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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Rule a Wife, and Have a Wife by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Rule a Wife, and Have a Wife Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (3 of 10) Author: Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher Release Date: January 1, 2005 [EBook #14549] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK RULE A WIFE, AND HAVE A WIFE *** Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Paul Murray and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team 170] Rule a Wife, and have a Wife The works of Beaumont and Fletcher, edited by A.R. Walker Actus Primus Scena Prima [Enter _Juan de Castro_, and _Michael Perez_.] Michael Perez: Are your Companies full, Colonel? Juan de Castro: No, not yet, Sir: Nor will not be this month yet, as I reckon; How rises your Command? Michael Perez: We pick up still, and as our monies hold out, We have men come, about that time I think We shall be full too, many young Gallants go. Juan de Castro: And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth. Michael Perez: I have heard of him, and that he hath serv'd before too. Juan de Castro: But no harm done, nor never meant, _Don Michael_, That came to my ears yet, ask him a question, He blushes like a Girl, and answers little, To the point less, he wears a Sword, a good one, And good Cloaths too, he is whole skin'd, has no hurt yet, Good promising hopes, I never yet heard certainly Of any Gentleman that saw him angry. Michael Perez: Preserve him, he'll conclude a peace if need be, Many as strong as he will go along with us, That swear as valiantly as heart can wish, Their mouths charg'd with six oaths at o
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