Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 07 of 10Fletcher, John
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Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 07 of 10
Fletcher, John
English drama
_Fr._ Now I well hope it is not dangerous;
Give me thy hand, as [farre as] honor guides me,
I'll know thee again.
_Wild._ I thank thee heartily;
I know not where to get a Surgeon;
This vision troubles me, sure she is living,
And I was foolish blind, I could not find it;
I bleed apace still, and my heart grows heavy,
If I go far I faint, I'll knock at this house,
They may be charitable, would 'twere perfect day.
_Enter Mistriss._
_Mist._ 'Tis not he: What would you, Sir?
_Wild._ I would crave a little rest Lady,
And for my hurts some Surgerie, I am a Gentleman
That fortune of a fight--
_Mist._ A handsome Gentleman,
Alas he bleeds, a very handsome Gentleman.
_Wild._ A sweet young wench, beshrew my heart a fair one;
Fortune has made me some recompence.
_Mist._ Pray come in, the air is hurtful for you,
Pray let me lead you, I'll have a bed for you presently,
I'll be your Surgeon too, alas sweet Gentleman.
_Wild._ I feel no hurts, the morning comes too fast now.
_Mist._ Softly, I beseech you. [_Exit._
_Enter Lady and_ Toby.
_Tob._ He is not up yet Madam, what meant you
To come forth so early?
_La._ You blockhead;
Your eyes are sow'd up still, they cannot see
When it is day: oh my poor _Maria_;
Where be the women?
_Tob._ They said they would follow us.
_La._ He shall not laugh thus at my misery,
And kill my child, and steal away her body,
And keep her portion too.
_Tob._ Let him be hang'd for't,
You have my voice.
_La._ These women not come yet?
A Son-in-law, I'll keep a Conjurer,
But I'll find out his knavery.
_Tob._ Do, and I'll help him.
And if he were here, this whip should conjure him,
Here's a _Capias_, and it catch hold on's breech,
I'de make him soon believe the Devil were there.
_La._ An old Usurer.
_Tob._ He married the money, that's all he lookt for;
For your daughter, let her sink or swim.
_La._ I'll swim him;
This is his house, I wonder they stay thus,
That we might rail him out on's wits.
_Tob._ They'll come,
Fear not Madam, and bring clappers with 'em,
Or some have lost their old wont, I have heard,
No disparagement to your Ladyship, some o' their tongues
Like _Tom-a-Lincoln_, three miles off.
_La._ Oh fie,
How tedious are they?
_Tob._ What and we lost no time,
You and I shall make a shift to begin with him,
And tune our Instruments till the Consort come
To make up the full noise, I'll knock.
_Ju._ Who's that rapt so saucily?
_Tob._ 'Tis I, _Toby_, come down, or else we'll fetch you down,
Alas, this is but the [Saunce] bell, here's a Gentlewoman
Will ring you another peal, come down, I say.
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