NAy comfort my good hoast Sharke , my good , Mulligrubb .

Aduance thy snout , doe not suffer thy sorrowful nose to droppe on thy spanish leather ierkin , most hardly honest Mulligrub .

What , cogging Cocledemoy is runne away with a neast of goblets , true , what then ? they will be hammerd out well enough , I warrant you .

Sure , some wise man would finde them out presently .

Yes sure , if we could finde out some wise man presently .

How was the plate lost ? how did it vanish ?

In most sincere prose thus : that man of much money , some witte , but lesse honestie , cogging Cocledemoy , comes this night late into mine hostes Mulligrubs Tauerne heere , cals for a roome , the house being ful , Cocledemoy consorted with his moueable chattle , his instrument of fornication , the bawdy Mrs.

are imparlarde next the streete good poultrie was their foode , black bird , Larke , woodcocke , and mine hoast here , comes in , cryes God blesse you , and departes : A blinde Harper enters , craues audience , vncaseth , playes , the Drawer for female priuatnes sake is nodded out , who knowing that whosoeuer will hit the mark of profit , must like those that shoot in stone-bowes winke with one eye , growes blind a the right side and departs .

He shal answere for that winking with one eye at the last day .

Let him haue day till then , and he will winke with both his eyes .

Cocledemoy perceiuing none in the roome but the blind Harper , ( whose eyes heauen had shut vp , from beholding wickednesse , ) vnclaspes a casement to the street very patiently , pockets vp 5 . bowles vnnaturally , thrustes his wench forth the window , and him selfe most preposterously with his heeles forward followes , the vnseeing Harper playes on , bids the empty dishes and the treacherous candles much good do them . The Drawer returnes , but out alas , not onely the , but also the beast of goblets were flowne away , Laments are raisde .

Which did not pierce the heauens .

The Drawers mone , mine hoast doth crie , the bowles are gone .

Hic finis Priami .

Nay , be not iaw falne , my most sharking Mulligrub .

T is your iust affliction remember the sinnes of the fellar , and repent , repent .

I am not iawfalne , but I will hang the contracting Cocledemoy , and there s an end of 't . Exit .

Is it a right stone , it shewes well by candlelight .

So doe many thinges that are counterfeite , but I assure you this is a right Diamond .

Might I borrow it of you , it will not a little graue my finger in visitation of my Mistresse .

Why vse it most sweet Cuqueture , vse it .

Thankes good Sir , ti 's growne high night : Gentles , rest to you . Exit .

A torch , found wench , soft sleepe , and sanguine dreames to you both on boy .

Let me bid you good rest .

Mary , Mary Faugh .

Hem .

Come my worshipfull Rotten Rough bellide Baud , ha my blew tooth'd Patrones of naturall wickednesse , giue me the gobletts .

By yea , and by nay , maister Cocledemoy I feare you 're play the knaue and restore them .

No by the Lord Aunt , Restitution is Catholique and thou know'st we loue .

What ?

Oracles are seas'd : Tempus preteritum , do'st heare my worshipful glisterpipe , thou vngodly fyer that burnt Dianas Temple , do'st heare Baud ,

In very good truthnes you are the foulest mouth'd prophaine railing Brother , call a woman the most vngodly names : I must confesse we all eate of the forbidden fruite , and for mine owne part tho I am one of the family of loue and as they say a bawd that couers the multitude of sinnes , yet I trust I am none of the wicked that eate fish a Fridaies .

Hang toastes , I raile at thee my worshipfull organ bellowes that fills the pipes , my fine ratling fleamy cough a the lunges and cold with a Pox , I raile at thee what my right pretious pandres supportres of Barbar Surgeons and inhauntres of lotium and dyet drinke : I raile at thee necessary damnation , I le make an oration , I , in praise of thy most courtly in fashion , and most pleasureable function . I .

I prethee do , I loue to heare my selfe prais'd , as well as any old Ladie , I .

List then , a Band , first for her profession or vocation it it is most worshipfull of all the 12. Companies , for as that trade it most honorable that sells the best comōdityes , as the Draper is more worshipfull then the poyntmaker , the silkeman more worshipfull then the Draper , and the Goldsmith more honorable then both , Little Mary : so , that Baud aboue all , her shop has the best ware , for where these fell but cloath sattens , and iewels , shee sels diuine vertues as virginitie , modestie and such rare Iemmes , and those not like a petty chapman , by retaile , but like a great marchant by whole sale , wa , ha , ho , and who are her customers , not base corn cutters , or sowgelders , but most rare wealthie Knightes , and most rare bountifull Lordes are her customers Againe , where as no trade or vocation profiteth , but by the losse and displeasure of another , as the Marchant thriues non but by the licentiousnes of giddie , and vnsetled youth : the Lawyer , but by ( the vexation of his client , the Phisition , but by the maladies of his patient , onely my smothe gumbde Bawd hues by others pleasure , and onely growes rich by other rising . O mercifull gaine , O righteous in-come . So much for her vocation , trade and life , as for their death , how can it bee bad , since their wickednesse is alwayes before their eyes , and a deathes head most commonly on their middle finger . To conclude , ti 's most certaine they must needes both liue well , and doe well , since most commonly they liue in Clearken-well , and dye in Bridewell Dixi Mary .

Come along , yonder s the preface or exordium to my wench , the bawde : Fetch , fetch . What M. Cocledemoy , is your knaueshippe yet stirring , looke to it , Mulligrub lyes for you .

The more foole he , I can lye for my selfe , worshipfull friend , hang toastes , I vannish . Ha my fine boy thou art a scholler , and hast read Tullies Offices , my fine knaue , hang toastes .

The Vintner will toast you and he catch you .

I will draw the Vintner to the stoope , and when he runs low tilt him , he my fine knaue , art going to thy recreation .

Yes my capticeous raskall .

Thou wilt looke like a foole then by and by .

Looke like a foole why ?

Why according to the old saying , A begger when he is lowsing of himselfe lookes like a Philosopher , a hard bound Philosopher , when he is on the stoole , lookes like a tyrant , and a wise man , when hee is in his belly act , lookes like a foole , God give your worship good rest , grace and mercy keepe your Syring straight , and your Lotium vnspile .

See , Sir this is she .

This ?

This .

A Curtesan ? Now cold bloud defend me , what a proportion afflictes me ?

O mine aderliuer loue , vat sall me do to requit dis your must affection .

Marry salute my friend , clippe his necke , and kisse him welcome .

A mine art , Sir you bin very velcome .

Kisse her man with a more familiar affection , so , come what entertainement , goe to your Lute . Exit Fran.

And how dost approue my somtimes elected ? fees none of your ramping Cannibals , that deuoure mans flesh , nor any of your curtian gulfes , that will neuer be satisfied , vntill the best thing a man has be throwne into them . I lou'd her with my heart , vntill my soule shewed me the imperfection of my body , and placed my affection on a lawful loue , my modest Beatrice , which if this short heeles knew , there were no being for mee with eyes before her face . But faith , dost thou not some what excuse my sometimes incontinency with her enforciue beauties . Speake .

Hah , she is a whore , is she not ?

Whore ? fie whore ? you may call her a Curtezan , a Cocatrice , or ( as that worthy spirite of an eternall happinesse saide ) a Suppositarie , but whore ? fie : t is not in fashion to call thinges by their right names , is a great marchant , a cockold , you must say , he is one of the liuery , is a great Lord , a foole , you must say he is weake , is a gallant pocky , you must say , he has the court skab , come shee s your mistresse or so : Enter Francischina with her Lute . Come Syren your voice .

Vill not you stay in mine bosome to night loue ?

By no meanes sweet breast , this Gentleman has vowde to see me chastly layde .

He shall haue a bedde too , if dat it please him .

Peace you tender him offence , hee is one of a professed abstinence , Syren your voyce and away .

Thankes , Busse , so the night growes old good rest .