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A66885
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The Woman turn'd bully a comedy, acted at the Duke's Theatre.
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1675
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Wing W3322; ESTC R12074
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you can talk to a man though not to a boy but can you talk to a woman Suppose me a woman a little though As arrant a Fruit-woman as any is in Rome de grace Monsieur how would you behave your self Tru. Away Boy if thou hast any business with me dispatch it Time's precious and I can waste no more B. Good Nay never mince the matter If I were a woman I know what you 'd do First of all you 'd pelt me with two or three little pretty deux yeux Then off goes the Hat thus and out comes the Comb thus and after having friskt o're the bottom of your Perriwig a little and exalted the foretop thus you would make Love according to the latest 〈◊〉 thus Sweet Lady you have here a man to your minde For to confess the truth to you I can but counterfeit Love to try you Gad Madam I never yet could love any woman and since I have seen you and I do not I am certain now I shall scape for ever Tru. Why thou art a very impudent fellow to talk of things so much above thee Alas poor childe thou dost not understand what belongs to Love nor won't these seven years B. Good Forbear such frightful words I am not so young wise Sir 〈◊〉 I understand what Love is 'T is the seducer of Virtue the disturber of Quiet the madness of Youth the dotage of old Age the enemy to good Humour and as the Play says very well The reason of all unreasonable Actions Tru. And is this all you know of Love B. Good No Love was thus from the beginning our Grandfathers know as much as this In our Age the face of Love is very much alter'd Our Gallants have wisely considered Love has been made so common trite and out of fashion that though there is something belonging to the thing that is very useful and much affected yet the damn'd Name is hateful and both Sexes have agreed though their designes be never so sensual to disown the scandal of Love and call it Gallantry Mirth and Raillery Love out upon 't 't is got into all places though never so improper and abusrd Have ye not Love in a Maze Love in a Tub Love in a Wood nay Love in a Nunnery and Love in a Pipkin Tru. Hold a little I thou everlasting Talker I think I must stop thy mouth Let me view thee well things of thy age are not usually thus witty I begin to love thy humour B. Good Then Woe woe to poor Benito I sinde my abundance of Wit has ruin'd me Dare you name Love when yo 've heard me declare so much against it Farewel Sir Is going but turns again Yet if you have Courage enough to be Loves Champion I desie you upon 't and will attend you to morrow-morning at five neer Lambs-Conduit if you dare meet me Tru. I dare B. Good Adieu then Iusque a revoir Tru. Nay but one word more stay a little B. Good Not a moment I never talk with Enemies Your are engaged Look your company expects you Come Frank. Exeunt B. Good and Fran. Good What hast thou been doing all this while Iack with that Boy Tru. 'T is a witty Impertinent and Raillies well But how go affairs with you what have you resolved on Good Faith we are not come to Resolutions but so far from that point that this Lady is pleas'd to refuse whatever I propose She is too much her own enemy and too great a friend to something that looks like Honour to admit us to serve her Luc. Excuse me Sir you have obliged me much in such generous offers but I have many Reasons not to use ' em Mr. Truman you are best acquainted with my condition and therefore can best judge of what I tell ye Should I leave my Uncle though his usage is both unhandsome and unnatural I shall not onely loose my Fortune for my Father has committed both me and it to his Arbitration Good Madam I value not your Fortune I am already Master of so liberal an Estate I care not to encrease it If you please to make me happy in your person I 'll venture loosing what your Uncle covets Luc. That Sir is the least of all my thoughts And had I not that to think on yet I can ne're consent to leave so neer a Relation to whose Government my dying Father gave me without not only his Consent but Knowledge And that too with two young men This Gentlemen although I do not question in the least your Honour is so very scandalous I never can admit it Tru. Your Uncle has justly forfeited his Trust abusing it and Madam you may well be confident your Father never fanci'd him for such a Guardian when he first named him yours Luc. Sir I not doubt it And though I sigh for death or a more pleasing life yet I had rather ever continue thus wretched as I am than be made happy by any means that gives the least offence or prejudice to the spotless Fame of an innocent Maid Good In the mean time Madam will you make me so happy as to let me hope I may hereafter be admitted to your service when you shall be a more absolute Mistris of your self and free from the constraint of such a Guardian Luc. Provided Sir you use no violent means to accomplish such a freedom I am not so ungrateful to forget a friendship nor yet so dull as not to apprehend who has obliged me But Gentlemen no more You must not know me This is one of my Uncle's Spies Enter Dashwel Dash. Mistris Lucia my Master desires to be recommended to you and has sent me to conduct you home he and I are just going forth about business and he desires to see your Ingress before our Egress Luc. So Have ye any other Commendations from your Master Dash. Non sum Informatus That is to say in English He gave me no farther Instructions Luc. Then come along Good Mr. Dashwel your humble Servant Pray Sir quota cloka Dash. Sweet Sir I think it is neer octa hora Your Servant Gentlemen Good Farewel Cods-head Exeunt Dash. Luc. and Maid Tru. Now Ned what dost thou think of this Lady Good I think so well of her that I think the worse of thee for bringing me acquainted with her to no purpose Tru. Why to no purpose Good You see she admits not my Addresses Tru. Thou art a Fool Ned and though thou hast studied so long at the University thou art very illiterate in Women Why all her discourse was nothing but I will and I won't and when they are once arrived at that they need but little Courting Good I perceive thou art very learned in this sort of Philosophy Iack I think I had best get thee to read to me Tru. Read quoth a no faith it needs not I have it all by heart In the first place you must know Friend mine Women are not now so dull and unapprehensive as in