Volume 5

The works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher / Adorn'd with cuts.

  • Francis Beaumont
Date:
1711
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher / Adorn'd with cuts. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Which will enforce me ride afober pace. But many thanks, fair Lady, be to you. For tiling errant Knight with courtefie. Lady. But fay, brave Knight, what is your Name Biithr Ralph. My Name is Ralphs I am an Enghflmian^ As true as Steel, a heaity Enghfhman, And Prentice to a Grocer in the Strand^ By deed indent, of which I have one part': But fortune calling me to follow Arms, On me tin's holy Order I did take, Of Burning Feflle, which in all Mens Eyes, 1 bear, confounding Ladies Enemies. Lady. Oft have i heard of your brave Countrymen And fertile Soil, and [lore of wholefome Food j My Father oft will tell me of a drink In England found, and Nipitato call’d, Which driveth all the Borrow* from your Hearts. Ralph. Lady ’tis true, y ou need not lay your Lips To better Nipitato than ther$ is. Lady. And of a Wild-fowl he will often fpeak, Which Powdered Beef and M'uftard called is: For there have been great Wars ’twixt us and you j But truly Ralph, it was not long of me. Tell me then Ralph, could you contented be. To wear a Lady’s Favor in your Shield ? Ralph. 1 am a Knight of Religious Order, And will not wear a Favor of a Ladies ( TJiat truds in Antichrifl, and fade traditions. Ot. Well laid Ralphs convert her if thou canil. Ralph, Befides, I have a Lady of my own In merry England \ for whofe virtuous fake 1 took thefe Arms, and Sufan is her Name, A Cob]ers Maid in Milkjlreet, whom I vow Ne’er to for fake, whilft Life and Peftle lafL Lady. Happy that CoblingDame, who e’er ilie be. That for her own (dear Ralph) bath gotten thee. Unhappy I, that ne’er lhali fee, the Day To fee thee more, that bear’d my Heart away.