Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 10 of 10Fletcher, John
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Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 10 of 10
Fletcher, John
English drama
_Oria._ I have heard of your Lordships nothing, I'll put that to
the venture.
_Gond._ Well thou shalt have meat, I'll send it to thee.
_Oria._ I'll keep no state my Lord, neither doe I mourn, I'll dine
with you.
_Gond._ Is such a thin[g] as this allowed to live?
What power hath let the[e] loose upon the earth
To plague us for our Sins? Out of my doors.
_Oria._ I would your Lordship did but see how well
This fury doth become you, it doth shew
So neer the life, as it were natural.
_Gond._ O thou damn'd woman, I will flie the vengeance
That hangs above thee, follow if thou dar'st. [_Exit Gondarino._
_Oria._ I must not leave this fellow, I will torment him to madness,
To teach his passions against kind to move,
The more he hates, the more I'll seem to love.
[_Exeunt Oriana and Maid._
_Enter Pandar and Mercer a citizen._
_Pand._ Sir, what may be done by art shall be done, I wear no[t]
this black cloak for nothing.
_Mer._ Perform this, help me to this great heir by learning, and
you shall want no black cloaks; taffaties, silkgrogra[m]s, sattins
and velvets are mine, they shall be yours; perform what you have
promis'd, and you shall make me a lover of Sciences, I will study
the learned languages, and keep my shop-book in Latine.
_Pand._ Trouble me not now, I will not fail you within this hour at
your shop.
_Mer._ Let Art have her course. [_Exit Mercer._
_Enter Curtezan._
_Pand._ 'Tis well spoken, _Madona_.
_Mad._ Hast thou brought me any customers.
_Pan._ No.
_Ma._ What the devil do'st thou in black?
_Pa._ As all solemn professors of setled courses, doe cover my
knavery with it: will you marry a citizen; Reasonably rich, and
unreasonably foolish, silks in his shop, mony in his purse, and no
wit in his head?
_Ma._ Out upon him, I could have [bin] otherwise than so, there was
a Knight swore he would have had me, if I would have lent him but
forty shillings to have redeem'd his cloak, to goe to Church in.
_Pan._ Then your wastcote wayter shall have him, call her in!
_Ma. Francessina!_
_Fr._ Anon!
_Ma._ Get you to the Church, and shrive your self,
For you shall be richly marryed anon.
_Pan._ And get you after her, I will work upon my citizen whilst
he is warm, I must not suffer him to consult with his neighbours,
the openest fools are hardly cousened, if they once grow jealous.
[_Exeunt._
_Actus Tertius. Scæna Prima._
_Enter Gondarino flying the Lady._
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