lost Hack. I am surpriz'd and cannot sight my way through Belf. Sen. What are all these Rogues and that a Whoreâ— and am I cheated Belf. Iun. Ev'n so come along make ready Musketeers Belf. Iun. Do you take care of my Brother and conduct him with the rest to my Unkles House I must go before and carry my little Mistress to make up the business with her Father Tru. I 'll do it I warrant you Serjeant We are ready Exeunt all but Mrs. Termagant Term. Oh Vile Misfortune had he but staid six minutes I had Crown'd all my Revenge with one brave Act in Marrying of his Brother Well I have one piece of Vengeance which I will Execute or perish Besides I 'le have his Blood and then I 'le dye contented Scene the Street Enter Belfond Iunior Cheatly Shamwell Hackum Truman Constable Serjeant Guards Tru. What do all these Rabble here Const. Fire amongst ' em Serj. Present The Debtors run up and down some withâ—â—â— their Breeches others without their Coats some out of 〈◊〉 conies some crying out Oars Oars Sculler five pound for a Boat ten pound for a Boat twenty pound for a 〈◊〉 The Inhabitants all come out arm'd as before but as soon as they see the Musqueteers they run and every one shifts for himself Tru. Hey how they run Exeunt Enter in Sir Edward's House Sir Edward Belfond and Attorny Sir Edw. This is the time I appointed my Son to bring your Daughter hither The Witness is a most malicious lying Wench and can never have credit Besides you know an Action will sufficiently stop her Mouth for were it true she can never prove what she says Attor You say right Sir next to her being innocent is the concealing of her shame Enter Belfond Jun. and Lucia Luc. And can I live to hear my fatal Sentence of parting with you Hold Heart a little Belf. Iun. It is with some Convulsions I am torn from you but I must Marry I cannot help it Luc. And must I never see you more Belf. Iun. As a Lover never but your Friend I 'll be while I have Breath Luc. to her self Heart do not swell so This has awakned me and made me see my Crime Oh that it had been sooner Belf. Iun. Sir I beg a thousand pardons that I shou'd attempt to injure your Family for it has gone no farther yet For any Fact she 's innocent but 't was no thanks to me I am not so If a Lie be ever lawful 't is in this case aside Sir Edw. Come pretty Lady let me present you to your Father Tho' as my Son says she 's innocent yet because his Love had gone so far I present her with 1500 l. my Son and you shall be Trustees for her To Morrow you shall have the Money Belf. Iun. You are the best of all Mankind Attor All the World speaks your Praises justly Luc. A thousand Thanks Sir for your Bounty And if my Father please to pardon me this slip in which I was so far from fact that I had scarce intention I will hereafter outlive the strictest Nun. Attor Rise I do pardon you Sir Edw. That 's well And if they be not kind to you appeal to me It will be fit for you to go from hence with the least notice that can be To Morrow I 'll bring the Money Who are the Ladies you have entrusted me with Ned Ex. Attor and Luc. Belf. Iun. Scrapealls Neice and Daughter The Neice my Father was to give 5000 l. for for his Son If you will give me leave I shall Marry her for nothing and the other will take my Friend Sir Edw. How Ned She 's a Puritan Belf. Iun. No more than you Sir She was bred otherwise but was fain to comply for peace she is Beautiful and Witty to a Miracle and I beg your consent for I will die before I Marry without it Sir Edw. Dear Ned thou hast it but what hast thou done with the Alsatians Belf. Iun. I have the Rogues in Custody and my Brother too whom I Rescu'd in the very Minute he was going to be Marry'd to a Whore to my Whore who plagues me continually I see my Father coming pray prepare him while I prepare my Brother for a meeting with him he shall not see me Exit Enter Sir William Belfond Sir Will. Your Servant Brother No News of Ned yet Sir Edw. Oh yes he has your Son and the three Rogues in Custody and will bring 'em hither Brother pray resolve not to lose a Son but use him kindly and forgive him Sir Will. I will Brother And let him spend what he will I 'll come up to London Feast and Revel and never take a Minutes care while breath again Enter a Servant to Sir Edward Servant Sir a young Gentleman would speak with you Sir Edw. Bid him come in Enter Mrs. Termagant in Man's Cloaths Term. If you be Sir Edward Belfond I come to tell you what concerns your Honour and my Love. Sir Edw. I am he Term. Know then Sir I am inform'd your Brother Sir William Belfond's Son is to Marry Isabella the Niece of Mr. Scrapeall Sir Edw. What then Sir Term. Then he invades my right I have been many Months Contracted to her and as you are a Man of Honour I must tell you we have seal'd that Contract with Mutual Enjoyments Sir Will. How What was my Son to Marry a Whore I 'll to this Damn'd Fellow instantly and make him give up my Articles Sir Edw. Have patience be not too rash Sir Will. Patience What to have my Son Marry a Whore. Sir Edw. Look you Brother you must stay a moment Enter Belfond Jun. Sir Will. Oh Ned your Brother has scap'd a fine Match This same Isabella is Contracted to and has been Enjoy'd by this Gentleman as he calls it He had like to have Marry'd a Whore. Belf. Iun. Yes that he had but I will cut the Throat of him that affirms that of Isabella Term. Sir I demand the protection of your House Sir Edw. Hold Son. Term. What Devil sent him hither at this time aside Belf. Iun. I 'll bring 'em to Confront this Rogue what a Devil 's this Have we another Brother of that Devil Termagant's here Exit Sir Edw. This is a very odd Story Sir Will. Let me go Brother 't is true enough But what makes Ned concern'd Sir Edw. Let us examine yet farther Enter Belfond Jun. with Isabella Teresia and Ruth and Truman Sir Will. Look here they are all How the Devil comes this about Term. O Madam are you here I claim your Contract which I suppose will not offend you Isab. What means this Impudent Fellow I ne'er saw his Face before Term. Yes Madam you have seen and more than seen me often since we were Contracted Isab. What Instrument of Villany is this Term. Nay if you deny Friends come in Enter two Alsatian Affidavit Men. Friends do you know this Gentlewoman 1. Witness Yes she is Mr.
the Shot takes place Whilst Smoke and Dust obscure the Sun. The Horses Neigh the Souldiers shout And now the furious Bodies joyn The slaughter rages all about And men in groans their Blood resign The Weapons Clash the Roaring Drum With Clanger of the Trumpets sound The bowls and yells of men o'recome And from the Neighbouring Hills rebound Now now the Infidels give place Then all in Routs they headlong fly Heroes in Dust pursue the Chace While deafning Clamors rend the Sky Belf. Sen. You see Brother what Company I keep What 's the matter you are melancholly Belf. Iun. I am not a little troubled Brother to find you in such cursed company Belf. Sen. Hold Brother if you love your life They are all stout but that same Captain has kill'd his five men Belf. Iun. Stout say you This fellow Cheatly is the most notorious Rascal and Cheat that ever was out of a Dungeon This Kinsman a most silly Bubble first and afterwards a betrayer of young Heirs of which they have not ruin'd less than two hundred and made em run out their Estates before they came to em Belf. Sen. Brother do you love your Life the Captain 's a Lyon Belf. Iun. An Ass is he not He is a Ruffian and Cock-bawd to that Hen. Cheat. If you were not the Brother to my dearest Friend I know what my Honour would prompt me to Walks in a buff Sham. My dear Cousin thou shalt now find how entirely I am thine My Honour will not let me strike thy Brother Hack. But that the punctilio's of Honour are sacred to me which tell me nothing can provoke me against the Brother of my noble friend I had whipt him through the Lungs e're this Belf. Sen. Well never man met with such true such loving Friends Belf. Iun. Look you Brother will this convince you that you are fallen into the hands of Fools Knaves Scoundrels and Cowards Belf. Sen. Fools nay there I am sure you are out They are all deep they are very deep and sharp sharp as Needles adad the wittiest men in England Here 's Mr. Cheatly in the first place shall Sham and Bantor with you or any one you will bring for 500 l. of my Money Belf. Iun. Rascally stuff fit for no places but Ram-alley or Pye corner Belf. Sen. Persuade me to that They are the merriest Companions and the truest Friends to me 'T is well for you adad that they are so for they are all of em as stout as Hector Belf. Iun. This is most amazing Sham. Did I not tell you he would envy your condition and be very angry with us that put you into 't Cheat. He must needs be a kind Brother We prove our selves your true Friends and have that respect for your blood that we will let none of it out where-e're we meet it upon any cause Belf. Sen. You see Brother how their Love prevails over their Valour Belf. Iun. Their Valour look you Brother Kicks Cheatly and Shamw here 's Valour Cheat. I understand Honour and Breeding besides I have been let blood to day Sham. Nothing shall make me transgress the rules of Honour I say Belf. Iun. Here Where are you Sirrah Kill-Cow Takes Hackum by the Nose and leads him Hack. 'T is no matter I know Honour I know punctilio's to a hair You owe your life to your Brother besides I am to be second to a dear Friend and preserve my vigour for his service but for all that were he not your brother Belf. Iun. Will not this convince you brother of their Cowardice Belf. Sen. No I think not for I am sure they are Valiant this convinces me of their respect and friendship to me My best Friends let me embrace you a thousand thanks to you Belf. Iun. I will redeem him yet from these Rascals if I can You are upon the brink of ruine if you go not off with me and reconcile your self to my Father I 'll undertake it upon good terms Belf. Sen. No I thank you I 'll see no Father he shall use me no more like a Dog he shall put upon me no longer Look you Sir I have Ready Rhino Cole Darby look here Sir Belf. Iun. Dear brother let me perswade you to go along with me Belf. Sen. You love me and use my best Friends thus ne'r stir I desire none of your Company I 'll stick to my friends I look upon what you have done as an affront to me Hack. No doubt it is so Sham. That 's most certain you are in the right Cousin Cheat. We love you but too well that angers him Belf. Iun. Well I shall take my leave You are in your Cups You will wish you had heard me Rogues I shall take a course with you Belf. Sen. Rogues They scorn your words Belf. Iun. Fare you well Belf. Sen. Fare you well Sir and you be at that sport Belf. Iun. Roger do not discover him to my Father yet I 'll talk with him cool in a morning first perhaps I may redeem him Roger. I 'll do as you 'll have me Ex. Belf. Iun. Roger 2 Foot. Belf. Sen. So now we are free Dear Friends I never can be grateful enough But 't is late I must shew my new Coach Come Ladies Exeunt Enter Attorney and Lucia Attor How now Daughter Lucia where hast thou been Luc. I have been at Evening Prayers at St. Brides and am going home through the Temple Attor Thou art my good Girl Enter Mrs. Termagant Luc. Oh Heaven Who 's here Attor What 's the matter Luc. I am taken ill on the sudden I 'll run home Term. Stay stay thou wicked Author of my misfortune Attor How 's this Stay Lucia What mean you Madam The Girl 's strangely disorder'd Luc. Oh Heaven I am utterly ruin'd beyond redemption Term. Is she your Daughter Sir. Attor She is Term. Then hear my story I am contracted with all the solemnity that can be to Mr. Belfond the Merchants Son and for this wicked Girl he has lately cast me off And this morning I went to his Lodging to enquire a reason of his late Carriage to me I found there in his Closet this young shameless Creature who had been in Bed with him Attor Oh Heaven and Earth Is this true Huswife Luc. Oh Lord I I never saw the Gentleman nor her in my life Oh she 's a Confident thing Term. May all the Judgments due to Perjury fall on me if this be not true I tore her by the hair and pomell'd her to some tune till that inhumane Wretch Belfond turn'd me out of doors and sent her away in Chair Luc. O wicked Creature Are you not afraid the Earth should open and swallow you up As I hope to be sav'd I never saw her Term. Tho young in years yet old in Impudence did I not pursue thee since in the street till you run into Belfonds Arms just before his Fathers House Or I had mark'd thee for a young Whore. Luc. As I
need not despair Isab. Nay they come not for Devotion that 's certain I see that in their Eyes Oh that they were ordain'd to free us from this odious Jail Enter Ruth and Truman disguis'd Ruth Go into your Chamber here is a Man cometh about business Ye may not see him Teres We go Come Cosin Ruth Come Friend Let us retire also Exeunt ACT. IV. SCENE I. Belfond Iunior and Lucia Luc. I Never more must see the Face of a Relation Belf. Iun. I warrant thee my pretty Rogue I 'll put thee into that condition the best of all thy kindred shall visit thee and make their court to thee thou shalt spark it in the Boxes shine at the Park and make all the young fellows in the Town run mad for thee Thou shalt never want while I have any thing Luc. I cou'd abandon all the World for thee if I cou'd think that thou wouldst love me always Belf. Iun. Thou hast so kindly oblig'd me I shall never cease to love thee Luc. Pray Heaven I do not repent of it You were kind to Mrs. Termagant and sure it must be some barbarous usage which thus provokes her now to all this malice Belf. Iun. She was debauch'd by the most nauseous Coxcomb the most silly Beau and Shape about the Town and had Cuckolded him with several before I had her She was indeed handsome but the most froward ill-natur'd Creature always murmuring or scolding perpetually jealous and exceptious ever thinking to work her ends by Hectoring and Daring Luc. Indeed Was she such a one I am sure you were the first that ever had my Heart and you shall be the last Belf. Iun. My Dear I know I had thy Virgin Heart and I 'll preserve it But for her her most diverting minutes were unpleasant Yet for all her Malice which you see I still maintain her Luc. Ungrateful Creature She is indeed a Fury Shou'dst thou once take thy Love from me I never shou'd use such ways I silently shou'd mourn and pine away but never think of once offending thee Belf. Iun. Thou art the prettiest sweetest softest Creature And all the tenderest Joys that wait on Love are ever with thee Luc. Oh this is Charming kindness May all the joys on Earth be still with thee Belf. Iun. aside Now here 's a mischief on the other side For how can a good natur'd man think of ever quitting so tender and so kind a Mistress whom no respect but Love has thrown into my Arms And yet I must But I will better her condition Oh how does my Friend Enter Truman Luc. Oh Lord Who 's here Belf. Iun. My Dear go to the Lodging I have prepar'd for thee thou wilt be safe and I 'll wait on thee soon Who 's there Enter Servants Do you wait on this Ladies Chair you know whither Tru. Thou art a pretty fellow Belfond to take thy pleasure thus and put thy Friend upon the damnedst drudgery Belf. Iun. What drudgery a little dissembling Tru. Why that were bad enough to dissemble my self an Ass but to dissemble Love nay Lust is the most irksome task a man can undergo Belf. Iun. But prithee come to the point in short have we any hopes Tru. 'T is done the business is done Whip on your habit make no words Belf. Iun. I 'll put it on in my Dressing-room This News transports me Tru. If you had undergone what I have done 't would have humbled you I have enjoy'd a Lady but I had as lieve have had a Lancashire Witch just after she had alighted from a Broom-staff I have been uncivil and enjoy'd the Governante in most lewd dalliance Belf. Iun. Thou art a brave fellow and makest nothing of it Tru. Nothing Sdeath I had rather have storm'd a Half-Moon I had more pleasure at the Battel of Mons. Belf. Iun. But hast thou done our work as well as hers Tru. I have For after the enjoyment of her person had led me into some familiarity with her I propos'd she accepted for she is Covetous as well as Amorous and she has so far wrought for us that we shall have an Interview with our Mistresses whom she says we shall find very inclinable and she has promis'd this night to deliver 'em into our hands Belf. Iun. Thou art a rare Friend to me and to thy self Now Farewel all the vanity of this lewd Town at once I quit you all Dear Rogue let 's in Tru. Come in in and dress in your Habit. Exeunt Enter Sir William Sir Edward and Scrapeall Scrapeall Look ye Sir William I am glad you like my Neece and I hope also that she may look lovely in your Sons Eyes Sir Edw. No doubt but he will be extremely taken with her Indeed both she and your Daughter are very Beautiful Sir Will. He like her What 's matter whether he like her or nâ—â— Is it not enough for him that I do Is a Son a Boy a Jackanapes to have a will of his own That were to have him be the Father and I the Son. But indeed they are both very handsome Scrapeall Let me tell you both Sir William and Sir Edward Beauty is but Vanity a meer nothing but they have that which will not fade they have Grace Sir Edw. They look like pretty spirited witty Girls aside Scrapeall I am sorry I must leave thee so soon I thought to have bidden face to dinner but I am to pay down a summ of Money upon a Mortgage this afternoon Farewell Sir Will. Farewel Mr. Scrapeall Sir Edw. Pray meet my Brother at my House at Dinner Scrapeall Thank you Sir Edward I know not but I may Sir Edw. The person of this Girl is well chosen for your Son if she were not so precise and pure Sir Will. Prethee what matter what she is has not she Fifteen Thousand Pounds clear Sir Edw. For a Husband to differ in Religion from a Wise. Sir Will. What with Fifteen Thousand Pound Sir Edw. A precise Wise will think her self so pure she will be apt to contemn her Husband Sir Will. Ay but Fifteen Thousand Pound brother Sir Edw. You know how intractable misguided Zeal and Spiritual Pride are Sir Will. What with Fifteen Thousand Pound Sir Edw. I wou'd not willingly my Son shou'd have her Sir Will. Not with Fifteen Thousand Pound Sir Edw. I see there 's no Answer to be given to Fifteen Thousand Pound Sir Will. A Pox o' this Godly-knave it shou'd have been Twenty Sir Edw. Nor wou'd I buy a Wife for my Son. Sir Will. Not if you cou'd have her a good pennyworth Your Son quoth ye He is like to make a fine Husband For all your precious Son Sir Edw. Agen Brother Sir Will. Look you Brother you fly out so Pray Brother be not passionate passion drowns ones parts let us calmly reason I have fresh matter have but patience and hear me speak Sir Edw. Well Brother go on for I see I might as soon stop a Tyde Sir Will.
To be calm and patient your Jewel tho he deny'd that outrage in Dorset-Court yet he committed it and was last night hurry'd before the Lord Chief Justice for it Sir Edw. It cannot be on my certain knowledge I cou'd convice him but it is not time Aside Sir Will. What a Devil are all the World mistaken but you Sir Edw. He was with me all the Evening Sir Will. Why he got Bail immediately and came to you Ounds I never saw such a man in my life Sir Edw. I am assur'd of the contrary Sir Will. Death and Hell you make me stark mad You will send me to Bedlam You will not believe your own senses I 'll hold you a Thousand pound Sir Edw. Brother remember passion drowns ones parts Sir Will. Well I am tame I am cool Sir Edw. I 'll hold you a hundred which is enough for one Brother to win of another Enter Attorney And here 's your own Attorney comes opportunely enough to hold stakes I 'll bind it with ten Sir Will. Done. Sir Edw. Why I saw your man Roger and he says your Son found there a Rascal that went by his Name Attor Oh Sir William I am undone ruin'd made a miserable man Sir Will. What 's the matter man Attor Tho you have been an exceeding good Clyent to me I have reason to Curse one of your Family that has ruin'd mine Sir Will. Pray explain your self Attor Oh Sir your Wicked Son your most Libidinous Son. Sir Will. Look you Brother D' ye hear D' ye hear Do you Answer Attor He 's Corrupted Debauch'd my only Daughter whom I had brought up with all the care and charge I cou'd who was the Hopes the Joy of all our Family Sir Will. Here 's a Son Here 's a rare Son Here 's a hopeful Son And he were mine I 'd lash him with a Dog-Whip I 'd cool his Courage Sir Edw. How do you know it is he Attor I have a Witness of it that saw her rise from his Bed the other Day Morning and last Night she ran away to him and they have lain at a private Lodging Sir Edw. Be well assur'd e'er you conclude for there is a Rascal that has taken my Son's Name and has swagger'd in and about White-Fryars with Cheatly and that Gang of Rogues whom my Son will take a Course with Attor Oh Sir I am too well assur'd My Wife tears her Hair and I for my part shall run distracted Sir Will. Oh Wicked Rascal Oh my poor Tim My dear Boy Tim I think each Day a Year till I see thee Sir Edw. Sir I am extreamly sorry for this if it be so but let me beg of you play the part of a Wise Man blaze not this Dishonor abroad and you shall have all the Reparation the case is capable of Sir Will. Reparation for making his Daughter a Whore What a Pox can he give her her Maiden-head again Sir Edw. Mony which shall not be wanting will stop that Witnesses Mouth and I will give your Daughter such a Fortune that were what you believe true and publickly known she shou'd live above Contempt as the World goes now Attor You speak like the worthy Gentleman the World thinks you but there can be no Salve for this Sore Sir Will. Why you are enough to damn Forty Sons if you had 'em you encourage 'em to Whore You are fit to breed up youth Sir Edw. You are mad But pray Sir let me intreat you to go home and I will come and wait upon you and we will consult how to make the best of this misfortune in which I assure you I have a great share Attor I will submit to your Wise Advice Sir My grief had had made me forget here is a Letter comes out of the Country for you Ex. Attorney Sir Will. For me 'T is welcome Now for News from my dear Boy Now you shall hear Brother He is a Son indeed Sir Edw. Yes a very hopeful one I will not undeceive him till Ned has try'd once more to recover him aside Sir Will. reads On the tenth of this month your Son my young Master about two of the Clock in the Morning rode out with his Man Lolpoop and notwithstanding all the search and enquiry we can make Oh Heav'n he cannot be found or heard of He drops the Letter not able to hold it Sir Edw. How 's this Sir Will. Oh my poor Boy He is Robb'd and Murder'd and buried in some Ditch or flung into some Pond Oh I shall never see thee more dear Tim The Joy and the Support of all my life The only Comfort which I had on Earth Sir Edw. Have patience Brother 't is nothing but a little Ramble in your Absence Sir Will. Oh no he durst not Ramble He was the dutifullest Child I shall never see his face again Look you he goes on We have search'd and made enquiry in three Adjacent Countries and no Tidings can be heard of him What have I done that Heav'n should thus afflict me Sir Edw. What if after all this Son should be he that has made all this noise in White-Friers for which mine has been so blam'd Sir Will. My Son my Son play such Pranks that 's likely One so strictly so soberly Educated One that 's Educated your way cannot do otherwise Enter Roger. Roger. Sir Sir Sir mercy upon me here 's my young Masters Man Lolpoop coming along in the Streets with a Wench Enter Lolpoop leading Betty under the Arm. Sir Will. Oh Heaven What say you Sir Edw. Now it works Ha ha ha To himself Betty How now What have Sir William lays hold on Lolpoop ere he or she sees him you to say to my Friend my Dear Sir William and Lolpoop start and stand amaz'd at one another and after a great pause Sir William falls upon Lolpoop beats the Whore beats Roger strikes at his Brother and lays about him like a mad man the Rabble get all about him Sir Will. Sirrah Rogue Dog Villain Whore and you Rogue Rogue Confound the World Oh that the World were all on fire Sir Edw. Brother for shame be more temperate Are you a mad man Sir Will. Plague o' your dull Philosophy Sir Edw. The Rabble are gather'd together about you Sir Will. Villain Rogue Dog Toad Serpent Where 's my Son Sirrah you have Robb'd him and murder'd him He beats Lolpoop who roars out Murder Lolp. Hold hold your Son is alive and alive like He 's in London Sir Will. What say you Sirrah In London and is he well Thanks be to Heaven for that Where is he Sirrah Lolp. He is in White-Fryers with Mr. Cheatly his Cousin Shamwell and Captain Hackum Sir William pauses as amaz'd Then beats him again Sir Will. And you Rogue you damn'd Dog wou'd you suffer him to keep such Company and commit such villanous Actions Lolp. Hold hold hold I pray you Sir I am but a Servant how cou'd I help it marry Sir Will. You cou'd not help