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Show 19+ Sir Martin Marr-all: Or, Worst. N o w , the Pox take you, Sir, what do you mean ? Sir John. Mill vou ? that's the name ot m v Miftrefs. Sir Mart Lord1 what luck is that now ! Well Sir, it happen d, one other Gloves fell down, 1 tloop'd to take it up; And in the ffooping made her a Com- P HWThe Devil cannot hold him, no A WT this thick-skull'd Matter of mine, tell thc whole ftory to his Rival. Sir Ajir>. You'll fay, 'twas ftrangc, Sir; but tt the firft glance w e caft on one another, both our Hearts leap'd within us, our Souls met at our Eyes, and with a ricklinekind of pain fiid to each others Breaft, and in one moment fettled as clofc and warm as if they Jong had been acquainted with their lodging. I follow'd her fomewhat at adiftancc, becaufe her father was with her. Warn. Yet hold, Sir r ,t,n. Sir Mart. Sawcy Rafcal, avoid mv light; muft you Iutormcr1 So Sir, not to trouble you, I enquir'd out her Father's Houfe, without whole knowledge I did Court the Daughter, and boththen, and often fince, coming to Canterbury, I receiv'd many proofs of her kindnefs to me. Worn. You had belt tell him too, that I am acquainted with her Maid, and manage your love under-hand with her. S'nMart. Well remember'd i'faith, I thank thee for that, I had forgot it I protcft ! my Valet de Chombre, w h o m you fee here with me, grows m e acquainted with her W o m a n Worn. 0 the Devil. Sir Mart. In fine, Sir, this Maid being much in her Miftreffes favour, fo well follicited m y Caufe, that in fine I gain'd from fair Miftrefs Millifent an affurance of her kindnefs, and an ingagement to marry none but me. Warn. ' tis very, well! you've made .a fair difcovery ! Sir John. A moft pleafant Relation I affurc you : you are a happy Man, Sir! but what occafion brought you now to London ? Sir Mart. That was in expectation to meet m y Miftrefs here; fhe writ m e word from bury, fne and her Father fhortly would be here. Sir John.. She and her Father, faid you, Sir? Warn. Tell him, Sir, for Heavens fake tell him all Sir Mart. So I will, Sir, without your bidding : her Father and fhe are come upa . that's the truth on't, and are to lodge, by m y Contrivance, in yon Houfe ; the Matter of which is a cunning Rafcal as any in T o w n him I have made m y own, for I lodge there. Warn. You do ill Sir to fpeak fo fcandaloufly of m y Landlord. Sir Mart. Peace, or I'll break your Fools Head-- So that by his means I ve i\ee egrets and regrets when I pleafr, Sir without her Fathers kno-foon Warn. I am out of Patience n hear this. Sir John. Methinks you might do well, Sir, tpTpeak openly to her Father Sir Mart. Thank you for that i'faith, in fpetfeng to old Moody I may : fpoil all. Warn, So now he has told her Father's Name, 'tis paft recovery. Sir Jdm, Is her Father's N a m e Moody fay you I Sir Mart. Is he of your Acquaintance ? Sir John. Yes Sir, I know him for a M an W h o is too Wife for you to over-reach; I am certain he will never Marry his Daughter o . Why, there's the Jeft on't: He fhall never know it: 'tis but your Keeping of m y Counfel; I'll do as much for you, Mm ..- S No Sir, I'll give you better; trouble not your felf about this Lady; iei Attentions are other wife engag'd to m y knowledge -hark in your Ear - ner Father hates a Gametfer Uke the Devil: I'll keep your Counfel for/that too. Nay-huttiiis is not all, dear Sir John, Sir John. This is ill I affure you: only I. will make bold £ y?Uf MA%^$ °Ut an0ther E d g i n g . - [Exit Sir John. Jr ht AC ffau'S arP.n o w Put i o t o ™ excellent pofture, Thank your incom-edifcretion-^ tlus was .Stratagem m y iliallow Wit coulft ne', , to make a Confident of m y RUjal. c;r The Feign1 d Innocence. 195 Sir Mart. I hope thou art not in earneft M a n ! is he m y Rival ? Warn. 'Slife he has not found it out all this while ! well, Sir, for a quick apprehenfion let you alone. Sir Mart. H o w the Devil cam'ft thou to know on't ? and W h y the Devil didft thou not tell m e on't? Warn. T o the firft of your Devil's I anfwer, her Maid Rofe told m e on't: to thc fecond I wifh a thoufand Devils take him that would not heir me. Sir Mart. O unparallell'd Misfortune ! Warn. 0 unparallell'd Ignorance ! w h y he left her Father at the Water-fide, while he lead the Daughter to her Lodging, whither I directed him; fo that if you had not laboured to the contrary, Fortune had plac'd you irfthe fame Houte with your Miftrefs, without the leaft fufpition of your Rival, orot her Father: but 'tis well, you have fatisfi'd your talkative humour; I hope you have fome new project of your own to fet all right agen : for m y part I confefs all m y defigns for you are wholly ruin'd ; the very foundations of 'cm are blown up. Sir Mart. Prcthec infult not over the Deftiny of a poor undone Lover, lam pu-nifh'd enough for m y indifcretion in m y Defpair, and have nothing to hope for now but Death. Warn. Death is a Bug-bear word, things are not brought to that extremity, 111 caft about to fave all yet. Enter Lady Dupe. La. Dupe. O, Sir Martin ! yonder has been fuch a ftir within, Sir John, I fear, fmoaks your defign, and by all means would have the old M a n remove his Lodging ; pray God your M a n has not play'd falfe. W W Like enough I have: I a m Coxcomb fufficient to do it, m y Matter knows that none but fuch a great Calf as I could have done it, fuch an overgrown Afs, a felf-conceited Ideot as I. Sir Mart. Nay, Warner. , 0 Warn. Pray, Sir, let m e alone : w hat is it to you it I rail upon m y felt ? now could I break m y own Loggar-head. Sir Mart. Nay, fweet Warner. , , Warn. What a good Matter have I, and I to ruine him : OBcait. LA. Dupe. Not to difcourage you wholly, Sir Martw, tins ftorm is putly over. Sir Mart. As h o w ? dear Coufin. , c a UuDupe. When I heard Sir John complain of the Landlord , I took the firft hint of itf and join'd with him,J faying, if he were fuch an one Iwoiddl nothing to do with him : in fhort, I railed him fo well, that Si John was the firft w h o did defire they might be lodg'd with me, not knowing that I was Jour Kf~ Pox on't, now I think on't, I could have found out this my felf- Warn. Are you there agen, Sir ? _ now as I have a ^ •- Sir Mart M u m , good Warner, I did but forget m y felt a little, I leave m y elf whofiy toyo^Tna m y Coufin;' get but m y Miftrefs lor m e , and claun what e'er reward you can defire. Warn. Hope of reward will diligence beget, [Exeunt Find you the Money, and I'll find the Wit. ACT II. Enter Lady Dupe, and Mrs. Chriftian. Chr. TT happen'd, Madam, juft as you faid it would But was he fo concern'd tor m y fcfetfd Sicknefs ? T, n i b So much, that Moody and his Daughter, our new Guefts, took notuc of tie trouble, but the Caufe was kept toa dole for Strangers to divine. Chr Hea'n grant he be but deep enough in love and t h e n - La Dupe" And then thou fhaltdiftil him into Gold m y Girl Yonder he comes, I'll not be feen: you know _ ^ Your Leffon, Child. Chr. I warrant you. g £ ^ Dartmouth, Lord. Pretty Miftrefs Chriftian, • H o w glad am I to meet you thus alone. ch^ |