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Title: The Spanish Curate
A Comedy

Author: Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher

Release Date: April 25, 2004 [EBook #12141]

Language: English

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THE SPANISH CURATE,

A COMEDY.

* * * * *

Persons Represented in the Play.

Don Henrique, _an uxorious Lord,
cruel to his Brother_.

Don Jamie, _younger Brother to_ Don
Henrique.

Bartolus, _a covetous Lawyer Husband
to_ Amaranta.

Leandro, _a Gentleman who wantonly
loves the Lawyers Wife_.

Angelo, } _Three Gentlemen Friend[s]_
Milanes,} _to_ Leandro.
Arsenio,}

Ascanio, _Son to_ Don Henrique.

Octavio, _supposed Husband to_ Jacintha.

Lopez, _the_ Spanish Curate.

Diego, _his Sexton_.

Assistant, _which we call a Judge_.

Algazeirs, _whom we call Serjeants_.

4 Parishioners.

Apparitor.

Singers.

Servants.

_WOMEN_.

Violante, _supposed Wife to_ Don
Henrique.

Jacintha, _formerly contracted to_ Don
Henrique.

Amaranta, _Wife to_ Bartolus.

A Woman Moor, _Servant to_ Amaranta.

* * * * *
_The Scene_ Spain.

* * * * *

The principal Actors were,

Joseph Taylor. } {William Eglestone.
John Lowin. } {Thomas Polard.
Nicholas Toolie.} {Robert Benfeild.

* * * * *

Actus primus. Scena prima.

* * * * *

_Enter_ Angelo, Milanes, _and_ Arsenio.

_Arsenio.

Leandro_ paid all.

_Mil_.

'Tis his usual custom,
And requisite he should: he has now put off
The Funeral black, (your rich heir wears with joy,
When he pretends to weep for his dead Father)
Your gathering Sires, so long heap muck togeth