I am of your religion, be it what it
will; I warrant it a right one: I'll not stand with you for a trifle;
presbyterian, independent, anabaptist, they are all of them too good
for us, unless we had the grace to follow them.

_Saint._ I see you are ignorant; but verily, you are a new vessel, and
I may season you. I hope you do not use the parish-church.

_Wood._ Faith, madam--cry you mercy; (I forgot again) I have been in
England but five days.

_Saint._ I find a certain motion within me to this young man, and must
secure him to myself, ere he see my lodgers. [_Aside._]--O, seriously,
I had forgotten; your trunk and portmantua are standing in the hall;
your lodgings are ready, and your man may place them, if he please,
while you and I confer together.

_Wood._ Go, Gervase, and do as you are directed. [_Exit_ GER.

_Saint._ In the first place, you must know, we are a company of
ourselves, and expect you should live conformably and lovingly amongst
us.

_Wood._ There you have hit me. I am the most loving soul, and shall be
conformable to all of you.

_Saint._ And to me especially. Then, I hope, you are no keeper of late
hours.

_Wood._ No, no, my hours are very early; betwixt three and four in the
morning, commonly.

_Saint._ That must be amended; but, to remedy the inconvenience, I
will myself sit up for you. I hope, you would not offer violence to
me?

_Wood._ I think I should not, if I were sober.

_Saint._ Then, if you were overtaken, and should offer violence, and I
consent not, you may do your filthy part, and I am blameless.

_Wood._ [_Aside._] I think the devil's in her; she has given me the
hint again.--Well, it shall go hard, but I will offer violence
sometimes; will that content you?

_Saint._ I have a cup of cordial water in my closet, which will help
to strengthen nature, and to carry off a debauch: I do not invite you
thither; but the house will be safe a-bed, and scandal will be
avoided.

_Wood._ Hang scandal; I am above it at those times.

_Saint._ But scandal is the greatest part of the offence; you must be
secret. And I must warn you of another thing; there are, besides
myself, two more young women in my house.

_Wood._ [_Aside._] That, besides herself, is a cooling card.--Pray,
how young are they?

_Saint._ About my age: some eighteen, or twenty, or thereabouts.

_Wood._ Oh, very good! Two more young women besides yourself, and both
handsome?

_Saint._ No, verily, they