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TI S no wonder that hitherto I followed not the good example of the believing Poets, fince Jefs faith and zeal then yon alone can infpire, had wanted power to have reduc’t me to the true wor- fhip : Y our permiffion, Madam , has inlightened me, and I with fhame look back on my paft Ignorance, which fuffered me not to pay an Adoration long fince, where there was fo very much due, yet even now though fecure in my opinion, I make this Sa¬ crifice with infinite fear and trembling, well know¬ ing that fo Excellent and perfeft a Creature as your felf differs only from the Divine powers in this *, the Offerings made to you ought to be worthy of you, whilft they accept the will alone ; and how Madam, would your Altars be loaded, if like heaven you gave permiffion to all that had a will and defire to approach ’em, who now at diftance can only wifh and admire, which all mankinde agree to do ; as if Madam, you alone had the pattent from heaven to ingrofs all hearts 5 and even thofe diftant. flaves whom you conquer with your fame, pay an equal! tribute to thofe that have the bleffing of being woun¬ ded by your Eyes, and boaft the happinefs of be- t A 2 holding
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holding you dayly } infomuch that fucceeding ages who (hall with joy furvey your Hiftory fliall Envy us who lived in this, and faw thofe charming won¬ ders which they can only reade of, and whom we ought iq charity to pity, fince all the Pi&ures, pens
or pencills can draw, will give give embut a faint Idea of what we have the honour to fee in liich ab- folute Perfection , they can only guefs She was infi¬ nitely fair, witty, and deferving, but to what Vaft degrees in all, they can only Judge who liv’d to Gaze and Liften ; for beftdes Madam, all the
Charms and attractions and powers of your Sex, you have Beauties peculiar to your felf, an eternal lweet- nefs, youth and ay r, which never dwelt in any face but yours, of which not one unimitable Grace could be ever • borrow’d,' or. affumed, though with never fo much induftry, to adorn another , they cannot fteal a look or fmile fromyou to inhanCe their own beauties price, but all the World Will know it ybursy , fo Natural and To fit ted are allyouf Charms and Ex^ > cellencies to one another, lb inrirely defign d and created to make up in you alone the moft perfect lovely thing in the world} you never appear but you glad the hearts of all that ha ve the happy fortune to fee you, as if you were made on purpofe to put the
whole world into good . Humour,
look abroad, and when you fpeak^ men c owd to
liften with that awfull reverence as to Hoi jb Oracles
or Divine Prophefies, and bears away, ! the precious
words to tell at home to all the attentive family*
the Graceful! things you iitte^d and cfyy but ob /be
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fpofywith fucb an Ayr, fogay, that half the beau¬ ty's loft intbe repetition* ’Tis this that ought to m4ke your Sex vain enough to defpife the malicious world that will allow a woman no wit, and blefs ©Ur felves for living in an Age that can produce fo wondrous an argument as your undeniable felf, to fliame thofe boafting talkers who are Judges of no¬ thing but faults.
But how much in vain Madam, I endeavour to tell you the fence of all mankinde with mine, fince to the utmoft Limits of the Univerfe your mighty Gonquefts are made known : And who can doubt the Power of that Illuftrious Beauty, the Charms of t hat tongue, and the greatnefs of that minde, who has fubdu’d the moft powerfull and Glorious Mo¬ narch of the world : And fo well you bear the ho¬ nours your were born for, with a greatnefs fo uoaf- fefted,an affabillity fo eafie,an Humor fo foft, fo far from Pi ide or Vanity, that the moft Envious 8c moft difaffe&ed can finde no caufe or reafon to wifh you lefs,Nor can Heaven give youmore, who has expreft a particular care of you every way, and above all in beftowing on the world and you, two noble Bran¬ ches, who have all the greatnefs and fweetnefs of their Royal and beautiful ftock; and who give us too a hopeful Profpeft of what their future Braveries will perform, when they {hall fhoot up and fpread yhemfelvesjto that degree, that all the lelfer world m y finde repofe beneath their {hades j and whom you have permitted to wear thofe glorious Titles w .1 you your felf Generoufly negle&ed, well 0(jT knowing’
knowing with the noble Poet j ’tis better far to me¬ rit Titles then to wear ’em.
Can you then blame my Ambition, Madam, that lays this at your feet, and begs a San&uary where all pay fo great a Veneration ? ’twas Dedicated yours before it had a being, and overbufy to render it worthy of the Honour, made it lefs grateful $ and Po¬ etry like Lovers often fares the worfe by takingttoo much pains to pleafe but under fo Gracious an In¬ fluence my tender Lawrells may thrive, till they be¬ come fit Wreaths to offer to the .Rays that improve their Growth: which Madam, I humbly implore, you ftill permit her ever to do, who is,
Madam,
Your moft humble,
and Moft Obedient Servant.
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Spoken by Mrs. Currer.
THe devil take this cur fed plotting Age,
’7* has rain'd all our Plots upon the Stage \ Sufpicions , New EleBions, Jealoufies,
Frejh Informations , New dfcovertes.
Do fo employ the bufie fearful Town ,
Our hone ft calling here is ufelefs grown ,
Each fool turns Politician now, and wears A formal face , and talks of Statc-ajfairs ;
Makes Alls, Decrees , and a new zJFIodcil draws For regulation both of Church and Laws Tires out his empty noddle to invent What rule and methodJs heft in government \ rBut Wit as if 'mere Jefuiticall ,
Is an abomination to ye all :
To what a wretched pafs will poor Plays come r This muft be damn'd 'y the Tlot is laid in Rome j 'Tis hard — yet—
Notone amongft ye all Tie undertake y Ere thought that we fhouldfujfer for Religions fake: Who wou?d have thought that wosPd have bsenth'occafiorti Of any conte ft in our hope full Nation ?'
For my own principles , faith, let me tell ye Pme ft ill of the Religion of my (fully.
And till thefe dangerous times they7 d none to fix on,.
Rut now are fomethingin meer contradiction.
And pioufty pretend, thefe are not days.
For keeping ^Miftreffes and feeing Flays .
Who fays this Age a Reformation wants ,
When Betty Currcr^S Lovers all turn Saints l In vain alas L flatter, fwear, and vow,
YouV fcarce do any thing for Charity now:
Yet lam handfome ftill, ftill young and mad ,
Can wheadle, lie , dijfemhle , jilt - ‘egad,
As welland artfully as ere I did.
Yet notone Conqueft can I gain or hope.
No Prentice, not a Foreman of a Shop,.
So that I want extremely New Supplies %
Of my laft Coxcomb, faith, thefe were the Prize *
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And by the titter'd Enfignes foti inky ktMW> Thefefpotls were tf a Vtttory long ago :
Who won d have thought fuch hellijh times to'vefeett^ When I jhou d be negletted at eighteen ?
That Touth and Beauty JhoiSd be c/uite undone ,
A Pox upon the Whore of Babylon .
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The Adtors Names.
Mr’ Norris . Mi:. Crosby.
Morifmi . Julio .
Mr. (jilloe. Ottavio.
Mr. Liegh.
Crapine . Petro.
Mr. Smith..
Italians, ' ;
An Old Count Uncle to Julio.
His Nephew, a young Count, con¬ tracted to Laura Lucretia.
A young Count contracted to Marcella f deform’d, revengeful.
sJMorifin? s man.
Suppos’d Pimp to the two Cur- tezans.
Englifh. ; . • I ;|
Sir Harry Fillamour. In love with Marcella.
Mr. Betterton. Mr. Galliard. In love with Cornelia.
Mr.Njk?*- Sir Signal l Buffoon. A fool.
Mr .Underbill. Mr. Tichftext, HisGovernour.
Jack, Sir Signals man. * 4 ' v
Women.
Laura Lucretia. A young Lady of Quallity,contraCt-
ed to Julio , in love with Galliard , and Sifter to Ottavio.
Mar cellars Sifters to Julio, and Nieces to Mo-
and > rifmi , pals for Curtizans by the
Cornelia. J Names of Euphemia & Silvianetta
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Mrs Norm. Fhillipa., :• Their Woman.
Mrs Seymour. Sabina-, Confident to Laura Lucretia.
Pages, Mufick, Footmen, and Bravo’s. -■ • - -
Mrs Lee.
Mrs Currer. Mrs Tarry.
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SCENE, ‘Rgmc.
Enter Laura, Lucretia, and Silvio richly dr eft * Antonio attending ,
Coming all in in hafte.
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Silvio.
MAdam, ybii need not make fiich hafte away, the Stranger that follow’d us from St. Peters Church, purfues us no longer , and we haVe now loft fight of him : Lord who
wou’d have thought the approach of a handfome Cavalier
ftiould have pofleft Dona Laura Lucretia with fear ?
Lou . I do not fear ray Silvio., but I wou’d have this new Habitation which I’ve defign’d for love, known to none but him to whom I’ve de- ftin’d my heatt : — *ah wou’d he know the Cohqueft he has made, £ Afide.'] Nor went I this evening to Church with any other Devotion, but that which warms my heart for my young Englifh Cavalier, whom 1 hop’t to have feen there, and I muft finde fbme way to let him know my paflion which is too high for fouls like mine to hide*
Silv. Madam, the Cavalier’s in view again, and hot in the purfuit Lau. Lets hafte away then, and Silvio do you lag behinde, ’twill give him an opportunity of Enquiring, whiiftl get out of fight,' — -be lure you conceal my Name and Quality, and tell him — any thing but
truth - tell him I am La Silvianetta the young Roman Curtizan, or
what you pleafe to hide me from his knowledge. £ Exeunt Lau.
Enter Julio and "Page in Purfuit.
Jul. Boy fall you intodifeourfe with that Page, and learn his Ladys
Name— whilft I purfue her farther.
£ Exeunt Jul.
Page falutes &7w, who returns it, they go out as talking to each other.
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Jf/iter Sr Harry Fillamonr and Galliard.
FiU. .fie follows-feer gtofe, whoe’t'e t forward (till.
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And will whilft there’s difference in Sexes., But Harry the wo-- men, the delicate Women I was fpeaking of?
Pill. Prethee tell me no more ol thy fine Women, Franks, thou haft not been in Rome above a Month,, and thou’aft been a Dozen times in Love as thou call’ll it : to me there is no pleafure like Conftanciei (jail. Conftancy ! and woudft thou have me one of thole dull Lovers who believe it their Duty to Love a Woman till . her Hair and Eyes change Colour for fear of the Scandalous Name of an inconftant ! No, my Paffion like great Vidors hates the lazy ftay^but having vanquilht, prepares for new Conquefts.
Fill. Which; you gain as they do Towns by Fire, foie ’em even in the taking, thou wo’tgrow Penitent and weary of thefe Dangerous follys. . ...
Gall. But I am yet two young for both : Let old Age and infirmity
bring Repentance, - there’s her feeble Province , and even then
too we finde no Plague like being depriv’d of dear Woman-kin^e. ~ , Fill. I hate Playing about a Flame that will confnme me. f\ M Gall. Away with your Antiquated Notions, and let’s once hear fence from thee .* Examine but the whole World Harry, and thou wilt finde a Beautiful] woman the defire of the Nobleft, and the reward of the Bra veil.
Fill. And the common Prize of Coxcombs : times are alter’d now.
jF^^why elfe fhou’d the Virtuous be cornuted, the Coward be carefl, the Villain role with Six, and the Fool lye with her Ladyfeip.
Gall. Meer Accident Sir : and the kindnefs of Fortune, but a Pretty witty young Creature, fuch as this Silviamta , and Enphemia, is cer¬ tainly the greateft bleffmg this wicked World can afford us.
: Fill . 1 believe the Lawful enjoyment of fuch a Woman, and honeft too, wou’d be a bleffmg.
Gall. Lawful enjoyment ! Prethee what’s lawful enjoyment, but to enioy’em according to the generous indulgent Law of Nature ^ en- joy^em as we do Meat, Drink, Ayr and Light, and all the reft of her common bleflfogs \ — therefore prithee dear Knight, let me govern thee but fora day, and I willihew thee fuch a Signiora , fuch a Beauty, an¬ other manner of piece then your fo admired F'itterboan , Dona Marcella , pf whomyou boaft fo much.
Fill. And yet this rare piece is but a Curtizan, in courfe plain Eng- life, a very Whore!- — -
° Who filthily e^pofes all her Bpautys to him can give her moft, not Love her bell. ;
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Call . Whe faith,tothy comfort be it fpoken, flie docs diftribute her charms at that eafy rate.
Fill. Oh the vaftdiftance between an innocent paflion, and a poor faithlefs Luft.
Gall. Innocent Paflion at Rome ! Oh ’tis not to be nam’d but in fome Northern Climat : to be an, Anchoret here, is to be an Epicure m Green- land } impoflibillitks Harry !
Gall. Sure thou haft been advifmg with Sir Signal 'Buffoons Gover¬ nor ! that fbrmall piece of nonfenfe and Hipocrifie.
Fill. No faith, I brought the Humour along with me to Rome , and for your Governor I have not feen him yet, though he lodge in this fame - Houfe with 11s, and you promis’d to bring me acquainted with long fince. s. 'ii? .• ' -r *
Gall. I’le do’t this very minute!
Fill. No, I’me oblig’d not to engage my lelf this Evenings becarffe I expeft the arrival of County#/**, whole lalt Letters affur’d me wou’d be to night;
Gall. Julio ! What the young Itallian Count you made me acquaint ted with laft Summer in England ?
Fill. The fame, the Ambaladors Nephew, a good youth and one
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Enter Julio.
jul. I hope my Page will bring intelligence who this beauty is*
Fill. Hah, Julio ! Welcome dear Friend. f Embraces him.
Jul. Sir Harry Fillamour ! how glad am I to meet you in a Country where I have power to repay you all thofe Friendfhips l receiv’d when I was a ftranger to yours.
Monfieur Galliard too, nay then I’me fare to Want no diverfion whilft I ftay in Rome. f Salutes Galliard.
Fill. But pray, what made you leave England lb foon ?
Jul. E’ne the great bufinels of Mankinae, Matrimony, I have an Uncle here who has provided me Fetters which I mnft put on, he fays, they will be eafy, Ilik’tthe Character of my Miftrefs well enough, a brave Mafculine Lady, a Roman of Quality, Dona Laura Lucretia , till as luck wou’d have it at my arrival this Evening, ftepping into S .Peters Church, I law a woman there that fir’d my heart, and whom I fol¬ low’d to her houlc ; but meeting none that cou’d inform me who fhe was, Ileftmy Page to make the difeo very, whillt I with equal impati¬ ence came to look out you ; whofe fight I prefer even to a new Amour, relblving not to vifit home, to which I have been a ftranger this (even years, till I had kift your hands, and gain’d your promife to accom¬ pany me to Fkterbo. - :
Fill, fttterbo ! is that your place of Refidence ?
Jul. Yes *, ’tis a pretty Town, and many noble Familys inhabit there, ftor’d too with Beauties, at leaft,’twas wont to be : have you not feen it? V V B 2 * Gall
! 4 The-teign’d Cut 'titans, -
i Gall. Yes! anda Beauty there too lately for his repofe, Who has
made him figh and look lb like an Afs ever iince he came to ' JhL Tme glad you have lo powerful! an argument to invite you back, I know Ihe muft be rare, and of quality that cou’d engage your heart..,- Wtt
Fill . She’s both, it moll unluckily fell out, that I was recommended by a Perfon of Quality in England to a Nobleman at Pltterbo, who . be¬ ing a man of a temper frank and gallant, receiv’d me with tels Cere¬ mony then is ufual in Italy . I had the freedom ofthe Houle, one of the lineft^/7/A belonging to ritterbo, and the pleafure to .lee and con¬ vert at a diftance, with one of the lovelieft perlons in the World, a Neece of this old Counts. w ' * 1 - . , \
JhL Very well, and cou’d you fee her but at diftance, Sir ?
Fill . Oh, no, ’t was all I durft delire,, or Ihe durft: give :• I came too late to hope ^ fhe being before promis’d in Marriage to a more happy man, theConfummationof which waits only the ariyal of a Brother of hers, who is now at the Court of France , and every day expe&ed.
• .4. Enter Petro like a Barber. .Q,v>
Gall. Hah! Signior Petro : i , ; L : , I
FUL Come Sir, we’l take a turn in the Pth gallery, for this pimp never appears but Frances de fires to be in private.
Gall. Thou wrong’ft an honeft ingenious fellow to call him pimp.
SPct. Ah Signior, what his worlhip pleafts ! ^
Gall. That thou art I’le be fworn, or what any mans worftiip pleafes, for let me tell ye Harry , he is capacitated to obligein any quali¬ ty *, for Sir, he’s your brokering Jew, your Fencing, Dancing and Ci- villity-Mafter, yourLinguift, your Antiquary, your Bravo, your Pa- thick, your Whore, your Pimp, and a thouland more Excellencies he
has to fupply the neceflities of the wanting ftranger. - Well firrah—
What defigne now upon Sir Signal and his wife Governor — What | do you reprefent now ? j j 4 . . ;
Vet, A Barber Sir.,
Gall . And why a Barber, good Signior Petro ?
Pet. Oh Sir, the fooner to take the heights of their judgments,]*!: gives .handfome opportunities to commend their faces, for if they are plealed with flattery, the certain fign of a fool’s to be molt tickled when moft commended, I conclude ’em the fitter for my purpofe ; they air ready put great confidence in me, will ha ve no Mafters but of my recom¬ mending, all which I fupply my felf, by the help of my feveral dif- guifes^by\whichandmyinduftry,Idoubtnotbut to pickup a good honeft painfull livelihood, by cheating thefe two Reverend Coxcomb*
Gall. How the Devil got’ft thou thiscredit with ’em ?
^ Vet i Oh eafily Sir,asknave$ get eftates, or fools employments.
Fill. I hope amongft all your good qualities you forgot not your more .natural one of pimping. , , . . . J
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Pet. No, Iaffure you Sir, I have told Sir Signal Buffoon \ that no Man lives here without his Inamorata, which very word has fo fir’d him, that he’s refolv’d to have an /namorata, whatever it coll: him, and as in all things elfe I have in that too promis’d my affiftance.
Gall. If you aflift him no better then you have done me he may ftay long enough for his Inamorato.
Pet. Why faith Sir, I lye at my young Lady night and day, but file is fo loath to part with that fame Maiden-head of hers yet— but to morro w. night Sir ther’s hopes. -
Gall. Tomorrow night ! Oh ’tis an Age in Love ! defire knows no time but the prefent, ’tisnowl wifh, and now I wou’d enjoy, a new^ day ought to bring a new defire.
Pet. AlasSir i’mebut an humble Bravo.
Gall. Yesthou’rtapimp, yet want’ft the art to, procure a longing lover the woman he adores, tho’buta common Curtizan — Oh con¬ found her Maidenhead — She underftands her trade too well to have that badge of Innocence.
Pet . I offered her her price Sir — - ,
Gall.. Double it, give any thing, for that’s-the belt receipt / ever found to foften womens hearts..
Pet. Well Sir, fine will be this Evening in the Garden of Medices Villa, there you may get an opportunity to advance your intereft — . / muff ftep andtrim Mr. Tkkletext, and then.am at your fervice !
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Jul. What is this Knight, and his Governor who have.the bleffed for- tune, to-be manag’d by this Squire?
Fill. Certain fools Gailiard makes life on when he has a minde to laugh : and whom/ never, thought worth avifit fince / came to Rome i and he’sdike to profit much by his Travells, who keeps company with all the Englifii, efpeci ally the Fops..
Gall . Faith Sir, / came not abroad to return with the formallity of a Judge ^ and thefeare fuch anditotes againft Melancholy as wou’d make thee fond of fooling.*: — Our Knights Father is even the firfi: Gentle¬ man of his Hdufe, a fellow, who having the good Fortune to be much a fool and knave, , had the attendant bleffing of getting an Eftate of* Ibrne eight thoufand a year, with this Coxcomb to inherit it y who ( to agrandize the Name and Family of the Buffoons ) was made a Knight, but to refine throughout and make a compleatFop, wasfent abroad under the Government of one Mr. Tickletext his zealous Fathers Chap¬ lain , as errant a block-head as a man wou’d wifh to hear Preach : the Father wifely forefeeing the eminent danger that young. Travellers are in of being perverted to Popery.
JuL ’Twas wellconfider’d.
Gall. But for the young Spark there is no delcription can reach him -7 ’tis only to be done by himfelfjlet itfuffice ’tis a pert, fawey, con-
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ceited Animal, whom you fhall jult now go fee, and admire, for he
lodges in the houfe with us.
jnl. With all my heart, I never long’d more for a new acquaintance. Fill. And in all probability fhall fooner defire to be rid on’t. aloone.— C Sxemt.
SCENE II.
Draws off, and difeovers Mr. Tickle text a Trimming, his hak under a Cap , a c loath before him , and Petro Snaps his fingers , takes away the Bafon, and goes to wiping his face.
Tickletext and Petro*
Vet. AhcheBella! Bella! IfwearbythefefparklingEyes, andthefe £oft Plump dimpl’d cheeks, there’s not a Signiora in all Rome, cou’d fhe behold ’em, were able to ftand their Temptations, and for La Silvianetta , my life on’t file’s your own.
Tick, Teze, teze, fpeakfoftly! - buthon eft Barber acho, do I, do
I indeed look plump, and young, andfrefhand — >hah!
‘Pet. Ay Sir, as the Rofie Morn, young, as old Time in his Infan- ' cie, and plump as the Pale-fac’t Moon.
7 ick. He — Whe this Travelling mult needs improve a Man,— Whe how admirably well fpoken your very Barbers are here*
■ — C Afide. 3 — but Bdrberacho, did the young Gentlewoman fey fhe lik’t me ? did fhe Rogue ? did fhe ?
Pet. Adoatedonyou Signior, doatedonyou*
Tick • Whe, and that’s Itrange now, in the Autumn df my Age too, when Nature began to be impertinent, as a man may fay, that a
c young Lady Ihou’d fall in love with me — — > — -{^(Mfide. - -
Whe Barber acho , I do not conceive any great matter of Sin only in vili- ting a Lady that loves a man, hah.
<Pet. Sin Sir, ’tis a frequent thing now adays in Perfbns of your Complexion.
Tick. Efpecially here ztRomettio, where ’tis no Scandal.
Pet. Ay Signior, where the Ladys are Privilcdg'd, and Fornication Licenc't. s
Tick: Right ! and when' tis Licens'd ’ tis Lawf almond when ' tis Lawful it can be no Sin : befides Barber acho, I may chance to turn her, who knows !
Pet. Turn her Signior, Alafsanyway, which way you pleafe.
Tick: He he he ! There thou wert knavifh, I doubt^-but I mean Convert her— Nothing elfe I profefs Barber acho.
Pet. True Signior, true, file’s a Lady of an eafy Nature, and an Indifferent Argument well handled will do’t* — ha — £ combing out
here’s your head of Hair— here’s your Natural Frize ! his Hair.
Andfuch an Ayr it gives the Face ! — So Signior — Now you have the utmoft my Art can do. £ takgs away the cloth and bows .
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Tick* Well Signior : — and where’s your looking-glafs.
Pet . My lookingTglafs. _ . ^ • r l; v: ■ &
Tick, YesSignior your Looking-glafs ! anEnglilh Barber wou’d as loon Have forgotten to have fnapt his fingers, made his leg, or taken his Money, as have negle&ed his looking-glafs.
Pet. Aye Signior, in your Gountrey the Laiety have fo little ho- nefty, theyarenot tobe truftedwith the taking off your Beard unlefs you fe^’t done,' — but heresaGlals, Sir, ■' [gives him the GUfs.
£ Tick. Sets himfelf and fmirks in the Glafs , Pet. J landing behinde him , making horns and grimaces , which Tick, fees in the Glafs^ gravely rijes , turns towards Petro.
Tick. Whe how now, Barberacho1 what Monftrous faces are you making there?
Pet. Ah my Belly, my Belly, Signior: ah, this Wind-Collick ! this Hypocondriach does lb torment me ! ah —
Ticks Alafs poor Knave ; certo, 1 thought thou hadft been fbme- what uncivil with me, I profefs I did ^
Pet. Who I Sir, uncivil ? — I abufe my Patrone ? — -I that have al- moft made my felf a Pimp to lerve you ? ...
Tick. Teze teze, honeft Barberachol no* no, no, all’s well, all’s well but hark y^ — you will be difereet and fecret in this bufinefs now, and above all things conceal the knowledge of this Gentlewoman from Sir Signall and Mr. Galliard.
Pet. The Rack Signior, the Rack (hall not extort it.
Tick i Hold thy hand — there’s fomewhat for thee, [gives hir ^
but fhaii I Rogue- — fhall I lee her to night ? — * — c monty.
Pet. To night Sir, meet me in the Piatza D'hifpagnia, about io a.
Clock, — Tie meet you there, - but ’tis fit Signior- — that I fhould
provide a Collation, — ’tis the Cuftom here Sir. — —
Tick- Well, well, what will it come to,- — here’s an Angel — - Pet. Whe Sir ’twill come to— about — -for you wou’d do’t han-
fbmely — *fome twenty Crowns. — - — •
Tick: How man, twenty Crowns ?
Pet . Ay Signior, thereabouts.
Tick: Twenty Crowns — Whe ’tis a Sum, a Portion, a Revenue. Pet. Alafs Signior, ’tis nothing with her,— Ihe’le look it out in an
hour, - ah fuch an Eye 1 fo Iparkling, with an Amorous twire— thus
Sir — then flie’Ie kifs it out in a moment, - fuch a Lip, fo red, fo
round, and foplump, lo foft, and fo* — * -
Tick* Why has Ihe, has file, Sirrah — hah — here, here, prethee take Money, here, and make no words on’t — -go, go your way, go — ■ but to entertain Sir Signall with other matter, pray fend his Mafters to him if thou canft help him to Mafters, and me to Miftrefies, thou {halt be the good Genius of us both : but fee wjierefie comes.—
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Enter Sir Signal!. : J /
. Sir Sig. Hah ! Signior Jllufirijftmo Barber acho > let me hugg thee niy little MifhiftofbiloHcbo — dc yee fee here, how fine your Brokering Jew has made me, Segnior d{abbi Mamfeth-Bm—Nciiton, and fo forth j hah - View me round - - .. [turns round*
lick- I profefs ’tis as fit as if it had been made for you*
SirS*£. Made for me*— *Whe Sir, he lwore to me by the old Law, that ’twas never worn but once, and that but by one high-German Prince — 1 have forgot his name — for the Devil can never remem¬ ber thefe damn’d Hogan-Mogan Titles* £ a fan.
Tickt No matter, Sir. ^ '
Sir%. Ay, but Ifhou’d be loth to be many mans clothes, Wire he never io high a German-Prince, except / knew his name thd.
Tick. Sir, I hold his Name unneceflary to be remembred, fo long as ’twas a Princely penniworth* — • Barberacho get you gone, and fend theMafters. v ££.*.Petro.
Sir Sig. Why how now Governour ! how now Signior Tickletext ! prethee how cam’ll thou fo tranfmografi’d, ha ? whe thou look’ft like any new-fiedg’d Cupid.
Tick. Do I, away you flatter. Do/? " J
Sir Sig. As I hope to breathe, your face fhines through your pov^ der’d hairs like you know what on a barii-door, in a frofty mofning.
T ick, What a filthy comparifon’s there for a man of my coat. ^
Sir Sig. What, angry — -Corpo di me, 1 meant no harm,-— -Come, fhall’s to a Bonarcba , where thou Ihalt part with thy pufilage, and that of thy beard together.
Tickj How mean you Sir, a Curtizan, and a Romifh Curtizan ?
Sir Sig . Now my Tuter’s up, ha ha ha, — and ever is when one names a whore ; be pacifi’d man, be pacifi’d, / know thou hat’ll ’em worfe then beads or holy-wa^er.
Tick: Away you ate fuch another Knight — -but leave this Naughty difeourfe, and prepare for your Fencing and Civility-Mailers, who are coming,
Sir Sig. Ay, when Governour, when oh how I long for my Civili¬ ty-Mailer, that I may learn to out-complement all the dull Knights
and Squires in Kent, with a Servitore Hulichimo - 'No fignior a Bellifima,
bafe le Mane, de vosfigniora feufa mia Jllufirijfimo, cafpeto de Bacco, and fo I’le run on, hah Governor, hah ! won’t this be pure ?
Tick : Notably Ingenious, I profefs !
Sir Sig. Well I’le fend my Staffiera for him incontinente. — 4f e,Jackr — a — Cazo, what a Damn’d Englifhname isj^d^? let me fee — *-I will call him — Giovanni , which is as much as to fay John !— he Gio¬ vanni. £ Enter Jack.
.. • Tick. Sir, by your favour his Englifh Proteftant-Name is John Pep¬ per •, and I’le call him by ne’re a Popifh name in Chriftiandom.
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Sir Sig. Pie call my own man Sir, by what name I plcafe Sir and let me tell you Reverend Mr. Ticklctex^ I fcorn to be ferv’d by any man who’s name has not an Acho, or an 0/echo, or lome Italliano at the end on’t — therefore Giovanni Peperacho is the name by which you lhall be diftingui flit and dign ify’d hereafter.
Tick. Sir Signally Sir Signally let me tell you, that to call a man out of his name is unwarantable, for Peter is call’d Peter, and John , John, and I’le not fee the poor fellow wrong’d of his name for nere a Giovan- m in Rome.
SirS*£. Sir I tell you that one Itallian Name is worth any twoEn- glilh names in Europe , and I’le be judg’d by my Civility- MaRer.
Tick ; Who fhall end the difpute, if he be of my Opinion*
'Sir Sig Multo vollentiero, which is as much as to lay, with all my
heart.
Jack r But Sir, my Grandmother wou’d never own me if I Ihould change the curlen name fhe gave me with her own hands, an’t pleafe your Worlhip.
SirS/£. WzBeftia\ Pie have no more of your Worlhip, firrah, that old Englifh Sir Reverence, let me have you call me" Signior Illuftrijftmo , or Patronx Me a — *or -
Tick- I, that I like well enough now : — ^-but hold, lure this is one of your Mailers.
Enter Petro dr eft like a French Fencing Mafter
Pei. Signior 'Barberacho has lent me to teach you de Art of Fencing*
Sir Sig. Illuftrijftmo Signior Monfteur, I am the Perlon who am to learn/ * f
Tick- Stay Sir Ray, — -letnleask himlbme few queRions firR, for Sir 7 have play’d at Back-Sword and cou’d have handled ye a weapon as well as any man of my time in the Univerlity.
Sir 5/^. Say you lb Mr. Tickletext,znd /’faith you fhall have about With him. CTick. Gravely goes to Petro.
Tick: Hum — hum — ‘-Mr. <•. Monfteur — ^-pray what are the Guards that you likebeR?
Pet. Monfteur, eder de Quart or de Terfe, dey be both French and Ttallian ; den for your Parades, degagements, your advancements, your Eloynements, and Retierments : dey be de lame }
Ti'ckz Cart and Horle, what new found inventions and words have we here,— Sir I wou’d know, whether you like St* Georges Guard or not.
Bet. Alon - Monfteur, Mettevous en Guard ! take de Flurette.
Sir Sig. Nay faith and troth Governor thou fliat have a Rubbers with him. £ Tick. Smiling refufer.
Tick, Nay certo Slr Signal,- — and yet you fhall prevail ' well Sir,
come your ways ? £ Takes the fluret .
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KttnSy
‘Pet. Set your right foot forward, turn up your hand lo- — dat be de Quart— Now turn it dus — —and dat be de Terfe.
Tick * Hocus, Pocus, Hickfius, Doxius — here be de Cart and here be de Horle — why what’s all this for, hah Sir — and where’s your guard all this while ?
Sir Sir. Ay Sir where’s your Guard Sir, as my Governor lays, Sir,
hah? # :
- Tick: Come, come. Sir, I muft inftrudt you I lee — Come your ways Sir.—
Pet . Tande a Tande um pe\v0 — truft de right hand and de right
leg forward together. — *
Tick* I marry Sir, that’s a good one indeed ! whatlhall become of my head then Sir, what Guard have I left for that good Mr. Monfieur, hall?
Pet . Ah Morblew, ■ is not dis for every ting ?
Tick* No marry is it not Sir, St. Georges Guard is the bell for your head whil ft you live,— as thus Sir. -
Pet. Dat Sir, ha ha — dat be Guard for de Back-Sword.
Tick i Back-fwordSir, yes, Back-fword, what fhould it be effe.
Pet. And dis be de Single-Rapier. ... ‘ , ^
Tick± Single-Rapier with a vengeance, there’s a, weapon for a Gentleman indeed \ is all this ftir about Single-Rapier?
Pet. Single-Rapier / What will you. have for de Gentleman, de Gudgell for de Gentleman? “• -1 .
Tick^ No Sir, but I wou’d have it for deRalcally French -man who cbmes to abule perfons of Quality with Paltry Single-Rapier.- — Single Rapier ! Come Sir, come, — put your felf in your Cart and your Horfe as you call it, and l’ie Ihew you the difference.
'Vndreffes himfelf till be appears in aPidiculous Pofiure.
Pet. Ah Mon fern me fall run you two three times through de body, and den you break a me head, what care 1 for dat : — Pox on his ig¬ norance! f. A fide.
Tick- Oh ho Sir, do your worft Sir, do your worft Sir.
They put themfelves into federal Guards, and Tick, beats Pet. about the Stage— ~£nter Gall. Fill, and Jul.
Pet. Ah Monfieur, Monfieur, will you kill a me?
Tick* Ah iJMonfieitr where be your Carts now and your Horfe, Hr. Mon fear , hah !— and your Single-Rapier Mr. Monfieur hah!— ~
(jail. Why how now Mr. T ickletexty what mortal wars are thefe? iAjax and VUJfes contending for Achilla his Armour ?.. < ,
Pet. If I bernot reveng’d on him, hang me \ ffAfide. Sir Sjg. Ay, why who the Devil wou’d have taken my Governor for lb tall a man of hands, but Orpo de m Mr. /G*Uiar.dy J, have not feen his Fellow. n .* - <r no
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Tick. Ah Sir, time was, I wou’d have play’d ye a Match at Cudgells with e’re a Sophifter in the Colledge, but verily I have forgotten it, but here’s an impudent French-man that woo’d have paft Single-Ra¬ pier upon us.
Gall. How, nay a my word then he deferv’d to be chaltis’d for’t.— — but nowall’s at peace again-, Pray know my kinfinan, Sir Harry Fillamour .
Sir Sig. To baco les memos y Signior Ilhtfiriffimo CaV alter o, — —and yours Signiors who are Multo bien Vertito ;
Tick- Oh Lord Sir, you take me Sir — in fuch a pofture Sir — -as I proteft fhavenot been feenin this many years.
C Dr effing himfelf whilft he talks*
Fill. Exercife* is good for health Sir.
Gall . Sir Signal, you are grown a perfect Itallian ? Well Mr. Tickle- text you will carry him home a moftaccomplifh’t Gentleman I fee !
Tick. Hum* verily Sir though I fay it, for a man that never travelled before, I think I have done reafonably well j — Fie tell you Sir — it was by my directions and ad vice^ that he brought over with him,— two Englifh knives, a thoufand of Englilh pins, four pair ofjerfey ftockings, and as many pair of Buck-skin Gloves.
Sir Sig . Ay Sir, for good Gloves you know are very fcarce Comodi- ties in this Country.
JhL Here Sir at Rome, as you fay, above all other places.
Tick i Certo meer hedging-Gloves Sir, and the clouterleft feams. — -
FilL Very right Sir, — and now he talks of Rome, — Pray Sir give me your opinion of the place ?> — -are there not Noble buildings here ?• rare ftatues, and admirable Fountains ?
Tick. Your buildings are pretty buildings, but not comparable to our Univerfity-buildings \ your Fountains I confeft are pretty Springs, — and your ftatues reafonably well carv’d — but Sir, they are fo ancient they are of no vallue! then your Churches are the worft that ever I faw — that ever I law.
Gall. How Sir, the Churches, why I thought Rome had been famous throughout all Europe for fine Churches.
Fill. What think you of St* Peters Church Sir, Is it not a glorious ftruCture ?
Tick. St. Peters Church Sir, you may as well call it St. Peters Hall Sir , it has neither Pew, Pnllpit, Desk, Steeple, nor Ring of Bells, and call you this a Church Sir? no Sir, Fie fay that for little England , and a fig for’t, for Churches, eafy Pulpits f Sir Sig. (peaks, and fleeping Pews, ] they are as well order’d as any Churchesin Chriftiandom : and finer Rings of Bells Sir, Fam fire were never heard.
Jnl. Oh Sir there’s much in what youfay .
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Filh But then Sir, your Rich Altars, and excellent Tidures of the greateft Matters of the World, your delicate Mufick, and Voices, make fome amends for the other wants. j
Tick- How Sir ! tell me of your Rich Altars, your guegaws and trin¬ kets, andPopifhFoperies! with a deal of fing-fong— when I fay give- me Sir five hundred clofc changes rung by a fet of good Ringers, and Pie not exchange ’em for all the Anthens in Europe : and for the Fi¬ gures Sir, they are fuperftition. Idolatrous, and flat Fopery.
Fill. Pie convince you of that errour that perfwades you harmlefs Pi&urcs are Idolatrous.
Tick. How Sir, how Sir, convince me, talk to me of being convinc’t and that in favour of Popery * No Sir, by your favour I fliall not be convinc’t, convinc’t quoth a — No Sir far you well an you be for con¬ vincing, come away Sir Signally far you well Sir, far you well— con- vin’et. [goes out.
Sir Sig. Ha, ha, ha, lb now is my Governor gone in a Fuftian-fume, well, he is ever thus when one talks of whoring and Religion, but come Sir walk in, and Pie undertake my Tutor (hall beg your pardon andrenounce his Englifh ill-bred opinion *, Nay, his Englilh Churches too — -all but his own Vicaridge.
Fill. IhavebetterdiverfionSirl thank you — come Julio , are you for a walk in the Garden of *JWe dices Villa, ’tis hard by ? — •
Jiil. Pie wait on you- — [Ex. Fill, and Julio.
Sir Sig. How in the Garden of Medices Villa — but harkey Galliard, 4
will the Ladies be there, the Curtizans ! the bona robots, the inamora¬ ta's, and the Bell ingrato's, hah?
(jail. OhdoubtlelsSir* [Ex. Gall.
Sir Sig. Pie ene bring my Governor thither to beg his Pardon, on purpofe to get an Opportunity to fee the fine Women •, it may be I may get a fight of my new Miftrefs, Dona Silvianetta whom Petro is to bring me,acquainted with. . [Excmti
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ACT II. SCENE I.
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Y Heaven I will not Eat, nor fleep, nor pray for any thing but JDfwift and fure Revenge, till i have found <l Marcella, that talie deceiving Beauty or her Lover, my hated Rival Fillamour ! who wan¬ ton in the Arms of the fair Fugitive laughs at, my fhai'nefull eafinefs, and crys, thefe joys were never meant for tame Ottavio !
Enter C rapine. •'* - •
tJfylur* How now (rapine ! What no news, no news of my Neeces yet, Marcella nor Cornelia l
(rap. None Sir. .
Ott. That’s wondrous ftrange,&wz<?Y a place of that general Intelli¬ gence, methinks thou might’ll: have news of fjch Trivial things as wo* men, amongft the Cardinals Fages^ i’le undertake to learn the Region deftator and prefent jun&ure of all affairs in Italy of a common Cur- tizan. . ,> _
Mur. SirrahLrrah,Jet be it your care to examine all the Nunnerys, for my own part not a petticoat fhall efcape me. — -
Ott v My task ihall be for Fi Uamore. £ A fide.
Mur. i’le only make a viiit to your filler Dona Laura Lucretia , and deliver her a Letter from my Nephew Julio, and return to you pre¬ fen tly,^ — f Going outy is flay'd by O&avio.
Ott. Stay Sir, defer your vifit to my filler Laura, fhe is not yet to ¥ know of my being In Town, ’tis therefore I have taken a lodging in an obfcure ftreet, and am refolv’d never to be my felf again till I’ve re¬ deem’d my Honour. Come Sir, lets walk. — ■
Enter to them as they are going out, Marcella and Cornelia, drefl like Cur titans, Philipa and attendance.
Mur. Stay flay, what women are thefe ?
Ott. Whores Sir, and fo ’tis tea to one are all the kind, only thefe1 differ from the reft: in this, they generoufly own their trade of fin, which others deal by ftealth in : they are Curtizans. Q Exeunt,
tMar. The Evenings fbft and calm, as happy Lovers thoughts : And here are Groves where the kind meeting Trees vl Will hide us Trom the Amourous gazing croud. :q <
Or. WJiatfhou’d we dq riue#,; figh tiUour wandering Breath, >
Hjas rais’d a s;entle,gak; among® >the boughs y To/i rhefe dull melanphplly Mufick, .we-? ,y: •;
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Laid on a Bed of Mols, and new fall’ll leaves,
Will reade thedifmall tale of Eccho’sLove ! - . .
» — .No, 1 can make better ufe of Famous Ovid !
£ Snatches a little Bookfrom her. And prethee what a pox have we to do with Trees,
Flowers, Fountains, or naked ftatues ? r
Mar. But prethee mad Omelets be grave and wife, atleaft e- nough to think a little*
Cor. On what? your Englilh Cavalier, Fillamour, of whom you tell fo many dull ftories of his making Love ! Oh howl hate a civil whi¬ ning Coxcomb!
■ : Mar. And fo do I, Pie therefore think of him no more.
Cor. Good Lord ! what a damnable wicked thing is a Virgin grown up to woman. ^
Mar. Why art thou filch a fool, to think I love this Fillamour ?
Cor. It may be not at Rome, but at Fitter bo, where men are fearce you did*, and did you folio whim to Rome, to tell him you cou’d Love no more ?
zJWar. A too forward Mzi&Gornelia, hurts her own fame, and that ofallherfex.
Cor. Her Sex, a pretty confideration by my youth, an Oath I fhall * not violate thisdozen year, myfex fhou’d excufe me, if to preferve their fame, they expe&ed I fhou’d ruin my own quiet : in chufing an ill favourd Husband, fuchas Ottavio before a young handfome Lover, fuch as you fay Fill amour is.
Mar. I wou’d fain perfwade my felf to be of thy minde,— *but the World Cornelia. -
Cor. Hang the malicious World — ~
fJMar. And there’s fuch charms, in wealth and Honour too !
Cor. None half lb power full as Love, in my opinion, ’life Si ler thou art beautifull, and haft a Fortune too, which before I wou’d lay out * upon io Ihamefull a purchafe as fuch a Bedfellow for life as Ottavio ^ t wou’d turn errant keeping Curtizan, aiid buy my better fortune.
Mar. That word too ftartl.es me.
Cor. What Curtizan, why ’tis a Noble title and has more Fotaries then Religion, there’s no Merchandise like ours, that ofLovemy.fifter! — -and can you be frighted with the vizor, which you your felf put on.
Mar. ’Twas the only difguife that cou'd fecure us from the fearch of my Uncle and Ottavio , our Brother Julio is by this too arriv’d, and I know they’l all be diliigerit,— and fbme honour I Was content to facri- cifeto my eternal repofe. ^ } 1 - uiobtAjm , / i' nliW
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lantry y-r-?thoHgh to fay truth I finde to defend my
heart againlt fothe of thole Members that Nightly derinade us : and daily fhow themfelves before our window, Gay as young Bridegrooms and as full of expectation.
Mar. But isT not wondrous, that amongftall thefe. crowds we fhould not once fee Fillamour, I thought the charms of a fair young Curtizan, might have oblig’d him to fome curiofity at leaft.
Cor. Ay ! and ah Englilh Catalier too, a Nation fo , fond of all new Faces. • 'w ; < • -l! ■ - . -
Mar. Heaven, if I fliould never fee him* MS I frequent all publique places to meet him y Pr tf he be gfcnd frofca Kmey . if he have forgot me, pr fome other Beauty have implpy’d his thoughts,] — h
Cor. Whd if ail thefe if’s and or’s come topa^,.rwe_have/>no mprp to do then to advance in this fame glorious Profeiliar^ or w^ich now we only feemto be : —ill which to give It its due, there are a thoufand fatisfadtions to be found, more then in a dull virtuous life ! Oh the world of dark Lanthorn men we fhoud have ; the Serinades, the Songs, thefighs, the Vows, the Prefents, the quarels, andalljoralookor a fmiie, which you have beeri hitherto fo covetous of, that Ferro fwears our Lovers begins to fufpeft us for, fome honeft gilts ; which by fbmeis accounted much the lewder fca’hda l of the two, - — therefore 1 think faith we muft ene be kinde* a little, to redeem our reputations.
Mar. However we may rally, certainly there’s nothing fo hard to woman, as to expofe her feff to villainous Man.
fir. Faith Sifter, if ’twere but as eafy to Satisfy die nice ferupies of
Religion, and Honour, 1 lhould fiiide no great difficulty in the reft, -
befides another argument 1 have, pur money’s all gone, and without a Miracle can hold out no longer honeftly. — - ' - ,
Mar. Then we mult fell our Jewels!
Cor. When they are gone, what Jewell will you part with next.. • Mar. Then we muft. Efc
Cor. What, go home to Vitterbo, ask the Old Gentleman pardon, and be receiv’d to Grace again,, you* to the’ embraces of the amiable Ottavio , and I to St. T iretias , to whiftle through a Grate like a Bird in a Cagey — for I fhall have little heart to fing but come let’s leave this fad talk, here’s* men— let’s walk and gain new Conqueft, ’ /love it dearly. — — ( V,- . I Walk, down the Garden ,
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Gall. Women f and w, their garbofor our purpofe too—— Curtins letsfpliov* '■ , . / ,
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Ftk Wh^ ihail we^ by gazing but dilquiet, if they are fair and horieit* wc lotii and p'erhapsraay fighinvain^, if beautiful and loofe,
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Gall . Dear Notional Knight^ leave youflatirical Poperies- and be at leaft good humour’d, and let's follow ’em. . ‘ "
Jal. /’le leave you in the purfuit, and take this opportunity, to write my Uncle word of my arrival : and wait on you here anon.
Fill. Pretheedofo: hah, whofe that with luch an equipage ?
££.w>jul. Fill, and Gall, go mg after. Marcella and Cor. meet i aft entring, Laura wkhher Equipage, dr eft like a man.
Gall . Pox, let the Tradefmen ask, who cringe for fuch gay Cufto- mers, and follow us the women! ... V
Q £**>cFilL and Gall* down the fcene. Lau. looking after ’em.
Laur . ’TLs he, my Cavalier ! my Conqueror : Antonio, let the Coaches wait ! — and.ftand at diftance all ! Now Silvio, on thy life for¬ get my Sex and quality, forget my ufclefs Name of Lanra Lwretia, and caUme Count of — -
Silv. What Madam?
Lau. Madam! ah foolifh Boy? thy feminine courage will betrdy
us all; - but - call me — Count — -San’s Cmre^ — and tell me Silvio,
How is it I appear !
How doft thou like my lhape— my face arid drefs ?
My Mien and Equipage, may I not pafsfor man ?
Looks it enTrince, and Malculine, ? 4
Silv. Now as I live you look all over what you wifli ; and luch, as will begetareverance and Envy in themen, and Paffion in the women, but what’s the caufe of all this transformation ?
Lau. Love ! Love ! Dull boy, cou’dft thou not guefs ’twas Love ? that dear Englefe I mult enjoy my Silvio.
Silv. What he that adores the fair young Curtizan.
Lan. That very he,my window joyns to hers, and ’twas with charms Which he’ad prepar’d for her, he took this heart.
Which met the Wellcome Arrows in their flight.
And fav’d her from their dangers,
Oft I’vereturndthe vows he’as made to her
And lent him pleas’d away y ; ' T i .. . " .■ 1 '
When through the Errours of the Night, and diftance | v
He has miftook me for that happy wanton,
And gave me Language of fo loft a Power, ■
As ne’re was breath’d in vain to liftening Maids.
Silv. But with permiftion, Madam, how does this change of Petticote for Britches, and drifting houles toof ad vance that Love ? - - : r
Lau. This habit, belides many opportunities ’twill give jiif, of geting into his acquaintance, fecures me to from being, known by uiiy of my Relations in Rome \ then. I hav'e chang’d my hqyle for one fo neerto thatof Silvianettas , and lb like it too, th^ I
have oft miftook the entrance j by which means Love, Fortune^ or
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chance, may with my induftry contrive (bme kindemiftake that may make me happyer then the reft of woman kinde.
Silv. 6ut what, (hall be referv’d then for Count Julio, whole laft letters promife his arrival within a day or two, and whom you’re then to Marry ?
Lan. Relerv’d for him ! a wife ! a wife my Silvio ,
That unconcern’d Domeftique Neceftary,
Who rarely brings a heart, or takes it loon away:
Silv . But then your Brother Count Otta vio, do you not fear his jea-
loufie ? .
Lau. Ottavio ! Oh Nature has let his Soul and mine at odds,
And I can know no fear, but where 1 Love !
Sih . And then that thing that Ladys call their Honour — •
Lau. Honour, That hated Idoll, even by thole That fet it up to worlhip : No,
I have a Soul my Boy, and that’s all Love !
And I’le the Tallent which Lleaven lent improve ?
F Going out^ meets Marcella and Cornel i a followed by Gall, and Fill. Sil. Here be the Curtizans, my Lord ?
Liter . Hah, Silvianetta and Euphemia ! purfu’d too by my Cavalier, Pie round the Garden, and mix my felf amongft ’em,
F Exeunt with her train .
Mar . Prethee Sifter let’s retire into the grove, to avoid the purfuit ofthefe Cavaliers ?/
Cor. Not I, by thefe killing Eyes ! Pie ftand my ground were there a thoufand, all Arm’d with Conquering Beauty ?
Mar. Hah - Now on my Confcience yonders V ill amour ! „
Cor. Ha ! Fillamour !
Mar. My courage fails me at the fight of him* — I muft retire.
Cor. And l’le too my Art of Love !
F Mar. retires and leans again fl a Tree , Cor. walks about reading.
(jail. ’Tis Ihe, ’tis Silvianetta ! Prethee advance that thou maift behold her and renounce all honeft women : fince in that one young (Inner there are charms, that wou’d excufe even to thee all frailty }
Fill. The forms of Angells cou’d not reconcile me * To women ofher trade.
Gall . This is too happy an opportunity, to be loft in convincing thy Angularity,- — [Gall . goes bowing by the fide of Cornelia, Fill.
vrft ; J jp , c |'. v . walks about in the Scene.
—If creatures lo fair and charming, as your (elf had any need of pray- eF, I fhou’d believe by your profound attention you were at your Even¬ ings Devotion.
Cor. That you may finde your miftake, in the opinion of ray charms. Pray believe I am fo, and ought not to be interrupted.
Gall , I hope a Man may have leave to make his Devotions by you,
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Cor . . I know not that, I have reafonto fear your devotion may be ominous, like a Blazing Star, it comes but feldom, — but ever threat¬ ens mifchief, - Pray Heaven I fnarenot in the calamity :
Gall. Whe I confefs Madam, my fit of zeal does not take me often,, but when it does, ’tis very harmlefle and wondrous hearty.- — *
Cor. You may begin then, I fhall not be fo wicked as to difturb* your Orifons.
Gall. Wou d I cou’d be well affur’d of that, for mine’s devotion of great neceffity, and the bl effing I pray infinitely for, conferves me j therefore in Chriftian Charity keep down your eyes, and do not ruine a young mans good intentions, unlefle they wou’d agree to fend kinde looks, and fave me the expence of prayer.
Cor. Which wou’d be better laid out you think upon Ibme other blefling. .
Gall . Whe faith ’tis good, to have a little bank upon occaflon, . though I hope I fhall have no great need hereafter,' — if the charming , Silvianettabz but kinde, ’tis all I ask of Heaven.
• Cor. You’re very well acquainted with my Name I find !
Gall. Your Name ! ’tis all I have to live on !
Like chcerfull Birds, ’tis the firft tune I fing,
Ter Wellcome in the day :
The Groves repeat it, and the Fountains Purle it.
And every pretty found that fills my ear.
Turns ah to Silvianetta 1 f Fill, looks a while on Marcella;
Fill. Galliard , look there - look on that lovely woman *, ’tis Mar¬
cella ! the Beautifull zJMarcella ! f Offers to run to her , Gall, holdshim .
Gall. Hold l Marcella ! where ?
Fill. That Lady there ! did’ft ever fee her equall ?
Gall.- — Whe faith as you fay Harry , that Lady is beautifull— and make us thankful! — kinde, whe ’tis Euphen i i Sir, the very Curti- zan, I wou’d have fhow’d you. — -
Fill. Forbear, lam not fit for mirth.
Gall. Nor I ip humour to make you merry j I tell ye — -yonder woman — is a Curtizan.
Fill. Do not prophane nor rob Heaven of a Saint !
Gall. Noryourobmankindeoffuchableffing, by giving it to Hea¬ ven before its time. — I tell thee ’tis a whore! a fine defirable expen- five whore* c
Fill: By Heaven it cannot be ! I’le fpeak to her, and call her my Micella, and undeceive thy lend opinion . f Offers to go , he holds him .
Gall. Do, falute her in good Company for an honeft woman— do and fpoil her markets : ~’twjil;$e a pretty civil fpightfuj Complex
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— Harkey thou kinde help-meet for man — thou gentle chilclc of Night— What is the price of a Night or two of pleafure, with yon- derLady — • Euphemia , I mean, that Roman Cur tizan. —
Fill. Oh Heavens/ aCurtizan!
Phil. Sure you’re a great ftranger in Rome , that cannot tell her price.
Gall. Iamfo — Nameitprethee, here’s a young Englifti purcha¬ ser — Come forward man, and cheapen for your felf, — - [Pulls him.
Phil . Oh fpare your pains, fhe wants no cuftomers. — •[ flings away.
Fill. No No, it cannot, muff not be, Marcella !
She has too much Divinity about her.
Not to defend her from all imputation,
Scandal wou’d die to hear her name pronounc’t*
Phil. Believe me. Madam, he knows you not, I overheard all he Laid to that Cavalier, andfinde he’s much in Love !
Mar. Not know me, and in love ! punifh him Heaven for falfhood ! but I’le contribute to deceive him on, and ruin him with perjury.
Fill. I am not yet convinc’t, Pie try her farther ! [Goes to her bowing.
. — but, Madam, is that Heavenly beauty purchafable ? lie pay a heart rich with fueh wounds, and flames.—
Gall. Not forgetting the Money too good lad, or your wounds and flames will be of little ule ! [ Gall, goes to Cornelia.
Mar. He tells you truth, Sir, we are not like the Ladies of your Country, who tire out their men with loving upon the fquare, heart for heart, till it becomes as dull as Matrimony, to women of our profeflion there’s no Rethorick like ready Money, nor Billet-Doux like Bill of Exchange.
Fill. Oh! that Heaven fhou’d make two perfons fo refembling, And yet fuch different fouls — - — • [ Looks on her.
— ’sdeath how fhe darts me through with every look,
But if fhe fpeak fhe heals the wound again :
Enters Oftavio, with followers .
Otta, Hah, my Rival Fillamonr here ! fall on — -draw Sir, — -and fay I gave you one advantage more and fought thee fairly.
[ Draws onFill. Fill, fights him oat ; the Ladies run off .* GaU. Falls on the followers, with whom whilfi he is ingage d , Enters Julio, draws and ajffis him : and Laura at the fame time on the other fide ; Enter Petro drefl like a Civility- Mafter \ Sir Signal and Tickletext, Sir Signal climbs a Tree $ Tick .runs his head in a bufh, and lies on his hands and knees. Pet. ajfifls Gall, and fights out the BravtPs : Pet. re-Enters.
Lott. Hah my Cavalier ingag’d amqngft the Oaves.
Pet. My Ladys Lovers ! and let upon by Ottavio ! we muft be dilligent in our affairs! Sir Signal where are ye ! Signior Tickletext ! I hope they have not mifearried in the fray ?
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• Sir Sig. Oh vot Servitor vosSignoriay mifcarried, no the fool has wit enough to keep out of harms way. £ Comes down from the Tree *
Pet. Oh very dilcreetly done Signior. -
fS^Tick. in a bujh, -pulls him out by th* heels. Sir Sig. Whehow now Governor what afraid of fwords. *
Tick . No Sir, I am not afraid of Swords, but I am afraid of danger.
f Enter Gall., embracing Laura>/ after* em , Jul. and. Filh Fill. look*. about..
Gall. This bravery Sir was wondrous !
Lau. ’Twas only juftice Sir you being oppreft with odds.
Fill. She’s gone ! (he’s gone in Triumph with my Soul.
Jul. What was the matter Sir, how came this mifchief ?
Fill. Oh eafily Sir 1 did but look, and infinitly lov’d !
Jul. And therefore were you drawn upon, or was it Lome old Pique?
' Fill. I know not Sir, Oh tell not me of quarrels.
The woman friend, the woman has undone me ! .
. Gall. Oh a blefled hearing! I’megladof the reformation Sir, you were folquemiih forlboth, that a whore wou’d not down with ye ! no,- ’twou’d fpoil your Reputation. — - Fill. A whore! wou’dlcou’dbeconvinc’t Hie were fb, ’twoffd ' call . my Virtue home and make me man again !
Gall. Thou ly ’It — thou’rtas weak a Brother as the belt on’s, and believe the Harry , thefe fort of Damfells are like witches, if they once get hold of a man, he’s their own till the charm be. ended •, you guefs what that is Sir ?
Fill. Oh Frank: , hadft thou then felt how tenderly Ihe prelt my hand in hers ; as if fhe. wou’d have kept there for ever, it wou’d have made thee mad, Itarkmad in Love ! — and nothing but Marcella cou’d have charm’d me ^ f Hfide.
Gall. Ay Gad, 1’le warrant thee,- — well thou ihalt this night en^ joy her.
Fill. How ! • .
Gall. How, Whe faith Harry, ene the old way, I know no other. Whe thou Ihalt ly with her man ! come let’s to her.
Fill. Away, let’s follow her inftantly. f Going outrfopt by Sir Signal . 4
Enter Sir Sig. Tick. Petro. %
Sir%. Signior , I. have brought Mr. Tickjetextr to beg your par- dom — -Sir.
Fill. I’ve other bufinels Sir. [_ Goes out.
Gall. Come let’s follow him, and you my generous Cavalier, muft give me leave to beg the Honour of your friendlhip.
Lau, My inclinations Sir, have given you more— -pray let me wait on you to your Lodgings, left a farther infoIence fliouMbe offer’d you..
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Galt. Sir you oblige too faff \ , , [They go, m.
• Sir&>. Ah ck Deavilo zAyles thefe hot-brain’d fellows, Jure they’re Drunk.
Pety Oh fee Signior,Drunk,fora man of Quality — ’tis intollerable.
ShSig. Ay: Whe how fo Signior ,
Pet. Imbriacoy had made it a fine fpeech indeed.
i Sir Sig. Whe faith, and fo it had, as thus, - *ach Deavilo Jiles theft
hot-bra in’d fellows, fure they are imbriacoy - now wou’d not I be
Drunk for a thoufand Crowns : imbnacho founds Cinqaut par cent bet¬ ter, - Come Noble Signior, let’s zAndiamo a (/tfay which is as much
as to fay, let’s amble home. -
Tickt Introth, wondrous expert — Certo Signior he’s an apt Schollar.
Sir Sig. Ah Sir, you fliall fee, when l come to my civillities. -
TPet. Where the firft left n you illall learn, is, how to give, and howto receive, with a Bon-Grace !
Tick. That receiving leffon I will learn my felf ,
Tet. This unfrequented part of the Garden, Signior will fit our pur- pofe as well as your Lodgings,— Firft then— Signiors your addrefs,
[3 Pitt* himfeff in the middle,.
, , ... [ Petl'O bows enmth fideSy they do the like .
- — Very well ! that’s at the approach of any perion of Quality j after which you mult take out your Snuff-Box. V
Sir Sig. Snuff-Box : whe we take no fnuff Signior.
Pet. Then Sir by all means yon muff learn : for befides the mode and gravity of it, it inviveatesthe Pericranium ! that is fapientiaids the brain,— that is, inlpires wit, thought, invention, underffanding, and the. like— you conceive me Signiors ; ['Bowing.
Sir Sig. Moft profoundly Signior. — - [ Bowing.
Pet. - Then Signiors, it keeps you in confidance, and countinance !
and whilft you gravely feem to take afnufh, you gain time to anfwer to, the purpofe, (andinapplitiquepofture as thus )— to any in¬ tricate queft ion.
Tick- Hum— ccrto I like that well *, and ’twere admirable if a man were allow’d to taKe it when he’s out in’s Sermon.
Ptt. Doubtlefs Signior you might, it helps the memory better then \ Rofemary, therefore I have brought each of you a Snuff-Box.
SirS/>. By no means : Excufe me Signior. [Refuses to take ’em.
Pet. Ah Baga tells Signior, Bagatells, and now Signiors, I’le teach you how to take it, with a handfome Grace, Signior your hand ; — • and yours Signior. . [ Lays fnuff' on their hands.
— So now draw your hand to, and frow under your Nofes, and Ihuffithard up : — Excellent well,
[They dawb all their NofeSy and make grimaces and fueez^e.
Sir%. Methinks Signior, this fnuff ftinks moft damnably : Pray
what feent* do you call this ?
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fet. Cackamarda Orangatey a rare perfutoe t’le :&®lf e ye, Sir.;
Sir Sig. Cackamarda 1 Orkngate, mtar were not fctthe Name ofCtckg*
, wardar and To forth, a man had as good have a Sir Reverence at his Nofe. [ Sneez.csy oftenhe crys bonprovache.
Pet . Bonprovache— -^Signior, you do not underftand it yet, bon- provache.
Sir Sig. Whe Sir ’tis impoffible to endure this lame Cackamarda^ Whe Aftaffetteda is Odoriferous to it. [ Sneezing,
Pet . ’Tis youtright Duke Piqmnte , believe me but come Sig- niors wipe your Notes and proceed to your, giving leflon.
Sir Sig. As how Signior.
Pet. Whe — prefentwe with fomething — that — Diamond on your finger ! to Ihew the manner of giving handlomely:
C Sir Sig. gives it him.
- Ohfy, Signior-^-between your Finger and Thumb — -thus — *
with your other Fingers at a diftance — with a fpeech, and a bow. — -
Sir Sig. Iluftrijjhno Signior, the Manifold Obligations. — —
Tet. Now a fine turn of your hand — thus — Oh that fets off the prefent, and makes it fparkle in the eyes of the receiver.—^
C Sir Sig* turns his hand*
Sir Sig^ Which you have heap’t upon me, —
Pet . There flouriih again. [He flourishes.
SirSig-. Obliges me to beg, your acceptance of this fmall prelent, which will receive a double Luftre from your fair hand, f Gives it him .
Pet. Now kifs your fingers ends, and retire back with a bow :
Tick . — Moft admirably perform’d.
Sir%. Nay Sir Ihavedocity in me, tho’ I fay’t : come Governor let’s fee how you can out-do me in the Art ofprefenting.
Ticks Well Sir, come, your ihtffi>3ox will ferve inftead of my Ring, will it not?
Pet. By no means Sir, there is fuch a certain Relation between a Finger and a Ring, that no prefent becomes either the giving or the receiving hand half fo well.
Sir Sig. Whe ’twill be reftor’d again, ’tis but to practice by.
Pet. Ay Signior, the next thing you are to learn is to receive.
Ticks Moft worthy Signior, I have fo Exhaufted the Cornucopia of %
your favours, [ Flourijhes ] - and tailed lo plenteoufly of the
fullneffe of your Bounteous Liberallity, that to retalliate with this fmall Jem— is but to offer a fpark, where I have received a beam of fuperabundant lun-ihine. — • [ Gives it.
Sir Sig. Moft Rhetorically perform’d, as I hope to breath, Tropes and fugers all over. ^
Tick. Oh Lord, Sir Signal.
SPet. Excellent — Now let’s fee if you can refute, as civilly as you gave, which is by an Obftinate denial ; ftand both together,-^—
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— Iluftrious Signiors, upon my honour my little merrit has not inti- tledmetotheGloryoffofplendidan offering j Trophes worthy to be laid only at your Magnanimous feet. / » f Sir Sig. Ah Signior, No No,
Pet. Signior Tickletext. [He offers, they ref^e going backward,
Tkk. Nay certo Signior ! — -
Pet. With what confidence can I receive lo rich a prelent : Signior
Tkkjetext , ah* — Signior. -
Sir Sag. I vow Signior — I’me aftamed you fhou’d offer it.
Tick In verity, and fo am I. [ft til going back , he follows* -
Pet. Pardio \ Baccns, moft incomparable.-—* •
Tick. But when Signior are we to learn to receive again. — *
‘Pet. Oh Sir that’s always a leffon of it felf — -but now Signiors, , l’le teach you how to Ad a ftory.
Sir Sig. How ! how Signior to Ad a ftory ?
Pet. Ay Sir, No matter for words or fenfe, fo the body perform its part well.
SlrSig. How, tell a ftory without words, whe this were an excel¬ lent devife for Mr. Tickletext, when he’s to hold forth to the Congre¬ gation, and has loft his Sermon-Notes — -whe this is wonderful 1.-^-* • Pet. Oh Sir, I have taught it men born deaf, and blinde, — look ye ' ftand dole together, and obferve — clofer yet : [ Getsbetweem 'em.
— — a'CertainEclejaftio, Plump, and Rich — [Makes a figne of being fat. - Riding along the Rode, — meets a [ Galloping about the Stage. *
Paver ftrapiao, — un Pavero ftrapiao, Paure ftrapiao : - ftrapiao
■ - ftrapiao- — ftrapiao : — * [ Puts himfelf into the Poflure of a lean
Elemofunaper un I aure Beggar • his hands right down by his
ftrapiao, par a Moure de fides , — and picks both their Pockets.
Die vos - at laft he begs a Julio- - Neinte! [ Makes the fat Bifhop ]
* — then the Paure ftrapiao begs a Mezo Julio-^— • [ lean 3 Neinte [fat ] — nnebacio* — [4ean~} — -Niente — [fatf\ — at laft he begs his Blefc ling — and fee how willingly the Eclefiaftico gave his Benedidion ;
[ Opening his Arms hits them both in the face . ’s — i [ Begs their pardon. *
— Scufa ftu fa mea Patrona’s-
SirS/£. Yes very willingly, which by the way he had never done had it been worth a farthing.
Tick Marry I wou?d he had been a little fparing of that too, at this > time,*— [fniez.es 2 a fhaineon’t, it has ftur’d this feme (ackamerda a-* gain molt foully.
‘Pet . Your pardon Signior, — but come Sir SignalT — let’s fee how you will make this filent relation— Come ftand between us two—
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ff+ente-jr-Q-r \ljhdpsbis naif. unmeze~ Julio 1 — Niente — -un Bacoi, NFehi.e, your blefiing thenSignior Eccleiaitico ~L (pKcads out his arms tdgi v e hts blejfmg — and hits Tick.
' : Tick. Adds me, you are ail a little too liberal of this fame bene¬ diction. . .
Sir Sip Hah-^-biit where’s Sighior <JEPorigorofo } what is he gone ? - but now l think on’t’tis a point ofgood manners to go without ta¬ king leaveV ■ f “ . f'.,
Tck. It may be lb, but I wifh I had my Ring again, I do not like the giving lelTon without the taking one, whethis is picking a mans pocket certo. :r
Sir Sir. Not fo Governor, for then I had had a confiderable lorfe r
look ye here,' - how — -rTfeclinginhis Pocket Q ho w- — :£ in another ]
liow- — gone? gone as. I live / my money Governor / all the Gold Barber acho receiv’d of my Marchant today- — all gone.*- — -
Tickz Hah— and mine- — all my ftock, the money which I thought to have maclea prefent to the Gentlewoman, Barber acho was to bring me too — L (m}e% — nndpne undone— Villains, Cutpurfes— Cheats, oh run after him. j /
Sir Sig. A Vox of all fllerit fbories : Rogue, Thief- — undone. - —
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ACT III, SCENE I.
Enter Julio and his Page.
Jul. t tQw / theLad}! whom I followed from St. Peters Church JTX a Curtizan?; ..
Pag. A Curtizan my Lord, fair as the Morning, and as young.
JuL I know llie’s fair and young, but is Ihe to be had boy ?
Pag. My Lord Hie is— her Footman told me, Ihe was a Zittella.
Jul. How a Zittella / — a Virgin, ’tis impolfible. ' M
Pag. I cannot fwearitSuy but lo he told me ? he laid Ihe had a world of Lovers ; lier Name is Silvianctta Sir, and her Lodgings— Jul. I know’t, are on the Cor Jo ^ a Curtizan / and a Zittella too ? a pretty contradiction / but Vie bate her the laft, fo I might enjoy her as the firft, what ere the price be, I’ me relblv’d upon the adventure j and will this minute prepare my lelf. C Going off. \ enters Mur. and OCta.
- hah— does the light deceive me, oris that indeed my ;Upd$, in
earneft conference with a Cavalier ’tis.he— ijfeftep afide; till he’s paft, left he hinders this Nights diverfion : 1; £ Goes afick
Mur . I fay ’twas ralhly done, to fight him unexamin’d.
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OB. I need not ask, my reafon has inform’d me, andTme convince where ere he hasconceald her, that flie is fled with Fillamour. ■ / ; :
Jul. Who is’tthey fpeak of ? umo?oTovt .■■■•* jodT
Mar . Well well, Pure my Anceftors committed fome horrid crime, againft Nature, that fhe fent this Peft of woman -kind into our Family, —two Neeces for my (hare, — by Heaven a proportion fufficient to undo fix Generations. .*
Jul. Hah / two Neeces, what of them ? £ Afide.
Mur . I am like to give a blefled account of ’em to their Brother Ju¬ lio my Nephew, at his return, there’s a new plague now,- — but my comfort is 1 lhall be mad and there’s an end on’t. £ Weeps .
Jul. My curiofity mull be latisfied, - have patience Noble Sir,- — •
Mur . Patience is a flatterer Sir,- — and an Afs Sir, and I’le have none on’t— hah what art thou ?
Jul . Has five or fix years, made ye lofe the remembrance of your Nephew — Julio !
Mur. Julio ! wou’d I had met thee going to thy Grave. £ Weeps
Jul. WhyfoSir? 'L
Mur. Your filters Sir, your filters are both gone.- — * £ Weeps.
Jul. How gone Sir ?
Mur. Run away Sir, flown Sir.
Jul. Heavens / which way ?
Mur. Nay, who can tell the ways of fickle women, — in Ihort Sir, your filter Marcella was to have been Married, to this Noble Gentle¬ man, — Nay was contracted to him, fairly contracted in my own Chappel, but no fooner was his back turn’d,- — but in a pernicious Moon-light Night fhe fhewsme a fair pair of heels, with the young Baggage your other filter Cornelia , who was juft come from the Mo- naftery where I bred her, to fee her filter married.
Jul. A curfe upon the Sex, why muft mans honour Depend upon their Frailty ?
- — Come- — give me but any light which way they went.
And I will trace ’em with that carefull Vengeance. —
Oft. Spoke like a man, that underftands his Honour,
*And I can guefs how we may finde the Fugitives. f Jul . Oh Name it quickly Sir!
Oft. There was a youngCavalier - fome time at Fitterboj
Who I confefs had charms, Heaven has denied to me That trifle Beauty, which was made to pleafe.
Vain foolifli Woman, which the brave and wife.
Want leafure to defign :
Jul. And what of him !
OB. This fine gay thing came in your fillers way, and made that conqueft Nature meant fuch fools for : and Sir fhe’s fled with him.
Jul. Oh fhow me the Man, the daring hardy Villain,
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cnjfc The Feign'd Cnrti'umsy
Bringmebut intlie view of my Revenge, — --and if I fail to take it , <-
Brand me with veverlafting Infamy.
0&. That we muft leave to Fortune, and our Ihduftry, ,
— Come Siry lets walk and think beft what to do.- —
f Geing down the Scene , Enter Fill. andGdll. Fill . .Is not that Julio — -Boy ran and call him back.
ft Ex. *B oy re-enters with Jul . Jul. Oh Fillamour, IVe heard filch killing news fineelaft.. I left thee . Fill. Whatprethee? f - , r. ^ i
Jul. I had a fifter Friendi — dearas my life.
And bred with all the Virtuesof her Sex ;
No Veftals at the Holy fire employ’d themfelves In innocenter bnfinelfe th^n this Virgin -7 . > i*' \ ■ - •’ . _
Till Love 1 the Fatall Feaver of her heart,- : .Lr rh . r
Betfa.id her harmlefTe hours : .
And juft upon the- .point of being 'Married;
The thief ftole in* and Rob’d us of thistreafure : •
She’s left her Husband, Parents, and her Honour, ; ;
And’sfled with the bale ruinerof her Virtue.
Fill. And lives the Villain durft affront ye thus ?'
Jul. He does ! , : ' : - * \ j . |
Gall. Where, in what diftant World ?
Jul. I know not.
Fill. What is he call’d? -
Jul. 1 know not neither,; — dome God dired me to the, Ravrfher ! And ifhefcape'itiyragef
May Cowards point me but, for one of their tame herd.
Fill. In ah your quarells I niuft joyn my fivord.
Gall. .And if you want,— here’s another Sir,— that though it be not often dra wn in anger, nor cares to be,(hall not be idle in good company.
Jul. I thank ye both, and if I have occafion, will borrow their a£ fiftance, but I muft leave you for a minute. Pie wait on yon anon.- —
ft 7 'hey all three walkju down the fireet talking , Enter Laura, with her Equipage.
Lau. Beyond my wilh, Pme got into his Friendlhip,
But oh how diftant Friendlhip is from Love !
That’s all beftowed on the fair Proftitute !
--Ah Silvio, when be took me in his Armes,
Frelfingmy willing Bofome to hisbreaft,.
Killing my cheek, calling me Lovely youth,
And wondering-how fuch Beauty, and fuch bravery.
Met in a Man fo young ! ah then my Boy !
Then in that happy minute ; - How neer was I to tell ing all my foul,
My bfoihes and my fighs, were all prepar’d
My Eyes caift dowamy tremblingdips juft parting,-^
But ftill as I was ready to begin, i
Hecrysout Silviamtal ' ' ’
And to prevent mine, tells me all his Love !
— But fee- — he’s here. — - £ Fill, and Gall, coming nf the feeve.
Gall. Gomelaybyallfullenunrerolves ! for now the hour of the Berjeare approaches, Night, that was made for Lovers h “ — -Hah ! my dear Sans Cmr ? my life ! my foul / my joy /
Thou art of my opinion ! „
Loh. I’me fure I am what are it be /
Gall. Whe my Friend here, and I have fent and paid our Fine for a fmall Tenement of pleafure, and Pme for taking prefent poffeffion, —but hold — -if you fhoii’d be a Rivall after all /
Lau . Not in your Silvianetta ! My Love has a Nice appetite,
And mull be fed with high uncommon delicates,
I have a Miftrefs Sir, of quality !
Fair / as imagination, paints young Angells/
Wanton and gay as was the firft firina That charm’d our bell of Poets,
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Young as the Spring, and checrfull as the Birds That Wellcome in the day !
Witty as fancy makes the Revelling Gods,
And equally as bounteous when fee blelfes!
(jail. Ahforafine young whore, with all thefe charms ! but that fame quality allays the joy, there’s filch a darn’d ado with the Obligati¬ on, that half the pleasures loft in Ceremony,
— 'Here ! for a thoufand Crowns I raign alone,
Re veil all day in Love without controle.
- But come to our bufinefs, I have given order for Mufick, Dark
Lanthorns, and Piftolls. [” This while Fill. J lands ftndying.
Fill. - Death if it fhou’d not be c Jtfarcella now ! f Paufmg afide .
Gall. Prethee no more confidering, — refolve and let’s about it. Fill. I wou’d not tempt my heart again ! -for Love What ere it may be in anothers breaft.
In mine, ’twill turn to a Religious fire !
• And fo to burn for her ! a common Miftrefs,
Wou’d be an Infamy below her pra&ice /
Gall. Oh if that be all, doubt not Harry but an hours converfation mthEnpbemiay will convert it to as lewd a flame, as a man wou’d wifh.
Lau. Whata coyles here about a Curtizan! what ado to perfwade a man to ablefEngall^?»fislanguifhingfor in vain: — Come Sir, wemuftdeal with him, asPhyfitiansdo with peevifh children, force him to take what will cure him ! i ■ ! S- *
Fill. And like thofe darn’d Phyfitianfc, kill me for want of method, no, I know my own diftemper beft, and your applications will make trie mad. E 2 Gall .
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Gall. Pox on’t, that one cannot love a woman like a man, but one mult love like an Afs. . u : t -
Lau. S’hart, Tie be bound to ly with all the women in %gme, with lefs ado then you are brought to one.
6 all. Hear ye that Henry, s’death art not afham’d to be inftrudted by one fo young!— but fee — the liar there appears, — the ftarthat condud thee to the fliore of blifs—
She. comes let’s feel thy £ Marcella^Cornelia above.
Heart ! Ihe comes J
So breaks the day on the glad Eaftern Hills V Or the bright God of Rays from Thetis Lap : — - A Rapture now dear lad, and then fall too, for thou art Old dog at a long Grace.- — >
Fill. Now I’me meer man again, with all his frailties, — ; — . £ Aftde . —Bright lovely creature / -
Gall . Damn it, how like my Ladys Eldeft Son was that.
Fill . May I hope my lacrifice ! may be accepted by -you ? — by Hea¬ ven it mull Be.lhe ! (till ihe appears more like.— f Afide .
Mar. I’ve only time to tell you Night approches,
And then I will expedyou, f f Enter Grapine, m the Ladys i
Crap. ’Tis Hie, Donna Marcella on my life, with the young wild Cornelia !— — hah — yonders the Engl ifli Cavalier too, nay then by this hand l’le be paid for all my fruitlels jants : for. this good news- — flay- let me mark the Houle. — - ^ 1: .*.;>•>
- Mar. Now to my difguife ! - £Ex.- Marcella.
Gall. And have you no kindemeflage to lend top my heart y cannot this good Example, inftrudyou how to make me happy ?
Cor. Faith ftranger 1 mud confider firft, Ihe’s skillfull in the Mar- ehandize of hearts, andhasdealt in Love with lo good fuccels hitherto, £he may lofe on venture, and never mifs it in her ftock, but this is my firft,. and Ihou’d it prove to be a bad bargain, I were undone for ever.
Gall. I dare ftcure the goods lbund,r- — -
Cor. And I believe will not ly long upon my hands.
Gall. Faith, that’s accordingas you’l difpofe on’t Madam, — for let me tell you — gad a good handfbme proper fellow, is as ftaple a com- * modityas any’s in the Nation,* -r— but I.wou’d be referv’d for your own ule ! faith take a- lample to Night, and as you like it* the whole peece, and that’s fair and honeft dealing I think, or the Devils in’ t.
. Cor. Ah ftranger, — you have been lo over- liberal of thole lame %nples of yours, that I doubt they have lpoild the lale of the reft,- — » poll’d you not afford think ye, to throw in a little Lo ve.and conftancy y to, inch out that want of honefty of yours..
Gall. Love! oh in abundance! 1
Bythple dear Eyes, by that loft finding Mouth y By ever fecret giace, thou haft about thee, J :\\v:T “ - &
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I love thee with a vigorous, eager paflion,
- Bekindedear Sihianetta — prethee do,
Say you believe and make me bleft to Night ?
Crap. Stlvianetta ! fb, that’s the Name fhe has rifl’d for Cornelia , / perceive.
Cor. I flfhou’d be fo kind-hearted ! what good ufe wou’d you make . of fo obliging an opportunity ?
Gall. That whichthe happy Night was firlt ordain’d for.
Cor. WellSignior 'tis coming on, and then l’le try what courage the darknefs will infpire me with :■= — till then — farvvell. — -
Gall. Till then athoufand times adieu. - £ "Blowing up krjfes to her.
Phil. Ah Madam we’re undone, —r-yonders Crapine your Uncles Vallet.* — •
Cor. Now a curie on him ; fliall we not have one Night with our Cavaliers — -let’s retire, and continue to out-wit him, or never more pretendto’t, Adieu Signior Cavalier- — remember Night. — *
Gall. Or may I lofe my fenfe to all Eternity.
£ Kijfes his fingers and how .r, Jhe returns it for a while.
Lau. Gods, that all this that looks at leaft like Love, - Shou’d be difpenc’t to one infenfible Lv Whilft every Tillable of that dear vallue, ■. *
Whifper’d to me, wou’d make my foul all Extafy,
- — -Oh fpare that Treafiire for a gratefull purchafe *,
And buy that common ware with trading Gold,
Love ! is too rich a price : — l fliall betray my felf. — • £ Afide.
Gall. Away, thaUs anhereticial opinion and which this eertain Reafon mult convince thee of :
That Love is Love, where ever beauty is,
Nor can the Name of whore, make beauty lefs.
Enter Marcella Uke a Man , with a CloakjiboHther.
*JMar. Signior, is your Name F Mainour ?
Fill. It is, what wou’d you Sir. -
Mar. I have a letter for you — -from Eitterh^ andyour Marcella Sir.
[gives it him!
Fill . Hah — -Eitterbo ! and Marcella ! iLfhocks me like the Ghoft of fome forfakem Miftrels,
That met me in the way to happinefs,
.With fome new long’d for Beauty ! £ Opens i rereads.
Mar. Now I fliall try thy Virtue, and my Fate. — £ <*Afide.
Fill. What is’t that checks the joy, that fhou’d furprize me at the receipt of this ! .
Gall. How now ! what’s the cold fit coming on ? £ Pawfes,
Fill . I have no power to go — where this — -invites me- — *
By which I prove, ’tis no encreafe of flame that warms my heart,
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Whofe rayes I finde more piercing then Marcella’s.
(jalL * — Ay Gad a thouland times — -prethee what’s the mat ter.
iMar. Oh this falfe — -fouly man — wou’d I had leafure To be reveng’d for this inconftancy ! £ Afide.
Fill. — But ftill fhe want’s that Virtue I admire ! 1
Gall . Virtue ! s’death thou art always fumbling, upon that dull firing that makes no Mntick : — What Letters that ? £ reads. ] If the firft Confeftion I ever madeof Love be gratefullto you, come arm’d to night with a friend or too ^ and behinde the Garden of the Foun¬ tains, you will receive — hah Marcella\ — Oh damn it, from your honeft woman!- — Well I fee the devil’s never fo bufy with a man, as when he has refolv’d upon anygoodnefs ! s’death what a rubs here in a fair call, — howis’tman - Alegremente ! bear up, defy him and ail’s his works.
Fill. But! have fworn, fworn that I lov’d Marcella ! and Honour Friend obliges me to go, take her away and marry her,
- And I conjure thee to aflift me too.
Gall. What to night, this Night, that I have given to Silvianettal and you have promis’d to the fair — Euyhemia !
Lan. I fhe lhou’dgo,heruinsmy defign, £ zAfde.
- — Nay if your word Sir - be already paft. — ?
Fill. ’Tistrue, I gave my promife to Euphemia ! but that to women of her trade, is eafily abfolv’d.
Gall. Men keep not Oaths for the fakes of the wife Magifbrates, to whom they’re made, but their own Honour Harry : And is’t not much a greater crime to Rob a Gallant, hofpitablemanof his Neece, who has treated you with Confidence, and Friendfhip, then to keep touch with a well meaning whore, my Confciencious friend !
Lau. I u finite degrees Sir !
Gall. Betides, thou’ft an hour or two good, between this and the time requir’d to meet ^ Marcella .
Laa. Which an induftrious Lover, wou’d manage to the belt ad¬ vantage.
. Gall. That were not given over to Virtue, and conftancy — two the belt excufes l know for idlenefle.
Fill.* — Yes — I may fee this woman.
Gall. Whe God a raarcy lad !
Fill. — And break my chains, — if poffible.
gall. Thou wilt give a good effay to that I’le warrant thee.
Before fhe part with thee ! come let’s about it.
£ They go out on either fide of Fill, perfwading him.,
Mar. He’s gone ! the Curtizan has got the day. £ Afide t * Mar.
Vice has the ftart of Virtue, every way.
And for one blefting honeft wives obtain, , *
The happyer Miftrefs does a thouland gain !
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l’lc home-— and practice, all their Art to prove.
That nothing is fo cheaply gain’d as Love ! [ Exeunt.
Call. Stay what farce is this, — prethee let’s lee a little. [< offering to go
L Enter Sir Signal , Mr. Tickletext, with his Cloke ty'd about him, a great Inborn ty'd at his Girdle , and a great Folia under his Arm , Petro dr eft like an <*Antiquary.
— ■ —How Now Mr. Tickletext, whatdreftasif you were going a Pill- grimage to Jerufalem.
Tick. I make no fuch prophane Journeys, Sir.
Gall. But where have you been Mr. Tickletext.
Sir Sig. Whe Sir, , this molt Reverend and Renowned Antiquary, hasbeen fiiowingus Monimental Rarities and Antiquities.
Gall. ’Tis Petra that- — Rogue !
Fill. — But what Folio have you gotten there Sir, Knox, or Cart¬ wright ?
Pet. Nay ifhe be got into that heap of Nonfenfe, 1’le Real oft and ' imdrefs. [_ A fide. [Ex. Petro. [Tick. Opening the Book
Tick A final! VolhimSir, into which I tranferibe the nioll: memorable and remarkable tran fad ions of the day.
Lai. That doubtlefs mull be worth feeing.
Fill. £ Reads'] April the Twentieth, arofe a very great, ftor.m of Wind, Thunder, Lightning, and Rain,- — which was a Ihrew’d figit of foul weather. ...
Fill. The 22th. 9 of our 12 chikens getting loofe, flew over-bord, the other three miraculous efcaping, by being eaten by me, that Mor¬ ning for breakfaft. .
Sir%. Harkey Galliard— thou art my Friend, and ’tis not like a : man of Honour, to conceal any thing from on’s Friend, — know then I . am the mod fortunate Rafcallp that ever broke bread, — -T am this Night to vifit firra — the fined, the mod delicious young Harlot, Mum —under the Rofe — -in all Rome ! of Barber acWs acquaintance.
Gall. — »Hah — my woman on my life ! and will lhe.be kind !
Sir Sig. Kind, hang kindnefie man, 1’me refolv’d upon coaqued by parly or by force.
Gall . Spoke like a Roman of the firlt Race, when Noble Rapes not whining Courtlhip, did the Lovsrs bufinefs.
Sir Sig. Sha Rapes man ! I mean by force of tnony, pure dint of ; Gold faith and troth : fori have given 500 Crowns enterance already, . & Par -Dios Baccns ’tis tropo Caro tropo Caro Mr. Cjalliard. r
Gall. And that’s this high priz’d Ladys Name Sir?
Sir%. La SHvianetta , — and Lodges on the Corfo, not far from St Jami of the incurables— very well feituated in cafe difafter — hah. —
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(jail. Very well, — -and did not your wife worlhip know, this Silvia arietta was my Miftrefs ?
Sir Sig. How ! his Miftrefs ! what a damn’d noddy was I to name her! Gall. De ye hear fool! renounce me this woman inftantly, or Fie firft difcover it to your Governor, and then cut your throat Sir.
Sir Sig. Oh Doux Mem — dear Galliard — Renounce her,- — Corf a demi that I will foul and body, if Ihe belong to thee man. —
Gall. No more* — look to’t, - look you forget her Name. — or but
to think of her - farewell- — £ Nods at him .
Sir Sig. Fare well quoth ye — ’tis well I had the Art of diflembling after ah, here had been a fweet Broyl upon the Coaft elft. —
Fill. Very well, Fie trouble my felf to reade no more, fmce I know you’l be fo kinde to the world to make it publique ?
Tick. At my return Sir, for the good of the Nation, I will Print it, and I think it will deftrve it.
Lau. This is a precious Rogue, to make a Tutor of Fill. Yet theft Mooncalfs, dare pretend to the breeding of our youth, and the time will come, I fear, when none fnall be reputed to travel like a man of quality, who has not the advantage of being im¬ pos’d upon, by one of theft Fedantique Novices, who inftruds the young heir, in what himfeltis moft profoundly ignorant of.
Gall. Come, ’tis dark and time for our defign, — -your fervant Signi- ors. £ Exeunt Fill. Gall, and Lau.
Lau. Fie home, and watch the kind deceiving minute, that may condudhim by miftaketo me.
Enter Petro, like Barberacho, jufi as Tick, and Sir Sig. are going out.
SirS/£. Oh Barberacho ! we are undone ! Oh the Diavillo take that Mafter you fent me.
Pet. Mafter, what Mafter ?'
Sir Sig. Whe Signior Morigorofo !
Pet. Mor — oft — what fhou’d he be?
Sir Sig. A Civil lity-Mafter he Ihou’d have been, to have taught us good manners,-- --but the Cornuto cheated us moft damnably, and by a willing miftake taught us nothing in the world but wit.
Pet. Oh abominable knavery ! whe what a kinde of man was he ? — Sir Sig, — whe — much fuch another asyour felf : — •
Tick. Higher, Signior, higher ! . -A
Sir Sig. Aye fomewhat higher - but juft of his pitch.
*Pet. Well Sir, and what of this man ?
Sir Sig. Only pick’t our pockets, thatYail. %
Tick, Yes, and cozen'd us-of out Rings. " , .
Sir Sig. Ay, and gave us Cackamarda Orangata for fhuff.
Tick, . And his bleffing to boot when he had done.
Sirs#. A veng’ance on?t, Ifeelitftill.
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*Pet. Whe this ’tis to do things of your own heads^ fori fentmo iuch Signior Morofo— but I’le fee what I can do to retrive ’m — -I am now a little in haite, farwell. — « £ Offers toga . Tick.^j out
by him and jogs him*
Tick. Remember to meet me— farewell Barberacho.
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Sir Sig. Barberacho — -is the Lady ready ?
Tick. Is your money ready?
Sir Sig.. Whe now, tho I am threatned, and kill’d, and beaten, and kickt about, this intrigue I muft advance / £ afide 3 — but dolt think there’s no danger ? ' ,
Pet . What in a delicate young amorous Lady, Signior ?
Sir Sig. No,- No, muni, i don ’ t much fear the Lady, but this feme mad fellow (jaluard , I hear, has a kinde of a hankering after her — Nowdare not I tell him what a difeovery / have made. £ Afide.
Pet. Let me alone to fecure you, meet me in the Piatzjo Defpagnia , as loon as you can get your felf in order j where the two fools fhall meet, and prevent eithers coming. £ Afide .
Sir Sig. Enough, — -here’s a Bill for 500 Crowns more upon my Merchant, you know him by a good token, I loft the laft fum you re¬ ceiv’d for me, a poxofthathandfell, away here’s company.
Ex. Pet. Enter Oftavio.
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Now wiiildifguifemyfelf, according to the mode of the Roman Ina¬ morato’s ; and deliver my felf upon the place appointed. £ ExSiz Sig.
Oft. On the (forfo didft thou fee ’em ?
Craf. On the Corfi my Lord,in difcourfe with three Cavaliers, one of which has given me many a Piftol, to let him intothe Garden a Nights at Vitterbo : totalis with Dona Marcella, from her Chamber window, I think I fhou’d remember him. - ;
Oft. Oh that thought fires me, with anger fit for my Revenge, [Afide. And they’re to Serinade ’em thou fey’ft.
Craf. I did my Lord ! and if you can have patience till they come, you will fmdeyour Rival in this very place, if he keep his word.
Oft. I do believe thee, and have prepared my Bravos to attack him : if l can A<ft but my Revenge to Night, how fhall I worfhip Fortune ! keep out of fight, and when I give the word be ready all. I hear fome coming let’s walk off a little. — *
[Enter Marcella in mans clothes, and Philipa as a woman, with a Lanthorn Ocft. and Crap, go off' the other way.
Mar. Thou canft never convince me, but if (rapine few us, and gaz’d fo long upon us , he muft know us too, and then what hin¬ ders but by a dilligent watch about the Houfe, they will furprize us, ere we have fecured our fel ves from ’em.
Phil. And how will this, expofing your felf to dangerprevent ’em.
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sJMar. My defigne now is, to prevent YiUamows coming into gan¬ ger, by hindring his approach to this hdtife r X vfou’d prefer vetted kinds ingrate with any hazard of my own z. and ’ti$ better to dye then fall into the hands of Ottavio* Pme delperatc with that thought,, — and fear no danger ! however be you ready at the door, and when Irthg admit me.— ha* — who comes here.r -
f Enter Tiekletext with a Periwig and Cravat of Sir Signals r A Sword by his fide, and a dark^Lamhorn, fhe open? her Syfvokj otr him and goes out .
Tick. A man ! now am I though an old’ (Inner, as timerous as a young thief,,, ’tis a great inconvenience in thele Popilh Country s, that a man cannot have liberty to fteal to a wench without danger *, not that I need fear who fees me except (falhard, who fufpeding my bufi- nefs, will go neer to think 1 am wickedly inclin’d. Sir Signal 1 have left hard at his Itudy, and Sir Henry is no Nocturnal Inamorato, unlefs like me hediflemble it,- — well Certo ’tis a wonder full pleafure to de¬ ceive the World : And as a learned man well obferv’d, that the fin of wenching lay in the habit only : I having laid that afide, Timothy Tiekletext principal holder forth of the Covent Garden Conventicle, Chaplain of Baffoon-Hallm the County o i'Kent^, is free to recreate himfelf.
' " £ Enter Gall, with a darkLanthorn.^
GalE Where the devilisth is Fillamoier ?; And theMulick : which
way cou’d he go to lole me thus ! £ Look* toward* the door .
he is not yetxome- —
Ticks Not yet come,- — that mult be Barberacho \ — where are ye honeft Barberacho where are ye. ?. £ (j roping towards Gall. ,
Gall. Hall! Barberacho} that name I am fare is us’d by none but. Sir Signaled his Coxcomb Tutor, it mult be one of thole— where- are ye Signior, where are ye ? £ G oes towards him , and opens the Lon -
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- — Oh ’tis the Knight, r — -are you there Signior?
Ticks, Oh art thou come, honelt Rafcal — -condudme quickly, con- - dud me to the Beautifull and fair Silvianetta ! £ Gives him his hand,
Gall^ Yes, when your doglhips damn’d, Silvianetta ! S’death is Ihe & whorefor fools ! £ Draws .
Tick. Hah Mr. Galttard, as the devil wou’d have it I’me undone ' if he lees me ! [He retires haftily, Gall, gropes for him <
Gall . Where are you Fop : Buffoon ! Knight ! *
{^Tiekletext retiring haftily runs againfi Odavio, who is juft en- - t ering, aim oft beats him down, Od. ftrikes him a good blow, beats him hackand draws : Tick, gets clofe up in a corner of the ft age , OCt. gropes for him as Gall. does0 and both meet and fight with each other.
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then in the dark, fctbej pafs ] I wou’d not kill the Rogue,*— death you can fight then, whtri therein woman in the cafe ?
OB. L hope ?tis Pill amour ! [ afide 3 you’le finde I can, and poflibly «nay fpoil your ’making love to Night ! ;
gall . Egad fwcet heart and that maybe, one civil thruft will do’t r —And ’twere a damn’d rude thing to difappoint £b fine a woman,— therefore I’le withdraw whilftl’me well. [He flips out.
£ Enter Sir Signal, with a Mafquerading Coat over hisclothes , with¬ out a Wigg or Cravat- , with a dark^Lanthorn.
Sir Sit, Weill have moft neatly efcapt my Tutor *, and in this di£ guifedery the devil to claim his own, — ah Cafpeto de Deavilo ! — - What’s that ? £ advancing foftly^ and groping with his hands, meets
the point of Oft. fword, as he is greying for Gall.
OB. Trnytor dareft thou not frand my fword ! . - ; .
Sir Sig. Hah ! fwords! no Signior-^a/a w^Signior,-— 4
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[ Hops to the door : tAnd feeling for his way with his out-ftrecht jirtns , runs his Lanthorn in Julio’s face who is juft entering , finds he’s opposed with a good pujh backward, and flips afide into a corner over again ft Ticklztcxt : Julio meets Qd:mo and fights him, OCt.fallsy Julio opens his Lanthorn and fees his miftake .
Jul Is it you Sir ?
Oft. Julio \ horn what miftake grew all this violence ?
Jul. That I Ihou’d ask of you, who meet you arm’d againft me.
OB. I find the Night has equally deceiv’d us •, and you are fitly come ! to (hare with me the hopes of dear Revenge !
C Gropes for his Lanthorn which is dr opt.
Jul . l’de rather have purfu’d my kinder paflion !
Love ! and delire ! that brought me forth to Night !
OB. i’ve learnt where my falfe Rival is to be this Evening, Andifyou’l joyn your fword, you’l finde it well imploy’d.
JuL Lead on, 7’ine as impatient of Revenge as you. — <
OB. Gome this way then, you’ 1 find more aids to ferve us. [ Go out*
Ticks— So! thanks be prais’d, ail’s ft ill again, this fright, were e- nough to mortify any Lover of Jefs magnanimity then my felf,-? — well of all fins, this itch of whoring is the moft hardy, — the moft impu¬ dent in repulfes^ the moft vigilant in watching, moft patient in wait¬ ing, moft frequent in dangers : in all. difafters but diiapppvintment, a Philofopher ! yet if Barberacho come not quickly, my Philolbphy will be put to’t certs . £ This while Sir Signal is venturing from his toft ,
liftening and ftowly advancing towards the middle of the ft age.
Sir Sig. The coaft is once more clear, and / may venture my carcafe fqftfi again, — ‘though fiich a lalutationas the laft, wou’d make me very unfit for the matter in hand, — the battoonl cou’d bear with the
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Fortitude and courage of Hero : Butthefe dangerous fharps / never lov’d:, what different rencounters have 1 met withall to Night, Corro de: we 5 a man may more fafely pafs the gulf of Lyons, then convoy himfelf into a Bawdy \\owfc\n Rome, but / hope all’s paft, and / will fay with Alexander — Vivat Efperance en defpetto del Fat to, f advances a little.
Tick. Sureliheard aNoife, — No ’twasonly my furmife /
1 £ They both advance foftly^ meeting juft in the middle of the Stage , and coming clofe up to each other ! both cautioujly fiart back j And ftand a tipto in the pcfture of fear , then gently feeling for each> other, after liftening. and hearing no noife ) draw back^ their hands at touching each others *r and jhrinking up- their fhouldersr make grimafes of more fear £
Tick^ Qtie Squefto..
Sir. 5^. Hah amans voice!— He try if I can fright him hen ctffAfide. Una Malladette Spirit o Incarnate ! " * f In a horrible tone.
Tick* Hah, Spiritto [ that devil s voicel fhou’dknow ££ afide*.
' Sir Sig. See Signior ! Vna fpirito ! which is to lay,, un fpiritalo , Imor- tallo Incorporalla, Inanimate y I mater ialle,, cPhilofophicale,Jnvifibie — Un in¬ telligible — -J Diavillol £ In the fame tone. .
Tick £ Ay ay, ’tis my hopefull pupill ! upon the fame defign with itte, my life on’t,-— Cunning young whoreniafter ! — -I’le cool your courage - good Signior Diavillo l if youbethe/)^z/*7/<? I have ana cer¬
tain a Imaterialle Invifible Conjuratione^ that will fo neatly lay your Inani¬ mate unintelligible Diavillojhip .■ f Pulls out his wooden fword .
Sir Sig. How ! he rnuft needs be valliant indeed that dares fight with the. devil,-, .. * £ Endeavours to get away. Tick, beats him aboutthe fla<?e., — — -Ah Signior Signior Mia ! ah — Cafpetode B accuser— he cornuto^ I am a.damn’d filly devii that have no dexterity in vanifhing*.
£ Gropes and finds the door- — going out rmeets juft entrin% Fillamour ' Galliard with all the zJHufich^ - he retires and ftands clofe.
■ — Hah, — w hat have we here new mifehief.— — ,
£ Tic k. and he ftands againft each other , on either fide of the ft age.*
Filli Prethee how came we to lofe ye ?
Gall. I thought I-had follow’d ye, — but ’tis well we are met again,, come tune your pipes, - - £ 7 hey play a little , . Enter Marcella as before.
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Bolt a che fia Tiranna Dell meo ojfetto recetto non e- 11 tuo rigor fingunna Se le pene Le catene
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0%. ’Tis they we look for, draw and be ready.— —
Tick. Hah draw — then there’s no fafty here certo . £ A fide. .
£ Odavio Julio and their party draw , and fight with Fill .and Gall. Marcella ingages on their fide, all fight, the Mufickjconfufedly a- mongft "’em \ Gall, lofes his fword , and in the hurry gets a Bafe yiol, and happens to firike Tickletext, who is getting away — his head breaks its way quite through and it hangs about his neck? arc; I they fight out:. : » •'
Enter Petro with a Lanthorn. Sir Signal fiands do fe ft ill.
Ticl& Qh. undone, undone, where am I, where am I.
Pet. Hah — that’s! the voice of my Amorous Ananias,’ — -or I am miffaken- — what the devil’s the matter. £ Opens his Lanthorn .
-WAJhere are ye Sir< — hah cuts fo — what newfound t pillory have we. here?.
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The F eigti d Curti%ansy
Tick. Oh honeft Barberacho undo me, undo me quickly.
Pet . SoIdefignSir, asfaft as I can — or lofe my aim— -there Sir there : all’s well — I have fet you free, come follow me the back way, into the houle. C £*• Pctro and T ickletext.
Enter Fillamour and Marcella, with their f words drawn Gall, after 'em*
Gall. A plague upon ’em, what a quarters here fora wench, as if there were no more i’th Nation,— -wou’dPde my fword again.
£ Gropes far it.
Mar. Which way (hall I direft him tobefafer, — ‘how is it Sir, I hope you are not hurt.
pill. Not that I feel, what art thou asks’t (o kindly.
Mar. A fervant to the Roman Curtizan, who lent me forth to wait your coming Sir, but finding you in danger (har’d it with you,— come let me lead you into fafety Sir. — -
Fill. Thou’it been too kinde togive me caufe to doubt thee.
Mar. Follow me Sir, this key will give us entrance through the Garden. £ Exeunt .
- . Enter Odtavio with his favor d in his hand.
Oft. ! Oh what damn’d luck had I lb poorly to be vanquifh’t when all is'hufht, I know he: will return, — ‘therefore I’le fix me here, till I become a furious ftatue— but J’le reach his heart.
Sir Sig. Oh lamentivolo fato — -What bloody Villains thelc Popifh /talliaftsare.
Enter Julio.
Oft. Hah — /hear one coming this way — - —hah — the door opens too, — andhe makes towards it—* pray Hea¬ ven he be the right : for this /me fure’s the Houle?
- Now luck an’t be thy will, - f Follows Julio towards the door foftly%
Jul. The Rogues are fled but howfecure I know not, —
And /’le purfue my firft defign of Love,
And if this Silvianctta will be kind.—
£ Enter Laura from the boufe in a Nightgown.
Lau. Whi’ft — -who is’t Names Silvianctta}
, jnl. A Lover and her (lave,— £ She takes him by the hand.
Lm. Oh is it you, — -are yp,u efcapt unhurt ? . , ^ l
Come to my bofbme-rancj. be fafe for over*-- ’ '
jhI. ’Tis Love that calls, and now Revenge muft ftay,*— this hour is thine fond Boy, the next that is my own /’legive to anger.—
Oft. Oh ye pernicious pair,— Pie quickly change the Scene of Love ipto a ruffcf anymore unexpe&ed entertainment# -
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Or, AHighu Intrigue. sp'
C She lead* Julio in> - Oft. follows clofe, they font the door upon* em.
Sir Sig. thrnfls out his head to hearken, hears nobody and advances.
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Sir Sig. Sure the devil raigns to Night, wou’dlwere Ihelter’d and let him raign fire and Brimftone, for pafs the ftreets / dare not — this Ihou’dbe thehouie — or here a bouts Pine fure ’tis, — hah — what’s this — a ftring- — of a Bell 1 hope — Pie try to enter *, and if I am miftakea ’tisbut crying conlicentia ! £ Rings Enter Philipa..
Phil. Whole there ?
Sir Sig. Tis I, ’tis I, lbt me in quickly. -
Phil. Who — the Englilh Cavalier.
Sir Sig. The fame— I am right - 1 lee I was expected:
Phil. I’me glad you’re come, - give me your hand — *•
Sir Sig. I am fortunate at laft,- — and therefore will fay with the Famous Poet.,
— * — No happinefs ! ike that achiv’d with danger,
Which once olrecome— • l’le ly at Rack and Manger. £ Exeunt.
ACT IV. SCENE L
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Enter Fillamour and Galliard, as in Silvianetta’s apartment. .
Bill.*— ttOw lplendldly-thefeCommoa women live,
JTlHow rich is all we meet* with in this Palace,
And rather feems th’ Apartment of fome Prince,
Then a Receptickle for lull: and lhame.
(jail. You fee Hurry , all the keeping fools are riot in our dominions .< but this grave this wife people, are Miftrefs riden too.
Fill, i fear we have miilook the houfe, and the yputh that brought us in may have deceived us, on lbme other cfelign, however whilft i’ve this — cannot fear. [ Dm.
Gall. A good caution, and Pie ftand upon my guard with this, but fee^~ here’s one will put us out of doubt. £ Pulls a pifiol out of his pocket . Fill.- Hah ! the fair ? nchantrefs ! £ Enter Mar. richly and loofly drefl. .
Mar. . What on your guard my lovely Cavalier ! lyes there adanger In this Face andEyes, that needs that rough refiftance?.
—Hide hide that mark of anger from my fight,
And if thou voud’ft be abfolute cod^ueror here, .
Put on fort Icoks withEyes all languilhing,
Words tender, gentle figlis, and kinddeiires.
Gall. Death ! with what unconcern he hears all this Part thou pok feftr— pox riivj doit notaafwer her?.
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40 The Feign'd Curtizans, 7 |
r , Mar. I hope hewill not yield,—, |
—He Hands unmov’d, — ■ , ]
Surely 1 was miftaken in this face, -
And i believe in charms that have no power.
Gall. S’death thou defer veil not luch a Noble creature,—*
Pie have ’em both my felf. — £ fide.
Fill . — Y es / thou halt wonderous power.
And 1 have felt it long. Pawftngfy.
Mar . How/
(jail. — 'I’ve often leen that free — but ’twas in dreams : }
Andfleeping lov’d Extreamly /
And waking— light to find it but a dream,
The lovely Phantom vanilht with my (lumbers.
But left a ftrong Idea on my heart ;
Of what I finde in perfed Beauty here,
— But with this difference, fhe was Virtuous too /
Mar. What filly (lie was that / 7 ■ 7>^^B&pB
Fill. She whom I dreamt I Lov’d.
Mar. You only dreamt that Ihe was Virtuous too /
Virtue it (elf’s a dream of (o (light force,
The very fluttering of Loves wings deftroys it.
Ambition, or the meaner hope of intereft, wakes it to nothing,
In nien a feeble Beauty, fhakes the dull (lumber off^ — • 1
Gall. Egad Ihe argues like an Angell Harry !
Fill. - What haft thou’ft made, to damn thy (elf fo young !
Haft thou been long thus wicked phaft thou fin’d paft Repentance,
Heaven may do much, to lave (o fair a Criminal,
Turn yet and be forgiven ! 7
Gall. What a pox doft thou mean by all this canting ?
Mar. Avery pretty Sermon, and from a prieft (o gay.
It cannot chufe but edify.
Do Holy men of your Religion Signior, wear all this Habit, - j
Are they thus young, and lovely ? fure if they are, I
Your Congregation’s all compos’d of Ladys, <]
The Layety muft come abroad forMiftrelfes.
Fill. Oh that this charming woman were but honeft ! . |
Gail. ’Twere better thou wer’t damn’d \ honeft/ . I
Pox thou doft come out with things fo malapropo -
Mar. Comekave this Mask of foolilh modefty, .
And let us haft where Love and Mufick call’s j Mufick / that heightens Love / and makes the (bul.
Ready for (oft impreflions /
_ Gall. So, Ihe will do his bufinefs with a Vengeance /
Fill. Plague of this tempting woman (he will ruin me/ i
I finde weak Virtue melt from round my heart,
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To give her Tyrant Image a Pofleflion : So the warm Sun, thaws Rivers Icy tops,
Till in the ftreamhe fees his own bright face /
Call. Now he comes on apace,- — -how is’tmy friend, Thouftandftasthou’dft forgot thy bufinefshere /
— The woman Harry ! the fair Curtizan /
Canft thou withftand her charms ? I’ve bufinefs of my own,
Prethee fall too — and talk of Love to her.
Fill . Oh I cou’d talk Eternity away.
In nothing elle but Love / — cou’ dft thou be lioneft ?
Mar. Honeft / was it for that you lent two thouland Crowns.
Or did believe that trifling fum fufficient.
To buy me to the flavery of honefty.
(jail. Hold there my brave Virago.
Fill. No, Iwou’dfacrifke a Nobler Fortune,
To buy thy Virtue home !
Mar . What fhou’d it idling there !
FiH . Whe — make thee conftant to fbme happy man, ' ■
That wou’d adore thee for’t.
eJMar. llnconfcionable/ conftant at my years ?
— Oh t’ were to cheat a thouland !
Who between this and my dull Age of Conftancy,
Exped the diftribution of my Beauty. v Call. ’Tis a brave wench,- — • r X^uifide..
Fill . Yet charming as thou art, the time will come When all that Beauty like declining flowers,
Will wither on the ftalk, — -but with this difference.
The next kinde Spring, brings youth to flowers again.
But faded Beauty never more can bloom,
— If intreft make thee wicked, I can liipply thy pride. —
Mar. Curfe on your neceflary trafh !— which I defpife, but as ’tis tifeful! to advance our Love !
Fill. Is Love thy bufinefs, who is there born lb high,
But Love and Beauty equals ,
And thou maift chufe from all the wifhing world ?
This wealth together wou’d inrich one man,
Which dealt to all wou’d fcarce be Charity.
Mar. Together ! ’tis a Mas wou’d Ranlome King’s !
Was all this Beauty given, for one poor petty Conqueft }
— I might have made a hundred hearts my flaves.
In this loft time of bringingone to Reafon. — •
Farewell thou dull Philofopher in Love ;
When Age has made me wife, — He fend for you again.
L Offers toga Galt* hide her .
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Call, By this good lights Noble glorious Whore l . : ; ^
Fill . Oh flay,- — I mult not let fuch Beauty fail, ; , - n ; r r, j
. — A whore — confider yet, the charms of Reputations Theeafe, the quiet and content of innocence, ].
The awfull Reverence, all good men will pay thee-.
Who as thou art will gaze without relpeft, , , , _
. — .And cry — -what pitty ’tis flie is -—a whore— ' . ' ,
Mar. O you may give it what courfe Name you pleafe ;
But all this youth and Beauty ue’re was given,. ; ‘
Like Gold to Mifers, to be kept from ufe. „ £ Going out.
Fill. Loft loft, — pafball Redemption.
Gall. Nay, Gad .thou Ihalt not lofe her lb, — -I’le fetch her back. And thou (halt ask her pardon. [Runs out after her.
Fill. By Heaven ’twas all a dream / an Aiery dream /
The Vifionary pleafure difappears, - and 1’me my felf again,.
— d’lefly, before the drowfy fit ore’take me. / !./
£ Going out , Eeter Gall, and then Marcella. .
Gall. Turn back— Ihe yields, Jhe yields to pardon thee,— gon— Nay hang me if ye part. £ Runs after him , fti.ll his Piftol in his hand .
aJMar. Gon — -I have noleafure now for more differttbling.
£ Takes the Candle and goes in. .
Enter Petro, leading in Mr. Tickletext, as by dark.
Pet .. Remain here Signior whilft I ftep and fetch a light.
Tickt Do fo,dpfohoneft Barberacho !— well my elcapeeven now prom Sir Signal was Miraculous/ thanks to my prudence and prpwels, l^ad he difcover’d me, my dominion had ended ^ and my Authority ^een of non efi zCttifto: £ Philipa at the door puts in S/V Signal.
Phil . Now Signior yo’fe out of danger, Tie fetich a Candle, and let my Lady, know of your being here/ r £ Ex. Phil..
. , £S*>Sig. advances a little.
Enter Petro with a lights goes between ’ em and ft arts.
Tickj $l£ Signal l - . ; . . .
Sir Sig. My Governor ! ,
P^. The two fools met ! a pox of all ill luck : now fhall I; lofe my credit with both my wife Patrons, my Knight I con’d have put off, with a fmali Harlot of my own, but my Levite having feenmy Lady Cornelia . that is La Silvianetta — None but that Snfannawou' d fatisfy his Elder- ihip : but now they have both lav’d me the labour of a farther inventi¬ on to difpatch ’em. H. : i-
Sir Sig. I perceive my Governor’s as much confounded as rny felf*
» — »l’le take advantage by the forelock , be very impudent and put it upon him faith,— Ah Governor, will you neverfeave your whoring ! n^r,bell^ydifoki: anddifcrcet as lam*
- - ; kjij si JLffitsgn c. -
Tick So ft>, undone undone, juft my Documents to him.— r-*
£ Walks ah aut) Sir Sig. follows.
Sit Sig. And muft Inegleft my pretious ftudys, to .follow you* in pure zeal and tender care of your perfon / will you never confider where you are? in a lewd Papifn Country /amongft the Romifh Hea¬ thens,- — and for you a Governor, a Tutor, a diredor of unbridled youth, a Gown-man, a Polititian, for you 1 fay to be takenat this un¬ righteous time of the Night, in a flaunting Cavaliero drefs, an unlawful weapon by your fide, going the high way to Satan to a Curtizan / and to a Romilh Curtizan ! Oh abomination. Oh [vandalism infiniti*
Jick Paid in my own Coyn /
Pet. So, /’le leave the devil to rebuke fin, and to my young Lady, fora little of her afliftance, malmanagement ofthis affair.
X^Exit. Pet. Tick.
Tick — do confels,- — -1 grant ye I am in the houfe of a Curti- zan, and that ! came to vifit a Curtizan, and do intend to vifit each Night a feveralCurtizan : — till 1 havefinifht my work. — *
bir Sig. Every Night one ! Oh glutton !
Tick — My great work of Converfion, — upon the whole Nation, Generation, and Vocation, ofthis wicked provokingjfort of wornan- kinde*, call’d Curtizans : — I will turn ’em-— yes 1 will turn ’em, — -for 7tis a lhame that Man — *-fhou’d bow down to thofe that worlhip Idols ! * — and now 1 think Sir, 1 have fufliciently explain’d the bufinels in hand, — -as honeft Barberacho is my witnefs !— And for you — to — . icandalize— *me — with fo naughty an interpretation — afflideth me wonderfully*—- £ Pulls out his hanker chief and weeps.
Sir Alas poor Mr. Tickletext, now as I hope to be fav’d it grieves my heart to fee him weep, — faith and troth now, I thought thou had’ftlbme Carnal alfignation, — -but nere ftir I beg thy pardon and think thee as innocent as my lelf, that I do — -but fee the Ladys, here- — s’life dry your Eyes man ! £ Enter Cornelia PhiL and Pet.
Cor . Icou’dbeat thee for being thus miftaken, — -and am refolv’d to flatter him into Ibrne mifchief, to be Reveng’d on ’em for this dis¬ appointment, go you and watch for my Cavalier the while.
Tick Is fhe come- — Nay then turn me loofe to her. —
Cor. My Cavalier ! £ Addrejfmg to Sir Sig* Tick, pulls him by and f peaks.
Ticktrff Ladv.*-^ > > n , ; .
Sir Sig. You Sir, whe who the devil made you a Cavalier,- — -moll Potentifimo Signiora, lam the man of Title, by Name Sir Signal Buffoon, foie Son and heir to Eight Thouland pound a year. — »
Tick Oh Sir, are you the man fhe looks for ?
Sir%. I Sir, No Sir, I’de have ye to know Sir, I Horn any woman be Ihe never fofair, unlefs her delignebe honeft and Honourable !
Cor. The man of all the World I’ve chofeii out, from ail -the wits and Beauties I have feen j— to have moft finely beaten ! i f
G 2 Sir Sig.
- - lm titgna umi&dns, ~ -
Sir Sig. How ! in Love with me already^ — fhe’s damnable hand- fome too, now wou’d my T utor were hang’d a little for an hour or two, out of the way. £ cAfide.
Cor. Why fly you not into my Arms, ZJheapprvehwg) he finning, .
Thele Arms that were deflgn’d for loft embraces?
Sir Sig. Ay, and if my Tutor were not here, the devil take him that wou’d hinder ’em, — and I think that’s civil.egad !
t Tick. Whe how now Barberacho what am Lcuzendthen, and is Sir
Signal the Man in favour !. ' . ^AfidetoVztxo.
Pet, Lord Signior, that fo wile a man as you cannot perceive her meaning *, fort he devil take me if I can, — f Afide . ]— — Whe this is done to takeoffallftifpltion from you— and lay it on him** — don £ you conceive.it Signior !
Tick . Yes honefl; Rogue,— Oh the witty wagtail,- — I have a- part to play .too, that fhall confirm it — young Gentlewoman. —
Cor. , Ah bell ingrate, is’t thus you recompence my fuffering Love ? to fly this beauty lo ador’d by all, that flight the ready conquelt of the world, to truft a heart with you, ah — Traditor Cruella.
Sir Sig. Poor heart, it goes to the very foul of me to be lo coy and fcornfull to her that it does, but a pox on’t her over-fondnefs' will di£ coverall. >
Tick. Fly, fly, young man 1 whilft yet thou haft a fpark of virtue Ihining in thee, fly the temptations of this young hypocrite * the love . that Ihe pretends with lo much zeal and ardour , is indecent, unwar* rantable,and unlawful ! firlt indecent as Ihe is woman— for thou art
woman - and beautiful woman- — yes, very beautiful! woman ! on
whom nature hath fliewM: her heighth of excellence iathe out-work, but left the in unfinilht, imperfed and impure.
Cor* Heavens, what have we here ! ■
Sir&jr. A pox of my Sir Dominie^ Now is he befide his Text, and will fpoil all. «
Tick: Secondly, Unwarrantable 5 by. what authority doft thou feduce with the allurements of thine eyes, and the conjurements of thy tongue* the waftings of thy hands*, and the t inklings of thy feet* the young nieain, the Villages ?.'
Cor . Sirrah! how got this madman in ? feizehim, and take him
Sir- Sig. Corpo de mimy Governour tickles her notably i ’faith- — but had he let the care of my foul .alone to night, and have let ite taken care of my body, , ’t would have beeamore material at this time,.
Tick Thirdly, Unlawful—-^. :
On QuiteidiftraQed ! in pitytake him^hencey and leade him into dirknefle, ’twillfut^his madnefsbeltL - ~ u:i , . ; .
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Tick. How, diftra&ed ! take him hence /
Pet. This was lucky — -1 knew fhe wou’d come again — -take him
hence — yes, into her bed-chamber - pretty device to get you to
herfelf Signior.. '
Tick, - Why but is it — nay, then I will facilitate my departure — * therefore I fay — oh molt beautifull and tempting woman —
fi ! 'Beginning to preach again<a
Cor. Away with him, give him clean ftraw and darknefle,
And chain him fall: for fear of further mifchief...
Pet. She means for fear of loling ye. ) : '
Ticks Ah baggage ! as fait as’ Ihe will imhofe pretty arms,
fi Going to leadehim off. -
Sir Sig. Hold, hold man, Mhd faid ye — ha, ha, ha - mad ! whe
we have a thouland ofthele in England that go loofe about theftreets, and pafs with us for as fober difcreet religious perfons* — *
As a man (hall wilh to talk non fenfe wit hall. .
Pet. — You are miftaken Signior, I fay he is mad - — ftark mad,'
Sir Stg. Prethee Barberacho what doff: thou mean — • , 1
Pet. To rid him hence that (lie maybe alone with you — -’slife Sir, you’re madder then he- — don’t you conceive — • •
Sir Stg. Ay, ay Ln>y, I confelfe, lHuftrifiima Signiora', my Gover- nour has a Fit that takes him now and then, a kinde of a frenzy, — • a figary - a whimfie - a maggot that bites always at naming of Po¬
pery:- — fo — he’s gone. — Belliflimo. Signiora, — you have moftar? tificially remov’d him — and this extraordinary proof of your affecti¬ on is a figneof feme final! kindenefle towards me, and though I was fomething coy and relerv’d before my Governour , Excellentifiima • Signiora, let me tell you, your love is not caff: away.
Cor. Oh Sir you blefle too faff: ! but will you ever love me- — • T
Sir%. Love thee! I and lie with thee too, Molt Magnanimous Signiora* and beget a whole. Race of Roman Julius Cafars upon thee ^ nay, now we’re alone; turn me loofe to impudence, i’faith...
fi ruffles her , Enter Philipa in hafle^fnttting the door after her ,
Phil. Oh Madam here’s the young mad Englilh , Cavalier got iritop the houle, andwill not be deny’d Teeing you.
Cor. This was lucky /
Sir Sig. How the mad Englilh Cavalier ! If thisfhou’d be our young
Count Galliard now — I were in a fweet taking - oh I know by my
fears ’tis he ; oh prethee what kinde of a manner of man is he ?
Phil . A handfome — refolute — -brave- — bold —
SirS*g\ Oh enough enough- — Madam — -I’le take my leave — d fee,; you are-: — fomething bufie at prefent,T— and l’le —
Cor. Not forthe World, T~-T^7^-~-bring,iri the Cavalier— -that, you may fee there ’5 none here fears himSignior*
A\ . ' Sirir
itoe reign a L,urti%ans,
Sir Sig. Oh hold hold,— Madam you are miftaken in that point* for to tell you the truth, I do fear,- — having — a certain— -averfioa or Antipathy, — -to — Madam— a Gentleman — whe Madam they’re the very Monfters of the Nation, they devour every day a Virgin. —
• ; Cor . Good Heavens ! and is he fuch a Fury !
Sir Sig. Oh and the veryeft Belzebub,— befides Madam he vow’ d my < Death, if ever he catch me neer this houfe, and he ever keeps his word in cafes of this Nature,— Oh that’s he, £ Knocking at the door. I know it by a certain trembling inftinft about me,— Oh what lhall 1 i do. —
Cor. Whe — I know not,— can you leap a high window ?
Sir Sig. — He knocks again,— I proteft I’me the worft Vaulter in Chriftendom, — have ye no moderate danger,— between the two ex- » treams of the window or the mad Count ? no Clofet,— fear has dwin¬ dl’d me to thefcantlingofa Moufehole.
Or.— Let me lee,— 1 have no leafure to purliie my Revenge farther, and will reft fatisfy’d with this,— for this time — * £ Afide.
• — >Give me the Candle, and whilft Philipais conducting the Cava¬ lier to the Alcove by dark, — -you may have an opportunity to flip out, —perhaps there may be danger in h is being leen,-— £ Afide »
—farewell fool* — — £ Ex. Cornelia with the Candle , Phil, goes to
the door , lets inG all* takes him by the hand.
Gall. Poxon’t my Rnights bound for Fitterbo, and there’s no per- fwading him into fafe harbour again, — he has given me but two hours to difpatch matters here, — -and then I’me to imbark with him upon this new difeovery of honourable Love, as he calls it, whole ad¬ venturers are fools, and the returning Cargo, that dead Commodity call’d a wife ! a Voyage very futable to my humour, — who’s there ? — -
Phil. A Slave of Silvianetta s, Sir give me your hand. — *
£ Ex. Over the ft age. Sir Si g. goes out foftly.
£ The Scene changes to a Bed Chamber Alcove , Petro leading in Tickletext.
Pet . Now Signior you’re fafe and happy in the Bed-Chamber of your Miftrels.*- — who will be here immediately I’me fure, 1’le fetch a light and put you to bed in the meantime.- —
Tick. Not before fupper 1 hope honeft Barber acho !
Pet. Oh Signior that you lhall do lying, after the manner of the 'Ancient Romans. :
Tick; CertQy and that was a marevllous good lazy cuftome. ££v.Pet
Enter Philipa with Galliard by dark; — -
Phil. My Lady will be with you inftantly. — [goes out.
Tick. Hah, fure I heard feme body come foftly in at the door : I hdpe ’tis the young Gentlewoman ! £ He advances forward >
Gall.
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Gall Silence ! and Night ! Love and dear opportunity !
|” Jnafofttane ,
Joyn all your aids to make my Silvia kinde,
For I am fild with the expecting blifs, [ Tick, thrufis his head out to lifiert . . And much delay, or difappointment kills me.
T ick. Difappointment kills me, — and me too certo.' — ’tis Hie.- — •
[Gropes ahem. .
Gall Oh haftemy fair, hafte to my longing Arms, —
Where are you dear and lovely ft of your Sex ?
Tick. That’s I, that’s I, mi Alma ! me a coremea vita ! - -
[ G roping and fpeaking low* -
Gall. Hah — art thou come my life ! my foul / my joy !- —
f Goes to embrace , Tick, they meet and kjfs. — S’death what’s this a bearded Miftrefs L Lights lights -there, quickly lights*— Nay curfe me if thou fcap’ft me. —
[ Tick . fir aggies to get away> beholds him by the (ravat and Perl wig. Enter Petro with a Candle. .
Gall. Barberacho, — confound him tis the fool ! whom I found this - Evening about the Houfe* hovering to rooft him here/ — hah— what v the devil have I caught — a Tarter ? Efcap’t again ! the devil’s his con- - federate. — * [Groping,
[ Pet. pats out the Candle , comes to Tick, unties his Cravat behind , and he flips his head out of the Periwig and gets away ^ leaving both in Gall.’S hands.
Vet. Give me your hand. He leade you a back pair of ftairs through the Garden.
Tick. Oh any way to fave my Reputation — -oh—
Gall Let me but once more grafp thee, and thou lhalt finde more-: fafety in the Devils clutches ! none but my Miftrefs lerve ye. -
[Gropes out after him, .
[Vet. with Tick, running over the fiage, GalL after* em, with the Cravat- : and Ferewigin one hand , his Pifiol in t'other.
Enter Philipa with a light . .
Phil. Mercy upon us, what’s the matter — -what noife is this — hah a Piftol— what can this mean ? [ A Piftol goes offT
Enter Sit Signal, running. _
Sir Sig. Oh fave me, gentle devil, fave me, the ftairs are fortify’d witk Canons and double Culverins y I’mepurfu’d by a whole Regiment of arm’d men / here.s gold, gold in abundance ! fave me— —
Phil. What Canons ? what arm’d men ?
Sir Sig. Finding my felf purfu’d as I was groping my way through the.Hall, and not being able to finde the door* I made towards the :
ftairs
The Feign d Cnrii%anry
flairs again, at the footof which Twas fainted with a great gaun* apox of the courtefie.
Gall. 1 1 without 2 Where afe ye Knight, buffoon, dog of Egypt ?
''Sir Sir. Thunder and; Lightning ? ?tis GaUiards voice -
Phil. Here, ftepbehinde this hanging — there’s a Chimney which may Ihelter ye till the florin be over,— if you be not fmother’d before* )
£ Puts him bchinde the Arras, — Enter Gall, as before , and Corn., at the other door .
Cor . Havens! what rude noile is this ? , j
JGall. Where have you hid this fool, this lucky fool?
He whom blinde chance, and more ill-judging woman
Has rais’d to that degree of happinefTe
That witty men muft figh and toyl in vain for.
Cor . Wat fool, what happinefTe ?
Gall . Qeafe cunning falfe one to excufe thy f elf.
See here theTropheesof your fhameful choice.
And of my ruine, cruel — fair— deceiver !
Cor . Deceiver Sir, of whom — in what defpairing minute did I fwcar to be a conftant Miftrefs ? to whatdullwhining Lover did I vow and had the heart to break it.
Gall . Or if thou hadft, I know of no fuch dog as wou’d believe thee ^ no, thou art falfe to thy own charms, and haft betray’d’em To the pofleffion of the vileft wretdi That ever Fortune curft with happinefs 9 Falfe to thy joys, falfe to thy wit and youth All which thou ft damn’d with fo much careful induftry *
To an eternal fool.
That all the arts of love can ne’re redeem thee ! - f l
Sir Sig. Meaning me, meaning me : £ Peeping out of the Chimny
■ 'f his face blackt .
Cor . A fool, what indifcretion have you feen in me, fhou’d make ye think I wou’d choofe a witty man tor a lover, who perhaps loves out his moneth in pure good husbandry, and in that time does more mif- chief then a hundred fools *, ye conquer without refiftance, ye treat without pity, and triumph without mercy ; and when you’re gone, the world crys — (he had not wit enough to keep him, when indeed you are not fool enough to be kept! thus we forfeit both our Liber¬ ties and dilcretion with you villanous witty men \ for wifedom is but good fuccefs in things, and thofe that fail are fools !
Gall . Moft glorioufly difputed !
You’re grown a Machivillian in your Art.
Cor. Oh neceflary Maxims only, and the firft Politiques we learn from obfervation — I’ve known a Curtezan grown infamous, defpis’d, decay’d, and ruin’d, in the pofleflion of you witty men, who when Ihe
had
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had the luckto1>reak her chains, and cafthernct for fools, has liv’din ftate, finer then Brides upon their wedding-day, and more profufe then the young amorous Coxcomb that fet her up an idoil.
' Sir Sig. Well argu’d of my fide, I fee the Bagage loves me !
C Peeping out with a face mere /matted. Gall And haft thou ! oh, but prethee Jilt me on, ; > '
And fay thou haft not , deftin’d all thy charms.
To luch a wicked ufe;
Is that dear Face and Mouth forflaves to kiis :
Shall thofe bright Eyes be gaz’d upon, and lerve But to reflect the Images of fools ?
SilSig. That’s I ftill. ^ £ Peeping more black.
Gall . Shall that foft tender bofome be approcht.
By one who wants a Soul, to breathe in languilhment.
At every kifs that prefies it*
Sir Sig. Soul, what a pox care I for Soul, — -as long as my perfoa is fo Amiable.—
Gall. — No, Renounce that dull diferetion that undoes thee. Cunning is cheaply to be wife, Jeave it to thofe that have No other powers to gain a Gonqueft by.
It is below thy charms
—Come fwear,— and be forlworn moft damnably,
Thou haft hot yielded yet * lay ?twas intended only.
And though thou ly’ft, by Heaven I muft believe thee,—*
- Say, — haft thou— given him — all ?
fir. I’ve done as bad, we have difcourftth’ affair.
Am 'tis concluded on. — -
Gall. As bad ! by Heaven much worfe /difeours’d with him,
Were’t thou fo wretched, fo depriv’d of fenfe.
To hold difcourfe with fuch an Animal ?
Danin it ! the fin is ne’re to be forgiven !
■ — Had’ft thou been wanton to that lewd degree.
By dark he might have been conducted to thee ^
Where filently he might have ferv’d thy purpofe.
And thou had’ft had fome poor excufe for that !
But bartering words with fools admits of none*
Cor. I grant ye,— had I talk’t fenfe to him,— which had been enough to have loft him for ever. - c:r.
Sir Stg. Poor Devil, howTearfuIl’tis of lofingme! £ Afide.
Gall. That’s fome atonement for thy other fins,*— come break thy word and wafh it quite away.
Sir Sig. That cogging won’t do my good friend, that won’t do.
Gall. Thou fhalt be juft and perjur’d, and pay my heart the debt of Love you owe it. l] fJJ nl. fi
Q>r. And wou’d you have the heart— to make a whore of me ?
H Gall.
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7?be K€ign\dx€krth»hirf9\ t)
r :<Wfcl With all my, SouJ v ap4 the Peyifc && J g$* *&?* 3?
greater proof of my paffioft. TTw iikj noon z:-hlJl mjfo iorr) smif
Cor. 1 rather fear you wou’d 4eboch me, into that dull have catfd a wife :
Gall A wife ! have I no Con fcience, no Honour in me ! :
Frethee believe I wou’d not be fo wicked, rK : '
No,- — -my defires are generous ! and Noble,,
To fet thee np, thatglorious infolent thing,
That makes mankinde fuchflaves I . almighty Ciirtkanf . . . . ,
—Come ! to, thy private Chamber jet ns hafte,
Theiacred Temple of the Godof Love L
And 'conftcrate thy power L ^.Offers tp-bear her off
^r. .Stay, ,do yon take nie then for, what Ifeem /
Gall Pine fure I do l and wou’dnot be m iftaken for^a Kipgdome ! But if thou art not l I can loon mend that fault*,
And make thee lb,- — come.— j’me impatient to begin the Experiment,
f Offers again to carry her- off. Oar. Nay then ! am in earneft,: — ■hold miftakealfranger !— -I ain of Noble birth l ahdfihou’d l in one haplels loving minute, deftroy the Honour of my Houfe, ruin my youth and Beauty /. and all that, vir^upus Education, my hoping parents gave me ?: : lr ; , 'j f ,i
Gall . Pretty di&mbFd pride and innocence ! and"; wounds ho fete
thenliniles ! — come let us in, - where l will give thee leave to frown
and Jilt, luch pretty frauds advance the appetite. LOffers agaw* Cor. By all that’s good I am a Maid of Quality !
Bleft with a For tune; equal: t$miy Birth! -
Gall I do not credit thee, or if I did/ , i, '
For once 1 woU:d.difpeiiGe wiph Quality,
And toexprels my Love 1 ; take thee with all th-efe faults ! . .V . f • * .
Cor. And being fo, can you exped ite yield ?
Gall The looner for that Reafon ifthou’rt wife y The Quality will take away the fcandal,. — ■- Y
Do nottorment me longer . - . [_ Offers tp lead her agaifi>
Cor . Stay and be undeceiv’d, — I do conjure ye.— > - fY: . ff ' Gall Art thou no Curtizan ?.. • j
Cor. Not, on my life nor do intend to be ! -
Gall No preftitute / nor doll intend to be ?
Cor- Byall tl at?s good, l oniy feign’d to be fo /
.. Gall: No Curtizan ! haft thou deceiv’d me then Tell me thou wicked- — honeft couzpning Beauty 1 Why did’ft thou draw me in, with fuch a fair pretence* ;
WhyTuch a temping preface to invite, iAa<6aie:whole.piefif foufelefs andmedifying? . ;
— HeavensThot a Curtizan !
mwfaw did’fttto take tows*.,
And
A Night* Intrigue. / i»t
And make fuch kinde returns,? Oh damn your quality, what honeft Whore but wou’dhayefcorn’d thy cunning.
Or. I make ye kinde returns !
Gall. — Perfwade me out of that too / ’twill be like thee !
(or. By all my wifhes I never held difcourfe with you — but this Even¬ ing fince I firft faw your face !
* Gall Oh the Impudence of Honefty and quallity in woman !
A plague upon ’em both, they have undone me,
Bear witneft Oh thou gentle Queen of night, m
Goddels of ft ades, ador’d by Lovers moft*, vr - ' "
How oft under thy covert (he has damn’d her felf,
With feigned love to me ! ' [ inpajfion.
Or. Heavens / this is Impudence, that power I call to witnefs to© how damnably thou injur’d; me ; £
Gall. You never from your Window talk’d of love to me ?
Or. Never.
GaH. So, nor you’re no Curtizan *
(or. No by my life ! >
(jail. So, nor do intend to be, by all that’s good**
Cor. By all that’s good never. >
£*//. So, -—and you are reall honeft, and of quallity ?
(or. Or may / ftill be wretched /
Gall. So, then farewell honefty and quallity ! — -S’death what a night, what hopes, and what a Miftrifs ; have I all loft for honefty
l offers to go.
E infnry . E in a [oft tone.
^and quallity !
Or. Stay.——* y ,
Gall I will be wreck’t firft,— let go thy hold !
— Unlefs thou wouldft repent. -7—
Cor. I cannot of my fixt reiblves for Virtue !
—But if you could but — love me — Honourably — •
Fori aflum’d this habit and this drefs -
Gall. To cheat me of my heart the readyeft way !
And now like Gaming Rooks , unwilling to give o’re till you have hook’t in my laft ftake my body too, you couzen me with honefty, — * oh Damn the dice — I’le have no more on’t I, the game’s too deep for me ! unlefs you play’d upon the Iquare, Or I cou’d cheat like you- — farewell Quallity ! — • out.
Cor. He’s gone, Phillipa run and fetch him back *,
I have but this (hort night allow'd for Liberty !
Perhaps to morrow I may be a (lave ?
EEtf.PhiH;
•Now a my Confcience there never came good of this troubleforae' virtue — hang’t I was too lerious, buta Devil on?t he looks lb Ghar- •and was lb very prefling I durft truft my gay Humour and
farther j - n wistUrc ziUnut-. ssae ^iorndi
E She walks about y Sir Signal veeps and tberrcojntes ouni H 2 Sir
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a f
^ 7 The F eign'd Cnrti%ahs f\
Sit Sig . He’s gone ha ha ha-^ n 1 ^
as I hope to breath Madam, you have moil neatly difpatcht Him-*, poosr fool — to compare his wit and his perfontomine.— - f- : 1 ; -
Cor. Hahy the Coxcombe here fbill.- - '
Sir Sig. Well this Countenance of mine never fail’d me yet :
Cor. . Ah- — ■*- [^Looking about on him fees his face blacky
fqueeks and runs away.
Sir Sig. Ah,Whc what the Deavilo’s that for,, ; '
^Whe ’tis 1, ’tis I nflt Scremjfimo Stgmora ! • f Gall. returns and Philipa,
Gall . What noile is that, or is’t fame, new defigne. ,
To fetchme back again ?
Sir Sig. How ! Galliard return’d !
■Gall. Hah / what art thou ? a Mortall or a Devil ^
Sir Sig. How ! not know me ? now* might I pa fs upon him molt 'dain¬ tily for a Devil , but that ! have been beaten out of one Devilihip al¬ ready, anddare venture no more Conjurationing; " . *
fall. . Dog, what art thorn — not Ipeak / Nay then Fie inform my felt, „ and try if you be ftefh and ‘blood. £ Kicks him * he avoids.,.
Sir Sig. No matter for all this- — ’tis better tobe kicK’t then difco.ve-* redy for then I fhall be kill’d !- — and 1 can facriftce a limb' or two, to * my reputation at any time .!
Gall . Death, ’tis the fool, the fool for whom l am abus’d and jilted, ’tis feme revenge to di (appoint hercunning, and drive the Have before: me* — Dog Iwere you her laffc referve.-~ [ kicks him^hekeeps in his cry .
, Sir.%* Still I fay Mmu/, , >
Gall. The Ahe will Hill appear through all diTguifes,., .
Nor can the Devils lhape fee are the fool : — £ Kicks him he runs oat, as " Cor. enters and holds Gall,.
Qr. Hold Tyrant — • • i:\r.
Gall. Oh Women ! Women/ fonder imyour Appetites. .
Then BeaftS’y and more unnatural !
Eonthey but conple-with their kinde, but yoit3 P^omilcuoully fhuffle your Brutes together «
The fop ofbufinefs with the lazy Gown-man- — -the learned Afle with* theJlliterate wit. The empty coxcombe with the Pollititian, as Dull: and infignificantas hey from the gay fool made more a beaftby, fortune all the loath’d infirmities of Age !
r^Farewell — I fcorn to crowd with the dull Herd i Or graze upon; the common where they batten — - £ (foes out ■-
. MU* , I know he loves, by this concern I know ity.
And will not let hioupart difatisfy’d ! [^Goes outv
--^By all that’s good I love him more eacKj £ Enter-Marcelld. ;
mmvtz and know deftin’dto be mine.— * -
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*— 1 What hopes ipflarcellaf what i’ll: we next fhalldo ?
. Fly to our laft.re(erve,come let's tiafte anddrefs ! in that di£
guife we took our- flight from Fttterbo in,— andfomthing- — Irefolvel
Cor. My loul informs me what! — I ha’t ! a projed worthy of us both— Which whilft wedrefs I’le tell thee, — and by which My dear. Marcella we will ftand or fall,
’Tis our laft (lake we fet *, and have at all.- — •
ACT V. SCENE L
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Enter Petro,^. Tlckletex t, from the G arden .
TkkTT f Afbe honeft Barberacho^ before the day dilcover us to the Jrl wicked world, and that more wicked C/alliard l
Pet . Well Senior, of a bad turn’twas a good ohe, that he took you for Sir Signall the Icandal lys at his door now Sir, — lb the Lad¬ ders faft, you may now mount and away.- —
Tick. Very well go your ways, and commendnme. honeft Barber acho to the young Gentlewoman ! and let her know as foon as Imay be cer-r tain to run no hazard in my Reputation, I’le vifit her again !
* -Pet. lie warrant ye Signior for the future / ;
Tick, : So, now get you gone left we be difeover’d ! ’
Pet. Farewell Signior, a bon viage.- £ Ex.Vet. Tick, defends v-
Tick. ’Tis marvdibus dark, andl have loft my Lanthorn in the fray ! £ roping i — hah- — where a bout s am I — hum — .what have we here ! ’ - — ah* help help help! £ fumbles at the Well) gets hold of the rope
Iihall be drown’d, fire! and flides down in the ‘Backets
fire, fire, for I have water enough 7 Oh for fome houfe, — Ibme ftreet, nay wou’di^y^it felf were a fec-ond time in flames , that my deliver ranee might be wrought by the neceflity for water,— but no-human help is nigh - oh. £ J Enter. Sir Sig. as before.-
Sir Sig. Did ever any Knight adventurer,- run through fo many dift afters, in.one Night ! my worfhipful carkals has been, cudgel d moft plentifully, firft bang’d for a coward,' which by the way was none of my fault,! cannot help Nature ! then clawd away for a Dravillo ! there I ; was th e fool ! but whocan-help that too / frighted with GalPs coming into an Ague, then chimney’d into a Feavor, where I had a fine regale qf (opt, a-perftrme which- nothing but; my Cacamarda Or'angate.<, oti’d 1 excelf! and yvhjeh I findeby— £7«^ jmy fmelling has defac’d: ;Na^ lures mage, andafecoud time made me be fufpediedforadevildTht^f* l€t me fee, — ^ ^O.pensbii Lanthorn and laoks on bis
- 'th s
Tka Feign'd Cnrti%anrf
. — ’tis fo*-I ammaclenly pickle! if myfacebeof the fame peice* I am fit to fcare away old Belxjebith. himfelfefaith : Wipes his fee.
— ^Ay — - -tis lb-— like to like, quoth the deyilrto the Collier / well 1’le home, fcrub my felf clean if poffible^get "me to bed,(kvife a hand- fome lye to excufe my long ftay to my-Governor and all’s well, and the man has his Mare again ! £jhupshis Lanthorn and gropes away, runs a*
) gainfi the Well.
—~que quefto feels gently .]
make me thankfull tis fubftantial wood ! by your leave —
E Opens his Lanthorn.
how! a Well! fent by providence that I may wafh my felf, left peo¬ ple fmoke me by the fcent, and beat n^ anew for ftinking:
[~fets down his Lanthorn,pulls of his Masking coat , and goes to draw water .
’Tis a damnable heavy Bucket, now do 1 fancy I fhall look when I am wafhing my felf, like the figneof the Labour in vain.
Tick- So my cry is gone forth, and 1 am delivered by Miracle from this Dungeon of death and darknefs : this cold Element of defini¬ tion. - - ; - ’ -
Sir Stg. Hah — fure l heard a difmal hollow voices
*' E Tick, appears in the Bucket , above the Well.
Tick . What art thou com’ft in charity.—
Sir Sig . Ah le Diavillo ! le Diavillo ! le Diavillo.- — -
E Lets go the Backet, and is running frighted away .
Enter Fillamour and Page, he returns.
—How a man ! was ever wretched wite fo miferable, the devil at one hand, and a Roman Night-walker at the other / which danger fhall I choofe ! — « E Gets to the door of the houfe.
Tick. So, T am got up atlaft — -thanks to my Knight, for I am fure ’twas he ! hah he’s here— Lie hear his bufinefs. £ Goes neer to Fillamour.
Fill. Confound this woman ! this bewitching woman,
1 cannot fhake her from my fullen heart,
Spight of my Soul I linger here abouts v And cannot to Vitterbo.
Tick- Very good ! a dainty Rafcallthisf
Enter Galliard with a Lanthorn, as fern Silvia’s houfe, held by Philips. ,
Fill.— Hah who’s this coming from' her houfe, perhaps ’tis Galliard [ Gall. No Argument fhattrfetch me t^ck by Heaven ?
FUL ’Tis the mad Rogue! *
pofliblevwithout difeovery.
FUL Butwitt y o& hear her Signior f
Gatt.
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c.GAf Thafis, J lofe faoaret mtecstocmt h$fi ipte^lfronfa I have thrown away already fuch Songs, ®nd fonets,Tuch Madrigalls and Fo*- fies, fuch Mght walks, fighs, and direfull Lovers looks, as wou?d have mollify’d any woman of Confidence and Religion ! and now to be popt ’ith mouth with Qjality/ well if ever you catch me lying with' any but honeft well meaning Damzeils hereafter hang me .-—farewell oid iecret farewell 1 [Ex. Philipa,
— Now am I afham d of being cuzend fo damnably, Eillamcnr that virtuous Ralcall will lo laugh at me ! s’ heart cou’d 1 but have debaucht ■him, we had been on equal! terms,— but I niuft heJp.my felf with ly¬ ing, and fwear 1 have — a —
Fill . You (hall not need, i’iekeep your counfel Sir !
Gall. Hah — eflevoas la !- — • ' .
Tick How FilUmour all this while, feme comfort yet, I am not the only profehbr that diffembles ! but howto getaway.—
Gall . Oh Harry, the molt damnably defeated ! [ A noife offwords
Fill. Hold7 what noife is that ! two men coming this way as from thehoufeoftheCurtizans. .
£ Enter Julio backwards fighting Octavio and bravo s 1 Cja.l.E' Hah on retreating, r— sdeath I’ve no fword !
Enter [ulioand O&avio fitting.
Fill. Here’s one / lie take my Pages ! [ Takes the Boys fword.
Gall. Now am i mad for mifeh ief, here hold my Lanthorn Boy /
’ \\ - * - . . • : : ;• * . "? , A \i '
[They fight ^Julio’s fide, and fight Octavio oat at tother fide ! Enter Lzim aad Sabina / at the fore-door— which is the fame, where Sir Signal ft and*. Tick, groping up that way ! finds* Sir, Sig. juji entering in : Lzu.and Sab. pafs over the ft age.
Sir Sig. Hah a door open ! I care not who it belongs too,- ’tis bet¬ ter dying within doors like a man then in the ftreet like a dog !
[Going in Tick, in great fear comes up and palls him.
. Tick, Signior ! a gentle Signior, whoe’re ye are that owns this Man- fion, I beleech you to give protection to a wretched man 1 half dead with fear and injury 1 .
Sir Sig, Nay, l defy the devil to be more dead with; fear then I !— Sig.- jtior you may enter ! perhaps ’tis Ibme body that will make an excule . ibr us both,-r— but hark they return !
[[And both go in: jafi after Laura andSdbma enter, .
Lou. He’s gone ! he’s gone ! perhaps for ever gone, — tell me thou 0y manager of Love ! how got this Ruffian in, how was it poffible . without thy knowledge,^ he cou’dget ndmictance.
Sab. Now as I hope to live arid learn I know not Madam / unlefs he .
.whisb bcinsvbyidar^-.he :
eafilyy
. $6 The Feign'd Cwtt'vt,&ns,
eafily conceal'd himfelf \ no doubt fome Lover of the SilviMtetta's Who miftakingyouforher! took him too for a Rival!
> Lau. ’Tis likely, and my Fortune is too blame, mycurfed Fortune Who like Mifers, deals her (canty bountys with fo flow a hand,
That or we ay before the blefling falls,
Or have it fnatcht ere we can call it ours !
C Raving, ] To have him in my houfe, to have him kinde !
Kind as young Lovers when they meet by ftelf h :
As fond as Age to Beauty / and as foft,
As Love and wit cou’d make impatient youth,
Preventing even my wilhes and defires,
• — Oh Gods l and then ! even then tobe defeated.
Then from my ore joy’d Arms to have himfhatchV,
Then when our vows, had made our freedome lawful! /
What Maid cou’d fuffer afurprife fo cruel !
- The day begins to break, — go fearch the ftreets.
And bring me news he’s fafe or I am loft. C Gall. Fill. and Julio.
Fill. Galliard ! where art thou/
(jail. Here fafe and by thy fide. — • *
Lau. ’Tis he /
Jnl. Who ere he were, the Rogue fought like a fury, and but for your timely aid Pde been in fome danger /
Fill. But Galliard, thou wert telling me thy adventure with Silvia- nett a /.there may be comfort in’t.
Lau. So, now I (hall hear-A^ith what concern he fpeaks of me.-£ a fide* Gall . Oh damn her, damn her /
Lau. Hah / £ eAfide.
Gall, The very ’ft jilt that ever learnt the Art. *
Lau. Heavens !
Gall. Death the whore took me, for fome Amorous Englifh Elder Brother / and was for Matrimony in the devils name / thought me a loving fool, that nere had feen fo glorious a fight before / and wou’d at any rate enjoy /
Lau. Oh Heavens /I am amaz’d / How much he differs From the thing he was, but a few minutes jince. £ Afide\
Gall. And to advance her price, fet up for Quality / nay fwore (he was a Maid / and that (he did but Aft the Curtizan /
Lau. Which then he feem’d to give a credit too,- — -oh the for* fworndilfembler.
Gall. But when I came to the matter then in debate, (he was for Honourable Love forlooth, and wou’d not yield no marry wou’d (he, not under a Licence from theParfon of the Parifh.
Jnl. Who was itprethee, *twere a good deed to be fo reveng’d on her/ _
Gall. Pox on her no, l’mc fure (he’s a damn’d gipfie, for at the fame
time
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time Ihe had her Lovers in referve, lay hid in her Bed-Chamber.
lout. 'Twas that he took unkindly. V v
And makes me guilty of that rude Addrefs ! i i '
Fill. Another Lover had Ihe!
Gall. Yes, our Coxcomb Knight Buffoon, laid by fora rellifhing bit, in cafe I prov’d not feafbn’d to her mincte. t Lou. Hah ! he knew him then !
Gall. But damn her, lhe paffes with the Night, the day will bring new Objects.
Fill. Oh I do not doubt it FmzfJ
Lah. Falfe and inconftant i Oh I fhall rave Siilvio. — Afidc to Silv. Enter Cornelia ! in sJWans Cloathesmth a Letter.
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" Cor. Here be the Cavaliers ! give me kinde Heaven but hold of him* and if I keep him not, I here renounce my charms of wit and Beauty ? - — Signiors, is there a Cavalier amongft ye call’d FillamoHr.
Fill . I own that name ; what wou’d you Sir.
Cor. Only deliver this Signkuv
£ FAX. goes afide opens his Lanthorn and reads, Jul. and Gall talk^afide.
Fill . £ Reads. 3 l’le only tell you I am Brother to that c. Marcella whom you have injur’d \ to oblige you to meet me an hour hence, in the Piazjo Defpagnia ! I need not fey with your fword in your hand,
lince you will there meet, — Julio Sebaftiano , Murifini : - hah / her
Brotherfiire — return’d from Travel, £ Afide.
• — Signior — I will not fail to anfwer it as hedefires, £ to Cornelia. 1 le take this opportunity to fteal off undifeover’d, C Afide going out. Cor. So I’ve done my lifters bullnefs, now for my own.
Gall. But my good friend, pray what adventure have you been on to Night.
Jul. Faith Sir, ’twas like to have prov’d a pleafent one, I came juft now from the Silvianetta , — the fair young Curtizan.
Cor. Hah! what feid the man — came from me!; £*A(fide.
Gall. How Sir, you with Silvianetta ! when ?
Jul. Now, all the dear live long Night.
Cor . A pox take him, who can this be?*- — • \jesffide.
Gall . This Night ! this Night ! that is not yet departed !
Jul. This very happy Night : — -I told you I fewa lovely womanat Peters Church. . yiliia eili bhM'iw ;
gall. You did fo.
Jul. I told you too I follow’d her home, but cou’d learn neither her Name nor quality, but my Page getting ino the acquaintance of one of hers, brought me news of both: her Name Silvianetta, her quality a Curtizan / bi , ;;
Cor. 1 at Church yefterday! Now hang me if 1 had any fuch devout thoughts aboutme, whe what a damn’dfcandalousRalcall this.
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>/. FiUSi-witb hopes affiifceefty iarNigbfc l -made her a vifit, aattf under her window had a skirmilh with forne Rival, who was then ie- rinading her : !*biWbA
GdL Was’t he that fought us then Jfide^' — khut it Teems you were not mifeken in the liouib,— on with year ftory pray— —death 1 grow jealous now, — £ JfideTJym came at Night you laid'?-—
doubtlefs took me for lome happier man.- Lau. Confufionon him, ’twas my very language f £ AJidc raving. Jul Then led-me by dark, into her Chamber !
Cor. Oh this damn’d lying Rafcall 1 1 do; this?- %Afide.
K Jul.t But oh thethingsvthe dear obliging things, the Mnde the .fair youngeharmerlaitfanddii . . ‘ V; \ ,
*>v dbrnomK isili; ^Ob ‘mTu i r;o'fr.:
Jul. Tome; ‘ /rwHVnw iCflt "r,i.J
Call. Did Silvianetta do this, Silvianetta the Curtizan.- •
Jul. That pafles Sir for fuch,, but is indeed ofquality.
Cor, This Itranger is the devil ! liow fhou’d he know that fecret elle. JuL Sfietold me too ’twas foi* my lake alone, whomfrom the* 'firft minute flic law, (lie Lov’d T Ihe had afliim’d that Name and that diP guile,, the looner to invite me. \
Lau. ’Tis plain, the things I utter’d!* — oh my heart /
(jail. Curie on the publique jilty the very flattery Ihe wou'd have palfconime.^ ] *^iihb id ec uypvdna oilifh ?ca 1ivn 1 — roin^i « — -
. Cor. Pqx take him, I mull dthw bh himy t cannot hold/ £ AJide, (jail. Was ever fticha whor^r ym c .* T0
Lau. Oh that Iknewthis man, whom by nriitake! [Afide.
I lavilhtaii the fecrets of iny foul too/ ^ •£ Afidc v
ijul. Ipreftfor-lomething more then dear expreflions.
And found her yield apace, - o-rn^ . . . . • r;. \ ..c
But lig-hing told me, of a fatall Contract,
She was oblig’d to make to one Ihe never law.
And yet if I wou’d vow to Marry her, when Ihe cou-d prove to Merrit it, Ihe wou’d deny me nothing.
Lau. ’Twas I, by Heaven that heedlefs fool was I. C •
- Jul. Which I with Lovers eager joy perform'd*.
And on my knees utter’d the hafty words.
Which Hie repeated ore and gave me back !
Gall. So, he has fwallow’d with a vengeance the very bait Ihe had prepar’d for me, or any body that wou?d bite. £ Afidc, *
full. But ere I cou’d receive the dear tfe ward of all my vows,
I was drawn upon* by a man that lay hid in her Chamber :
Whether by chance or defign I know ntft, who fought me out,
And was the fame you found me engag'd with.
•T? - Cor..
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Cor. A pleafant Rafcallthis, as ere the devil taught his Ieflbn too*
Gall. So, my comfort is Ihe has jilted him too molt damnably. , , ■
Cor. ’Siife I have anger enough to make me valiant, why Ihou'd I not make ufe on’t, and beat this lying Villain whilft the fit holds.
Gall . And you defign to keep thefe vows, though you’re contra&ed to another woman?
Jul. I neither thought of breaking thofe, or keepingthefe,r My foul was all imploy’d another way.
ban. —At lhall be lo, — Silvio — J’ve thought upon a way that muft redeem all, — hark and oblerve me.—
L Takes Sil. and whifpers to him .
Jnl . But I’me impatient to purfue my adventure,
Which I mult endeavour to do, before the light dilcover the miftake;
Gall . Go and be ruin’d quite, Ihe has the knack of doing it.
Silv . Vie warrant ye Madam lor my part. f Ex. Laura /
Gall . — -I have a damn’d hankering after this woman, why cou’d not I have put the cheat on her, as Julio has, I Itand as little on my word as he ! a good round Oath or two had done the bufinefs,— but a pox on’t I lov’d too well to be io wife. C Silvio comes up to him .
Sab* Conlicentia Signior J Is your name Galliard ?
Gall, /am the man fweet-heart, — -let me behold thee — hah — - Sans Cours ! Page. /-}
Sab. A dews of his Lanthor n, what lhall I fay now ? £. Afide .
— Softly Signior, I am that Page whofe chiefeft bufinefs is to attend my Lords Miftrifs Sir.
Cor. His Miftrefs : whole Miftrefs, what Miftrefs *,s’life how that lit¬ tle word has nettled me ! £ Afide liftening clofe.
Gall. Upon my life the woman that he boalted of. £. Afide hugging ‘ — *a fair young Amorous— Noble — -Wanton a — * himfelf.
And lhe wou’d fpeak with me my lovely boy ?
Sab. You have prevented the commands I had /but Ihould my Lord
know of it ; — * f\m ^4 ^ m \ \ txxt
Gall. Thou wert undone ! I underftand thee —
And will be as fecret as a Confeflbr- — y t 1 : •.
As lonely lhades, or everlafting Night-^rHeome lead the way.* —
Cor. Where I will follow thee, though to the bed of her thou’rt go¬ ing too, and even prevent thy very bufinefs there.— - f Jfide .
. * lil't rp Exeunt*
Enter Laura as before in a Tfjgfit-gowri. : Stcfle, t/f Chamber.
Lan. Now for a power that never yet was known T6-cfaarm this ftranger quickly into love,
I 1 Affift
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Affiftmy eyes thou God ofkihde defines ;
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Infpire my language with a moving force That may at once gain and fecure the Vidory. Enter Sil.
Sab. Madam your Lovers here / your time’s but Ihort, confider too Count Julio may arrive /
Lau . Let him arrive ! having fecur’d my felf of what I love.
Pie leave him to complain his unknown Ioffe To careleffe winds as pittylefs as 1 : Sabina fee the Rooms Be fill’d with lights / whilft I prepare my felf to entertain him. Darknefs (hall ne’re deceive me more — f Enter to SiL Gai\ gazing
about him Cor. peeping at the door..
Gall. AlL’s woneferous rich,— Gay as the Court of love>
But ftill and filerit as the fliades of death ^ <
- — Hah - Mufick ! and Excellent ! {Soft Mujick whilft they Jpeak.
Pox on ’t — but where’s the woman - T need nopreparation.
€or. No you are always provided for fuch incounters and can fall too Sans Ceremony,* — *butl may fpoil you ftomack. [ASong tuning.
Gaik A voice too* by Heaven and ’t is a fweet one ; t
Grant fhe be young and i’leexcule the reft. . ? .7/
Yetviefor pleafure with the happyeft Roman! - / ; g{: : ;; r
[The Song as by Laura, ^ ter which fo ft Muftckjill fhe enters.
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The ravifht Strephon cry'd, -
As full of joy and tender tears He lay by Phillis fide :
Let others toy l for wealth and fame ,
Whilft not one thought of mine r At any other blifsfhall aim ,
Hut thofe dear armsybutthofe dear arms of thine*
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And hear thy charm ing tongue y ; :
J nothing askj' increaje my joys But thus to feel' cm long 5 : hr. .
In clofe embraces let us lyer r %Andfpend our lives to come * . *
Then let us both together dye
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•-—Death I am fir’d already with her voice,—
Cor. So, 1 am like to thrive,' — [Enter Julio.
JhI. What mean thcfe lights in every room, as if to make the day without the Sun : and quite deftrov my hopes 1— hah Galliard here I Cor, A man ! grant it fbme Lover, or forne Husband Heaven '
Or any thing that will but fpoil the fport,
The Lady ! oh blaft her / ho w fair flie is .
[ Enter Laura with her Lute drefl in a car&lefs rich drefs^ follow’d by Sabina to whom foe gives her Lute .
Jid. Hah ! ’tis the feme woman 4 [ Sees JuKo and flans.
Lau. A ftranger here ! what Art can help me now. — • [She paufes. (jail. By all my joys a lovely woman ’tis,
Lau. Help me deceipt, diflembling, all that’s woman — ►
[She ftartsandgaz.es onG'dlL pulling Silvio*..
Cor. Sure I Ihou’d know that face. — •
Lau. Ah look my Silvio ! is’t not he / — it is 1 That fmile, th&t Air, that meen, that Bow is his !
’Tis he by all my hopes, by all my wi(hes !
Gall. He, yes yes, J am a He, I thank my liars /
And never blefl: ’em half lo much for being fo.
As for the dear variety of woman /
Cor. Curie on her charms lhee‘1 make him love in earnell.
Lau. It is my Brother / and report was falfe / [ Cjoing towards him.
Gall. How her Brother ' Gad I’me lorry we’re fo neer akin with.ali My foul yfor I am damnably pleas’d with her l Lau. Ah why do ye Ihun my Arms — or are ye Ayr /
And not to be inclos’d in human twines: — •
Perhaps you are the Gholt of that dead Lord /
That comes to whifper vengance to my foul.
Lau. Shart / a Gholt ! this is an odd preparative to love.. (Afide. Cor. ’Tis Laura ! my Brother J^/w’s.Millrefs, and Siller to Ottavio* 1
Gall . Death, Madam* do not fcare away my love, with tales of Ghofts, and fancies of the dead, Pie give ye proofs I’me living lo¬ ving man, as errant an Amorous a Mortal! as heart can wilh> — I hope fhe will not jilt me too. [ Afide,.
Cor . So ! he’s at his common proof for all Arguments Ifftefoou’d take him at his word now, andlhe’l before todo’L.
Lau. Amiable ftranger pardon the miftake !:
Andcharge it on my paffion for a Brother !
Devotion was not more re tir’d then Veftals,or widow’d Matrons when they weep*
Till by a fatall chance l few in you * )
The dear refemblance of a Murther’d Brother t HWitpL
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6<x The Feign'd Cuniians,
Jnl. What the devil can (he mean by this. ^AJide*
Lau. I durft not truth my eyes, yet thill I gaz’d.
And that encreas’d my faith you were my Brother,
But fince they err’d, and he indeed is dead,
Oh give me leave to pay you all that love,
That tenderne fs and paflion that was his ! £ Weeping.
Or . So, I knew fhe wou’d bring matters about lome way or other, oh mifchief mifchief help me ! ’slife I can be wicked enough when I havenqufeon’t, and now I have, l’me as harmlefs as a fool.
X_As Gall, is earnefify talking to Lau. Julio palls him by the Jle eve f
Lau. Oh lave me ! lave me from the Murderer !
JuL Hah !
(jail. A Murderer where !
Lau. I faint, I dye with horror of the fight.
Gall. Hah— my friend a Murderer ! fure you miftake him Madam, he favv not Rome till yefterday, — an honeft youth Madam and one that knows his diftance upon occafion ! — ’slife how cam’ll thou here— prethee begone and leave us !
Jul. Why do you know this Lady Sir.
Gall . Know her ! — a — ay ay — man — and all her Relations, Ihe’s of quality, — withdraw withdraw — Madam — a — he is my friend andfhall be civil. — •
Lau. 1 have an eafie faith for all you fay, — but yet however inno¬ cent he be or dear to you, I beg he woul’d depart — he isfo like my brothers Murtherer, that one look more wou’d kill me -
Jul. A Murtherer! charge me with cowardife, with Rapes or Trea- lbns — Gods a Murtherer/
Or. A devil on her ! Ihe has rob’d the fex of all their arts of cun¬ ning.
Gall. Pox on’t thou’rt rude ! go, in good manners go- — *
Lau. I do conjure ye torture me no more.
If you wou’d have me think you’re not that Murtherer.
Be gone— and leave your Friend to calm my heart Into feme kinder thoughts !
Gall. Ay, ay, prithee go ! ITe be fure to do thy bufinefs for thee }
Or. Yes, yes, you will not fail to do a friendly part no doubt— ;
Jul. ’Tis but in vain to ftay — I fee Ihe did miftake her man laft Night, and ’twas to chance I am in debt for that good fortune !— - I will retire to Ihow my obedience Madam !
£ Ex. Jul. Gall. going to the door with him .
Lau. He’s gone and left me Miftrefs of my wilh ! * *
Defend ye little winged Gods of Love, ;
Defend and hover round our bower of bliffe,. •jydiliT
Play all in various forms about the youth -7 £ Afide;
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Or, . A Nights Intrigue.
And empty all our quiversaid hisheart : r 2 yjjsiq A
:x : — . L : * i ' - : ' £ Gall* mww/, Jfe fo/rt by the hand*
-^-Advance thoudearer to my foul then, kindred.
Thou more then Friend or Brother,
Let meaner Souls born bafe conceal the God 1 Love owns his Monarchy within my heart.
So Kings that daign to vifit humble roofs :
Enter difguis’d, but in a Noble Palace,
Own their great Power, and Ihow themfelves in glory.
Gad. I am ail tranfport with-this fudain blifs.
And want fome kinde allay to fit my Soul for recompence.
Cor . Yes, yes, my forward friend you fhall have an allay, if all my Art can do’t, to damp thee even to difappointment.
(jail. -My Souls all wonder now , let us retire,
And gaze till I have loftend it to Love. £ Going out is mttby Cor.
Cor . Madam !
Lau. More interruption / - hah. — • £ Turns.
Cor . My Mailer the young Count Julio .
Last . Julio !
- Gall . Whatofhim* L Afide.
Cor . Being juft now arriv’d at Rome !
Lau. Heavens ! arriv’d ! £ cAfide. .
Cor. Sent me to beg the Honour of waiting on you.
* Lau. Sure ftranger you miftake / — - Cor. If Madam you are Laura Lucretia ! — *
Gall. Laura Lucretia ! by Heaven the very woman he’s to marry. ;
Afide
Lau. This wou’J lurprife a Virgin lefs refol v’d,
But what have I to do with ought but Love ! £ Afide ..
- And camyour Lord imagine this an hour, ;
To make a ceremonious vifit in !
Gall. Ridles by Lovei or is’t ibme trick again. £ . .
Gr. Madam, where vows are pa ft, the want of ceremony may be,: pardon’d !
Lau. I do not ule to have my willdifputed,.
Begone and let him know I’le be obey’d !
Cor. ’Slifelhe’l out-wit me yet, - Afide.
Madam I fee this nicenefs is not general,
—You can except fome Lovers.
Gall. My pert young confident depart, and let* your Miller know he?l finde a better welcome from the fair vain Curtizan, la Sifaianetta ! ; where he has paft'the Night and given b is vows. - .
Lau. Dearly devis'd and I mull take the hint.. f ZAfideJmiling. ,
Cor. He knows me fure,\ and fays all this to plague me. £ Afide,
My Lord, my Matter with^Curtizan ! he’s but juft now ariv’d.
GalL
6\ The Feign'd Curti%anXf
Gall . A pretty focwardlawcy lying boy this ! and may do well in time, — -Madam believe him not, I few his Matter yefterday con¬ vert with him,— I know him he’s my friend !— ’twas he that parted hence but now, — he told me all his paflion for a Curtizan, fcarce half
an hourfince.
Cor . So ! *!.,!:
Lau. I do not doubt it, oh howl love him for this feafonable lye, — -And can you think Pie fee a perjur’d man, C To Cor.
Who gives my intreft in him to another, .
• — Do I not help ye out molt Artfully. — £ And laughing to Gall.
Cor . I fee they are refolv’d to out face me.
Gall. Nay vow’d to marry her !
Lau . Heavens to marry her !
Cor. To be conquer’d at my own weapon too,— lying ’tis a hard cafe! — C aifidc .
gall. Go boy you may be gone, you have your Anfwer childe.
And may depart — come Madam let us leave him.
Cor , Gone / no help, death He quarrel with him,— nay fight him, — Damn him, — rather thenloofe him thus, — ftay Signior,C Pulls him. — ^-You call me boy, — but you may finde your felf miftaken Sir, — • And know — I’ve thatabout me may convince ye, £ Showing his f word . — ' ’Thas done fome Execution !
Gall. P rethee on whom or what / (mall Village curs /
The barking of a Maftive wou’d unman thee. Z Offers to go ;
Cor. Hold — follow me from the refuge of her Arms !
As thou’rt a man, I do conjure thee do’t :
• — -1 hope he will, I’le venture beating for’t. Z Afide.
gall. Yes, my brisk — little Ralcai- — *1 will — a —
Lau. By all that’s good you Ihall not ftir from hence, ho who waits there, Antonio , Silvio , Gafpero, £ Enter all’} — take that firce youth and bear him from my light.
. Car, You Ihall not need, ’slife thefe rough Rogues will be too hard
for me, — I’ve one prevention left, - farewell,
Maift thou fupply her with as feable Art,
As I Ihou’d do, were 1 to play thy part. X. Goes out with the reft.
Gall. He’s gone! Now lets redeem our blelfed minutes loft. ZGoin Scene changes to the Street Piazo Delpagnia !
Enter Julio alone.
Jul. Now by this breaking daylight I cou’d rave, I knew Ihe mi- ftook me Mft Night which made me fo eager to improve my luckey minutes, — fure Galliard is not the man, llong to know the miftery, ► — hah— — who’s here — Fillamour .] .
Z Enter Fillamour met by Marcella in Mans Clothes , they pafsty each other—- cock^and juft le.
, I take it— you are fte I look for Sir !
Fill.
Or, A Nights Intrigue. <5=
Fill. My Name is Fillamoar.
Mar. Mine,- — Julio^Scbafliano Mtirijini.
7*1. Hah, my Name by Heaven. [ Afide
Fill. I doubt it not, fince in that Lovely face,
I fee the charming Image of Marcella !
* JhL Hah.—
Mar. You might, ere Travel rufled to man,
- — I Ihou’d return thy praile whilft Ifurvey thee,
But that I came not here for Complement, —draw.— £ Dram,
Fill. Why^caule thou’rt like Marcella}
Mar. That were fufficient reafon for thy hate,
But mine’s becaule thou haft: betray’d her balely 7
- She told me all the ftory of her Love,
'How well you meant, how honeftly you fwore.
And witha thouland tears imploy’dmy Aid :
To break thecontrad Ihe was forc’t to make,
T 'Ottavio, and'give her to your Arms.
I did, and brought you word of our delign,
- 1 need not tell ye what returns you made j ,
Let it fiiffice my Sifter was negleded,
Negleded for a Curtizan, — a whore/
1 watcht and law each circumftance of falfhood,
July Damnation / what means this,?
Fill. I fcorn to lave my life by lyesor flattery s,
'But credit me, the Vilit that I made,
Idurft have fworn had been to my <sJMarcelU !
^ Her Face, her Eyes, her Beauty was the lame.
Only the bulinefs ofher Language differ’d,
And undeceiv’d my hope.
Mar. In vain thou think’ft to flatter me to faith, —
When*thou’dft my Sifters Letter in thy hand, which ended that dilpute Even then I law with what regret you read it :
What care you took to difobey .it too,—
The Ihivering Maid, half dead with fears aud terrors of the Night,
In vain expeded a relief from Love or thee,
Draw that I may return her the glad news I have reveng’d her.
Jul. Hold much miftaken youth / ’cis I am Julio, thou F Flam oar know’ll: my Name, knows I ari v’d but yefterday at Rpme, and heard die killing
news of both my Sifters flights, Marcella and Cornelia , - and thou art
loijie Ittipbffiure. - - V^m 5 n l C To Marcella.
Mar . If this now Ihou’d be true, I were in a fine condition.—
: ' Fill. Fled ! MarceQ'a&s d ! b ff n ;d norti* tFwas Ihe I told thee yefterday was loft,
%ftr why art thou concern’d, -t-rexplain the Miftery /
Fill. I lov’d her more then lifo / nay even thin Heaven !
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66 The Feign'd Curti%attfy I
And doft thou queftion my concern for her.
Say how /and why ! and whether is (he fled ! *
Jut. Oh wou’d I knewr that I might kill her in her Lovers Afms,
Or if I found her innocent, rtftore her to Ottavio / i ]|
Fill. T o Ottavio! and is my frkndfiiip of f© little worth* 'h
You, cannot think l merr it her.. ^
JhL This is fame trick between ’em f but I havefworn moft Idkrnn- ly, h^ve fworn by Heaven and my Honour to refign her, and, I will do’tor dye, — therefore declare quickly, declare where fhe’$,or \ will leave thee