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The pleasant Comedy of the
two angry Women of

Abington.

Enter Master Goursey and his wife, and Master Barnes and
his wife, with their two sonnes, and their two seruants.

Maister Goursey.
Good maister Barnes, this entertaine of yours,
So full of courtesie and rich delight,
Makes me misdoubt my poore ability,
In quittance of this friendly courtesie.

M. Bar. O master Goursey, neighbour amitie,
Is such aie well of high reckoned worth:
As for the attaine of it, what would not I
Disburse, it is so precious in my thoughts.

M. Gou. Kinde sir, neere dwelling amity indeed,
Offers the hearts enquiry better view.
Then loue thats seated in a farther soyle,
As prospectiues the neerer that they be,
Yeeld better iudgement to the iudging eye,
Thinges seene farre off, are lessened in the eye,
When their true shape is seene being hard by.

M. Bar. True sir, tis so, and truely I esteeme,
Meere amity familiar neighbourhood,
The cousen germaine vnto wedded loue.

M. Gou. I sir, thers surely some aliance twixt them,
For they haue both the off-spring from the heart,
Within the hearts bloud Ocean still are found,
Iewels of amity, and lemmes of loue.

M. Bar. I master Goursey, I haue in my time,

Seene