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angry women of Abington.
Especially of women, but tis so,
They shall be pleasd whether they will or no,
Which will come first? what both giue back, ha, neither?
Why then yond may helpe that come both together,
So stand still, stand but a little while,
And see how I your angers will beguile,
Well yet there is no hurt, why then let me,
Ioyne these two hands, and see how theil agree,
Peace, peace, they crie, looke how they friendly kisse,
Well all this while there is no harme in this,
Are not these two twins? twins should be both alike,
If tone speakes faire, the tother should not strike,
Iesus these warriours will not offer blowes,
Why then tis strange that you two should be foes,
O yes, youle say your weapons are your tongnes,
Touch lip with lip and they are bound from wrongs,
Go to, imbrace, and say if you be friends,
That heere the angrie womens quarrels ends,

Mi. Gou. Then heere it ends, if mistres Barnes say so.

Mi. Bar. If you say I, I list not to say no.

M. Gou. If they be friends, by promise we agree.

M. Bar. And may this league of friendship euer be.

Phil. What saist thou Franke, doth not this fall out well?

Fran. Yes if my Mall were heere, then all were well.

Enter Sir Raphe Smith with Mall.

Raph. Yonder they be Mall, stay, stand close and stur not
Vntil I call: God saue yee Gentlemen.

M. Bar. What sir Raph Smith, you are a welcome man,
We wondred when we heard you were abroad.

Raph. Why sir, how heard yee that I was abroad?

M. Bar. By your man.

Raph. My man, wher is he?

Wil. Heere.

Raph. O yee are a trustie squire.

Nic. It had bin better and he had said, a sure carde.

Phil. Why sir?

Nic, Because it is the Prouerbe.

Phil. Away yee Asse.

Nic. An Asse goes a foure legs, I go of two Christ crosse.

Phi. Hold you tongue.

Nich. And make no adoe.

M. Gou. Go to, no more a doe, gentle sir Raphe,
Your man is not in fault for missing you,

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