A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 07
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A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 07
English drama
ROB. Aye, we must bear with you; you'll be excus'd,
When women undeserved are abus'd.
FAU. Nay, do not weep: pardon me, gentle lady;
I know thee virtuous, and I do protest
Never to have an evil thought of thee.
ROB. Aye, aye, ye swear; who's that that will believe ye?
FAU. Now, by my halidom and honest faith,
This gentlewoman shall witness what I swear.
Sweet duck, a little help me.
LADY F. Trust him, madam.
FAU. I will be kind, credulous, constant ever,
Do what thou wilt, I'll be suspicious never.
ROB. For which I thank [the] noble Fauconbridge.
[_Discovers himself_.
FAU. Body of me, who's this? young Huntington?
LADY F. And I your lady, whom you courted last,
[_Discovers herself_.
Ye looked about you ill, fox; we have caught ye;
I met ye at Blackheath, and ye were hot.
FAU. I knew thee, Moll; now, by my sword, I knew thee.
I wink'd at all; I laughed at every jest.
ROB. Aye, he did wink; the blind man had an eye.[528]
FAU. Peace, Robin, thou't once be a man as I.
LADY F. Well, I must bear it all.
FAU. Come, and ye bear,
It's but your office; come, forget, sweet Moll.
LADY. F. I do forgive it, and forget it, sir.
FAU. Why, that's well said; that's done like a good girl.
Ha, sirrah, ha, you match'd me, pretty earl.
ROB. I have, ye see, sir; I must unto Blackheath
In quest of Richard, whom I sent to seek
Earl Gloster out. I know he's at the hermit's.
Lend me your coach; I'll shift me, as I ride;
Farewell, Sir Richard.
[_Exit_.
FAU. Farewell, England's pride.
By the matins, Moll, it is a pretty child;
Shall we go meet John? shall we go mock the prince?
LADY F. We will.
FAU. O, then we shall have sport anon.
Never wear yellow, Moll; 'twas but a trick;
Old Fauconbridge will still be a mad Dick.
[_Exeunt_.
SCENE THE TWENTY-NINTH.
_Enter_ REDCAP _and_ GLOSTER.
RED. Do ye s-s-say, fa-fa-father hermit, th-that Gl-Gloster is about
this heath?
GLO. He is upon this heath, son; look about it.
Run but the compass, thou shalt find him out.
RED. R-r-run? I'll r-run the co-compass of all K-Kent but I'll f-find
him out; my f-f-father (where'er he lays his head) dare ne-never come
home, I know, t-t-till he be fo-fo-found.
GLO. Well, thou shalt find him. Know'st thou who's a-hunting?
RED. M-m-marry, 'tis the Earls of La-La-Lancaster and Le-Leicester,
Fa-fa-farewell, f-father; and I find Skink or Glo-Gloster, I'll
g-g-give thee the pr-price of a penny p-p-pudding for thy p-pains.
[_Exit_.
GLO. Adieu, good friend: this is sure the fellow
I sent on message from the Parl'ament--
The porter's son--he's still in quest of me,
And Skink, that cosen'd him of his red cap!
_Enter_ RICHARD, _like a Serving-man_.
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