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A77565	Five new playes, (viz.) The madd couple well matcht. Novella. Court begger. City witt. Damoiselle. By Richard Brome.	Brome, Richard, d. 1652?; Brome, Alexander, 1620-1666.; Cross, Thomas, fl. 1632-1682, engraver.	1653 (1653)	Wing B4870; Wing B4866; Wing B4868; Thomason E1423_1; ESTC R202038	142,986	500

will not take it Wat. The Woman shall take it for now know sir I love you not so ill as to undoe you This Woman has beene mine as much as yours shee has done as much with mee for Offices and Service I have done for her as shee has done with you for Love and Money let her deny 't Car. I have lately suspected so Wat. And if her Friends will make her brace of hundreds a leash I 'le marry and honestifie her La. Honest Wat in good earnest Gentlewoman with your hand give him your consent and I 'le supply you with the od hundred pound for Wats love to his Master Thr. Will you La. Yes and with your allowance it shall be in lieu of the hundred I tooke in Commodity of her Kinswoman Mistris Saleware which would never thrive with mee as it may properly with them as 't was the price of lust you know it was and how untowardly things have chanc'd amongst us since it was so And now that I have declin'd it you shall see how sweetly all will be reconcil'd Thr. Doe as you please La. Goe get you to the Priest presently and bring him hither for thy Master Wat Exit Wat. Phe. Enter Lord Lovely Old Bellamy Saveall Saleware Alicia Lov. Madam you sent for mee though I had former cause to require a conference with you La. My cause my Lord is almost ended among our selves Pray let your former therefore be determin'd first your Lordship may be pleas'd to sit Lo. I desire first by good Sir Anthony's patience Madam a word with you in absence of all the rest except this Gentlewoman Thr. With all respect my Lord La. No you shall stay and all the rest speake openly my Lord I doe beseech you Lo. My modesty forbids La. I 'le speake it for you then Good my Lord sit judge This Woman comes to accuse me of incontinency with your servant Bellamy is it not so Old Bel. I marry dos shee Madam to make her word good to my Lord that he would have lien with her too And sayes that Bellamy affirm'd to her that he did I mary did he with your Ladiship La. Ha ha ha I have a Nephew here affirm'd as much Enter Wat whispers Car. I am sorry I said so much 't was but my suspition in the dayes of my wickednesse I am honest now and can thinke no such matter O is the parson come Exit Ca. Cros. Wat. Thr. I feare I shall be wretched Sav. You are wretched in your feare note your Wifes confidence Can Guilt looke with that Face Lov. I understand that Bellamy is in your house La. Forth comming my good Lord Good Master Bellamy fetch your Nephew you 'l finde him in my Chamber Exit Fitz. And in this respect you shall give me leave My Lord to call your honour into question Lov. Y' are very round with mee Mr. Fitzgerrard What is your question Fitz. Where is my Sister Amie Lov. Aske you mee Fitz. Yes and in honour y' are to answer me It is too evident your courtship wonne Her Virgin honour Lov. Then I forc'd her not Fitz. The blame of that lay therefore on her selfe That losse I seeke not after but I aske Her life and being if shee live or be Of you my Lord since it is manifest Shee left her friends and Country shortly after Her folly had betrayd her into shame To be at your dispose as wee presume She is since in her two yeares absence we Have sought all other wayes in vaine you shall Do therefore well my Lord to render her Or give me leave to urge you t'an accompt Of what 's become of her Lov. You cannot sure Compell mee sir Fitz. To hazard of my life I will my Lord Lov. That shee is lost I am grieved But for your stout demand I 'le answer you at Weapons time and place convenient Enter Old Bellamy and Bellamy in a Womans habit Closet Old Bel. I 'le end your difference Cosen Fitzgerrard here is your Sister Amie my Lord here is your servant Bellamy whom I preferr'd to you as my Nephew to be a Go-betwixt you and Mistresses which quality I now abhorre as I could wish your Lordship would leave Wenching for this inconstant Womans sake that would be prostitute unto your servant 'T was a flat bargaine and but a flat one but for the non-performance her husband may thanke their party of Sex not his wifes want of desire Sal. Nere the sooner for a hasty word I hope Old Bel. What further end shee had to serve your Lordship she may relate her selfe Bel. Lost to my selfe and friends being made unfit In any other Region to appeare And more unable to live other where Then in the presence of my loved Lord Although not as my selfe I did assume That Masculine boldnesse so to let you know My Lord that I more fully could subsist By the meere sight of you and so containe My selfe then she your more respected Mistris Could in the rich and plentifull enjoyments Of your most reall and essentiall favours Lov. Sweet let us speake aside Sal. What ayles my Friend is not all this now but a plot to make me jealous Al. I am discover'd and undone chafes Sal. Nere the sooner for a hasty word I hope Friend Come leave your waggery is not all this but a plot now to make me jealous La. Your Plot good Mistris Saleware would not hold Sal. Nor shall it hold good Madam I cannot be jealous Sapientia mea mihi La. Yet the young Gentleman such as you see he is has lien with mee of old before I was married doe not looke so dismaydly I will not detect you with my husband for a hundred pound Sal. Nor will I be jealous for a thousand Madam your plot 's too weake Facks but where 's my injur'd Kinswoman Madam La. O Phebe Gin crack shee is by this time righted that is Married Sa. Sapientia mea mihi agen then for that that was my plot and it held Madam Lov. My deare deare Amie and my Bellamy I doe commend your vow of future chastity Vowing the same my selfe and here before Your Brother and these friends to help your marriage I freely give you two hundred pounds a yeare During your life Sav. Now doe you note the effect of all Sir Anthony Thr. I doe with my much joy Lov. And Mistris Saleware for your falsehood Which I forgive because you are a Woman I quit familiarity with you and advise you To love your husband giving him no cause Of feare or jealousy Ali. Your Lordship councells well Sal. Hang feares and jealousies I would there were no greater in the Kingdome then in Tom Salewares Coxcombe But by your favour friend we will be friends no more but loving man and wife henceforward Ali. That shall be as you please Musick Enter Carelesse Crostill Wat Phebe La. See new Married couples please your Lordship to take notice Lov. Salutes the Brides Car. Unkle and Madam I am

man you should ha' put her to that her Husband 's but a Bungler Bel. How know you that Al. I doe but guesse Bel. Nay shee swore deeply and I believ'd her there too no man besides her husband but my selfe had e're injoy'd her but let me tell you Lady as shee was amply pleas'd she may thanke you Al. For sending you I know shee did and will Bel. That was the first respect but not the greatest For in our Act of love our first and second Act Al. Indeed Bel. In reall deed I can speak now like an embolden'd Lover Al. Well but what in your Acts of Love Bel. I had you still in my imagination and that enabled mee to be more gratefull to her Ladyship which wrought her thankfulnesse to you exprest in a hundred pieces sent by me more then I tould before which are your own shee sayes since tother morning shee was here with you Al. That token confirmes all Had I the spirit of Witchcraft when puting upon chance for my Revenge to find Reward Have you the money Bel. Safe at my Chamber for you Al. O you are cunning lesse I should breake with you you thought to oblige me by 't Bel. I 'le rather run and fetch you twice the summe I conceal'd it onely to give it you unexpectedly Al. Sweete Bellamy I am yours I could be sorry now I have lost so much of thee This Kisse and Name your time Sal. Would they had done whispering once that I might enter safe in my manners Bel. To morrow night Al. Shall you be ready so soone thinke you after your plentifull Lady-feast Bel. O with all fulnesse both of Delight and Appetite Al. And with all faith and secresie I am undone else you know my vowes unto my Lord Bel. And can you thinke I dare be found your meane to break 'em Al. No more my husband comes Pray Sir returne my thanks unto my Lord for his right noble bounty and not mine alone for so my husband in much duty bound also presents his thanks unto his Lordship Sal. Yes I beseech you sir Bel. I am your willing Messenger Sal. Hee is my most honored Lord and has so many wayes obliged me both by my wife and in mine owne particular that Bel. I take my leave Exit Sal. Still this is an Assinego I can never get him to stand a Conference or a Complement with mee But Sapientia mea mihi what was that friend you made mee send thanks for to his Lordship what new favour has hee done us besides his councell These Clothes the cost was mine you told mee out of the odd hundred pound you tooke what late Honour has hee done us Al. I st not enough I know Friend will you ever transgresse in your impertinent inquisitions Sal. I cry you mercy friend I am corrected justly Al. Will you never be governd by my judgement and receive that onely fit for you to understand which I deliver to you undemanded Doe not I know the weight of your floore thinke you Or doe it you on purpose to infringe friendship or breake the peace you live in Sal. Never the sooner for a hasty word I hope Friend Al. Did you not Covenant with mee that I should weare what I pleased and what my Lord lik'd that I should be as Lady-like as I would or as my Lord desir'd that I should come and go at mine own pleasure or as my Lord requir'd and that we should be alwayes friends and call so not after the sillie manner of Citizen and Wife but in the high courtly way Sal. All this and what you please sweete Courtly friend I grant as I love Court-ship it becomes thee bravely Al. O dos it so Sal. And I am highly honor'd And shall grow fat by the envy of my repining Neighbours that cannot maintaine their Wives so like Court-Ladies some perhaps not knowing wee are friends will say shee 's but Tom Salewares Wife and shee comes by this Gallantry the Lord knowes how or so But Sapientia mea mihi let the Assinegos prate while others shall admire thee sitting in thy Shop more glorious then the Maiden-head in the Mercers armes and say there is the Nonparrell the Paragon of the Citie the Flower-de-luce of Cheapside the Shop Court-ladie or the Courtshop Mistris ha' my sweet Courtlie friend Al. How do you talke As if you meant to instruct 'em to abuse me Sal. Sapientia mea mihi Al. To prevent that I will remove out of their walke and keepe shop no more Sal. Never the lesse for a hasty word I hope Friend Al. Fie 't is uncourtly and now I 'le tell you Friend unaskd what I have done for you besides in my late absence and all under one Sal. Under one yes I could tell her under whom if I durst Al. What 's that you say Friend mee thinkes you mutter Sal. No Friend I was guessing what that other thing might bee that you have done for mee all under one You have taken the House I 'le warrant that my Lord lik'd so Al. By my Lords favour and direction I have taken it And I will furnish it so Courtly you 'l admire Sal. Must I then give up Shop or lie so far remote Al. No you must keepe your Shop Friend and lie here if you please Sal. And not with you but there Al. No not with me at all Friend that were most uncourtly Sal. But I shall have a Chamber in your house and next to yours Then in my Gowne and Slippers Friend at Midnight or the first Cock Al. Softly for stumbling Friend I 'le doe you any honourable offices with my Lord as by obtaining sutes for you for which you must looke out and finde what you may fitly beg out of his power and by courtly favour But keepe your Shop still Friend and my Lord will bring and send you such custome that your Neighbours shall envy your wealth and not your Wife you shall have such commings in abroad and at home that you shall be the first head nominated i' the next Sheriffe season but I with my Lord will keepe you from pricking Bee you a Cittizen still Friend 't is enough I am Courtly Sal. Here 's a new Courtlie humour I see no remedy unlesse I run my selfe out of credit defie the life of a Cittizen and turn Courtly too Al. What 's that you say doe you not mutter now Friend Sal. No not a sillable Friend but may not I give up Shop and turne Courtly too Friend Al. As you respect my Lord and your own profit you must be a Cittizen still and I am no more a Cittizens Wife else and shee must be a Cittizens Wife that wust doe all in all with my Lord Friends Though my Lord loves the Clothes of the Court hee loves the diet of the City best Friend what ever I weare outwardly hee must finde me Cittizens Wife which Friend O hee 's a sweet Lord Sal. Well it shall be then as the sweete Lord will

with mee I love to dant these young things that love before they can love to the purpose or speake to 't handsomely like a Boy that would faine be shooting at wild-fowle before hee knowes how to discharge a Birding-piece I would heare you speake you have often muttered and fribled some intentions towards me but I would heare you speake Come if you love me lay by the feare of the Lord that sent you and tell me roundly now what you would have me doe Bel. I would intreat you Al. Well what Bel. That you would be pleas'd Al. With what or to doe what Bel. To weare this paire of Silke stockins for me Al. Is that all your sute 't is granted with my thanks to you Have you no more to say Bel. Yes I say you are the beautifull'st of Women and that my Lord in your enjoyment is the happiest Al. Nay thinke not of your Lord but aske me something Bel. I would but dare not hope for such a favour you 'l never grant it my unworthinesse Al. How can you tell Bel. You will not wrong my Lord so as to doe it Al. Not in his sight perhaps What is it come Bel. It is Al. It is then let it be so Go to Schoole child Bel. It is That you would let me give you this ring And grace it with your Finger Al. Will that be a wrong to your Lord Bel. Yes to weare any favours but his own Al. Dos he know this Bel. No nor I would not that he should and given by me for all the Rubies in Cheapside where I bought this but now over the way Al. Come sir I 'le dally w' ye no longer I know what you would have with me Bel. And now you will betray me I am sham'd then and undone Al. No but I have you o' the hip 'T is plaine you would lie with me deny it if you can Bel. O deare did I say so now Al. What need you when I know it you would lie with me and you shall Take courage man Bel. But in good earnest shall I shall I Al. Yes in good earnest you 'l finde it no trifling businesse when you come to 't once But sir upon condition Bel. Any condition Lady Al. All purpose on 't is lost and all comes out else Bel. Name your condition I 'le performe it if it be in the power of my life Al. You saw here at your comming a faire Lady Bell. I tooke no notice of her Al. But she did of you she is calld the Lady Thrivewell Bel. Sir Oliver Thrivewells Lady Al. The same you have known her it seemes Bel. Seene her before shee was married Al. I will be briefe with you as you love mee shee loves you as eagerly but with much more boldnesse you saw her whisper mee and how loth shee was to depart when her eye was upon you Bel. I did observe it Al. Shee is my noble friend and the sweetest Lady I need not set her out But though you thinke you suffer in your honour in being an instrument twixt your Lord and mee with the base blot of Pander sticking on you these were your words I have ingag'd my selfe for her to be your Pandaresse be so I shall be even with you in businesse if you account it so Bel. What d ee meane Lady Al. To urge against my selfe for that sweete Lady which no Woman else I thinke would doe that loves you so unfainedly as I But 't is my fate and the injunction I must lay upon you to make mee yours That first you give your selfe to her Embraces I 'le give you means for your accesse to her and your successe with her which done and on your faith affirm'd to mee 't is so I will perpetually bee yours more freely then your Lords Bel. You urge this but to try my constancy Al. For that I 'le satisfie you soon my husband coming we must to night at the Beare My Lord writes so Enter Saleware Sal. And there I will direct you in your progresse Ally how dost Mr. Bellamy how i st How dos my noble Lord You are sad methinks Ha' you overbought any thing here and so repent your bargaine Or cannot my wife and you agree upon 't you must use Mr. Bellamy kindly my sweet Ally hee is our noblest Lords most speciall favorite and must finde all faire dealing here as well when I am abroad as at home sweet heart Bel. You heare not mee complaine sir fare you well Exit Sal. What an Assinego 's this He might ha' thank'd mee for my good words though I meant him no good will I hope thou hast overreach'd him indeed Al. Thomas your hopes are vaine Thomas in seating mee here to overreach or underreach any body I am weary of this Mechanick course Thomas and of this courser habit as I have told you divers and sundry times Thomas and indeed of you Thomas that confine me to 't but the bound must obey Sal. Never the sooner for a hasty word I hope sweete Ally Not of me nor of my shop I prethee at seasonable times Love But for thy habit though this be decent on a Citizens wife use thine owne fancy let it be as Courtly or as Lady-like as thou pleasest or my Lords desires Al. Then I am friends agen Sal. Troth and I 'le call thee friend and I prethee let that be our familiar and common compellation friend it will sound daintily especially when thou shalt appeare too gallant to be my Wife Sa. Then let it be so friend Al. Intruth it shall and I am very much taken with it Friend I have found a Customer to day that will take off my rich parcell of broad Bed-lace that my Lord Paylate bespoke and left on my hands for lack of money Al. I have sold it already friend with other Laces at a good rate Sal. And all for ready money friend Al. Yes friend a hundred pounds and somewhat more Sal. Who would be or who could live without such a friend in such a shop This money comes so pat for a present occasion to stop a gap It has stopt a gap already friend Al. I have dispos'd of the money the odd hundred pound for apparrell friend and other accommodations for my selfe Sal. Never the sooner for a hasty word I hope friend Al. I have done it friend whereby to appeare more Courtly and Ladilike as you say to gaine you more custome to your Shop Sal. Uuch friend Is it so Al. And friend you must not be angry or thinke much of it if you respect your profit friend Sal. I were no friend but a wretch if I would No let it goe friend and Sapientia mea mihi is my word I must not grudge at my friend in any thing Al. Then friend let your shop be your own care for the rest of this day I have some busines abroad Sal. Whither sweet friend Al. Is that a friendly question Sal. I am corrected friend but will you not take a

some circumstance to make this probable Al. Must not I be believ'd you shall have instance then to make it truth Friend Thomas Pray verifie unto my Lord the discovery you made last night of me and Mr. Bellamy Enter Saleware Sal. 'T was thus my Lord an 't like your Lordship my wife was forth at evening an t like your Lordship as shee may have often beene an t like your Lordship and may be as oft agen an t like your Lordship Lo. Well pray thee on Sal. Forth shee was an t like your Lordship I staid supper and almost bed time for her an t like your Lordship And had even given her over for all night an t like your Lordship as I may of any night an t like your Lordship Lo. On I pray thee Sal. Yes an t like your Lordship upon some private notice given to me an 't like your Lordship that she was at a private lodging an t like your Lordship with a private friend an t like your Lordship over I went and found her abed an t like your Lordship and Mr. Bellamy even ready to go to bed to her an t like your Lordship Lo. Is this true Sa. As true as your Lordship lives an t like your Lordship Lo. How could you be betrayd so Al. The Villaine fetch'd mee forth and lodg'd mee there as by your appointment and for your own pleasure but when 't was late and that your Lordship came not thinking hee had an advantageous opportunity hee soone discovers his love to me and his treachery to your Lordship I being in a strait onely finding happy meanes to send for my husband to prevent him made him a false promise being secure in my husband and what had follow'd your Lordship understands Lo. I 'le nere trust man can blush and weepe agen Sa. Insooth an t like your Lordship I thought all had been but waggery an t like your Lordship to tempt mee unto jealousy and my wife knowing well enough that I was by bade Sweet Bellamy come to Bed O Wag Lo. What messenger brought you the notice Mr. Saleware Sa. A waterman my Lord and like your Lordship here 's the letter and like your Lordship Al. You told me you had lost it when I ask'd for t to burne it Sa. I thought I had Friend but I found it now and given it my Lord before I was aware Friend Al. Hell take that Letter Sa. Now abotts on 't for mee if thou beest angry Friend Al. You had better ha swallow'd it full of Ratsbane Sa. Nere the sooner for a hasty word I hope Friend Reades Lo. Mr. Saleware if you will avoyd a new addition of hornes come with this bearer over into Montagues close where you shall finde your Wife with a private Friend at a private lodging Hast thither and aske for one Bellamy Anonimus What Ridles this This is Bellamies owne hand I know it why should hee send to prevent himselfe or how could shee write his Character This Woman is not right Al. Doe you note my art my Lord to write as in a Mans Name when I wrought it my self Sa. And did not I tell you Friend it should ha' been Anonima Sapientia mea mihi Lo. Within there call Bellamy Enter Page Pa. Hee 's not within my Lord and has not beene to night Al. His absence is another circumstance to a probability my Lord But hee was seene this morning to goe in at Sir Anthony Thrivewels Lo. Goe let my Coach be ready presently Exit Pa. He should receive 500 l. there for me I trust he will not furnish himselfe with it for a flight Al. My Lord I gave you an inkling of a familiarity betwixt him and the Lady Thrivewell he has since declar'd their act of lust to me and urg'd it for an instance to my yeilding Lo. Can you affirme this Al. Yes to his face and hers Enter Saveall Lo. O Mr. Saveall welcome Sa. My Lord your servant Bellamy is receaving your money at Sir Anthony Thrivewells Lo. I thanke you Sav. But my Lord there is fallen an unhappy accident betweene Sir Anthony his Lady and his Nephew in which your servant Bellamy also is concern'd And your Lordship is much and most humbly besought by the Lady to heare and examine the difference Enter Old Bellamy Lo. I was preparing thither Oh Mr. Bellamy you have not eavesdropt have you Old Bel. Will you pardon me my Lord Lo. Yes if thou hast Old Bel. I have my Lord and am overjoyd to heare so well of my Nephew Lo. You may heare more anon come all along with me Ex. Omnes Old Bel. I may heare more anon your Lordship tho' knowes not of what so well as I doe know Exit ACT V. SCENE II. Enter Thrivewell Carelesse Lady Phebe Closet Wat. Thr. I Need not cast thee off or bid thee goe Now and for ever from me thine own shame Will force thee hence Car. You are deceiv'd in that Thr. What is thine own take with thee here 't is all Phebe Thou ever getst or canst expect from me Car. Shee was mine own before your wife became our coupler in English plaine our Bawd Thr. Use no uncivill Language while you are well Car. For which you have your witnesses this false Traytor that brought you on La. By my direction George Wat. No Traytor neither since you left to be my Master wounded and turnd me off Car. And this darke Lanthorne here this old deceptio visus That juggled the wrong party into my Bed Clo. Ha ha ha Car. Doe you grin Grim Malkin But sweete Madam if your fine Springall Bellamy had lien there in my stead she would ha' brought the right party your Ladiships Lilly white selfe Thr. How 's that La. No more o' that good George Car. Nay it shall out since you have wrought my ruine I will be the destruction of you all And therefore now heare mee O Knight and first resolve to make me rich in my reward for wonders I 'le unfold Thr. Canst thou expect reward from mee for any thing that can by thee be utterd Car. Reward why not why should not you reward my good Offices as well as punish my ill I must and will rely upon you for all the good that can befall mee or if I must expect no further from you I 'le give 't you gratis And if you be any thing but a Wittall heare mee La. What doe you meane Car. To set you out livelyer then all your paintings or d ee heare will you give mee a hundred pound a quarter for my silence La. Not a penny if you seeke my undoing heaven forgive you Thr. What Villaine canst thou speake to her prejudice Car. That which if you are no Wittall you 'l be leath to hear but you shall have it Thr. Darst thou talke so Car. And since you hold my attempt at her so haynous you may be pleas'd to know I was incited to 't by example of him I nam'd that smooth