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A50796 The Spanish gipsie as it was acted (with great applause) at the Privat House in Drury-Lane, and Salisbury Court / written by Thomas Midleton, and William Rowley, Gent. Middleton, Thomas, d. 1627.; Rowley, William, 1585?-1642? 1653 (1653) Wing M1986; ESTC R5637 38,482 72

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Ro. Excellent Clara Fathers both and Mother I will redeeme my fault Fer. Ped. Ma. Our blessings dwell on yee Enter Lewys and Francisco Lew. Married to Roderigo Fra. Judge your selfe See where they are Exit Lew. Is this your Husband Lady Cla. He is sir Heavens great hand that on Record Fore-points the equall Union of all hearts Long since decreed what this day hath been perfected Lew. 'T is well then I am free it seemes Cla. Make smooth My Lord those clowds which on your brow deliver Emblems of storme I will as far as honour May priviledge deserve a noble friendship As you from mee deserve a worthy memory Lew. Your Husband has prov'd himselfe a friend Trusty and try'd he 's welcome I may say From the University Ro. To a new Schoole Of happy knowledge Lewys Lew. Sir I am not so poore to put this injury up The best blood flowes within you is the price Ro. Lewys for this time calme your anger And if I do not give you noble satisfaction Call mee to what account you please Lew. So so I come for Justice t' ee And you shall grant it Fer. Shall and will Lew. With speede too My poore friend bleeds the whiles Fer. You shall your selfe Before wee part receive the satisfaction You come for who attends My Lord Within Servants Fer. The Prisoner Ser. He attends your Lordships pleasure Enter Pretiosa Eugenia and Alvarez Lew. What would this Girle foh no tricks Get you to your Cabin Hus-wife wee have no eare for Ballads Fer. Take her away Cla. A wonderous lively Creature Pre. Noble Gentlemen If a poore Maids a Gipsie Virgins teares May soften the hard edge of angry Justice Then grant mee gracious hearing as y' are mercifull I beg my Husbands Life Fer. Thy Husbands little one Pre. Gentle sir our plighted troaths are Chronicl'd In that white Booke above which notes the secrets Of every thought and heart he is my Husband I am his Wife Lew. Rather his Whore Pre. Now trust mee Y' are no good man to say so I am honest Deede la I am a poore soule that deserves not Such a bad word were you a better man Then you are you doe mee wrong Lu The Toy growes angry Cla. And it becomes her sweetly troath my Lord I pitty her Ro. I thanke you sir Lu. Your Husband You 'l say is no Thiefe Pre. Upon my Conscience hee is not Leu. Dares not strike a man Pre. Unworthily Hee dares not but if trod upon a Worme Will turne againe Lew. That turning turnes your Worme Off from the Ladder Minion Pre. Sir I hope You are not his Judge you are too young too chollerick Too passionate the price of Life or Death Requires a much more grave consideration Then your yeares warrant he sit they like gods Upon whose head the reverend badge of Time Hath seal'd the proofe of Wisdome to these Oracles Of riper Judgment lower in my heart Then on my knees I offer up my suite My lawfull suite which begs they would be gentle To their owne fames their own imortall stories Oh! doe not thinke my Lords compassion throwne On a base low estate on humble People Lesse meritorious then if you had favor'd The faults of great men and indeed great men Have often times great faults he whom I plead for Is free the soule of Innocence it selfe Is not more white will you pitty him I see it is in your Eyes 't is a sweete Sun-beame Let it shine out and to adorne your praise The prayers of the poore shall crowne your dayes And theirs are something hard Fer. Beshrew the Girle Shee has almost melted mee to teares Lew. Hence trifler call in my friends What hope of ease Enter Don John Diego and Cardochia Die Good hope but still I smart The worst is in my paine Lew. The price is high Shall buy thy vengeance to receive a wound By a base Villaines hand it madds me Jo. Men subject to th' extremity of Law Should carry peace about 'em to their Graves Else were you nobler then the blood you boast of Could any way my Lord derive you know I would returne sharpe answer to your slanders But it suffices I am none of ought Your rage mistermes mee Lew. None of 'em no Rascall Jo. No Rascall Lew. Nor no Theefe Jo. Aske her that 's my Accuser could your Eyes Pierce through the secrets of her foule desires You might without a parciall Judgement looke into A Womans Lust and Malice Car. My good Lords What I have Articled against this fellow I justifie for truth Jo. On then no more This being true shee sayes I have deserv'd To die Fer. Wee sit not here to bandy Words But minister Law and that condemns thee For theft unto the Gallowes Pre. Oh my misery Are you all Marble-brested are your bosomes Hoop'd round with Steele to cast away a man More worthy Life and Honours then a thousand Of such as onely pray unto the shaddow Of abus'd greatnesse Jo. 'T is in vaine to storme My Fate is here determin'd Pre. Lost Creature Art thou grown dull too is my Love so cheape That thou court'st thy destruction 'cause I love thee My Lords my Lords speake Andrew prithee now Be not so cruell to thy selfe and mee One word of thine will doo 't Fer. Away with him To morrow is his day of Execution Jo. Even when you will Pre. Stay man thou shalt not goe Here are more Women yet sweete Madam speake You Lady you methinks should have some feeling Of tendernesse you may be touch'd as I am Troath wert your cause I 'de weepe with you and joyne In earnest suite for one you held so deare Cla. My Lord pray speake in his behalfe Ro. I would but dare not 'T is a fault so cleere and manifest Lew. Back with him to his Dungeon Jo. Heaven can tell I sorrow not to die but to leave her Who whiles I live is my Lifes comforter Car. Now shall I be reveng'd Exit Pre. Oh mee unhappy Fer. See the Girle falls Some one looke to her Cla. 'Las poore Maide Eug. Pretiosa Shee does recover mine honourable Lord Fer. In vaine what is 't Eug. Be pleas'd to give mee private audience I will discover something shall advantage The noblest of this Land Fer. Well I will heare thee Bring in the Girle Exit Manet Lewys Alvarez Lew. Ought with me what is 't I care not for thy Company old Ruffin Rascall art impudent Al. To beg your service Lew. Hang your selfe Al. By your Fathers Soule sir heare me Lew. Dispatch Al. First promise mee you will get Repreeve For the condemned Man and by my Art I 'le make you master of what your Heart on Earth Can wish for or desire Lew. Thou ly'st thou canst not Al. Try mee Lew. Doe that and then as I am noble I will not onely give thy friend his Life But royally reward thee love thee ever Al. I take your word what would you Lew. If thou mock'st mee 'T were better
thou wert damn'd Al. Sir I am resolute Lew. Resolve me then whether the Count Alvarez Who slew my Father be alive or dead Al. Is this the mighty matter the Count lives Lew. How Al. The Count lives Lew. Oh fate I now tell mee where And be my better genius Al. I can do 't In Spaine a lives more not far from Madrill But in disguise much alter'd Lew. Wonderfull Scholler Miracle of Artists Alvarez living And neere Madrill too now for Heavens sake where That 's all and I am thine Al. Walke off my Lord To the next Field you shall know all Lew. Apace then I listen to thee With a greedy Eare the Miserable and the Fortunate Ex. at one dore Enter presently at the other Are alike in this they cannot change their Fate Al. Good good you would faine kill him and revenge Your Fathers Death Lew. I would Al. Bravely or securely Lew. Not basely for the World Al. Wee are secure Two Swords Young Lewys two more trusty blades then these Spaine has not in her Army with this Alvarez slew thy Father and this other Was that the King of France wore when great Charles In a set Battaile took him Prisoner Both I resigne to thee Lew. This is a new Mistery Al. Now see this naked bosome turns the poynts Of either on this Bulwarke if thou covet'st Out of a sprightly youth and manly thirst Of vengeance blood if blood be thy ambition Then call to minde the fatall blow that struck De Castor thy brave Father to his Grave Remember who it was that gave that blow His enemy Alvarez heare and be suddaine Behold Alvarez Lew. Death I am deluded Al. Thou art incredulous as Fate is certaine I am the man Lew. Thou that Butcher Al. Tremble not young man trust me I have wept Religiously to wash off from my Conscience The staine of my offence twelve yeares and more Like to a restlesse Pilgrime I have runne From foraigne Lands to Lands to finde out Death I am weary of my Life give mee a Sword That thou may'st know with what a perfect zeale I honour old De Castors memory I 'le fight with thee I would not have thy hand Dip'd in a wilfull Murder I could wish For one howers space I could pluck back from Time But thirty of my yeares that in my fall Thou mightst deserve report now if thou Conquerst Thou canst not triumph I am halfe dead already Yet I 'le not start a foote Lew. Breathes there a spirit In such a heape of rage Al. Oh! that I had A Sonne of equall growth with thee to tug For Reputation by thy Fathers ashes I would not kill thee for an other Spaine Yet now I 'le do my best thou art amaz'd Come on Lew. Twelve tedious Winters banishment 'T was a long time Al. Could they redeeme thy Father Would every Age had beene twelve Ages Lewys And I for Pennance every Age a dying But 't is too late to wish Lew. I am o'recome Your noblenesse hath conquer'd mee here ends All strife betweene our Families and henceforth Acknowledge mee for yours Al. Oh! thou reviv'st Fresh horrours to my Fact for in thy gentlenesse I see my sinne anew Lew. Our peace is made Your Life shall be my care 't will be glad newes To all our noble friends Al. Since Heaven will have it so I thanke thee glorious Majesty my Sonne For I will call thee e're the next morrow Salute the World thou shalt know stranger mysteries Lew. I have enough to feede on sir I 'le follow yee Exit Enter Eugenia Fernando and Pretiosa Fer. Don John Sonne to the Count of Carcomo Woman take heede thou trifle not Eu. Is this My Lord so strange Fer. Beauty in Youth and Wit To set it forth I see transformes the best Into what shape Love fancies Pre. Will you yet Give me my Husbands Life Fer. Why little one hee is not Married to thee Pre. In his Faith He is and faith and troath I hope binde faster Then any other Ceremonies can Doe they not pray my Lord Fer. Yes where the Parties Pledg'd are not too unequall in degree As hee and thou art Pre. This is new Divinity Eu. My Lord behold this Childe well in her Face You may observe by curious insight something More then belongs to every common birth Fer. True 't is a pretty Child Eu. The Glasse of misery Is after many a change of desperate fortune At length runne out you had a Daughter Call'd Constanza Fer. Ha! Eu. A Sister Guyamara Wife to the Count Alvarez Fer. Peace oh peace Eu. And to that Sisters charge you did commit Your Infant Daughter in whose birth your Wife Her Mother dy'd Fer. Woman thou art too cruell Pre. What d' ee meane Granam Lass the noble man Growes angry Fer. Not I indeed I doe not But why d' ee use mee thus Eu. Your Child and Sister As you suppos'd were drown'd Fer. Drown'd talking Creature Suppos'd Eu. They live Fernando from my hand Thy Sisters hand receive thine owne Constanza The sweetest best Child living Pre. Doe you mock me Fer. Torment me on yet more more yet and spare not My heart is now a breaking now Eu. Oh Brother Am I so farre removed off from your Memory As that you will not know mee I expected An other welcome home looke on this Casket A Casket The Legacy your Lady left her Daughter When to her Sonne shee gave her Crucifix Fer. Right right I know yee now Eu. In all my sorrowes My comfort has been here shee should be Be yours Constanza kneele sweete Childe To thy old Father Pre. How my Father Fer. Let not Extremity of joyes ravish Life from mee Too soone Heaven I beseech thee thou art my Sister My Sister Guyamara how have mine Eyes Been darkened all this while 't is shee Eu. 'T is Brother And this Constanza now no more a stranger No Pretiosa henceforth Fer. My soules treasure Live to an Age of goodnesse and so thrive In all thy wayes that thou mayst die to live Pre. But must I call you Father Fer. Thou wilt rob mee else Of that felicity for whose sake onely I am ambitious of being young againe Rise rise mine own Constanza Pre. 'T is a new name But 't is a pretty one I may be bold To make a suite t' ee Fer. Any thing Pre. Oh Father And if you be my Father thinke upon Don John my Husband without him alas I can be nothing Fer. As I without thee Let me alone Constanza tell mee tell mee Lives yet Alvarez Eu. In your house Fer. Enough Cloy mee not let me by degrees disgest My joyes within my Lords Francisco Pedro Enter Francisco Pedro Maria Roderigo Clara Come all at once I have a World within mee I am not mortall sure I am not mortall My honorable Lord partake my blessings Count Alvarez lives here in my house Your Sonne my Lord Francisco Don John Is the condemn'd man falsely accus'd of theft This my Lord Pedro is my Sister Guyamare Madam this Constanza mine owne Child And I am a wondrous merry Man Without the Prisoner Enter Alvarez Lewys Don John Diego Sancho Soto and Cardocha Lew. Here free and acquited By her whose folly drew her to this errour And shee for satisfaction is assur'd To my wrong'd friend Car. I crave your pardons Hee whose I am speakes for mee Die Wee both beg it Fer. Excellent Admirable my deare Brother Al. Never a happy man till now young Lewys And I are reconcil'd Lew. For ever faithfully religiously Omnes My noble Lord most welcome Al. To all my heart payes what it owes due thanks Most most brave youth to thee Jo. I all this while Stand but a looker on and tho my Father May justly tax the violence of my Passions Yet if this Lady Lady of my life Must be deny'd let mee be as I was And die betimes Pre. You promis'd mee Fer. I did My Lord of Carcomo you see their hearts Are joyn'd already so let our consents To this wish'd Marriage Fra. I forgive thine errors Give mee thy hand Fer. Me thine but wilt thou love My Daughter my Constanza Jo. As my bliss Pre. I thee as Life Youth Beauty any thing That makes life comfortable Fer. Live together one ever one Omnes And Heaven Crown your happinesse Ped. Now sir how like you a Prison San. As Gallants doe a Taverne being stop'd for a Reckoning scurvily Soto Though you Cag'd us up never so close wee Sung like Cuckoes Fer. Well well you be your selfe now San. My selfe am I out of my Wits Soto Fer. Here now are none but honourable Friends Will you to give a farwell to the life You ha led as Gipsies these being now found none But noble in their Births alterd in Fortunes Give it a merry shaking by the hand And cry adue to folly San. Wee 'l shake our Hands and our Heeles if you 'l give us leave Dance Fer. On Brides and Bride-Groomes to your Spanish Feasts Invite with bent Knees all these Noble Guests FINIS
by this Villaine Joh. 'T is most false my Lords Her own hands gave it mee Pre. Shee that calls him Villaine Or sayes he stole Fer. Hoyday we heare your scoulding Card. And the hurt Gentleman finding it in his bosome For that hee stab'd him Fer. Hence with all the Gipsies Ped. Ruffians and Theeves to prison with 'em all Al. My Lord wee 'l leave engagements in Plate and Money For all our safe forth-commings punish not all For one's offence wee 'l prove our selves no Theeves San. Oh Soto I make Buttons Soto Would I could make some and leave this Trade Fer. Iron him then let the rest goe free but stir not one foote Out of Madrill bring you in your witnesse Soto Prick him with a Pinne or pinch him by the Elbow any thing San. My Lord Don Pedro I am your Ward wee have spent a little Money to get a horrible deale of Wit and now I am weary of it Pe. My runne-awayes turn'd Juglers Fortune-Tellers Soto No great Fortunes Fer. To Prison with 'em both a Genleman play the Asse San. If all Gentlemen that play the Asse should to Prison you must widen your Jayles Come Soto I scorne to beg set thy foot to mine and kick at shackles Fer. So so away with 'em Soto Send all our Company after and wee 'l play there and be as merry as you here Exit Fer. Our Comedy turn'd Tragicall please you Lords walke This Actor here and I must change a word And I come to you Omnes Well my Lord your pleasure Exeunt Fer. Why couldst thou thinke in any base disguise To blinde my sight Fathers have Eagles Eyes But pray sir why was this done why when I thought you Fast lock'd in Salamanca at your Study Leap'd you into a Gipsie Ro. Sir with your pardon I shall at fit time to you shew cause for all Fer. Meane time sir you have got a Trade to live by Best to turne Player an excellent Ruffian ha But know sir when I had found you out I gave you This project of set purpose 't is all my selfe What the old Gipsie spake must be my Language Nothing are left me but my Offices And thin-fac'd honours and this very Creature By you so scorn'd must raise me by your Marrying her Ro. You would not build your glory on my ruines Fer. The Rascall has bely'd the Lady Shee is not halfe so bad all 's one shee 's rich Ro. Oh! will you see the joyes of my full youth To Dunghill muck seeke out some wretches Daughter Whose soule is lost for gold then you are more noble Then t' have your Son the top branch of your house Grow in a heape of rubbish I must marry a thing I shall be asham'd to owne asham'd to bring her Before a Sun-beame Fer. I cannot helpe it sir resolve upon 't and doo 't Ro. And doo 't and die Is there no face in Spaine for you to pick out But one to fright mee when you sat the Play here There was a beauty to be Lord of which I would against an Army throw defiance Fer. Shee Alas Ro. How how at every haire of her's There hangs a very Angel this I am ready To drop down looking at it Sir I beseech you Bury mee in this Earth on which I am humbled To beg your blessing on mee for a Gipsie Rather then oh I know not what to terme it Pray what is that young pensive piece of beauty Your voyce for her I ey'd her all the scene Fer. I saw you did Ro. Me thought 't was a sweete Creature Fer. Well tho my present state stands now on Ice I 'le let it crack and fall rather then bar thee Of thy content this Lady shall goe by then Ro. Hang let her there or any where Fer. That young Lannard Whom you have such a minde to if you can whistle her To come to Fist make tryall play the young Falconer I will nor mar your marriage nor yet make Beauty no wealth wealth uglinesse which you wil take Ro. I thanke you sir put on your Mask good Madam The Sun will spoyle your Face else Exit ACTUS QUINTUS Enter Fernando Francisco Pedro Roderigo Clara Maria as from Church ever the Stage Fer. stayes Roderigo Fer. THou hast now the Wife of thy desires Ro. Sir I have And in her every blessing that makes Life Loath to be parted with Fer. Noble shee is And faire has to enrich her Blood and Beauty Plenty of Wit Discourse Behaviour Carriage Ro. I ow you duty for a double birth Being in this happinesse begot againe Without which I had been a man of wretchednesse Fer. Then henceforth Boy learne to obey thy fate 'T is falne upon thee know it and embrace it Thy Wife 's a wanton Ro. A wanton Fer. Examine through the progresse of thy youth What capitall sins what great one 't is for 't is A great one th' ast committed Ro. I a great one Fer. Else Heaven is not so wrathfull to poure on thee A misery so full of bitternesse I am thy Father thinke on 't and be just Come doe not dally Ro. Pray my Lord Fer. Foole 't were Impossible that Justice should raine downe In such a frightfull horror without cause Sir I will know it rather blush thou didst An act thou darst not name then that it has A name to be knowne by Ro. Turne from mee then And as my guilt sighes out this monster Rape Oh! doe not lend an Eare Fer. Rape fearefull Ro. Hence hence springs my due reward Fer. Th' art none of mine Or if thou beest thou dost bely the stampe Of thy Nativity Ro. Forgive me Fer. Had shee Poore wronged Soule who e're shee was no Friend Nor Father to revenge had shee no Tongue To rore her injuries Ro. Alas I know her not Fer. Peace thou wilt blaze a sin beyond all president Young man thou shouldst have married her the Devill Of lust that riots in thy Eye should there Have let full love and pity not on this stranger Whom thou hast doted on Ro. Oh! had I married her I had been then the happiest man alive Enter Clara Maria and Pedro from behinde the Arras Cla. As I the happiest Woman being married Looke on me sir Ped. You shall not finde a change So full of feares as your most noble Father In his wise Triall urg'd Ma. Indeed you shall not The forfeit of her shame shall be her pawne Ro. Why pray d' ee mock my sorrowes now oh now My horrors flew about me Fer. No thy comforts Thy blessings Roderigo Cla. By this Crucifix You may remember me Ro. Ha! art thou that Lady wrong'd Cla. I was but now am Righted in noble satisfaction Ro. How can I turne mine Eyes and not behold On every side my shame Fer. No more hereafter Wee shall have time to talke at large of all Love her that 's now thine own doe Roderigo Shee 's farre from what I charactred Cla. My care shall live about me to deserve your love