item: #1 of 5 id: A07495 author: Middleton, Thomas, d. 1627. title: The Family of Love date: 1608 words: 263491 flesch: -84 summary: pos=n-ab xml:id=A07495-006-a-3280>Dry.

Well Master Doctor Pittie the state of a poore gentleman it is in you to stay his iourney , and make him & your self happy in his choice .

of the famous six wits of the Citie : Farewell .

Actorum Nomina . Glister � A Doctor of Physicke . Purge � A Iealous Pothecarie . Dryfat � A Marchant , a brother of the Family . Gerardine � A Louer . Lypsalue � Two Gallants that only pursue Citty Lechery . Guggin � Two Gallants that only pursue Citty Lechery . Club � A Prentice . Viall � Seruant to Glister . Smelt and Periwincle . Pages to the Gallants . Weomen . Mystrisse Glister . Mistrisse Purge � An Elder in the Family . Maria � Neece to Glister .
PROLOGVS . IF for opinion hath not blazd his fame , Nor expectation filld the generall round , You deeme his labors slight , you both confound Your grauer iudgement and his merits . Impartiall hearing fits iudicious spirits , Nor let the fruit of many an hower fall , By enuies tooth , or base detractions gall . Both which are tokens of such abiect spirits , Which wanting worth , themselues hate other merits : Or els of such , which once made greate by fame , Repine at those which seeke t' attaine the same . From both we know all truer iudgements free To them our muse with blushing modestie Patiently to her intreats their fauour , Which done , with iudgement praise , or els dislike the labour .
ACTVS PRIMVS .
Actus Primus , scena prima . Enter Doctor Glister , his wife , and Maria . Glister .

TRickes and showes ; protestations with men are like teares with weomen , forgot ere the cheeke be drie : Gerardine is a gentleman , his Lands be in Statutes : a is a Gallant , and yong thoughts be most vnconstant .

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