any perswasions by Gods Lord and you be strange againe more then needs must for a temperat modesty I le break 's necke downe from thee but he shall doe as he did to thee Aem. Now fie vpon you Cuze what a foole doe you make me Lod. Well Dame leaue your superfluous nicety in earnest and within this houre I will bring him to this Tarrasse Aem. But good Cuze if you chance to see my chamber window open that is vpon the Tarrasse doe not let him come in at it in any case Lod. Sblood how can he can he come ouer the wall think'st Aem. O Sir you men haue not deuices with ladders of topes to scale such walles at your pleasure and abuse vs poore wenches Lod. Now a plague of your simplicity would you discourage him with prompting him well Dame I le prouide for you Aem. As you loue me Cuze no wordes of my kindnesse from me to him Lod. Goe to no more adoe Exit Lodouico and Aemilia Enter Leonoro Lionell and Temperance Tem. GOd yee God morrow Sir truly I haue not heard a sweeter breath then your Page has Leo. I am glad you like him Mistris Temperance Tem. And how d ee Sir Leo. That I must know of you Lady my welfare depends wholly vpon your good speede Tem. How say Sir and by my soule I was comming to you in the morning when your yong man came to me I pray let him put on vnlesse it be for your pleasure Leo. He is yong and can endure the cold well enough bare-headed Tem. A pretty sweet child 't is I promise you Leo. But what good newes Mistris Temperance will your Mistris be wonne to our kinde meeting Tem. Faith I le tell you Sir I tooke her in a good moode this morning and broke with her againe about you and shee was very pleasant as shee will be many times Leo. Very well and is there any hope of speede Tem. No by my troth Gentleman none in the world an obstacle yong thing it is as euer I broke with all in my life I haue broke with a hundred in my dayes tho I say it yet neuer met her comparison Leo. Are all my hopes come to this Mistris Temperance Tem. Nay 't is no matter Sir this is the first time that euer I spake to any in these matters and It shall be the last God willing Leo. And euen now shee had broke with a hundred and a hundred Tem. But doe you loue her Sir indeede Leo. Do'st thou make a question of that Tem. Pardon me I pray Sir I meane d ee loue her as a Gentleman ought to doe that is to consummate matrimony with her as they say Leo. That 's no matter to you Mistris Temperance doe you procure our meeting and let my fauour be at her hands as I can enforce it Tem. You say like an honest Gentleman a woman can haue no more and faith Sir I wish you well and euery day ter dinner my Mistris vses to go to her chaire or else lie down vpon her bedde to take a nappe or so to auoide idlenesse as many good huswifes do you know and then doe I sit by her and sew or so and when I see her fast a-sleepe Lord doe I thinke to my selfe as you know we waiting women haue many light thoughts in our heads Now if I were a man and should beare my Mistris an ill will what might I doe to her now Leo. Indeede then you haue very good opportunity Tem. The best that may be for shee sleepes like a sucking Pigge you may jogge her a hundred times and shee 'll stirre no more then one of your stones here Leo. And could you put a friend in your place thinke you Tem. Nay birlady Sir backe with that legge for if any thing come on 't but well all the burthen will lye vpon me Leo. Why what can come of it only that by this meanes I may solicite her loue my selfe Tem. I but who knowes if the Deuill God blesse vs should be great wee how you would vse her Leo. What do'st thou take me for a beast to force her that I would make my wife Tem. Beast Sir Nay ther 's no beastlinesse in it neither for a man will shew like a man in those cases and besides you may marre the bedde which euery body will see that comes in and that I would not for the best gowne I shall weare this twelue Moneth Leo. Well to put thee out of that feare it shall be worth such a gowne to thee Tem. I thanke you for that Sir but that 's all one and thus Sir my old Master Honorio at two a clocke will be at Tilting and then will his sonne Signior Aurelio and his man Angelo be abroad at which houre if you will be at the backe gate and muffle your selfe handsomely you may linger there till I call you Leo. I marry Sir so I may be there long enough Tem. Nay but two a clocke now now is my houre Sir Leo. Very well and till then farewell Tem. Boye to you hartily Leo. Boy to him indeede if he knew all Exeunt Enter Lodouico and Aurelio Lod. I Haue prouided thee a ladder of ropes therefore resolue to meete her goe wash thy face and prepare thy selfe to die I le goe make ready the ladder Aur. But when is the happy houre of our meeting Lod. Marry Sir that 's something vncertaine for it depends wholly vpon her fathers absence and when that will be God knowes but I doubt not it will happen once within this twelue-Moneth Aur. Sownds a twelue-Moneth Lod. Nay harke you you are all vpon the spurre now but how many louers haue seru'd seauen twelue-Moneths prenticeships for the freedome of their Mistris fauours notwithstanding to shorten your torments your man Angelo must be the meane to draw the lap wing her father from his nest by this deuice that I tell you Enter Angelo Ang. I did euer dreame that once in my life good fortune would warme her cold hand in my naked bosome And that once is now come I le lay hold vpon 't yfaith I haue you my little squire I haue you vpon mine Anueill vpon which I will mallet you and worke you coyning crownes chickins bracelets and what not out of you for procuring you the deere gullage of my sweete heart mistresse Francischina Aure. I am glad it rests in my kinde seruant Angelo Angelo well met it lies in thee now make me no more thy master but thy friend and for euer happy in thy friendship Ang. In what part of me does that lie Sir that I may pull it out for you presently Aure. My friend Lodouico heere hath told me what thou reuealedst to him to day touching his vncle Lorenzo and his louesute to Francischina Ang. Slight I told it him in secret sir Lod. And so did I tell it him Angelo I am a Iew else Ang. It may well be sir but what of that Lod. This Angelo he would haue thee
of tooth from him indeede Hono. Is it possible he should be so wrought vpon by him Now certaine I haue euer held him a most wise Gentleman Lod. An arrant Rooke by this light a capable cheating stocke a man may carry him vp and downe by the eares like a pipkin Hono. But do you thinke he will let the Captaine passe so Lod. Why alas what should he doe to him sir the pasture is so bare with him that a goose cannot graze vpon 't Hono. Marry sir then would I watch him a time when he were abroad and take out my penniworthes of his wife if hee drew a tooth from me I would draw another from her Lod. Well God be with your worships chimney sweeper I thought I should neuer haue bene ridde of them Enter Gasparo Chimney sweepe Gasp. What old Snayle do'st thou crie chimney sweepe still why they say thou art turnd mightie rich of late Lor. I would they said true sir Gasp. Yes by the masse by the same token that those riches make thy old name for venery encrease vpon thee Lor. Foolish tales sir foolish tales Gasp. Yes by the masse Snayle but they be told for such certaine tales that if thou hast a daughter to marrie with tenne thousand crownes I would see her pithole afore I would deale with her for feare she should trot through her fathers trumperies Lor. Alas sir your worship knowes I haue neither daughter nor riches Idle talke sir Idle talke chimney sweepe Gasp. Nay stay Snayle and come into my house thou shalt earne some money of mee I haue a chimney to sweepe for thee Lor. I thanke your worship I will waite vpon you next morning early sir but now I haue promi'st to sweepe another mans chimney in truth Gasp. But good Snayle take mine in the way Lod. What does he crie chimney sweepe and refuse to sweepe 'em Lor. No master alas you know I liue by it and now I crie as I go to worke that I haue promi'st that I may get more against other times what would ye haue me do thee Hono. Alas poore Snayle farewell good Snayle farewell Lor. Lord keepe your good worship And a very vengeance I beseech the blacke father of vengeance Lod. Poore vncle he begins to be melancholy has lost his song among 's Gasp. Was neuer such man touch't with such ouersight Hon: Beare with age Signior Gasparo beare with age and let vs all tender his credite as we haue vow'd and be silent he little thought to haue beene thus betrayed as he is and where secrecy is assur'd it beares with many bad actions in the very best I can tell you and so good Signior Lodouico adew and I heartily thanke you Lod. Adue good Signior Honorio Gasp. Adue to you likewise sir Exeunt Gasparo Honorio Lod. Likewise to you sir Alas poore vncle I haue monstrously abused him and yet maruellous worthie for he disparageth the whole bloud of vs and I wish all such old sheepebiters might alwaies dippe their fingers in such sauce to their mutton but thus will he presently bee safe for by this hee is neere his sweete hearts house where he is like to be entertain'd with worse cheere then we made him Quintilliano is now carousing in the Emperours head while his owne head buddes hornes to carouse in and in the meane time will my amorous friend and I make both their absences shooing hornes to draw on the presence of Aemilia Exit Enter Lorenzo and Angelo Francisco aboue Ang. VVHat sayes your worship now Do you not walke inuisible all your ancient acquaintance your owne nephew to talke with you and neuer discouer you Lor. But Angelo a villanous feare shooke me the whiles I sweare for still I was afraid my tongue would haue likt away the soote of my face and bewrayed me but Snayle hitherto thy rustie shell has protected me perseuer till I haue yonder house a my head hold in thy hornes till they looke out of Quintillianoes forehead for an old man to make a yong man cuckold is one of Hercules labours Ang. That was the cleansing of other mens stables Lor. To make youth rampant in age and age passant in youth to take a man downe at his owne weapon to call backe time in one and thrust him headlong vpon another Ang. Now your worship is Oracle to your owne miracles how you shine in this smoaky cloud which you make the golden net to embrace Venus y 'aue past the pikes yfaith and all the Iayles of the loue-god swarme in yonder house to salute your recouery Lor. Wel Angelo I tell thee now we are past the danger I would not for 40 crowns but haue heard what I haue heard Ang. True sir now you know what the world thinks on you 't is not possible for a great man that shines alwaies in his greatnesse to know himselfe but O twice yong Leander see where your Hero stands with torch of her beauty to direct you to her tower aduance your sweet note vpon her Lor. Chimney sweepe worke for chimney sweepe Fran. Come in chimney sweeper Lor. O Angelo Ang. Why now sir thine Angelo is your good Angell enter and prosper and when you are in the mid'st of your happinesse thinke of him that prefer'd you Exit Lorenzo Fran. Angelo giue him not too much time with me for feare of the worst but goe presently to the backe gate and vse my husbands knocke then will I presently thrust him into my cole-house and there shall the old flesh-monger fast for his iniquity Exit Ang. Well said mine owne Franke yfaith we shall trim him betwixt vs I for the most slouenly case in the towne shee for the most sluttish place in the house Neuer was old horse-man so notoriously ridden well I will presently knocke him into the cole-house and then haste to Lodouico to know when he shall be releast Exit Enter Lodouico with a ladder of ropes Aurelio Aemilia aboue Lod. HEre 's thy ladder and ther 's thy gallowes thy Mistris is thy hangman and must take thee downe This is the Tarrasse where thy sweet heart tarries what wouldst thou call it in Rime Aur. Celestiall spheare wherein more beauty shines Lod. Roome for a passion Aur. Then on Dardanian Ida where the pride Of heauens selected beauties striu'd for prize Lod. Nay you shall know we haue watred our houses in Helicon I cannot abide this talking and vndoing Poetry leaue your mellifluous numbers yonder 's a sight will steale all reason from your rime I can tell you downe of your knees you slaue adore Now le ts heare you inuocate O the saple hammes of a louer goe to doe not stand vp close for she must not see you yet though she know you are here Aem. Cozen Lodowicke Lod. Who cals Lodowicke Aem. What tempest hath cast you on this sollitary shore Is the party come Lod. The party now a plague of your modesty are your lips too nice to name Aurelio Aem. Well is he
come then Lod. He which he s'fut name your man with a mischiefe to you I vnderstand you not Aem. Was there euer such a wild-braine Aurelio Lod. Aurelio Lord how loth you are to let any sound of him come out an you you hold him so deare within I le present her with a sight will startle her nicety a little better hold you fasten the end of this ladder I pray Aem. Now Iesus blesse vs why cosen are you mad Lod. Goe to you spirit of a feather be not so soft hearted leaue your nicety or by this hemp I le so hamper thy affections in the halter of thy louers absence making it vp in a gordian knot of forgetfulnesse that no Alexander of thy allurements with all the swordes of thy sweet words shall euer cut in peeces Aem. Lord how you roule in your rope-ripe termes Lod. Goe to tell me will you fasten the ladder or no Aem. I know not what I should say t' ee I will fasten it so only your selfe will come vp Lod. Only my selfe will come vp then Aem. Nay sweet Cuze sweare it Lod. If I should sweare thou wouldst curse me take my word in a halters name and make the ladder as fast to the Tarrasse as thou would'st be to Aurelio Aem. Nay see if he doe not make me giue ouer againe Lod. Was there euer such a blew kitling fasten it now or by heauen thou do'st loose me for euer Aem. Well sir remember your word I will fasten it but yfaith Cuze is not the Gentleman and his parting choller parted yet Lod. Yfaith with much adoe Aem. Nay nay choose him I shall liue if they be not and if I liue till his choller kill me I shall liue till he leaue louing me and that will be a good while first Lod. Lord Lord who has enform'd you of such amorous feruency in him are you so confident in his kindnesse Aem. Nay by my troth t is but a carelesse confidency neither which alwaies last longer then that which is timorous well Cuze here I haue fastned it for your pleasure but alas the feare of my fathers comming does so distract me that I scarce know what I doe or say Lod. Your father do'st thinke we would venture all this preparation and not make him safe Aem. But are you sure he is safe Lod. Am I sure this is Aurelio looke vpon him wench is it not thy loue thy life come sir mount Aem. O cosen Lodwicke doe you thus cosen and betray me Lod. Cuze Cuze thou hast acted thy dissembling part long enough in the most modest iudgement and passing naturally giue ouer with thy credit then vnmaske thy loue let her appeere in her natiue simplicity striue to conceale her no longer from thy loue for I must needs tell thee he knowes all Aem. What does he know Lod. Why all that thou told'st me that thou lou'st him more then he can loue thee that thou hast set vp thy resolution in despight of friends or foes weales or woes to let him possesse thee wholly and that thou didst wooe me to bring him hither to thee All this he knowes that it was thy deuice to prepare this ladder and in a word all the speech that past betwixt thee and me he knowes I told him euery word truly and faithfully God 's my Iudge Aem. Now was there euer such an immodest creature Lod. Via with all vaine modesty leaue this colouring and strip thy loue starke naked this time is too precious to spend vainly mount I say Aur. Modell of heauenly beauty Lod. Sownds wilt thou melt into rime a the tother side shall we haue lines change thy stile for a ladder this will bring thee to Parnassus vp I say Aur. Vnworthy I t' approach the furthest step to that felicity that shines in her Lod. O spurblinde affection I haue seene a fellow to a worse end ascend a ladder with a better will and yet this is in the way of marriage and they say marriage and hanging haue both one constellation To approue the which old saying see if a new ladder make 'em not agree Aem. Peace some bodie comes Lod. That you heard was but a mouse so boy I warrant thee Aur. O sacred goddesse what soe're thou art That in meere pitty to preserue a soule From vndeseru'd destruction hast vouchsaf't To take Aemiliaes shape Lod. What a poeticall sheepe is this S'life will you stand riming there vpon a stage to be an eye-marke to all that passe is there not a chamber by withdraw I say for shame haue you no shame in you heere will come some bodie presently I lay my life on 't Aur. Deare mistresse to auoid that likely danger Vouchsafe me onely priuate conference And 't is the fulnes of my present hopes Exeunt Lod. Aurelio Occasion is bald take her by the forelock so so In Hymens name get you together heere will I stand Sentinell This is the backe gate to Honorios house which shall be Aurelios if God giue him grace to weepe for his fathers death in time And in this garden if I could see the chaste Lucresse or the affable mistresse Temperance I might thus wrapt in my cloake steale a little courtship through the chinke of a pale But indeed I thinke it safer to sit closer and so to cloud the summe of my visnomy that no eye discerne it He sits downe and muffles himselfe in his cloake So be it that 's my resolution Now to my contemplation this is no Pandarisme is it No for there is neither money nor credit propos'd or expected and besides there is no vnlawfull act intended no not this same lasciua actio animi I thinke for his part much lesse hers go to let me do my kinswoman and her sex right sit at rest with me then reputation and conscience fall asleepe with the world but this same idle attendance is the spite of it Idlenesse is accounted with other men a sinne to me 't is a penance I was begot in a stirring season for now hath my soule a thousand fancies in an instant as what wench dreams on when she lies on her backe when one hen layes an egge and another sits it whether that hen shall mother that chicken If my bull leape your cow is not the calfe yours yes no doubt for Aedificium cedit solo saies the Lawyer and then to close all comes in a sentence Non omnia possumus omnes for some are borne to riches others to verses some to be bachelers others to be cuckolds some to get crownes and others to spend 'm some to get children and others to keepe 'em and all this is but idlenesse would to God I had some scuruy poeme about me to laugh at Enter Temperance but marke yonder 's a motion to be seene Temp. Yonder he sits yfaith well done true loue good Signior Leonoro he keepes promise the best he does not see me yet Lod. 'T is the stai'd Madam Temperance a pretty pinnace she has bene in