Moreouer seeing yet men may exercise themselues in many other maners and sortes of exercises, hee, as mee thinketh openly sheweth, yet he hath not modesty, nor temperance, nor his health it selfe in estimation, yet is, he estemeth & regardeth not. &c. which choseth daunsing for his exercise.

And in this our tyme and age, do not men daily see many such thinges, which daunses bring with them: The example by mee heretofore brought forth and alleged, ought to serue for an example to all great lords, to withdraw their daughters from such baites.

Why art thou cruell, To make away thy selfe and murther mee?

I need not court her now For a poor kisse; her lips are friendly now, And with the warme breath sweeting all the Aire, Draw mee thus to them.

Men show like coarses for I meet few but are stuck with Rosemary: everyone ask'd mee who was married to-day, and I told 'em Adultery and Repentance, and that shame and a Hangman followed 'em to Church.

Nath'les, my brother, since we passed are Unto this point, we will appease our iarre; And I with reason meete will rest content, That ye shall have both crowne and government, 1050 Upon condition that ye ruled bee In all affaires, and counselled by mee; And that ye let none other ever drawe Your minde from me, but

[Page 94] other thing to mee, then a foule and pestilent congregation [Sidenote: nothing to me but a] of vapours.

He that playes the King shall be welcome; his Maiesty shall haue Tribute of mee:

O it offends mee to the Soule, to see a robustious Perywig-pated

In this confusion, when a thousand feares Present themselves & danger with full face Lookes on the generall Towne, let me locke up This Treasure in your armes; &, for you have At least an equall interest with mee In Eleonora, in your fathers house

Your fathers house will prove no castle to mee If you at home doe wound mee.

Your fathers house will prove no castle to mee If you at home doe wound mee.

Madam I must say nothing: there is a Pistol and so forth:but if you have occasion to use me, try mee; if I doe not prove an honester man to you then my Master, would my Cod piece point were broake.

Yes, Lady, so you will not mock mee.

In my Caroach You shall with mee to Sherris, 3 leagues off, Where the Lords sitt to-morrow: there you must answer This most unbrotherly accusation.

First, my Lord, heare mee: My brother & I lying in one bed together, And he just under us Buz.

Canst thou see mee Thus worryed amongst hangmen?

deare Henrico, For heavens sake, for thine owne sake pitty mee.

I'me guilty of all Three; his soul's as white And cleare from murther as this holy man From killing mee.

Follow mee.

Your sad relation to repeat that sound; That holy name whose fervor does excite A fire within mee sacred as the flame The vestalls offer: see how it ascends As if it meant to combat with the sunn For heats priority!

So, no more: Thy former words incenst me but to rage; These to a fury which noe sea of teares, Though shed by queenes or Orphants, shall extinguish; Nay, should my mother rise from her cold urne And weepe herself to death againe to save Thee from perdition, 't should not; were there placd Twixt thee and mee a host of blasing starrs, Thus I would through them to thee!

My passion will inforce me to transgresse Manhood; I would not have thee see me weepe; I prethee leave mee, solitude will suite Best with my anguish.

But 'tmust not remaine In that lone habitation, least a curse, A fearefull one, sease on mee.

How that, in ascending the Fox River, a couple of kegs of whiskey had come floating down the stream, which, running foul of his canoe with great force, had injured it to such a degree that he had been obliged to stop several days at the Mee-kan, to repair damages.