The wild-goose chase a comedie as it hath been acted with singular applause at the Black-Friers : being the noble, last, and onely remaines of those incomparable drammatists, Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, Gent. : retriv'd for the publick delight of all the ingenious and private benefit of John Lowin and Joseph Taylor, servants to His late Majestie / by a person of honour.

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The wild-goose chase a comedie as it hath been acted with singular applause at the Black-Friers : being the noble, last, and onely remaines of those incomparable drammatists, Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, Gent. : retriv'd for the publick delight of all the ingenious and private benefit of John Lowin and Joseph Taylor, servants to His late Majestie / by a person of honour.
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Fletcher, John, 1579-1625.
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London :: Printed for Humpherey Moseley ...,
1652.
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"The wild-goose chase a comedie as it hath been acted with singular applause at the Black-Friers : being the noble, last, and onely remaines of those incomparable drammatists, Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, Gent. : retriv'd for the publick delight of all the ingenious and private benefit of John Lowin and Joseph Taylor, servants to His late Majestie / by a person of honour." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A27203.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 14, 2024.

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Scaen. 3.
Enter Lugier, de-Gard, Rosalu. and Lillia.
Lug.
This is the last adventure.
de-G.
And the happiest, As we hope too.
Ros.
We should be glad to finde it.
Lil.
Who shall conduct us thither?
Lug.
Your man is ready. For I must not be seen; no, nor this Gentleman; That may beget suspition: all the rest Are people of no doubt; I would have ye, Ladies, Keep your old liberties, and as we instruct ye: Come, look not pale; you shall not lose your wishes; Nor beg 'em neither: but be your selves, and happy.
Ros.
I tell ye true, I cannot hold off longer, Nor give no more hard language.
de-G.
You shall not need.
Ros.
I love the Gentleman, and must now show it; Shall I beat a propper man out of heart?
Lug.
There's none advises ye.
Lil.
'Faith I repent me too.
Lug.
Repent, and spoil all. Tell what ye know, ye had best.
Lil.
I'll tell what I think; For if he ask me now, if I can love him, I'll tell him yes, I can: The man's a kinde man;

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And out of his true honesty affect me; Although he plaid the fool, which I requited; Must I still hold him at the staves end?
Lug.
You are two strange woman.
Ros.
We may be, if we fool still.
Lug.
Dare ye beleeve me? Follow but this advice I have set you in now, And if ye lose: would ye yeeld now so basely? Give up without your honors saved?
de〈…〉〈…〉 G.
Fie, Ladies. Preserve your freedom still.
Lil.
Well, well, for this time.
Lug.
And carry that full state.
Ros.
That's as the winde stands: If it begin to chop about, and scant u〈…〉〈…〉; Hang me, but I know what Ile do: come direct us, I make no doubt, we shall do handsomly:
de-G.
Some part o'th' way, we'll wait upon ye, Ladies; The rest your man supplies:
Lug.
Do well, I`ll honor ye.
Exeunt.
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