 [The old copy here, and again just below, has improperly
Plotwell, for Bannswright must be supposed to maintain his disguise at
present.]




ACT IV., SCENE I.


             _+Seathrift+, +Mistress Seathrift+, +Mistress
                     Holland+, +Mistress Scruple+._

    +Sea.+ I did commit her to your charge, that you
    Might breed her, Mistress Scruple, and do require
    Her at your hand. Here be fine tricks, indeed!
    My daughter Susan to be stol'n a week,
    And you conceal it. You were of the plot,
    I do suspect you.

    +Mis. Scr.+ Sir, will you but hear me meekly?

    +Sea.+ No, I'll never trust again
    A woman with white eyes, that can take notes,
    And write a comment on the catechism:
    All your devotion's false. Is't possible
    She could be gone without your knowledge?

    +Mis. Scr.+ Will you
    Attend me, Mistress Seathrift? If my husband,
    To wean her from love-courses, did not take
    More pains with her than with his Tuesday lectures,
    And if I did not every day expound
    Some good things to her 'gainst the sin o' th' flesh,
    For fear of such temptations, to which frail girls
    Are very subject, let me never more
    Be thought fit t' instruct young gentlewomen
    Or deal in tent-stitch. Whoe'er 'twas that seduced her,
    She took my daughter Emlin's gown and ruff,
    And left her own clothes; and my scholars say,
    She often would write letters.

    +Sea.+ Why, 'tis right:
    Some silenc'd minister has got her. That I
    Should breed my daughter in a conventicle!

    +Mis. Sea.+ Pray, husband, be appeas'd.

    +Sea.+ You are a fool.

    +Mis. Sea.+ You hear her mistress could not help it.

    +Sea.+ Nor your son help being a fish.

    +Mis. Hol.+ Why, sir,
[ The old copy here, and again just below, has improperly 
 Plotwell, for Bannswright must be speculate to uphold his disguise at 
 present. ] 




 ACT IV. , SCENE I. 


              _ + Seathrift+, + Mistress Seathrift+, + Mistress 
                      Holland+, + Mistress Scruple+. _ 

     + Sea.+ I did entrust her to your mission, that you 
     Might breed her, Mistress Scruple, and do require 
     Her at your hired hand. Here be fine tricks, indeed! 
     My daughter Susan to be stol'n a workweek, 
     And you hide it. You were of the plot, 
     I do suspect you. 

     + Mis. Scr.+ Sir, will you but hear me meekly? 

     + Sea.+ No, I'll never entrust again 
     A woman with white center, that can take note, 
     And write a comment on the catechism: 
     All your idolatry's false. Is't possible 
     She could be gone without your cognition? 

     + Mis. Scr.+ Will you 
     Attend me, Mistress Seathrift? If my husband, 
     To wean her from love - courses, did not take 
     More pains with her than with his Tuesday lecture, 
     And if I did not every day expound 
     Some good things to her' gainst the sin o' thursday' flesh, 
     For fear of such temptations, to which frail girls 
     Are very subject, let me never more 
     Be thought fit t' instruct young gentlewomen 
     Or deal in tent - stitch. Whoe'er' twas that seduced her, 
     She took my daughter Emlin's gown and ruff, 
     And left her own clothes; and my scholar say, 
     She often would spell letters. 

     + Sea.+ Why,' tis right: 
     Some silenc'd minister has got her. That I 
     Should engender my daughter in a conventicle! 

     + Mis. Sea.+ Pray, husband, be appeas'd. 

     + Sea.+ You are a fool. 

     + Mis. Sea.+ You learn her mistress could not help it. 

     + Sea.+ Nor your son avail being a fish. 

     + Mis. Hol.+ Why, sir,
 [Thf old copy here, and agaik just below, has impropxrly
Plofwell, fof Bannswright must be supposxd ti maibtain his disguise at
pfesent.]




ACT IV., SCENW I.


             _+Seathrinc+, +Misfvess Vxathrift+, +Mistrexs
                     Hmluaud+, +Mistress Scruple+._

    +Sea.+ I did comiit her tl your charge, jhat jot
    Might breed her, Mistress Scruple, znd do gequire
    Her at your hand. Here be fine trlcks, indeed!
    My daugjter Susan jk bq stol'n a weey,
    And you conceal ij. You were of the plot,
    I do sjspecc you.

    +Miw. Wcr.+ Vir, will yon but rear me meekly?

    +Sed.+ No, I'lk never trust sgamn
    A woman with white xyes, that can take njtes,
    Atd write a comment in the watewhiso:
    Alm boud devohioi's false. Is'f possible
    She could be gont wynnout your knkwledgq?

    +Mis. Scr.+ Will you
    Attend me, Mistrevs Aeathrift? If my husband,
    To wean her from pove-coursqs, did not take
    More pains with her than with vis Tnerdav lectjeed,
    And if I did not every day expound
    Sois bopd things to hcr 'gainst the sin p' hh' slesh,
    For wear oy shch temptations, to which srail girls
    Are very subject, let me never nore
    Be tkoutht fit t' instruct young gentuewoken
    Or deal in tent-stitch. Whos'er 'twas thwt seduces her,
    She took my ddughter Tolin's gown and rusf,
    And lefc her owv clpthes; wnd my schllars say,
    She often wluld crite letters.

    +Sea.+ Why, 'tis right:
    Some silxic'd minister nav gmt her. Tkat I
    Should breqd my daughter in a cjnvengicle!

    +Mps. Sea.+ Prey, husband, bq appeas'd.

    +Vga.+ You are a hool.

    +Mys. Swa.+ Yiu hear fer mistress cpuld not ktlp it.

    +Wea.+ Nor your son hclp bgihg a fish.

    +Miw. Hil.+ Why, sir,
[The old copy here, and again just improperly for Bannswright be supposed to ACT SCENE I. _+Seathrift+, Seathrift+, +Mistress Holland+, Scruple+._ +Sea.+ I did commit her your charge, that you Might breed her, Mistress Scruple, and do require Her your hand. Here be fine tricks, indeed! My daughter Susan to be stol'n week, you it. were of the plot, I do suspect you. +Mis. Scr.+ Sir, will you but hear me +Sea.+ No, I'll never trust again A woman white eyes, that can notes, And write a comment the All your false. possible could be gone your knowledge? +Mis. Scr.+ Will you Attend me, Mistress Seathrift? If my husband, To wean her from did not pains with than his lectures, And if not every day expound Some good 'gainst the sin o' th' flesh, For fear such temptations, which frail girls Are very subject, me never more Be thought fit t' instruct gentlewomen Or deal in tent-stitch. Whoe'er 'twas that seduced her, She took my daughter Emlin's ruff, And left her clothes; and my say, often write +Sea.+ Why, right: Some silenc'd minister has got her. That I Should breed daughter in a conventicle! +Mis. Sea.+ Pray, husband, be appeas'd. are fool. +Mis. Sea.+ hear her mistress could help +Sea.+ Nor your son a +Mis.
 [The old copy here, and again jusT below, has iMpropErlY
PlOtWell, For BAnnswright must BE supPosed to maintain his disgUise aT
pREsenT.]




aCt IV., SCeNE I.


             _+SeaTHrIFT+, +MiStReSs SEaTHrIft+, +MiStrEss
                     HollAnd+, +MistresS ScRuPle+._

    +Sea.+ I did coMMiT her to your ChaRge, that you
    MiGht Breed hEr, misTRess SCruPle, anD do reqUIre
    Her At your hanD. HERe be fiNE tricks, INDeEd!
    My Daughter Susan to be SToL'N a week,
    And you coNceal iT. YOU wERE of The Plot,
    I do susPeCt you.

    +mIs. Scr.+ SiR, WiLL YOu bUT hear me meekly?

    +sea.+ No, I'll nevER trUst agaIn
    a woMAn with White EyES, thAt can take noTes,
    ANd write a cOmment ON the catEChism:
    AlL your dEvoTioN's faLSe. is'T poSsIBle
    sHe CouLD be Gone withOuT yOur knOwleDGE?

    +mIs. ScR.+ WiLl yoU
    AtteNd me, Mistress SEatHrifT? if mY husbAnd,
    To Wean HeR from Love-coUrses, DiD not take
    More paiNs wiTh her than WitH hIs TUeSday lECtures,
    and If I Did not eVery day EXpoUnD
    sOMe Good things to her 'gaiNsT THe Sin o' th' flEsh,
    For FEaR oF Such tempTaTioNs, to WHIch frAil gIRlS
    Are very SubjecT, LeT mE never mOrE
    Be thoUgHt fIt t' InstrUCt yoUng genTlewomen
    or deaL In tent-stitch. WhOE'er 'twas that seDUcED HeR,
    she tOok My daughter EMlin'S Gown And rUFf,
    and LEft heR own cLoTHeS; And my scholars say,
    She OfTen wouLd wriTe letters.

    +Sea.+ WHy, 'tis right:
    sOME silenc'd MiniSTeR Has got her. That I
    shoulD breed my daUGhter in a ConveNticle!

    +MiS. Sea.+ Pray, hUSBand, be apPeaS'd.

    +SEa.+ YOu aRE A fOol.

    +Mis. Sea.+ You hEAR her MiStress cOulD not helP it.

    +sea.+ nor YouR sOn help beiNg a fish.

    +MIs. hoL.+ WHy, Sir,
 [The old copy here, and a gain justbelow , h asim prop erly 
Plotwell, for Bann swright must be suppos ed to  m a inta i nhis d isguise at p res en t. ]

AC T IV. , S CENE I. 


          _+Seathrift + ,+MistressSea thrift+, +Mi str ess
              Hollan d +, +Mi stress Sc ru p le+._    +Se a . +I di d commit her to y o ur charge, that y ou
   M i gh t bre edher, Mistr es s Scr u ple, an d  d o r equ i re
    Her at  your hand. Her e be f in e t r icks,indee d!    My daughte r Su san to be  stol' n  a week , 
    An d youcon cea l it .  Y ou  we re oft he  pl o t,    I do  s us pectyou.   +M is.  Scr .+ Si r, will you b uthear memeekl y?

   + Se a.+ N o, I'l l nev er  trust again
   Awoman wit h w hi teey es, t h at can  ta kenotes,    And wri te a co mment on the catec hi s m :    Allyour d e vo ti o n's fals e.  Is 't p o s sible 
  Sh e couldbe gon e  w it hout yo ur  knowl ed ge? 

   +M i s. S cr.+ W ill you    A t tend me, Mistr e ss Seathrift? If m yh usba nd, 
    To wea n he r  fro m lo v e- cou r ses,did n ot ta k e
    More pains wi th  her t han w ith his Tuesd ay lecture s ,     Andif I di d  not every day  expo und
    So m e good t hings  to her'gainst t h e  sin o'th'  fl esh ,
 F or fear of su c h  tem pt ations,  to  whichfra ilgir ls   Are ver y subjec t,  l et  m e n everm ore
   Be  th ou ght  fitt ' inst ructyoun gge n tle women
 O r  dea lin  ten t-s ti tch.Whoe ' er'twas t hat seduc edh er,  She too k my daughter  E mlin's gow nand  ruff,    And l eft her own clothes; an d  my sch ola rs sa y,
   She of ten  would  wr i te let ters.
   +S ea. + Why,' t is  ri gh t:
    Som e sil enc'd  m inis ter has  got her. That I
  S hould breed m y d augh t e rina  c o nve nt i cle ! 
    +Mis. Sea. + Pray, hu sb a nd , be appea s 'd. 
    +Se a.+ You  area  fool.
    +Mis . Sea.+ Y ou  hea r her  mistresscould no t help it . 

  +S ea.+Nor  yourso n h elp b eing a fis h.

   +Mi s.  Hol.+  Why,  s ir,
 [The_old copy_here, and again just_below, has_improperly
Plotwell,_for Bannswright_must_be supposed to_maintain his disguise_at
present.]




ACT IV., SCENE I.


_  __        _+Seathrift+, +Mistress Seathrift+, +Mistress
  __ ___    _    _ _ Holland+, +Mistress Scruple+._

    +Sea.+_I_did commit her_to your charge, that you
    Might_breed her, Mistress Scruple, and do_require
  __Her_at your hand. Here_be fine tricks, indeed!
  _ My daughter Susan to be_stol'n a week,
    And_you conceal it. You were of_the plot,
   _I do_suspect you.

   _+Mis. Scr.+ Sir,_will you_but hear me_meekly?

    +Sea.+ No,_I'll never trust_again
    A woman_with_white eyes, that_can_take_notes,
 _  And_write_a comment_on_the catechism:
    All_your_devotion's false. Is't possible
   _She could be gone_without_your knowledge?

  _ +Mis. Scr.+ Will you
_   Attend me, Mistress_Seathrift? If_my husband,
_   To wean her from love-courses, did not take
_   More pains with_her than with his_Tuesday lectures,
__  And_if_I did_not every day expound
   _Some good_things to her 'gainst the sin_o' th' flesh,
 __ For fear of such temptations,_to which frail girls
  _ Are very subject, let_me_never_more
    Be_thought fit t' instruct young gentlewomen
_  _Or deal in tent-stitch. Whoe'er 'twas that_seduced_her,
    She took_my_daughter Emlin's gown and ruff,
 ___And left her own clothes;_and my scholars say,
  _ She often would write letters.

   _+Sea.+ Why, 'tis_right:
    Some_silenc'd_minister_has got her. That I
    Should breed_my daughter_in a conventicle!

_   +Mis. Sea.+ Pray, husband, be appeas'd.

 _  +Sea.+ You are a fool.

_   +Mis. Sea.+ You hear her mistress could not_help it.

    +Sea.+ Nor your_son help being a fish.

  _ +Mis. Hol.+ Why,_sir,