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Show 28 The Twin-Rivals thing of the General, and his Son, and Train-Bands, I know not what Stuff. Re-enter Alder, and Frifure. Oh, Mr. Alderman, I have put your Memorandum in my Pocket. Aid. O , m y Lord, you do m e too much Honour. Y. W. But, Mr. Alderman, the Bufinefs you were talking of; it lhall be done, but if you gave a fhort Note of it to m y Secretary, it would not be amifs but Mr. Alderman, han't you the Fellow to th^s Glove, it fits nie mighty well (Putting on the Glove.) it looks lo like a Challenge to f:ive a M a n an odd Glove • and I wou'd have nothing that looks like Enmity between you and I, Mr. Alderman. Aid. Truly, m y Lord, 1 intended the other Glove for a Memorandum to the Collonel, but fince your Lordfhip has a muid tot- (Gives the Glove. Y. W. Here Frifure, lead this Gentleman to m y Secretary, and bid him take a Note of his Bufinefs. Aid. But, m y Lord, dont do m e all the Service you can now. Y. W. Well, I won't do you all the Service I can ihefe Citizens have a ftrange Capacity of folliciting fome-timcs. (Exit. Aid. Enter Steward. Stew. M y Lord, here are your Taylor, your Vintner, your Bookfeller, and half a dozen more with their Bills at the Door, and they defire their Money. Y. W.- Tell 'cm, Mr. Clearaccount, that when I was a private Gentleman, I had nothing elfe to do but to run in Debt, and now that I have got into a higher Rank, I'm fo very bufie I cant pay it - as for that clamorous Rogue of a Taylor fpeak him fair, till he has made up m y Liveries - ihen about a Year and a half hence, be at Leifure to put him off; for a Year and half longer. Stew. M y Lord, there's a Gentleman below calls himfelf Mr. Baffet, he fays your Lordfhip owes him fifty Guineas that he won of you at Cards. Y. W. Look'e, Sir the Gentleman's Money is a Debt of Honour, and muft be paid immediately. Stew. Your Father thought otherwife, m y Lord, he always took care to have the poor Tradefmen fatisfy'd, whofe only Subfiftence lay in the Ufe of their Money, and was ufed to fNacybr,rl .Tc hWma.at n M nooytf h vFieanrtgyh fweiran sgm huioglnhaotru Hr,fua ambylo euw rbhsuat-t whhaebt up tlw eiaanss 'm dh,yo hnNee-of wt t.tia hosenr a,e |