Sir _Fran._ Why troth, I don't think it would be amiss. _Moth._ It shall be done in a moment, Sir. [_Exit._ _Enter Mr. ~Manly~._ _Man._ Sir _Francis_, your servant. Sir _Fran._ Cousin _Manly_! _Man._ I am come to see how the family goes on here. Sir _Fran._ Troth! all as busy as bees; I have been upon the wing ever since eight o'clock this morning. _Man._ By your early hour, then, I suppose you have been making your court to some of the great men. Sir _Fran._ Why, faith! you have hit it, Sir----I was advised to lose no time: so I e'en went straight forward, to one great man I had never seen in my life before. _Man._ Right! that was doing business: but who had you got to introduce you? Sir _Fran._ Why, no body----I remember'd I had heard a wise man say--My son be bold--so troth! I introduced myself. _Man._ As how, pray? Sir _Fran._ Why, thus----look ye----please your Lordship, says I, I am Sir _Francis Wronghead_ of _Bumper-hall_, and member of Parliament for the borough of _Guzzledown_----Sir, your humble servant, says my Lord; thof I have not the honour to know your person, I have heard you are a very honest gentleman, and am glad your Borough has made choice of so worthy a representative; and so, says he, Sir _Francis_, have you any service to command me? Naw, cousin! those last words, you may be sure gave me no small encouragement. And thof I know, Sir, you have no extraordinary opinion of my parts, yet I believe, you won't say I mist it naw! _Man._ Well, I hope I shall have no cause. Sir _Fran._ So when I found him so courteous----My Lord, says I, I did not think to ha' troubled your Lordship with business upon my first visit: but since your Lordship is pleas'd not to stand upon ceremony----why truly, says I, I think naw is as good as another time. _Man._ Right! there you push'd him home. Sir _Fran._ Ay, ay, I had a mind to let him see that I was none of your mealy-mouth'd ones. _Man._ Very good! Sir _Fran._ So in short, my Lord, says I, I have a good estate----but----a----it's a little awt at elbows: and as I desire to serve my King, as well as my country, I shall be very willing to accept of a place at Court. _Man._ So, this was making short work on't. Sir _Fran._ I'cod! I shot him flying, cousin: some of your hawf-witted ones naw, would ha' humm'd and haw'd, and dangled a month or two after him, before they durst open their mouths about a place, and mayhap, not ha' got it at last neither. _Man._ Oh! I'm glad you're so sure on't---- Sir _Fran._ You shall hear, cousin----Sir _Francis_, says my Lord, pray what sort of a place may you ha' turn'd your thoughts upon? My Lord, says I, beggars must not be chusers; but ony a place, says I, about a thousand a year, will be well enough to be doing with 'till something better falls in--for I thowght it would not look well to stond haggling with him at first.