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Aesop a comedy as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane.
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Vanbrugh, John, Sir, 1664-1726.; Boursault, M. (Edme), 1638-1701. Fables d'Esope.
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Wing V54; ESTC R27037
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much in the wrong when I 'm gone as when I 'm here And your Conscience I hope will talk as pertly to you as I can do Aesop. If she treats me thus before my Face I may conclude I 'm finely handled behind my Back Dor. I say the truth here and I can say no worse any where Exit Doris Lear. I hope your Lordship won't be concern'd at what this pratling Wench bleats out my Daughter will be govern'd she 's bred up to Obedience There may be some small difficulty in weaning her from her Young Lover But ' twon't be the first time she has been wean'd from a Breast my Lord. Aesop. Do's she love him fondly Sir Lear. Foolishly my Lord. Aesop. And he her Lear. The same Aesop. Is he Young Lear. Yes and Vigorous Aesop. Rich Lear. So so Aesop. Well born Lear. He has good blood in his Veins Aesop. Has he Wit Lear. He had before he was in Love Aesop. And handsome with all this Lear. Or else we shou'd not have half so much trouble with him Aesop. Why do you then make her quit him for me All the World knows I am neither Young NOble nor Rich And as for my Beuty Look you Governour I 'm honest but when Children cry they tell 'em Aesop's a coming Pray Sir what is it makes you so earnest to force your Daughter Lear. Am I then to count for nothing the favour you are in at Court Father-in-Law to the Great Aesop what may I not â—â—pire to My Foolish Daughter perhaps may'n't be so well pleas'd with ' t but we Wise Parents usually weigh our Childrens happiness in the Scale of our own Inclinations Aesop. Well Governour Let it be your care then to make her consent Lear. This moment my Lord I reduce her either to Obedience or to Dust and Ashes Exit Lear. Aesop. Adieu Now let in the People Who come for Audience Aesop sits in his Chair reading of Papers Enter two Ordinary Tradesmen 1 Tra. There he is Neighbour Do but look at him 2 Tra. Ay One may know him he 's well mark't But dos't hear me What Title must we give him for if we fail in that point d' ye see me we shall never get our business done Courtiers love Titles almost as well as they do Money and that 's a bold word now 1 Tra. Why I think we had best call him His Grandeur 2 Tra. That will do Thou hast hit on 't Hold still let me speak May it please your Grandeur Aesop. There I interrupt you Friend I have a weak Body that will ne'er be able to bear that Title 2 Tra. D' ye hear that Neighbour What shall we call him now 1 Tra. Why call him call him his Excellency try what that will do 2 Tra. May it please your Excellency Aesop. Excellency's a long word it takes up too much time in business Tell me what you 'd have in few words 2 Tra. Neighbour this man will never give Ten Thousand pounds to be made a Lord. But what shall I say to him now He puts me quite out of my play 1 Tra. Why e'en talk to him as we do to one another 2 Tra. Shall I Why so I will then Hem. Neighbour We want a new Governour Neighbour Aesop. A new Governour Friend 2 Tra. Ay Friend Aesop. Why what 's the matter with your old one 2 Tra. What 's the matter Why he grows Rich that 's the matter And he that 's Rich can't be Innocent that 's all Aesop. Do's he use any of you harshly Or punish you without a fault 2 Tra. No but he grows as Rich as a Miser His Purse is so cram'd it 's ready to burst again Aesop. When 't is full 't will hold no more A new Governour will have an empty one 2 Tra. 'Fore Gad Neighbour the little Gentleman 's in the right on 't 1 Tra. Why truly I don't know but he may For now it comes in my head It cost me more Money to fat my Hog Than to keep him fat when he was so Prithee tell him we 'll e'en keep our old Governour 2 Tra. I 'll do 't Why look you Sir d' ye see me Having seriously consider'd of the matter My Neighbour Hobson and I here We are content to jog on a little Longer with him we have But if you 'd Do us another Courtesy you might Aesop. What 's that Friend 2 Tra. Why that 's this Our King Crcesus is a very good Prince as a Man may say But a but Taxes are high an 't please you And a poor Men want Money d' ye see me It 's very hard as we think that the Poor shou'd work to maintain the Rich. If there were no Taxes we shou'd do pretty well 1 Tra. Taxes indeed are very burthensome Aesop. I 'll tell you a story Country-men Once on a time the Hands and Feet As Mutineers grew mighty great They met caball'd and talk't of Treason They swore by Jove they knew no reason The Belly shou'd have all the meat It was a damn'd Notorious Cheat They did the Work and Death and Hell They'd eat The Belly who ador'd good Chear Had like t' have dy'd away for fear Quoth he good folks you little know What 't is you are about to do If I am starv'd what will become of you We neither know nor care cry'd they But this we will be bold to say We 'll see you damn'd Before we 'll work And you receive the Pay With that the Hands to pocket went Full Wrist band deep The Legs and Feet fell fast a sleep Their Liberty they had redeem'd And all except the Bâ—lly seem'd Extreamly well content But mark what follow'd 'T was not long Before the right became the wrong The Mutineers were grown so Weak They found 't was more than time to squeak They call for Work but 't was too late The Stomach like an Aged Maid Shrunk up for want of human aid The Common Debt of Nature paid And with it's Destiny entrain'd their Fate Aesop. What think you of this story Friends ha Come you look like wise Men I 'm sure you understand what 's for your good in giving part of what you have you secure all the rest If the King had no money there cou'd be no Army and if there were no Army your Enemies wou'd be amongst you One Day 's Pillage wou'd be worse than Twenty Years Taxes What say you is 't not so 2 Tra. By my troth I think heâ—s in the Right on 't again who 'd think that little Hump-back of his Shou'd have so much brains in 't Neighbour Aesop. Well Honest Men Is there any thing else that I can serve you in 1 Tra. D' ye hear that Humphrey Why that was civil now But Courtiers seldom want good breeding Let 's give the Devil his due Why to tell you the truth honest Gentlemen we had a whole Budget full of grievances to complain of But I think a Ha Neighbour We had e'en as good let