Be sent to find the Earle my father forth And bring him backe to the Court there to receiue Of vs his dignities and fauours trebled I am new fram'd againe Afflictions meet And mingling with our ioyes make them more sweet Exit Cal. I donnot like this Ran. Nor I with you Ber. Faire one pray stay your brother wud speake Iul. Sir you may command me and for his sake To th' vtmost of my powre I am bound to you O my deare brother how you ioy my soule To see you vp againe in health and lusty Dor. Place your thanks here kind sister for to his skill Next vnder Heauen it must be attributed Iul I do know it brother and do thanke him Heartily thanke him and the Duches shall That owes him equally as much as we Thanke him a better way Ber. No Lady your thanks payes me really And I will neuer looke for better pay Nor take then comes from you pray looke vpon me And see if you can fasten your affection Vpon a man so vnworthy as my selse Iul. Sir you are worthy of a better choyce But let me for your owne sake thus aduise you If you haue entertaind any such thought As I hope you are wiser to part with it For trust me this poore heart I carry here Is not mine owne I do but walke with it And keepe it for another pray no more Sir Brother farewell I shall be wanting to the Duches Exit Lan. Lost it it cannot be Doril. Now talking with you plucking off this gloue It fell out of my hand Lan. Seeke good Sir Enter Fred. Fred. And do we see the golden dayes againe Does honor once more Court vs then looke vp Looke vp my friends I say and see your Lord Double and treble guilt his happinesse Hatcht and inlaide not to be worne out with Time What do you looke for Lan. A Iewell we haue lost Fred. A Iewell let it be hang'd I le giue you euery one Iewels a peece shall ouer value it There 's not a friend I haue but shall haue stones As faire and weighty as the Turke hath any And Concubines like him though not so many Ye shall good Doctor thou art so melancholly Lan. Come let it alone Doril. How let it alone Lan. Yes for lost it cannot be if any finde it When I am pleas'd to haue it I will send A messenger shall fetch it with a vengeance Prythy forbeare and let vs heare my Lord Fre. Gentlemen what will yee doe will yee come to Court and be grac't by me will you be Knights or Officers Gentlemen vshers or of the Bedchamber speake what you le be whilst I am i' the giuing vaine and you are so Lan. Wee le waite on you tomorrow my good Lord Fre. You blew Bottle Basket hilt I talke not to you And th' other two are stupid now I thinke on 't Dorilus you were best leaue the Court a man Suspected once is very sildome found In his heart that suspects him to be sound There ye haue a touch of my Policy farewell Doril. Farewell my Lord Fre. Thinke on 't Passing by spies the Ring Dor. I le warrant you Fre. What 's this A ring that i' st and trust me A very pleasing one vnto the eye Some Lady lost it for whose sake I le weare it Vntill I find a challenger it may he T was lost a purpose and here dropt for me Exeunt ACTVS QVARTVS Scena Prima Enter Fredericke Fre. Am I mad or drunke or the people both and blind too I thinke For let me come vp to them neuer so neere talke neuer so loud gripe them neuer so hard they see mee not stare and gape as if I were in the aire and aske where are you If wee were out of fauour I should neuer wonder at it but being Restord and in greater grace then euer it somewhat troubles me zfoote and a Lord cannot be acknowledgd what will be come of poore Gentlemen heere come a couple and sober as I take it I le try if they haue not lost their eye-sight Enter Ferdinando and Cornelius Cor. But that you iustifie it so vehemently I shud not a beleeu'd it Lost againe Ferd. Againe and sent to prison her father Banishd the Court againe and all his honors Tooke againe from him and from 's sonne And all 's againe as it was and if not worse Ferd. Nay then my admirations at an end I remember no body wud know me last time But these are a couple of honest fellowes and yet they serue a Lord if any body haue vse of their eyes these will By your leaue Gentlemen did you see the yong Lord Fredericke Cor. Wher 's he that askt that question Fer. Zfoote I cannot see him yet heard him plaine Cor. The inuisible voyce is come againe Fer. I beleeue so Fre. People are blind that 's certaine looke how they stare I donnot thinke there was euer any such thing in the world as an eye a seeing eye I know Taylors needles haue eyes and Cheeses but a discerning eye that 's the eye I wud encounter with Enter Callow and Ranoff Cal. It did me more good then my dinner I protest to see her transported to prison againe Ran. And so it did me I protest for her brothers sake my Lord Fredericke Fadoudle Cal. I wonder he is not taken yet hee le Fadoudle at the Gallowes I beleeue when so ere he is for I told the Duke what a sawcy companion he was Fre. I will requite your kindnesse instantly Cal. How now what 's that Fre. Will you too Coxcombs neuer be vncoupl'd Ran. Who was that my Lord Cal. Nay I know not Fre. Who was that then Cal. Who was that said who was that Fre. Marry it was I Sir Cal. You who are you Fre. One that'le bestow a little paines with you Ran. Pray knock there no more my friend that 's the back gate your best goe about Frede. I will doe so and wipe your Noses for you Ran. I 'd rather you wud let it alone vnlesse you had a finer handkerchef Cal. T is the spirit of some Porter and wipes her with his Frock Ranoff Soones I le not indure this I le draw first Cal. And so will I Why do you not draw Cal. Harke the voyce askt why we do not draw Ran. I I heard it but I le be hangd before I le draw for that trick Cal. And so will I to See yonder 's a company of Gentlemen le ts flye to them for succour Are you walking Cor. Yes Sir Cal. Wee 'd be glad of your company Ran. Heer 's an inuisible voyce followes vs in the likenesse of I know not what Cal. And playes vpon vs like a Flute backward and forward Fer. We hard a voyce indeede but felt no touch of any thing Cal. No It may be you are valiant and wud strike againe but we are tender hearted and ten to one but it knowes as much Cor. Why if you le walke our way wee will guard
donnot meane to goe see the Duke Brother Fre. Not I yfaith Sister I haue a Ducke of mine owne that I must visit T'other shilling Dor. I haue no more beleeue it Fre. Pish I cannot endure this paltring and patching betweene Sister and Brother So now goe your wayes and milke but take heed of churning our Dayrie maid got the tooth-ach with Dor. Your mouth 's stopt i st not Fre. Vmh Dor. Why so then pray God the Wenches haue cleane Wastcoats Iul. You are resolu'd then Dor. Resolu'd Thou art a Foole Iulia thou shalt see I will doe things beyond credulitie Exeunt Fre. This money shud ha' bought Tiffenie and Cobweb Lawne And what a sinne had that bin to nurse Pride when it may purchase necessarie Claret My Father allowes me too little I find that And it were not for this good natur'd Pagan my Sister I knew not what to doe vnlesse I shud run my head into a commoditie of Hempe and that I must take vp at the Gallowes too or else they wonnot trust me yet I might haue a Bargaine of Crock-Butter if I could get an Heire to be bound for 't your Countrey Gentlemen haue no maw too 't but your Cockney were the only man for he wud take it vp and 't were but to make Tosts of Exit Scena tertia Enter Lord Raymond Lodwick Bernards Father Smirke the Clowne with Attendants Ray. Gentlemen all I thanke you your good wills To me as well as to the Duke your loyaltie Is showne in this your Readinesse and Loue He cannot be farre off Pray let your men Keepe off the Countrey People that doe swarme As thicke as doe the Citie multitude At sight of any rare Solemnitie Smirke Keepe back there keepe back or I le make your Leather Pelches cry twango else for some of them I am sure I made 'hem smoake so that I fear'd I had set 'hem a fire Foh some of them haue drunk sowre Butter milke this morning mingled with Garlicke which crudden together makes but a ranke smell and then they haue their Christmas Shooes on their old dancing Pumpes vp to the middle Calfe keeps 'hem so warme that here'le be a Perfume for the Dukes owne nosthrills Enter Ferdinand and Ranoff Ferd. Seignior Ranoff you are well arriu'd Ran. And you sweet Seignior 'T is very precious hot I protest I haue bin cooler vnder the Line Fer. A Halter you haue Ran. I wud we might command some Drinke here Fer. Nay and we could intreat it we were happy for the Seruingmen that were wont to be all Mouthes are now all Eyes they haue no other member vsefull about them Ran. This Lord has a most dulcid situation pleasant and profitable I haue seldome seene in Venice a sweeter Fer. Did you not see Sir a swarme of Bees as you past by Ran. I cannot tell indeed I did not marke 'hem Fer. Me thought they lookt Sir like your people of Hybla Ran. I cannot tell I neuer had much conuersation with your people of Hybla my noble Lord Enter Lord Callowe Fer. Here 's another a Bird of the same but a more tame one something more quiet Now to heare this Iay chatter and this Owlet hold his peace but answer him with motion may serue for a Morrisdance Ran. Your Lordships Iennet in my conceit is a most vnderstanding Beast Call Hum Ran. I saw the Adlantatho of Domingo mounted vpon such another not much different nay surely nothing at all and I donnot thinke but they were twinnes onely I thinke your Lordships the better Call Hum Ran. Your Lordship keepes the Saddle admirable Call Hum Ran. I wud your Lordship had bin with me at Iapon I speake it for Horses sake and Horsemanship together I protest they are the best Ryders if I said the Rankest I did not lye for beleeue it I hold your Ranke Ryder a good Ryder take him alwayes and at all times As your Frenchman in Christendome I donnot know a ranker Ryder vnlesse it be some part North there they are Scourers Your Lordship has a most neat Ruffe and becomes you most elegantly Cal. Hum Enter Cornelius with Dorigene and Iulia like Milke-maids Fer. Is not this a fine Dialogue How now Who come these to milke my Lord and 's Compeere Cor. No beleeue it Sir they are taken vp for the Dukes owne tooth Fer. I de as liue thou hadst told me a Tale yet beshrew me they are a couple of handsome Calues with white Faces but the degrees of this how com'st about Cor. Why the Duke passing by cast his eye vpon them and with it I beleeue his fancie for vpon some consideration he sent backe to giue commaund they should be brought hither to my Lords House Fer. 'T is not amisse he does well to begin holesome Ran. Will your Lordship conduct Cor. I this will be good stand aside giue her law Ran. Faire gentle Milke maid Dor. Sweet courteous Squire Ran. Good a Wench of Language by this hand I loue thee Dor. Loue me Sir why you haue scarce lookt on me Ran. That 's all one I protest I loue thee Dor. I am sorry for 't Ran. How which one sorry for 't sorry-that I whom Ladies languish for repine and die Dor. Surely Sir those Ladies are not sound that die of such a scuruie disease Ran. You now betray your rudenesse I am angry Dor. You show your selfe an Asse and I not care for 't Ran. Vdfoot and my Dagger had not bin rustie that I might haue drawne it with credit I 'd a stucke it in the middle of your Milk Pale foolish scuruy course-kersie durty-tayl'd dangling dug Cow A Gentleman Courtier and Traueller whose feet ha's measur'd the Alpes and be disgrac'd in a piece of vnplow'd Pasture I haue lighted vpon one of the Egyptian Idols taught Callowe stroking vp his haire complements with Faces and Legges with some Engine to put off his Hat and screw his Face a little I cannot speake to it like a man yet I will talke to it as if it were one How came you hither Sir pray did you ride or were you drawne in a Cart Cal. Hum Ran. Nay beleeue it my Lord they are a brace of the rudest Baubees that euer drew or suckt the Milke of Innocence Iul. Why but he is not a Lord I hope Sir Ran. Foolish Wench I tell thee he is a Lord and I am little lesse my selfe if I were in place where what do'st thou know but I may be the Duke Dor. Marry God forbid Sir Ran. Why it had bin all one to thee thou hadst cal'd me Asse Dor. Asse vnawares may prooue a wise man better considered of Ran. Ah she begins to ballance me Dor. I doe indeed Sir Ran. And how doe you find me now Dor. Full weight Sir Ran. O in good time wee shall agree anone The Duke Enter Duke with Raymond and the Traine Duke Through the generall loue our subiects beare to We find my Lord your loyaltie to vs you Which rellisheth more sweeter to
He shall release thee I will buy thy yeeres Although it cost me halfe of my Estate Lan. No more some few houres hence expect me Exit Ber. Sir will you take the counsell of a Friend And thrust these Sorrows from you what wud you giue To purchase such a Garland as you speake of Doril. I thought you Sir of more humanitie And better breeding then to mocke miserie Ber. I donnot mock you and may accuse you now For hauing me in such suspition We are but young in our Acquaintances And that begets these doubts will you impart Halfe your Estate to him shud bring you this Doril. All and become in debt to pay that Man Ber. What doe you iudge your Estate to be Sir Doril. Better then three hundred pound a yeere Ber. Why that shal do it Pardon me Sir I am poore And such an Accident as this perhaps To make a Fortune will not in all my Age Befall againe nor can you lose by it For in her fauours you shall be aduanc'd Doril. Without those wise Considerations You instantly shall haue it made to you Not in words onely but in deeds If you performe what you propose to me Ber. Why you say wel Sir wil you now to the Scriueners Doril. Most ioyfully and with what speed you please Ber. Lead Sir I le follow Is it not strange to see That a man shud as hath bin often showne Cure others griefes yet cannot helpe his owne Exeunt Scena secunda Enter Lodwick father to Dorigene Fredericke a Lady and Smirke Lod. Now Sir you are so dy'd i' the Grape so deboisht With Tauerne Quarrels that here your carriage Amongst the inferior sort will proue ridiculous For we shall haue you downe i' the Wine-cellar Or at the Beere amongst the Guard carowsing And after fall to Cuffes your Band and Doublet Torne from your Neck Back and your braue Breeches Stain'd with the variation of each soyle Fre. Nay good Sir donnot aggrauate a Fault I know I haue bin often i' the durt And so ha's many a better man then I Before I was the Dukes Brother but now I will giue no man place at Wall or Kennell Smi. My yong Lord is in my mind to a thred for that Lod. I know thou hast matter ynough in thee And parts sufficient to make a Courtier But this same Drinke and Countrey Libertie Ha's spoyl'd thee irrecouerably Fre. Why Sir what wud you ha' me do you shall find I will be capable Lod. Why you must bend your selfe vnto the Ladies Smi. Bend to the Ladies Alas poore old man he talks Lod. I meane apply your selfe conuerse with 'hem And still be tendring your seruice to 'hem They will looke for 't Looke you here come Presidents There 's a young Lord now a Knight followes him Marke but how they endeuor in the businesse Fre. Vdsfoot I thinke my Father thinkes I am an Asse Cannot I lead a Lady by the Arme Hold off my Hat and dance my Cinque a pace And after a long story of my silence Aske how she does I will satisfie him He shannot find me to degenerate By your leaue Lady Lady What 's he tro he ha's reasonable handsome Clothes but they become him not Smir. The dumbe Lord 's frighted his haire stands an end Ran. My Noble Lord the Duchesse Brother Call Your pardon my good Lord Fre. What Masculine Baboone 's this Lady I honor you Lady O my good Lord there are better Faces i' the Court for you to honor Fre. By that all-killing Eye that murdring Lip Lady Fie fie my Lord you make me blush Fre. O Madame donnot so you 'le spoile your painting Smi. Looke you my Lord my Lord your Sonne is at it Lod. A shrewd Boy I thought because my selfe Haue bin bred vp a Souldier and vnfit And euer was to these Court Complements He hauing not bin exercis'd wud be so I le leaue him now and take no more charge of him Smi. No no let the Surgion looke to him Enter Iulia Iulia Wud I were i' the Countrey againe I shall run mad here your tumultuous Courtiers wonnot let me rest Visitants early and late and all come about one businesse to tell me I am faire which I know well ynough yet can be well content to let them sweare it I haue the Prayers of all the Mercers Taylors Haberdashers i' the whole Citie and their Wiues Curses for not a Man lookes that way I am the Bird at which each well-drawne Courtier shoots his Bolt Looke you I am spyed already They leaue all Companies all Places vpon Seruice times the Chappell if I be not there Now my tongue-tyed Lord whose Language is i' the Motion of his Necke I wonder he is not troubled with the Cricke What does your Lordship say I donnot heare you Call Hum Iul. Wud the World beleeue there were such a Man Pray my Lord tell me your meaning Call Hum Iul. Sure your Honor had a silent Nurse Ran. He wud ha' prou'd the Miracle of the World if he had bin a Woman Iul. He wud indeed Seignior I donnot thinke but if his Tongue were clipt he wud talke yet what thinke you Ran. I thinke as you thinke Lady Iul. Take heed of that so you may wrong your selfe I wud my Lord that I could vnderstand you I doe perswade my selfe then I could loue you Call O sweet Lady Iul. Why this is well my Lord can you goe on Call I had a hard heart else Iul. Admirable good my Lord goe forward Talke and I le loue you infinitely that is beyond talke Call Silence Lady is the best part of Wisdome Iul. Let Wisdome goe to graue ones giue vs Talke It is Youth 's Musicke and doth stirre Affection As Motion Heat Good my Lord talke Call Why Lady I can talke Iul. O my Lord Cal. What ayle you Lady Iul. You will rauish me Call Not I I le assure you I come not of the kind Iul. I meane you 'le ouercome me And if you talke much I shall entreat you you will hold your peace Call Nay beleeue it Lady I will not talke much but if I list to talke I haue a Tongue that can talke much and lowd as another Man Ran. I was afraid he wud ha' said Woman Call But talke 's but talke therefore I vse it not but for your sake sweet Lady it may be that I will find a Tongue to talke of something and that same something must be of you or else 't is nothing Iul. Away my Lord I am bound to stop mine eares the Syrens sing in you Call VVhy let 'hem sing Song is but Song no more then Talke 's but Talke yet Talke does well where Talke is well regarded otherwise 't is lost And I haue bin a Talker in my time and will be so againe to giue content to such a Lady as doth loue to talke or knowes what talke is and can talke her selfe else 't is much better for to hold ones peace For I haue
of life yet shine in thee your eie is quick and sprightly death doth not shew himselfe in any part Ray. Your grace is a good comforter and your sight blowes vp this sparke of life to such a light which is but as a twinckling before death Therefore I do beseech your Maiesty As in this life and after death you 'le stand In history to the last houre of Time A iust religious Prince to which I know In your owne inclination you aspire Euen for the Dukedomes peace O your pardon My breath I find will faile me your pardon Duke And quickly speake it or I shall not heare you Duke What what shal I pardon good Raymond speake I gather by thy speech thou wouldst vnfold somthing of consequence you must not part thus with me therefore good Raymond speake borrow a little time of death and I will pay it back out of my life deare Raymond donnot leaue me thus vnsatisfied for if you doe I le follow you to learne it Ray. O I haue wrong'd you Duke Neuer neuer good Raymond Ray. By that strong power which raises me I haue And lends me breath to vtter it and this Ladie Where is she and the Princesse all of ye For when you first began your iealousie Vpon a small presumption I as apt And suddaine as your selfe in feare to find The issue of a Prince which Heauen aduert So basely bastardize held vp your thought Told you of former and familiar tricks In the like nature I had seene betweene them Which I protest was then out of my care That such a thing might be rather then any crime That euer I knew she was guilty of Send for her therefore and condemne your rash False suppositions and pardon mine That grew but out of yours but once being growne It spred into more branches then your owne Duke What is thy purpose Ray. Religious as the Churches which is To cleare all doubts and present Truth In her owne Garments to protect innocence And from her white hand lift her out of slanders Duk. By which you wud inferre my Dutchesse honest Ray. By all the best hopes of a dying man This being a time not to iest breath away There does not liue this daie in Christedome A Queene nor anie woman through the world More trulie vertuous and as I speake truth So may I faile or find it Duke Whether my ioies are sensuall or immortall I cannot say but surely I do feele And stand on such a change as if my soule Were melted into bloud or my bloud turnd To soule which lights me vp fresh Tapers Whose instructiue beames direct me to the Hart Of my deare Dutchesse where chastity I find Hath built her temple within there Enter Dutchesse Attend. My Lord Duke Here take my Signet deliuer it to Lord Lodwicke command him bring the Duchesse And waite vpon her hither with all the speed And diligence his dutie can performe Att. I shal my Lord and as I 'm one of the honest men I am glad to heare it Enter Iulia Duke O noble Ladie how shall I look thy mistres i' the face that blush at sight of thee prithie stand by me and imbolden me bee my Genius prompt mee what I shall say or the Scean 's spoild I shal be out my tongue doth falter for ioy conceiu'd of her great goodnes for griefe of her much iniurie Iul. As in the fiction Giants make war with heauen But are strooke dead so malice may strike at Vertue But at last I see the blow will light where it began Welcome my Roiall mistresse and I hope Vnto more comfort then euer yet the Saxon Court affoorded it beares the likeliest face Vpon vs now Enter the Duchesse Duke Why do you kneele to me the slanderer Ought to aske pardon of the slandred My owne Law teaches it Pray do you rise Or I will neuer thinke my selfe forgiuen Duck. Nay now my Lord I feare you sent for mee to mocke me Duke God and all good men at my greatest need Requite me with a mocke if I meane any O let me now expire and be the happie messenger To sing this newes to heauen such and so great Ray. So happie reconcilements make the Angels Treade the bright ring and from the ordred spheares Strikes heauenly musicke to all earthly eares Giue me your royall pardon and remit me The hand of death lies cold and weighty on me And what is he but must sinke vnder it Therefore goe exercise your ioyes where griefe May not be heard to expresse her selfe in teares For sorrow still sings loud vnto our eares Dor. O my Lord Ray. Deare Princes speake no more I know your hart But as you loue my quiet leaue me to it For I do find an enclination to Rest and sleepe and perhaps my last Duke Come then le ts leaue him sicknesse is froward And one while company is pleasing to it Another while offensiue Raymond farewell Heauen to his mercy take or restore thee Roy. Good Duke I thanke thee let me kisse thy hand And yours best Dutchesse and Lady yours so Now if you will be gone you may Sicknesse knowes no manners Duke Wee 'le trouble you no longer Raymond Ray. Why I thanke you and all good lighten on you But not stay Carolus Caro. My Lord Ray. Are they all forth the roome Caro. Yes my Lord Ray. Actiue as fire I spring out of my graue then And will see some before me e're I dye That are more fit for Earth and Heauen then I Fetch me some water and a cup of wine I le drinke my owne health and my lust shall pledge it Do I beare earth about me sure I donnot For in this extasie I haue no feeling No vse of feete but ride and racke i' th Aire Like a black Cloud holding in his hand lightning And in this a tempest giue me and goe And vnderstand the cause of Iulias stay It puts me into doubts and she shou'd goe Away now with the Queene and cheat my hopes I haue made a sickmans plot of it But Iulia is Religious in her vowes Knowes what it is to sweare and what to breake 'hem How now villaine why returnd without her Caro. Why she is gone my Lord Ray. Be thoug thou gon then and after her and fetch her And bring her to me or lay downe thy duty And let me neuer see it in a face Or an officious leg againe presented Zoones are you scraping there when I forbid you Caro. Alas my Lord Ray. My Lord my Loggerhead begon Enter Iulia Caro. O Maddam you come like to the Halcion and bring faire weather with you Ray. Thou art my truth and I will studdy thee No more shall misbeliefe enter my thoughts For thy Idea standing in my heart As in a Temple shall fright all false suggestions To the Tartars Giue me instead of Lawrell For my deed a sugred kisse and crowne my ioyes Iul. Away you are a villaine I came back to tell you so And long
life which is a blessing to others vnto thee 's a cursse thou shame of such a reuerence dost not see to what a monster lust in thee is growne at lest in mens immaginations A man as old in show as time himselfe Made vp for counsell like another Nestor At least in mens imaginations To be so monstrous Goatishly inclind O fie my Lord thinke with your selfe this ill Prouokes not in the flesh but in your will Your bloud moues slow and cold and all the fire That strikes vp any heat is in desire I blush for you thinke of it Ray. Yes I 'le thinke of it but you shall giue me time And you and I will now goe and consult of it Iul, Keepe of Ray. Why you wonnot stab Iul. Yes to the hart beleeue it Ray. Why then a combat look you I am prouided too Will you yeeld now Iul. No Ray. This wud shew handsome on a Stage An old man and a woman at the point Beleeue it I 'le stab too Iul. Thy worst for I will mine Ray, This is scuruey wooing Iulia no more Iul. Farwell then and repent Ray. Nay then you stir me yeeld or I will force thee And after pay thy periury with death Are you so mannish Enter Duke Duchesse and all the rest spectators Duke Desist vild rauisher Ray. Ha the Duke then rage rise high in me And add vnto this wickednesse a worse Enter Bernard with his Rapier drawne Bar. Villaine what wilt thou do keepe of Ray. O I am lost Dor. A gaurd Duk. Cease on the Traitor O that those haires Which are the badge of truth and as I thought The care of her shud shru'de such villanies So monstrously betraying and abusing Away with him to death Ray. To death Duk. Yes a cruell and a lasting Dor. I beseech your grace Duk. Wilt thou beg for him whom he so hath wronged And which is more made me the instrument Dor. Yes good my Lord his pardon Duk. Prithee sweete no more aske any thing but that Let Law be of no force then in my Land If I forgiue such Traytors O where is Dorilus That innocent and excellent good man If he be liuing let him be brought to me That I may honor him if dead lament And wash him with my teares sit on his Hearst And aske forgiue of his gentle spirit Least it do haunt me being his murtherer Enter Guido Guido Iustice iustice my Soueraigne Duke What art thou com'st for iustice Guido One that vnder your authority performes it vpon others Duke Performe it vpon me for I am a murtherer Guido My Lord Duke A murtherer of my friends of vertuous men Vertue herselfe did very hardly scape me Dor. Good my Lord Duke I must see Dorilus aliue or dead To view how big the wound was that I gaue him For I will haue griefe dig one in my brest As deepe as it is and as mortall too Dor. Why heere is Dorrilus Duke Prayers of Princes fall on thee dost thou liue To tell me that my sword doth want an edge But when it strikes offenders rise Dorilus And thus vnto thy Mistresse I present thee As the best Iewell that I haue to giue her For a true Seruant is of that esteeme Dor. Sir I thanke you but I returne him back As fittest for your seruice Fre. Heere 's giuing and taking as if thei'd both be rid of him Duke Why I thanke thee and I receiue him gladly Now wher 's he that wud haue Iustice Guido Heere my Leige Duke Against whom wud'st thou haue Iustice Guido Against the President of Wittembergh Who falling foule with the learned Landoff Tutor vnto my sonne is thought by most And of the wisest of the Vniuersity To haue by some trecherous plot made them away He nor my sonne hauing bin seene ere since Lan. Why heere is Landoff sir your poore friend in safetie Guido Landoff where is my sonne Ber. Heere sir with a daughter to boote Guido Now Gods blessing a' thy heart if thou hast confer'd me thus Ber. E'ne thus Sir Rise with my blessing on you both Fre. So they are own'd no body calls vpon me nor regards me nor to say the truth I regard nobody the losse of my inuisible Ring has broke my heart now when I knew the vertue of it to lose it and to an ideot an innocent that deserues not to vnderstand the vertue of it what dainty deuices might I haue had in euery Chamber of the Court seene such a Lord kisse such a Lady the wrong way such a Knight lie with his Chambermaid and his Lady with her Groome the Vsher with the waiting-Gentlewoman and the page with all Phoebus himselfe must a come short of those things I shud aseen for one inuisible Ring wud discouer another Du. How now what 's the cause of this why kneele you al Dor. For that which I ioyne with them too Lord Raymonds life banish him the Court And let him be confin'd to his house i' th country Duke Thou must not aske twice what I shall deny Rise 't is granted you see you haue good friends And a gracious mistresse Ray. I see 't and shame to see my selfe How had the Diuell blinded me I could not See your rare vertues O let my penitence Which if it be not zealous iust heauens strike That breath into my throat againe which formes The words I vtter and let 'hem strangle me Let my true penitence I say beget Another vertue in you besides mercy Credulity that I am truly sorry For the bold mischiefes gainst you and my Prince A guilty conscience followed by despaire Light on all Traytors to their Soueraigne Wants to the extreamst sicknesse without succor Without all good mans pitty and their prayers Fall on the slanderers of all your sex Diseases rot him liuing dead no graue But rauenous Fowles become his sepulcher His bones kickt vp and downe by his enemies And charitable men allow of it Hell and the Diuels plying him with torments Bast his black soule that he may roare so loud As to the earth crying he heard may be Who slanders women may be damnd like men ACTVS QVINTVS Scena Prima Enter Ferdinand and Cornelius Cor. Will there be such Reuels say you Fer. Yes but no words for it must be kept priuate Cor. Priuate why there are gone out Proclamations that whosoeuer can by deuice or any quicke conceits delight the Duchesse he shall haue correspondent to his qualitie an Annuall stipend besides the fauour of the Duke for euer Fer. Such a thing was talkt of for the Duke now dotes farre more on the Duchesse then at first and whatsoere is done is to delight her Cor. 'T is a better hearing then the old Iealousies What 's your Lord confin'd to his house i' the countrie Fer. Yes Cor. And how find you your new Lord Fer. Very noble and so doth beare himselfe to euery man harke yonder 's such a colle with the musicians the Masquers and the Dancers who now are
beside my selfe beholds The Beautie of this Face where two Sunnes moue Kindling new Fires to the God of Loue The Title of a Queene much better wud Become thee then a Beggar Why didst not aske To be what Nature did intend thee for And I wud consummate had not Fortune set thee So many steps below me in thy Birth Dor. If I might not offend my gracious Prince I wud make bold to speake Duke I did and doe entreat thee Dor. And speake freely Duke With all libertie Dor. I may I hope without your Courtiers scorne Pronounce my selfe a Lady and before This Honor was confer'd vpon me by you There did run generous bloud within these veines And if not noble but say there did not And I had bin borne the last of the last Ranke of basest people yet you haue made me Such is the power of Princes truly noble I am the daughter of an Earle which is a Prince And by that Title challenge Alliance With euery other Prince of higher bloud And if the Emperor himselfe were here He now wud owne me for his Kinswoman For I stand in the Line of Royaltie And who denyes it knowes not Heraldrie Ray. Here 's a Wench knowes how to blaze a Coat Dor. Therefore my Lord my Bloud can be no let If I faile not in other parts to make A Duchesse or a Queene and may become If you be pleas'd to make me so your Wife Ambitious of your Loue not of the Title Duke Famine and Warres plague my Dominions And strike at my owne Person but I loue thee Infinitely loue thee loue thee beyond the Word Beyond all Action that expresseth it To call thee Faire Sweet Louing and my Wife Are but poore Attributes Thou art my Soule The better Part that gouernes my best Thoughts And bids me thinke on Heauen and view thee Thy Freenesse and thy Wit for such as doe Respect a Dower are sufficient What are Townes Countries that may be destroy'd By Sword or Fire comparable to thee That bear'st about thee in one Limbe the Beautie Of twentie thousand Cities and their Wealth Thou art all the World to me for I can liue And sit downe by thee with content of mind Without Ambition how to conquer farther And thinke I haue enough And so shall All All of you here that will be counted Subiects And wish the quiet of your Soueraigne For him that does not let him leaue me now And I will curse him backe againe a Traytor And she herselfe shall curse him and so damne him Fer. Nay And 't be come to that passe I am silent Cor. 'T is best so when the Tongue may forfeit the Head I haue a con'd Speech alreadie Long liue the Duchesse Ran. I am glad my Lord was meale-mouth'd when she was a Milke-maid I am sure he gaue her no ill language Duke What Princes of the East or of the World When they shall see thy Picture and me by thee Circkling thee thus and thy Armes so with mine To shew consent in our Affections But will consider with himselfe how poore Although he haue the Indies in his reach He is to me and sigh himselfe to death Father be merry And my Lord be you so For now your House is happy and shall looke More glorious then our Pallaces Although You left the Walls as naked as your Roofe Let euery Roome be deckt with Countenances Chearefull as at the houre I was borne When as I heard my Father was here with you And had the glad newes brought him Wast not so Ray. Yes my good Lord Duke Why so then Musicke and some Wine That I may drinke a Health to her I loue Deepe as my Affections A flourish of Cornets Cor. You shall see he will be drunke with Wine As well as with Loue Duke First you shall pledge me then it shall go round Vnlesse it stop at any discontent VVhom out of all this number I would note Ran. And 't be good VVine it shall ne're sticke at me what ere the Health be Fer. No Seignior I thought you had had a Small-Beere stomacke Ran. Neuer but i' th' Morning Dor. My Lord Iul. The Courtiers begin to melt and my mightie Madame knowes how to command I wonder what I shal be The Dice went equally once in my owne opinion for Duchesse but Duchesse Mate that 's my comfort Duk. What eye now looks on thee that not contemnes The Colours of the Lilly and the Rose VVhich come as short of Beautie as of Sweetnesse Lend me thy hand my Ioy for I will yet But borrow it till with thy heart I take it At the Temple and make it mine for euer That Fame may through the world my mind discouer Lesse happy being a Duke then being a Louer Exeunt Scena quarta Enter Bernard disguised like a Doctor Landoff his Tutor like a Seruingman Ber. Come Asmody thou seest I am rul'd by thee I take thy aduice and how do'st thou like me in this Doctors Habit Land Why very well Sir and handsome you looke as if you had trauell'd for your Degree but 't is the better for no experience is gotten without trauaile Ber. But what shall I doe when they bring me their brittle Pispots I cannot cast 'hem Land No then giue them me I can Ber. VVhy art thou skilfull in Physicke Land Enough to cast away an Vrinall or two Ber. Cast it away I marry Asmody so can I Land Why and that 's sufficient If it be troubled water let 'hem carry it home againe to make Lye with 't will saue Sope But you must know Sir you must be reseru'd and not a publike Professor like your Tutor Ber. As little as thou wilt Asmody Land If it please you Sir you may take away the first part of my Name it does not sound so well in a Seruingman because hee is alwayes at the heeles of his Master Ber. VVhat thou wudst haue As taken away and be call'd Modie Land For your good Sir I wish it and for breuity sake besides Sir you hannot one Scholler amongst twentie but knowes what Asmody is Ber. Thou say'st well then henceforward Moody let As goe to the Spirit Land I Sir for I am now you know your Familiar Ber. And a wittie one me thinkes Land I must be so for I shud haue a sad Master of you else And looke you Sir because you shannot proue me a Lyar here is your sweet-hearts Brother in time of yore your Chamber-fellow in a worser pickle then you for he is in loue Auriumtenus you are but vp to the middle Enter Frederick and Dorilus Fre. Why I tell thee my Sister is such a Wild Cat there is not her fellow againe in all Germany and yet thy Sister followes well after they are a Couple and so is the Deuill and the Hangman and as good Companie they 'le flowt any man vnder the Cope they wud laugh at me but that they know I care not for 't and put 'hem out with an excellent
heretofore bin a great Talker and foolish Ladyes that vnderstood me not haue pray'd me hold my peace and they wud loue me iust as you now on the contrary pray me to talke and not to hold my peace and then you 'd loue me Iul. I will maintaine this in him to make him talke his Lungs our Oh Oh Call VVhat is the matter Iul. VVud I had neuer heard this Tongue of yours But I was curst to heare it more to prouoke it Call VVhy doe you say so For this Tongue of mine shall be pull'd out and throwne vnto the Dogges or to the Hawkes before it shall offend your daintie Eares that loue to heare a Tongue talke as a Tongue should doe of VVit and Beautie and Beautie and VVit which doe abound in you Iul. Fie fie fie this is not to be endur'd Call Beleeue it Lady but it is 't is fit that you shud heare and I shud talke the Subiect being You and I the Talker Wherefore haue Ladyes Beautie and Men Eyes and Tongues but to behold that Beautie and then talke of it I doe proclayme him here a Dunce a Sot that ha's a Tongue and cannot talke of you nay though he had ne're a Tongue yet he might thinke a talke and that though not as good might serue for talke Enter Lord Raymond and the Duchesse Iul. The Duchesse good my Lord leaue vntill another time Call I another time and then wee le talke foure or fiue houres together Fre. By this hand Wench I le keepe touch Lady Touch and take my Lord else no meddling Fre. Goe you are a Foole Farewell Expect me Sister Duchesse how do'st I thanke thee for my Lordship I knew thou wert borne to make vs all aduance vs to the third Region How does my Brother Duke deale with thee Do'st thou Burgeon Shall we haue Bonfires and the Bells rung out for ioy thou hast made an Vnckle How now Iulia what 's thy Title Lady of Honor and Principall Secretarie to my Sister is 't not who breakes the best Iests now Iul. My Lord Fre. My Lord no my Lady by all meanes Dor. Fie Brother vnderstand your selfe and as you haue taken on Dignitie so put on Grauitie or you will proue ridiculous Fre. Let me proue what I will Sister I le haue all the Court to imitate me if I had bin borne a Foole I wonder what 's he wud ha' bin wise Come VVench be thy selfe still and thou shalt be the Miracle of Princes Haue all the wit thy Subiects vtter thine And drawne together in a Volume call'd The Duchesse of Saxonie her Apothegmes VVhich shall put downe the Tales of other Nations Thy Birth-day shall be made a Holy-day And crown'd with full Cups and with deepe ones too And I my selfe will first begin the Health And bring it vp in Germany a Fashion Oft to salute the Cup and kisse it sweetly But where 's the Duke my Brother tyr'd and retyr'd Dor. Pray my Lord doe you speake to him happily he will endure reproofe from you Ray. My Lord Fre I haue sworne not to graunt any Suits this weeke therefore prythy donnot trouble me O my Lord I cry you mercy Ray. The Duchesse wud be priuate Fre Neat and priuate she shall be 't is fit Let you and I shake hands Wisdome and VVit Dor. Thou art all wildnesse that nothing I thinke will tame but a long Voyage and vnfortunate O Iulia I doe thinke vpon thy poore afflicted Brother Good Gentleman that he should place his loue so disastrously I wonder how he does Iul. He is as great a stranger vnto me as to you Madame I neuer saw him since Dor. I hope he did not spend his time so ill In the Vniuersitie at Wittemberg But he ha's learnt so much Philosophie To tame those headstrong Passions Iul. You may pray rather he ha's not spent his time As Faustus did and many that are there In Negromancie so to performe the Taske You haue layd on him Dor. Alas poore VVench do'st thou beleeue there can be such an Art Iul. VVhy haue we it not recorded Faustus did Fetch Bruno's Wife Duchesse of Saxonie In the dead time of Winter Grapes she long'd for Dor. Such a Report there goes but I hold fabulous Iul. Well had I bin as you I 'de not ha' layd so deepe an Oath vpon 't Dor. Wud that were my worst feare Enter Doril. Looke where he comes Iulia leaue me I le hold conference with him and by delayes seeke to weare out his Sorrow Iul. I obey you Madame Dor. Why kneele you Dorilus Doril. Dutie ha's taught me though you were not her Fortune ha's made you Euery thing delights To be commanded by you vnder your wish Lyes all things vpon Earth and growes for you Prospers for your sake striues to be louely In emulation of your Excellence Here is a Garland of those Flowers you spoke of Which Nature put forth and Art fetcht for you Place it vpon your Head and it shall dim The glorious splendor of your other Crowne Lasting it is as it for it shall flourish According to your wishes till I alter And change the course of my Affection Dor. Thou do'st astonish me wud I coud call This any thing but Truth a Dreame a Vision With Terrors following it enough to sinke me Deeper in Earth then I am now aboue it When Flora striues to decke the Earth with Flowers She neuer shew'd halfe such varietie Good Dorilus leaue me a while to thinke And to collect my selfe and then returne Doril. I shall Exit Dor. Why did these Flowers grow to blush for me Or do they blush because they haue wrought my shame Why did not Stormes and North winds nip your Buds And kill'd yee ere you shew'd the Sunne your Leaues Why did not Lightnings blast yee Beasts or Wormes Plucke vp your Roots and make you fit for Fire There you had shew'd more glorious then here For here you bring vnder so many Colours A shew of Sweetnesse that will breed the Plague And run infectiously into our Blouds For if I fall what Woman will be honest Or being so what 's he that will beleeue it Enter the Duke Duke How now my Duchesse talking to thy selfe What 's that Why do'st thou hide it from me It is rich vnto the eye but much more rarer Flowers so plentifull and at this time It wonders me Prythy let me see it I neuer saw so many various Formes Knit vp so curious beleeue me 't is a Present Fit for the Queene of Nations and for thee He well deseru'd that did bestow it on thee Dor. 'T is not to be bestow'd Sir 't is to be bought And at a deare Rate too Duke Why and thou do'st no matter For trust me 't is a very pretty Toy Dor. A pretty Toy must buy it Duke If it wud not fade Dor. It will not fade Sir it will keepe too long I feare for you to like it Duke Why do'st thou thinke so it is like thy selfe Full of
Varietie and choise Delights And th'longer I behold it the more it likes me Dor. O there are Serpents in 't and vgly Toades That burst and shed their poyson not a Flower But beares a sting in it that wounds my heart Foule Lust and Murder that doth follow it Lyes hid amongst the Leaues O throw me Sir Throw me from your Embraces as far as the wild winds Doth driue the Dust before it and destroy me Like it to nothing Purge your Land by making Bonfires of it and me vpon some Hill That the blacke Smoake may vanish into Ayre And not infect your Turrets Duke Why do'st thou talke thus Dor. First kill me Sir it will be Charitie Then rip my Bosome vp and in my Heart There you shall find what my Tongue loathes to vtter Duke I thought deare Dorigene I neuer shud Haue bin a stranger to your Thoughts till now I pry thy speake what is it troubles thee Dor. If I were sure that breath shud be my last You shud not then entreat me but receiue it Hoping you will be mercifull and kill me There is a Gentleman named Dorilus That lou'd me 'fore you saw me and I him Although I neuer gaue him any hope Vpon the VVedding day he met me here And lookt so like a man that meant to perish That I was willing to restore some comfort VVhereon I wisht him get me such a Garland Made of all Flowers that the World contaynes Not thinking such a thing could haue bin done And for Requitall promis'd him I cannot Vtter no more nor shud haue thought so much Duke Is this all Dor. All wud you more wud you we should proceed Grow impudent in sinne till Thunder rent vs Duke Why but such promises may be dispens'd with Though you had seal'd it with a Vow Doril. I did Sir and a great one nor left there But added two or three to that the least was The blasting of this Beautie he ador'd Duke I know not how to doubt yet this may be A Cunning I will try her Let it not trouble thee Deare Dorigene thou shalt performe thy Vow I le be the Sufferer and take the sinne on me Dor. But the damnation must be mine my Lord And if I pull it on me t'shalbe this way Offers to stab her selfe Rather then wronging you Duke Why so thou wrong'st me worst And wut depriue me of all the ioyes in this World Thou wilt teach me by ill example how to follow thee Sweet let me kisse thee I will beg for that Which all men else doe labour to auoid It is but one houres losse of thee I prythy Make no more scruple of 't then other Women It is a Cryme that not one Night i' the yeere But some where or other such a Fault is made Nor lookes the Wife the next day worse for it Dor. No more Sir Duke Thou wilt consent Dor. I will Duke Why I thanke thee I haue bestow'd some paines to begge my selfe into an Order O Dorigene if thou beest false the Serpent parted with his Subtletie and clos'd it in the Fruit he gaue thy Sex Exit Dor. I know not whether I am greater blest Or curst in such a Husband Fate thou hast thy ends And I haue mine Come Dorilus and take me Now whilest I haue Obedience Giue me not respite to enter into Considerations Lest I doe worser then performe my Vow Enter Dorilus He comes Welcome my Dorilus be merry man And looke vpon me as a Louer should That ha's obtain'd his Mistris I am thine And for the time free as I am the Dukes Be bold man in approaching there 's no feare Of Spyes vpon vs we are free as people That know no Lawes or doe command the Lawes I haue the Dukes consent for what I doe Nay his entreatie he does like to haue A Ryuall in the thing he loues and is Not different from the common sort of men That doe esteeme them most that most abuse 'hem Doril. How many wayes doe you desire to kill me Dor. Why Dorilus Doril. You say the Duke 's acquainted Dor. With our Loues 't is true But there 's no harme in that for hee le be secret As I haue Life he will Doril. Why doe you abuse me thus Dor. I donnot for as I haue a Soule I 'm serious He bid me keepe my Vow and said the Man That did bestow this Garland did deserue Doril. What to enioy you Dor. I to enioy me Doril. He did it then to giue vs leaue to sinne That he might punish Dor. O no he did it for my quiet he will sooner Strike his owne eye to offend it nay his heart Rather then mine Doril. VVhat doe we then contriuing Lust together That Rebell Bloud which rageth against him Had better bin bestow'd vpon rude Beasts Wilder then VVolues or Tygres we are worse They that wud wrong this truly Royall Prince This Prince of his owne Passions as of Men Deserue to see no day to tast no foode No cloathes to shield him from the rage of winter But liue more wretched then the last of Beggers Die without teares or prayers and want a graue Take your vowes backe againe and place 'hem better For here I make a generall release Of all debts twixt vs be a free woman And set vp anew with caution that you neuer Proue banker-out againe deale not so largely Nor trust so prodigally lest you do meete VVith such as will take the full forfeiture So Vertue guard you and your goodnesse Crowne Your thoughts and actions with true chastitie Ray. This is not as I looke for nor do wish Dor. O stay let me not be so wretched but to pay The almes of a true heart thankes for your bountie Which hath beene greater then I can requite Now I do loue thee Dorilus as deere As thy owne mistresse vertue And I beseech thee Depriue vs not thy presence at the Court For I will liue to studie a requitall And the Duke with me that shall know thy worth And finde it in thy deeds shall entertaine thee And in his bosome fixe thee a true friend Thou shalt not go vnlesse thou promise me I may receiue and welcome thee at Court Dori. Since you command me I le not faile to offer My seruice to my Soueraigne and you Dor. With teares of ioy I loue thee Exit Ray. What blood haue these two creatures Cold as I am My aged head wrapt like the Alpes in Snow Yet if the Diuell lust had warm'd me on Respects shud neuer quench the heate in me There is a sparke alreadie in my bosome And I do feele it working towards my heart Which when it once hath reacht and kindled Into a flame no premeditation Of the offence shall blow it out againe The Duke has entertaind a iealosie And imployes me in the discouerie Which makes effectuall to my purposes Mischiefe is brooding in my braines and the euent Shall worke my pleasures or their discontent Enter Bernard Ber. Well met Sir
but walking as I doe I will find out a better reuenge Enter Callow and Ranoff Cal. Sirrah I thinke it was much heereabout that we met with the taking voyce that kickt vs Ran. T was indeed Smi. I wud kick you againe but that I haue Cornes on my Toes I will only pencill you now And because you haue so much knauery and want colour for 't I will begin with Orange tawny Call What was that Ran. What Cal. Someting crost my Nose Ran. A Dore a Dore the fields are full of them Smi. I 'le giue you the Dore too Ran. There was another wip't me in the same place Smi. Cause you are a Knight you shall beare a Crosse Ran. How now Zfoote I thinke some Bird has wraid in my eye Cal. No t is nothing but the dew falls I thinke A Pox on t I am paid againe Ran. There are some gadflies sure abroad le ts make away Another wipe first Cal. Ha ha ha Ran. Why do you laugh my Lord ha ha ha Smi. Nay I le put in too for my ha ha ha ha This is a three mans laughter Cal. But why do you laugh my Lord ha ha Ran. ha ha Pray why do you laugh my Lord Cal. For nothing for nothing come prithie le ts goe Ran. I pray le ts goe ha ha Smi. I am glad I haue made you merry Fre. Where art thou So deare I loue thee for this peece of knauery that I could kisse thee prithy let me kisse thee Smi. No no kissing I do bristle too much Fre. I le giue thee another Ring Smi. No no no more Rings I shall thinke my selfe an Alderman and grow proud then Lan. Come let him alone with it Smi. If you know any Ladie that deales in complexion you may doe me a kindnesse to acquaint her that Smirke the seruingman is turn'd a Painter Scena Tertia Enter Frederick Cornelius and Carolus Cor. How now Carolus how do's my Lord Caro. Troth scuruely as a Lord may do in his case Fer. Why how i' st man Caro. Wicked wicked extreme wicked he cannot say his Praiers Fer. Why is he speechlesse Cor. What a Pox is that to the purpose has he made his will Caro. Yes And in his will he doth will and command that you two shall be whipt and that he has bequeathed you for your legacy Cor. Let him bestow it vpon his friends we can liue without it Fer. But prithee sirrah tell vs the manner of his sicknes which was wondrous strange and suddaine Caro. Why how shoud I know more then you I am none of his Phisician Cor. They say but be it spoken in priuate that a Rat hants him is it so thou canst tell Fer. A Rat a pox of a Rat Zbloud I heard otherwise Cor. Well le ts heare what hast thou heard Fer. Marry Sir that the Neopolitan Canker has searcht into his bones and he lies buried in vlcers stincks so that without perfumes nobody is able to abide him But mum mum not a word of this I speake it is amongst fellowes and friends Caro. T is well you do so for otherwise your legacies wud be bestowd vpon you a yard or two of whipcord is no great cost and the executors wud goe to the charge Zbloud what Rascalls are you to vtter this you are the inuenters of it Fer. Not I by this hand I heard mine at my Barbers Cor. And I heard mine at the Apothecaries Car. Why heer 's the misery of great men they cannot scape the slaunders of their slaues looke you yonder goes one of the Doctors you were best to be better satisfied inquier of him Fer. Not I I loue not to be inquisitue Enter a Docter Doct. Wher 's any of my Lords Gentlemen there Cor. Heer 's a Leash of vs Sir Doct. One of you must instantly take horse and ride to Doct or Lopez and bring him hither with all speede that may be his counsell is wanting and it concernes your Lords life therefore make hast and tell him so to Tell him the Duke will else be heere before him from whom if so it happen he will receiue a check Caro. we shall sir we shall Fer. The Duke why is the Duke sent for Caro Yes has sent word he will be heere immediatly Fer. Ber Lady Sir then t is to be thought the dangers more then euery Ague brings t' will go hard with him Caro. Why make not you more hast then to the doctors Fer. I make more hast why do's not he or you Caro. I why I was not bidden Fer. Nor I Caro. Why nor I more particular then you Fer. But you must goe that answered Caro. Why you may goe as well as I that answered Fer. By this Aire not I Caro. By this Earth nor I Cor. By this Aire Earth Fire and Water too not I zbloud I get no more then you and why shud I then Caro. This is very well suppose my Lord for want of this same Doctor now shall die Cor. Why what can I helpe it you Car. Why you may by fetching him Cor. And so may Caro. And so may he Fer. And so may you Caro. I care not nay do as you please Fer. Why nor I neither A Bed thrust out Enter Lady the old Lord some other Lady and Aliens Cor. Zfoote he shifts his Rome I le not be seene Fer. By r Lady Sir nor I Ray. Who went for Lopez Car. Ferdinand my Lord Ray. Is he not come yet Car. No my Lord nor gone yet I beleeue Ray. Oh my bloud boyles as if the Sunne Had darted all his beames into my intrailes Short shot my soule and like the shaft Shot by great Hercules flie till thou break'st Or else strike through the body of the Sun And fixe thy selfe in heauen a brighter Starre What shall I do Is there no powre in Physicke Swoones are you dumbe Doctors can you not talke Though you do nothing else Doct. Alas my Lord we know not what to say Ray. Why then you might a said that you can say That you know nothing but your owne Priuiledge to kill vnpunish'd yet are you apt When Nature workee her selfe to assume it yours O my torment when wut thou cease get you gone Impostures as you are and cousen people That haue faith in you for I haue found No Art but Voice among you Car. A way Phisitians go my Lord thinks ye are fooles And so do I Therefore begon begon Ray. Is not the Duke come yet Car. No my good Lord but here are the Diuines Ray. They are verie welcome Bishops How does your Lordship Ray. Wondrous well satisfied in any point touching my saluation onely one burden on my conscience lies for the Duke himselfe to take away Enter Duke Caro. The Duke is come Ray. Then all the rest I pray depart the roome Duke How is it man Ray. Cheerefull wondrous cheerefull all this whole day I felt not such a minute Duke Be comforted good Raymond me thinkes I see another age
practising Cor. Is not the Poet amongst them Fer. Yes and which is a miracle a Masquer The learned Landoff who now although he be A professed Acamedian Has laid aside his grauer waightier studdies To exercise his skill not yet forgotten Being brought vp a Page at Court and practis'd Much in that quallity Harke I must leaue you I haue a charge committed to me Cor. May I not vnder your protection Behold the sports Fer. I cannot tell I will not promise you For my Lord 's very strickt I le do my best Cor. Why I thanke you Enter Smirke Smirke I donnot know how it comes about that I shud bee lost thus villanous witchcraft will neuer bee left I am faine to giue ouer my shop but I had broke howsoeuer my painting cloath was so rotten it could not hold together but the best is I shall liue like a Gentleman because I walke inuisible nay I am not only inuisible to other men but to my selfe I went this morning to a looking-Glasse to be acquainted with this comely countenance the diuel of countenance there was to be acquainted with the Glasse seem'd to me like a deepe water that I began to feele with my hands for feare I might a beene drown'd But finding my selfe aboue ground and hunger tumbling like a Porpin in my Maw and doing the Somerset in my Guts I smelt a Surloine of Beefe hot from the Spit followed the traine close set in my foote drew my knife slic'd me off a Collop clapt it vpon a penny loafe went me to a side Table consum'd it without any body saying much good do you or the Diuell choake you Set my lips to a Flagon of Beere drunke twice with a breath set it downe againe tooke it vp againe and drunke it as dry as a Bisket so that I perceiue I cannot starue And for cloathes 't is no matter how I go no body sees me Enter Lord Lodwicke Lod. Pray giue 'hem great charge at the outward dores They admit none but such as are Courtiers The Hall must not be pestred Wher 's Ferdinand Ferd. Here my Lord Lod. Pray haue a care those lights be not offensiue vnto the Ladies they hang suspiciously and let the hangings be remou'd Ferd. They shall my Lord wher 's Pedro Pedro. Here Sir Fer. Looke to those lights I pray my Lord is very angry fearing they might do trespasse and those hangings must be remoued Pedro. They shall sir where 's any of the Groomes Groome Heere Sir Pedro. Pray looke to these lights and let the hangings be remoued the Gentleman Vsher has commanded it Groome They shall sir where 's the fellow heere shud looke vnto these lights things are done so vntowardly Smirke No body sees me I come in like the aire when Lords and Ladies stand waiting for this officer and tother officer country gentlemen their pates broke citizens wiues thrust vp and downe in euery corner their husbands kept out with flame and Torch glad to fetch a nap i' th Cloysters Enter Ferdinand Groomes with Torches Groome Beare backe there beare backe roome for my Lord Lodwicke Lod. Here Madame you shall face the Duke and Duchesse 't is the best place to see in all the Hall Lady I thanke your honour Lod. Haue a little patience the Reuels will beginne immediatly Groomes Roome for my Lord beare backe swoones whither wud you Lod. Well said thou dost more good with thy oaths then all they with their Trunchions Groo. The Duke is comming Musicke Enuy and pleasure passe o're the stage Enuie Sports are intending which I will haue crost Add clouds to night that pleasure may be lost Plea Enuy thou wound'st thy selfe in spight of thee This I breake foorth out of obscuritie Smir. This is the foure winds driuing of fiue Diuels This same Ring wud faine giue Me the slip I must e'ne pocket him for Feare of the worst Groome How now sirrah what make you here Smir. Why do you see me Groome See you yes marry doe I And get you gone quickely or you shall feele I see you go begone this is no place for such as you Smirk. Humh Am I become a wretch againe and mortall The Masquers preparing to dance Enter Smirke againe Smirk. I am got in againe and haue found the tricke of it thankes my deare Iem a man may haue an inuisible Ring I see and not know of it I wonder'd that I grew palpable now I perceiue how the matter went thankes my deare Iem I say still I will not lose this finger that I haue my inuisible Ring vpon for the best ioynt at the Barres Is this all the deuices sports and delights the Duke shall haue for his money the Proclamation promised reward for him that coud shew any varieties and i st all come to a dull Masque I le shew his Grace some sport my selfe with helpe of my inuisible Ring which now must off againe By your Maiesties leaue and the rest of the Honorable Duke How now what 's he Smirk. What 's he Why he is the miracle of your Kingdome Duke How the Miracle Smirk. I and can doe wonders now you see me you know me Fred. Yes Sir I do know you Smir. And you know not me you know no body But keepe off my Lord Doril. Prythy keepe off Smir. You see me you say Duke I speake to thee Duke Yes Sir I see you Smir. And you all see me Land We doe all see you Smirk. Verie good and I doe see all you but what 's that to the purpose Land Very little to purpose indeede Smir. Shall I demonstrate matter of Art And haue nothing for my paines Lan. Yes marrie shall you does not the Proclamation tell you shall Smir. Proclamations may say what they list Something in hand doth well Duke Some body giue him something Smir. I but no body heares not on that Eare yet because I wonnot doe Royaltie wrong in suspecting your bountie You see me you say Duke Yes we do see you Smir. You do Who sees me now Duke Trust me not I he is inuisible to me Dor. And me Dori. To all Smir, I shoud be sorry else for and my inuisible Ring shoud not keepe his olde vertue I wud hang my selfe directly Fre. Prithee appeare againe Smir. I will haue Maiestie call me first Lan. Why the Duke does call you Smir. Let me heare him vuia voce Smirke is my name A well beloued subiect once a Painter But now Esquire of the inuisible Ring Duke Smirke and our welbeloued subiect once a Painter but now Esquire of the inuisible Ring I coniure thee to appeare againe Smir. See here I am what wudst thou mighty monarch Duke I do command thee let me see the Ring By which thou walkst inuisible Smir. I do command thee not to command me that For from my inuisible Ring I will not part Dor. Lay hands vpon him for a sorcerer Smir. Assist me my deare Ring no hands vpon me For being inuisible I am a Prince And being a Prince no hands is
to be laid on me Treason doth neuer prosper Lan. He is gone againe Smi. You follow me by sent but neuer find me by sight I le warrant you Enter Spirit Landoff whispering with him Lan. Seize it and flie Spirit I am gone Smir. O O O. Fre. How who 'es that exclaimes Smir. The cramps in my finger Lan. The Crampe Fre. O sir now you are visible againe Smir. My Ring is gone now the diuell go with it for a my conscience he fetcht it Lan. What haue you lost your Ring Smir. I I and my middle finger which serued me for more vse then all the rest Lan. That 's strange Duke But what is become of the Ring Land Pardon me Liedge that vertue that it held Came from my Art and at some fitter time I will acquaint you with the passages How and the cause for what it was intended Your gracious Dutchesse knowes and felt the worth Duk. Thy knowledge in good arts is found Landoff Nor will we be inquisitiue of more Then thou shalt thinke it fit to be reueal'd For all thy Actions haue bin iust and loyall Lod. What meanes this Trumpet Lan. Perhaps some new delights and rarer Enter Page Page Thus was I bidden to my soueraigne Fall on my face now rise I vp againe To render to the Ladies faire salutes And giue them all their worthy attributes Wonder not that I resolutely come Boldly thus daring presse into this roome For from a Lord and knight of eminent note I bring this challenge such as can reade may know 't Fre. Very succinct and peremptory Lan. For this day I am master of the Reuels Bee it knowne vnto all men that I of the Court of Saxonie traueller by degree a Lord and a professed Champion for all Ladies in the lists of peace doe challenge all Courtiers whatsoeuer without exceptions natiue or strangers to cÅfer court or complement in silence with discorsiue motion and true action of the face hand body leg afterward with the vollubility of the tong to talk longest fastest lowd'st for sence I stand not vpoÌ„ it being seldome regarded by the party courted therfore indeed belongs not to the Courtier also bee it farther knowne that my assistants Agents or seconds doth challenge likewise all Courtiers whatsoeuer at the true compendious forme of compiling Epistles alias Loue-Letters to Ladies or Mistresses either in Prose or Verse with Prouerbes or without Prouerbes with Sentences or without Sentences Figures or any other matter to be performed Extempore or not Extempore according as it shall please the Challenged which is to say the Defendant to determine All which that aforesaid as well as this now spoken of shall be performed by the said Challengers instantly who onely staying to heare of any Opponents are both ready to enter Lod. Here is vnexpected Sport Fred. Let 'hem enter they shall be answer'd Smirke thou shalt be my Second Smi. Shall I that 's some comfort yet to put the losse of the Ring out of my thought Shall I answere the Epistoler Fre. I marry shalt thou Smi. I le Pistle and Pestle him I le warrant him he was nere so pounded in his life I le scorne to begin after my hearty commendations with him Land Harke they approach Enter Callow and Ranoff Cal. Which is my Antagonist Fre. I am he Ran. And who is mine Smi. Behold the man with Pen and Inke prouided Ran. Poore foole thou wut but make thy selfe derided Smi. So nimble in rime I le first breake your head in Prose and afterward whip you in Verse I le lambaste you in compleates Iul. Nay I will not lose the honour of being the courted Lady Cal. When my talking time comes I will thanke you Lady in language Marke how my challenge goes 't was not to talke sence onely but longest fastest lowdest and you our talke me that way I le giue you my tongue and euery tooth I haue to make trotters on for I was borne and bred and nurst a talker and of my quallity this Lady has had some smal experience for I did promise her to proue a talker and for her sake do now professe and practic 't and t is in vaine for any creature to contend with me I haue put downe the Lawyers of all Nations and all women Gossips at Christnings after they haue drunke wine the Mid-wife being there words flow out of my mouth like water from the Cloudes to make a deluge to drown all voyces but my owne which drums nor trumpets nor a Sea flight can doe Fre. But a thump of the guts will Cal. O. Fre. T is excellent sweete Lady to heare words Though they want matter for silence does betray A bashfulnesse in man vnmeete for courtiers For he that has a bold tongue and a free Can neuer want th' affection of Ladies Nor is it fit he shud for he can keepe them Walking at midnight with a tedious tale And longer t is the better because sleepe Being accounted as some vse to call it Deaths image other some his elder brother By how much we do vse it by so much lesse We liue in this world and loose time and pleasure Which both to rich and poore is the chiefe treasure Why donnot you talke now Cal. Talke If I haue breath enough to liue I care not Iul. Nay and you giue out you haue lost the day Cal. I had not faire play shew'ne me Fre. Stratagems are to be allowed against all aduersaries I le haue Iudgement on 't All I I lawfull lawfull Cal. Lawfull let it be then but if euer I challenge a man of his hands to a tryall of skill with the tongue againe I le forsweare talking all dayes of my life and that I wud be loath to doe If I donnot feele the very breath that shud haue beene spent in words vpwards to twattle downeward I am a villaine Smirke I beleeue I smell the meaning stand farther off and giue roome to me and the Epistoler you challenge all men to compose Ran. I do Smi With figures or without figures with sentences or without sentences Ran. T is right Smi. Draw out your Pen and Inkehorne I am for you Lan. Giue 'hem roome and set a Table forth Ran. With expedition too I put in that Smi. No expedition belongs to Clarkes and not to Secretaries celerity if you will Ran. I sir Celerity I meane so Smi. No more but so a words enough Fre. But what 's the subiect Smi. Why each of vs is to indite an Epistle to our Mistresse is it not so Ran. Right Smi. Then write Dor. This will be good mirth I hope Lan. Rediculous enough Fre So it shud be and yet my little Smirke heere has conceit hee 'le haue some flashes Dor. A couple of pretty scribes Ber. The challenger has the aduantage he might premeditate Fre. No matter Smirks best at a start his wit is like your Hackney all a gallop to which hee sayes Vtere diligentia nec sis tantus