do not but I know some of your London Justices do it is a kind of pleasure to 'em and I dare say saves 'em many a crown in the year Emel Oh now I love you strangely could you but I dare not speak before my Sister Could you love me Sir Geoff. Beyond the world why I could eat you Madam Emel What and keep me like a Lady Geoff. Oh like a Countess you shall have all all that your heart desires and live so pleasantly Emel But would you never turn me off Geoff. Never never by this hand Emel Nor keep another Geoff. Sooner a Devil believe me Madam This is the yieldingest little Female I ever saw Aside Emel I 'm loth to try you though you men are so deceitfull Geoff. Courtiers and Shopkeepers I grant you they seldome or never keep their words but we Countrymen are as true as steel Emel How shall we come together Geoff. How as man and woman should Emel But by what means Geoff. Ay by what means I think some disguise Emel You 've thought upon it habit your self like a Quaker and come at twelve this night you 'l see a candle in my window hem twice and I 'll come down and let you in the habit 's grave and will keep off suspicion Geoff. It will indeed oh let me kiss your hand Emel Anon you shall enough farewell You shall be Miss'd Sir Geoffry or I 'll lose my aim Exit Emelia Geoff. Was ever Country Magistrate so fortunate sure never I am an Adonis that 's certain Flor. My Sister and you have had a long discourse Sir Geoff. Something we did talk of but not much This Chicken has a mind to be doing too I find it Aside Alas she is all anger and looks upon me as the Devil look'd over Lincoln Flor. I should have been kinder had you made your addresses to me but her Charms are so great so many and so powerfull it was not in the power of man to stand against ' em Geoff. Your Sister is so so but i'faith you have twenty beauties to one of hers methinks your Eyes are but 't is no matter I dare not look upon 'em if you prove hard hearted like your Sister Flor. Try me Sir I hope you 'l find me other wise Geoff. Then a woman I would not for 't is their glory to frown on all but could I be so happy to gain a place within you soft affection how would I strive to make me worthy of you Flor. You are already heigh ho Sighs Geoff. Come sigh no more I find you love me dearly Flor. But will you not betray me tell my Sister and lay me open to her Scorn and Laughter Geoff. Not I by Heav'n Pox I 'll be hang'd and damn'd first Flor. Nor forsake me Geoff. Never Flor. Give me your hand I am yours then to morrow I will pretend a sickness and send for you as a most learn'd Physitian but be secret Geoff. As a Physitian ought I 'll warrant you Flor. That done but tell no body Geoff. Pox take me if I do Flor. And the Room clear'd but be silent as you respect my Honour Geoff. Fear not I have more respect to a Ladies honour than so Flor. I 'll leave the rest to you you are wise enough to manage Love affairs Farewell Ex. Flora. Geoff. If I fail may I never have such fair Assignations again a Quaker and a Doctor two excellent disguises to get Maiden-heads in I am Ravish'd that 's certain a Quaker and a Doctor oh excellent Ex. Geoffry Jolthead Enter Eudoria reading a Letter Eud. Th' Excuse is fair and sounds like reall Truth but what he prompts me to 's so full of dangerous hazards I fear to undertake it Wait in the Garden Mask'd Reads and in your Night-gown and there expect th' event What should it mean What Plot 's in action now Why should I ask that question or doubt the firmness of it when Love is chief Conductor I will venture it attend the hour and wish to see th' Event Love cannot injure Love nor dare it think on any cruell thought or if it dare I will be arm'd against it Ex. Eudoria Enter as in discourse Sir Arthur Twilight and Sir Generall Amorous Arth. Contentious Surlys Wife Gen. The same Sir Arth. In my Garden Gen. Yes Sir for Love has made her look for such a shift to free her from his Tyrannous Jealousy and I chose this course before any other not only to make us sport but to reap my wish'd for Ends. Arth. A pretty and most pleasant project who would not strain a point of Neighbourhood for such a quaint device I 'll go fetch her presently Gen. How the Old villain joys in Villany Ex. Sir Arth. Enter Sir Arthur Arth. Sir Generall Sir Generall a rare Device Gen. What yet again what Strategem have you now Arth. The best that ever was I 'll fetch my Wife's Gown which you may put upon Petulant Easy that if he chance to meet her he may not have the least suspect but take her for Eudoria Gen. That I have done already and so disguis'd and mask'd she waits you in the Garden Arth. I 'll fetch her presently Lord Lord how it pleases me to think upon Contentious poor man ha ha ha I laugh to think how he will rave when he shall miss his Wife a Cuckold o law a Cuckold ha ha ha Ex. Laughing Gen. Now nothing sure can cross me this night I shall enjoy Eudoria and revell in the pleasures of her Love what will Sir Arthur say when he shall miss his Wife he can but vex or perhaps hang himself let him do either all 's one to me so I but enjoy his Wife Enter Arthur bringing in Eudoria in a Night-gown Mask'd Arth. I have her I fack Sir Generall I have poor soul how she shakes come come Madam fear nothing Sir Generall is a pleasant Wag he is indeed a very pleasant Wag and I dare say loves you with his heart truely he does Lord lord how she transports me I am in love with her too and methinks I could but let that alone let that alone Gen. Pardon me Madam the great desire I had to see you before I went from London made me so importunate Arth. You are not indeed you are not what importunate no no no Sir Generall loves to Complement he does indeed but come let 's goe I fack we must drink before we part Gen. Nay now the Rascall's troublesome Arth. Come Mr. Amorous what at a stand come follow me I 'll lead you to a Glass of the best Tent in London I will indeed a glass of that and half a dozen Eggs will make me as vigorous as a Lover of Eighteen it will indeed Exeunt Enter Emelia and Flora. Eme. Where is Sir Arthur Flor. Gone out but where I know not Eme. If he stay abroad but long enough 't is well Flor. Pray Sister what do you intend to doe with Sir Geoffry Emel What make
Postures three Excellent Books for a Ladies Chamber but I am tardy I stay too long I should have been in bed half an hour agoe O for a week of Nights in One that I might reap a Hecatoomb of Pleasures who the Devil would marry and run the danger of being made a Cuckold when he may live so freely Come Lady I am almost unready now I am almost prepar'd and could methinks Enter Emelia and Flora. Emel Good Morrow sweet Sir Geoffry Flor. Good Morrow credulous Sir Geoffry Emel How did you like the Lady in the Mask Flor. Was she not very charming all Ayre and Conversation Emel Had she not a sprightly way of Courtship did she not work you to a height with Art Flor. Did she not sigh and swear she doated on you long'd to betray her Honour to your Worship Geoff. Hold Syrens hold you 've said enough already Emel Not to a man of Learning a Country Magistrate one that would keep his Mistress like a Lady present her daily with some Toy or other as Muffs Flor. Fans Emel Gloves Flor. Ribbands Emel Neck-laces Flor. Dogs Emel Monkeys Flor. And above all an Over-grown Baboon just such another as your hasty self Geoffry speaks loud Geoff. Peace I say or by my Authority I will disturb the House raise all the Servants fright the Watch amaze the Neighbours and bring a Scandal on you both for ever Emel Do and we 'll declare your Actions Flor. Relate your Course of life Geoffry stops his Ears Emel Defame your Honour Flor. Scandal your Learning Emel And make your Name an Antidote against the pleasingest Thoughts the best desires that ever Woman had Geoff. Have you done have you done now ye Pair of she Devils Flor. Yes will you be pleas'd to walk Sir Geoff. Any where out of your Companies Ladies may desire and the want of what you slight so now pursue you ever Ex. Sir Geoffry Jolt Emel Is he gone Flor. Yes with an intent never to come again Iâ—ll warrant him Emel Then let 's to Bed Imperfect Pleasures whilst in View they move Are the Ingenious Toyls of hasty Love Exeunt The End of the Fourth Act. ACT V. SCENE The Streets Enter Sir Generall Amorous Eudoria and Spywell Eud. PRay Heaven we reach the House before Sir Arthur or else my Shame will kill me Gen. This is the most dangerous Adventure Love e're thought on and will I fear end in our ruins for 't is impossible t' anticipate his hast Eud. Fancy not storms before you see 'em rising I am resolv'd either to save my Honour by this means or meet my ruin quickly Goes to the Door and unlocks it Thus far I 'm safe and make no question now but to succeed farewell Some two hours hence I shall be glad to see you Enters and locks the Door Gen. What dogged Planet Reign'd at my Nativity Saturn sure was Lord of the Ascendant I could not else be cross'd as I have been twice most willingly she gave Consent I should enjoy her Love and still that Devil Jealousy frustrated all my hopes which like a man drove by one wave ashore is by another hurried back again To love and not enjoy is but to gaze upon Delicious meat and have no pow'r to touch it I must goe on Within this two hours I shall be glad to see you that that alone had I not had sufficient Proof before would have confirm'd an Angel On then to Bliss which we 'll in private meet Where troubles past shall make it tast more sweet Exeunt Enter Sir Arthur Twilight and Bramble Arth. I am out of Breath with running a pox of Matrimony if this be the fruits on 't was ever Gentleman made a Cuckold before Bramb Yes Sir especially Citizens 't is an Hereditary possession belonging to the Court of Aldermen and scarce one scapes it if their Wives are either Young or Handsome Arth. I would mine had been neither I would she had not been a Woman rather than I should thus be made a Cuckold but 't is done 't is done I am all over Horns that 's certain and shall be counted a greater Monster than the Elephant Bramb 'T is something severe indeed but the best is you are not the first Citizen that has had his Wife run away with a Courtier Arth. Am I not Sirrah ha you make a mock of it do you Bramb No Sir no I am in earnest Arth. Are you so Villain are you so but on on knock at the Door I long to be fully satisfied Bramble knocks at the Door Enter Eudoria above in her Night-gown Eud. Who 's there Bramb What 's that to you Eud. Who are you Arth. A Friend a Friend one that should be Master of this House Eud. Who my Dear Husband my kind Sir Arthur where have you been to Night Arth. Ha! where have I been to Night rather Lady where have you been to Night Eud. Here here in my Chamber rob'd of the Blessing of your sweet society it was unkindly done Arth. It was indeed to run away from your Husband but come come no more of that open the Door Lady Eud. I 'll fly to do it I am overjoy'd to see you Ex. Eud. Arth. What is the meaning of this I'faith I know not what to think on 't Bramb Nor I neither I am sure she was at the Tavern Arth. But how came she home then how in her Chamber undrest ha Bramb Nay the Devil knows and he is the best Counseller a Woman has but this is some trick some trick upon my life and ten to one Sir Generall Amorous is with her Arth. It is impossible he went to the Salutation Tavern I am sure I saw him spoak to him and drank with him there Bramb All this may be and yet he be in Bed with your Wife to know which I 'll go into the Street some two or three doors from the House and cry fire fire then go to your Back door and watch that whilst you your self watch this Arth. This will do this will do i'fack haste and about it streight Ex. Bramble Enter Eudoria Eud. O my dear Husband where have you been to Night all night abroad at Taverns rob me of my Garments and then run away from me Alas is this seemly for a man of your Credit your Age and Affection to your Wife Arth. This is fine i'faith miraculously fine Aside Was not I at home call'd you like a Porter stood under your Window unregarded was almost mad with fury and all this but last night ha Eud. Yes Sir the harmless sleep you broke and my answer to you would have witness'd it if you had had the Patience to have stay'd one minute longer but your so suddain retreat made me imagine you were gone with Sir Generall Amorous that common Debauche keep him not company Dear he is enough to ruine twenty Aldermen Arth. Hey day this is fine indeed it is impossible she shou'd be honest and yet she has not the looks of
Sir General Amorous and Easy mask'd Gen. THIS is the greatest blessing Heav'n and you could give me How many minutes have we had of precious sweet delight Oh let me dwell upon these hands a while and breath my soul into each trilling Pore thy melting lips have made me all a charm and when I cast my arms about thy neck I thought I grasp'd a God the darkness of the Covert could not shade thy piercing beauty from me for through those thick and darksome Clouds of Night I could behold the glances of thy Eyes which shot fresh joys into my panting heart Easy You 're pleas'd to jest Gen. Not I by Heaven all all I say is earnest pull back that Cloud and let me view your glories let me behold you in the height of blushes that I may say you charm at every Action Easy pulls off her mask Generous starts Ha! have I embrac'd a stale a cast off Amoret is this the hopes I had of fair Eudoria have I bestow'd a Ring of fifty pound upon I know not what Easy What ayle you Sir Gen. Nothing Madam nothing onely the apprehension of the danger and the mistrust your Husband will have of you when he shall find you absent I must confess did something start my spirits but now 't is off again But oh the Ring Easy Name not that senseless thing again a Husband is e'ne a clog of life I 'm of a humour free and unconfin'd and court for pleasure in the man I love Gen. True Madam 't is most sweet when love and freedom meet a Husband is a kind of dull Animal created to bear the name of Father whilest we happy men enjoy with freedom what he fondly thinks himself monopolizeth Easy Then they 're so jealous too Gen. They are indeed and that first prompts their wives to new desires I never yet knew a man jealous but he had the just rewards his madness merited Enter Contentious Surly Heavens here 's your Husband coming on on with the mask and haste home with all the speed you can before morning expect me to give you freedom Exit Easy Surly going after her is stop'd by General Amorous Mr. Surly your servant I vow I am happy in finding you in this solitary place my thoughts wanted companions Surly And so they are like still I cannot stay Gen. Were your haste requisite I would not stop you but with your friend you might dispense some time Surly I cannot nor I will not Gen. Indeed you must sir. Surly Must Gen. Yes sir you must I have not forgot how in your last frantick fit you pleas'd to stain my honour and with such words Surly I have no leisure now Gen. To fight I know you have not nor never had you wear a sword indeed but for what use I know not unless to frighten fools bully with cowards or draw on every Link-boy Surly Prithee I can stay no longer Forces from him and Exit Gen. He 's gone as full of rage as jealousie pray Heaven he overtake her not but sure she has more wit then to go the direct path which he I 'm sure will follow Was ever man so cheated how came I to mistake Eudoria and light upon this Easy it must needs be the treachery of Spywell Enter Spywell Spy Was ever man so unfortunate Gen. Was ever man so treacherous Spy To have an Assignation from a Lady and shun the blessing of it Gen. I am plain and do not speak in Hieroglyphicks did not you send Petulant Easy disguis'd as you told me Eudoria design'd to be to the place appointed for our meeting Spy Not I by Heaven Gen. Then the Devil did that 's certain for I no sooner came to th' Rendezvous but Easy habited and mask'd as you described Eudoria with open Arms received me and led me to this Grove where after a few common ceremonies love-toys and the like I presented her with a Ring I borrowed of Sir Arthur Twilight still taking her for Eudoria but coming to the light and the dark Cloud withdrawn I found my strange mistake Spy The same hapned to Eudoria who full of love came to the place appointed and there unfortunately met with Sir Arthur Gen. Confusion Spy He mistaking her for a Gipsie made a deal of ridiculous Love to her which she accepted but coming to the height of all his passion and fill'd with a licentious kind of Dotage she discovered her self to the old Lecher who was glad to make his peace on any terms Gen. Oh I could grasp her now into my soul she is the most deserving of womenkind but how to let her know the strange mistake is past my power to imagine Spy Leave that to me haste to Sir Arthur Twilight and there pretend as you may very well a Journey out of Town and by the way declare your love to Easy and hatred to Contentious Surly tell him you long to be reveng'd and know no way but one which is to take his Wife with you Gen. Make him a Pander Spy Wee 'l do 't ne'er fear he loves to view a Cuckold but hates to see himself Come let 's be gone I 'll tell you as we walk with what you must possess him as for Eudoria leave her to me if I prepare her not may I never design again Gen. Thou art a real servant and lovest thy Master's pleasure How many various Charms round Women move Each has some strange Intreague to make us Love Exeunt SCENE Sir Arthur's House Enter Sir Geoffry Jolthead Emelia and Flora. Geoff. But what say you Ladies how could you affect my person am I not all Air ha why we Country Magistrates are such taking things that you Londoners run almost stark mad of us I am as sprightly as any bawdy Citizen of you all I can drink I can swear I can roar I can serenade and besides all that I can but 't is no matter Flor. Nay there is no doubt Sir but you are are all vigour and methinks I could love a Country Gentleman with all my heart Eme. And so could I especially a Country Magistrate they look with so much Grace and sit at the Bench just like Geoff. We do so we do so indeed just like what my Dear Eme. A Baboon looking an Alderman's head Geoff. Out upon thee wag a Baboon is a beastly lascivious Creature but go on go on you have leave to jeast Flor. I am not of your mind Sister I love a Magistrate especially when he is asleep he nods so prettily and then he is so quiet unless now and then he snore out a learned Sentence Geoff. Still still you are wags meer wags i'faith but go on go on methinks I love to hear you Eme. I 've done jeasting Sir alas my fit lasts but a little while and then I am so melancholy and yet methinks I could love you would you forbear that hard hearted trick of seeing women whip'd at the House of Correction Geoff. I never use it indeed I
THE Rambling Justice OR THE JEALOUS HUSBANDS With the Humours of Sir John Twiford As it is acted at the THEATRE ROYAL By IOHN LEANERD Licensed March 13. 1678. Roger L'Estrange LONDON Printed by E. F. for Thomas Orrell and Iames Vade at the Hand and Scepter and Cock and Sugar-Loafe near St. Dunstan's Church in Fleetstreet 1678. PROLOGUE spoken by Flora. WILL nothing take in these Ill-natur'd times Neither low Farce nor great Heroick Rhimes 'T is strange you should such Sectaries be grown Thus to allow no Doctrine but your Own And in the Pit as they in Pulpits rage Preach up Rebellion to undoe the Stage Like angry Fate you Damn without Controul Ruine your Own but not the Poets Soul If Wit should be the Substance of a Spark Why is your Talk so Dull your Sence so Dark Things much admir'd by Fops both great and small Are to be Drunk keep Miss and visit Ball But the great Essence Wit few have at all Wit does in Plays to some Gay Fops appear Like a New Mistress in their full Carear All Ayre and Charming till the Minute's past And then you kick her out with all your hast Tax'd with the Crime Damme she 's False you cry Another Lord keeps her as well as I. This makes the Trade of Miss and Poet Dull They care not how Debauch'd to please a Fool. But what 's all this to me I 've yet been true But 't was for want of Wit like some of you 'Sdeath who would be so singularly kind Toblige but One Faith they ' re not of my mind 'T is Wit in Women to accept of All The Knight the Squire but Gold in Generall The more they swarm the greater store comes in And 't will be pleasure then to pay for Sin But to be left in this unruly sort By you the Great Pretenders of the Court Would make a Saint a Mistress ne're so true Forget her Vows and prove as False as you Turning her House since you are grown so Fickle As we must ours into a Conventicle There 's no Redemption thank our daily Iars The Men are all resolv'd go to Wars The Women thus grown out of Favour too Must in Remotes begin and trade a new Then if you chance to have the least Desire And come though overchang'd with Love and Fire Perhaps wee 'l take your Guinnies and Retire Cheat you as nâ—w with a Dull Lenten Play And being Stock'd and Brisk sneak quite away Laugh at these Huffing Criticks of the Pit Who come in Droves to seize this Monster Wit The Actors Names Mr. Powell Sir Arthur Twilight A Lascivious old Knight Mr. Wilshire Sir Generall Amorous A Gentleman of a free Nature a Generall Lover Mr. Disney Contentious Surly Of a morose Jealous Humour Mr. Perrin Sir Geoffry Iolt A Country Justice fond of all Women Mr. Powre Iohn Twiford A Gentleman of no Fortune sometimes Lunatick Mr. Q. Spywell Sir Generalls Man Mr. Coysh Bramble An Old man Sir Arthurs Man Captain of the Gipsies and other Gipsies Men and Women A Drawer and two Sedan-men Women Mrs. Farlee Eudoria Wife to Sir Arthur Mrs. Merchant Petulant Easy Wife to Surly Mrs. Bates Emelta Daughters to Sir Arthur by a former Wife Mrs. Cook Flora SCENE LONDON Time Twenty four hours THE RAMBLING JUSTICE OR THE Jealous Husbands ACT the First SCENE London Enter as in discourse Arthur and Spywell Arth. URGE me no more I like it not Spyw. Take Reason with you Sir and let that guide your Passion Sir Amorous is too much a Gentleman to injure you i' th' least he is all Ayre all Freeness all Conversation Arth. Yes and all Love too that I have heard and fear I like his all Ayre all Freeness and all Conversation very well but I hate his all Love Sir I must beg your Masters pardon my house has no room for such all Loving Gentlemen Spyw. Then he is all Generosity all Honour and parts with his Money Plate and Jewells Arth. Ha! what said you there is he all Money too Spyw. Made up with Gold and Silver and values it as lightly Arth. Ha! does he so let him come in I love a Gentleman that is all Money with my Heart I do indeed Exit Spyw. I smell I smell a Design but let him work on I have two pair of Eyes and can as soon discover the Intrigues of love as the Youngest Hector of 'em all he hath Money and he hath Writings for Land two Excellent properties to come under an Aldermans Roof Bramble Enter Bramble Bramb Sir Arth. Bid your Mistriss 'las what did I say bid your Lady keep her Chamber let her not come so much as to the Window upon her Perill and yours for if I spy her though Ten score Yards distance from my new Lodger I 'le put you into the Bryers look to 't d' ye hear Ex. Bramble Enter Sir Generall and Spywell Sir Generall Amorous your Servant Methinks I hunger and thirst to doe you service you were to blame indeed you were not to make use of my poor House before Gen. I am happy in having so great a Blessing laid upon me to be under the Roof of such a worthy Friend Arth. You are pleas'd to Complement I know you are I could have done it once too but that time is past my dancing Dayes are done Gen. Yet you are Fresh and Gay Sir as the Morning and have the same Desires you had in Youth but where 's your Wife Methinks I long to see my Charming Landlady Arth. Pox on him does he begin so soon he has scarce breath'd since he came in and ask for her already Aside Alas Sir my Wife is gone to take the Ayre She and my Girles just now took Coach together Spyw. As we were coming in I saw her in her Balcone Arth. A Rogue Bramble ' Sounds in a Balcone Aside You are mistaken Sir indeed you are she went to Epsom yesterday Gen. Ha ha ha nay now I find you jeast come come Sir you are a merry man and I know Love to be jocost what say you shall I see Eudoria Arth. Not in her time of sickness she never permits any man to visit her then Sir she has such strange fits a kind of idle Frenzy Gen. I long to see her then for nothing in the world can more delight me than to see Beauty in as fit of madness oh how they Charm but is she often troubled Arth. Once a Month and then she looks so strangely Gen. 'Las poor Soul I fain would trespass Sir upon your Goodness but the arguments you give me are so many I dare not plead against ' em Laughing within Enter Bramble running Bramb Sir Sir Arth. The News with you Bramb My Lady Eudoria and your Daughter Emilia are in such a fit of Laughter that unless you come in to her assistance and turn the source of their prodigious Mirth I fear 't will overcome ' em Arth. My Wife Laughing out you lying Varlet Strikes him Bramb As
wind-pipe of Lucifer Twif. But mark you Cousin mine is no wind musick first here is a Tin Pot which besides its excellent vertues of making a delicious sweet charming melodious sound serves at a shift to drink out of then here is an Extinguisher and here a Drum-stick all which meeting together make an excellent harmony you shall hear it Cousin Plays upon his Pot and sings ridiculously Geoff. Avant Satan these are not the Devices of the Brethren be-gone with your Galemofry of Noises or I shall rebuke thee mark you Twif. How do you like the musick my Lord Geoff. Be gone I say you disturb the ears of the faithfull Twif. But Cousin Geoff. I will not hear thee vanish thou Hocus Pelabrius or look you thus I will force you Pushes him off Twif. But my Lord nay Cousin my Lord I say Exit Enter Contentious Surly Surly She has scap'd my rage again and unless she be at home I know not where to seek her Knocks Geoff. What lewd disturber is that Surly 'Sdeath hold thy tongue Knocks again Geoff. I say thou hast evil intentions and designest to rob the house of my friend Surly Thy friend who art thou Geoff. A faithfull Brother by Name Geoffrius Zacharias Iolt Surly Strange I should know that voice are you Sir Geoffry Geoff. Yea I am the man now tell me who art thou Surly My name 's Contentious Surly Geoff. The Devil it is what my good Friend and Landlord i'faith I have been frolicking of it to night I have i'faith and how goes squares with thee ha boy Surly Faith cross extreamly cross my Wife has given me two slips for a Teaster and is run the Devil knows whither Geoff. That 's fine i'faith would I could meet her she kisses smartly and has the Town ways to a hair i'faith Aside Is she not at home Surly That 's all the hope remains Geoff. Let 's knock and enter if they refuse break open the doors Surly Agreed Surly knocks a good while at length breaks open the doors Geoff. That 's well said â—â—â—â—h enter and search we shall find her in a corner Exeunt SCENE A Tavern Enter Sir General Amorous Eudoria and Spywell Gen. Is all prepar'd Spy All 's in a readiness to entertain Sir Arthur Gen. Then let in the Masquerading Ladies and bid the Fidlers approach Exit Spywell Come Madam on with your Mask to night we will enjoy our loves without disturbance and smile upon the Jealous Fool thy Husband whose curiosity shall lead him to his ruine Eud. I fear hee 'l know me Gen. Let him he shall not dare to touch you nor gaze upon you with the eyes of anger to animate his rage chuse him out to Dance with you I have ordered another to make choice of Bramble who will also at the appointed time leave him with his Credulous Master and both shall be convey'd so great a distance from us that scarce his cries shall enter to disturb our joys Eud. I 'm too hard hearted to a Jealous Husband Gen. Would you be kind to him and ruine me would you destroy me on the virge of bliss or kill what you have made I should not urge had you content at home but being rob'd of such a weighty blessing and made a starveling to the joys of Wedlock I come with real and hearty zeals to give you those pleasures his Age and Impotence deny'd Eud. I 'm too far entred now to make retreat without the loss of Honour I must be yours for ever but use me kindly lest the strange surprize should kill my blooming hopes Enter Spywell with Fidlers and Ladies amongst whom are Sir Arthur Bramble and Petulant Easy disguis'd all the men and women are mask'd but the Fidlers Spy Come Come Gentlemen strike up and let the musick of the Sphears speak loud whilest they employ their feet in Dancing Measures Eudoria and a Lady go to take out Sir Arthur and Bramble who deny a great while but at length yield and join with them A Dance All Dance off but Sir Arthur Spywell Bramble and Easy who all continue dancing but Easy Easy 'T is she I know it perfidious man you shall not 'scape my fury must I be thus rewarded for my Favours and not study a requital rise up black revenge and teach me to be cruel teach me to act as bloody Nero did that in my height of love and vengeance I may damn both both their black souls together Exit Easy They cease Dancing Arth. Ha! gone Spy Yes yes Sir come hither both direct your eyes that way and there behold what would confound a man not arm'd with so much reason What see you Sir Arth. Nothing Spy Nor you Bram. Not I by Iove Spy Look look I see 'em kissing there there like wanton Turtles they 're billing both together Arth. Where where Spy There there Stamps Sir Arthur and Bramble are let down under the Stage they cry help Now you are safe enough and secur'd from all disturbance and Sir General Amorous may now in peace enjoy the fair Eudoriae all the reward I hope for is success Projecting is my genuine Mistress and in my brain I lodge the soft Belov'd and treat her minutely with pleasing Embryo's which by the moderate heat of smooth desires are lull'd into perfections which at once create and give me pleasures These harmless plots perhaps may seem unjust But when such loads you adde to one man's trust Blame not projections if they onely prove A Servants care t' obtain a Masters love Exit SCENE A Bed-chamber Sir General Amorous and Eudoria are discovered sitting by the Bed side Gen. Come blush no more I am thy Husband now and with a Passion more innate then his I will exhilirate thy soul and lead thy senses in a Sea of pleasures where arm in arm wee 'l wanton 'twixt the Waves and every minute find new pastimes out revel in joys of uncontroul'd delights and dwell for ever in this bright Elyzium Eud. You 've nam'd a word-which bates me of my hopes and dashes all those thoughts I just now dream't of Gen. It shall be banish'd quite or like a foyle stand still to heighten pleasure what was 't Eudoria Eud. Nothing but Husband Sir that very word curbs all my joys and prompts me to a sense that all 's imaginary Gen. What frown of fate can take you from my bosome or rob me of the treasure I embrace Enter Spywell Spy Sir I have done the work Gen. Is he safe Spy As a thief in a mill ne'r fear it but here 's one danger yet unconquer'd the jealous Easy who it seems mistrusting you were here came as a Masquerader and after the dance followed you and Eudoria and had doubtless surpriz'd you here but that the Drawer by meer force kept her back Gen. What must I be prevented then Spy Sir you had best go and appease her rage perhaps she 'l hear your reasons Gen. I will but with a curse able enough to