Five nevv playes, viz. The English moor, or the mock-marriage. The love-sick court, or the ambitious politique: Covent Garden weeded. The nevv academy, or the nevv exchange. The queen and concubine. / By Richard Brome.
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- Five nevv playes, viz. The English moor, or the mock-marriage. The love-sick court, or the ambitious politique: Covent Garden weeded. The nevv academy, or the nevv exchange. The queen and concubine. / By Richard Brome.
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The Ladies man's without: who came to know if the house were ready to entertain 'hem; do you know 'em Mr. Lightfoot?
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Fair star of courtship, my unworthy humble self, a Profest servant to the integrity of beauty, makes this
Clear testimony of your merits, that every eye that sees you,
Owes you his heart for tribute, and that unjustly your beholders live, that live not in your service.
Noble sir, you are so exactly deserving in the opinion of all righteous judgements, that the least syl∣lable of your faire testimony, is able to re-edifie the ru∣ines of a decayed commendation.
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Was not that a sweet bout, sir?
Yes, yes, it puts me in minde of some sweet bouts I had with one before I married her.
••as he married my Sister troe?
I am forc't to give you over, Madam, you have such a preventing and preoccupying wit in all things.
That goes like English Mrs. Blithe. I could learn some of that me thinks.
Best tell your mother so; she may rejoyce at it.
There, Lady, was a taste of sweet comple∣ment between persons equally affected. May it please you now to let your sonne passe upon this demosel. Who being to her a stranger, and raw (as I imagine) in courtship, shall meet with reprehension, that may be for his instruction.
Do Neh. speak to her.
Put of your hat and say—.
What! and her masque on?
That was well-said. Why are they mask'd, I pray sir?
We are commanded it by the policy of wise authority; for feare young heires might fall in love with 'em, and sink their fortunes.
You have well satisfied me.
What should I say to one I never saw.
When I was young and bold, I would have said, Lady, you are most auspiciously encountred. And speak it boldly.
Lady, you are most suspiciously accoutred, I speak it boldly.
Auspiciously encountred man.
Auspicously encountred woman, I say.
I commiserate your encounter. 'Tis a most hungry, verminous, impoverish't word sir. It seems you are a stranger by't, to the Innovation of courtship.
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What should I say to that now?
He's a weak scholar forsooth, and would be glad to learn.
The acknowledgement of his weaknesse is the first greece of gradation to perfection, and his glad∣nesse the scaling-ladder of resolution.
Pray f'sooth, can you teach me a complement to offer you sugar-plums, and eat 'hem my selfe: to save my manners and my plums too?
What a wag it is?
What walking dunghil is this? made of the dust swept from the house of ignorance.
What, what! how now, ha? you are a Flapse to terme my sonne so, ha!
O good Madam. This is but school play.
I'le put her by her school-tricks and no only ••nmask, but unskin her face too, and she come over my heire apparent with such Billingsgate Comple∣ments.
Sweet Madam, no harm was meant, and no∣thing said in earnest: 'Twas meerly but school pra∣ctice, but to shew the sweet young Gentleman how he might be subject to the scorne of Court, before he be seen in Complement.
Say you so?
'Twas told your Ladiship before, that by repre∣hension he might finde instructiou.
Right Madam; For no Fencer learnes his Science before he receive some hits and knocks too: Oh, I have had many.
Nay, I am satisfied, and pray, that my rash er∣rour may prove pardonable Lady
Rather let me implore your mercy, Ma∣dam—.
'Tis well, 'tis well Lets hear an Interchange or two now, of complemental acknowledgement of
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courtesies past betwixt Ladies, for the edification of ••his faire one, who seems not yet to have ta'ne notice of us, but looks o' the ground still.
'Tis not to finde a fescue, sir, among the Rushes.
To pick out a lesson in your crisse-crosse-row of comple∣ment.
Sharp and sudden. She has a good wit I see.
Ob erve, good Blithe, observe.
Can your poor servant expresse acknowledge∣ment enough, Lady, for favonrs so incessantly heap't upon her, besides the accumulation of many secret be∣nefits?
I cannot but admire, Madam, your noble and illustrious Gratitude, that can give beauty to benefits of so low a birth and condition.
O my Grissel comes to my minde agen, she was the gratefullest woman.
If such favours, Madam, should passe under an humble name, Honour would grow idle, and a thankful Nature beguil'd of her emploiment.
You'••l make my zeale hereafter, too bashful to serve your most curious acknowledgement.
Curious acknowledgement! There was a thrid drawn out.
I am hound by many kindnesses, Madam, to ce∣lebrate the faire memory of you; as the trouble of your Coach twice in one day, besides those inestimable Jewels, the Monkey and Dormouse your Ladiship sent me.
I would you could lend me a sight of 'hem for∣sooth, I love such things devoutly.
You do but open a privie door to my thankful temembrance, Madam, for the bounty of your Squirrel and Paraquitoe.
Fagh, shut that privie-door.
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And shut in the Squirrel and the Paraquitoe to be stifled, shall she? O that I could see hem!
Now Madam, and Sir Knight, Is not this neat and handsom?
Truly, truly, 'tis most admirable pretty.
But do you reade and teach all these to your scholars?
Stand forth, Monfieur Galliard. Stay w'are interrupted.
Why are we interrupted? pray proceed.
Mother, it is my naughty Aunt, so 'tis▪
No matter, sonne, we'll take no notice of her.
I wonder at the boldnesse of the drudge though.I can turne taile too, as well as the great La∣dy. Hab.
And do so, Mystresse, give her a broad∣side.
Well-said, we'll make our partie good, I warrant you.Page 84
To me and to the place you are all welcom.
Do you bring your rude companions to affront me? Are you so hot? you stir up your cinders before they be cak't.
Still in the Kitchin-dialect.
No ruder then your self, hah.
I brought her, Madam,
〈◊〉〈◊〉 advance my suit to you.Will you see me abus'd
••ir 〈◊〉〈◊〉, look to your Neece, the t'other talks to her.
Kinde merry Gentlemen, Madam, when I was young I would have done the like. Their com∣ing hither, was as ours was to note th' instructi∣ons
That are taught here. Pray sir proceed. On with your exercise, that we may all be edified.
We shall do so, sir.
But sir, your Gentlewomen,
That past upon our entrance where are they?Sir, they were call'd in haste to private pra∣ctice
With some great Ladies in an upper room.Umh—private practice. Well, I shall know all.
And they being absent, we shall for the pre∣sent
Only deliver by these Gentlemen, ••••me heads of Sciences.Page 85
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Yes. I shall bring his Mout to it. But his Mont is yet a leetel too wide. But he shall have some of de wa∣ter datde woman use for anoderting, to bring it bet∣ter together, and he shall speak like de Fransh Lady.
Pray sir, if you can like the Ladies daughter of Paris properlie.