine of their marriage.
Let Francis meete her where thou shalt appoint,
Let them goe seuerall to shun suspition,
And bid them goe to Oxford both this night,
There to morrow say that we will meete them,
And there determine of their marriage.
Phi. I will, though it be very late and darke,
My sister will endure it for a husband.
My sister will endure it for a husband.
M. Ba. Well then to Carfolkes boy, I meane to meet thē.
Exit.Phil. Enough, would they would begin to chide,
For I would haue them brawling, that meane while,
They nay steale hence, to meete where I oppoint it,
What mother, will you let this match go forward:
Or mistresse Goursey will you first agree?
For I would haue them brawling, that meane while,
They nay steale hence, to meete where I oppoint it,
What mother, will you let this match go forward:
Or mistresse Goursey will you first agree?
Mi. Gou. Shall I agree first?
Phi.
