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A51520
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The successfull straingers a tragi-comedy : acted by Their Majesties servants, at the Theatre Royal / written by William Mountfort.
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Mountfort, William, 1664?-1692.
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1690
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Wing M2977; ESTC R14436
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not being suspected Finish'd what Satan but imperfect drew Sancho creeps from under the Bed Sol. I am almost smother'd and so stung by Vermin that if I had a Glass I might fancy I had the Small-Pox the Fleas have danc'd backwards and forwards o'r me this three hours that I am gawl'd as if a Nest of Aunts had travail'd over me with their hoard for Winter Enter Lopez and Antonio Heark the Door opens Sil. Ha! Lop. Stay here one Minute and I 'll fetch a Light Sil. What have we now Ant. What will become of me I know not I must put a good Face upon the matter and pretend I only came to see what house his Daughter kept Sil. This surely is my Rival what are you Ant. S'death is the House haunted what 's that to you Sil. Thou art a villain Ant. Thou lyest be a good Angel or a bad Sil. I 'll feel what you are Ant. I 'll keep thee at Arms length if I can Sil. So here 's murder going forward would I coud get under the bed to my leap Frogs again They push at one another and at last Antonio falls over Sancho a top on him Help Murder Oh! I quake for fear of a chance thrust in my bowels murder help murder Sil. Lye still or thou art dead Enter Lopez with Lights Lop. Ah! what 's here three men thieves give me my Sword fetch up my great Guns help thieves there thieves Runs out Enter Dorothea and Feliciana Dor. For Heavens sake what 's the matter Sil. Now I shall see the Face which has undone me Dor. Silvio Sil. Yes Madam unexpected Fel. Antonio what brothers fighting Sil. Antonio Ant. Silvio what Stars set us at odds Embracing Sil. They have lost their aim I hope thou art not hurt forgive me Madam Oh my brother My Soul 's divided so 'twixt Love and Frindship I know not which to serve Dor. I miss no Love you e're can shew to him Ant. Nor I no Friendship he bestows on you Nay come into the Lump and let 's all four unite into one Soul where hast thou been but more of that hereafter but what is he we stumbled on San. Your faithful Friend and Slave Sancho Sil. Sancho How cam'st thou hither San. I was lock'd in by my Lady Farmoza I came on the same design your honour did only my Love was plac'd on a lower object Sil. Does thy heart lean that way San. Faith Sir I should be loath to part the Family I have promis'd her for Spouze Therefore I beg we may live with you still make her your house-keeper and me your valet though I 'm preferr'd I am not grown proud Sir But is this your honours Brother Ant. At your Service Sir San. My respects to you Sir shall prove how much I honour my Masters Relations Enter Lopez with a Gun and Servants Lop. Stand clear make room or I fire on all Ant. What my dear Father cock't against your Daughters Lop. Antonio Fel. Yes Sir and this his Brother of whom my Sister fully has inorm'd you Lop. his Brother Sil. yes Sir Lop. How got they in Sil. Sir you conducted me hither Ant. And this key by your Daughters Appointment gave me admittance Lop. Besure you oyl the wards well and keep 'em from Rusting But Son in Law is this really your Brother Ant. The very Brother I told you I was in search of how we have mist each other here I know not but we are met at last nor shall the world part us my Fathers Death I suppose this Lady has given you a full Account of my Travels are too tedious for the present we 'll talk of 'em hereafter the four thousand Crowns my Father left I freely deliver to you and only contrive some way that I may purchase this man's meat and I desire no more Sil. Sir I have a thousand Crowns more in Don Octavio's hands which shall be put to what my Brother speaks of and be divided equally betwixt us if you think them Recommendations sufficient to your Daughters Love we are happy if not we must submit and curse the Scantiness of our Fortune Lop. Sir you speak worthily and had ye no fortunes So well I like your Principles I should esteem them Estates of themselves The morning comes fast upon us the transactions of this night we 'll deferr till a more Leisure time here take my Daughters and use 'em as their behaviour deserves Ant. If mine have a Conscience and will be contented with what I have I shall think nothing too much for her Fel. I expect no voluntiers be just to your Family Duties that 's all I shall look for Ant. If I run upon tick Cuckold me Fel. Even Reckonings you know make long Friends be prudent for as you use me at first I shall expect hereafter Lop. Well do you think you 'r match'd Ant. I 'll tell you after the first night Sir Sil. Now Dorothea now our fears are ended How shall we recompence our Sufferings But by excess of Joys Dor. Spare my blushes and take me to your self Enter Farmoza Far. Sir here 's Don Octavio below enquires for Don Silvio Sil. Entreat him to appear 't is my Appointed Guardian by my Father whilst I inhabit here Lop. I desire his presence Enter Octavio runs to Silvia Oct. Silvio I joy to see you safe Sil. You see me happier then e're I thought for Lop. Signior Octavio you 'r an earlier riser Oct. Indeed I have not been in Bed this night My Soul 's disorder'd for Don Silvio's safety Has interrupted all my usual customs But since I see him well I find my self so And Signior Lopez if you think him worthy As I am sensibly your Daughter does his family Is noble and his Fortune equal to Lop. Sir we are satisfied already Sil. Brother pray be acquainted with my friend Oct. It this Antonio Ant. The same and in my Brothers interest much obliged to you Enter Farmoza Far. Sir I believe the Inhabitants of Sevill have been all upon the Ramble to night for here 's Don Francisco Don Pedro Don Carlos and the Lord knows who below Lop. Why they 'r welcome bring 'em up and we 'll be friends with all it shan't be said on such a day I have emnity with any if Franciso is to be reconciled I 'll refuse no Articles he shall propose Enter Francisco Enter Francisco Fran. Signior Lopez I am come Lop. I know it and for what too come Brother that was to have been if you can forget what 's past I shall your Sons presents shall be restor'd and I 'll present my Cousin Biancha whom I hear he 's to marry with two thousand Crowns for a Suit of dressing Plate Fran. Are you in earnest Lop. Here 's my hand Fran. Well I did ever think thee a good man in the worst of our Quarrels call up my Son and the Company with him brother we 'll keep the Name though we are not so may we never meet but thus Oh!
acceptable to you Ant. Courteously Answer'd Sir Be pleas'd to read this Letter Enter Servants with wine Lopez reads Signior Lopez The Person that brings this is a Gentleman of Worth and Fortune I would have waited on him to you but he would not admit of it you may redit what he says for he is Noble I 'le wait on you at night and tell you more Yours to command Gomez Adds me my neighbour your recommendation is good Ant. I must inform you then Fran. If you please Sir let 's drink first I hope the partaking of a Bottle will not choak your Information drinks Ant. Faith no Sir I come from a Country where the Element of Bacchus is more potent then any of the four where Religion and Politick are the Subject of the 3d. bottle and scarce any of 'em know either when they 'r Sober Lop. Little England I warrant you Ant. You are in the right Sir 't is as famous for Ease and Luxury as the Life of Cleopatra where the Courtiers get the Citizens Children and then marry 'em to their own where Impudence is pregnant and Fools multiply where most men dye naturall Deaths and the youth keep Company before they can read Lop. A pretty Gentleman Come Sir your Glass Ant. With all my heart God bless the King and may his Subjects Serve him with unfeign'd hearts and constant Zeal May he be just to ' th good o' th Common-weal Whist France the Scourge of the Confederates feel drinks Lop. Amen Fran. Pray Sir how thrives that Country you came from Ant. Troth Sir 't is in a fairer way then ever the Prince and the People have faith in Each other and there 's great hopes that Brittain will retreive its long lost glory Lop. I 'm glad on 't and now Sir Let me begin a health for to tell you a Secret I wish 'em well Boy for all I 'm a Catholick May that Countrey its Trade nor its Church never loose May they stand by their Prince and he Conquer their Foes And the Wives go as fine as they will in their Cloaths Ant. Well Sir now to my Business I am a Gentleman whom Fortune has bless'd early in the World whose Family this Country is no Stranger to I have lain here incognito some time for want of my Effects which being come I thought fit to attend on you for they say no man more fitting to tell his own tale then himself Lop. Proceed Fran. By Heav'n this Rogue is a Lover I fear If he be my Boys Rivall he had better have fancy'd a Blackamore Ant. My Father was Don Mihil Frederick Sole Governour of Quitto in Peru I had an Elder Brother dear to him as his life And willing all Accomplishments might grace him Permitted him to Travell 'T is Six years since he left him But the two latter whether by neglect Or the misfortunes of the Seas I know not He heard not from him which heavy Absence hoth of Son and Letters bereft him of his Life Lop. Unhappy accident I have heard nobly of him Ant. He left me all as being all he had 'T is 18. months since he dy'd I streight Converted what he left me To the easyest movables I could And resolv'd to see the world and scarch the knowledge Of my Brother I have been three months in England where I heard he was gone for Rome And stopping here in my pursuit of him Which is but now four days I have seen a Lady who as I 'm inform'd 's your Daughter I Love her and If my fortune merrit her Which is 400000 Crowns that and my Person Are at her disposall Fran. 'T is so 't is so I see it in the Rogues Eyes Here 's more murder for the Boy Lop. Four hundred thousand Crowns Ant. Ay Sir 't is at my Lodgings in Jewells and in Gold But most of it uncoyn'd Lop. Some wine there 400000. Crowns Sir Your health drinks Fran. Hark you Sir which of the Ladys is it Ant. Faith Sir I can't well enough describe her But I 'm sure I know her If I see her Some more wine here my fair Mistrisses health drinks Fr. Heark'e Sir your fair Mistriss may make foul work If it be Dorothea Ant. Sir Let her name be what it will If I win her I 'le wear her and with her Fathers leave I 'le venture as far as any man Lop. 400000. Crowns why 't would make a Parish of noble Venetians how they 'd Jump at this youth now 400000 Crowns why 't would Lead their Army to Constantinople Some wine Sir here 's to the memory of your Father I was allways a Lover of Orphans and especially those who never trusted the Bank of a City with their Fortunes Fran. But Sir will you tell me her name Ant. Faith Sir I wish I could I would repeat nothing else Fran. You must draw then perhaps I may find it in your heart tho' your tongue is so stubborn Lop. Hold Signior and Sir excuse him the wine is uppermost here call out my Daughters Fran. He shall be undermost If he be my Sons Rivall Ant. And so Conquerour over two faith Sir here 's your health I will Drink with you for her Fight with your Son for her Ravish your Wife and fire your House for her Fran. Thou lyest thou darest do neither Ant. I would do all rather then loose her Fran. Why you 'r an Eunuch you Dog you can do nothing with her Ant. Yes I will get a Boy upon her that shall live to Cudgell thy third and fourth Generation Lop. Nay prithee Francisco have Patience till the Gentleman sees her O here they come Enter Dorothea and Feliciana Now Sir Sand still Children stand upright Feli. That 's more then the Father can Certainly Dorothea the old fellow has made a good Bargain he would never have allow'd wine enough for all this else Ant. That 's She Sir Fran. Which Sir Stands before him Ant. Prithee give me the Sun little Alexander for like Diogenes I could live in a Tub and behold nothing else 'T is she Sir she that Hellen of her Sex that like poor Troy has set my heart a Flaming Madam may I crave the Curtesy of a first meeting Salutes Feliciana May I presume here too Madam Salutes Dorothea Fel. Shame on this fellow what has he done to me Lop. Well since you have made your choice Sir it shall be layd by for you Go get you in Children and Sir pray be pleas'd to step in with your Mistriss I have a little business with this Gentleman which when dispatcht I 'le be with you 400000 Crowns you mad baggage to Feliciana Go go Son in Law go don't look melancholly Dory Fathers eldest Joy I 'le take care of thy fortune too I warrant thee Dor. Oh Cursed Gold how many miserable matches hast thou made aside Ant. The honour Madam to conduct you Fe. I know the way back again Ant. Then please to direct a Stranger Madam Fe. What the Devil ails