Title:  Beggars Bush From the Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (Vol. 2 of 10)

Author:  Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher

Release Date:  April 30, 2004 [EBook #12221]

Language:  English

Character set encoding:  ASCII

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BEGGARS BUSH,

A comedy.

Persons Represented in the Play.

Wolfort, an usurper of the Earldom of Flanders.

Gerrard, falsely called Clause, King of the Beggars, Father in Law to
Florez.

Hubert, an honest Lord, a friend to Gerrard.

Florez, falsely called Goswin, a rich Merchant of Bruges.

Hempskirke, a Captain under Wolford.

Herman a Courtier,} inhabitants of
A Merchant, } Flanders.

Vandunke, a drunken Merchant friend to Gerrard, falsely called Father to Bertha.

Vanlock, and 4 Merchants, of Bruges.

Higgen, }
Prigg, }_Three Knavish Beggars_. 
Snapp, }

Ferret, }_Two Gentlemen disguised under those
Ginkes, } names of_ Gerrard’s party.

Clown. 
Boores. 
Servants. 
Guard.
A Sailor.

WOMEN.

Jaculin, Daughter to Gerrard, beloved of Hubert.

Bertha called Gertrude, Daughter to the Duke of Brabant, Mistress to
Florez.

Margaret, Wife to Vandunke.

Mrs Frances, a frow Daughter to Vanlock.

The Scene Flanders.

ACTUS PRIMUS.  SCENA PRIMA.

Enter a Merchant and Herman.

Mer. Is he then taken?

Her. And brought back even now, Sir.

Mer.  He was not in disgrace?

Her.  No man more lov’d, Nor more deserv’d it, being the only man That durst be honest in this Court.

Mer.  Indeed We have heard abroad, Sir, that the State hath suffered A great change, since the Countesses death.

Her.  It hath, Sir.

Mer.  My five years absence hath kept me a stranger
So much to all the occurents of my Country,
As you shall bind me for some short relation
To make me understand the present times.