ly,
And show no shake of fear, I see he is angry,
Vext at the uttermost.

Michael Perez:

My worthy Wife,
I have been looking of your modesty
All the town over.
209]

Estifania:

My most noble Husband,
I am glad I have found ye, for in truth I am weary,
Weary and lame with looking out your Lordship.

Michael Perez:

I have been in Bawdy Houses.

Estifania:

I believe you, and very lately too.

Michael Perez:

'Pray you pardon me,
To seek your Ladyship, I have been in Cellars,
In private Cellars, where the thirsty Bawds
Hear your Confessions; I have been at Plays,
To look you out amongst the youthful Actors,
At Puppet Shews, you are Mistress of the motions,
At Gossippings I hearkned after you,
But amongst those Confusions of lewd Tongues
There's no distinguishing beyond a Babel.
I was amongst the Nuns because you sing well,
But they say yours are Bawdy Songs, they mourn for ye,
And last I went to Church to seek you out,
'Tis so long since you were there, they have forgot you.

Estifania:

You have had a pretty progress, I'll tell mine now:
To look you out, I went to twenty Taverns.

Michael Perez:

And are you sober?

Estifania:

Yes, I reel not yet, Sir,
Where I saw twenty drunk, most of 'em Souldiers,
There I had great hope to find you disguis'd too.
From hence to th' dicing-house, there I found
Quarrels needless, and senceless, Swords and Pots, and Candlesticks,
Tables and Stools, and all in one confusion,
And no man knew his Friend. I left this _Chaos_,
And to the Chirurgions went, he will'd me stay,
For says he learnedly, if he be tipled,
Twenty to one he whores, and then I hear of him,
If he be mad, he quarrels, then he comes too.
I sought ye where no safe thing would have ventur'd,
Amongst diseases, base and vile, vile Women,
For I remembred your old Roman axiom,
The more the danger, still the more the Honour.
Last, to your Confessor I came, who told me,
You were too proud to pray, and here I have found ye.

Michael Perez:

She bears up bravely, and the Rogue is witty,
But I shall dash it instantly to nothing.
210] Here leave we off our wanton languages,
And now conclude we in a sharper tongue.

Estifan