bred up al my name Isab A gratefull fellow Lan. And fall by Fran. Peace I know you are angry Lance but I mâ—â— not hear with whom he is my Brother and though you hold him slight my most dear Brother A Gentleman excepting some few rubs he were too excellent to live here else fraughted as deep with noble and brave parts the issues of a noble and manly Spirit as any he alive I must not hear you though I am miserable and he made me so yet still he is my brother still I love him and to that tye of blood link my affections Isab A noble nature dost thou know him Luce Luce. No Mistress Isab Thou shouldest ever know such good men what a fair body and mind are married did he not say be wanted Luce. What 's that to you Isab 'T is true but 't is great pity Luce. How she changes ten thousand more than he as handsom men too Isab 'T is like enough but as I live this Gentleman â—ong ten thousand thousand is there no knowing him â—â—y should he want fellows of no merit slight and pusâ—â—â—ls that walk like shadows by leaving no print of what â—ey are or poise let them complain Luce. Her colour changes strangely Isab This man was made to mark his wants to waken 〈◊〉 alas poor Gentleman but will that keep him from cold â—d hunger believe me he is well bred and cannot be but of noble linage mark him mark him well Luce. ' Is a handsom man Isab The sweetness of his sufferance sets him off O Luce â—â—t whither go I Luce. You cannot hide it Isab I would he had what I can spare Luce. 'T is charitable Lance. Come Sir I 'le see you lodg'd you have tied my â—ngue fast I 'le steal before you want 't is but a hanging Isab That 's a good fellow too an honest fellow why this â—ould move a stone I must needs know but that some â—ther time Exit Lance and Franc. Luce. Is the wind there that makes for me Isab Come I forgot a business Actus Quartus Scena Prima Enter Widow and Luce. Wid. MY sister and a woman of so base a pity what was the fellow Luce. Why an ordinary man Madam Wid. Poor Luce. Poor enough and no man knows from whence either Wid. What could she see Luce. Only his misery for else she might behold a hundred and somer Wid. Did she change much Luce. Extreamly when he spoke and then her pity like 〈◊〉 Orator I fear her love framed such a commendation and â—llowed it so far as made me wonder Wid. Is she so hot or such a want of lovers that she must â—oat upon afflictions why does she not go romage all the â—risons and there bestow her youth bewray her wantonâ—ess and flie her honour common both to beggery did she â—eak to him Luce. No he saw us not but ever since she hath been â—ainly troubled Wid. Was he young Luce. Yes young enough Wid. And looked he like a Gentleman Luce. Like such a Gentleman that would pawn ten oaths or twelve pence Wid. My sister and sink basely this must not be does â—e use means to know him Luce. Yes Madam and has employed a Squire called shorthose Wid. O that 's a precious Knave keep all this private but â—ill be near her lodging Luce what you can gather by any â—eans let me understand I 'le stop her heat and turn her â—harity another way to bless her self first be still close to â—er counsels a begger and a stranger there 's a bless'dness â—'le none of that I have a toy yet sister shall tell you this â— soul and make you find it and for your pains take you the â—ast gown I wore this makes me mad but I shall force a â—emedy Enter Fountain Bellamore Harebrain Valentine Fount Sirra we have so lookt for thee and long'd for â—hee this widow is the strangest thing the stateliest and â—ands so much upon her excellencies Bel. She hath put us off this month now for an answer Hare No man must visit her nor look upon her no not say good morrow not good even till that 's past Val. She has found want dough you are made of and so kneads you are you good at nothing but these after games I have told you often enough what things they are wâ—at precious things these widows Hare If we â—ad â—m Val. Why the Devil has not craft enough to wooe 'em there be three kinds of fools mark this nose Gentlemen mark it and understaâ—â— it Fount Well go forward Val. An Innocent a knave fool a fool politick the last of which are lovers widow lovers Bell. Will you allow no fortune Val. No such blind one Fount We gave you reasons why 't was needful for us Val. As you are those fools I did allow those reasons but is my Scholars and companions damn'd 'em do you know what it is to wooe a widow answer me coolely now and understandingly Hare Why to lie with her and to enjoy her wealth Val. Why theâ—e you are fools still crafty to catch your selves pure politick fools I lookt for such an answer once more hear me it is to wed a widow to be doubted mainly whether the state you have be yours or no or those old boots you ride in Mark me widows are long extents in Law upon news livings upon their bodies winding-sheets they that enjoy 'em lie but with dead mens monuments and beget only their own ill Epitaphs Is not this plain now Bell. Plain spoken Val. And plain truth but if you 'le needs do things of danger do but lose your selves not any part concerns your understandings for thâ—u you are Meacocks fools and miserable march off amain within an inch of a Fâ—â—â—â—g turn me o' th' toe like a Weather-cock kill every day a Sergeant for a twelve month rob the Exchequer and burn all the Rolls and these will make a shew Hare And these are trifles Val. Considered to a Widow empty nothings for here you venture but your persons there the varnish of your persons your discretions why 't is a monstrous thing to marry at all especially as now 't is made me thinks a man an understanding man is more wise to me and of a nobler â—ie than all these trinkets what do we get by womâ—n but ouâ— senses which is the rankest part about us satisfied and when that 's done what are we Crest-fallen Cowards Whâ—â— benefit can children be but charges and disobedience What 's the love they render at one and twenty years I pray die Father when they are young they are like bells rung backwards nothing but noise and giddiness and come to years once there drops a son by th' swords in his Mistresses quarel a great joy to his parents A Daughter ripe too grows high and lusty in her blood must have a heating runs away with a supple ham'd Servingman his twenty Nobles spent takes to a trade and learns to spin mens hair off there
How her face alters on me Luce. Out of a conscience I hope Isab I am grad on 't Fran. How do you gentle Lady Isab Much ashamed Sir but first stand further off me 〈◊〉 are infectious to find such vanitie nay almost impudence where I believ'd a worth is this your thanks the gratiâ—ude you were so mad to make me your trim counsel Gentlemen Lanc. What Lady Isab Take your device again it will not serve Sir the woman will not bite you are finely cozened drop it no â—ore for shame Luce. Do you think you are here Sir am 〈◊〉 â—ur wast â—oateers your base wenches that scratch at such 〈◊〉 â—â—â—s you are deluded This is a Gentlewoman of a noble housâ—â—orn to a better fame than you can build neâ— and eyes above your pitch Fran. I do acknowledge Isab Then I beseech you Sir what could'see speak boldly â—nd speak truly shame the Devil in my behaviour of such easiness that you durst venture to do this Fran. You amaze me this Ring is none of mine nor did 〈◊〉 drop it Luce. I saw you drop it Sir Isab I took it up too still looking when your modesty should miss it why what a childish part was this Fran. I vow Isab Vow me no vowes he that dares do this has bred himself to boldness to forswear too there take your gewgaw you are too much pampered and I repent my part â—s you grow older grow wiser if you can and so farewel Sir Exeunt Isabella and Luce. Lan. Grow wiser if you can she has put it to you 't is a â—ich Ring did you drop it Fran. Never ne're saw it afore Lance. Lan. Thereby hangs a tail then what slight she makes â—o catch her self look up Sir you cannot lose her if you would how daintily she flies upon the Lure and cunningly â—he makes her stops whistle and she 'l come to you Fran. I would I were so happy Lan. Maids are Clocks the greatest Wheel they show goes slowest to us and make 's hang on tedious hopes the â—esser which are concealed being often oyl'd with wishes â—ee like desires and never leave that motion till the â—ongue strikes she is flesh blood and marrow young as her purpose and soft as pity no Monument to worship but a mould to make men in a neat one and I know how e're she appears now which is near enough you are stark blind if you hit not soon at night she would venture forty pounds more but to feel a Flea in your shape bite her drop to more Rings forsooth this was the prettiest thing to know her heart by Fran. Thou putst me in much comfort Lan. Put your self in good comfort if she do not point â—ou out the way drop no more Rings she 'l drop her self â—nto you Fran. I wonder my Brother comes not Lan. Let him alone and feed your self on your own fortunes come be frolick and let 's be monstrous wise and full of counsel drop no more Rings Exeunt Enter Widow Fountain Bellamore Harebrain Wid. If you will needs be foolish you must be used so who sent for you who entertained you Gentlemen who bid you welcom hither you came crowding and impudently bold press on my patience as if I kept a house for 〈◊〉 Companions and of all sorts will ' have your wills will vex me and force my liking from you I ne're ow'd â—ou Fount For all this we will dine with you Bel. And for all this will have a better answer from you Wid. You shall never neither have an answer nor â—inner unless you use me with a more staid respect and stay your time too Enter Isabella Shorthose Roger Humphrey Ralph with dishes of meat Isab Forward with the meat now Rog. Come Gentlemen march fairly Short Roger you are a weak Serving man your white broath runs from you sie how I sweat unâ—â—r this Pile of Beef an Elephant can do more Oh for such a back now and in these times what might a man arrive at Goose grase you up and Woodcock march behinde thee I am almost soundâ—ed Wid. Who bid you bring the meat yet away you knaves I will not dine these two hours how am I vext and chased go carry it back and tell the Cook he 's an arrant Rasâ—al to send before I called Short Face about Gentlemen beat a mouâ—nfull march then and give some supporters or else I perish Exeunt Servants Isab It does me much good to see her chafe thus Hare We can stay Madam and will stay and dwell here 't is good Air. Fount I know you have beds enough and meat you never want Wid. You want a little Bel. We dare to pretend no. Since you are churlisâ— we 'l give you Physick you must purge this anger it burns you and decays you Wid. If I had you out once I would be at the charge of a portcullis for you Enter Valentine Val. Good morrow noble Lady Wid. Good morrow Sir How sweetly now he looks and how full manly what slaves were these to use him so Val. I come to look a young man I call Brother Wid. Such a one was here Sir as I remember your own Brother but gone almost an hour agoe Val. Good ee'n then Wid. You must not so soon Sir here be some Gentlemen it may be you are acquainted with ' em Hare Will nothing make him miserable Fount How glorious Bel. It is the very he does it rain fortunes or has he a familiar Hare How doggedly he looks too Fount I am beyond my faith pray let 's be going Val. Where are these Gentlemen Wid. Here. Val. Yes I know 'em and will be more familiar Bel. Morrow Madam Wid. Nay stay and dine Val. You shall stay till I talk with you and not dine neither but fastingly my fury you think you have undone me think so still and swallow that belief till you be company for Court-hand Clarks and starved Atturnies till you break in at playes like Prentices for three a groat and crack Nuts with the Scholars in peny Rooms again and fight for Apples till you return to what I found you people beâ—rai'd into the hands of Fencers Challengers Tooth draw is Bills and tedious Proclamations in Meal-markets with throngings to see Cutpurses stir not but hear and mark I 'le cut your throats else till Water works and rumours of New Rivers rid you again and run you into questions who built Thames till you run mad for Lotteries and stand there with your Tables to glean the golden Sentences and cite 'em secrely to Servingmen for sound Essayes till Taverns allow you but a Towel room to Tipple Wine in that the Bell hath gone for twice and Glasses that look liâ—e broken promises tied up with wicker proteslations â—â—â—â—sh Tobacco with half Pipes nor in half a year once burnâ— and Bisket that Bawds have rubb'd their gums upon like Corals to bring the mark again tell these hour Rascals so this most fatal hour will come again think I
me Clean. Command a silence there Mem. I love thee Lady Cal. I thank your Lordship heartily proceed Sir Lucip. Lord how it stuck in 's stomach like a surfeit Clean. It breaks apace now from him God be thanked What a fine spoken man he is Lucip. A choice one of singular variety in carriage Clean. Yes and I warrant you he knows his distance Mem. With all my heart I love thee Cal. A hearty Gentleman And I were e'en an arrant beast my Lord But I lov'd you again Mem. Good Lady kiss me Clean. I marry Mars there thou cam'st close up to her Cal. Kiss you at first my Lord 't is no fair fashion Our lips are like Rose buds blown with mens breaths They lose both sap and savour there 's my hand Sir Eumen. Fie fie my Lord this is too rude Mem. Unhand me Consume me if I hurt her good sweet Lady Let me but look upon thee Cal. Doe Mem. Yet Cal. Well Sir Take your full view Lucip. Bless your eyes Sir Cal. Mercy Is this the man they talkt of for a Souldier So absolute an Excellent O the Gods If I were given to that vanitie Of making sport with men for ignorance What a most precious subject had I purchas'd Speak for him Gentlemen some one that knows What the man ails and can speak sense Clean. Sure Madam This fellow has been a rare Hare finder See how his eyes are set Cal. Some one goe with me I 'le send him something for his head poor Gentleman He 's troubled with the staggers Lucip. Keep him dark He will run Maâ—ch mad else the sumes of Battels Ascend into his brains Clean. Clap to his feet An old Dâ—um head to draw the thunder downward Cal Look to him Gentlemen farewel Lord I am sorry We cannot kiss at this time but believe it We 'l find an houâ— for all God keep my Children From being such sweet Souldiers Softly wenches Lest we disturb his dream Exeunt Calis and Ladies Eumen. Why this is Monstrous 1 Capt. A strange forgetfulness yet still he holds it 2 Capt. Though he ne're law a woman of great fashion Before this day yet methinks 't is possible He might imagine what they are and what Belongs unto 'em meer report of others Eumen. Pish his head had other whimsies in 't my Lord Death I think y' are struck dumb my good Lord General 1 Capt. Sir Mem. That I do love ye Madam and so love ye An 't like your grace 2 Capt. He has been studying this speech Eumen. Who do ye speak to Sir Mem. Why where 's the Lady The woman the fair woman 1 Capt. Who Mem. The Princess Give me the Princess Eumen. Give ye counsel rather To use her like a Princess Fy my Lord How have you born your self how naked Laid your soul open and your ignorance To be a sport to all Report and honour Drew heâ— to doe you favours and you bluntly Without considering what or who she was Neither collecting reason nor distinction Mem. Why what did I my Masters Eumen. All that shews A man unhandsom undigested dough Mem. Did not I kneel unto her Eumen. Dumb and sensless As though ye had been cut out for your fathers tomb Or stuck a land mark when she spoke unto you Being the excellence of all our Island Ye star'd upon her as ye had seen a monster Mon. Was I so foolish I confess Eumenes I never saw before so brave an outside But did I kneel so long Eumen. Till they laught at ye And when you spoke I am asham'd to tell ye What 't was my Lord how far from order Bless me is' t possible the wild noise of war And what she only teaches should possess ye Knowledge to treat with her and full discretion Being at stood still in ye and in peace And manly conversation smooth and civil Where gracefulness and glory twyn together Thrust your self out an exile Do you know Sir what state she carries What great obedience waits at her beck continually Mem. She ne're commanded A hundred thousand men as I have done Nor ne're won battel Say I would have kist her Eumen. There was a dainty offer too a rare one Mem. Why she is a woman is she not Eumen. She is so Mem. Why very well what was she made for then Is she not young and handsom bred to breed Do not men kiss fair women if they doe If lips be not unlawfull ware Why a Princess Is got the same way that we get a begger Or I am cozen'd and the self-same way She must be handled e're she get another That 's rudeness is it not 2 Capt. To her'tis held so rudeness in that high degree Mem. 'T is reason But I will be more punctual pray what thought she Eum. Her thoughts were merciful but she laught at ye Pitying the poorness of your complement And so she left ye Good Sir shape your self To understand the place and noble persons You live with now 1 Capt. Let not those great deserts The King hath laid up of ye and the people Be blasted with Ill bearing Eume. The whole name of souldier then will suffer Mem. She 's a sweet one And good sirs leave your exhortations They come untimely to me I have brains That beat above your reaches She 's a Princess That 's all I have killed a King that 's greater Come let 's to dinner if the Wine be good You shall perceive strange wisdom in my blood Exeunt all but Chilax Chil. Well would thou wert i' the wars again Old Memnon there thou wouldst talk toth ' purpose And the proudest of all these Court Camelions Would be glad to find it sense too plauge of this Dead peace this Bastard breeding lowzie lazie idleness Now we must learn to pipe and pick our livings Out of old rotten ends these twenty five years I have serv'd my Country lost my youth and bloud Expos'd my life to dangers more than dayes Yet let me tell my wants I know their answers The King is bound to right me they good people Have but from hand to mouth Look to your wives Your young trim wives your high-day wives your march panes For if the souldiers find not recompence As yet there 's none a hatching I believe You men of wares the men of wars will nick ye For starve nor beg they must not my small means Are gone in fumo here to raise a better Unless it be with lying or Dog flattering At which our Nation 's excellent observing Dog-days When this good Lady broyles and would be basted By that good Lord or such like moral learnings Is here impossible Well I will rub among 'em If any thing for honestie be gotten Though 't be but bread and cheese I can be satisfied If otherwise the wind blow stiff as I am Yet I shall learn to shuffle There 's an old Lass That shall be nameless yet alive my last hope Has often got me my pocket full of crowns If all
Have you any more mind to Wenches Cler. To be abus'd too Lady you might have help'd this Ana. Sit now 't is past but 't may be I may stand Your friend hereafter in a greater matter Cler. Never whilst you live Ana. You cannot tell now Sir a parting hand Cler. Down and Roses Well I may live to see you again A dull Rogue No revelation in thee Lam. Were you well frighted Were your fitts from the heart of all colds and colours That 's all your punishment Cler. It might have been all yours Had not a block-head undertaken it Cham. Your swords you mnst leave to these Gentlemen Verd. And now when you dare fight We are on even lee again Din. 'T is well To be a Mistris is to be a monster And so I leave your house and you for ever Lam. Leave your wild lusts and then you are a master Cham. You may depart too Cler. I had rather stay here Cham. Faith we shall fright you worse Cler. Not in that manner There 's five hundred Crowns fright me but so again Din. Come Cleremont this is the hour of fool Cler. Wiser the next shall be or we 'll to School Exeunt Champ. How coolly these hot gallants are departed Faith Cousin 't was unconscionably done To lye so still and so long Anab. 'T was your pleasure If 't were a fault I may hereafter mend Champ. O my best Wife Take now what course thou wilt and lead what life Lam. The more trust you commit the more care still Goodness and vertue shall attend my will Cham. Let 's laugh this night out now and count our gains We have our honours home and they their pains Exeunt omnes Actus Quartus Scena Prima Enter Cleremont Dinant Din. IT holds they will go thither Cler. To their Summer-house Din. Thither i' th' evening and which is the most infliction Only to insult upon our miseries Cler. Are you provided Din. Yes yes Cler. Throughly Din. Throughly Cler. Basâ—a enough I have your mind I will not fail you Din. At such an hour Cler. Have I a memory A Cause and Will to do thou art so sullen Din. And shall be till I have a fair reparation Cler. I have more reason for I scaped a fortune Which if I come so near again I say nothing But if I sweat not in another fashion O a delicate Wench Din. 'T is certain a most handsome one Cler. And me thought the thing was angry with it self too It lay so long conceal'd but I must part with you I have a scene of mirth to drive this from my heart And my hour is come Din. Miss not your time Cler. I dare not Exeunt severally Enter Sampson and a Gentleman Gent. I presume Sir you now need no instruction But fairly know what belongs to a Gentleman You bear your Uncles cause Sam. Do not disturb me I understand my cause and the right carriage Gent. Be not too bloody Sam. As I find my enemy if his sword bite If it bite Sir you must pardon me Gent. No doubt he is valiant He durst not undertake else Sam. He 's most welcome As he is most valiant he were no man for me else Gent. But say he should relent Sam. He dies relenting I cannot help it he must dies relenting If he pray praying ipso facto praying Your honourable way admits no prayer And if he fight he falls there 's his quietus Gent. Y' are nobly punctual let 's retire and meet 'em But still I say have mercy Samp. I say honour Exeunt Enter Champernel Lamira Anabel Beaupre Verdone Charlote and a Servant Lam. Will not you go sweet-heart Champ. Go I 'le fly with thee I stay behind Lam. My Father will be there too And all our best friends Beau. And if we be not merry We have hard luck Lady Verd. Faith let 's have a kind of play Cham. What shall it be Verd. The story of Dinant Lam. With the merry conceits of Cleremont His Fits and Feavers Ana. But I 'le lie still no more Lam. That as you make the Play 't will be rare sport And how 't will vex my gallants when they hear it Have you given order for the Coach Charl. Yes Madam Cham. My easie Nag and padd Serv. 'T is making ready Cham. Where are your Horses Beau. Ready at an hour Sir we 'll not be last Cham. Fie what a night shall we have A roaring merry night Lam. We 'll flie at all Sir Cham. I 'le flie at thee too finely and so ruffle thee I 'le try your Art upon a Country pallet Lam. Brag not too much for fear I should expect it Then if you fail Cham. Thou saiest too true we all talk But let 's in and prepare and after dinner Begin our mirthful pilgrimage Lam. He that 's sad A crab-face'd Mistris cleave to him for this year Exeunt Enter Cleremont and La-writ La-writ Since it cannot be the Judge Cler. 'T is a great deal better La-writ You are sure he is his kinsman a Gentleman Cler. As arrant a Gentleman and a brave fellow And so near to his blood La-writ It shall suffice I 'le set him further off I 'le give a remove Shall quit his kindred I 'le lopp him Clor. Will ye kill him La-w. And there were no more Cousins in the world I kiâ— him I do mean Sir to kill all my Lords kindred For every cause a Cousin Cler. How if he have no more Cousins La-writ The next a kin then to his Lordships favour The man he smiles upon Cler. Why this is vengeance horrid and dire La writ I love a dire revenge Give me the man that will all others kill And last himself Cler. You stole that resolution La-writ I had it in a Play but that 's all one I wou'd see it done Cler. Come you must be more merciful La-writ To no Lords Cousins in the world I hate 'em A Lords Cousin to me is a kind of Cockatrice If I see him first he dies A strange Antipathy Cler. What think you of their Nieces La-writ If I like 'em They may live and multiply 't is a cold morning Cler. 'T is sharp indeed you have broke your fast La-writ No verily Cler. Your valour would have ask'd a good foundation La-writ Hang him I 'le kill him fasting Enter Sampson and the Gent. Cler. Here they come Bear your self in your language smooth and gently When your swords argue La-writ 'Pray Sir spare your precepts Gent. I have brought you Sir La-writ 'T is very well no words You are welcome Sir Sam. I thank you Sir few words La writ I 'le kill you for your Uncles sake Sam. I love you I 'le cut your throat for your own sake La-writ I esteem of you Cler. Let 's render 'em honest and fair Gentlemen Search my friend I 'le search yours Gent. That 's quickly done Cler. You come with no Spells nor Witchcrafts Sam. I come fairly to kill him honestly La-writ Hang Spells and Witchcrafts I come
fortune bred me And how far must I suffer Poor and low States Though they know wants and hungers know not these Know not these killing Fates little contents them And with that little they live Kings commanding And ordering both their ends and loves O Honour How greedily men seek thee and once purchased How many Enemies to mans peace bringst thou How many griefs and sorrows that like sheers Like fatal Sheers are sheering off our lives still How many sad Eclipses do we shine thorow Enter Delphia Drusilla vail'd When I presum'd I was blessed in this fair woman Del. Behold him now and tell me how thou lik'st him Dio. When all my hopes were up and Fortune dealt me Even for the greatest and the happiest Monarch Then to be cozen'd to be cheated basely By mine own Kinsman cross'd O villain Kinsman Curse of my blood because a little younger A little smoother sac'd O false false woman False and forgetful of thy faith I 'll kill him But can I kill her hate too No he woos not Nor worthy is of death because she follows him Because she courts him Shall I kill an innocent O Diocles would thou hadst never known this Nor surfeited upon this sweet Ambition That now lies bitter at thy heart O Fortune That thou hast none to fool and blow like bubbles But Kings and their Contents Del. What think you now Girl Dru. Upon my life I pity his misfortune See how he weeps I cannot hold Del. Away fool He must weep bloody tears before thou hast him How fare ye now brave Dioclesian What! lazy in your loves has too much pleasure Dull'd your most mighty faculties Dio. Art thou there More to torment me dost thou come to mock me Del. I do and I do laugh at all thy sufferings I that have wrought 'em come to scorn thy wailings I told thee once this is thy fate this woman And as thou usest her so thou shalt prosper It is not in thy power to turn this destiny Nor stop the torrent of those miseries If thou neglectst her still shall fall upon thee Sith that thou art dishonest false of faith Proud and dost think no Power can cross thy pleasures Thou wilt find a Fate above thee Dru. Good Aunt speak mildly See how he looks and suffers Dio. I find and feel woman That I am miserable Del. Thou art most miserable Dio. That as I am the most I am most miserable But didst thou work this Del. Yes and will pursue it Dio. Stay there and have some pity fair Drusilla Let me perswade thy mercy thou hast lov'd me Although I know my suit will sound unjustly To make thy love the means to lose it self Have pity on me Dru. I will do Del. Peace Niece Although this softness may become your love Your care must scorn it Let him still contemn thee And still I 'll work the same affection He ever shews to thee be it sweet or bitter The same Aurelia shall shew him no further Nor shall the wealth of all his Empire free this Dio. I must speak fair Lovely young Maid forgive me Look gently on my sorrows you that grieve too I see it in your eyes and thus I meet it Dru. O Aunt I am bless'd Dio. Be not both young and cruel Again I beg it thus Dru. Thus Sir I grant it Enter Aurelia He 's mine own now Aunt Del. Not yet Girl thou art cozen'd Aur. O my dear Lord how have I wrong'd your patience How wandred from the truth of my affections How like a wanton fool shun'd that I lov'd most But you are full of goodness to forgive Sir As I of grief to beg and shame to take it Sure I was not my self some strange illusion Or what you please to pardon Dio. All my Dearest All my Delight and with more pleasure take thee Than if there had been no such dream for certain It was no more Aur. Now you have seal'd forgiveness I take my leave and the gods keep your goodness Exit Del. You see how kindness prospers be but so kind To marry her and see then what new fortunes New joys and pleasures far beyond this Lady Beyond her Greatness too Dio. I 'll dye a dog first Now I am reconcil'd I will enjoy her In spight of all thy spirits and thy witchcrafts Del. Thou shalt not fool Dio. I will old doting Devil And wert thou any thing but air and spirit My Sword should tell thee Del. I contemn thy threatnings And thou shalt know I hold a power above thee We must remove Aurelia Come farewel fool When thou shalt see me next thou shalt bow to me Dio. Look thou appear no more to cross my pleasures Exeunt Actus Quartus Scena Prima Enter CHORVS So full of matter is our Historie Yet mixt I hope with sweet varietie The accidents not vulgar too but rare And fit to be presented that there wants Room in this narrow Stage and time to express In Action to the life our Dioclesian In his full lustre Yet as the Statuary That by the large size of Alcides's foot Guess'd at his whole proportion so we hope Your apprehensive judgments will conceive Out of the shadow we can only shew How fair the Body was and will be pleas'd Out of your wonted goodness to behold As in a silent Mirrour what we cannot With fit conveniency of time allow'd For such Presentments cloath in vocal sounds Yet with such Art the Subject is conveigh'd That every Scene and passage shall be clear Even to the grossest Vnderstander here Loud Musick Dumb Shew Enter at one Door Delphia Ambassadours They whisper together they take an Oath upon her hand She circles them kneeling with her Magick-rod they rise and draw their Swords Enter at the other door Dioclesian Charinus Maximinian Niger Aurelia Cassana Guard Charinus and Niger perswading Aurelia She offers to embrace Maximinian Diocles draws his Sword keeps off Maximinian turns to Aurelia kneels to her lays his Sword at her feet she scornfully turns away Delphia gives a sign the Ambassadours and Souldiers rush upon them seize on Aurelia Cassana Charinus and Maximinian Dioclesian and others offer to rescue them Delphia raises a mist Exeunt Ambassadours and Prisoners and the rest discontented The skilful Delphia finding by sure proof The presence of Aurelia dim'd the Beauty Of her Drusilla and in spight of Charms The Emperour her Brother Great Charinus Still urg'd her to the love of Dioclesian Deals with the Persian Legats that were bound For the Ransom of Cassana to remove Aurelia Maximinian and Charinus Out of the sight of Rome but takes their Oaths In lieu of her assistance that they shall not On any terms when they were in their power Presume to touch their lives This yielded to They lye in ambush for ' em Dioclesian Still mad for fair Aurelia that doted As much on Maximinian twice had kill'd him But that her frown restrain'd him He pursues her With all humility but she continues Proud
For a stronger lace to keep my breath That I may laugh the nine days till the wonder Fall to an ebb the high and mighty Duchess The high and mighty God what a stile is this Methinks it goes like a Duchy lope-man A ladder of 100 rounds will fail To reach the top on 't well my gentle Cosin I know by these contents your itch of honor You must to the Court you say and very shortly You shall be welcome and if your wife have wit I 'll put her in a thriving course if not Her own sin on her own head not a blot Shall stain my reputation only this I must for healths sake sometimes make an ass Of the tame moil my Husband 't will do him good And give him fresher brains Me fresher bloud Now for the noble Duke I hear him coming Enter Duke his train Your Grace is well return'd Duke As well as may be Never in younger health never more able I mean to be your bed-fellow this night Let me have good encounter Bew. Bless me heaven What a hot meat this greatness is Long. It may be so For I 'll be sworn he hath not got a snap This two months on my knowledge or her woman Is damn'd for swearing it Duke I thank you Gentlemen for your attendance And also your great pains pray know my Lodgings Petter and oftner do so Gentlemen Now by my honor as I am a Prince I speak sincerely know my lodgings better And be not strangers I shall see your service And your deservings when you least expect Om. We humbly thank your grace for this great favor Du. Jaques Jaq. Your Grace Du. Be ready for the Countrey And let my Tenants know the Kings great love Say I would see them but the weight at Court Lies heavy on my shoulders let them know I do expect their duties in attendance Against the next feast wait for my coming To take up Post-horse and be full of speed Exit Jaq. Wife I would desire your Grace Du. You shall desire and have your Fâ—ll desire sweet Duchess speak Wife To have some conference with a Gentleman That seems not altogether void of reason He talks of Titles and things near the Crown And knowing none so fit as your Grace To give the difference in such points of State Du. What is he if he be noble or have any part That 's worthy our converse we do accept him Wife I can assure your Grace his strain is noble But he 's very subtle Duke Let him be so Let him have all the brains I shall demonstrate How this most Christian Crown of France can bear No other shew of Title than the Kings â— will go in and meditate for half an hour â—nd then be ready for him presently â— will convert him quickly or confound him Serv. Is mad Shattillion here Wife Is here and 's Lady I prethee servant fetch him hither Serv. Why what do you mean to put him to Wife To chat with the mad lad my Husband 'T will be brave to hear them speak babble Stare and prate Bew. But what shall be the end of all this Lady Enter Shattillion and Lady Wife Leave that to me now for the grand dispute For see here comes Shattillion as I live methiâ—ks All France should bear part of his griess Long. I 'll fetch my Lord the Duke Shat. Where am I now or whether will you lead me To my death I crave my priviledge I must not dye but by just course of Law Serv His Majesty hath sent by me your pardon He meant not you should dye but would intreat you To laâ— the full state of your Title open Unto a grave and Noble Gentleman Enter Duke and Longovile The Duke of Burgundy who here doth come Who either by his wisdom will confute you Or else inform and satisfie the King Bew. May 't please your grace this is the Genâ—leman Duke Is this he that chops Logick with my Liege Shat. D' ye mock me you are great the time will come When you shall be as much contemn'd as I Where are the antient compliments of France The upstarts brave the Princes of the bloud Duke Your Title Sir in short Shat. He must Sir Be a better States-man than your self that can Trip me in any thing I will not speak Before these witnesses Duke Depart the room for none shall stay No not my dearest Duchess Wife We 'll stand behind the Arras and hear all Exeunt Duke In that chair take your place I in this Discourse your Title now Shat. Sir you shall know My Loves true Title mine by Marriage Setting aside the first race of French Kings Which will not here concern us as Pharamond With Clodian Meroveus and Chilperick And to come down unto the second Race Which we will likewise slip Duke But take me with you Shat. I pray you give me leave of Martel Charles The Father of King Pippin who was Sire To Charles the Great and famous Charlemain And to come to the third Race of French Kings Which will not be greatly pertinent in this cause Betwixt the King and me of which you know HVGH CAPET was the first Next his Son Robert Henry then and Philip With Lewis and his Son a Lewis too And of that name the Seventh but all this Springs from a Female as it shall appear Duke Now give me leave I grant you this your Title At the first sight carries some shew of truth But if ye weigh it well ye shall find light Is not his Majesty possest in peace And justice executed in his name And can you think the most Christian King Would do this if he saw not reason for it Shat. But had not the Tenth Lewis a sole Daughter Duke I cannot tell Shat. But answer me directly Duke It is a most seditious question Shat. Is this your justice Duke I stand for my King Shat. Was ever Heir-apparant thus abus'd I 'll have your head for this Duke Why do your worst Shat. Will no one stir to apprehend this Traitor A guard about my person will none come Must my own royal hands perform the deed Then thus I do arrest you Duke Treason help Enter Wife Long. Bew. and Serv. Wife Help help my Lord and Husband Duke Help the Duke Long. Forbear his grace's person Shat. Forbear you to touch him that Your Heir-apparent weds But by this hand I will have all your heads Exit Serv. How doth your Grace Duke Why well Serv. How do you find his Title Duke 'T is a dangerous one As can come by a female Serv. I 't is true But the Law Salique cuts him off from all Long. I do beseech your Grace how stands his Title Duke Pew nothing the Law Salique cuts him off from all Wife My gracious Husband you must now prepare In all your Graces pomp to entertain Your Cosin who is now a convertite And follows here this night he will be here Duke Be ready all in haste I do intend To
is the Duke even he himself be merry This is the golden age the Poet speaks on Wife I pray it be not brazen'd by their faces And yet methinks they are the neatest Pieces For shape and cutting that e'er I beheld Cos Most gracious Duke my poor Spouse and my self Do kiss your mighty foot and next to that The great hand of your Dutchess ever wishing Your honors ever springing and your years Duke Cosin Cos Your Graces vassal far unworthy The nearness of your blood Duke Correct me not I know the word I speak And know the person Though I be something higher than the place Where common men have motion and descending Down with my eye their forms are lessened to me Yet from this pitch can I behold my own From millions of those men that have no mark And in my fearful stoop can make them stand When others feel my feet and perish Cosin Be comforted you are very welcome so Is your fair Wife the charge of whom I give To my own dearest and best beloved Tell me you have resolv'd your self for Court And utterly renounc'd the slavish Countrey With all the cares thereof Cos I have Sir Duke Have you dismist your eating houshold Sold your hangings of Nebuchadnezar for such they were As I remember with the Furnitures Belonging to your Beds and Chambers Cos I Sir Duke Have you most carefully ta'en off the Lead From you roof weak with age and so prevented The ruin of your house and clapt him In a summer suit of thatch to keep him cool Cos All this I have perform'd Duke Then lend me all your hands I will embrace my Cosin Who is an understanding Gentleman And with a zeal mighty as is my name Once more I bid you welcome to the Court My state again Duch. As I was telling you your Husband Must be no more Commander look to that Be several at meat and lodging let him have Board-wages and Diet ' mongst his men i' th' Town For pleasure if he be given to 't let him have it Else as your own fancy shall direct you Cosin you see this mighty man here he was an ass When he came first to Town indeed he was Just such another coxcomb as your Husband God bless the mark and every good mans child This must not stir you Cosin Wif. Heaven forbid Long. Sweet Maria provide the cushion ready for it Mar. It shall be done Duke Receive all your advices from our self Be once a day with us and so farewel For this time my fair Cosin Gentlemen Conduct him to his Lodging Duch. Farewel and think upon my words Wife I shall observe them Exit Duke and Duchess Cos Health and the Kings continual love attend you Serv. Oh for a private place to ease my Lungs Heaven give me patience such a pair of jades Were never better ridden to this hour Pray heaven they hold out to the journeys end Long. Twitch him aside good Monsieur whilst I break Upon the body of his strength his wife I have a constant promise she is my own Serv. Ply her to wind-ward Monsieur you have taken The most compendious way to raise your self That could have been delivered by a Counsel Cos I have some certain aims Sir but my wife Serv. Your wife you must not let that trouble you Cos It will Sir to see her in a strangers arms Serv. What mean you let her alone be wise stir not a foot For if you do all your hopes are buried I swear you are a lost man if you stir Cos I thank you Sir I will be more advis'd Serv. But what great Office do you level at Cos Sir they are kissing Serv. Let them kiss And much may do their good hearts they must kiss And kiss and double kiss and kiss again Or you may kiss the post for any rising Had your noble kinsman ever mounted To these high Spheres of honor now he moves in But for the kisses of his wife Cos I know not Serv. Then I do credit me he had been lost A fellow of no mark and no repute Had not his wife kist soon and very sweetly She was an excellent woman and dispatcht him To his full being in a moment Sir Exit Long. and Wife Cos But yet methinks he would not take her Sir Into a private room Serv. Now stand and flourish You are a mads man for ever â— do envy you if you stand your fortunes up You are the happiest man but your great Cosin This day in Court well I will marry surely And not let every man out-run me thus 'T is time to be mine own friend I live â—â— town here and direct the readiest way To other men and be a slave my self Cos Nay good Sir be not mov'd I am your servant And will not be ungrateful for this knowledge Serv. Will you be walking home Cos I would desire to have my wife along Serv. You are too raw Begone and take no notice where you left her Let her return at leasure if she stay A month 't will be the better understand me This Gentleman can do 't Exit Cosin Cos I will Sir and wife remember me a Duke a Duke wife Serv. Aboard her Longaveile she 's thine own To me the fooling of this fool is venery Exit Servant Enter Bewford and Jaques Bew. Come prethee come have I not crowns behold â—ad follow me here not a word go in Grope by the walls and you shall find a bed Lie down there see see a turn or two to give My blood some heats and I am presently For action darkness by thy leave I come Exit Bew. Enter Maria. Ma. I am perfect in my lesson be my speed Thou god of marriage this is the door I 'll knock Bew. within Whose there I cannot come yet Ma. Monsieur Bewford Bew. Stay till I light a candle who are ye Ma. Sir a poor Gentlewoman Enter Bewford Bew. Oh come in I 'll find a time for you too be not loud Ma. Sir you have found that time already shame On my soul therefore Bew Why what 's the matter Ma. Do you not see Sir is your light so dim Bew. Do you not wait on the Lady Mount Marine Ma. I do Sir but my love on you Bew. Poor soul how cam'st thou by this big belly Ma. By your self Bew. By heaven I ne'er touch'd your body Ma. Yes unswear that oath again I 'll tell you all These two years I have lov'd you but the means How to enjoy you I did never know Till Twelf-night last when hearing of your game To take up wenches private in the night I apprehended straight this course to make My self as one of them and wait your coming I did so and enjoyed you and now this child That now is quick within me hide my shame And marry me or else I must be forc'd Long. within Monsieur Bewford Monsieur Bewford Bew. Whos 's that calls Long. Are you a bed Bew. No Sir the hangings Enter
be Lys As Mask can be Strat. Yes they must commend their King and speak in praise of the Assembly bless the Bride and Bridegroom in person of some God th' are tyed to rules of flattery Cle. See good my Lord who is return'd Lys Noble Melantius Enter Melantius The Land by me welcomes thy vertues home to Rhodes thou that with blood abroad buyest us our peace the breath of Kings is like the breath of Gods My brother wisht thee here and thou art here he will be too kind and weary thee with often welcomes but the time doth give thee a welcome above this or all the worlds Mel. My Lord my thanks but thâ—â— scratcht limbs of mine have spoke my love and truth unto my friends more than my tongue ere could my mind 's the same it ever was to you where I find worth I love the keeper till he let it go And then I follow it Diph. Hail worthy brother He that rejoyces not at your return In safety is mine enemy for ever Mel. I thank thee Diphilus but thou art faulty I sent for thee to exercise thine armes With me at Patria thou cam'st not Diphilus 'T was ill Diph. My noble brother my excuse Is my King 's strict command which you my Lord Can witness with me Lys 'T is true Melantius He might not come till the solemnity Of this great match were past Diph. Have you heard of it Mel. Yes I have given cause to those that Envy my deeds abroad to call me gamesome I have no other business here at Rhodes Lys We have a Mask to night And you must tread a Soldiers measure Mel. These soft and silken wars are not for me The Musick must be shrill and all confus'd That stirs my blood and then I dance with armes But is Amintor Wed Diph. This day Mel. All joyes upon him for he is my friend Wonder not that I call a man so young my friend His worth is great valiant he is and temperate And one that never thinks his life his own If his friend need it when he was a boy As oft as I return'd as without boast I brought home conquest he would gaze upon me And view me round to find in what one limb The vertue lay to do those things he heard Then would he wish to see my Sword and feel The quickness of the edge and in his hand Weigh it he oft would make me smile at this His youth did promise much and his ripe years Will see it all perform'd Enter Aspatia passing by Melan. Hail Maid and Wife Thou fair Aspatia may the holy knot That thou hast tyed to day last till the hand Of age undo 't may'st thou bring a race Unto Amintor that may fill the world Successively with Souldiers Asp My hard fortunes Deserve not scorn for I was never proud When they were good Mel. How 's this Exit Aspatia Lys You are mistaken for she is not married Mel. You said Amintor was Diph. 'T is true but Mel. Pardon me I did receive Letters at Patria from my Amintor That he should marry her Diph. And so it stood In all opinion long but your arrival Made me imagine you had heard the change Mel. Who hath he taken then Lys A Lady Sir That bears the light above her and strikes dead With flashes of her eye the fair Evadne your vertuous Sister Mel. Peace of heart betwixt them but this is strange Lys The King my brother did it To honour you and these solemnities Are at his charge Mel. 'T is Royal like himself But I am sad my speech bears so unfortunate a sound â—o beautiful Aspatia there is rage â—id in her fathers breast Calianax Bent long against me and he should not think If I could call it back that I would take So bâ—â—e revenges as to scorn the state Of his neglected daughter holds he still his greatness with the King Lys Yes but â—â—is Lady Walks discontented with her watry eyes Bent on the earth the unfrequented woods Are her delight and when she sees a bank Stuck full of flowers she with a sigh will tell Her servants what a pretty place it were To bury lovers in and make her maids Pluck 'em and strow her over like a Corse She carries with her an infectious grief That strikes all her beholders she will sing The mournful'st things that ever ear hath heard And sigh and sing again and when the rest Of our young Ladies in their wanton blood Tell mirthful tales in course that fill the room With laughter she will with so sad a look Bring forth a story of the silent death Of some forsaken Virgin which her grief Will put in such a phrase that ere she end She 'l send them weeping one by one away Mel. She has a brother under my command Like her a face as womanish as hers But with a spirit that hath much out-grown The number of his years Enter Amintor Cle. My Lord the Bridegroom Mel. I might run fiercely not more hastily Upon my foe I love thee well Amintor My mouth is much too narrow for my heart I joy to look upon those eyes of thine Thou art my friend but my disorder'd speech cuts off my love Amin. Thou art Melantius All love is spoke in that a sacrifice To thank the gods Melantius is return'd In safety victory sits on his sword As she was wont may she build there and dwell And may thy Armour be as it hath been Only thy valour and thy innocence What endless treasures would our enemies give That I might hold thee still thus Mel. I am but poor in words but credit me young man Thy Mother could no more but weep for joy to see thee After long absence all the wounds I have Fetch not so much away nor all the cryes Of Widowed Mothers but this is peace And what was War Amin. Pardon thou holy God Of Marriage bed and frown not I am forc't In answer of such noble tears as those To weep upon my Wedding day Mel. I fear thou art grown too sick for I hear A Lady mourns for thee men say to death Forsaken of thee on what terms I know not Amin. She had my promise but the King forbad it And made me make this worthy change thy Sister Accompanied with graces above her With whom I long to lose my lusty youth And grow old in her arms Mel. Be prosperous Enter Messenger Messen My Lord the Maskers rage for you Lys We are gone Cleon Sâ—rato Diphilus Amin. Wee 'l all attend you we shall trouble you With our solemnities Mel. Not so Amintor But if you laugh at my rude carriage In peace I 'le do as much for you in War When you come thither yet I have a Mistress To bring to your delights rough though I am I have a Mistress and she has a heart She saies but trust me it is stone no better There is no place that I can challenge in 't But you stand still and here
the Princess to the King and bear that wounded fellow to dressing Come Gentlemen we 'l follow the chase close Ex. Are. Pha. Di. Cle. Thra. and 1 Woodman Coun. I pray you friend let me see the King 2 Wood. That you shall and receive thanks Exeunt Coun. If I get clear with this I 'le go see no more gay sights Enter Bellario Bell. A heaviness near death sits on my brow And I must sleep Bear me thou gentle bank For ever if thou wilt you sweet ones all Let me unworthy press you I could wish I rather were a Coarse strewed o're with you Than quick above you Dulness shuts mine eyes And I am giddy Oh that I could take So sound a sleep that I might never wake Enter Philaster Phi. I have done ill my conscience calls me false To strike at her that would not strike at me When I did sight me thought I heard her pray The gods to guard me She may be abus'd And I a loathed villain if she be She will conceal who hurt her He has wounds And cannot follow neither knows he me Who 's this Bellario sleeping If thou beest Guilty there is no justice that thy sleep Cry within Should be so sound and mine whom thou hast wrong'd So broken Hark I am pursued you gods I 'le take this offer'd means of my escape They have no mark to know me but my wounds If she be true if false let mischief light On all the world at once Sword print my wounds Upon this sleeping boy I ha' none I think Are mortal nor would I lay greater on thee Wounds him Bell. Oh death I hope is come blest be that hand It meant me well again for pities sake Phi. I have caught my self Phi. falls The loss of bloud hath stayed my flight Here here Is he that stroke thee take thy full revenge Use me as I did mean thee worse than death I 'le teach thee to revenge this luckless hand Wounded the Princess tell my followers Thou didst receive these hurts in staying me And I will second thee Get a reward Bell. Fly fly my Lord and save your self Phi. How 's this Wouldst thou I should be safe Bell. Else it were vain For me to live These little wounds I have Ha' not bled much reach me that noble hand I 'le help to cover you Phi. Art thou true to me Bell. Or let me perish loath'd Come my good Lord Creep in amongst those bushes who does know But that the gods may save your much lov'd breath Phi. Then I shall die for grief if not for this That I have wounded thee what wilt thou do Bell. Shift for my self well peace I hear 'em come Within Follow follow follow that way they went Bell. With my own wounds I 'le bloudy my own sword I need not counterfeit to fall Heaven knows That I can stand no longer Enter Pha. Dion Cle. and Thra. Pha. To this place we have tract him by his bloud Cle. Yonder my Lord creeps one away Di. Stay Sir what are you Bell. A wretched creature wounded in these Woods By Beasts relieve me if your names be men Or I shall perish Di. This is he my Lord Upon my soul that hurt her 't is the boy That wicked boy that serv'd her Pha. O thou damn'd in thy creation What cause could'st thou shape to hurt the Princess Bell. Then I am betrayed Di. Betrayed no apprehended Bell. I confess Urge it no more that big with evil thoughts I set upon her and did take my aim Her death For charity let fall at once The punishment you mean and do not load This weary flesh with tortures Pha. I will know who hir'd thee to this deed Bell. Mine own revenge Pha. Revenge for what Bell. It pleas'd her to receive Me as her Page and when my fortunes ebb'd That men strid o're them carelesly she did showr Her welcome graces on me and did swell My fortunes till they overflow'd their banks Threatning the men that crost 'em when as swift As storms arise at sea she turn'd her eyes To burning Suns upon me and did dry The streams she had bestowed leaving me worse And more contemn'd than other little brooks Because I had been great In short I knew I could not live and therefore did desire To die reveng'd Pha. If tortures can be found Long as thy natural life resolve to feel The utmost rigour Philaster creeps out of a bush Cle. Help to lead him hence Phi. Turn back you ravishers of Innocence Know ye the price of that you bear away so rudely Pha. Who 's that Di. 'T is the Lord Philaster Phi. 'T is not the treasure of all Kings in one The wealth of Tagus nor the Rocks of Pearl That pave the Court of Neptune can weigh down That vertue It was I that hurt the Princess Place me some god upon a Piramis Higher than hills of earth and lend a voice Loud as your Thunder to me that from thence I may discourse to all the under-world The worth that dwells in him Pha. How 's this Bell. My Lord some man Weary of life that would be glad to die Phi. Leave these untimely courtesies Bellario Bell. Alas he 's mad come will you lead me on Phi. By all the Oaths that men ought most to keep And Gods do punish most when men do break He toucht her not Take heed Bellario How thou dost drown the vertues thou hast shown With perjury By all that 's good 't was I You know she stood betwixt me and my right Pha. Thy own tongue be thy judge Cle It was Philaster Di. Is 't not a brave boy Well Sirs I fear we were all deceived Phi. Have I no friend here Di. Yes Phi. Then shew it Some good body lend a hand to draw us nearer Would you have tears shed for you when you dieâ— Then lay me gentle on his neck that there I may weep flouds and breath out my spirit 'T is not the wealth of Plutus nor the gold Lockt in the heart of earth can buy away This arm-full from me this had been a ransâ—m To have redeem'd the great Augustus Câ—sar Had he been taken you hard-hearted men More stony than these Mountains can you see Such clear pure bloud drop and not cut your flesh To stop his life To bind whose better wounâ—s Queens ought to tear their hair and with their tears Bath'em Forgive me thou that art the wealth of poor Phi. laster Enter King Arethusa and a Guard King Is the villain ta'ne Pha. Sir here be two confess the deed but say it was Phi. laster Phi. Question it no more it was King The fellow that did fight with him will tell us Are. Ay me I know he will King Did not you know him Are. Sir if it was he he was disguised Phi. I was so Oh my sâ—ars that I should live still King Thou ambitious fool Thou that hast laid a train for thy own life Now I do mean to do I 'le leave to
Prince of Spain Whom I have thus redeem'd you have full leave To make an honourable voyage home And if you would go furnish'd to your Realm With fair provision I do see a Lady Me thinks would gladly bear you company How like you this piece Meg. Sir he likes it well For he hath tried it and found it worth His princely liking we were ta'ne a bed I know your meaning I am not the first That Nature taught to seek a fellow forth Can shame remain perpetually in me And not in others or have Princes salves To cure ill names that meaner people want Phi. What mean you Meg. You must get another ship To clear the Princess and the boy together Di. How now Meg. Others took me and I took her and him At that all women may be ta'ne sometimes Ship us all four my Lord we can endure Weather and wind alike King Clear thou thy self or know not me for Father Are. This earth How false it is what means is left for me To clear my self It lies in your belief My Lords believe me and let all things else Struggle together to dishonour me Bell. O stop your cars great King that I may speak As freedom would then I will call this Lady As base as be her actions hear me Sir Believe hour hated bloud when it rebels Against your reason sooner than this Lady Meg. By this good light he bears it hansomely Phi. This Lady I will sooner trust the wind With Feathers or the troubled Sea with Pearl Than her with any thing believe her not Why think you if I did believe her words I would outlive 'em honour cannot take Revenge on you then what were to be known But death King Forget her Sir since all is knit Between us but I must request of you One favour and will sadly be denied Phi. Command what ere it be King Swear to be true to what you promise Phi. By the powers above Let it not be the death of her or him And it is granted King Bear away the boy To Torture I will have her clear'd or buried Phi. O let me call my words back worthy Sir Ask something else bury my life and right In one poor grave but do not take away my life and fame at once King Away with him it stands irrevocable Phi. Turn all your eyes on me here stands a man The falsest and the basest of this world Set swords against this breast some honest man For I have liv'd till I am pitied My former deeds are hateful but this last Is pitifull for I unwillingly Have given the dear preserver of my life Unto his Torture is it in the power Offers to kill himself Of flesh and blood to carry this and live Are. Dear Sir be patient yet or stay that hand King Sirs strip that boy Di. Come Sir your tender flesh will try your constancie Bell. O kill me gentlemen Di. No help Sirs Bell. Will you Torture me King Hast there why stay you Bell. Then I shall not break my vow You know just gods though I discover all King How 's that Will he confess Di. Sir so he says King Speak then Bell. Great King if you command This Lord to talk with me alone my tongue Urg'd by my heart shall utter all the thoughts My youth hath known and stranger things than these You hear not often King Walk aside with him Di. Why speak'st thou not Bell. Know you this face my Lord Di. No. Bell. Have you not seen it nor the like Di. Yes I have seen the like but readily I know not where Bell. I have been often told In Court of one Euphrasia a Lady And Daughter to you betwixt whom and me They that would flatter my bad face would swear There was such strange resemblance that we two Could not be known asunder drest alike Di. By Heaven and so there is Bell. For her fair sake Who now doth spend the spring time of her life In holy Pilgrimage move to the King That I may scape this Torture Di. But thou speak'st As like Euphrasia as thou dost look How came it to thy knowledge that she lives in Pilgrimage Bell. I know it not my Lord But I have heard it and do scarce believe it Di. Oh my shame is' t possible Draw near That I may gaze upon thee art thou she Or else her Murderer where wert thou born Bell. In Siracusa Di. What 's thy name Bell. Euphrasia Di. O'tis just 't is she now I do know thee Oh that thou hadst died And I had never seen thee nor my shame How shall I own thee shall this tongue of mine E're call thee Daughter more Bell. Would I had died indeed I wish it too And so I must have done by vow e're published What I have told but that there was no means To hide it longer yet I joy in this The Princess is all clear King What have you done Di. All is discovered Phi. Why then hold you me Di. All is discovered pray you let me go King Stay him Are. What is discovered He offers to stab himself Di. Why my shame it is a woman let her speak the rest Phi. How that again Di. It is a woman Phi. Blest be you powers that favour innocence King Lay hold upon that Lady Phi. It is a woman Sir hark Gentlemen It is a woman Arethusa take My soul into thy breast that would be gone With joy it is a woman thou art fair And vertuous still to ages in despight of malice King Speak you where lies his shame Bell. I am his Daughter Phi. The Gods are just Di. I dare accuse none but before you two The vertue of our age I bend my knee For mercy Phi. Take it freely for I know Though what thou didst were undiscreetly done 'T was meant well Are. And for me I have a power to pardon sins as oft As any man has power to wrong me Cle. Noble and worthy Phi. But Bellario For I must call thee still so tell me why Thou didst conceal thy Sex it was a fault A fault Bellario though thy other deeds Of truth outweigh'd it All these Jealousies Had flown to nothing if thou hadst discovered What now we know Bell. My Father would oft speak Your worth and vertue and as I did grow More and more apprehensive I did thirst To see the man so rais'd but yet all this Was but a Maiden longing to be lost As soon as found till sitting in my window Printing my thoughts in Lawne I saw a God I thought but it was you enter our Gates My bloud flew out and back again as fast As I had puft it forth and suck't it in Like breath then was I call'd away in hast To entertain you Never was a man Heav'd from a Sheep-coat to a Scepter rais'd So high in thoughts as I you left a kiss Upon these lips then which I mean to keep From you for ever I did hear you talk Far above singing after you were gone
lasts come I 'le put thee into blood Sav. Would all his damn'd tribe were as tender hearted I beseech you let this Gentleman join with you in the recovery of my Keyes I like his good beginning Sir the whilst I 'le pray for both your worships Young Lo. He shall Sir Mor. Shall we goe noble Knight I would fain be acquainted Young Lo. I 'le be your servant Sir Excunt Enter Elder Loveless and Lady Elder Lo. Faith my sweet Lady I have caught you now maugre your subtilties and fine devices be coy again now Lady Prethee sweet-heart tell true Elder Lo. By this light by all the pleasures I have had this night by your lost maidenhead you are cozened meerly I have cast beyond your wit That Gentleman is your retainer Welford Lady It cannot be so Elder Lo. Your Sister has found it so or I mistake mark how she blushes when you see her next Ha ha ha I shall not travel now ha ha ha Lady Prethee sweet heart be quiet thou hast angred me at heart Elder Lo. I 'le please you soon again La. Welford Elder Lo. I Welford hee 's a young handsome fellow well bred and landed your Sister can instruct you in his good parts better than I by this time Lady Uds foot am I fetcht over thus Elder Lo. Yes i'faith And over shall be fetcht again never fear it Lady I must be patient though it torture me You have got the Sun Sir Elder Lo. And the Moon too in which I 'le be the man Lady But had I known this had I but surmiz'd it you should have hunted three trains more before you had come toth ' course you should have hankt o' th' bridle Sir i'faith El. Lo. I knew it and min'd with you and so blew you up Now you may see the Gentlewoman stand close Enter Welford and Martha Mar. For Gods sake Sir be private in this business You have undone me else O God what have I done Wel. No harm I warrant thee Mar. How shall I look upon my friends again With what face Wel. Why e'ne with that 't is a good one thou canst not find a better look upon all the faces thou shalt see there and you shall find 'em smooth still fair still sweet still and to your thinking honest those have done as much as you have yet or daie doe Mistris and yet they keep no stir Mar. Good Sir goe in and put your womans cloaths on If you be seen thus I am lost for ever Wel. I 'le watch you for that Mistris I am no fool here will I tarry till the house be up and witness with me Mar. Good dear friend goe in Wel. To bed again if you please else I am sixt here till there be notice taken what I am and what I have done if you could juggle me into my woman-hood again an I so cog me out of your company all this would be forsworn and I again an asinego as your Sister left me No I 'le have it known and publisht then if you 'le be a whore forsake me and be asham'd and when you can hold no longer marry some cast Cleve Captain and sell Bottle-ale Mar. I dare not stay Sir use me modestly I am your wife Wel. Goe in I 'le make up all Elder Lo. I 'le be a witness of your naked truth Sir this is the Gentlewoman prethee look upon him this is he that made me break my saith sweet but thank your Sister she hath soder'd it Lady What a dull ass was I I could not see this wencher from a wench twenty to one if I had been but tender like my Sister he had served me such a slippery trick too Wel. Twenty to one I had Elder Lo. I would have watcht you Sir by your good patience for ferreting in my ground Lady You have been with my Sister Wel. Yes to bring Elder Lo. An heir into the world he means Lady There is no chasing now Wel. I have had my part on 't I have been chaft this three hours that 's the least I am reasonable cool now Lady Cannot you fare well but you must cry to 〈◊〉 meat Wel. He that fares well and will not bless the founders is either surfeited or ill taught Lady for mine own part I have found so sweet a diet I can commend it though I cannot spare it Elder Lo. How like you this dish Welford I made a supper on 't and fed so heartily I could not sleep Lady By this light had I but scented out your tâ—â—â— y e had slept with a bare pillow in your arms and kist that or else the bed-post for any wise ye had got this twelve-month yet I would have vext you more than a try'd p st horse and been longer bearing than ever after game at Irish was Lord that I were unmarried again Elder Lo. Lady I would not undertake ye were you again a Haggard for the best cast of four Ladys i' th' Kingdom you were ever tickle-footed and would not truss round Wel. Is she fast Elder Lo. She was all night lockt here boy Wel. Then you may lure her without fear of losing take off her Cranes You have a delicate Gentlewoman to your Sister Lord what a prettie furie she was in when she perceived I was a man but I thank God I satisfied her scruple without the Parson o' th' town Elder Lo. What did ye Wel. Madam can you tell what we did Elder Lo. She has a shrewd guess at it I see it by her Lady Well you may mock us but my large Gentlewoman my Mary Ambre had I but seen into you you should have had another bed-fellow fitter a great deal for your itch Wel. I thank you Lady me thought it was well You are so curious Enter Young Loveless his Lady Morecraft Savil and two Servingmen El. Lo. Get on your doublet here comes my Brother Yo Lo. Good morrow Brother and all good to your Lady Mor. God save you and good morrow to you all El. Lo. Good morrow Here 's a poor brother of yours Lady Fie how this shames me Mor. Prethee good fellow help me to a cup of beer Ser. I will Sir Yo. Lo. Brother what makes you here will this Lady do Will she is she not nettl'd still Elder Lo. No I have em'd her Mr. Welford pray know this Gentleman is my Brother Wel. Sir I shall long to love him Yo Lo. I shall not be your debter Sir But how is' t with you Elder Lo. As well as may be man I am married your new acquaintance hath her Sister and all 's well Yâ— Lo. I am glad on 't Now my prettie Lady Sister How do you find my Brother Lady Almost as wild as you are Yo Lo. He will make the better husband you have tried him Lady Against my will Sir Yo. Lo. Hee 'l make your will amends soon do not doubt it But Sir I must intreat you to be better known To this converted Jew here Ser. Here
near us a Gentleman of bloud Monsieur Brisac of a fair Estate six thousand Crowns per annum the happy Father of two hopeful Sons of different breeding the Elder a meer Scholar the younger a quaint Courtier Ang. Sir I know them by publick fame though yet I never saw them and that oppos'd antipathy between their various dispositions renders them the general discourse and argument one part inclining to the Scholar Charles the other side preferring Eustace as a man compleat in Courtship Lew. And which way if of these two you were to chuse a Husband doth your affection sway you Ang. To be plain Sir since you will teach me boldness as they are simply themselves to neither let a Courtier be never so exact let him be bless'd with all parts that yield him to a Virgin gracious if he depend on others and stand not on his own bottoms though he have the means to bring his Mistris to a Masque or by conveyance from some great ones lips to taste such favour from the King or grant he purchase precedency in the Court to be sworn a servant Extraordinary to the Queen nay though he live in expectation of some huge preferment in reversion if he want a present fortune at the best those are but glorious dreams and only yield him a happiness in posse not in esse nor can they fetch him Silks from the Mercer nor discharge a Tailors Bill not in full plenty which still preserves a quiet Bed at home maintain a Family Lew. Aptly consider'd and to my wish But what 's thy censure of the Scholar Ang. Troth if he be nothing else as of the Courtier all his Songs and Sonnets his Anagrams Acrosticks Epigrams his deep and Philosophical Discourse of Nature's hidden Secrets makes not up a perfect Husband he can hardly borrow the Stars of the Celestial Crown to make me a Tire for my Head nor Charles's Wain for a Coach nor Ganymede for a Page nor a rich Gown from Juno's Wardrobe nor would I lie in for I despair not once to be a Mother under Heaven's spangled Canopy or Banquet my Guests and Gossips with imagin'd Nectar pure Orleans would do better No no Father though I could be well pleas'd to have my Husband a Courtier and a Scholar young and valiant these are but gawdy nothings if there be not something to make a substance Lew. And what is that Ang. A full Estate and that said I 've said all and get me such a one with these Additions farewel Virginity and welcome Wedlock Lew. But where is such a one to be met with Daughter A black Swan is more common you may wear grey Tresses e're we find him Ang. I am not so punctual in all Ceremonies I will ' bate two or three of these good parts before I 'le dwell too long upon the choice Syl. Only my Lord remember that he be rich and active for without these the others yield no relish but these perfect You must bear with small saults Madam Lew. Merry Wench and it becomes you well I 'le to Brisac and try what may be done i' th' mean time home and feast thy thoughts with th' pleasures of a Bride Syl. Thoughts are but airy food Sir let her taste them ACTUS I. SCENA II. Enter Andrew Cook and Butler And. Unload part of the Library and make room for th' other dozen of Carts I 'le straight be with you Cook Why hath he more Books And. More than ten Marts send over But. And can he tell their names And. Their names he has 'em as perfect as his Pâ—â—â— Noster but that 's nothing h 'as read them over leaf by leaf three thousand times but here 's the wonder thougâ— their weight would sink a Spanish Carrock without other Ballast he carrieth them all in his head and yet he waâ—â— upright But. Surely he has a strong brain And. If all thy pipes of Wine were fill'd with Books made of the Barks of Trees or Mysteries writ in old moth eaten Vellam he would sip thy Cellar quite dry and still be thirsty Then for 's Diet he eats and digests more Volumes at a meal than there would be Larks though the Sky should fall devoured in a month in Paris Yet fear not Sons o' the Buttery and Kitchin though his learn'd stomach cannot be appeas'd he 'll seldom trouble you his knowing stomach contemns your Black-Jacks Butler and you Flagons and Cook thy Boil'd thy Rost thy Bak'd Cook How liveth he And. Not as other men do few Princes fare like him he breaks his fast with Aristotle dines with Tully takes his watering with the Muses sups with Livy then walks a turn or two in Via Lactea and after six hours conference with the Stars sleeps with old Erra Pater But. This is admirable And. I 'le tell you more hereafter Here 's my old Master and another old ignorant Elder I 'le upon ' em Enter Brisac Lewis Bri. What Andrew welcome where 's my Charles speak Andrew where did'st thou leave thy Master And. Contemplating the number of the Sands in the High way and from that purposes to make a Judgment of the remainder in the Sea he is Sir in serious study and will lose no minute nor out of 's pace to knowledge Lew. This is strange And. Yet he hath sent his duty Sir before him in this fair Manuscript Bri. What have we here Pot-hooks and Andirons And. I much pity you it is the Syrian Character or the Arabick Would you have it said so great and deep a Scholar as Mr Charles is should ask blessing in any Christian Language Were it Greek I could interpret for you but indeed I 'm gone no farther Bri. And in Greek you can lie with your smug Wife Lilly And. If I keep her from your French Dialect as I hope I shall Sir however she is your Landâ—ess she shall put you to the charge of no more Soap than usual for th'washing of your Sheets Bri. Take in the Knave and let him eat And. And drink too Sir Bri. And drink too Sir and see your Masters Chamber ready for him But. Come Dr Andrew without Disputation thou shalt Commence i' the Cellar And. I had rather Commence on a cold Bak'd meat Cook Thou shalt ha 't Boy Bri. Good Monsieur Lewis I esteem my self much honour'd in your clear intent to joyn our ancient Families and make them one and 't will take from my age and cares to live and see what you have purpos'd but in act of which your visit at this present is a hopeful Omen I each minute expecting the arrival of my Sons I have not wrong d their Birth for want of Means and Education to shape them to that course each was addicted and therefore that we may proceed discreetly since what 's concluded rashly seldom â—rospers you first shall take a strict perusal of them and â—en from your allowance your fair Daughter my fashion â—er affection Lew. Monsieur Brisac you offer
yonder Cast from his Mistris favour and such a coil there is Such fending and such proving she stands off And will by no means yield to composition He offers any price his body to her Sel. She is a hard Lady denies that caution Leo. And now they whine and now they rave faith Princes 'T were a good point of charity to piece 'em For less than such a power will doe just nothing And if you mean to see him there it must be For there will he grow till he be transplanted Sel. Beseech your grace let 's wait upon you thithâ—r That I may see that beauty dares deny him That scornfull beauty Ptol. I should think it worse now I brought up beauty Ant. She has too much reason for 't Which with too great a grief I shame to think of â—ut we 'll go see this game Lys Rather this wonder Ant. Be you our guide Leontius here 's a new peace Ex. SCENE V. Enter Demetrius and Celia Cel. Thus far you shall perswade me still to honour ye â—till to live with ye Sir or near about ye â—or not to lye you have my first and last love â—ut since you have conceiv'd an evil against me â—n evil that so much concerns your honour â—hat honour aim'd by all at for a pattern â—nd though there be a false thought and confest too â—nd much repentance faln in showrs to purge it â—et whilest that great respect I ever bore ye Dwells in my bloud and in my heart that duty Had it but been a dream I must not touch ye Dem. O you will make some other happy Cel. Never Upon this hand I 'le seal that saith Dem. We may kiss â—ut not those out o' th' peace too Cel. Those I 'le give ye â—o there you will be pleas'd to pitch your ne ultra 〈◊〉 will be merry with ye sing discourse with ye â—e your poor Mistris still In truth I love ye Enter Leontius Antigonus Seleucus Lysimachus Ptolomie Lieutenant and Gentleman Dem. Stay who are these Lys A very handsom Lady Leo. As e're you saw Sel. Pity her heart 's so cruel Lys How does your Grace he stands still will not hear us Ptol. We come to serve ye Sir in all our fortunes Lys He bows a little now he 's strangely alter'd Sel. Ha pray ye a word Leontius pray ye a word with ye Lysmachus you both knew mine Enanthe 〈◊〉 lost in Antioch when the Town was taken Mine Uncle slain Antigonus had the sack on 't Lys Yes I remember well the Girl Sel. Methinks now That face is wondrous like her I have her picture The same but more years on her the very same Lys A Cherry to a Chery is not liker Sel. Look on her eyes Leo. Most certain she is like her Many a time have I dandled her in these arms Sir And I hope who will more Ant. What 's that ye look at Prnices Sel. This Picture and that Lady Sir Ant. Ha! they are near They only err in time Lys Did you mark that blush there That came the nearest Sel. I must speak to her Leo. You 'll quickly be resolved Sel. Your name sweet Lady Cel. Enanthe Sir and this to beg your blessing Sel. Do you know me Cel. If you be the King Seleucus I know you are my Father Sel. Peace a little Where did I lose ye Cel. At the Sack of Antioch Where my good Unckle di'd and I was taken By a mean Souldier taken by this Prince This noble Prince redeem'd from him again Where ever since I have remain'd his Servant Sel. My joys are now too full welcome Enanthe Mine own my dearest and my best Enanthe Dem. And mine too desperate Sel. You shall not think so This is a peace indeed Ant. I hope it shall be And ask it first Cel. Most Royal Sir ye have it Dem. I once more beg it thus Sel. You must not be deny'd Sir Cel. By me I am sure he must not sure he shall not Kneeling I give it too kneeling I take it And from this hour no envious spight e're part us All. The gods give happy joyes all comforts to ye Dem. My new Enanthe Ant. Come beat all the Drums up And all the noble instruments of War Let 'em fill all the Kingdom with their sounds And those the brazen Arch of Heaven break through While to the Temple we conduct these two Leo. May they be ever loving ever young And ever worthy of those lines they sprung May their fair issues walk with time along Lieu. And hang a Coward now and there 's my song Exeunt Prologue WOuld some man would instruct me what to say For this same Prologue usual to a Play Is tied to such an old form of Petition Men must say nothing now beyond commission The Cloaks we wear the Leggs we make the place We stand in must be one and one the face Nor alter'd nor exceeded if it be A general hisse hangs on our levitie We have a Play a new Play to play now And thus low in our Playes behalf we bow We bow to beg your suffrage and kind ear If it were naught or that it might appear A thing buoy'd up by prayer Gentlemen Believe my faith you should not see me then Let them speak then have power to stop a storm I never lov'd to feel a House so warm But for the Play if you dare credit me I think it well All new things you shall see And these dispos'd to all the mirth that may And short enough we hope and such a Play You were wont to like sit nobly then and see If it miscarry pray look not for me Epilogue Spoke by the Lieutenant I Am not cur'd yet throughly for believe I feel another passion that may grieve All over me I feel it too and now It takes me cold cold cold I know not how As you are good men help me a Carowse May make me love you all all here i' th' house And all that come to see me doatingly Now lend your hands and for your courtesie The next imployment I am sent upon I 'le swear you are Physicians the War 's none THE Faithful Shepherdess Actus primus Scena prima Enter Clorin a Shepherdess having buried her Love in an Arbour HAil holy Earth whose cold Arms do imbrace The truest man that ever fed his flocks By the fat plains of fruitful Thessaly Thus I salute thy Grave thus do I pay My early vows and tribute of mine eyes â—o thy still loved ashes thus I free My self from all insuing heats and fires Of love all sports delights and jolly games â—hat Shepherds hold full dear thus put I off Now no more shall these smooth brows be begirt With youthful Coronals and lead the Dance â—o more the company of fresh fair Maids â—nd wanton Shepherds be to me delightful â—or the shrill pleasing sound of merry pipes â—nder some shady dell when the cool wind â—lays on the leaves all be far away â—ince thou art far
away by whose dear side How often have I sat Crown'd with fresh flowers â—or summers Queen whil'st every Shepherds Boy â—â—s on his lusty green with gaudy hook â—nd hanging scrip of finest Cordevan 〈◊〉 thou art gone and these are gone with thee â—nd all are dead but thy dear memorie â—hat shall out-live thee and shall ever spring Whilest there are pipes or jolly Shepherds sing â—nd here will I in honour of thy love Dwell by thy Grave forgeting all those joys â—hat former times made precious to mine eyes Only remembring what my youth did gain â—n the dark hidden vertuous use of Herbs â—hat will I practise and as freely give â—ll my endeavours as I gain'd them free Of all green wounds I know the remedies â—n Men or Cattel be they stung with Snakes Or charm'd with powerful words of wicked Art Or be they Love-sick or through too much heat Grown wild or Lunatick their eyes or ears â—hickned with misty filme of dulling Rheum These I can Cure such secret vertue lies â—n Herbs applyed by a Virgins hand My meat shall be what these wild woods afford â—erries and Chesnuts Plantanes on whose Cheeks The Sun sits smiling and the lofty fruit â—ull'd from the fair head of the straight grown Pine On these I 'le feed with free content and rest When night shall blind the world by thy side blest Enter a Satyr Satyr Through yon same bending plain That flings his arms down to the main And through these thick woods have I run Whose bottom never kist the Sun â—ince the lusty Spring began All to please my master Pan Have I trotted without rest To get him Fruit for at a Feast He entertains this coming night His Paramour the Syrinx bright But behold a fairer sight He stands amazed By that Heavenly form of thine Brightest fair thou art divine Sprung from great immortal race Of the gods for in thy face Shines more awful Majesty Than dull weak mortalitie Dare with misty eyes behold And live therefore on this mold Lowly do I bend my knee In worship of thy Deitie Deign it Goddess from my hand To receive what e're this land From her fertil Womb doth send Of her choice Fruits and but lend Belief to that the Satyre tells Fairer by the famous wells To this present day ne're grew Never better nor more true Here be Grapes whose lusty bloud Is the learned Poets good Sweeter yet did never crown The head of Bacchus Nuts more brown Than the Squirrels Teeth that crack them Deign O fairest fair to take them For these black ey'd Driope Hath oftentimes commanded me With my clasped knee to clime See how well the lusty time Hath deckt their rising cheeks in red Such as on your lips is spred Here be Berries for a Queen Some be red some be green These are of that luscious meat The great God Pan himself doth eat All these and what the woods can yield The hanging mountain or the field I freely offer and ere long Will bring you more more sweet and strong Till when humbly leave I take Lest the great Pan do awake That sleeping lies in a deep glade Under a broad Beeches shade I must go I must run Swifter than the fiery Sun Exit Clo. And all my fears go with thee What greatness or what private hidden power Is there in me to draw submission From this rude man and beast sure I am mortal The Daughter of a Shepherd he was mortal And she that bore me mortal prick my hand And it will bleed a Feaver shakes me And the self same wind that makes the young Lambs shrink Makes me a cold my fear says I am mortal Yet I have heard my Mother told it me And now I do believe it if I keep My Virgin Flower uncropt pure chaste and fair No Goblin Wood-god Fairy Elfe or Fiend Satyr or other power that haunts the Groves Shall hurt my body or by vain illusion Draw me to wander after idle fires Or voyces calling me in dead of night To make me follow and so tole me on Through mire and standing pools to find my ruine Else why should this rough thing who never knew Manners nor smooth humanity whose heats Are rougher than himself and more mishapen Thus mildly kneel to me sure there is a power In that great name of Virgin that binds fast All rude uncivil bloods all appetites That break their confines then strong Chastity Be thou my strongest guard for here I 'le dwell In opposition against Fate and Hell Enter an old Shepherd with him four couple of Shepherds and Shepherdesses Old Shep. Now we have done this holy Festival In honour of our great God and his rites Perform'd prepare your selves for chaste And unâ—orrupted sires that as the Priest With powerful hand shall sprinkle on yours Brows His puâ—e and holy water ye may be From all hot flames of lust and loose thoughts free Kneel Shepherds kneel here comes the Priest of Pan. Enter Priest Priest Shepherds thus I purge away Whatsoever this great day Or the past hours gave not good To corrupt your Maiden blood From the high rebellious heat Of the Grapes and strength of meat From the wanton quick desires They do kindle by their sires I do wash you with this water Be you pure and fair hereafter From your Liver and your Veins Thus I take away the stains All your thoughts be smooth and fair Be ye fresh and free as Air. Never more let lustful heat Through your purged conduits beat Or a plighted troth be broken Or a wanton verse be spoken In a Shepherdesses ear Go your wayes ye are all clear They rise and sing in praise of Pan. The SONG Sing his praises that doth hâ—ep Our Flocks from harm Pan the Father of our Sheep And arm in arm Tread we softly in a round Whilest the hollow neighbouring ground Fills the Musick with her sound Pan O great God Pan to thee Thus do we sing Thou that keep'st us chaste and free As the young spring Ever be thy honour spoke From that place the morn is broke To that place Day doth unyoke Exeunt omnes but Perigot and Amoret Peri. Stay gentle Amoret thou fair brow'd Maid Thy Shepherd prays thee stay that holds thee dear Equal with his souls good Amo. Speak I give â—â—ee freedom Shepherd and thy tongue be still The same it ever was as free from ill As he whose conversation never knew The Court or City be thou ever true Peri. When I fall off from my affection Or mingle my clean thoughts with foul desires First let our great God cease to keep my stocks That being left alone without a guard The Wolf or Winters rage Summers great heat And want of Water Rots or what to us Of ill is yet unknown full speedily And in their general ruine let me feel Amo. I pray thee gentle Shepherd wish not so I do believe thee 't is as hard for me To think thee false and harder than for thee
Doth only to her worthy self abide Thou blessed staâ— I thank thee for thy light Thou by whosâ— power the darkness of sad night Is banisht from the Earth in whose dull place Thy câ—aster bâ—ams play on the heavy face Of all the world making the blue Sea smile To see how cunningly thou dost beguile Thy Brother of his brightness giving day Again from Câ—â—â—â— Whiter than that way That leads to soâ—es high Court and chaster far Than chastity it self yon blessed star That nightly shines Thou all the constancie That in all women was or e're shall be From whose fair eye-balls flyes that holy fire That Poâ—ts stile the Mother of desire Infusing into every gentle brest A soul of greater price and far more blest Than that quick power which gives a difference 'Twixt man and creatures of a lower sense Clor. Shepherd how cam'st thou hither to this place No way is troden all the verdant grass The spring shot up stands yet unbruised here Of any foot only the dapled Deer Far from the feared sound of crooked horn Dwels in this fastness Th. Chaster than the morn I have not wandred or by strong illusion Into this vertuous place have made intrusion But hither am I come believe me fair To seek you out of whose great good the air Is full and strongly labours whilst the sound Breaks against Heaven and drives into a stound The amazed Shepherd that such vertue can Be resident in lesser than a man Clor. If any art I have or hidden skill May cure thee of disease or festred ill Whose grief or greenness to anothers eye May seem impossible of remedy I dare yet undertake it The. 'T is no pain I suffer through disease no beating vein Conveyes infection dangerous to the heart No part impostum'd to be cur'd by Art This body holds and yet a feller grief Than ever skilfull hand did give relief Dwells on my soul and may be heal'd by you Fair beauteous Virgin Clor. Then Shepherd let me sue To know thy grief that man yet never knew The way to health that durst not shew his sore Then Then fairest know I love you Chor. Swain no more Thou hast abus'd the strictness of this place And offred Sacrilegious foul disgrace To the sweet rest of these interred bones For fear of whose ascending sly at once Thou and thy idle passions that the sight Of death and speedy vengeance may not fright Thy very soul with horror Then Let me not Thou all perfection merit such a blot For my true zealous faith Clor. Dar'st thou abide To see this holy Earth at once divide And give her body up for sure it will If thou pursu'st with wanton flames to fill This hallowed place therefore repent and goe Whilst I with praise appease his Ghost below That else would tell thee what it were to be A rival in that vertuous love that he Imbraces yet Then 'T is not the white or red Inhabits in your cheek that thus can wed My mind to adoration nor your eye Though it be full and fair your forehead high And smooth as Pelops shoulder not the smile Lies watching in those dimples to beguile The easie soul your hands and fingers long With veins inamel'd richly nor your tongue Though it spoke sweeter than Arions Harp Your hair wove into many a curious warp Able in endless errour to infold The wandring soul nor the true perfect mould Of all your body which as pure doth show In Maiden whiteness as the Alpsian snow All these were but your constancie away Would please me less than a black stormy day The wretched Seaman toyling through the deep But whilst this honour'd strictness you dare keep Though all the plagues that e're begotten were In the great womb of air were setled here In opposition I would like the tree Shake off those drops of weakness and be free Even in the arm of danger Clor. Wouldst thou have Me raise again fond man from silent grave Those sparks that long agoe were buried here With my dead friends cold ashes Then Dearest dear I dare not ask it nor you must not grant Stand strongly to your vow and do not faint Remember how he lov'd ye and be still The same Opinion speaks ye let not will And that great god of women appetite Set up your blood again do not invite Desire and fancie from their long exile To set them once more in a pleasing smile Be like a rock made firmly up ' gainst all The power of angry Heaven or the strong fall Of Neptunes battery if ye yield I die To all affection 't is that loyaltie Ye tie unto this grave I so admire And yet there 's something else I would desire If you would hear me but withall deny O Pan what an uncertain destiny Hangs over all my hopes I will retire For if I longer stay this double fire Will lick my life up Clor. Doe let time wear out What Art and Nature cannot bring about Then Farewel thou soul of vertue and be blest For ever whilst that here I wretched rest Thus to my self yet grant me leave to dwell In kenning of this Arbor yon same dell O'retopt with morning Cypress and sad Yew Shall be my Cabin where I 'le early rew Before the Sun hath kist this dew away The hard uncertain chance which Fate doth lay Upon this head Clor. The gods give quick release And happy cure unto thy hard disease Exeunt Enter Sullen Shepherd Sullen I do not love this wench that I should meet For ne'r did my unconstant eye yet greet That beauty were it sweeter or more fair Than the new blossoms when the morning air Blows gently on theâ— or the breaking light When many maiden blushes to our sight Shoot from his early face were all these set In some neat form before me 't would not get The least love from me some desire it might Or present burning all to me in sight Are equal be they fair or black or brown Virgin or careless wanton I can crown My appetite with any swear as oft And weep as any melt my words as soft â—nto a maiden ears and tell how long My heart has been her servant and how strong My passions are call her unkind and cruel Offer her all I have to gain the Jewel Maidens so highly prize then loath and sly This do I hold a blessed destiny Enter Amaryllis Amar. Hail Shepherd Pan bless both thy flock and thee For being mindful of thy word to me Sul. Welcom fair Shepherdess thy loving swain Gives thee the self same wishes back again Who till this present hour ne're knew that eye Could make me cross mine arms â—â—er daily dye With fresh consumings boldly tell me then How shall we part their faithful loves and when Sâ—â—ll I bely him to her shall I swear Hâ—s faith is false and he loves every where 〈◊〉 say he mockt her th' other day to you Which will by your confirming shew as true For he
I master All the festred ill that may Give him grief another day Satyr See he gathers up his spright And begins to hunt for light Now he gapes and breaths again How the blood runs to the vein That erst was empty Alex. O my heart My dearest dearest Cloe O the smart Runs through my side I feel some pointed thing Pass through my Bowels sharper than the sting Of Scorpion Pan preserve me what are you Do not hurt me I am true To my Cloe though she flye And leave me to thy destiny There she stands and will not lend Her smooth white hand to help her friend But I am much mistaken for that face Beats more Austerity and modest grace More reproving and more awe Than these eyes yet ever saw In my Cloe. Oh my pain Eagerly renews again Give me your help for his sake you love best Clor. Shepherd thou canst not possibly take rest Till thou hast laid aside all hearts desires Provoking thought that stir up lusty fires Commerce with wanton eyes strong blood and will To execute these must be purg'd untill The vein grow whiter then repent and pray Great Pan to keep you from the like decay And I shall undertake your cure with ease 〈◊〉 when this vertuous Plaster will displease 〈◊〉 tender sides give me your hand and rise â—p â—im a little Satyr for his thighs 〈◊〉 feeble Alex. Sure I have lost much blood Satyr 'T is no matter 't was not good Mortal you must leave your wooing Though there be a joy in doing Yet it brings much grief behind it They best feel it that do find it Clor. Come bring him in I will attend his sore When you are well take heed you lust no more Satyr Shepherd see what comes of kissing By my head 't were better missing Brightest if there be remaining Any service without feigning I will do it were I set To catch the nimble wind or get Sâ—adows gliding on the green Or to steal from the great Queen Of Fayries all her beauty I would do it so much duty Do I owe those precious Eyes Cor. I thank thee honest Satyr if the cryes Of any other that be hurt or ill Draw thee unto them prithee do thy will To bring them hither Satyr I will and when the weather Serves to Angle in the brook I will bring a silver hook With a line of finest silk And a rod as white as milk To deceive the little fish So I take my leave and wish On this Bower may ever dwell Spring and Summer Clor. Friend farewel Exit Enter Amoret seeking her Love Amor. This place is Ominous for here I lost My Love and almost life and since have crost All these Woods over never a Nook or Dell Where any little Bird or Beast doth dwell But I have sought him never a bending brow Of any Hill or Glade the wind sings through Nor a green bank nor shade where Shepherds use To sit and Riddle sweetly pipe or chuse Their Valentines that I have mist to find My love in Perigot Oh too unkind Why hast thou fled me whither art thou gone How have I wrong'd thee was my love alone To thee worthy this scorn'd recompence 't is well I am content to feel it but I tell Thee Shepherd and these lusty woods shall hear Forsaken Amoret is yet as clear Of any stranger fire as Heaven is From foul corruption or the deep Abysse From light and happiness and thou mayst know All this for truth and how that fatal blow Thou gav'st me never from desert of mine Fell on my life but from suspect of thine Or fury more than madness therefore here Since I have lost my life my love my dear Upon this cursed place and on this green That first divorc'd us shortly shall be seen A sight of so great pity that each eye Shall dayly spend his spring in memory Of my untimely fall Enter Amaryllis Amar. I am not blind Nor is it through the working of my mind That this shows Amoret forsake me all That dwell upon the soul but what men call Wonder or more than wonder miracle For sure so strange as this the Oracle Never gave answer of it passeth dreams Or mad-mens fancy when the many streams Of new imaginations rise and fall 'T is but an hour since these Ears heard her call For pity to young Perigot whilest he Directed by his fury bloodily Lanc't up her brest which bloodless fell and cold And if belief may credit what was told After all this the Melancholy Swain Took her into his arms being almost slain And to the bottom of the holy well Flung her for ever with the waves to dwell 'T is she the very same 't is Amoret And living yet the great powers will not let Their vertuous love be crost Maid wipe away Those heavy drops of sorrow and allay The storm that yet goes high which not deprest Breaks heart and life and all before it rest Thy Perigot Amor. Where which is Perigot Amar. Sits there below lamenting much god wot Thee thy and fortune go and comfort him And thou shalt find him underneath a brim Of sailing Pines that edge yon Mountain in Amo. I go I run Heaven grant me I may win His soul again Exit Amoret Enter Sullen Sull. Stay Amaryllis stay Ye are too fleet 't is two hours yet to day I have perform'd my promise let us sit And warm our bloods together till the fit Come lively on us Amar Friend you are too keen The morning riseth and we shall be seen Forbear a little Sull I can stay no longer Amar. Hold Shepherd hold learn not to be a wronger Of your word was not your promise laid To break their loves first Sull. I have done it Maid Amar. No they are yet unbroken met again And are as hard to part yet as the stain Is from the â—inest Lawn Sull. I say they are Now at this present paâ—ted and so far That they shall never meet Amar. Swain 't is not so For do but to yon hanging Mountain go And there believe your eyes Sull. You do but hold Off with delayes and trifles farewell cold And frozen bashfulness unfit for men Thus I salute thee Virgin Amar. And thus then I bid you follow catch me if you can Exit Sull. And if I stay behind I am no man Exit running after her Enter Perigot Per. Night do not steal away I woo thee yet To hold a hard hand o're the rusty bit That guides the lazy Team go back again Bootes thou that driv'st thy frozen Wain Round as a Ring and bring a second Night To hide my sorrows from the coming light Let not the eyes of men state on my face And read my falling give me some black place Where never Sun-beam shot his wholesome light That I may sit and pour out my sad spright Like running water nâ—ver to be known After the forced fall and sound is gone Enter Amoret looking for Perigot Amo This is
have not seen Since yesternight we met upon this green To fold our Flocks up any of that train Yet have I walkt these Woods round and have lain All this same night under an aged Tree Yet neither wandring Shepherd did I see Or Shepherdess or drew into mine ear The sound of living thing unless it were The Nightingale among the thick leav'd spring That sits alone in sorrow and doth sing Whole nights away in mourning or the Owl Or our great enemy that still doth howl Against the Moons cold beams Priest Go and beware Of after falling The. Father 't is my care Exit Thenot. Enter Daphnis Old Here comes another Stragler sure I see A Shame in this young Shepherd Daphnis Daph. He. Pri. Where hast thou left the rest that should have been Long before this grazing upon the green Their yet imprison'd flocks Daph. Thou holy man Give me a little breathing till I can Be able to unfold what I have seen Such horrour that the like hath never been Known to the ear of Shepherd Oh my heart Labours a double motion to impart So heavy tidings You all know the Bower Where the chast Clorin lives by whose great power Sick men and Cattel have been often cur'd There lovely Amoret that was assur'd To lusty Perigot bleeds out her life Forc'd by some Iron hand and fatal knife And by her young Alexis Enter Amaryllis running from her Sullen Shepherd Amar. If there be Ever a Neighbour Brook or hollow tree Receive my Body close me up from lust That follows at my heels be ever just Thou god of Shepherds Pan for her dear sake That loves the Rivers brinks and still doth shake In cold remembrance of thy quick pursuit Let me be made a reed and ever mute Nod to the waters fall whilst every blast Sings through my slender leaves that I was chast Pri. This is a night of wonder Amaryll Be comforted the holy gods are still Revengers of thâ—se wrongs Amar. Thou blessed man Honour'd upon these plains and lov'd of Pan Hear me and save from endless infamie My yet unblasted Flower Virginitie By all the Garlands that have crown'd that head By the chaste office and the Marriage bed That still is blest by thee by all the rights Due to our gods and by those Virgin lights That burn before his Altar let me not Fall from my former state to gain the blot That never shall be purg'd I am not now That wanton Amaryllis here I vow To Heaven and thee grave Father if I may Scape this unhappy Night to know the Day To live a Virgin never to endure The tongues or Company of men impure I hear him come save me Pri. Retire a while Behind th s Bush till we have known that vile Abuser of young Maidens Enter Sullen Sul. Stay thy pace Most loved Amaryllis let the Chase Grow calm and milder flye me not so fast I fear the pointed Brambles have unlac'd Thy golden Buskins turn again and see Thy Shepherd follow that is strong and free Able to give thee all content and ease I am not bashful Virgin I can please At first encounter hug thee in mine arm And give thee many Kisses soft and warm As those the Sun prints on the smiling Cheek Of Plums or mellow Peaches I am sleek And smooth as Neptune when stern Eolus Locks up his surly Winds and nimbly thus Can shew my active Youth why dost thou flye Remember Amaryllâ—â— it was I That kill'd Alexis for thy sake and set An everlasting hate 'twixt Amoret And her beloved Perigot 't was I That drown'd her in the Wâ—ll where she must lye Till Time shall leave to be then turn again Turn with thy open arms and clip the Swain That hath perform'd all this turn turn I say I must not be deluded Pri. Monster stay Thou that art like a Canker to the State Thou liv'st and breath'st in eating with debate Through every honest bosome forcing still The Veins of any that may serve thy Will Thou that hast offer'd with a sinful hand To seize upon this Virgin that doth stand Yet trembling here Sull. Good holiness declare What had the danger been if being bare I had embrac'd her tell me by your Art What coming wonders would that sight impart Pri. Lust and a branded Soul Sull. Yet tell me more Hath not our Mother Nature for her store And great encrease said it is good and just And wills that every living Creature must Beget his like Pri. Ye are better read than I I must confess in blood and Lechery Now to the Bower and bring this Beast along Where he may suffer Penance for his wrong Exâ—â—â— Enter Perigot with his hands bloody Per. Here will I wash it in this mornings dew Which she on every little grass doth strew In silver drops against the Sun's appear 'T is holy water and will make me clear My hands will not be cleans'd My wronged Love If thy chaste spirit in the air yet move Look mildly down on him that yet doth stand All full of guilt thy blood upon his hand And though I struck thee undeservedly Let my revenge on her that injur'd thee Make less a fault which I intended not And let these dew drops wash away my spot It will not cleanse O to what sacred Flood Shall I resort to wash away this blood Amid'st these Trees the holy Clorin dwells In a low Cabin of cut Boughs and heals All Wounds to her I will my self address And my rash faults repentantly confess Perhaps she 'll find a means by Art or Prayer To make my hand with chaste blood stained fair That done not far hence underneath some Tree I 'll have a little Cabin built since she Whom I ador'd is dead there will I give My self to strictness and like Clorin live Exit The Curtain is drawn Clorin appears sitting in the Cabâ—â— Amoret sitting on the one side of her Alexis and Cloe on the other the Satyr standing by Clo. Shepherd once more your blood is staid Take example by this Maid Who is heal'd ere you be pure So hard it is lewd lust to cure Take heed then how you turn your eye On each other lustfully And Shepherdess take heed lest you Move his willing eye thereto Let no wring nor pinch nor smile Of yours his weaker sense beguile Is your Love yet true and chaste And for ever so to last Alex. I have forgot all vain desires All looser thoughts ill tempred fires True Love I find a pleasant fume Whose moderate heat can ne'r consume Clo. And I a new fire feel in me Whose chaste flame is not quencht to be Clor. Join your hands with modest touch And for ever keep you such Enter Perigot Per. You is her Cabin thus far off I 'll stand And call her forth for my unhallowed hand I dare not bring so near yon sacred place Clorin come forth and do a timely grace To a poor Swain Clo. What art thou that dost call Clorin is
ready to do good to all Come near Peri. I dare not Clor. Satyr see Who it is that calls on me Sat. There at hand some Swain doth stand Stretching out a bloudy hand Peri. Come Clorin bring thy holy waters clear To wash my hand Clo. What wonders have been here Tonight stretch forth thy hand young Swain Wâ—â—â— and rub it whilest I rain Holy water Peri. Still you pour But my hand will never scower Cor. Satyr bring him to the Bower We will try the Soveraign power Of other waters Satyr Mortal sure 'T is the Blood of Maiden pure That stains thee so The Satyr leadeth him to the Bower where he spieth Amoret and kneeling down she knoweth him Peri. What e're thou be Be'st thou her spright or some divinitie That in her shape thinks good to walk this grove Pardon poor Ferigot Amor. I am thy love Thy Amoret for evermore thy love Strike once more on my naked breast I 'le prove As constant still O couldst thou love me yet How soon should I my former griefs forget Peri. So over-great with joy that you live now I am that no desire of knowing how Doth seize me hast thou still power to forgive Amo. Whilest thou hast power to love or I to live More welcome now than hadst thou never gone Astray from me Peri. And when thou lov'st alone And not I death or some lingring pain That 's worse light on me Clor. Now your stain This perhaps will cleanse again See the blood that erst did stay With the water drops away Aâ—â— the powers again are pleas'd Aâ—â— with this new knot appeas'd 〈◊〉 your hands and rise together 〈◊〉 blest that brought you hither Enter Priest and Old Shephered Clor. Go back again what ere thou art unless Sâ—â—eth Maiden thoughts possess thee do not press â—â—is hallowed ground Go Satyr take his hand And give him present trial Satyr Mortal stand â—â—l by fire I have made known Whether thou be such a one That mayst freely tread this place Hold thy hand up never was More untainted flesh than this â—â—rest he is full of bliss Clor. Then boldly speak why dost thou seek this place Priest First honour'd Virgin to behold thy face Where all good dwells that is Next for to try The truth of late report was given to me Those Shepherds that have met with foul mischance Through much neglect and more ill governance Whether the wounds they have may yet endure The open Air or stay a longer cure And lastly what the doom may be shall light Upon those guilty wretches through whose spight Aâ— this confusion fell For to this place Tâ—ou holy Maiden have I brought the race Of these offenders who have freely told Both why and by what means they gave this bold Attempt upon their lives Clor. Fume all the ground And sprinkle holy water for unsound And foul infection 'gins to fill the Air It gathers yet more strongly take a pair Of Censors fill'd with Frankincense and Mirrh Together with cold Camphyre quickly stir Thee gentle Satyr for the place begins To sweat and labour with the abhorred sins Of those offenders let them not come nigh For full of itching flame and leprosie Their very souls are that the ground goes back And shrinks to feel the sullen weight of black And so unheard of venome hie thee fast Thou holy man and banish from the chast These manlike monsters let them never more Be known upon these downs but long before The next Suns rising put them from the sight And memory of every honest wight Be quick in expedition lest the sores Of these weak Patients break into new gores Ex. Priest Per. My dear dear Amoret how happy are Those blessed pairs in whom a little jar Hath bred an everlasting love too strong For time or steel or envy to do wrong How do you feel your hurts Alas poor heart How much I was abus'd give me the smart For it is justly mine Amo. I do believe It is enough dear friend leave off to grieve And let us once more in despight of ill Give hands and hearts again Per. With better will Than e're I went to find in hottest day Cool Crystal of the Fountain to allay My eager thirst may this band never break Hear us O Heaven Amo. Be constant Per. Else Pan wreak With bouble vengeance my disloyalty Let me not dare to know the company Of men or any more behold those eyes Amo. Thus Shepherd with a kiss all envy dyes Enter Priest Priest Bright Maid I have perform'd your will the Swain In whom such heat and black rebellions 〈◊〉 gn Hath undergone your sentence and disgrace Only the Maid I have reserv'd whose face Shews much amendment many a tear doth fall In sorrow of her fault great fair recal Your heavy doom in hope of better daies Which I dare promise once again upraise Her heavy Spirit that near drowned lyes In self comsuming care that never dyes Clor. I am content to pardon call her in The Air grows cool again and doth begin To purge it self how bright the day doth show After this stormy Cloud go Satyr go And with this Taper boldly try her hand If she be pure and good and firmly stand To be so still we have perform'd a work Worthy the Gods themselves Satyr brings Amaryllis in Satyr Come forward Maiden do not lurk Nor hide your face with grief and shame Now or never get a name That may raise thee and recure All thy life that was impure Hold your hand unto the flame If thou beest a perfect dame Or hast truely vow'd to mend This pale fire will be thy friend See the Taper hurts her not Go thy wayes let never spot Henceforth seize upon thy blood Thank the Gods and still be good Cor. Young Shepherdess now ye are brought again To Virgin state be so and so remain To thy last day unless the faithful love Of some good Shepherd force thee to remove Than labour to be true to him and live As such a one that ever strives to give A bâ—â—â—â—â—d memory to after time 〈◊〉 famous for your good not for your crime 〈◊〉 holy man I offer up again 〈◊〉 patients full of health and free from pain â—â—â—p tâ—â—m f om after ills be ever near 〈…〉 actions teach them how to clear 〈…〉 â—ous way they pass through from suspect 〈…〉 from wrongâ—ng others or neglect Of 〈◊〉 in themselves correct the bloud With thirsty bâ—ts and labour let the floud Oâ— the next neigâ—bouring spring give remedy To gâ—â—â—ly thriâ—â— and travel not the tree That â—angs with wanton clusters let let not wine Unless in sacrifice or â—ites divine Be ever known of Sâ—â—pâ—â—d have a care Thou man of holy life Now do not spare Their faults through much remissness nor forget To cherish him wâ—ose many pains and swet Hath giv'n increase and added to the downs Sort all your Shepherds from the laâ—y clowns That fâ—â—d it H seâ—s in the budded Brooms Teach the young
Cuckolds shall that Husband be That marries thee thou art so mischievous I 'le put a spoak among your wheels Clean. Be constant Priest 'T is done Chi. I 'le doe no more at drop shot then Exit Chilax Pri. Farewel wench Exeunt Priest and Cleanthe Actus Quartus Scena Prima Enter a Servant and Stremon at the door Servant HE stirs he stirs Strem. Let him I am ready for him He shall not this day perish if his passions May be fed with Musick are they ready Enter Memnon Ser. All all see where he comes Strem. I 'le be straight for him Exit Stremon Enter Eumenes and Captains Ser. How sad he looks and sullen Stand close Here are the Captains my fear 's past now Mem. Put case i'th'other world She do not love me neither I am old 't is certain Eumen. My blood lost and limbs stiff my embraces Like the cold stubborn bark hoarâ—e and heatless My words worse my fame only and atchievements Which are my strength my blood my youth my fashion Must wooe her win her wed her that 's but wind And women are not brought to bed with shadows I do her wrong much wrong she is young and blessed Sweet as the spring and as his blossoms tender And I a nipping North-wind my head hung With hails and frostie I sicles are the souls so too When they depart hence lame and old and loveless No sure 't is ever youth there Time and Death Follow our flesh no more and that forc'd opinion That spirits have no sexes I believe not Enter Stremon like Orpheus There must be love there is love what art thou SONG Stre. Orpheus I am come from the deeps below To thee fond man the plagues of love to show To the fair fields where loves eternal dwell There 's none that come but first they pass through hell Hark and beware unless thou hast lov'd ever Belov'd again thou shalt see those joyes never Hark how they groan that dy'd despairing O take heed then Hark how they howl for over-daring All these were men They that be fools and dye for fame They lose their name And they that bleed Hark how they speed Now in cold frosts now scorching fires They sit and curse their lost desires Nor shall these souls be free from pains and fears Till Women wast them over in their tears Mem. How should I know my passage is deni'd me Or which of all the Devils dare Eumen. This Song Was rarely form'd to fit him SONG Orph. Charon O Charon Thou waster of the souls to bliss or bane Cha. Who calls the Ferry-man of Hell Orph. Come near And say who lives in joy and who in fear Cha. Those that dye well Eternall joy shall follow Those that dye ill their own soul fate shall swallow Orph. Shall thy black Bark those guilty spirits stow That kill themselves for love Cha. O no no no. My cordage cracks when such great sins are near No wind blows fair nor I myself can stear Orph. What lovers pass and in Elyzium raign Cha. Those Gentle loves that are belov'd again Orph. This Souldier loves and fain wou'd dye to win Shall he goe on Cha. No 't is too foul a sin He must not come aboard I dare not â—ow Storms of despair and guilty blood will blow Orph. Shall time release him say Cha. No no no no. Nor time nor death can alter us nor prayer My boat is destinie and who then dare But those appointed come aboard Live still And love by reason Mortal not by will Orph. And when thy Mistris shall close up thine eyes Cha. Then come aboard and pass Orph. Till when be wise Cha. Till when be wise Eumen. How still he sits I hope this Song has setled him 1 Capt. He bites his lip and rowles his fiery eyes yet I fear for all this 2 Capt. Stremon still apply to him Strem. Give me more room sweetly strike divinely Such strains as old earth moves at Orph. The power I have over both beast and plaint Thou man alone feelst miserable want Musick Strike you rare Spirits that attend my will And lose your savage wildness by my skill Enter a Mask of Beasts This Lion was a man of War that died As thou wouldst do to gild his Ladies pride This Dog a fool that hung himself for love This Ape with daily hugging of a glove Forgot to eat and died This goodly tree And usher that still grew before his Ladie Wither'd at root This for he could not wooe A grumbling Lawyer this pyed Birâ— a page That melted out because he wanted age Still these lye howling on the Stygian shore O love no more O love no more Exit Memnon Eumen. He steals off silently as though he would sleep No more but all be near him feed his fancie Good Stremon still this may lock up his follie Yet Heaven knows I much fear him away softly Exeunt Captains Fool. Did I not doe most doggedly Strem. Most rarelie Fool. He 's a brave man when shall we dog again Boy Unty me first for Gods sake Fool. Help the Boy he 's in a wood poor child good hony Stremon Let 's have a bear-baiting ye shall see me play The rarest for a single Dog at head all And if I do not win immortal glorie Play Dog play Devil Strem. Peace for this time Fool. Prethee Let 's sing him a black Santis then let 's all howl In our own beastly voices tree keep your time Untye there bow wow wow Strem. Away ye Asse away Fool. Why let us doe something To satisfie the Gentleman he 's mad A Gentleman-like humour and in fashion And must have men as mad about him Strem. Peace And come in quicklie 't is ten to one else He 'l find a staff to beat a dog no more words I 'le get ye all imployment soft soft in in all Exeunt Enter Chilax and Cloe. Chi. When camest thou over wench Clo. But now this evening And have been ever since looking out Siphax I' th' wars he would have lookt me sure h 'as gotten Some other Mistris Chi. A thousand wench a thousand They are as common here as Caterpillers Among the corn they eat up all the Souldiers Clo. Are they so hungry yet by their leave Philax I 'le have a snatch too Chi. Dost thou love him still wench Clo. Why should I not he had my Maiden-head And all my youth Chi. Thou art come the happiest In the most blessed time sweet wench the fittest If thou darst make thy fortune by this light Cloe And so I 'le kiss thee and if thou wilt but let me For 't is well worth a kindness Clo. What shou'd I let ye Chi. Enjoy thy miniken Clo. Thou art still old Chilax Chi. Still still and ever shall be if I say Thou wo't strike the stroke I cannot do much harm wench Clo. Nor much good Chi. Siphax shall be thy Husband Thy very Husband woman thy fool thy Cuckold Or what thou wilt make him I am
the night we Souldiers can fight And please a young wench as any 2 Soul I have fine Potato's Ripe Potato's III SONG 3 Soul Will ye buy any Honesty come away I sell it openly by day I bring no forced light nor no Candle To cozen ye come buy and handle This will shew the great man good The Tradesman where he swears and lyes Each Lady of a noble bloud The City dame to rule her eyes Ye are rich men now come buy and then I 'le make ye richer honest men IV. SONG 4 Sol. Have ye any crackt maiden-heads to new leach or mend Have ye any old maiden heads to sell or to change Bring 'em to me with a little pretty gin I 'le clout 'em I 'le mend 'em I 'le knock in a pin Shall make 'em as good maids agen As ever they have been Bor. What means all this why do y'sell Brooms Ancient Is it in wantonness or want An. The only reason is To sweep your Lordships conscience here 's one for the nonce Gape Sir you have swallowed many a goodlier matter The only casting for a crazie conscience 3 Sol. Will your Lordship buy any honestie 't will be worth your mony Bur. How is this 3 Sol. Honestie my Lord 't is here in a quill Aâ—â— Take heed you open it not for 't is so subtle The least puffe of wind will blow it out o' th' Kingdom 2 Sol. Will your Lordship please to taste a fine Potato 'T will advance your wither'd state Anc. Fill your honour full of most noble itches And make Jack dance in your Lordships breeches 1 Sol. If your Daughters on their beds Have bow'd or crackt their maiden-heads If in a Coach with two much tumbling They chance to crie fie fo what fumbling If her foot stip and down fall she And break her leg 'bove the knee The one and thirtieth of Februarie let this beta'ne And they shall be arrant maids again Bor. Ye are brave Souldiers keep your wantonness A winter will come on to shake this wilfulness Disport your selves and when you want your mony Exit Anc. Broom Broom c. Exeunt Singing Sâ—â—â— VI. Eâ—tâ—â— Alinâ—â— Honora Viola Al. You must not be of aâ— fuâ—â—â— little one 〈◊〉 Lady on so sad you will ne're make Courtiers With these dull sullen thoughts this place is pleasure Preserv'd to that use so inhabited And these that live here live delightfull joyfull Thesâ— are the Gardens of Adonis Ladies Where all sweets to their free and noble uses â—â—ow ever young and courted Hon Bless me Heaven Can things of her years arrive at these rudiments By your leave fair Gentlewoman how long have you been here Al. Faith much about a week Hon. You have studi d hard And by my faith arriv'd at a great knowledge Viol. Were not you bashfull at first Aâ— I I for an hour or two But when I saw people laugh'd at me for it And thought it a dull breeding Hon You are govern'd here then Much after the mens opinions Al. Ever Lady Hon. And what they think is honourable Al. Most precisely We follow with all faith Hon. A goodly Catechisme Viâ—l But bashfull for an hour or two Al. Faith to say true I do not think I was so long for look ye 'T is to not end here put on what shape ye will And some your self with ne're so much austeritie You shall be courted in the same and won too 'T is but some two hours more and so much time lost Which we hold pretious here In so much time now As I have told you this you may lose a Servant Your age nor all your Art can e're recover Catch me occasion as she comes hold fast there Till what you do affect is ripn'd to ye Has the Duke seen ye yet Hon. What if he have not Al. You do your beauties too much wrong appearing So full of sweetness newness set so richly As if a Counsel beyond nature fram'd ye Hon. If we were thus say heaven had given these bâ—essings Must we turn these to sin oblations Al. How foolishly this Countrey way shews in ye How full of slegm do you come here to pray Ladies You had best cry stand away let me alone Gentlemen I 'le tell my Father else Viol. This woman 's naught sure A very naughtie woman Hon. Come say on friend I 'le be instructed by ye Al. You 'l thank me for 't Hon. Either I or the devil shall The Duke you were spâ—aking of Al. 'T is well remembred yes let him first see you Appear not openly till he has view'd ye Hon. He 's a very noble Prince they say Al. O wondrous gracious And as you may deliver your self at the first viewing For look ye you must bear your self yet take heed It be so season'd with a sweet humilitie And grac'd with such a bountie in your beautie Hon. But I hope he will offer me no ill Al. No no 'T is like he will kiss ye and play with ye Hon. Play with me how Al. Why good Lord that you are such a fool now No harm assure your self Viol. Will he play with me too Al. Look babies in your eyes my prettie sweet one There 's a fine sport do you know your lodgings yet Hon. I hear of none Al. I do then they are handsom Convenient for access Viol. Access Al. Yes little one For visitation of those friends and Servants Your beauties shall make choice of friends and visits Do not you know those uses Alas poor novice There 's a close Cowch or two handsomely placed too Viol. What are those I pray you Al. Who would be troubled with such raw things they are to lie upon And your love by ye and discourse and toy in Viol. Alas I have no love Al. You must by any means You 'l have a hundred fear not Viol. Honestie keep me What shall I doe with all those Al. You 'l find uses Ye are ignorant yet let time work you must learn too To lie handsomly in your bed a mornings neatly drest In a most curious Wastcoat to set ye off well Play with your Bracelets sing you must learn to rhime too And riddle neatly studie the hardest language And 't is no matter whether it be sense or no So it go seemlie off Be sure ye profit In kissing kissing sweetly there lies a main point A key that opens to all practick pleasure I 'le help ye to a friend of mine shall teach ye And suddenlie your Country way is fulsome Hon. Have ye schools for all these mysteries Al. O yes And several hours prefix'd to studie in Ye may have Kalenders to know the good hour And when to take a jewel for the ill too When to refuse with observations on 'em Under what Sign 't is best meeting in an Arbor And in what Bower and hour it works a thousand When in a Coach when in a private lodging With all their vertues Hon. Have ye studied these How beastly they become your
Cas Are ye so conscionable Gonz. 'T is your own Cas Pish pish I 'le not receive what is not mine That were a dangerous business Gon. Sir I am paid for 't The summes you borrowed are return'd The bâ—â—ds Cancell'd and your acquittance formerly seal'd Look here Sir Gaspero is witness to it Gas My honoured Lord I am Gon. My Lord Fernando Arcanes and the rest you all shall testifie That I acquit Lord Cassilane for ever Of any debts to me Gas 'T is plain and ample Fortune will once again smile on us fairly Cas But hark ye hark ye if you be in earnest Whence comes this bounty or whose is' t Gon. In short The great Erota by this Secretary Return'd me my full due Cas Erota why Should she do this Gon. You must ask her the cause She knows it best Cas So ho Arcanes none But women pity us soft-hearted women I am become a brave fellow now Arcanes Am I not Arc. Why Sir if the gracious Princess Have took more special notice of your services And means to be more thankfull than some others It were an injury to gratitude To disesteem her favours Anno. Sir she ever For your sake most respectively lov'd me Cas The Senate and the body of this Kingdom Are herein let me speak it without arrogance Beholding to her I will thank her for it And if she have reserv'd a means whereby I may repay this bounty with some service She shall be then my Patroness come Sirs We 'l taste a cup of wine together now Gon. Fernando I must speak with you in secret Fer. You shall Now Gaspero all 's well Gas There 's news You must be acquainted with Come there is no master-piece in Art like Policie Exeunt Actus Quintus Scena Prima Enter Fernando and Michael Fer THE Senate is inform'd at full Mic. Gonzalo Dreams not of my arrival yet Fer. Nor thinks 'T is possible his plots can be discover'd He sats himself with hopes of Crowns and Kingdoms And laughs securely to imagine how He means to gull all but himself when truly None is so grosly gull'd as he Mich. There was never A more arch villain Fer. Peace the Senate comes Enter Porphicio Pos Senators and Gaspero Attend. Por. How closely Treason cloaks it self in forms Of Civil honesty Pos And yet how palpably Does heaven reveal it Fer. Gracious Lords Gas The Embassadour Lord Paulo Michael Advocate To the great Duke of Venice Por. You are most welcome Your Master is a just and noble Prince Mic. My Lords he bad me say that you may know How much he scorns and as good Princes ought Defies base indirect and godless treacheries To your more Sacred wisdomes he refers The punishment due to the false Gonzalo Or else to send him home to Venice Pos Herein â—he Duke is royal Gaspero the Prince 〈◊〉 Cyprus answer'd he would come Gas My Lords He will not long be absent Enter Philander and Melitus Porp. You Fernando Have made the State your debter worthy Prince We shall be sutors to you for your presence 〈◊〉 hearing and determining of matters Greatly concerning Candy Phi. Fathers I am A stranger Pos Why the cause my Lord concerns A stranger please you seat your self Phi. How e're Infit since you will have it so my Lords You shall command me Por. You my Lord Fernando With the Ambassador withdraw a while Fer. My Lords we shall Ex. Pos Melitus and the Secretary Give notice to Gonzalo that the Senate Requires his presence Ex. Gas and Mel. Enter Cassilane and Arca. Phi. What concerns the business Por. Thus noble Prince Cas Let me alone thou troublest me will be heard Arc. You know not what you do Pos Forbear who 's he that is so rude what 's he that dares â—o interrupt our counsels Cas One that has guarded Those Purple robes from Cankers worse than Moths One that hath kept your fleeces on your backs That would have been snatch'd from you but I see 'T is better now to be a Dog a Spaniel In times of Peace then boast the bruised scars Purchas'd with loss of bloud in noble wars My Lords I speak to you Por. Lord Cassilane We know not what you mean Cas Yes you are set Upon a bench of justice and a day Will come hear this and quake ye potent great ones When you your selves shall 〈◊〉 before a judge Who in a pair of scales will wâ—igh your actions Without abatement of one grain as then You would be sound full weight I charge ye fathers Let me have justice now Pos Lord Cassilane What strange distemperature provokes distrust Of our impartiality be sure We 'l flatter no mans injuries Cas 'T is well You have a Law Lords that without remorse Dooms such as are belepred with the curse Of soul ingratitude unto death Por. We have Cas Then do me justice Enter Antinous Decius Erota Hyparcha Dec. Mad-man whither run'st thou Ant. Peace Decius I am deaf Hyp. Will you forget Your greatness and your modesty Er. Hyparcha leave I will not hear Ant. Lady great gentle Lady Er. Prethee young man forbear to interrupt me Triumph not in thy fortunes I will speak Pos More uproars yet who are they that disturb us Cas The viper 's come his fears have drawn him hither And now my Lords be Chornicled for ever And give me justice against this vile Monster This bastard of my bloud Er. 'T is justice Fathers I sue for too and though I might command it If you remember Lords whose child I was Yet I will humbly beg it this old wretch Has forfeited his life to me Cas Tricks tricks Complots devices 'twixt these pair of young ones To blunt the edge of your well temper'd Swords Wherewith you strike offenders Lords but I Am not a baby to be fear'd with bug bears 'T is justice I require Er. And I. Ant. You speak too tenderly and too much like your self To mean a cruelty which would make monstrous Your Sex yet for the loves sake which you once Pleas'd to pretend give my griev'd Father leave To urge his own revenge you have no cause For yours keep peace about ye Cas Will you hear me Phil. Here 's some strange novelty Pos Sure we are mock'd Speak one at once say wherein hath your Son Transgress'd the Law Cas O the gross mists of dulness Are you this Kingdomes Oracles yet can be So ignorant first hear and then consider That I begot him gave him birth and life And education were I must confess But duties of a Father I did more I taught him how to manage Arms to dare An Enemy to court both death and dangers Yet these were but additions to compleat A well accomplish'd Souldier I did more yet I made him chief Commander in the field Next to my self and gave him the full prospect Of honour and preferment train'd him up In all perfections of a Martiallist â—â—at he unmindful of his gratitude You know with what contempt of my
charges Did he not beat this Pompey and pursu'd him Was not this great man his great enemy This Godlike vertuous man as people held him But what fool daâ—e be friend to flying vertue Enter Caesar Anthony Dolabella Sceva I hear their Trumpets 't is too late to stagger Give me the head and be you confident Hail Conquerour and head of all the world Now this head 's off Caesar Ha Pho. Do not shun me Caesar From kingly Ptolomy I bring this present The Crown and sweat of thy Pharsalian labour The goal and mark of high ambitious honour Before thy victory had no name Caesar Thy travel and thy loss of blood no recompence Thou dreamst of being worthy and of war And all thy furious conflicts were but slumbers Here they take life here they inherit honour Grow fixt and shoot up everlasting triumphs Take it and look upon thy humble servant With noble eyes look on the Princely Ptolomy That offers with this head most mighty Caesar What thou would'st once have given for it all Egypt Ach. Nor do not question it most royal Conquerour Nor dis-esteem the benefit that meets thee Because 't is easily got it comes the safer Yet let me tell thee most imperious Caesar Though he oppos'd no strength of Swords to win this Nor labour'd through no showres of darts and lances Yet here he found a fort that faced him strongly An inward war he was his Grand-sires Guest Friend to his Father and when he was expell'd And beaten from this Kingdom by strong hand And had none left him to restore his honour No hope to find a friend in such a misery Then in stept Pompey took his feeble fortune Strengthen'd and cherish'd it and set it right again This was a love to Caesar Sceva Give me hate Gods Pho. This Caesar may account a little wicked But yet remember if thine own hands Conquerour Had fallen upon him what it had been then If thine own sword had touch'd his throat what that way He was thy Son in Law there to be tainted Had been most terrible let the worst be render'd We have deserv'd for keeping thy hands innocent Caesar Oh Sceva Sceva see that head see Captains The head of godlike Pompey Sceva He was basely ruin'd But let the Gods be griev'd that suffer'd it And be you Caesar Caesar Oh thou Conquerour Thou glory of the world once now the pity Thou awe of Nations wherefore didst thou fall thus What poor fate follow'd thee and pluckt thee on To trust thy sacred life to an Egyptian The life and light of Rome to a blind stranger That honorable war ne'r taught a nobleness Nor worthy circumstance shew'd what a man was That never heard thy name sung but in banquets And loose lascivious pleasures to a Boy That had no faith to comprehend thy greatness No study of thy life to know thy goodness And leave thy Nation nay thy noble friend Leave him distrusted that in tears falls with thee In soft relenting tears hear me great Pompey If thy great spirit can hear I must task thee Thou hast most unnobly rob'd me of my victory My love and mercy Ant. O how brave these tears shew How excellent is sorrow in an Enemy Dol. Glory appears not greater than this goodness Câ—sar Egyptians dare you think your high Pyramides Built to out-dare the Sun as you suppose Where your unworthy Kings lye rak'd in ashes Are monuments fit for him no brood of Nilus Nothing can cover his high same but Heaven No Pyramides set off his memories But the eternal substance of his greatness To which I leave him take the head away And with the body give it noble burial Your Earth shall now be bless'd to hold a Roman Whose braverys all the worlds-Earth cannot ballance Sce. If thou bee'st thus loving I shall honour thee But great men may dissemble 't is held possible And be right glad of what they seem to weep for There are such kind of Philosophers now do I wonder How he would look if Pompey were alive again But how he would set his face Caesar You look now King And you that have been Agents in this glory For our especial favour Ptol. We desire it Caesar And doubtless you expect rewards Sceva Let me give 'em I 'le give 'em such as nature never dreamt of I 'le beat him and his Agents in a morter Into one man and that one man I 'le bake then Caesar Peace I forgive you all that 's recompence You are young and ignorant that pleads your pardon And fâ—ar it may be more than hate provok'd ye Your Ministers I must think wanted judgment And so they err'd I am bountiful to think this Believe me most bountiful be you most thankful That bounty share amongst ye if I knew What to send you for a present King of Egypt I mean a head of equal reputation And that you lov'd though it were your brightest Sisters But her you hate I would not be behind ye Ptol. Hear me Great Caesar Caes I have heard too much And study not with smooth shews to invade My noble Mind as you have done my Conquest Ye are poor and open I must tell ye roundly That Man that could not recompence the Benefits The great and bounteous services of Pompey Can never dote upon the Name of Caesar Though I had hated Pompey and allow'd his ruine Hasty to please in Blood are seldome trusty And but I stand inviron'd with my Victories My Fortune never failing to befriend me My noble strengths and friends about my Person I durst not try ye nor expect a Courtesie Above the pious love you shew'd to Pompey You have found me merciful in arguing with you Swords Hangmen Fires Destructions of all natures Demolishments of Kingdoms and whole Ruines Are wont to be my Orators turn to tears You wretched and poor seeds of Sun-burnt Egypt And now you have found the nature of a Conquerour That you cannot decline with all your flatteries That where the day gives light will be himself still Know how to meet his Worth with humane Courtesies Go and embalm those bones of that great Souldier Howl round about his Pile fling on your Spices Make a Sabaean Bed and place this Phoenix Where the hot Sun may emulate his Vertues And draw another Pompey from his ashes Divinely great and fix him ' mongst the Worthies Ptol. We will do all Caes You have rob'd him of those tears His Kindred and his Friends kept sacred for him The Virgins of their Funeral Lamentations And that kind Earth that thought to cover him His Countries Earth will cry out ' gainst your Cruelty And weep unto the Ocean for revenge Till Nilus raise his seven heads and devour ye My grief has stopt the rest when Pompey liv'd He us'd you nobly now he is dead use him so Exit Ptol. Now where 's your confidence your aim Photinus The Oracles and fair Favours from the Conquerour You rung into mine Ears how stand I now
friend in this pray leave me And as ye love me do not over love me I am commanded none shall come at supper I 'le meet ye and wee l drink a cup or two Ye need good Wine ye have been sad Farewel Max. Farewel my noble friend let me embrace ye E're ye depart it may be one of us Shall never do the like again Aeci. Yes often Max. Farewel good dear Aecius Aeci. Farewel Maximus Till night indeed you doubt too much Exit Max. I do not Goe worthy innocent and make the number Of Caesars sins so great Heaven may want mercy I 'le hover hereabout to know what passes And if he be so devilish to destroy thee In thy bloud shall begin his Tragedy Exit SCENA III. Enter Proculus and Pontius Pro. Besides this if you do it you enjoy The noble name Patrician more than that too The friend of Caesar ye are stil'd there 's nothing Within the hopes of Rome or present being But you may safely say is yours Pon. Pray stay Sir What has Aecius done to be destroy'd At least I would have a colour Pro. Ye have more Nay all that may be given he is a Traitor One any man would strike that were a subject Pon. Is he so foul Pro. Yes a most fearfull Traytor Pon. A fearfull plague upon thee for thou lyest I ever thought the Souldier would undoe him With his too much affection Pro. Ye have hit it They have brought him to ambition Pon. Then he is gone Pro. The Emperour out of a foolish pitie Would save him yet Pon. Is he so mad Pro. He 's madder Would goe to 'th Army to him Pon. Would he so Pro. Yes Pontius but we consider Pon. Wisely Pro. How else man that the state lies in it Pon. And your lives too Pro. And every mans Pon. He did me All the disgrace he could Pro. And scurvily Pon. Out of a mischief meerly did you mark it Pro. Yes well enough Now ye have means to quit it The deed done take his place Pon. Pray let me think on 't 'T is ten to one I do it Pro. Do and be happy Exit Pro. Pon. This Emperour is made of nought but mischief Sure Murther was his Mother none to lop But the main link he had upon my conscience The man is truly honest and that kills him For to live here and study to be true Is all one to be Traitors why should he die Have they not Slaves and Rascals for their Offrings In full abundance Bawds more than beasts for slaughter Have they not singing whores enough and knaves too And millions of such Martyrs to sink Charon But the best sons of Rome must sail too I will shew him since he must dye a way to do it truly And though he bears me hard yet shall he know I am born to make him bless me for a blow Exit SCENA II. Enter Phidias Aretus and Aecius Phi. Yet ye may ' scape to th' Camp we 'l hazard with ye Aret. Lose not your life so basely Sir ye are arm'd And many when they see your sword out and know why Must follow your adventure Aeci. Get ye from me Is not the doom of Caesar on this body Do not I bear my last hour here now sent me Am I not old Aecius ever dying You think this tenderness and love you bring me 'T is treason and the strength of disobedience And if ye tempt me further ye shall feel it I seek the Camp for safety when my death Ten times more glorious than my life and lasting Bids me be happy Let the fool fear dying Or he that weds a woman for his honour Dreaming no other life to come but kisses Aecius is not now to learn to suffer If ye dare shew a just affection kill me I stay but those that must why do ye weep Am I so wretched to deserve mens pities Goe give your tears to those that lose their worths Bewail their miseries for me wear Garlands Drink wine and much sing Peans to my praise I am to triumph friends and more than Caesar For Caesar fears to die I love to die Phi. O my dear Lord Aeci. No more goe goe I say Shew me not signs of sorrow I deserve none Dare any man lament I should die nobly Am I grown old to have such enemies When I am dead speak honourably of me That is preserve my memory from dying There if you needs must weep your ruin'd Master A tear or two will seem well this I charge ye because ye say you yet love old Aecius See my poor body burnt and some to sing About my Pile and what I have done and suffer'd If Caesar kill not that too at your banquets When I am gone if any chance to number The times that have been sad and dangerous Say how I fell and 't is sufficient No more I say he that laments my end By all the gods dishonours me be gone And suddainly and wisely from my dangers My death is catching else Phi. We fear not dying Aec. Yet fear a wilfull death the just Gods hate it I need no company to that that Children Dare do alone and Slaves are proud to purchase Live till your honesties as mine has done Make this corrupted age sick of your vertues Then dye a sacrifice and then ye know The noble use of dying well and Roman Are. And must we leave ye Sir Aeci. We must all die All leave our selves it matters not where when Nor how so we die well and can that man that does so Need lamentation for him Children weep Because they have offended or for fear Women for want of will and anger is there In noble man that truly feels both poyses Of life and death so much of this wet weakness To drown a glorious death in child and woman I am asham'd to see ye yet ye move me And were it not my manhood would accuse me For covetous to live I should weep with ye Phi. O we shall never see you more Aeci. 'T is true Nor I the miseries that Rome shall suffer Which is a benefit life cannot reckon But what I have been which is just and faithfull One that grew old for Rome when Rome forgot him And for he was an honest man durst die Ye shall have daily with ye could that dye too And I return no traffick of my travels No pay to have been Souldier but this Silver No Annals of Aecius but he liv'd My friends ye had cause to weep and bitterly The common overflows of tender women And children new born crying were too little To shew me then most wretched if tears must be I should in justice weep 'em and for you You are to live and yet behold those slaughters The drie and wither'd bones of death would bleed at But sooner than I have time to think what must be I fear you 'l find what shall be If ye love me Let that word serve for all be gone and leave me I have
all there 's that Amongst you first let me have this to send The Duke in the mean time and then what sights You please to shew I 'le have you so rewarded As never Artists were you shall to Court Along with me and there wait you fortunes Bub. We have a pretty part of 't in our pockets Boy we will all be new you shall along too Exeunt SCENE III. Enter Sophia Matilda and Edith Mat. Good Madam hear the suit that Edith urges With such submiss beseeches nor remain So strictly bound to sorrow for your son That nothing else though never so befitting Obtains your ears or observation Sop. What would she say I hear Edith My suit is Madam That you would please to think as well of justice Due to your sons revenge as of more wrong added To both your selves for it in only grieving Th' undaunted power of Princes should not be Confin'd in deedless cold calamity Anger the Twin of sorrow in your wrongs Should not be smother'd when his right of birth Claims th' Air as well and force of coming forth Sop. Sorrow is due already anger never Should be conceived but where it may born In some fact fit t' employ his active flame That else consumes who bears it and abides Like a false star that quenches as it glides Ed. I have such means t' employ it as your wish Can think no better easier or securer And such as but th' honours I intend To your partakings I alone could end But your parts in all dues to crying blood For vengeance in the shedder are much greater And therefore should work your hands to his slaughter For your consent to which 't were infinite wrong To your severe and most impartial justice To move you to forget so false a son As with a Mothers duty made you curse him Mat. Edith he is forgot for any son Born of my Mother or to me a Brother For should we still perform our rights to him We should partake his wrongs and as foul be In blood and damned parricide as he And therefore tell the happy means that Heaven Puts in thy hand for all our long'd for freedom From so abhorr'd and impious a monster Sop. Tell what she will I 'le lend nor hand nor ear To whatsoever Heaven puts in her power Exit Sophia Mat. How strange she is to what she chiefly wishes Sweet Edith be not any thought the more Discourag'd in thy purpose but assured Her heart and prayers are thine and that we two Shall be enough to all we wish to do Edith Madam my self alone I make no doubt Shall be afforded power enough from Heaven To end the murtherer all I wish of you Is but some richer Ornaments and Jewels Than I am able to provide my self To help out the defects of my poor Beauty That yet hath been enough as now it is To make his fancy mad with my desire But you know Madam Women never can Be too fair to torment an amorous man And this mans torments I would heighten still Till at their highest he be fit to kill Mat. Thou shalt have all my Jewels and my Mothers And thou shalt paint too that his bloods desire May make him perish in a painted fire Hast thou been with him yet Edith Been with him no I set that hour back to haste more his longing But I have promis'd to his instruments The admittance of a visit at our house Where yet I would receive him with all lustre My sorrow would give leave to to remove Suspicion of my purpose Mat. Thou shalt have All I can add sweet wench in Jewels tyres I 'le be my self thy dresser nor may I Serve my own love with a contracted Husband More sweetly nor more amply than maist thou Thy forward will with his bewitch'd affections Affect'st thou any personal aid of mine My noblest Edith Edith Nought but your kind prayers For full effect and speed of my affair Mat. They are thine my Edith as for me my own For thou well know'st if blood shed of the best Should cool and be forgotten who would fear To shed blood still or where alas were then The endless love we owe to worthy men Ed. Love of the worthiest ever bless your highness Exe. Actus Quintus Scena Prima Enter Rollo with a glass Aubrey and Servants Rol. I Never studied my glass till now It is exceeding well now leave me Cousin How takes your eye the object Aub. I have learn'd So much Sir of the Courtier as to say Your person does become your habit But being called unto it by a noble War Would grace an armour better Rol. You are still For that great Art of which you are the Master Yet I must tell you that to the encounters We oft attempt arm'd only thus we bring As troubled blood fears mixt with flatt'ring hopes The danger in the service too as great As when we are to charge quite through and through The body of an Army Aub. I 'le not argue How you may rank the dangers but will die in 't The ends which they arrive at are as distant In every circumstance as far as honour Is from shame and repentance Rol. You are sowr Aub. I would speak my free thoughts yet not appear so Nor am I so ambitious of the title Of one that dares talk any thing that was Against the torrent of his own opinion That I affect to speak ought may offend you And therefore gracious Sir be pleas'd to think My manners or discretion have inform'd me That I was born in all good ends to serve you And not to check at what concerns me not I look not with sore eyes on your rich out-side Nor rack my thoughts to find out to what purpose 'T is now employ'd I wish it may be good And that I hope offends not for a subject Towards his Prince in things indifferent To use the austereness of a censuring Cato Is arrogance not freedom Rol. I commend This temper in you and will cherish it Enter Hamond with Letters They come from Rome Latorch imployed you Ham. True Sir Rol. I must not now be troubled with a thought Of any new design good Aubrey read 'em And as they shall direct you use my power Or to reply or execute Aub. I will Sir Rol. And Captain bring a squadron of our Guard To th' house that late was Baldwins and there wait me Ham. I shall Rol. Some two hours hence Ham. With my best care Rol. Inspire me Love and be thy deity Or scorn'd or fear'd as now thou favour'st me Exit Rollo Ham. My stay to do my duty may be wrongs Your Lordships privacy Aub. Captain your love Is ever welcome I intreat your patience While I peruse these Ham. I attend your pleasure Aub. How 's this a plot on me Ham. What is contain'd In th' letters that I brought that thus transports him Aub. To be wrought on by Rogues and have my head Brought to the Axe by Knaves that cheat for
a frightful dream too A very frightful dream my best Calista Methought there came a Dragon to your Chamber A furious Dragon Wife I yet shake at it Are all things well Lis Shall I shoot him Cal. No all well Sir 'T was but your care of me your loving care Which always watches Clean. And methought he came As if he had risen thus out of his Den As I do from these Hangings Lis Dead Cal. Hold good Sir Clean. And forc'd ye in his arms thus Cal. 'T was but fancy That troubled ye here 's nothing to disturb me Good Sir to rest again and I am now drowzie And will to bed make no noise dear Husband But let me sleep before you can call any body I am abed Clean. This and sweet rest dwell with ye Exit Cal. Come out again and as you love Lisander Make haste away you see his mind is troubled Do you know the door ye came in at Lâ—s Well sweet Lady Cal. And can ye hit it readily Lis I warrant ye And must I go Must here end all my happiness Here in a dream as if it had no substance Cal. For this time friend or here begin our ruins We are both miserable Lis This is some comfort In my afflictions they are so full already They can find no encrease Cal. Dear speak no more Lis You must be silent then Cal. Farewel Lisander thou joy of man farewel Lis Farewel bright Lady Honour of woman-kind a heavenly blessing Cal. Be ever honest Lis I will be a dog else The vertues of your mind I 'll make my Library In which I 'll study the celestial beauty Your Constancy my Armour that I 'll fight in And on my Sword your Chastity shall sit Terrour to rebel bloud Cal. Once more farewel Noise within O that my modesty cou'd hold you still Sir he comes again Lis Heaven keep my hand from murther Murther of him I love Cal. Away dear friend Down to the Garden stairs that way Lisander We are betray'd else Enter Cleander Lis Honour guard the innocent Exit Lisander Clean. Still up I fear'd your health Cal. ' Has miss'd him happily I am going now I have done my meditations My heart 's almost at peace Clean. To my warm Bed then Cal. I will pray ye lead A Pistol shot within Clean. A Pistol shot i' th' house At these hours sure some thief some murtherer Rise ho rise all I am betray'd Cal O Fortune O giddy thing he has met some opposition And kill'd I am confounded lost for ever Enter Dorilaus Dor. Now what 's the matter Clean. Thieves my noble Father Villains and Rogues Dor. Indeed I heard a Pistol let 's search about Enter Malfort Clarinda and Servants Mal. To bed again they are gone Sir I will not bid you thank my valour sor't Gone at the Garden door there were a dozen And bravely arm'd I saw ' em Clar. I am glad glad at the heart Serv. One shot at me and miss'd me Mal. No 't was at me the Bullet slew close by me Close by my ear another had a huge Sword Flourish'd it thus but at the point I met him But the Rogue taking me to be your Lordship As sure your Name is terrible and we Not much unlike in the dark roar'd out aloud 'T is the kill Crow Dorilaus and away They ran as they had flown now you must love me Or fear me for my Courage Wench Clar. O Rogue O lying Rogue Lisander stumbled Madam At the Stairs head and in the fall the shot went off Was gone before they rose Cal. I thank Heaven for 't Clar. I was frighted too it spoil'd my game with Leon. Cle. You must sit up and they had come to your Chamber What pranks would they have plaid how came the door open Ma. I heard 'em when they forc'd it up I rose Took Durindana in my hand and like Orlando issu'd forth Clar. I know you are valiant Clean. To bed again And be you henceforth provident at sun-rising We must part for a while Dor. When you are a bed Take leave of her there 't will be worth the taking Here 't is but a cold Ceremony ere long We 'll find Lisander or we have ill-fortune Clean. Lock all the doors fast Mal. Though they all stood open My name writ on the door they dare not enter Exeunt Enter Clarange Fryar with a letter Clar. Turn'd Hermit Fry Yes and a devout one too I heard him preach Clar. That lessens my belief For though I grant my Lidian a Scholar As far as fits a Gentleman he hath studied Humanity and in that he is a Master Civility of manners Courtship Arms But never aim'd at as I could perceive The deep points of Divinity Fry That confirms his Devotion to be real no way tainted With ostentation or hyprocisie The cankers of Religion his Sermon So full of gravity and with such sweetness Deliver'd that it drew the admiration Of all the hearers on him his own Letters To you which witness he will leave the World And these to fair Olinda his late Mistriss In which he hath with all the moving language That ever express'd Rhetorick solicited The Lady to forget him and make you Blessed in her embraces may remove All scrupulous doubts Clar. It strikes a sadness in me I know not what to think of 't Fry Ere he entred His solitary Cell he pen'd a Ditty His long and last farewel to Love and Women So feelingly that I confess however It stands not with my order to be taken With such poetical Raptures I was mov'd And strangely with it C ar Have you the Copy Fry Yes Sir My Novice too can sing it if you please To give him hearing Clar. And it will come timely For I am full of melancholy thoughts Against which I have heard with reason Musick To be the speediest cure 'pray you apply it A Song by the Novice A Dieu sond love farewel you wanton powers I am free again Thou dull Disease of bloud and idle hours Bewitching pain Flye to the Fools that sigh away their time My nobler love to Heaven doth climb And there behold Beauty still young That Time can ne'r corrupt nor Death destroy Immortal sweetness by fair Angels sung And honour'd by Eternity and Joy There lives my love thither my hopes aspire Fond love declines this heavenly loves grows higher Fri. How do ye approve it Claran. To its due desert It is a Heavenly Hymn no ditty Father It passes through my ears unto my soul And works divinely on it give me leave A little to consider shall I be Outdone in all things nor good of my self Noâ— by example shall my loose hope still The viands of a fond affection feed me As I were a sensual beast spiritual food Refus'd by my sick palat 't is resolv'd How far off Father doth this new made Hermit Make his abode Fri. Some two dayes journey Son Clar. Having reveal'd my fair intentions to ye I hope your
't he briefly answer'd That he had sate in judgement on himself And found that he deserv'd them that he was A Ravisher and so to suffer like one Which is the reason of my tears he addeth For wer 't not I again should break the Laws By scorning all their rigor can inflict I should dye smiling Euph. I forbear to wonder That you were mov'd that saw this I am struck With the relation so 'T is very well See all things ready I do wish I could Send comfort to the Prince be ready with him 'T is in the Queens breast only which for us Bar brought in To search into were sauciness to determine What she thinks fit Enter Leonidas with Merione in white Euphanes with Beliza in black Queen Agenor Conon Marshal with Theamor Crates Sosicles Eraton Lords Ladies Guard Lord. Make way there for the Queen Quee. Read first the Law and what our Ancestors Have in this case provided to deter Such like offenders To you gentle Ladies This only Would I could as well give comfort As bid you you be secure from fear or doubt Of our displeasure be as confident As if your plea were ' gainst a common man To have all right from us I will not grieve For what 's not worth my pitty Read the Law Clerk reads Lycurgus the nineteenth against Rapes It is provided and publickly enacted and confirmed That any man of what degree soever offering violence to the chastity of a Virgin shall Ipso facto be lyable to her accusation and according to the said Law be censur'd Ever provided that it shall be in the choice of the said Virgin so abused either to compell the Offender to marry her without a Dowry if so she will be satisfied or demanding his head for the offence to have that accordingly performed Qâ— You hear this what do you demand Mer. The benefit The Law allows me Bel. For the injury Done to mine Honor I require his head Mer. I likewise have an eye upon mine Honor But knowing that his death cannot restore it I ask him for my Husband Bel. I was ravish'd And will have justice Mer. I was ravish'd too I kneel for mercy Bel. I demand but what The Law allows me Mer. That which I desire Is by the same Law warranted Bel. The Rape On me hath made a forfeit of his life Which in revenge of my disgrace I plead for Mer. The Rape on me gives me the priviledge To be his Wife and that is all I sue for Age. A doubtful case Leo. Such pretty Lawyers yet I never saw nor read of Euph. May the Queen Favour your sweet plea Madam Bel. Is that justice Shall one that is to suffer for a Rape Be by a Rape defended Look upon The publick enemy of chastity This lustful Satyr whose enrag'd desires The ruine of one wretched Virgins honor Would not suffice and shall the wrack of two Be his protection May be I was ravish'd For his lust only thou for his defence O fine evasion shall with such a slight Your Justice be deluded your Laws cheated And he that for one fact deserv'd to die For sinning often find impunity But that I know thee I would swear thou wert A false Impostor and suborn'd to this And it may be thou art Merione For hadst thou suffer'd truly what I have done Thou wouldst like me complain and call for vengeance And our wrongs being equal I alone Should not desire revenge But be it so If thou prevail even he will punish it And foolish mercy shew'd to him undo thee Consider fool before it be too late What joys thou canst expect from such a Husband To whom thy first and what 's more forc'd embraces Which men say heighten pleasure were distastful Mer. 'T was in respect that then they were unlawful Unbless'd by Hymen and left stings behind them Which from the marriage-bed are ever banish'd Let this Court be then the image of Joves throne Upon which grace and mercy still attend To intercede between him and his Justice And since the Law allows as much to me As she can challenge let the milder sentence Which best becomes a Mother and a Queen Now overcome nor let your wisdom suffer In doing right to her I in my wrong Indure a second Ravishment Bel. You can free him Only from that which does concern your self Not from the punishment that 's due to me Your injuries you may forgive not mine I plead mine own just wreak which will right both Where that which you desire robs me of justice 'T is that which I appeal to Mer. Bloody Woman Dost thou desire his punishment Let him live then For any man to marry where he likes not Is still a lingring torment Bel. For one Rape One death 's sufficient that way cannot catch me Mer. To you I fly then to your mercy Madam Exempting not your Justice be but equal And since in no regard I come behind her Let me not so be undervalu'd in Your Highness favor that the world take notice You so preferr'd her that in her behalf You kill'd that Son you would not save for me Mercy O mercy Madam Bel. Great Queen justice Age. With what a Masculine constancy the grave Lady hath heard them both Leo. Yet how unmov'd she sits In that which most concerns her Con. Now she rises And having well weigh'd both their arguments Resolves to speak Euph. And yet again she pauses O Conon such a resolution once A Roman told me he had seen in Cato Before he kill'd himself Qu. 'T is now determin'd Merione I could wish I were no Queen To give you satisfaction no Mother Beliza to content you and would part Even with my being both might have their wishes But since that is impossible in few words I will deliver what I am resolved on The end for which all profitable Laws Were made looks two ways only the reward Of innocent good men and the punishment Of bad Delinquents Ours concerning Rapes Provided that same latter of Marriage For him that had fall'n once not then foreseeing Mankind could prove so monstrous to tread twice A path so horrid The great Law-giver Draco That for his strange severity Was said to write his stern Decrees in blood Made none for Parricides presuming that No man could be so wicked Such might be Lycurgus answer did he live for this But since I find that in my Sonnet which was not Doubted in any else I will add to it He cannot marry both but for both dying Both have their full revenge You see Beliza You have your wish with you Merione I 'll spend a tear or two so Heaven forgive thee The Upon my knees I do approve your judgement And beg that you would put it into act With all speed possible only that I may Having already made peace with my self Part so with all the world Princely Agenor I ask your pardon yours my Lord Euphanes And Crates with the rest too I forgive you Do you the
your knowledge to inform me What noble Body that is which you bear With such a sad and ceremonious grief As if ye meant to wooe the World and Nature To be in love with death Most honorable Excellent Romans by your antient valours As ye love Fame resolve me Sold. 'T is the Body Of the great Captain Penyus by himself Made cold and spiritless Car. O stay ye Romans By the Religion which you owe those gods That lead ye on to Victories by those glories Which made even pride a virtue in ye Dru. Stay What 's thy Will Caratach Car. Set down the body The body of the noblest of all Romans As ye expect an offering at your Graves From your friends sorrows set it down awhile That with your griefs an enemy may mingle A noble enemy that loves a Soldier And lend a tear to virtue even your foes Your wild foes as you call'd us are yet stor'd With fair affections our hearts fresh our spirits Though sometime stubborn yet when virtue dies Soft and relenting as a Virgins prayers Oh set it down Dru. Set down the body soidiers Car. Thou hallowed relique thou rich Diamond Cut with thine own dust thou for whose wide fame The world appears too narrow mans all thoughts Had they all tongues too silent thus I bow To thy most honour'd ashes though an enemy Yet friend to all thy worths sleep peaceably Happiness crown thy soul and in thy earth Some Lawrel fix his seat there grow and flourish And make thy grave an everlasting triumph Farewell all glorious Wars now thou art gone And honest Arms adieu all noble battels Maintain'd in thirst of honour not of bloud Farewell for ever Heng. Was this Roman Uncle So good a man Car. Thou never knew'st thy Father Heng. He dy'd before I was born Car. This worthy Roman Was such another piece of endless honor Such a brave soul dwelt in him their proportions And faces were not much unlik boy excellent nature See how it works into his eyes mine own boy Heng. The multitudes of these men and their fortunes Could never make me fear yet one mans goodness Car. O now thou pleasest me weep still my child As if thou saw'st me dead with such a flux Or flood of sorrow still thou pleasest me And worthy soldiers pray receive these pledges These hatchments of our griefs and grace us so much To place 'em on his Hearse Now if ye please Bear off the noble burden raise his pile High as Olympus make heaven to wonder To see a star upon earth out-shining theirs And ever loved ever living be Thy honoured and most sacred memory Dru. Thou hast done honestly good Caratach And when thou diest a thousand virtuous Romans Shall sing thy soul to heaven Now march on soldiers Exeunt A dead march Car. Now dry thine eyes my boy Heng. Are they all gone I could have wept this hour yet Car. Come take cheer And raise thy spirit child if but this day Thou canst bear out thy faintness the night coming I 'll fashion our escape Heng. Pray fear not me Indeed I am very hearty Car. Be so still His mischiefs lessen that controuls his ill Exeunt Scaena Secunda Enter Petillius Pet. What do I ail i' th' name of heaven I did but see her And see her die she stinks by this time strongly Abominably stinks she was a woman A thing I never car'd for but to die so So confidently bravely strongly Oh the devil I have the bots by she scorn'd us strangely All we could do or durst do threatned us With such a noble anger and so governed With such a fiery spirit the plain bots A upon the bots the love-bots hang me Hang me even out o' th' way directly hang me Oh penny pipers and most painful penners Of bountiful new Ballads what a subject What a sweet subject for your silver founds Is crept upon ye Enter Junius Jun. Here he is have at him Sings She set the sword unto her Breast great pity it was to see That three drops of her Life-warm bloud run trickling down her knee Art thou there bonny boy and i'faith how dost thou Petil. Well gramercie how dost thou h 'as found me Sented me out the shame the devil ow'd me H 'as kept his day with And what news Junius Jun. It was an old tale ten thousand times told Of a young Lady was turn'd into mold Her life it was lovely her death it was bold Pet. A cruel rogue now h 'as drawn pursue it on me He hunts me like a devil No more singing Thou hast got a cold come let 's go drink some Sack boy Jun. Ha ha ha ha ha ha Pet. Why dost thou laugh What Mares nest hast thou found Jun. Ha ha ha I cannot laugh alone Decius Demetrius Curius oh my sides Ha ha ha The strangest jest Petil. Prethee no more Jun. The admirablest fooling Pet Thou art the prettiest fellow Jun. Sirs Pet. Why Junius Prethee away sweet Junius Jun. Let me sing then Pet. Whoa here 's a stir now sing a song o' six pence By if prethee on 't Junius Jun. I must either sing or laugh Pet. And what 's your reason Jun. What 's that to you Pet. And I must whistle Jun. Do so Oh I hear 'em coming Pet. I have a little business Jun. Thou shalt not go believe it what a Gentleman Of thy sweet conversation Pet. Captain Junius Sweet Captain let me go with all celerity Things are not always one and do not question Nor jeer nor gybe none of your doleful Ditties Nor your sweet conversation you will find then I may be anger'd Jun. By no means Petillius Anger a man that never knew passion 'T is most impossible a noble Captain A wise and and generous Gentleman Pet. Tom Puppie Leave this way to abuse me I have found ye But for your mothers sake I will foâ—give ye Your subtil understanding may discover As you think some trim toy to make you merry Some straw to tickle ye but do not trust to 't Y' are a young man and may do well be sober Carry your self discreetly Enter Decius Demetrius Curius Jun Yes forsooth Dem. How does the brave Petillius Jun. Monstrous merry We two were talking what a kind of thing I was when I was in love what a strange monster For little Boys and Girls to wonder at How like a fool I lookt Dec. So they do all Like great dull slavering fools Jun. Petillius saw too Pet. No more of this 't is scurvie peace Jun. How nastily Indeed how beastly all I did became me How I forgot to blow my nose there he stands An honest and a wise man if himself I dare avouch it boldly for I know it Should find himself in love Petill. I am angry Jun Surely his wise self would hang his beastly self His understanding-self so mawl his ass-self Dec. He 's bound to do it for he knows the follies The poverties and baseness that belongs to 't Ha's read upon
And loe upon that string thy teeth shall hang Prepare thy self for dead soon shalt thou be Rafe Saint George for me They fight Barba Gargantua for me Wife To him Rafe to him hold up the Giant set out thy leg before Rafe Cit. Falsifie a blow Rafe falsifie a blow the Giant lies open on the left side Wife Bear 't off bear 't off still there boy O Rafe's almost down Rafe's almost down Rafe Susan inspire me now have up again Wife Up up up up up so Rafe down with him down with him Rafe Cit. Fetch him over the hip boy Wife There boy kill kill kill kill kill Rafe Cit. No Rafe get all out of him first Rafe Presumptuous man see to what desperate end Thy treachery hath brought thee the just Gods Who never prosper those that do despise them For all the villanies which thou hast done To Knights and Ladies now have paid thee home By my stiff arm a Knight adventurous But say vile wretch before I send thy soul To sad Avernus whither it must go What captives holdst thou in thy sable cave Barba Go in and free them all thou hast the day Rafe Go Squire and Dwarf search in this dreadful cave And free the wretched prisoners from their bonds Exit Squire and Dwarf Barb. I crave for mercy as thou art a Knight And scornst to spill the blood of those that beg Rafe Thou shewest no mercy nor shalt thou have any Prepare thy self for thou shalt surely dye Enter Squire leading one winking with a Bason under his chin Squire Behold brave Knight here is one prisoner Whom this wild man hath used as you see Wife This is the wise word I hear the Squire speak Rafe Speak what thou art and how thou hast been us'd That I may give him condign punishment 1. Kni. I am a Knight that took my journey post Northward from London and in courteous wise This Gyant train'd me to his den Under pretence of killing of the itch And all my body with a powder strew'd That smarts and stings and cut away my beard And my curl'd locks wherein were Ribands ty'de And with a water washt my tender eyes Whilst up and down about me still he skipt Whose virtue is that till my eyes be wip't With a dry cloth for this my soul disgrace I shall not dare to look a dog i'th'face Wife Alass poor Knight relieve him Rafe relieve poor Knights whilst you live Rafe My trusty Squire convey him to the Town Where he may find relief adieu fair Knight Exit Knight Enter Dwarf leading one with a patch o'er his Nose Dwar. Puissant Knight of the burning Pestle height See here another wretch whom this soul beast Hath scorcht and scor'd in this inhumane wise Rafe Speak me thy name and eke thy place of birth And what hath been thy usage in this Cave 2. Knight I am a Knight Sir Pock-hole is my name And by my birth I am a Londoner Free by my Copy but my Ancestors Were Frenchmen all and riding hard this way Upon a trotting horse my bones did ake And I faint Knight to ease my weary limbes Light at this Cave when straight this furious fiend With sharpest instrument of purest steel Did cut the gristle of my Nose away And in the place this velvet plaster stands Relieve me gentle Knight out of his hands Wife Good Rafe relieve Sir Pockhole and send him away for in truth his breath stinks Rafe Convey him straight after the other Knight Sir Pockhole fare you well 3. Knight Kind Sir goodnight Exit Cryes within Man Deliver us Woman Deliver us Wife Harke George what a woful cry there is I think some woman lyes in there Man Deliver us Woman Deliver us Rafe What gastly noise is this speak Barbaroso Or by this blazing steel thy head goes off Barb. Prisoners of mine whom I in diet keep Send lower down into the Cave And in a Tub that 's heated smoaking hot There may they find them and deliver them Rafe Run Squire and Dwarf deliver them with speed Exeunt Squire and Dwarf Wife But will not Rafe kill this Giant surely I am afraid if he let him go he will do as much hurt as ever he did Citizen Not so Mouse neither if he could convert him Wife I George if he could convert him but a Gyant is not so soon converted as one of us ordinary people There 's a pretty tale of a Witch that had the Divels mark about lier God bless us that had a Gyant to her son that was call'd Lob-lie-by-the-fire didst never hear it George Enter Squire leading a man with a glass of Lotion in his hand and the Dwarf leading a woman with Dyet-bread and Drink Cit. Peace Nell here comes the prisoners Dwar. Here be these pined wretches manfull Knight That for this six weeks have not seen a wight Raph. Deliver what you are and how you came To this sad Cave and what your usage was Man I am an errant Knight that followed Arms With spear and shield and in my tnder years I strucken was with Cupids fiery shaft And fell in love with this my Lady dear And stole her from her friends in Turne-ball street And bore her up and down from Town to Town Where we did eat and drink and Musick here Till at the length at this unhappy Town We did arrive and coming to this Cave This beast us caught and put us in a Tub Where we this two months sweat and should have done Another Month if you had not relieved us Wom. This bread and water hath our dyet been Together with a rib cut from a neck Of burned Mutton hard hath been our fare Release us from this ugly Gyants snare Man This hath been half the food we have receiv'd But only twice a day for novelty He gave a spoonful of his hearty broth Pulls out a siringe To each of us through this same tender quill Raph. From this infernall Monster you shall go That useth Knights and gentle Ladies so Convey them hence Exeunt man and woman Cit. Cunny I can tell thee the Gentleman like Rafe Wife I George I see it well enough Gentlemen I thank you all heartily for gracing my man Ralph and I promise you you shall see him oftner Bar. Mercy great Knight I do recant my ill And henceforth never gentle blood will spill Raph. I give thee mercy but yet thou shalt swear Upon my burning Pestle to perform Thy promise utter'd Bar. I swear and kiss Raph. Depart then and amend Come Squire and Dwarf the Sun grows towards his set And we have many more adventures yet Exeunt Cit. Now Raph is in this humor I know he would ha beaten all the boys in the house if they had been set on him Wife I George but it is well as it is I warrant you the gentlemen do consider what it is to overthrow a Gyant but look George here comes Mistriss Merri-thought and her son Michael now you are welcome
The ports are ours The treasure and the port fight bravely Gentlemen Cry to the Town cry liberty and honor crying liberty and freedom within Waken their persecuted souls cry loudly We 'll share the wealth among ye Cast Do you hear Captain If ever you hear me name a King Sess You shall not Cast Or though I live under one obey him Gun This Rogue again Sess Away with him good Gunner Cast Why look ye Sir I 'll put you to no charge I 'll never eat Gun I 'll take a course you shall not Come no more words Enter Boatswine Cast Say nothing when you kill me Sess He 's taken to the Towers strength Now stand sure Gentlemen We have him in a pen he cannot scape us The rest oth'Castle's ours liberty liberty What is this City up Boatsw They are up and glorious And rouling like a storm they come their Tents Ring nothing but liberty and freedome The women are in Arms too Sess Let 'em come all Honour and liberty All. Honor and liberty Exeunt Enter Juliana Jul. This woman threats her eyes even red with fury Which like prodigious meteors foretold Assur'd destruction are still before me Besides I know such natures unacquainted With any mean or in their love or hatred And she that dar'd all dangers to possess him Will check at nothing to revenge the loss Of what she held so dear I first discover'd Her bloody purposes which she made good And openly profess'd 'em that in me Was but a cold affection charity Commands so much to all for Virolet Methinks I should forget my Sexes weakness Rise up and dare beyond a womans strength Then do not counsel he is too secure And in my judgment 't were a greater service To free him from a deadly Enemy Then to get him a friend I undertook too To cross her plots oppos'd my piety Against her malice and shall vertue suffer No Martia wer 't thou here equally armed I have cause spite of thy masculine breeding That would assure the victory my angel Direct and help me Enter Virolet like Ronvere Vir. The State in Combustion Part of the Cittadel forc'd the treasure seiz'd on The guards corrupted arm themselves against Their late protected Master Ferrant fled too And with small strength into the Castle 's Tower The only Aventine that now is left him And yet the undertakers nay performers Of such a brave and glorious enterprize Are yet unknown they did proceed like men I like a child and had I never trusted So deep a practice unto shallow fools Besides my souls peace in my Juliana The honor of this action had been mine In which accurs'd I now can claim no share Jul. Ronvere 't is he a thing next to the devil I most detest and like him terrible Martia's right hand the instrument I fear too That is put to her bloody will into act Have I not will enough and cause too mighty Weak womens fear fly from me Vir. Sure this habit This likeness to Ronvere which I have studied Either admits me safe to my design Which I too cowardly have halted after And suffer'd to be ravisht from my glory Or sinks me and my miseries together Either concludes me happy Jul. He stands musing Some mischief is now hatching In the full meditation of his wickedness I 'll sink his cursed soul guide my hand heaven And to my tender arm give strength and fortune That I may do a pious deed all ages Shall bless my name for all remembrance crown me Vir. It shall be so Jul. It shall not take that token And bear it to the lustful arms of Martia Tell her for Virolets dear sake I sent it Vir. O I am happy let me see thee That I may bless the hand that gave me liberty O courteous hand nay thou hast done most nobly And heaven has guided thee 't was their great justice O blessed wound that I could come to kiss thee How beautiful and sweet thou shew'st Jul. Oh! Vir. Sigh not Nor weep not dear shed not those sovereign Balsames Into my blood which must recover me Then I shall live again to do a mischief Against the mightiness of love and virtue Some base unhallowed hand shall rob thy right of Help me I faint so Jul. O unhappy wench How has my zeal abus'd me you that guard virtue Were ye asleep or do you laugh at innocence You suffer'd this mistake O my dear Virolet An everlasting curse follow that forme I strook thee in his name be ever blasted For his accursed shadow has betray'd The sweetness of all youth the nobleness The honour and the valor wither'd for ever The beauty and the bravery of all mankind O my dull devils eyes Vir. I do forgive you By this and this I do I know you were cozen'd The shadow of Ronvere I know you aym'd at And not at me but 't was most necessary I should be struck some hand above directed you For Juliana could not shew her justice Without depriving high heaven of his glory Or any subject fit for her but Virolet Forgive me too and take my last breath sweet one This the new marriage of our souls together Think of me Juliana but not often For fear my faults should burthen your affections Pray for me for I faint Jul. O stay a little A little little Sir Offers to kill her self Vir. Fye Juliana Jul. Shall I outlive the virtue I have murder'd Vir. Hold or thou hat'st my peace give me the dagger On your obedience and your love deliver it If you do thus we shall not meet in heaven sweet No guilty blood comes there kill your intentions And then you conquer there where I am going Would you not meet me Dear Jul. Yes Vir. And still love me Jul. And still behold you Vir. Live then till heaven calls you Then ripe and full of sweetness you rise sainted Then I that went before you to prepare Shall meet and welcome you and daily court you With Hymnes of holy Love I go out Give me your hand farewell in peace farewell Remember me farewell dyes Jul. Sleep you sweet glasses An everlasting slumber crown those Chrystals All my delight adue farewell Dear Virolet Dear Dear most Dear O I can weep no more My body now is fire and all consuming Here will I sit forget the world and all things And only wait what heaven shall turn me to For now methinks I should not live She sits down Enter Pandulfo Pond O my sweet daughter The work is finisht now I promis'd thee Here are thy virtues shewed here register'd And here shall live for ever Jul. Blot it burn it I have no virtue hateful I am as hell is Pand. Is not this Virolet Jul. Ask no more questions Mistaking him I kill'd him Pand. O my Son Nature turns to my heart again my dear Son Son of my age would'st thou go out so quickly So poorly take thy leave and never see me Was this a kind stroak daughter could you
braver beasts Than others are But faces faces man May a man be caught with faces Mar. Without wonder 'T is odds against him May not a good face Lead a man about by th' nose 'las The nose is but a part against the whole Ant. But is it possible that two faces Should be so twin'd in form complexion Figure aspect that neither wen nor mole The Table of the brow the eyes lustre The lips cherry neither the blush nor smile Should give the one distinction from the other Does Nature work in molds Mar. Altogether We are all one mold one dust Ant. Thy reason 's moldie I speak from the Form thou the Matter Why was 't not ever one of Natures Glories Nay her great piece of wonder that amongst So many millions millions of her works She left the eye distinction to cull out The one from th' other yet all one name the face Mar. You must compare 'em by some other part Of the body if the face cannot do 't Ant. Didst ask her name Mar. Yes and who gave it her And what they promis'd more besides a spoon And what Apostles picture she is christned too In token wherefore she is call'd Isabella The daughter of a Countrey plow-swain by If this be not true she lies Ant. She cannot It would be seen a blister on her lip Should falshood touch it it is so tender Had her name held 't had been Ismenia And not another of her name Mar. Shall I speak Ant. Yes if thou 'lt speak truth Is she not wondrous like Mar. As two garments of the same fashion Cut from the same piece yet if any excell This has the first and in my judgement 't is so Ant. 'T is my opinion Mar. Were it the face Where mine eye should dwell I would please both With this as soon as one with the other Ant. And yet the other is the case of this Had I not look'd upon Ismenia I ne'r had staid beyond good-morrows time In view of this Mar. Would I could leave him here 'T were a free passage to Ismenia I must now blow as to put out the fire Yet kindle 't more You not consider Sir The great disparitie is in their bloods Estates and fortunes there 's the rich beauty Which this poor homeliness is not endow'd with There 's difference enough Ant. The least of all Equality is no rule in Loves Grammar That sole unhappiness is left to Princes To marry bloud we are free disposers And have the power to equalize their blouds Up to our own we cannot keep it back 'T is a due debt from us Mar. I Sir had you No Father nor Uncle nor such hinderers You might do with your self at your pleasure But as it is Ant. As it is 't is nothing Their powers will come too late to give me back The yesterday I lost Mar. Indeed to say sooth Your opposition from the other part Is of more force there you run the hazard Of every hour a life had you supply You meet your dearest enemy in love With all his hate about him 'T will be more hard For your Ismenia to come home to you Than yuu to goe to Countrey Isabell Enter Julio Ant. Tush 't is not fear removes me Mar. No more your Uncle Jul. Oh the good hour upon you Gentlemen Welcome Nephew Speak it to your friend Sir It may be happier receiv'd from you In his acceptance Ant. I made bold Uncle To do it before and I think he believes it Mar. 'T was never doubted Sir Jul. Here are sports Dons That you must look on with a loving eye And without Censure ' less it be giving My countrey neighbors loves their yearly offerings That must not be refus'd though 't be more pain To the Spectator than the painful Actor 'T will abide no more test than the tinsel We clad our Masks in for an hours wearing Or the Livery Lace sometimes on the cloaks Of a great Don's Followers I speak no further Than our own Countrey Sir Mar. For my part Sir The more absurd 't shall be the better welcome Jul. You 'll find the guest you look for I heard Confin You were at Toledo th' other day Ant. Not late Sir Jul. Oh sie must I be plainer You chang'd the point With Tirso and Lisauro two of the Stock Of our Antagonists the Belides Ant. A meer proffer Sir the prevention Was quick with us we had done somewhat else This Gentleman was engag'd in 't Jul. I am The enemy to his foe for it that wild-fire Will crave more than fair water to quench it I suspect Whence it will come I know not Enter two or three Gentlemen Ant. I was about a gentle reconcilement But I do fear I shall goe back agen Jul. Come come The Sports are coming on us Nay I have more guests to grace it Welcome Don Gostanco Giraldo Philippo Seat seat all Musick Enter a Cupid Cup. Love is little and therefore I present him Love is a fire therefore you may lament him Mar. Alas poor Love who are they that can quench him Jul. He 's not without those members fear him not Cup. Love shoots therefore I bear his bow about And Love is blind therefore my eyes are out Ma. I never heard Love give reason for what he did before Enter Bustofa for Paris Cup. Let such as can see see such as cannot behold Our goddesses all three strive for the ball of Gold And here fair Paris comes the hopeful youth of Troy Queen Hecub's darling-son King Priams only joy Mart. Is this Paris I should have taken him for Hector rather Bust Paris at this time Pray you hold your prating Ant. Paris can be angry Jul. Oh at this time You must pardon him he comes as a Judge Mar. Mercy on all that looks upon him say I. Bust The thundring seas whose watry fire washes the Whiting Mops. The gentle Whale whose feet so fell flies o'r the mountain tops No roars so fierce no throats so deep no howls can bring such fears As Paris can if Garden from he call his Dogs and Bears Mar. I those they were that I fear'd all this while Bust Yes Jack-an-Apes Mar. I thank you good Paris Bust You may hold your peace and stand further out o' th way then The lines will fall where they light Yes Jack-an-Apes he hath to sports and faces make like mirth Whilst bellowing buls the horned beasts do toss from ground to earth Blind Bear there is as Cupid blind Ant. That Bear would be whip'd for losing of his eies Bust Be whipped man may see But we present no such content but Nymphs such as they be Ant. These are long lines Mar. Can you blame him leading Buls and Bears in 'em Enter Shepherd singing with Ismena Aminta Florimel as Juno Pallas Venus and three Nymphs attending Bust Go Cupid blind conduct the dumb for Ladies must not speak here Let shepherds sing with dancing feet and cords of musick break here Song Now Ladies fight
For where poor Lady is her satisfaction Mar. It comes in me to be truth I love her I 'll go no farther for comparison As dear as he loves you Ism How if she love not Mar. Tush be that my pains You know not what Art I have those ways Ism Beshrow you you have practis'd upon me Well speed me here and you with your Ismenia Mar. Go the condition 's drawn ready dated There wants but your hand to 't Am. Truely you have taken great pains Sir Mar. A friendly part no more sweet Beauty Am They are happy Sir have such friends as you are But do you know you have done well in this How will his Allies receive it she though I say 't Is of no better bloud than I am Mar. There I leave it I 'm at farthest that way Ism You shall extend your vows no larger now My heart calls you mine own and that 's enough Reason I know would have all yet conceal'd I shall not leave you unsaluted long Either by Pen or Person Ant. You may discourse With me when you think y' are alone I shall Be present with you Ism Come Cosin will you walk Am. Alas I was ready long since in conscience You would with better will yet stay behind Ism Oh Love I never thought thou 'dst been so blind Mar. You 'll answer this Sir Exeunt Ant. If er 't be spoke on I purpose not to propound the question Enter Julio Jul. 'T is true the poor knave said some Ravisher Some of Lusts Bloud-hounds have seiz'd upon her The Girl is hurried as the devil were with 'em And help'd their speed Mar. It may be not so ill Sir A well-prepared Lover may do as much In hot bloud as this and perform 't honstly Jul. What steal away a Virgin ' gainst her will Mar. It may be any mans case despise nothing And that 's a thief of a good quality Most commonly he brings his theft home again Though with a little shame Jul. There 's a charge by 't Fall'n upon me Paris the Millers son Her brother dares not venture home again Till better tidings follow of his Sister Ant. Y' are the more beholding to the mischance Sir Had I gone a Boot-haling I should as soon Have stoll'n him as his Sister Marry then To render him back in the same plight he is May be costly his flesh is not maintain'd with little Jul. I think the poor knave will pine away He cries all to be pittied yonder Mar. Pray you Sir let 's go see him I should laugh To see him cry sure Jul. Well you are merry Sir Antonio keep this charge I have fears Move me to lay it on you Pray forbear The ways of your enemies the Bellides I have reason for my Injunction Sir Exeunt Enter Aminta as a Page with a Letter Ant. To me Sir from whom Am. A friend I dare vow Sir Though on the enemies part the Lady Ismenia Mar. Take heed blush not too deep let me advise you In your answer 't must be done heedfully Ant. I should not see a Masculine in peace Out of that house Am. Alas I 'm a child Sir Your hates cannot last till I wear a sword Ant. Await me for your answer Mar. He must see her To manifest his shame 't is my advantage While our bloud 's under us we keep above But then we fall when we do fall in love Exeunt Actus Tertius Scaena Prima Enter Julio and Franio Fra. MY Lord my Lord your house hath injur'd me Rob'd of all the joys I had on earth Jul. Where wert thou brought up fellow Fra. In a Mill. You may perceive it by my loud exclaims Which must rise higher yet Jul. Obstreperous Carle If thy throats tempest could oe'rturn my house What satisfaction were it for thy child Turn thee the right way to thy journeys end Wilt have her where she is not Fra. Here was she lost And here must I begin my footing after From whence until I meet a pow'r to punish I will not rest You are not quick to grief Your hearing 's a dead sense Were yours the loss Had you a Daughter perhaps be-whor'd For to what other end should come the thief You 'ld play the Miller then be loud and high But being not a sorrow of your own You have no help nor pity for another Jul. Oh thou hast op'd a Sluce was long shut up And let a floud of grief in a buried grief Thy voice hath wak'd again a grief as old As likely 't is thy child is friend I tell thee I did once lose a Daughter Fra. Did you Sir Beseech you then how did you bear her loss Jul. With thy grief trebled Fra. But was she stolen from you Jul. Yes by devouring thieves from whom cannot Ever return a satisfaction The wild beasts had her in her swathing clothes Fra. Oh much good do 'em with her Jul. Away tough churle Fra. Why she was better eaten than my child Better by beasts than beastly men devoured They took away a life no honor from her Those beasts might make a Saint of her but these Will make my child a devil but was she Sir Your only Daughter Enter Gilian Jul. I ne'r had other Friend Gil. Where are you man your business lies not here Your Daughters in the Pound I have found where 'T will cost you dou dear her freedom Fra. I 'll break it down And free her without pay Horse-locks nor chains shall hold her from me Jul. I 'll take this relief I now have time to speak alone with grief Exit Fra. How my Landlord he 's Lord of my Lands But not my Cattle I 'll have her again Gil. Gil. You are not mad upon the sudden now Fra. No Gill. I have been mad these five hours I 'll sell my Mill and buy a Roring I 'll batter down his house and make a Stewes on 't Gill. Will you gather up your wits a little And hear me the King 's near by in progress Here I have got our supplication drawn And there 's the way to help us Fra. Give it me Gill. I will not fear to give it to the King To his own hands God bless him will I give it And he shall set the Law upon their shoulders And hang 'em all that had a hand in it Gill. Where 's your Son Fra. He shall be hang'd in flitches The Dogs shall eat him in Lent there 's Cats-meat And Dogs-meat enough about him Gi l. Sure the poor Girl is the Counts whore by this time Fra. If she be the Counts whore the whores Count Shall pay for it He shall pay for a new Maiden-head Gil. You are so violous this I 'm resolv'd If she be a whore once I 'll renounce her You know if every man had his right She 's none of our child but a meer foundling And I can guess the owner for a need too We have but foster'd her Fra. Gill. no more of that I 'll cut your
day than other the longer you live the older still Must his Majesty command your silence ere you 'l hold your tongue Phil. Your reprehension runs into the same fault 'Pray Sir will you be silent Bust I have told him of this before now my Liege but Age will have his course and his weaknesses Phil. Good Sir your forbearance Bust And his frailties and his follies as I may say that cannot hold his tongue ere he be bidden Phil. Why Sirha Bust But I believe your Majesty will not be long troubled with him I hope that woman has something to confess will hang them both Phil. Sirha you 'll pull your desteny upon you If you cease not the sooner Bust Nay I have done my Liege yet it grieves me that I should call that man Father that should be so shameless that being commanded to hold his tongue Phil. To th'Porters Lodge with him Bust I thank your Grace I have a friend there Phil. Speak woman if any interruption meet thee more It shall be punish'd sharply Gill. Good my Liege I dare not Ask you the question why that old man weeps Phil. Who Count Julio I observ'd it not You hear the question Sir will you give the cause Jul. Oh my Lord it hardly will get passage It is a sorrow of that greatness grown ' Less it dissolve in tears and come by parcels Gill. I 'll help you Sir in the delivery And bring you forth a joy You lost a daughter Jul. 'T was that recounted thought brought forth these sorrows Gill. Shee 's found again Know you this mantle Sir Jul. Hah Gill. Nay leave your wonder I 'll explain it to you This did enwrap your child whom ever since I have call'd mine when Nurse Amaranta In a remove from Mora to Corduba Was seiz'd on by a fierce and hungry Bear She was the Ravins prey as heaven so would He with his booty fill'd forsook the babe All this was in my sight and so long I saw Untill the cruel creature left my sight At which advantage I adventur'd me To rescue the sweet Lamb I did it Sir And ever since I have kept back your joy And made it mine but age hath wearied me And bids me back restore unto the owner What I unjustly kept these fourteen years Jul. Oh thou hast ta'n so many years from me And made me young as was her birth day to me Oh good my Liege give my joys a pardon I must go power a blessing on my child Which here would be too rude and troublesome Exit Phil. Franio you knew this before Bust Oh oh Item for you Miller Fra. I did my Liege I must confess I did And I confess I ne'r would have confess'd Had not that womans tongue begun to me We poor ones love and would have comforts Sir As well as great this is no strange sault Sir There 's many men keep other mens children As though they were their own Bust It may stretch farther yet I beseech you my Liege let this woman be a little farther examin'd let the words of her conscience be search'd I would know how she came by me I am a lost child if I be theirs though I have been brought up in a Mill yet I had ever a mind methought to be a greater man Phil. She will resolve you sure Gill. I I Boy thou art mine own flesh and blood Born of mine own body Bust 'T is very unlikely that such a body should bear me There 's no trust in these Millers Woman tell the truth my father shall forgive thee whatsoever he was were he Knight Squire or Captain less he should not be Gill. Thou art mine own child Boy Bust And was the Miller my Father Gill. Wouldst thou make thy Mother a whore Knave Bust I if she make me a Bastard The rack must make her confess my Lord I shall never come to know who I am else I have a worshipful mind in me sure methinks I do scorn poor folks Enter Otrante Florimel and Julio c. Phil. Here comes the brightest glory of the day Love yoak'd with love the best equality Without the level of estate or person Jul. You both shall be rewarded bountifully Wee 'll be-a kin too Brother and Sister Shall be chang'd with us ever Bust Thank you Unkle my sister is my cosen yet at the last cast Farewell sister foster If I had known the Civil Law would have allowed it thou hadst had another manner of Husband then thou hast but much good do thee I 'll dance at thy wedding kiss the Bride and so Jul. Why how now sirha Bust 'T is lawful now she 's none of my Sister It was a Miller and a Lord That had a scabbard and a sword He put it up in the Countrey word The Miller and his daughter She has a face and she can sing She has a Grace and she can spring She has a place with another thing Tradoodle Fra. A knavish Brother of yours my Lord. Bust Would I were acquainted with your Taylor Noble Brother Otr. You may there he is mine newly entertain'd Ver. If you have any work for me I can sit you Sir I sitted the Lady Bust My Sister Tailor what fits her will hardly fit me Ver. Who fits her may fit you Sir the Tailor can do both Bust You have a true yard Tailor Ver. Ne'r a whit too long I warrant you Bust Then Tailor march with me a way I scorn these robes I must be gay My noble Brother he shall pay Tom Tailor Exeunt Phil. Your recovered friendships are sound Gentlemen Bel. At heart at heart my Lord the worm shall not Beyond many ages find a breach to enter at Phil. These Lovers unities I will not doubt of How happy have you made our progress then To be the witness of such fair Accords Come now we 'll eat with you my Lord Otrante 'T is a charge sav'd you must not grudge your guest 'T is both my welcome and your Wedding-Feast Exeunt The Knight of Malta The Persons Represented in the Play Valetta The Grand Master of Malta Miranda An Italian Gentleman the Knight of Malta Two Knights of the Order Astorius Castriott Montferrat A Knight of the Order but a villain Gomera A deserving Spanish Gentleman Norandine A valiant merry Dane Commander in chief of the Gallies of Malta Collona alias Angelo A Captive redeemed from the Gallies and beloved of Miranda Rocca Servant and Instrument to Montferrat 2 Bishops Souldiers Corporal Prisoners 2 Marshals Doctor 1 Of the Esguard Servants WOMEN Oriana Sister to Valetta and Wife of Gomera Velleda Attendant on Oriana Zanthia alias Abdella a Moore Servant to Oriana Luscinda A beautiful Turkish Woman contracted to Angelo Prisoner to Miranda Two Gentlewomen The Scene Malta The principal Actors were Rich. Burbadge Nathan Field John Vnderwood Rich. Sharpe Henry Condel Robert Benfeild John Lowin Thomas Holcome Actus Primus Scaena Prima Enter Mountferrat Mount DAres she dispise me thus me that with spoil
the parting kiss You trusted with them when you fled from Sevil With little Clara my sweet daughter lives she Yet I could chide my self having you here For being so covetous of all joyes at once T' enquire for her you being alone to me My Clara Lucio my Lord my self Nay more than all the world Alv. As you to me are Eug. Sit down and let me feed upon the story Of your past dangers now you are here in safety It will give rellish and fresh appetite To my delights if such delights can cloy me Yet do not Alvarez let me first yield you Account of my life in your absence and Make you acquainted how I have preserv'd The Jewel left lock'd up in my womb When you in being forc'd to leave your Countrey Suffer'd a civil death Within clashing swords Alv. Doe my Eugenia 'T is that I most desire to hear Eug. Then know Sayavedra within Alv. What noise is that Saya If you are noble enemies Vitelli within Oppress me not with odds but kill me fairly Vit. Stand off I am too many of my self Enter Bobadilla Bob. Murther murther murther your friend my Lord Don Sayavedra is set upon in the streets by your enemies Vitelli and his Faction I am almost kill'd with looking on them Alv. I 'll free him or fall with him draw thy sword And follow me Clar. Fortune I give thee thanks For this occasion once more to use it Bob. Nay hold not me Madam if I do any hurt hang me Exit Luc. Oh I am dead with fear let 's flie into Your Closet Mother Eug. No hour of my life Secure of danger heav'n be merciful Or now at once dispach me Enter Vitelli pursued by Alvarez and Sayavedra Clara beating of Anastro Cla. Follow him Leave me to keep these of Alv. Assault my friend So near my house Vit. Nor in it will spare thee Though 't were a Temple and I 'll make it one I being the Priest and thou the sacrifice I 'll offer to my Uncle Alv. Haste thou to him And say I sent thee Cla. 'T was put bravely by And that and yet comes on and boldly rare In the wars where emulation and example Joyn to increase the courage and make less The danger valour and true resolution Never appear'd so lovely brave again Sure he is more than man and iâ— he fall The best of virtue fortitude would dye with him And can I suffer it forgive me duty So I love valour as I will protect it Against my Father and redeem it though 'T is forfeited by one I hate Vit. Come on All is not lost yet You shall buy me dearer Before you have me keep off Cla. Fear me not Thy worth has took me prisoner and my sword For this time knows thee only for a friend And to all else I turn the point of it Say Defend your Fathers enemy Alv. Art thou mad Cla. Are you men rather shall that valour which Begot you lawful honor in the wars Prove now the Parent of an infamous Bastard So foul yet so long liv'd as murther will Be to your shames have each of you alone With your own dangers only purchas'd glory From multitudes of enemies not allowing Those nearest to you to have part in it And do you now joyn and lend mutual help Against a single opposite hath the mercy Of the great King but newly wash'd away The blood that with the forfeit of your life Cleav'd to your name and family like an ulcer In this again to set a deeper dye Upon your infamy you 'll say he is your foe And by his rashness call'd on his own ruin Remember yet he was first wrong'd and honor Spurr'd him to what he did and next the place Where now he is your house which by the laws Of hospitable duty should protect him Have you been twenty years a stranger to it To make your entrance now in blood or think you Your countrey-man a true born Spaniard will be An offering fit to please the genius of it No in this I 'll presume to teach my Father And this first Act of disobedience shall Confirm I am most dutiful Alv. I am pleas'd With what I dare not give allowance to Unnatural wretch what wilt thou do Cla. Set free A noble enemy come not on by You pass to him through me the way is open Farewel when next I meet you do not look for A friend but a vow'd foe I see you worthy And therefore now preserve you for the honor Of my sword only Vit. Were this man a friend How would he win me that being my vow'd foe Deserves so well I thank you for my life â—ut how I shall deserve it give me leave Hereafter to consider Exit Alv. Quit thy fear All danger is blown over I have Letters To the Governor in the Kings name to secure us From such attempts hereafter yet we need not That have such strong Guards of our own dread others And to increase thy comfort know this young man Whom with such fervent earnestness you eye â—s not what he appears but such a one As thou with joy wilt bless thy Daughter Clara. Eug. A thousand blessings in that word Alv. The reason Why I have bred her up thus at more leasure I will impart unto you wonder not At what you have seen her do it being the least Of many great and valiant undertakings She hath made good with honor Eug. I 'll return The joy I have in her with one as great To you my Alvarez you in a man Have given to me a Daughter in a Woman I give to you a Son this was the pledge You left here with me whom I have brought up Different from what he was as you did Clara And with the like success as she appears Alter'd by custom more than Woman he Transform'd by his soft life as less than man Alv. Fortune in this gives ample satisfaction For all our sorrows past Luc. My dearest Sister Cla. Kind Brother Alv. Now our mutual care must be Imploy'd to help wrong'd nature to recover Her right in either of them lost by custom To you I give my Clara and receive My Lucio to my charge and we 'll contend With loving industry who soonest can Turn this man woman or this woman man Exeunt Actus Secundus Scaena Prima Enter Pachieco and Lazarillo Pac. BOy and Cloak and Rapier it fits not a Gentleman of my rank to walk the streets in Querpo Laz. Nay you are a very rank Gent. Signior I am very hungry they tell me in Sevil here I look like an Eel with a mans head and your neighbor the Smith here hard by would have borrowed me th' other day to have fish'd with me because he had lost his Angle-rod Pac. Oh happy thou Lazarillo being the cause of other mens wits as in thine own live lean and witty still oppress not thy stomach too much gross feeders great sleepers fat bodies fat bodies lean brains No Lazarillo I
thy vowd love to me Shall now be put in action means is offer'd To use thy good Sword for me that which still Thou wearst as if it were a part of thee Where is it Lam. 'T is chang'd for one more fortunate Pray you enquire not how Vit. Why I ne'r thought That there was musick in 't but ascribe The fortune of it to the arm Lam. Which is grown weaker too I am not in a word Worthy your friendship I am one new vanquish'd Yet shame to tell by whom Vit. But I 'll tell thee ' Gainst whom thou art to fight and there redeem Thy honor lost if there be any such The King by my long suit at length is pleas'd That Alvarez and my self with eithers Second Shall end the difference between our houses Which he accepts of I make choice of thee And where you speak of a disgrace the means To blot it out by such a publick trial Of thy approved valor will revive Thy antient courage If you imbrace it do If not I 'll seek some other Lam. As I am You may command me Vit. Spoke like that true friend That loves not only for his private end Exeunt Scaena Secunda Enter Genevora with a Letter and Bobadilla Gen. This from Madona Clara Bob. Yes an 't please you Gen. Alvarez daughter Bob. The same Lady Gen. She That sav'd my brothers life Bob. You are still in the right She wil'd me wait your walking forth and knowing How necessary a discreet wise man Was in a business of such weight she pleas'd To think on me it may be in my face Your Ladyship not acquainted with my wisdom Finds no such matter what I am I am Thought 's free and think you what you please Gen. 'T is strange Bob. That I should be wise Madam Gen. No thou art so There 's for thy pains and prethee tell thy Lady I will not fail to meet her I 'll receive Thy thanks and duty in thy present absence Farewell farewell I say now thou art wise Exit Bob. She writes here she hath something to impart That may concern my brothers life I know not But general fame does give her out so worthy That I dare not suspect her yet wish Lucio Enter Lucio Were Master of her mind but fie upon 't Why do I think on him see I am punish'd for it In his unlook'd for presence Now I must Endure another tedious piece of Courtship Would make one forswear curtesie Luc. Gracious Madam The sorrow paid for your just anger towards me â—rising from my weakness I presume To press into your presence and despair not An easie pardon Gen. He speaks sence oh strange Luc. And yet believe that no desire of mine Though all are too strong in me had the power For their delight to force me to infringe What you commanded it being in your part To lessen your great rigor when you please And mine to suffer with an humble patience What you 'l impose upon it Gen. Courtly too Luc. Yet hath the poor and contemn'd Lucio Madam Made able only by his hope to serve you Recover'd what with violence not justice Was taken from him and here at your feet With these he could have laid the conquer'd head Of Lamorall 't is all I say of him For rudely touching that which as a relique 〈◊〉 ever would have worship'd since 't was yours Gen. Valiant and every thing a Lady could Wish in her servant Luc. All that 's good in me That havenly love the opposite to base lust Which would have all men worthy hath created Which being by your beams of beauty form'd Cherish as your own creature Gen. I am gone Too far now to dissemble rise or sure 〈◊〉 must kneel with you too let this one kiss Speak the rest for me 't is too much I do And yet if chastity would I could wish more Luc. In overjoying me you are grown sad What is it Madam by There 's nothing that 's within my nerves and yet Favour'd by you I should as much as man But when you please now or on all occasions You can think of hereafter but you may Dispose of at your pleasure Gen. If you break That oath again you loose me Yet so well 〈◊〉 love you I shall never put you to 't And yet forget it not rest satisfied With that you have receiv'd now there are eyes May be upon us till the difference Between our friends are ended I would not Be seen so private with you Luc. I obey you Gen. But let me hear oft from you and remember I am Vitellies Sister Luc. What 's that Madam Gen. Nay nothing fare you well who feels loves sire Would ever ask to have means to desire Exeunt Scaena Tertia Enter Assistente Sayavedra Anastro Herald Attendants Assis Are they come in Har. Yes Assis Read the Proclamation That all the people here assembled may Have satisfaction what the Kings dear love In care of the Republick hath ordained Attend with silence read aloud Herald Reads FOrasmuch as our high and mighty Master Philip the potent and most Catholick King of Spain hath not only in his own Royal person been long and often sollicited and grieved with the deadly and honorable hatred sprung up betwixt the two antient and most uncurable descended Houses of these his two dearly and equally beloved Subjects Don Ferdinando de Alvarez and Don Pedro de Vitâ—lli all which in vain his Majesty hath often endeavored to reconcile and qualifie But that also through the debates quarrels and outrages daily arising falling and flowing from these great heads his publick civil Government is seditiously and barbarously molested and wounded and many of his chief Gentry no less tender to his Royal Majesty then the very branches of his own sacred blood spoyled lost and submerged in the impious inundation and torrent of their still-growing malice It hath therefore pleased His sacred Majesty out of his infinite affection to preserve his Common-wealth and general peace from farther violation as a sweet and heartily loving father of his people and on the earnest petitions of these arch-enemies to Order and ordain that they by ready each with his well-chosen and beloved friend armed at all points like Gentlemen in the Castle of St. Jago on this present Monday morning betwixt eight and nine of the clock where before the combattants be allowed to commence this granted Duel This to be read aloud for the publick satisfaction of his Majesties well beleved Subjects 'Save the King Drums within Say Hark their Drums speak their insatiate thirst Of blood and stop their ears ' gainst pious peace Who gently whispering implores their friendship Assis Kings nor authority can master fate Admit 'em then and blood extinguish hate Enter severally Alvarez and Lucio Vitelli and Lamora Say Stay yet be pleas'd to think and let not daring Wherein men now adaies exceed even beasts And think themselves not men else so transport you Beyond the bounds of Christianity
Lord Alvarez Vitelli Gentlemen No Town in Spain from our Metropolis Unto the rudest hovel but is great With your assured valors daily proofs Oh will you then for a superfluous fame A sound of honor which in these times all Like hereticks profess with obstinacy But most erroneously venture your souls 'T is a hard task through a Sea of blood To sail and land at Heaven Vit. I hope not If justice be my Pilot but my Lord You know if argument or time or love Could reconcile long since we had shook hands I dare protest your breath cools not a vein In any one of us but blows the fire Which nought but blood reciprocal can quench Alv. Vitelli thou sayst bravely and sayst right And I will kill thee for 't I love thee so Vit. Ha ha old man upon thy death I 'll build A story with this arm for thy old wife To tell thy daughter Clara seven years hence As she sits weeping by a winters fire How such a time Vitelli slew her husband With the same Sword his daughter favor'd him And lives and wears it yet Come Lamorall Redeem thy self Lam. Lucio Genevora Shall on this Sword receive thy bleeding heart For my presented hat laid at her feet Luc. Thou talk'st well Lamorall but 't is thy head That I will carry to her to thy hat Fie Father I do cool too much Alv. Oh boy Thy fathers true Son Beat Drums and so good morrow to your Lordship Enter above Eugenia Clara Genevora Say Brave resolutions Anast Brave and Spanish right Gen. Lucio Cla Vitelli. Eug. Alvarez Alv. How the devil Got these Cats into th'gutter my pusse too Eug. Hear us Gen. We must be heard Cla. We will be heard Vitelli look see Clara on her knees Imploring thy compassion Heaven how sternly They dart their emulous eyes as if each scorn'd To be behind the other in a look Mother death needs no Sword here oh my Sister Fate fain would have it so persuade entreat A Ladies tears are silent Orators Or should be so at least to move beyond The honest tongu'd-Rhetorician Why will you fight why do's an uncles death Twenty year old exceed your love to me But twenty days whose forc'd cause and fair manner You could not understand only have heard Custom that wrought so cunningly on nature In me that I forgot my sex and knew not Whether my body female were or male You did unweave and had the power to charm A new creation in me made me fear To think on those deeds I did perpetrate How little power though you allow to me That cannot with my sighs my tears my prayers Move you from your own loss if you should gain Vit. I must forget you Clara 'till I have Redeem'd my unkles blood that brands my face Like a pestiferous Carbuncle I am blind To what you do deaf to your cries and Marble To all impulsive exorations When in this point I have perch'd thy fathers soul I 'll tender thee this bloody reeking hand Drawn forth the bowels of that murtherer If thou canst love me then I 'll marry thee And for thy father lost get thee a Son On no condition else Assist Most barbarous Say Savage Anast Irreligious Gen. Oh Lucio Be thou merciful thou bear'st fewer yearâ— Art lately wean'd from soft effiminacy A maidens manners and a maidens heart Are neighbors still to thee be then more mild Proceed not to this combat be'st thou desperate Of thine own life yet dearest pitty mine Thy valour 's not thine own I gave it thee These eyes begot it this tongue bred it up This breast would lodge it do not use my gifts To mine own ruine I have made thee rich Be not so thankless to undo me for 't Luc. Mistriss you know I do not wear a vein I would not rip for you to do you service Life 's but a word a shadow a melting dream Compar'd to essential and eternal honor Why would you have me value it beyond Your brother if I first cast down my sword May all my body here be made one wound And yet my soul not find heaven thorough it Alv. You would be catter-walling too but peace Go get you home and provide dinner for Your Son and me wee 'll be exceeding merry Oh Lucio I will have thee cock of all The proud Vitellies that do live in Spain Fie we shall take cold hunch I am hoarse Already Lam. How your Sister whets my spleen I could eat Lucio now Gen. Vitelli Brother Ev'n for your Fathers soul your uncles blood As you do love my life but last and most As you respect your own Honor and Fame Throw down your sword he is most valiant That herein yields first Vit. Peace you fool Cla. Why Lucio Do thou begin 't is no disparagement He 's elder and thy better and thy valor Is in his infancy Gen. Or pay it me To whom thou ow'st it Oh that constant time Would but go back a week then Lucio Thou would'st not dare to fight Eug. Lucio thy Mother Thy Mother begs it throw thy sword down first Alv. I 'll throw his head down after then Gen. Lamorall You have often swore you 'ld be commanded by me Lam. Never to this your spight and scorn Genevora Has lost all power in me Gen. Your hearing for six words Ass Say An. Strange obstinacy Al. Vit. Lu. Lam. We 'll stay no longer Cla. Then by thy oath Vitelli Thy dreadful oath thou wouldst return that Sword When I should ask it give it to me now This instant I require it Gen. By thy vow As dreadful Lucio to obey my will In any one thing I would watch to challenge I charge thee not to strike a stroak now he Of our two brothers that loves perjury Best and dares first be damn'd infringe his vow Say Excellent Ladies Vit. Pish you tyrannize Luc. We did equivocate Alv. On. Cla. Then Lucio So well I love my husband for he is so Wanting but ceremony that I pray His vengeful sword may fall upon thy head Succesfully for false-hood to his Sister Gen. I likewise pray Vitelli Lucio's sword Who equally is my husband as thou hers May find thy false heart that durst gage thy faith And durst not keep it Assist Are you men or stone Alv. Men and we 'll prove it with our swords Eug. Your hearing for six words and we have done Zancho come forth we 'll fight our challenge too Now speak your resolutions Enter Bobidilla with two swords and a Pistol Gen. These they are The first blow given betwixt you sheathes these swords In one anothers bosomes Eug. And rogue look You at that instant do discharge that Pistol Into my breast if you start back or quake I 'll stick you like a Pig Alv. Hold you are mad Gen. This we said and by our hope of bliss This we will do speak your intent Cla. Gen. Strike Eug. Shoot All. Vit. Lat. La. Hold hold all friends Assist Come down Alv. These devilish
What wouldst thou have her do Mor. Do as she would do Put on a clean Smock and to Church and Marry And then to Bed a Gods name this is fair play And keeps the Kings peace let her leave her bobs I have had too many of them and her quillets She is as nimble that way as an Eeel But in the way she ought to me especially A sow of Lead is swifter Petron. Quoat your griefs down Mor. Give fair quarter I am old and crasie And subject to much fumbling I confess it Yet something I would have that 's warme to hatch me But understand me I would have it so â—â—â—y not more repentance in the bargain Than the ware 's worth I have if you allow me Worthy your Son-in-Law and your allowance Do it a way of credit let me show so And not be troubled in my visitations With blows and bitterness and down-right railings As if we were to couple like two Cats With clawing and loud clamour Petron. Thou fond Man â—ast thou forgot the Ballad crabbed age Can May and January match together And nev'r a storm between ' em say she abuse thee 〈◊〉 case she doe Mor. Well Petron. Nay believe she do's Mor. I do believe she do's Petron. And div'lishly Art thou a whit the worse Mor. That 's not the matter I know being old t is fit I am abus'd I know 't is hansome and I know moreover I am to love her for 't Petron. Now you come to me Mor. Nay more than this I find too and find certain What Gold I have Pearle Bracelets Rings or Owches Or what she can desire Gowns Petticotes Wastcotes Enbroydered-stockings Scarffs Cals Feathers 〈◊〉 five pound Garters Muffs Masks Ruffs and Ribands I am to give her for 't Petron. 'T is right you are so Mor. But when I have done all this and think it duty â—'t requisit an other bore my nostrils â—iddle me that Petron. Go get you gone and dreame â—t's thine within these two dayes for she is so The Boy 's beside the saddle get warm broths And feed a pace think not of worldly business 〈◊〉 cools the blood leave off your tricks they are hateful And meere fore-runners of the ancient measures Contrive your beard o' th top cut like Verdugoes It shows you would be wise and burn your night-cap It looks like half a winding-sheet and urges From a young Wench nothing but cold repentance You may eate Onyons so you 'l not be lavish Mor. I am glad of that Petron. They purge the blood and quicken But after 'em conceive me sweep your mouth And where there wants a tooth stick in a clove Mor. Shall I hope once again say 't Petro. You shall Sir And you shall have your hope Moro. Why there 's a match then Enter Byancha and Tranio Byan. You shall not find me wanting get you gone Here 's the old Man he 'l think you are plotting else Something against his new Son Exit Tranio Moro. Fare ye well Sir Exit Moroso Byan. And ev'ry Buck had his Doe And ev'ry Cuckold a Bell at his Toe Oh what sport should we have then then Boyes then Oh what sport should we have then Petro. This is the spirit that inspires 'em all By. Give you good ev'n Petro. A word with you Sweet Lady By. I am very hasty Sir Petro. So you were ever By. Well What 's your will Petro. Was not your skilful hand In this last stratagem Were not your mischiefs Eeking the matter on By. In 's shutting up Is that it Petro. Yes By. I 'll tell you Petro. Doe By. And truly Good old Man I do grieve exceeding much I fear too much Petro. I am sorry for your heaviness Belike you can repent then By. There you are wide too Not that the thing was done conceive me rightly Do's any way molest me Petro. What then Lady By. But that I was not in 't there 's my sorrow there Now you understand me for I 'll tell you It was so sound a piece and so well carried And if you mark the way so hansomely Of such a heighth and excellence and art I have not known a bravery for conceive me When the gross fool her Husband would be sick Petro. Pray stay By. Nay good your patience and no sence for 't Then stept your daughter in Petro. By your appointment By. I would it had on that condition I had but one half smock I like it so well And like an excellent cunning Woman cur'd me One madness with another which was rare And to our weak beliefs a wonder Petro. Hang ye For surely if your husband look not to ye I know what will By. I humbly thank your worship And so I take my leave Petro. You have a hand I hear too By. I have two Sir Petro. In my young daughters business By. You will find there A fitter hand than mine to reach her frets And play down diddle to her Petro. I shall watch ye By. Do. Petro. And I shall have Justice By. Where Petro. That 's all one I shall be with you at a turne hence forward By. Get you a Posset too and so good ev'n Sir Exeunt Enter Petruchio Jaques and Pedro. Jaq. And as I told your worship all the hangings Brass Pewter Plate ev'n to the very looking-glasses Ped. And that that hung for our defence the Armor And the March Beere was going too Oh Jaques What a sad sight was that Jaq. Even the two Rundlets The two that was our hope of Muskadel Better nev'r tongue tript over those two Cannons To batter brawn withal at Christmass Sir Ev'n those two lovely Twyns the Enemy Had almost cut off clean Petru. Goe trim the House up And put the things in order as they were Ex. Ped. and Jaq. I shall find time for all this could I find her But constant any way I had done my business Were she a Whore directly or a Scold An unthrift or a Woman made to hate me I had my wish and knew which way to rayne her But while she shews all these and all their losses A kind of linsey woolsey mingled mischief Not to be ghest at and whether true or borrowed Enter Maria. Not certain neither What a hap had I And what a tydie fortune when my fate Flung me upon this Bear-whelp here she comes Now if she have a colour for the fault is A cleanly one upon my Conscience I shall forgive her yet and find a something Certain I Married for her wit I 'll marke her Mar. Not let his Wife come near him in his sickness Not come to comfort him she that all Laws Of heaven and Nations have ordain'd his second Is she refus'd and two old Paradoxes Pieces of five and fifty without faith Clapt in upon him h 'as a little pet That all young Wives must follow necessary Having their Maiden-heads Petru. This is an Axiome I never heard before Mar Or say Rebellion If we durst be so foul which two fair words
shall see him Attempting your brave Sister privately Mark but his high behaviour then King I will Father Gov. And with scorn I fear contempt too King I hope not Gov. I will not name a lust It may be that also A little force must be applyed upon him Now now applyed a little force to humble him These sweet intreaties do but make him wanton King Take heed ye wrong him not Gov. Take heed to your safety I but forewarn ye King if you mistrust me Or think I come un-sent King No I 'll go with you Exeunt Enter Armusia Quisara Arm. Madam you see there 's nothing I can reach at Either in my obedience or my service That may deserve your love or win a liking But a poor thought but I pursue it seriously Take pleasure in your Will even in your anger Which other men would grudge at and grow stormy I study new humility to please ye And take a kind of joy in my afflictions Because they come from ye I love my sorrows Pray Madam but consider Quisar Yes I do Sir And to that honest end I drew ye hither I know ye have deserv'd as much as man can And know it is a justice to requite you I know ye love Arm. If ever love was mortal And dwelt in man and for that love command me So strong I find it and so true here Lady Something of such a greatness to allow me Those things I have done already may seem foyls too 'T is equity that man aspires to heaven Should win it by his worth and not sleep to it Enter Governor and King Gov. Now stand close King and hear and as you find him Believe me right or let Religion suffer Quisar I dare believe your worth without additions But since you are so liberal of your love Sir And wou'd be farther tried I do intend it Because you shall not or you wou'd not win me At such an easie rate Arm. I am prepared still And if I shrink Quisar I know ye are no coward This is the utmost trial of your constancy And if you stand fast now I am yours your wife Sir You hold there 's nothing dear that may atchieve me Doubted or dangerous Arm. There 's nothing nothing Let me but know that I may straight flie to it Quisar I 'll tell you then change your Religion And be of one belief with me Arm. How Quisar Mark Worship our Gods renounce that faith ye are bred in 'T is easily done I 'll teach ye suddenly And humbly on your knees Arm. Ha I 'll be hang'd first Quisar Offer as we do Arm. To the devil Lady Offer to him I hate I know the devil To dogs and cats you make offer to them To every bird that flies and every worm How terribly I shake Is this the venture The trial that you talk'd of where have I been And how forgot my self how lost my memory When did I pray or look up stedfastly Had any goodness in my heart to guide me That I should give this vantage to mine enemy The enemy to my peace forsake my faith Quisar Come come I know ye love me Arm. Love ye this way This most destroying way sure you but jest Lady Quisar My Love and Life are one way Arm. Love alone then and mine another way I 'll love diseases first Doat on a villain that would cut my throat Wooe all afflictions of all sorts kiss cruelty Have mercy heaven how have I been wand'ring Wand'ring the way of Lust and left my Maker How have I slept like Cork upon a water And had no feeling of the storm that tost me Trode the blind paths of death forsook assurance Eternity of blessedness for a woman For a young handsome face hazard my Being Quisar Are not our powers eternal so their comforts As great and full of hopes as yours Arm. They are puppets Gov. Now mark him Sir and but observe him nearly Ar. Their comforts like themselves cold sensless outsides You make 'em sick as we are peevish mad Subject to age and how can they cure us That are not able to refine themselves Quis The Sun and Moon we worship those are heavenly And their bright influences we believe Arm. Away fool I adore the Maker of that Sun and Moon That gives those bodies light and influence That pointed out their paths and taught their motions They are not so great as we they are our servants Plac'd there to teach us time to give us knowledge Of when and how the swellings of the main are And their returns agen they are but our Stewards To make the earth fat with their influence That she may bring forth her increase and feed us â—â—l I fall from this faith to please a woman For her embraces bring my soul to ruin I look'd you should have said make me a Christian Work that great cure for 't is a great one woman That labor truly to perform that venture The crown of all great trial and the fairest I look'd ye should have wept and kneel'd to beg it Washt off your mist of ignorance with waters Pure and repentant from those eyes I look'd You should have brought me your chief god ye worship He that you offer humane bloud and life to And make a sacrifice of him to memory Beat down his Altars ruin'd his false Temples Gov. Now you may see Quisar Take heed you goe too far Sir And yet I love to hear him I must have ye And to that end I let you storm a little I know there must be some strife in your bosom To cool and quiet ye e'r you can come back I know old friends cannot part suddainly There will be some lett still yet I must have ye Have ye of my faith too and so enjoy ye Arm. Now I contemn ye and I hate my self For looking on that face lasciviously And it looks ugly now me thinks Quisar How Portugal Arm. It looks like death it self to which 't wou'd lead me Your eyes resemble pale dispair they fright me And in their rounds a thousand horrid ruins Methinks I see and in your tongue hear fearfully The hideous murmurs of weak souls have suffer'd Get from me I despise ye and know woman That for all this trap you have laid to catch my life in To catch my immortal life I hate and curse ye Contemn your Deities spurn at their powers And where I meet your Mahumet gods I 'll swing 'em Thus o'r my head and kick 'em into puddles Nay I will out of vengeance search your Temples And with those hearts that serve my God demolish Your shambles of wild worships Gov. Now now you hear Sir Arm. I will have my faith since you are so crafty The glorious cross although I love your brother Let him frown too I will have my devotion And let your whole State storm King Enter and take him I am sorry friend that I am forc'd to do this Gov. Be sure you bind him fast Quisar But
furniture Belonging to the head on with it friend Lov. Sir do you hear Sha. I do God bless the King It was a habit I had laid aside For my own person if the state had forced me Love Good Sir unlock your door Sha. Be full of speed I see some 20 Musquetiers in ambush Whate'r thou art know I am here and will be Seest thou this bloody sword that cries revenge Shake not my friend through millions of these foes I 'll be thy guard and set thee safe aboard Lov. Dare you not trust me Sir Sha. My good sword before me And my allegeance to the King I tell thee Captain for so I ghess thee by thy Arms And the loose slanks of Halberdiers about thee Thou art too weak and foolish to attempt me If you be ready follow me and hark you Upon your life speak to no living wight Except my self Love Monsieur Shattillion Sha. Thou shalt not call agen thus with my sword And the strong faith I bear unto the King Whom God preserve I will defend my chamber And cut thy throat I swear I 'll cut thy throat Steal after me and live Love I will not stay The fury of a man so far distracted Exit Love Enter Shattillion Where 's the Officer that dares not enter To intrap the life of my distressed friend I have you hid your self you must be found What do you fear is not authority on your side Nay I know the Kings command Will be your warrant why then fear you speak What strange designs are these Shattillion Be resolute and bear thy self upright Though the whole world despise thee soft methinks I heard a rushing which was like the shake Of a discovered Officer I 'll search The whole street over but I 'll find thee out Exit Enter Jaques in womans apparel Jaq. How my joynts do shake where had I been But for this worthy Gentleman that Hath some touch of my infortunes would I were Safe under hatches once for Callicut Farewel the pomp of Court I never more Can hope to be a Duke or any thing I never more shall see the glorious face Of my fair spreading Lord that lov'd me well Enter Shattillion Shat. Fly you so fast I had a sight of you But would not follow you I was too wise You shall not lead me with a cunning trick Where you may catch me poor Shattillion Hath the Kings anger left thee never a friend No all mens loves move by the breath of Kings Jaq. It is the Gentleman that sav'd my life Sir Shat. Bless Shattillion another plot Jaq. No Sir 't is I. Shat. Why who are you Jaq. Your friend whom you preserv'd Shat. Whom I preserv'd My friend I have no woman friend but one Who is too close in prison to be here Come near let me look on you Jaq. 'T is I. Shat. You should not be a woman by your stature Jaq. I am none Sir Shat. I know it then keep off Strange men and times how I am still preserv'd Here they have sent a yeoman of the guard Disguis'd in womans clothes to work on me To make love to me and to trap my words And so insnare my life I know you Sir Stand back upon your peril can this be In Christian Common-weals from this time forth I 'll cut off all the means to work on me I 'll ne'er stir from my house and keep my doors Lockt day and night and cheapen meat and drink At the next shops by Signs out of my window And having bought it draw it up in my garters Jaq. Sir will you help me Shat. Do not follow me I 'll take a course to live despight of men Exit Shat. Jaq. He dares not venture for me wretched Jaques Thou art undone for ever and for ever Never to rise again what shall I do Enter Bewfort Where shall I hide me here 's one to take me I must stand close and not speak for my life Bew. This is the time of night and this the haunt In which I use to catch my Wastcoatiers It is not very dark no I shall spie 'em I have walk't out in such a pitchy night I could not see my fingers this far off And yet have brought home venison by the smell I hope they have not left their old walk ah Have I spied you sitting by this light To me there 's no such fine sight in the world As a white apron 'twixt twelve and one See how it glisters do you think to scape So now I have you fast come and do not strive It takes away the edge of appetite Come I 'll be liberal every way Exeunt Take heed you make no noise for waking of the Watch Enter Cosin and his Wife Cos Now the blessing of some happy guide To bring us to the Duke and we are ready Enter Long. and Servant Come forward see the door is open'd And two of his Gent. I 'll speak to them And mark how I behave my self God save ye For less I cannot wish to men of sort and of your seeming Are you of the Dukes Long. We are Sir and your servants your salutes We give you back again with many thanks Cos When did you hear such words before Wife peace Do you not dare to answer yet is' t fit So mean a Gentleman as my self should crave The presence of the great Duke your Master Serv. Sir you may Long. Shall we desire your name and business Sir And we will presently inform him of you Cos My name is Cleremont Serv. You are his Graces kinsman Or I am much mistaken Cos You are right Some of his noble bloud runs through these veins Though far unworthy of his graces knowledge Long. Sir we must all be yours his graces kinsman And we so much forgetful 't was a rudeness And must attend your pardon thus I crave it First to this beauteous Lady whom I take To be your Wife Sir next your mercy Cos You have it Sir I do not like this kissing It lies so open to a world of wishes Serv. This is the merry fellow this is he That must be noble too Long. And so he shall If all the Art I have can make him noble I 'll dub him with a Knight-hood if his wife Will be but forward and joyn issue I like her above excellent Serv. Wil 't please you To walk a turn or two whilst to the Duke We make your comming known Exit Serv. and Long Cos I shall attend Sir Wife These Gentlemen are very proper men And kiss the best that e'er I tasted For goodness-sake husband let us never more Come near the Countrey whatsoe'er betide us I am in malice with the memory Of that same stinking dung-hil Cos Why now you are my chicken and my dear Love where I love hate where I hate now You shall have twenty Gowns and twenty Chains See the door is opening Groom Room afore there the Duke is entring Enter Duke Wife Long. Servant Maria. Cos 'T
absolute Lisimachus Our power and Titles meet before we are but A shadow and to give you that were nothing Lis Excellent Queen My love took no original from State Or the desire of other greatness Above what my birth may challenge modestly I love your virtues mercenary souls Are taken with advancement you 've an Empire Within you better than the worlds to that Looks my ambition Qu. T'other is not Sir To be despis'd Cosmography allows Epire a place i' th' Map and know till I Possess what I was born to and alone Do grasp the Kingdoms Scepter I account My self divided he that marries me Shall take an obsolute Queen to his warm bosom My temples yet are naked until then Our Loves can be but compliments and wishes Yet very hearty ones Lis I apprehend Qu. Your Father Enter Cassander and Seleucus Cas Madam a Gentleman has an humble suit Qu. 'T is in your power to grant you are Protector I am not yet a Queen Cas How 's this Lis I shall expound her meaning Qu. Why kneel you Sir Sel. Madam to reconcile two families That may unite both Counsels and their blood To serve your Crown Qu. Macarius and Eubulus That beare inveterate malice to each other It grew as I have heard upon the question Which some of either family had made Which of their Fathers was the best Commander If we believe our stories they have both Deserved well of our state and yet this quarrel Has cost too many lives a severe faction Sel But I 'll propound a way to plant a quiet And peace in both our houses which are torn With their dissentions and lose the glory Of their great names my blood speaks my relation To Eubulus and I wish my veins were emptied To appease their war Qu. Thou hast a noble soul This is a charity above thy youth And it flows bravely from thee name the way Sel. In such a desperate cause a little stream Of blood might purge the foulness of their hearts If you 'll prevent a deluge Qu. Be particular Sel. Let but your Majesty consent that two May with their personal valour undertake The honor of their family and determine Their difference Qu. This rather will inlarge Their hate and be a means to call more blood Into the stream Sel. Not if both families Agree and swear Qu. And who shall be the Champions Sel. I beg the honor for Eubulus cause To be ingag'd if any for Macarius Worthy to wager heart with mine accept it I am confident Arcadius For honor would direct me to his sword Will not deny to stake against my life His own if you vouchsafe us priviledge Qu. You are the expectation and top boughs Of both your houses it would seem injustice To allow a civil war to cut you off And your selves the instruments besides You appear a soldier Arcadius Hath no acquaintance yet with rugged war More fit to drill a Lady than expose His body to such dangers a small wound I' th' head may spoil the method of his hair Whose curiosity exacts more time Than his devotion and who knows but he May lose his ribond by it in his lock Dear as his Saint with whom he would exchange His head for her gay colours then his band May he disorder'd and transform'd from Lace To Cutwork his rich cloaths be discomplexioned With bloud beside the infashionable slashes And at the next Festival take Physick Or put on black and mourn for his slain breeches His hands cas'd up in gloves all night and sweet Pâ—â—atum the next day may be endangerd'd To blisters with a sword how can he stand Upon his guard who hath Fidlers in his head To which his feet must ever be a dancing Beside a falsify may spoil his cringe Or making of a leg in which consists Much of his Court-perfection Sel. Is this Character Bestow'd on him Qu. It something may concern the Gentleman Whom if you please to challenge To Dance play on the Lute or Sing Sel. Some Ketch Qu. He shall not want those will maintain him For any sum Sel. You are my Sovereign I dare not think yet I must speak somewhat I shall burst else I have no skill in Jiggs Nor Tumbling Qu. How Sir Sel. Nor was I born a Minstrel and in this you have So infinitely disgrac'd Arcadius But that I have heard another Character And with your royal Licence do believe it I should not think him worth my killing Qu. Your killing Sel. Does she not jeer me I shall talk treason presently I find it At my tongues end already this is an Affront I 'll leave her Qu. Come back do you know Arcadius Sel. I ha' chang'd but little breath with him our persons Admit no familiarity we were Born to live both at distance yet I ha' seen him Fight and fight bravely Qu. When the spirit of Wine Made his brain valiant he fought bravely Sel. Although he be my enemy should any Of the gay flies that buzze about the Court Sit to catch trouts i' th' summer tell me so â— durst in any presence but your own Qu. What Sel. Tell him he were not honest Qu. I see Selecus thou art resolute And I but wrong'd Arcadius your first Request is granted you shall fight and he That conquers be rewarded to confirm First place and honor to his Family Is it not this you plead for Sel. You are gracious Qu. Lisimachus Lis Madam Cas She has granted then Sel. With much ado Cas I wish thy sword may open His wanton veins Macarius is too popular And has taught him to insinuate Qu. It shall But haste the confirmation of our loves And ripen the delights of marriage Seleucus Exit cum Sel. Lis As I guest It cannot be too soon Cas To morrow then we crown her and invest My Son with Majesty 't is to my wishes â—eget a race of Princes my Lisimachus Lis First let us marry Sir Cas Thy brow was made To wear a golden circle I 'm transported Thou shalt rule her and I will govern thee Lis Although you be my Father that will not Concern my obedience as I take it Enter Philocles Lisander and Antigonus Gentlemen Prepare your selves for a solemnity Will turn the Kingdom into triumph Epire Look fresh to morrow 't will become your duties In all your glory to attend the Queen At her Coronation she is pleased to make The next day happy in our Calendar My office doth expire and my old blood Renews with thought on 't Phi. How 's this Ant. Crown'd to morrow Lisa And he so joyful to resign his Regency There 's some trick in 't I do not like these hasty Proceedings and whirls of state they have commonâ— As strange and violent effects well heaven save the Queen Phi. Heaven save the Queen say I and send her a sprightly Bed-fellow for the Protector let him pray for Himself he is like to have no benefit of my devotion Cas But this doth quicken my old heart Lisimachus
distraction and you 'll arm me better Than any coward flight by acquainting me Whose malice aims to kill me good Sir tell me Mac. Then prayers and tears assist me Arc. Sir Mac. Arcadius Thou art a rash young man witness the spirit Of him that trusted me so much I bleed Till I prevent this mischief Exit Enter Philocles Lisander Arc. Ha. keep off Phi. What mean you Sir Lis We are your friends Arc. I know your faces but Am not secure I would not be betraid Lis You wrong our hearts who truly honor you Arc. They say I must be kill'd Phi. By whom Arc. I know not nor wou'd I part with life so tamely Phi. We dare engage ours in your quarrel hide Your sword it may beget suspition It 's enough to question you Arc. I am consident Pray pardon me come I despise all danger Yet a dear friend of mine my Uncle told me He would not see my body full of wounds Lis Your Uncle this is strange Arc. Yes my honest Uncle If my unlucky Stars have pointed me So dire a fate Phi. There is some strange mistake in 't Enter Antigonus Ant. Arcadius the Queen would speak with you You must make haste Arc. Though to my death I flie Upon her summons I give up my breath Then willingly if she command it from me Phi. This does a little trouble me Lis I know not What to imagine something is the ground Of this perplexity but I hope there is not Any such danger as he apprehends Enter Queen Lisimachus Macarius Eubulus Seleucus Arcadius Ladies Attendants and Gent. Qu. We have already granted to Seleucus And they shall try their valour if Arcadius Have spirit in him to accept the challenge Our Royal word is past Phi. This is strange Eub. Madam my son knew not what he ask'd And you were cruel to consent so soon Mac. Wherein have I offended to be rob'd At once of all the wealth I have Arcadius Is part of me Eub. Seleucus's life and mine Are twisted on one thred both stand or fall Together hath the service for my Countrey Deserved but this reward to be sont weeping To my eternal home Was 't not enough When I was young to lose my bloud in wars But the poor remnant that is scarcely warm And faintly creeping through my wither'd veins Must be let out to make you sport Mac. How can We that shall this morn see the sacred oyl Fall on your Virgin tresses hope for any Protection hereafter when this day Too sacrifice the blood of them that pray for you Arcadius I prethee speak thy selfe It is for thee I plead Eub. Seleucus kneel And say thou hast repented thy rash suit If e'er I see thee fight I be thus wounded How will the least drop forc'd from thy veins Afflict my heart Mac. Why that 's good Arcadius speak to hâ—r hear him Madam Arc If you call back this honor you have done me I shall repent I live doe not perswade me Seleucus thou arâ— a noble enemy And I will love thy soul though I despair Our bodies friendly conversation I would we were to tugg upon some cliffe Or like two prodigies i' th' air our conflict Might generally be gaz'd at and our bloud Appease our grandfires Ashes Mac. I am undone Sel. Madam my father says I have offended If so I beg your pardon but beseech you For your own glory call not back your word Eub. They are both mad Qu. No more we have resolv'd And since their courage is so nobly slam'd This morning we 'll behold the Champions Within the List be not afraid their strife Will stretch so far as death so soon as we Are Crown'd prepare your selves Seleucus Kisses her hand Sel. I have receiv'd another life in this high favour And may lose what nature gave me Qu. Arcadius to encourage thy young valour We give thee our Fathers sword Command it from our Armory Lisimachus To our Coronation Exeunt Sel. I 'll forfeit My head for a rebellion than suffer it Exit Arc. I am circled with confusions I 'll do somewhat My brains and friends assist me Exit Phi. But do you think they 'll fight indeed Lis Perhaps Her Majesty will see a bout or two And yet 't is wondrous strange such spectacles Are rare i' th' Court and they were to skirmish naked Before her then there might be scome excuse There is gimcracks in 't the Queen is wise Above her years Phi. Macarius is perplex'd Enter Eubulus Lis I cannot blame him but my Lord Eubulus Returns they are both troubled 'las good men But our duties are expected we forget Ex. Phil. Lis Eub. I must resolve and yet things are not ripe My brains upon the torture Mac. This may quit The hazard of his person whose least drop Of blood is worth more than our families My Lord Eubulus I have thought a way I stay the young mens desperate proceedings It is our cause they fight let us beseech The Queen to grant us two the priviledge Of Duel rather than expose their lives To eithers fury it were pity they Should run upon so black a destiny We are both old and may be spar'd a pair Of fruitless trees mossie and wither'd trunks That fill up too much room Eub. Most willingly And I will praise her charity to allow it I have not yet forget to use a sword Let 's lose no time by this act she will licence Our souls to leave our bodies but a day Perhaps an hour the sooner they may live To do her better service and be friends When we are dead and yet I have no hope This will be granted curse upon our faction Mac. If fine deny us Eub. What Mac. I wou'd do somewhat Eub. There 's something o' th' suddain struck upon My imagination that may secure us Mac. Name it if no dishonor wait upon 't To preserve them I 'll accept any danger Eub. There is no other way and yet my heart Would be excus'd but 't is to save his life Mac. Speak it Eubulus Eub. In your ear I shall It sha'not make a noise if you refuse it Mac. Hum though it stir my bloud I 'll meet Arcadius If this preserve thee not I must unseal Another mistery Exit Enter Queen Lisimachus Cassander Charilla Lisander Philocles Antigonus Qu. We owe to all your loves and will deserve At least by our endeavours that none may This day repent their prayers my Lord Protector Cas Madam I have no Such Title now and am blest to lose That name so happily I was but trusted With a glorious burden Qu. You have prov'd Your self our faithful Counsellor and must still Protect our growing state a Kingdoms Scepter Weighs down a womans arm this Crown sits heavy Upon my brow already and we know There 's something more than mettal in this wreath Of shining glory but your faith and counsel That are familiar with mysteries And depths of state have power to make us fit For such a bearing in which
pennance for an Host Girle girle girle Which of all this gally-maufry of Mans flesh appears tolerable to thy choice speak shortly and speak truely I must and will know must and will Hear ye that Bian. Sir be not jealous of my care and duty I am so far from entertaining thoughts Of liberty that much more excellent objects Than any of such course contents as these are Could not betray mine eye to force my heart Conceive a wish of any dearer happiness Than your direction warrant 's I am yours Sir Hostess What thinks the Man now Is not this strange at 13. Host Very good words there 's a tang in e'm and a sweet one 't is musick wife and now I come t' ee Let us a little examine the several conditions of our Paragraphistical suitors The first a travelling Tailor who by the mystery of his Needle and Thimble hath survey'd the fashions of the French and English this Signior Ginger-bread stitcht up in the shreds of a gudy outside sows Linings with his cross-leg'd complement like an Ape doing tricks over a staffe cringes and crouches and kisses his fore-finger Hostess Out upon him Host A second a lavolteteere a saltatory a dancer with a Kit at his Bum one that by teaching great Madonnas to foot it has miraculously purchast a ribanded Wastcote and four clean pair of socks a fellow that skips as he walkes and instead of sensible discourse vents the curious conceit of some new tune stolen from a Mask or a bawdy dittie elevated for the Pole Artick of a Ladies chamber in that file stands another of your inamoratoes Hostess Hang him and his Fiddle together he never fidles any child of ours Host The third a Mongrel got by a Switzer on an Italian this puppy being left well estated comes to Florence that the world may take notice how impossible it is for experience to alter the course of nature a fool wife and indeed a Clown turn'd Gallant seldom or never proves other than a gallant fool this toy prates to little purpose other than What 's a Clock Shall 's go drink De' e forsooth and thank ye heartily I fear no art in him to catch thee and yet we must be tormented with this buzard amongst the rest Hostess 'T is your own folly forbid him the House Host The fourth a Mule-driver a stubborn and a harsh knave the fifth a School-Master a very amorous Pedant run almost mad with study of Sonnets and Complements out of old Play-ends the last an Advocates Clerk that speaks pure Fustian in Law-terms excellent Courtiers all and all as neate as a Magnifio's post new painted at his entrance to an office thou shalt have none of ' em Laugh at 'em do I say thou shalt have none of ' em Bian. Still your command to me shall stand a Law Hâ—st Now they throng like so many horse-coursers at a â—air in clusters about the Man of Art for Love-powders iâ—gredients potions counsels postures complements philtâ—rs the Devil and the How now Tumults Batteries Noise ha get from my sight Clown cries within Enter Forobosco and Clown his head bloody Clow. Murther me do pound me to Mummy do see what will come on 't Foro. Dog leave thy snarling or I 'll cut thy tongue out Thou un ickt Bear dar'st thou yet stand my fury My generous rage yet by the sulpherous damps That feed the hungry and incessant darkness Which curles around the grim Alastors back Mutter again and with one powerful word Ill call an Host up from the Stygian Lakes Shall wast thee to the Acherontick fens Where choak't with Mists as black as thy impostures Thou shalt live still a dying Clow. Conjure me to the Devil and you can I live in Hell upon earth already and you had any mercy you would not practice upon a kind heart thus Host You have drawn blood from him Signior Is his offence unpardonable Foro. A lump of ignorance pray speak not for him A drowsie grossness in all Christian Kingdoms The mention of my art my name my practise Merit and Glory hath begot at once Delight and wonder I 'll not be entreated Spare intercession for him O thou scorn Of learning shame of duty must thy sloth Draw my just same in question I discharge thee From my service see me no more henceforth Clow. Discharge me Is that my years wages I 'll not be so answer'd Foro. Not Camel Sirrah I am liberal to thee Thou hast thy life be gone Clow. Vengeance sweet vengeance Foro. Dâ—'e mumble Clow. I 'll be reveng'd monstrously suddenly and insatiably my bulk begins to swell Foro. Homotolenton Pragmatophoros Heliostycorax Clo. Call up your Spirits I defie 'em well I 'll have Law for my broken pate twelve ounces of pure blood Troy-weight In despight of thee my Master and thy Master the grand Devil himself vindicta vindicta Exit Host Signior you are exceeding mov'd Hâ—stess Mercy upon us What terrible words thou talk'st Foro. A slave a curr but be not you afrighted Young Virgin 't were an injury to sweetness Should any rough found draw from your cheeks The pretious tincture which makes nature proud Of her own workmanship Host Wise Mark mark that Wife Bian. Shake then your anger off Sir Foro. You command it Fair one mine Host and Hostess with your leaves I have a motion joyntly to you all Hostess An honest one I hope Host Well put in Wife Foro. A very necessary one the Mess And half of suitors that attend to usher Their Loves sir-reverence to your daughter wait With one consent which can best please her eye In offering at a Dance I have provided Musick And 't will be something I dare promise Worthy your laughter Shall they have admittance Host By any means for I am perswaded the manner will be so Ridiculous that it will confirm the assurance of their Miserable fooleries but no longer trouble with 'em here Than they are in these May-games Foro. So I am resolv'd Hostess Nor any wise word of senceless love Foro. Not any I have charm'd them Did you see How they prepar'd themselves how they stroak up Their foretops how they justle for the Looking-lass To set their faces by it See they Muster You would look for some most impossible antick Enter Tailor Dancer Mule-driver School-Master Clark all with several papers and present 'em to Forobosco Host So so so so here flutter the nest of Hornets the hotch-potch of rascallity now now now now the dunghill of corruption hath yawn'd forth the burthen of abhomination I am vext vext to the soul will rid my house of this unchristen'd fry and never open my doors again Foro. Some other time I 'll give no answer now But have preserred your suits here shew your cunning First every one in order do his honor To the fair mark you shoot at courtly courtly Convey your several loves in lively measure Come let us take our seates some sprightly Musick Host Dance all and part 't is
a very necessary farewell Enter Caesario They all make ridiculous conges to Bianca rank themselves and dance in several postures during the dance Enter Caesario and stands off Host Well done my lusty bloods precisely well done One lusty rouse of Wine and take leave on all sides Cesar Thanks for your Revels Gentlemen accept This Gold and drink as freely as you danc'd Host My noble Lord Cesario clear the rooms Sirs Foro. Away Attend your answers Exeunt Foro and those that dâ—ne'd Cesar With your favor Rolando I would change a word or two with your fair daughter Host At your Lordships pleasure come Wife no muttering have a care Girle my love service and duty to you good Lordship Exeunt and Wife Cesar My often visits sweet Bianca cannot But constantly inform thy judgment wherein Thy happiness consists for to steal minutes From great imployments to converse with beauty Lodg'd in so mean a fortune to lay by Consideration of the unequal distance Between my blood and thine to shun occasions Of courtship with the Ladies of the time Noble and fair only for love to thee Must of necessity invite a tenderness As low as nature could have stampt a Bondwomans To entertain quick motions of rare gratitude For my uncommon favors Bian. ' Deed my Lord as far as my simplicity can lead me I freely thank your curtesies Cesar To thank them is to reward them pretty one Bian. Then teach me How I may give them back again in truth I never yet receiv'd a pair of Gloves A trifling Ring from any that expected An equall satisfaction but as willingly I parted with the guift unto the owner as he bestow'd it Caesar But I pour before thee Such plenties as it lies not in the ability Of thy whole kindred to return proportionable One for a thousand Biâ—n You my Lord conclude For my instruction to ingage a debt Beyond a possibility of paiment I ever thought a sin and therefore justly Without conceit of scorn or curious rudeness I must refuse your bounty Cesar Canst thou love Bian. Love Is there such a word in any Language That carries honest sence Cesar Never dwelt ignorance In so sweet-shap't a building love Bianca Is that firm knot which ties two hearts in one Shall ours be tied so Bian. Use a plainer word My Lord. In stead of tyes say marries hearts Then I may understand Caesar Their hearts are married Whose enterchange of pleasures and embraces Soft kisses and the privacies of sweets Keeps constant league together when temptation Of great mens oathes and gifts shall urge contempt Rather than batter resolution novelty Of sights or taste of new delights in wantonness Breeds surfeit more than appetite in any Reserv'd to noble vowes my excellent Maid Live thou but true to me and my contents Mine only that no partner may partake The treasure of those sweets thy youth yet glories in And I will raise thy lowness to abundance Of all varieties and more triumph In such a Mistris than great Princes doating On truth-betraying Wives Bian. Thus to yield up then The cottage of my virtue to be swallow'd By some hard-neighbouring Landlord such as you are Is in effect to love a Lord so vicious O where shall innocence find some poor dwelling Free from temptations tyranny Cesar Nay prethee Byan. Gay clothes high feeding easie beds of lust Change of unseemly sights with base discourse Draw curses on your Pallaces for my part This I will be confirm'd in I will eate The bread of labour know no other rest Than what is earn'd from honest pains ere once more Lend ear to your vile toyles Sir would you were As noble in desires as I could be in knowing virtue Pray do not afflict a poor soul thus Cesar I swear to me Bianca steales off Enter a Gentleman Gent. The Duke my Lord commands your speedy presence For answering agrievances lately urg'd Against you by your Mother Cesar By my Mother Gent. The Court is near on sitting Cesar I wait on it Sir Exeunt Enter Duke Magistrate Secretary Baptista Attendants Mentivole they sit Mentivole stands by Duke What waste of blood what tumults what divisions What outrages what uprores in a State Factions though issuing from mean springs at first Have not restrain'd stowed to the sad example At Rome between the Vrsins and Columni's Nay here at home in Florence 'twixt the Neers And the Bianchi can too mainly witness I sit not at the Helm my Lords of Sovereignty Deputed Pilot for the Common-wealth To sleep while others steere as their wild fancies Shall counsel by the compass of disorders Baptista This short Preface is directed Chiefly to you the petty brawls and quarrels Late urg'd betwixt th' Alberti and your family Must yes and shall like tender unknit joynts Fasten again together of themselves Or like an â—â—gry Chyrurgion we will use The roâ—ghness of our justice to cut off â— be stubborn â—ancour of the limbes offending Bap. Most gracious Florence Duke Our commanâ— was signified â—hat neither of the followers of each party Shoâ—lâ— appeâ—r here with weapons Bap. 'T is obey'd Sir on my side Duke We must leave the general cause Of State employments to give â—ar to brawls Of some particular grudges pollitick government For tutor'd Princes but no more henceforth Enter Mariana and Clarissa at one door Cesario at the other Our frown shall check presumption not our clemency Mari. All blessings due to unpartial Princes Crown Florence with eternity of happiness Cesar If double Prayers can double blessings great Sir Mine joyn for your prosperity with my Mothers Duke Rise both now briefly Lady without circumstance Deliver those agrievances which lately Your importunity possest our Counsel Were fit for audience wherein you petition'd You might be heard without an Advocate Which boon you find is granted Mari. Though divided I stand between the Laws of truth and modesty Yet let my griefs have vent Yet the clearness Of strange necessity requires obedience To nature and your Mercy in my weeds Of mourning emblems of too dear misfortunes Badges of griefs and Widdowhood the burtheâ— Of my charg'd soul must be laid down before you Wherein if strict opinion cancel shame My frailty is my plea Stand forth young Man And hear a story that will strike all reason Into amazement Cesar I attend Mar. Alberto peace dwell upon his ashes still the husband Of my remembrance and unchanging vowes Has by his death left to his heir possession Of fair revenew which this young man claimes As his inheritance I urg'd him gently Friendly and privately to grant a partage Of this estate to her who ownes it all This his supposed Sister Bap. How supposed Cesar Pray Madam recollect your self Mar. The relish Of a strange truth begins to work like Physick Already I have bitterness to mingle With these preparatives so deadly loathsome It will quite choak digestion shortly hear it Cesario for I dare not rob unjustly The poor soul of his name this this
not salen so below my constancy To virtue nor the care which I once tend'red For thy behoof that I prefer a sentence Of cruelty before my honor Ces Honor Maria. Hear me thou seest this girl now the comfort Of my last days She is the onely pledge Of a bed truely noble shee had a father I â—eed not speak him more than thou remembrest Whom to dishonor by a meaner choice Were injury and infamy Claris To goodnes To time and virtuous mention Mar. I have vow'd Observe me now Cesario that how ere I may be forc'd to marry yet no tyranny Persuasions flattery guifts intreats or tortures Shall draw me to a second bed Clar. T is just too Maria. Yes and 't is just Clarissa I allow The Duke's late sentence am resolv'd young man To be thy wife but when the ceremony Of marriage is perform'd in life I will be Though not in name a widdow Ces Pray a word t' ee Shall I in earnest never be your bedfellow Maria. Never O never and 't is for your good too Ces Prove that Mar. Alas too many years are numbred In my account to entertain the benefit Which youth in thee Cesario and ability Might hope for and require it were Injustice To rob a gentleman deserving memory Of Issue to preserve it Ces No more herein You are an excellent pattern of true piety Let me now turn your advocate Pray look into The order of the Duke Injoyn'd admit I satisfie the sentence without mariage With you how then Mar. Cesario Ces If I know How to acquit your fears yet keep th' injunction In every clause whole and entire your charity Will call me still your servant Mar. Still my son Ces Right Madam now you have it still your son The Genius of your blessings hath instructed Your tongue oraculously we will forget How once I and Clarissa enterchang'd The tyes of brother and of sister henceforth New stile us man and wife Cla. By what authority Ces Heavens great appointment yet in all my dotage On thy perfections when I thought Clarissa We had been pledges of one womb no lose No wanton heat of youth desir'd to claime Priority in thy affections other Than nature might commend Chastly I tend'red Thy welfare as a brother ought but since Our bloods are strangers let our hearts contract A long life-lasting unity for this way The sentence is to be observ'd or no way Mar. Then no way Ces I expected other answer Madam from you Mar. No every age shall curse me The monster and the prodigie of nature Horrors beyond extremity Cla. Pray mother confine the violence of greif Ces Yes mother pray do Mar. Thus some catch at a matrons honor By flying lust to plot Incestuous witchcrafts More terrible than whoredomes cruell mercy When to preserve the body from a death The soul is strangled Ces This is more than passion It comes near to distraction Mar. I am quieted Cesario thou mayest tell the Duke securely Alberto's titles honors and revenues The Duke may give away enjoy them thou Clarissas birthright Marianas dower Thou shalt be Lord of turn us to the world Vnpittied and unfriended yet my bed Thou never sleep'st in as for her she hears me If she as much as in a thought consent That thou may'st call her wife a Mothers curse Shall never leave her Clar As a brother once I lov'd you as a noble friend yet honor ye But for a husband sir I dare not own you My faith is given already Ces To a Villain I 'll cut his throat Mar. Why this is more than passion It comes near a distraction Clar. Call to mind Sir How much you have abated of that goodness Which once reign'd in ye they appear'd so lovely That such as friendship led to observation Enter Baptista and Mentivole Courted the great example Ces Left and flatter'd into a broad derision Mar. Why d' ee think so My Lord Baptista is your Son grown cold In hasting on the marriage which his vows Have seal'd to my wrong'd daughter Bap. We come Lady to consummate the contraâ—t Ces With Mentivole is he the man Ment. Clarissas troth and mine Cesario are recorded in a character So plain and certain that except the hand Of heaven which writ it first would bloâ— it out again No humane power can raze it Ces But say you so too young Lady Cla. I should else betray My heart to falshood and my tongue to perjury Ces Madam you know the sentence Bap. From the Duke I have particular comforts which require A private care Mar. I shall approve it gladly We are resolv'd Cesario Bap. Be not insolent upon a Princes favor Cla. Loose no glory Your younger years have purchast Ment. And deserved too y' have many worthy freinds Bap. Preserve and use them Exeunt Manâ—t Câ—sar Ces Good very good why here 's a complement Of mirth in desperation I could curse My fate O with what speed men tumble down From hopes that soar too high Biancha now May scorn me justly too Clarissa married Albertos widdow resolute Biancha Refus'd and I forsaken let me study I can but die a Batchelor that 's the worst on 't Exit Enter Host Taylor Muliter Dancer Pedant Coxcombe Host Come Gentlemen This is the day that our great artist hath Promis'd to give all your severall suits saisfaction Dancer Is he stirring Host He hath been at his book these to hours Pedant He 's a rare Physitian Host Why I 'll tell you Were Paracelsus the German now Living he 'd take up his single rapier against his Terrible long sword he makes it a matter of nothing To cure the gout fore eyes he takes out as familiarly Washes them and puts them in again As you 'd blanch almonds Tay. They say he can make gold Host I I he learnt it of Kelly in Germanny There 's not a Chymist In christendome can goe beyond him for multiplying Pedant Take heed then He get not up your daughters belly my Host Host You are a merry Gentleman And the man of art will love you the better Dancer Does he love mirth and crotchets Host O he 's the most courteous â—hysitian You may drink or drab in 's company freely The better he knows how yoâ—r disease grows The better he knows how to cure it Danc. But I wonder my Host He has no more resort of Ladyes to him Host Why Sir Dan. O divers of them have great beleif in conjurers Lechery is a great help to the quality Host He 's scarce known to be in town yet Ere long we shall have 'em come Hurrying hither in Fetherbeds Dan. How bâ—dridden Host No sir in fetherbeds that move upon 4 wheels in Spanish carocheâ— Ped. Pray accquaint him we give attendance Host I shall â—enâ—lemen I would fain be rid Of these rascalls but that they raâ—se profit To my wine â—eâ—ar When I have made use of them sufficiâ—ntly I will intreat the conjurer to tye crackers to their tails And send them packing
would destroy th' offender Coz. I would Though parcel of my self then from this gather How I should tender you Arc. I am in labour To push your name your antient love our kindred Out of my memory and i' th' self-same place To seat something I would confound so hoist we The sails that must these vessels port even where The heavenly Lymiter pleases Pal. You speak well Before I turn let me embrace thee Cosin This I shall never do agen Arc. One farewel Pal. Why let it be so Farewel Coz. Exeunt Palamon and his Knights Arc. Farewel Sir Knights Kinsmen Lovers yea my Sacrifices True worshipers of Mars whose spirit in you Expells the seeds of fear and th' apprehension Which still is farther off it goe with me Before the god of our profession There Require of him the hearts of Lions and The breath of Tygers yea the fierceness too Yea the speed also to go on I mean Else wish we to be snails you know my prize Must be dragg'd out of bloud force and great fear Must put my Garland on where she sticks The Queen of Flowers our intercession then Must be to him that makes the Camp a Cestron Brim'd with the blood of men give me your aid And bend your spirits towards him They kneel Thou mighty one that with thy power hast turn'd Green Neptune into purple Comets prewarn whose havock in vast Field Unearthed skulls proclaim whose breath blows down The teeming Cores foyzon who dost pluck With hand armâ—â—ipotent from both blew clouds The mason'd Turrets that both mak'st and break'st The stony girths of Cities me thy pupil Youngest follower of thy Drum instruct this day With military skill that to thy land I may advance my streamer and by thee Be stil'd the Lord o' th' day give me great Mars Some token of thy Pleasure Here they fall on their faces as formerly and there is heard clanging of Armor with a short Thunder as the burst of a battel whereupon they all rise and bow to the Altar Oh great Corrector of enormous times Shaker of o'er-rank States thou grand decider Of dusty and old Titles that heal'st with blood The earth when it is sick and curst the world O' th' pleuresie of people I do take Thy signs auspiciously and in thy name To my design march boldly let us goe Exeunt Enter Palamon and his Knights with the former observance Pal. Our Stars must glister with new fire or be Today extinct our argument is love Which if the goddess of it grant she gives Victory too then blend your spirits with mine You whose free nobleness do make my cause Your personal hazard to the goddess Venus Commend we our proceeding and implore Her power unto our partie Here they kneel as formerly Hail Sovereign Queen of secrets who hast power To call the fiercest Tyrant from his rage And weep unto a Girl that hast the might Even with an eye-glance to choak Marsis Drum And turn th' allarm to whispers that canst make A Cripple florish with his Crutch and cure him Before Apollo that may'st force the King To be his subjects vassal and induce Stale gravity to the pould Batchelor Whose youth like wanton boys through Bonfires Have skipt thy flame at seventy thou canst catch And make him to the scorn of his hoarse throat Abuse young lays of Love what godlike power Hast thou not power upon To Phaebus thou Add'st flames hotter than his the heavenly fires Did scorch his mortal Son thine him the huntress All moist and cold some say began to throw Her Bow away and sigh take to thy grace Me thy vow'd Soldier who do bear thy yoak As 't were a wreath of Roses yet is heavier Than Lead it self stings more than Nettles I have never been foul-mouth'd against thy Law Ne'er reveal'd secret for I knew none would not Had I ken'd all that were I never practis'd Upon mans wife nor would the Libels read Of liberal wits I never at great feasts Sought to betray a beauty but have blush'd At simpring Sirs that did I have been harsh To large Confessors and have hotly ask'd 'em If they had Mothers I had one a woman And women 't were they wrong'd I knew a man Of eighty winters this I told them who A Lass of fourteen brided 't was thy power To put life into dust the aged Cramp Had screw'd his square foot round The Gout had knit his fingers into knots Torturing Convulsions from his globy eies Had almost drawn their spheres that what was life In him seem'd torture this Anatomie Had by his young fair Sphere a Boy and I Believ'd it was his for she swore it was And who would not believe her brief I am To those that prate and have done no Companion To those that boast and have not a defyer To those that would and cannot a Rejoycer Yea him I do not love that tells close offices The foulest way nor names concealments in The boldest language such a one I am And vow that lover never yet made sigh Truer than I. Oh then most soft sweet goddess Give me the victory of this question which Is true loves merit and bless me with a sign Of thy great pleasure Here Musick is heard Doves are seen to flutter they fall again upon their faces then on their knees Pal. Oh thou 〈…〉 eleven to ninety reign'st In mortal bosoms 〈◊〉 Chaâ—â— is this world And we in Herds y Game I give thee â—hanks For this fair Token which bâ—ing laid unto Mine innocent true heart arms in assurance They how My body to this business Let us rise And bow before the goddess Time comes on Exeunt Still Musick of Records Enter Emilia in white her hair about her a shoulders a wheaten wreath One in white holding up her train her hair stuck with Flowers One before her carrying a silver Hynd in which is conveyed Incense and sweet odors whiâ—h being set upon the Altar her Maids standing aloof she sets fire to it then they curt'sy and kneel Emil. Oh sacred shadowy cold and constant Queen Abandoner of Revels mute contemplative Sweet solitary white as chaste and pure As wind-san'd Snow who to thy senial Knights Allow'st no more blood than will make a blush Which is their Orders Robe I here thy Priest Am humbled for thine Altar oh vouchsafe With that thy rare green eye which never yet Beheld thing maculate look on thy Virgin And sacred silver Mistriss lend thine ear Which ne'r heard scurril term into whose port Ne'er entred wanton sound to my petition Season'd with holy fear this is my last Of vestal office I 'm Bride-habited But Maiden-hearted a Husband I have pointed But do not know him out of two I should Choose one and pray for his success but I Am guiltless of election of mine eyes Were I to lose one they are equal precious I could doome neither that which perish'd should Goe to 't unsentenc'd Therefore most modest Queen He of the two Pretenders that best
guard Can put back from access whose tongue no threats Nor praises can silence a bold suitor and For that which if you are your self a King You were made so to grant it Justice Justice Thier. With what assurance dare you hope for that Which is deny'd to me or how can I Stand bound to be just unto such as are Beneath me that find none from those that are Above me Memb. There is justice 't were unfit That any thing but vengeance should fall on him That by his giving way to more than murther For my dear fathers death was parricide Makes it his own Brun. I charge you hear her not Memb. Hell cannot stop just prayers from ent'ring heaven I must and will be heard Sir but remember That he that by her plot fell was your brother And the place where your Palace against all Th' inviolable rites of hospitality Your word a Kings word given up for his safety His innocence his protection and the gods bound to revenge the impious breach of such So great and sacred bonds and can you wonder That in not punishing such a horrid murther You did it that heavens favour is gone from you Which never will return until his bloud Be wash'd away in hers Brun. Drag hence the wretch Thier. Forbear with what variety Of torments do I meet oh thou hast open'd A Book in which writ down in bloudy Letters My conscience finds that I am worthy of More than I undergoe but I 'll begin For my Ordella's sake and for thine own To make less heavens great anger thou hast lost A father I to thee am so the hope Of a good Husband in me have one nor Be fearful I am still no man already That weakness is gone from me Brun. That it might Aside Have ever grown inseparably upon thee What will you do Is such a thing as this Worthy the lov'd Ordella's place the daughter Of a poor Gardener Memb. Your Son Thier. The power To take away that lowness is in me Brun. Stay yet for rather than thou shalt add Incest unto thy other sins I will With hazard of my own life utter all Theodoret was thy Brother Thier. You deny'd it Upon your oath nor will I now believe you Your Protean turnings cannot change my purpose Memb. And for me be assur'd the means to be Reveng'd on thee vile hag admits no thought But what tends to it Brun. Is it come to that Then have at the last refuge art thou grown Insensible in all that thou goest on Without the least compunction there take that To witness that thou hadst a mother which Foresaw thy cause of grief and sad repentance That so soon after blest Ordella's death Without a tear thou canst imbrace another Forgetful man Thier. Mine eyes when she is nam'd Cannot forget their tribute and your gift Is not unuseful now Lecu. He 's past all cure that only touch is death Thier. This night I 'll keep it To morrow I will send it you and full of my affliction Exit Thierry Brun. Is the poison mortal Lecu. Above the help of Physick Brun. To my wish Now for our own security you Protaldye Shall this night post towards Austracia With Letters to Theodorets bastard son In which we will make known what for his rising We have done to Thierry no denial Nor no excuse in such acts must be thought of Which all dislike and all again commend When they are brought unto a happy end Exeunt Actus Quintus Scaena Prima Enter Devitry and four Soldiers Devi NO War no Money no Master banish'd the Court not trusted in the City whipt out of the Countrey in what a triangle runs our misery let me hear which of you has the best voice to beg in for other hopes or fortunes I see you have not be not nice nature provided you with tones for the purpose the peoples charity was your heritage and I would see which of you deserves his birth-right Omnes We understand you not Captain Devit You see this cardicue the last and the only quintessence of 50 Crowns distill'd in the limbeck of your gardage of which happy piece thou shalt be treasurer now he that can soonest perswade him to part with 't enjoyes it possesses it and with it me and my future countenance 1. If they want Art to perswade it I 'll keep it my self Devit So you be not a partial judge in your own cause you shall Omnes A match 2. I 'll begin to you brave Sir be proud to make him happy by your liberality whose tongue vouchsafes now to petition was never heard before less than to command I am a Soldier by profession a Gentleman by birth and an Officer by place whose poverty blushes to be the cause that so high a virtue should descend to the pity of your charity 1. In any case keep your high stile it is not charity to shame any man much less a virtue of your eminence wherefore preserve your worth and I 'll preserve my money 3. You perswade you are shallow give way to merit ah by the bread of a good man thou hast a bonny countenance and a blith promising mickle good to a sicker womb that has trode a long and a fore ground to meet with friends that will owe much to thy reverence when they shall hear of thy courtesie to their wandring countreyman 1. You that will use your friends so hardly to bring them in debt Sir will deserve worse of a stranger wherefore pead on pead on I say 4. It is the Welch must do 't I see comrade man of urship St. Tavy be her Patron the gods of the mountains keep her cow and her cupboard may she never want the green of the Leek and the fat of the Onion if she part with her bounties to him that is a great deal away from her cozines and has two big suits in law to recover her heritage 1. Pardon me Sir I will have nothing to do with your suits it comes within the statute of maintenance home to your cozines and some garlick and hempseed the one will stop your hunger the other end your suits gammawash comrade gammawash 4. ' Foot he 'll hoord all for himself Vitry Yes let him now comes my turn I 'll see if he can answer me save you Sir they say you have that I want Money 1. And that you are like to want for ought I perceive yet Vitry Stand deliver 1. ' Foot what mean you you will not rob the Exchequer Vit. Do you prate 1. Hold hold here Captain 2. Why I could have done this before you 3. And I. 4. And I. Vit. You have done this brave man be proud to make him happy by the bread of God man thou hast a bonny countenance comrade man of urship St. Tavy be her patron out upon you you uncurried colts walking cans that have no souls in you but a little Rosin to keep your ribs sweet and hold in liquor Omnes Why what would
up let but mine eye discourse Or let my voyce set to some pleasing cord found out The sullen strains of my neglected love Gond. Sing till thou crack thy treble-string in peeces And when thou hast done put up thy pipes and walk Doe any thing sit still and tempt me not Oria. I had rather sing at doors for bread than sing to this fellow but for hate if this should be told in the Court that I begin to woe Lords what a troop of the untrust nobilitie should I have at my lodging to morrow morning SONG Come sleep and with the sweet deceiving Look me in delight a while Let some pleasing Dreams beguile All my fancies That from thence I may feel an influence All my powers of care bereaving Though but a shadow but a sliding Let me know some little Ioy We that suffer long anoy Are contented with a thought Through an idle fancie wrought O let my joyes have some abiding Gond. Have you done your wassayl 't is a handsome drowsie dittie I 'll assure ye now I had as leave hear a Cat cry when her tail is cut off as hear these lamentations these lowsie love-layes these bewailements you think you have caught me Lady you think I melt now like a dish of May butter and run all into brine and passion yes yes I 'm taken look how I cross my arms look pale and dwyndle and wo'd cry but for spoyling my face we must part nay we 'll avoyd all Ceremony no kissing Lady I desire to know your Ladiship no more death of my soul the Duke Oria. God keep your Lordship Gond From thee and all thy sex Oria. I 'll be the Clark and crie Amen Your Lordships ever assured enemie Oriana Exit Oriana Manet Gondarino Actus Tertius Scaena Secunda Enter Duke Arrigo Lucio Gond. ALL the days good attend your Lordship Duk. We thank you Gondarino is it possible Can belief lay hold on such a miracle To see thee one that hath cloyst'red up all passion Turn'd wilfull votary and forsworn converse with women in company and fair discourse with the best beauty of Millain Gon. 'T is true and if your Grace that hath the sway Of the whole State will suffer this lude sex These women to pursue us to our homes Not to be prayd not to be rail'd away But they will woe and dance and sing And in a manner looser than they are By nature which should seem impossible To throw their armes on our unwilling necks Duk. No more I can see through your vislore dissemble it no more Doe not I know thou hast us'd all Art To work upon the poor simplicitie Of this yong Maid that yet hath known none ill Thinkest that damnation will fright those that woâ—e From oaths and lies But yet I think her chast And will from thee before thou shalt apply Stronger temptations bear her hence with me Gond. My Lord I speak not this to gain new grace But howsoever you esteeme my words My love and dutie will not suffer me To see you favour such a prostitute And I stand by dumb Without Rack Torture Or Strappado I unrip my self I doe confess I was in company with that pleasing peece of frailtie that we call woman I doe confess after along and tedious seige I yielded Duke Forward Gond. Faith my Lord to come quickly to the point the woman you saw with me is a whore An arrant whore Duke Was she not Count Valores Sister Gond. Yes that Count Valores Sister is naught Duk. Thou dar'st not say so Gond. Not if it be distasting to your Lordship but give me freedome and I dare maintain she ha's imbrac'd this body and grown to it as close as the hot youthfull vine to the elme Duk. Twice have I seen her with thee twice my thoughts were prompted by mine eye to hold thy strictness false and imposterous Is this your mewing up your strict retirement your bitterness and gaul against that sex Have I not heard thee say thou wouldst sooner meet the Basilisks dead doing eye than meet a woman for an object Look it be true you tell me or by our countries Saint your head goes off if thou prove a whore no womans face shall ever move me more Exeunt Manet Gondarino Gond. So so 't is as 't should be are women grown so mankind Must they be wooing I have a plot shall blow her up she flyes she mounts I 'll teach her Ladyship to dare my fury I will be known and fear'd and more truely nated of women than an Eunuch Enter Oriana She 's here again good gaul be patient for I must dissemble Orian. Now my cold frosty Lord my woman-Hater you that have sworn an everlasting hate to all our sex by my troth good Lord and as I 'm yet a maid my thought 't was excellent sport to hear your honor swear out an Alphabet chafe nobly like a Generall kick like a resty Jade and make ill faces Did your good Honor think I was in love where did I first begin to take that heat From those two radiant eyes that piercing sight oh they were lovely if the balls stood right and there 's a leg made out of a dainty staff Where the Gods be thanked there is calf enough Gond. Pardon him Lady that is now a convert Your beauty like a Saint hath wrought this wonder Oriana Alass ha's it been prick'd at the heart is the stomach come down will it rail no more at women and tall 'em Divells she Cats and Goblins Gond. He that shall marry thee had better spend the poor remainder of his days in a dung-barge for two pence a week and find him self Down again Spleen I prethee down again shall I find favour Lady shall at length my true unfeigned penitence get pardon for my harsh unseasoned follies I 'm no more an Atheist no I doe acknowledge that dread powerfull Deity and his all quic'kning heats burn in my breast oh be not as I was hard unrelenting but as I'm be partner of my fires Oria. Sure we have store of Larks the Skies will not hold up long I should have look'd as soon for Frost in the dog days or another Inundation as hop'd this strange conversion above miracle let me look upon your Lordship is your name Gondarino are you Millains Generall that great Bug-bear bloody-bones at whose name all women from the Lady to the Landress shake like a cold fit Gond. Good patience help me this Fever will inrage my blood again Madam I'm that man I 'm even he that once did owe unreconcil'd hate to you and all that bear the name of woman I 'm the man that wrong'd your Honor to the Duke I 'm the man that said you were unchast and prostitute yet I'm he that dare deny all this Orian. Your big Nobility is very merry Gond. Lady 't is true that I have wrong'd you thus And my contrition is as true as that Yet have I found a means to make all
voce as they say Gond. Oh no no no no I have heard it before Gentlew. Then you have heard of enough injury for a poor Gentlewoman to receive Gond. Never never but that it troubles my conscience to wish any good to these woman I could afford them to be valiant and able that it might be no disgrace for a Soldier to beat them Gentlew. I hope your Lordship will deliver my petition to his grace and you may tell him withal Gond. What I will deliver any thing against my self to be rid on thee Gentâ—ew That yesterday about three a clock in the after noon I met my adversary Gond. Give me thy paper he can abide no long tales Gentlew. 'T is very short my Lord and I demanding of him Gond. I 'll tell him that shall serve thy turn Gentlew How Gond. I 'll tell him that shall serve thy turn begone man never doth remember how great his offences are till he do meet with one of you that plagues him for them why should Women above all other creatures that were created for the benefit of man have the use of speech or why should any deed of theirs done by their fleshly appetites be disgraceful to their owners nay why should not an act done by any beast I keep against my consent disparage me as much as that of theirs Gentlew. Here 's some few Angels for your Lordship Gond. Again yet more torments Gentlew. Indeed you shall have them Gond. Keep off Gentlew. A small gratuity for your kindness Gond. Hold away Gentlew. Why then I thank your Lordship I 'll gather them up again and I 'll be sworn it is the first money that was refus'd since I came to the Court. Gond. What can she devise to say more Gentlew. Truly I would have willingly parted with them to your Lordship Gond. I believe it I believe it Gentlew. But since it is thus Gond. More yet Gentlew. I will attend without and expect an answer Gond. Do begone and thou shalt expect and have any thing thou shalt have thy answer from him and he were best to give thee a good one at first for thy deaf importunity will conquer him too in the end Gentlew. God bless your Lordship and all thar favour a poor distressed countrey Gentlewoman Exit Gentlew. Gond. All the diseases of man light upon them that doe and upon me when I do A week of such days would either make me stark mad or tame me yonder other woman that I have sure enough shall answer for thy sins dare they incense me still I will make them fear as much to be ignorant of me and my moods as men are to be ignorant of the law they live under Who 's there My bloud grew cold I began to fear my Suiters return 't is the Duke Enter the Duke and the Count. Count. I know her chaste though she be young and free And is not of that forc'd behaviour That many others are and that this Lord Out of the boundless malice to the sex Hath thrown this scandal on her Gond. Fortune befriended me against my Will with this good old countrey gentlewoman I beseech your grace to view favourably the petition of a wronged Gentlewoman Duke What Gondarino are you become a petitioner for your enemies Gond. My Lord they are no enemies of mine I confess the better to recover my deeds which sometimes were loose enough I pretended it as it is wisdom to keep close our incontinence but since you have discover'd me I will no more put on that vizard but will as freely open all my thoughts to you as to my Confessor Duke What say you to this Count. He that confesses he did once dissemble I 'll never trust his words can you imagine A Maid whose beauty could not suffer her To live thus long untempted by the noblest Richest and cunningst Masters in that Art And yet hath ever held a fair repute Could in one morning and by him be brought To forget all her virtue and turn whore Gond. I would I had some other talk in hand Than to accuse a Sister to her Brother Nor do I mean it for a publick scandal Unless by urging me you make it so Duke I will read this at better leisure Gond. Where is the Lady Count. At his house Gond. No she is departed thence Count. Whither Gond. Urge it not thus or let me be excus'd If what I speak betray her chastity And both increase my sorrow and your own Count. Fear me not so if she deserve the fame Which she hath gotten I would have it publisht Brand her my self and whip her through the City I wish those of my bloud that doe offend Should be more strictly punish than my foes Let it be prov'd Duke Gondarino thou shalt prove it or suffer worse than she should do Gond. Then pardon me if I betray the faults Of one I love more dearly than my self Since opening hers I shall betray mine own But I will bring you where she now intends Not to be virtuous pride and wantonness That are true friends indeed though not in shew Have entr'd on her heart there she doth bathe And sleek her hair and practise cunning looks To entertain me with and hath her thoughts As full of lust as ever you did think Them full of modesty Duke Gondarino lead on we 'll follow thee Exeunt Actus Quartus Scaena Secunda Enter Pandar Pan. HEre hope I to meet my Citizen and hopes he to meet his Scholar I am sure I am grave enough to his eyes and knave enough to deceive him I am believ'd to conjure raise storms and devils by whose power I can do wonders let him believe so still belief hurts no man I have an honest black cloak for my knavery and a general pardon for his foolery from this present day till the day of his breaking Is' t not a misery and the greatest of our age to see a handsome young fair enough and well mounted wench humble her self in an old stammel petticoat standing possest of no more fringe than the street can allow her her upper parts so poor and wanting that ye may see her bones through her bodies shooes she would have if our Captain were come over and is content the while to devote her self to antient slippers These premisses well considered Gentlemen will move they make me melt I promise ye they stirr me much and wer 't not for my smooth soft silken Citizen I would quit this transitory Trade get me an everlasting Robe sear up my conscience and turn Serjeant But here he comes is mine as good as prize Sir Pandarus be my speed ye are most fitly met Sir Enter Mercer Mer. And you as well encount'red what of this heir hath your Books been propitious Pan. Sir 't is done she 's come she 's in my house make your self apt for Courtship stroke up your stockings loose not an inch of your legs goodness I am sure ye wear socks Mer. There
It seems you have bin in terrible hot service Captain La-p. It has ever bin the fate of the low Country wars to spoil many a man I ha' not bin the first nor shall not be the last but I 'll tell you Sir hunger has brought it in to mind I served once at the Siege of Braste 't is memorable to this day where we were in great distress for victuals whole troops fainted more for want of food then for blood and died yet we were resolved to stand it out I my self was but then Gentleman of a Company and had as much need as any man and indeed I had perished had not a miraculous providence preserved me Lav. As how good Captain La-p. Marry Sir e'en as I was fainting and falling down for want of sustenance the enemy made a shot at me and struck me full i th' paunch with a penny loaf Lav. Instead of a bullet La-p. In stead of a bullet Lav. That was miraculous indeed and that loaf sustained you La-p. Nourished me or I had famished with the rest Lav You have done worthy acts being a soldier and now you shall give me leave to requite your tale and to acquaint you with the most notorious deeds that I have done being a Courtier I protest Captain I will lie no more than you have done La-p. I can indure no lies Lav. I know you cannot Captain therefore I 'll only tell you of strange things I did once a deed of charity for it self I assisted a poor widow in a sute and obtained it yet I protest I took not a penny for my labor La-p. 'T is no such strange thing Lav. By Mars Captain but it is and a very strange thing too in a Courtier it may take the upper hand of your penny loaf for a miracle I could ha' told you how many Ladyes have languished for my love and how I was once sollicited by the mother the daughter and grand-mother out of the least of which I might have digg'd my self a fortune they were all great Ladyes for two of them were so big I could hardly embrace them but I was sluggish in my rising courses and therefore let them pass what means I had is spent upon such as had the wit to cheat me That wealth being gone I have only bought experience with it with a strong hope to cheat others but see here comes the much declined Montague who had all the Manor houses which were the body of his estate overthrowen by a great wind Enter Montague Mallicorne La-p. How by a great wind was he not overthrown by law Lav. Yes marry was he but there was terrible puffing and blowing before he was overthrown if you observ'd and believe it Captain there 's no wind so dangerous to a building as a lawyers breath La-p. What 's he with him Lav. An eminent Citizen Mounsier Mallicorne let 's stand a side and listen their design Mal. Sir profit is the Crown of labor it is the life the soul of the industrious Merchant in it he makes his paradise and for it neglects Wife Children Friends Parents nay all the world and delivers up himself to the violence of storms and to be tos'd into unknown ayrs as there is no faculty so perillous so there 's none so worthy profitable Mont. Sir I am very well possest of it and what of my poore fortunes remaines I would gladly hazard upon the Sea it cannot deal worse with me than the Land though it sink or throw it in the hands of Pirats I have yet five hundred pounds left and your honest and worthy acquaintance may make me a young Merchant th' one moity of what I have I would gladly adventure Mal. How adventure you shall hazard nothing you shall only joyn with me in certain commodities that are safe arrived unto the Key you shall neither be in doubt of danger nor dammage But so much money disburst so much receive Sir I would have you conceive I pursue it not for any good your money will do me but meerly out of mine own freeness and courtesie to pleasure you Mont. I can believe no less and you express a noble nature seeking to build up a man so ruin'd as my self Lav. Captain here is subject for us to work upon if we have wit you hear that there is money yet left and it is going to be layd out in Rattels Bels Hobby-Horses brown paper or some such like sale commodities now it would do better in our purses upon our backs in good Gold-lace and Scarlat and then we might pursue our projects and our devices towards my Lady Annabella go to there 's a conceit newly landed heark I stand in good reputation with him and thereâ—ore may the better cheat him Captain take a few instructions from me Mont. What monies I have is at your disposing and upon twelve I will meet you at the Pallace with it Mal. I will there expect you and so I take my leave Exit Lav. You apprehend me La-p. Why do ye think I am a dunce Lav. Not a dunce Captain but you might give me leave to misdoubt that pregnancy in a Soldier which is proper and hereditary to a Courtier but prosecute it I will both second and give credit to it Good Mounsier Montague I would your whole revenues lay within the circuit of mine armes that I might as easily bestow or restore it unto you as my curtesie La-p. My zealous wishes Sir do accompany his for your good fortunes Lav. Believe it Sir our affection towards you is a strong band of friendship Mont. To which I shall most willingly seal But believe me Gentlemen in a broken estate the bond of friendship oft is forfeited but that it is your free and ingenuous nature to renew it Lav. Sir I will amply extend my self to your use and am very zealously afflicted as not one of your least friends for your crooked fate But let it not seise you with any dejection you have as I hear a sufficient competency left which well disposed may erect you as high in the worlds account as ever Mont. I cannot live to hope it much less injoy it nor is it any part of my endeavor my study is to render every man his own and to contain my self within the limits of a Gentleman Lav. I have the grant of an Office given me by some noble favorites of mine in Court there stands but a small matter between me and it if your ability be such to lay down the present summ out of the love I bear you before any other man it shall be confirmed yours Mont. I have heard you often speak of such a thing If it be assur'd to you I will gladly deal in it that portion I have I would not hazard upon one course for I see the most certain is incertain La-p Having money Sir you could not light upon men that could give better direction there is at this time a friend of mine upon the Seas to
be plain with you he is a pyrate that hath wrote to me to work his fredom and by this Gentlemans means whose acquaintance is not small at Court we have the word of a worthy man for it only there is some money to be suddainly disburst and if your happiness be such to make it up you shall receive treble gain by it and good assurance for it Mont. Gentlemen out of the weakness of my estate you seem to have some knowledge of my brest that wou'd if it were possible advance my declined fortunes to satisfie all men of whom I have had credit and I know no way better than these which you propose I have some money ready under my command some part of it is already promis'd but the remainder is yours to such uses as are propounded Lav. Appoint some certain place of meeting for these affaires require expedition Mount I will make it my present business at twelve I am to meet Mallicorne the Marchant at the Pallace you know him Sir about some negotiation of the same nature there I will be ready to tender you that money upon such conditions as we shall conclude of Lav. The care of it be yours so much as the affair concerns you Mont. Your caution is effectuall and till then I take my leave Lav. Good Mr Montague Exit Whithin a clamor down with their weapons Enter Longavile and Dubois their swords drawn servants and others between them Ser. Nay Gentlemen what mean you pray be quiet have some respect unto the house Long. A treacherous slave Du. Thou dost revile thy self base Longavile Long. I say thou art a villain and a corrupt one that hast some seven years sed on thy masters trencher yet never bredst good blood towards him for if thou hadst thou 'dst have a sounder heart Du. So Sir you can use your tongue something nimbler than your sword Long. Wou'd you cou'd use your tongue well of your Master friend you might have better imployment for your sword Du. I say again and I will speak it loud and often that Orleans is a noble Gentleman with whom Amiens is too light to poyse the scale Long. He is the weaker for taking of a prayse out of thy mouth Du. This hand shall seal his merit at thy heart Lav. Part them my masters part them Ser. Part them Sir why do you not part them you stand by with your sword in your hand and cry part ' em Lav. Why you must know my friend my cloaths are better than yours and in a good suit I do never use to part any body La-p. And it is discretion Lav. I marry is it Captain Long. Dubois though this place priviledge thee know where next we meet the blood which at thy heart flows drops at thy feet Enter Amience in haste his sword drawn Du. I would not spend it better than in this quarrell and on such a hazard Ami. What uprore 's this must my name here be question'd in Tavern brawls and by affected Ruffins Lav. Not we indeed Sir Du. Fear cannot make me shrink out of your fury though you were greater than your name doth make you I am one and the opposer if your swoln rage have ought in malice to inforce express it Ami. I seek thee not nor shalt thou ever gain That credit which a blow from me wou'd give thee By my I more detest that fellow Which took my part than thee that he durst offer To take my honor in his feeble armes And spend it in a drinking room which way went he Lav. That way Sir I wou'd you wou'd after for I do fear we shall have some more scuffling Ami. I 'll follow him and if my speed o'er take him I shall ill thank him for his forwardness Exit Lav. I am glad he 's gone for I doe not love to see a sword drawn in the hand of a man that lookes so furious there 's no jesting with edge tooles how say you Captain Cap. I say 't is better jesting than to be in earnest with them Enter Orleance Orl. How now what 's the difference they say there have bin swords drawn and in my quarrell let me know that man whose love is so sincere to spend his blood for my sake I will bounteously requite him Lav. We were all of your side but there he stands begun it Orl. What 's thy name Dub. Duboyes Orl. Give me thy hand hast received no hurt Dub. Not any nor were this body stuck full of wounds I should not count them hurts being taken in so honorable a cause as the defence of my most worthy Lord. Orl. The dedication of thy love to me requires my ample bounty thou art mine for I do find thee made unto my purposes Mounsieur Laverdine pardon my neglect I not observed you and how runs rumour Lav. Why it runs my Lord like a foot-man without a cloak to show that what 's once rumour'd it cannot be hid Orl. And what say the rable am not I the subject of their talk Lav. Troth my Lord the common mouth speaks foul words Orl. Of me for turning away my wife do they not Lav. Faith the men do a little murmure at it and say 't is an ill president in so great a man marry the women they rayl out right Orl. Out upon them rampallions I 'll keep my self safe enough out of their fingers but what say my pritty jolly composed gallants that censure every thing more desperate than it is dangerous what say they Lav. Marry they are laying wagers what death you shall die one offers to lay five hundred pounds And yet he had but a groat about him that was in two two-pences too to any man that wou'd make it up a shilling that you were kil'd with a Pistoll charg'd with white Powder another offerd to pawn his soul for five shillings and yet no body wou'd take him that you were stab'd to death and shou'd die with more wounds than Cesar Orl. And who shou'd be the Butchers that shou'd do it Montague and his associates Lav. So 't is conjectured La-p. And believe it sweet Prince it is to be feared and therefore prevented Orl. By turning his purpose on himself were not that the way Lav. The most direct path for your safety For where doth danger sit more furious than in a desperate man La-p. And being you have declined his means you have increast his malice Lav. Besides the generall report that steems in every mans breath and stains you all over with infamy that Time the devourer of all things cannot eat out La-p. I for that former familiarity which he had with your Lady Lav. Men speak it as boldly as words of compliment good morrow good even or save you Sir are not more usuall if the word cuckold had been written upon your forehead in great Capitall Letters it could not have been dilated with more confidence Orl. He shall not sleep another night I will have his blood though it be
service Now Sir shall you joyn with me in petitioning for fifty men more in regard of my arrearages to you which if granted I will bestow the whole profit of those fifty men on thee and thine heirs for ever till Atropos do cut this simple thred Corn. No more dear Corporal Sir Nichodemus that shall be I cry your wishes mercie I am your servant body and goods moveables and immoveables use my house use my wife use me abuse me do what you list Nich. A figment is a candid lye this is an old Pass Mark what follows Exeunt Enter Martius and two Captains Mar. Pray leave me you are Romans honest men Keep me not company I am turn'd knave Have lost my fame and nature Athens Athens This Dorigen is thy Palladium He that will sack thee must betray her first Whose words wound deeper than her husbands sword Her eyes make captive still the Conqueror And here they keep her only to that end O subtill devil what a golden ball Did tempt when thou didst cast her in my way Why foolish Sophocles broughtst thou not to field Thy Lady that thou mightst have overcome Martius had kneel'd and yielded all his wreathes That hang like Jewels on the seven-fold hill And bid Rome send him out to fight with men For that she knew he durst and not ' gainst Fate Or Deities what mortal conquers them Insatiate Julius when his Victories Had run ore half the world had he met her There he had stopt the legend of his deeds Laid by his Arms been overcome himself And let her vanquish th' other half And fame Made beauteous Dorigen the greater name Shall I thus fall I will not no my tears Cast on my heart shall quench these lawless fires He conquers best conquers his lewd desires Enter Dorigen with Ladyes Dor. Great Sir my Lord commands me visit you And thinks your retir'd melancholy proceeds From some distast of worthless entertainment Will 't please you take your chamber how d' ye do Sir Mar. Lost lost again the wild rage of my blood Doth Ocean like oreflow the shallow shore Of my weak virtue my desire 's a vane That the least breath from her turns every way Dor. What says my Lord Mar. Dismiss your women pray And I 'll reveal my grief Dor. Leave me Mar. Long tales of love whilst love it self Might be enjoyed are languishing delays There is a secret strange lies in my brest I will partake wi' you which much concerns Your Lord your self and me Oh! Dor. Strange secrets Sir Should not be made so cheap to strangers yet If your strange secret do no lower lie Then in your brest discover it Mar. I will Oh! can you not see it Lady in my sighs Dor. Sighs none can paint and therefore who can see Mar. Scorn me not Dorigen with mocks Alcides That master'd monsters was by beautie tam'd Omphale smil'd his club out of his hand And made him spin her smocks O sweet I love you And I love Sophocles I must enjoy you And yet I would not injure him Dor. Let go You hurt me Sir fare well Stay is this Martius I will not tell my Lord he 'll swear I lye Doubt my fidelitie before thy honor How hast thou vex'd the gods that they would let thee Thus violate friendship hospitalitie And all the bounds of sacred pietie Sure thou but tri'st me out of love to him And wouldst reject me if I did consent O Martius Martius wouldst thou in one minute Blast all thy Laurels which so many years Thou hast been purchasing with blood and sweat Hath Dorigen never been written read Without the epithet of chast chast Dorigen And wouldst thou fall upon her chastitie Like a black drop of ink to blot it out When men shall read the records of thy valour Thy hitherto-brave virtue and approach Highly content yet to this foul assault Included in this leaf this ominous leaf They shall throw down the Book and read no more Though the best deeds ensue and all conclude That ravell'd the whole story whose sound heart Which should have been prov'd the most leprous part Mar. O! thou confut'st divinely and thy words Do fall like rods upon me but they have Such silken lines and silver hooks that I Am faster snar'd my love has ta'en such hold That like two wrestlers though thou stronger be And hast cast me I hope to pull thee after I must or perish Dor. Perish Martius then For I here vow unto the gods These rocks These rocks we see so fix'd shall be removed Made champion field ere I so impious prove To stain my Lords bed with adulterous love Enter Valerius Val. The gods protect fair Dorigen Dor. Amen From all you wolvish Romanes Exit Val. Ha what 's this Still brother in your moods O than my doubts Are truths Have at it I must try a way To be resolv'd Mar. How strangely dost thou look what ailst thou Val. What ailst thou Mar. Why I 'm mad Val. Why I 'm madder Martius draw thy sword And lop a villain from the earth for if Thou wilt not on some tree about this place I 'll hang my self Valerius shall not live To wound his brothers honor stain his Countrey And branded with ingratitude to all times Mar. For what can all this be Val. I 'm in love Mar. Why so am I. With whom ha Val. Dorigen Mar. With Dorigen how dost thou love her speak Val. Even to the height of lust and I must have her or else I die Mar. Thou shalt thou daring Traitor On all the confines I have rid my horse Was there no other woman for thy choice But Dorigen Why villain she is mine She makes me pine thus sullen mad and fool 'T is I must have her or I die Val. O all ye gods With mercy look on this declining rock Of valour and of virtue breed not up From infancie in honor to full man As you have done him to destroy here strike For I have onely search'd thy wound dispatch Far far be such love from Valerius So far he scorns to live to be call'd brother By him that dares own such folly and such vice Mar. 'T is truth thou speak'st but I do hate it peace If heaven will snatch my sword out of my hand And put a rattle in it what can I do He that is destin'd to be odious In his old age must undergo his fate Enter Cornelius and Nichodemus Corn. If you do not back me I shall never do 't Nich. I warrant you Corn. Humh humh Sir my Lord my Lord. Mart. Hah what 's the matter Corn. Humh concerning the odd fifty my Lord and 't please your Generality his Worship Sir Nichodemus Mar. What 's here a Pass you would for Rome you lubbers doth one days laziness make ye covet home away ye boarish rogues ye dogs away Enter wife Wife Oh oh oh How now man are you satisfi'd Corn. I I I a o' your Corporal I 'm paid soundly I was
it Duke What woman 's this Ben. A base confederate In this proceeding kept of alms long time By him who now expos'd to misery Talks thus distractedly Attach her Guard Ran. Your cruelty brother will have end Cor. You 'd best Let them attach my tongue Duke Good woman peace For were this truth it doth not help thy Nephew The Law 's infring'd by their disparity That forfeits both their lives Cor. Sir with your pardon Had your Grace ever children Duke Thou hast put A question whose sharp point toucheth my heart I had two little Sons twins who were both With my good Dutchess slain as I did hear At that time when my Dukedom was surpriz'd Cor. I have heard many say my gracious Lord That I was wondrous like her All. Ha Duke By all mans joy it is Cornelia My dearest wife Cor. To ratifie me her Come down Alphonso one of those two twins And take thy Fathers blessing thou hast broke No Law thy birth being above thy wives Ascanio is the other nam'd Fernando Who by remote means to my Lord Beâ—voglio I got preferr'd and in poor habits clad You fled and th' innovation laid again I wrought my self into Randulpho's service With my eldest boy yet never durst reveal What they and I were no not to themselves Until the Tyrants death Duke My joy has fill'd me Like a full-winded sail I cannot speak Ger. Fetch Violanta and my brother Ben. Run Run like a spout you rogue a o' poison That little whore I trusted will betray me Stay hangman I have work for you there 's Gold Cut off my head or hang me presently Soft Musick Enter Angelina with the bodies of Ferdinand and Violanta on a bier Dorothea carrying the Cup and Letter which she gives to the Duke he reads seems sorrowful shews it to Cornelia and Gerrard they lament over the bier Randulpho and Benvoglio seem fearful and seem to report to Angelina and Dorothea what hath passed before Ran. This is your rashness brother Duke Oh joy thou wert too great to last This was a cruel turning to our hopes Unnatural Father poor Ascanio Ger. Oh mother let me be Gerrard again And follow Violanta Cor. Oh my Son Duke Your lives yet bloudy men shall answer this Dor. I must not see 'em longer grieve My Lord Be comforted let sadness generally Forsake each eye and bosom they both live For poison I infus'd meer Opium Holding compulsive perjury less sin Than such a loathed murther would have bin All. Oh blessed Madam Dor. Musick gently creep Into their ears and fright hence lazy sleep Morpheus command thy servant sleep In leaden chains no longer keep This Prince and Lady Rise wake rise And round about convey your eyes Rise Prince go greet thy Father and thy Mother Rise thou t' imbrace thy Husband and thy Brother Duke Cor. Son Daughter Ferd. Father Mother Brother Ger. Wife Viol. Are we not all in Heaven Ger. Faith very near it Ferd. How can this be Duke Hear it Dor. If I had serv'd you right I should have seen Your old pate off e'r I had reveald Ben. Oh wench Oh honest wench if my wise die I 'll marry thee There 's my reward Ferd. 'T is true Duke 'T is very strange Ger. Why kneel you honest Master Ferd. My good Lord. Ger. Dear Mother Duke Rise rise all are friends I owe ye for all their boards And wench take thou the man Whose life thou sav'dst less cannot pay the merit How shall I part my kiss I cannot Let One generally therefore joyn our cheeks A pen of Iron and a leaf of Brass To keep this Story to Eternity And a Promethean Wit Oh sacred Love Nor chance nor death can thy firm truth remove Exeunt King Now Isabella Flourish Isab This can true Love do I joy they all so happily are pleas'd The Ladies and the Brothers must triumph King They do For Cupid scorns but 't have his triumph too The TRIUMPH Enter divers Musicians then certain Singers bearing Bannerets inscribed Truth Loyalty Patience Concord Next Gerrard and Ferdinand with Garlands of Roses Then Violanta Last a Chariot drawn by two Cupids and a Cupid sitting in it Flourish Enter PROLOGUE Love and the strength of fair affection Most royal Sir what long seem'd lost have won Their perfect ends and crown'd those constant hearts With lasting Triumph whose most virtuous parts Worthy desires and love shall never end Now turn we round the Scaene and Great Sir lend A sad and serious eye to this of Death This black and dismal Triumph where man's breath Desert and guilty bloud ascend the Stage And view the Tyrant ruin'd in his rage Exit Flourish Enter L'avall Gabriella and Maria. Gab. No good my Lord I am not now to find Your long neglect of me All those affections You came first clad in to my love like Summer Lusty and full of life all those desires That like the painted Spring bloom'd round about ye Giving the happy promise of an Harvest How have I seen drop off and fall forgotten With the least lustre of anothers beauty How oft forgetful Lord have I been blastad Was I so eas'ly won or did this body Yield to your false embraces with less labour Then if you had carried some strong Town Lav. Good Gabriella Gab. Could all your subtilties and sighs betray me The vows ye shook me with the tears ye drown'd me Till I came fairly off with honor'd Marriage Oh fie my Lord. Lav. Prethee good Gabriella Gab. Would I had never known ye nor your honors They are stuck too full of griefs oh happy women That plant your Love in equal honest bosoms Whose sweet desires like Roses set together Make one another happy in their blushes Growing and dying without sense of greatness To which I am a slave I and that blest Sacrament That daily makes millions of happy mothers link'd me To this man's Lust alone there left me I dare not say I am his wife 't is dangerous His Love I cannot say alas how many Lav. You grow too warm pray be ye content you best know The times necessity and how our marriage Being so much unequal to mine honor While the Duke lives I standing high in favour And whilst I keep that safe next to the Dukedom Must not be known without my utter ruine Have patience for a while and do but dream wench The glory of a Dutchess How she tires me How dull and leaden is my appetite To that stale beauty now oh I could curse And crucifie my self for childish doating Upon a face that feeds not with fresh Figures Every fresh hour she is now a surfet to me Enter Gentille Who 's that Gentille I charge ye no acquaintance You nor your Maid with him nor no discourse Till times are riper Gent. Fie my Noble Lord Can you be now a stranger to the Court When your most virtuous Bride the beauteous Hellena Stands ready like a Star to gild your happiness When Hymens lusty fires are now
most beauteous and divine fair Casta The star of sweetness Gab. Fear him not I 'll die first And who shall pledge ye Lav. Thou shalt thou tann'd Gipsey And worship to that brightness give cold Tartar By ye shall not stir ye are my Mistris The glory of my love the great adventure The Mistris of my heart and she my whore Gab. Thou ly'st base beastly Lord drunker then anger Thou sowsed Lord got by a surseit thou lyest basely Nay stir not I dare tell thee so Sit you still If I be whore it is in marrying thee That art so absolute and full a villain No Sacrament can save that piece tied to thee How often hast thou woo'd in those flatteries Aâ—â—st those very words my constancie What goddess have I not been or what goodness What star that is of any name in Heaven Or brightness which of all the virtues But drunkenness and drabbing thy two morals Have not I reach'd to what Spring was ever sweeter What Scythian snow so white what crystal chaster Is not thy new wife now the same too Hang thee Base Bigamist thou honor of ill women Casta How 's this O! Heaven defend me Gab. Thou salt-itch For whom no cure but ever burning brimstone Can be imagin'd Lav. Ha ha ha Gab. Dost thou laugh thou breaker Of all law all religion of all faith Thou Soule contemner Lav. Peace thou paltry woman And 〈◊〉 by me Sweet Gab. By the Devil Lav. Come And â—â—ll me with delights Gab. It works amain now Lav. Give me such kisses as the Queen of shadows â—â—â—e to the sleeping boy she stole on Latmus Loâ—k round about iâ— snakie wreathes close folded Those rosie arms about my neck O! Venus Gab. Fear not I say Lav. Thou admirable sweetness Distill thy blessings like those silver drops That falling on sair grounds rise all in roses Shoot me a thousand darts from those fair eyes And through my heart â—â—ansfix 'em all I 'll stand ' em â—end me a thousand smiles and presently I 'll catch 'em in mine eyes and by Love's power Turn 'em to Cupids all and fling 'em on thee How high she looks and heavenly More wine for me Ga. Give him more wine and good friend be not fearful Lav. Here on my knee thou Goddess of delights This lustie grape I offer to thy Beauties See how it leaps to view that perfect redness That dwels upon thy lips now how it blushes To be outblush'd Oh! let me feed my fancie And as I hold the purple god in one hand Dancing about the brimâ— and proudly swelling Deck'd in the pride of nature young and blowing So let me take fair Semele in the other And sing the loves of gods then drink their Nectar 's Not yet desir'd Casta Oh! Lav. Then like lustie Tarquin Turn'd into flames with Lucrece coy denyals His blood and spirit equally ambitious I force thee for my own Casta O help me Justice Help me my Chastitie Lav. Now I am bravely quarried Perolot above Per. 'T is my Sister Gab. No bawdy slave no Treacher she is not carried Per. She 's loose again and gone I 'll keep my place still Mar. Now it works bravely stand he cannot hurt ye Lav. O my sweet Love my life He falls downe and sleeps Mar. He sinks Lav. My blessing Mar. So now he is safe a while Gab. Lock all the doors wench Then for my wrongs Per. Now I 'll appear to know all Gab. Be quick quick good Marie sure and sudden Per. Stay I must in first Gab. O' my conscience It is young Perolâ—t Oh my stung conscience It is my first and noblest Love Mar. Leave wondring And recollect your self the man is living Equally wrong'd as you and by that Devil Per. 'T is most true Lady your unhappy fortune I grieve for as mine own your fault forgive too If it be one This is no time for kisses I have heard all and known all which mine ears Are crack'd a pieces with and my heart perish'd I saw him in your chamber saw his fury And am a fire till I have found his heart out What do you mean to do for I 'll make one Gab. To make his death more horrid for he shall dye Per. He must he must Gab. We 'll watch him till he wakes Then bind him and then torture him Per. 'T is nothing No take him dead drunk now without repentance His leachery inseam'd upon him Gab. Excellent Per. I 'll do it my self and when 't is done provide ye For we 'll away for Italy this night Gab. We 'll follow thorow all hazards Per. Oh false Lord Unmanly mischievous how I could curse thee But that but blasts thy same have at thy heart fool Loop-holes I 'll make enough to let thy life out Lav. Oh! does the devil ride me Per. Nay then Lav. Murder Nay then take my share too Per. Help oh he has slain me Bloudy intentions must have bloud Lav. Hah Per. Heaven Gab. He sinks he sinks for ever sinks oh fortune Oh sorrow how like seas thou flowest upon me Here will I dwell for ever Weep Maria Weep this young man's misfortune oh thou truest Enter Spirit Lav. What have I done Spir. That that has mark'd thy soul man Lav. And art thou come again thou dismal spirit Spir. Yes to devour thy last Lav. Mercy upon thee Spir. Thy hour is come succession honor pleasure And all the lustre thou so long hast look'd for Must here have end Summon thy sins before thee Lav. Oh my affrighted soul Spir. There lies a black one Thy own best servant by thy own hand slain Thy drunkenness procur'd it There 's another Think of fair Gabriella there she weeps And such tears are not lost Lav. Oh miserable Spir. Thy foul intention to the virtuous Casta Lav. No more no more thou wild-fire Spir. Last thy last wife Think on the wrong she suffers Lav. O my miserie Oh! whither shall I flie Spir. Thou hast no faith fool Heark to thy knell Sings and vanishes Lav. Millions of sins muster about mine eyes now Murders ambitions lust false faiths O horror In what a stormie form of death thou rid'st now Me thinks I see all tortures fires and frosts Deep sinking caves where nothing but despair dwels The balefull birds of night hovering about 'em A grave me thinks now opens and a herse Hung with my Arms tumbles into it oh Oh! my afflicted soul I cannot pray And the least child that has but goodness in him May strike my head off so stupid are my powers I 'll lift mine eyes up though Mar. Cease these laments They are too poor for vengeaance Lavall lives yet Gab. Then thus I drie all sorrows from these eyes Fury and rage possess 'em now damn'd divell Lav. Hah Gab. This for young Perolot Lav. O mercy mercy Gab. This for my wrongs Lav. But one short hour to cure me Knock within Oh be not cruell Oh! oh Mar. Heark they knock Make hast for Heavens sake Mistris Gab. This
progress of their lives arriv'd yet At any thought of King Imperial dignities And powerful God-like actions fit for Princes They can no more put on and make 'em sit right Than I can with this mortal hand hold Heaven Poor petty men nor have I yet forgot The chiefest honours time and merit gave 'em Lâ—simachus your Master at the best His highest and his hopeful'st Dignities Was but grand-master of the Elephants Seâ—â—â—chus of the Treasure and for Ptolomey A thing not thought on then scarce heard of yet Some Master of Ammunition and must these men Cel. What a brave confidence flows from his spirit O sweet young man Dem. Must these hold pace with us And on the same file hang their memories Most these examine what the wills of Kings are â—â—escribe to their designs and chain their actions To their restraints be friends and foes when they please Send out their Thunders and their menaces As if the sate of mortal things were theirs Go home good men and tell your Masters from us We do 'em too much honour to force from 'em Their barren Countries ruin their vast Cities And tell 'em out of love we mean to leave 'em Since they will needs be Kings no more to tread on Than they have able wits and powers to manage And so we shall befriend ' em Ha! what does she there Emb. This is your answer King Ant. 'T is like to prove so Dem. Fie sweet what makes you here Cel. Pray ye do not chide me Dem. You do your self much wrong and me Cel. Pray you pardon me I feel my fault which only was committed Through my dear love to you I have not seen ye And how can I live then I have not spoke to ye Dem. I know this week ye have not I will redeem all You are so tender now think where you are sweet Cel. What other light have I left Dem. Prethee Celia Indeed I 'le see you presently Cel. I have done Sir You will not miss Dem. By this and this I will not Cel. 'T is in your will and I must be obedient Dem. No more of these assemblies Cel. I am commanded 1 Vsh Room for the Lady there Madam my service 1 Gent. My Coach an 't please you Lady 2 Vsh Room before there 2 Gent. The honour Madam but to wait upon you My servants and my state Cel. Lord how they stock now Before I was afraid they would have beat me How these flies play i' th' Sun-shine pray ye no services Or if ye needs must play the Hobby-horses Seek out some beauty that affects 'em farewel Nay pray ye spare Gentlemen I am old enough To go alone at these years without crutches Exit 2 Vsh Well I could curse now but that will not help me I made as sure account of this wench now immediately Do but consider how the Devil has crost me Meat for my Master she cries well 3 Em. Once more Sir We ask your resolutions Peace or War yet Dem. War War my noble Father 1 Em. Thus I fling it And fair ey'd peace farewel Ant. You have your answer Conduct out the Embassadours and give 'em Convoyes Dem. Tell your high hearted Masters they shall not seek us Nor cool i' th' field in expectation of us We 'l ease your men those marches In their strengths And full abilities of mind and courage We 'l find 'em out and at their best trim buckle with ' em 3 Em. You will find so hot a Souldier's welcome Sir Your favour shall not freeze 2 Em. A forward Gentleman Pity the Wars should bruise such hopes Ant. Conduct 'em Ex. Em. Now for this preparation where 's Leontius Call him in presently for I mean in person Gentlemen My self with my old fortune Dem. Royal Sir Thus low I beg this honour fame already Hath every where rais'd Trophies to your glory And conquest now grown old and weak with following The weary marches and the bloody shocks You daily set her in 't is now scarce honour For you that never knew to fight but conquer To sparkle such poor people the Royal Eagle When she hath tri'd yet young ones ' gainst the Sun And sound 'em right next teacheth 'em to prey How to command on wing and check below her Even Birds of noble plume I am your own Sir You have found my spirit try it now and teach it To stoop whole Kingdoms leave a little for me Let not your glory be so greedy Sir To eat up all my hopes you gave me life If to that life you add not what 's more lasting A noble name for man you have made a shadow Bless me this day bid me go on and lead Bid me go on no less fear'd than Antigonus And to my maiden sword tye fast your fortune I know 't will sight it self then dear Sir honour me Never fair Virgin long'd so Ant. Rise and command then And be as fortunate as I expect ye I love that noble will your young companions Bred up and foster'd with ye I hope Demetrius You will make souldiers too they must not leave ye Enter Leontius 2 Gent. Never till life leave us Sir Ant. O Leontius Here 's work for you in hand Leon. I am ev'n right glad Sir For by my troth I am now grown old with idleness I hear we shall abroad Sir Ant. Yes and presently But who think you commands now Leon. Who commands Sir Methinks mine eye should guide me can there be If you your self will spare him so much honour Any found out to lead before your Armies So full of faith and fire as brave Demetrius King Philips Son at his years was an old Souldier 'T is time his Fortune be o' wing high time Sir So many idle hours as here he loyters So many ever-living names he loses I hope 't is he Ant. 'T is he indeed and nobly He shall set forward draw you all those Garrisons Upon the frontiers as you pass to those Joyn these in pay at home our ancient souldiers And as you go press all the Provinces Leo. We shall not ned Believe this hopefull Gentleman Can want no swords nor honest hearts to follow him We shall be full no fear Sir Ant. You Leontius Because you are an old and faithfull servant And know the wars with all his vantages Be near to his instructions lest his youth Lose valours best companion staid discretion Shew where to lead to lodge to charge with safetie In execution not to break nor scatter But with a provident anger follow nobly Not covetous of blood and death but honour Be ever near his watches cheer his labours And where his hope stands fair provoke his valour Love him and think it no dishonour my Demetrius To wear this Jewel near thee he is a tri'd one And one that even in spight of time that sunk him And frosted up his strength will yet stand by thee And with the proudest of thine Enemies Exchange for bloud and bravely take his Counsel Leo.
Your grace hath made me young again and wanton Ant. She must be known and suddenly Do ye know her to Minippus Gent. Char. No believe Sir Ant. Did you observe her Timon Tim. I look'd on her But what she is Ant. I must have that found Come in and take your leave Tim. And some few Prayers along Dem. I know my duty Exit Ant. You shall be half my Father Leo. All your Servant Come Gentlemen you are resolv'd I am sure To see these wars 1 Gent. We dare not leave his fortunes Though most assur'd death hung round about us Leo That bargain 's yet to make Be not too hasty when ye face the Enemie Nor too ambitious to get honour instantly But charge within your bounds and keep close bodies And you shall see what sport we 'l make these mad-caps You shall have game enough I warrant ye Every mans Coâ—k shall fight Dem. I must go see Sir Brave Sir as soon as I have taken leave He meet you in the park Dâ—aw the men thither Wait you upon Leontius Geâ— We 'l attend Sir Leo. But I beseech your Grace with speed the sooner We are i' th' field Dem. You could not please me better Exit Leo. You never saw the wars yet Gent. Not yet Colonel Leo These foolish Mistresses do so hang about ye So whimper and so hug I know it Gentlemen And so intice ye now ye are i' th' bud And that sweet tilting war with eyes and kisses Th' alarms of soft vows and sighs and fiddle faddles Spoils all our trade you must forget these knick knacks A woman at some time of year I grant ye She is necessarie but make no business of her How now Lieutenant Enter Lieutenant Lieu Oh Sir as ill as ever We shall have wars they say they are mustring yonder Would we were at it once fie how it plagues me Leo. Here 's one has served now under Captain Cupid And crackt a Pike in 's youth you see what 's come oâ—â—â— Lieu. No my disease will never prove so honourablâ— Leo. Why sure thou hast the best pox Lieu. If I have 'em I am sure I got 'em in the best company They are pox of thirty Coats Leo. Thou hast mewed 'em finely Here 's a strange fellow now and a brave fellow If we may say so of a pocky fellow Which I believe we may this poor Lieutenant Whether he have the scratches or the scabs Or what a Devil it be I 'le say this for him There fights no braver souldier under Sun Gentlemâ—n Show him an Enemie his pain 's forgot straight And where other men by beds and bathes have ease And easie rules of Physick set him in a danger A danger that 's a fearfull one indeed Ye rock him and he will so play about ye Let it be ten to one he ne'er comes off again Ye have his heart and then he works it bravely And throughly bravely not a pang remembred I have seen him do such things belief would shrink at Gent. 'T is strange he should do all this and diseas'd so Leo. I am sure 't is true Lieutenant canst thou drink well Lieu. Would I were drunk dog-drunk I might not feel this Gent. I would take Physick Lieu. But I would know my disease first Leon. Why it may be the Colique canst thou blow backward Lieu. There 's never a bag-pipe in the Kingdom better Gent. Is' t not a pleuresie Lieu. 'T is any thing That has the Devil and death in 't will ye march Gentlemen The Prince has taken leave Leo. How know ye that Lieu. I saw him leave the Court dispatch his followers And met him after in a by street I think He has some wench or such a toy to lick over Before he go would I had such another To draw this foolish pain down Leo. Let 's away Gentlemen For sure the Prince will stay on us Gent. We 'l attend Sir Exeunt SCENA II. Enter Demetrius and Celia Cel. Must ye needs go Dem. Or stay with all dishonour Cel. Are there not men enough to fight Dem. Fie Celia This ill becomes the noble love you bear me Would you have your love a coward Cel. No believe Sir I would have him fight but not so far off from me Dem. Wouldst have it thus or thus Cel. If that be fighting Dem. Ye wanton fool when I come home again I 'le fight with thee at thine own weapon Celia And conquer thee too Cel. That you have done already You need no other Arms to me but these Sir But will you fight your self Sir Dem. Thus deep in bloud wench And through the thickest ranks of Pikes Cel. Spur bravely Your firie Courser beat the troops before ye And cramb the mouth of death with executions Dem. I would do more than these But prethee tell me Tell me my fair where got'st thou this male Spirit I wonder at thy mind Cel. Were I a man then You would wonder more Dem. Sure thou wouldst prove a Souldier And some great Leader Cel. Sure I should do somewhat And the first thing I did I should grow envious Extreamly envious of your youth and honour Dem. And fight against me Cel. Ten to one I should do it Dem. Thou wouldst not hurt me Cel. In this mind I am in I think I should be hardly brought to strike ye Unless 't were thus but in my mans mind Dem. What Cel. I should be friends with you too Now I think better Dem. Ye are a tall Souldier Here take these and these This gold to furnish ye and keep this bracelet Why do you weep now You a masculine Spirit Cel. No I confess I am a fool a woman And ever when I part with you Dem. You shall not These tears are like prodigious signs my sweet one I shall come back loaden with fame to honour thee Cel. I hope you shall But then my dear Demetrius When you stand Conquerour and at your mercy All people bow and all things wait your sentence Say then your eye surveying all your conquest â—inds out a beautie even in sorrow excellent A constant face that in the midst of ruine With a forc'd smile both scorns at fate and fortune Say you find such a one so nobly fortified And in her figure all the sweets of nature Dem. Prethee No more of this I cannot find her Cel. That shews as far beyond my wither'd beauty And will run mad to love ye too Dem. Do you fear me And do you think besides this face this beauty This heart where all my hopes are lock'd Cel. I dare not No sure I think ye honest wondrous honest Pray do not frown I 'le swear ye are Dem. Ye may choose Cel. But how long will ye be away Dem. I know not Cel. I know you are angry now pray look upon me â—e ask no more such questions Dem. The Drums beat I can no longer stay Cel. They do but call yet How fain you would leave my Company Dem. I wou'd not Unless