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I' the _Bermudas_?

ING. Yes, Sir, he was writing
This morning, very hard.

MER. Be not you knowne to him,
That I am come to Towne: I haue effected 146
A bu? ine? ? e for him, but I would haue it take him,
Before he thinks for't.

ING. Is it pa? t?

MER. Not yet.
'Tis well o' the way.

ING. O Sir! your wor? hip takes
Infinit paines.

MER. I loue Friends, to be actiue: 150
A ? luggish nature puts off man, and kinde.

ING. And ? uch a ble? ? ing followes it.

MER. I thanke
My fate. Pray you let's be priuate, Sir?

FIT. In, here.

MER. Where none may interrupt vs.

FIT. You heare, _Diuel_,
Lock the ? treete-doores fa? t, and let no one in 155
(Except they be this Gentlemans followers)
To trouble mee. Doe you marke? Yo' haue heard and ? eene
Something, to day; and, by it, you may gather
Your Mi? tre? ? e is a fruite, that's worth the ? tealing
And therefore worth the watching. Be you ? ure, now [115]
Yo' haue all your eyes about you; and let in 161
No lace-woman; nor bawd, that brings French-ma? ques,
And cut-works. See you? Nor old croanes, with wafers,
To conuey letters. Nor no youths, di? guis'd
Like country-wiues, with creame, and marrow-puddings. 165
Much knauery may be vented in a pudding,
Much bawdy intelligence: They'are ? hrewd ciphers.
Nor turne the key to any neyghbours neede;
Be't but to kindle fire, or begg a little,
Put it out, rather: all out, to an a? he, 170
That they may ? ee no ? moake. Or water, ? pill it:
Knock o' the empty tubs, that by the ? ound,
They may be forbid entry. Say, wee are robb'd,
If any come to borrow a ? poone, or ? o.
I wi' not haue good fortune, or gods ble? ? ing 175
Let in, while I am bu? ie.

PVG. I'le take care, Sir:
They ? ha' not trouble you, if they would.

FIT. Well, doe ? o.

[265] SD. MEER. . . . ] _A Room in_ Fitzdottrel's _House.
Enter_ FITZDOTTREL, ENGINE, _and_ MEERCRAFT, _followed by_
TRAINS _with a bag, and three or four Attendants_. G

[266] 1 's] is G

[267] 10 SN. _To_ . . . ] [_To 1 Attendant. _] G

[268] 12 done. [_Exit 1 Attend. _] G

[269] 14 employ W, G

[270] 15 How, talks] How talks 1716, f.

[271] 17 SN. ] [_To 2 Attendant. _] [_Exit 2 Atten. _ G || talke]
take 1641, 1716, f.

[272] 18 _Myriads_ 1716 Myriads W myriads G

[273] 20 SN. om. 1641, 1692. 1716, W [_to 3 Atten. _] G || M^r. ]
master G passim

[274] 22 it. [_Exit 3 Atten. _] G || SN. om. 1641, f.

[275] 24 () om. W

[276] 28 reasons G

[277] 29 sha'] shall G

[278] 33 SN. om. 1641. f.

[279] 34 it om. 1641

[280] 34, 35, 39 () ret. G

[281] 44 'tis] it is G

[282] 46 his] a 1641, f.

[283] 50 Throughout 1641, 1692, 1716, W Thoroughout G

[284] 53 an] my 1692, f.

[285] 62 fellow, [_points to Trains_] G

[286] 64 Wi'] Will W, G

[287] 65 chance. [_Trains gives him a paper out of the bag. _] G ||
Project; foure 1641 Project: four 1692, 1716 Project four; W Project
four: G || Dog-skinnes] dogs-skins 1641 Dogs Skins 1692, 1716 dogs
skins W Dogs' skins G

[288] 67 see't] see it G

[289] 68 MER. Yes,] included in line 69 1692, 1716, W

[290] 69 my om. 1641

[291] 76 SN. _Hee_ . . . ] [_Trains draws out another. _]
(after 'hand:' 76) G

[292] 78 Pr'y thee] Pry'thee W Prithee G

[293] 78-80 Pr'y thee--pound? om. 1692, 1716

[294] 81 hal'] half G

[295] 89 Proc'lane 1641 porcelane G

[296] 93 above G

[297] 97 O'] O! G || SN. ] [_Trains draws out another. _] G

[298] 99 a om. 1641

[299] 103 Of the] Of 1641

[300] 114 subtile 1692, 1716, W

[301] 115 in't] in it G

[302] 123 Dividend 1716 dividend W, G

[303] 124 petty 1692, 1716, W

[304] 131 so om. G sir. --_Enter_ PUG. G

[305] 137 entreat W, G

[306] 141 relation. [_Exit Trains. _ G

[307] 142 mark? [_Aside to Fitz. _ G

[308] 150 love] love, 1716, W

[309] 154 us. [_Exeunt Meer. and Engine. _ G

[310] 157, 161 Yo'haue] You've 1716, W

[311] 169 't] it G

[312] 175 will G? good fortune, gods blessing] G capitalizes throughout.

[313] 177 _Exit. _ G SD. om. G


ACT. II. SCENE. II.

PVG. Mi? tre? ? e FITZDOTTRELL.

I haue no ? ingular ? eruice of this, now?
Nor no ? uperlatiue Ma? ter? I ? hall wi? h
To be in hell againe, at lea? ure? Bring,
A _Vice_ from thence? That had bin ? uch a ? ubtilty,
As to bring broad-clothes hither: or tran? port 5
Fre? h oranges into _Spaine_. I finde it, now:
My _Chiefe_ was i' the right. Can any feind
Boa? t of a better _Vice_, then heere by nature,
And art, th'are owners of? Hell ne'r owne mee,
But I am taken! the fine tract of it 10
Pulls mee along! To heare men ? uch profe? ? ors
Growne in our ? ubtle? t _Sciences_! My fir? t _Act_, now,
Shall be, to make this Ma? ter of mine cuckold:
The primitiue worke of darkne? ? e, I will practi? e!
I will de? erue ? o well of my faire Mi? tre? ? e, 15
By my di? coueries, fir? t; my coun? ells after;
And keeping coun? ell, after that: as who,
So euer, is one, I'le be another, ? ure,
I'll ha' my ? hare. Most delicate damn'd fle? h!
Shee will be! O! that I could ?
tay time, now, [116] 20
Midnight will come too fa? t vpon mee, I feare,
To cut my plea? ure--

M^rs. FI. Looke at the back-doore,
_Shee ? ends_ Diuell _out_.
One knocks, ? ee who it is.

PVG. Dainty _? he-Diuell_!

M^rs. FI. I cannot get this venter of the cloake,
Out of my fancie; nor the Gentlemans way, 25
He tooke, which though 'twere ? trange, yet 'twas hand? ome,
And had a grace withall, beyond the newne? ? e.
Sure he will thinke mee that dull ? tupid creature,
Hee ? aid, and may conclude it; if I finde not
Some thought to thanke th' attemp. He did pre? ume, 30
By all the carriage of it, on my braine,
For an? wer; and will ? weare 'tis very barren,
If it can yeeld him no returne. Who is it?

Diuell _returnes_.

PVG. Mi? tre? ? e, it is, but fir? t, let me a? ? ure
The excellence, of Mi? tre? ? es, I am, 35
Although my Ma? ters man, my Mi? stre? ? e ? laue,
The ? eruant of her ? ecrets, and ? weete turnes,
And know, what fitly will conduce to either.

M^rs. FI. What's this? I pray you come to your ? elfe and thinke
What your part is: to make an an? wer. Tell, 40
Who is it at the doore?

PVG. The Gentleman, M^rs,
Who was at the cloake-charge to ? peake with you,
This morning, who expects onely to take
Some ? mall command'ments from you, what you plea? e,
Worthy your forme, hee ? aies, and gentle? t manners. 45

M^rs. FI. O! you'll anon proue his hyr'd man, I feare,
What has he giu'n you, for this me? ? age? Sir,
Bid him put off his hopes of ? traw, and leaue
To ? pread his nets, in view, thus. Though they take
Ma? ter _Fitz-dottrell_, I am no ? uch foule, 50
Nor faire one, tell him, will be had with ? talking.
And wi? h him to for-beare his acting to mee,
At the Gentlemans chamber-window in _Lincolnes-Inne_ there,
That opens to my gallery: el? e, I ? weare
T'acquaint my hu? band with his folly, and leaue him 55
To the iu? t rage of his offended iealou? ie.
Or if your Ma? ters ? en? e be not ? o quicke
To right mee, tell him, I ? hall finde a friend
That will repaire mee. Say, I will be quiet.
In mine owne hou? e? Pray you, in tho? e words giue it him. 60

PVG. This is ? ome foole turn'd!

_He goes out. _

M^rs. FI. If he be the Ma? ter,
Now, of that ? tate and wit, which I allow him;
Sure, hee will vnder? tand mee: I dur? t not
Be more direct. For this officious fellow,
My husbands new groome, is a ? pie vpon me, 65
I finde already. Yet, if he but tell him
This in my words, hee cannot but conceiue [117]
Him? elfe both apprehended, and requited.
I would not haue him thinke hee met a _? tatue_:
Or ? poke to one, not there, though I were ? ilent. 70
How now? ha' you told him?

PVG. Yes.

M^rs. FI. And what ? aies he?

PVG. Sayes he? That which my ? elf would ? ay to you, if I dur? t.
That you are proude, ? weet Mi? tre? ? e? and with-all,
A little ignorant, to entertaine
The good that's proffer'd; and (by your beauties leaue) 75
Not all ? o wi? e, as ? ome true politique wife
Would be: who hauing match'd with ? uch a _Nup? on_
(I ? peake it with my Ma? ters peace) who? e face
Hath left t'accu? e him, now, for't doth confe? ? e him,
What you can make him; will yet (out of ? cruple, 80
And a ? pic'd con? cience) defraud the poore Gentleman,
At lea? t delay him in the thing he longs for,
And makes it hs whole ? tudy, how to compa? ? e,
Onely a title. Could but he write _Cuckold_,
He had his ends. For, looke you--

M^rs. FI. This can be 85
None but my husbands wit.

PVG. My pretious M^rs.

M. FI. It creaks his _Ingine_: The groome neuer dur? t
Be, el? e, so ? aucy--

PVG. If it were not clearely,
His wor? hipfull ambition; and the top of it;
The very forked top too: why ? hould hee 90
Keepe you, thus mur'd vp in a back-roome, Mi? tre? ? e,
Allow you ne'r a ca? ement to the ? treete,
Feare of engendering by the eyes, with gallants,
Forbid you paper, pen and inke, like Rats-bane.
Search your halfe pint of _mu? catell_, le? t a letter 95
Be ? uncke i' the pot: and hold your new-laid egge
Again? t the fire, le? t any charme be writ there?
Will you make benefit of truth, deare Mi? tre? ? e,
If I doe tell it you: I do't not often?
I am ? et ouer you, imploy'd, indeed, 100
To watch your ? teps, your lookes, your very breathings,
And to report them to him. Now, if you
Will be a true, right, delicate ? weete Mi? tre? ? e,
Why, wee will make a _Cokes_ of this _Wi? e Ma? ter_,
We will, my Mi? tre? ? e, an ab? olute fine _Cokes_, 105
And mock, to ayre, all the deepe diligences
Of ? uch a ? olemne, and effectuall A? ? e,
An A? ? e to ? o good purpo? e, as wee'll v? e him.