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Sce. 7.
Enter Antonio in the habit of the Conjurer, Clerimont, Cœlia, Penelope.Ant:
'Tis strang they are not yet return'd, alas
They can find nothing there but empty walls;
J hir'd the house to play these projects in.
Cœl:
J long untill we doe conclude in joy
These strang occurrences: Sister be merry
J make no doubt but that Sebastian
Will use you nobly yet.
Enter Sr Oliver, Sebastian; Shallow, Hog & Delia led in by officers.
Cœl:
What more monsters yet? who's that they haue
brought hither.
Shall:
J vow now J'le be haled no more by these pickfoists
rogues, you Sr let me wipe my face, will you not.
Doe J look like a fortuneteller you blind watchman?
Brother Sebastian, J am honest Shallow.
Ant:
Let these alone kind officers
J am the man must answer to the fact;
Jnnocent, & J make no doubt but J
Shall clear my self of all aspersions
That either you good Sebastian
Or this old Knight shall sprinkle on me.
Shall:
Law you there now we are innocent; doe we not
look as though we were.
Ant:
First for you friend that think your self most wrong'd
Haue none at all; for if you be remembred
When plac'd behind the Arras you overheard
The speeches past betwixt this Knight and me
Not thinking of so neer an Auditour
You there approued of this delusion,
But never lookt unto your owne, whereas
There was no less æquivocation
Then in the other.
Seb:
Jt is impossible.
Didst thou not say in plaine and honest terms
Heap Sr all injuries upon my head
Unless this night you sleep in Cœlia's bed.
Ant:
True, in her bed you haue, but not with her
That J did never say, nor neaver meant.
Seb:
Witlesse evasion, but hear you Sir
That was not all the testimony you gaue,
But rais'd up Cœlia's spirit and her Sisters
Who did confirm by signes and wondrous postures
What thou didst say was void of all deceit.
Ant:
How J did raise their spirits let them speak
And how that there you did deceaue your self
Without my help.
Cœl:
We two are certaine proof
Who then were in the house disguis'd both,
Pen:
Thus changd,
He brought us forth unto you frighted, as if
We had indeed been apparitions.
And set us at such distance from your eye
You could not then distinguish.
Seb:
Were not they spirits then?
Cœl:
No more then now.
Ant:
J shall most plainly manifest to all
They could not be; nor had J any power
Or skill, to act so great a miracle,
And first J doe most humbly beg this Knights
Pardon.
(he and she kneels)
Sr Oli:
Not J: i'le never pardon thee.
Ant:
Your blessing Sir J mean; J am your Son;
Your daughter Cœlia to doth beg whome once
You nothing could deny.
Sr Oli:
Antonio!
O my amazement how was J deceau'd?
Cler:
Sebastian J must excuse my self to you,
J had a hand in all this policy
And but that Brother was a greater tie
Then Friend, the Lady had been yours.
Sr Oli:
Daughter & Son most dear unto me still
May you together liue, together die
And leaue behind you happy Progeny.
Seb:
You are a powerful advocate.
Shall:
Come, come in play Lady, nay we will haue somewhat
to doe as well as they.
Del:
Good Sr be silent.
Peace or you will marr all.
Shall:
Why so haue they mar'd all to, and J'le mar all no
otherwise, J beseech you Gentlemen let me marry a Lady
amongst you to.
Cœl:
She a Lady? how long haue you been Madam Delia?
fie Sir, no Sutor of mine shall with my consent fling him self
away upon a waiting gentlewoman, nor will you J hope.
Shall:
Upon any Lady J.
Cœl:
Beleeue me Sr she is no Lady.
Shall:
No Lady? why where's this fortunetellers man; Sirrah
is she no Lady?
Hog:
No Sir, nor J no fortunetellers man.
(undisguises himself)
Shall:
What Hog? S'life you haue us'd me finely haue you
not?
Hog:
Your Pardon Genteils, you know for the most part J
am a dealer in crackt affaires, & broken commodities, and
with your Ladyships good likeing J would haue stopt a flaw
with this Gentleman, but seeing J am hindred J'le studie to
amend my self and my profession.
Shall:
Sirrah doe J look like a flaw stopper?
Cœl:
Pray Sr haue patience and let me beg
You would not intermix this generall mirth
With any anger; we are now for feasts
And dancing.
Shall:
And introth ther's nothing but that could haue
appeas'd my stomack; now J haue done; you haue stopt my
mouth. come let us dance.
(They dance)
Cœl:
And now t'were good we here renounct this folly
They would example take from others perils;
And seeing 'tis that womans weaknesse most
Js incident in these occasions,
J wish all such as for their husbands flie
To Wizards; haue no worser luck then J.
Exeunt.
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