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I dare undertake (Lady Levitia) he means justly by you: for I have seen him in a dangerous passion when you left our company, which if you had heard, standing in some secret place, you could not but have compassion on him. or else you were very disdainful and cruel. Besides I know it is a great matter that would stay him so long as he hath talked with you from dispatching a business of great importance, as you may partly perceive by the messenger coming so often in the mean time to have him away. Sir, a seconder of a tale makes many times an incredible thing believed. And for your testimony, I give him credit the better, and perhaps I was within sight and hearing too, when this gentleman was so lovesick as you speak of, which made me in very pity come the sooner in to relieve him. And I would not have you think Parvagracio that I am disdainful, for that winneth nothing but hatred: nor am I cruel, for that is ever paid home with extreme misery. Now yet am I proud (which vice you touched not) for that is derided of all wise people, but my fear and doubt was always to be deceived. Here is my hand I will never deceive you. Here is my hand I will never leave you. But what a fool was I? I should have agreed for maintenance and jointure before I had been handfast. That's no matter, I'll perform as well as if I were bound hand and foot. I will allow you 10l a year for pins, 5l for shoes, 15l for stockings, garters, bodies, and girdles, 50l for gowns, petticoats and such like: 20l for all sorts of linen and new fashions, this is 100l a year, and is as much as my living will afford. And for performance of this any friend of yours shall have a statute upon all the land I have. And for your jointure, I will give good assurance, that the longer liver of us two shall possess all I have, If I die not worth a groat. I like all well but my allowance for pins: it is not enough: for it is a base fashion nowadays to use cufhnets and save pins. The very warmth of our bodies, will change their colour in three hours, and they willbe crooked with pulling off, fie upon them: but I'll be a good housewife otherwise, and get as much by other means as shall piece out this pension to make it serve. Sirrah, I have skill in Physic, I can cure the coult euill in any man. And if he be never so lean, and rawboned, I can so diet him in half a year, that he will be fed until he grow purse-sick. And for thee (sweet heart) be of good cheer, for thou shalt never die (without a great chance) as long as I live. For I can play a trick, that if thou be never so cold, or frozen almost to death, I can make thee lukewarm in half an hour.
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I dare vandertake (Ladie Levitia) he meanes iustly by you: for I haue seene him in a dangerous passion when you left our companie, which if you had heard, standing in some secret place, you could not but haue compassion on him. or els you were verie dsdainull and cruell. Besides I know it is a great matter that would stay him so long as he hath talked with you from dispatching a businesse of great importance, as you may partlie perceiue by the messenger comming so often in the meane time to haue him away. Sir, a sconder of a tale makes manie times an incredible thing beleeued. And for your testimonie, I giue him credit the better, and perhaps I was within ght and hearing too, when this gentleman was so loue-sicke as you speake of, which made me in verie pitie come the sooner in to relieue him. And I would not haue you think Parvagracio that I am disdainefull, for that winneth nothing but hatred: nor am I cruel, for that is euer payed home with extreame miserie. Now yet am I proud (which vice you touched not) for that is derided of all wise people, but my feare and doubt was alwayes to be deceiued. Heere is my hand I will neuer deceiue you. Heere is my hand I will never leaue you. But what a foole was I? I should haue agreed for maintenance and joincture before I had beene handfast. That's no matter, Ile performe as well as if I were bound hand and foote. I will allow you 10l a yeare for pinnes, 5l for shooes, 15l for stockings, garters, bodies, and grdles, 50l for gownes, peticoates and such like: 20l for all sorts of linnen and new fashions, this is 100l a yeere, and is as much as my liuing will afford. And for performance of this anie friend of yours shall haue a statute vpon all the land I haue. And for your joincture, I will giue good assurance, that the longer iuer of vs two shal possesse all I haue, If I die not worth a groate. I like all well but my allowance for pins: it is not enough: for it is a base fashion now-a-daies to vse cufhnets and saue pinnes. The verie warmth of our bodies, will change their colour in three houres, and they wilbe crooked with pulling off, fie vpon them: but Ile be a good huswife otherwise▪ and get as much by other meanes as shall piece out this pension to make it serue. Sirra, I haue skill in Phisicke, I can cure the in anie man. And if hee be neuer so leane, and rawbon'd, I can so diet him in halfe a yeare, that he will be fed vntill he grow purse-sicke. And for thee (sweet heart) be of good cheere, for thou shalt never die (without a great chance) as long as I liue. For I can play a tricke, that if thou be never so cold, or frozen almost to death, I can make thee luke-warme in halfe an houre.