ACTUS III. SCENA II.

_Enter_ Brisac, Andrew, Cook, Lilly.

_Bris._ Wait on your Master, he shall have that befits him.

_And._ No Inheritance, Sir?

_Bri._ You speak like a fool, a coxcomb; he shall have annual means to buy

him Books, and find him cloathes and meat, what would he more? Trouble him

with Land? 'tis flat against his nature. I love him too, and honour those

gifts in him.

_And._ Shall Master _Eustace_ have all?

_Bri._ All, all; he knows how to use it, he's a man bred in the world,

th'other i'th' Heavens. My Masters, pray be wary, and serviceable; and

_Cook_, see all your Sawces be sharp and poynant in the palate, that they

may commend you; look to your Roast and Bak'd meats handsomely, and what

new Kick-shaws and delicate made things--Is th' Musick come?

_But._ Yes, Sir, they're here at Breakfast.

_Bri._ There will be a Masque too; you must see this Room clean, and,

_Butler_, your door open to all good-fellows; but have an eye to your

Plate, for there be Furies; my _Lilly_, welcome you are for the Linen,

sort it, and see it ready for the Table, and see the Bride-bed made, and

look the cords be not cut asunder by the Gallants too, there be such

knacks abroad. Hark hither, _Lilly_, to morrow night at twelve a clo[c]k

I'le sup w'ye: your husband shall be safe, I'le send ye meat too; before I

cannot well slip from my company.

_And._ Will you so, will you so, Sir? I'le make one to eat it, I may

chance make you stagger too.

_Bri._ No answer, _Lilly_?

_Lil._ One word about the Linen; I'le be ready, and rest your Worships

still.

_And._ And I'le rest w'ye, you shall see what rest 'twill be. Are ye so

nimble? a man had need have ten pair of ears to watch you.

_Bri._ Wait on your Master, for I know he wants ye, and keep him in his

Study, that the noise do not molest him. I will not fail my _Lilly_--Come

in, sweet-hearts, all to their several duties. [_Exeunt._

_And._ Are you kissing ripe, Sir? Double but my Farm, and kiss her till

thy heart ake. These Smock-vermine, how eagerly they leap at old mens

kisses, they lick their lips at profit, not at pleasure; and if 't were

not for the scurvy name of Cuckold, he should lie with her. I know she'll

labour at length with a good Lordship. If he had a Wife now, but that's

all one, I'le fit him. I must up unto my Master, he'll be mad with Study--

[_Exit._

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