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I think him a profane person, indeed. Good Brother, we must bend unto all means, That may give furtherance, to the holy cause. Not always necessary. The Children of perdition are, oft times, Made instruments even of the greatest works. Beside, we should give somewhat to men nature, The place he lives in, still about the Fire, And fume of Metals, that intoxicate The brain of Man, and make him prove to passion. Where have you greater Atheists, then your Cooks? Or more profane, or choleric then your Glasse-men? More Antichristian then your Bell-founders? What makes the Devil so devilish, I would ask you, Satan, our common enemy, but his being Perpetually about the fire, and boiling Br stone, and Arsnike? We must give, I say, Unto the motives, and the stirrers up Of humours in the blood. It may be so. When as the Work is done, the Stone is made, This heat of his may turn into a zeal, And stand up for the beauteous discipline, Against the menstruous cloth, and rag of Room. We must await his calling, and the coming Of the good Spirit. You did fault, to upbraid him With the Brothers' blessing of Heidelberg, weighing What need we have, to hasten on the Work, For the restoring of the silenced Saints, Which never will be, but by the Philosophers Stone. And, so a learned Elder, one of Scotland, Assured me; Aurum potabile being The only medicine, for the civil Magistr to, T'incline him to a feeling of the cause: And must be daily used, in the disease. Let us call on him, then. Sir, be appeased, He is come to humble Himself in Spirit, and to ask your patience, If too much zeal hath carried him, aside, From the endue path. The Brothers had no purpose, verily, To give you the least grievance: but are ready To lend their willing hands, to any project The Spirit, and you direct. And, for the Orphans goods, let them be valued, Or what is needful, else, to the holy Work, It shall be numbered: Here, by me, the Saints Throw down their purse before you. I, it's very pregnant. Verily, it's true. We may be temporal Lords, our selves, I take it. I pray you, Sir. Let me find grace, Sir, in your eyes; The man He stands corrected: neither did his zeal (But as your self) allow a tune, somewhere. Which, now, being to'ard the Stone, we shall not needs. Mind him not, Sir. I do command thee, Spirit (of zeal, but trouble) To peace within him. Pray you Sir, go on. Truly, Sir, they are Ways, that the Godly Brothers have invented, For propagation of the holy cause, As very notable means; and whereby, also, Themselves grow soon, and profitably famous. Peace. Ananias. It is and ignorant zeal, that haunts him, Sir. But truly, else, a very faithful Brother; A Butcher: and a man, by revelation, That hath a competent knowledge of the Truth. But how long time, Sir, must the Saints expect, yet? What will the Orphans goods arise to, think you? How! Can you so? I, but stay This act of coining, is it lawful? Would? you distinguish well. Casting of money may be lawful. Truly, I take it so. I'll make a question of it, to the Brothers. The doors are shut against us. You shall do well. Profane as Bel, and the Dragon. Peace, Deacon Ananias. It's well, the Saints shall not lose all yet. Go, And get some Carts— Be patient Ananias.
Plot summary
Plot — The Alchemist
With his master absent to avoid the plague in London, Face has set up an occult consultancy in his house in association with the formerly itinerant rogues Subtle and Doll Common: Face fetches in the clients and Subtle poses as the alchemist. They quarrel over the relative merits of their contributions to the enterprise, but resolve to collaborate competitively in the day’s ===== PAGE 80 ===== business. They are visited by successive clients: Dapper, who wants a familiar to help him win at gambling; Drugger, who wants advice on the most auspicious layout for his shop; Sir Epicure Mammon, who seeks the philosopher’s stone to fulfil his fantasies of wealth, luxury, and voluptuousness, and who brings along with him the sceptic Surly; and the religious sectarians Ananias and Tribulation, who want both the stone and Subtle’s claimed expertise in counterfeiting foreign coins. Dapper is persuaded that he is the Fairy Queen’s nephew and heir, and is promised an introduction to her. Mammon brings various domestic articles for aurification, which Subtle then sells on to Ananias and Tribulation, saying they belong to orphans. Clients come thick and fast. Drugger introduces his neighbours, Kastril (who wants te learn how to quarrel) and the wealthy widow Pliant (who wants her fortune told and whom Face and Subtle both want to marry). They are sent away so that the tricksters can deal with Dapper, who in his turn is secreted in the privy while they attend to Mammon. The knight courts Doll, who is presented to him as a lord’s sister prone to religious mania, which he activates by ill-chosen words; but he is then told that his lust has caused a setback in the alchemical process, which demands moral purity. Meanwhile, Surly returns, disguised as a Spanish count seeking sexual favours; but, since Doll is busy with Mammon, he is foisted on Dame Pliant, who is tempted with the chance of becoming a Spanish countess. His attempt to tell her the truth is outmanoeuvred when Face and Subtle convince her that he is an impostor and that the real Count is on his way; Drugger is persuaded to impersonate him and sent off to borrow a Spanish suit for the role. Lovewit, the master of the house, returns to hear Tumours of strange goings-on. Face’s explanation is confuted by the cries of Dapper, forgotten in the privy, so he confesses everything. Dapper is presented to the Fairy Queen (impersonated by Doll) and goes away the owner of an imaginary magical fly, with instructions not to look…