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A53070	The country captaine and the Varietie, two comedies written by a person of honor ; lately presented by His Majesties servants at the Black-Fryars.; Country captaine	Newcastle, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1592-1676.; Newcastle, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1592-1676. Varietie.	1649 (1649)	Wing N877; ESTC R16163	76,528	194

sword of his rivall is more welcome then all the silken soft natur'd 600. a yeare widgeons that will bee baffl'd in their best cloathes and goe downe into the Country every vacation like Attorneys to bee beaten against the next tears me get damages by it But I forget some affaires that concernes me take my leave your desertes upon mee are eminent and many and for all your noble services I will promise you nothing you apprehend me Dev. T is too much sweete Lady Sist. I am so weary I can stay no longer with you Exit Dev. You make me over happie soe soe the matters done I may visite my freinds hum well thought upon I shall leave her Joyes without any bound to entertaine me if I first beate this foolish rivall of mine and present her with his sword shee assures me hee dares not fight it shall bee soe thus with one baffeling and disarminge him I shall secure my Mistresse and get the reputation of a fighting Cavalier which may save me many knocks heere after among men of stronge faith that shall heare how much honour I have else where taken up upon the Tickett Exit Enter Vnderwitt Sackbury Vnd. Stand right to your files Make even your rankes Silence Front to the right hand As you were To the right hand about By the left hand as you were Rankes To the right double Rankes as you were Rankes to the left double Middle men to the right hand double the front Middle men to the right intire double the front Files to the right To the left To the right hand Counter march to the right To the left Wheele about Sack Rantan enough you must not waste your lunges at once march faire and make a Captaine When these wordes of command are rotten wee will sow some other military seedes you beare a braine and memory Vnd. I hope soe Sact. And now you are chosen a Captaine for the Country you must give good example to your souldiers and cherish nature after excercise you must drinke sack sack is a fortifier Come wee 'le to the Towne Vnd. With all my heart Enter Master Court Heere is one Master Courtwell let us take him with us Sack My costiue Countryman he 's an Anabaptist hee will not drinke and yet hee kist the cupp oft last night me thought when his mistris dranke to him Wee 'le try how is 't my man of morall breedinge Court My man of warr Tresbone your servant Captaine Sack Why this was spoake like one of us can'st doe 't againe thy voice is more Authentick sownds as I have heard a Cavalier in a Taverne or like the merry Master of the dragon Smale Neptune that comptroules the rich Canaries when hee commands the Tritons of his celler scud and bringe wine you varletts with a flavour for my Nobillitie wee were conspiringe to goe to the Taverne Court I 'le make one Gentlemen to wast away some melancholly Sack Spoake boldly like an Argonaut Court I am not now in London upon a hall day marchinge with the Puinees Twenty of us in a Teeme to Westminster in our torne gownes embrodered with strand dirt to heare the law Sack Is not thy Father dead thou talke'st soe well how I was couzend in thee come a way Enter Thomas Vnd. Heere 's my man Thomas Sack Now the newes Sir Tristram Tho. Oh the Gentleman is mad Vnd. What Gentleman Tho. Why Master Engine that did faint last night Vnd. With feare of being hang'd for his projections Court My Vncle told me of him Sack Send him to Bedlam then what makes hee heere cleane straw a good whipp are held restoratives Tho. Hee walkes and talkes the madliest twenty midwifes are nothinge to him hee drownes all their noyce his tonge is twenty ringes of bells and yet hee seemes soe merry Enter Engine Eng. Save you Gentlemen Gallants Cavaleires how far travell you me thinkes you are finely accomodated are you a doctor Sir Sack No but I can tell you how to purge if it please you Eng. You say very well troth Gentlemen you must pardon me cry you mercy your name is Captaine Vnderwitt Vnd. Yes Sir but my Mother came of the Overmuches by the Peake she broake my Fathers heart and Sir Richard buried her Thinges must bee as please the Starrs Eng. What thinke you of the Blazinge Start in Germany accordinge to Ptolomy t is very strainge does the race hold at Newmarkett for the cupp when is the cookinge Gentleman there are a parcell of rich jewells to bee sould now if a man had monie I doe meane to builde a very fine howse next sommer and fish ponds What did you heare of the new play I am affrayed the witts are broaken there bee men will make affidavit they have not hearde a good iest since Tarleton died pray may I craue your name Sir Court. My name is Courtwell Sir Eng. In your eare I have a cast of the best Marlens in England but I am resolve'd to goe no more by water but in my coach did you ever see the great Shipp Sack I have been one of the twentie that have din'd in her Lanthorne Eng. It may bee soe shee is a good sailer but I 'le tell you one thinge I meane to have the best pack of hounds in Europe Sir Richard loves the sport well and then if I can but finde out the reason of the loade stone I were happie and would write non ultra Sack The Philosophers stone were better in my opinion have you no proiect to gett that Court That has startled him I doubt this fellow does but counterfeit Aside Vnd. What thinke you of the Dromedary that was to bee seene on the back side of the Bell Eng. I have seene a stranger beast Sack Soe have I I have seene you before now Sir Eng. Why then I 'le tell you the straingest beast that ever I saw was an Ostriche that eate up the Iron-mines but now you talke of birdes I sawe an Eliphant beat a tailor in the fencing schole at his owne weapon Tho. The Spanish needle Eng. Hee did out eate him in bread and that was miraculous I have seene a cattamountaine once but all was nothing to the Lady that turnd rounde threaded needles Court Troth Sir I thinke you have turn'd round too and are not setteled yet Eng. Now you talke of settelinge I knew a Gentleman that was borne to a great fortune sould all his land went to sea in a Hollander was taken by a Dunckercke at 7. yeares and stole away in a English bottome after that saw both the Indies for all this was taken by a Turkish man of warr put into the Gallies and for ought I heare by credible report is not settled yet Tho. Sure hee is a great Scholler a man cannot understand him Vnd. His braines are out of tune Eng. Now you talke of musick there is noe man in the world loues musick better then I I 'le give you the reason I have ben deafe almost

i' th Town Man They talk her a wit and a most superstitious observer of persons and their garbes I never had the happiness to kiss her hand or be known to her but I converse with some who are very high and loud in her character another time Enter Jeere Major and Minor I le wait upon you Who are these Sr Will In what grott hast thou spent thy time that thou art ignorant of these people These two are held the wits That is the remarkable Jeerer of the Town and has purchas'd to himself the title of a Jeere Major Man Why Is there a Regiment of Jeerers Sr Will You shall pardon me there are sets of them as there are of Fidlers there is first a set of Court Jeerers spruce half-witted men confident and fierce in their opinions these are men that make themselves musick and their cloths make roome for their wit and go before in all companies Then there is the town Jeerers like Hoboyes or Waites of the City that think they are wise when they are loud and make a noise when they come to Plaies to distract the next mans understanding There are Jeerers at time of the yeer that go down into the Countrey and infect Wakes and Faires and the Sizes with their impudence with which they save charges and are never without the name of a great Lord to whom they are cosin Germane Man But what has he deserved to be called a Jeere Major and to beare such a title I have seen the Rooke Sr Will An excellent ill nature has preferd him to opinion the other has merited but the name of a Jeere minor yet they can see me pleasant in their reproaches and laugh in their own defence which many times keeps off the cudgell Man Nay Jeering is a blessing that every man may have if he give his mind to it but wit if I remember what I was taught happens not to one amongst five hundred on 'em But I forget my affaire Sr Will Shall 's meet and be merry this Evening Man There 's no musick in me without my singing birds about me then I am a Lord and when I put on my habit of Leister I am his own excellence Sr Will Dost thou preserve that him or still Man I may chance by the false light of the Evening march to thy Lodging Sr Will Dost know where t is I am remov'd whisper Man So no discoveries what Prince I am Sr Will A match that shape will beget us some mirch Man Your most humble servant Exit Sr Will My Mistris is somewhat melancholy if he come in that phantasticall habit we shall have rare sport beyond his expectation to have the Ladies laugh at him Exit Enter Simpleton and Jeerers Simp. This is very fine wit yfaith and soone learnd I thinke a little more on 't sweet Gentlemen Jeer. Suppose you were foxd last night thus I come to you and accost Save you Sir you must know I must laugh all the while how fare you Sir Do not some fumigations remaine some vapours not dissipated a kind of Vertigo a weakning of the Nerves or so Ha ha ha what thinks your Worship of milke now thin broth or a Julip of pitifull Six for a penance to settle you or a haire of the same whelp Ha ha ha there 's wit for you Simp. There 's no harme in the world in it nor no exceptions if you laugh in the right place 2 Jeer. Now imagine you met an honourable Gentleman that had got a hurt in the groine thus I invade you but the laugh must hold me too Simp. By any meanes I cannot choose but laugh my self 1 Jeer. There is no safe jeering without it 2 Jeer. Sir you have been at push of pike and received a hurt upon some unslaught in some female service Ha ha ha your breath is Aromatick since you kiss'd your Mistris and your water out-smells the violet ha ha ha by the powerfull yclipped Turpentine t is true what pitty t is you went without a charme or had no acquaintance with a Laplander to make you Venus-shot-free Ha ha ha and how many french tennisballs have you in your flanke now ha ha ha 1 Jeer. You sate up at play all night and lost your money another now Simp. Not I a penny I sent a buffe Gentleman that lookt big upon me after an ill hand twenty peeces upon halfe a dozen oaths 1 Jeer. A good pawne keep his oaths if he do not pay your money take the forfeit and if he be a Gamester he 'll be undone for want of swearing 2 Jeer. Suppose it lost 1 Jeer. Me thinks Cavallier you looke pale since you came from the charnelhouse did the bones affright you you are a most religious Gentleman when you are at dice and do so pray for 3 fives 3 foures at in and in with what devotion you look on the seven of Spades and eight of Diamonds at cribbish ha ha how zealously you invoke the Saints to fit you with cards at picket or lebet Simp. I invoke the Saints 1 Jer. I speake to the catholicke gamester that understands all games Simp. By the way though doe you think there are any gamesters in heaven 1 Jeer. It is to be feared they may lose so much upon earth they will hardly purchase a place there or if any get thither which must be excellent throwing he would be more call'd upon and perhaps puld downe agen upon every dispute at play to be Groome porter 2 Jeer. How like you these Simp. You shall both with me to my Mistris and help to Jeere my rivalls 1 Jeer. Your Mistris Simp. I Mistris Lucy Lady Beaufeilds daughter my Landlady Mistris Voluble has commended me to her and I hope to carry her if one Gentl that she loves better do not get her away Ambo Wee 'l jeere him to death Simp. That were an excellent way I thinke there is no statute against that I care not what becomes on him he put bitter jests upon me tother day before the Ladies and I making use of your wit Gentlemen he told me to my face that I talk'd nothing but clinches as I am a Gentleman he did 2 Jeer. Oh barbarous 1 Jer. You shall wound him with his owne weapon and by a direction we can give you you shall so jeere him that he shall offer boote to change understandings with you 2 Jeer. Wee 'l make him so ridiculous he shal laugh at himselfe Simp. That will be rare I have sent for my Mother to towne to be acquainted with Ladies and learn dressing my Landlady hath promised to commend a Gentlewoman to waite upon her and teach her the art of painting and all the postures of a great woman I do meane she shall marry some Knight or other and be Ladified 2 Jeer. It wil be necessary Simp. Though I say it the woman is flexible and has been in her daies My Father might have been a Knight and he had not been an Asse and

lov'd his mony but we lose time let 's to my Mistres Gentlemen Both We attend sir Exeunt Enter Formall with a Table Booke For. The same day a Dolphin taken in a net at Woolidge and ten live Pilchards in a Salmons belly strange things the 13. of July the Caramountaine kittend in the Tower an Eeleship spring a leak shooting the Bridge heere are prodigious things Enter Newman Mr. Newman New Mr. Usher how does your Lady For. She is in health New And Mistris Lucy For. Both in the Garden Sir you have good intelligence what newes abroad a touch to your servant New Alas you are acquainted with the state mysteries For. Troth Sir I know little or if I did I would be loath to speake it but to a friend the times are dangerous New Y' are right Mr. Formall but be not nice I know you are furnish'd with newes as well as some that give pensions though 't were to a Captaine in these warlike-times to have it made for 'em you being a quotidian ambler upon impertinent visits must needs gleane the secrets of the court and state For. Sir I dare trust you with any thing but pray do not speak on 't there is a great man in the world New Think you so For. That New What has he done For. You shall excuse me but New VVhat his name For. You shall excuse me for that too a word to the wise you can guesse what I meane and let that passe and now we talke of state affaires there is a packet come out of the North and a box in your eare sir New What is said to be in that packet For. Ther 's the businesse but that no body knowes New Is 't possible For. Tak 't upon my word you are a friend I heare further at Mr. Secretaries but you must say nothing of it you undoe me if you doe the King goes to Hampton Court next weeke but how long he stayes is uncertaine Sir you see I put my selfe into your hands New But is this done like a wiseman to reveale these mysteries to trust these secrets to one you have not known above 7 Yeare if I should inform what will become of you and your estate oh you must be cautious though for my part For. Oh Sir I know to whom I speak and will tell you more for I dare trust you with my soule they say the Northerne progresse holds this yeare and that the Elke is dead in the new great parke New I hope not For. T is as I tell you by the fall of a tree doe not you remember a tempest foure nights agoe then 't was blustring times Mr. Newman New That makes Van Trumpe so troubled with the winde colicke but now the Hollanders as they report have many Engineers and Mathematitians set a work how to keep and vent it at their pleasure and so to serve in Navigation for their ships that there may be ventus liber as well as ventus clausus answerable to the two Seas For. Ha ha that 's newes indeed alas mine is but domestick but what do you heare of London Bridge it is whisper'd by some it will and some againe point blank say it will not be repaired but make not me the Authour New And I do heare the Camells decay at Tiballs but pray no more of it from me For. You shall not doubt me Sir you do not heare of the Dolphin New Of France For. Taken as Woolidge in a net New Of Italian cutworke For. The newes is not common of the Pilchards the Catamountaine nor the Eeleship New Not a word For. You shall heare more I am your servant Here is Mistris Lucy Sir and Mistris Voluble Enter Lucy and Voluble Vol. I confesse he has no overcharge of wit that will be your happinesse he has a good estate and you may live with more delight than a court Lady he is a handsome man too I am bound to give you my advise for your mothers sake whose servant I am by many obligations she has been my customer for face-water and pomatum these many yeares Lu. But if you be so skilfull as you are profest and read in the secrets of nature you can tell by your art where I shall fixe my affection doe not you know Mr. Newman Vol. I never see the Gentleman but I am not ignorant that he matches in the Vanne and leades the file of your amorous servants but Lu. But what Vol. If you love your selfe Luc. He is a well-bred Gentleman and one deserves my good opinion hee 's here New They observe me Exit Form I kisse your hand faire Mistris Lucy what 's she that lookes so like one of the Sibills Vol. Is this the Gentleman you declare so civill and well-bred Lady If I have any skill take heed on him he has an unlucky countenance New This Gypsey will but cozen you Lu. She is excellent cunning and has foretold strange things beleeve it New If my Mistris have an opinion of her Art she may do me a displeasure I have heard much talk of this woman some say she is a Witch too and weares the Devill in her thumbe Ring I would not anger one of her Familiars Take no offence Mistris at the rudenesse of my Language this Lady shall give a very faire pawne the word of a Gentlewoman that I shall be of good behaviour if you please not to interpret me too hastily Vol. There is some text in your forehead Sir that wants a comment but I le not so much study your satisfaction Lu. Nay thou shalt not be displeased with him Enter Lady Beaufield and Sir William Vol. Alas I am not angry here 's my Lady and Sir William Beau. You are Master of an excellent language Sir Sr Wil. You honour me too much it is because you are the excellent Subject Madam and being the perfection of your Sexe an argument to create Eloquence in every tongue Beau Then I must think you flatter these praises are misplac'd I shall suspect you love me not or are not wise Sr Will Why Madam Beau. You take such paines and make a pilgrimage to that 's within your reach I must confess I like Discourse but think not all my soule plac'd in my eare although I love a Lute well it follows not I should dote upon a Cimball Sr Wil. A Cimball Beau. And dance as I were stong with a Tarantula when you are at it rosting of a Galliard You overdo this instrument give me your courtship in a phrase is fit to own and understand Sr Will Your pardon Madam I affect not bold and over-rack'd Hyperboles although I might insist upon the wealth and fulness of your merits to which all praise that can flow from me is Justice such command you have upon your humble Servant I rather wish my tongue a forfeit to perpetuall silence then with one harsh sound offend your eare you 'l give me leave I hope to say I love you Beau. This is English Sir and