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A pleasant and vvitty comedy: called, A new tricke to cheat the Divell . Written by R.D. Gent; New tricke to cheat the Divell
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Davenport, Robert, fl. 1623.
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1639
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stomacke With thee I durst not eate do'st laugh at me Oh hadst thou but a substance to that presence I 'de dare on thee wert thou th' infirnall Dam Temptation still I le thinke her what she seemes For no affright can lodge in her faire looke And venture somewhat neere she 's left alone And single I will to her what would you have me Sit there I will eate but begin I le do 't Faine would I take her by the hand but feare Hers rather would melt mine than melt in mine Why should my sence of touching thus turne Coward My eyes being so valiant can you speake Oh such a wife through all the world I 'de wish That would be ever Tongue-ty'd reach your hand I would and gladly too s'foot I will venture No danger a white soft and delicate palme That nigh dissolves in touching you feele well Sweet can you kisse most sweet and excellent Againe againe were there no worse in Hell And this the place here would I wish to dwell Nay you that can both touch and lip it too Sure can doe something else be'st thou a Lamia Or Incubus thou canst not scape me so I have a spirit in me great as thine Th' hast boorded it I le see if thou cannst Bed And try if thou hast mettle to thy shape Dumbe spirits cannot clamour out for helpe I le now try Masteries Thundering and howling Ent. Chan. like the Divell Chan. Thinke upon thy Bond Sl. Ha when is 't due Di. Now Sl. Hellish Fiend thou lyest But ere thou claim'st that debt shew me that beauty I am so much entranc'd with Di. 'T is vanisht into Aire whence it was form'd Sl. Great Belzebub yet once more let me see 't Di. Not possible untill you meet in Hell so neere Thy Fate and cannot now the terrour of that place Coole thy hot courage see the forfeiture And here I doe arrest thee Sl. Angels bale mee Or I am ever lost Di. Canst thou deny thy deed Sl. That hand I cannot yet be not Judge and Accuser too I le put my cause to censure Di. Who shall doe 't Sl. The next we meete Di I am content 't is done how ere thy soule I 'me confident is won Exeunt Act. 5. Scaen. 2. Enter Usurer and Scrivener Usu. Oh curse on that supply that snatcht from me So rich a Morgage Scri. You look'd not in the Almanack For good and evill dayes Usu. Yes but too late For when 't was past I counsail'd with the day Scri. And pray what was the Motto Usu. Ghesse I pray thee Scri. Alas poore man all to no purpose be better advis'd Or it may be kept out of his clutches these if we may Beleeve th' Astronomer are omenous dayes Usu Tush none of these Scri. What then Vsu. Nihil in Bag Scri. Nihil in Bag a scurvy criticall Embleme Presaging empty pockets Why no Cutpurse Will trade when that 's in power then why would you Lend money in that unlucky houre Usu. It shall be a warning to me in th' meane time Would it were raz'd out of the Kalender quite It is a day prodigious Enter Changeable and Slightall Di. If I can prove that all thy debts be paid Thou art my owne was 't not and speake thy conscience Our joynt condition Sl. I confesse it was Di. That Usurer 's one of thy maine Creditors But when thou wast so free to pay thy debts thou ne're Dream'st of thy forfeit propose to him thy question Sl And I will I bid thee that thy money Ne're shall doe save thee Vsu. Beshrow you sir you made me start What is your will with me Sl. I speake to thee As to the Drawer at the Vintners Barre What is all paid Vsu. And like the Bar-boy I When you bring ready mony and keepe touch All 's pay'd sir and y' are welcome Di. 'T is confess'd Scri. What 's he that lookes so gastly Sl. 'T is the Divell Scri. My Pen and Inkhorne blesse me Vsu. All those crosses that I have figur'd on the Princes Coyne stand still betwixt me and danger Exeunt Vsu. and Scri. Di. These are discharg'd what refuge hast thou now Nay bring me unto all thy Creditors I le prove thy debts discharg'd Sl. I pray how many Of our best London Gallants that hope Heaven Can say the like merit I Hell for that Di. But I must have my bargaine Sl. Two words to 't Enter two Gentlemen Di. Hast thou not ow'd to these Sl. Most true I have Di. Resolve me friends as you are Gentlemen In what knowne summes did this man stand ingag'd to Each of you Gen. 1. I know not why you aske sir But the time was he ought me some few peeces I thought them desperate once but nobly since He to the full hath seene me satisfied Gen. 2. I never met with a more generous debtor I onely trusted him with some few summes And he hath paid me use and principall A thing I ne're expected Di. That 's all Gentlemen morow Gen. 1. The like to you I wonder what the Divell Slightall ayles he lookes so strangely on us Gen. 2. Sparkes no doubt of his first madnesse Exeunt Di. Doe but name the man to whom thou canst appeale Sl. I must confesse I 'me gone by th' common Law The Chancery too because of thee my conscience If to any I appeale to the Church Di. And to whom there Sl. To any reverent Father Ent. Frier Ber. and Frier Iohn Di. Then to these to both or either freely take thy choice Sl. Holy Frier Bernard then my parting breath Could not desire a better confessor Di. Reade there and tell me what thou think'st of that Ber. Give me but leave to take my second eyes I will resolve you presently Di. In th' interim what 's the best newes in the parish Sl. Where I live Di. Yes Sl. I le tell thee all I know We are better to the Suburbes than they planted Within the City thereon holy dayes The taverne doores are ever shut till sixe Else is the Vintner fin'd but there where wee Keepe rendevous may be let in at three and never stir The Informers Ber. Horrible what tremour this begets Io. Is that the Divell Ber. So this Indenture speakes Io. Ten thousand Creeds as many Pater-nosters Ave Maries stand betweene me and harme Ber. In these conditions I like a cunning Lawyer find a Clause to cheate the Divell and to save a soule Be'st thou the greatest fell with Lucifer Nay he himselfe I now am arm'd for thee what claim'st Thou of this man Di. I claime a soule Ber. Which is not forfeit Di. Shew me reasons why Ber. By helpe of Heaven I shall this deede thus runs When all his Creditors are satisfied His Bonds discharg'd and cancell'd debts full paid His Morgages call'd in his words redeem'd This Bond is then in vertue not till then Di. All this I grant and call to witnesse none Save his owne Conscience art thou not at freedome And cleare from
his wife with Child a courtesie and so it fitly may Be call'd because it brings him to his Knees Tre. Still still misprision might I advise you proffer What you purpose and if refus'd so leave him Lo. Counsail'd well there 's twenty pieces for you Sl. For a wife Her Ladyship is yours for nought already And should I sell her twice Lo. This saucy fellow usurpes upon our patience Which we 'le punish be our strong hand Sl. A punisher my Lord what beg the Beadles Office Gef. Dash out 's braines Sl. I doubt his Lord ships warrant is not currant therefore I le not obey As they strive to oppresse him Ent. Rog. They 2. beate of the other 3. Rog. Sir all 's dispatcht but by my faith I lye Here 's something here to doe Why God a mercy Master I perceive Your spirits not all spent Sl. Thankes to thy Sword or I had bin oppress'd else Rog. But how differ'd you to be assail'd by such a shamefull odds Sl. They scoff'd at my supposed poverty And my great Lord forsooth as I had begg'd Would have bestowed his guerdon on my want Which taking in foule scorne the valiant sir Assail'd me at these base advantages But hast thou done as I enjoyn'd Rog. Most carefully all 's to the full dispatch'd Sl. If with the Divell I could dispence as well I should have ease within Rog. Ha sirra Geffrey I Thinke you plaid at leape Frog Di. You are sad sir Enter the Divell and claps Slightall on the shoulder Sl. Doe not demand thy debt before the day Thy forfeit is not due yet Di. No such thing the businesse that I come to treat with thee Is of another nature Rog. Sir what 's he Sl. To hot for thy acquaintance doe not aske Attend me to my Chamber whether anon I will not faile to come Rog. Too hot and why he may be honest but he hath the Countenance of an old subtle knave well I le attend you Ex. Sl. Now what to me Di. Have I not kept my word Sl. Thou hast Di. Stor'd thee with all the suppliments Mans use can aske Sl. It cannot be deny'd Di. Nay was not I assistant in this quarrell prompting thy Man to come to thy release just at the instant danger Sl. His approach was fortunate and happy Di. Then speake freely Did'st ever in thy life time meete a friend Whose word assured trust and constancy Could ranke with mine in all things Sl. Never any but what may this inferre Di. Proofe of thy gratitude or to be term'd unthankefull Sl. Speake wherein Di. Wilt thou in meere Requitall of so many doe to me one faire Office Sl. First propose it and then expect an answer Di. There 's a house haunted with a she spirit one of my Servants and Kitchin maides in Hell employ'd by me For some knowne causes who hath play'd such prankes there No man 's so bold dares lodge within the roome This bed would I have thee to undertake Sl. To send me to Hell before my day your plot is too apparant Di. Still amisse have not I power o're al my creatures there To limit and command them art not thou One of our house by Indenture though to them Shee appear'd gastly horrid and deform'd To thee she shall seeme faire and beautifull No whit inferiour to that Graecian Queene That launcht 1000 Ships from Aulis Gulfe And brought them to the fatall siege of Troy Sl. Make but this good I le do 't Di. And so confirme thee A Minyon to the mighty Belzebub And great in our blacke Kingdome Exeunt Actus Quintus Scaene 1. Enter Lord Changables Wife and Geffrey Wi. BUt was he so perverse and peremptory Lo. He brav'd necessity and outfac'd want And tooke my proffer'd largesse in such scorne As he had bin some great Kings Treasurer My bounty he defy'd with shaking pockets The noise whereof deafned and seem'd to drowne The sound of my despised Charity Some pieces I would willingly have given Wi. Which would he not receive Lo. Meerely refus'd And with a haughty and contemplative smile Instead of gratefull thankes proudly demanded if I would Sell my Lordship Wi. Did you suffer it Lo. While I could limit patience I forbore To chastise him with an ungentle hand But when I found no bounds in his distast But that it still exceeded Law and compasse I thought to chastise his ingratitude And did it with my Sword Wi. 'T was bravely done Gef. I thinke we made him fly for I am sure some there Gave shamefull ground Wi. But leaving that How doth my Daughter relish you of late Doe you not finde her comming Lo. Affible as any courteous maid alive can be To whom I did discover these proceedings Which she seem'd well to relish Wi. Doubt not then all will be to our wishes One thing onely which sadds me when I thinke of 't Lo. Pray what 's that Wi. To thinke my house should be so strangely troubled In dead of Night Lo. It is prodigious sure Wi. And that I feare it is my Mothers Spirit Who for some unknowne causes restlesse walkes As one not sleeping in her quiet grave 'T is this that moves me deepely Lo. I have sent To one Frier Bernand a Religious man And Tutor to Frier Iohn to learne from him the depth of This concealement and see in happy time Treatwell 's return'd Ent Treatwell Tre. Sir I had conference with him Lo. Will he do 't Tre. By no entreaty or perswasive skill Nay were he press'd by menace or command He vowes to have no hand in these designes I could not make him thinke such things can be He counts them meere impostures falacyes Or let a man receive them at the best Illusions of the Divell that Ghosts walke He saith directly 't is impossible And in that faith he 'le dye further discourse I could by no meanes get him listen to but halfe displeas'd he left me Wi. That 's his faith but we are forced to credit Otherwise by lamentable proofe Ent. M. Changeable Gef. Here comes your husband he hath perhaps some newes Chan. I have bin labouring toyling and moyling To finde the cause of this so strange distemperature Question'd Divines and talkt with cunning men With Fortune-tellers skill'd in Palmistry Not a tain'd Gipsey can escape my search but I with such Have Trafficke Wi. And what comfort Chan. Troth small or none yet most in this conclude That pretend Iudgement that till we finde some one To lodge without companion in that Bed And in the dead of darkenesse question it Why to what end and for what cause it walkes The Vision shall continue this they said But none amongst them all so resolute as to Attempt th' adventure Lo. Then 't is desperate Chan. Not so for comming from the Friery late I met a man by chance that cross'd my way Whom rather too much spirit had possess'd Or too much folly made meere desperate Would willingly attempt it and indeed He did intreat it of