yonder For her sweet voyage which grieves me to lose Necessity compels it I lose all else Als. Push Modesties shrine is set in yonder forehead I cannot be too sure tho my Joanna Bea. Sir I was bold to weep a message to you Pardon my modest fears Als. The Dove 's not meeker She 's abus'd questionless Oh are you come sir Enter Jasperino Bea. The glass upon my life I see the letter Jas. Sir this is M. Als. T 's it Bea. I am suspected Als. How fitly our Bride comes to partake with us Bea. What is 't my Lord Als. No hurt Bea. Sir pardon me I seldom tast of any composition Als. But this upon my warrant you shall venture on Bea. I fear 't will make me ill Als. Heaven forbid that Bea. I 'me put now to my cunning th' effects I know If I can now but feign 'em handsomly Als. It has that secret vertue it ne're mist sir Upon a virgin Jas. Treble qualited Als. By all that 's vertuous it takes there proceeds Jas. This is the strangest trick to know a maid by Bea. Ha ha ha you have given me joy of heart to drink my Lord Als. No thou hast given me such joy of heart That never can be blasted Bea. What 's the matter sir Als. See now 't is setled in a melancholy Keep both the time and method my Joanna Chast as the breath of heaven or mornings womb That brings the day forth thus my love incloses thee Exeunt Enter Isabella and Lollio Isa. Oh heaven is this the waiting moon Does love turn fool run mad and all once Sirrah here 's a mad-man a-kin to the fool too A lunatick lover Lol. No no not he I brought the Letter from Isa. Compare his inside with his out and tell me Lol. The out 's mad I 'me sure of that I had a tast on 't To the bright Andromeda chiefe Chambermaid to the Knight of the Sun at the sign of Scorpio in the middle Region sent by the Bellows-mender of Aeolus Pay the Post This is stark madness Isa. Now mark the inside Sweet Lady having now cast off this Counterfeit Cover of a mad-man I appeare to your best Judgement a true and faithfull Lover of your beauty Lol. He is mad still Isa. If any fault you finde chide those perfections in you which have have made me imperfect 'T is the same Sun that causeth to grow and inforceth to wither Lol. Oh Rogue Isa. Shapes and transhapes destroys and builds again I come in winter to you dismantled of my proper ornaments by the sweet splendor of your cheerful smiles I spring and live a lover Lol. Mad Rascall stil Isa. Tread him not under foot that shal appear an honour to your bounties I remain mad till I speak with you from whom I expect my cure Yours all or one beside himself Franciscus Lol: You are like to have a fine time on 't my Master and I may give over our professions I do not think but you can cure fools and madmen faster then we with little pains too Isa: Very likely Lol. One thing I must tell you Mistris you perceive that I am privy to your skill if I finde you minister once and set up the trade I put in for my thirds I shall be mad or fool else Isa: The first place is thine beleeve it Lollio If I do fall Lol: I fall upon you Isa: So Lol: Well I stand to my venture Isa: But thy councel now how shall I deal with 'um Lol: We do you mean to deal with 'um Isa: Nay the fair understanding how to use 'um Lol: Abuse 'um that 's the way to mad the fool and make a fool of the madman and then you use 'um kindly Isa: 'T is easie I 'll practise do thou observe it The key of thy Wardrobe Lol. There fit your self for 'um and I 'll fit 'um both for you Isa: Take thou no further notice then the outside Exit Lol: Not an inch I 'll put you to the inside Enter Alibius Ali: Lollio art there will all be perfect think'st thou To morrow night as if to close up the solemnity Vermandero expects us Lol: I mistrust the madmen most the fools will do well enough I have taken pains with them Ali. Tush they cannot miss the more absurdity The more commends it so no rough behaviours Affright the Ladies they are nice things thou know'st Lol: You need not fear Sir so long as we are there with our commanding peesles they 'll be as tame as the ladies themselves Ali: I will see them once more rehearse before they go Lol: I was about it Sir looke you to the madmens Morris and let me alone with the other there is one or two that I mistrust their fooling I 'll instruct them and then they shall rehearse the whole measure Ali: Do so I 'll see the musick prepar'd but Lollio By the way how does my wife brook her restraint Does she not grudge at it Lol. So so she takes some pleasure in the house she would abroad else you must allow her a little more length she 's kept too short Ali. She shall along to Vermandero's with us That will serve her for a moneths liberty Lol: What 's that on your face Sir Ali: Where Lollio I see nothing Lol. Cry you mercy Sir t is your nose it shew'd like the trunck of a young Elephant Ali: Away Rascal I 'll prepare the musick Lollio Ex. Ali Lol. Do Sir and I 'll dance the whilst Tony where art thou Tony Enter Antonio Ant. Here Cozen where art thou Lol. Come Tony the footmanship I taught you Ant: I had rather ride Cozen Lol: I a whip take you but I 'll keep you out Vault in look you Tony Fa la la la la Ant: Fa la la la la Lol: There an honour Ant: Is this an honour Cuz Lol: Yes and it please your worship Ant: Does honour bend in the hams Cuz Lol: Marry does it as low as worship squireship nay yeomandry It self sometimes from whence it first stiffened There rise a caper Ant: Caper after an honour Cuz Lol: Very proper for honour is but a caper rise as fast and high Has a knee or two and falls to th' ground agen You can remember your figure Tony Exit Ant: Yes Cozen when I see thy figure I can remember mine Enter Isabella Isa. Hey how she treads the air shough shough to'ther way He burns his wings else here 's wax enough below Icarus More then will be cancelled these eighteen moons He 's down he 's down what a terrible fall he had stand up Thou son of Cretan Dedalus and let us tread the lower Labyrinth I 'll bring thee to the Clue Ant. Prethee Cuz let me alone Isa: Art thou not drown'd About thy head I saw a heap of Clouds Wrapt like a Turkish Turbant on thy back A crookt Camelion colour'd rainbow hung Like a Tyara down unto thy hams Let me suck out those Billows in
might be pounded in another place Isa. 'T is very well and he 'l prove very wise Lol: He says you have company enough in the house if you please to be sociable of all sorts of people Isa: Of all sorts Why here 's none but fools and mad-men Lol: Very well And where will you find any other if you should goe abroad There 's my master and I to boot too Isa: Of either sort one a mad-man and a fool Lol. I would ev'n participate of both then if were as you I know y' are half mad already be half foolish too Isa: Y' are a brave sawcy Rascall come on sir Afford me then the pleasure of your Bedlum You were commending once to day to me Your last come lunatique what a proper Body there was without brains to guide it And what a pittifull delight appear'd In that defect as if your wisdom had found A mirth in madness pray sir let me partake If there be such a pleasure Lol. If I doe not shew You the handsomest discreetest mad-man one that I may Call the understanding mad-man then say I am a fool Isa. Well a match I will say so Lol. When you have a tast of the mad-man you shal if you please see Fools Colledge o' th side I seldome lock there 't is but shooting a bolt or two and you are amongst em Ex. Enter presently Come on sir let me see how handsomly you 'l behave your self now Enter Loll Franciscus Fran. How sweetly she looks Oh but there 's a wrinkle in her brow as deep as Philosophy Anacreon drink to my Mistress health I 'le pledge it Stay stay there 's a Spider in the cup No t is but a Grape-stone swallow it fear nothing Poet so so lift higher Isa. Alack alack t is too full of pitty To be laught at how fell he mad Canst thou tell Lol. For love Mistress He was a pretty Poet too and that set him forwards first The Muses then forsook him he ran mad for a Chambermaid Yet she was but a dwarf neither Fran. Hail bright Titania why standst thou idle on these flowry banks Oberon is dancing with his Dryades I 'le gather dazies primrose violets and bind them in a verse of Poesie Lol. Not too neer you see your danger Fran. Oh hold thy hand great Diomed thou feedst thy horses well they shall obey thee Get up Bucephalus kneels Lol. You see how I aw my flock a Shephard has not his dog at more obedience Isa. His conscience is unquiet sure that was The cause of this A proper Gentleman Fran. Come hither Esculapius hide the poyson Lol. Well t is hid Fran Didst thou never hear of one Tiresias a famous Poet Lol. Yes that kept tame wild-geese Fran. That 's he I am the man Lol. No Fra: Yes but make no words on 't I was a man seven years agoe Lol. A stripling I think you might Fra. Now I m'e a woman all feminine Lol. I would I might see that Fra. Juno struck me blind Lol: I 'le ne're beleeve that for a woman they say has an eye more then a man Fra. I say she struck me blind Lol. And Luna made you mad you have two trades to beg with Fra. Luna is now big bellied and there 's room for both of us to ride with Hecate I 'le drag thee up into her silver sphear and there we 'l kick the Dog and beat the bush that barks against the Witches of the night the swift Licanthropi that walks the round we 'l tear their wolvish skins and save the sheep Lol. Is 't come to this nay then my poyson comes forth agen mad slave indeed abuse your Keeper Isa. I prithee hence with him now he grows dangerous Sing Fra. Sweet love pitie me give me leave to lye with thee Lol. No I 'le see you wiser first To your own kennell Fra. No noyse she sleeps draw all the Curtains round Let no soft sound molest the pretty soul But love and love creeps in at a mouse-hole Lol. I wo'd you wo'd get into your hole Exit Fra. Now Mistress I wil bring you another sort you shal be fool'd another while Tony come hither Tony look who 's yonder Tony Enter Antonio Ant. Cousin is it not my Ant Lol. Yes 't is on of 'um Tony Ant. He he how do you Uncle Lol. Fear him not Mistress 't is a gentle nigget you may play with him as safely with him as with his bawble Isa. How long hast thou been a fool Ant. Ever since I came hither Cousin Isa. Cousin I 'me none of thy Cousins fool Lol. Oh mistress fools have always so much wit as to claim their kindred Madman within Bounce bounce he falls he falls Isa. Heark you your scholars in the upper room are out of order Lol. Must I come amongst you there Keep you the fool mistress I 'le go up play left handed Orlando amongst the madmen Exit Isa. Well Sir Ant. 'T is opportuneful now sweet Lady nay Cast no amazing eye upon this change Isa. Ha! Ant. This shape of Folly shrowds your dearest Love The truest servant to your powerful beauties Whose magick had this force thus to transform me Isa. You are a fine Fool indeed Ant. Oh 't is not strange Love has an intellect that runs through all The scrutinous Sciences and like A cunning Poet catches a quantity Of every Knowledge yet brings all home Into one mysterie into one secret That he proceeds in Isa. Y' are a parlous Fool Ant. No danger in me I bring nought but Love And his soft wounding shafts to strike you with Try but one arrow if it hurt you I 'le stand you twenty back in recompence Isa. A forward Fool too Ant. This was Love's teaching A thousand wayes she fashion'd out my way And this I found the safest and neerest To tread the Gallaxia to my Star Isa. Profound withall certain You dream'd of this Love never taught it waking Ant. Take no acquaintance of these outward Follies there is within A Gentleman that loves you Isa. When I see him I 'le speak with him so in the mean time Keep your habit it becomes you well enough As you are a Gentleman I 'le not discover you That 's all the favour that you must expect When you are weary you may leave the school For all this while you have but plaid the Fool Enter Lollio Ant. And must agen he he I thank you Cozen I 'le be your Valentine To morrow morning Lol. How do you like the Fool Mistress Isa. Passing well Sir Lol. Is he not witty pretty well for a Fool Isa. If he hold on as he begins he is like to come to something Lol. I thank a good Tutor You may put him to 't he begins To answer pretty hard questions Tony how many is Five times six Ant. Five times six is six times five Lol. What Arithmetician could have answerd better how many is One hundred and seven Ant. One hundred and seven is seven
more Bea. My joyes start at mine eyes our sweet'st delights Are evermore born weeping Def. I 've a token for you Bea: For me Def. But it was sent somwhat unwillingly I could not get the Ring without the Finger Bea: Bless me what hast thou done Def: Why is that more then killing the whole man I cut his heart strings A greedy hand thrust in a dish at Court In a mistake hath had as much as this Bea. 'T is the first token my father made me send him Def. And I made him send it back agen For his last token I was loath to leave it And I 'me sure dead men have no use of Jewels He was as loath to part with 't for it stuck As if the flesh and it were both one substance Bea: At the Stags fall the Keeper has his fees 'T is soon apply'd all dead mens fees are yours Sir I pray bury the finger but the stone You may make use of shortly the true value Tak 't of my truth is near three hundred Duckets Def. 'T wil hardly buy a capcase for ones conscience tho To keep it from the worm as fine as 't is Well being my fees I 'le take it Great men have taught me that or else my merit Would scorn the way on 't Bea. It might justly sir Why thou mistak'st Deflores 't is not given in state of recompence Def. No I hope so Lady you should soon witness my contempt too 't then Bea. Prithee thou lookst as if thou wer 't offended Def. That were strange Lady t is not possible My service should draw such a cause from you Offended Coul'd you think so That were much For one of my performance and so warm Yet in my service Bea. 'T were misery in me to give you cause sir Def. I know so much it were so misery In her most sharp condition Bea. 'T is resolv'd then look you sir here 's 3000. golden Florens I have not meanly thought upon thy merit Def. What sallery Now you move me Bea: How Deflores Def: Do you place me in the rank of verminous fellows To destroy things for wages offer gold The life blood of man Is any thing Valued too pretious for my recompence Bea. I understand thee not Def. I could ha' hir'd a journey-man in murder at this rate And mine own conscience might have And have had the work brought home Bea. I 'me in a labyrinth What will content him I would fain be rid of him I 'le double the sum sir Def. You take a course to double my vexation that 's the good you doe Bea. Bless me I am now in worse plight then I was I know not what will please him for my fears sake I prithee make away with all speed possible And if thou be'st so modest not to name The sum that will content thee paper blushes not Send thy demand in writing it shall follow thee But prithee take thy flight Def. You must flie too then Bea. I Def. I 'le not stir a foot else Bea. What 's your meaning Def. Why are not you as guilty in I 'me sure As deep as I and we should stick together Come your fears counsell you but ill my absence Would draw suspect upon you instantly There were no rescue for you Bea. He speaks home Def. Nor is it fit we two ingag'd so joyntly Should part and live asunder Bea. How now sir This shews not well Def. What makes your lip so strange This must not be betwixt us Bea. The man talks wildly Def. Come kisse me with a zeal now Bea. Heaven I doubt him Def. I will not stand so long to beg 'em shortly Bea. Take heed Deflores of forgetfulness 't will soon betray us Def. Take you heed first Faith y' are grown much forgetfull y' are too blame in 't Bea. He 's bold and I am blam'd for 't Def. I have eas'd you of your trouble think on 't I 'me in pain And must be eas'd of you 't is a charity Justice invites your blood to understand me Bea. I dare not Def. Quickly Bea. Oh I never shall speak it yet further of that I may lose What has been spoken and no sound remain on 't I would not hear so much offence again for such another deed Def. Soft Lady soft the last is not yet paid for oh this act Has put me into spirit I was as greedy on 't As the parcht earth of moisture when the clouds weep Did you not mark I wrought my self into 't Nay sued and kneel'd for 't Why was all that pains took You see I have thrown contempt upon your gold Not that I want it for I doe piteously In order I will come unto 't and make use on 't But 't was not held so pretious to begin with For I place wealth after the heels of pleasure And were I not resolved in my belief That thy virginity were perfect in thee I should but take my recompence with grudging As if I had but halfe my hopes I agreed for Bea: Why 't is impossible thou canst be so wicked Or shelter such a cunning cruelty To make his death the murderer of my honor Thy language is so bold and vitious I cannot see which way I can forgive it with any modesty Def. Push you forget your selfe a woman dipt in blood and talk of modesty Bea. O misery of sin would I had been bound Perpetually unto my living hate In that Piracquo then to hear these words Think but upon the distance that Creation Set 'twixt thy blood and mine and keep thee there Def. Look but into your conscience read me there 'T is a true Book you 'l find me there you equall Push flye not to your birth but settle you In what the act has made you y' are no more now You must forget your parentage to me Y' are the deeds creature by that name You lost your first condition and I challenge you As peace and innocency has turn'd you out And made you one with me Bea. With thee foul villain Def. Yes my fair murdress Do you urge me Though thou writ'st maid thou whore in thy affection 'T was chang'd from thy first love and that 's a kind Of whoredome in thy heart and he 's chang'd now To bring thy second on thy Alsemero Whom by all sweets that ever darkness tasted If I enjoy thee not thou ne're enjoyst I 'le blast the hopes and joyes of marriage I 'le confess all my life I rate at nothing Bea. Deflores Def. I shall rest from all lovers plagues then I live in pain now that shooting eye Will burn my heart to cinders Bea: O sir hear me Def. She that in life and love refuses me In death and shame my partner she shall be Bea. Stay hear me once for all I make thee master Of all the wealth I have in gold and jewels Let me go poor unto my bed with honor And I am rich in all things Def. Let this silence thee The wealth
one swig more sweet Madam Bea. I to morrow we shall have time to sit by 't Dia. Now I 'me sad agen Bea. It layes it self so gently too Come wench most honest Diaphanta I dare call thee now Dia. Pray tell me madam what trick call you this Bea. I 'le tell thee all hereafter we must study the carriage of this business Dia. I shall carry 't well because I love the burthen Bea. About midnight you must not fail to steal forth gently That I may use the place Dia. Oh fear not Madam I shall be cool by that time the brides place And with a thousand Duckets I 'me for a Justice now I bring a portion with me I scorn small fools Exeunt Enter Vermandero and Servant Ver. I tell thee knave mine Honor is in question A thing till now free from suspition Nor ever was there cause who of my Gentlemen are absent Tell me and truly how many and who Ser. Antonio Sir and Franciscus Ver. When did they leave the Castle Ser. Some ten days since sir the one intending to Briamata Th' other for Valentia Ver. The time accuses 'um a charge of murder Is brought within my Castle gate Piracquo's murder I dare not answer faithfully their absence A strict command of apprehension Shall pursue 'um suddenly and either wipe The stain off clear or openly discover it Provide me winged warrants for the purpose See I am set on agen Exit Servant Enter Tomazo Tom. I claim a brother of you Ver. Y' are too hot seek him not here Tom. Yes 'mongst your dearest bloods If my peace find no fairer satisfaction This is the place must yeeld account for him For here I left him and the hastytie Of this snatcht marriage gives strong testimony Of his most certain ruine Ver. Certain falshood This is the place indeed his breach of faith Has too much mar'd both my abused love The honorable love I reserv'd for him And mock't my daughters joy the prepar'd morning Blusht at his infidelity he left Contempt and scorn to throw upon those friends Whose belief hurt 'em oh 't was most ignoble To take his flight so unexepectedly And throw such publick wrongs on those that lov'd him Tom. Then this is all your answer Ver. T is too fair for one of his alliance and I warn you That this place no more see you Exit Enter Destores Tom. The best is there is more ground to meet a mans revenge on Honest Deflores Def. That 's my name indeed Saw you the Bride Good sweet sir which way took she Tom. I have blest mine eyes from seeing such a false one Def. I 'de fain get off this man 's not for my company I smell his brothers blood when I come neer him Tom. Come hither kind and true one I remember My brother lov'd thee well Def. O purely dear sir me thinks I am now agen a killing on him He brings it so fresh to me Tom. Thou canst guesse sirrah One honest friend has an instinct of jealousie At some foul guilty person Def. 'Lasse sir I am so charitable I think none Worse then my self You did not see the Bride then Tom. I prithee name her not Is she not wicked Def. No no a pretty easie round-packt sinner As your most Ladies are else you might think I flatter'd her but sir at no hand wicked Till th' are so old their sins and vices meet And they salute Witches I am call'd I think sir His company ev'n ore-lays my conscience Exit Tom. That Deflores has a wondrous honest heart He 'l bring it out in time I 'me assur'd on 't O here 's the glorious master of the dayes joy I will not be long till he and I do reckon sir Enter Alsemero Als. You are most welcome Tom. You may call that word back I do not think I am nor wish to be Als. 'T is strange you found the way to this house then Tom. Would I 'de nere known the cause I 'me none of those sir That come to give you joy and swill your wine 'T is a more pretious liquor that must lay The fiery thirst I bring Als. Your words and you appear to me great strangers Tom. Time and our swords may make us more acquainted This the businesse I should have a brother in your Place How treachery and malice have dispos'd of him I 'me bound to enquire of him which holds his right Which never could come fairly Als. You must look to answer for that word sir Tom: Fear you not I 'le have it ready drawn at our next meeting Keep your day solemn Farewell I disturb it not I l'e bear the smart with patience for a time Exit Als. 'T is somwhat ominous this a quarrell entred Upon this day my innocence relieves me Enter Jasperino I should be wondrous sad else Jasperino I have newes to tell thee strange news Jas. I ha' some too I think as strange as yours would I might keep Mine so my faith and friendship might be kept in 't Faith sir dispense a little with my zeal And let it cool in this Als. This put 's me on and blames thee for thy slowness Jas. All may prove nothing Onely a friendly fear that leapt from me sir Als. No question it may prove nothing let 's partake it thou Jas. 'T was Diaphanta's chance for to that wench I pretend honest love and she deserves it To leave me in a back part of the house A place we chose for privat conference She was no sooner gone but instantly I heard your brides voyce in the next room to me And lending more attention found Deflores Lowder then she Als. Deflores Thou art out now Jas. You 'l tell me more anon Als. still I 'le prevent thee the very sight of him is poyson to her Jas. That made me stagger too but Diaphanta At her return confirm'd it Als. Diaphanta Jas. Then fell we both to listen and words past Like those that chalenge interest in a woman Als. Peace quench thy zeal t is dangerous to thy bosom Jas. Then truth is full of perill Als. Such truths are O were she the sole glory of the earth Had eys that could shoot fire into Kings breasts And toucht she sleeps not here yet I have time Though night be neer to be resolv'd hereof And prithee do not weigh me by my passions Jas. I never weigh'd friend so Als. Done charitably that key will lead thee to a pretty secret By a Chaldean taught me and I 've My study upon some bring from my closet A glass inscrib'd there with the letter M. And question not my purpose Jas. It shall be done sir Exit Als: How can this hang together Not an hour since Her woman came pleading her Lady's fears Deliver'd her for the most timerous virgin That ever shrunk at mans name and so modest She charg'd her weep out her request to me That she might come obscurely to my bosome Enter Beatrice Bea. All things go well my womans preparing
nothing to say to you Ver: Comforts bless you sir Tho: I have forsworn complement in troth I have sir As you are meerly man I have not left A good wish for you nor any here Ver: Unless you be so far in love with grief You will not part from 't upon any tearms We bring that news will make a welcome for us Tho. What newes can that be Ver: Throw no scornfull smile Upon the zeal I bring you t is worth more sir Two of the chiefest men I kept about me I hide not from the law or your just vengeance Tho: Ha! Ver. To give your peace more ample satisfaction Thank these discoverers Tho: If you bring that calm Name but the manner I shall ask forgiveness in For that contemptuous smile upon you I 'le perfect it with reverence that belongs Unto a sacred altar Ver: Good sir rise Why now you over-doe as much a this hand As you fell short a' tother Speak Alibius Ali: 'T was my wives fortune as she is most lucky At a discovery to find out lately Within our Hospital of Fools and mad-men Two counterfeits slipt into these disguises Their names Franciscus and Antonio Ver: Both mine sir and I ask no favour for 'em Alib. Now that which draws suspition to their habits The time of their disguisings agrees justly With the day of the murder Tho: O blest revelation Ver. Nay more nay more sir I le not spare mine own In way of justice They both faign'd a journey To Bramata and so wrought out their leaves My love was so abus'd in 't Tho: Time 's too pretious To run in waste now you have brought a peace The riches of five kingdoms could not purchase Be my most happy conduct I thirst for 'em Like subtile lightning will I wind about 'em And melt their marrow in 'em Exeunt Enter Alsemero and Jasperino Jas: Your confidence I 'me sure is now of proof The prospect from the Garden has shew'd Enough for deep suspition Als: The black masque That so continually was worn upon 't Condemnes the face for ugly ere 't be seen Her despite to him and so seeming bottomless Jas. Touch it home then 't is not a shallow probe Can search this ulcer soundly I fear you 'l find it Full of corruption 't is fit I leave you She meets you opportunely from that walk She took the back door at his parting with her Ex Jas. Als. Did my fate wait for this unhappy stroke At my first sight of woman she 's here Enter Beatrice Bea: Alsemero Als. How do you Bea. How do I Alas how do you you look not wel Als. You read me well enough I am not well Bea. Not well sir Is 't in my power to better you Als. Yes Bea. Nay then y' are cur'd again Als. Pray resolve me one question Lady Bea. If I can Als. None can so sure Are you honest Bea. Ha ha ha that 's a broad question my Lord Als. But that 's not a modest answer my Lady Do you laugh My doubts are strong upon me Bea. 'T is innocence that smiles and no rough brow Can take away the dimple in her cheek Say I should strain a tear to fill the vault Which would you give the better faith to Als. 'T were but hypocrisie of a sadder colour But the same stuff neither your smiles nor tears Shall move or flatter me from my belief You are a Whore Bea. What a horrid sound it hath It blasts a beauty to deformity Upon what face soever that breath falls It strikes it ugly oh you have ruin'd What you can ne're repair agen Als. I 'le all demolish and seek out truth within you If there be any left let your sweet tongue Prevent your hearts rifling there I l'e ransack And tear out my suspition Bea. You may sir 't is an easie passage yet if you please Shew me the ground whereon you lost your love My spotlesse vertue may but tread on that Before I perish Als. Unanswerable A ground you cannot stand on you fall down Beneath all grace and goodness when you set Your ticklish heel on 't there was a vizor O're that cunning face and that became you Now Impudence in triumph rides upon 't How comes this tender reconcilement else 'Twixt you and your despight your rankerous loathing Deflores He that your eye was sore at sight of He 's now become your arms supporter your lips Saint Bea. Is there the cause Als. Worse your lusts Devill your adultery Bea. Would any but your self say that 'T would turn him to a villain Als. 'T was witnest by the counsell of your bosome Diaphanta Bea. Is your witness dead then Als. 'T is to be fear'd It was the wages of her knowledge poor soule She liv'd not long after the discovery Bea. Then hear a story of not much less horror Then this your false suspition is beguild with To your beds scandal I stand up innocence Which even the guilt of one black other deed Will stand for proof of your love has made me A cruell murdress Als. Ha Bea. A bloody one I have kist poyson for 't stroakt a serpent That thing of hate worthy in my esteem Of no better imployment and him most worthy To be so imployd I caus'd to murder That innocent Piracquo having no Better means then that worst to assure Your self to me Als. Oh the place it self ere since Has crying been for vengeance the Temple Where blood and beauty first unlawfully Fir'd their devotion and quencht the right one 'T was in my fears at first 't will have it now Oh thou art all deform'd Bea. Forget not sir It for your sake was done shall greater dangers Make the less welcome Als. Oh thou shouldst have gone A thousand leagues about to have avoided This dangerous bridge of blood here we are lost Bea. Remember I am true unto your bed Als. The bed it selfe 's a Charnell the sheets shrowds For murdered Karkasses it must ask pawse What I must do in this mean time you shall Be my prisoner onely enter my Closet Exit Beatrice I le be your Keeper yet Oh in what part Of this sad story shall I first begin Ha This same fellow has put me in Deflores Enter Deflores Def. Noble Alsemero Als. I can tell you newes sir my wife has her commended to you Def. That 's news indeed my Lord I think she would Commend me to the gallows if she could She ever lov'd me so well I thank her Als. What 's this blood upon your band Deflores Def. Blood No sure 't was washt since Als. Since when man Def. Since to'ther day I got a knock In a Sword and Dagger School I think 't is out Als. Yes 't is almost out but 't is perceiv'd tho I had forgot my message this it is What price goes murder Def. How sir Als: I ask you sir My wife 's behind hand with you she tells me For a brave bloody blow you gave for her sake
Upon Piracquo Def. Upon 'T was quite through him sure Has she confest it Als. As sure as death to both of you And much more then that Def. It could not be much more 'T was but one thing and that she 's a Whore Als. I could not chuse but follow oh cunning Divels How should blind men know you from fair fac'd saints Bea. within He lies the villain does be-lye me Def. Let me go to her sir Als. Nay you shal to her Peace crying Crocodile your sounds are heard Take your prey to you get you into her sir Exit Def. I 'le be your pandor now rehearse agen Your Scene of lust that you may be perfect When you shall come to act it to the black audience Where howls and gnashings shall be musick to you Clip your adultress freely 't is the pilot Will guide you to the Mare mortuum Where you shall sink to fadoms bottomless Enter Vermandero Alibius Isabella Thomazo Franciscus and Antonio Ver. Oh Alsemero I have a wonder for you Als. No sir 't is I I have a wonder for you Ver. I have suspition nere as proof it self For Piracquo's murder Als. Sir I have proof Beyond suspition for Piracquo's murder Ver. Beseech you hear me these two have been disgui'd E're since the deed was done Als. I have two other That were more close dsguis'd then your two could be E're since the deed was done Ver. You 'l hear me these mine own servants Als. Hear me those nearer then your servants That shall acquit them and prove them guiltless Fran. That may be done with easie truth sir Tho. How is my cause bandied through your delaies 'T is urgent in blood and calls for hast Give me a brother alive or dead Alive a wife with him if dead for both A recompence for murder and adultery Bea. within Oh oh oh Als. Heark 't is comming to you Def. within Nay I 'le along for company Bea within Oh oh Ver. What horrid sounds are these Als. Come forth you twins of mischief Enter Deflores bringing in Beatrice Def. Here we are if you have any more To say to us speak quickly I shall not Give you the hearing else I am so stout yet And so I think that broken rib of mankind Ver. An Host of enemies entred my Citadell Could not amaze like this Joanna Beatrice Joanna Bea. O come not neer me sir I shall defile you I am that of your blood was taken from you For your better health look no more upon 't But cast it to the ground regardlesly Let the common shewer take it from distinction Beneath the starres upon yon Meteor Ever hang my fate 'mongst things corruptible I ne're could pluck it from him my loathing Was Prophet to the rest but ne're beleev'd Mine honour fell with him and now my life Alsemero I am a stranger to your bed Your bed was coz'ned on the nuptiall night For which your false-bride died Als: Diaphanta Def. Yes and the while I coupled with your mate At barly-break now we are left in hell Ver. We are all there it circumscribes here Def. I lov'd this woman in spight of her heart Her love I earn'd out of Piraequos murder Tho. Ha my brothers murtherer Def. Yes and her honors prize Was my reward I thank life for nothing But that pleasure it was so sweet to me That I have drunk up all left none behinde For any man to pledge me Ver. Horrid Villain Keep life in him for further tortures Def. No I can prevent you here 's my penknife still It is but one thread more and now 't is cut Make haste Joanna by that token to thee Canst not forget so lately put in mind I would not goe to leave thee far behind Dyes Bea. Forgive me Alsemero all forgive 'T is time to die when 't is a shame to live Dyes Ver. Oh my name is entred now in that record Where till this fatall hour 't was never read Als. Let it be blotted out let your heart lose it And it can never look you in the face Nor tell a tale behind the back of life To your dishonor justice hath so right The guilty hit that innocence is quit By proclamation and may joy agen Sir you are sensible of what truth hath done 'T is the best comfort that your grief can find Tho. Sir I am satisfied my injuries Lie dead before me I can exact no more Unless my soul were loose and could ore-take Those black fugitives that are fled from thence To take a second vengeance but there are wraths Deeper then mine t is to be fear'd about 'em Als. What an opacous body had that moon That last chang'd on us here 's beauty chang'd To ugly whoredom here servant obedience To a master-sin imperious murder I a suppos'd husband chang'd embraces With wantonness but that was paid before Your change is come too from an ignorant wrath To knowing friendship Are there any more on 's Ant. Yes sir I was chang'd too from a little Asse as I was to a great Fool as I am and had like to ha' been chang'd to the gallows but that you know my Innocence always excuses me Fran. I was chang'd from a little wit to be stark mad Almost for the same purpose Isa. Your change is still behind but deserve best your transformation You are a jealous Coxcomb keep Schools of Folly And teach your Scholars how to break your own head Alib. I see all apparent wife and will change now Into a better husband and never keep Scholars That shall be wiser then my self Als. Sir you have yet a sons duty living Please you accept it let that your sorrow As it goes from your eye goe from your heart Man and his sorrow at the grave must part EPILOGUE Als. ALL we can doe to Comfort one another To stay a Brothers sorrow for a Brother To Dry a Child from the kinde Fathers eyes Is to no purpose it rather multiplies Your only smiles have power to cause re-live The Dead agen or in their Rooms to give Brother a new Brother Father a Child If these appear All griefs are reconcil'd Exeunt omnes FINIS PLAYES newly Printed THe Wild-goose-Chase a Comedy written by Francis Beamont and John Fletcher Gent The Widdow a Comedy written by Ben Johnson John Fletcher and Thomas Midleton Gent PLAYES in the Press FIve Playes written by Mr James Shirley being All of his that were Acted at the Black-Fryers Together with the Court-Secret written by the same Author but never yet Acted Also The Spanish Gypsies