Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 09 of 10Fletcher, John
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Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 09 of 10
Fletcher, John
English drama
_Clow._ Conjure! I'll tell you, all the divells names he calls
upon are but fustion names, gather'd out of welch heraldry; in
breif, he is a rogue of six reprieves, four pardons of course,
thrice pilloried, twice sung _Lacrymæ_ to the Virginalls of a
carts tail, h'as five times been in the _Gallies_, and will
never truely run himself out of breath, till he comes to the
gallowes.
_Foro._ You have heard worthy gentlemen, what this lying,
detracting rascall has vomited.
_Tay._ Yes certain, but we have a better trust in you, for you
have ta'en our money.
_Foro._ I have so, truth is he was my servant, and for some
chastisement I gave him, he does practise thus upon me; speak
truely sirra, are you certain I cannot conjure?
_Clow._ Conjure! ha, ha, ha.
_Foro._ Nay, nay, but be very sure of it.
_Clow._ Sure of it? why I'll make a bargain with thee, before
all these gentlemen, use all thy art, all thy roguery, and make
me do any thing before al this company I have not a mind to,
I'll first give thee leave to claime me for thy bond slave, and
when thou hast done hang me.
_Foro._ 'Tis a match, sirra, I'll make you caper i'th' air
presently.
_Clow._ I have too solid a body, and my belief is like a
Puritans on Good-Friday, too high fed with capon.
_Foro._ I will first send thee to Green-land for a haunch of
venison, just of the thickness of thine own tallow.
_Clow._ Ha, ha, ha, I'll not stir an inch for thee.
_Foro._ Thence to _Amboyna_ i'th' _East-Indies_, for pepper to
bake it.
_Clow._ To _Amboyna_? so I might be pepper'd.
_Foro._ Then will I conveigh thee stark naked to _Develing_ to
beg a pair of _brogs_, to hide thy mountainous buttocks.
_Clow._ And no doublet to 'em?
_Foro._ No sir, I intend to send you of a sleeveless errand;
but before you vanish, in regard you say I cannot conjure,
and are so stupid, and opinionated a slave, that neither I,
nor my art can compell you to do any thing that's beyond your
own pleasure, the gentlemen shall have some sport, you cannot
endure a cat sirra?
_Clow._ What's that to thee Jugler?
_Foro._ Nor you'll do nothing at my entreaty?
_Clow._ I'll be hang'd first.
_Foro._ Sit Gentlemen, and whatsoever you see, be not frighted.
_Hostess._ Alas I can endure no conjuring.
_Host._ Stir not wife.
_Bian._ Pray let me go sir, I am not fit for these fooleryes.
_Host._ Move not daughter.
_For._ I wil make you dance a new dance call'd leap-frog.
_Clow._ Ha, ha, ha.
_For._ And as naked as a frog.
_Clow._ Ha, ha, ha, I defie thee.
[Forobosco _looks in a book, strikes with his wand, Musick
playes_.
_Enter 4. Boyes shaped like Frogs, and dance._
_P[e]dant._ Spirits of the water in the likeness of frogs.
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