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Show 1:84 Sir ANTONY LOVE: Or, Val. Your Neice Volante is her Confident. Abb. I'll make her your Friend. [A Servant vohiffers the Abbel Sir Ant. I'll fecure her for you. llf. W h y you fecure her ? Sir Ant. For fuch a Favour, Sir, I think I may. llf. Your Intereft is mighty: Sir Ant. So far I can engage her. llf. Y o u engage her! Sir Ant. Nay, oblige her. llf. Her Friendfhip may oblige her, but not you. Abb. Pray don't quarrel about obliging her; Volante is m y Favourite,fhe fhall pleafe her felf,and I believe wou'd pleafe Sir Antony - Gentlemen, you are three, and m y Neices are three; I won't meddle in your Choice; agree among our felves; win 'em, and wear 'em; I had rather you fhou'd have 'em, than m y Brother difpofe of 'em* Val. Sir, you oblige us all. Abb. Our Dinner ftays for us, we'll fettle thofe things within: I had almoft forgot the extraordinary Part of m y Entertainment, I have a Pilgrim for you. llf. W e have had him already. Sir Ant. And our fhare cf laughing at him too, Sir Abb. He pretends to be a M a n 4of extraordinary Sanctity ; I medled with that as little as I cou'd, for fear of railing a Spirit I cou'd not lay; befides, I had Matters of more Moment to mind then. Val. H o w did you get rid of him ? Abb. \Vith much ado I put him and his Hiftory oft, tellinghim, fome EngliflrBcretkks were to dine with m e - Sir Ant. W e are oblig'd to you, Sir. Abb. And if he pleas'd to fpare that miraculous Account,' (which he will be fure to give of himfelf) for the Converfion of the Wicked, he might then have a proper Occafion for fo great a Defign. Sir Ant. I fhould think the worfe of m y Conftitution as long as I liv'd, if I fhou'd grow qualmifh of any thing hexould fay to m e . ., , Abb. I k n e w I muft hear him, and therefore provided your Converfation to qualifie his. ^ The RAMBLING LADY. i8f Val. The Novelty may divert us <;• . "n llf H e profefTss more Charity, than to force his N o n - fenfe upon you. - Abb. That Punifliment I muft go through, before he will go away, and pay for m y Penance too. llf At the Expence of his V o w of Poverty. Abb. Pray, Gentlemen, along with me. I don't defire you to believe all he fays. Take what you like, and laugh at all the reft. Val. Why, there our Chriftian Liberty's confeft. Sir Ant. Wou'd w e had ne'er a more impofing Prieftv [Exeunt. llf. One Word before you go, [Pulling Sir Ant. by the Sleeve. Sir Ant. Pr'ythee come along no cautioning in fuch a flight Affair ///. I a m glad you think it fuch a flight Affair.. Sir Ant. Meer Merrimenf. llf. I never thought it more. Sir Ant. Matter of Mirth, and Jeft. llf. Nay, that's too much. Sir Ant. Upon a foolifh Pilgrim. ///. Upon Volante. Sir Ant. Volante! thou talk'ft of Volante, and I anfwer thee, the Pilgrim; W h y thou art diftra&ed, Man; and I flnll fufp:cl: m y felf to be no wiicr than I fhou'd be-, for keeping thee Company. ///. Sir, however you think to carry it, I muft tell you - Sir Ant. With a very grave Face* SJ/i/r. ATnhti.s Biesc naou fjee f'ttiisn ga triidmiec-ulous Subject, ///. That I a m in love Sir Ant. In ferious Sadnefs. llf With that Lady. Sir Ant. Thit never was fad, nor ferious in her Life- Pr ythec, no more of this, llford; In Love! thou art a very honeft Fdlow, and haft a great many good Ou;u> ties, but thy i alent lies quicc another way. * ^ llf |