you to that love he 's true Yet suffers Martyr-like for love of you Erm. I beleive once he lov'd me well indeed And mine did equal his if not exceed aside and sighing But I considred not the miseries Of marriage then which now I do despise A maiden life all others does excel Pray tell Eusames this and so farewel offers to go out Flo. Pray Ladystay one request does remain He ask no more Erm. Then that you shall obtain Gon. She turns again I doubt be will it 'h end Make a deep interest in her for his friend aside But be it how it will I le overhear I am too lofty to be touch'd by fear Flo. Are you resolv'd alwaies to live amaid Erm. I mention'd not how long but thus I said A Maidens life excels all other lives Flo. But Maids contracted are as good as wives spoken whisperingly Ermenia swounds Flo. O me she sounds Gon. That story in the ear Has made her pride fall and my spirit fear Ermenia breaths Gon. She breathes agen Flo. Madam how are you now Erm. Well but better had I made no vow To poor Eusames Florentio wee 'l withdraw Flo. I le follow Madam your will is my law exit Ermenia Ye powers of love and friendship crown the end Of this design with comfort for my friend exit Florentio Manet Gonzetto Great God of love what mighty power unknown Hast thou now us'd to mee more then thy own It was thy conduct sure and thy design And not thy power alone that vanquisht mine As a great Captain in the wars to his Name Of every conquest gain'd joynes all the Fame Though 't was not only by his power got But by the Armies by his Conduct brought So when thy power could not do 't alone Thou then dist lead her troops of virtues on And now too soon I feel by my surprize Thou hast not only darts but peircing eyes Then as thou art great and powerful bee Just I am enforc'd to love and love I must Enter Captain The news Captain any Letters from the Army yet to his Highness Cap. Yes Sir last night Gon. Are the contents divulg'd Cap. Yes some two daies since half our army was besmear'd with blood the other half took flight and the fam'd Carionil with some number of cheif Commanders were surrounded with a multitude of Enemies and almost hopeless of ever seeing Venice agen yet when they heard our noble General cry fight fight for Venice till you dye they with such vigour redoubled their blows adding wounds to wounds blood to blood dead to the dead till by the favour of that potent God with whom it is to give the victory they through the Multitude quickly run their way and after for that night sounded a retreat And in the interim receiving a supply Early next morn refac'd the enemy Whose Army in number doubled ours but at the first onset with manly courage We dispers'd them quite Part we took prisoners part we put to flight The rest lay gasping on the ground frustrate of future hope or remedy Few escaped alive Of lasts nights newes this is a Narrative Gon. I joy wee were so succesful in the end though to our loss at first Cap. I could have gladly wish'd my self there but that I was commanded to the contrary Gon. I credit you Captain you have done your Country good service Cap. My Lord I must retire Gon. Farewell good Captain exit Captain I know not what to think much less to do I am in the flames and now I must go through Why should I dote on one that is so mean But shee that 's lovely to love is a Queen Ermenia thee I love thy love I crave Which if my wealth and fame can gain I 'le have I fear no rivals i 've a double fate Too wealthy for contempt too high for hate exit Scen third Enter Florentio and Ermenia Erm. Florentio what iv'e said I le do provided he Without contempt a constant Lover be Flo. Madam Be you as kind as he will constant prove And make his joys as perfect as his love I dare protest by ' very Deity Hee 'l ne'r be guilty of inconstancy Erm. Then whi le I live I le love him tell him this Though many court me yet my heart is his exit Ermenia Flo. So I have prevail'd and for joy could fly To tell Eusames of my victory O may the god of love as he 's begun Unite these too contracted hearts in one Enter Eusames See here he comes I le stand aside To know how his thoughts fixed are Whether to hope or fear or to despair Or whether he will into a passion fall For i 've a double joy to banish all Eus How joyfully the birds with warbling notes Salute the morning through their gentle throats But day no sooner does appear to mee But I complain a fresh of misery In love imperious love Assist a wretched youth thou caus'd all this And 't is thy power alone can work my bliss I cannot dare not hope my friend can bee So prevalent to regain her love to mee She is grown high and yet must higher grow While I for love of her must fall too low offers to go out Eusames turns back and falls into a trance Flo. Stay stay Eusames What struck dum with fear Of the sad newes you do expect to hear From me Eus 〈…〉 fear It is too 〈…〉 for me to hear Flo. For love I mov'd but she her love deni'd And having so resolv'd she thus reply'd A Maiden-life all other lives excel Pray tell Eusames this and so farewel Eus Then love farewel for ever And though from all my joyes I am betray'd By thy resolve to live and dye a maid I will not wish that thou mayst live and dye Such an unpittied martyr'd one as I offers to go out Flo. Be not so hasty there remains behind Asentence from her you 'l esteem more kind Then was the other Cruel While I live I le love him tell him this Though many court me yet my heart is his Eus O tantalize me not with hopes so vain Can she so hate so quickly love again As if she had her former scorn forgot Flo. If you can think me false believe me not Eus Then I must credit it O how the joy Of thy successe my miseries destroy My heart 's enliven'd with a fresh relief And double Comforts doe arise from grief So Palms prest down do ever rise the more And spices bruis'd smell sweeter then before Flo. There 's nothing now remains but your adress To compleat hers and your own happiness For if a Maidens vow was ever true No doubt she loves as fervently as you You need no 〈◊〉 since you know the way Haste too her then t is dangerous to delay Eus I will yet ere I go must recommend A parcel of poor thanks to you my friend Flo. Spend no more time in complementing me My recompence is thy felicity Couldst thou enjoy
loves are wonne Exeunt Finis Actus Tertii Act fourth Act fourth Scene the First Eus COnvey this Letter Coz. unto my Lord Gonzetto you know his lodgings deliver it into his own hands Boy Uncle I shall exit Boy Eus What grudge in thee procures the new grown hate Of thy Ermenia what unhappy fate Has fix'd her heart against thee O that she Should violate her vowes of Constancy To make me miserable I see 't were fit That Lovers vows upon the sands were writ Enter Florentio Plotthrift and Cozen. What are these I must be gone exit Flo. Your company Gentlemen does obleige me much Plot. Alas excuse us Sir it is not such Is worth your thanks much less your obligation Think it but worthy of your acceptation And you will highly honour us since we know For your favours many thanks we one Flo. Come le ts not further complements commence Your love to me extends all recompence I have a suit to you Plot. Name it and 't is granted if it be w'thin compass of my capacity Or my Friends Coz. Most willingly Flo. I doubt it not Sir I have a friend deeply engaged indeed contracted to the Lady Armenia you know her questionless Coz. The Lord Gonzett's Deity Flo. The same my question is whether you think her inclinable to Gonzetto or any other Plot. Troth I think indifferent to any but a little bending to Gonzetto by reason of the weight of riches he throws on her Flo. Very probable Coz. But he 's fire all over for her Flo. 'T is hotly reported so sir Plot. Pardon me sir that I dive into your thoughts the Gentleman you speak of is as I presume your friend by name Eusames I am bold in explaining but assure your self and him sir I le be his friend and Agent and can do much with Ermenia and will Flo. In so doing you will obleidge two friends at once the one sick of Love and dispair the other of sorrow for his friends misfortunes I was once his poor Agent too and then she promised faithfully to embrace him with all former love and respect but she had no sooner set her eye upon this glistring Lord but she forgets her vowes as if they were of no consequence Plot. I know all circumstances I will be very serviceable and I hope succesful I shall loose opportunities therefore for the present farewell Flo. To morrow sir I le waite on you till then adieu exeunt severally Scen second Enter Eusames as in a field HOw am I over press't'ween hope and fear 'T is past the time and yet he is not here Would he would come Delayes in misery and love Would breed impatience in Olymphick Jove Enter Gonzetto O here he is I joy you are come Sir Gon. Yes I am draw They fight Gonzetto stamps and enters a Guard Eus I am ready Gon. Secure him in Fetters till further order Guar. We shall my Lord. exit Gonzetto Eus Ha! is it so base Gonzetto Guard You are bold Sir Eus You are impudent Bandogs how am I conquered with oppression If you are men of civility permit a Gentleman a minutes consideration your reward shall not be wanting and the limits I 'm now confin'd in is a sufficient security for me your prisoner Guard We will obleidge you so far Sir Fus Do so and I le be grateful The guard withdraws Unfortunate Eusames Who hast endur'd the raging of the sea To enjoy two blessings Love and Liberty And art no sooner well arriv'd on shore But both are lost as much as was before Arm me ye Gods with patience and content Manly to undergoe Imprisonment Enter Guard Guard Now I le walk with you my guard is strong This is too sharp sure to continue long Exeunt Scene third Enter Plotthrift and Cozen. Coz. I have heard much of him Plot. He is our Country-man and of rare endowments genteel Parentage and heir to a good fortune had it not been consumed by his Parents for which poor wretch he suffers Coz. She 's very cruel to slight him and settle her affections elsewhere considering the contract Plot. I shall plead Scripture and prick her conscience I fear ere she and I part Coz. Do so I le work the way cross on my Lords side farewell Plot. Adeiu Coz. exit Cozen enter Florentio Flo. Well met again Sir Plot. I was just a going to the Lady Flo. 'T is too little purpose I fear Plot. The reason Flo. Why Eusames out of a mad vein this Even challeng'd Gonzetto who met him with a Guard and clapt him up Plot. Yet not a pin the worse for you shall see To morrow Morn he 's at liberty Flo. It will be welcome news Plot. Well fear it not If I 'm deceiv'd I le never trust a plot Exeunt Scen fourth Enter Ermenia and Priscilla Erm. 'T Is strange Pris 'T is true Madam We meet it in the vulgar mouth besides I had it from the Captain of the guard Who by command sirprised Eusames prisoner Erm. Leave me exit Pris So strange a boldness is familiar With men of noble Births that though they fall So low that others think 'em worthless yet They of themselves still hold the same esteem And what this Age thinks most rediculous Behave themselves as high though not so wealthy Such is Eusames fate whose love at first I entertain'd because 't was as rich as great But now being fall'n from his high estate Still thinks himself as worthy of my love As er'e yet somthing I fain would do Enter Plotthrift Plot. Well met Madam Er. Thank you Sir Plot. I am come to chide you Madam pardon me Erm. To chide me sir Plot. I you Madam you once lov'd a Gentleman named Eusames Erm. O heavens is my breach of sacred Covenants made common Plot. Nay and was contracted to him Erm. Too true indeed Plot. Too true nay ne're repent although his fortunes low had you but given him content he might have rais'd himself indeed I needs must blame you Erm. Proceed no further good sir I am touch'd to the quick and heaven knowes I am somthing troubled Plot. Somthing it must be altogether ere I leave you Madam recall that love you have setled on Gonzetto and render it to Eusames as his due he poor man languishes in prison for love of you by base Gonzetto's means spend no time in recanting but use your utmost endeavour to gain his liberty Ermenia in a Maze wakes Erm. I can hear no more Plot. S'lid but you shall unnatural woman could you think the Gods had no blessing in store for his great virtue whose merit could purchase heaven it self Reverently spoke aside Erm. Pray leave and hear me Plot. O are you touch'd Hear me what can you say alass invention's barren in your cause a double fee cou'd not procure one word to stand in your defence Did you not vow protest and swear your self a real votaress to his desires Did he not with a true and faithful heart when
THE ENGLISH ROGUE A NEVV Comedy As it was acted before several Persons of Honour with great Applause Written by T. T. Licensed according to Order LONDON Printed for William Thackeray at the Golden Sugar-loaf and William Whitwood at the Golden Lyon in Duck-Lane 1668. The Actors Names Plot-thrift The English Rogue Cozen His Companion Gonzetto A great Lord of Venice Avaritius A Userer Cornelio A Citizen of Venice a Coffee-man Don Aquinto A Mountebank Eusames A young decayed Gentleman Florentio His friend A Captain Pego. Gonzetto's Man Women Lucibella Clara Daughters to Avaritius Priscilla Their Maid Ermenia A young Lady contracted to Eusames and beloved of Gonzetto The Scene Venice To my worthily honoured friend and Patroness MRS. ALICE BARRET Madam SO many already have assum'd it as a priviledge that it is now become a current custome to prefix a Dedication to some one whose Judgement and ingenuity may both grace the ambitious Authour and protect his weakness otherwise you had escap'd the trouble of being Guardian to this Brat whose Parent was unable to maintain it To be plain I have cast it at your Door neither better nor worse to expect its fate yet with some confidence of a favourable reception since your Generosity and Nobleness were ever wont to correspond with Charity whereof my self am sufficiently sensible I beg your pardon for this offence but cannot promise to do so no more However I submit to your worthy self whose intimate goodness and serenity have hitherto so far obleiged me that I must ever as most due subscribe myself as really I am Madam Your most humbly devoted servant to command Tho. Thompson The Prologue AT a New Play all Poets must tell news Ye 'r welcome to the labour of a Muse Who do's implore and 't is your pitty worth Your helping hands to bring her firstling forth And let me tell ye 't is most necessary Since 't is her first you act more kind and wary Shou'd you be rough and harsh in what you do The brat might prove defective long of you S'lid then all 's spoil'd your expectation crost The Muse discourag'd and her labour lost Come come for once be kind and rul'd by me And let your smiles crown its Nativity We question not Lucina's help if you Vouchsafe her safe delivery 't will do And that with Pomp and State whilst ye are by Your presence makes it a solemnity The beautys present blazing starr's appear As good Omens to this our hemisphear Nor can we whilst such lustre they dispence Doubt of a favourable influence But I digress the gravid Muse I left Of all succour except bare hopes bereft She 's in the Midwives hands and much endures And cannot be reliev'd except by yours Exit A NEW COMEDY Called the English Rogue Act the First Scene the First Enter Plot-thrift and Cozen. Plot. I See I 'm Fortunes Favorite to the End In a strange place to meet my dearest Friend But prithee tell me Ben. how has thy pollitick pate maintain'd thy Nobleness I am sure you needs must thrive Since by your last Letter to me at Madrid I was informed you have banish'd the Conceit of Marriage Coz. O yes I thank my Fate that fancy flew quickly and ever since in your Art I have been no small practitioner Plot. But how did your Mistress Selina relish it That Admirable Doxie Coz. Doxie indeed whose lasciuious life had it been concealed till I had married her had ruined me for ever Plot. What Man the chaste the virtuous Selina Coz. No the unchaste vicious Selina whom after my Annual services of Adoration to her Shrine and unfeign'd vows of being hers constant for ever I found to be as foul within as I esteemed her fair without Plot. Why this is fine â— faith By Jove Ben I le tell thee these women are just like weather Cocks that turn too and fro at every puffe of wind So they are as fickle in setling their Love on any one man as a Phanatick Parson 's unwilling to alter his Religion when he is forced to Conform or loose his Benefice Coz. I have found it so Plot. 'T is a remarkable observation that any man that has eyes and ears must of necessity credit it but there are some such Buffs in this land that won't believe what their ears have heard or eyes have seen but take their Wives as we do Conies to pen up whilst every Dame to requite the kindness will find a conveniency to tempt the next young Gallant that passes into her Chamber and there discharge the burthen of her desire without the least consideration of making her Husband a Cuckold Coz. That 's most certain Plot. Most certain and you so certainly besotted as resolve to marry I thought the little practice you had made in my Art might have been a sufficient Embleme to demonstrate all women's levity Coz. Prithe no more of 't I am as far from having a good thought of womens constancy as ever I was and once you know I was your only schollar had your cunning ad ungues and if without boasting can say I still retain it Plot. Then let us plot and practice this is a City affords good faces wee 'l instantly go view it you one way I another but be sure before you strike search out the nature of the creature Coz. Never sear it I le warrant thee boy I hit right Plot. That done you cannot miss entrance into any Venetian Dame for my part I doubt not my rogury will never faile getting me a Mistres though it were in the Land of Chastity Coz. I confide something too in mine Plot. Come then lets to our Inne there wee 'l sever As thou hast begun good Fortune help us ever exeunt Act first Scen second Enter Gonzetto solus WHat sudden alteration do I find That does so please and yet torment my minde I know no reason for it there was nothing in the Masque last night but what was pure and splendid Ladies as fair And beautiful as is the morning star Now I have pri d into secret Art That Ladies glittering Eyes can wound a heart I must to fair Ermenia a captive be I 'm her Adorer she my Deity Enter Ermenia and Florentio But here she comes she'es Beauties Paragon Erm. You have your answer Sir and may be gone To Florentio Flo. Since Madam I 'm dismis'd so scornfully To move a change I must presumptious be Think on the good Eusames mis'ries he Who like a careful penitentiary Bedewes his bed with tears as they are due To discontent and all for love of you Erm. Why Sir for me he knows it is in vain To hope Ermenias love to reobtain First let him change his coat of poverty To wealth and honour and then think of me Flo. Let not your height contemne his humble state But Saint like pitty the unfortunate He once was high too but in each degree Where he did love he lov'd with constancy Since first he lov'd
deceased frinds wherein they are possest of large reveâ—… Aquin. He 's my dearest and most faithful friend whom I am proud to intrust with the disposeing of my most nice affairs Luc. Sir he shall be ever â—…ceptable as from you Aquin. Immortal thanks divinest Lady Cla. Well Seignior Cornelia here 's my hand and as I love piâ—…y thou art a pritty fellow wou'd I were a young wench for thy sake Cor. O Madam I take you at your wish i'faith I le en'e to the old Justice immediately slid i 'm so orejoy'd I know not how â—…y breeches hang farewell sweet Madam I must straight to Plot-thrift and tell him this good news farewell sweet Mistress Luc. Sweet servant yours Exit Cor. Aquin. Madam some extraordinary affaires exact my presence at Exchange I humbly take my leave and shall never be forgetfull to employ my friend in my own absence to commemorate my best services to your honoured self your servant sweet Ladies Both Yours Sir Luc. VVee 'l 〈◊〉 you out Aquin. By no means Ladies you shall excuse me exit Plot. Cuz Luc. Cla. Both. Ha ha ha ha Luc. How now Gentlemen could you hear all this while and not be realous Cla. Faith Coz. how didst like it did wee not play our parts worthy your applause Cor. O incomparably Plot. Faith I sear'd all had been spoyl'd yea jeer'd them so home Luc. Nay thei'r less beholding to Nature for allowing e'm so many ounces of beard scearsly to one dram of apprehension Cla. Come what shall wee do Luc. I what indeed Cla. Faith and troth le ts take a walk together and so with a littla fresh air digest our late pleasant banquet Coz. VVith all our hearts and then wee 'l consider more leasurely about accomplishing our desired ends Plot. Faith well adviz'd come le ts away we shall ore-reach their graveties As wisely said Lucullus Old men are fools when young men seek to gull us Explicit Act second Act third Scen first Enter Eusames about to throw himself upon the point of his sword and Florentio putting it off with his foot Eus Persue me not Florentio let me dye Since she is guilty of inconstancy Flo. Can you so much your Christian thoughts forsake To murder life for a false womans sake Eus Could you endure so much misery Still to be dying and yet never dye Flo. Can you so soon to misery bid farewel To meet with endless miseries in hell Suppress this passion or it will undoe Those noble arts which you have studied too Confound what hitherto you 've gaind a Fame Destroy your parts and murder your good Name Eus What friendly councel's given with what ease By those who never felt the like disease But I 〈◊〉 â—…ower to perform what you give 〈…〉 afford me means to live 〈…〉 delay longer dispence No 〈…〉 my patience 〈…〉 thoughts forthwith fulfil 〈…〉 pursue my suite and 〈◊〉 my will offers to kill himself Flo. Once more consider that you run a course ' gainst honour and virtue nay what 's worse Offend those sacred Deities who preserve Our lives that we their pious Laws observe T is not your dying thus that can recover Your lost content for though a desperate lover Self murder makes you dye in flames for ever From whence ther 's no recovery no never Eus 〈…〉 and will forgive Flo. When you destroy that life which they did give◠〈…〉 glorious a crime to commit Out of presumption of a 〈◊〉 for it Eus These morals all are 〈◊〉 away in mee Who 〈…〉 and misery I am past reason therefore 〈◊〉 inâ—ain 〈…〉 things again Since fair Ermenia does so inconstant prove 〈…〉 offers agen Flo. 〈…〉 forbear 〈…〉 〈…〉 That 〈…〉 before my Eyes Or do you think Florentio 〈…〉 One happy hour 〈…〉 〈…〉 which cease to do Or else by your dying I le dye too Eus I live Florentio that thou mayest not dye Flo. Friends self murder's Friendships cruelty Eus But how shall I Ermenia's love obtain To hope for favour now is but in vain Flo. Nothing impossible with the powers above Eus O that they would but petty one in love Flo. Come fear it not all things will work forth'best Mean time to sleep your passion wants some rest Exeunt Scen second Enter Plot-thrift and Cozen. Plot. NOw what think you on 't Ben Coz. Faith but indifferent Plot. I have a double fear I feel a kind of an itch of honesty within me down right honesty to Lucibella Coz. And I to Clara as I am a Christian Plot But I fear ' will never agree with us long Coz. As much fear I. Plot. And then the small comfortable lives the poor wretches will have Coz. Nay I must confess they will be well hop'd up with two staid husbands Plot. Yes like town bulls riding upon all they can leap But hangh't handsome English Girls and good fortunes may tye us close to their tails in tyme. Coz. O fie banish the conceit of Marriage in a jeering way what loose all the pleasures of a single life to be constraned to the humour of one foolish Woman no visiting of the Taverns without a peal from home no courting of a handsome Lady without a score of scratches and the like these were your own words sir Plot. Well they were so I deny it not nor am I yet resolv'd to do 't yet I am prompted much Money and Beauty are two taking bates and must prevail Coz. Well conclude and I le joyn with you either put forward or draw off I dare swear they are honest Plot. Of that le ts make a sound tryal Coz. Agreed Plot. To what an honest part my labors tend No roguery but has some honest end Lets to them Enter Lucibella and Clara. Coz. See here they are Plot. So so now Ben. follow my free fawning way directly and observe my motions Coz. Enough Plot. O my dear Luci. Coz. O my dear Clara. Luc. O dear Gentlemen Cla. Well met Plot. Whither march you Ladies Luc. To visit sir Plot. Who Lady Man Woman Boy or Girl or what Luc. You are very inquisitive Plot. 'T is the nature of the Country Madam Luc. 'T is not your Nature I hope Plot. Perhaps while I am here no longer Luc. Pray heaven it be not aside Why to tell you true we are going to neither man woman boy nor girl but yet may meet many Cla. Wee are going to the Physick Garden at the City gate end Coz. Please you Ladies wee 'l wait upon you thither Plot. What say you Madam Luc. Pardon us fir not for want of Love or respect but fear of our Fathers meeting us or some of his Acquaintance wee desire to be excus'd Cla. Besides it may be a means to obstruct our future appointment Coz. You councel well Lady Plot. I must confess that love is ill grounded that destroyes it self through ignorance yet Ladies ere we part le ts beg the happiness of your company to take a glass of wine here is a private Tavern at hand
besides your Masques blinds all discovery whatsoever Luc. Though Sir to grant your request is a thing as unusual with us as those that never did yet to assure you of the good esteem I have of you and your company for my part I consent Cla. Then I must yeild too Coz. You honour us Exeunt Enter presently agen in a Tavern with a drawer Plot. Please to name your wine Ladies Luc. VVhat you like best Sir Plot. Canary I esteem Luc. 'T is granted Draw Canary you shall Sir Exit Drawer Plot. Now Lady we are blest above the proudest of our former wishes this happiness was like a thing desired but far from expectation as men forlorn and wretched being content to dye and sure to suffer wish to live although they fully 〈…〉 Coz. 〈…〉 Luc. and Cla. VVe 〈…〉 Luc. And hope 〈…〉 〈◊〉 〈…〉 〈◊〉 〈…〉 〈◊〉 〈…〉 〈◊〉 〈…〉 〈◊〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 Plot. Here 's the wâ—… and now 〈…〉 fill out drawer Dr. Here 〈◊〉 I le 〈…〉 〈…〉 Plot. VVell 〈…〉 Dr. Yoâ—… 〈…〉 〈…〉 Plot. 〈…〉 Luc. Nay 〈…〉 Plot. 〈…〉 dishes full 〈…〉 Luc. 〈…〉 Coz. 〈…〉 Cla. Thank 〈…〉 Plot. VVhat thinst you of an Aire or two to Cozen Coz. ' T wood not do much amiss Plot. Ho Drawer Enter Drawer Dr. Your will Sir Plot. Are the old Musicians in the house Dr. Yes Sir Plot. Imployed Dr. No Sir Plot. Send them in Dr. I shall sir exit Drawer Plot. Now Ladies are you for a melancholly Love story or a merry Tavern catch Luc. O fye Love in a Tavern is as ridiculous as wine in an Alehouse Enter Musitians Plot. Then come musitians le ts hear the Tavern catch I gave you when I was here last Mu. Yes Sir The Song COme let us bee frolick and call for our tipple Our pockets we 'l empty our veins we will fill For Sack we 'l not lack nor will we be griple But carouse in despite of the two Topped Hill Chorus Parnassus shall pass us Nor will we enquire For the front of the Musses T is Sack we desire Let the Frenchman delight in his white wine red His vinide paree is but pitiful geer T is the brave Spanish liquor that brings us to bed It charms all our senses and frees us from fear Cho. Wee 'l banish the Rhenish White Metheglin and brown T is Sack we do love so let it go down they drink round Plot. How like you this Luc. and Cla. Very well Plot. There 's for your pains gives money Coz. There 's somthing more more money Mu. Thank you Gentlemen Plot. Farewel Exeunt Musitians my heart misgives me softly to Cozen. Coz. I am somthing startled too softly agen to Plot. Plot. Hang 't now we are in we must through Luc. Come come Gentlemen underfavour this whispering I fear portends no good Coz. No hurt I le assure you They draw the Ladies severally into two back roomes Luc. Whether tend you Sir Plot. Only into the inner room Madam for more air Cla. Your meaning Coz. Very harmless Exeunt Enter Drawer half drunk Dr. Now while they are whispering may I civilly steal a glass of wine of two I have enough I confess but the Proverb saies enough will have more and I will not cross it yet this Canary is such a parlous liquor t will turn you a mans head so long round that at last it will set it where his heels should be drinks as for example reeles A Bell rings within But stand up Zachary the Bell does ring I dare not stay delay does danger bring Exit Enter Plot. and Luci. Luc. For shame sir cease to prosecute a suit so beneath your worth and prejudicial to my reputation I must not hear you Plo. What a misery is this to be forbiden to complain Enter Cozen and Clara. Cla. Fie as you are a Gentleman urge it no more Coz. Reflect upon my misery and imitate the Gods in mercy Cla. Rather the Fiends should it be so Luc. I can now think you no better then a counterfeit Atheist that would desire thus to allure me from my purity Cla. The Gods see every thing Nature nor Art can any thing conceal from them Luc. Should I be guilty of so foul a fault I should impoverish my self to nothing banckarupting my good Name and reputation which who wants is a companion for such wild people as never heard the Name of virtue riches are fortunes trifles neither to be despised nor doted on but well us'd Poor virtue is most rich and vertue it self Was by the Antients held the greatest wealth Plot. In your discourse you are too much a Stoick Coz. Young Ladies should not be so utterly void of all compassion Luc. I must leave you Plot. Not without hope of comfort let me but taste of that which Crowns you famous your Virginity Luc. I trespass on my Modesty to hear you come sister offers to go out Plot. Stay Ladies Luc. You have chang'd your countenance your looks now promise you civil Cla. You are somthing altered too to Coz. Plot and Coz kneels Plot. Ladies thus low we bend and rather wish our knees grafted to the ground then rise without a double pardon not only to forgive but to forget Coz. Yet thus much wee 'l say on our own behalfs we had no end or aim to do as we desired but find away to search out your affections Luc. and Cla. Can this be true Plot. and Coz. As Oracle Luc. Then rise Here then does all our former love rejoyn Pray heaven yours may be as pure as mine Plot. If ere I move the like attempt-agen Impute me not the base but worst of men Cla. I love you now as well as ere I did Pray heaven you love me so heav'n forbid But that I should Plot. Since now we have vow'd a constant faith on all sides I think it requisite to work a means to compleat our happiness Luc. That we must leave to you Plot. But we 'l plainly tell you least hereafter you repent we have no worldly fortune but what our outsides promise yet within you 'l find honest hearts Luc. That 's sufficient Cla. My Father has Gold enough Coz. I and has the wit to keep it close enough Luc. Phew have you no trick for that Plot. Troth I have a brain seldome empty of invention I le set my wheeles a working and make tryal of one exploit Cla. Sister we shall be late home Luc. I go Gentlemen farewel good fortune speed your study Coz. We shall attend you on the morrow Luc. We shall expect you Exeunt Lucibella and Clara. Coz. Now we are new men Plot. New married men that shall be shortly well may we thrive no worse in that state then we have in the Batchelors and are happy still Coz. But we waste time Plot. True we have deep chests to dive into it requires a great deal of cunning to contrive it honestly or at least without the Bar plea Fellony This once done The fools are theated and our