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Show .nT^uch^^ Sutions o„ the Theatre of Bufinefs, to ^ g . ^ % Virtue which they dare not another Part. Thefe M - c ^ ^ Polity, will do right both Pradife But thefober fart of this prelent Age, J Accounts, and with how fo your Lordlhip, and to them And when ^ y read^on^ much Magnanimity you Q ^ ^ ^ S t h much more Rcaibn, what the Hxftonan ghfh Sub eft could afpire, will apply ° / ° „_, feBMerw„, . Nemo fortius reliquit. faid of a *««•« Emperour; J A h **£ fl™ d brjn' abetterEntertainment, dun To this Retirement of your Lord^xp, I wim I c S bgar a ferious Perufal, it this P/*r; which, though it fucceeded on, thf. ^f^T'barren, the Perfons low, and the W n g co'ntrivM and written in a ^ ^ ^ ^ T ^ S f t t a a t i o n of thefe Defects W-itine not heightned with many labour d bcenes. ins prefented it to ou_.K> have prefcrib'd more Modefty to the ^ ^ g ^ S d of wnofe Patronage, thagt Perfon in *e World, for w t o ^ the beft of his Endeavours had been unwonhy. «ut, i A$ fc .^ th(j longer, and could never have paid he D d K ^ J a makfi ^ ^ ^ ^ u f tt'JSW I oniy^f e y C a new o U of Exercif.ng your Goodnefs to me, in pardoning the Failings and Imperfefiions of, My Lord, Tour Lorjlrfs moft Humv^ Moft Obliged, and Moft Okdient Servant, JOHN D**J>BN? PRO-P R O L O G U E . A5 needy Gallants, in the Scriv'n&ts Hands, . {Land's Court the rich Knave that gripes their Mortgaged 7 firft fat Buck of all tbe Scafon's fent, And Keeper takes no Fee in Compliment: i The D.tage of fome EnglWimen is fuch, To fi wn un thofe who ruine them, the Dutch. They fhall have all, rather than make a War With thefe who of the fame Religion are. The Streights,'/je Guiney Trade, the Herrings too, Nay, to keep Friendship, they fhall pickle you. Some are refolv'd not to find out the Cheat, But, Cukild-like, loves him who does the Feat. What Injuries foe'er upon us fall, Tet fliU the fame Religion anfwers all. Religion wheedled you to Civil War, (fpare. Drew Englifh Blood, WDutchmens now would Re guild no I They have no ntore Religion, faith--than ; Vs ti God they warjhip. in their Si And yen, 1 take it, have not much of that. IVtdi Monarchies my own Religion's Name, Rat States are Atheifis in their very Frame. They fiare a Sin, andfuebfProportiojufaU, , like a Stink, 'tis nothing to 'em a\ How they love England, )on fhall fe tits day: No Mapfhsws Holland truer thou our Play. Their Pictures and Infcriptions well we know • We may he hold one Mi . to fhow. View then their Falfhqtfdi, Rapine, Cruelty ; And think what once they were, they ftill would be : Rut hope not either Language, Plot, or Art; 'Twas writ in hafle, hut with an Englifh Heart. And lef hope Wit in Dutchmen ; that would be As much improper as would Honefty. E P I L O G U E . A Poet one? the Spartans ltd to fight, And made''em Conquer in the Mufes Right: So wou'd our Poet lead you on this dayt Shewing your tortur'd Fathers in his Play. To one well-horn, ttf Affront is worfe and more, When he's abus'd and bafl'd by a Bore. With an ill Grace the Dutch their Mifchief, do; They've both ill Nature, and ill Manners too. Well may they boaft themfelves an ancient Nation; for ihey were bred ere Manners were in Fafhion: And their New Commonwealth has fet 'em free, Only from Honour Ond Civility. Venetians do not more uncomely ride, Than did their LubbeKState Mankind beftrule. Their Sway became 'em with as ill 4 Mien, As their own Paunches fwell above their Chin: Yet is their Empire no true Growth but Humou And only two Kings Touch can Cure the Turnout As CatO did his Africk Fruits difplay : So we before your Eyes their Indies lay. All Loyal Englifh will like him coztcl. Let Cazfar Live, aud Carthage be fubdu'd. Terfons Reprefented. CAptain Gabriel Tomrfon, Mr. Hart. Mr. BeamontAEngliff) Merchants, cMr.Mohun. Mr. Collins, i his Friends, iMr. Lydal. Captain Middleton, A n Englifh Sea Capt. Mr. Watfon. Perez, A Sponifh Captain, . Mr. Burt. Harmon Senior, Governour of Amhoyna, Mr. Cartwright. The Fifcal, Mr. Winterflull Barman 'junior, Son to the Governour, Mr. Kynaflon. Van Herring, A Dutch Merchant, Mr. Beejion. WOMEN. Yfabinda, Bethroth'd toToxeerfon, An In-y ^ M<^ dian Lady, S Julia, Wife to Perez, Mrs. James. A n Englifh W o m a n , Mrs. Cory. Page to Toroerfon. A Skipper. T w o Dutch Merchants! SCENE JM'BOYNA |
