Health to you. STRATILAX Enow of thy health have I; I care nought for’t, I’ve got no health; I’d rather be sick, than be a bit the sounder with health from thee. This I want to know, what’s owing thee here in our house? ASTAPHIUM Do keep close— STRATILAX Yea, faith, to my own good woman I trust; let him keep close to thee whose habit ’tis. A rare fine joke! a silly hussy to be tempting a countryman to naughty tricks. ASTAPHIUM Keep close your anger, I meant. STRATILAX As thee’st begun with me, so I’d e’en lay a wager Lay a wager : The meaning of this passage seems to be, according to the way you have begun, I’d lay a wager your equal can’t be found; but the passage seems hopelessly corrupt, though a dozen different readings have been suggested. there’s not another like thee. Part of line 264 in the Latin. The purported pun on eiram and iram is not captured by this translator. ASTAPHIUM (half to herself.) Really this fellow’s very churlish. STRATILAX Woman, dost thee go on abusing me? ASTAPHIUM Why, what did I say to you?