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ACT IV.

SCENE I.

SCENE A Field adjacent to Mother Harris her House.
Enter Mr. Pindar and Mr. Cole.
Mr. Pindar.
I tell you Friend, from henceforth be at Ease,
The Lovely Frances soon shall be your own,
And Mother Harris have her wish'd Revenge.

Mr. Cole.
Thou best of Friends, let me embrace thee close;
Let's both away and perfect thy Design.

Mr. Pindar.
Hold, you must stay behind; I'll act alone,
To shew how much Pindar will do for Cole.
You in my Absence comfort up your Mother,
Put Sugar in her Ale, 'twill ease her Grief;
And you and gentle Frances search the Henroost,
That when I bring home News of your Revenge,
With a large Dish you Lovers may be ready
In Eggs and Bacon to proclaim my Welcome.
But hold, I want a Rope.

Mr. Cole.
Here's one lies ready.

Mr. Pindar.
'Tis well, Good-buy.

[Exeunt.
Mr. Cole.
Now you propitious Stars be Guides to Pindar,
For never Man so freely undertook
To serve his Friend in such a Dangerous Moment.

SCENE II.

Mother Harris's Parlour.
Enter Frank Harris leading Mother Harris, and Mr. Cole.
Mother Harris.

Lord Mr. Cole, that sugar'd
Ale was very good, I did not care if we had the
other Flaggon.

Enter Mrs. Franklin.
Mrs. Franklin.

I'm sorry to see you so ill, Mrs.
Harris; that same Joan's a sawcy Hussey, she
beat me one Day too.

Mr. Cole.

Ah Mrs. Franklin, this is kindly
done, to come to comfort us in our Distress.

Mother Franklin.

I am willing to do any
Neighbourly Kindness; Lord forsooth you are
black and blue, you must put on some wet
Brown Paper.

Mr. Cole.
[Aside to Frank Harris.]

This
Mrs. Franklin is a very good Woman, she understands
Chirurgery I see. Will you please to walk
in and Drink, Mrs. Franklin?

[Exeunt.