vnlesse there be Sermons to the connivence even of Pastors I and soothing their Flocke in this sin that the People who by their conversatioÌ„ should haue converted others vnto vs are themselues now in these daies coÌ„verted vnto them and a many of vs the Ministers that hoaped of much interest of bringing souls vnto God stand nowe in doubte of loosing the verie principall it selfe I pray God saith the Apostle in a case of lesse moment that it may not be laid to their charge Doubtlesse among all the oversights to be laide to the charge of vs Protestants this of frequeÌ„ting Gods house no better is not the least especially nowe in these times when the Lorde our God hath done so miraculoâ—slie so much for vs and when his honour as it were lies at the stake and the fruit that wee bring forth makes his name I would I might not say blasphemed among the Papists The consideration hereof Right deare and dearely Beloved Christians hath caused me as at the first to preach these two Sermons the one to the Vniversity the other to your selues so nowe to set them forth only and wholy to your selues that as one of them was the very first Sermon that ever I preached vnto you since I came to be your Pastor so it might remaine vnto you for ever as a testimony of my care of you and not perish with me when I am gone as did a many good words in this kinde with my worthy Predecessor M r Wharton Were this your Parish of that nature that others be the Pulpit not so often and necessarily to be supplyed by the Vniversity as it is perhaps I would speake thence vnto you more often then I doe but since I cannot what I would I will now do what I can even preach vnto you by writing and it grieveth me not as speaks the Apostle to write the same things to you and for you it is a sure thing When our Saviour was risen againe from the dead and Mary Magdalen and the other Mary came to see the sepulchre by reason of the Angels countenance that had descended from heaven it shoulde seeme they were some what frighted Feare ye not saith the Angell for I know that ye seeke Iesus which was crueified he is not here for he is risen as he said Come see the place where the Lord was laid And go quickly and tell his Disciples that hee is risen from the dead and behold hee goeth before you into Gâ—lile there ye shall see him lo I haue told you I doubt not Beloved a many of you are as desirous to find Iesus as ever those womeÌ„ were especially in this age when so many Romish Sable Catholicks so many English Browne Schismatrickes so verefie our Saviours words Lo here is Christ or lo he is there as it is in Saint Marks Gospell I know I am not fit to be likened to the Angell but yet may I say what did the Angell Lo I haue told you and as our Saviour said in another case of Iohn the Baptist And if ye will receiue it this is Elias so I in this case And if ye will receiue it this is the truth I haue here delivered in these Sermons Wherefore as the Prophet Esay said to the Iewes Thâ—â—e eares shall heare a word behind thee saying This is the way walke yee in it whe thou turnest to the right hand and when thou turnest to the left so assure your selues that now in this Age when there is so much turning on the Right Hand and on the Left this is the Word your cares haue heard and I ingenuously professe that after so many yeares spent in this famous Vniversitie in reading Olde and New writers you knowe whose precept it was if either of the other waies or any other had appeared vnto me better for the better directing of your Soules or doubtlesse I would haue proclaimed it to you vpon the house top hauing had so many opportunities or I would at leastwise at this time haue vtterly abstained from printing This a labour beleeue me not the least and now as the world goeth not so necessarily to be vndertaken J had purposed to haue put you in mind of the place of aboad God hath given you even in the eye of this Vniversitie the Vniversitie the eye of the Land as though his meaning were you should be examples to all about you how they also like you should frequent his House of Church-Service and of Sermons how they are both if well performed like Rahel Leah but Leah without a blemish which twaine did build the house of Israel and multiplied the heires of the promised land of being to be as loath to loose the one at any time whatsoever as a many are or seeme to be to loose the other the profit being incomparable that accreweth vnto vs by either of being much more hard to Pray then it is to heare a Sermon and therefore how it behoveth vs to come the oftner to shew our willingnesse to vndergoe the greater paines in Gods Service but I am now even very now surprised with the newes of her death who was vnto me in her life the only Iewel of this world I had thought that Shee also should haue had the pervsing of these Sermons and haue seene in S t Anstens Mother twise mentioned in the former of them the true similitude of heâ— selfe But God hath now disposed otherwise and given her the place already which this Booke would but haue guided and directed her vnto and well am I worthy to loose the benefit of so good a Reader as Shee would haue beene who haue suffred it so long to lie hidden by me as it hath O my deare and worthy Mother what shall I say concerning thee I might say of thee as S t Austen of his Mother Thou wert of a womanly carriage but of a manly faith thou wert fraught with an aged tranquillitie of mind with motherly loue and Christian affection I might say of thee as Nazianzen of his Mother As the Sunne beames are faire and cleere in the morning and grow brighter and warmer towards noone even so my Fathers wife shewing forth the pleasant first fruits of godlinesse at the beginning afterwardes shined out with greater light I might say of thee as did S t Ambrose of the Mother in the Machabees O truest Mother stronger then Adamant sweeter then Hony more fragrant then the Rose But I will now say nothing of thee only this will I say of my selfe I that haue said so much vpon the seaven twentith Psalme the fourth verse the subiect of this booke must turne me now vnto another Text and meditate another while vpon the fiue thirty Psalme the foureteenth verse the proiect perhaps of another book Pardon me Beloved if I haue as you see thus left you a while paid this tribute of these few lines to the true
Deme. Your will sir Pag. You have left many Countries behind you in seeking your friend Lisander and yet you cannot find him Dem. True sir Page I haue seene much gold lying upon Lombards stals and could never finger penny of it Dem. Very well Page Nay t was not well sir Dem. What conclude you then Page That you were best sit downe and see what you haue got by your journey Dem. I haue seene a face as beautifull as heaven Page That 's nothing a prisoner sees the face of heaven it selfe when hee lookes but out at the prison-gate I le stand to 't a man were as good be hang'd so a meet a handsome hangman a strong rope as be in loue Dem. Your reason for that Page Mary this sir hanging is end of all troubles and loue the beginning Nay further I thinke a Lover cannot be saved for hee is of all religions Dem. Your proofe for that Page This hee thinkes with the Atheist there 's no God but his Mistresse with the Infidell no heaven but her smiles with the Papist no Purgatory but her frownes and with the familie of loue holds it lawful to lie with her though she be another mans wife Dem. So sir what followes Page Serving-men sir the Master goes in before his wife and the Servingman followes his master Dem. Sirra forbeare I must meditate Page As the Vsurer before hee parts with money meditates upon the assurance Enter Lisander privately and over-heares them Lisan If Violettaes presence ha'not quencht The memory of all things but her selfe I should be more familiar with that face Shroud obserue Dem. I haue left my countrey to seeke my friend Lisan And I my countrey and my friend for loue Dem. And in the search of him haue lost my selfe In the strange Region of a womans eye Lisan In loue and in Arcadia Dem. As much as heaven transcends the humble earth So towres her praise her face differs as farre From others as a glo-worme from a starre She is a Princesse that my soule affects Page And rich Dem. Halfe heire unto this Dukedome Page And she were whole heire to the foure morall vertues t were nothing when shall I see the time that men will loue for vertue or a rich heire marry a poore wench without a portion never I thinke Dem. Had not my friend Lisander Lisan What of mee Denâ— Left me in Thrace Lisan We had never met in loue His sillables betray him I arrest you Dem. At whose sute Page Not at his Taylers in any case for there 's no greater stitch to a younger brothers conscience then to pay for a sute of apparrell when t is worne out Dem. Lisander or his ghost Lisan Demetrius Or some illusiue tenant in his shape Dem. Vnkind why didst thou leane my company Lisan For that which made the amorous Gods leaue heaven â—or loue but why is Demetrius thus disguis'd Page For that which would make a Iackanapes a Monkey and he could get it a tayle Deme. Peace rogue Lisan Why wagge is thy master in loue Page Faith sit he hath entred his action in Cutids Court and meanâ— to proceed in the sute it should seeme Deme. Why didst not take my counsell in thy choice Lisan Because I fear'd a chiding for doubting their honourable thoughts would not haue not haue consented to my effeminate attempts I stole this secret course and manner of disguise as best helping to accesse which it hath begot now what accesse will bring forth I commit to unborne industry Deme. It cannot but be prosperous only the strict observance of our loues hinders the passage of our hopes Lisan Indeed that 's not the least hinderance yet the Duke himselfe and my quaint disguise hath removed it out of my way who not only takes me for a woman but hath allowed me for my loues companion Dem. Fortune deales kindly with thee I am as farre from accesse to my loue as when I was in Thrace Lisan Dametas is the oystershell that holds thy pearle our wits must fish for him Dem. Will the Cods head bite Lisan Like an old Vsurer at a young heires inheritance and I haue it ready hookt for him and here he comes my plot is to preferre thee to his service Enter Dametas Dem. Prethee doe and I le serue him in his right kind Lisan Dametas my loue is yours Dam. Which madam I am as proud of Manas As a malecontent of a change or an old Lady of a new fashion Li. To be round I haue a sute to you in the behalfe of this woodman Da. To me sweet blossome though I be somewhat strict in mine office I cannot be stony to Ladies Fellow is thy petition drawne Dem. Petition Manas Your onely way to moue a fute by Humbly complayning to your good worship O t is most patheticke indeed without money can doe just nothing with authority Dam. Come hether stripling whose sonne wert thou Dem. I am not so wise a child as you take me for I never knew my father Dam. Didst not know thy father Manas A common fault his betters forget themselues when they grow rich then blame not him to forget his father Dam. What was his name Dem. If I may giue credite to my mother they cald him Menalchas who on his death-bed made me his heire with this charge to seeke your worships service and gaue me this gold as a remembrance to purchase your favour Dam. Gold hem Man Now doth my Master long more to singer thar gold then a young girle married to an old man doth to run her husband ashore at Cuckolds haven Dam. Well I could doe for this fatherlesse youth Man As many Executors and Overseers haue done cheate him of his portion and then turne him out of doores a begging Dam. But for I haue the Gardian-ship of the Princesse I dare doe nothing without the consent of the Duke Lisan Come come sir your worship shall not refuse him Dam. Well then I woo not but t is for your sake I assure you Man Meaning the gold Dam. What shall I call thy name Dam. Dorus an 't like your worship Dam. Ah good Dorus be an honest youth Dorus reverence your Master and loue your selfe bee sure to get under me and you shall loose nothing in my service Madam the Duke and Dutchesse expect you at the hunt and await your comming at Dianaes oake Lisan â—e attend them presently be a good servant Dorus. Dam. T will be his owne another day Madam Lisan In the meane time let it be yours to lead the way Dam. My service doth attend you Ma. As the Pursevant doth the prisoner for a double fee. Exit Dem. Welcome slaue to a slaue a faire presage The hope of loue sweetens loues vass lage Exit Enter Aminter and Iulio attired like Satires Amin. Now and Dametas bee the mettle hee was stampt for a right villaine Iulio And he be not hang him Am. Nay he deserues hanging too if he be but will
some subtle stratagem in chace Enter Miso and Manasses wife Wife Will your Ladiship beleeve me now nay and I say 't your worship may swear 't though I have but a poore as to say hole of mine owne I hope the spirits have more denomination over mee then to make it a common Slaughter-house of carnallity where every Iacke may command flesh for his money Mis No more wordes sweete woman I confesse I was in the wrong this is not the hole the Foxe hides his head in and therfore for the love of woman-hood conceale mine errours for howsoever I complain'd t is thy forehead akes thy temples have the terrible blow as they say thy husband is a bad man Wife My husband Mis I I good woman thy husband hee is as I say a fleshly member and I feare he has overcome the foolish thing my daughter Wife Your daughter I le slit her nose by this light and she were ten Ladies t was not for nothing my husband said hee should meete her this Evening at Adonis Chappell but and I come to the God-speed on 't I le tell em on 't soundly Mis I doe good woman tell em on 't and spare not but in any case doe not scold Wife Why may not a Gentlewoman scold in a good case Mis I know not what a Gentlewoman may doe in a good case but a Lady must not in any case Wife Though I may not scold I may tell em roundly on 't I hope Mis That you may doe law Wife And I le not bee mealely mouth'd I warrant em will you beare me company to the Chappell Madam Mis With all my heart Mistris What Dorus hath given me I le give my friend No foole to company Exeunt ACTVS V. SCENA I. Enter the King at Adonis Bower King FArewell bright Sunne thou lightner of all eyes Thou fall'st to give a brighter beame to rise Each tree and shrub weare trammells of thy haire But these are wiers for none but Kings to weare And my rude tongue striving to blaze her forth Like a bad Arts-man does disgrace her worth But here 's the place upon this Christall streame Where Citharea did unyoake her teame Of siluer Doves to interchange a kisse With young Adonis shall I meet my blisse The gentle minutes crown'd with chrystall flowers Losing their youths are growne up perfect houres To hasten my delight The bashfull Moone That since her dalliance with Endymion Durst never walke by day is under saile In stead of sheetes has spread her silver vaile Each gliding Brooke and every bushy tree Being tipt with silver weare her livery And the dimme night to grace our amorous warres Hath stucke nine Spheares full of immortall starres In stead of pearles the way on which she treads Is strew'd with chrystall deaw and silver beades Enter Dutchesse She comes her feet make musicke with the ground And the chast aire is ravisht with the sound My soule flies forth to meet her hell my wife Her presence like a murtherer drives the life Out of my pleasures brest her jealous eye Envies the heaven of my felicity Dut. Zelmane or my husband life or hate King What makes old Autumne out a bed so late That snow should goe a wooing to the Sunne When one warme kisse workes her confusion Dut. I have the jest suspition that keepes Court in my husbands thoughts seeing my Love Elect this walke hath brought him after him King She dogs her sure and she to shake her off Hath tane some other walk I le place mine care In distance of her will Dut. Could I but heare the innocent delivery of his breath 'T would be a second Iubile of mirth Duk. Here comes my Love Enter Manasses like Lisander Dut. Your Love Alas poore Duke Your forward hopes will meet a barren spring My Sunne appeares Duk. Fie your love speakes too loud Your Sunne 's eclips'd you doate upon a cloud Dut. See how his armes like precious Phoenix wings Spread to imbrace me Duk. Now the Cuckow sings Those amorous armes doe make a golden space To hug a Duke Dut. But I le fill up the place Duk. Those fingers tipt with curious Porphery Staining Pigmalions matchlesse imag'ry Like amorcus twins all of one mother â—urst Contend in courtesy who should touch me first Dut. Should touch me first their strife is undertooke To twine a young Bay not a stooping Oake Duk. Young Bay stale jest that a dry saplesse rinde Should hold young thoughts and a licentious mind Were she but gone now Dut. Were the Duke away My hopes had got the better of the day Man This is Adonis Chappell I wonder they come not though I beare but a litle learning about me and a few good clothes I would not wish em to make Balams Asse of me for though many fooles take no felicity but in wearing good clothes though they bee none of their owne I have a further reach in me Duk. I could ban my starres Dut. 〈…〉 my fate Duk. That crosse me thus Dut. Makes me unfortunate Duk. Alas good Lady how her pretty feet Labour to find me Such blacke events Darken her selfe That in the bosome of some foggy cloud I might imbrace my love Dut. That my hopes should meet Duk. O would the friendly night Dut. Would the Moone lose her light Duk. But night is purblind To make a Duke a slave Dut. To make e Dutchesse Wrestle with amorous passions Duk. Life a spleene Could my rough breath like a temptstuous wind Blow out heavens candles leaue the world starke blind That it might either haue no eyes to see Or use those eyes it hath to pleasure me Dut. Or use those eyes it hath to pleasure me Man Who would haue thought the cold had beene so good a musician how it playes upon my chaps and maketh my teeth skip up and downe my mouth like a company of virginall Iacks but I find small musicke in it and Mopsa should come now I could doe her little good yet and she were here she and I would haue about at cob-nut or at chery-pit or some what to keepe our selues from idlenesse though she be but a foole the bable's good enough to make sport withall in the darke and that very word hath started her Enter Mopsa Mop. Whose there Manasses Man Yes Mopsa Mop. Plaine Mopsa I might bee Madam Mopsa in your mouth goodman where 's Dorus Man Why because he will not be said to make too much haste to a bad bargaine he is not come yet Mop. Not come a peascod on him but al 's one I thought at first he would make but a foole on mee Man Would you haue him mend Gods workemanship Mop. But chuse him since he hath buld me with an vrchin I le goe fetch Raph our Horse-keeper let him that got the calfe keepe the cow in a knaues name and he will haue you your booke here Man No matter wench I can do 't well enough without booke Mop. Nay and yee can do 't