. A select collection of old plays . a^MM^MM E L F I R u4: O R,The Worst not always True. A C O M E D Y. By George Lord Digby. U Vo L. XII. CT~HI S play is faid, in the title page, to-* be wrote by a per fori of quality, which I aminformed, from very good hands, was George lordDigby, commonly called the great lord ether his merit as a poet, is equal to his cha-racter as a Jlatefman, the reader mujl judge ; butI thought apiece of this nature from fo celebrateda man, could not fail of being acceptable to thepublic. ( 3 ) Dramatis Perfonx. Don Julio Rocca. Don Pedro de Mendoza. Don Fern


. A select collection of old plays . a^MM^MM E L F I R u4: O R,The Worst not always True. A C O M E D Y. By George Lord Digby. U Vo L. XII. CT~HI S play is faid, in the title page, to-* be wrote by a per fori of quality, which I aminformed, from very good hands, was George lordDigby, commonly called the great lord ether his merit as a poet, is equal to his cha-racter as a Jlatefman, the reader mujl judge ; butI thought apiece of this nature from fo celebrateda man, could not fail of being acceptable to thepublic. ( 3 ) Dramatis Perfonx. Don Julio Rocca. Don Pedro de Mendoza. Don Fernando Solis, in love with Donna . Zancho de Monezes, in love with Donna , fervant to Don , fervant to Don , fervant to Don Page. Donna Elvira, a beautiful lady, Don Pedro^ Blanca, a lady of high fpirit^ Don Julio* , Elvira^ difguifed name> when fhe was put to wait upon Donna , Donna Blancaj Woman. SCENE, VALENCIA. A 2 ELVIRA (4;. ELVIRA: O R, The Worft not always true. A COMEDY. A C T L Scene i. The room in the inn. Enter Don Fernando, and at another door his JervantFabio, both in riding-cloaths* Don Fernando. ^^J^Sr? AVE you not been with him, Fabio, and<^^k* given him H $) The note ? Fab. I found him newly got out ofhis bed; He feemd much fatisfyd, though much furprizd,With your arrival; and as foon as poflibly He can get ready, hell be with you here. He ELVIRA. 5 He fays, he hopes fome good occafion brings youTo Valencia, and that he fhall not beAt quiet till he know it. Twas not fitFor me, without your orders, to give himAny more light, than what your ticket did. Don Fer. Tis well: go now and fee if Donna El-viraBe ftirring yet, for I would gladly have herA witnefs, even at firft, to what fhall pafsBetwixt my friend and me in her concernments:If fhe be ftill afleejp, Fabio, make boldTo knock, and wake her, whave no time to here ihe comes—Wait you, Don Julio.


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