A Comedy(1694)Interdum tamen et vocem Comoedia tollit.--HOR. Ar. Po.Huic equidem consilio palmam do: hic me magnificeeffero, qui vim tantam in me et potestatem habeamtantae astutiae, vera dicendo ut eos ambos fallam.--SYR. in TERENT. Heaut.Dramatis Personae:MEN.MASKWELL, a villain; pretended friend to Mellefont, gallant to Lady Touchwood, and in love with Cynthia,--Mr. BettertonLORD TOUCHWOOD, uncle to Mellefont,--Mr. KynastonMELLEFONT, promised to, and in love with Cynthia,--Mr. WilliamsCARELESS, his friend,--Mr. VerbruggenLORD FROTH, a solemn coxcomb,--Mr. BowmanBRISK, a pert coxcomb,--Mr. PowellSIR PAUL PLYANT, an uxorious, foolish old knight; brother to Lady Touchwood, and father to Cynthia,--Mr. DoggetWOMEN.LADY TOUCHWOOD, in love with Mellefont,--Mrs. BarryCYNTHIA, daughter to Sir Paul by a former wife, promised to Mellefont,--Mrs. BracegirdleLADY FROTH, a great coquette; pretender to poetry, wit, and learning,--Mrs. MountfortLADY PLYANT, insolent to her husband, and easy to any pretender,--Mrs. LeighCHAPLAIN, BOY, FOOTMEN, AND ATTENDANTS.