MICHAELMAS TERM.

Michaelmas Terme. As it hath been sundry times acted by the Children of Paules. At London, Printed for A. I. and are to be sould at the signe of the white horse in Paules Churchyard. An. 1607. 4to. Another ed., newly corrected, appeared 1630. 4to.

This play was licensed by Sir George Bucke, 15th May, 1607 see Chalmers's Suppl. Apol. p. 200.

DRAMATIS PERSONE.

EASY,
REARAGE,

SALEWOOD,

COCKSTONE,

gentlemen.

QUOMODO, a woollen-draper.

SHORTYARD, his attendants.
FALSELIGHT,

SIM, Son to QUOMODO.

ANDREW LETHE, an adventurer, son to MOTHER GRUEL.

HELLGILL, a pander.

Father to the Country Wench.

Judge.

DUSTBOX, a scrivener.

Tailor.

Drawer.

Boy.

Beadle.

Liverymen, Officers, &c.

THOMASINE, wife to QUOMODO, afterwards married to EASY.

SUSAN, her daughter.

THOMASINE's mother.

MOTHER GRUEL.

Country Wench, seduced by LETHE

MISTRESS COMINGS, a tire-woman

WINEFRED, maid to THOMASINE.

Michaelmas Term.

The other Three Terms.

Boy, &c.

INDUCTION.

SCENE, LONDON.

MICHAELMAS TERM.

INDUCTION.

Enter Michaelmas Term in a whitish cloak, new come up out of the country, a Boy bringing his gown after him.

MICH. T. Boy.

Boy. Here, sir.

MICH. T. Lay by my conscience;

Give me my gown; that weed is for the country:
We must be civil now, and match our evil :

Who first made civil black, he pleas'd the devil.
So:

Now know I where I am: methinks already
I grasp best part of the autumnian blessing
In my contentious fathom; my hand's free :
From wronger and fro wronged I have fee;
And what by sweat m the rough earth they
draw

Is to enrich this silver harvest, law;

And so through wealthy variance and fat brawl,
The barn is made but steward to the hall.

Come they up thick enough?

Boy. O, like hops and harlots, sir.

MICH. T. Why dost thou couple them?

Boy. O very aptly; for as the hop well boiled

will make a man not stand upon his legs, so the

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fathom] i. e. comprehension,-compass of thought or contrivance.-Old eds. "fadome."