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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 cuckold then before Was I predestin'd to this shame and mockerie Where were my braines yet why am I impatient Unlesse betrai'd he cannot reach the knowledge And then no matter yes I am curst agen My torment multiplies how can he thinke He plaid the wanton with Penelope When he finds her a maide that ruines all I wod she had beene strumpeted he knowes My wives Virginitie to well I am lost And must be desperate kill him no my wife Not so good death is over blacke and horrid And I am growne ridiculous to my selfe I must do some thing Enter Sr. Richard Hurry Hu. Master Wilding welcome Y 'ave beene a great a stranger Wi. Do you know me Hu. Know you Wi. They say I am much alter'd alate Hu. There is some alteration in your forehead Wi. My forehead Hu. T is not smooth enough you 're troubled Your wife 's within Wi. Shee loves your daughter sir Hu. When saw you Master Beaumont Wi. Not to day Hu. I have sent for him pray stay and witnes His further examination I propounded A way to doe him good but he is obstinate Would I could change condition with him Wi. He is not troubled now with being a cuckold You shall command Enter Mistris Wilding and a Servant Hu. Your husband Lady Wi. Wife you are a whore You shall know more hereafter I must goe live i' th Forrest Mi. And I i' th Common Wi. Shee le turne prostitute Hu. Attend him hither Master Beaumont's come Nay you shall favour me so much here 's the gentleman Enter Master Beaumont with Officers Already Bea. Sir your pleasure by your command I am brought hither I hope you have no more to charge me with Then freelie I have confest Hu. Yes Bea. I must answer You can have but my life to satisfie Pray speake my accusation Hu. Besides the offence knowne and examin'd You are guilty Of that which all good natures do abhorre Bea. You have a priviledge but do not make me Good sir to appeare monstrous who are my Accusers Hu. I am one Bea. And my judge too I have small hope to plead then but proceede And name my trespasse Hu. That which includes all That man should hate ingratitude Bea You have Preferrd a large inditement and are the first That ever chargd me with 't it is a staine My soule held most at distance but descend To some particular this offence doth rise Or fall in the degree or reference To persons sinn'd against to whom have I Beene so ingratefull Hu. Ingrate as high as murder Bea. To whom Hu. Thy selfe to whom that life thou oughtest to cherish Thou hast undone Bea. I am not so uncharitable How ere you please to urge it but I know Why you conclude so let me sir be honest To heaven and my owne heart and then if life Will follow it shall bee welcome Ha. Still perverse Stand forth my Leonora looke upon her Bea. I see a comely frame which cannot bee Without as faire a minde Hu. With her I make Once more a tender of my wealth and thy Enlargement Wi. How can you discharge him sir Hu. Take you no care for that it shall be secur'd If he accept 't is the last time of asking Answer to purpose now Bea. There shall neede none Sir to forbid this marriage but my selfe My resolution but warme before Is now a flame I honour this faire Virgine And am too poore to thanke your love but must not Buy life with so much shame I am Violante My last breath shall confirme it Wi. Beaumont thinke on 't A little better be not mad if this be possible Embrace her instantlie Bea. Shee does not looke With any countenance of love upon me See shee does weepe Wi. Shee le love thee afterwards And shee doe not she can but cuckold thee There be more i' th Parish man Hu. Since you are so peremptory So peremptory here receave your sentence Live and love happilie Vio. My Dearest Beaumont Wi. To what purpose is this he must be hangd for Delamore Hu. Heer 's one can cleere the danger Wi. The Surgeon did not you say he was dead Sur. I did to serve his ends which you see noble Delamore is past danger but wants strength To come abroad Leo. You give me another life Hu. I see heaven has decreed him for thy husband And shat have my consent too Leo. Now you blesse me Hu. I wished to call thee sonne pardon my triall Joy ever in your bosomes Bea. I feele a blessing That onely can be thought silence my tongue And let our hearts discourse Enter Hazard Penelope Acre-lesse Little-stocke and Sel-away Ha. You leave gentlefolks who wishes joy And a bundle of boyes the first night Hu. Married Pene. Fast as the Priest could tie us A.S.L. We are witnesses Ha. Cozen two thousand pound and Ladie now T is time to cleere all Wi. I 'le be divorc'd now Wife y' are a Whore Ha. Ho there no bug-words come Wee must tell something in your care Be merry You are no cuckold make no noise I know That 's it offends your stomake Wi. Ha! Ha. I touch'd not her nor this with one rude action Wee le talke the circumstance when you come home Your wife expected you but when I came She had prepar'd light and her Cozen here To have made you blush and chide you into honesty Seeing their chast simplicities was wonne To silence which brought on my better fortune Wi. Can this be reall Mi. By my hopes of peace I' th tother World you have no injury My plot was onely to betraie you to Love and repentance Pene. Be not troubled sir I am a witnes of my Cozens truth And hope you le make all prosper in renewing Your faith to her Ha. Be wise and no more words Thou hast a treasure in thy wife make much on her For any act of mine she is as chast As when she was new borne Love love her Jacke As when she was new borne Love love her Jacke Wi. I am asham'd pray give me all forgivenes I see my follies heaven invites me gently To thy chast bed be thou againe my dearest Thy vertue shall instruct me joy to all Here be more Delamore is living And Leonora mark'd to injoy him Violante is possest of Beaumont too Ha. These be loves miracles a spring tide flow In every bosome Hu. This day let me feast you Anon wee 'le visit Delamore Leo. My soule Longs to salute him Ha. Here all follyes die May never Gamester have worse fate then I FINIS Imprimatur Tho. Wykes