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Show Zp<5 An Evenings Love: den; for though you make me an Aftronomer, I am no Atlas, to bear all upon m y back. But w h o are thefe ? , . , £»/<>r Muficians with difguife s, and fome in their bands. WildXoxx know the M e n if their Masquing Habits were oft; they are the M u fick of our Ambaffador's Retinue; m y Projeft is to give our Miftrelfes a Serenade; this being the laft evening of the Carnaval; and to prevent difcovery, here are difguifes for us too Bell. 'Tis very well; come Maskal help on with em, while they tune their Inftruments. Ifild. Strike up, Gentlemen; we'll entertain'em with a Song aPAngbife, pray be ready with your Chorus. SONG.- After the pangs of a de[perate Lover, } 1 'hen Day and Night I have figlPd all in vain, Ah what a pleafure it is to difcover In her Eyes pity, who caufes my pain ! 2 When with unkindnefs our Love at a ftand is, And both have punifb'd our felves with the pain, Ah what a pleafure the touch of her hand is, Ah what a pleafure toprefs it again \ J I'hen the denial comes fainter and fainter, And her Eyes give what her Tongue does deny, Ah what a trembling I feel when I venture, Ah what a trembling does ufijer my joy ! 4- When, with a Sigh, fhe accords me the Bleffing, And her Eyes twinkle 'tivixt pleafure and pain; Ah what a joy "'tis, beyond all expreffing, Ah what a joy to hear, ffjall we again \ <t i Theodofia and Jacinta above. [Jacinta throws down her Handkerchief with a Favour tfd to it Jac. Ill Muficians muft be rewarded ; there, Cavalier, 'tis to buy your fi- S'JTZ u- r . .-, r • r [Exeunt Women from above. n ild. By this light, which at prefent is fcarce an Oath, an Handkerchief and a Favour. Mufick and Guittars tuning on the other fide ofthe Stage. Bell. Hark Wildblood, do you hear; there's more melody ; on m y Life fome Spaniards have taken up this Poft for the fame defign. ' Wild. I'll be with their Cats-guts immediately. Bell. Prithee be patient; w e fhall lofe the fport elfe. W ^ r i DmiAd(:hoI *%*** »*h ^ants and Muficians on the other fide. W m d o w . ° y ° U r S °r mUle' Be'Umy- f0r he "ddreffiesto this Bet. D a m n him, let's fall on then. The two Spaniards and the Englifhjfcfc; the Spaniards are beaten ofthe Stare • the ofmtit ^MffifflirSg^ Zo0" £5 ^Wkte When 1 go a Serenading agan with 'em ' II J v - 1 ? " ^ Ma&™™*™- firings of m y fmall Gut? & ' * glVC e m IeaVe t0 m a k e Fiddle-r. n vm, . , To him Don Lopez. Lop. W h o goes there ? Mask. 'Tis Don Lopez by his Voice ctf^fr^Sffi^fh0l,,d be,ong t0 my two w*Gu^ Mask I heard a claming of Swords, and M e n a fighting Lop. Ihadmyfiiare m'c; but h o w came you here? " Mask i • i - , Or, 'Ihe Mock-Aftrologer. 2 Mask. I came hither by m y Mafter's order, tofceifyou were in any danger Lop. But h o w could he imagine I was m any ? ' l- Mask. 'T.s all one for that Sir, he knew it, by-Heaven, what was I a goiu«r to fay, I had like to have difcover'd all! D ° Lop I find there is fome Secret in't, and you dare not truft me. Mask. It you will fwear on your Honour to be very fecret, I will tell you Lop. As I a m a Cavalier, and by m y Beard, I will. Mask. Then, in few words, he knew it by Afirology or ftfatejt. Lop. You amaze m e / Is he con verfant in the occult Sciences.' Mask. Moft profoundly. .Lop. I always thought him an extraordinary Perfon; but I could never imagine his Head lay that way. Mask. He fhew'd m e yefterday in a Glafs a Ladies Maid at London, w h om I well knew; and with w h o m I ufed toconverfeon a Pallet in a Drawing-room while he was paying his Devotions to her Lady in the Bed-chamber. Lop. Lord, what a Trea fure for a State were here! and how much might we fave bv this M a n , in Foreign Intelligence/ Mask. And jiift n o w he fhew'd m e how you wereaiTaulted in the dark by Foreigner":. Lop. Could you guefs what Countrymen? Mask, f imagin'd them to be Italians. Lop. Not unlikely ; for theyplay'd moft furioufly at our backfides. Mask. \ will return to m y Mafter with the good News of your fafety; but once again be fecret; or difclofe it to none but Friends. - So there's one Woodcock move in the Springe- [Exit. Lop. Yes, I will be very fecret; for I will tell it only to one Perfon; but fhe is a W o m a n . I will to aurelia, and acquaint her with the skill of this rare Ar-tift : ftie is curious as all W o m e n are; and 'tis probable, will defire to look into the Glafs to fee Don Melchor, w h o m flic believes abfent. So that by this means, without breaking m y Oath to him, he will be difcover'd to be in Town- Then his intrigue with Theodofia will come to light too, for which Aurelia will I hope, difoard him, and receive me. I willabouc itinftantly. Succefs, in Love, on diligence depends; N o lazy Lover e'er attain'd his ends. A C T III. Enter Bellamy, Maskal. Belh" ""Hen they were certainly Don Lopez and Don Melchor with w h om _X we fought/ Mask. Yes, Sir. Bell. And when you met Lopez, he fwallow'd all you told him? Mask. As greedily, as if it had been a new Saint's Miracle. Bell. I fee'twill fpread Mask. A nd the fame of it will be of ufe to you in your next Amour; for the W o men you know run mad after Fortune-tellers and Preachers. Bell. But tor all m y bragging, this Amour is not yet worn off. I find conftancy, and once a Night come naturally upon a M a n towards thirty; only we fet a Face on't; and call our felves unconftant for our reputation. Mask. But, what lav the Stars, Sir? Bet. They move fafter than you imagine ; for I have got m e an Argol, and an Englifh Almanack; by help of which, in one half hour, I have learnt to Cant with an indifferent good Grace: Conjunction, Oppofitton, Trine, Square, and Sex-tile, are n o w no longer Bug-bears to me, 1 thank m y Stars for't. Enter Wildblood. Monfieur Wildblood, in good time! What, you have been taking pains too, to divulge m y Talent? Wild. So fuccelsfully, that fhortly there will be no talk in T o w n but of you only ; another Miracle or two, and a fharp Sword, and you ftand fair for a new Prophet. Bell. Butwluredid vou bet in to blow the Trumpet? P p 2 Wild. |
