on you How next to my Religion I have plac'd If not above it your diviner beauty Hon. Your name is Alamode a Courtier Aba 'T is sweetned by Honoria's breath Col. I have No stock of pefum'd words to court you Madam Can you affect a man A souldier When I have march'd upto a breach which look'd Like Hell with all his sulphurous flames about it My heart was fixt on honour and I tooke From gaping wounds the fleeting Soules about me Into my owne and fought with all their spiritis The mangled bodies that I trod upon For now the dead had buried all the Earth Gave me addition to Heaven where in My strong imagination I saw Thee from thy Chariot dropping down a Garland Hon. You are a Colonel Col. I profess a souldier Madam Hon. It appears a bold one art thou come Alworth Enter Alworth What said the Lady Mammon Ala. One that has some relation to her person They call him Alworth and I have observ'd She lookes on him with favour above a Servant He has not the impudence to court his Lady Hon. So perempâ—ory what a strange monster wealth is I have but made a tryall of her friendship And had no meaning thou should'st leave me Alworth Depend upon my care I know your parts And shall not be forgetfull of their merit But thou art come most seasonable to relieve me Ala. I do not like their whispering Alw. If you please Madam to absent your self Leave me to the excuse Hon. Do so dear Alworth Alw. I am happy when you command me service Hon. Be confident I keep a silent register of all And shall reward them Alw Your own vertues guide you Exit Hon. Col. My Lady 's gone Alw. But has commanded me to let you know Her resolution she hath found you both Ambitious of honour both deserving And such an equall furniture of merit She has no art to reconcile her thoughts Into one fortunate choice Ala. 'T is very strange Alw. The Gordian which great Alexander could not By subtilty dissolve his sword untwisted I use her own words Gentlemen you may Inferre that you must either quit your courtship Or by your selves agree who best deserves her And dare do most to merit such a mistriss Ala. How best deserves her Col. And dare do most Alw. I should interpret this to fight for Honour But you can best expound and so I leave you Exit Col. Col. What sayes my perfum'd Alamode to this Will not a sword quite spoile your sattin Doublet And let in too much aire your lips and language Bath'd in the oyle of Gessamine will not carry her You have worne a sword thus long to shew the hiâ—t Now let the blade appear Ala. It shall I have yet No ague I can looke upon your buffe And punto beard yet call for no strong-water I am no Tavern gull that want protection Whom you with oathes do mortifie and sweare Into the payment of your ten pound surfeits Upon whose credit you weare belt and feather Top and Top-gallant Go to your Landab It 'h new Brothell she 's a handsome leverett If she deny free quarter tear her trinkets Make Cuâ—â—ice of the Matron yet be friends Before the Constable come in and runne Ot'h ticket for the dear disease Col. Go on sir. I will have patience three minutes longer To hear thy scurrile wit and then correct it Ala. Answer but one coole question if Honoria Should possibly descend to think well of thee And by some philtre should be brought to love thee What Jointure could we make what 's the per annum Col. Have you done yet Ala. 'T is not impossible You may have a Catalogue of Town 's and Leaguers The Names of Bridges broken down your nose In time may keep them company in Landschape You will tell of Bulworkeâ— Barricado Fort 's Of outworkes half moones spurres and parrapets Of turnepikes flankers Cats and Counter-scarfs These things will hardly pawn with Jew or Christian But I 'le come closer to you you may have In ready wounds some twenty I 'le admit And in diseases can assure her forty This wo'not do she cannot eate a knapsack Or carry baggage lye in your foule hutt And rost the pullen for whose pretious theft You and the gibbet fear to be acquainted If you return into your wholsome Countrey Upon your honourable wooden legges The houses of Correction have but thinn Accommodations nor the Hospitalls Col. It does appear by all this impudence And little wit piâ—fer'd and put together You do not know me Ala. Cry your mercie Sir You are a great Field-officer are past These petty things but if these times preserve Their smooth complexion it wo'not be Ten hundred thousand pistols to a â—â—iver But you may run this gantlope once agen Col. You imagine you have stung me now and that I think my self concern'd in this keen character I tell thee wretched thing thou doest not reach A Souldier 't is a name three Heavens above Thy Soule to understand and 't were a sin Would lessen our own worth to make thee know it You are a Courtier Ala. Very good Col. Nay rather A very impious one you shall confess it Or I will cut your throat this is no canting Ala. Very fine Col. Nay we know you are a fine Gentleman A Taffata-sattin-plush-embroydered Lac'd-scarlet-tissue-cloath-a-bodkin devill Pride is thy meat and drink thy Library And thy Religion thy new clothes only Bring thee to Church where thou dost muster all The fashions and the trinkets to the last New button upon which thy conscience sits And as the devill guides it dost condemne Or save the people that done not the window's Scape thee for thou woot quarrell with the pictures And find fault with the Apostles for not having A better Taylor these Sir are your vertues Your high and holiday devotions What moral vices follow in the weeke Is best known to the devill your close friend That keeps the Catalogue yet one touch of them Thy lust has no bounds when thy blood 's a fire Thou leap'st all like a Satyre without difference Of kindred or acquaintance and were those But summon'd whom thy body hath infected They would stuffe an Hospital and out-stinke the Pest-house Ala. And yet I walke upon these poor supporters Col. How long the Chirurgeon knowes Ala. These all my faults Col. No those are but thy Peccadiâ—â—ioes Thy maâ—ice is behind thou woot not take a bribe To undo a Nation sell thy Countrey men To as many persecutions as the devill Or Dutch men had invented at Amboyna With all this stock of villany thou hast An impudence Ala. I 'le heare no more Col. A little I 'le intreat you all is but A preface to your bearing which must follow Your tribe will beare it Ala. Then have at you Sir They make a Pass Col. Y' are very nimble Courtier Ala. As you see Col. Good Mounsieur Quicksilver You may be fixt Ala. And your arrear's be paid Another Pass
where we have power this day are pardon'd Ala. Happiness crown your loves Col. Now to the Priest Whose work is onely wanting to confirm us Alworth lead on your fairest Bride remember We are both servants to Honoria Alw. To shew I can obey you Sir come Madam The Birth of Heaven and the Earths Morning-star Col. Our life of Peace and the true soul of War Exeunt FINIS THE CONTENTION OF AJAX and ULYSSES FOR THE ARMOR Of ACHILLES AS It was nobly represented by young Gentlemen of quality at a private Entertainment of some persons of Honour WRITTEN By IAMES SHIRLEY LONDON Printed for Iohn Crook at the sign of the ship in S. Pauls Church-yard The Speakers Ajax Telamon Ulysses Agamemnon Diomedes Menelaus Nestor Calchas Thersander Polybrontes a small Souldier Lysippus Pages Didimus Souldiers Attendants THE CONTENTION OF AJAX and ULYSSES FOR The ARMOUR Of ACHILLES Didimus Ulysses his Page Lysippus Ajax his Page Di. WHy how now Insolence Lysippus justles Didimus Ly. You know me Sir Di. For one that wants good manners yes I know Your name and best relation you attend A Page on Ajax Telamon Ly. And you In such an office wait upon Ulysses But with this 〈◊〉 that I am your better In reference to my Lord as he exceeds Your Master both in Fortitude and Honour Therefore I take this boldness to instruct Your diminutive Worship in convenient duties And that hereafter when you see me pass You may descend and vail and know fit distance Dy. To you descend and vail to you poor Rat Is he not poison'd that he swells so strangely I would bestow this admonition that You talk within your limits I may finde A pity for your folly while you make Comparisons with me but let your â—ongue Preserve a modestie and not dare to name My Lord without a reverence and not In the same week your Master is in mention Least I chasâ—ise you Ly. Ha ha prodigie The Monkey grinâ— the Pigmie would be Rampant Sirrah 't is I pronounce if you have A minde to lose one of your lugâ— or quit Some teeth that stick impertinent in your gums Orrun the hazard of an eye or have Your han hes ki kt into a gentle â—ullice Or tell your Master in whose cause you have Deserv'd a â—â—dgellâ—ng and mâ—rited A â—rutch to carry home your broken bodie Talk on and when it is too late you may Râ—penâ— your impudence Di. Mightie man of 〈◊〉 Is not your nâ—me Lysippus what mad Dog Has biâ— thee thou art wilde hast lost thy sâ—nses Ly. You 'l finde I have not Di. Is all this in earnest And hast thou so much ignorance to think That lump of flesh thy Master a thing meant By nature for a flail and bang the sheafs Is fit to be in competition With the wise Prince of Ithaca whose name Shines like a Constellation throughout Greece And is lookt at with admiration By friends and enemies for shame retract Thy gross opinion it is possible Thou maist retrive thy lost wits Ly. Verie well Then you do think my little spawn of Policie That your slie Master the oyl-tongu'd Ulysses Will win the prize to day Achilles Armour And that the Kinglie Judges and grave Counsel Will give it against Ajax Di. In true wisdom As to the best deserver They fight Ly. Dandiprat Enter Calchas Cal. Remove your selves and pettie differences This place is meant the scene for a contention Between the valiant Ajax Telamon And the far fam'd Ulysses who shall best Me it to wear the great Achilles Arms Methinks I see Heavens mightie windows open And those great souls whom noble actions here Translated to take placâ— among the Stars Look down and listen with much expectation Of this daies glorie The rough winds least they Should interrupt the plea of these Competitors Sâ—and close committed in theiâ— horrid caves And habus drest in all his brightest beams Cuâ—bs in his Steeds to stay to wait upon The gâ—eat Decision Silence no noise prophane this place and may The soul of wisdom be at this great Council Enter Officers one after another bearing the Pieces of Achilles Aâ—mour after them in state Agamemnon Nestor Menelaus Diomedes Thersander c. Aga. I need not Grecian Princes spend much time Or Language in discousing the occasion Why this great Council hath been call'd Achilles Whose very name will be enough to fill The breath of fame is here agen concern'd Nor can his honour'd ashes bâ— without Contention in his sacred Urn until The difference between these great Competitors Be reconciled Cap. They both great Agamemnon are prepar'd And cheerful as when Honour call'd them forth To fight impatiâ—nt of delay or danger Ag. Attend them hither Dio. Let the Officers Take care the Souldiers press not past their limit Enter before Ajax his Page bearing his Target Ajax appears with lightning in his eyes His big heart seems to boil with rage Mâ— He was ever passionate Here comes Ulysses Enter Ulysses with his Page as before he makes obeysance and sets down in a Chair A man of other temper and as far From being transported with unhandsome anger He seems to smile Ag. They have both deserv'd For their great service in this expedition We should with calm and most impartial souls Hear and determine therefore if you please Because the hours are precious I shall Desire them lose no time Dio. We all submit and shall obey your prudence Ag. You honour much Your Agamemnon Princes then to you I hope you have brought hither with your persons Nothing but what your honours may consent too Speak your selves freely then these are your Judges Who are not onely great in birth and titles And therefore bring no thoughts to stain their honour But bound by obligation of one Countrey Will love and do your name and valours justice There lies your great reward Achilles Arms Forg'd by the subtile art of him that fram'd Iâ—ves Thunderbolts pride of Cyclopian labours He that is meant by his kinde stars to have The happy wearing of them next may write Himself a Champion â—or the Gods and Heaven Against a race of Gyants that woâ—ld scale it I have said and we wiâ—h silence now as deep As that doth wait on midnight and as fixt As marble Images expect your pleasure Ajax rises and looks about him Ajax Great Iove immure my heart or giâ—t it with Some ribs of steel lest it break through this flesh And with a flame contracted from just fury Set fire on all the world How am I falâ— How shrunk to nothing my fame ravish'd from me That this sly talking Prince is made my Rival In great Achilles Armour Is it day And can a Cloud darker than night so muffle Your eyes they cannot reach the Promontory Beneath which now the Grecian fleet rides safe Which I so late refâ—ued from Trojan flames When Hector fâ—ightful like a Globe of fire By his example taught the enragâ—d youth To brandish lightning but I cannot talk Nor
A foole or I am mistaken Enter Dash. This is his Clarke and spie upon your person Ala. How the rascall squints upon us Mam. Tell Mr. Travers The Bird is flowne commend me to his night-cap I shanot see him till the next vacation So farewell penny a sheet Ala. And dost heare bid him Provide new locks and keys and barres and bolts And cap the Chimney least my Lady fly Oâ—t at the Lover hole so commend us to The precious owle your Master They kick Dash. Pha. One token from me Exeunt Das. You have trusted me with tokens of remembrance I would my Master had received them in His propria persona to have thank'd you Their toes are somewhat harder than my haunches But this is nothing to the generall damage If our great Lady Mammon be run from us VVhich I believe as sure as I am waking And have been kick'd the most convincing argument All our hopes come to this our mighty hopes Huge as a Mountain shrunke into a wart VVe are undone and may go hang our selves Exit Enter Honoria Hon. I was too blame my curiosity Now suffers for the Triall of his vertue And he too apprehensive when I chid The Ambition of his love made himself past The cure of my affection Enter Doctor and Travers Sir you are welcome Doc. Madam I presum'd To bring another able Doctor with me For his consult in case there may be danger Hon. You have very much oblieged me Tra. She is a very gallant Lady â—nspight of all the clouds that dwell upon her Hon. VVho waits there shew these Doctors Mr. Alworths Chamber there is another Gentleman within Of your profession your cares shall find 〈◊〉 gratitude becoming both my self â—nd your owne worth and I may tell you Doctor â—f it may give the least addition to Your Cheerfulness in his you will preserve my life Doct. Madam retain but your own vertueâ— and be confident Hon. Poor Alworth there is left no other way To pay my satisfaction to thy merits But with my sorrow for thy sufferings Aâ—d what will be thought pious to thy memory â—f Fate translate thee hence ha he is returned Enter Traverse What think you Sir Tra. I wish he could sleep Madam I am for his sleep â—t would be a benefit truth is I much fear him But 't is not prudence give me boldness Madam To let this Sorrow play too much a Tyrant On your fair cheek This shews him precious tâ— you If the Srars envying his converse on Earth Court him to their bright Dwellings you must be Arm'd with a noble Fortitude and consent To let him rise a Constellation there And not impair your self who were not meant To be snatch'd hence by over-hasty sorrow But live the worlds best Ornament Hon. Did you say That sleep would much advantage him What thinkâ— you Of some soft murmures of the Lute or Voyce I have heard the purlings of a spring will make Our senses glide into a dream I have a Page did use To please him much Ex. Hon. Enter Doctor Doct. What think you on her Tra. I think I cannot think too much upon her But I 'll not leave her thus her very presence Is able to recover him Doct. Let me tell you Sir I finde no Danger in him be then counsel'd Not to betray your self you finde his temper Not apt for your design Expect a time Tra. I love her infinitely Mammon is a Blouze A deformed Gypsie didst ere see her Doctor She paints abominably ey'd like a Tumbler Her Nose has all the colours of the Rainbow Her Lips are blue and her teeth straddle you May pick'em with a bed-staff Doct. You describe An Elegant person Tra. But Honoria Has all perfections Stay what fees de' e think I have had of you since our acquaintance there 's A purse of gold no ceremony I am still In thy arrears for bringing me to see This wonder of her sex Doct. You are not wilde Tra. Your cause shall cost you nothing too that ended Quarrel with all the Countrey your Law 's paid for Serve me but now I 'll be thy slave for ever Exit Doct. I now suspect the Lawyer is short liv'd Men of his Robe are seldom guilty of These restitutions but who can help it If I knew any handsome way to serve him He has oblig'd me Exit Musick a Song Enter Doctor Doct. He 'l shame us all He 's zealously perswading the poor Gentleman To dye with all speed and tells him stories Of Heaven what a fine place it is and what Excellent company the Angels are What a base Prison to a noble Soul The world is nothing right under the Moon Or worth a manly thought and presently He courts my Lady and falls into such raptures In her commendation The Gentleman Whose Crisis is not desperate if I Have any Judgement smiles at his folly They 'r both here Enter Traverse and Honoria Tra. He 's a Gentleman whose condition And as he has relation to your favours May invite some passion But you are wiset Then to condemn your self to solitude And for his absence to despise mankinde Be just for your own sake and Madam look Beyond his Hearse with pitty on the living 'Mongst which you cannot want as just admirers And some that may be worth your second thoughts Hon. What mean you Sir Tra. I mean your second choice Hon. This language makes your Charity suspected Doct. You are too violent leave us a while Ex. Tr. Hon. Your friend is full of counsel Doct. You have goodnes To place an innocent sense upon his language I know he has much honour to your person And 't is sometimes as necessary to Advise the living to preserve their health Which their immoderate sorrows would consume As cure the languishing patient Enter Travers hastily Tra. Now Madam Your grief is useless to him he is dead Hon. Dead Doct. She Faints Tra. A blessed Opportunity There is a Coach at door will hold us all My dearest Esculapian help and finde A bounty will deserve it They carry in Honoria ACT IV. Enter Traverse Tra. I Have secur'd the person of Honoria At my Mannor in the Countrey who believes Her Alworth dead and must be allowed some time For that digestion I have made known My self and the affection which engag'd me But though my Lady Mammon have a place Beneath her in my thoughts on better counsel I think it wisdom to preserve my interest In her already mine by her consent And the great plea of Law Possession If I can make the Lady Honoria sure She shall be my wife and that my Concubine Rare Excellent Enter Dash. Dash. Oh Sir y' are welcome home Tra. Thou look'st with a warp'd face Dash. You can resolve me Is there no case wherein a man without Impeachment to his Credit or his Conscience May be allowed to hang himself Tra. What 's the matter Thou art not desperate Dash. I know not but I finde some inclinations to Hemp. You are