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I know thou canst not, t'were to rare to see Wisdom found out by ignorance. With Child, I fear ere this. That were to headstrong, son, weel rather leave them to the will of heaven. To fallen or prosper, and though young Carracus Be but a gentleman of small reuennews; Yet lie deserves my daughter for his virtues, And had I though she could not be withdrawn From affecting of him, I had ere this Made them both happy by my free consent Which now I wish I had granted, and still pray If any have her, it may be Carracus. To morrow son, you shall ride to his house And there enquirer of your sisters being, But as you tender me, and your own good Use no rough language savouring of distaste, Or any uncivil terms. But tell young Carracus these words from me, That if he hath with safeguard of her honour, Espoused my daughter, that I then forgive His rash offence, and will accept of him, In all the fatherly love, I owe a child. Come son, isle wright to Carracus, that my own hand may witness, how much I stand affected to his worth. Not buy it son, as you had needs to do, Yet wealth without that, may live more content, Then wits enjoyers, can debarred of wealth, All pray for wealth, but I never hard yet, Of any but one, that ere prayed for wit, He's counted wife enough in these vain times, That hath but means enough to we are gay clothes, And be and outside of humanity, what matters it a pin, How indiscreet so ere a natur all be, So that his wealth be great, thats it does cause Wisdom in these days; so give fools applause, And when gay folly speaks, how vain so ere, Wisdom must silent fit, and speech forbear.
Plot summary
Plot — The Hog Hath Lost His Pearl
Haddit has spent all his money and mortgaged his lands to Hog the usurer, and now ekes out a living selling jigs to players. He aims to solve his financial problems by marrying Rebecca, Hog’s daughter, whose affections he had previously refused in the belief that she was too low-born for him. Hog intends Rebecca to marry young Lord Wealthy, but she refuses, and helps Haddit trick her father. Haddit’s uncle, Lightfoot, helps to get the servant Peter out of the way by picking a quarrel, to give him a pretext for making peace with a drinking contest; Peter imbibes himself insensible in the cellar. Rebecca steals Hog’s keys, giving Haddit and his accomplices access to his bedroom, where he keeps his gold. Lightfoot appears to Hog as the ghost of Croesus, come to make the usurer rich: a spirit will ===== PAGE 291 ===== 1613 take his gold and transform it into pearl, which is even more valuable; in reality, Haddit steals the money and retrieves his mortgage, then absconds with Rebecca and marries her. Hog goes to complain to old Lord Wealthy, but his supernatural experiences induce a conversion: he renounces avarice and gives the couple his blessing. In the sub-plot, Carracus plans to elope with young Lord Wealthy’s sister Maria, and entrusts his friend Albert with the arrangements. Albert visits Maria early, posing as Carracus, and has sex with her; she then leaves with Carracus as planned, and marries him: Albert suffers remorse and decides to leave human society. Some time later, Carracus notices that Maria is wearing Albert’s ring, which he gave her on the night of the elopement. Both realize what Albert did; Maria faints and Carracus is told that she has died of shame. In fact, she disguises herself as a page and flees to the woods, where Albert has carved penitential verses on every tree. Posing as a hermit, Albert finds her almost dead from starvation; he takes her to his cave; and feeds her. Carracus also goes to the woods, where an echo tells him that Maria is alive and innocent. They meet up, and revelations ensue: the page is chaste Maria and the hermit is penitent Albert. Carracus and Maria forgive him, and make their peace with Maria’s family.