this issue of some less serious hours to your tuition, I appeal from the severity of censure to the mercy of your judgments; and shall rate it at a higher value than when it was mine own, if you only allow it the favour of adoption. Thus, as your happiness in the fruition of each other's love proceeds to a constancy; so the truth of mine shall appear less unshaken, as you shall please to continue in your good opinions JOHN FORD. PROLOGUE. LANGUAGE and matter, with a fit of mirth, But where's now such a one, in which these three, Wit, wit's the word in fashion, that alone He who will venture on a jest, that can A goodly approbation, which must bring Your favours in what we present to-day; In which, if so he have not hit all right, For wit, words, mirth, and matter as he might, MASTER BIRD.' 'See the Dedication to the Sun's Darling. GUZMAN, a braggadoccio Spaniard. FULGOSO, an upstart gallant. BENATZI, husband to LEVIDOLCHE. SPINELLA, wife to AURIA. CASTANNA, her sister. AMORETTA, a fantastic maid.. LEVIDOLCHE, a wanton. THE SCENE-Genoa. THE LADY'S TRIAL. ACT I. SCENE I. A Room in the House of AURIA. Enter PIERO and FUTELLI, at opposite doors. Piero. ACCOMPLISHED man of fashion! Fut. The times' wonder! Gallant of gallants, Genoa's Piero! Piero. Italy's darling, Europe's joy, and so forth! The newest news? unvamp'd ?? Fut. I am no foot-post, No pedlar of Avisos, no monopolist Of forged Corantos, monger of gazettes. Piero. Monger of courtezans, [my] fine In certain kind a merchant of the staple 2 The newest news? unvamp'd?] i.c. fresh, genuine, not patched up. Will carry either sense :-but in pure earnest, Fut. Auria, who lately, Wedded and bedded to the fair Spinella, Piero. Does not carry His pretty thing along. Fut. Leaves her to buffet Land-pirates here at home. Piero. That's thou and I; Futelli, sirrah, and Piero.-Blockhead! Fut. Wicked, Shameful and cowardly, I will maintain. Huge banquetings, deep revels, costly trappings, Fut. Hold thy peace, man; It makes for us :-he comes, let's part demurely. [They take different sides. Enter ADURNI and AURIA. Adur. We wish thee, honour'd Auria, life and safety; Return crown'd with a victory, whose wreath |