William Wycherley's The Country Wife
I'm not going to say much more about this, except for Collier's tract about the immorality of the English stage during the Restoration was about plays like this one. Pay attention to the names (it's no accident that the rake of the piece is named Horner). There are myriad sexual puns and jokes throughout; this play was written to entertain, but also to offer a commentary. Have fun with this one!
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