not so suspicious for if you are you unravel my whole Design Freem I can scarce confine my Anger to a Jest but for once I trust you but if you play me false and make me thus the Property as he calls me of my own Disgrace look to 't by Heaven I 'll murder thee Uran. Your Threats no way terrifie me having no Designs that will give you any cause of Displeasure I 'll dispatch away a Messenger to my Gallant and in the mean time give you your Instructions for you must be assistant to me Freem Well go in I 'll follow you immediately Ex. Urania Freeman Solus I never had the least reason to distrust her Honesty tho' I 'm not perfectly satisfied with this Letter of hers but I 'll watch her narrowly and it shall scape me hard if she deceive me Exit Freem SCENE III. St. James's Park Enter Lovewell crossing the Stage Charlot and Juliana following him in Mens Cloaths Char. Thus far we have kept sight of him see we don't loose him now Jul. No he 's turning again this way Charl. Well if I like his Humour and Sense as well as his Person my search is at an end for this is my Man I believe he 'll make an excellent Frugal Husband he has led us a sweet Jaunt I am very weary but must not complain O here he comes again I 'll accost him and try what Mettle he 's made of Jul. Why sure thou art not stark mad s'life he 'll beat us do you see how surly he looks Char. No Parlying now Prepare to second me whilst I give the Onset Jul. Thou' rt a Mad-Wench but I 'll not fly from my Colours Char. Well said Girl now I like thee but here he is Enter Lovewell as crossing the Stage Charlot stops him Char. Give a Stranger leave Sir to disturb your Meditations which seem to be as serious as if you had just received the fatal Nay and were now breathing Vengeance against Fortune Love and Woman-kind All the while she speaks he surveys her from Head to Foot Love Indeed you mistake young Sir I was thinking of no such Trifles those Fooleries belong to your Years or at least are only then excusable But I believe you 'r disposed to be merry Gentlemen and at this time I am very unfit Company for you the serious Humour I am in will not agree with yours Jul. Is it the effects of being crost in some Design makes you so or your natural Temper Love Neither Sir but why does it concern you to know Char. Because we would gladly divert it Sir would you accept of our Endeavours towards it by admitting us into your Company Jul. There 's nothing so pernicious to Health as the indulging of Melancholy and we having a particular interest in yours must by no means leave you with so dangerous a Companion Love A particular Interest in my Health for what end Sir Char. Oh for several My future Happiness and all my Joy on Earth depends upon it had I as many Lives as Argus's Eyes I 'd hazard 'em all for the preservation of yours Love Hey day whence grows this mighty kindness I fear Sir you are mistaken I do not remember I ever had the honour to see you before Char. I have evidences enough confirms me you 're the Man that has cruelly robb'd a near and dear Relation of mine of her Repose for ever and except you restore it her by reciprocal Love I fear the worst effects of this unhappy Passion Love Oh Sir I find you design to divert your self instead of me Love walking off Char. By Honour Truth and all that 's Sacred I 'm serious Char. catching hold off him Love Well Sir bring me to the Lady I 'm not so cruelly inclined to let a pretty Woman languish for any civil Kindness I can do her Char. O Heavens Julia if he should be Married I dare not proceed till I know do you ask him the Question for I have not Courage Char. aside to Julia. Jul. Never fear it he has not the Slovenly Air of a Married Man but you shall soon be satisfied Pray Sir give me leave to ask you an impertinent Question Are you Married To him Love Heavens forbid 't is the only happiness I can boast Char. Perhaps you may find it a greater than you are aware of before we part if you use it to your advantage Jul. What think you Sir of a young Beautiful Lady with a great Fortune who loves you well enough to throw her self into your Arms Could you find in your Heart think you to refuse her Love Why Faith my little Acquaintance these would all very well agree with a Man under my circumstances but pray Gentlemen unriddle and let me know the good Fortune you tantalize me with Char. Well Sir I will most faithfully discharge my Message I have as I told you a Relation that is infinitely dear to me who is if the World does not flatter her not Unhandsome Young I 'm sure she is and not Ill-humour'd but what supplies all Defects is a Fortune not despicable being by the Death of her Mothers Father who was a Rich East-India Merchant possest of 1500 l. a Year besides a considerable value in Money and Jewels but what renders her most worthy of your Affections is that she passionately loves you loves you to Madness from the first Moment she saw you and must be ever-miserable to live without you Jul. Alas it is not possible she can live at all without a suitable Return to her Affection you cannot sure Sir be cruel to a young Lady Love Looks surly Ah poor Lady it may be so To Julian But you had best Sir put your Friend upon some other Subject for we shall not be Company for each other long if he proceeds in this one of you I presume have been dabling with your Lady's Mothers Woman and wants a convenient Tool to cover shame you were strangely ill-advis'd to pick me out there be Cullies enough to serve your gross purpose for whatever Opinion you may have of your moving Rhetorick you 'll find it no easie matter to impose upon a Man who has had more Experience of the Town than your Years will give you leave to know 'T is your Youth indeed that best excuses your Folly in attempting a Man you have no reason either from his Character if you ever heard it or that Conversation you have had with him to think a Fool fit for the use I find you design me Is walking off Char. By Heaven and all that 's good you do me wrong I 'm sensible how hard a matter it would be to impose on you or did she think you so I 'm sure would scorn you may all the Happiness I wish my self prove endless Torments if every Word I have said be not sincerely true Char. holds him and looks concerned Love What I warrant 't is some good Pious Alderman's Wife that finding her Husband defective wants a
Gentleman say you come in my Brother's Coach with a Letter for me Serv. Yes Madam Char. Do you know his Name Serv. Yes Madam 't is I think Mr. Lovewell Char. Go tell him I 'll wait on him presently Exit Serv. Now my dear Girl you must assist me or all my Designs are croft Bell. What is it you wou'd have us do Char. Come in and I will tell you Exeunt omnes Enter Lovewell and Servant Serv. ' Please Sir to stay one Moment here my Lady will come to you presently Love Thank you honest Friend I have easily compassed the Letter but never was poor unfortunate Lover upon a Rack as I am this Minute between Hope and Fear Enter Bellasira Love aside By Heavens I am lost It is not my Charlot I am so confounded I know not what to say Goes to her and salutes her Madam Sir Charles made me so happy to be the Messenger of this to his fair Sister Madam Charlot whom I presume you are Gives her the Letter Bell. My Name is Charlot and Sister to Sir Charles Frankford but I am amazed why he should give a Gentleman the trouble his meanest Servant could have performed Love Ruined and lost Curst curst deluded Fool Aside Madam 't was at my earnest Intreaty to have an Opportunity to make me Welcome where I could hope none but from such an Introducer I 'm so distracted I know not what I say or do Aside Bell. You seem disorder'd Sir are you not well Please you to sit Love No Madam I 'm taken on the sudden with a strange Diziness in my Head nothing but the Air will do me good Madam your most humble Servant Exit Lovewell Bell. So this is but one part over the greatest yet remains behind I 'll in and dispatch this Letter after him Exit Bell. Enter Mrs. Belldam and Dowdy Dow. I don't care I will tell him that I will and I 'll tear his Eyes out a Rebel as he is Blubbering and Crying Beld. Nay pray Daughter be perswaded that will make him be upon the march let us go into this St. James's Park and catch him there and then we 'll swinge him off both together Dow. But don 't go in that pickle Mother 't will Disgrace me now I am a Gentlewoman Oh oh oh that he should Cuckold me that have been the making of him Beld. Have patience Daughter perhaps it is a Story laid upon him I 'll go home and put on my best Cloaths and come presently Ex. Beld. Dow. Well I will go and see whether he is there or no but I 'll up for a Dram of Comfort for my Spirits are cast quite down Exit Dow. SCENE V. Enter Lovewell reading IF it may be permitted me to hope any thing from the Disorder I see in you at our last Conversation I would gladly believe it to my Advantage the Sight of you has given me an infinite deal of Disquiet but your Absence an insupportable Pain I conjure you to return to me with all speed you can that I may know what Reception my Heart may find with you upon whom I have bestowed it unaskt I demand yours in return upon which depends the Felicity of Charlot Lovewell speaks and sighs I would it was in my Power to give What has my cursed Fortune reserved me for Must I ever be her Sport I 'm Jilted by a false Charlot when I might have had the true one But that is not the worst of my Misery for to compleat it and make me truly wretched I love this False Unknown beyond my Reason and all Things Here she comes and I 'm more out of Countenance than she 'll pretend to be Enter Bellasira Love To answer your Commands Madam I am come not that I dare wish any thing from the Hopes you give me here Shews the Letter Such Blessings does not belong to the unhappy Lovewell who serves only for the Sport of Fortune and all the World besides Bell. I believe you found nothing in my Letter Sir tho I must Blush to own it but what looks too sincerely to give the least mistrust it was not real Heaven is not truer than that Charlot Loves Languishes and without a grateful Sense of her unbounded Passion Dies for you Love Heaven has not now another Curse in store to make me more unhappy Bell. Is then my Youth and Fortune so contemptible that it would only heap up Miseries upon the Man I love The generous offer I make you of my Heart is not a common Prize no my dear Lovewell she sighs for I must call you so 't is unacquainted in Love's wide Labyrinth and there will lose its way Love Forbear dear Madam to distract me with this Angel's Goodness I am not worthy of the least of all this mighty Kindness I wish 't were in my power to give my Heart to her that best deserves it for none has so just a Claim as the Divine Charlot You have treated me with that Sincerity that 't would be a Baseness I never should forgive my self to betray you with such hopes Pardon the Expression I cannot justly give in short Madam to my Eternal Confusion I speak it I am not Master of my Inclinations I love with all the Ardour of prevailing Passion a false ungrateful Woman and what renders my Folly inexcusable one I know not nor ever perhaps may see again Bell. And can you be so unjust to your self and cruel to me to scorn my real Love for a Chimera Love Express my curst Misfortune by som gentler term I beg you that does not suit with the respect that I will always pay you Bell. If you will still prefer a base ungrateful Woman before the truest Love that e'er possest a tender Virgin 's Breast yet grant me this one Boon that I may always know where to hear of you I mean no wrong to your ingrate or to trouble you with the Persecution of my unwelcome Love Love Be assur'd dear Madam you always shall command me in that and all things else that lies within my power Bell. Well Sir I will not detain you longer in this uneasie Entertainment Love kisses her Hand Adieu dear Madam you shall very speedily hear of the unhappy Lovewell Ex. Lovewell Bell. So I think I have done pretty well for a young beginner but I must give an account of my success that I believe they have heard it all Exit Bell. SCENE V. St. James's Park Enter Beldam and Dowdy Beldam drest in an old fashion Point Coif a lac'd Mazarene Hood over her Face an A-la-mode Scarf lac'd round ruffled full behind both Mask'd Bell. I wonder how the Misses as they call 'em do that were these Masks I never wore one before I am all in a Sweat with it how can you bear yours Pulls of her Mask and wipes her Face Dow. Oh I have learnt to wear one since I was a Gentlewoman Enter several Men and VVomen crossing the Stage Beld. What a World of fine
Submission to it baâ—â—le its utmost Malice Sits down and reads Enter Sir Ro. Marwood and Charlot Lovewell starts up and throws away his Book Love Hah What do I see S'death 't is the dear Devil her self now shall I play the Fool and be again deluded for I find I have not power to be heartily angry at her But how came he with her Char. You seem surpris'd Sir I fear my sight offends you Love I wish it ne'er had pleas'd me sighs false Woman of all the Coxcombs that this Town abounds with Why was I cull'd out to be your Property but tell me if thou hast so much Grace left to once speak Truth how came he with you Sir Rog. As a kind Friend should do to release thee of thy pains and take them on my self I love this Lady with all the Blindness which attends that Passion marry her at any rate and Sacrifice the World to give my self that Satisfaction She has prudently consider'd your equal want of Fortunes will but make you both miserable Char. Therefore if you 'll consent to make void our Marriage you shall this minute be releas'd from this place if not stay till Necessity compels you Love Treacherous Man how could you call me Friend and thus basely betray me Char. Well what say you Sir Love Hell confound you both no I 'll still keep thee to be reveng'd of thee and plague thee for the Wrongs thou hast done me ungrateful Creature to torture thus a Man thou knowest lov'd thee from the first Moment he see that damn'd bewitching Face wer 't but honest I could love thee still but I will tear thee from my Heart and never think of thee again sighs if possible she weeps an stop those Crocodiles Tears for though I know them to be so they pierce me to the Soul Char. Can you forgive me Sir for all this usage I long have lov'd you which made me resolve some way or other to Marry you how I effected it I need not tell you I had no sooner done it but I repented believing justly you would be provoked to use me ill when once you found I had only borrow'd the name of Charlot this made me fly your anger Love And to secure your self secured me Hah was it so I thank you kind Wife indeed 't was wonderous Love Char. Pray hear me out Sir Roger here who has long solicited me to his unlawful Love presuming on the Scantiness of my Fortune when he found all other ways ineffectual to obtain me proffered to marry me which I likewise refused acquainting him withal of my Marriage with you which made him clap this Action on you to drive you to the Choice of either renouncing me or else to keep you here Love Oh Heavens that ever such a Piece of Villany should harbour in that Heart I always thought was Noble How could you call me Friend and thus betray me Rog. aside She makes me appear a pretty Rogue that 's the truth of it but I must let her run on You know Mr. Lovewell Love and Friendship are not compatible where the Object of it is adored by both Love Then art thou Honest Come swear and damn thy self you know I am credulous and shall believe you Char. By Heavens and all that is Sacred I am chast and love thee at that extravagant Rate I 'd quit a Throne to dwell with thee in Chains Oh my dear Lovewell could you meet mine with an equal Passion how happy might we be Love Yes in some Country where we could live by Air and Love for I know not how we shall maintain a costlier Diet. Char. Providence will not let us starve we must trust to that I ask you nothing but your Love I will maintain my self Char. Indeed you wrong my Virtue I 'm truly honest and would not injure you though in a thought to gain the World Forgive what 's past and take me to your bosom Love holds her in his Arms. Heaven knows how willingly I could yes I could love thee doat on thee and be thy Fool. Puts her from him Stand off vain easie Ass what am I doing trapanning of my self again Char. You shall not throw me from ye I 'll follow thus hangs on him and never will forsake you and here I swear I will not leave this place till you conduct me hence Love May I believe you serious Char. You must you shall I ever will be yours with as much Truth as ever Turtle lov'd her dearest Mate Love Well I will live with thee for Heaven knows I Love thee and though you have used me thus will always use you well Sir Rog. Smiling So Madam I see I 'm quite forsaken Enter Sir Charles Juliana Bellasira Sir Char. Here are more Witnesses to your bargain Mr. Lovewell thâ—n you are aware of but methink my new Brother you might have askt me leave Love O Sir do not triumph over the Easiness of a deluded Man I humbly ask your Pardon for the Wrong I did design in marrying this fair Impostor whom I did indeed believe your Sister my love for her transported me beyond all thoughts of what I ow'd you Sir Charles takes Charlot and gives her to Lovewell Here Lovewell take her for my sake use her well I 'll leave it to her to justify her Procedure to you But upon my Honour she is my only Sister the rich Heiress Charlot whom you first believ'd Love The happy sequel does indeed make a large amends for all I have suffered But are you sure we do not Dream for I am so accustomed to Misfortunes I cannot yet believe them real Char. But you were not so diffident Mr. Lovewell before my Estate was added by my Brother's Discovery Love An Estate to one in my Circumstances is no unwelcome Addition But be assured dear Madam from the Sincerity I ever used to you 't is the least Part of my Joy but I have by my knowledge who you are an unquestioned proof of your Virtue and Sir Roger's being still my Friend Sir Rog. And so you shall always find me To Bell. For here 's my Pretensions Bell. Do you think Sir Roger I can so soon disingage aside my Heart from cruel Mr. Lovewell Love Fair cruel Lady how could you torture so a wretched Man not then himself with a pretended Love that gave me more disquiet than my own Troubles But I am now all Joy and will unaskt forgive the World and Fortune for all past Injuries now my dear Charlot's mine Heaven has not another Blessing left that I think worth the asking Char. You are wonderous Zealous now pray Heaven it lasts Love It must it ever shall How can you distrust my love who have given you such evident Proofs of it Sir Rog. Since Heaven is in this bounteous Humour of dispencing Blessings why should it be only a niggard to me and make me only a dull Spectator of your Happiness Say will not you join with me in my Suit to
before you take the other Home I hope for my Puggey will drink out of nothing but Silver Bel. Ai Ai that I will since you say my Son is so good you shall have any thing Here take what I have brought for him remember my love to him and so good Night Daughter I must be gone Dow. Good Night Forsooth if you must Exit Bel. 'T is a rare thing to have such a Mother she 's always giving my Puggy one good thing or other which makes him take care to please me she will one time or other disgrace me by coming in her every Day Cloaths I am ashamed to call her Mother in them Exit Dow. SCENE II. Sir Charles's Garden Enter Sir Charles Frankford and Sir Roger Marwood with Musick Sir Char. I think Sir Roger we must give my Sister and Cozen Julia an Essay of our Serenade the Song is pretty and may properly be applied to any of the fair Sex But is it not very gallant to treat a Sister thus Sir Roger. I believe Sir Charles if Madam Juliana had not a greater share in it than your Sister she 'd lose her part in this Entertainment Sir Char. I must own my fair Cozen has charm'd me but I have of late observ'd her grown so thoughtful I fear her Heart already is engag'd which makes me fear to own any Pretensions to it Sir Roger. She cannot sure be insensible to the Brother of Charlot whom she so tenderly loves advance your Addresses you have a good Advocate Sir Char. No I 'll see that Mad Sister of mine dispos'd of first I 'd give Five Hundred Guineas to see her in love for I dare not own my being so till she 's a little tamed She 'll only make me her sport as she does all Mankind besides Sir Roger. I think Sir Char. you should rather give it to secure her from it if possible for what Assurance have you she will not blind with that mad Passion be betrayed to match her self to one unworthy of her Merit and bring an Alliance to your Family you 'd blush to own Sir Char. No I dare swear for her however frollicksome she is in her Humour she 'd scorn to look on any Thing was basely born but I have often heard her declare she would when ever she married match her self where she found more Merit than Estate I know so well her Pride in that Concern I dare trust the Honour of our Family in the Hands Sir Rog. Then if she should throw her self away upon some well-born younger Brother not worth a Groat I find you would easily forgive her Sir Char. She has a plentiful Fortune enough to make any Man happy she 's free and absolute and has as much Right to dispose of her self and Fortune as I of mine Sir Rog. It argues but little Kindness for your Sister to be so careless of her Advantage Sir Char. You need not instruct me in my Kindness for my Sister she never found any want of it nor shall she But whence comes your Concern for her Sir Roger Sir Rog. As she 's the Sister of my dearest Friend But come let 's have that Song Are you sure they 're together Sir Char. They seldom part so soon you know Come Gentlemen let 's have the Song To the Musick SONG YOung Celinda's youthful Charms Fills the admiring Town with wonder The stubbornst Heart her Eyes alarms And makes them to her Power surrender Face and Shape and Wit so rare Heavens Master-piece she was design'd A graceful Mien and such an Air Nothing excells it but her Mind Tho' Women envy Men admire Her Eyes in all do Love inspire Sir Rog. I think the Door opens Sir Char. Pray Gentlemen retire a little we 'll come to you immediately in the Street Ex. Musick Enter Charlot and Juliana in their own Cloaths and Betty 'T is they let 's get behind this Arbour from whence we may discover what they say they certainly will go in there 't is the usual place of discoursing their Secrets in Perhaps I may pay for my listening but I cannot resist so sweet a temptation They go behind the Arbour Charlot and Juliana go into the Arbour Julian's Maid stays without Charlot speaks as she enters the Arbour I told you 't was but your Fancy I was sure to Musick nor no one else but my Brother would enter here and he is not at home Now my dear Julia do not you applaud my happy Fortune Is it not better thus to chuse for One's self amongst a Multitude than out of a few whose Interest more than Love solicites me If all things prove but successful to my Wishes in this Affair I shall be perfectly happy if my dear Julia was but so I could not wish my self another Joy Jul. Nothing would more alleviate my Grief than constantly to see you so which is the hearty wish of your unhappy Friend Char. You heighten your own Trouble by your obstinate refusal to let him know what I am sure he 'd accept with Joy For Heavens sake let me tell him I 'm confident he 'll bless me for 't and so will you hereafter Jul. I 'll sooner yield my Body to the Stake than own a Passion for a Man thinks me not worth his taking notice of No my dear Charlot I beg you to conceal it as you would do a fatal Secret that would betray my Life for the first Minute he discovers it I 'll put it out of his Power ever to see me more Char. It grieves my Soul to see you thus afflicted and will not give me leave to ease your Pain but be assured I never will betray the least of all your Thoughts without your free Consent Jul. No matter what becomes of wretched Juliana so my dear Charlot's happy Char. Take but the same Method and you may be so too for should my Designs fail the way I 've laid them I 'll openly own them and then I do not fear being denied tho' 't would vex me heartily to miss the Pleasure of knowing whether I 'm belov'd or not Jul. Alas your Passion 's but in jest you do not yet know the Torments to wake whole Nights with restless Thoughts Char. No no never will where ere I lov'd I 'd tell him so and break that useless piece of Modesty impos'd by Custom and gives so many of us the Pip. Jul. I wish I had your merry Heart but I am now so serious that the least Jest is unsavoury to me Prithee Betty sing the last new Song I gave you Char. Nay if thou' rt come to Rhiming thou' rt in Love indeed SONG REstless in Thoughts disturb'd in Mind Short Sleep's deep Sighs Ah much I fear The inevitable Time assign'd By Fate to Love's approaching near When the dear Object present is My flutt'ring Soul is all on fire His sight 's a Heaven of Happiness And if he stays I can't retire Tell me some one in Love well read If these be Symptoms of
ACT III. SCENE I. Scene draws discovers Esq Wouldbe undressing himself to go to Bed Wouldbe MY fright 's amost over but I 'm plaguy Wet and Coid P confound the Cuckold Going towards the Bed with the Candle in his Hand falls in at a Trap-Door up to his Neck and puts his Candle out Hey what the Devil 's come to me now am I going quick to Hell Enter two Devils with Torches and point at him Help help will no body come to my rescue the Devil 's come for me indeed Dance Enter two more Divels who join in a Dance with other two frighting and seizing him he crys out and shews great signs of fear after the Dance two more enters and sings Devil SAy Brother Divel say what must be done With this wicked Mortal whose Glass is now run VVee 'll dip him in Styx to abate his hot Lust Then headlong to Hell we the Letcher will thrust VVee 'll laugh at his Torments and jest at his Groans The Horns he design'd he shall feel in his Bones Let 's away with him then to great Pluto our King VVho expects before this the lewd Victim wee 'll bring They take him up and carry him off who roars out help The Devil the Devil Enter Freeman and Urania Laughing Freem So I think we have sufficiently frighted the Fool but what hast ordered them to do with him now Ura. To carry him home just in the pickle he 's in to his Wife Freem Sure the Coxcomb will never venture hither again Ura. If he do my next Revenge shall be more home Freem I would at any time lose a Nights sleep for so much sport 'T is time to raise the rest of the Family and then try to get a little sleep Ura. With all my heart my Head akes a Laughing SCENE II. Mr. Lovewell knocks at a Door Enter Servant Love Is Sir Roger Marwood within Servant Yes Sir I 'll acquaint him you are here if you please to walk in Lovewell goes in returns and after him Sir Roger drest to go out Love Sir Roger your Servant you 're an early riser I see I thought I had been time enough to your levee Sir Roger. That you might have been had not Sir Charles Frankford sent in great haste to speak with me for early rising is not a fault I am often guilty of Love You are very happy Sir Roger to have so free access where so much Beauty is your daily Entertainment how is it possible to defend your Heart from so many Charms the lovely Charlot they say is Mistress of But is she so beautiful as the Town reports for I never saw her Sir Rog. She is indeed beyond Imagination but of so strange and fantastical a Humour no one can please her you have more right to pretend to her Favours than I for she so much declares against a Man of an Estate I dare not think of Addressing Love That can be only an extravagant way of Talking she cannot think an Estate where 't is but Embellishment to both Qualifications a Fault Sir Rog. Sir Charles indeed is of your opinion but I am much mistaken if he does not quickly find it the real Sentiments of her Heart for last Night we heard she and Madam Juliana her Cozen discoursing in the Garden she talkt of Love and some design she had in hand to day she fear'd being crost in but what that was Heaven knows Love aside Hah this absolutely confirms me 't is real I am impatient till I see her well Sir Roger I 'll take my leave of you I hinder your intended visit Sir Rog. I must confess I am very eager to see Sir Charles in hopes to hear more of his Sister's design Love Shall I see you any where in the Evening Sir Roger Sir Rog. With all my heart Love Where Sir Rog. I shall be at Lockets from 8 to 10 or later Love I will if possible wait on you there Exeunt SCENE III. St. James's Park Enter Charlot and Juliana Maskt Jul. I see you 'll really meet him then Char. Ay and marry him too if he has Courage enough to venture on me Jul. 'T is a strange Resolution Heaven send you may never have reason to repent it think well my Dear what you do consider it is irrevocable Char. Prithee forbear Thy serious Notions almost spoil my design but know my Juliana I have given him my Heart and will my Person for I passionately love him Jul. I wish him worthy of his happy Fortune the time draws near does not your Heart go a pit a pat Char. Yes for fear he 'll not come Jul. looking out That care is at an end prepare for the Combat for yonder comes your Antagonist Char. 'T is he indeed my Courage almost fails me but 't is too late to retreat I 'll stand the brunt let what will be the event Enter Love and gazes on them Charlot advances towards him pulls off her Glove and gives him her Hand which he kisses Love If the whole Piece prove as beautiful as this Sample I find I 'm undone already come unmask dear Madam and kill me quite Jul. Not to shew a better Face but better Nature I 'll give her my Sample Pulls off her Mask Love 'T was kindly said and done To Char. But I gad Madam if you mean to preserve the Conquest of my Heart intirely to your self you 'd best put by that cloud for there are dangerous Eyes Looking at Juliana Jul. She 'll soon reduce the Rebel to his Obedience convince him of the Truth by shewing him a Prospect of that Heaven which is also 〈◊〉 him Char. No I 'll leave it to his Imagination which perhaps may be to my advantage and if you have Courage enough to venture on me as you see me here 's my Hand and Heart and all that 's mine to be intirely yours Love 'T is a large Proffer but I 'm for none of Fortune's blind Bargains come upon the square dear Lady and I am for you I ever had an aversion to a Vizir-Maâ—k it shall be one of my Articles that from this day forward you shall never wear one Char. With all my heart conditionally that this day the only one in which I must reign I may wear it at pleasure Love After you have discovered that Face which is to charm me out of my Liberty I 'll agree to all you desire Char. pulling off her Mask As you 're a Man of Honour stand to your word for now I claim you as my own Love eagerly kissing her Hand By Heavens an Angel dear charming Creature dispose of your happy Slave for ever I am now no more the cautious ill-natur'd Fellow I have been all this time I am all o'er Love and Rapture come lovely Creature le ts away to Church where I may make you mine without danger of ever losing you Char. Laughing Mercy on me what an Alteration 's here from whence proceeds this mighty Change Love Could you expect
less from that bewitching Face enough to tempt Diogenes from his Tub and make that surly Stoick turn Epicure Heaven never made such dazling Beauty but to do Miracles I 'm now Love's Convert Aside So I find I 'm a Woman's Ass already I am downright damnably in Love and will through this Matrimonial Gulph if I perish in the attempt Char. You 're very serious Sir pray don't consider too much I may chance to lose a Husband by it Love I am thinking how very happy I shall be when the Divine Charlot's mine come dear Madam I will delay my bliss no longer Char. Ay for Heavens sake let 's away while this Passion lasts this Violence will soon be over and then the Tide will turn Love It never never shall dear charming Angel Char. to Jul. Come Cozen you must be our Witness Jul. I wish I may be ever so to all that makes you happy Exeunt om SCENE IV. Enter Esq Wouldbe and Dowdy Esq. VV. Nay pray dear Bunny don't be nangry indeed and indeed I was taken up by the Watch and carried to the Round house Dow. Yes yes a likely matter and how came you out pray Esq VV. Why the Devil sent four of his Life-guard and took me out by main force Dow. Don't think to make a Fool of me but tell me the truth you 'd best you Rebel you who was it brought you home they lookt like Devils indeed but how come you in this pickle to come home without your Cloths Esq W. Aside What the Devil shall I say now Pauses a little Why indeed Bunny I cannot tell for I was damnable Drunk and did not know I was in the Round-house till I wakt this Morning and found my self there Pray Bunny fordive I as true as I am God Almighty's Child I won't do so no more Kneels and makes pitiful Faces Dow. Get you gone you Fool and don 't make your self such an Ass you are like to wear your old Cloths till Easter for you shall have no new ones Esq W. Nay pray Bunny now don't be so nangry indeed I do love Bunny Rises kisses and fawns on her Dow. You have such a way with you well come then but will you be good Esq W. I will indeed Bunny go and bid the Maid warm my Bed for I am very weary with my last Nights Lodging if any body comes to speak with me let me not be disturbed Dow. I will my Dear poor Wretch I 'll go and make you some Butter'd-Ale too Exeunt Dowdy Esq W. Ay do so I have appeas'd one Fool I 'm damn'd Mad at this Disappointment if I thought Urania had a hand in it I 'd be revenged of her by Publishing to the Town I had lain with her I did verily believe the Devil had run away with me till I discover'd one of them to be Ben the Drawer 't was certainly a Contrivance of Freeman's I 'll return it to him with the honourable Badge of a pair of Horns I 'll sleep three or four Hours and then write to her for another Appointment I doubt not but the kind Soul is willing Exit Esq W. SCENE V. Enter Lovewell Charlot and Juliana at the Blew Posts in the Hay-market Love Now my dear Charlot that I can call you mine how much I prize the Blessing you shall find by the great Value I shall set on you Char. You are wonderous Devout but 't will ne'er last long The sawey Name of Husband will in short time claim its Lawful Authority But pray Mr. Lovewell hasten Dinner Enter Servants with Dinner Jul. 'T is here you are always happy you can but wish and â—ave Love Come Ladies fall to if you have any Appetite I must restrain mine though Grace is said Char. If you have any to what 's here lets sit Remember this is my Day of Power and being the last that I must Reign you must expect me to be very tyrannical Jul. All Happiness to you both and may it ever continue Drinks to 'em Char. As much to dear Juliana in the Man she loves Love Success and Happiness attend us all What think you of a Song Ladies 't will give us time to eat Char. With all my Heart Love Call in the Musick there Exit Waiter Enters with Musick To the Musick Come pray oblige us with a Song A Dialogue by a Man and Woman Woman OFT have you told me that you lov'd And askt how I your Flame approv'd Of Love and Flames I 've heard 't is true Yet never till it came from you But I would know what 't is so call'd Before my Heart in 't be involv'd Man 'T is a desire in the Mind A pleasing Pain and Joy refin'd Life is a dull insipid Thing Where Love its Blessings does not bring The Gods themselves who Joys dispence Have felt its mighty influence Woman If Gods that Power have own'd alas I fear I strive in vain to keep my Freedom here Man Resign it then and bless me with your love A Glory I 'd not change to move The brightest Star in all the Orb above Woman If you will promise ever to be true My Heart and Freedom I 'll give up to you Man As well the Needle from his Pole may move As I to Love and Thee unfaithful prove Chorus together In Love and in Pleasure we 'll pass all our Nights And each day we 'll revel with some new Delights Thus we 'll Live and Love on till together we Die And in each others Arms to Elizium will fly Ex. Musick Char. Now Mr. Lovewell you must give my Cozen and I permission to leave you for a little time to go to the Exchange to provide some Necessaries and because I will not leave you idle pray take Pains to tell that Purse of Gold Love Since it must be so what you please But I hope you will not make it long before you return Char. You shall not stay for us half an Hour Love Where will you go when you come back Char. We 'll discourse of that when we meet again farewell Come Cozen. Ex. Char. and Juliana Lovewell waits on them to the Door returns siss down and tells the Gold Five hundred Pieces a pretty Sum and not unwelcome at this time I Gad I was a very lucky Fellow to have a pretty rich young Lady thus thrown into my Arms just in the Ebb of my Fortune Enter Frank with a Note Enter Waiter with a Letter VVait Here 's a Note Sir left for you at the Bar as they went out Ex. VVaiter Love Ha! What should be the meaning of this Opens and reads Dispose of your self as your Humour serves you when you have done with the Employment I left you for you will meet at this time with no other Entertainment from your Bride Drawer ready Death Hell and Furies what can this mean Am I thus Jilted at last by some lewd Woman O Sot that I could think one of Charlot's Birth and Fortune would marry at
Drudge to raise an Heir to the Family 't is indeed the common Game we younger Brothers live by Jul. Sir does our Habits or Addresses merit no better an Opinion than so sordid a Thought of us Besides did we not tell you she is a Rich Young Heiress and consequently unmarried Love Pardon me Sir I had forgot that but there follows a greater mischief she 's I suppose for Honourable-Love No I 'm for none of that If she 'l accept of a Civil Kindness or so I 'll do my best to pleaseher Char. When I have told you Sir that this Lady whom you please to be so witty upon is Sister to Sir Charles Frankford think if you can hope for any thing from her but what Marriage which you so much despise entitles you to if you do not know him give your self the trouble to enquire after him and his Sister Charlot whom perhaps you may not find so contemptible as you imagine or at least if she does not merit your Love she may a little more respect Love This looks very real it may be true and I like an unlucky Dog be too incredulous Aside Sir I most earnestly intreat your Pardon Sir Charles Frankford I know very well and have often heard of his beautiful Sister but yet you must give me leave to distrust my own merit so much as to think she cannot cast away a Thought much less her Love on so unworthy an Object of it as the unhappy Lovewell Char. You 're as suspicious as an old Lady that Marries a Young Man is of a Handsome Chamber-Maid but no more Doubts and Scruples dear Infidel but if you resolve to Marry this kind-hearted Lady make me the Messenger Love Well conduct me to the Lady we shall make the best Bargain I hope you would not have me Marry without seeing her Char. No Sir be to Morrow Morning exactly at Nine a Clock at Rosamond's Pond she 'll meet you there with one Lady more both mask'd she that gives you her Hand accept with it her Heart and Person but come not if you do not fully resolve to Marry her consider of it till to Morrow Morning Come Cozen I believe by this time we have tired the Gentleman of our Company Jul. But first let 's know your final Resolution Love 'T is to meet the Lady however Jul. We may trust to her Charms for the rest Char. Well Sir adieu remember Nine Love Fear not I 'm too much pleas'd with the imagination of my approaching Happiness to forget it Char. We 'll set you down where you please Love With all my Heart I lodge in Leicester-fields Char. That 's in our way come Sir Exeunt Omnes The End of the First Act. ACT II. SCENE I. Enter Squire VVouldbe with a Letter in his Hand Reading I Am the luckiest Fellow that ever was born I was surely wrapt in my Mother's Smock none of all the weak Sex can find in their Heart to deny me I have most powerful Charms that 's certain But Oh ye Gods that a Man of my Parts should be born of such mean Parents I must hasten for 't is near Six Enter Dowdy Squire VVouldbe puts the Letter hastily up Sq. Wouldbe Pox on her now shall I be plagu'd with her Impertinence Aside Dow. Nay I will see that Paper what is it you put up so hastily Let me see you Rebel you for I 'm resolv'd I will see it that I will Running to him Sq. Wouldbe See what would you see ' tit nothing but a Libel There take it bid the Maid bring my Cloak and my Sword I 'm just sent for out to a Client Gives her a wrong Paper Dow. Is this all here take it again but you shan't go out to ne'er a Client in England that you sha'nt Marry gap Go to a Client and leave me to Sup alone after I have got a Hot Supper for you too You Don't care for my Company that you don 't I don't care I 'll go and tell my Mother that I will I won't be used so Gives him the Paper Crys and Snivels as she speaks Sq. Wouldbe I must wheedle the Fool not that I care for the Mother more than the Daughter but I shall lose many a good forfeited Pawn in the Year if any Complaints are made Aside Dow. What 's that you mutter to your self I swear and protest I will go to my Mother and make her fetch Home all the Plate and Linnen in your House you Rebel you and see where you can get more Was not I the making of you Now you 'd leave me and a Hot Supper for a Client Marry come up She going off he catches hold of her Sq. Wouldbe Nay prithee Bunny don't be nangry as true as I am God A'mighty's Child I 'll come Home to Supper pay Bunny let I go Makes a Courtesy and looks simply Dow. You shant go that you shant you Rebel you She pouts and looks surly Sq. Wouldbe If you won't let me go to my Clients how shall I be able to maintain my Family Let me go Bunny and indeed and indeed I 'll give you a Fine New Petticoat such a one as your Neighbour Mrs. Whatyoucallun has Dow. But will you come Home to Supper then at Eight a Clock Sq. Wouldbe I will truly Bunny what have you got Dow. A most lovely Buttock of Beef and Cabbage do Puggey pray come Home Ha but will you Fawns upon him and Kisses him Sq. Wouldbe Deed I will Mrs. Honysuckle tum dive I one two te Busses nay one mo B'y Bunny Dow. Your a Wicked Man well go but make haste Home Sq. Wouldbe Heaven make thankful I am at last rid of her nauseous fondness Aside B'y b'y I 'll take my Cloke within Exit Sq. Wouldbe Dow. B'y dear Rogue oh 't is a sweet natured Man he 's strangely fond of me Enter Beldam How now Daughter where 's my Son Dow. He 's just gone out Mother but he 'll come Home again to Supper Bel. He 'd best or he may look for the Point Cravat I have here for him a Forfeited Pawn of no less than one of the King's Officers Mr. Constable of our Parish 't is almost spick and span new he never wore it but of Sundays But are you sure Daughter he 'll come back to Supper or else I will not leave it Dow. O I am sure he will for he promised me and he 's never worse than his Word Poor Rogue O he 's the kindest Wretch Mother that ever was he grows fonder and fonder every day than other Won't you sup with us Mother Poor Wretch he longs to see you Bel. No Daughter I cannot stay I have appointed a Customer to be at Home at Seven to take in a Silver Tankard which I will send to you for that you have is call'd Home and I am to return it to Morrow this is one much of the same value the change will hardly be perceived Dow. But you will bring it
that Pain Alas I fear my Heart is fled Enslav'd to Love and Love in vain Char. That 's your own Fault But come let 's in the Air grows cool Jul. I 'll wait on you to your Chamber and there leave you to your Repose Exit Char. Jul. and Bet. Sir Charles comes forward and speaks Well what think you now Sir Roger had I not reason for my Suspicion I have paid for my Curiosity but I am only too well assur'd of what I fear'd before Sir Rog. Suppose Sir Charles you should prove the Man I dare believe I guess not much amiss who should your Sister take such Liberty with as to offer to declare a business of that nature to but to you Sir Char. I wish no happie Fortune But much I fear my Stars are not so kind Sighs Sir Rog. We forget our Musick or at least they 'll think so Sir Char. Come let 's to ' em Exit Sir Charles and Sir Roger. SCENE III. A Tavern Kitchin Enter Freeman Urania and Cook-Maid Ura. Doll do you be sure to keep the Kitchin clear we must be as quick as possible for fear of Interruption by Companies coming in Freem Pl on him if he would but make haste there is now but one Company in the House Doll looking out O he 's here Sir just got out of a Chair Ura. Run you Doll and bring him in here and get you gone Freeman you know your end Ex. Doll Freem I warrant I 'll remember it with a Vengeance Ex. Freeman Doll returns with Esq Wouldbe in Womans Cloths and Exit Esq Wouldbe makes a Curtchy goes up to her Your Servant sweet Mrs. Strawberry am not I a pretty Gentlewoman Now tum dive I a Buss. Ura. Fie Sir what do you mean you know there 's always Capitulation before a Surrender you must promise Constancy Secrecy and a thousand other things beside before we come to the main point Esq Wouldbe Heark you dear Child is this a place to make Conditions in What a Devil made you bring me into the Kitchin your Chamber had been a properer place for what we have to say and do Ura. Ai but to have sent you up alone or carried you up directly might have given cause of suspicion to my Servants which now I avoid by taking you from hence Esq W. Let 's lose no time dear Child but go where Love and Beauty calls Aside I Gad that was a high touch if it passes for my own To her Come come do not delay my Bliss your House begins to fill and we may lose this blessed Opportunity Ura. Well come then but you must be sure to be very Civil Esq W. Ay ay as Civil as you desire Leaves off amazedly hearing Freeman's Voice Freeman within aloud Freem A Man say you in Womens Cloths with my Wise D him give me my Sword I 'll stick him to the Wall Ura. O Heavens what will you do your betray'd Esque W. shakes and shews great signs of fear Sw s what shall I do here 's ne'er a Hole to creep in as I see that will hide a Mouse Freem within Here Sirrah charge this Pistol for me whilst I charge the other perhaps he 's arm'd for a Surprize but I 'll Maul the Dog I 'll lay his Letchery for him I warrant him Ura. seeming in a great fright You 're a dead Man if you do not do something presently Looking about sees the Cystern Here here get into the Cystern there is as it happens but very little Water in it Esq W. Ah Lord any where so I may but save my dear Life well this is a Judgment upon me for coveting my Neighbour's Wife if I had been at home with my own I need not have feared any body Gets into the Cystern Enter Freeman Armed looking about Freem What have you done with your Metamorphos'd Gallant produce him you'd best for if he escape my Fury you shall feel it you Jezebel you Ura. What is 't you mean are you mad to make me and your self ridiculous I know of never a Gallant that I have if you do you had best find him out Who is it puts these Crotchets in your Crown you never had reason to believe ill of me and why should you hearken to every Fool 's Tale Freem Why had not you a Man with you in Womens Cloths Ura. I have had no body with me but my Midwife and if you had come sooner you might have examined if you pleased Freem Indeed Urania I am too blame to suspect you upon every idle story but I was told that Esq Wouldbe was with you in Womens Cloths pray forgive my Passion Ura. Indeed you are unkind but I can forgive you more than this Freem Have an Eye to the Bar for I am sent for out but will not stay Ex. Freeman Esq Wouldbe peeps out Esq Wouldbe Is he gone I 'm almost drowned the Water 's come in ever since I 've been here Ura. He is you may venture forth Aside Pray Heaven I hold from laughing Esq Wouldbe comes out dropping wet Esq Wouldbe What shall I do I shall catch my death with all these wet Cloths about me Ura. Here take this Key and go up to the Star there 's a Bed provided for you and as soon as I can secure my Husband I 'll come to you Esq W. Dear kind charming Creature how you revive me but are you sure he 's gone now and the coast clear for 't is impossible I can take Sanctuary in the same place again for by this time 't is full of Water Ura. You 'll have no more occasion I hope but if you should I think you must hide there in the Feather-Tub pointing to a Feather-Tub Esq W. I wish I had seen that before t' would have saved me a Ducking Ura. Alas I forgot it in my fright but you had best be gone for fear of a Surprize again Just as he goes to the Door he here 's trampling within returns in a great Fright and jumps into the Feather-Tub and says Ay Lord he 's here again Ura. This was such an unexpected Jest I shall burst with Lauging She goes to him 'T is only your fear here 's no body coming my Husband 's gone out and will not return this hour Esq W. comes out all over Feathers For the Lord's sake don't let me stay here I shall be frighted out of my wits Ura. Go as soon as you please lock your self in and put the Key under the Door against I come Esq W. See see is there no body stirring Ura. Not a Mouse go make haste Exit Esq Wouldbe Enter Freeman Laughing So I think I have had my Jest too to make him go into the Feather-Tub Ura. You heard me mention it did you Freem Yes and I knew his fear would make him take to it upon the least noise are all things in readiness above Ura. Ay never fear let me alone for Mischief Ex. Freem and Vra. The end of the Second Act.
that wild Rate She only took up that Name to gull the easy Coxcomb unthinkful Fool I could curse my self her the Sex and all the World What shall I do O dear damn'd Impostor By Heaven I love her so I can scarce repent I have made her mine were she but Honest which much I fear I would not change her for the Worlds Empress But why do I flatter thus a senseless Passion This Toad for ought I know a leud Prostitute who only has drawn me in to go to Goal for her O there it is Some false fair Devil forsaken by her Keeper that wanted only a Husband for that use or else to Father some Body's Child But however she is no very poor Whore Shews the Purse But this is no Place to Expostulate in Here Drawer Drawer Did you call Sir Enter Dubois Love Ay what 's to pay Drawer All 's paid Sir by the Ladies Exit Drawer Love So that 's some Comfort still come chear thy Heart Lovewell all yet may be well They 're Jilts of Quality however I believe it is e'en some Lady errant that 's run mad reading of Don Quixot but hang 't jesting is a little Unsavory at this time I 'll see if I can find out Sir Roger Marwood who may tell me some Tidings of the true Charlot though not of my fair damn'd Devil O curse of my Credulity Well since this damn'd Jilt is gone I am fairly rid of all the Sex in one Exit Lovewell The end of the Third Act. ACT IV. SCENE I. Enter Lovewell and Drawer Love IS Sir Roger Marwood here Draw Yes Sir Love Who 's with him Draw Only Sir Charles Frankford Love Tell them Lovewell desires to know if he may have admittance to them Enter Sir Roger. Draw Yes Sir I will Love 'S death what shall I do Tell him I 'm married he 'll only laugh at me as all the World will do besides He 's here Heavens what shall I say Sir Roger. Why so ceremonious Mr. Lovewell to your Friends Come come in we are all alone and shall be glad of a third Person to make us Company Love Mine will be but very indifferent at this time for I 'm cursedly out of Humour Sir Rog. I 'm sorry for that and much more so if you have any just Occasion but come we 'll endeavour to divert you Love 'T will be ineffectual at this time Aside Call Drawer I 'll follow you Sir Ex. Sir Rog. and Love Scene draws discovers Sir Charles Frankford writing at a Table Glasses and Bottles Enter to him Sir Roger Marwood and Lovewell Sir Charles rises Mr. Lovewell your Servant You 'll pardon me I did not wait on you I was writing an Excuse to my Sister whom I promised to fetch home from Kensington this Evenning but an unexpected Business is fallen out which hinders me You 'll give me leave to make an end Sits down Love Ay pray Sir Charles To him Has Madam Charlot been long out of Town Sir Charles Aside So I find I 'm indeed ruined she 's out of Town Oh! I could Curse Sir Char. She went but this Morning to make a Visit to a Relation we have there who she brings home with her I 'm sending my Coach for her she would go this Morning into a Hackny Love Ha! some Hopes still Aside To Sir Char. If your Coach goes empty pray Sir Charles give me leave to make use of it for I am obliged to be at Kensington to Night to mount the Guard Sir Char. With all my Heart 't is at your Service Love I 'll lose no time then for fear the Ladies should stay for it Sir Char. I 'm sorry to lose your good Company so soon but I 'm likewise ingaged Here who waits Enter Drawer Sir Char. Bid one of my Servants come to me Draw Yes Sir Ex. Drawer Sir Char. Enter Footman Sir Char. Here give this Letter to the Coach-man and bid him carry it to my Sister at my Aunt Treaters and wait on the Gentleman where he pleases Love Sir Charles your Servant Sir Roger yours Aside So now if I can but get this Letter from the Coach-man which I suppose will be no hard matter to effect I shall certainly find whether it be my Charlot or no. Ex. Lovewell Sir Rog. This Lovewell's a pretty Gentleman I have often thought he 's in all Circumstances the very Man I have heard your Sister wish for to meet in a Husband But how goes the Business with your fair Cozen Juliana I dare believe she loves you Sir Char. I dare believe so too But only as she is a Relation I fear some happier Man is the Subject of her Sight Sir Rog. That you may soon resolve your self by discovering your Passion to your Sister who knows the deepest Secrets of her Heart Sir Char. 'T is true I may But I so much fear the Discovery will not be to my Advantage that I find some Pleasure in being unresolved to hope the best Sir Rog. Take Courage Sir and try My Life on 't 't is you and only you that takes up all her Thoughts Sir Char. Well I 'll venture let the Event be what it will But come Sir Roger we shall out stay our time 't is now near Six the Hour which we appointed to be at Whitehall Ex. Sir Char. and Sir Rog. SCENE II. Enter Freeman and Urania at several Doors Ura. I find there is no getting rid of this opinionated Blockhead's sawcy Importunities but by exposing him to the whole Town which I 'll venture bearing a Share in to be revenged of him Hast the Letter Freeman Free Yes here it is I warrant old Madam Beldam catches at it as greedily as she would a Client for her Son Urania takes it and reads Madam I Cannot see so much Goodness as your vertuous Daughter is possed with abused so grosly by the Lewdness of her Husband without if it is possible making you sensible of it if you will be further informed be this Evening at Seven a Clock in St. James's Park where you may be convinced how great a Brute he is to her by finding him with a Wench Your Friend unknown Ura. You have adapted it to her Capacity but I thought you would have writ it to Madam Dowdee her self Free O no it might have lighted in the Husband's Hands and that would spoil all But have you answered his Letter Ura. Yes and appointed him to be here at Nine to come in Boldly and call for a Room and to let me alone with the rest which I 'd contrive for him I warrant him I 'll be as good as my Word be sure to get some Cherry Bounce for them you know they are all Souls Free I 'll warrant I 'll have that shall do their Business for 'em I 'll put the Letter into the Penny Post my self Ura. And I 'll go and see the Chamber prepared for him Exeunt SCENE III. Enter Charlot Juliana Bellasira with a Servant Char. A
Folks here is but I don't see my Son yet Dow. He may be a t'other side let us go round Enter Freeman Freem So there 's my Game to them You seem Ladies to be in search of some body can I assist you Dow. You why what are you Freem A Knight Adventurer to serve all pretty Ladies Beld. What I warrant you you take us for Misses now because we have got Masks but I 'd have you to know my Daughter and I are not for your turn we are none of this end of the Town Folks Freem Pray good angry old Gentlewoman I mean no harm nor do not take you for any of this end of the Town Ladies but would perhaps if you would accept the Service help you to a sight of him you come to find Dow. Why how do you know who we come to find Freem Know why I know by the Stars not only that but all your most secret Thoughts did you never hear of Partridge Beld. Yes he that makes Almanacks I always buy his because he Nosticates as they call it what will come to pass Freem Why I am he I can tell you now what you come here for Dow. O Mother he may tell me perhaps where we may find my Rebel Freem Ay that 's a small matter in my Art to let you see I perfectly know your Concerns you come here expecting to find your Husband with his Mis at Rosamonds Pond Beld. Oh Daughter this is certainly Dr. Partridge and he can tell this by Strology may be he may tell us where to find him Dow. Pray Sir be so kind if you can Freem Can that 's a good one why I 'll carry you to the very House nay the very Room where he is if you 'll go with me Dow. Your Servant good Sir I 'll go with all my heart shan't us Mother Beld. Yes if the Learned Doctor pleases but will you go with us good Sir Doctor Freem Yes that I will to Dowdy le ts see your Hand Lady looks in her Hand Hah you were born under Vulcan you must have a care of Horns I doubt you have been a little too near his Forge already by your Complexion let me see you 'll have seven Children as beautiful and wise as the Mother and as honest and modest as the Father you 'll be a Widow very speedily that is within these five or six Years next Husband shall keep a Coach Beld. O good Sir tell me if I shall live to see that day Shews her Hand to him Freem Yes you may if you spare your Brandy-Bottle a little more than you do Beld. Aside O Lord I see he knows all I do I wish he does not find out from whence I furnish my Daughter's House with fine Sugar Spice c. and Candles and make Mrs. Lockup the House-keeper be turn'd out of her place Freem Well come Ladies shall I conduct you where I promised I have set a Spell upon him that he cannot stir till I come Dow. Ay come Mother I long to be at him Beld. My Fingers itch too I 'll pull off his Point Cravat again with a Vengeance Freem Come Ladies I 'll lead the way Exeunt omnes SCENE VI. Enter Charlot and Juliana at several Doors Char. O Coz. Juliana I was just seeking I have a Secret to discover to you gives me a great deal of pleasure my Brother is passionately in Love and just now confest it to me and has engaged me to be his Advocate will not you assist me Jul. Cruel Charlot why this to me do you triumph over my Misfortune Char. Unkind Juliana to think I would 't is you your self has charmed him Jul. I fear 't was Gratitude and not his Choice made him think on me unfaithful Creature to betray to him the dearest Secret of my Life and force an Inclination perhaps he ne'er had thought of Char. By all that 's good my Dear you wrong me he own'd it to me with all the signs of Fear your Heart was prepossest he ever heard our late Conversation in the Garden and charged me if I knew you would not receive his Addresses favourably never to tell you the least tittle of it I gave him so much Incouragement as to revive his hopes Jul. And so your Discourse ended did it Char. No I told him then of my Marriage which he was far from being angry at but blamed me a little for using of him so and promised to forgive me upon Condition I would prevail with you to accept his Addresses Jul. You need not doubt succeeding my Heart too much pleads for him to need another Advocate Char. Le ts go to my Cozen Bell. I left her with my Brother and flew with all Impatience to bring these happy Tidings Exeunt The end of the Fourth Act. ACT V. SCENE I. Enter Charlot and Sir Roger Marwood Sir Rog. YOU could not Madam have made a better Choice for Lovewell wants not Virtues to make him in all things a compleat Gentleman but an Estate which his Elder Brother was born to and he best deserves but why will you use him thus Madam Char. Only to find which he has most Esteem for my Person or Estate Sir Rog. That was a Trial to be made before and not now when 't is not in your power to revoke what you have done Char. 'T is Town a foolish Curiosity but pray Sir Roger no more Objections but if you will oblige me do as I desire Sir Rog. Well Madam I will upon two Conditions first That you use your Interest with your pretty Cozen you have brought to Town with you to accept the Prize she has made of my Heart and secondly To put poor Mr. Lovewell out of his pain to Night by discovering his Happiness to him Char. I engage my Honour for both do but as I desire for two or three Hours and after I 'll be guided by you Sir Rog. I 'll obey you Madam but remember the Conditions Exit Sir Rog. Enter Juliana Bellasira Char. What have you done with my Brother Bell. My Aunt is entertaining him with Politicks which we thought we had but little concern in so have left them to settle the Nation whilst I come to settle my Heart but I find you have disposed of him whose hands I did design to put it in Prithee what hast done with him I shall grow monstrous jealous if you do not give a very good account of him Char. Hey day what are you in Love too Sure the little God will empty his Quiver in our Family for never was such a Company of Loving Souls Jul. You see 't is dangerous jesting with edge Tools You cannot Charlot but in honour assist her for 't was you that screw'd her up to a Love Key Char. I am glad to find her so inclin'd for Sir Roger just now engaged me to be his Intercessor Bell. You 'll find it no hard task to perswade me to a good Opinion of him but have you engaged