MERCATORE. Ah, good Master Geronto! pray heartily, bear a me a little while, And me shall pay ye all without any deceit or guile: Me have much business for my pretty knacks to send to England. Good sir, bear a me for five days, me'll despatch your money out of hand.[208]
GERONTUS. Signor Mercatore, I know no reason why because you have dealt with me so ill: Sure, you did it not for need, but of set purpose and will; And, I tell ye,[209] to bear with ye four or five days goes sore against my mind, Lest you should steal away, and forget to leave my money behind.
MERCATORE. Pray heartily, do tink a no such ting, my good friend, a me. Be my trot' and fait', me pay you all, every penny.
GERONTUS. Well, I'll take your faith and troth once more, and trust to your honesty, In hope that for my long tarrying you will deal well with me. Tell me what ware you would buy for England, such necessaries as they lack?[210]
MERCATORE. O no, lack some pretty fine toy, or some fantastic new knack; For da gentlewomans in England buy much tings for fantasy. You pleasure a me, sir, vat me mean a dere buy?
GERONTUS. I understand you, sir: but keep touch with me, and I'll bring you to great store, Such as I perceive you came to this country for; As musk, amber, sweet powders, fine odours, pleasant perfumes, and many such toys, Wherein I perceive consisteth that country gentlewomen's joys. Besides, I have diamonds, rubies, emerands, sapphires, smaradines, opals, onacles, jacinths, agates, turquoise, and almost of all kind of precious stones, And many mo fit things to suck away money from such green-headed wantons.
MERCATORE. Faith-a, my good friend, me tank you most heartly alway. Me shall a content your debt within this two or tree day.
GERONTUS. Well, look you do keep your promise, and another time you shall command me. Come, go we home, where our commodities you may at pleasure see.
_Enter_ CONSCIENCE, _with brooms at her back, singing as followeth:
New brooms,[211] green brooms, will you buy any? Come, maidens, come quickly, let me take a penny.
My brooms are not steeped, But very well-bound: My brooms be not crooked, But smooth-cut and round. I wish it should please you To buy of my broom, Then would it well ease me, If market were done.