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Servant welcome: Lovering entreat That gentleman to withdraw with Mr. Doctors man. —Oh you are pleasant servant; did you know How near I am to death, and for your sake, Your humour soon would altar. They are indeed, and one of yours is come To kill my knowledge; such a one, as had You worn a common heart, no strong disease Could have dispatched sooner. Would your youthful blood Has never forced you one. Perfidious man, Had I achieved the patience of a Saint (Seclude my love to thee) I should in rage Title thee worthless: nay, a name above That hateful appellation: did you never Injure a Creature of your mother's one Marthan? In the black act of Sin, when you designed Her honour, as a carcase to the Grave, Wherever since your deed of ill was acted, IT has slept lost and forgotten. Invoke your falsehood, if you dare etect On the black number of your heed less oaths A monument to perjury. White truth, Flies from the rancorous poison of your breath, As from a stifling damp. Can you deny Without a blush what I have urged? Truth I shall n to: the harmless Myrtle first shall live in frosts, And the pale Cowslips flourish, ere warm showers With quickening moisture raises them to tell The e rly Violets they are not alone The Springs prime Virgins: my peculiar wrong I freely pardon: but if you respect Your conscience, seek that injured woman, and Restore by sacred marriage the sad lose Of her deprived fame. Do it Free-wit, heaven Will smile at thy integrity; my tears Shall strive to wash your crime away. This is the gentleman I told you of, I wonder what his quality may be, our Landlord the Doctor is a much famed man, and surely very honest. He supposes it, prithee answer him sister. I fear he has mischieved him. How sir? Well said sister. A Cardus posset were very sovereign for him, I per ceive his fit is coming. Weel beg it for you sir. Mr. Free-wit returned again, and in discourse With Mr. Doctor: I'll not disturb your conference. Mr. Freewit have you yet found the injured Woman out, I motioned at last parting? 'Twas a greater to be the author of her shame, Whom now you slight so infinitely. You mistake; needless are second trials, when a first Proves you perfidious; doubtless you confirmed Your love to her, with the same sad protests You've done to me (yet left her) for her sake, And in revenge of woman's innocence, martyred by you, I here to heaven pronounce a sure disjunction Of our loves and vows for ever. These words Have not the effectual Oratory you first had, When I was confident, as day of light, Your youth had been as destitute of vice As of deformity. So a sweet stream, Whose bubbling harmony allured the Birds To court its moving music, when it mixes With impure waters, with the noise affrights The ears, before delighted in it. Sir, your words are superficial, as a shadow which The morning Sun produces and black night Renders forgotten: and no more excite Belief in me: that what you utter's truth, Then Manned rakes groans do a conceit of death In persons resolute while I have yet A specious memory left, that once my heart Tendered you dearly; I would counsel you First to endeavour to find out that maid, (If that succeed not) not to think on me, As one affianced to you by a nearer interest then other women Are that never had conversation with you. Pray desist, afford me liberty to retire, I cannot altar my resolution. I shall relent spite of my settled will, if be continue These moving supplications: Sir because You shall not blame my cruelty, or judge 'Tis for regard of any thing but my honour, I do forsake you, if ere to morrow night You find that woman, get her to renounce Freely her title to you, again On of your future loyalty Will stand the trial of your wavering faith, Perhaps be yours again: you have Received my utmost meaning, This is his last night, his business carries weight, pray let him in. Be now propitious Love: is any with him? How, as a Bridegroom? Decked with the Ensigns of young Nuptials, A wreathe of Flowers, and Baize, and yet me thinks His hand displays a Willow: what should this Emblem? Master Freewit we scarce expected you thus late. Would I could, with as much safety to my honour, grant Remission to your other fault. Credit me I me very glad on't: but pray tell me sir, Why the come thus adorned with Nuptial wreathes Into my presence? is't to invite me to your wedding, or express sion Of your contempt, I have not merited so harsh and usage. My servant Lovering married to Mr. Sconce! You'll get brave boys I doubt not. No matter Louring thou art a Gent. And since I am resolved from Master Freewit, That heel not have me now, (though I were willing) To toot the least remembrance of him Out of my breast, by this my happier choice, I'll marry thee. Oh sir you have it, and I my best of wishes, but why did you Employ a woman thus dis is'd suppose She had been God with child you must Have been the father of it. But pray you brother, who brought you hither? We shall tejoyce to have you at out wedding, And see this reconcilement. As you dispose it sir, I have resigned my will to yours. How equally we two Divide true, sorrow sympathi e in grief, As in our blood and nature: sister you When your affectionate fancy ix'd your heart Upon your husbands love, had no suspicion Of his unmanly jealousy, and I When I c nfin'd my love to Free breast Judged him as void of falsehood, as the spring When it has rested in green tobes the Earth is Of bore nakedness, but we are both Deceived by our cred lity You might Have had so much humanity, as to have kept Your purpose to your self: though your lose sin Constrains my honour to renounce your love, I would not have my ears with this Relation of your contempt, for so Trust me I take it Freewit. Brot er admire A person of your breeding should transgress, Civility so highly, to at empt Upon a gentleman, who to my knowledge Injured you no way. But yet counsel me, I love this man so that if honour would Dispense with his offence, I should forgive him, And take him to my bosom How Urinal Master: Doctor's man turned to Mr. Freewits man, and Marthies brother?