Part 1 (1/2)

The Scornful Lady.

by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher.

Persons Represented in the Play.

_Elder_ Loveless, _a Sutor to the Lady_.

_Young_ Loveless, _a Prodigal_.

Savil, _Steward to Elder_ Loveless.

Lady _and_ ) Martha, )_Two Sisters_.

Younglove, _or_ Abigal, _a waiting Gentlewoman_.

Welford, _a Sutor to the Lady_.

_Sir_ Roger, _Curate to the Lady_.

(Captain ) (Travailer ) _Hangers on to Young_ Loveless.

(Poet ) (Tabaco-man ) _Wenches_.

_Fidlers_.

Morecraft, _an Usurer_.

_A Rich Widow_.

_Attendants_.

Actus primus. Scena prima.

_Enter the two_ Lovelesses, Savil _the Steward, and a Page_.

_Elder Love_. Brother, is your last hope past to mollifie _Morecrafts_ heart about your Morgage?

_Young Love_. Hopelesly past: I have presented the Usurer with a richer draught than ever _Cleopatra_ swallowed; he hath suckt in ten thousand pounds worth of my Land, more than he paid for at a gulp, without Trumpets.

_El. Lo_. I have as hard a task to perform in this house.

_Yo. Lo._ Faith mine was to make an Usurer honest, or to lose my Land.

_El. Lo._ And mine is to perswade a pa.s.sionate woman, or to leave the Land. Make the boat stay, I fear I shall begin my unfortunate journey this night, though the darkness of the night and the roughness of the waters might easily disswade an unwilling man.

_Savil._ Sir, your Fathers old friends hold it the sounder course for your body and estate to stay at home and marry, and propagate and govern in our Country, than to Travel and die without issue.

_El. Lo._ _Savil_, you shall gain the opinion of a better servant, in seeking to execute, not alter my will, howsoever my intents succeed.

_Yo. Lo._ Yonder's Mistres _Younglove_, Brother, the grave rubber of your Mistresses toes.

_Enter Mistres_ Younglove _the waiting woman._

_El. Lo._ Mistres _Younglove_.