Hol. Blessing, godfather!

Mul. The devil choke thee! where’s Andrew, thy mother’s man?

Hol. My mother hath none such, forsooth.

Mul. My money—fifteen pounds—plague of all Andrews! who was’t trimm’d me?

Hol. I know not, godfather; only one met me, as I was coming to you, and borrowed my furniture, as he said, for a jest’ sake.

Mul. What kind of fellow?    110

Hol. A thick, elderly, stub-bearded fellow.

Mul. Cocledemoy, Cocledemoy! Raise all the wise

men in the street! I’ll hang him with mine own hands! O wife! some rosa solis.[50]

Mistress Mul. Good husband, take comfort in the Lord; I’ll play the devil, but I’ll recover it. Have a good conscience, ’tis but a week’s cutting[51] in the term!