picture Frau. Picture here picture there let 's follow our busines Exeunt Enter a Wench singing Strowe the faire flowers and herbes that be greene To grace the gaiest wedding that euer was seene If London list to looke the streetes were nere so cleene Except it was when best it might in welcome of our Queene Three louely Lords of London shall three London Ladies wed Strowe sweetest flowers vpon the stones perfume the bridall bed Strowe the faire flowers c. Enter first Diligence with a Truncheon then a boy with Pollicies Launce and shield then Pollicie and Loue hand in hand then Fraud in a blew gowne red cap and red sleeues with Ambitions Lance and shield then a boy with Pomps Launce and shield then Pompe and Lucre hand in hand then Dissimulation with Prides Launce and shield then a boy with Pleasures Lance and shield then Pleasure and Conscience hand in hand then Simplicitie with Tirannies Lance and shield they al going out Nemo staies and speakes Ne. These Lordes and Ladies thus to church are gone An honoured action to solemnize there With greater ioy wil they return anone Than Caesar did in Rome his Laurell weare Lord pollicy hath Loue vnto his Fere Lord pompe hath Lucre to maintaine his port Lord pleasure Conscience to direct his sport Vsury is marked to be knowen Dissimulation like a shadow fléetes And Simony is out of knowledge growen And Fraud vnfound in London but by fits Simplicity with painefull penurie sits For Hospitality that was woont to feed him Was slaine long since and now the poore doo néed him That Hospitality was an honest man But had few friendes alas if he had any But Vsury which cut his throat as than Was succoured and sued for by many Would Liberality had bene by thy side Then Hospitality thou hadst neuer died But what meane I one of the mariage traine To mourne for him wil nere be had againe His Ghost may walke to mocke the people rude Ghostes are but shadowes and doe sense delude I talke too long for soe this louelie crue Are comming backe and haue perfourm'd their due Returne as they went sauing that the blew gownes that bare shields must now beare torches Simplicity going about spies Fraud and falleth on his knees before Pleasure and Conscience saieng Simp. O Lady Conscience that art maried to Lord pleasure Help thy seruant simplicity to recouer his lost treasure A boone my Lords all for Loue and Lucre sake Euen as you are true Lordes help a false lout to take plea. Thou shalt haue helpe speake what is the matter simp. Sée you yen fellow with the torch in his hand One the falsest villaine that is in this land Let him be laid hold on that he run not away And then yee shall heare what I haue to say ple. Diligence bring him hether good Lordes and Ladies stay simp. O Maister Fraud welcome to the buts Now I le haue my ten shillings in spite of your guts The French Tanker consume ye you were an old Frenchman Da goll buttoone goll renga bugla lase you coson'd me than My Lords I beseech ye that at tyborne he may totter For in steed of gold the villaine sold me copper plea. Is this true M. Skil Fra. It is true in a sort my Lord I thought to bee pleasant with him being my old acquaince and disguis'd my selfe like an old French Artificer and hauing a few copper knacks I sold them to him to make sport for ten shillings which money I am content to pay him againe so shall he haue no losse though he haue made a litle sport ple. First giue him an Angell before my face Simplicity art thou pleased Sim. Truly I am pleas'd to take a good Angell for ten shillinges speciouslie of such a debter as M. Fraud but now I am to bee pleas'd otherwise that is to see him punished I promise yee the people loue him wel for they would leaue work and make halfe holiday to see him hanged ple. That his punishment may please thee the better thou shalt punish him thy selfe he shall be bound fast to yen post and thou shalt bee blindfold and with thy torch shalt run as it were at tilt charging thy light against his lips and so if thou canst burne out his tongue that it neuer speake more guile Sim. O Singulariter Nominatiuo wise Lord pleasure Genetiuo bind him to that poste Datiuo giue me my torch Accusat For I say he 's a cosoner Vocat O giue me roome to run at him Ablat take and blind me Pluraliter per omnes casus Laugh all you to see mee in my choller adust to burne and to broile that false Fraud to dust Bind Fraud blind Simplicity turne him thrise about set his face towards the contrarie post at which he runnes and all to burnes it Dis. standing behind Fraud vnbindes him and whiles all the rest behold Simp. they two slip away Pleasure missing Fraud saith plea. Wisely perfourm'd but soft sirs where is Fraud O noble villaine gone whiles we beheld the other Who loosed him Who let him slip wel one day he wil pay for all vnblind Simplicity Simp. How now Haue I beated his lips haue I warm'd his nose and scortched his face Let me see how lookes the villaine Haue I burned him Dil. Thou hast done more for thou hast quite consumed him into nothing looke here is no signe of him no not so much as his ashes Simp. Verie few ashes if there be any ye may see what a hot thing anger is I thinke that the Torch did not waste him so much as my wrath wel al London nay all England is beholding to me for putting Fraud out of this world I haue consum'd him brought him to nothing I le tread his ashes vnder my feet that no more Frauds shal euer spring of them But let me sée I shal haue much anger for the Tanners wil misse him in their lether the Tailors in cutting out of garments the Shoo-maker in closing the Tapsters in filling pots and the verie oistermen to mingle their oisters at Billinsgate yet it is no matter the world is well rid of such a craftie knaue plea. Well now thou art satisfied I wish all here as wel contented And we my Lords that praise this happie day Fall wee on knees and humbly let vs pray pom. First that from heauen vpon our gratious Queene All maner blessings may be multiplied That as her raigne most prosperous hath bene During worlds length so may it stil abide And after that with saintes be glorified· Lord graunt her here health hearts-ease ioy and mirth And heauen at last after long life on earth pol, Her counsel wise and Nobles of this land Blesse and preserue O Lord with thy right hand plea. On all the rest that in this Land doo dwell Chiefly in London Lord poure downe thy grace Who liuing in thy feare and dying well In heauen with Angels they may haue a place FINIS
if thou be wise thou wilt not tarie the reckoning for seest thou not vs three Dissimulation simony and my selfe Vsu. Yes What meanes these canuas suites Will yee be Sailers Fra. Vsury make one this is our intent let 's sée that none heare vs now the Spaniards are comming thou hearest with great power here is no liuing for vs in London men are growen so full of conscience and religion that Fraud Dissimulation and Simony are disciphered and being disciphered are also dispised and therefore wee will slip to the sea and meet and ioine with the enemie and if they conquere as they may for they are a great armie by report our credite may rise againe with them if they faile and retire we may either goe with them and liue in Spaine where we and such good fellowes are tollerated and vsed or come fitly again hether so long as none knows but friends Vsu. But wil you do thus you two Dis. And thou too I hope why what should we do Vsu. Whatsoeuer ye doe be not traitors to your natiue countrie Simo. T is not our natiue countrie thou knowest I Simony am a Roman Dissimulation a Mongrel half an Italian halfe a Dutchman Fraud so too halfe French and halfe Scottish and thy parentes were both Iewes though thou wert borne in London and here Vsury thou art cried out against by the preachers ioine with vs man to better thy state for in Spain preaching toucheth vs not Vsu. To better my state nay to alter my state for here where I am I know the gouernment here can I liue for all their threatning if strangers preuaile I know not their lawes nor their vsage they may bée oppressore take al I haue and it is like they are so for they seek that 's not their owne Therfore here will I stay sure to keepe what I haue rather than be a traitor vpon hap and had I wist and stay you if ye be wise and pray as I pray that the preachers and all other good men may die and then we shall flourish but neuer trust to strangers curtesie Fra. We shal trust but to our friends kin yo 'il not go with vs yet for old acquaintance keep counsel betray vs not for we 'il be gone to sea I am affraid yen foolish knaue haue belaied the stréets for vs Vsu. Let me go afore ye if any such thing be I le giue ye inkling Exit Fra. Do farewel Vsury and as he goes one way we 'il go another follow sirs neuer trust a shrinker if he be your owne brother Exeunt omnes Enter the three Lordes with their Pages and Fealtie a Herald before them his coat hauing the armes of London before and an Oliue tree behind pol: Fealty thou faithfull Herald of our towne Thou true truce-kéeper and sure friend in peace Take downe our shields and giue them to our boies Now Fealty prepare thy wits for war he deliuers them To parlie with the proud Castillians Approching fast the frontiers of our coast Wit here my Page in euerie message shall Attend on thee to note them and their déedes I néed not tel thée they are poore and proud Vaunters vaineglorious tyrants truce-breakers Enuious irefull and ambitious For thou hast found their facing and their brags Their backes their coffers and their wealth their rags But let me tell thee what we craue of thée To scanne with iudgment what their leaders be To note their presence and obserue their grace And truly to aduertise what they seeme Whether to be experienced in armes Or men of name those three that lead the rest the rest referre we to thy owne conceit Feal, I hope in this my dutie to discharge as heretofore Simplicity make a great noise within and enter with three or four weaponed Simp. Clubs clubs nay come neighbours come for here they bee here I left them arrant theeues rogues cosoners I charge ye as you wil answere prebend them for they haue vndone me and robb'd me and made me the poorest free man that euer kept a ballad stall A Constable I charge ye keepe the peace and lay downe your weapons To the three Lords pomp Who rais'd this tumult Speake what meanes this stir simp. O I am vndone robb'd spoil'd of all my stocke let me see where be they Keepe euerie street and doore samine all that comes for Fraud that cosoner pol, Maisters what meane you in these troublous times to keepe this coile Const, Alas my Lord her 's a poore man rob'd or cosoned simp. I am rob'd O my boies my pretie boies I am vndone saw ye no theeues nor no craftie knaues what be all these Wit Simplicity away these be our Lordes offend them not for feare Simp. I séeke not them I séeke for Fraud that rob'd me plea. Go seeke els where for here 's no place for such Pol. My friends depart and qualifie this stir And see peace kept within the walles I charge ye Const. I wil my Lord come Simp. we came too late to find your losses Exeunt simp. Pray for me my boies I think I shal hang my selfe I come euer too late to speed pol. Now Lordes let Honors fire enflame on thoughtes And let vs arme our courage with our cause And so dispose our selues to welcome them Doe me the fauour if I may intreat To be the first to front the foe in face The Vauntgard let be Pollicies this once Pompes the maine baitaile pleasures the Rereward And so bestow vs if you thinke it good Pom. I think it good and time that it were done Plea I think it good and wish the enemie come Enter Diligence Dil. And here they come as braue as Philips sonne And his Ephestion woont to be arraied In glittering gold and party coloured plumes With curious pendents on their Lances Ext Their shieldes Ymprez'd with gilt copertiments Their Pages carelesse plaieng at their backes As if with conquest they triumphing came Pol. If they be conquer'd greater is their shame But Diligence go post alongst the coast To tell the newes and looke to welcome them Let vs alone My Lords you heare the newes More words were vaine I know ye wel resolu'd Exit Dil. Pom. And here they come Oh proud Castillians Enter first Shealty the Herald then Pride bearing his shield himself his ympreze a Peacocke the worde Non par illi His Page Shame after him with a Launce hauing appendent gilt with this word in it Sur lé Ciel Ambition his ympreze a blacke Horse salliant with one hinder foote vpon the Globe of the earth one fore foote stretching towards the cloudes his woorde Non sufficit orbis His page Treacherie after him his pendent Argent and Azure an armed Arme catching at the Sun beames the woorde in it Et gloriam Phoebi Last Tyrannie His ympreze a naked Childe on a speares point bleeding his woord Pour sangue His page Terrour his pendent rules in it a Tygers head out of a cloud licking a bloody heart The
woord in it Cura Cruor March once about the stage then stand and viewe the Lords of London who shall martch towardes them and they giue backe then the Lords of London wheele about to their standing and th' other come againe into their places then Pollicie sendes Fealtie their Herraldes coate must haue the armes of Spaine before and a burning ship behind pol. My Lordes what meane these gallants to perfourme Come these Castilian Cowardes but to braue Doo all these mountaines moue to breede a mouse Fealty goe fetch their answer resolute How they dare be so bold and what they dare doo here Shea. What wouldst thou Herald As Feal is going towards thē they send foorth Sheal Fea. Parlle with those thrée Herald Shea. They scorne to grace so meane a man as thou with parlie or with presence Fea: Do they scorne what are thy masters Monarchs euerie one Or be they Gods or rather be they Deuils Scorne they a Heraldes presence and his speech Name them that I may knowe their mightines And so auoid of duties some neglect shea. Monarches in minds and Gods in high conceites That scorne you English as the scomme of men Whom I ne dare without their license name Fore whom thy duties all are few and base Fea. Imperious Spaniard doo a Herald right Thy selfe art one their Trowch man if thou be Be thou my Trunke that I my message may through thee conueigh to them from London Lords shea. Base English groome from beggars sent belike Who for their mate thée malapert account Dare I thinkst thou these Lords magnificent Without their speciall pleasure vnderstood Once mooue with message or with show of speach Fea. More seruile thou to loose a Heraldes due That is in field a kinges companion But if thou dare not my Ambassage doo Stand by and stop not my accesse to them Shea. Rather wil I returne and know their mindes Pol. Now boy what newes When Sheal goes to thē Wit goes to the 3. Lords of Lond. Wit The fearful Herald of yen famous crue Durst not your message to his maisters tell Til Fealtie with contumelious wordes Yet was the Spaniard braue and hot in tearmes Enforced him for their answere resolute The Span. whisper with their Her Pom. Which now belike our Herald shall receiue For theirs comes to him sheal. It pleaseth them to be magnifical And of their speciall graces to vouchsafe And counteruiew of Pages and of shields A countermessage by vs Heraldes done A fauour which they seldome graunt to foes Go thou for those I meete thee will with these Fea. My Lords yen brauing Spaniards wish A counteruiew of Pages and of shieldes But what they meane or be I know not yet Haply you may by their ymprezes view Or I by parlle some coniecture giue So please it you your pages and your shieldes With me to send their Herald comes with theirs pol. Our shields I reck not but to send our Wealth Feal. Accompanied with Wit and Will no peril Pom. It is my wealth but kéep him if they dare I le fetch him double if they doo my Lordes Plea Boies take our sheildes and speares for they come on Wit Vaile Spaniard couch thy Launce and pendent both knowest where thou art Here wil we beare no braues When the English boies meet the other cause them to put downe the tops of their Lances but they beare vp theirs Wea. Downe with your point no loft borne Lances here By any stranger be he foe or friend Wil. Wel doest thou note the couching of thy Lance Mine had ere this els goar'd your Spanish skin Feal. Wel done my boies but now all reuerence Shea. Aduaunce againe your Launces now my boies hold vp again S. Pride Dicito nobis ideo qui ades quid sibi velint isthaec Emblemata Dicito inquam lingua materna nos enim omnes belle intelligimus quamuis Anglicè loqui dedignamur Fea. Then know Castillian Caualieros this The owners of these Emblemes are three Lordes Those three that now are viewing of your shieldes Of London our chiefe citie are they Lordes Pollicie pompe and pleasure be their names And they in honour of their mistresses Loue Lucre Conscience London Ladies thrée Emblazoned these Scutchens challenging Whom durst compare or challenge one of them And Pollicie a Tortoys hath Emprez'd Encompast with her shel her natiue walles And prouidens securus is his word His page is Wit his Maistresse Lady Loue pomp in his shield a Lilly hath pourtrai'd As paragon of beautie and boone grace Glorie sauns peere his word and true it is With Londons Pompe Castile cannot compare His Page is wealth his maistresse Lucre hight Pleasure the daintie of that famous towne A Faulcon hath emblazon'd soaring hie To showe the pitch that Londons Pleasure flies His word Pour temps yet neuer stoupes to traine But vnto Conscience chosen for his deere His Page is Will and thus th' effect you heare S. Pride Buena buena per los Lutheranos Angleses Fea. Mala mala per Catholicos Castillianos Pol. Loqueris Anglicè Shea. Maximè Domine Pol. Agedum Go too then and declare thy Lords their shields their pages and their purpose Speak man feare not though Spain vse messengers il T is Englands guise to entreat them curteously Shea. Three Caualieros Castillianos here Without Compeeres in compasse of this world Are come to conquer as ful wel they shal this mool-hill Isle that litle England hight With London that proud paltrie market towne And take those Dames Loue Lucre Conscience Prisoners to vse or force as pleaseth them The first now quake is Spanish Maiesty That for his ympreze giues Queene Iunoes Bird Whose traine is spangd with Argus hundred eies the Quéene of Gods scornes not to grace him so His woord is Non par illi none his like Yet is his page or hench-man Modesty Lucre the Lady that shal be his prize And in his pendent on his Lances point Sur le Ciel his word aboue the heauens pol. Whileme indeed aboue the heauens he was Could be haue kept him in that blessed state From thence for pride he fell to pit of paine And is he now become the pride of Spaine And so his page not Modesty but Shame Wel on the rest sheal. Don Honor is the next grand peere of spain Whose ympreze is a Courser saliant Of colour Sables darkening aire and earth Pressing the Globe with his disdainfull foot And sallieng to aspire to rowling skies Non sufficit orbis is his haughtie woord The world sufficeth not high Honours thoughtes And on the pendent fixed en his Lance A hand is catching at the sunnie beames gloriam Phoebi and the Suns bright coatch Honor would guide if he might haue his wil His Page is Action tempering stil with state pol. Himselfe Ambition whom the heauens do hate shea. and Loue the Lady that he hopes to gaine pol. His thoughts distract from foule distempered brain Prooues him the verie firebrand of Spain And