225
O, if my _Ambler_ had beene here!
O, if my _Ambler_ had beene here!
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hone?
ty, I meane:
But, ? omewhat o' this ? ide.
WIT. I take you, Sir.
H'has rea? on _Ladies_. I'll not giue this ru? h 160
For any _Lady_, that cannot be hone? t
Within a thred.
TAY. Yes, _Madame_, and yet venter
As far for th'other, in her Fame--
WIT. As can be;
Coach it to _Pimlico_; daunce the _Saraband_; [151]
Heare, and talke bawdy; laugh as loud, as a larum; 165
Squeake, ? pring, do any thing.
EIT. In young company, _Madame_.
TAY. Or afore gallants. If they be braue, or _Lords_,
A woman is ingag'd.
FIT. I ? ay ? o, _Ladies_,
It is ciuility to deny vs nothing.
PVG. You talke of a _Vniuer? ity_! why, _Hell_ is 170
A Grammar-? choole to this!
_The_ Diuell _admires him_.
EIT. But then,
Shee mu? t not lo? e a looke on ? tuffes, or cloth, _Madame_.
TAY. Nor no cour? e fellow.
WIT. She mu? t be guided, _Madame_
By the clothes he weares, and company he is in;
Whom to ? alute, how farre--
FIT. I ha' told her this. 175
And how that bawdry too, vpo' the point,
Is (in it ? elfe) as ciuill a di? cour? e--
WIT. As any other affayre of fle? h, what euer.
FIT. But ? hee will ne'r be capable, ? hee is not
So much as comming, _Madame_; I know not how 180
She lo? es all her opportunities
With hoping to be forc'd. I'haue entertain'd
_He ? hews his_ Pug.
A gentleman, a younger brother, here,
Whom I would faine breed vp, her _E? cudero_,
Again? t ? ome expectation's that I haue, 185
And ? he'll not countenance him.
WIT. What's his name?
FIT. _Diuel_, o' _Darbi-? hire_.
EIT. Ble? ? e us from him!
TAY. _Diuell? _
Call him _De-uile_, ? weet _Madame_.
M^rs. FI. What you plea? e, _Ladies_.
TAY. _De-uile's_ a prettier name!
EIT. And ? ounds, me thinks,
As it came in with the _Conquerour_--
MAN. Ouer ? mocks! 190
What things they are? That nature ? hould be at lea? ure
Euer to make 'hem! my woing is at an end.
Manly _goes out with indignation_.
WIT. What can he do?
EIT. Let's heare him.
TAY. Can he manage?
FIT. Plea? e you to try him, _Ladies_. Stand forth, _Diuell_.
PVG. Was all this but the preface to my torment? 195
FIT. Come, let their _Ladi? hips_ ? ee your honours.
EIT. O,
Hee makes a wicked leg.
TAY. As euer I ? aw!
WIT. Fit for a _Diuell_.
TAY. Good _Madame_, call him _De-uile_.
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.
But, ? omewhat o' this ? ide.
WIT. I take you, Sir.
H'has rea? on _Ladies_. I'll not giue this ru? h 160
For any _Lady_, that cannot be hone? t
Within a thred.
TAY. Yes, _Madame_, and yet venter
As far for th'other, in her Fame--
WIT. As can be;
Coach it to _Pimlico_; daunce the _Saraband_; [151]
Heare, and talke bawdy; laugh as loud, as a larum; 165
Squeake, ? pring, do any thing.
EIT. In young company, _Madame_.
TAY. Or afore gallants. If they be braue, or _Lords_,
A woman is ingag'd.
FIT. I ? ay ? o, _Ladies_,
It is ciuility to deny vs nothing.
PVG. You talke of a _Vniuer? ity_! why, _Hell_ is 170
A Grammar-? choole to this!
_The_ Diuell _admires him_.
EIT. But then,
Shee mu? t not lo? e a looke on ? tuffes, or cloth, _Madame_.
TAY. Nor no cour? e fellow.
WIT. She mu? t be guided, _Madame_
By the clothes he weares, and company he is in;
Whom to ? alute, how farre--
FIT. I ha' told her this. 175
And how that bawdry too, vpo' the point,
Is (in it ? elfe) as ciuill a di? cour? e--
WIT. As any other affayre of fle? h, what euer.
FIT. But ? hee will ne'r be capable, ? hee is not
So much as comming, _Madame_; I know not how 180
She lo? es all her opportunities
With hoping to be forc'd. I'haue entertain'd
_He ? hews his_ Pug.
A gentleman, a younger brother, here,
Whom I would faine breed vp, her _E? cudero_,
Again? t ? ome expectation's that I haue, 185
And ? he'll not countenance him.
WIT. What's his name?
FIT. _Diuel_, o' _Darbi-? hire_.
EIT. Ble? ? e us from him!
TAY. _Diuell? _
Call him _De-uile_, ? weet _Madame_.
M^rs. FI. What you plea? e, _Ladies_.
TAY. _De-uile's_ a prettier name!
EIT. And ? ounds, me thinks,
As it came in with the _Conquerour_--
MAN. Ouer ? mocks! 190
What things they are? That nature ? hould be at lea? ure
Euer to make 'hem! my woing is at an end.
Manly _goes out with indignation_.
WIT. What can he do?
EIT. Let's heare him.
TAY. Can he manage?
FIT. Plea? e you to try him, _Ladies_. Stand forth, _Diuell_.
PVG. Was all this but the preface to my torment? 195
FIT. Come, let their _Ladi? hips_ ? ee your honours.
EIT. O,
Hee makes a wicked leg.
TAY. As euer I ? aw!
WIT. Fit for a _Diuell_.
TAY. Good _Madame_, call him _De-uile_.
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.
