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Show 188 Sir ANTONY LOVE: Or, Sir Ant. Or come to me, and I'll fpeak a good Word for thee to the Lady. llf You Triumph, Sir. Sir Ant. 'Till when, w e take our Leaves. [Leads Volante out. llf. Pox! I deferve it all, for putting it into her Power to ufe m e fo: He's ten Years younger than I am, and confequently fo muchhandfomer in her Eye: He prates a great deal more, and better than I do for her purpofe, and therefore lies better in her Ear: He has the Advantage of me, in every Vanity that can betray a Girl; Vo-tante's a Girl, and what could I expect from my honour-able Love for her? When, in the weaknefs of a Woman's Choice, <he*will prefer the prefent laughing Hour to all that can come after. If this would cure m e now, 'twere a LeiTon wellleam'd: I'll hear what the Pilgrim can % upon this Subject; I'll liften to his Lies, they are leis mifchievous, and may drive this W o m a n out of my Head. ' lExtt* . Enter Floriante and Charlott. Flo. Is not that Sir Antony ? Char. With m y Coufin Volante. W e fhall have em at the turning of the Walk. ,. _ f - Flo. Thiy are proper Counfeliors for cur Purpofe of Difobedience- Char. As w e could ha' met withal. lb. You'll be no Nun, Sifter ? f Char. Nor you no Countefs ? f Flo. I would be as willingly enclos'd in <h'f*<*J* Monaftry, as in the Arms of that Count Vereki and in the Arms cf Death rather than m either Char. Well; I'm not fo ^ r f t ! I W ^ e j j upon any Terms, than dead upon the beft, na be a Nun, than be nothing at all; tho theres notmrg had not rather be, than be a Nun. Company Tlo. Any Man's Company, rather than the Company of all Women. Unn1.,.r T corfcfs to you, a- Char. 'Tis more to m y Humour cor j ^ ^ mong the reft of m y Venial Offences t u your Man, Sifter j would 1 had the Fellow v The RAMBLING LADY. I8$ Flo. For your ConfefTor, Sifter ? . j Char. I could confefs fomething to him that would make him enjoin m e another kind of Penance, than m y Prayers. Flo. What! abfolve you from your Devotion ? Char. And perfwade him to make a Sinner of me, ra-ther than fuffer m y Father to make m e a Saint, fo much before m y Time. Flo. You are a mad Girl : But what of Valentine f Char. He fhould not be out of our Defign. Flo. I'il anfwer for him, he won't. Char. His Intereft's fo concern'd, he fhould not be wanting in any occafion of abufing our Father. Flo. Or of ufing the Count as he deferves. Char. They're both behind us, M u m - Enter Count Canaile and Count Verole. Can, I have prepar'd m y Daughter to receive the H onour you intend our Houfe and her, by this Alliance with us; fhe too well knows what's owing to a Father and her felf, to m y Authority and her o w n Birth, n o w to difpute what I de|ign for her ; fhe has m y Will, the reft I leave to y o u - - - . [Exit. Ver. Madam, you hear your Father, and I come Thro' his Authority, to fpeak m y Love ; Tho' bateing his Authority, I muft think There need not many Arguments to move, More tfi3Q your knowing me, and what I arrn Flo. My Lord, that goes a great way with me, I af-fure you. Char. She knows you and your Qualities, m y Lord' and efteems 'em accordingly : I have heard her fay ft e w a * v e T 7 J™** o b¥<l to you, and fhould be more - Flo If he would hang himfelf f Afide' Ver. For what, young Lady ? J ! Char.^ For your kind Care of me. Ver Vm glad you're fentible I mean you well War. Q yes, Sir, finable! fo fenfible, I muft be oh - igdin Confcience to thank you. For advifingTy F ath« to fend me to a Nunnery ; The Devil t&* ™ , T your Advice. ~ take ^ou for [Afide. Ver. |