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Show -%- . I, Be n*rer fell return j but Tarerfen fay, too long \ 7. &kdT«^e^ toe ere now s ifyou think fitting, l'„ go back and bring him. r c •, F-r. y 1 Harm Dofo; I'll wait'you in this place. L^incaj. p t W v r Villainy like this of thefe unknown AlTafTmates: Towafon, in vain I fav'd thy fleeping Life, if now I let thee lofe it, when thou wak ft Thou "telv hift lien bountiful to me, and this way fl acknowledge it. Yet to difctofc their Crimes were dangerous. What muft I do ?• This gen rous Engr lifhman will ftrait be here, and Confutation then perhaps will be too late • am J. Lieutenant, you have heard, as well as I, the bloody purpofe cf thefe Men. -.. Sold. I have; and tremble at the mention ot it. •e%. Dare you adventure on an Aftion as brave as theirs is bafe? . Command m y Lite.. Perez. N o more: Help me difpatch that Murderer, ere his Accomplice come; thc Men I know not; but their Defign is treacherous and bloody. Sold. And he they mean to kill is brave himfelf, and of a Nation I much Jove. Perez. Come on then. [ Roth draw. [To Harm.'] Villain, thou dy'ft; thy Confcience tells thee w h y ; I need not urge the Crime. [They affault him. Harm. Murder! I fliall be bafely Murder'd ; Help! Enter Towerfon. Towerf Hold, Villains ! What unmanly odds is this? Courage, who e?er thou art, I'll fuccour thee. [ Towerfon fights with Perez, and Harman with the Lieutenant, and drive them off the Stage. Harm. Though, (brave unkown,) Night takes thee from m y Knowledge, and I want time to thank thee now ; take this, and wear it for m y fake : \Giveshim Hereafter I'll acknowledg it more largely. [Exit. ? aRintr. Towerf That Voice I've heard, but cannot call to mind, except it be young Harman's-Yet who fhou'd put his Life in danger thus? This' Ring I wou'd not take as Salary, but as a Gage of his free Heart who left it : And when I know him, I'll reftore the Pledge 5 lure 'twas not far from hence I made th' Appointment: I know not what this Dutchman's Bufinefs is, yet I believe 'twas fomewhat from m y Rival 3 it fhall go hard but I will find him out, and then rejoin the Company. rj^m Re-enter Harman Junior and Fifcal. Fife-. The Accident was wondrous ftrange; did you neither know your Af-fauinates, nor your Deliverer? Harm. 'Twas all a hurry 5 yet, upon better recollefting of m y felf, the M a n who freed me muft be Towerfon. y ' Fife. Hark, I hear the Company walk this way, will you withdraw > Harm. Withdraw, and Tfabinda coming ! hind" it' T h e V V o o d i s f u , l o f M u r d e r e r s i every Tree, methinks, hides one be- Harm. You have two Qualities, my Friend, that fort but ill together- as milcb.evous as Hell cou'd wifh you, but fearful in the Execution. * ' Fife. There is a thing within me call'd a Confcience, which is not quite o'ercome; now and then ,t rebels a little, efpecially when I am alone, S in the Harm. The Moon begins to rife, and glitters through the Trees. •y.r, _. , Yfabinda within. ASr^?5^ b- *• droves, is .ho^i^^Se'^'livmther"1"01 W'?°? henK' De» «** '( ty awhile to .aniline 'wirhto ^ ' """• a n d S i T C m e °PP<™«- Pifi: You'll get nothing of her, except it be by force , ff Well, they ccnK 1 ^ you fn a wav '^ ^"^ fti" t0 ^ do ye tot/remember you Z M,? L m m<b y,?. « * * & « * 5 lorcc, it may be, wou'd do well ' "d ftle 1S a W o m a " • A little Enter AMBQYLTJ. ~~ ^7. Enter Yfabinda, Beamont, Middleton, Collins, Harman Senior, and Julia. Tfab. who faw the Bridegroom laft ? Harm. Sen. He refus'd to pledge the laft Rummer • fo I am out of Charity with him. Beam. Come, fhall we backward to the Caftle ? I'll take care of yog, Lady. Julia. Oh, you have drunk fo much, you are paft all Care. Coll. But where can be this plly Bridegroom ? anfwer me that; I will have the Bride fatisfied. Fife He walk'd alone this w a y ; we met him lately. Tfab. I befeech you, Sir, conduct us. Harm. Jun. I'll bring you to him, Madam. Fife, to Harm. Jun.~] Remember, now's your time; ifyou o'er-flip this Minute, Fortune perhaps will never fend another. Harm. Jan. I am refolv'd. d Fife. Come, Gentlemen, I'll tell you fuch a pleafant Accident, you'll think th? Evening fhort. Jul. I love a Story and a Walk by Moon-fhine. Fife. Lend m e your Hand then, Madam. [Takes her by the one Hand. Baam. But one, I befeech you then ; I muft not quit her fo. [Takes her by the other ] [Exeunt Re-enter Harman Tun. and Yfabinda. Tfab. Come, Sir, which is the way?'l long to fee m y Love. Harm. Jun. You may have your Wifh, and without ftirring hence. Tfab. M y Love fo near? Sure you delight to mock me. Harm Jun. 'Tis you delight to torture m e ; behold the Man, who loves you inore than his o w n Eyes; more than the Joys of Earth, or Hopes of Heaven Tfab. W h e n you renew'd jour Friendftiip with m y Towerfon, 1 thought tliele vain Defires were dead within you. Harm. Jun. Smother d they were, not dead; your Eyes can kindle no fuch cettv Fires, as only blaze a while, and ftraight go out. P ra You know! when I had far lefs Ties upon me, I wou'd not hear you; therefore wonder not if I withdraw, and find the Company. rtZ.Jun. That wou'd be too much Cruelty, to make m e wretched, and ^T/lririinVaultifyou are miferable? fo you may call the Rich Man's w S h ^ e a u f e I d Ob)ecT of theRobber's Guilt: Pray do n ot perf^e me toher; you know I have a Husband now, and woud be loth tarnicl: his Knowledge with your fecond Folly. . , l Harm.%n. ^ ^ ^ ^ *& fj^eho aHulnd^at il,'tis S e in C S u e fiff^fc Honour" m the World ; he has all this, W^u& Notice. t„ mi%n • _ve enoush of Love for him and m e ; I Harm. Jan. You are a W o ™ n ; have enou much of Love, that he ttflftl* Tfab. Now you grow Rude: 111 hear no more Harm. Jun. You muft. Tfab. Leave me. S T l t ' l S f c -onbled with this idle T a * fome Minutes more , 'tis your lalt, Harm. Jun by your free lidits with t wliich T w o can never nave, vu ~ $ A me ye kind Inhabitants of H * * from hearing Tfab. Blefs n.e, > ^ nQ.v * S L ^ Vou m u , do more than hear en, ^ ^ ,1, m . „ . ing to your Bridal Bed. tan y |