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Title: Beggars Bush
From the Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (Vol. 2 of 10)

Author: Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher

Release Date: April 30, 2004 [EBook #12221]

Language: English

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BEGGARS BUSH,

A COMEDY.

Persons Represented in the Play.

Wolfort, _an usurper of the Earldom of_ Flanders.

Gerrard, _falsely called_ Clause, _King of the Beggars, Father in Law to_
Florez.

Hubert, _an honest Lord, a friend to_ Gerrard.

Florez, _falsely called_ Goswin, _a rich Merchant of_ Bruges.

Hempskirke, _a Captain under_ Wolford.

Herman _a Courtier_,} _inhabitants of_
_A_ Merchant, } Flanders.

Vandunke, _a drunken Merchant friend to_ Gerrard, _falsely called Father
to_ Bertha.

Vanlock, _and_ 4 Merchants, _of_ Bruges.

Higgen, }
Prigg, }_Three Knavish Beggars_.
Snapp, }

Ferret, }_Two Gentlemen disguised under those
Ginkes, } names of_ Gerrard's _party_.

Clown.
Boores.
Servants.
Guard.
_A_ Sailor.

_WOMEN_.

Jaculin, _Daughter to_ Gerrard, _beloved of_ Hubert.

Bertha _called_ Gertrude, _Daughter to the Duke of_ Brabant, _Mistress to_
Florez.

Margaret, _Wife to_ Vandunke.

Mrs Frances, _a frow Daughter to_ Vanlock.

_The Scene_ Flanders.

_ACTUS PRIMUS. SCENA PRIMA_.

_Enter a_ Merchant _and_ Herman.

_Mer._ Is he then taken?

_Her._ And brought back even now, Sir.

_Mer_. He was not in disgrace?

_Her_. No man more lov'd,
Nor more deserv'd it, being the only man
That durst be honest in this Court.

_Mer_. Indeed
We have heard abroad, Sir, that the State hath suffered
A great change, since the Countesses death.

_Her_. It hath, Sir.

_Mer_. My five years absence hath kept me a stranger
So much to all the occurents of my Country,
As you shall bind me for some short relation
To make me understand the present times.

_Her_. I must begin then with a War was made
And seven y