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A29644
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The queenes exchange a comedy acted with generall applause at the Black-friers by His Majesties servants / written by Richard Brome.
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Brome, Richard, d. 1652?
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1657
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Wing B4882; ESTC R27813
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the unfortunate ends of our dear Father And our beloved brother Mild. E'en drowned in griefe too Brother Off. Troth I was Sunk over head and ears but am wept out Of sorrows lake e'en dropping dry as they say And have done what I can to shake it off And would now counsel thee my beauteous Sister To cleer those looks again that only can Revive my drooping heart we only are Left now to be each others comforter I have made known my love to you Mild. O my brother That knowledge is a grief of no lesse horror Then was the bloody news that pierc'd my heart Mention that love no more nor call it love Which is but foul desire Off. Peace hear but this D' you think it is not love would I desire You in that neerest kind if I not lov'd you Mild. What love a Sister so are you a man Off. Sure I do hope so and that you shall find it Mild. Can you unto your shame seek my dishonour To damn us both in that abhorred way Which by avoyding man is best distinguish'd From the most brutish beasts Off Peace again Mild. I cannot may not peace nor suffer word Importing such a purpose pierce mine ears Twice have I beaten back your monstrous lust Could I but call it lust it were too much Though in a Monarch to my Virgin honour But in you beastly Incest and before I 'l live in danger of one offer more I 'l die by mine own hand Off. You shall not rob Me so of my revenge if you deny me And 't is another argument of my love If 't please you to collect it that you have liv'd Till now still obstinate But be you warn'd And take withal to your consideration Your provident Father and your valiant Brother Whom you so priz'd above me are not now To oversee or side you Mild. He indeed Was a most vertuous Brother Off. Therefore take This for your latest warning This night to meet me in my full desires In your as free embraces or pale death Go clear your eyes and think on 't but be sure You think to do withal as I command you I 'l pitch thee headlong into Hell else Come I know thou wilt affect me can there be A neerer or more requisite love indeed Then the sweet mixture of a Brother and Sister Well said there was a blushing smile that gave me Thy full consent O thou wilt ravish me Mild. Pray let me think a little Off. Prithe do Mild. H 'as taught me to dissemble Heaven that knows My thoughts are chaste and pure will pardon me I hope if to preserve my life and him From greater sin I use a little of The art too too much practic'd among women Of smooth hypocrisie I know his heart is bloody And he may be too suddain if I win not Time on him by some subtiler shift to wave His foul attempts untill I get free Out of this gripe to use my liberty Off. What saies my Sister now Mild. My Lord and brother Off. I marry this begins well Mild. That I love Your noble person nay am taken with it With more then sisterly affection is A truth no way to be dissembled you Already like a well read scholler find it In Cupids love-letters my friend my maiden blushes Off. This has some sound in 't Mild. But when I consider What scandal or what too neer Affinity In noble blood and the Nobility of our house Unfit to fall within the centre of the Law Or the constructions of mens ruder manners May cast upon us Off. Stay my lovely Mildred What or whose eye or thought shall glance at us Whilst we in safest privacy enjoy The blisse of mutual pleasure Mild. It is yet Too intricate a doubt for me to find A resolution in But my sweet Lord Oh that I could not call you Brother then I would be nearer to you then a Sister So eager and so equal is my love With yours if you please but to give me time But one weeks liberty to frame my self Obedient to your will in all I now Will give you a faithful pledge to render The satisfaction you demand Off. A week what pledge Mild. A loving kisse Off. You could not name a better Short of the further happinesse I covet Give me 't Mild. But you shall swear by 't that you will not A bridge my liberty nor urge your suit Further these seven dayes Off. By this kisse I swear Mild. My patience never bought a kiss so dear But keep your vow Off. Well well I 'l do my best Mild. He 's not yet perfect you must strive my love To curb your hot desires as I do mine I could my self dwell ever on your lips Never outgo the circle of your arms Could I but hope to be your wife But O What I have promis'd you I must allow At the time limited till then urge it not For take my vow with yours if you dare break it I dare to kill my self and by that time If I not yield my self unto your will My life is yours either to save or kill Off. Go th' art a noble wench enjoy thy liberty Enter Edith Ed. I have enough listning is good sometimes Good Heaven who would have thought it stay Let me not be too hasty Off. Yet I fear I shall hardly hold out a week 'T is a great while believe 't in such a case As this for one to forbear his own Sister That has so good a mind to 't And perhaps This may be cunning in her to delude me Were not I better take her by surprise In a soft sleep to night sure I shall keep her From killing of her self till I be satisfied And then if she be weary of her life I may be kind enough to help her out on 't Because she sayes she loves me Out you Beldame How in the name of Lucifer cam'st thou hither Ed. O my good Lord I do beseech your Honour Forbear your fury I have such a business Off. To eavesdrop have you not I am not safe Unlesse I kill this Witch Ed. My Lord my Lord You are the Lord that I do look to live by And if I die my Lord you lose the knowledge Of such a secret Off. Pox upon your secret Ed. 'T is such a privity Off. Hell take your privity Ed. You will repent in Hell my Lord if you or I Should leave the world before you know the thing That I can open to you which when I have unfolded Kill me if you please I did but watch occasion To find you private to reveal it to you Off. Will you be brief then Ed. Thus it is my Lord My Lord your Father 's dead Off. And what of that Ed So is your elder Brother Off So they say forsooth Ed. But are you sure th' are dead Off. I fear this jade Has overheard me Ed. For d' ye see my Lord I would not in their life time have disclos'd This hidden matter for
your Highnesse would command your women That know their qualities to take up your Beagles Their Petulances sort not with this place Nor the more serious matter of my speech Bert. Speak I can hear you though Forbear him Lords Seg. The King your Father and my ne'r to be Forgotten Master please you to remember Although his memory be lost with these Who nere had grace to know him rightly gave me Before his death strictly this charge and in Your presence too charging your selfe withal To give it due obedience That you should Before all mens advice take mine for marriage And that especially I should take care 'Gainst Innovation That the laws he left Establisht with such care for good o th' Kingdome Might be maintaind by whomsoere you matchd with I know and you if you knew any thing Might know the difference twixt the Northumbrian lawes And ours And sooner will their King pervert Your Priviledges and your Government Then reduce his to yours pure common sense Even you me thinks my Lords may foretell that Bert. You have said enough Seg. I doe beseech your Highnesse But for this little more Bert. I le hear no more Celr. Pray heare his little more although you send him Out of your hearing then for evermore Seg. Your Father added this to his command That rather then by marriage you should bring Your Subjects to such thraldome and that if No Prince whose lawes coher'd with yours did seek you As some there are and neerer then th' Northumbrian That he would have you from some noble Stock To take a Subject in your own Dominion Bert. Traytor Seg. To urge your Fathers Testament Celr. But did the King your ne're forgotten Master Bequeath her an affection to such blood Bert. Forbear Now he 's not worth your speaking to Celr. Now she 'l ha' me I hope What a foul beast Was I to undervalue subjects blood Bert. I have forborn you long for the old love My Father in his life conferr'd upon you And still I yield to it so much as saves Your head bold talking fellow But Sir hear Your doom Since the Kings love hath puff'd your dotage With swoln conceit for what can it be lesse That you are now my King for sure you think so I 'll try my Title with you Hence you Exile Go in perpetual banishment from this Kingdome Speak not a word for him All Insooth we meant it not Celr. But may it please your Majesty you mention'd His head erewhile Now if I might advise Bert. A way you 'l be too cruel Celr. Another hope lost Elkw. His lands and goods Madam would be thought on Bert. No he has children Elfr. I 'le take his daughter with all faults and half his lands Bert. Why are ye not gone Seg. I have not much to say Bert. Out with it then and then out with your self Seg. In the large History of your Fathers life You find but one example for this doom Of Banishment And that was of Alberte five years since For wronging me unto his Highnesse when He stood in competition with me for The Honor in the State the King then gave me Bert. And what of this Seg. But thus I stood by then and then all knowing Heaven Saw that though he for wronging me was Banish'd I was right sorry and much pleaded for him Bert. It follows now that you would have these Lords Whom you have so abus'd to plead for you Seg. Quite contrary for they are my Abusers Yet I do grieve for them but more for you To think on all your sorrows when too late You 'l wish for me to steer the State Bert. Pray if you meet that good old Lord Alberto Now in your exile send him home to us I 'l promise him your Honour in the State All Ha ha ha Bert. Go from my sight and if after three dayes Thou art seen in my Dominion I will give A thousand crowns to him that brings thy head See Proclamation sent to that effect Celr. I will and as many Informers after The Proclamation as there be crowns in 't Come we have spoken for you all that we can Elsr. The Queen 's implacable Bert. Be gone I say why dost thou stay Seg. But to applaud your Mercy and Bounty In that you post me from a world of care And give me the wide world for my share Exit Seg. Celr Elk. Your Majesty has perform'd a point of justice Mingled with clemency beyond all president Bert. Enough to give a warning to all such As dare oppose their Princes purposes Conduct in now th' Embassador of Northumbria Whilst I review his Masters brighter Figure Exit Elkw. Elf. As ardently but with more pure affection As ere did Cynthia her Endimion Ent. Emb. My Lord you have attended long but now I shall return that answer to your King That if his love be as you have pretended May well excuse your stay Tell him this story A King sent forth a General to besiege A never conquered City The siege was long And no report came back unto the King How well or ill his Expedition thriv'd Until his doubtful thoughts had given lost His hope o th' City and his Army both When he being full of this despair ariv'd o th' suddam his brave General with Victory Which made his thanks as was his conquest double You may interpret me my Lord Emb. If so I am to tell the King he has won your love Bert. A blush may be excus'd in the confession 'T is my first answer to the question Yes Emb So from the doubtful darknesse of the night The blushing morn Ushers the cheerful Sun To give new light and life unto the World I shall revive my King with these glad tydings Bert. You have said well Let us enform you better Talk aside with him Elkw. I can but think what old Segebert said Concerning Laws Customes and Priveledges And how this match will change the Government I fear how e'er the Laws may go our Customes will Be lost for he me thinks out-flatters us already Elsr. He 's the Kings Favourite and has woed so well For him that we may fear he 'l wrigle in Twixt him and us the prime man in her favour Bert. Let it be so The tenth of the next month I 'l be prepar'd to entertain his Highness First to confirm a contract then as soon As he shall please to consummate our marriage In the mean time this Figure which you say Resembles him as Painters skill affords Indeed it is a sweet one Shall be daily Kisses it My deer companion most unseparably And when I sleep it shall partake my Pillow Does he love mine as well d' ye think my Lord Emb. Just with the same devotion If I durst I would say more Bert Nay speak my Lord pray speak Emb. He do's allow 't a Table Waiters and Officers That eat the meat Bert. Indeed Elkw. O horrible Elsr. Nay We shall ne're come near him Emb. And at night He lodges