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A50787
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Any thing for a quiet life a comedy, formerly acted at Black-Fryers, by His late Majesties servants ... / written by Tho. Middleton, Gent.
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Middleton, Thomas, d. 1627.
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1662
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Wing M1979; ESTC R16685
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was my wifes discretion to have it so Beau. Come t is the first principle in a Mother-in-law's Chop-Logick to divide the Family to remove from forth your sight the Object that her cunning knows would dull her insinuation had you been a kinde father it would have been your practice every day to have preacht to these two young ones carefully your late Wifes Funeral Sermon L'as poor souls are they turn'd so soon a grasing Enter George Cressingham Franklin Cham. My Lord they are plac'd where they shall be respected as mine own Beau. I make no question of it good Mr. Chamlet See here your eldest son Franck Cressingham Cress. You have displeas'd and griev'd your Mother in Law and till you have made submission and procur'd her pardon I le not know you for my son George Cress. I have wrought her no offence sir the difference grew about certain Jewels which my Mother by your consent lying upon her Death-bed bequeath'd to her three Children these I demanded and being deny'd these thought this sin of hers to violate so gentle a Request of her Predecessor was an ill foregoing of a Mother in Laws harsh nature Cress. Sir understand my will mov'd in her denial You have Jewels to pawn or sell them Sirrah I will have you as obedient to this woman as to my self till then you are none of mine Cham. Oh Mr. George be rul'd do any thing for a quiet Life your Fathers peace of Life moves in it too I have a Wife when she is in the Sullens like a Cooks dog that you see turn a wheel she will be sure to go and hide her self out of the way Dinner and Supper and in these Fits Bowe-bell is a still Organ to her when we were married first I well remember her railing did appear but a vision till certain scratches on my hand and face assur'd me it was substantial She 's a creature uses to way lay my faults and more desires to finde them out then to have them amended She has a Book which I may truly nominate her Blackbook for she remembers in it in short Items all my misdemeanors As Item such a day I was got fox'd with foolish Metheglin in the company of certain Welsh Chapmen Item such a day being at the Artillery-Garden one of my neighbors in courtesie to salute me with his Musquet set a fire my Fustian and Apes Breeches Such a day I lost fifty pound in hugger-mugger at Dice at the Quest-house Item I lent money to a Sea-Captain on his bare Confound-him he would pay me again the next morning and such like for which she rail'd upon me when I should sleep and that 's you know intollerable for indeed 't will tame an Elephant George Cress. T is a shrewd vexation but your discretion sir does bear it out with a moneths sufferance Cham. Yes and I would wish you to follow mine example Franklin Here 's small comfort George from your Father Here 's a Lord whom I have long depended upon for employment I will see if my suit will thrive better Please your Lordship you know I am a younger brother and my Fate throwing me upon the late ill-starr'd Voyage to Guiana failing of our golden hopes I and my Ship addrest our selves to serve the Duke of Florence Beau. Yes I understood so Franklin Who gave me both Encouragement and Means to do him some small service 'gainst the Turk being settled there both in his Pay and Trust your Lordship minding to rigg forth a Ship to trade for the East-Indies sent for me and what your promise was if I would leave so great a fortune to become your servant your Letters yet can witness Beau. Yes what follows Franklin That for ought I perceive your former purpose is quite forgotten I have stayed here two moneths and finde your intended Voyage but a Dream and the Ship you talk of as imaginary as that the Astronomers point at in the clouds I have spent two thousand Duckets since my arrival men that have command my Lord at Sea cannot live a shore without money Beau. Know sir a late Purchase which cost me a great sum has diverted me from my former purpose besides Suits in Law do every Term so trouble me by Land I have forgot going by Water If you please to rank your self among my followers you shall be welcome and I le make your means better than any Gentlemans I keep Franklin Some twenty Mark a year will that maintain Scarlet and Gold-lace play at th' Ordinary and Beavers at the Tavern Beau. I had thought to prefer you to have been Captain of a Ship that 's bound for the Red-sea Frank VVhat hinders it Beau. Why certainly the Merchants are possest you have been a Pyrate Frank Say I were one still if I were past the Line once why methinks I should do them better service Enter Knaves-bee Beau. Pray forbear here 's a Gentleman whose business must ingross me wholly George Cress. What 's he dost thou know him Frank A pox upon him a very knave and rascal that goes a hunting with the penal Statutes and good for nought but to perswade their Lords to rack their Rents and give o're House-keeping such Caterpillars may hang at their Lords ears when better men are neglected George Cress. What 's his name Frank Knaves-bee George Cress. Knaves-bee Frank One that deals in a tenth share about Projections he and his partners when they have got a Suit once past the Seal will so wrangle about partition and sometimes they fall to 'th eares about it like your Fencers that cudgel one another by Patent you shall see him so terribly bedasht in a Michaelmas Term coming from Westminster that you would swear he were lighted from a Horse-race Hang him hang him he 's a scurvey Informer has more couzenage in him then is in five travelling Lotteries To feed a Kite with the carrion of this Knave when he 's dead and reclaim her oh she would prove an excellent Hawk for tallon has a fair Creature to his Wife too and a witty rogue it is and some men think this knave will wink at small faults but honest George what shall become of us now George Cress. 'Faith I am resolv'd to set up my rest for the Low-Countreys Frank To serve there G. Cress. Yes certain Frank There 's thin commons besides they have added one day more to 'th Week then was in the Creation Art thou valiant Art thou valiant George Geo. Cress. I may be and I be put too 't Frank O never fear that thou canst not live two hours after thy Landing without a quarrel Thou must resolve to fight or like a Sumner thou 'lt be bastanado'd at every Townes end You shall have Gallants there as ragged as the Fall o' th Leaf that live in Holland where the finest Linnen 's made and yet wear ne're a Shirt These will not onely quarrel with a new-commer when they are drunk but they will quarrel with any man has means