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The Hollander A comedy written 1635. The author Henry Glapthorne. And now printed as it was then acted at the Cock-pit in Drury lane, by their Majesties Servants, with good allowance. And at the court before both their Majesties.
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Glapthorne, Henry.
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Doct. What talk'st thou varlet Vrin. Goe to be patient then give this gentleman your daughter nay be friends and love him too or all shall out Doct. Thou wilt not betray me villaine Vrin. But I shall discover you and your practises nay to the Justice This gentleman is the same Sir Martin brought hither as his Niece Doct. Plots upon plots against me Vrin. But the great one is still behinde if you will be friends quickly with them so if not your impostures all come out Doct. Is it even so well since I am ore-reach'd Better sit downe in peace than with disgrace Mr. Popingay consideration of your just desert Now his perswasion has suppress'd my heat Enjoyns me to forgive your loving theft Accept my daughter with as good a heart As she is mine come hither wife say you so too Mris. Art Nay since you say it it must be so Pop. Humbly I thanke you such another gift Should Nature offer all her pretious store Could not be given Mortality but truely sir I had much adoe to winne her Dal. You have me now But I professe untill we came to be Conjoyn'd i th' Church I tooke you for Mr. Sconce but now rejoyce I was deceived so I shall study to love you Doct. Now you name where is Mr. Sconce Scon. T is my cue now O father I me here they have given mee a touch a very scurvy touch I am a brother of the Twibills and I am married too but I need not feare being a Cuckold Vrin. Mris. you know the Gent. Know My servant Lovering married to Mr. Sconce You 'll get brave boyes I doubt not Scon. I and wenches too come hither we will be man and wife that 's certaine nay and lie together so we will you shall behave your self well enough like a woman but that you have a stiff impediment for-bearing Children but give me thy hand shal 's be drunk together Vrin. He is scarce sober yet I thinke Scon. I le tell you father ere I went to the Church I had gotten a touch in the Crowne the Twibil Knights confusion them on my Jo had made me' drunke and got my cloathes and how I came by these I know not But ha let me see this should be my suite t is it by valour it is doe you heare good man Foxe how crept you into this Lyons case Pop. What meanes this new married man Scon. Do you jeare me with a touch of that harke you husband Though I be your wife you shall not hinder me from claiming my owne Breeches Mistris a word with you too you put a gentle touch upon me did you not But I shall know you hereafter I le say no more and touch you boldly for it Lov. Y' are very merrily dispos'd Sir had it not beene to have done Sir Martines Nephew I should not have beene fool'd so I le trie his temper though Know No matter Lovring thou art a Gent. And since I am resolv'd from Master Freewit That hee le not have me now though I were willing To toote the least remembrance of him Out of my breast by this my happyer choyse I le marry thee Scon. But let him marry you though if he dare I le sue the Statute of Bigamy upon him he shall be hang'd for being double marryed Free In this one act She onely appeares woman all her Saint Speake her a Saint I did not thinke her heart Could have resum'd though than rejected me A baser choyse Sir you 've good Fortune Mris I will not wish you ill successe in your So suddaine Love but it was cruell in you To give away your soule as in despight In my loath'd presence yet to shew how much I prize your satisfaction I resigne My interest in you to him and thus freely Bestow him on you will you have him Lady Pulls of Loverings Periwigs he is discovered to be Martha Lady Heaven blesse me sister this is the same maid Whom Master Freewit is reported to have Got with Child this is strange Free Nay be not amazed Mistris it is she You had best call her to a strict account How long t is since I lay with her Know O Freewit what meanes this mad delusion Scon. My wife turn'd a woman indeed this is a touch indeed I had best bee gone for feare she challenge me Vrin. O stay your patience good Mr. Sconce Free Now let heaven and all that can be titled good beneath Divinity conjoyne to frame a piece Of vertue great as this yet be deficient In the atchievement for some cunning Artist To draw her in this posture to be plac'd In Alablaster white as her owne figure Or some greene meade or flowry valley where Posterity of Virgins yearely might Offer a teare to the blest memory Of perfect feminine goodnesse Let me dye Gazing on you and I shall flye to heaven Through your bright eyes Doct. Sir what meanes this extasie Free I le tell you and Mrs trust each word As the just accent of Oraculous truth Knowing your ardent love to me I feard It might embrace a change and therefore shap'd this woman In the habit of a man got her unknowne to you Prefer'd to serve you which she could not have bin without Discovery in her owne shape not to o're-looke your life Or watch your actions but to raise report That I had bin false so to trye if that Would stagger your resolve which I have founde So noble that the happinesse of Fates Can give no more addition to my blisse Madam beg you my pardon Know O sir you have it and I my best of wishes but why did you Employ a woman thus disguis'd suppose She had beene got with childe you must Have beene the father of it Free I knew she was too honest and beside I put her to the acting of 't because She being the accuser of me for her selfe Might without the least scruple of suspect Free me from her owne calumny nay here 's another Can witnesse this for truth Know How Vrinall Master Doctor 's man turnd to Tristram Mr. Freewits man and Marthies brother Vrin So it appeares by the story Mrs. I am glad sir you put my sister in this disguise she has got a good husband by the shift take your wife sir she is no worse a woman then my owne sister Scon. But let me see and feele you better it is no periwigge this but are you my husband a woman wife Liv. I your wife am sir Scon. Master Doctor you wish me well I know I have married here I know not whom you have excellent salves and unguents sir Doct. They are at your service all Scon. Thanke you good Mr. Doctor have you never a one that will eat off the wen of manhood make all whole before that will eunuchise a man I would faine be a Hermaphrodite or a woman to escape this match I do not like it Enter Mrs. Mixum Mris. Mix. Help gentlemen help Mr. Doctor yonder is a man would ravish me whether I would or no nay kild me I thinke he has puld out the longest naked weapon O there he is Ent. S. Mar. drawne S. Mar. She shall not scape me were she Fenc'd with fire strumpet thou diest Doct. Who 's this Sir Martin what doe you meane sir Mris. I this is he Thomas doe you see what a terrible thing hee has got was that fit to use to a woman I was but laid in the next roome to sleepe and he would have done something to mee so hee would had not I beene the honester woman Lady Is 't so Sir Martine I have now just cause To suspect your loyalty and that your fond Jealousie proceeds out of intemperate lust Could I not serve but underneath my nose You must be rioting upon another Sir Mart. Shame and confusion sease me Vrin. You may see Sir what comes of your jealousie but feare not Sir your wife will pardon it there 's no harme done Mrs. Mix. But there might have beene had not my honesty been the greater Lady Well Sir martine though you have injurd Me most infinitly I doe remit all if you will protest Nere to be jealous more S. Mar. Amasement and my shame hinders my utterance Let me breath in sighes my true repentance And henceforth That jealousie in man if 't be injust Is ill nay worse then in a womans lust Know But pray you brother who brought you hither We shall rejoyce to have you at our wedding And see this reconcilement Vrin. I Madam I under pretence to have attempted his wife but I sent him in to Mrs. Mixum who I knew would fit his turne Mrs. Mix. And so I could have suted him as well as another woman Scon. Brother Vrinall you are a knave brother Vrinall and have showd all a cozening touch Vrin. No sir I sav'd you from being cozend my sister shall have some portion here 's a hundred pieces in this purse Scon. Sinke me my Jo my owne purse Vrin. It is indeed Sir I got it from your Twibill brothers and this your watch too and your cloths which Mr. Popingay weares by locking them into a roome and threatning punishment if they denied the blades shall now resume freedome this key will let them out come forth gentlemen here is your brother Master Sconce Enter the Twibill Knights Scon. Captaine generall give thy hand bully Captaine Pirke my cosen Pig and all of you though you would have cheated me t is no matter you shall dance at my wedding and be drunke too my Joe you shall Pirk. Confusion rot the bones of Vrinall perdition shall slay him Free Madam I hope we shall keepe our nuptiall feast with Master Doctor Know As you dispose it sir I have resign'd my will to yours Pop. Unckle I hope you 'l pardon me that I deceiv'd your expectation in watching my Aunt she is too vertuous father your blessing and then we are happy Doct. Take it Thus all are pleas'd I hope what this night cannot For celebration of these feasts performe To morrow shall and from this minute I Renounce all waies sinister to get wealth Things that i th' period prosperously succeed Though cros'd before are acted well indeed FINIS