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Rh meets with her indeed, but married to the honet Knave in whom he had repos'd o much Confidence; and finds he had acted as treacherouly with regard to the Caket he had entruted her with. The Captain can carce think it poible, that a Woman of Virtue and Honour can act o vile a Part; but to convince him till more of the Reality of it, this very worthy Lady falls in Love with the little Page, and will force him to her Embraces. But as it is requiite Jutice hould be done, and that in a dramatick Piece Virtue ought to be rewarded and Vice punih'd; 'tis at lat found that the Captain takes his Page's Place, and lyes with his faithles Mitres, cuckolds his treacherous Friend, thruts his Sword through his Body, recovers his Caket and marries his Page. You'll oberve that this Play is alo larded with a petulant, litigious old Woman (a Relation of the Captain) who is the mot comical Character that was ever brought upon the Stage.