Rule a Wife, and Have a Wife: Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (3 of 10)Fletcher, John
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Rule a Wife, and Have a Wife: Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (3 of 10)
Fletcher, John
Comedy plays; Drama
All this not moves me,
Nor stirs my gall, nor alters my affections,
You have more furniture, more houses Lady,
And rich ones too, I will make bold with those,
And you have Land i'th' _Indies_ as I take it,
Thither we'l goe, and view a while those climats,
Visit your Factors there, that may betray ye,
'Tis done, we must goe.
Margarita:
Now thou art a brave Gentleman,
And by this sacred light I love thee dearly.
The house is none of yours, I did but jest Sir,
Nor you are no couz of mine, I beseech ye vanish,
I tell you plain, you have no more right than he
Has, that senseless thing, your wife has once more fool'd ye:
Goe ye and consider.
Leon:
Good morrow my sweet cousin, I should be glad Sir.
Michael Perez:
By this hand she dies for't,
221] Or any man that speaks for her.
[Exit _Perez_.
Juan de Castro:
These are fine toyes.
Margarita:
Let me request you stay but one poor month,
You shall have a Commission and I'le goe too,
Give me but will so far.
Leon:
Well I will try ye,
Good morrow to your Grace, we have private business.
Duke of Medina:
If I miss thee again, I am an arrant bungler.
Juan de Castro:
Thou shalt have my command, and I'le march under thee,
Nay be thy boy before thou shalt be baffled,
Thou art so brave a fellow.
Alonzo:
I have seen visions.
[Exeunt.
Actus Quintus
Scena Prima.
[Enter _Leon_, with a letter, and _Margarita_.]
Leon:
Come hither wife, do you know this hand?
Margarita:
I do Sir,
'Tis _Estifania_, that was once my woman.
Leon:
She writes to me here, that one _Cacafogo_
An usuring Jewellers son (I know the Rascal)
Is mortally faln in love with ye.
Margarita:
Is a monster, deliver me from mountains.
Leon:
Do you goe a birding for all sorts of people?
And this evening will come to ye and shew ye Jewels,
And offers any thing to get access to ye,
If I can make or sport or profit on him,
(For he is fit for both) she bids me use him,
And so I will, be you conformable, and follow but my will.
Margarita:
I shall not fail, Sir.
Leon:
Will the Duke come again do you think?
Margarita:
No sure Sir,
H'as now no policie to bring him hither.
Leon:
Nor bring you to him, if my wit hold fair wife:
Let's in to dinner.
[Exeunt.
[Enter _Perez_.]
Michael Perez:
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