The sullen lovers, or, The impertinents a comedy acted by His Highness the Duke of Yorkes servants / written by Tho. Shadwell.

DRAMMATIS PERSONAE.

• Stanford,—A Morose Melan••holy Man, tormented beyond Measure with the Impertinence of People, and resolved to leave the World to be quit of them.
• Lovel,—An Ayery young Gentleman, frie•••• to St••••∣ford, one that is pleased with, an•• ••aughs 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the Impertinents, and that which is the o∣thers torment, is his recreation.
• Sir Posi••ive At-all, A foolish Knight, that pretends to under∣stand every thing in the world, and will suffer no man to understand any thing in his Com∣pany; so foolishly Positive, that he will never be convinced of an Error, though ne∣ver so grosse—
• Ninny,—A conceited Poet, alwayes troubling men with impertinent Discourses of Poetry, and the repetition of his own Verses; in all his Discourse he uses such affected Words, that 'tis as bad as the Canting of a Gyp∣sie.
• VVoodcock—A Familiar loving Coxcombe, that em∣braces and kisses all men: so used to his Familiar endearing expressions, that he can∣not forb••ar▪ them in the midst of his A••∣ger.
• Huffe,—An impudent Cowardly Hector that tor∣ments St••••ford with coming to borrow Mo∣ney, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 beaten by him.
• Roger,—Stanfords Man.
• ...

• Father,—To Emilia and Carolina▪
• Country Gent,—A Grave ill-bred Coxcombe, that never speaks without a Proverb.
• Tim. Scribble,—Iacob Dash,—Two Justices Clerkes.
• Emilia,—Of the same Humour with Stanford.
• Carolina,—Of the same Humour with Lovel.
• Lady Vaine,—A Whore, that takes upon her the name of a Lady, very talkative and impertinently affected in her Language, alwayes pretend∣ing to Vertue and Honour.
• Luce,—Emilia's Maid.
• Bridget,—Lady Vaines Maid.
• Serjean••, with a File of Musquetiers, VVaiters, Fidlers, &c.

The place of the SCENE LONDON.

The Time, In the Moneth of March, 1667/8.