my way lies Exit Enter Calianax with Diagoras Cal. Diagoras look to the doors better for shame you let in all the world and anon the King will rail at me why very well said by Jove the King will have the show i' th' Court Diag Why do you swear so my Lord You know he 'l have it here Cal. By this light if he be wise he will not Diag And if he will not be wise you are forsworn Cal. One may wear his heart out with swearing and get thanks on no side I 'le be gone look to 't who will Diag My Lord I will never keep them out Pray stay your looks will terrifie them Cal. My looks terrifie them you Coxcombly Ass you I 'le be judg'd by all the company whether thou hast not a worse face than I Diag I mean because they know you and your Office Cal. Office I would I could put it off I am sure I sweat quite through my Office I might have made room at my Daughters Wedding they had near kill'd her among them And now I must do service for him that hath forsaken her serve that will Exit Calianax Diag He 's so humourous since his daughter was forsaken hark hark there there so so codes codes What now Within knock within Mel. Open the door Diag Who 's there Mel. Melantius Diag I hope your Lordship brings no troop with you for if you do I must return them Enter Melantius Mel. None but this Lady Sir And a Lady Diag The Ladies are all plac'd above save those that come in the Kings Troop the best of Rhodes sit there and there 's room Mel. I thank you Sir when I have seen you plac'd Madam I must attend the King but the Mask done I 'le wait on you again Diag Stand back there room for my Lord Melantius pray bear back this is no place for such youths and their Truls let the doors shut agen I do your heads itch I 'le scratch them for you so now thrust and hang again who is' t now I cannot blame my Lord Calianax for going away would he were here he would run raging among them and break a dozen wiser heads than his own in the twinkling of an eye what 's the news now Within I pray can you help me to the speech of the Master Cook Diag If I open the door I 'le cook some of your Calves-heads Peace Rogues again who is' t Mel. Melantius within Enter Calianax to Melantius Cal. Let him not in Diag O my Lord I must make room there for my Lord is your Lady plac't Mel. Yes Sir I thank you my Lord Calianax well met Your causless hate to me I hope is buried Cal. Yes I do service for your Sister here That brings my own poor Child to timeless death She loves your friend Amintor such another false-hearted Lord as you Mel. You do me wrong A most unmanly one and I am slow In taking vengeance but be well advis'd Cal. It may be so who placed the Lady there so near the presence of the King Mel. I did Cal. My Lord she must not sit there Mel. Why Cal. The place is kept for women of more worth Mel. More worth than she it mis-becomes your Age And place to be thus womanish forbear What you have spoke I am content to think The Palsey shook your tongue to Cal. Why 't is well if I stand here to place mens wenches Mel. I shall forget this place thy Age my safety and through all cut that poor sickly week thou hast to live away from thee Cal. Nay I know you can fight for your Whore Mel. Bate the King and be he flesh and blood He lyes that saies it thy mother at fifteen Was black and sinful to her Diag Good my Lord Mel. Some god pluck threescore years from that fond man That I may kill him and not stain mine honour It is the curse of Souldiers that in peace They shall be brain'd by such ignoble men As if the Land were troubled would with tears And knees beg succour from 'em would that blood That sea of blood that I have lost in sight Were running in thy veins that it might make thee Apt to say less or able to maintain Shouldst thou say more This Rhodes I see is nought But a place priviledg'd to do men wrong Cal. I you may say your pleasure Enter Amintor Amint. What vilde injury Has stirr'd my worthy friend who is as slow To fight with words as he is quick of hand Mel. That heap of age which I should reverence If it were temperate but testy years Are most contemptible Amint. Good Sir forbear Cal. There is just such another as your self Amint. He will wrong you or me or any man And talk as if he had no life to lose Since this our match the King is coming in I would not for more wealth than I enjoy He should perceive you raging he did hear You were at difference now which hastned him Cal. Make room there Hoboyes play within Enter King Evadne Aspatia Lords and Ladies King Melantius thou art welcome and my love Is with thee still but this is not a place To brabble in Calianax joyn hands Cal. He shall not have my hand King This is no time To force you to 't I do love you both Calianax you look well to your Office And you Melantius are welcome home begin the Mask Mel. Sister I joy to see you and your choice You lookt with my eyes when you took that man Be happy in him Recorders Evad. O my dearest brother Your presence is more joyful than this day can be unto me The Mask Night rises in mists Nigh Our raign is come for in the raging Sea The Sun is drown'd and with him fell the day Bright Cinthia hear my voice I am the Night Fâ—â—â—hom thou bear'st about thy borrowed light Appear no longer thy pale visage shrowd But strike thy silver horn through a cloud And send a beam upon my swarthy face By which I may discover all the place And persons and how many longing eyes Are come to wait on our solemnities Enter Cinthia How dull and black am I I could not find This beauty without thee I am so blind Methinks they shew like to those Eastern streaks That warn us hence before the morning breaks Back my pale servant for these eyes know how To shoot far more and quicker rayes than thou Cinth Great Queen they be a Troop for whom alone One of my clearest moons I have put on A Tâ—oop that looks as if thy self and I Had pluckt our rains in and our whips laid by To gaze upon these Mortals that appear Brighter than we Night Then let us keep 'em here And never more our Chariots drive away But hold our places and out-shine the day Cinth Great Queen of shadows you are pleas'd to speak Of more than may be done we may not break The gods decrees but when our time is come Must drive
So he had mist this misery you Lady Lady How do you do Sir Elder Lo. Well enough I hope While I can keep my self out from temptations Lady Leap into this matter whither would ye Elder Lo. You had a Servant that your peevishness Injoined to Travel Lady Such a one I have Still and shall be griev'd 't were otherwise El. Lo. Then have your asking and be griev'd he 's dead How you will answer for his worth I know not But this I am sure either he or you or both Were stark mad else he might have liv'd To have given a stronger testimony to th' world Of what he might have been He was a man I knew but in his evening ten Suns after Forc'd by a Tyrant storm our beaten Bark Bulg'd under us in which sad parting blow He call'd upon his Saint but not for life On you unhappy Woman and whilest all Sought to preserve their Souls he desperately Imbrac'd a Wave crying to all that saw it If any live go to my Fate that forc'd me To this untimely end and make her happy His name was Loveless And I scap't the storm And now you have my business Lady 'T is too much Would I had been that storm he had not perisht If you 'l rail now I will forgive you Sir Or if you 'l call in more if any more Come from this ruine I shall justly suffer What they can say I do confess my self A guiltie cause in this I would say more But grief is grown too great to be delivered Elder Lo. I like this well these women are strange things T is somewhat of the latest now to weep You should have wept when he was going from you And chain'd him with those tears at home La. Would you had told me then so these two arms had been his Sea Elder Lo. Trust me you move me much but say he lived these were forgotten things again Lady I say you so Sure I should know that voice this is knavery I 'le fit you for it Were he living Sir I would perswade you to be charitable I and confess we are not all so ill as your opinion holds us O my friend what penance shall I pull upon my fault upon my most unworthy self for this Elder Lo. Leave to love others 't was some jealousie That turn'd him desperate Lady I 'le be with you straight are you wrung there Elder Lo. This works a main upon her Lady I do confess there is a Gentleman Has born me long good will Elder Lo. I do not like that Lady And vow'd a thousand services to me to me regardless of him But since Fate that no power can withstand has taken from me my first and best love and to weep away my youth is a mere folly I will shew you what I determine sir you shall know all Call M. Welford there That Gentleman I mean to make the model of my Fortunes and in his chast imbraces keep alive the memory of my lost lovely Loveless he is somewhat like him too Elder Lo. Then you can love Lady Yes certainly Sir Though it please you to think me hard and cruel I hope I shall perswade you otherwise Elder Lo. I have made my self a fine fool Enter Welford Wâ—l Would you have spoke with me Madam Lady Yes M. Welford and I ask your pardon before this Gentleman for being froward this kiss and henceforth more affection Elder Lo. So 't is better I were drown'd indeed Wel. This is a sudden passion God hold it This fellow out of his fear sure has Perswaded her I 'le give him a new suit on 't La. A parting kiss and good Sir let me pray you To wait me in the Gallerie Wel. I am in another world Madam where you please Exit Welford Elder Lo. I will to Sea and 't shall goe hard but I 'le be drown'd indeed La. Now Sir you see I am no such hard creature But time may win me Elder Lo. You have forgot your lost Love La. Alas Sir what would you have me do I cannot call him back again with sorrow I 'le love this man as dearly and beshâ—ow me I 'le keep him far enough from Sea and 't was told me now I remember me by an old wise woman that my first Love should be drown'd and see 't is come about Elder Lo. I would she had told you your second should be hang'd too and let that come about but this is very strange La. Faith Sir consider all and then I know you 'le be of my mind if weeping would redeem him I would weep still Elder Lo. But say that I were Loveless And scap'd the storm how would you answer this Lady Why for that Gentleman I would leave all the world Elder Lo. This young thing too Lady That young thing too 〈◊〉 any young thing else why I would lose my state Elder Lo. Why then he lives still I am he your Loveless Lady Alas I knew it Sir and for that purpose prepared this Pageant get you to your task And leave these Players tricks or I shall leave you indeed I shall Travel or know me not Elder Lo. Will you then marry Lady I will not promise take your choice Farewell Elder Lo. There is no other Purgatorie but a Woman I must doe something Exit Loveless Enter Welford Wel. Mistress I am bold Lady You are indeed Wel. You so overjoyed me Lady Lady Take heed you surfeit not pray fast and welcom Wel. By this light you love me extreamly Lady By this and to morrows light I care not for you Wel. Come come you cannot hide it Lady Indeed I can where you shall never find it Wel. I like this mirth well Lady Lady You shall have more on 't Wel. I must kiss you Lady No Sir Wel. Indeed I must Lady What must be must be I 'le take my leave yeâ— have your parting blow I pray commend me to those few friends you have that sent you hither and tell them when you travel next 't were sit you brought less bravery with you and more wit you 'le never get a wife else Wel. Are you in earnest Lady Yes faith Will you eat Sir your horses will be readie straight you shall have a napkin laid in the butterie for ye Wel. Do not you love me then Lady Yes for that face Wel. It is a good one Ladie Lady Yes if it were not warpt the fire in time may mend it Wel. Me thinks yours is none of the best Ladie Lady No by my troth Sir yet o' my conscience You would make shift with it Wel. Come pray no more of this Lady I will not Fare you well Ho who 's within there bring out the Gentlemans horses he 's in haste and set some cold meat on the Table Wel. I have too much of that I thank you Ladie take your Chamber when you please there goes a black one with you Ladie Lady Farewell young man Exit Ladie Wel. You have made me one Farewell and
's Beer for you Sir Mor. And here 's for you an Angel Pray buy no Land 't will never prosper Sir Elder Lo. How 's this Yo. Lo. Bless you and then I 'le tell He 's turn'd Gallant Elder Lo. Gallant Yo. Lo. I Gallant and is now called Cutting Morecraft 〈◊〉 reason I 'le inform you at more leisure Wâ—l O 〈…〉 â—t me know him presently 〈◊〉 Lo. Yâ—â—â—ll hug one another 〈◊〉 Sir I must keep you company 〈◊〉 Lo. 〈…〉 on 〈◊〉 Lo. Cutting Morecraft faces about I must present 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 As 〈◊〉 as you will Sir I am for ' em 〈◊〉 〈…〉 you service 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 look for 't in good saith Sir 〈◊〉 〈…〉 sweet heart kiss him 〈◊〉 〈…〉 fâ—llow 〈◊〉 〈…〉 will it please you to remember me my keys good Sir Young Lo. I 'le doe it presently El. Lo. Come thou shalt kiss him for our sport sake La. Let him come on then and do you hear do not instruct me in these tricks for you may repent it El. Lo. That at my peril Lusty Mr. Morecraft Here is a Lady would salute you Mor. She shall not lose her longing Sir what is she Elder Lo. My wise Sir Mor. She must be then my Mistres Lady Must I Sir Elder Lo. O yes you must Mor. And you must take this ring a poor pawn Of some fiftie pound El. Lo. Take it by any means 't is lawfull prize Lady Sir I shall call you servant Mor. I shall be proud on 't what fellow 's that Young Lo. My Ladies Coachman Mor. There 's something my friend for you to buy whips And for you Sir and you Sir Elder Lo. Under a miracle this is the strangest I ever heard of Mor. What shall we play or drink what shall we doe Who will hunt with me for a hundred pounds Wel. Stranger and Stranger Sir you shall find sport after a day or two Young Lo. Sir I have a sute unto you Concerning your old servant Savil. Elder Lo. O for his keys I know it Savil. Now Sir strike in Mor. Sir I must have you grant me Elder Lo. 'T is done Sir take your keys again But hark you Savil leave off the motions Of the flesh and be honest or else you shall graze again I 'le try you once more Savil. If ever I be taken drunk or whoring Take off the biggest key i' th' bunch and open My head with it Sir I humbly thank your worships Elder Lo. Nay then I see we must keep holiday Enter Roger and Abigal Here 's the last couple in hell Roger. Joy be among you all Lady Why how now Sir what is the meaning of this emblem Roger. Marriage an 't like your worship Lady Are you married Roger. As well as the next Priest could doe it Madam Elder Lo. I think the sign 's in Gemini here 's such coupling Wel. Sir Roger what will you take to lie from your sweet-heart to night Roger. Not the best benifice in your worships gift Sir Wel. A whorson how he swells Young Lo. How many times to night Sir Roger Roger. Sir you grow scurrilous What I shall do I shall do I shall not need your help Young Lo. For horse flesh Roger. Elder Lo. Come prethee be not angry 't is a day Given wholly to our mirth Lady It shall be so Sir Sir Roger and his Bride We shall intreat to be at our charge El. Lo. Welford get you to the Church by this light You shall not lie with her again till y' are married Wel. I am gone Mor. To every Bride I dedicate this day Six healths a piece and it shall goe hard But every one a jewell Come be mad boys El. Lo. Th' art in a good beginning come who leads Sir Roger you shall have the Van lead the way Would every dogged wench had such a day Exeunt The Custom of the Country Persons Represented in the Play Count Clodio Governour and a dishonourable pursuer of Zenocia Manuel du Sosa Governour of Lisbon and Brother to Guiomar Arnoldo A Gentleman contracted to Zenocia Rutilio A merry Gentleman Brother to Arnoldo Charino Father to Zenocia Duarte Son to Guiomar a Gentleman well qualified but vain-glorious Alonzo a young Portugal Gentleman enemy to Duarte. Leopold a Sea Captain Enamour'd on Hippolyta Zabulon a Jew servant to Hippolyta Jaques servant to Sulpitia Doctor Chirurgion Officers Guard Page Bravo Knaves of the Male Stewes Servants WOMEN Zenocia Mistress to Arnoldo and a chaste Wife Guiomar a vertuous Lady Mother to Duarte. Hippolyta a rich Lady wantonly in Love with Arnoldo Sulpitia a Bawd Mistress of the Male Stewes The Scene sometimes Lisbon sometimes Italy The principal Actors were Joseph Taylor John Lowin Nicholas Toolie John Vnderwood Robert Benfeild William Eglestone Richard Sharpe Thomas Holcomb Actus primus Scena prima Enter Rutilio and Arnolda Rut. WHY do you grieve thus still Arn. 'T would melt a Marble And tame a Savage man to feel my fortune Rut. What fortune I have liv'd this thirty years And run through all these follies you call fortunes Yet never fixt on any good and constant But what I made my self why should I grieve then At that I may mould any way Arn. You are wide still Rut. You love a Gentlewoman a young handsom woman I have lov'd a thosand not so few Arn. You are dispos'd Rut. You hope to Marry her 't is a lawful calling And prettily esteem'd of but take heed then Take heed dear Brother of a stranger fortune Than e're you felt yet fortune my soe is a friend to it Arn. 'T is true I love dearly and truly love A noble vertuous and most beauteous Maid And am belov'd again Rut. That 's too much o' Conscience To love all these would run me out o' my wits Arn. Prethee give ear I am to Marry her Rut. Dispatch it then and I 'le go call the Piper Arn. But O the wicked Custom of this Country The barbarous most inhumane damned Custom Rut. 'T is true to marry is a Custom l' the world for look you Brother Wou'd any man stand plucking for the Ace of Harts With one pack of Cards all dayes on 's life Arn. You do not Or else you purpose not to understand me Rut. Proceed I will give ear Arn. They have a Custom In this most beastly Country out upon 't Rut. Let 's hear it first Arn. That when a Maid is contracted And ready for the tye o' th' Church the Governour He that commands in chief must have her Maiden-head Or Ransom it for mony at his pleasure Rut. How might a man atchieve that place a rare Custom An admirable rare Custom and none excepted Arn. None none Rut. The raâ—er still how could I lay about me In this raâ—e Office are they born to it or chosen Arn. Both equal damnable Rut. Me thinks both excellent Would I were the next heir Arn. To this mad fortune Am I now come my Marriage is proclaim'd And nothing can redeem me from this mischief Rut. She s
not and speedily by force or by persuasion my good old Master for now I pity him is ruin'd for ever Char. Ha my Father And. He Sir Mir. By what means speak And. At the suit of Monsieur Lewis his house is seiz'd upon and he in person is under guard I saw it with these eyes Sir to be convey'd to Paris and there Sentenc'd Mir. Nay then there is no jesting Char. Do I live and know my Father injur'd And. And what 's worse Sir my Ladie Angellina Eust What of her And. She 's carri'd away too Mir. How And. While you were absent a crew of Monsieur Lewis friends and kinsmen by force brake in at th' back part of the house and took her away by violence faithful Andreâ— as this can witness for him did his best in her defence 〈◊〉 't would not do Mir. Away and see our Horses sadled 't is no time to talk but do Eustace you now are offer'd a spatious field and in a pious War to exercise your valour here 's a cause and such a one in which to fall is honourable your dutie and reverence due to a fathers name commanding it but these unnatural jars arising between Brothers should you prosper would shame your victory Eust I would do much Sir but still my reptation Mir. Charles shall give you all decent satisfaction nay joyn hands and heartily why this is done like Brothers and as old as I am in this cause that concerns the honour of our Family Monsieur Lewis if reason cannot work shall find and feel there 's hot blood in this arm I 'le leaâ— you bravely Eust And if I follow not a cowards name be branded on my forehead Char. This spirit makes you a sharer in my fortunes Mir. And in mine of which Brisac once freed and Angellina again in our possession you shall know my heart speaks in my tongue Eust I dare not doubt it Sir Exeunt ACTUS V. SCENA II. Enter Lewis Brisac Angellia Sylvia Officers Lew. I 'm deaf to all perswasions Bri. I use none nor doubt I though a while my innocence suffers but when the King shall understand how false your malice hath inform'd him he in justice must set me right again Ang. Sir let not passion so far transport you as to think it reason this violent course repairs but ruins it that honour you would build up you destroy what you would seem to nourish if respect of my preferment or my pattern may challenge your paternal love and care why do you now good fortune has provided a better Husband for me that your hopes could ever fancy strive to rob me of him In what is my Lord Charles defective Sir unless deep Learning be a blemish in him or well proportion'd limbs be â—ulcts in nature or what you only aim'd at large Reveâ—ues are on the sudden grown distasteful to you Of what â—an you accuse him Lew. Of a Rape done to Honour which thy ravenous lust â—ade thee consent to Syl. Her lust you are her Father Lew. And you her Bawd Syl. Were you ten Lords 't is false the pureness of her â—haste thoughts entertains not such spotted instruments Ang. As I have a Soul Sir Lew. I am not to be alter'd to sit down with this disgrace would argue me a Peasant and not born Noble all â—igour that the Law and that increase of power by favour â—ields shall be with all severity inflicted you have the King's hand for 't no Bail will serve and therefore at your perils Officers away with ' em Bri. This is madness Lew. Tell me so in open Court and there I 'le answer you Enter Miramont Charles Eustace Andrew Mir. Well overtaken Char. Ill if they dare resist Eust He that advances but one step forward dies Lew. Shew the King 's Writ Mir. Shew your discretion 't will become you better Char. Y' are once more in my power and if again I part with you let me for ever lose thee Eust Force will not do 't nor threats accept this service from your despair'd of Eustace And. And beware your Reverend Worship never more attempt to search my Lilly pot you see what follows Lew. Is the King's power contemn'd Mir. No but the torrent o' your wilful folly stopp'd And for you good Sir if you would but be sensible what can you wish but the satisfaction of an obstinate will that is not endear'd to you rather than be cross'd in what you purpos'd you 'll undo your Daughter 's same the credit of your judgment and your old foolish Neighbour make your Estates and in a Suit not worth a Cardecue a prey to Advocates and their buckram Scribes and after they have plum'd ye return home like a couple of naked Fowles without a feather Char. This is a most strong truth Sir Mir. No no Monsieur let us be right Frenchmen violent to charge but when our follies are repell'd by reason 't is fit that we retreat and ne'er come on more Observe my learned Charles he 'll get thee a Nephew on Angellina shall dispute in her belly and suck the Nursâ— by Logick and here 's Eustace he was an Ass but now is grown an Amadis nor shall he want a Wife if all my Land for a Joynture can effect Y' are a good Lord and of a gentle nature in your looks I see a kind consent and it shews lovely and do you hear old Fool but I 'le not chide hereafter like me ever doat on Learning the meer belief is excellent 't will save you and next love Valour though you dare not fight your self or fright a foolish Officer young Eustace can do it to a hair And to conclude let Andrew's Farm b' encreas'd that is your penance you know for what and see you rut no more you understand me So embrace on all sides I 'le pay those Bilmen and make large amends Provided we preserve you still our Friends Exeunt Prologue BVT that it would take from our modesty To praise the Writer or the Comedy Till your fair suffrage crown it I should say Y' are all most welcome to no vulgar Play And so far w' are confident And if he That made it still lives in your memorie You will expect what we present to night Should be judg'd worthy of your ears and sight You shall hear Fletcher in it his true strain And neat expressions living he did gain Your good opinions but now dead commends This Orphan to the care of Noble Friends And may it raise in you content and mirth And be receiv'd for a legit'mate birth Your grace erects new Trophies to his fame And shall to after-times preserve his name Epilogue 'T Is not the hands or smiles or common way Of approbation to a well lik'd Play We only hope but that you freely would To th' Author's memory so far unfold And shew your loves and liking to his Wit Not in your praise but often seeing it That being the grand assurance that can give The
honour Sir Du. No Archas But all I can I will can you love me speak truly Hon. Yes Sir dearly Du. Come hither Viola can you love this man Vio. I 'le do the best I can Sir Du. Seal it Burris We 'l all to Church together instantly And then a vie for boyes stay bring Boroskie Enter Boroskie I had almost forgot that lump of mischief There Archas take the enemie to honour The knave to worth do with him what thou wilt Ar. Tâ—â—â— to my sword again you to your prayers Wash off your villanies you feel the burthen Bor. Forgive me e're I die most honest Archas 'T is too much honour that I perish thus O strike my faults to kill them that no memorie No black and blasted infamy hereafter Ar. Come are ye ready Bor. Yes Ar. And truly penitent to make your way straight Bor. Thus I wash off my sins Ar. Stand up and live then And live an honest man I scorn mens ruines Take him again Sir trie him and believe This thing will be a perfect man Du. I take him Bor. And when I fail those hopes heavens hopes fail me Du. You are old no more wars Father Theodore take you the charge be General The. All good bless ye Du. And my good Father you dwell in my bosom From you rise all my good thoughts when I would think And examine time for one that 's fairly noble And the same man through all the streights of vertue Upon this Silver book I 'le look and read him Now forward merrily to Hymens rites To joyes and revels sports and he that can Most honour Archas is the noblest man Exeâ—t Prologue WE need not noble Gentlemen to invite Attention preinstruct you who did write This worthy Story being confident The mirth join'd with prave matter and Intent To yield the hearers profit with delight Will speak the maker and to do him right Would ask a Genius like to his the age Mourning his loss and our now widdowed stage In vain lamenting I could adde so far Behind him the most modern writers are That when they would commend him their best praise Râ—â— the buildings which they strive to raise â—â—oâ—s best memory so much a friend Presumes to write secure 't will not offend The living that are modest with the rest That may repine he cares not to contest This debt to Fletcher paid it is profest By us the Actors we will do our best To send such favouring friends as hither come To grace the Scene pleas'd and contented home Epilogue THough something well assur'd few here repent Three hours of pretious time or money spent On our endeavours Yet not to relye Too much upon our care and industrie 'T is fit we should ask but a modest way How you approve our action in the play If you vouchsafe to crown it with applause It is your bountie and you give us cause Hereafter with a general consent To study as becomes us your content Rule a Wife and have a Wife Actus Primus Scena Prima Enter Juan de Castro and Michael Perez Mich. ARE your Companies full Colonel Juan No not yet Sir Nor will not be this month yet as I reckon How rises your Command Mich. We pick up still and as our monies hold out We have men come about that time I think We shall be full too many young Gallants go Juan And unexperienced The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits Time and Experience will allay those Visions We have strange things to fill our numbers There 's one Don Leon a strange goodly fellow Recommended to me from some noble Friends For my Alferes had you but seen his Person And what a Giants promise it protesteth Mich. I have heard of him and that he hath serv'd before too Juan But no harm done nor never meant Don Michael That came to my ears yet ask him a question â—e blushes like a Girl and answers little In the point less he wears a Sword a good one 〈◊〉 good Cloaths too he is whole skin'd has no hurt yet Good promising hopes I never yet heard certainly 〈◊〉 any Gentleman that saw him angry Mich. Preserve him he 'll conclude a peace if need be â—aâ—y as strong as he will go along with us â—â—at swear as valiantly as heart can wish Their mouths charg'd with six oaths at once and whole ones â—â—at make the drunken Dutch creep into Mole-hills Juan 'T is true such we must look for but Mich. Perez â—â—en heard you of Donna Margarita the great Heiress Mich. I hear every hour of her though I never saw her â—e is the main discourse noble Don Juan de Castro â—ow happy were that man could catch this Wench up â—â—d live at ease she is fair and young and wealthy â—â—nite wealthy and as gracious too 〈◊〉 all her entertainments as men report Juan But she is proud Sir that I know for certain â—nd that comes seldome without wantonness â—e that shall marry her must have a rare hand Mich. Would I were married I would find that Wisdom With a light rein to rule my Wife if ever Woman 〈◊〉 the most subtile mould went beyond me â—ould give the Boys leave to whoot me out o' th' Parish Enter a Servant Ser. Sir there be two Gentlewomen attend to speak with you Juan Wait on 'em in Mich. Are they two handsome Women Ser. They seem so very handsom but they are vail'd Sir Mich. Thou put'st sugar in my mouth how it melts with me â—â—ve a sweet young Wench Juan Wait on them in I say Exit Servant Mich. Don Juan Juan How you itch Michael how you burnish Will not this Souldiers heat out of your bones yet Do your Eyes glow now Mich. There be two Juan Say honest what shame have you then Mich. I would fain see that I have been in the Indies twice and have seen strange things But two honest Women one I read of once Juan Prithee be modest Mich. I 'll be any thing Enter Servant Donna Clara and Estisania vad'd Juan You are welcome Ladies Mich. Both hooded I like 'em well though They come not for advice in Law sure hither May be they would learn to raise thâ— Pike I am for 'em they are very modest 't is a fine Preluctium Juan With me or with this Gentleman Would you speak Lady Clara. With you Sir as I guess Juan de Cast Mich. Her Curtain opens she is a pretty Gentlewoman Juan I am the Man and shall be bound to Fortune I may do any service to your Beauties Clara. Captain I hear you are marching down to Flanders To serve the Catholick King Juan I am sweet Lady Clara. I have a Kinsman and a noble Friend Imploy'd in those Wars may be Sir you know him Don Campusano Captain of Carbines To whom I would request your Nobleness To give this poor Remembrance A Letter Juan I shall do it I know the Gentleman a most worthy Captain Clara. Something in private Juan Step aside I 'll
for ye Enter Duke Alonzo Sanchio Duke What Sir preparing for your noble journey 'T is well and full of care I saw your mind was wedded to the war And knew you would prove some good man for your country Therefore fair Cousin with your gentle pardon I got this place what mourn at his advancement You are to blame he will come again sweet cousin Mean time like sad Penelope and sage Amongst your maids at home and huswifely Leon. No Sir I dare not leave her to that solitariness She is young and grief or ill news from those quarters May daily cross her she shall goe along Sir Duke By no means Captain Leon. By all means an 't please ye Duke What take a young and tender bodied Lady And expose her to those dangers and those tumults A sickly Lady too Leon. 'T will make her well Sir There 's no such friend to health as wholsom travel Sanch. Away it must not be Alon. It ought not Sir Go hurry her it is not humane Captain Duke I cannot blame her tears fright her with tempests With thunder of the war I dare swear if she were able Leon. She is most able And pray ye swear not she must goe there 's no remedy Nor greatness nor the trick you had to part us Which I smell too rank too open too evident And I must tell you Sir 't is most unnoble Shall hinder me had she but ten hours life Nay less but two hours I would have her with me I would not leave her same to so much ruine To such a desolation and discredit As her weakness and your hot will wou'd work her to Enter Perez What Masque is this now More tropes and figures to abuse my sufferance What cousin 's this Juan Michael van owle how dost thou In what dark bath or tod of aged Ivy Hast thou lyen hid Perez Things must both ebbe and slow Coronel And people must conceal and shine again You are welcom hither as your friend may say Gentleman A pretty house ye see handsomely seated Sweet and convenient walks the waters crystal Alon. He 's certain mad Juan As mad as a French Tayler That has nothing in 's head but ends of sustians Perez I see you are packing now my gentle cousin And my wife told me I should find it so 'T is true I do you were merry when I was last here But 't was your will to try my patience Madam I am sorry that my swift occasions Can let you take your pleasure here no longer Yet I would have you think my honour'd cousin This house and all I have are all your servants Leon. What house what pleasure Sir what do you mean Perez You hold the jest so still 't will prove discourteous This house I mean the pleasures of this place Leon. And what of them Perez They are mine Sir and you know it My wises I mean and so confer'd upon me The hangings Sir I must entreat your servants That are so busie in their offices Again to minister to their right uses I shall take view o' th' plate anon and furnitures That are of under place you are merry still cousin And of a pleasant constitution Men of great fortunes make their mirths at placitum Leon. Prethee good stubborn wife tell me directly Good evll wife leave fooling and tell me honestly Is this my kinsman Marg. I can tell ye nothing Leon. I have many kinsmen but so mad a one And so phantastick all the house Perez All mine And all within it I will not bate ye an ace on 't Can you not receive a noble courtesie And quietly and handsomely as ye ought Couz But you must ride o' th' top on 't Leon. Canst thou fight Per. I 'le tell ye presently I could have done Sir Leon. For ye must law and claw before ye get it Juan Away no quarrels Leon. Now I am more temperate I 'le have it prov'd if you were never yet in Bedlam Never in love for that 's a lunacy No great state left ye that you never lookt for Nor cannot manage that 's a rank distemper That you were christen'd and who answer'd for ye And then I yield Perez H 'as half perswaded me I was bred i'th'moon I have ne'r a bush at my breech are not we both mad And is not this a phantastick house we are in And all a dream we do will ye walk out Sir And if I do not beat thee presently Into a sound belief as sense can give thee Brick me into that wall there for a chimny piece And say I was one o' th' Caesars done by a seal-cutter Leon. I 'le talk no more come we 'l away immediatly Marg. Why then the house is his and all that 's in it I 'le give away my skin but I 'le undoe ye I gave it to his wife you must restore Sir And make a new provision Perez Am I mad now or am I christen'd you my page cousâ— My mighty Mahound kinsman what quirk now You shall be welcom all I hope to see Sir Your Grace here and my couz we are all Souldiers And must do naturally for one another Duke Are ye blank at this then I must tell ye Sir Ye have no command now ye may goe at pleasure And ride your asse troop 't was a trick I us'd To try your jealousie upon entreatie And saving of your wife Leon. All this not moves me Nor stirs my gall nor alters my affections You have more furniture more houses Lady And rich ones too I will make bold with those And you have Land i' th' Indies as I take it Thither we 'l goe and view a while those climats Visit your Factors there that may betray ye 'T is done we must goe Marg. Now thou art a brave Gentleman And by this sacred light I love thee dearly The house is none of yours I did but jest Sir Nor you are no couz of mine I beseech ye vanish I tell you plain you have no more right than he Has that senseless thing your wife has once more fool'd ye Goe ye and consider Leon. Good morrow my sweet cousin I should be glad Sir Perez By this hand she dies for 't Or any man that speaks for her Exit Perez Juan These are fine toyes Marg. Let me request you stay but one poor month You shall have a Commission and I 'le goe too Give me but will so far Leon. Well I will try ye Good morrow to your Grace we have private business Duke If I miss thee again I am an arrant bungler Juan Thou shalt have my command and I 'le march under thee Nay be thy boy before thou shalt be baffled Thou art so brave a fellow Alon. I have seen visions Exeunt Actus Quintus Scena Prima Enter Leon with a letter and Margarita Leon. COme hither wife do you know this hand Marg. I do Sir 'T is Estifania that was once my woman Leon. She writes to me here that one Cacasogo An
Princes of the Earth besides Gonzalo told me that thou wert honest Gas Yes Sir And you shall find it Fer. Shall I Gas All my follies Be â—â—se recorded to my shame Fer. Enough My heart is here for ever lodg'd Gas The Lady Fer. The place admits no time to utter all But Gaspero if thou wilt prove my friend I 'll say thou art Gas Your Servant I conceive ye We 'll chuse some fitter leisure Fer. Never man Was in a moment or more bless'd or wretched Exeunt Enter Hyparcha placing two Chairs Antinous and Erota Er. Leave us Hyp. I shall Exit Er. Antinous sit down Ant. Madam Er. I say sit down I do command you sit For look what honour thou dost gain by me I cannot lose it happy Antinous The graces and the higher Deities Smil'd at thy Birth and still continue it Then think that I who scorn lesser examples Must do the like such as do taste my power And talk of it with fear and reverence Shall do the same unto the man I favour I tell thee Youth thou hast a conquest won Since thou cam'st home greater than that last Which dignified thy Fame greater than if Thou should'st go out again and conquer farther For I am not ashamed to acknowledge My self subdued by thee Ant. Great Lady Er. Sit still I will not hear thee else now speak And speak like my Antinous like my Souldier Whom Cupid and not Mars hath sent to Battel Ant. I must I see be silent Er. So thou maist There 's greater action in it than in clamour A look if it be gracious will begin the War A word conclude it then prove no Coward S nce thou hast such a friendly enemy That teaches thee to conquer Ant. You do amaze me Madam I have no skill no practice in this War And whether you be serious or please To make your sport on a dejected man I cannot rightly guess but be it as it will It is a like unhappiness to me My discontents bear those conditions in them And lay me out so wretched no designs However truly promising a good Can make me relish ought but a sweet bitter Voluntary Exile Er. Why an Exile What comfort can there be in those Companions Which sad thoughts bring along with Enter Hyparcha Hyp. Madam Musick Er. Whence comes this well tun'd sound Hyp. I know not Madam Er. Listen Wench Whatever friendly hands they are that send it Song Let 'em play on they are Masters of their faculty Doth it please you Sir Ant. According to the time Er. Go to 'em Wench And tell 'em we shall thank 'em for they have kept As good time to our disposition as to their instruments Unless Antinous shall say he loves There never can be sweeter accents utter'd Enter Philander Phi. Let then the heart that did employ those hands Receive some small share of your thanks with them 'T is happiness enough that you did like it A fortune unto me that I should send it In such a lucky minute but to obtain So gracious welcome did exceed my hopes Er. Good Prince I thank you for 't Phi. O Madam pour not too fast joys on me But sprinkle 'em so gently I may stand 'em It is enough at first you have laid aside Those cruel angry looks out of your eyes With which as with your lovely you did strike All your Beholders in an Ecstasie Er. Philander you have long profest to love me Phi. Have I but profest it Madam Er. Nay but hear me Phi. More attentively than to an Oracle Er. And I will speak more truly if more can be Nor shall my language be wrapt up in Riddles But plain as truth it self I love this Gentleman Whose grief has made him so uncapable Of Love he will not hear at least not understand it I that have lookt with scornful eyes on thee And other Princes mighty in their states And in their friends as fortunate have now pray'd In a petitionary kind almost This man this well-deserving man that I must say To look upon this beauty yet you see He casts his eyes rather upon the ground Than he will turn 'em this way Philander You look pale I 'll talk no more Phi. Pray go forward I would be your Martyr To dye thus were immortally to live Er. Will you go to him then and speak for me You have loved longer but not ferventer Know how to speak for you have done it like An Orator even for your self then how will you for me Whom you profess to love above your self Phi. The Curses of Dissemblers follow me Unto my Grave and if I do not so Er. You may as all men do speak boldlier better In their friends cause still than in your own But speak your utmost yet you cannot feign I will stand by and blush to witness it Tell him since I beheld him I have lost The happiness of this life food and rest A quiet bosome and the state I went with Tell him how he has humbled the proud And made the living but a dead Erota Tell him withal that she is better pleas'd With thinking on him than enjoying these Tell him Philander Prince I talk in vain To you you do not mark me Phi. Indeed I do Er. But thou dost look so pale As thou wilt spoil the story in relating Phi. Not if I can but live to tell it Er. It may be you have not the heart Phi. I have a will I am sure how e'r my heart May play the Coward but if you please I 'll try Er. If a kiss will strengthen thee I give you leave To challenge it nay I will give it you Phi. O that a man should taste such heavenly bliss And be enjoyn'd to beg it for another Er. Alas it is a misery I grieve To put you to and I will suffer rather In his tyranny than thou in mine Phi. Nay Madam s nce I cannot have your love I will endeavour to dâ—serve your pity For I had rather have within the grave Your love than you should want it upon earth But how can I hope with a feeble tongue To instruct him in the rudiments of love When your most powerful Beauty cannot work it Er. Do what thou wilt Philander the request Is so unreasonable that I quit thee of it I desire now no more but the true patience And fortitude of Lovers with those helps Of sighs and tears which I think is all the Physick Phi. O if he did but hear you 't were enough And I will ' wake him from his Apoplexie Antinous Ant. My Lord Phi. Nay 'pray No courtesie to me you are my Lord Indeed you are for you command her heart That commands mine nor can you want to know it For look you she that told it you in words Explains it now more passionately in tears Either thou hast no heart or a marble one If those drops cannot melt it prithee look up And see how sorrow sits within her eyes And love the
Verd. sad Cler. I shall be glad on 't La-writ Where 's my cloak and my trinkets Or will you fight any longer for a crash or two Cler. I am your noble friend Sir La-writ It may be so Cler. What honour shall I do you For this great courtesie La writ All I desire of ye Is to take the quarrel to your self and let me hear no more on 't I have no liking to 't 't is a foolish matter And help me to put up my Sword Cler. Most willingly But I am bound to gratifie you and I must not leave you La-writ I tell you I will not be gratified Nor I will hear no more on 't take the Swords too And do not anger me but leave me quietly For the matter of honour 't is at your own disposure And so and so Exit La-writ Cler. This is a most rare Lawyer I am sure most valiant Well Dinant as you satisfie me I say no more I am loaden like an Armorer Exit Cler. Enter Dinant Din. To be dispatcht upon a sleeveless errand To leave my friend engag'd mine honour tainted These are trim things I am set here like a Perdue To watch a fellow that has wrong'd my Mistris A scurvy fellow that must pass this way But what this scurvy fellow is or whence Or whether his name be William or John Or Anthony or Dick or any thing I know not A scurvy rascally fellow I must aim at And there 's the office of an Asse flung on me Sâ—re Cleremont has fought but how come off And what the world shall think of me hereafter Well woman woman I must look your rascals And lose my reputation ye have a fine power over us These two long hours I have trotted here and curiously Survey'd all goers by yet find no rascal Nor any face to quarel with La-writ sings within then Enters What 's that This is a rascally voice sure it comes this way La-writ He strook so hard the Bason broke And Tarquin heard the sound Din. What Mister thing is this let me survey it La-writ And then he strook his neck in two Din. This may be a rascal but 't is a mad rascal What an Alphabet of faces he puts on Hey how it fences if this should be the rogue At 't is the likeliest rogue I see this day La-wr. Was euer man for Ladies sake down down 〈◊〉 And what are you good Sir down down down down La writ What 's that to you good Sir down down Din. A pox on you good Sir down down down You with your Buckram bag what make you here And from whence come you I could fight with my shadow now La-wr. Thou fierce man that like Sir Lancelot dost appear I need not tell thee what I am nor eke what I make here Din. This is a precious knave stay stay good Tristram And let me ask thy mightiness a question Did ye never abuse a Lady La writ Not to abuse a Lady is very hard Sir Din. Say you so Sir Didst thou never abuse her honour La writ Not to abuse her honour is impossible Din. Certain this is the rascal What 's thy name La-writ My name is Cock o' two use me respectively I will be Cock of three else Din. What 's all this You say you did abuse a Lady La writ You ly Din. And that you wrong'd her honour La-writ That 's two lyes Speak suddenly for I am full of business Din. What art thou or what canst thou be thou pea-goose That dar'st give me the ly thus thou mak'st me wonder La-writ And wonder on till time make all things plain Din. You must not part so Sir art thou a Gentleman La writ Ask those upon whose ruins I am mounted Din. This is some Cavellero Knight o' th' Sun La-wr. I tell thee I am as good a Gentleman as the Duke I have atchieved goe follow thy business Din. But for this Lady Sir La writ Why hang this Lady Sir And the Lady Mother too Sir what have I to do with Ladies Enter Cleremont Cler. 'T is the little Lawyers voice has he got my way It should be hereabouts Din. Ye dry bisket rogue I will so swinge you for this blasphemie Have I found you out Cler. That should be Dinants tongue too La-wr. And I defy thee do thy worst O ho quoth Lancelot tho And that thou shalt know I am a true Gentleman And speak according to the phrase triumphant Thy Lady is a scurvy Lady and a shitten Lady And though I never heard of her a deboâ—ed Lady And thou a squire of low degree will that content thee Dost thow way-lay me with Ladies A pretty sword Sir A very pretty sword I have a great mind to 't Din. You shall not lose your longing rogue Cler. Hold hold Hold Dinant as thou art a Gentleman La-writ As much as you will my hand is in now Cler. I am your friend Sir Dinant you draw your sword Upon the Gentleman preserv'd your honour This was my second and did back me nobly For shame forbear Din. I ask your mercy Sir and am your servant now La-writ May we not fight then Cler. I am sure you shall not now La-wr. I am sorry for 't I am sure I 'le stay no longer then Not a jot longer are there any more on ye afore I will sing still Sir Exit La-writ singing Din. I look now you should chide me and 't is fit And with much bitterness express your anger I have deserv'd yet when you know Cler. I thank ye Do you think that the wrong you have off'red me The most unmanly wrong unfriendly wrong Din. I do confess Cler. That boyish sleight Din. Not so Sir Cler. That poor and base renouncing of your honour Can be allaied with words Din. I give you way still Cler. Coloured with smooth excuses Was it a friends part A Gentlemans a mans that wears a Sword And stands upon the point of reputation To hide his head then when his honour call'd him Call'd him aloud and led him to his fortune To halt and slip the coller by my life I would have given my life I had never known thee Thou hast eaten Canker-like into my judgement With this disgrace thy whole life cannot heal again Din. This I can suffer too I find it honest Cler. Can you pretend an excuse now may absolve you Or any thing like honest to bring you off â—ngage me like an Asse Din. Will you but hear me Cler. Expose me like a Jade to tug and hale through â—augh'd at and almost hooted your disgraces Invite mans Swords and angers to dispatch me Din. If you will be patient Cler. And be abus'd still But that I have call'd thee friend And to that name allow a Sanctuary You should hear further from me I would not talk thus But hence forth stand upon your own bottom Sir And bâ—aâ— your own abuses I scorn my sword Should travel in so poor and empty quarrels Din. Ha' you done yet
take your whole swing of anger I 'le beat all with content Cler. Why were you absent Din. You know I am no Coward you have seen that And therefore out of â—eaâ— forsook you not You know I am not false of a treacherous nature Apt to betray my friend I have fought for you too You know no business that concern'd my state My kindred or my life Cler. Where was the fault then Din. The honour of that Lady I adore Her credit and her name ye know she sent for me And with what haste Cler. What was he that traduc'd Din. The man i' th' Moon I think hither I was sent But to what end Enter old Lady Cler. This is a pretty slim slam O. La. I am glad I have met you Sir I have been seeking And seeking every where Câ— And now you have found him â—clare what business our Embassadour O Lady What 's that to ye good man sâ—outer O Sir my Lady Din. 〈◊〉 thee no more of thy Lady I have too much on 't Cler. Let me have a little speak to me Oâ— Lady To you Sir 'T is more than time All occasions set aside Sir Or whatsoever may be thought a business Din. What then Olâ— Lady Repair to me within this hour Clâ—r Where O. Lady What 's that to you come you Sir when y' are sent for Clâ— God a mâ—y Mumpsinnes You may goe Dinaâ—t and follow this old Fairie Till you have lost your self your friends your credit And Hunt away your youth in rare adventures I can but griâ—vâ— I have known you Old Lady Will ye goe Sir I come not often to you with these blessings You my believe that thing there and repent it That doâ—ged thing Câ— Peace touâ—hwood 〈◊〉 I will not goe 〈…〉 your Lady seek some fool to â—awn on her 〈…〉 vp â—'d puppâ— to make sport with I â—av◠〈◊〉 her miâ—th too long thus I shake from me Th◠〈…〉 put on thus her enchantments 〈…〉 like wind no more her beauty Old Lady Take heed Sir what you say Câ— â—oe forward Dinant Dâ— The charms shot from her eyes Old Lady Be wise Cler. Be Valiant Din. That tongue that tells fair tales to 〈…〉 Shall never rack me more Old Lady Stay there Cler. Goe forward Din. I will now hear her see her as a woman Survey her and the power man has allow'd Sir As I would do the course of common things Unmov'd unstruck Cler. Hold there and I forgive thee Din. She is not fair and that that makes her proud Is not her own our eyes bestow it on her To touch and kiss her is no blessedness A Sun-burnt Ethiops lip 's as soft as her's Goe bid her stick some other triumph up And take into her favour some dull fool That has no pretious time to lose no friends No honour nor no life like a bold Merchant A bold and banquerupt man I have ventur'd all these And split my bottom return this answer to her I am awake again and see her mischiefs And am not now on every idle errand And new coyn'd anger to be hurried And then despis'd again I have forgot her Cler. If this be true O. Lady I am sorry I have troubled you More sorrie that my Lady has adventur'd So great a favour in so weak a mind This hour you have refus'd that when you come to know it Will run you mad and make you curse that fellow She is not fair nor handsom so I leave you Cler. Stay Lady stay but is there such a business O. Lady You would break your neck 't were yours Cler. My back you would say O. La. But play the friends part still Sir and undoe him 'T is a fair office Din. I have spoke too liberally O. Lady I shall deliver what you say Cler. You shall be hang'd first You would fain be prating now take the man with yeâ— O. Lady Not I I have no power Cler. You may goe Dinant O. Lady 'T is in 's own will I had no further charge Sâ— Than to tell him what I did which if I had thought It should have been receiv'd so Cler. 'Faith you may You do not know how far it may concern you If I perceiv'd any trick in 't Din. 'T will end there Cler. 'T is my fault then there is an hour in fortune That must be still observ'd you think I 'le chide you When things must be nay see an he will hold his head up Would such a Lady send with such a charge too Say she has plaid the fool play the fool with her again The great fool the greater still the better He shall goe with you woman Old Lady As it please him I know the way alone else Din. Where is your Lady O. Lady I shall direct you quickly Din. Well I 'le goe But what her wrongs will give me leave to say Cler. We 'll leave that to your selves I shall hear from you Din. As soon as I come off Cler. Come on then bravely Farewel till then and play the man Din. You are merry All I expect is scorn I 'le lead you Lady Exeunt severally Actus Tertius Scena Prima Enter Champernel Lamira Beaupre Verdone Charlotte Beaup. WE 'l venture on him Cham. Out of my doors I charge thee see me no more Lami. Your Nephew Cham. I disclaim him He has no part in me nor in my blood My Brother that kept fortune bound and lest Conquest hereditary to his Issue Could not beget a coward Verd. I fought Sir Like a good fellow and a Souldier too But men are men and cannot make their fates Ascribe you to my Father what you please I am born to suffer Cham. All disgraces wretch Lam. Good Sir be patient Cham. Was there no tree For to fall by a noble enemies sword A Coward is unworthy nor no River To force thy life out backward or to drown it But that thou must survive thy imfamie And kill me with the sight of one I hate And gladly would forget Beaup. Sir his misfortune Deserves not this reproof Cham. In your opinion 'T is fit you two should be of one belief You are indeed fine gallants and fight bravely I' th' City with your tongues but in the field Have neither spirit to dare nor power to do Your swords are all lead there Beaup. I know no duty How ever you may wreak your spleen on him That bindes me to endure tnis Cham. From Dinant You 'l suffer more that ever cursed I Should give my honour up to the defence Of such a thing as he is or my Lady That is all Innocent for whom a dove would Assume the courage of a daring Eagle Repose her confidence in one that can No better guard her In contempt of you I love Dinant mine enemy nay admire him His valour claims it from me and with justice He that could fight thus in a cause not honest His sword edg'd with defence of right and honour Would pierce as deep as lightning with
gardens of thee Spreading thy living goodness into branches Fry from thee and the hot Sun find thy vices Pho. You are a welcom woman Ard. Bless me Heaven How did you find the way to Court Luci. I know not Would I had never trod it Phor. Prethee tell me Good noble Lady and good sweet heart love us For we love thee extreamly is not this place A Paradise to live in Luci. To those people That know no other Paradise but pleasure That little I enjoy contents me better Ard. What heard ye any Musick yet Luci. Too much Phor. You must not be thus froward what this gown Is one o' th' prettiest by my troth Ardelia I ever saw yet 't was not to frown in Lady Ye put this gown on when ye came Ard. How do ye Alas poor wretch how cold it is Luci. Content ye I am as well as may be and as temperate If ye will let me be so where 's my Lord For there 's the business that I came for Ladies Phor. We 'l lead ye to him he 's i' th' Gallery Ard. We 'l shew ye all the Court too Luci. Shew me him And ye have shew'd me all I come to look on Phor. Come on we 'l be your guides and as ye goe We have some pretty tales to tell ye Lady Shall make ye merry too ye come not here To be a sad Lucina Luci. Would I might not Exeunt Enter Chilax and Balbus Chil. Now the soft Musick Balbus run Bal. I flye Boy Exit Balbus Chil. The women by this time are worming of her If she can hold out them the Emperour Musick Takes her to task he has her hark the Musick Enter Emperour and Lucina Luci. Good your Grace Where are my women Sir Emp. They are wise beholding What you think scorn to look on the Courts bravery Would you have run away so slily Lady And not have seen me Luci. I beseech your Majestie Consider what I am and whose Emp. I do so Luci. Believe me I shall never make a whore Sir Emp. A friend ye may and to that man that loves ye More than you love your vertue Luci. Sacred Caesar Emp. You shall not kneel to me sweet Luci. Look upon me And if ye be so cruel to abuse me Think how the Gods will take it does this beauty Afflict your soul I 'le hide it from you ever Nay more I will become so leprous That ye shall curse me from ye My dear Lord Has serv'd ye ever truly fought your Battels As if he daily long'd to dy for Caesar Was never Traytor Sir noâ— nâ—ver tainted In all the actions of his life Emp. I know it Luci. Hiâ— same and family have grown together And spred together like to sailing Cedars Over the Roman Diadem O let not As ye have any flesh that 's humane in you The having of a modest wife decline him Let not my vertue be the wedge to break him I do not think ye are lascivious These wanton men belye ye you are Caesar Which is the Father of the Empires honour Ye are too near the nature of the Gods To wrong the weakest of all creatures women Emp. I dare not do it here rise fair Lucina I did but try your temper ye are honest And with the commendations wait on that I 'le lead ye to your Lord and give you to him Wipe your fair eyes he that endeavours ill May well delay but never quench his hell Exeunt Actus Tertius Scena Prima Enter Chilax Licinius Proculus and Balbus Chil. 'T IS done Licinius Lici How I hil I shame to tell it If there be any justice we are Villains And must be so rewarded Bal. If it be done I take it 't is no time now to repent it Let 's make the best o' th' trade Pro. Now vengeance take it Why should not he have setled on a beauty Whose honesty stuck in a piece of tissue Or one a Ring might rule or such a one That had an itching husband to be honourable And ground to get it if he must have women And no allay without 'em why not those That know the misery and are best able To play a game with judgement such as she is Grant they be won with long siege endless travel And brought to opportunity with millions Yet when they come to motion their cold vertue Keeps 'em like cakes of Ice I 'le melt a Crystal And make a dead flint fire himself e're they Give greater heat than new departing embers Give to old men that watch ' em Lici A good Whore Had sav'd all this and happily as wholsom I and the thing once done too as well thought of But this same chastity forsooth Pro. A Pox on 't Why should not women be as free as we are They are but not in open and far freer And the more bold ye bear your self more welcom And there is nothing you dare say but truth But they dare hear Enter Emperour and Lucina Chi. The Emperour away And if we can repent let 's home and pray Exeunt Emp. Your only vertue now is patience Take heed and save your honour if you talk Luci. As long as there is motion in my body And life to give me words I 'le cry for justice Emp. Justice shall never hear ye I am justice Luci. Wilt thou not kill me Monster Ravisher Thou bitter bane o' th' Empire look upon me And if thy guilty eyes dare see these ruines Thy wild lust hath laid level with dishonour The sacrilegious razing of this Temple The mother of thy black sins would have blush'd at Behold and curse thy self the Gods will find thee That 's all my refuge now for they are righteous Vengeance and horror circle thee the Empire In which thou liv'st a strong continued surfeit Like poyson will disgorge thee good men raze thee For ever being read again but vicious Women and fearfull Maids make vows against thee Thy own Slaves if they hear of this shall hate thee And those thou hast corrupted first fall from thee And if thou let'st me live the Souldier Tir'd with thy Tyrannies break through obedience And shake his strong Steel at thee Emp. This prevails not Nor any Agony ye utter Lady If I have done a sin curse her that drew me Curse the first cause the witchcraft that abus'd me Curse those fair eyes and curse that heavenly beauty And curse your being good too Luci. Glorious thief What restitution canst thou make to save me Emp. I 'le ever love and honour you Luci. Thou canst not For that which was mine honour thou hast murdred And can there be a love in violence Emp. You shall be only mine Luci. Yet I like better Thy villany than flattery that 's thine own The other basely counterfeit flye from me Or for thy safety sake and wisdom kill me For I am worse than thou art thou maist pray And so recover grace I am lost for ever And if thou let'st me live th' art lost
's the truth on 't She knows the inticing sweets and delicacies Of a young Princes pleasures and I thank her She has made a way for Maximus to rise by Will 't not become me bravely why do you think She wept and said she was ravish'd keep it here And I 'll discover to you Aecius Well Max. She knows I love no bitten flesh and out of that hope She might be from me she contriv'd this knavery Was it not monstrous friend Aecius Does he but seem so Or is he mad indeed Max. Oh gods my heart Aecius Would it would fairly break Max. Methinks I am somewhat wilder than I was And yet I thank the gods I know my duty Enter Claudia Claud. Nay you may spare your tears she 's dead She is so Max. Why so it should be how Claud. When first she enter'd Into her house after a world of weeping And blushing like the Sun-set as we see her Dare I said she defile this house with Whore In which his noble family has flourish'd At which she fell and stir'd no more we rub'd her Exit Clau. Max. No more of that be gone now my Aecius If thou wilt do me pleasure weep a little I am so parch'd I cannot Your example Has brought the rain down now now lead me friend And as we walk together let 's pray together truly I may not fall from faith Aecius That 's nobly spoken Max. Was I not wild Aecius Aecius Somewhat troubled Max. I felt no sorrow then Now I 'll go with ye But do not name the Woman fye what fool Am I to weep thus Gods Lucina take thee For thou wert even the best and worthiest Lady Aecius Good Sir no more I shall be melted with it Max. I have done and good Sir comfort me Would there were wars now Aecius Settle your thoughts come Max. So I have now friend Of my deep lamentations here 's an end Exeunt Enter Pontius Phidias and Aretus Phid. By my faith Captain Pontius besides pity Of your faln fortunes what to say I know not For 't is too true the Emperour desires not But my best master any souldier near him Aret. And when he understands he cast your fortunes For disobedience how can we incline him That are but under persons to his favours To any fair opinion Can ye sing Pont. Not to please him Aretus for my Songs Go not to th' Lute or Viol but to th' Trumpet My tune kept on a Target and my subject The well struck wounds of men not love or women Phid. And those he understands not Pont. He should Phidias Aret. Could you not leave this killing way a little You must if here you would plant your self and rather Learn as we do to like what those affect That are above us wear their actions And think they keep us warm too what they say Though oftentimes they speak a little foolishly Not stay to construe but prepare to execute And think however the end falls the business Cannot run empty handed Phid. Can ye flatter And if it were put to you lye a little Pont. Yes if it be a living Aret. That 's well said then Pont. But must these lies and flatteries be believ'd then Phid. Oh yes by any means Pon. By any means then I cannot lie nor flatter Aret. Ye must swear too If ye be there Pont. I can swear if they move me Phid. Cannot ye forswear too Pont. The Court for ever If it be grown so wicked Aret. You should procure a little too Pont. VVhat 's that Mens honest sayings for my truth Aret. Oh no Sir But womens honest actions for your trial Pont. Do you do all these things Phid. Do you not like ' em Pont. Do you ask me seriously or trifle with me I am not so low yet to be your mirth Are. You do mistake us Captain for sincerely VVe ask you how you like ' em Pon. Then sincerely â—ell ye I abhor 'em they are ill ways And I will starve before I fall into 'em The doers of 'em Wretches their base hungers Câ—râ— not whose Bread they eat nor how they get it Aret. What then Sir Pon. If you profess this wickedness Because ye have been Souldiers and born Arms The Servants of the brave A cius And by him put to th'Emperour give me leave Or I must take it else to say ye are Villains For all your Golden Coats debosh'd base Villains Yet I do wear a Sword to tell you so Is this the way you mark out for a Souldier A Man that has commanded for the Empire And both the Reputation of a Man Are there not lazie things enough call'd fools and cowards And poor enough to be prefer'd for Panders But wanting Souldiers must be Knaves too ha This the trim course of life were not ye born Bawds And so inherit but your Rights I am poor And may expect a worse yet digging pruning Menâ—ing of broken ways carrying of water Hanting of Worts and Onions any thing That 's honest and a Mans I 'll rather chuse I and live better on it which is juster Drink my well gotten water with more pleasure When my endeavours done and wages paid me Than you do wine eat my course Bread not cursst And mend upon 't your diets are diseases And sleep as soundly when my labour bids me As any forward Pander of ye all And rise a great deal honester my Garments Though not as yours the soft sins of the Empire Yet may be warm and keep the biting wind out When every single breath of poor opinion Finds you through all your Velvets Aret. You have hit it Nor are we those we seem the Lord Aecius Put us good men to th' Emperour so we have serv'd him Though much neglected for it So dare be still Your Curses are not ours we have seen your fortune But yet know no way to redeem it Means Such as we have ye shall not want brave Pontius But pray be temperate if we can wipe out The way of your offences we are yours Sir And you shall live at Court an honest â—â—lan too Phid. That little meat and means we have we 'll share it Fear not to be as we are what we told ye Were but meer tryals of your truth y' are worthy And so we 'll ever hold ye suffer better And then you are a right Man Pontius If my good Master be not ever angry Ye shall command again 〈◊〉 I have found two good men use my life For it is yours and all I have to thank ye Exeunt SCENE III. Enter Maximus Max. There 's no way else to do it he must dye This friend must dye this soul of Maximus Without whom I am nothing but my shame This perfectness that keeps me from opinion Must dye or I must live thus branded ever A hard choice and a fatal Gods ye have given me A way to credit but the ground to go on Ye have levell'd with that precious life I love most Yet I must on and
trick in 't you stole from me But who for Heavens sake Hyl. Ev'n the sweetest woman The rarest Woman Samuel and the lustiest But wondrous honest honest as the ice Boy Not a bit before hand for my life Sirrah And of a lusty kindred Sam. But who Hylas Hyl. The young Gentleman and I are like to be friends again The fates will have it so Sam. Who Monsieur Thomas Hyl. All wrongs forgot Sam. O now I smell ye Hylas Does he know of it Hyl. No there 's the trick I owe him 'T is done Boy we are fast 'faith my Youth now Shall know I am aforehand for his qualities Sam. Is there no trick in 't Hyl None but up and ride Boy I have made no Joynture neither there I have paid him Sam. She 's a brave wench Hyl. She shall be as I 'll use her And if she anger me all his abuses I 'll clap upon her Cassock Sam. Take heed Hylas Hyl. 'T is past that Sam come I must meet her presently And now shalt see me a most glorious Husband Exeunt SCENE VI. Enter Dorothy Mary Valentine Dor. In troth Sir you never spoke to me Val. Can ye forget me Did not you promise all your help and cunning In my behalf but for one hour to see her Did you not swear it by this hand no strictness Nor rule this house holds shall by me be broken Dor. I saw ye not these two days Val. Do not wrong me I met ye by my life just as you entred This gentle Ladies Lodge last night thus suited About eleven a clock Dor. 'T is true I was there But that I saw or spoke to you Mar. I have found it Your Brother Thomas Doll Dor. Pray Sir be satisfi'd And wherein I can do you good command me What a mad fool is this stay here a while Sir Whilst we walk in and make your peace Exit Enter Abbess Val. I thank ye Squeak withâ—â— Ab. Why what 's the matter there among these maids Now benedicite have ye got the breeze there Give me my holy sprinkle Enter 2 Nuns 1 Nun. O Madam there 's a strange thing like a Gentlewoman Like Mistress Dorothy I think the fiend Crept into th' Nunnery we know not which way Plays revel rout among us Ab. Give me my holy water-pot 1 Nun. Here Madam Ab. Spirit of earth or air I do conjure thee Squeak within Of water or of fire 1 Nun. Hark Madam hark Ab. Be thou Ghost that cannot rest Or a shadow of the blest Be thou black or white or green Be thou heard or to be seen Enter Thomas and Cellide 2 Nun. It comes it comes Cell What are ye speak speak gently And next what would ye with me Tho. Any thing you 'l let me Cell You are no Woman certain Tho. Nor you no Nun nor shall not be Cell What make ye here Tho. I am a holy Fryer Ab. Is this the Spirit Tho. Nothing but spirit Aunt Ab. Now out upon thee Tho. Peace or I 'le conjure too Aunt Ab. Why come you thus Tho. That 's all one here 's my purpose Out with this Nun she is too handsome for ye I 'le tell thee Aunt and I speak it with tears to thee If thou keepst her here as yet I hope thou art wiser Mark but the mischief follows Ab. She is a Votress Tho. Let her be what she will she will undo thee Let her but one hour out as I direct ye Or have among your Nuns again Ab. You have no project But fair and honest Tho. As thine eyes sweet Abbess Ab. I will be rul'd then Tho. Thus then and perswade her But do not juggle with me if ye do Aunt Ab. I must be there my self Tho. Away and fit her Ab. Come Daughter you must now be rul'd or never Cell I must obey your will Ab. That 's my good Daughter Exeunt SCENE VII Enter Dorothy and Mary Ma. What a coyle has this fellow kept i' th' Nunnery Sure he has run the Abbess out of her wits Do. Out of the Nunnery I think for we can neither see her Nor the young Cellide Ma. Pray Heavens he be not teasing Dor. Nay you may thank your self 't was your own structures Enter Hylas and Sam. Sam. Why there 's the Gentlewoman Hyl. Mass 't is she indeed How smart the pretty Thief looks ' morrow Mistress Dor. Good morrow to you Sir Sam. How strange she bears it Hyl. Maids must do so at first Dor. Would ye ought with us Gentlemen Hyl. Yes marry would I A little with your Ladyship Dor. Your will Sir Hyl. Doll I would have ye presently prepare your self And those things you would have with you For my house is ready Dor. How Sir Hyl. And this night not to fail you must come to me My friends will all be there too for Trunks and those things And houshold-stuff and cloaths you would have carried To morrow or the next day I 'le take order Only what mony you have bring away with ye And Jewels Dor. Jewels Sir Hyl. I for adornment There 's a bed up to play the game in Dorothy And now come kiss me heartily Dor. Who are you Hyl. This Lady shall be welcome too Ma. To what Sir Hyl. Your neighbour can resolve ye Dor. The man 's foolish Sir you look soberly who is this fellow And where 's his business Sam. By Heaven thou art abus'd still Hyl. It may be so Come ye may speak now boldly There 's none but friends Wench Dor. Came ye out of Bedlam Alas 't is ill Sir that ye suffer him To walk in th' open Air thus 't will undo him A pretty handsome Gentleman great pity Sam. Let me not live more if thou be'st not cozen'd Hyl. Are not you my Wife did not I marry you last night At St Michaels Chapel Dor. Did not I say he was mad Hyl. Are not you Mistress Dorothy Thomas's Sister Mar. There he speaks sence but I 'le assure ye Gentleman I think no Wife of yours at what hour was it Hyl. 'S pretious you 'l make me mad did not the Priest Sir Hugh that you appointed about twelve a Clock Tye our hands fast did not you swear you lov'd me Did not I court ye coming from this Gentlewomans Ma. Good Sir go sleep for if I credit have She was in my arms then abed Sam. I told ye Hyl. Be not so confident Dor. By th' mass she must Sir For I 'le no Husband here before I know him And so good morrow to ye Come let 's go seek ' em Sam. I told ye what ye had done Hyl. Is the Devil stirring Well go with me for now I will be married Exeunt SCENE VIII Enter Michael Valentine and Alice Mich. I have brought him back again Val. You have done a friendship Worthy the love you bear me Mich. Would he had so too Val. O he 's a worthy young man Mich. When all 's try'd I fear you 'll change your faith bring in the Gentleman
Enter Francis Servant Abbess and Cellide severally Val. My happy Mistress too now Fortune help me And all you Stars that govern chast desires Shine fair and lovely Ab. But one hour dear Daughter To hear your Guardian what he can deliver In Loves defence and his and then your pleasure Cell Though much unwilling you have made me yield More for his sake I see how full of sorrow Sweet catching sorrow he appears O love That thou but knew'st to heal as well as hurt us Mich. Be rul'd by me I see her eye fast on him And what ye heard believe for 't is so certain He neither dar'd nor must oppose my evidence And be you wise young Lady and believe too This man you love Sir Val As I love my soul Sir Miâ—h This man you put into a free possession Of what his wants could ask or your self render Val. And shall do still Mich. Nothing was barr'd his liberty But this fair Maid that friendship first was broken And you and she abus'd next to my sorrow So fair a form should hide so dark intentions He hath himself confess'd my purpose being Only to stop his journey by that policy Of laying Felony to his charge to fright the Sailers Divers abuses done Thefts often practis'd Monyes and Jewels too and those no trifles Cell O where have I bestrew'd my faith in neither Let 's in for ever now there is vertue Mich. Nay do not wonder at it he shall say it Are ye not guilty thus Fran. Yes O my Fortune Mich. To give a proof I speak not enviously Look here do you know these Jewels Cell In good Mother Enter Thomas Dorothy and Mary then Sebastian and Launcelot Val. These Jewels I have known Dor. You have made brave sport Tho. I 'le make more if I live Wench Nay do not look on me I care not for ye Lan. Do you see now plain that 's Mistris Dorothy And that 's his Mistris Seb. Peace let my joy work easily Ha boy art there my boy mine own boy Tom boy Home Lance and strike a fresh piece of Wine the Town 's ours Val. Sure I have know these Jewels Alice They are they certain Val. Good Heaven that they were Alice I 'le pawn my life on 't And this is he come hither Mistris Dorothy And Mistris Mary who does that face look like And view my Brother well Dor. In truth like him Ma. Upon my troth exceeding like Mich. Beshrew me But much and main resemblance both of face And lineaments of body now Heaven grant it Ali. My Brother 's full of passion I 'le speak to him Now as you are a Gentleman resolve me Where did you get these Jewels Fran. Now I 'le tell ye Because blind fortune yet may make me happy Of whom I had 'em I have never heard yet But from my infancy upon this arm I ever wore ' em Ali. 'T is Francisco Brother By Heaven I ty'd 'em on a little more Sir A little little more what parents have ye Fra. None That I know yet the more my stubborn fortune But as I heard a Merchant say that bred me Who to my more affliction dyed a poor man When I teach'd eighteen years Ali. What said that Merchant Fra. He said an infant in the Genoway Galleys But from what place he never could direct me I was taken in a Sea-fight and from a Mariner Out of his manly pity he redeem'd me He told me of a Nurse that waited on me But she poor soul he said was killed A Letter too I had enclos'd within me To one Castruccio a Venetian Merchant To bring me up the man when years allow'd me And want of friends compell'd I sought but found him Long dead before and all my hopes gone with him The Wars was my retreat then â—nd my travel In which I found this Gentlemans free bounty For which Heaven recompenc'd him now ye have all Val. And all the worldly bliss that Heaven can send me And all my prayers and thanks Alice Down o' your knees Sir For now you have found a Father and that Father That will not venture ye again in Galleys Mich. 'T is true believe her Sir and we all joy with ye Val. My best friend still my dearest now Heaven bless thee And make me worthy of this benefit Now my best Mistress Cel. Now Sir I come to ye Ab. No no let 's in Wench Cell Not for the world now Mother And thus Sir all my service I pay to you And all my love to him Val. And may it prosper Take her Francisco now no more young Callidon And love her dearly for thy Father does so Fran. May all hate seek me else and thus I seal it Val. Nothing but mirth now friends Enter Hylas and Sam. Hyl. Nay I will find him Sam. What do all these here Tho. You are a trusty Husband And a hot lover too Hyl. Nay then good morrow Now I perceive the Knavery Sam. I still told ye Tho. Stay or I 'le make ye stay come hither Sister Val. Why how now Mistris Thomas Tho. Peace a little Thou would'st fain have a Wife Hyl. Not I by no means Tho. Thou shalt have a wife and a fruitful wife for I find Hylas That I shall never be able to bring thee Children Seb. A notable brave boy Hyl. I am very well Sir Tho. Thou shalt be better Hylas thou hast 7 hundred pound a year And thou shalt make her 3 hundred jâ—ynture Hyl. No. Tho. Thou shalt boy and shalt bestow Two hundred pound in Cloaths look on her A delicate lusty wench she has fifteen hundred And feasible strike hands or I 'le strike first Dor. You 'l let me like Mar. He 's a good handsome fellow Play not the fool Tho. Strike Brother Hylas quickly Hyl. If you can love me well Dor. If you can please me Tho. Try that out soon I say my Brother Hylas Sam. Take her and use her well she 's a brave Gentlewoman Hyl. You must allow me another Mistriss Dor. Then you must allow me another Servant Hyl. Well let 's together then a lusty kindred Seb. I 'le give thee five hundred pound more for that word Ma. Now Sir for you and I to make the feast full Tho. No not a bit you are a vertuous Lady And love to live in contemplation Ma. Come fool I am friends now Tho. The fool shall not ride ye There lye my Woman now my man again And now for travel once more Seb. I 'le barr that first Ma. And I next Tho. Hold your self contented for I say I will travel And so long I will travel till I find a Father That I never knew and a Wife that I never look'd for And a state without expectation So rest you merry Gentlemen Ma. You shall not Upon my faith I love you now extreamly And now I 'le kiss ye Tho. This will not do it Mistress Ma. Why when we are married we 'l do more Seb. There 's all Boy The
one She is loose i' th' hilts by heaven but the world must know A fair way upon vow of marriage Fred. There may be such a slip John And will be Frederick Whil'st the old game 's a foot I fear the boy Will prove hers too I took up Fred. Good circumstance May cure all this yet John There thou hitst it Frederick Come let 's walk 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 hiss into their heart blouds E're all be ended so much for this time Fred. Well Sir Exeunt Actus Tertius Scena Prima Enter Land-lady and Peter Land COme ye do know Pet. I do not by this hand Mistris But I suspect Land What Peter That if egges continue At this price women will ne're be sav'd By their good works Land I will know Peter Ye 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 Pet. The Popes Bulls are broke loose too and 't is suspected They shall be baited in England Land Very well Sir Peter No 't is not so well neither Land But I say to ye Who is it keeps your Master company Peter I say to you Don John Land I say what woman Peter I say so too Land I say again I will know Peter I say 't is fit ye should Land And I tell thee He has a woman here Peter And I tell thee 'T is then the better for him Land You are no Bawd now Peter 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 far Land Was ever Gentlewoman So frumpt off with a fool 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 Inflammations if this geer hold Best hang a sign-post up to tell the Signiors Here ye may have lewdness at Liverie Enter Frederick Peter 'T would be a great ease to your age Fred. How now Why what 's the matter Land-lady Land What 's the matter Ye use me decently among ye Gentlemen Fred. Who has abus'd her you Sir Land ' Ods my witness I will not be thus treated that I will not Peter I gave her no ill language Land 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 and read Our noses must be â—nder thee Fred. Dare you Sirrah Pet. Let but the truth be known Sir I beseech ye She raves of wenches and I know not what Sir Lan. Go to thou know'st too well thou wicked varlet Thou instrument of evil Peter As I live Sir She is ever thus till dinner Fred. Get ye in I 'le answer you anon Sir Peter By this hand I 'le break your Poslet pan Exit Land Then by this hood I 'le lock the meat up Fred. Now your grief what is' t For I can ghesse Land Ye may with shame enough If there were shame amongst ye nothing thought on But how ye 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 bear and bear 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 turn it presently and handsomely And bear your self discreetly to this woman For such an one there is indeed Land 'T is well son Fre. Leaving your devils Matins and your melancholies Or we shall leave our lodgings Land You have much need To use these vagrant ways and to much profit Ye had that might content At home within your selves too right good Gentlemen Wholsome and ye said handsom But you gallants Beast that I was to believe ye Fred. Leave your suspicion For as I live there 's no such thing Land Mine honour And 't were not for mine honour Fred. Come your honour Your house and you too if you dare believe me Are well enough sleek up your self leave crying For I must have ye entertain this Lady With all civility she well deserves it Together with all secresie I dare trust ye For I have found ye faithfull when you know her You will find your own fault no more words but do it Land You know you may command me Enter Don John John Worshipful Lady How does thy velvet Scabbard by this hand Thou lookst most amiably now could I willingly And 't were not foâ— abusing thy Geneva print there Venture my Body with thee Land You 'll leave this Roguery When you come to my years John By this light Thou art not above fifteen yet a meer Girl Thou hast not half thy teeth come Fred Prithee John Let her alone she has been vex'd already She 'll grow stark mad man John I would see her mad An old mad woman Fred. Prithee be patient John Is like a Millers Maro troubled with tooth-ach She 'll make the rarest faces Fred. Go and do it And do not mind this fellow Land Well Don John There will be times again when O good Mother What 's good for a Carnosity in the Bladder O the green water Mother John Doting take ye Do ye remember that Fred. She has paid ye now Sir Land Clary sweet mother clary Fred. Are ye satisfied Land I 'll never whore again never give petticoats And Wastcoats at five pound apiece good mother Quickly mother now mock on Son John A Devil grind your old Chaps Exit Landlady Fred. By this hand wench I 'll give thee a new hood for this Has she met with your Lordship John Touch-wood take her Enter Anthony She 's a rare ghostly Mother Ant. Below attends ye The Gentlemans man Sir that was with you John Well Sir My time is come then yet if my project hold You shall not stay behind I 'll rather trust Enter Constantia A Cat with sweet milk Frederick by her face I feel her fears are working Const Is there no way I do beseech ye think yet to divert This certain danger Fred. 'T is impossible Their Honours are engag'd Const Then there must be murther Which Gentlemen I shall no sooner hear of Than make one in 't you may if you please Sir Make all go less yet John Lady were 't mine own Cause I could dispense but loaden with my friends trust I must go on though general massacres As much I fear Const Do ye hear Sir for Heavens pity Let me request one love of you Fred. Yes any thing Const This Gentleman I find too resolute Too hot and
's word sometime what faith have I brâ—ke In what observance fail'd Let me consider Enter Don John and Frederick For this is monstrous usage Fred. Let them talk We 'll ride on fair and softly Fran. Well Constantia Fred. Constantia what 's this fellow stay by all means Fran. Ye have spun your self a fair thread now Fred. Stand still John Fran. What cause had you to fly what fear possest ye Were you not safely lodg'd from all suspicion Us'd with all gentle means did any know How ye came thither or what your sin was Fred. John I smell some juggling John John Yes Frederick I fear it will be found so Fran. So strangely Without the counsel of your friends so desperately To put all dangers on ye Fred. 'T is she Fran. So deceitfully After a strangers lure John Did ye mark that Frederick Fran. To make ye appear more monster and the Law More cruel to reward ye to leave all All that should be your safegard to seek evils Was this your wisdom this your promise well He that incited ye Fred. Mark 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 Think of this slip he 'll to Petrucchio And call for open justice John 'T is she Frederick Fred. But what that he is John Fra. I do not doubt yet To bolt ye out for I know certainly Ye are about the Town still ha no more words Exit Fred. Well John Very well Fred. Discreetly John Finely carried Fred. You have no more of these tricks John Ten to one Sir I shall meet with 'em if ye have Fred. Is this honest John Was it in you a friends part to deal double I am no Ass Don Frederick Fred. And Don John It shall appear I am no fool Disgrace me to make your self a lecher 'T is boyish 't is base John 'T is false and most unmanly to upbraid me Nor will I be your bolster Sir Fre. Thou wanton boy thou hadst better have been Eunuch Thou common womans courtesie than thus Lascivious basely to have bent mine honour A friend I 'e make a horse my friend first John Holla holla Ye kick too fast Sir what strange brains have you got That dare crow out thus bravely I better been an Eunuch I privy to this dog trick clear your self For I know where the wind sits and most nobly Or as I have a life Fred. No more they 're horses A noise within like horses Nor shew no discontent to morrow comes Let 's quietly away if she be at home Our jealousies are put off John The fellow Enter Duke Petrucchio We have lost him in our spleens like fools Duke Come Gentlemen Now set on roundly suppose ye have all Mistresses And mend your pace according Petr. Then have at ye Exeunt Actus Quartus Scena Prima Enter Duke Petrucchio Frederick and John Petr. NOW to Bologna my most honoured Brother I dare pronounce ye a hearty and safe welcome Our loves shall now way-lay ye welcome Gentlemen John The same to you brave Sir Don Frederick Will ye step in and give the Lady notice Who comes to honour her Petr. Bid her be sudden We come to see no curious wench a night-gown VVill serve the turn here 's one that knows her nearer Fred. I 'le tell her what ye say Sir Exit Fred. Duke My dear brother Ye are a merry Gentleman Petr. Now will the sport be To observe her alterations how like a wildfire She 'll leap into your bosom then seeing me Her conscience and her fears creeping upon her Dead as a fowl at souse she 'll sink Duke Fair Brother I must intreat you Petr. I conceive your mind Sir I will not chide her yet ten Duckets Duke She falls upon her knees ten more she dare not Duke I must not have her frighted Petr. VVell you shall not Enter Frederick and Peter But like a Summers evening against heat Mark how I 'le guild her cheeks John How now Fred. Ye may Sir Not to abuse your patience noble friends Nor hold ye oft with tedious circumstance For you must know Petr. VVhat Duke VVhere is she Fred. Gone Sir Duke How Petr. VVhat did you say Sir Fred. Gone by Heaven removed The woman of the house too John Well Don Frederick Fred. Don John it is not well but Pet. Gone Fred. This fellow Can testifie I lye not Peter Some four hours after My Master was departed with this Gentleman My fellow and my self being sent of business As we must think of purpose Petr. Hang these circumstances They appear like Owls to ill ends John Now could I eat The Devil in his own broth 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 Dukedom I will not be a Knave Sir John He that is A rot run in his bloud Petr. But hark ye Gentlemen Are ye sure ye had her here did ye not dream this John Have you your nose Sir Petr. Yes Sir John Then we had her Petr. Since you are so short believe your having her Shall suffer more construction John Let it suffer But if I be not clear of all dishonour Or practice that may taint my reputation And ignorant of where this Woman is Make me your Cities monster Duke I believe ye John I could lye with a Witch now to be reveng'd Upon that Rascal did this Fred. Only thus much I would desire your Grace for my mind gives me Before night yet she is yours stop all opinion And let no anger out till full cause call it Then every mans own work 's to justifie him And this day let us give to search my man here Tells me by chance he saw out of a window Which place he has taken notice of such a face As our old Landladies he believes the same too And by her hood assures it Let 's first thither For she being found all 's ended Duke Come for Heavens sake And Fortune and thou be'st not ever turning If there be one firm step in all thy reelings Now settle it and save my hopes away friends Exeunt SCENE II. Enter Antonio and his Servant Ant. With all my Jewels Ser. All Sir Ant. And that mony I left i' th' trunk Ser. The Trunk broke and that gone too Ant. Francisco of the plot Ser. Gone with the wench too Ant. The mighty pox go with 'em belike they thought I was no man of this world and those trifles Would but disturb my conscience Ser. Sure they thought Sir You would not live to persecute ' em Ant. Whore and Fidler Why what a confort have they made Hen and Bacon Well my sweet Mistris well good Madam mar-tail You that have hung about my neck and lick't me I 'le try how handsomely your Ladyship Can hang upon a Gallows there 's your Master-piece
Pin. Then would I sing and dance Bel You have wherewithal Sir Pin. And charge her up again Bel. I can be hang'd first Yet where I fasten well I am a tyrant Mir. Why thou darst fight Bel. Yes certainly I dare fight And fight with any man at any weapon Would the other were no more but a pox on 't When I was sometimes in my height of hope And reasonable valiant that way my heart harden'd Some scornful jest or other chops between me And my desire what would ye have me to do then Gentlemen Mir. Belvere you must be bolder Travel three years And bring home such a Baby to betray ye As bashfulness a great fellow and a Souldier Bel. You have the gift of impudence be thankful Every man has not the like talent I will study And if it may be reveal'd to me Mir. Learn of me And of Pinac no doubt you 'll find employment Ladies will look for Courtship Pic. 'T is but fleshing But standing one good brunt or two hast thou any mine to marriage We 'l provide theesome soft natur'd wench that 's dumb too Mir. Or an old woman that cannot refuse thee in charity Bel. A dumb woman or an old woman that were eager And car'd not for Discourse I were excellent at Mi. You must now put on boldness there 's no avoiding it And stand all hazards flye at all games bravely They 'll say you went out like an Oxe and return'd like an Ass else Bel. I shall make danger sure Mir. I am sent for home now I know it is to marry but my Father shall pardon me Although it be a witty Ceremony And may concern me hereafter in my Gravity I will not lose the freedom of a Traveller A new strong lusty Bark cannot ride at one Anchor Shall I make divers suits to shew to the same eyes 'T is dull and home-spun Study several pleasures And want employments for ' em I 'll be hang'd first Tye me to one smock make my travels fruitless I 'll none of that for every fresh behaviour By your leave Father I must have a fresh Mistriss And a fresh favour too Bel. I like that passingly As many as you will so they be willing Willing and gentle gentle Pin. There 's no reason A Gentleman and a Traveller should be clapt up For 't is a kind of Baeboes to be married Before he manifest to the World his good parts Tug ever like a Rascal at one Oar Give me the Italian liberty Mir. That I study And that I will enjoy Come go in Gentlemen There mark how I behave my self and follow Exeunt SCENE III. Enter La-Castre Natolet Lugien Rosa Lieura Lylia-Biancha La-Cas You and your beauteous daughters are most welcome Beshrew my blood they are fair ones welcom Beauties Welcome sweet Birds Nat. They are bound much to your courtesies La-Cas I hope we shall be nearer acquainted Nat. That 's my hope too For certain Sir I much desire your Alliance You see 'em they are no Gypsies for their breeding It has not been so coarse but they are able To rank themselves with women of fair fashion Indeed they have been trained well Lug. Thank me Nat. Fit for the Heirs of that State I shall leave 'em To say more is to sell ' em They say your Son Now he has travell'd must be wondrous curious And choice in what he takes these are no coarse ones Sir here 's a merry wench let him look to himself All heart i'faith may chance to startle him For all his care and travell'd caution May creep into his Eye if he love Gravity Affect a solemn face there 's one will fit him La-C. So young and so demure Nat. She is my Daughter Else I would tell you Sir she is a Mistriss Both of those manners and that modesty You would wonder at She is no often Speaker But when she does she speaks well Nor no Reveller Yet she can dance and has studied the Court Elements And sings as some say handsomely if a woman With the decency of her Sex may be a Scholar I can assure ye Sir she understands too La C. These are fit Garments Sir Lug. Thank them that cut 'em Yes they are handsome women they have handsome parts too Pretty becoming parts La-C. 'T is like they have Sir Lug. Yes yes and handsome Education they have had too Had it abundantly they need not blush at it I taught it I 'll avouch it La C. You say well Sir Lug. I know what I say Sir and I say but right Sir I am no Trumpet of their Commendations Before their Father else I should say farther La C. 'Pray ye what 's this Gentleman Nat. One that lives with me Sir A man well bred and learn'd but blunt and bitter Yet it offends no wise man I take pleasure in 't Many fair gifts he has in some of which That lye most easie to their understandings H 'as handsomely bred up my Girls I thank him I have put it to 'em that 's my part I have urg'd it It seems they are of years now to take hold on 't He 's wondrous blunt La C. By my faith I was afraid of him Does he not fall out with the Gentlewomen sometimes Nat. No no he 's that way moderate and discreet Sir Ros If he did we should be too hard for him Lug. Well said Sulphur Too hard for thy Husbands head if he wear not armour Enter Mirabel Pinac De-Gard and Oriana Nat. Many of these bickrings Sir La-C. I am glad they are no Oracles Sure as I live he beats them he 's so puisant Or Well if ye do forget Mir. Prithee hold thy peace I know thou art a pretty wench I know thou lov'st me Preserve it till we have a fit time to discourse on 't And a fit place I 'll ease thy heart I warrant thee Thou seest I have much to do now Or. I am answer'd Sir With me ye shall have nothing on these conditions De Gard. Your Father and your friends La C. You are welcome home Sir ' Bless ye ye are very welcome 'Pray know this Gentleman And these fair Ladies Nat. Monsieur Mirabell I am much affected with your fair return Sir You bring a general joy Mir. I bring you service And these bright Beauties Sir Nat. Welcome home Gentlemen Welcome with all my heart Bel. Pin. We thank ye Sir La C. Your friends will have their share too Bel. Sir we hope They 'll look upon us though we shew like strangers Nat. Monsieur De Gard I must salute you also And this fair Gentlewoman you are welcome from your Travel too All welcome all De Gard. We render ye our loves Sir The best Wealth we bring home By your Favours Beauties One of these two you know my meaning Or. Well Sir They are fair and handsom I must needs confess it And let it prove the worst I shall live after it Whilst I have meat and drink Love cannot starve
confess I have a great mind to be married Lel. So have I too a grudging of good-will that way And would as fain be dispatch'd But this Monsieur Quicksilver Ros No no we 'll bar him by and Main Let him trample There is no safety in his Surquedrie An Army-Royal of women are too few for him He keeps a Journal of his Gentleness And will go near to print his fair dispatches And call it his triumph over time and women Let him pass out of memory what think ye Of his two Companions Lel. Pinac methinks is reasonable A little modestie he has brought home with him And might be taught in time some handsom duty Ros They say he is a wencher too Lel. I like him better A free light touch or two becomes a Gentleman And sets him seemly off so he exceed not But keep his compass clear he may be lookt at I would not marry a man that must be taught And conjur'd up with kisses the best game Is plaid still by the best Gamesters Ros Fie upon thee What talk hast thou Lel. Are not we alone and merry Why should we be asham'd to speak what we think thy Gentleman The tall fat fellow he that came to see thee Ros Is' t not a goodly man Lel. A wondrous goodly H 'as weight enough I warrant thee Mercy upon me What a Serpent wilt thou seem under such a S. George Ros Thou art a fool give me a man brings Mettle Brings substance with him needs no Broths to Lare him These little fellows shew like Fleas in boxes Hop up and down and keep a stir to vex us Give me the puissant Pike take you the small shot Lel. Of a great thing I have not seen a duller Therefore methinks sweet Sister Ros Peace he 's modest A bashfulness which is a point of grace wench But when these fellows come to moulding Sister To heat and handling as I live I like him Enter Mirabel And methinks I could form him Lel. Peace the Fire-drake Mir. ' Bless ye sweet beauties sweet incomparable Ladies Sweet wits sweet humours ' Bless you learned Lady And you most holy Nun ' Bless your Devotions Lel. And ' bless your brains Sir your most pregnant brains Sir They are in Travel may they be delivered Of a most hopeful Wild-Goose Ros ' Bless your manhood They say ye are a Gentleman of action A fair accomplish'd man and a rare Engineer You have a trick to blow up Maidenheads A subtle trick they say abroad Mir. I have Lady Ros And often glory in their Ruines Mir. Yes forsooth I have a speedy trick please you to try it My Engine will dispatch ye instantly Ros I would I were a woman Sir fit for ye As there be such no doubt may Engine you too May with a Counter-mine blow up your valour But in good faith Sir we are both too honest And the plague is we can not be perswaded For look ye if we thought it were a glory To be the last of all your lovely Ladies Mir. Come come leave prating this has spoil'd your Market This pride and pufft-up heart will make ye fast Ladies Fast when ye are hungry too Ros The more our pain Sir Lel. The more our health I hope too Mir. Your behaviours Have made men stand amaz'd those men that lov'd ye Men of fair States and parts your strange conventions Into I know not what nor how nor wherefore Your scorns of those that came to visit ye Your studied Whim-whams and your fine set faces What have these got ye proud and harsh opinions A Travel'd Monsieur was the strangest Creature The wildest Monster to be wondred at His Person made a publique Scoff his knowledge As if he had been bred ' mongst Bears or Bandoggs Shunn'd and avoided his conversation snuft at What Harvest brings all this Ros I pray ye proceed Sir Mir. Now ye shall see in what esteem a Traveller An understanding Gentleman and a Monsieur Is to be held and to your griefs confess it Both to your griefs and galls Lel. In what I pray ye Sir We would be glad to understand your excellence Mir. Goe on sweet Ladies it becomes ye rarely For me I have blest me from ye scoff on seriously And note the Man ye mock'd you Lady Learning Note the poor Traveller that came to visit ye That flat unfurnish'd fellow note him throughly You may chance to see him anon Lel. 'T is very likely Mir. And see him Courted by a Travell'd Lady Held dear and honour'd by a vertuous virgin May be a Beautie not far short of yours neither It may be clearer Lel. Not unlikely Mir. Younger As killing eyes as yours a wit as poynant May be a State to that may top your Fortune Enquire how she thinks of him how she holds him His good parts in what precious price already Being a stranger to him how she courts him A stranger to his Nation too how she dotes on him Enquire of this be sick to know Curse Lady And keep your chamber cry and curse a sweet one A thousand in yearly land well bred well friended Travell'd and highly followed for her fashions Lel. ' Bless his good fortune Sir Mir. This scurvy fellow I think they call his name Pinac this serving-man That brought ye Venison as I take it Madam Note but this Scab 't is strange that this course creature That has no more set off but his jugglings His travell'd tricks Lel. Good Sir I grieve not at him Nor envy not his fortune yet I wonder He 's handsom yet I see no such perfection Mir. Would I had his fortune for 't is a woman Of that sweet temper'd nature and that judgment Besides her state that care clear understanding And such a wife to bless him Ros Pray ye whence is she Mir. Of England and a most accomplish'd Lady So modest that mens eyes are frighted at her And such a noble carriage How now Sirrah Enter a Boy Boy Sir the great English Lady Mir. What of her Sir Boy Has newly left her coach and coming this way Where you may see her plain Monsieur Pinac The only man that leads her Enter Pinac Mariana and Attendants Mir. He is much honored Would I had such a favour now vex Ladies Envy and vex and rail Ros Ye are short of us Sir Mir. ' Bless your fair fortune Sir Pi. I nobly thank ye Mir. Is she married friend Pi. No no. Mir. A goodly Lady A sweet and delicate aspect mark mark and wonder Hast thou any hope of her Pi. A little Mir. Follow close then Lose not that hope Pi. To you Sir Mir. Gentle Lady Ros She is fair indeed Lel. I have seen a fairer yet She is well Ros Her clothes fit handsom too Lel. She dresses prettily Ros And by my faith she is rich she looks still sweeter A well bred woman I warrant her Lel. Do you hear Sir May I crave this Gentlewomans name Pi. Mariana Lady Lel.
own fools Some to rejoyce with thee those be the times fools And some I fear to curse thee those are poor fools Enter Cassander an old Lady passing over A â—â—t people call them honest Look look King look A weather-beaten Lady new caresn'd Fred. An old one Tony. The glasses of her eyes are new rub'd over And the worm-eaten records in her face are daub'd up neatly She layes her breasts out too like to poch'd eggs That had the yelks suckt out they get new heads also New teeth new tongues for the old are all worn out And as 't is hop'd new tayls Fred. For what Tony. For old Courtiers The young ones are too stirring for their travels Fred. Go leave your knavery and help to keep the door well I will have no such press Tony. Lay thy hand o' thy heart King Fred. I 'le have ye whipt Tony. The fool and thou art parted Exit Fred. Sorano work and free me from this spell 'Twixt love and scorn there 's nothing felt but hell Exit Enter Valerio Camillo Cleanthes Menallo and Servants Val. Tye on my Scarf you are so long about me Good my Lords help give me my other Cloak That Hat and Feather Lord what a Taylor 's this To make me up thus straight one sigh would burst me I have not room to breath come button button Button apace Cam. I am glad to see you merry Sir Val. 'T would make you merry had you such a wife And such an age to injoy her in Men. An ago Sir Val. A moneth 's an age to him that is contented What should I seek for more give me my sword Ha my good Lords that every one of you now Had but a Lady of that youth and beauty To bless your selves this night with would ye not Pray ye speak uprightly Cle. We confess ye happy And we could well wish such another Banquet But on that price my Lord Val. 'T were nothing else No man can ever come to aim at Heaven But by the knowledge of a Hell These shooes are heavy And if I should be call'd to dance they 'l clog me Get me some pumps I 'le tell ye brave Cami lo And you dear friends the King has honour'd me Out of his gracious favour has much honour'd me To limit me my time for who would live long Who would be old 't is such a weariness Such a disease that hangs like lead upon us As it increases so vexations Griefs of the minde pains of the feeble body Rheums coughs catarrhs we are but our living coffins Besides the fair soul's old too it grows covetous Which shews all honour is departed from us And we are Earth again Cle. You make fair use Sir Val. I would not live to learn to lye Cleanthes For all the world old men are prone to that too Thou that hast been a Souldier Menallo A noble Souldier and defied all danger Adopted thy brave arm the heir to victory Would'st thou live so long till thy strength forsook thee Till thou grew'st only a long tedious story Of what thou hadst been till thy sword hang by And lazie Spiders fill'd the hilt with cobwebs Men. No sure I would not Val. 'T is not sit ye should To dye a young man is to be an Angel Our great good parts put wings unto our souls We 'l have a rouse before we go to bed friends Pray ye tell me is' t a hansome Mask we have Cam. We understand so Val. And the young gent. dance Cle. They do Sir and some dance well Val. They must before the Ladies We 'l have a rouse before we go to bed friends A lusty one 't will make my blood dance too Musick Cam. Ten if you please Val. And we 'l be wondrous merry They stay sure come I hear the Musick forward You shall have all Gloves presently Exit Men. We attend Sir but first we must look to th' Doors Knocking within The King has charged us Exeunt Enter two Servants 1 Ser. What a noise do you keep there call my fellows O' the Guard you must cease now untill the King be Enter'd he is gone to th' Temple now 2 Serv. Look to that back door and keep it fast They swaâ—m like Bees about it Enter Camillo Cleanthes Menallo Tony following Cam. Keep back those Citizens and let their wives in Their handsome wives Tony. They have crowded me to Veriuyce I sweat like a Butter-box 1 Serv. Stand further off there Men. Take the women aside and talk with 'em in private Give 'em that they came for Tony. The whole Court cannot do it Besides the next Mask if we use 'em so They 'l come by millions to expect our largess We have broke a hundred heads Cle. Are they so tender Ton. But 't was behind before they have all murrions Cam. Let in those Ladies make 'em room for shame there Ton. They are no Ladies there 's one bald before 'em A gent bald they are curtail'd queans in hired clothes They come out of Spain I think they are very sultry Men. Keep 'em in breath for an Embassadour Knocks within Me thinks my nose shakes at their memories What bounsing 's that Within I am one of the Musick Sir Within I have sweat-meats for the banquet Cam. Let 'em in Ton. They lye my Lord they come to seek their wives Two broken Citizens Cam. Break 'em more they are but brusled yet Bold Rascals offer to disturb your wives Cle. Lock the doors fast the Musick hark the King comes A Curtain drawn The King Queen Valerio Evanthe Ladies Attendants Camillo Cleanthes Sorano Menallo A Mask Cupid descends the Graces sitting by him Cupid being bound the Graces unbind him he speaks Cup. Unbind me my delight this night is mine Now let me look upon what Stars here shine Let me behold the beauties then clap high My cullor'd wings proud of my Deity I am satisfied bind me again and fast My angry Bow will make too great a wast Of beauty else now call my Maskers in Call with a Song and let the sports begin Call all my servants the effects of love And to a measure let them nobly move Come you servants of proud love Come away Fairly nobly gently move Too long too long you make us stay Fancy Desire Delight Hope Fear Distrust and Jealousie be you too here Consuming Care and raging Ire And Poverty in poor attire March fairly in and last Despair Now full Musick strike the Air. Enter the Maskers Fancy Desire Delight Hope Fear Distrust Jealousie Care Ire Despair they dance after which Cupid speaks Cup. Away I have done the day begins to light Lovers you know your sate good night good night Cupid and the Graces ascend in the Chariot King Come to the Banquet when that 's ended Sir I 'le see you i' bed and so good night be merry You have a sweet bed fellow Val. I thank your Grace And ever shall be bound unto your nobleness King I pray I may deserve your thanks
him When he once toss'd his blade in face Adonis While peace inhabited between his eye-brows But when his noble anger stirr'd his metal And blew his fierie parts into a flame Like Pallas when she sits between two armies Viewing with horrid brows their sad events Such then he look'd and as her shield had arm'd him Cal. This man Sir were a friend to give an age for This Gentleman I must love naturally Nothing can keep me off I pray you go on Sir Dor. I will for now you please me this brave youth This bud of Mars for yet he is no riper When once he had drawn bloud and flesh'd his sword Fitted his manly metal to his spirit How he bestirr'd him what a lane he made And through their fierie Bullets thrust securely The hardned villains wondring at his confidence Lame as I was I follow'd and admir'd too And stirr'd and laid about me with new spirit My men too with new hearts thrust into action And down the Rogues went Cle. I am struck with wonder Dor. Remember but the storie of strong Hector When like to lightning he broke through his vanguard How the Greeks frighted ran away by Troops And trod down Troops to save their lives so this man Dispers'd these slaves had they been more and mightier He had come off the greater and more wonder Cle. Where is the man good Sir that we may honour him Cal. That we may fall in superstition to him Dor. I know not that from me he late departed But not without that pious care to see safe Me and my weak men lodg'd and dress'd I urg'd him First hither that I might more freely thank him He told me he had business crav'd my pardon Business of much import Cle. Know you his name Dor. That he deny'd me too a vow had bar'd him Cal. In that he was not noble to be nameless Dor. Daughter you must remember him when I am dead And in a noble sort requite his piety 'T was his desire to dedicate this service To your fair thoughts Cal. He knows me then Dor. I nam'd you And nam'd you mine I think that 's all his knowledge Cle. No name no being Cal. Now I am mad to know him Saving mine honour any thing I had now But to enjoy his sight but his bare picture Make me his Saint I must needs honour him Serv. I know his name Cal. There 's thy reward for 't speak it Ser. His man told me but he desir'd my silence Cal. O Jasper speak 't is thy good Masters cause too We all are bound in gratitude to compel thee Ser. Lisander Yes I am sure it was Lisander Cal. Lisander 't was Lisander Cle. 'T is Lisander O my base thoughts my wicked To make question this act could be another mans 'T is Lisander a handsome timber'd man Ser. Yes Cle. My Lisander Was this friends absence to be mourn'd Cal. I grant it I 'le mourn his going now and mourn it seriously When you weep for him Sir I 'le bear you company That so much honour so much honesty Should be in one man to do things thus bravely Make me his Saint to me give this brave service What may I do to recompence his goodness I cannot tell Cle. Come Sir I know you are sickly so are your men Dor. I must confess I am weak And fitter for a bed than long discourses Cle. You shall hear to morrow to morrow provide Surgeons Dor. Lisander Cal. What new fire is this Lisander Exeunt Actus Secundus Scena Prima Enter Lisander and Lancelot Lis PRâ—thee good Lancelot remember that Thy Master's life is in thy trust and therefore Be very carefull Lanc. I will lose mine own rather than hazard yours Lisa Take what disguise You in your own discretion shall think fittest To keep your self unknown Lanc. I warrant ye 'T is not the first time I have gone invisible I am as fine a Fairie in a business Concerning night-work Lisa Leave your vanities With this purse which deliver'd You may spare your Oratory convey this Letter to Calista's woman Lanc. 'T is a handsom girle Mistris Clarinda Lisa I have made her mine You know your work Lan. And if I sweat not in it At my return discard me Exit Lisa O Calista the fairest cruellest Enter Clarange Clar. So early stirring a good day to you Lisa I was viewing Sir The site of your house and the handsomness about it Believe me it stands healthfully and sweetly Clar. The house and Master of it really Are ever at your service Lisa I return it Now if you please go forward in your storie Of your dear friend and Mistris Clar. I will tell it And tell it short because 't is breakfast time And love is a tedious thing to a quick stomach You eat not yester-night Lisa I shall endure Sir Clara. My self and as I then deliver'd to you A Gentleman of noble hope one Lidian Both brought up from our infancy together One company one friendship and one exercise Ever affecting one bed holding us One grief and one joy parted still between us More than companions twins in all our actions We grew up till we were men held one heart still Time call'd us on to Arms we were one Souldier Alike we sought our dangers and our honours Gloried alike one in anothers nobleness When Arms had made us fit we were one lover We lov'd one woman lov'd without division And woo'd a long time with one fair affection And she as it appears loves us alike too At length considering what our love must grow to And covet in the end this one was parted Rivals and honours make men stand at distance We then woo'd with advantage but were friends still Saluted fairly kept the peace of love We could not both enjoy the Ladies favour Without some scandal to her reputation We put it to her choice this was her sentence To part both from her and the last returning Should be her Lord we obey'd and now you know it And for my part so truely I am touch'd with 't I will go far enough and be the last too Or ne're return Lisa A sentence of much cruelty But mild compar'd with what 's pronounc'd on me Our loving youth is born to many miseries What is that Lidian pray ye Clar. Calista's Brother if ever you have heard of that fair Lady Lisa I have seen her Sir Clar. Then you have seen a wonder Lisa I do confess of what years is this Lidian Clar. About my years there is not much between us Lisa I long to know him Clar. 'T is a vertuous longing As many hopes hang on his noble head As blossoms on a bough in May and sweet ones Lisa Ye are a fair storie of your friend Clar. Of truth Sir now what 's the matter Enter a Servant Serv. There is a Gentleman At door would speak with you on private business Clar. With me Serv. He saies so and brings haste about him Clar. Wait on
This fellow in mine eye and Frank I am held To have a shrewd ghess at a pretty fellow Appears 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 blind Clor. There lyes the question For but you say he is a man and I Will credit you I should as soon have thought him Another of Gods creatures out upon him His body that can promise nothing But laziness 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 trunks And his slic't Spanish Jerkin like Don John You had a parlous judgment then my Clora Clora Who told you that Fran. I heard it Clora Come be friends The Souldier is a Mars no more we are all Subject to slide away Fra. Nay laugh on still Clor. No saith thou art a good wench and 't is pity Thou shouldst not be well quarried at thy entring Thou art so high flown for him Look who 's there Enter Fabricio and Jacomo Jac. Prethee go 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 Jac. You make a right fool of me To lead me up and down to visit women And be abus'd and laugh'd at let me stavre If I know what to say unless I ask 'em What their shooes cost Fab. Fye upon thee coward Canst thou not sing Jac. Thou knowest I can sing nothing But Plumpton park Fab. Thou't be bold enough When thou art enter'd once Jac. I had rather enter A breach if I miscarry by this hand I will have you by th' ears for 't Fab. Save ye Ladies Clo. Sweet Brother I dare swear you 're welcom hither So is your Friend Fab. Come blush not but salute ' em Fra. Good Sir believe your Sister you are most welcom So is this worthy Gentleman whose vertues I shall be proud to be acquainted with Jac. She has found me out already and has paid me Shall we be going Fab. Peace Your goodness Lady Will ever be afore us for my self I will not thank you single lest I leave My friend this Gentleman out of acquaintance Jac. More of me yet Fra. Would I were able Sir From either of your worths to merit thanks Clor. But Brother is your friend thus sad still methinks 'T is an unseemly nature in a Souldier Jac. What hath she to do with me or my behaviour Fab. He do's but shew so prethee to him Sister Jac. If I do not break thy head I am no Christian If I get off once Clor. Sir we must intreat you To think your self more welcom and be merry 'T is pity a fair man of your proportion Should have a soul of sorrow Jac. Very well Pray Gentlewoman what would you have me say Clora Do not you know Sir Jac. Not so well as you That talk continually Fran. You have hit her Sir Clora I thank him so he has Fair fall his sweet face for 't Jac. Let my face Alone I would wish you lest I take occasion To bring a worse in question Clora Meaning mine Brother where was your friend brought up h 'as sure Been a great lover in his youth of pottage They lye so dull upon his understanding Fab. No more of that thou 'lt anger him at heart Clo. Then let him be more manly for he looks Like a great School-boy that had been blown up Last night at dust-point Fran. You will never leave Till you be told how rude you are fye Clora Sir will it please you sit Clora And I 'le sit by you Jac. Woman be quiet and be rul'd I would wish you Clora I have done Sir Captain Fab. Art thou not asham'd Jac. You are an asse I 'le tell you more anon You had better have been hang'd than brought me hither Fab. You are grown a sullen fool either be handsom Or by this light I 'le have wenches bait thee Go to the Gentlewoman and give her thanks And hold your head up what Jac. By this light I 'le brain thee Fra. Now o' my faith this Gentleman do's nothing But it becomes him rarely Clora look How well this little anger if it be one Shews in his face Clo. Yes it shews very sweetly Fra. Nay do not blush Sir o' my troth it does I would be ever angry to be thus Fabritio o' my conscience if I ever Do fall in love as I will not forswear it â—ill I am something wiser it must be I will not say directly with that face But certainly such another as that is And thus dispose my chance to hamper me Fab. Dost thou hear this and stand still Jac. You will prate still I would you were not women I would take A new course with ye Clora Why couragious Jac. For making me a stone to whet your tongues on Clora Prethee sweet Captain Jac. Go go spin go hang. Clo. Now could I kiss him Jac. If you long for kicking You 'r best come kiss me do not though I 'de wish ye I 'le send my Foot-man to thee he shall leap thee And thou wantst horsing I 'le leave ye Ladies Fra. Beshrew my heart you are unmannerly To offer this unto a Gentleman Of his deserts that comes so worthily To visit me I cannot take it well Jac. I come to visit you you foolish woman Fra. I thought you did Sir and for that I thank you I would be loth to lose those thanks I know This is but some odd way you have and faith It do's become you well to make us merry I have heard often of your pleasant vein Fab. What wouldst thou ask more Jac. Pray thou scurvy fellow Thou hast not long to live adieu dear Damsels You filthy women farewel and be sober And keep your chambers Clor. Farewel old Don Diego Fra. Away away you must not so be angry To part thus roughly from us yet to me This do's not shew as if it were yours the wars May breed men something plain I know But not thus rude give me your hand good Sir I know 't is white and Jac. If I were not patient What would become of you two prating houswives Clo. For any thing I know we would in to supper And there begin a health of lusty Claret To keep care from our hearts and it should be Fab. Faith to whom Mark but this Jacomo Clo. Even to the handsomest fellow now alive Fab. Do you know such a one Fra. He may be ghest at Without much travel Fab. There 's another item Clor. And he should be a Souldier Fra. 'T would be better Clor. And yet not you sweet Captain Fra. Why not he Jac. Well I shall live to see your husbands beat you And hiss 'em on like ban-dogs Clora Ha ha ha Jac. Green sicknesses and serving-men light on
health to you some words I have that Require an utterance more private Than this place can afford Lel. I 'le call my husband All business I hear with his ears now Lod. Good Madam no but I perceive your jest You have no husband I am the very man That walk'd the streets so comely Lel. Are you so Lod. Yes faith when Cupid first did prick your heart I am not cruel but the love begun I' th' street I 'le satisfie i' th' chamber fully Lel. To ask a Madman whether he be mad Were but an idle question if you be I do not speak to you but if you be not Walk in the streets again and there perhaps I may dote on you here I not endure you Lod. Good Madam stay do not you know this Ring Lel. Yes it was mine I sent it by my Man To change and so he did it has a blemish And this he brought me for it did you change it Are you a Goldsmith Lod. Sure the world is mad Sirrah did you not bring me this ring from your Lady Fath. Yes surely Sir did I but your worship must ev'n bear with me For there was a mistaking in it and so as I was Saying to your worship my Lady is now married Lod. Married to whom Fa. To your worships friend Piso Lod. S'death to Piso Piso within Ha ha ha Ang. Yes Sir I can assure you she 's married to him I saw 't With these gray eyes Lod. Why what a Rogue art thou then thou hast made in 's mouth Me send in provision too Fa. O a Gentleman should not have such foul words But your Worships provision could not have come in at a fitter time Will it please you to tast any of your own wine It may be the Vintner has cozen'd you Lod. Pox I am mad Ang. You have always plots Sir and see how they fall out Jac. You had a plot upon me how do you like this Lod. I do not speak to you Fab. Because you dare not Lod. But I will have one of that old Rogues teeth set in this Ring Fat Do'st not thou know that I can beat thee Dost thou know it now discovers himself Lod. He beat me once indeed Fat And if you have for got it I can call a witness Come forth Piso remember you it Piso Faith I do call to minde such a matter Fat And if I cannot still do 't you are young And will assist your Father in law Piso My Father in law Ang. Your Father in law as sure as this is widow Lelia Piso How widow Lelia Fat I' faith 't is she Son Lod. Ha ha ha let my provision go I am glad I Have mist the woman Piso Have you put a whore upon me Lel. By heaven you do me wrong I have a heart As pure as any womans and I mean To keep it so for ever Fa. There is no starting now Son if you offer 't I can compel you her estate is great But all made o're to me before this match Yet if you use her kindly as I swear I think she will deserve you shall enjoy it During your life all save some slender piece I will reserve for my own maintenance And if God bless you with a child by her It shall have all Piso So I may have the means I do not much care what the woman is Come my sweet heart as long as I shall find Thy kisses sweet and thy means plentifull Let people talk their tongues out Lel. They may talk Of what is past but all that is to come Shall be without occasions Jul. Shall we not make Piso and Lodowick friends Jac. Hang 'em they dare not be Enemies or if they be The danger is not great welcom Frederick Enter Frederick Fred. First joy unto you all and next I think We shall have wars Jac. Give me some wine I 'le drink to that Fab. I 'le pledge Fran. But I shall lose you then Jac. Not a whit wench I 'le teach thee presently to be a Souldier Fred. Fabritio's command and yours are both restor'd Jac. Bring me four glasses then Fab. Where are they Ang. You shall not drink 'em here 't is supper time And from my house no creature here shall stir These three dayes mirth shall flow as well as wine Fa. Content within I 'le tell you more at large How much I am bound to all but most to you Whose undeserved liberality Must not escape thus unrequited Jac. 'T is happiness to me I did so well Of every noble action the intent Is to give worth reward vice punishment Exeunt Om. Prologue TO please you with this Play we fear will be So does the Author too a mystery Somewhat above our Art For all mens eyes Ears faiths and judgements are not of one size For to say truth and not to flatter ye This is nor Comedy nor Tragedy Nor History nor any thing that may Yet in a week be made a perfect Play Yet those that love to laugh and those that think Twelve pence goes farther this way than in drink Or Damsels if they mark the matter through May stumble on a foolish toy or two Will make 'em shew their teeth pray for my sake That likely am your first man do not take A distaste before you feel it for ye may When this is hist to ashes have a Play And here to out-hiss this be patient then My honour done y' are welcom Gentlemen Epilogue IF you mislike as you shall ever be Your own free Judges this Play utterly For your own Nobleness yet do not hiss But as you go by say it was amiss And we will mend Chide us but let it be Never in cold blood O' my honesty If I have any this I 'le say for all Our meaning was to please you still and shall THE PROPHETESS A Tragical History Persons Represented in the Play Charinus Emperour of Rome Cosroe King of Persia Diocles of a private Souldier elected Co-Emperour Maximinian Nephew to Diocles and Emperour by his donation Volutius Aper Murtherer of Numerianus the late Emperour Niger a noble Souldier Servant to the Emperour Camurius a Captain and Creature of Aper's Persian Lords Senators Souldiers Guard Suitors Ambassadors Lictors Flamen Attendants Shepherd Country-men Geta a Jester Servant to Diocles a merry Knave WOMEN Aurelia Sister to Charinus Cassana Sister to Cosroe a Captive waiting on Aurelia Delphia a Prophetess Drusilla Niece to Delphia in love with Diocles. The Scene Rome The principal Actors were John Lowin Robert Benfield John Shanke Richard Sharpe Joseph Taylor Nicholas Toolie George Birch Thomas Holcombe Actus Primus Scena Prima Enter Charinus Aurelia Niger Cha. YOU buz into my head strange likelihoods And fill me full of doubts but what proofs Niger What certainties that my most noble Brother Came to his end by murther Tell me that Assure me by some circumstance Niger I will Sir And as I tell you truth so the gods prosper me I have often nam'd this Aper
purity of snow The soft wind drives whiteness of innocence Or any thing that bears Celestial paleness She appear'd o' th' sodain Didst thou not see her tears When she intreated O thou Reprobate Didst thou not see those orient tears flow'd from her The little Worlds of Love A set Martine Of such sanctified Beads and a holy heart to love I could live ever a Religious Hermite Mer. I do believe a little and yet methinks She was of the lowest stature Ant. A rich Diamond Set neat and deep Natures chief Art Martine Is to reserve her Models curious Not cumbersome and great and such an one For fear she should exceed upon her matter Has she fram'd this Oh 't is a spark of beauty And where they appear so excellent in little They will but flame in great Extention spoils 'em Martine learn this the narrower that our eyes Keep way unto our object still the sweeter That comes unto us Great bodies are like Countries Discovering still toyl and no pleasure finds ' em Mar. A rare Cosmographer for a small Island Now I believe she is handsome Ant. Believe heartily Let thy belief though long a coming save thee Mar. She was certain fair Ant. But heark ye friend Martine Do not believe your self too far before me For then you may wrong me Sir Mar. Who bid ye teach me Do you show me meat and stitch my lips Antonio Is that fair play Ant. Now if thou shouldst abuse me And yet I know thee for an errant wencher A most immoderate thing thou canst not love long Mar. A little serves my turn I fly at all games But I believe Ant. How if we never see her more She is our enemy Mar. Why are you jealous then As far as I conceive she hates our whole House Ant. Yet good Martine Mar. Come come I have mercy on ye You shall enjoy her in your dream Antonio And I 'll not hinder though now I perswade my self Enter Aminta with a Letter Ant. Sit with perswasion down and you deal honestly I will look better on her Mar. Stay who 's this Friend Ant. Is' t not the other Gentlewoman Mar. Yes a Letter She brings to challenge sure if she do Antonio I hope she 'll be a Second too I am for her Am. A good hour Gentlemen Ant. You are welcome Lady 'T is like our late rude passage has powr'd on us Some reprehension Am. No I bring no anger Though some deserv'd it Ant. Sure we were all to blame Lady But for my part in all humility And with no little shame I ask your pardons Indeed I wear no sword to fright sweet beauties Am. You have it and this Letter pray ye Sir view it And my Commission 's done Mar. Have ye none for me Lady Am. Not at this time Mar. I am sorry for 't I can read too Am. I am glad but Sir to keep you in your exercise You may chance meet with one ill written Mar. Thank ye So it be a womans I can pick the meaning For likely they have but one end Am. You say true Sir Exit Ant. Martine my wishes are come home and loaden Loaden with brave return most happy happy I am a blessed man where 's the Gentlewoman Mar. Gone the spirit 's gone what news Ant. 'T is from the Lady From her we saw from that same miracle I know her name now read but these three lines Read with devotion friend the lines are holy Martine reads I dare not chide ye in my Letter Sir 'T will be too gentle If you please to look me In the West-street and find a fair Stone window Carved with white Cupids there I 'll entertain ye Night and discretion guide ye Call me Ismena Ant. Give it me again Come come fly fly I am all fire Mar. There may be danger Ant. So there is to drink When men are thirsty to eat hastily When we are hungry so there is in sleep Friend Obstructions then may rise and smother us We may dye laughing choak'd even at devotions An Apoplexie or a sodain Palsey May strike us down Mar. May be a train to catch ye Ant. Then I am caught and let Love answer for it 'T is not my folly but his infamy And if he be ador'd and dare do vild things Mar. Well I will go Ant. She is a Lady Sir A Maid I think and where that holy spell Is flung about me I ne're fear a villany 'T is almost night away friend Mar. I am ready I think I know the house too Ant. Then are we happy Exeunt Scaena Tertia Enter Ismena and Aminta Ism Did you meet him Am. Yes Ism And did you give my Letter Am. To what end went I Ism Are ye sure it was he Was it that Gentleman Am. Do you think I was blind I went to seek no Carrier nor no Midwife Is What kind of man was he thou mayst be deceiv'd Friend Am. A man with a nose on 's face I think he had eyes too And hands for sure he took it Ism What an answer Am. What questions are these to one that 's hot and troubled Do you think me a Babe am I not able Cosin At my years and discretion to deliver A Letter handsomely Is that such a hard thing Why every Wafer-woman will undertake it A Sempsters girl or a Tailors wife will not miss it A Puritan Hostess Cosin would scorn these questions My legs are weary Ism I 'll make 'em well again Am. Are they at supper Ism Yes and I am not well Nor desire no company look out 't is darkish Am. I see nothing yet assure your self Ismena If he be a man he will not miss Ism It may be he is modest And that may pull him back from seeing me Or has made some wild construction of my easiness I blush to think what I writ Am. What should ye blush at Blush when you act your thoughts not when you write 'em Blush soft between a pair of sheets sweet Cosin Though he be a curious carried Gentleman I cannot think He 's so unnatural to leave a woman A young a noble and a beauteous woman Leave her in her desires Men of this age Are rather prone to come before they are sent for Hark I hear something up to th' Chamber Cosin You may spoil all else Enter Antonio and Martine Ism Let me see they are Gentlemen It may be they Am. They are they get ye up And like a Land-star draw him Ism I am shame-fac'd Exit Ant. This is the street Mar. I am looking for the house Close close pray ye close here Ant. No this is a Merchants I know the man well Mar. And this a Pothecaries I have lain here many times For a looseness in my hilts Amt. Have ye not past it Mar. No sure There is no house of mark that we have scaped yet Ant. What place is this Mar. Speak softer ' may be spies If any this a goodly window too Carv'd far above that I perceive
â—n her own private Walks some forty Horse-men â—o to surprize her which we found and dealt with And sent 'em running home to the Duke their Master Like Dogs with bottles at their tails Sil. Since that I heard Sir She has sent her to your Cittadel to secure her My cosin Rodope your wife attending her Bar. You hear a truth and all convenient pleasures Are there proportion'd for her Sil. I would fain Sir Like one that owes a dutious service to her Sometimes so please you Bar. Gentle Cosin pardon me I must not nor you must not dare to offer The last Edict lies on his life pursues it Your friend Sir to command abroad to love you To lend ye any thing I have to wait upon ye But in the Cittadel where I stand charg'd Not a bit upon a march no service Sir No good Sir by no means I kiss your hands Sir Exit Sil. To your keeping only none else to look upon her None but Bartello worthy her attendance No faith but his to serve her Oh Belvidere Thou Saint to whom my youth is sacrific'd Thou point to which my life turns and my fortune Art thou lock'd from me now from all my comforts Art thou snatch'd violently thou hear'st me not Nor canst thou see fair soul thy servants mournings Yet let thy gentle heart feel what his absence The great divorse of minds so truly loving So long and nurs'd in one affection Even from our infant eyes suck'd in and nourish'd Oh let it feel but that and there stand constant And I am blest My dear Aunt Rodope That is her Governess did love me dearly There 's one hope yet to see her when he is absent â— may be ventur'd and she may work it closely 〈◊〉 know the Ladies will goe equal with me And so the danger of the Edict avoided â—et me think more for I must try all hazards Enter Claudio and Soto Soto Will ye go yonder Sir Cla. Yes marry will I Sir Soto And by this Ladder Cla. By that Ladder coxcombe Soto Have ye any more necks at home when this is broken â—or this will crack with the best friend he has Sir â—r can you pitch of all four like an Ape now â—et me see you tumble Cla. You are very pleasant Sir Soto No truly Sir I should be loath to see ye â—ome fluttering down like a young Rook cry squab And take ye up with your brains beaten into your buttocks Cla. Hold your peace Asse who 's this stands musing here â—ylvio Sil. Who calls me Cla. One most glad to see you Sir Sil. My dearest Claudio what make you thus private â—nd with a preparation of this nature Soto We have leave to play and are going to climb Birds nests Sil. Prethee what is it friend why start ye from me 〈◊〉 your old Mistriss grown so coy and cruel â—e must be scal'd it seems you are loath to tell me â—ce twenty years continuance of our friendship â—ay not be worth the weight of such a secret T will be but rude to aske again save ye Cla. Nay stay dear Silvio if you love me take it â— till you know it never woman labour'd â— I do now Sil. I 'll doe my best to ease it Cla. You have heard the Lady Belvidere Sil. What heard Sir Cla. Heard to the Cittadel upon some fears She is confin'd Sil. Why dreams he on this beauty 'T is true I have heard it Cla. And that no access No blessing from those eyes but with much hazard Even hazard of a life Sil. He dares not love her I have heard that too but whither points your purpose Cla. Oh Silvio let me speak that none may hear me None but thy truth I have lov'd this Lady long Long given away my life to her devotion Long dwelt upon that beauty to my ruine Sil. Do's she know this Cla. No there begins my misery Ixion-like I have only yet clasp'd clouds And fed upon poor empty dreams that starve me Sil. And what do you mean to do now Cla. Though I dye for 't Though all the tortures in the world hung on me Arm'd with imperious Love I stand prepar'd now With this to reach her Chamber there to see her And tell her boldly with what truth I love her Sil. 'T will not be easily done Sir Cla. Oh my Silvio The hardest things are sweetest in possession Sil. Nor will shew much discretion Cla. Love is blind man And he that looks for reason there far blinder Sil. Have ye consider'd ripely Cla. All that may fall And arm'd against that all Sil. Her honor too What she may suffer in this rash adventure The beauty of her name Cla. I 'll doe it closely And only at her window with that caution Sil. Are there no Guards Cla. Corruption chokes their service Sil. Or do you hold her bred so light a woman To hold commerce with strange tongues Cla. Why this service This only hazard of my life must tell her Though she were Vestas self I must deserve her Sil. I would not have ye go pray let it sink here And think a nobler way to raise your service A safer and a wiser Cla. 'T is too late Sir Sil. Then I must say You shall not goe Cla. I shall not Sil. You shall not go that part bred with ye friendship Bids me say boldly so and you observe me Cla. You stretch that tye too far Sil. I 'll stretch it farther The honor that I bear that spotless virtue You souly seek to taint unnobly covet Bids me command ye stay if not thus force ye Soto This will be worse than climbing Cla. Why do ye draw Sir Sil. To kill thee if thy base will be thy Master Cla. I ever was your friend Sil. Whilst thou wert honest And not a Night-thief of anothers honor I never call'd a fool my friend a mad man That durst expose his same to all opinions His life to unhonest dangers I never lov'd him Durst know his name that sought a Virgins ruine Nor ever took I pleasure in acquaintance With men that give as loose rains to their fancies As the wild Ocean to his raging fluxes A noble soul I twin with and my love Followes his life dares master his affections Will ye give off or fight Cla. I will not fight with ye The sacred name of friend ties up that anger Rather I 'll study Sil. Do to be a friend still Cla. If this way I shall never hold Sil. I 'll watch ye And if I catch ye false by heaven ye dye for 't All love forgot Cla. When I fear that I am fit for 't Exeunt Scaena Secunda Enter Lopez at a Table with Jewels and Money upon it an Egg roasting by a Candle Lop. Whilst prodigal young gaudy fools are banqueting And launching out their states to catch the giddy Thus do I study to preserve my fortune And hatch with care at home the wealth that Saints me Here 's Rubies of Bengala rich rich glorious
time Enter Pedro Silvio Uberto Ped. Good morrow Sir Rich. Good morrow Gentlemen shall we go drink agen I have my wits Ped. So have I but they are unsetled ones would I had some porrige Rich. The Tavern boy was here this morning with me And told me that there was a Gentlewoman Which he took for a Whore that hung on me For whom we quarrel'd and I know not what Ped. I faith nor I. Vbe I have a glimmering of some such thing Rich. Was it you Silvio That made me drink so much 't was you or Pedro. Ped. I know not who Sil. We are all apt enough Rich. But I will lay the fault on none but me That I would be so entreated come Silvio Shall we go drink agen come Gentlemen Why do you stay let 's never leave off now Whil'st we have Wine and Throats I 'll practise it Till I have made it my best quality For what is best for me to do but that For Heaven sake come and drink when I am nam'd Men shall make answer VVhich Richardo mean you The excellent drinker I will have it so VVill you go drink Silv. VVe drunk too much too lately Rich. VVhy there is then the less behind to drink Let 's end it all dispatch that wee 'l send abroad And purchase all the VVine the world can yield And then drink it off then take the fruits o' th' earth Distil the Juice from them and drink that off Wee 'l catch the rain before it fall to ground And drink off that that never more may grow Wee 'l set our mouths to Springs and drink them off And all this while wee 'l never think of those That love us best more than we did last night We will not give unto the poor a drop Of all this drink but when we see them weep Wee 'l run to them and drink their tears off too Wee 'l never leave whilst there is heat or moisture In this large globe but suck it cold and dry Till we have made it Elemental earth Merely by drinking Ped. Is' t flattery to tell you you are mad Rich. If it be false There 's no such way to bind me to a Man He that will have me lay my goods and lands My life down for him need no more but say Richardo thou art mad and then all these Are at his service then he pleases me And makes me think that I had vertue in me That I had love and tenderness of heart That though I have committed such a fault As never creature did yet running mad As honest men should do for such a crime I have exprest some worth though it be late But I alas have none of these in me But keep my wits still like a frozen Man That had no fire within him Sil. Nay good Richardo leave this wild talk and send a letter to her I 'll deliver it Rich. 'T is to no purpose perhaps she 's lost last night Or she got home agen she 's now so strictly Look'd to the wind can scarce come to her or admit She were her self if she would hear from me From me unworthy that have us'd her thus She were so foolish that she were no more To be belov'd Enter Andrugio and Servant with a Night-gown Ser. Sir we have found this night-gown she took with her Ricb. Where where speak quickly Ser. Searching in the Suburbs we found a Tinker and his Whore that had it in a Tap-house whom we apprehended and they confest they stole it from her Rich. And murthered her Sil. What aile you man Rich. Why all this doth not make me mad Sil. It does you would not offer this else good Pedro look to his sword Ser. They do deny the killing of her but swore they left her tyed to a Tree in the fields next those Suburbs that â—re without our Ladies gate near day and by the Rode so â—hat some passinger must needs unty her quickly And. The will of Heaven be done Sir I will only enâ—reat you this that as you were the greatest occasion of her â—â—ss that you will be pleased to urge your friends and be â—our self earnest in the search of her if she be found she 〈◊〉 yours if she please I my self only see these people betâ—er examin'd and after follow some way in search God â—eep you Gentlemen Exit Sil. Alas good man Ric. What think you now of me I think this lump â—s nothing but a piece of fleagme congeal'd Without a soul for where there 's so much spirit As would but warm a flea those faults of mine Would make it glow and flame in this dull heart â—nd run like molten gold through every sin Till it could burst these walls and fly away â—hall I intreat you all to take your horses And search this innocent Ped. With all our hearts Ric. Do not divide your selves till you come there Where they say she was ty'd I 'll follow too But never to return till she be found Give me my sword good Pedro I will do No harm believe me with it I am now Farr better temper'd if I were not so 〈◊〉 have enow besides God keep you all And send us good success Exeunt Actus Tertius Sâ—ena Prima Enter Mercury and Servant Mer. WHo is it can you tell Ser. By my troth Sir I know not but 't is a Gentlewoman Mer. A Gentleman I 'll lay my life you puppy h 'as sent his Wife to me if he have fling up the bed Ser. Here she is Sir Enter Wife with a Letter Wife I am glad I found you Sir there take your Letter and keep it till you have anoâ—her friend to wrong 't is too malicious false to make me sin you have provoked me to be that I love not a talker and you shall hear me Why should you dare to imagine me So light a huswife that from four hours knowledge You might presume to offer to my credit This rude and ruffian tryal I am sure I never courted you nor gave you tokens That might concern assurance you are a fool Mer. I cannot blame you now I see this letter Though you be angry yet with me you must not Unless you 'l make me guilty of a wrong My worst affections hate Wife Did not you send it Mer. No upon my faith which is more I understand it not the hand is as far from my knowledge as the malice Wife This is strange Mer. It is so and had been stranger and indeed more hateful Had I that have receiv'd such courtesies and owe so many Thanks done this base office Wife Your name is at it Mer. Yes but not my nature and I shall hate my name worse than the manner for this base broking you are wise and vertuous remove this fault from me for on the love I bear to truth and goodness this Letter dare not name me for the author Wife Now I perceive my husbands knavery if any man can but find where he has been I will
you could perswade me to that Alass you cannot go beyond me Uncle You carry a Jest well I must confess For a man of your years but Old K. I 'm wrought beside my self Cun. I never beheld comliness till this minute Guar. Oh good sweet Sir pray offer not these words To an old Gentlewoman Neece Sir Cun. Away fifteen Here 's Fifty one exceeds thee Neece What 's the business Cun. Give me these motherly creatures come ne'er smother it I know you are a teeming woman yet Guard Troth a young Gent. might do much I think Sir Cun. Go too then Guard And I should play my part or I were ingrateful Neece Can you so soon neglect me Cun. Hence I 'm busie Old K. This cross point came in luckily impudent baggage Hang from the Gentleman art thou not asham'd To be a Widows hind'rance Cun. Are you angry Sir Old K. You 're welcome pray court on I shall desire Your honest wise acquaintance vex me not After my care and pains to find a match for thee Lest I confine thy life to some out-chamber Where thou shalt waste the sweetness of thy youth Like a consuming Light in her own socket And not allow'd a male creature about thee A very Monky thy necessity Shall prize at a thousand pound a Chimney-s weeper At Fifteen hundred Neece But are you serious Uncle Old K. Serious Neece Pray let me look upon the Gentleman With more heed then I did but hum him over In haste good faith as Lawyers Chancery sheets Beshrew my blood a tollerable man Now I distinctly read him Sir Gr. Hum hum hum Neece Say he be black he 's of a very good pitch Well ankled two good confident calves they look As if they would not shrink at the ninth child The redness i' th face why that 's in fashion Most of your high bloods have it sign of greatness marry 'T is to be taken down too with May-butter I 'll send to my Lady Spend-tail for her Medicine Sir Gr. Lum te dum dum dum de dum Neece He 's qualified too believe me Sir Gr. Lum te dum de dum de dum Neece Where was my judgement Sir Gr. Lum te dum dum dum te dum te dum Neece Perfections cover'd mess Sir Gr. Lum te dum te dum te dum Neece It smoaks apparantly pardon sweet Sir The error of my Sex Old K. Why well said Neece Upon submission you must pardon her now Sir Sir Gr. I 'll do 't by course do you think I 'm an ass Knight Here 's first my hand now't goes to the Seal-Office Old K. Formally finisht how goes this Suit forward Cun. I 'm taking measure of the Widows mind Sir I hope to fit her heart Guard Who would have dreamt Of a young morsel now things come in minutes Sir Gr. Trust him not Widow he 's a younger brother He 'll swear and lie believe me he 's worth nothing Guard He brings more content to a woman with that nothing Than he that brings his thousands without any thing We have presidents for that amongst great Ladies Old K. Come come no language now shall be in fashion But your Love-phrase the bell to procreation Exeunt Enter Sir Ruinous Gentry Witty-pate and Priscian Witty Pox there 's nothing puts me besides my wits but this fourth This last illiterate share there 's no conscience in 't Ruin Sir it has ever been so where I have practis'd and must be Still where I am nor has it been undeserv'd at the year End and shuffâ—le the Almanack together vacations and Term-times one with another though I say 't my wife is â— Woman of a good spirit then it is no lay-share Pris Faith for this five year Ego possum probare I have had A hungry penurious share with 'em and she has had as mucâ— As I always Witty Present or not present Pris Residens aut non residens per fidem Witty And what president 's this for me because you Hic hac Turpis and Qui mihi discipulus brains that never got any thing but by accidence and uncertainty did alâ—ow it therefore I must that have grounded conclusions of â—it hereditary rules from my Father to get by Ruin Sir be compendious either take or refuse I will â—ate no token of my wives share make even the last reckonâ—ags and either so unite or here divide company Pris A good resolution profecto let every man beg his own way and happy man be his dole Witty Well here 's your double share and single brains Pâ—l aedipol here 's toward a Castor ecastor for you I will endure it a fortnight longer but by these just five ends Pris Take heed five 's odd put both hands together or severally they are all odd unjust ends Witty Medius filius hold your tongue I depose you from half a share presently else I will make you a participle and decline you now you understand me be you a quiet Conjunction amongst the undeclined you and your Latine ends shall go shift Solus cum solo together else and then if ever they get ends of Gold and Silver enough to serve that Gerundine maw of yours that without Do will end in Di and Dum instantly Enter Old Knight and Sir Gregory Ruin Enough enough here comes company we lose five shares in wrangling about one Witty My Father put on Priscian he has Latine fragâ—ments too but I fear him not I 'll case my face with a little more hair and relieve Old K. Tush Nephew I 'll call you so for if there be No other obstacles than those you speak of They are but Powder-charges without pellets You may safely front 'em and warrant your own danger Sir Gr. No other that I can perceive i'faith Sir for I â—ut her to 't and felt her as far as I could and the strongâ—st repulse was she said she would have a little Soldier in â—e that if need were should defend her reputation Old K. And surely Sir that is a principle Amongst your principal Ladies they require â—alour either in a friend or a Husband Sir Gr. And I allow their requests i'faith as well as any â—omans heart can desire if I knew where to get vaour I would as willingly entertain it as any man that blows Old K. Breaths breaths Sir that 's the sweeter phrase Sir Gr. Blows for a Soldier i'saith Sir and I 'm in â—ractise that way Old K. For a Soldier I grant it Sir Gr. 'Slid I 'll swallow some bullets and good round â—es too but I 'll have a little Soldier in me Ruin Will you on and beg or steal and be hang'd Sir Gr. And some Scholar she would have me besides â—ush that shall be no bar 't is a quality in a Gentleman but of the least question Pris Salvete Domini benignissimi munificentissimi Old K. Salvete dicis ad nos jubeo te salvere Nay Sir we have Latine and other metall in us too â—â—r you shall see
unresolv'd Sir And when our hands are clasp'd in that firm faith Which I expect from you same shall be bold 'To speak the loudest on 't oh you grasp me Somewhat too hard friend Cun. That 's Loves eager will I 'll touch it gentlier Kisses her hand Mirab. That 's too low in you Less it be doubly recompenc'd in me She kisses his hand Clow. â—Puh I must stop my mouth I shall be choakt else Cun. Come we 'll not play and trifle with delayes We met to joyn these hands and willingly I cannot leave it till confirmation Mirab. One word first how does your friend kind Sir Gregory Cun. Why do you mention him you love him not Mir. I shall love you the less if you say so Sir In troth I love him but 't is you deceive him This flattering hand of yours does rob him now Now you steal his right from him and I know I shall have hate for 't his hate extreamly Cun. Why I thought you had not come so weakly arm'd Upon my life the Knight will love you for 't Exceedingly love you for ever love you Mir. I you 'll perswade me so Cun. Why he 's my friend And wishes me a fortune equal with him I know and dare speak it for him Mir. Oh this hand betrayes him you might remember him in some courtesie yet at least Cun. I thank your help in 't here 's to his health Where e'er he be Mir. I 'll pledge it were it against my health Clow. Oh oh my heart hops after twelve mile a day upon a good return now could I walk three hundred mile a foot and laugh forwards and backwards Mir. You 'll take the Knights health Sir Clow. Yes yes forsooth oh my sides such a Banquet once a week would make me grow fat in a fortnight Cun. Well now to close our meeting with the close Of mutual hands and hearts thus I begin Here in Heavens eye and all loves sacred powers Which in my Prayers stand propitious I knit this holy hand fast and with this hand The heart that owes this hand ever binding By force of this initiating Contract Both heart and hand in love faith loyalty Estate or what to them belongs in all the dues Rights and honors of a faithful husband And this firm vow henceforth till death to stand Irrevocable seal'd both with heart and hand Mir. Which thus I second but oh Sir Gregory Cun. Agen this interposition 's ill believe me Mir. Here in Heavens eye and all Loves sacred powers I knit this holy hand fast and with this hand The heart that owes this hand ever binding Both heart and hand in love honor loyalty Estate or what to them belongs in all the dues Rights and duties of a true faithful Wife And this firm Vow henceforth till death to stand Irrevocable seal'd both with heart and hand Sir Greg. A full agreement on both parts Cun. I here 's witness of that Sir Greg. Nay I have over-reacht you Lady and that 's much For any Knight in England to over-reach a Lady Mir. I rejoyce in my deceit I am a Lady Now I thank you Sir Clow. Good morrow Lady Fop. Sir Greg. ' Snails I 'm gull'd made a worshipful ass this is not my Lady Cun. But it is Sir and true as your dream told you That your Lady was become another Woman Sir Greg. I 'll have another Lady Sir if there were no more Ladies in London blind-man buff is an unlawful Game Cun. Come down on your knees first and thank your Stars Sir Greg. A fire of my stars I may thank you I think Cun. So you may pray for me and honor me That have preserv'd you from a lasting torment For a perpetual comfort Did you call me friend Sir Greg. I pray pardon me for that I did miscall you I confess Cun. And should I receiving such a thankful name Abuse it in the act Should I see my friend Baffed disgrac'd without any reverence To your title to be call'd slave rascal Nay curst to your face fool'd scorn'd beaten down With a womans peevish hate yet I should stand And suffer you to be lost cast away I would have seen you buried quick first Your spurs of Knighthood to have wanted rowels And to be kickt from your heels slave rascall Hear this Tongue Mir. My dearest Love sweet Knight my Lord my Husband Cun. So this is not slave and rascall then Mir. What shall your eye command but shall be done In all the duties of a loyal Wife Cun. Good good are not curses fitter for you wer 't not better Your head were broke with the handle of a fan Or your nose bor'd with a silver bodkin Mir. Why I will be a servant in your Lady Cun. ' Pox but you shall not she 's too good for you This contract shall be a nullity I 'll break 't off And see you better bestow'd Sir Greg. 'Slid but you shall not Sir she 's mine own and I am hers and we are one anothers lawfully and let me see him that will take her away by the Civil Law if you be my friend keep you so if you have done me a good turn do not hit me i' th' teeth with 't that 's not the part of a friend Cun. If you be content Sir Greg. Content I was never in better content on it my life I 'll not change her for both the Exchanges New or the Old Come kiss me boldly Clow. Give you joy Sir Sir Greg. Oh Sir I thank you as much as though I did you are belov'd of Ladies you see we are glad of under-women Clow. Ladies let not Ladies be disgrac'd you are as it were a Married Man and have a family and for the parties sake that was unnam'd before being Pese-cod time I am appeas'd yet I would wish you make a Ruler of your Tongue Cun. Nay no dissention here I must bar that And this friend I entreat you and be advis'd Let this private contract be yet conceal'd And still support a seeming face of love Unto the Lady mark how it availes you And quits all her scorns her Unckle is now hot In pursuit of the match and will enforce her Bend her proud stomach that she shall proffer Her self to you which when you have flouted And laught your fill at you shall scorn her off With all your disgraces trebled upon her For there the pride of all her heart will bow When you shall foot her from you not she you Sir Greg. Good I'faith I 'll continue it I 'd fain laugh aâ— the old fellow too for he has abus'd me as scurvily as hiâ— Neece my Knight-hoods upon the spur we 'll go to Bed and then to Church as fast as we can Exit Sir Greg. and Miraâ— Clow. I do wonder I do not hear of the Lady yet Cun. The good minute may come sooner than you are aware of I do not think but 't will e'r night yet as near as ' t is Clow. Well I
's poison'd by his mother poison'd the Mistriss to this stallion who by that poison ne'er shall sleep again 2. ' Foot let us mince him by piece-meals till he eat himself up 3. Let us dig out his heart with needles and half broil him like a Mussel Prot. Such another and I prevent you my bloud 's setled already Devit Here 's that shall remove it road viper drag him unto Martel unnatural paricide cruel bloudy woman Omnes On you dogfish leech caterpillar Devit A longer sight of him will make my rage turn pity and with his suddain end prevent revenge and torture wicked wicked Brunhalt Exit Enter Bawdber and three Courtiers 1. Not sleep at all no means 2. No Art can do it Bawdb. I will assure you he can sleep no more Than a hooded Hawks a centinel to him Or one of the City Constables are tops 3. How came he so Bawdb. They are too wise that dare know Something 's amiss heaven help all 1. What cure has he Bawdb. Armies of those we call Physitians some with glisters Some with Lettice-caps some posset-drinks some Pills Twenty consulting here about a drench Enter Messenger The bringing in of Leonor the bastard Son to your murther'd brother her Physitian By this time is attacht to that damn'd devil Mess 'T is like he will be so for e'er we came Fearing an equal justice for his mischiefs He drencht himself Brun. He did like one of mine then Thier. Must I still see these miseries no night To hide me from their horrors that Protaldy See justice fall upon Brun. Now I could sleep too Enter Ordella Mart. I 'll give you yet more Poppy bring the Lady And heaven in her embraces gives him quiet Madam unveil your self Ordel. I do forgive you And though you sought my bloud yet I 'll pray for you Brun. Art thou alive Mart. Now could you sleep Brun. For ever Mart. Go carry her without wink of sleep or quiet Where her strong knave Protaldye 's broke o' th' wheel And let his cries and roars be musick to her I mean to waken her Thier. Do her no wrong Mart. Nor right as you love justice Brun. I will think And if there be new curses in old nature I have a soul dare send them Mart. Keep her waking Exit Brunhalt Thier. What 's that appears so sweetly there 's that face Mart. Be moderate Lady Thier. That Angels face Mart. Goe nearer Thier. Martel I cannot last long see the soul I see it perfectly of my Ordella The heavenly figure of her sweetness there Forgive me gods it comes Divinest substance Kneel kneel kneel every one Saint of thy Sex If it be for my cruelty thou comest Do ye see her hoe Mart. Yes Sir and you shall know her Thier. Down down again to be reveng'd for bloud Sweet Spirit I am ready she smiles on me O blessed sign of Peace Mart. Goe nearer Lady Ordel. I came to make you happy Thier Hear you that Sir She comes to crown my soul away get sacrifice Whilst I with holy Honors Mart. She 's alive Sir Thier. In everlasting life I know it friend Oh happy happy soul Ordel. Alas I live Sir A mortal woman still Thier. Can spirits weep too Mart. She 's no spirit Sir pray kiss her Lady Be very gentle to him Thier. Stay she is warm And by my life the same lips tell me brightness Are you the same Ordella still Mart. The same Sir Whom heavens and my good Angel staid from ruin Thier. Kiss me again Ordel. The same still still your servant Thier. 'T is she I know her now Martel sit down sweet Oh blest and happiest woman a dead slumber Begins to creep upon me oh my jewel Enter Messenger and Memberge Ordel. Oh sleep my Lord. Thier. My joyes are too much for me Mess Brunhalt impatient of her constraint to see Protaldye tortur'd has choak'd her self Mart. No more her sins go with her Thier. Love I must die I faint close up my glasses 1 Doct. The Queen faints too and deadly Thier. One dying kiss Ordel. My last Sir and my dearest and now Close my eyes too Thier. Thou perfect woman Martel the Kingdom 's yours take Memberge to you And keep my line alive nay weep not Lady Take me I go Ordel. Take me too farewel honour Die both 2 Doct. They are gone for ever Mart. The peace of happy souls go after them Bear them to their last beds whilst I study A Tomb to speak their loves whilst old time lasteh I am your King in sorrows Omnes We your subjects Mart. Devitry for your service be near us Whip out these instruments of this mad mother From Court and all good people and because She was born Noble let that Title find her A private grave but neither tongue nor honor And now lead on they that shall read this story Shall find that Virtue lives in Good not Glory Exeunt Omnes The Woman-Hater PROLOGUE GEntlemen Inductions are out of date and a Prologue in Verse is as stale as a black Velvet Cloak and a Bay Garland therefore you shall have it plain Prose thus If there be any amongst you that come to hear lascivious Scenes let them depart for I do pronounce this to the utter discomfort of all two-penny Gallery men you shall have no bawdery in it or if there be any lurking amongst you in corners with Table-books who have some hope to find fit matter to feed his malice on let them claspe them up and slink away or stay and be converted For he that made this Play means to please Auditors so as he may be an Auditor himself hereafter and not purchase them with the dearness of his cares I dare not call it Comedy or Tragedy 't is perfectly neither A Play it is which was meant to make you laugh how it would please you is not written in my Part for though you should like it to day perhaps your selves know not how you should digest it to morrow Some things in it you may meet with which are out of the common road a Duke there is and the Scaene lies in Italy as those two things lightly we never miss But you shall not find in it the ordinary and over-worn Trade of jesting at â—ords and Courtiers and Citizens without taxation of any particular or new vice by them found out but at the persons of them such he that made this thinks vile and for his own part vows That he did never think but that a Lord Lord born might be a wise man and a Courtier an honest man Actus Primus Scaena Prima Enter Duke of Millain Arrigo Lucio and two Courtiers T Is now the sweetest time for sleep the night is scarce spent Arrigo what 's a clock Arri. Past four Duke Is it so much and yet the morn not up See yonder where the shamefac'd Maiden comes Into our sight how gently doth she slide Hiding her chaste cheeks like a modest Bride With a red veil of
many a sigh and tears Whilst he pursu'd his wench and hath observ'd The smiles and frowns not daring to displease When at last hath with his service won Her yielding heart that she begins to dote Upon him and can hold no longer out But hangs about his neck and wooes him more Than ever he desir'd her love before Then begins to flatter his desert And growing wanton needs will cast her off Try her pick quarrels to breed fresh delight And to increase his pleasing appetite Jul. Come Mouse will you walk Laz. I pray thee let me be deliver'd of the joy I am so big with I do feel that high heat within me that I begin to doubt whether I be mortal How I contemn my fellows in the Court With whom I did but yesterday converse And in a lower and an humbler key Did walk and meditate on grosser meats There are they still poor rogues shaking their chops And sneaking after Cheeses and do run Headlong in chace of every Jack of Beer That crosseth them in hope of some repast That it will bring them to whilst I am here The happiest wight that ever set his tooth To a dear novelty approach my love Come let 's go to knit the True Loves knot That never can be broken Boy That is to marry a whore Laz. When that is done then will we taste the gift Which Fates have sent my Fortunes up to lift Boy When that is done you 'll begin to repent upon a full stomach but I see 't is but a form in destiny not to be alter'd Exeunt Enter Arrigo and Oriana Oria. Sir what may be the current of your business that thus you single out your time and place Arri. Madam the business now impos'd upon me concerns you nearly I wish some worser man might finish it Ori. Why are ye chang'd so are ye not well Sir Arr. Yes Madam I am well wo'd you were so Oria. Why Sir I feel my self in perfect health Arri. And yet ye cannot live long Madam Oria. Why good Arrigo Arr. Why ye must dye Oria. I know I must but yet my fate calls not upon me Arr. It does this hand the Duke commands shall give you death Oria. Heaven and the powers Divine guard well the innocent Arr. Lady your Prayers may do your soul some good That sure your body cannot merit by 'em You must prepare to die Orian. What 's my offence what have these years committed That may be dangerous to the Duke or State Have I conspir'd by poison have I giv'n up My honor to some loose unsetl'd bloud That may give action to my plots Dear Sir let me not dye ignorant of my faults Arr. Ye shall not Then Lady you must know you 're held unhonest The Duke your Brother and your friends in Court With too much grief condemn ye though to me The fault deserves not to be paid with death Orian. Who 's my accuser Arri. Lord Gondarino Orian. Arrigo take these words and bear them to the Duke It is the last petition I shall ask thee Tell him the child this present hour brought forth To see the world has not a soul more pure more white More Virgin than I have Tell him Lord Gondarino's Plot I suffer for and willingly tell him it had been a greater honor to have sav'd than kill'd but I have done strike I am arm'd for heaven Why stay you is there any hope Arri. I would not strike Orian. Have you the power to save Arri. With hazard of my life if it should be known Orian. You will not venture that Arri. I will Lady there is that means yet to escape your death if you can wisely apprehend Orian. Ye dare not be so kind Arri. I dare and will if you dare but deserve 't Ori. If I should slight my life I were too blame Arri. Then Madam this is the means or else you die I love you Orian. I shall believe it if you save my life Arri. And you must lie with me Orian. I dare not buy my life so Arri. Come ye must resolve say yea or no. Orian. Then no nay look not ruggedly upon me I am made up too strong to fear such looks Come do your Butchers part before I would wish life with the dear loss of honour I dare find means to free my self Arr. Speak will ye yield Orian. Villain I will not Murtherer do thy worst thy base unnoble thoughts dare prompt thee to I am above thee slave Arri. Wilt thou not be drawn to yield by fair perswasions Orian. No nor by Arri. Peace know your doom then your Ladyship must remember you are not now at home where you dare feast all that come about you but you are fallen under my mercy which shall be but small if thou refuse to yield hear what I have sworn unto my self I will enjoy thee though it be between the parting of thy soul and body yield yet and live Orian. I 'll guard the one let Heaven guard the other Arri. Are you so resolute then Duke from above Hold hold I say Orian. What I yet more terror to my tragedy Arri. Lady the Scene of bloud is done ye are now as free from scandal as from death Enter Duke Count and Gondarino Duke Thou Woman which wert born to teach men virtue Fair sweet and modest Maid forgive my thoughts My trespass was my love Seize Gondarino let him wait our dooms Gond. I do begin a little to love this woman I could endure her already twelve miles off Count. Sister I am glad you have brought your honor off so fairly without loss you have done a work above your sex the Duke admires it give him fair encounter Duke Best of all comforts may I take this hand and call it mine Ori. I am your Graces handmaid Duke Would ye had sed my self might it not be so Lady Count. Sister say I I know you can afford it Ori. My Lord I am your subject you may command me provided still your thoughts be fair and good Duke Here I am yours and when I cease to be so Let heaven forget me thus I make it good Ori. My Lord I am no more mine own Count. So this bargain was well driven Gond. Duke thou hast sold away thy self to all perdition thou art this present hour becomming Cuckold methinks I see thy gaul grate through thy veins and jealousie seize thee with her talons I know that womans nose must be cut off she cannot scape it Duke Sir we have punishment for you Orian. I do beseech your Lordship for the wrongs this man hath done me let me pronounce his punishment Duke Lady I give 't to you he is your own Gond. I do beseech your Grace let me be banisht with all the speed that may be Count. Stay still you shall attend her sentence Orian. Lord Gondarino you have wrong'd me highly yet since it sprung from no peculiar hate to me but from a general dislike unto all women you shall
silences of discontent or of sorrow Dub. Sir we would not leave you Long. Do but suffer us to follow you and what our present means or industries hereafter can provide shall serve you Mont. Oh desire me not to live To such a baseness as to be maintained By those that serve me pray begone I will Defend your honesties to any man That shall report you have forsaken me I pray begone Exeunt Servants and Creditors Why dost thou weep my boy Because I do not bid thee go to Ver. No I weep my Lord because I would not go I fear you will command me Mont. No my child I will not that would discommend th' intent Of all my other actions thou art yet Unable to advise thy self a course Should I put thee to seek it after that I must excuse or at the least forgive Any charitable deed that can be done against my self Ver. Every day my Lord I tarry with you I 'll account A day of blessing to me for I shall Have so much less time left me of my life When I am from you and if misery Befall you which I hope so good a man Was never born to I will take my part And make my willingness increase my strength To bear it In the Winter I will spare Mine own cloths from my self to cover you And in the Summer carry some of yours To ease you I 'll doe any thing I can Mont. Why thou art able to make misery Ashamed of hurting when thy weakness can Both bear it and despise it Come my boy I will provide some better way for thee Than this thou speakst of 't is the comfort that I 'll fortune has undone me into the fashion For now in this age most men do begin To keep but one boy that kept many men Exeunt Enter Orleans a Servant his Lady following Orl. Where is she call her Lady I attend you Sir Orl. Your friend sweet Madam Lady What friend good my Lord Orl. Your Montague Madam he will shortly want Those Courtly graces that you love him for The means wherewith he purchased this and this And all his own provisions to the least Proportion of his feeding or his clothes Came out of that inheritance of land Which he unjustly lived on but the law Has given me right in 't and possession now Thou shalt perceive his bravery vanish as This Jewell does from thee now and these Pearls To him that owes ' em Lady Ye are the owner Sir of every thing that does belong to me Orl. No not of him sweet Lady Lady O good Heaven Orl. But in a while your mind will change and be As ready to disclaim him when his wants And miseries have perish'd his good face And taken off the sweetness that has made Him pleasing in a womans understanding La. O Heaven how gratious had Creation been To women who are born without defence If to our hearts there had been doors through which Our husbands might have lookt into our thoughts And made themselves undoubtfull Orl. Made 'em mad La. With honest women Orl. Thou dost still pretend A title to that virtue prethee let Thy honesty speak freelie to me now Thou know'st that Montague of whose Land I 'm the master did affect thee first And should have had thee if the strength of friends Had not prevail'd above thine own consent I have undone him tell me how thou dost Consider his ill fortune and my good La. I 'll tell you justly his undoing is An argument for pity and for tears In all their dispositions that have known The honor and the goodness of his life Yet that addition of prosperity Which you have got by 't no indifferent man Will malice or repine at if the Law Be not abused in 't howsoever since You have the upper fortune of him 't will Be some dishonor to you to bear your self With any pride or glory over him Orl. This may be truely spoken but in thee It is not honest La. Yes so honest that I care not if the chast Penelope Were now alive to hear me Enter Amiens Orl. Who comes there La. My brother Am. Save ye Orl. Now Sir you have heard of prosperous Montague Am. No Sir I have heard of Montague But of your prosperity Orl. Is he distracted Am. He does bear his loss with such a noble strength Of patience that Had fortune eyes to see him she would weep For having hurt him and pretending that Shee did it but for triall of his worth Hereafter ever love him Orl. I perceive you love him and because I must confess He does dâ—â—â—rve that though for some respects I have not â—n him that acknowledgement Yet in mine honor I did still conclude to use him nobly Am. Sir that will become your reputation and make me grow proud of your alliance Orl. I did reserve the doing of this friendship till I had His fortunes at my mercy that the world May tell him 't is a willing courtesie La. This change will make me happy Orl. 'T is a change thou shalt behold it then observe me when That Montague had possession of my Land I was his rivall and at last obtain'd This Lady who by promise of her own Affection to him should ha' bin his wife I had her and withheld her like a pawn Till now my Land is rend'red to me again And since it is so you shall see I have The conscience not to keep her give him her draws For by the faithfull temper of my sword she shall not tarry with me Am. Give me way draws Thou most unworthy man give me way Or by the wrong he does the Innocent I 'll end thy misery and his wickedness together Lady Stay and let me justifie My husband in that I have wrong'd his bed Exeunt Am Orl Enter Orleans in amazement the servants following him Never all shames that can afflict me fall Upon me if I ever wrong'd you Orl. Didst thou not confess it La. 'T was to save your blood from shedding that has Turn'd my brothers edge He that beholds our thoughts as plainely as Our faces knowes it I did never hurt My honesty but by accusing it Orl. Womens consents are sooner credited Than their denials and I 'll never trust Her body that prefers any defence Before the safety of her honor here Enter Servant Show forth that stranger give me not a word Thou seest a danger readie to be tempted La. Cast that upon me rather than my shame And as I am now dying I will vow That I am honest Orl. Put her out of dores but that I fear my land May go again to Montague I would kill thee I am loth To make a beggar of him that way or else Go now you have the liberty of flesh And you may put it to a double use One for your pleasure th' other to maintain Your well beloved he will want Exit Lady In such a charitable exercise The virtue will excuse you for the vice
no wild beast Shall hurt or trouble you and thus we 'll breed a story To make every hearer weep When they discourse our fortunes and our loves Mont. Oh what a scoff might men of women make If they did know this boy but my desire Is that thou wouldest not as thou usest still When like a servant I'mong servants sit Wait on my Trencher fill my cups with Wine Why should'st thou do this boy prethee consider I am not what I was Ver. Curst be the day when I forget that Montague was Thy Lord or not remember him my Master still Mont. Rather curse me with whom thy youth hath spent So many hours and yet untaught to live By any worldly quality Ver. Indeed you never taught me how to handle Cards To cheat and cozen men with oaths and lies Those are the worldly qualities to live Some of our scarlet Gallants teach their boys These worldly qualities Since stumbling fortune then leaves virtue thus Let me leave fortune e'r be vicious Mon. Oh lad thy love will kill me Ver. In truth I think in conscience I shall dye for you Good Master weep not do you want aught Sir Will you have any money here 's some Silver And here 's a little Gold 't will serve to play And put more troublesome thoughts out of your mind I pray Sir take it I 'll get more with singing And then I 'll bring it you my Lady ga't me And it was not covetousness But I forgot to tell you sooner on 't Mont. Alas boy thou art not bound to tell it me And less to give it buy thee Scarfs and Garters And when I have money I will give thee a sword Nature made thee a beauteous Cabinet To lock up all all the goodness of the earth Enter Charloâ—e Ver. I have lost my voice with the very sight of this Gentlewoman good Sir steal away you were wont to be a curious avoider of womens company Mont. Why boy thou dar'st trust me any where dar'st thou not Ver. I had rather trust you by a roaring Lion than a ravening woman Mont. Why boy Ver. Why truly she devours more mans flesh Mont. I but she roars not boy Ver. No Sir why she is never silent but when her mouth is full Charl. Monsieur Montague Mont. My sweet fellow since you please to call me so Ver. Ah my conscience she wou'd be pleas'd well enough to call you bed-fellow oh Master do not hold her by the hand so a woman is a Lime-bush that catcheth all she toucheth Charl. I do most dangerously suspect this boy to be a wench art thou not one come hither let me feel thee Ver. With all my heart Charl. Why dost thou pull off thy Glove Ver. Why to feel whether you be a boy or no. Charl. Fie boy go too I 'll not look your head nor comb your locks any more if you talk thus Ver. Why I 'll sing to you no more then Charl. Fie upon 't how sad you are a young Gentleman that was the very Sun of France Mont. But I am in the eclipse now Chal. Suffer himself to be over-run with a Lethargy of melancholy and discontent rouze up thy spirit man and shake it off A Noble Soul is like a Ship at Sea That sleeps at Anchor when the Ocean 's calm But when she rages and the wind blows high He cuts his way with skill and Majesty I would turn a Fool or Poet or any thing or marry to make you merry prethee let 's walk good Veramour leave thy Master and me I have earnest business with him Ver. Pray do you leave my Master and me we were very merry before you came he does not covet womens company What have you to do with him come Sir will you go And I 'll sing to you again I'faith his mind is stronger than to credit Womens vows and too pure to be capable of their loves Charl. The boy is jealous sweet lad leave us my Lady call'd for you I swear that 's a good child there 's a piece of Gold for thee go buy a Feather Ver. There 's two pieces for you do you go and buy one or what you will or nothing so you go Nay then I see you would have me go Sir why i'faith I will now I perceive you love her better than you do me but Heaven bless you whatever you do or intend I know you are a very honest man Exit Charl. Still will I wooe thee whilst thy ears reply I cannot or I will not marry thee Why hast thou drawn the bloud out of my cheeks And given a quicker motion to my heart Oh thou hast bred a Feaver in my veins Call'd love which no Physitian can cure Have mercy on a Maid whose simple youth Mont. How your example fairest teacheth me A ceremonious Idolatry Kneels By all the joy of love I love thee better Than I or any man can tell another And will express the mercy which thou crav'st I will forbear to marry thee consider Thou art Natures heir in feature and thy parents In fair Inheritances rise with these thoughts And look on me but with a womans eye A decaid fellow void of means and spirit Charl. Of spirit Mont. Yes could I tamely live Forget my Fathers bloud wait and make legs Stain my best breeches with the servile drops That fall from others draughts Charl. This vizard wherewith thou wouldst hide thy spirit Is perspective to shew it plainlier This undervalue of thy life is but Because I should not buy thee what more speaks Greatness of man than valiant patience That shrinks not under his fates strongest strokes These Roman deaths as falling on a sword Opening of veins with poison quenching thirst Which we erroneously do stile the deeds Of the heroick and magnanimous man Was dead-ey'd cowardize and white-cheek'd fear Who doubting tyranny and fainting under Fortunes false Lottery desperately run To death for dread of death that soul 's most stout That bearing all mischance dares last it out Will you perform your word and marry me When I shall call you to 't Enter Longueville with a riding-rod Mont. I'faith I will Charl. Who 's this alights here Long. With leave fair creature are you the Lady Mistriss of the house Charl. Her servant Sir Long. I pray then favour me to inform your Lady and Duke Orleans wife A business of import awaits 'em here And craves for speedy answer Charl. Are you in post Sir Long. No I am in Satin Lady I would you would be in post Charl. I will return Sweet Exit Long. Honest friend do you belong to the house I pray be covered Mont. Yes Sir I do Long. Ha dream'st thou Longaville sure 't is not he Sir I should know you Mont. So should I you but that I am asham'd But though thou know'st me prethee Longaville Mock not my poverty pray remember your self Shows it not strangely for thy cloaths to stand Without a Hat to mine mock me no more Long. The
a living body yet I am fearful Per. Give me your hand good Maria. Mar. He feels warm too Per. And next your lips Mar. He kisses perfectly Nay and the Devil be not worse you are Perolot Per. I was and sure I should be Can a small distance And ten short moneths take from your memory The figure of your friend that you stand wondring Be not amaz'd I am the self-same Perelot Living and well Son to Gentille and Brother â—o virtuous Castâ—â— to your beauteous Mistriss The long since poor betroth'd and still vow'd servant Mar. Nay sure he lives My Lord Lavall your Master Brought news long since to your much mourning Mistriss Ye dy'd at Orleance bound her with an oath too To keep it secret from your aged Father Lest it should rack his heart Per. A pretty secret To try my Mistriss Love and make my welcome From travel of more worth from whence Heaven be thanked My business for the Duke dispatch'd to th' purpose And all my money spent I am come home wench How does my Mistriss for I have not yet seen Any nor will I till I do her service Mar. But did the Lord Laval know of your love Sir before he went Per. Yes by much mâ—râ— force he got it Put none else knew upon his promise too And honor to conceal it faithfully Till my return to further which he told me My business being ended from the Duke He would procure a pension for my service Able to make my Mistriss a fit Husband Mar. But are you sure of this Per. Sure as my sight wench Mar. Then is your Lord a base dissembling villain A Devil Lord the damn'd Lord of all lewdness And has betraid ye and undone my Mistriss My poor sweet Mistriss oh that leather Lord Who poor soul since was married Per. To whom Maria Mar. To that unlucky Lord a upon him Whose hot horse-appetite being allaid once With her chaste joyes married again scarce cool'd The Torches yet not out the yellow Hymen Lighted about the bed the Songs yet sounding Marine's young noble Daughter Helena Whose mischief stands at door next Oh that recreant Per. Oh villain Oh most unmanly falshood Nay then I see my Letters were betraid too Oh I am full of this great with his mischiefs Loaden and burst Come lead me to my Lady Mar. I cannot Sir Lavall keeps her conceal'd Besides her griefs are such she will see no man Per. I must and will go to her I will see her There be my friend or this shall be thy furthest Mar. Hold and I 'll help thee but first ye shall swear to me As you are true and gentle as ye hate This beastly and base Lord where I shall place ye Which shall be within sight till I discharge ye What e'er you see or hear to make no motion Per. I do by Mar. Stay here about the house then Till it be later yet the time 's not perfect There at the back door I 'll attend you truly Per. Oh monstrous monstrous beastly villain Exit Mar. How cross this falls and from all expectation And what the end shall be Heaven only yet knows Only I wish and hope But I forget still Casta must be the bait or all miscarries Exeunt Enter Gentille with a Torch Shalloon above Gent. Holla Shaloon Shal. Who 's there Gent. A word from the Duke Sir Shal. Your pleasure Gent. Tell your Lord he must to Court strait Shal. He is ill at ease and prays he may be pardon'd The occasions of this night Gent. Belike he is drunk then He must away the Duke and his fair Lady The beauteous Helena are now at Cent. Of whom she has such fortune in her carding The Duke has lost a thousand Crowns and swears He will not go to bed till by Lavall The Tide of loss be turn'd again Awake him For 't is the pleasure of the Duke he must rise Sha. Having so strict command Sir to the contrary I dare not do it I beseech your pardon Gent. Are you sure he is there Sha. Yes Gen. And asleep Sha. I think so Gen. And are you sure you will not tell him Shalon Sha. Yes very sure Gen. Then I am sure I will Open or I must force Sha. Pray ye stay he is not Nor will not be this night You may excuse it Gent. I knew he was gone about some womans labour As good a neighbor though I say it and as comfortable Many such more we need Shaloon Alas poor Lady Thou art like to lie cross-legg'd to night Good Monsieur I will excuse your Master for this once Sir Because sometimes I have lov'd a wench my self too Sha. 'T is a good hearing Sir Gent. But for your lye Shaloon If I had you here it should be no good hearing For your pate I would pummel Sha. A fair good night Sir Gent. Good night thou noble Knight Sir Pandarus My heart is cold o' th' suddain and a strange dulness Possesses all my body thy Will be done Heaven Exit Enter Gabriella and Casta and Maria with a Taper Casta 'Faith Friend I was even going to my bed When your Maid told me of your sudden sickness But from my grave so truly I love you I think your name would raise me ye look ill Since last I saw ye much decay'd in colour Yet I thank Heaven I find no such great danger As your Maid frighted me withal take courage And give your sickness course some grief you have got That feeds within upon your tender spirits And wanting open way to vent it self Murders your mind and choaks up all your sweetness Gab. It was my Maids fault worthy friend to trouble ye So late upon so light a cause yet since I have ye Oh my dear Casta Casta Out with it Gods name Gab. The Closset of my heart I will lock here wench Lavall knocks within And things shall make ye tremble Who 's that knocks there Mar. 'T is Lavall Gab. Sit you still Let him in I am resolv'd and all you wronged women You noble spirits that as I have suffer'd Under this glorious beast-insulting man Lend me your causes then your cruelties For I must put on madness above women Cast Why do you look so ghastly Gab. Peace no harm Deer Enter Lavall Lav. There take my cloak and sword Where is this Banquet Mar. In the next room Casta How came he here Heaven bless me Lav. Give me some Wine wench fill it full and sprightly Gab. Sit still and be not fearful Lav. Till my veins swell And my strong sinews stretch like that brave Centaur That at the Table snatch'd the Bride away In spight of Hercules Casta I am betraid Lav. Nay start not Lady 't is for you that I come And for your beauty 't is for you Lavall Honors this night to you the sacred shrine I humbly bow offering my vows and prayers To you I live Gab. In with the powder quickly So that and the Wine will rock ye 〈…〉 Of the
I forget not all respects That are Religious on another word Sounded like that and through a Sea of sins Will wade to my revenge though I should call Pains here and after life upon my soul King Well I am resolute you lay not with her And so leave you Exit King Evad. You must be prating and see what follows Amint. Prethee vex me not Leave me I am afraid some sudden start Will pull a murther on me Evad. I am gone I love my life well Exit Evadne Amint. I hate mine as much This 't is to break a troth I should be glad If all this tide of grief would make me mad Exit Enter Melantius Mel. I 'le know the cause of all Amintors griefs Or friendship shall be idle Enter Calianax Cal. O Melantius my Daughter will die Mel. Trust me I am sorry would thou hadst ta'ne her room Cal. Thou art a slave a cut-throat slave a bloody treacherous slave Melan. Take heed old man thou wilt be heard to rave And lose thine Offices Cal. I am valiant grown At all these years and thou art but a slave Mel. Leave some company will come and I respect Thy years not thee so much that I could wish To laugh at thee alone Cal. I 'le spoil your mirth I mean to sight with thee There lie my Cloak this was my Fathers Sword And he durst sight are you prepar'd Mel. Why wilt thou doat thy self out of thy life Hence get thee to bed have careful looking to and eat warm things and trouble not me my head is full of thoughts more weighty than thy life or death can be Cal. You have a name in War when you stand safe Amongst a multitude but I will try What you dare do unto a weak old man In single sight you 'l ground I fear Come draw Mel. I will not draw unless thou pul'st thy death Upon thee with a stroke there 's no one blow That thou canst give hath strength enough to kill me Tempt me not so far then the power of earth Shall not redeem thee Cal. I must let him alone He 's stout and able and to say the truth However I may set a face and talk I am not valiant when I was a youth I kept my credit with a testie trick I had Amongst cowards but durst never sight Mel. I will not promise to preserve your life if you do stay Cal. I would give half my Land that I durst sight with that proud man a little if I had men to hold I would beat him till he ask me mercy Mel. Sir will you be gone Cal. I dare not stay but I will go home and beat my servants all over for this Exit Calianax Mel. This old fellow haunts me But the distracted carriage of mine Amintor Takes deeply on me I will find the cause I fear his Conscience cries he wrong'd Aspatia Enter Amintor Amint. Mens eyes are not so subtil to perceive My inward misery I bear my grief Hid from the World how art thou wretched then For ought I know all Husbands are like me And every one I talk with of his Wife Is but a well dissembler of his woes As I am would I knew it for the rareness afflicts me now Mel. Amintor We have not enjoy'd our friendship of late for we were wont to charge our souls in talk Amint. Melantius I can tell thee a good jest of Strato and a Lady the last day Mel. How wa st Amint. Why such an odd one Mel. I have long'd to speak with you not of an idle jest that 's forc'd but of matter you are bound to utter to me Amint. What is that my friend Mel. I have observ'd your words sall from your tongue Wildly and all your carriage Lâ—ke one that strove to shew his merry mood When he were ill dispos'd you were not wont To put such scorn into your speech or wear Upon your face ridiculous jollity Some sadness sits here which your cunning would Cover o're with smiles and 't will not be What is it Amint. A sadness here what cause Can sate provide for me to make me so Am I not lov'd through all this Isle the King Rains greatness on me have I not received A Lady to my bed that in her eye Keeps mounting fire and on her tender cheeks Inevitable colour in her heart A prison for all vertue are not you Which is above all joyes my constant friend What sadness can I have no I am light And feel the courses of my blood more warm And stirring than they were faith marry too And you will feel so unexprest a joy In chast embraces that you will indeed appear another Mel. You may shape Amintor Causes to cozen the whole world withal And your self too but 't is not like a friend To hide your soul from me 't is not your nature To be thus idle I have seen you stand As you were blasted midst of all your mirth Call thrice aloud and then start feigning joy So coldly World what do I here a friend Is nothing Heaven I would ha' told that man My secret sins I 'le search an unknown Land And there plant friendship all is withered here Come with a complement I would have fought Or told my friend he ly'd ere sooth'd him so Out of my bosom Amint. But there is nothing Mel. Worse and worse farewel From this time have acquaintance but no friend Amint. Melantius stay you shall know what that is Mel. See how you play'd with friendship be advis'd How you give cause unto your self to say You ha' lost a friend Amint. Forgive what I have done For I am so ore-gone with injuries Unheard of that I lose consideration Of what I ought to do oh oh Mel. Do not weep what is' t May I once but know the man Hath turn'd my friend thus Amint. I had spoke at first but that Mel. But what Amint. I held it most unfit For you to know saith do not know it yet Mel. Thou feest my love that will keep company With thee in tears hide nothing then from me For when I know the cause of thy distemper With mine own armour I 'le adorn my self My resolution and cut through thy foes Unto thy quiet till I place thy heart As peaceable as spotless innocence What is it Amint. Why 't is this it is too big To get out let my tears make way a while Mel. Punish me strangely heaven if he escape Of life or same that brought this youth to this Amint. Your Sister Mel. Well said Amint. You 'l wish 't unknown when you have heard it Mel. No. Amint. Is much to blame And to the King has given her honour up And lives in Whoredom with him Mel. How this Thou art run mad with injury indeed Thou couldst not utter this else speak again For I forgive it freely tell thy griefs Amint. She 's wanton I am loth to say a Whore Though it be true Mel. Speak yet again before mine anger grow
Mel. Why Diphilus it is A thing to laugh at in respect of this Here was my Sister Father Brother Son All that I had speak once again What youth lies slain there by thee Amint. 'T is Aspatia My senses fade let me give up my soul Into thy bosom Cal. What 's that what 's that Aspatia Mel. I never did repent the greatness of my heart till now It will not burst at need Cal. My daughter dead here too and you have all fine new tricks to grieve but I ne're knew any but direct crying Mel. I am a pratler but no more Diph. Hold Brother Lysip Stop him Diph. Fie how unmanly was this offer in you Does this become our strain Cal. I know not what the mater is but I am Grown very kind and am friends with you You have given me that among you will kill me Quickly but I 'le go home and live as long as I can Mel. His spirit is but poor that can be kept From death for want of weapons Is not my hand a weapon good enough To stop my breath or if you tie down those I vow Amintor I will never eat Or drink or sleep or have to do with that That may preserve life this I swear to keep Lysip Look to him tho' and bear those bodies in May this a fair example be to me To rule with temper for on lustful Kings Unlookt for sudden deaths from heaven are sent But curst is he that is their instrument PHILASTER OR Love lies a Bleeding The Scene being in Cicilie Persons Represented in the Play The King Philaster Heir to the Crown Pharamond Prince of Spain Dion a Lord. Noble Gentlemen his Associates Cleremont Thrasiline Arethusa the Kings Daughter Galatea a wise modest Lady attending the Princess Megra a lascivious Lady An old wanton Lady or Croan Another Lady attending the Princess Eufrasia Daughter of Dion but disguised like a Page and called Bellario An old Captain Five Citizens A Countrey fellow Two Woodmen The Kings Guard and Train Actus primus Scena prima Enter Dion Cleremont and Thrasiline Cler. HEre 's not Lords nor Ladies Dion Credit me Gentlemen I wonder at it They receiv'd strict charge from the King to attend here Besides it was boldly published that no Officer should forbid any Gentlemen that desire to attend and hear Cle. Can you ghess the cause Di. Sir it is plain about the Spanish Prince that 's come to marry our Kingdoms Heir and be our Soveraign Thra. Many that will seem to know much say she looks not on him like a Maid in Love Di. O Sir the multitude that seldom know any thing but their own opinions speak that they would have but the Prince before his own approach receiv'd so many confident messages from the State that I think she 's resolv'd to be rul'd Cle. Sir it is thought with her he shall enjoy both these Kingdoms of Cicilie and Calabria Di. Sir it is without controversie so meant But 't will be a troublesome labour for him to enjoy both these Kingdoms with safetie the right Heir to one of them living and living so vertuously especially the people admiring the bravery of his mind and lamenting his injuries Cle. Who Philaster Di. Yes whose Father we all know was by our late King of Calabria unrighteously deposed from his fruitful Cicilie My self drew some blood in those Wars which I would give my hand to be washed from Cle. Sir my ignorance in State-policy will not let me know why Philaster being Heir to one of these Kingdoms the King should suffer him to walk abroad with such free liberty Di. Sir it seems your nature is more constant than to enquire after State news But the King of late made a hazard of both the Kingdoms of Cicilie and his own with offering but to imprison Philaster At which the City was in arms not to be charm'd down by any State order or Proclamation till they saw Philaster ride through the streets pleas'd and without a guard at which they threw their Hats and their arms from them some to make bonefires some to drink all for his deliverance Which wise men say is the cause the King labours to bring in the power of a Foreign Nation to aw his own with Enter Galatea Megra and a Lady Thra. See the Ladies what 's the first Di. A wife and modest Gentlwoman that attends the Princess Cle. The second Di. She is one that may stand still discreetly enough and ill savour'dly Dance her Measure simper when she is Courted by her Friend and slight her Husband Cle. The last Di. Marry I think she is one whom the State keeps for the Agents of our confederate Princes she 'll cog and lie with a whole Army before the League shall break her name is common through the Kingdom and the Trophies of her dishonour advanced beyond Hercules-pillars She loves to try the several constitutions of mens bodies and indeed has destroyed the worth of her own body by making experiment upon it for the good of the Common-wealth Cle. She 's a profitable member La. Peace if you love me you shall see these Gentlemen stand their ground and not Court us Gal. What if they should Meg. What if they should La. Nay let her alone what if they should why if they should I say they were never abroad what Foreigner would do so it writes them directly untravel'd Gal. Why what if they be Meg. What if they be La. Good Madam let her go on what if they be Why if they be I will justifie they cannot maintain discourse with a judicious Lady nor make a Leg nor say Excuse me Gal. Ha ha ha La. Do you laugh Madam Di. Your desires upon you Ladies La. Then you must sit beside us Di. I shall sit near you then Lady La. Near me perhaps But there 's a Lady indures no stranger and to me you appear a very strange fellow Meg. Me thinks he 's not so strange he would quickly be acquainted Thra. Peace the King Enter King Pharamond Arethusa and Train King To give a stranger testimony of love Than fickly promises which commonly In Princes find both birth and burial In one breath we have drawn you worthy Sir To make your lair indearments to your daughter And worthy services known to our subjects Now lov'd and wondered at Next our intent To plant you deeply our immediate Heir Both to our Blood and Kingdoms For this Lady The best part of your life as you confirm me And I believe though her few years and sex Yet teach her nothing but her fears and blushes Desires without desire discourse and knowledge Only of what her sell is to her sell Make her feel moderate health and when she sleeps In making no ill day knows no ill dreams Think not dear Sir these undivided parts That must mould up a Virgin are put on To shew her so as borrowed ornaments To speak her perfect love to you or add An Artificial shadow to her
to sight for all the world if it could come in question Now I have spoke consider to your self find out a use if so then what shall fall to me is not material Arb. Is not material more than ten such lives as mine Mardonius it was nobly said thou hast spoke truth and boldly such a truth as might offend another I have been too passionate and idle thou shalt see a swift amendment but I want those parts you praise me for I fight for all the world Give me a sword and thou wilt go as far beyond me as thou art beyond in years I know thou dar'st and wilt it troubles me that I should use so rough a phrase to thee impute it to my folly what thou wilt so thou wilt paron me that thou and I should differ thus Mar. Why 't is no matter Sir Arb. Faith but it is but thou dost ever take all things I do thus patiently for which I never can requite thee but with love and that thou shalt be sure of Thou and I have not been merry lately pray thee tell me where hadst thou that same jewel in thine ear Mar. Why at the taking of a Town Arb. A wench upon my life a wench Mardonius gave thee that jewel Mar. Wench they respect not me I 'm old and rough and every limb about me but that which should grows stiffer I'those businesses I may swear I am truly honest for I pay justly for what I take and would be glad to be at a certainty Arb. Why do the wenches encroach upon thee Mar. I by this light do they Arb. Didst thou sit at an old rent with ' em Mar. Yes saith Arb. And do they improve themselves Mar. I ten shillings to me every new young fellow they come acquainted with Arb. How canst live on 't Mar. Why I think I must petition to you Arb. Thou shalt take them up at my price Enter two Gentlemen and Bessus Mar. Your price Arb. I at the Kings price Mar. That may be more than I 'me worth 2 Gent. Is he not merry now 1 Gent. I think not Bes He is he is we 'l shew our selves Arb. Bessus I thought you had been in Iberia by this I bad you hast Gobrias will want entertainment for me Bes And please your Majesty I have a sute Arb. Is' t not lousie Bessus what is' t Bes I am to carry a Lady with me Arb. Then thou hast two sutes Bes And if I can prefer her to the Lady Pentha your Majesties Sister to learn fashions as her friends term it it will be worth something to me Arb. So many nights lodgings as 't is thither wilt not Bes I know not that Sir but gold I shall be sure of Arb. Why thou shalt bid her entertain her from me so thou wilt resolve me one thing Bes If I can Arb. Faith 't is a very disputable question and yet I think thou canst decide it Bes Your Majesty has a good opinion of my understanding Arb. I have so good an opinion of it 't is whether thou be valiant Bes Some body has traduced me to you do you see this sword Sir Arb. Yes Bes If I do not make my back-biters eat it to a knife within this week say I am not valiant Enter a Messenger Mes Health to your Majesty Arb. From Gobrias Mes Yes Sir Arb. How does he is he well Mes In perfect health Arb. Take that for thy good news A trustier servant to his Prince there lives not than is good Gobrias 1 Gent. The King starts back Mar. His blood goes back as fast 2 Gent. And now it comes again Mar. He alters strangely Arb. The hand of Heaven is on me be it far from me to struggle if my secret sins have pull'd this curse upon me lend me tears now to wash me white that I may feel a child-like innocence within my breast which once perform'd O give me leave to stand as fix'd as constancy her self my eyes set here unmov'd regardless of the world though thousand miseries incompass me Mar. This is strange Sir how do you Arb. Mardonius my mother Mar. Is she dead Arb. Alas she 's not so happy thou dost know how she hath laboured since my Father died to take by treason hence this loathed life that would but be to serve her I have pardoned and pardoned and by that have made her fit to practise new sins not repent the old she now had stirr'd a slave to come from thence and strike me here whom Gobrias sifting out took and condemn'd and executed there the carefulst servant Heaven let me but live to pay that man Nature is poor to me that will not let me have as many deaths as are the times that he hath sav'd my life that I might dye 'em over all for him Mar. Sir let her bear her sins on her own head Vex not your self Arb. What will the world Conceive of me with what unnatural sins Will they suppose me loaden when my life Is fought by her that gave it to the world But yet he writes me comfort here my Sister He saies is grown in beauty and in grace In all the innocent vertues that become A tender spotless maid she stains her cheeks With morning tears to purge her mothers ill And ' mongst that sacred dew she mingles Prayers Her pure Oblations for my safe return If I have lost the duty of a Son If any pomp or vanity of state Made me forget my natural offices Nay farther if I have not every night Expostulated with my wandring thoughts If ought unto my parent they have err'd And call'd 'em back do you direct her arm Unto this soul dissembling heart of mine But if I have been just to her send out Your power to compass me and hold me safe From searching treason I will use no means But prayer for rather suffer me to see From mine own veins issue a deadly flood Than wash my danger off with mothers blood Mar. I n'ere saw such suddain extremities Exeunt Enter Tigranes and Spaconia Tigr. Why wilt thou have me die Spaconia What should I do Spa. Nay let me stay alone And when you see Armenia again You shall behold a Tomb more worth than I Some friend that ever lov'd me or my cause Will build me something to distinguish me From other women many a weeping verse He will lay on and much lament those maids That plac'd their loves unfortunately high As I have done where they can never reach But why should you go to Iberia Tigr. Alas that thou wilt ask me ask the man That rages in a Fever why he lies Distempered there when all the other youths Are coursing o're the Meadows with their Loves Can I resist it am I not a slave To him that conquer'd me Spa. That conquer'd thee Tigranes he has won But half of thee thy body but thy mind May be as free as his his will did never Combate thine and take it prisoner Tigr. But if he
noble thing to grace where we are grace 't and give respect there where we are respected yet we practise a wilder course and never bend our eyes on men with pleasure till they find the way to give us a neglect then we too late perceive the loss of what we might have had and dote to death Enter Martha Mar. Sister yonder 's your Servant with a Gentlewoman with him Lady Where Mar. Close at the door Lady Alas I am undone I fear he is berroth'd What kind of woman is she Mar. A most ill favoured one with her Masque on And how her face should mend the rest I know not La. But yet her mind was of a milder stuff than mine was Enter Elder Loveless and Welford in Womans apparel Lady Now I see him if my heart swell not again away thou womans pride so that I cannot speak a gentle word to him let me not live Elder Lo. By your leave here Lady How now what new trick invites you hither Ha' you a sine device again Elder Lo. Faith this is the finest device I have now How dost thou sweet heart Wel. Why very well so long as I may please You my dear Lover I nor can nor will Be ill when you are well well when you are ill Elder Lo. O thy sweet temper what would I have given that Lady had been like thee seest thou her that face my love join'd with thy humble mind had made a wench indeed Wel. Alas my love what God hath done I dare not think to mend I use no paint nor any drugs of Art my hands and face will shew it La. Why what thing have you brought to shew us there do you take mony for it Elder Lo. A Godlike thing not to be bought for mony 't is my Mistris in whom there is no passion nor no scorn what I will is for law pray you salute her Lady Salute her by this good light I would not kiss her for half my wealth Elder Lo. Why why pray you You shall see me do 't afore you look you Lady Now sie upon thee a beast would not have don 't I would not kiss thee of a month to gain a Kingdom Elder Lo. Marry you shall not be troubled Lady Why was there ever such a Meg as this Sure thou art mad Elder Lo. I was mad once when I lov'd pictures for what are shape and colours else but pictures in that tawnie hide there lies an endless mass of vertues when all your red and white ones want it Lady And this is she you are to marry is' t not Elder Lo. Yes indeed is' t Lady God give you joy Elder Lo. Amen Wel. I thank you as unknown for your good wish The like to you when ever you shall wed Elder Lo. O gentle Spirit Lady You thank me I pray Keep your breath nearer you I do not like it Wel. I would not willingly offend at all Much less a Lady of your worthie parts Elder Lo. Sweet Sweet La. I do not think this woman can by nature be thus Thus ugly sure she 's some common Strumpet Deform'd with exercise of sin Wel. O Sir believe not this for Heaven so comfort me as I am free from soul pollution with any man my honour ta'ne away I am no woman Elder Lo. Arise my dearest Soul I do not credit it Alas I fear her tender heart will break with this reproach sie that you know no more civility to a weak Virgin 'T is no matter Sweet let her say what she will thou art not worse to me and therefore not at all be careless Wel. For all things else I would but for mine honor Me thinks Elder Lo. Alas thine honour is not stain'd Is this the business that you sent for me about Mar. Faith Sister you are much to blame to use a woman whatsoe're she be thus I 'le salute her You are welcom hither Wel. I humbly thank you Elder Lo. Milde yet as the Dove for all these injuries Come shall we goe I love thee not so ill to keep thee here a jesting stock Adue to the worlds end Lady Why whither now Elder Lo. Nay you shall never know because you shall not find me Lady I pray let me speak with you Elder Lo. 'T is very well come Lady I pray you let me speak with you Elder Lo. Yes for another mock Lady By Heaven I have no mocks good Sir a word Elder Lo. Though you deserve not so much at my hands yet if you be in such earnest I 'le speak a word with you but I beseech you be brief for in good faith there 's a Parson and a licence stay for us i' th' Church all this while and you know 't is night Lady Sir give me hearing patiently and whatsoever I have heretofore spoke jestingly forget for as I hope 〈◊〉 mercy any where what I shall utter now is from my he◠〈◊〉 and as I mean Elder Lo. Well well what do you mean Lady Was not I once your Mistress and you my Servant Elder Lo. O 't is about the old matter Lady Nay good Sir stay me out I would but hear you excuse your self why you should take this woman and leave me Elder Lo. Prethee why not deserves she not as much as you Lady I think not if you will look With an indifferency upon us both Elder Lo. Upon your faces 't is true but if judiciously we shall cast our eyes upon your minds you are a thousand women of her in worth she cannot swound in jest nor set her lover tasks to shew her peevishness and his affection not cross what he saies though it be Canonical She 's a good plain wench that will do as I will have her and bring me lusty Boys to throw the Sledge and lift at Pigs of Lead and for a Wife she 's far beyond you what can you do in a houshold to provide for your issue but lye i' bed and get ' em your business is to dress you and at idle hours to eat when she can do a thousand profitable things she can do pretty well in the Pastry and knows how Pullen should be cram'd she cuts Cambrick at a thread weaves Bone-lace and quilts Balls and what are you good for Lady Admit it true that she were far beyond me in all respects does that give you a licence to forswear your self Elder Lo. Forswear my self how Lady Perhaps you have forgotten the innumerable oaths you have utter'd in disclaiming all for Wives but me I 'le not remember you God give you joy Elder Lo. Nay but conceive me the intent of oaths is ever understood Admit I should protest to such a friend to see him at his Lodging to morrow Divines would never hold me perjur'd if I were struck blind or he hid him where my diligent search could not find him so there were no cross act of mine own in 't Can it be imagined I mean to force you to Marriage and to have you whether you will
you wish you well But never see you more nor receive comfort From any thing Arnoldo Arn. You are too tender I neither doubt you nor desire longer To be a man and live than I am honest And only yours our infinite affections Abus'd us both Zab. VVhere are your favours now The courtesies you shew'd this stranger Madam Hip. Have I now sound the cause Zab. Attend it further Zen. Did she invite you do you say Arn. Most cunningly And with a preparation of that state I was brought in and welcom'd Zen. Seem'd to love you Arn. Most infinitely at first sight most dotingly Zen. She is a goodly Lady Arn. VVondrous handsom At first view being taken unprepar'd Your memory not present then to assist me She seem'd so glorious sweet and so far stir'd me Nay be not jealous there 's no harm done Zen. Prethee didst thou not kiss Arnoldo Arn. Yes saith did I. Zen. And then Arn. I durst not did not Zen. I forgive you Come tell the truth Arn. May be I lay with her Hip. He mocks me too most basely Zen. Did ye faith did ye forget so far Arn. Come come no weeping I would have lyen first in my grave believe that VVhy will you ask those things you would not hear She is too untemperate to betray my vertues Too openly lascivious had she dealt But with that seeming modesty she might And stung a little Art upon her ardor But 't was forgot and I forgot to like her And glad I was deceiv'd No my Zenocia My first love here begun rests here unreapt yet And here for ever Zen. You have made me happy Even in the midst of bondage blest Zab. You see now What rubs are in your way Hip. And quickly Zabulon I 'le root 'em out Be sure you do this presently Zab. Do not you alter then Hip. I am resolute Exit Zabulon Arn. To see you only I came hither last Drawn by no love of hers nor base allurements For by this holy light I hate her heartily Leop. I am glad of that you have sav'd me so much vengeance And so much fear From this hour fair besal you Arn. Some means I shall make shortly to redeem you Till when observe her well and fit her temper Only her lust contemn Zen. When shall I see you Arn. I will live hereabouts and bear her fair still Till I can find a sit hour to redeem you Hip. Shut all the doors Arn. Who 's that Zen. We are betray'd The Lady of the house has heard our parly Seen us and seen our Loves Hip. You courteous Gallant You that scorn all I can bestow that laugh at The afflictions and the groans I suffer for you That slight and jeer my love contemn the fortune My favours can sting on you have I caught you Have I now sound the cause ye fool my wishes Is mine own slave my bane I nourish that That sucks up my content I 'le pray no more Nor wooe no more thou shalt see foolish man And to thy bitter pain and anguish look on The vengeance I shall take provok'd and slighted Redeem her then and steal her hence ho Zabulon Now to your work Enter Zabulon and Servants some holding Arnoldo some ready with a cord to strangle Zenocia Arn. Lady but hear me speak first As you have pity Hip. I have none You taught me When I even hung about your neck you scorn'd me Zab. Shall we pluck yet Hip. No hold a little Zabulon I 'le pluck his heart-strings first now am I worthy A little of your love Arn. I 'le be your Servant Command me through what danger you shall aime at Let it be death Hip. Be sure Sir I shall fit you Ara. But spare this Virgin Hip. I would spare that villain first Had cut my Fathers throat Arn. Bounteous Lady If in your sex there be that noble softness That tenderness of heart womâ—n are crown'd for Zen. Kneel not Arnoldo doe her not that honour She is not worthy such submission I scorn a life depends upon her pity Proud woman do thy worst and arm thy anger With thoughts as black as Hell as hot and bloody I bring a patience here shall make 'em blush An innocence shall outlook thee and death too Arn. Make me your slave I give my freedom to ye For ever to be fetter'd to your service 'T was I offended be not so unjust then To strike the innocent this gentle maid Never intended fear and doubt against you She is your Servant pay not her observance With cruel looks her duteous faith with death Hip. Am I fair now now am I worth your liking Zen. Not fair not to be liked thou glorious Devil Thou vernisht piece of lust thou painted fury Arn. Speak gently sweet speak gently Zen. I 'le speak nobly 'T is not the saving of a life I aim at Mark me lascivious woman mark me truly And then consider how I weigh thy anger Life is no longer mine nor dear unto me Than usefull to his honour I preserve it If thou hadst studied all the courtesies Humanity and noble blood are linkt to Thou couldst not have propounded such a benefit Nor heapt upon me such unlookt for honour As dying for his sake to be his Martyr 'T is such a grace Hip. You shall not want that savour Let your bones work miracles Arn. Dear Lady By those fair eyes Hip. There is but this way left ye To save her life Arn. Speak it and I embrace it Hip. Come to my private chamber presently And there what love and I command Arn. I 'le doe it Be comforted Zenocia Zen. Do not do this To save me do not lose your self I charge you I charge you by your love that love your bear me That love that constant love you have twin'd to me By all your promises take heed you keep 'em Now is your constant tryal If thou dost this Or mov'st one foot to guide thee to her lust My curses and eternal hate pursue thee Redeem me at the base price of dis-loyalty Must my undoubted honesty be thy Bawd too Go and intwine thy self about that body Tell her for my life thou hast lost thine honour Pull'd all thy vows from heaven basely most basely Stoop'd to the servile flames of that foul woman To add an hour to me that hate thee for it Know thee not again nor name thee for a Husband Arn. What shall I do to save her Hip. How now what hast there Enter a Servant Ser. The Governour attended with some Gentlemen Are newly entred to speak with your Ladiship Hip. Pox o' their business reprieve her for this hour I shall have other time Arn. Now fortune help us Hip. I 'le meet 'em presently retire awhile all Exeunt Zab. You rise to day upon your right side Lady You know the danger too and may prevent it And if you suffer her to perish thus As she must do and suddenly believe it Unless you stand her friend you know the
gladly I would hear thee But that 's impossible Dua. Please you but read this You shall know better there why I am sent Than if I should deliver it Gui. From whom comes it Dua. That will instruct you I suspect this stranger Yet she spake something that holds such alliance With his reports I know not what to think on 't What a frown was there she looks me through through Now reads again now pauses and now smiles And yet there 's more of anger in 't than mirth These are strange changes oh I understand it She 's full of serious thoughts Gui. You are just you Heavens And never do forget to hear their prayers That truly pay their vows the defer'd vengeance For you and my words sake so long defer'd Under which as a mountain my heart groans yet When 't was despair'd of now is offer'd to me And if I lose it I am both wayes guilty The womans mask dissimulation help me Come hither friend I am sure you know the Gentleman That sent these charms Dua. Charms Lady Gui. These charms I well may call them so they 've won upon me More than ere letter did thou art his friend The confidence he has in thee confirms it And therefore I 'le be open breasted to thee To hear of him though yet I never saw him Was most desir'd of all men let me blush And then I 'le say I love him Dua. All men see In this a womans vertue Gui. I expected For the courtesie I did long since to have seen him And though I then forbad it you men know Between our hearts and tongues there 's a large distance But I 'le excuse him may be hitherto He has forborn it in respect my Son Fell by his hand Dua. And reason Lady Gui. No he did me a pleasure in 't a riotous fellow And with that insolent not worth the owning I have indeed kept a long solemn sorrow For my friends sake partly but especially For his long absence Dua. O the Devil Guio. Therefore Bid him be speedy a Priest shall be ready To tye the holy knot this kiss I send him Deliver that and bring him Dua. I am dumb A good cause I have now and a good sword And something I shall do I wait upon you Exeunt Enter Manuel Charino Arnoldo Zenocia born in a chair 2 Doctors Clodio Doct. Give her more air she dyes else Arn. O thou dread power That mad'st this all and of thy workmanship This virgin wife the Master piece look down on her Let her minds virtues cloth'd in this fair garment That worthily deserves a better name Than flesh and bloud now sue and prevail for her Or if those are denyed let innocence To which all passages in Heaven stand open Appear in her white robe before thy throne And mediate for her or if this age of sin Be worthy of a miracle the Sun In his diurnal progress never saw So sweet a subject to imploy it on Man Wonders are ceas'd Sir we must work by means Arno. 'T is true and such reverend Physicians are To you thus low I fall then so may you ever Be stil'd the hands of Heaven natures restorers Get wealth and honours and by your success In all your undertakings propagate Your great opinion in the world as now You use your saving art for know good Gentlemen Besides the fame and all that I possess For a reward posterity shall stand Indebted to you for as Heaven forbid it Should my Zenocia dye robbing this age Of all that 's good or gracefull times succeeding The story of her pure life not yet perfect Will suffer in the want of her example Doct. Were all the world to perish with her we Can do no more than what art and experience Give us assurance of we have us'd all means To find the cause of her disease yet cannot How should we then promise the cure Arn. Away I did bely you when I charg'd you with The power of doing ye are meer names only And even your best perfection accidental What ever malady thou art or Spirit As some hold all diseases that afflict us As love already makes me sensible Of half her sufferings ease her of her part And let me stand the butt of thy fell malice And I will swear th' art mercifull Doct. Your hand Lady What a strange heat is here bring some warm water Arn. She shall use nothing that is yours my sorrow Provides her of a better bath my tears Shall do that office Zeno. O my best Arnoldo The truest of all lovers I would live Were heaven so pleas'd but to reward your sorrow With my true service but since that 's denied me May you live long and happy do not suffer By your affection to me I conjure you My sickness to infect you though much love Makes you too subject to it Arn. In this only Zenocia wrongs her servant can the body Subsist the Soul departed 't is as easie As I to live without you I am your husband And long have been so though our adverse fortune â—â—ndying us from one hazard to another Would never grant me so much happiness As to pay a husbands debt despite of fortune In death I 'le follow you and guard mine own And there enjoy what here my fate forbids me Clod. So true a sorrow and so feelingly Exprest I never read of Man I am struck With wonder to behold it as with pity Char. If you that are a stranger suffer for them Being tied no further than humanity Leads you to soft compassion think great Sir What of necessity I must endure That am a Father Hippolyta Zabulon and Sulpitia at the door Zab. Wait me there I hold it Unfit to have you seen as I find cause You shall proceed Man You are welcom Lady Hip. Sir I come to do a charitable office How does the patient Clod. You may enquire Of more than one for two are sick and deadly He languishes in her her health 's despair'd of And in hers his Hip. 'T is a strange spectacle With what a patience they sit unmov'd Are they not dead already Doct. By her pulse She cannot last a day Arn. Oh by that summons I know my time too Hip. Look to the man Clod. Apply Your Art to save the Lady preserve her A town is your reward Hip. I 'le treble it In ready gold if you restore Arnoldo For in his death I dye too Clod. Without her I am no more Arn. Are you there Madam now You may feast on my miseries my coldness In answering your affections or hardness Give it what name you please you are reveng'd of For now you may perceive our thred of life Was spun together and the poor Arnoldo Made only to enjoy the best Zenocia And not to serve the use of any other And in that she may equal my Lord Clodio Had long since else enjoyed her nor could I Have been so blind as not to see your great And many
Issue Or hope of any his undoubted heir And this forg'd by the Advocate to defeat me Of what the laws of Spain confer upon me A meeâ— Imposture and conspiracie Against my future fortunes Assist You are too bold Spâ—ak to the cause Don Henrique Hen. I confess Though the acknowledgment must wound mine honour That all the Court hath heard touching this Cause Or with me or against me is most true The later part my Brother urg'd excepted For what I now doe is not out of Spleen As he pretends but from remorse of conscience And to repair the wrong that I have done To this poor woman And I beseech your Lordship To think I have not so â—ar lost my reason To bring into my familie to succeed me The stranger Issue of anothers Bed By proof this is my Son I challenge him Accept him and acknowledge him and desire By a definitive Sentence of the Court He may be so recorded and full power To me to take him home Jac. A second rape To the poor remnant of content that 's left me If this be granted and all my former wrongs Were but beginnings to my miseries But this the height of all â—ather than part With my Ascanâ—o I 'le deny my oath Profess my self a Strumpet and endure What punishment soe're the Court decrees Against a wretch that hath for sworn her self Or plaâ—'d the impuâ—ent whore Assist This tastes of passion And that must not divert the course of Justice Don Heâ—â—â—â—â—e take your Son with this condition You give him maintenance as becomes his birth And 't will stand with your honour to doe something â—or this wrongâ—d woman I will compel nothing But leave it to your will Break up the Court It is in vaâ—â— to mâ—â—â— me my doom 's pass'd And cannot be revok'd Exit Hen. 〈◊〉 your reward Bar. More causes and such Fees Now to my Wiâ—e I have too long been absent Health to your Lordship Eâ— Asc You all look strangely and I fear believe This unexpected fortune makes me proud Indeed it do's not I shall ever pay you The duty of a son and honour you Next to my Father good my Lord for yet I dare not call you uncle be not sad I never shall forget those noble favours You did me being a stranger and if ever I live to be the master of a fortune You shall command it Jam. Since it was determin'd I should be cozen'd I am glad the profit Shall fall on thee I am too tough to melt But something I will do Hen. 'Pray you take leave Of your steward gentle Brother the good husband That takes up all for you Jam. Very well mock on It is your turn I may have mine Exâ— Oct. But do not Forget us dear Ascanio Asc Do not fear it I every day will see you every hour Remember you in my prayers Oct. My grief 's too great To be expressed in words Exâ— Hen. Take that and leave us gives mony to saâ—â—â— Leave us without reply nay come back sirrah And study to forget such things as these As are not worth the knowledge Asca offers to feâ—â—â— Asc O good Sir These are bad principles Hen. Such as you must learn Now you are mine for wealth and poverty Can hold no friendship and what is my will You must observe and do though good or ill Exeâ—â—â— SCENA IV. Enter Bartolus Bar. Where is my wife 'fore heaven I have done wâ—â—derâ— Done mighty things to day my Amaranta My heart rejoyces at my wealthy Gleanings A rich litigious Lord I love to follow A Lord that builds his happiness on brawlings O 't is a blessed thing to have rich Clyents Why wife I say how fares my studious Pupil Hard at it still ye are too violent All things must have their rests they will not last else Come out and breathe Leandro witâ—â—â— Lean. I do beseech you pardon me I am deeply in a sweet point Sir Bar. I 'le instruct ye Enter Amaranta I say take breath seek health first then your study O my sweet soul I have brought thee golden birds home Birds in abundance I have done strange wonders There 's more a hatching too Am. Have ye done good husband Then 't is a good day spent Bar. Good enough chicken I have spread the nets o' th' law to catch rich booties And they come sluttering in how do's my Pupil My modest thing hast thou yet spoken to him Am. As I past by his chamber I might see him But he is so bookish Bar. And so bashfull too I' saith he is before he will speak he will starve thâ—re Am. I pitie him a little Bar. So do I too Am. And if he please to take the air o' th' gardens Or walk i' th' inward rooms so he molest not Bar. He shall not trouble thee he dare not speak to thee Enter Moor with Chesse-board Bring out the Chesse-board come let 's have a game wise I 'le try your masterie you say you are cunning Am. As learned as ye are Sir I shall beat ye Enter Leandro Bar. Here he steals out put him not out of countenance Prethee look another way he will be gone else Walk and refresh your self I 'll be with you presently Lean. I 'le take the air a little Play at chess Bar. 'T will be healthfull Am. Will ye be there then here I 'le spare ye that man Lea. Would I were so near too and a mate fitting Am. What think ye Sir to this have at your Knight now Bar. 'T was subtilly play'd your Queen lies at my service Prethee look off he is ready to pop in again Look off I say do'st thou not see how he blushes Am. I do not blast him Lean. But ye do and burn too What killing looks she steals Bar. I have you now close Now for a Mate Lean. You are a blessed man that may so have her Oh that I might play with her knock within Bar. Who 's there I come you cannot scape me now wife I come I come knock Lean. Most blessed hand that calls him Bar. Play quickly wife Am. 'Pray ye give leave to think Sir Enter Moor. Moor. An honest neighbour that dwells hard by Sir Would fain speak with your worship about business Lean. The devil blow him off Bar. Play Am. I will study For if you beat me thus you will still laugh at me knock Bar. He knocks again I cannot stay Leandro 'Pray thee come near Lean. I am well Sir here Bar. Come hither Be not afraid but come Am. Here 's none will bite Sir Lean. God forbid Lady Am. 'Pray come nearer Lean. Yes forsooth Bar. 'Prethee observe these men just as they stand here And see this Lady do not alter 'em And be not partial Pupil Lean. No indeed Sir Bar. Let her not move a pawn I 'le come back presently Nay you shall know I am a Conquerour Have an eye Pupil Exit Am. Can ye play at Chess Sir Lean. A little Lady Am. But you cannot tell me
How to avoid this Mate and win the Game too H 'as noble eyes ye dare not friend me so far Lean. I dare do any thing that 's in mans power Lady To be a friend to such a noble beauty Am. This is no Lawyers language I pray ye tell me Whither may I remove Ye see I am set round To avoid my husband Lean. I shall tell ye happily But happily you will not be instructed Am. Yes and thank ye too shall I move this man Lean. Those are unseemly move one can serve ye Can honour ye can love ye Am. 'Pray ye tell quickly He will return and then Lean. I 'le tell ye instantly Move me and I will move any way to serve ye Move your heart this way Lady Am. How Lean. 'Pray ye hear 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 mâ— 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 lose this Rook here Yet I get libertie Lean. I 'le selfe 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 has 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 perpetual Spring grows Am. Take that ye are too saucy Lean. How proud Lady Strike my deserts Am. I was to 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 wise Why dost thou smile Lean. This proud thing will betray me Bar. Why these lie here what angry dear Am. No Sir Only a chance your pupil 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 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 Chess board is too hard for my head line that good Lady Bar. I have been attoning two most wrangling neighbours They had no mony 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 â—ar Do as ye please we shall expect ye at supper He has 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 to blame to be so rash I am sorry Exeunt Actus Quartus Scena Prima Enter Don Henrique Violante Ascanio Hen. HEar but my reasons Viol. O my patience hear ' em Can cunning falshood colour an excuse With an seeming shape of borrowed truth Exteâ—nuate this wofull wrong not error Hen. You gave consent that to defeat my brother I should take any course Vio. But not to make The 〈◊〉 more loathsom than the soul disease Was 't not enough you took me to your bed Tâ—â—'d with loose dalliance and with emptie veins All those abilities spent before and wasted That could conâ—â— the name of mother on me But that to perfect my account of sorrow For my long baâ—â—neness you must heighten it By shewing to my face that you were fruitfull Hug'd in the base embraces of another If Solitude that dwelt beneath my roof And want of children was a torment to me What end of my vextion to behold A bastard to upbraid me with my wants And hear the name of father paid to ye Yet know my self no mother What can I say Hen. Shall I confess my fault and ask your pardon Will that content ye Vio. 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 Balilisk Whose envious eyes have blasted all my comforts Rest confident I 'le study my dark ends And not your pleasures Asc Noble Lady hear me Not as my Fathers son but as your servant Vouchsafe to hear me for such in my duty I ever will appear and far be it from My poor ambition ever to look 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 Queens themselves Disdain not to be serv'd by such as are Of meanest Birth and I shall be most happie To be emploâ—'d when you please to command me Even in the counsell office as your Page I can wait on your trencher fill your wine Carry your pantosles and be sometimes bless'd In all humilitie to touch your feet Or if that you esteem that too much grace I can run by your Coach observe your looks And hope to gain a fortune by my service With your good savour which now as a Son I date not challenge Vâ—â— As a Son Asâ— Forgive me I will forget the name let it be death For me to call you Mother Vio. Still upbraided Hen. No way left to appease you Vio. None now hear me Hear what I vow before the face of Heaven And if I break it all plagues in this life And those that after death are fear'd fall on me While that this Bastard staies under my roof Look for no peace at home for I renounce All Offices of a wife Hen. What am I faln to Vio. I will not eat nor sleep with you and those 〈◊〉 Which I should spend in prayers for your health Shall be emploi'd in Curses Hen. Terrible Vio. All the day long I 'le be as tedious to you As lingring fevers and I 'le watch the nights To ring aloud your shame and
dearly come follow me I 'le bâ—â—â— you toth ' party Gentlemen then make your own conditâ—â—â— Luce. She is sick you know Isab I 'le make her well or kill her and take no idle anâ—er you are fools then nor stand off for her state she 'l scorn â—u all then but urge her still and though she fret still folâ—â—w her a widow must be won so Bel. She speaks bravely Isab I would fain have a Brother in law I love mens â—mpany and if she call for dinner to avoid you be sure you â—y follow her into her chamber if she retire to Pray pray â—th her and boldly like honest lovers Luce. This will kill her Foun You have shewed us one way do but lead the tother Isab I know you stand o'thorns come I 'le dispatch you Luce. If you live after this Isab I have lost my aim Enter Valentine and Francisco Fran. Did you not see 'em since Val. No hang 'em hang ' em Fran. Nor will you not be seen by ' em Val. Let 'em alone Frank I 'le make 'em their own â—stice and a jerker Fran. Such base discourteous Dog-whelps Val. I shall dog 'em and double dog 'em ere I have done Fran. Will you go with me for I would fain find out â—is piece of bountie it was the Widows man that I am cerâ—in of Val. To what end would you go Fran. To give thanks Val. Hang giving thanks hast not thou parts deserve it it â—cludes a further will to be beholding beggers can do no â—ore at door if you will go there lies your way Fran. I hope you will go Val. No not in ceremony and to a woman with mine â—wn Father were he living Frank I would toth ' Court â—ith Bears first if it be that wench I think it is for t'other's â—iser I would not be so lookt upon and laught at so made ladder for her wit to climb upon for 't is the tartest tit in Christendom I know her well Frank and have buckled â—ith her so lickt and stroaked slear'd upon and stouted â—d shown to Chambermaids like a strange beast she had â—â—rchased with her penny Fran. You are a strange man but do you think it was a â—oman Val. There 's no doubt on 't who can be there to do it else â—esides the manner of the circumstances Fran. Then such courtesies who ever does 'em sir saving our own wisdom must be more lookt into and better anâ—ered than with deserving slights or what we ought to have â—â—nferred upon us men may starve else means are not gotâ—en now with crying out I am a gallant fellow a good Soulâ—â—er a man of learning or fit to be employed immediate â—essings cease like miracles and we must grow by second â—eans I pray go with me even as you love me Sir Val. I will come to thee but Frank I will not stay to hear our sopperies dispatch those e're I come Fran. You will not fail me Val. Some two hours hence expect me Fran. I thank you and will look for you Exeunt Enter Widow Shorthose and Roger. Wid. Who let in these puppies you blind rascals you â—runken Knaves several Short Yes for sooth I 'le let 'em in presently Gentlemen Wid. Sprecious you blown Pudding bawling Rogue Short I bawl as loud as I can would you have me fetch â—m upon my back Wid. Get 'em out rascal out with 'em out I sweat to â—ave 'em near me Short I should sweat more to carry 'em out Roger. They are Gentlemen Madam Short Shall we get 'em into th'butterie and make 'em â—runk Wid. Do any thing so I be eased Enter Isabel Fount Bella. Hare Isab Now to her Sir fear nothing Rog. Slip aside boy I know she loves 'em howsoever sâ—â— carries it and has invited 'em my young Mistress told mâ— so Short Away to tables then Exâ—â—â—t Isab I shall burst with the sport on 't Fount You are too curious Madam too full of preparation we expect it not Bella. Me thinks the house is handsom every place decent what need you be vext Hare We are no strangers Fount What though we come e're you expected us do not we know your entertainments Madam are â—ee and fall at all times Wid. You are merry Gentlemen Bel. We come to be merry Madam and very merry mâ—n love to laugh heartily and now and then Lady a little of our old plea. Wid. I am busie and very busie too will none deliver me Hare There is a time for all you may be busie but when your friends come you have as much power Madam Wid. This is a tedious torment Foun How hansomly this little piece of anger shews upon her well Madam well you know not how to grace your self Bel. Nay every thing she does breeds a new sweetness Wid. I must go up I must go up I have a business waits upon me some wine for the Gentlemen Hare Nay we 'l go with you we never saw your chambers yet Isab Hold there boyes Wid. Say I go to my prayers Foun We 'l pray with you and help your meditations Wid. This is boysterous or say I go to sleep will you go to sleep with me Bel. So suddenly before meat will be dangerous we know your dinner 's ready Lady you will not sleep Wid. Give me my Coach I will take the air Hare We 'l wait on you and then your meat after a quickned stomach Wid. Let it alone and call my Steward to me and bid him bring his reckonings into the Orchard these unmannerly rude puppies Exit Widow Foun We 'l walk after you and view the pleasure of the place Isab Let her not rest for if you give her breath shâ—â— scorn and slout you seem how she will this is the way to win her be bold and prosper Bel. Nay if we do not tire her Exeunt Isab I 'le teach you to worm me good Lady sister and peep into my privacies to suspect me I 'le torture you with that you hate most daintily and when I have done that laugh at that you love most Enter Luce. Luce. What have you done she chases and sumes outragiously and still they persecute her Isab Long may they do so I 'le teach her to declaim against my pities why is she not gone out o' th' town but gives occasion for men to run mad after her Luc. I shall be hanged Isab This in me had been high treason three at a time and private in her Orchard I hope she 'l cast her reckonings right now Enter Widow Wid. Well I shall find who brought ' em Isab Ha ha ha Wid. Why do you laugh sister I fear me 't is your trick 't was neatly done of you and well becomes your pleasure Isab What have you done with ' em Wid. Lockt 'em i' th' Orchard there I 'le make 'em dance and caper too before they get their liberty unmannerly rude puppies Isab They are somewhat saucy but yet I 'le let 'em out and once more sound
fortunes shall arrive at Hark you Isab 'T is strange you should be thus unmannerly turn home again siâ—â—a you had best now force my man to lead your way â—â—an Yes marry shall he Lady forward my friend Isab This is a pretty Riot it may grow to a rape Fran. Do you like that better I can ravish you an hundred times and never hurt you Short I see nothing I am asleep still when you have done tell me and then I 'le wake Mistris Isab Are you in earnest Sir do you long to be hang'd Fran. Yes by my troth Lady in these fair Tresses Isab Shall I call out for help Fran. No by no means that were a weak trick Lady I 'le kiss and stop your mouth Isab You 'l answer all these Fran. A thousand kisses more Isab I was never abused thus you had best give out too that you sound me willing and say I doted on you Fran. That 's known already and no man living shall now carry you from me Isab This is fine i'faith Fran. It shall be ten times finer Isab Well seeing you are so valiant keep your way I will to Church Fran. And I will wait upon you Isab And it is most likely there 's a Lriest if you dare venture as you profess I would wish you look about you to do these rude tricks for you know the recompences and trust not to my mercy Fran. But I will Lady Isab For I 'le so handle you Fran. That 's it I look for Lan. Afore thou dream Shor. Have you done Isab Go on Sir and follow if you dare Fran. If I do not hang me Lan. 'T is all thine own boy an 't were a million god a mercy Sack when would small Beer have done this Knocking within Enter Valentine Val. Whos 's that that knocks and bounces what a Devil ails you is hell broke loose or do you keep an Iron mill Enter a Servant Ser. 'T is a Gentlewoman Sir that must needs speak with you Val. A Gentlewoman what Gentlewoman what have I to do with Gentlewomen Ser. She will not be answered Sir Val. Fling up the bed and let her in I 'le try how gentle she is Exit Serveâ— This Sack has fill'd my head so full of bables I am aâ—â— mad what Gentlewoman should this be I hope she 〈◊〉 brought me no butter print along with her to lay to â— charge if she have 't is all one I 'le forswear it Enter Widow Wid. O you 're a noble Gallant send off your Serveâ— pray Exit Serveâ— Val. She will not ravish me by this light she looâ—â—â— sharp set as a Sparrow hawk what wouldst thou womâ—â— Wid. O you have used me kindly and like a Gentleâ—â—â— this is to trust to you Val. Trust to me for what Wid. Because I said in jest once you were a handsom 〈◊〉 one I could like well and fooling made you believe I love you and might be brought to marrie Val. The widow is drunk too Wid. You out of this which is a fine discretion give 〈◊〉 the matter 's done you have won and wed me and tâ— you have put fairly put for an heir too these are fire â—â—mours to advance my credit i' th' name of mischief who did you mean Val. That you loved me and that you might be brougâ—â— to marrie me why what a Devil do you mean widow Wid. 'T was a fine trick too to tell the world though you had enjoyed your first wish you wished the wealth you aimed at that I was poor which is most true I am haâ—â— sold my lands because I love not those vexations yet iâ— mine honours sake if you must be prating and for my credits sake in the Town Val. I tell thee widow I like thee ten times better 〈◊〉 thou hast no Lands for now thy hopes and cares lye on thy husband if e're thou marryest more Wid. Have not you married me and for this main cause now as you report it to be your Nurse Val. My Nurse why what am I grown to give me the Glass my Nurse Wid. You n'er said truer I must confess I did a little favour you and with some labour might have been persâ—â—ded but when I found I must be hourly troubled with maâ—ing broths and dawbing your decayes with swadling â— with stitching up your ruines for the world so reports Val. Do not provoke me Wid. And half an eye may see Val. Do not provoke me the world 's a lying world are thou snalt find it have a good heart and take a strong fâ—â—â— to thee and mark what follows my Nurse yes you 〈◊〉 rock me Widow I 'le keep you waking Wid. You are disposed Sir Val. Yes marry am I Widow and you shall feel it 〈◊〉 and they touch my freehold I am a Tiger Wid. I think so Val. Come Wid. Whither Val. Any whither Sâ—â—â— The sit's upon me now the sit's upon me now Come quickly gentle Ladie the sit's upon me now The world shall know they 're fools And so shalt thou do too Let the Cobler meddle with his tools The sit's upon me now Take me quickly while I am in this vein away with me for if I have but two hours to consider all the widows in the world cannot recover me Wid. If you will go with me Sir Val. Yes marrie will I but 't is in anger yet and I will marrie thee do not cross me yes and I will lie with thee and get a whole bundle of babies and I will kiss thee stâ—â— still and kiss me handsomely but do not provoke me 〈◊〉 neither hand nor foot for I am dangerous I drunk sâ—â— yesternight do not allure me Thou art no widow of tâ—â—s world come in pitie and in spite I 'le marrie thee not a wâ—â—â— more and I may be brought to love thee Exeunt Enter Merchant and Uncle at several doors Mer. Well met again and what good news yet Vnc. Faith nothing Mer. No fruits of what we fowed Vnc. Nothing I hear of Mer. No turning in this tide yet Vnc. 'T is all flood and till that fall away there 's no expecting Enter Fran. Isab Lance Shorthose a torch Mer. Is not this his younger Brother Vnc. With a Gentlewoman the widow's sister as I live â—e smiles he has got good hold why well said Frank i'faith â—et's stay and mark Isab Well you are the prettiest youth and so you have â—andled me think you ha' me sure Fran. As sure as wedlock Isab You had best lie with me too Fran. Yes indeed will I and get such black ey'd boyes Vnc. God a Mercy Frank. Isab This is a merrie world poor simple Gentlewomen that think no harm cannot walk about their business but they must be catcht up I know not how Fran. I 'le tell you and I 'le instruct ye too have I caught â—ou Mistress Isab Well and it were not for pure pity I would give â—ou the slip yet but being as it is Fran. It shall be better Enter Valentine
Widow and Ralph with a torch Isab My sister as I live your Brother with her sure I â—hink you are the Kings takers Vnc. Now it works Val. Nay you shall know I am a man Wid. I think so Val. And such proof you shall have Wid. I pray speak softly Val. I 'le speak it out Widow yes and you shall confess too I am no Nurse-child I went for a man a good one if you can beat me out o' th' pit Wid. I did but jest with you Val. I 'le handle you in earnest and so handle you Nay when my credit calls Wid. Are you mad Val. I am mad I am mad Fran. Good morrow Sir I like your preparation Val. Thou hast been at it Frank. Fran. Yes faith 't is done Sir Val. Along with me then never hang an arfâ— widow Isab 'T is to no purpose sister Val. Well said Black-brows advance your torches Gentlemen Vnc. Yes yes Sir Val. And keep your ranks Mer. Lance carrie this before him Vnc. Carrie it in state Enter Musicians Fount Hare Bel. Val. What are you Musicians I know your coming and what are those behind you Musi Gentlemen that sent us to give the Lady a good morrow Val. O I know them come boy sing the song I taught you And sing it lustily come forward Gentlemen you 're welcom Welcom now we are all friends go get the Priest ready And let him not be long we have much business Come Frank rejoyce with me thou hast got the start boy But I 'le so tumble after come my friends lead Lead cheerfully and let your Fiddles ring boyes My follies and my fancies have an end here Display the morgage Lance Merchant I 'le pay you And every thing shall be in joynt again Vnc. Afore afore Val. And now confess and know Wit without Money sometimes gives the blow Exeunt BEGGARS BUSH A COMEDY Persons Represented in the Play Wolfort an usurper of the Earldom of Flanders Gerrard falsely called Clause King of the Beggars Father in Law to Florez Hubert an honest Lord a friend to Gerrard Florez falsely called Goswin a rich Merchant of Bruges Hempskirke a Captain under Wolford a Courtier inhabitants of Flanders Herman A Merchant Vandunke a drunken Merchant friend to Gerrard falsely called Father to Bertha of Bruges Vanlock and 4 Merchants Three Knavish Beggars Higgen Prigg Snapp Two Gentlemen disguised under tho's names of Gerrard's party Ferret Ginkes Clown Boores. Servants Guard A Sailor WOMEN Jaculin Daughter to Gerrard beloved of Hubert Bertha called Gertrude Daughter to the Duke of Brabant Mistress to Florez Margaret Wife to Vandunke Mrs Frances a frow Daughter to Vanlock The Scene Flanders Actus primus Scena prima Enter a Merchant and Herman Mer. IS he then taken Her And brought back even now Sir Mer. He was not in disgrace Her No man more lov'd Nor more deserv'd it being the only man That durst be honest in this Court Mer. Indeed We have heard abroad Sir that the State hath suffered A great change since the Countesses death Her It hath Sir Mer. My five years absence hath kept me a stranger So much to all the occurents of my Country As you shall bind me for some short relation To make me understand the present times Her I must begin then with a War was made And seven years with all cruelty continued Upon our Flanders by the Duke of Brabant The cause grew thus during our Earls minority Wolfort who now usurps was employed thither To treat about a match between our Fail And the Daughter and Heir of Brabant during which treaty The Brabander pretends this Daughter was Stoln from his Court by practice of our State Though we are all confirm'd 't was a sought quarrel To lay an unjust gâ—ipe upon this Earldom It being here believ'd the Duke of Brabant Had no such loss This War upon 't proclaim'd Our Earl being then a Child although his Father Good Gerrard liv'd yet in respect he was Chosen by the Countesses favour for her Husband And but a Gentleman and Florez holding His right unto this Country from his Mother The State thought fit in this defensive War Wolfort being then the only man of mark To make him General Mer. Which place we have heard He did discharge with houour Her I so long And with so blest successes that the Brabander Was forc't his treasures wasted and the choice Of his best men of Armes tyr'd or cut off To leave the field and sound a base retreat Back to his Country but so broken both In mind and means er'e to make head again That hitherto he sits down by his loss Not daring or for honour or revenge Again to tempt his fortune But this Victory More broke our State and made a deeper hurt In Flanders than the greatest overthrow She ever receiv'd For Wolfort now beholding Himself and actions in the flattering glass Of self-deservings and that cherish't by â—e strong assurance of his power for then 〈◊〉 Captains of the Army were his creatures â—e common Souldier too at his devotion â—de so by full indulgence to their rapines â—d secret bounties this strength too well known â—d what it could effect soon put in practice 〈◊〉 further'd by the Child-hood of the Earl â—d their improvidence that might have pierc't â—e heart of his designs gave him occasion â— seize the whole and in that plight you find it Mer. Sir I receive the knowledge of thus much â— a choice favour from you Her Only I must add â—â—es holds out Mer. Whither Sir I am going â—t there last night I had a ship put in â—d my Horse waits me Exit Her I wish you a good journey Enter Wolfort Hubert Wol. What Hubert stealing from me who disarm'd him 〈◊〉 was more than I commanded take your sword â—m best guarded with it in your hand â—ave seen you use it nobly Hub. And will turn it 〈◊〉 my own bosom ere it shall be drawn 〈◊〉 worthily or rudely Wol. Would you leave me Without a farewel Hubert slie a friend â—nwearied in his study to advance you â—hat have I e're possess'd which was not yours 〈◊〉 either did not court you to command it â—ho ever yet arriv'd to any grace â—eward or trust from me but his approaches â—ere by your fair reports of him prefer'd â—d what is more I made my self your Servant 〈◊〉 making you the Master of those secrets Which not the rack of Conscience could draw from me â—or I when I askt mercy trust my prayers with â—et after these assurances of love â—hese tyes and bonds of friendship to forsake me â—orsake me as an enemy come you must â—ve me a reason Hub. Sir and so I will I may do 't in private and you hear it Wol. All leave the room you have your will sit down â—nd use the liberty of our first friendship Hub. Friendship when you prov'd Traitor first that vanish'd â—or do I owe you any thought but hate â—now my flight hath forfeited my head â—nd
That 's but a drowsie fortune 3 Mer. Nay take us with ye too we come to that end I am sure ye are for the wedding Vanl. Hand and heart man And what their feet can doe I could have tript it Before this whorson gout Enter Clause Clau. Bless ye Masters Vanl. Clause how now Clause thou art come to see thy Master And a good master he is to all poor people In all his joy 't is honestly done of thee Clau. Long may he live sir but my business now is If you would please to doe it and to him too Enter Goswin Vanl. He 's here himself Gos Stand at the door my friends I pray walk in welcom fair Mistris Francis See what the house affords there 's a young Lady Will bid you welcom Vanl. We joy your happiness Exeunt Gos I hope it will be so Clause nobly welcom My honest my best friend I have been carefull To see thy monys Clau. Sir that brought not me Do you know this Ring again Gos Thou hadst it of me Cla. And do you well remember yet the boun you gave me Upon the return of this Gos Yes and I grant it Be it what it will ask what thou canst I 'le do it Within my power Cla. Ye are not married yet Gos No. Cla. â—â—â—th I shall ask you that that will disturb ye But I must put ye to your promise Gos Do And if I faint and slinch in 't Cla. Well said Master And yet it grieves me too and yet it must be Gos Prethee distrust me not Câ—a You must not marry That 's part of the power you gave me which to make up You must presently depart and follow me Gos Not marry Clause Cla. Not if you keep your promise And gave me power to ask Gos Pre'thee think better I will obey by Heaven Cla. I have thought the best Sir Gos Give me thy reason do st thou fear her honesty Cla. Chaste as the ice for any thing I know Sir Gos Why should'st thou light on that then to what purpose Cla. I must not now discover Gos Must not marry Shall I break now when my poor heart is pawn'd When all the preparation Cla. Now or never Gos Come 't is not that thou would'st thou do'st but fright me Cla. Upon my soul it is Sir and I bind ye Gos Câ—ause can'st thou be so cruel Cla. You may break Sir But never more in my thoughts appear honest Gos Did'st ever see her Cla No. Gos She is such a thing O Clause she is such a wonder such a mirror For beauty and fair vertue Europe has not Why hast thou made me happy to undo me But look upon her then if thy heart relent not I 'le quit her presently who waits there Ser. within Sir Gos Bid my faiâ— love come hither and the Company Prethee be good unto me take a mans heart And look upon her truly take a friends heart And feel what misery must follow this Cle. Take you a noble heart and keep your promise I forsook all I had to make you happy Enter Gertrude Vandunk and the rest Merchants Can that thing call'd a Woman stop your goodness Gos Look there she is deal with me as thou wilt now Did'st ever see a faâ—â—er Câ—a She is most goodly Gos Pray ye stand still 〈◊〉 What aâ—ls my love 〈◊〉 Did'st thou ever By the fait light of Heaven behold a sweeter O that thou knew'st but love or ever felt him Look well look narrowly upon her beauties 1 Mer. Sure h 'as some strange design in hand he starts so 2 Mer. This Beggaâ— has a strong power over his pleasure Gos View all her body Cla. 'T is exact and excellent Gos Is she a thing then to be lost thus lightly Her mind is ten times sweeter ten times nobler And but to hear her speak a Paradise And such a love she â—ears to me a chaste love A vertuous fair and fruitful love 't is now too I am reaâ—y to enjoy it the Priest ready Claâ—se To say the holy words shall make us happy This is a cruelty beyond mans study All these are ready all our joyes are ready And all the expectation of our friends 'T will be her death to do it Cla. Let her dye then Gos Thou canst not 't is impossible Cla. It must be Gos 'T will kill me too 't will murder me by heaven Câ—â—â—â— I 'le give thee half I have come thou shalt save me Cla. Then you must go with me I can stay no longer If ye be true and noble Gos Hard heart I 'le follow Pray ye all go in again and pray be merry I have a weighty business give my Cloak there Enter Servant with a Cloak Concerns my life and state make no enquiry This present hour befaln me with the soonest I shall be here again nay pray go in Sir And take them with you 't is but a night lost Gentlemen Van. Come come in we will not lose our meat yet Nor our good mirth he cannot stay long from her I am sure of that Gos I will not stay believe Sir Exâ—â— Gertrude a word with you Ger. Why is this stop Sir Gos I have no more time left me but to kiss thee And tell thee this I am ever thine farewel wench Exâ—â— Ger. And is that all your Ceremony Is this a wedâ—â—â— Are all my hopes and prayers turn'd to nothing Well I will say no more nor sigh nor sorrow Till to thy face I prove thee false Ah me Exâ—â— Actus Quintus Scena Prima Enter Gertrude and a Boor. Ger. LEad if thou thinkst we are right why dost thou maâ—â— These often stands thou saidst thou knewst the waâ— Bo. Fear nothing I do know it would 't were homewaâ—â— Ger. Wrought from me by a Beggar at the time That most should tye him 't is some other Love That hath a more command on his affections And he that fetcht him a disguised Agent Not what he personated for his fashion Was more familiar with him and more powerful Than one that ask'd an alms I must find out One if not both kind darkness be my shrowd And cover loves too curious search in me For yet suspicion I would not name thee Bo. Mistris it grows somewhat pretty and dark Ger. What then Bo. Nay nothing do not think I am afraid Although perhaps you are Ger. I am not forward Bo. Sure but you are give me your hand fear nothâ—â— There 's one leg in the wood do not pull me backward What a sweat one on 's are in you or I Pray God it do not prove the plague yet sure It has infected me for I sweat too It runs out at my knees feel feel I pray you Ger. What ails the fellow Bo. Hark hark I beseech you Do you hear nothing Ger. No. Bo. List a wild Hog He grunts now 't is a Bear this wood is full of 'em And now a Wolf Mistress a Wolf a Wolf It is the howling of a Wolf
a greater power than love commanded Commands my life mine honour Cel. But a little Dem. Prethee farewel and be not doubtfull of me Cel. I would not have ye hurt and ye are so ventrous But good sweet Prince preserve your self fight nobly But do not thrust this body 't is not yours now 'T is mine 't is only mine do not seek wounds Sir For every drop of blood you bleed Dem. I will Celia I will be carefull Cel. My heart that loves ye dearly Dem. Prethee no more we must part Hark they march now Drums a March. Cel. Pox on these bawling Drums I am sure you 'l kiss me But one kiss what a parting 's this Dem. Here take me And do what thou wilt with me smother me But still remember if your fooling with me Make me forget the trust Cel. I have done farewel Sir Never look back you shall not stay not a minute Dem. I must have one farewel more Cel. No the Drums beat I dare not slack your honour not a hand more Only this look the gods preserve and save ye Actus Secundus Scena Prima Enter Antigonus Carinthus Timon Ant. WHat have ye found her out Char. We have hearkned after her Ant. What 's that to my desire Char. Your grace must give us time And a little means Tim. She is sure a stranger If she were bred or known here Ant. Your dull endeavours Enter Menippus Should never be employ'd Welcom Menippus Men. I have found her Sir I mean the place she is lodg'd in her name is Celia And much adoe I had to purchase that too Ant. Dost think Demetrius loves her Men. Much I fear it But nothing that way yet can win for certain I 'le tell your grace within this hour Ant. A stranger Men. Without all doubt Ant. But how should he come to her Men. There lies the marrow of the matter hid yet Ant. Hast thou been with thy wife Men. No Sir I am going to her Ant. Go and dispatch and meet me in the garden And get all out ye can Exit Men. I 'le doe my best Sir Exit Tim. Blest be thy wife thou wert an arrant ass else Char. I she is a stirring woman indeed There 's a brain Brother Tim. There 's not a handsom wench of any mettle Within an hundred miles but her intelligence Reaches her and out-reaches her and brings her As confidently to Court as to a sanctuary What had his mouldy brains ever arriv'd at Had not she beaten it out o' th' Flint to fasten him They say she keeps an office of Concealments There is no young wench let her be a Saint Unless she live i' th' Center but she finds her And every way prepares addresses to her If my wife would have followed her course Charinthus Her lucky course I had the day before him O what might I have been by this time Brother But she forsooth when I put these things to her These things of honest thrift groans O my conscience The load upon my conscience when to make us cucâ— They have no more burthen than a brood-groose But let 's doe what we can though this wench fail us Another of a new way will be lookt at Come let 's abroad and beat our brains time may For all his wisdom yet give us a day Exeunt SCENA II. Drum within Alarm Enter Demetrius and Leontius Dem. I will not see 'em fall thus give me way Sir I shall forget you love me else Leo. Will ye lose all For me to be forgotten to be hated Nay never to have been a man is nothing So you and those we have preserv'd from slaughter Come safely off Dem. I have lost my self Leo. You are cozen'd Dem. And am most miserable Leo. There 's no man so but he that makes himself so Dem. I will goe on Leo. You must not I shall tell you then And tell you true that man's unfit to govern That cannot guide himself you lead an Army That have not so much manly suff'rance lest ye To bear a loss Dem. Charge but once more Leontius My friends and my companions are engag'd all Leo. Nay give 'em lost I saw 'em off their horses And the enemy master of their Arms nor could then The policie nor strength of man redeem ' em Dem. And shall I know this and stand fooling Leo. By my dead Fathers soul you stir not Sir Or if you doe you make your way through me first Dem. Thou art a Coward Leo. To prevent a Madman None but your Fathers Son durst call me so Death if he did Must I be scandal'd by ye That hedg'd in all the helps I had to save ye That where there was a valiant weapon stirring Both search'd it out and singl'd it unedg'd it For fear it should bite you am I a coward Go get ye up and tell 'em ye are the Kings Son Hang all your Ladys favours on your Crest And let them fight their shares spur to destruction You cannot miss the way be bravely desperate And your young friends before ye that lost this battel Your honourable friends that knew no order Cry out Antigonus the old Antigonus The wise and fortunate Antigonus The great the valiant and the fear'd Antigonus Has sent a desperate son without discretion To bury in an hour his age of honour Dem. I am ashamed Leo. 'T is ten to one I die with ye The coward will not long be after ye I scorn to say I saw you fall sigh for ye And tell a whining tale some ten years after To boyes and girles in an old chimney corner Of what a Prince we had how bravely spirited How young and fair he fell we 'l all go with ye And ye shall see us all like sacrifices In our best trim fill up the mouth of ruine Will this faith satisfie your folly can this show ye 'T is not to die we fear but to die poorly To fall forgotten in a multitude If you will needs tempt fortune now she has held ye Held ye from sinking up Dem. Pray do not kill me These words pierce deeper than the wounds I suffer The smarting wounds of loss Leo. Ye are too tender Fortune has hours of loss and hours of honour And the most valiant feel them both take comfort The next is ours I have a soul descries it The angry bull never goes back for breath But when he means to arm his fury double Let this day set but not the memorie And we shall find a time How now Lieutenant Enter Lieutenant Lieu I know not I am mall'd we are bravely beaten All ouâ— young gallants lost Leo. Thou art hurt Lieu. I am pepper'd I was i' th' midst of all and bang'd of all hands They made an anvile of my head it rings yet Never so thresh'd do you call this same I have fam'd it I have got immortal same but I 'le no more on 't I 'le no such scratching Saint to serve hereafter O' my conscience I was kill'd
And not the weakness look with your vertuous eyes And then clad royaltie in all his conquests His matchless love hung with a thousand merits Eternal youth attending Fame and Fortune Time and Oblivion vexing at his vertues He shall appear a miracle look on our dangers Look on the publick ruin Calis O dear Brother King Fie let us not like proud and greedy waters Gain to give off again this is our Sea And you his Cynthia govern him take heed His flouds have been as high and full as any And gloriously now is got up to the girdle The Kingdomes he hath purchas'd noble Sister Take not your vertue from him O take heed We ebbe not now to nothing take heed Calis Calis The will of Heaven not mine which must not alter And my eternal doom for ought I know Is fixt upon me alas I must love nothing Nothing that loves again must I be blest with The gentle Vine climbs up the Oke and clips him And when the stroke comes yet they fall together Death death must I enjoy and live to love him O noble Sir Mem. Those tears are some reward yet Pray let me wed your sorrows Calis Take 'em Souldier They are fruitfull ones lay but a sigh upon 'em And straight they will conceive to infinites I told ye what ye would find ' em Enter Funeral Captains following and Eumenes King How now what 's this more drops to th' Ocean Whose body 's this Eum. The noble Polydor 〈◊〉 speaks his death Mem. My Brother dead Calis O Goddess O cruel cruel Venus here 's my fortune King Read Captain Mem. Read aloud farewel my follies Eumen. reads to the Excellent Princess Calis Eum. Be wise as you are beauteous love with judgement And look with clear eyes on my noble Brother Value desert and vertue they are Jewels Fit for your worth and wearing take heed Lady The Gods reward ingratitude most grievous Remember me no more or if you must Seek me in noble Memnons love I dwell there I durst nor live because I durst not wrong him I can no more make me eternal happy With looking down upon your loves Farewel Mem. And did'st thou die for me King Excellent vertue What will ye now doe Calis Dwell for ever here Sir Mem. For me dear Polydor O worthy young man O love love love love above recompence Infinite love infinite honesty Good Lady leave you must have no share here Take home your sorrows here 's enough to store me Brave glorious griefs was ever such a Brother Turn all the stories over in the world yet And search through all the memories of mankind And find me such a friend h 'as out-done all Outstript 'em sheerly all all thou hast Polydor To die for me why as I hope for happiness 'T was one of the rarest thought on things The bravest and carried beyond compass of our actions I wonder how he hit it a young man too In all the blossomes of his youth and beautie In all the fulness of his veins and wishes Woo'd by that Paradise that would catch Heaven It starts me extreamly thou blest Ashes Thou faithfull monument where love and friendship Shall while the world is work new miracles Calis O! let me speak too Mem. No not yet thou man For we are but mans shadows only man I have not words to utter him speak Lady I 'le think a while Calis The Goddess grants me this yet I shall enjoy the dead no tomb shall hold thee But these two arms no Trickments but my tears Over thy Hearse my sorrows like sad arms Shall hang for ever on the tuffest Marble Mine eyes shall weep thee out an Epitaph Love at thy feet shall kneel his smart bow broken Faith at thy head youth and the Graces mourners O sweet young man King Now I begin to melt too Mem. Have ye enough yet Lady room for a gamester To my fond Love and all those idle fancies A long farewel thou diedst for me dear Polydor To give me peace thou hast eternal glory I stay and talk here I will kiss thee first And now I 'le follow thee Polydor rises Pol. Hold for Heavens sake Mem. Ha! Does he live Dost thou deceive me Pol. Thus far Yet for your good and honour King Now dear Sister Calis The Oracle is ended noble Sir Dispose me now as you please Pol. You are mine then Calis With all the joyes that may be Pol. Your consent Sir King Ye have it freely Pol. Walk along with me then And as you love me love my will Calis I will so Pol. Here worthy Brother take this vertuous Princess Ye have deserv'd her nobly she will love ye And when my life shall bring ye peace as she does Command it ye shall have it Mem. Sir I thank ye King I never found such goodness in such years Mem. Thou shalt not over doe me though I die for 't O how I love thy goodness my best Brother You have given me here a treasure to enrich me Would make the worthiest King alive a begger What may I give you back again Pol. Your love Sir Mem. And you shall have it even my dearest love My first my noblest love take her again Sir She is yours your honesty has over-run me She â—oves ye lose her not excellent Princess Injoy thy wish and now get Generals Pol. As ye love heaven love him she is only yours Sir Mem. As ye love heaven love him she is only yours Sir My Lord the King Pol. He will undoe himself Sir And must without her perish who shall fight then Who shall protect your Kingdom Mem. Give me hearing And after that belief were she my soul As I do love her equal all my victories And all the living names I have gain'd by war And loving him that good that vertuous good man That only worthy of the name of Brother I would resign all freely 't is all love To me all marriage rites the joy of issues To know him fruitfull that has been so faithfull King This is the noblest difference take your choice Sister Calis I see they are so brave and noble both I know not which to look on Pol. Chuse discreetly And vertue guide ye there all the world in one man Stands at the mark Mem. There all mans honestie The sweetness of all youth Cal. O God's Mem. My Armour By all the God's she 's yours my Arms I say And I beseech your Grace give me imployment That shall be now my Mistress there my Courtship King Ye shall have any thing Mem. Vertuous Lady Remember me your Servant now Young man You cannot over-reach me in your goodness O love how sweet thou look'st now and how gentle I should have slubber'd thee and stain'd thy beauty Your hand your hand Sir King Take her and Heaven bless her Mem. So. Pol. 'T is your will Sir nothing of my merit And as your royal gift I take this blessing Cal. And I from heaven this gentleman thanks Goddess Mem.
So ye are pleas'd now Lady Calis Now or never Mem. My cold stiffe carkass would have frozen ye Wars wars King Ye shall have wars Mem. My next brave battel I dedicate to your bright honour Sister Give me a favour that the world may know I am your Souldier Calis This and all fair Fortunes Mem. And he that bears this from me must strike boldly Clean the kneeling Calis I do forgive thee be honest no more wench King Come now to Revels this blest day shall prove The happy crown of noble Faith and Love Exeunt Prologue TO please all 's impossible and to despair Ruins our selves and damps the Writers care Would we knew what to doe or say or when To find the mindes here equal with the men But we must venture now to Sea we goe Faire fortune with us give us room and blow Remember ye 're all venturers and in this Play How many twelve pences ye have ' stow'd this day Remember for return of your delight We launch and plough through storms of fear and spight Give us your fore winds fairly fill our wings And steer us right and as the Saylor sings Loaden with Wealth on wanton seas so we Shall make our home-bound-voyage chearfully And you our noble Merchants for your treasure Share equally the fraught we run for pleasure Epilogue HEre lyes the doubt now let our Playes be good Our own care sailing equall in this Flood Our preparations new new our Attire Yet here we are becalm'd still still i' th' mire Here we stick fast Is there no way to clear This passage of your judgement and our fear No mitigation of that law Brave friends Consider we are yours made for your ends And every thing preserves it self each will If not perverse and crooked utter still The best of that it ventures in have care Ev'n for your pleasurers sake of what we are And do not ruine all You may frown still But 't is the nobler way to check the will THE LOYAL SUBJECT A TRAGI-COMEDY Persons Represented in the Play Great Duke of Moscovia Archas the Loyal Subject General of the Moscovites Theodore Son to Archas valorous but impatient Putskie alias Briskie a Captain Brother to Archas. Alinda alias Archas Son to Archas. Burris an honest Lord the Dukes Favourite Boroskie a malicious seducing Councellor to the Duke Ensign to Archas a stout merry Souldier Souldiers Gentlemen Guard Servants WOMEN Olympia Sister to the Duke Daughters of Archas. Honora Viola Servants to Olympia Potesca Ladies Bawd a Court Lady The Scene Mosco The principal Actors were Richard Burbadge Henry Condel John Lowin Richard Sharpe Nathanael Feild John Vnderwood Nicholas Toolie William Eglestone Actus primus Scena prima Enter Theodor and Putskie The CAptain your friend 's prefer'd the Princess has her Who I assure my self will use her nobly A pretty sweet one 't is indeed Put. Well bred Sir I do deliver that upon my credit And of an honest stock The. It seems so Captain And no doubt will do well Put. Thanks to your care Sir But tell me Noble Colonel why this habit Of discontent is put on through the Army And why your valiant Father our great General The hand that taught to strike the Love that led all Why he that was the Father of the War He that begot and bred the Souldier Why he sits shaking of his Arms like Autumn His Colours folded and his Drums cas'd up The tongue of War for ever ty'd within us The. It must be so Captain you are a stranger But of a small time here a Souldier Yet that 〈◊〉 shâ—ws ye a right good and great one Else I could tell ye â—ours are strangely alter'd The young Duke â—as too many eyes upon him Too many â—ears 't is thought too and to nourish those Maintains too many Instruments Put. Turn their hearts Or turn their heels up Heaven 'T is strange it should be The old Dukâ— lov'd him dearly The. He 〈◊〉 serv'd it And were he not my Father I durst tell ye The memoraâ—â—â—azaâ—ds he has 〈◊〉 through Deserv'â— of this man too highly deserv'd too Had tâ—ey been less they had been safe Putskie And sooner â—â—ach'dâ— gard Pâ—t There you struck sure Sir The. Dâ—â— I nâ—ver tell thee of a vow he made Somâ— yeaâ—s before the old Duke dyed Put. I have h ard ye Spâ—ak often of that vow but how it was Oâ— to what end I never understood yet The. I 'le tell thee then and then thou wilt find the reason The last great Muster 't was before ye serv'd here Before thâ— last Dukâ—s death whose honour'd bones Now rest in peacâ— this young Prince had the ordering To Crown his Fathers hopes of all the Army Who to be short put all his power to practise Fashion'd and drew 'em up but alas so poorly So raggâ—dâ—â— and loosely so unsouldier'd The good Duke blush'd and call'd unto my Father Who then was General Go Archas speedily And chide the Boy before the Souldiers find him Stand thou between his ignorance and them Fashion then bodies new to thy direction Then draw thou up and shew the Prince his errours My Sire obey'd and did so with all duty Inform'd the Prince and read him all directions I his bred distaste distaste grew up to anger And anger into wild words broke out thus Well Archas if I live but to command here To be but Duke once I shall then remember I shall remember truly trust me I shall And by my Fathers hand the rest his eyes spoke To which my Father answer'd somewhat mov'd too And with a vow he seal'd it Royal Sir Since for my faith and fights your scorn and anger Only pursue me if I live to that day That day so long expected to reward me By his so ever noble hand you swore by And by the hand of Justice never Arms more Shall â—ib this body in noâ— sword hang here Sir The Conflicts I will do you service then in Shall be repentant prayers So they parted The time is come and now ye know the wonder Put. I find a fear too which begins to tell me The Duke will have but poor and slight defences If his hot humour raign and not his honour How stand you with him Sir The. A perdue Captain Full of my Fathers danger Pet. He has rais'd a young man They say a slight young man I know him not For what desert The. Believe it a brave Gentleman Worth the Dukes respect a clear sweet Gentleman And of a noble soul Come let 's retire us And wait upon my Father who within this hour You will find an alter'd man Put. I am sorâ—y for 't Sir Exeunt SCENE II. Enter Olympia and two Gentlewomen Olym. Is' t not a handsome Wench 2 Wom. She is well enough Madam I have seen a better face and a straighter body And yet she is a pretty Gentlewoman Olym. What thinkst thou Petesea Pet. Alas Madam I have no skill she has a black eye Which is of
the night we Souldiers can fight And please a young wench as any 2 Soul I have fine Potato's Ripe Potato's III SONG 3 Soul Will ye buy any Honesty come away I sell it openly by day I bring no forced light nor no Candle To cozen ye come buy and handle This will shew the great man good The Tradesman where he swears and lyes Each Lady of a noble bloud The City dame to rule her eyes Ye are rich men now come buy and then I 'le make ye richer honest men IV. SONG 4 Sol. Have ye any crackt maiden-heads to new leach or mend Have ye any old maiden heads to sell or to change Bring 'em to me with a little pretty gin I 'le clout 'em I 'le mend 'em I 'le knock in a pin Shall make 'em as good maids agen As ever they have been Bor. What means all this why do y'sell Brooms Ancient Is it in wantonness or want An. The only reason is To sweep your Lordships conscience here 's one for the nonce Gape Sir you have swallowed many a goodlier matter The only casting for a crazie conscience 3 Sol. Will your Lordship buy any honestie 't will be worth your mony Bur. How is this 3 Sol. Honestie my Lord 't is here in a quill Aâ—â— Take heed you open it not for 't is so subtle The least puffe of wind will blow it out o' th' Kingdom 2 Sol. Will your Lordship please to taste a fine Potato 'T will advance your wither'd state Anc. Fill your honour full of most noble itches And make Jack dance in your Lordships breeches 1 Sol. If your Daughters on their beds Have bow'd or crackt their maiden-heads If in a Coach with two much tumbling They chance to crie fie fo what fumbling If her foot stip and down fall she And break her leg 'bove the knee The one and thirtieth of Februarie let this beta'ne And they shall be arrant maids again Bor. Ye are brave Souldiers keep your wantonness A winter will come on to shake this wilfulness Disport your selves and when you want your mony Exit Anc. Broom Broom c. Exeunt Singing Sâ—â—â— VI. Eâ—tâ—â— Alinâ—â— Honora Viola Al. You must not be of aâ— fuâ—â—â— little one 〈◊〉 Lady on so sad you will ne're make Courtiers With these dull sullen thoughts this place is pleasure Preserv'd to that use so inhabited And these that live here live delightfull joyfull Thesâ— are the Gardens of Adonis Ladies Where all sweets to their free and noble uses â—â—ow ever young and courted Hon Bless me Heaven Can things of her years arrive at these rudiments By your leave fair Gentlewoman how long have you been here Al. Faith much about a week Hon. You have studi d hard And by my faith arriv'd at a great knowledge Viol. Were not you bashfull at first Aâ— I I for an hour or two But when I saw people laugh'd at me for it And thought it a dull breeding Hon You are govern'd here then Much after the mens opinions Al. Ever Lady Hon. And what they think is honourable Al. Most precisely We follow with all faith Hon. A goodly Catechisme Viâ—l But bashfull for an hour or two Al. Faith to say true I do not think I was so long for look ye 'T is to not end here put on what shape ye will And some your self with ne're so much austeritie You shall be courted in the same and won too 'T is but some two hours more and so much time lost Which we hold pretious here In so much time now As I have told you this you may lose a Servant Your age nor all your Art can e're recover Catch me occasion as she comes hold fast there Till what you do affect is ripn'd to ye Has the Duke seen ye yet Hon. What if he have not Al. You do your beauties too much wrong appearing So full of sweetness newness set so richly As if a Counsel beyond nature fram'd ye Hon. If we were thus say heaven had given these bâ—essings Must we turn these to sin oblations Al. How foolishly this Countrey way shews in ye How full of slegm do you come here to pray Ladies You had best cry stand away let me alone Gentlemen I 'le tell my Father else Viol. This woman 's naught sure A very naughtie woman Hon. Come say on friend I 'le be instructed by ye Al. You 'l thank me for 't Hon. Either I or the devil shall The Duke you were spâ—aking of Al. 'T is well remembred yes let him first see you Appear not openly till he has view'd ye Hon. He 's a very noble Prince they say Al. O wondrous gracious And as you may deliver your self at the first viewing For look ye you must bear your self yet take heed It be so season'd with a sweet humilitie And grac'd with such a bountie in your beautie Hon. But I hope he will offer me no ill Al. No no 'T is like he will kiss ye and play with ye Hon. Play with me how Al. Why good Lord that you are such a fool now No harm assure your self Viol. Will he play with me too Al. Look babies in your eyes my prettie sweet one There 's a fine sport do you know your lodgings yet Hon. I hear of none Al. I do then they are handsom Convenient for access Viol. Access Al. Yes little one For visitation of those friends and Servants Your beauties shall make choice of friends and visits Do not you know those uses Alas poor novice There 's a close Cowch or two handsomely placed too Viol. What are those I pray you Al. Who would be troubled with such raw things they are to lie upon And your love by ye and discourse and toy in Viol. Alas I have no love Al. You must by any means You 'l have a hundred fear not Viol. Honestie keep me What shall I doe with all those Al. You 'l find uses Ye are ignorant yet let time work you must learn too To lie handsomly in your bed a mornings neatly drest In a most curious Wastcoat to set ye off well Play with your Bracelets sing you must learn to rhime too And riddle neatly studie the hardest language And 't is no matter whether it be sense or no So it go seemlie off Be sure ye profit In kissing kissing sweetly there lies a main point A key that opens to all practick pleasure I 'le help ye to a friend of mine shall teach ye And suddenlie your Country way is fulsome Hon. Have ye schools for all these mysteries Al. O yes And several hours prefix'd to studie in Ye may have Kalenders to know the good hour And when to take a jewel for the ill too When to refuse with observations on 'em Under what Sign 't is best meeting in an Arbor And in what Bower and hour it works a thousand When in a Coach when in a private lodging With all their vertues Hon. Have ye studied these How beastly they become your
youth how bawdily A woman of your tenderness a teacher Teacher of these lewd Arts of your full beauty A man made up in lust would loath this in ye The rankest Leacher hate such impudence They say the Devil can assume heavens brightness And so appear to tempt us sure thou art no woman Al. I joy to find ye thus Hon. Thou hast no tenderness No reluctation in thy heart 't is mischief Al. All 's one for that read these and then be satisfi'd A few more private rules I have gather'd for ye Read 'em and well observe 'em so I leave ye Exit Viol. A wondorus wicked woman shame go with thee Hon. What new Pandoras box is this I 'le see it Though presently I tear it Read Thine Viola 'T is in our own wills to believe and follow Worthy Honora as you have begun In vertues spotless school so forward run Pursue that nobleness and chaste desire You ever had burn in that holy fire And a white Martyr to fair memorie Give up your name unsoil'd of infamy How 's this Read yours out Sister this amazes me â—â—o Fear not thou yet unblasted Violet Nor let my wanton words a doubt beget Live in that peace and sweetness of thy bud Remember whose thou art and grow still good Remember what thou art and stand a storie Fit for thy noble Sex and thine own glorie Hon. I know not what to think Viol. Sure a good woman An excellent woman Sister Hon. It confounds me Let 'em use all their arts if these be their ends The Court I say breeds the best foes and friends Come let 's be honest wench and doe our best service Viol. A most excellent woman I will love her Exeunt Actus Quartus Scena Prima Enter Olympia with a Casket and Alinda Al. MAdam the Duke has sent for the two Ladies Olym. I prethee go I know thy thoughts are with him Go go Alinda do not mock me more I have found thy heart wench do not wrong thy Mistris Thy too much loving Mistris do not abuse her Al. By your own fair hands I understand ye not Olym. By thy own fair eyes I understand thee too much Too far and built a faith there thou hast ruin'd Goe and enjoy thy wish thy youth thy pleasure Eâ—â—oy the greatness no doubt he has promised Eâ—joy the service of all eyes that see thee The glory thou hast aim'd at and the triumph Only this last love I ask forget thy Mistris Al. Oh who has wrong'd me who has ruin'd me Poor wretched Girle what poyson is slung on thee Excellent vertue from whence flows this anger Ol. Go ask my Brother ask the faith thou gav'st me Ask all my favours to thee ask my love Last thy forgetfulness of good then flye me For we must part Alinda Al. You are weaty of me I must confess I was never worth your service Your bounteous favours less but that my duty My ready will and all I had to serve ye O Heaven thou know'st my honestie Olym. No more Take heed heaven has a justice take this ring with ye This doting spell you gave me too well Alinda Thou knew'st the vertue in 't too well I feel it Nay keep that too it may sometimes remember ye When you are willing to forget who gave it And to what vertuous end Al. Must I goe from ye Of all the sorrows sorrow has must I part with ye Part with my noble Mistris Olym. Or I with thee wench Al. And part stain'd with opinion Farewel Lady Happy and blessed Lady goodness keep ye Thus your poor Servant full of grief turns from ye For ever full of grief for ever from ye I have no being now no friends no Country I wander heaven knows whither heaven knows how No life now you are lost only mine innocence That little left me of my self goes with me That 's all my bread and comfort I confess Madam Truely confess the Duke has often courted me Olym. And pour'd his Soul into thee won thee Al. Do you think so Well time that told this tale will tell my truth too And say ye had a faithfull honest Servant The business of my life is now 〈◊〉 pray for ye Pray for your vertuous loves Pray for your children When Heaven shall make ye happy Olym. How she wounds me Either I am undone or she must go take these with ye Some toyes may doe ye service and this mony And when ye want I love ye not so poorly Not yet Alinda that I would see ye perish Prethee be good and let me hear look on me I love those eyes yet dearly I have kiss'd thee And now I 'le doe 't again Farewel Alinda I am too full to speak more and too wretched Exit Al. You have my faith And all the world my fortune Exit SCENA II. Enter Theodor. The. I would fain hear What becomes of these two Wenches And if I can I will doe 'em good Enter Gentleman passing over the Stage Do you hear my honest friend He knows no such name What a world of business Which by interpretation are meer nothings These things have here ' Mass now I think on 't better I wish he be not sent for one of them To some of these by-lodgings me thought I saw A kind of reference in his face to Bawderie Enter Gentleman with a Gentlewoman passing over the Stage He has her but 't is none of them hold fast thief An excellent touzing knave Mistris You are to suffer your penance some half hour hence now How far a fine Court Custard with Plums in it Will prevail with one of these waiting Gentlewomen They are taken with these soluble things exceedingly This is some yeoman o' th' bottles now that has sent for her 〈…〉 calls Father now woe to this Ale incense By your leave Sir Enter a Servant Ser. Well Sir what 's your pleasure with me The. You do not know the way to the maids lodgings Ser. Yes indeed do I Sir The But you will not tell me Ser. No indeed will not I because you doubt it Exit Enter 2 Servant The. These are fine gim-cracks hey here comes another A Flagon full of wine in 's hand I take it Well met my friend is that wine 2 Ser. Yes indeed is it The. Faith I 'le drink on 't then 2 Ser. Ye may because ye have sworn Sir The. 'T is very good I 'le drink a great deal now Sir 2 Ser. I cannot help it Sir The. I 'le drink more yet 2 Ser. 'T is in your own hands The. There 's your pot I thank ye Pray let me drink again 2 Ser. Faith but ye shall not Now have I sworn I take it Fare ye well Sir Exit Enter Lady The. This is the sin'st place to live in I e're enter'd Here comes a Gentlewoman and alone I 'le to her Madam my Lord my Master Lady Who 's your Lord Sir The. The Lord Boroskey Lady Lady Pray excuse me Here 's something
Presume on in ready gold now as your Caâ—e may handle it as rich cloths too as Any he bears arms Lady Estif You are a true gentleman and fair I see by ye And such a man I had rather take Perez Pray do so I 'le have a Priest o' th' sudden Estif And as suddenly you will repent too Perez I 'le be hang'd or drown'd first By this and this and this kiss Estif You are a Flatterer But I must say there was something when I saw you First in that most noble face that stirr'd my fancy Per. I 'le stir it better e're you sleep sweet Lady I 'le send for all my trunks and give up all to ye Into your own dispose before I bed ye And then sweet wench Estif You have the art to cozen me Exeunt Actus Secundus Scena Prima Enter Margarita and two Ladies and Altea Margar SIT down and give me your opinions seriously 1 La. You say you have a mind to marry Lady Marg. 'T is true I have for to preserve my credit Yet not so much for that as for my state Ladies Conceive me right there lies the main o' th' question Credit I can redeem mony will imp it But when my monie 's gone when the law shall Seize that and for incontinency strip me Of all 1 La. Do you find your body so malitious that way Marg. I find it as all bodies are that are young and lusty Lazy and high sed I desire my pleasure And pleasure I must have 2 Lady 'T is sit you should have Your years require it and 't is necessary As necessary as meat to a young Lady Sleep cannot nourish more 1 La. But might not all this be and keep ye single You take away variety in marriage The abundance of the pleasure you are bar'd then Is' t not abundance that you arm at Marg. Yes why was I made a woman 2 Lady And every day a new Marg. Why fair and young but to use it 1 Lady You are still i' th' right why would you marry then Alte. Because a husband stops all doubts in this point And clears all passages 2 Lady What Husband mean ye Alte. A Husband of an easy faith a fool Made by her wealth and moulded to her pleasure One though he see himself become a monster Shall hold the door and entertain the maker 2 Lady You grant there may be such a man 1 Lady Yes marry but how to bring 'em to this taâ—e Perfection 2 Lady They must be chosen so things of no honour Nor outward honesty Marga. No 't is no matter I care not what they are so they be lusty 2 La. Me thinks now a rich Lawyer some such fellow That carries credit and a face of awe But lies with nothing but his clients business Marg. No there 's no trusting them they are too subtâ—l The Law has moulded 'em of natural mischief 1 Lady Then some grave governor Some man of honour yet an easy man Marg. If he have honour I am undone I 'le none such I 'le have a lusty man honour will cloy me Altea 'T is sit ye should Lady And to that end with search and wit and labour I have found one out a right one and a perfect He is made as strong as brass is of brave years too And doughty of complexion Marga. Is he a Gentleman Alt. Yes and a souldier as gentle as you would wish him A good fellow wears good cloaths Marga. Those I 'le allow him They are for my credit does he understand But little Altea Very little Marga. 'T is the better Have not the wars bred him up to anger Al. No he will not quarrel with a dog that bites hin Let him be drunk or sober is one silence Marg. H 'as no capacity what honor is For that 's the Souldiers god Alt. Honour 's a thing too subtil for his wisdom If honour lye in eating he is right honourable Marg. Is he so goodly a man do you say Altea As you shall see Lady But to all this is but a trunk Marg. I would have him so I shall adde branches to him to adorn him God find me out this man and let me see him If he be that motion that you tell me of And make no more noise I shall entertain him Let him be here Altea He shall attend your Ladiship Exeuâ— Enter Juan Alonzo and Perez Juan Why thou art not married indeed Perez No no pray think so Alas I am a fellow of no reckoning Not worth a Ladies eye Alon. Wou'dst thou steal a fortune And make none of all thy friends acquainted with it Nor bid us to thy wedding Perez No indeed There was no wisdom in 't to bid an Artist An old seducer to a femal banquet I can cut up my pye without your instructions Juan Was it the wench i' th' veil Perez Basto 't was she The prettiest Rogue that e're you look'd upon The lovingst thief Juan And is she rich withal too Perez A mine a mine there is no end of wealth Coronel I am an asse a bashfull fool prethee Coronel How do thy companies fill now Juan You are merry Sir You intend a safer war at home belike now Perez I do not think I shall fight much this year Coronel I find my self given to my ease a little I care not if I sell my foolish company They are things of hazard Alon. How it angers me This fellow at first sight should win a Lady A rich young wench and I that have consum'd My time and art in searching out their subtleties Like a fool'd Alchymist blow up my hopes still When shall we come to thy house and be freely merry Perez When I have manag'd her a little more I have an house to entertain an army Alon. If thy wife be fair thou wilt have few less Come to thee Perez But where they 'l get entertainment is the point Sign oâ— I beat no Drum Alon. You need none but her taber May be I 'le march after a month or two To get me a fresh stomach I find Coronel A wantonness in wealth methinks I agree not with 'T is such a trouble to be married too And have a thousand things of great importance Jewels and plates and fooleries molest me To have a mans brains whimsied with his wealth Before I walk'd contentedly Enter Servant Serv. My Mistris Sir is sick because you are absent She mourns and will not eat Perez Alas my Jewel Come I 'le goe with thee Gentlemen your fair leaves You see I am ti'd a little to my yoke Pray pardon me would ye had both such loving wives Juan I thank ye Exit Perez Servant For your old boots never be blank Alonzo Because this fellow has outstript thy fortune Tell me ten daies hence what he is and how The gracious state of matrimony stands with him Come let 's to dinner when Margarita comes We 'l visit both it may be then your fortune Exeunt Enter Margarita Altea and Ladies
Marg. Is he come Altea Yes Madam h 'as been here this half hour I have question'd him of all that you can ask him And find him as fit as you had made the man He will make the goodliest shadow for iniquity Marg. Have ye searcht him Ladies Omnes Is a man at all points a likely man Marg. Call him in Altea Exit Lady Enter Leon Altea A man of a good presence pray ye come this way Of a lust body is his mind so tame Alt. Pray ye question him and if you find him not Fit for your purpose shake him off there 's no harm Done Marg. Can you love a young Lady How he blushes Alt. Leave twirling of your hat and hold your head up And speak to 'th Lady Leon. Yes I think I can I must be taught I know not what it means Madam Marg. You shall be taught and can you when she pleases Go ride abroad and stay a week or two You shall have men and horses to attend ye And mony in your purse Leon. Yes I love riding And when I am from home I am so merry Marg. Be as merry as you will can you as handsomely When you are sent for back come with obedience And doe your dutie to the Lady loves you Leon. Yes sure I shall Marg. And when you see her friends here Or noble kinsmen can you entertain Their servants in the Celler and be busied â—nd hold your peace what e're you see or hear of Leon. 'T were fit I were hang'd else Marg. Let me try your kisses How the fool shakes I will not eat ye Sir Beshrew my heart he kisses wondrous manly Can ye doe any thing else Leon. Indeed I know not But if your Ladiship will please to instruct me Sure I shall learn Marg. You shall then be instructed If I should be this Lady that affects ye Nay say I marry ye Altea Hark to the Lady Marg. What mony have ye Leon. None Madam nor friends I wou'd doe any thing to serve your Ladiship Marg. You must not look to be my Mr Sir Nor talk i' th' house as though you wore the breeches No not command in any thing Leon. I will not Alas I am notable I have no wit Madam Marg. Nor do not labour to arrive at any 'T will spoil your head I take ye upon charity And like a Servant ye must be unto me As I behold your duty I shall love ye And as you observe me I may chance lye with ye Can you mark these Leon. Yes indeed forsooth Marg. There is one thing That if I take ye in I put ye from me Utterly from me you must not be sawcy No nor at any time familiar with me Scarce know me when I call ye not Leon. I will not alas I never knew my self sufficiently Marg. Nor must not now Leon. I 'le be a Dog to please ye Marg. Indeed you must fetch and carry as I appoint ye Leon. I were to blame else Marg. Kiss me again a strong fellow There is a vigor in his lips if you see me Kiss any other twenty in an hour Sir You must not start nor be offended Leon. No if you kiss a thousand I shall be contented It will the better teach me how to please ye Altea I told ye Madam Marg. 'T is the man I wisht for the less you speak Leon. I 'le never speak again Madam But when you charge me then I 'le speak softly too Marg. Get me a Priest I 'le wed him instantly But when you are married Sir you must wait Upon me and see you observe my â—â—ws Leon. Else you shall hang me Marg. I 'le give ye better clothes when you deserve 'em Come in and serve for witness Omnes We shall Madam Marg. And then away toth ' city presently I 'le to my new house and new company Leon. A thousand crowns are thine and I am a made man Altea Do not break out too soon Leon. I know my time wench Exeunt Enter Clara and Estifania with a paper Clara. What have you caught him Estif Yes Clara. And do you find him A man of those hopes that you aim'd at Estif Yes too And the most kind man and the ablest also To give a wife content he is sound as old wine And to his soundness rises on the pallat And there 's the man find him rich too Clara. Clara. Hast thou married him Estif What dost thou think I fish without a bait wench I bob for fools he is mine own I have him I told thee what would tickle him like a trout And as I cast it so I caught him daintily And all he has I have ' stow'd at my devotion Clara. Does thy Lady know this she is coming now to town Now to live here in this house Estif Let her come She shall be welcom I am prepar'd for her She is mad sure if she be angry at my fortune For what I have made bold Clara. Dost thou not love him Estif Yes intirely well As long as there he flaies and looks no farther Into my ends but when he doubts I hate him And that wise hate will teach me how to cozen him How to doctrine their wives and curb their manners To put a stern and strong ioyn to their natures And holds he is an All not worth acquaintance That cannot mould a D vil to obedience I owe him a good turn for these opinions And as I find his temper I may pay him Enter Perez O here he is now you shall see a kind man Perez My Estisama shall we to dinner lamb I know thou stay'st for me Estif I cannot eat else Perez I never enter but me thinks a Paradise Appears about me Estif You are welcom to it Sir Perez I think I have the sweetest seat in Spain wench Me thinks the richest too we 'l eat i' th' garden In one o' th' aâ—bours there 't is cool and pleasant And have our wine cold in the running fountain Who 's that Estif A friend of mine Sir Perez Of what breeding Estif A Gentlewoman Sir Perez What business has she Is she a learned woman i' th' Mathematicks â—an the tell fortunes Estif More than I know Sir Perez Of has she e're a letter from a kinswoman That must be delivered in my absence wise Or comes she from the Doctor to salute ye And learn your health she looks not like a confessor Estif What need all this why are you troubled Sir What do you suspect she cannot cuckold ye She is a woman Sir a very woman Perez Your very woman may do very well Sir Toward the matter for though she cannot perform it In her own person she may do it by Proxie Your rarest jugglers work still by conspiracy Estif Cry ye mercy husband you are jealous then And happily suspect me Perez No indeed wise Estif Me thinks you should not till you have more cause And clearer too I am sure you have heard say husband A woman forced will free
thee excellent Estif If I prove otherwaies let me beg first Hold this is yours some recompence for service Use it to nobler ends than he that gave it Du. And this is yours your true commission Sir Now you are a Captain Leon. You are a noble Prince Sir And now a souldier Gentleman we all rejoyce in 't Juan Sir I shall wait upon you through all fortunes Alon. And I. Altea And I must needs attend my Mistris Leon. Will you goe Sister Altea Yes indeed good Brother I have two ties mine own bloud And my Mistris Marg. Is she your Sister Leon. Yes indeed good wife And my best Sister For she prov'd so wench When she deceiv'd you with a loving Husband Alt. I would not deal so truly for a stranger Marg. Well I could chide ye But it must be lovingly and like a Sister I 'le bring you on your way and feast ye nobly For now I have an honest heart to love ye And then deliver you to the blue Neptune Juan Your colours you must wear and wear 'em proudly Wear 'em before the bullet and in bloud too And all the world shall know We are Vertues servants Duke And all the world shall know a noble mind Makes women beautifull and envie blind Excunt Prologue PLeasure attend ye and about ye sit The springs of mirth fancy delight and wit To stir you up do not your looks let fall Nor to remembrance our late errors call Because this day w' are Spaniards all again The story of our Play and our Scene Spain The errors too do not for this cause hate Now we present their wit and not their state Nor Ladies be not angry if you see A young fresh beauty wanton and too free Seek to abuse her Husband still 't is Spain No such gross errors in your Kingdom raign W' are Vestals all and though we blow the fire We seldom make it flame up to desire Take no example neither to begin For some by precedent delight to sin Nor blame the Poet if he slip aside Sometimes lasciviously if not too wide But hold your Fanns close and then smile at ease A cruel Scene did never Lady please Nor Gentlemen pray be not you displeas'd Though we present some men fool'd some diseas'd Some drunk some mad we mean not you you 're free We taxe no farther than our Comedie You are our friends sit noble then and see Epilogue GOod night our worthy friends and may you part Each with as merry and as free a heart As you came hither to those noble eyes That deign to smile on our poor faculties And give a blessing to our labouring ends As we hope many to such fortune sends Their own desires wives fair as light as chast To those that live by spight Wives made in hast The Laws of Candy A TRAGI-COMEDY Persons Represented in the Play Cassilanes General of Candy Antinous Son to Cassilanes and his Competitor Fernando a Venetian Captain Servant to Annophel Philander Prince of Cyprus passionately in love with Erota Gonzalo An ambitious Politick Lord of Venice Gaspero Secretary of State Melitus a Gentleman of Candy Arcanes a noble Souldier Friend to Cassilanes Decius Friend to Antinous Senators Porphycio Possenne Paolo Michael Venetian Ambassadour Mochingo an ignorant Servant to Erota Gentlemen Souldiers Servants WOMEN Erota a Princess imperious and of an overweaning Beauty Annophel Daughter to Cassilanes Hyparcha Attendant on the Princess Erota The Scene Candy The principal Actors were Joseph Taylor William Eglestone Nicholas Toolie Richard Sharpe John Lowin John Vnderwood George Birch Thomas Pollard Actus Primus Scena Prima Enter Gaspero and Melitus Mel. SIR you 're the very friend I wish'd to meet with I have a large discourse invites your ear To be an Auditor Gas And what concerns it Mel. The sadly thriving progress of the loves Between my Lord the Prince and that great Lady Whose insolence and never-yet-match'd Pride Can by no Character be well exprest Bet in her only name the proud Erota Gas Alas Melitus I should guess the best Success your Prince could find from her to be As harsh as the event doth prove but now 'T is not a time to pity passionate griess When a whole Kingdom in a manner lyes Upon its Death-Bed bleeding Mel. Who can tell Whether or no these plagues at once Hang over this unhappy Land for her sake That is a Monster in it Gas Here 's the misery Of having a Child our Prince else I presume The bold Venetians had not dar'd to attempt So bloody an invasion Mel. Yet I wonder Why Master Secretary still the Senate So almost superstitiously adores Gonzalo the Venetian Lord considering The outrage of his Countrymen Gas The Senate Is wise and therein just for this Gonzalo Upon a Massacre performed at Sea By the Admiral of Venice on a Merchant Of Candy when the cause was to be heard Before the Senate there in open Court Professed that the cruelty the Admiral Had shewed deserved not only fine but death For Candy then and Venice were at peace Since when upon a motion in the Senate For Conquest of our Land 't is known for certain That only this Gonzalo dar'd to oppose it His reason was because it too much savour'd Of lawless and unjust ambition The Wars were scarce begun but he in fear Of quarrels ' gainst his life fled from his Country And hither came where to confirm his truth I know Melitus he out of his own store Hath monied Cassilanes the General Mel. What without other pledges than Cassilanes Bare promise of payment Gas No it may be He has some pretty Lordship to retire to But thus he hath done now 't is fit Melitus The Senate should be thankful otherwise They should annihilate one of those Laws For which this Kingdome is throughout the World Unfollowed and admired Mel. What Laws are those Sir Let me so much importune you Gas You shall And they be worth your knowledge briefly thus Who e'r he be that can detect apparently Another of ingratitude for any Received Benefit the Plaintiff may Require the Offenders life unless he please Freely and willingly to grant remission Mel. By which strict Law the Senate is in danger Should they neglect Gonzalo Gas Right the Law Permits a like equality to Aliens As to a home-bred Patriot Mel. Pray Sir the other Gas Know Melitus The elder Cretans flourished many years In War in Peace unparallel'd and they To spur heroick Spirits on to Vertue Enacted that what man so ere he were Did noblest in the field against his enemy So by the general voice approv'd and known Might at his home return make his demand For satisfaction and reward Mel. They are Both famous Laws indeed Enter a Messenger Mes Master Secretary The Senate is about to sit and crave Your presence Gas What so suddenly Mes These Letters Will shew the causes why Gas Heaven thou nâ—t great And worthy to be thanked Mel. Your countenance Sir Doth promise
stop your pipes Musick The thing will ' wake now now methinks I find His Sword just gliding through my throat What 's that A vengeance choak your pipes Are you there Lady Stop stop those Rascals do you bring me hither To be cut into minced meat why Dinant Din. I cannot do withal I have spoke and spoke I am betray'd and lost too Cler. Do you hear me do you understand me ' Plague dam your Whistles Musickâ— Lam. 'T was but an over-sight they have done lye down Cler. Would you had done too You know not In what a misery and fear I lye You have a Lady in your arms Din. I would have The Recordeâ— agaâ— Champ. I 'll watch you Goodman Wou'd have Cler. Remove for Heavens sake And fall to that you come for Lam. Lie you down 'T is but an hours endurance now Cler. I dare not softly sweet Lady heart Lam. 'T is nothing but your fear he sleeps still soundly Lie gently down Cler. 'Pray make an end Din. Come Madam Lam. These Chambers are too near Ex. Din. Lam. Cham. I shall be nearer Well go thy wayes I 'le trust thee through the world Deal how thou wilt that that I never feel I 'le never fear Yet by the honour of a Souldier I hold thee truly noble How these things will look And how their blood will curdle Play on Children You shall have pap anon O thou grand Fool That thou knew'st but thy fortune Musick done Cler. Peace good Madam Stop her mouth Dinant it sleeps yet 'pray be wary Dispatch I cannot endure this misery I can hear nothing more I 'll say my prayers And down again Whistle within A thousand Alarms fall upon my quarters Heaven send me off when I lye keeping Conrses Pl o' your fumbling Dinant how I shake 'T is still again would I were in the Indies Exit Cler. Enter Dinant and Lamira a light within Din. Why do you use me thus thus poorly basely Work me into a hope and then destroy me Why did you send for me this new way train me Lam. Mad-man and fool and false man now I 'll shew thee Din. 'Pray put your light out Lam. Nay I 'll hold it thus That all chaste Eyes may see thy lust and scorn it Tell me but this when you first doted on me And made suit to enjoy me as your Wife Did you not hold me honest Din. Yes most vertuous Lam. And did not that appear the only lustre That made me worth your love and admiration Din. I must confess Lam. Why would you deal so basely So like a thief a Villain Din. Peace good Madam Lam. I 'll speak aloud too thus maliciously Thus breaking all the Rules of honesty Of honour and of truth for which I lov'd you For which call'd you servant and admir'd you To steal that Jewel purchas'd by another â—â—ously set in Wedlock even that Jewel Because it had no flaw you held unvaluable Can he that has lov'd good dote on the Devil For he that seeks a Whore seeks but his Agent Or am I of so wild and low a blood â—o nurs'd in infamies Din. I do not think so And I repent Lam. That will not serve your turn Sir Din. It was your treaty drew me on Lam. But it was your villany â—e you pursue it I drew you but to try â—ow much a man and nobly thou durst stand â—ow well you had deserv'd the name of vertuous â—et you like a wild torrent mix'd with all â—asely and base affections came floating on â—lling your poyson'd billows Din. Will you betray me Lam. To all the miseries a vext Woman may Dan. Let me but out â—ve me but room to â—oss my Sword about me â—d I will tell you y' are a treacherous woman 〈◊〉 that I had but words Lam. They will not serve you Din. But two-edg'd words to cut thee a Lady traytor Perish by a proud Puppet I did you too much honour To tender you my love too much respected you To think you worthy of my worst embraces Go take your Groom and let him dally with you Your greasie Groom I scorn to imp your lame stock You are not fair noâ— handsome I lyed louâ—ly This tongue abus'd you when it spoke you beauteous Lam. 'T is very well 't is brave Din. Put out your light Your lascivious eyes are fâ—â—mes enough For Fools to find you out a Lady Plotteâ— Must I begin your sacrifice of mischief I and my friend the first-fruits of that bloud You and your honou able Husband aim at Crooked and wretched you are both Lam. To you Sir Yet to the Eye of Justice straight as Truth Din. Is this a womans love a womans in â—y Do you profess this seriously do you laugh at me Lam. Ha ha Din Pl light upon your scorns upon your flatteries Upon your tempting faces all defâ—tions A bâ—d 〈…〉 upon your cheeks And â—lasâ— â—aâ—l 〈◊〉 those â—s of Pride that paint you â—â—thâ—n you â—s to fright mâ—n from these dangers Raise up youâ— tâ—opâ— Cleremâ—â— Cler. VVhat a vengeance 〈◊〉 you Din. VVhat dismal noisâ— is there no honour in you Cleremont we are betrayed betrayed sold by a woman Dâ—◠〈…〉 forth 〈◊〉 Cler. 〈…〉 â—ing Are we made stales to one another Din. Yes we are undone lost Cler. You shall pay for 't grey beard Up up you sleep your last else Lights above two Servants and Anabel 1 Serv. No not yet Sir Laâ—y look up would you have wrong'd this Beauty VVake so 〈◊〉 a Virgin with rough tâ—rms You wear a Sword we must entreat you leave it 2 Serv. Fye Sir so sweet a lady Cler. Was this my bed fellow pray give me leave to look I am not mâ— yet I may be by and by Did this lye â—e Did I fear this is this a Cause to shake at Away with mâ—â—â—r shame I am a Rascal Enter Champernel Beaupre Verdone Lamira Anabel Cleremont and two Servants Din. I am â—az'd too Beaup. VVe 'll recover you Verd. You walk like Robin good-fellow all the house over And every man afraid of you Diâ— 'T is well Lady Thâ— honour of this deed will be your own The world shall know your bounty Beaup. VVhat shall we do with ' em Cler. Gâ—ld me For 't is not fit I should be a man again I am an Ass a Dog Lam. Take your revenges You know my Husbands wrongs and your own losses Anab. A brave man an admirable brave man VVell well I would not be so tryed again A very handsome proper Gentleman Cler. VVill you let me lye by her but one hour more And then hang me Din. We wait your malice put your swords home bravely You have reason to seek bloud Lam. Not as you are noble Cham. Hands off and give them liberty only disarm ' em Beaup. We have done that already Cham. You are welcome Gentlâ—men I am glad my house has any pleasure for you I keep a couple of Ladies here they say fair And you are young and handsome Gentlemen
Have you any more mind to Wenches Cler. To be abus'd too Lady you might have help'd this Ana. Sit now 't is past but 't may be I may stand Your friend hereafter in a greater matter Cler. Never whilst you live Ana. You cannot tell now Sir a parting hand Cler. Down and Roses Well I may live to see you again A dull Rogue No revelation in thee Lam. Were you well frighted Were your fitts from the heart of all colds and colours That 's all your punishment Cler. It might have been all yours Had not a block-head undertaken it Cham. Your swords you mnst leave to these Gentlemen Verd. And now when you dare fight We are on even lee again Din. 'T is well To be a Mistris is to be a monster And so I leave your house and you for ever Lam. Leave your wild lusts and then you are a master Cham. You may depart too Cler. I had rather stay here Cham. Faith we shall fright you worse Cler. Not in that manner There 's five hundred Crowns fright me but so again Din. Come Cleremont this is the hour of fool Cler. Wiser the next shall be or we 'll to School Exeunt Champ. How coolly these hot gallants are departed Faith Cousin 't was unconscionably done To lye so still and so long Anab. 'T was your pleasure If 't were a fault I may hereafter mend Champ. O my best Wife Take now what course thou wilt and lead what life Lam. The more trust you commit the more care still Goodness and vertue shall attend my will Cham. Let 's laugh this night out now and count our gains We have our honours home and they their pains Exeunt omnes Actus Quartus Scena Prima Enter Cleremont Dinant Din. IT holds they will go thither Cler. To their Summer-house Din. Thither i' th' evening and which is the most infliction Only to insult upon our miseries Cler. Are you provided Din. Yes yes Cler. Throughly Din. Throughly Cler. Basâ—a enough I have your mind I will not fail you Din. At such an hour Cler. Have I a memory A Cause and Will to do thou art so sullen Din. And shall be till I have a fair reparation Cler. I have more reason for I scaped a fortune Which if I come so near again I say nothing But if I sweat not in another fashion O a delicate Wench Din. 'T is certain a most handsome one Cler. And me thought the thing was angry with it self too It lay so long conceal'd but I must part with you I have a scene of mirth to drive this from my heart And my hour is come Din. Miss not your time Cler. I dare not Exeunt severally Enter Sampson and a Gentleman Gent. I presume Sir you now need no instruction But fairly know what belongs to a Gentleman You bear your Uncles cause Sam. Do not disturb me I understand my cause and the right carriage Gent. Be not too bloody Sam. As I find my enemy if his sword bite If it bite Sir you must pardon me Gent. No doubt he is valiant He durst not undertake else Sam. He 's most welcome As he is most valiant he were no man for me else Gent. But say he should relent Sam. He dies relenting I cannot help it he must dies relenting If he pray praying ipso facto praying Your honourable way admits no prayer And if he fight he falls there 's his quietus Gent. Y' are nobly punctual let 's retire and meet 'em But still I say have mercy Samp. I say honour Exeunt Enter Champernel Lamira Anabel Beaupre Verdone Charlote and a Servant Lam. Will not you go sweet-heart Champ. Go I 'le fly with thee I stay behind Lam. My Father will be there too And all our best friends Beau. And if we be not merry We have hard luck Lady Verd. Faith let 's have a kind of play Cham. What shall it be Verd. The story of Dinant Lam. With the merry conceits of Cleremont His Fits and Feavers Ana. But I 'le lie still no more Lam. That as you make the Play 't will be rare sport And how 't will vex my gallants when they hear it Have you given order for the Coach Charl. Yes Madam Cham. My easie Nag and padd Serv. 'T is making ready Cham. Where are your Horses Beau. Ready at an hour Sir we 'll not be last Cham. Fie what a night shall we have A roaring merry night Lam. We 'll flie at all Sir Cham. I 'le flie at thee too finely and so ruffle thee I 'le try your Art upon a Country pallet Lam. Brag not too much for fear I should expect it Then if you fail Cham. Thou saiest too true we all talk But let 's in and prepare and after dinner Begin our mirthful pilgrimage Lam. He that 's sad A crab-face'd Mistris cleave to him for this year Exeunt Enter Cleremont and La-writ La-writ Since it cannot be the Judge Cler. 'T is a great deal better La-writ You are sure he is his kinsman a Gentleman Cler. As arrant a Gentleman and a brave fellow And so near to his blood La-writ It shall suffice I 'le set him further off I 'le give a remove Shall quit his kindred I 'le lopp him Clor. Will ye kill him La-w. And there were no more Cousins in the world I kiâ— him I do mean Sir to kill all my Lords kindred For every cause a Cousin Cler. How if he have no more Cousins La-writ The next a kin then to his Lordships favour The man he smiles upon Cler. Why this is vengeance horrid and dire La writ I love a dire revenge Give me the man that will all others kill And last himself Cler. You stole that resolution La-writ I had it in a Play but that 's all one I wou'd see it done Cler. Come you must be more merciful La-writ To no Lords Cousins in the world I hate 'em A Lords Cousin to me is a kind of Cockatrice If I see him first he dies A strange Antipathy Cler. What think you of their Nieces La-writ If I like 'em They may live and multiply 't is a cold morning Cler. 'T is sharp indeed you have broke your fast La-writ No verily Cler. Your valour would have ask'd a good foundation La-writ Hang him I 'le kill him fasting Enter Sampson and the Gent. Cler. Here they come Bear your self in your language smooth and gently When your swords argue La-writ 'Pray Sir spare your precepts Gent. I have brought you Sir La-writ 'T is very well no words You are welcome Sir Sam. I thank you Sir few words La writ I 'le kill you for your Uncles sake Sam. I love you I 'le cut your throat for your own sake La-writ I esteem of you Cler. Let 's render 'em honest and fair Gentlemen Search my friend I 'le search yours Gent. That 's quickly done Cler. You come with no Spells nor Witchcrafts Sam. I come fairly to kill him honestly La-writ Hang Spells and Witchcrafts I come
hour my death Lam. Heaven was your comfort Din. Till the last evening sitting full of sadness Waâ—lâ—ng sweet Mistris your unhappy fortunes Mine own I had the least care of round about me The Captain and the company stood gaping When I began the story of my love To you faiâ— Saint and with so full a sorrow Follow'd each point that even from those rude eyes Tâ—aâ— nâ—ver knew wâ—at 〈…〉 or mercy 〈…〉 Mistris And let no 〈◊〉 unholy hearts ouâ— to you The soft plum'd god will see again thus taken As men transform'd with the strange tale I told They stood aâ—z'd then bid me rise and live Take liberty and means to see your pâ—on And wisht me prosperous in your love wiâ—h you so Be wise and loving Lady shew but you so Lam. O Sir are these fit hours to talk of love in Shall we make fools of our afflictions Can any thing sound sweetly in mine ears Where all the noise of bloody horrour iâ— My Brother and my Cousin they are dead Sir Dead basely dead is this an age to fool in And I my sâ—â—f I know not what I shall be Yet I must thank you and if happily You had ask'd me yesterday when these were living And my fears less I might have hearkned to you Din. Peace to your grief I bind you to your word Enter Cleremont Anabel Beaupre Verdone Charlote Nurse the two Gentlemen Lam. How do you conjure Dâ—n Not to raise dreadfull apparitions Madam But such as you would gladly see Lam. My Brother and nephew living Beau. And both owe their lives To the favour of these Gentlemen Verd. Who deserve Our service and for us your gracious thanks Lam. Which I give freely and become a suitor To be hereafter more familiar Kisse With such gâ—eat worth and vertue 1 Gent. Ever think us Your servants Madam Cler. Why if thou wilt needs know How we are fâ—â—â—d I will discover it And with laconick brevity these Gentlemen This night incountring with those outlaws that Yesterday made us prisoners and as we were Attempted by 'em they with greater courage I am sure with better fortune not alone Guarded themselves but forc'd the bloody thieves Being got between them and this hellish Cave For safety of their lives to fly up higher Into the woods all left to their possession This sav'd your Brother and your nephew from The gibbet this redeem'd me from my Chains And gave my friend his liberty this preserv'd Your honour ready to be lost Din. But that I know this for a ly and that the thieves And gentlemen are the same men by my practice Suborn'd to this he does deliver it With such a constant brow that I am doubtfull I should believe him too 1 Gent. If we did well We are rewarded 2 Gent. Thanks but takes away From what was freely purpos'd Cler. Now by this hand You have so cunningly discharg'd your parts That while we live rest confident you shall Command Dinant and Cleremont nor Beaupre Nor Verdone scents it for the Ladies they Were easie to be gull'd 1 Gent. 'T was but a jest And yet the jest may chance to break our necks Should it be known Cler. Fear nothing Din. Cleremont Say what success Cler. As thou wouldst wish 't is done Lad The grove will witness with me that this night I lay not like a block but how speed you Din. I yet am in suspence devise some means To get these off and speedily Cler. I have it Come we are dull I think that the good fellows Our predecessors in this place were not So foolish and improvident husbands but 'T will yield us meat and wine 1 Gent. Let 's ransack it 'T is ours now by the Law Cler. How say you sweet one Have you an appetit Ana. To walk again I' th' Woods if you think fit rather than eat Cler. A little respite prethee nay blush not You ask but what 's your own and warrantable Monsieur Beaupre Verdone What think you of the motion Verd. Lead the way Beau. We follow willingly Ex. Man Din. and Lam. Cler. When you shall think fit We will expect you Din. Now be mistris of Your promise Lady Lam. 'T was to give you hearing Din. But that word hearing did include a grant And you must make it good Lam. Must Din. Must and shall I will be fool'd no more you had your tricks Made properties of me and of my friend Presum'd upon your power and whip'd me with The rod of mine own dotage do not flatter Your self with hope that any humane help Can free you and for aid by miracle A base unthankfull woman is unworthy Lam. You will not force me Din. Rather than enjoy you With your consent because I will torment you I 'le make you feel the effects of abus'd love And glory in your torture Lam. Brother Nephew Help help for Heavens sake Din. Tear your throat cry louder Though every leaf these trees bear were an Echo And summon'd in your best friends to redeem you It should be fruitless 't is not that I love you Or value those delights you prize so high That I 'le enjoy you a French crown will buy More sport and a companion to whom You in your best trim are an Ethiop Lam. Forbear me then Din. Not so I 'le do 't in spite And break that stubborn disobedient will That hath so long held out that boasted honour I will make equal with a common Whores The spring of Chastity that fed your pride And grew into a River of vain glory I will defile with mudd the mudd of lust And make it loathsome even to goats Lam. O Heaven No pity Sir Din. You taught me to be cruel And dare you think of mercy I 'le tell thee fool Those that surpriz'd thee were my instruments I can plot too good Madam you shall find it And in the stead of licking of my fingers Kneeling and whining like a boy new breech'd To get a toy forsooth not worth an apple Thus make my way and with Authority Command what I would have Lam. I am lost for ever Good Sir I do confess my fault my gross fault And yield my self up miserable guilty Thus kneeling I confess you cannot study Sufficient punishments to load me with I am in your power and I confess again You cannot be too cruel if there be Besides the loss of my long guarded honour Any thing else to make the ballance even Pray put it in all hopes all helpes have left me I am girt round with sorrow hell's about me And ravishment the least that I can look for Do what you please Din. Indeed I will do nothing Nor touch nor hurt you Lady nor had ever Such a lewd purpose Lam. Can there be such goodness And in a man so injur'd Din. Be confirm'd in 't I seal it thus I must confess you vex'd me In fooling me so often and those fears You threw upon me call'd for a requital Which now I have return'd all unchast
with grief already Aeci. To draw from that wild man a sweet repentance And goodness in his days to come Max. They are so And will be ever coming my Aecius Aecius For who knows but the sight of you presenting His swoln sins at the full and your fair vertues May like a fearful Vision fright his follies And once more bend him â—ight again which blessing If your dark wrongs would give you leave to read Is more than death and the reward more glorious Death only â—asâ— you this the whole Empire Besides compell'd and forc'd with violence To what ye have done the deed is none of yours No noâ— the justice neither ye may live And still a worthier Woman still more honoured For are those trees the worse we tear the fruits from Or should the eternal gods desire to perish Because we daily violate their truths Which is the Chastity of Heaven No Lady If ye dare live ye may and as our sins Make them more full of equity and justice So this compulsive wrong makes you more perfect The Empire too will bless you Max. Noble Sir If she were any thing to me but honour And that that 's wedded 〈◊〉 too laid in Not to be worn away without my being Or could the wrongs be hers alone or mine Or both our wrongs not ty'd to after issues Not boâ—â— anew in all our names and kindreds I would desire her live nay more compel her But since it was not Youth but Malice did it And not her own nor mine but both our losses Nor stays it there but that our names must find it Even those to come and when they read she liv'd Must they not ask how often she was ravish'd And make a doubt she lov'd that more than Wedlock Therefore she must not live Aecius Therefore she must live To teach the world such deaths are superstitious Luc. The tongues of Angels cannot alter me For could the World again restore my Credit As fair and absolute as first I bred it That world I should not trust again The Empire By my life can get nothing but my story Which whilst I breath must be but his abuses And where ye counsel me to live that Caesar May see his errours and repent I 'll tell ye His penitence is but encrease of pleasures His prayers never said but to deceive us And when he weeps as you think for his Vices 'T is but as killing drops from baleful Yew-Trees That rot their honest Neighbour If he can grieve As one that yet desires his free Conversion And almost glories in his penitence I 'll leave him Robes to mourn in my sad ashes Aecius The farewels then of happy souls be with thee And to thy memory be ever sung The praises of a just and constant Lady This sad day whilst I live a Souldiers tears I 'll offer on thy Monument and bring Full of thy noble self with tears untold yet Many a worthy Wife to weep thy ruine Max. All that is chaste upon thy Tomb shall flourish All living Epitaphs be thine Time Story And what is left behind to piece our lives Shall be no more abus'd with tales and trifles But full of thee stand to eternity Aeci. Once more farewel go find Elyzium There where the happy Souls are crown'd with Blessings There where 't is ever Spring and ever Summer Max. There where no bedrid justice comes truth honour Are keepers of that blessed Place go thither For here thou liv'st chaste Fire in rotten Timber Aecius And so our last farewels Max. Gods give thee Justice Exit Lucina Aecius His thoughts begin to work I fear him yet He ever was a noble Roman but I know not what to think on 't he hath suffered Beyond a man if he stand this Max. Aecius Am I alive or has a dead sleep seiz'd me It was my Wife the Emperour abus'd thus And I must say I am glad I had her for him Must I not my Aecius Aecius I am stricken With such a stiff amazement that no answer Can readily come from me nor no comfort Will ye go home or go to my house Max. Neither I have no home and you are mad Aecius To keep me company I am a fellow My own Sword would forsake not tyed unto me A Pander is a Prince to what I am faln I dare do nothing Aecius Ye do better Max. I am made a branded Slave Aecius And yet I bless the Maker Death o' my Soul must I endure this tamely Must Maximus be mention'd for his tales I am a Child too what should I do railing I cannot mend my self 't is Caesar did it And what am I to him Aecius 'T is well consider'd However you are tainted be no Traitor Time may outwear the first the last lives ever Max. O that thou wert not living and my friend Aecius I 'll bear a wary Eye upon your actions I fear ye Maximus nor can I blame thee If thou break'st out for by the gods thy wrong Deserves a general ruine do ye love me Max. That 's all I have to live on Aecius Then go with me Ye shall not to your own house Max. Nor to any My griefs are greater far than Walls can compass And yet I wonder how it happens with me I am not dangerous and o' my Conscience Should I now see the Emperour i' th heat on 't I should not chide him for 't an awe runs through me I feel it sensibly that binds me to it 'T is at my heart now there it sits and rules And methinks 't is a pleasure to obey it Aecius ' This is a mask to cozen me I know ye And how far ye dare do no Roman farther Nor with more fearless Valour and I 'll watch ye Keep that obedience still Max. Is a Wifes loss For her abuse much good may do his Grace I 'll make as bold with his Wife if I can More than the fading of a few fresh colours More than a lusty spring lost Aecius No more Maximus To one that truly lives Max. Why then I care not I can live well enough Aecius For look you friend for vertue and those trifles They may be bought they say Aecius He 's craz'd a little His grief has made him talk things from his Nature Max. But Chastity is not a thing I take it To get in Rome unless it be bespoken A hundred years before Is it Aecius By 't Lady and well handled too i' th' breeding Aecius Will ye go any way Max. I 'll tell thee friend If my Wife for all this should be a Whore now A kind of Kicker out of sheets 't would vex me For I am not angry yet the Emperour Is young and handsome and the Woman Flesh And may not these two couple without scratching Aecius Alas my noble friend Max. Alas not me I am not wretched for there 's no man miserable But he that makes himself so Aecius Will ye walk yet Max. Come come she dare not dye friend that
howsoever The worthiness of friend may make ye stagger Which is a fair thing in ye yet my Patient My gentle Patient I would fain say more If you would understand Val. O cruel Woman Cell Yet sure your sickness is not so forgetful Nor you so willing to be lost Fra. Pray stay there Me thinks you are not fair now me thinks more That modest vertue men delivered of you Shews but like shadow to me thin and fading Val. Excellent friend Fra. Ye have no share in goodness Ye are belyed you are not Cellide The modest immaculate who are ye For I will know what Devil to do mischief Unto my vertuous friend hath shifted shapes With that unblemished beauty Cell Do not rave Sir Nor let the violence of thoughts distract ye You shall enjoy me I am yours I pity By those fair eyes I do Fra. O double hearted O Woman perfect Woman what distraction Was meant to mankind when thou was 't made a Devil What an inviting Hell invented tell me And if you yet remember what is goodness Tell me by that and truth can one so cherish'd So sainted in the soul of him whose service Is almost turn'd to superstition Whose every day endeavours and desires Offer themselves like Incense on your Altar Whose heart holds no intelligence but holy And most Religious with his love whose life And let it ever be remembred Lady Is drawn out only for your ends Val. O miracle Fra. Whos 's all and every part of man pray make me Like ready Pages wait upon your pleasures Whose breath is but your bubble Can ye dare ye Must ye cast off this man though he were willing Though in a nobleness â—o cross my danger His friendship durst confirm it without baseness Without the stain of honour shall not people Say liberally hereafter there 's the Lady That lost her Father friend herself her faith too To fawn upon a stranger for ought you know As â—â—â—thless as your sâ—lf in love as fruitless Val. â—ake her with all my heart thou art so honest 〈…〉 most necessaâ—y I be undone Cell With all my soul possess 〈◊〉 Exit Val. I 'll 〈◊〉 m nute I scoâ—nâ—d and hated ye and came to cozen ye I 〈…〉 those things might draw a wonder on me To make ye mad Fra. Good Heaven what is this Woman Cell Not did your danger but in charity Move me a whit nor you appear unto me More than a common object yet now truly Truly and nobly I do love ye dearly And from this hour ye are the man I honour You are the man the excellence the honesty The only friend and I am glad your sickness Fell so most happily at this time on ye To make this truth the worlds Fra. Whither do you drive me Cell Back to your honesty make that good ever 'T is like a strong built Castle seated high That draws on all ambitions still repair it Still fortifie it there are thousand foes Besides the Tyrant Beauty will assail it Look to your Centinels that watch it hourly Your eyes let them not wander Fra. Is this serious Or dos she play still with me Cell Keep your ears The two main Poâ—ts that may betray ye strongly From light belief first then from flattery Especially where Woman bâ—ats the parley The body of your strength your noble heart From every yielding to disâ—oneâ—â—â—nds Rig'd â—ound about with vertue that no breaches No subtil minds may meet ye Fra. How like the Sun Labouring in his Eclipse dark and prodigious She shew'd till now when having won her way How full of wonder he breaks out again And sheds his vertuous beams excellent Angel For no less can that heavenly mind proclaim thee Honour of all thy sex let it be lawful And like a Pilgrim thus I kneel to beg it Not with prophane lips now nor burnt affections But reconcil'd to faith with holy wishes To kiss that virgin hand C l. Take your desire Sir And in a nobler way for I dare trust ye No other fruit my love must every yield ye I fear no more yet your most constant memory So much I am wedded to that worthiness Shall ever be my Friend Companion Husband Farewel and fairly govern your affections Stand and deceive me not O noble young man I love thee with my soul but dare not say it Once more farewel and prosper Exit Fra. Goodness guide thee My wonder like to fearful shapes in dreams Has wakened me out of my sit of folly But not to shake it off a spell dwells in me A hidden charm shot from this beauteous Woman That late can ne'r avoid nor Physick find And by her counsel strengthen'd only this Is all the help I have I love fair vertue Well something I must do to be a friend Yet I am poor and tardy something for her too Though I can never reach her excellence Yet but to give an offer at a greatness Enter Valentine Thomas Hylas and Sam. Val. Be not uncivil Tom and take your pleasure Tho. Do you think I am mad you 'l give me leave To try her fairly Val. Do your best Tho. Why there Boy But where 's the sick man Hyl. Where are the Gentlewomâ—n That should attend him there 's the Patient Me thinks these Women Tho. Thou think'st nothing else Val. Go to him friend and comfort him I 'le lead ye O my best joy my worthiest friend pray pardon me I am so over-joy'd I want expression I may live to be thankful bid your friends welcome Exit Val. Tho. How do'st thou Frank how do'st thou Boy beat up man What shrink i' th' sinews for a little sickness Deavolo morte Fra. I am o' th' mending hand Tho. How like a Flute thou speak'st o' th' mending hand man Gogs bores I am well speak like a man of worship Fran. Thou art a mad companion never staid Tom. Tho. Let Rogues be staid that have no habitation A Gentleman may wander sit thee down Frank And see what I have brought thee come discover Open the Scene and let the work appear A friend aâ— need you Rogue is worth a million Fra. What hast thou there a julip Hyl. He must not touch it 'T is present death Tho. Ye are an Ass a twirepipe A Jeffery John bo peepe thou mimister Thou menâ— a left-handed pack-saddle out puppey My friâ—nd Frank but a very foolish fellow Do st thou see that Bottle view it well Fran. I do Tom. Tho. There be as many lives in 't as a Cat carries 'T is everlasting liquor Fran. What Tho. Old Sack Boy Old reverend Sack which for ought that I can read yet Was that Philosophers Stone the wise King Ptolomeus Did all his wonders by Fran. I see no harm Tom Drink with a moderation Tho. Drink with suger Which I have ready here and here a glass boy Take me without my tools Sam. Pray Sir be temperate You know your own state best Fra. Sir I much thank ye And shall be careful yet a glass
the fool which I requited Must I still hold him at the staves end Lug. You are two strange women Ros We may be if we fool still Lug. Dare ye believe me Follow but this advice I have set you in now And if ye lose would ye yield now so basely Give up without your honours saved de-Gard Fie Ladies Perserve your freedom still Lel. Well well for this time Lug And carry that full state Ros That 's as the wind stands If it begin to chop about and scant us Hang me but I know what I 'le do come direct us I make no doubt we shall do handsomly de-Ga. Some part o' th' way we 'll wait upon ye Ladies The rest your man supplies Lug. Do well I 'le honour ye Exeunt SCENE IV. Enter Factor and Mirabel Oriana and two Merchants Fac. Look ye Sir there she is you see how busie Methinks you are infinitely bound to her for her journey Mir. How gloriously she shews She is a tall woman Fac. Of a fair Size Sir My Master not being at home I have been so out of my wits to get her company I mean Sir of her own fair sex and fashion Mir. Asaâ— off she is most fair too Fac. Near most Excellent At length I have entreated two fair Ladies And happily you know 'em the young Daughters Of Monsieur Nantolet Mir. I know 'em well Sir What are those Jewels Fac. All. Mir. They make a rich shew Fac. There is a matter of ten thousand pounds too Was owing here you see those Merchants with her They have brought it in now Mir. How handsomly her shape shews Fac. Those are still neat your Italians are most curious Now she looks this way Mir. She has a goodly presence How full of courtesie Well Sir I 'le leave ye And if I may be bold to bring a friend or two Good noble Gentlemen Fac. No doubt ye may Sir For you have most command Mir. I have seen a wonder Exit Ori. Is he gone Fac. Yes Ori. How Fac. Taken to the utmost A wonder dwells about him Ori. He did not guess at me Fac. No be secure ye shew another woman He is gone to fetch his friends Ori. Where are the Gentlewomen Fac. Here here now they are come Sit still and let them see ye Enter Rosalure Lelia Servant Ros Pray ye where 's my friend Sir Fac. She is within Ladies but here 's another Gentlewoman A stranger to this Town so please you visit her 'T will be well taken Lel. Where is she Fac. There above Ladies Ser. ' Bless me what thing is this two Pinacles Upon her pate Is' t not a glode to catch Wood-cocks Ros Peace ye rude knave Ser. What a bouncing Bum she has too There 's Sail enough for a Carrack Ros What is this Lady For as I live she 's a goodly woman Fac. Ghess ghess Lel. I have not seen a nobler Presence Ser. 'T is a lustie wench now could I spend my forty-pence With all my heart to have but one fling at her To give her but a washing blow Lel. Ye Rascal Ser. I that 's all a man has for 's good will 't will be long enough Before ye cry come Anthonie and kiss me Lel. I 'le have ye whipt Ros Has my friend seen this Lady Fac. Yes yes and is well known to her Ros I much admire her Presence Lel. So do I too For I protest she is the handsomest The rarest and the newest to mine eye That ever I saw yet Ros I long to know her My friend shall do that kindness Ori. So she shall Ladies Come pray ye come up Ros O me Lel. Hang me if I knew her Were I a man my self I should now love ye Nay I should doat Ros I dare not trust mine eyes For as I live ye are the strangest alter'd I must come up to know the truth Ser. So must I Lady For I am a kind of unbeliever too Lel. Get ye gone Sirrah And what ye have seen be secret in you are paid else No more of your long tongue Fac. Will ye go in Ladies And talk with her These venturers will come straight Away with this fellow Lel. There Sirrah go disport ye Ser. I would the trunk-hos'd-woman would go with me Exit SCENE V. Enter Mirabel Pinac Belleur Pin. Is she so glorious handsom Mir. You would wonder Our Women look like Gipsies like Gills to her Their Clothes and fashions beggerly and Bankrupt Base old and scurvy Bel. How looks her face Mir. Most heavenly And the becoming-motion of her bodie So sets her off Bel. Why then we shall stay Mir. Pardon me That 's more than I know if she be that woman She appears to be Bel. As 't is impossible Mir. I shall then tell ye more Pin. Did ye speak to her Mir. No no I only saw her She was busie Now I go for that end and mark her Gentlemen If she appear not to ye one of the sweetest The handsomest the fairest in behaviour We shall meet the two wenches there too they come to visit her To wonder as we do Pin. Then we shall meet ' em Bel. I had rather meet two Bears Mir. There you may take your leaves dispatch that business And as ye find their humours Pin. Is your love there too Mir. No certain she has no great heart to set out again This is the house I 'le usher ye Bel. I 'le bless me And take a good heart if I can Mir. Come nobly Exeunt SCENE VI. Enter Factor Rosalure Lelia Oriana Fac. They are come in Sit you two off as strangers There Ladie where 's the boy be readie Sirrah And clear your Pipes the Musick now they enter Musick Enter Mirabel Pinac and Belleur Pi. What a state she keeps how far off they sit from her How rich she is I marry this shews bravely Bel. She is a lusty wench and may allure a good man But if she have a tongue I 'le not give two pence for her There sits my Fury how I shake to see her Fac. Madam this is the Gentleman Mir. How sweet she kisses She has a Spring dwells on her lips a paradise This is the Legacie SONG From the honor'd dead I bring Thus his love and last offring Take it nobly 't is your due From a friendship ever true From a faith c. Ori. Most noble Sir This from my now dead Brother as his love And gratefull memory of your great benefit From me my thanks my wishes and my service Till I am more acquainted I am silent Only I dare say this you are truly noble Mir. What should I think Pin. Think ye have a handsom fortune Would I had such another Ros Ye are well met Gentlemen We hear ye are for travel Pin. Ye hear true Ladie And come to take our leaves Lel. We 'll along with ye We see you are grown so witty by your Journey We cannot choose but step out too This Lady We mean to
condition To marry you again you dye your self too Evan. Now you are merciful I thank your Grace Fred. If when you are married you but seek to ' scape Out of the Kingdom you or she or both Or to infect mens minds with hot commotions You dye both instantly will you love me now Lady My tale will now be heard but now I scorn ye Exit Manent Valerio and Evanthe Evan. Is our fair love our honest our entire Come to this hazard Val. 'T is a noble one and I am much in love with malice for it Envy could not have studied me a way Nor fortune pointed out a path to Honour Straighter and nobler if she had her eyes When I have once enjoy'd my sweet Evanthe And blest my Youth with her most dear embraces I have done my journey here my day is out All that the World has else is foolery Labour and loss of time what should I live for Think but mans life a Month and we are happy I would not have my joys grow old for any thing A Paradise as thou art my Evanthe Is only made to wonder at a little Enough for human eyes and then to wander from Come do not weep sweet you dishonour me Your tears and griefs but question my ability Whether I dare dye Do you love Entirely Evan. You know I do Val. Then grudge not my felicity Evan. I 'll to the Queen Val. Do any thing that 's honest But if you sue to him in Death I hate you Exeunt Actus Secundus Scena Prima Enter Camillo Cleanthes and Menallo Cam. WAS there ever heard of such a Marriage Men. Marriage and Hanging go by destiny 'T is the oâ—d Proverb now they come togetâ—er Cle. But a Month married then to lose his life sor't I would have a long Month sure that pays the Souldiers Enter Tony with Vrinal Cam. Or get all the Almanacks burnt that were a rare trick And have no Month remembred How now Tony Whose water are you casting Tony. A sick Gentlemans Is very sick much troubled with the Stone He should not live above a Month by his Urine About St. David's Day it will go hard with him He will then be troubled with a pain in his Neck too Men. A pestilent fool when wilt thou marry Tony Ton. When I mean to be hang'd 't is the surer contract Cle. What think you of this Marriage of Valerio's Tony. They have given him a hot Custard and mean to burn his mouth with it had I known he had been given to dye honourably I would have helpt him to a Wench a rare one should have kill'd him in three weeks and sav'd the sentence Cam. There be them would have spared ten days of that too Tony. It may be so you have Women of all Vertues There be some Guns that I could bring him too Some mortar-pieces that are plac'd i' th' Suburbs Would tear him into quarters in two hours There be also of the race of the old Cockatrices That would dispatch him with once looking on him Men. What Month wouldst thou chuse Tony if thou hadst the like Fortune Tony. I would chuse a mull'd sack month to comfort my Belly for sure my Back would ake for 't and at the months end I would be most dismally drunk scorn the gallows Me. I would chuse March for I would come in like a Lion To. But you 'd go out like a Lamb when you went to hanging Ca. I would take April take the sweet o' th' year And kiss my Wench upon the tender flowrets Tumble on every Green and as the Birds sung Embrace and melt away my Soul in pleasure Tony. You would go a Maying gayly to the Gallows Cle. Prithee tell us some news Tony. I 'll tell ye all I know You may be honest and poor fools as I am And blow your fingers ends Cam. That 's no news Fool. Tony. You may be knaves then when you please stark knaves And build fair houses but your heirs shall have none of ' em Men. These are undoubted Tony. Truth is not worth the hearing I 'll tell you news then There was a drunken Saylor That got a Mermaid with child as shâ— went a milking And now she sues him in the Bawdy Court for it The infant-Monster is brought up in Fish-Street Cam. I this is something Tony. I 'll tell you more there was a Fish taken A monstrous Fish with a sword by his side a long sword A Pike in 's Neck and a Gun in 's Nose a huge Gun And letters of Mart in 's mouth from the Duke of Florence Cle. This is a monstrous lye Tony. I do confess it Do you think I would tell you truths that dare not hear ' em You are honest things we Courtiers scorn to converse with Exit Cam. A plaguey fool but â—et's consider Gentlemen Why the Queen strives not to oppose this sentence The Kingdoms honour suffers in this cruelty Men. No doubt the Queen though she be vertuous Winks at the Marriage for by that only means The Kings flame lessens to the youthful Lady If not goes out within this Month I doubt not She hopes to rock asleep his anger also Shall we go see the preparation 'T is time for strangers come to view the wonder Cam. Come let 's away send my friends happier weddings Exeunt Enter Queen and Evanthe Queen You shall be merry come I 'll have it so Can there be any nature so unnoble Or anger so inhumane to pursue this Evan. I fear there is Queen Your fears are poor and foolish Though he be hasty and his anger death His will like torrents not to be resisted Yet Law and Justice go along to guide him And what Law or what Justice can he find To justifie his Will what Act or Statute By Humane or Divine establishment Left to direct us that makes Marriage death Honest fair Wedlock 't was given for encrease For preservation of Mankind I take it He must be more than man then that dare break it Come dress ye handsomely you shall have my jewels And put a sace on that contemns base fortune 'T will make him more insult to see you fearful Outlook his anger Evan. O my Valerio Be witness my pure mind 't is thee I grieve for Queen But shew it not I would so crucifie him With an innocent neglect of what he can do A brave strong pious scorn that I would shake him Put all the wanton Cupids in thine eyes And all the graces on that nature gave thee Make up thy beauty to that height of excellence I 'll help thee and forgive thee as if Venus Were now again to catch the god of War In his most rugged anger when thou hast him As 't is impossible he should resist thee And kneeling at thy conquering feet for mercy Then shew thy Vertue then again despise him And all his power then with a look of honour Mingled with noble chastity strike him dead Evan. Good Madam
Val. Now my young married Lord how do you feel your self You have the happiness you ever aim'd at The joy and pleasure Val. Would you had the like Sir Fred. You tumble in delights with your sweet Lady And draw the minutes out in dear embraces You live a right Lords life Val. Would you had tryed it That you might know the vertue but to suffer Your anger though it be unjust and insolent Sits handsomer upon you than your scorn To do a wilfull ill and glory in it Is to do it double double to be damn'd too Fred. Hast thou not found a loving and free Prince High in his favours too that has confer'd Such hearts ease and such heaps of comfort on thee All thou cou'dst ask Val. You are grown a tyrant too Upon so suffering and so still a subject You have put upon me such a punishment That if your youth were honest it would blush at But you are a shame to nature as to vertue Pull not my rage upon ye 't is so just It will give way to no respect my life My innocent life I dare maintain it Sir Like a wanton prodigal you have slung away Had I a thousand more I would allow 'em And be as careless of 'em as your will is But to deny those rights the Law hath given me The holy Law and make her life the penance Is such a studied and unheard of malice No heart that is not hired from Hell dare think of To do it then too when my hopes were high High as my Blood all my desires upon me My free affections ready to embrace her Enter Cassandra And she mine own do you smile at this is' t done well Is there not Heaven above you that sees all Exit Val. Fred. Come hither Time how does your noble Mistriss Cas As a Gentlewoman may do in her case that 's newly married Sir Sickly sometimes and fond on 't like your Majesty Fred. She is breeding then Cas She wants much of her colour And has her qualms as Ladies use to have Sir And her disgusts Fred. And keeps her Chamber Cas Yes Sir Fred. And eats good Broths and Jellies Cas I am sure she sighs Sir and weeps good Lady Fred. Alas good Lady for it She should have one could comfort her Cassandra Could turn those tears to joys a lusty Comforter Cas A comfortable man does well at all hours For he brings comfortable things Fred. Come hither hold your fann between you have eaten Onions Her breath stinks like a Fox her teeth are contagious These old women are all Elder-Pipes do ye mark me Gives a Purse Cas Yes Sir but does your Grace think I am fit That am both old and vertuous Fred. Therefore the fitter the older still the better I know thou art as holy as an old Cope Yet upon necessary use Cas 'T is true Sir Fred. Her feeling sense is fierce still speak unto her You are familiar speak I say unto her Speak to the purpose tell her this and this Cas Alas she is honest Sir she is very honest And would you have my gravity Fred. I I your gravity will become the cause the better I 'll look thee out a Knight shall make thee a Lady too A lusty Knight and one that shall be ruled by thee And add to these I 'll make 'em good no mincing Nor ducking out of nicety good Lady But do it home we 'll all be friends too tell her And such a joy Cas That 's it that stirs me up Sir I would not for the World attempt her Chastity But that they may live lovingly hereafter Fred. For that I urge it too Cas A little evil may well be suffered for a general good Sir I 'll take my leave of your Majesty Exit Enter Valerio Fred. Go fortunately be speedy too here comes Valerio If his affliction have allayed his spirit My work has end Come hither Lord Valerio How do you now Val. Your Majesty may guess Not so well nor so fortunate as you are That can tye up mens honest wills and actions Fred. You clearly see now brave Valerio What 't is to be the Rival to a Prince To interpose against a raging Lion I know you have suffer'd infinitely suffer'd And with a kind of pity I behold it And if you dare be worthy of my mercy I can yet heal you yield up your Evanthe Take off my sentence also Val. I fall thus low Sir My poor sad heart under your feet I lay And all the service of my life Fred. Do this then for without this 't will be impossible Part with her for a while Val. You have parted us What should I do with that I cannot use Sir Fred. 'T is well consider'd let me have the Lady And thou shalt see how nobly I 'll befriend thee How all this difference Val. Will she come do you think Sir Fred. She must be wrought I know she is too modest And gently wrought and cunningly Val. 'T is fit Sir Fred. And secretly it must be done Val. As thought Fred. I 'll warrant ye her honour shall be fair still No soil nor stain shall appear on that Valerio You see a thousand that bear sober faces And shew of as inimitable modesties You would be sworn too that they were pure Matrons And most chaste maids and yet to augment their fortunes And get them noble friends Val. They are content Sir In private to bestow their Beauties on ' em Fred. They are so and they are wise they know no want for 't Nor no eye sees they want their honesties Val. If it might be carried thus Fred. It shall be Sir Val. I 'll see you dead first with this caution Why sure I think it might be done Fred. Yes easily Val. For what time would your Grace desire her Body Fred. A month or two it shall be carried still As if she kept with you and were a stranger Rather a hater of the grace I offer And then I will return her with such honour Val. 'T is very like I dote much on your Honour Fred. And load her with such favour too Valerio Val. She never shall claw off I humbly thank ye Fred. I 'll make ye both the happiest and the richest And the mightiest too Val. But who shall work her Sir For on my Conscience she is very honest And will be hard to cut as a rough Diamond Fred. Why you must work her any thing from your tongue Set off with golden and perswasive Language Urging your dangers too Val. But all this time Have you the conscience Sir to leave me nothing Nothing to play withal Fred. There be a thousand take where thou wilt Val. May I make bold with your Queen She is useless to your Grace as it appears Sir And but a loyal Wife that may be lost too I have a mind to her and then 't is equal Fred. How Sir Val. 'T is so Sir thou most glorious impudence Have I not wrongs enow to
still When I am gone take those that shall succeed me Heaven must want light before you want a Husband To â—aâ—e up heirs of love and noble memory To your unfortunate Evan. Am I still hated hast thou no end O fate of my affliction Was I ordain'd to be a common Murdress And of the best men too Good Sir Val. Peace Sweet look on my hand Evan. I do accept the Gentleman I faint with joy Fr. I stop it none shall have her convey this stranger hence Val. I am no stranger Hark to the bell that rings Hark hark proud Frederick that was King of mischief Hark thou abhorred man dost thou hear thy sentence Does not this bell ring in thine ears thy ruine Fred. What bell is this Cam. The Castle bell Stand sure Sir and move not if you do you perish Mâ—n It rings your knell Alphonso King Alphonso All. Alphonso King Alphonso Fred. I am betrai'd loâ—k fast the Palace Cam. We have all the keys Sir And no door here shall shut without our Licence Cle. Do you shake now Lord Sorano no new trick Noâ— speedy poison to prevent this business No bawdy meditation now to fly to Fred. Treason Treason Treason Cam. Yes we hear ye Enter Alphonso Rugio Marco Castruchio Queen with Guard And we have found the Traytor in your shape Sir We 'll keep him fast too Fred. Recover'd then I am gone The Sun of all my pomp is set and vanisht Alp. Have you not forgot this face of mine King Frederick Brother I am come to see you and have brought A Banquet to be merry with your Grace I pray sit down I do beseech your Majesty And eat eat freely Sir why do you start Have you no stomuch to the meat I bring you Dare you not taste â—ave ye no Antidotes You need not fear Sorano's a good Apothecary Me thinks you look not well some fresh wine for him Some of the same he sent me by Sorano I thank you for 't it sav'd my life I am bound to ye But how 't will work on you I hope your Lordship Will pledge him too me thinks you look but scurvily And would be put into a better colour But I have a candi'd â—oad for your Lordship Sor Would I had any thing that would dispatch me So it were down and I out of this fear once Fred. Sir Thus low as my duty now compells me I do confess my unbounded sins my errours And feel within my soul the smarts already Hide not the noble nature of a Brother The pity of a friend from my afflictions Let me a while lament my misery And cast the load off of my wantonness Before I find your fury then strike home I do deserve the deepest blow of Justice And then how willingly O death I 'le meet thee Alp. Rise Madam those sweet tears are potent speakers And Brother live but in the Monastery Where I lived with the self same silence too I 'le teach you to be good against your will Brother Your tongue has done much harm that must be dumb now The daily pilgrimage to my Fathers Tomb Tears sighs and groans you shall wear out your daies with And true ones too you shall perform dear Brother Your diet shall be slender to inforce these too light a penance Sir Fred. I do confess it Alph. Sorano you shall Sor. How he studies for it Hanging 's the least part of my penance certain Evanthe Kneels Alph. What Lady 's that that kneels Cast The chaste Evanthe Alph. Sweet your Petition Evan. 'T is for this bad man Sir Abominable bad but yet my Brother Alph. The bad man shall attend as bad a Master And both shall be confin'd within the Monastery His rank flesh shall be pull'd with daily fasting But once a week he shall sâ—ell meat he will surfeit else And his immodest mind compell'd to prayer On the bare boards he shall lye to remember The wantonness he did commit in beds And drink fair water that will ne'r inflame him He sav'd my life though he purpos'd to destroy me For which I 'le save his though I make it miserable Madam at Court I shall desire your company You are wise and vertuous when you please to visit My Brother Frederick you shall have our Licence My dear best friend Valerio Val. Save Alphonso Oâ—n. Long live Alphonso King of us and Naples Alph. Is this the Lady that the wonder goes on Honour'd sweet Maid here take her my Valerio The King now gives her she is thine own without fear Brother have you so much provision that is good Not season'd by Sorano and his Cooks That we may venture on with honest safety We and our friends Fred. All that I have is yours Sir Alph. Come then let 's in and end this Nuptial Then to our Coronation with all speed My vertuous Maid this day I 'le be your Bride-man And see you bedded to your own desires too Beshrew me Lords who is not merry hates me Only Sorano shall not bear my cup Come now forget old pains and injuries As I must do and drown all in fair healths That Kingdom 's blessed where the King begins His true love first for there all loves are twins Exeunt Omnes Prologue YOu are wellcome Gentlemen and would our Feast Were so well season'd to please every Guest Ingenuous appetites I hope we shall And their examples may prevail in all Our noble friend who writ this bid me say He had rather dress upon a Triumph day My Lord Majors Feast and make him Sawces too Sawce for each several mouth nay further go He had rather build up those invincible Pyes And Castle Custards that affright all eyes Nay eat 'em all and their Artillery Than dress for such a curious company One single dish yet he has pleas'd ye too And you 've confest he knew well what to do Be hungry as you were wont to be and bring Sharp stomachs to the stories he shall sing And he dare yet he saies prepare a Table Shall make you say well drest and he well able Epilogue WE have your favours Gentlemen and you dear Friends grudge not now Have our indeavours There 's none of you but when you please can sell Many a lame Horse and many a fair tale tell Can put off many a Maid unto a friend That was not so since th' action at Mile-end Ours is a Virgin yet and they that love Untainted flesh we hope our friends will prove THE LOVERS PROGRESS A TRAGEDY Persons Represented in the Play King of France Cleander Husband to Calista both in love with Olinda Lidian Brother to Calista Clarange Rival to Lidian Dorilaus Father to Lidian and Calista a merry old man Lisander a noble Gentleman in love with Calista Alcidon a friend and second to Lidian Beronte Brother to Cleander Lemeor a noble Courtier Leon a Villain Lover of Clarinda Mallfort a foolish Steward of Cleander Lancelot Servant to Lisander Fryar Hosts ghost Chamberlain Servants WOMEN Calista a
a frightful dream too A very frightful dream my best Calista Methought there came a Dragon to your Chamber A furious Dragon Wife I yet shake at it Are all things well Lis Shall I shoot him Cal. No all well Sir 'T was but your care of me your loving care Which always watches Clean. And methought he came As if he had risen thus out of his Den As I do from these Hangings Lis Dead Cal. Hold good Sir Clean. And forc'd ye in his arms thus Cal. 'T was but fancy That troubled ye here 's nothing to disturb me Good Sir to rest again and I am now drowzie And will to bed make no noise dear Husband But let me sleep before you can call any body I am abed Clean. This and sweet rest dwell with ye Exit Cal. Come out again and as you love Lisander Make haste away you see his mind is troubled Do you know the door ye came in at Lâ—s Well sweet Lady Cal. And can ye hit it readily Lis I warrant ye And must I go Must here end all my happiness Here in a dream as if it had no substance Cal. For this time friend or here begin our ruins We are both miserable Lis This is some comfort In my afflictions they are so full already They can find no encrease Cal. Dear speak no more Lis You must be silent then Cal. Farewel Lisander thou joy of man farewel Lis Farewel bright Lady Honour of woman-kind a heavenly blessing Cal. Be ever honest Lis I will be a dog else The vertues of your mind I 'll make my Library In which I 'll study the celestial beauty Your Constancy my Armour that I 'll fight in And on my Sword your Chastity shall sit Terrour to rebel bloud Cal. Once more farewel Noise within O that my modesty cou'd hold you still Sir he comes again Lis Heaven keep my hand from murther Murther of him I love Cal. Away dear friend Down to the Garden stairs that way Lisander We are betray'd else Enter Cleander Lis Honour guard the innocent Exit Lisander Clean. Still up I fear'd your health Cal. ' Has miss'd him happily I am going now I have done my meditations My heart 's almost at peace Clean. To my warm Bed then Cal. I will pray ye lead A Pistol shot within Clean. A Pistol shot i' th' house At these hours sure some thief some murtherer Rise ho rise all I am betray'd Cal O Fortune O giddy thing he has met some opposition And kill'd I am confounded lost for ever Enter Dorilaus Dor. Now what 's the matter Clean. Thieves my noble Father Villains and Rogues Dor. Indeed I heard a Pistol let 's search about Enter Malfort Clarinda and Servants Mal. To bed again they are gone Sir I will not bid you thank my valour sor't Gone at the Garden door there were a dozen And bravely arm'd I saw ' em Clar. I am glad glad at the heart Serv. One shot at me and miss'd me Mal. No 't was at me the Bullet slew close by me Close by my ear another had a huge Sword Flourish'd it thus but at the point I met him But the Rogue taking me to be your Lordship As sure your Name is terrible and we Not much unlike in the dark roar'd out aloud 'T is the kill Crow Dorilaus and away They ran as they had flown now you must love me Or fear me for my Courage Wench Clar. O Rogue O lying Rogue Lisander stumbled Madam At the Stairs head and in the fall the shot went off Was gone before they rose Cal. I thank Heaven for 't Clar. I was frighted too it spoil'd my game with Leon. Cle. You must sit up and they had come to your Chamber What pranks would they have plaid how came the door open Ma. I heard 'em when they forc'd it up I rose Took Durindana in my hand and like Orlando issu'd forth Clar. I know you are valiant Clean. To bed again And be you henceforth provident at sun-rising We must part for a while Dor. When you are a bed Take leave of her there 't will be worth the taking Here 't is but a cold Ceremony ere long We 'll find Lisander or we have ill-fortune Clean. Lock all the doors fast Mal. Though they all stood open My name writ on the door they dare not enter Exeunt Enter Clarange Fryar with a letter Clar. Turn'd Hermit Fry Yes and a devout one too I heard him preach Clar. That lessens my belief For though I grant my Lidian a Scholar As far as fits a Gentleman he hath studied Humanity and in that he is a Master Civility of manners Courtship Arms But never aim'd at as I could perceive The deep points of Divinity Fry That confirms his Devotion to be real no way tainted With ostentation or hyprocisie The cankers of Religion his Sermon So full of gravity and with such sweetness Deliver'd that it drew the admiration Of all the hearers on him his own Letters To you which witness he will leave the World And these to fair Olinda his late Mistriss In which he hath with all the moving language That ever express'd Rhetorick solicited The Lady to forget him and make you Blessed in her embraces may remove All scrupulous doubts Clar. It strikes a sadness in me I know not what to think of 't Fry Ere he entred His solitary Cell he pen'd a Ditty His long and last farewel to Love and Women So feelingly that I confess however It stands not with my order to be taken With such poetical Raptures I was mov'd And strangely with it C ar Have you the Copy Fry Yes Sir My Novice too can sing it if you please To give him hearing Clar. And it will come timely For I am full of melancholy thoughts Against which I have heard with reason Musick To be the speediest cure 'pray you apply it A Song by the Novice A Dieu sond love farewel you wanton powers I am free again Thou dull Disease of bloud and idle hours Bewitching pain Flye to the Fools that sigh away their time My nobler love to Heaven doth climb And there behold Beauty still young That Time can ne'r corrupt nor Death destroy Immortal sweetness by fair Angels sung And honour'd by Eternity and Joy There lives my love thither my hopes aspire Fond love declines this heavenly loves grows higher Fri. How do ye approve it Claran. To its due desert It is a Heavenly Hymn no ditty Father It passes through my ears unto my soul And works divinely on it give me leave A little to consider shall I be Outdone in all things nor good of my self Noâ— by example shall my loose hope still The viands of a fond affection feed me As I were a sensual beast spiritual food Refus'd by my sick palat 't is resolv'd How far off Father doth this new made Hermit Make his abode Fri. Some two dayes journey Son Clar. Having reveal'd my fair intentions to ye I hope your
The King has mercy friend as well as Justice And when you fall no more Rod. I hope the fairest Exeunt SCENE V. Enter Master Seberto Curio Cur. We have told ye what he is what time we have sought him His nature and his name the seeming Boy too Ye had here how and what by your own relation All circumstances we have clear'd That the Duke sent him We told ye how impossible he knows him not That he is mad himself and therefore fit To be your Prisoner we dare swear against it Seb. Take heed Sir be not madder than you would make him Though he be rash and suddain which is all his wildness Take heed ye wrong him not he is a Gentleman And so must be restor'd and clear'd in all points The King shall be a Judge else Cur. 'T was some trick That brought him hither the boy and letter conterfeit Which shall appear if ye dare now detain him Mast I dare not Sir nor will not I believe ye And will restore him up had I known sooner H 'ad been a neighbour and the man you speak him Though as I live he carried a wild seeming My Service and my self had both attended him How I have us'd him let him speak Seb. Let 's in and visit him Then to the holy Temple there pay our duties And so weâ—l take our leaves Mast I 'le wait upon you Exeunt SCENE VI. An Altar prepar'd Solemn Musick Enter Governour Verdugo Courtiers Ladies c. Gov. This to devotion sacred be This to the Kings prosperity This to the Queen and Chastity Musick Ver. These Oblations first we bring To purge our selves These to the King To love and beautie these now sing Musick Ladies Holy Aâ—tar daign to take These for our selves For the Kings sake And honour these These sacred lye To Vertue Love and Modesty Our wishes to Eternity Musick Enter Pedro and Roderigo Ped. For our selves first thus we bend Forgive us heaven and be our friend Rod. And happy fortune to us send Ped. To the King honour and all Joy Long and happy from annoy Rod. Prosperous be all his dayes Every new hour a new praise Ped. Every minute thâ—s be seen Both. And thousand honours Crown the Queen Musick Enter Alphonso Curio Seberto Seb. Come to the Altar let us do our duties Alph. I have almost forgot a Church Cur. Kneel reverently Alph. For my lost wits let me see First I pray and secondly To be at home again and free And if I travel more hang me For the King and for the Queen That they may be wise and seen Never in the Mad mans Inne For my Daughter I would pray But she has made a holy day And needs not my devotion now Let her take her own course Heaven Whether it be odd or even Musick Enter Alinda and Juletta like Shepheards And if that please not take her you Seb. A short and sweet Meditation what are these here Alin. Hale to this sacred place Jul. They are all here Madam No violence dare touch here be secure My Bilbo Master too how got he loose again How lamentably he looks he has had discipline I dare not let him know my pranks Seb. 'T is she sure Cur. 'T is certainly Ped. Ha! do I dazel Rod. 'T is the fair Alinda Gov. What wonder stand these strangers in Rod. Her woman by her The same Sir as I live Alph. I had a Daughter With such a face once such eyes and nose too Ha let me see 't is wondrous like Alinda Their devotion ended I 'le mark 'em and nearer And she had a Filly that waited on her Just with such a favour Do they keep Goats now Alin. Thus we kneel and thus we pray A happy honour to this day Thus our Sacrifice we bring Ever happy to the King Jul. These of Purple Damask green Sacred to the vertuous Queen Here we hang. Alin. As these are now Her glories ever spring and show These for our selves our hopes and loves Full of pinks and Ladies gloves Of hearts-ease too which we would fain As we labour for attain Hear me Heaven and as I bend Full of hope some comfort send Jul. Hear her hear her if there be Musick A spotless Sweetness this is she Ped. Now Roderigo stand Rod. He that divides ye Divides my life too Gov Pedro Noble Pedro Do not you know your friend Ped. I know and honour ye Gov. Lady this leave I 'le crave pray be not angry I will not long divide you how happy Pedro Would all the court be now might they behold thee Might they but see you thus and thus embrace you The King will be a joyfull man believe it Most joyfull Pedro. Ped. I am his humble Servant Nay good Sir speak your will I see you wonder one easie word from you Alph. I dare say nothing My tongue 's a new tongue Sir and knows his tither Let her do what she please I dare do nothing I have been damn'd for doing will the King know him That fellow there will he respect and honour him He has been look'd upon they say will he own him Gov. Yes certainly and grace him ever honour him Restore him every way he has much lamented him Alp. Is' t your will too this is the last time of asking Rod. I am sure none else shall touch her none else enjoy her If this and this hold Al. You had best begin the game then I have no title in her Pray take her and dispatch her and commend me to her And let me get me home and hope I am sober Kiss kiss it must be thus stand up Alinda I am the more child and more need of blessing Ye had a waiting woman one Juletta A pretty desperate thing just such another As this sweet Lady we call'd her nimble chaps I pray is this the party Jul. No indeed Sir She is at home I am a little Foot-Boy That walk a nights and fright old Gentlemen Make 'em lose Hats and Cloaks Alph. And Horses too Jul. Sometimes I do Sir teach 'em the way through ditches And how to break their worships shins and noses Against old broken Stiles and Stumps Alph. A fine art I feel it in my bones yet Jul. I am a Drum Sir A Drum at mid-night ran tan tan tan tan Sir Do you take me for Juletta I am a Page Sir That brought a letter from the Duke of Medina To have one senior Alphonso just such another As your old worship worm'd for running mad Sir Alas you are mistaken Alph. Thou art the Devil And so thou hast used me Jul I am any thing An old woman that tells fortunes Rod. Ha. Jul. And frights good people And sends them to Segovia for their fortunes I am strange airs and excellent sweet voyces I am any thing to do her good believe me She now recovered and her wishes crown'd I am Juletta again pray Sir forgive me Alph. I dare not do otherwise for fear thou should'st still follow me Prethee
thousand lives That must have fall'n under the sword of War Had not this peace been made which general good Both Countreys owe to his affection to you O happy Sister ask this noble Lady Your bosome friend since I fail in my credit What palme Agenor's name above all Princes That Greece is proud of carries and with lustre Bel. Indeed Fame gives him out for excellent And friend I doubt not but when you shall see him Ent. a Ser. He 'll so appear to you Art sure 't is he Ser. As I live Madam Bel. Virtue enable me to contain my joy 'T is my Euphanes Ser. Yes Bel. And he 's in health Ser. Most certainly Madam Bel. I 'll see him instantly So prethee tell him Exit Ser. Mer. I yield my self too weak In argument to oppose you you may lead me Whither you please Leo. 'T is answer'd like my Sister And if in him you find not ample cause To pray for me and daily on your knees Conclude I have no judgement Mer. May it prove so Friend shall we have your company Bel. Two hours hence I will not fail you Leo. At your pleasure Madam Ex. Leo. and Mer. Enter Euphanes Bel. Could I in one word speak a thousand welcomes And hearty ones you have 'em Fie my hand We stand at no such distance by my life The parting kiss you took before your travel Is yet a Virgin on my lips preserv'd With as much care as I would do my fame To entertain your wish'd return Euph. Best Lady That I do honour you and with as much reason As ever man did virtue that I love you Yet look upon you with that reverence As Holy men behold the Sun the Stars The Temples and their gods they all can witness And that you have deserv'd this duty from me The life and means of life for which I owe you Commands me to profess it since my fortune Affords no other payment Bel. I had thought That for the trifling courtesies as I call them Though you give them another name you had Made ample satisfaction in th' acceptance And therefore did presume you had brought home Some other Language Euph. No one I have learn'd Yields words sufficient to express your goodness Nor can I ever choose another theme And not be thought unthankful Bel. Pray you no more As you respect me Euph. That charm is too powerful For me to disobey it 'T is your pleasure And not my boldness Madam Bel. Good Euphanes Believe I am not one of those weak Ladies That barren of all inward worth are proud Of what they cannot truly call their own Their birth or fortune which are things without them Nor in this will I imitate the world Whose greater part of men think when they give They purchase bondmen not make worthy friends By all that 's good I swear I never thought My great estate was an addition to me Or that your wants took from you Euph. There are few So truly understanding oâ— themselves Or what they do possess Bell. Good Euphanes Where benefits Are ill conferr'd as to unworthy men That turn them to bad uses the bestower For wanting judgement how and on whom to place them Is partly guilty but when we do favours To such as make them grounds on which they build Their noble actions there we improve our fortunes To the most fair advantage If I speak Too much though I confess I speak well Prethee remember 't is a womans weakness And then thou wilt forgive it Euph. You speak nothing But what would well become the wisest man And that by you deliver'd is so pleasing That I could hear you ever Bel. Fly not from Your word for I arrest it and will now Express my self a little more and prove That whereas you profess your self my debtor That I am yours Euph. Your Ladyship then must use Some Sophistry I ne'r heard of Bel. By plain reasons For look you had you never sunk beneath Your wants or if those wants had found supply From Crates your unkind and covetous brother Or any other man I then had miss'd A subject upon which I worthily Might exercise my bounty whereas now By having happy opportunity To furnish you before and in your travels With all conveniencies that you thought useful That Gold which would have rusted in my Coffers Being thus imploy'd has rendred me a partner In all your glorious actions And whereas Had you not been I should have dy'd a thing Scarce known or soon forgotten there 's no Trophy In which Euphanes for his worth is mentioned But there you have been careful to remember That all the good you did came from Beliza Euph. That was but thankfulness Bel. 'T was such an honour And such a large return for the poor trash I ventur'd with you that if I should part With all that I possess and my self too In satisfaction for it 't were still short Of your deservings Euph. You o'r-prize them Madam Bel. The Queen her self hath given me gracious thanks In your behalf for she hath heard Euphanes How gallantly you have maintain'd her honour In all the Courts of Greece and rest assur'd Though yet unknown when I present you to her Which I will do this evening you shall find That she intends good to you Euph. Worthiest Lady Since all you labour for is the advancement Of him that will live ever your poor servant He must not contradict it Bel. Here 's your Brother 'T is strange to see him here Enter Crates Cra You are welcome home Sir Your pardon Madam I had thought my house Considering who I am might have been worthy Of your first visit Euph. 'T was not open to me When last I saw you and to me 't is wonder That absence which still renders mâ—n forgotten Should make my presence wish'd for Bel. That 's not it Your too kind Brother understanding that You stand in no need of him is bold to offer His entertainment Cra. He had never wanted Or yours or your assistance had he practis'd The way he might have took to have commanded Whatever I call mine Euph. I studied many But could find none Cra. You would not find your self Sir Or in your self what was due to me from you The priviledge my birth bestow'd upon me Might challenge some regard Euph. You had all the Land Sir What else did you expect and I am certain You kept such strong Guards to preserve it yours I could force nothing from you Cra. Did you ever Demand help from me Euph. My wants have and often With open mouths but you nor heard nor saw them May be you look'd should petition to you As you went to your Horse flatter your servants To play the Brokers for my furtherance Sooth your worst humors act the Parasite On all occasions write my name with theirs That are but one degree remov'd from slaves Be drunk when you would have me then wench with you Or play the Pander enter into Quarrels Although unjustly grounded
our own quiet sake Ag. Come wait upon me And bear your selves like mine my friends and nobly Ex. Scaena Tertia Enter Theanor Crates and Erates bringing Merione Erat. This is her Brothers door Cra. There lay her down then Lay her along she is fast still Ser. As forgetfulness Cra. Be not you stirr'd now but away to your Mother Give all attendance let no stain appear Of fear or doubt in your face carry your self confidently The. But whither runs your drift now Cra. When she wakes Either what 's done will shew a meer dream to her And carry no more credit or say she find it Say she remember all the circumstances Twenty to one the shapes in which they were acted The horrors and the still affrights we shew'd her Rising in wilder figures to her memory Will run her mad and no man guess the reason If all these fail and that she rise up perfect And so collect her self believe this Sir Not knowing who it was that did this to her Nor having any power to ghess the thing done too Being the utter undoing of her honor If it be known and to the worlds eye publish'd Especially at this time when Fortune courts her She must and will conceal it nay forget it The woman is no Lucrece get you gone Sir And as you would have more of this sport fear not The. I am confirm'd farewel Cra. Farewel away Sir Disperse your selves and as you love his favour And that that crowns it Gold no tongues amongst ye You know your charge this way goes no suspicion Ex. Enter Agenor and Leonides with two Gent. Ag. You are stirring early Sir Leo. It was my duty To wait upon your Grace Ag. How fares your Sister My beauteous Mistriss what is she ready yet Leo. No doubt she 'll lose no time Sir young Maids in her way Tread upon thorns and think an hour an age Till the Priest has done his part that theirs may follow I saw her not since yesterday i' th' evening But Sir I am sure she is not slack believe me Your grace will find a loving soul Ag. A sweet one And so much joy I carry in the thought of it So great a happiness to know she is mine Believe me noble Brother that to express it Methinks a Tongue 's a poor thing can do nothing Imagination less who 's that that lies there Leo. Where Sir Ag. Before the door it looks like a woman Leo. This way I came abroad but then there was nothing One of the Maids o'rwatch'd belike Ag. It may be Leo. But methinks this is no fit place to sleep in 1 Gent. 'T is sure a woman Sir she has jewels on too She fears no foul play sure Leo. Bring a Torch hither Yet t' is not perfect day I should know those Garments Ag. How sound she sleeps Leo. I am sorry to see this Ag. Do you know her Leo. And you now I am sure Sir Ag. My Mistriss how comes this Enter Queen Theanor Beliza Euphanes Neanthes Attendants Leo. The Queen and her train Qu. You know my pleasure Euph. And will be most careful Qu. Be not long absent the suit you preferr'd Is granted Nea. This fellow mounts apace and will Towre o'r us like a Falcon. Qu. Good morrow to ye all why stand ye wondring Enter the house Sir and bring out your Mistriss You must observe our Ceremonies what 's the matter What 's that ye stand at How Merione Asleep i' th' street belike some sudden Palsie As she stept out last night upon devotion To take her farewel of her Virgin state The air being sharp and piercing struck her suddenly See if she breath Leo. A little Qu. Wake her then 'T is sure a fit Ag. She wakes her self Give room to her Qu. See how the spirits struggle to recover And strongly reinforce their strength for certain This was no natural sleep The. I am of your mind Madam Qu. No Son it cannot be The. Pray Heaven no trick in 't Good Soul she little merits such a mischief Qu. She is broad awake now and her sence cleers up 'T was sure a fit stand off Mer. The Queen my Love here And all my noble friends Why where am I How am I tranc'd and moap'd i'th'street Heaven bless Shame to my Sex o th' ground too O I remember Leo. How wild she looks Ag. Oh my cold heart how she trembles Mer. Oh I remember I remember Qu. What 's that Mer. My shame my shame my shame Oh I remember My never-dying shame The. Here has been villanie Qu. I fear so too Mer. You are no Furies are ye No horrid shapes sent to affright me Ag. No sweet We are your friends look up I am Agenor O my Merione that loves you dearly And come to marry ye Leo Sister what ail ye Speak out your griefs and boldly Ag. Something sticks here Will choak ye else Mer. I hope it will Qu. Be free Lady You have your loving friends about ye Ah. Dear Merione By the unspotted love I ever bore ye By thine own goodness Mer. Oh 't is gone 't is gone Sir I am now I know not what pray ye look not on me No name is left me nothing to inherit But that detested base and branded Ag. Speak it And how diseases of most danger Their causes once discover'd are easily cur'd My fair Merione Mer. I thank your love Sir When I was fair Merione unspotted Pure and unblasted in the bud you honour'd White as the heart of truth then Prince Agenor Even then I was not worthy of your favour Wretch that I am less worthy now of pitty Let no good thing come near me virtue flie me You that have honest noble names despise me For I am nothing now but a main pestilence Able to poison all Send those unto me That have forgot their names ruin'd their fortunes Despis'd their honours those that have been Virgins Ravish'd and wrong'd and yet dare live to tell it The. Now it appears too plain Mer. Send those sad people That hate the light and curse society Whose thoughts are Graves and from whose eyes continually Their melting souls drop out send those to me And when their sorrows are most excellent So full that one grief more cannot be added My Story like a torrent shall devour ' em Hark it must out but pray stand close together And let not all the world hear Leo. Speak it boldly Mer. And Royal Lady think but charitably Your Grace has known my breeding Qu. Prethee speak it Mer. Is there no stranger here send off your servants And yet it must be known I shake Ag. Sweet Mistriss Mer. I am abus'd basely abus'd do you ghess yet Come close I 'll tell ye plainer I am whor'd Ravish'd and robb'd of Honour Leo. Oh the Devil Ag. What hellish Slave was this The. A wretch a wretch A damned wretch do you know the Villain Lady Mer. No. The. Not by ghess Mer. Oh no. The. It must be known Qu.
like for me Yours gracious Mother I dare not ask and yet if that my death Be like a Son of yours though my life was not Perhaps you may vouchsafe it Lastly that Both these whom I have wrong'd may wish my ashes No heavy burden e'r I suffer death For the restoring of Meriones honor Let me be married to her and then dye For you Beliza Qu. Thou hast made in this Part of amends to me and to the world Thy suit is granted call a Flamyn forth To do this holy work with him a Headsman Enter Flamyn and Executioner Raise up thy weeping eyes Merione With this hand I confirm thy Marriage Wishing that now the gods would shew some miracle That this might not divorce it Cra. To that purpose I am their Minister stand not amaz'd To all your comforts I will do this wonder Your Majesty with your pardon I must speak it Allow'd once heretofore of such a Contract Which you repenting afterwards revok'd it Being fully bent to match her with Agenor The griev'd Prince knowing this and yet not daring To cross what you determin'd by an oath bound me and these his followers to do something That he might once enjoy her we swore to it And easily perswaded being assur'd She was his Wife before the face of Heaven Although some ceremonious forms were wanting Committed the first Rape and brought her to him Which broke the Marriage but when we perceiv'd He purpos'd to abuse our ready service In the same kind upon the chaste Beliza Holding our selves less ty'd to him than goodness I made discovery of it to my Brother Who can relate the rest Euph. It is most true Qu. I would it were Euph. In every circumstance It is upon my soul For this known to me I wan Merione in my Ladies habit To be again but willingly surpriz'd But with Agenor and her noble Brother With my approv'd friend Conon with such speed She was pursu'd that the lewd act scarce ended The Prince assur'd he had enjoy'd Beliza For all the time Meriones face was cover'd Was apprehended and brought to your presence But not till now discover'd in respect I hop'd the imminent danger of the Prince To which his loose unquenched heats had brought him Being pursu'd unto the latest tryal Would work in him compunction which it has done And these two Ladies in their feign'd contentions To your delight I hope have serv'd as Maskers To their own Nuptials Qu. My choice was worthy When first I look'd on thee as thou hast order'd All shall be done and not the meanest that Plaid in this unexpected Comedy But shall pertake our bounty And my Lord That with the rest you may seem satisfi'd If you dare venture on a Queen not yet So far in debt to years but that she may Bring you a lusty Boy I offer up My self and Kingdom during my life to you Ag. It is a blessing which I durst not hope for But with all joy receive All. We all applaud it Qu. Then on unto the Temple where the rights Of Marriage ended we 'll find new delights Exeunt Here endeth the Queen of Corinth BONDUCA A TRAGEDY The Persons Represented in the Play Caratach General of the Britains Cosin to Bonduca Nenius A great Soldier a Britain Commander Hengo A brave boy Nephew to Caratach Suetonius General to the Roman Army in Britain Penius A brave Roman Commander but stubborn to the General Junius A Roman Captain in love with Bonduca's Daughter Petilus A merry Captain but somewhat wanton Two Roman Commanders Demetrius Decius Four Roman Officers Regulus Drusus Macer Curius Judas A Corporal a merry hungry knave Herald Druides Soldiers WOMEN Bonduca Queen of the Iceni a brave Virago by Prosutagus Her two Daughters The Scene Britain The Principal Actors were Richard Burbadge Henry Condel Willam Eglestone Nich. Toolie William Ostler John Lowin John Vnderwood Richard Robinson Actus Primus Scaena Prima Enter Bonduca Daughters Hengo Nennius Soldiers Bon. THe hardy Romans O ye gods of Britain The rust of Arms the blushing shame of soldiers Are these the men that conquer by inheritance The Fortune-makers these the Julians Enter Caratach That with the sun measure the end of Nature Making the World but one Rome and one Caesar Shame how they flee Caesars soft soul dwells in 'em Their Mother 's got 'em sleeping Pleasure must 'em Their Bodies sweat with sweet Oils Loves allurements Not lustie Arms. Dare they send these to seek us These Roman Girls Is Britain grown so wanton Twice we have beat ' em Nâ—nnius scatter'd 'em And through their big-bon'd Germans on whose Pikes The honour of their action sit in triumph Made Themes for Songs to shame 'em and a Woman A Woman beat 'em Nâ—nnius a weak Woman A Woman beat these Romans Car. So it seems A man would shame to talk so Bon. Who 's that Car. I. Bon. Cosin do you grieve at my fortunes Car. No Bonduca If I grieve 't is at the bearing of your fortunes You put too much wind to your sail Discretion And hardy valour are the twins of honour And nurs'd together make a Conqueror Divided but a talker 'T is a truth That Rome has fled before us twice and routed A truth we ought to crown the gods for Lady And not our tongues A truth is none of ours Nor in our ends more than the noble bearing For then it leaves to be a virtue Lady And we that have been Victors beat our selves When we insult upon our honors subject Bon. My valiant Cosin is it foul to say What liberty and honor bid us do And what the gods allow us Car. No Bonduca So what we say exceed not what we do Ye call the Romans fearful fleeing Romans And Roman Girls the lees of tainted pleasures Does this become a doer are they such Bon. They are no more Car. Where is your Conquest then Why are your Altars crown'd with wreaths of flowers The beasts with gilt horns waiting for the fire The holy Druides composing Songs Of everlasting life to Victory Why are these triumphs Lady for a May-game For hunting a poor herd of wretched Romans Is it no more shut up your Temples Britains And let the Husbandman redeem his heifers Put out our holy sires no Timbrel ring Let 's home and sleep for such great overthrows A Candle burns too bright a sacrifice A Glow-worms tail too full of flame O Nennius Thou hadst a noble Uncle knew a Roman And how to speak him how to give him weight In both his fortunes Bon. By I think Ye doat upon these Romans Caratach Car. Witness these wounds I do they were fairly given I love an enemy I was born a Soldier And he that in the head on 's Troop defies me Bending my manly Body with his sword I make a Mistriss Yellow-tressed Hymen Ne'r ty'd a longing Virgin with more joy Than I am married to that man that wounds me And are not all these Romans Ten struck Battels I suck'd these
a strange patience Nen. Hang 'em Rascals They 'll talk thus on the wheel Enter Caratach Car. Now what 's the matter What are these fellows what 's the crime committed That they wear necklaces Nen. They are Roman Rogues Taken a Forraging Car. Is that all Nennius Jud. Would I were fairly hang'd this is the devil The kill-cow Caratach Car. And you would hang ' em Nen. Are they not enemies 1 Sol. My breech makes buttons 1 Daugh. Are they not our tormentors Car. Tormentors Flea-traps Pluck off your halters fellows Nen. Take heed Caratach Taint not your wisdom Car. Wisdom Nennius Why who shall fight against us make our honors And give a glorious day into our hands If we dispatch our foes thus what 's their offence Stealing a loaf or two to keep out hunger A piece of greazie bacon or a pudding Do these deserve the gallows they are hungry Poor hungry knaves no meat at home left starv'd Art thou not hungry Jud. Monstrous hungry Car. He looks like hungers self get ' emsome victuals And Wine to cheer their hearts quick Hang up poor pilchers 2 Sold. This is the bravest Captain Nen. Caratach I 'll leave you to your Will Car. I 'll answer all Sir 2 Daugh. Let 's up and view his entertainment of e'm I am glad they are shifted any way their tongues else Would still have murdred us 1 Daugh. Let 's up and see it Exeunt Enter Hengo Car. Sit down poor knaves why where 's this Wine and Victuals Who waits there Swet. within Sir 't is coming Hen. Who are these Uncle Car. They are Remans boy Hen. Are these they That vex mine Aunt so can these fight they look Like empty scabbards all no mettle in 'em Like men of clouts set to keep crows from orchards Why I dare fight with these Car. That 's my good chicken And how do ye How do you feel your stomachs Jud. Wondrous apt Sir As shall appear when time calls Car. That 's well down with 't A little grace will serve your turns eat softly You 'll choak ye knaves else give 'em Wine Jud. Not yet Sir We 're even a little busie Hen. Can that fellow Do any thing but eat thou fellow Jud. Away boy Away this is no boys play Hen. By Uncle If his valour lie in 's teeth he 's the most valiant Car. I am glad to hear ye talk Sir Hen. Good Uncle tell me What 's the price of a couple of cramm'd Romans Car. Some twenty Britains boy these are good Soldiers Hen. Do not the cowards eat hard too Car. No more boy Come I 'll sit with you too sit down by me boy Jud. Pray bring your dish then Car. Hearty knaves More meat there 1 Sol. That 's a good hearing Car. Stay now and pledge me Jud. This little piece Sir Car. By square eaters More meat I say upon my conscience The poor Rogues have not eat this month how terribly They charge upon their victuals dare ye fight thus Jud. Believe it Sir like devils Car. Well said famine Here 's to thy General Jud. Most excellent Captain I will now pledg thee Car. And to morrow night say to him His Head is mine Jud. I can assure ye Captain He will not give it for this washing Car. Well said Daughters above 1 Daugh. Here 's a strange entertainment how the thieves drink 2 Daugh. Danger is dry they look'd for colder liquor Car. Fill 'em more wine give 'em full bowls which of you all now In recompence of this good dare but give me A sound knock in the battel Jud. Delicate Captain To do thee a sufficient recompence I 'll knock thy brains out Car. Do it Hen. Thou dar'st as well be damn'd thou knock his brains out Thou skin of man Uncle I will not hear this Jud. Tie up your whelp Hen. Thou kill me Uncle Would I had but a sword for thy sake thou dry'd dog Car. What a mettle This little vermin carries Heng. Kill mine Uncle Car. He shall not child Hen. He cannot he 's a Rogue An only eating Rogue Kill my sweet Uncle Oh that I were a man Jud. By this Wine Which I will drink to Captain Junius Who loves the Queens most excellent Majesties little daughter Most sweetly and most fearfully I will do it Heng. Uncle I 'll kill him with a great pin Car. No more Boy I 'll pledge thy Captain To ye all good fellows 2 Daugh. In love with me that love shall cost your lives all Come Sister and advise me I have here A way to make an easie conquest of 'em If fortune favour me Car Let 's see ye sweat To morrow blood and spirit Boys this Wine Turn'd to stern valour 1 Sold. Hark ye Judas If he should hang us after all this Jud. Let him I 'll hang like a Gentleman and a Roman Car. Take away there They have enough Jud. Captain we thank you heartily For your good cheer and if we meet to morrow One of us pays for 't Car. Get 'em guides their Wine Has over-master'd ' em Enter second Daughter and a Servant 2 Daugh. That hungry fellow With the red beard there give it him and this To see it well delivered Car. Farewel knaves Speak nobly of us keep your words to morrow Enter a Guide And do something worthy your meat Go guide 'em And see 'em fairly onward Jud. Meaning me Sir Serv. The same The youngest daughter to the Queen intreats ye To give this privately to Captain Junius This for your pains Jud. I rest her humble servant Commend me to thy Lady Keep your Files boys Serv. I must instruct ye farther Jud. Keep your Files there Order sweet friends faces about now Guide Here Sir Here lies your way Jud. ' Bless the Founders I say Fairly good soldiers fairly march now close boys Exeunt Scaena Quarta Enter Swetonius Petillius Demetris Decius Macer Swet. Bid me be wise and keep me where I am And so be safe not come because commanded Was it not thus Ma. It was Sir Pet. What now think ye Swet. Must come so hainous to him so distasteful Pet. Give me my money Dem. I confess 't is due Sir And presently I 'll pay it Swet. His obedience So blind at his years and experience It cannot find where to be tendred Ma. Sir The Regiment was willing and advanc'd too The Captains at all points steel'd up their preparations Full of resolve and confidence Youth and fire Like the fair breaking of a glorious day Guilded their Phalanx when the angry Penyus Stept like a stormy cloud 'twixt them and hopes Swet. And stopt their resolutions Ma. True his reason To them was ods and ods so infinite Discretion durst not look upon Swet. Well Penyus I cannot think thee coward yet and treacherous I dare not think thou hast lopt a limb off from me And let it be thy glory thou wast stubborn Thy wisdom that thou leftst thy General naked Yet e'r the Sun set I shall make thee see
Sisters come and do the office And then you 'll sing another Song Merch. Alas Why should you be thus full of grief to me That do as willing as your self agree To any thing so it be good and fair Then steal her when you will if such a pleasure Content you both I 'll sleep and never see it To make your joys more full but tell me why You may not here perform your marriage Wife Gods blessing o' thy soul old man i' faith thou art loth to part true hearts I see a has her George and I 'm as glad on 't well go thy ways Humphrey for fair a spoken man I believe thou hast not thy fellow within the walls of London and I should say the Suburbs too I should not lie why dost not thou rejoyce with me George Cit. If I could but see Ralph again I were as merry as mine Host i' faith Cit. The cause you seem to ask I thus declare Help me oh Muses nine your Daughter sware A foolish oath the more it was the pity Yet none but my self within this City Shall dare to say so but a bold defiance Shall meet him were he of the noble Science And yet she sware and yet why did she swear Truly I cannot tell unless it were For her own ease for sure sometimes an oath Being sworn thereafter is like cordial broth And this it was she swore never to marry But such a one whose mighty arm could carry As meaning me for I am such a one Her bodily away through stick and stone Till both of us arrive at her request Some ten miles off in the wide Waltham Forrest Merch. If this be all you shall not need to fear Any denial in your love proceed I 'll neither follow nor repent the deed Hum. Good night twenty good nights and twenty more And twenty more good nights that makes threescore Exeunt Enter Mistriss Merry-thought and her Son Michael Mist Mer. Come Michael art thou not weary Boy Mich. No forsooth Mother not I. Mist Mer. Where be we now child Mich. Indeed forsooth Mother I cannot tell unless we be at Mile-end is not all the world Mile-end Mother Mist Mer. No Michael not all the world boy but I can assure thee Michael Mile-end is a goodly matter there has been a pitcht field my child between the naughty Spaniels and the Englishmen and the Spaniels ran away Michael and the Englishmen followed my neighbor Coxstone was there boy and kill'd them all with a birding-piece Mich. Mother forsooth Mist Mer. What says my white boy Mich. Shall not my Father go with us too Mist Mer. No Michael let thy Father go snick up he shall never come between a pair of sheets with me again while he lives let him stay at home and sing for his supper boy come child sit down and I 'll shew my boy-fine knacks indeed look here Michael here 's a Ring and here 's a Bruch and here 's a Bracelet and here 's two Rings more and here 's Money and Gold by th' eye my boy Mich. Shall I have all this Mother Mist Mer. I Michael thou shalt have all Michael Cit. How lik'st thou this wench Wife I cannot tell I would have Ralph George I 'll see no more else indeed law and I pray you let the youths understand so much by word of mouth for I will tell you truly I 'm afraid o' my boy come come George let 's be merry and wise the child 's a fatherless child and say they should put him into a strait pair of Gaskins 't were worse than knot-grass he would never grow after it Enter Ralph Squire and Dwarfe Cit. Here 's Ralph here 's Ralph Wife How do you Ralph you are welcome Ralph as I may say it ' a good boy hold up thy head and be not afraid we are thy friends Ralph the Gentlemen will praise thee Ralph if thou plai'st thy part with audacity begin Ralph a Gods name Ralph My trusty Squire unlace my Helme give me my hat where are we or what desart might this be Dw. Mirror of Knigthood this is as I take it the perilous Waltham Down in whose bottom stands the inchanted Valley Mist Mer. Oh Michael we are betraid we are betraid here be Giants flie boy flie boy flie Exeunt Mother and Michael Ralph Lace on my Helme again what noise is this A gentle Lady flying the embrace Of some uncourteous Knight I will relieve her Go Squire and say the Knight that wears this Pestle In honor of all Ladies swears revenge Upon that recreant Coward that pursues her Goe comfort her and that same gentle Squire That bears her company Squ. I go brave Knight Ralph My trusty Dwarf and friend reach me my shield And hold it while I swear first by my Knighthood Then by the soul of Amadis de Gaule My famous Ancestor then by my Sword The beauteous Brionella girt about me By this bright burning Pestle of mine honor The living Trophie and by all respect Due to distressed Damsels here I vow Never to end the quest of this fair Lady And that forsaken Squire till by my valour I gain their liberty Dw. Heaven bless the Knight That thus relieves poor errant Gentlewomen Exit Wife I marry Ralph this has some favour in 't I would see the proudest of them all offer to carry his Books after him But George I will not have him go away so soon I shall be sick if he go away that I shall call Ralph again George call Ralph again I prethee sweetheart let him come fight before me and let 's ha some Drums and Trumpets and let him kill all that comes near him and thou lov'st me George Cit. Peace a little bird he shall kill them all and they were twenty more on 'em then there are Enter Jasper Jasp Now fortune if thou be'st not only ill Shew me thy better face and bring about Thy desperate wheel that I may climb at length And stand this is our place of meeting If love have any constancy Oh age Where only wealthy men are counted happy How shall I please thee how deserve thy smiles When I am only rich in misery My fathers blessing and this little coin Is my inheritance a strong revenue From earth thou art and to earth I give thee There grow and multiply whilst fresher air Spies the Casket Breeds me a fresher fortune how illusion What hath the Devil coyn'd himself before me 'T is mettle good it rings well I am waking And taking too I hope now Gods dear blessing Upon his heart that left it here 't is mine These pearls I take it were not left for Swine Exit Wife I do not like that this unthrifty youth should embesil away the money the poor Gentlewoman his mother will have a heavy heart for it God knows Cit. And reason good sweet heart Wife But let him go I 'll tell Ralph a tale in 's ear shall fetch him again with a wanion I warrant him if
And loe upon that string thy teeth shall hang Prepare thy self for dead soon shalt thou be Rafe Saint George for me They fight Barba Gargantua for me Wife To him Rafe to him hold up the Giant set out thy leg before Rafe Cit. Falsifie a blow Rafe falsifie a blow the Giant lies open on the left side Wife Bear 't off bear 't off still there boy O Rafe's almost down Rafe's almost down Rafe Susan inspire me now have up again Wife Up up up up up so Rafe down with him down with him Rafe Cit. Fetch him over the hip boy Wife There boy kill kill kill kill kill Rafe Cit. No Rafe get all out of him first Rafe Presumptuous man see to what desperate end Thy treachery hath brought thee the just Gods Who never prosper those that do despise them For all the villanies which thou hast done To Knights and Ladies now have paid thee home By my stiff arm a Knight adventurous But say vile wretch before I send thy soul To sad Avernus whither it must go What captives holdst thou in thy sable cave Barba Go in and free them all thou hast the day Rafe Go Squire and Dwarf search in this dreadful cave And free the wretched prisoners from their bonds Exit Squire and Dwarf Barb. I crave for mercy as thou art a Knight And scornst to spill the blood of those that beg Rafe Thou shewest no mercy nor shalt thou have any Prepare thy self for thou shalt surely dye Enter Squire leading one winking with a Bason under his chin Squire Behold brave Knight here is one prisoner Whom this wild man hath used as you see Wife This is the wise word I hear the Squire speak Rafe Speak what thou art and how thou hast been us'd That I may give him condign punishment 1. Kni. I am a Knight that took my journey post Northward from London and in courteous wise This Gyant train'd me to his den Under pretence of killing of the itch And all my body with a powder strew'd That smarts and stings and cut away my beard And my curl'd locks wherein were Ribands ty'de And with a water washt my tender eyes Whilst up and down about me still he skipt Whose virtue is that till my eyes be wip't With a dry cloth for this my soul disgrace I shall not dare to look a dog i'th'face Wife Alass poor Knight relieve him Rafe relieve poor Knights whilst you live Rafe My trusty Squire convey him to the Town Where he may find relief adieu fair Knight Exit Knight Enter Dwarf leading one with a patch o'er his Nose Dwar. Puissant Knight of the burning Pestle height See here another wretch whom this soul beast Hath scorcht and scor'd in this inhumane wise Rafe Speak me thy name and eke thy place of birth And what hath been thy usage in this Cave 2. Knight I am a Knight Sir Pock-hole is my name And by my birth I am a Londoner Free by my Copy but my Ancestors Were Frenchmen all and riding hard this way Upon a trotting horse my bones did ake And I faint Knight to ease my weary limbes Light at this Cave when straight this furious fiend With sharpest instrument of purest steel Did cut the gristle of my Nose away And in the place this velvet plaster stands Relieve me gentle Knight out of his hands Wife Good Rafe relieve Sir Pockhole and send him away for in truth his breath stinks Rafe Convey him straight after the other Knight Sir Pockhole fare you well 3. Knight Kind Sir goodnight Exit Cryes within Man Deliver us Woman Deliver us Wife Harke George what a woful cry there is I think some woman lyes in there Man Deliver us Woman Deliver us Rafe What gastly noise is this speak Barbaroso Or by this blazing steel thy head goes off Barb. Prisoners of mine whom I in diet keep Send lower down into the Cave And in a Tub that 's heated smoaking hot There may they find them and deliver them Rafe Run Squire and Dwarf deliver them with speed Exeunt Squire and Dwarf Wife But will not Rafe kill this Giant surely I am afraid if he let him go he will do as much hurt as ever he did Citizen Not so Mouse neither if he could convert him Wife I George if he could convert him but a Gyant is not so soon converted as one of us ordinary people There 's a pretty tale of a Witch that had the Divels mark about lier God bless us that had a Gyant to her son that was call'd Lob-lie-by-the-fire didst never hear it George Enter Squire leading a man with a glass of Lotion in his hand and the Dwarf leading a woman with Dyet-bread and Drink Cit. Peace Nell here comes the prisoners Dwar. Here be these pined wretches manfull Knight That for this six weeks have not seen a wight Raph. Deliver what you are and how you came To this sad Cave and what your usage was Man I am an errant Knight that followed Arms With spear and shield and in my tnder years I strucken was with Cupids fiery shaft And fell in love with this my Lady dear And stole her from her friends in Turne-ball street And bore her up and down from Town to Town Where we did eat and drink and Musick here Till at the length at this unhappy Town We did arrive and coming to this Cave This beast us caught and put us in a Tub Where we this two months sweat and should have done Another Month if you had not relieved us Wom. This bread and water hath our dyet been Together with a rib cut from a neck Of burned Mutton hard hath been our fare Release us from this ugly Gyants snare Man This hath been half the food we have receiv'd But only twice a day for novelty He gave a spoonful of his hearty broth Pulls out a siringe To each of us through this same tender quill Raph. From this infernall Monster you shall go That useth Knights and gentle Ladies so Convey them hence Exeunt man and woman Cit. Cunny I can tell thee the Gentleman like Rafe Wife I George I see it well enough Gentlemen I thank you all heartily for gracing my man Ralph and I promise you you shall see him oftner Bar. Mercy great Knight I do recant my ill And henceforth never gentle blood will spill Raph. I give thee mercy but yet thou shalt swear Upon my burning Pestle to perform Thy promise utter'd Bar. I swear and kiss Raph. Depart then and amend Come Squire and Dwarf the Sun grows towards his set And we have many more adventures yet Exeunt Cit. Now Raph is in this humor I know he would ha beaten all the boys in the house if they had been set on him Wife I George but it is well as it is I warrant you the gentlemen do consider what it is to overthrow a Gyant but look George here comes Mistriss Merri-thought and her son Michael now you are welcome
name Gover. Nor his y' are truly welcome To talk about it more were but to say The same word often over you are welcome Exeunt Scaena Secunda Enter Markantonio carried Leocadia following and the Servant 2 Soldiers carrying him Serv. This is the house Sir Mar. Enter it I pray you For I am faint although I think my wound Be nothing Soldiers leave us now I thank you 1. Sold. Heaven send you health Sir Serv. Let me lead you in Mark My wound 's not in my feet I shall entreat 'em I hope to bear me so far Exit 2. Sold. How seriously these land men fled when our General made a Shot as if he had been a warning to call 'em to their Hall 1. Sold. I cannot blame 'em What man have they now in the Town able to maintain a Tumult or uphold a matter out Of square if need be O the quiet hurley burleys that I Have seen in this Town when we have fought four hours Together and not a man amongst us so impertinent or Modest to ask why but now the pillars that bare Up this blessed Town in that regular debate and Scambling are dead the more 's the pitty 2. Sold. Old Ignatio lives still 1. Sold. Yes I know him he will do prettily well at a mans liver But where is there any man now living in the Town That hath a steady hand and understands Anatomy Well if it come to a particular matter of the lungs Or the spleen why alas Ignatio is to seek are There any such men left as I have known that Would say they would hit you in this place is there Ever a good heartist or a member-percer or a Small-gut man left in the Town answer Me that 2. Sold. Mass I think there be not 1. Sold. No I warrant thee Come come 't is time We were at the Galleys Exeunt Enter Governor Eugenia Markantonio Philippo Theodosia Leocadia Attendants Gover. Sir you may know by what I said already You may command my house but I must beg Pardon to leave you if the publick business Forc'd me not from you I my self should call it Unmannerly but good Sir do you give it A milder name it shall not be an hour Ere I return Marc. Sir I was nere so poor In my own thoughts as that I want a means To requite this with Gov. Sir within this hour Exit Marc. This the Lady that I quarrell'd for O lust if wounds cannot restrain thy power Let shame nor do I feel my hurt at all Nor is it ought only I was well beaten If I pursue it all the civil world That ever did imagine the content Found in the band of man and wife unbroke The reverence due to housholds or the blemish That may be stuck upon posterity Will catch me bind me burn upon my forehead This is the wounded stranger that receiv'd For charity into a house attempted I will not do it Eug. Sir how do you do now That you walk off Marc. Worse Madam than I was But it will over Eug. Sit and rest a while Marc. Where are the Surgeons Eug. Sir it is their manner When they have seen the wound especially The patient being of worth to go consult Which they are now at in another room About the dressing Marc. Madam I do feel my self not well Theo. Alass Leoc. How do you Sir Eug. Will you drink waters Marc. No good Madam 't is not So violent upon me nor I think Any thing dangerous but yet there are Some things that sit so heavy on my conscience That will perplex my mind and stop my cure So that unless I utter ' em A scratch Here on my thumb will kill me Gentlemen I pray you leave the room and come not in Your selves or any other till I have Open'd my self to this most honour'd Lady Phil. We will not Theo. O blest he will discover now His love to me Leoc. Now he will tell the Lady Our Contract Exit Eug. I do believe he will confess to me The wrong he did a Lady in the streets But I forgive him Marc. Madam I perceive My self grow worse and worse Eug. Shall I call back your friends Marc. O no but e'r I do impart What burthens me so sore let me intreat you For there is no trust in these Surgeons To look upon my wound it is perhaps My last request But tell me truely too That must be in how far do you imagine It will have pow'r upon me Eug. Sir I will Marc. For heavens sake softly oh I must needs lay My head down easily whilst you do it Eug. Do Sir 'T is but an ordinary blow a child Of mine has had a greater and been well Are you faint hearted Marc. Oh. Eug. Why do you sigh There is no danger in the world in this I wonder it should make a man sit down What do you mean why do you kiss my breasts Lift up your head your wound may well endure it Mar. O Madam may I not express affection Dying-affection too I fear to those That do me favors such as this of yours Eug. If you mean so 't is well but what 's the business Lies on your conscience Mar. I will tell you Madam Eug. Tell me and laugh Mar. But I will tell you true Though I do laugh I know as well as you My wound is nothing nor the power of earth Could lay a wound upon me in your presence That I could feel but I do laugh to think How covertly how far beyond the reach Of men and wise men too we shall deceive 'em Whilst they imagine I am talking here With that short breath I have ready to swound At every full point you my ghostly Mother To hear my sad confession you and I Will on that bed within prepar'd for me Debate the matter privately Eug. Forbear Thou wert but now as welcome to this house As certain cures to sick men and just now This sudain alteration makes thee look Like plagues come to infect it if thou knewst How loathsome thou wilt be thou wouldst intreat These wals or posts to help thee to a hurt Past thy dissimulation Mar. Gentle Madam Call 'em not in Eug. I will not yet this place I know to be within the reach of tongue And ears thou canst not force me therefore hear me What I will tell thee quickly thou art born To end some way more disesteem'd than this Or which is worse to dye of this hurt yet Come Gentlemen Enter Leocadia Mar. Good Madam Eug. Gentlemen Leoc. Madam how is' t is Mark-antonio well Methinks your looks are alter'd and I see A strange distemper in you Eug. I am wrought By that dissembling man that fellow worth Nothing but kicking Enter Philippo and Theodosia Leo. Gentle Madam speak To me alone let not them understand His fault he will repent I dare swear Eug. I 'll tell it you in private Phil. Mark-antonio How do you Mar. Stand farther off I pray you Give me some
cause 't will double arm you This woman never knew it yet my daughter Some discontents she has Daugh. Pray sir go forward Ses These fourteen years I have stored it here at Sea Where the most curious thought could never find it Boats Call up the Master and all the Mates Enter below the Master and Sailers Ses Good morrow Mast Good morrow to our General a good one And to that Noble Lady all good wishes Daugh. I thank you Master Ses Mark me thus it is then Which I did never think to have discovered Till full revenge had wooed me but to satisfie My faithful friends thus I cast off my burden In that short time I was a Courtier And followed that most hated of all Princes Ferrant the full example of all mischiefs Compell'd to follow to my soul a stranger It was my chance one day to play at Chesse For some few Crowns with a mynion of this Kings A mean poor man that only serv'd his pleasures Removing of a Rook we grew to words From this to hotter anger to be short I got a blow Daugh. How how my Noble Father Ses A blow my girl which I had soon repaid And sunk the slave for ever had not odds Thrust in betwixt us I went away disgrac'd Daugh. For honors sake not so Sir Ses For that time wench But call'd upon him like a Gentleman By many private friends knockt at his valour Courted his honor hourly to repair me And though he were a thing my thoughts made slight on And only worth the fury of my footman Still I pursu'd him Nobly Daugh. Did he escape you My old brave father could you sit down so coldly Ses Have patience and know all Pursu'd him fairly Till I was laugh'd at scorn'd my wrongs made Maygames By him unjustly wrong'd should be all justice The slave protected yet at length I found him Found him when he suppos'd all had been buried And what I had received durst not be questioned And then he fell under my Sword he fell For ever sunk his poor life like the air Blown in an empty bubble burst and left him No noble wind of memory to raise him But then began my misery I fled The Kings frowns following and my friends despair No hand that durst relieve my Countrey fearful Basely and weakly fearful of a tyrant Which made his bad Will worse stood still and wondred Their virtues bedrid in 'em then my girl A little one I snatch'd thee from thy Nurse The modell of thy fathers miseries And some small wealth was fit for present carriage And got to Sea where I profest my anger And will do whilst that base ungrateful Countrey And that bad King have blood or means to quench me Now ye know all Mast We know all and admire all Go on and do all still and still be fortunate Daught. Had you done less or lost this Noble anger You had been worthy then mens empty pities And not their wonders Go on and use your justice And use it still with that fell violence It first appeared to you if you go less Or take a dyating mercy to protection The honor of a Father I disclaim in you Call back all duty and will be prouder of Th' infamous and base name of a whore Than daughter to a great Duke and a coward Ses Mine own sweet Martia no thou knowst my nature It cannot must not be Daugh. I hope it shall not But why Sir do you keep alive still young Ascanio Prince of Rossana King Ferrants most belov'd one You took two months agoe Why is not he flung ' overboard or hang'd Ses I 'll tell thee girl It were a mercy in my nature now So soon to break the bed of his afflictions I am not so far reconcil'd yet to him To let him die that were a benefit Besides I keep him as a bait and diet To draw on more and nearer to the King I look each hour to hear of his Armados And a hot welcome they shall have Daugh. But hark you If you were oversway'd with odds Ses I find you I would not yield no girl no hope of yielding Nor fling my self one hour into their mercies And give the tyrant hope to gain his kingdom No I can sink wench and make shift to die A thousand doors are open I shall hit one I am no niggard of my life so it go nobly All waies are equal and all hours I care not Daugh. Now you speak like my father Mast Noble General If by our means they inherit ought but bangs The mercy of the main yard light upon us No we can sink too Sir and sink low enough To pose their cruelties to follow us And he that thinks of life if the world go that way A thousand cowards suck his bones Gun Let the worst come I can unbreech a Cannon and without much help Turn her into the Keel and when she has split it Every man knows his way his own prayers And so good night I think Mast We have liv'd all with you Boy a top And will die with you General Ses I thank you Gentlemen Boy above A Sail a Sail. Mast A cheerful sound Boy A Sail. Boats Of whence of whence boy Boy A lusty Sail. Daugh. Look right and look again Boy She plows the Sea before her And fomes i' th' mouth Boats Of whence Boy I ken not yet sir Ses Oh may she prove of Naples Mast Prove the Devil We 'll spit out fire as thick as she Boy Hoy. Mast Brave boy Boy Of Naples Naples I think of Naples Master Methinks I see the Arms. Mast Up up another And give more certain signs Exit Sailor Ses All to your business And stand but right and true Boats Hang him that halts now Boy Sh 'as us in chase Mast We 'll spare her our main top-sail He shall not look us long we are no-starters Down with the foresail too we 'll spoom before her Mart. Gunner good noble Gunner for my honor Load me but these two Minions in the chape there And load 'em right that they may bid fair welcome And be thine eye and level as thy heart is Gun Madam I 'll scratch 'em out I 'll piss 'em out else Sayl above Ho. Ses Of whence now Sail. Of Naples Naples Naples I see her top-Flag how she quarters Naples I hear her Trumpets Ses Down she 's welcome to us Exit Mast Boats Gun Sail. Every man to his charge mann her i' th' bow well And place your Rakers right Daughter be sparing Mart. I swear I 'll be above Sir in the thickest And where most danger is I 'll seek for honor They have begun hark how their Trumpets call us Hark how the wide-mouth'd Cannons sing amongst us Hark how they sail out of our shels for shame Sir Ses Now fortune and my cause Mart. Be bold and conquer Exit Charge Trumpets and shot within Enter Master and Boatswain Mast They 'll board us once again they 're
tuff and valiant Boats Twice we have blown 'em into th' air like feathers And made 'em dance Mast Good boys fight bravely manly They come on yet clap in her stern and yoke ' em Enter Gunner Gun You should not need I have provision for 'em Let 'em board once again the next is ours Stand bravely to your Pikes away be valiant I have a second course of service for 'em Shall make the bowels of their Bark ake boy The Duke fights like a Dragon Who dares be idle Exit Charge Trumpets Pieces go off Enter Master Boatswain following Mast Down with 'em stow 'em in Boats Cut their throats 't is brotherhood to fling 'em into the Sea The Duke is hurt so is his lovely Daughter Martia We have the day yet Enter Gunner Gun Pox fire 'em they have smoak'd us never such plums yet slew Boats They have rent the ship and bor'd a hundred holes She swims still lustily Mast She made a brave fight and she shall be cur'd And make a braver yet Gun Bring us some Canns up I am as hot as fire Enter boy with three Canns Boat I am sure I am none o' th' coolest Gun My Cannons rung like Bels. Here 's to my Mistriss The dainty sweet brass Minion split their Fore-Mast She never fail'd Mast Ye did all well and truly like faithful honest men Boats But is she rich Master Trumpets flourish Enter Sesse Martia Virolet Sailors Mast Rich for my Captains purpose howsoever And we are his How bravely now he shows Heated in blood and anger how do you Sir Not wounded mortally I hope Sess No Master but only wear the livery of fury I am hurt and deep Mast My Mistriss too Mart. A scratch man My needle would ha done as much good Sir Be provident and careful Sess Prethee peace girl This wound is not the first blood I have blusht in Ye sought all like tall men my thanks among ye That speaks not what my purse means but my tongue soldiers Now Sir to you that sought me out that found me That found me what I am the Tyrant's Tyrant You that were imp'd the weak arm to his folly You are welcome to your death Vir. I do expect it And therefore need no compliment but wait it Ses Thou bor'st the face once of a Noble Gentleman Rankt in the first fâ—le of the virtuous By every hopeful spirit shewed and pointed Thy Countries love one that advanc'd her honor Not tainted with the base and servile uses The Tyrant ties mens souls to Tell me Virolet If shame have not forsook thee with thy credit Vir. No more of these Racks what I am I am I hope not to go free with poor confessions Nor if I shew ill will I seem a monster By making my mind prisoner do your worst When I came out to deal with you I cast it Only those base inflictions fit for slaves Because I am a Gentleman Sess Thou art none Thou wast while thou stoodst good th' art now a villain And agent for the devil Vir. That tongue lies Give me my sword again and stand all arm'd I 'll prove it on ye all I am a Gentleman A man as fair in honor rate your prisoners How poor and like a Pedagogue it shews How far from Nobleness 't is fair you may kill 's But to defame your victory with foul language Ses Go fling him over-board I 'll teach you sirrah Vir. You cannot teach me to die I could kill you now With patience in despising all your cruelties And make you choke with anger Ses Away I say Mar. Stay Sir h 'as given you such bold language I am not reconcil'd to him yet and therefore He shall not have his wish observ'd so nearly To die when he please I beseech you stay Sir Ses Do with him what thou wilt Mar. Carry him to th' Bilboes And clap him fast there with the Prince Vir. Do Lady For any death you give I am bound to bless you Exit Virolet and Sailors Mar. Now to your Cabin Sir pray lean upon me And take your rest the Surgeons wait all for you Ses Thou mak'st me blush to see thee bear thy fortunes Why sure I have no hurt I have not fought sure Mast You bleed apace Sir Mart. Ye grow cold too Ses I must be rul'd no leaning My deepest wounds scorn Crutches All. A brave General Flour Trumpets Cornets Exeunt omnes Enter two Sailors 1 Sail. Will they not moore her 2 Sail. Not till we come to the Fort This is too weak a place for our defences The Carpenters are hard at work she swims well And may hold out another fight The ship we took Burns there to give us light 1 Sayl. She made a brave fight 2 Sayl. She put us all in fear 1 Sail. Beshrew my heart did she Her men are gone to Candia they are pePper'd All but this prisoner 2 Sayl. Sure he 's a brave fellow 1 Sayl. A stubborn knave but we have pul'd his bravery He discovers Virolet and Ascanio in the Bilbâ—es Look how he looks now come let 's go serve his dyet Which is but bread and water 2 Sayl. He 'll grow fat on 't Exeunt Sailors Asca I must confess I have endur'd much misery Even almost to the ruine of my spirit But ten times more grows my affliction To find my friend here Vir. Had we serv'd our Countrey Or honesties as we have serv'd our follies We had not been here now Asca 'T is too true Virolet. Vir. And yet my end in vent'ring for your safety Pointed at more than Ferrant's Will a base one Some service for mine own some for my Nation Some for my friend but I am rightly paid That durst adventure such a noble office From the most treacherous command of mischief You know him now Asca And when I nearer knew him Then when I waited Heaven be witness with me And if I lie my miseries still load me With what tears I have wooed him with what prayers What weight of reasons I have laid what dangers Then when the peoples curses flew like storms And every tongue was whetted to defame him To leave his doubts his tyrannies his slaughters His fell oppressions I know I was hated too Vir. And all mankind that knew him these confessions Do no good to the world to heaven they may Let 's study to die well we have liv'd like coxcombs Asca That my misfortune should lose you too Vir. Yes And not only me but many more and better For my life 't is not this or might I save yours And some brave friends I have engag'd let me go It were the meritorious death I wish for But we must hang or drown like whelps Asca No remedy Vir. On my part I expect none I know the man And know he has been netled to the quick too I know his nature Asca A most cruel nature Vir. His wrongs have bred him up I cannot blame him Asca He has a daughter too the
greatest scorner And most insulter upon misery Vir. For those they are toys to laugh at not to lead men A womans mirth or anger like a meteor Glides and is gone and leaves no crack behind it Our miseries would seem like masters to us And shake our manly spirits into feavers If we respected those the more they glory And raise insulting Trophies on our ruines The more our virtues shine in patience Sweet Prince the name of death was never terrible To him that knew to live nor the loud torrent Of all afflictions singing as they swim A gall of heart but to a guilty conscience Whilst we stand fair though by a two-edg'd storm We find untimely falls like early Roses Bent to the earth we bear our native sweetness Asca Good Sir go on Vir. When we are little children And cry and fret for every toy comes cross us How sweetly do we shew when sleep steals on us When we grow great but our affections greater And struggle with this stubborn twin born with us And tug and pull yet still we find a Giant Had we not then the priviledge to sleep Our everlasting sleep he would make us Idiots The memory and monuments of good men Are more than lives and though their tombs want tongues Yet have they eies that daily sweat their losses And such a tear from stone no time can value To die both young and good are natures curses As the world saies ask truth they are bounteous blessings For then we reach at Heaven in our full virtues And fix our selves new Stars crown'd with our goodness Asc You have double arm'd me Strange Musick within Plohoys Hark what noise is this What horrid noise is the Sea pleas'd to sing A hideous Dirge to our deliverance Vir. Stand fast now Within strange cries horrid noise Trumpets Asc I am fixt Vir. We fear ye not Enter Martia Let death appear in all shapes we smile on him Asc The Lady now Vir. The face o' th' Mask is alter'd Asc What will she do Vir. Do what she can I care not Asc She looks on you Sir Vir. Rather she looks through me But yet she stirs me not Mart. Poor wretched slaves Why do you live or if ye hope for mercy Why do not you houl out and fill the hold With lamentations cries and base submissions Worthy our scorn Vir. Madam you are mistaken We are no slaves to you but to blind fortune And if she had her eyes and durst be certain Certain our friend I would not bow unto her I would not cry nor ask so base a mercy If you see any thing in our appearance Worthy your sexes softness and your own glory Do it for that and let that good reward it We cannot beg Mart. I 'll make you beg and bow too Vir. Madam for what Mart. For life and when you hope it Then will I laugh and triumph on your baseness Asc Madam 't is true there may be such a favour And we may ask it too ask it with honor And thank you for that favour nobly thank you Though it be death but when we beg a base life And beg it of your scorn Vir. Y' are couzen'd woman Your handsomness may do much but not this way But for your glorious hate Mart. Are ye so stubborn Death I will make you bow Vir. It must be in your bed then There you may work me to humility Mart. Why I can kill thee Vir. If you do it handsomely â—t may be I can thank you else Mart. So glorious Assca Her cruelty now works Mart. Yet woot thou Vir. No. Mart. Wilt thou for life sake Vir. No I know your subtilty Mart. For honor sake Vir. I will not be a Pageant My mind was ever firm and so I 'll lose it Mart. I 'll starve thee to it Vir. I 'll starve my self and cross it Mart. I 'll lay thee on such miseries Vir. I 'll wear 'em And with that wantonness you do your Bracelets Mart. I 'll be a month a killing thee Vir. Poor Lady I 'll be a month a dying then what 's that There 's many a Calenture out-does your cruelty Mart. How might I do in killing of his body To save his Noble mind Who waits there Enter a Sailor with a rich Cap and Mantle Sayl. Madam Mart. Unbolt this man and leave those things behind you And so away now put 'em on Exit Sailer Vir. To what end Mart. To my End to my Will Vir. I will Mart. I thank you Vir. Nay now you thank me I 'll do more I 'll tell ye I am a servant to your courtesie And so far will be woo'd but if this triumph Be only aim'd to make your mischief glorious Lady y 'ave put a richer shroud upon me Which my strong mind shall suffer in Mart. Come hither And all thy bravery put into thy carriage For I will admire thee Vir. Whither will this woman Asc Take heed my friend Mart. Look as thou scorn'dst my cruelty I know thou dost Vir. I never fear'd nor flatter'd Mart. No if thou hadst thou hadst died and I had gloried I suffer now and thou which art my prisoner Hast nobly won the free power to despise me I love thee and admire thee for thy Nobleness And for thy manly sufferance am thy servant Vir. Good Lady mock me not Mart. By heaven I love thee And by the soul of love am one piece with thee Thy mind thy mind thy brave thy manly mind That like a Rock stands all the storms of fortune And beats 'em roaring back they cannot reach thee That lovely mind I dote on not the body That mind has rob'd me of my liberty That mind has darken'd all my bravery And into poor despis'd things turn'd my angers Receive me to your love Sir and instruct me Receive me to your bed and marry me I 'll wait upon you bless the hour I knew you Vir. Is this a new way Mart. If you doubt my faith First take your liberty I 'll make it perfect Or any thing within my power Vir. I love you But how to recompence your love with marriage Alas I have a wife Mart. Dearer than I am That will adventure so much for your safety Forget her father's wrongs quit her own honor Pull on her for a strangers sake all curses Vir. Shall this Prince have his freedom too Else all I love is gone all my friends perish Mart. He shall Vir. What shall I do Mart. If thou despise my courtesie When I am dead for grief I am forsaken And no soft hand left to asswage your sorrows Too late but too true curse your own cruelties Asca Be wise if she be true no thred is left else To guide us from this labyrinth of mischief Nor no way for our friends Vir. Thus then I take you I bind ye to my life my love Mart. I take you And with the like bond tye my heart your servant W' are now almost at Harbor within this hour In
these Meadows And meet at Port again Come my fair Sister These cool shades will delight ye Am. Pray be merry The Birds sing as they meant to entertain ye Every thing smiles abroad methinks the River As he steals by curles up his head to view ye Every thing is in love Ism You would have it so You that are fair are easie of belief Cosen The theam slides from your tongue Am. I fair I thank ye Mine's but shadow when your Sun shines by me Ism No more of this you know your worth Aminta Where are we now Am. Hard by the Town Ismena Ter. Close by the Gates Ism 'T is a fine Ayr. Lis A delicate The way so sweet and even that the Coach Would be a tumbling trouble to our pleasures Methinks I am very merry Ism I am sad Am. You are ever so when we entreat ye Cosen Ism I have no reason such a trembling here Over my heart methinks Am. Sure you are fasting Or not slept well to night some dream Ismena Ism My dreams are like my thoughts honest and innocent Yours are unhappy who are these that coast us Enter Antonio and Martin You told me the walk was private Ter. 'T is most commonly Ism Two proper men It seems they have some business With me none sure I do not like their faces They are not of our Company Ter. No Cosen Lisauro we are dog'd Lis I find it Cosen Ant. What handsome Lady Mar. Yes she 's very handsome They are handsome both Ant. Martin stay we are cosen'd Mar. I will go up a woman is no wild-fire Ant. Now by my life she is sweet Stay good Martin They are of our enemies the house of Belides Our mortal enemies Mar. Let 'em be devils They appear so handsomly I will go forward If these be enemies I 'll ne'r seek friends more Ant. Prethee forbear the Gentlewomen Mar. That 's it man That moves me like a Gin. 'Pray ye stand off Ladies Lis They are both our enemies both hate us equally By this fair day our mortal foes Ter. I know 'em And come here to affront how they gape at us They shall have gaping work Ism Why your swords Gentlemen Ter. Pray ye stand you off Cosen And good now leave your whistling we are abus'd all Back back I say Lis Go back Ant. We are no dogs Sir To run back on command Ter. We 'll make ye run Sir Ant. Having a civil charge of handsome Ladies We are your servants pray ye no quarrel Gentlemen There 's way enough for both Lis We 'll make it wider Ant. If you will fight arm'd from this Saint have at ye Ism O me unhappy are ye Gentlemen Discreet and Civil and in open view thus Am. What will men think of us nay you may kill us Mercy o' me through my petticoat what bloody Gentlemen Ism Make way through me ye had best and kill an innocent Brother why Cosen by this light I 'll dye too This Gentleman is temperate be you merciful Alass the Swords Am. You had best run me through 'T will be a valiant thrust Ism I faint amongst ye Ant. Pray ye be not fearful I have done sweet Lady My swords already aw'd and shall obey ye I come not here to violate sweet beauty I bow to that Ism Brother you see this Gentleman This noble Gentleman Lis Let him avoid then And leave our Walk Ant. The Lady may command Sir She bears an eye more dreadful than your weapon Ism What a sweet nature this man has dear brother Put up your sword Ter. Let them put up and walk then Ant. No more loud words there 's time enough before us For shame put up do honor to these beauties Mar. Our way is this We will not be denyed it Ter. And ours is this we will not be cross'd in it Ant. What ere your way is Lady 't is a fair one And may it never meet with rude hands more Nor rough uncivil Tongues Exeunt Ism I thank ye Sir Indeed I thank ye nobly a brave Enemy Here 's a sweet temper now This is a man Brother This Gentleman's anger is so nobly seated That it becomes him Yours proclaim ye Monsters What if he be our House-Foe we may brag on 't We have ne'er a friend in all our House so honorable I had rather from an Enemy my Brother Learn worthy distances and modest difference Than from a race of empty friends loud nothings I am hurt between ye Am. So am I I fear too Dear Cosen Why look ye pale where are ye hurt Ism I know not But here methinks Lis Unlace her gentle Cousen Ism My heart my heart and yet I bless the Hurter Am. Is it so dangerous Ism Nay nay I faint not Am. Here is no blood that I find sure 't is inward Ism Yes yes 't is inward 't was a subtle weapon The hurt not to be cur'd I fear Lis The Coach there Am. May be a fright Ism Aminta 't was a sweet one And yet a cruel Am. Now I find the wound plain A wondrous handsome Gentleman Ism Oh no deeper Prethee be silent wench it may be thy case Am. You must be searched the wound will rancle Cosen And of so sweet a nature Ism Dear Aminta Make it not sorer Am. And on my life admires ye Ism Call the Coach Cosen Am. The Coach the Coach Ter. 'T is ready bring the Coach there Lis Well my brave Enemies we shall yet meet ye And our old hate shall testifie Ter. It shall Cosen Exeunt Scaena Secunda Enter Antonio and Martine Ant. Their swords alass I weigh 'em not dear Friend The indiscretion of the Owners blunts 'em The fury of the House affrights not me It spends it self in words Oh me Martine There was a two edg'd eye a Lady carried A weapon that no valor can avoyd Nor Art the hand of Spirit put aside O Friend it broke out on me like a bullet Wrapt in a cloud of fire that point Martine Dazled my sence and was too subtle for me Shot like a Comet in my face and wounded To my eternal ruine my hearts valor Mar. Methinks she was no such piece Ant. Blaspheme not Sir She is so far beyond weak commendation That impudence will blush to think ill of her Mar. I see it not and yet I have both eyes open And I could judge I know there is no beauty Till our eyes give it 'em and make 'em handsome What 's red and white unless we do allow ' em A green face else and me-thinks such an other Ant. Peace thou leud Heretick Thou judge of beauties Thou hast an excellent sense for a sign-post Friend Dost thou not see I 'll swear thou art soon blind else As blind as ignorance when she appeared first Aurora breaking in the east and through her face As if the hours and graces had strew'd Roses A blush of wonder flying when she was frighted At our uncivil swords didst thou not mark How far beyond the
't is dark But she has such a lustre Enter Ismena and Aminta above with a Taper Ant. Yes Martine So radiant she appears Mar. Else we may miss Sir The night grows vengeance black pray heaven she shine clear Hark hark a window and a candle too Ant. Step close 't is she I see the cloud disperse And now the beauteous Planet Mar. Ha 't is indeed Now by the soul of love a Divine Creature Ism Sir Sir Ant. Most blessed Lady Ism 'Pray ye stand out Am. You need not fear there 's no body now stirring Mar. Beyond his commendation I am taken Infinite strangely taken Am. I love that Gentleman Methinks he has a dainty nimble body I love him heartily Ism 'T is the right Gentleman â—â—t what to say to him Sir Am. Speak Ant. I wait still And will do till I grow another Pillar To prop this house so it please you Ism Speak softly And 'pray ye speak truly too Ant. I never ly'd Lady Ism And don't think me impudent to ask ye I know ye are an enemy speak low But I would make ye a friend Ant. I am friend to beauty There 's no handsomness I dare be foe to Ism Are ye married Ant. No. Ism Are ye betrothed Ant. No neither Ism Indeed fair Sir Ant. Indeed fair sweet I am not Most beauteous Virgin I am free as you are Ism That may be Sir then ye are miserable For I am bound Ant. Happy the bonds that hold ye Or do you put them on your self for pleasure Sure they be sweeter far than liberty There is no blessedness but in such bondage Give me that freedom Madam I beseech ye Since you have question'd me so cunningly To ask you whom you are bound to he must be certain More than humane that bounds in such a beauty Happy that happy chain such links are heavenly Ism Pray ye do not mock me Sir Ant. Pray ye Lady tell me Ism Will ye believe and will ye keep it to ye And not scorn what I speak Ant. I dare not Madam As Oracle what you say I dare swear to Ism I 'll set the candle by for I shall blush now Fie how it doubles in my mouth it must out 'T is you I am bound to Ant. Speak that word again I understand ye not Ism 'T is you I am bound to Ant. Here is another Gentleman Ism 'T is you Sir Am. He may be lov'd too Mar. Not by thee first curse me Ism And if I knew your name Ant. Antonio Madam Ism Antonio take this kiss 't is you I am bound to Ant. And when I set ye free may heaven forsake me Ismena Ism Yes now I perceive ye love me You have learn'd my name Ant. Hear but some vows I make to ye Hear but the protestations of a true love Ism No no not now vows should be cheerful things Done in the cleerest light and noblest testimony No vow dear Sir tie not my fair belief To such strict terms those men have broken credits Loose and dismembred faiths my dear Antonio That splinter 'em with vows am I not too bold Correct me when you please Ant. I had rather hear ye For so sweet Musick never struk mine ears yet Will you believe now Ism Yes Ant. I am yours Ism Speak louder If ye answer the Priest so low you will lose your wedding Mar. Would I might speak I would holloa Ant. Take my heart And if it be not firm and honest to you Heaven Ism Peace no more I 'll keep your heart and credit it Keep you your word when when will you come again Friend For this time we have woo'd indifferently I would fain see ye when I dare be bolder Ant. Why any night only dear noble Mistriss Pardon three daies my Uncle Julio Has bound me to attend him upon promise Upon expectation too we have rare sports there Rare Countrey sports I would you could but see ' em Dare ye so honor me Ism I dare not be there You know I dare not no I must not Friend Where I may come with honourable freedom Alas I am ill too we in love Ant. You flout me Ism Trust me I do not I speak truth I am sickly And am in love but you must be Physician Ant. I 'll make a plaister of my best affection Ism Be gone we have supp'd I hear the people stir Take my best wishes give me no cause Antonio To curse this happy night Ant. I 'll lose my life first A thousand kisses Ism Take ten thousand back again Mar. I am dumb with admiration shall we goe Sir Exeunt Ism Dost thou know his Uncle Am. No but I can ask Cosin Ism I 'll tell thee more of that come let 's to bed both And give me handsome dreams Love I beseech thee Am. ' Has given ye a handsome subject Ism Pluck to the windows Exeunt Actus Secundus Scaena Prima Enter Bustofa Bust THe thundring Seas whose watry fire washes The whiting mops The gentle Whale whose feet so sell Flies o'r the Mountains tops within Franio Fra. Boy Bust The thundring Fra. Why boy Bustofa Bust Here I am the gentle Whale Enter Franio Fra. Oh are you here Sir where 's your Sister Bust The gentle Whale flies o'r the Mountain tops Fra. Where 's your Sister man Bust Washes the whiting-Mops Fr. Thou ly'st she has none to wash Mops The boy is half way out of his wits sure Sirrah who am I Bust The thundring Seas Fra. Mad stark mad Bust Will you not give a man leave to con Fra. Yes and feâ—se too e'r I have done with you Sirrah Am I your father Bust The question is too hard for a child ask me any thing That I have learn'd and I 'll answer you Fra. Is that a hard question Sirrah am not I your Father Bust If I had my Mother-wit I could tell you Fra. Are you a thief Bust So far forth as the Son of a Miller Fra. Will you be hang'd Bust Let it go by eldership The gentle Whale Fra. Sirrah lay by your foolish study there And beat your brains about your own affairs or Bust I thank you you 'ld have me goe under the sails And beat my brains about your Mill a natural Father you are Fra. I charge you goe not to the sports to day Last night I gave you leave now I recant Bust Is the wind turn'd since last night Fra. Marry is it Sir go no farther than my Mill There 's my command upon you Bust I may go round about then as your Mill does I will see your Mill gelded and his Stones fry'd in steaks E'r I deceive the Countrey so have I not my part to study How shall the sports go forward if I be not there Fra. They 'll want their fool indeed if thou be'st not there Bust Consider that and go your self Fra. I have fears Sir that I cannot utter You goe not nor your Sister there 's my charge Bust The price of your golden thumb cannot hold
with heels so light by lot your luck must fall Where Paris please to do you ease and give the golden Ball. Dance Mar. If you plaid Paris now Antonio where would you bestow it Ant. I prethee Friend Take the full freedom of thought but no words Mar. ' Protest there 's a third which by her habit Should personate Venus and by consequence Of the Story receive the honors prize And were I a Paris there it should be Do you note her Ant. No mine eye is so fixed I cannot move it Cup. The dance is ended Now to judgement Paris Bust Here Juno here but stay I do espy A pretty gleek coming from Pallas eye Here Pallas here yet stay agen methinks I see the eye of lovely Venus winks Oh close them both shut in those golden eyn And I will kiss those sweet blind cheeks of thine Juno is angry yes and Pallas frowns Would Paris now were gone from Ida's downs They both are fair but Venus has the Mole The fairest hair and sweetest dimple hole To her or her or her or neither Can one man please three Ladies altogether No take it Venus toss it at thy pleasure Thou art the Lovers friend beyond his measure Jul. Paris has done what man can do pleas'd one Who can do more Mar. Stay here 's another person Enter Gerasto as Mars Ger. Come lovely Venus leave this lower Orb And mount with Mars up to his glorious Sphere Bust How now what 's he Flor. I 'm ignorant what to do Sir Ger. Thy silver-yoke of Doves are in the Team And thou shalt fly through Apollo's Beam I 'll see thee seated in thy golden Throne And hold with Mars a sweet conjunction Exit Bust Ha what follow 's this has carried away my Sister Venus He never rehears'd his part with me before Jul. What follows now Prince Paris Flor. within Help help help Bust Hue and cry I think Sir this is Venus voice Mine own Sister Florinels Mar. What is there some Tragick-Act behind Bust No no altogether Comical Mars and Venus Are in the old conjunction it seems Mar. 'T is very improper then for Venus Never cries out when she conjoyns with Mars Bust That 's true indeed they are out of their parts sure It may be 'T is the Book-holders fault I 'll go see Exit Jul. How like you our Countrey Revels Gentlemen All Gent. Oh they commend themselves Sir Ant. Methinks now Juno and Minerva should take revenge on Paris It cannot end without it Mar. I did expect Instead of Mars the Storm-Goaler Eolus And Juno proff'ring her Deiopeia As satisfaction to the blustring god To send his Tossers forth Jul It may so follow Le ts not prejudicate the History Enter Bustofa Bust Oh oh oh oh Jul. So here 's a Passion towards Bust Help help if you be Gentlemen my Sister My Venus she 's stolen away Jul. The story changes from our expectation Bust Help my father the Miller will hang me else god Mars Is a bawdy Villain he said she should ride upon Doves She 's hors'd she 's hors'd whether she will or no. Mar. Sure I think he 's serious Bust She 's hors'd upon a double Gelding and a Stone-horse in the breech Of her the poor wench cries help and I cry help and none Of you will help Jul. Speak is it the show or dost thou bawl Bust A pox on the Ball my Sister bawls and I bawl Either bridle horse and follow or give me a halter To hang my self I cannot run so fast as a hog Jul. Follow me I 'll fill the Countrey with pursuit But I will find the thief my house thus abus'd Bust 'T is my house that 's abus'd the Sister of my flesh and bloud oh oh Exeunt 1 Wench 'T is time we all shift for cur selves if this be serious 2. However I 'll be gone 3. And I. Exeunt Ant. You need not fright your beauties pretty souls With the least pale complexion of a fear Mar. Juno has better courage and Minerva's more discreet Ism Alas my courage was so counterfeit It might have been struck from me with a Feather Juno ne'r had so weak a presenter Am. Sure I was ne'r the wiser for Minerva That I find yet about me Ism My dwelling Sir 'T is a poor yeomans roof scarce a league off That never sham'd me yet Ant. Your gentle pardon I vow my erring eies had almost cast you For one of the most mortal enemies That our Family has Ism I 'm sorry Sir I am so like your foe 'T were fit I hasted From your offended sight Ant. Oh mistake not It was my error and I do confess it You 'll not believe you'r welcome nor can I speak it But there 's my friend can tell you pray hear him Mar. Shall I tell her Sir I 'm glad of the employment Ant. A kinswoman to that beauty Am. A kin to her Sir But nothing to her beauty Ant. Do not wrong it 't is not far behind her Am. Her hinder parts are not far off indeed Sir Mar. Let me but kiss you with his ardor now You shall feel how he loves you Ism Oh forbear 'T is not the fashion with us but would you Perswade me that he loves me Mar. I 'll warrant you He dies in 't and that were witness enough on 't Ism Love me Sir can you tell me for what reason Mar. Fie will you ask me that which you have about you Ism I know nothing Sir Mar. Let him find it then He constantly believes you have the thing That he must love you for much is apparent A sweet and lovely beauty Ism So Sir Pray you Show me one thing Did he ne'r love before I know you are his bosom-Counsellor Nay then I see your answer is not ready I 'll not believe you if you study farther Mar. Shall I speak truth to you Ism Or speak no more Mar. There was a smile thrown at him from a Lady Whose deserts might buy him trebble and lately He receiv'd it and I know where he lost it In this face of yours I know his heart 's within you Ism May I know her name Mar. In your ear you may With vow of silence Am. He 'll not give over Sir If he speak for you he 'll sure speed for you Ant. But that 's not the answer to my question Am. You are the first in my Virgin-conscience That e'r spoke Love to her oh my heart Ant. How do you Am. Nothing Sir but would I had a better face How well your pulse beats Ant. Healthfully does it not Am. It thumps prettily methinks Ism Alack I hear it With much pity how great is your fault too In wrong to the good Lady Mar. You forget The difficult passage he has to her A hell of feud's between the Families Ism And that has often Love wrought by advantage To peaceful reconcilement Mar. There impossible Ism This way 't is worser 't may seed again in her Unto another generation
came home In a fair hour I hope Enter Aminta Ism From whence Sir Am. Sir there 's a Gentlewoman without desires to speak with you Ant. They were pretty homely toyes but your presence Made them illustrious Ism My Cosen speaks to you Am. A Gentlewoman Sir Isabella She names her self Mar. So so it hits finely now Ant. Name your self how you please speak what you please I 'll hear you cheerfully Ism You are not well Request her in she may have more acquaintance With his passions and better cure for 'em Am. She 's nice in that Madam poor soul it seems She 's fearful of your displeasure Ism I 'll quit her From that presently and bring her in my self Exit Mar. How carelesly do you behave your self When you should call all your best faculties To counsel in you how will you answer The breach you made with fair Ismenia Have you forgot the retrograde vow you took With her that now is come in evidence You 'll dye upon your shame you need no more Enemies of the house but the Lady now You shall have your dispatch Enter Ismenia like Juno Ant. Give me that face And I am satisfied upon whose shoulders So ere it grows Juno deliver us Out of this amazement Beseech you Goddess Tell us of our friends how does Ismenia And how does Isabella both in good health I hope as you your self are Ism I am at farthest In my counterfeit my Antonio I have matter against you may need pardon As I must crave of you Ant. Observe you Sir What evidence is come against me what think you The Hydra-headed Jury will say to 't Mar. 'T is I am fool'd My hopes are pour'd into the bottomless tubs 'T is labour for the house of Bellides I must not seem so yet but in sooth Lady Did you imagine your changeable face Hid you from me By this hand I knew you Ant. I went by the face and by these eyes I Might have been deceived Ism You might indeed Antonio For this Gentleman did vow to Isabella That he it was that lov'd Ismenia And not Antonio Mar. Good was not that A manifest confession that I knew you I else had been unjust unto my friend 'T was well remembred there I found you out And speak your conscience now Ant. But did he so protest Ism Yes I vow to you had Antonio Wedded Isabella Ismenia Had not been lost there had been her lover Ant. Why much good do you friend take her to you I crave but one here have I my wish full I am glad we shall be so near neighbors Mar. Take both Sir Juno to boot three parts in one S. Hilarie bless you now opportunity Beware to meet with falshood if thou canst Shun it my friends faith's turning from him Ism Might I not justly accuse Antonio For a love-wanderer you know no other But me for another and confess troth now Ant. Here was my guide where ere I find this face I am a Lover marry I must not miss This freckle then I have the number of 'em Nor this dimple nor a silk from this brow I carry the full Idea ever with me If nature can so punctually parallel I may be cozened Ism Well all this is even But now to perfect all our love must now Come to our Enemies hands where neither part Will ever give consent to 't Ant. Most certain For which reason it must not be put to 'em Have we not prevention in our own hands Shall I walk by the tree desire the fruit Yet be so nice to pull till I ask leave Of the churlish Gard'ner that will deny me Ism O Antonio Ant. 'T is manners to fall to When grace is said Ism That holy acts to come Mar. You may open an oyster or two before grace Ant. Are there not double vows as valuable And as well spoke as any Frier utters Heaven has heard all Ism Yes but stayes the blessing Till all dues be done heaven is not serv'd by halfs We shall have ne'r a fathers blessing here Let us not lose the better from above Ant. You take up weapons of unequal force It shows you cowardly heark in your ear Am. Have I lost all imployment Would this proffer Had been to me though I had paid it With a reasonable pennance Mar. Have I past All thy fore-lock Time I 'll stretch a long arm But I 'll catch hold again Do but look back Over thy shoulder and have a pull at thee Ism I hear you Sir nor can I hear too much While you speak well You know th'accustom'd place Of our night-parley if you can ascend The window shall receive you You may find there A corrupted Church-man to bid you welcome Ant. I would meet no other man Ism Aminta you hear this Am. With joy Madam ' cause it pleases you It may be mine own case another time Now you go the right way ask the Banes out Put it past father or friends to forbid it And then you 're sure Sir your Hymen Taper I 'll light up for you the window shall show you The way to Sestos Ant. I 'll venture drowning Mar. The simile holds not 't is hanging rather You must ascend your Castle by a Ladder To the foot I 'll bring you Ant. Leave me to climb it Mar. If I do turn you off Ant. Till night fare-well Then better Ism Best it should be But peevish hatred keeps back that degree Exeunt Mar. I never look'd so smooth as now I purpose And then beware Knave is at worst of knave When he smiles best and the most seems to save Exit Scaena Secunda Enter Julio Jul. My mind 's unquiet while Antonio My Nephew 's abroad my heart is not at home Only my fears stay with me bad company But I cannot shift 'em off This hatred Betwixt the house of Bellides and us Is not fair war 't is civil but uncivil We are near neighbors were of love as near Till a cross misconstruction 't was no more In conscience put us so far asunder I would 't were reconcil'd it has lasted Too many Sun-sets if grace might moderate Man should not lose so many days of peace To satisfie the anger of one minute I could repent it heartily I sent The knave to attend my Antonio too Yet he returns no comfort to me neither Enter Bustofa Bust No I must not Jul. Hah hee 's come Bust I must not 't will break his heart to hear it Jul. How there 's bad tidings I must obscure and hear it He will not tell me for breaking of my heart 'T is half split already Bust I have spi'd him Now to knock down a Doâ— with a lye a silly harmless lye 't will be valiantly done and nobly perhaps Jul. I cannot hear him now Bust Oh the bloody days that we live in the envious malitious deadly days that we draw breath in Jul. Now I hear too loud Bust The Children that ever shall be born may rue it for men
made of you And think upon his merit Ori. Only thought Can comprehend it Mir. And can you be so Cruel thankless to destroy his youth That sav'd your honor gave you double life Your own and your fair Infants that when fortune The blind foe to all beauty that is good Pandied you from one hazard to another Was even heavens Messenger by providence Call'd to the Temple to receive you there Into these Arms to give ease to your throwes As if 't had thunder'd take thy due Miranda For she was thine Gomera's jealousie Struck death unto thy heart to him be dead And live to me that gave thee second life Let me but now enjoy thee Oh regard The torturing fires of my affections Ori. Oh master them Miranda as I mine Who follows his desires such tyrants serves As will oppress him insupportably My flames Miranda rise as high as thine For I did love thee 'fore my marriage Yet would I now consent or could I think Thou wert in earnest which by all the souls That have for chastity been sanctified I cannot in a moment I do know thou 'ldst call fair temperance up to rule thy blood Thy eye was ever chaste thy countenance too honest And all thy wooings was like Maidens talk Who yieldeth unto pleasures and to lust Is a poor captive that in Golden Fetters And pretious as he thinks but holding gyves Frets out his life Mir. Find such another woman And take her for his labour any man Ori. I was not worthy of thee at my best Heaven knew I was not I had had thee else Much less now gentle Sir Miranda's deeds Have been as white as Oriana's fame From the beginning to this point of time And shall we now begin to stain both thus Think on the legend which we two shall breed Continuing as we are for chastest dames And boldest Soldiers to peruse and read I and read thorough free from any act To cause the modest cast the book away And the most honour'd Captain fold it up Mir Fairest let go my hand my pulse beats thick And my mov'd blood rides high in every vain Lord of thy self now Soldier and ever I would not for Aleppo this frail Bark This bark of flesh no better steers-man had Than has Mountferrat's may you kiss me Lady Ori. No though 't be no essential injury It is a circumstance due to my Lord To none else and my dearest friend if hands Playing together kindle heat in you What may the game at Lips provoke unto Mir. Oh what a tongue is here whil'st she doth teach My heart to hate my fond unlawful love She talks me more in love with love to her My fires she quencheth with her arguments But as she breathes 'em they blow fresher fires â—it further now my flame cools Husband Wife There is some holy mystery in those names That sure the unmarried cannot understand Ori. Now thou art strait and dost enamour me â—o far beyond a carnal earthly love My very soul doats on thee and my spirits â—o embrace thine my mind doth thy mind kiss And in this pure conjunction we enjoy â— heavenlier pleasure than if bodies met This this is perfect love the other short â—et languishing fruition every Swain â—nd sweating Groom may clasp but ours refin'd Two in ten ages cannot reach unto Nor is our spiritual love a barren joy For mark what blessed issue we 'll beget Dearer than children to posterity A great example to mens continence And womens chastity that is a child More fair and comfortable than any heir Mir. If all wives were but such lust would not find One corner to inhabit sin would be So strange remission superfluous But one petition I have done Ori. What Sweet Mir. To call me Lord if the hard hand of death Seize on Gomera first Ori. Oh much too worthy How much you undervalue your own price To give your unbought self for a poor woman That has been once sold us'd and lost her show I am a garment worn a vessel crack'd A Zone unti'd a Lilly trode upon A fragrant Flower cropt by another hand My colour sully'd and my odor's chang'd If when I was new blossom'd I did fear My self unworthy of Miranda's spring Thus over-blown and seeded I am rather Fit to adorn his Chimney than his bed Mir. Rise miracle save Malta with thy virtue If words could make me proud how has she spoke Yet I will try her to the very block Hard-hearted and uncivil Oriana Ingrateful payer of my Industries That with a soft painted hypocrisie Cozen'st and jeer'st my perturbation Expect a witty and a fell revenge My comfort is all men will think thee false Beside thy Husband having been thus long On this occasion in my Fort and power Enter Nor. Collonna Lucinda with a Child I 'll hear no more words Captain let 's away With all care see to her and you Lucinda Attend her diligently she is a wonder Nor Have you found she was well deliver'd What had she a good Midwife is all well Mir. You are merry Norandine Luc. Why weep you Lady Ori. Take the poor Babe along Col Madam 't is here Ori. Dissembling death why didst thou let me live To see this change my greatest cause to grieve Exeunt Scaena Secunda Enter Astorius Castriot Valetta Gomera Synnet Knights two Bishops Mountferrat guarded by Corporal and Soldiers Abdella a Gentleman with a Cloak sword and Spurâ—â— Gomera Val. A tender Husband hast thou shew'd thy self My dearest brother and thy memory After my life in brazen Characters Shall monumentally be register'd To ages consequent till times running hand Beats back the world to undistinguish'd Chaos And on the top of that thy name shall stand Fresh and without decay Gom. Oh honor'd Sir If hope of this or any bliss to come Could lift my load of grief off from my soul Or expiate the trespass ' gainst my wife That in one hours suspition I begat I might be won to be a man again And fare like other Husbands sleep and eat Laugh and forget my pleasing penitence But till old nature can make such a wife Again I vow ne'r to resume the order And habits that to men are necessary All breath I 'll spend in sighs all sound in groans And know no company but my wasting moans Ast This will be wilful murder on your self Nor like a Christian do you bear the chance Which th' inscrutable Will of Heaven admits Gom. What would you have my weakness do that Suffer'd it self thus to be practis'd on By a damn'd hell-hound and his agent dam The impious Midwife to abortive births And cruel instrument to his decrees By forgery they first assail'd her life Heaven playing with us yet in that he wrought My dearest friend the servant to her virtue To combat me against his Mistriss truth That yet effectless this enchanting Witch Bred baneful jealousie against my Lady My most immaculate Lady which seiz'd on her Almost to death Oh yet
not yet content She in my hand put to restore her life As I imagin'd what did execute Their devilish malice farther great with child Was this poor innocent that too was lost They doubled death upon her not staying there They have done violence unto her Tomb Not granting rest unto her in the grave I wish Miranda had enjoy'd my prize For sure I 'm punish'd for usurping her Oh what a Tyger is resisted Lust How it doth forrage all Mount Part of this tale I grant you true but 't was not poison given her Ab. I would it had we had been far enough If we had been so wise and had not now Stood curtesing for your mercies here Mount Beside What is become o' th' body we know not Val. Peace impudence And dear Gomera practise patience As I my self must by some means at last We shall dissolve this Riddle Gom. Wherefore comes This villain in this festival array As if he triumph'd for his treachery Cast That is by our appointment give us leave You shall know why anon Enter Miranda Norandine Collona Val. One of the Esguard Esg The Gentlemen are come Val. Truce then awhile With our sad thoughts what are you both resolv'd Nor. Not I my Lord your down-right Captain still I 'll live and serve you not that altogether I want compunction of conscience I have enough to save me and that 's all Bar me from drink and drabs ev'n hang me too You must ev'n make your Captains Capons first I have too much flesh for this spiritual Knighthood And therefore do desire forbearance Sir Till I am older or more mortifi'd I am too sound yet Val. What say you Miranda Mir. With all pure zeal to Heaven duty to you I come to undergo it Val. Proceed to th' ceremony Gom. Before you match with this bright honor'd title Admir'd Miranda pardon what in thought I ever did transgress against your virtue And may you find more joy with your new Bride Than poor Gomera e'r enjoy'd with his But 't was mine own crime and I suffer for 't Long wear your dignity and worthily Whilst I obscurely in some corner vanish Mir. Have stronger thoughts and better first I crave According to the order of the Court I may dispose my Captives and the Fort That with a clean and purified heart The fitlier I may endue my Robe All. 'T is granted Enter Oriana vail'd Ladies Lucinda Child Mir. Bring the Captives To your charge And staid tuition my most noble friend I then commend this Lady start not off A fairer and a chaster never liv'd By her own choice you are her Guardian For telling her I was to leave my Fort And to abandon quite all worldly cares Her own request was to Gomera's hands She might be given in custody for sh 'ad heard He was a Gentleman wise and temperate Full of humanity to Women-kind And ' cause he had been married knew the better How to entreat a Lady Val. What Countrey-woman is she Mir. Born a Greek Val. Gomera 't will be barbarous to denie A Lady that unto your refuge flies And seeks to shrowd her under virtues wing Gom. Excuse me noble Sir oh think me not So dull a devil to forget the loss Of such a matchless wife as I possess'd And ever to endure the sight of woman Were she the abstract of her sex for form The only warehouse of perfection Were there no Rose nor Lilly but her Cheek No Musick but her tongue Virtue but hers She must not rest near me my vow is graven Here in my heart irrevocably breath'd And when I break it Ast This is rudeness Spaniard Unseasonably you play the Timonist Put on a disposition is not yours Which neither fits you nor becomes you Gom. Sir Cast We cannot force you but we would perswade Gom. Beseech you Sir no more I am resolv'd To forsake Malta tread a pilgrimage To fair Jerusalem for my Ladies soul And will not be diverted Mir. You must bear This Child along w' ye then Gom. What Child All. How 's this Mir. Nay then Gomera thou art injurious This Child is thine and this rejected Lady Thou hast as often known as thine own wife And this I 'll make good on thee with my sword Gom. Thou durst as well blaspheme if such a scandal I crave the rights due to a Gentleman Woman unvail Ori. Will you refuse me yet Gom. My Wife Val. My Sister Gom. Some body thank Heaven I cannot speak All. All praise be ever given Mount This saves our lives yet would she had been dead The very sight of her afflicts me more Than fear of punishment or my disgrace Val. How came you to the Temple Mir. Sir to do My poor devotions and to offer thanks For scaping a temptation near perform'd With this fair Virgin I restore a wife Earth cannot parallel and busie nature â—f thou wilt still make women but remember To work 'em by this sampler take heed Sir Henceforth you never doubt Sir Gom. When I do Death take me suddainly Mir. To increase your happiness To your best wife take this addition Gom. Alack my poor knave Val. The confession The Moor made 't seems was truth Nor. Marry was it Sir the only truth that ever issued out of hell which her black jawes resemble a plague o' your bacon-face you must be giving drinks with a vengeance â—ah thou branded bitch do ' ye stare goggles I hope to make winter-boots o' thy hide yet she fears not damning hell fire cannot parch her blacker than she is d' ye grin chimney-sweeper Ori. What is' t Miranda Mir. That you would please Lucinda might attend you Col. That suit Sir I consent not to Luc. My husband My dearest Angelo Nor. More Jiggam-bobs is not this the fellow that swom Like a duck to th' shore in our sea-service Col The very same do not you know me now Sir My name is Angelo though Colonna vail'd it Your Countrey-man and kinsman born in Florence Who from the neighbor-Island here of Goza Was captive led in that unfortunate day When the Turk bore with him three thousand souls Since in Constantinople have I liv'd Where I beheld this Turkish Damsel first A tedious suitor was I for her love And pittying such a beauteous case should hide A soul prophan'd with infidelity A labour'd her conversion with my love And doubly won her to fair faith her soul She first betroth'd and then her faith to me But fearful there to consummate this contract We fled and in that flight were ta'en again By those same Gallies 'fore Valetta fought Since in your service I attended her Where what I saw and heard hath joy'd me more Than all my past afflictions griev'd before Val. Wonders crown wonders take thy wife Miranda Be henceforth called our Malta's better Angel And thou her evil Mountferrat Nor. We 'll call him Cacodemon with his black gib there his Succuba his devils seed his spawn of Phlegeton that o' my conscience was bred o'
cause to love those wanton motions They having hope you to an excellent whipping For doing something I but put you in mind of it With the Indian Maid the Governor sent my mother From Mexico Bob. Why I but taught her a Spanish trick in charity and holpe the King to a subject that may live to take Grave Maurice prisoner and that was more good to the State than a thousand such as you are ever like to doe and I will tell you in a fatherly care of the Infant I speak it if he live as bless the babe in passion I remember him to your years shall he spend his time in pinning painting purling and perfuming as you do no he shall to the wars use his Spanish Pike though with the danger of the lash as his father has done and when he is provoked as I am now draw his Toledo desperately as Luc. You will not kill me oh Bob. I knew this would silence him how he hides his eies If he were a wench now as he seems what an advantage Had I drawing two Toledo's when one can do this But oh me my Lady I must put up young Master I did but jest Oh custom what hast thou made of him Enter Eugenia and Servants Eug. For bringing this be still my friend no more A servant to me Bob. What 's the matter Eug. Here Even here where I am happy to receive Assurance of my Alvarez return I will kneel down and may those holy thoughts That now possess me wholly make this place A Temple to me where I may give thanks For this unhop'd for blessing Heavens kind hand Hath pour'd upon me Luc. Let my duty Madam Presume if you have cause of joy to intreat I may share in it Bob. 'T is well he has forgot how I frighted him yet Eug. Thou shalt but first kneel with me Lucio No more Posthumia now thou hast a Father A Father living to take off that name Which my too credulous fears that he was dead Bestow'd upon thee thou shalt see him Lucio And make him young again by seeing thee Who only hadst a being in my Womb When he went from me Lucio Oh my joyes So far transport me that I must forget The ornaments of Matrons modesty And grave behaviour but let all forgive me If in th' expression of my soul's best comfort Though old I do a while forget mine age And play the wanton in the entertainment Of those delights I have so long despair'd of Luc. Shall I then see my Father Eug. This hour Lucio Which reckon the beginning of thy life I mean that life in which thou shalt appear To be such as I brought thee forth a man This womanish disguise in which I have So long conceal'd thee thou shalt now cast off And change those qualities thou didst learn from me For masculine virtues for which seek no tutor But let thy fathers actions be thy precepts And for thee Zancho now expect reward For thy true service Bob. Shall I you hear fellow Stephano learn to know me more respectively how dost thou think I shall become the Stewards chair ha will not these slender hanches show well with a chain and a gold night-Cap after supper when I take the accompts Eug. Haste and take down those Blacks with which my chamber Hath like the widow her sad Mistriss mourn'd And hang up for it the rich Persian Arras Us'd on my wedding night for this to me Shall be a second marriage send for Musique And will the Cooks to use their best of cunning To please the palat Bob. Will your Ladyship have a Potato-pie 't is a good stirring dish for an old Lady after a long Lent Eug. Begone I say why Sir you can goe faster Bob. I could Madam but I am now to practise the Stewards pace that 's the reward I look for every man must fashion his gate according to his calling you fellow Stephano may walk faster to overtake preferment so usher me Luc. Pray Madam let the wastcoat I last wrought Be made up for my Father I will have A Cap and Boot-hose sutable to it Eug. Of that We 'll think hereafter Lucio our thoughts now Must have no object but thy Fathers welcome To which thy help Luc. With humble gladness Madam Exeunt Scaena Tertia Enter Alvarez Clara. Alv. Where lost we Syavedra Cla. He was met Ent'ring the City by some Gentlemen Kinsmen as he said of his own with whom For compliment sake for so I think he term'd it He was compell'd to stay though I much wonder A man that knows to do and has done well In the head of his troop when the bold foe charg'd home Can learn so sodainly to abuse his time In apish entertainment for my part By all the glorious rewards of war I had rather meet ten enemies in the field All sworn to fetch my head than be brought on To change an hours discourse with one of these Smooth City-fools or Tissue-Cavaliers The only Gallants as they wisely think To get a Jewel or a wanton Kiss From a Court-lip though painted Alv. My Love Clara For Lucio is a name thou must forget With Lucio's bold behaviour though thy breeding I' th' Camp may plead something in the excuse Of thy rough manners custom having chang'd Though not thy Sex the softnest of thy nature And fortune then a cruel stepdame to thee Impos'd upon thy tender sweetness burthens Of hunger cold wounds want such as would crack The sinews of a man not born a Soldier Yet now she smiles and like a natural mother Looks gently on thee Clara entertain Her proffer'd bounties with a willing bosom Thou shalt no more have need to use thy sword Thy beauty which even Belgia hath not alter'd Shall be a stronger guard to keep my Clara Than that has been though never us'd but nobly And know thus much Cla. Sir I know only that It stands not with my duty to gain-say you In any thing I must and will put on What fashion you think best though I could wish I were what I appear Alv. Endeavour rather Musick To be what you are Clara entring here As you were born a woman Enter Eugenia Lucio Servants Eug. Let choice Musick In the best voice that e'er touch'd humane ear For joy hath ti'd my tongue up speak your welcome Alv. My soul for thou giv'st new life to my spirit Myriads of joyes though short in number of Thy virtues fall on thee Oh my Eugenia Th' assurance that I do embrace thee makes My twenty years of â—orrow but a dream And by the Nectar which I take from these I feel my age restor'd and like old Aeson Grow young again Eug. My Lord long wish'd for welcome 'T is a sweet briefness yet in that short word All pleasures which I may call mine begin And may they long increase before they find A second period let mine eies now surfeit On this so wish'd for object and my lips Yet modestly pay back
fate Hovers aversely over that fond hope And he whose tongue thus gratifies the daughter And Sister of his enemy wears a sword To rip the Father and the Brother up Thus you that sav'd this wretched life of mine Have sav'd it to the ruin of your friends That my affections should promiscuously Dart love and hate at once both worthily Pray let me kiss your hand Cla. You are treacherous And come to do me mischief Vit. Speak on still Your words are falser fair than my intents And each sweet accent far more treacherous for Though you speak ill of me you speak so well I doe desire to hear you Cla. Pray be gone Or kill me if you please Vit. Oh neither can I For to be gone were to destroy my life And to kill you were to destroy my soul I am in love yet must not be in love I 'll get away apace yet valiant Lady Such gratitude to honor I do owe And such obedience to your memory That if you will bestow something that I May wear about me it shall bind all wrath My most inveterate wrath from all attempts Till you and I meet next Cla. A favour Sir Why I will give ye good counsel Vit. That already You have bestowed a Ribbon or a Glove Cla. Nay those are tokens for a waiting-maid To trim the Butler with Vit. Your feather Cla. Fie the wenches give them to their serving-men Vit. That little Ring Cla. 'T will hold you but by th' finger And I would have have you faster Vit. Any thing That I may wear and but remember you Cla. This smile my good opinion or my self But that it seems you like not Vit. Yes so well When any smiles I will remember yours Your good opinion shall in weight poize me Against a thousand ill Lastly your self My curious eye now figures in my heart Where I will wear you till the Table break So whitest Angels guard you Cla. Stay Sir I Have fitly thought to give what you as fitly May not disdain to wear Vit. What 's that Cla This Sword I never heard a man speak till this hour His words are golden chains and now I fear The Lyonesse hath met a tamer here Fie how his tongue chimes what was I saying Oh this favour I bequeath you which I tie In a Love-knot fast ne'er to hurt my friends Yet be it fortunate ' gainst all your foes For I have neither friend nor foe but yours As e'er it was to me I 've kept it long And value it next my Virginity But good return it for I now remember I vow'd who purchas'd it should have me too Vit. Would that were possible but alas it is not Yet this assure your self most honour'd Clara I 'll not infringe a particle of breath My vow hath offered to ye nor from this part Whilst it hath edge or point or I a heart Exit Cla. Oh leave me living what new exercise Is crept into my breast that blauncheth clean My former nature I begin to find I am a woman and must learn to fight A softer sweeter battel than with swords I am sick methinks but the disease I feel Pleaseth and punisheth I warrant love Is very like this that folks talke of so I skill not what it is yet sure even here â—ven in my heart I sensibly perceive â—t glows and riseth like a glimmering flame â—ut know not yet the Essence on 't nor name Exit Actus Tertius Scaena Prima Enter Malroda and Alguazier Mal. HE must not nor he shall not who shall lett him You politique Diego with your face of wisdom Don-blirt the on your Aphorismes Your grave and Sage-Ale Physiognomy Do not I know thee for the Alguazier Whose dunghil all the Parish Scavengers Could never rid thou Comedy to men Whose serious folly is a Butt for all To shoot their wits at whilst thou hast not wit Nor heart to answer or be angry Alg. Lady Mal. Peace peace you rotten Rogue supported by A staffe of rottener office dare you check Any accesses that I will allow Piâ—rato is my friend and visits me In lawful sort to espouse me as his wife And who will cross or shall our enter-views You know me sirrah for no Chambermaid That cast her belly and her wastecoat lately Thou think'st thy Constableship is much not so I am ten offices to thee I thy house Thy house and office is maintain'd by me Alg My house-of-office is maintain'd i' th' garden Go too I know you and I have contriv'd Y' are a delinquent but I have contriv'd A poison though not in the third degree I can say black 's your eye though it be grey I have conniv'd at this your friend and you But what is got by this connivency I like his feather well a proper man Of good discourse fine conversation Valiant and a great carrier of the business Sweet breasted as the Nightingale or Thrush Yet I must tell you you forget your self My Lord Vitellies love and maintenance Deserves no other Jack i' th' box but he What though he gather'd first the golden fruit And blew your pigs-coat up into a blister When you did wait at Court upon his mother Has he not well provided for the barn Beside what profit reap I by the other â—f you will have me serve your pleasure Lady Your pleasure must accommodate my service As good be virtuous and poor as not Thrive by my knavery all the world would be Good prosper'd goodness like to villany I am the Kings Vice-gerent by my place His right Lieutenant in mine own precinct Mal. Thou art a right rascal in all mens precincts Yet now my pair of twins of fool and knave Look we are friends there 's Gold for thee admit Whom I will have and keep it from my Don And I will make thee richer than thou 'rt wise Thou shalt be my Bawd and my Officer Thy children shall eat still my good night Owl And thy old wife sell Andirons to the Court Be countenanced by the Dons and wear a hood Nay keep my Garden-house I 'll call her Mother Thee Father my good poysonous Red-hair'd Dill And Gold shall daily be thy Sacrifice Wrought from a fertile Island of mine own Which I will offer like an Indian Queen Alg. And I will be thy devil thou my flesh With which I 'll catch the world Mal. Fill some Tobacco And bring it in if Piorato come Before my Don admit him if my Don Before my Love conduct him my dear Devil Exit Alg. I will my dear Flesh first come first serv'd Well said Oh equal Heaven how wisely thou didsposest Thy several gifts one 's born a great rich fool For the subordinate knave to work upon Anothers poor with wits addition Which well or ill-us'd builds a living up And that too from the Sire oft descends Only fair virtue by traduction Never succeeds and seldom meets success What have I then to do with 't My free will Left me by heaven makes me
women Can make men friends and enemies when they list Say A gallant undertaking and a happy Why this is noble in you and will be A welcomer present to our Master Philip Than the return from his Indies Enter Clara Genevora Eugenia and Bobadilla Cla. Father your blessing Alv. Take her if ye bring not Betwixt you boys that will find out new worlds And win 'em too I 'm a false Prophet Vit. Brother There is a Sister long divided streams Mix now at length by fate Bob. I am not regarded I was the careful Steward that provided these Instruments of peace I put the longest weapon in your Sisters hand my Lord because she was the shortest Lady For likely the shortest Ladies love the longest men And for mine own part I could have discharged â—â—t my Pistol is no ordinary Pistol it has two ramming bullets but thought I why should I shoot my two bullets into my old Lady if they had gone I would not have staid â—ong after I would ev'n have died too bravely y'â—aith like â— Roman Steward hung my self in mine own chain and there had been a story of Bobadilla Spindola Zancho for after ages to lament hum I perceive I am not only not regarded but also not rewarded Alv. Prethee peace ' shalt have a new chain next Saint Jaques day or this new gilt â—ob I am satisfied let virtue have her due And yet I am melancholy upon this atonement pray heaven the State â—â—ue it not I would my Lord Vitellie's Steward and I could meet they should find it should cost 'em a little more to make us friends well I will forswear wine and women for a year and then I will be drunk to morrow and run a whoring like a dog with a broken bottle at 's tail then will I repent next day and forswear 'em again more vehemently be forsworn next day again and repent my repentance for thus a melancholy Gentleman doth and ought to live Assist Nay you stall dine with me and afterward I 'll with ye to the King But first I will Dispatch the Castles business that this day May be compleat Bring forth the malefactors Enter Alguazier Pachieco Metaldi Mendoza Lazaril Piorato Malroda and Guard You Alguazier the Ringleader of these Poor fellows are degraded from your office You must return all stolen goods you receiv'd And watch a twelve month without any pay This if you fail of all your goods confiscate You are to be whipt and sent into the Gallies Alg. I like all but restoring that Catholique Doctrine I do dislike Learn all ye officers By this to live uprightly if you can Exit Assist You Cobler to tanslate your manners new Are doom'd to th' Cloisters of the Mendicants With this your brother botcher there for nothing To cobble and heel hose for the poor Friers Till they allow you pennance for sufficient And your amendment then you shall be freed And may set up again Pach. Mendoza come Our souls have trode awry in all mens sight We 'll underlay 'em till they go upright Exe. Pach. and Mend. Assist Smith in those shackles you for your hard heart Must lie by th' heels a year Met. I have shod your horse my Lord. Exit Assist Away for you my hungry white-loaf'd face You must to th' Gallies where you shall be sure To have no more bits than you shall have blows Laz. Well though herrings want I shall have rowes Assist Signior you have prevented us and punish'd Your selfe severelier than we would have done You have married a whore may she prove honest Pio. 'T is better my Lord than to marry an honest woman That may prove a whore Vit. 'T is a hansome wench and thou canst keep her tame I 'll send you what I promis'd Pio. Joy to your Lordships Alv. Hear may all Ladies learn to make of foes The perfect'st friends and not the perfect'st foes Of dearest friends as some do now a daies Vit. Behold the power of love to nature lost By custome irrecoverably past the hope Of friends restoring Love hath here retriv'd To her own habit made her blush to see Her so long monstrous Metamorphoses May strange affairs never have worse success Exeunt EPILOGUE OVr Author fears there are some Rebel hearts Whose dulness doth oppose loves piercing darts Such will be apt to say there wanted wit The language low very few Scaenes are writ With spirit and life such odd things as these He cares not for nor ever means to please For if your selves a Mistriss or loves friends Are lik'd with this smooth Play he hath his ends FINIS WOMEN PLEAS'D A TRAGY-COMEDY The Persons Represented in the Play Duke of Siena Suitor to Belvidere Silvio A Gentleman of quality servant to Belvidere Claudio Silvio's friend brother to Isabella Bartello Captain of the Citadel Vncle to Silvio Lopez A sordid Vsurer the jealous Husband of Isabella Lords of Florence Lords of Siena Councellors Courtiers Penurio A hungry servant to Lopez Soto A merry servant to Claudio A Farmer Father to Soto Captain Soldiers of the Guard A Clarke Bomby An enemy to Watches and May-poles Morrice-dancers Masquers WOMEN Dutchess of Florence Belvidere A virtuous Princess daughter to the Dutchess in love with Silvio Rodope wife to Bartello Isabella Wife to Lopez and Sister to Claudio Jaquenett servant to Isabella Two Gentlewomen The Scene Florence The principal Actors were Joseph Taylor John Vnderwood Rob. Benfield Rich. Sharpe John Lowin Will. Eglestone Nicholas Toolie Thomas Holcombe Actus Primus Scaena Prima Enter Bartello and Silvio Sil. T Is true she is a right good Princess and a just one And Florence when she sets has lost a Planet Bar. My Mistriss I tell thee gentle Nephew There is not such another friend to goodness To down-right dealing to faith and true heart Within the Christian confines Before she blest us Justice was a Cheese-monger a meer Cheese-monger Weigh'd nothing to the world but Mites and Maggots And a main stink Law like a Horse-courser Her rules and precepts hung with gawdes and ribbonds And pamper'd up to cousen him that bought her When she her self was hackney lame and founder'd Sil. But the sweet Lady Belvidere the bright one Bar. I there 's a face indeed Oh my dear Nephew Could a young fellow of thy fiery mettle Freeze and that Lady in his Arms Sil. I think not Bar. Thou hast a parlous judgement but let that pass She is as truly virtuous fair and noble As her great Mother's good and that 's not ordinary Sil. But why so many Princes and so great ones Being Suitors should the Dutchess deny to match her Bar. She is a Jewel man hangs in her bosom Her only Child with her eies she sees all things Discourses with her tongue and pluck her from her So dotingly the old one loves her young one You pluck her heart out too Besides of late daies The Duke of Milan who could never win her By Love nor Treaty laid a close train for her
To undo this knotty question and would to Heaven Enter Soto with a Proclamation My fortunes had been hatch'd with theirs as innocent And never known a pitch above their plainness Soto That it is that it is what 's this word now this Is a plaguy word that it is r. e. a. that it is reason By your leave Mr. Soto by your leave you are too quick Sir There 's a strange parlous T. before the reason A very tall T. which makes the word High Treason Sil. What Treason 's that does this fellow understand Himself Soto Pitch will infect I 'll meddle no more with this geer What a devil ails this fellow this foolish fellow Being admitted to be one of us too That are the masters of the sports proceeding Thus to appear before me too unmorris'd Do you know me friend Sil. You are my Masters Son Sir Soto And do you know what sports are now in season Sil. I hear there are some a-foot Soto Where are your Bells then Your Rings your Ribons friend your clean Napkins Your Nosegay in your hat pinn'd up am not I here My fathers eldest Son and at this time Sir I would have ye know it though ye be ten times his servant A better man than my father far Lord of this Harvest Sir And shall a man of my place want attendance Sil. 'T was want of knowledge Sir not duty bred this I would have made Suit else for your Lordships service Soto In some sort I am satisfied now mend your manners But thou art a melancholy fellow vengeance melancholy And that may breed an insurrection amongst us Go too I 'll lay the best part of two pots now Thou art in love and I can guess with whom too I saw the wench that twir'd and twinkled at thee The other day the wench that 's new come hither The young smug wench Sil. You know more than I feel Sir Soto Go too I 'll be thy friend I 'll speak a good word for thee And thou shalt have my Lordships countenance to her May be I have had a snap my self may be I may be no We Lords are allow'd a little more Sil. 'T is fit Sir I humbly thank ye you are too too tender of me But what Sir I beseech ye was that paper Your Lordship was so studiously imployed in When ye came out a-doors Soto Thou meanest this paper Sil. That Sir I think Soto Why 't is a Proclamation A notable piece of villany as ever thou heard'st in thy life By mine honor it is Sil. How Sir or what concerns it Soto It comes ye from the Dutchess a plaguy wise woman To apprehend the body of one Silvio As arrant a Rascal as ever pist against a post And this same Silvio or this foresaid rascal To bring before her live or dead for which good service The man that brings him has two thousand Duckets Is not this notable matter now Sil. 'T is so indeed This Proclamation bears my bane about it Can no rest find me no private place secure me But still my miseries like blood-hounds haunt me Unfortunate young man which way now guides thee Guides thee from death the Countrey 's laid round for thee Oh Claudiâ— now I feel thy blood upon me Now it speaks loudly here I am sure against me Time now has found it out and truth proclaim d it And Justice now crieâ— out I must die for it Soto Hast thou read it Sil. Yes Soto And dost thou know that Silvio Sil. I never saw him Sir Soto I have and know him too I know him as well as I know thee and better And if I light upon him for a trick he plaid me once A certain kind of dog-trick I 'll so fiddle him Two thousand Duckets I 'll so pepper him And with that money I 'll turn Gentleman Worth a brown Baker's dozen of such Silvios Sil. There is no staying here this rogue will know me And for the money sake betray me too I must bethink me suddenly and safely Enter Morris-dancers Soto Mine own dear Lady have-at-thy honey-comb Now for the honor of our Town Boyes trace sweetly Cry within of Arm Arm. Who a vengeance ails this whobub pox refuse 'em Cannot they let us dance in our own defence here Enter Farmer and Captain Capt. Arm honest friends arm suddenly and bravely And with your antient resolutions follow me Look how the Beacons show like Comets your poor neighbors Run maddingly affrighted through the Villages Syenna's Duke is up burns all before him And with his sword makes thousand mothers childless Soto What 's this to our Morris-dancers Sil. This may serve my turn Soto There 's ne'r a Duke in Christendom but loves a May-game Capt. At a horse you were always ceaz'd put your Son on him And arm him well i' th' States name I command ye And they that dare go voluntary shall receive reward Soto I dare go no way Sir this is strange Master Captain You cannot be content to spoil our sport here Which I do not think your Worship 's able to answer But you must set us together by the ears with I know not who too We are for the bodily part o' th' dance Cap. Arm him suddainly This is no time to fool I shall return ye else A rebel to the General State and Duchess And how you 'll answer then Far. I have no more Sons Sir This is my only boy I beseech ye Master Captain Soto I am a rank coward too to say the truth Sir I never had good luck at buffets neither Far. Here 's vorty shillings spare the child Cap. I cannot Soto Are ye a man will ye cast away a May-Lord Shall all the wenches in the Countrey curse ye Sil. An 't please you Captain I 'll supply his person 'T is pity their old custom should be frighted Let me have Horse and good Arms I 'll serve willingly And if I shrink a foot of ground Hell take me Cap. A promising Aspect face full of courage I 'll take this man and thank ye too Far. There 's for thee 'T is in a clout but good old Gold Sil. I thank ye Sir Far. Goe saddle my fore-horse put his feather on too He 'll praunce it bravely friend he fears no Colours And take the Armor down and see him dizin'd Soto Farewel and if thou cary'st thy self well in this matter I say no more but this there must be more May-Lords And I know who are fit Sil. Dance you I 'll fight Sir Cap. Away away Sil. Farewel I am for the Captain Exit Far. Now to this matter again my honest fellows For if this goe not forward I â—oresee friends This war will fright our neighbors out o' th' villages Cheer up your hearts we shaâ—â— hear better news boys Hob. Surely I will dance no more 't is most ridiculous I find my wives instructions now mere verities My learned wives she often hath pronounc'd to me My safety Bomby defie these sports thou
your Art Sir Alas we have no Ladders Bar. Pox o' thy Husband Does he never mend his house Pen. No nor himself neither Up nimbly Sir up nimbly Bar. Thou know'st I am fat Thou merciless lean rogue Pen. Will ye be kill'd For if he take ye Bar. Lend me thy shoulder Pen. Soft Sir You 'll tread my shoulder-bones into my sides else Have ye fast hold o' th' barrs Bar. A vengeance barr ' em Isab Patience good Captain Patience quickly quickly Bar. Do you think I am made of smoke Pen. Now he talks of smoke What if my Master should call for fire Bar. Will ye Martyr me Isab He must needs have it Bar. Will ye make me Bacon Isab We 'll do the best we can are all things ready Pen. All all I have 'em all Bar. Go let 'em in then Not a word now on your life Bar. I hang like a Meteor Enter Lopez and Rhodope Lop. You are welcome Lady Rho. You are too too courteous But I shall make amends fair Isabella Isab Welcome my worthy friend most kindly welcome Rho. I hear on 't and I 'll fit him for his foolery Lop. Some Sweet meats wife some Sweet meats presently Bart. Oh my sowre sauce Lop. Away quick Isabella Exit Isab Did you hear him Rho. Yes yes perfectly proceed Sir Lop. Speak loud enough Dare ye at length but pity me Rho. 'Faith Sir you have us'd so many reasons to me And those so powerfully Lop. Keep this kiss for me Bar. And do I stand and hear this Rho. This for me Sir This is some comfort now Alas my Husband But why do I think of so poor a fellow So wretched so debauch'd Bar. That 's I I am bound to hear it Rho. I dare not lye with him he is so rank a Whoremaster Lop. And that 's a dangerous point Rho. Upon my conscience Sir He would stick a thousand base diseases on me Bar. And now must I say nothing Lop. I am sound Lady Rho. That 's it that makes me love ye Lop. Let 's kiss again then Rho. Do do Bar. Do the Devil And the grand Pox do with ye Lop. Do ye hear him well Enter Penurio and Isabella Now what 's the news with you Pen. The sound of War Sir Comes still along The Duke will charge the City We have lost they say Lop. What shall become of me then And my poor wealth Bar. Even hang'd I hope Rho. Remove your Jewels presently And what you have of wealth into the Cittadel There all 's secure Lop. I humbly thank ye Lady Penurio get me some can climb the Chimney For there my Jewels are my best my richest I hid 'em fearing such a blow Pen. Most happily I have two boys that use to sweep foul Chimneys Truly I brought 'em Sir to mock your worship For the great Fires ye keep and the full Diet. Lop. I forgive thee knave where are they Pen. Here Sir here Monsieur Black will your small worship mount Enter two Boys 1 Boy Madam è be com to creep up into your Chimney and make you Boy sings Cleane as any Lady in de world Ma litla litla frera and è Chanta frere chanta Pen. Come Monsieur mountè mountè mount Monsieur Mustard-pot Boy sings 1 Boy Monsieur è have dis for votra barba ple ta vou Monsieur Pen. Mount è Monsieur mountè dere be some fine tings 1 Boy He will creep like de Ferret Monsieur Pen. Dere in the Chimney The Boy above singing 1 Boy He be de sheilde due shauson Madam Boy goes in behind the Arras Pen. There 's a Birds-nest I wou'd have ye climb it Monsieur Up my fine singing Monsieur that 's a fine Monsieur Lop. Watch him he do not steal Pen. I warrant ye Sir Lop. These Boys are knavish Boy within Madam here be de Rat de Rat Madam Pen. I 'll look to him tightly Lop. Lord what comes here A walking apparition Boy sings upon Bartello's Shoulder Isab Saint Christopher Rho. Mercy o' me what is it How like my Husband it looks Bar. Get ye down devil I 'll break your neck else was ever man thus chimnied Lop. Go pay the boys well see them satisfied Pen. Come Monsieur Devils come my Black-berries I 'll butter ye o'both sides Boy Exit Isab Nay ev'n look Sir are you cooled now Captain Bar. I am cuckolled and fool'd to boot too Fool'd fearfully fool'd shamefully Lop. You are welcome Sir I am glad I have any thing within these doors Sir To make ye merry you love my wife I thank ye You have shew'd your love Bar. Wife am I this this odd matter This monstrous thing Rho. You ought but yet you are not I have been bold with you Sir but yet not basely As I have faith I have not Lop. Sir believe it 'T was all meant but to make you feel your trespass We knew your hour and all this fashion'd for it Bar. Were you o' th' plot too Isab Yes by my troth sweet Captain Bar. You will forgive me wife Rho. You will deserve it Bar. Put that to th' venture Rho. Thus am I friends again then And as you ne'er had gone astray thus kiss ye Bar. And I 'll kiss you and you too ask forgiveness Kiss my wife Lopez 't is but in jest remember And now all friends together to my Castle Where we 'll all dine and there discourse these stories And let him be Chimney-swept in 's lust that glories Exâ— Scaena Quarta Enter Silvio and Belvidere severally Sil. Hail reverend Dame heaven wait upon thy studieâ— Bel. You are all well met Son what is the Battel ended Sil. Mother 't is done Bel. How has thy honour prosper'd Sil. The Dutchess has the day Syenna's prisoner Arm'd with thy powerful Art this arm dismounted him Receiv'd him then on foot and in fair valour Forc'd him mine own this Jewel I took from him It hung upon his cask the Victors triumph And to the Dutchess now a Prisoner I have render'd him Come off again unknown Mother Bel. 'T is well done let me see the Jewel Son 'T is a rich one curious set fit for a Princess Burgonet This rich Token late was sent by the Dutchess with interâ—â— The Marriage next day to begin Dost thou know what'â— hid within Wipe thine eyes and then come near see the beautâ—ous Belvidere Now behold it Sil. Oh my Saint Bel. Wear it nobly do not faint Sil. How blest am I in this rich spoil this Picture For ever will I keep it here here Mother For ever honor it how oft how chastly Have I embrac'd the life of this and kist it Bel. The day draws on that thou must home return And make thy answer to the Dutchess question I know it troubles thee for if thou fail in 't Sil. Oh I must dye Bel. Fear not fear not ' Ill be nigh Cast thy trouble on my back Art nor cunning shall not lack To preserve thee still to keep what thy envious foemen
Clarinda Juletta Crocale Hippolita Cla. Out thou base woman I 'll shoot 'em both Cro. Nay stay brave Lady hold A suddain death cuts off a Nobler vengeance Cla. Am I made Bawd to your lascivious meetings Are ye grown so wise in sin Shut up that villany and sirrah Now expect my utmost anger Let him there starve Alb. I mock at your mischiefs Exit Cla. Tie that false witch unto that Tree There let that savage beasts Gnaw off her sweetness and Snakes Embrace her beauties tie her and watch That none relieve her Hip. We could wish ye better fortune Lady But dare not help ye Amin. Be your own friends I thank ye Now only my last audit and my greatest Oh Heaven be kind unto me And if it be thy Will preserve Enter Raymond Ray. Who is this Sure 't is a woman I have trode this place And found much footing now I know 't is peopl'd Ha let me see 't is her face Oh Heaven turn this way Maid Amin. Oh Raymond oh Brother Raym. Her tongue too 't is my Sister what rude hand Nay kiss me first Oh joy Amin. Fly fly dear brother You are lost else Jul. A man a man a new man Raym. What are these Enter Juletta Crocale Clarinda Cro. An enemy an enemy Cla. Dispatch him Take him off shoot him straight Raym. I dare not use my sword Ladies Against such comely foes Amin. Oh brother brother Cla. Away with 'em and in dark prisons bind ' em One word reply'd ye die both Now brave â—other follow thy noble anger And â—â—l help thee Exeunâ— Actus Quintus Scaena Prima Enter Rossella Clarinda Crocale Juletta Hippolita Ros I Am deaf to all your intreaties she that moves me For pity or compassion to these Pirats Digs up her Fathers or her Brothers Tomb And spurns about their ashes Couldst thou remember what a Father thou hadst once 'T would steel thy heart against all foolish pity By his memory'and the remembrance of his dear embraces I am taught that in a Noble cause revenge is Noble And they shall fall the sacrifices to appease His wandring Ghost and my incensed fury Cla. The new come prisoner too Ros He too yet that we may learn Whether they are the same or near ally'd To those that forc'd me to this cruel course Better their poor allowance and permit 'em To meet together and confer Within the distance of your ear perhaps They may discover something that may kill Despair in me and be a means to save 'em From certain ruine Ceo. That shall be my charge Ros Yet to prevent All hope of rescue for this new-come Captain Hath both a Ship and Men not far from us Though ignorant to find the only Port That can yield entrance to our happy Island Guard the place strongly and e'r the next Sun Ends his diurnal progress I will be Happy in my revenge or set 'em free Exteunt Enter Crocale Juletta Hippolita A Table furnish'd Cro. So serve it plentifully And lose not time to enquire the cause There is a main design that hangs upon this bounty See the Table furnisht with Wine too That discovers secrets which tortures cannot open Open the doors too of the several prisons And give all free entrance into this room Undiscover'd I can here mark all Enter Tib. Mast Here 's Captain careless and the tough Ship-master The slaves are nos'd like Vultures How wild they look Tib. Ha the mistery of this â—ome good Hobgoblin rise and reveal Mast I 'm amazed at it nor can I sound the intent Tib. Is not this bread â—ubstantial bread not painted Mast But take heed You may be poisoned Tib. I am sure I am famish'd And famine as the wise man says Gripes the guts as much as any Mineral This may be Treacle sent to preserve me After a long Fast or be it Vipers spittle â—'ll run the hazard Mast We are past all fear I 'll take part with ye Tib. Do and now i'faith how d' ye feel your self find great ease in 't What 's here Vine and it be thy Will â—trong lusty Wine Well fools may talk Of Mythridate Cordials and Elixirs But from my youth this was my only Physick Here 's a colour what Ladies cheek Though cerus'd over comes near it â—t sparkles too hangs out Diamonds Oh my sweet-heart how I will hug thee Again and again They are poor drunkards And not worth thy favors That number thy moist kisses in these Crystals Mast But Mounsieur â—ere are Suckets and sweet dishes Tib. Tush boys meat â— am past it here 's strong food fit for men Nectar old lad Mistriss of merry hearts Once more I am bold with you Mast Take heed man Too much will breed distemper Tib. Hast thou liv'd at Sea The most part of thy life where to be sober While we have Wine aboard is capital Treason And dost thou preach sobriety Mast Prethee forbear We may offend in it we know not for whom â—t was provided Tib. I am sure for me therefore footra When I am full let 'em hang me I care not Enter Albert Aminta Raymond Lamure Morrillat Franvile severally Mast This has been his temper ever â—â—e provoking dishes candid Eringoes â—nd Potatoes Tib. I 'll not touch 'em I will drink But not a bit on a march I 'll be an Eunuch rather Mast Who are these Tib Marry who you will â— keep my Text here Alb. Raymond Ray. Albert Tib. Away I 'll be drunk alone Keep off Rogues or I 'll belch ye into air â—ot a drop here Amint. Dear brother put not in your eyes such anger Those looks poison'd with fury shot at him â—efâ—ect on me Oh brother look milder or The Crystal of his temperance Will turn 'em on your self Alb. Sir I have sought ye long To find your pardon you have plough'd the Ocean To wreak your vengeance on me for the rape Of this fair Virgin Now our fortune guides us To meet on such hard terms that we need rather â— mutual pitty of our present state Than to expostulate of breaches past Which cannot be made up And though it be Far from your power to force me to confess That I have done ye wrong or such submission Failing to make my peace to vent your anger You being your self slav'd as I to others Yet for you Sisters sake her blessed sake In part of recompence of what she has suffer'd For my rash folly the contagion Of my black actions catching hold upon Her purer innocence I crave your mercy And wish however several motives kept us From being friends while we had hope to live Let death which we expect and cannot fly from End all contention Tib. Drink upon 't 't is a good motion Ratifie it in Wine and 't is authentical Ray. When I consider The ground of our long difference and look on Our not to be avoided miseries It doth beget in me I know not how A soft Religious tenderness which tells me Though we have many
chuse but in the starching to clap it often between her hands and so she gives a great liking and applause to my Present whereas if I should send a Puppy she ever calls it to her with hist hiss hiss which is a fearful disgrace he drew the device from a Play at the Bull tother day Nee. I marry Sir this was a rich conceit indeed Clow. And far fetch'd therefore good for you Lady Guard How now which way look you Bird Cun. At the Fool Bird shall I not look at the Fool Guard At the Fool and I here what need that pray look this way Nee. I 'll fit him aptly either I 'll awake His wits if he have any or force him To appear as yet I cannot think him Without any Sirrah tell me one thing true That I shall aske you now Was this device Your Masters own I doubt his wit in it He 's not so ingenuous Clow. His own I assure you Madam Nee. Nay you must not lye Clow. Not with a Lady I 'd rather lye with you than lie with my Master by your leave in such a case as this Guard Yet agen your eye Cun. The fool makes mirth i'faith I would hear some Guard Come you shall hear none but me Nee. Come hither friend nay come nearer me did Thy Master send thee to me he may be wise But did not shew it much in that men sometimes May wrong themselves unawares when they least think on 't Was Vulcan ever so unwise to send Mars To be his spokesman when he went a wooing Send thee hey-ho a pretty rowling eye Clow. I can turn vp the white and the black too and need be forsooth Neec. Why here 's an amorus nose You see the worst of my nose forsooth Nee. A cheek how I could put it now in dalliance A pair of Lips oh that we were uney'd I could suck Sugar from 'em what a beard 's here When will the Knight thy Master have such a Stamp of man-hood on his face nay do not blush Clow. 'T is nothing but my flesh and blood that rises so Cun. ' Death she courts the fool Guard Away away 't is sport do not mind it Nee. Give me thy hand come be familiar Here 's a promising palm what a soft Handful of pleasure 's here here 's Down compar'd With Flocks and quilted Straw thy Knights fingers Are lean mattrice rubbers to these Feathers I prethee let me lean my cheek upon 't What a soft pillow 's here Clow. Hum umh hu hum Neece Why there 's a courage in that lively passion Measure thee all o'r there 's not a limb But has his full proportion it is my voice There 's no compare betwixt the Knight and thee The goodlier man behalf at once now I see thee all over Clow. If you had seen me swim t'other day on my back you would have sed you had seen there was two Chamber-maids that saw me and my legs by chance were tangled in the flags and when they saw how I was hang'd they cryed out Oh help the man for fear he be drown'd Neec. They could do no less in pity come thine arm we 'll walk together Cun. Blindness of Love and Women why she dotes upon the fool Guard What 's that to you mind her not Cun. Away you Burr Guard How 's that Cun. Hang of Fleshook fasten thine itchy claspe On some dry Toad-stool that will kindle with thee And burn together Guard Oh abominable Why do you not love me Cun. No never did I took thee down a little way to Enforce a Vomit from my offended stomach Now thou' rt up agen I loath thee filthily Guard Oh villain Cun. Why dost thou not see a sight Would make a man abiure the sight of Women Neece Ha ha ha he 's vext ha ha ha Clow. Ha ha ha Neece Why dost thou laugh Clow. Because thou laugh'st nothing else i'faith Cun. She has but mockt my folly else she finds not The bosome of my purpose some other way Must make me know I 'll try her and may chance quit The fine dexterity of her Lady-wit Exit Neec. Yes introth I laught to think of thy Master Now what he would think if he knew this Clow. By my troth I laugh at him too faith sirrah he 's but a fool to say the truth though I say 't that should not say 't Neece Yes thou shouldst say truth and I believe thee Well for this time we 'll part you perceive something Our tongues betray our hearts there 's our weakness But pray be silent Clow. As Mouse in Cheese or Goose in Hay i'faith Neece Look we are cut off there 's my hand where my Lips would be Clow. I 'll wink and think 'em thy Lips farewel Exit Neece Now Guardianess I need not ask where you have been Guard Oh Lady never was woman so abus'd Enter Clown Clow. Dost thou hear Lady sweet-heart I had forgot to tell thee if you will I will come back in the evening Neece By no means come not till I send for you Clow. If there be any need you may think of things when I am gone I may be convey'd into your chamber I 'll lye under the bed while midnight or so or you shall put me up in one of your little boxes I can creep in at a small hole Neece These are things I dare not venture I charge you on my love never come till I send for you Clow. Verbum insapienti 't is enough to the wise nor I think it is not fit the Knight should know any thing yet Neece By no means pray you go now we are suspected Clow. For the things that are past let us use our secrets Neece Now I 'll make a firm trial of your love As you love me not a word more at this time Not a syllable 't is the seal of love take heed Clow. Hum hum hum hum He humhs loath to depart Exit Clown Neece So this pleasant trouble 's gone now Guardianess What your eyes easing your heart the cause woman Guard The cause is false man Madam oh Lady I have been gull'd in a shining Carbuncle A very Glo-worm that I thought had fire in 't And 't is as cold as Ice Neece And justly serv'd Wouldst thou once think that such an early spring Would dote upon thine Autumn Guard Oh had you heard him but protest Neece I would not have believ'd him Thou might'st have perceiv'd how I mock'd thy folly In wanton imitation with the Fool Go weep the sin of thy credulity Not of thy loss for it was never thine And it is gain to miss it wert thou so dull Nay yet thou' rt stupid and uncapable Why thou wert but the bait to fish with not The prey the stale to catch another Bird with Guard Indeed he call'd me Bird. Neece Yet thou perceiv'st not It is your Neece he loves wouldst thou be made A stalking Jade 't is she examine it I 'll hurry all awry and tread my path
'l answer for 't Cun. Alas What seek you Neece Sir mine own with loss Cun. You shall Neece I never made so hard a bargain Cun. Sweet Lady Neece Unjust man let my wrath reach her As you owe virtue duty Cun. falls on purpose Your cause trips you Now Minion you shall feel what loves rage is Before you taste the pleasure smile you false Sir Cun. How can I chuse to see what pains you take Upon a thing will never thank you for 't Neece How Cun. See what things you women be Lady When cloaths are taken for the best part of you This was to show you when you think I love you not How y' are deceiv'd still there the Moral lies 'T was a trap set to catch you and the only bait To take a Lady nibling is fine clothes Now I dare boldly thank you for your love I 'm pretty well resolv'd in 't by this fit For a jealous ague alwayes ushers it Neece Now blessings still maintain this wit of thine And I have an excellent fortune coming in thee Bring nothing else I charge thee Cun. Not a groat I warrant ye Neece Thou shalt be worthily welcome take my faith for 't Next opportunity shall make us Cun. The old Gentlewoman has fool'd her revenge sweetly Neece ' Lass 't is her part she knows her place so well yonder Alwayes when Women jumpe upon threescore Love shoves e'm from the chamber to the door Cun. Thou art a precious she-wit Exeunt Actus Quintus Scaena Prima Enter Cunningame at one door Witty-Pate Ruinous L. Ruinous and Priscian at the other Cun. FRiend met in the harvest of our designs Not a thought but 's busie Wit I knew it Man And that made me provide these needful Reapers Hooks Rakers Gleaners we 'll sing it home With a melodious Horne-pipe this is the Bond That as we further in your great affair You 'l suffer us to glean pick up for crums And if we snatch a handful from theÌ„ sheaf You will not look a churle on 's Cuâ— Friend we 'll share The sheaves of gold only the Love Aker Shall be peculiar Wit Much good do you Sir Away you know your way and your stay get you The Musick ready while we prepare the dancers Ruin We are a consort of our selves Pris And can strike up lustily Wit You must bring Sir Fop. Cun That 's perfect enough Ruin Bring all the Fops you can the more the better fare So the proverb runs backwards Exeunt Ruin and Pris L. Ruin I 'll bring the Ladies Exit Wit Do so first and then the Fops will follow I must to my Father he must make one Exit Enter two Servants with a Banquet Cun. While I dispatch a business with the Knight And I go with you Well sed I thank you This small Banquet will furnish our few Guests With taste and state enough one reach my Gown The action craves it rather than the weather 1 Serv. There 's one stayes to speak with you Sir Cun. What is he 1 Serv. Faith I know not what Sir a Fool I think That some Brokers shop has made half a Gentleman Has the name of a Worthy too Cun. Pompey Is' t not 1 Ser. That 's he Sir Cun. Alas poor fellow prethee enter him he will need too Enter second Servant with a Gown He shall serve for a Witness Oh Gramercy â—f my friend Sir Gregory comes you know him Enter Clown Entertain him kindly Oh Master Pompey How is' t man Clow. ' Snails I 'm almost starv'd with Love and cold and one thing or other Has not my Lady sent for me yet Cun. Not that I hear sure some unfriendly Messenger â—s imploy'd betwixt you Clow. I was ne'er so cold in my life in my Conscience I â—ave been seven mile in length along the New River I â—ave seen a hundred stickle bags I do not think but there 's â—udgeons too 't will ne'er he a true water Cun. Why think you so Clow. I warrant you I told a thousand Millers thumbs in it I 'll make a little bold with your Sweet-meats Cun. And welcome Pompey Clow. 'T is a strange thing I have no taste in any thing Cun. Oh that 's Love that distasts any thing but it self Clow. 'T is worse than Cheese in that point may not a Man break his word with a Lady I could find in my heart and my hose too Cun. By no means Sir that breaks all the Laws of Love Clow. Well I 'll ne'er pass my word without my deed to A Lady while I live agen I would fain recover my taste Cun. Well I have news to tell you Clow. Good news Sir Cun. Happy news I help you away with a Rival your Master bestow'd Clow. Where for this Plumbs sake Cun. Nay listen me Clow. I warrant you Sir I have two ears to one mouth I hear more than I eat I 'de ne'er row by Queen Hive While I liv'd else Cun. I have a Wife for him and thou shalt witness the Contract Clow. The old one I hope 't is not the Lady Cun. Choak him first 't is one which thou shalt see See him see him deceiv'd see the deceit only The injunction is you shall smile with modesty Clow. I 'll simper I'faith as cold as I am yet the old one I hope Enter Servant Serv. Sir here 's Sir Gregory Cun. U'd so shelter shelter if you be seen All 's ravell'd out again stand there private And you 'll find the very opportunity To call you forth and place you at the Table Enter Sir Gregory You are welcome Sir this Banquet will serve When it is crown'd with such a dainty as you Expect and must have Sir Greg. ' Tush these sweet-meats are but sauce to that Well if there be any honesty or true word in a dream She 's mine own nay and chang'd extreamly Not the same Woman Cun. Who not the Lady Sir Greg. No not to me the edge of her tongue iS taken off Gives me very good words turn'd up-side-down to me And we live as quietly as two Tortoises if she hold on As she began in my dream Soft Musick Cun. Nay if Love send forth such Predictions You are bound to believe 'em there 's the watch-word Of her coming to your practis'd part now If you hit it Aequus Cupido nobis Both go into the Gown Sir Greg. I will warrant you Sir I will give armes to Your Gentry look you forward to your business I am an eye behind you place her in that Chair And let me alone to grope her out Enter Mirabell Cun. Silence Lady your sweet presence illustrates This homely roof and as course entertainment But where affections are both Host and Guest They cannot meet unkindly please you sit Your something long stay made me unmannerly To place before you you know this friend here He 's my Guest and more especially That this our meeting might not be too single Without a witness to 't Mirab. I came not
will go walk by the New River in that meditation I am o'er shooes I 'm sure upon the drie bank this gullery of my Master will keep me company this two hours too if love were not an enemy to laughter I should drive away the time well enough you know my walk Sir if she sends I shall be found angling for I will try what I can catch for luck sake I will fish fair for 't Oh Knight that thou shouldst be gull'd so ha ha it does me good at heart But oh Lady thou tak'st down my merry part Exit Enter Witty-pate Witty Friend Cun. Here friend Witty All 's afoot and will goe smooth away The woman has conquer'd the women they are gone Which I have already complain'd to my Father Suggesting that Sir Gregory is fall'n off From his charge for neglects and ill usage And that he is most violently bent On Gentries wise whom I have call'd a widow And that without most sudden prevention He will be married to her Cun. All this is wrong This wings his pursuit and will be before me I am lost for ever Witty No stay you shall not go But with my Father on my wit let it lie You shall appear a friendly assistant To help in all affairs and in execution Help your self only Cun. Would my belief Were strong in this assurance Witty You shall credit it And my wit shall be your slave if it deceive you Enter Old Knight My Father Old K. Oh Sir you are well met where 's the Knight your friend Cun. Sir I think your Son has told you Witty Shall I stand to tell 't agen I tell you he loves But not my Kinswoman her base usage And your slack performance which he accuses most Indeed has turn'd the Knights heart upside down Old K. I 'll curb her for 't can he be but recover'd He shall have her and she shall be dutiful And love him as a Wife too Witty With that condition Sir I dare recall him where he enter'd the Church So much interest of love I assure in him Old K. Sir it shall be no loss to you if you do Witty I but these are words still will not the deeds Be wanting at the recovery if it should be agen Old K. Why here fool I am provided five hunder'd in earnest Of the thousands in her Dower but were they married once â—'d cut him short enough that 's my agreement Witty I now I perceive some purpose in you Father .. Old K. But wherefore is she then stol'n out of doors to him Witty To him oh sie upon your error she has another object believe it Sir Old K. I never could perceive it Cun. I did Sir and to her shame I should speak it To my own sorrow I saw it dalliance Nay dotage with a very Clown a Fool. Old K. Wit and wantons nothing else nothing else She love a fool she 'll sooner make a Fool Of a wise man Cun. I my friend complains so Sir Gregory says flatly she makes a fool of him And these hold circumstances are approv'd Favours have been sent by him yet he ignorant Whither to carry 'em they have been understood And taken from him certain Sir there is An unsuspected fellow lies conceal'd What or where e'er he is these slight neglects Could not be of a Knight else Old K. Well Sir you have promis'd if we recover him Unmarried to salve all these old bruises Cun. I 'll do my best Sir Old K. I shall thank you costly Sir and kindly too Witty Will you talk away the time here Sir and come behind all your purposes Old K. Away good Sir Witty Then stay a little good Sir for my advice Why Father are you broke your wit beggar'd Or are you at your wits end or out of Love with wit no trick of wit to surprize Those designs but with open Hue and Cry For all the world to talk on this is strange You were not wont to slubber a project so Old K. Can you help at a pinch now shew your self My Son go too I leave this to your wit Because I 'll make a proof on 't Witty 'T is thus then I have had late intelligence they are now Bucksom as Bacchus Froes revelling dancing Telling the Musicks numbers with their feet Awaiting the meeting of permonish'd friends That 's questionless little dreading you Now Sir with a dexterous trick indeed suddain And sufficient were well to enter on um As something like the abstract of a Masque What though few persons if best for our purpose That commends the project Old K. This takes up time Witty Not at all I can presently furnish With loose disguises that shall fit that Scene Old K. Why what wants then Witty Nothing but charge of Musick That must be paid you know Old K. That shall be my charges I 'll pay the Musick What e'er it cost Witty And that shall be all your charge Now on I like it there will be wit in 't Father Exit Old K. and Witty Cun. I will neither distrust his wit nor friendship Yet if his Master brain should be o'er-thrown My resolution now shall seize mine own Exit Enter Neece Lady Ruinous Guardianess Ruinous Priscian with instruments masqu'd L. Rui. Nay let 's have Musick let that sweet breath at least Give us her airy welcome 't will be the best I fear this ruin'd receptacle will yield But that most freely Nee. My welcome follows me Else I am ill come hither you assure me Still Mr. Cunningame will be here and that it was His kind entreaty that wish'd me meet him L. Ruin Else let me be that shame unto my Sex That all belief may flie um Nee. Continue still The Knights name unto my Guardianess She expects no other Ruin He will he will assure you Lady Sir Gregory will be here and suddainly This Musick fore-ran him is' t not so consorts Ruin Yes Lady he stays on some device to bring along Such a labour he was busie in some witty device Nee. 'Till belong e'r he comes then for wits a great Labour to him Guard Well well you 'll agree better one day Nee. Scarce two I think Guard Such a mock-beggar suit of cloaths as led me Into the fools pair-of-Dice with Dewze Ace He that would make me Mistriss Cun Cun Cunnie He 's quite out of my mind but I shall ne'er Forget him while I have a hole in my head Such a one I think would please you better Though he did abuse you Ruin Fye speak well of him now Your Neece has quitted him Guard I hope she has Else she loses me for ever but for Sir Gregory Would he were come I shall ill answer this Unto your Uncle else Nee. You know 't is his pleasure I should keep him company Guard I and should be your own If you did well too Lord I do wonder At the niceness of you Ladies now a days They must have Husbands with so much wit forsooth Worship and
Claris But he receiv'd it from a friend And the unkindness ta'en at that may kill him Mari. Let me see him Physi By no means he slumbers Mari. Then I cannot believe you When you tell me there 's hope of him Alber. Yet many Ladies Do give more saith to their Physitian Than to their Confessor Claris O my poor lost brother And friend more dear than Brother Alber. More loud instruments To disturb his slumbers goe goe take Caroch And as you love me you and the Girle retire To our Summer house i' th' Country I 'll be with you Within these two days Maria. I am yours in all things Though with much sorrow to leave him Exeunt Maria Claris Alber. I pray you Gentlemen With best observance tend your Patient The loss of my heir-male lies now a bleeding Enter Mentivole And think what payment his recovery Shall show'r upon you Of all men breathing Exeunt Physitian Chirur. Wherefore do you arrive here Are you mad My injury begins to bleed afresh At sight of you why this affront of yours I receive more malitious than the other Your hurt was only danger to my son But your sight to me is death Why come you hither Do you come to view the wounds which you have made And glory in them Menti. Rather worthy Sir to pour Oyl into them Alber. I am a Soldier Sir Least part of a Courtier and understand By your smooth Oyl Your present flattery Menti. Sir for my Fathers sake acknowledge me To be born a Gentleman no slave I ever Held flatterers of that breed do not misconstrue In your distaste of me the true intent Of my coming hither for I do protest I do not come to tell you I am sorry For your sons hurt Alber. Not sorry Menti. No not sorry I have to the lowest ebbo lost all my fury But I must not lose my honesty 't was he Gave heat unto the injury which return'd Like a Petar ill lighted into ' th' bosome Of him gave fire to 't yet I hope his hurt Is not so dangerous but he may recover When if it please him call me to account For the loss of so much blood I shall be ready To do him noble reason Alber. You are arm'd me thinks with wondrous confidence Menti. O with the best Sir For I bring penitence and satisfaction Alber. Satisfaction Why I heard you say but now You were not sorry for his wounds Menti. Nor am I the satisfaction which I bring Sir is to you You are a Gentleman ne'er injur'd me One ever lov'd my Father the right way And most approv'd of noble amity Yet I have run my sword quite through your heart And slightly hurt your son for 't may be scar'd A grief ta'en at these years for your sons loss May hazard yours And therefore I am sent By him that has most interest in your sorrow Who having chid me almost to the ruin Of a disheritance for violating So continued and so sacred a friendship Of 50 Winters standing such a friendship That ever did continue like the spring Ne'er saw the fall o' th' leaf by him I am sent To say the wrong I have done Sir is to you And that I have quite lost him for a Father Until I find your pardon nay there follows A weightier deprivation his Estate I could with a less number of sighs part with Fortune might attend my youth and my deservings In any Climate but a Fathers blessing To settle and confirm that fortune no where But only here Your pardon give me that And when you have done kill me for 't is that Takes from me the effect of excommunication A Fathers heavy curse Alber. Nay may that curse Light on himself for sending thee in this minute When I am grown as deaf to all compassion As the cruellest Sea-fight or most horrid tempest That I had drown'd i' th' Sea a thousand duckets Thou hadst not made this visit rash young man Thou tak'st me in an ill Planet and hast cause To curse thy Father for I do protest If I had met thee in any part o' th' World But under my own roofe I would have kill'd thee Within there Enter Physitian Chirurgion and Servants Look you Here 's a triumph sent for the death of your young Master Serv. Shall we kill him Alber. No I 'll not be so unhospitable but Sir By my life I vow to take assurance from you That right hand never more shall strike my son Menti. That will be easily protested Alber. Not easily when it must be exacted and a bloody seal to 't Bind him and cut off's right hand presently Fair words shall never satisfie foul deeds Chop 's hand off Menti. You cannot be so unrighteous to your own honor Phy. O Sir collect your self And recall your bloody purpose Alber. My intents of this nature do ever come to action Chirur. Then I must fetch another stickler Exit Alber. Yet I do grieve at heart And I do curse thy Father heartily That 's the cause of my dishonor sending thee In such an hour when I am apt for mischief Apt as a Dutch-man after a Sea-fight When his enemy kneels afore him come dispatch Phys Intreat him Noble Sir Menti. You shall excuse me Whatsoever he dares do that I dare suffer Enter Caesario and Chirurgion Caesar Oh Sir for honors sake stay your foul purpose For if you do proceed thus cruelly There is no question in the wound you give him I shall bleed to death for 't Alber. Thou art not of my temper What I purpose cannot be alter'd Serv. Sir the Duke With all speed expects you You must instantly Ship all your followers and to sea Alber. My blessing stay with thee upon this condition Take away his use of fighting as thou hop'st To be accounted for my son perform 't Exit Cesar You hear what I am injoyn'd to Menti. Pray thee take it Only this ring this best esteem'd Jewel I will not give 't to 'th hangman chops it off It is too dear a relique I 'll remove it nearer my heart Caesar Ha that Rings my Sisters The Ring I injoyn'd her never part withal Without my knowledge come Sir we are friends Pardon my fathers heat and melancholy Two violent Fevers which he caught at Sea And cannot yet shake off only one promise I must injoyn you to and seriously Hereafter you shall never draw a Sword To the prejudice of my life Menti. By my best hopes I shall not Caesar I pray deliver me your sword On that condition Menti. I shall Sir may it hereafter Ever fight on your part Caesar Noble Sir I thank you But for performance of your vow I intreat Some gage from you Menti. Any Sir Caesar Deliver me that ring Menti. Ha this Ring indeed this Jewel binds me If you knew the vertue of it never more To draw my sword against you Caesar Therefore I will have it Menti. You may not Caesar Come you must I that by violence could
ye shall not sleep I 'll make ye a new Morriffe must I goe Keep There is no remedy Pal. Farewel kind window May rude wind never hurt thee Oh my Lady If ever thou hast felt what sorrow was Dream how I suffer Come now bury me Exeunt Palamon and Keeper Scaena Tertia Enter Arcite Arcite Banish'd the Kingdom 't is a benefit A mercy I must thank 'em for but banish'd The free enjoying of that face I die for Oh 't was a studdied punishment a death Beyond Imagination Such a vengeance That were I old and wicked all my sins Could never pluck upon me Palamon Thou hast the Start now thou shalt stay and see Her bright eyes break each morning ' gainst thy window And let in life into thee Thou shalt feed Upon the sweetness of a noble beauty That nature never exceeded nor never shall Good gods what happiness has Palamon Twenty to one he 'll come to speak to her And if she be as gentle as she 's fair I know she 's his he has a Tongue will tame Tempests and make the wild Rocks wanton Come what can come The worst is death I will not leave the Kingdom I know mine own is but a heap of ruins And no redress there if I go he has her I 'm resolv'd an other shape shall make me Or end my fortunes Either way I 'm happy I 'll see her and be near her or no more Enter 4. Country people one with a garland before them 1. My Masters I 'll be there that 's certain 2. And I 'll be there 3. And I. 4. Why then have with ye Boys 'T is but chiding Let the ploâ—â—h play to day I 'll ticktl ' out Of the jades â—ails to morrow 1. I 'm sure To have my wife as jealous as a Turkey But that 's all one I 'll goe through let her mumble 2. Clap her aboard to morrow night and stoa her And all 's made up again 3. I do but put a fesku in her fist and you shall see her Take a new lesson out and be a good wench Doe we all hold against the Maying 4. Hold what should ail us 3. Arcas will be there 2. And Sennois And Rycas and 3. Better lads never danc'd under green Tree And yet know what wenches ha But will the dainty Domine the Schoolemaster keep touch Doe you think For he do's all ye know 3. He 'll eat a hornbook ere he fail goe too the matter 's too far driven between him and the Tanners daughter to let slip now and she must see the Duke and she must dance too 4. Shall we be lusty 2. All the Boys in Athens blow wind i' th' breech on 's and here I 'll be and there I 'll be for our Town and here again and there again Ha Boys heigh for the weavers 1. This must be done i' th' woods 4. O pardon me 2. By any means our thing of learning sees so Where he himself will edifie the Duke most parlously in our behalfs He 's excellent i' th' woods bring him to 'th plains his learning makes no cry 3. We 'll see the sports then every man to 's Tackle and Sweet Companions le ts rehearse by any means before The Ladies see us and doe sweetly and God knows what May come on 't 4. Content the sports once ended we 'll perform Away Boys and hold Arc. By your leaves honest friends Pray you wither goe you 4. Whither Why what a question 's that Arc. Yes 't is a question to me that know not 3. To the Games my Friend 2. Where were you bred you know it not Arc. Not far Sir Are there such Games to day 1. Yes marry are there And such as you never saw The Duke himself Will be in person there Arc. What pastimes are they 2. Wrastling and Running 'T is a pretty Fellow 3. Thou wilt not goe along Arc. Not yet Sir 4. Well Sir Take your own time come Boys 1. My mind misgives me This fellow has a veng'ance trick o' th hip Marke how his Bodi 's made for 't 2. I 'll be hang'd though If he dare venture hang him plumb-porredge He wrestle He rost eggs Come le ts be gon Lads Exeunt 4. Arc. This is an offer'd oportunity I durst not wish for Well I could have wrestled The best men call'd it excellent and run Swifter than wind upon a feild of Corn Curling the wealthy ears never slew I 'll venture And in some poor disguize be there who knows Whether my brows may not be girt with garlands And happiness prefer me to a place Where I may ever dwell in sight of her Exit Arcite Scaena Secunda Enter Jailors Daughter alone Daugh. Why should I love this Gentleman 'T is odds He never will affect me I 'm base My Father the mean Keeper of his Prison And he a Prince To marry him is hopeless To be his whore is witles Out upon 't What pushes are we wenches driven to When fifteen once has found us First I saw him I seeing thoughâ— he was a goodly man He has as much to please a woman in him If he please to bestow it so as ever These eyes yet lookt on Next I pittied him And so would any young wench o' my Conscience That ever dream'd or vow'd her Maydenhead To a young hansom Man Then I lov'd him Extremely lov'd him infinitely lov'd him And yet he had Cosen fair as he too But in my heart was Palamon and there Lord what a coyl he keepes To hear him Sing in an evening what a Heaven it is And yet his Songs are sad-ones Fairer spoken Was never Gentleman When I come in To bring him water in a morning first He bows his noble body then salutes me thus Fair gentle Mayd good morrow may thy goodness Get thee a happy husband Once he kist me I lov'd my lips the better ten daies after Would he would doe so ev'ry day He greives much And me as much to see his misery What should I doe to make him know I love him For I would fain enjoy him Say I ventur'd To set him free What saies the Law then Thus much For Law or kindred I will doe it And this night or to morrow he shall love me Exit This short florish of Cornets and Showtes within Scaena Secunda Enter Theseus Hippolita Pirithous Emilia Arcite with a Garland c. Thes You have done worthily I have not seen Since Hercules a man of tougher sinews What ere you are you run the best and wrestle That these times can allow Arcite I 'm proud to please you Thes What Countrie bred you Arcite This But far off Prince Thes Are you a Gentleman Arcite My father said so And to those gentle uses gave me life Thes Are you his heir Arcite His youngest Sir Thes Your Father Sure is a happy Sure then What proves you Arcite A little of all noble Qualities I could have kept a Hawk and well have hollow'd
be with us Most royall Brother Hippol. Sir by our tye of Marriage Emil. By your own spotless honor Hip. By that faith That fair hand and that honest heart you gave me Emil. By that you would have pitty in another By your own virtues infinite Hip. By valor By all the chast nights I have ever pleas'd you Thes These are strange Conjurings Per. Nay then I 'll in too By all our friendship Sir by all our dangers By all you love most wars And this sweet Lady Emil. By that you would have trembled to deny A blushing Maid Hip. By your own eyes By strength In which you swore I went beyond all women Almost all men and yet I yielded Theseus Per. To crown all this By your most noble soul Which cannot want due mercie I beg first Hip. Next hear my prayers Emil. Last let me intreat Sir Per. For mercy Hip. Mercy Emil. Mercy on these Princes Thes Ye make my faith reel Say I felt Compassion to 'em both how would you place it Emil. Upon their lives But with their banishments Thes You are a right woman Sister You have pitty But want the understanding where to use it If you desire their lives invent a way Safer than banishment Can these two live And have the agony of love about 'em And not kill one another Every day They 'ld fight about you Hourly bring your honor In publique question with their Swords Be wise then And here forget 'em It concerns your credit And my o' th equally I have said they die Better they fall by th' Law than one another Bow not my honor Emil. O my noble Brother That o' th was rashly made and in your anger Your reason will not hold it if such vows Stand for express will all the world must perish Beside I have another oath gainst yours Of more authority I 'm sure more love Not made in passion neither but good heed Thes What is it Sister Per. Urge it home brave Lady Emil. That you would never deny me any thing Fit for my modest suit and your free granting I tye you to your word now if ye fall in 't Think how you maim your honor For now I 'm set a begging Sir I 'm deaf To all but your compassion how_their lives Might breed the ruin of my name Opinion Shall any thing that loves me perish for me That were a cruell wisdom doe men proyn The straight young Bows that blush with thousand Blossoms Because they may be rotten O Duke Theseus The goodly Mothers that have groan'd for these And all the longing Maids that ever lov'd If your vow stand shall curse me and my Beauty And in their funerall songs for these two Cosens Despise my crueltie and cry woe worth me Till I 'm nothing but the scorn of women For Heavens sake save their lives and banish ' em Thes On what conditions Emil. Swear'em never more To make me their Contention or to know me To tread upon the Dukedome and to be Where ever they shall travel ever strangers to one another Pal. I 'll be cut a peeces Before I take this oath forget I love her O all ye gods dispise me then Thy Banishment I not mislike so we may fairly carry Our Swords and cause along Else never trifle But take our lives Duke I must love and will And for that love must and dare kill this Cosen On any peece the earth has Thes Will you Arcite Take these conditions Pal. He 's a villain then Per. These are men Arcite No never Duke 'T is worse to me than begging To take my life so basely though I think I never shall enjoy her yet I 'll preserve The honor of affection and dye for her Make death a Devill Thes What may be done For now I feel compassion Per. Let it not fall again Sir Thes Say Emilia If one of them were dead as one must are you Content to take th' other to your husband They cannot both enjoy you They are Princes As goodly as your own eyes and as noble As ever same yet spoke of Look upon 'em And if you can love end this difference I give consent are you content too Princes Both. With all our souls Thes He that she refuses Must dye then Both. Any death thou canst invent Duke Pal. If I fall from that mouth I fall with favor And Lovers yet unborn shall bless my ashes Arc. If she refuse me yet my grave will wed me And Soldiers sing my Epitaph Thes Make choice then Emil. I cannot Sir they are both too excellent For me a hayr shall never fall of these men Hip. What will become of ' em Thes Thus I ordain it And by mine honor once again it stands Or both shall dye You shall both to your Countrey And each within this month accompanied With three fair Knights appear again in this place In which I 'll plant a Pyramid And whether Before us that are here can force his Cosen By fair and knightly strength to touch the Pillar He shall enjoy her The other loose his head And all his friends Nor shall he grudge to fall Nor think he dies with interest in this Lady Will this content ye Pal. Yes Here Cosen Arcite I'm friends again till that hour Arc. I embrace ye Thes Are you content Sister Emil. Yes I must Sir Ecel both miscarry Thes Come shake hands again then And take heed as you are Gentlemen this Quarrell Sleep till the hour perfixt and hold your course Pal. We dare not fail thee Theseus Toes Come I 'll give ye Now usage like to Princes and to Friends When ye return who wins I 'll settle here Who loses yet I 'll weep upon his Beer Exeunt Actus Quartus Scaena Prima Enter Jailor and his freind Jail HEar you no more was nothing said of me Concerning the escape of Palamon Good Sir remember 1 Fr. Nothing that I heard For I came home before the business Was fully ended yet I might perceive E'r I departed a great likelyhood Of both their pardons for Hippolita And fair-ey'd Emilia upon their knees Begg'd with such handsome pitty that the Duke Methought stood staggering whether he should follow His rash oath or the sweet compassion Of those two Ladies and to second them That truly noble Prince Perithous Half his own heart set in too that I hope All shall be well neither heard I one question Of your name or his scape Enter 2 Friends Jail Pray Heaven it hold so 2 Fr. Be of good comfort man I bring you news Good news Jail They are welcome 2 Fr. Palamon has clear'd you And got your pardon and discover'd How and by whose means he scap'd which was your Daughter's Whose pardon is procured too and the prisoner Not to be held ungrateful to her goodness Has given a sum of money to her Marriage A large one I 'll assure you Jail Ye are a good man And ever bring good news 1 Fr. How was it ended 2 Fr. Why
know you will not lose her Hippolita I see one eye of yours conceives a tear The which it will deliver Florish Emil. Is this winning Oh all you heavenly powers where is your mercy But that your wills have said it must be so And charge me live to comfort this unfriended This miserable Prince that cuts away A life more worthy from him than all women I should and would die too Hip. Infinite pity That four such eyes should be so fix'd on one That two must needs be blind for 't Thes So it is Exeunt Scena Quarta Enter Palamon and his Knights pinion'd Jailor Executioner c. Gard. There 's many a man alive that hath out-liv'd The love o' th' people yea i' th' self-same state Stands many a Father with his child some comfort We have by so considering we expire And not without mens pity To live still Have their good wishes we prevent The lothsome misery of age beguile The Gout and Rheum that in lag hours attend For grey approachers we come towards the gods Young and unwapper'd not halting under Crimes Many and stale that sure shall please the gods Sooner than such to give us Nectar with 'em For we are more clear Spirits My dear kinsmen Whose lives for this poor comfort are laid down You have sold 'em too too cheap 1 K. What ending could be Of more content o'er us the victors have Fortune whose Title is as momentary As to us death is certain a grain of honor They not o'er-weigh us 2 K. Let us bid farewel And with our patience anger tott'ring Fortune Who at her certain'st reels 3 K. Come who begins Pal. Ev'n he that led you to this Banquet shall Taste to you all ah ha my Friend my Friend Your gentle daughter gave me freedom once You 'll see 't done now for ever pray how does she I heard she was not well her kind of ill Gave me some sorrow Jail Sir she 's well restor'd And to be married shortly Pal. By my short life I am most glad on 't 't is the latest thing I shall be glad of prethee tell her so Commend me to her and to piece her portion Tender her this 1 K Nay let 's be offerers all 2 K. Is it a maid Pal. Verily I think so A right good creature more to me deserving Than I can quight or speak of All K. Commend us to her They give their purses Jail The gods requite you all And make her thankful Pal. Adieu and let my life be now as short As my leave taking Lies on the Block 1 K. Lead courageous Cosin 1. 2. K. We 'll follow cheerfully A great noise within crying run save bold Enter in haste a Messenger Mess Hold hold oh hold hold hold Enter Pirithous in haste Pir. Hold hoa It is a cursed haste you made If you have done so quickly noble Palamon The gods will shew their glory in a life That thou art yet to lead Pal. Can that be When Venus I have said is false How do things fare Pir. Arise great Sir and give the tidings ear That are most early sweet and bitter Pal. What Hath wak't us from our dream Pir. List then your Cosin Mounted upon a Steed that Emily Did first bestow on him a black one owing Not a hayr worth of white which some will say Weakens his price and many will not buy His goodness with this note Which superstition Hear finds allowance On this horse is Arcite Trotting the stones of Athens which the Calkins Did rather tell than trample For the horse Would make his length a mile if 't pleas'd his Rider To put pride in him as he thus went counting The flinty pavement dancing as t' were to'th' Musick His own hoofs made For as they say from iron Came Musicks origen what envious Flint Cold as old Saturne and like him possest With fire malevolent darted a Spark Or what feirce sulphur else to this end made I comment not The hot horse hot as fire Took Toy at this and fell to what disorder His power could give his will bounds comes on end Forgets-school dooing being therein train'd And of kind mannage pig-like he whines At the sharp Rowell which he frets at rather Than any jot obeyes Seeks all foul means Of boystrous and rough Iad'rie to dis-seat His Lord that kept it bravely When nought serv'd When neither Curb would crack girth break nor diff'ring plunges Dis-root his Rider whence he grew but that He kept him 'tween his legs on his hind hoofs That Arcites legs being higher than his head on end he stands Seem'd with strange art to hang His victors wreath Even then fell off his head And presently Backward the jade comes o'er and his full poyze Becomes the Riders load Yet is he living But such a vessell 't is that floats but for The surge that next approaches He much desires To have some speech with you Loe he appears Enter Theseus Hippolita Emilia Arcite in a chair Pal. O miserable end of our alliance The gods are mightie Arcite if thy heart Thy worthie manly heart be yet unbroken Give me thy last words I 'm Palamon One that yet loves thee dying Arc. Take Emilia And with her all the worlds joy Reach thy hand Farewell I have told my last hour I was false Yet never treacherous Forgive me Cosen One kiss from fair Emilia 'T is done Take her I die Pal. Thy brave soul seek Elizium Emil. I 'll close thine eyes Prince Blessed souls be with thee Thou art a right good man and whâ—le I live This day I give to tears Pal. And I to honor Thâ—se In this place first you sought Even very here I sundred you acknowledg to the gods Our thanks that you are living His part is play'd and though it were too short He did it well your day is length'ned and The blissfull dew of heaven do's arowze you The powerfull Venus well hath grac'd her Altar And given you your love Our Master Mars Hast vouch'd his Oracle and to Arcite gave The grace of the Contention So the Deities Have shew'd due justice Bear this hence Pal. O Cosen That we should things desire which doe cost us The loss of our desire That nought could bay Dear love but loss of dear love Thes Never Fortune Did play a subtler Game The conquer'd triumphs The victor has the Loss yet in the passage The gods have been most equall Palamon Your kinsman hath confest the right o' th' Lady Did lye in you for you first saw her and Even then proclaim'd your fancie He restor'd her As your stolen Jewell and desir'd your spirit To send him hence forgiven The gods my justice Take from my hand and they themselves become The Executioners Lead your Lady off And call your Lovers from the stage of death Whom I adopt my Friends A day or two Let us look sadly and give grace unto The Funerall of Arcite in whose end The visages of Bridegroomes we 'll put on And smile
honor with your presence Our long defer'd but much wish'd nuptiall Falls out above expression Heaven be pleas'd That I may use these blessings powr'd on me With moderation Brun. Hell and furies ayd me That I may have power to avert the plagues That press upon me Thier. Two dayes journy sayest thou We will set forth to meet her in the mean time See all things be prepar'd to entertain her Nay let me have your companies there 's a Forrest In the mid way shall yeild us hunting sport To ease our travel I 'll not have a brow But shall wear mirth upon it therefore clear them We 'll wash away all sorrow in glad feasts And the war we mean to men we 'll make on beasts Exeunt omnes praeter Brun. Bawdber Portaldy Lecure. Brun. Oh that I had the Magick to transforme you Into the shape of such that your own hounds Might tear you peece-meale Are you so stupid No word of comfort have I fed you mothers From my excess of moysture with such cost And can you yeild no other retribution But to devour your maker pandar sponge Impoysoner all grown barren Prota. You your self That are our mover and for whom alone We live have fail'd your self in giving way To the reconcilement of your Son Lecure. Which if You had prevented or would teach us how They might again be sever'd we could easily Remove all other hind'rances that stop The passage of your pleasures Baud. And for me If I fail in my office to provide you Fresh delicats hang me Brun. Oh you are dull and find not The cause of my vexation Their reconcilement Is a mock castle built upon the sand By children which when I am pleas'd to o'rethrow I can with ease spurn down Lecure. If so from whence Grows your affliction Brun My grief comes along With the new Queen in whose grace all my power Must suffer shipwrack for me now That hitherto have kept the first to know A second place or yeeld the least precedence To any others death To have my sleeps Less enquir'd after or my rising up Saluted with less reverence or my gates Empty of suitors or the Kings great favours To pass through any hand but mine or he Himself to be directed by another Would be to me doe you understand me yet No meanes to prevent this Prota. Fame gives her out To be a woman of chastity Not to be wrought upon and therefore Madam For me though I have pleas'd you to attempt her Were to no purpose Brun. Tush some other way Baud. Faith I know none else all my bringing up Aim'd at no other learning Lecure. Give me leave If my art fail me not I have thought on A speeding project Brun. What i' st but effect it And thou shalt be my Aesculapius Thy image shall be set up in pure gold To which I 'll fall down and worship it Lecure. The Lady is fair Brun. Exceeding fair Lecure. And young Brun. Some fifteen at the most Lecure. And loves the King with equall ardor Brun. More she dotes on him Lecure. Well then think you if I make a drink Which given unto him on the bridall night Shall for five days so rob his faculties Of all ability to pay that duty Which new made wives expect that she shall swear She is not match'd to a man Prota. 'T were rare Lecure. And then If she have any part of woman in her She 'll or fly out or at least give occasion Of such a breach which nere can be made up Since he that to all else did never fail Of as much as could be perform'd by man Proves only Ice to her Brun. 'T is excellent Bawd The Physitian Helps ever at a dead lift a fine calling That can both raise and take down out upon thee Brun. For this one service I 'm ever thine Prepare it I 'll give it him my self for you Protaldye By this kiss and our promis'd sport at night Doe conjure you to bear up not minding The opposition of Theodoret Or any of his followers What so ere You are yet appear valiant and make good The opinion that is had of you For my self In the new Queens remove being made secure Fear not I 'll make the future building sure Exeunt Wind horns Enter Theodoret Thierry Theod. This Stag stood well and cunningly Thierry My horse I 'm sure has found it for her sides are Blooded from flank to shoulder where 's the troop Enter Martell Theodoret. Past homeward weary and tir'd as we are Now Martell have you remembred what we thought of Mart. Yes Sir I have snigled him and if there be Any desert in his blood beside the itch Or manly heat but what decoctions Leaches and callises have cram'd into him Your Lordship shall know perfect Thier. What 's that may not I know too Theod. Yes Sir To that end we cast the project .. Thierry What i' st Mart. A desire Sir Upon the gilded flag your Graces favor Has stuck up for a Generall and to inform you For this hour he shall pass the test what valour Staid judgement foul or safe discretion Your mothers wandring eyes and your obedience Have slung upon us to assure your knowledge He can be dare be shall be must be nothing Load him with piles of honors Set him off With all the cunning foyls that may deceive us But a poor cold unspirited unmanner'd Unhonest unaffected undone fool And most unheard of coward a meer lump Made to loade beds withall and like a night-mare Ride Ladies that forget to say their prayers One that dares only be diseas'd and in debt Whose body mewes more plaisters every month Than women doe old faces Thier. No more I know him I now repent my error take your time And try him home ever thus far reserv'd You tie your anger up Mart. I lost it else Sir Thier. Bring me his sword fair taken without violence For that will best declare him Theod. That 's the thing Their. And my best horse is thine Mart. Your Graces servant Exit Theod. You I 'll hunt no more Sir Thier. Not to day the weather Is grown too warm besides the dogs are spent We 'll take a cooler morning let 's to horse And hollow in the troop Exeunt Wind horns Enter 2 Huntsmen 1. I marry Twainer This woman gives indeed these are the Angels That are the keepers saints 2. I like a woman That handles the deers dowsets with discretion And payes us by proportion 1. 'T is no treason To think this good old Lady has a stump yet That may require a corrall 2. And the bells too Enter Protaldye Shee has lost a friend of me else but here 's the clark No more for feare o' th' bell ropes Prota. How now Keepers Saw you the King 1. Yes Sir he 's newly mounted And as we take 't ridden home Pro Farewll then Exit Keepers Enter Martell My honour'd Lord Fortune has made me happy To meet with such a man
it without hope or pity then ye shall see that golden form flie off that all eyes wonder at for pure and fixt and under 't base blushing Copper metall not worth the meanest honor you shall behold her then my Lord transparent look through her heart and view the spirits how they leap and tell me then I did belie the Lady Duke It shall be done come Gondarino bear us company We do believe thee she shall die and thou shalt see it Enter Lazarello two Intelligencers and Guard How now my friends who have you guarded hither 2 Int. So please your Grace we have discover'd a villain and a Traitor the Lord Lucio hath examin'd him and sent him to your Grace for Judgement Count. My Lord I dare absolve him from all sin oâ— Treason I know his most ambition is but a dish of meat which he hath hunted with so true a scent that he deserveth the Collar not the Halter Duke Why do they bring him thus bound up the poor man had more need have some warm meat to comfort his cold stomach Count. Your Grace shall have the cause hereafter when you shall laugh more freely But these are call'd Informers men that live by Treason as Rat-catchers do by poison Duke Would there were no heavier prodigies hung over us than this poor fellow I durst redeem all perils ready to pour themselves upon this State with a cold Custard Count. Your Grace might do it without danger to your person Laz. My Lord if ever I intended treason against your Person or the State unless it were by wishing from your Table some dish of meat which I must needs confess was not a subjects part or coveting by stealth sups from those noble bottles that no mouth keeping allegiance true should dare to taste I must confess with more than covetous eye I have beheld those dear conceal'd dishes that have been brought in by cunning equipage to wait upon your Graces pallat I do confesse out of this present heat I have had Stratagems and Ambuscado's but God be thank'd they have never took Duke Count this business is your own when you have done repair to us Exit Duke Count. I will attend your Grace Lazarello you are at liberty be your own man again and if you can be master of your wishes I wish it may be so Laz. I humbly thank your Lordship I must be unmannerly I have some present business once more I heartily thank your Lordship Exit Lazarillo Count. Now even a word or two to you and so farewell you think you have deserv'd much of this State by this discovery y' are a slavish people grown subject to the common course of all men How much unhappy were that noble spirit could work by such baser gains what misery would not a knowing man put on with willingness e'r he see himself grown fat and full fed by fall of those you rise by I do discharge ye my attendance our healthful State needs no such Leeches to suck out her bloud 1 Int. I do beseech your Lordship 2 Int. Good my Lord. Count. Go learn to be more honest what I see you work your means from honest industry Exeunt Informers I will be willing to accept your labours Till then I will keep back my promis'd favours Here comes another remnant of folly Enter Lucio I must dispatch him too Now Lord Lucio what business brings you hither Luc. Faith Sir I am discovering what will become of that notable piece of treason intended by that Varlet Lazarillo I have sent him to the Duke for judgement Count. Sir you have perform'd the part of a most careful Statesman and let me say it to your face Sir of a Father to this State I would wish you to retire and insconce your self in study for such is your daily labour and our fear that our loss of an hour may breed our overthrow Luc. Sir I will be commanded by your judgement and though I find it a trouble scant to be waded through by these weak years yet for the dear care of the Common-wealth I will bruise my brains and confine my self to much vexation Count. Go and maist thou knock down Treason like an Ox. Luc. Amen Exeunt Enter Mercer Pandar Francissina Mer. Have I spoke thus much in the honor of Learning learn'd the names of the seven liberal Sciences before my marriage and since have in haste written Epistles congratulatory to the Nine Muses and is she prov'd a Whore and a Begger Pan. 'T is true you are not now to be taught that no man can be learn'd of a suddain let not your first project discourage you what you have lost in this you may get again in Alchumie Fran. Fear not Husband I hope to make as good a wife as the best of your neighbors have and as honest Mer. I will goe home good Sir do not publish this as long as it runs amongst our selves 't is good honest mirth you 'll come home to supper I mean to have all her friends and mine as ill as it goes Pan. Do wisely Sir and bid your own friends your whole wealth will scarce feast all hers neither is it for your credit to walk the streets with a woman so noted get you home and provide her cloaths let her come an hour hence with an Hand-basket and shift her self she 'll serve to sit at the upper end of the Table and drink to your customers Mer. Art is just and will make me amends Pan. No doubt Sir Mer. The chief note of a Scholar you say is to govern his passions wherefore I do take all patiently in sign of which my dear Wife I do kiss thee make haste home after me I shall be in my study Exit Mercer Pan. Go avaunt my new City Dame send me what you promis'd me for consideration and may'st thou prove a Lady Fran. Thou shalt have it his Silks shall flie for it Exeunt Enter Lazarello and his boy Laz. How sweet is a Calm after a Tempest what is there now that can stand betwixt me and felicity I have gone through all my crosses constantly have confounded my enemies and know where to have my longing satisfied I have my way before me there 's the door and I may freely walk into my delights knock boy Jul. Who 's there Within Laz. Madona my Love not guilty not guilty open the door Enter Julia. Jul. Art thou come sweet-heart Laz. Yes to my soft embraces and the rest of my overflowing blisses come let us in and swim in our delights a short Grace as we go and so to meat Jul. Nay my dear Love you must bear with me in this we 'll to the Church first Laz. Shall I be sure of it then Jul. By my love you shall Laz. I am content for I do now wish to hold off longer to whet my appetite and do desire to meet with more troubles so I might conquer them And as a holy Lover that hath spent The tedious night with
your swords Nor must have hope how to requite what noise What cry is that my Lord upon your guard So treachery is a foot Enter Lady Orleans Lamira Montague Lady Oh here they are My Lord dear Lady help me help me all I have so woful interest in both I know not which to fear for most and yet I must prefer my Lord. Dear brother You are too understanding and too noble To be offended when I know my duty Though scarce my tears will let me so to do it Orl. Out-loathed strumpet Lady Oh my dearest Lord If words could on me cast the name of whore I then were worthy to be loath'd but know Your unkindness cannot make me wicked And therefore should less use that power upon me Orl. Was this your Art to make these Actors come To make this interlude withdraw cold man And if thy spirit be not frozen up Give me one stroke yet at thee for my vengeance Ami. Thou shalt have strokes and strokes thou glorious man Till thou breath'st thinner air than that thou talkest Lam. My Lord Count Amiens Lady Princely Husband Orl. Whore You wrong her impudent Lord oh that I had the bulk Of those dull men look how they stand and no man Will revenge an innocent Lady Ami. You hinder it Madam Lam. I would hinder you is there none else to kill him Lady Kill him Madam have you learn'd that bad language oh repent And be the motive rather both kill me Orl. Then dye my infamy Mont. Hold bloody man Orl. Art thou there Basilisk Mont. To strike thee dead but thaâ—â—y fate deserves some weightier hand Dub. Sweet my Lord. Orl. Oh here 's a plot you bring your champions with you the adultress with the adulterer Out-howling Dub. Good my Lord. Orl. Are you her Graces countenancer Lady the receiver to the poor vicious couple Dub. Sweet my Lord. Orl. Sweet rascal didst not thou tell me false fellow This Montague here was murdered Dub. I did so but he was falser and a worthless Lord Like thy foul self that would have had it so Long. Orleance 't is true and shall be prov'd upon thee Mont. Thy malice Duke and this thy wicked nature are all as visible as thou but I born to contemn thy injuries do know that though thy greatness may corrupt a Jury and make a Judge afraid and carry out a world of evils with thy Title yet thou art not quiet at home thou bearest about thee that that doth charge thee and condemn thee too The thing that grieves me more and doth indeed displease me is to think that so much baseness stands here to have encountred so much honor Pardon me my Lord what late my passion spake when you provok'd my innocence Orl. Yes do oh flattery becomes him better than the suit he wears give him a new one Amiens Ami. Orleance 't is here no time nor place to jest or rail Poorly with you but I will find a time to Whisper you forth to this or some fit place As sâ—all not hold a second interruption Mont. I hope your Lordships honor and your life Are destined unto higher hazards this is of A meaner arm Dub. Yes faith or none Long. He is not fit to fall by an honest Sword A Prince and lye Dub. And slander and hire men To publish the false rumours he hath made Long. And stick 'em on his friends and innocents Dub. And practice against their lives after their fames Long. In men that are the matter of all lewdness Bawds Thieves and Cheaters it were monstrous Dub. But in a man of bloud how more conspicuous Ami. Can this be Lady They do slander him Orl. Hang them a pair of railing hangbies Long. How stand Orleance stay give me my Pistols boy Hinder me not by I will kill him Lady Oh stay his fury Ami. Longueville my friend Long. Not for my self my Lord but for mankind And all that have an interest to virtue Or title unto innocence Ami. Why hear me Long. For justice sake Ami. That cannot be Long. To punish his wives your honor and my Lords wrongs here whom I must ever call so for your loves I 'll swear I 'll sacrifice Ami. Longueville I did not think you a murtherer before Long. I care not what you thought me Ami. By If thou attempt His life thy own is forfeit Mont. Foolish frantick man the murder will be of us not him Lady Oh Heaven Mont. We could have kill'd him but we would not take The justice out of fates Singe but a hair of him thou diest Long. No matter shoot Ami. Villain Dub. My Lord your Sister is slain Ami. Biancha Mont. Oh hapless and most wretched chance Lam. Standst thou looking upon the mischief thou hast made Thou godless man feeding thy blood-shot eyes With the red spectacle and art not turn'd to stone With horror Hence and take the wings of thy black Infamy to carry thee beyond the shoot of looks Or sound of curses which will pursue thee still Thou hast out-fled all but thy guilt Orl. Oh wish it off again for I am crack'd Under the burden and my heart will break How heavy guilt is when men come to feel If you could know the mountain I sustain With horror you would each take off your part And more to ease me I cannot stand Forgive where I have wrong'd I pray Ami. Look to him Montague Long. My Lords and Gentlemen the Lady is well but for fear Unless that have shot her I have the worst on 't that needs would venture Upon a trick had like to ha' cost my guts Look to her she 'll be well it was but Powder I charg'd with thinking that a guilty man Would have been frighted sooner but I 'm glad He 's come at last Lan. How is Byancha well Ami. Lives she see Sister doth she breathe Lady Oh Gentlemen think you I can breathe That am restored to the hateâ—ul sense Of feeling in me my dear husbands death Oh no I live not life was that I left And what you have call'd me to is death indeed I cannot weep so fast as he doth bleed Dub. Pardon me Madam he is well Lady Ha' my Husband Orl. I cannot speak whether my joy or shame Be greater but I thank the Heavens for both Oh look not black upon me all my friends To whom I will be reconcil'd or grow unto This earth till I have wept a trench That shall be great enough to be my grave And I will think them too most manly tears If they do move your pities it is true Man should do nothing that he should repent But if he have and say that he is sorry It is a worse fault if he be not truly Lam. My Lord such sorrow cannot be suspected Here take your honoured wife and joyn your hands She hath married you again And Gentlemen I do invite you all This night to take my house where on the morrow To heighten more the reconciling feast I 'll make
the better man The better chance she has the man that 's best She still contends with and doth favor least Mar. Me thinks a graver thunder then the skies Breaks from his lips I am amaz'd to hear And Athens words more then her swords doth fear Soph. Martius slave Sophocles couldst thou acquire And did thy Roman gods so love thy prayers And solemn sacrifice to grant thy suit To gather all the valour of the Caesars Thy Predecessors and what is to come And by their influence sling it on thee now Thou couldst not make my mind go less not pare With all their swords one virtue from my soul How am I vassall'd then Make such thy slaves As dare not keep their goodness past their graves Know General we two are chances on The die of Fate now thrown thy six is up And my poor one beneath thee next the throw May set me upmost and cast thee below Mar. Yet will I trie thee more Calamitie Is mans true touchstone Listen insolent Prince That dar'st contemn the Master of thy life Which I will force here 'fore thy City walls With barbarous crueltie and call thy wife To see it and then after send her Soph. Ha ha ha Mar. And then demolish Athens to the ground Depopulate her fright away her fame And leave succession neither stone nor name Soph. Ha ha ha Mar. Dost thou deride me Val. Kneel ask Martius For mercy Sophocles and live happy still Soph. Kneel and ask mercie Roman art a god I never kneel'd or begg'd of any else Thou art a fool and I will loose no more Instructions on thee now I find thy eares Solemn Musick Enter Dorigen Ladyes bearing a sword Are foolish like thy tongue My Dorigen Oh! must she see me bound 1. Cap. There 's the first sigh He breath'd since he was born I think 2. Cap. Forbear All but the Lady his wife Soph. How my heart chides The manacles of my hands that let them not Embrace my Dorigen Val. Turn but thy face And ask thy life of Martius thus and thou With thy fair wife shalt live Athens shall stand And all her priviledges augmented be Soph. 'T were better Athens perish'd and my wife Which Romans I do know a worthie one Then Sophocles should shrink of Sophocles Commit profane Idolatry by giving The reverence due to gods to thee blown man Mar. Rough stubborn Cynick Soph. Thou art rougher far And of a couser wale fuller of pride Less temperate to bear prosperity Thou seest my meer neglect hath rais'd in thee A storm more boystrous then the Oceans My virtue Patience makes thee vitious Mar. Why fair-ey'd Lady do you kneel Dor. Great Generall Victorious godlike Martius your poor handmaid Kneels for her husband will not cannot speaks Thus humbly that he may not Listen Roman Thou whose advanced front doth speak thee Roman To every Nation and whose deeds assure 't Behold a Princess whose declining head Like to a drooping lilly after storms Bowes to thy feet and playing here the slave To keep her husbands greatness unabated All which doth make thy Conquest greater For If he be base in ought whom thou hast taken Then Martius hath but taken a base prize But if this Jewell hold lustre and value Martius is richer then in that he hath won O make him such a Captive as thy self Unto another wouldst great Captain be Till then he is no prisoner fit for thee Mar. Valerius here is harmonie would have brought Old crabbed Saturn to sweet sleep when Jove Did first incense him with Rebellion Athens doth make women Philosophers And sure their children chat the talk of gods Val. Rise beauteous Dorigen Dor. Not untill I know The Generals resolution Val. One soft word From Sophocles would calm him into tears Like gentle showres after tempestuous winds Dor. To buy the world he will not give a word A look a tear a knee ' gainst his own judgement And the divine composure of his minde All which I therefore doe and here present This Victors wreathe this rich Athenian sword Trophies of Conqust which great Martius wear And be appeas'd Let Sophocles still live Mar. He would not live Dor. He would not beg to live When he shall so forget then I begin To command Martius and when he kneels Dorigen stands when he lets fall a tear I dry mine eyes and scorn him Mar. Scorn him now then Here in the face of Athens and thy friends Self-will'd stiff Sophocles prepare to die And by that sword thy Lady honor'd me With which her self shall follow Romans Friends Who dares but strike this stroke shall part with me Half Athens and my half of Victorie Cap. By not we Nic. Cor. We two will do it Sir Soph. Away ye fish-fac'd Rascals Val. Martius To Eclipse this great Eclipse labours thy fame Valerius thy Brother shall for once Turn Executioner Give me the sword Now Sophocles I 'll strike as suddenly As thou dar'st die Soph. Thou canst not And Valerius 'T is less dishonour to thee thus to kill me Then bid me kneel to Martius 't is to murther The fame of living men which great ones do Their studies strangle poyson makes away The wretched hangman only ends the Play Val. Art thou prepar'd Soph. Yes Val. Bid thy wife farewell Soph. No I will take no leave My Dorigen Yonder above 'bout Ariadnes Crown My spirit shall hover for thee prethee haste Dor. Stay Sophocles with this tie up my sight Let not soft nature so transform'd be And lose her gentle sex'd humanitie To make me see my Lord bleed So 't is well Never one object underneath the Sun Will I behold before my Sophocles Farewell now teach the Romans how to die Mar. Dost know what 't is to die Soph. Thou dost not Martius And therefore not what 't is to live to die Is to begin to live It is to end An old stale weary work and to commence A newer and a better 'T is to leave Deceitfull knaves for the societie Of gods and goodness Thou thy self must part At last from all thy garlands pleasures Triumphs And prove thy fortitude what then 't will do Val. But ar't not griev'd nor vex'd to leave life thus Soph. Why should I grieve or vex for being sent To them I ever lov'd best now I 'll kneel But with my back to ward thee 't is the last duty This trunk can doe the gods Mar. Strike strike Valerius Or Martius heart will leap out at his mouth This is a man a woman Kiss thy Lord And live with all the freedome you were wont O Love thou doubly hast afflicted me With virtue and with beauty Treacherous heart My hand shall cast thee quick into my urne E're thou transgress this knot of pietie Val. What ails my Brother Soph. Martius oh Martius Thou now hast found a way to conquer me Dor. O star of Rome what gratitude can speak Fit words to follow such a deed as this Mar. Doth Juno talk or Dorigen Val. You
a lighting And all the Flower of Anjou Lav. Some few trifles For matter of adornment have a little Made me so slow Gentille which now in readiness I am for Court immediately Gent. Take heed Sir This is no time for trifling nor she no Lady To be now entertain'd with toys 't will cost ye Lav. Y' are an old Cock Gentille Gent. By your Lordships favour Lav. Prethee away 't will lose time Gent. Oh my Lord Pardon me that by all means Lav. We have business A-foot man of more moment Gent. Then my manners I know none nor I seek none Lav. Take to morrow Gent. Even now by your Lordships leave Excellent Beauty My service here I ever dedicate In honor of my best friend your dead Father To you his living virtue and wish heartily That firm affection that made us two happy May take as deep undying root and flourish Betwixt my Daughter Casta and your goodness Who shall be still your servant Gab. I much thank ye Lav. Oh this dreaming puppy Will ye go Sir Gent. A little more Good Lord. Lav. Not now by Come I must use ye Gent. Goodness dwell still with you Exeunt Gentill and Lavâ—â— Gab. The sight of this old Gentleman Maria Pulls to my mine eyes again the living Picture Of Perolot his virtuous Son my first Love That dy'd at Orleance Mar. You have felt both fortunes And in extreams poor Lady for young Perolot Being every way unable to maintain you Durst not make known his love to Friend or Father My Lord Lavall being powerful and you poor Will not acknowledge you Gab. No more Let 's in wench There let my Lute speak my Laments they have tried me Exeunt Enter two Courtiers 1 Court I grant the Duke is wondrous provident In his now planting for succession I know his care as honourable in the choice too Marines fair virtuous daughter but what 's all this To what end excellent arrives this travel When he that bears the main roof is so rotten 2 Court You have hit it now indeed For if Fame lye not He is untemperate 1 Court You express him poorly Too gentle Sir the most deboist and barbarous Believe it the most void of all humanity Howe'r his cunning cloak it to his Uncle And those his pride depends upon 1 Court I have heard too Given excessively to drink 1 Court Most certain â—d in that drink most dangerous I speak these things â—o one I know loves truth and dares not wrong her 2 Court You may speak on 1 Court Uncertain as the Sea Sir â—roud and deceitful as his sins Great Master His appetite to Women for there he carries His main Sail spread so boundles and abominably That but to have her name by that tongue spoken Poisons the virtue of the purest Virgin 2 Cour. I am sorry for young Gabriella then A Maid reputed ever of fair carriage For he has been noted visiting 1 Court She is gone then Or any else that promises or power Gifts or his guilful vows can work upon But these are but poor parcels 2 Court 'T is great pity 1 Court Nor want these sins a chief Saint to befriend 'em The Devil follows him and for a truth Sir Appears in visible figure often to him At which time he 's possest with sudden trances Cold deadly sweats and griping of the conscience Tormented strangely as they say 2 Court Heaven turn him This marriage-day mayst thou well curse fair Hellen. But let 's go view the ceremony 1 Court I 'll walk with you Exeunt Musick Enter Gabriella and Maria above And Laval Bride States in solemnity as to marriage and pass over viz. Duke Marine Longaville Mar. I hear 'em come Gab. Would I might never hear more Mar. I told you still but you were so incredulous See there they kiss Gab. Adders be your embraces The poison of a rotten heart oh Hellen Blast thee as I have been just such a flattery With that same cunning face that smile upon 't Oh mark it Marie mark it seriously That Master smile caught me Mar. There 's the old Duke and Marine her Father Gab. Oh! Mar. There Longaville The Ladies now Gab. Oh I am murder'd Marie Beast most inconstant beast Mar. There Gab. There I am not No more I am not there Hear me oh Heaven And all you powers of Justice bow down to me But you of pity dye I am abus'd â—he that depended on your Providence â—he is abus'd your honor is abus'd That noble piece ye made and call'd it man â— turn'd to Devil all the world 's abus'd Give me a womans Will provok'd to mischief â— two-edg'd heart my suffering thoughts to wild-fires And my embraces to a timeless grave turn Mar. Here I 'll step in for 't is an act of merit Gab. I am too big to utter more Mar. Take time then Exeunt Enter Gentille and Casta 〈◊〉 This solitary life at home undoes thee â—â—res thy beauty first which should prefer thee â—â—ills thee full of sad thoughts which thy years â—â—ot arrive at yet they choak thy sweetness Follow the time my Girl and it will bring thee Even to the fellowship of the noblest women Hellen her self to whom I would prefer thee And under whom this poor and private carriage Which I am only able yet to reach at Being cast off and all thy sweets at lustre Will take thee as a fair friend and prefer thee Casta Good Sir be not so cruel as to seek To kill that sweet content y' have bred me to Have I not here enough to thank Heaven for The free air uncorrupted with new flattery The water that I touch unbrib'd with odours To make me sweet to others the pure fire Not smothered up and choak'd with lustful incense To make my bloud sweat but burning clear and high Tells me my mind must flame up so to Heaven What should I do at Court wear rich apparel Methinks these are as warm And for your state Sir Wealthy enough Is it you would have me proud And like a Pageant stuck up for amazements Teach not your child to tread that path for fear Sir Your dry bones after death groan in your grave The miseries that follow Gent. Excellent Casta Casta When shall I pray again a Courtier Or when I do to what God what new body And new face must I make me with new manners For I must be no more my self Whose Mistriss Must I be first with whose sin-offering season'd And when I am grown so great and glorious With prostitution of my burning beauties That great Lords kneel and Princes beg for favours Do you think I 'll be your Daughter a poor Gentlemans Or know you for my Father Enter Lavall Gent. My best Casta Oh my most virtuous child Heaven reigns within thee Take thine own choice sweet child and live a Saint still The Lord Lavall stand by wench Lav. Gabriella She cannot nor she dares not make it known My greatness crushes her when e'r she offers Why
braver beasts Than others are But faces faces man May a man be caught with faces Mar. Without wonder 'T is odds against him May not a good face Lead a man about by th' nose 'las The nose is but a part against the whole Ant. But is it possible that two faces Should be so twin'd in form complexion Figure aspect that neither wen nor mole The Table of the brow the eyes lustre The lips cherry neither the blush nor smile Should give the one distinction from the other Does Nature work in molds Mar. Altogether We are all one mold one dust Ant. Thy reason 's moldie I speak from the Form thou the Matter Why was 't not ever one of Natures Glories Nay her great piece of wonder that amongst So many millions millions of her works She left the eye distinction to cull out The one from th' other yet all one name the face Mar. You must compare 'em by some other part Of the body if the face cannot do 't Ant. Didst ask her name Mar. Yes and who gave it her And what they promis'd more besides a spoon And what Apostles picture she is christned too In token wherefore she is call'd Isabella The daughter of a Countrey plow-swain by If this be not true she lies Ant. She cannot It would be seen a blister on her lip Should falshood touch it it is so tender Had her name held 't had been Ismenia And not another of her name Mar. Shall I speak Ant. Yes if thou 'lt speak truth Is she not wondrous like Mar. As two garments of the same fashion Cut from the same piece yet if any excell This has the first and in my judgement 't is so Ant. 'T is my opinion Mar. Were it the face Where mine eye should dwell I would please both With this as soon as one with the other Ant. And yet the other is the case of this Had I not look'd upon Ismenia I ne'r had staid beyond good-morrows time In view of this Mar. Would I could leave him here 'T were a free passage to Ismenia I must now blow as to put out the fire Yet kindle 't more You not consider Sir The great disparitie is in their bloods Estates and fortunes there 's the rich beauty Which this poor homeliness is not endow'd with There 's difference enough Ant. The least of all Equality is no rule in Loves Grammar That sole unhappiness is left to Princes To marry bloud we are free disposers And have the power to equalize their blouds Up to our own we cannot keep it back 'T is a due debt from us Mar. I Sir had you No Father nor Uncle nor such hinderers You might do with your self at your pleasure But as it is Ant. As it is 't is nothing Their powers will come too late to give me back The yesterday I lost Mar. Indeed to say sooth Your opposition from the other part Is of more force there you run the hazard Of every hour a life had you supply You meet your dearest enemy in love With all his hate about him 'T will be more hard For your Ismenia to come home to you Than yuu to goe to Countrey Isabell Enter Julio Ant. Tush 't is not fear removes me Mar. No more your Uncle Jul. Oh the good hour upon you Gentlemen Welcome Nephew Speak it to your friend Sir It may be happier receiv'd from you In his acceptance Ant. I made bold Uncle To do it before and I think he believes it Mar. 'T was never doubted Sir Jul. Here are sports Dons That you must look on with a loving eye And without Censure ' less it be giving My countrey neighbors loves their yearly offerings That must not be refus'd though 't be more pain To the Spectator than the painful Actor 'T will abide no more test than the tinsel We clad our Masks in for an hours wearing Or the Livery Lace sometimes on the cloaks Of a great Don's Followers I speak no further Than our own Countrey Sir Mar. For my part Sir The more absurd 't shall be the better welcome Jul. You 'll find the guest you look for I heard Confin You were at Toledo th' other day Ant. Not late Sir Jul. Oh sie must I be plainer You chang'd the point With Tirso and Lisauro two of the Stock Of our Antagonists the Belides Ant. A meer proffer Sir the prevention Was quick with us we had done somewhat else This Gentleman was engag'd in 't Jul. I am The enemy to his foe for it that wild-fire Will crave more than fair water to quench it I suspect Whence it will come I know not Enter two or three Gentlemen Ant. I was about a gentle reconcilement But I do fear I shall goe back agen Jul. Come come The Sports are coming on us Nay I have more guests to grace it Welcome Don Gostanco Giraldo Philippo Seat seat all Musick Enter a Cupid Cup. Love is little and therefore I present him Love is a fire therefore you may lament him Mar. Alas poor Love who are they that can quench him Jul. He 's not without those members fear him not Cup. Love shoots therefore I bear his bow about And Love is blind therefore my eyes are out Ma. I never heard Love give reason for what he did before Enter Bustofa for Paris Cup. Let such as can see see such as cannot behold Our goddesses all three strive for the ball of Gold And here fair Paris comes the hopeful youth of Troy Queen Hecub's darling-son King Priams only joy Mart. Is this Paris I should have taken him for Hector rather Bust Paris at this time Pray you hold your prating Ant. Paris can be angry Jul. Oh at this time You must pardon him he comes as a Judge Mar. Mercy on all that looks upon him say I. Bust The thundring seas whose watry fire washes the Whiting Mops. The gentle Whale whose feet so fell flies o'r the mountain tops No roars so fierce no throats so deep no howls can bring such fears As Paris can if Garden from he call his Dogs and Bears Mar. I those they were that I fear'd all this while Bust Yes Jack-an-Apes Mar. I thank you good Paris Bust You may hold your peace and stand further out o' th way then The lines will fall where they light Yes Jack-an-Apes he hath to sports and faces make like mirth Whilst bellowing buls the horned beasts do toss from ground to earth Blind Bear there is as Cupid blind Ant. That Bear would be whip'd for losing of his eies Bust Be whipped man may see But we present no such content but Nymphs such as they be Ant. These are long lines Mar. Can you blame him leading Buls and Bears in 'em Enter Shepherd singing with Ismena Aminta Florimel as Juno Pallas Venus and three Nymphs attending Bust Go Cupid blind conduct the dumb for Ladies must not speak here Let shepherds sing with dancing feet and cords of musick break here Song Now Ladies fight