Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 06 of 10Fletcher, John
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Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 06 of 10
Fletcher, John
English drama
_Luce._ Your Nurse had the less labour.
_Hum._ Faith it may be,
Unless it were by chance I did beray me.
_Enter_ Jasper.
_Jasp. Luce_, dear friend _Luce_.
_Luce._ Here _Jasper_.
_Jasp._ You are mine.
_Hum._ If it be so, my friend, you use me fine:
What do you think I am?
_Jasp._ An arrant Noddy.
_Hum._ A word of obloquie: now by gods body,
I'll tell thy Master, for I know thee well.
_Jasp._ Nay, and you be so forward for to tell,
Take that, and that, and tell him, Sir, I gave it:
And say I paid you well.
_Hum._ O Sir I have it,
And do confess the payment, pray be quiet.
_Jasp._ Go, get you to your night-cap and the diet,
To cure your beaten bones.
_Luce._ Alas, poor _Humphrey_,
Get thee some wholsome broth with Sage and Cumfrie:
A little oil of Roses and a Feather
To noint thy back withal.
_Hum._ When I came hither,
Would I had gone to _Paris_ with _John Dorry_.
_Luce._ Farewel my pretty Nump, I am very sorry
I cannot bear thee company.
_Hum._ Farewel,
The Devils Dam was ne'r so bang'd in Hell. [_Exeunt._
[_Manet_ Humphrey.
_Wife._ This young _Jasper_ will prove me another Things, a
my conscience and he may be suffered; _George_, dost not see
_George_ how a swaggers, and flies at the very heads a fokes as
he were a Dragon; well if I do not do his lesson for wronging
the poor Gentleman, I am no true Woman, his friends that
brought him up might have been better occupied, I wis, then
have taught him these fegaries: he's e'n in the high-way to the
Gallows, God bless him.
_Cit._ You're too bitter, Connie, the young man may do well
enough for all this.
_Wife._ Come hither master _Humphrey_, has he hurt you? now
beshrew his fingers for't, here Sweet-heart, here's some Green
Ginger for thee, now beshrew my heart, but a has Pepper-nel
in's head, as big as a Pullets egg: alas, sweet Lamb, how thy
Temples beat; take the peace on him sweet heart, take the peace
on him.
_Enter a Boy._
_Cit._ No, no, you talk like a foolish woman, I'll ha _Ralph_
fight with him, and swinge him up well-favour'dly: sirrah boy
come hither, let _Ralph_ come in and fight with _Jasper_,
_Wife._ I and beat him well, he's an unhappy boy.
_Boy._ Sir, you must pardon us, the plot of our Play lies
contrary, and 'twill hazard the spoiling of our Play.
_Cit._ Plot me no plots, I'll ha _Ralph_ come out, I'll make
your house too hot for you else.
_Boy._ Why Sir, he shall, but if any thing fall out of order,
the Gentlemen must pardon us.
_Cit._ Go your ways good-man boy, I'll hold him a penny he
shall have his belly full of fighting now, ho here comes
_Ralph_, no more.
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