A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 13Dodsley, Robert
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A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 13
Dodsley, Robert
English drama
+Wid.+ I thank you, sir.
+Alex.+ Some wine.
+Jar.+ Here is wine for you, sir.
+Ran.+ Randalls will not be outpraved, I warrant hur.
+Alex.+ Here, widow.
+Wid.+ I thank you too, sir.
+Ran.+ Sounds, some metheglins here.
+Wid.+ What does he call for?
+Jar.+ Here are some eggs for you, sir.
+Ran.+ Eggs, man! some metheglins, the wine of Wales.
+Jar.+ Troth, sir, here's none i' th' house: pray, make a
virtue of necessity, and drink to her in this glass of claret.
+Ran.+ Well, because hur will make a great deals of
necessities of virtues, mark, with what a grace Randalls will
drink to hur mistress.
+Maid.+ He makes at you, forsooth.
+Wid.+ Let him come, I have ever an English virtue to put by a
Welsh.
+Ran.+ O noble widows, hur heart was full of woes.
+Alex.+ No, noble Welshman, hur heart was in hur hose.
[_Takes away his cup._
+Ran.+ Sounds, was that hur manners, to take away Randall's
cups?
+Anc.+ No, it showed scurvy.
+Alex.+ Take't you at worst, then.
+Anc.+ Whelp of the devil, thou shalt see thy sire[44] for't.
+John+, +Jar.+ Gentlemen, what mean you?
+Ran.+ Let hur come, let hur come; Randalls will redeem
reputations, hur warrant hur.
+Wid.+ Redeem your wit, sir. First for you, sir, you are a
stranger; but you--fie, Master Bloodhound!
+Anc.+ Ha! Bloodhound! good sir, let me speak with you.
+Ran.+ Sounds, what does Randalls amongst ploodhounds? Good
widows, lend hur an ear.
+Alex.+ Ancient Young! how false our memories have played
through long discontinuance![45] But why met here, man? Is Mars
so bad a paymaster that our ancients fight under Cupid's banner?
+Anc.+ Faith, this was but a sudden start, begotten from
distraction of some fortunes: I pursue this widow but for want
of wiser work.
+Jar.+ The Welshman labours at it. [_Aside._
+Ran.+ A pair of a hundred of seeps, thirty prave cows, and
twelve dozen of runts.
+Wid.+ Twelve dozen of goose!
+Ran.+ Give hur but another hark!
+Alex.+ He has the mortgage still, and I have a handsome
sister: do but meet at the Fountain in Fleet Street after
dinner; O, I will read thee a history of happiness, and thou
shalt thank me.
+Anc.+ Ay, read, all's well or weapons.
+Alex.+ A word, Jarvis. [_Whispers him._
+Ran.+ O prave widows, hur will meet hur there, hur knows
hur times and hur seasons, hur warrant hur. Randalls will
make these prave gallants hang hurselfs in those garters of
willow-garlands apout hur pates; mark hur now, and remember.
[_Exit._
+Anc.+ Adieu, sweet widow; for my ordinary---- [_Kisses her._
+Wid.+ 'Twas not so much worth, sir.
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