Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 04 of 10Fletcher, John
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Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 04 of 10
Fletcher, John
English drama
_Laun._ Did she ne'r beat ye before, Sir?
_Seb._ Why dost thou follow me?
Thou Rascal, Slave, hast thou not twice abus'd me?
Hast thou not spoil'd the Boy? by thine own Covenant,
Wouldst thou not now be hang'd?
_Laun._ I think I would, Sir,
But you are so impatient; does not this shew, Sir,
(I do beseech ye speak, and speak with judgment,
And let the case be equally consider'd)
Far braver in your Daughter? in a Son now,
'Tis nothing, of no mark; every man does it,
But to beget a Daughter, a man maiden,
That reaches at these high exploits, is admirable;
Nay, she goes far beyond him; for when durst he,
But when he was drunk, do any thing to speak of?
This is _Sebastian_ truly.
_Seb._ Thou sayest right, _Launce_,
And there's my hand once more.
_Thom._ Not without Marriage.
_Seb._ Didst thou hear that?
_Laun._ I think she spoke of Marriage.
_Seb._ And he shall marry her, for it seems she likes him,
And their first Boy shall be my heir.
_Laun._ I, marry,
Now ye go right to work.
_Thom._ Fye, fie, Sir,
Now I have promis'd ye this night to marry,
Would ye be so intemperate? are ye a Gentleman?
_Hyl._ I have no maw to marriage, yet this Rascal
Tempts me extreamly: will ye marry presently?
_Thom._ Get you afore, and stay me at the Chapel,
Close by the Nunnery, there you shall find a night Priest,
Little Sir _Hugh_, and he can say the Matrimony
Over without Book, for we must have no company,
Nor light, for fear my Father know, which must not yet be;
And then to morrow night.
_Hyl._ Nothing to night, Sweet?
_Thom._ No, not a bit, I am sent of business,
About my dowry, Sweet, do not spoil all now,
'Tis of much haste: I can scarce stay the marriage,
Now if you love me, get you gone.
_Hyl._ You'll follow?
_Thom._ Within this hour, my sweet Chick.
_Hyl._ Kiss.
_Thom._ A Rope kiss ye,
Come, come, I stand o' thorns.
_Hyl._ Methinks her mouth still
Is monstrous rough, but they have ways to mend it,
Farewel.
_Thom._ Farewel, I'll fit ye with a wife, Sir.
_Seb._ Come, follow close, I'll see the end she aims at,
And if he be a handsome fellow, _Launcelot_,
_Fiat_, 'tis done, and all my 'state is setled. [_Exeunt._
SCENE III.
_Enter Abbess_, Cellide, _and Nuns_.
_Ab._ Come to your Mattins Maids; these early hours
My gentle Daughter, will disturb a while
Your fair eyes, nurtur'd in ease.
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