Furthermore, there are two attempts at exchanging money for love that each speak on the commercial culture and the general power of capital. The first is seen in Act 1 Line 76, as Lord Mayor Roger Otley gifts Rowland Lacy 20 pounds to forgo his love/separate from Rose. This gesture stems from cultural expectations concerning "gift-giving and hospitality in order to craft connections to noblemen and gentlemen who were then obliged to reciprocate with tangible benefits such as economic aid and protection." Otley's previous gifts include hosting feasts and financing wars, and his gift to Lacy is in a similar vein. This demonstrates that the Lord Mayor believes that "emotions can be purchased or compensated in a commercial exchange,".