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What a troublesome life is a Married life, bless me Heaven, who would Marry?
That would you if you could get a Husband; for Maids long to be Wives, and Wives longs to be Widows, that they might Marry again.
That is, because Maids do not know the vexations of Marriage, which Wives do.
Faith Women take a pleasure in being vext, crost, and injured; for then they have a ground for their anger, and revenge is the sweetest, and dearest imployment they have, or would wish to have; otherwise, they would be dull, and idle without it; and to prove it, Widows are as ••arae••••, and industrious to Marry as Maids, and all is, because they would be vext and crost.
And are not men as desirous, and hasty to Marry as Women?
Yes, those that are Fools.
Why then you should marry, if any VVoman would have you.
Such Fools as I, never, or very seldom Marry, for though we are Christened Fools, we were Born VVise (where other men were Born Fool••, but Christened VVise) as bearing the name of VVise and understanding Men, so as they have only the name, but not the wisdome; the Truth is, we Fool, and other men are fool'd.
Then VVomen are Born VVise, for they Fool Men.
Nay saith, poor Souls, they are for the most part double fool'd; first, thinking they fool, and then in being fooled.
Mistriss, my Lady is very angry, that you let your Lute-Master stay, whilst you talk to the fool; she says you will be as much a fool as he, with talking so often with him.
Tell my Sister, I shall learn more good from the fool, than the sidler.
Mark you that Maid.
I mark that Children and Fools keep company together.
And the Maids and the Master.