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angry women of Abington.
they say, euery man hath two spirits attending on him, eyther
good or bad, now I say a man hath no other spirits but
eyther his wealth or his wife, now which is the better of
them, why that is as they are vsed, for vse neither of them
well, and they are both nought, but this is a miracle to me,
that golde that is heauie hath the vpper, and a woman that
is light dooth soonest fall, considering that light things
aspire, and heauie things soonest go downe, but leaue these
considerations to sir John, they become a blacke coate
better then a blew, well mistresse I had no minde to daye to
quarrell, but a woman is made to be a mans seducer, you
say quarrell.

Mi. Gou. I.

Coom. There speakes an angell, is it good?

Mis. Gou. I.

Coom. Then I cannot doe amisse, the good angel goes
Exeunt.with me.

Enter sir Raph Smith his Lady and Will.

S. Raph. Come on my harts, I faith it is ill lucke,
To hunt all day and not kill any thing,
What sayest thou Lady, art thou weary yet?

La. I must not say so sir.

S. Ra. Although thou art.

Wil. And can you blame her to be foorth so long,
And see no better sport?

Ra. Good faith twas very hard.

La. No twas not ill.
Because you know it is not good to kill.

Ra. Yes venson Ladie.

La. No indeed nor them,
Life is as deere in Deare as tis in men.

Ra. But they are kild for sport.

La. But thats bad play,
When they are made to sport their liues away.

Ra. Tis fine to see them runne.

La. What out of breath?
They runne but ill that runne themselues to death,

Ra. They might make then lesse hast & keep their winde.

La. Why then they see the hounds brings death behinde.

Rap. Then twere as good for them at first to stay,
As to run long and run their liues away.

La. I