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A55540
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The Cornish comedy as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Dorset-Garden by His Majesty's servants.
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Powell, George, 1658?-1714.
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Wing P3048; ESTC R19406
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is doubly welcome Busy Nay then Courage fall on Madam your Slave A brave plump Wench and kisseth rarely I 'll warrant her a delicate Bedfellow in a Frosty Morning Salutes her Freem I doubt Neice we have disturbed you Marg. No no dear Sir my Steward being returned from keeping my Courts I had a mind to learn what he had done I think 't was almost over Rent all Shuff To a small matter Marg. Leave it to some other opportunity Busy To what a Mass of Wealth and Honour am I growing Aside Freem This Gentleman my Worthy Honourable Friend is come to kiss your Hand and if he Court you Treat him Civilly I am desirous he should be your Husband Busy Well said Lieutenant he doth not beat about the Bush but falls immediately upon the point and since 't is so well begun now for Lies and Flatteries in abundance Aside Fame Madam having talked so loud in your praise I had a greedy desire to view the Original imparting this to your Uncle he brought me hither and now I find what I have heard comes short of what I see Mine Eyes no sooner saw but my Heart was in a Flame it heaves it beats it trembles I 'm all over Pulse and in a perfect Agony The Devils in 't if this be not expressed like a true Lover Aside Freem The Woodcock comes on apace Aside Marg. I doubt Sir you are more in love with what you heard than what you fee. Busy She is in the right of it tho' I must pretend otherwise Aside No Madam no tho' what I heard is much beyond my poor deserts 't is you 't is only you your Person I adore Know I abhor that petty paltry Pelf let it be gone all vanish into Air. Let my Dear Love my Saint my Idol be only Armed Cap A Pe with nakedness Tho' I say it my self and tho' it be a damned Lye 't was a lively expression I Appeal to any Man that understands Courtship and Lying Asidâ—… Marg. I Vow 't is a pretty Gentleman Seemingly aside Busy Is he so Aside I love you Madam beyond all the World from these fair Eyes these Ruby charming Lips I Panting wait my doom Marg. Oh! were it true he says Busy True Madam Is it the Sun that Rules the Day The Moon and Stars that Guide the Night 'T is easier to make the high Alps Navâ—…gable or stop the raging motions of the Winds or Seas than to divert or rather quench my Love Oh my Dear Saint didst thou but know the secret Flames within my Breast do glow you would not be so cruel so hard hearted She trembles He takes her by the hand Marg. Oh! I am lost Falls into a Swoon Freem Captain you are fortunate the Fort is won Busy If I had her in private I 'de quickly bring her to her right Senses Freem She revives again How do ye Neice Marg. A Devil Gnaws and Tears my Breast Busy 'T is a very good natured Devil he is pleading my Cause this is the first Service he ever did me Freem Come come you can no longer hide it I see you love the Captain Marg. I know not but I find I cannot hate him Freem Take her to Morrow she shall be your Bride Busy Which Gift I joyfully receive Marg. I am all obedient to my Uncles Pleasure but why so sudden I have no new Cloaths Busy No matter we put 'em all off when we go to Bed 'T is better far than seven years a Cooing Billing and other formal acts of Wooing Blest is the Match that is not long a doing Exeunt SCENE III. A Garden Enter Sue Froth alone Sue I have locked up my young Rival in her Chamber there let her wallow on her Bed in Meditation whilst I receive my due a ripe Age this that a Girl not past fifteen should pretend to years of Discretion and with my Husband too what will this World come to Well I 'll go and defeat his expectations A Rascal debauch his own Maid Exit Enter Swash in his Wastcoat and Drawers Swa. All lost all gone my Mistress my Money my Cloaths and Sharper has left me No Friend to a Man in Adversity All my Jewels Sacrificed Cut-throat Fencer Warriour Dangerfield and the rest of their Honourable and Worthy Brethren disfigured and by Treachery put one against the other and all in Battel slain the whole Generation Root and Branch cut off in the prime of their years Trey and Cater murthered I had as good go home and hang all the Hounds and make a clear House 'T is wondrous dark I must endeavour to find out my way to some lodging Exit the same way Enter Froth alone Fro. Now for my Assignation with my little Harlot and now Madam Susanna I stand in defiance of your Cudgel if variety be so good 't is necessary I sometimes humour my nice Pallate I will therefore Solace my self in change of Love But hold Nicholas look before you leap suppose in the abundance of thy Affection she should Conceive and should have issue by thee thy Wife Susanna will Confiscate thee to all Intents and Purposes A bad business I 'll go no further But hold sweet Nicholas one word more thy little Damosel of Delight now in the Cold expecting thee should she grow Sick and Die by this disappointment The case is altered again therefore I will proceed What tho' there be a Child or Children of the Body of the said Nicholas Froth upon the Body of his said Servant Maid begotten or to be begotten She shall name no Father and some of my Wives Customers shall pay for the maintenance or what if it pass for Nicholas Froth's Child All these things impartially considered a decree passeth that I stand firmly to my first resolutions may it therefore please your Ladyship Mrs. Wife to excuse my personal attendance for the present Exit Swash meets him he starts back in a fright Ha! The Devil I see his Cloven Foot he hath been before me and made the first cut in the Pye Had I disturbed him he had certainly torn me pieces O poor Creature thou art finely pepper'd Swa. Searching my way and opening a little Door I entred and immediately a Woman with her Arms clapped me about the Neck I soon found it a Banquet of Love prepared for another Man without saying Grace I fell too to her satisfaction as well as mine own I hope However this is some Comfort in the midst of my troubles Exit Fro. Is he gone He hath cooled my courage yet I am in a Sweat he talked methoughts very merrily therefore I judge he hath been playing the Rogue what a brave opportunity have I lost curs'd disappointment Enter Sus. Froth Sus. My Nicholas is a very kind Husband upon occasion but why he went off so soon I cannot imagine Certainly he could not discover me I hear some one one tread Who 's there Fro. Ha! Sus Now have I been Cuckolded by the Devil If she hath conceiv'd
to allow me none but Passive Valour Poor Captain Busy Thou must bear thy Crosses with Patience to the right hand about Acts as he speaks march to the left Halt Now while he hath her by the hand and may say and do what he pleases I am allowed none but backward Kindness I 'll be tryed by any Man in England if this be not Arbitrary Power in the highest degree Man You have not raised the Siege Captain Bu. I endeavoured to beat the Enemy out of his Trenches but the Lieutenant did not second me with his Body I threw at all wiser Commanders without Disgrace have been worsted on such terms Aside to each other Tr. Rally again Captain Fortune favours the bold you may have better succeâ—…s the second Charge you scorn to desist on the first Repulse Bus. I beg your Pardon Sir Sees 'em whispering A prudent General foresees Dangers and will not Fight till he see an advantage or opportunity I content my self with a fair Retreat Though I die for 't I must hear what they say Listens Eug. My Brother's Fate and mine shall be the same Per. Then I have hopes if he succeed I may be happy Eug. You know my Resolution Bus. 'T is so He hath laid a Train and is going to spring his Mine through the Breach he enters no relief to be had she must surrender at Discretion She 's lost she 's gone since of her self she will not love nothing can make her the Devil take her Aside Per. Listning Goes towards him Busy runs out Fre. I must follow him about some private Business of my own Per. Take his Sword with you and bid him use it more discreetly for the future left he meet a Wound in earnest Exit Fre. Manley I bring unwelcome News by my Father's Commands I am to invite all here to my Sister's Wedding to morrow Man Now Uncle Where 's your Stratagem Tr. Fear nothing Eug. And what is become of your full-blown hopes Smiling Per. I rest securely in your Promises Eug. They are Conditional Enter Sharper Per. Sharper hath private Business with Mr. Trusty we must withdraw Man It seems you know it Exeunt Tr. So shall you in time convenient Now Sharper How goes Matters on Sharp With full Sails Sir When I left you I went to Nich. Froth's the Ale House yonder where luckily I found my full Club of Catchpoles sitting at the Receipt of Custom cursing some Attornies that Cheat them of their honest Wages Tr. Will they Espouse the matter Sharp Will they Eat when they are Hungry I no sooner delivered my Message but off slew their Caps and your Worship's Health went round They 'll stand by you with their Lives and Fortunes One of them 's a broken â—…awyer Tr. Do Lawyers break Sharp When Vermine breed too fast they will devour each other The Priests monopolize the Parishes therefore they seldom break Phyfitians here and there pick up a Livelyhood tho' small Apothecaries and Licensed Chiâ—…urgeons and old Women discerning States incroach on that Art and Profession Shoopkeepers like Foxes in their â—…les walk forward and backward but can prey no further than their Chain permits 'em and as a broken Shooemaker makes a good Cobler so a broken Attorney makes the best of Bayliffs Tr. What said this Bayliff-Lawyer t' ye Sharp First very strange with open hand he stood till with a Guinea I shook him by the Fist My Darling he cried I 'll do it effectually Then taking an old Warrant out of his Pocket enters his Name what Sum and at whose Suit Next week said he if he stand out we 'll send for the Writ If he comply we need not send for any yet he must pay for that and the Declaration This is the way small Fellows get their Bread the great ones vast Estates We could not live should we do all things Just our Trade is a Mystery and to keep Clients in profound Ignorance our great Arcâ—…num Tr. They 'll do their work to morrow Sharp Very early Bayliffs and Woodcocks make their best speed by Twilight Shall he be carried to a Tavern Sir or where Tr. To that very Ale-House He 'll find those Charges high enough Taverns are places unfit for Bayliffs Dost think he 'll fight his Cocks Sharp He certainly shall do it and I 'll so order matters you shall get every Battle Tr. Be the whole purchase yours Sharp Generously said I expect no more My little Bayliff-Lawyer hath forged this Letter to the old Gripe from his Tinn Captain Shews a Letter Tr. Thou hast betraved my Cause thou Villain Sharp Nay See if it be not exactly to your Model Reads Sir Our Tinn-Work proves very poor 't will not pay Wages if it does not alter within a week I resolvâ—… 〈◊〉 kâ—…ck it off and discharge some of the Men unless I have contrdry Orders from you by the Bearer In Mr Manley ' s Bounds adjoyning there 's a rich load cut 6 Foot broad without Water and perfect Pryan each Sack of Work makes his Gallon of Block Tynn This I thought fit by Express to warn you of that it might come before his from his Captain The Bearer if examined will inform you farther I rest in haste Your Obedient Servant Stephen Spalding Now the same Lawyer shall be the Messenger in a Tinner's Disguise Tr. If he be trusty it seems feasible Sharp I 'll pawn my life for his Truth and Honesty Tr. To confirm this we must contrive another Note for Manley Sharp Leave it to me But Business now grows thick and waits dispatch I must go my Rounds again before I sleep and give fresh Orders Exit Enter Manley and Peregrine Man Sir I cannot sleep before you tell me what are the intents of those so secret Meetings I fear some ill design that doth relate to me Tr. Pray Nephew whence proceeds this Jealousie I can swear and that with safety hitherto I have been faithful to my Trust. Man Sir Tr. I han't as Trustees now too often do plundered your Fortune to advance my own and with bare fac'd and sinister contrivance in your Minority with your Money purchased an Estate in my own Name to my own Use and Benefit Such Trustees Nephew are easily found and such a poor Cullied Heir when he arrives to the Age of 21 care being first taken he shall be no Scholar Seals a General Release which with ease is gotten before Accompts or any thing like it are past or perhaps called for From which time the treacherous Panther regains the Prize keeps his still Minor at due distance takes upon himself the manage of his Profits learns him the sweet and tantalizing way of squeezing Wax at all times to be his security and pay the whole Debt himself In this poor Creature 's Ashes the Salamander thrives and grows fat Man I own Sir your Actions and Accompts were ever clear and candid Per. Now declare the Design 't is time to let him know it Tr. I will Observe me