angry women of Abington.
Phil. Who be they man?
M. Bar. Philip, tis I and maister Goursey.
Phi. Father, O father I haue heard them say.
The dayes of ignorance are past and done,
But I am sure the nights of ignorance
Are not yet past, for this is one of them,
But wheres my sister?
The dayes of ignorance are past and done,
But I am sure the nights of ignorance
Are not yet past, for this is one of them,
But wheres my sister?
M. Bar. Why we cannot tell.
Phi. Wheres Francis?
M Gour. Neither saw we him.
Phi. Why this is fine.
What neither he, nor I, nor she nor you,
Nor I, nor she, nor you, and I till now,
Can meet, could meet, or nere I thinke shall meete.
Cal ye this woing, no tis Christmas sport of Hob mā blind
All blind, all seek to catch, all misse: but who comes heere?
What neither he, nor I, nor she nor you,
Nor I, nor she, nor you, and I till now,
Can meet, could meet, or nere I thinke shall meete.
Cal ye this woing, no tis Christmas sport of Hob mā blind
All blind, all seek to catch, all misse: but who comes heere?
Enter Franke and his Boye.
Fra. O haue I catcht yee sir, it was your dooing,
That made me haue this pritty daunce to night,
Had not you spoake, my mother had not scard me,
But I will swinge ye for it.
That made me haue this pritty daunce to night,
Had not you spoake, my mother had not scard me,
But I will swinge ye for it.
Phil. Keepe the Kings peace,
Fran How? art thou become a Constable?
Why Phillip where hast thou bin all this while?
Why Phillip where hast thou bin all this while?
Phi. Why where you were not, but I pray whers my sister?
Fran. Why man I saw her not, but I haue sought her as I should seeke.
Phil. A needle haue yee not?
Why you man are the needle that she seekes
To worke withall, well Francis do you heere,
You must not answere so, that you haue sought her,
But haue yee found her, faith and if you haue,
God giue yee ioy of that ye found with her.
Why you man are the needle that she seekes
To worke withall, well Francis do you heere,
You must not answere so, that you haue sought her,
But haue yee found her, faith and if you haue,
God giue yee ioy of that ye found with her.
Fra I saw her not, how could I finde her.
M. Gou. Why, could yee misse from Maister Barnses
house vnto his Cunnyberry?
house vnto his Cunnyberry?
Fran. Whether I could or no, father I did.
Phill. Father I did, well Franke wilt thou beleeue me,
Thou dost not know how much this same doth greeue me
Shall it be said thou mist so plaine away,
When as so faire a wenche did for thee stay.
Thou dost not know how much this same doth greeue me
Shall it be said thou mist so plaine away,
When as so faire a wenche did for thee stay.
Fra. Sownes man.
Phi. Sownes man, and if thou hadst bin blinde,
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