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Show • a 3°8 The W I V E S EXCUSE: Or> tk« * Fri* ^ut •**• a Prudent Man's part to keep out tne Occafion of 'em: And, in order to't, Mr. Frienda& eoud wifh you wou'd not make your Houfe, as youp oo. one of the publick Places of the T o w n. Teaz, She's in the right on't indeed, Mr. Frienddl-} are very happy in the Difcretion of a good Lady, if I k n o w when you're well; there are very few Wo Wou'd quarrel with your good Nature in this Point i but ihe has too great a Regard to her o w n and your" putation, you iee, not to apprehend the Malice of Tongues upon the Liberties you allow in your Famfl the graver pirt of your Friends take notice of it aire: and let m e tell you, Sir, are extremely concern'd. Mr. Fri. That they are paft the Pleafures of goodCo pany themfelves : W h y really, Madam, I believe if they may fay what they will, I fhall do what I pleafe. live to m y felf, and not to the whimfical Humour of graver part of m y Friends, and fo you may tell 'em, Madam, from your humble Servant. r$ Mrs. Fri. Y o u won't leave us, M r . Friendall * Mr. Fri. I'll go h o m e with you like a good Husb M a d a m j but no M a n of Fafhion, you know, walks his Wife ; befides, there's a noble Lord I muft walki Mrs. Fri. Any thing to be rid of my Company. Teaz. W h y , h o w have the Men, at this rate, the I pudence to think the W o m e n ftiould not Cuckold' If I had fuch a Husband, as|old as I am, a'myConfri I believe, I (hou'd ufe him as he deferv'd : But t fome Comfort, ufe him as you pleafe, no Body willtl/ you wrong him j and let m e tell you, 'tis a great to have the T o w n on ones fide. Mrs. Fri. I'll keep 'era fo, if I can. Teaz.. Nay, Faith and Troth, you have given hit warning j if he won't take it, he muft anfwer himfelf all the Mifcarriages you can be guilty of in your Cond hereafter. Mrs. Er'u There's fomething more in that, Mrs. Ti [h Enter Lovemore and WeXm\efoUminglem. Well. There's your Mrs. Friendall before us: 11 tver. Character as m u c h asl defpife ber Husband's. Cuckolds make Themfelves. 509 r*t Tho' he has 'fcap'd the publick Difcovery, if Ihe ows "him to be a Coward, it does m y Bufinefs ftill as 1A'11 If I did not think him one, I wou'd put him to Trvai he (hou'd not fo eafily get clear off j for putting a o-e into Mrs. Sightlfs Hand at the Muhck-meeting. Love. H o w ! Wdl But I o w e him a good Turn for it y: I' It romes inro m y Head, and you (hall pay h im ood Turn: What if you put Mrs. Sightly upon telling s Wife of it ? nve You ought to do it. , ,.riU Lli I think Co too m y felf j and you may be fatisfy'd 7>;. more out of a regar to the W o m a n I value fo ich, than any defign of promoting your Cuckolding rLTbood grave Sir, the Plot is never the worfe, I • for carrying your Friend's intereft along with the mi Make your beft ufe on't, Lovemore, I'm contented e fhou'd thrive together. f [Exeunt. Enter Mrs. Sightly and Witwoud after em. „ You are mightily injur'd indeed, Madam, .to be faded to come abroad, Co m u c h to your difadvantage, h a delicate Morning as this is, fo m u c h againft your linations: But you'll k n o w your Int'reft better, in a tie time, and m e for your Friend, I fuppofe, w h e n you d the Benefit of it. frk Nay, Coufin, the Injury may be forgiven, for pleafure of thc Walk, at this time of the Year. Wit. Why, the very Walk is to be lik'd, tho' there were Body in it to like us. But there's a great deal of good mpany in the Mall, and I warrant you, we'll have our re or the Commendation of the Pi.ce, in fpight of Iher Faces : You are fure cf your par: of i: already. $%ht. H o w fo, good Mrs. Witwoud ? K . Why, good Mr?. Sightly, there's Mr. WellviU be-e you. %. "h Platonick Lover as you call him. Wit. And as you hod him. Sight. |