ers known,
That for their wit have Wit it self out-done,
And yet you wits, that praise 'em seldom come.
So the Goodman, oft-times for cause unknown,
Leaves well-drest Beauteous Wife for Homely Joan.
And you that Misses keep too, I'm afraid
Do sometimes make e'm Jealous of the Maid;
So if this Play not drest by rules of Art
Should with some Trick of Nature catch the heart;
We'd give you leave to rail, and never fear,
Because we're sure you'd come to do it here.
Gallants you see what e're you say or do,
Plays will be writ, and we shall Act 'em too.
Some will for pleasure, some for profit write,
Some for Applause, and some will do't in spight,
Such bit by Critticks, strait run mad and bite.
This does our bu'sness; but we'd have you know,
We wish we'd none but true brisk wit to show,
We silence wish that Men might hear a Play,
And wish that Vizard Mask would keep away:
But we as well might wish we were those Kings
We sometimes Act, as hope to see these things.
Then since to rail o'th' Stage and in the Pit,
Must in this sickly Age be counted Wit;
And that th' Infection cannot be subdu'd,
We Actors for our own sakes do conclude,
The Itch to write and rail will ne're be cur'd,
And therefore faith let 'em be both Endur'd._

_FINIS._

_ERRATA._

[Transcriber's Note:
These corrections were included in the printed book. The uncorrected
line is given in brackets for reference. Additional changes and problems
are listed at the end of this text.]

Page 17. Line 36. For _your_ read _their_.
[so begging / Your Lordships Discharge, I'm gone, and then {your} /
Fears are over.]
p. 23. l. 19. f. _Taylors_ r. _Juglers_.
[Yet I Confederate with Rogues and {Taylors}]
p. 31. l. 18. r. _my fears_.
[_Ger._ Farewell: May all my {} to nothing tend;]
p. 38. l. 7. r. _Villain by_.
[line 6, not 7: And such a {Villaine y}?--]
p. 51. l. 6. f. _first_ r. _worst_.
[Lose their {first} property, which is to fright."]
p. 53. l. 35. f. _his_ r. _in_.
[_Anto._ I, and {his} Soul retorted back the Lye,]
p. 57. l. 11. f. _there_ r. _then_.
[And {there} been Canoniz'd: Was it of me]
p. 58. l. 36. f. _this_ r. _his_
[O Heavenly Angels lead me not {this} way,]

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