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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00456	A new tragicall comedie of Apius and Virginia wherein is liuely expressed a rare example of the vertue of chastitie, by Virginias constancy, in wishing rather to be slaine at her owne fathers handes, then to be deflowered of the wicked iudge Apius. By R.B. The players names. ...; Apius and Virginia	R. B.; Bower, Richard, d. 1561, attributed name.	1575 (1575)	STC 1059; ESTC S104446	15,890	34

A new Tragicall Comedie of Apius and Virginia Wherein is liuely expressed a rare example of the vertue of Chastitie by Virginias constancy in wishing rather to be slaine at her be slaine at her owne Fathers handes then to be deflowred of the wicked Iudge Apius By R. B. The Players names Virginius Mater Virgina Haphazard Mansipulus Mansipula Subservus Apius Conscience Iustice Claudius Rumour Comforte Rewarde Doctrina Memorie Imprinted at London by William How for Richard Ihones 1575 The Prologue Qui cupis aethereas summas scandere sedes Vim simul ac fraudem discute chare tibi Fraus hic nulla iuuat non fortia facta iuuabunt Sola Dei tua te trahat terse fides Qui placet in terris intactae palludis instar Viuere Virginiam nitore virgo sequi Quos tulit luctus discas gaudia magna Vitae dum parce scinder fila pareot Huc ades ô virgo paritere moritura sepulchre Sic ait faciem pallida morte mutat WHo doth desire the trump of fame to sound vnto the Skies Or els who seekes the holy place where mighty Ioue he lies He must not by deceitfull mind nor yet by puissant strength But by the faith and sacred lyfe he must it win a length And what she be that virgins lyfe on earth wold gladly leade The fluds that Virginia did fall I wish her reade Her doller and hir dolefull losse and yet her ioyes at death Come Virgins pure to graue with mée quoth she with latest breath You Lordings all that present be this Tragidie to heare Note well what zeale and loue heerein doth well appeare And Ladies you that linked are in wedlocke bandes for euer Do imitate the life you sée whose fame will perish neuer But Virgins you oh Ladies faire for honour of your name Doo lead the life apparent héere to win immortall fame Let not the blinded God of Loue as Poets tearme him so Nor venus with her venery nor Leehors cause of wo Your Virgins name to spot or file deare dames obserue the like That faire Verginia did obserue who rather wish the knife Of fathers hand hir life to ende then spot her chastety As she did waile waile you her want you maids of courtesie If any by example heere would shun that great anoy Our Authour would reioyce in hart and we would leap for ioy Would Gods that our indeuer may as well to please your eares As is our Auctors meaning héere then were we voyde of feares But paciently wee wish you beare with this our first attempt Which surely will to do our best then yéeld vs no contempt And as you please in pacient wise our first for to receiue Ere long a better shall you win if god do graunt vs leaue A.Y. FINIS Enter Virginius BEfore the time that fortunes lot dyd shew ech fate his dome Or Byrde or Beast or fish or Foule or Earth had taken rome The Gods they did decree to frame the thing is ended now The Heauens and the Planets eke and moyst from ayre to bow Then framed they the man of mould clay gaue him time to raign As séemed best their sacred minds to runne and turne againe They framed also after this out of his tender side A péece of much formositie with him for to abide From infansie to lusty you and so to raigne a while And well to liue tyl Etas he vnwares do him begyle And sith to see these giftes of them no grounded caue to vew Not daintyly to deck them vp which after they may rew Wherfore I thank the Gods aboue that yéeld to mee such fate To lincke to mee so iust a spouse and eke so louing mate By her I haue a virgin pure an ympe of heauenly race Both sober meeke and modest too and vertuous in lyke rase To Temple will I wend therfore to yéeld the Gods their praise For that they haue thus luckely anexed with my daies But stay behold the peerelesse sparks wherof my tongue dyd talke Approch in presence of my sight to church I déeme they walk But stay I wyll and shroud me secretly a while To see what witte or counsell graue proceedeth from their stile ¶ Heere entreth Mater and Virginia The perte and pricking prime of youth ought chastisment to haue But thou deare daughter needest not thy self doth shew thee graue To se who Phoebus with his beames hath youth so much infected It doth me woe to see them craue the thing should be detected I draw to graue and naught can leaue of thee to be desired As much as duty to thy deare as reason hath required Thy sufferent Lord and frindly feare Virginius father thine To nourse as doth become childe when boanes are burried mine Virginius Refel your minde of mournig plaints deare mother rest your minde For though that duty dainty were dame nature will me binde So much to do and further force of Gods that rule the Skies The Glope and eke the Clement they would me els dispiese Mater Then if the Gods haue graunted thée such grace to loue thy syer When time shall choose thee out a make be constant I requier Loue liue and lyke him well before you graunt him grace or faith So shall your loue continue long experience thus he saith Virginia I graunt deare Dame I doo agree When time shall so prouide But tender youth and infansie Doth rather wish me bide What should I lose Dianas gifte And eke the spring to shun By which Acteon fateally His finall race did run Should I as abiect be esteemed Throughout Pernassus hill Or should my Virgins name be filde It were to great a skyll But yet it is vnspotted loe Right well I doo conceaue When wedlocke doth require the same With parents loue and leaue Yet obstinate I wyll not be But willing will me yeeld When you commaund and not before Then duety shall me sheeld Virginius Ah Gods that rule and raine in heauens in seas in flods and lands Two couple such I surely deeme you neuer made with hands A Gods why doo ye not compel eche Dame the lyke to showe And euery Impe of her againe her duty thus to know I cannot stay my tounge from talke I needes must call my deare Oh spouse wel met Daughter to what newes how do you cheare Mater O deare Virginius Ioy to me oh pearelesse spouse and mate In health I praise the Gods I am and ioifull for thy state Virginius Virginia my daughter deare How standeth all with thée Virginia Like happie state as mother tolde Like ioyfull sight to mee Virginius By the Gods wife I ioy me that haue such a treasure Such Gemme and such Iuell surmounting all measure Such a happy spouse such a fortunate dame That no blot or staine can impayre her fame Against such an Impe and graffe of my tree As cleare doth surmount all others that bee Mater Nay rather deare spouse how much is my case To be now aduaunced by such

happy grace Doth dayly distill my husband so louing Graunting and geuing to all thing behouing Ioying in me and in the fruicte of my wombe Who would not requit it the Gods yeelde their dome And if it be I the Gods doo destroy mée Rather then sinne so sore should annoy me Virginius Oh wife refell thy wishing for woe My selfe thy faute right well do know And rather I wish my selfe to be slaine Then thou or thy daughter ought wo should sustaine Virginia Oh Father my comfort oh Mother my ioy Oh Deare and O sufferaigne do cease to employ Such dolorus talking where dangers are none Where Ioyes are attendant what néedeth this mone You matron you spouse you Nurse and you wife You comfort you only the some of his lyfe You housband you harte you ioye and you pleasure You King and you Keyser to her only treasure You Father you Mother my lyfe doth sustaine I babe and I blisse your health am againe Forbeare then your dolor let mirth be frequented Let sorow departe and be not attempted Virginius Oh wife oh spouse I am contente Mater Oh Husband Virginia Oh Father wee doo consent Sing heere ¶ All singe this The trustiest treasure in earth earth as wée sée Is man wife and children in one to agrée Then friendly and kindly let measure be mixed With reason in season where friendship is fixed Virginius When nature nursed first of all yong Alexander learned Of whō the Poets mention make in iudgement so deserned Oh what did want that loue procured his vital end well neare This is the hope where parents loue their children do not feare All sing this The trustiest treasure in earth as wée sée Is man wife and children c. Mater When time King Nisus would not let his daughter to be taught Of any one correcting hand to nurtue to be brought She void of duty cut his lockes and golden tresses cleare Whereby his realme was ouerrun and she was payd her hire All sing this The trustiest treasure in earth as we see Is man wife and children c. Virginia When Dedalus from Creete did flie With Icaru his ioy He naught regarding fathers words Did seeke his owne anoy He mounted vp into the skies Wherat the Gods did frowne And Phoebus sore his winges did frie And hedlonge flins him downe All singe this The trustiest treasure in earth as we see Is man wife and children c. Virginius Then sith that persualitie doth partly discorde mone And hatred often times doth creepe where ouermuch wee loue And if we loue no whit at all the faming trump will sound Come wife come spouse come daughter deare let measure beare ye ground All singe this The trustiest treasure in earth as we see Is man wife and children in one to agree Then friendly and kindly let measure be mixed Exit With reason in season where frindship is fixed ¶ Here entreth Haphazard the Vice VEry well sir very well sir it shal be doone As fast as euer I can prepare Who dippes with the Diuel he had neede haue a long spoone Or els full smale wil be his fare Yet a proper Gentileman I am of truthe Yea that may yee see by my long side gowne Yea but what am I a Scholer or a scholemaister or els some youth A Lawier a studient or els a countrie cloune A Brumman a Baskit maker or a Baker of Pies A flesh or a Fishmonger or a sower of lies A Louse or a louser a Leeke or a Larke A Dreamer a Drommell a fire or a sparke A Caitife a Cutthrote a creper in corners A herbraine a hangman or a grafter of horners By the Gods I know not how best to deuise My name or my property well to disguise A Marchaunte a May poole a man or a mackrell A Crab or a Creuise a Crane or a cockerell Most of all these my nature doth inioy Somtime I aduaunce them somtime I destroy A mayde or a Mussell Bote a wife or a wilde ducke As bolde as blinde bayerd as wise as a wood cocke As fine as phippence as proude as a Pecocke As stout as a Stockefish as méeke as a mecocke As bigge as a begger as fat as a foole As true as a Tinker as riche as an Owle With hey tricke how trowle trey trip and trey trace Trowle hazard in a vengeance I beshrew his knaues face For tro and trowle hazard kéepe such a range That poore haphazard was neuer so strange But yet Haphazard be of good chéere Goe play and repast thée man be mery to yéere Though vittaile be dainty and hard for to get Yet perhaps a number will die of the swet Though it be in hazard yet happely I may Though mony be lacking yet one day go gay ¶ Enter Mansipulus When Maud with a pestelence what makest thou no hast Of Baybery insence belike thou wouldest tast By the Gods I haue stayed a full great while My lorde he is neare hand by this at the Church stile and al for Maud mumble turde that mampodding madge By the Gods if she hie not I le geue her my badge Mansipula What drake nosed driuell begin you to floute I le frie you in a fagot sticke by cocke goodman loute You boaster you bragger you brawling knaue Zle pay thee thy fortypence thou brawling slaue My Ladies great busines belike is at ende When you goodman dawcocke lust for to wend You codshed you crackerope you chattering pye Haue with ye haue at ye your manhode to try Haphazard What holde your hands masters what fie for shame fie What culling What lulling What stur haue wee here What tugging What lugging What pugging by the eare What part and be freinds and ende all this strife Mansipulus Nay rather I Wishe hir the end of my knife Mansipula Drawe it geue mée it I will it receaue So that for the place it I might haue good leaue By the Gods but for losing my land lyfe and liuing It should be so placed he should haue ill thriuinge Mansipilus By the Gods how vngraciously the vicksen she chatteth Mansipula And he euen as knauishly my answer he patteth Haphazard Here is naught els but railing of words out of reason Now tugging now tatling now musling in season For shame be contented and leaue of this brawling Mansipulus Content for I shall repent it for this my tonge wralling Mansipula Thou knaue but for thee ere this time of day My Ladies faire Pue had been strawed full gay With Primroses Couslips and Violets sweete With Mints and with Marigolds and Margerum meete Which now lyeth vncleanly and all long of thée That a shame recompence thee for hindring mee Mansipulus Ah pretie pranck parnel the Coushen and Booke Whereon he shoulde reade and kneele are present here looke My Lorde when he seeth mee he will cast such an eye As pinch wyll my hart neare ready to die And thus wise and thus wise his hand wyll be walking With thou precious knaue away get thee packing ¶ Here