Had. Then I'll have witness on't: my lord and gentlemen,
Please you draw near to be here witnesses
To a wish'd contract 'twixt this maid and I.
Omnes. We are all willing.
Hog. Then, in the presence of you all, I give my daughter freely to this gentleman as wife; and to show how much I stand affected to him, for dowry with her, I do back restore his mortgaged lands; and, for their loves, I vow ever hereafter to detest, renounce, loathe, and abhor all slavish avarice,
Which doth ascend from hell, sent by the devil,
To be 'mongst men the actor of all evil.
Omnes. A bless'd conversion.
O. Lord W. A good far unexpected. And now, gentlemen,
I do invite you all to feast with me
This happy day, that we may all together
Applaud his good success: and let this day be spent
In sports and shows, with gladsome merriment.
Come, bless'd converted man,[402] we'll lead the way,
As unto heaven I hope we shall.
Hog. Heaven grant we may!
Car. Come, my Maria and repentant friend,
We three have tasted worst of misery,
Which now adds joy to our felicity.
Had. We three are happy we have gain'd much wealth,
And though we have done it by a trick of stealth,
Yet all, I trust, are pleased, and will our ills acquit,
Since it hath sav'd a soul was hell's by right.
Y. Lord W. To follow after, then, our lot doth fall;
Now rhyme it, Peter.