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The spightful sister a new comedy / written by Abraham Bailey.
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Bailey, Abraham, fl. 1667.
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Wing B444; ESTC R25906
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where the offence is done against the will Chancellor It was my Liege he did not love to kill King Why fought he then Chancellor To vindicate his right King That 's got by Law and not by single might Chancellor 'T was Sir so sudden done forc'd by a plot That strength must needs decide what Law could not King The Fathers service and the Sons deport One in our Wars the tother in our Court Tho against my Law command me to asswage For once the penance of my Statutes rage But take notice lest it should authorize Others like manner precepts to despise Renew its force and hence will hardly I Give him his life that makes another dye Both. Your pardon But let it teach better things Exeunt Litus and Losana in the Gallery Litus I knew it would not take Lidorus is dead Losana I wish it had been Petus Litus Wishes nothing avail our treason 's divulg'd and If we are caught we shall soundly suffer Losana My disgrace is so great I dare not return But since 't is so I 'll alter our design And have his life or it shall cost me mine Exeunt Enter Petus in a Night-gown and Berania Petus A pardon it were better that I were Condemn'd to death by the most cruel torture To live is onely to be knawed upon And suffer lingrings which subtly beguile Me of my rest One blow consumes them all But on my life depends a dearer and If I were dead she 'd be expos'd to th' rage Of bloudy butcheries I 'll be reveng'd Dear Lidorus how shall I pacifie Thy angry Ghost I kill'd thee and were serv'd But just if thy deathy fingers should Pull out my timorous heart Berania You see my Lord The fruits of too rash anger Petus Would I had Dear Madam so sudden a Burial let me Sacrifice my life to asswage this fault In doubting of your chastity Draw's his sword Berania Hold my Lord I shall dye to see you thus 'T was foul but now it 's over Petus Oh that I could come at this demons urchin Litus appears i' th' Gallery I 'd break the charms of Belzebub and bite The sulphry links that keep her all the flashes Of brimstone should but heat my purposes Till with her blood I had made a deadly poyson Should kill all that but speak or think upon her Where art Air cover her not she will infect thee Ground swallow her up or throw her to me that I May rid the world of lust and treachery Exit Enter Litus and Losana Losana You see how things fall out Litus It is reported You are sled Petus beside himself Studies to make a sad example of you Losana Are you against me too Litus Not I I wish I could but see the colour of his heart-blood Till then I shant be quiet nor you peel off Perpetual shame Losana Does he tear at me thus Litus I heard him in the Gallery Losana Enough I 'll do his business stay here I have provided Exit Litus walks about Litus I wish I had ne'er begun this I am vext I dream of Blood and War in my condition Distraction banquets I have entred on it And will go on Enter Losana But this one way to save our lives go up Exit Litus Enter three men Losana Here here come hither They whisper All. We attend your will Losana There 's one has done me a great deal of wrong Weeps 'T will do no good to name it if you will Undertake to murder him you shall Be satisfied largely First No fear Madam we can do it Second I and we will do it Third Where 's the man Los Stand in that corner within a little while he comes to you Gentlemen be sure you kill him I can't describe him by his clothes but there none comes in a whole year dispatch him quickly First We 'll use swords to 't Second Best we have them ready Third Surest and safest these All draw will give him a meal he shall never disgest I 'll warrant you Losana Go and don 't fail to kill the first that comes Exit All. We will faith All stand aside Enter Losana with a Boy Losana Go to Lord Petus and tell him you saw Losana go down that lane just now do your arrand well and here 's for you then out by my Chamber Boy I will Exit Losana Boy meets Petus Boy I was a coming to you my Lord. Petus For what Boy I heard you inquire for Madan Losana And I see her go down that lane just now Petus Good Boy Exit Boy Now pitty be gone He goes apace draws his sword Four Clowns overtake him with clubs and surprize him taking him for Litus First Ha ha now we ha' you nay go to your Father Petus What mean you Gentlemen Second Gentleman us no more then we Gentleman you for I'faith you shall go He strives Third Hold fast there you are an undutiful son indeed we'll Litus you I'faith Fourth So I thought we should catch you at last Petus Stand off you rustick Bores He strives again All. Hold him fast if we let him go we shall all be hang'd Second Get you home we have searched the woods for you to some purpose Petus How dare you Villains First Uds waukers we 'll cudgel you so we will for all you 're a Lord. Fourth There 's a good one shall we please your father or you Third Swinge him swinge him agood if he won't go the King man set us a work to look you and gave us leave Petus Was ever Noble scratch'd with dogs before Strives again All. In with him in with him to his father come along good my Lord Litus come along or we 'll make you with a murrin All pull him in Fourth It must be Litus man and nobody else Exeunt all Litus and Losana in the Gallery Losana Now Sir from an abyss of discontent Three thrusts have built us up security Peace over all those mists that interpos'd Between Berania and you are vanish'd Petus is dead the Boy came to my Chamber And see him run to eternal banishment Them three dispatcht him ere one cry could come Toth ' ears of any living Court your Mistriss But make devotion to me I invented His death and your felicity Litus Rare Madam Seeing there 's no lets to my preferment I 'll Adore your memory and gratifie With forty Duckets them that laid him dead Come along Madam I 'll see how they sped Losana They could not finde resistance from him Litus ha Litus I 'm ravish'd with these Musical words I 'll see how they did their business and Content 'um for it Losana Well enough I warrant you Litus goes to the stage and to the Thieves Thieves set on him follow him out and fight Litus Hold I am not the man All. He is dispatcht They kill him and stop his mouth with an Hankerchaer Exeunt Enter Petus Petus Take me for Litus Oh I fear she 's gone He sees the body Ho ho Watch
it first and who better then he May borrow that which himself lent to me In this quandary make thy self a sheath Farewel once Mistriss I must bid adieu To my own self but first of all to you Enter Berania When I am dead that you may know the truth Sets it to his Brest My blood shall be the pen and writer both Though you to others kindness could impart Yet your name onely's graven within my heart If ask'd what did this tragedy incur You 've been the cause but I the Murtherer Throw fury on it self He goes to kill himself Berania catches the sword Berania For Heavens sake my Lord tell me the cause Lidorus enters seeing Petus walks away Petus 'T is true ye darts of Pluto nail me here Berania Good Sir speak He turns from her 'T is too much to bear he has been my friend Well but now he is my foe and I as justly May make my self his my sword shall reward it Exeunt Losana and Litus in the Gallery Losana How now what think you Litus Whither is he gone Losana To write an invitation to Lidorus Litus Then one or both Lidorus has the best judgement Losana I know 't my Lord tother 's sooner dispatcht He has no skill at all he dyes my life for 't Litus 'T is well contriv'd thanks to your wit and will Go from the Gallery Enter Petus with a letter and Page Petus Deliver this to Lord Lidorus flee Exit Petus Page meets Lidorus he reads it Lidorus Upon suspition my Lord where 's the Wisdom And sobriety was moderator In all your passion quite forgot tho he Be frenzied with an Amorous fire I 'll Not take it as a challenge Yet consider He 's in earnest if I don't accept it A woman or a coward nick-names me In Challenges we ought more to reflect On honours splendor then the fight 's neglect And invitations warlike ought to be Answer'd with courage not benignity Tell him I stay how clear am I from it Exit Page Sweet is a life retir'd from all affairs Of State or Court one sad mischance or other Waits upon Pomp 't has always emulation To study ones own private houshold-good In the short walks of an inclosed Garden And there content strikes envy in the bosome Petus coming Petus My life or his this treason must redeem Honor then friendship should have more esteem Lidorus bare to meet Petus Lidorus Sir Petus Hold your villany's too obvious to admit of ceremonious parles Lidorus Charge Petus Defend Fight and breath Lidorus End it Petus Dispatch in justice Fight again Lidorus falls Lidorus One thing I crave before I dye tell me The reason of this fight Petus By your life that sees his last period resolve The truth to what I ask Lidorus Else Heavens shew themselves my everlasting enemies Petus Hast not betray'd me tell your unjust dealing With Berania you are both dishonest Lidorus Some miracle of the Gods shew my innocence Or if I have been guilty all the torments In Hell torment me for disloyalty Who blowed this fire in your brest my Lord Petus Will 't make me kill my self is it not true Losana told me and I see it too Lidorus What did you see Petus You walk away as soon As entred 't was because we were together She must be alone to entertain your visits Lidorus Losona told me you suspected me Of being too familiar with your Mistress Advised me to march off when I beheld Berania with you that in time it might Abate your jealousie Petus Your coming was upon a match what say you Lidorus If so let me be match'd with the worst fury That ever howl'd in Hell Losana bid me Come to meet her here about some business I went when I see you you know the cause Petus I smell sulphur Losana told me What I have spoke and that you were lov'd of her Lidorus Trayterous Losana she-Devil she 't was she Brought me to my grave secure her I am faint The house is full of treason use your judgement To punish it I could divulge it now But I want breath I am sent for Sir farewel Your innocent servant remits you his death Once more farewel and think upon me Petus skreeks Enter Berania Berania My Lord what 's this Petus Speak woman did'st thou think He 'd a dyed with a heavy conscience and Conceal'd your sin to damn him Berania I 'll be tryed with fire and in my defence Kiss glowing steel bring burning coles to me I 'll keep 'um in my hand till they extinguish And never cry to shew you I am clear Believe me Sir Body took away Petus Did not you and Lidorus 'gree to meet He was a coming but seeing me with you return'd Berania My Sister bid me come about some business I thought not to meet you and much less him Petus It 's clear a plot to make us fight tells him That I suspected he was too familiar With Berania then tells me that he Was naught with her indeed and more that he Agreed to meet her but to walk away At any time when he see her with me Then bids him walk away when he see me That it might in time abate my Jealousie And so got's all together here unknown To each other a cast a contrived Devilry He went away for fear of my displeasure And I thought he went guilty of what was told me That we were both innocent and both suspitious Beran Litus contrives it my Maid once or twice see 'um together Petus Desperate Losana could the Devil invent To cloak thy damn'd malice with this pretence Of love to us both Enter Servant Servant Lidorus is dead it 's known you kill'd him Petus Justice suffer not A wretch to tread the earth Villanous woman Wert here I 'd gore thy hellish heart O Monster Treacherous Monster no less then thy infernal Life shall satisfie me Dear Lidorus How dare I name thee every noise I hear Crokes horror to me why I could not help it He can't be brought to life again I 'll dye And punish my self for so damn'd a sin Losana Tiger-bitch to thy breath My hands inrag'd shall give a mournful death And for your witch-craft I will make thee rue it By just revenge if my lifes price can do it Exit with Berania and Servant Enter two Watch-men First Hereabouts 't was done Petus is fled Second He 's gone the King must pardon him or we shall see him no more what was it about First They talk of treachy i' th' business Second Let 's return First Good morrow my Masters all good morrow Exeunt Enter King Guard and Marus and Chancellor Marus May it please your Majesty it 's I am King Why you know it is against our Act that Duels should be fought the penaltie's death Marus I come not to know rigor but crave pardon King To pardon this would against Justice tend King sits in a chair Chancellor Justice draws mercy Sir at every end King Yea