little negotiation with you in private for I am legate from Signior Becabunga my sometimes pupill as more amply shall breifly appear And how think you marry thus here 's a letter for you takes out a Letter out of a tobacco-box Chrys. I hope he is in good health Sir Man O! yes he is valetudinary herein he presents as I coâ—jecture his amorous servitude to you both he will be in Town next week for I 'l assure you he flagitates to see you I hope you will afford him gracious entertainment hum hum Chrys. He shall be welcome Sir Man I will assure you Ladies he is an adolescent of eximious candor and egregious integrity I have been at much pains and labour in educating him I may say ever since his pubertie but now that he is come to the years of intelligency I have given him over Mar. He will make us in love with him e're we see him Man But for your further satisfaction I shall paucissimis insinuate to you the method of his education Primo then when he came under my gubernation which was about the year of his age Anno Domini let me see millâ—simo sexcente simo quadragesimo sexto it being then Leap year he was inquam a very perverse youth vitiat in his behaviour knowing nothing but what he had learned amongst the ancilla's what d' you call 'em Chamber-maids Chrys. Now Sister you shall have him anatomized to you Man But so soon as I took him in hand I did so belabour his naâ—es with my ferula that profecto I have whipped him whip'd him thus for half an hour together untill his abundant lachrymation had mov'd compassion but I knew that was the only way to disciplâ—â—ate him Chrys. Indeed Sir Man So I say having taught him his Orthographia Etymologia and Prosodia having alwayes a fellicitous eye over his behaviour I did learn him to make his 〈◊〉 not as your Monfieurs do but more gravely 〈…〉 how to 〈◊〉 c. take a Lady by the handâ— do 〈◊〉 how to kiss in this fashion Mar. A pretty 〈…〉 Man I gave 〈…〉 caution instructions and now and 〈…〉 Primo Not to 〈…〉 Vir sapâ—â— qui 〈…〉 you are alwayes wisest when you hold your peâ—â— And then with what gesture to discourse gravely 〈…〉 and like a School-man for I have been sometimes Hypodidasealus in the great School of Florence imâ— Hypodidasculus Ladies but as I said I learned him to be concinne aud terse in his habit with hair in the same longitude as you see mine Secundo How to keep a clean mâ—ndified nose not with his sleeve but with his sudarium or handkercher Mar. He intends to weary us I think Man Tertio As I said hoc agatur serio tertio as I said tertio inquam to eat his meat with a great deal of circumspection and neatly that is to say with one finger and his thumb thus Quarto To contain himself à capite scalpendo from scratching of his head give ear I beseech you Ladies for it concernes you Mar. He thinks we are his Schollars Chrys. Peace Sister let us hear him out Man Quarto As I said take heed Quinto I say and maximè à crepitando eructando that is from emitting ventosities or flatuosities from his concavities with several other admonitions according to the dictates of Joannes Sulpitius and Guiliâ—lmus Lillius my two very good and learned friends Mar. Will he never make an end Man But above all Ladies for respect to his friends because I am incarcerate with obligations to all his paternal Relatiosn I did alwayes exhort him to abstain from tripudiation or danncing gladiation or fencing lusitation or gaming equitation or riding sic de caeteris So that now he is one of the best educate youths in Florence else Ego operam oleam perdiâ—i Chrys. He is very much obliged to you Sir Man Now I will not molest you with a more ample relation of his good qualifications but he is a friend to modesty and chastity an enemy to superbity in potu moderatus but not andum he is most locuplete both in argentary and frumentary rents not given to luxury or venery â—o not at all to venery Mar. What a tedious â—arangue for nothing Man But to conclude because now the time is gone as I said before as I say now and I hope your intelligence does comprehend when he comes into Town I shall concomitate him to your domicile diversory chamber cubicular or what you please and so farewell Exit Chrys. What a meer Bedant Mar. As ever liv'd Sister I cannot love him Chrys. Peace Sister let us appear civil before him for he is imployed by that Gentleman Bâ—â—abâ—â—gâ—'s friends to sound our humours I warrand you And what our friends have ordain'd we will do What e're it be there 's reason for it too Exeunt Scaena Sexta Enter Arabella soâ—a as at Sieâ—â— having got intelligences of the Robels victory Ar. TOo true I fear'd it alwayes now frail woman Has thou no eyes Art thou not sensible Already of our slavery Barbare A Florentine a profess'd enemy To all Siennois will become our Master But hold imagine 〈◊〉 Marciano As gods know and I fear a 〈◊〉 Consequently thy heart in 〈◊〉 with him Pray what wouldst do Resolve poor Arabella Would'st not go search him or would'st rather stay Thou at Siena here he God knows where Love prompts the first honour persâ—des the last This fear advises that hope strongly presses Fear tests me I should erre for may be he Whom in prâ—â—perity I did 〈◊〉 esteem May now forget me too a 〈◊〉 our Sex Oftimes commit more through infirmity Then maliceâ— yet were I assur'd he were Prisoner in Florence I 'd no more debate But search and find him at whatever rate Exit Actus Secundus Scaena Prima Enter Marciano a boy with him as in an Inn. THis Inn is good now late I might have here Convenient lodging if I durst but stay Sirrah go see my horses Exit Boy A chair set out Good gods is 't come to this must we behold Rebellion in itâ— full Epitasis No antidote to save th'empoysoned State Those forces I had rallyed now undone Routed quite routed what shall I resolve I 've overcome a tedious voyage O! If I could now have but one half hours rest That with good news from my Prince would refresh Both body and soul But yet how can my eyes Receive their lawfull tribute when my heart Is tos'd 'twixt hope and love hope bids me live To see a blessed Catastrophe yet to all Our present tumults love perswades me rather To dye then see the vertuous Arabella Although unkind to me as yet despising My ardent suit become a prey to such As know no love but in their tyranny O heavenly divine creature would thou know sits down My present flames wer 't possible those sigâ—hs My troubled heart sends forth might be condens'd Into one body sure they could inform Those very
seem too serious for the pallats of those who expected nothing from the Stage but mirth It was thought fit to interlude it with a comick transaction So that being tyed to two different plots without the speciall concurrence of a certain ingenuous Gentleman to whose industry this Play owes much of its perfection it had been a difficult task to have arrived at a happy Catastrophe seeing how hand it is to carry on two different plâ—ts in one single Play is not unknown to any who knâ—w what belongs to the Stage Let this then suffice the judicious Reader As for such of a seeming serious but real sawcy apprehension who condemn this as an inconsiderate youthfull frolick when indeed such clogs of Parnassâ—s are as so much rost-beef to their squeamish stomacks whose calidum naturale can digest nothing more heavy then bawdry Ballads scurrilous Sonnets and such water-works of Poetry 't is below Phoebus to cudgel them and any sâ—â—t pitifull threed bare â—ringing indigent mercenary dablers to flatter them Let them live and die in the trâ—nches of their own nesty ignorance whilst all lovers of mirth and wit may dayly challenge the respects of Their really devoted Dramatis Personae CLeon Duke of Florence Marciano a noble Siennois his General Strenuo Marciano's friend Borasco Captain of the rebels guard Cassio Leonardo two noble Gentlemen of quality Pantaloni Becabunga two rich gulls in favour with the Ladies Manduco an arrogant Pedant challenging power over Becabunga Two Courtiers Jaylor A Servant Partuysans Drums Trumpets Souldiers c. Women Arabella A Siennois Lady beloved of Marciano Chrysolina Marionerta two Ladies of honour The Scaen Florence MARCIANO OR THE DISCOVERY Actus primus Scaena prima A noyse within Trumpets Drums Pistols Shot Swords clash c. Enter Marciano wounded chaffing c. LOst By heavens all lost All our hopes blasted By Jove without hope of recovery O gods commiserate our despicable estate A noise within as before Exit hastily Enters again Oh heavens this day were we at push of pike For our publike liberty Now we are at our wits end For our private safety A noyse within cry they fly they fly Harke what a hideous noyse this fatal day Hath cancell'd all our former victories Never to be remembred in this hour Our ancient splendour suffers sad ecclipse They fly They fly Oh what a dismal word How unaccustom'd Siennois to fly True Siennois such as had vowed their lives A victime for their publike liberty To fly like dust before mechanick slaves Such as while now never knew other armes Then forks or shovels Do the gods intend To revel in our miseries and prove Strange paradoxes to the credulous world That abject base unmannag'd Varlets thus Should overcome the Cavalry of Siena A thing unheard of O! accursed wretches Whose too politick pates first hatcht these wartes You are least sharers here My Prince and I Must suffer this reproach I slight my wounds But O! my honour lost I 'le bear it stoutly Up then my spirits be not you dejected There 's something yet to care for there 's no time Now to complain heavens know what just designes We undertook though with unequal success Wee 've done what lay in humane power Pistoia Bear witness where so many insolent rebells Have found this day their sepulchre thy fields Can testifie how dear some sold their lives And thou the Ensigne of all noble souls Make affidavit of this dayes behaviour Holds up his sword Now to my generous Prince whom cruel fates Have levell'd with my self Him will I search That if my fates require my quick departure For Stygian lakes as in my life I 've been Eminent in his service I may now Dying couragiously in his presence have His royal Pass-port and Testificate To raise my honour and condole my fate Exit Scaena Secunda Enter Borasco with Souldiers Bor. SO now the day 's our own but yet the Duke Escap'd Marciano not prisoner The victory is not such as I expected But come my Mirmydons wee 'l not give over Let 's with a party of our choicest horse Make narrow search for Marciano For if we find him not we must not think To gain the Generals favour Come my Boyes He hath attempted oft to strip the Senate Of their new power and so destroy us all Whose hopes are nourished by the present wars So that if you shall catch him you may sure Expect a great reward his excellency The brave Lord Barbaro will hugg you for it Exit with Sould. Scaena Tertia Enter Marciano solus O Florence don 't insult at this dayes success This unnatural victory over thy lawfull Prince Will quickly make thee sensible of unnatural And intolerable Tyranny that Ichneumon Who now tickles thee in all thy desires Will stop thy breath at length whilst thy good Prince Whom thou can blame for nothing but misfortune Shall yet be more unfortunate in seeing Thee too unfortunate But I perceive The main designe of this preposterous war Love and ambition muzles humane souls So that when private Subjects covet honour And power their lawfull Prince must quit his Throne No matter for what reason since they mean Some reformation as if private preferment Were inconsistent with all Monarchy But what 't is unseasonable for me t' expostulate My noble Prince goodness protect him still Is gone for Savoy I am here commanded To rally those few forces I can find With slender hopes but yet I 'le do my best To prosecute his Royal orders so Good Subjects votes assist me 't is resolv'd For while Dame nature does allow me breath I 'le serve my Prince nought shall excuse but death Exit Scaena Quarta Enter Cassio Leonardo as at Florence Cass. O! Leonardo How dost do Boy Leon. Cassio thou art the man I was seeking welcome effaith and how Prethee Cass Well Leon. As well as the Ladies will permit thee ha Cass. Yes indeed but how goes all with you what news do'st hear Leon. Bad news effaith all our hopes are now perished it is for certain that the Duke is beat at Pistoia whether he hath escaped or not himself is not yet known Cass. Sad trust me 't is most sad but prethee who shall be Duke now do'st think when they have rejected him who by law of inheritance was their lawfull Prince Leon. Why thou if thou bee'st weary of thy life for a Prince now a dayes must raign no longer then his Subjects please his government men now begin to act real Tragedies Cass. Good but how does thy learned cocks-comb judge of the event of all our present broyls Leon. Why just as a sober Drawer does of a company of young gulls inflaming the reckoning beyond the faculties of their pockets they will look pittifully when the bill is produc'd for they must pay for all Cass. How â— do'st think our state-mountebanks will not agree Leon. Yes for a while they may like heissers in the yoke but when once got loose they 'll push
cherish'd me your company May well allay my griefs Marc. By this and this Kisses her hand You honour me too much but which is sad I never shall be able to repay That love to you which I owe seing every hour I doe expect my sentence Ar. Alas harsh fates O frail reward of courage Enter Jaylor Jayl Madam my duty bears me to conduct you to your Chamber it is now high time Ar. My Lord adieu I shall see you to morrow Exit with Jayl Marciano solus Marc. Farewell my souls delight O unkind Stars A fit theatre for such entertainement An embleme of our love But I exclaim Unseasonably O how prettily Fortune hath tyed me as a Shrove-tide bird While Saturne Mars and Cupid levell at me A fig for all her tricks I scorn her frown She can win nothing while my hearts my own Exit Scaena Septima Enter Strenuo with the Jaylor Stren. IS he sentenced already Jayl No not yet but he must die Stren. Well let him go 't will learn others to be wise friend for Souldiers have but shrewd arrears paid them now for their service Jayl I am really sorry for him as I am true Florentine he is a noble Genteman and loves to be courteous Stren. But d' you hear Mr. Jaylor shall we have t'other cup the night Jayl I at the Siena Tavern Signior Strenuo where we may have a cup of good Canary I am for you there Signior Strenuo and will spend my checquin most heartily Signior for I love to be frolique as well as courteous especially with strangers Signior Stren. Come then brave old Boy we 'll have a cup o' th best on 't Will you go along now and I 'l give you your morning draught Jayl No not now I must wait upon my Lord Borasco he sent word that he would be here by and by Stren. Farewell then at night old Hary at night Exit Stren. Jayl Yes yes I shall not fail you Signior I warrand you This same Strenuo is a notable fellow as ever I knew of a Siennois he loves to be courteous effaith Enter Borasco with Souldiers Bor. See it be done I say the Senate means To whip most of your stubborn Siennois By his example sirrah Jaylor Jayl My Lord. Bor. My Lord Marciano is condemn'd to die Jayl The time my Lord Bor. Within six dayes no more respite Here are the Generals orders for it Sirrah look to your prisoner watch him well I 'l double all the ordinary guards About the prison place my Sentinels In every corner Jayl I shall watch him my Lord I 'l assure you Bor. As you will answer us now he shall die Although he hath escap'd sometimes before His worship shall play fast and loose no more Exeunt omnes Scaena Octava Enter Chrysolina Marionetta as in their Chamber Chrys. I Profess ingenuously Sister I am ashamed of it Mar. And I likewise for people give easily credit to any report now a dayes Mar. Let 's rather be uncivil as admit them next time Sister I love no such company I 'l assure you Enter Signior Pantaloni Pant. Ladies I am come to wait upon you again according to my duty as in duty I am bound to undertake Chrys. Sir you are very welcome I hope your mother is well Pant. Yes forsooth Madam how does your self Chrys. In very good health Sir I thank you Pant. I am very glad But hark you Madam one word in private with you to Mar. This by your leave Mistris leads her aside Haâ—k you me now my mother and I were sitting by the fire-side last night as it is our custom you know in the winter-nights after supper and I do not know what we were talking of but amongst the rest I remember if I have not forgot that she said she said sayes she Now whether this be true or not I cannot tell you know best your self but I am sure she said it Chrys. What pray Sir Pant. Now I vow if it were true I would be as glad of it as ever I was of my break-fast in a cold day for I protest ingenuously I am sure you know I love to be serious Chrys. Pray what 's the matter Sir Pant. Why I vow I know you would blush now else I would tell you it Chrys. I beseech you resolve me Sir Pant. I vow I can hardly do it now I am so stupified with the rarity of the object of your person Kisses her hand Chrys. I can have no longer patience Pan. Nay hold here 's it now I hope you will not tell it again for it was told me as a great secret why sayes she but as I told you I know not surely if it be true or not but shall I tell you what I answered Marry Lady mother sayes I I fear you are but scorning me Chrys. But what was it that she said Sir Pant. Why I vow she even said that you loved me and O but I was blyth Chrys. Hum and is that all keep such a long discourse for nothing Pant. O! I hope you are not angry Chrys. No no Sir Mar. Why you might have said all that in three words Sir Pant. Nay but prethee tell me if it be true for 〈◊〉 it be not I shall win two Ryals from my mother for she and I â—aâ—d a wager upon it and I am come here for nothing else but to be resolved of it Mar. Well then you have win Sir Pant. Nay do not mock me now I profess I had rather lose a dozen of Ryals before she should not love me for I am sure as sure as this glove is upon my hand I love her Enter Boy Boy Madam dinner is ready Chrys. We come Signior will you dine with us and afterwards we shall talk of that at more leasure Pant. With all my heart fair Ladyes If you please I will sup with you and lye with you too I love your company so well Exeunt omnes Actus Tertius Scaena Prima Arabella sola appears sitting at a table as in her Chamber c. Ar. LOaden with cares o'rewhelmed with misfortunes Can female shoulders bear my heavie crosses I left my native country of Siena To find out Marciano here at Florence Now have I found him but O! how God knowes And I too well percieve unhumane fates Whether ah whether will you hurrie me No end to your severity Ay me What have I done pray let me know my crime As yet I plead strong innocence unlesse It be a crime to love pray show my faults Or else suspend my paines Now which is sad I can scarce have repose For sighs and cares and when I once awake Borasco therein my true Jaylor waits me With fresh sollicitations thus my heart Is rent in peeces th' one half sorrow claimes The other love Ay me what shall I do weeps Enter Strenuo Str. Shee 's discontent already but those newes I bring will make her sadder I dare scarce Declare them least she swoon Madam Ar.
Welcome dear Strenuo pray how does thy Lord Str. Well Madam but e're long if fates prevent not Ar. How that again me thinks thou looks not chearfull As thou were wont how does my Lord I say Str. If I dare tell you he 's condemn'd to dye Ar. To dye Ay me be mercifull and kill me Good Strenuo honest friend prethee dispatch Str. Stay Madam you are mad Ar. Condemn'd to dye O how my heart strings by that pin of grief As by an unexpert musicians hand Who strives to raise his Lute to highest notes Tun'd up above the nick begin to crack Str. Forbear fair Lady 't is no time to weep Now wee must do now wee must muster all Our wits to plot his escape Ar. As how Alas fond Strenuo escape Dream not on that rather invent some meanes How wee may dye together like true lovers Str. Madam you wrong your self I 'le undertake By your assistance to effect my purpose Ar. By my assistance prethee doubt not that What will I not do if I can to save him Str. Then Madam here is aquafortis for you Look this will do it Lady this applyed To th'iron grate o' th window will consume it In a short space then in the silent night By help of a small rope he may escape Ar. 'T is well but all depends on th' aquafortis I cannot safely carry it to his chamber That Cerberus that ugly cat-e'yd Jaylor Will sure discover me Str. Nay as for him I 'le keep the villain tipling all the while He never shall suspect you I 've provided A souldiers habit for my Lord in which garb The devill himself shall never smell him out I 'le so disguise him go good Madam go Tender my love to him and presse him by All meanes to use it quickly I 'le wait on him At th' hour appointed Ar. I go pray heavens it may succeed Str. Fear not Exeunt severally Scaena Secunda Enter Cassio and Leonardo Cass. SO you intend thither again Leonardo you were highly entertained Boy Leon. And I believe Cassio you had but small encouragment Cass. Small encouragement indeed but you must know love is never in it's height so long as limitate within the sphere of reason I love her so much the more that she appears unreasonable as you call it Leon. But aside here comes Don Quixot and Sancho Pancho Enter Becabunga and Pantaloni discoursing Cass. 'Slid let 's accost them Leon. No let 's first observe their behaviour Pant. Say you so O! I long furiously to travel Bec. I mar'le you delay so long Pant. Why I vow my trunk hath been twice a ship-board for Marseiâ—â—es and my self at Ligorn but I vow my mother weep'd so that I could not find in my heart to leave her Bec. And it may be the Lady Chrysolina would not permit you Pant. O no I know she would wait upon me some half year or so yet while I saw France and came back again although I vow shee 's a pretty pretty pretty Gentlewoman as I know betwixt me and her Bec. You will have her yet I warrand you Pant. I hope so for I am sure she loves me or else I have no skill Bec. Does she so and that is some encouragment though Cass. Prethee let 's interrupt them enough of such discourse in all conscience Leon. Yes now we will accost them Gentlemen the general character of you in this City hath rendred us ambitious of your acquaintance Cass. Signior Becabunga you are most auspiciously returned to the City Bec. Your humble servant Sir your extollation of me is undeserved Leon. Leon. to Pant. Sir I do but what all ingenuous persons should do no question you are conscious of your own merits Cass. takes Bâ—c aside Pant. Sir the faculty of my expression is not capable to entertain as I may say or express the motion of my affection to uphold as I may say acquaintance familiarity with you I hope you understand me Sir Leon. Yes and admires your wit too Sir Pant. Sir I am your very humble servant I hope I need not back it with an oath nam nemo tenetur you know jurare in suum detrimentum Cass. Good and what said they Bec. Why they said you were a couple of idle youths Leon. How Cass. Prethee let me hear out this discourse Pant. Ho ho very true I protest I think they wrong'd you for for my own part as I am Gentleman I think you are very civil although I say it in your face Cass. Good and no more prethee Bec. Nay now I have not leasure Manduco will be seeking me through all the Town O he will chide me if he find me not Cass. Hang him a Loggar-head Bec. A Loggar-head I would not for never so much he heard you say that he thinks himself no small man I 'l assure you Adieu Sir Pantaloni will you go Exit Bec Pant. Annon Sir Gentlemen I shall be very willing and desirous that we may entertain our present conversation willingly and for my part I have the honour to drink one cup of wine with you I will wait upon you at any time or place convenient if there be no lawfull impediment why these parties may not be joyn'd Oh I crave you pardon Gentlemen Lapsus linguae non est atramentum Farewell Exit Leon. Now go thy wayes Signior Pantaloni thou art this day as compleat a gull as lives in Florence without disparagement of any Gentleman whatsoever Cass. He hath discovered all to me Leonardo I never read of such humourous Ladies Leon. And they will be so always while we can render them gulls despicable in their sight Cass. Let 's think then how to affront them Leon. I 'l rack my invention but I will set them by the ears together Cass. That were good if you can do it handsomly Leon. I 'l do my best come let 's go consult upon it Exeunt Scaena Tertia Enter Merciano Arabella Marc. PErswade me not I cannot but abhor Such a preposterous attempt Ar. My Lord Marc. Dear soul of sweetness do not torture me With fruitless plots within four dayes I die Should I escape and leave you prisoner Think think on that Ar. You may escape my Lord I have brought hither t'you some aquafortis Which your friend Strenuo gave me this morning You may apply it to the grate o'th'window Marc. And what then Ar. Your friend assures me ' hath a Souldiers habit In readiness for you This same aquafortis Will do the business quick apply it quickly Look to your self now it grows late my Lord. Marc. May I trust this Ar. You may indeed 't is true Now now or never you must soon apply it This night you may as easily escape Marc. I 'le try this trick for once Ar. Fear not the Jaylor he is fox'd already So Strenuo did assure me Apply it then and if you don't escape Marc. I 'le undertake it then leave this with me I 'le go about it presently mean time I
'le cause put all in order you must return Within an hour hence and cause Strenuo Be ready at the window Ar. Fear not that Marc. Farewell then Ar. May my choycest prayers assist you Exit Marciano Arabella sola And if this fail what can a womans wit Invent that will succeed Alas I fear Still still I fear while he be safely hence I have us'd all means nothing left untry'd For his enlargement yet could not prevail O love who can define thee hopes and cares In constant ballance hov'ring up and down Here 's a poor heart within this troubled breast That like a malefactor at the bar Trembles at this design O powerfull love What hast thou not perswaded me to do Sings behind the arras But heark a song I will give ear to it I know Borasco hath ordain'd it for me Song 1. So so Lo Lillies fade before the Roses show Themselves in bow-dye summers-livery Feasting the curious eye With choyce variety While as before We did adore Narcissus in his prime Now Roses do delyte The nycer appetite Such is the vast disparity of time 2. So so One woman fades before another know What 't is to be in love but in a trice All men do sacrifice To th'latter and despise Her whom before They did adore Like Lillies in their prime Since now her sparkling eyes Are darkned in disguise Such is the sad disparity of time Ar. A proper simile now I see in what Article his pulse beats no Syren shall Bewitch my soul to love O Marciano How I lament thy fate heavens lend me tears Since by my prodigal expence of sorrow I 'me become banquerout or else I beg A period to my dayes since certainly Life without love is but calamity Exit weeping Scaena Septima Enter Manduco Marionetta Mar. CAn he not speak for himself Sir he must court by his embassadours forsooth Man The reason is in promptu Madam for the youth is endued with pudicity he cannot be his own buccinator or Trumpetter of his own fame but he bid me assure you that he 〈◊〉 vehemently imo toto corde affect you And so it may appear by his own manuscripts as exempli gratia read the 3 page 〈◊〉 line of that luculent Epistle of his to you dated 1. Cal. Martâ— You wilâ— find that a man cannot expresse himself more lovingly 〈◊〉 calls you enim the prototype of all beauty the Archetipe of modesty the source from whence all other rivolets of chastity dâ— Scaturiat c. Is not that amantissimum Mar. No 't is not enough Sir Man No why he told me that you would not permit osculation and what else can he do when he is in privat with you for I taught him not to be loquacious Chrys. Be merry Sister you are happy you are a Lady Sister Enter Chrysolina hâ—stily Man A Lady quid sibi vult to whom is she desponsat Madam Chrys. The businesse is now at a close Sister Cassio may go to his travells now he dare trouble you no more Sister Mar. What d' you mean shall I be married and not know to whom Man Yes Sicuti nunc mos est you may be collocâ—te in nuptialls before you know cui quando quomodo a est to whom how or when Aside Chrys. Don't you know Sister Signior Becabunga Mar. Is he the man Chrys. Who else d' you think Man Ho now omnia recte again Lady I congratulat the immense ineffable felicity and secundity of your sagacious election Chrys. Hath not he been wooing you all this while who else should be your husband but he pray Man Hum Mar. Well I am content Man Recte Chrys. Content marry I should willingly change conditions with you Man Bene habet Chrys. He is a good match I 'le assure you Man I can add a jurament to that Chrys. Mr. Manduco she owes much to you for it Man To me Madam O I am obligate to your ingenuity Chrys. She does indeed Sir Come Sister let 's in and devise what rare fancies wee must have against the wedding wee 'll send to the Mercers presently and have the best Sattins taffatas ribbons and such other toyes that can be had for money come come Farewell good Sir honest friend Manduco farewell Man Well he may be a good husband yet for all that Exeunt Manduco solus Friend Manduco saith she notatu dignum now am I their friend their amicall relation so this matrimony is I may say now almost very high altogether consummate for which I expect a large honorary from both parties O the pregnant wit of an intelligent Scholastick now if I can effectuat the like for Signior Pantaloni I shall have likewise aliquid amplius so that I must at length provide for a matrimoniall relation to my self for although I be quinquagenarius or fifty years of age yet what Virgin in Florence will respuat me when I abound in riches and shall be Dives agris dives positis in foenore nummis Exit Scaena Quinta Enter Pantaloni with Chrysolina Pant. NOw Madam since I have got you all alone I protest I must make a little bold with you Embraces her Chrys How Sir Pant. In civility only I mean in civility Madam for I would only ask you one question and that 's not two videlicet whether or no that is when we may be Joyn'd in the lawfull band of matrimony betwixt these parties following to wit for you see Becabunga has not been long a doing he has taken your Sister to be his lawfull spoâ—se already I hear although he has been but a fortnight a wooing of her and yet I have been woing you one time with another these three moneths I wot well and I am sure that you love me Chrys. Are you sure Sir Pant. Yes indeed and I think there is as much reason for the one as for the other and to be free with you a my conscience I might have had a bony Gentlewoman just such another as your self with twelve thousand Duckats in portion a moneth since had it not been for you consider pray you what you promised to my mother last night Chrys. You will allow me a time to consult with my self Sir will you not Pant. That 's a strange consulting what have you been doing ever since I see you first I am sure you have had time enough to consult all this while and I 'l tell you now when your friends and mine have agreed there 's no time to consult but presently to be matrimonyed you know that as well as I now Chrys. You will do well to press me no further at this time Sir Pant. I 'l let you alone for once then but the next time I shall come to see you you must not consult any for to test you truly as I heard my mother say you may be glad of me for your husband Chrys. Pray no more Sir Pant. And then when I have spent so much money in wooing you you will yet go may
Mistresses in store Chrys. Are you so Sir Pant. I that I am but I will complain to your Uncle to the Lady Saromanca and to all your kindred that you have cheat me for all your fair promises Chrys. You are a prating fool Pant. I am no more prating then your self Mistris but if there be justice to be had of you I 'l have it Mar. Come let us leave them Sister else they 'll both fall a weeping Pant. For whom for you Mistris I 'l let you know we are no such children Bec. No but I protest I cannot but weep though Chrys. Mar. Farewell farewell march to your travels my Gamesters farewell Exeunt ambo Pant. Peugh Farewell I believe you are the greatest fool of the two Madam Chrysolina call they you Bec. I protest Pantaloni I am very sorry for the loss of this bony Lady though O! how my father will chide me now for he had given Manduco orders to provide my Wedding-cloaths and now all 's blown up Pant. Come come we know the worst on 't let them go we will never want great matches yet let us think now to be revenged on them villains Cassio and Leonardo the first time I meet any of them I will cut the tongue out of their heads that they shall never talk more Bec. I so will I too but we must have Manduco with us then for he will make them stand in awe of him Exeunt Scaena Tertia Enter Marciano solus as at Pisa. THat she 's escap'd that I know certainly So letters from Siena have inform'd me But by what means or where she is I know not Never remembers him who if he should Forget her but one hour would think he had Offended highly yet she 's silent still If I receive no letters from her shortly I 'le become jealous of her sure that she Who was all love is now so quickly cold In her affections But what I blaspheme The vertuous Arabella she 's all vertue And cannot prove unconstant Now let me meditate on what my Prince Hath order'd me to do He 's still the same And bears a mind that floats above the waves Of all adversities as who should say Fortune even do thy worst His Counsellours Like to wise Marriners affray'd to stretch The top sayles of their courage in this tempest Least both they and their Prince should suffer shipwrack Only was I commanded some years since Upon an expedition to Siena Encourag'd by th'affectionate expressions And actions of the valiant Cassanaeo And others of our loyal country-men But fortune crush'd our enterprises so I did return to Savoy where my Prince Did then reside and now I am commanded To second here an enterprise at Pisa Which whether it succeed or not my duty Is yet at least to prosecute it A post-horn sounds within How 's this a post-horn good Enter Strenuo with a Letter Str. All 's well my Lord now do our joyes begin To flourish after such a tedious winter The Duk 's restor'd and now intends at Florence Here here 's a letter for it from himself Marc. Restor'd Nay hold my heart I 'l read this letter reads True True O fortune how I hugge thee now And thou my good friend Strenuo embraces him Str. Brave dayes my Lord the Court does fill apace The Ladies croud in throngs the glory of Her sex your darling the fair Arabella Since clouds of melancholly are overblown Does now appear in loves full horizon Marc. O how propitious lend me moderation Reins to my joy as well as to my sorrow Else I shall quickly burst to death this bless'd And unexpected Tarantula of news So ticles all my senses joyfull tidings My Prince restor'd my dearest Arabella At Court I now my felicity lacks nothing But sight to be compleat that my eyes may Perswade my yet almost incredulous soul To what my fancy never durst have prompted To horse To horse I 'le post to Florence quickly Exit post-horn sounds Scaena Quarta Enter Pantaloni Becabunga and Manduco with swords by their sides Man O Tempora O mores O the effraenate licentious perversity of untamed adolescency what a villanous scelerate attempt to entice two young Gentlemen to a Duel who besides that they are both innocent Boyes why their very Uncles and other friends are employed in serious negotiations of the Senate Prob Deum atque hominum fidem Is all my industry in sollicitation my immense study and lucrubrations for framing familiar epistles my oratory in private commendations and exhortations for both these Gentlemen come to nought Proh facinus ingens Pant. Peace Mr. Manduco you must not only teach us how to beat but likewise assist us in beating these dissolute fellows for I have sworn Sir and that is enough Bec. I so I say too for you know we wear our swords here for no other end look you are not my hilts very handsome O now I will swear By these hilts as well as Leonardo himself Man And for that effect I have got my sword too I am lenis in puniendo but when I am provoked invenient me â—â—onem they shall find me a very Lyon my schollars at Santo Burgo where I was sometimes ludimagister can yet testifie that and for my severity in castigando Probatum est Pant. Although Leonardo has got my Mistris yet I 'le have about with him albeit he be a Senatours son in law with a mischief to his heart when such Gentlemen of estates as I am shak'd off Bec. And for me since Cassio has got my Mistris let him keep her I must look out for some other great match in time for they say Manduco that now since the â—uk's restor'd they who were active in the late rebellion must be forfeit of their estates and what will become of my Patrimony then for you know my father has been a great man all this while I fear he never be so again now you know if I loss my Estate how shall I have a wife then what think you Pantaloni Pant draws Pant. Nay I can think on nothing now but how to thrust at Leonardo Bec. So I will draw too if you come to that with it Bec. draws Man And for me I love no dimication but when I am provoked I will assist you Et sic arma amens capio nec sat rationis in armis Man puts the hilts of his sword betwixt his feet and tuggs at it violently Enter Cassio Leonardo with Chrys. Mar. Cass. to Mar. Madam my resolution was alwayes unfeigned to serve you your coy refusal diminished nothing of my affection but did rather incite me the more to love you Mar. I did alwayes esteem my self honoured in your love Sâ—r though the capricious humors of my self-seeking friends did countermand my desires Bec. runs away Man and Pant. retire to a corner of the Theatre Leon. to Chrys. Nay then unspotted beauty answer those gracious obligations your self it passes the activity of my invention I have been