The Project Gutenberg EBook of Wit Without Money, by Francis Beaumont

This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with
almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or
re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included
with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net

Title: Wit Without Money
The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher

Author: Francis Beaumont

Release Date: September 10, 2004 [EBook #13425]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK WIT WITHOUT MONEY ***

Produced by Jonathan Ingram, David Garcia and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team.

WIT WITHOUT MONEY,

A COMEDY.

* * * * *

Persons Represented in the Play.

Valentine, _a Gallant that will not be perswaded to keep his Estate_.

Francisco, _his younger Brother_.

_Master_ Lovegood _their Uncle_.

_A_ Merchant, _Friend to Master_ Lovegood.

Fountain, }
Bellamore,} _companions of_ Valentine, _and Sutors to the_ Widow.
Hairbrain,}

Lance, _a Falkner, and an ancient servant to_ Valentines _Father_.

Shorthose, _the Clown, and servant to the_ Widow.

Roger, Ralph, _and_ Humphrey, _three servants to the_ Widow.

_Three Servants_.

_Musicians_.

Lady Hartwel, a _Widow_.

Isabel, _her Sister_.

Luce, _a waiting Gentlewoman to the Widow_.

* * * * *

_Actus primus. Scena prima._

* * * * *

_Enter_ Uncle _and_ Merchant.

_Merc._ When saw you _Valentine_?

_Uncle._ Not since the Horse-race, he's taken up with those that
woo the Widow.

_Mer._ How can he live by snatches from such people? he bore a
worthy mind.

_Uncle._ Alas, he's sunk, his means are gone, he wants, and which
is worse,
Takes a delight in doing so.

_Mer._ That's strange.

_Unc._ Runs Lunatick, if you but talk of states, he cannot be
brought (now he has spent his own) to think there's inheritance, or
means, but all a common riches, all men bound to be his Bailiffs.

_Mer._ This is something dangerous.

_Uncle._ No Gentleman that has estate to use it in keeping house,
or followers, for those wayes he cries against, for Eating sins, dull
Surfeits, cramming of Serving-men, mustering of Beggars, maintaining
Hospitals for Kites, and Curs, grounding their fat faiths upon old
Country proverbs, God bless th