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
_Enter Officer._
_Petr._ Lodge these safe, till I send for 'em;
Let none come to 'em, nor no noise be heard
Of where they are, or why: away.
_John._ By this hand
A handsom whore: Now will I be arrested,
And brought home to this officers: a stout whore,
I love such stirring ware: pox o' this business,
A man must hunt out morsels for another,
And starve himself: a quick-ey'd whore, that's wild-fire,
And makes the bloud dance through the veins like billows.
I will reprieve this whore.
_Duke._ Well, good luck with ye.
_Fred._ As much attend your grace.
_Petr._ To morrow certain--
_John._ If we out-live this night Sir.
_Fred._ Come _Don John_,
We have something now to do.
_John._ I am sure I would have.
_Fred._ If she be not found, we must fight.
_John._ I am glad on't,
I have not fought a great while.
_Fred._ If we dye--
_Jo._ There's so much mony sav'd in lecherie. [_Exeunt._
_Actus Quintus. Scena Prima._
_Enter_ Duke, Petrucchio, _below, and_ Vecchio, _above_.
_Duke._ It should be hereabouts.
_Petr._ Your grace is right,
This is the house, I know it.
_Vec._ Grace?
_Duke._ 'Tis further
By the description we received.
_Petr._ Good my Lord the Duke,
Believe me, for I know it certainly,
This is the very house.
_Vec._ My Lord the Duke?
_Duke._ Pray Heaven this man prove right now.
_Petr._ Believe it, he's a most sufficient Scholar,
And can do rare tricks this way; for a figure,
Or raising an appearance, whole Christendom
Has not a better; I have heard strange wonders of him.
_Duke._ But can he shew us where she is?
_Petr._ Most certain,
And for what cause too she departed.
_Duke._ Knock then,
For I am great with expectation,
Till this man satisfie me: I fear the _Spaniards_,
Yet they appear brave fellows: can he tell us?
_Petr._ With a wet finger, whether they be false.
_Duke._ Away then.
_Petr._ Who's within here?
_Enter_ Vecchio.
_Vec._ Your grace may enter.
_Duke._ How can he know me?
_Petr._ He knows all.
_Vec._ And you Sir. [_Exeunt._
SCENE II.
_Enter Don_ John, _and_ Frederick.
_John._ What do you call his name?
_Fred._ Why, _Peter Vecchio_.
_John._ They say he can raise Devils,
Can he make 'em
Tell truth too, when he has rais'd 'em? for believe it,
These Devils are the lyingst Rascals.
_Fred._ He can compel 'em.
_John._ With what? can he
Tye squibs in their tails, and fire the truth out?
Or make 'em eat a bawling Puritan,
Whose sanctified zeal shall rumble like an Earth-quake?
_Fred._ With Spells man.
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