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
_Mir._ Away, wild Fool: how vile this shews in him now!
Now take my faith, before ye all I speak it,
And with it, my repentant love.
_La-C._ This seems well.
_Mir._ Were but this Lady clear again, whose sorrows
My very heart melts for; were she but perfect
(For thus to marry her would be two miseries,)
Before the richest and the noblest Beauty,
_France_, or the World could shew me; I would take her
As she is now, my Tears and Prayers shall wed her.
_De-Gar._ This makes some small amends.
_Ros._ She beckons to ye,
To us too, to go off.
_Nant._ Let's draw aside all.
_Ori._ Oh my best friend; I would fain.
_Mir._ What? she speaks well,
And with another voice.
_Ori._ But I am fearful,
And shame a little stops my tongue.
_Mir._ Speak boldly.
_Ori._ Tell ye, I am well, I am perfect well: 'pray ye mock not;
And that I did this to provoke your Nature,
Out of my infinite and restless love,
To win your pity; pardon me.
_Mir._ Go forward;
Who set ye on?
_Ori._ None, as I live, no Creature;
Not any knew, or ever dream'd what I meant;
Will ye be mine?
_Mir._ 'Tis true, I pity ye:
But when I marry ye, ye must be wiser:
Nothing but Tricks? Devices?
_Ori._ Will ye shame me?
_Mir._ Yes, marry will I: Come near, come near, a miracle;
The Woman's well; she was only mad for Marriage,
Stark mad to be ston'd to death; give her good counsel,
Will this world never mend? are ye caught, Damsel?
_Enter_ Belleur, La-Castre, Lugier, Nantolet, De Gard,
Rosalure, _and_ Bianca.
_Bel._ How goes it now?
_Mir._ Thou art a kind of Prophet,
The Woman's well again, and would have gull'd me;
Well, excellent well: and not a taint upon her.
_Bel._ Did not I tell ye? Let 'em be what can be;
Saints, Devils, any thing, they will abuse us;
Thou wert an Ass to believe her so long, a Coxcomb;
Give 'em a minute they'll abuse whole millions.
_Mir._ And am not I a rare Physician, Gentlemen,
That can cure desperate mad minds?
_De Gar._ Be not insolent.
_Mir._ Well, go thy waies: from this hour, I disclaim thee,
Unless thou hast a trick above this: then I'le love thee.
Ye owe me for your Cure; pray have a care of her,
For fear she fall into Relapse: come _Belleur_
We'll set up Bills, to Cure Diseased Virgins.
_Bel._ Shall we be merry?
_Mir._ Yes.
_Bel._ But I'le no more projects;
If we could make 'em mad, it were some mastery. [_Exeunt._
_Lil._ I am glad she is well again.
_Ros._ So am I, certain,
Be not ashamed.
_Oria._ I shall never see a man more.
_De Gar._ Come ye are a fool: had ye but told me this trick,
He should not have gloried thus.
_Lug._ He shall not long neither.
_La-C._ Be rul'd, and be at peace: ye have my consent,
And what power I can work with.
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