The City Bride (1696): Or, The Merry Cuckold — John Shaqi
The City Bride (1696): Or, The Merry CuckoldHarris, Joseph
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The City Bride (1696): Or, The Merry Cuckold
Harris, Joseph
English drama
1 Sail. _So, well done my Lads, now let's aboard amain,_
_And suck our Faces o're and o're again._
_Brandy we've got enough, by this blest Chance,_
_We'l nothing drink but Punch, when we get_ France.
_Omn._ Hoora! Hoora! Exeunt omnes.
_The End of the Third ACT._
ACT the Fourth.
_A Tavern._
[2 Tables, three Chairs to each.]
_Enter_ Compasse, Peg, _and_ Pettifog.
_A Drawer Meets them._
_Drawer._ Welcome Gentlemen. Please to walk into a Room?
_Compasse:_ Aye Boy. Come Mr. _Pettifog_, please you sit.
_Pettifog:_ With all my Heart; Come Mistress.
_Draw._ What Wine will you be pleased to drink, Gentlemen?
_Pett._ Ask the good Woman: speak Mistress.
_Com._ Canary for her; I know what relishes her Palat best. A Quart of
brisk Canary, Boy.
_Draw._ Ye shall have the best in _England_.--Coming, Coming, Sir.
[_Exit._.
_Com._ What call you this same Tavern, Mr. Attorney?
_Pett._ The King's Head, Sir.
_Com._ The King's Head: Marry, it has a good Neighbour of _Guild-hall_.
It takes many a fair Pound upon that 'n Account, I warrant you.
_Draw._ (within) A Quart of Canary in the King's-head, score.
_Enter Drawer, fills a Glass, and gives it_ Compasse.
_Draw._ Sir, Here's a Glass of the richest Canary that ever came over,
the very Quintessence of the Grape I assure you.
_Com._ Say'st thou so? Why then there's a Tester for thee, and so leave
us--. Come, Mr. _Pettifog_, [_Exit Drawer_] and 't please you my Service
to you.
[_Drinks._
_Pett._ I thank you kindly, Sir.--Mrs. my Service to you, your Husband's
good Health.
[_Drinks._
_Peg._ With all my Heart indeed, Here my dear black ey'd Rogue, thy
n'own good Health.
[_Drinks._
_Com._ Thank you _Peg_, thank you, so now let's mind our Business.
_Enter Mr._ Ventere, _his Wife, and_ Dodge, _to another Table in the
same Room._
Mr. _Ven._ Show a Room, Drawer.
_Draw._ Here Sir.
Mr. _Ven._ Ne're a private Room?
_Draw._ No Sir, the House is full.
_Com._ Ods fish, whom have we here, my Wife's Merchant, with his Lawyer?
_Pett._ Ye know we promised to give him a Meeting here.
_Comp._ 'Tis true we did so,--but come to the Business in hand.
[_Pettifog_ and _Compasse_ talk privately.
Mr. _Ven._ Well, bring us a Bottle of your best Red.
_Draw._ You shall have it, Sir.
[_Exit_ Drawer.
Mr. _Ven._ And what do you think of my Cause, Mr. _Dodge_?
_Dodge._ O we shall carry it most certainly: You have Money to go
through with the Business; and ne're fear but we'll trounce them
swingingly.
Mr. _Ven._ I warrant you think it very strange, Mr. _Dodge_, that I am
at this Charge and Expence to bring a farther Charge upon me.
_Dodge._ Not I, I assure you, Sir, for I know you are a wise Man, and
know very well what you do; besides you have Money, Money enough, Sir.
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