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A27331	The widdow Ranter, or, The history of Bacon in Virginia a tragi-comedy, acted by Their Majesties servants / written by Mrs. A. Behn.	Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689.; Dryden, John, 1631-1700.	1690 (1690)	Wing B1774; ESTC R34404	52,181	66

England for the Recovery of his Health where he 'l e'e●… give up the Ghost he has writ her word he finds no Amendment and Resolves to stay another Year the Letter I accidently took up and have about me 't is easily Counterfeited and will be of great use to us Haz. Now do I fancy I conceive thee Friend Well hear me first you shall get another Letter writ like this Character which shall say you are his Kinsman that is come to Trafick in this Country and 't is his will you should be received into his House as such Haz. Well and what will come of this Friend Why thou ar●… Young and Handsome She Young and De●…ring 〈◊〉 were easy to make her Love thee and if the Old Gentleman chance to dye you Guess the rest you are no Fool. Haz. Ay but if he shou'd return Friend If Why if she Love you that Other will be but a slender Bar to thy happiness For if thou canst not Marry her thou mayst lye with her and Gad a Younger Brother may pick out a Pritty Livelyhood here that way as well as in England Or if this ●…ail there thou wilt find a perpetual Visiter the Widdow Ranter a Woman bought from the Ship by Old Coll. Ranter she serv'd him half a year and then he Marry'd her and dying in a year more left her worth Fifty thousand Pounds Sterling besides Plate and Jewells She 's a great Gallant But assuming the Humour of the Country Gentry her Extravagancy is very Pleasant she retains something of her Primitive Quallity still but is good natur'd and Generous Haz. I like all this well Friend But I have a further End in this matter you must know there is in the same House a Young Heiress one Coll. Downrights Daughter whom I Love I think not in Vain her Father indeed has an Implacable hatred to me for which Reason I can but seldom Visit her and in this Affair I have need of a Friend in that House Haz. Me you 're sure of Friend And thus you 'l have an Opportunity to Mannage both our Amours here you will find Occasion to shew your Courage as well as Express your Love For at this time the Indians by our ill Management of Trade whom we have Armed against Our selves Very frequently make War upon us with our own Weapons Tho' often coming by the Worst are forced to make Peace with us again but so as upon every turn they fall to Massacring us whereever we ly exposed to them Haz. I heard the news of this in England which hastens the new Governours arrivall here who brings you fresh Supplys Friend Would he were landed we hear he is a Noble Gentleman Haz. He has all the Qualities of a Gallant Man besides he is Nobly Born Friend This Country wants nothing but to be People'd with a well-born Race to make it one of the best Collonies in the World but for want of a Governour we are Ruled by a Councill some of which have been perhaps transported Criminals who having Acquired great Estates are now become your Honour and Right Worshipfull and Possess all Places of Authority there are amongst 'em some honest Gentlemen who now begin to take upon 'em and Manage Affairs as they ought to be Haz. Bacon I think was one of the Councill Friend Now you have named a Man indeed above the Common Rank by Nature Generous Brave Resolv'd and Daring who studying the Lives of the Romans and great Men that have raised themselves to the most Elevated fortunes fancies it easy for Ambitious men to aim at any Pitch of Glory I 've heard him often say Why cannot I Conquer the Universe as well as Alexander or like another Romulus form a new Rome and make my self Ador'd Haz. Why might he not great Souls are born in common men sometimes as well as Princes Friend This Thirst of Glory cherisht by Sullen Melancholly I believe was the first Motive that made him in Love with the young Indian-Queen fancying no Hero ought to be without his Princess And this was the Reason why he so earnestly prest for a Commission to be made General against the Indians which long was promis'd him but they fearing his Ambition still put him off till the Grievances grew so high that the whole Country flockt to him and beg'd he would redress them he took the opportunity and Led them forth to fight and vanquishing brought the Enemy to fair terms but now instead of receiving him as a Conquerour we treat him as a Traytor Haz. Then it seems all the Crime this brave Fellow has committed is serving his Country without Authority Friend 'T is so and however I admire the Man I am resolv'd to be of the Contrary Party that I may make an Interest in our new Governour Thus stands-affairs so that after you have seen Madam Sure-Love I 'le present you to the Councill for a Commission Haz. But my Kinsmans Character Friend He was a Lester-shire younger Brother came over hither with a small fortune which his Industry has increas'd to a thousand pound a year and he is now Coll. John Sure-love and one of the Councill Haz. Enough Friend About it then Madam Flirt to direct you Haz. You are full of your Madams here Friend Oh! 't is the greatest affront imaginable to all a woman Mistris tho' but a retale Brandy-munger Adieu●… one thing more tomorrow is our Country-Court pray do not fa●…l to be there for the rarity of the Entertainment but I shall see you anon at Sure-lo●… where I 'le Salute thee as my first meeting and as an old acquaintance in England here 's company farewell Ex●…t Friend Enter Dullman Timerous and Boozer Hazard sits at a Table and writes Dull Here Nell Well Lieutenant Boozer what are you for Enter Nell Booz I am for Cooling Nants Major Dull Here Nell a quart of Nants and some Pipes and smoak Tim. And do ye hear Nell bid your Mistriss come in to Joke a little with 〈◊〉 for adzoors I was damnable drunk last night and am better at the petticoat than the bottle to day Dull Drunk last night and sick to day how comes that about Mr. Justice you use to bear your Brandy well enough Tim. Ay your shier-Brandy I 'le grant you but I was Drunk at Coll. Downrights with your high Burgundy Claret Dull A Pox of that Paulter Liquor your English French wine I wonder how the Gentlemen do to drink it Tim. Ay so do I 't is for want of a little Virginia Breeding how much more like a Gentleman 't is to drink as we do brave Edifying Punch and Brandy but they say the young Noble-men now and Sparks in England begin to reform and take it for their mornings Draught get Drunk by noon and despise the Lowsey Juce of the Grape Enter Mrs. Flirt Dull Come Landlady come you are so taken up with Parson Dunce that your old friends can't Drink a Dram with you what no smutty Catch now

world go which way it will widdow you are resolv'd for Mirth but come to the conversation of the times Rant The times why what a Devill ailes the times I see nothing in the times but a company of Coxcombs that fear without a Cause Tim. But if these fears were laid and Bacon were hang'd I look upon Virginia to be the happiest part of the world gads Zoors why there 's England 't is nothing to 't I was in England about 6. years ago was shew'd the Court of Aldermen some were nodding some saying nothing and others very little to purpose but how could it be otherwise for they had neither Bowle of Punch Bottles of wine or Tobacco before 'em to put Life Soul into 'em as we have here then for the young Gentlemen Their farthest Travels is to France or Italy they never come hither Dull The more 's the Pitty by my troth drinks Tim. Where they learn to Swear Mor-blew Mor-Dee Friend And tell you how much bigger the Louvre is then White-Hall buy a sute A-la-mode get a swinging Cap of some French Marquis spend all their money and return just as they went Dull For the old fellows their bus'ness is Usury Extortion and undermining young Heirs Tim. Then for young Merchants their Exchange the is Tavern their Ware-house the Play-house and their Bills of Exchange Billet-Deaxs where to sup with their wenches at the other end of the Town now Judge you what a Condition poor England is in for my part I look upon 't as a lost Nation gads zoors Dull I have consider'd it and have found a way to save all yet Tim. As how I pray Dull As thus we have men here of great Experience and Ability now I would have as many sent into England as would supply all places and Offices both Civill and Military de see their young Gentry should all Travell hither for breeding and to learn the misteries of State Frien. As for the old Covetous Fellows I would have the Tradesmen get in their debts break and turn Troupers Tim. And they 'd be soon weary of Extortion gadz zoors Dull Then for the young Merchants there should be a Law made none should go beyond Ludgate Frie. You have sound out the only way to preserve that great Kingdom drinking all this while sometimes Tim. Well Gad zoors 't is a fine thing to be a good Statesman Fri. Ay Cornet which you had never been had you staid in old England Dull Why Sir we were somebody in England Frie. So I heard Major Dull You heard Sir what have you heard he 's a kid-Naper that says he heard any thing of me and so my service to you I 'le sue you Sir for spoiling my Marriage here by your Scandalls with Mrs. Chrisante but that shan't do Sir I 'le marry her for all that he 's a Rascal that denies it Frie. S'death you Lye Sir I do Tim. Gad zoors Sir Lye to a Privy-Councellour a Major of Horse Brother this is an affront to our Dignities draw and I 'le side with you they both draw on Friendly the Ladies run off Fri. If I disdain to draw 't is not that I fear your base and Cowardly force but for the respect I bear you as Magistrates and so I leave you Tim An Arrant Coward Gad zoors goes out Dull A meer paultroon and I scorn to drink in 's Company Exeunt putting up their Swords SCENE III. A Sevana or large Heath Enter Whimsey Whiff and Boozer with some Soldiers Arm'd Whim. Stand stand and hear the word of Command do ye see you Cops and that Ditch that runs along Major Dullmans Plantation Booz We do Whim. Place your Men there and lye Flat on your Bellies and when Bacon comes if alone seize him dy ' see Whiff. Observe the Command now if alone for we are not for bloud-●…ned Booz I 'le warrant you for our Parts Exeunt all but Whim Whiff Whim. Now we have Ambusht our men let 's light our Pipes and sit down and take an Encouraging dram of the Bottle pulls out a bottle of brandy out of his Pocket they sit Whiff. Thou art a Knave and hast Emptyed half the Bottle in thy Leathern Pockets but come here 's young Fright-all's health Whim. What wilt drink a mans health thou' rt going to hang Whiff. 'T is all one for that we 'le drink his health first and hang him afterwards and thou shalt pledge me de see and tho' 't were under the Gallows Whim. Thou' rt a Traytor for saying so and I defy thee Whiff. Nay since we are come out like Loving Brothers to hang the Generall let 's not fall out among our selves and so here 's to you drinks tho' I have no great Maw to this business Whim. Prethee Brother Whiff do not be so Villanous a Coward for I hate a Coward Whiff. Nay 't is not that But my Whiff my Nancy dreamt to night she saw me hang'd Whim. 'T was a Cowardly Dream think no more on 't but as dreams are Expounded by Contraries thou shalt hang the Generall Whiff. Ay but he was my friend and I owe him at this time a hundréd Pounds of Tobacco Whim. Nay then I m sure thou d'st hang him if he were thy brother Whiff. But hark I think I hear the Neighing of horses where shall we hide our selves for if we stay here we shall be Mawl'd damnably Exeunt both behind a Bush peeping Enter Bacon Fearless and 3 or 4 Footmen Bac. Let the Groom lead the Horses o're the Sevana we 'le walk it on Foot 't is not a quarter of a Mile to the Town here the Air is cool Fear The Breazes about this time of the day begin to take Wing and fan refreshment to the Trees and Flowers Bac. And at these hours how fragrant are the Groves Fear The Country 's well were but the People so Bac. But come let 's on they pass to the Entrance Whi●… There Boys The Soldiers come forth and fall on Bacon Bac. Hah Ambush Draws Fearless and Foot●…n draw the Soldiers after a while fighting take Bac. Fear they having laid 3 or 4 Dead Whiff. So so he 's taken Now we may venture out Whi●… But are you sure he 's taken Whiff. Sure can't you believe your Eyes come forth I hate a Coward Oh Sir have we caught your Mightiness Bac. Are you the Authors of this Valliant Act None but such Villainous Cowards dar'st have attempted it Whim. Stop his railing tongue Whiff. No no let him rail let him rail now his hands are tyed ha ha Why good Generall Fright-all what was no body able d'ye think to tame the Roaring Lyon Bac. You 'le be hang'd for this Whim. Come come away with him to the next Tree Bac. What mean you Villains Whiff. Only to hang your Honour a little that 's all We 'le teach you Sir to serve your Country against Law As they go off Enter Daring with Soldiers Dar. Hah My General betray'd this I

Gallants and this hopefull Age Y' are welcome to the downfall of the Stage The Fools have labour'd long in their Vocation And Vice the Manufacture of the Nation O're-stocks the Town so much and thrives so well That Fopps and Knaves grow Druggs and will not sell In vain our Wares on Theatres are shown When each has a Plantation of his own His Cause ne'r fails for whatsoe're he spends There 's still Gods plenty for himself and Friends Shou'd Men be rated by Poetick Rules Lord what a Pole would there be rais'd from Fools Mean time poor Wit prohibited must lye As if'twere made some French Commodity Fools you will have and rais'd at vast expence And yet as soon as seen they give offence Time was when none would cry that Oaf was m●… But now you strive about your Pedigree Bawble and Cap no sooner are thrown down But there 's a Muss of more then half the Town Each one will challenge a Child's part at least A sign ●…e Family is well increas'd Of Forreign Cattle there 's no longer need When w' are supply'd so fast with English Breed W●…ll Flourish Countrymen drink swear and roar Let every free-born Subject keep his Whore And wandring in the Wilderness about At end of 40 years not wear her out But when you see these Pictures let none dare To own beyond a Limb or single share F●…●…here the Punk is common he 's a Sot 〈◊〉 needs will Father what the Parish go●… EPILOGUE GAllants you have so long been absent hence That you have almost cool'd your dilligence For while we study or revive a Play You like good Husbands in the Country stay There frugally wear out your Summer Suite And in Frize Jerkin after Beagles Toot Or in Mon●…tero Caps at field-fares shoot Nay some are so obdurate in their Sin That they swear never to come up again But all their charge of Cloathes and treat Retrench To Gloves and Stockings for some Country Wench Even they who in the Summer had mishaps Send up to Town for Physick for their Claps The Ladyes too are as resolv'd as they And having debts unknown to them they stay And with the gain of Cheese and Poultry pay Even in their Visits they from Banquets fall To entertain with Nuts and bottle Ale And in discourse with secresy report Stale-News that past a Twelve-month since at Court Those of them who are most refin'd and gay Now learn the Songs of the last Summers Pl●…y While the young Daughter does in private Mour●… Her Loves in Town and hopes not to return These Country grievances too great appear But cruell Ladies we have greater here You come not sharp as you were wont to Playes But only on the first and second Days This made our Poet in his visits look What new strange courses for your time you took And to his great regret he found too soon Basset and Umbre spent the afternoon So that we cannot hope to see you here Before the little Net work Purse be clear Suppose you should have luck Yet sitting up so late as I am told You 'l loose in Beauty what you win in Gold And what each Lady of another says Will make you new Lampoons and us new Plays ACT. I. SCENE I. A Room with severall Tables Enter Hazard in a Travelling Habit and a Sea-Boy Carrying his Port-mantle Haz. WHat Town 's this Boy Boy James-Town Master Haz. Take care my Trunk be brought ashore to Night and there 's for your Pains Boy God bless you Master Haz. What do you call this House Boy Mrs Flirts Master the best House for Commendation in all Virginia Haz. That 's well has she any handsome Lady's Sirrah Boy Oh! She 's woundly handsome her self Master and the Kindest Gentlewoman look here she comes Master God bless you Mistriss I have brought you a young Gentleman here Flirt That 's well honest Jack Sir you are most heartily Welcome Haz. Madam your Servant Salutes her Flirt Please you to walk into a Chamber Sir Haz. By and by Madam but I 'le repose here a while for the coolness of the Air. Flirt This is a Publick Room Sir but 't is at your Service Haz. Madam you oblige me Flirt A Fine-spoken Person A Gentleman I 'le warrant him come Jack I 'le give thee a Cogue of Brandy for old acquaintance Exeunt Landlady and Boy Hazard Pulls out Pen Ink and Paper and goes to Write Enter Friendly Friend Here Nell a Tankard of Cool drink quickly Nell You shall have it Sr. Friend Hah who 's that Stranger he seems to be a Gentleman Haz. If I should give Credit to mine Eyes that should be Friendly Friend Sr you seem a stranger may I take the Liberty to present my Service to you Haz. If I am not mistaken Sr you are the only Man in the world whom I would soonest Pledge you 'l Credit me if three years Absence has not made you forget Hazard Friend Hazard my Freind come to my Arms and Heart Haz. This Unexpected Happiness O're-Joys me Who could have Imagin'd to have found thee in Virginia I thought thou hadst been in Spain with thy Brother Friend I was so till Ten Months since when my Uncle Colonell Frendly dying here left me a Considerable Plantation And faith I find Diversions not altogether to be despis'd the God of Love Reigns here with as much Power as in Courts or Popular Cities but prethee what Chance Fortunate for me drove thee to this part of the New World Haz. Why faith Ill Company and that Common Vice of the Town Gaming soon run out my Younger Brothers Fortune for Imagining like some of the Luckier Gamesters to Improve my Stock at the Groom-Porters Ventur'd on and lost all My Elder Brother an Errant Jew had neither Friendship nor Honour enough to Support me but at last was mollified by perswasions and the hopes of being for ever rid of me sent me hither with a small Cargo to seek my fortune Friend And begin the world withall Haz. I thought this a better Venture then to turn Sharping Bully Cully in Prentices and Country Squires with my Pocket full of false dice your high and low Flats and Bars or turn broker to young Heirs take up goods to pay ten fold at the Death of their Fathers and take Fees on both sides or set up all night at the Groom Porters begging his Honour to go a Guinney the better of the lay No. Friendly I had rather starve abroad then live Pitty'd and dispised at home Friend Thou art in the Right and art come just in the Nick of time to make thy Fortune Wilt thou follow my advice Haz. Thou art too honest to Command any thing any thing that I shall Refuse Friend You must know then there is about a Mil●… from James Town a Young Gentlewoman No matter for her Birth her Breeding's the best this world affords she is Marryed to one of the Richest Merchants here he is Old and Sick and now gone into