"_Kem._ And ile maintaine the custome of the country. _Offer to
kisse his wife._

"_Harl._ What do you meane, sir?

"_Kemp._ Why, to rehearse my part on your wiues lips: we are
fellowes, and amongst friends and fellowes, you knowe, all things
are common.

"_Harl._ But shee shall bee no common thing, if I can keepe her
seuerall: then, sir, wee must haue an Amorado that must make me
Cornuto.

"_Kemp._ Oh, for loue sake let me play that part!

"_Harl._ No, yee must play my mans part, and keepe my wife.

"_Kemp._ Right; and who so fit to make a man a Cuckold, as hee that
keepes his wife?

"_Harl._ You shall not play that part.

"_Kemp._ What say you to my boy?

"_Harl._ I, he may play it, and you will.

"_Kemp._ But he cannot make you iealous enough?

"_Harl._ Tush, I warrant you, I can be iealous for nothing.

"_Kemp._ You should not be a true Italian else.

"_Harl._ Then we must haue a Magnifico that must take vp the matter
betwixt me and my wife.

"_Kemp._ Any thing of yours, but Ile take vp nothing of your wiues.

"_Harl._ I wish not you should: but come, now am I your Maister.

"_Kemp._ Right, and I your seruant.

"_Harl._ Lead the way then.

"_Kemp._ No, I ha more manners then so: in our countrie 'tis the
custome of the Maister to go In-before his wife, and the man to
follow the maister.

"_Harl._ In--

"_Kemp._ To his Mistresse.

"_Harl._ Yee are in the right--

"_Kemp._ Way to Cuck-holds-hauen; Saint Luke bee your speede!

_Exeunt._"[xvii:1]

When, in the former of these scenes, Kemp is said to be "famous for
_workes_ in print," I understand the ironical compliment as an allusion
to his _Nine daies wonder_ only; for I feel assured that all the other
pieces which I now proceed to notice, have been erroneously attributed
to his pen.

_A Dvtifvl Invective, Against the moste haynous Treasons of Ballard and
Babington: with other their Adherents, latelie executed. Together with
the horrible attempts and actions of the Q. of Scottes: and the Sentence
pronounced against her at Fodderingay. Newlie compiled and set foorth,
in English verse: For a Newyeares gifte to all loyall English subiects,
by W. Kempe. Imprinted at London by Richard Jones, dwelling at the signe
of the Rose and crowne, neere Holborne bridge_, 1587. 4to. (four leav