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Show *76 Sir ANTONY LOYE: Or, Val. H o w have you difoblig'd him ? Sir Ant. But he's in Love, and confequently an Afs. Val. And I believe Jealous of you. Sir Ant. Faith, I'll give him Caufe.. Volante is as fit for m y Purpofe of tormenting him that way, as I could wifh. Shall w e to the Abbe, Gentlemen ? llf. Golding ? an Engliflj-man ? Strv. So his Servants teli me, Sir. llf. Juft come to T o w n , fay'ft thou ? Strv. H e has not peep'd abroad, fince his coming, Sir. llf. D o you k n o w any fuch Gentleman, Valentine? Val. I did ; a conliderable Coxcomb of that Name, in England ; a Knight, Sir Gentle Golding. Sir Antony, you may have known him too. Sir- Ant. I have heard of him. If this fhou'd prove m y Coxcomb Governor. [Afide. Val. But D a m n him, he has not Courage enough to crofs the Channel. Sir Ant. I k n o w he is ki France, I heard of him at Paris. Serv. Faith, Sir, it muft be the Man • « * » Sir Ant. W h o m w e muft manage then. [To Wait-well, Val. W h y doft think fo ? Serv. Your Defcription is fo like him, Sir. Val. W h y , haftjjtou found him out- ///. For his Father's Son, and his Mother's Fool. Sir Ant. And our Fool, Gentlemen : If he be a Fool, IM have m y Snack of him. Serv There's enough for you all, without wronging the Familv, as he will quickly convince you. He knows you, s i r - P» Valentme' Val. Then 'tis the very Fool. Serv. And defigns to wait upon you. Val. At his Peril bc'c: I o w e him a Revenge, for Uh da's fake. ;//. Is this the Spark ? V4. Jh"J>COtr h™C^£T P> Wait-well. Sir Ant. N o w tor m y Character. i^ uPt^^n Val. W h e n fhe was yet too young, to judge between the Fortune and the Fool. -, The RAMBLING LADY. I?7 *,'„ jtnt That's fome Excufe however. If f huk timelliew'd her, her fenfelefs Bargain. K £ W W A fhe repenting, gave you the cheaper Pennyworth of her Perfon - Then was the t i m e - - Val. That 1 was in France , out of the reach of any o-ther Pleafure, had fhe defign'd m e any, th»n ™ ^ News, that fhe had found him out, loathd, and abhon d "llf. Loathing and Abhorring, are Tokens of Mortification indeed: But Penance is not enough for fuch a Fault; 'tis generally as fhort liv'd, as the Sin that begot it. What marks of Amendment has fhe fince given ? Sir Ant. What marks of Amendment wou'd you have? Val. I k n o w nothing of her Amendment. Sir Ant. Wou'd you'have her fnivel, like a Girl; more afraid of her Mother, than the Sin ; and cry, Forgive m e this one Slip, I'll do fo no more Val. Repent upon the firft Intrigue . Sir Ant. Turn Honeft, and difparage the Pleafure, by leaving the Trade. Val. That muft not be. Sir Ant. By no means, Valentine. Val. Wou'd you have her already fall off Sir Ant. Become a Civil Perfon Val. And take up llf. With fome body that better deferves her ; that w ay I wou'd have her a civil Perfon, and fall off from her Fool. Sir Ant. Indeed a W o m a n never repents of a Fool fo heartily, as in the Arms of a Man of Seafe. Val. H o w Fortune has difpos'd of her, I k n o w not; but I lik'd her once fowell, I wou'd have her ftill prefei ve my good Opinion of her Condud : If (lie his manag'd her Monfter, as he deferv'd, lhe has made Money and Mirth of him; and m e fome Amends for the lofs ui her by mending her Condition. Sir Ant. If that will preferve your good 0 i li n of her, fhe will continue it : For I hear fhe has us'd him a; 1 5 ill, |