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The northern lasse a comoedie. As it hath beene often acted with good applause, at the Globe, and Black-Fryers. By his Maiesties Servants. VVritten by Richard Brome.
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Brome, Richard, d. 1652?
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thee and ouer ioy thee Gouernour let vs fly about this busines I will not sleepe before I haue got a License stolne her away wedded her bedded her and put her in her wits againe Anv. Are you able to doe that thinke you Wid. I le warrant thee for all Maids are mad till they bee maried Anv. What say you to that Lady Pâ—x on you I runâ— sweet hazard to aduance your fortune doe I not Hol. Remember your Couenant with Master Tridewell Captaine And when the worke is done here 's my hand you shall partake of what I get by 't And harke you VVid. Shee may perhaps when shee comes to her selfe and finds me to be no sir Phillip be a litle startled But I meane the first night to put so much of my owne loue into her as shall worke out his I doubt not or any his that came there before mee Ent. Howdee How O Gentlemen my Masters comming all 's spoild if hee take you Part quickly Hol. Is mine Vncle comd and mun we part than An. Kisse and part kisse and part Wid Sweet heart not a word of mee till I come to fetch you off with honour Hol. All benisons bee with you Indeed you be the goodliest man that ere made Maiden faine Wid Poore heart shee dotes I doe not know how much I am in debt to my conscience till I haue made her amends Ext. Hol. This may breed good blood If I come but as well off o' my old Vncle as am like to come on with my young Coseâ— here will be a match vnlook'd for a match vvithout treaty a match vntalk'd or vnheard of Hee is comming before I haue shifted my face Mee thinks I heare the rusting of his bristles hither Yet my lips must stand the assault pray loue the Porcupine leaue none of his quills in 'hem Act. IIII. Sce. V. Enter Squelch to Holdup Squ. Where 's my Girle My hony sweet Girle Kisse mee Kisse I say directly I 'le secure thee As I am a Man of Authority and that of Midlesex I 'le secure thee Ha my Lasse these lips haue the true Elixir in 'hem indeede to restore youth and strength past all Medeas charmes or vvhat the Poets vvould haue fained How now 〈…〉 Loue I hope my Neeces habit has not wrought her diâ—ease into thee Hol. No now I see you sir I am well perfectly well yet pardon me sir Your absence cannot but breed me feare when I haue leasure to thinke on my vnworthy condition and the danger I vndergoe in 't Squ. 'T was a thousand pitties that this Wench was seduc'd Shee might haue made a Wife for a good Esquire Shee would serue a Tradesman yet most vnblemishably And vvhen I haue done vvith her doing that for her as I meane to doe She may perhaps match with a younger brother purchase him a place aduance his fortune to bee able in the end to repay she vvith a Ladiship 'T is not vvithout a president and I will help her to follow the example directly For vvhat I haue is mine owne and I vvill be merry vvith it Ha my bird my chick â— Kisse me Kisse me vp So Kisse me vp I say So againe Thou hast don 't directly Maintaine it now vvith a cordiall kisse So so so Good Very good and while it is so a vvord with you in priuate Come my bird mh mh mh Enter Howdâ—e How Sit there 's a vvoman below Squ. Sir vvhat haue I to doe with any vvoman below Doe you with your vvoman below I am very well here How Is the olde man mad trow Sir shee will haue to doe with you aboue if you speak not with her below I had much a doe to keepe her downe stayres her case is so lamentable she sayes I neuer saw a vvoman so importunate in my life sir You must downe sir Squ. I am downe already All 's naught What limb of the devill is 't Do'st thou know her How Shee sayes shee is vvife to a Constable sir that you lately committed and if your Wor. dos not release him presently that hee 's vndone and shee 's vndone all their children are vndone that vnborne in her belly is vndone and I know not how many more are vndone for euer Squ. Hell take her How could she know that I was here How Shee spied you in the Streete sir and followed you and follow you shee vvould had you gone into the Priuy Chamber she sweares her cause enforces her she sayes And shee is so great with childe too that no man dares giue her a thrust to keepe her back I heare her blow vp stayres Sâ—n. Keepe her downe I 'le follow thee Ex. How Hol. Good sir be pittifull for the vvomans sake and release him Perhaps her reckoning is out and she has no body to call the Midwife Squ. I must home to my Clearke then for I cannot write here nor do any good besides I am so vex'd But I will returne to thee in the evening Duck And since I am so apt to be spied â— will come disguis'd Hol. Indeed I 'le put out the Candle when you are here then for I shall never endure to see other shape of Man O these trunke hoâ—â— are a comely wearing Squ. I will be disguis'd directly I will runne through all the shapes of Iupiter beforâ— I will againe be prevented Farewell O my sweet At seuen in the euening expect me Exit Hol. Sweet sayst thou Thou art not I 'le sweare I am glad he was prevented I should never held out a course with him that cannot endure a breathing a Cheese-shop on fire cannot out-stinke him Enter Hoâ—dâ—â— How Your Vncle 's gone Mistris and sayes hee will be here at seuen a clock againe But shall I tell you a fiue thing Mistris Hol. Yea marry Humfrey what may that be and t is not of Sir Phillip How But it is of him Mistris Hee sayes hee will bring a Coach for your at sixe a clock to fetch you away will you goe with him Hol. By my saule that will I an 't be all the world over How How shall you Vncle finde you at 7 then Hol. Wee 'll leaue him at six and seauens I meane betwixt both 'T will be trim trust me And hear'st thou me Humfrey Thou must bid Mistris Traynwell sonne to me a little before six â— for a very good reason How Hmh Hol. Nay it shall hinder nothing Wee 'le away the faster How I thinke she be in her wits already If not I must humour her though I bee put to the trouble to shift her away againe Shee shall marre no sport that 's certaine Hol. Come with me Humfrey thou shalt goe eene now and tell her and I 'le be packing vp the while Ex. How This Clinches I shall winne my Ladies heart for euer To mannage two such businesses more were enough to raise me Agent for a State Ext. The end of the fourth Act Act. V. Scene I. Pate in a Doctors habit Traynwell Constance Pate To discourse a