Chapter 7

The strict discipline Of the Church, will teach you better thoughts. And Signiors, You that are Batchelours, if you ever marry, In _Bartolus_ you may behold the issue Of Covetousness and Jealousie; and of dotage, And falshood in _Don Henrique_: keep a mean then; _For be assured, that weak man meets all ill, That gives himself up to a womans will_.

[_Exeunt_.

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Prologue.

_To tell ye (Gentlemen,) we have a Play, A new one too, and that 'tis launch'd to day, The Name ye know, that's nothing to my Story; To tell ye, 'tis familiar, void of Glory, Of State, of Bitterness: of wit you'll say, For that is now held wit, that tends that way, Which we avoid: To tell ye too 'tis merry, And meant to make ye pleasant, and not weary: The Stream that guides ye, easie to attend: To tell ye that 'tis good, is to no end, If you believe not. Nay, to goe thus far, To swear it, if you swear against, is war. To assure you any thing, unless you see, And so conceive, is vanity in me; Therefore I leave it to it self, and pray Like a good Bark, it may work out to day, And stem all doubts; 'twas built for such a proof, And we hope highly: if she lye aloof For her own vantage, to give wind at will, Why let her work, only be you but still, And sweet opinion'd, and we are bound to say, You are worthy Judges, and you crown the Play_.

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Epilogue.

_The Play is done, yet our Suit never ends, Still when you part, you would still part our friends, Our noblest friends; if ought have faln amiss, O let it be sufficient, that it is, And you have pardon'd it. In Buildings great All the whole Body cannot be so neat, But something may be mended; Those are fair, And worthy love, that may destroy, but spare_.

APPENDIX

_Ad Janum_

Take Comfort Janus, never feare thy head Which to the quick belongs, not to the dead Thy wife did lye with one, thou being dead drunke Thou are not Cuckold though shee bee a Punke.

Tis not the state nor soveraintie of Jove could draw thy pure affections from my love nor is there Venus in the Skyes could from thy looks with draw my greedy eyes.

THE SPANISH CURATE.

A = First Folio; B = Second Folio.

p. 60, ll. 3-41. Omitted in A. l. 42. A _omits_] and. l. 46. A] heirs.

p. 61, l. 38. A] Encreasing by. l. 39. B _misprints_] Vialante.

p. 63, l. 17. A] base and abject.

p. 64, l. 2. A] Or modestie. l. 18. B _misprints_] whow. l. 31. A] wish that it.

p. 65, l. 17. A] By this example. l. 25. A] or of my.

p. 66, l. 8. A] of mine own. l. 26. A] Mirth, and Seek.

p. 68, l. 2. A] have you.

p. 70, l. 28. A] provoking it call.

p. 73, l. 13. A] To me, of, that misery against my will.

p. 74, l. 33. A _omits_] as.

p. 75, l. 18. A gives this line to _Lean_. l. 31. A _adds_] exit lea. _and gives_ ll. 32 _and_ 33 _to_ Ars.

l. 34. A _omits_] Exeunt Mil. Ars.

p. 76, l. 29. _A comma has been substituted for a full-stop after_ weathers.

p. 77, l. 25. A] look out it. l. 39. A] has.

p. 79, l. 3. A] often-times. l. 15. B _prints_] Dig. l. 28. A _omits_] to. ll. 33 and 34. A _gives these lines to_ Lea.

p. 80, l. 22. B _misprints_] yesterdy.

p. 82, l. 9. A] still and the. l. 16. A] jealousies.

p. 83, l. 3. B] More.

p. 84, l. 15. A] Gentleman.

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p. 87, l. 19. A] am both to. l. 23. A] 'Faith.

p. 88, l. 6. A] Y'faith. l. 26. A] ye might.

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p. 94, l. 27. A] abed. l. 34. A] I will.

pp. 95 and 96. l. 11 A omits the Song.

p. 96, l. 11. A _adds stage direction_] The Bar & Book ready on a Table. l. 18. A _omits_] Exeunt Parishioners. l. 26. A] may he some.

p. 98, l. 6. A _omits_] and. l. 22. B _misprints_] Tough.

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p. 100, l. 9. A] 'Tis Sessions. l. 16. A] hunch, hunch.

p. 101, l. 8. A] at her. l. 21. A] Had winck'd.

p. 102, l. 29. A _adds stage direction_] Chess-boord and men set ready.

p. 104, l. 10. A _omits_] Exit. l. 27. A] That rakes. l. 35. A] Jam. (_char_.). l. 37. A _omits stage direction_. l. 40. A _omits stage direction_.

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p. 106, l. 11. A] 'Pre. l. 13. A _omits stage direction_. l. 16. A] 'Would.

p. 107, l. 32. A] and I thank.

p. 109, l. 1. A] anger. l. 2. A] Why none, Sir.

p. 110, l. 3. B _misprints_] Hne. l. 17. B _misprints_] barrneness. l. 34. A] hath blasted.

p. 111, l. 12. A] pontafles.

p. 113, l. 5. A _adds stage direction_] Bed ready wine, table Standish & Paper.

p. 114, l. 9. A] If ye.

p. 115, l. 29. A and B] Ars.

p. 116, l. 25. A _omits_] for.

p. 117, l. 3. A _adds stage direction_] Diego ready in Bed, wine, cup.

p. 118, l. 14. A _adds stage direction_] Bed thrust out.

p. 120, l. 1. A] Nor preach not Abstinence. l. 2. A] budge.

p. 122, l. 15. A _prints_ Doe you deserve _as the beginning of Die's speech_.

p. 123, l. 16. A. _prints stage direction_] Pewter ready for noyse. l. 19. B _misprints_] joyn'd.

p. 124, l. 10. A] 'pre'thee.

p. 125, l. 9. A] brussels. l. 34. A] fleere.

p. 126, l. 39. A] has.

p. 129, l. 3. A] I doe owe dutie. l. 19. A _adds stage direction_] A Table ready covered with Cloath Napkins Salt Trenchers and Bread. l. 27. A] cerviz'd.

p. 132, l. 7. A _omits_] wee'l. l. 12. A _adds stage direction_] Dishes covered with papers in each ready.

p. 134, l. 11. A _has_ Bar _written in the margin, not printed, in the copy collated_. l. 36. A] least none drest.

p. 137, l. 9. A] concernes. l. 27. A] _gives this line to_ Lea.

p. 138, l. 16. A] Has.

p. 139, l. 5. B _misprints_] Octavia ... Arsenio.

p. 143, l. 24. A] deserv'd well.