any way to serve ye Move your heart this way Lady Am. How Lean. 'Pray ye heare me Behold the sport of Love when he is imperious Behold the slave of Love Am. Move my Queen this way Sure he 's some worthy man then if he hedge me Or here to open him Lean. Do but behold me If there be pity in you do but view me But view the misery I have undertaken For you the povertie Am. He will come presently Now play your best Sir though I loose this Rook here Yet I get Libertie Lean. I 'le seize your fair hand And warm it with a hundred hundred kisses The God of love warm your desires but equal That shall play my game now Am. What do you mean Sir Why do you stop me Lean. That ye may intend me The time ha's blest us both Love bids us use it I am a Gentleman nobly descended Young to invite your Love rich to maintain it I bring a whole heart to ye thus I give it And to those burning altars thus I offer And thus divine lips where perpetuall Spring grows Am. Take that ye are too saucy Lean. How proud Lady Strike my deserts Am. I was too blame Enter Bartolus Bar. What wise there Heaven keep my house from thieves Lean. I am wretched Opened discovered lost to my wishes I shall be whooted at Bar. What noise was this wife Why dost thou smile Lean. This proud thing will betray me Bar. Why these lie here what anger deare Am. Why none Sir Onely a chance your pupill said he plaid well And so indeed he do's he undertook for ye Because I would not sit so long time idle I made my Liberty avoided your mate And he again as cunningly endangered me Indeed he put me strangely to it When presently Hearing you come and having broke his ambush too Having the second time brought off my Queen fair I rose o' th' sudden smilingly to shew ye My apron caught the Chesse-board and the men And there the noise was Bar. Thou art grown a Master For all this I shall beat ye Lean. Or I Lawyer For now I love her more 't was a neat answer And by it hangs a mighty hope I thank her She gave my pate a sound knock that it rings yet But you shall have a sounder if I live Lawyer My heart akes yet I would not be in that fear Bar. I am glad ye are a gamester Sir sometimes For recreation we two shall fight hard at it Am. He will prove too hard for me Lean. I hope he shall do But your Ches-board is too hard for my head line that good Lady Bar. I have been attoning two most wrangling neighbours They had no money therefore I made even Come let 's go in and eat truly I am hungry Lean. I have eaten already I must intreat your pardon Bar. Do as ye please we shall expect ye at supper He ha's got a little heart now it seems handsomly Am. You 'l get no little head if I do not look to ye Lean. If ever I do catch thee again thou vanity Am. I was too blame to be so rash I am sorie Exeunt Actus Quartus Scaena Prima Enter Don Henrique Violante Ascanio Hen. Heare but my reasons Viol. O my patience heare 'em Can cunning falshood colour an excuse With any seeming shape of borrowed truth Extenuate this wofull wrong not error Hen. You gave consent that to defeat my brother I should take any course Viol. But not to make The cure more loathsome then the fowle disease Was 't not enough you took me to your bed Tir'd with loose dalliance and with emptie veines All those abilities spent before and wasted That could conferre the name of mother on me But that to perfect my account of sorrow For my long barrennesse you must highten it By shewing to my face that you were fruitfull Hug'd in the base embraces of another If Solitude that dwelt beneath my roofe And want of children was a torment to me What end of my vexation to behold A bastard to upbraid me with my wants And heare the name of father paid to ye Yet know my self no mother What can I say Hen. shall I confesse my fault and ask your pardon Will that content ye Viol. If it could make void What is confirm'd in Court No no Don Henrique You shall know that I find my self abus'd And adde to that I have a womans anger And while I look upon this Basilisk Whose envious eyes hath blasted all my comforts Rest confident I 'le study my dark ends And not your pleasures Asc. Noble Lady heare me Not as my Fathers son but as your servant Vouchsafe to heare me for such in my duty I ever will appeare And far be it from My poore ambition ever to looke on you But with that reverence which a slave stands bound To pay a worthy Mistris I have heard That Dames of highest place nay Queenes themselves Disdaine not to be serv'd by such as are Of meanest Birth and I shall be most happie To be emploi'd when you please to command me Even in the coursest Office as your Page I can wayte on your trencher fill your wine Carry your pontafles and be sometimes bless'd In all humilitie to touch your feete Or if that you esteeme that too much grace I can run by your Coach observe your lookes And hope to gaine a fortune by my service With your good favour which now as a Son I dare not challenge Viol. As a Son Asc. Forgive me I will forget the name let it be death For me to call you Mother Viol. Still upbraided Hen. No way left to appease you Viol. None now heare me Heare what I vow before the face of heaven And if I breake it all plagues in this life And those that after death are fear'd fall on me While that this Bastard staies under my rooffe Looke for no peace at home for I renounce All Offices of a wife Hen. What am I falne to Viol. I will not eate nor sleepe with you and those howres Which I should spend in prayers for your health Shall be emploi'd in Curses Hen. Terrible Viol. All the day long I 'le be as tedious to you As lingring fevers and I 'le watch the nights To ring alon'd your shame and breake your sleepes Or if you doe but slumber I 'le appeare In the shape of all my wrongs and like a fury Fright you to madnes and if all this faile To worke out my revenge I have friends and kinsmen That will not sit downe tame with the disgrace That 's offer'd to our noble familie In what I suffer Hen. How am I devided Betweene the duties I owe as a Husband And pietie of a Parent Asc. I am taught Sir By the instinct of nature that obedience Which bids me to prefer your peace of mind Before those pleasures that are dearest to me Be wholy hers my Lord I quit all parts That I may challenge may you grow
advantage ever Io. All this time mother The childe wants looking too wants meat and Nurses Lan. Now blessing o' thy care it shall have all And instantly I le seek a Nurse my selfe sonne 'T is a sweet childe ah my young Spaniard Take you no further care sir Io. Yes of these Jewels I must by your leave Mother these are yours To make your care the stronger for the rest I le finde a Master the gold for bringing up on 't I freely render to your charge Lan. No more words Nor no more children good sonne as you love me This may doe well Ioh. I shall observe your Morals But where 's Don Ferdinand Mother Lan. Ten to one About the like adventure he told me He was to finde you out Exit Io. Why should he stay thus There may be some ill chance in 't sleep I will not Before I have found him now this woman 's pleas'd I le seek my friend out and my care is eas'd Exit Scaena 10. Enter Duke and Gent. 1 Gen. Beleeve sir 't is as possible to doe it As to remove the City the maine faction Swarm throgh the streets like hornets arm'd with angers Able to ruine States no safety left us Nor meanes to dye like men if instantly You draw not back againe Duk. May he be drawne And quarter'd too that turnes now were I surer Of death then thou art of thy fears and with death More then those feares are too 1. Sir I feare not Du. I would not crack my vow start from my honour Because I may finde danger wound my soule To keep my body safe 1. I speak not sir Out of a basenesse to you Du. No nor doe not Out of a basenesse leave mo what is danger More then the weaknesse of our apprehensions A poor cold part o' th bloud who takes it hold of Cowards and wicked livers valiant mindes Were made the Masters of it and as hearty Seamen In desperate stormes stem with a little Rudder The tumbling ruines of the Ocean So with their cause swords do they do dangers Say we yere sure to dye all in this venture As I am confident against it is there any Amongst us of so fat a sense so pamper'd Would chuse luxuriously to lye a bed And purge away his spirit send his soule out In Sugar-lops and Syrups give me dying As dying out to be upon mine enemy Parting with man-kinde by a man that 's manly Let 'em be all the world and bring along Cain's envy with 'em I will on 2. You may sir But with what safety 1. Since 't is come to dying You shall perceive sir here be those amongst us Can dye as decently as other men And with as little ceremony on brave sir Duk. That 's spoken heartily 1. And he that flinches May he dye lowzie in a ditch Du. No more dying There 's no such danger in it What 's a clock 3. Somewhat above your houre Du. Away then quickly Make no noise and no trouble will attend us Exeunt Scaena 11. Enter Fredericke and Peter with a candle Fred. Give me the candle so goe you out that way Pet. What have we now to doe Fred. And o' your life sirrah Let none come neare the doore without my knowledge No not my Land lady nor my friend Pet. 'T is done sir Fr. Nor any serious businesse that concerns me Pet. Is the winde there agen Fr. Be gone Pet. I am sir Exit Enter Constantia with a Jewell Fr. Now enter without feare And noble Lady That safety and civility yee wish'd for Shall truely here attend you no rude tongue Nor rough behaviour knows this place no wishes Beyond the moderation of a man Dare enter here your owne desires and Innocence Joyn'd to my vow'd obedience shall protect you Were dangers more then doubts Coast. Ye are truely noble And worth a womans trust let it become me I doe beseech you sir for all your kindnesse To render with my thanks this worthlesse trifle I may be longer troublesome Fred. Faire offices Are still their owne rewards Heav'n blesse me Lady From selling civill courtesies may it please ye If ye will force a favour to oblige me Draw but that cloud aside to satisfie me For what good Angel I am engag'd Const. It shall be For I am truely confident yee are honest The Piece is scarce worth looking on Fred. Trust me The abstract of all beauty soule of sweetnesse Defend me honest thoughts I shall grow wilde else What eyes are there rather what little heavens To stirre mens contemplations what a Paradice Runs through each part she has good bloud be temperate I must look off too excellent an object Confounds the sense that sees it Noble Lady If there be any further service to cast on me Let it be worth my life so much I honour ye Or the engagement of whole Families Const. Your service is too liberall worthy sir Thus farre I shall entreat Fred. Command me Lady You make your power too poore Const. That presently With all convenient haste you would retire Unto the street you found me in Fred. 'T is done Const. There if you finde a gentleman opprest With force and violence doe a mans office And draw your sword to rescue him Fred. Hee 's safe Be what he will and let his foes be devills Arm'd with your pitty I shall conjure 'em Retire this key will guide ye all things necessary Are there before ye Const. All my prayers goe with ye Exit Fred. Ye clap on proof upon me men say gold Do's all engages all works through all dangers Now I say beauty can do more The Kings Exchequer Nor all his wealthy Indies could not draw me Through halfe those miseries this peece of pleasure Might make me leap into we are all like sea-Cards All our endeavours and our motions As they doe to the North still point at beauty Still at the fairest for a handsome woman Setting my soule a side it should goe hard But I would straine my body yet to her Unlesse it be her owne free gratitude Hopes ye shall dye and thou tongue rot within me E're I infringe my faith now to my rescue Exit Actus Secundus Scaena prima Enter Duke pursued by Petruchio Antonio and that Faction Duke YOu will not all oppresse me Ant. Kill him i th' wanton eye let me come to him Duk. Then yee shall buy me dearely Petr. Say you so sir Ant. I say cut his Wezand spoile his peeping Have at your love-sick heart sir Enter Don John John Sure 't is fighting My friend may be engag'd fie gentlemen This is unmanly oddes Ant. I le stop your mouth sir Du. fals down Don Ioh. bestrides him John Nay then have at thee freely Ther 's a plumb sir to satisfie your longing Pet. Away I hope I have sped him here comes rescue We shall be endangered where 's Antonio Ant. I must have one thrust more sir Ioh. Come up to me Ant. A mischiefe confound your fingers Petr.
and the liberall world makes custome And nothing but faire honour O sweet honour Hang up your Eunuch honour That I was trusty And valiant were things well put in but modest A modest gentleman I ô wit where wast thou Fred. I am sorrie John John My Ladies gentlewoman Would laugh me to a Schoole-boy make me blush With playing with my Codpeece point fie on thee A man of thy discretion Fred. It shall be mended And henceforth yee shall have your due Enter Anthony John I look for t How now who is 't An. A gentleman of this towne And calls himselfe Petruchio Enter Constantia John I le attend him Const. How did he call himselfe Fred. Petruchio Doe's it concerne you ought Const. O gentlemen The houre of my destruction is come on me I am discover'd lost left to my ruine As ever ye had pitty John Doe not feare Let the great devill come he shall come through me Lost here and we about ye Fred. Fall before us Const. O my unfortunate estate all angers Compar'd to his to his Fred. Let his and all mens Whilst we have power and life stand up for heaven sake Con. I have offended heaven too yet heaven knows Iohn We are all evill Yet heaven forbid we should have our deserts What is a Con. Too too neare to my offence sir O he will cut me peece-meale Fred. T is no Treason John Let it be what it will if a cut here I le finde him cut-worke Fred. He must buy you deare With more than common lives Joh. Feare not nor weep not By heaven I le fire the Towne before yee perish And then the more the merrier wee 'll jog with yee Fred. Come in and dry your eyes John Pray no more weeping Spoile a sweet face for nothing my returne Shall end all this I warrant you Con. Heaven grant it Exeunt Scaene 3. Enter Petruchio with a Letter Petr. This man should be of speciall rank For these commends carry no common way No slight worth with 'em A shall be he Ent. Don Iohn John 'Save yee sir I am sorrie My businesse was so unmannerly to make ye Wait thus long here Petr. Occasions must be serv'd sir But is your name Don John Ioh. It is Sir Petr. Then First for your owne brave sake I must embrace yee Next from the credit of your noble friend Hernando de Aluara make yee mine Who layes his charge upon me in this Letter To look yee out and for the goodnesse in yee Whilst your occasions make yee resident In this place to supply yee love and honour yee Which had I knowne sooner Iohn Noble sir You 'll make my thanks too poore I weare a sword sir And have a service to be still dispos'd of As you shall please command it Petr. Gentle sir That manly courtesie is half my businesse And to be short to make ye know I honour ye And in all points believe your worth like Oracle And how above my friends which are not few And those not slack I estimate your vertues Make your selfe understand This day Petruchio A man that may command the strength of this place Hazzard the boldest spirits hath made choice Onely of you and in a noble office Ioh. Forward I am free to entertaine it Petr. Thus then I doe beseech ye mark me Ioh. I shall doe it Pet. Ferrara's Duke would I might call him worthie But that he has raz'd out from his family As he has mine with Infamie This man Rather this powerfull Monster we being left But two of all our house to stock out memories My Sister and my selfe with arts and witch-crafts Vowes and such oathes heaven has no mercy for Drew to dishonour this weak maid by stealthes And secret passages I knew not of Oft he obtain'd his wishes oft abus'd her I am asham'd to say the rest This purchas'd And his hot bloud allay'd as friends forsake us At a miles end upon our way he left her And all our name to ruine Ioh. This was foule Play And ought to be rewarded so Petr. I hope so He scap'd me yester-night which if he dare Againe adventure for heaven pardon him I shall with all my heart Ioh. For me brave Signior What doe yee intend Petr. Onely faire sir this trust Which from the commendations of this Letter I dare presume well placed nobly to beare him By word of mouth a single challenge from me That man to man if he have honour in him We may decide all difference Ioh. Faire and noble And I will doe it home When shall I visite ye Pet. Please you this after-noon I will ride with yee For at a Castle six mile hence we are sure To finde him Iohn I le be ready Petr. To attend ye My man shall wait with all my Ex. Petr. Enter Fredr John My service shall not faile yee Fred. How now John All 's well who dost thou think this wench is Ghesse and thou canst Fred. I cannot John Be it knowne then To all men by these presents this is she She she and only she our curious coxcombs Were errant two moneths after Fred. Who Constantia Thou talk'st of Cocks and Bulls Ioh. I talke of wenches Of Cocks and Hens Don Frerdick this is the Pullet We two went proud after Fred. It cannot be Iohn It shall be Sister to Don Petruchio I know all man Fred. Now I beleeve Iohn Goe to there has been stirring Fumbling with Linnen Fredrick Fred. 'T is impossible You know her faine was pure as fire Ioh. That pure fire Has melted out her maiden-head she is crackt We have all that hope of our side boy Fred Thou tell'st me To my imagination things incredible I see no loose thought in her Ioh. That 's all one She is loose i th' hilts by heaven but the world must know A faire way upon vow of marriage Fred. There may be such a slip Iohn And will be Fredrick Whil'st the old game 's a foot I feare the boy too Will prove hers too I took up Fred. Good circumstance May cure all this yet Iohn There thou hitst it Fredrick Come let 's walke in and comfort her her being here Is nothing yet suspected anon I le tell thee Wherefore her brother came who by this light Is a brave noble fellow and what honour H 'as done to me a stranger there be Irons Heating for some will histe into their heart blouds Ere all be ended so much for this time Fred. Well sir Exeunt Actus Tertius Scaena prima Eter Land-lady and Peter Land Come ye doe know Pet. I do not by this hand Mistris But I suspect Land What Pet. That if egges continue At this price women wil ne're be sav'd By their good works Land I will know Pet. Yee shall any thing Lyes in my power The Duke of Loraine now Is seven thousand strong I heard it of a fish-wife A woman of fine knowledge Land Sirrah sirrah Pe. The Popes Buls are broke loose too and 't is suspected They
shall be baited in England Lan. Very well sir Pet. No 't is not so well neither Lan. But I say to yee Who is it keeps your Master company Pet. I say to you Don Iohn Lan. I say what woman Pet. I say so too Lan. I say againe I will know Pet. I say 't is fit yee should Lan. And I tell thee He has a woman here Pet. And I tell thee 'T is then the better for him Lan. You are no Bawd now Pet. Would I were able to be call'd unto it A worshipfull vocation for my elders For as I understand it is a place Fitting my betters farr Lan. Was ever Gentlewoman So frumpt off with a foole well sawcy sirrah I will know who it is and for what purpose I pay the rent and I will know how my house Comes by these Inflamations if this geere hold Best hang a signe-post up to tell the Signiors Here ye may have lewdnesse at Liverie Ent. Fredrick Pet 'T would be a great ease to your age Fred. How now Why what 's the mater Land-lady Lan. What 's the matter Ye use me decently among ye gentlemen Fr. Who has abus'd her you sir Lan. 'Ods my witnesse I will not be thus treated that I will not Pet. I gave her no ill language Lan. Thou lyest lewdly Thou tookst me up at every word I spoke As I had been a Mawkin a flurt Gillian And thou thinkst because thou canst write read Our noses must be under thee Fr. Dare you sirrah Pet. Let but the truth be known Sir I beseech ye She raves of wenches and I know not what sir La. Go to thou know'st too well thou wicked varlet Thou instrument of evill Pet. As I live Sir She is ever thus till dinner Fr. Get ye in I le answer you anon sir Pet. By this hand I le break your Possit pan Exit Lan. Then by this hood I le lock the meat up Fr. Now your grief what is 't For I can ghesse Lan. Ye may with shame enough If there were shame amongst yee nothing thought on But how yee may abuse my house not satisfi'd With bringing home your Bastards to undoe me But you must drill your whores here too my patience Because I beare and beare and carry all And as they say am willing to groan under Must be your make-sport now Fred. No more of these words Nor no more murmurings Lady for you know That I know something I did suspect your anger But turne it presently and handsomely And beare your selfe discreetly to this woman For such a one there is indeed Land 'T is well sonne Fr. Leaving your devils Matins and your melanchollies Or we shall leave our lodgings Land You have much need To use these vagrant wayes and to much profit Ye had that might content At home within your selves too right good gentlemen Wholsome and yee said handsome But you gallants Boast that I was to beleeve ye Fr. Leave your suspicion For as I live there 's no such thing Lan. Mine honour And 't were not for mine honour Fr. Come your honour Your house and you too if you dare beleeve me Are well enough sleek up your self leave crying Bowle of wipe ready For I must have yee entertain this Lady With all civility she well deserves it Together with all secresie I dare trust yee For I have found ye faithfull when you know her You will find your owne fault no more words but doe it Lan. You know you may command me Ent. Don. Ioh. Io. Worshipfull Lady How does thy Velvet scabbard by this hand Thou look'st most amiably now could I willingly And 't were not for abusing thy Geneva print there Venture my body with thee Lan. You 'll leave this roperie When you come to my yeares Ioh. By this light Thou art not above fifteen yet a meere girle Thou hast not half thy teeth come Fred. Prethee Iohn Let her alone she has been vex'd already Shee 'll grow starke mad man Ioh. I would see her mad An old mad woman Fred. Prethee be patient Ioh. Is like a Millers Mare troubled with tooth-ache Shee 'll make the rarest faces Fred. Goe and doe it And doe not mind this fellow Lan. Well Don John There will be times agen when O good Mother What 's good for a carnosity in the Bladder O the green water mother Ioh. Doting take yee Doe ye remember that Fr. She has payd ye now sir La. Clarry sweet mother Clarry Lan. Are ye satisfied Lan. I le never whore againe never give Petticoats And Wastcoats at five pound a peece good Mother Quickly Mother now mock on Son Ioh. A devill grinde your old chaps Exit Land Fr. By this hand wench I le give thee a new hood for this Has she met with your Lordship Touch-wood rake her Enter Anthony Shee 's a rare ghostly mother Ant. Below attends yee The Gentlemans man sir that was with yee Joh. Well Sir My time is come then yet if my project hold You shall not stay behinde I le rather trust Enter Constan A Cat with sweet milk Fredrick by her face I feele her feares are working Const. Is there no way I doe beseech yee think yet to divert This certaine danger Fr. 'T is impossible Their honours are engag'd Con. Then there must be murther Which Gentlemen I shall no sooner heare of Then make one in t you may if you please sir Make all goe lesse yet John Lady wer 't mine owne cause I could dispence but loaden with my friends trust I must go on though generall massacres As much I feare Const, Doe ye heare sir for heavens pittie Let me request one love of you Fred. Yes any thing Con. This gentleman I find too resolute Too hot and fiery for the cause as ever You did a vertuous deed for honours sake Go with him and allay him your fair temper And noble disposition like wish'd showres May quench those eating fires that would spoile all else I see in him destruction Fred. I will doe it And 't is a wise consideration To me a bounteous favour harke ye John I will goe with yee Joh. No Fred. Indeed I will Ye goe upon a hazard no denyall For as I live I le goe John Then make ye ready For I am straight a horse-back Fred. My sword on I am as ready as you what my best labour With all the Art I have can work upon 'em Be sure of and expect faire end the old gentlewoman Shall wait upon you she is both grave and private And yee may trust her in all points Const. Ye are noble And so I kisse your hand John That seale for me too And I hope happy issue Lady Const. All heavens care upon yee and my prayers Joh. So Now my mind 's at rest Fred. Away 't is late John Exeunt Scaene 2. Enter Antonio a Surgeon and 2. Gent. 1 Gent. Come sir be hearty all the worst is past Ant. Give me some Wine Sur. 'T is death Sir Ant. 'T
brought him Will not flie backe for phillips Pet. Ye much honour me And once more I pronounce ye both mine Fred. Stay what Troope Is that below i' th valley there Iohn Hawking I take it Pet. They are so 't is the Duke 't is even he Gentlemen Sirrah draw backe the Horses till we call ye I know him by his company Fred. I thinke too He bends up this way Pet. So he does Iohn Stand you still Within that Covert till I call you Fredrick By no meanes be not seen unlesse they offer To bring on odds upon us he comes forward Here will I waite him fairely to your Cabins Pet. I need no more instruct ye Iohn Feare me not I 'le give it him and boldly Ex Pet. and Fred. Enter Duke and his faction Duke Feed the Hawkes up Wee 'l flie no more to day O my blest fortune Have I so fairely met the man Iohn Ye have Sir And him you know by this Duke Sir all the honour And love Iohn I do beseech your Grace stay there For I know you too now that love and honour I come not to receive nor can you give it Till ye appeare faire to the world I must beseech ye Dismisse your traine a little Duke Walke aside And out of hearing I command ye Now Sir Iohn Last time we met I was a friend Duke And Nobly You did a friends office let your businesse Be what it may you must be still Iohn Your pardon Never a friend to him cannot be friend To his own honour Duke In what have I transgress'd it Ye make a bold breach at the first Sir Iohn Bolder You made that breach that let in infamy And ruine to surprize a noble stocke Duke Be plaine Sir Iohn I will and short Ye have wrong'd a Gentleman Little behind your selfe beyond all justice Beyond mediation of all friends Duke The man and manner of wrong Iohn Petruchio The wrong ye have whord his Sister Duke What 's his will in 't Iohn His will is to oppose you like a Gentleman And single to decide all Duke Now stay you Sir And heare me with the like beliefe this Gentleman His Sister that you named 't is true I have long loved Nor was that love lascivious as he makes it As true I have enjoy'd her no lesse truth I have a child by her But that she or he Or any of that family are tainted Suffer disgrace or ruine by my pleasures I weare a Sword to satisfie the world no And him in this cause when he please for know Sir She is my wife contracted before Heaven Witnesse I owe more tye to then her Brother Nor will I flye from that name vvhich long since Had had the Churches approbation But for his jealous danger Iohn Sir your pardon And all that was my anger now my service Duke Faire sir I knew I should convert ye had we But that rough man herd now too Iohn And ye shall Sir Whoa hoa hoo Duke I hope ye have laid no Ambush Enter Petru Iohn Only friends Duke My noble Brother welcome Come put your Anger off we 'l have no fighting Unlesse you will maintaine I am unworthy To beare that name Pet. Do you speake this hartely Duke upon my soule and truly the first Priest Shall put you out of these doubts Pet. Now I love ye And I beseech you pardon my suspitions You are now more then a Brother a brave friend too Iohn The good man's over-joyd Enter Fred. Fred. How now how goes it Iohn Why the man has his mare agen and all 's well Fredrick The Duke professes freely hee 's her husband Fred. 'T is a good hearing Iohn Yes for modest Gentlemen I must present ye may it please your Grace To number this brave Gentleman my friend And noble kinsman amongst those your servants Duke O my brave friend you showre your bounties on me Amongst my best thoughts Signior in which number You being worthily dispos'd already May place your friend to honour me Fred. My love sir And where your Grace dares trust me all my service Pet. Why this is wondrous happy But now Brother Now comes the bitter to our sweet Constantia Duke Why what of her Pet. Nor what nor where do I know Wing'd with her feares last night beyond my knowledge She quit my house but whether Fred. Let not that Duke No more good Sir I have heard too much Pet. Nay sinke not She cannot be so lost Iohn Nor shall not Gentlemen Be free agen the Ladie 's found that smile Sir Shewes ye distruct your Servant Duke I do beseech ye Iohn Ye shall beleeve me by my soule she is safe Duke Heaven knows I would beleeve Sir Fred. Ye may safely Iohn And under noble usage this faire Gentleman Met her in all her doubts last night and to his guard Her feares being strong upon her she gave her person who waited on her to our lodging where all respect Civill and honest service now attend her Pet Ye may beleeve now Duke Yes I do and strongly Well my good friends or rather my good Angels For ye have both preserved me when these vertues Dye in your friends remembrance Iohn Good your grace Lose no more time in complement 't is too pretious I know it by my selfe there can be no hell To his that hangs upon his hopes especially In way of lustly pleasures Pet. He has hit it Fred. To horse againe then for this night I 'le crowne With all the joyes ye wish for Pet. Happy Gentlemen Exeunt Enter Francisco Fran. This is the maddest mischiefe never foole Was so fubd off as I am made ridiculous And to my selfe mine owne Asse trust a woman I 'le trust the Devill first for he dare be Better then 's word sometime what faith have I broke In what observance failed Let me consider Enter Don Iohn and Fred. For this is monstrous usage Fred. Let them talke Wee 'll ride on faire and softly Fran. Well Constantia Fred. Constantia what 's this fellow stay by all means Fran. Ye have spun your selfe a faire thred now Fred. Stand still Iohn Fran. What cause had you to fly what feare possest ye Were you not safely lodg'd from all suspition Us'd with all gentle meanes did any know How ye came thether or what your sin was Fred. Iohn smell some juggling John John Yes Fredricks I feare it will be found so Fran. So strangely Without the counsell of your friends so desperatly To put all dangers on ye Fred. 'T is she Fran. So deceitfully After a strangers lure John Did ye marke that Fredrick Fran. To make ye appeare more monster and the Law More cruell to reward ye to leave all All that should be your safegard to seeke evils Was this your wisedome this your promise well He that incited ye Fred. Marke that too John Yes Sir Fran. Had better have plough'd farther off now Lady What will your last friend he that should preserve ye And hold your credit up the
brave Antonio Thinke of this slip he 'll to Petruchio And call for open justice John 'T is she Fredrick Fred. But what that he is John Fran. I do not doubt yet To bolt ye out for I know certainly Ye are about the Towne still ha no more words Ex. Fred. Well Iohn Very well Fred. Discreetly Iohn Finely carried Fred. You have no more of these tricks Iohn Ten to one Sir I shall meet with 'em if ye have Fred. Is this honest Iohn Was it in you a friends part to deale double I am no asse Don Fredrick Fred. And Don Iohn It shall appeare I am no foole Disgrace me to make yourselfe a lecher 'T is boyish 't is base Iohn 'T is false and most unmanly to upbraid me Nor will I be your bolster Sir Fred. Thou wanton boy thou hadst better have been Eunuch Thou common womans curtesie then thus Lascivious basely to have bent mine honour A friend I 'le make a horse my friend first Iohn Holla holla Ye kicke to fast sir what strange braines have you got That dare crow out thus bravely I better been a Eunuch I privy to this dog tricke cleare your selfe For I know where the wind sits and most nobly Or as I have a life Fred. No more they 'r horses A noyse within like horses Nor shew no discontent to morrow comes Let 's quietly away if she be at home Our jealousies are put off Iohn The fellow Enter Duke Petruchio We have lost him in our spleenes like fooles Duke Come Gentlemen Now set on roundly suppose ye have all mistresses And mend your pace according Pet. Then have at ye Exeunt Actus Quartus Scaena prima Enter Duke Petruchio Fredrick and Iohn Pet. NOw to Bollonia my most honoured brother I dare pronounce yea hearty and safe welcome Our loves shall now way-lay ye welcome Gentlemen Iohn The same to you brave Sir Don Fredrick Will ye step in and give the Lady notice Who comes to honour her Pet. Bid her be suddain We come to see no curious wench a night-gowne Will serve the turne here 's one that knowes her neerer Fred. I 'le tell her what ye say Sir Ex. Fred. Duke My deare brother Ye are a merry Gentleman Pet. Now will the sport be To observe her alterations how like wildfire She 'll leap into your bosome then seeing me Her conscience and her feares creeping upon her Dead as a fowle at souse she 'll sinke Duke Faire brother I must entreat you Pet. I conceive your mind Sir I will not chide her yet ten duckets Duke She falls upon he knees ten more she dare not Duke I must not have her frighted Pet. Well you shall not Enter Fred. and Peter But like a summers evening against heate Marke how I 'le guild he cheekes Iohn How now Fred. Ye may Sir Not to abuse your patience noble friends Nor hold ye off with tedious circumstance For you must know Petr. What Duke Where is she Fred. Gone Sir Duke How Petr. What did you say Sir Fred. Gone by heaven removed The woman of the house too Iohn Well Don Fredrick Fred. Don Iohn it is not well but Pet. Gone Fred. This fellow Can testifie I lye not Peter Some foure houres after My Master was departed with this Gentleman My fellow and my selfe being sent of businesse As we must thinke of purpose Petr. Hang these circumstances They appeare like owles to ill ends Iohn Now could I eate The devil in his own broath I am so tortur'd Gone Petr. Gone Fred. Directly gone fled shifted what would you have me say Duke Well Gentlemen Wrong not my good opinion Fred. For your Dukedome I will not be a knave Sir Iohn He that is A rot run in his bloud Petr. But harke ye Gentlemen Are ye sure ye had her here did ye not dreame this Iohn Have you your nose Sir Petr. Yes Sir Iohn Then we had her Petr. Since you are so short beleeve your having her Shall suffer more construction Iohn Let it suffer But if I be not cleere of all dishonour Or practice that may taint my reputation And ignorant of where this woman is Make me your Cities monster Duke I beleeve ye John I could lye with a witch now to be reveng'd Upon that Rascall did this Fred. Only thus much I would desire your Grace for my minde gives me Before night yet she is yours stop all opinion And let no anger out till full cause call it Then every mans owne work 's to justifie him And this day let us give to search my man here Tels me by chance he saw out of a window Which place he has taken note of such a face As our old Landladies he beleeves the same too And by her hood assures it Let 's first thether For she being found all 's ended Duke Come for heavens sake And Fortune and thou beest not ever turning If there be one firme step in all thy reelings Now settle it and save my hopes away friends Exeunt Scaene 2. Enter Antonio and his Servant Ant. With all my jewels Ser. All Sir Ant. And that money I left i' th' trunke Ser. The Trunke broke and that gone too Ant. Franscisco of the plot Ser. Gone with the wench too Ant. The mighty poxe go with 'em belike they thought I was no man of this world and those trifles Would but disturbe my conscience Ser. Sure they thought Sir You would not live to persecute 'em Ant. Whore and Fidler Why what a consort have they made Hen and bacon Well my sweet Mistris well good Madam martaile You that have hung about my neck and lick't me I 'le try how handsomely your Ladyship Can hang upon a Gallowes there 's your Master-piece But harke ye Sirrah no imagition Bawd ready above Of where they should be Ser. None Sir yet we have search'd All places we suspected I beleeve Sir They have taken towards the Ports Ant. Get me a conjurer One that can raise a water devill I 'le port 'em Play at duck and drake with my money take heed Fidler I 'le dance ye by this hand your Fidle-sticke I 'le grease of a new fashion for presuming To medle with my degamboys get me a Conjurer Enquire me out a man that lets out devils None but my C. Cliffe serve your turne Ser. I know not Ant. In every street Tom foole any bleare-eyd people With red heads and flat noses can performe it Thou shalt know 'em by their half gowns no breeches Mount my mare Fidler ha boy up at first dash Sit sure I 'le clap a nettle and a smart one Shall make your filly firck I will find Fidler I 'le put you to your plundge boy Sirrah meet me Some two houres hence at home In the meane time Find out a conjurer and know his price How he will let his devils by the day out I 'le have 'em and they be above ground Exit Ant. Ser. Now blesse me What a mad man is this I must do
traduce But a small particle of thine to us Of thine which we admir'd when thou didst sit But as a joynt-Commissioner in Wit When it had plummets hung on to suppresse It 's too luxuriant growing mightinesse Till as that tree which scornes to bee kept downe Thou grewst to govern the whole Stage alone In which orbe thy throng'd light did make the star Thou wert th' Intelligence did move that Sphaere Thy Fury was compos'd Rapture no fit That hung on thee nor thou far gone in witt As men in a disease thy Phansie cleare Muse chast as those frames whence they tooke their fire No spurious composures amongst thine Got in adultery 'twixt Witt and Wine And as th' Hermeticall Physitians draw From things that curse of the first-broken Law That Ens Venenum which extracted thence Leaves nought but primitive Good and Innocence So was thy Spirit calcin'd no Mixtures there But perfect such as next to Simples are Not like those Meteor-wits which wildly flye In storme and thunder through th' amazed skie Speaking but th'Ills and Villanies in a State Which fooles admire and wise men tremble at Full of portent and prodigie whose Gall Oft scapes the Vice and on the man doth fall Nature us'd all her skill when thee she meant A Wit at once both Great and Innocent Yet thou hadst Tooth but 't was thy judgement not For mending one word a whole sheet to blot Thou couldst anatomize with ready art And skilfull hand crimes lockt close up i' th heart Thou couldst unfold darke Plots and shew that path By which Ambition climb'd to Greatnesse hath Thou couldst the rises turnes and falls of States How neare they were their Periods and Dates Couldst mad the Subject into popular rage And the grown seas of that great storme asswage Dethrone usurping Tyrants and place there The lawfull Prince and true Inheriter Knewst all darke turnings in the Labyrinth Of policie which who but knowes he sinn'th Save thee who un-infected didst walke in 't As the great Genius of Government And when thou laidst thy tragicke buskin by To Court the Stage with gentle Comedie How new how proper th' humours how express'd In rich variety how neatly dress'd In language how rare Plots what strength of Wit Shin'd in the face and every limb of it The Stage grew narrow while thou grewst to be In thy whole life an Exc'llent Comedie To these a Virgin-modesty which first met Applause with blush and feare as if he yet Had not deserv'd till bold with constant praise His browes admitted the unfought for Bayes Nor would he ravish fame but left men free To their owne Vote and Ingenuity When His faire Shepherdesse on the guilty Stage Was martir'd betweene Ignorance and Rage At which the impatient Vertues of those few Could judge grew high cri'd Murther though he knew The innocence and beauty of his Childe Hee only as if unconcerned smil'd Princes have gather'd since each scattered grace Each line and beauty of that injur'd face And on th' united parts breath'd such a fire As spight of Malice she shall ne're expire Attending not affecting thus the crowne Till every hand did help to set it on Hee came to be sole Monarch and did raign In Wits great Empire abs'lute Soveraign JOHN HARRIS On Mr. JOHN FLETCER'S ever to be admired Dramaticall Works I 'Ve thought upon 't and thus I may gaine bayes I will commend thee Fletcher and thy Playes But none but Witts can do 't how then can I Come in amongst them that cou'd ne're come nigh There is no other way I 'le throng to sit And passe it 'h Croud amongst them for a Wit Apollo knows me not nor I the Nine All my pretence to verse is Love and Wine By your leave Gentlemen You Wits o' th' age You that both furnisht have and judg'd the Stage You who the Poet and the Actors fright Least that your Censure thin the second night Pray tell me gallant Wits could Criticks think There ere was solaecisme in FLETCHERS Inke Or Lapse of Plot or fancy in his pen A happinesse not still alow'd to Ben After of Time and Wit h 'ad been at cost He of his owne New-Inne was but an Hoste Inspir'd FLETCHER here 's no vaine-glorious words How ev'n thy lines how smooth thy sense accords Thy Language so insinuates each one Of thy spectators has thy passion Men seeing valiant Ladies amorous prove Thus owe to thee their valour and their Love Scenes chaste yet satisfying Ladies can't say Though Stephen miscarri'd that so did the play Judgement could ne're to this opinion leane That Lowen Tailor ere could grace thy Scene 'T is richly good unacted and to me Thy very Farse appears a Comedy Thy drollery is designe each looser part Stuffs not thy Playes but makes 'em up an Art The Stage has seldome seen how often vice Is smartly scourg'd to checke us to intice How well encourag'd vertue is how guarded And that which makes us love her how rewarded Some I dare say that did with loose thoughts sit Reclaim'd by thee came converts from the pit And many a she that to be tane up came Tooke up themselves and after left the game HENRY HARINGTON To the memory of the deceased but ever-living Authour in these his Poems Mr. JOHN FLETCHER ON the large train of Fletchers friends let me Retaining still my wonted modesty Become a Waiter in my ragged verse As Follower to the Muses Followers Many here are of Noble ranke and worth That have by strength of Art set Fletcher forth In true and lively colours as they saw him And had the best abilities to draw him Many more are abroad that write and looke To have their lines set before Fletchers Booke Some that have known him too some more some lesse Some onely but by Heare-say some by Guesse And some for fashion-sake would take the hint To try how well their Wits would shew in Print You that are here before me Gentlemen And Princes of Parnassus by the Penne And your just Judgements of his worth that have Preserv'd this Authours mem'ry from the Grave And made it glorious let me at your gate Porter it here 'gainst those that come too late And are unfit to enter Something I Will deserve here For where you versifie In flowing numbers lawfull Weight and Time I 'll write though not rich Verses honest Rime I am admitted Now have at the Rowt Of those that would crowd in but must keepe out Beare back my Masters Pray keepe backe Forbeare You cannot at this time have entrance here You that are worthy may by intercession Finde entertainment at the next Impression But let none then attempt it that not know The reverence due which to this shrine they owe All such must be excluded and the sort That onely upon trust or by report Have taken Fletcher up and thinke it trim To have their Verses planted before Him Let them read first his Works and learne to know him And offer then the Sacrifice
The vertuous Widow Fath. The vertuous widow Sir I know none such Pray what 's her name Ser. Laelia Fath. I knew you err'd 'T is not to me I warrant ye there Sir Carry it to those she feedes fat with such favours I am a stranger to her Ser. Good Sir take it And if you will I 'le sweare she sent it to you For I am sure mine eye never went off ye Since you forsook the Gentlemen you talk'd with Just at her doore Fath. Indeed I talkt with two Within this halfe houre in the street Ser. 'T is you Sir And none but you I am sent to wiser men Would have been thankfull sooner and receiv'd it 'T is not a fortune every man can brag of And from a woman of her excellence Fa. Well Sir I am Chatechiz'd what more belongs to 't Ser. This only Sir she would intreat you come This evening to her without faile Fa. I will Ser. You ghesse where Fa. Sir I have a tongue else Exit Ser. She is down-right Devill or else my wants And her disobedience have provok't her To looke into her foule selfe and be sorry I wonder how she knew me I had thought I had been the same to all I am to them That chang'd me thus God pardon me for lying For I have paid it home many a good man That had but found the profit of my way Would forsweare telling true againe in hast Enter Lodovico and Piso Here are my praters now if I did well I should be labour 'em but I have found A way to quiet 'em worth a thousand on 't Lod. If we could get a fellow that would do it Fa. What villany is now in hand Piso 'T will be hard to be done in my opinion Unlesse we light upon an English-man With seven-score surfets in him Lod. Are the English-men such stubborn drinkers Piso Not a leake at Sea Can sucke more liquor you shall have their children Christned in mull'd sacke and at five yeares old able To knocke a Dane downe Take an English-man And cry St. George and give him but a rasher And you shall have him upon even terms Defy a hogshead such a one would do it Home boy and like a work-man at what weapon Lod. Sherry sack I would have him drinke stark dead If it were possible at worst past pottage Piso What is the end then Lod. Dost thou not perceive it If he be drunke dead ther 's a faire end of him If not this is my end or by enticing Or by deceiving to conduct him where The foole is that admires him and if sober His nature be so rugged what wil t be When he is hot with wine come le ts about it If this be done but handsomely I 'le pawne My head she hath done with souldiers Piso This may do well Fa. Here 's a new way to murther men alive I 'le choake this traine God save ye Gentlemen It is to you stay yes it is to you Lod. What 's to me Fath. You are fortunate I cannot stand to tell you more now meete me Here soone and you 'l be made a man Exit Father Lod. What Vision 's this Piso I know not Lod. Well I 'le meet it Think you ot'h other and let me a while Dreame of this fellow Piso For the Drunkard Lodowicke Let me alone Lod. Come let 's about it then Exeunt Scaena Tertia Enter Clora and Franke Clo. Ha ha ha pray let me laugh extreamly Fra. Why prethee why hast thou such cause Clo. Yes faith my brother wil be here straightway Fra. What Clo. The other party ha ha ha Fra. VVhat party VVench thou art not drunke Clo. No faith Fra. Faith thou hast been among the bottles Clora Clo. Faith but I have not Franke Prethee be handsom The Captaine comes along too wench Fra. O is that it That tickles ye Clo. Yes and shall tickle you too You understand me Fra. By my troth thou art grown A strange lewd wench I must e'ne leave thy company Thou wilt spoile me else Clo. Nay thou art spoil'd to my hand Hadst thou been free as a good wench ought to be VVhen I went first a birding for thy Love And roundly said that is the man must doe it I had done laughing many an houre agoe Fra. And what dost thou see in him now thou knowst him To be thus laught at Clo. Prethee be not angry And I 'le speake freely to thee Fra. Doe I will not Clo. Then as I hope to have a handsome husband This fellow in mine eye and Franke I am held To have a shrewd ghesse at a pretty fellow Appeares a strange thing Fra. Why how strange for Gods sake He is a man and one that may content For any thing I see a right good woman And sure I am not blinde Clo. There lyes the question For but you say he is a man and I Will credit you I should as soone have thought him Another of Gods creatures out upon him His body that can promise nothing But lazinesse and long strides Fra. These are your eyes Where were they Clora when you fell in love With the old foot-man for singing of Queen Dido And swore he look'd in his old velvet trucks And his slyc't Spanish Jerkin like Don Iohn You had a parlous judgment then my Clora Clo. Who told you that Fra. I heard it Clo. Come be friends The Souldier is a Mars no more we are all Subject to slide away Fra. Nay laugh on still Clo. No faith thou art a good wench and 't is pity Thou shouldst not be well quarred at thy entring Thou art so high flown for him Look whos 's there Enter Fabricio and Iacamo Iac. Prethee goe single what should I do there Thou knowst I hate these visitations As I hate peace or perry Fab. Wilt thou never Make a right man Iac. You make a right foole of me To lead me up and down to visit women And be abus'd and laugh'd at let me sterve If I know what to say unlesse I aske 'em What their shooes cost Fab. Fye upon thee coward Canst thou not sing Iac. Thou knowest I can sing nothing But Plumpion parke Fab. Thou't be bold enough When thou art enterd once Jac. I had rather enter A breach If I miscarry by this hand I will have you by 'th eares for 't Fab. Save ye Ladies Clora Sweet brother I dare sweare you 'r welcome hither So is your Friend Fab. Come blush not but salute 'em Franck Good Sir beleeve your Sister you are most welcome So is this worthy Gentleman whose vertues I shall be proud to be acquainted with Iac. She has found me out already and has paid me Shall we be going Fab. Peace Your goodnesse Lady Will ever be afore us for my selfe I will not thanke you single lest I leave My friend this Gentleman out of acquaintance Iac. More of me yet Fra. Would I were able Sir From either of your worths to merit thankes Clo. But brother is
I there it goes my Masters bo-peep with me With his slye popping in and out agen Argued a cause a frippery cause Pet. Beleeve me They bear up with some carvell Ant. I doe believe thee For thou hast such a Master for that chase That till he spend his maine Mast Pet. Pray remember Your courtesie good Anthony and withall How long 't is since your Master sprung a leak He had a sound one since he came Lute sounds within Ant. Harke Pet. What Ant. Doest not hear a Lute Agen Pet. Where is 't Ant. Above in my Masters chamber Pet. There 's no creature he hath the key himself man An. This is his Lute let him have it Sing within a little Pet. I grant you but who strikes it Ant. An admirable voice too harke ye Pet. Anthony Art sure we are at home Ant. Without all doubt Peter Pet. Then this must be the Devill Ant. Let it be Sing agen Good Devill sing againe O dainty devill Peter beleve it a most delicate devill The sweetest Devill Enter Fredrick Don Iohn Fred. If ye could leave peeping Iohn I cannot by no meanes Fred. Then come in softly And as ye love your faith presume no further Then yee have promised Ioh. Basto Fr. What make you up so early sir Io. You sir in your contemplations Pet. O pray ye peace sir Fred. Why peace sir Pet. Doe you heare Ioh. 'T is your Lute Fred. Pray yee speak softly She 's playing on 't Ant. The house is haunted sir For this we have heard this halfe yeare Fred. Ye saw nothing Ant. Not I Pet. Nor I Sir Fred. Get us our breakfast then And make no words on 't wee 'll undertake this spirit If it be one Ant. This is no devill Peter Sing Exeunt Servants Mum there be Bats abroad Fred. Stay now she sings Ioh. An Angels voice I le sweare Fred. Why did'st thou shrug so Either allay this heat or as I live I will not trust ye Ioh. Passe I warrant ye Exeunt Enter Constantia Con. To curse those starres that men say governe us To raile at fortune fall out with my Fate And taske the generall world will helpe me nothing Alas I am the same still neither are they Subject to helpes or hurts Our owne desires Are our owne fates our owne stars all our fortunes Which as we sway 'em so abuse or blesse us Enter Fredrick and Don John peeping Fred. Peace to your meditations Joh. Pox upon ye Stand out o th' light Const. I crave your mercy sir My minde o're-charg'd with care made me unmannerly Fr. Pray yee set that minde at rest all shall be perfect Io. I like the body rare a handsome body A wondrous handsome body would she would turne See and that spightfull puppy be not got Between me and my light againe Fr. T is done As all that you command shall bee the gentleman Is safely off all danger Ioh. O de dios Const. How shall I thank ye sir how satisfie Fr. Speak softly gentle Lady all 's rewarded Now does he melt like Marmalad Io. Nay 't is certaine Thou art the sweetest woman I e're look'd on I hope thou art not honest Fred. None disturb'd yee Const. Not any sir nor any sound came neare me I thank your care Fred. 'T is well Ioh. I would faine pray now But the Devill and that flesh there o' the world What are we made to suffer Fr. Hee 'll enter Pull in your head and be hang'd Ioh. Harke ye Fredricke I have brought ye home your Pack-saddle Fr. Pox upon yee Con. Nay let him enter fie my Lord the Duke Stand peeping at your friends Fr. Ye are cozen'd Lady Here is no Duke Const. I know him full well Signior Ioh. Hold thee there wench Fre. This mad-brain'd foole will spoile all Con. I doe beseech your grace come in Ioh. My Grace There was a word of comfort Fred. Shall he enter Who e're he be Ioh. Well follow'd Fredrick Const. With all my heart Fred. Come in then Enter Don John Jo. Blesse yee Lady Fr. Nay start not though he be a stranger to ye Hee 's of a Noble straine my kinsman Lady My Countrey-man and fellow Traveller One bed containes us ever one purse feeds us And one faith free between us do not fear him Hee 's truely honest Jo. That 's a lye Fred. And trusty Beyond your wishes valiant to defend And modest to converse with as your blushes Jo. Now may I hang my self this commendation Has broke the neck of all my hopes for now Must I cry no forsooth and I forsooth and surely And truely as I live and as I am honest Has done these things for nonce too for hee knowes Like a most envious Rascall as he is I am not honest nor desire to be Especially this way h 'as watch'd his time But I shall quit him Const. Sir I credit ye Fred. Goe kisse her John Joh. Plague o' your commendations Con. Sir I shall now desire to be a trouble Jo. Never to me sweet Lady Thus I seale My faith and all my service Con. One word Signeur Jo. Now 't is impossible I should be honest She kisses with a conjuration Would make the devill dance what points she at My leg I warrant or my well knit body Sit fast Don Fredrick Fred. 'T was given him by that gentleman You took such care of his owne being lost i th' scuffle Con. With much joy may he weare it 't is a right one I can assure ye Gentleman and right happy May you be in all fights for that faire service Fred. Why doe ye blush Con. 'T had almost cozen'd me For not to lye when I saw that I look'd for Another Master of it but 't is well Knock within Fr. Who 's there Ent. Anthony Stand ye a little close Come in Sir Now what 's the newes with you Anth. There is a gentleman without Would speak with Don John Ioh. Who sir Ant. I do not know Sir but he shews a man Of no meane reckoning Fred. Let him shew his name And then returne a little wiser Ant. Well Sir Exit Anthony Fred. How doe you like her Iohn Ioh. As well as you Fredrick For all I am honest you shall finde it so too Fred. Art thou not honest Ioh. Art thou an Asse And modest as her blushes What a block-head Would e're have popt out such a dry Apologie For his deare friend and to a Gentlewoman A woman of her youth and delicacy They are arguments to draw them to abhorre us An honest morall man 't is for a Constable A handsome man a wholsome man a tough man A liberall man a likely man a man Made up like Hercules unslak'd with service The same to night to morrow night the next night And so to perpetuitie of pleasures These had been things to hearken too things catching But you have such a spiced consideration Such qualmes upon your worships conscience Such- chil-blaines in your bloud that all things pinch ye Which nature
is a horse sir 'Sbloud to be drest to the tune of Ale onely Nothing but sawces to my sores 2 Gen. Fie Antonio You must be govern'd Ant. Has given me a dam'd Glister Only of sand and snow water gentlemen Has almost scour'd my guts out Surg. I have giv'n you that sir Is fittest for your state Ant. And here he feeds me With rotten ends of rooks and drown'd chickens Stewd Pericraniums and Pia-maters And when I goe to bed by heaven 't is true gentlemen He rolls me up in Lints with Labels at 'em That I am just the man i th' Almanack In head and face is Aries place Surg. Wil t please ye To let your friends see ye open'd Ant. Will it please you sir To let me have a wench I feele my body Open enough for that yet Surg. How a wench Ant. Why look yee gentlemen thus I am us'd still I can get nothing that I want 1 Gen. Leave these things And let him open ye Ant. De' ye heare Surgeon Send for the Musick let me have some pleasure To entertaine my friends beside your Sallads Your green salves and your searches and some wine too That I may onely smell to it or by this light I le dye upon thy hand and spoyle thy custome 1 Gen. Let him have Musick Ent. Rowl with wine Surg. 'T is i th' house and ready If he will aske no more but wine Musick 2 Gent. He shall not drink it Sur. Will these things please yee Ant. Yes and let 'em sing John Dorrie 2 Gent. 'T is too long Ant. I le have John Dorrie For to that warlike tune I will be open'd Give me some drinke have yee stopt the leakes well Surgeon All will runne out else Surg. Feare not Ant. Sit downe Gentlemen And now advance your plaisters Song of Joh. Dorry Give 'em ten shillings friends how doe ye finde me What Symptomes doe you see now Sur. None Sir dangerous But if you will be rul'd Ant. What time Surg. I can cure ye In forty dayes so you will not transgresse me Ant. I have a dog shall lick me whole in twenty In how long canst thou kill me Surg. Presently Ant. Doe it there 's more delight in 't 1 Gent. You must have patience Ant. Man I must have busines this foolish fellow Hinders himselfe I have a dozen Rascalls To hurt within these five dayes good man mender Stop me up with Parsley like stuft Beefe And let me walke abroad Surg. Ye shall walke shortly Ant. For I must finde Petruchio 2. Gent. Time enough 1 Gent. Come lead him in and let him sleep within these three dayes Wee 'll beg yee leave to play 2 Gent. And then how things fall Wee 'll certainly informe yee Ant. But Surgion promise me I shall drinke Wine then too Surg. A little temper'd Ant. Nay I le no tempering Surgion Surg. Well as 't please ye So ye exceed not Ant. Farewell and if ye finde The Mad slave that thus slasht me commend me to him And bid him keep his skin close 1 Gent. Take your rest sir Exeunt Scaen. 3. Enter Constantia and Land-lady Con. I have told yee all I can and more then yet Those Gentlemen know of me ever trusting Your Councell and concealement for to me You seem a worthy woman one of those Are seldome found in our sex wise and vertuous Direct me I beseech ye Land Ye say well Lady And hold yee to that poynt for in these businesses A womans councell that conceives the matter Doe ye marke me that conceives the matter Lady Is worth ten mens engagements She knows something And out of that can worke like wax when men Are giddy-headed either out of wine Or a more drunkennesse vaine ostentation Discovering all there is no more keep in 'em Then hold upon an Eeles taile nay 't is held fashion To defame now all they can Con. I but these gentlemen Land Doe not you trust to that these gentlemen Are as all Gentlemen of the same Barrell I and the selfe same pickle too Be it granted They have us'd yee with respect and faire behaviour Yet since ye came doe you know what must follow They are Spaniards Lady Gennets of high mettle Things that will thrash the devill or his dam Let 'em appeare but cloven Con. Now heaven blesse me Lan. Mad Colts will court the wind I know 'em Lady To the least haire they have and I tell you Old is I am let but the pinte pot blesse 'em They 'll offer to my yeares Con. How Lan. Such rude gambolls Con. To you Lan. I and so handle me that oft I am forc'd To fight of all foure for my safety there 's the yonger Don John the arrantst Jack in all this City The other time has blasted yet he will stoop If not ore-flowne and freely on the quarry Has been a Dragon in his dayes Bur Tarmont Don Jenkin is the Devill himselfe the Dog-dayes The most incomprehensible whore-master Twenty a night is nothing Beggers Broom-women And those so miserable they look like famine Are all sweet Ladies in his drink Con. He 's a handsome Gentleman Pitty he should be master of such follies Land Hee 's ne're without a noise of Sirrenges In 's pocket those proclame him birding pills Waters to coole his conscience in small Viols With thousand such sufficient emblemes the truth is Whose chastity he chops upon he cares not He flies at all Bastards upon my conscience He has now in making multitudes The last night He brought home one I pitty her that bore it But we are all weake vessels some rich woman For wise I dare not call her was the mother For it was hung with Jewels the bearing cloath No lesse then Crimson Velvet Con. How Land 'T is true Lady Con. Was it a Boy too Land A brave Boy deliberation And judgement shewd in 's getting as I 'le say for him He 's as well paced for that sport Con. May I see it For there is a neighbour of mine a Gentlewoman Has had a late mischance which willingly I would know further of now if you please To be so curteous to me Land Ye shall see it But what do ye thinke of these men now ye know 'em And of the cause I told ye of Be wise Ye may repent too late else I but tell ye For your owne good and as you will find it Lady Con. I am advis'd Land No more words then do that And instantly I told ye of be ready Don Iohn I 'le fit ye for your frumps Con. I shall be But shall I see this Child Land Within this halfe houre Let 's in and there thinke better she that 's wise Leapes at occasion first the rest pay for it Exeunt Scaene 4. Enter Petruchio Don Iohn and Fredrick Iohn Sir he is worth your knowledg and a Gentleman If I that so much love him may commend him Of free and vertuous parts and one if soule play Should fall upon us for which feare I
come out Fidler What say you to this Lady be not fearfull Fran. Saving the reverence of my Masters pleasure I say she is a whore and that she has robb'd him Hoping his hurts would kill him Whore Who provok't me Nay sirrah squeak I le see your treble strings Ty'd up too if I hang I le spoyle your piping Your sweet face shall not save yee Petr. Thou dam'd impudence And thou dry'd devill where 's the Officer Peter Hee 's here sir Enter Officer Petr. Lodge these safe till I send for 'em Let none come to 'em nor no noise be heard Of where they are or why away John By this hand A handsome whore Now will I be arrested And brought home to this officers a stout whore I love such stirring ware pox o' this businesse A man must haunt out morsells for another And starve himself a quick-ey'd whore that 's wild-fire And makes the bloud dance through the veines like billowes I will reprive this whore Duke Well good luck with ye Fred. As much attend your Grace Petr. To morrow certaine John If we out-live this night sir Fred. Come Don John We have something now to doe Ioh. I am sure I would have Fred. If she be not found we must fight Joh. I am glad on 't I have not fought a great while Fred. If we dye Jo. Ther 's so much money sav'd in lecherie Exeunt Actus Quintus Scaena prima Enter Duke Petruchio below and Vechio above Duke IT should be here abouts Petr. Your grace is right This is the house I know it Voch. Grace Duke 'T is further By the description we received Petr. Good my Lord the Duke Believe me for I know it certainly This is the very house Vech. My Lord the Duke Duk. Pray heaven this man Prove right now Petr. Beleeve it hee 's a most sufficient Scholler And can doe rare tricks this way for a figure Or raising an appearance whole Christendome Has not a better I have heard strange wonders of him Duke But can he shew us where she is Petr. Most certaine And for what cause too she departed Du. Knock then For I am great with expectation Till this man satisfie me I feare the Spaniards Yet they appeare brave fellowes can he tell us Petr. With a wet finger whether they be false Duke Away then Petr. Who 's within here Enter Vechio Vech. Your Grace may enter Du. How can he know me Petr. He knowes all Vech. And you sir Exeunt Scaene 2. Enter Don John and Fredrick John What do you call his name Fred. Why Peter Vechio Iohn They say he can raise devills Can he make 'em Tell truth too when he has rais'd 'em for beleeve it These devils are the lyingst Rascalls Fred. He can compell 'em John With what can he Tye squibs in their tailes and fire the truth out Or make 'em eate a bawling Puritan Whose sanctified zeale shall rumble like an Earthquake Fred. With Spels man John I with spoones as soone dost thou thinke The devill such an Asse as people make him Such a poore coxcomb such a penny foot post Compel'd with crosse and pile to run of errands With Asteroth and Behemoth and Belfagor Why should he shake at sounds that lives in a smiths forg Or if he do Fred. Without all doubt he do's Iohn Iohn Why should not Bilbo raise him or a paire of bullyons They go as big as any or an unshod Car When he goes tumble tumble o're the stones Like Anacreons drunken verses make us tremble These make as fell a noyse me thinkes the collick Well handled and fed with small beere Fred. 'T is the vertue Iohn The vertue nay and goodnesse fetch him up once Has lost a friend of me the wise old Gentleman Knowes when and how I 'le lay this hand to two pence Let all the Conjurers in Christendome With all their spells and vertues call upon him And I but thinke upon a wench and follow it He shall be sooner mine then theirs where 's vertue Fred. Thou art the most sufficient I 'le say for thee Not to beleeve a thing Iohn O sir slow credit Is the best child of knowledge I 'le go with ye And if he can do any thing I 'le thinke As you would have me Fred. Let 's enquire along For certaine we are not far off John Nor much nearer Exeunt Scaene 3. Enter Duke Petrachio and Vechio Vech. You lost her yesternight Pet. How thinke you sir Du. Is your name Vechio Vech. Yes sir Du. And you can shew me These things you promise Vech. Your graces word bound to me No hand of Law shall seize me Du. As I live sir Petr. And as I live that can do something too sir Vech. I take your promises stay here a little Till I prepare some Ceremonies and I 'le satisfie ye The Ladies name 's Constantia Pet. Yes Vech. I come straight Exit Vech. Du. Sure hee 's a learned man Petr. The most now living Did your grace marke when we told all these circumstances How ever and anon he bolted from us To use his studies helpe Du. Now I thinke rather To talke with some familiar Petr. Not unlikely For sure he has 'em subject Du. How could he else Tell when she went and who went with her Petr. True Du. Or hit upon mine honour or assure me The Lady lov'd me dearely Enter Vechio in his habiliments Pet. 'T was so Vech. Now I do beseech your Grace sit downe and you sir Nay pray sit close like brothers Petr. A rare fellow Vech. And what ye see stir not at nor use a word Untill I aske ye for what shall appeare Is but weake apparition and thin ayre Not to be held nor spoken too Knocking within John Frederick and a Servant within Du. We are counselled Vech. What noise is that without there Fred. Within We must speake with him Ser. Within Hee 's busie Gentlemen Iohn Within That 's all one friend We must and will speake with him Du. Let 'em in sir We know their tongues and businesse 't is our owne And in this very cause that we now come for They also come to be instructed Vech. Let 'em in then Sit down I know your meaning Enter Frederick Iohn and Servant Fred. The Duke before us Now we shall sure know something Vech. Not a question But make your eyes your tongues Iohn This is a strange jugler Neither indent before hand for his payment Nor know the breadth of the businesse sure his devell Comes out of Lapland were they sell men winds For dead drinke and old doublets Fred. Peace he conjures Iohn Let him he cannot raise my devill Fred Prethee peace Vech. Appeare appeare And you soft winds so cleare That dance upon the leaves and make them sing Gentle love-layes to the Spring Gilding all the vales below With your verdure as ye blow Raise these formes from under ground With a soft and happy sound Soft Musick Iohn This is an honest Conjurer and a pretty Poet I
delivered of em here are no Brokers No Alchymists to turn 'em into Mettle Nor Leather'd Captaine's with Ladies to adore 'em Wilt thou see a dogfish rise in one of thy brave doublets And tumble like a Tub to make thee merry Or an old Haddock rise with thy hatcht sword Thou payd'st a hundred Crowns for A Mermayd in a mantle of your worships Or a Dolphin in your double ruffe Fran. Ye are merry but if I take it thus If I be foysted and jeer'd out of my goods La-mure Nor I I vow thee Nor Master nor mate I see your cunning Alb. O be not angry Gentlemen Moril. Yes Sir we have reason And some friends I can make Mast. What I did Gentlemen was for the generall safety If ye ayme at me I am not so tame Tib. Pray take my councell Gallants Fight not till the Surgeon be well Hee 's damnable Sea-sick and may spoyle all Besides he has lost his Fidlestick and the best Box of Bores grease why doe you make such faces And hand your swords Alb. Who would ye fight with Gentlemen Who has done ye wrong for shame be better temper'd No sooner come to give thankes for our safeties But we must raise new civill Broyles amongst us Inflame those angry powers to shower new vengeance on us What can we expect for these unmanly murmers These strong temptations of their holy pitties But plagues in another kind a fuller so dreadfull That the singing stormes are slumbers to it Tib. Be men and rule your minds If you will needs fight Gentlemen And thinke to raise new riches by your valours Have at ye I have little else to doe now I have said my Prayers you say you have lost And make your losse your quarrell And grumble at my Captaine here and the Master Two worthy persons indeed too worthy for such rascals Thou Galloone gallant and Mamon you That build on golden mountaines thou money Maggot Come all draw your swords ye say ye are miserable Alb. Nay hold good Tibalt Tib. Captaine let me correct em I 'le make ye ten times worse I will not leave em For look ye fighting is as nourishing to me as eating I was born quarrelling Mast. Pray Sir Tib. I will not leave em skins to cover em Doe ye grumble when ye are well ye rogues Mast. Noble Du-pont Tib. Ye have Clothes now and ye prate Amin. Pray Gentlemen for my sake be at peace La-m. Let it become me to make all friends Fran. You have stopt our angers Lady Alb. This shewes noble Tib. 'T is well 't is very well there 's halfe a Bisket Break 't amongst ye all and thank my bounty This is clothes Plate too come no more quarrelling Amin. But ha what things are these Enter Sebastian and Nicusa Are they humane creatures Tib. I have heard of Sea-Calves Alb. They are no shaddows sure they have Leggs and Armes Tilb. They hang but lightly on though Amint. How they looke are they mens faces Tib. They have Horse-Tayles growing to em Goodly long maines Amint. Alas what sunk eyes they have How they are crept in as if they had been frighted Sure they are wretched men Tib. Where are their Wardrobs Looke ye Franvile here are a cople of Courtiers Amint. They kneele alas poore soules Alb. What are ye speake are ye alive Or wandring shaddows that finde no peace on earth Till ye reveale some hidden secret Sebast. We are men as you are Onely our miseries make us seem Monsters If ever pitty dwelt in noble hearts Alb. We understand 'em too pray marke em Gentlemen Sebast, Or that heaven is plea'sd with human charity If ever ye have heard the name of friendship Or suffered in your selves the least afflictions Have gentle Fathers that have bred ye tenderly And Mothers that have wept for your misfortunes Have mercy on our miseries Alb. Stand up wretches Speak boldly and have release Nicus. If ye be Christians And by that blesse'd name bound to releeve us Convey us from this Island Alb. Speake what are ye Seb. As you are Gentle born to tell ye more Were but to number up our own calamities And turn your eyes wild with perpetuall weepings These many yeers in this most wretched Island We two have liv'd the scorne and game of fortune Blesse your selves from it Noble Gentlemen The greatest plagues that humane nature suffers Are seated here wildnesse and wants innumerable Alb. How came ye hither Nicus. In a ship as you do and as you might have been Had not heaven preserv'd ye for some more noble use Wrack't desperately our men and all consum'd But we two that still live and spin out The thin and ragged threds of our misfortunes Alb. Is there no meat above Sebast. Nor meat nor quiet No summer here to promise any thing Nor Autume to make full the reapers hands The earth obdurate to the teares of heaven Let 's nothing shoot but poysoned weeds No Rivers nor no pleasant Groves no beasts All that were made for mans use flye this desart No aëry fowle dares makes his flight over it It is so ominous Serpents and ugly things the shames of nature Roots of malignant tastes foule standing waters Sometimes we finde a fulsome Sea-root And that 's a delicate a Rat sometimes And that we hunt like Princes in their pleasure And when we take a Toad we make a Banquet Amint. For heavens sake let 's aboord Alb. D' ee know no farther Nicusa Yes we have sometimes seen the shaddow of a place inhabited And heard the noyse of hunters And have attempted to finde it so far as a River Deep slow and dangerous fenced with high Rocks We have gone but not able to atchieve that hazard Returne to our old miseries If this sad story may diserve your pitties Alb. Ye shall aboord with us we will relieve your miseries Sebast. Nor will we be unthankfull for this benefit No Gentlemen wee 'le pay for our deliverance Look ye that plough the Seas for wealth and pleasures That out-runne day and night with your ambitions Looke on those heaps they seeme hard ragged quarries Remove 'em and view 'em fully Mast. O heaven they are Gold and Jewels Sebast. Be not too hasty here lies another heape Morill. And here another All perfect gold Alb. Stand farther off you must not be your own carvers La-m. We have shares and deep ones Fran. Yes Sir wee 'le maintain 't ho fellow Saylors La-m. Stand all to your freedomes I 'le have all this Fran. And I this Tib. You shall be hang'd first La-m. My losses shall be made good Fran. So shall mine or with my sword I 'le do 't All that will share with us assist us Tib. Captain let 's set in Alb. This money will undoe us undoe us all Sebast. This Gold was the overthrow of my happines I had command too when I landed here And lead young high and noble spirits under me This cursed Gold entising 'em they set upon their Captain On me that