héere with me and not go And. T is but to portugale hora. But to demand the tribute Ladie Bel. Trybute alas that Spaine cannot of peace Forbeare a little coine the Indies being so néere And yet this is not all I know you are to hot to full of spléene for an imbassador And will leane much to honor and. Push Bel. Nay heare me deere I know you will be rough And violent and portingale hath a tempestus son Stampt with the marke of fury and you too and. Swéet Bellimperia Bel. Wée le méete like thunder eatch imperious ouer Others spléen you haue both proud spirits and both will striue to aspire when two vext Clouds iustle they strike Out fire and you I feare me war which peace forsend O déere andrea pray le ts haue no wars First let them pay the souldiers that were maimde In the last battaile ere more wretches fall Or walke on stilts to timelesse Funerall and. Respectiue déere O my liues happines the ioy of all my being do not shape Frightfull conceit beyond the intent of act I know thy loue is vigilant ore my bloud And fears ill fate which heauen hath yet withstood But be of comfort swéet Horatio knowes I go to knit friends not to kindle foes Hor. true Madam Belimperia that 's his taske the phraise he vseth must be gently stylde the king hath warned him to be smooth and mild Bel. But will you indéed andrea and. By this And By this lip blushing kisse Hora. O you sweare swéetly Bel. I le kéepe your oth for you tell you returne Then I le be sure you shall not be forsworne Enter Pedringano And. Ho Pedringano Ped. Signioro And. Are all things abord Ped. They are my good Lord And. Then Bellimperia I take leaue Horatio Be in my absence my deare selfe chast selfe What playing the woman Bellimperia Nay then you loue me not or at the least You drowne my honores in those flowing watters Beléeue it Bellimperia t is as common To wéepe at parting as to be a woman Loue me more valliant play not this moyst prize Be woman in all partes saue in thy eies And so I leaue thée Bel. Farwell my Lord Be mindfull of my loue and of your word And. T is fixed vpon my hart adew soules friend Hora. All honor one Andreas steps attende Bel. Yet he is in sight yet but now hée s vanisht Exit Andrea Hora. Nay Lady if you stoope so much to passion I le call him back againe Bel. O good Horatio no it is for honor prethée let him go Hora. Then Madam be composd as you weare wont to musick and delight the time being Commick will Séeme short and pleasant till his returne From Portingale and madam in this circle Let your hart moue Honord promotion is the sap of loue Exit Omnes Enter Lorenza and lazarotto a discontented Courtier lor. Come my soules spaniell my lifes ietty substance What 's thy name laz. My names an honest name a Courtiers Name t is lazarotto lor. What lazarotto laz. Or rather rotting in this lazy age that Yéelds me no imployments I haue mischiefe Within my breast more then my bulke can hold I want a midwife to deliuer it lor. I le be the hée one then and rid thée soone Of this dull leaden and tormenting elfe Thou knowst the loue betwixt Bellimperia and Andreas bosome laz. I I do lor. How might I crosse it my swéet mischiefe Hunny damnation how lo. Well as many waies as there are paths to hell And that 's enow ifaith from vserers doore There goes one pathe from friers that nurse Whores there goes another path from brokers Stals from rich that die and build no hospitals Two other paths from farmers that crack barns With stuffing corne yet starue the néedy swarmes Another path from drinking schooles one from Dicing houses but from the court none none lor. Héere is a slaue iust a the stampe I with Whose suck-soules blacker then his name Though it stand printed with a Rauens quill But lazarotto crosse my Sisters loue and I le Raine showers of Duckets in thy palme laz. Oh Duckets dainty ducks forgiue me Duckets I le fetch you duck inough or gold And thinck males the punck wanton and the Bawd to winke lor. Discharg discharg good lazaratto how we May crosse my Sisters louing hopes laz. Nay now I le tell you lor. Thou knowest Addreas gone embassador laz. The better ther 's oppertunity now list to me Enter Ieronimo and Horatio and ouer heares their talke Alcario the duke Medinas sonne Dotes on your Sister Bellimperia Him in her priuate gallery you shall place To court her let his protestations be Fashoned with rich Iewels for in loue great Gifts and gold haue the best toong to moue Let him not spare an oth without a iewell To bind it fast Oh I know womens harts What stuffe they are made of my Lord Gifts and giuing will melt the chastest Séeming female liuing lo. Indéede andrea is but poore though honorable His bounty amongst souldiers sokes him dry And there ore great gifts may bewitch her eie Iero. Héere 's no fine villainie no damnd brother lo. But say she should deny his gifts be all Composd of hate as my mind giues me that she wooll what then Laz. Then thus At his returne to spaine I le Murder don Andrea Lo. Darst thou sperit Laz. What dares not hée do that near hopes To Inherit Hora. Hée dares bée damnd like thée Laz. Dare I Ha ha I haue no hope of euerlasting Height my souls a Moore you know saluations White what dare not I enact then tush hée dies I will make way to Bellimperias eies Lo. To wéepe I feare but not to tender loue Haz. Why is she not a woman she must wéepe A while as widdowes vse till their first sléepe Who in the morrow folloing will be sould to newe Before the first are throughly cold So Bellimperia For this is common the more She wéepes the More shée plaies the woman Lo. Come then how ere it hap Andrea shal be crost Haz. Let mée alone I le turne him to a ghoast Exit Lorenzo and lazarotto and Horatio Manet Ieronimo Iero. Farwell true brace of villaynes Come hether boy Horatio didst thou here them Hora. O my true brested father my eares haue sukt In poyson deadly Poyson murder Andrea O Inhumain practis had not your reuerend Yeares béene present héere I should haue Ponyarded the villaynes bowels and shoued his Soule out to Damnation Murder Andrea Honest lord Impious villayns Iero. I like thy true hart boy thou louest thy friend It is the greatest argument and sign that I begot thée For it showes thou art mine Hora. O father T is a charitable déed To preuent those that would make vertue bléed I le dispatch letters to don andrea Unfould their hellish Practise damnd intent Against the vertuous riuers of his life Murder andrea Enter Isabella Iero. Peace Who comes héere newes newes Isaballa Isa. What newes Ieronimo
hope to see your vertue rise alca. Lorenzoes bounty I do more enfould Then the greatest mind of indians brightest gold lo. Come let vs in the next time you shall show All Don andrea not alcario Exit Omnes Enter Ieronimo trussing of his points Horatio with pen and incke Iero. Come pull the table this way so t is well Come write horatio write This speedy letter must away to night horatio foulds the paper the contrary way What fold paper that way to a noble man to Don andrea Spaines embassador Fie I am a a shamed to see it Hast thou worne gownes in the Uniuersity Lost logick suckt Philosophy Eate Cues drunke Cées and cannot giue A letter the right Courtiers crest O ther 's a kind of state In euery thing saue in a Cuckolds pate Fie fie horatio what is your pen foule ho. No Father cleaner then lorenzoes soule That 's dipt in inck made of an enuious gall Elce had my pen no cause to write at all Ier. Signeor andrea say ho. Signeor andrea Ier. t is a villainus age this hor. t is a villainus age this Ier. That a nobleman should be a knaue as Well as an Ostler ho. That a nobleman should be a knaue as Well as an Ostler Ier. Or a seriant ho. Or a seriant Ier. Or a Broker ho. Or a Broker Ier. Yet I speake not this of lorenzo For hee s an honest Lord ho. Sfoot Father I le not write him honest Lord Ier. take vp thy pen or I le take vp thee Ho. What right him honest Lord I le not agree Ier. You le take it vp Sir Ho. well well Ier. what went before thou hast put me out beshrow thy impudence or insolence Ho. Lorenzoes an honest Lord Ier. well Sir and has hired one to murder you ho. O I cry you mercy Father ment you so Ier. Art thou a scholler Don horatio And canst not aime at Figuratiue speech Hor. I pray you pardon me t was but youths Hasty error Ier. Come read then Hor. And has hired one to murder you Ier. He meanes to send you to heaven when You returne from Portugale Ho. From portugale Ier. Yet hee s an honest dukes son Ho. Yet hee s an Ier. But not the honest son of a Duke Ho. But not the honest Ier. O that villainy should be found in the great Chamber Ho. O that villainy Ier. And honesty in the bottome of the a seller Ho. And honesty Ier. If you le be murdered you may Ho. If you le be Ier. If you be not thanke God and Ieronimo Ho. I you be not Ier. If you be thank the diuell and lorenzo Ho. If you be thank Ier. Thus hoping you will not be murdred and you Can choose Ho. Thus hoping you will Ier. Especially being warned before hand Ho. Especially I take my leaue boy Horatio write leaue Bending in the hams like an old Courtier Thy assured friend say gainst lorenza and The diuell little Ieronimo Marshall ho. Ieronimo Marshall Ier. So now read it ore ho. Signeor andrea t is a villainus age this That a Nobleman should be a knaue as well As an Ostler or a Seriant or a broker yet I speake not this of Lorenzo hée s an Honest Lord and has hired one to murder you When you returne from Portugale yet Hée s an honest Dukes sonne but not the Honest son of a Duke O that villainy Shovld be found in the great chamber and honesty In the bottome of a seller Iero. True boy ther 's a morrall in that as much To say knauery in the Court and honesty in a Chéese house Ho. If you le be murdred you may if you be Not thanke God and Ieronimo if you be Thanke the diuell Lorenzo Thus hoping You will not be murdered and you can choose Especially being warnd before hand I take my leaue Ier. Horatio hast thou written leaue bending in the Hams enough like a Gentleman vsher Sfoote No Horatio thou hast made him straddle too much Like a Frenchman for shame put his legs closer Though it be painefull Ho: So t is done t is done Thy assured friend gainst Lorenza and the diuell Little Ieronimo Marshall Enter Lorenzo and Isabella Isa. Yonder he is my Lord pray you speake to him Iero. Wax wax Horatio I had néede wax two Our foes will stride else ouer me and you Isa. Hée s writing a loue letter to some Spanish Lady And now he calls for wax to seale it lor. God saue you good knight Marshall Ie. Whos 's this my Lord lorenzo welcom welcom Your the last man I thought on saue the diuell Much doth your presence grace our homely roofe lor. O Ieronimo your wife condemns you of a vncurtesie And ouer passing wrong and more she names Loue letters which you send to spanish Dames Ier. Do you accuse me so kind Isabella Isa. Unkind Ieronimo lor. And for my instance this in your hand is one Ier. In sooth my Lord there is no written name Of any Lady then no spanish dame lor. If it were not so you would not be afeard To read or show the waxt letter Pray you let me behold it Ier. I pray you pardon me I must confes my Lord it treats of loue Loue to andrea I euen to his very bosome lor. What newes my Lord heare you from portugale Ier. Who I before your grace it must not be The Badger feeds not till the Lyons serued Nor fits it newes so soone kisse subiects As the faire cheeke of high authrority Ieronimo liues much absent from the Court And being absent there liues from report lor. Farwell Ieronimo Exit lorenzo and Isabella Isa. welcome my Lord Lorenzo Ier. Boy thy mothers iealious of my loue to her Hor. O she plaid vs a wise part now ten to one He had not ouer heard the letter read iust as he enterd Ier. Though it had happend euill He should have hard his name yokt with the diuell Héere seale the letter with a louing knot Send it with speede Horatio linger not That Don andrea may preuent his death And know his enemy by his enuious breath Exit Omnes Enter Lorenzo and Alcario disguisd like Andrea lor. Now by the honor of Castéels true house You are as like andrea part for part as he is like himselfe did I know you By my crosse I sweare I could not think you But Andreas selfe so legd so facst so Spéecht so all in all methinks I should salute Your quick returne and spéedy hast from portugale Welcome faire Lord worthy embassador Brave Don andrea Oh I laugh to sée How we shall iest at her mistaking thée alca. What have you given it out andrea is returnd lo. T is all about the court in euery eare And my inuention brought to me for newes Last night at supper and which the more to couer I tooke a boule and quaft a health to him When it would scarse go downe for exstreame laughter to thinke how soone report had scatterd it alca. But is the villaine
then and. Nay I le trust you and. For your a prince I know you le pay your dew Bal. I le pay it you soundly and. Prince you might haue paid Tribute as well then battailes had bin staid Bal. Héer 's tribute for you and. I le receaue it of you And giue you acquittance with a wound or two They fight Balthezer hath andrea downe Enter Ieronimo and Horatio Horatio beats away Balthezer and. Thou art a wondrous friend a happy sperit I owe thée now my life couldst thou inherit Within my bosome all I haue is thine For by this act I hold thy arme deuine Hor. Are you not wounded let me search and sée and. No my deere selfe for I was blest by thée Else his vnpiting sword had cleft my hart Had not Horatio plaid some Angels part Come happy mortall let me ranke by thée Then am I sure no star will threaten me Hor. Le ts to the battaile once more we may meete This haughtie prince and wound him at our feete Exit Omnes Enter Rogero and alexandro in their shirts with Pollaxes Roge. art thou true valliant hast thou no Cote of proofe girt to thy loines art thou true loyall alex. Why looke witnes the naked truth Upon my breast come le ts meete Le ts meete and break our haughty sculs Downe to our feete They fight alexandro beats in Rogero Enter Lorenzo and Don Pedro at one dore and alexandro and Rogero at another dore lorenzo kils Don Pedro and alexandro kils Rogero Enter at one doore andrea at another doore Balthezer and. O me ill stead valliant rogero slaine bal. O my sad fates Don Pedro weltring in his gore O could I meete andrea now my blouds a tiptoe This hand and sword should melt him Ualliant Don Pedro and. Worthy rogero sure t was multitudes That made thee stoope to death One Portugale could neare orewhelmne thee In such crimson on streames And no meane bloud shall quit it balthezer prince balthezer bal. andrea we meete in bloud now and. I in valliant bloud of Don rogeroes sheding And each drop is worth a thousand Portugales bal. I le top thy head for that ambitious word and. You cannot prince see a reuengfull sword Waues ore my head bal. Another ouer mine Let them both meete in crimson tinctures shine They fight and andrea hath balthezer downe Enter Portugales and releeue balthezer and kil andrea and. O I am slaine helpe me Horatio My foes are base and slay me cowardly Farwell deere dearest Bellimperia Yet heerein ioy is mingled with sad death I keepe her fauor longer then my breath He dies Sound Alarum Andrea slain and Prince Balthezer vanting on him Enter Ieronimo Horatio and Lord Generall Hora. My other soule my bosome my harts friend My O Andrea slaine I le haue the price Of him in princely bloud Prince Balthezer My sword shall strike true straines And fetch Andreas ransome fourth thy vaines Lord Generall driue them hence while I make war Bal. Hath war made thee so impudent and young My sword shall giue correction to thy toong Iero. Correct thy rascals Prince thou correct him Lug with him boy honors in bloud best swim They fight and breath afresh Bal. So young and vallerus this arme neare met So strong a courage of so gréene a set Ho. If thou béest valliant cease these idle words And let reuenge hang on our glittering swords With this proud prince the haughty Balthezer Horatio has prince Balthezer downe then Enter lorenzo and seizes his weapon Ho. Hand of lorenzo touch not my prisoner lo. Hée s my prisoner I seizd his weapons first Ho. O base renowne t is easie to seize those Were â—orst laid downe lor. My lance first threw him from his Warlicke stéede Ier. Thy Lance lorenzo now by my beard you lie Ho. Well my Lord to you a while I tender my Whole prisoner lor. Horatio you tender me part of mine own you kno ho. Well peace with my bloud dispence Untill my leedge shall end the difference Ier. lorenzo thou doost boast of base renowne Why I could whip al these were there hose downe ho. Speake prince to whether doost thou yeeld Bal. The vanquisht yeilds to both to you first ho. O abiect prince what doost thou yeild to two Ier: Content thee boy thou shalt sustaine no wrong I le to the king before and let him know The sum of victory and his ouerthrow Exit Ieronimo lor. Andrea slaine thanks to the stars aboue I le choose my Sister out her second loue Exit lorenzo and Balthezer ho. Come noble rib of honor valliant carcasse I loued thee so entirely when thou breathest That I could die wert but to bleed with thee And wish me wounds euen for society Heauen and this arme once saued thée from thy foe When his all wrathfull sword did basely point At the rich circle of thy labouring hart Thou groueling vnder indignation Of sword and ruth O then stept heauen and I Betwéene the stroke but now alack must die Since so the powers aboue haue writ it downe In marble leaues that death is mortall crownd Come then my friend in purple I will beare Thee to my priuate tent and then prepare For honord Funerall for thy melting course He takes his scarse and ties it about his arme This scarse I le weare in memorie of our soules And of our muteall loues héere héere I le wind it And full as often as I thinke one thée I le kisse this little ensigne this soft banner Smeard with foes bloud all for the maisters honor Alas I pitty Bellimperias eies Iust at this instant her hart sincks and dies Exit Horatio carying andrea on his back Enter Ieronimo Solus Iero. My boy ads treble comfort to my age His share is greatest in this victory The Portugales are slaine and put to flight By Spaniards force most by Horatioes might I le to the Spanish tents to sée my sonne Giue him my blessing and then all is done Enter two dragging of ensignes then the funerall of Andrea next Horatio and Lorenzo leading prince Balthezer captiue then the Lord General with others mourning a great cry within Caron a boat a boat then Enter charon and the ghoast of Andrea Hor. O my Lords Sée Don Andreas ghoast salutes me sée embraces me Lor. It is your loue that shapes this apprehention Hor. Do you not sée him plainly Lords Now he would kisse my chéeke O my pale friende Wert thou any thing but a ghoast I could loue theée Sée he points at his owne hearse mark all As if he did reioyce at funerall And. Reueng giue my toong fréedom to paint her part To thank Horatio and commend his hart Reueng. No you le blab secrets then And. By Charons boat I will not Reueng. Nay you shall not therefore passe Secrets in hell are lockt with doores of brasse Use action if you will but not in voice Your friend conceiues in signes how you reioyce Hor. Sée sée he points to haue his goe forward on I prethee rest it shall be done sweet Don O now hee s vanisht Sound trumpets and a peale of ordenance And. I am a happy Ghost Reueng my passage now cannot be crost Come charon come hels Sculler waft me ore You sable streams which looke like moulten pitch My Funerall rights are made my herse hung rich Exit Ghost and Reueng a great noise within within Charon a bote Charon charon Cha. Who cals so loud on charon Indeed t is such a time the truth to tell I neuer want a fare to passe to hell Exit Omnes Sound a florish Enter marching Horatio and Lorenzo Leading prince Balthezer Lord Generall Phillippo and Cassimero with followers Hor. These honord rights and worthy duties spent Upon the Funerall of Andreas dust Those once his valliant ashes march we now Homeward with victory to crowne Spaines brow Gene. The day is ours and ioy yeelds happy treasure Set on to Spaine in most triumphant measure Exit Omnes Enter Ieronimo Solus Ier. Foregod I haue iust mist them ha Soft Ieronimo thou hast more friends To take thy leaue of Looke well about thee Imbrace them and take friendly leaue My armes are of the shortest Let your loues péece them out Your welcome all as I am a Gentleman For my sons sake grant me a man at least At least I am O good night kind gentles For I hope there 's neuer a Iew among you all And so I leaue you Exit Finis