Slip. Because it may cut by himselfe, for trulie my freende,
I am a man of peace, and weare weapons but for facion.
Cutler. Well sir, giue me earnest I will fit you. 1710
Slip. Hold take it, I betrust thee friend, let me be wel armed.
Cutler. You shall. Exit Cutler.
Slip. Nowe what remaines? theres twentie Crownes for a
house, three crownes for houshol stuffe, six pence to buie a
Constables staffe: nay I will be the chiefe of my parish, there
wants nothing but a wench, a cat, a dog, a wife and a seruant, to
make an hole familie, shall I marrie with Alice, good mã Grimshaues
daughter, shee is faire, but indeede her tongue is like
Clocks on Shrouetuesday, alwaies out of temper? shall I wed
Sisley of the Whightõ? Ohn, o she is like a frog in a parcely bed,1720
as scittish as an ele, if I seek to hãper her, she wil horne me: but
a wench must be had maister Slip. Yea and shal be deer friend.
And. I now wil driue him from his contemplations. Oh my
mates come forward, the lamb is vnpent, the fox shal preuaile.
Enter three Antiques, who dance round, and take
Slipper with them.
Slip. I will my freend, and I thanke you heartilie, pray keepe
your curtesie, I am yours in the way of an hornepipe, they
are strangers, I see they vnderstand not my language, wee
wee. 1730
VVhilest they are dauncing, Andrew takes away his money,
and the other Antiques depart.
Slip. Nay but my friends, one hornpipe, further a refluence
backe, and two doubles forward: what not one crosse point against
Sundayes. What ho sirrha, you gone, you with the nose
like an Eagle, and you be a right greeke, one turne more,
theeues theeues, I am robd theeues. Is this the knauerie of Fidlers?
Well, I will then binde the hole credit of their occupatiõ
on a bagpiper, and he for my money, but I will after, and
teach them to caper in a halter, that haue cousoned me of my 1740
money.