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Show M Evening ^:.rffc 1~~ »**«"»• 1*' ^^ W'th b0t" ^ A * L S,t, ifya.wil.no. bemoredevont, be at leall more civil, youfee VOa BTlXi Madam what do yon think thc lookers on imagine I am.mplo/d ' °Thm. I will not trouble my felf »£**•. ronclude ,hat I am making love to ^JR^SS^SS*- <*f0 much g00d com" panv the lye. ,., ,- , fon t0 tnank 'em for their Di- Theo. If this were true, you would have little reaion LU "^Meaning I mould n^^1^^ take k for r pains. TAw You have interpreted m y Riddle, ana may w j r J Enter Alonzo, {and goes apart to b» Devotion) n^t Madam, vour Father is return'd. that we may not be fufpeaed. tet£^fe you : you fhall fee thefe Ifland Cocks WwffiTyttttheyW [The Englt^ gather up clofe to them ^ o t r T l n o t l f o u r C o u n t r e y Ladies: I declare m y felf tor the Spansfh BCBeT Prithee tell me what thou canft find to dote on in thefe Caftilians. Wtld. Their Wit and Beauty. . TAw. N o w for our Champion S. to for 5p«* there. _. • & & Faith, I can fpeak no fuch miracles ot either; for their beauty tis much as t h e X , left it; not altogether fo deep a black as the true .Ethiopian: a kind of Beauty that is too civil to the lookers on to do them any mifchief. Jac. This was your forwardnefs that^provok d him, bitter. Theo. But they fhall not carry it off fo. Bell. As for their Wit, you may judge it by their breeding, which is commonly in a Nunnery ; where the want of Mankind while they are there, makes them value the Bleffing ever after. .,-"**. . r r Theo. Prithee dear Jacinta tell me, what kind of Creatures were thofe w e faw yefterday at the Audience ? thofe I mean, that look'd fo like Frenchmen in their Habits, but only became their apifhnefs fo much worfe. Joe. Engliffjmen I think they call 'em. . Theo. Cry you mercy ; they were of your wild Englijb indeed, that is a kind (ANorth* ing Beu. miaoiooa, i perceive tne women muwiKutu »n»v «i wiwunw, ..•«,.. Gallants do not ufe them to it: they set upon their Gennits, and prance before their Ladies Windows; there the Paltry curvets and bounds, and in fhort, entertains 'em for his Mafter. Wild. And this Horfe-play they call making love, Beat. Your Father Madam. Alon. Daughters ; what Cavaliers are thofe which were talking by you ? Jac. Englishmen, I believe Sir, at their Devotions: Cavalier, would you would try to pray a little better than you have rallied. [afide to Wildblood. Wild. Hang m e if I put all m y Devotions out of order for you : I remember I pray'd but on Tucfday laft, and m y time comes not till Tuefday next. Mask. You had as good Pray, Sir; fhe will not ftir till you have: Say any thing. Wild. Fair Lady, though I am not worthy of the leaft of your favours, yet give me the happinefs this Evening to fee you at your Father's door, that I may acquaint you with part of m y fufferings. [Afide to Jacinta. Alon. Come Daughters, have you done ? Jac. Immediately, Sir, Cavalier, I will not fail to be there at the tune appointed, if it be but to teach you more wit, henceforward, than to engage your Heart fo lightly. [Afide to Wildblood. Wtld. I have engag'd my Heart with fo much Zealand true Devotion to your Divine Beauty, that - - A' The Mock Ajlrologer. 2#9 Alon. What means this Cavalier ? Jac. Some zealous Ejaculation. Alon. M a y the Saint hear him. Jac. I'll anfwer for her. rPr;, v ,/ • _, , Wild. N o w Bellamy, what fuccefs ? l ^^ *"* D«%h""- Bell. I pray'd to a more marble Saint than that was in the Shrine, but you it feems, have been fuccefstul. ' y ' Wild. And fo fhalt thou; let m e alone for both Bet. If you'll undertake it, I will make bold to indulge m y love; and within this two hours be a defperate Inamorado. I feel I am coming apace to it Wild. Faith I can love at any time with a wifh at m y rate: I give m v Heart according to the old L a w of pawns, to be return'd m e before Sun-fet Bell. I love only that I may keep m y heart warm; for a Man's a Pool if Love ftir him not; and to bring him to that pafs, I firft refolve w h o m to love and ore fently after imagine I am in love; for a ftrong imagination is requir'd in a Loyer as much as in a Witch. ? > Wild. And is this all your Receipt ? Bell. Thefe are m y principal ingredients; as for Piques, Jealoufies, Duels Daggers, and Halters, I let 'em alone to the vulgar. b Wild. Prithee let's round the ftreeta little; iillMaskal watches for their W o m an Bell. That's well thought on : he fhall about it immediately. W e will attempt the Miftrefs by the Maid : W o m e n by W o m e n ftill are beft betray'd. [Exeunt A C T II. Wildblood, Bellamy, Maskal. Wild. 1 Aid you fpeak with lier Woman ? J J Mask. Yes, but fhe was in hafte, and bid me wait her hereabouts when fhe return'd. Bell. Then you have difcover'd nothing more ? Mask. Only* in general, that Donna Theodofia is engag'd elfewhere ; fo that all your Courtfhip will be to no purpofe. To Wild.'] But for your Miftrefs, Sir, fhe is waded out of her depth in love to you already. Wild. That's very hard, when lam fcarce knee deep with her: 'tis true, I have given her hold of m y Heart, but if fhe take not heed, it will flip through her Fingers. Bell. You are Prince of the Soil,Sir,and may take your pleafure when you pleafe; but I a m the Eve to your Holy-day, and muft faff, for being joyn'd to you. Wild. Were I as thou art, I would content m y felf with having had one fair flight at her , without wearying m y felf on the Wing for a retrieve; for when all's done, the Quarry is but. Woman. Bell. Thank you, Sir, you would fly 'em both your felf, and while I turn tail, w e fhould have you come gingling with your Bells in the Neck of m y Patridge; do vou remember who incourag'd me to love, and promis'd me his affiftance ? Wild. I, while there was hope Frank, while there was hope; but there's no contending with one's deftiny. Bell. Nay, it may be I care as little for her as another M a n ; but while fhe flies before m e I muft follow : I can leave a W o m a n firft with eafe, but if fhe begins to fly before me, I grow opiniatre as the Devil. Wild. What a fecret have you found out? why 'tis the nature of all Mankind ; we love to get our Miftreffes, and purr over'em, as Cats do over Mice, and then let 'em go a little way ; and all the pleafure is, to pat 'em back again : But yours, I take it, Frank, is gone too far ; prithee h ow long doft thou intend to love at this rate ? Bell. Till the evil conftellation be paft over me: yet I believe it would haftea m y recovery, if I knew w h o m fhe lov'd. Mask. You fhall not be long without that fatisfaaion. Wild. 'St, the door opens, and two W o m e n are coming out- Bell. By this ftature, they fhould be thy gracious Miftrefs and Beatrix. Wild. Methinks you fhould know your Q. then and withdraw. Oo 2 Bell- |