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
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
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 were awake And saw nothing Pla. Collect your spirits Madam you slept Eud. It was an omenous dream then Thy. And of good I dare divine it Madam And now see Enter Philargus Whom fortune first hath sent to be your choice Philargus you have won the glorious prize Philar. But dos the glory of the world Eudina grant it Eud. My affrightment shakes me still O my Philargus I am now inspir'd Sure by a vision from the Gods with knowledge That in my choice of you or Philocles I shall become the ruin of you both Philar. T is not in fate to wound our common friendship Eud. T is better in my self to kill the danger Philar. The Gods avert such purposes If you Deprive the world of your fair self then we Both fall by necessary consequence But what are we This Thessaly must suffer The King must yield to see a new and strange Successon appointed to his Crown And by his subjects not himself Eud. T is that Deters me yet let me prevail Philargus To quit me of my fears that ere I passe My faith unto a husband your and Philocles Before the Gods your Mother and my self Once more do celebrate your vow of Friendship And let me be excus'd in this for I Must tell you dear Philargus that tho' now My love be fixt on one of you albeit I name not which I will not take him with Least scruple of a fear of losing him Again by th' others spight nor leave that other Lesse lov'd by me then now he is for ever And tho but one can be possess'd of me One friendship yet must marry us all three Philar. The Gods have spoke it in you it is their Divine injunction Madam I obey it And dare engage as much for Philocles Thy. This is most fair now till you meet t is fit You fall on lighter purposes for your health Son here was mirth to day although the Princesse Relish'd it not Philar. I heard of Gerons love To his fair Doris We are now become His Tutors Madam to be amorous Thy. Placilla come you hither I observe A change in you of late and do suspect The Reason What! Do you blush at my suspition Nay then you mak 't my knowledge You are in Love I 'le yet come nearer you I guesse with whom And at fit time I 'le school you for 't Eud. Come Madam Now if you please wee 'l take some ayr Philargus Craves leave to seek his brother Philar. Yes Madam Thy. I wait o' your Grace Nay do not look displeas'd I tell you Girl there is danger in it Exit Eud Thym Philar. Stay Placilla What! has my Mother chid you I 'le not question Her Reason nor your fault but pray thee sister If Philocles approach to see the Princesse Ere my return tell him I stay at 's lodging First to confer with him Pla. I will my brother Philar. Introth thou weepst Therefore to comfort you Because I know by some infallible signes You are more tender of his Love then mine He stands in equal competition yet With me for fair Eudina And if Fortune Allots her me I 'le be as kind a brother And stil the same to you as Philocles I pray thee dry thine eyes Ent. Matho disguised with a letter Mat. If a disguis'd face and a counterfeit hand Ever prevail'd may these in this plot speed Philarg reads My Lord I had this in charge to render to you Ex. Matho Pla. I am discover'd in my lawlesse love Remember Cupid whom thou makest thy Anvil A poor weak virgin If thou art a God Be just and reasonable It savours not Of justice to provoke incestuous flames Nor Reason to enforce an Ardency Of things impossible Let me not burn With neighbouring fire which to enjoy I must Therefore dispair because it is so near Philar. Ha! where 's this fellow is he gone Pla. Yes brother Philar. T is Philocles his hand An eager challenge A challenge and to me his friend and Brother Now Oracle where 's your Riddle Answer me Apollo's fiddle-stick O ye Delphian Priests You hang religion up like painted cloaths Before unseemly walls to cloak their filth And palliate their wicked misteries Pla. How do you brother Philar. Sick in Philocles You 'l hear more of his kindness to you shortly Exit Pla. He suspects too with much displeasure my Unreasonable Love to Philocles But why should we be Reasons followers With loss of liberty which of the Creatures Allayes his heat toward any of his kind 'Cause the same belly gave them being They Observe no difference of Sire or Dam Brother or Sister being mature for love Ah whither am I going Bestial thoughts Forth of my bosom Leave me not my Soul Or my soules better part my reason Oh It was returning but a flaming shaft Enter Philocles Of love has set it's Mansion afire And frights it back again Philoc. Placilla Sister Pla. That name of Sister like a violent cold Upon an extream heat feavers my blood To death Philoc. Me thinks you are sad and troubled sister Why thus alone Or have you entertain'd That troublesome companion Love Come tell me I can advise you very learnedly For Cupids Scholars are more exquisite In giving councel then in using it Pla. How shall I answer him I dare not look on Philoc. Why are you sad Pla. Out of conformity Unto the present garb I have assum'd Onely a veil of sadness Philoc. Thou art onely happy Whose sorrow is but outward as a stranger Call'd to be present at a funeral Clads himself like the rest is serious And silent with a countenance dejected And Testudineous pace but has not tears No groanings for a loss to him unknown The Obsequies performed uncloaths himself Of griefe and weeds together But my sister You are not pleas'd to talk upon this subject Where is the Princess Pla. He' has given me now a Colour for my sadness The Princess is retir'd She has been troubled With a most fearful dream of a Duello Betwixt you and Philargus to be fought Philoc. With friendly Courtesies Pla. Nay with swords she said Philoc. Ha ha ha Pla. Philargus hath been with her and to him She told her fears enjoyning him that both Of you should come and jointly before her Declare your constant friendship Philoc. That 's soon done Pla. But trust me Sir I fear Philargus took not All as she meant it for at his departing He look'd displeasedly and when I demanded His healths condition he said he was sick In Philocles Philoc. In Philocles his absence As I am in his That was his meaning sister Pla. Pardon my fear which is that hee 's not friends w' ye Pheloc. Away your fear has made you idle Pla. No It is my love in that black horror clad Which will before it leaves me make me mad Exit Philoc. I le seek him out Enter Matho disguis'd a Letter Math. My Lord I was commanded To convey these into your Lordships hands Philoc. By whom were you
imploy'd Math. My Lord 't was not The man that mov'd me For I know him not But the reward I humbly take my leave Exit Philoc. My brother write Ha! Are we at such distance Thou art no Prophetess Placilla art thou He Reads Brother Philocles we are the laughing stock of the Natition and injurious both to the King our Countrey the divine Eudina and our selves by our childish love The time is short meet me I conjure you by our Friendship within three hours in the North vale of Tempe where it shall be the Gods election to take one of us and leave the other for Eudina Expostulate not with your self much less with me otherwise then by weapon or never expect to see your Brother Philargus O Gods and men where shall we go to find Friendship and truth Bee 't so For in th' event We may be happy both But with this ods One with Eudina tother with the Gods Exit Explicit Actus Tertius ACT 4. SCENE 1. Varillus Tersulus Var. We should love one another brother Tersulus More inwardly and be in friendship true As our Lords are Prithee let their example Piece up all difference betwixt us Ter. Piece up I know your meaning and your jear Varillus In your piece up Var. Fie on thy jealousie 'Cause thou art a Taylor How ere a Gentleman by place thou think'st I jear thy quality Ter. You should not For Look back unto the worlds beginning there Youl ' find a Taylor was before a Barber Var. Nay if you go to rip up old Antiquity Ter. Rippe there he is again Var. You may as well Collect that the first man who you suggest Was his own Taylor was his own Barber first Ter. As how Var. Do you think he did not scratch his head In casting how to fashion out his breeches And that 's in part you know the Barbers office Ter. The scraching of the head Var. And still In use 'mongst Taylors on themselves But note The foul corruptions brought in by Time Of old they did but rub invention up How to contrive their work But now their heads Wrists fingers all have got an itch by 't which Nothing but stealing can allay though that Can never cure it Ter. Lying and stealing went Of old together now they are shar'd it seems Between the Barber and the Taylor Var. Sharp Ter. Your instruments are sharp as mine Sir Barber And you can pick more out of your Lords ears Then I take from his Garments with my sheers Var. Agree good brother or would we had Doris To stickle twixt us There y' are afore me too Var. But come Lords followers are their Apes in most things Why should not we be as friendly Rivals now In Doris Love as are our Lords in the Princess Eudinas We will take up a fashion Enter Doris Dor. Varillus where 's your Lord Var. I know not Doris Dor. Tersulus where 's yours Var. I know not Doris Dor. You Eccho one another Y' are commanded Both by the Princess and the Governess To seek 'em out Both Your love commands our stay Dor. Coupled together Go yet one of you You I can spare best Var. Why him Dor. You then Ter. Why him Dor. Do you conspire I will return your care Ter. Nay gentle Doris stay For t is in vain To seek our Lords They are both rod singly forth To take the Air Mine an hour since Var. Mine even now I came but since to call My brother Tersulus Dor. Your brother Tersulus Ter. As deeply vow'd in friendship as our Lords are Var. It is with us as t is with them we both Are brothers friends yet Rivals in your love Can you now as the Princess is to them Be equally affected to us both Dor. Do you stay me to abuse me Var. Nay dear Doris We love our Lords and as you love the Princess Who loves them love you us You are Eudina I Philocles and he Philargus is Dor. Are the men mad Ter. Suppose so Gentle Doris Var. The King commands you to make present choice Of one of us or else ambitious Stratocles That 's Geron must enjoy you Now sweet Princess Be speedy in your choice The kingdoms good Depends upon it And in your Election O make Philargus blest He best deserves you Ter. Admired friend and brother Philocles Your courtesie ore-comes me I must sue Though my heart akes the while as much for you Dor. This is fine fooling Good Barber Philocles and Taylor Philargus You shall not need to trim up his Affection Nor you to stich up his with your forc'd courtesies I know in this each wooes but for himself And my Affection runs as even betwixt you As nothing but your sizors or your sheares Had parted Var. See Stratocles alias Geron Enter Geron. Ger. So Whilome did contend two warlike Princes For a fair Hand till a powerful King Subdu'd them both and it Doris take heed Be wary in your conversation As Whilom Tully warn'd his tender son With such Plebeians least their vulgar breeding Corrupt your education Var. Must she be Your pupil learned Geron Ger. And my self Her onely study such as Whilome was Ulysses to Penelope Var. Take heed Doris How you become his wife For he will love you So by the book as he will never lie with you Without an Authour for 't Ger. Sir she shall be More precious to me then Homers Iliads Whilome to Alexander which he made His mighty bed-fellow But why stand I To render this account The Princesse sent you Doris to call their Lords to walk with her And take the air of Tempe Ter. They are gone to take the air already sir Ger. Come you with me then Doris Dor. And why with you Antiquity I have heard you all this while And though you boast you have an interest in me We are not yet one volume both bound up And clasp'd together Var. She speaks in his Element Dor. No I am yet loose paper and 't were good To keep me so for when I 'm bound I must Obey be search'd examin'd and corrected Yet this I 'le do and now be serious If you will all obey my rule and try Your fortunes who shall have me Var. Ter. We agree Ger. Their merits bear no aequability With mine Var. A very Stratocles Dor. You boast your worth and stand on confidence In powerful advocates But what are all Unto my Love and which is more my will If you will hear my proposition hear it Var. Ter. We are agree'd Pray hear 't Ger. Le ts hear it then The Gods in Love Whilome have stoop'd with men Dor. That you all love me I believe and am Content that every one of you do think Himself prime man in my Affection And one of you I 'le take But yet my choice Must wait upon Eudina's Therefore mark If your Lord wins the Princesse and becomes The Kings immediate Heir I will be yours If your Lord yours Ger. Therein the oddes is mine For they are both
my Lords Dor. Then if both have her I 'le be yours not else Ger. As Whilome said None of the wisest Clerks When the Sky falls we shall have store Dor. Of Whilomes Ha ha ha Var. Ter. Ha ha ha Ger. Your Mistresse Lady Princesse and my Mother Shall know your Dor. Away old Whilome All Ha ha ha Ger. Your Lords too I 'le acquaint Dor. Away old child Go tell it Mother do If you had spent in the Phylosophers school Your time no better then in Cupids Lectures What a strange dunce you had been Tell her Love shows In you as Whilome she knows what she knows Ger. Your Love I will forget your scorn remember In black revenge and so Dor. Farewel December Var. Hee 'l to his Mother now But tell me Doris What means that Beldame in she knows she knows She 's often up with 't to the Governesse Dor. It has relation to some uncouth passage Betwixt them in my Ladies youth I guesse Var. T is some smock-secret I believe But Gentlemen You know how I have laid my self out to you Ter. That as the Princesse shall bestow her self On eithers Lord you will embrace his man Dor. Right Var. And to that you 'l hold Dor. Yes This for a Creed That heaven must make its choice and hold you Of one of them before she take the other You understand me and now cease your strife When th'ones Lord 's dead I 'le be the others wife So farewel Gentlemen I have staid too long Var. She has given us both a hint now would we take it Dor. You did not hear me say Kill you his Lord Nor you kill his Exit Var. But she has laid a ground To end a strife that I should nere ha' found Ter. Varillus come our Lords may be return'd And we be shent for loytering Var. I must think on 't Exit ACT 4. SCENE 2. Matho in his disguise Mat. Now for my Combitants Th' appointed ground Is here the time draws on and the event Foreseen in my imaginary light Of every passe projected in their fight In the first passage each shall wound the other Then shall they give lend pay change wound for wound Till both of them lie fainting on the ground Holding between their teeth their doubtful lives When I to end the question friendly come in And with an equal hand dispatcht 'em both Ent. Philarg And so into my ambush One approaches Exit Philar. This is the place What is 't that urges me So promptly to deed which being acted Will be th' astonishment of Heaven and earth Applauded no where but in Hell Fair Tempe Let it not be deriv'd to after Ages By any uncouth mark upon thy face Let not thy grassy locks that shall receive The drops of blood wither and die condemning The place that bore them to continual baldness Let not the impress of our labouring feet Hold it's proportion nor that part of earth Whereon the slain shall measure out his length Reserve the stamp and make it monumental By a perpetual spring of more procere And bigger bladed grass And when my soul Hath found an Exit which my purpose is My Brothers sword shall open let the valley When hee 's departed sink and undermine The bordering hills that they may cover me Ent. Philoe Philoc. He hath prevented me in hast In death I shall prevent his happily expected Labour and toy'l who for no other end Am here arriv'd but to be sacrific'd For expiation of his discontent Philar. Let all the eyes of heaven be hooded onely One star to guid his point unto my heart Which instantly shall fall and be extinct In my distilled blood that so the Gods May not behold him May some magick spell Instruct his arm and weapon how to slay My name and memory that of me there be not Any desire on him no Imputation Philoc. My cure is onely how my breast may swallow His point without revealing mine intent Philar. I so 't shall be a violent assay For provocation and then spit my self Upon his steel They espie one another draw and pass at each other instantly both spread their arms to receive the wound Philoc. Philargus What! so quick Philar. What 's meant by this Philoc. That should be my demand Philar. Are you so changeable Philoc. Not I Philargus Philar. This was my resolution Will you stain The reputation rais'd of your high valour Philoc. I came to make experiment of none But what consists in suffring Philar. That 's my part Philoc. My self If you deny me that last friendly office Phila. Brother you dally with me Therefore I conjure you By faire Eudina let your anger loose Break up this cask of blood and give the earth A draught unto her health Philoc. By the same Beauty Then which no greater subject of an oath I swear to be your nuptialls sacrifice Be you the Priest I 'le suffer without noise In my displayed bowels you shall read An augury of bliss unto you both Philar. This is hard measure Philocles to mock Ere you destroy Philoc. I 'le mock no more Adieu He offers to kill himself Philargus closes with him Philar. Hold hold and be not prodigal of that blood More precious then Pactolus golden streams They strugle and both fall down still striving to hold each others sword c. Philoc. Was then your challenge but to try me onely Philar. Yours was it seems but none went out from me Philoc. Then are we both ensnar'd by treachery Enter Matho Math. This I foresaw 't would come to 'Save ye lordings And whither travail ye Do you not want a guide To help ye on your way Matho draws they start up and disarm him Philar. This is the villane That summon'd me Philoc. And me Villane what art thou Math. Unhappily gues'd I pray inquire no further Philar. What monster art thou Philoc. Unworthy on thy face to bear mans ensign Who has subborn'd thee See t is Stratocles man He unbeards him Philar. Die villane die And were thy master in thee The thirst of whose ambition sought our bloods His flesh with thine should here become a prey Unto the Ravens Math. O be pitiful And spare my life my Lords and I 'le reveal Matters of weight and wonder which conceal'd Will yet cost both your lives and make the Princess If she not answer my Lords fierce desires Subject to rape and murder Philoc. How can she So fall into his power Philar. We shall abuse The trust the Gods have put into our hands If we neglect to execute justice on thee Math Let me but warn ye of Eudina's danger Whereby her virgin Innocence may not suffer And then inflict your furies on me Philoc. That charms our ready hands and steel Speak quickly Math. This very hour she 's to be surpriz'd By my Lord Stratocles here on Tempe plains Where she is come to walk slenderly guarded To take the air He with a strength will seise her And hurry her hence unto his Mansion house To
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
have had my daughter Come hither Kate now if thou lov'st him take him Are you content friend Cockbrayne Cock O sir most happily Cros. Why run you not together Ant. It is too late or needlesse now for me to marry her Cros. Is 't come to that and if I do not swindge him Are you too good sir for my daughter Ant. I do not say so sir Cros. Huswife do you like him Kat. No more then he does me sir Cros. Get you together or I 'le swaddle you both into one you perverse fooles Ant. Sir the truth is we are married already Kat. 'T is so indeed sir Cros. Heyday who am I trow how durst you do it vvithout my consent Kat. I had your consent sir you commanded me to take my choice in vvhom I pleas'd before you vvould take notice Cros. I cannot abide this vvrangling Give you joy Cock Joy and my blessing on you Why I knovv not vvhom to commit novv Cros. You have done the Common-wealth a special piece of service the vvhile vvith your State-braines But let us make a night of this I pray Cit. Sir the parties have given me satisfaction and I am content they be releas'd Cros. There 's an honest fellovv novv and looks like one that vvould be beaten every day for ready money Go novv vvhile ye are vvell and be seen no more in this Precinct All Never and 't please your vvorships never Cros. 'T vvas built for no such vermine Hence avvay And may the place be purg'd so every day 'T is no unvvorthy member may be found To pester or to vilifie this ground That as it vvas intended it may be A Scoene for Vertue and Nobilitie EPILOGUE T Is not the Poets Art nor all that we By life of Action can present on 't ye Can or ought make us to presume a Play Is good 't is you approve 't Which that you may It cannot misbecome us since our gaines Come by your favour more then all our paines Thus to submit us unto your commands And humbly ask the favour at your hands Another 'T is done And now that Poets can divine Observe with what Nobility doth shine Faire Covent-Garden And as that improves May we finde like Improvement in your Loves FINIS THE NEW ACADEMY Or the NEW Exchange By RICHARD BROME LONDON Printed or Andrew Crook at the Green Dragon in Saint Pauls Church-yard And Henry Brome at the Gun in Ivy-lane 1658 The Actors Names Sir Swithin Whimlby a melancholy Widower Suitor to the Lady Nestlecock Old Matchil a Merchant that married his Maid Gabrialla's Guardian Young Matchil his sonne Old Lafoy a French Gentleman Guardian to young Matchil Young F. Lafoy his sonne Mr. Hardyman Captain Valentines Father-in-law Hannah's father Strigood half brother to Matchil Valentine Askal son-in-law to Hardiman Hannah's half-brother Erasmus a young Gentleman his Companion and Friend Cash Matchils Prentice Nehemiah Nestlecock a foolish Gentleman the Ladies sonne Ephraim the Lady Nestlecocks Servant Rafe Camelion an uxorious Citizen A Footpost Papillion Two Monsieurs alias Philip Matchils and Lafoy's sons Galliard Frances VVomen Ladie Nestlecock a fond Mother Joyce Matchils Daughter Foster Sisters Gabriella Lafoy's Daughter Mrs. Blithe Tripshort Sir Swithin Whimlbies Neece Hannah Camelions wife Captain Hardimans daughter Maudlin Matchils Maid and Wife THE NEW ACADEMY OR THE NEW EXCHANGE Act. I. Valentine Erasmus IS this the entertainment you promis'd me in the Jovial Merchants house Is this the great interest you have in his huge hospitality when by half an hours attendance and intreats we cannot obtain the sight of him Er. I wonder at it Sure some strange disaster has suddenly befallen him He was last night the merriest man alive drank healthes told tales sung Catches Trowle the Bowle Tosse the Cannykin and what not and all for joy that his sonne he said was upon his returne whom he has not seen these dozen years since he sent him a little Lad into France to be bred there Val. I heard he did so and that in lieu by way of Exchange he brings up the daughter of the Parisien that breeds his sonne Er. Right Val. But is that daughter so exquisite a creature as is this Merchant Matchills own whom you so much extoll Er. They are both so equally handsome and vertuous that be their dowries so and their consents alike I 'll take my choice of crosse and pile for either with such a friend as thou art Val. Troth and that 's friendly spoken Mus Er. It is so Val yet not with some policie do I wish thee a fortune for insooth young Gentleman though I like your person and some of your qualities yet by reason of your wants I finde you something heavy on my purse-strings and my selfe scarce able to supply you And if we faile of good matches I must even turne you over shortly to the hopes you hoast of in your City-Mystresses and Tradesmens wives Val. Peace prythee hold thy peace Enter Cash Friend Cash Is your Master Mr. Matchill yet at leisure to be seen Cast He much desires sir to be held excus'd 'T is true that he invited you His dinner 's ready and his heart welcomes you But he has met with an unhappy newes to day Val. I feard some ill What is the matter Cash His only sonne whom he of late expected home out of France we hear is dead Val. His daughter will prove a bouncing match then Cash That 's the impression the heavy newes makes in you Gentlemen Er. Come let 's go Cash Nay Gentlemen although my Masters sudden sadnesse shuts him from you His meat and wine are ready There are some good company in his Parlour too Pray stay Val. Are his faire daughter and the French-borne Damsel there to be seen Cash Both Pray be pleas'd to enter I hope his passionate fit e're you have din'd will be past over He is not wont to suffer long under the hand of sorrow 'T is like that you shall see him ere you go Er. In that faire hope we 'll enter and fall to Ex. Val. Er. Cash 'T is like you shall fall short though of your aim At my young Mystresse who by this black newes Becomes my Masters heire and so the white That all the gallant suiters of the City And Court will level their keen shafts at Where Are mine own hopes then that stood as faire In competition for her love as any When the great noise of her inheritance Shall drown each Lovers tongue that cannot say It is a Lords at least I rather wish The young man had not did Enter Strigood Stri. Where 's my Boykin my Friskoe my Delight my Cash by what better name can I call thee Cash O me Master Strigood what make you here Stri. I come to comfort my brother in his sorrow His sonne is dead they say Ha! Is 't not so Cash And he is almost dead with sorrow Back sir The sight of you that are his sole vexation will make him mad Str. That is my
safely for this time therefore wee 'l do onely thus Double our guards upon 'em and away to prison with them Est locus in carcere quod Tullianum appellatur We will presume to know who 't was that set you awork before you go Ambo You will be made to answer it Cur. A word more wee 'l hang you presently and answer that too Abite hinc in malam Rem away with 'm Loll. Ah Rogues wee 'l hamper ye Pogg. Kill a woman 'cause she was a Queen Loll. Wee 'l hamper ye and halter ye and do ye hear hang ye Exeunt Lollio and Poggio with Fabio and Strozza Andr. Abi hinc malam rem away with 'm Lodovico Eulalia Petro aside Cur. As I am Erudite idoneus Adolescens A very towardly Juvenis Cupis atque doceri Andr. What 's that Cur. Wilt thou be a Scholar Andr. After you is manners Cur. Now by mine intellect discreetly spoken Be but my Pupil I will make thee one And dip thy Caput in pure Helicon Andr. Pray what 's my Caput and what 's your Helicon Cur. Still a desire to learn this is no Fool And by the company hee 's in I do suspect Simile non est Idem hee 's too wise To be the thing he seems but in disguise Some Lord of Court his outside non obstante Lod. It is confess'd Sir I am Lodovico Somtimes a Lord of Court when this was Queen Cur. O Oedipus I meant this Juvenal Andr. No truely Sir your Simile non est Idem I am no Lord what ere you like me to What I may pass for in the Country I know not At Court I was a Fool when she was Queen Lod. VVe dare not call her Queen now but while we Relieve her not though we associate her VVe are the Kings true Subjects and with your leave Disclaiming of all Honourable Titles VVe 'll live amongst ye Pedr. O gracious woman so I may safely call you VVho once preserv'd my life Eul. Mention not that Pedr. I ought not to conceal it therefore know That some years past being imploy'd to Court To render the Kings Rents for this Province VVhich though I duely did there was a Lord A strange officious one that charg'd me deeply And all our Province with detested breach Of our Allegiance at which my rage Banish'd my reason and confounded so My senses that without respect of Person Or Place which was the Danger of the Law I struck him there in Court and was adjudg'd To suffer death for 't till you won my Pardon Lod. VVere you that man Andr. And 't was my Cozen Lord' I warrant that you box'd Pedr. 'T is he that braggs so much his truth unto the Crown I need not name him Cur. Sed nunc quid sequitur Pray mark the issue of this Court quarrell By the way 't is well you have renounc'd all qualitie of Court Here were no living for you else for know Since this mans trouble not a Gentleman Much less a Courtier dares breath amongst us But be as you pretend and write but Yeoman You shall live Jovially with us and welcome At your own charge your own Viaticum Enter Lollio and Poggio Loll. We have laid up The murderous minded men in dungeon deep Clogg'd them with Ploughchains Fetters and Horse-locks Pog. VVe 'l teach 'm to kill Queens Cur. Cave caveto Lol. VVe mean this woman this discarded Queen Exeunt Omnes Scoen. VIII. Enter Alinda and Flavello Alind. For all the Feasts the Triumphs and the Glories That have been spent at price of great Estates In celebration of my high Advancement For all the King has in his present being His Love to boot assur'd in highest measure Me-thinks there is yet wanting an Addition To crown my Happiness all 's not safe hereafter I cannot safely say I am his Wife While th' other seems contented with a Life Flavello Flav. Most Mighty Soveraign Alind. O most Coelestial sound Here 's all your business granted Flav. Greatest and best of Queens All Alind. See the Kings hand to all do you mistrust me Flav. I onely look for the poor womans Pardon That kill'd her Husband for his gelding the Priest Alind. If you but manage the Profits of my Favours with a discreet Hand now you may soon finde the difference between a Mignion and the Son of a Dish-Maker Flav. I finde it in your Gifts my bounteous Goddess Alind. Oh Divine Flav. And would presume that I my self were worthy A place i' th' Kalendar might I do you Service That merited the smallest of your Graces Alind. Do you know the village where that woman lives Flav. Who sacred Deitie Alind. I 'm very sick to name her or her Son Flav. O Eulalia yes the very House 't is in your Majesties way now as you pass to Nicosia the King is ready Madam and calls away he longs to be at the end of his journey to perform his Duty in the three Grants belong to you Alind. O but that Woman and that hated Boy Flav. Eulalia Madam Alind. Thou art a base Ingrateful Villain to name her to me Thou hear'st me say I dare not speak her name Yet thou dar'st stab mine Ears again with it Had some receiv'd the Favours thou hast done Or could but dream of half thou' rt like to have I should not fear her Ghost but thou art dull Flav. O let me take new spirit from your hand And say unto your self She is sure dead But the King comes I am enough inspir'd Exit Flav. Scoen. IX. Enter King and Gonzago King I will not onely have you guiltless Sir But free from least suspect let but a spark Of Discontent appear upon your Look I 'll rip the hollow cave that holds the fire And with Death quench it Gonz. I beseech your Highness If any alteration in my looks Be found or read let it as well be construed It grows but from a filial fear t' offend I have forgot I had another Mother And humbly at the Feet of this I honour I beg her Ayd to win your Favour towards me Most gracious Madam if you knew the Truth The fair sincerity I bear in Duty Towards your Highness Alind. For what respect young Prince Gonz. The principal i' th' World For that you have My Fathers Love and but to Wrong or Grieve you Were Stripes or Wounds to his Affection So much of my late Mother I remember To yield a Reverence to his Contentment and shall for ever Alind. My Lord my Love what pretty meaning have you Do you bring your Son to mock me King Ha! my Alinda he 's no Son of mine That with lesse Adoration dares look up On thy Divinity then the Aegyptians Gave to the Sun it self but an out-cast Bastard And of the daring Giants ignorant Nature That war'd against the Gods Alind. I would not move your Anger pray let this win your Reconcilement Kisses King O thou art gentle and the life of Sweetness Come my Alinda I was calling
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
King What say you Lodovico Lod. I say Sir the distresses of that Lady merit a Kings Pity and not such scorn As I see cast upon her but the best are women King No more Eul. May it please your Highness sit and note the Play By which we gain when we lay work away The Song I taught you last Song Alin. These wenches will be a good help to you at wassel-tide Eul. We have varietie for all the Seasons Of such poor entertainments mighty Queen To shew our much contentment in their welcome Lod. Goodness speaks in her Alin. There 's for your Song No stay I may transgress The Law Lod. O Devil Hor. Let her jeer on aside King Not if you give it for her pains Alinda Alin. Nay since you warrant it let 's pay and go Though I have heard such pains disputed Begging Lod. As all Arts are by the Rewards they find Eul. Nay I beseech your Majesties Alin. What 's the Feat now Musick Dance Alin. Sir are you pleas'd to prosecute your journey Or do these Beauties and delights enchant you King Ha no come let 's away Eul. Oh let me yet entreat your Highness stay Alin. Not a stroke more I thank you we have heard And seen enough so much as I must tell you I cannot but commend your Parents Wisdom Who having Calculated your Nativitie By which they had the foresight of your fall Prevented thus the Planets by their care By teaching you to live by Hand and Foot Lod. Did ever Daughter of a King thus suffer Or has she Pride to smile on Injuries Alind. Sir you forget Nicosia Eulalia whispers her Alin. Plots against me King How 's that Alin. She dreams of Treason intended against me Hor. No Divination against her own good I hope aside Eul. Mighty Sir hear me not to implore your Bountie No not your thanks nor Popular Applause But for I am your Subject and your servant Bound by your Allegiance as well to prevent All Ills might pass against you as to do none I could not think it but strict dutie in me To hasten this discoverie Lod. Treason and a Letter We have never a false Brother amongst us have we Hor. If ever you held your peace peace now King It bears a face of Horror Alin. Cunning and Gipsie Tricks will you to Nicosia Kin. What we meant there we may do here as well The Treason 's there intended look ye my Lords How careless is this woman of her safetie Alin. You Sir are careless for if there be danger VVhere can I fear it but in this place onely The world holds not an Enemy of mine But this enchantress you maintain against me King Your motion and your own love drew us hither Alin. I would fain love her and certainly I should But that she still begets fresh cause of Hatred She has some Devillish Plot in hand this Instant This shew is but the straw that hides the Pit Lod. No enemy but she to let her know she lies Even unto Prophanation against that Lady I le speak Hor. I hope you will not Lod. The King shall see his error Hor. Will you Lod. She her crueltie Hor. Will you will you Lod. The world Eulalia's Pietie Hor. Will you will you King What says Lodovico Lod. Most mighty Sir we here confess and say Hor. We you hear not me say any thing do you King What will you say Lod. That Letter was not ours Hor That 's well King We easily believe it Lod. Nor any day or place as yet set down Among our selves for fact against the Queen I mean Alinda Hor. Nor fact intended was there of death or danger Lod. 'T was wish'd at least by us Hor. Lord Lord Lord mumb King Our Guard Enter Guard Lod. King she 's the General grudge of all thy Kingdom Hor. You do not hear me say so King Their grudge incites my love take e'm away Come my wrong'd Alinda This place shall serve And this Assembly to make a Kings word good Make your Demands three things I promise you Ask what you will even to my dearest blood Alin. Your Highness will excuse me if I urge you To bind it with an Oath King Give me a Book VVhat I have promis'd to my lawful Queen I will perform ask freely Eul. Great Queen vouchsafe to take an Admonition My last and truest Testimonie of Love The rest were shadows to it Alin. Well pray let 's hear it Eul. Let your Demands be for the common good Not for your own respects selflove may hurt you Beware Ambition Envie and Revenge King The Oracle could not pronounce more wisely Alin. Is this your love 't is fear of my just Vengeance Therefore hear my demands my King and Husband First I demand the lives of these conspirators Lodovico and Horatio Omn. Bloody Alin. Next that your Son much of the Mothers Nature By Act of Parliament be disinherited Omn. O fearful Alin. Last that this woman have her eyes put out And be for ever banish'd your Dominions Omn. Crueltie and Ingratitude past all Example King Was this your Charitie you have now declar'd it fully And I of both have made sufficient Tryal Come here Eulalia take now thy wonted Seat and keep it ever Thy povertie and patience have restor'd thee By the just Providence while her Excesse and Pride Casts her before thee to receive that Doom She had devis'd 'gainst thy immortal Goodness Into perpetual Exile hence away with her Alind. Remember your Oath my Lord King My Oath was to perform what I had promis'd unto my lawful Queen that 's my Eulalia And let good Lodowick and Horatio be restor'd Exeunt King and Attendants Alinda entransed carried out Scoen. V. Enter Curate Cur. Oh! proh proh Nef as I le have no hand in blood of any man Eul. More exclaimations what distracts you now Cur. Coram Senatures acta est sub Judice lis est Ocurvae in Terris animae the Rusticks Have tane again the Law into their hands And will you tender clemencie non justante A Courtiet hang his sweet Face nec invante Eul. VVhat is his Name Cur. His Name is hight Alphonso That Treason brought in Pectore Skonso Eul. VVho are the heads of the Judicious Faction Cur. Andrea Lollio Poggio the Drudges Have got the Peoples voice to their Judges Lod. Dare they do this Cur. Yes Judges they will be And kill they say the Snake of Treachery Eul. I hope we may come yet to stay their Sentence Eul. Pray bring us to the place where if we can Let us avert their Judgement from this man Exeunt Scoen. VI. Enter Andrea Poggio Lollio a Typstaff before them Andr. And can these turmoiles never have an end Unless we load our heads and shoulders thus Our bodies eke with Justice Capa Pe And Pepper all our brains with Policie Pog. 'T was time to have a care I and a piteous care Lol. A pious care you mean Pog. Well pious then You 'l shew your own