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Show 1 **« TheWiws EXCUSE- Or I Cuckolds make Themfelves. 287 •*OT W I V E S J^XCUSb. v^r, ^.u^finnnftoin^mv M«. F«. What wou'd the Fellow have ? R«/ Why, I wou'd have this Fellow gone about hi< Bufinefs. Mr. Fri. M y Bufinefs lies here at prefent, Sir, Ruf. Y o u lie there, Sir. [Hits Mr. Friendall a Box on the Ear, and draws; fa Women- Jhriek, Mrs. Friendall pretends to hold J Husband ; the Company come about 'em. Mrs. Fri. Good Mr. Friendall, another time, confide! ^ ^ ouarrd to conceal her Husband's Cowar-where you are. Y o u are more a M a n of Honour, I know" than to draw your Sword among the W o m e n ; I am for, ry this has happen'd in a Place where you can't right you felf, without wronging the Company. But you'll find time to do a Juftice to your felt, and the Ladies, w Krf So thanking you, for this occafion of A e w i a g "7 ,f I am your humble Servant [*•* ^•X°thiS1sSaHSpa°rk> ,,trhat?haS had the Misfortune • ? t Kck'dl« X '«ely. and I have help'd him to this ^f'n^f repairing his Honour, upon our very good ^ g r e a t e r Coward than himfelf: H e has fervd c'J. now let him ferve the Towns. y X B" did you obferve h o w the Lady behaved her !„. Butarayu - Hn.hanrf's Cowar- \L What a handfom Excufe (he made in his Fa- T t o the Company ? when fhe can ne.er make any • u f If hav* m^rVi^he"apprehenuon of iucYV BTU^W^' ™8 0^ft^f feTfeef *T£fc htoyw Spring. I'll go along with you-,.- |^ Ao X™ rf ^ Expofing him{n: V* And let her fay what (he can upon this Subject, Ze no W o m a n can be contented to have her Ho- 1 lontrer than her Fortune in the PolTeiTicn of M y Charge is departed too, and for this Night 1 ftj^-^fno Fund of his own, to anfwer in Se-has left m e to make an Excufe to the Family, for herlJM3n',wh0 u ms ^ ^ r^ _r ; .1 « B^ity for eitner. Thus, who a Married Woman's Love would win, Should with the Husbana's Failings firft begin j Make him but in the Fault, and you (hall find A good Excufe will make moft W o m e n kind. [Exeunt, [All go off but WitwrJ Wit. Wou'd the Devil had 'em, for drawing M Swords here ; 1 have loft m y little Captain in the Fray ing abroad with a Country Coufin, or fo j that Rogu Wilding has carry'd her H o m e with him, and 'tis as wd now, as a W e e k hence, for when thefe young Wendw once fet their Hearts upon't, every thing gives them Opportunity to ruin themfelves : Her Aunt Teazd made her rife to Six-a-Clock Prayers, to fine purpofe this be the Fruits of her Devotion: But fince ihe muftfaJI to fome Body, I'm glad Wilding has her, for he'll ufe he ill enough in a little time, to make her wifer tor the future ; by the dear Experience and Vexation of this Intrigue, (being difappointed of many things ihe expetisj fhe may make a Virtue of NecelTity, repent becaufe § can't keep him to her felt", and make an honeft Mam very good Wife yet. LEW; Lovemore, Wellvile, Ruffle return. Ruf. I have done m y Part, and am fatisfied with tk Honour of the Achievement. j Love. 'Tis a Reputation clear-gain'd: Since theres no danger of accounting for't. . A C T II. S C E N E I. ritwottu.tf a Table, with Betty, and a Footman -waiting. NO News of my Coufin Fanny this Morning ? Bet. For God's fake, Madam, not a Word of er lying oat to Night, w e fhall have the Devil to do rich the old Gentlewoman, if fhe know* it. Wit. I 11 I HE Bf |