VVinlove neither VVood. Yes I know you to be Mr. VVinlove Beau. Away with the Doater'd to the Jayle with him Sir Lyon Are you all setled to do mischief to me VVhy my Lord Beausoy methinks you might know me Tran. Away with him to my Lodgings for the present 'till we can get a Constable to charge him upon we shall have a hubbub in the Streets drag him I say Sir Lyon Rogues Villains Murderers I shall have Justice Exit with Sir Lyonell Wood. These are strange Passages I know not what to think of 'em but I am glad Biancha came not when they were here sure my Mounsier will not fail me Enter Winlove and Biancha Win. Now my Biancha I am truly Happy our Loves shall like the Spring be ever growing Bian. But how shall we Escape my Fathers Anger Win. Fear not I 'll warrant thee Wood. O here 's Biancha how now Mounsier brave What fancy 's this Win. O Mounsieur te Vous la Menes How d' ye do good Mr. Woodall how d' ye like my new Bride Wood. How how how Sir your Bride Seize on her quickly Win. Hands off she 's my Wife touch her who dares Will you have your Teeth pickt What d' ye think of giving 20 Peeces to teach your Mistriss French Wood. O Rogue I 'll have thee hang'd VVin. Or 40 Peeces to buy a Pair of Gloves to let you Steal Madam Biancha this Ring was bought with some of it ha ha ha Wood. Down with him down with him a damn'd Rascal Win. I do Which of you has a mind to breath a Vein 2 Fell. Nay if she be his Wife we dare not touch her Wood. I 'll fetch some body that shall O Devil Exit VVin. Ay do I am your poor Mounsieur ha ha ha Fear not Biancha he 'll fetch 'em all I know I warrant thee we shall appease thy Father Easily Bian. Trust me Sir I fear the Storm Enter Beaufoy Tranio Petruchio Margaret Sauny Snatchpenny Jamy Sir Lyonell Woodall and Attendants VVood. That Rogue that Damn'd Counterfit Frenchman has stolne your Daughter and Marryed her here they are VVin. Bless me What do I see yonder my Father in earnest Dear Sir your Blessing and your Pardon Sir Lyon My Dear Son Art thou alive then take it Bian. I must beg your Pardon too Sir VVin. And I most Honoured Father Beau. Why what 's the Matter What hast thou done VVoodall tells me thou hast Married the Frenchman VVin. Me she has Married but no Frenchman The right VVinlove Son to the right VVinlove is her Husband and your Son in-Law Saun. S'breed Sir ye act twa parts ye were but a Hamp-dresser in the last Act Sir Snatch 'T is time for us to be going I feel one Ear going off already Exit Beau. You amaze me Are not you the Frenchman Mr. VVoodall prefer'd to teach my Daughter Bian. No my Lord he put on that Disguise to Court me he is the true VVinlove Sir Lyon Marry is he my Son Sir VVin. Those were but 〈◊〉 of my making Wood. Here 's Patching with a Mistriss I 'm sure I am Gull'd Beau. But d' ye hear Sir Have you Married my Daughter without my Consent Sir Lyon Come my Lord now you must know me I will beg both their Pardons and Secure her a Jointure worthy her Birth and Fortune VVin. You are a Father now Indeed Beau. Sir Lyonell excuse my rashness I accept your noble Proffer you are forgiven Saun. S'breed Sir we sal nere go to Dunner Sir the Deel forgat and forgive you aw Sir Sir Lyon But where is that Rogue that would have sent me to Jayle I 'll slit his Nose for him VVin. I must beg his Pardon for he did all for my Sake Sir Lyon Well Sir for your Sake I Pardon him Beau. Come Gentlemen all to my house we shall there end all our Doubts and drownd our fears VVood. Sir I shall expect my Money back again 't is enough to loose my Mistriss VVin. No Faith 't is in better hands already you 'll but fool it away you 'll be hireing Frenchmen agen Wood. Well mock on I 'll in and eat out part of it Beau. Come Gentlemen Marg. Husband will you not go with my Father Pet. First kiss me Peg and I will Marg. What in the midle of the Street Pet. What art thou Asham'd of me Marg. Not so Sir but asham'd to kiss so openly Pet. Why then let 's home again Sauny lead the way Saun. Gud the Deel a bit will Saundy Budge before Dunner Sir Marg. Nay I will give thee a kiss nay pray now stay Pet. So is not this well come my sweet Peg. Bian. Sister I hope we shall be friends now Maâ—g I was never Foes with you Win. Come fairest all the Storms are overblown Love hath both Wit and Fortune of her own Exeunt ACT V. Enter Margaret and Biancha Bian. BUt is 't Possible Sister he shu'd have us'd you thus Marg. Had I serv'd him as bad as Eve did Adam he coud not have us'd me worse but I am resolv'd now I 'm got home again I 'll be reveng'd I 'll muster up the Spight of all the Curs'd Women since Noahs Flood to do him Mischeif and add new Vigour to my Tongue I have not par'd my Nails this fortnight they are long enough to do him some Execution that 's my Comfort Bian. Bless me Sister how you talk Marg. Thou art a Fool Biancha come Learn of me thou art Married to a Man too thou dost not know but thou mayst need my Councel and make good use on 't Thy Husband bares thee fair yet but take heed of going home with him for when once he has thee within his verge 't is odds he 'll have his freaks too there 's no trusting these Men Thy temper is soft and easy thou must Learn to break him or he 'll break thy Heart Bian. I must Confess I shou'd be Loath to be so us'd but sure Mr. VVinlove is of a better Disposition Marg. Trust him and hang him they 'r all alike Come thou shalt be my Schollar learn to Frown and cry out for unkindness but brave Anger thou hast a Tongue make use on 't Scould Fight Scratch Bite any thing still take Exceptions at all he does if there be Cause or not if there be reason for 't he 'll Laugh at thee I 'll make Petruchio glad to wipe my Shoes or walk my Horse ere I have done with him Enter Petruchio Winlove Sauny Bian. Peace Sister our Husbands are both here Marg. Thou Child I am glad on 't I 'll speak louder Pet. Well Brother VVinlove now we are truly happy never were Men so blest with two such Wives VVin. I am glad to hear you say so Sir my own I 'm sure Im blest in Pet. Yours why Biancha's a Lyon and Margaret a meer Lamb to her I tell thee Winlove there 's no Man living tho I say 't but 't is no matter since she does not hear me
SAUNY the SCOT OR THE Taming of the Shrew Sauny the Scott OR THE Taming of the Shrew A COMEDY As it is now ACTED at the THEATRE-ROYAL Written by J. LACEY Servant to His MAJESTY And Never before Printed Then I 'll cry out Swell'd with Poetick Rage 'T is I John Lacy have Reform'd your Stage Prol. to Rehers London Printed and Sold by E. Whitlock near Stationers-Hall 1698. ACTORS NAMES LOrd Beaufoy Woodall Petruchio the Tamer Geraldo Tranio Sir Lyonell Winlove Winlove his Son Snatchpenny Iamy Sauny the Scott Curtis And other Serving-men Philip And other Serving-men Margaret the Shrew Biancha her Sister Mr. Iohnson Mr. Powell Mr. Thomas Mr. Harland Mr. Mills Mr. Penkethman Mr. Hains Mr. Bullock Mrs. Verbrugen Mrs. Cibber SAUNEY the SCOT OR The Taming of the SHREW Enter Winlove and his Man Tranio Win. I Am quite weary of the Country Life there is that Little thing the World calls Quiet but there is nothing else Clowns live and die in 't whose Souls lye hid here and after Death their Names My Kinder Stars I thank 'em have Wing'd my Spirit with an Active Fire which makes me wish to know what Men are Born for to Dyet a Running Horse to give a Hawk casting to know Dogs Names These make not Men no 't is Philosophy 't is Learning and Exercise of Reason to know what 's Good and Virtuous and to break our Stubborn and Untemper'd Wills to Choose it This makes us Imitate that Great Divinity that Fram'd us Tran. I thought you had Learn't Philosophy enough at Oxford what betwixt Aristotle on one side and Bottle-Ale on the other I am confident you have arriv'd at a Pitch of Learning and Virtue sufficient for any Gentleman to set up with in the Countrey that is to be the Prop of the Family Winl. My Father's Fondness has kept me so long in the Country I 've forgot all I 'd Learn't at the University Besides take that at Best it but Rough-casts us No London is the Choisest Academy 't is that must Polish us and put a Gloss upon our Country-Studies Hither I 'm come at last and do resolve to Glean many Vices Thou Tranio hast been my Companion still one Bed has held us one Table fed us and tho' our Bloods give me Precedency that I count Chance My Love has made us Equal and I have found a frank return in thee Tran. Such a Discourse commands a Serious Answer Know then your Kindness tells me I must Love you The Good you have Taught me Commands me to Honour you I have Learnt with you to hate Ingratitude But setting those aside for thus I may seem to do it for my own sake be assur'd I must Love you though you hate me I neither look at Vice nor Virtue in you but as you are the Person I dote on Win. No more I do believe and know thou lov'st me I wonder Iamy stays so long behind You must look out to get me handsome Lodgings sit to receive such Friends the Town shall bring me you must take care of all for I 'm resolv'd to make my Study my sole Business I 'll live handsomly not over high nor yet beneath my Quality Enter Beaufoy Margaret Biancha Woodall and Geraldo But stay a little What Company 's this Beau. Gentlemen Importune no farther you know my firm Resolve not to bestow my Youngest Daughter before I have a Husband for the Elder if either of you both Love Pegg because I know you well and love you well You shall have freedom to Court her at your Pleasure Wood. That is to say we shall have leave to have our Heads broken a prime Kindness by'ur Lady she 's too rough for me There Geraldo take her for me if you have any Mind to a Wife to her you are Young and may clap Trammel's on her and strike her to a Pace in time I dare not deal with her I shall never get her out of her high Trot. Marg. 'T is strange Sir you should make a Stale of me among these Mates thus Geral. Mates Madam 'Faith no Mates for you unless you were a little Tamer wo worth him that has the Breaking of you Marg. Take heed I don't bestow the Breaking of your Calves Head for you You Mate Marry come up go get you a Sempstress and run in Score with her for Muckinders to dry your Nose with and Marry her at last to pay the Debt And you there Goodman Turnep-eater with your Neats-Leather Phisnomy I 'll send your Kitchen-wench to Liquor it this Wet-weather Whose old Bootes was it cut out of Ger. From all such Potticoate Devils deliver us I pray Tran. Did you ever see the like Sir that Wench is either stark Mad or wonderful Froward Wood. I can't tell but I had as live take her Dowry with this condition to be whipt at Chairing-cross every morning Ger. Faith as you say there 's small choice in rotten Apples but since 't is as 't is let us be Friendly Rivals and endeavour for a Husband for Margaret that Biancha may be free to have one and then he that can win her wear her Wood. I would give the best Horse in Smith-field to him that would throughly Woe her Wed her and Bed her and rid the House of her to carry her far enough of well come agreed Exit Tran. But pray Sir is 't possible that Love should of a sudden take such hold of you Win. O Tranio till I found it to be true I never found it possible but she has such attractive Charms he were a stone that did not Love her I am all fire burn pine perish Tranio unless I win her Counsel me and Assist me Dear Tranio Tran. Are all your Resolutions for Study come to this you have got a book will hold you tack you are like to be a fine Virtuoso now must we to a Chymist to set his Still a going for Philters Love Powders and Extracts of Sigh's and Highoe's Win. Nay Tranio do not make Sport with my Passion it is a thing so deeply rooted here it cannot dye but it must take me with it help me or hope not long to see thy Master Tran. Nay Sir if you are so far gone there 's no remedy we must contrive some way but 't will be difficult for you know her Father has mew'd her up and till he has rid his hands of her Sister there 's no coming near her Win. Ah Tranio what a cruel Father's he but don't you remember what care he took to provide Masters for her Tran. I Sir and what of all that Win. Y' are a Fool can't I be perfer'd to her to teach her French I have a good command of the Language and it may be easily done Tran. I don't apprehend the easiness of it for who shall be Sir Lyonels Son here in Town To ply his Studyes and wellcome his Friends visit his Kindred and entertain ' em Win. Be content I have a Salve for that too we have
you had best stop your Ears 'T is better set my Tongue at Liberty then lee my Heart break Pet. Speak Peg by all means say what thou wilt Sirrah carry that tawdry thing away Ceraldo tell him you 'll see him paid Aside and bid him leave it Come what sayst thou Peg Ger. Leave the Gown in the next Room Taylor and take no notice of what he says I 'll see you paid for 't Aside Exit Marg. Why I say I will have that Gown and every thing I have a mind 〈…〉 not bring you such a Portion to be made a Fool of Pet. Very true thou' rt in the right Peg come le ts to Horse these Cloaths will serve turn at present till we can get better Go Sirrah lead the Horses to the Lands end thether we 'll walk a foot le ts see I think 't is about seven a Clock we shall reach to my Father in Laws by Dinner time with Ease Marg. 'T is almost Two you cannot get thether by Supper time Pet. It shall be seaven e're I go why what a Mischief's this what I say or do you are still crossing it Let the Horses alone I will not go to day and e're I do it shall be what a Clock I please Marg. Nay Sir that shant stop our Journey 't is seaven or two or nine or what a Clock you please pray le ts go Saun. Ye's have it what hour you wull Sir Pet. Very well it is so get ready quickly Come Geraldo let 's all go we shall help mend the Mirth at my Sisters Wedding Ger. I 'll wait on you Pet. Come Peg get on your things Marg. Let me but once see Lincolns-Inn-Fields agen and Yet thou shalt not Tame me Enter Tranio and Snatchpenny Tran. Now Sirrah be but Impudent enough and keep state like the old Knight and thou art made for ever Snatch I warrant ye Sir I know it to a hair my Lord Beaufoy and I were School fellows together at Worster my Estate lyes in the Vale of Evesham Three thousand Pound a year and Fifteen hundred a year I settle upon you upon the Marriage let me alone I am Sir Lyonell himself Tran. Right right Excellent brave How now Enter Jamy Iam. To your Postures old Sinner be an exquesite Rascal and then thou shalt be a Rogue Paramount thou shalt lay the Dragon asleep while my Master steals the Pippins Tran. Well Iamy What hast thou done Iam. I have been with my Lord Beaufoy presented your Fathers and your Service to him and told him the old Knight was happily come to Town and hearing of your Love to Biancha was so overjoy'd he would Settle all upon you Tran. Well and what said he Iam. He gave me a Peece for my News I told him Sir Lyonell desired his Company just now to treat upon the Match he 's coming in all hast he longs to be Couzend and Snatchpenny if thou dost not do it Snatch Then hang me Iam. Mum look to 't he 's here Enter Beaufoy and VVinlove Beau. Mr. Winlove your Man tells me your Father is just happily come to Town Where is he Tran. Here Sir this is my Father Time has been too Bold to weare ye out of each others Memory Snatch Is this my Lord Beaufoy Sir Tran. Yes Sir Snatch My Lord your humble Servant I 'm happy at last to meet a Person I have formerly so much Lov'd Beau. Noble Sir Lyonell I joy to see you Snatch O the merry Days that you and I have seen my Lord Well fare the good old times I say Beau. I Sir Lyonell when you and I were acquainted first Snatch I marry there were Golden Days indeed no Couzening no Cheating the World is alter'd Beau. But we will remember these times and be honest still Snatch That 's een the best way there 's hopes we may have honest Grand Children too if all be true as I hear my Son tells me your Daughter has made a Captive of him Beau. I wou'd she were better for his sake she 's a good Girle and a handsome one though I say it if she were not I wou'd give her somewhat shou'd make her so Tran. It takes Rarely Snatch I 'm even overjoy'd that you think my Son worthy your Allyance I 'll give something they shall make a shift to Live on in Plain and in breif if you 'll approve of it I 'll settle Fifteen hundred Pound a year upon him at Present which shall be her Joynture after my Death all I have with a good will What say you my Lord Beau. Sir Lyonell Your Freedome pleas's me I see you are an honest meaning Gentleman The Young Folks if I am not mistaken like one another VVell I say no more it is a Match Tran. You bind me to you Ever Now I may boldly say I am truly happy VVhere will you please to have the business made up Beau. Not in my House Son I wou'd have it Private Pitchers have Eares and I have many Servants Besides Old VVoodall will be hindring of us He 's hearkening still and will be interrupting Tran. Then at my Lodging there my Father Lyes and there the Business may be all Dispatch'd Send for your Daughter by this Gentleman my Boy shall fetch a Scrivener presently The worst on 't is 't is too small a VVarning You are like to have but slender Entertainment Beau. No matter no matter I shall like it Snat I wou'd feign see your Daughter my Lord I have heard great Commendations of her Beau. That you shall presently Mounsier pray go to Biancha and tell her from me She must come hither with you immediately you may tell her too if you will what has hapned and that she must prepare to be Aâ—r. VVinlove's Bride VVin. My Lord me vil fetch her presant Tran. My Lord VVill your Lordship please to walk in with my Father this is my Lodging Bea. I Sir Come Sir Lyonell I 'll follow you Snat Good my Lord I will wait upon you Exit Beaufoy Snat Tra. VVin. Thus far 't is well Carry'd on Iamy But how shall we prosecute it Iam. VVhy there is but one way in the VVorld Sir VVin. And what 's that Iam. VVhy thus I have got a Parson ready for the Purpose when you have got Biancha abroad whip her into Covent-Garden Church and there Marry her and your VVork's done Win. Troth thou say'st true But is the Parson Orthodox and Canonical I wou'd not have an Obadiah to make us enter into Covenant of Matrimony Iam. Trust me Sir he 's as true as Steel he says all Matrimony without Book he can Christen Wed and Bury Blindfold VVin. Well I 'll take thy Counsel if I can perswade her to 't as I hope I shall for I know she Loves me fair Luck betides me But who comes here Enter Woodall Iam. 'T is the Olp Grub VVoodall What shall we do with him VVin. We must contrive some way to get him off VVood. I don 't like those
'll venture it nor do I fear I shall repent my bargain Marg. I 'm sure I will not give you Cause y've taught me now what 't is to be a Wife and I 'll still shew my self your humble Handmaid Pet. My best Peg we will change kindness and be each others Servant Gentlemen why do you not Rejoyce with me Beau. I am so full of joy I cannot Speak may you be happy this is your Wedding day Saun. Shall Saundy get her a Bride-Cake and Brake o'r her Head Sir and wee's gatt us a good Wadding Dunner Enter Geraldo Geral. Save ye all Gentlemen Have ye any Room for more Guess I am come to make up the Chorus Pet. My Noble Friend VVellcome VVhere have you been so long Geral. I have been about a little trivial Business I am just now come from a VVedding Pet. What VVedding I pray Sir Geral. Troth e'en my own I have ventur'd upon 't at last Madam I hope you 'l pardon me Bian. Yes Sir and so will this Gentleman Saun. Are not you a Gentleman-Hampdresser Pet. 'T is e'en so this proves to be VVinlove in earnest Ger. Good Gentlemen undo this Riddle I 'm all in the Dark Pet. You shall know anon in the mean time Believe it Gentlemen VVe want another VVoman or we might have a Dance Geral. My VViddow is within she 'll supply you Beau. Good Peg go and wait on her and you Biancha too Exit Peg Biancha Pet. I tell thee Geraldo never had Man so Obedient and Loving a VVife as I have now I defy the VVorld to equal her VVin. Nay Brother you must except her Sister Geral. You must except mine too or I shall have a hard Bargain of it my VViddow is all Obedience Pet. I 'll tell you what I 'll do with you I 'll hold you Ten Pieces to be spent in a Collation on them That mine has more Obedience than both them to try which each send for his VVife and if mine come not first I 'll lose my Bett. Saun. Gud yeel lose your Siller sure enough Sir Both. A Match VVood. I 'll be your halves Geraldo and yours Mr. VVinlove too VVin. Iamy Go tell your Mistress I desire her to come hither to me presently Exit Jamy Pet. A Piece more she does not come Beau. You 'll lose Son you 'l lose I know she`ll come Pet. I know she won`t I find by Instinct I shall VVin my VVager Enter Jamy Jam. Sir she says she 's busie and she can`t leave Mr. Geraldo's Lady Pet. Look ye there now come your Money Ger. Prithee go again and tell my Wife I must needs speak with her immediately Exit Jamy Pet. I shall win yours too as sure as in my Pocket Ger. I warrant you no such matter What will you give to be off your Bett Pet. I won't take forty Shillings Enter Jamy How now Jam. Sir she says you have no Business with her if you have you may come to her Pet. Come produce I knew 't would be so Sauny go and tell Peg from me I command her to come to me instantly Saun. I'se gar her gea wuth me Sir or I 'se put my Durke to the hilt in her Weam Wood. Yet you wont win I 'll hang for 't if she 'll come Pet. Yes but she will as sure as you gave forty peices to Court Biancha I 'll venture them to twenty more upon 't with you Wood. Nay I have lost enough already Enter Peg and Sauny Pet. Look ye here Gentlemen Saun. O my Saul she 's can a daft gued Lass she 's at your Beck steake her and kiss her Man Marg. I come to receive your Commands Sir Pet. All I have to say to thee Peg is to bid thee demand ten pound of these two Gentlemen thou hast Won it Marg. I Sir for what Pet. Only for being so good natur'd to come when I send for you Marg. It was my duty Sir Pet. Come pay pay give it her I 'll not bate ye two pence Ger. There 's mine Win. And mine Sister much good may it do ye Beau. VVell Peg I 'll find thee one Thousand Pound the more for this Saun. Bo what wull ye gi Saundy that halpt to mak her gued and tame VVuns she was as VVild as a Galloway Coalt Enter Biancha and VViddow VVin. Look here they come at last Bian. VVhat did you send for me for Win. VVhy to win me five Pound if you had been as obedient as you should a been Bian. You have not known me long enough to venture so much upon my Duty I have been my Sisters Schollar a little Saun. Bo put her to Saundy to teach Gud I 'se mak her sea gentle ye may streake her and handle her all o're Sir Ger. You might have got me five Pound if you had done as you should do VVid. VVere it to do again you should be sure to loose Marg. Fy Ladys for shame How dare you infringe that Duty which you justly owe your Husbands they are our Lords and we must pay 'em Service Beau. VVell said Peg you must be their Tutor come Son if you ll have a Dance dispatch it quickly the Musick 's ready and the Meat will be spoil'd Pet. Come then play play DANCE Now let us in and Eate the VVork is done VVhich neither Time nor Age can wear from Memory I 've Tam'd the Shrew but will not be asham'd If next you see the very Tamer Tam'd FINIS