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A77565	Five new playes, (viz.) The madd couple well matcht. Novella. Court begger. City witt. Damoiselle. By Richard Brome.	Brome, Richard, d. 1652?; Brome, Alexander, 1620-1666.; Cross, Thomas, fl. 1632-1682, engraver.	1653 (1653)	Wing B4870; Wing B4866; Wing B4868; Thomason E1423_1; ESTC R202038	142,986	500

will not take it Wat. The Woman shall take it for now know sir I love you not so ill as to undoe you This Woman has beene mine as much as yours shee has done as much with mee for Offices and Service I have done for her as shee has done with you for Love and Money let her deny 't Car. I have lately suspected so Wat. And if her Friends will make her brace of hundreds a leash I 'le marry and honestifie her La. Honest Wat in good earnest Gentlewoman with your hand give him your consent and I 'le supply you with the od hundred pound for Wats love to his Master Thr. Will you La. Yes and with your allowance it shall be in lieu of the hundred I tooke in Commodity of her Kinswoman Mistris Saleware which would never thrive with mee as it may properly with them as 't was the price of lust you know it was and how untowardly things have chanc'd amongst us since it was so And now that I have declin'd it you shall see how sweetly all will be reconcil'd Thr. Doe as you please La. Goe get you to the Priest presently and bring him hither for thy Master Wat Exit Wat. Phe. Enter Lord Lovely Old Bellamy Saveall Saleware Alicia Lov. Madam you sent for mee though I had former cause to require a conference with you La. My cause my Lord is almost ended among our selves Pray let your former therefore be determin'd first your Lordship may be pleas'd to sit Lo. I desire first by good Sir Anthony's patience Madam a word with you in absence of all the rest except this Gentlewoman Thr. With all respect my Lord La. No you shall stay and all the rest speake openly my Lord I doe beseech you Lo. My modesty forbids La. I 'le speake it for you then Good my Lord sit judge This Woman comes to accuse me of incontinency with your servant Bellamy is it not so Old Bel. I marry dos shee Madam to make her word good to my Lord that he would have lien with her too And sayes that Bellamy affirm'd to her that he did I mary did he with your Ladiship La. Ha ha ha I have a Nephew here affirm'd as much Enter Wat whispers Car. I am sorry I said so much 't was but my suspition in the dayes of my wickednesse I am honest now and can thinke no such matter O is the parson come Exit Ca. Cros. Wat. Thr. I feare I shall be wretched Sav. You are wretched in your feare note your Wifes confidence Can Guilt looke with that Face Lov. I understand that Bellamy is in your house La. Forth comming my good Lord Good Master Bellamy fetch your Nephew you 'l finde him in my Chamber Exit Fitz. And in this respect you shall give me leave My Lord to call your honour into question Lov. Y' are very round with mee Mr. Fitzgerrard What is your question Fitz. Where is my Sister Amie Lov. Aske you mee Fitz. Yes and in honour y' are to answer me It is too evident your courtship wonne Her Virgin honour Lov. Then I forc'd her not Fitz. The blame of that lay therefore on her selfe That losse I seeke not after but I aske Her life and being if shee live or be Of you my Lord since it is manifest Shee left her friends and Country shortly after Her folly had betrayd her into shame To be at your dispose as wee presume She is since in her two yeares absence we Have sought all other wayes in vaine you shall Do therefore well my Lord to render her Or give me leave to urge you t'an accompt Of what 's become of her Lov. You cannot sure Compell mee sir Fitz. To hazard of my life I will my Lord Lov. That shee is lost I am grieved But for your stout demand I 'le answer you at Weapons time and place convenient Enter Old Bellamy and Bellamy in a Womans habit Closet Old Bel. I 'le end your difference Cosen Fitzgerrard here is your Sister Amie my Lord here is your servant Bellamy whom I preferr'd to you as my Nephew to be a Go-betwixt you and Mistresses which quality I now abhorre as I could wish your Lordship would leave Wenching for this inconstant Womans sake that would be prostitute unto your servant 'T was a flat bargaine and but a flat one but for the non-performance her husband may thanke their party of Sex not his wifes want of desire Sal. Nere the sooner for a hasty word I hope Old Bel. What further end shee had to serve your Lordship she may relate her selfe Bel. Lost to my selfe and friends being made unfit In any other Region to appeare And more unable to live other where Then in the presence of my loved Lord Although not as my selfe I did assume That Masculine boldnesse so to let you know My Lord that I more fully could subsist By the meere sight of you and so containe My selfe then she your more respected Mistris Could in the rich and plentifull enjoyments Of your most reall and essentiall favours Lov. Sweet let us speake aside Sal. What ayles my Friend is not all this now but a plot to make me jealous Al. I am discover'd and undone chafes Sal. Nere the sooner for a hasty word I hope Friend Come leave your waggery is not all this but a plot now to make me jealous La. Your Plot good Mistris Saleware would not hold Sal. Nor shall it hold good Madam I cannot be jealous Sapientia mea mihi La. Yet the young Gentleman such as you see he is has lien with mee of old before I was married doe not looke so dismaydly I will not detect you with my husband for a hundred pound Sal. Nor will I be jealous for a thousand Madam your plot 's too weake Facks but where 's my injur'd Kinswoman Madam La. O Phebe Gin crack shee is by this time righted that is Married Sa. Sapientia mea mihi agen then for that that was my plot and it held Madam Lov. My deare deare Amie and my Bellamy I doe commend your vow of future chastity Vowing the same my selfe and here before Your Brother and these friends to help your marriage I freely give you two hundred pounds a yeare During your life Sav. Now doe you note the effect of all Sir Anthony Thr. I doe with my much joy Lov. And Mistris Saleware for your falsehood Which I forgive because you are a Woman I quit familiarity with you and advise you To love your husband giving him no cause Of feare or jealousy Ali. Your Lordship councells well Sal. Hang feares and jealousies I would there were no greater in the Kingdome then in Tom Salewares Coxcombe But by your favour friend we will be friends no more but loving man and wife henceforward Ali. That shall be as you please Musick Enter Carelesse Crostill Wat Phebe La. See new Married couples please your Lordship to take notice Lov. Salutes the Brides Car. Unkle and Madam I am

La. Doe you not know his Name or Trade Clo. Yes I had both eene now but I have such a Head La. If you have lost 'em by the way pray go back and seeke 'em or bring you his businesse Clo. I ask'd his businesse Madam and told him hee might trust mee with it without a hand to his booke but he said it could not be delivered but by his owne word o' mouth to your Ladiship La. What strange matter is it troe or what Citizen is not his Name Saleware Clo. Yes Madam and he is a O this head a La. A Silkeman is he not Clo. Yes Madam the same La. I hope his impudent Wife has not told him all if shee has where 's his remedy in this Womans Law-case Clo. There 's a Gentleman with him too Madam La. Then wee shall have it 'T is his Wife sure well I am prepar'd for the incounter Bid 'em come up if they grow violent or too bold with mee I 'le set my Nephew George upon 'em 'T is not his Wife what Creature is it troe with me Mr. Saleware Enter Saleware Phebe Sal. Craving your pardon Madam a few words in the behalfe of this poore Kinsewoman of mine touching a Gentleman who I heare lives in your House Mr. George Carelesse Madam by whom shee has received much injury La. How sir I pray Sal. Pray Madam read this Letter weepe not but hold up thy head Cuz wee will not be dasht nor basht in a good cause pray read you Madam La. I am now Lady in favour with my Unkle and in faire possibility of a good Estate deporting my selfe I intend to doe a civill Gentleman To which end induc'd as well by reason as by long continued affections I tender my selfe to you in the holy condition of Marriage If you vouchsafe your consent which is my most earnest request I shall not onely declare my selfe a good Husband but the most happy GEO. CARELESSE Sal. Wherein appeares the injury to your Kinswoman Sal. In flying from his Word and Deed Madam He has borne her in hand these two yeares and use her at his pleasure detaining her from her choyce of many good fortunes and at last sends her this to make amends for all and denies his act the next day sending his man to take the Letter from her pretending 't was directed to another But never the sooner for a hasty word Cosen we will not be dasht nor basht I warrant thee La. Here 's the direction To the Lilly white Hands of Mistris Mariana Gymcrack is that your Name Lady Phe. I am the sorrowfull one that is knowne by it Madam Sal. Never the sooner for a hasty word Cosen La. I conceive the businesse and find the error and my great doubt is over Sal. Weepe not I say La. What would you have me doe Mr. Saleware Sal. You have discretion Madam and I made choice of your Ladiship to open this matter unto you rather then to Sir Oliver himselfe whom I would not willingly exasperate against his Nephew you may be pleased in a milder way to temper him and worke a satisfaction for my Kinsewoman Sir Oliver and your selfe Madam are noble Customers to my Shop and for your sakes I would not deale rigourously with your Kinseman if a gentle end may be made But if you cannot so compound it the Law lies open money and friends are to be found a good cause shall not be sterv'd I will not be dasht not basht Sapientia mea mihi is my word and so good Madam you know my mind La. 'T is pity a Gentlewoman should suffer too much and I like her so well at first sight that I am easily mov'd to doe good for her is shee your Kinsewoman in blood Mr. Saleware or your wifes Sal. Mine I assure your Ladiship though my wife can boast as great and noble friends I thank fortune as the wife of any Tradesman that carries a head in the City but that 's by the by yet I came of a better house and am a Gentleman borne none disprais'd La. Well Mr. Saleware leave your Kinsewoman with me a little while you shall not be scene in my act I 'le try what I can doe for her Sal. With all my heart good Madam and d ee heare Marina This is a noble Lady beare your selfe discreetly in the businesse and towards her you may get a Husband by 't or at least a composition that may purchace one to sholder you up But carry it high and worthy of the house I brag of or Sapientia mea mihi stultitia tua tibi That 's my sentence Phe. Well sir you neede not doubt my high Carriage La. Closet Enter Closet Madam La. Take this Gentlewoman to your Chamber and I charge you let none see her or take notice of her but your selfe and me till I give order Exit Closet I shall doe something for her doubt not Master Saleware Exit Lady Sal. I shall be bound to your Ladiship now to my Shop to which I thanke my Wife shee has beene a Wild-cat these two dayes which must be borne with as wee are friends And from my House all Night and yet no Greene-goose-faire-time Nor though shee were so absent must I be so unfriendly as to question her where or with whom shee was a new Article this twixt Man and Wife But Sapientia mea mihi stultitia sua sibi Thus it must be where Man and Wife are friends and will continue so in spight of chance or high heeld shooes that will awry sometimes with any Women Shee is not yet come home heere What Ladies that and not my Wife there to handle her handsomely for her Money My servants are such Assinegoes stay are mine eyes perfect 'T is shee 't is my Friend-wife and in the Courtly habit which so long shee has long'd for And my Lord Lovelies Gammed with her His Lordship lay not at home to Night neither at his Lodging I heard that by the way I cannot thinke my Lord and shee both sate up all Night to see the Taylors at worke and to hasten the finishing of those Cloaths if shee were with him which I would not be so unfriendly to inquire for the worth of a Wife 'T was right honorably done of him to send her home as gallantly attended as attir'd if shee die a a lie with him all Night which I will not be such a beast to believe although I knew it I must come on her with a little wit though for which I will precogitate A. Once more your story for I am not satisfied with thrice being told it Bel. Can a Woman take so much delight in hearing of another Womans pleasure taken Al. As it was given by you I can for I am prepard by it to take pleasure from you and shall with greedinesse expect it till I have it Bel. Then know I pleas'd her so that shee protested and I believe her her Husband never pleas'd her so Al. Or any other

Lordship the sum which you desired by your servant Mr. Bellamy Lo. For that I thanke him and you but I could wish you had not brought that Nephew hither now Sa. Certes my Lord I am sorry Lo. My reason is I have enter'd Bellamy a suitor to the Widow Sa. He also comes a suiter Lo. And is in deepe discourse with her already I 'le see faire play Car. But you shall heare mee Widow and that to the point and purpose Lo. Lady at my request doe this Gentleman who made the first approach the favour to be heard and answer'd first Car. As his approach was first my Lord shee has heard him first already and my request is to be heard now and then let her answer both him or me or neither what care I Lo. Your Name is Carelesse I take it Car. I came to talke with this Gentlewoman Cros. Pray my Lord forbeare him and let him speake what do you say sir Car. I say I love you doe resolve to marry you and then to use you as I list Cros. I say I love you doe resolve to marry you and then to use you as I list To Bell Bell. This to mee Lady I 'le take you at your word Cros. Stay I doe but tell you what he sayes Car. Take her at her word againe sir and I shall take you by the luggs I say againe you shall have none but me Cros. I say again you shall have none but me To Bel Car. What doe you foole mee or him your selfe or all Cros. Pray sir how old are you Car. Are you good at that pray sir how old are you To Bel Lo. You presse beyond your priviledge which is only to speake to the Gentlewoman Car. My Lord I am a Gentleman Lo. You may tell her so Sa. Let we beseech your Lordship Take him aside Car. How can you use a Gentleman that loves you Dearer then Life and onely bends his study By all meanes to deserve you one that can not Will not while there are wayes to die live out of Your favour with so much despightfull scorne That when he speakes his soul to you through his lips You make his Language yours and give 't a Boy Cros. What Gentleman 's that you speake of Car. The man that speakes it I am he Cros. All this sir in effect and more of my affection can I speake to you Car. Uns but you shall not you mistake the person to whom you are or ought to direct your affection you mistake strangely Cros. No more then once a Lover or at least A bold pretender having in civill language Exprest in writing his affection To a chast Mistris seal'd and directed it And on the contrary courted his vertuous friend in brothell language To a lewd strumpet Have I hit you sir Car. What can I say now Slife if that anger you after the errour found and confest I 'le write worse to you and in earnest Cros. Mr. Bellamy some other time I shall be glad to see you Car. Shee meanes that to mee now but I 'le take no notice I 'le finde as good a Widow in a Taverne Chimney O shee 's a dainty Widow Cros. Hee lookes with scorne at mee I must not lose him yet dare not stay for feare I tell him so I humbly crave your pardon good my Lord For my ill manners and abrupt departure The cause is urgent and I beseech your mercy Question it not Lo. Let your will guide you Cros. Mr. Saveall I thanke you for my Suitor Car. Nay but Lady Cros. Yes you shall controwle mee in my owne House Exit Car. Yes yes I meane so too but you shall wooe mee hard first Lo. 'T is a mad Widow which of these two now think you has the Better on 't Sa. I thinke he shall in the end have the best my Lord that can slight her most Lo. 'T is my opinion too and heare mee Aside Car. Sir I have seene you but twice and it has beene at places where I cannot allow of your resorts first at my Aunts and now here at my Widowes Bel. Your Widow sir I thought shee had beene the Widow of one deceas'd Car. Thou art a witty pretty Child But doe you here use your wit out of the smell-reach of your Lords perfum'd Gloves and I shall take you by the Nose Bel. Forbeare sir I have a Handkercher Car. And let me finde you there no more nor here I charge you Bel. I heare your charge sir but you must leave it to my discretion to obey it or not Car. Trust to your discretion Lo. And so commend mee to my Lady Thrivewel Come Bellamy away what 's your discourse Bel. All faire and friendly my Lord Car. Very good Lo. So should it be with Rivalls fare you well Mr. Carelesse Car. Your Lordships with a whew Sav. Will you walke homewards Car. Excuse me sir I pray Sav. It will not be convenient to returne this day unto the Widow Car. Feare it not sir I like her not so well now Sa. Doe your pleasure Exit Car. Ha' you crosse tricks Mistris Crostill well I will goe drinke your Crotchets out of my Pate then home and doe that which mine Aunt and I must only know This is her Night of Grace if shee keepe touch with me Exeunt Omnes ACT IV. SCENE II. Enter Lady Phebe Closet La. IN truth your story is pittifull but your own folly has brought your scourge upon you Phe. 'T was through the blindnesse of my love and my credulity Madam wrought by his strong Temptations La. Well for this once I 'le straine a point of honour for you chiefly indeed in answer of his rude unnaturall presumption in attempting mee That a Villaine can still be so barbarously lustfull If in this way I fit him not and cause him to desist his beastly purpose I will discover all to his undoing Closet you know my minde and full directions for the conveyance of our designe Clo. Yes Madam doubt not Though I have but a naughty head at most other matters I dare not trust it for a sure one at such conveyances La. I presume to further the matter hee 'l come home Drunke by his not comming to Supper Clo. Then he may forget what he so much expected or sleepe away his expectation Phe. No hee will then be the more vehement till his desire be over La. You know his humour best it seemes away away my husband comes Exit Clo Phe. Enter Thrivewell and Wat. Thr. Well Wat for this discovery I 'le make thy reward worth ten such masters services Thr. Sweet heart I have a suit to you But first what Woman 's that with Nurse La. A Kinswoman of hers whom shee would preferre to mee but I have answer'd her I will not charge your purse with more attendants onely I have given her leave to entertaine and lodge her this night Thr. That 's my good Girle La. Now what 's your suite sir as you are pleas'd to

No I could weepe for that Gua. How ha what 's that This money 's mine againe and thou art not If thou dost wish one dayes procrastination Degenerate brat changeling Fla. Deare Father Father Gua. Th' ast seene thy last of happinesse all content From this black minute and thy selfe are strangers Fla. Sir I beseech you heare me Gu. Get you in I 'le mew you up where never Sun shall show Into what endlesse misery I 'le cast thee Nor any sound bring succour to thine Eare To call thee back from torment Fla. Sir deare sir Gua. My selfe will be your Keeper Cook and Carver Fla Indeed you will be sorry Gua. Sorry for what Fla. For the mistake you run away withall Gua. Didst thou not say thou wept'st because to morrow was come so nigh Fla. So nigh and yet not come sir Fearing how many dangerous houres are thither Gua. Ha! I beginne to be now sorry indeed Fla. Loves Minutes sir are dayes and houres are years When each protracted multiplies our feares Gua. Now I am sorry with all my heart and here 's a Thousand checqines to expiate my trespasse But do not let thy husband know of them Till he redeeme a fault to their full value Oh mine own Girle my honey honey Girle Fla. Was not I sir applauding of your wisdome And giving you the glory of my comfort In this approved match Gua. Thou didst thou didst With teares of joy I must confesse thou didst Fla. Had you but heard me out I had magnified My fortune sprung out of your providence Gua. Speake yet and I will heare attentively Fla. First then how first your admirable wisdome Weighing how I had setled my affection Upon Francisco excellent in parts Of noble blood how ever low in fortune You gave your free consent knowing your estate To be a portion fitter to restore him Unto the dignity of his Ancestors Then to be added to anothers Muck-hill That I should be his wife Gua. What 's this you say Fla. Nay deare sir flie not off Gua. Well on then on Fla. I say you gave consent that I should be Wife to that noble Gentleman pray sit still sir As you had foreseene my future happines Only in him consisted sir untill This wealthy heire young Fabritio You Neighbour Trades-mans Son of great estate Was by his father tender'd unto you For me a husband then unseene by mee But since I must confesse a proper man Worthy a fitter Wife Gua. Sweet Modesty Fla. But that your wisdome needs will have it so By reason that his heapes may purchase honour Which to'thers wants can never wash away But farewell him I must looke this way now And crown your wisdome with this closing point That whereas I betroth'd was to Francisco And Pantalonies Sonne unto another A Lady as t is justified at Rome You force me on this man the fittest husband On whom to make my party good hereafter Who shall not dare to upbraide my breach of faith Gua. And i st not a sound policy my Flavia A Bell rings But now no more old Pantaloni comes I take it How now dos he not come Enter Nanulo Nan. Signor Pantaloni sir intreats you Meet him on the Rialto instantly That you may goe to the Advocates together Gua. It is my Flavia interchangeably To seale your Marriage covenants make thee happy Looke to my house and havings keepe all safe I shall be absent most part of this day Be carefull Girle thine own speciall good Requires thee to 't and therefore I dare trust thee Fla. Happy successe attend you sir whilst I Rest here in prayers for you Gua Thanks my child Come sirrah lock the doore But first d ee hear Beware that none have entrance in my absence Except Fabritio Pantalonie's Sonne Or such as I have warranted looke to it Nan. With due respect Gua. Come lock the doore I say Exit Fla. I I be sure of that and I could wish My thoughts were prisoners too that they might fly No further then the casement or the wicket Where they loose things get out and nothing bring Back to this heart but cold and sad returnes O my Astutta Enter Astutta Ast. Now or never helpe me Fla. As thou didst ever dreame what true love was Fancy some way to quit me of this bondage Or else contrive this houre to be my last Ast. What! would you disobey your Father what So good so carefull and so wise a Parent Fla. O doe not vex me into longer life Either speake helpe or let me die in silence Ast. Yes at sixteene you would die at sixteene Fla. Else let thy pitty of my youth preserve me Ast. O Cupid what a Termagant tyrant art thou Over poore subjects of sixteene There is not one Among a hundred of those ticklish Trifles But is more taken with a Toy at sixteene Then six and twenty because by that time The edges of most maydenheads are allayd Fla. Nay deare Astutta hast thou thought a course Ast. What to prevent your Father my good Master Thinke you I can turne traytor to his trust And crosse his purpose for your Marriage Fla. If Knife or Poyson Fire or Water may Remove this wretched cause I 'le do it else Ast. Yes you were best leape from the top o' th' house Into the Cavail grande and there perhaps Some courteous Gondaliar may catch you up And waft you to some house of deare delight Fla. Thou tortur'st me Ast. You see the doore is shut And Go-by-ground your fathers Giant here More sterne then Cerberus holds fast the Key You can make no excursion nor let in Any attempt for your redemption No Letter or a Message can approach you But by this Gyant-dwarfe your Fathers Agent Though I my selfe were wicked to assist you Fla. O couldst thou be so vertuous Then I know Some quaint devise would issue from thy braine To conjure and controwle his weaker spirits Thou knowst I have command of Gold and Jewells Enough to buy a Senators large conscience Doe thou command it all to win him to us That petty thing Dos he appeare bribe-free Is he the only officer uncorrupted Enter Nanulo Nan. Madona Flavia newes Fla. What I beseech you Nan. From your elected Bridegroome brave Fabritio Ast. Dissemble patience as you are a woman Or hope to be and heare him handsomely Fla. How dos hee Nanulo Ast. That was well said Nan. VVell and respectfull towards you it seemes For hee desires you not to stir abroad As I could wish you would not Fla. Insolent slave You know I may not stir beyond the Key You keepe and yet you wish me stay within Ast. VVill you marre all the reason Nan. The reason is he meanes to send anon A Mercadante from the Merceria The famous Pedler woman of this City VVith her most precious wares for you to choose VVhat you shall like and take them as his presents A ceremony us'd on wedding Eves Such Rings such Things such Knacks such Knots Bobs Such Curles such