M. Mery. No but that ye wowe hir to have hir to your wife, 40

But I coulde not stoppe hir mouth.

R. Royster. Heigh how alas,

M. Mery. Be of good cheere man, and let the worlde passe.[488]

R. Royster. What shall I doe or say nowe that it will not bee.

M. Mery. Ye shall have choice of a thousande as good as shee,

And ye must pardon hir, it is for lacke of witte. 45

R. Royster. Yea, for were not I an husbande for hir fitte?

Well what should I now doe?

M. Mery. In faith I can not tell.