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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Brome, Richard, d. 1652?
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London, :: Printed for A. Crook at the Green Dragon in Saint Pauls Church-yard, and for H. Brome at the Gunn in Ivy-Lane,
1659.
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Scoen. IV.
Enter Doctor and Midwife.
Lod.

Whither do you press? who would you speak withall?

Doctor.
O Sir, for Charity sake give us access unto the holy woman.
Lod.
Who are you? or from whence?
Doct.

We are poor Pilgrims man and wife, that are upon our way struck with sad pain and sorrow.

Andr.
Alas poor Pilgrims! here's she must do you good.
Eul.

How divine Justice throwes my Enemies in∣to my hands? what are your griefes?

Doct.
My wife is struck with dumbness.
Andr.
Hold a little, That's the greatest grief a woman can endure: But trouble not thy self to seek for cure. Too many a man i'th' world will change with thee A wife that of her Language is too free, And give good Boot.
Eul.
Pray Sir be you silent. And where's your pain?
Doct.
Here in this hand;

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Which I desire to shew in some more privacie.
Eul.
Because your Blow cannot be safely given here, you think. O sinful wretch! thou hadst no pain till now; Nor was she dumb till divine Providence Now at this instant struck her. It is now Just as thou saist: and justly are you punished For treacherous counterfeits. Lodowick search his hand.
Lod.
His hand is wither'd, and lets fall a Knife.
Andr.
As sharp to do a mischief as ere was felt on.
Eul.
Now take off his false Beard: see if you know him, And let the woman be unmuffled.
Lod.
O Divels!
Andr.
O the last couple that came out of Hell!
Lod.
These are the other two that damn'd them∣selves In perjurie against you at your Tryal.
Andr.
How do you master Doctor, and Mistress Midwife? Is this the Pen your Doctorship prescribes with? This might soon write that might cure all diseases: And are these the Labours you go to, Mistress Mid∣night? VVould you bring women to bed this way?
Omn.
O damnable conspirators!
Eul.
Pray take 'm hence, their time 's not come for cure yet.
Andr.
Come away Pilgrims: we'll cure 'em for you, If your own salves can cure you: O my sweet Pil∣grims.
1.
Fough, they stink of Treason damnably
2.
VVhat, shall we hang'm? drown 'em? or burn 'em?
1.
They shall taste fortie deaths, then take their own.

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2.

I, come away with 'em: they shall die fortie times without peradventure,

Eul.

You shall lose me, if you do any violence to any of 'em: but let'm be lodg'd with those we took to day: Ile feed 'em all.

Andr.
They'l be a jolly com∣pany.
Eul.
Pray do as I intreat.
3.
You shall in all command us.
1.

Ile make my Barn a spittle for your conspira∣tors till it be top full, and then set fire on't, and please you.

Eul.

Do you no harm, and fear none: send your Children.

2. Omn.
Long live our Queen.
Andr.
Your Queen? have you a mind to be hang'd? Queen? have you a mind to be hang'd?
Omn.
our School-Mistress, we would say.
Eul.
VVe live secure in spight of Foes: and see, Where Heaven protects, in vain is Treacherie: VVho says out State is low, or that I fell When I was put from Court? I did not rise Till then, nor was advanc'd till now. I see Heaven plants me 'bove the reach of Treachery.
Lod.
O happie, happie Saint!
Ex. Rustici with Doct. and Midwife.
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