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<TITLE WEST-WARD HOE.>
IOHN WEBSTER.
<SN SCAENE LONDON,>
<SN ACTUS PRIMUS, SCAENA PRIMA.>
<SSD ENTER MISTRIS BIRDLIME AND TAYLOUR.>
<Q BIRD.> STAY TAYLOUR, THIS IS THE HOUSE, PRAY THEE LOOKE THE GOWNE
BE NOT RUFLED: AS FOR THE IEWELS AND PRETIOUS STONES, I KNOW WHERE
TO FINDE THEM READY PRESENTLY. SHEE THAT MUST WEARE THIS GOWNE IF
SHE WIL RECEIUE IT, IS MAISTER IUSTINIANOS WIFE(THE ITALIAN MARCHANT):
MY GOOD OLD LORD AND MAISTER, THAT HATH BEENE A TYLTER THIS TWENTY
YEERE, HATH SENT IT. MUM TAYLOR, YOU ARE A KINDE OF BAWD. TAYLOR,
IF THIS GENTLEWOMANS HUSBAND SHOULD CHAUNCE TO BEE IN THE WAY
NOW, YOU SHALL TELL HIM THAT I KEEPE A HOT-HOUSE IN GUNPOWDER
ALLY(NEERE CROUCHED FRYERS) AND THAT I HAUE BROUGHT HOME HIS
WIUES FOULE LINNEN, AND TO COLOUR MY KNAUERY THE BETTER, I HAUE
HEERE THREE OR FOURE KINDES OF COMPLEXION, WHICH I WILL MAKE SHEWE
OF TO SELL VNTO HER: THE YOUNG GENTLEWOMAN HATH A GOOD CITTY WIT,
I CAN TELL YOU, SHEE HATH RED I . . .
