Item, That meate bee readie at 11, or before, at dinner; and 6, or before, at supper, on paine of 6d.

Sometime there liu'd a Duke not far from hence, Mightie in fame and vertues excellence; Subiects he had as readie to obey As he to rule, beloued eueryway; But that which most of all he gloried in (Hope of his age and comfort of his kin) Was the fruition of one onely sonne, A gallant youth, inferior vnto none For vertue shape or excellence of wit, That after him vpon his throne might sit.

But found a friend whose dearest blood and life Shal be as readie as thine owne for thee; In place of wife such friend thou hast of mee.

her bridegrome was in readie ray 640 To come to her, and seeke her loves delight: With that she started up with cherefull sight, When suddeinly both bed and all was gone,

" "Now surely, brother," said the Foxe anon, "Te have this matter motioned in season: 125 For everie thing that is begun with reason Will come by readie meanes unto his end;

To whom the Ape: "I am a souldiere, 246 That late in warres have spent my deerest blood, And in long service lost both limbs and good; And now, constraint that trade to overgive, I driven am to seeke some meanes to live: 250 Which might it you in pitie please t'afford, I would be readie, both in deed and word, To doo you faithfull service all my dayes.

The good man granted, doubting nought their deeds, And bad next day that all should readie be.

Go make you readie.

Therefore prepare thy selfe, The Barke is readie, and the winde at helpe, Th'Associates tend, and euery thing at bent

By all meanes: is your sister readie?

Come, on with my Bootes, Thomas; And Dorothy goe you to Sir Francis Chamber, Tell him the Day growes old and I am readie, Our horses and the merry hounds expect us.

is he readie? Do.

Well, away and get the horses readie, sirra, For I shall ride you and your witt together.

Thus the price being set, there are merchants of euery countrey which are readie with their money in their handes, so that in a fewe dayes all is bought vp at the prises set according to the goodnesse and caracts of the pearles.

Let me burst like a Tode, if a frowne of thy browe has not turned the very heart in my bellie and made mee readie to be hangd by the heeles for a fortnight to bring it to the right againe.

I cannot glut my blood-delighted eye With mangled bodies which do gaspe and grone, Readie to passe to faire Elizium, Nor bath my greedie handes in reeking blood Of fathers by their children murthered: When all men else do weepe, lament and waile, The sad exploites of fearefull tragedies, It glads me so, that it delightes my heart, To ad new tormentes to their bleeding smartes.

We cannot sooner be readie.

What, are they readie?

Make the Earles bed readie, is the marriage done Sir? Rut.

All things are readie, and the [P]riest is here.

To take away the Wench oth' sudden from him, And give him no lawful warning, he is tender; And of a young girles constitution, Sir, Readie to get the greene sickness with conceit; Had he but tane his leave innavailing language, Or bought an Elegie of his condolement, That th' world might have tane notice, he had beene An Asse, 't had beene some favour.

To keep you readie to do him all service peaceably, and him to command you reasonably, I leave these further directions in writing, which at your best leasure together open and read.

Will you eat Sir, your horses will be readie straight, you shall have a napkin laid in the butterie for ye. Wel.

Are your keyes readie, I must ease your burden.

I am readie Sir to be undone, when you shall call me to't.