FIT. S’lid, it is the _Diuell_.
_Becauſe it is the_ Diuell.
MER. And, ’twere his Damme too, you muſt now apply
Your ſelfe, Sir, to this, wholly; or loſe all. 40
FIT. If I could but ſee a piece--
MER. S^r. Neuer think on’t.
FIT. Come but to one act, and I did not care--
But to be ſeene to riſe, and goe away,
To vex the Players, and to puniſh their _Poet_--
Keepe him in awe!
MER. But ſay, that he be one, 45
Wi’ not be aw’d! but laugh at you. How then?
FIT. Then he ſhall pay for his’dinner himſelfe.
MER. Perhaps,
He would doe that twice, rather then thanke you.
Come, get the _Diuell_ out of your head, my _Lord_,
(I’ll call you ſo in priuate ſtill) and take 50
Your _Lord-ſhip_ i’ your minde. You were, ſweete _Lord_,
_He puts him in mind of his quarrell._
In talke to bring a _Buſineſſe_ to the _Office_.
FIT. Yes.
MER. Why ſhould not you, S^r, carry it o’ your ſelfe,
Before the _Office_ be vp? and ſhew the world,
You had no need of any mans direction; 55
In point, Sir, of ſufficiency. I ſpeake
Againſt a kinſman, but as one that tenders
Your graces good.
FIT. I thanke you; to proceed--
MER. To _Publications_: ha’ your _Deed_ drawne preſently.
And leaue a blancke to put in your _Feoffees_ 60
One, two, or more, as you ſee cauſe--
FIT. I thank you
Heartily, I doe thanke you. Not a word more,
I pray you, as you loue mee. Let mee alone.
That I could not thinke o’ this, as well, as hee?
O, I could beat my infinite blocke-head--! 65
_He is angry with himſelfe._
MER. Come, we muſt this way.
PVG. How far is’t.
MER. Hard by here
Ouer the way. Now, to atchieue this ring,
From this ſame fellow, that is to aſſure it; [140]
_He thinkes how to coozen the bearer, of the ring._
Before hee giue it. Though my _Spaniſh Lady_,
Be a young Gentleman of meanes, and ſcorne 70
To ſhare, as hee doth ſay, I doe not know
How ſuch a toy may tempt his _Lady-ſhip_:
And therefore, I thinke beſt, it be aſſur’d.
PVG. Sir, be the _Ladies_ braue, wee goe vnto?
MER. O, yes.
PVG. And ſhall I ſee ’hem, and ſpeake to ’hem? 75
MER. What elſe? ha’ you your falſe-beard about you? _Traines._
_Questions his man._
TRA. Yes.
MER. And is this one of your double Cloakes?
TRA. The beſt of ’hem.
MER. Be ready then. Sweet _Pitfall_!
[530] SD. ACT. ...] _Re-enter_ FITZDOTTREL. G
[531] 3 Till it G || from G§
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