Sir _Tim_. Money, Sir, good lack, is that all? [_Smiling on ‘em_.]
Why, what a Beast was I, not knowing of your coming, to put out all my
Money last Week to Alderman Draw-tooth? Alack, alack, what shift shall I
make now to accommodate you?--But if you please to come again to morrow--
_Fop_. A shamming Rogue; the right Sneer and Grin of a dissembling Whig.
Come, come, deliver, Sir; we are for no Rhetorick but ready Money.
[_Aloud and threatning_.
Sir _Tim_. Hold, I beseech you, Gentlemen, not so loud; for there is a
Lord, a most considerable Person, and a Stranger, honours my House to
night; I wou’d not for the world his Lordship shou’d be disturb’d.
_Wild_. Take no care for him, he’s fast bound and all his Retinue.
Sir _Tim_. How, bound! my Lord bound, and all his People! Undone, undone,
disgrac’d! What will the Polanders say, that I shou’d expose their
Embassador to this Disrespect and Affront?
_Wild_. Bind him, and take away his Keys.
[_They bind him hand and foot, and take his
Keys out of his Bosom. Ex. all_.
Sir _Tim_. Ay, ay, what you please, Gentlemen, since my Lord’s bound--Oh,
what Recompence can I make for so unhospitable Usage? I am a most
unfortunate Magistrate: hah, who’s there, _Jervice_? Alas, art thou here
too? What, canst not speak? but ‘tis no matter and I were dumb too; for
what Speech or Harangue will serve to beg my Pardon of my Lord?--And then
my Heiress, _Jervice_, ay, my rich Heiress, why, she’ll be ravisht: Oh
Heavens, ravisht! The young Rogues will have no Mercy, _Jervice_; nay,
perhaps as thou say’st, they’ll carry her away.--Oh, that thought! Gad, I
rather the City-Charter were lost.
[_Enter some with Bags of Money_.
--Why, Gentlemen, rob like Christians, Gentlemen.
_Fop_. What, do you mutter, Dog?
Sir _Tim_. Not in the least, Sir, not in the least; only a Conscience,
Sir, in all things does well--Barbarous Rogues.
[_They go out all again_.]
Here’s your arbitrary Power, _Jervice_; here’s the Rule of the Sword now
for you: These are your Tory Rogues, your tantivy Roysters; but we shall
cry quits with you, Rascals, ere long; and if we do come to our old Trade
of Plunder and Sequestration, we shall so handle ye--we’ll spare neither
Prince, Peer, nor Prelate. Oh, I long to have a slice at your fat
Church-men, your Crape-Gownorums.
_Enter_ Wild. Dresswell, Laboir, _and the rest, with more Bags_.
_Wild_. A Prize, a Prize, my Lads, in ready Guineas; Contribution, my
beloved.
_Dres_. Nay, then ‘tis lawful Prize, in spite of Ignoramus and all his
Tribe--What hast thou here?
[_To_ Fop. _who enters with a Bag full of Papers_.
_Fop_. A whole Bag of Knavery, damn’d Sedition, Libels, Treason,
Successions, Rights and Privileges, with a new-fashion’d Oath of
Abjuration, call’d the Association.--Ah, Rogue, what will you say when
these shall be made publick?
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