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Show The Twin-Rivals. 23 thoufand Pound ; this applied to your reigning Ambition, whether Love or Advancement, will go a great way : And for her Virtue and Conduct, be aiTur'd, that no body can give a better account of it than m y felf. Tru. I a m willing to believe from this late Accident, that you confult m y Honour and Intereft in what you propofe, and therefore I a m fatisfied to be govern'd. Rich. I fee the very Lady in the Walk. - We'll about it. Tru. I wait on you. [Exeunt, SCENE changes to Lord Wou'dbe'; Houfe: T. Wou'dbe, Subtleman, and Steward. T. W. Well, Mr. Subtleman, you are fure the Will is firm and good in Law. Sub. I warrant you, m y Lord: And for the laft Words to prove it, here they are. - Look'e, Mr. Gear account Yes - that is an Anfwer to the Queftion that was put to him, ( you know ) by thofe about him when he was a dying. Yes, or N o , he muft have faid ; fo we have chofen Yes. • ' Yes, I have made my Will, as it may be found in the Cujlody of Mr. Clearaccount my Steward; and I defire it may /land as my laft Will and Teftament. Did you ever hear a dying Man's Words more to the purpofe? An Apoplexy I I tell you, my Lord had Intervals to the laft. Stew. Ay, bnt how fhall thefe Words be prov'd ? Sub. M y Lord fhall fpeak 'um now. T. W. Shall he, faith ? Sub. A y, n o w if the Corps ben't bury'd Look'e,' Sir, thefe Words muft be put into his Mouth, and drawn out again before us all; and if they won't be his laft Words then - - I'll be perjur'd. Y. W. What! violate the Dead ! it muft not be, Mr. Subtle-man. Sub. With all m y heart, Sir! But I think you had better violate the Dead of a Tooth or fo, than violate the Living of Seven thoufand Pound a Year. Y. W. But is there no other way ? Sub. No, Sir : Why, d'ye think Mr. Qearaccount here will hazard Soul and Body to fwear they are his laft Words, unlefs they be made his laft Words ? For m y part, Sir, I'll fwear to nothing but what I fee with m y Eyes come out of a Man's Mouth. Y. W. But it looks fo unnatural. X •»- |
