thinks sir 'T is great misfortune that he should thus perish Val. It is indeed but Cellide he must dye Cel. That were a cruelty when care may cure him Why doe you weep so sir he may recover Val. He may but with much danger my sweet Cellide You have a powerfull tongue Cel. To doe you service Val. J will betray his griefe he loves a gentlewoman A friend of yours whose heart another holds He knowes it too yet such a sway blinde fancy And his not daring to deliver it Have won upon him that they must undoe him Never so hopefull and so sweet a spirit Misfortune fell so foule on Cel. Sure she 's hard hearted That can looke on and not relent and deeply At such a misery she is not married Val. Not yet Cel. Nor neere it Val. When she please Cel. And pray sir Do's he deserve her truely that she loves so Val. His love may merit much his person little For there the match lyes mangled Cel. Is he your friend Val He should be for he is neere me Cel. Will not he dye then When th' other shall recover Val. Ye have pos'd me Cell Me thinks he should goe neere it if he love her If she love him Val. She do's and would doe equall Cel. 'T is A hard taske you put me yet for your sake I will speake to her all the art I have My best endevors all his youth and person His mind more full of beautis all his hopes The memory of such a sad example Ill spoken of and never old the curses Of loving maids and what may be alleag'd I le lay before her what 's her name I am ready Val. But will you deale effectually Cell Most truly Nay were it my selfe at your entreaty Vall. And could ye be so pittifull Cell So dutifull Because you urge it sir Vall It may be then It is your selfe Cell It is in deed I know it And now know how ye love me Vall. O my dearest Let but your goodnesse judge your owne part pitiy Set but your eyes on his afflictions He is mine and so becomes your charge but thinke What ruine nature suffers in this yong man What losse humanity and noble manhood Take to your better judgement my declining My age hung full of impotence and ils My body budding now no more seere winter Hath seal'd that sap up at the best and happiest I can but be your infant you my nurse And how unequall deerest where his yeeres His sweetnesse and his ever spring of goodnesse My fortunes growing in him and my selfe too Which makes him all your old love misconceive not I say not this as weary of my bondage Or ready to infringe my faith beare witnesse Those eyes that I adore still those lamps that light me To all the joy I have Cel. You have said enough sir And more then ere I thought that tongue could utter But ye are a man a false man too Val Deere Cellide Cel. And now to shew you that I am a woman Rob'd of her rest and fool'd out of her fondnesse The Gentleman shall live and if he love me Ye shall be both my triumphs I will to him And as you carelesly fling off your fortune And now grow weary of my easie winning So will I lose the name of Valentine From henceforth all his flatteries and beleeve it Since ye have so so slightly parted with affection And that affection you have pawn'd your faith for From this houre no repentance vowes nor prayers Shall plucke me backe agen what I shall doe Yet I will undertake his cure expect it Shall minister no comfort no content To either of ye but hourely more vexations Val Why let him dye then Cel. No so much I have loved To be commanded by you that even now Even in my hate I will obey your wishes Val. What shall I doe Cel. Dye like a foole unsorrow'd A bankrupt foole that flings away his treasure I must begin my cure Val And I my crosses Exeunt Actus Tertius Scena Prima Enter Francksick Physitians and a Pothecary 1 Phis CLap on the Cataplasme Fra. Good Gentlemen Good learned Gentlemen 2 And see those brotheâ— there Ready within this houre pray keep your armes in The ayre is raw and ministers much evill Fra. Pray leave me I beseech ye leave me gentlemen I have no other sicknesse but your presence Convey your Cataplasmes to those that need 'em Your Vomits and your Clysters 3 Pray be rul'd sir 1 Bring in the Lettice cap you must be shaved sir And then how suddenly wee 'l make you sleep Fra. Till doomes-day what unnecessary nothings Are these about a wounded minde 2 How doe ye Fra. What questions they propound too how do you sir I am glad to see you well 3 A great distemper it growes hotter still 1 Open your mouth I pray sir Fra. And can you tell me How old I am then there 's my hand pray shew me How many broken shins within this two yeare Who would be thus in fetters good master Doctor And you deere Doctor and the third sweet Doctor And pretious master Apothecary I doe pray ye To give me leave to live a little longer Ye stand before me like my blacks 2 'T is dangerous For now his fancy turnes too Enter Cellide Cell By your leave Gentlemen And pray ye your leave a while too I have something Of secret to imparr unto the patient 1 Withall our hearts 3 I mary such a Physicke May chance to find the humour be not long Lady For we must minister within this halfe houre Exit Plus Cell You shall not stay for me Fra. Would you were all rotten That ye might only intend one anothers itches Or would the Gentlemen with one consent Would drinke small Beere but seven yeare and abolish That wildfire of the bloud unsatiate wenching That your too Indies springs and fals might faile ye What torments these intruders into bodies Cell How do you worthy Sir Fra. Blesse me what beames Flew from these angell eyes O what a misery What a most studdied torment tis to me now To be an honest man dare ye sit by me Cell Yes and do more then that too comfort ye I see ye have need Fra. You are a faire Physitian You bring no bitternesse gilt ore to gull us No danger in your lookes yet there my death lyes Cell I would be sorry sir my charity And my good wishes for your health should merit So stubbornâ— a construction will it please ye To taste a little of this Cordiall Enter Valentine For this I thinke must cure ye Fra. Of which Lady Sure she has found my griefe why do you blush so Cell Do you not understand of this this Cordiall Val. Of my afflicted heart she is gon for ever Fra. What heaven ye have brought me Lady Cell Do not wonder For t is not impudence nor want of honour Makes me do this but love to save your life sir Your life too excellent
to loose in wishes Love virtuous love Fra. A vertuous blessing crowne ye O goodly sweet can there be so much charity So noble a compassion in that heart That 's filled up with anothers faire affections Can mercy drop from those eyes Can miracles be wrought upon a dead man When all the power ye have and perfect object Lyes in anothers light and his deserves it Cell Do not dispaire nor do not thinke to boldly I dare abuse my promise t' was your friends And so fast tyde I thought no time could ruine But so much has your danger and that spell The powerfull name of friend prevail'd above him To whom I ever owe obedience That here I am by his command to cure ye Nay more for ever by his full resignement And willingly I ratefie it Fra. Hold for heaven sake Must my friends misery make me a triumph Beare I that noble name to be a Traitor O vertuous goodnes keepe thy selfe untainted You have no power to yeeld nor he to render Nor I to take I am resolv'd to die first Val. Ha saist thou so nay then thou shalt not perish Fra. And though I love ye above the light shines on me Beyond the wealth of Kingdomes free content Sooner would snatch at such a blessing offer'd Then at my pardon'd life by the law forfeited Yet yet O noble beauty yet O paradise For you are all the wonder reveal'd of it Yet is a gratitude to be preserv'd A worthy gratitude to one most worthy The name and noblenes of friends Cell Pray tell me If I had never knowne that gentleman Would you not willingly embrace my offer Fra. Do you make a doubt Cell And can ye be unwilling He being old and impotent his aime too Levell'd at you for your good not constrain'd But out of cure and councell alas consider Play but the woman with me and consider As he himselfe do's and I now dare see it Truly consider sir what misery Fra. For vertues sake take heed Cell What losse of youth What everlasting banishment from that Our yeares doe only covet to arive at Equall affections and shot together What living name can dead age leave behind him What art of memory but fruitlesse doating Fra. This cannot be Cell To you unlesse ye apply it With more and firmer faith and so digest it I speake but of things possible not done Nor like to be a posset cures your sicknesse And yet I know ye grieve this and howsoever The worthines of Friend may make ye stagger Which is a faire thing in ye yet my Patient My gentle Patient I would faine say more If you would understand Val. O cruell Woman Cell Yet sure your sicknesse is not so forgetfull Nor you so willing to be lost Fra. Pray stay there Me thinks you are not faire now me thinks more That modest vertue men delivered of you Shewes but like shadow to me thin and fading Val. Excellent Friend Fra. Ye have no share in goodnesse Ye are belyde you are not Cellide The modest unaculate who are ye For I will know what devill to do mischiefe Vnto my vertuous Friend hath shifted shapes With that unblemished beauty Cell Do not rave Sir Nor let the violence of thoughts distract ye You shall enjoy me I am yours I pitty By those faire eyes I do Fra. O double hearted O woman perfect woman what distraction Was meant to mankind when thou was 't made a devill What an invyting hell invented tell me And if you yet remember what iâ— goodnesse Tell me by that and truth can one so cherish'd So sainted in the soule of him whose service Is almost turn'd to supperstition Whose every day endeavours and desires Offer themselves like incense on your altar Whose heart holds no intâ—lligence but holy And most religious with his love whose life And let it ever be remembred Lady Is drawne out only for your ends Val. O miracle Fra. Whos 's all and every part of man pray make me Like ready Pages wait upon yâ—ur pleasures Whose breath is but your bubble Can ye dare ye Must ye cast of this man though he were willing Though in a noblenes so crosse my danger His friendship durst confirme it without basenesse Without the staine of honour shall not people Say liberally hereafter ther 's the Lady That lost her Father Friend herselfe her faith too To fawne upon a stranger for ought you know As faithlesse as your selfe in love as fruitlesse Val. Take her withall my heart thou art so honest That t is most necessary I be undone Cell With all my soule possesse her Exit Val. Till this minut I scorn'd and hated ye and came to cosen ye Vtter'd those things might draw a wonder on me To make ye mad Fra. Good heaven what is this woman Cell Nor did your danger but in charity Move me a whit nor you appeare unto me More then a common object yet now truely Truely and nobly I doe love ye deerely And from this houre ye are the man I honour You are the man the excellence the honesty The onely friend and I am glad your sicknesse Fell so most happily at this time on ye To make this truth the worlds Fra. Whether doe you drive me Cell Backe to your honesty make that good ever 'T is like a strong built Castle seated high That drawes on all ambitions still repaire it Still fortifie it there are thousand foes Besides the tyrant beauty will assaile it Looke to your Centin is that watch it hourely Your eyes let them not wander Fra. Is this serious Cell Or do's she play still with me Keep your eares The two maine ports that may betray ye strongly From light beliefe first then from flattery Especially where woman beats the parley The body of your strength your noble heart From ever yeelding ro dishonest ends Rigd round about with vertue that no breaches No subtle mynes may meet ye Fra. How like the Sun Labouring in his eclipse darke and prodigious She shew'd till now when having won her way How full of wonder he breakes out againe And sheds his vertuous beames excellent Angell For no lesse can that heavenly minde proclaime thee Honour of all thy sexe let it be lawfull And like a pilgrim thus I kneele to beg it Not with prophane lips now nor burnt affections But reconcil'd to faith with holy wishes To kisse that virgin hand Cel. Take your desire sir And in a nobler way for I dare trust ye No other fruit my love must ever yeeld yee I feare no more yet your most constant memory So much I am wedded to that worthinesse Shall ever be my friend companion husband Farewell and fairely governe your affections Stand and deceive me not O noble yong man I love thee with my soule but dare not say it Once more farewell and prosper Exit Fra. Goodnesse guide thee My wonder like to fearefull shapes in dreames Has wakened me out of my fit of folly But not to shake it off
a Fidler then the poore old Fidler That sayes his songs but first where lyes my Mistresse Did ye enquire out that La. I' th Lodge alone sir None but her owne attendants Tho. 'T is the happier Away then finde this Fidler and doe not misse me By nine a clocke La. Via Exit Tho. My father's mad now And ten to one will disinherite me I 'le put him to his plunge and yet be merry What Rybabalde Enter Hylas and Sam. Hyl. Don Thomasio De bene venew Tho. I doe embrace your body How do'st thou Sam. Sam. The same Sam still your friend sir Tho. And how is' t bouncing boyes Hyl. Thou art not alter'd They said thou wert all Monsieur Tho. O beleeve it I am much alter'd much another way The civil'st Gentleman in all your Country Doe not ye see me alter'd ye and nay Gentlemen A much converted man wher 's the best wine boyes Hyl. A sound Convertite Tho. What hast thou made up twenty yet Hyl. By 'r Lady I have giv'n a shrewd push at it for as I take it The last I fell in love with scor'd sixteene Tho. Look to your skin Rambaldo the sleeping Gyant Will rowze and rent thee piece-meale Sam. He nev'r perceives 'em Longer then looking on Tho. Thou never meanest then To marry any that thou lov'st Hyl. No surely Nor any wise man I thinke marriage Would you have me now begin to be prentize And learne to cobble other mens old boots Sam. Why you may take a Maid Hyl. Where can you tell me Or if 't were possible I might get a Maid To what use should I put her looke upon her Dandle her upon my knee and give her suger sops All the new gowns i' th parish will not please her If she be high bred for ther 's the sport she aymes at Nor all the feathers in the Fryars Thom. Then take a widow A good stanch wench that tith Hyl. And begin a new order Live in a dead mans monument not I sir I 'le keep mine old road a true mendicant What pleasure this day yeelds me I never covet To lay up for the morrow and me thinks ever Another mans cooke dresses my dyet neatest Thom. Thou wast wont to love old women fat and flat nosed And thou wouldst say they kist like Flounders flat All the face over Hyl. J have had such damsels J must confesse Tho. Thou hast been a pretious rogue Sam. Onely his eyes and O my conscience They lye with half the kingdome Enter over the stage Physitians and others Tho. What 's the matter Whither goe all these men-menders these Physitians Whose dog lyes sicke o' th mulligrubs Sam. O the Gentleman The yong smug Signiour Master Valentine Brought out of travell with him as J heare Is falne sick o' th sudden desperate sicke And likely they goe thither Tho. Who yong Frank The onely temper'd spirit Scholler Souldier Courtier and all in one piece 't is not possible Enter Alice Sam. Ther 's one can better satisfie you Tho. Mistresse Alice I joy to see you Lady Alice Good Monsieur Thomas You 'r welcome from your travell I am hasty A Gentleman lies sicke sir Tho. And how do'st thou I must know and I will know Alice Excellent well As well as may be thank ye Thom. I am glad on 't And prethee harke Alice I cannot stay Thom. A while Alice Sam. Never looke so narrowly the mark 's in her mouth still Hyl. I am looking at her legs prethee be quiet Alice I cannot stay Thom. O sweete Alice Hyl. A cleane instep And that I love a life I did not marke This woman halfe so well before how quicke And nimble like a shadow there her leg shew'd By th' mas a neat one the colour of her stocking A much inviting colour Alice My good Monsieur I have no time to talke now Hyl. Pretty breeches Finely becomming too Thom. By heaven Alice She will not I can assure you that and so Tho. But this word Alice I cannot nor I will not good Lord. Ezit Hyl. Well you shall heare more from me Thom. Wee 'll goe visite 'T is charity besides I know she is there And under visitation I shall see hir Will ye along Hyl. By any meanes Thom. Be sure then I be a civill man J have sport in hand boyes Shall make mirth for a marriage day Hyl. Away then Exeunt Scaena Tertia Enter three Physitians with an Vrinall 1 Phis A Plurisie I see it 2 I rather hold it For tremor cordis 3 Doe you marke the Pheses 'T is a most pestilent contagious feaver A surfet a plaguy surfet he must bleed 1 By no meanes 3 I say bleed 1 I say 't is dangerous The person being spent so much before hand And nature drawne so low clysters coole clysters 2 Now with your favours J should think a vomit For take away the cause the effect must follow The stomack 's foule and fur'd the pot 's unflam'd yet 3 No no wee 'l rectifie that part by milde meanes Nature so sunke must finde no violence Enter a Servant Ser. Wilt please ye draw neere the weake gentleman Growes worse and worse still 1 Come we will attend him 2 He shall doe well my friend Ser. My masters love sir 1 Excellent well I warrant thee right and straight friend 3 Ther 's no doubt in him none at all nev'r feare him Exeunt Scena Quarta Enter Valentine and Michael Mich. THat he is despâ—rate sick I do beleeve well And that without a spâ—edy cure it kils him But that it lyes within the helpâ— of physicke Now to restore his health or art to cure him Beleeve it you are cosened cleane beside it I would tell ye the true cause too but 't would vexe ye Nay run ye mad Val. May all I have restore him So deerely and so tenderly I love him I doe not know the cause why yea my life too Mich. Now I perceive ye so well set I 'le tell you Hei mihi quod nullis amor est medicabilis herbis Val. 'T was that I onely fear'd good friend go from me I finde my heart too full for further conference You are assur'd of this Mich. 'T will prove too certaine But beare it nobly sir youth hath his errors Val. I shall do and I thank ye pray ye no words on 't I doe not use to talke sir Exit Val Ye are welcome Is there no constancy in earthly things No happinesse in us but what must alter No life without the heavy load of fortune What miseries we are and to our selves Even then when full content seemes to sit by us What daily sores and sorrowes Enter Alice Alice O deere brother The Gentleman if evâ—r you will see him Alive as I think Enter Cellide Cel. O he faints for heaven sake For heaven sake sir Val. Goe comfort him deere sister Exit Alice And one word sweet with you then we 'l go to him What think you of this Gentleman Cel. My pity
the Nunnery there you shall finde a night Prieâ—â— Little sir Hugh and he can say the Matrimony Over without booke for we must have no company Nor light for feare my father know which must not yet And then to morrow night Hyl. Nothing to night sweet Tho. No not a bit I am sent of businesse About my dowry sweet doe not you spoile all now 'T is of muh haste I can scarce stay the marriage Now if you love me get you gone Hyl. You 'l follow Tom. Within this houre my sweet chicke Hyl. Kisse Tho. A rope kisse ye Come come I stand o'thornee Hyl. Me thinkes her mouth still Is monstrous rough but they have waies to mend it Farewell Tom. Farewell I 'le fit ye with a wife sir Seb. Come follow close I 'le see the end she aymes at And if he be a handsome fellow Launcelot â—iat 't is done and all my state is setled Exeunt Scena Sexta Enter Abbesse Cellide and Nuns Ab. COme to your Mattins Maids these early houres My gentle daughter will disturb a while Your faire eyes nurterd in ease Cel. No vertuous mother T is for my holy health to purchase which They shall forget the childe of ease soft slumbers O my afflicted heart how thou art tortur'd And Love how like a tyrant thou raign'st in me Commanding and forbidding at one instant Why came I hither that desire to have Onely all liberty to make me happy Why didst thou bring that yong man home O Valentine That vertuous youth why didst thou speake his goodnesse In such a phrase as if all tongues all praises Were made for him O fond and ignorant Why didst thou foster my affection Till it grew up to know no other father And then betray it Ab. Can ye sing Cel. Yes Mother My sorrowes onely Ab. Be gone and to the Quire then Exeunt Musicke singing Scena septima Enter Michael and Servant and Francis Mich. HA'st thou inquir'd him out Ser. He 's not at home sir His sister thinks he 's gone to th' Nunnery Mich. Most likely I 'le away an houre hence sirha Come you along with this yong gentleman Doe him all service and faire office Ser. Yes sir Exeunt Scena Octava Enter Hylas and Sam. Sam. VVHere hast thou been man Hyl. Is there nev'r a shop open I 'le give thee a paire of gloves Sam. Sam. What 's the matter Hyl. What do'st thou thinke Sam. Thou art not married Hyl. By th' masse but I am all to be married I am i' th order now Sam. Sam. To whom prethee I thought there was some such trick in 't you stole from me But who for heaven sake Hyl. Ev'n the sweetest woman The rarest woman Samuel and the lustiest But wondrous honest honest as the ice boy Not a bit before hand for my life sirha And of a lusty kindred Sam. But who Hylas Hyl. The yong gentleman and I are like to be friends againe The fates will have it so Sam. Who Monsieur Thomas Hyl. All wrongs forgot Sam. O now I smell ye Hylas Do's he know of it Hyl. No ther 's the tricke I owe hiâ— T is done boy we are fast faith my youth now Shall know I am aforehand for his qualities Sam. Is there no tricke in 't Hyl. None but up and ride boy I have made her no joynture neither there I have paid him Sam. She 's a brave wench Hyl. She shall be as I 'le use her And if she anger me all his abuses I 'le clap upon her Cassocke Sam. Take heed Hylas Hyl. 'T is past that Sam come J must meet her presently And now shalt see me a most glorious husband Exeunt Scena Nona Enter Dorothy Mary Valentine Dor. IN troth sir you never spoke to me Val Can ye forget me Did not you promise all your helpe and cunning In my behalfe but for one houre to see her Did you not sweare it by this hand no strictnesse Nor rule this house holds shall by me be broken Dor. I saw ye not these two dayes Val. Doe not wrong me I met ye by my life just as you entred This gentle Ladies Lodge last night thus suited About eleven a clocke Dor. 'T is true I was there But that I saw or spoke to you Mar. I have found it Your brothor Thomas Doll Dor. Pray sir be satisfi'd And wherein I can doe you good command me What a mad foole is this stay here a while sir Whilst we walke in and make your peace Exit Enter Abbesse Val. I thanke ye squeake within Ab. Why what 's the matter there among these Maids Now benedicite have ye got the breeze there Give me my holly sprinckle Enter 2 Nun. 1 Nun O Madam ther 's a strange thing like a gentlewoman Like Mistresse Dorothy I think the fiend Crept in to th' Nunnery we know not which way Playes revell rowt among us Ab. Give me my holy water pot 1 Nun Here Madam Ab. Spirit of earth or ayre I do conjure thee squeake within Of water or of fire 1 Nun Harke Madam hark Ab. Be thou ghost that cannot rest or a shadow of the blest Be thou black or white or green be thou heard or to be seen Enter Thomas and Cellide 2 Nun It comes it comes Cell What are ye speake speake gently And next what would ye with me Tom. Any thing you 'l let me Cell You are no woman certaine Tom. Nor you no Nun nor shall not be Cel. What make ye here Tom. I am a holy Fryer Ab. Is this the Spirit Tho. Nothing but spirit Aunt Ab. Now out upon thee Tho. Peace or I 'le conjure too Aunt Ab. Why come you thus Tho. That 's all one her 's my purpose Out with this Nun she is too handsome for ye I 'le tell thee Aunt and I speake it with teares to thee If thou keptst her here as yet I hope thou art wiser Mark but the mischiefe followes Ab. She is a Votresse Tho. Let her be what she will she will undoe thee Let her but one houre out as I direct ye Or have among your Nuns againe Abb. You have no project But faire and honest Tom. As thine eyes sweet Abbesse Abb. I will be ruld then Tom. Thus then and perswade her But do not iuggle with me if ye do Aunt Abb. I must be there my selfe Tom. Away and fit her Abb. Come daughter you must now be rull'd or never Cell I must obey your will Abb. That 's my good daughter Exeunt Scena Decima Enter Dorothy and Mary Ma. VVHat a coyle has this Fellow kept i' th' Nunnery Sure he has run the Abbesse out of her wits Do. Out of the Nunnery I think for we can neither see her Nor the yong Cellide Mar. Pray heavens he be not teasing Dor. Nay you may thanke your selfe 't was your owne structures Enter Hylas and Sam. Sam. Why there 's the gentlewoman Hyl. Mas t is she indeed How smart the pretty theefe lookes ' morrow Mistresse Dor.
Good morrow to you sir Sam. How strange she beares it Hyl. Maids must do so at first Dor. Would ye ought with us gentlemen Hyl. Yes marry would I A little with your Ladiship Dor. Your will sir Hyl. Doll I would have ye presently prepare your selfe And those things you would have with you For my house is ready Dor. How sir Hyl. And this night not to faile you must come to me My Friends will all be there too For Trunks those things And houshold stuffe and clothes you would have carried To morrow or the next day I le take order Onely What money you have bring away with ye And Iewels Dor. Iewels sir Hyl. I for adornement There 's a bed up to play the game in Dorothy And now come kisse me heartily Dor. Who are you Hyl. This Lady shal be welcome too Ma. To what sir Hyl. Your neighbour can resolve ye Dor. The man 's foolish Sir you looke soberly who is this fellow And where 's his businesse Sam. By heaven thou art abus'd still Hyl. It may be so Come ye may speake now boldly There 's none but friends Wench Dor. Came ye out of Bedlam Alas t is ill sir that ye suffer him To walke in th' open ayre thus 't will undoe hlm A pretty hansome gentleman great pitty Sam. Let me not live more if thou be'st not cozens Hyl. Are not you my Wife did not I marry you last night At St. Michaels Chappell Dor. Did not I say he was mad Hyl. Are not you Mistresse Dorothy Thomas sister Mar. There he speakes sence but I le assure ye gentleman I think no Wife of yours at what houre was it Hyl. S' pretious you 'll make me mad did not the Priest Sir Hugh that you appointed about twelve a clocke Tye our hands fast did not you sweare you lov'd me Did not I court ye comming from this gentlewomans Ma. Good sir goe sleepe for if I credit have She was in my armes then abed Sam. I told ye Hyl. Be not so confident Dor. By th' mas she must sir For I le no husband here before I know him And so good morrow to ye Come let 's goe seeke'em Sam. I told ye what ye had done Hyl. Is the devill stirring Well goe with me for now I wil be married Exeunt Scena Vndecima Enter Michael Valentine and Alice Mich. I Have brought him backe againe Val. You have don a friendship Worthy the love you beare me Mich. Would he had so too Val. O he 's a worthy yong man Mich. When al 's tryde I feare you 'l change your faith bring in the gentleman Enter Francis and servant and Abbesse and Cellide severally Val. My happy Mistresse too now Fortune helpe me And all you starres that governe chast desires Shinne faire and lovely Abb. But one houre deere Daughter To heare your Guardian what he can deliver In Loves defence and his and then your pleasure Cell Though much unwilling you have made me yeeld More for his sake I see how full of sorrow Sweet catching sorrow he appeares O love That thou but knew'st to heale as well as hurt us Mich. Be ruld by me I see her eye fast on him And what ye heard beleeve for t is so certaine He neither dar'd nor must oppose my evidence And be you wise yong Lady and beleeve too This man you love Sir Val. As I love my soule Sir Mich. This man you put into a free possession Of what his wants could aske or your selfe render Val. And shall do still Mich Nothing was bard his libertie But this faire Maide that friendship first was broken And you and she abus'd next to my sorrow So faire a forme should hide so darke intentions He hath himselfe confes'd my purpose being Only to stop his Iourney by that pollicy Of laying fellony to his charge to fright the Saylors Divers abuses done thefts often practis'd Moneys and Iewels too and those no trifles Cell O where have I bestrew'd my faith in neither Let 's in for ever now there is vertue Mich. Nay do not wonder at it he shall say it Are ye not guiltie thus Fra. Yes O my Fortune Mich. To give a proofe I speake not enviously Looke here do you know these Iewels Cell In good Mother Enter Thomas Dorothy and Mary then Sebastian and Launcelot Val. These Iewels I have knowne Dor. You have made brave sport Tho. I le make more if I live Wench Nay doe not looke on me I care not for ye Lan. Do you see now plaine that 's Mistris Dorothy And that 's his Mistris Seb. Peace let my joy worke easely Ha boy art there my boy mine owne boy Tom. boy Home Lance and strike a fresh peece of wine the townes ours Val. Sure I have knowne these Iewels Alice They are they certaine Val. Good heaven that they were Alice I le pawne my life on 't And this is he Come hither Mistris Dorothy And Mistris Mary who do's that face looke like And view my brother well Dor. In truth like him Ma. Vpon my troth exceeding like Mich. Beshrew me But much and maine resemblance both of face And lineaments of body now heaven grant it Alice My brother's full of passion I 'le speake to him Now as you are a gentleman resolve me Where did you get these jewels Fra. Now I 'le tell ye Because blinde fortune yet may make me happy Of whom I had 'em I have never heard yet But from my infancy upon this arme I ever wore'em Alice 'T is Francisco brother By heaven I ty'd 'em on a little more sir A little little more what parents have ye Fra. None That J know yet the more my stubborne fortune But as J heard a Merchant say that bred me Who to my more affliction di'de a poore man When J reach'd eighteen yeers Alice What said that Merchant Fra. He said an infant in the Genoway Galleyes But from what place he never could direct me I was taken in a sea-fight and from a Marriner Out of his manly pitty he redeem'd me He told me of a Nurse that waited on me But she poore soule he said was killed A letter too I had enclos'd within me To one Castructio a Venetian Merchant To bring me up the man when yeers allow'd me And want of friends compell'd I sought but found him Long dead before and all my hopes gone with him The wars was my retreat then and my travell In which I found this gentlemans free bounty For which heaven recompenc'd him now ye have all Val. And all the worldly blisse that heaven can send me And all my prayers and thanks Alice Down o' your knees sir For now you have found a father and that father That will not venture ye againe in Gallyes Mich. 'T is true beleeve her sir and we all joy with ye Val. My best friend still my deerest now heaven blesse thee And make me worthy of this benefit Now my best Mistresse Cel. Now sir I come to ye Ab. No no let 's in wench Cel. Not for the world now Mother And thus sir all my serviee I pay to you And all my love to him Val. And may it prosper Take her Francisco now no more yong Callidon And love her deerely for thy father do's so Fra. May all hate seek me else and thus I seale it Val Nothing but mirth now friends Enter Hylas and Sam Hyl. Nay I will finde him Sam. What doe all these here Tho. You are a trusty husband And a hot lover too Hyl. Nay then good morrow Now J perceive the knavery Sam. J still told ye Tho. Stay or I 'le make ye stay come hither sister Val. Why how now Mistresse Thomas Tho. Peace a little Thou would'st faine have a wife Hyl. Not I by no meanes Tho. Thou shalt have a wife a fruitful wife for I findâ— Hylas known son agen That I shall never be able to bring thee children Seb. A notable brave boy Hyl. I am very well sir Tho. Thou shalt be better Hylas thou hast 7 hundred pound a yeer And thou shalt make her 3 hundred joynture Hyl. No. Tho. Thou shalt boy and shalt bestow Two hundred pound in clothes looke on her A delicate lusty wench she has fifteen hundred And seasible strike hands or I 'le strike first Dor. You 'l let me like Mar. He 's a good handsome fellow Play not the foole Tho. Strike brother Hylas quickly Hyl. If you can love me well Dor. If you can please me Tho. Try that out soon I say my brother Hylas Sam. Take her and use her well she 's a brave gentlewoman Hyl. You must allow me another Mistresse Dor. Then you must allow me another servant Hyl. Well let 's together then a lusty kindred Seb. I 'le give thee five hundred pound more for that word Ma. Now sir for you I to make the feast full Tho. No not a bit you are a vertuous Lady And love to live in contemplation Ma. Come foole I am friends now Tho. The foole shall not ride ye There lye my woman now my man againe And now for travell once more Seb. I 'le bar that first Ma. And I next Tho. Hold your selfe contented for I say I will travell And so long I will travell till I finde a father That I never knew and a wife that I never look'd for And a state without expectation So rest you merry gentlemen Ma. You shall not Vpon my faith I love you now extremely And now I 'le kisse ye Tho. This will not doe it Mistresse Ma. Why when we are married we 'l doe more Seb. Ther 's all boy The keyes of all I have come let 's be merry For now I see thou art right Tho. Shall we to Church straight Val. Now presently and there with nuptiall The holy Priest shall make ye happy all Tho. Away then faire afore Exeunt FINIS