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A37013
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The royalist a comedy : as it is acted at the Duke's Theatre / by Thomas Durfey, Gent.
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D'Urfey, Thomas, 1653-1723.
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1682
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Wing D2770; ESTC R21987
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Fate See yonder 's the Captain and the Cabal let 's go and sit down Sit down Enter Lieutenant Broom and a Merchant Coffee-Boy Coffee or Tea Gentlemen d' ye want any Coffee Broom This Coffee house is the Epitome of Hell where all sorts of male-contented Fiends are in office Dost thou see that fellow Ned there in the Plush-Jacket Merch. That shakes his Noddle so Broom The same that Rogue was one of the Committee of Abjuration and without doubt is now speaking Treason to the Rascal that sits over against him Merch. For heav'ns sake what 's he with the Spectacles Broom Why faith I think if it be possible a worse Villain than t'other One Sir Timothy Tiburn that had an Estate given him by the last King of sacred Memory sold it lately to raise Forces to fight against this Prithee look on 'em Didst thou ever see such a stigmatiz'd Crew Merch. 'T is ever so your Coffee-house I have observ'd the Mart of the Mobile and throng'd by people of all sorts and qualities where your Mechanick may vent Sedition at an easie rate and look as big as your Alderman or Grandee Broom Let 's sit down and observe Oldcutt reading the News Old reading Hum what 's here Order'd that a Bill be brought in for Naturalizing and this Question be debated Whether a Presbyterian Dog's Son may not Marry an Independent Bitches Daughter they being Brother and Sisters Children Why what a mad Quaere is this Ha and here agen Resolv'd by the Reverend the Judges of the Law that it shall be present Death for any Phanatick to hang himself Tear it tear it don't let it be seen Tear it I say Broom How Sir Five hundred Jesuits do you say Ion. More Sir near Six hundred with Monks Secular Priests and others 1 Comit. And found in a Cave in a Garden at Lambeth Ion. So the Intelligence says Sir and you know that can't lye Besides upon occasion I can bring those will swear it Slouch If he should bring us in agen now for this 't were fine Copp Peace Fool why if he shou'd we must do 't Broom Pray Sir what is suppos'd to be their design Ion. Why Sir as I am credibly inform'd their design was to dig a way under the Thames to White-Hall Broom Under the Thames Sir Old Ownds Treason I smell Powder A second Powder-Plot The whole State 's in danger Under the Thames why who the Devil wou'd have thought it had bin possible 1 Com. This Plot was hatcht in Rome I warrant you Broom These are rare Rogues now Merch. This lye well spread is enough to raise a Rebellion Broom And you say Sir there are several will affirm this to be true Ion. A great many Sir go but to Toby Papscull at the Sign of the Rams-horn over against the Pillory in Cornhill and you have it printed under their hands Hold I think I have a List of their Names in my Pocket Oh here ' t is Takes a paper out Old Hah and I profess all worthy Persons I know 'em intimately Let me see here 's Ieremy Rakehell Sir Iohn Bullyrock Iohn Greasy and Sawny Scrubham all good men and true Broom Who is that Rakehell pray Sir Old Ieremy Rakehell why Sir he 's a Counsellor at Law Broom So. Old A very ingenious fellow I faith and has the best way of forging deeds and picking up Evidence of any in the Inns of Courts Oh the Rakehells were all great Lawyers and ever strong supporters of our Cause Broom I believe no less Sir But Sir Iohn Bullyrock what 's he Old He why he 's a pushing Captain that will fight any thing under the Sun upon any Cause without fear wit conscience or honesty Oliver Knighted him for breaking his head at a Match at Foot-ball Ion. The Bullyrocks were ever brave fellows the Protector himself was a Bullyrock by the Mothers side Broom Ay and a Villain by the Fathers Well Sir the next What 's that Iohn Greazy Old Iohn Greazy why faith a notable fellow too A Tallow-Chandler that formerly kept a Melting-house next door to Doctor Cluttergoods the great Orthodox Minister and politickly plac'd there by our party with design to stink the Doctor out of the Parish Broom A very excellent design I faith Sir Merch. Yes and deserves only hanging But who 's this last Sawny Scrubham that 's a name I never yet heard of Old Why Sir he 's a red-hair'd Scotchman that will engage upon his honour to give the Itch to a whole Army and to that degree that in a short time they shall scratch themselves to Death A very necessary fellow faith and will be employ'd suddenly upon a great design Ion. He will so Broom Ha ha ha the Rascals make me laugh at what I hate Eitherside and a Tailer at another Table quarrelling about State-politicks Eith Sir you are an impertinent fellow to pretend to talk about State-affairs Tail Come come Sir I know what I say and will maintain it Eith You pretend to talk of Chronology and of Genealogy of the policies of Princes and of the King of France Come what is the King of France whose Son was he Tail The Son of his Father Sir otherwise call'd Lewis the 13th and Grandchild of Henry Burbon surnamed the Great He 's one that keeps a standing Army of a 100000 Men and I suppose will firk us if we have not more care Eith He firk us ' Gad we have 400 Men in little England that will snap him up as a Crow does an Oyster Tail They must open their Purses a little more then Eith Sir the Land is rich and flourishes in security and that 't is good policy to keep a standing Army I say 't is nonsense Tail Ask the Protector that and hear what he says Ah wou'd I might advise Eith You advise why what are you Sir if you go to that that you wou'd advise Tail Sir I am a Man as well as you though my Profession be but mean Eith Why what 's your Profession Sir Tail What I am not asham'd of Sir I am a Womans Tailer Sir Either A Tailer Sir and talk of Politicks ' Gad thou deserv'st to be run through the Guts with thy own Bodkin A Tailer Sirrah mind your business and Pad my crooked Ladies Gown on the right side that her Bunch may not be seen But never exercise your Needle in stiching the Commonwealth you Rascal Tail Sir this place is free for any one and I 'll have my penyworth of Politicks as well as the best of you I know no reason why a Tailer shou'd not have the privilege to talk Treason as well as a Knight Eith Sirrah I am a Justice of Peace and a Counsellor at Law and you are an Impudent fellow to contend with a man of my Honour and Authority Tail Sir I have bin Scavenger and am now a Constable and care not this for your Honour and Authority Eith Sirrah I will chastise thee with this Mug. 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