Act 5 — YOUR FIVE GALLANTS.
Reading edition
Your fiue Gallants. As it hath beene often in Action at the Black-friers. Written by T. Middleton. Imprinted at London for Richard Bonian, dwelling at the signe of the Spred-Eagle, right ouer-against the great North dore of Saint Paules Church. n. d. 4to.
Fyve Wittie Gallants was licensed by Sir George Bucke, 22d March 1607-8: see Chalmers’s Suppl. Apol., p. 202.
DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.
Frippery, the broker-gallant.
Primero, the bawd-gallant.
Goldstone, the cheating-gallant.
Pursenet, the pocket-gallant.
Tailby, the whore-gallant.
Fitsgrave, a gentleman.
Bungler, cousin to Mistress Newcut.
Pyamont.
Arthur, servant to Frippery.
Fulk, servant to Goldstone.
Boy, servant to Pursenet.
Jack, servant to Tailby.
Marmaduke, servant to Mistress Newcut.
Gentlemen, Tailor, Painter, &c.
Katherine, a wealthy orphan.
Mistress Newcut, a merchant’s wife.
Novice.
Courtesans.
Scene, London, except during part of the third act, which is laid in Combe-Park and its neighbourhood.
215YOUR FIVE GALLANTS.
Presenter, or Prologue,[441] passing over the stage; the bawd-gallant [Primero], with three wenches gallantly attired, meets him; the whore-gallant [Tailby], the pocket-gallant [Pursenet], the cheating-gallant [Goldstone], kiss these three wenches, and depart in a little whisper and wanton action. Now, for the other, the broker-gallant [Frippery], he sits at home yet, I warrant you, at this time of day, summing up his pawns. Hactenus quasi inductio, a little glimpse giving.