A purse. The Countess You thrive or woulde, or maye, your lott's of Derbye Fill itt wth golde and you ar n'er the worse. Dowager. a purse A ring wth this poesye, as faithfull as I finde. Lo. Derbyes Your hande by fortune on this ringe doth lighte And yett the wordes do fitt1 your humor righte. Wife. A nuttmegg wth a blanke in itt. La. Worces- This nuttmegg hath a blanke butt chance doth hide itt Write you your wishe and fortune will provide itt. ter. A Snuffkin.2 La. Warwicke. Tis sommer, yet a snuffkin is your lott, But t'will be winter one day, doubte you nott. A Maske. La. Scroope. Wante you a maske; heere fortune gives you one A Necklace. Mrs. Neuill. Fortune gives your faire necke this lace to weare, A Fanne. Mrs. Thynne. You love to see and yett to bee unseene 2 Explained in Archdeacon Nares's Glossary to be a muff, in which work this example of the use of the word is cited. Sir Harris Nicolas. The reading in Manningham is mufkin and muffkin. A Blanke. Wott you why fortune gives to you noe prize Poyntes. 2 You ar in every poynte a lover true And therfore fortune gives the poyntes to you. Dyall. The dyall's yours: watch tyme leste it be loste A playne ringe. Fortune hath sent you happe itt well or ill A playne golde ringe to wedd you to your will. A looking glasse. Blide fortune doth nott see how faire you bee, A Blanke. Nothinge's your lotte, thatt's more than can be tolde, A Handkerchefe. Whether you seeme to weepe, or weepe indeede 1 Given to Lady Susan Vere, in Percy Publication, No. lv. The names in Manningham tally one and all with the Conway transcript. 2 In Davison, "A dozen of Points." 3 Lady S. in Manningham. Blank in the Percy transcript. La. Sowthwell. Gloves. Fortue these gloves in double challeng sendes For you hate fooles and flatterers her beste frendes. Lace. L. Anne Clif- Give hir the lace thatt loves to be straite laced ford. Knifes. Mrs. Hyde. Fortune doth give these paire of knifes to you Girdle. La. Kildare. With fortunes girdle happie may you bee Writing tables. La. Effingham. These tables may contayne your thoughtes in parte Garters. La. Pagette. Mrs. Kiddermister.1 Mrs. Strang widge. Thoughe you have fortunes garters you wil be A blanke. Tis pittye suche a hande should drawe in vayne Coyfe and crosscloth Frowne you in earnest or be sicke in jeste La. Kiddermaiste, Harl. MS.; blank in Percy transcript. Scarfe. Take you this scarfe, binde Cupid hande and foote Falling bande. Fortune would have you rise, yett guides your hande Cuttwork stomacher. This stomacher is full of windowes wroughte Yett none throughe them can looke into your thoughte Scisser Case. These scissers doe your huswiferye bewraye Thatt love to worke thoughe you be borne to playe A Chaine. Because you scorne loves captive to remaine, Mother of ye maydes. La. Cumberland. La. Walsingham. La. Newton. Mrs Wharton A Blanke. You faine would have butt whatt you cannott tell Braceletts. Ladye your handes ar fallen into a snare Bodekin. Even wth this bodkin you may live unharmed 1 MS. torn. This lot is not in the Percy transcript. La. Digbye. **** liffe' La. Dorothye Mrs. Anselowe. This onely lefte undrawne.2 A Blanke. You ar so dayntye to be pleased God wott A Cushionett. To hir that little cares whatt lott she winnes A prayer booke. Your fortune may be good another daye ffinis. De quinque sensibus D. Gualt. Haddoni Carmen Lumina non cernant nisi quantum cernere fas est Et * * * tus fines nunquam transcendat honesti Nos *** ut multi vitioru sæpe ministros "A prayer booke not drawne." The Percy transcript gives it to Lady Digby. |