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A new way to pay old debts a comoedie as it hath beene often acted at the Phænix in Drury-Lane, by the Queenes Maiesties seruants. The author. Philip Massinger.
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Massinger, Philip, 1583-1640.
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doing to the life what he has plotted The end may yet proue happy now my Alworth Enter Ouerreach Alw. To your letter and put on a seeming anger Marg. I 'le pay my Lord all debts due to his title And when with termes not taking from his Honour He does sollicite me I shall gladly heare him But in this peremptory nay commanding way 'Tappoint T appoint a meeting and without my knowledge A Priest to tye the knot can ne're be vndone 'Till death vnloose it is a confidence In his Lordship will deceiue him Alw. I hope better Good Lady Marg. Hope Sir what you please for me I must take a safe and secure course I haue A father and without his full consent Though all Lords of the land kneel'd for my fauour I can grant nothing Ouer. I like this obedience But whatsoeuer my Lord writes must and shall bee Accepted and embrac'd Sweet master Alworth You shew your selfe a true and faithfull seruant To your good Lord he has a iewell of you How frowning Meg are these lookes to receiue A messenger from my Lord what 's this giue me it Marg. A peece of arrogant paper like th' inscriptions Ouer. Ouerreach read the letter Faire mistrisse from your seruant learne all ioyes That we can hope for if deferr'd proue toyes Therefore this instant and in priuate meete A Husband that will gladly at your feet Lay downe his Honours tendring them to you With all content the Church being payd her due Is this the arrogant peece of paper Foole Will you still be one in the name of madnesse what Could his good Honour write more to content you Is there ought else to be wisht after these two That are already offer'd Marriage first And lawfull pleasure after what would you more Marg. Why Sir I would be married like your daughter Not hurried away i' th night I know not whither Without all ceremonie no friends inuited To honour the sollemnity Alw. An 't please your Honour For so before to morrow I must stile you My Lord desire this priuacie in respect His honourable kinsmen are far off And his desires to haue it done brooke not So long delay as to expect their comming And yet He stands resolu'd with all due pompe As running at the ring playes masques and tilting To haue his marriage at Court celebrated When he has brought your Honour vp to London Ouer. He tells you true 't is the fashion on my knowledge Yet the good Lord to please your peeuishnes Must put it off forsooth and lose a night In which perhaps he might get two boyes on thee Tempt me no farther if you do this good Shall pricke you to him Marg. I could be contented Were you but by to do a fathers part And giue me in the Church Ouer. So my Lord haue you What do I care who giues you since my Lord Does purpose to be priuate I 'le not crosse him I know not master Alworth how my Lord May be prouided and therefore there 's a purse Of gold 't will serue this nights expence to morrow I 'le furnish him with any summes in the meane time Vse my ring to my Chaplaine he is benefic'd At my Mannor of Gotam and call'd parson Will-doe 'T is no matter for a licence I 'le beare him out in 't Marg. With your fauour Sir what warrant is your ring He may suppose I got that twenty wayes Without your knowledge and then to be refus'd We 're such a staine vpon me if you pleas'd Sir Your presence would do better Ouer. Still peruerse I say againe I will not crosse my Lord Yet I 'le preuent you too Paper and incke there Alw. I can furnish you Ouer. I thanke you I can write then Writes on his booke Alw. You may if you please put out the name of my Lord In respect he comes disguis'd and only write Marry her to this Gentleman Ouer. Well aduis'd Margaret kneeles 'T is done away my blessing Girle thou hast it Nay no reply begone good master Alworth This shall be the best nights worke you euer made Alw. I hope so Sir Exeunt Alworth and Margaret Ouer. Farewell now all 's cocke-sure Me thinkes I heare already Knights and Ladies Say Sir Giles Ouerreach how is it with Your Honourable daughter has her Honour Slept well to night or will her Honour please To accept this Monkey Dog or Paraquit This is state in Ladies or my eldest sonne To be her page and wait vpon her trencher My ends my ends are compass'd then for Welborne And the lands were he once married to the widdow I haue him here I can scarce containe my selfe I am so full of ioy nay ioy all ouer Exit the end of the fourth Act. Actus quinti Scena quinta Louell Lady Amble LAdy By this you know how strong the motiues were That did my Lord induce me to dispence A little with my grauity to aduance In personating some few fauours to him The plots and proiects of the downe-trod Welborne Nor shall I e're repent although I suffer In some few mens opinions for 't the action For he that ventur'd all for my deare Husband Might rustly claime an obligation from me To pay him such a courtesse which had I Coiley or ouer-curiously denied It might haue argu'd me of little loue To the deceas'd Lou. What you intended Madam For the poore Gentleman hath found good successe For as I vnderstand his debts are pay'd And he once more furnish'd for faire imployment But all the arts that I haue vs'd to raise The fortunes of your loy and mine young Alworth Stand yet in supposition though I hope well For the young louers are in wit more pregnant Than their yeares can promise and for their desires On my knowledge they are equall Lady As my wishes Are with yours my Lord yet giue me leaue to feare The building though well grounded to deceiue Sir Giles that 's both a Lyon and a Fox In his proceedings were a worke beyond The strongest vndertakers not the triall Of two weake innocents Lou. Despaire not Madam Hard things are compass'd oft by easie meanes And iudgement being a gift deriu'd from heauen Though sometimes lodg'd it 'h hearts of worldly men That ne're consider from whom they receiue it Forsakes such as abuse the giuer of it Which is the reason that the politicke And cunning Statesman that beleeues he fathomes The counsels of all Kingdomes on the earth Is by simplicity oft ouerreach Lady May he be so yet in his name to expresse it Is a good O men Lou. May it to my selfe Proue so good Lady in my suite to you What thinke you of the motion Lady Troth my Lord My owne vnworthinesse may answer for me For had you when that I was in my prime My virgin-flower vncropp'd presented me With this great fauour looking on my lownesse Not in a glasse of selfe-loue but of truth I could not but haue thought it as a blessing Far far beyond my merit Lou. You are too