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The Puritan (Folio 3, 1664)
1749Enter Moll, and Sir John Penny-Dub.
1752at your pleasure; what doe you think I was dubb'd for
1753nothing, no by my faith Ladies daughter.
1755while, I have a heart to marry as you can have; but as
1756the Fortune-teller told me.
1757Penny. Pax-oth' Fortune-teller, would Derrick had
1759did he know what case I was in? why this is able to make
1761Moll. And then he told me moreover, Sir John, that
1762the breach of it, kept my Father in Purgatory.
1763Penny. In Purgatory? why let him purge out his heart
1764there, what have we to doe with that? there's Physicians
1765enow there to cast his water, is that any matter to us?
1766how can he hinder our love? why let him be hang'd now
1767he's dead?---Well, have I rid post day and night, to
1768bring you merry newes of my Fathers death, and now---
1769Moll. Thy Fathers death? is the old Farmer dead?
1770Penny. As dead as his Barn door, Moll.
1772John, that I shall have my Coach and my Coach-man?
1773Penny. I faith.
1775draw it?
1776Penny. Too.
1778veries to come trashing after't.
1781ther I will.
1782Pen. All this.