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e Homage for; I heard from the Alcove how great a Mistress thou art in the dear Mystery of Jilting. _L. Lam._ That's the first Lesson Women learn in Conventicles, Religion teaches those Maxims to our Sex: by this _Kings are deposed, and Commonwealths are rul'd; By Jilting all the Universe is fool'd._ [Exeunt. ACT V. SCENE I. _A Street._ Enter _Corporal_, half drest; with Soldiers, Joyner, and Felt-maker. _Cor._ Ha, Rogues, the City-Boys are up in Arms; brave Boys, all for the King now! _Felt._ Have a care what you say, Sir; but as to the City's being in Mutiny, that makes well for us: we shall fall to our old Trade of plundering; something will fall to the Righteous, and there is Plunder enough. _Cor._ You plunder, Sirrah! knock him down, and carry him into the Guard-room, and secure him. [Two Soldiers seize him. _1 Sold._ They say the Committee of Safety sate all Night at General _Lambert's_, about some great Affair-- some rare Change, Rogues. _2 Sold._ Yes, and to put off Sorrow, they say, were all right reverendly drunk too. _Cor._ I suppose there is some heavenly matter in hand; there was Treason cried out at the General's last night, and the Committee of no Safety all ran away. _1 Sold._ Or rather reel'd away. _Cor._ The Ladies squeak'd, the Lords fled, and all the House was up in Arms. _Felt._ Yea, and with Reason they say; for the Pope in disguise was found under the Lady's Bed, and two huge Jesuits as big as the tall _Irish-man_, with Blunderbusses; having, as 'tis said, a Design to steal the Crown, now in Custody of the General-- _2 Sold._ Good lack, is't possible? _Joyn._ Nay, Sir, 'tis true, and is't not time we look'd about us? _Cor._ A Pox upon ye all for lying Knaves-- secure 'em both on the Guard till farther Order-- and let us into th' City, Boys: hay for _Lombard-Street_. _2 Sold._ Ay, hay for _Lombard-Street_; there's a Shop I have mark'd out for my own already. _1 Sold._ There's a handsom Citizen's Wife, that I have an Eye upon, her Husband's a rich Banker, I'll take t'one with t'other. _Joyn._ You are mistaken, Sir, that Plunder is reserv'd for us, if they begin to mutiny; that wicked City that is so weary of a Commonwealth. _2 Sold._ Yes, they're afraid of the Monster they themselves have made. Enter _Lov._ and _Free._ in disguise. _Cor._ Hah, my noble Colonel! what, in disguise! _Free._ We have made our Escapes-- an
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