No More Learning

WIT. _De-uile_, what property is there mo? t required
I' your conceit, now, in the _E? cudero_? 200

_They begin their_ Catechi? me.

FIT. Why doe you not speake?

PVG. A ? etled di? creet pa? e, _Madame_.

WIT. I thinke, a barren head, Sir, Mountaine-like,
To be expos'd to the cruelty of weathers--

FIT. I, for his Valley is beneath the wa? te, _Madame_,
And to be fruitfull there, it is ? ufficient. 205
Dulne? ? e vpon you! Could not you hit this?

PVG. Good Sir--

_He ? trikes him. _

WIT. He then had had no barren head.
You daw him too much, in troth, Sir.

FIT. I mu? t walke
With the _French_ ? ticke, like an old vierger for you.

PVG. O, _Chiefe_, call mee to _Hell_ againe, and free mee. 210

_The_ Diuell _prayes_.

FIT. Do you murmur now?

PVG. Not I, S^r.

WIT. What do you take [152]
M^r. _Deuile_, the height of your employment,
In the true perfect _E? cudero_?

FIT. When?
What doe you an? wer?

PVG. To be able, _Madame_,
Fir? t to enquire, then report the working, 215
Of any _Ladies_ phy? icke, in ? weete phra? e.

WIT. Yes, that's an act of elegance, and importance.
But what aboue?

FIT. O, that I had a goad for him.

PVG. To find out a good _Corne-cutter_.

TAY. Out on him!

EIT. Mo? t barbarous!

FIT. Why did you doe this, now? 220
Of purpo? e to di? credit me? you damn'd _Diuell_.

PVG. Sure, if I be not yet, I ? hall be. All
My daies in _Hell_, were holy-daies to this!

TAY. 'Tis labour lo? t, _Madame_?

EIT. H'is a dull fellow
Of no capacity!

TAI. Of no di? cour? e! 225
O, if my _Ambler_ had beene here!

EIT. I, _Madame_;
You talke of a man, where is there ? uch another?

WIT. M^r. _Deuile_, put ca? e, one of my _Ladies_, heere,
Had a fine brach: and would imploy you forth
To treate 'bout a conuenient match for her. 230
What would you ob? erue?

PVG. The color, and the ? ize, _Madame_.

WIT. And nothing el? e?

FIT. The Moon, you calfe, the Moone!

WIT. I, and the Signe.

TAI. Yes, and receits for pronene? ? e.

WIT. Then when the _Puppies_ came, what would you doe?

PVG. Get their natiuities ca? t!

WIT. This's wel. What more? 235

PVG. Con? ult the _Almanack-man_ which would be lea? t?
Which cleanelie? t?

WIT. And which ? ilente? t? This's wel, _madame_!

WIT. And while ? he were with puppy?

PVG. Walke her out,
And ayre her euery morning!

WIT. Very good!
And be indu? trious to kill her fleas? 240

PVG. Yes!

WIT. He will make a pretty proficient.

PVG. Who,
Comming from _Hell_, could looke for ? uch Catechi? ing?
The _Diuell_ is an _A? ? e_. I doe acknowledge it.

FIT. The top of woman! All her ? exe in ab? tract!
Fitz-dottrel _admires_ Wittipol.
I loue her, to each ? yllable, falls from her. 245

TAI. Good _madame_ giue me leaue to goe a? ide with him!
And try him a little!

WIT. Do, and I'll with-draw, _Madame_,
VVith this faire _Lady_: read to her, the while.

TAI. Come, S^r.

PVG. Deare _Chiefe_, relieue me, or I peri? h.

_The_ Diuel _praies again_.

WIT. _Lady_, we'll follow. You are not iealous Sir? 250

FIT. O, _madame_! you ? hall ? ee. Stay wife, behold,
I giue her vp heere, ab? olutely, to you,
She is your owne. Do with her what you will!
_He giues his wife to him, taking him to be a_ Lady.
Melt, ca? t, and forme her as you ? hall thinke good!
Set any ? tamp on! I'll receiue her from you 255
As a new thing, by your owne ? tandard!

VVIT. Well, Sir!

[615] SD. om. G

[616] 1 _Wit. _ [_Takes Manly aside. _]

[617] 2 SN. om. G wondering G

[618] 8 SN. _Hee_ om. G

[619] 13 o'] of W

[620] 14 had] has W, G

[621] 17 hear. _Wit. _ They G

[622] 22 Camphire 1716, f.
[623] 32, 3 _leuante . . . di_ om. 1641

[624] 34 _Grosia_ 1641

[625] 35 _Zucchi_ 1641

[626] 36 varnish G

[627] 39 at] as 1716, f.

[628] 43 o' ret. G

[629] 53 or] nor W, G

[630] 59 SN. om. G

[631] 60 [_Aside. _ G

[632] 61 Madam--[_whispers Wit. _] G

[633] 63 up. [_Aside to Pug. _ G

[634] 70 EIT. ] _Lady T. _ G

[635] 71 Diamonds 1692, 1716 diamonds W, G

[636] 75 WIT. . . . ] speech given to TAI. 1716, f.

[637] 76 EIT. . . . ] speech given to WIT. 1716, f.

[638] 77 guarda W, G

[639] 78 this. [_Points to Trains. _ G

[640] 79 in the 1716, f.

[641] 84 onl' 1692, 1716 only W, G

[642] 89 dance 1692, f. || Handkerchief 1716 handkerchief W, G

[643] 90 This is W, G

[644] 94 dozen 1692, f.

[645] 103 now! [_Aside to Meer. _ G

[646] 106 SN. ] [_Gives the ring to Mrs. Fitzdottrel. _ G Surely 1641
tongue. [_Aside. _ G

[647] 107 SN. ] [_Aside to Wit. _ G

[648] 108 SN. om. [_Exeunt Meer, and Trains_ G

[649] 110 heare? [_Takes Mrs. Fitz. aside. _] G You're 1716, W into]
in 1641 schoole 1641 School 1692, 1716 school W, G

[650] 117 SN. om. G

[651] 118 left] let 1641 entered W enter'd G

[652] 120 owne om. G

[653] 121 sha'] she' 1692 she 1716, f. enjoy'd 1692, f.

[654] 124 your 1641, f.

[655] 125 kindnesse 1641 Kindness 1692, 1716 kindness W, G

[656] 147 Marquess 1692, 1716 marquess W

[657] 149 FIT. ] _Eith. _ 1716, W _Wit. _ They G

[658] 153 SN. om. G || You're 1716, W

[659] 160 He 'as 1716, W

[660] 162 venture 1692, f.

[661] 164 dance 1641, f.

[662] 168 engag'd W engaged G

[663] 171 SN. ] [_Aside. _ G

[664] 176 baudery 1641

[665] 182 SN. om. G

[666] 192 SN. ] [_Aside, and exit with indignation. _ G || Wooing 1692,
1716 wooing W, G

[667] 195 [_Aside. _ G

[668] 196 Ladiship 1641

[669] 200, 210 SN. om. G

[670] 201 pase] pause 1641

[671] 207 SN. ] [_Fit strikes Pug. _ W || _He_ om. G

[672] 208 draw 1716

[673] 209 Virger W verger G

[674] 210 [_Aside. _ G

[675] 212 Divele 1641

[676] 223 [_Aside. _ G

[677] 224 He's 1716, W He is G

[678] 229 employ 1692, f.

[679] 235, 237 This's] This is 1716, f.

[680] 237 cleanliest 1692, f. silent'st 1692. f.

[681] 238 WIT. om. 1692, f.

[682] 242 such] such a W, G

[683] 243 [_Aside. _ G

[684] 244 SN. ] [_Aside, and looking at Wittipol. _ G

[685] 249 SN. ] [_Aside. _ G

[686] 253 SN. om. G

[687] 256 [_Exit Wit. _ Well, sir! [_Exeunt Wittipol with Mrs. Fitz.
and Tailbush and Eitherside with Pug. _ G


ACT. IIIJ. SCENE. V.

MERE-CRAFT. FITZ-DOTTREL. PIT-FAL.
EVER-ILL. PLVTARCHUS.

But what ha' you done i' your _Dependance_, ? ince? [153]

FIT. O, it goes on, I met your Cou? in, the _Ma? ter_--

MER. You did not acquaint him, S^r?

FIT. Faith, but I did, S^r.
And vpon better thought, not without rea? on!
He being chiefe _Officer_, might ha' tane it ill, el? e, 5
As a _Contempt_ again? t his Place, and that
In time Sir, ha' drawne on another _Dependance_.
No, I did finde him in good termes, and ready
To doe me any ? eruice.

MER. So he said, to you?
But S^r, you do not know him.

FIT. VVhy, I presum'd 10
Becau? e this _bus'ne? ? e_ of my wiues, requir'd mee,
I could not ha' done better: And hee told
Me, that he would goe pre? ently to your _Councell_,
A Knight, here, i' the Lane--

MER. Yes, _Iu? tice Either-? ide_.

FIT. And get the _Feoffment_ drawne,
with a letter of _Atturney_, 15
For _liuerie_ and _? ei? en_!

MER. That I knowe's the cour? e.
But Sir, you meane not to make him _Feoffee_?

FIT. Nay, that I'll pau? e on!

MER. How now little _Pit-fall_.

PIT. Your Cou? in Ma? ter _Euer-ill_, would come in--
But he would know if Ma? ter _Manly_ were heere. 20

MER. No, tell him, if he were, I ha' made his peace!
Mere-craft _whi? pers again? t him_.
Hee's one, Sir, has no State, and a man knowes not,
How such a trust may tempt him.

FIT. I conceiue you.

EVE. S^r. this ? ame deed is done here.

MER. Pretty _Plutarchus_?
Art thou come with it? and has Sir _Paul_ view'd it? 25

PLV. His hand is to the draught.

MER. VVill you step in, S^r.
And read it?

FIT. Yes.

EVE. I pray you a word wi' you.
Eueril _whi? pers against_ Mere-craft.
Sir _Paul Eitherside_ will'd mee gi' you caution,
Whom you did make _Feoffee_: for 'tis the tru? t
O' your whole State: and though my Cousin heere 30
Be a worthy Gentleman, yet his valour has
At the tall board bin que? tion'd: and we hold
Any man ? o impeach'd, of doubtfull honesty!
I will not iu? ti? ie this; but giue it you
To make your profit of it: if you vtter it, 35
I can for? weare it!

FIT. I beleeue you, and thanke you, Sir.

[688] SD. V] III. 1641 ACT. . . . ] SCENE II. _Another Room in the same.
Enter_ MEERCRAFT _and_ FITZDOTTREL. G

[689] 5 taken G

[690] 9 service 1641, W, G Service 1692, 1716

[691] 18 on. _Enter_ PITFALL. G

[692] 20 Mr. 1692, 1716 mr. W

[693] 21 [_Exit Pitfall. _ SN. om.