The Elder Brother: The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (Volume 2 of 10) — John Shaqi
The Elder Brother: The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (Volume 2 of 10)Fletcher, John
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The Elder Brother: The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (Volume 2 of 10)
Fletcher, John
Comedy plays; English drama -- 17th century
_Bri_. Thou shalt keep thy Farm.
_Mir_. He does afflict him rarely.
_And_. You trouble me. Then his intent arriving, the vizard of his
hypocrisie pull'd of[f] to the Judge criminal.
_Bri_. O I am undone.
_And_. He's put out of Commission with disgrace, and held uncapable of
bearing Office ever hereafter. This is my revenge, and this I'll put in
practice.
_Bri_. Do but hear me.
_And_. To bring me back from my Grammar to my Hornbook, it is
unpardonable.
_Bri_. Do not play the Tyrant; accept of composition.
_Lil_. Hear him, _Andrew_.
_And_. What composition?
_Bri_. I'll confirm thy Farm, and add unto it a hundred Acres more,
adjoyning to it.
_And_. Umb, this mollifies; but y'are so fickle, and will again deny this,
there being no witness by.
_Bri_. Call any witness, I'll presently assure it.
_And_. Say you so? troth there's a friend of mine, Sir, within hearing,
that's familiar with all that's past, his testimony will be authentical.
_Bri_. Will he be secret?
_And_. You may tie his tongue up, as you would do your purse-strings.
_Bri_. _Miramont_!
_Mir_. Ha-ha-ha!
_And_. This is my witness. Lord how you are troubled! sure you have an
Ag[u]e, you shake so with choler: Here's your loving Brother, Sir, and
will tell no body but all he meets, that you have eat a Snake, and are
grown young, gamesome, and rampant.
_Bri_. Caught thus?
_And_. If he were one that would make jests of you, or plague ye, with
making your Religious gravity ridiculous to your Neighbours, then you had
some cause to be perplex'd.
_Bri_. I shall become discourse for Clowns and Tapsters.
_And_. Quick, _Lilly_, quick, he's now past kissing, between point and
point. He swounds, fetch him some Cordial--Now put in, Sir.
_Mir_. Who may this be? sure this is some mistake: let me see his face,
wears he not a false beard? it cannot be _Brisac_ that worthy Gentleman,
the Pillar and the Patron of his Country; he is too prudent, and too
cautelous, experience hath taught him t'avoid these fooleries, he is the
punisher, and not the doer; besides he's old and cold, unfit for Woman:
This is some counterfeit, he shall be whipt for't, some base abuser of my
worthy Brother.
_Bri_. Open the doors; will ye imprison me? are ye my Judges?
_Mir_. The man raves! this is not judicious _Brisac_: yet now I think
on't, h'has a kind of Dog look like my Brother, a guilty hanging face.
_Bri_. I'll suffer bravely, do your worst, do, do.
_Mir_. Why, it's manly in you.
_Bri_. Nor will I rail nor curse, you slave, you whore, I will not meddle
with you; but all the torments that e're fell on men, that fed on
mischief, fall heavily on you all. [_Exit_.
_Lil_. You have given him a heat, Sir.
_Mir_. He will ride you the better, _Lilly_.
_And_. We'll teach him to meddle with Scholars.
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