e Founders; these he would have ventured
into more manly uses, Wit, and carriage, and never thinks of state, or
means, the ground-works: holding it monstrous, men should feed their
bodies, and starve their understandings.

_Mer._ That's most certain.

_Uncle._ Yes, if he could stay there.

_Mer._ Why let him marry, and that way rise again.

_Uncle._ It's most impossible, he will not look with any
handsomeness upon a Woman.

_Mer._ Is he so strange to Women?

_Uncle._ I know not what it is, a foolish glory he has got, I know
not where, to balk those benefits, and yet he will converse and flatter
'em, make 'em, or fair, or foul, rugged, or smooth, as his impression
serves, for he affirms, they are only lumps, and undigested pieces,
lickt over to a form by our affections, and then they show. The Lovers
let 'em pass.

_Enter_ Fountain, Bellamore, Hairbrain.

_Mer._ He might be one, he carries as much promise; they are
wondrous merry.

_Uncle._ O their hopes are high, Sir.

_Fount._ Is _Valentine_ come to Town?

_Bella._ Last night, I heard.

_Fount._ We miss him monstrously in our directions, for this Widow
is as stately, and as crafty, and stands I warrant you--

_Hair._ Let her stand sure, she falls before us else, come let's go
seek _Valentine_.

_Mer._ This Widow seems a Gallant.

_Uncle._ A goodly Woman, and to her handsomness she bears her
state, reserved, and great Fortune has made her Mistress of a full
means, and well she knows to use it.

_M[e]r._ I would _Valentine_ had her.

_Uncle._ There's no hope of that, Sir.

_Mer._ O' that condition, he had his Mortgage in again.

_Uncle._ I would he had.

_Mer._ Seek means, and see what I'le do, however let the Money be
paid in, I never sought a Gentlemans undoing, nor eat the bread of other
mens vexations, you told me of another Brother.

_Uncle._ Yes Sir, more miserable than he, for he has eat him, and
drunk him up, a handsome Gentleman, and fine Scholar.

_Enter three_ Tenants.

_Mer._ What are these?

_Unc._ The Tenants, they'll do what they can.

_Mer._ It is well prepared, be earnest, honest friends, and loud
upon him, he is deaf to his own good.

_Lance._ We mean to tell him part of our minds an't please you.

_Mer._ Do, and do it home, and in what my care may help, or my
perswasions when we meet next.

_Unc._ Do but perswade him fairly; and for your money, mine, and
these mens thanks too, and what we can be able.

_Mer._ Y'