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A12137
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The gamester As it vvas presented by her Majesties Servants at the private house in Drury-Lane. Written by Iames Shirly.
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Shirley, James, 1596-1666.
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1637
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STC 22443; ESTC S105182
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a_o cuckold_n then_o before_o be_v i_o predestine_v to_o this_o shame_n and_o mockery_n where_o be_v my_o brain_n yet_o why_o be_o i_o impatient_a unless_o betray_v he_o can_v reach_v the_o knowledge_n and_o then_o no_o matter_n yes_o i_o be_o curse_v again_o my_o torment_n multiply_v how_o can_v he_o think_v he_o play_v the_o wanton_a with_o penelope_n when_o he_o find_v she_o a_o maid_n that_o ruin_v all_o i_o will_v she_o have_v be_v strumpet_v he_o know_v my_o wife_n virginity_n to_o well_o i_o be_o lose_v and_o must_v be_v desperate_a kill_v he_o no_o my_o wife_n not_o so_o good_a death_n be_v over_o black_a and_o horrid_a and_o i_o be_o grow_v ridiculous_a to_o myself_o i_o must_v do_v some_o thing_n enter_v sir_n richard_n hurry_n hu._n master_n wilding_n welcome_o you_o have_v be_v a_o great_a a_o stranger_n wi._n do_v you_o know_v i_o hu._n know_v you_o wi._n they_o say_v i_o be_o much_o alter_v late_o hu._n there_o be_v some_o alteration_n in_o your_o forehead_n wi._n my_o forehead_n hu._n it_o be_v not_o smooth_a enough_o you_o be_v trouble_v your_o wife_n be_v within_o wi._n she_o love_v your_o daughter_n sir_n hu._n when_o see_v you_o master_n beaumont_n wi._n not_o today_o hu._n i_o have_v send_v for_o he_o pray_v stay_n and_o witness_v his_o further_a examination_n i_o propound_v a_o way_n to_o do_v he_o good_a but_o he_o be_v obstinate_a will_v i_o can_v change_v condition_n with_o he_o wi._n he_o be_v not_o trouble_v now_o with_o be_v a_o cuckold_n you_o shall_v command_v enter_v mistress_n wilding_n and_o a_o servant_n hu._n your_o husband_n lady_n wi._n wife_n you_o be_v a_o whore_n you_o shall_v know_v more_o hereafter_o i_o must_v go_v live_v in_o the_o forest_n mi._n and_o i_o in_o the_o common_a wi._n she_o will_v turn_v prostitute_v hu._n attend_v he_o hither_o master_n beaumont_n come_v nay_o you_o shall_v favour_v i_o so_o much_o here_o be_v the_o gentleman_n enter_v master_n beaumont_n with_o officer_n already_o bea._n sir_n your_o pleasure_n by_o your_o command_n i_o be_o bring_v hither_o i_o hope_v you_o have_v no_o more_o to_o charge_v i_o with_o then_o free_o i_o have_v confess_v hu._n yes_o bea._n i_o must_v answer_v you_o can_v have_v but_o my_o life_n to_o satisfy_v pray_v speak_v my_o accusation_n hu._n beside_o the_o offence_n know_v and_o examine_v you_o be_v guilty_a of_o that_o which_o all_o good_a nature_n do_v abhor_v bea._n you_o have_v a_o privilege_n but_o do_v not_o make_v i_o good_a sir_n to_o appear_v monstrous_a who_o be_v my_o accuser_n hu._n i_o be_o one_o bea._n and_o my_o judge_n too_o i_o have_v small_a hope_n to_o plead_v then_o but_o proceed_v and_o name_v my_o trespass_n hu._n that_o which_o include_v all_o that_o man_n shall_v hate_v ingratitude_n beaumont_n you_o have_v prefer_v a_o large_a indictment_n and_o be_v the_o first_o that_o ever_o charge_v i_o with_o it_o it_o be_v a_o stain_n my_o soul_n hold_v most_o at_o distance_n but_o descend_v to_o some_o particular_a this_o offence_n do_v rise_v or_o fall_v in_o the_o degree_n or_o reference_n to_o person_n sin_v against_o to_o who_o have_v i_o be_v so_o ingrateful_a hu._n ingrate_a as_o high_a as_o murder_n bea._n to_o who_o hu._n thyself_o to_o who_o that_o life_n thou_o ought_v to_o cherish_v thou_o have_v undo_v bea._n i_o be_o not_o so_o uncharitable_a however_o you_o please_v to_o urge_v it_o but_o i_o know_v why_o you_o conclude_v so_o let_v i_o sir_n be_v honest_a to_o heaven_n and_o my_o own_o heart_n and_o then_o if_o life_n will_v follow_v it_o shall_v be_v welcome_a ha._n still_o perverse_a stand_v forth_o my_o leonora_n look_v upon_o she_o bea._n i_o see_v a_o comely_a frame_n which_o can_v be_v without_o as_o fair_a a_o mind_n hu._n with_o she_o i_o make_v once_o more_o a_o tender_a of_o my_o wealth_n and_o thy_o enlargement_n wi._n how_o can_v you_o discharge_v he_o sir_n hu._n take_v you_o no_o care_n for_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v secure_v if_o he_o accept_v it_o be_v the_o last_o time_n of_o ask_v answer_v to_o purpose_n now_o bea._n there_o shall_v need_v none_o sir_n to_o forbid_v this_o marriage_n but_o myself_o my_o resolution_n but_o warm_a before_o be_v now_o a_o flame_n i_o honour_v this_o fair_a virgin_n and_o be_o too_o poor_a to_o thank_v your_o love_n but_o must_v not_o buy_v life_n with_o so_o much_o shame_n i_o be_o violante_n my_o last_o breath_n shall_v confirm_v it_o wi._n beaumont_n think_v on_o it_o a_o little_o better_a be_v not_o mad_a if_o this_o be_v possible_a embrace_v she_o instant_o bea._n she_o do_v not_o look_v with_o any_o countenance_n of_o love_n upon_o i_o see_v she_o do_v weep_v wi._n she_o will_v love_v thou_o afterward_o and_o she_o do_v not_o she_o can_v but_o cuckold_v thou_o there_o be_v more_o in_o the_o parish_n man_n hu._n since_o you_o be_v so_o peremptory_a so_o peremptory_a here_o receive_v your_o sentence_n live_v and_o love_v happy_o vio._n my_o dear_a beaumont_n wi._n to_o what_o purpose_n be_v this_o he_o must_v be_v hang_v for_o delamore_n hu._n here_o be_v one_o can_v clear_v the_o danger_n wi._n the_o surgeon_n do_v not_o you_o say_v he_o be_v dead_a sur._n i_o do_v to_o serve_v his_o end_n which_o you_o see_v noble_a delamore_n be_v past_a danger_n but_o want_v strength_n to_o come_v abroad_o leo._n you_o give_v i_o another_o life_n hu._n i_o see_v heaven_n have_v decree_v he_o for_o thy_o husband_n and_o shall_v have_v my_o consent_n too_o leo._n now_o you_o bless_v i_o hu._n i_o wish_v to_o call_v thou_o son_n pardon_v my_o trial_n joy_n ever_o in_o your_o bosom_n bea._n i_o feel_v a_o blessing_n that_o only_o can_v be_v think_v silence_n my_o tongue_n and_o let_v our_o heart_n discourse_v enter_v hazard_n penelope_n acre-less_n little-stocke_n and_o sell-away_n ha._n you_o leave_v gentlefolk_n who_o wish_v joy_n and_o a_o bundle_n of_o boy_n the_o first_o night_n hu._n marry_a pene._n fast_a as_o the_o priest_n can_v tie_v we_o a.s.l._n we_o be_v witness_n ha._n cousin_n two_o thousand_o pound_n and_o lady_n now_o it_o be_v time_n to_o clear_v all_o wi._n i_o will_v be_v divorce_v now_o wife_n you_o be_v a_o whore_n ha._n ho_o there_o no_o bug-word_n come_v we_o must_v tell_v something_o in_o your_o care_n be_v merry_a you_o be_v no_o cuckold_n make_v no_o noise_n i_o know_v that_o be_v it_o offend_v your_o stomach_n wi._n ha_o ha._n i_o touch_v not_o she_o nor_o this_o with_o one_o rude_a action_n we_o will_v talk_v the_o circumstance_n when_o you_o come_v home_o your_o wife_n expect_v you_o but_o when_o i_o come_v she_o have_v prepare_v light_n and_o she_o cousin_n here_o to_o have_v make_v you_o blush_v and_o chide_v you_o into_o honesty_n see_v their_o chaste_a simplicity_n be_v win_v to_o silence_n which_o bring_v on_o my_o better_a fortune_n wi._n can_v this_o be_v real_a mi._n by_o my_o hope_n of_o peace_n in_o the_o tother_o world_n you_o have_v no_o injury_n my_o plot_n be_v only_o to_o betray_v you_o to_o love_v and_o repentance_n pene._n be_v not_o trouble_v sir_n i_o be_o a_o witness_n of_o my_o cousin_n truth_n and_o hope_v you_o will_v make_v all_o prosper_v in_o renew_v your_o faith_n to_o she_o ha._n be_v wise_a and_o no_o more_o word_n thou_o have_v a_o treasure_n in_o thy_o wife_n make_v much_o on_o she_o for_o any_o act_n of_o i_o she_o be_v as_o chaste_a as_o when_o she_o be_v new_o bear_v love_n love_v she_o jack_n as_o when_o she_o be_v new_o bear_v love_n love_v she_o jack_n wi._n i_o be_o ashamed_a pray_v give_v i_o all_o forgiveness_n i_o see_v my_o folly_n heaven_n invite_v i_o gentle_o to_o thy_o chaste_a bed_n be_v thou_o again_o my_o dear_a thy_o virtue_n shall_v instruct_v i_o joy_v to_o all_o here_o be_v more_o delamore_n be_v live_v and_o leonora_n mark_v to_o enjoy_v he_o violante_n be_v possess_v of_o beaumont_n too_o ha._n these_o be_v love_n miracle_n a_o spring_n tide_n flow_v in_o every_o bosom_n hu._n this_o day_n let_v i_o feast_v you_o anon_o we_o will_v visit_v delamore_n leo._n my_o soul_n long_v to_o salute_v he_o ha._n here_o all_o folly_n die_n may_v never_o gamester_n have_v worse_a fate_n than_o i_o finis_fw-la imprimatur_fw-la tho._n wykes_n