Subtle, the Alchemist Face, the Housekeeper Dol Common, their Colleague Dapper, a Lawyer’s Clerk Drugger, a Tobacco Man Lovewit, Master of the House Sir Epicure Mammon, a Knight Pertinax Surly, a Game...

The Alchemist to the lady most deserving her name and blood: Lady Mary Wroth. Madam, In the age of sacrifices, the truth of religion was not in the greatness and fat of the offerings, but in the devot...

If thou beest more, thou art an understander, and then I trust thee. If thou art one that takest up, and but a pretender, beware of what hands thou receivest thy commodity; for thou wert never more fa...

The sickness hot, a master quit, for fear, His house in town, and left one servant there; Ease him corrupted, and gave means to know A Cheater, and his punk; who now brought low, Leaving their narrow ...

Fortune, that favours fools, these two short hours, We wish away, both for your sakes and ours, Judging spectators; and desire, in place, To the author justice, to ourselves but grace. Our scene is Lo...

A room in Lovewit’s house. Face: Believ’t, I will. Subtle: Thy worst. I fart at thee. Dol Common: Have you your wits? Why, gentlemen! For love⁠— Face: Sirrah, I’ll strip you⁠— Subtle: What to do? Lick...

A room in Lovewit’s house. Face: Believ’t, I will. Subtle: Thy worst. I fart at thee. Dol Common: Have you your wits? Why, gentlemen! For love⁠— Face: Sirrah, I’ll strip you⁠— Subtle: What to do? Lick...

An outer room in Lovewit’s house. Sir Epicure Mammon: Enter Sir Epicure Mammon and Surly. Sir Epicure Mammon: Come on, sir. Now, you set your foot on shore In Novo Orbe; here’s the rich Peru: And ther...

An outer room in Lovewit’s house. Sir Epicure Mammon: Enter Sir Epicure Mammon and Surly. Sir Epicure Mammon: Come on, sir. Now, you set your foot on shore In Novo Orbe; here’s the rich Peru: And ther...

The lane before Lovewit’s house. Tribulation Wholesome: Enter Tribulation Wholesome and Ananias. Tribulation Wholesome: These chastisements are common to the saints, And such rebukes, we of the separa...

The lane before Lovewit’s house. Tribulation Wholesome: Enter Tribulation Wholesome and Ananias. Tribulation Wholesome: These chastisements are common to the saints, And such rebukes, we of the separa...

A room in Lovewit’s house. Subtle: Enter Subtle, followed by Tribulation and Ananias. Subtle: O, are you come? ’Twas time. Your threescore minutes Were at last thread, you see: and down had gone Furnu...

A room in Lovewit’s house. Face: Enter Face and Mammon. Face: O sir, you’re come in the only finest time.⁠— Sir Epicure Mammon: Where’s master? Face: Now preparing for projection, sir. Your stuff will...

A room in Lovewit’s house. Face: Enter Face and Mammon. Face: O sir, you’re come in the only finest time.⁠— Sir Epicure Mammon: Where’s master? Face: Now preparing for projection, sir. Your stuff will...

Another room in the same. Face: Enter Face, Kastril, and Dame Pliant. Face: Come, lady: I knew the Doctor would not leave, Till he had found the very nick of her fortune. Kastril: To be a countess, sa...

Another room in the same. Dol: Enter Dol in her fit of raving, followed by Mammon. Dol Common: “For after Alexander’s death”⁠— Sir Epicure Mammon: Good lady⁠— Dol Common: “That Perdiccas and Antigonus...

Another room in the same. Surly: Enter Surly and Dame Pliant. Pertinax Surly: Lady, you see into what hands you are fallen; ’Mongst what a nest of villains! And how near Your honour was t’ have catche...

Before Lovewit’s door. Lovewit: Enter Lovewit, with several of the Neighbours. Lovewit: Has there been such resort, say you? 1 Neighbour: Daily, sir. 2 Neighbour: And nightly, too. 3 Neighbour: Ay, so...

Before Lovewit’s door. Lovewit: Enter Lovewit, with several of the Neighbours. Lovewit: Has there been such resort, say you? 1 Neighbour: Daily, sir. 2 Neighbour: And nightly, too. 3 Neighbour: Ay, so...

A room in the same. Subtle: Enter Subtle, leading in Dapper, with his eyes bound as before. Subtle: How! You have eaten your gag? Dapper: Yes faith, it crumbled Away in my mouth. Subtle: You have spoi...

An outer room in the same. Lovewit: Enter Lovewit in the Spanish dress, with the Parson. Loud knocking at the door. Lovewit: What do you mean, my masters? Sir Epicure Mammon: Without. Open your door, ...