Faustinus, Sextus, Cinnæ, Ponticus,
With Gella, Lesbia, Thais, Rhodope,
Rode all to Stanes[16] for no cause serious,
But for their mirth, and for their leachery:
Scarce were they setled in their lodging, when
Wenches with wenches, men with men fell out:
Men with their wenches, wenches with their men;
Which straight dissolues[17] their ill-assembled rout.[18]
But since the Deuill brought them thus together,
To my discovrsing[19] thoughts it is a wonder,
Why presently as soone as they came thither,
The selfe same deuill did them part asunder.
Doubtlesse it seemes it was a foolish deuill,
That thus did[20] part them e're they did some euill.
[Footnote 14: MS. "Thinkinge." D.]
[Footnote 15: MS. "In meritriculas [_sic_] Londinensis." D.]
[Footnote 16: MS. "Ware." D.]
[Footnote 17: MS. "dissolv'd." D.]
[Footnote 18: "Rabble, set." D.]
[Footnote 19: MS. "discerninge." D.]
[Footnote 20: MS. "straight would." D. Isham 'thus would.' G.]