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A39804	The humorous lieutenant, or, Generous enemies a comedy as it is now acted by His Majesties servants, at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane.	Fletcher, John, 1579-1625.; Beaumont, Francis, 1584-1616.	1697 (1697)	Wing F1344; ESTC R24336	53,811	67

thou knew'st I lov'd thee how I lov'd thee and where O King I barrel up thy beauty Leo. He cannot leave his Sutlers trade he VVoo's in 't Lieu. O never King Leo. By this hand when I consider Lieu. My honest friend you are a little sawcy 1 Gent. I told you you would have it Lieu. VVhen mine own worth Leo. Is flung into the ballance and found nothing Aside Lieu. And yet a Soldier Leo. And yet a sawcy one Aside Lieu. One that has followed thee Leo. Fair and far off Aside Lieu. Fought for thy Grace Leo. 'T was for some 〈◊〉 you lye Sir Aside Lieu. He 's the Son of a Whore denies this VVill that satisfie ye Leo. Yes very well Lieu. Shall then that thing that honours thee How miserable a thing soever yet a thing still And though a thing of nothing thy thing ever Leo. Here 's a new thing 2 Gent. He 's in a deep 〈◊〉 now Leo. I 'll 〈◊〉 him our 〈◊〉 VVhen 's the King's Birth-day Lieu. VVhen e're it be 〈◊〉 day I 'll dye with Ringing And there 's the resolution of a Lover Exit Leo. A goodly resolution sure I take it He is 〈◊〉 or moop'd or his brains 〈◊〉 Could he find no body to fall in Love with but the King the good old 〈◊〉 to doat upon him too Stay now I remember what the Fat Woman warn'd me bad me remember and look to him to I 'll hang if she have not a hand in this he 's conjur'd go after him I pity the poor Rascal In the mean time I 'll wait occasion to work upon the Prince 2 Gent. Pray do that seriously Exit severally Scaene 7. Enter Antigonus Menippus Lords Lord. He 's very ill Ant. I am very sorry for 't and much asham'd I have wrong'd his Innocence Menippus guide her to the Princes Lodgings there leave her to his love again Men. I am glad Sir Lord. He will speak to none Ant. O I shall break that silence Be quick take fair attendance Men. Yes Sir presently Exit Ant. He will find his Tongue I warrant ye his health too Exit I send a Physick will not fail Lord. Fair work it Ant. We hear the Princes mean to visit us in way of truce Lord. 'T is thought so Ant. Come let 's in then and think upon the noblest ways to meet em Exeunt Scaene 8. Enter Leontius Leo. There 's no way now to get in all the Light stopt too nor can I hear a sound of him pray Heaven he use no violence I think he has more Soul stronger and I hope nobler VVould I could but see once this Beaty he groans under or come to know but any circumstance What noise is that there I think I heard him groan here are some coming a VVoman too I 'll stand aloof and view ' em Enter Menippus Celia Lords Cel. Well some of you have been to blame in this point but I forgive ye The King might have pickt out too some sitter VVoman to have tri'd his Valour Men. 'T was all to the best meant Lady Cel. I must think so for how to mend it now he 's here you tell me Men. He 's Madam and the joy to see you only will draw him out Leo. I know that VVomans Tongue I think I have seen her Face too I 'll go nearer If this be she he has some cause of Sorrow 'T is the same Face the same most excellent VVoman Cel. This should be Lord Leontius I remember him Leo. Lady I think ye know me Cel. Speak soft good Souldier I do and know ye worthy know ye Noble Know not me yet openly as you love me But let me see ye again I 'll satisfie ye I am wondrous glad to see those eyes Leo. You have charg'd me Cel. You shall know where I am Leo. I will not off yet She goes to knock at 's Door This must be she the 〈◊〉 told me of right glad I am on 't he will bolt now for certain 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sir I 'll trouble ye no more I thank your courtesie 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 humble Servants Ex. Me. c. Cel. So now my 〈◊〉 are off Pray Heaven he be here Master my Royal Sir Do 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 who calls ye Love my Demetrius Leo. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Quail-pipes the Cock will Crow anon Cel. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 when I call at your VVindow Leo. I 〈◊〉 him stirring now he comes wondring out Enter Demetrius Dem. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sound sure the sweetness of that Tongue draws all 〈◊〉 to it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the shape too 〈◊〉 How 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 upon her Dem. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 eyes abuse me 't is she the living Celia your hand Lady Cel. VVhat 〈◊〉 this mean Dem. The very 〈◊〉 same Celia Cel. How do ye Sir Dem. Only turn'd brave I heard you were dead my dear one compleat She is wondrous brave a wondrous Gallant Courtier Cel. How he surveys me round Here has been foul play Dem. How came she thus Cel. It was a kind of Death Sir I suffer'd in your absence mew'd up here and kept conceal'd I know not how Dem. 'T is likely How came you hither Celia wondrous Gallant Did my Father send for ye Cel. So they told me Sir and on command too Dem. I hope you were obedient Cel. I was so ever Dem. And ye were bravely us'd Cel. I wanted nothing My Maiden-head to a mote i' th' Sun he 's jealous I must now play the Knave with him tho' I dye 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in my nature Dem. Her very eyes are alter'd Jewels and rich ones too I never saw yet And what were those came for ye Cel. Monstrous Jealous Have I liv'd at the rate of these scorn'd questions they seem'd of good sort Gentlemen Dem. Kind Men Cel. They were wondrous kind I was much beholding to 'em There was one 〈◊〉 Sir Dem. Ha Cel. One 〈◊〉 a notable merry Lord and a good Companion Dem. And one 〈◊〉 too Cel. Yes there was such a one Dem. And Timon Cel. 'T is most true Dem. And thou most treacherous my Fathers bawds by they never miss course and were these 〈◊〉 with ye Cel. Every hour Sir Dem. And was there not a Lady a fat Lady Cel. O yes a notable good wench Dem. The Devil fetch her Cel. 'T is ev'n the merriest wench Dem. Did she keep with ye too Cel. She was all in all my bed fellow eat with me brought me acquainted Dem. You are well known here then Cel. There is no living here a stranger I think Dem. How came ye by this brave gown Cel. This is a poor one alas I have twenty richer do you see these jewels why they are the poorest things to those are sent me and sent me hourly too Dem. Is there no modestie on faith in this fair Sex Leo. What will this prove too for yet with all my wits I understand not Dem. Come hither thou art dead indeed lost tainted all that I left thee fair and innocent sweet as thy youth

send a Post away ACT IV. SCENE I. Ant. NO aptness in her Men. Not an immodest motion And yet she is as free and when she is courted Makes as wild witty answers Ant. This more fires me I must not have her thus Men. We cannot alter her Ant. Have you put the youths upon her Men. All that know any thing And have been studied how to catch a Beauty But like so many Whelps about an Elephant The Prince is coming home Sir Ant. I hear that too But that 's no matter Am I alter'd well Men. Not to be known I think Sir Ant. I must see her Enter 2 Gentlemen or Lords 1 Gent. I offer'd all I had all I could think of 〈◊〉 her through all the points o' th' Compass I think 2 Gent. She studies to undo the Court to plant here The enemy to our Age Chastity She is the first that e're bauked a close Arbour And the sweet contents within She hates curl'd heads too And setting up of Beards she swears is Idolatry 1. Gent. I never knew so fair a Face so froze Yet she would make one think 2 Gent. True by her carriage for she 's as wanton as a kid to th' out side as full of mocks and taunts I kiss'd her hand too walkt with her half an hour 1 Gent. She heard me sing And sung 〈◊〉 self too she sings admirably But still when any hopes was as 't is her trick To minister enough of those then presently With some new 〈◊〉 or other nothing to th' matter And such a frown as would sink all before her She takes her chamber come we shall not be the last fools 2 Gent. Not by a hundred I hope 't is a strange wench Ant. This 〈◊〉 me up still higher Enter Celia and Ladies behind her Men. Here she comes Sir Ant. Then be you gone and take the women with ye And lay those Jewels in her way Cel. If I stay longer I shall number as many lovers as 〈◊〉 did How they flock after me upon my conscience I have had a dozen horses given me this morning I 'll ev'n set up a troop and turn she souldier A good discreet wench now that were not hidebound Might raise a fine estate here and suddenly For these warm things will give their souls I can go no where Without a world of offering to my excellence I am a Queen a Goddess I know not what And no constellation in all heaven but I outshine it And they have found out now I have no eyes Of mortal lights but certaine influences Strange vertuous lightnings humane nature starts at And I can kill my twenty in a morning With as much ease now Ha what are these new projects Where are my honourable Ladies Are you out too Nay then I must buy the Stock send me good carding I hope the Princes hand be not in this sport I have not seen him yet cannot hear from him And that that troubles me all these were recreations Had I but his sweet company to Laugh with me What Fellow 's that Another Apparition This is the 〈◊〉 Age I should know that face Sure I have seen 't before not long since neither Ant. She sees me now O 〈◊〉 a most rare creature Cel. Yes 't is the same I will take no notice of ye But if I do not sit ye let me fry for 't Is all this Cackling for your egg they are fair ones Excellent rich no doubt too and may stumble A good staid mind but I can go thus by 'em My honest friend do you set off these Jewels Ant. Set 'em off Lady Cel. I mean sell 'em here Sir Ant. She 's very quick for sale they are not meant sure Cel. For sanctity I think much less good ev'n Sir Ant. Nay noble Lady stay 't is you must wear 'em Never look strange they are worthy your best beauty Cel. Did you speak to me Ant. To you or to none living To you they are sent to you they are sacrificed Cel. I 'll never look a Horse i' th' mouth that 's given I thank ye Sir I 'll send one to reward ye Ant. Do you never ask who sent ' em Cel. Never I Nor never care if it be an honest end That end 's the full reward and thanks but slubber it If it be ill I will not urge the acquaintance Ant. This has a soul indeed pray let me tell ye Cel. I care not if ye do so you do it hansomly And not stand picking of your words Ant. The King sent ' em Cel Away away thou art some foolish fellow and now I think thou hast stole 'em too the King sent ' em Alas good man wouldst thou make me believe he has nothing to do with things of these worths but wantonly to fling ' em he 's an old man a good old man they say too I dare swear full many a year ago he left these gambols here take your trinkets Ant. Sure I do not lye Lady Cel. I know thou lyest extreamly damnably Thou hast a lying face Ant. I was never thus ratled Aside Cel. But say I should believe why are these sent me And why art thou the Messenger who art thou Ant. Lady look on 'em wisely and then consider who can send such as these but a King only and to what beauty can they be oblations but only yours For me that am the carrier 't is only sit you know I am his servant and have fulfil'd his will Cel. You are short and pithy What must my beauty do for these Ant. Sweet Lady you cannot be so hard of understanding when a King's favour shines upon ye gloriously and speaks his love in these Cel. O then love's the matter Sir reverence love now I begin to feel ye and I should be the Kings Whore a brave title and go as glorious as the Sun O brave still the chief Commandress of his Concubines hurried from place to place to meet his pleasures Ant. A deyilish subt il wench but a rare spirit Aside Cel. And when the good old spunge has suckt my youth dry and left some of his Royal aches i' my bones when time shall tell me I have plough'd my life up and cast long furrows in my face to 〈◊〉 me Ant. You must not think so Lady Cel. Then can these Sir These precious things the price of youth and beauty This shop here of sin-offerings set me off again Can it restore me chaste young innocent Purge me to what I was add to my memory An honest and a noble fame The Kings device The sin 's as universal as the Sun is And lights an everlasting Torch to shame me Ant. Do you hold so slight account of a great Kings 〈◊〉 That all knees bow to purchase Cel. Prethee peace If thou knewst how ill favouredly thy tale becomes thee and what ill root it takes Ant. You would be wiser Cel. Could the King sind no shape to shift his pander into But reverend Age and one so like

a good horse under me I must knock again the Devil 's at my fingers ends He comes now Now Colonel if I live Leo. The Troop 's thine own Boy Enter Demetrius a Pistol Dem. What desperate fool ambitious of his ruine Lieu. Your Father would desire ye Sir to come to dinner Dem. Thou art no more Lieu. Now now now now Dem. Poor Coxcomb why do I aim at thee Exit Leo. His fear 〈◊〉 kill'd him Enter Leucippe with a Bowl 2 Gent. I protest he 's almost stiff bend him and rub him hold his Nose close you if you be a woman help us a little here 's a man near perish'd Leu. Alas alas I have nothing here about me Look to my Bowl I 'll run in presently and fetch some waters bend him and set him upwards Exit Leo. A goodly man Here 's a brave heart he 's warm again you shall not leave us i' th' 〈◊〉 so Sirrah 2 Gent. Now he breaths too Leo. If we had but any drink to raise his Spirits What 's that i' th' Bowl upon my life good Liquor she would not own it else 1 Gent. He sees Leo. Look up Boy And take this Cup and drink it off I 'll pledge thee Guide it to his mouth he swallows heartily 2 Gent. Oh! fear and sorrow's dry 't is off Leo. Stand up man Lieu. Am I not shot Leo. A way with him and chear him thou hast won thy Troop Lieu. I think I won it bravely Leo. Go I must see the Prince he must not live thus and let me hear an hour hence from ye Well Sir Exeunt Gent. and Lieu. Enter Leucippe with water Leu. Here here where 's the sick Gentleman Leo. He 's up and gone Lady Leu. Alas that I came so late Leo. He must still thank ye ye left that in a Cup here did him comfort Leu. That in the Bowl Leo. Yes truly very much comfort he drank it off and after it spoke lustily Leu. Did he drink it all Leo. All off Leu. The Devil choak him I am undone h 'as twenty Devils in him undone for ever left he none Leo. I think not Leu. No not a drop what shall become of me now had he no where else to swound a vengeance swound him Undone undone undone stay I can lye yet and swear too at a pinch that 's all my comfort Look to him I say look to him and but mark what follows Exit Enter Demetrius Leo. What a Devil ails the Woman here comes the Prince again with such a sadness on his sace as sorrow sorrow her self but poorly imitates Sorrow of Sorrows on that heart that caus'd it Dem. Why might she not be false and treacherous to me and found so by my Father she was a Woman and many a one of that Sex young and fair as full of faith as she have fallen and foully Leo. It is a Wench O that I knew the circumstance Dem. Why might not to preserve me from this ruine she having lost her honour and abused me my father change the forms o' th' coins and execute his anger on a falt she ne'r committed only to keep me safe why should I think so She never was to me but all obedience sweetness and love Leo. How heartily he weeps now I have not wept this thirty years and upward but now if I should be hang'd I cannot hold from 't It grieves me to the heart Dem. Who 's that that mocks me 〈◊〉 A plague of him that mocks ye I grieve truly truly and heartily to 〈◊〉 you thus Sir and if it lay in my power gods are my witness who e'r he be that took your sweet peace from you I am not so old yet nor want I spirit Dem. No more of that no more Leonitus revenges are the gods our part is sufferance farewel I shall not see thee long Leo. Good Sir tell me the cause I know there is a woman in 't do you hold me faithful dare you trust your Souldier sweet Prince the cause Dem. I must not dare not tell it and as thou art an honest man enquire not Leo. Will ye be merry then Dem. I am wondrous 〈◊〉 Leo. 'T is wondrous well you think now this becomes ye Shame on 't it does not Sir it shews not handsomely If I were thus you would swear I were an Ass straight a wooden ass whine for a Wench Dem. Prithee leave me Leo. I will not leave ye for a tit Dem. Leontius Leo. For that you may have any where for six pence and a dear penny worth too Dem. Nay then you are troublesome Leo. Not half so troublesome as you are to your self Sir was that brave 〈◊〉 made to pant for a placket and now i' th' dog-days too when nothing dare love That noble Mind to melt away and moulder for a hey nonny nonny Would I had a Glass here to shew ye what a pretty toy ye are turn'd to Dem. My wretched Fortune Leo. Will ye but let me know her I 'll once turn Bawd go to they are good mens offices and not so contemptible as we take 'em for and if she be above ground and a Woman I ask no more I 'll bring her o' my back Sir By this hand I will and I had as lieve bring the Devil I care not who she be nor where I have her and in your arms or the next Bed deliver her which you think fittest and when you have danc'd your galliard Dem. Away and fool to them are so affected O thou art gone and all my comfort with thee Wilt thou do one thing for me Leo. All things i' th' World Sir of all dangers Dem. Swear Leo. I will Dem. Come near me no more then Leo. How Dem. Come no more near me thou art a plague-sore to me Exit Leo. Give you good ev'n Sir If you be suffer'd thus we shall have 〈◊〉 sport I will be sorry yet Enter 2 Gentlemen 1 Gent. How now how does he Leo. Nay if I tell ye hang me or any man else that hath his nineteen wits he has the bots I think he groans and roars and kicks 2 Gent. Will he speak yet Leo. Not willingly shortly he will not see a man if ever I look'd upon a Prince so metamorphos'd so juggl'd into I know not what shame take me this 't is to be in love 1 Gent. Is that the cause on 't Leo. What is it not the cause of but bear-baitings And yet it stinks much like it out upon 't what giants and what dwarffs what owls and apes what dogs and cats it makes us men that are possest with it live as if they had a Legion of Devils in 'em and every Devil of a several nature nothing but Hey-pass re-pass where 's the Lieutenant Has he gather'd up the end on 's wits again 1 Gent. He is alive but you that talk of wonders shew me but such a wonder as he is now Leo. Why he was ever at the worst a wonder 2 Gent. He is now