hall: but _Ingine_, you doe talke 20
Somewhat too much, o' my cour?
Somewhat too much, o' my cour?
Ben Jonson - The Devil's Association
hifts to his owne place againe_
FIT. Keepe your ground Sir.
WIT. Will you be lightned?
FIT. Mum.
WIT. And but I am,
By the ? ad contract, thus to take my leaue of you 195
At this ? o enuious distance, I had taught
Our lips ere this, to ? eale the happy mixture
Made of our ? oules. But we mu? t both, now, yeeld
To the nece? ? ity. Doe not thinke yet, Lady,
But I can ki? ? e, and touch, and laugh, and whi? per, 200
And doe those crowning court-? hips too, for which,
Day, and the publike haue allow'd no name
But, now, my bargaine binds me. 'Twere rude iniury,
T'importune more, or vrge a noble nature,
To what of it's owne bounty it is prone to: 205
El? e, I ? hould ? peake--But, Lady, I loue ? o well,
As I will hope, you'll doe ? o to. I haue done, Sir.
FIT. Well, then, I ha' won?
WIT. Sir, And I may win, too.
FIT. O yes! no doubt on't. I'll take carefull order,
That ? hee ? hall hang forth en? ignes at the window, 210
To tell you when I am ab? ent. Or I'll keepe
Three or foure foote-men, ready ? till of purpo? e,
To runne and fetch you, at her longings, Sir.
I'll goe be? peake me ? traight a guilt caroch,
For her and you to take the ayre in. Yes, 215
Into _Hide-parke_, and thence into _Black-Fryers_,
Vi? it the painters, where you may ? ee pictures,
And note the propere? t limbs, and how to make 'hem.
Or what doe you ? ay vnto a middling Go? ? ip
To bring you aye together, at her lodging? 220
Vnder pretext of teaching o' my wife
Some rare receit of drawing _almond_ milke? ha?
It shall be a part of my care. Good Sir, God b'w'you.
I ha' kept the contract, and the cloake is mine.
WIT. Why, much good do't you S^r; it may fall out, [110] 225
That you ha' bought it deare, though I ha' not ? old it.
FIT. A pretty riddle! Fare you well, good Sir.
Wife, your face this way, looke on me: and thinke
Yo' haue had a wicked dreame, wife, and forget it.
_Hee turnes his wife about. _
MAN. This is the ? trange? t motion I ere ? aw. 230
FIT. Now, wife, ? its this faire cloake the wor? e vpon me,
For my great ? ufferings, or your little patience? ha?
They laugh, you thinke?
M^rs. FI. Why S^r. and you might ? ee't.
What thought, they haue of you, may be ? oone collected
By the young Genlemans ? peache.
FIT. Youug Gentleman? 235
Death! you are in loue with him, are you? could he not
Be nam'd the Gentleman, without the young?
Vp to your Cabbin againe.
M^rs. FI. My cage, yo' were be? t
To call it?
FIT. Yes, ? ing there. You'ld faine be making
_Blanck Manger_ with him at your mothers! I know you. 240
Goe get you vp. How now! what ? ay you, _Diuell_?
[206] SD. om. _Enter_ FITZDOTTRELL, _with Mrs. _ FRANCES _his wife_. G
[207] 9 Meetings 1692, 1716 meetings 1641, W, G
[208] 11 I haue] I've W haue a] a 1641. f.
[209] 18 SN. om. G
[210] 19 () ret. G
[211] 32 i' the 1641, 1692, 1716, W in the G
[212] 44 'hem] 'em G
[213] 46 't] it G || 'hem] 'em G
[214] 49 gi'] give G
[215] 51 though 1641, f.
[216] 52 () om. G
[217] 58 SN. ] _He disposes his wife to her place. _ G
[218] 59 [_Aside. _ G
[219] 63 th'art 1641, 1692, 1716 they are W, G SN. om. G
[220] 64 enjoy 1692, f.
[221] 74 SN. om. G
[222] 76 employ W, G
[223] 83 came W
[224] 88 characts 1692 Characts 1716
[225] 99 jeer W, G
[226] 115 adventrous 1692, 1716 advent'rous W || th'] the G
[227] 117 forth] out 1641
[228] 121 I' haue] I have 1692 I've 1716, f.
[229] 127 o'] of G
[230] 134, 5 misplaced t adjusted 1692. f.
[231] 135 SN. om. G
[232] 139 my G
[233] 143 you're 1716, W you are G
[234] 149, 153 SN. [_Sets Manly in his place, and speaks for the lady. _
(after 'friend. ' 153) G
[235] 154 utt'red 1692 utter'd 1716, f.
[236] 160 He's 1716, f.
[237] 161 T' escape W To 'scape 1716
[238] 172, 5 venture 1692, f.
[239] 182 dealt 1692, f.
[240] 187 nothing] no things 1692, 1716
[241] 191 embrace 1692, f.
[242] 193 SN. om. 1641, 1692, 1716 || _Hee_ om. G
[243] 194 lighten'd 1716, f.
[244] 195 sad] said W, G
[245] 211 I am] I'm W
[246] 223 be wi' G
[247] 224 is mine] is mine owne 1641 is mine own
1692 's mine own 1716, W, G
[248] 226 I ha'] I've G [_Exit. _ G
[249] 229 Ya' have 1692 You've 1716 You W, G SN. om. G
[250] 230 [_Exit. _ G
[251] 235 Youug] Young 1641, f. || Gentlmans 1641 Gentleman's 1692,
1716 gentleman's W, G
[252] 240 him] it 1641
[253] 241 up. --[_Exit Mrs. Fitz. Enter_ PUG. G
ACT. I. SCENE. VII.
PVG. FITZDOTTREL. INGINE.
Heere is one _Ingine_, Sir, de? ires to ? peake with you.
FIT. I thought he brought ? ome newes, of a broker! Well,
Let him come in, good _Diuell_: fetch him el? e.
O, my fine _Ingine_! what's th'affaire? more cheats?
ING. No Sir, the Wit, the Braine, the great _Proiector_, 5
I told you of, is newly come to towne.
FIT. Where, _Ingine_?
ING. I ha' brought him (H'is without)
Ere hee pull'd off his boots, Sir, but ? o follow'd,
For bu? ine? ? es:
FIT. But what is a _Proiector_?
I would conceiue.
ING. Why, one Sir, that proiects 10
Wayes to enrich men, or to make 'hem great,
By ? uites, by marriages, by vndertakings:
According as he ? ees they humour it.
FIT. Can hee not coniure at all?
ING. I thinke he can, Sir.
(To tell you true) but, you doe know, of late, 15
The State hath tane ? uch note of 'hem, and compell'd 'hem,
To enter ? uch great bonds, they dare not practice.
FIT. 'Tis true, and I lie fallow for't, the while!
ING. O, Sir! you'll grow the richer for the re? t.
FIT. I hope I ?
hall: but _Ingine_, you doe talke 20
Somewhat too much, o' my cour? es. My Cloake-cu? tomer
Could tell mee ? trange particulars.
ING. By my meanes? [111]
FIT. How ? hould he haue 'hem el? e?
ING. You do not know, S^r,
What he has: and by what arts! A monei'd man, Sir,
And is as great with your _Almanack-Men_, as you are! 25
FIT. That Gallant?
ING. You make the other wait too long, here:
And hee is extreme punctuall.
FIT. Is he a gallant?
ING. Sir, you ? hall ? ee: He'is in his riding ? uit,
As hee comes now from Court. But heere him ? peake:
Mini? ter matter to him, and then tell mee. 30
[254] SD. om. G
[255] 3 _Exit Pug. Re-enter_ ENGINE. G
[256] 4 th'] the G?
[257] 7 H'is] he's 1716, f. () ret. G
[258] 9 businesse 1641
[259] 12 undertaking 1641
[260] 16 'hem] 'em G
[261] 21 o' ret. G
[262] 27 a om. 1692, 1716, W
[263] 28 He'is] He's 1716 he's W, G
[264] 30 [_Exeunt. _ G
ACT. IJ. SCENE. I.
MEER-CRAFT. FITZ-DOTTREL. INGINE.
TRAINES. PVG.
Sir, money's a whore, a bawd, a drudge;
Fit to runne out on errands: Let her goe.
_Via pecunia! _ when ? he's runne and gone,
And fled and dead; then will I fetch her, againe,
With _Aqua-vitae_, out of an old Hogs-head! 5
While there are lees of wine, or dregs of beere,
I'le neuer want her! Coyne her out of cobwebs,
Du? t, but I'll haue her! Rai? e wooll vpon egge-? hells,
Sir, and make gra? e grow out o' marro-bones.
To make her come. (Commend mee to your Mi? tre? ? e, 10
_To a waiter. _
Say, let the thou? and pound but be had ready,
And it is done) I would but ? ee the creature
(Of fle? h, and blood) the man, the _prince_, indeed,
That could imploy ? o many millions
As I would help him to.
FIT. How, talks he? millions? 15
MER. (I'll giue you an account of this to morrow. )
Yes, I will talke no le? ? e, and doe it too;
_To another. _
If they were _Myriades_: and without the _Diuell_,
By direct meanes, it ? hall be good in law.
ING. Sir. [112]
MER. Tell M^r. _Wood-cock_, I'll not faile to meet him 20
_To a third. _
Vpon th' _Exchange_ at night. Pray him to haue
The writings there, and wee'll di? patch it. Sir,
_He turnes to_ Fitz-dottrel.
You are a Gentleman of a good pre? ence,
A hand? ome man (I haue con? idered you)
As a fit ? tocke to graft honours vpon: 25
I haue a proiect to make you a _Duke_, now.
That you mu? t be one, within ? o many moneths,
As I ? et downe, out of true rea? on of ? tate,
You ? ha' not auoyd it. But you mu? t harken, then.
ING. Harken? why S^r, do you doubt his eares? Alas! 30
You doe not know Ma? ter _Fitz-dottrel_.
FIT. He do's not know me indeed. I thank you, _Ingine_,
For rectifying him.
MER. Good! Why, _Ingine_, then
_He turnes to_ Ingine.
I'le tell it you. (I see you ha' credit, here,
And, that you can keepe coun? ell, I'll not que? tion. ) 35
Hee ? hall but be an vndertaker with mee,
In a mo? t fea? ible bus'ne? ? e. It shall cost him
Nothing.
ING. Good, S^r.
MER. Except he plea? e, but's count'nance;
(That I will haue) t'appeare in't, to great men,
For which I'll make him one. Hee ? hall not draw 40
A ? tring of's pur? e. I'll driue his pattent for him.
We'll take in Cittizens, _Commoners_, and _Aldermen_,
To beare the charge, and blow 'hem off againe,
Like ? o many dead flyes, when 'tis carryed.
The thing is for recouery of drown'd land, 45
Whereof the _Crowne's_ to haue his moiety,
If it be owner; El? e, the _Crowne_ and Owners
To ? hare that moyety: and the recouerers
T'enioy the tother moyety, for their charge.
ING. Thorowout _England_?
MER. Yes, which will ari? e 50
To eyghteene _millions_, ? euen the fir? t yeere:
I haue computed all, and made my ? uruay
Vnto an acre. I'll beginne at the Pan,
Not, at the skirts: as ? ome ha' done, and lo? t,
All that they wrought, their timber-worke, their trench, 55
Their bankes all borne away, or el? e fill'd vp
By the next winter. Tut, they neuer went
The way: I'll haue it all.
ING. A gallant tract
Of land it is!
MER. 'Twill yeeld a pound an acre.
Wee mu? t let cheape, euer, at fir? t. But Sir, 60
This lookes too large for you, I ? ee. Come hither,
We'll haue a le? ? e. Here's a plain fellow, you ? ee him,
Has his black bag of papers, there, in Buckram,
Wi' not be ? old for th'Earledome of _Pancridge_: Draw,
Gi' me out one, by chance. Proiect. 4. _Dog-skinnes? _ 65
Twelue thou? and pound! the very wor? t, at fir? t. [113]
FIT. Pray, you let's ? ee't Sir.
MER. 'Tis a toy, a trifle!
FIT. Trifle! 12. thou? and pound for dogs-skins?
MER. Yes,
But, by my way of dre? ? ing, you mu? t know, Sir,
And med'cining the leather, to a height 70
Of improu'd ware, like your _Borachio_
Of _Spaine_, Sir. I can fetch nine thou? and for't--
ING. Of the Kings glouer?
MER. Yes, how heard you that?
ING. Sir, I doe know you can.
MER. Within this houre:
And re? erue halfe my ? ecret.
FIT. Keepe your ground Sir.
WIT. Will you be lightned?
FIT. Mum.
WIT. And but I am,
By the ? ad contract, thus to take my leaue of you 195
At this ? o enuious distance, I had taught
Our lips ere this, to ? eale the happy mixture
Made of our ? oules. But we mu? t both, now, yeeld
To the nece? ? ity. Doe not thinke yet, Lady,
But I can ki? ? e, and touch, and laugh, and whi? per, 200
And doe those crowning court-? hips too, for which,
Day, and the publike haue allow'd no name
But, now, my bargaine binds me. 'Twere rude iniury,
T'importune more, or vrge a noble nature,
To what of it's owne bounty it is prone to: 205
El? e, I ? hould ? peake--But, Lady, I loue ? o well,
As I will hope, you'll doe ? o to. I haue done, Sir.
FIT. Well, then, I ha' won?
WIT. Sir, And I may win, too.
FIT. O yes! no doubt on't. I'll take carefull order,
That ? hee ? hall hang forth en? ignes at the window, 210
To tell you when I am ab? ent. Or I'll keepe
Three or foure foote-men, ready ? till of purpo? e,
To runne and fetch you, at her longings, Sir.
I'll goe be? peake me ? traight a guilt caroch,
For her and you to take the ayre in. Yes, 215
Into _Hide-parke_, and thence into _Black-Fryers_,
Vi? it the painters, where you may ? ee pictures,
And note the propere? t limbs, and how to make 'hem.
Or what doe you ? ay vnto a middling Go? ? ip
To bring you aye together, at her lodging? 220
Vnder pretext of teaching o' my wife
Some rare receit of drawing _almond_ milke? ha?
It shall be a part of my care. Good Sir, God b'w'you.
I ha' kept the contract, and the cloake is mine.
WIT. Why, much good do't you S^r; it may fall out, [110] 225
That you ha' bought it deare, though I ha' not ? old it.
FIT. A pretty riddle! Fare you well, good Sir.
Wife, your face this way, looke on me: and thinke
Yo' haue had a wicked dreame, wife, and forget it.
_Hee turnes his wife about. _
MAN. This is the ? trange? t motion I ere ? aw. 230
FIT. Now, wife, ? its this faire cloake the wor? e vpon me,
For my great ? ufferings, or your little patience? ha?
They laugh, you thinke?
M^rs. FI. Why S^r. and you might ? ee't.
What thought, they haue of you, may be ? oone collected
By the young Genlemans ? peache.
FIT. Youug Gentleman? 235
Death! you are in loue with him, are you? could he not
Be nam'd the Gentleman, without the young?
Vp to your Cabbin againe.
M^rs. FI. My cage, yo' were be? t
To call it?
FIT. Yes, ? ing there. You'ld faine be making
_Blanck Manger_ with him at your mothers! I know you. 240
Goe get you vp. How now! what ? ay you, _Diuell_?
[206] SD. om. _Enter_ FITZDOTTRELL, _with Mrs. _ FRANCES _his wife_. G
[207] 9 Meetings 1692, 1716 meetings 1641, W, G
[208] 11 I haue] I've W haue a] a 1641. f.
[209] 18 SN. om. G
[210] 19 () ret. G
[211] 32 i' the 1641, 1692, 1716, W in the G
[212] 44 'hem] 'em G
[213] 46 't] it G || 'hem] 'em G
[214] 49 gi'] give G
[215] 51 though 1641, f.
[216] 52 () om. G
[217] 58 SN. ] _He disposes his wife to her place. _ G
[218] 59 [_Aside. _ G
[219] 63 th'art 1641, 1692, 1716 they are W, G SN. om. G
[220] 64 enjoy 1692, f.
[221] 74 SN. om. G
[222] 76 employ W, G
[223] 83 came W
[224] 88 characts 1692 Characts 1716
[225] 99 jeer W, G
[226] 115 adventrous 1692, 1716 advent'rous W || th'] the G
[227] 117 forth] out 1641
[228] 121 I' haue] I have 1692 I've 1716, f.
[229] 127 o'] of G
[230] 134, 5 misplaced t adjusted 1692. f.
[231] 135 SN. om. G
[232] 139 my G
[233] 143 you're 1716, W you are G
[234] 149, 153 SN. [_Sets Manly in his place, and speaks for the lady. _
(after 'friend. ' 153) G
[235] 154 utt'red 1692 utter'd 1716, f.
[236] 160 He's 1716, f.
[237] 161 T' escape W To 'scape 1716
[238] 172, 5 venture 1692, f.
[239] 182 dealt 1692, f.
[240] 187 nothing] no things 1692, 1716
[241] 191 embrace 1692, f.
[242] 193 SN. om. 1641, 1692, 1716 || _Hee_ om. G
[243] 194 lighten'd 1716, f.
[244] 195 sad] said W, G
[245] 211 I am] I'm W
[246] 223 be wi' G
[247] 224 is mine] is mine owne 1641 is mine own
1692 's mine own 1716, W, G
[248] 226 I ha'] I've G [_Exit. _ G
[249] 229 Ya' have 1692 You've 1716 You W, G SN. om. G
[250] 230 [_Exit. _ G
[251] 235 Youug] Young 1641, f. || Gentlmans 1641 Gentleman's 1692,
1716 gentleman's W, G
[252] 240 him] it 1641
[253] 241 up. --[_Exit Mrs. Fitz. Enter_ PUG. G
ACT. I. SCENE. VII.
PVG. FITZDOTTREL. INGINE.
Heere is one _Ingine_, Sir, de? ires to ? peake with you.
FIT. I thought he brought ? ome newes, of a broker! Well,
Let him come in, good _Diuell_: fetch him el? e.
O, my fine _Ingine_! what's th'affaire? more cheats?
ING. No Sir, the Wit, the Braine, the great _Proiector_, 5
I told you of, is newly come to towne.
FIT. Where, _Ingine_?
ING. I ha' brought him (H'is without)
Ere hee pull'd off his boots, Sir, but ? o follow'd,
For bu? ine? ? es:
FIT. But what is a _Proiector_?
I would conceiue.
ING. Why, one Sir, that proiects 10
Wayes to enrich men, or to make 'hem great,
By ? uites, by marriages, by vndertakings:
According as he ? ees they humour it.
FIT. Can hee not coniure at all?
ING. I thinke he can, Sir.
(To tell you true) but, you doe know, of late, 15
The State hath tane ? uch note of 'hem, and compell'd 'hem,
To enter ? uch great bonds, they dare not practice.
FIT. 'Tis true, and I lie fallow for't, the while!
ING. O, Sir! you'll grow the richer for the re? t.
FIT. I hope I ?
hall: but _Ingine_, you doe talke 20
Somewhat too much, o' my cour? es. My Cloake-cu? tomer
Could tell mee ? trange particulars.
ING. By my meanes? [111]
FIT. How ? hould he haue 'hem el? e?
ING. You do not know, S^r,
What he has: and by what arts! A monei'd man, Sir,
And is as great with your _Almanack-Men_, as you are! 25
FIT. That Gallant?
ING. You make the other wait too long, here:
And hee is extreme punctuall.
FIT. Is he a gallant?
ING. Sir, you ? hall ? ee: He'is in his riding ? uit,
As hee comes now from Court. But heere him ? peake:
Mini? ter matter to him, and then tell mee. 30
[254] SD. om. G
[255] 3 _Exit Pug. Re-enter_ ENGINE. G
[256] 4 th'] the G?
[257] 7 H'is] he's 1716, f. () ret. G
[258] 9 businesse 1641
[259] 12 undertaking 1641
[260] 16 'hem] 'em G
[261] 21 o' ret. G
[262] 27 a om. 1692, 1716, W
[263] 28 He'is] He's 1716 he's W, G
[264] 30 [_Exeunt. _ G
ACT. IJ. SCENE. I.
MEER-CRAFT. FITZ-DOTTREL. INGINE.
TRAINES. PVG.
Sir, money's a whore, a bawd, a drudge;
Fit to runne out on errands: Let her goe.
_Via pecunia! _ when ? he's runne and gone,
And fled and dead; then will I fetch her, againe,
With _Aqua-vitae_, out of an old Hogs-head! 5
While there are lees of wine, or dregs of beere,
I'le neuer want her! Coyne her out of cobwebs,
Du? t, but I'll haue her! Rai? e wooll vpon egge-? hells,
Sir, and make gra? e grow out o' marro-bones.
To make her come. (Commend mee to your Mi? tre? ? e, 10
_To a waiter. _
Say, let the thou? and pound but be had ready,
And it is done) I would but ? ee the creature
(Of fle? h, and blood) the man, the _prince_, indeed,
That could imploy ? o many millions
As I would help him to.
FIT. How, talks he? millions? 15
MER. (I'll giue you an account of this to morrow. )
Yes, I will talke no le? ? e, and doe it too;
_To another. _
If they were _Myriades_: and without the _Diuell_,
By direct meanes, it ? hall be good in law.
ING. Sir. [112]
MER. Tell M^r. _Wood-cock_, I'll not faile to meet him 20
_To a third. _
Vpon th' _Exchange_ at night. Pray him to haue
The writings there, and wee'll di? patch it. Sir,
_He turnes to_ Fitz-dottrel.
You are a Gentleman of a good pre? ence,
A hand? ome man (I haue con? idered you)
As a fit ? tocke to graft honours vpon: 25
I haue a proiect to make you a _Duke_, now.
That you mu? t be one, within ? o many moneths,
As I ? et downe, out of true rea? on of ? tate,
You ? ha' not auoyd it. But you mu? t harken, then.
ING. Harken? why S^r, do you doubt his eares? Alas! 30
You doe not know Ma? ter _Fitz-dottrel_.
FIT. He do's not know me indeed. I thank you, _Ingine_,
For rectifying him.
MER. Good! Why, _Ingine_, then
_He turnes to_ Ingine.
I'le tell it you. (I see you ha' credit, here,
And, that you can keepe coun? ell, I'll not que? tion. ) 35
Hee ? hall but be an vndertaker with mee,
In a mo? t fea? ible bus'ne? ? e. It shall cost him
Nothing.
ING. Good, S^r.
MER. Except he plea? e, but's count'nance;
(That I will haue) t'appeare in't, to great men,
For which I'll make him one. Hee ? hall not draw 40
A ? tring of's pur? e. I'll driue his pattent for him.
We'll take in Cittizens, _Commoners_, and _Aldermen_,
To beare the charge, and blow 'hem off againe,
Like ? o many dead flyes, when 'tis carryed.
The thing is for recouery of drown'd land, 45
Whereof the _Crowne's_ to haue his moiety,
If it be owner; El? e, the _Crowne_ and Owners
To ? hare that moyety: and the recouerers
T'enioy the tother moyety, for their charge.
ING. Thorowout _England_?
MER. Yes, which will ari? e 50
To eyghteene _millions_, ? euen the fir? t yeere:
I haue computed all, and made my ? uruay
Vnto an acre. I'll beginne at the Pan,
Not, at the skirts: as ? ome ha' done, and lo? t,
All that they wrought, their timber-worke, their trench, 55
Their bankes all borne away, or el? e fill'd vp
By the next winter. Tut, they neuer went
The way: I'll haue it all.
ING. A gallant tract
Of land it is!
MER. 'Twill yeeld a pound an acre.
Wee mu? t let cheape, euer, at fir? t. But Sir, 60
This lookes too large for you, I ? ee. Come hither,
We'll haue a le? ? e. Here's a plain fellow, you ? ee him,
Has his black bag of papers, there, in Buckram,
Wi' not be ? old for th'Earledome of _Pancridge_: Draw,
Gi' me out one, by chance. Proiect. 4. _Dog-skinnes? _ 65
Twelue thou? and pound! the very wor? t, at fir? t. [113]
FIT. Pray, you let's ? ee't Sir.
MER. 'Tis a toy, a trifle!
FIT. Trifle! 12. thou? and pound for dogs-skins?
MER. Yes,
But, by my way of dre? ? ing, you mu? t know, Sir,
And med'cining the leather, to a height 70
Of improu'd ware, like your _Borachio_
Of _Spaine_, Sir. I can fetch nine thou? and for't--
ING. Of the Kings glouer?
MER. Yes, how heard you that?
ING. Sir, I doe know you can.
MER. Within this houre:
And re? erue halfe my ? ecret.
