and dispatch you Lord how my heart trembles here are no spies are there FAST No sweet mistris why are you in this passion FALL O lord Master FASTIDIVS if you knew how I tooke vp my husband to day when hee said hee would arrest you and how I rail'd at him that perswaded him to 't the scholer there who on my conscience loues you now and what care I tooke to send you intelligence by my brother and how I gaue him foure soueraignes for his paines and now how I came running out hither without man or boy with me so soone as I heard on 't you 'ld say I were in a passion indeed your keeper for gods sake O Master BRISKE as 't is in EVPHVES Hard is the choise when one is compelled either by silence to die with griefe or by speaking to liue with shame FAST Faire lady I conceiue you and may this kisse assure you that where aduersitie hath as it were contracted prosperitie shall not gods me your husband FALL O me Act V. Scene XI DELIRO MACILENTE FALLACE FAST BRISKE I is 't thus MACI. Why how now signior DELIRO has the wolfe seene you ha hath GORGONS head made marble of you DELI Some Planet strike me dead MACI. Why looke you sir I told you you might haue suspected this long afore had you pleas'd and ha' sau'd this labour of admiration now and passion and such extremities as this fraile lumpe of flesh is subiect vnto Nay why doe you not dote now signior Mee thinkes you should say it were some enchantment deceptio visus or so ha if you could perswade your selfe it were a dreame now 't were excellent saith trie what you can do signior it may be your imagination will be brought to it in time there 's nothing impossible FALL Sweet husband DELI Out lasciuious strumpet MACI. What did you see how ill that stale veine became him afore of sweet wife and deare heart and are you falne iust into the same now with sweet husband Away follow him goe keepe state what Remember you are a woman turne impudent gi' him not the head though you gi' him the hornes Away And yet mee thinkes you should take your leaue of Enfans-perdus here your forlorne hope How now Monsieur BRISKE what friday night and in affliction too and yet your Pulpamenta your delicate morcels I perceiue the affection of ladies and gentlewomen pursues you wheresoeuer you goe Monsieur FAST Now in good faith and as I am gentle there could not haue come a thing i' this world to haue distracted me more then the wrinckled fortunes of this poore spinster MACI. O yes sir I can tell you a thing will distract you much better beleeue it Signior DELIRO has entred three actions against you three actions Monsieur mary one of them I 'le put you in comfort is but three thousand and the other two some fiue thousand a peece trifles trifles FAST O I am vndone MACI. Nay not altogether so sir the knight must haue his hundred pound repai'd that 'll helpe too and then sixe-score pound for a diamond you know where These be things will weigh Monsieur they will weigh FAST O heauen MACI. What doe you sigh this it is to kisse the hand of a countesse to haue her coach sent for you to hang poinards in ladies garters to weare bracelets of their haire and for euery one of these great fauours to giue some slight iewell of fiue hundred crownes or so why 't is nothing Now Monsieur you see the plague that treads o' the heeles of your fopperie well goe your waies in remoue your selfe to the two-penny ward quickly to saue charges and there set vp your rest to spend sir PVNTARS hundred pound for him Away good pomander goe Why here 's a change Now is my soule at peace I am as emptie of all enuie now As they of merit to be enuied at My humour like a flame no longer lasts Then it hath stuffe to feed it and their folly Being now rak't vp in their repentant ashes Affords no ampler subiect to my spleene I am so farre from malicing their states That I begin to pitty 'hem It grieues me To thinke they haue a being I could wish They might turne wise vpon it and be sau'd now So heauen were pleas'd but let them vanish vapors Gentlemen how like you it has 't not beene tedious GREX. COR. Nay we ha' done censuring now MIT Yes faith MAC. How so COR. Mary because wee 'le imitate your actors and be out of our Humours Besides here are those round about you of more abilitie in censure then wee whose iudgements can giue it a more satisfying allowance wee 'le refer you to them MAC. I is 't e'en so Wel gentlemen I should haue gone in and return'd to you as I was ASPER at the first but by reason the shift would haue beene somewhat long and we are loth to draw your patience farder wee 'le intreat you to imagine it And now that you may see I will be out of humour for companie I stand wholly to your kind approbation and indeed am nothing so peremptorie as I was in the beginning Mary I will not doe as PLAVTVS in his Amphytrio for all this Summi Ionis causa Plaudite begge a Plaudite for gods sake but if you out of the bountie of your good liking will bestow it why you may in time make leane MACILENTE as fat as Sir IOHN FAL-STAFFE THE END Which in the presentation before Queene E. was thus varyed BY MACILENTE NEuer till now did obiect greet mine eyes With any light content but in her graces All my malicious powers haue lost their stings Enuie is fled my soule at sight of her And shee hath chac'd all black thoughts from my bosome Like as the sunne doth darkenesse from the world My streame of humour is runne out of me And as our cities torrent bent t' infect The hallow'd bowels of the siluer Thames Is checkt by strength and clearnesse of the riuer Till it hath spent it selfe e'ene at the shore So in the ample and vnmeasur'd floud Of her perfections are my passions drown'd And I haue now a spirit as sweet and cleere As the most rarefi'd and subtile aire With which and with a heart as pure as fire Yet humble as the earth doe I implore O heauen that shee whose presence hath effected This change in me may suffer most late change In her admir'd and happie gouernement May still this Land be call'd fortunate And rugged treason tremble at the sound When Fame shall speake it with an emphasis Let forraine politie be dull as lead And pale inuasion come with halfe a heart When he but lookes vpon her blessed soile The throat of warre be stopt within her land And turtle-footed peace dance fayrie rings About her court where neuer may there come Suspect or danger but all trust and safetie Let flatterie be dumbe and enuie blind In her dread presence death himselfe admire her And may
write emp'rour SEIANVS DRVSVS ARRVNTIVS c. He enters followd with clients THere is your bill and yours Bring you your man I haue mou'd for you too LATIARIS DRV. What Is your vast greatnesse growne so blindly bold That you will ouer vs SEI. Why then giue way DRV. Giue way Colossus Doe you lift Aduance you Take that Drusus strikes him ARR. Good braue excellent braue prince DRV. Nay come approch What stand you off at gaze It lookes too full of death for thy cold spirits Auoid mine eye dull camell or my sword Shall make thy brau'rie fitter for a graue Then for a triumph I 'le aduance a statue O' your owne bulke but 't shall be on the crosse Where I will naile your pride at breadth and length And cracke those sinnewes which are yet but stretch'd With your swolne fortunes rage ARR. A noble prince ALL A CASTOR a CASTOR a CASTOR a CASTOR SEIANVS HE that with such wrong mou'd can beare it through With patience and an euen mind knowes how To turne it backe Wrath couer'd carryes fate Reuenge is lost if I professe my hate What was my practice late I 'le now pursue As my fell iustice This hath stil'd it new CHORVS Of Musicians Act. II. SEIANVS LIVIA EVDEMVS PHysitian thou art worthy of a prouince For the great fauours done vnto our loues And but that greatest LIVIA beares a part In the requitall of thy seruices I should alone despaire of ought like meanes To giue them worthy satisfaction LIV. EVDEMVS I will see it shall receiue A fit and full reward for his large merit But for this potion we intend to DRVSVS No more our husband now whom shall we choose As the most apt and abled instrument To minister it to him EVD. I say LYGDVS SEI. LYGDVS what 's he LIV. An Eunuch DRVSVS loues EVD. I and his cup-bearer SEI. Name not a second If DRVSVS loue him and he haue that place We cannot thinke a sitter EVD. True my lord For free accesse and trust are two maine aides SEI. Skilfull physitian LIV. But he must be wrought To th' vndertaking with some labour'd arte SEI. Is he ambitious LIV. No SEI. Or couetous LIV. Neither EVD. Yet gold is a good generall charme SEI. What is he then LIV. Faith only wanton light SEI. How Is he young and faire EVD. A delicate youth SEI. Send him to me I 'le worke him Royall ladie Though I haue lou'd you long and with that height Of zeale and dutie like the fire which more It mounts it trembles thinking nought could adde Vnto the feruour which your eye had kindled Yet now I see your wisedome iudgement strength Quicknesse and will to apprehend the meanes To your owne good and greatnesse I protest My selfe through rarefied and turn'd all flame In your affection Such a spirit as yours Was not created for the idle second To a poore flash as DRVSVS but to shine Bright as the Moone among the lesser lights And share the sou'raigntie of all the world Then LIVIA triumphs in her proper spheare When shee and her SEIANVS shall diuide The name of CAESAR and AVGVSTA'S starre Be dimm'd with glorie of a brighter beame When AGRIPPINA'S fires are quite extinct And the scarce-seene TIBERIVS borrowes all His little light from vs whose folded armes Shall make one perfect or be Who 's that EVDEMVS Looke 't is not DRVSVS Ladie doe not feare LIV. Not I my Lord My feare and loue of him Left me at once SEI. Illustrous ladie stay EVD. I 'le tell his lordship SEI. Who is' t EVDEMVS EVD. One of your lordships seruants brings you word The Emp'rour hath sent for you SEI. O! where is he With your faire leaue He goes out deare Princesse I 'le but aske A question and returne EVD. Fortunate Princesse How are you blest in the fruition Of this vnequald man this soule of Rome The empires life and voice of CAESARS world LIV. So blessed my EVDEMVS as to know The blisse I haue with what I ought to owe The meanes that wrought it How do'I looke to day EVD. Excellent cleere beleeue it This same fucus Was well laid on LIV. Me thinkes 't is here not white EVD. Lend me your scarlet lady 'T is the sunne Hath giu'n some little taint vnto the ceruse You should haue vs'd of the white oyle I gaue you SEIANVS for your loue his very name Commandeth aboue CVPID or his shafts LIV. Nay now yo 'haue made it worse EVD. I 'le helpe it straight And but pronounc'd is a sufficient charme Against all rumour and of absolute power To satisfie for any ladies honour LIV. What doe you now EVDEMVS EVD. Make a light fucus To touch you ore withall Honor'd SEIANVS What act though ne're so strange and insolent But that addition will at least beare out If 't doe not expiate LIV. Here good physitian EVD. I like this studie to preserue the loue Of such a man that comes not euery houre To greet the world 'T is now well ladie you should Vse of the dentifrice I prescrib'd you too To cleere your teeth and the prepar'd pomatum To smoothe the skin A lady cannot be Too curious of her forme that still would hold The heart of such a person made her captiue As you haue his who to endeare him more In your cleere eye hath put away his wife The trouble of his bed and your delights Faire Apicata and made spacious roome To your new pleasures LIV. Haue not we return'd That with our hate of DRVSVS and discouerie Of all his councels EVD. Yes and wisely lady The ages that succeed and stand far off To gaze at your high prudence shall admire And reckon it an act without your sexe It hath that rare apparance Some will thinke Your fortune could not yeeld a deeper sound Then mixt with DRVSVS But when they shall heare That and the thunder of SEIANVS meet SEIANVS whose high name doth strike the starres And rings about the concaue great SEIANVS Whose glories stile and titles are himselfe The often iterating of SEIANVS They then will lose their thoughts and be asham'd To take acquaintance of them SEI. I must make A rude departure lady CAESAR sends With all his haste both of command and prayer Be resolute in our plot you haue my soule As certayne yours as it is my bodies And wise physitian so prepare the poyson As you may lay the subtile operation Vpon some naturall disease of his Your eunuch send to me I kisse your hands Glorie of ladies and commend my loue To your best faith and memorie LIV. My lord I shall but change your wordes Farewell Yet this Remember for your heed he loues you not You know what I haue told you His designes Are full of grudge and danger we must vse More then a common speed SEI. Excellent lady How you doe fire my bloud LIV. Well you must goe The thoughts be best are least set forth to shew EVD. When will you take some physick lady LIV. When I shall
mistris MAVIS I was chastising my subiect and thought nothing of him DAW Faith mistris you must doe so too Learne to chastise Mistris OTTER corrects her husband so hee dares not speake but vnder correction LA-F. And with his hat off to her 't would doe you good to see HAV. In sadnesse 't is good and mature counsell practise it MOROSE I 'll call you MOROSE still now as I call CENTAVRE and MAVIS we foure will be all one CEN. And you 'll come to the colledge and liue with vs HAV. Make him giue milke and hony MAV Looke how you manage him at first you shall haue him euer after CEN. Let him allow you your coach and foure horses your woman your chamber-maid your page your gentleman-vsher your french cooke and foure groomes HAV. And goe with vs to Bed'lem to the China houses and to the Exchange CEN. It will open the gate to your fame HAV. Here 's CENTAVRE has immortaliz'd her selfe with taming of her wilde male MAV I shee has done the miracle of the kingdome EPI But ladies doe you count it lawfull to haue such pluralitie of seruants and doe 'hem all graces HAV. Why not why should women denie their fauours to men Are they the poorer or the worse DAW Is the Thames the lesse for the dyers water mistris LA-F. Or a torch for lighting many torches TRV. Well said LA-FOOLE what a new one he has got CEN. They are emptie losses women feare in this kind HAV. Besides ladies should be mindfull of the approach of age and let no time want his due vse The best of our daies passe first MAV We are riuers that cannot be call'd backe madame shee that now excludes her louers may liue to lie a forsaken beldame in a frozen bed CEN. 'T is true MAVIS and who will wait on vs to coach then or write or tell vs the newes then Make anagrammes of our names and inuite vs to the cock-pit and kisse our hands all the play-time and draw their weapons for our honors HAV. Not one DAW Nay my mistris is not altogether vn-intelligent of these things here be in presence haue tasted of her fauours CLE. What a neighing hobby-horse is this EPI But not with intent to boast 'hem againe seruant And haue you those excellent receits madame to keepe your selues from bearing of children HAV. O yes MOROSE How should we maintayne our youth and beautie else Many births of a woman make her old as many crops make the earth barren Act IIII. Scene IIII. MOROSE DAVPHINE TRVE-WIT EPICOENE CLERIMONT DAW HAVGHTY LA-FOOLE CENTAVRE MAVIS M rs OTTER TRVSTY O My cursed angell that instructed me to this fate DAV Why sir MOR. That I should bee seduc'd by so foolish a deuill as a barber will make DAV I would I had beene worthy sir to haue partaken your counsell you should neuer haue trusted it to such a minister MOR. Would I could redeeme it with the losse of an eye nephew a hand or any other member DAV Mary god forbid sir that you should geld your selfe to anger your wife MOR. So it would rid me of her and that I did supererogatorie penance in a bellfry at Westminster-hall i' the cock-pit at the fall of a stagge the tower-wharâ—e what place is there else London-bridge Paris-garden Belins-gate when the noises are at their height and lowdest Nay I would sit out a play that were nothing but fights at sea drum trumpet and target DAV I hope there shall be no such need sir. Take patience good vncle This is but a day and 't is well worne too now MOR. O 't will bee so for euer nephew I foresee it for euer Strife and tumult are the dowrie that comes with a wife TRV. I told you so sir and you would not beleeue me MOR. Alas doe not rub those wounds master TRVE-WIâ— to bloud againe 't was my negligence Adde not affliction to affliction I haue perceiu'd the effect of it too late in madamme OTTER EPI How doe you sir MOR. Did you euer heare a more vnnecessary question as if she did not see Why I doe as you see Empresse Empresse EPI You are not well sir you looke very ill something has distempered you MOR. O horrible monstrous impertinencies would not one of these haue seru'd doe you thinke sir would not one of these haue seru'd TRV. Yes sir but these are but notes of female kindnesse sir certaine tokens that shee has a voice sir. MOR. O is 't so come and 't be no otherwise what say you EPI How doe you feele your selfe sir MOR. Againe that TRV. Nay looke you sir you would be friends with your wife vpon vn-conscionable termes her silence EPI They say you are run mad sir. MOR. Not for loue I assure you of you doe you see EPI O lord gentlemen Lay hold on him for gods sake what shal I doe who 's his physitian can you tel that knowes the state of his body best that I might send for him Good sir speake I 'll send for one of my doctors else MOR. What to poyson me that I might die intestate and leaue you possest of all EPI Lord how idly he talkes and how his eyes sparkle He lookes greene about the temples Doe you see what blue spots he has CLE. I it 's melancholy EPI Gentlemen for heauens sake counsell me Ladies Seruant you haue read PLINY and PARACELSVS Ne're a word now to comfort a poore gentlewoman Ay me what fortune had I to marry a distracted man DAW I 'll tell you mistris TRV. How rarely shee holds it vp MOR. What meane you gentlemen EPI What will you tell me seruant DAW The disease in Greeke is called in Latine Insania Furor vel Ecstasis melancholica that is Egressio when a man ex melancholico euadit fanaticus MOR. Shall I haue a lecture read vpon me aliue DAW But he may be but Phreneticus yet mistris and Phrenetis is only delirium or so EPI I that is for the disease seruant but what is this to the cure we are sure inough of the disease MOR. Let me goe TRV. Why wee 'll intreat her to hold her peace sir. MOR. O no. Labour not to stop her Shee is like a conduit-pipe that will gush out with more force when shee opens againe HAV. I 'll tell you MOROSE you must talke diuinitie to him altogether or morall philosophie LA-F. I and there 's an excellent booke of morall philosophie madame of RAYNARD the foxe and all the beasts call'd DONES philosophie CEN. There is indeed sir AMOROVS LA-FOOLE MOR. O miserie LA-F. I haue read it my lady CENTAVRE all ouer to my cousin here M rs OT I and 't is a very good booke as any is of the Modernes DAW Tut hee must haue SENECA read to him and PLVTARCH and the Ancients the Modernes are not for this disease CLE. Why you discommended them too to day sir IOHN DAW I in some cases but in these they are best and ARISTOTLES Ethicks MAV Say
6. Pray god he be not made away He knocks LOV. Ha It 's no time to question then NEI. 6. About Some three weekes since I heard a dolefull cry And I sate vp a mending my wives stockings LOV. 'T is strange that none will answere Didst thou heare A cry saist thou NEI. 6. Yes sir like vnto a man That had beene strangled an houre and could not speake NEI. 2. I heard it too iust this day three weekes at two a clock Next morning LOV. These be miracles or you make 'hem so A man an houre strangled and could not speake And both you heard him cry MNEI 3. Yes downeward sir LOV. Thou art a wise fellow Giue me thy hand I pray thee What trade art thou on NEI. 3. A smith and 't please your worship LOV. A smith Then lend me thy helpe to get this dore open NEI. 3. That I will presently sir but fetch my tooles NEI. 1. Sir best so knock againe afore you break it Act V. Scene II. LOVE WIT FACE NEIGHBOVRS I will FAC. What meane you sir NEI. 1.2.4 O here 's IEREMIE FAC. Good sir come from the dore LOV. Why what 's the matter FAC. Yet farder you are too neere yet LOV. I' the name of wonder What meanes the fellow FAC. The house sir has beene visited LOV. What with the plague stand thou then farder FAC. No sir I had it not LOV. Who had it then I left None else but thee i' the house FAC. Yes sir My fellow The cat that kept the buttry had it on her A weeke before I spied it but I got her Conuay'd away i' the night And so I shut The house vp for a month LOV. How FAC. Purposing then sir T' haue burnt rose-vinegar triackle and tarre And ha' made it sweet that you should ne'er ha' knowne it Because I knew the newes woulld but afflict you sir LOV. Breath lesse and farder off Why this is stranger The neigbours tell me all here that the dores Haue still been open FAC. How sir Lov. Gallants men and women And of all sorts tag-rag beene seene to flock here In threaues these ten weekes ass to a second Hogs-den In dayes of Pimlico and Eye-bright FAC. Sir Their wisedomes will not say so LOV. Today they speake Of coaches and gallants one in a French-hood Went in they tell me and another was seene In a veluet gowne at the windore diuerse more Passe in and out FAC. They did passe through the dores then Or walls I assure their eye-sights and their spectacles For here sir are the keyes and here haue beene In this my pocket now aboue twentie dayes And for before I kept the fort alone there But that 't is yet not deepe i' the after-noone I should beleeue my neighbours had seene double Through the black-pot and made these apparitions For on my faith to your worship for these three weekes And vpwards the dore has not beene open'd LOV. Strange NEI. 1. Good faith I thinke I saw a coach NEI. 2. And I too I 'lld ha' been sworne LOV. Doe you but thinke it now And but one coach NEI. 4. We cannot tell sir IEREMIE Is a very honest fellow FAC. Did you see me at all NEI. 1. No. That we are sure on NEI. 2. I 'll be sworne o' that LOV. Fine rogues to haue your testimonies built on NEI. 3. Is IEREMIE come NEI. 1. O yes you may leaue your tooles We were deceiu'd he sayes NEI. 2. He' has had the keyes And the dore has beene shut these three weekes NEI. 3. Like enough LOV. Peace and get hence you changelings FAC. SVRLY come And MAMMON made acquainted They 'll tell all How shall I beate them off What shall I doe Nothing 's more wretched then a guiltie conscience ACT V. Scene III. SVRLY MAMMON LOVE WIT FACE NEIGHBOVRS KASTRIL ANANIAS TRIBVLATION DAPPER SVBTLE No sir he was a great physitian This It was no bawdy-house but a meere Chancell You knew the lord and his sister MAM. Nay good SVRLY SVRLY The happy word be rich MAM. Play not the tyranne —— SVR. Should be to day pronounc'd to all your friends And where be your andirons now and your brasse pots That should ha' beene golden flaggons and great wedges MAM. Let me but breath What! They ha' shut their dores Mammon and Surly knock Methinks SVR. I now 't is holy-day with them MAM. Rogues Coseners impostors bawds FAC. What meane you sir MAM. To enter if we can FAC. Another mans house Here is the owner sir Turne you to him And speake your businesse MAM. Are you sir the owner LOV. Yes sir MAM. And are those knaues within your cheaters LOV. What knaues what cheaters MAM. SVBTLE and his Lungs FAC. The gentleman is distracted sir No lungs Nor lights ha' beene seene here these three weekes sir Within these dores vpon my word SVR. Your word Groome arrogant FAC. Yes sir I am the house-keeper And know the keyes ha' not beene out o' my hands SVR. This 's a new FACE FAC. You doe mistake the house sir What signe was 't at SVR. You raskall This is one O' the confederacie Come let 's get officers And force the dore LOV. 'Pray you stay gentlemen SVR. No sir wee 'll come with warrant MAM. I and then We shall ha' your dores open LOV. What meanes this FAC. I cannot tell sir NEI. 1. These are two o' the gallants That we doe thinke we saw FAC. Two o' the fooles You talke as idly as they Good faith sir I thinke the Moone has cras'd 'hem all O me The angrie Boy come too Hee 'll make a noyse And nere away till he haue betray'd vs all KAS. Kastrill knocks What rogues bawds slaues you 'll open the dore anone Punque cocatrice my suster By this light I 'll fetch the marshall to you You are a whore To keepe your castle FAC. Who would you speake with sir KAS. The bawdy Doctor and the cosening Captaine And PVS my suster LOV. This is something sure FAC. Vpon my trust the dores were neuer open sir KAS. I haue heard all their tricks told me twice ouer By the fat knight and the leane gentleman LOV. Here comes another FAC. ANANIAS too And his Pastor TRI. The dores are shut against vs ANA. They beat too at the dore Come forth you seed of sulphure sonnes of fire Your stench it is broke forth abomination Is in the house KAS. I my suster 's there ANA. The place It is become a cage of vncleane birds KAS. Yes I will fetch the scauenger and the constable TRI. You shall doe well ANA. Wee 'll ioyne to weede them out KAS. You will not come then punque deuice my suster ANA. Call her not sister Shee is a harlot verily KAS. I 'll raise the street LOV. Good gentlemen a word ANA. Sathan auoid and hinder not our zeale LOV. The world 's turn'd Bet'lem FAC. These are all broke loose Out of S. KATHER'NES where they vse to keepe The better sort of mad-folkes NEI. 1. All
O it was a mightie while agoe sir and a mightie great COB MAT. How know'st thou that COB How know I why I smell his ghost euer and anon MAT. Smell a ghost Ô vnsauoury iest and the ghost of a herring COB COB I sir with favour of your worships nose Mr. MATHEW why not the ghost of a herring-cob as well as the ghost of rasher-bacon MAT. ROGER BACON thou wouldst say COB I say rasher-bacon They were both broyl'd o' the coles and a man may smell broyld-meate I hope you are a scholler vpsolue me that now MAT. O raw ignorance COB canst thou shew me of a gentleman one Captayne BOBADILL where his lodging is COB O my guest sir you meane MAT. Thy guest Alas ha ha COB Why doe you laugh sir Doe you not meane Captayne BOBADILL MAT. COB 'pray thee aduise thy selfe well doe not wrong the gentleman and thy selfe too I dare bee sworne hee scornes thy house hee He lodge in such a base obscure place as thy house Tut I know his disposition so well he would not lye in thy bed if tho 'uldst gi' it him COB I will not giue it him though sir Masse I thought somewhat was in 't we could not get him to bed all night Well sir though he lye not o' my bed he lies o' my bench an 't please you to goe vp sir you shall find him with two cushions vnder his head and his cloke wrapt about him as though he had neither wun nor lost and yet I warrant he ne're cast better in his life then he has done to night MAT. Why was he drunke COB Drunke sir you heare not me say so Perhaps hee swallow'd a tauerne-token or some such deuice sir I haue nothing to doe withall I deale with water and not with wine Gi' me my tankard there hough God b'w'you sir It 's sixe a clocke I should ha' carried two turnes by this What hough my stopple come MAT. Lye in a water-bearers house A gentleman of his hauings Well I 'le tell him my mind COB What TIB shew this gentleman vp to the Captayne O an' my house were the Brasen-head now faith it would eene speake Mo fooles yet You should ha' some now would take this Mr. MATTHEW to be a gentleman at the least His father 's an honest man a worshipfull fishmonger and so forth and now dos he creepe and wriggle into acquaintance with all the braue gallants about the towne such as my guest is Ô my guest is a fine man and they flout him invincibly Hee vseth euery day to a Merchants house where I serue water one master KITELY'S i' the old Iewry and here 's the iest he is in loue with my masters sister mistris BRIDGET and calls her mistris and there hee will sit you a whole after-noone some-times reading o' these same abominable vile a poxe on 'hem I cannot abide them rascally verses poyetrie poyetrie and speaking of enterludes 't will make a man burst to heare him And the wenches they doe so geere and ti-he at him well should they do so much to me I ld for-sweare them all by the foot of PHARAOH There 's an oath How many water-bearers shall you heare sweare such an oath Ô I haue a guest he teaches me he dos sweare the legiblest of any man christned By St. GEORGE the foot of PHARAOH the body of me as I am gentleman and a souldier such daintie oathes and withall he dos take this same filthy roguish tabacco the finest and cleanliest it would doe a man good to see the fume come forth at 's tonnells Well he owes mee fortie shillings my wife lent him out of her purse by sixe-pence a time besides his lodging I would I had it I shall ha' it he saies the next Action Helter skelter hang sorrow care 'll kill a cat vp-tailes all and a louse for the hang-man Act I. Scene V. BOBADILL TIB MATTHEW Bobad is discouered lying on his bench HOstesse hostesse TIB. What say you sir BOB. A cup o' thy small beere sweet hostesse TIB. Sir there 's a gentleman below would speake with you BOB. A gentleman 'ods so I am not within TIB. My husband told him you were sir BOB. What a plague what meant he MAT. Captaine BOBADILL BOB. Who 's there take away the bason good hostesse come vp sir TIB. He would desire you to come vp sir You come into a cleanly house here MAT. 'Save you sir 'Save you Captayne BOB. Gentle master MATTHEW Is it you sir Please you sit downe MAR. Thanke you good Captaine you may see I am some-what audacious BOB. Not so sir I was requested to supper last night by a sort of gallants where you were wish'd for and drunke to I assure you MAT. Vouchsafe me by whom good Captaine BOB. Mary by yong WELL-BRED and others Why hostesse a stoole here for this gentleman MAT. No haste sir 't is very well BOB. Body of me It was so late ere we parted last night I can scarse open my eyes yet I was but new risen as you came how passes the day abroad sir you can tell MAT. Faith some halfe houre to seuen now trust mee you haue an exceeding fine lodging here very neat and priuate BOB. I sir sit downe I pray you Master MATTHEW in any case possesse no gentlemen of our acquaintance with notice of my lodging MAT. Who I sir no BOB. Not that I need to care who know it for the Cabbin is conuenient but in regard I would not be too popular and generally visited as some are MAT. True Captaine I conceiue you BOB. For doe you see sir by the heart of valour in me except it be to some peculiar and choice spirits to whom I am extraordinarily ingag'd as your selfe or so I could not extend thus farre MAT. O Lord sir I resolue so BOB. I confesse I loue a cleanely and quiet priuacy aboue all the tumult and roare of fortune What new booke ha' you there What! Goe by HIERONYMO MAT. I did you euer see it acted is' t not well pend BOB. Well pend I would faine see all the Poets of these times pen such another play as that was they 'll prate and swagger and keepe a stir of arte and deuices when as I am a gentleman reade 'hem they are the most shallow pittifull barren fellowes that liue vpon the face of the earth againe MAT. Indeed here are a number of fine speeches in this booke O eyes no eyes but fountaynes fraught with teares There 's a conceit fountaines fraught with teares O life no life but liuely forme of death Another O world no world but masse of publique wrongs A third Confus'd and fil'd with murder and misdeeds A fourth O the Muses Is' t not excellent Is' t not simply the best that euer you heard Captayne Ha How doe you like it BOB. 'T is good MAT. To thee the purest obiect to my sense The most refined essence heauen couers Send I these lines wherein I doe commence The happy state of
phrase 't is against my genius SOG. Signior CARLO GREX. COR. This is right to that of HORACE Dâ—m vitant slâ—lâ—i vitis in contraria currunt so this gallant labouring to anoid popularitie fals into a habit of affection ten thousand times hatefuller then the former CAR. Who hee a gull a foole no salt in him i' the earth man hee looks like a fresh salmon kept in a tub hee 'le be spent shortly His braine 's lighter then his feather already and his tongue more subiect to lie then that 's to wag he sleepes with a muske-cat euery night and walkes all day hung'd in pomander chaines for penance he ha's his skin tan'd in ciuet to make his complexion strong and the sweetnesse of his youth lasting in the sense of his sweet lady A good emptie puffe he loues you well Signior SOGL. There shall be no loue lost sir I le assure you FAST Nay CARLO I am not happy i' thy loue I see pr'y thee suffer me to enioy thy company a little sweet mischiefe by this aire I shall enuy this gentlemans place in thy affections if you be thus priuate yfaith How now is the knight arriu'd CINEDO CINE No sir but 't is guest he will arriue presently by his fore-runners FAST His bounds by MINERVA an excellent figure a good boy CARL. You should giue him a french crowne for it the boy would finde two better figures i' that and a good figure of your bounty beside FAST Tut the boy wants no crownes CARL. No crowne speake i' the singular number and wee 'le beleeue you FAST Nay thou art so capriciously conceited now Sirra damnation I haue heard this knight PVNTARVOLO reported to bee a gentleman of exceeding good humour thou know'st him pr'ythee how is his disposition I ne're was so fauour'd of my starres as to see him yet Boy doe you looke to the hobby CINE I sir the groome has set him vp FAST 'T is well I rid out of my way of intent to visit him and take knowledge of his Nay good wickednesse his humour his humour CARL. Why he loues dogs and hawkes and his wife well he has a good riding face and he can fit a great horse hee will taint a staffe well at tilt when he is mounted he lookes like the signe of the George that 's all I know saue that in stead of a dragon he will brandish against a tree and breake his sword as conâ—idently vpon the knottie barke as the other did vpon the skales of the beast FAST O but this is nothing to that 's deliuerd of him They say hee has dialogues and discourses betweene his horse himselfe and his dogge and that he will court his owne lady as shee were a stranger neuer encounter'd before CARL. I that he will and make fresh loue to her euery morning this gentleman has beene a spectator of it Signior Insulso SOGL. 〈…〉 from whispring with the boy I am resolute to keepe a page say you sir CARL. You haue seene Signior Puntaruolo accost his lady SOGL. O I sir. FAST And how is the manner of it pr'ythee good Signior SOGL. Faith sir in very good sort he has his humours for it sir as first suppose he were now to come from riding or hunting or so he has his trumpet to sound and then the waiting gentlewoman shee lookes out and then hee speakes and then shee speakes very pretty yfaith gentlemen FAST Why but doe you remember no particulars Signior SOGL. O yes sir first the gentlewoman shee lookes out at the window CARL. After the trumpet has summon'd a parle not before SOGL. No sir not before and then saies he ha ha ha ha c. CARL. What saies he be not rapt so SOGL. Saies he ha ha ha ha c. FAST Nay speake speake SOGL. Ha ha ha saies he God saue you saies he ha ha c. CARL. Was this the ridiculous motiue to all this passion SOGL. Nay that that comes after is ha ha ha ha c. CARL. Doubtlesse he apprehends more then he vtters this fellow or else SOGL. List list they are come from hunting stand by close vnder this 〈◊〉 and you shall see it done better then I can shew it CARL. So it had need 't will scarce poize the obseruation else SOGL. Faith I remember all but the manner of it is quite out of my head FAST O with-draw with-draw it cannot bee but a most pleasing obiect Act. II. Scene II. PVNTARVOLO HVNTSMAN GENTLEWOMAN To the rest FOrrester giue winde to thy borne Inough by this the sound hath toucht the eares of the enclosed Depart leaue the dogge and take with thee what thou hast deseru'd the horne and thankes CARL. I mary there 's some taste in this FAST Is 't not good SOGL. Ah peace now aboue now aboue PVNT. The gentlewoman appeares at the window Stay mine eye hath on the instant through the bountie of the window receiu'd the forme of a Nymph I will step forward three pases of the which I will barely retire one and after some little flexure of the knee with an erected grace salute her one two and three Sweet lady God saue you GENT. No forsooth I am but the waiting gentlewoman CARL. He knew that before PVNT. Pardon me Humanum est errare CARL. He learn'd that of his chaplaine PVNT. To the perfection of complement which is the Diall of the thought and guided by the Sunne of your beauties are requir'd these three specials the gnomon the puntilio's and the superficies the superficies is that we call place the puntilio's circumstance and the gnomon ceremony in either of which for a stranger to erre 't is easie and facile and such am I. CARL. True not knowing her horizon he must needes erre which I feare he knowes too well PVNT. What call you the lord of the castle sweet face GENT. The lord of the castle is a knight sir Signior PVNTARVOLO PVNT PVNTARVOLO O. CARL. Now must he ruminate FAST Does the wench know him all this while then CARL. O doc you know me man why therein lies the sirrup of the iest it 's a proiect a designement of his owne a thing studied and rehearst as ordinarily at his comming from hawking or hunting as a jigge after a play SOGL. I e'en like your jigge sir. PVNT. 'T is a most sumptuous and stately edifice of what yeeres is the knight faire damsell GENT. Faith much about your yeeres sir. PVNT. What complexion or what stature beares he GENT. Of your stature and very neere vpon your complexion PVNT. Mine is melancholy CARL. So is the dogges iust PVNT. And doth argue constancie chieâ—ly in loue What are his endowments Is he courteous GENT. O the most courteous knight in Christian land sir. PVNT. Is he magnanimous GENT. As the skin betweene your browes sir. PVNT. Is he bountifull CARL. 'Slud he takes an inuentory of his owne good parts GENT. Bountifull I sir I would you should know it the poore are seen'd at his gate
VENVS too TIBV. A little with her face ladie or so CHLO. 'T is very well pray' let 's goe I long to be at it CYTH. Gentlemen shall we'pray your companies along CRIS. You shall not only pray but preuaile ladie Come sweet Captaine TVCC. Yes I follow but thou must not talke of this now my little bankerupt ALBI. Captaine looke here mum DEME. I 'le goe write sir TVCC. Doe doe stay there 's a drachme to purchase ginger-bread for thy muse Act IIII. Scene IIII LVPVS HISTRIO LICTOR MINOS MECoeNAS HORACE COme let vs talke here here we may bee priuate shut the dore LICTOR You are a plaier you say HIST. I and 't please your worship LVPV. Good and how are you able to giue this intelligence HIST. Mary sir they directed a letter to me and my fellow-sharers LVPV. Speake lower you are not now i' your theater Stager my sword knaue They directed a letter to you and your fellow-sharers forward HIST. Yes sir to hire some of our properties as a scepter and a crowne for IOVE and a caduceus for MERCVRY and a petasus LVPV. Caduceus and petasus Let me see your letter This is a coniuration a conspiracy this Quickly on with my buskins I 'le act a tragoedie i' faith Will nothing but our gods serue these poets to prophane dispatch Plaier I thanke thee The Emperour shall take knowledge of thy good seruice Who 's there now Looke knaue A crowne and a scepter this is good rebellion now LICT. 'T is your pothecary sir master MINOS LVPV. What tell'st thou me of pothecaries knaue Tell him I haue affaires of state in hand I can talke to no pothecaries now Heart of me Stay the pothecary there You shall see I haue fish't out a cunning peece of plot now They haue had some intelligence that their proiect is discouer'd and now haue they dealt with my pothecary to poison me 't is so knowing that I meant to take physick to day As sure as death 't is there IVPITER I thanke thee that thou hast yet made me so much of a politician You are welcome sir take the potion from him there I haue an antidote more then you wote off sir throw it on the ground there So Now fetch in the dogge And yet we cannot tarrie to trie experiments now arrest him you shall goe with me sir I 'le tickle you pothecarie I 'le giue you a glister i' faith Haue I the letter I 't is here Come your fasces LICTORS The halfe pikes and the halberds take them downe from the lares there Plaier assist me MECae. Whither now ASINIVS LVPVS with this armorie LVPV. I cannot talke now I charge you assist me Treason treason HORA. How treason LVPV. I if you loue the Emperour and the state follow me Act IIII. Scene V. OVID IVLIA GALLVS CYTHERIS TIBVLLVS PLAVTIA ALBIVS CHLOE TVCCA CRISPINVS HERMOGENES PYRGVS GOds and Goddesses take your seuerall seates Now MERCVRY moue your caduceus and in IVPITERS name command silence CRIS. In the name of IVPITER silence HERM. The cryer of the court hath too clarified a voice GALL. Peace Momus OVID Oh he is the God of reprehension let him alone 'T is his office MERCVRY goe forward and proclaime after PHOEBVS our high pleasure to all the Deities that shall partake this high banquet CRIS. Yes sir GALL. The great God IVPITER Of his licentious goodnesse Willing to make this feast no fast From any manner of pleasure Nor to bind any God or Goddesse To be any thing the more god or goddess for their names He giues them all free licence To speake no wiser then persons of baser titles And to be nothing better then common men or women And therefore no God Shall need to keep himselfe more strictly to his Goddesse Then any man do's to his wife Nor any Goddesse Shall need to keepe her selfe more strictly to her God Then any woman do's to her husband But since it is no part of wisdome In these daies to come into bonds It shall be lawfull for euery louer To breake louing oathes To change their louers and make loue to others As the heate of euery ones bloud And the spirit of our nectar shall inspire And IVPITER saue IVPITER CRIS. The great c. Of his c. Willing c. From any c. Nor to c. To be c. He giues c. To speake c. And to c. And there c. Shall need c. Then any c. Nor any c. Shall need c. Then any c. But since c. In these c. It shall c. To breake c. To change c. As the c. And the c. And IVPI c. TIBV. So now we may play the fooles by authoritie HERM. To play the foole by authoritie is wisdome IVLI. Away with your matterie sentences Momus they are too graue and wise for this meeting OVID MERCVRY giue our iester a stoole let him sit by and reach him of our cates TVCC. Do'st heare mad IVPITER Wee 'll haue it enacted He that speakes the first wise word shall be made cuckold What sai'st thou Is 't not a good motion OVID Deities are you all agreed ALL Agreed great IVPITER ALBI. I haue read in a booke that to play the foole wisely is high wisdome GALL. How now VULCAN will you be the first wizard OVID Take his wife MARS and make him cuckold quickly TVCC. Come cockatrice CHLO. No let me alone with him IVPITER I 'le make you take heed sir while you liue againe if there be twelue in a companie that you bee not the wisest of 'hem ALBI. No more I will not indeed wife hereafter I 'le be here mum OVID Fill vs a bowle of nectar GANYMEDE we will drinke to our daughter VENVS GALL. Looke to your wife VULCAN IVPITER begins to court her TIBV. Nay let MARS looke to it VULCAN must doe as VENVS doe's beare TVCC. Sirrah boy catamite Looke you play GANYMEDE well now you slaue Doe not spill your nectar Carrie your cup euen so You should haue rub'd your face with whites of egges you rascall till your browes had shone like our sooty brothers here as sleeke as a horn-booke or ha' steept your lips in wine till you made 'hem so plump that IVNO might haue beene iealous of 'hem Punke kisse me punke OVID Here daughter VENVS I drinke to thee CHLO. 'Thanke you good father IVPITER TVCC. Why mother IVNO gods and fiends what wilt thou suffer this ocular temptation TIBV. MARS is enrag'd hee lookes bigge and begins to stut for anger HERM. Well plaid Captaine MARS TVCC. Well said minstrell MOMVS I must put you in must I When will you be in good fooling of your selfe fiddler neuer HERM. O 't is our fashion to be silent when there is a better foole in place euer TVCC. 'Thanke you rascall OVID Fill to our daughter VENVS GANYMEDE who fills her father with affection IVLI. Wilt thou be ranging IVPITER before my face OVID Why not IVNO why
O who shall follow vertue and embrace her When her false bosome is found nought but aire And yet of those embraces centaures spring That warre with humane peace and poyson men Who shall with greater comforts comprehend Her vnseene being and her excellence When you that teach and should eternize her Liue as shee were no law vnto your liues Nor liu'd her selfe but with your idle breaths If you thinke gods but fain'd and vertue painted Know we sustaine an actuall residence And with the title of an Emperour Retaine his spirit and imperiall power By which in imposition too remisse Licentious NASO for thy violent wrong In soothing the declin'd affections Of our base daughter we exile thy feete From all approch to our imperiall court On paine of death and thy mis-gotten loue Commit to patronage of iron doores Since her soft-hearted fire cannot containe her MECoe. O good my lord forgiue be like the Gods HORA. Let royall bountie CAESAR mediate CAESA. There is no bountie to be shewed to such As haue no reall goodnesse Bountie is A spice of vertue and what vertuous act Can take effect on them that haue no power Of equall habitude to apprehend it But liue in worship of that idoll vice As if there were no vertue but in shade Of strong imagination meerely enforc't This shewes their knowledge is meere ignorance Their farre-fetcht dignitie of soule a phansy And all their square pretext of grauitie A meere vaine glorie hence away with 'hem I will preferre for knowledge none but such As rule their liues by it and can becalme All sea of humour with the marble trident Of their strong spirits Others fight below With gnats and shaddowes others nothing know Act IIII. Scene VII. TVCCA CRISPINVS PYRGVS HORACE MECoeNAS LVPVS HISTRIO WHat 's become of my little punke VENVS and the poult-foot stinkard her husband ha CRIS. O they are rid home i' the coach as fast as the wheeles can runne TVCC. God IVPITER is banisht I heare and his cockatrice IVNO lockt vp 'Hart and and all the poetrie in Parnassus get me to bee a player againe I 'le sell 'hem my share for a sesterce But this is humours HORACE that goat-footed enuious slaue hee 's turn'd fawne now an informer the rogue 't is hee has betraid vs all Did you not see him with the Emperour crouching CRIS. Yes TVCC. Well follow me Thou shalt libell and I 'le cudgell the rascall Boy prouide me a truncheon Reuenge shall gratulate him tam MARTI quà m MERCVRIO PYRG. I but Master take heed how you giue this out HORACE is a man of the sword CRIS. 'T is true in troth they say he 's valiant TVCC. Valiant so is mine arse gods and fiends I 'le blow him into aire when I meet him next He dares not fight with a puck-fist PYRG. Master Horace passes by here he comes TVCC. Where IVPITER saue thee my good poet my noble prophet my little fat HORACE I scorne to beate the rogue i' the court and I saluted him thus faire because hee should suspect nothing the rascall Come wee 'll goe see how forward our iourney-man is toward the vntrussing of him CRIS. Doe you heare Captaine I 'le write nothing in it but innocence because I may sweare I am innocent HORA. Nay why pursue you not the Emperor for your reward now LVPVS MECoe. Stay ASINIVS you and your stager and your band of LICTORS I hope your seruice merits more respect Then thus without a thankes to be sent hence HIST. Well well iest on iest on HORA. Thou base vnworthy groome LVPV. I I 't is good HORA. Was this the treason this the dangerous plot Thy clamorous tongue so bellowed through the court Hadst thou no other proiect to encrease Thy grace with CAESAR but this woluish traine To prey vpon the life of innocent mirth And harmelesse pleasures bred of noble wit Away I lothe thy presence such as thou They are the moths and scarabes of a state The bane of empires and the dregs of courts Who to endeare themselues to any employment Care not whose fame they blast whose life they endanger And vnder a disguis'd and cob-web masque Of loue vnto their soueraigne vomit forth Their owne prodigious malice and pretending To be the props and columnes of his safety The guards vnto his person and his peace Disturbe it most with their false lapwing-cries LVPV. Good CAESAR shall know of this beleeue it MECoe. CAESAR doth know it wolfe and to his knowledge Hee will I hope reward your base endeuours Princes that will but heare or giue accesse To such officious spies can ne're be safe They take in poyson with an open care And free from danger become slaues to feare Act IIII. Scene VIII. OVID BAnisht the court Let me be banisht life Since the chiefe end of life is there concluded Within the court is all the kingdome bounded And as her sacred spheare doth comprehend Ten thousand times so much as so much place In any part of all the empire else So euery body moouing in her spheare Containes ten thousand times as much in him As any other her choice orbe excludes As in a circle a magician then Is safe against the spirit he excites But out of it is subiect to his rage And loseth all the vertue of his arte So I exil'd the circle of the court Lose all the good gifts that in it I ioy'd No vertue currant is but with her stamp And no vice vicious blaunch't with her white hand The court 's the abstract of all Romes desert And my deare IVLIA th' abstract of the court Meethinkes now I come neere her I respire Some aire of that late comfort I receiu'd And while the euening with her modest vaile Giues leaue to such poore shaddowes as my selfe To steale abroad I like a heart-lesse ghost Without the liuing body of my loue Will here walke and attend her For I know Not farre from hence shee is imprisoned And hopes of her strict guardian to bribe So much admittance as to speake to me And cheere my fainting spirits with her breath Act IIII. Scene IX. IVLIA Shee appeareth aboue as at her chamber window OVID OVID my loue OVID Here heauenly IVLIA IVLI. Here and not here O how that word doth play With both our fortunes differing like our selues Both one and yet diuided as oppos'd I high thou low Ô this our plight of place Doubly presents the two lets of our loue Locall and ceremoniall height and lownesse Both waies I am too high and thou too low Our mindes are euen yet Ô why should our bodies That are their slaues be so without their rule I 'le cast my selfe downe to thee If I die I 'le euer liue with thee no height of birth Of place of dutie or of cruell power Shall keepe mee from thee should my father locke This body vp within a tombe of brasse Yet I 'le be with thee If the formes I hold Now in my soule be made one substance with it
first began their bane This day was ground Of all their ills For now nor rumours sound Nor nice respect of state mooues DIDO ought Her loue no longer now by stealth is sought Shee calls this wedlocke and with that faire name Couers her fault Forth-with the bruit and fame Through all the greatest Lybian townes is gone Fame a fleet euill then which is swifter none That mouing growes and flying gathers strength Little at first and fearefull but at length Shee dares attempt the skies and stalking proud With feet on ground her head doth pierce a cloud This child our parent earth stird vp with spight Of all the gods brought forth and as some wright Shee was last sister of that Giant * Coeus Enceladus c. race That thought to scale IOVES court right swift of pase And swifter far of wing a monster vast And dreadfull Looke how many plumes are plac't On her huge corps so many waking eyes Sticke vnderneath and which may stranger rise In the report as many tongues shee beares As many mouthes as many listning eares Nightly in midst of all the heauen shee flies And through the earths darke shaddow shreeking cries Nor doe her eyes once bend to taste sweet sleepe By day on tops of houses shee doth keepe Or on high towers and doth thence affright Cities and townes of most conspicuous site As couetous shee is of tales and lies As prodigall of truth This monster c. Act V. Scene III LVPVS TVCCA CRISPINVS DEMETRIVS HISTRIO LICTORS CAESAR VIRGIL MECOENAS GALLVS TIBVLLVS HORACE EQVITES RO. COme follow me assist me second me where 's the Emperour EQVES 1. Sir you must pardon vs EQVES 2. CAESAR is priuate now you may not enter TVCC. Not enter Charge 'hem vpon their allegeance crop-shin EQVES 1. We haue a charge to the contrary sir LVPV. I pronounce you all traytors horrible traytors What doe you know my affaires I haue matter of danger and state to impart to CAESAR CAES. What noise is there who 's that names CAESAR LVPV. A friend to CAESAR One that for CAESARS good would speake with CAESAR CAES. Who is 't looke CORNELIVS EQVES 1. ASINIVS LVPVS CAES. O bid the turbulent informer hence We haue no vacant eare now to receiue The vnseason'd fruits of his officious tongue MECoe. You must auoid him there LVPV. I coniure thee as thou art CAESAR or respect'st thine owne safetie or the safetie of the state CAESAR Heare mee speake with mee CAESAR 't is no common businesse I come about but such as being neglected may concerne the life of CAESAR CAES. The life of CAESAR Let him enter VIRGIL keepe thy seat EQVITES Beare backe there whither will you keepe backe TVCC. By thy leaue good man vsher mend thy perruke so LVPV. Lay hold on HORACE there and on MECOENAS LICTORS Romans offer no reseue vpon your allegeance Reade royall CAESAR I 'le tickle you Satyre TVCC. He will humours he will He will squeeze you Poet puckfist LVPV. I 'le lop you off for an vnprofitable branch you satyricall varlet TVCC. I and EPAMINONDAS your patron here with his flaggon chaine Come resigne Though 't were your great grand-fathers the law ha's made it mine now sir Looke to him my party-colour'd rascalls looke to him CAES. What is this ASINIVS LVPVS I vnderstand it not LVPV. Not vnderstand it A libell CAESAR A dangerous seditious libell A libell in picture CAES. A libell LVPV. I I found it in this HORACE his studie in MECOENAS his house here I challenge the penaltie of the lawes against 'hem TVCC. I and remember to begge their land betimes before some of these hungrie court-hounds sent it out CAES. Shew it to HORACE Aske him if he know it LVPV. Know it His hand is at it CAESAR CAES. Then 't is no libell HORA. It is the imperfect body of an embleme CAESAR I began for MECOENAS LVPV. An embleme right That 's greeke for a libell Doe but marke how confident he is HORA. A iust man cannot feare thou foolish Tribune Not though the malice of traducing tongues The open vastnesse of a tyrannes eare The senselesse rigour of the wrested lawes Or the red eyes of strain'd authoritie Should in a point meet all to take his life His innocence is armour 'gainst all these LVPV. Innocence Ô impudence Let mee see let mee see Is not here an Eagle And is not that Eagle meant by CAESAR ha Do's not CAESAR giue the eagle Answere me what saist thou TVCC. Hast thou any euasion stinkard LVPV. Now hee 's turn'd dumbe I 'le tickle you Satyre HORA. Pish Ha ha LVPV. Dost thou pish me Giue me my long-sword HORA. With reuerence to great CAESAR worthy Romans Obserue but this ridiculous commenter The soule to my deuice was in this distich Thus oft the base and rauenous multitude Suruiue to share the spoiles of fortitude Which in this body I haue figur'd here A VULTVRE LVPV. A Vulture I now 't is a Vulture O abominable monstrous monstrous ha's not your Vulture a beake ha's it not legges and tallons and wings and feathers TVCC. Touch him old Buskins HORA. And therefore must it be an Eagle MECoe. Respect him not good HORACE Say your deuice HORA. A VULTVRE and a WOLFE LVPV. A Wolfe good That 's I I am the wolfe My name 's LVPVS I am meant by the wolfe On on a Vulture and a Wolfe HORA. Preying vpon the carcasse of an ASSE LVPV. An Asse Good still That 's I too I am the asse You meane me by the asse MECoe. 'Pray thee leaue braying then HORA. If you will needes take it I cannot with modestie giue it from you MECoe. But by that beast the old Aegyptians Were wont to figure in their hieroglyphicks Patience frugalitie and fortitude For none of which we can suspect you Tribune CAES. Who was it LVPVS that inform'd you first This should be meant by vs or was 't your comment LVPV. No CAESAR A player gaue mee the first light of it indeede TVCC. I an honest sycophant-like slaue and a politician besides CAES. Where is that player TVCC. He is without here CAES. Call him in TVCC. Call in the player there Master AESOPE call him EQVITES Player where is the player Beare backe None but the player enter TVCC. Yes this gent'man and his Achates must CRIS. 'Pray you master vsher wee 'll stand close here TVCC. 'T is a gent'man of qualitie this though he be somewhat out of clothes I tell yee Come AESOPE hast a bay-leafe i' thy mouth Well said be not out stinkard Thou shalt haue a monopoly of playing confirm'd to thee and thy couey vnder the Emperours broad seale for this seruice CAES. Is this hee LVPV. I CAESAR this is hee CAES. Let him be whipt LICTORS goe take him hence And LVPVS for your fierce credulitie One fit him with a paire of larger eares 'T is CAESARS doome and must not be reuok't We hate to haue our court and peace disturb'd With these quotidian clamours See it done LVPV.
He turnes to Seianus clyents Death I dare tell him so and all his spies You sir I would doe you looke and you SAB. Forbeare SATRIVS EVDEMVS SEIANVS HEere he will instant be Let 's walke a turne Yo' are in a muse EVDEMVS EVD. Not I sir I wonder he should marke me out so well IOVE and APOLLO forme it for the best SAT. Your fortune 's made vnto you now EVDEMVS If you can but lay hold vpon the meanes Doe but obserue his humour and beleeue it He 's the noblest Romane where he takes Here comes his lordship SEI. Now good SATRIVS SAT. This is the gentleman my lord SEI. Is this Giue me your hand we must be more acquainted Report sir hath spoke out your art and learning And I am glad I haue so needfull cause How euer in it selfe painefull and hard To make me knowne to so great vertue Looke Who 's that SATRIVS I haue a griefe sir That will desire your helpe Your name 's EVDEMVS EVD. Yes SEI. Sir EVD. It is my lord SEI. I heare you are Physitian to LIVIA the princesse EVD. I minister vnto her my good lord SEI. You minister to a royall lady then EVD. She is my lord and fayre SEI. That 's vnderstood Of all their sexe who are or would be so And those that would be physicke soone can make 'hem For those that are their beauties feare no collours EVD. Your lordship is conceited SEI. Sir you know it And can if need be read a learned lecture On this and other secrets Pray you tell me What more of ladies besides LIVIA Haue you your patients EVD. Many my good lord The great AVGVSTA VRGVLANIA MVTILIA PRISCA and PLANCINA diuers SEI. And all these tell you the particulars Of euery seuerall griefe how first it grew And then encreas'd what action caused that What passion that and answere to each point That you will put 'hem EVD. Else my lord we know not How to prescribe the remedies SEI. Goe to Yo' are a subtill nation you Physitians And growne the onely cabinets in court To ladies priuacies Faith which of these Is the most pleasant lady in her physicke Come you are modest now EVD. 'T is fit my lord SEI. Why sir I doe not aske you of their vrines Whose smel 's most violet or whose seige is best Or who makes hardest faces on her stoole Which lady sleepes with her owne face a nights Which puts her teeth off with her clothes in court Or which her hayre which her complexion And in which boxe she puts it These were questions That might perhaps haue put your grauity To some defence of blush But I enquir'd Which was the wittiest meriest wantonnest Harmelesse intergatories but conceipts Me thinks AVGVSTA should be most peruerse And froward in her fit EVD. She 's so my lord SEI. I knew it And MVTILIA the most iocund EVD. 'T is very true my lord SEI. And why would you Conceale this from me now Come what 's LIVIA I know she 's quick and quaintly spirited And will haue strange thoughts when she 's at leasure She tells 'hem all to you EVD. My noblest lord He breaths not in the empire or on earth Whom I would be ambitious to serue In any act that may preserue mine honour Before your lordship SEI. Sir you can loose no honor By trusting ought to me The coursest act Done to my seruice I can so requite As all the world shall stile it honorable Your idle vertuous definitions Keepe honor poore and are as scorn'd as vaine Those deeds breathe honor that do sucke in gaine EVD. But good my lord if I should thus betray The counsels of my patient and a ladies Of her high place and worth what might your lordship Who presently are to trust me with your owne Iudge of my faith SEI. Only the best I sweare Say now that I should vtter you my griefe And with it the true cause that it were loue And loue to LIVIA you should tell her this Should she suspect your faith I would you could Tell me as much from her see if my braine Could be turn'd iealous EVD. Happily my lord I could in time tell you as much and more So I might safely promise but the first To her from you SEI. As safely my EVDEMVS I now dare call thee so as I haue put The secret into thee EVD. My lord SEI. Protest not Thy lookes are vowes to me vse onely speed And but affect her with SEIANVS loue Thou art a man made to make Consuls Goe EVD. My lord I le promise you a priuate meeting This day together SEI. Canst thou EVD. Yes SEI. The place EVD. My gardens whither I shall fetch your lordship SEI. Let me adore my AESCVLAPIVS Why this indeed is physick and out-speakes The knowledge of cheape drugs or any vse Can be made out of it more comforting Then all your opiates iulebes apozemes Magistrall syrrupes or Be gone my friend Not barely stiled but created so Expect things greater then thy largest hopes To ouertake thee Fortune shall be taught To know how ill she hath deseru'd thus long To come behinde thy wishes Goe and speed Ambition makes more trusty slaues then need These fellowes by the fauour of their arte Haue still the meanes to tempt oft-times the power If LIVIA will be now corrupted then Thou hast the way SEIANVS to worke out His secrets who thou knowest endures thee not Her husband DRVSVS and to worke against them Prosper it PALLAS thou that betterst wit For VENVS hath the smallest share in it TIBERIVS SEIANVS DRVSVS WEe not endure these flatteries One kneeles to him let him stand Our empire ensignes axes roddes and state Take not away our humane nature from vs Looke vp on vs and fall before the gods SEI. How like a god speakes CAESAR ARR. There obserue He can indure that second that 's no flattery O what is it proud slime will not beleeue Of his owne worth to heare it equall prais'd Thus with the gods COR. He did not heare it sir ARR. He did not Tut he must not we thinke meanely 'T is your most courtly knowne confederacy To haue your priuate parasite redeeme What he in publique subtilty will lose To making him a name HAT. Right mighty lord TIB. We must make vp our eares 'gainst these assaults Of charming tongues we pray you vse no more These contumelies to vs stile not vs Or lord or mighty who professe our selfe The seruant of the Senate and are proud T' enioy them our good iust and fauouring lords COR. Rarely dissembled ARR. Prince-like to the life SAB. When power that may command so much descends Their bondage whom it stoupes to it intends TIB. Whence are these letters HAT. From the Senate TIB. So Whence these LA. From thence too TIB. Are they sitting now LAT. They stay thy answere CAESAR SIL. If this man Had but a minde allied vnto his words How blest a fate were it to vs and Rome We could not thinke that state for which
you shall haue it all CORB. How MOS. All sir 't is your right your owne no man Can claime a part 't is yours without a riuall Decree'd by destinie CORB. How how good MOSCA MOS. I 'le tell you sir This fit he shall recouer CORB. I doe conceiue you MOS. And on first aduantage Of his gayn'd sense will I re-importune him Vnto the making of his testament And shew him this CORB. Good good MOS. 'T is better yet If you will heare sir CORB. Yes with all my heart MOS. Now would I counsell you make home with speed There frame a will whereto you shall inscribe My master your sole heire CORB. And disinherit My sonne MOS. O sir the better for that colour Shall make it much more taking CORB. O but colour MOS. This will sir you shall send it vnto me Now when I come to inforce as I will doe Your cares your watchings and your many prayers Your more then many gifts your this dayes present And last produce your will where without thought Or least regard vnto your proper issue A sonne so braue and highly meriting The streame of your diuerted loue hath throwne you Vpon my master and made him your heire He cannot be so stupide or stone dead But out of conscience and mere gratitude CORB. He must pronounce me his MOS. 'T is true CORB. This plot Did I thinke on before MOS. I doe beleeue it CORB. Doe you not beleeue it MOS. Yes sir CORB. Mine owne proiect MOS. Which when he hath done sir CORB. Publish'd me his heire MOS. And you so certayne to suruiue him CORB. I MOS. Being so lusty a man CORB. 'T is true MOS. Yes sir CORB. I thought on that too See how he should be The very organ to expresse my thoughts MOS. You haue not onely done your selfe a good CORB. But multiplyed it on my sonne MOS. 'T is right sir CORB. Still my inuention MOS. 'Lasse sir heauen knowes It hath beene all my studie all my care I'eene grow grey withall how to worke things CORB. I doe conceiue sweet MOSCA MOS. You are he For whom I labour here CORB. I doe doe doe I 'le straight about it MOS. Rooke goe with you rauen CORB. I know thee honest MOS. You doe lie sir CORB. And MOS. Your knowledge is no better then your eares sir CORB. I doe not doubt to be a father to thee MOS. Nor I to gull my brother of his blessing CORB. I may ha' my youth restor'd to me why not MOS. Your worship is a precious asse CORB. What say'st thou MOS. I doe desire your worship to make haste sir CORB. 'T is done 't is done I goe VOLP. O I shall burst Let out my sides let out my sides MOS. Contayne Your fluxe of laughter sir you know this hope Is such a bait it couers any hooke VOLP. O but thy working and thy placing it I cannot hold good rascall let me kisse thee I neuer knew thee in so rare a humour MOS. Alas sir I but doe as I am taught Follow your graue instructions giue 'hem wordes Powre oyle into their eares and send them hence VOLP. 'T is true 't is true What a rare punishment Is auarice to it selfe MOS. I with our helpe sir VOLP. So many cares so many maladies So many feares attending on old age Yea death so often call'd on as no wish Can be more frequent with 'hem their limbs faint Their senses dull their seeing hearing going All dead before them yea their very teeth Their instruments of eating fayling them Yet this is reckon'd life Nay here was one Is now gone home that wishes to liue longer Feeles not his gout nor palsie faines himselfe Yonger by scores of yeeres flatters his age With confident belying it hopes he may With charmes like AESON haue his youth restor'd And with these thoughts so battens as if fate Would be as easily cheated on as he And all turnes aire Another knocks Who 's that there now a third MOS. Close to your couch againe I heare his voyce It is CORVINO our spruce Merchant VOLP. Dead MOS. Another bout sir with your eyes Who 's there Act I. Scene V. MOSCA CORVINO VOLPONE SIgnior CORVINO come most wisht for O How happy were you if you knew it now CORV. Why what wherein MOS. The tardie houre is come sir CORV. He is not dead MOS. Not dead sir but as good He knowes no man CORV. How shall I doe then MOS. Why sir CORV. I haue brought him here a pearle MOS. Perhaps he has So much remembrance left as to know you sir He still calls on you nothing but your name Is in his mouth Is your pearle orient sir CORV. Venice was neuer owner of the like VOLP. Signior CORVINO MOS. Harke VOLP. Signior CORVINO MOS. He calls you step and giue it him H 'is here sir And he has brought you a rich pearle CORV. How doe you sir Tell him it doubles the twelfe caract MOS. Sir He cannot vnderstand his hearing 's gone And yet it comforts him to see you CORV. Say I haue a diamant for him too MOS. Best shew 't sir Put it into his hand 't is onely there He apprehends he has his feeling yet See how he grasps it CORV. 'Lasse good gentleman How pittifull the sight is MOS. Tut forget sir The weeping of an heire should still be laughter Vnder a visor CORV. Why am I his heire MOS. Sir I am sworne I may not shew the will Till he be dead But here has beene CORBACCIO Here has beene VOLTORE here were others too I cannot number 'hem they were so many All gaping here for legacies but I Taking the vantage of his naming you Signior CORVINO Signior CORVINO tooke Paper and pen and inke and there I ask'd him Whom he would haue his heire CORVINO Who Should be executor CORVINO And To any question he was silent too I still interpreted the nods he made Through weakenesse for consent and sent home th'others Nothing bequeath'd them but to crie and curse CORV. They embrace O my deare MOSCA Do's he not perceiue vs MOS. No more then a blind harper He knowes no man No face of friend nor name of any seruant who 't was that fed him last or gaue him drinke Not those he hath begotten or brought vp Can he remember CORV. Has he children MOS. Bastards Some dozen or more that he begot on beggers Gipseys and Iewes and black-moores when he was drunke Knew you not that sir 'T is the common fable The Dwarfe the Foole the Eunuch are all his H 'is the true father of his family In all saue me but he has giu'n 'hem nothing CORV. That 's well that 's well Art sure he does not heare vs MOS. Sure sir why looke you credit your owne sense The poxe approch and adde to your diseases If it would send you hence the sooner sir For your incontinence it hath deseru'd it Throughly and throughly and the plague to boot You may come neere sir would you would once close
'll haue of taffata-sarsnet soft and light As cob-webs and for all my other rayment It shall be such as might prouoke the Persian Were he to teach the world riot a new My gloues of fishes and birds-skins perfum'd With gummes of paradise and easterne aire SVR. And do' you thinke to haue the stone with this MAM. No I doe thinke t' haue all this with the stone SVR. Why I haue heard he must be homo frugi A pious holy and religious man One free from mortall sinne a very virgin MAM. That makes it sir he is so But I buy it My venter brings it me He honest wretch A notable superstitious good soule Has worne his knees bare and his slippers bald With prayer and fasting for it and sir let him Do' it alone for me still Here he comes Not a prophane word afore him 'T is poyson Act II. Scene III. MAMMON SVBTLE SVRLY FACE GOod morrow father SVB. Gentle sonne good morrow And to your friend there What is he is with you MAM. An heretique that I did bring along In hope sir to conuert him SVB. Sonne I doubt Yo' are couetous that thus you meet your time I' the iust point preuent your day at morning This argues something worthy of a feare Of importune and carnall appetite Take heed you doe not cause the blessing leaue you With your vngouern'd hast I should be sorry To see my labours now e'ene at perfection Got by long watching and large patience Not prosper where my loue and zeale hath plac'd 'hem Which heauen I call to witnesse with your selfe To whom I haue pour'd my thoughts in all my ends Haue look'd no way but vnto publique good To pious vses and deere charitie No growne a prodigie with men Wherein If you my sonne should now preuaricate And to your owne particular lusts employ So great and catholique a blisse be sure A curse will follow yea and ouertake Your subtle and most secret wayes MAM. I know sir You shall not need to feare me I but come To ha' you confute this gentleman SVR. Who is Indeed sir somewhat caustiue of beliefe Toward your stone would not be gull'd SVB. Well sonne All that I can conuince him in is this The worke is done Bright SOL is in his robe We haue a med'cine of the triple Soule The glorified spirit Thankes be to heauen And make vs worthy of it Ulenspiegel FAC. Anone sir SVB. Looke well to the register And let your heat still lessen by degrees To the Aludels FAC. Yes sir SVB. Did you looke O' the Bolts-head yet FAC. Which on D. sir SVB. I What 's the complexion FAC. Whitish SVB. Infuse vinegar To draw his volatile substance and his tincture And let the water in Glasse E. be feltred And put into the Gripes egge Lute him well And leaue him clos'd in balneo FAC. I will sir SVR. What a braue language here is next to canting SVB. I 'haue another worke you neuer saw sonne That three dayes since past the Philosophers wheele In the lent heat of Athanor and 's become Sulphur o'nature MAM. But 't is for me SVB. What need you You haue inough in that is perfect MAM. O but SVB. Why this is couetise MAM. No I assure you I shall employ it all in pious vses Founding of colledges and grammar schooles Marrying yong virgins building hospitalls And now and then a church SVB. How now FAC. Sir please you Shall I not change the feltre SVB. Mary yes And bring me the complexion of Glasse B. MAM. Ha' you another SVB. Yes sonne were I assur'd Your pietie were firme we would not want The meanes to glorifie it But I hope the best I meane to tinct C. in sand-heat to morrow And giue him imhibition MAM. Of white oile SVB. No sir of red F. is come ouer the helme too I thanke my Maker in S. MARIES bath And shewes lac Virginis Blessed be heauen I sent you of his faeces there calcin'd Out of that calx I' ha' wonne the salt of MERCVRY MAM. By powring on your rectified water SVB. Yes and reuerberating in Athanor How now What colour saies it FAC. The ground black sir MAM. That 's you crowes-head SVR. Your cocks-comb's is 't not SVB. No 't is not perfect would it were the crow That worke wants some-thing SVR. O I look'd for this The hay is a pitching SVB. Are you sure you loos'd 'hem I' their owne menstrue FAC. Yes sir and then married 'hem And put 'hem in a Bolts-head nipp'd to digestion According as you bad me when I set The liquor of MARS to circulation In the same heat SVB. The processe then was right FAC. Yes by the token sir the Retort brake And what was sau'd was put into the Pellicane And sign'd with HERMES seale SVB. I thinke 't was so We should haue a new amalgama SVR. O this ferret Is ranke as any pole-cat SVB. But I care not Let him e'ene die we haue enough beside In embrion H ha's his white shirt on FAC. Yes sir Hee 's ripe for inceration He stands warme In his ash-fire I would not you should let Any die now if I might counsell sir For lucks sake to the rest It is not good MAM. He saies right SVR. I are you bolted FAC. Nay I know 't sir I I'haue seene th' ill fortune What is some three ounces Of fresh materialls MAM. Is 't no more FAC. No more sir Of gold t' amalgame with some sixe of Mercurie MAM. Away here 's money What will serue FAC. Aske him sir MAM. How much SVB. Giue him nine pound you may gi 'him ten SVR. Yes twentie and be cossend doe MAM. There 't is SVB. This needs not But that you will haue it so To see conclusions of all For two Of our inferiour workes are at fixation A third is in ascension Goe your waies Ha' you set the oile of Luna in kemia FAC. Yes sir SVB. And the philosopers vinegar FAC. I. SVR. We shall haue a sallad MAM. When doe you make proiection SVB. Sonne be no hastie I exalt our med'cine By hanging him in balneo vaporoso And giuing him solution then congeale him And then dissolue him then againe congeale him For looke how oft I iterate the worke So many times I adde vnto his vertue As if at first one ounce conuert a hundred After his second loose hee 'll turne a thousand His third solution ten his fourth a hundred After his fifth a thousand thousand ounces Of any imperfect mettall into pure Siluer or gold in all examinations As good as any of the naturall mine Get you your stuffe here against after-noone Your brasse your pewter and your andirons MAM. Not those of iron SVB. Yes You may bring them too Wee 'll change all mettall's SVR. I beleeue you in that MAM. Then I may send my spits SVB. Yes and your racks SVR. And dripping-pans and pot-hangers and hookes Shall he not SVB. If he please SVR. To be an asse
my peace so much MACI. Faith sir 't is thus Your wiues brother signior FVNGOSO being at supper to night at a tauerne with a sort of gallants there happened some diuision amongst 'hem and he is left in pawne for the reckoning now if euer you looke that time shall present you with a happie occasion to doe your wife some gracious and acceptable seruice take hold of this opportunitie and presently goe and redeeme him for being her brother and his credit so amply engag'd as now it is when she shall heare as hee cannot himselfe but hee must out of extremitie report it that you came and offered your selfe so kindly and with that respect of his reputation why the benefit cannot but make her dote and grow madde of your affections DELI Now by heauen MACILENTE I acknowledge my selfe exceedingly indebted to you by this kinde tender of your loue and I am sorrie to remember that I was euer so rude to neglect a friend of your importance bring mee shooes and a cloke there I was going to bed if you had not come what tauerne is it MACI. The Mitre sir. DELI O why FIDO my shooes Good faith it cannot but please her exceedingly FALL Come I marle what peece of nightwork you haue in hand now that you call for your cloke and your shooes what is this your Pandar DELI O sweet wife speake lower I would not he should heare thee for a world FALL Hang him rascall I cannot abide him for his trecherie with his wilde quick-set beard there Whither goe you now with him DELI No whither with him deare wife I goe alone to a place from whence I will returne instantly Good MACILENTE acquaint not her with it by any meanes it may come so much the more accepted frame some other answere I 'le come backe immediately FALL Nay and I be not worthie to know whither you goe stay till I take knowledge of your comming backe MACI. Heare you mistresse DELIRO FALL So sir and what say you MACI. Faith ladie my intents will not deserue this slight respect when you shall know 'hem FALL Your intents why what may your intents bee for god sake MACI. Troth the time allowes no circumstance ladie therefore know this was but a deuice to remoue your husband hence and bestow him securely whilest with more conueniencie I might report to you a misfortune that hath happened to Monsieur BRISKE nay comfort sweet ladie This night being at supper a sort of young gallants committed a riot for the which he onely is apprehended and carried to the Counter where if your husband and other creditours should but haue knowledge of him the poore gentleman were vndone for euer FALL Aye me that he were MACI. Now therefore if you can thinke vpon any present meanes for his deliuerie doe not forslow it A bribe to the officer that committed him will doe it FALL O god sir he shall not want for a bribe pray you will you commend me to him and say I 'le visit him presently MACI. No ladie I shall doe you better seruice in protracting your husbands returne that you may goe with more safetie FALL Good truth so you may farewell good sir. Lord how a woman may be mistaken in a man I would haue sworne vpon all the testaments in the world he had not lou'd master BRISKE Bring me my keyes there maide Alasse good gentleman if all I haue i' this earthly world will pleasure him it shall be at his seruice GREX. MIT How MACILENTE sweates i'th is busines if you marke him COR. I you shall see the true picture of spight anon here comes the pawne and his redeemer Act V. Scene IX DELIRO FVNGOSO DRAWERS MACILENTE COme brother be not discourag'd for this man what FVNG. No truly I am not discourag'd but I protest to you brother I haue done imitating any more gallants either in purse or apparell but as shall become a gentleman for good carriage or so DELI You say well This is all i' the bill here is 't not GEOR. I sir. DELI There 's your monie tell it and brother I am glad I met with so good occasion to shew my loue to you FVNG. I will studie to deserue it in good truth and I liue DELI What is 't right GEOR. I sir and I thanke you FVNG. Let me haue a capons legge sau'd now the reckoning is paid GEOR. You shall sir. MACI. Where 's signior DELIRO DELI Here MACILENTE MACI. Harke you sir ha' you dispatcht this same DELI I marie haue I. MACI. Well then I can tell you newes BRISKE is i' the Counter DELI I' the Counter MACI. 'T is true sir committed for the stirre here to night Now would I haue you send your brother home afore with the report of this your kindnesse done him to his sister which will so pleasingly possesse her and out of his mouth too that i' the meane time you may clap your action on BRISKE and your wife being in so happie a moode cannot entertaine it ill by any meanes DELI 'T is verie true she cannot indeed I thinke MACI. Thinke why 't is past thought you shall neuer meet the like opportunitie I assure you DELI I will doe it Brother pray you goe home afore this gentleman and I haue some priuate businesse and tell my sweet wife I 'le come presently FVNG. I will brother MACI. And signior acquaint your sister how liberally and out of his bountie your brother has vs'd you Doe you see made you a man of good reckoning redeem'd that you neuer were possest of credit gaue you as gentleman-like termes as might be found no fault with your comming behind the fashion nor nothing FVNG. Nay I am out of those humours now MACI. Well if you be out keepe your distance and be not made a shot-clog any more Come signior let 's make haste Act V. Scene X. FALLACE FAST BRISKE O Master FASTIDIVS what pitty is 't to see so sweet a man as you are in so sowre a place GREX. COR. As vpon her lips do's shee meane MIT O this is to be imagin'd the Counter belike FAST Troth faire lady 't is first the pleasure of the Fates and next of the Constable to haue it so but I am patient and indeed comforted the more in your kind visitation FALL Nay you shall bee comforted in mee more then this if you please sir. I sent you word by my brother sir that my husband laid to rest you this morning I know not whether you receiu'd it or no. FAST No beleeue it sweet creature your brother gaue me no such intelligence FALL O the lord FAST But has your husband any such purpose FALL O sweet master BRISKE yes and therefore be presently discharg'd for if he come with his actions vpon you lord deliuer you you are in for one halfe a score yeere he kept a poore man in Ludgate once twelue yeere for sixteene shillings Where 's your keeper for loues sake call him let him take a bribe
much But how it can MAC. Be done without suspition you 'll obiect REG. What 's that LAC. The keeping of the watch in armes Returnes When morning comes MAC. The Senate shall be met and set So early in the temple as all marke Of that will be auoided REG. If we need We haue commission to possesse the palace Enlarge prince DRVSVS and make him our chiefe MAC. That secret would haue burn't his reuerend mouth Had he not spit it out now by the gods You carry things too let me borrow 'a man Or two to beare these That of freeing DRVSVS CAESAR proiected as the last and vtmost Not else to be remembred REG. Here are seruants MAC. These to ARRVNTIVS these to LEPIDVS This beare to COTTA this to LATIARIS If they demand you 'of me say I haue tane Fresh horse and am departed You my lord To your colleague and be you sure to hold him With long narration of the new fresh fauours Meant to SEIANVS his great patron I With trusted LACO here are for the guards Then to diuide For night hath many eies Whereof though most doe sleepe yet some are spies PRAECONES FLAMEN MINISTRI SEIANVS TERENTIVS SATRIVS c. BE all profane farre hence Flie flie farre off Be absent farre Farre hence be all profane FLA. We haue beene faultie Tub. Tib. Sound while the Flamen washeth but repent vs now And bring pure hands pure vestments and pure minds MIN. Pure vessells MIN. And pure offrings MIN. Garlands pure FLA. Bestow your garlands and with reuerence place The veruin on the altar PRAE. Fauour your tongues FLA. Great mother FORTVNE Queene of humane state Rectresse of action Arbitresse of fate To whom all sway all power all empire bowes Be present and propitious to our vowes PRAE. Fauour it with your tongues MIN. Be present and propitious to our vowes While they sound againe the Flamen takes of the hony with his finger tasts then ministers to all the rest so of the milk in an earthen vessel he deals about which done he sprinkleth vpon the altar milke then imposeth the hony and kindleth his gummes and after censing about the altar placeth his censer thereon into which they put seuerall branches of poppy and the musique ceasing proceed Accept our offring and be pleas'd great goddesse TER. See see the image stirres SAT. And turnes away NAT. Fortune auerts her face FLA. Auert you gods The prodigie Still still Some pious rite We haue neglected Yet heau'n be appeas'd And be all tokens false or void that speake Thy present wrath SEI. Be thou dumbe scrupulous priest And gather vp thy selfe with these thy wares Which I in spight of thy blind mistris or Thy iuggling mysterie religion throw Thus scorned on the earth Nay hold thy looke Auerted till I woo thee turne againe And thou shalt stand to all posteritie Th' eternall game and laughter with thy neck Writh'd to thy taile like a ridiculous cat Auoid these fumes these superstitious lights And all these coos'ning ceremonies you Your pure and spiced conscience I the slaue And mock of fooles scorne on my worthy head That haue beene titled and ador'd a god Yea sacrific'd vnto my selfe in Rome No lesse then IOVE and I be brought to doe A peeuish gigglot rites Perhaps the thought And shame of that made Fortune turne her face Knowing her selfe the lesser deitie And but my seruant Bashfull queene if so SEIANVS thankes thy modestie Who 's that POMPONIVS SEIANVS MINVTIVS c. HIs fortune suffers till he heares my newes I haue waited here too long MACRO my lord SEI. Speake lower with-draw TER. Are these things true MIN. Thousands are gazing at it in the streets SEI. What 's that TER. MINVTIVS tells vs here my lord That a new head being set vpon your statue A rope is since found wreath'd about it and But now a fierie meteor in the forme Of a great ball was seene to rowle along The troubled ayre where yet it hangs vnperfect The amazing wonder of the multitude SEI. No more That MACRO' 's come is more then all TER. Is MACRO come POM. I saw him TER. Where with whom POM. With REGVLVS SEI. TERENTIVS TER. My lord SEI. Send for the Tribunes we will straight haue vp More of the souldiers for our guard MINVTIVS We pray you goe for COTTA LATIARIS TRIO the Consul or what Senators You know are sure and ours You my good NATTA For LACO Prouost of the watch Now SATRIVS The time of proofe comes on Arme all our seruants And without tumult You POMPONIVS Hold some good correspondence with the Consul Attempt him noble friend These things begin To looke like dangers now worthy my fates Fortune I see thy worst Let doubtfull states And things vncertaine hang vpon thy will Me surest death shall render certaine still Yet why is now my thought turn'd toward death Whom fates haue let goe on so farre in breath Vncheck'd or vnreprou'd I that did helpe To fell the loftie Cedar of the world GERMANICVS that at one stroke cut downe DRVSVS that vpright Elme wither'd his vine Laid SILIVS and SABINVS two strong Okes Flat on the earth besides those other shrubs CORDVS and SOSIA CLAVDIA PVLCHRA FVRNIVS and GALLVS which I haue grub'd vp And since haue set my axe so strong and deepe Into the roote of spreading AGRIPPINE Lopt off and scatter'd her proud branches NERO DRVSVS and CAIVS too although re-planted If you will destinies that after all I faint now ere I touch my period You are but cruell and I alreadie haue done Things great inough All Rome hath beene my slaue The Senate sate an idle looker on And witnesse of my power when I haue blush'd More to command then it to suffer all The Fathers haue sate readie and prepar'd To giue me empire temples or their throtes When I would aske 'hem and what crownes the top Rome Senate people all the world haue seene IOVE but my equall CAESAR but my second 'T is then your malice fates who but your owne Enuy and feare t'haue any power long knowne TERENTIVS TRIBVNES STay here I 'le giue his lordship you are come MINVTIVS COTTA LATIARIS They confer their letters MARCVS TERENTIVS pray you tell my lord Here 's COTTA and LATIARIS TER. Sir I shall COT. My letter is the very same with yours Onely requires mee to bee present there And giue my voyce to strengthen his designe LAT. Names he not what it is COT. No nor to you LAT. 'T is strange and singular doubtfull COT. So it is It may bee all is left to lord SEIANVS NATTA LACO To them GEntlemen where 's my lord TRI. Wee wait him here COT. The Prouost LACO what 's the newes LAT. My lord To them SEIANVS NOw my right deare noble and trusted friends How much I am a captiue to your kindnesse Most worthy COTTA LATIARIS LACO Your valiant hand and gentlemen your loues I wish I could diuide my selfe vnto you Or that it lay within our narrow powers To satisfie
for so enlarged bountie GRACINVS we must pray you hold your guardes Vnquit when morning comes Saw you the Consul MIN. TRIO will presently be here my lord COT. They are but giuing order for the edict To warne the Senate SEI. How the Senate LAT. Yes This morning in APOLLO'S temple COT. We Are charg'd by letter to be there my lord SEI. By letter pray you let 's see LAT. Knowes not his lordship COT. It seemes so SEI. A Senate warn'd without my knowledge And on this sodaine Senators by letters Required to be there who brought these COT. MACRO SEI. Mine enemie And when COT. This mid-night SEI. Time With eu'ry other circumstance doth giue It hath some streine of engin in 't How now SATRIVS SEIANVS c. MY lord SERTORIVS MACRO is without Alone and prayes t' haue priuate conference In businesse of high nature with your lordship He say's to me and which reguards you much SEI. Let him come here SAT. Better my lord with-draw You will betray what store and strength of friends Are now about you which he comes to spie SEI. Is he not arm'd SAT. Wee 'll search him SEI. No but take And lead him to some roome where you conceal'd May keepe a guard vpon vs Noble LACO You are our trust and till our owne cohorts Can be brought vp your strengths must be our guard Now He salutes them humbly good MINVTIVS honour'd LATIARIS Most worthy and my most vnwearied friends I returne instantly LAT. Most worthy lord COT. His lordship is turn'd instant kind me thinkes I' haue not obseru'd it in him heretofore TRI. 1. 'T is true and it becomes him nobly MIN. I Am rap't withall TRI. 2. By MARS he has my liues Were they a million for this onely grace LAC. I and to name a man LAT. As he did me MIN. And me LAT. Who would not spend his life and fortunes To purchase but the looke of such a lord LAC. He that would nor be lords foole nor the worlds SEIANVS MACRO MACRO most welcome as most coueted friend Let me enioy my longings When arriu'd you MAC. About the noone of night SEI. SATRIVS giue leaue MAC. I haue beene since I came with both the Consuls On a particular designe from CAESAR SEI. How fares it with our great and royall master MAC. Right plentifully well as with a prince That still holds out the great proportion Of his large fauours where his iudgement hath Made once diuine election like the god That wants not nor is wearied to bestow Where merit meets his bountie as it doth In you alreadie the most happy and ere The sunne shall climbe the south most high SEIANVS Let not my lord be amus'd For to this end Was I by CAESAR sent for to the isle With speciall caution to conceale my iourney And thence had my dispatch as priuately Againe to Rome charg'd to come here by night And onely to the Consuls make narration Of his great purpose that the benefit Might come more full and striking by how much It was lesse look'd for or aspir'd by you Or least informed to the common thought SEI. What may this be part of my selfe deare MACRO If good speake out and share with your SEIANVS MAC. If bad I should for euer lothe my selfe To be the messenger to so good a lord I doe exceed m' instructions to acquaint Your lordship with thus much but 't is my venture On your retentiue wisedome and because I would no iealous scruple should molest Or racke your peace of thought For I assure My noble lord no Senator yet knowes The businesse meant though all by seuerall letters Are warned to be there and giue their voyces Onely to adde vnto the state and grace Of what is purpos'd SEI. You take pleasure MACRO Like a coy wench in torturing your louer What can be worth this suffering MAC. That which followes The tribuniciall dignitie and power Both which SEIANVS is to haue this day Confer'd vpon him and by publique Senate SEI. Fortune be mine againe thou hast satisfied For thy suspected loyaltie MAC. My lord I haue no longer time the day approcheth And I must backe to CAESAR SEI. Where 's CALIGVLA MAC. That I forgot to tell your lordship Why He lingers yonder about Capreae Disgrac'd TIBERIVS hath not seene him yet He needs would thrust himselfe to goe with me Against my wish or will but I haue quitted His forward trouble with as tardie note As my neglect or silence could afford him Your lordship cannot now command me ought Because I take no knowledge that I saw you But I shall boast to liue to serue your lordship And so take leaue SEI. Honest and worthy MACRO Your loue and friendship Who 's there SATRIVS Attend my honourable friend forth O! How vaine and vile a passion is this feare What base vncomely things it makes men doe Suspect their noblest friends as I did this Flatter poore enemies intreat their seruants Stoupe court and catch at the beneuolence Of creatures vnto whom within this houre I would not haue vouchsaf'd a quarter-looke Or piece of face By you that fooles call gods Hang all the skie with your prodigious signes Fill earth with monsters drop the scorpion downe Out of the zodiack or the fiercer lyon Shake off the loos'ned globe from her long henge Rowle all the world in darkenesse and let loose Th' inraged windes to turne vp groues and townes When I doe feare againe let me be strooke With forked fire and vnpittyed die Who feares is worthy of calamitie POMPONIVS REGVLVS TRIO To the rest IS not my lord here TER. Sir he will be straight COT. What newes FVLCINIVS TRIO TRI. Good good tidings But keepe it to your selfe My lord SEIANVS Is to receiue this day in open Senate The tribuniciall dignitie COT. Is' t true TRI. No wordes not to your thought but sir beleeue it LAT. What sayes the Consul COT. Speake it not againe He tells me that to day my lord SEIANVS TRI. I must entreat you COTTA on your honour Not to reueale it COT. On my life sir LAT. Say COT. Is to receiue the tribuniciall power But as you are an honourable man Let me coniure you not to vtter it For it is trusted to me with that bond LAT. I am HARPOCRATES TER. Can you assure it POM. The Consul told it me but keepe it close MIN. Lord LATIARIS what 's the newes LAT. I 'le tell you But you must sweare to keepe it secret SEIANVS To them I Knew the fates had on their distaffe left More of our thread then so REG. Haile great SEIANVS TRI. Haile the most honor'd COT. Happy LAT. High SEIANus SEI. Doe you bring prodigies too TRI. May all presage Turne to those faire effects whereof we bring Your lordship newes REG. May 't please my lord with-draw SEI. To some that stand by Yes I will speake with you anon TER. My lord What is your pleasure for the Tribunes SEI. Why Let 'hem be thank't and sent away MIN. My lord LAC.
eare doth promise I knew 't by certaine spots too in his teeth And on the naile of his mercurial finger FAC. Which finger's that SVB. His little finger Looke Yo' were borne vpon a wensday DRV. Yes indeed sir SVB. The thumbe in chiromantie we giue VENVS The fore-finger to IOVE the midst to SATVRNE The ring to SOL the least to MERCVRIE Who was the lord sir of his horoscope His house of life being Libra which fore-shew'd He should be a merchant and should trade with ballance FAC. Why this is strange Is 't not honest NAB SVB. There is a ship now comming from Ormus That shall yeeld him such a commoditie Of drugs This is the west and this the south DRV. Yes sir SVB. And those are your two sides DRV. I sir SVB. Make me your dore then south your broad side west And on the east-side of your shop aloft Write Mathlai Tarmiel and Baraborat Vpon the north-part Rael Velel Thiel They are the names of those Mercurial spirits That doe fright flyes from boxes DRV. Yes sir SVB. And Beneath your threshold bury me a load-stone To draw in gallants that weare spurres The rest They 'll seeme to follow FAC. That 's a secret NAB SVB. And on your stall a puppet with a vice And a court-fucus to call city-dames You shall deale much with mineralls DRV. Sir I haue At home alreadie SVB. I I know you' you'haue arsnike Vitriol sal-tartre argaile alkaly Cinoper I know all This fellow Captaine Will come in time to be a great distiller And giue a say I will not say directly But very faire at the phiosophers stone FAC. Why how now ABEL Is this true DRV. Good Captaine What must I giue FAC. Nay I le not counsell thee Thou hearst what wealth he sayes spend what thou canst Th' art like to come too DRV. I would gi 'him a crowne FAC. A crowne 'nd toward such a fortune Hart Thou shalt rather gi' him thy shop No gold about thee DRV. Yes I haue a portague I ha' kept this halfe yeere FAC. Out on thee NAB S'light there was such an offer 'Shalt keepe't no longer I 'll gi' it him for thee Doctor NAB prayes your worship to drinke this and sweares He will appeare more gratefull as your skill Do's raise him in the world DRV. I would intreat Another fauour of his worship FAC. What is 't NAB DRV. But to looke ouer sir my almanack And crosse out my ill-dayes that I may neither Bargaine nor trust vpon them FAC. That he shall NAB Leaue it it shall be done 'gainst after-noone SVB. And a direction for his shelues FAC. Now NAB Art thou well pleas'd NAB DRV. Thanke sir both your worships FAC. Away Why now you smoky persecuter of nature Now doe you see that some-thing's to be done Beside your beech-coale and your cor'siue waters Your crosse-lets crucibles and cucurbites You must haue stuffe brought home to you to worke on And yet you thinke I am at no expence In searching out these veines then following 'hem Then trying 'hem out 'Fore god my intelligence Costs me more money then my share oft comes too In these rare workes SVB. You 're pleasant sir How now Act I. Scene IIII. FACE DOL SVBTLE WHat say's my daintie DOLKIN DOL. Yonder fish-wife Will not away And there 's your giantesse The bawd of Lambeth SVB. Hart I cannot speake with 'hem DOL. Not afore night I haue told 'hem in a voice Thorough the trunke like one of your familiars But I haue spied sir EPICVRE MAMMON †SVB. Where DOL. Comming along at far end of the lane Slow of his feet but earnest of his tongue To one that 's with him SVB. FACE goe you and shift DOL you must presently make readie too DOL. Why what 's the matter SVB. O I did looke for him With the sunnes rising 'Maruaile he could sleepe This is the day I am to perfect for him The magisterium our great worke the stone And yeeld it made into his hands of which He has this month talk'd as he were possess d. And now hee 's dealing peeces on 't away Me thinkes I see him entring ordinaries Dispensing for the poxe and plaguy-houses Reaching his dose walking more-fields for lepers And offring citizens-wiues pomander-bracelets As his preseruatiue made of the elixir Searching the spittle to make old bawdes yong And the high-waies for beggars to make rich I see no end of his labours He will make Nature asham'd of her long sleepe when art Who 's but a step-dame shall doe more then shee In her best loue to man-kind euer could If his dreame last hee 'll turne the age to gold Act II. Scene I. MAMMON SVRLY COme on sir Now you set your foot on shore In nouo orbe Here 's the rich Peru And there within sir are the golden mines Great SALOMON'S Ophir He was sayling to 't Three yeeres but we haue reach'd it in ten months This is the day wherein to all my friends I will pronounce the happy word be rich This day you shall be spectatissimi You shall no more deale with the hollow die Or the fraile card No more be at charge of keeping The liuery-punke for the yong heire that must Seale at all houres in his shirt No more If he denie ha' him beaten to 't as he is That brings him the commoditie No more Shall thirst of satten or the couetous hunger Of veluet entrailes for a rude-spun cloke To be displaid at Madame AVGVSTA'S make The sonnes of sword and hazzard fall before The golden calfe and on their knees whole nights Commit idolatrie with wine and trumpets Or goe a feasting after drum and ensigne No more of this You shall start vp yong Vice-royes And haue your punques and punquettees my SVRLY And vnto thee I speake it first be rich Within Sir Where is my SVBTLE there Within hough Hee 'll come to you by and by MAM. That 's his fire-drake His lungs his Zephyrus he that puffes his coales Till he firke nature vp in her owne center You are not faithfull sir This night I 'll change All that is mettall in thy house to gold And early in the morning will I send To all the plumbers and the pewterers And buy their tin and lead vp and to Lothbury For all the copper SVR. What and turne that too MAM. Yes and I 'll purchase Deuonshire and Cornwaile And make them perfect Indies You admire now SVR. No faith MAM. But when you see th' effects of the great med'cine Of which one part proiected on a hundred Of Mercurie or Venus or the Moone Shall turne it to as many of the Sunne Nay to a thousand so ad infinitum You will beleeue me SVR. Yes when I see 't I will But if my eyes doe cossen me so and I Giuing 'hem no occasion sure I 'll haue A whore shall pisse 'hem out next day MAM. Ha! Why Doe you thinke I fable with you I assure you He that has once the flower of the
sunne The perfect ruby which we call elixir Not onely can doe that but by it 's vertue Can confer honour loue respect long life Giue safetie valure yea and victorie To whom he will In eight and twentie dayes I 'll make an old man of fourescore a childe SVR. No doubt hee 's that alreadie MAM. Nay I meane Restore his yeeres renew him like an eagle To the fifth age make him get sonnes and daughters Yong giants as our Philosophers haue done The antient Patriarkes afore the floud But taking once a weeke on a kniues point The quantitie of a graine of mustard of it Become stout MARSES and beget yong CVPIDS SVR. The decay'd Vestall's of Pickt-hatch would thanke you That keepe the fire a-liue there MAM. 'T is the secret Of nature naturiz'd 'gainst all infections Cures all diseases comming of all causes A month's griefe in a day a yeeres in twelue And of what age soeuer in a month Past all the doses of your drugging Doctors I 'll vndertake withall to fright the plague Out o' the kingdome in three months SVR. And I 'll Be bound the players shall sing your praises then Without their poets MAM. Sir I 'll doo 't Meane time I 'll giue away so much vnto my man Shall serue th' whole citie with preseruatiue Weekely each house his dose and at the rate SVR. As he that built the water-worke do's with water MAM. You are incredulous SVR. Faith I haue a humor I would not willingly be gull'd Your stone Cannot transmute me MAM. PERTINAX SVRLY Will you beleeue antiquitie recordes I 'll shew you a booke where MOSES and his sister And SALAMON haue written of the art I and a treatise penn'd by ADAM SVR. How MAM. O' the Philosophers stone and in high-Dutch SVR. Did ADAM write sir in high-Dutch MAM. He did Which proues it was the primitiue tongue SVR. What paper MAM. On cedar board SVR. O that indeed they say Will last 'gainst wormes MAM. 'T is like your Irishwood 'Gainst cob-webs I haue a peece of IASONS fleece too Which was no other then a booke of alchemie Writ in large sheepe-skin a good fat ram-vellam Such was PYTHAGORA'S thigh PANDORA's tub And all that fable of MEDEAS charmes The manner of our worke The Bulls our fornace Still breathing fire our argent-viue the Dragon The Dragons teeth mercury sublimate That keepes the whitenesse hardnesse and the biting And they are gather'd into IASON's helme Th' alembeke and then sow'd in MARS his field And thence sublim'd so often till they are fix'd Both this th' Hesperian garden CADMVS storie IOVE's shower the boone of MIDAS ARGVS eyes BOCCACE his Demogorgon thousands more All abstract riddles of our stone How now Act II. Scene II. MAMMON FACE SVRLY DOe wee succeed Is our day come and hold's it FAC. The euening will set red vpon you sir You haue colour for it crimson the red ferment Has done his office Three houres hence prepare you To see proiection MAM. PERTINAX my SVRLY Againe I say to thee aloud be rich This day thou shalt haue ingots and to morrow Giue lords th' affront Is it my ZEPHYRVS right Blushes the bolts-head FAC. Like a wench with child sir That were but now discouer'd to her master MAM. Excellent wittie Lungs My onely care is Where to get stuffe inough now to proiect on This towne will not halfe serue me FAC. No sir Buy The couering of o' churches MAM. That 's true FAC. Yes Let 'hem stand bare as doe their auditorie Or cap 'hem new with shingles MAM. No good thatch Thatch will lie light vpo' the rafters Lungs Lungs I will manumit thee from the fornace I will restore thee thy complexion Puffe Lost in the embers and repaire this braine Hurt wi' the fume o' the mettalls FAC. I haue blowne sir Hard for your woship throwne by many a coale When 't was not beech weigh'd those I put in iust To keepe your heat still euen These bleard-eyes Haue wak'd to reade y our seuerall colours sir Of the pale citron the greene lyon the crow The peacocks taile the plumed swan MAM. And lastly Thou hast descryed the flower the sanguis agni FAC. Yes sir MAM. Where 's master FAC. At 's praiers sir he Good man hee 's doing his deuotions For the successe MAM. Lungs I will set a period To all thy labours Thou shalt be the master Of my seraglia FAC. Good sir MAM. But doe you heare I 'll geld you Lungs FAC. Yes sir MAM. For I doe meane To haue a list of wiues and concubines Equall with SALOMON who had the stone Alike with me and I will make me a back With the elixir that shall be as tough As HERCVLES to encounter fiftie a night Th' art sure thou saw'st it bloud FAC. Both bloud and spirit sir MAM. I will haue all my beds blowne vp not stuft Downe is too hard And then mine oual roome Fill'd with such pictures as TIBERIVS tooke From ELEPHANTIS and dull ARETINE But coldly imitated Then my glasses Cut in more subtill angles to disperse And multiply the figures as I walke Naked betweene my succubae My mists I 'le haue of perfume vapor'd 'bout the roome To loose our selues in and my baths like pits To fall into from whence we will come forth And rowle vs drie in gossamour and roses Is it arriu'd at ruby Where I spie A wealthy citizen or rich lawyer Haue a sublim'd pure wife vnto that fellow I 'll send a thousand pound to be my cuckold FAC. And I shall carry it MAM. No I 'll ha' no bawds But fathers and mothers They will doe it best Best of all others And my flatterers Shall be the pure and grauest of Diuines That I can get for money My mere fooles Eloquent burgesses and then my poets The same that writ so subtly of the fart Whom I will entertaine still for that subiect The few that would giue out themselues to be Court and towne-stallions and each where belye Ladies who are knowne most innocent for them Those will I begge to make me eunuchs of And they shall fan me with ten estrich tailes A piece made in a plume to gather wind We will be braue Puffe now we ha' the med'cine My meat shall all come in in Indian shells Dishes of agate set in gold and studded With emeralds saphyres hiacynths and rubies The tongues of carpes dormise and camels heeles Boil'd i' the spirit of SOL and dissolu'd pearle APICIVS diet 'gainst the epilepsie And I will eate these broaths with spoones of amber Headed with diamant and carbuncle My foot-boy shall eate phesants caluerd salmons Knots godwits lamprey's I my selfe will haue The beards of barbels seru'd in stead of sallades Oild mushromes and the swelling vnctuous paps Of a fat pregnant sow newly cut off Drest with an exquisite and poynant sauce For which I le say vnto my cooke there 's gold Goe forth and be a knight FAC. Sir I 'll goe looke A little how it heightens MAM. Doe My shirts I