Ignorant of what you so well know Jac. O Heavens he knows he loves me and thence His anger comes aside Alva Were he hid within the Caverns of the earth My revenge subtil as it is should find him And though he had a sword tempered with charmes Yet would I kill him Jac. O Brother he 's but an ill Physician will destroy The Patient he can cure the errours of our Friends we should detect with admonition Not with rage and violence Alva Thou art his Advocate Jac. Love brother if it be a crime is not always An Act of our intention but oftentimes we are Surpriz'd in to it by accident the offences therefore That proceed from our Misfortunes are not to Be charg'd as the transgressions of our wills But rather pitied as our frailties and excus'd Alva Sister I approve your intercession and call It by the name of generous I have lov'd Him so he was the Volume of my secrets Jac. How know you then but your suspitions are Unjust and Innocence made guilty by a false surmize Alva O 't is too evident he loves her Jac. Her who Alv. Alleria Jac. He love Alleria Alva I surpriz'd him even now talking with her Father and when he saw me he slunk away as Black souls do at the face of Justice besides He lay last night at her house Jac. O flie to your revenge let him not live a moment Now I curse the rash Compassion I bestow'd upon him Alva Why are you Sister so incens'd because a Mote Troubles your eye would you for this pluck down The Sun from Heaven Jac. The trouble brother that appears in me riseth From an apprehension of his wrongs to you Can there be a greater indignity imputable to Man then breach of trust and that in sacred Friendship Friendship did I say friendship Is lost when Rivalship begins Go go and Punish in his blood the crimes of his false soul Alva What in a Turtle 's look a Tygre's mind He is but an ill Physician will destroy the Patient he can cure the errours of our friends we Should detect with admonition not with rage and violence Jac. Dull purblind frailty as 't is a glory to be jealous Of our honour so 't is an errour to wink at what We ought to see Alva If it be an errour Sister it was introduc'd by you Jac. Then 't was the ignorance of his crime made Me stand up against the guilt and interpose Between your wrath and him but now I do no Longer hold you haste to your revenge as many Minutes as you defer it so many wounds you Make upon his breast Alva Away rash woman thou art no more alli'd Unto my nature then a Vulture's to a Dove Jac. No no let him live then and be the mark Of your disgrace Alva You are inconsiderate in your passion would you Have me kill the man that 's worthy of my Mercy perhaps my jealousie has done him Wrong his love to her may be of an Elder Growth then mine Jac. O injurious Clemency the life he owes you Were there no other cause obliges him to Resign all Claims unto her but he deserves All wrongs that can so tamely suffer the Privation of his love Alv. My Inquietudes are great I 'le take the Recollection of some minute in the mean time Make you a Visit to Alleria for further Confirmation she hath well counterfeited But yet I see through the deceit O what a wondrous little part Has Heaven in a dissembling womans heart Exeunt Alv. and Lys Liv. I wonder Madam you should love a man Yet seek his death with so much earnestness Jac. I loath the thought of loving him If I have Any passion for him 't is revenge Liv. That vengeance is but lame that walks upon The Crutches of the tongue though You have thundred out your fury against Him I know you would not hurt a hair Of him for all the world Jac. O how should I rejoyce to see an Earthquake Gape and take him in before me Not hurt Him yes I would be as wild in my revenge As is the Lion in full heat of blood when by Instinct he knows his Mate plays false Enter Cassidore Cass O Madam I rejoyce in this good fortune It was you I sought for Jac. And it was you I would avoid Cass At your approach my heart starts out of its Dark despair and opens as Roses at the gentle Aspect of the Sun why do you use so ill a man So faithful Enter Alleria and Julia. Jac. Yonder is one will give you a reason for it Cass Madam she is handsom and more kind Alle. What always with that deceitful now I find A fair occasion for my revenge Jaccinta you Appear to me so indispos'd I have no Encouragement to acquaint you with my News Jac. What is it Madam Alle. Nay 't is unseasonable now I find to talk of Masks and Revels Jac. All manner of Intelligence from you is welcom Alle. Since you will know it then I 'le tell you my Father hath at length appointed me a husband Jac. Do you not mean the fat old Gentleman my Brother told me of Alle. Out upon him for a Puff-past no one that Is youthful nobly born and generous when You know who it is you will approve my choice Jac. Who is it pray Alle. You need but small instruction he hath Lodg'd at your house 't is your Brothers friend Jac. His name All. How willingly she would hear what she unwillingly aside Would know Flaminio Ha ha ha Now she resents my griefs Liv. Madam Madam for shame recal your self And bear it bravely Cass I have much interest in the event Jac. But pray tell me is not this change welcom to you Alle. The wretched beggar could not resent What greater joy should he a Kingdom gain I count his love 's the highest thought felicity Can reach and reap such happiness in his esteem I want a subject for another wish Jac. But does he recompence your esteem with the Reward that is due to it Alle. He loves me more then I can express He swears he lives only by the blessing of my eyes When he is near me he is transported but Out of sight in torments if by chance I meet him I fear to see him die with joy and if his Oaths be true not only with dislike but hate He views all other faces Jac. And you love him you say as much Alle. Love him I had much rather live with him On some high Mountain cover'd with snow And hung with Isicles then live with any Other in Palaces with all varieties imaginable Jac. You hear this Cassidore Cass I do Madam and rejoyce to see her Fortunes swell To your desire Alle. I sooner shall forget my name then my engagements To your favours but your inconstancy was of an ill Example it soon taught me the way Cass Pray Madam let us mention it no more but Still repute me as I ever was Your servant Alle. Sir
place was It not so Cassidore Jul. I am astonish'd He bows Alle. And yet so much Modesty accompanies his Worth the praises due to this Action are As painful to his ear as they are pleasant To my Tongue Cass To a man possest with love always to shew it He bows Are of pleasure Alle. Good Sir let me prevail with you to adde unto Mine my fathers preservation who I fear May be indanger'd by this accident Cass Madam I flie with joy to all commands of yours Exit Jul. Your father Madam and all the houshold are in Safety the flames are all extinguish'd and Without much prejudice the fright was greater Then the damage Madam it hapned well we had The Morning to our assistance Enter Alvaro and Lysander Alva She lives she lives the angry Heavens at Length have heard my prayers Alle. Yes I do live Alvarez but do you know by Whose means it is I am so happy Alva It is from me Madam only you must learn the Knowledge of your deliverance Alle. How your news surprizes me Alva It may well Madam when you have heard it For no sooner was the horrid cry of fire most Dismally proclaim'd through the streets but With a winged diligence from my bed I rose And hastned to your refuge I ran through the Invading flames that like a Conquerour had Sack'd your house and thrown disorder round About the place Alle. She having found me sleeping in my bed And Ruine in all her terrours round me You through these many dangers That you speak of with an unequal care Conveigh'd me to this place Alva Nothing morâ—true Madam Alle. Nothing more false By Innocence I swear I do not know thy Equall Alva What 's this Jul. Why Madam it was he sent me hither To your assistance Alle. Go go your confidence disturbs me Alva Is this the Gratitude due to my fidelity Alle. Away treacherous man Alva By all the Oaths made in fear of Heaven all that I have told you is a truth Alle. Ah direful perjury Alva Have I watch'd all moments to express respect And can it win no better estimation Alle. Go thou Impostor blush at thy deceit Thou sinn'st against thy knowledge and seek'st A Recompence for what thou never did'st Alva Ah Madam where have you learn't the example Of such cruelty Alle. All your dissemblings shall never Bribe me to a better thought then what My opinion doth already harbour Exit Alleria Alva All my hopes mow'd down in their flower Lys. O happy moment this descension is above my hopes aside Alva His't his't a word with you Julia to Jul. going out Jul. I dare not stay Alva Nay prithee He whispers Jul. How fain you would have me now betray my Mystriss Alva Betray her by my life I would not have thee Wrong thy trust so much only tell me if thou Canst who it is usurps the reward due to my service Jul. I dare not Sir Alva I prithee tell me sâ—e here 's a Jewel for thee Jul. What sell my Ladies secrets may I Die a Beggar Alva Come come be not a fool this peevish principle Of honesty has ruin'd more of thy quality then any Misfortune whatsoever Jul. How will my conscience answer it Sir Alva Hang Conscience 't is the Rogues Consumption What do you doubt my discretion come I 'le warrant thee the discovery shall never Do thee wrong here take it and wear it Gives her a Ring Jul. Well Signior if I should 't is but to please you I hope it is not counterfeit Alva Counterfeit dost think me of so base a spirit Jul. Nay pray Sir pardon my innocence if I did suspect it His Name is Cassidore a Gentleman that lives At the corner of the street just against us Alva I know him well he is a Servant to my Sister Jul. Well well Sir let him be whose Servant he will It is as I tell you Signior and so farewel Exit Julia. Alva My happiness like a weak vapour is dispers'd As soon as risen could any soul but mine With which she plays the Tyrant after such Disdains flame with the same Ardour I Ought to sigh for those ill-employ'd cares I once Had to please her but so much does my Patience triumph over my affliction that In defiance of her rigour I must still Worship her Lys 'T was ever the effect of Fate to blast the Fairest hopes you are Possessor of a soul too Great to bow to the reproaches of her pride There are other Beauties far surpassing hers Would count it happiness to share but in A sigh of yours Alva Swarmes of perplexing cares bury my Brain Never did Martyr suffer greater torment Lys Yes I dare tell you Sir of one deserves compassion More then you Alv. 'T is impossible my sufferings should have an equal Lys I am sure you would confess it truth might I but take the boldness to relate it Alv. Prithee do the relation of anothers sorrows Sometimes helps to extenuate our own Lys Now Love assist my trembling heart I find a Care rise up before me how I should disguise My story There was a young Lady Sir that lov'd me tenderly Who scarce had numbred 15 years ere she Was sought in Marriage but he that was design'd To have her not being possest with equal flames Gave liberty to his heart to love another Which she too well knew yet suffer'd In obedience to her Parents will and yet a Greater grief she underwent for that Insnarer of her faith no sooner drew Her soul within the compass of an Oath never To marry any but himself but then forsook her Alva O barbarous infidelity Lys Notwithstanding this her afflicted heart still Follow'd him and in contempt of danger and The inconveniences that wait upon disguises She in a Masculine habit pursued and over Took him And such was the strangeness Of her fate She gain'd occasion by the in †Tercession of those whom her calamity had Made her friends to attend upon him Alv. Cruel injustice of our Stars Lys And underwent it as a pleasing bondage Performing all her services with joy he not Knowing her and she is willing still to be conceal'd Alv. That Love should teach us ways to wrong our selves Lys A melting pity creeps into his heart Heaven Make this minute happy to my wishes Aside Now Sir tell me is she not worthy of compassion Sir you do not answer me Alva Civil Alleria Lys Good gods she is still in his mind Aside Sir you do not answer me to what I told you Alva What hast thou spoken of Lys An unfortunate Maid Sir Alva My soul was so oppress'd I had no regard to What thou said'st Lys And yet you seem'd to cast your pity on her Alva Thou art mistaken Boy my thoughts were All employ'd upon my own Misfortunes Lys Shall the loss then of an imperious Mystriss Be so repin'd if you must needs think of her Think of her defects call into your mind her Pride and view her cruelty with
Tygres at the hearing of soft Musick Become more cruel Lys So sick men rise and hunt for what Physicians Do deny ' em Exit Jul. 'T is strange a man should be so constant under Such disdains Alle. I would acknowledge it a vertue in any other But in him a foolish dotage of the mind Jul. This Passion measures all things by it self Alle. Give me a Lover that would rather die then that The world should know he is sick These punings and these whinings I abominate Enter Cassidore leading and courting Jaccinta Jul. How can a just grief contain it self when There is so much cause for a Complaint Alle. Soft who are those Jul. By this good Evening Madam 't is Cassidore Courting of Jaccinta Alle. What 's this that pains my heart o' th' sudden so Jul. I can tell you Madam 't is love the finest sickness In the world when it take two together Cass Oh fairest Lady fairest of thousands your blush Is like the morning and your smile brighter then noon Jac. What would Alleria say if she should hear this Cass In these armes I 'le lock you fast for ever and sooner Part from all the World then from my joys in you Alle. O that my eyes were into Bullets turn'd That I might shoot 'em at his heart Cass The vertuous heat that sojourns in this â—â—nd Chaseth my active spirits through my veins In such a wanton dalliance as if pleasure in me Had proclaim'd a Jubilee Alle. Patience where art thou Jul. Out of Call I warrant you ha the sky grows All. faints in Jul. arms Overcast help help help O my Lady Cass How now what cry is that Jul. O cursed man you are the unhappy cause Jac. Alleria and in a Swoon I have a Balsom chaf'd Upon her temples will recover her in an instant Ex. Jacc. Jul. O you tyrant you hard-hearted man is this fit Usage to a Lady has all your feign'd respects to her Brought forth this fruit Cass What shall I do unhappy accident Jul. You have no way to recompence her but by Putting on an Artificial Penitence Cass Hear me thou fairest Idol of the eye behold What torments does oppress my soul to see The light of those bright Suns eclips'd The day has no esteem but for thy sake Jul. What pretty flattering stuff these men are made of Cass Hear but my mournful Sighs the best Expressors O a heavy sorrow Enter Jaccinta with a Viol. Jac. Amazement seize me what do I behold all the Distrusts that are past at this one Object return breaks at To thicken this black vapour Jul. So now it happens as I design'd Cass I love you secretly my Humility will witness The truth of my respects this that you have construed As a wandring from my Allegiance is but a Feign'd Civility Jac. To what remote unhabitable place of the earth Is the faith of mankind fled thou hast now Unveyl'd the black disguise cloth'd thy false soul Cass Madam Rises and speaks to Jaccinta Jac. Nay never seek for an excuse For now another shall enjoy the heart thou hast So much abus'd I 'le give it unto one declares he hates me E're thou shalt be Possessor of it and so take Vengeance on my self for my too easie faith Cass Why Madam are you thus offended for a Fault committed by my tongue and not my heart Your Jealousie is unjustly alarm'd all that I Have said is counterfeit on purpose to delude Her from suspecting of my faith to you Alle. O Traitor canst thou with blush-less impudence Declare so much to her Starts from Jul. arms Jul. I thought we should have change of weather The Moon hung so Jac. Perfidious now declare thy self to which of us Is thy base heart inclin'd Alle. Pull off your Mask you shall dissemble no More Jul. I should less pity him had he 30 Bayliffs At his heels Alle. Speak then to which of us is thy love given Perjur'd man Cass So the assembled Clouds do meet and poure Their long collected fury in one shoure Jac. Unfaithful is it to me Alle. Am I the Object of your love Jac. Am I that of your hate Jul. I never till now saw a soul in Purgatory Alle. Deceiver Jac. Flatterer Alle. Double soul and without faith Jac. Promise-breaker Cass Oh Heavens has the simplicity of my respect Begot this issue Alle. Cousener you love me Cass I do may my hopes accordingly be blest Jac. And me Cass I adore you with my soul Jac. Thou canst divide thy self Alle. O insolence Jul. He is courted with that variety his appetite Stands Newter Cass I am devoted to you both the honouring her Merit is doing homage to yours you are both Fair and it will be injustice to one of you To tell you more Offers to go Alle. Come back or I 'le abjure thy sight for ever Jac. Come back I say and put an end to this dispute Jul. Pray Madam hear me Whispers All. Cass Madam for Heavens sake permit me to disguise to Iac. My disesteem for her in words which I beseech you Credit as the true meaning of my soul to you Iul. Alas Madam how would you have him govern himself In such Surprizes of necessity he must flatter One to presetve his interest in the other Cass Madam if I have said any thing displeasing let Your discretion tell you how much I was surpriz'd And wooe you to a forgiveness is it possible you Should have greater proofs of my affection then What I have already given you know she loves Me not and she has told you so and to assure you My Integrity is more to you then to her I 'le give You in her hearing the Pledge of all my soul To witness that I will never court her more Only suffer me by that respect I pay unto her Brother to wait upon her back in common Civility I am obligâ—d to that Alle. How I may trust him now I cannot tell But he has a strange power over me Exit Alle. Jul. So the congeal'd vapour melts again I 'le After her and yet disswade her from any good Opinion of him Exit Jul. Cass Come Madam have I not well feigned Jac. You have but yet it shall Alle. and Jul. appearing in her Chamber Not profit you Exit Cass and Jac. Enter Sancho running San. O Madam if you love your peace be gone from Hence My Master is almost frantick with jealousie Only by the power of a dream He heard the voice of a man as he thought In your Chamber And is beyond all remedy Lunatick his rage Is hotter then the dog-days Enter Bertran with his Night-Cap and Swerd drawn Ber. Ho who 's there what are you speak bring lights there Jul. puts out the Candle San. Hark do you hear his bellowing Ber. Where are you speak tell me ha nay if you ' scape Me the Devil 's in 't I will dispeople all the earth And drown the World in blood but I will find him Alle. How shall we
not much otherwise in yours Howe're you draw the Veyl between you Jac. I I despise the Trophies of anothers Conquest No Livia if I durst speak my mind Liv. What would you say Madam Jac. Canst thou conceal a secret Liv. Yes Madam as long as it is one but when Two know it how can it be a secret Jac. If those two have but one heart ah Livia how very fain I would without a naming Of it be understood Liv. If you are asham'd to name it you may be As well asham'd to ask my secrecie Jac. Canst thou not hit my thoughts then my Watchful fancie would have conceiv'd thee If thou hadst said but half so much to me Liv. Since you will have me then so bold to judge Confess Madam has not Flaminio the lovely Stranger a little touch'd your heart Jac. My heart Liv. You resent it as if it were a crime Jac. It is a crime to count that love that scarce Is an esteem Liv. Come come Madam 'twixt esteem and love there 's So much sympathy they are often taken One for another Jac. The Civilities I shew him are for my brothers sake Liv. You 'll pardon me Madam if I guess this but A counterfeit self-denial for I observ'd Last night when he sup'd with you a strange Kind of dotage in his eyes Jac. Prithee tell me what could'st thou guess from What he said or did Liv. What care you take to know what you most Know your Curiosity in this gives increase To my suspition Jealousie was ever the Issue of love Enter Flaminio But look Madam see where he comes Now we 'll put it to the proof Jac. Alas what shall I do Liv. Let us be gone he does not see us Jac. No no I 'le lie down under that fountain and Feign my self asleep Liv. Is it not as I told you Madam we women are Weak paper-walls the least puff blowes us Down Well nothing o'rethrows our Sex but In Discretion we might do as well else of A brittle people as any under Heaven but What design is this Madam Jac. Withdraw and thou shalt know anon Jac. lies down under the fountain Liv. Her tender Modesty is a little Sea-sick only A Qualm of Honour but there 's one will cure her Ex. Liv. Fla. Robatzy being absent I will walk here Expecting his return ha what Angle cloth'd In flesh and blood is this O 't is Jaccinta Wonder Of Wonders She that keeps all waking lies Sleeping here Dear Object of my Joys And cares in whom alone all sweetness Dwells permit me a little to divulge the Birth and Progress of those pains you have created And suffer me Without offence to pay the devotions due to so Bright a lustre Jac. Flaminio Fla. Ha. Jac. Ha Rigorous Fate Fla. What says she Jac. We both love with equal flame Fla. O happiness unbelievable Jac. Excuse my blushes Fla. Perfections great Exchecquer Jac. When shall our pains end Fla. I have not power to contain my self He kneels and kisses her hand twice So smells the flower of a blooming clove The more I drink the more I thirst Jac. Some God protect me who is this Fla. What have I done a curse upon my rashness Jac. What motive could excite you Sir to a presumption So uncivil Fla. Love Madam extremity of love Jac. Love never begets rudeness Fla. Love in excess acts nothing else but what is irregular And disorderly it was my Gratitude I was About to pay Jac. Your Gratitude for what Fla. What shall I say Madam it was my transports led me to this place Had I lov'd less I should ha' bin less rude But Circumspection suits not with excess of passion Jac. Can it be imagined you had a love for me and Have so little regard to my repose if you Were just to your own you would not ruine mine Fla. Had you still slept my crime had been unknown But if I must suffer your rebuke for what I Could not help let me beseech you shew It with all the mildness an innocent Offender may deserve Heaven knows it was a designless frailtie Jac. He charms me so I find a pain to be unkind Aside Fla. Those thoughts that put me upon this confidence Aspir'd too high to be suppress'd I have kept 'em Cover'd many tedious years and had power To keep them undisclos'd another houre Jac. To credit you were to create a supposition of Too much easiness in being led too suddenly So far towards your desires Offers to go and he stays her Fla. You keep my heart in chains and must not Go till you release it Jac. Thus confin'd I am your prisoner Fla. We 'll both be freed together then or stay still By it so is captivity pleasant Jac. What is it you would have Fla. Your love Madam Jac. 'T is not in my power to dispose Fla. I understand you Madam in your dark replies Suffer me to attend you to your Brother and I will shew you Proofs he has a favour for me Greater then your imagination knows He is leading her off and is met by Cassidore Enter Cassidore Cass Madam may I receive the honour of your service You have a hand yet free Jac. I want not your assistance Sir Cass Let me but whisper a secret in your ear a secret Of importance Jac. Nothing is so important as good manners Fla. The Lady is in the right Sir you take an ill time To tell secrets Cass I come not hither Sir to learn Instructions of you Fla. But I use to give 'em Sir to such as want Jac. Your Instruction Sir is bold and insolent Cass Oblige me then but to reject his service Fla. If she should yield to your Counsel Sir your life Were in some danger Cass He that has confidence to withstand his displeasure Can never want courage to despise your resign That hand thou hast too little right to and she Shall soon see which of us is most fearless Fla. I will not wrong my happiness so much This hand would make a Tygre meek Jac. No man is wrong'd now no man is Possessor She throws away Flam. hand Fla. Unhappy frustration Good Madam to suppress His Arrogance be pleas'd to declare did you Recal your favour in respect to his desires or not Jac. What 's that to either of you to whom I stand averse Cass Nay gracious Madam do not constrain your liberty To favour me rather expose me to the fury of Your frowns then make me Author of your least Inquietudes you shall see Madam my respects O'recome my jealousie I 'le patiently retire and Wait a time for my revenge But Madam let it not be forgotten with what regret I leave your Presence being an effect of my obedience Not of my desire He is withdrawing Enter Alleria and Julia. Alle. I had forgot to ask her when Cassidore was With her last Jac. O are you there now to revenge my Brother aside Cassidore come back Cass My absence may oblige you Madam Jac. If
in his hand and sword drawn Alle. I I Let him go let him go the Bear Wants Breathing Jul. Good Madam take this occasion of his absence And be gone San. 'T is well advis'd Madam for now his Passion Is up he will disturb you more then a Catter †Wauling the 32 winds when broken forth at Once in opposition will be soft Musick to the Noise he 'll make Alle. Hark what a rumbling he keeps An everlasting hoarseness dwell in his throat Exit Ber. within Death and Furies Must I be all night a hunting You speak and save thy life a man a rogue A Villain a Houshold-thief a Robber of my Honour a Spider to infect my walls come out You Wolf come out here Jul. What a roaring does he keep noise agen San. Heark on my life he is tumbled over something Ber. O Sancho Sancho Sancho help help help bring Me lights here I am undone San. I must in and help him he 'll grieve himself Sick else Ex. Sancho Jul. Well go thy ways for a vexatious old fool When a man is a trouble to himself 't is time The World were rid of him Ped. Jealousie was ever valiant Well if e're she marries him let her take my Advice For a revenge cuckold him Jul. Cuckold him 't is such a common Town-trick She scorns to follow the fashion Enter Sancho leading Bertran Ber. O Pedro Pedro what shall I do both my Shins Are broken against the frame of a stool San. and Ped. Alas poor Master bursts out into a whining laughter Ber. How now what dost laugh San. Who I laugh Sir alas not I Sir I'am griev'd cries At your misfortune Ber. Come come peace good Sancho it cannot be help'd Go Pedro go get me some brown paper and a little Honey Ped. I shall Sir Exit Jul. A Halter and a Gallows rather aside San. Come Sir put up your sword since the Rogue is Fled for 't let the gods punish him Ber. No let the devil punish him he 'll hamper him Where is this Quean she can tell me what he was You Houswife Polcat you soapy-Slut what say you Where is he what was he Jul. Why thou bundle of diseases thou yelping devil Where dost thou think thou art thou tun of Nastiness were not poison to thee natural thy takes him by the collar Own rottenness would strangle thee O that Thy eyes were worth the pulling out San. Well said at him claps him on the back Ber. Ha Sanc Sanc what says she San. She 's mad Sir Jul. That Lady thy poisonous tongue abuses thus Has more vertue in her then all thy Progeny Could ever own Slight were it not a shame Unto humanity I would in reparation of her Wrongs Kick thy fat Lump into its Grave Force thee to creep into thy Scabbard and make Thee with thy own hands stick up thy bellowing Chaps San. Well done faith Girle here 's a Virago for you Ber. Nay nay nay I am satisfied my Spouse Is honest prithee good Wench hold thy tongue And make no words on 't I will believe the Noise I heard was in the next house or any Thing else that thou would'st have me Jul. VVhy so Sir now it is as it should be this Temper does become you a Husband should Be always credulous of his VVives honesty Though he has no reason for 't the VVorld will Count him a good-natur'd man I will go Tell my Lady now what a good-natur'd man you Are when you are pleas'd Exit Julia. San. She has hector'd him rarely he is as calm As a child in sleep Ber. Come Sancho lead me to my bed my head akes My shins are broke my bones sore my stomack Is faint I am all disordered Heaven send us VVell back again for I 'le have none of her San. Truly Sir it was against my will you took This journey Ber. VVhene're my heart again Love entertains May all the Divels in Hell forbid the baynes Exeunt Enter Flaminio and Addibar with Musick ready Flam. The house is hereabout go call the Musick Add. They are here Sir Fla. Bid 'em sing the Song that I appointed under That window and d' ye hear get the Masquerade Ready in case she should look out Jac. What Musick is this I hear Jac. at the window The stillness of the night lends it a graceful eccho Fla. Now for the Masquerade a Dance in Antique habits After the Dance Enter Cassidore Cass Who is that that dares attempt the Circumvention Of my hopes speak whoe're thou art Fla. My name 's Flaminio Jac. Flaminio Cass Then know I am thy mortal Enemy Cassidore and 'T is no little joy to me that I have met thee here Tell me and that suddenly why thou assum'st The liberty to court my Mistriss Fla. As her brothers friend she suffers my respects If I were her Lover dost think me Master Of no more discretion then to satisfie my Rival with it Cass Then draw Fla. As willingly as ever man met fortune Jac. Ah They figbt Jac. shrieks and shuts the window Add. O help help help what will you do Sir Master Gentlemen running between them Enter Alvarez running Alle. What noise is this who calls for help Add. Here Sir here Alva Ha Cassidore is it you What hath inrag'd thy blood to such a fury Cass Who would not die with joy in the defence of his Affection Alva What Flaminio too what divel envious of mens Friendship scattered the seeds of this dissention Fla. Dear friend leave us to our difference Alva I must not leave you nor I will not Cass O 't is a disfavour to us now Alva Let me but know the cause Cass Nothing Fla. Nothing Alva Come Flaminio with you I know I can prevail You were not wont to hide a thought from me Tell me what hath drawn this foul weather in thy face Fla. Why suppose he would have me quit my right To blessedness Cass Or he deprive me of that good that is invaluable Alva I comprehend you not you do not deal by me as One whose love was worth your estimation I have an equal interest in both your fates you are Both my friends neither can suffer but I must Share inâ—t How comes it then my importunities Find such opposition Cass In vain Alvarez is this friendship shewn my Resolution is but deferr'd for some moments had he The Altar for security Religion should not Bind me from his death Exit Cass Alva I little thought Flaminio you could have been Repugnant to a Friends request Fla. Prithee desist it is not worth thy care Alva Can any thing require the Exposure of thy life That bears not a value worthy of my knowledge Fla. What wouldst thou have me tell thee Heavens what an extremity is this aside Alva Since you refuse to tell me I guess the cause you are both in love with one beauty Fla. Thou hast surmiz'd a truth now thou art satisfied Alva If I am I owe no thanks to your confession yet Oblige
Be gone you slaves and leave us to our selves Ber. Stir not he that is upright need not covet privacie Alva What walking Dunghil is this made of the Dust swept from the house of Ignorance You with your Sarazens face what are you the toy that Comes a wooing here why thou Hee-goat where Hast thou been hid i' th' world thou hast not been The talk of Children Ber. Pedro Sancho Both. I I Sir we are here Alva Do you hear Mountain of Mummy You want a wife do you I 'le wive you You shall see come Sir since you wear a sword You shall use one Draw nay nay Do it Or I will shake thee into dripping you must Have a wife why you shall have a wife Come Win her and wear her Ber. Why Gentleman Sir let me be hang'd if I 'le have Any she is put upon me by her father whether I will or no. Alva Will you resign her then Ber. With all my heart upon condition Alva VVhat Ber. You pay my expences hither nay 't is not much But I would not be laught at in my own Countrey For losing my labour and my money too Alva Provided you never more renew your claim I 'le do it willingly Ber Nay nay I 'le be gone this Afternoon go Pedro Go you to the Inne and get all things in readiness Ped. I shall Sir Exit Pedro. Alva Well we are agreed then San. But Sir what will her father say to this bargain You promis'd him to marry her presently Ber. Let him say what he will what a pax care I what He says Am I bound to humour him I 'le marry her To whom I please she is mine as long as he Keeps my Contract Sanc. Well Sir do your pleasure Alva Come let us in and see what your Expences come to Ber. So now the Bargain 's made I 'le homeward Hop And deal no more in love but shut up shop Exeunt ACT V. SCENE I. Enter Bertran and Sancho BEr. Come come Sirrah knock at the door Sanc. It s open Sir Ber. That 's all one knock when I bid you San Why Sir you may go in without knocking The Door invites you Ber. Sirrah sirrah learn more manners do As I bid you Knock or I 'le knock a peal Upon your pate I will not come under her Roof her dealings have been base knock louder Louder yet I 'le starve and rot first The open Air is every mans Enter Julia. Jul. Who is it knocks O Signior is it you Will you be pleased to walk in Sir Ber. No no I am none of your walk-in Sirs I am in Too far already I would I had my Contract This Rogue I have married her to will not Pay me my Expences till he has my Contract Up go go bid your wise Master come out to me Jul. But Sir Ber. But me no Butts hold your prating Houswife do you stand there to ask men Questions tell your Master I am here Exit Jul. Well Sir I shall acquaint him Ber. I go in I 'le first go into a Pest-house by this Light I had rather have twenty wives then have Such a father in Law San. Marry Sir would we were well at home again The Town they call Sivil but the usage is not so I have scarce had a belly full since I came Their Kid and Garlick Zant Oyle and Sallad with half a Hen amongst six of us I have an English stomack and could digest A Chine of Beef I love my belly best of any Thing 't is neerer to me then my Kindred Hang this wooing and all that profess it Ber. In quotha Catch me in their house again Enter Robatzy Rob. Why Signiour Bartran I hope I have given you no Cause to leave my house in Anger Ber. O good Signiour Antiquity I know you well enough For a fair tongu'd man but I care not for Your Apologie as little for your love I can Live without both Eat my own and sleep Without dependencies Rob. Now you talk gently Sir Ber. No matter what I talk I am not so gentle Neither nor will not be this sha'nt cog me Into a Marriage But if I marry her may The devil carry me away upon my Wedding day Rob. Will you hear reason Ber. No I 'le hear no reason reason I am not To be popp'd off with reason your Daughter I Have dispos'd of Give me my Contract and There 's an end Rob. Why Signiour in all things there must be method You choak the child of honour the discretion Ber. Well well I know what I do without your Direction I am not to be tutor'd by such an Old fool as you my cause is no mans but My own Give me my Contract or by Heaven I 'le fire your house and that 's my Way of honour Rob. Perfectly Lunatick Ber. As for your daughter I have no more to say to her I have recall'd the Vows I made to her and I am no longer oblig'd Rob. Pray le ts argue something temperately like men Ber. Like men Rob. You are too sudden Ber. Like men Sir Rob. I Sir like men 't is fair language Ber. Why dost hear old fellow what strange beast Would your grave reverence make me appear Like men I tell thee fellow I am as much a man And as good a man Rob. All this is granted Sir Ber. And as wise a man Rob. True Sir Ber. As any man And a man dares make thee no Man or at least a base man and an old man Rob. Ha ha ha laughs Ber. What do you laugh you Vulture Rob. Why thou Antique fool thou Morrice-dancer Since thou hast again provok'd me thou Shalt have no contract come say thy Prayers thou art dead draws Ber. I scorn thee and scorn to say my prayers More then thou dost San. Nay good Sir bear a little with his follies to Rob. 'T is rather a disease then temper in him Ber. Take heed urge me no more if I draw once I shall kill thee and like a rotten Pumpeon Leave thy old Carcass stinking to Posterity Rob. VVhy thou ridiculous Varlet how durst thou Talk of killing or drawing any thing but Thy breath which stinks more then a putrified Marrow-bone Ber. Sancho come hither he is too old to fight with Prithee take me in thy Armes and throw me At that Puppy Rob. Get thee out of my house thou over-grown Ass Dunghil Quagmire or what is worse All filths moulded up in one detested Lump If I have stood a patient Anvil to all thy Lunatick fits 't was in compassion to thy Age And weakness But now I can no longer bear It. Begone I say or I 'le send an Officer to VVhip thee out of Town Exit Rob. Ber. VVhip me on t of Town O fire and brimstone Whip me out of Town I 'le shew him a trick for that Go Sirrah run to the Inne and get my Mule Sadled presently San. With all my heart Sir and glad of the Office Farewel Sivil I 'le leave your
me tell but her name Fla. O cruelty it self must I declare to him it is aside His Sister Fla. How ill doth this Reserve become thee now I never hid from thee the secrets of my soul thou Wert the Closet to 'em all Fla. What can I tell him if I name her what is it he VVill not say for I have courted her without his Licence aside I must conceal it till a fitter time Alv. This confusion in him raises my distrust I fear aside It Alleria What must I not know her then Fla. This Reluctance friend proceeds from certain Fears I have that when I have nam'd her To you you 'll turn my enemy and cancel that Most sacred bond of Uuion that hath so long been Seal'd between us judge then is it fitting I Should tell thee any more trust me Alvarez Thy desires thy desires should find a recompence In any thing but this farewel offers to go Alv. Heark you Flaminio whither are you going thus late Fla. I have oblig'd my self to lie this night at Signior Robatzy's for both of us tomorrow early Are to meet my Mother in her way from Rome Good-night Exit Alva I am more confus'd then ever he lies this night At her house how every thing conspire to Aggravate my doubts was it for this false man I sav'd thy life to supplant me of my hopes O Wolf that durst devour the breast that nurs'd thee But he forgets the life I gave him was but lent And is to be remanded at my pleasure I see His end through all his close contrivance now I find That open foes are easier to invade Then Ambushes that are in friendship laid Exit ACT IV. SCENE I. Enter Signior Robatzy Flaminio and Addibar Fla. IT were unfit Sir my Mother should be attended Only with your Company and my self here waiting Her Arrival Rob. Though 't is your duty Sir it is not needful For 't was her Command you should expect her At my house Fla. My soul would suffer much disquiet should I omit a duty so becoming Rob. But she is not assured of your Arrival Sir Only may guess it by the time of her Appointment Fla. So much the better Sir duty 's perform'd when Unexpected renders the Surprize the greater Well Sir 't is your Conquest and I must yield We 'll go together Enter Alvarez and Lysander Fla. Addibar Get the Coach ready and bring it to The Garden-gate Add. I shall Sir Exit Add. Lys It is all truth that I have told you Sir she Loaths you more then youth hates death or age Her spightful Neighbour The Letter that You sent by me she tore into a thousand pieces And with a look so full of terrour as if she would Have done as much to you Fla. Hold Sir yonder 's Alvarez Pray suffer me To take my leave of him before we go Rob. Not for a world Sir pray pardon me I must not Suffer it Fla. Your restraint is as unjust as cruel I should I Violate the respects I owe him and without cause Reject so dear a friend Alva Who is that Flaminio Rob. The more you urge me I am the more averse to your desires Pray let us go Fla. This is unnatural Sir thus to refuse the Conversation of the man I most esteem Rob. I cannot grant it you Exit Rob. pulling of Flam. Alva Now truth 's unmasqu'd and shame walketh By bearing a blushing torch Didst thou Observe Lysander with what care and trouble he Avoided me Doubtless the remorse of his Ingratitude makes him conscious of the wrongs He has done me whilst she triumphs in Her unjust security Lys Ah my Lord the Heavens are too impartial To behold with pleas'd eyes the wickedness of our Offences and therfore prudently inflict upon us punishments Ofttimes proportion'd to the nature of our crimes Alva I call all nature to defiance to accuse me Of a sin qualified for such a judgment Lys Examine well Sir the actions of your life No breach of faith no violation of a sacred Vow Alva By the soul of truth I never Lys Hold Sir before you swear let me discover To you what she told me somebody in Prejudice of your love inform'd her that in Italy you were contracted to a young and an Innocent Maid nam'd Semena of a noble Family But when she had given her vertue to your Charge exchang'd hearts and wrap'd 'em in your Faith You most dishonourably left her the Ignominy and scandal of her sex and upon this Conjecture Sir she builds her Rigour that he Who changes once may do so ever Alva But this was not inconstancy Lys Not Sir it will be difficult to prove it other Alva Fear not I shall easily convince her of My innocence Lys Heavens what can this Ingrateful say aside Alva Alas I had not seen that Lady that thou Speak'st of when she was offred me to wife 'T is true by the perswasion of our relations I did Agree to marry her to reconcile some Animosities that had long liv'd in both our Families so that it was not the Election Of my Will but the interest of my Peace oblig'd me to it Judge then how much I am wrong'd by being Upbraided with a crime I am not guilty of Lys My soul has now her full load aside Enter Jaccinta and Livia veyl'd Alva Hold yonder 's a Lady veyl'd For shape and motion much resembling Alleria Lys Dear Sir forbear I must not suffer you Do you not know the custom of the place To draw the Curtain in the street though she Were mean is mortal Alva Nothing shall restrain me Liv. Your brother Madam Jac. Alas how shall I shun him Alva Madam Liv. What is 't would you have Sir Alva A view of that fair Lady What eye can see you Madam and not carry War Unto his heart Lys Did ever man more wilfully prosecute his Own Misfortunes Alva 'T is a felicity to me to be within the view of my Tormentor My rest my life my all is in your hands Liv. You are ill instructed Sir this is not she you look for Alva Not she what makes her shun me then Lys You see you shoot your Arrows against A Rock which may return to hurt you Alva Let me but hear her speak give me a Word from her Jac. Look you Sir what will it profit you puts up her veyl Alva My Sister what treacherous Guides are our desires Why did you keep my heart so long lock'd up in errour Jac. Only to try what passions were about it Alva But whether were your hasty steps directed Jac. Nay I am at my journey's end Brother My setting forth was only bent to give you joy I hear you are to be married Alva Ah Sister my death you 'll sooner see I am injur'd above the power of sufferance Jac. By whom Brother Alva You know too well the false Flaminio Jac. What 's his crime Alva His love Jac. His love Alva His treacherous love why do you feign your self