Single Methinks your Passion for Betty in so short a time should not have taken such deep roots but that another might be planted in the roome on 't when a Fortune is offer'd by your Father so much above her in quality and Estate and perhaps not inferiour in Beauty Pereg. Deal more justly with a Friend Is it in your power not to love Iulia Nor is it more in mine to relinquish Betty No whatever befalls me I 'm resolv'd this very night to get her into my possession and then Marry her Which being done I shall endeavour to obtain my Fathers Pardon for what I could not gain his Consent Single Well Sir since I cannot serve you with my Counsell at least I offer you my Person to assist you in the execution of your design Pereg. No dear Single I know your own occasions of a like nature require your whole attendance Besides I look upon your Father as a more proper Instrument for me in this Work He 's already acquainted with it and has promis'd secrecy and his Person being a Man of years appearing at Bettys Lodging will be less subject to the suspition of old Evans Moreover by employing him I hope to get a sight of his intended Bride For in all my own Distractions I cannot be unmindfull of your Concernes Single Your Generosity may teach the World new Lessons of Friendship whilst even in your own Distress you continue such care for me Thanks to my Stars my heart is now at some ease concerning Iulia's constancy I confess she frighted me at first with that very Vizard which I bid her put on But since through that Disguise she has artificially cast such beams of Comfort on me as have reviv'd my drooping Spirits Pereg. May Fortune continue her smiles upon you Farewell I must to your Father about my business Single And I must find out Sir Arthur to renew a strict League of Amity with him May we both prosper Exeunt Peregreen and Single Enter Sir Salomon and Mrs. Betty Sir Salom. Betty Have you said your Prayers to day Betty O yes Sir Sir Salom. And D' ee know what 't is to die Betty To die I remember I saw one of my Nurses Daughters die in the Country Sir Salom. And How did you like it Betty O very ill She was a pretty Girle before but when she was dead I was afraid to look upon her Sir Salom. Betty you must die and die presently Betty No sure Sir For I 'm as well as ever I was in my life Sir Salom. How unconcernedly she answers apart I say again within this quarter of an hour you must die Betty Indeed Sir you fright me and yet I can't see any danger of death Sir Salom. Wicked Girle Look upon thy Treason against thy Lord and Master thy Ingratitude to thy Benefactor thy falseness to him that must be thy Husband Remember the Letter thou drop'st to day in the Street and then look upon me and tell me Do'st thou see no danger of death What Are you dumb Why don't you answer you can't speak to me but you can write to your lewd Gallant Betty You put me in such a fright that I am not able to speak Sir Salom. Hussee you were not afraid to break my Commands to betray me to be strumpeted by a wild young Fellow In all Mischief y' are bold enough but when you are to hear your faults and to answer for your Crimes then your Fears come upon you Betty I can't speak for my life when you look so terribly upon me look but as you use to do and I 'le answer you any thing Sir Salom. How in spight of my teeth she breaks the force of my Anger and disarmes it with her softness Tell me then Why did you write that Letter after I had forbid you all Communication with him Betty I writ it because it goes against my Nature to hurt any body And since you would needs have me throw that great Stone at him I could not chuse but let him know I did it against my will Sir Salom. O how tender you are in hurting him whilst at the same time you make nothink of breaking my heart destroying my happiness ruining my Reputation who have been a Nurse a Father and would have been a Husband to thee Betty Indeed I 'm beholding to you for your care of me And when I 'm able I 'le satisfie you for it Sir Salom. Satisfie me How the Gipsy word 's it How canst thou satisfie me for all the good I have done to thee and all the mischief thou hast done to me Betty God forbid I should do you any mischief I know of none I have done you Sir Salom. What Devil has taught thee to sin thus without Remorse Thy Ignorance cannot excuse thee For Have I not daily instructed thee for two years together in thy Obedience and duty of a Wife Have I not hourly inculcated into thee That thou ought'st not so much as to look upon a young Man and that thou wert born and made to no other end but to love me Betty Truly Sir I love you as well as I can And if I love you no better 't is not my fault you should make your self more lovely Sir Salom. How innocently she stabb's me with her apart Answers No Gipsy you can love well enough when y 'ave a mind to 't and where you should not You can Love an impudent Ravisher who comes to defloure thee and leave thee a forlorn prostituted thing abandon'd to Beggery and Shame Him thou canst love But me who have rais'd thee from nothing bred thee as my Child made thee Mistress both of my Heart and Fortune me thou canst not love I forsooth must make my self more Lovely Betty What would you ha' me do I 'le do any thing I can to give you content Sir Salom. Then I command you to renounce all manner of kindness to this bold Assaulter of your Honour and mine and never more to see him nor so much as think upon him Betty That 's impossible for me to do For now I know him I must love him and see him too when I may Sir Salom. O impudence to tell me this to my face Had she been bred in the most famous Schools of Iniquity Had she been Prentice all her life to the ablest She-Professors of the Trade Could she have own'd her Transgression with a more daring Confidence Since thou art so impenitent and hardned in thy Sin expect no Mercy Behold this He draws his Sword Art thou not affraid of my Anger I hope now th' art to die thou 'lt repent thee of thy Sins and above all of thy abominable Love of this wicked Man who has so bewitch'd thee Betty Sure you won't kill me But if you should I must not leave the World with a Lie in my Mouth and say I don't Love this young Man For indeed I can't chuse but love him And I think it is no Sin when I can't
him I will a Virgin bring Vertuous and young under my Roofe to morrow To be your Mistriss and my Wife For whose Reception you must all prepare Each in his Office Now you may withdraw Exeunt Servants Enter Mr. Wary and his Man Roger. My Friend and Neighbour Mr. Wary Wary. Sir Salomon Single most happily met Sir Salo. You are the very Person I wish'd for for I have a business of Consequence which I long to communicate with you Wary. Then Sir we meet upon even termes for 't is a matter of no small moment which brought me hither to find you out Sir Salo Mutual satisfaction is a double Joy Timothy follow your Orders and prepare every thing as I directed Timo. But Sir as to the He offers to whisper Sir Salo. Mr. Wary I beg your leave to give a short dispatch in a word or two to my Steward Wary. Pray use your freedom Sir Salo. and Timothy whisper Roger you may now go about your business for as I told you I have discover'd a secret traffick of Love between my Daughter and this Knights Son And now must I take my kew from him and by feeling his Pulse and Temper fashion my Countenance accordingly on the Proceeding of our young Lovers If the Father will own his Son in the Match I have my wishes in having so rich an Heir for my Son in Law But if he who has the Means and Power in his Hands prove Resty my young Gallant must be shuck off Sir Salo. Now Mr. Wary I am at your service Exeunt Timothy and Roger. Wary. Faith Sir my Business with you is the old Business of Mankind Love and Matrimony For to tell you truely though the matter has been closely carry'd yet I have smelt out the Rat. Sir Salo. I protest Sir y' are a man of quick sense and rare intelligence For I thought it impossible that you or any man living could have known it so soon Wary. We have all quick Eyes in things that concern us Well Sir since you need not my instruction in this business pray deal freely with me How does it relish with you Sir Salo. A pleasant question Sure I am not so much a fool as to make that my choice which I' disrelish Wary. Was it then your Choice Let me embrace my dear Sir Salomon He embraces him Sir Salo. You amaze me Sir with this excess of kindness Pray is she any kin to you Wary. I 'm fouly deceiv'd if she be not I see you are merry Sir to ask such questions Sir Salo. Sure the Man is frantick Apart Wary. But Sir Drollery a part le ts come seriously to the business First I assure you she shall not want a Fortune answerable to your Estate and Family Provided that you make Settlements for Jointure Maintenance and other matters proportionably Sir Salo. What is 't you say Shall she not want a Portion equal to my Condition and Fortune This is an Extravagance of Kindness too mighty for my Faith she only wanted a Fortune For in all other Attractives she answers my expectation which is no common one But pray Sir satisfie me a little how long y 'ave known her and how near she is related to you Wary. Can any man in his right Wits seriously ask such questions Is she not my Daughter Sir Salo. Ha Your Daughter Have I all this while rear'd up a Bastard-Slip of his to graft upon Apart Wary. Sir Salomon What 's the matter Have I said any thing to give you disturbance Sir Salo. Pray Sir Was she begot in lawful Wedlock Wary. Hai What time of the Moon is this Sir Salo. I knew her to be poor and I thought her Fatherless And I lik'd her the better But with all this to Marry a Bastard is too much Apart Wary. The Man is certainly Distracted Sir I perceive you are not well Shall I call some of your People to you Apart Sir Salo. Pray Sir only satisfie me in these two short Questions Where does this Daughter of yours live And when did you see her last Wary. Where should she live but in my House And I saw her within this half hour Sir Salo. Say you so Then Sir let me advise you to go home and the first thing you do call a Doctor for take it from me your condition is desperate This is the last degree of Madness For to my certain knowledge you have not seen this Woman whom you call Daughter these two years Wary. In troth Sir Salomon it grieves my heart that you are not in a condition to be discours'd withall if you were I could bring your Son your own Flesh and Blood to convince you that this very morning he saw her in my House spoke to her there and what is more I think made Love to her Sir Salo. My Son In what a Labrinth of Mistakes have we wandred all this while And was it his and your Daughters blind Bargains that you came to break my head withal apart Wary. Had it not been crackt before 't would ne'r have been broken now Pray do me the Favour to give me some private Marke whereby I may know when I am to believe you For did you not tell me just now that you relish'd this Match as your own Choice Sir Salo. Still run Counter Pray take up and if it be possible lets both fall upon the right Sent. You talke of your Daughter and her Gallant don't you Wary. What else Sir Sir Salo. And all this while my Discourse has been of my own Affections For to morrow I resolve to be a Married Man Wary. You a Marry'd Man Was this the Mistery VVell Sir you have remov'd my mistake but you have planted wonder in the roome on 't much greater then it Sir Salo. VVhy shou'd you wonder I see you are of your Daughters and her Lovers Party and sorry their Sport is disappointed Wary. Alass Sir you misapprehend me every way I only came to informe you of it and to take my own measures from your liking or disliking of it both which are indifferent to me Sir Salo. I thought the VVorld had not been ignorant of my resolutions concerning that Prodigal and Rebell of my House whom you call my Son He shall have no more share in my Estate then he has in my affections and those he has utterly forfeited But if you think it expedient to take the out-cast of my Family into yours you may use your discretion Wary. Fear it not Sir I shall not purchase your ill-will so much to loss But pray are you resolv'd so suddenly to thrust your Reverend head into the old Noose of VVedlock Sir Salom. To morrow's the day Iacta est alea. Wary. Faith Sir I think your undertaking as bold as his who first said so but I fear not so fortunate Y 'ave a dangerous Rubicon to pass over Have you thought well upon 't For in my judgment To morrow is both too soon and too late for you to accomplish such a
the love of home And How have you spent your time since your coming over methinks a young man of your Complexion should be engaged ere this in some Love-adventure What Are the Ladies kind to you Pereg. Considering the shortness of the time I have no reason to Complain Sir Salom. Pray make me your Confident I am Secret and true to Love What Exploit What Success have you had Pereg. Sure Sir you want Leisure for such frivolous Narrations Sir Salom. You mistake me I have Youth enough left to rellish affairs of Love Pereg. I shall with less reluctancy obey you because there is something very extraordinary in my adventure which may afford you Divertisement And to tell you truly the Mony which you favour'd me with I chiefly want to prosecute this design Sir Salom. I long to hear it Pereg. I confess here is a young Beauty here in Town which has already gain'd very much upon my heart She is one who has received no improvement from Education Nor does she want it For Nature has left her so well finished that Art has little to do Perhaps her Ignorance is greater then ordinary but that 's abundantly recompenc'd by her Innocence An Aire so taking so free so modest I never yet beheld in any Face Sir Salom. Had you study'd to hit my fancy you could not have drawn a Copy more like the Original Pereg. It adds much to my satisfaction that her Caracter is agreeable to your Fancy I think I may without vanity tell you that my pretensions and hopes stands very fair for I am admitted and received by her with such expressions of kindness as ought to content any reasonable Lover in his first Essays Sir Salom. Pray What is her name and Where does she lodge Pereg. By those about her she 's called Mrs. Betty and I enquired no farther of her name she 's lodged in a House on the back-side of Holborn towards the Fields Sir Salom. Hell and Devils What is 't I hear Apart Pereg. But the pleasant part of this Story is that all this while she is maintained and educated in a private cunning way by an old Gentlemen they call Mr. Evans Sir Salom. I have trod upon a Snake which stings me to death Apart Pereg. Sure he 's a person so very remarkable in his kind that you must needs know him Has he not the reputation of a Formal Coxcomb Sir Salom. I have heard of the name I burst I die Apart Pereg. 'T is much you should not know him Though I never saw the Man yet the extravagant economy of his Family and his exottick way of training up this Lovely Creature sufficiently discovers to me the politick worme in his Pate But to my thinking Sir you don't rellish this Narrative as I expected Sir Salom. O! yes Sir Pereg. I am afraid you are of too scrupulous a Conscience for such Relations Sir Salom. Not at all Sir Pereg. For my own part I must acknowledge that I never embarked in a Love-Adventure more to my satisfaction in my life For though my Passion for her be very great yet the pleasure of disappointing the ridiculous Policy of this old jealous Guardian is very near as great as that which I receive in the enjoyment of her affection But Sir I perceive my Story growes tedious to you Nor can I blame your want of Patience having Love-Concernes of your own more pressing and urgent I shall therefore only Conjure you to be a faithful preserver of my secret since the rendring of it publick would ruine my happiness so well begun Especcially should it come to the Politick Eares of that Mr. Evans Farewell Exit Peregren Sir Salom. Is there a Torment Pereg. enters again As you are my Friend and a Person of Honour let nothing of this be discovered to my Father when he comes to Town For I know not how farr such a business as this may work upon him to my prejudice Exit Peregreen Sir Salom. So so Oh? let me breath a little was ever Man so tortur'd as I am and yet constrain'd to dissemble his pain and put a smiling Countenance upon his Torment False Woman thy whole Sex is a meere Quicksand false and treacherous ground for any Man to build his happiness upon Thy whole Sexe is a Generation of Vipers that gnaw and eate into the hearts that give them reception They are born with all their poison about them which no Art or Industry no Education can remove Unjust Stars That a vain young Felow not knowing what he does but conducted by the hand of blind chance should thus baffle me in my Love my Reputation and in one moment disappoint the whole design of my happiness which with long study and labour has been manag'd by the most exact Rules of Pollicy That I should furnish him with Mony to cut my own throat and he out of Kindness and Confidence be the Informer of his own Treason against me Yet in all this misfortune I were unjust not to acknowledge some favour from my Stars in the miraculous discovery of this Mine before the fatal Fire was put to it And now having warning and time to repair fortifie and countermine if I fail to blow up and scatter the Enemy and to maintain my ground let me become the scorne of the Wise and the Laughter of Fools Exit Sir Salomon Enter Sir Arthur Peregreen and Single Sir Arth. You Mr. Single and you Mr. Peregreen are the two dearest Friends I have in the World And I bespeak you both to my Wedding Pereg. Against what time Sir Arthur Sir Arth. Let me see About some four dayes hence For by that time the Lawyers the Taylers the Semstresses and riming Poets with the rest of the Wedding-Mongers will have all things in readiness Pereg. But will the Lady be ready so soon Sir Arth. Will she tarry so long Pereg. Y' are a great Conqueror Sir Arthur that can make such Forts surrender at first summons But Did she ever come to a Parly with you Sir Arth. Hang Parlyes I never spoke to her in my Life But her Father beggs me to take her and I hope she has more need of me then he has Can she resist a man of Estate and Title with my Parts Single apart I must take down the confidence of this Fool a Story lower else he 'l cast me off as needless to him Hark you Sir Arthur you make me stark mad to see how foolishly you destroy your own designs by talking at this rate before Mr. Peregreen there To my certain knowledge he 's newly entred into the List of the Rivals And is a dangerous one too for he 's a Landed Man and will fight Sir Arth. God's so What an unlucky Fellow am I Why could not you tell me on 't Single I wincked and wincked upon you and did all that I could But you run on so madly in your Career that the Devil cannot stop you when once y' are going Sir Arth. Dear Mr.
Better and his Admission Roger. O well said sweet young Lady How my Master's heart will be over-joy'd at it Sir Arthur Is it I that am to be blam'd now Apart to Single Single Madam I submit For there 's no Appeal for him whom you condemn Sir Arthur I say still Have a care of him Apart to Julia. Iulia. Come Sir stand before me What Woman can do less that looks upon Sir Arthur Addel then yield her self up to so fair an Estate so comely a Person such a graceful carriage so excellent a Witt such modesty in using it such invincible Courage Sir Arthur O Madam such truths are not to be spoke before my face Roger. I 'm glad she likes him so well But did she know all apart Iulia. Now Sir What have you to say in your own behalf to counter-ballance the perfections of such a Competitour Single Madam I am nothing but what you please to make me Iulia. I would make you understand your self and me and that I am a person worthy of belief nor shall all the perswasisions of the World ever seduce me from a well taken resolution Roger. You say right Madam especially when your Father directs and commands it Iulia. Especially when my Father provides a Person every way so qualify'd for a Husband as the famous Sir Arthur Addel Sir Arth. I vow Madam you ravish me Shall we be Marry'd to night Apart to Julia. Single How ambiguous she is Was ever man so parted in two between Happiness and Misery Apart Iulia. To hold you all no longer in suspence know that I have now before my eyes the Objects both of my Scorn and my Esteem The one by a just title of desert has possession of my Heart The other by his bold and rude Addresses has rais'd a just Aversion in me and contempt of his person After this Declaration let me see which is that impudent Man who dares continue in my presence Exit Single Sir Arth. I let him go His guilty Conscience makes him fly But Madam you forgot your promise of binding him to the Peace He 's a troublesome unruly Fellow Iulia. O call him again Sir Arth. Mr. Single Mr. Single The Lady has something more to say to you I protest Sir this is all her own doing I had not the least hand in it you must not be angry with me Apart to Single Iulia. I have also this command for him of you too whom I love that he shall not make the Pretensions of his Rival any ground of a difference or quarrel Sir Arth. Madam your Commands shall bind my hands Though Rivalship be a hard thing to disgest Iulia. Mr. Single Y 'ave now your liberty to retire Roger. And pray Sir let 's see you here no more It is my old Master's express command as well as my young Mistresse's here Exit Single Sir Arth. If he comes again your Order Madam for a Cessation of Armes must cease become void and of no effect Iulia. I hope Sir Arthur he will be so discreet as not to put you upon desperat courses But should the worst happen 't is but unchaining your Masty Dogg Sir Arthur If he makes me do so he shall ee'n answer himself for all the Mischief that 's done Iulia. And so he may without holding up his hand at the Barr. But Sir Arthur the freshness of the Evening warnes me to retire I know you 'l Gallant me to my Lodging Sir Arth. O yes Madam Poor thing she can't live a moment without me Exeunt omnes Enter Peregreen and Woodlands Man in riding apparel Pereg. But Art thou sure my Father will be here to night Servant Yes Sir He comes in company with one Mr. 'Faith Sir I 've forgot his name a rich Merchant newly arriv'd from the Indies And he sent me before to find you out that he might not fail to speak with you about some very earnest business as soon as he came to Town Pereg. What should this business be Servant I believe Sir I can tell you something of it by what I have over-heard Pereg. Prethy what is 't Servant Your Worship then must promise to keep my Counsel otherwise I shall gain a great deal of ill will with my old Master first for over-hearing and then revealing his private Discourses Pereg. Take my word for thy Security Servant That I will for all I 'm worth And to tell you truly Sir I did ee'n long to be the first that should bring you this good Newes Pereg. Good News Of what Servant Of being Marry'd out of hand to a young Lady who they say is vastly rich and hugely handsome Pereg. And do'st thou call this good News I had rather thou hadst told me That to Morrow I must have gone to Goale nay more to Execution For in one a man may hope to be releast from Misery and the other is an end of it But to be Marry'd so soon and having newly tasted Liberty to have it snatcht away from me for ever is more then I can suffer No My Father must excuse me All other things he may do of himself without me but Marriage is a Work which I must do not he Servant I hope Sir you are not in earnest For by all that I can perceive my Master's heart is so set upon this business Enter Single Pereg. Well well You may go rest your self after your Journy Servant But Where shall I find you Sir when your Father 's come Pereg. Either here or under the Arches in Covent-Garden Exit Servant Dear Single Fortune has at last decreed as we are joyn'd in Friendship to joyn us in Adversity Single What 's the matter Pereg. I have told you many passages of Love between Betty and me But I never fully confess'd to you how deep the impression was she has made upon my heart Ah Single she 's the very same thing in every respect to me that the fair Iulia is to you Single If this declaration of Love be in earnest I doubt y' are past the Cure of Reason Otherwise I should endeavour to disswade my dear Peregreen from a Passion if it tend to Marriage every way so unequal to him Pereg. Ar't thou a Lover thy self and Can'st thou talke of inequality in Love Single I 've done You shall hear no more from me But pray give me leave to be sorry Pereg. You misplace your Sorrow 'T is not here that I want it But what I now shall tell you will too justly deserve the compassion of a Friend Whil'st my Affections are thus unalterably preingag'd just now my Father comes to Town with a positive determination as I 'm inform'd of matching me to one of his own providing whose Person and Fortune they say are such as to render my disobedience to him unexcusable in the Eyes of the World Judge then in what condition I am Uncertain of my Love for she 's in the hands of my Enemy her Goaler Evans And only certain of my Father's just indignation
help it Sir Salom. How she argues the Case Where has she learn't this Cunning and this undauntedness Ah! she holds intelligence with my heart and knows the power she has there which grows stronger and stronger upon me in spight of all her neglect to me and Love to my Rival Here Betty Do you take this Sword Take it and kill me For all the care I have had of thee for all that I have done and meant to do for thee since thou wilt not love me I ask thee no other reward Betty Indeed Sir I would not kill you though 't were to save my own life And I 'le endeavour to love you as well as ever I can Sir Salom. Nay unless you 'l love me better then that young Man I must die Betty No pray don't What are you the worse because I love him You shant lose a Farthing by it To content you I should be glad with all my heart I had never seen him and did not love him But now 't is done who can help it Sir Salom. How immovable she is Neither Threats nor Kindness work upon her Well Marry her I will and take my venture Betty notwithstanding all your unkindness I 'le be as good as my word and Marry you Betty Marry me To whom Sir Salom. Ah cruel Girle Why do'st thou stab me with such a question Love me or love me not I 'le be your Husband to morrow Betty Indeed Sir that 's very short warning Sir Salom. No more words I 'le have it so When thou see'st the Bravery and fine things I 've prepar'd for thee thou 'lt be of a better mind Betty If it must be so I can't help it Sir Salom. Come get you in and pray to Heaven that thou may'st be sensible of the happiness I intend thee Exit Betty Sir Salomon goes off the Stage the other way and at the Door meets Peregreen coming in Enter Peregreen Pereg. Sir Salomon I have been in despair for want of seeing you For you are my good Angel Sir Salom. And you my Devil Apart Pereg. That must direct and assist me and crown all your past favours with the most important kindness that I am capable of receiving Sir Salom. What is 't Sir Pereg. Only to deliver this Letter safely to my Betty On her receipt of it depends no less then the happiness of my life I dare not approach the House my self by day-light because the Servants know me who are now turn'd of old Evans his Party Nor can I put my concerns in such trusty hands as yours Sir Salom. Does it require haste in the delivery Pereg. O by all means The Lodging is close by 'T is a Corner House with a Belcony that looks into the Fields here next to Swan-Ally You may see the House from hence Now Sir the way to deliver it that neither old Evans nor his Houshold-Spies may see it is to tie it to something and then toss it up into the Belcony By the manner of the conveyance Betty will presently know whence it comes and how to behave her self And this is the proper time of doing it For at this hour she alwayes comes out in the Belcony to take a little fresh Air of the Evening It being all the liberty allow'd her by her Jaylor Sir Salom. Well Sir This is all Pereg. It imports me likewise that you should know the business My passion for Betty is now come to that height that I 'm resolv'd instantly to Marry her But most unfortunately to my Designs my Father comes this night to Town and with a resolution as I am certainly inform'd to strike up a Bargain of Marriage for me of his own driving In these Streights I have no expedient left to prevent his purpose and execute my own but to get possession of Betty and Marry her out of hand Though my Fathers present dissatisfaction may be great yet I hope time will mollifie him And I doubt not but your good Offices will much contribute towards it Sir Salom. You may be sure of me But when d' ee purpose to get possession of your Mistriss Pereg. This very Night as soon as 't is dark for by that time Evans alwayes retires to his own quarters Sir Salom. But What place of security have you to lodge her in when y 'ave brought her off Pereg. There lies my greatest difficulty And were it not too bold a Petition I should think no place so safe and honourable for her reception as your house only for a day or two till I 've made her my Wife But Sir I have trespass'd already too farr upon your generosity and dare transgress no farther Sir Salom. O Sir your modesty does me wrong To mistrust the kindness of a Friend is the greatest sin in Friendship Bring her when you will you shall find that my House is her Home Pereg. You surpass all Men living in the noble Art of obliging a Friend But upon reflection since y' are to be Marry'd your self to morrow I fear her coming at such a time may prove unseasonable Sir Salom. So farr from it that I 'm resolv'd not to be Marry'd without her Pereg. You are generous to that excess that you leave me not a possibility of being grateful And now Sir I have nothing more to begg of you but the Honour of kissing your Ladies hands before her Marriage that I may obtain an early place in her favour by letting her know what my Obligations are to you Sir Salom. Matters of Complement and Curiosity require no haste But since you so much desire it I give you my word That when you bring Mrs. Betty to me you shall then see my Wife Pereg. You make me happy every way except in this that I owe you more then I am worth And am forc'd like other Banckrupts to compound my Debts begging you to accept those small Services I can pay in lieu of the vast Summ that 's due Sir Salom. O Sir you mistake in the Account between us I am yet in your Arrears which I shall endeavour to discharge out of hand by serving you in this business concerning Mrs. Betty as I ought Pereg. Dear Sir Salomon Farewell And good luck attend you Exit Peregreen Sir Salom. Doubt not young Man I 'le serve you as I ought As Men serve Vermine that in Traps are caught Exit Sir Salomon The Fifth Act. Enter Sir Salomon and Timothy Timothy WHat Kick your Steward The Supreme Head of the Family under your Worship 'T is such an Affront done to my Office as I cannot in honour put up Therefore as I said before here are my Keyes and here are my Accounts and so I take my leave Sir Salom. Nay prethy Timothy be pacify'd Good-natur'd Men thou know'st are subject to Passion Timot. But Stewards Sir are not subject to be kick't Shew me but one President for it amongst all those of my Profession and I 'le be bound to be your Worships Football as long as I