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Show 5 2 6 Tbe Afstgnatwn: O r, W h a t Vows are made in them * the Prieft ftands ready For his Hire, and cares not what Hearts he Couples. Love alone is Marriage. Vio. I never will receive thefe Mid-night Vows* But when I come hereafter to your Arms, 111 bring you a fincere, full, perfect B'ifs * Then you will thank me that I kept it fo, And trull: m y faith hereafter. Lau. There's your Defliny, Lover mine: I a m to be Honeft by infection* m y Ladv will none you fee. Aur. Truth is^ they are a loft Couple, unlefs they learn grace by our Example. Come, fhall w e begin firft, and fname them both ? [Takes her by the Hand again. ! an. You'll never be warn'd of this hand, Benito. Aur. Oh, 'tis fo foft, as 'twere made on purpofe to take Hearts, and handle them without hurting. Thefe Taper Finger's too, and even Joynts, fo fupple, that methinks I mould 'em as they pafs through mine: Nay, in m y Confcience, tho it be Nonfence to fay it, your Hand feels White too. Lau. Methinks yours is not very hard, for a Serving-man's: But where, in the N a m e of Wonder, have you learn'd to talk fo Courtly? you are a ftrange Valet de Chamhre. Aur. And you are as ftrange a Waiting-woman: You have fo ftab'd m e with your Repartees to Night, that I fhould be glad to change the W e a p o n to be reveng'd on you. Lau. Thefe, I fuppofe, are Fragments which you learn'd from your wild Mafter Aurelian: M a n y a poor W o m a n has pafs'd through his Hands, with thefe very Words. You treat m e juft like a Serving-man, with the cold Meat which comes from your Mafter's Table. Aur. You could never have fufpedted m e for ufing m y Mafter's Wit, ifyou had not been guilty of Purloining from your Lady. I a m told, that Laura, your Miftrifs's Sifter, has Wit enough to confound a Hundred Aurelians. La*. I fhall do your Commendations to Laura for your Compliment. Aur. And I fhall not fail to Revenge m y felf by informing Aurelian of yours. Enter Benito with a Guittar. Ben. The poor Souls fhall not lofe by the Bargin, though m y foolifh gadding Mafters have d.lappointed them. That Ladder of Ropes was doubtlefs left there by the young Lady in hope of them. Vio. Hark, I hear a Noife in the Garden. Lau. I fear we are betray'd. Cam. Fear nothing, Madam, but ftand clofe. Ben. N o w , Benito, is the time to hold forth thy Talent and to kt un n w c l f i u YCS' L a d i ? . y ^ " be Serenaded, Ind when'l have difplay'S venture ' * """^ ° V 6 r the W a"' and H mY felf for ** ^ fhould paff ^ """*' ^ damn'd Mufidan ftands Win * Do°r where we Ben. Singing. Eve'f.z vous, Belles endormies • Eveillet vous * car il eft jour : ' Mettez le tete a la fenefire, , ri r ^ Vows enten^e% parler damour wb£-ourbSte$d! ^ " '" « will have it, juft by that Quarter Ca Aur m. Let us hide in the dark Walk, till they are naff . Au'<r>.: BuBtu tth tehne Bne Rn>i„t,o7„ w rixl,l:n b1e cauTh,t' . L A""-7y _™a rc^ p att. . 1'etray us. «* caught, and being known to be m y M a n will T) il r. . , _ M = t y ! ^ > t^Zl ^ t e ^ . ^ *»rarc taken wi„, 0* He'satit^n. Why'S,' l ^ f ^ ™ ^ "*""« thmy ain. Fen. Love in a Nunnery. ^'* Ben. Ah, M a d a m ! Are you there > this is Cnrh o r . I ~~ •worthy Servant. luch a Favour tQ Y™ poor un~ But fill'between Kifmg Amintas did fay, [ ^ Lair Phillis look, up, andyoiill turn Ni^ht to Day onuTimtXtTly?' > - ™ f " «--. o'cHoufeisfpfandwillbenp- Ben. O Gemini, is it you Sir? Within. This way* follow, follow. Aur. Leave your Scraping and Croaking, and ftep with us into this Arbor* Enter Mario and Servants. Mar. W here is this Serenading Rafcal > Tfr Gnrl u;m vu i L' ample to all Midnight Caterwaulers^ whicH. __S?jJjg i ' , ^ wSert ? ** ,y!ttWstwd J1'"1 bUt Phy ",y Tl"K °Ut'° COmin-h™ W&W> Flays and Sin^s fofily. Cam. Peace, cXc^v Benito. W e muft flatter him 1 ^ " - H ^ f i M - M** h ^e: The Notes which follow are fo fweet Sir 1 muft Sing em, though it be m y Ruine r Pdrler $%% T*„ v^c „„ c c c-n. i . [Laura and Violetta in the Balcony. , Lau Yes, we areTafe, Sifter* but they are yet in,Danger. 7 / io. They are juft upon 'em. Mifrder'dWemUftd°f0mCthing: Hdp' hdp 5 ThieVCS' TIlicves' We 0iaI1 bc Mar. Where? Where are they? Lau. Here, Sir, at our Chamber Door, and w e are run into the Balcony for Shelter: Dear Uncle, come and help us. y Mir. Back again quickly: I.durft havefworn they had been in the Garden. lis an Igmsfatuus, I think, that leads us from one Place to another. f/. Tl _. < [ Exeunt Mar. and Servants. tio, They are gone. M y dear Camillo, make hafte, and preferve your felf tarn. M a v our next Meeting prove more Propitious. Aur. to Benito. Come, Sirrah, I (hall make you Sing another Note when you are at H<;ine. J Ben. Such another W o r d , and I'll fing again. Aur. Set the Ladder, and mount firft, you Rogue. Ben. Mount firft your felf, and fear not m y delaying: If I a m caught, they'll fpare m e for m y playing. [ Sw»s as be ooes of Vous enteudrcAz paCrleTr d'amIoIuIr.. SCENE. I. ' £E xa(fft omms. Tim Fitnt cf the Nunnery. Afcanio and Hippolita at the Qrate. Hip. ' See you have kept Touch, Brother. J[ Afca. As a M a n of Honour ought, Sifter, when he is challertg'd.* And now, according to the Laws of Duel, the next thing is to ftrip, and, in ftead of Seconds, to feanh one another. Hip. We'll ftrip our Hands, ifyou pleafe, Brother* for they are tha only Weapons we muft uk. Afa. That were to invite m e to m y Lofs, Sifter; I could have made a full Meal in the World, and you would have m e take up with hungry Commons ia the Cloyfter. Pray mend m y Fare, or I a m gone. Hip. 6, Brother, a Hand in a Cloyfter, is fare like Flefh in Spain; 'tis delicate, becaufe 'tis fcarce. You may be fatisfy'd with a Hand, as well as 1 am pleas'd wirh the Courtfhip of a Boy. fo. You may begin with mc, Sifter, as Milo did* by carrying a Calf firft, you may. learn to carry an O x hereafter: In the mean time produce your Hand, I underftand Nun's Flefh better than you imagine: Give it m c you fhall fee h o w I will worry it. I She gives ha-Hand. Now |