bits is suppos'd to cause. Lastly my
Epilogue was promis'd me by a Person who had surely made it good, if
any, but he failing of his word, deput'd one, who has made it as you
see, and to make out your penyworth you have it here. The Prologue is by
misfortune lost. Now, Reader, I have eas'd my mind of all I had to say,
and so sans farther complyment, Adieu.

DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

MEN.

_Ambrosio_, A Nobleman of _Spain_.
_Marcel_, His Son.
_Silvio_, Supposed Bastard Son to _Ambrosio_.
_Antonio_, A German that has debauch'd _Hippolyta_.
_Alonzo_, A _Flanders_ Colonel contracted to _Hippolyta_
and newly arriv'd at _Madrid_.
_Lovis_, His Friend.
_Carlo_, Father to _Lovis_ and _Euphemia_.
_Haunce van Ezel_, A Dutch Fop contracted to _Euphemia_,
newly arriv'd at _Madrid_.
_Gload_, His Cash-keeper.
_Pedro_, An old Servant to _Alonzo_.
Boy, Page to _Marcel_.
Servant to _Carlo_.
A Friar.

WOMEN.
_Euphemia_, In love with _Alonzo_.
_Hippolyta_, In love with _Antonio_, } Daughters to _Ambrosio_.
_Cleonte_, In love with _Silvio_, }
_Clarinda_, Sister unknown to _Alonzo_, in love with _Marcel_.
_Dormida_, Her Governess.
_Francisca_, Woman to _Cleonte_.
_Olinda_, } Two Maids to _Euphemia_.
_Dorice_, }

Swains, Four Shepherds, Four Nymphs, Dutch Men and Dutch Women.

The Scene, _Madrid_.

THE _DUTCH_ LOVER.

ACT I.

SCENE I. _A Street._

Enter _Alonzo_ and _Lovis_ in travelling Habits, attended by _Pedro_
and _Gload_.

_Lo._ Dear _Alonzo_! I shall love a Church the better this Month for
giving me a sight of thee, whom I so little expected in this part of the
World, and less in so sanctifi'd a Place. What Affair could be powerful
enough to draw thee from the kind obliging Ladies of _Brabant_?

_Alon._ First the sudden Orders of my Prince _Don John_, and next a fair
Lady.

_Lo._ A Lady! Can any of this Country relish with a Man that has been
us'd to the Freedom of those of _Bruxels_, from whence I suppose you are
now arriv'd?

_Alon._ This morning I landed, from such a Storm, as set us all to
making Vows of Conversion, (upon good Conditions) and that indeed
brought me to Church.

_Lo._ In that very Storm I landed too, but with less Sense of Danger
than you, being diverted with a pleasant Fellow that came along with me,
and who is design'd to marry a Sister of mine against my Will-- And now
I think of him, _Gload