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A12128
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The bird in a cage A comedie. As it hath beene presented at the Phœnix in Drury-Lane. The author Iames Shirley, servant to Her Majesty.
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Shirley, James, 1596-1666.
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1633
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STC 22436; ESTC S117308
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Nor doome me unto scorne I am a Gentleman And when my inimitable Resolution In those Attempts whose very sounds breeds Earthquakes In other hearers shall your knowledge fill With wonder and amaze you will at least Thinke I fall too low if I love beneath you Eug. Ha this is a strange accident Roll. Was it lesse Then death deare Princesse to adventure hither Eug. It will be death how ever Roll. Y' are deceiv'd Lady Eug. How I 'm perplex'd Roll. It had beene death Your sight gives me a Lease of longer life My head stands fast Eug. He speakes all mystery I shannot get him off I feare without some staine Roll. The truth is Princesse if you now discover me Tho I made nice at first to put your fright by You cannot harme me much I ha' done my taske Doe you feare me still why is there such a space Betwixt us Lady Can you keepe that man At so unkind a distance that for your sake Has in his undertaking swallow'd danger Rob'd death of all his feares Eug. For my sake Roll. Yours faire Princesse dare you so far trust me yet To let me kisse your hand Eug. Audacious Sir I shall grow lowd if you forget your distance Nor that you may hold long I 'm studying how I should bee rid of him without theyr Knowledge yet that 's dangerous too and might Shew guilt in me for he will boast on 't Roll. Such was the Duke your gracious fathers care He would put confidence in none about him But saw me brought himselfe Eug. This is a fine Paradoxe Roll. Which must be to high purpose come be wise And keepe me while you have me 't is but reaping This fruitlesse Harvest from my cheeke and chin And you can forme the rest y' are young and beautifull Loose not the blessing of your Youth sweet Princesse Fayre opportunity waytes vpon your pleasure You want but the first knowledge of your ioy Your Bloud is ripe come I am confident Your will is but controul'd by upstart Feares Like advanc'd Beggers that will checke their Princes My safest way is yours now to conceale me It may be thought I have inioy'd you else Ill Censure soone takes fire nay perhaps To be reveng'd of your sterne cruelty I le sweare my selfe I have possest you freely Play your game wisely then your honor lyes Full at my mercy come 't is in your love To lead me to a secret Couch Eug. Bold Villaine For these uncivill most unhallowed words I le dye but I le undoe thee Roll. Stay and let me circle in mine Armes All happinesse at once I have not Soule Enough to apprehend my ioy it spreads Too mighty for mee know excellent Eugenia I am the Prince of Florence that owe Heaven More for thy vertues then his owne Creation I was borne with guilt enough to cancell My first puritie but so chast a Love As thine will so refine my second being When holy marriage frames vs in one piece Angels will envie me Eug. Ha the Prince of Florence Roll. I ha made no travaile for so rich a Blessing Turne me to Pilgrimage divinest Beauty And when I ha' put a girdle 'bout the World This Purchase will reward me Eug. Purchase I am not bought and sold I hope Roll. Give it what name you will y' are mine Eugenia Eug. Your's Prince I doe not know by what Title you pretend this claime I never yet remember that I saw you And if I had any interest in my selfe Produce your witnesse when I gave it you I have possession yet ere I deliver it You must shew stronger evidence Roll. Are we not Contracted Eug. Contracted when where Good Prince I pitty your abuse Roll. 'T is firme betweene our Fathers Eug. Mine cannot give away my heart Roll. Cannot Eug. Shall not Prince your travaile and your trouble With this Conceipt to boote were it your owne Invention withall your Birds about you That can take me Roll. Is it my person Madam You hold unworthy For my birth and Fortune Cannot deserve your scorne Eug. It takes not from The greatnesse of your State or bloud my Lord To say I cannot Love you since Affection Flowes uncompel'd and rests in the cleere obiect Nor doe I rob your person of iust valew If to me other seeme as faire and comely Forme may apparell and become what we Affect not cause true Love you have enough To promise you a happyer choyce attempt A Nobler Fate and leave me to my selfe And humble Destiny for know Florentine I have but one Faith one Love and though my Father Locke up my person 't is beyond his Will To make me false to him I gave my faith to And y' are not Noble now if you proceed Be then what you were borne and doe not tempt A woman to commit a Sacriledge For when I give my heart to any other Then my Philenzo I commit that sin He discovers himselfe Roll. If you 'll not pardon I le deliver up Philenzo to be punish'd for this tryall See Lady Eug. My deere banisht Philenzo Roll. O let not such a glorious building stoope It is my duty Eug. I will make it mine Roll. I have a double duty for I owe Your Constancy as much respect and Reverence As your most Princely person Eug. What for our safety Roll. Oh with what willingnesse could I be lost In this distracted Wildernesse of Ioy To morrow Madam I goe to my Arraignment Eug. How Roll. Spend no feare upon 't Your Story shall be pleasing I ha' much To tell you for your Ladyes Eug. They are mine what should our innocence Feare in their knowledge I desire to heare The Circumstance of this wonder Roll. It attends The Story past we must some Counsell find The puzzle of our Fate is still behind Exeunt Finis Actus Quarti Actus V. Scena I. Enter Dondolo Morello Grutti Don. VVE are sorry we gave thee distaste come let 's be friends you did apprehend too nicely Mor. Nicely it might ha beene your owne case Grut. Come you were unkind to rub us before the Duke so Mor. Be wise hereafter and make the Foole your friend 't is many an honest mans case at Court It is safer to displease the Duke then his Iester every sentence the one speakes flatterers make an Oracle but let the impudent foole barke never so absurdly other men ha the wit to make a Ieast on 't 't is policie in State to maintaine a Foole at Court to reach great men discretion D. Gr. Great men we are none Mor. No but you may be by the length of your wit and shortnesse of your memory for if you have but wit enough to doe mischiefe and oblivion enough to forget good turnes you may come to great places in time keepe a foole a' your owne and then you are made Don. Made What Mor. Cuckolds if my Lady take a liking to the innocent O your Foole is an excellent fellow upon all occasions Song Among all sorts of people