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A01049
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The fancies, chast and noble presented by the Queenes Maiesties Servants, at the Phoenix in Drury-lane.
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Ford, John, 1586-ca. 1640.
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1638
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Exeunt Actus II. Enter FLAVIO supported by CAMILLO and VESPUCI Flavia. Not yet return'd Cam. Madam Fla. The Lord our husband We meane unkind foure houres are almost past But twelve short minutes wanting by the glasse Since we broke company was never gentlemen Poore Princesse us'd so Ves. With your gracious favour Peeres great in ranck and place ought of necessity To attend on state employments Cam. For such duties Are all their toyle and labour but their pleasures Flow in the beauties they injoy which conquers All sence of other travaile Fla. Trimly spoken When we were common mortall and a subiect As other creatures of heavens making are the more the pitty blesse us how we waited For the huge play day when the Pageants flutter'd About the City for we then were certaine The Madam courtiers would vouchsafe to visit us And call us by our names and eate our viands Nay give us leave to sit at the upper end of our owne Tables telling us how welcome They'd make us when we came to Court full little Dream't I at that time of the wind that blew me Up to the Weathercocke of th' honours now Are thrust upon me but we beare the burthen Were 't twice as much as 't is the next great feast Wee 'l grace the City wives poore soules and see How they 'le behave themselves before our presence You two shall wait on us Ves. With best observance And glory in our service Cam. Wee are creatures Made proud in your commands Fla. Beleeve 't you are so And you shall find Vs readier in your pleasures Then you in your obedience fie methinks I have an excellent humor to be pettish A little toysome 't is a pretty signe Of breeding i' st not sirs I could indeed la Long for some strange good things now Cam. Such newes Madam Would over-joy my Lord your husband Ves. Cause Bonfires and bell ringings Fla. I must be with childe then And 't be but for the publique Iollity Or lose my longings which were mighty pitty Cam. Sweet fates forbid it Enter Fabricio Fab. Noblest Lady Ves. rudenesse Keepe off or I shal sawcy groome learn manners Goe swab amongst your Goblins Fla. Let him stay The fellow I have seene and now remember His name Fabricio Fab. Your poore Creature Lady Out of your gentlenesse please you to consider The briefe of this petition which containes All hope of my last fortunes Fla. Give it from him Cam. Here Madam marke Vespuci how the Wittol stares on his sometime wife sure he imagines To be a cuckold by consent is purchase Of appprobation in a state Ves. Good reason The gaine repriev'd him from bankerours statute And fil'd him in the charter of his freedome Shee had seene the fellow didst observe Cam. Most punctually Could call him by his name too why 't is possible Shee ha's not yet forgot a' was her husband Ves. That were strange oh 't is a precious trincket Was ever puppet so slipt up Cam. The tale Of Venus Cat man chang'd into a woman Was embleme but to this she turnes Vef 'A stands just like Action in the painted cloth Cam. No more Fla. Friend we have read and weighed the sum Of what your Scrivener which in effect Is meant your counsell learned ha's drawn for yee 'T is a faire hand insooth but the contents Somewhat vnseasonable for let us tell yee Y 'ave beene a spender a vaine spender wasted Your stocke of credit and of Wares unthriftily You are a faulty man and should we urge Our Lord as often for supplies as shame Or wants drive you to aske it might be construed An impudence which we desie an Impudence Base in base Women but in Noble sinfull Are yee not asham'd yet of your selfe Fab. Great Lady Of my misfortunes I am asham'd Cam. So so This jeere twangs roundly doe's it not Vespuci Ves. Why heere 's a Lady worshipfull Fla. Pray gentlemen Retire awhile this fellow shall resolve Some doubts that stick about me Ambo As you please Exeunt Fla. To thee Fabricio oh the change is cruell Since I find some small leisure I must justifie Thou art unworthy of the name of man These holy vowes which we by bonds of Faith Recorded in the register of Truth Were kept by me unbroken no assaults Of guists of courtship from the great and wanton No threats nor sence of poverty to which Thy riots had betray'd me could betray My warrantable thoughts to impure folly VVhy wouldest thou force me miserable Fab. The scorne Of rumor is reward enough to brand My lewder actions 't was I thought impossible A beauty fresh as was your youth could brooke The last of my decayes Fla. Did I complaine My sleeps between thine arms were even as sound My dreames as harmelesse my contents as free As when the best of plenty crown'd our bride bed Amongst some of a meane but quiet fortune Distrust of what they call their owne or Iealousie Of those whom in their bosomes they possesse VVithout controule begets a selfe unworthinesse For which feare or what is worst desire Or paultry gaine they practise art and labor to Pander their own wives those wives whose innocence Stranger to language spoke obedience onely And such a wife was Flavia to Fabritio Fab. My losse is irrecoverable Fla. Call not Thy wickednesse thy losse without my knowledge Thou souldst me and in open court protestdest A precontract unto another falsly To justifie a separation wherein Could I offend to be believ'd thy Strumpet In best sence an Adulteresse so conceav'd In all opinions that I am shooke off Even from mine own blood which although I boast Not Noble yet 't was not meane for Romanello Mine onely brother shunnes me and abhors To owne me for his sister Fab. 'T is confest I am the shame of mankind Fla. I live happy In this great Lords love now but could his cunning Have train'd me to dishonour we had never Beene sunder'd by 'th temptation of his purchase Introth Fabritio I am little proud of My unsought honours and so farre from triumph That I am not more foole to such as honour me Then to my selfe who hate this antique carriage Fab. You are an Angell rather to be worshipt Then grosly to be talked with Fla. Keepe those Duccats I shall provide you better 't were a bravery Could you forget the place wherein y 'ave render'd Your name for ever hatefull Fab. I will doo 't Doo 't excellentest goodnesse and conclude My dayes in silent goodnesse Fla. You may prosper In Spaine in France or elsewhere as in Italie Besides you are a scholer bred however You interrupted study with commerce I le think of your supplies mean time pray storm not At my behaviour t' ee I have forgot acquaintance With mine owne keepe your first distance Enter Iulio Camillo Vespuci Camillo who is neere Vespuci Iul. What Our Ladies cast familier Fla. Oh my stomach Wambles at fight of sicke sicke I am sicke I saint at heart kisse me nay
How much it was mistaken in the issue Of honourable and secure contrivements Your wisedome crown'd with lawrels of a Iustice Deserving approbation will quite foyle The ignorance of popular opinion Oct. Report is merry with my feates my dotage Vndoubtedly the Vulgar voyce doth caroll it Troy True Sir but Romanello's late admission Warrants that giddy confidence of rumor Without all contradiction now 't is Oracle And so receiv'd I am confirm'd the Lady By this time proves his scorne as well as laughter Oct. And we with her his table-talke she stands not In any firme affection to him Troy None Sir More then her wonted Noblenesse afforded Out of a civill custome Oct. We are resolute In our determination meaning quickly To cause these clouds flie off the ordering of it Nephew is thine Enter Livio Troy Your care and love commands me Liv. I come my Lord a Suiter Oct. Honest Livio Perfectly honest reallie no fallacies No flawes are in thy truth I shall promote thee To place more eminent Troy Livio deserves it Oct. What suit speake boldly Liv. Pray discharge my office My mastership 't were better live a yeoman And live with men then over-eye your houses Whiles I my selfe am ridden like a jade Oct. Such breath sounds but ill manners know young man Old as we are our Soule retaines a fire Active and quick in motion which shall equall The daringst boyes ambition of true manhood That weares a pride to brave us Troy He is my friend Sir Oct. You are wearie of our service and may leave it We can court no mans dutie Liv. Without passion My Lord d' yee thinke your Nephew here your Troylo Parts in your spirit as freely as your blood 'T is no rude question Oct. Had you knowne his Mother You might have sworne her honest let him justifie Himselfe not base borne for thy Sisters sake I doe conceive the like of thee be wiser But prate to me no more thus if the gallant Resolve on my attendance ere he leave me Acquaint him with the present service Nephew I meant to imploy him in Exit Troy Fie Livio wherefore Turn'd wild upon the sodaine Liv. Pretty Gentleman How modestly you move your doubts how tamely Aske Romanello he hath without leave Surveigh'd your Bowres of FANCIES hath discovered The mystery of those pure Nuns those chast ones Vntouch'd forsooth the holy Academie Hath found a Mothers daughter there of mine too And one who cald my Father Father talkes out Ruffles in mirth on 't baffel'd to my face The glory of her greatnesse by it Troy Truely Liv. Death to my sufferance canst thou heare this misery And answer 't with a truely 't was thy wickednes False as thine owne heart tempted my credulity That her to ruine she was once an innocent As free from spot as the blew face of heaven Without a cloud in 't she is now as sully'd As is that Canopie when mists and vapours Divide it from our sight and threaten pestilence Troy Sayes he so Livio Liv. Yes and 't like your noblenes He truely does so say your breach of friendship With me must borrow courage from your Vncle Whiles your sword talkes an answer there 's no remedy I will have satisfaction though thy life Come short of such demand Troy Then satisfaction Much worthier then your sword can force you shall have Yet mine shall keepe the peace I can be angry And brave alow'd in my reply but honour Schooles me to fitter grounds this as a gentleman I promise ere the minutes of the night Warne us to rest such satisfaction heare me And credit it as more you cannot wish for So much not thinke of Liv. Not the time is short Before our sleeping houre you vow Troy I doe Before we ought to sleepe Liv. So I intend to On confidence of which what left the Marquessa In charge for me I le do 't Troy Invite Count Iulio His Ladie and her brother with their company To my Lords Court at Supper Liv. Easie busines And then Troy And then soone after the performance Of my past vow waites on yee but be certaine You bring them with y'e Liv. Yet your servant Troy Neerer my friend you 'l find no lesse Liv. 'T is strange is 't possible Exeunt Enter Castamela Clarella Floria and Silvia Cast. You have discourst to me a lovely story My heart doth dance to th' musique 't were a sinne Should I in any tittle stand distrustfull Where such a people such as you are innocent Even by the Patent of your yeares and language Informe a truth O talke it ore againe Ye are ye say three daughters of one mother That Mother only Sister to the Marquesse Whose charge hath since her death being left a widdow Here in this place prefer'd your education Is 't so Cla. It is even so and howsoever Report may wander loosely in some scandall Against our privacies yet we have wanted No gracefull meanes fit for our births and qualities To traine us up into a vertuous knowledge Of what and who we ought to be Flo. Our Vncle Hath often told us how it more concern'd him Before he shew'd us to the world to render Our youths and our demeanors in each action Approv'd by his experience then too early Adventure on the follies of the age By prone temptations fatall Sil. In good deed la We meane no harme Cast. Deceit must want a shelter Vnder a roofe that 's covering to soules So white as breaths beneath it such as these are My happines shares largely in this blessing And I must thanke direction of the providence Which led me hither Cla. Aptly have you stil'd it A providence for ever in chast loves Such majestie hath power our Kinsman Troylo Was herein his owne factor he will prove Beleeve him Lady every way as constant As noble we can baile him from the cruelty Of misconstruction Flo. You will finde his tongue But a just Secretary to his heart Cast. The Guardianesse Deare Creatures now and then it seemes Makes bold to talke Cla. Sh 'as waited on us From all our Cradles will prate sometimes odly However meanes but sport I am unwilling Our houshold should breake up but must obey His wisedome under whose command we live Sever our companies I 'm sure we shall not Yet 't is a pretty life this and a quiet Enter Morosa Secco his apron on Bason of water Scissers Combe Towels Razor c. Sec. Chuck duckling honye mouse monkey all and every thing I am thine ever and only will never offend againe as I hope to shave cleane and get honour by 't heartily I aske forgivenesse bee gracious to thine owne flesh and blood and kisse me home Mor. Looke you provoke us no more for this time you shall finde mercy was 't that hedgehog set thy braines a crowing bee quits with him but doe not hurt the great male-baby Sec. Enough I am wise and will be merry hast Beauties the Caroches will sodaine receive yee a night of pleasure