a. |_Mr._ Thurmond. |
|Justice Merryman, _Father to_ Arabella. |_Mr._ Bright. |
|Summerfield, _A Gentleman, but Younger Brother, | |
| necessitated to take the High-Way_. |_Mr._ Scudemore.|
|_Mr._ Ventre, _A Merchant._ |_Mr._ Arnold. |
|_Mr._ Spruce, _A City Beau._ |_Mr._ Bayly. |
|Compasse, _A Master of a Vessel._ |_Mr._ Freeman. |
|A Councellor. |_Mr._ Davis. |
|Pettifog, } |_Mr._ Trefusis. |
| } _Two Attorneys._ | |
|Dodge, } |_Mr._ Eldred. |
| | |
|_Sailers, Neighbours, Drawers, Servants, Boys, | |
| Singers and Dancers._ | |
| | |
|Arabella, _The Bride_. |_Mrs._ Boman. |
|Clara, _Friendly's Mistriss, but secretly in Love | |
| with_ Bonvile. |_Mrs._ Boutell. |
|_Mrs._ Ventre, _The Merchant's Wife_. |_Mrs._ Lacy. |
|Peg, _Compasses Wife_. |_Mrs._ Perin. |
|Nurse. |_Mrs._ Lawson. |
|Lucy, Clara's _Maid_. |_Miss_ Prince. |
| | |
|_Women Neighbours._ | |

SCENE _London_.

THE CITY BRIDE:
OR, THE
Merry Cuckold.

ACT I. SCENE the I.

_The Curtain draws up, and discovers several sitting at a Banquet.
An Entertainment of Instrumental Musick, Compos'd by Signior_
Finger: _Then a Song, set by Mr._ John Eccles, _and Sung by Young_
La Roche.

SONG.

_Many I've lik'd, and some Enjoy'd,
But if I said I Lov'd, I ly'd.
Inconstant as the wandring Bee,
From once touch'd Sweets I us'd to flee;
Nor all the Power of Female Skill,
Cou'd curb the freedom of my Will:_
Clarinda _only found the Art,
To Conquer and so keep my Heart._

[_After this a Dance, and then the Scene shuts._

Enter_ Friendly _and_ Clara.

_Friend._ This is a