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The life of Mother Shipton a new comedy as it was acted nineteen dayes together with great applause / written by T.T.
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T. T. (Thomas Thomson), fl. 1668.
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my misery is characted revenge is sweet Advance therefore for I am resolved to send thy base polluted soul into the flames of Phlegeton Pris Nay Hairbrain prithee let me perswade thee 2. W. And Swagger let me perswade thee 3. And Gentlemen pray let me perswade you both Pris I expected a more familiar way of scuffling then this 2. W. I thought each man with his mate would fight Battails not full of danger but delight 3. W. Soft kisses sweet embraces and such sport As often's used in the Venerial Court Hair Out Whores trouble me not Cap. Methinks I find a sudden alteration within me affection thaâ— even now was so powerful is of the sudden turn'd to utter hate and my heart for bringing forth any fruits of love to Priscilla is as barren a The sand that lies on the sea shore I will embrace that love that hates a whore Pru. Well Gentlemen if you are so mute or mad I know not which nor I don't care whether wee 'l be so civil to leave you my Ladie will find other Gallants to be more gently embraced by so farewel ha ha ha Exit Pru. and all the whores laughing Manent Ha. Swag and Cap. Swag. Now Sir here take my sword and make a passage for my soâ—… that it may leave so vile a habitation as this body Hair No here take mine and do me that courtesie For length of life to me Is but the product of more mirsery Cap. Pray Gentlemen without being thought too rude may I desire to know the cause of your Agrieveance Swag. Then know Sir to this Gentleman my friend bey on expression I have been too rude I 'm guilty of the sin ingratitude By my perswasions to lead an Extravagant life he has lately loâ—… a fair estate and on his fathers death bed merited his curses foâ— which I thus fall his sacrifice offers to fall on his sword Hair For heaven sake forbear so much a fresh is my love kindle that I have both forgotten nay and forgiven all your confession to me since all is past recovery is a sufficient satisfaction Swag. Is this not pollicy to delay my death Hair By all that 's good it is not if you dare credit me Swag. You may be confident I will Hair Then let all pass we must now joyn prudence to our poverty and by a serious life regain the loss of vertue Swag. With a heart as full of holy ardencie as those that devoutly implore zealous mercies from their Saints or as votaries from their Goddesses Cap. Pray may a third man intervene that has not over vertuously inclin'd himself make a joynt resolution with you for repentance Hair and Swag. With all our hearts but what is this Enter Despair I am Despair and come to tell you late Repentance nere can make you fortunate Of all your pleasures take a second view And let Despair your comfort be adeiu Exit Hair Hell take Despair it shall never enter into my breast Swag. Nor mine Cap. Nor mine but see another apparition Enter Hope I am that vertue which does underprop The fainting heart of man with comfort Hope And to you discontented now appear To bid you slâ—ght Despair and not to fear That if you do confide your Hope will be The anchor of your true Fidelity Exit Ha. Hope thee I embrace and friends let joyn hand and hearts in the height of sorrow to have the greatest Hope by some learned Authors Wee 'l take advice To embrace all vertue and avoid all vice Exeunt Scen third Enter Shipton NOw am I experienced in the Magical Sciences as much as ever was the fam'd Medea or Circe whose cuning has left a wonder to the world so shall Shiptons too but to what end what will the applausive clamour of the world benefit me when endles torments are my only comfort But why do I suffer this consideration haâ—… not my deeds merited the fruit of Hell but how Is it a sin to covet riches when one suffers the contempt of the world by reason of poverty yes coveting ambitiously is execrable but having a heart open to embrace the delusions of the Devil that that alore is damnable then detestable Shipton look into the glass of thy infirmities which are so many they almost work a despair in me to cry peccaviâ— yet have we not powers above that over hels prevalency are predominant then will I cleave to them but is it not too late sooner I confess would have been better but surely a heart penitentially inclined is not contemptible then Devil look to thy self thou thinkest I am thine but thou shalt find ere long thou art deceived From thee And all thy Hellish Sciences I now regret Heaven will forgive if Hell I doe forget Exit Scen fourth Enter Radamon HA ha ha how I laugh at a poor crew of simple sinners who persue temptation more then it does them who will scruple to swear dam me since 't is Allamode and who will avoide living vitiously admirable in this world though they purchase Hell in the next witness poor Shipton whose Name ecchoes out admiration to whom I have been a small attendant but for no smal wages I serve for souls but here she comes Enter Shipton Ship Ha! here 's my soul catcher now all goodness be my assistance we'ome my Radamon thou art come just in the nick to accomplish an earnest request I have too thee Ra. Name it and 't is granted Ship Do 't and I le confirm thou art a miraculous Devil by all the Hellish conspiracy thou ere wast master of I do conjure thee to empty the Sea and make me sole commandress of all the riches therein lye expanded Ra. Impudent Witch what has in joyn'd thee to that arrogancy to desire that which all the power Hell could ever boast off never was able yet to grant Ship So his nonperformance of Aside This shall be my plea why Radamon go to the summe of our contract art thou not my servant Ra. Yes I have been but now come in my Masters name to command thy soul Ship My soul ha ha ha Ra. Yes thy Soul witch dost laugh Ship Yes does defie thee know vaunting Devil by hells instigation I have hitherto lead a vitious life I have now found out the way to virtue which to follow I am so undeterminably inclin'd that no temptations shall withdraw me from the perseverance of so good a resolution Ra. Conceited woman how dost thou flatter thy self with impossibilities consider thy innumerable frailties consider thy daily practise of Murder Witchcraft fatal Prophesies and what not that has merited hells endless torments consider these rightly and thou wilt find they are so pondrous they will weigh down the thoughts of any true felicity Ship Delude me no more begon and tell thy Master Shipton walks in a path will make her truly happy by avoiding Hell Ra. Thou lyest thou art mine resign thy self to me and that presently or I le raise
hels fiery King himself withall his dreadful furies to drag thee to his ever burning pallace Ship Do I dread them not Ra. Junx elke tu tenon Emon potidoma on Andra. Pluto with other devils with rakes enters Plu. The cause of this great help thou craves Ra. See where she stands with such audacity Hell cannot shew the like precedent Plu. Have you exprest our commands Ra. Yes and she scorns them Plu. Shipton thou art mine Ship Yes and you can take me Plu. Seize on her straight The Devils poke with their rakes and cannot touch her Plu. What are you grown feeble I le joyn my strength All cannot touch her Plu. What preservative has she got against our power Ra. Too sure she is sheilded by those powers above to which ours is impotent Plu. We must use other means Shipton farewell Pluto still hopes to see thee hang in Hell Exit all Devils with horrid musick Ship I must now then conclude this to be the last attempt still still protect me ye Powers Coelestial and I le impart Your glorious Mercy with a thankful heart Exit Shipton Scen. Fifth Enter Sir Oliver and his man David Sir Ol. Now David how thinkest thou of my cunning Dav. Very well truly Sir you have a brain I le say that for you Sir Ol. Poor Shiftwel it troubles me though O me what a brave man he was no meeting at the Horse race Cocking Hunting Shooting or Fowling at which Shiftwel was not a principal Gamester and companion for the Nobility Da. I Sir he has paid deer for those follies and 't is but justice that such as soar above their pitch and will not be warn'd by his example should like him share in the miseries that wait upon it Sir Ol. Thou sayest right David and I in pitty have for these few years lent him a helping hand to raise his fortunes but now for my own self interest sake I must leave him therefore David run and fetch my boots and bring them to the Inne I le haste before Da. I am gone Sir Exit David Sir Oliver goes off and comes on agen presently Mrs. Love free looking out at her Belcony Mrs. Lovefree Bless me sure that is my old Knight that creeps along so or my eye-sight failes me Enter Money lack in a Serjeants habit Mo. I arrest you Sir by the name of Sir Oliver Whorehound Mrs. Love Ha! 't is he and arrested I must down and know the event descends and stands within the Arras Sir Ol. Arrest me Sir at whose suit Mo. At Mr. Shiftwells suit upon two actions with two or three executions which shall grinde you to powder when I have you in the Counter Sir Ol. At Mr. Shiftwells suite thou dost belye him Varlet he I dare lay will weep when he heres on't Mo. Yes like a Milstone Enter Shiftwel See where he comes you had best tell him so Sir Ol. Nephew Shiftwel you are come most opportunely to free me from this Bandâ—g I know you gave no way to it nor had you any reason so to do Mrs. Lâ— Bless me who do I see Shiftwell is thy Name O deceitful man Shift Are you a Serjeant acquainted with the danger of a rescue yet stand here prating in the open streets the Counters sure a safer place to parley in Sir Ol. Your reason for this disgrace to me Shift 'T is but justice in me The reason you shall know hereafter Sir Ol. Pray here me speak Shift Whilst I like the adder stop my ears or did I listen though you spake with the tongue of Angels I am not to be altered Sir Ol. Pray make me sensible of the offence I have done if it be any and I will make the best of my estate to end the difference Mrs. Love How does my heart now pant bewteen Hope and fear to know the period of this business Shift He shew you some mercy which is this That I will not torure you with false hopes but make you know what you shall trust too I have seiz'd upon your estate already yet that shall not suffâ—… therefore Serjeant do your duty yet stay Sir Oliver I have conditions to propose upon which I le free you Enter David Da. Sir I have been at the Inne and finding you not there came back to look you Sir Ol. My journies stopt now David Mr Shiftwell you may propose but I imagine the next Tavern or some other place might be more convenient Shift With all my heart lets to the next Tavern go send for two or three friends and discourse of it there at large Exit Sir Ol. Mo. and Shift Da. Ha! a Serjeant on my masters back Shiftwel has napt him now all will out as I le go hear Exit Mrs Love Now is my shame as evident as day light O unfortunate woman that I should have the ill-luck above all other men to meet with him that I fear I shall find more then an honest man but come what will I must follow and in my Knights cause outlook the world with confidence Exit The Scene a Tavern Sir Oliver Shiftwel Moneylack David and a Scrivener Shiftwelis wife Maria and Sir Olivers wife apart as in another room Shifs Now Scrievener read the propositions Scriev That for the injury designed to Mr. Shiftwell you will freely give him a hundred pounds yearly during his life and after his decease to Maria. Mo. Ha! to Maria I can't conceive the reason but I le be silenced till the future Scriev Secondly to make Mr. Shiftwels wife joynture a hundred pounds per annum more during her life and lastly to keep his wife and familie twelve years and if at the twelve years end you intend to leave them fairly to give a quarters warning Sir Olivers wife steps out Here 's one saies no to that but the rest for your freedome Sir Oliver I must consent too puâ—… oâ— her maâ—k and scarf Sir Oliver Ha! my dear wife Sir Ol. W. You have been a hopeful husband but blame me not if I have paid you in your coyn Shift I am amazed Sir Ol. W. Nay stare not Mr Frankfort that was pretended you and I have been a little better acquainted but not with a thought that your wife and my husband were such sure bedfellowes Sir Ol. Well then wife I hope you 'l pardon me Sir Ol. W. I do and expect the same from you Shift Well I have lost a good generous customer by the bargain and 〈◊〉 be contented but Sir Oliver you freely seal to these articles the last only omitted by your wives in junction Sir Ol. Withall my heart upon the giving me a bond for redelivery of my estate Shift That I will only one thing more remayns that upon Maria's acceptance of the person she affects for her husband you will pay down the marriage portion in your hands remaining Sir Ol. Most freely Shift Then pray witnesse the sealing and delivery They seal and deliver Now Sir Oliver what were have done