Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 05 of 10Fletcher, John
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Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 05 of 10
Fletcher, John
English drama
_Enter Keepers and She-fools._
_Alph._ Mad Gallants;
Most admirable mad; I love their faces.
_1 Keep._ Ye stinking Whore, who knew of this? who lookt to him?
'Pox take him, he was sleepy when I left him.
_2 Keep._ Certain he made the fool drunk.
_Mast._ How now, who's this here?
Where is the Boy?
_1 Keep._ The Boy, Sir?
_Mast._ I, the Boy, Sir.
_1 Keep._ Here's all the Boys we found.
_Mast._ These are his Cloaths.
But where's the Boy?
_She-fool._ The Boy is gone a Maying,
He'll bring me home a Cuckows Nest; do you hear, _Master_?
I put my Cloaths off, and I dizen'd him,
And pin'd a Plum in's forehead, and a feather,
And buss'd him twice, and bid him go seek his fortune;
He gave me this fine money, and fine Wine too,
And bid me sop; and gave me these trim Cloaths too,
And put 'em on.
_Alph._ Is this the Boy you would shew?
_She-fool._ I'll give you two pence, Master.
_Alph._ Am I fool'd of all sides?
I met a fool i'th' Woods, they said she dwelt here,
In a long pied Coat.
_Mast._ That was the very Boy, Sir.
_She-f._ I, I, I, I gave him leave to play, forsooth,
He'll come again to morrow, and bring peascods.
_Mast._ I'll bring your bones.
_Alph._ 'Pox o' your fools, and Bedlams,
'Plague o' your Owls and Apes.
_Mast._ 'Pray ye, Sir, be tamer,
We cannot help this presently, but we shall know;
I'll recompence your Care too.
_Alph._ Know me, a pudding,
You juggle, and ye riddle; fart upon ye;
I am abused.
_Mast._ 'Pray ye, Sir. [_Welsh madman._
_Alph._ And I will be abused, Sir,
And you shall know I am abused.
_Welsh._ Whaw, Mr. Keeper.
_Alph._ 'Pox o' thy whaws, and thy whyms,
'Pox o' thy urship.
_Wel._ Give me some Ceeze, and Onions; give me some wash-brew,
I have ---- in my bellies, give me abundance,
_Pendragon_ was a Shentleman, marg you, Sir,
And the Organs at _Rixum_ were made by Revelations,
There is a spirit blows, and blows the Bellows,
And then they sing.
_Alph._ What Moon-calf's this? what dream?
_Mast._ 'Pray ye, Sir, observe him,
He is a Mountaineer, a man of _Goteland_.
_Welsh._ I will beat thy face as black as a blue Clout,
I will leave no more sheet in thine eyes.
_Mast._ He will not hurt ye.
_Welsh._ Give me a great deal of Guns; thou art the Devils,
I know thee by thy tails; poor _Owen's_ hungry,
I will peg thy bums full of Bullets.
_Alph._ This is the rarest Rascal,
He speaks as if he had butter-milk in's mouth,
Is this any thing akin to th' _English_?
_Mast._ The elder Brother, Sir,
He run mad because a Rat eat up's Cheese.
_Alph._ H'ad a great deal of reason, Sir.
_Welsh. Basilus manus_, is for an old Codpiss, mark ye,
I will borrow thy Urships Whore to seal a Letter.
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