A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3 by Various
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him, till my horse sweat, so that he had nere a dry thread on him, and
hollod, and hollod to him to stay him, till I had thought my fingers ends wood have gon off with hollowings; Ile be sworne to yee, & yet he ran his way like a _Diogenes_, and would never stay for us. _Rud_. How shall wee doe to get the lame Captaine to London, now his horse is gone? _Goos_. Why? he is but a lame jad neyther, Sir _Moyle_, we shall soone our'take him I warrent ye. _Rud_. And yet thou saist thou gallopst after him as fast as thou coodst, and coodst not Catch him; I lay my life some Crabfish has bitten thee by the tongue, thou speakest so backward still. _Goos_. But heres all the doubt, sir _Cutt_: if no body shoold catch him now, when he comes at London, some boy or other wood get uppe on him, and ride him hot into the water to wash him; Ile bee sworne I followed one that rid my Horse into the Thames, till I was up tooth knees hetherto; and if it had not beene for feare of going over shooes, because I am troubled with the rheume, I wood have taught him to wash my Horse when he was hot yfaith. _Enter Fowleweathter_. How now sweet Captaine, dost feele any ease in thy paine yet? _Rud_. Ease in his paine quoth you, has good lucke if he feele ease in paine, I thinke, but wood any asse in the World ride downe such a Hill as High-gate is, in such a frost as this, and never light. |
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