Characters
THEODORUS WITGOOD, a gentleman in debt
JANE (COURTESAN), Witgood's mistress
HOST, friend to Witgood
Witgood’s Three Creditors
PECUNIUS LUCRE, Witgood's uncle, a usurer
JENNY, Lucre’s wife
SAM FREEDOM, son of Lucre's wife and suitor to Joyce
FIRST and SECOND GENTLEMEN, friends to Lucre
GEORGE, Lucre's servant
WALKADINE HOARD, usurer and rival to Lucre
JOYCE, Niece to Walkadine and Onesiphorus Hoard
MONEYLOVE, suitor to Joyce
ONESIPHORUS HOARD, brother to Walkadine Hoard
LIMBER, friend to Onesiphorus Hoard
KIX, friend to Onesiphorus Hoard
SERVANT to Walkadine Hoard
ARTHUR, another servant to Walkadine Hoard
LADY FOXSTONE, friend to Walkadine Hoard
LAMPREY, a gentleman
SPITCHCOCK, a gentleman
HARRY DAMPIT, a usurer
AUDREY, Dampit's servant
GULF, a usurer and acquaintance of Dampit
SIR LANCELOT, acquaintance of Dampit
Drawer, Vintner, Boy, Scrivener, Sergeants, Tailor, Barber, Perfumer, Falconer, Huntsman
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