The Devil's Law Case (When Women Go to Law the Devil Is Full of Business) · chunk 19 of 45
Webster, John · published 1623 · first performed or written 1619 [1617-1621] (Annals) tragicomedy · Queen Anne's Men T52 Prodigals, portions and poor kin typicality 0.75 · 488 words
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He has made a Will I hear. Yes sir. And deputed Iolenta his heir. He has, we are witness to't. Has not Romelio been with you yet, To give you thanks, and ample recompense For the pains you have ta'en. Not yet. Listen to me Gentlemen, so I protest, If you will seriously mind your own good, I am come about a business shall convey large legacies from Contarino's Will To both of you. How sir? Why Rom. has the will, & in that he has given us nothing. I pray attend me: I am a Physician. A Physician? where do you practise? In Rome. O then you have store of Patients. Store? why look you, I can kill my 20 a month And work but i'th' forenoons: you will give me leave To jest and be merry with you, but as I said, All my study has been Physic, I am sent From a noble Roman that is near a kin To Contarino, and that ought indeed, By the Law of Alliance, be his only heir, To practise his good and yours. How, I pray sir? I can by an Extraction which I have, Though he were speechless, his eyes set in's head, His pulses without motion, restore to him For half an hour's space, the use of sense, And perhaps a little speech: having done this, If we can work him, as no doubt we shall, To make another Will, and therein assign This Gentleman his Heir, I will assure you, 'fore I depart this house, ten thousand Ducats, And then we'll pull the pillow from his head, And let him e'en go whither the Religion sends him That he died in. Will you give's ten thousand Ducats? Upon my Jewism. 'tis a bargain sir, we are yours: Here is the Subject you must work on. Well said, you are honest men, And go to the business roundly: but Gentlemen, I must use my Art singly. Oh sir, you shall have all privacy, And the doors locked to me. At your best pleasure. Yet for all this, I will not trust this Iew. Faith, to say truth, I do not like him neither, he looks like a rogue. This is a fine toy fetch a man to life, To make a new Will, there's some trick in't. I'll be near you Iew. Excellent as I would wish: these credulous fools Have given me freely what I would have bought With a great deal of money.- Softly, her's breath yet; Now Ercole, for part of the Revenge, Which I have vowed for thy untimely death: Besides, this politic working of my own, That scorns precedent, why should this great man live, And not enjoy my sister, as I have vowed He never shall? Oh, he may altars will Every New Moon if he please; to prevent which, I must put in a strong Caveat. Come forth then
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He has made a Will I heare. Yes sir. And deputed Iolenta his heyre. He has, we are witnesse too't. Has not Romelio been with you yet, To giue you thanks, and ample recompence For the paines you haue tane. Not yet. Listen to me Gentlemen, so I protest, If you will seriously mind your owne good, I am come about a businesse shall conuey I arge legacies from Contarino's Will To both of you. How sir? Why Rom. has the wil, & in that he has giuen vs nothing. I pray attend me: I am a Phisician. A Phisician? where doe you practise? In Rome. O then you haue store of Patients. Store? why looke you, I can kill my o a month And worke but i'th forenoones: you will giue me leaue To iest and be merry with you, but as I said, All my study has been Phisicke, I am sent From a noble Roman that is neere a kinne To Contarino, and that ought indeed, By the Law of Iliance, be his onely heyre, To practise his good and yours. How, I pray sir? I can by an Extraction which I haue, Tho he were speechlesse, his eyes set in's head, His pulses without motion, restore to him For halfe an houres space, the vse of sense, And perhaps a little speech: hauing done this, If we can worke him, as no doubt we shall, To make another Will, and therein assigne This Gentleman his Heyre, I will assure you, Fore I depart this house, ten thousand Duckets, And then weele pull the pillow from his head, And let him ne goe whither the Religion sends him That he died in. Will you giue's ten thousand Duckets? Vpon my Iewisme. Tis a bargaine sir, we are yours: Here is the Subiect you must worke on. Well said, you are honest men, And goe to the businesse roundly: but Gentlemen, I must vse my Art singly. Oh sir, you shall haue all priuacy, And the doores lockt to me. At your best pleasure. Yet for all this, I will not trust this Iew. Faith, to say truth, I doe not like him neither, he looks like a rogue. This is a fine toy fetch a man to life, To make a new Will, there's some tricke in't. Ile be neere you Iew. Excellent as I would wish: these credulous fooles Haue giuen me freely what I would haue bought With a great deale of money. -Softly, her's breuth yet; Now Ercole, for part of the Reuenge, Which I haue vow'd for thy vntimely death: Besides, this politique working of my owne, That scornes President, why should this great man liue, And not enioy my sister, as I haue vowed He neuer shall? Oh, he may alters will Euery New Moone if he please; to preuent which, I must put in a strong Caueat. Come forth then