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Show A oA^^T^ RELAPSE; or, 8 c- run My Lord-here's my Girl, fhe's yours ftc Su-r«».,"?"„.„ a n d a virtuous Mind ; fhes a has a wholeforn Body and ^ fa fe hjs W o m a n complea^bothm ,h and fif. aitad a^ffid faft to her Tail: fo go thy Wf'^tr I do receive her like a Gentleman L. fop. Mi, a « , Man, x blefs Heaven, Sir Tun. Then I^m a M M j ^ "^fcSiaratclTjL^be very drunk by way of f t a n S S T Come, m y noble Pee.- I believe Dinner's me the favour of your little Finger, Madam? jS/i. M y Lord, I'll follow you prefently, I have a little Bufinefs with m y Nurfe. L Fop- Your Lady Chip's moft humble Servant; come, Sir ifobn, the Ladies have dot Aptres. *a } ' [Exeunt L. Fop. and Sir John. Mifu So, Nurfe, w e are finely brou3ht to bed, wta ^Nurfi °Ah°,Wdear Mifs, we are all undone ; Mr. Bull, •on were us'd to help a W o m a n to a Remedy. & „ . J Bull. A lack-a-day, but it's paft m y Skill now, I can °j^"gVho would have thought that ever your In-vention (hou'd have been drain'd fo dry ? Mifs. Well, I have often thought old Folks Fools, an now I'm fure they are fo •, I have found a way my felf to fecure us all. ' Nurfe. Dear Lady, what s that f lti£ Why, if you two will be fure to hold }o* tongues, and not fay a word of whats paft, 111 cen marry this Lord too. tf ir/*. What! two Husbands, m y Dear ? Jlgi W h y you had three, good Nurfe, you may hold your tongue. .... k#r/#. Ay, but not all together, fweet Child. F/>/#e in Danger. 87 Afi/J.^Pfha, if you had, you'd ne'er a thought much on't. Nurfe. O but 'tis a Sin Sweeting. Bull. Nay, that's m y Bufinefs to fpeak to, Nurfe : I ao confefs, to take two Husbands for the Satisfaction of the Flelh, is to commit the Sin of Exorbitancy -, but to do it for the Peace of the Spirit, is no more than to be drunk by way of Phyfick : befides, to prevent a Parent's Wrath is to avoid the Sin of Difobedience; for when the Parent's angry, the Child is froward. So that upon the whole Matter, I do think, tho Mifs fhou'd marry a^ gain, fhe may be fav'd. Mifs. I cod, and I will marry again then, and fo there is an end of the Story. A CT V. SCENE London. Enter Coupler, Toung Fafhion, and Lory. Ccup.X \ J E L L, and fo Sir fohn coming i n - - \ V !*• F*A Ancl f° Su* J°bn coming in, I thought it might be Manners in m e to go out, which I did, and getting on horfeback as faft as I cou'd, rid a-way as if the Devil had been at the Rear of m e j what has happen'd fince, Heav'n knows. Coup. I gad, Sirrah, I know as well as Heayeru r. Faflj. What do you know ? Coup. That you are a Cuckold. T. Faflj. The Devil I a m ! By w h o ? Coup. By your Brother. T. F. M y Brother ! which way ? Coup. The old way, he has lain with your Wife. Y. Faflj. Hell and Furies, whatdoft thou mean? Coup. I mean plainly, I fpeak no Parable. T. Faflj. Plainly \ thou doft not fpeak c o m m o n Senfe, 1 cannot underftand one word thou fay'ft. Ccnfi |