would we garlands of Laurell greene To welcome them more for the common good Than for affection priuate that we beare Loue To meet them comming wil not be amisse But what know we how they will take such work Con. Report may be much more than there is cause We may them méete and gréet with ioyfull heartes And make them garlands when we know their mindes Enter the three Lords with the Spanish Shieldes and Diligence Ne. And here they come with new ymprezed shields My Lords wel met and welcome from your foes Lucre Lord pomp wel met and welcome home againe Loue Lord pollicy wel met and welcome home againe Con. Lord pleasure welcome with vnfained heart ple. Faire ioy and Lady xx. thousand thankes pol. Faire Loue and Lady twise as many thankes· Pom. Faire and beloued Lucre though I speake last As kindly I thy welcome do accept As heart can thinke pen write or tongue can tell Ne. Now speak my Lords how haue ye sped pol. Right wel thanks vnto him that gaue the day to vs The pride of Spaine was cloak'd with Maiestie And Shame his page nicknamed Modestie Spanish Ambition Honor would be cal'd And Treacherie his page term'd Action Their Tyranny was cleped Gouernment Terror his page was falsly nam'd Regard But God aboue hath giuen them their reward They with dishonor left their shields behind The onely prises purchast by vs now And those faire Ladies we present to you Loue this is thine and he that giues it thee Ne. In lieu whereof your gift and her I giue Againe to you that merite more than both pol. The greatest gift and good could me befall pom. Fair lucre loe my present and my self Lucre Which I with Nemos license gladly take Ne. Take her Lord pomp I giue her vnto thee Wishing your good may ten times doubled be pom. the wished good this world could giue to me ple. Of dutie I my deere must giue thee this that art my comfort and my earthly blisse Ne. Now Lords I hope you are contented all pomp with his Lucre pollicie with Loue pleasure with Conscience ioy fall you from aboue And thus to you my promise is perfourm'd And I expect that yours aswell be kept That present preparation may be made to honour those with holy mariage rites that I in presence of the world may giue these as my daughters vnto you my sonnes Pol. By my consent one day shal serue vs all Which shall be kept for euer festiuall pom. And on that day in honor of these Dames these shields in triumph shall be borne about Plea with pageants plates and what delights may be to entertaine the time and companie Ne. So it please you Lordings me thinks it were méet that the Ladies tooke care to prouide their owne toies My selfe néede to helpe them who know their mindes well For I can kéepe women both quiet and constant pol. It pleaseth vs well that you wil take the paines Faire ones for a while we betake you to your busines Pom. Ladies adue the Lords bring thē to the doore they go out Ne ple. Beloued farewel Fra. giues Pol. a paper which he reads then saies pol. It seemes by this writing sir you would serue me Is your name Skil whom did you serue last Frau. An ill maister my Lord I serued none but my selfe pol. Haue ye neuer serued any heretofore Fra. Yes diuers my Lord both beyond sea and here with your patience my good Lord not offending the same I thinke I am your poore kinsman your Lordship pollicy and I Skil if it like ye pol. You say verie well and it is verie like I will answere yee anon Diss. giues Plea a paper which he reades and saies ple. Is your name faire semblance that wish to serue me Dis. Please it your Lordship fair semblance I am wel séen though I say it in sundry languages méet for your Lordship or any noble seruice to teach diuers tongues and other rare things Plea I like ye verie well stay a while for your answere Enter Vsurie and giues a paper to Pompe which he reades and saith pom. Maister Vsury I thanke ye that ye offer me your seruice it séemes to be for your old maistresse sake Lady lucre stay but a while I will answere you with reason The three Lords go together and whisper and call Diligence Diligence goes out for a marking yron and returnes Frau. How now my hearts think ye we shal spéed pol. Diligence Come hether Vsu. I cannot tell what you shal but I am sure I shal Dis. I am as like as anie of ye both Vsu. Fraud Dis. Whist man he 's Skil Vsu. Skil Why doest thou séeke to serue Lady Loue What profite wil that he Fra. Cut hold thée content I le serue but a while and serue mine owne turne and away pom. Maister Vsury come hether you desire to serue me you haue done Lady Lucre good seruice you say but it was against God and Conscience you did it neither euer in your life did ye anie thing for Loue Well to be short serue me you shall not and I would I could banish you from London for euer or keepe you cloase prisoner but that is not in me but what is or may be that strait you shall see By pollicies counsell this shall be done Diligence bring that yron helpe me my Lords Enter Diligence pol. Giue me the yron Pomp Cosen Skil help to hold him Fraud laies hold on him but Diss. slip away Sirra pollicy giues you this marke doo you sée A litle x. standing in the midd'st of a great C Meaning thereby to let all men vnderstand that you must not take aboue bare x. pound in the hūdred at any hand And that too much too and so be packing quietly And know that Londons Pomp is not sustained by vsury But by well ventured marchandize and honest industrie Vsu. I would I had neuer seene ye if this be your curtesie Exit Vsurie pol, Now Cosen Skil alias filthy Fraud No kinsman to Pollicie nor friend to the state In steed of seruing me Diligence take him to Newgate Aske not whie sir but Diligence if he doe striue Raise the street he 's vnweaponed and thou hast a weapon on And now Lordes when ye wil about our affaires let 's be gone ple. Agréed but what 's become of faire semblance my man pom. A craftie villaine perceiuing how we meant to Vsurie slipt away Enter Simplicitie in hast and giue the Lords a paper to read Simp. All hail all raine all frost all snow be to you thrée Lordes of London on a row Read my supplantation and my suit yee shall know Euen for Gods sake aboue and three Ladies sakes below Frau. M. Diligence Do me fauour you know I am a gentleman Dil. Step aside til my Lordes be gone I le doo for you what I can slip aside pom. What 's here my boy what 's here pleasure this suit is sure to you for it 's mad
man may see he that 's ordained to be rich shal be rich gow woman Exeunt Enter Nemo and the three Lordes as though they had bene chyding Ne. From whence good Lordes grew this hot argument pol. Thou knowest alreadie yet if thou wilt heare For this we striue fond pleasure makes account Somming his bils without an auditorie That Ladie Lucre ought of right be his plea. So I affirme and so I wil maintaine That Ladie Lucre ought of right be his plea. So I affirme and so I wil maintaine That pleasure ought by right Dame Lucre haue To beare the charge of sportes and of delightes pom. Nay to support the haughty magnificence And lordly Pompe of Londons excellence Befits it rather Lucre ioine with me By whom her honor shal be most aduanced pol. More fit for pomp than pleasure but most fit That Pollicie with Lucre should be matched As guerdon of my studies and my cares And high employments in the common wealth plea. What pleasure can be fostered without cost pom, What Pompe or port without respect of gaine pol, What pollicie without preferment liues ple. Pleasure must haue Lucre pom. pomp hath need of Lucre pol, pollicy merits lucre ple, Pleasure dies without Lucre pom, Pomp decaies without Lucre pol, pollicy droopes without lucre Ne, Thus Lordes you showe your imperfections Subiect to passions straining honours boundes Be wel aduisde you promised to be rulde And haue those Dames by me disposed to you But since I see that humaine humors oft Makes men forgetfull of their greater good Be here a while Dame lucre shal be brought By me to choose which Lord she liketh best So you allow her choice with patience Exit Plea Go we abide thy doome til thy returne Pom. If lucre be not mad she wil be mine Pol. If she regard her good she wil be mine Plea If she loue happie life she wil be mine Women loue Pleasure pom. Women loue Pompe pol. Women vse Pollicie and here she comes that must decide the doubt Enter Nemo with Conscience al in white Ne. Conscience content thee with a queint conceit Conceile thy name to work a speciall good Thou art not knowne to any of these Lordes By face or feature til they heare thy name Which must be lucre for a fine deuice And Conscience cleare indeed 's the greatest gaine Lo Lordings here faire lucre whom ye loue lucre the choice is left vnto thy selfe Which of these three thou wilt for husband choose Con. The modestie that dooth our sex beseeme Forbids my tongue therin to tell my thought But may it please my Lordes to pardon me Which of you three shall deigne to make such choice Him shall I answere to his owne content pol, If lucre please to match with Pollicie She shall be mistresse ouer many men Pom. If lucre like to match with Londons Pomp In stately port all others she shall passe plea. If pleasure may for wife faire lucre gaine Her life shall be an earthly Paradice Ne. Lo Lucre men and port and plesant life Are here propounded Which wilt thou accept Con. Lord pollicie Loue were the only choice Me thinks for you that all your cares imploy And studies for the loue of common wealth For you Lord pleasure Conscience were a wife To measure your delightes by reasons rule In recreation Conscience helpe to vse plea, Were Conscience halfe so sweete as is thy selfe Her would I seek with suites and seruices Ne, No lesse accomplisht in perfection Is Conscience then this Ladie I protest plea, But on this Dame hath pleasure fixt his hart And this or death the period of his loue Con. Lucre with pompe most aptly might combine ple. Lucre or Loue if case thou wilt be mine Let passe thy name thy selfe doe I desire Thee will I haue except thy selfe denie With thee to liue or els for thee to die Ne. What if I denie ple. Then wil I haue her pol If we denie ple. So much the rather pom. The rather in despight of vs Not so Ne. My Lords no quarrell let this Lady goe And if ye trust me I le content ye both pleasure this is not lucre ple She 's Lucre vnto me but be she Loue or Consciēce this is she pol. Whom you wil haue ple. Spight of the Deuil I wil Con, Must it not be my Lord if I agrée ple. Agree Con. Some further proofe it fits of you to sée ple, Receiue a pawn my hart my hand and oth To be thy owne in loue in faith and troth Con. Thus you are fast and yet my selfe am frée ple. I know in ruth thou wilt me not refuse Con. I know not that but other I le not choose Ne. It is inough Lord pleasure do not feare Conscience will vse you as becomes her best plea. And art thou Conscience welcommer to me than either loue or Lucre Con. God send grace I be Ne. My Lords be pleasde ere long shal you be sped As much to your contents as pleasure is Say but the word my selfe shall soone present Lucre and loue wel worthy such as you pol, Right thankfully those fauors we 'il receiue Enter Diligence in hast Dil. My Lords if your affaires in present be not great Greater than any saue regard of life Yea euen the greatest of the common wealth Prepare ye to withstand a stratagem Such as this Land nor London euer knew The Spanish forces Lordings are prepar'd In brauerie and boast beyond all boundes T' inuade to win to conquer all this land They chieflie aime at Londons stately pompe At Londons pleasure wealth and pollicy Intending to dispoile her of them all And ouer all those louelie Ladies three Loue lucre Conscience peerlesse of the rarest price to tyrannize and carie hardest hand From Spain they come with Engine and intent to slay subdue to triumph and torment My selfe so heauen would spiall of them had And Diligence deere Lords they call my name If you vouchsafe to credit my report You do me right and to your selues no wrong Prouided that you arme you being warn'd pol. Diligence thy seruice shall be knowen and well rewarded Nemo for a time Conceale this Dame and liue secure vnséene Let vs alone whom most it dooth concerne to meete and match our euer wéening foes Pom. Nemo keepe cloase and Conscience pray for vs Bée gone and recommend vs to our God Con. My Lordes if euer show your honors now Those proud vsurping Spanish tyrants come To reaue from you what you doo most regard to take away your credit and your fame to race and spoile our right renowmed towne And if you loue or lucre doo regard Or haue of Conscience any kind of care The world shall witnesse by this action And of the loue that you to vs pretend In this your valour shall assurance giue More would I speake but daunger 's in delay You know my mind and heauens record my thoughtes When I with praiers for you will penitrate And will in heart be present in your
in his shield his blacke disordered beast Scaling the skies scornfull to tread the ground And both his words proud words prooue perfectly Action his page to be but Treachery Euer attendant on Ambition but to the third Sheal. The third ground Caualiero is Gouernment Seuere in Iustice and in iudgment déepe His ympreze is a naked Infant goar'd Vpon a Lance signifing seueritie His word pour sangue for blood of enemies He bendes his sorces on his pendent is A Lyger licking of a bleeding heart And Cura Cruor is the word thereon His care 's for blood of those that dare resist Yet hight his Page that followes him Regard and he for Conscience to this conquest comes pol. The Gouernment of spaine is Tyrannie as doo his ympreze and his words declare His Page is Terror for a Tyrant feares His death in diet in his bed in sleepe In conscience Spight the Spanish tyrannie Hath shed a sea of most vnguilty blood Wel what 's the end Shea. The end is best you yeeld submitting you to mercy of these Lords Pom. Before we fight soft sic ye braue too fast Castilians know that Englishmen wil knock but say Dooth Spanish Pride for Londons Lucre gape ple. And would their Tyranny Conscience captiue haue pol: Doth their Ambition Londons loue affect sheal. All this they will and pray vpon your towne And giue your landes away before your face alas what 's England to the power of spaine a Molehil to be placed where it pleaseth them pom. But in this Molehil many Plsmyres be All which will sting before they be remoou'd What is thy name sheal. Shealty pol. An Irish word signifieng liberty rather remisnes loosnes if ye wil why hath thy coat a burning ship behind shea. to signify the burning of your fléet by vs Castilliās pol: It rather means your common wealth 's on fire about your eares and you were best looke home a common wealth 's compared to a ship If yours do flame your countrey is hot beware Feal. I see Castilians that you maruel much at this same Embleme of the Oliue tree Vpon my backe Lo this it signifies Spaine is in warres but London liues in peace Your natiue fruit dooth wither on your soile and prospers where it neuer planted was This Londons Fealty dooth auouch for trueth Herald of war and Porter of their peace Commaund ye me no seruice to my Lords S. Pride Quid tibi cum domini mox seruient miseri nobis diseede Feal. Quid mihi cum dominis seruietis miseri meis pom. shealty say vnto yen Thrasos thrée The Lordes of London dare them to the field Wittieng their pride and their Ambition Scerning their Tiranny and yet fearing this That they are come from home and dare not fight But if they dare in ioint or seueral armes Battaile or combat him that Lucre seekes Your Spanish pride him dare I from the rest ple. That bloodie curre your Spanish Tyranny That Londons Conscience would force with crueltie I challenge him for Conscience sake to fight a Lord of London and I pleasure hight And shealty when Citizens dare them thus Iudge what our Nobles and our courtiers dare Pol. Say if thou wilt that Londons pollicy Discernes that proud Ambition of spaine And for he comes enflamde with Londons loue In combat let him conquere me and haue her this is Loues fauour I her seruant am pom. This Lucres fauour Pomp for her will fight Plea this Conscience fauour she my mistresse is shea. You crauen English in your donghils crowe Pom. You Spanish Fesants crow vpon your pearch But when we fire your coates about your eares And take your shippes before your walled townes We make a donghill of your rotten boanes And cram our chickens with your graines of gold shea. You will not yéeld ple, Yes the last moneth shea. Farewel Retire Heraldes with the pages to their places S. Pride Vade pol. Herald how now Fea. Yen proud Castillians looke for your seruice Pom. So do we for theirs but Fealtie canst thou declare to me the cause why all their pages follow them when ours in showes do euer goe before Fea. In war they followe and the Spaniard is warring in mind pol. But that 's not now the cause yen three are Pride Ambition Tyranny shame followes pride as we a prouerbe haue pride goes before and shame comes after Treachery euer attendes vpon Ambition And Terrour alwaies with a fearfull watch Doth wait vpon il conscienced Tyranny But why stay we to giue them space to breath Come Courage let vs charge them all at once Let the three Lordes passe towards the Spaniards and the Spaniardes make show of comming forward and sodainly depart Pom. What brauing cowards these Castillians be My Lordes let 's hang our Scutchens vp againe And shroud our selues but not farre off vnséene To prooue if that may draw them to some deed Be it but to batter our ymprezed shieldes plea. Agréed here Fealty hang them vp a space They hang vp their shieldes and step out of sight The Spaniardes come and flourish their rapiers neer them but touch them not thē hang vp theirs which the Lords of London perceiuing take their owne and batter theirs The Spaniards making a litle showe to rescue do sodenly slippe away and come no more pol. Facing faint-hearted proud and insolent That beare no edge within their painted sheaths That durst not strike our sillie patient shieldes Pom. Vp haue they set their owne sée if we dare Batter on them and beat their brauing Lordes ple. Let them not yonder hang vnbackt my Lords Pol. With good aduise that we be not surprised and good enough pom. My selfe wil onset giue on Prides at your Peacocke sir plea. At Tyrannies wil I bestow my blow wishing the maister Pol. I at Ambitions strike haue at his pampered Iade Enter S. Pride S. Pride Fuoro Viliagos fuoro Lutheranos Angleses fuoro sa sa sa Pom. Their shieldes are ours they fled away with shame But Lordings whiles the stratageum is fresh And memorie of thir misfortune greene Their hartes yet fainting with the nouell griefe Let vs pursue them flieng if you say it Haply we may preuent their passage yet pol. With spéed and héede the matter must be done ple. Therefore you Pollicie shall our leader be Exeunt omnes Enter three Ladies and Nemo Ne. The day is ours faire Ladies let vs ioy The ioyfull day that all men may reioice Yet onely I am thankfull for this good And your good day at hand approcheth fast Wherein you shall be ioinde to thrée such Lordes As all the cities vnder heauens bright cope Cannot with all their glorie match in worth Lucre Lord Pomp a victor comes to thee Loue looke thou for Lord pollicy aswell And Conscience for her well reformed Fere pleasure that onely made his choice of her Vpon that day triumphant shall we feast Wherein Madames your honors nil be least Lucre Against their comming might my read be hard Prepare
The pleasant and Stately Morall of the three Lordes and three Ladies of London With the great Ioy and Pompe Solempnized at their Mariages Commically interlaced with much honest Mirth for pleasure and recreation among many Morall obseruations and other important matters of due Regard by R. W. LONDON Printed by R. Ihones at the Rose and Crowne neere Holburne Bridge 1590 The Actors names Pollicie the thrée Lords of London Wit their pages Pompe the thrée Lords of London Wealth their pages Pleasure the thrée Lords of London Wil their pages Nemo a graue old man Loue three Ladies of London Lucre three Ladies of London Conscience three Ladies of London Honest Industrie thrée Sages Pure zeale thrée Sages Sinceritie thrée Sages Pride three Lordes of Spaine Shame their pages Ambition three Lordes of Spaine Treachery their pages Tiranny three Lordes of Spaine Terror their pages Desire thrée Lordes of Lincolne Delight thrée Lordes of Lincolne Deuotion thrée Lordes of Lincolne Sorrowe a Iayler Simplicity a poore Frée man of London Painefull Penurie his wife Dilligence a Poste or an Officer Fealtie two Heraldes at Armes Shealtie two Heraldes at Armes Fraud Foure Gallantes Vsurie Foure Gallantes Dissimulation Foure Gallantes Simony Foure Gallantes Falshood two that belong to Fraud and Dissimulation Double dealing two that belong to Fraud and Dissimulation Enter for the Preface a Lady very richly attyred representing London hauing two Angels before her and two after her with bright Rapiers in their handes London speaketh LO Gentles thus the Lord dooth London guard Not for my sake but for his owne delight For all in vaine the Centonels watch and ward Except he keepe the Citie day and night Now may my foes in vaine both spurn and spight My foes I meane that London represent Guarded from heauen by Angels excellent This blessing is not my sole benefit All England is and so preseru'd hath bene Not by mans strength his pollicie and wit But by a power and prouidence vnseene Euen for the loue wherwith God loues our Queen In whom for whom by whom we do possesse More grace more good than London can expresse And that hath bred our plenty and our peace And they doo breed the sportes you come to see And ioy it is that I enioy increase My former fruites were louely Ladies three Now of three Lords to talke is Londons glee Whose deeds I wish may to your liking frame For London bids you welcome to the same Finis The pleasant and statelie Morall of the three Lords of London Enter the three Lordes and their pages First Pollicie with his page Wit before him bearing a shield the ympreze a Tortoys the word Prouidens securus Next Pompe with his page Wealth bearing his shield the word Glorie sauns peere the ympreze a Lillie Last Pleasure his page Wil his ympreze a Faulcon the woord Pour temps Pol. attired in blacke Pompe in rich roabes and Pleasure in collours Pollicie HEre I aduance my shield and hang it vp To challenge him who euer dare denie That one of those thrée London Ladies rare Ought not of right be matcht with Pollicie A London Lord the which I represent Pom And pomp prouides his challenge in his word Glorie sauns peere claiming the one of them Not by compulsion but by common right Yet maugre men my shield is here aduaunc'd For one matchlesse a London Lady best Beséemeth Pompe a London Lord to haue Plea Pleasure hath soar'd as dooth his ympreze show To looke alooffe on earthly Ladies all Yet neuer could my curious eie discerne A Dame of woorth for Londons Pleasures loue But one and she dooth shine as siluer Dooue Of selfe bred soile of London is her race For whom in challenge I my shield aduaunce Pol. Thus each in honor of his Mistresse And in regard of his wel daring mind Hath here ymprizde the challenge of his right But Lordings both and brethren bred and sworne A caution must be had in this conceit That all our thoughtes aspire not to one heauen Nor all our ships do saile for one selfe hauen I meane that all our suites and seruices We tend and tender to one onely Dame All choosing one refusing th' other two Pom. A great mislike amongst vs that might breede Plea I seeke but one and her vnto my selfe Pom. And one with I sauns partner of my loues Pol. It stands with honour to be sole or none Pom. Whom louest thou pleasure Plea Hearke ye Whisper in his eare Pom. Lush ye lie Wil. If my maister were a souldier that word wold haue the stab Wit VVel Wil stil you 'll be a saucie Scab pom. VVhy Pleasure Pompe hath chosen Lucres loue plea. VVhy pompe But pleasure honors Lucre most pol. And pollicie may Lady Lucre gaine Before you both but let vs not contend For Nemo dooth the Ladies prisoners keepe Though they were slaundered late with Libertie And mariage to three farre borne Forriners Then first it fits we practise their release And sée them and by sight our liking place For yet we loue as Gossips tell their tales By hearsay Fame not Fauour hath vs yet enflam'd pom. Lord pollicie with reason hath discuss pleasure consent and so our loue shall hold ple. Ye neuer found that Londons Pleasure err'd From reason or from pompe and pollicy pol. Come on sir boy attend you wel your charge To his page Wit VVait in this place to watch and ward this shield If any man in honor of his loue So hardy be with stroke of sword to attaint This shield and challenge him that hereby challengeth Say for thy Lord as should a trusty Page That pollicie doth dare him to perfourme A hardier taske than common challengers If he demaund what pollicy may be A Lord of London say one of the three pom. And you sir boy for pompe perform the like To Wealth Bid him that dare this Ympreze batter once Be well aduisde he be no beggers brat Nor base of courage nor of bad conceit To match himselfe with such magnificence As fits Lord pompe of London for his loue Call if he come that can encounter me Or mooue me not for ech enuious swad plea. Will be not wanton nor of waiward mood To Will Waite as doo these vse faith and diligence And marke him well that dare disdaine this shield Which Londons Lord that pleasure hath to name Hath here aduaunc'd in honor of his Dame I bid thée marke him well what e'er he be That Londons pleasure dooth in malice scorne For he 's a Rascal or a straunger borne Good boy marke well his iesture and his looke His eie his gate his weapon and attire And dog him to his lodging or his denne For I will make him scomme and scorne of men No better boy than Wil when Wil is pleasde Be pleasd my boy and so be my good Wil pol. And so good boyes farewel look to your charge Watch well good Wit who scorneth Londons pollicy Be warie Wit for thou canst well discerne pom. Wealth watch for pomp
copulation I would haue thought once my horse should haue bene frée as soon as my selfe and sooner too for he would haue stombled with a sacke of meale and lien along in the channell with it when hee had done and that some cals fréedome but it 's but a durtie fréedome but ye may sée bad horses were but iades in those daies But soft here comes customers What lacke ye what is 't ye lack what lacke ye Come along and buy nothing fine Ballades new Ballades what lack ye Enter Nemo and the three Lordes Ne. My Lordes come on what suits haue you to me Pol. Renowmed Nemo the most onelie one That drawes no breath but of th' eternal aire That knowest our suit before we bound to speak For thou art the very Oracle of thoughts Whose vertues doo encompasse thee about As th' aire surroundes this massie globe of earth Who hast in power what euer pleaseth thee And canst bestow much more than we may craue To thee we seeke to thée on knées we sue That thou wilt deigne from thraldom to release Those louely Dames that London Ladies are Ne. What those thrée caitiefs long agoe condemn'd Loue Lucre Conscience wel deseruing death Being corrupt with all contagion The spotted Ladies of that stately towne pom. Loue Lucre Conscience we of thée desire Which in thy self hast all perfection Accomplished with all integritie And needest no helpe so doe what pleaseth thee Who holdest Fame and Fortune both thy slaues And doest compell the Destinies draw the coatch To thée we sue sith power thou hast thereto To set those Ladies at their libertie plea. At libertie thou spotlesse Magistrate That of the cause doost carie all regard Carelesse of bribes of birth and parentage Because thy selfe art onely borne to blisse Blesse vs so much that Lordes of London are That those thrée Ladies borne and bred with vs May by our suites release of thraldome send Ne. Release my Lords why seeke ye their relase That haue perpetuall prison for their doome pol. But Nemo can from thence redéeme them all Ne. Their deeds were cause not Nemo of their thral Pom. Yet Nemo was the Iudge that sentence gaue Ne. But Nemo neuer spill'd whom he could saue plea. Thou from perpetuall prison maist reuoke Pol. Death hath no power gainst him to strike a strok Pom. Thou onlie milde and curteous sir vouchsafe To graunt our suit and set those Ladies free Ne. What 's your purpose in this earnest suit Plea To marie them and make them honest wiues Ne. But may it be that men of your regard Lords of such fortune and so famous place Wil linke your selues with Ladies so forlorne And so disteined with more then common crimes Pol. Mariage doth make amends for many amisse Pom. And loue doth couer hears of combrous euils plea. And doth forget the faults that were before Ne. Meane as you say ye neede to say no more pol. In token that we meane what we haue said Lo here our shieldes the prizes of our loue To challenge all except thy selfe that dare Denie those Ladies to be ours by right Ne. Woo them win them win them wear thē too I shal both comfort and discourage you my Lords The comfort 's this of all those former crimes· Wherwith the world was wont those dames to charge I haue them cléer'd and made them all as free As they were borne no blemish left to sée But the discourage gentle Lords is this The time of their indurance hath bene long Whereby their cloathes of cost and curious stuffe Are worne to rags and giue them much disgrace Pom. Alas good Ladies was there none that sued For their release before we took 't in hand Ne. Yes diuers for fair Lucre sought release And some for Loue would faine haue paid the fées But sillie Conscience sat without regard In Sorrowes dungeon sighing by her selfe Which when I saw that some did sue for Loue And most for Lucre none for Conscience A vow I made which now I shall perfourme Til some should sue to haue release for all Iudg'd as they were they should remaine in thrail But you that craue their fréedomes all at once Shal haue your suit and see them here ere long A litle while you must haue patience And leaue this place go in my Lordes before Pom. Becommeth vs to waite on Nemo still Ne. Not so but Lordings the condition more You promise me sith they are in my power I shall dispose them when they are releas'd Vpon you three as I shall thinke it best Pom. Doe but commaund and we shall all subscribe Ne. Then goe your ways for I haue here to do Exeunt 3. Lorde Enter Sorrow Sorrow draw neere to morrow bring thou foorth Loue Lucre Conscience whom thou hast in thrall Vpon these stones to sit and take the aire But set no watch or spyall what they doo Exeunt ambo Enter Fraud Vsurie Dissimulation Simony and Simplicity Frau. How happie may we call this merie day my mates Wherein we meet that once were desperate I thinke euer to haue seene one another when Nemo that vpright Iudge had by imprisoning our Mistresses banished vs by setting such diligēt watch for vs out of London and almost out of the world But liue we yet And are we met and neere our old seat Vsury is it thou Let me see or hath some other stolne thy face Speakest thou man Vsu. No Fraud though many haue counterfeited both thee me We are our selues yet and no changlings I see And why shouldst thou aske me man if I liue The silly Asse can not feed on harder forrage than vsurie She vpon thistles and I vpon a browne crust of a moneth old simp. So that Vsury and an asse are two of the profitablest beasts that a man can kéepe yet th' one hath sharper teeth than th' other Frau. But what meanes Dissimulation He droopes me thinks What cheere man Why cousen frolick a fit art thou not glad of this meeting What 's the cause of thy melancholy Dis. Not melancholike but musing how it comes to passe that we are thus fortunate to méet as we doo simo. I le tell thee why we met because we are no mountaines simp. But ye are as ill for ye are monsters simo. And men may meete though mountaines cannot Frau, In token that this meeting is ioyfull to vs all Let vs embrace altogether with harts ioy and affection simp. I see many of these old prouerbes prooue true t is merrie when knaues meet Frau. How sir what 's that Sim. If a man had a casting net he might catch all you Frau. Art not thou Simplicity Simp. Goodman Simp for I am maried it like your maistership And you are mast Fraud too a pox on your worship I sée a fox and a false knaue haue all one luck the better for banning And many of you crafty knaues liue merilyer than we honest men Frau. Sirra bridle your tongue if you 'il be welcom to our
it stinks this is perfum'd indeed Fra. Marie geppe goody Conscience indeed I doo you wrong But I le quickly right it my cloake shal not comber you long Vsu. All this while Lucre knowes not I am here But now wil I to her marke how I speed Lady the fairest that Nature euer fourmed Lodestone of Loue that drawes affections dartes The only obiect to all humaine eies And sole desired Daintie of the world thy Vassall here a vertue in thy néede Whom thou by license of the law maist vse tenders himselfe and all his seruices to doe thy will in duetie as to fore Glad of thy freedome as his proper life Simp. Lady Lucre you loue an apple take heede the Caterpillar consume not your fruit Lucre Why who is it that maketh this latest suit Simp. T is vsurie aloud in her eare Lucre Great is the seruice he hath done for me But Vsury now I may not deale with thee Vsu. the Law allowes me Madam in some sort Con. But God and I would haue thy boundes cut short Vsu. For you I recke not but if God me hate Why dooth the Law allow me in some rate Con, Vsury slanders both Law and state the Law allowes not though it tollerate And thou art sure be shut out at heauen gate Vsu, You were euer nice no matter what you prate Simp, Then it will be with him as it is at a great mans house in dinner time he that knockes when the doore is shut comes too late Lucre Well Vsurie Fraud and Simony Dissimulation hearken vnto me My tongue although in memorie it be greene Cannot declare what horrors I haue seene He can it enter into mortall eares Vnmortified the furies fires and feares the shrikes the grones the tortures and the paines that any soule for each of you sustaines No pen can write how Conscience hath me scourg'd When with your faults my soule she euer vrg'd Arithmeticke dooth faile to number all the plagues of sorrow in the Den of thrall then tempt me not nor trouble me no more I must not vse you as I did before If you be found within faire Londons gate You must to prison whence we came of late Conscience will accuse ye if ye be in sight Frau. That scuruie Conscience works vs all the spight Enter Nemo Vsu. Wel Lucre yet in thée we haue delight Dis. Yonder come some we must take our flight Exeunt omnes Simp. Birdes of a fether wil flie together but when they be taken then are they baken yonder comes a customer I le to my stall Loue Lucre and Conscience blindman buffe to you all Ne. Conscience Loue Lucre Ladies al what chéere How doo ye like the seates you sit vpon Con. O pure vnspotted Nemo sole paragon Of Loue of Conscience and perfection The Marble of Remorse I sit vpon Sweats scalding drops like bitter brinish teares Ne. So should remorse when Conscience feels her gilt But gentle Loue how féelest thou thy flint Loue O sharp and cold I fréeze vnto my seat The Flint holds fire and yet I feele no heat But am benumb'd and frozen euerie ioint Ne. O Loue so cold is charitie in these times Lucre how sit you Lu. Vpon a heauy stone not halfe so cold not halfe so hot as theirs But of some secrete power for I do find and sensibly I féele That I from it exhale an earthly cold And it from me dooth draw a kindly heat Ne. Such force hath Care of Lucre in it self To coole the heart and draw the vital spirits And such the true condition of you thrée Remorse of Conscience Charitie of Loue And Care of Lucre such your vses be But Ladies now your sorrow lay aside Frolick faire Dames an vnexpected good Is imminent through me vnto you all Thrée Lords there be your natiue countrimen In London bred as you your selues haue bene Which couet you for honorable wiues And presently wil come to visite you Be not abashed at your base attire I shall prouide you friends to decke you all If I commaund stand vp els sit you stil Enter the 3. Lords Lo where they come my Lordes the Dames be here pol, Why are they wympled shal they not vnmaske theme Ne. It is for your sake for Pollicie they doo it Pom. Much may their fortune and their feature be But what it is we cannot thus discerne Ne. You shall in time Lord Pomp be yet consent plea. Their same is more then cause or reason would May one of these be pleasures paragon Ne. Pleasure be pleas'd and vse no preiudice Madames stand vp mislike not their attire That shal be mended as your selued desire Pol. Their port and their proportion wel contented Pom. Right stately dames if they were wel attir'd Plea May we not sée their beautie what it is Ne. Yes Lordings yes Lucre lift vp thy veile Pol. Of beautie excellent Pom. Of rare perfection Plea A daintie face Ne. Vnmaske Loue Pol. Swéete loue indéed pom. A louely face Plea A gallant grace Ne. Conscience vncouer pol. Beautie diuine Pom A face angelicall Plea Swéet creature of the world Ne. Enough for once Ladies sit downe againe As cunning chapmen do by curious wares to the audience Which seldome showen do most inflame the mind So must I deale being daintie of these Dames Who seldome séen shal best allure these Lords A while my Lords I leaue you with these thrée Conuerse confer on good conditions I will right soone returne with such good friends As it concernes to cloath these daintie ones If any in my absence visit them Know their intent and vse your skill therein Exit pol Ladies to call to mind your former liues Were to recount your sorrowes on a row Omitting then what you haue bene or bee What you may be I le speak so it please you Wiues to vs thrée Ladies to London Lords pompe Pleasure pollicie men of such regard As shall you guard from euil once matched with vs And Pollicie presents this good to you pom. With Londons Pomp may one of you be ioin'd Possessing more than Fortune can affoord Fortune 's a foole but heauenly prouidence Guards Londons pompe and her that shal be his plea. And Londons pleasure peerles in delightes Wil deigne to make one of these Dames his owne Who may with him in more contentment liue Than euer did the Quéene of Ethiope Con. Though silence Lordes our modestie inforce Nemo can tel the secretes of our thoughtes Nemo that womens minds can constant kéepe He shal for vs you answere good my Lordes I speak for al though il beseeming me Enter Falshod doub dealing pol. You speak but wel My Lordes step we aside To note these fellowes what they do intend Pom. Nemo can tel for he doth follow them Enter Nemo Falsh. Ladies to you to some of you we come Sent from such friendes as much affect your good With garmentes and with complements of cost Accordant well to dames of such degree I come to Lucre D. Dea.
fight Now pleasure show what you wil doo for me ple. I wil be turn'd to paine for thy sweet sake pol. Faire Conscience feare not but assure thy selfe What kind affection we so euer beare to Loue and Lucre in this action Chiefly for thée our seruice shall be done pom. For Conscience sake more than for Lucre now pol, For Loue and Consciēce not dispising Lucre ple. Onely for Conscience will I hazard all Ne. And I from hence will her conuey a space Till you return with happy victory Exeunt Ne Con. Con. Farewel my Lords for me my Lords for me pol. Diligence what number may there be Dil. A mighty hoste and chieflie led by three Who braue it out in show as men assured Of victorie sauns venture or repulse pol. How néere be they Dil. So néere my Lords that ech delay is death Stand on your guard they come as challengers to bruise your shieldes and beare away your prize Mounting the seas and measuring the land With strong imaginations of successe pol. Wel Diligence go get in readines Men and munition bid our pages plie To see that all our furniture be wel Wit Wealth and Wil to further wars be fit Exit Dilli. My Lords I would I might aduise ye now To carrie as it were a carelesse regard Of these Castilians and their accustomed brauado Lord Pomp let nothing that 's magnificall Or that may tend to Londons graceful state Be vnperfourm'd As showes and solemne feastes Watches in armour triumphes Cresset-lightes Bonefiers belles and peales of ordinance And pleasure see that plaies be published Mai-games and maskes with mirth and minstrelsse Pageants and school-feastes beares and puppit plaies My selfe wil muster vpon Mile-end gréene As though we saw and fear'd not to be séene Which wil their spies in such a woonder set To see vs recke so litle such a foe Whom all the world admires saue onely we And we respect our sport more than his spite That Iohn the Spaniard wil in rage run mad To see vs bend like Oakes with his vain breath pom. In this deuice such liking I conceiue As London shall not lack what pomp can doe And well I know that worthy Citizens Doe carie mindes so franke and bountiful As for their honor they will spare no cost Especially to let their enemie know Honor in England not in Spaine doth grow ple. And for the time that they in pleasure spend T is limmitted to such an honest end Namely for recreatien of the mind With no great cost yet liberall in that kind That pleasure vowes with all delightes he can To doe them good till death to be their man pol. Of pollicy they triall haue at large pom. Then let vs go and each man to his charge Exeunt the three Lords Enter Simplicity led in by Vsurie simp. I sir Why alas I bought them of a stranger an old French man for good gold and to be worth ten pound for so be told me I haue good witnesse for my owne wife was by and lent mee part of the money Vsu. And what did they cost you Simp. Ten shillings euery penny Vsu. That argues you are guilty Why could ye buy so many rings and buttons of gold thinke ye for ten shillings Of whome did ye buy them simp. Of an olde French man the olde French disease take him Vsu. And where dwels that old French man simp. In Fraunce I thinke for he told me he was to goe ouer the next tide or the next day my wife can tell as wel as I if ye thinke I lie for she was by Vsu. A good answere he dwels in Fraunce and you dwel here and for uttering copper for gold you are like to loose both your eares vpon the pillorie and besides loose your freedome simp. Nay if I loose my eares I care not for my fréedome kéepe you my freedome so I may kéepe my eares is there no remedy for this M. Vsury vsurie None except you can find out that old French man simp. Peraduenture I can if you 'il let mee go into Fraunce to seeke him Vsu, So we may loose you and neuer see him nay that may not be simp, You haue a good pawne there good maister Vsury be good vnto me Vsu Nay now I le pinch ye you villaine ye know how ye haue euer vsed me but now off goes your eares at least Sim. Nay good maister Vsurie take all my goodes and let me go Enter Fraude Dissimulation Simonie in canuas coates like Sailers Frau. What 's the matter Vsurie that this poore knaue cries so Simp. O Maister Fraud speake to him to let me goe Frau. Fraud Ye villaine cal me not by my name and ye shall sée I wil speak to him to let ye goe free Vsury of al old fellowship let this poore knaue packe if the matter be not too hainous Vsu. No sir his fault is odious look here what stuffe hee would vtter for gold flat copper he saith he bought them of an old frenchman Frau. But thou didst not sel them didst thou Sim. No sir I would haue but laid them to pawne for fiue pounds to him Frau. That was more than they be woorth I promise thée a foule matter wel thou must loose thy ware and be glad to escape so Vsurie at my request ye shal let the poore man goe Vsu. Wel for this once I will sirra get ye packing and take héede of such a peece of worke againe while ye liue simp. There is diuers péeces of work in that box pray ye giue me some of my goods againe a ring or something Vsu. Not an inch and be glad ye scape as ye doe Simp. Alas I am vndone ther 's al the wealth stock I haue Fra. Do ye long to loose your eares be gone ye foolish knaue Sim. I thanke ye Maister Fraud I le not goe so far but I le be néere to heare and see what the meaning of these fellowes in this canuas should be for I know Fraud Dissimulation and simony to be those thrée here I think I am vnséene Simplicity hides him neer them Frau. Vsury thanke me for this good bootie for it is I that holy ye to it for I sould them to him for gold indéed in the shape of an old French artificer come giue me halfe for I deserue it for my part was the first beginning of this Comedie I was euer affraid least the foole should haue knowne me for ye see now though disguisde hee calme by my name simp. Did a so I am glad I haue found the french man now I le raise the street but I le haue my wares again prooue ye as ye were euer both false knaues I beleeue Exit sim. Frau. Kil him stab him out villaine he wil betray vs all Vsu. What a foole were you to speake before he was gone now you haue lost your part of this too for he will goe complaine you will bee sought for and I made to restore these things againe Fra. Not
Loue twixt them and you And to perpetuall prison they were doom'd From whence I onelie might deliuer them Which at the suit of three most matchlesse Lordes Their countrimen in London bred as they I haue perfourm'd and freed them from their bonds And yet haue bound them in their freedome too To Pollicie to pleasure and to pomp Three Lords of London whose they are in right Contracted wiues and done by my consent And euen to morrow is the mariage day Except your comming stay or break it off I wil go call their Lords to answere you The pvnder couert Baron medle not Exit Desire Fetch them Lord Nemo we will here attend Delight Attend we may but vnto litle end The Ladies are in hucksters handling now Deuo. I would I had my time in praieng spent That I in woing Conscience did consume Enter the three Lordes of London and Nemo Desire Here come the Lords let 's show good countenance man Pom. Yet more adoe before we can inioy The ioies of mariage with our mistresses Be these the Lords that tytle doo pretend My Lords of Lincolne so we heare you be What are your names Del. Deuotion Desire and Delight pom. Which comes for Lucre Desire I Desire ple. Which for Conscience Deuo. I Deuotion pol. Which for Loue Del. I Delight pol. You shall be answered straight ple. I can answere them quickly ye cannot haue them nor ye shall not haue them pol. Stay pleasure soft My Lord Desire you Lucre séeke Desire of lucre be it without reproch to you my Lord is couetousnes which cannot be seperated long from that read my Lord Point to the stone of Care Desire In golden letters on this stone is written Care pol. Care with desire of lucre well agrees the rather for that Londons Lucre may not be seperated from Londons Pompe so you may take that stone if ye will but the Lady you cannot haue Desire And a stone is a cold comfor in steed of Lucre pol. Deuotion to Conscience I speake now to you my Lord that are learned is sorrow for sinne or in one word read point to the stone of Remorse Deuot. On this sweating stone in brasse is set Remorse pol. And that is your portion for Conscience is bestowed on Londons Pleasure because London maks a conscience what pleasure they vse and admit and what time they bestowe therein and to what end so my Lord Deuotion either that or nothing Deuo. A stone is a hard lot in stod of a Ladie pol. My Lord Delight that to delight in Loue you must I loue for making choice of mine Loue is my portion and that Flint is yours Del. Here in lead is written Charitie and what of this pol. If you be as I doubt not honest delight in loue then in the best sense you can haue but Charitie if you be which I suspect not other Delight in Loue you must be noted for Concupiscence and that you will blush to be wel Charitie is your best then that is your portion For marke ye Londons pollicy ioines with Londons Loue to shew that all our pollicie is for loue of Londons common wealth and so our loue cannot be seprte from our pollicy you beare this Delight A Flint 's a hard change for so faire a wife pol. And thus Lords Desire of Lucre may take Care Deuotion of Conscience may haue Remorse and Delight of Loue may haue Charitie other recompence none ple. And so we thrée leaue you three with Care Remorse charity Exeunt Desire With Care and Remorse I sweare ye doo leaue vs but what charitie I cannot tell Deuot. Wel yet must we vse Charity though we faile of our desire and we are answered with such reason as is not to be gainsaid Del. Indeed my Lord your calling is to perswade to Charity but if I vse patience it shall be perforce Deuo. Yet being so wisely warn'd me thinks wée should be arm'd And take this in worth that the world wonder no further I wil take vp my hard burden of Remorse and be gone Exit Desire It is good to follow examples of good I le take this heauy burden of Care and follow as I may Exit Del. Because I le not be slagular I le frame my selfe to follow taking this cold portion of Charitie as my share exit Enter Simplicity with Diligence Simp. Come on M. Didligence I haue bene seeking ye as a man should seek a load of hay in a néedles eie Dil. And why hast thou sought me I pray thee so earnestly simp. Why For this ointment these shels these plesure do ye not know this Countua mountus cum this da mihi Dil. What money why Do I owe thee any money Simp. Owe me Tush no man what do ye talke of owing Come and yet I must haue some certaine sigillatum deliberatum in praesentia Doo you not vnderstand sir Fourty pence and furniture by my Lord pompes pointment against the wedding day to bee one of the show-makers I doe not say shoo-makers and yet they be honest men Dil. I vnderstand thée now and thou shalt want neither mony nor furniture for that sawest thou not Fraud lately Sim. No a For ferit him for if I could find him I would make him fast ynough for cosoning me of ten shillings for certain copper buttons and rings I thought to haue bene a haberdasher and he hath made me worse than a hay-maker Dil. I may say to thee in counsell but I le haue no words of it hee hath ouerreacht me too but if thou spie him first let me vnderstand and if I see him first thou shalt haue knowledge for I le tell thee but laugh not he shewed me a purse with a hūdred pound in Angels which he would deliuer me in pawne to be my true prisoner because for his credite he was loth to goe with me through the stréetes to Newgate I refused it at first but at last by his intreatie I was content to take his pawne and thinking he had giuen me the right purse of golde he had another like it which he gaue me with counters and so went away I neuer did see him since but mum no words of it simp. No words quoth a that 's a state test would you be coson'd so Dil. Wel so it is now come follow me for thy furniture and money exeunt Enter Dissimulation and Fraud in caps and as the rest must be for the showe Dis. The coast is cleare come follow Fraud and feare not for who can discipher vs in this disguise thus may we shuffle into the showe with the rest and see and not be seene doing as they doo that are attired like our selues Fra. That is to stand amongst them and take as they take torches or any thing to furnish the showe now if we we can passe but this day vnseene let to morrow shift for it selfe as it may I promise thee Dissimulation thou art verie formall Dis. Not more than thy self Fraud I would thou sawest thy
picture Frau. Picture here picture there let 's follow our busines Exeunt Enter a Wench singing Strowe the faire flowers and herbes that be greene To grace the gaiest wedding that euer was seene If London list to looke the streetes were nere so cleene Except it was when best it might in welcome of our Queene Three louely Lords of London shall three London Ladies wed Strowe sweetest flowers vpon the stones perfume the bridall bed Strowe the faire flowers c. Enter first Diligence with a Truncheon then a boy with Pollicies Launce and shield then Pollicie and Loue hand in hand then Fraud in a blew gowne red cap and red sleeues with Ambitions Lance and shield then a boy with Pomps Launce and shield then Pompe and Lucre hand in hand then Dissimulation with Prides Launce and shield then a boy with Pleasures Lance and shield then Pleasure and Conscience hand in hand then Simplicitie with Tirannies Lance and shield they al going out Nemo staies and speakes Ne. These Lordes and Ladies thus to church are gone An honoured action to solemnize there With greater ioy wil they return anone Than Caesar did in Rome his Laurell weare Lord pollicy hath Loue vnto his Fere Lord pompe hath Lucre to maintaine his port Lord pleasure Conscience to direct his sport Vsury is marked to be knowen Dissimulation like a shadow fléetes And Simony is out of knowledge growen And Fraud vnfound in London but by fits Simplicity with painefull penurie sits For Hospitality that was woont to feed him Was slaine long since and now the poore doo néed him That Hospitality was an honest man But had few friendes alas if he had any But Vsury which cut his throat as than Was succoured and sued for by many Would Liberality had bene by thy side Then Hospitality thou hadst neuer died But what meane I one of the mariage traine To mourne for him wil nere be had againe His Ghost may walke to mocke the people rude Ghostes are but shadowes and doe sense delude I talke too long for soe this louelie crue Are comming backe and haue perfourm'd their due Returne as they went sauing that the blew gownes that bare shields must now beare torches Simplicity going about spies Fraud and falleth on his knees before Pleasure and Conscience saieng Simp. O Lady Conscience that art maried to Lord pleasure Help thy seruant simplicity to recouer his lost treasure A boone my Lords all for Loue and Lucre sake Euen as you are true Lordes help a false lout to take plea. Thou shalt haue helpe speake what is the matter simp. Sée you yen fellow with the torch in his hand One the falsest villaine that is in this land Let him be laid hold on that he run not away And then yee shall heare what I haue to say ple. Diligence bring him hether good Lordes and Ladies stay simp. O Maister Fraud welcome to the buts Now I le haue my ten shillings in spite of your guts The French Tanker consume ye you were an old Frenchman Da goll buttoone goll renga bugla lase you coson'd me than My Lords I beseech ye that at tyborne he may totter For in steed of gold the villaine sold me copper plea. Is this true M. Skil Fra. It is true in a sort my Lord I thought to bee pleasant with him being my old acquaince and disguis'd my selfe like an old French Artificer and hauing a few copper knacks I sold them to him to make sport for ten shillings which money I am content to pay him againe so shall he haue no losse though he haue made a litle sport ple. First giue him an Angell before my face Simplicity art thou pleased Sim. Truly I am pleas'd to take a good Angell for ten shillinges speciouslie of such a debter as M. Fraud but now I am to bee pleas'd otherwise that is to see him punished I promise yee the people loue him wel for they would leaue work and make halfe holiday to see him hanged ple. That his punishment may please thee the better thou shalt punish him thy selfe he shall be bound fast to yen post and thou shalt bee blindfold and with thy torch shalt run as it were at tilt charging thy light against his lips and so if thou canst burne out his tongue that it neuer speake more guile Sim. O Singulariter Nominatiuo wise Lord pleasure Genetiuo bind him to that poste Datiuo giue me my torch Accusat For I say he 's a cosoner Vocat O giue me roome to run at him Ablat take and blind me Pluraliter per omnes casus Laugh all you to see mee in my choller adust to burne and to broile that false Fraud to dust Bind Fraud blind Simplicity turne him thrise about set his face towards the contrarie post at which he runnes and all to burnes it Dis. standing behind Fraud vnbindes him and whiles all the rest behold Simp. they two slip away Pleasure missing Fraud saith plea. Wisely perfourm'd but soft sirs where is Fraud O noble villaine gone whiles we beheld the other Who loosed him Who let him slip wel one day he wil pay for all vnblind Simplicity Simp. How now Haue I beated his lips haue I warm'd his nose and scortched his face Let me see how lookes the villaine Haue I burned him Dil. Thou hast done more for thou hast quite consumed him into nothing looke here is no signe of him no not so much as his ashes Simp. Verie few ashes if there be any ye may see what a hot thing anger is I thinke that the Torch did not waste him so much as my wrath wel al London nay all England is beholding to me for putting Fraud out of this world I haue consum'd him brought him to nothing I le tread his ashes vnder my feet that no more Frauds shal euer spring of them But let me sée I shal haue much anger for the Tanners wil misse him in their lether the Tailors in cutting out of garments the Shoo-maker in closing the Tapsters in filling pots and the verie oistermen to mingle their oisters at Billinsgate yet it is no matter the world is well rid of such a craftie knaue plea. Well now thou art satisfied I wish all here as wel contented And we my Lords that praise this happie day Fall wee on knees and humbly let vs pray pom. First that from heauen vpon our gratious Queene All maner blessings may be multiplied That as her raigne most prosperous hath bene During worlds length so may it stil abide And after that with saintes be glorified· Lord graunt her here health hearts-ease ioy and mirth And heauen at last after long life on earth pol, Her counsel wise and Nobles of this land Blesse and preserue O Lord with thy right hand plea. On all the rest that in this Land doo dwell Chiefly in London Lord poure downe thy grace Who liuing in thy feare and dying well In heauen with Angels they may haue a place FINIS