Court You master Shallow and you mistresse Luce Aske not the cause for t is apparant here A carnall copulation ante matrimonium Frank. This was a barre vnlookt for spitefull Francisco Franc. Iniurious Franklin could the lawes diuine Or humane suffer such an impious act That thou shouldst take my true and lawfull wife And great with child by me to giue t'another Gulling his poore simplicity Shal. Do you meane me Sir Sum. Gallants Farewell my writ shall be obeyd Frank. Summer it shall exit Summer Par. I le take my leaue there 's nothing now for me to do Frank. Farewell good master Parson exit Parson Frank. Francisco canst thou say thou euer louedst my daughter and wouldst thou thus disgrace her openly Franc. No I would win her thus And did you hold her credit halfe so deare As I or her content you would not thus Take her from me and thrust her against her will On this rich foole Sha. You are very bold with me Sir Franc. Let me haue newes what happens dearest Luce Luc. Else let me die exit Francisco Frank. This was your doing Luce it had beene Vnpossible he should ere haue knowne the time So truly else but I le take an order next time For you babling Sha. What 's the matter father Fran. We may Thanke you for it this was your haste that will Now shame vs all you must be doing a fore your Time Sha. T was but a tricke of youth father Frank. And therefore now you must eene stand in a White sheete for all to gaze at Sha. How I would be loath to weare a surplesse now t is a Disgrace the house of the Shallowes neuer knew Fran. All the hope is officers may be brib'd and so they will t were a hard world for vs to liue in else Shal. You say true father if t were not for corruption euery poore rascall might haue iustice as well as one of vs and that were a shame exeunt Shal. Luce Frank. This was a cunning stratagem well layd But yet Francisco th' hast not won the prize What should I do I must not let this cause Proceed to tryall in the open Court For then my daughters oath will cast the child Vpon Francisco no I haue found a better I will before the next Court day prouide Some needy Parson one whose pouerty Shall make him feare no Cannons he shall marry My daughter to rich Shallow when t is done Our gold shall make a silence in the Court Exit Enter Philocles Psecas Pse. I must returne your answere to my Lady He tell her you will come Phil. Come And such a Angell call I should forget All Offices of Nature all that men Wish in their second thoughts ere such a duty Commend my seruice to her and to you My thankes for this kind Message exit Psecas I neuer breath'd till now neuer till now now Did my life relish sweetenesse breake not heart Cracke not yee feeble Ministers of nature With inundation of such swelling ioy To great to beare without expression The Lady writes that she has knowne me long By sight and lou'd me and she seemes to thanke Her starres she loues and is belou'd againe She speakes my very thoughts by heauen t is strange And happy when affections thus can meete She further writes at such an houre to day Her fathers absence and all household spies Fitly remoou'd shall giue accesse to me Vnmarkt to visit her where she alone Will entertaine discourse and welcome me I hope t is truely meant why should I feare But wisedome bids me feare fie fie t is base To wrong a creature of that excellence With such suspicion I should iniure her I will as soone suspect an angell false Treason neare lodg'd within so faire a brest No if her hand betray me I will will runne On any danger t is alike to me To dye or find her false for on her truth Hangs my chiefe being well I le lose no time No not a minute dearest loue I come To meete my sweetest wishes I will flye Heauen and my truth sheild me from trechery Exit Actus Tertius Enter Polimetes Roscio Eugenio Psecas Pol. I Cannot credit it nor thinke that she Of all the noble youth in Sicilly Should make so strange a choise that none but he None but the sonne of my vow'd enemy Must be her mate it strikes me to amaze Minion take heede doe not belie your Mistresse Pse. Mercy forsake me if I doe my Lord You charg'd me to confesse the truth to you Which I haue fully done and presently I le bring you where conceal'd you shall both see Their priuacy and heare their conference Pol. Well I beleeue thee wench and will reward Thy trust in this goe get thee in againe And bring me word when Philocles is come Sir you le be secret to our purpose Euge. As your owne breast my Lord Pol. I shall rest thankfull to you This stranger must be soothd lest he marre all Rosc. This was well found out my Lord you now haue meanes to take your enemie Pol. With blest occasion I will so pursue As childlesse Euphes shall for euer rue Rise in thy blackest looke direst Nemesis Assistant to my purpose helpe me glut My thirsty soule with blood This bold yong man To his rash loue shall sacrifice his life Ros. What course you intend to ruine him Pol. Why kill him presently Ro. Oh no my Lord You le rue that action thinke not that the Law Will let such murther sleepe vnpunished Pol. Should I now let him goe now I haue caught him Ros. Yes Sir to catch him faster and more safely Pol. How should that be speake man Ros. Why thus my Lord You know the law speakes death to any man That steales an Heire without her friends consent This must he do his loue will prompt him to it For he can neuer hope by your consent To marry her and she t is like will giue Content for womens loue is violent Then marke their passage you shall easly find How to surprise them at your will my Lord Pol. Thou art my Oracle deare Roscio Here 's Psecas come againe how now what newes Pse. My Lord they both are comming please you withdraw you shall both heare and see what you desire Enter Philocles and Leucothoe Leu. Ye are welcom Noble Sir and did my power Answere my loue your visitation Sould be more free and your deserued welcome Exprest in better fashion Phi. Best of Ladies It is so well so excellently well Comming from your wisht loue my barren thankes Wants language for 't there lies in your faire lookes More entertainement then in all the pompe That the vaine Persian euer taught the world Your presence is the welcome I expected That makes it perfect Leu. T is your noble thought Makes good what 's wanting here but gentle friend For so I now dare call you Pol. T is well Minion you are bold Enough I see to chuse your friends without my leaue
2. Iu. That 's enough Enter Philocles with a guard 1. Iu. Philocles stand to the Barre and answere to such Crimes as shall be here obiected against thy life Reade the enditement Phi. Spare that labour I do confesse the fact that I am charg'd with And speake as much as my accusers can As much as all the witnesses can proue T was I that stole away the Daughter and Heire Of the Lord Polimetes which wert to doe againe Rather then lose her I againe would venture This was the fact your sentence honour'd fathers Cler. T is braue and resolute 1. Iu. A heauy sentence noble Philocles And such a one as I could wish my selfe Off from this place some other might deliuer You must dye for it death is your sentence Phi. Which I embrace with willingnesse now my Lord to Pol. Is your hate glutted yet or is my life Too poore a sacrifice to appease the rancor Of your inueterate malice if it be to Inuent some scandall that may after blot My reputation father dry your teares Weepe not for me my death shall leaue no staine Vpon your bloud nor blot on your faire name The honour'd ashes of my ancestors May still rest quiet in their teare wet Vrnes For any fact of mine I might haue liu'd If heauen had not preuented it and found Death for some foule dishonourable act Brother farewell no sooner haue I found to Francisco But I must leaue thy wisht for company Farewell my dearest loue liue thou still happy And may some one of more desert then I Be blest in the enioying what I loose I neede not wish him happinesse that has thee For 〈…〉 bring it may hee proue as good 〈…〉 worthy 〈◊〉 dearest Philocles 〈…〉 for any man but thee 〈…〉 good my Lords 〈…〉 both together 〈…〉 alike why should the law 〈…〉 and lay it all on him 〈…〉 would we could as lawfully 〈…〉 hee should not dye for this 〈…〉 Constable leading Eugenio 〈…〉 whos 's that you haue brought there 〈…〉 A benefactor if it please your Lordships 〈…〉 him in my watch last night 〈◊〉 What 's his offence Con, murder 〈◊〉 No master Constable t was but poisoning of a man 〈◊〉 〈…〉 a foole 〈◊〉 〈…〉 for euer all will out 〈◊〉 What proofes haue you against him 〈◊〉 His owne profession if it please your honor 〈◊〉 And 〈…〉 ill profession to be a murderer thou 〈…〉 has confest the fact 〈◊〉. Yes my Lord hee cannot deny it 〈◊〉 Did he not name the party who it was that he had 〈…〉 Con. marry with reuerance be it spoken 〈…〉 my Lord Polimetes his sonne 〈◊〉 How 's this 1. Iu He di'd long sence at Athens 〈◊〉 I cannot tell what I should thinke of it 〈…〉 the man that lately brought me newes 〈◊〉 〈…〉 to the barre thou herest thy accusation 〈…〉 say Eug. Ah my good Lord 〈…〉 deny what I haue saide 〈…〉 as my bleeding heart Was making confession of my crime Câ—n. I told him anâ— shall please your Lordships 〈…〉 Kings officers had eies to heare such rascalls 1. Iu. You haue bin carefull in your office Constable You may now leaue your Prisoner Con. I le leaue the fell on with your Lordship 1. Iu. Farewel good Con. Murder I see will out exit Con. Why didst thou poison him Eug. I was poore And want made me be hir'd 2. Iu. Hir'd by whom Eu. By Count Virro There he stands Vir. I do beseech your Lordships not to credit What this base fellow speakes I am innocent 1. Iu. I doe beleeue you are sirrah speake truth You haue not long to liue Eu. Please it your Lordship I may relate the manner 3. Iu. doe Eug. Eugenio was aliue when first the newes Was spred in Syracuse he was dead Which false report Count Virro crediting Became an earnest suitor to his Sister Thinking her Heyre but finding afterwards Her brother liu'd and comming home Not a dayes iourney hence he sent me to him And with a promise of fiue hundred crownes Hir'd me to poyson him that this is true Heer 's his owne hand to witnesse it against him Please it your Lordships to peruse the writing 1. Iu. This is his hand 2. Iu. Sure as I liue I haue seene Warrants from him with iust these Carracters 3. Iu. Besides me thinkes this fellowes Tale is likely Pol. T is too true This fellowes suddaine going from my house Put me into a feare 1. Iu. Count Virro stand to the barre What can you say to cleere you of this murder Vir. Nothing my Lords I must confesse the fact 2. Iu. Why then against you both doe I pronounce Sentence of death Amb. The Law is iust Pol. Wretch that I am is my dissembled griefe Turn'd to true sorrow were my acted teares But Prophesies of my ensuing woe And is he truely dead oh pardon me Deâ—ie Ghost of my Eugenio t was my fault That cal'd this hasty vengeance from the Gods And shortened thus thy life for whilst with tricks Brought to fasten wealth vpon our house Thought a Canniball to be the graue Of me and mine base bloudy murderous Count Vâ—r.. Vile Cousner cheating Lord dissembler â—. Iu. Peace stop the mouth of malediction there This is no place to raile in 〈◊〉 Ye iust powers That to the quality of mans offence â—â—â—pe your correcting rods and punish there Where he has sinn'd did not my bleeding heart 〈◊〉 such a heauy share in this dayes woe woes could with a free soule applaud your iustice Pol. Lord Euphues and Philocles forgiue me To make amends I know's impossible For what my malice wrought but I would faine 〈…〉 that might testifie my griefe 〈…〉 repentance Eu. This is that I look't for 〈◊〉 You re kind too late my Lord had you bin thus 〈…〉 required y 'had sau'd your selfe and me 〈…〉 sonnes but if your griefe be true 〈…〉 you heartily Phi. And I 〈◊〉 Now comes my que my Lord Polimetes 〈…〉 correction let me aske one question 〈◊〉 What question speake Eu. if this young Lord 〈…〉 would you bestow your Daughter 〈…〉 vpon him would you Lord 〈◊〉 As willingly as I would breath my selfe 〈◊〉 Then dry all your eyes 〈…〉 heare shall haue a cause to weeke to Phil. 〈…〉 Leucothoe is no Heire 〈…〉 liues and that cleares you Count Virro 〈…〉 murder All How liues Eu. Yes liues to call thee brother Philocles He discouers himselfe Leu. Oh my deare Brother Pol. My sonne Welcome from death Eu. Pardon me good my Lord that I thus long Haue from your knowledge kept my selfe conceal'd My end was honest Pol. I see t was And now sonne Philocles giue mee thy hand Heere take thy wife she loues thee I dare sweare And for the wrong that I intended thee Her portion shall be double what I meant it Phi. I thanke your Lordship Pol. Brother Euphues I hope all enmity is now forgot Betwixt our houses Eu. Let it be euer so I do embrace your loue Vir. Well my life is sau'd yet though my wench be lost God giue you ioy Phi. Thankes good my Lord 1. Iu. How suddenly this tragicke sceane is charg'd And turn'd to Comedy 2. Iu. T is very strange The King speakes from 〈◊〉 Pol. Let vs conclude within King Stay And take my ioy with you Eup. His Maiesty Is comming downe let vs attend Enter King King These iarres are well clos'd vp now Philocles What my rash oath deni'de me this blest howâ—e And happy accident has brought to passe The sauing of thy life Phi. A life my Leige That shall be euer ready to be spent Vpon your seruice King Thankes good Philocles But wher 's the man whose happy presence brought All this vnlook't for sport where is Eugenio Eu. Heere my dread Leige King Welcome to 〈…〉 Welcome Eugenio prithee aske some boone That may requite the good that thou hast done Eu. I thanke your Maiesty what I haue done Needes no requitall but I haue a suite Vnto Lord Euphues please it your Maiesty To be to him an intercessor for me I make no question but I shall obtaine King What is it speake it shall be granted thee Eu. That it would please him to bestow on me His Neece the faire and vertuous Lady Laeda Euph. With all my heart I know 't will please her well I haue often heard her praise Eugenio It shall be done within King Then here all strife ends I le be your guest my selfe to day and helpe To solemnize this double marriage Pol. Your royall presence shall much honour vs King Then leade away the happy knot you tye Concludes in loue two houses enmity FINIS EPILOGVS OVr Authors heire if it be legitimate T is his if not he dares the worst of fate For if a Bastard charity is such That what you giue it cannot be too much And he and we vow if it may be showne To doe as much for yours as for our owne FINIS