I do confesse my hardnesse broke his heart,

For which, iust heaven hath giuen me punishment
280 More then my age can carry, his wandring spirit
Not yet at rest, pursues me euery where
Crying, I'le haunt thee for thy cruelty.

My daughter she is gone, I know not how,
Taken inuisible, and whether liuing,

285 Or in graue, 'tis yet vncertaine to me.

O Maister Merry-thought these are the weights,
Will sinke me to my graue, forgiue me sir.

Old mer. Why sir, I do forgiue you, and be merry,
And if the wag, in's life time, plaid the knaue,
290 Can you forgiue him too? March.

heart sir.

With all my

Old mer. Speake it againe, and hartely.

He was as true as euer did fight. &c.

300 Sir, if you will forgiue him, clap their hands together, there's no more to be sad i'th' matter.

Merch. I do, I do.

Cit. I do not like this, peace boies, heare me one of you, euery bodies part is come to an end but 305 Raphes, and hee's left out.

Boy. 'Tis long of your selfe sir, wee haue nothing to doe with his part.

f.

297 Iollie] loly 1711, f. 301 sad] said Q,
this. Dy Peace, boys! 1778, f. 304 you! 1778, f.

303 this: 1778 W

306 'long Dy

Enter
Luce and

Jasper.

Cit. Raph come away, make on him as you haue done of the rest, boies come.

Wife. Now good husband let him come out and die. 310 Cit. He shall Nel, Raph come away quickely and

die boy.

Boy. Twill be very vnfit he should die sir, vpon no occasion, and in a Comedy too.

[77] Cit. Take you no care of that sir boy, is not his 315 part at an end, thinke you, when he's dead? come away Raph.

Enter Raph, with a forked arrow through his head.
Raph. When I was mortall, this my costiue corps
Did lap vp Figs and Raisons in the Strand,
Where sitting I espi'd a louely Dame,
Whose Maister wrought with Lingell and with All,
And vnder ground he vampied many a boote,
Straight did her loue pricke forth me, tender sprig
To follow feats of Armes in warlike wise,
Through Waltham Desert, where I did performe
Many atchieuements, and did lay on ground
Huge Barbaroso that insulting Giant,
And all his Captiues soone set at liberty.
Then honour prickt me from my natiue soile,

Into Moldauia, where I gain'd the loue

Of Pompana his beloued daughter :

But yet prou'd constant to the blacke thum'd maide
Susan, and skorn'd Pompianaes loue:

Yet liberall I was and gaue her pinnes,

320

325

330

335

308 away! 1778, f. make on ] Make an end on 1778, f.

1778, f.

311 Nell. 1778,

1778 W
boot. Dy
QQ F 1711 1750
1778, f.

309 boys;
322 All, awl, 1778, f.
323 boot:
324 sprig, 1711, f. 332 Pompana] Pompiana
Pompiona 1778, f. passim 333 black-thumb'd

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And money for her fathers Officers,

I then returned home, and thrust my selfe
In action, and by all men chosen was

Lord of the May, where I did flourish it,

340 With skarfes and Rings, and Poesie in my hand, After this action, I preferred was,

And chosen Citty Captaine at Mile-end,

With hat and feather and with leading staffe,

And train'd my men and brought them all of cleere
345 Saue one man that berai'd him with the noise.
But all these things I Raph did vndertake,
Onely for my beloued Susans sake.

Then comming home, and sitting in my Shop
With Apron blew, death came vnto my Stall

350 To cheapen Aqua-vitae, but ere I

Could take the bottle downe, and fill a taste, [78] Death caught a pound of Pepper in his hand, And sprinkled all my face and body ore,

And in an instant vanished away.

355 Cit. 'Tis a pretty fiction i'faith.

Raph. Then tooke I vp my Bow and Shaft in hand,
And waklt into Moore-fields to coole my selfe,
But there grim cruell death met me againe,
And shot this forked arrow through my head,
360 And now I faint, therefore be warn'd by me,
My fellowes euery one of forked heads.

Fare-well all you good boies in merry London,
Nere shall we more vpon Shroue-tuesday meete
And plucke downe houses of iniquitie.

365 My paine increaseth, I shall neuer more

Hold open, whilst another pumpes both legs,
Nor daube a Satten gowne with rotten egs:

340 Posie 1750 posy 1778 Dy poesy W 365 increa

336 officers. 1711, f.
hand. 1778, f. 344 off Q2, f.
seth ;-Dy

360 faint; 1778, f.

Set vp a stake, o neuer more I shall,

I die, flie, flie my soule to Grocers Hall. oh, oh, oh, &c. Wife. Well said Raph, doe your obeysance to the 370 Gentlemen and go your waies, well said Raph.

Old mer.

Exit Raph.

Methinkes all we, thus kindly and vnexpectedly reconciled should not depart without a song. Merch. A good motion.

375

Cittiz. Come Nel, shall we go, the Plaies done. Wife. Nay by my faith George, I haue more manners then so, I'le speake to these Gentlemen first: I thanke you all Gentlemen, for your patience and

1778, f.
388 Exeunt Omnes. ] Exeunt. W,

385 crying, Q2, f.

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390

countenane to Raph, a poore fatherlesse child, and if 395 I might see you at my house, it should go hard, but I would haue a pottle of wine and a pipe of Tabacco for you, for truely I hope you do like the youth, but I would bee glad to know the truth: I referre it to your owne discretions, whether you will applaud 400 him or no, for I will winke, and whilst you shall do what you will, I thanke you with all my heart, God giue you good night; come George.