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Show IOI Sir ANTONY LOVE : Or, W*' 7\Cerrfain l have thc Jcwels: How I came by cm, and w h y I put on this Habit Sir Ant. Then you are no Pilgtim ? Pilg. N o more than you are a Prieft. I am as arrant a Rogue as you can be; a Shifter of Shapes and Names; rave traveh'd through every Profefhon, and cheated in all; io having by m y Induftry gather'd a handfome Fortune, I converted that into Jewels, and m y felf into a Pdgrtm, for the fafer Conveyance of both into Spain, whither I was going 'till I light upon you. Sir Ant. I faw you thro' your Weeds, and had a mind to difcover you. Pilg. Well, n o w you have difcover'd m e - Sir Ant. W h y , n o w I like you. Pilg. But are you fure you like m e ? Sir Ant. Like you extrearoly. Pilg. If you can like me, you may love m e too ; for s W o m a n I k n o w you are. Sir Ant. A m I difcover'd t o o - [Afide. Pilg. Nay, I'm refolv'd to like you in any Sex. [Squeezing and kiffing her Hand, But it is impoflible fuch Beauty fhould be a Man's: And I will think you a Woman, [Approaching ftill nearer. 'Till you convince m e to the contrary. Sir Ant. Have you a Miftrefs to be convinced to the contrary ? Pilg. W e were made for one another's Converfation; here's that /ball keep it in Humour. [Lays his Hand on the Casket. Sir Ant. I have heard of Mark Antony's Pearl Cordial. Pilg. You fhall drink nothing eKe but Pearl diflblv'd : Ha! What's the Matter with me? [Yawns often. Sir Ant. N o w , n o w m y Dofe begins you grow indifferent- Pilg, M y Sesfes vanifh all. [Rifes, and ftruggles all he can againft it; but falls into bis CKair afief, Sir Ant. What, fall a-fleep before roe ? Pug. By and by FJJ come again to you. Sir The R A M B L I N G LADY. 103 Sir Ant. So, he's as fafe as his Casket in my Cuftody : Governor, yob may appear. Enter Waitwell. Here's an Oriental Prefent from the Mogul, by the Hands of his EmbafTador there. Wait. He looks as he were drunk-dead, or dead-drunks Sir Ant. Examine his Pockets, let's fee what Credentials he has for his Character, tho' you fee I have treated him like an EmbafTador without 'em. Wait. Here are Tablets full of Memorandums, to avoid fuch and fuch Places where he has done his Rogueries. Sir Ant. Very well; thefe, when he awakes, will make-good, if he fhould have the Impudence to difpute m y Title to the Thefr. Wait* You won't keep all the Jewel's ? Sir Ant. A round Ranfom may redeem 'em; but him I muftexpofe, Governor; when I fend for him, bring him in a Chair to the Abbe's. Wait. Moft carefully, Sir Ant. And if Sir Gentle enquire for me, as I exp«ct he will, direct him thither. Wait. 1 won't fail Sir Ant, I have a xMiftrefs for him. [Exit. [ The Pilgrim carry'd off. SCENE changes to tht Street* llford alone, *l\JyTtv r° hfr,for anotlw- fte has noting «« Manttt8^ rt^tBey-Kni^t' in Plaice of every Man that may with more Reafon pretend- Sir Antony enffis thi State. • 4m<my- - a Word with you Sir Antony- iay to me. ~7 Wlth *° firft 8rave -Word y«i llf. |