young, a meer novice Soul, it wants both growth and experienced years, for I am like a House that is newly built and is unfurnished.
Admirer.
Though you are young, you are wise.
Peaceable.
How can you expect youth can be discreet and wise, when those that have lived long, and have had much experience, are oftentimes Fools? wherefore I can only entertain you like a Parrot, only with words, not wisely to discourse, and if you should lissen to me long, I shall surfit your Ears with idle words, for the Brain will be as soon over-charged with noise, as the Stomack with meat.
Admirer.
I can no more be weary of thy words, than Angels are with Heavenly Musick.
Enter the Lady Faction.
Faction.
Lady Peaceable, the report is you are Ambitious to get away my Servant Sir William Admirer from me.
Peaceable.
I am only Ambitious to live Virtuously, and dye Piously.
Faction.
Why Servant, I hear you have forsaken me.
Admirer.
I despaired of ever being entertained, and so I never really ad∣dress'd a Sute, but by way of rallery.
Faction.
Your Mistriss doth not believe you, for she blushes either for your faults, or her own.
Peaceable.
My Bashfullness proceeds not from a Guiltiness, either of base actions, wicked thoughts, mean birth, or breeding, or evill or erronious opi∣nions; for my bashfullness is only an effect of Nature: for as some are natu∣rally fearfull, so am I naturally bashfull; and as Melancholy produces a sad Countenance, so Bashfullness produceth an extorted and a Convulsive Coun∣tenance; as Grief produces tears, so Bashfullness produces blushing.
Admirer.
Lady Faction, spare my young Mistriss, lest she should out-run you in a full speed.
Faction.
Your Mistriss is too grave, and speaks too scholastical for a wo∣man, she seems as if she had been bred in an University, which breeding is fitter for a man.
Peaceable.
No surely, for men should be bred with Heroick Actions, wo∣men with Modest Contemplations, as I have been.
Faction.
If you have talk'd so seldome, and have learn'd so little, how come you to know so much?
Peaceable.
My knowledge is not copious, yet I have learn'd as much as
my years could imbrace, and my desire is to know as much as Modesty will
allow of, Honour will give leave to, Capacity can comprehend, or Life can
reach at; but the longest life is but a short time to gather knowledge in;
but Madam, I should think I had learn'd well, if I knew how to do you service.
Faction.
Let me tell you, 'tis Craft and Subtilty that you practice, to catch fond, facil Fools under the veil of Civility, but not good Nature; for you, like a Sorceress as you are, Inchant and Bewitch all that come neer you, with this dissembling, for which you ought to be banish'd from all noble Company.
Peaceable.
Take heed Lady of sharp-headed Curses, that Shoot through innocent Lips, they seldome miss the mark they aim at.