The Scornful Lady
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EBOOK THE SCORNFUL LADY ***
Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Charles Bidwell and PG Distributed
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THE SCORNFUL LADY,
A COMEDY.
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_.
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Actus primus. Scena prima.
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_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.
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