The Scornful Lady

Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Charles Bidwell and PG Distributed
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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.