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Face. Yet farther; you are too near yet.

Love. I' the name of wonder, what means the fellow?

Face. The house, sir, has been visited.

Love. Stand thou then farther.

Face. No, sir, I had it not.

Love. Who had it then? I left

None else but thee i' the house.

Face. Yes, sir, my fellow,

The cat that kept the buttery, had it on her
A week before I spied it; but I got her
Convey'd away i' the night. And so I shut
The house up for a month-

Love. How !

Face. Purposing then, sir,

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T' have burnt rose-vinegar, treacle, and tar,
And ha'made it sweet, that you should ne'er ha'known it.
Because I knew the news would but afflict you, sir.

Love. Why, this is stranger I

The neighbours tell me all here, that the doors

Have still been open

Face. How, sir!

Love. Gallants, men, and women,

And of all sorts, tag-rag, been seen to flock here
In threaves, these ten weeks, as to a second hog's-den,
In days of Pimlico and Eye-bright.

Face. Sir,

Their wisdoms will not say so!

Love. To-day, they speak

Of coaches and gallants; one in a French hood
Went in they tell me; and another was seen

In a velvet gown at the window; divers more

Pass in and out.

Face. They did pass thro' the doors then,

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Or walls, I assure their eye-sights, and their spectacles; For here, sir, are the keys, and there have been, In this my pocket, now above twenty days. "And for before, I kept the fort alone there. "But that 'tis not yet deep i' the afternoon,

"I should believe my neighbours had seen double "Thro' the black pot, and made these apparitions:" For, on my faith to your worship, for these three weeks, And upwards, the door has not been open'd.

Love. Strange

Nei. Good faith, I think I saw a coach.
Love. Do you but think it now?

And but one coach ?

4 Nei. We cannot tell, sir; Jeremy

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Face. Did you see me at all?

I Nei. No; that we are sure on.

Love. Fine rogues to have your testimonies built on !

Re-enter 3 Neighbour.

3 Nei. Is Jeremy come?

1 Nei. Oh, yes; you may leave your tools;
We were deceiv'd; he says he has had the keys,
And the door has been shut these three weeks.
3 Nei. Like enough.

Love. Peace, and get hence, you changelings.
Face. [Aside.] Surly come !

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And Mammon made acquainted! They'll tell all. How shall I beat them off? What shall I do? Nothing's more wretched than a guilty conscience.

Enter SURLY and MAMMON.

Sur. No, sir, he was a great physician. This, It was no bawdy-house, but a mere chancel. You knew the lord and his sister.

Mam. Nay, good Surly

Sur. The happy word, Be rich-
Mam. Play not the tyrant.

Sur. Should be to-day pronounc'd to all your friends. And where be your andirons now, and your brasspots, That should ha' been golden flaggons, and great wedges? Mam. Let me but breathe. What! they ha' shut their doors,

Methinks.

Sur. Ay, now, 'tis holy-day with them.
Mam. Rogues,

Cozeners, impostors, bawds!

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Face. What mean you, sir? [Mam. and Surly knock.

Mam. To enter, if we can.

Face. Another man's house!

Here is the owner, sir; turn to him,

And speak your business.

Mam. Are you, sir, the owner?

Love. Yes, sir.

Mam. And are those knaves within your cheaters?

Love, What knaves, what cheaters :

Mam. Subtle, and his Lungs.

Face. The gentleman is distracted, sir. No lungs Nor lights ha' been seen here these three weeks, sir; Within these doors, upon my word.

Sur. Your word!

Groom arrogant.

Face. Yes, sir; I am the housekeeper,

And know the keys ha' not been out o' my hands. 160

Sur. This's a new Face.

Face. You do mistake the house, sir.

What sign was❜t at ?

Sur. You rascal! This is one

O' the confederacy. Come, let's get officers,

And force the door.

Love. Pray you, stay, gentlemen.

Sur. No, sir, we'll come with warrant.

Mam. Ay, and then

We shall ha' your doors open. [Exeunt Sur. and Mam.

Love. What means this?

Face. I cannot tell, sir.

1 Nei. These are two o' the gallants,

That we do think we saw.

Face. Two of the fools!

You talk as idly as they. Good faith, sir,

I think the moon hath craz'd them all!—Oh, me,
The angry boy come too! He'll make a noise,
And ne'er away till he have betray'd us all. [Aside.

Enter KASTRIL.

Kas. What rogues, bawds, slaves! you'll open the [Kastril knocks.

door anon.

Punk, cockatrice, my suster. By this light
I'll fetch the marshal to you. You are a whore,
To keep your castle.-

Face. Who would you speak with, sir?

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Kas. The bawdy doctor, and the cozening captain, And puss, my suster.

Love. This is something, sure!

Face. Upon my trust, the doors were never open, sir. Kas. I have heard all their tricks told me twice over, By the fat knight, and the lean gentleman.

Love. Here comes another.

Face. Ananias too!

And his pastor!

Enter ANANIAS and TRIBULATION.

[Aside.

Ana. Come forth, you seed of sulphur, sons of fire; Your stench is broke forth: abomination

Is in the house.

Kas. Ay, my suster's there.

Ana. The place

Is become a cage of unclean birds.

Kas. Yes I will fetch the scavenger and the constable. Trib. You shall do well.

Ana. We'll join to weed them out.

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Kas. You will not come then, punk device, my suster? Ana. Call her not sister. She's a harlot, verily.

Kas. I'll raise the street.

Love. Good gentlemen, a word

Ana. Satan, avoid, and hinder not our zeal.

Love. The world's turn'd Bedlam.

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