The Rover, or, The Banished Cavaliers
By
Aphra Behn
ROVER.
OR,
The Banish't Cavaliers.
As it is ACTED
AT
His Royal Highness
THE
Duke's Theatre.
Licensed July 2d. 1677.
ROGER L'ESTRANGE.lestrange
LONDON,
Printed for John Amery,at the Peacock, against
St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet-street. 1677 ii PROLOGUE. WItts, like Physitians never can agree, When of a different Societie. And Rabels Dropsrabels were never more cry'd down By all the Learned Doctors of the Town, Than a New Play whose Author is unknown. Nor can those Doctors with more Malice sue (And powerful Purses) the discenting Few, Than those with an Insulting Pride, do raile At all who are not of their own Caballcabal: If a Young Poet hitt your Humour right, You judg him then out of Revenge and Spight. So amongst men there are Ridiculous Elves, Who Monkeys hate for being too like themselves. So that the reason of the grand debate, Why Witt so oft is damn'd, when good Plays take, Is, that you Censurecensure as you love, or hate. Thus like a Learned Conclave Poets sit, Catholique Judges both of Sense and Wit, And Damn or Save, as they themselves think fit. Yet those who to others faults are so severe, Are not so perfect but themselves may Erre. Some write Coractcoract indeed, but then the whole (Bating their own Dull stuff i'th' Play) is stole: As Bees do suck from Flowers their Honey dew, So they rob others striving to please you. Some write their Characters Gentile and fine, But then they do so Toyl for every line, iii That what to you does Easie seem, and Plain, Is the hard Issue of their labouring Brain. And some th' Effects of all their pains we see, Is but to Mimick good Extemporie. Others by long Converse about the Town, Have Witt enough to write a Lew'd Lampoon,lampoon But their chief skill lyes in a Bawdy Song. In short, the only Witt that's now in Fashon, Is but the gleenings of good Conversation. As for the Author of this Coming Play, I ask't him what he thought fit I shou'd say In thanks for your good Company to day: He call'd me Fool, and said it was well known, You came not here for our sakes, but your own. New Plays are stuff'd with Witts, and with Debochesdeboche, That Crowd and sweat like Citts, in May-Day Coachescitt. iv Some Books printed this Year 1677.ads For John Amery, at the Peacock; against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet-streetstdunstans.
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v The Actors Names.- Mr. Jevorne
- Don Antonio
- The Vice-Roy's Son.
- Mr. Medburne
- Don Pedro
- A Noble Spaniard,his Friend.
- Mr. Betterton
- Belville
- An English Colonel in Love with Florinda.
- Mr. Smith
- Willmore
- THE ROVERrover.
- Mr. Crosbie
- Frederick
- An English Gentleman, and Friend to Bel. and Frederick
- Mr. Underhill
- Blunt
- An English Country Gentleman.
- Mr. Richards
- Stephano
- Servant to Don Pedro.
- Mr. Percivall
- Philippo
- Lucetta's Gallant.
- Mr. John Lee
- Sancho
- Pimp to Lucetta.
- Biskey, and Sebastian,
- Two Bravo's toAngellica.
- Officers and Souldiers.
- Page
- To Don Antonio.
- Mrs. Betterton
- Florinda
- Sister to Don Pedro.
- Mrs. Barrer
- Hellena
- A gay Young woman design'd for a Nun, and Sister to Florinda.
- Mrs. Hughs
- Valeria
- A Kinswoman to Florinda.
- Mrs. Gwin
- Angellica Bianca
- A Famous Courtizan.
- Mrs. Leigh
- Moretta
- Her Woman.
- Mrs. Norris
- Callis
- Governess to Florinda and Hellena.
- Mrs. Gillo
- Lucetta
- A Jilting Wench.
- Servants, Other Masqueraders Men and Women.
Footnotes
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