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A28902
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The contented cuckhold, or, The womans advocate a comedy.
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Bourne, Reuben, fl. 1692.
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Wing B3858; ESTC R15736
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his own Cause a Lawyer dares not undertake it lest he be thought to hinder the Kings Revenue Serious Right but give me leave to tell you if every man pleaded his own Cause there would be less Law and more Honesty than now adays there is Modish Come Sir Peter call for a Beer-glass and let the King's Health go round Sir Peter Agreed with All Joy to great Caesar that every man may bear a part and shew his Loyalty by his Singing as well as by his Drinking or Fighting a little Mirth will make the Wine go down the better Enter Foot-boy with Beer-glasses Fills the Glass they all sing All Joy to great Caesar Sir Peter Be sure every man hath his Glass Mr. Modish Pray let that be your Care Modish I 'le warrant you we 'll never wrong our selves the more we have the Richer we are and who would go home Poor when he may have Riches more than enough for carrying away and the good will of the Donor into the Bargain Sparkish By the World thou art in the right again for who would disoblige an old Acquaintance for not drinking the other Bottle and lose his Real Friend for a bare punctilio in Manners Sir Peter Away with it Boys I long till the Glass comes round You are so tedious in promoting the design in hand that a man forgets the taste of the last Glass before another comes to his turn to drink I love to converse with those sort of men that dispatch business when they are about it you need never to call upon them to drink their Glass 'T is no sooner said but done here 's one there 's the other you can no sooner make a Vye but 't is seen and doubled there 's no going away with whole Stakes but every man 's a sufferer and all concludes in Mirth Friendly I like your Conclusion and was always of that mind a little mirth is worth a great deal of sorrow Modish I am of Opinion set Wine aside nothing adds more to mirth than Women they have for the most part agreeable Wishes and then they Dance well there is no being without them at a merry-meeting Serious I have had too much of them not long since You that have had the good Fortune to be kindly used by them may covet their Company Friendly Never mind what he saith but come along with me we will fetch every Man his Woman and Sir Peter shall sit as Judg and see fair play Sir Peter Agreed bring them in Boys Exit Modish Sparkish Friendly and Serious Sir Peter Now they are all gone 't is not amiss to play the good husband and add the Remnants of Wine together so this will pass for a fresh Bottle Enter Friendly and Lady Lovejoy Modish and Julia. Sparkish and Lettice Serious and Flavia. Friendly We have performed our promise with much ado you see Sir Peter we have prevailed Sir Peter Done like men of Honour come fill them a Glass Lady Lovejoy We beseech you Sir Peter excuse us drinking if you are for a Dance we 'll help you out at a dead lift Sir Peter Stay we are not come to that yet I am a Cup too low but if you will in the mean time oblige us with a Song 't will be very acceptable Come Sister Juliae I know you love to shew your parts Julia. I am ready enough to betray my Imperfections you should not ask me twice but I have got such a Cold and am so stuff'd at my Stomack I can hardly fetch my Breath but Lettice here is in good Condition sound Wind and Limb and fit for Service Lettice Your Servant Madam I am willing to accept the offer to oblige you and so much good Company as I see here met together and wish I could do better Sir Peter Come begin we are no Criticks in these matters I am for an old Song thou knowest SONG 1. Lettice sings Phillis for shame let us improve a Thousand several ways These few short minutes snatch'd by Love from many tedious days Whilst you want Courage to despise the Censures of the Grave For all the Tyrants in your Eyes your Heart is but a Slave 2. My Love is full of noble pride And never will submit To let that Fop Discretion ride In Triumph over Wit 3. False Friends I have as well as you Who daily Counsel me Fame and Ambition to pursue And leave off loving thee 4. When I the least belief bestow On what such Fools advise May I be dull enough to grow Most miserably wise S. Peter A very pretty matter this and well humor'd let 's have one Bumper about and then for the Dance you talk of Modish With all my heart the Lady's health that sung the Song puts Gold into the Glass Friendly Well thought on let it go round 't is an obliging Health and a Dose of Cantharides will make the Wine relish the better and shew our Acceptance and liking to the Song S. Peter Now set forward for a Dance Dance of Eight Sr. Peter and Flavia. Sparkish and Lady Lovejoy Serious and Julia. Friendly and Lettice S. Peter How think you Mr. Modish was it not well performed Mr. Modish Most excellent You drove the World before you never were at a stand you had it at your Fingers ends you needed no Instructions Mr. Serious Come 't is time to break up Let us hinder Sr. Peter and his Lady no longer from going to their rest Sparkish Friendly Ay ay let 's depart every Man to his own Home Exeunt all but Modish Modish 'T is some satisfaction that I have had a sight of that Incomparable Beauty I so much longed to be acquainted with Thus step by step we pass from Grief to Joy But in an instant all our Hopes destroy The End of the Third ACT. ACT IV. Enter Sparkish Tom and a Hackney Coachman Coachman PRAY Mr. don't make me wait any longer I have lost my Fare already Sparkish Prithee hold thy peace thou art more importunate than a Dunning Set on a Saturday Morning I must call at the New Bell before I go Here Tom find out Modish and give him that Note tell him I shall return at Night Coachman I 'le call you Master Sparkish Half an Hour hence I am for you don't grumble I 'le consider thee for thy Pains when I come to London Exit Coachman I believe no man in England hath such Luck as I to meet with drunken Customers When they get into a Tavern there 's no getting of them out again without a Quarrel and then before I come by the worst of it Well God mend 'em I say and send me better Fortune for the future Exit Enter Sparkish and a Drawer Sparkish Where 's your Master I must see him before I go to London and the Coach stay 's Drawer He is in bed Sir If you please I 'le shew you up to him Sparkish Do so Exit Enter Tom and Modish Modish 'T is very well if my Occasions
it ben't to their Minds you will have no Commendations Lettice I do what I can to please you all I dont know what you would have more of me You can have no more than her Skin as the old Saying is Flavia. Thou dost so much good while thou livest 't is a Thousand Pities thou shouldst ever dye but I expect some Good of thee before that time comes Julia. Pray let your Elder Sister be served for she hath more Business upon her Hands already than any one Woman can turn her self to Lettice Pray don't fall out I 'le please you both if it be possible one after the other There 's no time lost I hope Flavia. I am well enough pleased only when your Hand 's in the Hony-pot I would not be forgotten Lettice Nor shall you but this would be an ill matter at last if while I am making Markets for other People my own should stick a-hand Julia. Never fear that so long as there 's Mony to be had or Chapmen to buy Lettice In the mean time if my Lady should turn me out of her Service between you both I hope you will give me House-Room till I can provide for my self or you for me Julia. I willingly agree and think it reasonable Flavia. And I. Lettice Then I proceed and make it my whole Study to bring every thing to pass to both your Satisfactions The wiser sort first for themselves take Care For Want's a Burden that 's too great to bear Enter Sir Peter Lovejoy and Lady L. Lovejoy Pray S. Peter what makes you so out of humor to day 't is something extraordinary S. Peter Cause enough I have invited 3 or 4 Honest Fellows this Afternoon nay and they promised to come too and when I came to examine my Sellar my Claret's upon the fret not drinkable Would not this vex any man alive Lady 'T was well you went down before they came Now you have time to provide for them pray who are they that are to come S. Peter Uncle Friendly Mr. Sparkish Mr. Serious and Mr. Modish all Honest Fellows and Loyal Men as live Exit L. Lovejoy The Name of Mr. Modish revives my Heart You see what we Women are the least cross Accident throws us into a melancholy Fit the good News revives us and you may know it by our Looks as well as by our Actions which if Mr. Modish understands as well as I he shall read such a Love-Lesson in my Looks he shan't forget this Month if his Memory be but as good as mine but I must in and set my self off to the best advantage against their coming Exit Enter Mr. Serious Mr. Serious Now I am in a fine Condition I could not get rid of Sr. Peter without my promise to come with him this Afternoon I am sure this is not the way to cure my Shins 't is well if I don't make them worse Besides if Women appear I shall be laught out of my Life Enter Mr. Friendly Friendly What Mr. Serious in Doubts and Disputations with your self Are you not well Mr. Serious Indifferent as to Health but much in pain I must use Abstinence I know no other Remedy Friendly Away away Talk of Abstinence Give me good eating and drinking that 's a certain Cure for all Distempers Your Kitchin-Phisick Sir ther 's nothing like it your Doctors shall never get any Estate by me I 'le warrant ' em Mr. Serious Several men several minds Sir what 's one man's meat is another man's poyson Age won't be hid Do what we can to Cheat the World we shall find alterations in our selves as Age grows on Mr. Friendly Shall we so Sir 'T is not long since you was of another Opinion and venturing at Women Serious 'T was all but talk and to tell you as my Friend I 'le sooner venture at Hanging were I put to my Choice for Women are good for nothing that I know of but to bring a man into trouble and Laugh at him when they have done Exit Enter Sir Peter Modish Sparkish Serious and Friendly Sir Peter Gentlemen pray take your feats here is no Women that you need stand upon Complements Modish I like Sir Peter's free Humour when we Visit him we have always a hearty Welcom and good Wine Sparkish By the World thou art in the right I hate your sniveling stingy Humour that when a man of parts comes to give him a Visit denies himself or else brings his half Bottle of Claret his Wife and he left the day before to entertain you with Friendly Cousin pray uncork a Bottle let 's tast the Wine you so much boast of it looks well and tast's well this will do Sir Peter I am glad it likes you Modish Prithee what News abroad what Plots what Intriegues on Foot Modish Mr. Serious can give the best account of Intriegues of any man I know Sir Peter Ha ha ha Faith I heard something of it by the by prithee Serious how was it Mr. Serious 'T is not a laughing matter Sir to have Tricks put on men to endanger their Lives Sparkish Prithee how man were they Foot or Horse that robb'd thee Serious Who talks of being robb'd your Wits are a Wool-gathering if ever you had any Pray trouble your self with what concerns you pay your Taylor 's Bill your Chirurgeon your Landlady for your Lodgings your Sempstress and the rest you deal withall and not with me Sparkish What angry old Friend I know no cause for it by the World Friendly His Shins rage and that makes him Testy if you must know all he hath lately had a Run at Blinds-mans-buff with the Ladies Modish I 'le warrant they set Joynt-Stools in his way or some such Trick Sir Peter Come leave quarreling and mind the work of the day who pledges a Bumper Modish Come this way Sir if you please your Right-hand man about is the best way that every man may drink alike Sir Peter Fill it away They drink round Friendly About with it never let the Glass stand we have nothing to pay in a Friends House Sir Peter Said like thy self i'faith I am more beholding to thee than to all the Company they stand sucking their Thumbs as if I had no Wine in the House or were unwilling to part with it I hate such Milk-sops Modish You shall have no reason of Complaint before we part we 'll have the Royal Health in a Bumper of the largest Size Sir Peter Now I like thee thou savourest something of a Gentleman I am for dealing the Cards above-board not like your serious Phanatick who exclaims against Wine abroad but will be as Drunk at home as a Woman at a Gossiping Sparkish Come Gentlemen since nothing else will give Sir Peter satisfaction away with it all hands aloft He that denies his Glass deserves to be sewed in a Hand-Basket sent to the County-Goal and bound to answer it at the next Goal-delivery Friendly He needs no other punishment for he must plead