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Free. You have certainly lost, mynheer, the siege is rais'd indeed.

Col. Ik gelov't niet, Mynheer Freeman, ik sal ye dubbled honden, if you please.

Free. I am let into the secret, therefore won't win your money.

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Trade. Ha, ha, ha! I have snapt the Dutchman, faith, ha, ha! this is no ill day's work.-Pray, may I crave your name, mynheer?

Col. Myn naem, mynheer! myn naem is Jan van Timtamtirelereletta Heer Fainwell.

Trade. Zounds, 'tis a damn'd long name, I shall never remember it-Myn Heer van, Tim, Tim, Tim, What the devil is it?

Free. Oh! never heed, I know the gentleman, and will pass my word for twice the sum.

Trade. That's enough.

Col. You'll hear of me sooner than you'll wish, old gentleman, I fancy. [Aside.] You'll come to Sack

but's, Freeman.

Free. Immediately.

1st Man. Humphry Hump here?

[Exit.

[Aside to the Colonel.

2d Boy. Mr. Humphry Hump is not here; you'll find him upon the Dutch walk.

Trade. Mr. Freeman, I give you many thanks for your kindness

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Free. I fear you'll repent when you know all.

[Aside.

Trade. Will you dine with me?

Free. I'm engag'd at Sackbut's; adieu.

[Exit.

Trade. Sir, your humble servant. Now I'll see what I can do upon 'Change with my news.

[Exit.

SCENE II.

The Tavern. Enter FREEMAN and Colonel.

Free. Ha, ha, ha! The old fellow swallowed the bait as greedily as a gudgeon.

Col. I have him, faith, ha, ha, ha!-His two thousand pounds secure▬▬▬▬▬ -If he would keep his money, he must part with the lady, ha, ha!- What came of your two friends? they perform'd their part very well; you should have brought 'em to take a glass with us.

Free. No matter, we'll drink a bottle together another time.I did not care to bring them hither; there's no necessity to trust them with the main secret, you know, colonel.

Col. Nay, that's right, Freeman.

Enter SACKBUT.

Sack. Joy, joy, colonel! the luckiest accident in the world.

Col. What say'st thou ?

Sack. This letter does your business.

Col. [Reads.] To Obadiah Prim, Hosier, near the building call'd the Monument, in London.

Free. A letter to Prim! How came you by it?

Sack. Looking over the letters our post-woman

brought, as I always do, to see what letters are di rected to my house (for she cann't read, you must know), I 'spy'd this directed to Prim, so paid for it among the rest; I have given the old jade a pint of wine on purpose to delay time, till you see if the let ter be of any service; then I'll seal it up again, and tell her I took it by mistake;-I have read it, and fancy you'll like the project.-Read, read, colonel.

Col. [Reads.] Friend Prim, there is arrived from Pennsylvania one Simon Pure, a leader of the faithful, who hath sojourned with us eleven days, and hath been of great comfort to the brethren. -He intendeth for the quarterly meeting in London; I have recommended him to thy house. I pray thee treat him kindly, and let thy wife cherish him, for he's of weakly constitution- -he will depart from us the third day; which is all from thy friend in the faith, Aminadab Holdfast.

Ha, ha, excellent! I understand you, landlord, I am to personate this Simon Pure, am I not?

Sack. Don't you like the hint ?

Col. Admirably well!

Free. 'Tis the best contrivance in the world, if the right Simon gets not there before you

Col. No, no, the Quakers never ride post; he cann't be here before to-morrow at soonest: do you send and buy me a Quaker's dress, Mr. Sackbut; and suppose, Freeman, you should wait at the Bristol coach, that if you see any such person, you might contrive to give me notice.

Free. I will-the country dress and boots, are they ready?

Sack. Yes, yes, every thing, sir.

Free. Bring 'em in then.-[Exit Sack.] Thou must dispatch Periwinkle first-remember his uncle, Sir Toby Periwinkle, is an old batchelor of seventy-five.

that he has seven hundred a year, most in abbey land-that he was once in love with your mother, shrewdly suspected by some to be your father-that you have been thirty years his steward—and ten years his gentleman-remember to improve these hints.

Col. Never fear, let me alone for that-but what's the steward's name?

Free. His name is Pillage.

Col. Enough

[Enter Sackbut with Clothes.]·

Now for the country put

[Dresses.

Free. 'Egad, landlord, thou deservest to have the first night's lodging with the lady for thy fidelity ;what say you, colonel, shall we settle a club here? you'll make one ?

Col. Make one! I'll bring a set of honest officers, that will spend their money as freely to the king's health, as they would their blood in his service.

Sack. I thank you, colonel; here, here. [Bell rings. [Exit Sackbut.

Col. So, now for my boots. [Puts on boots.] Shall I find you here, Freeman, when I come back?

Free. Yes,- or I'll leave word with Sackbut where he may send for me-Have you the writings, the will- -and every thing?

Col. All, all!.

Enter SACKBUT.

Sack. Zounds! Mr. Freeman! yonder is Tradelove in the damned'st passion in the world-He swears you are in the house-he says you told him you were to dine here.

Free. I did so, ha, ha, ha! he has found himself bit already.

Col. The devil! he must not see me in this dress. Sack. I told him I expected you here, but you were not come yet-

Free. Very well-make you haste out, colonel, and let me alone to deal with him: where is he?

Sack. In the King's Head.

Col. You remember what I told you?

Free. Ay, ay, very well. Landlord, let him know I am come in

tend you.

-and now,

Col. Mr. Proteus rather

Mr. Pillage, success at

[Exit Sack.

From changing shape, and imitating Jove,

I draw the happy omens of my love.

I'm not the first young brother of the blade,
Who made his fortune in a masquerade.

[Exit Colonel.

Enter TRADELOVE.

Free. Zounds! Mr. Tradelove, we're bit, it seems.

Trade. Bit, do you call it, Mr. Freeman! I am ruin'd.

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-Pox on your news.

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