[_They both advance softly, meeting just in the middle of
the Stage, and coming close up to each other; both
cautiously start back, and stand a tipto in the posture
of Fear, then gently feeling for each other, (after
listening and hearing no Noise) draw back their
Hands at touching each other’s; and shrinking up
their Shoulders, make grimaces of more Fear_.
_Tick_. _Que Equesto_.
Sir _Sig_. Hah, a Man’s Voice!--I’ll try if I can fright him hence.
[_Aside_.
_Una Malladette Spiritto Incarnate_.
[_In a horrible tone_.
_Tick_. Hah, _Spiritto Incarnate_! that Devil’s Voice I shou’d know.
[_Aside_.
Sir _Sig_. See, Signior! _Una Spiritto_, which is to say, _un Spiritalo,
Immortallo, Incorporallo, Inanimate, Immaterialle, Philosophicale,
Invisible--Unintelligible--Diavillo_.
[_In the same tone_.
_Tick_. Ay, ay, ‘tis my hopeful Pupil, upon the same design with me, my
life on’t,--cunning young Whore-master;--I’ll cool your Courage--good
Signior _Diavillo_; if you be the _Diavillo_, I have _una certaina
Immaterial Invisible Conjuratione_, that will so neatly lay your
_Inanimate unintelligible Diavilloship_.--
[_Pulls out his wooden Sword_.
Sir _Sig_. How! he must needs be valiant indeed that dares fight with the
Devil.
[_Endeavours to get away_, Tick, _beats him about the Stage_.]
--Ah, Signior, Signior, _Mia_! ah--_Caspeto de Baccus--he cornuto_, I am
a damn’d silly Devil that have no dexterity in vanishing.
[_Gropes and finds the Door--going out, meets just entring_
Fillamour, Galliard _with all the Musick--he retires,
and stands close_.
--Hah,--what have we here, new Mischief?--
[Tick. _and he stands against each other, on either side
of the Stage_.
_Fil_. Prithee how came we to lose ye?
_Gal_. I thought I had follow’d ye--but ‘tis well we are met again. Come
tune your Pipes.--
[_They play a little, enter_ Marcella _as before_.
_Mar_. This must be he.
[_Goes up to ‘em_.
_Gal_. Come, come, your Song, Boy, your Song.
_Whilst ‘tis singing, Enter_ Octavio, Julio, Crapine, _and Bravos_.
The SONG.
_Crudo Amore, Crudo Amore, |
Il mio Core non fa per te | bis
Suffrir non vo tormenti
Senza mai sperar mar ce
Belta che sia Tiranna,
Belta che sia Tiranna
Doll meo offerto recetto non e
Il tuo rigor singunna
Se le pene
Le catene
Tenta auolgere al mio pie
See see Crudel Amore |
Il mio Core non fa per te. | bis
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