INGENUITY

MY Lady desires to speak with you. The Lady Honour. She is not well. She had a fallen lately. And sprained Her foot. Good Madam. You may command a Coach. I shall be fortunate, if you accept My service. Great Ladies Have no such train, many are held supers vous, The Gentleman Usher now a days is thought Sufficient for a Countess, nay, for two Take him by turns, & yet he may be courteous To the waiting Gentlewoman. I have studied Arts. Why should you be such enemy to Scholars? They waste Miner aes precious Due, their sweat, To gain your favour, and would think themselves Blessed, when your golden beams but shine upon'em. Be pleased to hear me speak— Endure me for my Mistress Lady Honour. I despi e Thy womanish threats, and shall account my self Happy without thy favour. Oh Philosophy, Assist thy poor admirer, and infuse A noble fortitude to scorn her malice: I have no thought, but has a triumph'ore Thy base conspiracy. Welcome my deer Books, And contemplation, that shall feed my soul To immortality: let Pup S dote Upon thy gifts, and fell their privilege, For gaudy clothes and Epicurean urfets, Lust, and a Catalogue of Rich men's sins, That shall Like plummets hang upon their heart: When wings are most required, keep thy resolve, And be attenemy to Learning still, That when we find a Scholar, by thee favoured, We may suspect him counterfeit and a dunce Honour will be my Mistress, who e least smile I valve above all thy pride, or treasures, And she will scorn thee too. Farewell, gay Madam, A painted tomb! though glorious to the eye. Corruption dwells within thee. She has his Culvering, And now he's swearing out some prayers The Courtier, and The Soldier look as they would quarrel. They are Gay creatures, and conspicuous in the world. I am then happy, When you command me service. Now I am confident. Now you both denied me. But in this Empire I can brook no Rival. Be all my honoured guests, and with one feast And revels celebrate our double marriage. Correct your passion, sir, I am informed You have been guilty this day of abuse, Against the noble Citizens, and traduced Their yearly Triumph. Then I would done. Now Gentlemen and Ladies, In the assurance all are pleased, l us Join in dance. Such mirth becomes a wedding. Strike up some nimble air. Thus all have eene how Providence imparts Wealth to the City, Honour to the Arts. Please you to do her the favour, she will wait Upon your Ladyship another time. They which know me, call me Ingenuity. 'Tis The Courtier and the pleading their Affection to my mistress Lady donor, I won't interrupt them yet, I cannot Find by that she inclines to either