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Title:  Playes written by the thrice noble, illustrious and excellent princess, the Lady Marchioness of Newcastle.
Author: Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of, 1624?-1674.
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Scene. 6.Enter the Lady Innocence alone.WHilst I was in his favour, my mind was like a pleasant Garden, where seve∣ral Phancies like several Birds, did make sweet melody; and in this Gar∣den a large, high Tree of Noble ambition grew; whereon hung fruits of hopes, but low misfortunes now hath cut it down, and therewithall have built a house, where melancholly dwels, darkened with Clouds of discontents, and winds of sighs, and show∣ers of tears, doth blow and powre thereon.She weeping and sighing.Ex.Scene. 7.Enter the Lady Incontinent, and the Lord de l'Amour.LAdy Incontinent.Faith you will be well wived, for your assianced is known to be a Lyer, and feared she will be a Whore, and proved a Thief.Lord de l'Amour.How, a Thief?Lady Incontinent.Why, she hath stolen my Pearl Chain worth a thousand Pounds.Lord de l'Amour.Tis impossible.Lady Incontinent.It is not impossible to prove a Thief.Lord de l'Amour.No, for there is too many to misse; but sure it is impos∣sible she should prove one, she is so honourably born, and I never heard but she was Vertuously bred.Lady Incontinent.By your favour, Covetousnesse or Necessity, may tempt Honourable Births, and corrupt minds, that with plenty would be honest e∣nough.Lord de l'Amour.I grant, misery may prove some Noble souls sprung from Honourable stocks, yet not to be so wickedly base as to steal, although so un∣worthy as to shark.Lady Incontinent.Why, sharking is next Neighbour to stealing, or as near Kindred as an Equivocation is to a Lye.Lord de l'Amour.But she was never so necessitated, as to make her either a shark, or a Thief, having alwayes plenty.Lady Incontinent.But she is covetous, and youth that is fond of all things they see, desires to enjoy all things they have not, and will endeavour by any means or wayes to compass their desires.Lord de l'Amour.I never found my Youth prompt to any such Acts.Lady Incontinent.Without more discourse, she hath stole my Chain, and I can prove it.She goeth out alone.0