ha Ger. No no Sir Mart. You will go then Ger. I will go on a Fools Errand for once Exeunt Gerrard and Martin Floun What will you eat Sir Mons. Wà t you please Madamè Floun De hear Waiter then some young Partridge Wait. What else Madam Flirt Some Russes Wait. What else Madam Floun Some young Pheasants Wait. What else Madam Flirt Some young Rabits I love Rabits Wait. What else Madam Floun Stay Mons. Dis Englis ' Waiter wit his wà t else Madam will ruine me testè non Aside Wait. What else Madam Mons. Wà t else Madam agen call up the French Waiter Wait. What else Madam Mons. Again call up the French Waiter or Quesinièr morttestè-ventrè vitè vitè Auh Madam the stupidity of the Englis ' Waiter I hate the Englis ' Waiter mon foy Ex. Waiter Flirt Be not in passion dear Monsieur Mons. I kiss your hand obligeant Madam Enter a French Scullion Cherè Pierot Serviteur Serviteur or ca a manger Kisses the Scullion Scull En voulez vous de Cram Schiquin Floun Yes Scull De Partrish de Faysan de Quailles Mons. This Bougre vil ruinè me too but he speak wit dà t bel Eyrè and gracè I cannot bid him hold his tongue ventre c'est assey Pierot vat-èn Ex. Scull and returns Scull And de litèl plate dè Mons. Jarnie vat-èn Exit Scull and returns Scull And de litèl plate dè Mons. De grace go dy way Exit Scull and returns Scull And de litel dè Mons. De Fourmage de Brie vat-èn go go Floun What 's that Cheese that stinks Mons. Ay ay be sure it stinkè extremèntè Pierot vat-èn but stay till I drink dy health here 's to dat pretty Fellow's health Madam Flirt Must we drink the Scullion's health Mons. Auh you will not be disobligeant Madam he is the Quisinier for a Cardinal or French Abbot Drinks Floun But how shall we divertise our selves till Supper be ready Flirt Can we have better Divertisement than this Gentleman Floun But I think we had better carry the Gentleman home with us and because it is already late sup at home and divertise the Gentleman at Cards till it be ready dè hear Waiter let it be brought when 't is ready to my Lodging hard by in Mustard-Alley at the Sign of the Crooked-Billet Mons. At the Crooked-Billet Flirt Come Sir come Mons. Mort-bleu I have take the Vow since my last Clap never to go again to the Bourdel Floun What is the Bourdel Mons. How call you the name of your House Flirt The Crooked-Billet Mons. No no the Bawdy-house vert and bleu Floun How our Lodging we 'd have you know Mons. Auh mort-bleu I wou'd not know it de Crookè-Billet hah ha Flirt Come Sir Mons. Besides if I go wit you to the Bourdel you will tell mort-bleu Floun Fie fie come along Mons. Beside I am to be marry'd within these two days if you shou'd tell now Flirt Come come along we will not tell Mons. But will you promise then to have the care of my honour pray good Madam have de care of my honeùr pray have de care of my honeùr Will you have care of my honeùr pray have de care of my honeùr and do not tell if you can help it pray dear Madam do not tell Kneels to ' em Flirt I wou'd not tell for fear of losing you my Love for you will make me secret Mons. Why do you love me Flirt Indeed I cannot help telling you now what my modesty ought to conceal but my eyes wou'd disclose it too I have a passion for you Sir Mons. A passion for me Flirt An extreme passion dear Sir you are so French so mightily French so agreeable French but I 'll tell you more of my heart at home come along Mons. But is your patiòn sincere Flirt The truest in the World Mons. Well then I 'll venture my body wit thee for one night Flirt For one night don't you believe that and so you wou'd leave me to morrow but I love you so I cannot part with you you must keep me for good and all if you will have me I can't leave you for my heart Mons. How keep Jarniè de Whore Englis ' have notingè but keepè keepè in derè mouths now a days testè nòn formerly 't was enough to keep de shild ma foy Flirt Nay I will be kept else but come we 'll talk on 't at home Mons. Umh so so ver vèl de Amourè of de Whore does alway end in keep ha keep ma foy keep ha The Punck that entertains you wit'her passion Is like kind Host who makes the Invitation At your own cost to his fort bon Collation Ex. ACT II. SCENE I. Don Diego's House in the Morning Enter Don Diego in the Spanish Habit Mrs. Caution his Sister Don Dieg. HAve you had a Spanish care of the Honour of my Family that is to say have you kept up my Daughter close in my absence as I directed Caut. I have Sir but it was as much as I cou'd do Don. I knew that for 't was as much as I cou'd do to keep up her Mother I that have been in Spain look you Caut. Nay 't is a hard task to keep up an English Woman Don. As hard as it is for those who are not kept up to be honest look you con Licentia Sister Caut. How now Brother I am sure my Husband never kept me up Don. I knew that therefore I cryed con Licentia Sister as the Spaniards have it Caut. But you Spaniards are too censorious Brother Don. You English Women Sister give us too much cause look you but you are sure my Daughter has not seen a man since my departure Caut. No not so much as a Church-man Don. As a Church-man Voto I thank you for that not a Church-man not a Church-man Caut. No not so much as a Church-man but of any one wou'd think one might trust a Church-man Don. No we are bold enough in trusting them with our Souls I 'll never trust 'em with the body of my Daughter look you Guarda you see what comes of trusting Church-men here in England and 't is because the Women govern the Families that Chaplains are so much in fashion Trust a Church-man trust a Coward with your honour a Fool with your secret a Gamster with your purse as soon as a Priest with your Wife or Daughter look you Guarda I am no Fool look you Caut. Nay I know you are a wise man Brother Don. Why Sister I have been fifteen years in Spain for it at several times loâ—k you Now in Spain he is wise enough that is grave politick enough that â—ays little and honourable enough that is jealous and though I say it that shou'd not say it I as as grave grum and jealous as any Spaniard breathing Caut. I know you are Brother Don. And I will be a Spaniard in every thing still and will not conform not I to their
found it out he is no Dancing-master Sister Do you remember the whispering last night I have found out the meaning of that too and I tell you Sister he 's no Dancing-master I have found it out Caut. You found it out marry come up did not I tell you always he was no Dancing-master Don. You tell me you silly Woman what then what of that you tell me de ' think I heeded what you told me but I tell you now I have found it out Caut. I say I found it out Don. I say 't is false Gossip I found him out Caut. I say I found him out first say you what you will Don. Sister Mum not such a word again guarda you found him out Caut. Nay I must submit or dissemble like other prudent Women or Don. Come come Sister take it from me he is no Dancing-master Caut. O yes he is a Dancing-master Don. What will you be wiser than I every way remember the whispering I say Caut. So he thinks I speak in earnest then I 'll fit him still Aside But what do you talk of their whispering they wou'd not whisper any ill before us sure Don. Will you still be an Idoit a Dolt and see nothing Mons. Lord you 'll be wiser than all the World will you are we not all against you pshaw pshaw I ne'er saw such a Donissimo as you are I vow and swear Don. No Sister he 's no Dancing-master for now I think on 't too he cou'd not play upon the Fiddle Caut. Pish pish what Dancing-master can play upon a Fiddle without strings Don. Again I tell you he broke 'em on purpose because he cou'd not play I have found it out now Sister Caut. Nay you see farther than I Brother Ger. offers to lead her out Hipp. For Heaven's sake stir not yet Don. Besides if you remember they were perpetually putting me out of the Room that was Sister because they had a mind to be alone I have found that out too Now Sister look you he is no Dancing-master Caut. But has he not given her a Lesson often before you Don. I but Sister he did not go about his bus'ness like a Dancing-master but go go down to the door some body rings Exit Caution Mons. I vow and swear Uncle he is a Dancing-master pray be appeas'd Lord d' e think I 'd tell you a lye Don. If it prove to be a lye and you do not confess it though you are my next Heir after my Daughter I will disown thee as much as I do her for thy folly and treachery to thy self as well as me you may have her but never my estate look you Mons. How I must look to my hits then Aside Don. Look to 't Mons. Then I had best confess all before he discover all which he will soon do Enter Parson O here 's the Parson too he won't be in choler nor brandish Toledo before the Parson sure Aside Well Uncle I must confess rather than lose your favour he is no Dancing-master Don. No. Ger. What has the Fool betray'd us then at last nay then 't is time to be gone come away Miss Going out Don. Nay Sir if you pass this way my Toledo will pass that way look you Thrusts at him with his Sword Hipp. O hold Mr. Gerrard hold Father Mons. I tell you Uncle he 's an honest Gentleman means no hurt and came hither but upon a frolick of mine and your Daughters Stops his Uncle Don. Ladron Traidor Mons. I tell you all 's but a jest a meer jest I vow and swear Don. A jest jest with my honour voto ha no Family to dishonour but the Grave Wise Noble Honourable Illustrious Puissant and right Worshipful Family of the Formals nay I am contented to reprieve you till you know who you have dishonoured and convict you of the greatness of your crime before you die we are descended look you Mons. Nay pray Uncle hear me Don. I say we are descended Mons. 'T is no matter for that Don. And my great great Grandfather was Mons. Well well I have something to say more to the purpose Don. My great great great Grandfather I say was Mons. Well a Pin-maker in Don. But he was a Gentleman for all that Fop for he was a Serjeant to a Company of the Train-bands and my great great great Grandfather was Mons. Was his Son what then won't you let me clear this Gentleman Don. He was he was Mons. He was a Felt-maker his Son a Wine cooper your Father a Vintner and so you came to be a Canary-Merchant Don. But we were still Gentlemen for our Coat was as the Heralds say was Mons. Was your sign was the Three Tuns and the Field Canary now let me tell you this honest Gentleman Don. Now that you shou'd dare to dishonour this Family by the Graves of my Ancestors in Great Saint Ellen's Church Mons. Yard Don. Thou shalt dye for 't ladron Runs at Gerard. Mons. Hold hold Uncle are you mad Hipp. Oh oh Mons. Nay then by your own Spanish rules of honour though he be my Rival I must help him since I brought him into danger Draws his Sword Sure he will not shew his valour upon his Nephew and Son-in-Law otherwise I shou'd be afraid of shewing mine Aside Here Mr. Gerrard go in here nay you shall go in Mr. Gerrard I 'll secure you all and Parson do you go in too with 'em for I see you are afraid of a Sword and the other World though you talk of it so familiarly and make it so fine a place Opens a door and thrusts Gerrard Hippolita and Parson in then shuts it and guards it with his Sword Don. Tu quoque Brute Mons. Nay now Uncle you must understand reason what you are not only a Don but you are a Don Quixot too I vow and swear Don. Thou spot sploach of my Family and blood I will have his blood look you Mons. Pray good Spanish Uncle have but patience to hear me suppose I say suppose he had done done done the feat to your Daughter Don. How done the feat done the feat done the feat En horâ malâ Mons. I say suppose suppose Don. Suppose Mons. I say suppose he had for I do but suppose it well I am ready to marry her however now Marriage is as good a Solder for crack'd Female-honour as blood and can't you suffer the shame but for a quarter of an-hour till the Parson has marry'd us and then if there be any shame it becomes mine for here in England the Father has nothing to do with the Daughters business honour what de' e call 't when once she 's marry'd de' e see Don. England what d' e tell me of England I 'll be a Spaniard still voto à mi hora and I will be reveng'd Pedro Juan Sanches Calls at the door Enter Mrs. Caution follow'd by Flirt and Flounce in Vizard Masks Caut. What 's the matter Brother Don. Pedro Sanchez Juan
Wonder of Innocency Hipp. But I see you are humble because you wou'd kiss my hand Ger. No I am ambitious therefore Hip. Well all this fooling but loses time I must make better use of it I cou'd let you kiss my hand but then I 'm afraid you wou'd take hold of me and carry me away Aside Ger. Indeed I wou'd not Hipp. Come I know you wou'd Ger. Truly I wou'd not Hipp. You wou'd you wou'd I know you wou'd Ger. I 'll swear I wo' not by Hipp. Nay don't swear for you 'll be the apter to do it then I wou'd not have him forswear it neither he does not like me sure well enough to carry me away Aside Ger. Dear Miss let me kiss your hand Hipp. I am sure you wou'd carry me away if I shou'd Ger. Be not afraid of it Hipp. Nay I am afraid of the contrary either he dislikes me and therefore will not be troubled with me or what is as bad he loves me and is dull or fearful to displease me Aside Ger. Trust me sweetest I can use no violence to you Hipp. Nay I am sure you wou'd carry me away what shou'd you come in at the Window for if you did not mean to steal me Ger. If I shou'd endeavour it you might cry out and I should be prevented Hip. Dull dull man of the Town are all like thee He is as dull as a Country Squire at Questions and Commands No if I shou'd cry out never so loud this is quite at the further end of the House and there no body cou'd hear me Aside Ger. I will not give you the occasion Dearest Hipp. Well! I will quicken thy sense if it be possible Nay I know you come to steal me away because I am an Heiress and have twelve hundred pound a year lately left me by my Mothers Brother which my Father cannot meddle with and which is the chiefest reason I suppose why he keeps me up so close Aside Ger. Ha! Aside Hipp. So this has made him consider O money powerful money how the ugly old crooked straight handsom young Women are beholding to thee Ger. Twelve hundred pound a year Hipp. Besides I have been told my Fortune and the Woman said I shou'd be stoln away because she says 't is the Fate of Heiresses to be stoln away Ger. Twelve hundred pound a year Aside Hip. Nay more she described the man to me that was to do it and he was as like you as cou'd be have you any Brothers Ger. Not any 't was I I warrant you Sweetest Hipp. So he understands himself now Ger. Well Madam since 't was foretold you what do you think on 't 't is in vain you know to resist Fate Hipp. I do know indeed they say 't is to no purpose besides the Woman that told me my Fortune or you have bewitch'd me Ih think Sighs Ger. My Soul my Life 't is you have Charms powerful as numberless especially those of your innocency irresistable and do surprise the wary'st Heart such mine was while I cou'd call it mine but now 't is yours for ever Hip. Well well get you gone then I 'll keep it safe for your sake Ger. Nay you must go with me sweetest Hipp. Well I see you will part with the Jewel but you 'll have the keeping of the Cabinet to which you commit it Ger. Come come my Dearest let us be gone Fortune as well as Women must be taken in the humour Enter Prue running hastily to stop 'em Don Diego and Mrs. Caution immediately after Pru. O Miss Miss your Father it seems is just now arriv'd and here is coming in upon you Hipp. My Father Don. My Daughter and a Man Caut. A Man a Man in the House Ger. Ha! what mean these a Spaniard Hipp. What shall I do stay nay pray stir not from me but lead me about as if you lead me about as if you lead me a Corant Leads her about Don. Is this your Government Sister and this your innocent Charge that has not seen the face of a man this twelve-month En horâ mala Caut. O sure it is not a man it cannot be a Man Puts on her Spectacles Don. It cannot be a Man if he be not a Man he 's a Devil he has her lovingly by the hand too Valga me el Cielo Hipp. Do not seem to mind them but dance on or lead me about still Ger. What de' e mean by 't apart to Hipp. Don. Hey they are frolick a dancing Caut. Indeed they are dancing I think why Niece Don. Nay hold a little I 'll make 'em dance in the Devils name but it shall not be la Gailliarda Draws his Sword Caution holds him Caut. O Niece why Niece Ger. Do you hear her what do you mean apart to Hipp. Hipp. Take no notice of them but walk about still and sing a little sing a Corant Ger. I can't sing but I 'll hum if you will Don. Are you so merry Well I 'll be with you En horâ mala Caut. Oh Niece Niece why Niece Oh Don. Why Daughter my dainty Daughter my shame my ruine my plague Strugling gets from Caution goes towards 'em with his Sword drawn Hipp. Mind him not but dance and sing on Ger. A pretty time to dance and sing indeed when I have a Spaniard with naked Toledo at my tail no pray excuse me Miss from fooling any longer Hipp. O my Father my Father poor Father you are welcome pray give me your blessing Turning about Don. My blessing En hora mala Hipp. What am I not your Daughter Sir Don. My Daughter mi mal mi muertè Hipp. My name 's Hippolita Sir I don't own your Spanish names but pray Father why do you frighten one so you know I don't love to see a Sword what do you mean to do with that ugly thing out Don. I 'll shew you Trayidor Ladron demi houra thou dy'st Runs at Ger. Ger. Not if I can help it good Don but by the names you give me I find you mistake your man I suppose some Spaniard has affronted you Draws Don. None but thee Ladron and thou dy'st for 't Fight Caut. Oh oh oh help help help Hipp. Oh what will you kill my poor Dancing-master Kneels Don. A Dancing-master he 's a Fencing-master rather I think But is he your Dancing-master Umph Ger. So much Wit and Innocency were never together before Aside Don. Is he a Dancing-master Pausing Caut. Is he a Dancing-master He does not look like a Dancing-master Hipp. Pish you don't know a Dancing-master you have not seen one these threescore years I warrant Caut. No matter but he does not look like a Dancing-master Don. Nay nay Dancing-masters look like Gentlemen enough Sister but he 's no Dancing-master by drawing his Sword so briskly those tripping outsides of Gentlemen are like Gentlemen enough in every thing but in drawing a Sword and since he is a Gentleman he shall dye by mine Hipp. Oh hold hold Fight
agen Caut. Hold hold pray Brother let 's talk with him a little first I warrant you I shall trap him and if he confesses you may kill him for those that confess they say ought to be hang'd let 's see Ger. Poor Hippolita I wish I had not had this occasion of admiring thy Wit I have increased my Love whilst I have lost my hopes the common Fate of poor Lovers Aside Caut. Come you are guilty by that hanging down o◠your head Speak are you a Dancing-master Speak speak a Dancing-master Ger. Yes forsooth I am a Dancing-master ay ay Don. How do's it appear Hipp. Why there is his Fiddle there upon the Table Father Caut. No busie-body but it is not that is my Nephews Fiddle Hipp. Why he lent it to my Cousin I tell you it is his Caut. Nay it may be indeed he might lend it him for ought I know Don. I I but ask him Sister if he be a Dancing-master where Caut. Pray Brother let me alone with him I know what to ask him sure Don. What will you be wiser than I nay then stand away Come if you are a Dancing-master where 's your School adondè adondè Caut. Why he 'll say may be he has ne'er a one Don. Who ask'd you nimble Chaps So you have put an Excuse in his head Ger. Indeed Sir 't is no Excuse I have no School Caut. Well! but who sent you how came you hither Ger. There I am puzl'd indeed Aside Caut. How came you hither I say how Ger. Why how how how shou'd I come hither Don. Ay how shou'd he come hither upon his Legs Caut. So so now you have put an Excuse in his head too that you have so you have but stay Don. Nay with your favour Mistress I 'll ask him now Caut. I'facks but you shan't I 'll ask him and ask you no favour that I will Don. I'fackins but you shan't ask him if you go there to look you you Prattle-box you I 'll ask him Caut. I will ask him I say come Don. Where Caut. What. Don. Mine's a shrewd question Caut. Mine's as shrewd as yours Don. Nay then we shall have it come answer me where 's your Lodging come come Sir Caut. A shrewd question indeed at the Surgeons Arms I warrant in for 't is Spring-time you know Don. Must you make lyes for him Caut. But come Sir what 's your Name answer me to that come Don. His Name why 't is an easie matter to tell you a false Name I hope Caut. So must you teach him to cheat us Don. Why did you say my questions were not shrewd questions then Caut. And why wou'd you not let me ask him the question then Brother Brother ever while you live for all your Spanish wisdom let an old Woman make discoveries the young Fellows cannot cheat us in any thing I 'd have you to know set your old Woman still to grope out an Intrigue because you know the Mother found her Daughter in the Oven a word to the wise Brother Don. Come come leave this tattling he has dishonour'd my Family debauch'd my Daughter and what if he cou'd excuse himself the Spanish Proverb says Excuses neither satisfie Creditors nor the injur'd the wounds of Honour must have blood and wounds St. Jago para mi. Kisses the Cross of his Sword and runs at Gerrard Hipp. Oh hold dear Father and I 'll confess all Ger. She will not sure after all Aside Hipp. My Cousin sent him because as he said he wou'd have me recover my Dancing a little before our Wedding having made a Vow he wou'd never marry a Wife who cou'd not dance a Corant I am sure I was unwilling but he wou'd have him come saying I was to be his Wife as soon as you came and therefore expected obedience from me Don. Indeed the venture is most his and the shame wou'd be most his for I know here in England 't is not the custom for the Father to be much concern'd what the Daughter does but I will be a Spaniard still Hipp. Did not you hear him say last night he wou'd send me one this morning Caut. No not I sure If I had he had never come here Hipp. Indeed Aunt you grow old I see your memory fails you very much Did not you hear him Prue say he wou'd send him to me Prue Yes I 'll be sworn did I. Hipp. Look you there Aunt Caut. I wonder I should not remember it Don. Come come you are a doting old Fool. Caut. So so the fault will be mine now But pray Mistress how did he come in I am sure I had the Keys of the Doors which till your Father came in were not open'd to day Hipp. He came in just after my Father I suppose Caut. It might be indeed while the Porters brought in the things and I was talking with you Don. O might he so forsooth you are a brave Governante look you you a Duenna voto and not know who comes in and out Caut. So 't was my fault I know Don. Your Maid was in the Room with you was she not Child Hipp. Yes indeed and indeed Father all the while Don. Well Child I am satisfi'd then but I hope he does not use the Dancing-masters tricks of squeezing your hands setting your Legs and Feet by handling your Thighs and seeing your Legs Hipp. No indeed Father I 'd give him a Box on the Ear if he shou'd Don. Poor Innocent Well I am contented you shou'd learn to dance since for ought I know you shall be marry'd to morrow or the next day at farthest by that time you may recover a Corant a Sarabrand I wou'd say and since your Cousin too will have a dancing Wife it shall be so and I 'll see you dance my self you shall be my Charge these two days and then I dare venture you in the hand of any Dancing-master even a sawcy French Dancing-master look you Caut. Well have a care though for this man is not dress'd like a Dancing-master Don. Go go you dote are they not for the most part better dress'd and prouder than many a good Gentleman you wou'd be wiser than I wou'd you Querno Caut. Well I say only look to 't look to 't Don. Hey hey come Friend to your bus'ness teach her her Lesson over again let 's see Hipp. Come Master Don. Come come let 's see your English Method I understand something of Dancing my self come Hipp. Come Master Ger. I shall betray you yet dearest Miss for I know not a step I cou'd never dance apart to Hipp. Hipp. No! Don. Come come Child Hipp. Indeed I 'm asham'd Father Don. You must not be asham'd Child you 'll never dance well if you are asham'd Hipp. Indeed I can't help it Father Don. Come come I say go to 't Hipp. Indeed I can't Father before you 't is my first Lesson and I shall do it so ill pray good Father go into the next Room for this
but who are these Sister are they not men in Womens Cloaths what make they here Caut. They are relations they say of my Cousins who press'd in when I let in the Parson they say my Cousin invited 'em to his Wedding Mons. Two of my relations ha they are my Cousins indeed of the other night a Pox take 'em but that 's no Curse for 'em a Plague take 'em then but how came they here Don. Now must I have witnesses too of the dishonour of my Family it were Spanish Prudence to dispatch 'em away out of the House before I begin my revenge Aside What are you what make you here who wou'd you speak with Flirt With Monsieur Don. Here he is Mons. Now will these Jades discredit me and spoil my match just in the coupling minute Don. Do you know ' em Mons. Yes Sir sure I know ' em Pray Ladies say as I say or you will spoil my Wedding for I am just going to be marry'd and if my Uncle or Mistress should know who you are it might break off the match Aside to ' em Floun We come on purpose to break the match Mons. How Flirt Why de' e think to marry and leave us so in the lurch Mons. What do the Jades mean Aside Don. Come who are they what wou'd they have if they come to the Wedding Ladies I assure you there will be none to day here Mons. They won't trouble you Sir they are going again Ladies you hear what my Uncle says I know you won't trouble him I wish I were well rid of ' em Aside Floun You shall not think to put us off so Aside Don. Who are they what are their names Flirt We are Sir Mons. Nay for Heaven's sake don't tell who you are for you will undo me and spoil my match infallibly Aside to ' em Floun We care not 't is our business to spoil matches Mons. You need not for I believe marry'd men are your best customers for greedy Batchellors take up with their Wives Don. Come pray Ladies if you have no business here be pleas'd to retire for few of us are in humour to be so civil to you as you may deserve Mons. Ay prethee dear Jades get you gone Flirt We will not stir Don. Who are they I say Fool and why don't they go Floun We are Sir Mons. Hold hold They are persons of honour and quality and Flirt We are no persons of honour and quality Sir we are Mons. They are modest Ladies and being in a kind of disguise will not own their quality Floun We modest Ladies Mons. Why sometimes you are in the humour to pass for Women of honour and quality prethee dear Jades let your modesty and greatness come upon you now Aside to ' em Flirt Come Sir not to delude you as he wou'd have us we are Mons. Hold hold Flirt The other night at the French House Mons. Hold I say 't is even true as Gerrard says the Women will tell I see Floun If you wou'd have her silent stop her mouth with that ring Takes off his ring and gives it her Mons. Will that do 't here here 'T is worth one hundred and fifty pounds But I must not lose my match I must not lose a Trout for a Fly That Men shou'd live to hire Women to silence Enter Gerrard Hippolita Parson and Prue Don. Oh are you come agen Draws his Sword and runs at 'em Monsieur holds him Mons. Oh hold hold Uncle What are you mad Gerrard to expose your self to a new danger why wou'd you come out yet Ger. Because our danger now is over I thank the Parson there And now we must beg Ger. and Hipp. kneel Mons. Nay Faith Uncle forgive him now since he asks you forgiveness upon his knees and my poor Cousin too Hipp. You are mistaken Cousin we ask him blessing and you forgiveness Mons. How how how what do you talk of blessing what do you ask your Father blessing and he asks me forgiveness But why shou'd he ask me forgiveness Hipp. Because he asks my Father blessing Mons. Pish pish I don't understand you I vow and swear Hipp. The Parson will expound to you Cousin Mons. Hey what say you to it Parson Pars. They are marry'd Sir Mons. Marry'd Caut. Marry'd so I told you what 't wou'd come to Don. You told us Mons. Nay she is setting up for the reputation of a Witch Don. Marry'd Juan Sanchez Petro arm arm arm Caut. A Witch a Witch Hipp. Nay indeed Father now we are marry'd you had better call the Fiddles Call 'em Prue quickly Ex. Prue Mons. Who do you say marry'd Man Pars. Was I not sent for on purpose to marry ' em why shou'd you wonder at it Mons. No no you were to marry me Man to her I knew there was a mistake in 't some how you were meerly mistaken therefore you must do your business over again for me now The Parson was mistaken Uncle it seems ha ha ha Caut. I suppose five or six Guinies made him make the mistake which will not be rectify'd now Nephew they 'll marry all that come near 'em and for a Guiney or two care not what mischief they do Nephew Don. Marry'd Pedro Sanchez Mons. How and must she be his Wife then for ever and ever have I held the door then for this like a Fool as I was Caut. Yes indeed Mons. Have I worn Golillia here for this little Breeches for this Caut. Yes truly Mons. And put on the Spanish honour with the habit in defending my Rival nay then I 'll have another turn of honour in revenge Come Uncle I 'm of your side now sa sa sa but let 's stay for our force Sanchez Juan Petro arm arm arm Enter two Blacks and the Spaniard follow'd by Prue Martin and five other Gentlemen like Fiddlers Don. Murder the Villain kill him Running all upon Ger. Mart. Hold hold Sir Don. How now who sent for you Friends Mart. We Fiddlers Sir often come unsent for Don. And you are often kick'd down stairs for 't too Mart. No Sir our Company was never kick'd I think Don. Fiddlers and not kick'd then to preserve your Virgin-honour get you down stairs quickly for we are not at present dispos'd much for mirth voto Mons. peeping A pox is it you Martyn nay Uncle then 't is in vain for they won't be kick'd down stairs to my knowledge They are Gentlemen Fiddlers forsooth a pox on all Gentlemen Fiddlers and Gentlemen Dancing-masters say I. Don. How ha Pausing Mons. Well Flirt now I am a Match for thee now I may keep you and there 's little difference betwixt keeping a Wench and Marriage only Marriage is a little the cheaper but the other is the more honourable now vert bleu nay now I may swear a French Oath too Come come I am thine let us strike up the Bargain thine according to the honourable Institution of Keeping come Flirt Nay hold Sir two words to the