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A66801	The Wits, or, Sport upon sport. Part I in select pieces of drollery, digested into scenes by way of dialogue : together with variety of humors of several nations, fitted for the pleasure and content of all persons, either in court, city, countrey, or camp : the like never before published.	Kirkman, Francis, 1632-ca. 1680.; Cox, Robert, d. 1655. Actæon and Diana.	1662 (1662)	Wing W3218; ESTC R38726	112,238	202

moy Monsieur Me put up my offers to strike him Fiddel and be gone Adieu Madam Serviteur jentilhommes Pocket de sleeve Exit The LANDLADY ARGUMENT A Gentleman by accident takes a child and brings it to his Lodging his friend afterward happens to meet with a Lady the mother of the child unknown and brings her to the Lodging c. Persons names Don John Anthony Frederick Duke Peter Landlady the Lady Enter Don Iohn and his Landlady with a child Landl. NAy son If this be your regard Ioh. Good Mother Landl. Good me no goods your Cousin and your self are welcome to me whilest you bear your selves like honest and true Gentlemen Bring hither to my house that hath ever been reputed a Gentlewoman of a decent and fair carriage and so have behaved my self Ioh. I know ye have Landl. Bring hither as I say to make my house stink in my neighbors nostrils your devices your Brats got out of Alligant and broken Oaths your linsey work your hasty puddings I foster up your filch'd iniquities y' are deceived in me for I am none of those receivers Ioh. Have I not sworn unto you 't is none of mine and shew'd you how I found it Landl. Ye found an easie fool that let you get it she had better have worn Posterons Ioh. Will ye hear me Landl. Oaths what do you care for oaths to gain your ends when you are high and pamper'd what Saint know ye or what Religion but your purpos'd lewdness is to be looked for of ye Nay I will tell ye ye will then swear like accus'd Cut-purses as far off truth too and lie beyond all Faulconers I 'm sick to see this dealing Ioh. Heaven forbid Mother Landl. Nay I am very sick Ioh. Who waits there Enter Anthony with wine Anthony Sir Ioh. Bring down the bottle of Canary wine Landl. Exceeding sick Heaven help me Ioh. I must ev'n make her drunk Nay gentle mother Landl. Now fie upon ye Ioh. Here mother take a good round draught 't will purge spleen from your spirits deeper mother Landl. I I son you imagine this will mend all Ioh. All ifaith mother Landl. I confess this wine will do his part Ioh. I 'll pledge you Landl. But son Iohn I know your meaning Ioh. Mother touch it once more alas you look not well take a round draught it warms the blood well and restores the colour and then we 'll talk at large Landl. A civil Gentleman a stranger one that should weigh his fair name Oh a stitch Ioh. There 's nothing better for a stitch good mother make no spare of it as you love your health Mince not the matter Landl. As I said a Gentleman lodge in my house now heaven's my comfort Ioh. I looked for this Landl. Where 's the infant come let 's see your workmanship Ioh. None of mine mother but there 't is and a lusty one Landl. Heaven bless thee thou hadst a hasty making but the best is 't is many a good mans fortune As I live your own eys Seignior and the nether lip as like ye as if ye had spit it Ioh. I am glad on 't Landl. Bless me what things are these Ioh. I thought my labour was not all lost 't is gold and these are jewels both rich and right I hope Landl. Well well son Iohn I see you are a woodman and can chuse your Deer though it be i' ch' dark all your discretion is not yet loft this was well clapt aboard here I am with you now when as they say your pleasure comes with profit when you must needs do where ye may be done to 't is a wisdom becomes a young man well Be sure of one thing loose not your labour and your time together it seasons of a fool Son time is pretious work wary whilst ye have it Since ye must traffique sometimes this slippery way take sure hold Seignior trade with no broken Merchants make your lading as you would make your rest adventurously and with advantage ever Ioh. All this time mother the child wants looking to meat and Nurse Landl. Now blessing o' thy care it shall have all and instantly I 'l seek a Nurse my self son 't is a sweet child Ah my young Spaniard take you no farther care sir. Ioh. Yes of these jewels I must by your leave mother these are yours to make your care the stronger for the rest I 'll find a master the gold for bringing up on 't I freely render to your charge Landl. No more words nor no more children good son as you love me this may do well Ioh. I shall observe your Morals Exeunt Enter Peter and Landlady Landl. Come ye do know Pet. I do not by this hand Mistress but I suspect Landl. What Pet. That if eggs continue at this price women will ne'r be sav'd by their good works Landl. I will know Pet. Ye shall any thing lies in my power The Duke of Lorrain is now 7000 strong I heard it of a Fish-wife a woman of fine knowledge Landl. Sirrah sirrah Pet. The Popes Buls are broken loose too and 't is suspected they shall be baited in England Landl. Very well Sir Pet. No 't is not so well neither Landl. But I say to you Who is it keeps your Master companie Pet. I say to you Don Iohn Landl. I say to you what woman Pet. I say so too Landl. I say again I will know Pet. I say 't is fit you should Landl. And I tell thee he has a woman here Pet. And I tell thee 't is then the better for him Landl. You are no Baud now Pet. Would I were able to be call'd unto it A worshipful Vocation for my Elders for as I understand i●… is a place fitting my betters far Landl. Was ever Gentlewoman so frumpt off with a Fool Well sawcie sirrah I will know who it is and for what purpose I pay the rent and I will know how my house comes by these inflammations If this geer hold best hang a sign-post up to tell the Seigniors here you may have Lewdness at libertie Pet. 'T would be a great ease to your age Enter Frederick Fred. How now why what 's the matter Landlady Landl. What 's the matter ye use me decently among ye Gentlemen Fred. Who has abus'd her you sir Landl. Ods my witness I will not be thus treated that I will not Pet. I gave her no ill language Landl. Thou liest lewdly thou tookst me up at every word I spoke as I had been a Mawkin a Flutt-Gillian And thou thinkst because thōu canst write and read our noses must be under thee Fred. Dare you sirrah Pet. She raves of Wenches and I know not what Sir Landl. Go to thou knowest too-well thou wicked Varlet Pet. As I live Sir she is ever thus till dinner Fred. Get you in Pet. By this hand I 'll break your posset-pan Exit Pet. Landl. Then by this hood I 'll lock the meat up Fred. Now your grief what is

they are vanisht They are so taken up in their own Countrey and so beaten off their speed by their own VVomen when they come here they draw their Legges like Hackneys drink and their own devices have undone ' em Baud. I must have one that 's strong no life in Lisbon else perfect and young my custome with young Ladies and high fed Citty-Dames will fall and break else I want my selfe too in my age to nourish me They are all sunck I maintain'd now what 's this business what goodly fellows that Enter Ruttillio and Officers Ruttillio VVhy do you drag me Pox on your Justice let me loose cannot a Man fall into one of your drunken Cellars and venture the breaking on 's Neck but he must be us'd thus rascally 1 Officer VVhat made you wandring so late i' th night you know that is imprisonment Ruttillio May be I walk in my sleep Officer VVhat made you wandring sir into that Vault where all the City store and the Ammunition lay Ruttillio I fell into 't by chance I broke my shins for 't your Worships feel not that I knockt my Head against a hundred Posts would you had had it cannot I break my Neck in my own defence Officer Your coming thither was to play the Villain to fire the Powder and blow up that part o' th City Ruttillio Yes with my Nose Officer We have told you what 's the Law he that is taken there unlesse a Magistrate and have command in that place presently if there be nothing found appa●…ent neer him worthy his Torture or his present death must either pay his Fine for his presumption which is six hundred Duckets or for six yeares tug at an Oa●…e i' th Gallies may be you were drunk you 'l be kept sober there Ruttillio Tug at an Oare you are not errant Rascals to catch me in a Pit fall and betray me Baud. A lusty-minded Man Pimp O wonderous able Baud. Pray Gentlemen allow me but that liberty to speak a few words with your Prisoner and I shall thank you Officer Take your pleasure Lady Baud. What would you give that Woman should redeem you redeem you from this slavery Ruttillio Besides my service I would give her my whole selfe I would be her Vassal Baud. She has great reason to expect as much considering the great summe she payes for 't yet take comfort what you shall do to merit this is easy and I will be the Woman shall befriend you 'T is but to entertain some handsome Ladies and young fair Gentlewomen you guesse the way but giving of your mind Ruttillio I am excellent at it you cannot pick out such another living I understand you is 't not thus Baud. Ye have it Rutt Bring me a hundred of 'em I 'le dispatch 'em I will be none but yours should another offer another way to redeem me I should scorn it what Women you shall please I am monstrous lusty not to be taken down would you have Children I 'le get you those as ●…ast and thick as fly-blowes Baud. I admire him wonder at him Ruttillio Hark you Lady you may require some times Baud. I by my faith Ruttillio And you have it by my faith and handsomely this old Cat will suck shrewdly you have no Daughter I fly at all now I am in my Kingdom Tug at an Oare no tug in a Feather-bed with good warm Caudles hang your bred and water I 'le make you young again beleeve that Lady I will so frubbish you Baud. Come fellow Officers this Gentleman is free I 'le pay the Duckets Ruttillio And when you catch me in your Citty-powdering Tub again boyle me with Cabbidge Officer You are borh warn'd and arm'd Sir Exeunt Enter Ruttillio with a Night-Cap as in the Brothell-house Ruttillio Now do I look as if I were Crow-trodden fy how my hams shrink under me O me I am broken-winded too Is this a life Is this the recreation I have aim'd at I had a body once a handsome body and wholsome too now I appear like a Rascal that had been hung a year or two in Gibbets fy how I faint Women keep me from Women Place me before a Cannon 't is a pleasure stretch me upon a Rack a recreation but VVomen VVomen O the Devill VVomen courteous Gulfe was never halfe so dangerous Is there no way to fall into the Cellar again and be taken no lucky fortune to direct me that way no Gallies to be got nor yet no Gallowes for I feare nothing now no Earthly thing but these unsatisfied Men-leeches Women how divelishly my bones ake oh the old Lady I have a kind of waiting-VVoman lyes crosse my back too oh how she stinks no treason to deliver me now what are you do you mock me Enter 3. or 4. with Night-caps very faintly 1 No sir no we were your predecessors in this place 2 And come to see how you beare up Ruttillio Good Gentlemen you seem to have a snuffing in your head sir a parlous snuffing but this same dampish ayre 2 A dampish ayre indeed Ruttillio Blow your face tenderly your nose will nere endure it mercy on me what are men chang'd to here is my nose fast yet methinks it shakes i' th hilts pray tell me Gentlemen how long is 't since you flourisht here 3 Not long since Ruttillio Move your selfe easily I see you are tender nor long endured 2 The labour was so much sir and so few to perform it Ruttillio Must I come to this and draw my legs after me like a lame dog I cannot run away I am too feeble will you sue for this place again Gentlemen 1 No truly sir the place has been too warm for our Complexions 2 VVe have enough on 't rest you merry sir we came but to congratulate your fortune you have abundance 3 Beare your fortune soberly and so we leave you to the next fair Lady Exit the three Ruttillio Stay but a little and I 'le meet you Gentlemen at the next Hospital there 's no living thus nor am I able to endure it longer with all the helps and heates that can be given me I am at my trot already they are fair and young most of these VVomen that repair to me but they stick on like burres shake me like feathers more VVomen yet Enter Baud. VVould I were honestly married to any thing that had but halfe a face and not a great to keep her nor a smock that I might be civilly merry when I pleased rather then labouring in these fulling Mills Baud. I see you bear up bravely yet Ruttillio Do ye hear Lady do not make a Game-bear of me to play me hourly and fling on all your Whelps it will not hold play me with some discretion to day one course and two dayes hence another Baud. If you be angry pay back the money I redeem'd you at and take your course I can have Men enough you have cost me an hundred Crownes since you came hither in

know honest Swabber that I will make the whole world dote on thee I 'll wash thy face and powder thee to the purpose and shave thee if thou wilt too Swab. No by no means I dare not venture my throat under thy Fingers but for washing and powdring that all the world may be in love with me I am content Cut. Sit down then in this Chair look on this powder the snow is nothing to it 't will create such a complexion on thee that no Art did ever set upon the proudest Lady Swab. But hark you Cutbeard how shall I do to satisfie all the women that will follow me for kisses if you make me too beautiful my lips will be worn thread-bare before I can get home and then Parnel my own dear wife will have the least share of her own sweet husband Cut. For that we 'll take a course wink wink good Iack my Ball will search your eyes else Swab. My eyes are honest and fear no searching Changes the Powder and blacks his face all over Cut. Now I begin to sprucifie thy phisnomy This powder was extracted from the Phoenix when she last burnt her self and is indeed the quintessence of odours Swab. Nay 't is as odious as ever I smelt that is certain good Cutbeard let me have enough I prethee Cut. Nay I will spare no cost Judge Gentlemen is he not strangely altered Ger. Past belief I would not that my Mistress saw him now my hopes would soon be cooled then Swab. I think so but I would have you to take notice I will have nothing to do but with great personages for I must not make my self common Fran. VVhat this fellow will come to no man knows yet his fame no doubt will travel over all Countries and I am fully resolved in my Opinion the Queen of Mauritania will run mad for him Swab. If she run as mad as a March-Hare she gets not a bit no Parnel and my Neighbours shall have all Cut. Now if the Painters will draw Adonis our let them come here for Copies So I have done Swab. Prethee Cutbeard lend me a Looking-glass Cut. By no means what did you never hear of one Narcissus how he pined away for love of his own shadow No go home your house is hard by let Parnel see you and bless her self with wonder Swab. Honest Cutbeard this Gentleman is a worthy friend of mine prethee bestow some of the same powder upon his face Fran. No no you shall be beautiful alone 't is best Swab. Parnel I come and if thou beest not stupid Thou ' ●…t say Iack Swabber is a kin to Cupid Exit Ger. VVell Cutbeard thou hast drest him handsomely I would give a Crown that I were by when first he finds what beauty he is adorned withal Cut. This day I am to meet with pretty Parnel pray Heaven the Fool be absent when I come some two hours hence if you will meet me Gentlemen I will tell you how he takes his transmigration Fran. We will not fail Farewel Exeunt Enter Parnel Parn. I wonder that my Barber stays thus long can he neglect me thus Well I will fit him for if he use me once agen thus basely I will cashier him and bestow my love upon some one more constant forty to one but Swabber comes before him and spoils all Enter Swabber very stately Who 's this in the name of blackness the cloaths and walk of my dear husband and I will lay my life he has got a Vizard on Nay pray now indeed you 'll fright me presently take heed Swab. She does not know me that 's excellent Parnel believe it I am flesh and blood I would not have thee take me for a Goddess Parn. A Goddess quotha a black one if you be one what hast thou got upon thy face I prethee Swab. Do not look too wistfully upon me Parnel my beauty will put your eyes out if you do and then I must be at the charge of a Dog and a Bell for you Parn. A Dog and a fools head pull off your Vizard Swab. Do not touch me unless you make forty curtsies first Come kiss me and thou wilt be out of thy wits presently Parn. Nay then I see 't is a trick put upon him I 'll fetch you a glass you shall behold your beauty Exit Swab. Do and I will venture to be in love with my self for once How shall I require honest Cutbeard By this hand he shall have the honour to be Barber to all my Wenches Enter Parnel with a Glass Parn. Are you not wondrous fair Look and admire your self Swab. O Parnel Parnel I am gull'd most basely I have not half so much beauty as a Chimney-sweeper I will kill the Barber the first thing I do Parn. Was it the Barber used thee thus Swab. I Parnel 't was he I 'll go fetch a company of my Fellow-saylors drag him out and hang him up at the main-Yard presently Parnel farewel if I be apprehended for the death of Cutbeard whatever thou dost send me a clean shirt for I shall have need on 't Exit Parn. Well Cutbeard I commend thee for this project thou hast drest him handsomely would thou wert here I would kiss thee for the Jests sake Enter Cutbeard Oh are you come Sir Cut. I watch●… the time my Parnel and have found it how does the Gull become his feathers Ha! Parn. As I would have him Oh Cutbeard this Kiss and this for the device Cut. Where is he Parnel Parn. Why gone abroad in his new-fashion'd face to fetch a gang of Saylors who he vows shall hang thee up at the main-Yard and shall use thee worse then the Prentices a Suburb-bawd on a Shrove-tuesday Cut. And those same Water-rats are devillish things what a Slave was I to use him so Parn. What canst thou fear when I am in thy presence Away you Milk-sop hence from me ●…ayant Cut. Nay gentle Parnel by this hand I will fight with a whole Army if thou sayst the word prethee be reconciled Swab. within Why Parnel Parnel here 's thy own sweet husband open the door dear Wife Parn. O me my husband 's come what shall I do Cut. Let me into the Well if thou thinkest good or hang me in the Chimney ' stead of Bacon Parn. Alas that 's full of hazard No device Swab. within Why huswife huswife must I wait half a day Parn. My Peticoat's faln off but I come presently Oh I have thought come hither put on this Biggin I made it for my Childe that is at Nurse and cram thy self into this Cradle here there is no other way therefore dispatch Cut. O me thou never thinkest upon my beard that will betray all presently A cradle set forth Parn. Take you no care I 'll make him to believe you were born with it be quick I say Cut. Necessity compels me send me off of this brunt once I 'll hunt the smock no more Cover me close good Parnel Parn.

So keep you close and when he prattles to you snee●…e in his face and call him Dad do you hear Parnel l●…ts him in Enter Swabber Swab. Why you proud peevish petty paltry Parnel why did you make me stay so long Parn. I made what haste I could but the Childe cryed so Swab. The Childe what Childe Have you got Bastards here Parn. Bastards they are your own then Simon 's come home the Boy I had a twelvemoneth since by you he was born when you were at Sea Swab. Is he brought home As I am an honest man I am glad on 't Let me see him Parnel Parn. Look here he is the goodliest Boy and even as like thee Iohn as if thou hadst begot him all thy self Swab. Whoop here 's a Boy of a twelvemoneth old if he grow but thus much this next year he 'll be able to fight with a Giant presently But Parnel he has got a great beard too how comes that Parn. VVhy he was born with it many children are so and 't is a signe he will be a man betimes a wise discreet one too Cut. Dad dad dad Swab. Nay 't is a wise Childe I perceive that for he calls me Dad at first sight Good Parnel fetch me some Milk for him I will see him eat Parn. He had Milk but just now prethee Iohn be patient Swab. You are a Fool he has been starv'd at Nurse and we must make him fat Fetch some I say Parn. I will not truly Iohn you will spoile the Childe Swab. I saw some stand in the next room I will fetch it my self so I will Exit Parn. VVhat will you do you must endure with patience I mingled batter but just now for pancakes and that he 'll bring as certain as I live Cut. I shall be cram'd to death mercy upon me Parn. He comes lie close agen Enter Swabber with a great Bowl of Batter and a Ladle Cut. Dad dad dad Swab. I mine own Boy here 's Milk for thee Simon Throws it in by Ladles f●…ll Look Parnel look how greedily he eats it Parn. Now fie upon you Iohn you will choak the Childe Swab. I mean to make him grow as high as Pauls and shew him for a wonder in Bartholomew Fayr Fetch me some Milk this is all gone Parn. VVhat do you think I will murder the poor Infant Swab. By this hand I will go to the Milk-woman and fetch him a whole gallon Exit Parn. Up quickly and be gone for when he comes he will choak you without fail Cut. A pox upon him never was Childe fed thus But what will you do now Parn. Do not you fear I 'll fetch my own Childe 't is at a Neighbours house and say the Fairies have exchang'd it Cut. Send thee good luck Farewel sweet Parnel Exit Parnel fetches a little childe and lays it in the cradle Parn. So if this Childe will serve him for a Simon all will be well agen Enter Swabber with more Milk He comes Oh Iohn Swab. Come give me Simon on my Lap I will feed him till his Guts crack agen Parn. Alas I went but in the next room and in the mean time the Fairies have exchanged him look what a little thing they have left in his place Swab. I will have none on 't go fetch me Simon and tell the Fairies I will indi●…e them at the Sessions for this Oh Simon Simon what is become of thee Parn. Nay prethee take not on so Swab. The goodliest Boy of his age that ever man saw Pshaw this has ne'er a beard I will have none on 't Enter Francisco Gerard Cutbeard Neighbours Wives Fran. VVhy how now Iack what in a passion Ha 't was I that blackt thy face to day for mirth sake and thou didst think it was Cutbeard Swab. I care not for my face Simon is gone that had a beard as big as Cutbeard's here the Fairies have exchanged him and look what a Chitty-face they have left in his room a thing of nothing for him Ger. Come you must use this they have left with courtesie for they will whip Simon every day in the week else I know the nature of them Swab. VVill they so Nay then I must make much on 't Fran. And now you must be friends with Cutbeard too Swab. VVith all my heart for I am angry with none but the Fairies now Ger. VVe have brought Musick and some Neighbours with us and mean to have a Dance Come Iohn Swab. I can dance nothing but a melancholy Dance for I am in a grievous dump for Simon still Ger. I warrant thee Strike up there A Dance Fran. VVhy that 's well done no time is counted lost VVhere civil Mirth is gain'd with such small cost Exeunt The Humours of Monsieur Galliard ARGUMENT He undertakes with the Foot to correct State-matters and teach the Subjects Reverence and Obedience to their King Persons Names Galliard Sir William Mr. Newman Manly Lady Mrs. Luce. Enter Sir William Mr. Newman Monsieur Galliard Gall. ME be content to have de litel patience and be my trot me tel you vat me have seen a to day de fine sport in de Varle me come into de Great Man to day me make de reverence Alamode come ill faut and he make me de strange a Sir-reverence de tird time dat ever you saw Newm. Oh Monsieur every Man has not the activity of your feet Gall. By my fat t is very estrange a ding dat dey vil suffer a des Men to be neere a de King a de Queene de Prince or de Princess dey vil marra de understanding very mush Sir Will. Why Monsieur that lies at the other end Gall. Be gar you shall excuse a me for de Conrtier Alamode dere de vit lie in de foot be gar dere is no body can be Eiseman dat does not make a de most excellent reverence dat is most certain dat is de best ting in de hole Varle Newm. But do you think Caesar or most of the Emperours or Worthies of the world studied the Liberal Science of the Foot or puissant Toe Gar. No but be gar dat make dem dy all unfortunate for if dey had tink but de reverence dey might a live a great a vile Newm. I confess the wisdome of it Sir but for the wit do you think that lies there Gall. Dat be de best vit can be possible for your vit vat is your vit Your vit is to break a de jeast vel look you now a me me vil break a de jeast Dat is like dat a me Lor dat is like a de Knight dat is like dat a de Jentilman Ha ha ha dere is now one two tre very good jeast datmake a me sick wide laugh and be gar me vil make a de Page de Lacquey and all de foole in de Court break ades very good jeast very quickly dat is nothing Shews several mimical postures Sir Will. To any purpose Gall. Be my trot

it in at the head he that steals flesh as the Dutch Author saies puts it in at the foot the lower Member VVill you go as you are now Miller Enter Gillian the Millers wife Mill. wife I can no longer own What is not mine with a free Conscience My Liege your pardon Phil. For what who knows this woman Miller I best my Lord. I have been acquainted with her these forty Summers and as many Winters were it Spring agen she 's like the Gout I Phil. Oh your wife Mill. 'T is oh my wife indeed my Lord a painful stitch to my side would it were pickt out Phil. Well Sir your silence Son VVill you be older and older every day then other the longer you live the older still Must his Majestie command your silence ere you 'll hold your tongue Phil. Your reprehension runs into the same fault Pray Sir will you be silent Son I have told him this before now my Liege but Age will have his course and his weaknesses Phil. Good Sir your forbearance Son And his frailties and his follies as I may say that cannot hold his tongue ere he be bidden Phil. Why sirrah ha Son But I believe your Majestie will not be long troubled with him I hope that woman has something to confess will hang 'em both Phil. Sirrah you 'll pull your Destinie upon you If you cease not the sooner Son Nay I have done yet it grieves me that I should call that man father that should be so shameless that being commanded to hold his tongue Phil. To th'Porters Lodge with him Son I thank your Grace I have a friend there Julio It hardly will get passage it is a sorrow of that greatness grown ' less it dissolve in tears and come by parcels Millers wife I 'll help you Sir in the delivery and bring you forth a joy you lost a daughter Iulio 'T was that recounted thought brought forth these sorrows Mill. wife She 's found again Know you this Mantle Sir Julio Hah Mill. wife This did enwrap your child now the Counts wife c. Julio Oh thou hast ta'n so many years from me and made me young as was her birth-day to me Phil. You knew this before Son Oh oh Item for you Miller Miller I did my Liege I must confess I did We poor ones love and would have comfort Sir as well as great Son I beseech you my Liege let this Woman be a little farther examin'd let the words of her Conscience be search'd I would know how she came by me I am a lost child if I be theirs though I have been brought up in a Mill yet I had ever a minde methought to be a greater man Mill. Wife Thou art mine own flesh and blood born of mine own body Son 'T is very unlikely that such a body should bear me there 's no trust in these Millers Woman tell the truth my father shall forgive thee whatsoever he was were he Knight Esquire or Captain less he could not be Mill. Wife Thou art mine own child Boy Son And was the Miller my father Mill. Wife Wouldst thou make thy mother a whore Knave Son I if she make me a Bastard The Rack must make her confess I shall never come to know who I am else I have a worshipful mind in me sure methinks I do scorn poor folks Julio You both shall be rewarded bountifully We 'll be a kin too Brother and Sister shall be chang'd with us ever To the Miller and his wife Son Thank you Uncle my Sister is my Cousin yet at the last cast farewell Sister-foster If I had known the Civil Law would have allowed it thou hadst had another manner of husband then thou hast but much good do thee I 'll dance at thy Wedding kiss the Bride and so Julio Why how now Sirrah Mill. Son 'T is lawful now she 's none of my sister It was a Miller and a Lord That had a Scabbard and a Sword He put it up in the Country word The Miller and his Daughter She has a face and she can sing She has a grace and she can spring She has a place with another thing Tradoodle I would I were acquainted with your Taylor noble Brother Orante You may there he is Taylor If you have any work for me I can fit you Sir I fitted the Lady Son My sister Taylor VVhat fits her will hardly fit me you have a true Yard Taylor Taylor Ne'r a whit too long I warrant you Son Then Taylor march with me away I scorn these Robes I must be gay My Noble Brother he shall pay Tom Taylor Exeunt The DOCTORS of Dull-head Colledge ARGUMENT A Love-sick Gentleman by the over-curious care of his kindred is perplexed with unnecessary Physitians who are by some of his merry Visitants and Companions baffled and he released from their vexation Enter Doctors with an Urinal 1 Ph. A Pleurisie I see it 2 Ph. I rather hold for tremor cordis 3 Ph. Do you mark the Foeces 2 Ph. 'T is a most pestilent contagious Feaver a Surfet a plaguy Surfet he must bleed 1 Ph. By no means 3 Ph. I say bleed 1 Ph. I say 't is dangerous the person being spent so much beforehand and nature drawn so low Clysters cool Clysters 2 Ph. Now with your favour I should think a Vomit for take away the Cause the Effect must follow the stomack 's foul and fur'd the pot 's inflam'd yet Enter servant Serv. Will it please you draw near the sick Gentleman grows worse and worse still 1 Ph. We will attend him 2 Ph. He shall do well my friend Serv. My Masters love Sir 3 Ph. There 's no doubt in him none at all never fear him Exeunt Enter Frank sick Physitians an Apothecary 1 Ph. Clap on the Cataplasm Fr. Good Gentlemen good learned Gentlemen 2 Ph. And see those broths there ready within this hour pray keep your arms in the air is raw and ministers much evil Fr. Pray leave me I beseech you leave me Gentlemen I have no other sickness but your presence convey your Cataplasms to those that need 'em your Vomits and your Clysters 3 Ph. Pray be rul'd Sir 1 Ph. Bring in the Lettice Cap you must be shav'd Sir and then how suddenly we 'll make you sleep Fr. Till Dooms-day What unnecessary nothings are these about a wounded mind 2 Ph. How do ye Fr. VVhat questions they propound too How do you Sir I am glad to see you well 3 Ph. A great distemper it grows hotter still 1 Ph. Open your mouth I pray Sir Fr. Can you tell me how old I am then there 's my hand pray shew me how many broken shins within this two year VVho would be thus in fetters Good Master Doctor and you dear Doctor and the third sweet Doctor and as pretious Master Apothecary I do pray you to give me leave to live a little longer ye stand before me like my blacks Enter his Comrades Thomas How dost thou Frank bear