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A30312 The reform'd wife a comedy, as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury Lane. Burnaby, William, 1672 or 3-1706. 1700 (1700) Wing B5745; ESTC R7058 43,057 55

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Window and out at a Trap-door Fre. When there is no other way Sir Sol. Other way If there was I wou'd not use it t is the Difficulty and the Danger that make it pleasing and like design I 'd come if I cou'd thro' the Tyles and fall like Iove into her Lap. Fre. Such thundring Gamesters as you and Iupiter Sir Solomon maybe pleas'd with Difficulties but a Puny Loyer as I am wou'd lose his Stomach if there was any thing to be done but directly falling to Sir Sol. Well I see Tom thou hast not a Spirit a Genius for Intrigue there is often more Pleasure in the Design than the thing now shou'd I never rest till I had made the Husband accessary it sweetens the Stealth and makes it more secure or if no Husband a Brother that is Jealous of the Honour of his Family why Tom I have imploy'd Fathers and Mothers in this Business Fre. Nay Sir Solomon there is none so fit to take care of 'em as they that get ' em Sir Sol. Ha! ha My witty Rogue sure she 's mightily pleas'd with you Fre. She tells me so Sir Sol. Ye happy Dog but prithee Tom tell me a little more for I love to find my Plots Succeed what sort of Wench is it ha Fre. A Beauty able to renew the long lost Fire in your Heart and turn you to a Rival Sir Sal. Egad sirrah I 'd Cuckold ye if I knew her for this Libel hah Hem I 'am as Strong as you are but no more of that kneel down and thank me for my Advice I understand the World Tom But go on is she Black or Fair Tall or Short Ha! Fre. She 's neither but agreeably divided between 'em all her Mien is easie without Affectation and in her Face a pretty Haughtiness appears that melts it self into a Smile and every Heart that sees it into Love Sir Sol. But Dear Tom how was she set off what Rigging had she Ha! Fre. I was not so Idle as to make a Critick on her Dress but I think she had a Yellow Gown Sir Sol. Yellow Gown Pray Heaven it 's not my Wife all this time aside Fre. Ay Yellow Why don't you like that Colour Sir Sol. O very well very well Tom Yellow you say And what else it must be she aside Fre. And Black upper Petty-coat Sir Sol. Upper Petty-coat then he has too aside Fre. What 's the matter Sir Solomon you 're Concern'd Sir Sol. No no no not at all Tom Black upper Petty-coat aside you meet her at six you say Ha! Tom Fre. Ay Sir Solomon there 's the Challenge she sent me next my Heart gives him a Letter Sir Sol. Aside S'death this is confirmation The Gypsy's own Hand Reads Trembling The Garden Door open and exactly at six your Expecting Caelia Caelia Ay that 's her Contrivance Cockatrice aside Fre. Aside There must be something in this Disorder Cleremont told me he was Married I have gone too far Sir Sol. Aside This is her Devotion Well I 'll know more and if she has Ha! Ha! Ha! Tom this is very kind you must not disappoint her for the World Fre. No Sir Solomon I 'm a Man of Honour but the unluckyest Dog that ever was aside Enter Cleremont Cle. My Friend and Councellour Sir Solomon Empty Ha! Ha! Ha! Sir Sol. Aside Ay I have Counsell'd Cler. I follow'd your Instructions and am Happy I melted the Doctor and He my Mistress all her Aversions to me are over her Pukings her Spleen her Swoonings her Cholick And now I am as well-come and agreeable to her as a Dose of Physick all this my Councellour and deep Politician in Love I owe to thy sage Advice Thou doest indeed understand the World and in all Love Intrigues I 'll be rul'd by no other but what 's the matter are you both Dumb Sir Sol. Fre. Me Sir Sol. No no I was only thinking of a Business of Freeman's Fre. Which I must mind Gentlemen and so your Servant Exit Sir Sol. And I too going Cler. Hold Sir Solomon you must stay and hear my success Sir Sol. I can't I have Business Cle. A Pox O' Business Ha! Ha! Ha! You can't think what a change of Affairs it wrought Sir Sol. Puh Cle. I find the Plain Honest Way never does it and a Man may throw away as much Money upon a Mistress as a Place at Court and never be the nearer Sir Sol. Aside Upper Petty-coat Cle. A little bribe well Plac'd but Sir Solomon methinks you are not pleas'd enough with the success of your Counsels Sir Sol. If I an 't I 'm in the wrong for they have took mightily mightily Cle. O beyond expectation Sir Sol. Aside Ay with a Pox Cle. She receiv'd me with all the Ease and Satisfaction that desiring Lovers use all her talk was with regard to me and all her Appeals were to me Sir Sol. Aside Your Expecting Caelia Cle. Cou'd you a' Dreamt that it wou'd come to this Sir Sol. No Faith I cou'd not not in the least Mr. Cleremont not in the least Cle. Why thou deservest a Statue to thy Memory Sir Sol. I do indeed deserve one Cle. Thou doest why some have been worship'd for half thy Sagacity you don't know your self Sir Sol. Yes yes I do I am wiser than ever Mr. Cleremont and know my self intimately rubbing his forehead Cle. All the distress'd Lovers in Town will fly to you for Succour Sir Sol. Very likely The Garden door at Six Aside I won't I can't I must not dare not stay any longer Exit Cle. What a Devil 's the Matter now But thou art an Extraordinary old Fellow Exit Enter Careless in Disguise Car. So My Disguise sits well he 'll never know me now let me consider what strange Story must I tell him to get him out of the way but I shan't want invention I 'll tickle his Ears as I us'd to do the Commisarys when we made up a false Muster Exit Enter Sir Solomon Empty Sir Sol. Jezebel Harlot This is her Aversion to Men Her Praying Her Piety but this is my Advice too I must be giving Counsel hum Enter Careless But what Fellow 's that I don't like him he may be a Cuckold-maker too for ought I know Car. Aside Here he is now for my Plot Sir Is your Name Sir Solomon Empty Sir Sol. Yes 't is what then Thou art a Rogue I believe aside Car. Do you know one Sir Humphrey Afterwit Sir Sol. Sir Humphrey Afterwit No not I not I Fellow I know none of your Sir Humpherys aside some poor Dog or other in Prison there 's such new ways of begging since the War Car. I don't know how 't is Sir but he said he was near related to the Family of the Emptys and dyed at my House Yesterday Sir Sol. Why then you must bury him Friend don't trouble me with your dead Men Upper Pettycoat aside Car. But a little before he dy'd he bid me go to Sir Solomon Empty and