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A55016
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Plautus's comedies ... made English, with critical remarks upon each play.; Selections. English. 1694
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Plautus, Titus Maccius.; Echard, Laurence, 1670?-1730.
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whole Family into nothing but Mistakes and Confusion till my Father have had his Belly full of his Mistress But at last they 'll come to a right Understanding of all Things and Jove will bring his Mistress into as great Favour with her Husband as ever For certainly Amphitryon will be in a plaguy fret and call his Wife Whore but my Father will reconcile all Differences Now Gallants for something about Alcmena for I 've said little of her yet This Day shall she be brought to Bed o' two Boys one o' ten Months growth th' other o' seven the first by Amphitryon the second by Jupiter so the youngest Child will ha' the Superiority by his Father and th' eldest th' Inferiority by his D' ye comprehend the Mystery However my Father 's so tender of Alcmena he 'll ha' both come together and both the painful Labours at one Lying-in and likewise to prevent all Suspicions of Scandal on her side and Cuckoldom on his 'T is true Amphitryon as I said before will know all But granting that no body will think the worse of Alcmena for 't for 't is beneath a Deity to suffer a poor Mortal to bear the Blame of his own failings Hold I must shorten my Story the Door goes and here comes Amphitryon in Effigie with Alcmena a Wife he has taken up at Usury SCENE III. Enter Jupiter in Amphitryon's Shape with Alcmena in her Night-Dress big with Child attended with Lights c. Iup. Farewel my dear Alcmena Pray be careful o' the main Chance and don 't worry your self you see you 're gone your full time I 'm oblig'd to leave ye now and prithee take care o' the bringing up the Child Alc. What pressing Affairs can ye have my Lord to drive ye away in such haste Iup. Upon Honour 't is n't your Company or any thing i' the House I 'm weary of But when a General 's from his Army Disorders will follow sooneâ—… than good Discipline Mer. Troth my Daddy 's the cleveresâ—… Impostor How sweetly he smuggles the Lady Aside Alc. Yes indeed I find what a wonderful Kindness ye have for your poor Wife Iup. Why I love ye more than any other o' your Sex won't that satisfie ye Mer. Faith Father mine if your Lady shou'd find out the Cheat I 'll be sworn you 'd gladly change your Ioveship to be plain Amphitryon Aside Alc. I 'd rather experience your Love than fancy't You leave me before you were well warm i' your Bed You came to me at Mid-night and presently after you 're gone Is this kindly done Mer. aside I 'll to her and tickle her up as my Father has done To Alcmena bowing As I hope for Mercy Madam I believe there 's not a Man under the Cope of Heaven so desperately loves his Lady and so desperately langâ—…ishes as my Lord does Iup. Rascal I know your Tricks Out o' my sight How dare you meddle in our Business Rogue If I take my Cane I 'll Alc. Let him alone my Dear Iup. Speak another Word Sirrah Mer. My first wheadling Complement succeeded but very indifferently Aside Iup. For what you complain of my Dear introth you must not be angry wi' me I left my Army Incognito to fly to your Embraces and be the first kind Messenger o' my Fortune i' the Publick and of all that pass'd abroad Cou'd I ha' done this if I lov'd after an ord'nary rate Mer. Just as I said How this stroaking chears her Aside Iup. I must return Incognito too for if I 'm once discover'd the censorious World will say I much preferr'd a Wife to the Publick Alc. 'T is a doleful Departure for your Alcmena Weeps Iup. Pray don't spoil those pretty Eyes I 'll be back in a moment Alc. 'T will be a long time to that moment Iup. 'T is wi' vast Regret I go and part from ye thus Alc. So it seems indeed by your coming and parting i' the same Night Iup. Why dost hold me 'T is high time now for I must be out o' the City before Day-light I' the mean time I present ye wi' this Golden Cup the Reward o' my Success and the very same that Pterelas drunk in whom I slew wi' my own hand Gives her a Golden Cup. Alc. Now you keep close to your old Kindness By Heaven a noble Gift worthy o' the Giver Mer. bowing A noble Gift indeed and worthy o' the Receiver Iup. At it again Rascal Can I never beat y' into better Manners Alc. Pray my Lord ben't angry wi' poor Socia upo ' my Account Iup. I can deny you nothing Mer. This same Gallanting has put him damnably out of Humour Aside Iup. Dost want any thing else my Love Alc. Nothing my Lord but t' have ye love me absent as well as present Mer. Let 's be going Sir 't is just Break o' Day Iup. Go you besote Socia I 'll follow immediately Exit Mercury SCENE IV. Iupiter Alcmena and Attendants Iup. Hast any thing more to ask Alc. Yes my Lord your speedy Return Iup. It shall be I 'll be wi' ye again before y'expect me mean time pray be satisfied Exit Alcmena and Attendants SCENE V. Iupiter alone Iup. looking up Now Goddess Night who has waited so long I dismiss ye Make room for the Day to cherish Mortals with a bright and glorious Sunshine Going off This has been a longer Night than ord'nary I 'll make the Day the shorter and set one against th' other to bring Things to rights again I 'll follow Mercury Exit Jupiter The End of the First Act. ACT II. SCENE I. Enter Amphitryon and Socia at the farther End of the Stage with several Prisoners bound Amp. entring COme Sirrah follow me Angrily Soc. That I will and close at your Heels Amp. Thou' rt the most villanous Rascal Soc. Why good Sir Amp. For venting such Stuff that neither is was or can be true Soc. Marry Sir you keep to your laudable Custom o' never believing your own Servants Amp. How Sirrah what Custom By Heaven I shall snip that rascally Tongue o' yours Soc. I 'm your Slave Sir and you may use me according to your Pleasure and Conveniency But I 've spoke nothing but Truth and you can't make me eat my Words Amp. You impudent Dog didn't ye say you were at home and here at the same time Soc. 'T was nothing but truth Sir Amp. The Devil take ye or I 'll kick ye to him Soc. I 'm i' your Power and must bear it if ye do Amp. Slave dare ye put Tricks upo ' your Master Ha' ye th' Impudence to face down that which never Man saw or can see Is 't possible for a Man to be here and there at the same time Soc. Faith Sir just as I tell ye Amp. The Devil lye ye for a Rogue Soc. How have I deserv'd this at your hands Amp. How Rascal when you make me your May-game Soc. If I did I shou'd justly deserve it But really Sir 't is no Lye
meet and joyn Discourse Amp. embracing Alcmena Oh how I 'm charm'd to find my Alcmena in these longing Arms whom I count beyond Comparison in Thebes and the World counts a Patern of all Vertue How has 't been wi' ye all this time Did not ye long for my Return my Dear Soc. I see no wonderful Signs o' longing I 'm sure no body can out-fawn a Dog Aside Amp. I 'm extreamly glad to find ye so well just upon your lying down Alc. In the Name of Goodness my Lord why should you play upon me thus You complement as if you had not seen me lately but were just come from the Army and accost me like one long absent from his Wife Amp. True indeed till now I had no sight of ye Alc. What makes ye say so Amp. 'T is my Custom to speak Truth Alc. You don't do well to break so good a Custom But is it for a Tryal of my Love Raillery apart why so soon return'd Was it some ill Omen or Weather that stay'd your going to your Army as you lately told me Amp. Lately How lately could that be Alc. Have ye any Design in that Question Very lately just now but a moment since Amp. Pray how is it possible as you say to be so lately and but a moment since Alc. D' ye think my Lord I 'd so meanly trifle as you do when you pretend you were not here and left me but just now Amp. She seems much discompos'd Aside to Socia Soc. A little Patience Sir till she has slept out her sleep Amp. D' ye dream with your Eyes open Alc. No by my Soul I 'm throughly awake and without dreaming tell you all that pass'd For I saw ye both this Morning before Day-light Amp. At what Place Alc. Your own House Amp. I ne're was there Soc. Do'nt be too positive Sir our Vessel perhaps brought us from the Port and we all asleep Amp. Ha' you got into the same Vein too Angrily Soc. What wou'd y'ha'me do Sir Don't ye know th' old Saying Cross a Madman and he 's the Devil humour him and 't is as good as Physick Alc. Hah Rogue Amp. Truly 't is but reasonable to shew some Anger since she ga' me so cold a Welcome Aside to Socia Soc. You 'd as good piss in a Bee Hive Amph. Hold your Tongue Alcmena answer me one Question Alc. What Question Let 's hear 't Amp. Is 't Madness or Pride that has infected ye Alc. How came such a Question into your Head my Lord Amp. Because i' my former Journeys y'us'd to receive me as all other vertuous Wives do But now I meet with a quite different Welcome Alc. As I hope to live yesterday I receiv'd y' as a Wife ought my Lord enquir'd after your Health press'd your hand and met ye with a Kiss Soc. Did ye speak to my Lord yesterday Madam Alc. And to you too Socia Soc. My Lord I was in hopes o' your Honour 's having an Heir but o' my Conscience your Lady 's not big with Child Amp. With what then Soc. With Fool. Alc. Truly I 've no such Distemper as I hope for a safe Deliverance But if my Lord wou'd but gi' ye your due Mr. Fortune Teller you 'd soon reap the mischievous Fruits o' your sawcy Predictions Soc. Yes Madam there are Fruits too of Lying-in Women and Fruits too to strengthen their Hearts and keep 'em from swooning Amp. You see me here yesterday Alc. I say I did if you must needs ha 't so often Amp. In a Dream perhaps Alc. Nay we were both awake as possible Amp. Mercy upon me Soc. What 's the matter Sir Amp. My Wife 's mad Soc. She 's melancholly and that 's the high Road to 't Amp. When found ye the rise o' this Disease Alcmena Alc. Upo ' my Soul I ne're was better and sounder i' my Life Amp. Why then d' ye pretend t' ha' seen me yesterday when I put into Port but last night There supp'd and lodg'd all night i' the Vessel I ne're set foot in Thebes since the Teleboan Expedition till now we conquer'd Ac. 'T was me you supp'd with and me you lay with Amp. What say ye Alc. Nothing but truth Amp. By Heaven not i'th is in other things I know not Alc. Betimes i'the morning you went to your Army Amp. How can all this be Soc. Very right she tells her Dream as 't is fresh in memory But Madam Iove the Disperser o' such Prodigies ought t' have had his Cake or his Incense offer'd this Morning Ieeringly Alc. How sawcily the Fellow snaps me up and you suffer him Amp. Leave your prating Sirrah You say I left ye betimes i' the morning To Alcmena Alc. Who else cou'd tell me the Particulars o' the Battel Amp. And heard ye o' that too Alc. Why truly 't was you told me how you storm'd their chief Town and slew King Pterelas wi' your own hands Amp. I tell ye so Alc. Yes you Socia heard ye Amp. Did you hear me tell any such thing Socia Soc. Where shou'd I hear 't Amp. Nay let her tell ye that Soc. Troth Madam I ne're was present at any such Relation as I know of Alc. No wonder if he says as you 'd have him Amp. Come hither Socia look o' my Face Soc. I do Sir Amp. Now speak the truth without the least Flattery Did you hear me tell her one word o' what she pretends Soc. Bless me ha' you your Senses too and ask such a Question Faith Sir this is the first time I saw ye together Amp. Now Madam d' ye hear what he says Alc. Yes indeed and know 't to be false Amp. What believe neither Servant nor Husband Alc. Neither because o' such Evidence and the certainty o' what I affirm Amp. D'y'affirm my Arrival yesterday Alc. D' ye deny your Departure this Morning Amp. I do and protest this is my first Appearance Alc. Good now and you 'll deny you ga' me the Golden Cup too which you say was there presented ye Amp. Upon Honour I neither gave it nor said it 'T is true I was so design'd and am still But pray who told ye o' that Alc. Your self was both Teller and Giver Amp. Hold hold I beseech ye This is amazing Socia that she shou'd know o' my being presented wi' this Cup. Except you saw her and told her all Soc. Let me be hang'd if I e're told or saw her till now Amp. What Woman 's that Looking on Thessala Alc. Wou'd y' ha' the Cup produc'd Amp. By all means Alc. It shall then Thessala step into my Chamber for the Golden Cup my Lord ga'me this Morning Exit Thessala SCENE III. Amphitryon Alcmena Socia and Prisoners Amp. Come this way Socia They walk a little on one side Really if she has the Cup the Mystery will be ten times greater to me Socia takes out a Casket from under his Cloak Soc. Can ye suppose that when I 've got it here i' the Casket seal'd wi'