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Show u6 The FATAL MARRIAGE; Fearance of Liberty for the time, tho' it ends m a » Confinement at Isft, . ntMtm m„ • fW. Weil! The Ladder that i. to convey m :„ m But before I part with this World 'twould be but r«J nable to have a little Confolat.on to• ™ « ™ g j • ">y J., ney fo the next. What a m I to truft to when I „ ?W My Mafter, Madam, my Mafter; what hi vou truft ro? You can't truft an honefter Gentleman J who, to m y Knowledge, will more infallibly break)? word with you. : ": [4 Fra/. What fhould you truft to, but your felf, Chi. Rely upon your Beauty: T w e r e a difparagementcftfo to talk of Conditions, when you are certain of makii your o w n Terms. ViB. Nay, n o w is m y Time indeed, and 'twill be i wn Fault if I don't: I (hall fhift, as m y Neighb Il7 Or, The Innocent Adultery. . Fern. I am here, m y Dear. Jaq. Are you fure you are there, Maiam ? For m v cart mugives m e moft pfeguily about this Futher of ycurs. Fern. Does it fo, Rogue enough ? [Afide. own Fault ir 1 u u u u »'«« •""*•» -' "*/ "*•*§« Daughters have done before me, if I a m left to the World. But Frederick, as to your Particular. Fred. Why, m y Particular is at your Service, and pi, come down and be fatisficd; Lord here's fuch adotojw fwade* a W o m a n to her Liberty. Viol. I'm anfwei'd, I'm anfwer'd, and coming d™ as faft as I can* A»y thing to get rid of this Father Fernando enters to her Arm'd, and turns hei away from the Window. Tern. Say you fo, Gentlewoman? ViB. Undone, and ruin'd! what (hall I do! Tern. I'll tell you what you (hall do; get you in, Hoi go. N o w will I perfonate this hopeful young )& and by that means difcover the whole Intrigue. Jaa. What's that! Fred. What's what? Where? Jaq. There's certainly a Noife at the Window ato I'll turn the blind fide of m y Lanthorn, for fear of bed difcovered, Fred. Y o u Blockhead, the Noife was in the Street- Vifioria \c^ % Fern. Ay, ay. Fred. Wheie are you, m y Dear ? *w , , . „ ". ,-«=» • • \siiae„ Jaa. You had beft make hafte: Old Argus will have an Eye upon you. and then - Fred. You'll (lip your Opportunity. Fern. I'll lay hold on't *- and your Ears, wlien I come within reach of 'em. [AfiJe. Fred- Are you coming ? Fern. Now, fpeak foftly. [Fernando goes down the ladder. ' Fred. Look you to the Ladder : I'll call the Chair to ;arry her off. r^;; Jaq. I'll lead you to m y Mafter, M a d a m : pray give ie your Hand. Fern. There 'tis for you . [Strikes him. Jaq. By m y troth, and fo 'tis } but not quite fo fofr, might be expected from a Lady : Sure you, or I, are miftaken, Madam. [Looks upon him with his Lanthorn] M-rcy upon m e ! Whit I fee? Fern. Why, what do you fee ? You fee the Party you erpe&ed to fee; don't you, Sirrah ? Jaq. The Devil, the Devil thc Devil. [Crying out, and running about. ta. You lye, you lye like a Rogue, I a m none of the Devi., but I will make a Devil of you before I have done with you ; Vil difappoint you of a Halter, and fend you a nearer way than you thought of. Have at you. [Preferring a Blunderbufs at him, jaqueline falls, Frederick rum and difarmi Fernando. &ed. Deliver us from a Blunderbufs. I faq. O Lord, Sir, a thoufand Thanks to you ; I a m nor pcrMly fatisfied.whether he has kill'd me, or no , CE;1 ¥ be SIad t0 h - ** old Rogue I Fred. Who are you that wou'd Murder my Servant ? Z' m tt W,0U>d do as m u c h for bis Mafter. u f y Oh! hes the Devil of a Fellow 5 take care of F * Fred. I |