angry women of Abington.
Well experienst thus each kinde of way,
After a two monthes labour at the most,
And yet twas well he held it out so long,
He left his loue, she had so laste his lips,
He could say nothing to her, but God be with yee,
Why she, when men haue din'd and call for cheese,
Will straight mainetaine iestes bitter to disgest,
And then some one will fall to argument,
Who if he ouer master her with reason,
Then sheele begin to buffet him with mockes,
Well I doe doubt, Frances hath so much spleene,
Theil nere agree, but I will moderate.
By this time, tis time I thinke to enter,
This is the house, shall I knocke? no I will not
Waite while one comes out to answere:
Exit.Ile in, and let them be as bolde with vs.
After a two monthes labour at the most,
And yet twas well he held it out so long,
He left his loue, she had so laste his lips,
He could say nothing to her, but God be with yee,
Why she, when men haue din'd and call for cheese,
Will straight mainetaine iestes bitter to disgest,
And then some one will fall to argument,
Who if he ouer master her with reason,
Then sheele begin to buffet him with mockes,
Well I doe doubt, Frances hath so much spleene,
Theil nere agree, but I will moderate.
By this time, tis time I thinke to enter,
This is the house, shall I knocke? no I will not
Waite while one comes out to answere:
Exit.Ile in, and let them be as bolde with vs.
Enter master Goursey reading a letter.
M. Gour If that they like her dowry shall be equall,
To your sonnes wealth or possibility,
It is a meanes to make our wiues good friendes,
And to continue friendship twixt to two,
Tis so indeed, I like this motion,
And it hath my consent, because my wife, is sore infected and
hart sick with hate: & I haue sought the Galē of aduice, which
onely tels me this same potion, to be most soueraigne for hir
sicknes cure.
Enter Franke and Phillip.
Heere comes my sonne, conferring with his friend,
Fraunces, how do you like your friends discourse?
I know he is perswading to this motion.
To your sonnes wealth or possibility,
It is a meanes to make our wiues good friendes,
And to continue friendship twixt to two,
Tis so indeed, I like this motion,
And it hath my consent, because my wife, is sore infected and
hart sick with hate: & I haue sought the Galē of aduice, which
onely tels me this same potion, to be most soueraigne for hir
sicknes cure.
Enter Franke and Phillip.
Heere comes my sonne, conferring with his friend,
Fraunces, how do you like your friends discourse?
I know he is perswading to this motion.
Fra. Father, as matter that befits a friend,
But yet not me, that am too young to marry.
But yet not me, that am too young to marry.
M. Gou. Nay, if thy minde be forward with thy yeares,
The time is lost thou tarriest, trust me boy, This match is
answerable to thy birth, Her bloud and portion giue each other
grace: These indented lines promise a sum, And I do like the
valew, if it hapthy liking to accord to my consent,
It is a match: wilt thou goe see the maide?
The time is lost thou tarriest, trust me boy, This match is
answerable to thy birth, Her bloud and portion giue each other
grace: These indented lines promise a sum, And I do like the
valew, if it hapthy liking to accord to my consent,
It is a match: wilt thou goe see the maide?
Fra. Nere trust me Father, the shape of marriage,
Which
