ACT THE THIR D.

SCENE, Young HONEYWOOD's House.

BAILIFF, HONEYWOOD, FOLLOWER.

BAILIFF.

LOOKEY, Sir, I have arrested as good men as you in my time: no difparagement of you neither. Men that would go forty guineas on a game of cribbage. I challenge the town to fhew a man in more genteeler practice than myself.

HONEYWOOD.

Without all question, Mr.

name, Sir?

BAILIFF.

I forget your

How can you forget what you never knew; he!

Then, pray, Sir, what is your name, Sir?

BAILIFF.

BAILIFF.

That I didn't promise to tell you. He! he he! A joke breaks no bones, as we fay among us that practise the law.

HONEYWOOD.

You may have reafon for keeping it a fecret, perhaps?

BAILIFF.

The law does nothing without reason. I'm afham'd to tell my name to no man, Sir. If you can fhew cause, as why, upon a special capus, that I fhould prove my name-But, come, Timothy Twitch is my name. And, now you know my name, what have you to fay to that?

HONEYWOOD.

Nothing in the world, good Mr. Twitch, but that I have a favour to afk, that's all.

BAILIFF.

Ay, favours are more eafily afked than granted, as we say among us that practise the law. I have taken an oath against granting favours. Would you have me perjure myself?

HONEYWood.

But my requeft will come recommended in fo ftrong a manner, as, I believe, you'll have no fcruple (pulling out his purfe) The thing is only this: I believe I shall be able to discharge this trifle in two or three days at fartheft; but as I would not have the affair known for the world, I have thoughts of keep

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keeping you, and your good friend here, about me till the debt is difcharged; for which I shall be properly grateful,

in

BAILIFF.

Oh that's another maxum, and altogether withmy oath. For certain, if an honest man is to get any thing by a thing, there's no reason why all things fhould not be done in civility.

HONEYWOOD.

Doubtless, all trades must live, Mr. Twitch; and yours is a neceffary one. (Gives him money.)

BAILIFF.

Oh! your honour; I hope your honour takes nothing amifs as I does, as I does nothing but my duty in fo doing. I'm fure no man can fay I ever give a gentleman, that was a gentleman, il ufage. If I faw that a gentleman was a gentleman, I have taken money not to fee him for ten weeks together.

HONEYWOOD.

Tenderness is a virtue, Mr. Twitch,

BAILIFF.

Ay, Sir, it's a perfect treasure. I love to fee a gentleman with a tender heart. I don't know, but I think I have a tender heart myself. If all that I have loft by my heart was put together, it would make a-but no matter for that.

HONEYWOOD.

Don't account it loft, Mr. Twitch. The ingratitude of the world can never deprive us of the con

fcious happiness of having acted with humanity ourfelves.

BAILIFF.

Humanity, Sir, is a jewel. It's better than gold. I love humanity. People may fay, that we, in our way, have no humanity; but I'll fhew you my humanity this moment. There's my follower here, little Flanigan, with a wife and four children, a guinea or two would be more to him, than twice as much to another. Now, as I can't fhew him any humanity myfelf, I muft beg leave you'll do it

for me.

HONEYWOOD.

I affure you, Mr. Twitch, yours is a moft powerful recommendation. (Giving money to the follower.)

BAILIFF.

Sir, you're a gentleman. I fee you know what to do with your money. But, to business: we are to be with you here as your friends, I fuppofe. But fet in cafe company comes.-Little Flanigan here, to be fure, has a good face; a very good face: but then, he is a little feedy, as we fay among us that practise the law. Not well in cloaths. Smoke the pocket-holes.

HONEYWOOD.

Well, that fhall be remedied without delay.

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Enter

Enter SERVANT.

SERVANT,

Sir, Mifs Richland is below.

HONEYWOOD.

How unlucky! Detain her a moment. We must improve my good friend, little Mr. Flanigan's appearance first. Here, let Mr. Flanigan have a fuit of my cloaths-quick-the brown and filver-Do you hear?

SERVANT.

That your honour gave away to the begging gentleman that makes verfes, becaufe it was as good as

new.

HONEYWOOD.

The white and gold then.

SERVANT.

That, your honour, I made bold to fell, becaufe it was good for nothing.

HONEYWOOD.

Well, the first that comes to hand then. The blue and gold then. I believe Mr. Flanigan will look beft in blue. [Exit Flanigan,

BAILIFF.

Rabbit me, but little Flanigan will look well in any thing. Ah, if your honour knew that bit of flesh as well as I do, you'd be perfectly in love with him. There's not a prettier fcout in the four counties after a fhy-cock than he: fcents like a hound; fticks like a weazle. He was mafter of the ceremo