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Scena Quarta.
Enter Bassanes, and Dacus.Bassanes.
You should not be so angry. He intended
You no Affront. He had been drinking ere
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Could beare. Come therefore in again, shake hands
And still continue Friends.
Dacus.
It must not be
Refuse my Mistriss health! It is a Crime,
Which nothing but his death shall expiate.
His body goes to Atoms for't, and's Soul
Whither it pleaseth surly Caron to Waft it.
Have I been ever his continuall Friend,
Waited on all his worst Extravagancies
With my unwearied valour, and my sword?
And am I slighted thus! I will rouse up
The dreadfull Furies from infernall shades,
To stigmatize him full of my revenge.
The lasting Stars of his Ingratitude.
Enter Marullus, Cypassis, Hannibal, Cacala, Floretta, Spinella.
Cypassis.
Il'e have no quarrelling in my house!
you shall be Friends. He shall drink Spinella's
health, and have no more.
Caca.
And you can hinder Quarrels in a Bawdy-house,
you have more power then a Constable.
But if you force him to drink her
health; Let him have something more, have
her too, though it be but to night.
Spin.
Leave pimping Cacala, I have no need
Of your assistance in this kind, Bassanes
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Bassa.
Marullus! I conjure you by our Friendship:
And Captain Dacus! He shall have the Boule.
pointing to Marullus.
Flor.
You shall command me.
Spin.
If you expecting favour you must leave
These humours. Are you Friends?
Dacus.
I must obey you.
Flor.
Shake hands, and let us in again.
Cypas.
I need not of Clorina's Health enquire
She cannot but be well whom you affect.
Bassa.
Cypassis! this is pritty Complement,
She's free from sickness, and I will be carefull
To keep her clear from any vitious Act.
Cypas.
Doubtless she's virtuous: Trouble not your head
With Jealousy.
Bassa.
I will be wise, old Mother!
Han.
Come Captain.
We men of Warre are for the Field, and there
Will be victorious; Let the woman here.
Exeunt.
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