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
_Ju._ Some new fortifications, look to my doors,
Put double barrs, I will not have her enter,
Nor any of her Tribe, they come to terrifie me:
Keep out her tongue too, if you can.
_La._ I hear you,
And I will send my tongue up to your worship,
The eccho of it shall flye o'er the street;
My Daughter that thou killedst with kindness (Jew)
That thou betrayedst to death, thou double Jew,
And after stol'st her body.
_Tob._ Jew's too good for him.
_Ju._ I defie you both;
Thy daughter plaid the villain and betraid me.
Betrai'd my honor.
_La._ Honor, Rascal,
And let that bear an action, I'll try it with thee,
Honor?
_Tob._ Oh Reprobate!
_La._ Thou musty Justice,
Buy an honourable halter and hang thy self.
_[T]ob._ A worshipful ropes end is too good for him.
_La._ Get honor that way, thou wot die a dog else.
_Tob._ Come and be whipt first.
_La._ Where is her Portion.
_Enter Nurse and Women._
_Ju._ Where I'll keep it safely.
_Nur._ Traitor, thou shall not keep it.
_Ju._ More of the kennel? put more bolts to th' doors there,
And arm your selves, hell is broke loose upon us.
_Tob._ I am glad y'are come, we'll blow the house down.
_La._ Oh Nurse, I have such cause--
_Wo._ Villain, viper, although you had no cause, we are bound
To help.
_Nur._ Yes, and believe, we come not here to examine,
And if you please we'll fire the house.
_Ju._ Call the Constable.
_Tob._ A charitable motion, fire is comfortable.
_La._ No, no, we'll only let him know our minds,
We will commit no outrage, he's a Lawyer.
_Ju._ Give me my Musket.
_La._ Where's my daughters body,
That I may bury it?
_Wo._ Speak, or we'll bury thee.
_Nur._ Alive, we'll bury thee, speak old Iniquity.
_Tob._ Bury him alive by all means for a testimony.
_Ju._ Their voices make my house reel, oh for Officers,
I am in a dream, thy daughters spirit
[Walkes] a nights, and troubles all the neigh[bou]rs:
Go hire a Conjurer, I'll say no more.
_La._ The Law shall say more.
_Wo. Nur._ We are Witnesses,
And if thou be'st not hang'd--
_Enter_ Lurcher _and Boy_.
_Lur._ Buy a Book of good manners,
A short Book of good manners.
_Boy._ Buy a ballad, a ballad of the maid was got with child.
_Tob._ That might ha been my case last night,
I'll ha't, what e'er it cost me.
_Boy._ A ballad of the Witches hang'd at _Ludlow_.
_Tob._ I will have that too;
There was an Aunt of mine, I think amongst 'em,
I would be glad to hear her Testament.
_Lur._ A new Book of Women.
_Ju._ The thunder's laid, how they stare at him.
_Lur._ A new Book of Fools, a strange Book,
Very strange fools.
_Ju._ I'll owe thee a good turn, whate'er thou art.
_Lur._ A Book of Walking Spirits.
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