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sense_n	wit_n	word_n	wrong_a	16	3	9.0721	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48031	The dumb lady, or, The farriar made physician as it was acted at the Theatre-Royal / by John Lacy, Gent.	Lacy, John, d. 1681.; Molière, 1622-1673. Médecin malgré lui.; Molière, 1622-1673. L'amour médecin.	1672 (1672)	Wing L143; ESTC R7295	58,593	94

for 't is possible it may not be her water for Doctors have had such tricks put on 'em ere now this itching makes me mad Doct. But they can put no such tricks upon me for my judgement cannot fail me therefore I say look to 't for there 's a child in the case Ger. Call all my servants where 's my daughters women here must be treachery and Nurse you must need know it Nur. Sir I do know it indeed and I crave your pardon Ger. What has my daughter had a child then Nur. No Sir but you know I have had one Ger. But the Doctor says she that made the water has had a child Nur. The Doctor says very true for 't is my water Sir Doct. I was sure I could not be deceived Ger. Are you sure you speak truth Nurse Nur. By my little life do I Mrs. Nibby can witness Nib. Nurse speaks very true Sir Ger. Why did you so bold a thing as this Nurse Nur. If you 'l have the truth I did it to find out which would prove the ablest Doctor and the stranger it seems is the Doctor of Doctors i'faith 2 Doct. I believe he is for ever since he felt my pulse my back has play'd the Divel Ger. Worthy Sir I once more heartily crave your pardon and must acknowledge you an able and faithful Gentleman and Doctors I beseech your leaves to make use of this worthy stranger as to the cure of my child 2 Doct. He must cure me too for the vengeance has got into my back parts 3 Doct. Sir we consent and think you have made a worthy choice so we take our leaves Sir Doct. Nay Gentlemen I hope you 'l stay and see our way of practice alas we cure madness with as much ease as you do feavers and meerly with humoring them 2 Doct. I believe every word he says Hur. 'T is well you 'r convinced O brave Cow-itch pray Sir let your child be brought forth that we may dispatch Ger. Go Nurse prepare her quickly Nur. She is ready Sir Exeunt Nurse and Nibby Doct. Stirquilutio go get me a Parsons Cassock Ger. Why so Sir why so Doct. Because Sir you saw in her madness she phansied my Apothecary my Operator to be Leander and was much in love with him Ger. She was so to my grief but what then Sir Doct. Why then Sir if she take him for Leander again you shall see how finely I 'l fool her into her wits again Ger. Here she comes Enter Olinda Nibby Nurse and Servants Olin. What is all the world got together then I hope I shall find Leander amongst them Ger. Again Leander a pox on him who knows him or ever saw him Nib. None of your houshold we have only heard well of him and I believe she never saw him but at Church Ger. Like enough that 's one o' th' ends people go thither for I 'l take warning how I ever send my child to Church again Olin. Are you Leander Sir Doct. Say I say I Doctor 2 Doct. I am Leander Madam at your service if my back would give me leave Olin. Thou Leander Beast why thou shruggest as if thou wert lousie and wanted a clean shirt O Doctor Divel have I catcht you where 's my Leander find him or I 'l tear thee into Air. Doct. Here here is your Leander Madam presents the Parson Olin. O you Divel would you put a false Leander upon me find me out the right or I 'l throw thee head-long to that dismal place prepared for Doctors Doct. Here here Madam is your right Leander Olin. I this is he indeed now I thank you Doctor nay Sir I 'l take a course with you why Leander would you torment me with your absence thus Hur. It was not my fault heaven knows it was your cruel father kepe me from you Ger. Why raskal Apothecary why say you so you Villain Doct. 'T is you are mad Gentlemen Doctors you saw how fine and calm she began to be upon humoring her 't is you that keeps her mad I 'l justifie it Ger. Nay I have done I have done but here is something here that will not be removed Olin. Nay Sir I 'l fetter you from running Doctor get me a Parson does none of these grave men belong to th' Clergy 2 Doct. No Madam Olin. Run run and fetch me one they 'r never i' th' way when they should do good Doct. Stirquilutio put on the Parsons Coat quickly Madam have patience the Parson will be here presently Ger. Why so why so Doctor why so Doct. To bring your child to her self again ask these Doctors else 2 Doct. Nay no doubt they are right Sir if you obstruct them not I must have his opinion for my disease too Doct. Look you here is the Parson Madam Olin. O welcome Sir nay not a word out of your Book but turn to your text of Matrimony and marry us presently and pray you let not that old man know we are married Doct. No no by no means you must not know old man your daughters to be married Ger. Nay nay nay Doctor Doctor no jesting with marriage Doct. Why are you jealous of my Operator Alas poor wretch why Gentlemen the man has a wife and four children Ger. Has he and art thou sure of that Doctor Doct. Why Sir before these Gentlemen if I speak false degrade me of the dignity of a Doctor Ger. I believe you and am satified and now I am as light and airy as a boy Olin. Who will be my father and give me to Leander I have a mind to this grave Gentlemaan do you refuse me Sir Doct. No no no Madam go and give her Sir go bless us all you see what a raging fit she had like to have faln into Ger. I but I do not like I do not know I do not like I do not know what to say to it Doct. The Divel 's in you have forgot the fellow 's married Ger. I had forgot I had forgot in troth I should laugh to see her thus recovered why Gentlemen is not this a strange way to cure madness 3 Doct. It is so Sir but it seems they have the experience the practical part and truly it seems rational Doct. Why Sir if we can but get her to sleep in the belief that she is married to Leander my life for yours she wakes i' th' morning in her right senses 2 Doct. And sure this back will put me into my wrong senses Ger. Ha ha ha I laugh to think poor Girl how she 'l be cozen'd into her wits again Nur. Master as I live they 'r married in earnest I 'l be sworn with the very same words that I and my husband was Ger. Let them alone 't is all but jest Nurse why the Apothecary's married fool and has four children Hur. 'T is true that he is married but no four children Sir but we will have four and four to that Girl Olin. What shall we have but eight