ACT. V. SCENE. V. To them Bvsy. BVS. Downe with Dagon, downe with Dagon; 'tis I, will no longer endure your prophanations. Bvs. I will remoue Dagon there, I fay, that Idoll, that 5 heathenish Idoll, that remaines (as I may fay) a beame, a very beame, not a beame of the Sunne, nor a beame of the Moone, nor a beame of a ballance, neither a house-beame, nor a Weauers beame, but a beame in the eye, in the eye of the brethren; a very great beame, an exceeding 10 great beame; fuch as are your Stage-players, Rimers, and Morrife-dancers, who haue walked hand in hand, in contempt of the Brethren, and the Caufe; and beene borne out by inftruments, of no meane countenance. LAN. Sir, I prefent nothing, but what is licens'd by 15 authority. [84] BAS. Thou art all licenfe, euen licentioufneffe it felfe, Shimei ! LAN. I haue the Mafter of the Reuell's haud for't, Sir. The Mafter of Rebells hand, thou haft; Satan's! 20 hold thy peace, thy fcurrility fhut vp thy mouth, thy profeffion is damnable, and in pleading for it, thou doft plead for Baal. I haue long opened my mouth wide, and gaped, I haue gaped as the oyster for the tide after thy deftruction: but cannot compasse it by fute, or dispute; so thar I 25 looke for a bickering, ere long, and then a battell. KNO. Good Banbury-vapours. Сок. Coк. Friend, you'ld haue an ill match on't, if you bicker with him here, though he be no man o'the fift, hee I 'tis I, I will G 20 fcurrility followed by a comma 1692, 1716, W, G has friends that will goe to cuffes for him, Numps, will not you take our fide? EDG. Sir, it shall not need, in my minde, he offers him a fairer course, to end it by disputation! haft thou nothing to fay for thy felfe, in defence of thy quality? LAN. Faith, Sir, I am not well ftudied in these controuerfies, betweene the hypocrites and vs. But here's one of my Motion, Puppet Donifius fhall vndertake him, and I'le venture the cause on't. 5 COK. Who? my Hobby-horse? will he difpute with 10 him? LAN. Yes, Sir, and make a Hobby-Affe of him, I hope. COK. That's excellent! indeed he lookes like the best fcholler of 'hem all. Come, Sir, you must be as good as your word, now. Bvs. I will not feare to make my fpirit, and gifts knowne! affift me zeale, fill me, fill me, that is, make me full. 15 WIN-W. What a desperate, prophane wretch is this! is there any Ignorance, or impudence like his? to call his 20 zeale to fill him against a Puppet? QVA. I know no fitter match, then a Puppet to commit with an Hypocrite? Bvs. First, I fay vnto thee, Idoll, thou haft no Calling. You lie, I am call'd Dionifius. LAN. The Motion fayes you lie, he is call'd Dionifius ithe matter, and to that calling he answers. Bvs. I meane no vocation, Idoll, no prefent lawfull Calling. PVP. D. Is yours a lawfull Calling? LAN. The Motion asketh, if yours be a lawfull Calling? Bvs. Yes, mine is of the Spirit. PVP. D. Then Idoll is a lawfull Calling. LAN. He faies, then Idoll is a lawfull Calling! for you call'd him Idoll, and your Calling is of the spirit. COK. Well difputed, Hobby-horse ! I goe om. W, G 25 30 35 Bvs. Take not part with the wicked young Gallant. He neygheth and hinneyeth, all is but hinnying Sophistry. I call him Idoll againe. Yet, I fay, his Calling, his Profeffion is prophane, it is prophane, Idoll. 5 PVP. D. It is not prophane ! not beare him downe with your base noyse, Sir. Bvs. Nor he me, with his treble creeking, though he creeke like the chariot wheeles of Satan; I am zealous for 15 the Cause 20 LAN. As a dog for a bone. Bvs. And I fay, it is prophane, as being the Page of Pride, and the waiting woman of vanity. PVP. D. Yea? what fay you to your Tire-women, then? LAN. PVP. Good. Or feather-makers i'the Fryers, that are o'your faction of faith? Are not they with their perrukes, and their puffes, their fannes, and their huffes, as much Pages of Pride, and waiters vpon vanity? what fay you? what fay you? what 25 fay you? Bvs. I will not answer for them. PVP. Because you cannot, because you cannot. Is a Buglemaker a lawfull Calling? or the Confect-makers? fuch you haue there or your French Fashioner? you'ld haue all the 30 finne within your felues, would you not? would you not? Pvs. What then, Dagonet? is a Puppet worfe then thefe? Bvs. Yes, and my maine argument against you, is, that you are an abomination: for the Male, among you, putteth 35 on the apparell of the Female, and the Female of the Male. You lye, you lye, you lye abominably. PVP. I Comma supplied after wicked 1716, W, G COK. Good, by my troth, he has giuen him the lye thrice. PVP. It is your old ftale argument against the Players, but it will not hold against the Puppets; for we haue neyther Male nor Female among ft vs. And that thou may'ft fee, if thou wilt, like a malicious purblinde zeale as thou art! EDG. [The Puppet takes up his garment. By my faith, there he has answer'd you, friend; by playne demonstration. PvP. Nay, I'le proue, against ere a Rabbin of 'hem all, 5 that my ftanding is as lawfull as his; that I fpeak by infpira- 10 tion, as well as he; that I haue as little to doe with learning as he; and doe fcorne her helps as much as he. Bvs, I am confuted, the Caufe hath failed me. Pvs. LAN. on ! Bvs. Then be conuerted, be conuerted. Be conuerted, I pray you, and let the Play goe 15 Let it goe on. For I am changed, and will become a beholder with you! COK. That's braue i'faith, thou haft carryed it away, Hobby-horse, on with the Play! Ivs. [The Iuftice discouers himfelfe.] Stay, now do I forbid, I Adam Ouerdoo! fit ftill, I charge you. COK. What, my Brother i'law! GRA. My wife Guardian! 20 25 Ivs. It is time, to take Enormity by the fore head, and [86] brand it; for, I haue discouer'd enough. 8 by playne] a plain G 22 I am Adam 1692, 1716, W, G ACT. V. SCENE. VI. To them, QVARLOVS. (like the Mad-man) PVRE- Q You must doe as VAR. Nay, come Miftreffe Bride. I doe, now. You must be mad with mee, in truth. I haue heere Iuftice Ouerdoo for it. Ivs. Peace good Trouble-all; come hither, and you 5 fhall trouble none. I will take the charge of you, and your friend too, [To the Cutpurse, and Mistresse Litwit.] you also, young man shall be my care, stand there. EDG. Now, mercy vpon mee. KNO. Would we were away, Whit, these are dangerous 10 vapours, best fall off with our birds, for feare o'the Cage. [The reft are stealing away. Ivs. Stay, is not my name your terror? WHI. gone man. Yesh faith man, and it ish fot tat, we would be Іон. O Gentlemen! did you not see a wife of mine? I 15 ha'loft my little wife, as I fhall be trufted: my little pretty Win, I left her at the great woman's house in truft yonder, the Pig-womans, with Captaine Iordan, and Captaine Whit, very good men, and I cannot heare of her. Poore foole, I feare fhee's ftepp'd afide. Mother, did you not fee 20 Win? Ivs. If this graue Matron be your mother, Sir, stand by her, Et digito compefce labellum, I may perhaps spring a wife for you, anone. Brother Bartholmew, I am fadly forry, to see you fo lightly giuen, and such a Difciple of 25 enormity with your graue Gouernour Humphrey but 6 friend too,] Friend too; 1692, 1716, W, G : |