kisse till then farewell Sweet Exeunt Actus quartus Scaena Prima Enter Antonio Martine Bustofa Mar. By all means discharge your follower Ant. If we can get him off Sirrha Bustofa Thou must needs run back Bust. But I must not unlesse you send A Bier or a Lictor at my back I do not use to run From my friends Ant. Well go will serve turne I have forgot Bust. What Sir Ant. See if I can think on 't now Bust. I know what 't is now Ant. A Pistolet of that Bust. Done you have forgot a device to send me away You are going a smocking perhaps Mar. His owne due due i'faith Antonio The Pistolet's his owne Ant. I confesse it There 't is now if you could afford out of it A reasonable excuse to mine Uncle Bust. Yes I can But an excuse will not serve your turn it must be a lie A full lie 't will do no good else if you 'll go to The price of that Ant. Is a lie dearer then an excuse Bust. Oh treble this is the price of an excuse but a lye is two more Look how many foyles go to a fair fall so many excuses to A full lye and lesse cannot serve your turn let any Tailor I' th' Towne make it Mar. Wie 't is reasonable give him his price Let it be large enough now Bust. I 'll warrant you cover him all over Ant. I would have proof of one now Bust. What scale my invention before hand you shall pardon Me for that well I 'll commend you to your Uncle and Tell him you 'll be at home at supper with him Ant. By no means I cannot come to night man Bust. I know that too you do not know a lye when you see it Mar. Remember it must stretch for all night Bust. I shall want stuffe I doubt 't will come to the other Pistolet Ant. Well lay out you shall be no loser Sir Bust. It must be faced you know there will be a yard of dissimulation At least City-measure and cut upon an untroth or two Lyned With Fables that must needs be cold weather 's coming if it had A galloon of hypocrisie 't would do well and hooked Together with a couple of conceits That 's necessity well I 'll bring in my Bill I 'll warrant you as fair a lye by that time I have done With it as any gentleman i' th' Town can swear too if he Would betray his Lord and Master Exit Ant. So so this necessary trouble 's over Mar. I would you had bought an excuse of him Before he went you 'll want one for Ismenia Ant. Tush there needs none there 's no suspition yet And I 'll be arm'd before the next encounter In a fast tye with my fair Isabel Enter Bustofa Mar. Yes you 'll find your errand is before you now Bust. Oh Gentlemen look to your selves ye are Men of another world else your enemies are upon you The old house of the Bellides will fall upon your heads Signior Lisauro Ant. Lisauro Bust. And Don what call you him he 's a Gentleman Yet he has but a Yeomans name Don Tarso Tarso and a dozen at their heels Ant. Lisauro Tarso nor a dozen more Shall fright me from my ground nor shun my path Let 'em come on in their ablest fury Mar. 'T is worthily resolved I 'll stand by you Sir This way I am thy true friend Bust. I 'll be gone Sir that one may live to tell what 's become of you Put up put up will you never learn to know a lye From an Esop's fables there 's a taste for you now Exit Enter Ismenia and Aminta Mar. Look Sir what time of day is it Ant. I know not my eies go false I dare not trust 'em now I prethee tell me Martin if thou canst Is that Ismenia or Isabella Mar. This is the Lady forget not Isabella Ant. If this face may be borrowed and lent out If it can shift shoulders and take other tyres So 't is mine where ere I find it Ism. Be sudden Exit Aminta I cannot hold out long Mar. Beleeve 't she frowns Ant. Let it come she cannot frown me off on 't How prettily it wooes me to come neerer How do you Lady since yesterdaies pains Were you not weary of my faith Ism. I think you were Ant. What Lady Ism. Weary of your faith 't is a burthen That men faint under though they bear little of it Mar. So this is to the purpose Ant. You 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 fearfull 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 councell 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 die 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 growes Juno deliver us Out of this amazement Beseech you Goddesse Tell us of our friends how dos 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 foold My hopes are pour'd into the bottomles tube 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 eies 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 and 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
drinke Silv. We drunke too much too lately Rich. Why there is then the lesse behind to drinke Let 's end it all dispatch that wee 'l send abroad And purchase all the Wine the world can yield And then drinke it off then take the fruits o' the earth Distill the Juice from them and drinke that off Wee 'l catch the raine before it fall to ground And drinke off that that never more may grow Wee 'l set our mouths to Springs and drinke them off And all this while wee 'l never thinke of those That love us best more then we did last night We will not give unto the poore a drop Of all this drinke but when we see them weepe Wee 'l run to them and drinke their teares off too Wee 'l never leave whilst there is heate or moysture In this large globe but suck it cold and dry Till we have made it Elementall earth Meerly 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 thinke that I had vertue in me That I had love and tendernesse of heart That though I have committed such a fault As never creature did yet runinng mad As honest men should doe 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 'le 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 selfe 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 beloved Enter Servant with a Night-gown Ser. Sir we have foūd this night-gown she took with her An. Where Rich. Where where speake quickly Ser. Searching in the Suburbs we found a Tinker and his whore that had in it a sap-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 looke 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 are without our Ladies gate neer day by the rode so that some passinger must needs unty her quickly And. The will of heaven be done Sir I wil only entreat you this that as you were the greatest occasion of her losse that you will be pleased to urge your friends and be your selfe earnest in the search of her if she be found she is yours if she please I my selfe only see these people better examin'd and after follow some way in search God keepe you Gentlemen Exit Sil. Alas good man Ric. VVhat think you now of me I think this lump Is nothing but a piece of fleagme congeal'd VVithout a soule for where there 's so much spirit As would but warm a flea those faults of mine VVould make it glow and flame in this dull heart And run like molten gold through every sin Till it could burst these walls and fly away Shall I intreat you all to take your horses And search this innocent Ped. VVith all our hearts Ric. Do not devide your selves till you come there VVhere they say she was ty'd I 'le follow too But never to return till she be found Give me my sword good Pedro I will do No harme believe me with it I am now Farre better temper'd If I were not so I have enow besides God keep you all And send us good successe Exeunt Actus Tertius Scaena 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 'le 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 VVife with a letter VVife I am glad I found you Sir there take your letter and keepe it till you have another friend to wrong 't is too malicious false to make me sin you have provoked mee to be that I love not a talker and you shall heare me VVhy should you dare to imagine me So light a huswife that from four hours knowledge You might presume to offer to my credite This rude and ruffian tryall I am sure I never courted you nor gave you tokens That might concerne assurance you are a foole Mer. I cannot blame you now I see this letter Though you be angry yet with me you must not Unlesse you 'l make me guilty of a wrong My worst affections hate VVife Did not you send it Mer. No upon my faith which is more I understand it not the hand is as far from my knowledg as the malice Wife This is strange Mer It is so and had been stranger and indeed more hatefull Had I that have receiv'd such courtesies 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 then the manner for this base broking you are wise and vertuous remove this fault from me for on the love I beare to truth and goodnesse this letter dare not name me for the author Wife Now I perceive my husbands knavery if my man can but finde where he has been I will goe with this Gentleman whatsoever comes on 't and as I meane to carry it both he and all the world shall thinke it fit and thank me for it Mer. I must confesse I loved you at first however this made me leave your house unmannerly that might provoke me to do something ill both to your honour my faith and not to write this letter which I hold so truly wicked that I will not thinke on 't Wife I do beleeve you and since I see you are free my words were not meant to you but this is not the halfe of my affliction Mer. 'T is pitty you should know more vexation may I enquire Wife Faith Sir I feare I have lost my husband Mer. Your husband it cannot be I pitty her how shee 's vext Enter Servant Wife How now what news nay speake for we must know Ser. Faith I have found at length by chance where he has been Wife Where Ser. In a blind out-house in the Suburbs pray God all be well with him Wife Why Ser. There are his cloaths but what 's become of him I cannot yet enquire Wife I am glad
Put. If ye goe on Sir For they will kill yee certainly they look for yee Anc. I see your Lordships bound take a suppository T is I Sir a poor cast Flag of yours The foolish Tartars They burne and kill and 't like your honour kill us Kill with Guns with Guns my Lord with Guns Sir What sayes your Lordship to a chick in sorrell sops Put. Go go thy wayes old true-peny Thou hast but one fault Thou art ev'n too valiant Come toth ' Army gentlemen and let 's make them acquainted Sold. Away we are for ye Exeunt Scaene 4. Enter Alinda and two gentlewomen Al. Why whither run ye fools wil ye leave my Lady Petes. The Tartar comes the Tartar comes Al. Why let him I had thought you had feard no men upon my conscience You have try'd their strengths already stay for shame Pet. Shift for thy selfe Alinda Exit Al. Beauty blesse ye Into what Grooms Feather-bed will yee creep now And there mistake the enemy sweet youths ye are And of a constant courage are you afraid of foyning Enter Olimpia Olim. O my good wench what shall become of us The Posts come hourely in and bring new danger The Enemy is past the Volga and beares hither With all the bloud and crueltie he carries My brother now will find his fault Al. I doubt me Somewhat too late to Madam but pray feare not All will be well I hope Sweet Madam shake not Ol. How cam'st thou by this spirit our Sex tremble Al. I am not unacquainted with these dangers And you shall know my truth for e're you perish A hundred swords shall passe through me 't is but dying And Madam we must doe it the manner 's all You have a Princely Birth take Princely thoughts to ye And take my councell too goe presently With all the haste yee have I will attend ye With all the possible speed to old Lord Archas He honours yee with all your art perswade him I will be a dismall time else wooe him hither But hither Madam make him see the danger For your new Generall looks like an Asse There 's nothing in his face but losse Olim. I le doe it And thank thee sweet Alinda O my Jewell How much I am bound to love thee by this hand wench If thou wert a man Al. I would I were to fight for yee But haste deare Madam Ol. I need no spurres Alinda Exeunt Scaen. 5. Enter Duke 2. Posts Attendants Gent. Duk. The Lord Generall sick now is this a time For men to creep into their beds what 's become Post Of my Lieutenant Post Beaten and 't please your Grace And all his forces sparkled Duk. That 's but cold newes Enter a Gent. How now what good newes are the souldiers ready Ge. Yes sir but fight they wil not nor stir from that place They stand in now unlesse they have Lord Archas To lead 'em out they raile upon this Generall And sing songs of him scurvy songs to worse tunes And much they spare not you sir here they sweare They 'll stand and see the Citie burnt dance about it Unlesse Lord Archas come before they fight for 't It must be so sir Du. I could wish it so too And to that end I have sent Lord Burris to him But all I feare will faile we must dye gentlemen And one stroak wee 'll have for 't Enter Burris What bringst thou Burris Bur. That I am loath to tell he will not come sir I found him at his prayers there he tells me The enemy shall take him sit for heaven I urg'd to him all our dangers his owne worthes The Countries ruine nay I kneeld and pray'd him I se shooke his head let fall a teare and pointed Thus with his finger to the ground a grave I think he meant and this was all he answer'd Your Grace was much too blame Where 's the new Generall Duk. He is sick poore man Bur. Hee 's a poore man indeed Sir Your Grace must needs goe to the souldier Duke They have sent me word They will not stirre they raile at me And all the spight they have Shout within Enter Archas Olimpia and Alinda What shout is that there Is the enemy come so neare Olim. I have brought him Sir At length I have woo'd him thus farre Duke Happy sister O blessed woman Olim. Use him nobly brother You never had more need And gentlemen All the best powers yee have to tongues turn presently To winning and perswading tongues all my art Onely to bring him hither I have utter'd Let it be yours to arme him And good my Lord Though I exceed the limit you allow'd me Which was the happinesse to bring ye hither And not to urge yee farther yet see your Countrey Out of your owne sweet spirit now behold it Turne round and look upon the miseries Of every side the seares ô see the dangers We finde 'em soonest therefore heare me first sir Duke Next heare your Prince You have said you lov'd him Archas And thought your life too little for his service Thinke not your vow to great now now the time is And now you are brought toth ' test touch right now souldier Now shew the manly pureness of thy mettle Now if thou beest that valued man that vertue That great obedience teaching all now stand it What I have said forget my youth was hasty And what you laid your selfe forgive you were angry If men could live without their faults they were gods Archas He weeps holds his hāds up to him Burris Bur. You have shew'd the Prince his faults And like a good Surgeon you have laid That to 'em makes 'em smart hee feeles it Let 'em not fester now sir your owne honour The bountie of that minde and your allegeance 'Gainst which I take it heaven gives no command sir Nor seales no vow can better teach ye now What yee have to doe then I or this necessity Onely this little 's left would ye doe nobly And in the eye of honour truely triumph Conquer that minde first and then men are nothing Alin. Last a poor virgin kneels for loves sake General If ever you have lov'd for her sake sir For your owne honesty which is a virgin Look up and pitty us be bold and fortunate You are a Knight a good and noble souldier And when your spurs were given ye your sword buckl'd Then were you sworne for vertues cause for beauties For chastity to strike strike now they suffer Now draw your sword or else you are recreant Onely a Knight i th' heeles i th' heart a Coward Your first vow honour made your last but anger Ar. How like my vertuous wife this thing looks speaks too So would she chide my dulnesse faire one I thank yee My gracious sir your pardon next your hand Madam your favour and your prayers gentlemen Your wishes and your loves and pretty sweet one A favour for your Souldier Olim. Give him this wench Al. Thus doe I
is then but making unready and that 's soone done My Lady is my Cosen I my self Which is neerest then My desires are mine Say they be hers too is 't a hanging matter It may be ventur'd in a worser cause I must go question with my conscience I have the word Centinel do thou stand Thou shalt not need to call I 'll he at hand Exit Enter Antonio and Martin Ant. Are we not dog'd behind us thinkst thou friend Mar. I heard not one bark Sir Ant. There are that bite And bark not man me-thought I spy'd two fellows That through two streets together walk'd aloof And wore their eies suspiciously upon us Mar. Your Jealousie nothing else or such perhaps As are afraid as much of us who knows But about the like busines but for your fears sake I 'll advise and entreat one curtesie Ant. What 's that friend Mar. I will not be denyed Sir Change your upper garments with me Ant. It needs not Mar. I think so too but I will have it so If you dare trust me with the better Sir Ant. Nay then Mar. If there should be danger towards There will be the main mark I 'm sure Ant. Here thou tak'st from me Mar. Tush the General Must be safe how ere the Battel goes See you the Beacon yonder Ant. Yes we are neer shore Enter 2. Gentlemen with weapons drawn they set upon Martin Antonio pursues them out in rescue of Martin Mar. Come Land land you must clamber by the cliffe Here are no staires to rise by Ant. I are you there fight and Exeunt Enter Aminta above and Martin return'd again ascends Am. Antonio Mar. Yes Ismenia Am. Thine owne Mar. Quench the light thine eies are guides illustrious Am. 'T is necessary Exeunt Enter Antonio Mar. Your legs have sav'd your lives who ere you are Friend Martin where art thou not hurt I hope Sure I was farthest in the pursuit of 'em My pleasures are forgotten through my fears The lights extinct it was discreetly done They could not but have notice of the broile And fearing that might call up company Have carefully prevented and closed up I do commend the heed oh but my friend I fear his hurt friend friend it cannot be So mortal that I should lose thee quite friend A groan any thing that may discover thee Thou art not sunk so far but I might hear thee I 'll lay mine ear as low as thou canst fall Friend Don Martin I must answer for thee 'T was in my cause thou fell'st if thou beest downe Such dangers stand betwixt us and our joyes That should we forethink ere we undertake Wee 'ld sit at home and save What a night 's here Purpos'd for so much joy and now dispos'd To so much wretchednes I shall not rest in 't If I had all my pleasures there within I should not entertain 'em with a smile Good night to you Mine will be black and sad A friend cannot a woman may be bad Exit Actus Quintus Scaena Prima Enter Ismenia and Aminta Ism. O thou false Am. Do your daringst he 's mine owne Soul and body mine church and chamber mine Totally mine Ism. Darst thou face thy falshood Am. Shall I not give a welcom to my wishes Come home so sweetly farewell your company Till you be calmer woman Exit Ism. Oh what a heap Of misery has one night brought with it Ent. Ant. Ant. Where is he do you turn your shame from me You 'r a blind Adultresse you know you are Ism. How 's that Antonio Ant. Till I have vengeance Your sin 's not pardonable I 'll have him If hell hide him not y'have had your last of him Exit Ism. What did he speak I understood him not He calld me a foul name it was not mine He took me for another sure Enter Bellides Bel. Hah are you there Where 's your sweet heart I have found you Traytor To my house wilt league with mine enemie You 'll shed his blood you 'll say hah will you so And fight with your heels upwards No Minion I have a husband for you since y' are so ranck And such a husband as thou shalt like him Whether thou wilt or no Antonio Ism. It thunders with the storm now Bel. And to night I 'll have it dispatch'd I 'll make it sure I By to morrow this time thy Maiden-head Shall not be worth a Chicken if it were Knockt at an out-cry go I 'll ha' ye before me Shough shough up to your coop peay Hen Ism. Then I 'll try my wings Exit Bel. I are you good at that stop stop thief stop there Exit Scaena secunda Enter Otrante and Florimell singing 1. Song Flo. Now having leisure and a happy wind Thou maist at pleasure cause the stones to grind Sayles spread and grist here ready to be ground Fie stand not idely but let the Mill go round Otr. Why dost thou sing and dance thus why so merry Why dost thou look so wantonly upon me And kisse my hands Flo. If I were high enough I would kisse your lips too Otr. Do this is some kindnes This tastes of willingnesse nay you may kisse Still but why o' th' sudden now does the fitt take ye Unoffered or uncompell'd why these sweet curtesies Even now you would have blush'd to death to kisse thus Prethee let me be prepar'd to meet thy kindnes I shall be unfurnish'd else to hold thee play wench Stay now a little and delay your blessings If this be love me-thinks it is too violent If you repent you of your strictnesse to me It is so sudden it wants circumstance Flo. Fy how dull 2. Song How long shall I pine for love how long shall I sue in vaine How long like the Turtle-Dove shall I heavily thus complain Shall the sayles of my love stand still Shall the grists of my hopes be unground Oh fie oh fie oh fie let the Mill let the Mill go round Otr. Prethee be calme a little Thou mak'st me wonder thou that wert so strange And read such pious rules to my behaviour But yesternight thou that wert made of modestie Shouldst in a few short minutes turn thus desperate Flo. You are too cold Otr. I do confesse I freeze now I am another thing all over me It is my part to wooe not to be courted Unfold this Riddle 't is to me a wonder That now o' th' instant ere I can expect Ere I can turn my thoughts and think upon A separation of your honest carriage From the desires of youth thus wantonly Thus beyond expectation Flo. I will tell ye And tell ye seriously why I appear thus To hold ye no more ignorant and blinded I have no modestie I am truly wanton I am that you look for Sir now come up roundly If my strict face and counterfeited stalednesse Could have won on ye I had caught ye that way And you should ne'r have come to have known who hurt ye Prethee sweet Count be more familiar with
Bride away in spight of Hercules Casta. I am betraid Lav. Nay start not Ladie 't is for you that I come and for your beautie 't is for you Lavall honours this night to you the sacred shrine I humbly bow offring my vows and prayers to you I live Gab. In with the powder quickly so that and the wine will rock ye Lav. Here to the health of the most beauteous and divine fair Casta the star of sweetnesse Gab. Fear him not I 'll die first And who shall pledge ye Lav. Thou shalt thou tann'd Gipsey and worship to that brightnesse give cold Tartar By ye shall not stir ye are my Mistris the glory of my love the great adventure the Mistris of my heart and shee my whore Gab. Thou ly'st base beastly Lord drunker then anger thou sowsed Lord got by a surfeit thou lyest basely Nay stir not I dare tell thee so Sit you still If I be whore it is in marrying thee that art so absolute and full a villain no Sacrament can save that piece tied to thee How often hast thou woo'd in those flatteries almost those very words my constancie what goddesse have I not been or what goodnesse what star that is of any name in heaven or brightnesse which of all the vertues but drunkennesse and drabbing thy two morals have not I reach'd to what Spring was ever sweeter what Scythian snow so white what crystal chaster Is not thy new wife now the same too Hang thee base Bigamist thou honour of ill women Casta. How 's this O heaven defend me Gab. Thou salt-itch for whom no cure but ever burning brimstone can be imagin'd Lav. Ha ha ha Gab. Dost thou laugh thou breaker of all law all religion of all faith thou foul contemner Lav. Peace thou paltry woman and sit by me Sweet Gab. By the Divell Lav. Come and lull me with delights Gab. It works amain now Lav. Give me such kisses as the Queen of shadows gave to the sleeping boy she stole on Patmus lock round about in snakie wreathes close folded those rosie arms about my neck O Venus Gab. Fear not I say Lav. Thou admirable sweetnesse distill thy blessings like those silver drops that falling on fair grounds rise all in roses Shoot me a thousand darts from those fair eyes and through my heart transfix 'em all I 'll stand 'em Send me a thousand smiles and presently I 'll catch 'em in mine eyes and by Love's power turn 'em to Cupids all and fling 'em on thee How high she looks and heavenly More wine for me Ga. Give him more wine and good friend be not fearful Lav. Here on my knee thou goddesse of delights this lustie grape I offer to thy Beauties see how it leaps to view that perfect rednesse that dwels upon thy lips now how it blushes to be outblush'd Oh let me feed my fancie and as I hold the purple god in one hand dancing about the brim and proudly swelling deck'd in the pride of nature young and blowing so let me take fair Semele in the other and sing the loves of gods then drink their Nectar 's not yet desir'd Casta. Oh Lav. Then like lustie Tarquin turn'd into flames with Lucrece coy denyals his blood and spirit equally ambitious I force thee for mine own Casta. O help me Justice help me my Chastitie Lav. Now I am bravely quarried Perolot above Per. 'T is my Sister Gab. No bawdy slave no Treacher she is not carried Per. She 's loose again and gone I 'll keep my place still Mar. Now it works bravely stand he cannot hurt ye Lav. O my sweet Love my life Hee falls downe and sleeps Mar. He sinks Lav. My blessing Mar. So now he is safe a while Gab. Lock all the doors wench then for my wrongs Per. Now I 'll appear to know all Gab. Be quick quick good Marie sure and sudden Per. Stay I must in first Gab. O' my conscience it is young Perolot O my stung conscience it is my first and noblest Love Mar. Leave wondring and recollect your self the man is living equally wrong'd as you and by that divell Per. 'T is most true Ladie your unhappie fortune I grieve for as mine own your fault forgive too if it be one This is no time for kisses I have heard all and known all which mine eares are crack'd apieces with and my heart perish'd I saw him in your chamber saw his fury and am afire till I have found his heart out What do you mean to doe for I 'll make one Gab. To make his death more horrid for he shall die Per. He must he must Gab. wee 'll watch him till he wakes then bind him and then torture him Per. 'T is nothing No take him dead drunk now without repentance his leacherie inseam'd upon him Gab. Excellent Per. I 'll do it my self and when 't is done provide ye for wee 'll away for Italie this night Gab. Wee 'll follow thorow all hazzards Per. O false Lord unmanly mischievous how I could curse thee But that but blasts thy fame have at thy heart fool loop-holes I 'll make enough to let thy life out Lav. Oh does the divell ride me Per. Nay then Lav. Murder Nay then take my share too Per. Help Oh he has slain me Bloody intentions must have blood Lav. Hah Per. Heaven Gab. He sinks he sinks for ever sinks O fortune O sorrow how like seas thou flowest upon me Here will I dwell for ever Weep Maria weep this young mans misfortune O thou truest Enter Spirit Lav. What have I done Spir. That that has mark'd thy soul man Lav. And art thou come again thou dismall spirit Spir. Yes to devour thy last Lav. Mercie upon me Spir. Thy hour is come Succession honour pleasure and all the lustre thou so long hast look'd for must here have end Summon thy sins before thee Lav. O my affrighted soul Spir. There lies a black one thy owne best servant by thy own hand slain thy drunkennesse procur'd it There 's another think of fair Gabriella there she weeps and such tears are not lost Lav. O miserable Spir. Thy foul intention to the vertuous Casta Lav. No more no more thou wild-fire Spir. Last thy last wife think on the wrong she suffers Lav. O my miserie oh whither shall I flie Spir. Thou hast no faith fool Heark to thy knell Sings and vanishes Lav. Millions of sins muster about mine eyes now murders ambitions lust false faiths O horror in what a stormie form of death thou rid'st now Me thinks I see all tortures fires and frosts deep sinking caves where nothing but despair dwels the balefull birds of night hovering about 'em a grave me thinks now opens and a herse hung with my Arms tumbles into it oh oh my afflicted soule I cannot pray and the least childe that has but gooddesse in him may strike my head off so stupid are my powers I 'll lift mine eyes up though Mar. Cease these laments they are too poor
POETARJM JNGENJOSJSSJMVS JOANNES FLETCHERVS ANGLVS EPJSCOPJ LOND FJLJus TRAGOEDIA COMOEDIA Obyt 1625 Aetat 49 Felicis avi ac Praesulis Natus comes Beaumontio sic quippe Parnassus biceps FLETCHERUS unam in Pyramida furcas agens Struxit chorum plùs simplicem Vates Duplex Plùs duplicem plus nec ullum transtulit Nec transferendus Dramatum aeterni sales Anglo Theatro Oebi Sibi superstites FLETCHERE facies absque vultu pingitur Quantus vel umbram circuit nemo tuam J. Berkenhead Guliel Marshall Fecit COMEDIES AND TRAGEDIES Written by FRANCIS BEAVMONT AND IOHN FLETCHER Gentlemen Never printed before And now published by the Authours Originall Copies Si quid habent veri Vatum praesagia vivam LONDON Printed for Humphrey Robinson at the three Pidgeons and for Humphrey Moseley at the Princes Armes in St Pauls Church-yard 1647 TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE PHILIP Earle of Pembroke and Mountgomery Baron Herbert of Cardiffe and Sherland Lord Parr and Ross of Kendall Lord Fitz-Hugh Marmyon and Saint Quintin Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter and one of His Majesties most Honourable Privie Councell And our Singular Good Lord MY LORD THere is none among all the Names of Honour that hath more encouraged the Legitimate Muses of this latter Age then that which is owing to your Familie whose Coronet shines bright with the native luster of its owne Jewels which with the accesse of some Beames of Sydney twisted with their Flame presents a Constellation from whose Influence all good may be still expected upon Witt and Learning At this Truth we rejoyce but yet aloofe and in our owne valley for we dare not approach with any capacity in our selves to apply your Smile since wee have only preserved as Trustees to the Ashes of the Authors what wee exhibit to your Honour it being no more our owne then those Imperiall Crownes and Garlands were the Souldiers who were honourably designed for their Conveyance before the Triumpher to the Capitol But directed by the example of some who once steered in our qualitie and so fortunately aspired to choose your Honour joyned with your now glorified Brother Patrons to the flowing compositions of the then expired sweet Swan of Avon SHAKESPEARE and since more particularly bound to your Lordships most constant and diffusive Goodnesse from which wee did for many calme yeares derive a subsistence to our selves and Protection to the Scene now withered and condemn'd as we feare to a long Winter and sterilitie we have presumed to offer to your Selfe what before was never printed of these Authours Had they beene lesse then all the Treasure we had contracted in the whole Age of Poesie some few Poems of their owne excepted which already published command their entertainement with all lovers of Art and Language or were they not the most justly admir'd and belov'd Pieces of Witt and the World wee should have taught our selves a lesse Ambition Be pleased to accept this humble tender of our duties and till wee faile in our obedience to all your Commands vouchsafe we may be knowne by the Cognizance and Character of MY LORD Your Honours most bounden TO THE READER POETRY is the Child of Nature which regulated and made beautifull by Art presenteth the most Harmonious of all other compositions among which if we rightly consider the Dramaticall is the most absolute in regard of those transcendent Abilities which should waite upon the Composer who must have more then the instruction of Libraries which of it selfe is but a cold contemplative knowledge there being required in him a Soule miraculously knowing and conversing with all mankind inabling him to expresse not onely the Phlegme and folly of thick-skin'd men but the strength and maturity of the wise the Aire and insinuations of the Court the discipline and Resolution of the Soldier the Vertues and passions of every noble condition nay the councells and characters of the greatest Princes This you will say is a vast comprehension and hath not hapned in many Ages Be it then remembred to the Glory of our owne that all these are Demonstrative and met in BEAUMONT FLETCHER whom but to mention is to throw a cloude upon all former names and benight Posterity This Book being without flattery the greatest Monument of the Scene that Time and Humanity have produced and must Live not only the Crowne and sole Reputation of our owne but the stayne of all other Nations and Languages for it may be boldly averred not one indiscretion hath branded this Paper in all the Lines this being the Authentick witt that made Blackfriers an Academy where the three howers spectacle while Beaumont and Fletcher were presented were usually of more advantage to the hopefull young Heire then a costly dangerous forraigne Travell with the assistance of a governing Mounsieur or Signior to boot And it cannot be denied but that the young spirits of the Time whose Birth Quality made them impatient of the sowrer wayes of education have from the attentive hearing these pieces got ground in point of wit and carriage of the most severely employed Students while these Recreations were digested into Rules and the very Pleasure did edifie How many passable discoursing dining witts stand yet in good credit upon the bare stock of two or three of these single Scenes And now Reader in this Tragicall Age where the Theater hath been so much out-acted congratulate thy owne happinesse that in this silence of the Stage thou hast a liberty to reade these inimitable Playes to dwell and converse in these immortall Groves which were only shewd our Fathers in a conjuring glasse as suddenly removed as represented the Landscrap is now brought home by this optick and the Presse thought too pregnant before shall be now look'd upon as greatest Benefactor to Englishmen that must acknowledge all the felicity of witt and words to this Derivation You may here find passions raised to that excellent pitch and by such insinuating degrees that you shall not chuse but consent go along with them finding your self at last grown insensibly the very same person you read and then stand admiring the subtile Trackes of your engagement Fall on a Scene of love and you will never believe the writers could have the least roome left in their soules for another passion peruse a Scene of manly Rage and you would sweare they cannot be exprest by the same hands but both are so excellently wrought you must confesse none but the same hands could worke them Would thy Melancholy have a cure thou shalt laugh at Democritus himselfe and but reading one piece of this Comick variety finde thy exalted fancie in Elizium And when thou art sick of this cure for the excesse of delight may too much dilate thy soule thou shalt meete almost in every leafe a soft purling passion or spring of sorrow so powerfully wrought high by the teares of innocence and wronged Lovers it shall perswade thy eyes to weepe into the streame
the peaceable or quiet Nyle Doubted of Caesar wherefore should he draw His losse and overthrow upon our heads Or choose this place to suffer in already We have offended Caesar in our wishes And no way left us to redeeme his favour But by the hand of Pompey Ach. Great Osiris Defend thy Aegypt from such cruelty And barbarous ingratitude Pho. Holy triflles And not to have place in designes of State This sword which Fate commands me to unsheath I would not draw on Pompey If not vanquish'd I grant it rather should have pass'd through Caesar But we must follow where his fortune leads us All provident Princes measure their intents According to their power and so dispose them And thinkst thou Ptolomy that thou canst prop His Ruines under whom sad Rome now suffers Or tempt the Conquerours force when 't is confirm'd Shall we that in the Battail sate as Neuters Serve him that 's over-come No no hee 's lost And though 't is noble to a sinking friend To lend a helping hand while there is hope He may recover thy part not engag'd Though one most deare when all his hopes are dead To drowne him set thy foote upon his head Ach. Most execrable Councell Achil. To be follow'd 'T is for the Kingdomes safety Ptol. We give up Our absolute power to thee dispose of it As reason shall direct thee Pho. Good Achillas Seeke out Septimius doe you but sooth him He is already wrought leave the dispatch To me of Labienus 't is determin'd Already how you shall proceed nor Fate Shall alter it since now the dye is cast But that this hour to Pompey is his last Exit Scena Secunda Enter Appollodorus Eros Arsino Ap. Is the Queen stirring Eros Er. Yes for in truth Shee touch'd no bed to night Ap. I am sorry for it And wish it were in me with my hazard To give her ease Ars. Sir she accepts your will And does acknowledge she hath found you noble So far as if restraint of liberty Could give admission to a thought of mirth Shee is your debtor for it Ap. Did you tell her Of the sports I have prepar'd to entertaine her Shee was us'd to take delight with her faire hand To angle in the Nyle where the glad fish As if they knew who 't was sought to deceive 'em Contended to be taken other times To strike the Stag who wounded by her arrows Forgot his teares in death and kneeling thanks her To his last gaspe then prouder of his Fate Then if with Garlands Crown'd he had been chosen To fall a Sacrifice before the altar Of the Virgin Huntresse the King nor great Photinus Forbid her any pleasure and the Circuite In which she is confin'd gladly affords Variety of pastimes which I would Encrease with my best service Er. O but the thought That she that was borne free and to dispence Restraint or liberty to others should be At the devotion of her Brother whom She only knows her equall makes this place In which she lives though stor'd with all delights A loathsome dungeon to her Ap. Yet how ere She shall interpret it I 'le not be wanting To do my best to serve her I have prepar'd Choise Musicke neare her Cabinet and compos'd Some few lines set unto a solemn time In the praise of imprisonment Begin boy The SONG LOoke out bright eyes and blesse the ayre Even in shadowes you are faire Shut-up-beauty is like fire That breakes out clearer still and higher Though your body be confin'd And soft Love a prisoner bound Yet the beauty of your mind Neither checke nor chaine hath found Looke out nobly then and dare Even the Fetters that you weare Enter Cleopatra Cleo. But that we are assur'd this tasts of duty And love in you my Guardian and desire In you my Sister and the rest to please us We should receive this as a sawcy rudenesse Offer'd our private thoughts But your intents Are to delight us alas you wash an Ethiop Can Cleopatra while she does remember Whose daughter she is and whose Sister O I suffer in the name and that in Justice There is no place in Aegypt where I stand But that the tributary Earth is proud To kisse the foote of her that is her Queen Can she I say that is all this e're relish Of comfort or delight while base Photinus Bond man Achillas and all other monsters That raigne ore Ptolomy make that a Court Where they reside and this where I a Prisoner But there 's a Rome a Senate and a Caesar Though the great Pompey leane to Ptolomy May thinke of Cleopatra Ap. Pompey Madam Cleo. What of him speake if ill Appollodorus It is my happinesse and for thy newes Receive a favour Kings have kneel'd in vaine for And kisse my hand Ap. Hee 's lost Cleo. Speake it againe Ap. His army routed he fled and pursu'd By the all-conquering Caesar Cleo. Whether bends he Ap. To Egypt Cleo. Ha! in person Ap. 'T is receiv'd For an undoubted truth Cleo. I live againe And if assurance of my love and beauty Deceive me not I now shall finde a Judge To do me right but how to free my selfe And get accesse the Guardes are strong upon me This doore I must passe through Appollodorus Thou often hast profess'd to do me service Thy life was not thine owne Ap. I am not alterd And let your excellency propound a meanes In which I may but give the least assistance That may restore you to that you were borne to Though it call on the anger of the King Or what 's more daedly all his Minion Photinus can do to me I unmov'd Offer my throate to serve you ever provided It beare some probable shew to be effected To loose my selfe upon no ground were madnesse Not loyall duty Cleo. Stand off to thee alone I will discover what I dare not trust My Sister with Cesar is amarous And taken more with the title of a Queene Then feature or proportion he lov'd Evnoe A More deformed too I have heard that brought No other object to inflame his blood But that her husband was a King on both He did bestow rich presents shall I then That with a Pincly birth bring beauty with me That know to prize my selfe at mine owne rate Despaire his favour art thou mine Ap. I am Cleo. I have found out away shall bring me to him Spight of Photinus watches if I prosper As I am confident I shall expect Things greater then thy wishes though I purchase His grace with losse of my virginity It skills not if it bring home Majesty Exeunt Actus Secundus Scena Prima Enter Septimius with a head Achillas Guard Sep. 'T Is here 't is done behold you fearefull viewers Shake and behold the modell of the world here The pride and strength looke looke againe 't is finished That that whole Armyes nay whole nations Many and mighty Kings have been strooke blinde at And fled before wingd with their feares and terrours That
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 hazzard Of every hour a life had you supply You meet your deerest enemy in love With all his hate about him 'T will be more hard For your Ismenia to come home to you Then you to go to Country Isabell Enter Julio Ant. Tush 't is not fear removes me Mar. No more your Unkle 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 beleeves it Mar. 'T was never doubted Sir Jul. Here are sports Dons That you must look on with a loving eye And without Censure 'lesse it be giving My country neighbours loves their yeerly offrings That must not be refus'd though 't be more pain To the Spectator then the painfull Actor 'T will abide no more test then the tinsell Wee clad our Masks in for an hours wearing Or the Livory lace sometimes on the cloaks Of a great Dons Followers I speak no further Then our own Country Sir Mar. For my part Sir The more absurd 't shal be the better welcom Jul. You 'll find the guest you look for I heard Cousen You were at Toledo th' other day Ant. Not late Sir Jul. O fie 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 ingag'd in 't Jul. I am The enemie to his foe for it that wild-fire Will crave more then 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 Cup. Love is little and therefore I present him Enter a Cupid 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 hopefull youth of Troy Queen Hecub's darling-son King Priams onely 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 ore the mountain tops No roares 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 feard 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 tosse from ground to earth Bloud Bear there is as Cupid blind Ant. That Bear would be whip'd for losing of his eyes Bust. Be whipped man may see But we present no such content but Nimps such as they be Ant. These are long lines Mar. Can you blame him leading Buls Bears in 'em Enter Shepherd singing with Ismena Aminta Florimell as Juno Pallas Venus and 3 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 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 freedome 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 honours prize And were I a Paris there it should be Doe you note her Ant. No mine eye is so fixed I cannot move it Cup. The dance is ended Now to judgment Paris Bust. Here Juno here but stay I do espy A pretty gleeke comming 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 eyne And I will kisse those sweet blind cheeks of thine Juno is angry yes and Pallas frowns Would Paris now were gone from Ida's-downe They both are fair but Venus has the Mole The fairest hair and sweetest dimple hole To her or her or her or her or neither Can one man please three Ladies altogether No take it Venus tosse 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 Enter Gerasto as Mars Mar. Stay here 's another person Ger. Come lovely Venus leave this lower Orbe And mount with Mars up to his glorious Spheare 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 'le see thee seated in thy golden Throne And hold with Mars a sweet conjunction Exit Bust. Ha what follows 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 owne sister Florinells 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 cryes out when she conjoynes with Mars Bust. That 's true indeed they are out of their parts sure It may be 't is the Book-holders fault I le go see Exit Jul. How like you our Countrey Revells Gentlemen All Gent. Oh they commend themselves Sir Ant. Me-thinks now Juno and Minerva should take revenge on Paris It cannot end without it Mar. I did expect Insteed of Mars the Storm-Gaoler Eolus And Juno proffring 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
hearts will not yeeld they cannot bend to any adverse Fate such is their confidence Cosr. They then shall break Why you rebellious wretches dare you still contend when the least breath or nod of mine marks you out for the fire or to be made the prey of wolfs or vultures The vain name of Roman Legions I slight thus and scorn and for that boasted bug-bear Dioclesian which you presume on would he were the Master but of the spirit to meet me in the field hee soon should find that our immortall Squadrons that with full numbers ever are supyli'd could it be possible they should decay dare front his boldest Troops and scatter 'em as an high towring Falcon on her Stretches severs the fearfull fowl And by the Sun the Moon the Winds the nourishers of life and by this Sword the instrument of death since that you fly not humbly to our Mercy but yet dare hope your libertie by force if Dioclesian dare not attempt to free you with his sword all slavery that crueltie can find out to make you wretched falls heavie on you Max. If the Sun keeps his course and the earth can bear his souldiers march I fear not Aur. Or libertie or revenge Char. On that I build too A Trumpet Aur. A Roman Trumpet Max. 'T is Comes it not like a pardon to a man condemn'd Cosr. Admit him Enter Niger The purpose of thy coming Nig. My great Master the Lord of Rome in that all Power is spoken hoping that thou wilt prove a noble Enemie and in thy bold resistance worth his conquest defies thee Cosroe Max. There is fire in this Nig. And to encourage thy laborious powers to tug for Empire dares thee to the Field with this assurance If thy sword can win him or force his Legions with thy barbed horse but to forsake their ground that not alone wing'd Victory shall take stand on thy Tent but all the Provinces and Kingdomes held by the Roman Garrisons in this Eastern world shall be delivered up and hee himself acknowledge thee his Soveraign In return of this large offer he asks onely this That till the doubtfull Dye of War determine who has most power and should command the other thou wouldst intreat thy Prisoners like their births and not their present Fortune and to bring 'em guarded into thy Tent with thy best Strengths thy ablest men of war and thou thy self sworn to make good the place And if he fail maugre all opposition can be made in his own person to compell his way and fetch them safely off the day is thine and hee like these thy prisoner Cosr. Though I receive this but as a Roman brave I doe imbrace it and love the sender Tell him I will bring my Prisoners to the field and without ods against his single force alone defend 'em or else with equall numbers Courage noble Princes and let Posteritie record that we this memorable day restor'd to Persia that Empire of the world great Philips son ravish'd from us and Greece gave up to Rome This our strong comfort that we cannot fall ingloriously since we contend for all Exeunt Flourish Alarms Scaena quinta Enter Geta Guard Souldiers Get. I 'll swear the peace against 'em I am hurt run for a Surgeon or I faint 1. Gu. Bear up man 't is but a scratch Get. Scoring a man ore the coxcomb is but a scratch with you o' your occupation your scurvie scuffling trade I was told before my face was bad enough but now I look like bloody bone and raw head to fright children I am for no use else 2. Gu. Thou shalt fright men 1. Gu. You look so terrible now but see your face in the pummell of my sword Get. I die I am gone Oh my sweet physiognomy Enter 3 Persians 2. Gu. They come Now fight or die indeed Get. I will scape this way I cannot hold my sword What would you have of a maim'd man 1. Gu. Nay then I have a goad to prick you forward Oxe 2. Gu. Fight like a man or die lie a dog Get. Shall I like Cesar fall among my friends no mercy Et tu Brute You shall not have the honour of my death I 'll fall by the Enemie first 1. Gu. O brave brave Geta Persians driven off he plaies the divell now Enter Niger Nig. Make up for honour the Persians shrink The passage is laid open great Dioclesian like a second Mars his strong arm govern'd by the fierce Bellona performs more then a man His shield struck full of Persian darts which now are his defence against the Enemies swords still leads the way Of all the Persian Forces one strong Squadron Alarm's continued in which Cosroe in his own person fights stands firm and yet unrouted Break thorow that the day and all is ours Retreat All Victory Victory Exeunt Flourish Scaena Sexta Enter in Triumph with Roman Ensignes Guard Dioclesian Charinus Aurelia Maximinian Niger Geta Cosroe Cassana Persians as Prisoners Delphia Drusilla privately Dio. I am rewarded in the Act your freedome to me 's ten thousand Triumphs You Sir share in all my Glories And unkind Aurelia from being a Captive still command the Victor Nephew remember by whose gift you are free You I afford my pitie baser minds insult on the afflicted You shall know Vertue and Courage is admir'd and lov'd in Enemies but more of that hereafter Thanks to your valour to your swords I owe this wreath triumphant Nor be thou forgot my first poor bondman Geta I am glad thou art turn'd a fighter Get. 'T was against my will but now I am content with 't Char. But imagine what honours can be done to you beyond these transcending all example 't is in you to will in us to serve it Nig. Wee will have his Statue of pure gold set in the Capitol and he that bows not to it as a god makes forfeit of his head Max. I burst with envie and yet these honours which conferr'd on me would make me pace on air seem not to move him Dio. Suppose this done or were it possible I could rise higher still I am a man and all these Glories Empires heap'd upon me confirm'd by constant friends and faithfull Guards cannot defend me from a shaking feaver or bribe the uncorrupted dart of death to spare me one short minute Thus adorn'd in these triumphant Robes my body yeelds not a greater shadow then it did when I liv'd both poor and obscure a swords sharp point enters my flesh as far dreams break my sleep as when I was a private man my Passions are stronger tyrants on me nor is Greatnesse a saving Antidote to keep me from a traitors poyson Shall I praise my fortune or raise the building of my happinesse on her uncertain favour or presume she is my owne and sure that yet was never constant to any should my reason fail me as flattery oft corrupts it here 's an example to speak how far her smiles are to be trusted
strike five blows for 't weigh the good the generall good may come Dec. Away I 'll with ye but with what doubt Jun. Fear not my soul for all Exeunt Alarms Drums and Trumpets in severall places afar off as at a main Battell Scaena quinta Enter Drusus and Penyus above Dru. Here ye may see 'em all Sir from this hill the Country shews off levell Pen. Gods defend me what multitudes they are what infinites the Roman power shews like a little Star hedg'd with a double halloa Now the knell rings Loud Shouts Heark how they shout to th' battell how the air totters and reels and rends apieces Drusus with the huge vollied clamours Dru. Now they charge oh gods of all sides fearfully Pen. Little Rome stand but this growing Hydra one short hour and thou hast out-done Hercules Dru. The dust hides 'em we cannot see what follows Pen. They are gone gone swallow'd Drusus this eternall Sun shall never see 'em march more Dru. O turn this way and see a modell of the field some forty against four hundred Pen. Well fought bravely follow'd O nobly charg'd again charg'd home too Drusus they seem to carry it now they charge all Loud close close I say they follow it ye gods Can there be more in men more daring spirits stil they make good their fortunes Now they are gone too for ever gone see Drusus at their backs a fearfull Ambush rises Farewell valours excellent valours O Rome Where 's thy wisdome Dru. They are gone indeed Sir Pen. Look out toward the Army I am heavie with these slaughters Dru. 'T is the same still cover'd with dust and fury Enter the two Daughters with Junius Curius Decius and Souldiers 2. Daugh. Bring 'em in tie 'em and then unarm 'em 1. Daugh. Valiant Romans ye are welcome to your Loves 2. Daugh. Your death fools Dec. We deserve 'em and women do your worst 1. Daug. Ye need not beg it 2. Daug. Which is kinde Junius Serv. This 2 Dau. Are you my sweet heart It looks ill on 't how long is 't pretty soul since you and I first lov'd Had we not reason to doat extreamly upon one another How does my Love this is not he my chicken could prate finely sing a love-song Jun. Monster 2. Daugh. Oh now it courts Jun. Arm'd with more malice then he that got thee has the divell 2. Daugh. Good Proceed sweet Chick Jun. I hate thee that 's my last 2. Daug. Nay and ye love me forward No Come sister let 's prick our answers on our arrows points and make 'em laugh a little Ye damn'd Leachers ye proud improvident fools have we now caught ye are ye i' th' noose Since ye are such loving creatures wee 'll be your Cupids Do ye see these arrows wee 'll send 'em to your wanton livers goats 1. Dau. O how I 'll trample on your hearts ye villains ambitious salt-itcht slaves Romes master sins the mountain Rams topt your hot mothers 2. Daugh. Dogs to whose brave Founders a salt whore gave suck theeves honours hangmen do ye grin perdition take me for ever if in my fell anger Enter Caratach I doe not out-doe all example Car. Where where are these Ladies ye keep noble quarter your mother thinks ye dead or taken upon which she will not move her Battell Sure these faces I have beheld and known they are Roman Leaders How came they here 2. Daugh. A trick Sir that we us'd a certain policie conducted 'em unto our snare we have done ye no small service these us'd as we intend we are for th' battell Car. As you intend taken by treachery 1. Daugh. Is 't not allow'd Car. Those that should gild our Conquest make up a Battell worthie of our winning catch'd up by craft 2. Daugh. By any means that 's lawfull Car. A womans wisdome in our triumphs Out out ye sluts ye follies from our swords filch our revenges basely Arm again Gentlemen Souldiers I charge ye help 'em 2. Daugh. By Uncle we will have vengeance for our rapes Car. By you should have kept your legs close then dispatch there 1. Daugh. I will not off thus Car. He that stirs to execute or she though it be your selves by him that got me shall quickly feel mine anger one great day given us not to be snatch'd out of our hands but basely and must we shame the gods from whence we have it with setting snares for Souldiers I 'll run away first be hooted at and children call me coward before I set up scales for Victories Give 'em their swords 2. Daug. O gods Car. Bear off the women unto their Mother 2. Daug. One shot gentle Uncle Car. One cut her fiddle-string Beat 'em off I say 1. Dau. The take this fortune Cara. Learn to spin and curse your knotted hemp goe Gentlemen Exeunt Daughters safely go off up to your troops be wiser there thank me like tall Souldiers I shall seek ye Exit Caratach Cur. A noble worth Dec. Well Junius Jun. Pray ye no more Cur. He blushes do not load him Dec. Where 's your love now Drums loud again Jun. Puffe there it flies Come let 's redeem our follies Exeunt Junius Curius Decius Dru. Awake Sir yet the Roman Bodie 's whole I see 'em cleer again Pen. Whole 't is not possible Drusus they must be lost Dru. By they are whole Sir and in brave doing see they wheel about to gain more ground Pen. But see there Drusus see see that huge Battell moving from the mountains their gilt coats shine like Dragons scales their march like a rough tumbling storm see them and view 'em and then see Rome no more say they faile look look where the armed carts stand a new Army look how they hang like falling rocks as murdring death rides in triumph Drusus fell destruction lashes his fiery horse and round about him his many thousand wayes to let out soules Move me again when they charge when the mountain melts under their hot wheels and from their Ax'trees huge claps of thunder plough the ground before 'em till then I 'll dream what Rome was Enter Swetonius Petillius Demetrius Macer Swet. O bravely fought honour till now nere show'd her golden face i' th' field Like lions Gentlemen y' have held your heads up this day Where 's yong Junius Curius and Decius Petill. Gone to heaven I think Sir Sw. Their worths go with 'em breath a while How do ye Pet. Wel some few scurvie wounds my heart 's whole yet Dem. Would they would give us more ground Swet. Give wee 'll have it Petill. Have it and hold it too despight the divell Enter Junius Decius Curius Jun. Lead up to th' head and line sure the Qs. Battell begins to charge like wild-fire Where 's the Generall Swet. Oh they are living yet Come my brave souldiers come let me powr Romes blessing on ye Live live and lead Armies all ye bleed hard Jun. Best wee shall appear the sterner to the foe Dec. More