The sparagus garden a comedie. Acted in the yeare 1635. by the then Company of Revels, at Salisbury Court. The author Richard Brome.

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The sparagus garden a comedie. Acted in the yeare 1635. by the then Company of Revels, at Salisbury Court. The author Richard Brome.
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Brome, Richard, d. 1652?
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London :: Printed by I. Okes, for Francis Constable, and are to be sold at his shop in Kings-street at the signe of the Goat, and in Westminster-hall,
1640.
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Act 3. Scene 11▪
Enter Money-lucke, Hayden, Springe, Martha.
Mon.

How is't? J hope you are not wrangling now, but better pleas'd than so.

Reb.

No, no, sir Hugh, 'tis not the Spa•…•…gus can do't, unlesse the man were better:

Hoy.

But may J now be confident that J am almost a gentleman.

Spr.

Without that confidence you are nothing.

Mon.

There wants nothing now, but that you learn the rules & rudiments, the principles and instructions for the carriages, con∣gies, & complements, which we'll quicly put into you by practice.

Hoy.

And then the spending the little rest of my mony, & J am a cleare gentleman, & may see my uncle.

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Mon.

Right, right.

Hoy.

And I will write it, and crowd it into as many Bonds as I can a purpose to write gentleman; Timothy Hoyden of Tanton—no, of London, Gentleman: London is a common place for all gentlemen of my ranke, is it not?

Spr.

Excellent, doe you not marke howfinely he comes on?

Hoy.

But as I hope to live and dye a gentleman Mrs. what shi▪ call, your reckoning was devillish deare▪ s'daggers three pound for a few Cuckoe pintles, they were no better I thinke.

Spr.

Now you fall backe againe, and derogate from the condi∣tion of a gentleman most grosly, to think any thing too deare you cate or drinke.

Hoy.

Poxe on't, I had forgot.

Mon.

When he has his rules and principles, which must be his next study, he will remember.

Hoy.

Pray let's about it 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

Mon.

Now we'll goe; but you forget me Mistresse.

Mat.

No indeed sir Hugh▪ here's two Peece for last week and this.

Mon.

Tis well▪ Landlord and Landlady will you goe?

Brit.

Would you wou'd long to be at home once.

Wif▪

〈◊〉〈◊〉 I doe perhaps and to be here againe, and there again; and here, and there▪ and here againe •…•… and all at once.

Brit.

Hey kicksie winsie.

Wif.

And I doe long to goe to Windsor too, to know if the pro∣phesie 〈◊◊◊〉〈◊◊◊〉 there, 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 reported here.

Mat.

How did you heare it goes forsooth?

Wif.

That all old women shall die, and many young wives shal have Cuckol•…•…s to their husbands▪

Mat.

I heard forsooth that all young wives should dye that were pu•…•…e maids when they were marryed.

Wif.

And none other?

Mat

〈◊〉〈◊〉 report goes forsooth▪

Wif.

You speake very comfortably: It may be a long journey to the worlds end yet.

Brit.

It seems you are not proscribed by the prophesie then?

Wife.

I thank my destiny.

Hoy.

My first worke when I am compleat gentleman shall bee

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to get them a Child, and make 'hem friends.

Mon.

A most gentlemanly resolution.

Wif.

And truely the City is much bound to such well affected gentlemen.

Exeunt.
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