LUCKLESS

Faith cousin, I take it as my fortune; and m fully bent on the adventure. S r. May you r pe the whole harvest of your fruit full wishes. You speak sir out of some unfortunate examples, and your extraordinary care of me. But truth is, all deswa sion comes too late; and all urgings against it are now un charitable: For we are already Man and Wife. Lustily promised sir. Absolutely contracted. I hope you'll see our Marriage. I sent indeed to bid you. Nay good cousin: I intended you my principal Guest. Wee'll have all very private: not above four or five friends more. Indeed this is very abrupt. But will you travel at these years Mr Widgine? Well then, Brother two days hence, will you travel? What things are these! I shall marry into a fine stock! How untimely some considerations fallen into my mind My Cosens council, which hath ever been oracu lously good; against which I violently bear my self, to mix my blood amongst a raze of fools. Had but these thoughts been mine but one day passed, they had prevented all that may prove dangerous in this, so great and doubtful undertaking. Who is it? Do you not know her? Go bring her up. Good brother Widgine, fly in to the next room, with your Governor. I'll wait on you presently. There's no recalling time; and vows of this high nature are no trif less. I am the man Lady. Most true. What mean you Gentlewoman? Nor what neither. Sure my name's abused. No. Nor any faithful promise neither. I pray speak nearer to my understanding: whom may you suggest to be the woman oh much forgotten? Yes Lady so well, that I am sorry, that a gentlewo man of your good seeming should have to do for so light a piece of vanity. Leave going o'the devils Errants: His kingdoms large enough, and too much peopled already. I good faith am I. Farewell old Whiskin. Slid I'll marry out of the way; 'tis time I think: I shall be taken up for whores meat else. Constance! she had a Bastard tother day too. What a mischievous Maw has this she Cannibal that gapes for me! Slight a common Trader, with I know not how many! I marvel she was left out of Cupid's Muster. Sure she bribed the Ballat-maker: One that I have paid at all times too; heres one, there's tother And now she hears I am to wards marriage pretends a claim to me. And what a Mi nister she had procured! A Devil in a most gentlewoman Like apparition. It had been well to have pumpd her. Is she gone? Her Coache! Coaches must needs be common, when their carriages are so. By this light, Oliver, a Bawd; a very Bawd. Where's my brother Widgine, and his Gover nou_r_, Anvil! They are wholesomer company of the two, yet. And not too late I hope sir Paul. We may yet c rry them to bed with us He is doubtful, but yet he is sure he knows him. What a Bulfinch is this I sure 'tis his language they call bull-speaking. Most perfect Nonsense! this is a finer youth then tother. My wives acquai tance are most answerable to her Kin read. Constance! Sir Paul, upon my faith I am ignorant of any such wrong. And, for her partly, should she fare amiss, I should suffer in her injury equally with your self: for I profess to you, I did love the Lass so well; and at the first sighed, that had I not been otherwise allotted, and indeed contracted to her, from whom now there is no starting, she should have been my Bride, if all my love and fortune might have won her. Dissemble? Nay good sir stay, and share in our ill Banquet. Hark, some friend I hope. Look firah.— Break them open and let them in— Am not I the Master of I and you— More lights, and let them enter. Gentlemen take your places. Sir Paul to night forget your sorrow. So will I mine, though I renew tomorrow. Come fit fit. M stris please you. Then we are friends; and she's my Dove again. Nor Love, or Fate dare accuse, For that my Love did mere use; But o mine own unworthiness, That durst presume so much bliss. It was too much for me to lou A Man, so Like the Gods above; And Angels shape, a Saintlike voiȝ e, Are to Divine for Humane choice. O had I wishly gi 'n my heart, For to have loved him but in partly; Sought only to enjoy his face; Or any one peculiar Grace Of Foot, of Hand, of Lip, or Ey, I might have lived where now I die. But I presuming all to choose Am now c domned all to lose. 'Tis well performed. Now we would gladly know. To whom we owe our thanks. Light and all fair respect be given unto them.— Nay brother give them all their free pleasures. By your leave you shall stay. Is't possible! Did he for that so earnestly deswade me from her this Morning? Who was the other. Constance! May that name in all other women be accursed beyond themselves. Hell it self could not have vapoured such and error forth, as I am lost in. Constance! why was that name made her , that Saintlike Maids, when it brought to my mind a Devils, nay worse, a Whores? to whom before was given. Where is she? I will endure no longer till I see her. Gone Will ine. You shall have mine sir Paul and my company so far to see her; and whither their presentation were jest or earnest, I will not rest till I be satisfied; My Coach. le make no stay S eet-heart. She's gone. Nay sir Paul. I protest. Weell, e you to the Gate by your leave Ex Omnes. What has she written here? It is the same hand I read in the Morning. I am not your c unterfeit, or unchaste Constance; But that on lie Constance, that truly love you, and that will, if you live not for me, die for you. O that could at any price or penance now redeem one day! Never was hasty Match sooner repented. I will. But is it time? Brother, would you would do me the favour to inquire. Captain, deal fairly with me. By what mean S joined you with this society? or how grew so soon your trust or great acquaintance with them? Good Captain travel not so far in your relation: but come home again to the business. But to the matter Captain; where met you my Cousin? Sir Paul Squelch? What was that Captain? Not a word I, Captain upon my word. What a Rascals this! to the point good Captain. But may this hold good in Law Captain? Nay Cousin, for the service he hath done you to night, and love of me, pardon him this time. Beside, his charge is in the house, at whose charge he lives. You will both shame and undo him. To what and brother: for what cause? How! am I denied? To my wish. At large you shall. For though it be my wedding night you shall be my Bedfellow. Lights there. Good night brother. Cousin, I understand you at full. And am glad that oc casion hath pointed out a probability to led me out of this la birinth; and you to your desired end. She has put me into't her self too. For which Cousin, if I take not occasion to keep my self from her, all nights, days, and times hereafter, may the act of our bodies beget prodigious monsters and nothing else. May we prove but as certain as you are confident in out other project, for recalling Constance to her self, and me 1 page duplicate 1 page duplicate then to her, these etters being shaken off, may they pro e g l den ones to you, I shall not envy you. I'll freely resign your wish to you, and add half I have to a gment her estate to you. O I tremble oh think on her: her presence shakes the house Like and earthquake: the out rage of Prentices is not so terrible to a Bawd or a Cutpurse, as her voice is to me. Yet to you she may be calm as the breath of friendship, and mild as the midnight whispers of chased love. Who has he sent? before whose Worship? The Mystery, Gentlemen? Nay, if she be not Mistress of her Art, there is no de ceit among Trades men, no bribery among Officers, no bank rupt out of Ludgate, nor Whore out of Bridewell. Of which here comes the truest testimony. Do you talk of turning away my Man? You shall give me leave to turn away your Howdee first, and then put off my, God a mercy how dost thou. Ah, would would. A would, would. Ah would, would, Stir but a foot sirrah, or utter but a sillable, and isle cut your thratle pipe. Do as I bid you, or— Dost thou fear her or me. Do't or I— So he shall sir, and so will all; but you must put us in. Begin. Oh M ster Bulfinch, you shall make one of our Counc ll. Come bouncing after my boys. You my most worser licate Doctor. My life and honour be her Guard, and your security. But do you love me Constance? And will you be my Woman? But you will not go away with m c now, if I request you? What from your Governess, your Uncle, and all the World? Come, since you trust me so well, we two will not partly till we are lawfully made one. Save you sir. Are you the Worshipful of the house? How sir?— You do not mock me sir? What's this? Is this a Parrat or a Popingay? Do you know what you say sir? If I did I would not seek him here sir. This is some inchaun ed P ace, and the people are charmed. I have mistaken the house sure. He will prove the greatest stranger here himself I think, for he is not at home sir. I am a Guest as you are, and would be as glad to see him. This fellow speaks. How mean you M. Doctor? If we had but a Justice among us to Examine them, it might pass the time well till sir Paul came. This is a witty fellow. 'Tis a Spaniard indeed. This is exc llent! Nor a Rials worth amongst us of any language but sh er English. I Like the change well, and thank you sir. Sir Paul I thank you. Though the former partly of his discourse, was a most egregious lie, yet the last hath some found of pleasure in it: which I may make use of. A Wife? a Witch. Out pusse.