1618Sir Godf. Thou
say'
st true,
Nicholas, but he has put
1619o
ff that now, that lyes by him.
1620Cap. Faith Knight, in few words, I pre
sume
so much
1621upon the power of my Art, that I could warrant your
1623Sir Godf. O dainty Captain!
1624Cap. Marry it will co
st me much
sweat, I were better
1625go to
sixteen Hot-hou
ses.
1626Sir Godf. I, good man, I warrant thee.
1627Cap. Be
side great vexation of Kidney and Liver.
1628Nic. O, 'twill tickle you hereabouts, Cou
sin, becau
se
1629you have not been us'd to't.
1630Sir Godf. No? have you not been us'd to't, Captain?
1631Cap Plague of all fools
still;--indeed Knight I have
1632not us'd it a good while, and therefore 'twill
strain me
so
1633much the more, you know.
1634Sir Godf. Oh it will, it will.
1635Cap. What plunges he puts me to? were not this
1636Knight a fool, I had been twice
spoil'd now; that Cap
- 1637tain's wor
se then accur
st that has an A
sse to a Kin
sman,
1638sfoot I fear he will drivel't out before I come to't.--Now
1639sir,--to come to the point indeed, --you
see I
stick here
1640in the jaw of the
Marshalsea, and cannot do't.
1641Sir Godf. Tut tut, I know thy meaning, thou would
st 1642say thou'rt a pri
soner, I tell thee th'art none.
1643Cap. How, none? why is not this the
Marshalsea?
1644Sir Godf. Woult hear me
speak? I heard of thy rare
1646My Chain was lo
st, I
sweat for thy relea
se,
1647As thou
shalt do the like at home for me:
1651Sir Godf. Speak, is not this man free?
1652Keep. Yes, at his plea
sure, Sir, the Fees di
scharg'd.
1653Sir Godf. Go, go, I'le di
scharge them, I.
1654Keep. I thank your Wor
ship.
Exit Keeper. 1655Cap. Now, tru
st me, y'are a dear Knight; kindne
sse
1656unexpe
cted! oh there's nothing to a free Gentleman.--I
1657will Conjure for you,
sir, 'till Froth come through my
1659Sir Godf. Nay, then thou
shalt not pa
sse with
so lit
- 1660tle a bounty, for at the
fir
st sight of my Chain agen,---
1661Fourty
five Angels
shall appear unto thee.
1662Cap. 'Twill be a glorious
show, ifaith Knight, a very
1663fine
show; but are all the
se of your own hou
se? are you
1665Sir Godf. I, I, no, no; what's he yonder talking with
1666my wild Nephew, pray heaven he give him good coun
sel.
1667Cap. Who, he? he's a rare friend of mine, an admi
- 1668rable fellow, Knight, the
fine
st Fortune-teller.
1669Sir Godf. Oh! 'tis he indeed, that came to my Lady
1670sister, and foretold the lo
sse of my Chain; I am not an
- 1671gry with him now, for I
see 'twas my Fortune to lo
se it:
1672By your leave, Mr. Fortune-teller, I had a glimps of you
1673at home, at my Si
sters the Widows, there you prophe
- 1674sied of the loss of a Chain: -
simply though I
stand here,
1675I was he that lo
st it.
1676Pye. Was it you,
sir?
1677Edm. A my troth, Nuncle, he's the rare
st fellow, has
1678told me my fortune
so right; I
find it
so right to my na
- 1680Sir Godf. What is't? God
send it a good one.
1681Edm. O, 'tis a pa
ssing good one, Nuncle: for he
sayes
1682I
shall prove
such an excellent Game
ster in my time, that
1683I
shall
spend all fa
ster then my Father got it.
1684Sir Godf. There's a Fortune indeed.
1685Edm. Nay, it hits my humour
so pat.
1686Sir Godf. I, that will be the end on't: will the Cur
se
1687of the Beggar prevail
so much, that the
son
shall con
sume
1688that fooli
shly, which the father got craftily; I, I, I;
1689'twill, 'twill, 'twill.
1690Pye. Stay,
stay,
stay.
Pye-board with an Almanack, 1691Cap. Turn over,
George.
and the Captain. 1692Pye. June,
July; here,
July, thats the month, Sunday
1693thirteen, ye
sterday fourteen, to day
fifteen.
1694Cap. Look quickly for the
fifteen day,--if within the
1695compa
sse of the
se two dayes there would be
some Boy
- 1696strous
storm or other, it would be the be
st, I'de defer him
1697o
ff till then;
some Tempe
st, and it be thy will.
1698Pye. Here's the
fifteen day,--Hot and fair.
1699Cap. Puh, would t'ad been, Hot and foul.
1700Pye. The
sixteen day, that's to morrow; The mor
- 1701ning for the mo
st part, fair and plea
sant.
1703Pye. But about high-noon, Lightning and thunder.
1704Cap. Lightning and thunder? admirable! be
st of all!
1705I'le Conjure to morrow ju
st at high-noon,
George.
1706Pye. Happen but true to morrow, Almanack, and I'le
1707give the leave to lye all the year after.
1708Cap. Sir, I mu
st crave your patience, to be
stow this
1709day upon me, that I may furni
sh my
self
strongly,---I
sent
1710a Spirit into
Lancashire tother day, to fetch back a knave
1711Drover, and I look for his return this evening--to mor
- 1712row morning, my friend here, and I will come and break
- 1714Sir Godf. Oh, you
shall be mo
st welcome.
1715Cap. And about noon, without fail, I purpo
se to Con
- 1717Sir Godf. Mid-noon will be a
fit time for you.
1718Edm. Conjuring? do you mean to Conjure at our
1719hou
se, to morrow, Sir?
1720Cap. Marry do I,
sir? 'tis my intent, young Gentle
- 1722Edm. By my troth, I'le love you while I live for't: ô
1723rare!
Nicholas, we
shall have Conjuring to morrow.
1724Nic. Puh I, I could ha told you of that.
1725Cap. Law, he could ha told him of that, fool, coxcomb,
1727Edm. Do you hear me,
sir, I de
sire more acquaintance
1728on you, you
shall earn
some money of me, now I know
1729you can Conjure; but can you fetch any that is lo
st?
1730Cap. Oh, anything that's lo
st.
1731Edm. Why look you,
sir, I tell't you as a friend and a
1732Conjurer; I
should marry a Pothecaries Daughter, and
1733'twas told me,
she lo
st her Maiden-head at
Stonie-
Strat- 1734ford: now if you'll do but
so much as Conjure for't, and
1735make all whole agen---
1736Cap. That I will, Sir.
1737Edm. By my troth I thank you, la.
1738Cap. A little merry with your
sisters
son,
sir.
1739Sir Godf. Oh, a
simple young man, very
simple, come
1740Captain, and you,
sir; we'll e'en part with a gallon of
1741wine 'till to morrow break-fa
st.
1742Tip. Cap. Troth, agreed,
sir.
1743Nic. Kin
sman--Scholar.
1744Pye. Why now thou art a good Knave, worth a hun
- 1746Nic. Am I indeed, la: I thank you heartily, la.