my Master Hector I suppose you lye sirrah your master may be in Hell for ought I know Votne 'T was well guest so I am if Hell be a place of Torment Jack A'â—… please you sir are not you imployed as being a stout man to beat a Gentleman here this Evening Hector I boy it is your master then it seems Jack Amongst friends it is so sir. Hector I do intend to try if he be stockfish Jack Nay pray sir my Master has sent you five pounds to lay your â—…ury and protests he loves you dearly He takes the money Hector O I had forgot your master's name is Mr Mr Jack Mr. Vaine an' please you sir. Hector I I the same he 's an honest Gentleman if he be here boy tell him I am his humble Servant Jack I 'll bring him to you strait Jack goes to his Master Hector This was rare luck to get five pieces to forbear beating of a man who for ought I know might have beat me But now will I get more money out of my unknown Customer Mr. Vaine comes to the Hector Vaine My Noble Friend your Servant Hector Damme sir upon what acquaintance I know not one feature of your face not so much as your Nose Vaine Sir my boy was with you but now with five pieces I presented you with Hector Five Devils sure you have a countenance looks as if you would be run through Vaine Pardon me sir I don't desire it but indeed I sent you five pieces to forbear me Hector Well sir you did and to tell you truth I never intended nor was imployed to beat you perhaps you over heard me talking of Cudgeling one but 't was not you Vaine Nay then Sir give me my money again Hector Hold there by the mistake I find you are a fellow that both will and deserve to be beaten so that if you don't give me five pounds more you shall have it strait Vaine To shew you I don't value five pounds here ' t is Hector Now Sir though this wont teach you Courage yet it will reach you against another time not be a Coward before you need and so your money and I bid you farewell Exit Hector Enter Second Crafty Comely Now do you appear Vain VVas there ever such ill Luck as this Iack Iack True Sir but yonder I think comes as good I believe the Lady that writ to you Vain Now I am so daunted that I fear 't is a man in woman's cloathes prethee peep Iack and see if she has not a sword under her Coats let 's walk twice or thrice by her before I venture to speak to her they walk by one another before they speak 2 Crafty I am confident this is he by the description Comely gave me of him I must use some means to make him speak to me O t is he O that I were no woman that I might take acquaintance with him aside Vaine She means me Iack now will I speak to her Madam may I ask your name 2 Crafty I do not use to tell it men and yet I will to you My name is Crafty Vaine The very sound doth sanctifie my ears Know you this Letter Madam 2 Crafty VVould I could say I did not for then this face would wear a thousand fewer blushes then it doth however these Lines have betray'd my mind VVorthy Sir think it not amiss of me ' â—…is the first folly Love e're prompt'd me to Vain So far I am from such a thought as I adore you yet truly Madam ' â—…is not the first Letter by forty that I have received from women in this kind though I never esteem'd any but yours pray pull off that envious Mask iâ—… clouds my Heaven So through thickest clouds when Phoebus break 's She pulls off her Mask his light appears more glorious May these eyes ever look upon me with Pity and then I am blest 2 Crafty Did not you hear a great noise in the Garden just now Vain Yes Madam one of these talking Hectors was prating very loud and I met him he began to Huff me not knowing who I was but afterwards he askt my name and that quieted him Craf I am very glad Sir it came not to a quarrel now I must take my leave for this time desiring you to forget the letter I writ to you Vaine Madam my heart must still remember you and all things of you before you go I crave admittance to wait upon your Ladyship at your Lodging as often as my love to you desires it 2 Crafty Sir after so great a shew as I have made to you already of my kindness 't were folly in me to deny it Your Servant Vaine Give me leave to wait on you to your Coach 2 Crafty No Sir 't will not be convenient there are Ladies in the Coach stay for me Vaine Farewell Transparent-Diamond Exit Vaine and his Boy 2 Crafty Farewell thou Transparent-Fool Comely appears Comely O VVench the Plot has took rarely 2 Crafty Beyond expectation Com. Come let 's away and thank Fortune for what is past and court her for what is to come Exeunt Enter Lady VVealthy as in her own House with her Woman L. Wea. As sure as can be this Gaming servant of mine has been at play that I have not seen him lately Woman Truly Madam for all that humour of his I believe he loves you very well L. Weal Hark some body knocks at the Chamber door Woman goes to the door Woman 'T is Mr. Welbred Madam Enter Welbred with a little Parson Wel. Stay you here till I call L. Weal O Sir I thought you had been lost Wel. No that I am not but I have lost that 's worse L. Weal O your mony at play I thought as much by my being honor'd now with your presence why I have not seen you this seven years Welbred I am glad you think so Widdow but I tell you 't was not half an hour ago since you saw me L. Weal Why how so prethee Wel. 'T was but half an hour ago since I clear'd my Pockets L. Weal But you don't reckon how long the time was since you had mony Welbred No Faith nor did I ever in my life take it upon my word a winning Gamester can never reckon those pleasant minutes A Plague of all ill Luck I lost seven to four at least half a dozen times to night I 'le make you understand the severity of my fortune t is so much a better chance than four as I think of my conscience I could lay thee upon it against hundred pounds in Gold L. Weal I thank you for your Demonstration sweet Sir and I do verily believe were I in your power you would lose me at play too in one week therefore you and I will keep at a distance What your Foot-mans in mourning for your losses and he 's as impudent as his Master he comes into my Chamber without knocking Little Parson comes in Parson Mr. Welbred will you be
Gamester Wel. Tyranizing Widdow I hope thou 'lt lose all back again and ten times as much more mai'st thou never draw for a black Dice but it may prove redder then a Country wenches cheeks maist thou never take up a Card but Traies and Sixes maist thou pay as often as I did t'other night which was ten times together L. Weal I see you love me Sir by wishing me equal to your self Wel. Love thee I wish thy body may be a widdow these fourscore years that thou maist curse the cause that made thee lose thy Maiden-â—… I hope the King will have a mark set upon the name of all widdows for men to avoid them La. Weal Be not so passionate dear servant fâ—…aith me thinks thou art a 〈◊〉 fellow at this distance I 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 good looks so well 〈…〉 Wel. And is the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as come this year 〈◊〉 tongu'd female hold thy peace and let me in else will I 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Murder to be hang'd to make thee cry for me L. Weal I like thy way of being reveng'd therefore prethee about it 〈◊〉 Wel. Well take your pleasure farewell and be hang'd as you said you would Exeunt ACT the IV. SCENE I. Enter Comely in a Riding Garb with his servant Comely LEt my Horses be brought ready to the door for â—…'le go out of Town this Evening Exit servant Enter Welbred Well Why how now Comely booted and spur'd Comely Marry am I Wel. For how long Comely Why for this seven years for ought I know I am weary of this Town and all that 's m't as for women I am in love with none nor never shal I find I have a pretty strong defence about my heart against that folly O here comes the Ladies very opportunely for me Enter Lady VVealthy and two other Ladies To take my leave of e'm L. Weal Mr. Comely your Servant what in a Riding Garb Comely A dress fitting for a Country Journey Madam L. Weal Why can you ever leave this Town Comely That I can truely Madam within this hour L. Weal I can't believe it Comely Were 't not uncivil to get up a Horse-back before you I would convince you strait â—…ay I did think I should be wonder'd at by you all as much as an Owl is amongst Birds Very like now if I were in love with any one of you three though I were on Horse-back a kind look might dismount me again but I thank fate I ne're had that perpetration of the heart yeâ—…â—… Disease as malignant and as catching as the Plague and Reigâ—…s as the Plague does altogether in London So that for my future health I 'le retire into the Countrey for Air and there Hunt and Hawk Eat and sleep so sound that I will never dream of a woman or any part about her This resolution of mine has made me turn Poet therefore before I go you shall hear a Song called my farewell to London and women boy sing the Song The SONG 1. LAdies farewell I must retire Though I your faces all admire And think you Heavens in your kinds Some for Beauties some for Minds If I stay and fall in Love One of these Heavens Hell would prove 2. Could I know one and she not know it Perhaps I then might undergo it But if the least she guess my mind Straight in a Circle I 'me confin'd By this I see who once doth Dote Must ware a woman's Livery Coat 3. Therefore this danger to prevent And still to keep my hearts content Into the Country I 'le with speed With Hounds and Hawks my fancy feed Both safer pleasures to pursue Then staying to converse with you L. Weal Now Mr. Comely would I give the world 〈◊〉 see yoâ—… foundly in Love after this Farewell Song of yours to all Womâ—… I have heard the healthiest persons when once they fall into a â—…ver are most distemper'd Comely Lady faith you 'l never see mee so perhaps you may hear when I am in the Country that I am in love with my Hounds if they run well but as for falling in love with Woman when â—…ver I do â—…'le sell all my Estate and purchase Bedlam to have it to my self for 't will be a house fiâ—… for no other kind of Madmen 1 Lady Come Madam since the Gentleman 's in such hast let 's leave him he 'l think we are fâ—…nd of his Company and would stay him in Town L. Weal Mr. Comely I wish you a good Journey They take leave Com. Ladies your most humble Servant Exeunt Ladies Wel. You will go then it seems Com. Yes indeed will I and dear Welbred fare thee well and since thou' rt in Love I wish thee good luck with thy Widdow Wel. I find then you han't heard of my last visit to her Com. Why what 's the matter Wel. I 'le tell thee when I came to the door I was examined by her Gentlewoman who told me her Lady had given her ordeâ—… not to let me in unless I could shew an hundred pounds in Gold I could sooner have rais'd the Devil for he was in my Pocket so that I was forc'd to retreat and as I was marching off she calls to me out of the window and Jears me Comely Welbred She shews thee this trick only because ' â—…is thy humour never to make her a Visit when thou hast any mony All the Town know she loves thee therefore prethee apply thy self close and get her for thy Wife she 's a great Fortune â—…or a younger Brother One thing more I have to say to thee before I go concerning the two Sisters whom we design'd to get married â—…o Mr. Frenchlove and Mr. Vaine Make Vaine believe the cause of my leaving London is his enjoying the affection of my Mrs. and use all means for the marrying the two young women and adâ—…u and when thou art weary of the Town come live with me in the Country Exit Welbred he 's going off in haâ—… and meâ—…ts Wil a Clown and Elsbeth Pritty 〈◊〉 Welbred Farewell dear Friend Comely Now I 'le away a country life Shall be my Mistriss and my Wife William Pray Gentleman is not this the place where the King and the Queen do walk Thou art the first man Elsbeth and I have met with since we came to this huge Town that wear Boots like our Gentlemen in Wiltshire Comely And did you two come to Town only to see the King and Queen Will. No no we come about this Maiden's Vather's Will Comely And what 's this maids name Will. Wouse man one wou'd a thought thou hadst been a better Schollard then to have askt her name before mine Comely Cry mercy friend what 's thy name Will. Friend do'st call me how can'st tell I 'me thy friend before thou knowst my name I am called 〈◊〉 by all the folk that know me in Wiltshire Comely Honest William then what 's this Damsels name Will. Why her Cursen name is Elsba her next name to that I wous is Pritty
you love me kill yourself Wel. There 's twice S'life i 'me afraid she 'l play the fool and bid me the third time she has been damn'd quick in the two first aside L. Weal Well now my departing Servant settle your Countenance with a dying kind of look and then I 'le pronounce thy last Sentence i 'me pleas'd to think how prittily thou l't look in a winding sheet I 'le have thee decently buryed and thy Epitaph shall be Here lies a Gamesâ—…er that will play no more Guess at the reason made him give it â—…'re Now are you ready L. Weal Why then present Wel. Well said pritty Captain L. VVeal And now give you long for the next word now VVel Try L. VVeal Come you know I won't be guilty of Murder that makes you so courageous she offers to run away VVel Nay stay stay I 'le kill my self yet if you won't promise to marry me speak quickly L. VVeal Prithee let 's throw up cross and pile then whether it shall be a match or no. VVel Not I I 'le trust to no chance now L. VVeal Come most at a throw at Dice that you 'l like i'â—…e sure L. VVeal No no absolutely promise me to marry me to morrow morning L. VVeal Well if it must be so I will VVel Upon your Reputation L. VVeal Upon my Reputation come to my House and we 'l be married where your Friend Comely shall be my Father and give me to thee for i 'me loath to do such a foolish thing my self VVel You shall ne're repent this Noble Act for what I want in Fortune I 'le make up in Love L. VVeal I nâ—…'re consider'd we 'l exchange you shall have one for t'other Wel. I 'le love you truly and ever Adieu till to morrow Ex. at several doorâ—… Time be my Friend and swiftly bring that hour SCENE II. Enter Comely and Elsba Pritty Comely SWeet Mistriss Pritty Elsba 'T is the flowers in my bosoâ—… Sir not I. Comely If you can love me all the fine Ladies you have seen at London shall not have gayer Cloaths then you you shall wear holland smocks liâ—…'d with Lace of 40 â—… a yaâ—…d Gold Petticoats and Wastcoats Diamonds in your Ears Pearls about your neck Bracelets of Rubies about your hands Silk Stockings on your legs and Gold and Silver Shooes on your feet Elsba O woful William would not know me in all this bravery but Sir if you would give me all these things and Roast-meat twice aday into the bargain I could not have the Conscience to take my heart from William he and I are going just now if you 'l be my Father and give me I 'le thank you Comely I 'de rather give my self to Beasts to be devour'd aside Farewell hard-hearted pretty Creature I can't but love her too for being constant to her Clown Exit Comely Enter William wil. Come Elsba I believe the Parson stays I have brought thy Ring ' â—…is beaten Silver I 'le sure thee and because ' â—…is at London where things are dearer then in the Countrey I do intend to give the Parson as much as our Landlords eldest Son gave when he was married which was three and a Groat so that this money will ajusâ—… do it here 's two thirteen pâ—…nce half penny pieces three Groats nd a single penny Enter Frenchlove 1 Crafty Vaine and t'other going to be married French Madam you 'l pardon me that I did not provide a French Parson to marry us but upon my Parol there was not one in London VVil. What you two come hand in hand as if you two couple were going to be married as well as Elsbâ—… and I French Make way English Clown VVil. Woâ—…s but we won't first come first serv'd â—…o Elsba and I will go before Exeunt Clown and Elâ—…ba Exeunt Omnes SCENE the III. Enter Lady VVealthy and Gentlewoman and two other Ladies of Quality L. Weal IN short let the best of all Varieties that can be had be got for Dinner Gâ—…nt They shall Madaâ—… Exit Gent. L. Weal Coâ—…n I believe you little thought ever to have seen me married to Mr. Welbred 1 Lady Pardon me Madam I ever believ'd t' would be a Mathâ—… i 'me confident you 'l be happy in him for all his youthful gaming trickâ—… Enter Comely L. VVeal Welcome Sir I have chose you to be my Father to give me to your Friend Mr. Welbred this Morning Comely I shall willingly serve your Ladyship and do him that Honor. Is he here L. Weal No which I wonder at for 't is past his hour I have invited Mr. Frenchlove and Mr. Vaine who are married this morning you have promis'd the thing you love will be here for us to see Enter VVelbred's Boy with a Letter Boy Madam my Master presents his Service to you with this Letter she opens and read Dear Widdow excuse me for an hour for I am now at play and am a great winner and the Persons whom I am at play with have five hundred pound more in their Pockets therefore 't is not prudence to give over where so much ready money is to be won I hope I shall make a Richer Husband to thee then I thought Thine for Ever L. Weal Was there ever the like she storms 1 Lady What 's the matter Madam I hope Mr. Welbred's come to no mischance L. VVeal Mischance would he had broke his neck 1 Lady Bless me what 's the matter L. VVeal There read this Letter she reads This vile Fellow has vex'd me so I could curse him all day long if I could invent Curses bad enough he 's laid an open shame upon me before all my Friends and Kindred they must needs think by this I am so fond of him that I would have forc'd this Marriage on him would he were bed rid and bound to lie all days of his life upon a Bed stufft with Dice instead of Feathers and that he might dream all night long of throwing on 't i 'me resolv'd to hire as many Link Boys as shall set him on fire with their Links now can you blame me 1 Lady Indeed I 'me very much amaz'd at him L Weal Pray come all up with me to my Chamber and help me to Curse him Exeunt all SCENE IV. Enter Welbred Wel. VVAs there ever such luck to be 500 l. a winner and now have never a Groat left and have lost my widdow into bargain so I am shut out I find no more entrance here then I had at a Back-gammon all this night I 'le call at the window knocks 3 or 4 times Why Widdow widdow L. VVeal What rude voice is that Wel. 'T is thy Servant VVelbred come to be married according to thy promise L. VVeal Away scritch Owl away how canst thou shew thy face again after all thy Villany VVel Shew my face what de think I 'le be married blindfold L. VVeal Married thou shalt be hang'd as soon my kitchen wench â—…an't have thee VVel No faith I believe
thou can'st not spare me pritty Rogue L. VVeal Oh Impudent fellow hold thy prating for I 'le n'â—…re see thy face more VVel Then thy house shall be shut up as if the Plague were in 't for I 'le besiege it this week and if e're it opens I 'le come in Comely Madam be not so angry shall I desire one thing of you I know him to be a Person of Great Worth and one that loves you and this is onely a fault and miscarriage of his youth pray follow me down and stand behind the door you shall trust your own eyes and ears and not believe me because you think I am his partial Friend L. Weal Sir I will but can't conceive to what end this is both come down Come ly enters to Welbred Comely Come away with me stay here no longer you have quite lost the widdow she calls you all the Rogues and Rascals and Cowards in the world and says the meanest slightest things of you that she 'l have you beaten by Porters therefore e'ne come along with me 't is but time lost to stay never think of recovering of her VVel No no I 'le stay here till I starve before I 'le stir I know I have committed a great fault and if she does hate me I deserve it justly but as I did ever love her truely so I do now and so I will do whilst I have breath though she slight me never so much Comely Fie Welbred this Resolution is folly now since i 'me sure thou art the onely thing of mankind she hates most and as ' have been thy Friend ever so will I show it now when thou hast most need of me Well In what Comely I have a Couzen that has twenty thousand pounds to her portion and she 's wholly at my disposal she 's handsome into bargain her shalt thou have for thy wife therefore come along with me and never stand here for an impossibility Well Noble Friend I thank ye but could I have a more beauteous woman that Nature ever yet made and had she the Indies to her portion she should not be my wife nothing but my widdow now or a Grave i 'me resolv'd Pulls Lady Wealthy from behind the door Comely Nay widdow come out and take him for ever and a day if he spoke all his life time he could say no more come come take him by the hand Thou â—…ast him by the heart already Comely Ioynes their hands Well My dear widdow and shall we bring both ends together at last L. Weal It seems Fortune will have it so We Madam I need not tell you now I Love you you heard me say so when I thought you did not Enter French love and Vaine both married to the two Crafties L. Weall Well I believe you Welcome Ladies and Gentlemen God give you all Joy Enter Page Page Mr. Comely here 's a Country wench and a Clown at the door would speak with you Comely Madam will you suffer e'm to come in and you shall see the thing I fell in Love with and the kind of Beast that is my Rival Enter Clown and Elsba Elsba Mr. Comely William and I are both bold to take leave of you we are going home the Waggon stays for us L. VVeal Well Sir I 'le leave laughing at you and say I cannot blame you for being smitten with that face 't is so very pritty I warrant she can Dance well she treads so nimbly with her feet ask her Comely Can you Dance Elsba Yes Sir our Town Jigg she Dances French Fie fie this is English Madam pray do you Dance a little and shew the difference of the French Movement Diabol you Dance like an English-woman too She Dances like an English woman too 1 Crafty Sir you may see how well I Love you since onely to gain you for my Husband I have hitherto affected the Garb and Fashion of Frenchwomen though contrary to my Nature But now I am your perfect English Loving wife Enter English and French Taylors French How am I couzen'd E. Taylor Sir one word with you you owe me 500 l. for Ware which you thought had been French because 't was sold to you by the hand of this French Taylor therefore pay me or I 'le tell it before all this Company French Peace peace come for your money to morrow morning to my Chamber Diabol sure this damn'd England has infected my eyes Vaine takes French aside Vaine Hark ye Mr. Frenchlove I believe you and I are whisk't with a couple of Wives for Mr. Welbred and Mr. Comely pretended to be in love with them and the Devil a bit there 's any such thing besides i 'me told they have been both Mistrisses to Mr. Comely and Mr. Welbred and that they are of very mean Quality French Pray Sir no more of these English Informations they are not agreeable to my ear Comely Mrs. Pritty though you can't love me I 'le give a hundred pound a year for your Life Elsba I thank you Sir and I 'le assure you I 'le love you best next to William as long as I live Comely Madam farewell Heavens send you many a happy day with my Friend Welbred i 'me glad I was the Author of Reconciling you to him L. Weal Sir I cannot give you many thanks now but hereafter if Experience tells me my Husband be worth it I 'le be out of your Debt Wel. Dear widdow doubt it not I 'le throw away my Life when ever it appears a thing unsensible to you and to shew you I le a void those things that have made me so often hazzard the loss of that kindness I 'le never touch Card or Dice again French De hear Lady I 'le carry you into France next week I see you 'l make a direct English Wife else Iack Hark ye Master take my advice and return with your Bride For by what I hear you are wiv'd to the purpose Vaine You say well Jack Comely Now will I go Travel and try if the Air of another Countrey can Cure me of the Disease I have caught in my own Hereafter if any man shall tell me he can never be in Love I 'le not believe him For by my self I find VVhilst there 's a Woman no man knows his mind FINIS
Comely By all the charmes of Beauty a name as fit for her as if Nature had Christen'd her and were her God-mother as well as Mother aside Elsba Pray Sir is there but one King and but one Queen at London Comely No pritty Mrs. Pritty Elsba Hark William he names my name twice in on breath Why Sir then the King goes no finer drest then another man noâ—… the Queen then another woman else William I 'le swear by that thing you are to have of me when we are married we saw bove vorty Kings and Queens to day Comely Well I 'le carry William and you one day to see the King and Queen at Dinner Elsba Thank ye Sir Comely But are you to be married Wil. Elsba and I are both forâ—…worn else Comely Methinks that troubles me 't is but a phansie sure aside When are you to be married Elsba To morrow God send 's fair weather Comely My heart 's disturb'd to hear it what can it mean that I should find disorder in my breast because this Countrey wench is to be married I needs must ask again aside To morrow is the day you have set then Wil. Prithee if thou wilt not believe come to St. Brides and thou shalt see the Parson joyn our hands Comely The very hearing of it repeated makes me feel something I know not what methinks more then a usual heat is now within me aside Is it not very hot to day Will. ' Vous Elsba And I have reason to say so for we have walk'd all about London to day we don't intend to leave one fine sight unseen We were at a place where a huge rough thing a shame take 'em had like to have bit Elsba by the Leg and then the beast had utterly spoil'd her new stockings which I bought her at our last Fair. Comely Prithee let 's see what colour they are off shews her leg VVill. That thou shalt if thy eyes don't hinder thee Comely 'T was a beast indeed that could have bit that leg Elsba Why how now Will. will you offer to shew my leg at London have ye not heard there 's more danger in shewing a maids leg at London then in the countrey Will. No indeed Elsba there is not as long as I have thy leg in my hand Comely Sure I would handle those legs more gently what would I give now to be that Clown I 'le ask them where they lodge aside By which means I may have opportunity to break my mind to her And where do you two lodge whilst you are in Town i 'me resolv'd to come and see you Will. Where thou shalt be welcome we lie i' th Strand at a House my Vaâ—…her uses to lie at next door to the 〈◊〉 Hart When comes about Law Suits Come Elsba thee and I 'le go home I begin now to be hungar'd Comely Why do y'e use to sup thus early Will. I warrant thee man Elsba and I go to bed before Candle tinding Comely Sweet Mistriss Pritty you 'l bid me welcome too I hope Elsba Yes indeed very kindly sir. Comely O that she would as kindly as I could wish Will. Good Den t'y'e come Elsba Elsba I William Exeunt Clown and Elsba Enter Servant Servant Sir 't will be too late for your Worship to go out of Town to Night Comely I think so too set up my Horses what sudden fate hath chang'd my mind I feel my heart so restless now as if it n'ere knew rest sure i 'me in love yet how I should find that who never was before a man that 's sick of a Disease he never had knows not what 't is till the Physitian proves it yet i 'me acquainted with my new distemper as if I had linger'd in 't this twelve moneths how finely shall I be laugh'd at now if the cause of my staying in Town be once discover'd I that have taken the liberty all my life time to Jeer at peoples being in love SCENE II. Enter Welbred and with him a Scrivener going to my Lady Wealthies House Well BElieve me honest Gripe I 'de have this hundred pounds in Gold but just to shew my La. Wealthies Gentlewoman Gripe Sir you have had so ill a run at play and I have lent you so much already i 'me resolv'd not to part with afâ—…rthing more Wel. I tell thee Gripe I will not borrow it I 'le hold it in my hand but half a minute and thou shalt have it again Gripe What good can this do you Well Good Why 't will be the absolute losing of my widdow if thou dos't not do it I 'le only shew the Gold at the door then I 'le slip it into thyhand again Gripe Well Sir if this be all here is the money for yoâ—… but 〈◊〉 hold you by the tip of the Coat to be seâ—…ure of my money 〈◊〉 yoâ—… enter VVelbâ—…ed kâ—…ocks Wel. Is your Lady within Enter Gentlewoman Gent. Yes Sir Wel. Why look ye then I am come to see her my Pockets are full of Gold here 's a hundred of u'm Gent. I 'le call my Lady immediately Gripe Come sir my money now you have done shewing it Wel. What won't you let me keep it in my Pockets till I come out again he gives the money Exit Gripe Gripe No no no sir. Enter Lady VVealthy to him L. Weal Mr. Welbred I find Miracles are not ceas'd altogether by your making me a visit when your Pockets are full VVel Madam I wonder you could ever have such thought of me L. VVeal I do y'e wrong I warrant ye VVel In that behalf Madam you wrong my heart that loves you equally in all Conditions L. Weal That is to say you care not a pin for me at any time Prithee what is thy love Welbred VVel 'T is your fair self L. VVeal By my troth i 'me sorry to 〈◊〉 it for then I am nothing VVel Nay widdow why so 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that values you above his life L. VVeal I believe you do at any time you have lost your money for then you 'r weary of living No Gentleman if a winning hand can be my Rival a losing hand shall be yours VVel But why so sharp widdow â—…ow I have convinc'd you that i 'me not of this humour L. VVeal Convince me for once sure you think I am â—…very fond loving Lady perhaps if you keep at this rate for a whole twelve moneth a year after that I may tell you my mind VVel Why won't you marry me to day L. VVeal VVhy should you think I 'le hang my self to morrow VVel Nay prithee be more mild faith I love thee truely and nobly end fooling and be kind to me L. VVeal No no to be kind to you is to begin fooling VVel VVell I 'le hold my peace a woman sometimes loves to be Courted with the Eyes and not with the Tongue so that for this time I 'le convey my love to thee by looks but hark ye though you don't care for me I hope you love me