the Law May take from her the comfort of her life In taking you from her and so she were But a dead woman We were speaking Of such a danger just as you came in And truly Sir my heart even tremble-tremble-trembles To think upon it yet Pray Sir resolve her The. Then 't was your frivolous fear that wrought in her Good Sister be at peace for by my love to you An oath I will not violate I neither saw Nor sought him I But other thoughts perplex me Lu. What were you at the wedding Brother The. Whose wedding Sister Lu. Your lost love Millicents Are you now sad After your last leave taking The. What do you mean Lu. There may be other matches my good Brother The. You wrong me shamefully to think that I Can think of other then her memorie Though she be lost and dead to me can you Be so unnatural as to desire The separation of a thought of mine From her dear memorie which is all the comfort My heart is married to or I can live by Phi. Surely good Sir in my opinion Sharp eager stomacks may be better fed With a'ery smell of meat then the bare thought Of the most curious dainties The. What piece of impudence have you receiv'd Into my house Lu. Pray Brother pardon me I took her as I find her for my comfort She has by councel and discourse wrought much Ease and delight into my troubled thoughts The. Good Maid forgive me and my gentle Sister I pray thee bear with my destractions Phi. A good natur'd Gentleman for all his hasty flashes The. And now I 'le tell you Sister do not chide me I have a new affliction Lu. What is it brother The. I am ingag'd unto a Gentleman A noble valiant Gentleman for my life By hazarding his own in my behalf Lu. It was then against Arthur What villain was 't durst take your cause in hand Against that man The. You wrong me beyond suffrance And my dear fathers blood within your self In seeming careful of that mans safety Phi. His safety Sir Alas she means he is A villain that would take the honor of His death out of your hands if he must fall By sword of man The. Again I ask you pardon But I had A quarrel yesterday that drew strong odds Upon my single person Three to one When at the instant that brave Gentleman With his sword sides me puts 'em all to flight Lu. But how can that afflict you The. How quick you are Lu. Good Brother I ha' done The. My affliction is That I not know the man to whom I am So much ingag'd to give him thanks at least Enter Nath. O Sir y' are welcome though we parted somewhat Abruptly yesterday Nat. I thank you Sir The. Pray thee Nat tell me for I hope thou know'st him What Gentleman was that came in betwixt us Nat. If the devil know him no better he will lose A part of his due I think But to the purpose I knew your wonted nature would be friends With me before I could come at you However I Have news for you that might deserve your love Were you my deadly enemy The. What is 't pray thee Nat. Sweet Mistriss Lucy so long unsaluted Kiss Lu. My Brother attends your news Sir Nat. My Wench become her Chamber-maid very pretty How the Jade mumps for fear I should discover her The. Your news good Nat what is it ready made Or are you now but coining it Nat. No it was coin'd last night o' the right stamp And passes current for your good Now know That I and Mun and Vince with divers others Of our Comrades were last night at the Bride-house The. What mischief did you there Nat. A Masque a Masque lad in which we presented The miseries of inforced Marriages So lively Zooks lay by your captious countenance And hear me handsomely Lu. Good brother do it has a fine beginning Nat. But mark what follows This morning early up we got again And with our Fidlers made a fresh assault And battery 'gainst the bed-rid bride-grooms window With an old song a very wondrous old one Of all the cares vexations fears and torments That a decrepit nasty rotten Husband Meets in a youthful beauteous sprightly wife So as the weak wretch will shortly be afraid That his own feebler shadow makes him Cuckold Our Masque o're night begat a separation Betwixt 'em before bed time for we found Him at one window coughing and spitting at us She at another laughing and throwing money Down to the Fidlers while her Uncle Testy From a third Port-hole raves denouncing Law And thundring statutes 'gainst their Minstralsie Lucy Would he refuse his bride-bed the first night Phi. Hang him Nat. Our Horn-masque put him off it bless my invention For which I think you 'l Judge she 'le forsake him All nights and dayes hereafter Here 's a blessing Prepard now for you if you have grace to follow it The. Out of my house that I may kill thee Go For here it were inhospitable Hence Thou busie vaillain that with sugard malice Hast poyson'd all my hopes ruin'd my comforts In that sweet soul for ever Go I say That I may with the safety of my man-hood Right me upon that mischievous head of thine Nat. Is this your way of thanks for courtesies Or is 't our luck alwayes to meet good friends And never part so yet before I go I will demand your reason if you have any Wherein our friendly care can prejudice you Or poyson any hopes of yours in Millicent Lu. Pray brother tell him The. Yes that he may die Satisfied that I did but Justice on him In killing him That villain old in mischief Hell take him that has married her conceives It was my plot I know he does and for A sure revenge will either work her death By poyson or some other cruelty Or keep her lock'd up in such misery That I shall never see her more Nat. I answer The. Not in a word let me intreat you go Nat. Fair Mistriss Lucy The. Neither shall she hear you Nat. Her Maid shall then or I 'le not out to night Phil. On what acquaintance Sir He takes her aside Nat. Be not afraid I take no notice o' thee I like thy course Wench and will keep thy councel And come sometimes and bring thee a bit and th'wilt Phi. I 'le see you choak'd first Nat. Thou art not the first Cast Wench that has made a good Chamber-maid Phi. O you are base and I could claw your eyes out Nat. Pray tell your Master now so fare you well Sir Exit Lu. I thank you Brother that you promise me You will not follow him now some other time Will be more fit What said he to you Phillis Phi. Marry he said help me good apron strings The. What was it that he said Phi. I have it now It was in answer Sir of your objections First that you fear'd the old man wickedly Would make away his wife
For Cupids fire I know may be Quench'd by old age But grief 's unquenchable Sips her bottle My tongue still falters with me there 's my grief And there are not so many fadoms 'twixt A womans tongue and heart but grief may find The bottom but for care to keep it up By sending down an Antidote before it Sips again Ger. But Whilom did the love-sick Poet prove No antidote against the power of Love Gar. Forbear your Whiloms and your old said saws And since you are in love and by that love Grown sick with the concealment Ger. As Whilom Th' Athenian boy who stole a fox did hide Under his coat his theft from being descried Until it tore his Gentals his intrals I should have said Gar. No more I say Of your disease but to the cure which is The love of Doris How ha' you try'd her son Ger. By oratory Epistles and by gifts Which Whilome Ovid said were best of shifts Gar. Yes such a gift it might be and so fastened Ger. But she as Whilom said Anominus Retorteth all with scorn injurious Gar. Yet will you leave your Whiloms And go seek My Lady Governess say I would speak with her Ger. But Whilome said Diogenes t is true To one that would I will not speak with you Gar. Will you say as I say and do as y' are bidden It is not her great Lady-ships daughters hand-maid Shall scorn my son while I know what I know If you love Doris run and tell her so Ger. For Doris love as Whilome Daedalus I will take wing But see I am prevented Ent. Thymil Thy. O Garrula well found I was in quest of you Gar. And I was eene a sending for you Madam Thy. What an imperious beldam 's this But I Must humour her Sending for me do you say For what good Garrula Gar. Sending for you Yes Madam so I said And sai 't again What what I know what I know You know I do and that there is no such Distinction 'twixt the honours of your birth And place and mine of age and knowledge but You might vouchsafe the summons when I send Thy, What needs this Garrula I am here you see Gar. You know I know and have deserv'd some favors I do not bost for what You know Thy. O me Who trust those secrets whereon honour rests To custody in Mercenary breasts Do slave nobility and though they pay A daily ransom nere redem't away Pray let us be more private though indeed I love your son for his great care of mine Gar. O do you so Go forth son Geron till I call All shall go well I le warrant thee Ger. Whilom so Said a Physitian meaning to restore And kill'd the Patient was but sick before Exit Thy. Why Garrula do you maintain a strife Still in my grieved mind 'twixt hope and fear Cannot so many years of my known kindness Win yet a confidence of secrefie You are as deeply bound by oath too as my self Gar. I do confess my oath and would not break it Yet Madam as you are a woman you May know a broken oath is no such burthen As a great secret is besides the tickling A woman has to in and out with 't Oh The tongue itche is intollerable And were I A woman of tongue as most are of my calling Though Midwives ha' been held the best at secret Councel keeping it had been out I fear Thy. But still take heed dear Garrula Gar. Yes Madam Yet there are kindnesses requir'd on your part Thy. Have I not still been kind Gar. My memory serves me and but that my tongue Now falters with me I could recount Sips All the rewards I have had from time to time Since you translated me from a Country houswife Into the Midwife Royal what in Gowns In Gold in Jewels Chains and Rings and which I prize 'bove all my syrrops and my sippings Sips Thy. Your place of honour in the Court Gar. What what I hope I had that before i' the Kings favour As his Queens Midwife She is in Elisium Sip Thy. Then Garrula your learned sons preferment Tutor and Governour to my Sons Gar. Thereby Hangs a tale Madam Now I come to th' point My son affects your daughters hand-maid Doris Who slights his love I must now by your power Obtain her for my Son Thy. Be confident Though I confess I hold her worthless of him Gar. I tell him so But love has blinded him Ho Geron I say Geron come and hear Ent. Geron. Ger. So Whilome prisoners have been cal'd to come From dungeon deep to hear a blacker doom Thy. Geron be comforted By all my power Doris shall be your own Ger. Then Whilome as Ovid his Corynna sweet said o Ent. Doris She comes she comes My joyes do overflow Thy. Now Doris what portends your hast Speak Maid Is it to Geron or to me your business Dor. His ill looks had almost made me miscarry 't Madam the Princess instantly desires Your company Thy. But by her Graces favour And your leave Doris I will trench so far On both your patiences and for your good As to be witness of an interchange Of some few words twixt Geron and your self Why look you from him so he loves you Doris Dor. That 's more then I ere knew or read by all He speaks or writes to me He cloaths his words In furres and hoods so that I cannot find The naked meaning of his business Madam Thy. Speak plainly to her Geron Gar. To her Son Ger. My business is the same that Whilome drew Demosthenes to Corinth some repentance So I pay not too dear Dor. Lo you there Madam Gar. You must speak plainer Son Thy. And be you kinder Doris Dor. But not so kind good Madam as to grant I know not what Ger. O forfeit not the praise That Whilome Aristotle gave your Sex To be inrich'd with piety and pitty Dor. I know not what to pitty but your want Of utterance It is some horrid thing That you desire and are asham'd to speak it Ger. No gentle Doris nothing but the thing Whereby great Alexander Whilome said He knew himself a mortal and no God Coition Dor. Be it what it will I cannot Give what I understand not Y' are too aloof Gar. There 's comfort Son And I 'le give thee instructions To come more close to her Thy. I 'le ease your care And be my self his Agent Hee 's too learned Geron you speak too learnedly as if You woo'd a Muse And Doris understands not But by your posture what you 'ld have I 'le put Your meaning into womans words and such As shall be sure to speed But first I 'le wait Upon the Princess Garrula will you go Gar. And thank you for my Son But still I know Thy. Nay I will do 't Geron be confident Ger. I thank your Ladyship as much as they Who Whilome Whilome Dor. Knew not what to say Gar. He 's overjoy'd Thy. Go Geron lead the way
State or Kingdom Have you a purpose First having beg'd that villain Stratocles pardon To give him up your interest in the Princess The Kingdom too to boot will you compel The King to give him all Philar. Not so good Uncle Dis. What do you less in flying from the presence When that affair is now in agitation Philoc. Uncle you saw withal the great destraction We left the Princess in How when she look'd Upon Philargus she inclin'd to him And when on me to me when on us both How extasied she fell Philar. A strong necessity There is that one of us absent Dis. Therefore You both flie off to travel several wayes Come let me tell you your courtesie is foolish And you unworthy to have such a fortune Hang like a pregnant cloud over your heads Ready to be dissolv'd in showres upon you While your own madness conjures up a wind To blow 't away Philar. Uncle you are unjust I would remove to let that golden showre Light upon Philocles Philoc. I upon Philargus Dis. I could even swadle 'em both for a brace of Babyes Your folly makes me mad will you return Yet to the presence both of you Philoc. Uncle you know To be both there is neither to be there But to breed more perplexity in Eudyna Pray take Philargus Dis. Nephew come be wise It is a crown that Courts you and the name Of friend or Brother ought to stand aloof And know a distance where such dignity Is tendred Take your opportunity I find you coming come Philarg. I pray take Philocles Dis. I 'le take him for the wiser man then Nephew Come and embrace your fortune and forget not To thank the Gods your Brother has no more wit A Kingdom and a beauteous bed-fellow There Nephew there Do not those bare a sound 'Bove friend and Brother ha Philoc. not in mine ears Dis. What frost has ceiz'd their blood brains which neither Beauty nor dignity can thaw Go travel What stay you for young Gentlemen sometimes Wait for a gale of gold to blow 'em out O' th' harbour Stratocles will furnish you And thank you more then for his forfeit life Philoc. Stratocles can gain nothing by my abscence While her Philargus stayes Philarg. No nor by mine While Philocles remains Dis Shall I make a motion Will one of you remain Both One must and shall Dis. Then yield to take your lots for 't I will make 'em As you respect my love your mothers life The kingdoms good Eudynas love and life Let it be so Pause not upon 't but do 't See here 's ink and paper I am inspir'd Apollo with thy wisdom Love and friendship See here 's a pass for one and a plantation He writes two lots For tother Love and friendship Gentlemen Love shall abide at home and friendship walk According to the custom of the world Let it be so Come study not but draw I 'le draw upon ye both else They drew the lots Philar. Friendship for me then Philoc. See here I have it brother And yours is love My love be prosperous to you My horse my horse Enter Varillus Var. All 's ready Sir Philoc. In the first place then bring A parting cup that by the grapes Elizar As Jove by Acheron I may protest My constancy and zeal unto my purpose Var. And now 's my time to act thy purpose Doris Exit Dis. Kick not your heels against the Gods Philargus It is most evidently their decree That you abide and Philocles remove Philoc. I do obey my Lot And noblest brother Be you as free in love as I from envy Philar. But how can you forgo that equal interest You have with me in Thessaly and Eudina Diss. Why should that trouble you you see he does Forgo 't and is a going Would he were gone once Philar. Can love allow 't Philoc. Variety of objects Like Nails abandon one a nother So May I by novelties of Travail lose The thought of Love and chearfully return Both hers and yours in a more just relation Enter Varillus with a bowl of wine Give me the bowl Now brother to that love You owe the fair Eudina unto which I give th' addition of mine own and all The joves that ere I wish'd my self and her And to that friendship which nor Time nor absence Shall ever end or alter He drinks and gives Varillus the bowl Var. Now the service that may redeem my faults Is to be done Philar. Give it me full Varillus Var. I 'le give you more then you expect by this He puts in a pouder Philar. You have the victory in friendship brother Who by your resolute absence will inforce And drive me to a happiness wherein I must not cease in all the strength of prayers Of sacrifice and vowes in all my goods Of fortune mind and body to be yours Which that you may return to repossess With the more speed this health to auspicate And expedite your travails Var. They are done Already if my Pothecaries skill fail not Philoc. With this embrace my brother and my last Of present ceremony I now wish you In th' arms of your Eudina And may my better part of soul which now I leave in trust with you by you be breath'd Into her breast that she may lively find She has my love in yours and that in you She has us both Dis. So so enough Ha' ye done yet Philoc. How is it with you brother Philarg. As it is With souls that leave the world in peace Dis. For shame Leave womanish ceremony Will you part Before it be too late Philoc. Too soon I fear Philargus Brother Friend Ye Gods how comes this Dis. What is he dead I see then how it comes You or your man or both ha' poyson'd him Philar. No 't was my self Dis. Thou wilt not go out o' th' world With a lie i' thy mouth Speak yet again Var. He has said well for me already Philoc. Gone past recovery but he shall not pass Without my company Dis. Wilt thou die mad too He offers to kill himself Dis. snatcheth his sword away Come Sir let go your whiblin He has yet Some breath Run for Physitians No Sir stay I will not quit you so I can read guilty lines Palpably on this villans visnomy Is there no more i' th' house some help here ho Nephew forbear As you will have me think Philocles offers again to kill himself You guiltless of your brothers blood forbear How am I tortur'd Ho! Philargus rub him Rub him he may live yet Philoc. O that the world Might be so happy Dis. So well said A box Or two in kindness will not do amiss Stir not you sirrah O Sir you lay hold Enter Tersulus On that same traytor Var. I 'le not stir my Lord Dis. I 'le hold you to your word Sir run Sir you And fetch Physitians Ter. O my Lord fallen dead Dis. Stay but to look upon him and I 'le swear Thou art his murderer Fetch
Val. Good Mrs. Matchil Mat. Aha Ra. And Mr. Matchil at your own good pleasure Curt'sie Having in private something to impart to you I would entreat your presence Mat. Well Anon anon Ra. Your eare before I go good Mr. Matchil Curt'sie Pinch Val. H' has brought her to her servile old obedience Mat. O oh Ra. That is a private touch sir of the businesse Mat. Pox of your Lobster claws There waanip Ra. It will be worth consideration sir Mat. Well I le come to you presently Ra. I humbly take my leave Ex. Er. Any ill newes that you change colour so Mat. No nothing nothing but a womanish feare Val. Well you are a happy man that have o' her Mat. You know not me yet Gentlemen I know a word in private would do it Val. Yet she desires to have you again in private Mat. 'T is her abundant love and pure obedience Er. She comes again Enter Rachel Ra. Since y' are not yet dispos'd to enter sir One word more Mr. Matchil if you please curt'sie Mat. Oh I understand you Go I 'le follow you Ra. Again I take my leave Ex. Mat. I must weare Lantern-hornes upon mine arms If she use this Well Gentlemen at your own time Le ts see yee My Rach shall make you welcome And for me you know me I will still be Master Enter Rachel I come I come I come So farewel Gentlemen Ex. Val. Ha do you run Er. What doest thou think of this Val. I 'le lay all the tricks I have against his brags She masters him in private and that all This shew of her obedience is dissembled My hope revives again we must abroad with her But tell me what new Academy 's that You told her of I understand not that yet Er. Nor have I seen it but we both will shortlie 'T is but of two or three dayes standing yet Val. Where is it who are the Professours And what the Arts Er. I 'le tell thee all know It carries a love-sound but I am told It is but private lodgings kept by Both men and women as I am inform'd after the French manner That professe Musick Dancing Fashion Complement Val. And no drabbing Er. A little perhaps in private But guesse now in whose house all this Val. I cannot Er. Even in your City-Mystresses that lends you Money so freely Val. Who Camelion Er. Yes sir I doubt your borrowing of the wife Has broke the husband put 'hem off their trade And now they seek new wayes to live by projects Val. And could you keep this from me all this while Till I am there each step 's a tedious mile Er. But not without me good Val We 'll finde a time Together and our Mrs. Matchil with us Ex. Scoen. 2. Enter Camelion and Hannah Cam. Cock I protest Cock I commend thy course Thou hast taken in brave Lodgers gallant Guests Guests o' th' Game Cock and my house is counted A house of quality and recreation Cock In civil sort and gentle fashion Cock Sbobs Cock I know thou wouldest not have it otherwise For all the wealth i' th' Exchange Han. But Rafe you care not What people say so I bring you in profit Cam. Not I not I my little Cocksie Nansie Not I pish Hony soit qui maly pense Han. Some do not stick to say I know what 's what And that our house is no better then it should be Cam. Pish Hony soit agen i' th' very teeth of 'hem Let 'hem all say what they will Dainty come thou to me Han. But I know what I know and that our house is Better then it should be if some of them Had but the keeping of it that speak so ill on 't And that the Gentlewomen in our house Are well-condition'd and as chaste as courteous And if you saw as they desire I should See all betwixt their great Resorts and them You 'd be in love with their sweet way of living Then for their dancing 't is so neat and graceful See 'hem anon at practice Cam. Not I Cock I 'le see nothing I will not leave one ducking pond for ten dancing schooles Yet I can dance and love it you know that Cock And though you are a Gentlewoman borne You took me for my legs not for my armes Is not that a good Jest Cock Sbobs 't was out before I was aware Here comes their father Enter Strigood Cash disguiz'd in bravery Cam. It seems he has brought in some new scholar Stri. Where are my daughters Landlady Han. Close in their chamber sir Stri. Are none of our Academicks come yet Han. Not any sir Stri. I look for some anon Pray bid the Girles come down To practise Han. Yes sir Ex. Cam. Sir when I was a Batchelour I practis'd Dauncing sometimes Stri. Indeed good Landlord Cam. And maugre wedlock I have something left Yet in these legs that can expresse at least Love to the quality Stri. That shall not be lost If I can further it Cam. I saw last night Your new French daunce of three what call you it Stri. O the Tresboun Cam. I think I could make one in 't Stri. This Gentleman 's another call the Musick I 'le try what you can do Ex. Cam. Cash Thou art welcom I am glad I met thee Cash But that you had foreknowledge of my habit And seen it in my out-leaps as you call 'hem I might ha' past But you in this disguise None but the devil himself that is your Inmate And lodges with you in it could have known you Sure he devis'd it Stri. No you are short I learn't it of a Jesuite And 't was but easie shaving of my old Gray haire and beard off clapping on this perrule After the fashion having but few wrinkles For which I thank my Batchelourship I passe For a brisk youth But for my Hannibal eye here And by my brothers Courteous advice I have ta'ne a course to live Vpon my stock of wit slight and activity With nimble braine quick hands and aery heels as he told me ha Cash He could not think you would have stolne his daughter to ha' set up withal Stri. But now I care not What the wretch thinks so he discovers nothing I dare trust thee Cash partly on thy Oath Which I have ta'ne you know but more respectively Upon your fourty pieces here friend Cash Which I have also ta'ne but most of all For that I know you dare not make discovery For feare of Little-ease That were a prison Too fearful for such bravery to stoop into Cash That keeps me still in awe 'T is well you know it But it is better he has no suspition That I am run away Enter Camelion Cam. The Musick 's ready sir Stri. Play then the Tresboun Daunce Stri. 'T was very well done Landlord I protest I love your house the better for your quality Cam. But if you saw me at the ducking pond Me and my Trull Stri. Your Trull Cam. I mean my bitch sir O
enough To make a coward fight and mine own heart We must stand stoutly to 't we lose our loves else Joy Well I am arm'd Gab. And I Stri. Fall into complement Masques on Enter Whimlby Lady Neh. Blithe La. I muse we lost my man thus Neh. By your leave sir Are you the Regent of this Academy Stri. I am sir Whim. And are those of your Assistants Stri. Yes sir and all Professors of Court-discipline By the most accurate yet more familiar Rules then have ever yet been taught by any For quick instruction both of young and old Whim. You promise very fairly For us old ones We know and could have done things in our youth Which still we have a minde to but we leave The practice to our young ones Here 's a paire Would faine be at it We 'll pay their admittance La. But I 'd be glad to see first by your leave Some probability of what they shall learn Stri. And reason good good Madam Pray observe there Pap. Fair star of courtship my unworthy humble self a Profest servant to the integrity of beauty makes this Clear testimony of your merits that every eye that sees you Owes you his heart for tribute and that unjustly your beholders live that live not in your service Neh. Mother f'sooth is not this French La. Peace childe Hear more on 't Joy Noble sir you are so exactly deserving in the opinion of all righteous judgements that the least syllable of your faire testimony is able to re-edifie the ruines of a decayed commendation Whim. The best that ever I heard since I woo'd my Grissel Stri Was not that a sweet bout sir Whim. Yes yes it puts me in minde of some sweet bouts I had with one before I married her Stri. has he married my Sister troe Pap. I am forc't to give you over Madam you have such a preventing and preoccupying wit in all things Neh. That goes like English Mrs. Blithe I could learn some of that me thinks Bli. Best tell your mother so she may rejoyce at it Stri. There Lady was a taste of sweet complement between persons equally affected May it please you now to let your sonne passe upon this demosel Who being to her a stranger and raw as I imagine in courtship shall meet with reprehension that may be for his instruction La. Do Neh. speak to her Whim. Put of your hat and say Neh. What! and her masque on La. That was well-said Why are they mask'd I pray sir Stri. We are commanded it by the policy of wise authority for feare young heires might fall in love with 'em and sink their fortunes La. You have well satisfied me Neh. What should I say to one I never saw Whim. When I was young and bold I would have said Lady you are most auspiciously encountred And speak it boldly Neh. Lady you are most suspiciously accoutred I speak it boldly Whim. Auspiciously encountred man Neh. Auspicously encountred woman I say Gab. I commiserate your encounter 'T is a most hungry verminous impoverish't word sir It seems you are a stranger by 't to the Innovation of courtship Neh. What should I say to that now La. He 's a weak scholar forsooth and would be glad to learn Gab. The acknowledgement of his weaknesse is the first greece of gradation to perfection and his gladnesse the scaling-ladder of resolution Neh. Pray f'sooth can you teach me a complement to offer you sugar-plums and eat 'hem my selfe to save my manners and my plums too La. What a wag it is Gab. What walking dunghil is this made of the dust swept from the house of ignorance La. What what how now ha you are a Flapse to terme my sonne so ha Stri. O good Madam This is but school play La. I 'le put her by her school-tricks and no only unmask but unskin her face too and she come over my heire apparent with such Billingsgate Complements Pap. Sweet Madam no harm was meant and nothing said in earnest 'T was meerly but school practice but to shew the sweet young Gentleman how he might be subject to the scorne of Court before he be seen in Complement La. Say you so Pap. 'T was told your Ladiship before that by reprehension he might finde instruction Whim. Right Madam For no Fencer learnes his Science before he receive some hits and knocks too Oh I have had many La. Nay I am satisfied and pray that my rash errour may prove pardonable Lady Gab. Rather let me implore your mercy Madam Stri. 'T is well 't is well Le ts hear an Interchange or two now of complemental acknowledgement of courtesies past betwixt Ladies for the edification of this faire one who seems not yet to have ta'ne notice of us but looks o' the ground still Bli. 'T is not to finde a fescue sir among the Rushes To pick out a lesson in your crisse-crosse-row of complement Stri. Sharp and sudden She has a good wit I see Whim. Ob good Blithe observe Gab. Can your poor servant expresse acknowledgement enough Lady for favours so incessantly heap't upon her besides the accumulation of many secret benefits Joy I cannot but admire Madam your noble and illustrious Gratitude that can give beauty to benefits of so low a birth and condition Whim. O my Grissel comes to my minde agen she was the gratefullest woman Gab. If such favours Madam should passe under an humble name Honour would grow idle and a thankful Nature beguil'd of her emploiment Joy You 'll make my zeale hereafter too bashful to serve your most curious acknowledgement Bli. Curious acknowledgement There was a thrid drawn out Gab. I am hound by many kindnesses Madam to celebrate the faire memory of you as the trouble of your Coach twice in one day besides those inestimable Jewels the Monkey and Dormouse your Ladiship sent me Neh. I would you could lend me a sight of 'hem forsooth I love such things devoutly Joy You do but open a privie door to my thankful remembrance Madam for the bounty of your Squirrel and Paraquitoe Bli. Fagh shut that privie-door Neh. And shut in the Squirrel and the Paraquitoe to be stifled shall she O that I could see hem Stri. Now Madam and Sir Knight Is not this neat and handsom Whim. Truly truly 't is most admirable pretty Stri. Nay if you heard our Lectures saw our Daunces Relish't our Musick and harmonious voices Observ'd our Rules for fashion and attire Our many exact postures and dimensions Fit to be us'd by way of Salutation Of courtesie of honour of obeisance To all degrees of man or womankind From the low bent of vassalage to the head Of towring Majesty you should admire La. But do you reade and teach all these to your scholars Stri. Stand forth Monsieur Galliard Stay w' are interrupted Enter Eras. Val. Rachel Up maids and quickly or 't is not your Masques Can keep you undiscover'd Go be ready With Musick and your voices when I call to yee Ex. Joy
And that all ill proceeds from her to you Eul. I may not understand thee Lodovico I 'll still retain the duty of a wife Which though it be rejected shall not throw Me from the path a Subject ought to go Lod. Two such wives more might save a Nation But see Petruccio the now-powerful man under the King Eul. Horatio with him too are they such Friends Lod. None greater since the King was pleas'd to grace Petruccio Scoen. VIII. Enter Petruccio and Horatio Petr. Madam howe'er my Person no less then my Authority I know is most unwelcom to you I must appear and lay the Kings Command upon you which you must obey Eul. I must see Lodovico here 's a plain Dealing Lord that knows my Love and my Obedience to the King and warnes me Faithfully to observe it good my Lord I will obey the Kings Command in you Lay 't on me What must I do Petr. You must go to the Bar to answer to Those Accusations that will be brought Against your Life and Honour as touching Your foul Disloyaltie unto the King Eul. He is a Traytor to the King and Me That dares accuse me of Disloyaltie Patience assist me and controul my Passion The greatest Crime that ever I committed Against my Soveraign was To be so neer The Vice of Anger in the presence of One that he lov'd so well but pray your Pardon Though truly those sharp-pointed words drew Blood From my oppressed heart and though you love me not I hope you think me innocent Petr. Would I could Eul. You do Petr. I would I durst speak what I think Eul. My Lord you ever lov'd me can you think Hor. Come what I think I think my love to you Was the Kings love if it were love at all If he will say he ever lov'd you I can say so too But to speak truth I know not if I did Or I did not but now you 're hateful to me That I dare speak because he hates you soundly And your old Russian Sforza that fell Traytor That would have kill'd the King do you look up at it You may look down with sorrow enough Your Country-man your brave old Champion He has Champion'd you sweetly it seems Is there no honest VVoman Eul. VVhat means this unknown Language Hor. VVomen are alwayes ignorant of Reproof I 'll tell you what it means for that loves sake You thought I lov'd you once Or do you know VVhat Mars and Venus meant when injur'd Vulcan Had e'm in 's Net Good King how wert thou abus'd And this good honest faithful loyal Lord Full to the brim of Merit and true Valour By that Blade-brandishing Sforza that meer Fencer To this great Martialist but he is fast enough And all 's come out howe'er you 'l answer it Eul. VVhat must I answer I know not yet your meaning Hor. Nor ever shall for me Petr. You 'll know too much I fear anon Come Madam vvill you go The High-Court stayes your coming Eul. I must submit me to it and its Laws But to a higher Judge refer my Cause Lod. Good Queen thy wrongs are manifest though none Must dare to utter them but in our Mone Exeunt Omnes Scoen. IX. Enter Alinda Alin. Mount mount my thoughts above the earthy Of Vassal minds whilst strength of womans wit pitch Props my Ambition up and lifts my hope Above the flight of Envy Let the base And abject mindes be pleas'd with servile Bondage My Breast breeds not a thought that shall not flie The lofty height of towring Majesty My power upon the weakness of the King Whose raging Dotage to obtain my Love Like a devouring flame seeks to consume All interposed Le ts hath laid a Ground-vvork So sure upon those Ruines that the power Of Fate shall not controul or stop my building Up to the top of Soveraignty vvhere I 'll stand And dare the VVorld to dis-commend my Act It shall but say when I the Crown have won The vvork was harsh in doing but well done Enter Flavello Flavello welcom Flav. Hail my Soveraign Queen Alin. 'T is a brave sound and that vvhich my Soul thirsts for But do not mock mine Ears Flav. Believe it Madam Joyn your attention but vvith one hours patience And you shall hear the gen'ral Voice o' th' Kingdom Give you that stile vvith large and loud allowance Alin. Stile thy self happy then in vvhat Reward A Subject can receive or a Queen give How moves our great proceedings Flav. Fairly thus Eulalia for now I must no more Give her the Title that belongs unto Your Execellence of Queen Alin. Advance that Harmonie Flav. Eulalia is brought unto the Bar accus'd Convicted of that high offence that instantlie Shall pull that Judgement on her that shall crush Her into nothing Alin. Appear the proofs manifest Flav. That vvas my care it behoov'd me to work the VVitnesses vvho swore in brief most bravely that they heard Lord Sforza vvhom you also may forget now to call Father Alin. That vvithout your instruction Flav. They swore I say they heard that Sforza boast The knovvledge of the Queen in carnal Lust Alin. VVas that enough Flav. No but it serv'd to put The question to her Was it true or not No cries the Queen nor can I think that Sforza Would lay that scandal on himself and me Those Witnesses were two cashier'd Lieutenants That Sforza should have hang'd for Mutinies In the late war but threw 'em by it seems To serve him in this Office me they cost Five hundred Crowns apiece and well they got it But where I left the Queen denies their Oath And though it had been true that Sforza had Affirm'd as much that had not found her guilty Alin. What Witnesses were next Flav. Two dainty devils Birds a Doctor and a Midwife who accus'd Themselves for Bawds i' th' Action and depos'd I know not how many how many how many times They saw 'em link'd in their unlawful pleasures These were the Queens own people and deserv'd A thousand Crowns apiece and had it instantly Afore-hand too Alin. What could the Queen say then Flav. She denied all but in such a patient way After her foolish fashion that it gave strength To th' Evidence against her then she wept For their iniquity and gave them a God forgive ye And so attends the censure of the Court VVhich straightway will be given they 'l be set Before my coming Alin. Hast Flavello hast And let thy next news be to this a Crown That she is not a Queen and I am one Exit Flav. This Father and this Queen I now could pity For being hew'd out and squar'd thus to my use But that they make those necessary steps By which I must ascend to my Ambition They that will rise unto a supream Head Should not regard upon whose Necks they tread ACT. II. Scoen. I. Loud Musick Enter four Lords two Bishops King Prince they sit Eulalia in black Crowned a golden Wand in her hand led
Strozzo Alphonso Doctor and Midwife they all kneel You know my Story Sir and who have been My strong abusers and by me converced Therefore let me Petition Royal King You have by these discovered the abuse That led you into error and that light Which makes discovery of their black misdeeds Will shew you to a Throne of greater mercy Then you can give King I must confess I need it Bee 't as thou wilt Eulalia Eul. Go then and thank the King All Long live the King and Queen Exeunt offenders Lod. Here 's goodness now Hor. I would the Devil had 'm that thought ill of her Andr. And good King Pardon me and my pure brother Judges and Sages of the Dorpe here that would have hang'd those Manufactors King 'T is quickly granted Andr. And I le as quickly make them run mad with Joy Eul. My next suit is for now I 'm set a begging You 'l Pardon your Alinda King She is not mine Should she recover as Heavens will be done Eul. Recover fear not Sir this Traunse hast drown'd Her Frenzie and shee 'l live a sober life King I shall forgive her But she must no more in her recovery Be consort or acquaintance unto me But where 's Posteritie now O my Boy Eul. Sir you have had but homely entertainment Yet in my humble dwelling now I le shew you Since you appear so tender and so good A Father the sweet comfort of a Son Pray fetch the Prince King You cannot raise from death Exit Lodovico Eul. Can you forgive Petrucio that deceiv'd you In his faign'd death to save a real life King Forgive he won me in preserving Sforza Let me but see my Son I le honour him Enter Lodovico with Gonzago Hor. See the most Princely vertue that survives King lives my Gonzago Gonz. If you my Royal Father be not displeas'd With me or my good mother I shall live Hor. And long live my sweet Prince King Let not my joy confound me where 's Petruccio Lod. Sforza and he are bringing the entrauns'd Alinda Your fair Queen to your presence King She is no Queen of mine Hor. No hang her hang her This this is the Queen A very Queen of harts a better Title Crowns not the best of women in our days King Good Lodovico may the merited Fame of thy fidelitie While there are Kings on Earth Shew them to gratifie All trustie servants love him Gonzago Hor. Love him my Loyaltie preserv'd I shall not desire the Princes love my self If he not giv 't to faithful Lodovico My true yoak fellow in State and Commonwealth Recorders Enter Sforza and Petruccio bringing Alinda in a Chayre veyl'd King But here 's the man Gonzago whom thou owest A love of equal value to thy life Petr. I cannot Sir in dutie nevertheless But fall before your mercy which I pray for That durst assume the hardness to control Your Majestie Command Hor. There is a Loyaltie after my own heart now Here a new Song Eulalia unvailes Alinda Eul. Bless'd Heauen she lives and wakes I hope in health Sfor. If she awake to vertue she is welcome Into the the world again but if she rise With an Ambitious thought of what she was Or meet the light with a presumptuous look That renders her in thought but worthy of it By this bless'd presence I will yet take leave To sink her under earth immediatly Eul. Patience good Sforza see what she will do Alin. Where have I been or how am I brought hither Or where I am I know not but that shall not Musick ceased Be unto me a wonder for I know Were it reveil'd it could not be so strange A storie as my self was to the world How have I wandred in the way of Error Till I was worn into an Airie vapour Then wrap'd into a cloud and thence distill'd Into the earth to find a new creation 'T is found and I am found in better state Then I was in before I lost my Dutie For in this second Birth I find a knowledge How to preserve it Therefore if an Heart Dissolved in its Tears may move your Pity My noble Father if I may say Father Whose blessing and forgiveness I entreat Let not your frown destroy my future hopes Sfor. What a rich sound were this now were it reall Eul. As you may think I honour vertue Sforza I do believe 't is really unfaigned Sfor. It is Heavens goodness to your Grace then Madam The more to vindicate your injur'd vertue And manifest your merits to the world Thou art mine own again Alinda Eal. Note her further Alin. My suit is next to you King Queen and Prince Whose love whose Pietie whose Innocence I have too much abus'd that to appeal My trespasses at large by due confession I should appear but more impertinent to each eye and ear My suit is therefore though you not forget I ever was you will be pleas'd to think There is not an Alinda in the world So give me leave to leave it and in this I beg my Fathers Aid to be remov'd Back to my countrey Naples and in that Into the Magdalene Nunnerie at Lucera To spend this life in Tears for my amiss And holy Prayers for eternal Bliss veiles her self Sfor. So thou art mine for ever King She has anticipated my great purpose For on the reconcilement of this difference I vow'd my after life unto the Monasterie Of holy Augustinians at Solanto Omn. O mighty Sir King 'T is not to be gain-said So hast we to Nicosia where my Son In lieu of former wrongs I le yield thee up my Crown and Kingdom Your vertuous mother whom may you for ever Honour for her pietie with these true Statesmen will enable you to govern well Hor. Who makes a doubt of that King And let your studie Sir be ever watchful To cherish vertue as to punish vice And see that you considerative be Of Sforza in the wrongs he felt by me His was the greatest losse Sfor. Sir I have won My wrongs are drown'd in her conversion King Good Sforza see her plac'd as she desires In that Religious order I have now Plighted my Troth to Heaven and so has she Omn. O may Sir such Wedlock ne'er broken be King Now with such melting silence as sweet Souls From Bodies part to Immortalitie May we for better life divided be Exeunt Omnes Dedit Deus his quoque finem RIC. BROME The Epilogue Lod. THrough much distress and many perilous wayes Our Queen at last with more then conquering Bays Is Crown'd with hearts but now she fals again And we except her glory you maintain Our good depends on you then thus it stands She chears our Hearts if she but gain your Hands FINIS Books Printed for Hen Brome at the Gun in Ivy-Lane THe Souls Conflict Being Eight Sermons six whereof were Preached at Oxford The Queens Exchange A Comedy by Richard Brome Two Essays of Love and Marriage The Grand Impostor Examined or the life and Tryal of James Nayler The Souls Turnkey Being a Conference betwixt Mr. Hanum and Mr. Tuke Moderator of Gr. 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Tes. You will endeavour 't Come I 'le see it done Marry a man first and then endeavour To love him will you Ha! Is it but so I 'le see you love him presently So to bed Mil. What before Supper Tes. A posset and to bed I 'le see it done And cause you are so nice To bed I say there I will see more done Then I will speak Tell me of your endeavour Quick Be not so rough and stiffe with her good Uncle I know my supple tender dealing will Get more upon her love then all your chidings Tes. Such tender dealers spoyle young Brides and get Nothing of stubborness Down with her I say Now in her wedding sheets She will be naught else Mil. Construe more charitably I beseech you My Virgin blushes Tes. 'T is your sullenness Would you have brided it so lumpishly With your spruce younker that fine silken beggar Whose Land lies in your Husbands counting house Or the most part Mil. O my Theophilus Quick Indeed the better half not without hope To have the rest as he may want my money Tes. Would you have whin'd and pul'd had you had him To bedward think you yet to speak the truth And that wherein she has vext me a thousand times I never saw her laugh nor heard her sing In all my life yet she could both I have heard In company she lik'd Mil. It has been 'mong Maidens then But honour'd Sir I know what I will do To let you see and hear since you desire To have me shew a cheerfulness unto My reverend Husband Look you Sir I 'le kiss him Clap him and stroke him Ha my Joe ha ha ha c. Tes. Hey day Quick She 'l make me blush anon I think Mil. I 'le sing him songs too Tes. Whoop how 's this Mil. That I will chick old songs and over old ones Old as thy reverend self my Chick a bird Quic. She cals me chick and bird The common names With wives that Cuckold their old cravend husbands Mil. Shee sings She made him a bed of the thistle down soft Shee laid her self under to bear him a loft And ever she sung sweet turn thee to me Wee 'l make the new bed cry Jiggy Joggy Tes. What impudence is this Quic. Shee 's gon as far Beyond it now as it was to 't Mil. Now may you answer Shee sings Go to bed sweet heart I 'le come to thee Make thy bed fine and soft I 'le lig with thee Ha ha ha Quic. Is this your bashful Neece Tes. What canst thou mean by this dos this become thee Mil. Pray do not beat me o' my wedding might but tell me How this and half a dozen chopping Children may Become an old mans wife some five years hence Quic. O intollerabl Tes. Is 't possible thou canst do thus Mil. Let women judge T is very possible That a young lusty wife may have six Children By one at once in five years Sir and by One Father too I le make him young enough To Father mine Quic. Shee 'l make a youth of me Mil. She sings There was a Lady lov'd a swine Honey quoth she And wilt thou be true love mine Hoogh quoth he Tes. Do you hear gentlewoman are you i' your wits Mil. Yes and my own house I hope I pray be civil Shall we to bed Sir supperless you need No stirring meats it seems I 'm glad on 't Come biddy come away will you see Uncle How I will love him i'bed come away Quic. My edge is taken off this impudence Of hers has outfac'd my concupisence Dasht all quite out o' Countenance what a beast Was I to marry Rather what a beast Am I to be How now O horrible A sowgelders horn blown Tes. What hidious noise is this Buz. I cannot help it Ent. Buzzard While I went forth for the half pint of Sack To make your prodigal posset and the maid Watching the Milk for running ore forgot To shut the door they all rush'd in Quic. What they what all Buz. Vizarded people Sir and odly shap'd You 'l see anon Their tuning o' their pipes And swear they 'll gi'ye a willy nilly dance Before you go to bed tho'you stole your Marriage Quic. Outragious Roysters Tes. Call and raise the street Mil. That were to let in violence indeed These are some merry harmeless friends I warrant I knew I could not be so ill belov'd Among the batchelers but some would find Way to congratulate our honoured Marriage Quic. What with horn musick Tes. A new kind of flourish Quic. T is a flat conspiracy This is your bashful modest whimpring Neece Tes. Then let 'em in If they wrong us to night The Law to morrow shall afford us right Pray let 's resolve to se et Here comes their Prologue flourish Mer At a late Parliment held by the Gods Ent. Mercury Cupid and Hymen fell at bitter ods Upon an argument wherein each did try T' advance his own 'bove tothers deity Out of this question which might happier prove Love without Marriage or Marriage without love By the effects the tryal must be made So each from others Office drew his aid Cupid no more of Hymens matches fram'd Nor Hymen married those that love inflam'd Now mark the sad effects this strife begot Cupid his fiery darts and arrows shot As thick as ere he did and equal hearts He wounds with equal love But Hymen parts Their forward hands alas and joyneth none But those which his new match-Maker brings on Old greedy Avarice who by his spells In breasts of Parents and of guardians dwells That force their tendelings to loathed beds Which uncouth Policie to sorrow leads Thousands a thousand wayes of which the least Is this with which we celebrate your feast Tes. A special drove of horn beasts Enter four Masquers with horns on their heads a Stag a Ram and Goat an Ox followed by four persons a Courtier a Captain a Schollar and a Butcher Mer. These few are thought enough to shew how more Would appear horrible the town hath store The first 's a Lawyer who by strife prevail'd To wed a wife that was by love intail'd Unto that Courtier who had the hap Soon after to adorn him with that cap The next a country cormorant whose great wealth By a bad fathers will obtain'd by stealth That valiant Souldiers Mistress for which matter The Enginier his sconse with Rams did batter This an old Goatish Usure that must Needs buy a wretches daughter to his lust Doated and married her without a groat That Herald gave this crest unto his coat And that 's the Citizen so broadly pated Which this mad Butcher cuckold antidated Now by this dance let husband that doth wed Bride from her proper love to loathed bed Observe his fortune Musick strike aloud The cuckolds joy with merry pipe crowd They dance to musick of Cornets Violins The Daunce Exit Masquers Tes. How now all vanisht The devil take the hindmost Qui. The foremost I say and
lay him a block For all the rest to break their necks upon Tes. Who are they Can you guesse Mil. Truly not I Sir Some of my husbands friends perhaps that came To warn him of his fortune Qui. Well consider'd Mil. Lock the doors after 'em and let us to bed And lock our selves up chick safe from all danger Qui. We will to bed chick since you 'l have it so This key shall be your guard And here 's another Shall secure me My house has store of beds in 't I bring you not to an unfurnisht dwelling Mil. Be not afraid to lie with me good man I le so restore thee gain with Cawdels and Cock-broths So cuckle the up to morrow thou shalt see Quic. O immodestie Mil. Thou hast good store of goid and shalt not want it In Cullises in every broth I le boil An angel at the least Qui. I le hang first Tes. I am quite out of wits and yet I le counsel Thee Nephew Heark thee They whisper Buz. T is like to be mad counsel Mil. But will you not lie with me then Tes. No marry shall he not Nephew You shall not till shee bride it modestly T is now too late but I le so rattle her up to morrow Buz. T is too late now yet he 'l do 't to morrow good Tes. Will you to your lodging Mil. Where be my bride-maids Tes. They wait you in your chamber Buz. The devil o'maid's i' but my fellow Madg the Kitching maid and Malkin the Cat or batchelor but my self and an old Fox that my master has kept a prentiship to palliate his palsie Mil. Where be the maids I say and Batchelors To disappoint my husband Qui. Mark you that Mil. I mean to take your points But you have none O thrifty age My Bridegroom is so wise In stead of points to hazzard hooks and eyes Buz. Shee means the eyes in 's head I le hang else My Master is like to make a blind match here Tes. Take up the lights sirrah Qui. I hope she talks so idly but for want Of sleep and sleep she shall for me to night Tes. And well said Nephew Will you to your chamber Mistress Mil. Hey ho to bed to bed to bed No Bride so glad to keep her Maiden-head Exeunt omnes ACT 2. SCENE 1. Lucy Phillis Lu. Y' are the first Maid that ere I entertain'd Upon so small acquaintance Yet y' are welcom I like your hand and carriage Phi. 'T is your favour But love they say sweet Mistriss is receiv'd At the first sight and why not service then Which often brings more absolute returns Of the dear trust impos'd and firmer faith By Servants then by lovers Lu. Stay there Phillis I may by that conjecture you have been Deceiv'd by some false Lover Phi. Who I Mistriss I hope I look too merrily for such a one Somewhat too coursly too to be belov'd If I were sad and handsome then it might Be thought I were a little love sick Pray How long has this disease affected you This melancholy Mistriss Not ever since You lost your father I hope Lu. For the most part Thou saidst me thought that love might be tane in At the first fight Phi. There 't is I find her Love Mistriss yes a Maid may take in more Love at one look or at a little loop-hole Then all the Doddy poles in Town can purge Out of her while she lives she smothring it And not make known her passion There 's the mischief Lu. Suppose she love an enemy to her house Phi. An enemy Put case the case were yours Lu. But 't is no case of mine put by I pray thee Phi. I 'le put it to you though I miss your case Suppose it were your house and Master Arthur Whose father was your fathers enemy Were your belov'd Lu. Pray thee no more Phi. Now I have struck the vein Suppose I say All this were true would you confound your self In smothering your love which in it self Is pure and innocent until it grow To a pernicious disease within you And hide it in your bosom till it work Your kindled heart to ashes Lu. Thou hast won My patience to attention Therefore tell me If thou canst find or think it honourable In me to take such an affection Phi. Yes and religious most commendable Could you but win his love into a marriage To beget peace between your families How many and what great examples have we From former ages and of later times Of strong dissentions between furious factions That to their opposite houses have drawn in Eithers Allies and Friends whole Provinces Yea Kingdoms into deadly opposition Till the wide wounds on both sides have sent forth Rivers of blood which onely have been stop'd By the soft bands of love in marriages Of equal branches sprung from the first roots Of all those Hell-bred hatreds Lu. My good Maid Phi. Yes I have been a good one to my grief Lu. Thou hast given me strength to tell thee and I hope When it is told I shall have yet more ease Phi. I warrant you Mistriss Therefore out with it Lu. I love that worthy Gentleman and am confident That in the time of our two fathers friendship He affected me no less But since that time I have not seen him nor dare mention him To wrong my brothers patience who is so passionate That could he but suspect I bred a thought That favour'd him I were for ever lost For this sad cause as well as for the loss Of my dear Father I have sigh'd away Twelve Moons in silent sorrow and have heard That Arthur too but for what cause I know not Has not been seen abroad but spends his time In pensive solitude Phi. Perhaps he grieves As much for the supposed loss of you As of his Father too Lu. The best construction I make of his retiredness is the blest Prevention which I daily pray for of A fatal meeting 'twixt him and my Brother Which would be sure the death of one or both And now that fear invades me as it does alwayes My Brother being abroad and such an absence Has not been usual I have not seen him Since yesterday Phi. Fear nothing Mistriss Now you have eas'd your mind Let me alone to comfort you And see your Brother The. How is it with you Sister Enter Theoph. Phi. Much better now then when you left me Brother If no ill accident has happened you Since your departure as I fear there has Why look you else so sadly speak dear Brother I hope you did not meet the man you hate If you did speak If you have fought and slain him I charge you tell that I may know the worst Of fortune can befal me I shall gain Perhaps a death by 't The. You speak as if you lov'd the man I hate And that you fear I have kil'd him Phi. Not for love Of him I assure you Sir but of your self Her fear in this case Sir is that
To the sad memory of their Gransiers slaughter Quite contrary How fearful 't is to think on 't What may the world say too There goes a daughter Whose strange desire leap'd from her Fathers ruine Death gave her to the Bride-groom and the marriage Knit fast and cemented with blood O Sister Dio. O Brother Ar. How Well And so quickly cur'd Dio. Dissembler foul dissembler Ar. This is plain Dio. Th' hast play'd with fire and like a cunning fellow Bit in thy pain o'purpose to deceive Anothers tender touch I know thy heart weeps For what't has spoke against Thou that darst love The daughter of that Feind that slew thy father And plead against thy cause unfeeling man Can not thy own words melt thee To that end I wrought and rais'd 'em 'T was to win thy health That I was sick I play'd thy disease to thee That thou mightst see the loath'd complection on 't Far truer in another then ones self And if thou canst after all this tread wickedly Thou art a Rebel to all natural love And filial duty dead to all just councel And every word thou mock'dst with vehemence Will rise a wounded father in thy conscience To scourge thy Judgement There 's thy Saint crost out And all thy memory with her I 'le nere trust She tears throws the paper to him Revenge again with thee so false is manhood But take it now into mine own powerfully And see what I can do with my life's hazard Your purpose shall nere thrive There I 'le make sure work Exit Ar. How wise and cunning is a womans malice I never was so cozened Exit ACT 3. SCENE 1. Quick-sands Buzzard Madge Quic. Out of my doors pernicious knave and harlot Avaunt I say Buz. Good Master Mad. Pray you worship Quic. You have all the wages you are like to have Buz. Nay I dare take your word for that you 'l keep All moneys fast enough whose ere it be If you but gripe it once Quic I am undone And sham'd for ever by your negligence Or malice rather for how can it be She could depart my house without your knowledge Buz. That cursed Mistris that ever she came here If I know of her flight Sir may these hands Never be held up but to curse you onely If you cashier me thus because you have lost your wife before she was well found must we Poor innocents be guilty Mad. For my part Or ought I know she may as well be gone Out o' the the chimney top as out o'door Quic. The door must be your way and find her out Or never find my door again Be gone Buz. Mad O you are a cruel Master Exit Quic. So so so These cries are laughter to me Ha ha ha I will be Master of my invention once And now be bold to see how rich I am In my concealed wealth Come precious mark Of beauty and perfection at which envy Enter Milicent And lust aim all their ranckling poysonous arrowes But I le provide they nere shall touch thy blood Mil. What are your servants gone Quic. Turn'd turn'd away With blame enough for thy suppos'd escape Which they will rumor so to my disgrace Abroad that all my envious adversaries Will betwixt joy of my conceiv'd misfortune In thy dear loss and their vain hopes to find thee Run frantick thorow the streets while we at home Sit safe and laugh at their defeated malice Mil. But now for my disguise Quic. I that that that Be but so good and gentle to thy self To hear me and be rul'd by me in that A Queens felicity falls short of thine I le make thee Mistress of a Mine of treasure Give me but peace the way that I desire it Mil. Some horrible shape sure that he conjures so Quic. That I may fool iniquity and Triumph Over the lustful stallions of our time Bed-bounders and leap-Ladies as they terme 'em Mount-Mistresses diseases shackle 'em And spittles pick their bones Mil. Come to the point What 's the disguise I pray you Qui. First know my sweet it was the quaint devise Of a Venetian Merchant which I learnt In my young factorship Mil. That of the Moor The Backamore you spake of Would you make An Negro of me Qui. You have past your word That if I urge not to infringe your vow For keeping this moneth your virginity You 'l wear what shape I please Now this shall both Kill vain attemps in me and guard you safe From all that seek subversion of your honour I le fear no powder'd spirits to haunt my house Rose-footed fiends or fumigated Goblins After this tincture 's laid upon thy face 'T wil cool their kidnies and allay their heats A box of black painting Mil. Bless me you fright me Sir Can jealousie Creep into such a shape Would you blot out Heavens workmanship Qui. Why think'st thou fearful Beauty Has heaven no part in Aegypt Pray thee tell me Is not an Ethiopes face his workmanship As well as the fair'st Ladies nay more too Then hers that daubs and makes adulterate beauty Some can be pleas'd to lye in oyles and paste At sins appointment which is thrice more wicked This which is sacred is for sins prevention Illustrious persons nay even Queens themselves Have for the glory of a nights presentment To grace the work suffered as much as this Mil. Enough Sir I am obedient Quic. Now I thank thee Be fearless love this alters not thy beauty Though for a time obscures it from our eyes Thou maist be while at pleasure like the Sun Thou dost but case thy splendor in a cloud To make the beam more precious in it shines In stormy troubled weather no Sun 's seen Sometimes a moneth together 'T is thy case now But let the roaring tempest once be over Shine out again and spare not Mil. There 's some comfort Quic. Take pleasure in the scent first smell to 't fearlesly And taste my care in that how comfortable He begins to paint her 'T is to the nostril and no foe to feature Now red and white those two united houses Whence beauty takes her fair name and descent Like peaceful Sisters under one Roof dwelling For a small time farewel Oh let me kiss ye Before I part with you Now Jewels up Into your Ebon Casket And those eyes Those sparkling eyes that send forth modest anger To sindge the hand of so unkind a Painter And make me pull 't away and spoyle my work They will look streight like Diamonds set in lead That yet retain their vertue and their value What murder have I done upon a cheek there But there 's no pittying 'T is for peace and honour And pleasure must give way Hold take the Tincture And perfect what 's amiss now by your glass Mil. Some humbler habit must be thought on too Quic. Please your own fancy Take my keys of all In my pawn Wardrobe you shall find to fit you Mil. And though I outwardly appear your Drudge 'T
an odd corner or the dark to night To mend your chear and you hereafter hear on 't Say there are as good stomacks as your own Hist Negro hist Mil. No fee O no I darea notta Nat. Why why pish pox I love thee Mil. O no de fine white Zentilmanna Cannot a love a the black a thing a. Nat. Cadzooks the best of all wench Mill. O take a heed a my mastra see a. Nat. When we are alone then wilt thou Mil. Then I shall speak a more a. Nat. And I le not lose the Moor-a for more then I Will speak-a Quic. I muse the rest of my invited Gallants Come not away Nat. Zooks the old angry justice Enter Testy Tes. How comes it Sir to pass that such a newes Is spread about the town is my Neece dead And you prepar'd to mirth Sir hah Is this the entertainment I must find To welcome me to town Quic. She is not dead Sir But take you no notice You shall have instantly an entertainment that Shall fill you all with wonder Tes. Sure he is mad Or do you understand his meaning sirs Or how or where his wife died Nat. I know nothing But give me leave to fear by his wild humor He 's guilty of her death therefore I hope Hee 'l hang himself anon before us all To raise the mirth he speaks of Art Fie upon you Yet trust me sir there have been large constructions And strong presumptions that the ill made match Betwixt her youthful beauty and his covetous age Between her sweetness and his frowardness Was the unhappy means of her destruction And you that gave strength to that ill tied knot Do suffer sharply in the worlds opinion While she sweet virgin has its general pity Tes. Pray what have you been to her I nere found you Appear a suiter to her Art I nere saw her Nor ever should have sought her Sir For she Was onely love to my sworne enemy On whom yet were she living and in my gift Rather a thousand times I would bestow her Then on that man that had and could not know her Tes. I have done ill and wish I could redeem This act with half my estate Nat. This Devels bird This Moor runs more and more still in my mind Enter Vin. Edm. O are you come And ha' you brought your scene Of Mirth along with you Vin. Yes and our actors Are here at hand But we perceive much business First to be set a foot Here 's Revels towards Ed. A daunce of furies or of Blackamores Is practising within Vin. But first there is to be some odd collation In stead of supper Nat. Cheap enough I warrant But saw you not a Moor-hen there amongst 'em Ed. A pretty little Rogue most richly deck'd With pearls chains and jewels She is queen Of the Nights triumph Nat. If you chance to spy me Take her aside say nothing Ed. Thou wilt filch Some of her jewels perhaps Nat. I le draw a lot Enter Quicksands For the best jewel she wears But mum my Masters Quic. Enter the house pray Gentlemen I am ready Now with your entertainment Exit Tes. Wee 'l follow you Nat. Now for six penny custards a pipkin of bak'd Pears three sawcers of stew'd prunes a groats worth Of strong ale and two peniworth of Gingerbread Ext. 3. Tes. If she does live as he bears me in hand She is not dead I le tell you briefly Sir If all the law bodily and ghostly And all the conscience too that I can purchase With all the wealth I have can take her from him I will recover her and then bestow her If you refuse her on your so you speak of whose right she is indeed rather then he Shall hold her longer Now mine eyes are open'd Will you walk in Ar. I pray excuse me Sir Exit Enter Mili white fac'd in her ovvn habit I cannot fit my self to mirth Tes. Your pleasure Mil Have I with patience waited for this hour And does fear check me now I 'le break through all And trust my self with yon'd milde Gentleman He cannot but be noble Art A goodly creature The Rooms illumin'd with her yet her look Sad and cheek pale as if a sorrow suck'd it Hovv came she in What is she I am fear-struck T is some unresting shaddow Or if not What makes a thing so glorious in this house The master being an enemy to beauty She modestly makes to me Mil. Noble Sir Art Speaks too Mil. If ever you durst own a goodness Now crown it by an act of honour and mercy Art Speak quickly lose no time then say what are you You look like one that should not be delai'd Mil. I am th' unfortunate woman of this house To all mens thoughts at rest This is the face On which the Hell of jealousie abus'd The hand of Heaven to fright the world withall Ar. Were you the seeming Moor was here Mil. The same And onely to your secresie and pitty I have ventur'd to appear my self again Ar. What 's to be done Pray speak and t is perform'd Mil. In trust and Manhood Sir I would commit A great charge to you even my life and honor To free me from this den of misery Art A blessed tasque But when you are freed Lady Mil. I would desire Sir then to be convei'd Ar. Whither to whom speak quickly why do you stoop Mil. Pray let that rest I will relieve your trouble When I am freed from hence and use some others Art Nay that were cruelty As you love goodness tell me Mil. Why dare you bear me Sir to one you hate Art What 's that if you love T is your peace I wait on I look upon your service not mine own Were he the mortall'st enemy flesh bred up To you I must be noble Mil. You profess Ar. By all that 's good and gracious I will die Ere I forsake you and not set you safe Within those walls you seek Mil. Then as we pass I le tell you where they stand Sir Ar. You shall grace me Exit ACT 4. SCENE 5. Quick sands Testy Nath. Vincent Edmond Qui. Now to our Revels Sit ye sit ye gallants Whilst Uncle you shall see how I 'le requite The masque they lent me on my wedding night T was but lent Gentlemen your masque of horns And all the private jears and publick scorns Y'have cast upon me since Now you shall see How I le return them and remarried be Vin. I hope he 'l marry his Moor to anger us Nat. I le give her something with her if I catch her And 't be but in the cole-house Florish enter Inductor like a Moor leading Phillis black and gorgeously deck't with jewels Tes. Attend Gentleman Ind. The Queen of Ethiop dreampt upon a night Her black womb should bring forth a virgin white Ind. She told her king he told thereof his Peeres Till this white dream fil'd their black heads with fears Nat. A whorson blockheads Ind. Blackheads
gallant is abroad the man Scults closs i' th' house here and has done these two dayes Spending his time with me in drink and talk Most of his talk runs upon wenches mainly And who loves who and who keeps home and so forth And he told me the tale that I tell you Twixt Banelasse and your done and undone daughter Ra. Mine host cry mercy Gentlemen Enter Rafe Mea. Nay nay come on Host I told you he was very shy to be seen Ra. My old master alive again and he that he kil'd too Mea. Whom do you serve was I so ill a master That in my absence you forsook my children Or how have they misus'd you Why dost look So like an apprehended thief I fear Thou serv'st some robber or some murderer Or art become thy self one If the Devil Have so possess'd thee strive to turn him out He add my prayers to help thee What 's the matter Ra. O honor'd master I le keep nothing from you There is an act of horror now on foot Upon revenge of your supposed murder Of which to stand and tell the circumstance Would wast the time and hinder the prevention Of your sons murder and your daughters ruin All O fearful Ra. Let not your amazement drown Your reason in delay your sudden hast Was never so requir'd as now Stay not To ask my why or whither As ye go I shall inform ye Rash. Go we follow thee Exeunt omnes ACT. 5. SCENE 2. Dionysia as before in mans habit sword and pistol What a fierce conflict twixt revenge and love Like an unnatural civil war now rages In my perplexed breast There fight it out To it Pel-mel my thoughts The battel 's hot Now for the day revenge begins to stagger And her destracted Army at an instant routed and put to flight All conquering love Thou hast got the victory and now I sue Like a rent kingdom by self-opposite thoughts Unto thy soveraignty to be the liege-right Take me to thy protection kingly love And having captivated my revenge O play not now the Tyrant A firm hope Perswades me no But when I shall Reveal my self I shall obtain Theophilus love Which now is ten times sweeter in my thought Then my revenge was when 't was first begot Ent. The. Lucy The. What still alone we have been seeking thee Dio. O 't is the service that I ow you Sir Lu. Indeed you are too pensive two whole dayes And nights among us and no more familiar Ent. Ar. in his false beard leading in Mil. veil'd Pages they stand aloofe Pa. May I crave your name Sir Ar. That 's to little purpose My business is the thing yonder 's the star What young Gentleman is that your Mistris arm Appears so courteous too Pa. One she thinks well on Sir No matter for his name as you said neither Ar. He seems some well grac'd suitor 'T is my fear If he should now I must be just however Pa. Sir a Gentleman desires to speak with you The. Dost thou not know his name Pa. He will not tell it Sir The. You treacherous boy do you bring you know not whom O 't is the Gentleman I was so bound to Sister The welcom'st man alive Thanks my good boy What 's she he brings in veil'd and this way leads Ar. Sir though I am still a stranger in my visit To works of gentleness I am partly known There if you chance t' enquire of me hereafter When I shall more deserve your inquisition I may be found if not exact in service A least a poor pretender in my wishes And so presenting this white gift more modest Then the most secret duty of mans friendship Can ever be I take my leave The. This man Would breed at every time it 's seen a wonder Sir leave me not thus lost let me once know you And what this mystery means This bears a shape I may not entertain I have set my vow Against all woman kinde since Heaven was married To my first love and must not willingly Discover a temptation with mine own hand Ar. How shie and nice we are to meet our happinesse Like dying wretches 'fraid to go to rest Because you shall be guilty of no breach I 'le ope the Casket for you He unveils her slips away The. Blesse me it is Warm so Love cherish me and comfortable Dio. O death my hopes are blasted Lu. How is it with you sir The. Might a man credit his own sences now This were my Millicent How think you sister Mil. Indeed I am so my Theophilus Dio. She lives and he is lost to me for ever I shall be straight discover'd too False Love Thou hast dealt loosely with me And Revenge I re-invoke thy nobler spirit Now Possesse me wholly let it not be thought I came and went off idly Lu. Sir something troubles you See your kinswoman My brother stands intranc'd too Brother brother Noble Lady speak to him Mil. I was in my discovery too sudden Strong rapture of his joy transmutes him Sir Be not so wonder-struck or if you be Let me conjure you by the love you bore me return unto your self again Let not A wandring thought fly from you to examine From whence or how I came If I be welcome I am your own and Millicent The. And in that So blest a treasure that the wealth and strength Of all the world shall never purchace from me Heaven may be pleas'd again to take thee but I le hold so fast that wee 'll go hand in hand Besides I hope his mercy will not part us But where 's the man now more desir'd then ever That brought you hither Mil. You ask in vain for him I can resolve you all but for the present He will be known to none The. This is a cruel goodness To put thankfulness Out of all action Sirah how went he Pa. I know not Sir he vanish'd sodainly The. Vanish'd good Lucy help to hold her fast She may not vanish too Spirits are subtle Mil. This was my fear Will you have patience And fit but in this chair while I relate my story The. I le be as calm in my extreamest deeps As is the couch where a sweet conscience sleeps Dio. T is now determinate as fate and so At the whole cluster of 'em Bless me ha As Dionisia presents her pistol Enter Rash. Mean Win. Rafe Arthur My father living Then the cause is dead Of my revenge Rash. What is he kill'd out right Or els but hurt Theophilus my boy Dead past recovery Stay the murdress there Look you Sir to her I suspect your son too Is not without a hand in 't by the hast We met him in Lu. He is not hurt at all My honour'd father as I desire your blessing But stricken with an extasie of joy Rash. Look up my boy How dost here 's none but friends The. Sure sure w' are all then in Elisium Where all are friends and fill'd with equal joy Earth can
neither Unless I could enjoy them both together O ye Gods Why made ye them two persons and assign'd To both but one inseparable mind Or why was I mark'd out to be that one That loves and must embrace or two or none O my perplexity Sinks Dis. Look to the Princess Philar. Madam How fares the life of goodness Philoc. She sinks Dear Mother Sister bring your aids Philar. To keep the world alive give your assistance Jus. Ye Gods be now auspicious Dis. A love-qualm To bed with her and call for Cupids aid He best can cure the wound that he has made Exeunt omnes Explicit Actus primus ACT. 2. SCENE 1. Doris reading a Letter Do. My Lesbia my Cinthia my Licoris Or which is best of names my lovely Doris that 's I I still am thine and cannot commutate I am as certain to thee as thy fate T is not my study or my travails can Make me to thee appear another man Thou may'st affirm of me as Whilom did Xantippe of her husband whom she chid Grave Socrates regardless of his worth He still return'd the same that he went forth Before I visit thee thus may'st thou hear on Thine in the tribulation of love Geron Ha ha ha Old Whilom Geron art thou come again Could Delphos not detain nor the Sea swallow thee But I must be in danger to be punish'd With the porcupine bristles Fate deliver me En. Placilla Pla. Doris you must be vigilant in attendance And see that no man pass this lobby towards Her graces lodging T is your charge look to 't Dor. Mistress you know your Mother laid that charge On me before and I am ready here To answer every commer in his kind Had you forgot it Pla. Pardon me I had But my care hurts not One thing more good Doris If my dear brother Philocles come to visit Prithe call me Speak wilt thou Do. help your head I must not stir from hence yet I must come To call you forth Away some body comes Pla. I trust unto thee Doris Exit Dor. What a sick Court is here Shee 's love-struck too I can with half a sense find her disease But cannot guess the object of her love She keeps the fire so close up in her bosom That she will sooner perish by 't then suffer A spark of it flie out to make discovery The Princess she 's love-sick for two and her Despair of gaining either's her consumption But what think I of their loves when mine own Is trouble enough Now the visitants My great Lords Howdies are upon the entry And the unwelcom'st first Ent. Matho Ma. Good morrow Lady May I crave admittance to the Lady Governess Dor. Yes you may crave it Sir But not obtain it Her nearness to the Princess at this time Is by so strict necessity requir'd Ma. May I prevail then to impart the duty I have in charge unto the Ladies daughter Dor. That is the Mistriss whom I wait upon Though now at remote distance She attends Her Mother at this instant and her Mother The Princess in much privacy If I May be thought worthy to receive the knowledge Of what you have in trust unto the Princess It shall be orderly convey'd unto her Grace Ma. Lord Stratocles solicitous for glad tydings Beseeching that her Grace be pleas'd to take The tender of his service and affirming Upon his honour that no rest affects him Until he shall receive a perfect knowledge Of her recovery prayes to be advertis'd In what condition of health she fares Or to gain leave to visit her himself Dor. Sir you have lost much time you might have said How does the Princess And I answer thus She is most dangerously sick not to be seen By him or any man Ma. Yet let her know My Lords obsequious care for her recovery Dor. I 'le tell my Mistriss who shall certifie Unto my Lady who shall intimate Unto the Princess what you have left in trust With me her Graces hand-maid thrice remov'd Ma. I will acquaint my Lord who for your care Shall upon his advancement to the Crown Give me command who will give present order Unto my man for your promotion Your diligence deserves it Exit Dor. My great Lords especially parasite I am beholden to you Here comes another an importunate Ent. Tersulus Though impertinent suitor of mine own Ter. My beauteous Doris first my love presented Unto your self my Lord Philargus craves To know how fares the Princess Dor. This comes nearer To my regard then tother and deserves A comfortabler answer She 's not well Sir But much amended in her health 'T is like Your Lord would he approach to visit her Shall find a fair admission to her Grace Ter. I dare not to delay my Lord a minute Of these glad tidings Stay to prosecute My love-suit to your self Dor. No no away Away good Tersulus and hazard not Your Lords for your own fortunes Ter. Yet my Doris Dor. Yet again man Ter. Be pleas'd to think of me Dor. I shall and better of you when you are gone Ter. Wing'd with that hope I fly Exit Dor. A pretty nimble fellow and a Taylor Ent. Varill I could almost affect him did not this More supple handed Barber put him by Var. Sweet Doris thus by me Lord Philocles Salutes the Princess Kiss Dor. This requires an answer Of health indeed Var. How fares her highness Dor. Well Exceeding well and longs to see your Lord Var. I 'le hast to tell him so Dor. Nay good Varillus I have not gain'd a conference with you Since your return from Delphos Var. At more leasure I 'le tell thee wonders Doris Dor. Something now Var. Ha' you seen your lover Geron the old tutor Since our arival Dor. Here is an Epistle Came from him to my hands this morning Hang him Var. Well he has been the whole mirth of our journey In the discovery of his love to you His meat his drink his talk his sleep has all Been Doris Doris nothing but your remembrance Has been the trouble of his company I le tell thee at large hereafter The fair Princess Is well you say Dor. She was well when I left her But subject to much passion She is well And ill and well again all in three minutes Great Ladies may be so But if I should Be sick and well and sick again and well Again as oft as she the world would say I had it And had been a courtier to some purpose Var. They would say the Handmaid had been handled so Would they Dor. Like enough but great ones must not be talk'd on Var. You have detain'd me to my undoing See my Lord Enter Philocles Dor. I le send his sister to appease him Exit Philo. You have done ill Varillus to neglect A duty of that consequence that I Expected in your quick return was this A time to loyter Var. My good Lord the princess Is well again restor'd to absolute health Philoc. T is happy news But
why was I delay'd In this accompt was it too precious for me Redeem your fault by some insuing service Or you may lose a master that has lov'd you Ex. Var. I must proceed to gain Eudinas love From my Philargus or l loose my self And gaining it I must forgo Philargus And equally be lost O sister welcome Enter Placilla I must request your aid Pla. In any thing Wherein I may be useful best of brothers Philoc. I would intreat you be my advocate In love unto Eudina O but hold Shall I be treacherous unto my brother A brother What 's a brother A meer name A title which we give to those that lodg'd In the same womb so bedfellowes are brothers So men inhabiting one town or countrey Are brothers too for though the place containing Be greater the relation is the same A friend I that 's the thing I violate Then which nor earth nor heaven hath ought more sacred T is my Philargus nay my self I injure If I content my self Pla. Why brother Philocles Did I say brother How my tongue conspires To torture me If Brother be a naked Title or name as he suggests I would It had nor being name nor title Philocles Y' are passionate Philoc. Fond reason I disclaim thee Love is a strain beyond thee and approaches The Gods estate Friendship 's a moral vertue Fitter for disputation then observance Eudina O Eudina In what price Art thou with me for whom I cast away The Souls whole treasury Reason and Vertue Placilla you must wo Eudina for me Do you startle at it Pray do 't as you love me Pla. If I were she you should not need an advocate Philoc. I charge you by this kiss Pla. Your wages Corrupts your agent to be false O whither Into what Sands will the rash Pilot Love Drive this weak vessel did I call it Love T is sooty hellish fire unlawful flame Yet such as we may easier tax then tame Philoc. What troubles you Placilla O you are Already entertain'd to mediate For him you better love Philargus do He best deserves her I le wo for him too Enter Doris Dor. Madam my Lady calls for you My Lord The Princess has tane notice of your visit Exit Plac. And wishes you draw nearer if you please Philoc. I meet that wish with swift but fearful feet My joyes are bitter and my woes are sweet Exit Dor. I have heard men say when they on gamesters look Though equally affected to both parties Or both were strangers to 'em yet they 'l yeeld A secret inclination which should win I am for Philocles now against Philargus Who is as noble and as free to me As ever Philocles was But tarry Doris You have a bett upon the game I take it Your love unto Varillus If his Lord Rise to a Kingdom you may hope to climbe The ladder of a Ladyship by the man But not too fast Here 's one pursues the game That is as like to win Why if he does Enter Phlargus His follower Tersulus loves me past Varillus And may as much advance me But I love not Him And the love of honour above husbands Has been so common among Ladies that The fashions stale and ougly Philar. So 't must be And so by transposition of my love I shall be quiet and Philocles doubly happy Doris go seek my mother and perceive If I may see the Princess Dor. Yes my Lord Exit Philar. Love thou art well compar'd to fire which where It doth obey and serve being commanded By higher powers of the soul it fares Like to the stone or jewel of a ring Which joyns the orb and gives it price and luster So glorious is that love so necessary But where it rules and is predominant It tiranizeth Reason is imprison'd The will confined and the memory The treasury of notions clean exhausted And all the sences slavishly chain'd up To act th' injunctions of insulting love Pearch'd on the beauty of a woman Thou Masculine love known by the name of friendship Art peaceful and morigerous But that Of woman is imperious and cruel VVhy should I then lose Philocles for Eudina Ent. Eudina Thymile Eudi. reading a letter Why Can I look on her and ask a Reason O the divinity of woman sure There is no heaven without 'em If the Gods Should thrust out Jove as he depos'd his Father And elect me to be their thonderer I 'ld not drink Nectar to forgo Eudina Thy. Fie fie Philargus y' are a ssugish Lover I have been careful for you yea and partial Against your brother Philocles to prefer Your love to his And you to suffer him A whole hour opportunity before you Philar. Has he been here Thy. And is Onely for you I have beguil'd him of her presence that Till you have made first presentation Of love to her he shall have no access Philar. Now Philocles I suffer in thy injury And to proceed in it were treachery I would retire But that magnetique beauty To which are chain'd thousands of hearts and eyes Has captiv'd mine nor must I seem to slight A mothers care She 's not the first t is known That of two sons hath best affected one Thy. Why move you not Philargus towards the Princesse Philar. Madam you see she 's busy Eud. throws away the Letter Eud. Stratocles May thy ambition hoist thee into air And thy loose wings like thy licentious paper There failing thee let fall thy vicious body To earth as here thy name lies to be trod on Philargus you are welcome Philar. Princely Madam That language from your gracious lips is powerful To save him from the grave that onely lives By your free favours Eud. Nay my dear Philargus I thought me nearer to you then that you Should rove at me with Courtship Stratocles The emblem of whose pride lies there in paper Shot from afar indeed yet like a Jove A self-conceited one presum'd to strike Love by command into me by his Letters Philar. I cannot flatter pride nor undervalue Abilities 'T is true that Stratocles Has been a useful servant to the State But doubtless he would make as ill a Master Eud. No more of him Philar. Nor more be thought of him And therefore Madam by your fair command To avoid all Court-circumlocutions I tender thus my service and crave hearing Eud. You have it freely Thy. To avoid all lets I will withdraw my self Exit Philar. The King has graciously been pleas'd in lieu Of my slain fathers services and for love To us his sons by us much undeserv'd To recommend unto your noble choice My brother and my self You standing doubtful Whether to chuse we to avoid dispute Of violating friendship did implore The Councel of the Oracle to direct You in th' election But the hidden sence In the dark sentence hath perplext both you And us with more anxiety Eud. It is too true Philar. Yet you are not prescrib'd your choice is free To take your lot in Philocles or me
We both by strong injunction must pursue Your sacred Love yet keep our friendship true Then thus illustrious Madam He kneels Eud. Not so low Philar. As low as future duty must compel me When you shall be my Queen let me beseech The favour that I seek and would obtain Equal with heavenly bliss to shine on Philocles Eud. That he may be your King Philar. May he prove so Eud. Be all example lost Philar. Friendship with favour may Hold between King and Subject But one throne Cannot estate two Kings Love's number 's one Eud. O my Philargus you have open'd now The meaning of the Oracle I have the sence Most perfectly You have beyond example Preserv'd your friendship with your brother and In wooing for him have won me to your self I am your own She kisses him Philar. I am amidst the Gods The wealth o' th' world the beauty of the Heavens And powers of both shall not redeem my interest Provided that I lose not Philocles Ent. Philo. Thy. Pla. Eud. In that your constancy you win me more Thy. Your importunity hath prevail'd See Philocles The Princeis and Philargus Philoe. O you are partial He sinks Pla. O help my brother speak dear Philocles Philar. Ye Gods how comes this Let me raise him up Brother and friend speak 't is Philargus calls thee Philoc. Philargus let me go 'T is your advantage Eud. Let me request the cause of your disturbance Good Philocles Philo. No other but my self Honour'd Eudyna For who feeds to danger Upon a dish he loves ought not to blame The meat but his unbridled appetite Pla. How do you now What a cold moisture Spreads ore his temples here Eud. Let me come to him Thy. I can read his grief Eud. What 's that to the redress Thy. The Delphian God medcines inventor knowes That and not I Eud. His grief 's a jealous passion Upon my suppos'd favour to Philargus Shake it off Philocles I am thine as much As ere I was or his Philoc. It is no jealousy Onely a fear Philargus had broke friendship So my souls better part exited left The other languishing Philar. Had you expir'd In that belief and I had understood it My shadow should have posted after yours Unto the Elisian fields to vindicate So causeless imputation Thy: And because You charg'd my son with partiallity Let us remove Philargus come Placilla Eud. You will not take him from me Stay Philargus Thy. What would you do with both Philar. I may not stir When she whose power above me countermands The precepts of the Gods requires my stay Thy. What not to give you brother Philocles An opportunity for equal hearing Your grace will not deney 't him Eud. True I may not Philar. That spell convinces all Friendships above And must controul obedience and love Exit with Thym Placil T is not to injure thee my dear Philargus That here I linger to oppose thy love But to prefer it Eud. What sayes Philocles Philoc. To say I love you Madam with a zeal That dares to meet the tryal of Martyrdom And suffer 't for your sake might get a name A glorious one and an immortal Crown Yet so I should forgo in leaving you On earth a heaven on it the bliss Which grieving I should in Elisium miss No I will love you better then to die And be mine own chief mourner yet must crave Under your gracious favour leave to suffer More then a thousand deaths that is to live And part with my fair hopes in you for ever Eud. What means my Philocles Philoc. Princely Madam Consider the necessity which now By further search I gather from the hidden Oraculous perduit by which I am tied Not to contend for you that is I must not Wound friendship in Philargus But pursue My fortune which is to gain love from you For whom it sayes not but the meanings plain I for Philargus should your love obtain The Gods deal after as they please with me My sute is that you take Philargus Eud. O Philocles you have made a double conquest For you have got the victory of me Which was before assign'd unto Philargus Your fortune thus embraces you she kisses him Philoc. This now And with Philargus friendship were to me A fortune 'bove the envy of the Gods Eud. He cannot disallow 't He woo'd me for you And won me to himself as you have now Suing for him Philoc. I must not hold you then His title as his friendship precedes mine Eud. Yet still the choice is mine I may take you Without offence to him But now he comes Ent. Philar Thy. Pla. And has again an equal interest Strange love In others absence I took either And lov'd each best Now both at once appear Neither is mine Fate let me die to one Rather then live in this confusion Thy. Now Madam whethers love do you approve Eud. Confound me not with question They are each Wedded to others friendship Either is More studious for the other then himself Philar. And ever must Philoc. And will be Eud. So will I For both of you then for my self Thy. Alass Eud. Then let 's continue thus with Maiden love With modest freedom unsuspected joyes As we had all been formed in one womb Till Heaven determine of us Ent. King and Eupathus King To determine Of you Eudyna is by heaven committed In present unto me On you depends The future glory and prosperity Both of my house and Kingdom T is besides Exacted of me by my near Allies And by my Subjects whom I must secure To constitute a Successor And no longer Will I expect your answer then five dayes By then you must declare who is your husband Or else expect one from my self the man Whose name I am as loth to mention As you to hear even Stratocles Eud. Nay death first King Be you obedient and by the way Take my approvement of Lord Philocles Not that I slight Philargus Eud. Here 's a mystery too As dark as that from Delphos He approves My choice of Philocles slighting not Philargus King Come both you equal brothers leave her to Her thoughts a while Ambo In all obedience Ex. King c. Thy. What strange amazement hath surpriz'd you Madam No study nor no strife can alter fate Or the decrees the Gods determinate A husband you shall have be confident Be as you were secure of the event Till time produce it Pla. Madam be your self Eud. Yet five dayes for love's war Jove grant I have By then to end the strife a peaceful grave Explicit Actus secundus ACT 3. SCENE 1. Garrula Geron. Gar. Would you thus offer by your own disease To shorten your Mothers dayes Or can you pine And I not grieve or cannot grief kill me Do you think Ger. A wise Philosopher Whilome did affirm That women who have past the fire of love Have hearts which grief can neither pierce ne move Gar. Son your Philosophy fails you as your love Blinds you
Thymele Philoc. If you be serious Mother hold us not In this suspence Thy. Let not the royal blood Of Thessaly be stain'd with an incestuous match King How Gar. She sayes right They are both your lawful children By your own vertuous Queen now in Elisium King What dreams are these of your distemperd heads Thy. This is no dream or fable But unfain'd Sip As truth it self Which with your gracious leave I shall demonstrate humbly craving pardon For my so long concealment as I 'le yeeld Due reason for it King Freely speak you have it Thy. You may remember in your civil wars Those cruel warres as I may justly stile 'em In which my husband fell Dis. O my brave brother Thy. When open Rebels and domestick Traytors Pursu'd your Crown and life your gracious Queen To have been brought to bed and was beleev'd To have miscarried by an abortive birth King True In her flight she was constrain'd to take A neighbouring cottage and use the help Of the Swains wife Gar. That swain-ess was my self Though my deserts have glorified me since And by my help and somewhat of the Gods She then made you the Father of that Prince Dis. Take up thy bottle Sister speak you on Thy. Th' affrighted queen yet wise in that extremity Suspecting that the innocence of her babe Born to a Kingdom could not be secur'd In those combustions from apparent danger Sent him to me in private then in travel Of my Philargus Charging me to fain A second labour with the Midwifes aid For Philocles I did and was reputed Mother of both King I cannot think our Queen Would keep us ignorant of so good a Fortune Thy. I mov'd her oft to tell you But she answer'd All is not sound There 's danger yet And when After Eudyna's birth she felt her self At point of death she strictly did enjoyn Me and this woman onely conscious with her By oath of which she had prepar'd this copy A paper In her own hand to keep it silent till Philocles should be able to secure Himself from treachery or that your terme Of life expiring or some accident Of no lesse consequence requir'd detection For further proof Kin. My joy forbids more questioning Give me my flesh and blood into my bosome Thrice happy Fathers if your Children were Borne to you thus of perfect Age But where Is now a Match for my Eudina I Have here a successor A shout within and crying Philargus Philargus c. King Hah Voyces i' th Ayre that cry Philargus Eud. Voyces that do tell me I must follow him Up to the heavens and there be married to him Des. Here 's the She-Devil now Ent. Turs. with Dor. Dor. You need not pull me For that mans love I laid thy Lord to sleep Had I lov'd thee best then his Lord had slept Dis. How does he sleep speak impudent baggage how Dor. How With a powder Sir which my own father A skilful pothecary prepar'd who if Philargus dye shall hang with us for Company Dis. Your father Dor. Yes But now the perils past See if he sleep t is walking Enter Philargus Eupathus Philoc. Ha! Philargus Or but the shade the spirit of my friend Philar. Be not amaz'd as at an apparition Thy. Doth my son live O then I have enough Dis. Come hither come hither you three I will discharge The scene of you Thy love unto thy Lord Though somewhat unadvisedly imploy'd Deserves reward I le see it given thee Thy Lord and King shall thank thee take thy wench She has love in her wit and wit in her anger I like the luck of things that ill intents Should bring forth good events Thy faithfulness To thy Lord too was happy Go I 'le I 'le see you Ext. Var. Ter Dor. All royally rewarded How now Geron Ger. My Lord I see here 's joy towards as why Ent. Ger. Dis. 'Slife stand not Whiloming now man but be brief Ger. Cry mercy I had left it But my Lord To celebrate the flowing joyes in Court I and my Countrey heads have fram'd a Masque Rather an antick dance rather a countrey toy Rather a Rustick round rather a Dis. Hoy day Thy Rather 's worse then thy Whilom Dost know What time o'day 't is Ger. T is a rural thing To be presented at the Princess wedding And if you think it meet I will induce The practise of it presently As why Dis. Go fetch the heads and heels I 'le stay the King To see and laugh at 'em That 's grace enough Exit Geron. King Philargus you have much to know the which We will Eudina tell you now shee 's yours Receive her and our blessing Philar. Were I dead As I was thought to be your name pronounc'd Over my grave beyond all Necromancy Would call fresh blood into my veins again Strengthen my nerves to break the Iron gates Of death and force my joyful spirit from Th' Elisian Paradise to live with you King You shall not be a looser Thymele Philocles shall be yours and in exchange Placilla mine Philoc. To me my beauteous spouse Thou art as Juno to her Jupiter Sister and wife Thy. Your highness may be pleas'd Now at so happy leasure to perpend The Oracle which truly hath effected Each word of the prediction King Who can repeat the answer I ha' lost it Dis. I have it Contend not for the jewel which Ere long shall both of you inrich Philoc. Eudina does so me in a dear sister Philar. Me in a Peerless wife Dis. Pursue your fortune for 't is she Shall make ye what you seem to be Philoc. She has done that too For now indeed w' are brothers King Apollo thou hast fill'd us all with joy But has our joy already fill'd our Court Loud Musick is here With Musick Dis. Will your Majesty yet sit And see the practise of a presentation Against the Marriages by your Swains of Tempe With thanks and give it all the grace we may Ger. From Tempe plains the Tempe Swains Enter Geron and the Swains and Nymphs for the dance With mirth aud Melody With Dance and Song do hither throng To greet your Majestie Gar. O there look there Madam my Son and all My old Temperian Neighbours Ger. We cannot hope in all our scope To gain much praise for skill But it shall be enough if ye Accept of our good will The Dance King My thanks to all All Heaven bless your Majesty Exeunt King Thanks to Apollo Let his temple be The place of our solemnity His Altars Let them be laden with Arabian spices Let his Priests lead in a devout procession The horned Sacrifice mantled with Ghirlonds And we our Temples crown'd with Laurel follow With Musick sounding Hymen and Apollo FINIS EPILOGƲE T is not the Poets art nor all that we By life of Action can present unt' ye Can justly make us to presume a Play Is good till you approv 't which that you may It cannot mis-become us since our gains Come
departure and 't is thought Nothing can put him out or cure him of it But a new wife to kill the furious itch of 't Neh. But is not his Neece too big for me I would be loth To be over-match'd La. O witty witry still But when she comes Nehemiah what 'll you say to her Neh. I 'll give her the time of the day or the night I warrant her come at what houre she will Why if I eat not all before she come And she must try her if I do'nt I 'll ask her If she can speak with plums in her mouth and then I 'll offer her a long one and two round ones And nod at her La. You will not will you ha Neh. Mother I know both what to say and do I trust I am not to be taught to wooe La. Too witty still I say to be long-liv'd Neh. But heark you mother f'sooth I am told that you Beare a moneths minde to that Sir Whimlby And a crosse match is talk't on betwixt you And the old Knight and me and his young Neece O ho is 't so La. This is no crafty childe Neh. Let me but see how you will handle him now And mark how I 'le come over her with small Jerks La. O th' art a witty wag A blessing on it Enter Ephraim ushering Whimlby and Blith Eph. Madam Sir Swithen Whimlby and his Neece Mrs. Blith Tripshort La. They are very welcome Noble Sir Swithen Kisse Neh. Noble Mrs. Blith Kisse La. Sweet Knight y' are welcome Neh. Welcome sweet Lady La. Still weeping Whi. O good Madam Neh. Still weeping for a husband Bli. Ha ha ha Neh. Mother she puts me on 't She laughes La. Laugh with her then Neh. Amardla so I will and if you laugh At me I 'll laugh at you again so I will Bli. Ha ha Neh. Are you there with me I 'le be here with you then Will you eat any Sugar-plums no I 'le eat 'em for you There 's ha ha ha ha for you now La. Do you note Sir Swithin what a wag it is Walk into the next room Nehemiah Did you note him Ex. Neh. Blith Whi. Madam to tell you true My love to you Springs from the joy I take in your sweet boy Eph. And that 's the way to win her I can take no delight But in his sight Nor any pride Since my dear Grissel di'd In all I see on earth or finde in books But that which overcomes me in his lookes La. O sweet Sir Swithen you have all woo'd and won me Eph. Then all my hopes are frustrate La. My sonne shall have your Neece and for mine own part You loving him so well of what 's in me I can deny you nothing Whi. Gentle Madam Eph. She offers up her selfe now may the proverb Of proffer'd service light upon her La. Nay Sir Swithen Let me entreat you to leave weeping now Whi. Madam I cannot so Forego my woe For while I strive My solace to revive I do but still restore My grief before That did beti'd When my dear Grissel did And when your Ladiship appears in sight Pardon I cannot chuse but cry out-right La. Alas good Knight He weeps pure Helicon He has not wherewithal to quench his love But his own teares A wife would cool him better Why sir does sight of me renew your grief Whi. O Madam Madam yes In you the blisse That I do misse I finde inshrined is And till to ease my paine I shall regain In you the Bride That in my Grissel di'd So oft as she in you to me appears My numbers cannot cease to flow in tears La. Good sir collect your self and be assur'd I am your own so Neh. may have your Neece With her full Dowry of foure thousand pounds My personal estate is full as much That and my self are yours on the crosse marriage You making me an answerable Joincture Eph. Is 't come so near I 'le crosse it or my star Drop crosses on my head O vain vain woman To doat on Poetry in an old man Ladies may love it in the young and bold And when they are sick give gally-pots of gold For cordial Electuaries to chear Their crop-sick Muses but to an old and sere Man that out-lives his labours who can be So vain to give her self away but she I had been sitter for her and I 'le watch Occasion yet perhaps to crosse the match I can turn Poet too Ex. La. Dry now your eyes and answer me in prose Are you content to yield to those conditions I have propounded ha VVhim. I am content And now for joy could weep Finding my Grissel in your Ladiship La. I hope the young ones do accord as well Enter Nehemiah Blith Bli. Protest I cannot abide you Neh. Nor I you Amardla that I cannot Whim. They 'r agreed Madam it seems they both are of one minde La I do not like it What 's the matter Nehemiah Neh. She is no wife for me she has broke my Jewes-trump look you here else And almost broke my head with one of my bounding stones La. Blesse my boy she has not has she ha Neh. And yet after all that and for all I offered to teach her to shoot in my Trunk and my Stone-bowe do you think she would play with me at Trou Madam no nor at any thing else I 'll none of her And yet I 'le have her too If she will promise to do as I would have her hereafter La. There do you note him there Sir Swithen This childe has no childish meaning in 't I warrant you Whim. No Madam no I know him inwardly He is my joy and she shall be conformable Or fare the worse La She will I know she will Will you not have my son sweet Mrs. Blith Bli Sweet Madam what to do ha ha I shall be quickly weary with laughing at him His fooling will soon be stale and tedious and then to beat him would be as toilsome to me and lastly to be tied to nothing but to cuckold him is such a common Town-trick that I scorne to follow the fashion La Can she talk thus ha Whim. A merry harmlesse Girle Fear not good Madam she will come about Bli. A thousand mile about rather then meet him La. I much desire she would for now my sonne Is set a marrying I warrant it pure thing It is in paine till it be at it ha Pray bring her on Sir Swithen let him kisse her Poor heart he licks his lips and look how arseward she is Whi. Fie Blith be courteous Blith Neh. Mother she has spit Amard just in my mouth Bli. Amard what 's that if you speak French you wrong me La. Gip Mrs. Tripshort Is this the manners your Mother left you Bli. Speak not you of Mothers Madam La. Sir Swâ—then will you see my childe abus'd so ha Whim. I can but grieve for 't Madam Neh. My mother is as good as your mother so she is for all she 's
Tragedie They have their Fee and now are sent Towards thee with a vile intent Ill thrive their purposes Now note The wrongs that are 'gainst Sforza wrought Who lives from Speech of all men still Pent by the Kings abused will Not knowing of the Treacherie That was conspir'd 'gainst him and thee Nothing of all that 's past knows he More then he must a Prisoner be Which doth him much impatience bring But the bad Queen instructs the King How his vexation he may end Who strictly for his Head doth send What from these black intents shall grow Is not as yet for thee know Now holy Soul I must thee set A course that must thy living get Thou must not beg nor take for need More then thy Merits proper meed First therefore I thy Brain inspire With a Divine Prophetick Fire Thou shalt be able to Fore-doom The ends of many things to come Into thy Breast I next infuse The Skill of Med'cine how to use Learn'd Aesculapius never knew The use of Simples more then you Many diseas'd by Grief and Pain Of thee shall Health and Strength obtain Next Handy-Works and Literature With Education good and pure Thou shalt be able to bestow Upon the Country's Youth and show The Elder sort how to improve Their Wealths by Neighbour-hood and Love Now when thou from this Trance dost wake See that thou present Practice make Of these thy Gifts and fear not then The Practices of Fiends or Men Exit Genius Eul. What soft what sweet what heavenly Trance was this I feel my self inspir'd with holy Flame Above the heat of Mortals sure I have The Spirit of Prophecie the Gift of Healing And Art of teaching hidden Mysteries Thanks Heaven that first didst send me Patience To sweeten my Afflictions and now Plentiful means to live for others Good Who live but for themselves are but for show And stand like barren Trees where good might grow Scoen. III Enter to her Lodovico and Andrea Lod. Farewel thou foolish Pomp and Pride of Court Whose shine is but an Ignis fatuus That leads fond Mortals from the path of Vertue And Tracts of real Comforts thus I shake Thy wanton Dust from off my Feet to tread The wayes of Truth and Innocence this Air Breaths Health upon me Peace and perfect Pleasure VVhere the swoln Courts sophisticated Breath Did but disease my Blood and taint my Senses Eul. It is good Lodovico though disguis'd I can no less then know him and the poor Fool That was my Servant they come to relieve me In these disguises that I might not know From whom I receiv'd Comfort Lod. To this way The most unfortunate Queen enclin'd her course And see already how her VVants and VVoes Have worne her to the bone Alas she 's pin'd Andr. And look you new Master yonder 's my old Mistress VVhat Fools were we that could not find her sooner Alas I can see through her there is not So thin a Queen in the Cards Lod. Hold thee good Woman pray thee take it quickly I came now from a Feast where we had plenty And brought these Dainties meant unto another But my dear Charity tells me thou dost want it I pray thee eat it do not look but eat it Eul. What Traytor art thou that presents me Poyson Lod. By all the truth and honesty in Man 'T is wholesome Food see I will be thy Taster Though in good sooth it grievs mee to beguile thee Of the least Morsel sure thou hast need of 't Good VVoman eat and let not Famine be Fearful of Poyson or false Treacherie Eul. Is it not Poyson to a loyal heart To eat contrary to the Kings Command Andr. No if it were what a many would have been poyson'd the last Lent that may live to be very good Subjects very good Subjects all the yeer after except a few Fish-Dayes Lod. 'Las we are plain poor Country Folke and hear no such news Eul. VVhy will ye urge so much against your conscience Have you not heard of my banishment and the Kings Edict Proclaiming all men Traytors that relieve me Lod. VVe heard indeed the King had put away his old good VVife and tane a new one but can we think you are she that was the Queen Eul. Yes good Dissembler you do know 't and you As sure as I know you for Lodovico And you Sir for Andrea Can it be That you that have been loyal Subjects should Now go about to forfeit thus your Lives Andr. Pray leave this fooling Mistriss eat your meat And here 's good Drink to wash it down and then If you have a minde to hang us let the Gallows take his due for my own part I had Rather hang like a man while I am good For something then you should pine away to nothing Eul. Fear not you me pray Sir nor neglect the care That 's due unto your selves to injure me Lod. O dearest Heaven do you think we 'ld injure you That venture lives for you no gentle Queen Andr. Lo there again that 's Treason too to call her Queen Lod. No body hears nor sees pray eat a little Eul. Do not I hear and see you I am not safe In my obedience unto the King To hold such conference with you that would So violate his Laws but let it warn ye Off of this course for I 'll appeal to Justice If you persist in this Rebellion Andr. Any woman but she now in her Case would eat such an Husbands Brains without Butter rather then forsake good meat and but for this wilfulness in her I should not think her a woman I But as she is new Master we shall never do good upon her and therefore since your Grace has not the grace to eat this meat mark with what a grace or without Grace I will eat it my self do you fear Poyson Eats Now Bottle let me play a part with thee can you think this Poyson that goes down so merrily Drinkes Eul. Much good may it do thee Lod. Stay now perhaps she 'l eat Andr. 'T is like enough I did but eat to get her an Appetite therefore I 'll e'en eat on till all be done to get her the better stomack now Bottle to thee again Eul. See here come poor Folks that perhaps do want That which superfluously thou hast devour'd Andr. I 'll eat again for that I am as poor as they and you never knew Charity in Beggers towards one another Bottle again for that Scoen. IV. Enter to them Pedro Poggio and Lollio Pedr. O Misery O Desolation Pogg. Loll. Diseases Sicknesses O Calamity Andr. What Saints are those that they invoke so Eul. What is the Cause of these sad Cries good People Pedr. Go back if you respect your safety go And look not this way where the Air disperseth Nothing but foul Infection Pain and Sorrow Return I say for here you appear strangers And run not to the Ruine of your selves This way is fil'd with Cries you can meet nothing But
shall have Madam Alin. You made not choise of men of Resolution Flav. They were the same exasperate cashier'd Souldiers That sware so valiantly against Eulalia Alin. Many that pass for Souldiers dare swear valiantly That dare not fight Flav. Many that dare not fight Dare do a murther Madam such a tame one too I am confident they have kill'd her however I have done my best Alin. Thou hast done nothing whilst that woman lives The work was not so course that your own hand Could have disdain'd it Sir if you had lov'd me So leave me negligent Fellow Flav. Her first months Majesty hath wip'd out The memorie of all her former dayes I must not lose her though this hand then soon Must do the work be 't not already done Exit King How cheers my love what ominous aspect Hath wrought this sad Eclipse upon that Beautie VVhose radiancie onely is my life Cast by this veil of sadness quit my fears And from my Browes wipe off a score of years No what must then remove it or dispell These Clouds that from the anguish of thy heart Do cast this shadow ore my happiness Alin. I must not will not name it but you said You would do something which it seems Your wavering love neglects King Can I neglect A duty that belongs to my Alinda Speak it again and by my first nights bliss I had with thee by this kiss and by this I le treble in performance all my promises Alin. Y' are dull in your performances I will Not name a request the second time although my life Your dignitie and your Kingdoms safetie Lie on the rack for 't King She will not name 't again Her last request was for the head of Sforza Her arrogant proud Father whose perversness Checq'd at her due promotion and whose life Swolne up with Popularitie was my danger Threatning no less then ruine on my State She will not name 't again poor tender soul Lest she might fall into th' interpretation Of an unnatural child yet for my safetie She suffers in desire to have it done I have prevented her desire 't is done I know Petruccio his Antagonist Who had my warrant and Signet for it VVould not be slack in th' execution Come sweet be fearless that which your mild goodness Is now so timerous to name is done Alin. Is she pursu'd and put to death King What she Alind. Nay I have said again King Sforza my dearest life th' unnatural Homicide That sought thy life and mine is put to death Alin. VVhat my dear Father King VVas it not your Desire Enter Petruccio Here comes sure Testimony speak Petruccio I will not ask Is 't done but speak the manner How Sforza di'd Petr. A self-wil'd obstinate man Such as he liv'd he di'd and gracious Madam That a more bloody Spectacle should not move Your tender nature to compunction I brought But this inseparate Adjunct of his malicious Head a Jewel Against you the King and the whole Kingdoms good Alin. This is a token most infallible The Jewel that none but the cold hand of Death Could ravish from him 'T is done The fear of him is like a storm blown ore 'T is done but this is yet but part of that full satisfaction That must confirm my safetie Pray my Lord side You fatal instrument of my Fathers blood Let me not look upon you King Nay Alinda Exit Petruccio You must not be so sad your gentle sorrow In those obsequious Tears express'd shew nature And Filial pietie as he was your Father But think upon your wrongs my dangers and your own Alin. Alas my Lord think you withall a Father Is not so early forgot But sorrow leave me And do you give me leave to think that now It is no less a Childs part to embrace Revenge then sorrow for a Fathers loss King How means my love Alin. She lives that was his Ruine You may remember whom I mean Eulalia Till now I had no Plea against her life Onely my care of you might wish her Death For your security Her fowl Adultery And secret Practices against your Crown Were nothing unto me compar'd with this Now I have lost a Father she the cause He suffers she survives where are your Laws King Sweet be content Alin. Content your self great Sir With your black infamie sit down content On your Majestick Throne the President Of Capital contented Cuckolds do Till all your Subjects dance the Hornpipe too King Nay dear Alinda do but think Alin. Think what VVhat on a course to be reveng'd on you To serve you in that kind my self Kin. O torment Alin. Or rather let me think your lustful purpose VVas but to rob me of my Virgin-Honour And that you put her by but for a time Until my youth had quench'd your Appetite Then to recal her home to your embraces She is your wife it seems then still not I King You have awak'd me from a Lethargie In which I was confounded now I see She and mine Honour cannot live at once She dies Alinda Alin. And you may consider A little further yet Sir if you please You Father and maintain a Son your own I cannot safely say and therefore more Is my vexation who demeans himself Not towards me like one that were your wife King Hee 's also doom'd already my Alinda Alin. It may prevent a greater strife hereafter Should he but live t' inherit Lands and Titles That must belong to yours and my succession King Thy wisdom inspir'd me all shall be Be thou but my Alinda rul'd by thee Alin. Seal you that Grant with this kiss I Seal mine My glories were eclips'd but now they shine ACT. IV. Scoen. I. Enter Poggio Lollio two Countrey-men with Eulalia Eul. Y' Are welcome Friends your prayers and good wishes Are comforts to me yet without danger of the Proclamation Pog. Madam the Court in all the Braverie It boasts and borrows cannot so rejoyce In the bright shining Beauty of their Queen As we in your enjoying in this plainness Their Bells and Bonfires Tilts and Tournaments Their Feasts and Banquets Musicks and costly shews How ere unpaid for shall not outpass our loves Eul. Be you as confident I will not wrong A man among you therefore pray reserve What is your own and warrant your own safety Pogg. But how you 'll live we know not we are now In our old former Health the Countrey 's cur'd Your Practice at an end unless you had The common gift of most Physitians To make as many sick as you make sound You will not find a Patient in seven years Eul. But I have other Arts sufficient skill In works of several kinds the Needle Loome The Wheel the Frame the Net-Pin and choice of Fingers works are most familiar with me Lol. And can you handle the Bobbins well good Woman Make statute-Lace you shall have my Daughter Pogg. And mine to make Tape-Purles can you do it Eul. Yes and teach all your children works to
Sforza now appears an honest man Hor. Who ever thought otherwise or how Could he in nature appear less then Loyal O my right noble Lord I weep thy welcome King Back Souldiers to your dutie learn of me Hereafter how to judge with equitie Sould. Long live the King Exeunt Capt. and Souldiers King Now in the midst of my soul-frighting objects I cannot but applaud your mutual Friendship Hor. Yes and how equally I affect them both King O that mischance propitiously might be A light to reconcile my thoughts and me Sfor. May you be pleas'd Sir then to let the cause In which your injur'd Queen your Son and I And truth it self have suffered be review'd The mischievous creature that was drunk now 's mad With brain-confounding strong Ambition She whom your ill-plac'd love Grac'd as a wife Whom now I am not fond of to call Daughter It seems is past Examination Hor. Mad mad most irrecoverably mad Sfor. But let those Hell-bred witnesses be call'd And re-examined Hor. They are not to be found King No where is Flavello Petr. Not seen in Court these ten dayes Hor. Let me out-squeeze that Court-Sponge If I do not fetch out the poisonous corruption Of all this Practice let me yet be guiltie Scoen. IX. Post-Horn Enter Pedro. Letters King From whence art thou Pedr. Your Province of Palermo Thus low submits in dutie to your Highness The Service and the lives of whose Inhabitants So truely are subjected to your Power That needless is the Preparation Which with much grief we hear you make against us By hostile Force to root up a Rebellion Bred meerly out of Rumour King Peace no more I find the Province Loyal Hor. VVho made doubt on 't I le undertake to find more Toads in Ireland Then Rebels in Palermo were the Queen Queen did I call her that disloyal woman And that slie Traytor Lodovico out on 't King See Sforza see Petruccio what Lodovico That trustie and true-hearted Lord has wrote me He has ended all my doubts good man Hor. Ah ah does not your grace come to me now I thought I would put your Highness to 't for once To try what you would say when Lodovico Does not prove trustie then let me be truss'd Petr. 'T is a most happy Information King I do you note the Passages Sfor. 'T is indeed worthy a Kings regard you see your way King Yes yes I know now what to do And mean to put it presently in Act Hor. This I foresaw would prove an hour of comfort The Stars themselves ne'er saw events more plainly King How full of April-changes is our life Now a fit showre of sad distilling Rain And by and by the Sun breaks forth again Exeunt Omnes ACT. V. Scoen. I. Enter Lodovico Eulalia Lod. FEar not good Madam trust my care and Reason Eul. Good Lodovico though I thank your care And love to me yet give me leave to doubt That as that cruel and Ambitious woman Hath oversway'd the Judgement of the King She may pervert his Royal purposes Of Peace and love to your and my destruction Before you sent would you had tane my Counsel Enter Pedro with Gonzago and Letters Lod. To end all doubts see Pedro is return'd Pedr. And happily see Madam Presents Gonzago to her Eul. My Gonzago My Prince I should have said Gonz. Thrice-gracious Mother I thank Petruccio who preserv'd my life For nothing more then this one minutes Bliss In which I find your Blessing in a kiss Eul. Weep not fair Sir Pedr. The Lord Petruccio Madam Presents you these Letters She Reads Lod. Welcome my sweet young Prince Gonz. I thank you Lodovico Lod. Now I see methinks a Court again Pedr. We shall do shortly for the King is coming And not in terror but with Grace and Favour Lod. 'T is happy Heavenly news Eul. See here 's an Inundation Of Joys that do like waves orecome each other Brave wise and valiant Petruccio That couldst so happily deceive the King By a supposed death to save the Life Of my sweet Boy all that I can be sorry for Is this Alinda is Frantick Lod. reads Pedr. Can that grieve you Eul. He brings her with him and I hope the change Of Air with wholsome Prayers and Physicks Art In which I am not ignorant may restore her Lod. Madam the Sun shines fairly Scoen. II. Enter Lollio and Poggio Lol. News news upon news Eul. The Queen is kill'd is not that it Lol. No nor the King neither God bless him they are both alive with all their Pomp and Train coming to see our School-Mistress Eul. Auspicious Providence Lol. They take us in their way for they are passing to Nicosia where the King means to keep his word with the Queen in giving her three what d' ye calls Lod. Three Boons as the custom is Lol. Boons I Boons I warrant she 'l ask no Baubles Pog. O Mistress you were careful for her that comes I warrant but to jeere you Eul. Patience would die if 't were not exercis'd But now it rests that we prepare to entertain our Guests We must to welcome them make Holy day And give our Scholars leave to Feast and Play The Swaines you say are perfect in the Dance So are my Maids wee 'l leave it for the King Exeunt Scoen. III Enter King Alinda Horatio Lodovico Attendants King I cannot but applaud your mind Alinda But am not much affected with the Subject On which you purpose now to cast your Favour Lod. More scorn upon my life and rude vexation aside Alin. If my fair meaning Sir shall prove mistaken 'T is but a loving purpose lost O that wretch Flavello aside Lod. If she have further purpose then to raise More sorrow by the Kings displeasure to her aside Hor. Let her alone her Raign 's but short we know aside Soft Musick Hor. Is this the sound of want and misery Alin. Of wantonness I fear and Luxurie The villain had no purpose but to flatter aside O Sir why came we hither Lod. Mark the Camelion aside King 'T is most sweet Musick Scoen. IV. Enter Eulalia with three or four Girls and work in their hands Eul. Such as the rudeness of the Countrey yields Sir Hayl to the King and Queen and may the thanks Which on my knees I offer at those Feet That beautifie and bless this humble Earth Add many years unto your happy lives Alin. We have e'en seen enough 't was all I fear'd To find her knee-deep in Hypocrisie Eul. Seem not to turn away most gracious Madam Before I shew for which I hop'd you came The manner how I get a competence to live Shews her works and makes a brave description of Pieces As Sale-work Day-work Night-work wrought Night-caps Coyfs Stomachers Alin. Your work you say though 't be o' th' newest Frame I fear your Play is still at the old Game Both wayes bring money is 't not so forsooth King Enough Alinda Lod. Too much to tread upon Affliction aside