glad I have met you Sir your father Intreats you presently make haste unto him The. What news Ser. None of the best Sir I am asham'd to tell it Pray ask no more The. Did not I tell ye Gentlemen Did not I prophesie he 's undone then Ser. Not so Sir but as near it Puts There 's no help now The Army 's scatter'd all through discontent Not to be rallied up in haste to help this Anc. Plague of the Devil have ye watch'd your seasons We shall watch you ere long The. Farewel there 's no cure We must endure all now I know what I 'll do Exeunt Theodore and Servant Puts Nay there 's no striving they have a hand upon us A heavy and a hard one Anc. Now I have it We have yet some Gentlemen some Boys of mettle What are we bob'd thus still colted and carted And one mad trick we 'll have to shame these Vipers Shall I bless ' em Puts Farewel I have thought my way too Exit Anc. Were never such rare Cries in Christendome As Mosco shall afford we 'll live by fooling Now fighting's gone and they shall find and feel it Exit SCENE II. Enter Archas Honora and Viola Ar. No more it must be so do you think I would send ye Your father and your friend Viol. Pray Sir be good to us Alas we know no Court nor seek that knowledge We are content with harmless things at home Children of your content bred up in quiet Only to know our selves to seek a Wisedome From that we understand easie and honest To make our actions worthy of your Honour Their ends as innocent as we begot 'em What shall we look for Sir what shall we learn there That this more private sweetness cannot teach us Vertue was never built upon ambition Nor the Souls Beauties bred out of Bravery What a terrible Father would you seem to us Now you have moulded us and wrought our tempers To easie and obedient ways uncrooked Where the fair mind can never lose nor loiter Now to divert our Natures now to stem us Roughly against the tide of all this treasure Would ye have us proud 't is sooner bred than buried Wickedly proud for such things dwell at Court Sir Hon. Would ye have your Children learn to forget their father And when he dies dance on his Monument Shall we seek Vertue in a Sattin Gown Embroider'd Vertue Faith in a well-curl'd Feather And set our Credits to the tune of green sleeves This may be done and if you like it shall be You should have sent us thither when we were younger Our maiden-heads at a higher rate our Innocence Able to make a Mart indeed we are now too old Sir Perhaps they 'll think too cunning too and slight us Besides we are altogether unprovided Unfurnisht utterly of the rules should guide us This Lord comes licks his hand and protests to me Compares my Beauty to a thousand fine things Mountains and Fountains Trees and Stars and Goblins Now have not I the faith for to believe him He offers me the honourable courtesie To lye with me all night what a misery is this I am bred up so foolishly alas I dare not And how madly these things will shew there Arc. I send ye not Like parts infected to draw more corruption Like Spiders to grow great with growing evil With your own Vertues season'd and my prayers The Card of goodness in your minds that shows ye When ye sail false the needle toucht with honour That through the blackest storms still points at happiness Your Bodies the tall barks rib'd round with goodness Your Heavenly Souls the Pilots thus I send you Thus I prepare your Voyage found before ye And ever as you fail through this Worlds Vanity Dâ—scover Sholes Rocks Quicksands cry out to ye Like a good Master tack about for Honour The Court is Vertue 's School at least it should be Nearer the Sun the Mine lies the metal 's purer Be it granted if the spring be once infected Those Branches that flow from him must run muddy Say you find some Sins there and those no small ones And they like lazie fits begin to shake ye Say they affect your strengths my happy Children Great things through greatest hazards are atchiev'd still And then they shine then goodness has his glory His Crown fast rivetted then time moves under Where through the mist of errors like the Sun Through thick and pitchy Clouds he breaks out nobly Hon. I thank you Sir you have made me half a Souldier I will to Court most willingly most fondly And if there be such stirring things amongst 'em Such Travellers into Virginia As Fame reports if they can win me take me I think I have a close Ward and a sure one An honest mind I hope 't is petticoat-proof Chain proof and Jewel-proof I know 't is Gold-proof A Coach and four Horses cannot draw me from it As for your handsome Faces and filed Tongues Curl'd Millers heads I have another word for them And yet I 'll flatter too as fast as they do And lye but not as lewdly Come be valiant Sister She that dares not stand the push o' th' Court dares nothing And yet come off ungraced Sir like you We both affect great dangers now and the World shall see All glory lies not in Mans Victorie Arc. Mine own Honora Viol. I am very fearful Would I were stronger built you would have me honest Arc. Or not at all my Viola Viol. I 'll think on 't For 't is no easie promise and live there Do you think we shall do well Hon. Why what should aile us Viol. Certain they 'll tempt us strongly beside the glory Which Women may affect they are handsom Gentlemen Every part speaks nor is it one denial Not two nor ten from every look we give 'em They 'll frame a hope even from our prayers promises Hon. Let 'em feed so and be fat there is no fear wench Is thou beest fast to thy self Viol. I hope I shall be And your example will work more Enter Theodore Hon. Thou shalt not want it The. How do you Sir can you lend a man an Angel I hear you let out money Arc. Very well Sir You are pleasantly dispos'd I am glad to see it Can you lend me your patience and be rul'd by me The. Is' t come to patience now Arc. Is' t not a Vertue The. I know not I ne'r found it so Arc. That 's because Thy anger ever knows and not thy judgment The. I know you have been risl'd Arc. Nothing less Boy Lord what opinions these vain People publish Rifi'd of what The. Study your Vertue Patience It may get Mustard to your Meat Why in such haste Sir Sent ye for me Arc. For this end only Theodore To wait upon your Sisters to the Court I am commanded they live there The. To th' Court Sir Arc. To th' Court I say The. And must I wait upon ' em Arc. Yes 't is
Olympus Ida or old Latmus Can feed with Cedar or the East with Gums Greece with her wines or Thessalie with flowers Or willing heaven can weep for in her showres Exeunt Actus Quintus Scena Prima Enter Phidias with his dagger in him and Aretus poyson'd Are. HE has his last Phi. Then come the worst of danger Aecius to thy soul we give a Caesar How long is' t 〈◊〉 ye gave it him Are An hour Mine own two hours before him how it boils me Phi. It was not to be cur'd I hope Are. No Phidias I dealt above his Antidotes Physicians May find the cause but where the cure Phi. Done bravely We are got before his Tyranny Aretus Are. We had lost our worthiest end else Phidias Phi. Canst thou hold out a while Are. To torture him Anger would give me leave to live an age yet That man is poorly spirited whose life Runs in his bloud alone and not in 's wishes A d yet I swell and burn like flaming Aetna A thousand new found fires are kindled in me But yet I must not die this four hours Phidias Phi. Remember who dies with thee and despise death Are. I need no exhortation the joy in me Of what I have done and why makes poyson pleasure And my most killing t ments mistresses For how can he have time to dye oâ— pleasure 〈◊〉 â—alls as fools unsatisfied and simple Phi. This 〈◊〉 consumes my life yet keeps it in me No◠〈◊〉 I feel thâ— danger of a dying And 〈◊〉 but endure to â—ear the curses Of this 〈◊〉 Tyrant dead I have half my Heaven Are. Hold thy soul fast but four hours Phidias And thou shalt see to wishes beyond ours Nay more beyond our meanings Phi. Thou hast steel'd me Farewel Aretus and the souls of good men That as ours do have left their Roman bodies In brave revenge for vertue guide our shadows I would not faint yet Are. Farewel Phidias And as we have done nobly gods look on us Exeunt severally SCENA II. Enter Lycias and Proculus Lyci. Sicker and sicker Proculus Pro. Oh Lycias What shall become of us would we had di'd With happy Chilax or with Balbus bedrid Enter Licinius And made too lame for justice Licinius The soft Musick And let one sing to fasten sleep upon him Oh friends the Emperour Pro. What say the Doctors Lici For us a most sad saying he is poyson'd Beyond all cure too Lici Who Lici The wretch Aretus That most unhappy villain Lici How do you know it Lyci. He gave him drink last let 's disperse and find him And since he has opened misery to all Let it begin with him first Softly he slumbers Enter Emperour sick in a Chair with Eudoxia the Empress and Physicians and Attendants Musick and SONG CAre charming sleep thou caser of all woes Brother to death sweetly thy self dispose On this afflicted Prince fall like a Cloud In gentle showrs give nothing that is lowd Or painfull to his slumbers easie sweet And as a purling stream thou son of night Pass by his troubled senses sing his pain Like hollow murmuring wind or silver Rain Into this Prince gently Oh gently slide And kiss him into slumbers like a Bride Emp. O gods gods drink drink colder colder Than snow on Scythian Mountains O my heart-strings Eudo. How does your Grace Phys The Empress speaks Sir Emp. Dying Dying Eudoxia dying Phys Good Sir patience Eudo. What have ye given him Phys Pretious things dear Lady We hope shall comfort him Emp O flatter'd fool See what thy god-head's come to Oh Eudoxia Eudo. O patience patience Sir Enter Proculus Licinius with Aretus Emp. Danubius I 'le have brought through my body Eudo. Gods give comfort Emp. And Volga on whose face the North wind freezes I find an hundred helâ—s a hundred Piles Already to my Funerals are flaming Shall I not drink Phys You must not Sir Emp. By Heaven I 'le let my breath out that shall burn ye all If ye deny me longer tempests blow me And inundations that have drunk up Kingdoms Flow over me and quench me where 's the villain Am I immortal now ye slaves by Numa If he do scape Oh oh Eudo. Dear Sir Emp. Like Nero But far more terrible and full of slaughter I' th' midst of all my flames I 'le fire the Empire A thousand fans a thousand fans to cool me Invite the gentle winds Eudoxia Eudo. Sir Emp. Oh do not flatter me I am but flesh A man a mortal man drink drink ye dunces What can your doses now do and your scrapings Your oyles and Mithridates if I do die You only words of health and names of sickness Finding no true disease in man but mony That talk your selves into Revenues oh And e're ye kill your patients begger 'em I 'le have ye stead and dri'd Pro. The Villain Sir The most accursed wretch Emp. Be gone my Queen This is no sight for thee goe to the Vestals Cast holy incense in the fire and offer One powerfull sacrifice to free thy Caesar Pro. Goe goe and be happy Exit Eudoxa Aret. Goe but give no ease The Gods have set thy last hour Valentinian Thou art but man a bad man too a beast And like a sensuall bloudy thing thou diest Pro. Oh Traitor Aret. Curse your selves ye flatterers And howle your miseries to come ye wretches You taught him to be poyson'd Emp. Yet no comfort Aret. Be not abus'd with Priests nor Pothecaries They cannot help thee Thou hast now to live A short half hour no more and I ten minutes I gave thee poyson for Aecius sake Such a destroying poyson would kill nature And for thou shalt not die alone I took it If mankind had been in 〈◊〉 at this murder No more to people â—aâ—â—â—â—â—â—â—in the wings Of old time clipt for ever reason lost In what I had attempted yet O Caesar To purchase fair revenge I had poyson'd them too Emp. O villaâ—n I grow hotter hotter Are. Yes But not near my heat yet what thou feel'st now Mark me with horror Caesar are but Embers Of lust and leachery thou hast committed But there be flames of murder Emp. Fetch out tortures Are. Do and I 'le flatter thee nay more I 'll love thee Thy tortures to what now I suffer Caesar At which thou must arrive too e're thou dy'st Are lighter and more full of mirth and laughter Emp. Let 'em alone I must drink Are. Now be mad But not near me yet Emp. Hold me hold me hold me Hold me or I shall burst else Are. See me Caesar And see to what thou must come for thy murder Millions of womens labours all diseases Emp. Oh my afflicted soul too Are. Womens fears horrors Despairs and all the Plagues the hot Sun breeds Emp. Aecius O Aecius O Lucina Are. Are but my torments shadows Emp. Hide the mountains The gods have found my sins Now break Are. Not yet Sir Thou hast a pull beyond all these Emp. Oh Hell Oh villain
is a quaint one Come my dear and kiss me I 'le be thy Mars to bed my Queen of Love Let us be caught together that the Gods may see And envy our embraces Evad. Stay Sir stay You are too hot and I have brought you Physick To temper your high veins King Prethee to bed then let me take it warm There you shall know the state of my body better Evad. I know you have a surfeited soul body And you must bleed King Bleed Evad. I you shall bleed lie still and if the Devil Your lust will give you leave repent this steel Comes to redeem the honour that you stole King my fair name which nothing but thy death Can answer to the world King How 's this Evadne Evad. I am not she nor bear I in this breast So much cold Spirit to be call'd a Woman I am a Tyger I am any thing That knows not pity stir not if thou dost I 'le take thee unprepar'd thy fears upon thee That make thy sins look double and so send thee By my revenge I will to look those torments Prepar'd for such black souls King Thou dost not mean this 't is impossible Thou art too sweet and gentle Evad. No I am not I am as foul as thou art and can number As many such hells here I was once fair Once I was lovely not a blowing Rose More chastly sweet till thou thou thou soul Canker Stir not didst poyson me I was a world of vertue Till your curst Court and you hell bless you sor't With your temptations on temptations Made me give up mine honour for which King I am come to kill thee King No. Evad. I am King Thou art not I prethee speak not these things thou art gentle And wert not meant thus rugged Evad. Peace and hear me Stir nothing but your tongue and that for mercy To those above us by whose lights I vow Those blessed fires that shot to see our sin If thy hot soul had substance with thy blood I would kill that too which being past my steel My tongue shall â—each Thou art a shameless Villain A thing out of the overchange of Nature Sent like a thick cloud to disperse a plague Upon weak catching women such a tyrant That for his Lust would sell away his Subjects I all his heaven hereafter King Hear Evadne Thou soul of sweetness hear I am thy King Evad. Thou art my shame lie still there 's none about you Within your cries all promises of safety Are but deluding dreams thus thus thou soul man Thus I begin my vengeance Stabs him King Hold Evadne I do command thee hold Evad. I do not mean Sir To part so fairly with you we must change More of these love-tricks yet King What bloody villain Provok't thee to this murther Evad. Thou thou monster King Oh! Evad. Thou kept'st me brave at Court and Whor'd me Then married me to a young noble Gentleman And Whor'd me still King Evadne pity me Evad. Hell take me then this for my Lord Amintor This for my noble brother and this stroke For the most wrong'd of women Kills him King Oh! I die Evad. Die all our faults together I forgive thee Exit Enter two of the Bed-Chamber 1. Come now she 's gone let 's enter the King expects it and will be angry 2. 'T is a fine wench we 'l have a snap at her one of these nights as she goes from him 1. Content how quickly he had done with her I see Kings can do no more that way than other mortal people 2. How fast he is I cannot hear him breathe 1. Either the Tapers give a feeble light or he looks very pale 2. And so he does pray Heaven he be well Let 's look Alas he 's stiffe wounded and dead Treason Treason 1. Run forth and call Exit Gent. 2. Treason Treason 1. This will be laid on us who can believe A Woman could do this Enter Cleon and Lisippus Cleon. How now where 's the Traytor 1. Fled fled away but there her woful act lies still Cle. Her act a Woman Lis Where 's the body 1. There Lis Farewel thou worthy man there were two bonds That tyed our loves a Brother and a King The least of which might fetch a stood of tears But such the misery of greatness is They have no time to mourn then pardon me Sirs which way went she 〈…〉 Strat. Never follow her For she alas was but the instrument News is now brought in that Melantius Has got the Fort and stands upon the wall And with a loud voice calls those few that pass At this dead time of night delivering The innocent of this act Lis Gentlemen I am your King Strat. We do acknowledge it Lis I would I were not follow all for this must have a sudden stop Exeunt Enter Melant. Diph. and Cal. on the wall Mel. If the dull people can believe I am arm'd Be constant Diphilus now we have time Either to bring our banisht honours home Or create new ones in our ends Diph. I fear not My spirit lies not that way Courage Calianax Cal. Would I had any you should quickly know it Mel. Speak to the people thou art eloquent Cal. 'T is a sinâ— eloquence to come to the gallows You were born to be my end the Devil take you Now must I hang for company 't is strange I should be old and neither wise nor valiant Enter Lisip Diag Cleon Strat. Guard Lisip See where he stands as boldly confident As if he had his full command about him Strat. He looks as if he had the beter cause Sir â—â—der your gracious pardon let me speak it â—hough he be mighty-spirited and forward To all great things to all things of that danger Worse men shake at the telling of yet certainly I do believe him noble and this action Rather pull'd on than sought his mind was ever As worthy as his hand Lis 'T is my fear too Heaven forgive all summon him Lord Cleon. Cleon. Ho from the walls there Mel. Worthy Cleon welcome We could have wisht you here Lord you are honest Cal. Well thou art as flattering a knave though I dare not tell you so Aside Lis Melantius Mel. Sir Lis I am sorry that we meet thus our old love Never requir'd such distance pray Heaven You have not left your self and sought this safety More out of fear than honour you have lost A noble Master which your faith Melantius Some think might have preserv'd yet you know best Cal. When time was I was mad some that dares Fight I hope will pay this Rascal Mel. Royal young man whose tears look lovely on thee Had they been shed for a deserving one They had been lasting monuments Thy Brother Whil'st he was good I call'd him King and serv'd him With that strong faith that most unwearied valour Pul'd people from the farthest Sun to seek him And by his friendship I was then his souldier But since his hot pride drew him
Doth only to her worthy self abide Thou blessed staâ— I thank thee for thy light Thou by whosâ— power the darkness of sad night Is banisht from the Earth in whose dull place Thy câ—aster bâ—ams play on the heavy face Of all the world making the blue Sea smile To see how cunningly thou dost beguile Thy Brother of his brightness giving day Again from Câ—â—â—â— Whiter than that way That leads to soâ—es high Court and chaster far Than chastity it self yon blessed star That nightly shines Thou all the constancie That in all women was or e're shall be From whose fair eye-balls flyes that holy fire That Poâ—ts stile the Mother of desire Infusing into every gentle brest A soul of greater price and far more blest Than that quick power which gives a difference 'Twixt man and creatures of a lower sense Clor. Shepherd how cam'st thou hither to this place No way is troden all the verdant grass The spring shot up stands yet unbruised here Of any foot only the dapled Deer Far from the feared sound of crooked horn Dwels in this fastness Th. Chaster than the morn I have not wandred or by strong illusion Into this vertuous place have made intrusion But hither am I come believe me fair To seek you out of whose great good the air Is full and strongly labours whilst the sound Breaks against Heaven and drives into a stound The amazed Shepherd that such vertue can Be resident in lesser than a man Clor. If any art I have or hidden skill May cure thee of disease or festred ill Whose grief or greenness to anothers eye May seem impossible of remedy I dare yet undertake it The. 'T is no pain I suffer through disease no beating vein Conveyes infection dangerous to the heart No part impostum'd to be cur'd by Art This body holds and yet a feller grief Than ever skilfull hand did give relief Dwells on my soul and may be heal'd by you Fair beauteous Virgin Clor. Then Shepherd let me sue To know thy grief that man yet never knew The way to health that durst not shew his sore Then Then fairest know I love you Chor. Swain no more Thou hast abus'd the strictness of this place And offred Sacrilegious foul disgrace To the sweet rest of these interred bones For fear of whose ascending sly at once Thou and thy idle passions that the sight Of death and speedy vengeance may not fright Thy very soul with horror Then Let me not Thou all perfection merit such a blot For my true zealous faith Clor. Dar'st thou abide To see this holy Earth at once divide And give her body up for sure it will If thou pursu'st with wanton flames to fill This hallowed place therefore repent and goe Whilst I with praise appease his Ghost below That else would tell thee what it were to be A rival in that vertuous love that he Imbraces yet Then 'T is not the white or red Inhabits in your cheek that thus can wed My mind to adoration nor your eye Though it be full and fair your forehead high And smooth as Pelops shoulder not the smile Lies watching in those dimples to beguile The easie soul your hands and fingers long With veins inamel'd richly nor your tongue Though it spoke sweeter than Arions Harp Your hair wove into many a curious warp Able in endless errour to infold The wandring soul nor the true perfect mould Of all your body which as pure doth show In Maiden whiteness as the Alpsian snow All these were but your constancie away Would please me less than a black stormy day The wretched Seaman toyling through the deep But whilst this honour'd strictness you dare keep Though all the plagues that e're begotten were In the great womb of air were setled here In opposition I would like the tree Shake off those drops of weakness and be free Even in the arm of danger Clor. Wouldst thou have Me raise again fond man from silent grave Those sparks that long agoe were buried here With my dead friends cold ashes Then Dearest dear I dare not ask it nor you must not grant Stand strongly to your vow and do not faint Remember how he lov'd ye and be still The same Opinion speaks ye let not will And that great god of women appetite Set up your blood again do not invite Desire and fancie from their long exile To set them once more in a pleasing smile Be like a rock made firmly up ' gainst all The power of angry Heaven or the strong fall Of Neptunes battery if ye yield I die To all affection 't is that loyaltie Ye tie unto this grave I so admire And yet there 's something else I would desire If you would hear me but withall deny O Pan what an uncertain destiny Hangs over all my hopes I will retire For if I longer stay this double fire Will lick my life up Clor. Doe let time wear out What Art and Nature cannot bring about Then Farewel thou soul of vertue and be blest For ever whilst that here I wretched rest Thus to my self yet grant me leave to dwell In kenning of this Arbor yon same dell O'retopt with morning Cypress and sad Yew Shall be my Cabin where I 'le early rew Before the Sun hath kist this dew away The hard uncertain chance which Fate doth lay Upon this head Clor. The gods give quick release And happy cure unto thy hard disease Exeunt Enter Sullen Shepherd Sullen I do not love this wench that I should meet For ne'r did my unconstant eye yet greet That beauty were it sweeter or more fair Than the new blossoms when the morning air Blows gently on theâ— or the breaking light When many maiden blushes to our sight Shoot from his early face were all these set In some neat form before me 't would not get The least love from me some desire it might Or present burning all to me in sight Are equal be they fair or black or brown Virgin or careless wanton I can crown My appetite with any swear as oft And weep as any melt my words as soft â—nto a maiden ears and tell how long My heart has been her servant and how strong My passions are call her unkind and cruel Offer her all I have to gain the Jewel Maidens so highly prize then loath and sly This do I hold a blessed destiny Enter Amaryllis Amar. Hail Shepherd Pan bless both thy flock and thee For being mindful of thy word to me Sul. Welcom fair Shepherdess thy loving swain Gives thee the self same wishes back again Who till this present hour ne're knew that eye Could make me cross mine arms â—â—er daily dye With fresh consumings boldly tell me then How shall we part their faithful loves and when Sâ—â—ll I bely him to her shall I swear Hâ—s faith is false and he loves every where 〈◊〉 say he mockt her th' other day to you Which will by your confirming shew as true For he
you Mat. What will the Butcher do I will not stir Rol. Stir and unforc't stir or stir never more Command her you grave Beldam that know better My deadly resolutions since I drew them From the infective fountain of your own Or if you have forgot this fiery prompter Shall fix the fresh impression on your heart Sop. Rise Daughter serve his will in what we may Lest what we may not he enforce the rather Is this all you command us Rol. This addition only admitted that when I endeavour To quit me of this slaughter you presume not To cross me with a syllable for your souls Murmur nor think against it but weigh well It will not help your ill but help to more And that my hand wrought thus far to my will Will check at nothing till his circle fill Mat. Fill it so I consent not but who sooths it Consents and who consents to tyrannie does it Rol. False traytress die then with him Aub. Are you mad to offer at more blood and make your self More horrid to your people I 'le proclaim It is not as your instrument will publish Rol. Do and take that along with you so nimble Resign my sword and dare not for thy soul To offer what thou insolently threatnest One word proclaiming cross to what Latorch Hath in Commission and intends to publish Aub. Well Sir not for your threats but for your good Since more hurt to you would more hurt your Country And that you must make Vertue of the need That now compels you I 'll consent as far As silence argues to your will proclaimed And since no more Sons of your Princely Father Survive to rule but you and that I wish You should rule like your Father with the love And zeal of all your Subjects this foul slaughter That now you have committed made ashamed With that fair blessing that in place of plagues Heaven trys our mending disposition with Take here your sword which now use like a Prince And no more like a Tyrant Rol. This sounds well live and be gracious with us Gis and Bal. Oh Lord Aubrey Mat. He flatter thus Sop. He temporizes fitly Rol. Wonder invades me do you two think much That he thus wisely and with need consents To what I authour for your Countries good You being my Tutor you my Chancellour Gis Your Chancellour is not your Flatterer Sir Bal. Nor is it your Tutors part to shield such doctrine Rol. Sir first know you In praise of your pure Oratory that rais'd you That when the people who I know by this Are rais'd out of their rests and hastening hither To witness what is done here are arrived With our Latorch that you ex tempore Shall fashion an Oration to acquit And justifie this forced fact of mine Or for the proud refusal lose your head Gis I fashion an Oration to acquit you Sir know you then that 't is a thing less easie To excuse a parricide than to commit it Rol. I do not wish you Sir to excuse me But to accuse my Brother as the cause Of his own slaughter by attempting mine Gis Not for the World I should pour blood on blood It were another murther to accuse Him that fell innocent Rol. Away with him hence hail him straight to execution Aub. Far flye such rigour your amendful hand Rol. He perishes with him that speaks for him Guard do your office on him on your lives pain Gis Tyrant 't will haste thy own death Rol. Let it wing it He threatens me Villains tear him piece-meal hence Guard Avant Sir Ham. Force him hence Rol. Dispatch him Captain And bring me instant word he is dispatched And how his Rhetorick takes it Ham. I 'll not fail Sir Rol. Captain besides remember this in chief That being executed you deny To all his friends the Rites of Funeral And cast his Carkass out to Dogs and Fowls Ham. 'T is done my Lord. Rol. Upon your life not fail Bal. What impious daring is there here of Heaven Rol. Sir now prepare your self against the people Make here their entry to discharge the Oration He hath denied my will Bal. For fear of death ha ha ha Rol. Is death ridiculous with you Works misery of Age this or thy judgment Bal. Judgment false Tyrant Rol. You 'll make no Oration then Bal. Not to excuse but aggravate thy murder if thou wilt Which I will so enforce I 'll make thee wreak it With hate of what thou win'st by 't on thy self With such another justly merited murther Rol. I 'll answer you anon Enter Latorch Lat. The Citizens are hasting Sir in heaps all full resolv'd By my perswasion of your Brothers Treasons Rol. Honest Latorch Enter Hamond Ham. See Sir here 's Gisberts head Rol. Good speed was 't with a Sword Ham. An Axe Sir Rol. An Axe 't was vilely done I would have had My own fine Headsman done it with a Sword Go take this Dotard here and take his head Off with a Sword Ham. Your Schoolmaster Rol. Even he Bal. For teaching thee no better 't is the best Of all thy damned justices away Captain I 'll follow Ed. Oh stay there Duke and in the midst of all thy blood and fury Hear a poor Maids Petitions hear a Daughter The only Daughter of a wretched Father Oh stay your haste as you shall need this mercy Rol. Away with this fond woman Ed. You must hear me If there be any spark of pity in you If sweet humanity and mercy rule you I do confess you are a Prince your anger As great as you your Execution greater Rol. Away with him Ed. Oh Captain by thy manhood By her soft soul that bare thee I do confess Sir Your doom of justice on your foes most righteous Good noble Prince look on me Rol. Take her from me Ed. A curse upon his life that hinders me May Fathers Blessing never fall upon him May Heaven never hear his Prayers I beseech you Oh Sir these few tears beseech you these chast hands woo you That never yet were heav'd but to things holy Things like your self you are a god above us Be as a God then full of saving mercy Mercy Oh mercy for his sake mercy T at when your stout heart weeps shall give you pity Here I must grow Rol. By Heaven I 'll strike thee woman Ed. Most willingly let all thy anger seek me All the most studied torments so this good man This old man and this innocent escape thee Rol. Carry him away I say Ed. Now blessing on thee Oh sweet pity I see it in thy Eyes I charge you Souldiers Even by the Princes power release my Father The Prince is merciful why do you hold him He is old why do you hurt him speak Oh speak Sir Speak as you are a man a mans life hangs Sir A friends life and a softer life upon you 'T is but a word but mercy quickly spoke Sir Oh speak Prince speak Rol. Will no man here obey me
strength to touch him Rol. I prethee look upon me turn not from me Alas I do confess I 'me made of mischiefs Begot with all mans miseries upon me But see my sorrows maid and do not thou Whose only sweetest sacrifice is softness Whose true condition tenderness of nature Edi. My anger melts Oh I shall lose my justice Rol. Do not thou learn to kill with cruelty As I have done to murther with thy eyes Those blessed eyes as I have done with malice When thou hast wounded me to death with scorn As I deserve it Lady for my true love When thou hast loaden me with earth for ever Take heed my sorrows and the stings I suffer Take heed my nightly dreams of death and horrour Pursue thee not no time shall tell thy griefs then Nor shall an hour of joy adde to thy beauties Look not upon me as I kill'd thy Father As I was smear'd in blood do not thou hate me But thus in whiteness of my wash't repentance In my hearts tears and truth of love to Edith In my fair life hereafter Edi. He will fool me Rol. Oh with thine Angel eyes behold and close me Of Heaven we call for mercy and obtain it To Justice for our right on Earth and have it Of thee I beg for love save me and give it Edi. Now heaven thy help or I am gone for ever His tongue has turn'd me into melting pity Enter Hamond and Guard Ham. Keep the doors safe and upon pain of death Let no man enter till I give the word Guard We shall Sir Exeunt Ham. Here he is in all his pleasure I have my wish Rol. How now why dost thou stare so Edi. A help I hope Rol. What dost thou here who sent thee Ham. My Brother and the base malicious Office Thou mad'st me do to Aubrey pray Rol. Pray Ham. Pray pray if thou canst pray I shall kill thy soul else Pray suddenly Rol. Thou can'st not be so trayterous Ham. It is a Justice stay Lady For I perceive your end a womans hand Must not rob me of vengeance Edi. 'T is my glory Ham. 'T is mine stay and share with me by the gods Rollo There is no way to save thy life Rol. No Ham. No it is so monstrous no repentance cures it Rol. Why then thou shalt kill her first and what this blood Will cast upon thy cursed head Ham. Poor Guard Sir Edi. Spare not brave Captain Rol. Fear or the Devil has thee Ham. Such fear Sir as you gave your honor'd Mother When your most vertuous Brother shield-like held her Such I 'le give you put her away Rol. I will not I will not die so tamely Ham. Murtherous villain wilt thou draw seas of blood upon thee Edi. Fear not kill him good Captain any way dispatch Him my body 's honor'd with that sword that through me Sends his black soul to Hell Oh but for one hand Ham. Shake him off bravely Edi. He 's too strong strike him Ham. Oh am I with you Sir now keep you from him What has he got a knife Edi. Look to him Captain for now he will be mischievous Ham. Do you smile Sir Do's it so tickle you have at you once more Edi. Oh bravely thrust take heed he come not in Sir To him again you give him too much respite Rol. Yet will you save my life and I 'le forgive thee And give thee all all honours all advancements Call thee my friend Ed. Strike strike and hear him not His tongue will tempt a Saint Rol. Oh for my soul sake Edi. Save nothing of him Ham. Now for your farewel Are you so wary take you that Rol. Thou that too Oh thou hast kill'd me basely basely basely Dyes Edi. The just reward of murther falls upon thee How do you Sir has he not hurt you Ham. No I feel not any thing Aub. I charge you let us passe within Gua. You cannot yet Sir Aub. I 'le make way then Gua. We are sworn to our Captain and till he give the word Enter Sophia Matilda Aubrey Lords and attendants Ham. Now let them in there Sop. Oh here he lies Sorrow on sorrow seeks me Oh in his blood he lyes Aub. Had you spoke sooner This might have been prevented Take the Dutchess And lead her off this is no sight for her eyes Mat. Oh bravely done wench Edi. There stands the noble doer Mat. My honour ever seek thee for thy justice Oh 't was a deed of high and brave adventure A justice even for heaven to envy at Farewel my sorrows and my tears take truce My wishes are come round Oh bloody Brother Till this hour never beauteous till thy life Like a full sacrifie for all thy mischiefs Flow'd from thee in these rivers never righteous Oh how my eyes are quarri'd with their joys now My longing heart even leaping out for lightness But dye thy black sins with thee I forgive thee Aub. Who did this deed Ham. I and I 'le answer it Dies Edi. He faints oh that same cursed knife has kill'd him Aub. How Edi. He snatch'd it from my hand for whom I bore it And as they grappl'd Aub. Justice is ever equal Had it not been on him th'adst dy'd too honest Did you know of his death Edi. Yes and rejoyce in 't Aub. I 'me sorry for your youth then though the strictness Of Law shall not fall on you that of life Must presently go to a Cloyster carry her And there for ever lead your life in penitence Edi. Best Father to my soul I give you thanks Sir And now my fair revenges have their ends My vows shall be my kin my prayers my friends Exit Enter Latorch and Juglers Lat. Stay there I 'le step in and prepare the Duke Nor. We shall have brave rewards Fis That is without question Lat. By this time where 's my hussing friend Lord Aubrey Where 's that good Gentleman oh I could laugh now And burst my self with meer imagination A wise man and a valiant man a just man To suffer himself be juggl'd out of the world By a number of poor Gipseys farewel Swash buckler For I know thy mouth is cold enough by this time A hundred of ye I can shave as neatly And ne'r draw bloud in shew now shall my honour My power and vertue walk alone my pleasure Observ'd by all all knees bend to my worship All sutes to me as Saint of all their fortunes Prefer'd and crowded to what full place of credit And what place now your Lordship no 't is common But that I 'le think to morrow on now for my business Aub. Who 's there Lat. Dead my Master dead Aubrey alive too Gua. Latorch Sir Aub. Seize his body Lat. My Master dead Aub. And you within this half hour Prepare your self good Devil you must to it Millions of gold shall not redeem thy mischief Behold the Justice of thy practice villain The mass of murthers thou hast drawn upon us Behold thy doctrine you
death indeed Pen. It shall be sharp Sir Petill. Why Mithridates was an arrant asse To dye by poison if all Bosphorus Could lend him Swords your Sword must do the deed 'T is shame to dye choak'd fame to dye and bleed Pen. Thou hast confirmed me and my good Petillius Tell me no more I may live Petill. 'T was my Commission But now I see ye in a nobler way A way to make all even Pen. Fare-well Captain Be a good man and fight well be obedient Command thy self and then thy men Why shakest thou Petill. I do not Sir Pen. I would thou hadst Petillius I would find something to forsake the world with Worthy the man that dies a kind of earth-quake Through all stern valors but mine own Petill. I feel now A kind of trembling in me Pen. Keep it still As thou lov'st virtue keep it Petill. And brave Captain The graet and honoured Penyus Pen. That again O how it heightens me again Petillius Petill. Most excellent Commander Pen. Those were mine Mine only mine Petill. They are still Pen. Then to keep 'em For ever falling more have at ye heavens Ye everlasting powers I am yours The work 's done Kills himself That neither fire nor age nor melting envy Shall ever conquer Carry my last words To the great General kiss his hands and say My soul I give to heaven my fault to justice Which I have done upon my self my virtue If ever there was any in Poor Penyus Made more and happier light on him I faint And where there is a foe I wish him fortune I dye lye lightly on my ashes gentle earth Petill. And on my sin Farewell great Penyus Noise within The souldier is in fury Now I am glad 'T is done before he comes This way for me The way of toile for thee the way of honor Exit Enter Drusus and Regulus with Souldiers Sould. Kill him kill him kill him Dru. What will ye do Reg. Good soldiers honest soldiers Sould. Kill him kill him kill him Dru. Kill us first we command too Reg. Valiant Soldiers Consider but whose life ye seek O Drusus Bid him be gone he dies else Shall Rome say Ye most approved Souldiers her dear children Devoured the fathers of the fights shall rage And stubborn fury guide those swords to slaughter To slaughter of their own to civil ruine Dru. O let 'em in all 's done all 's ended Regulus Penyus has found his last eclipse Come Souldiers Come and behold your miseries come bravely Full of your mutinous and bloody angers And here bestow your darts O only Romane O father of the Wars Reg. Why stand ye stupid Where be your killing furies whose sword now Shall first be sheath'd in Penyus do ye weep Howl out ye wretches ye have cause howl ever Who shall now lead ye fortunate whose valor Preserve ye to the glory of your Countrey Who shall march out before ye coy'd and courted By all the Mistrisses of War care counsel Quick-ey'd experience and victory twin'd to him Who shall beget ye deeds beyond inheritance To speak your names and keep your honors living When children faill and time that takes all with him Build houses for ye to oblivion Dru. O ye poor desperate fools no more now souldiers Go home and hang your arms up let rust rot 'em And humble your stern valors to soft prayers For ye have sunk the frame of all your virtues The sun that warm'd your bloods is set for ever I 'll kiss thy honor'd cheek Farewell great Penyus Thou thunder-bolt farewell Take up the body To morrow morning to the Camp convey it There to receive due Ceremonies That eye That blinds himself with weeping gets most glory Exeunt with a dead march Scaena Quarta Enter Swetonius Junius Decius Demetrius Curius and Souldiers Bonduca two Daughters and Nennius above Drum and Colours Swet. Bring up the Catapults and shake the wall We will not be out out-brav'd thus Nen. Shake the earth Ye cannot shake our souls Bring up your Rams And with their armed heads make the Fort totter Ye do but rock us into death Exit Nennius Jun. See Sir See the Icenian Queen in all her glory From the strong battlements proudly appearing As if she meant to give us lashes Dec. Yeild Queen Bond. I am unacquainted with that language Roman Swet. Yield honour'd Lady and expect our mercy Exit Decius We love thy nobleness Bond. I thank ye ye say well But mercy and love are sins in Rome and hell Swet. Ye cannot scape our strength ye must yield Lady Ye must adore and fear the power of Rome â—ond If Rome be earthly why should any knee With bending adoration worship her She 's vitious and your partial selves confess Aspires the height of all impiety Therefore 't is fitter I should reverence The thatched houses where the Britains dwell In careless mirth where the blest houshold gods See nought but chast and simple purity 'T is not high power that makes a place divine Nor that the men from gods derive their line But sacred thoughts in holy bosoms stor'd Make people noble and the place ador'd Swet. Beat the wall deeper Bond. Beat it to the center We will not sink one thought Swet. I 'll make ye Bond. No. 2. Dau. O mother these are fearful hours speak gently Enter Petillius To these fierce men they will afford ye pitty Bond. Pitty thou fearful girl 't is for those wretches That misery makes tame Wouldst thou live less Wast not thou born a Princess Can my blood And thy brave fathers spirit suffer in thee So base a separation from thy self As mercy from these Tyrants Thou lov'st lust sure And long'st to prostitute thy youth and beauty To common slaves for bread Say they had mercy The divel a relenting conscience The lives of Kings rest in their Diadems Which to their bodies lively souls do give And ceasing to be Kings they cease to live Show such another fear and I 'll fling thee to their fury Swet. He is dead then Petill. I think so certainly yet all my means Sir Even to the hazzard of my life Swet. No more We must not seem to mourn here Enter Decius Dec. There 's a breach made Is it your will we charge Sir Swet. Once more mercy Mercy to all that yield Bond. I scorn to answer Speak to him girl and hear thy Sister 1. Dau. General Hear me and mark me well and look upon me Directly in my face my womans face Whose only beauty is the hate it bears ye See with thy narrowest eyes thy sharpest wishes Into my soul and see what there inhabits See if one fear one shadow of a terror One paleness dare appear but from my anger To lay hold on your mercies No ye fools Poor fortunes fools we were not born for triumphs To follow your gay sports and fill your slaves With hoots and acclamations Petill. Brave behaviour 1. Dau. The children of as great as Rome as noble Our names before
tongue out if you tell those tales Hark hark these Toaters tell us the King 's coming Get you gone I 'll see if I can find him Exeunt Enter Lisauro Tersa Pedro and Moncado Lis Does the King remove to day Ter. So saies the Harbengers And keeps his way on to Valentia There ends the progress Ped. He hunts this morning Gentlemen And dines i' th' fields the Court is all in readiness Lis Pedro did you send for this Tailor or you Moncado This light French Demi-launce that follows us Ped. No I assure ye on my word I am guiltless I owe him too much to be inward with him Mon. I am not quit I am sure there is a reckoning Of some four scarlet cloaks and two lac'd suits Hangs on the sile still like a fearful Comet Makes me keep off Lis I am in too Gentlemen I thank his faith for a matter of three hundred Ter. And I for two what a devil makes he this way I do not love to see my sins before me Ped. 'T is the vacation and these things break out To see the Court and glory in their debtors Ter. What do you call him for I never love To remember their names that I owe money to 'T is not gentile I shun 'em like the plague ever Lis His name's Vertigo hold your heads and wonder A French-man and a founder of new Fashions The revolutions of all shapes and habits Run madding through his brains Enter Vertigo Monc. He is very brave Lis The shreds of what he steals from us believe it Makes him a mighty man he comes have at ye Ver. Save ye together my sweet Gentlemen I have been looking Ter. Not for Money Sir You know the hard time Ver. Pardon me sweet Signior Good faith the least thought in my heart your love Gentlemen Your love 's enough for me Money hang money Let me preserve your love Lis Yes marry shall ye And we our credit you would see the Court Mon. He shall see every place Ver. Shall I i'faith Gentlemen Ped. The Cellar and the Buttry and the Kitchin The Pastry and the Pantry Ter. I and taste too Of every Office and be free of all too That he may say when he comes home in glory Ver. And I will say i'faith and say it openly And say it home too Shall I see the King also Lis Shalt see him every day shalt see the Ladies In their French clothes shalt ride a hunting with him Shalt have a Mistriss too we must fool handsomely To keep him in belief we honor him He may call on us else Ped. A pox upon him Let him call at home in 's own house for salt butter Ver. And when the King puts on a new suit Ter. Thou shalt see it first And defect his doublets that thou maist be perfect Ver. The Wardrobe I would fain view Gentlemen Fain come to see the Wardrobe Lis Thou shalt see it And see the secret of it dive into it Sleep in the Wardrobe and have Revelations Of fashions five years hence Ver. Ye honor me Ye infinitely honor me Ter. Any thing i' th' Court Sir Or within the compass of a Courtier Ver. My wife shall give ye thanks Ter. You shall see any thing The privatest place the stool and where 't is emptied Ver. Ye make me blush ye pour your bounties Gentlemen In such abundance Lis I will shew thee presently The order that the King keeps when he comes To open view that thou may'st tell thy neighbors Over a shoulder of mutton thou hast seen something Nay thou shalt present the King for this time Ver. Nay I pray Sir Lis That thou maist know what State there does belong to it Stand there I say and put on a sad countenance Mingled with height be cover'd and reserved Move like the Sun by soft degrees and glorious Into your order Gentlemen uncover'd The King appears We 'll sport with you a while Sir I am sure you are merry with us all the year long Tailor Move softer still keep in that fencing leg Monsieur Turn to no side Enter Franio out of breath Ter. What 's this that appears to him Lis ' Has a petition and he looks most lamentably Mistake him and we are made Fra. This is the King sure The glorious King I know him by his gay clothes Lis Now bear your self that you may say hereafter Fra. I have recover'd breath I 'll speak unto him presently May it please your gracious Majesty to consider A poor mans case Ver. What 's your Will Sir Lis You must accept and read it Ter. The Tailor will run mad upon my life for 't Ped. How he mumps and bridles he will ne'r cut clothes again Ver. And what 's your grief Mon. He speaks i' th' nose like his goose Fra. I pray you read there I am abus'd and frumpt Sir By a great man that may do ill by authority Poor honest men are hang'd for doing less Sir My child is stolen the Count Otrante stole her A pretty child she is although I say it A handsome Mother he means to make a whore of her A silken whore his knaves have filch'd her from me He keeps lewd knaves that do him beastly offices I kneel for Justice Shall I have it Sir Enter King Philippo and Lords Phil. What Pageant 's this Lis The King Tailor stand off here ends your aparition Miller turn round and there address your paper There there 's the King indeed Fra. May it please your Majesty Phil. Why didst thou kneel to that fellow Fra. In good faith Sir I thought he had been a King he was so gallant There 's none here wears such gold Phil. So foolishly You have golden business sure because I am homely Clad in no glitt'ring suit I am not look'd on Ye fools that wear gay cloaths love to gap'd at What are you better when your end calls on you Will gold preserve ye from the grave or jewels Get golden Minds and fling away your Trappings Unto your bodies minister warm raiments Wholsome and good glitter within and spare not Let my Gourt have rich souls their suits I weigh not And what are you that took such State upon ye Are ye a Prince Lis The Prince of Tailors Sir We owe some money to him and 't like your Majesty Phil. If it like him would ye ow'd more be modester And you less saucy Sir and leave this place Your Pressing-iron will make no perfect Courtier Goe stitch at home and cozen your poor neighbors Show such another pride I 'll have ye whipt for 't And get worse clothes these but proclaim your fellony And what 's your Paper Fra. I beseech you read it Phil. What 's here the Count Otrante task'd for a base villany For stealing of a maid Lord. The Count Otrante Is not the fellow mad Sir Fra No no my Lord I am in my wits I am a labouring man And we have seldome leisure to run mad We have other business to employ
Northern wind Evad. You dare not strike him Amint. Do not wrong me so Yes if his body were a poysonous plant That it were death to touch I have a soul Will throw me on him Evad. Why 't is the King Amint. The King Evad. What will you do now Amint. 'T is not the King Evad. What did he make this match for dull Amintor Amint. Oh! thou hast nam'd a word that wipes away All thoughts revengeful in that sacred name The King there lies a terror what frail man Dares lift his hand against it let the Gods Speak to him when they please Till when let us suffer and wait Evad. Why should you fill your self so full of heat And haste so to my bed I am no Virgin Amint. What Devil put it in thy fancy then To marry me Evad. Alas I must have one To Father Children and to bear the name Of Husband to me that my sin may be more honourable Amint. What a strange thing am I Evad. A miserable one one that my self am sorry for Amint. Why shew it then in this If thou hast pity though thy love be none Kill me and all true Lovers that shall live In after ages crost in their desires Shall bless thy memory and call thee good Because such mercy in thy heart was found To rid a lingring Wretch Evad. I must have one To fill thy room again if thou wert dead Else by this night I would I pity thee Amint. These strange and sudden injuries have saln So thick upon me that I lose all sense Of what they are methinks I am not wrong'd Nor is it ought if from the censuring World I can but hide it Reputation Thou art a word no more but thou hast shown An impudence so high that to the World I fear thou wilt betray or shame thy self Evad. To cover shame I took thee never fear That I would blaze my self Amint. Nor let the King Know I conceive he wrongs me then mine honour Will thrust me into action that my flesh Could bear with patience and it is some ease To me in these extreams that I knew this Before I toucht thee else had all the sins Of mankind stood betwixt me and the King I had gone through 'em to his heart and thine I have lost one desire 't is not his crown Shall buy me to thy bed now I resolve He has dishonour'd thee give me thy hand Be careful of thy credit and sin close 'T is all I wish upon thy Chamber-floore Plâ—â—â—â—st to night that morning visiters May think we did as married people use And prethee smile upon me when they come And seem to toy as if thou hadst been pleas'd With what we did Evad. Fear not I will do this Amint. Come let us practise and as wantonly As ever loving Bride and Bridegroom met Le ts laugh and enter here Evad. I am content Amint. Down all the swellings of my troubled heart When we walk thus intwin'd let all eyes see If ever Lovers better did agree Exit Enter Aspatia Antiphila and Olympias Asp Away you are not sad force it no further Good Gods how well you look such a full colour Young bashful Brides put on sure you are new married Ant. Yes Madam to your grief Asp Alas poor Wenches Go learn to love first learn to lose your selves Learn to be flattered and believe and bless The double tongue that did it Make a Faith out of the miracles of Ancient Lovers Did you ne're love yet Wenches speak Olympias Such as speak truth and dy'd in 't And like me believe all faithful and be miserable Thou hast an easie temper fit for stamp Olymp. Never Asp Nor you Antiphila Ant. Nor I. Asp Then my good Girles be more than Women wise 〈◊〉 least be more than I was and be sure you credit any thing the light gives light to before a man rather believe the Sea weeps for the ruin'd Merchant when he roars rather the wind courts but the pregnant sails when the strong cordage cracks rather the Sun comes but to kiss the Fruit in wealthy Autumn when all falls blasted if you needs must love forc'd by ill fate take to your maiden bosoms two dead cold aspicks and of them make Lovers they cannot flatter nor forswear one kiss makes a long peace for all but man Oh that beast man Come le ts be sad my Girles That down cast of thine eye Olympias Shews a fine sorrow mark Antiphila Just such another was the Nymph Oenone When Laris brought home Helen now a tear And then thou art a piece expressing fully The Carthage Queen when from a cold Sea Rock Full with her sorrow she tyed fast her eyes To the fair Trojan ships and having lost them Just as thine eyes do down stole a tear Antiphila What would this Wench do if she were Aspatia Here she would stand till some more pitying God Turn'd her to Marble 't is enough my Wench Shew me the piece of Needle work you wrought Ant. Of Ariadne Madam Asp Yes that piece This should be Theseus h 'as a cousening face You meant him for a man Ant. He was so Madam Asp Why then 't is well enough never look back You have a full wind and a false heart Theseus Does not the story say his Keel was split Or his Masts spent or some kind rock or other Met with his Vessel Ant. Not as I remember Asp It should ha' been so could the Gods know this And not of all their number raise a storm But they are all as ill This false smile was well exprest Just such another caught me you shall not go so Antiphila In this place work a quick sand And over it a shallow smiling Water And his ship ploughing it and then a fear Do that fear to the life Wench Ant. 'T will wrong the story Asp 'T will make the story wrong'd by wanton Poets Live long and be believ'd but where 's the Lady Ant. There Madam Asp Fie you have mist it here Antiphila You are much mistaken Wench These colours are not dull and pale enough To shew a soul so full of misery As this sad Ladies was do it by me Do it again by me the lost Aspatia And you shall find all true but the wild Island I stand upon the Sea breach now and think Mine arms thus and mine hair blown with the wind Wild as that desart and let all about me Tell that I am forsaken do my face If thou hadst ever feeling of a sorrow Thus thus Antiphila strive to make me look Like sorrows monument and the trees about me Let them be dry and leaveless let the Rocks Groan with continual surges and behind me Make all a desolation look look Wenches A miserable life of this poor Picture Olym. Dear Madam Asp I have done sit down and let us Upon that point fix all our eyes that point there Make a dull silence till you feel a sudden sadness Give us new souls Enter Calianax Cal. The King
than our loves to tie our lives And deaths together Mel. It is as nobly said as I would wish Anon I 'le tell you wonders we are wrong'd Diph. But I will tell you now wee 'l right our selves Mel. Stay not prepare the armour in my house And what friends you can draw unto our side Not knowing of the cause make ready too Haste Diphilus the time requires it haste Exit Diphilus I hope my cause is just I know my blood Tells me it is and I will credit it To take revenge and lose my self withal Were idle and to scape impossible Without I had the sort which misery Remaining in the hands of my old enemy Calianax but I must have it see Enter Calianax Where he comes shaking by me good my Lord Forget your spleen to me I never wrong'd you But would have peace with every man Cal. 'T is well If I durst sight your tongue would lie at quiet Mel. Y' are touchie without all cause Cal. Do mock me Mel. By mine honour I speak truth Cal. Honour where is' t Mel. See what starts you make into your hatred to my love and freedom to you I come with resolution to obtain a suit of you Cal. A suit of me 't is very like it should be granted Sir Mel. Nay go not hence 'T is this you have the keeping of the Fort And I would wish you by the love you ought To bear unto me to deliver it into my hands Cal. I am in hope that thou art mad to talk to me thus Mel. But there is a reason to move you to it I would kill the King that wrong'd you and your daughter Cal. Out Traytor Mel. Nay but stay I cannot scape the deed once done Without I have this fort Cal. And should I help thee now thy treacherous mind betrays it self Mel. Come delay me not Give me a sudden answer or already Thy last is spoke refuse not offered love When it comes clad in secrets Cal. If I say I will not he will kill me I do see 't writ In his looks and should I say I will he 'l run and tell the King I do not shun your friendship dear Melantius But this cause is weighty give me but an hour to think Mel. Take it I know this goes unto the King But I am arm'd Ex. Melant. Cal. Me thinks I feel my self But twenty now agen this fighting fool Wants Policy I shall revenge my Girl And make her red again I pray my legs Will last that pace that I will carry them I shall want breath before I find the King Actus Quartus Enter Melantius Evadne and a Lady MEL. Save you Evad. Save you sweet Brother Mel. In my blunt eye methinks you look Evadne Evad. Come you would make me blush Mel. I would Evadne I shall displease my ends else Evad. You shall if you command me I am bashful Come Sir how do I look Mel. I would not have your women hear me Break into commendation of you 't is not seemly Evad. Go walt me in the Gallery now speak Mel. I 'le lock the door first Exeunt Ladies Evad. Why Mel. I will not have your guilded things that dance in visitation with their Millan skins choke up my business Evad. You are strangely dispos'd Sir Mel. Good Madam not to make you merry Evad. No if you praise me 't will make me sad Mel. Such a sad commendation I have for you Evad. Brother the Court hath made you witty And learn to riddle Mel. I praise the Court for 't has it learned you nothing Evad. Me Mel. I Evadne thou art young and handsom A Lady of a sweet complexion And such a flowing carriage that it cannot Chuse but inflame a Kingdom Evad. Gentle Brother Mel. 'T is yet in thy remembrance foolish woman To make me gentle Evad. How is this Mel. 'T is base And I could blush at these years thorough all My honour'd scars to come to such a parly Evad. I understand you not Mel. You dare not Fool They that commit thy faults fly the remembrance Evad. My faults Sir I would have you know I care not If they were written here here in my forehead Mel. Thy body is too little for the story The lusts of which would fill another woman Though she had Twins within her Evad. This is saucy Look you intrude no more there lies your way Mel. Thou art my way and I will tread upon thee Till I find truth out Evad. What truth is that you look for Mel. Thy long-lost honour would the Gods had set me One of their loudest bolts come tell me quickly Do it without enforcement and take heed You swell me not above my temper Evad. How Sir where got you this report Mel. Where there was people in every place Evad. They and the seconds of it are base people Believe them not they lyed Mel. Do not play with mine anger do not Wretch I come to know that desperate Fool that drew thee From thy fair life be wise and lay him open Evad. Unhand me and learn manners such another Forgetfulness forfeits your life Mel. Quench me this mighty humour and then tell me Whose Whore you are for you are one I know it Let all mine honours perish but I 'le find him Though he lie lockt up in thy blood be sudden There is no facing it and be not flattered The burnt air when the Dog raigns is not fouler Than thy contagious name till thy repentance If the Gods grant thee any purge thy sickness Evad. Be gone you are my Brother that 's your safety Mel. I 'le be a Wolf first 't is to be thy Brother An infamy below the sin of a Coward I am as far from being part of thee As thou art from thy vertue seek a kindred ' Mongst sensual beasts and make a Goat thy Brother A Goat is cooler will you tell me yet Evad. If you stay here and rail thus I shall tell you I 'le ha' you whipt get you to your command And there preach to your Sentinels And tell them what a brave man you are I shall laugh at you Mel. Y' are grown a glorious Whore where be your Fighters what mortal Fool durst raise thee to this daring And I alive by my just Sword h 'ad safer Bestride a Billow when the angry North Plows up the Sea or made Heavens fire his food Work me no higher will you discover yet Evad. The Fellow 's mad sleep and speak sense Mel. Force my swollen heart no further I would save thee your great maintainers are not here they dare not would they were all and armed I would speak loud here 's one should thunder to 'em will you tell me thou hast no hope to scape he that dares most and damns away his soul to do thee service will sooner fetch meat from a hungry Lion than come to rescue thee thou hast death about thee h 'as undone thine honour poyson'd thy vertue and of a lovely rose left thee a
canker Evad. Let me consider Mel. Do whose child thou wert Whose honour thou hast murdered whose grave open'd And so pull'd on the Gods that in their justice They must restore him flesh again and life And raise his dry bones to revenge his scandal Evad. The gods are not of my mind they had better let 'em lie sweet still in the earth they 'l stink here Mel. Do you raise mirth out of my easiness Forsake me then all weaknesses of Nature That make men women Speak you whore speak truth Or by the dear soul of thy sleeping Father This sword shall be thy lover tell or I 'le kill thee And when thou hast told all thou wilt deserve it Evad. You will not murder me Mel. No 't is a justice and a noble one To put the light out of such base offenders Evad. Help Mel. By thy foul self no humane help shall help thee If thou criest when I have kill'd thee as I have Vow'd to do if thou confess not naked as thou hast left Thine honour will I leave thee That on thy branded flesh the world may read Thy black shame and my justice wilt thou bend yet Evad. Yes Mel. Up and begin your story Evad. Oh I am miserable Mel. 'T is true thou art speak truth still Evad. I have offended noble Sir forgive me Mel. With what secure slave Evad. Do not ask me Sir Mine own remembrance is a misery too mightie for me Mel. Do not fall back again my sword 's unsheath'd yet Evad. What shall I do Mel. Be true and make your fault less Evad. I dare not tell Mel. Tell or I 'le be this day a killing thee Evad. Will you forgive me then Mel. Stay I must ask mine honour first I have too much foolish nature in me speak Evad. Is there none else here Mel. None but a fearful conscience that 's too many Who is' t Evad. O hear me gently it was the King Mel. No more My worthy father's and my services Are liberally rewarded King I thank thee For all my dangers and my wounds thou hast paid me In my own metal These are Souldiers thanks How long have you liv'd thus Evadne Evad. Too long Mel. Too late you find it can you be sorry Evad. Would I were half as blameless Mel. Evadne thou wilt to thy trade again Evad. First to my grave Mel. Would gods th'hadst been so blest Dost thou not hate this King now prethee hate him Couldst thou not curse him I command thee curse him Curse till the gods hear and deliver him To thy just wishes yet I fear Evadne You had rather play your game out Evad. No I feel Too many sad confusions here to let in any loose flame hereafter Mel. Dost thou not feel amongst all those one brave anger That breaks out nobly and directs thine arm to kill this base King Evad. All the gods forbid it Mel. No all the gods require it they are dishonoured in him Evad. 'T is too fearful Mel. Y' are valiant in his bed and bold enough To be a stale whore and have your Madams name Discourse for Grooms and Pages and hereafter When his cool Majestie hath laid you by To be at pension with some needy Sir For meat and courser clothes thus far you know no fear Come you shall kill him Evad. Good Sir Mel. And 't were to kiss him dead thou'd smother him Be wise and kill him Canst thou live and know What noble minds shall make thee see thy self Found out with every finger made the shame Of all successions and in this great ruine Thy brother and thy noble husband broken Thou shalt not live thus kneel and swear to help me When I shall call thee to it or by all Holy in heaven and earth thou shalt not live To breath a full hour longer not a thought Come 't is a righteous oath give me thy hand And both to heaven held up swear by that wealth This lustful thief stole from thee when I say it To let his foul soul out Evad. Here I swear it And all you spirits of abused Ladies Help me in this performance Mel. Enough this must be known to none But you and I Evadne not to your Lord Though he be wise and noble and a fellow Dares step as far into a worthy action As the most daring I as far as Justice Ask me not why Farewell Exit Mel. Evad. Would I could say so to my black disgrace Oh where have I been all this time how friended That I should lose my self thus desperately And none for pity shew me how I wandred There is not in the compass of the light A more unhappy creature sure I am monstrous For I have done those follies those mad mischiefs Would dare a woman O my loaden soul Be not so cruel to me choak not up Enter Amintor The way to my repentance O my Lord. Amin. How now Evad. My much abused Lord Kneels Amin. This cannot be Evad. I do not kneel to live I dare not hope it The wrongs I did are greater look upon me Though I appear with all my faults Amin. Stand up This is no new way to beget more sorrow Heaven knows I have too many do not mock me Though I am tame and bred up with my wrongs Which are my foster-brothers I may leap Like a hand-wolf into my natural wilderness And do an out-rage pray thee do not mock me Evad. My whole life is so leprous it infects All my repentance I would buy your pardon Though at the highest set even with my life That slight contrition that 's no sacrifice For what I have committed Amin. Sure I dazle There cannot be a faith in that soul woman That knows no God more mighty than her mischiefs Thou dost still worst still number on thy faults To press my poor heart thus Can I believe There 's any seed of Vertue in that woman Left to shoot up that dares go on in sin Known and so known as thine is O Evadne Would there were any safety in thy sex That I might put a thousand sorrows off And credit thy repentance but I must not Thou hast brought me to the dull calamity To that strange misbelief of all the world And all things that are in it that I fear I shall fall like a tree and find my grave Only remembring that I grieve Evad. My Lord Give me your griefs you are an innocent A soul as white as heaven let not my sins Perish your noble youth I do not fall here To shadow by dissembling with my tears As all say women can or to make less What my hot will hath done which heaven and you Knows to be tougher than the hand of time Can cut from mans remembrance no I do not I do appear the same the same Evadne Drest in the shames I liv'd in the same monster But these are names of honour to what I am I do present my self the foulest creature Most poysonous dangerous and despis'd of men
Lerna e're bred or Nilus I am hell Till you my dear Lord shoot your light into me The beams of your forgiveness I am soul-sick And whither with the fear of one condemn'd Till I have got your pardon Amin. Rise Evadne These heavenly powers that put this good into thee Grant a continuance of it I forgive thee Make thy self worthy of it and take heed Take heed Evadne this be serious Mock not the powers above that can and dare Give thee a great example of their justice To all ensuing eyes if thou plai'st With thy repentance the best sacrifice Evad. I have done nothing good to win belief My life hath been so faithless all the creatures Made for heavens honours have their ends and good ones All but the cousening Crocodiles false women They reign here like those plagues those killing sores Men pray against and when they die like tales Ill told and unbeliev'd they pass away And go to dust forgotten But my Lord Those short dayes I shall number to my rest As many must not see me shall though too late Though in my evening yet perceive a will Since I can do no good because a woman Reach constantly at some thing that is near it I w ll redeem one minute of my age Or like another Njobe I 'le weep till I am water Amin. I am now dissolved My frozen soul melts may each sin thou hast Find a new mercy Rise I am at peace Hadst thou been thus thus excellently good Before that devil King tempted thy frailty Sure thou hadst made a star give me thy hand From this time I will know thee and as far As honour gives me leave be thy Amintor When we meet next I will salute thee fairly And pray the gods to give thee happy dayes My charity shall go along with thee Though my embraces must be far from thee I should haâ— kill'd thee but this sweet repentance Looks up my vengeance for which thus I kiss thee The last kiss we must take and would to heaven The holy Priest that gave our hands together Had given us equal Vertues go Evadne The gods thus part our bodies have a care My honour falls no farther I am well then Evad. All the dear joyes here and above hereafter Crown thy fair soul thus I take leave my Lord And never shall you see the soul Evadne Till sh'ave tryed all honoured means that may Set her in rest and wash her stains away Exeunt Banquet Enter King Calianax Hoboyes play within King I cannot tell how I should credit this From you that are his enemy Cal. I am sure he said it to me and I 'le justifie it What way he dares oppose but with my sword King But did he break without all circumstance To you his foe that he would have the Fort To kill me and then escape Cal. If he deny it I 'le make him blush King It sounds incredibly Cal. I so does every thing I say of late King Not so Calianax Cal. Yes I should fit Mute whilst a Rogue with strong arms cuts your throat King Well I will try him and if this be true I 'le pawn my life I 'le find it if 't be false And that you clothe your hate in such a lie You shall hereafter doat in your own house not in the Court. Cal. Why if it be a lie Mine ears are false for I 'le be sworn I heard it Old men are good for nothing you were best Put me to death for hearing and free him For meaning of it you would ha' trusted me Once but the time is altered King And will still where I may do with justice to the world You have no witness Cal. Yes my self King No more I mean there were that heard it Cal. How no more would you have more why am Not I enough to hang a thousand Rogues King But so you may hang honest men too if you please Cal. I may 't is like I will do so there are a hundred will swear it for a need too if I say it King Such witnesses we need not Cal. And 't is hard if my Word cannot hang a boysterous knave King Enough where 's Strato Stra. Sir Enter Strato King Why where 's all the company call Amintor in Evadne where 's my Brother and Melantius Bid him come too and Diphilus call all Exit Strato That are without there if he should desire The combat of you 't is not in the power Of all our Laws to hinder it unless we mean to quit ' em Cal. Why if you do think 'T is sit an old Man and a Counsellor To sight for what he sayes then you may grant it Enter Amin. Evad. Mel. Diph. Lipsi Cle. Stra. Diag King Come Sirs Amintor thou art yet a Bridegroom And I will use thee so thou shalt sit down Evadne sit and you Amintor too This Banquet is for you sir Who has brought A merry Tale about him to raise a laughter Amongst our wine why Strato where art thou Thou wilt chop out with them unseasonably When I desire 'em not Strato 'T is my ill luck Sir so to spend them then King Reach me a boul of wine Melantius thou art sad Amin. I should be Sir the merriest here But I ha' ne're a story of mine own Worth telling at this time King Give me the Wine Melantius I am now considering How easie 't were for any man we trust To poyson one of us in such a boul Mel. I think it were not hard Sir for a Knave Cal. Such as you are King I' faith 't were easie it becomes us well To get plain dealing men about our selves Such as you all are here Amintor to thee And to thy fair Evadne Mel. Have you thought of this Calianax Aside Cal. Yes marry have I. Mel. And what 's your resolution Cal. Ye shall have it soundly King Reach to Amintor Strato Amin. Here my love This Wine will do thee wrong for it will set Blushes upon thy cheeks and till thou dost a fault 't were pity King Yet I wonder much Of the strange desperation of these men That dare attempt such acts here in our State He could not escape that did it Mel. Were he known unpossible King It would be known Melantius Mel. It ought to be if he got then away He must wear all our lives upon his sword He need not fly the Island he must leave no one alive King No I should think no man Could kill me and scape clear but that old man Cal. But I heaven bless me I should I my Liege King I do not think thou wouldst but yet thou might'st For thou hast in thy hands the means to scape By keeping of the Fort he has Melantius and he has kept it well Mel. From cobwebs Sir 'T is clean swept I can find no other Art In keeping of it now 't was ne're besieg'd since he commanded Cal. I shall be sure of your good word But I have kept it safe from such as
of news that I am staid Evad. Noble Amintor put off thy amaze Let thine eyes loose and speak am I not fair Looks not Evadne beauteous with these rites now Were those hours half so lovely in thine eyes When our hands met before the holy man I was too foul within to look fair then Since I knew ill I was not free till now Amint. There is presage of some important thing About thee which it seems thy tongue hath lost Thy hands are bloody and thou hast a knife Evad. In this consists thy happiness and mine Joy to Amintor for the King is dead Amint. Those have most power to hurt us that we love We lay our sleeping lives within their arms Why thou hast rais'd up mischief to this height And found out one to out-name thy other faults Thou hast no intermission of thy sins But all thy life is a continuall ill Black is thy colour now disease thy nature Joy to Amintor thou hast touch't a life The very name of which had power to chain Up all my rage and calm my wildest wrongs Evad. 'T is done and since I could not find a way To meet thy love so clear as through his life I cannot now repent it Amint. Could'st thou procure the Gods to speak to me To bid me love this woman and forgive I think I should fall out with them behold Here lies a youth whose wounds bleed in my brest Sent by his violent Fate to fetch his death From my slow hand and to augment my woe You now are present stain'd with a Kings blood Violently shed this keeps night here And throws an unknown wilderness about me Asp. Oh oh oh Amint. No more pursue me not Evad. Forgive me then and take me to thy bed We may not part Amint. Forbear be wise and let my rage go this way Evad. 'T is you that I would stay not it Amint. Take heed it will return with me Evad. If it must be I shall not fear to meet it take me home Amint. Thou monster of cruelty forbear Evad. For heavens sake look more calm Thine eyes are sharper than thou canst mâ—â—â— thy sword Amin. Away away thy knees are more to me than violence I am worse than sick to see knees follow me For that I must not grant for heavens sake stand Evad. Receive me then Amint. I dare not stay thy language In midst of all my anger and my grief Thou dost awake something that troubles me And sayes I lov'd thee once I dare not stay There is no end of womens reasoning Leaves her Evad. Amintor thou shalt love me once again Go I am calm farewell and peace for ever Evadne whom thou hat'st will die for thee Kills her self Amint. I have a little humane nature yet That 's lest for thee that bids me stay thy hand Returns Evad. Thy hand was welcome but came too late Oh I am lost the heavy sleep makes haste She dies Asp. Oh oh oh Amint. This earth of mine doth tremble and I feel A stark affrighted motion in my blood My soul grows weary of her house and I All over am a trouble to my self There is some hidden power in these dead things That calls my flesh into'em I am cold Be resolute and bear 'em company There 's something yet which I am loth to leave There 's man enough in me to meet the fears That death can bring and yet would it were done I can find nothing in the whole discourse Of death I durst not meet the boldest way Yet still betwixt the reason and the act The wrong I to Aspatia did stands up I have not such a fault to answer Though she may justly arm with scorn And hate of me my soul will part less troubled When I have paid to her in tears my sorrow I will not leave this act unsatisfied If all that 's left in me can answer it Asp. Was it a dream there stands Amintor still Or I dream still Amint. How dost thou speak receive my love and help Thy blood climbs up to his old place again There 's hope of thy recovery Asp. Did you not name Aspatia Amint. I did Asp. And talkt of tears and sorrow unto her Amint. 'T is true and till these happy signs in thee Did stay my course 't was thither I was going Asp. Th' art there already and these wounds are hers Those threats I brought with me sought not revenge But came to fetch this blessing from thy hand I am Aspatia yet Amint. Dare my soul ever look abroad agen Asp. I shall live Amintor I am well A kind of healthful joy wanders within me Amint. The world wants lines to excuse thy loss Come let me bear thee to some place of help Asp. Amintor thou must stay I must rest here My strength begins to disobey my will How dost thou my best soul I would fain live Now if I could would'st thou have loved me then Amint. Alas all that I am's not worth a hair from thee Asp Give me thy hand mine hands grope up and down And cannot find thee I am wondrous sick Have I thy hand Amintor Amint. Thou greatest blessing of the world thou hast Asp. I do believe thee better than my sense Oh! I must go farewell Amint. She swounds Aspatia help for Heavens sake water Such as may chain life for ever to this frame Aspatia speak what no help yet I fool I 'le chase her temples yet there 's nothing stirs Some hidden Power tell her that Amintor calls Aâ—â— let her answer me Aspatia speak I haâ—e heard if there be life but bow The body thus and it will shew it self Oh she is gone I will not leave her yet Since out of justice we must challenge nothing I 'le call it mercy if you 'l pity me You heavenly powers and lend for some few years The blessed soul to this fair seat agen No comfort comes the gods deny me too I 'le bow the body once agen Aspatia The soul is fled for ever and I wrong My self so long to lose her company Must I talk now Here 's to be with thee love Kills himself Enter Servant Ser. This is a great grace to my Lord to have the new King come to him I must tell him he is entring O Heaven help help Enter Lysip Melant. Cal. Cleon. Diph. Strato Lys Where 's Amintor Sirat O there there Lys How strange is this Cal. What should we do here Mel. These deaths are such acquainted things with me That yet my heart dissolves not May I stand Stiff here for ever eyes call up your tears This is Amintor heart he was my friend Melt now it flows Amintor give a word To call me to thee Amint. Oh! Mel. Melantius calls his friend Amintor Oh thy arms Are kinder to me than thy tongue Speak speak Amint. What Mel. That little word was worth all the sounds That ever I shall hear agen Diph. O brother here lies your Sister slain You lose your self in sorrow there
higher but 't is his want of company I must grow nearer to him Enter Elder Loveless disguised Elder Lo. God save you both Abig. And pardon you Sir this is somewhat rude how came you hither Elder Lo. Why through the doors they are open Wel. What are you And what business have you here Elder Lo. More I believe than you have Abig. Who would this fellow speak with Art thou sober Elder Lo. Yes I come not here to sleep Wel. Prethee what art thou Elder Lo. As much gay man as thou art I am a Gentleman Wel. Art thou no more Elder Lo. Yes more than thou dar'st be a Souldier Abig. Thou dost not come to quarrel Elder Lo. No not with women I come to speak here with a Gentlewoman Abig. Why I am one Elder Lo. But not with one so gentle Wel. This is a fine fellow Elder Lo. Sir I am not fine yet I am but new come over direct me with your ticket to your Taylor and then I shall be fine Sir Lady if there be a better of your Sex within this house say I would see her Abig. Why am not I good enough for you Sir Elder Lo. Your way you 'l be too good pray end my business This is another Sutor O frail Woman Wel. This fellow with his bluntness hopes to do more than the long sutes of a thousand could though he be sowre he 's quick I must not trust him Sir this Lady is not to speak with you she is more serious you smell as if you were new calkt go and be hansome and then you may fit with her Servingmen El. Lo. What are you Sir Wel. Guess by my outside Elder Lo. Then I take you Sir for some new silken thing wean'd from the Country that shall when you come to keep good company be beaten into better manners Pray good proud Gentlewoman help me to your Mistress Abig. How many lives hast thou that thou talk'st thus rudely Elder Lo. But one one I am neither Cat nor Woman Wel. And will that one life Sir maintain you ever in such bold sawciness Elder Lo. Yes amongst a Nation of such men as you are and be no worse for wearing shall I speak with this Lady Abig. No by my troth shall you not Elder Lo. I must stay here then Wel. That you shall not neither Elder Lo. Good fine thing tell me why Wel. Good angry thing I 'le tell you This is no place for such companions Such lousie Gentlemen shall find their business Better i' th' Suburbs there your strong pitch perfume Mingled with lees of Ale shall reek in fashion This is no Thames-street Sir Abig. This Gentleman informs you truly Prethee be satisfied and seek the Suburbs Good Captain or what ever title else The Warlike Eele boats have bestowed upon thee Go and reform thy self prethee be sweeter And know my Lady speaks with no Swabbers Elder Lo. You cannot talk me out with your tradition Of wit you pick from Plays go to I have found ye And for you Sir whose tender gentle blood Runs in your Nose and makes you snuff at all But three pil'd people I do let you know He that begot your worships Sattin-sute Can make no men Sir I will see this Lady And with the reverence of your silkenship In these old Ornaments Wel. You will not sure Elder Lo. Sure Sir I shall Abig. You would be beaten out Elder Lo. Indeed I would not or if I would be beaten Pray who shall beat me this good Gentleman Looks as he were o' th' peace Wel. Sir you shall see that will you get you out Elder Lo. Yes that that shall correct your boys tongue Dare you fight I will stay here still They draw Abig. O their things are out help help for Gods sake Madam Jesus they foin at one another Enter Lady Madam why who is within there Lady Who breeds this rudeness Wel. This uncivil fellow He saies he comes from Sea where I believe H 'as purg'd away his manners Lady Why what of him Wel. Why he will rudely without once God bless you Press to your privacies and no denial Must stand betwixt your person and his business I let go his ill Language Lady Sir have you business with me Elder Lo. Madam some I have But not so serious to pawn my life for 't If you keep this quarter and maintain about you Such Knights o' th' Sun as this is to defie Men of imployment to ye you may live But in what fame Lady Pray stay Sir who has wrong'd you Elder Lo. Wrong me he cannot though uncivilly He flung his wild words at me but to you I think he did no honour to deny The hast I come withal a passage to you Though I seem course Lady Excuse me gentle Sir 't was from my knowledge And shall have no protection And to you Sir You have shew'd more heat than wit and from your self Have borrowed power I never gave you here To do these vile unmanly things my house Is no blind street to swagger in and my favours Not doting yet on your unknown deserts So far that I should make you Master of my business My credit yet stands fairer with the people Than to be tried with swords and they that come To do me service must not think to win me With hazard of a murther if your love Consist in fury carry it to the Camp And there in honour of some common Mistress Shorten your youth I pray be better temper'd And give me leave a while Sir Wel. You must have it Exit Welford Lady Now Sir your business El. Lo. First I thank you for schooling this young fellow Whom his own follies which he 's prone enough Daily to fall into if you but frown Shall level him a way to his repentance Next I should rail at you but you are a Woman And anger 's lost upon you Lady Why at me Sir I never did you wrong for to my knowledge This is the first sight of you Elder Lo. You have done that I must confess I have the least curse in Because the least acquaintance But there be If there be honour in the minds of men Thousands when they shall know what I deliver As all good men must share in 't will to shame Blast your black memory Lady How is this good Sir Elder Lo. 'T is that that if you have a soul will choak it Y 'ave kill'd a Gentleman Lady I kill'd a Gentleman Elder Lo. You and your cruelty have kill'd him Woman And such a man let me be angry in 't Whose least worth weighed above all womens vertues That are I spare you all to come too guess him now Lady I am so innocent I cannot Sir Elder Lo. Repent you mean you are a perfect Woman And as the first was made for mans undoing Lady Sir you have mist your way I am not she Elder Lo. Would he had mist his way too though he had Wandered farther than Women are ill spoken of
gladly I would hear thee But that 's impossible Dua. Please you but read this You shall know better there why I am sent Than if I should deliver it Gui. From whom comes it Dua. That will instruct you I suspect this stranger Yet she spake something that holds such alliance With his reports I know not what to think on 't What a frown was there she looks me through through Now reads again now pauses and now smiles And yet there 's more of anger in 't than mirth These are strange changes oh I understand it She 's full of serious thoughts Gui. You are just you Heavens And never do forget to hear their prayers That truly pay their vows the defer'd vengeance For you and my words sake so long defer'd Under which as a mountain my heart groans yet When 't was despair'd of now is offer'd to me And if I lose it I am both wayes guilty The womans mask dissimulation help me Come hither friend I am sure you know the Gentleman That sent these charms Dua. Charms Lady Gui. These charms I well may call them so they 've won upon me More than ere letter did thou art his friend The confidence he has in thee confirms it And therefore I 'le be open breasted to thee To hear of him though yet I never saw him Was most desir'd of all men let me blush And then I 'le say I love him Dua. All men see In this a womans vertue Gui. I expected For the courtesie I did long since to have seen him And though I then forbad it you men know Between our hearts and tongues there 's a large distance But I 'le excuse him may be hitherto He has forborn it in respect my Son Fell by his hand Dua. And reason Lady Gui. No he did me a pleasure in 't a riotous fellow And with that insolent not worth the owning I have indeed kept a long solemn sorrow For my friends sake partly but especially For his long absence Dua. O the Devil Guio. Therefore Bid him be speedy a Priest shall be ready To tye the holy knot this kiss I send him Deliver that and bring him Dua. I am dumb A good cause I have now and a good sword And something I shall do I wait upon you Exeunt Enter Manuel Charino Arnoldo Zenocia born in a chair 2 Doctors Clodio Doct. Give her more air she dyes else Arn. O thou dread power That mad'st this all and of thy workmanship This virgin wife the Master piece look down on her Let her minds virtues cloth'd in this fair garment That worthily deserves a better name Than flesh and bloud now sue and prevail for her Or if those are denyed let innocence To which all passages in Heaven stand open Appear in her white robe before thy throne And mediate for her or if this age of sin Be worthy of a miracle the Sun In his diurnal progress never saw So sweet a subject to imploy it on Man Wonders are ceas'd Sir we must work by means Arno. 'T is true and such reverend Physicians are To you thus low I fall then so may you ever Be stil'd the hands of Heaven natures restorers Get wealth and honours and by your success In all your undertakings propagate Your great opinion in the world as now You use your saving art for know good Gentlemen Besides the fame and all that I possess For a reward posterity shall stand Indebted to you for as Heaven forbid it Should my Zenocia dye robbing this age Of all that 's good or gracefull times succeeding The story of her pure life not yet perfect Will suffer in the want of her example Doct. Were all the world to perish with her we Can do no more than what art and experience Give us assurance of we have us'd all means To find the cause of her disease yet cannot How should we then promise the cure Arn. Away I did bely you when I charg'd you with The power of doing ye are meer names only And even your best perfection accidental What ever malady thou art or Spirit As some hold all diseases that afflict us As love already makes me sensible Of half her sufferings ease her of her part And let me stand the butt of thy fell malice And I will swear th' art mercifull Doct. Your hand Lady What a strange heat is here bring some warm water Arn. She shall use nothing that is yours my sorrow Provides her of a better bath my tears Shall do that office Zeno. O my best Arnoldo The truest of all lovers I would live Were heaven so pleas'd but to reward your sorrow With my true service but since that 's denied me May you live long and happy do not suffer By your affection to me I conjure you My sickness to infect you though much love Makes you too subject to it Arn. In this only Zenocia wrongs her servant can the body Subsist the Soul departed 't is as easie As I to live without you I am your husband And long have been so though our adverse fortune â—â—ndying us from one hazard to another Would never grant me so much happiness As to pay a husbands debt despite of fortune In death I 'le follow you and guard mine own And there enjoy what here my fate forbids me Clod. So true a sorrow and so feelingly Exprest I never read of Man I am struck With wonder to behold it as with pity Char. If you that are a stranger suffer for them Being tied no further than humanity Leads you to soft compassion think great Sir What of necessity I must endure That am a Father Hippolyta Zabulon and Sulpitia at the door Zab. Wait me there I hold it Unfit to have you seen as I find cause You shall proceed Man You are welcom Lady Hip. Sir I come to do a charitable office How does the patient Clod. You may enquire Of more than one for two are sick and deadly He languishes in her her health 's despair'd of And in hers his Hip. 'T is a strange spectacle With what a patience they sit unmov'd Are they not dead already Doct. By her pulse She cannot last a day Arn. Oh by that summons I know my time too Hip. Look to the man Clod. Apply Your Art to save the Lady preserve her A town is your reward Hip. I 'le treble it In ready gold if you restore Arnoldo For in his death I dye too Clod. Without her I am no more Arn. Are you there Madam now You may feast on my miseries my coldness In answering your affections or hardness Give it what name you please you are reveng'd of For now you may perceive our thred of life Was spun together and the poor Arnoldo Made only to enjoy the best Zenocia And not to serve the use of any other And in that she may equal my Lord Clodio Had long since else enjoyed her nor could I Have been so blind as not to see your great And many
like a Gentleman To offer you that honour Guio. You are deceiv'd Sir Yoâ—â—ome besotted to your own destruction I sent not for you what honour can ye add to me That brake that staff of honour my age lean'd on That rob'd me of that right made me a Mother Hear me thou wretched man hear me with terrour And let thine own bold folly shake thy Soul Hear me pronounce thy death that now hangs o're thee Thou desperate fool who bad thee seek this ruine What mad unmanly fate made thee discover Thy cursed face to me again was 't not enough To have the fair protection of my house When misery and justice close pursued thee When thine own bloudy sword cryed out against thee Hatcht in the life of him yet I forgave thee My hospitable word even when I saw The goodliest branch of all my blood lopt from me Did I not seal still to thee Rut. I am gone Guio. And when thou went'st to Imp thy miserie Did I not give thee means but hark ungratefull Was it not thus to hide thy face and fly me To keep thy name for ever from my memory Thy cursed blood and kindred did I not swear then If ever in this wretched life thou hast left me Short and unfortunate I saw thee again Or came but to the knowledge where thou wandredst To call my vow back and pursue with vengeance With all the miseries a Mother suffers Rut. I was born to be hang'd there 's no avoiding it Guio. And dar'st thou with this impudence appear here VValk like the winding sheet my Son was put in Stand with those wounds Dua. I am happy now again Happy the hour I fell to find a Mother So pious good and excellent in sorrows Enter a Servant Ser. The Governour 's come in Guio. O let him enter Rut. I have fool'd my self a fair thred of all my fortunes This strikes me most not that I fear to perish But that this unmannerly boldness has brought me to it Enter Governour Clodio Charino Gov. Are these fit preparations for a wedding Lady I came prepar'd a guest Guio. O give me justice As ever you will leave a vertuous name Do justice justice Sir Gove. You need not ask it I am bound to it Guio. Justice upon this man That kill'd my Son Gove. Do you confess the act Rut. Yes Sir Clod. Rutilio Char. 'T is the same Clod. How fell he thus Here will be sorrow for the good Arnoldo Gove. Take heed Sir what you say Rut. I have weigh'd it well I am the man nor is it life I start at Only I am unhappy I am poor Poor in expence of lives there I am wretched That I have not two lives lent me for his sacrifice One for her Son another for her sorrows Excellent Lady now rejoyce again For though I cannot think y' are pleas'd in blood Nor with that greedy thirst pursue your vengeance The tenderness even in those tears denies that Yet let the world believe you lov'd Duarte The unmatcht courtesies you have done my miseries Without this forfeit to the law would charge me To tender you this life and proud 't would please you Guio. Shall I have justice Gover. Yes Rut. I 'le ask it for ye I 'le follow it my self against my self Sir 'T is most sit I dye dispatch it quickly The monstrous burthen of that grief she labours with Will kill her else then blood 〈◊〉 blood lyes on me Had I a thousand lives I'â— give 'em all Before I would draw one tear more from that vertue Guio. Be not too cruel Sir and yet his bold sword But his life cannot restore that he 's a man too Of a fair promise but alas my Son 's dead If I have justice must it kill hiâ— Gov. Yes Guio. If I have not it kills me strong and goodly Why should he perish too Gover. It lies in your power You only may accuse him or may quit him Clod. Be there no other witnesses Guio. Not any And if I save him will not the world proclaim I have forgot a Son to save a murderer And yet he looks not like one he looks manly Hip. Pity so brave a Gentleman should perish She cannot be so hard so cruel hearted Guio. Will you pronounce yet stay a little Sir Rut. Rid your self Lady of this misery And let me go I do but breed more tempests With which you are already too much shaken Guio. Do now pronounce I will not hear Dua. You shall not Yet turn and see good Madam Gove. Do not wonder 'T is he restor'd again thank the good Doctor Pray do not stand amaz'd it is Duarte Is well is safe again Guio. O my sweet Son I will not press my wonder now with questions Sir I am sorry for that cruelty I urg'd against you Rut. Madam it was but justice Dua. 'T is true the Doctor heal'd this body again But this man heal'd my soul made my minde perfect The good sharp lessons his sword read to me sav'd me For which if you lov'd me dear Mother Honour and love this man Guio. You sent this letter Rut. My boldness makes me blush now Guio. I 'le wipe off that And with this kiss I take you for my husband Your wooing's done Sir I believe you love me And that 's the wealth I look for now Rut. You have it Dua. You have ended my desire to all my wishes Gov. Now 't is a wedding again And if Hippolyta Make good what with the hazard of her life She undertook the evening will set clear Enter Hippolyta leading Leopold Arnoldo Zenocia in either hand Zabulon Sulpitia After a stormy day Char. Here comes the Lady Clod. With fair Zenocia Health with life again Restor'd unto her Zen. The gift of her goodness Rut. Let us embrace I am of your order too And though I once despair'd of women now I find they relish much of Scorpions For both have stings and both can hurt and cure too But what have been your fortunes Arn. Wee 'l defer Our story and at time more sit relate it Now all that reverence vertue and in that Zenocias constancy and perfect love Or for her sake Arnoldo join with us In th' honour of this Lady Chaâ— She deserves it Hip. Hippolytas life shall make that good hereafter Not will I alone better my self but others For these whose wants perhaps have made their actions Not altogether innocent shall from me Be so supplied that need shall not compel them To any course of life but what the law Shall give allowance to Zab. Sulpitia Your Ladiships creatures R t. Be so and no more you man-huckster Hip. And worthy Leopold you that with such fervour So long have sought me and in that deserv'd me Shall now find full reward for all your travels Which you have made more dear by patient sufferance And though my violent dotage did transport me Beyond those bounds my modesty should have kept in Though my desires were loose from unchast
ye were my Husband a thousand times I cannot do it At least a dozen posts are gone this morning For several parts of the Kingdom I can do no more But pay 'em and instruct ' em Men. Prithee good sweet heart I come not to disturb thee nor discourage thee I know thou labour'st truly hark in thine ear Leu. Ha! What do you make so dainty on 't look there I am an Ass I can do nothing Men. Celia I this is she a stranger born Leu. What would you give for more now Men. Prithee my best Leucippe there 's much hangs on 't Lodg'd at the end of Mars's street that 's true too At the sack of such a Town by such a Souldier Preserv'd a Prisoner and by Prince Demetrius Bought from that man again maintain'd and favour'd How came you by this knowledg Leu. Poor weak man I have a thousand eyes when thou art sleeping Abroad and full of business Men. You never try'd her Leu. No she is beyond my level so hedg'd in By the Princes infinite Love and Favour to her Men. She is a handsome Wench Leu. A delicate and knows it And out of that proof arms her self Men. Come in then I have a great design from the King to you And you must work like wax now Leu. On this Lady Men. On this and all your wits call home Leu. I have done Toys in my time of some note old as I am I think my brains will work without barm Take up the Books Men. As we go in I 'll tell ye Exeunt SCENE IV. Enter Antigonus Timon Lords and a Souldier Ant. No face of sorrow for this loss 't will choak him Nor no man miss a friend I know his nature So deep imprest with grief for what he has suffer'd That the least adding to it adds to his ruine His loss is not so infinite I hope Souldier Soul Faith neither great nor out of indiscretion The young men out of heat Enter Demetrius Leontius and Lieutenant Ant. I guess the manner Lord. The Prince and 't like your Grace s. Ant. You are welcome home Sir Come no more sorrow I have heard your fortune And I my self have try'd the like clear up man I will not have ye take it thus if I doubted Your fear had lost and that you had turn'd your back to 'em Basely besought their mercies Leo. No no by this hand Sir We fought like honest and tall men Antig. I know 't Leontius or if I thought Nâ—glâ—ct of rule having his counsel with ye Or too vain glorious appetite of Fame Your men forgot and scatter'd Leo None of these Sir He shâ—w'd himself a noble Gentleman Every way apt to rule Ant. These being granted Why should you think you have done an act so hainous That â—ought but discontent dwells round about ye I have lost a battel Leo. I and fought it hard too Aâ—t With as much means as man Leo Or Dâ—vil could â—uge it Aâ—t Twenty to one of our side now Lâ—â— Tuâ—n Tables Beaten like Dogs again like Owls you take it To heart for flying out a mile before 'em And to say the truth 't was no flight neither Sir 'T was but a walk a handsome walk I have tumbl'd with this old Body beaten like a Stock-fish And stuck with Arrows like an arming Quiver Blouded and bang'd almost a day before 'em And glad I have got off then Here 's a mad Shaver He fights his share I am sure when e'r he comes to 't Yet I have seen him trip it tithly too And cry the Devil take the hindmost ever Lieu. I learnt it of my Betters Leo. Boudge at this Ant. Has Fortune but one Face Lieu. In her best Vizard Methinks she looks but lowzily Ant. Chance though she faint now And sink below our expectations Is there no hope left strong enough to buoy her Dem. 'T is not this day I fled before the Enemy And lost my People left mine Honour murder'd My maiden Honour never to be ransom'd Which to a noble Soul is too too sensible Afflicts me with this sadness most of these Time may turn straight again experience perfect And new Swords cut new ways to nobler Fortunes O I have lost Ant. As you are mine forget it I do not think it loss Dem O Sir forgive me I have lost my friends those worthy Souls bred with me I have lost my self they were the pieces of me I have lost all Arts my Schools are taken from me Honour and Arms no emulation left me I liv'd to see these men lost look'd upon it These men that twin'd their loves to mine their vertues O shame of shames I saw and could not save 'em This carries Sulphur in 't this burns and boils me And like a fatal Tomb bestrides my memory Ant. This was hard fortune but if alive and taken They shall be ransom'd let it be at Millions Dem. They are dead they are dead Lieu. When wou'd he weep for me thus I may be dead and powder'd Leo. Good Prince grieve not We are not certain of their deaths the Enemy Though he be hot and keen Yet holds good Quarter What Noise is this Great Shout within Enter Gentlemen Lieu. He does not follow us Give me a Steeple top Leo. They live they live Sir Ant. Hold up your manly fate They live they are here Son Dem. These are the men 1 Gent. They are and live to honour ye Dem. How ' scap'd ye noble friends me thought I saâ—â—â— Even in the Jaws of Death 2 Gent. Thanks to our folly That spur'd us on we were indeed hedg'd round in 't And ev'n beyond the hand of succour beaten Unhors'd disarm'd and what we lookt for then Sir Let such poor weary Souls that hear the Bell knoll And see the Grave a digging tell Dem. For Heavens sake Delude mine Eyes no longer how came ye off 1 Gent. Against all expectation the brave Selenâ—as I think this day enamour'd on your Vertue When through the Troops he saw ye shoot like lightning And at your manly courage all took fire And after that the misery we fell to The never certain Fate of War considering As we stood all before him Fortunes ruines Nothing but Death expecting a short time He made a stand upon our Youths and Fortunes Then with an eye of mercy inform'd his Judgment How yet unripe we were unblown unharden'd Unfitted for such fatal ends he cryed out to us Go Gentlemen commend me to your Master To the most High and Hopeful Prince Demetrius Tell him the Valour that he showed against me This day the Virgin Valour and true fire Deserves even from an Enemy this courtesie Your Lives and Arms freely I 'll give 'em thank him And thus we are return'd Sir Leo. Faith 't was well done 'T was bravely done was 't not a noble part Sir Laeu Had I been there up had I gone I am sure on 't These noble tricks I never durst trust 'em yet Leo. Let me not live and 't
both young and old Should be devour'd and it should be my strife To save thee whom I love above my life Ama. How shall I trust thee when I see thee chuse Another Bed and dost my side refuse Per. 'T was only that the chast thoughts might be 〈◊〉 'Twixt thee and me although we were alone Ama. Come Perigot will shew his power that he Can make his Amoret though she weary be Rise nimbly from her Couch and come to his Here take thy Amoret embrace and kiss Per. What means my Love Ama. To do as loâ—â—◠〈◊〉 That are to be enjoy'd not to be woo'd There 's ne'r a Shepherdess in all the plain Can kiss thee with more Art there 's none can feign More wanton tricks Per. Forbear dear Soul to trie Whether my Heart be pure I 'll rather die Than nourish one thought to dishonour thee Amar. Still think'st thou such a thing as Chastitie Is amongst Women Perigot there 's none That with her Love is in a Wood alone And would come home a maid be not abus'd With thy fond first Belief let time be us'd Why dost thou rise Per. My true heart thou hast sâ—â— Ama. Faith Perigot I 'll pluck thee down again Per. Let go thou Serpent that into my brest Hast with thy cunning div'd art not in Jest Ama. Sweet love lye down Per. Since this I live to see Some bitter North-wind blast my flocks and me Ama. You swore you lov'd yet will not do my will Per. O be as thou wert once I 'll love thee still Ama. I am as still I was and all my kind Though other shows we have poor men to blind Per. Then here I end all Love and left my vain Belief should ever draw me in again Before thy face that hast my Youth misled I end my life my blood be on thy head Ama. O hold thy hands thy Amoret doth cry Per. Thou counsel'st well first Amoret shall dye That is the cause of my eternal smart He runs after be Ama. O hold Per. This steel shall pierce thy lustful hâ—â—â—t The Sullen Shepherd steps out and uncharms be Sull. Up and down every where I strew the herbs to purge the air Let your Odour drive hence All mists that dazel fence Herbs and Springs whose hidden might Alters Shapes and mocks the sight Thus I charge you to undo All before I brought ye to Let her flye let her ' scape Give again her own shape Enter Amaryllis in her own shape Amar. Forbear thou gentle Swain thou dost mistake She whom thou follow'dst fled into the brake And as I crost thy way I met thy wrath The only fear of which near slain me hath Per. Pardon fair Shepherdess my rage and night Were both upon me and beguil'd my sight But far be it from me to spill the blood Of harmless Maids that wander in the Wood. Ex. Ama. Enter Amoret Amor. Many a weary step in yonder path Poor hopeless Amoret twice trodden hath To seek her Perigot yet cannot hear His Voice my Perigot she loves thee dear That calls Per. See yonder where she is how fair She shows and yet her breath infects the air Amo. My Perigot Per. Here. Amo. Happy Per. Hapless first 〈◊〉 lights on thee the next blow is the worst Amo. Stay Perigot my love thou art unjust Pers. Death is the best reward that 's due to lust Exit Perigot Sul. Now shall their love be crost for being struck â—e throw her in the Fount lest being took By some night-travaller whose honest care May help to cure her Shepherdess prepare Your self to die Amo. No Mercy I do crave Thou canst not give a worse blow than I have Tell him that gave me this who lov'd him too He struck my soul and not my body through Tell him when I am dead my soul shall be â—t peace if he but think he injur'd me Sul. In this Fount be thy grave thou wert not meant â—uâ—e for a woman thou art so innocent â—e cannot scape for underneath the ground flings her into the well 〈◊〉 a long hollow the clear spring is bound â—â—l on yon side where the Morns Sun doth look The strugling water breaks out in a Brook Exit The God of the River riseth with Amoret in his arms God What powerfull charms my streams do bring â—ck again unto their spring â—ith such force that I their god â—ree times striking with my Rod â—ould not keep them in their ranks â—y Fishes shoot into the banks â—here's not one that stayes and feeds â—ll have hid them in the weeds â—ere's a mortal almost dead â—ln into my River head â—llowed so with many a spell â—at till now none ever fell â—â— a Female young and clear 〈◊〉 in by some Ravisher 〈◊〉 upon her breast a wound 〈◊〉 which there is no plaister bound â—t she 's warm her pulses beat â—s a sign of life and heat 〈◊〉 thou be'st a Virgin pure â—an give a present cure â—ke a drop into thy wound â—m my watry locks more round â—an Orient Pearl and far more pure â—an unchast flesh may endure â—e she pants and from her flesh â—e warm blood gusheth out afresh â—e is an unpolluted maid â—ust have this bleeding staid â—m my banks I pluck this flower â—th holy hand whose vertuous power â—at once to heal and draw â—e blood returns I never saw 〈◊〉 fairer Mortal Now doth break â—r deadly slumber Virgin speak Amo. Who hath restor'd my sense given me new breath â—d brought me back out of the arms of death God I have heal'd thy wounds Amo. Ay me God Fear not him that succour'd thee â—n this Fountains god below 〈◊〉 waters to a River grow â—d'twixt two banks with Osiers set â—at only prosper in the wet â—ough the Meadows do they glide â—heeling still on every side â—etimes winding round about 〈◊〉 find the evenest channel out â—d if thou wilt go with me â—ving mortal companie â—he cool streams shalt thou lye â—e from harm as well as I I will give thee for thy food No Fish that useth in the mud But Trout and Pike that love to swim Where the gravel from the brim Through the pure streams may be seen Orient Pearl fit for a Queen Will I give thy love to win And a shell to keep them in Not a Fish in all my Brook That shall disobey thy look But when thou wilt come sliding by And from thy white hand take a fly And to make thee understand How I can my waves command They shall bubble whilst I sing Sweeter than the silver spring The SONG Do not fear to put thy feet Naked in the River sweet Think not Leach or Newt or Toad Will bite thy foot when thou hast troad Nor let the water rising high As thou wad'st in make thee crie And sob but ever live with me And not a wave shall trouble thee Amo. Immortal power that rul'st this holy flood I know my self unworthy to be woo'd By thee a god for e're this but for
Maidens strictness that the grooms May ever 〈◊〉 to tempt their blowing youth Banish all complements but single truth From every tongue and every Shepherds heart Let them still use perswading but no Art Thus holy Priest I wish to thee and these All the best goods and comforts that may please Alex. And all those blessings Heaven did ever give We pray upon this Bower may ever live Priest Kneel every Shâ—pherd whilest with powerful hand I bless your after labours and the Land You seed your flocks upon Great Pan defend you From misfortune and amend you Keep you from those dangers still That are followed by your will Give ye means to know at length All your riches all your strength Cannot keep your foot from falling To lewd lust that still is calling At your Cottage till his power Bring again that golden hour Of peace and rest to every soul May his care of you controul All diseases sores or pain That in after time may raign Either in your flocks or you Give ye all affections new New desires and tempers new That ye may be ever true Now rise and go and as ye pass away Sing to the God of Sheep that happy lay That honest Dorus taught ye Dorus he That was the soul and god of melodie They all Sing The SONG All ye woods and trees and bowers All you vertues and ye powers That inhabit in the lakes In the pleasant springs or brakes Move your feet To our sound Whilest we greet All this ground With his honour and his name That defends our flocks from blame He is great and he is just He is ever good and must Thus be honour'd Daffadillies Roses Pinks and loved Lillies Let us sting Whilest we sing Ever holy Ever holy Ever honour'd ever young Thus great Pan is ever sung Exeâ—â—â— Satyr Thou divinest fairest brightest Thou must powerful Maid and whitest Thou most vertuous and most blessed Eyes of stars and golden tressed Like Apollo tell me sweetest What new service now is meetest For the Satyr shall I stray In the middle Air and stay The sayling Rack or nimbly take Hold by the Moon and gently make Sute to the pale Queen of night For a beam to give thee light Shall I dive into the Sea And bring thee Coral making way Through the rising waves that fall In snowie fleeces dearest shall I catch the wanton Fawns or Flyes Whose woven wings the Summer dyes Of many colours get thee fruit Or steal from Heaven old Orpheus Lute All these I 'le venture for and more To do her service all these woods adore Clor. No other service Satyr but thy watch About these thickets lest harmless people catch Mischief or sad mischance Satyr Holy Virgin I will dance Round about these woods as quick As the breaking light and prick Down the Lawns and down the vails Faster than the Wind-mill sails So I take my leave and pray All the comforts of the day Such as Phoebus heat doth send On the earth may still be friend Thee and this arbour Cle. And to thee All thy Masters love be free Exeunt To my Friend Master JOHN FLETCHER upon his Faithfull Shepherdess I Know too well that no more than the man That travels through the burning Desarts can When he is beaten with the raging Sun Half smother'd in the dust have power to run From a cool River which himself doth find E're he be slack'd no more can he whose mind Joyes in the Muses hold from that delight When nature and his full thoughts bid him write Yet wish I those whom I for friends have known To sing their thoughts to no ears but their own Why should the man whose wit ne'r had a stain Vpon the publick Stage present his vain And make a thousand men in judgment sit To call in question his undoubted wit Scarce two of which can understand the laws Which they should judge by nor the parties cause Among the rout there is not one that hath In his own censure an explicite faith One company knowing they judgement lack Ground their belief on the next man in black Others on him that makes signs and is mute Some like as he does in the fairest fute He as his Mistress doth and she by chance Nor want there those who as the Boy doth dance Between the Acts will censure the whole Play Some if the Wax-lights be not new that day But multitudes there are whose judgement goes Headlong according to the Actors cloathes For this these publick things and I agree So all that but to do a right for thee I had not been perswaded to have hurl'd These few ill spoken lines into the world â—â—th to be read and censur'd of by those â—â—ose very reading makes Verse senseless Prose Such as must spend above an hour to spell A Challenge on a Post to know it well â—â— since it was thy hap to throw away Much wit for which the people did not pay Because they saw it not I not dislike This second publication which may strike Their consciences to see the thing they scorn'd To be with so much wit and Art adorn'd Besides one vantage more in this I see Your censurers now must have the qualitie Of reading which I am afraid is more 〈◊〉 half your shrewdest Judges had before Fr. Beaumont To the worthy Author Mr. Jo. FLETCHER THe wise and many headed Bench that sits Vpon the Life and Death of Playes and Wits Compos'd of Gamester Captain Knight Knight's man Lady or Pusill that wears mask or fan Velvet or Taffata cap rank'd in the dark With the shops Foreman or some such brave spark That may judge for his six pence had before They saw it half damn'd thy whole Play and more Their motives were since it had not to doe With vices which they look'd for and came to I that am glad thy Innocence was thy Guilt And wish that all the Muses blood were spilt In such a Martyrdome to vex their eyes Do crown thy murdred Poeme which shall rise A glorified work to Time when Fire Or mothes shall eat what all these Fools admire BEN. JONSON This Dialogue newly added was spoken by way of Prologue to both their Majesties at the first acting of this Pastoral at Somerset-house on Twelfth-night 1633. Priest A Broiling Lamb on Pans chief Altar lies My Wreath my Censor Virge and Incense by But I delay'd the pretious Sacrifice To shew thee here a Gentle Deity Nymph Nor was I to thy sacred Summons slow Hither I came as swift as th' Eagles wing Or threatning shaft from vext Dianaes bow To see this Islands God the worlds best King Priest Bless then that Queen that doth his eyes invite And ears t' obey her Scepter half this night Nymph Let 's sing such welcomes as shall make Her sway Seem easie to Him though it last till day Welcom as Peace t'unwalled Cities when Famine and Sword leave them more graves than men As Spring to Birds or Noon-dayes Sun to th' old
Western winds kindling desires And then our Poets Ca. Then our pay Mem. For Chilax when the triumph comes the Princess Then for I will have a Heaven made Chi. Bless your Lordship Stand still Sir Mem. So I do and in it Chi. Death Sir You talk you know not what Mem. Such rare devices Make me I say a Heaven Chi. I say so too Sir Mem. For here shall run a Constellation Chi. And there a pissing Conduit Mem. Ha! Chi. With wine Sir Mem. A Sun there in his height there such a Planet Chi. But where 's our money where runs that Mem. Ha Chi. Money Money an 't like your Lordship Mem. Why all the carriage shall come behind the stuff Rich hangings treasure Or say we have none Câ—â— I may say so truly For hang me if I have a Groat I have serv'd well And like an honest man I see no reason Mem. Thou must needs die good Chilax Chi. Very well Sir Mem. I will have honest valiant souls about me I cannot miss thee Chi. Dye Mem. Yes die and Pelius Eumenes and Polybius I shall think Of more within these two hours Chi. Dye Sir Mem. I Sir And ye shall dye Chi. When I beseech your Lordship Mem. To morrow see ye do dye Chi. A short warning Troth Sir I am â—ll prepar'd Mem. I dye my self then Beside there 's reason Chi. Oh! Mem. I pray thee tell me For thou art a great Dreamer Chi. I can dream Sir If I eat well and sleep well Mem. Was it never By Dream or Apparition open'd to thee Chi. He 's mad Mem. What the other world was or Elyzium Didst never travel in thy sleep Chi. To Taverns When I was drunk o're night or to a Wench There 's an Elyzium for ye a young Lady Wrapt round about ye like a Snake is that it Or if that strange Elyzium that you talk of Be where the Devil is I have dream't of him And that I have had him by the horns and rid him He trots the Dagger out o' th' sheath Mem. Elyzium The blessed fields man Chi. I know no fields blessed but those I have gain'd by I have dream't I have been in Heaven too Mem. There handle that place that 's Elyzium Chi. Brave singing and brave dancing And rare things Mem. All full of flowers Chi. And Pot-herbs Mem. Bowers for lovers And everlasting ages of delight Chi. I slept not so far Mem. Meet me on those banks Some two days hence Chi. In Dream Sir Mem. No in death Sir And there I Muster all and pay the Souldier Away no more no more Chi. God keep your Lordship This is fine dancing for us Enter Siphax Si. Where 's the General Chi. There 's the old sign of Memnon where the soul is You may go look as I have Si. What 's the matter Chi. Why question him and see he talks of Devils Hells Heavens Princes Powers and Potentates You must to th' pot too Si. How Chi. Do you know Elyzium a tale he talks the Wild-goose chase of Si. Elyzium I have read of such a place Chi. Then get ye to him Ye are as fine company as can be sitted Exit Chilax Your Worships fairly met Si. Mercy upon us What ails this Gentleman Mem. Provision Si. How his head works Mem. Between two Ribbs If he cut short or mangle me I 'le take him And twirle his neck about Si. Now Gods defend us Mem. In a pure Cup transparent with a writing To signifie Si. I never knew him thus Sure he 's bewitch'd or poyson'd Mem. Who 's there Si. I Sir Mem. Come hither Siphax Si. Yes how does your Lordship Mem. Well God a mercy Souldier very well But prithee tell me Si. Any thing I can Sir Mem. What durst thou do to gain the rarest Beauty The World has Si. That the World has 't is worth doing Mem. Is it so but what doing bears it Si. Why any thing all danger it appears to Mem. Name some of those things do Si. I would undertake Sir A Voyage round about the World Mem. Short Siphax A Merchant does it to spice pots of Ale Si. I wou'd swim in Armour Mem. Short still a poor Jade Loaden will take a stream and stem it strongly To leap a Mare Si. The plague I durst Mem. Still shorter I 'll cure it with an Onion Si. Surfeits Mem. Short still They are often Physicks for our healths and help us Si. I wou'd stand a breach Mem. Thine honour bids thee Souldier 'T is shame to find a second cause Si. I durst Sir Light with the sellest Monster Mem. That 's the poorest Man was ordain'd their Master durst ye dye Sir Si. How dye my Lord Mem. Dye Siphax take thy Sword And come by that door to her there 's a price To buy a lusty love at Si. I am content Sir To prove no Purchaser Mem. Away thou World-worm Thou win a matchless Beauty Si. 'T is to lose 't Sir For being dead where 's the reward I reach at The love I labour for Mem. There it begins Fool Thou art meerly cozen'd for the loves we now know Are but the heats of half an hour and hated Desires stir'd up by nature to encrease her Licking of one another to a lust Course and base appetites earths meer inheritours And Heirs of Idleness and blood Pure Love That that the soul affects and cannot purchase While she is loaden with our flesh that Love Sir Which is the price of honour dwells not here Your Ladies eyes are lampless to that Vertue That beauty smiles not on a cheek washt over Nor scents the sweet of Ambers below Siphax Below us in the other World Flyzium Where 's no more dying no despairing mourning Where all desires are full defarts down loaden There Siphax there where loves are ever living Si. Why do we love in this World then Mem. To preserve it The maker lost his work else but mark Siphax What issues that love bears Si. Why Children Sir I never heard him talk thus thus divinely And sensible before Mem It does so Siphax Things like our selves as sensual vain unvented Bubbles and breaths of air got with an itching As blisters are and bred as much corruption Flows from their lives sorrow conceives and shapes 'em And oftentimes the death of those we love most The bleeders bring them to the World to curse 'em Crying they creep amongst us like young Cats Cares and continual Crosses keeping with 'em They make Time old to tend them and experience An ass they alter so they grow and goodly Ere we can turn our thoughts like drops of water They fall into the main are known no more This is the love of this World I must tell thee For thou art understanding Si. What you please Sir Mem. And as a faithful man Nay I dare trust thee I love the Princess Si. There 't is that has fired him I knew he had some inspiration But does she know it Sir Mem. Yes marry does she I have given
orderly Hon. Good Brother do Arc. Honest and high example As thou wilt have my Blessing follow thee Inherit all mine honours thank ye Theodore My worthy Son The. If harm come thank your self Sir I must obey ye Exit Arc. Captain you know the way now A good man and a valiant you were ever Inclin'd to honest things I thank ye Captain Ex Soul Souldiers I thank ye all and love me still But do not love me so you lose Allegiance Love that above your lives once more I thank ye Du. Bring him to rest and let our cares wait on him Thou excellent old man thou top of honour Where Justice and Obedience only build Thou stock of Vertue how am I bound to love thee In all thy noble ways to follow thee Bur. Remember him that vext him Sir Du. Remember When I forget that Villain and to pay him For all his mischiefs may all good thoughts forget me Arc. I am very sore Du. Bring him to Bed with ease Gentlemen For every stripe I 'll drop a tear to wash 'em And in my sad Repentance Arc. T is too much I have a life yet left to gain that love Sir Exeunt Actus Quintus Scena Prima Enter Duke Burris and Gentlemen Duke HOw does Lord Archas Bur. But weak and 't please ye Yet all the helps that art can are applied to him His heart 's untoucht and whole yet and no doubt Sir His mind being sound his body soon will follow Du. O that base Knave that wrong'd him without leave too But I shall find an hour to give him thanks for 't He 's fast I hope Bur. As fast as irons can keep him But the most fearful Wretch Du. He has a Conscience A cruel stinging one I warrant him A loaden one But what news of the Souldier I did not like their parting 't was too sullen Bur. That they keep still and I fear a worse clap They are drawn out of the Town and stand in counsels Hatching unquiet thoughts and cruel purposes I went my self unto 'em talkt with the Captains Whom I found fraught with nothing but loud murmurs And desperate curses sounding these words often Like Trumpets to their angers we are ruin'd Our services turn'd to disgraces mischiefs Our brave old General like one had pilfer'd â—â—rtur'd and whipt the Colonels eyes like torches Bâ—ze every where and fright fair peace Gent. Yet worse Sir The news is currant now they mean to leave ye Bâ—â—ve their Allegiance and under Olins Charge The bloody Enemy march straight against ye Bur. I have heard this too Sir Du. This must be prevented And suddenly anâ—warily Bur. 'T is time Sir But what to minister or how Du. Go in with me And there we 'll think upon 't such blows as these Equal defences ask else they displease Exeunt SCENE II. Enter Petesca and Gentlewoman Pet. Lord what a coil has here been with these Souldiers They are cruel fellows Wom. And yet me thought we found 'em Handsome enough I 'll tell thee true Petesca Hookt for other manner of dealings from 'em And had prepar'd my self but where 's my Lady Pet. In her old dumps within monstrous melancholy Sure she was mad of this Wench Wom. And she bad been a man She would have been a great deal madder I am glad she is shifted Pet. 'T was a wicked thing for me to betray her And yet I must confess she stood in our lights Enter Alinda What young thing 's this Alin. Good morrow beauteous Gentlewomen Pray ye is the Princess stirring yet Wom. He has her face Pet. Her every tongue and tone too her youth upon him Alin. I guess ye to be the Princess Women Pet. Yes we are Sir Alin. Pray is there not a Gentlewoman waiting on her Grace Ye call Alinda Pet. The Devil sure in her shape Wom. I have heard her tell my Lady of a Brother An only Brother that she had in travel Pet. ' Mass I remember that this may be he too I would this thing would serve her Enter Olympia Wom. So would I Wench We should love him better sure Sir here 's the Princess She best can satisfie ye Alin. How I love that presence O blessed Eyes how nobly shine your comforts Olym. What Gentleman is that Wom. We know not Madam He ask'd us for your Grace and as we guess it He is Alinda's Brother Olym. Ha! let me mark him My grief has almost blinded me her Brother By Venus he has all her sweetness upon him Two silver drops of dew were never liker Alin. Gracious Lady Olym. That pleasant pipe he has too Alin. Being my happiness to pass by this way And having as I understand by Letters A Sister in your vertuous service Madam Olym. O now my heart my heart akes Alin. All the comfort My poor youth has all that my hopes have built me I thought it my first duty my best service Here to arrive first humbly to thank your Grace For my poor Sister humbly to thank your Nobleness That bounteous Goodness in ye Olym. 'T is he certainly Alin. That spring of favour to her with my life Madam If any such most happy means might meet me To shew my thankfulness Olym. What have I done Fool Alin. She came a stranger to your Grace no Courtier Nor of that curious breed befits your service Yet one I dare assure my Soul that lov'd ye Before she saw ye doted on your Vertues Before she knew those fair eyes long'd to read 'em You only had her prayers you her wishes And that one hope to be yours once preserv'd her Olym. I have done wickedly Alin. A little Beauty Such as a Cottage breeds she brought along with her And yet our Country eyes esteem'd it much too But for her beauteous mind forget great Lady I am her Brother and let me speak a stranger Since she was able to beget a thought 't was honest The daily study how to sit your services Truly to tread that vertuous path you walk in So sir'd her honest Soul we thought her Sainted I presume she is still the same I would fain see her For Madam 't is no little love I owe her Olym. Sir such a maid there was I had Alin. There was Madam Olym. O my poor Wench eyes I will ever curse ye For your Credulity Alinda Alin. That 's her name Madam Olym. Give me a little leave Sir to lament her Alin. Is she dead Lady Olym. Dead Sir to my service She is gone pray ye ask no further Alin. I obey Madam Gone now must I lament too said ye gone Madam Olym. Gone gone for ever Alin. That 's a cruel saying Her honour too Olym. Prithee look angry on me And if thou ever lovedst her spit upon me Do something like a Brother like a friend And do not only say thou lov'st her Al. Ye amaze me Oly. I ruin'd her I wrong'd her I abus'd her Pooâ— innocent soul I flung her sweet Al nda Thou vertuous maid my soul
first quick Eele that sav'd her tail Exeunt SCENE II. Enter Lucina Ardelia and Phorba Ardel. You still insist upon that Idol Honour Can it renew your yâ—uth can it add wealth That takes off wrinkles can it draw mens eyes To gaze upon you in your age can honour That truly is a Saint to none but Souldiers And look'd into bears no reward but danger Leave you the most respected person living Or can the common kisses of a Husband Which to a sprightly Lady is a labour Make ye almost Immortal ye are cozen'd The honour of a woman is her praises The way to get these to be seen and sought too And not to bury such a happy sweetness Under a smoaky roof Luci. I 'le hear no more Phor. That white and red and all that blessed beauty Kept from the eyes that make it so is nothing Then you are rarely fair when men proclaim it The Phenix were she never seen were doubted That most unvalued Horn the Unicorn Bears to oppose the Huntsman were it nothing But tale and meer tradition would help no man But when the vertue 's known the honour 's doubled Vertue is either lame or not at all And love a Sacriledge and not a Saint When it bars up the way to mens Petitions Ard. Nay ye shall love your Husband too we come not To make a Monster of ye Luc. Are ye women Ard. You 'll find us so and women you shall thank too If you have grace to make your use Luc. Fye on ye Phor. Alas poor bashful Lady by my soul Had ye no other vertue but your blushes And I a man I should run mad for those How daintily they set her off how sweetly Ard. Come Goddess come you move too near the earth It must not be a better Orb stayes for you Here be a Maid and take ' em Luc. Pray leave me Phor. That were a sin sweet Lady and a way To make us guilty of your melancholy You must not be alone in conversation Doubts are resolv'd and what sticks near the conscience Made easie and allowable Luc. Ye are Devils Ard. That you may one day bless for your damnation Luc. I charge ye in the name of Chastity Tempt me no more how ugly ye seem to me There is no wonder men defame our Sex And lay the vices of all ages on us When such as you shall bear the names of women If ye had eyes to see your selves or sence Above the base rewards ye play the bawds for If ever in your lives ye heard of goodness Though many Regions off as men hear Thunder â—f ever ye had Mothers and they souls If ever Fathers and not such as you are If ever any thing were constant in you Besides your sins or coming but your courses If ever any of your Ancestors Dyed worth a noble deed that would be cherish'd Soul-frighted with this black infection You would run from one another to repentance And from your guilty eyes drop out those sins That made ye blind and beasts Phor. Ye speak well Lady A sign of fruitful education If your religious zeal had wisdom with it Ard. This Lady was ordain'd to bless the Empire And we may all give thanks for 't Phor. I believe ye Ard. If any thing redeem the Emperour From his wild flying courses this is she She can instruct him if ye mark she is wise too Phor. Exceeding wise which is a wonder in her And so religious that I well believe Though she would sin she cannot Ard. And besides She has the Empires cause in hand not loves There lies the main consideration For which she is chiefly born Phor. She finds that point Stronger than we can tell her and believe it I look by her means for a reformation And such a one and such a rare way carried That all the world shall wonder at Ard. 'T is true I never thought the Emperor had wisdom Pity or fair affection to his Country Till he profest this love gods give 'em Children Such as her vertues merit and his zeal I look to see a Numa from this Lady Or greater than Octavius Phor. Do you mark too Which is a Noble vertue how she blushes And what a flowing modesty runs through her When we but name the Emperour Ard. But mark it Yes and admire it too for she considers Though she be fair as Heaven and vertuous As holy truth yet to the Emperour She is a kind of nothing but her service Which she is bound to offer and she 'll do it And when her Countries cause commands affection She knows obedience is the key of vertues Then flye the blushes out like Cupid's arrows And though the tye of Marriage to her Lord Would fain cry stay Lucina yet the cause And general wisdom of the Princes love Makes here find surer ends and happier And if the first were chaste this is twice doubled Phor. Her tartness unto us too Ard. That 's a wise one Phor. I rarely like it shews a rising wisdom That chides all common fools as dare enquire What Princes would have private Ard. What a Lady Shall we be blest to serve Luc. Go get ye from me Ye are your purses Agents not the Princes Is this the vertuous Loâ—e ye train'd me out to Am I a woman fit to imp your vâ—ces But that I had a Mother and a woman Whosoever living fame turns all it touches Into the good it self is I should now Even doubt my self I have been sâ—arch't so near The very soul of honour why should you two That happily have been as chaste as I am Fairer I think by much for yet your faces Like ancient well built piles shew worthy ruins After that Angel age turn mortal Devils For shame for woman-hood for what ye have been For rotten Cedars have born goodly branches If ye have hope of any Heaven but Court Which like a Dream you 'l find hereafter vaniâ—h Or at the best but subject to repentance Study no more to be ill spoken of Let women live themselves if they must fall Their own destruction find 'em not your Fâ—vours Ard. Madam ye are so excellent in all And I must tell it you with admiration So true a joy ye have so sweet a fear And when ye come to anger t is so noble That for mine own part I could still offend To hear you angry women that want tâ— And your way guided else I count 〈…〉 Are either Fools or Cowards Phor. She were a Mistris for no p◠〈…〉 Could she not frown a ravish'd kiss 〈…〉 And such an anger as this Lady lea◠〈◊〉 Stuck with such pleasing â—angers 〈…〉 Which of ye all could hold from Luc. I perceive ye Your own dark sins dwell with ye and t' at prâ— You sell the chastity of modest wives at Runs to diseases with your bones I scorâ— And all the nets ye've pitcht to catch my vâ— Like Spiders Webs I sweep away before me Go tell the Emperour ye have met a woman That
neither his own person which is God like The world he rules nor what that world can purchase Nor all the glories subject to a Caesar The honours that he offers for my body The hopes gifts everlasting flatteries Nor any thing that 's his and apt to tempt me No not to be the Mother of the Empire And Queen of all the holy fires he worships Can make a Whore of Ard. You mistake us Lady Luc. Yet tell him this has thus much weaken'd me That I have heard his Knaves and you his Matrons Fit Nurses for his sins which gods forgive me But ever to be leaning to his folly Or to be brought to love his lust assure him And from her mouth whose life shall make it certain I never can I have a noble Husband Pray tell him that too yet a noble name A Noble Family and last a Conscience Thus much for your answer For your selves Ye have liv'd the shame of women dye the better Exit Luc. Phor. What 's now to do Ard. Ev'n as she said to dye For there 's no living here and women thus I am sure for us two Phor. Nothing stick upon her Ard. We have lost a mass of mony well Dame Vertue Yet ye may halt if good luck serve Phor. Worms take her She has almost spoil'd our trade Ard. So godly This is ill breeding Phorba Phor. If the women Should have a longing now to see this Monster And she convert 'em all Ard. That may be Phorba But if it be I 'll have the young men gelded Come let 's go think she must not scape us thus Thâ—re is a certain season if we hit That women may be rid without a Bit. Exeunt SCENE III. Enter Maximus and Aecius Max. I cannot blame the Nations noble friend That they fall off so fast from this wild man When under our Allegiance be it spoken And the most happy tye of our affections The worlds weight groans beneath him Where lives vertue Honour discretion wisdom who are call'd And chosen to the steering of the Empire But Bawds and singing Girls O my Aecius The glory of a Souldier and the truth Of men made up for goodness sake like shells Grow to the ragged walls for want of action Only your happy self and I that love you Which is a larger means to me than favour Aâ—ci No more my worthy friend though these be truths And though these truths would ask a Reformation At least a little squating yet remember We are but Subj cts Maximus obedience To what is done and grief for what is ill done Is all we can call ours The hearts of Princes Are like the Templâ—s of the gods pure incense Until unhallowed hands defile those offerings Burns ever there we muâ—t not put 'em out Because the Priests that touch those sweets are wicked We dare not dearest Friend nay moâ— we cannot While we consider who we are and how To what laws bound much more to what Law-giver Whilest Majesty is made to be obeyed And not to b inquired into whilst gods and angels Make but a rule as we do though a stricter Like desperate and unseason'd Fools let flye Our killing angers and forsake our honours Max. My noble Friend from whose instructions I never yet took surfeit weigh but thus much Nor think I speak it with ambition For by the gods I do not why Aecius Why are we thus or how become thus wretched Aecius You 'll fall again into your fit Max. I will not Or are we now no more the Sons of Romans No more the followers of their happy fortunes But conquer'd Gauls or Quivers for the Parthians Why is this Emperour this man we honour This God that ought to be Aecius You are too curious Max. Good give me leave why is this Author of us Aecius I dare not hear ye speak thus Max. I 'll be modest Thus led away thus vainly led away And we Beholders misconceive me not I sow no danger in my words But wherefore And to what end are we the Sons of Fathers Famous and fast to Rome why are their Vertues Stampt in the dangers of a thousand Battels For goodness sake their honours time outdaring I think for our example Aecius Ye speak nobly Max. Why are we seeds of these then to shake hands With Bawds and base informers kiss discredit And court her like a Mistriss 'pray your leave yet You 'll say the Emperour is young and apt To take impression rather from his pleasures Than any constant worthiness it may be But why do these the people call his pleasures Exceed the moderation of a man Nay to say justly friend why are they vices And such as shake our worths with forreign Nations Aecius You search the sore too deep and I must tell ye In any other man this had been boldness And forewarded 'pray depress your spirit For though I constantly believe you honest Ye were no friend for me else and what now Ye freely spake but good you owe to th' Empire Yet take heed worthy Maximus all ears Hear not with that distinction mine do few You 'll find admonishers but urgers of your actions And to the heaviest friend and pray consider We are but shadows motions others give us And thougn our pities may become the times Justly our powers cannot make me worthy To be your friend ever in fair Allegiance But not in force For durst mine own soul urge me And by that Soul I speak my just affections To turn my hand from Truth which is obedience And give the helm my Vertue holds to Anger Though I had both the Blessings of the Bruti And both their instigations though my Cause Carried a face of Justice beyond theirs And as I am a servant to my fortunes That daring soul that first taught disobedience Should feel the first example say the Prince As I may well believe seems vicious Who justly knows 't is not to try our honours Or say he be an ill Prince are we therefore Fit sires to purge him No my dearest friend The Elephant is never won with anger Nor must that man that would reclaim a Lion Take him by th' teeth Max. I pray mistake me not Aecius Our honest actions and the light that breaks Like morning from our service chaste and blushing Is that that pulls a Prince back then he sees And not till then truly repents his errours When Subjects Crystal Souls are glasses to him Max. My ever honour'd friend I 'll take your counsel The Emperour appears I 'll leave ye to him And as we both affect him may he flourish Exit Max. Enter the Emperour and Chilax Emp. Is that the best news Chil. Yet the best we know Sir Emp. Bid Maximus come to me and be gone then Mine own head be my helper these are fools How now Aecius are the Souldiers quiet Aecius Better I hope Sir than they were Emp. They are pleas'd I hear To censure me extreamly for my pleasures Shortly they 'll fight
Heaven in Pon. A farewel Good noble General your hand forgive me And think what ever was displeasing you Was none of mine ye cannot live Aeci. I will not Yet one word more Pon. Dye nobly Rome farewel And Valentinian fall thou hast broke thy Basis In joy ye have given me a quiet death he dyes I would strike more wounds if I had more breath Aeci. Is there an hour of goodness beyond this Or any man would out-live such a dying Would Caesar double all my honours on me And stick me o're with favours like a Mistris Yet would I grow to this man I have loved But never doated on a face till now O death thou art more than beautie and thy pleasure Beyond posterity Come friends and kill me Caesar be kind and send a thousand swords The more the greater is my fall why stay ye Come and I 'le kiss your weapons fear me not By all the gods I 'le honour ye for killing Appear or through the Court and world I 'le search ye My sword is gone ye are Traitors if ye spare me And Caesar must consume ye all base cowards I 'le follow ye and e're I dye proclaim ye The weeds of Italy the dross of nature Where are ye villains traytors slaves Exit Enter Proculus and 3 others running over the Stage Pro. I knew H 'ad kill'd the Captain 1. Here 's his swâ— Pro. Let it alonâ— I will fight it self else friends An hundred mâ—n 〈◊〉 not enough to do it I 'le to the Emperour and get more aid Aeci. None strike a poor condemned man Pro. He is mad Shift for your selves my Masters Exeunt Enter Aecius Aecius Then Aecius See what thou darst thy self hold my good sword Thou hast been kept from bloud too long I 'le kiss thee For thou art more then friend now my preserver Shew me the way to happiness I seek it And all you great ones that have faln as I do To keep your memories and honours living Be present in your vertues and assist me That like strong Cato I may put away All promises but what shall crown my ashes Rome fare thee well stand long and know to conquer Whilst there is people and ambition Now for a stroak shall turn me to a Star I come ye blessed spirits make me room To live for ever in Elyzium Do men fear this O that posterity Could learn from him but this that loves his wound There is no pain at all in dying well kills himself Nor none are lost but those that make their hell Enter Proculus and two others 1 Within He 's dead draw in the Guard again Pro. He 's dead indeed And I am glad he 's gone he was a Devil His body if his Eunuchs come is theirs The Emperour out of his love to vertue Exeunt Has given 'em that Let no man stop their entrance Enter Phidiâ—s and Aretus Phi. O my most noble Lord look here Aretus Here 's a sad sight Aret. O cruelty O Caesar O times that bring forth nothing but destruction And oversows of bloud why wast thou kill'd Is it to be a just man now again As when Tiberius and wild Nero reign'd Only assurance of his over throw Phil. It is Aretus he that would live now Must like the Toad feed only on corruptions And grow with those to greatness honest vertue And the true Roman honour faith and valour That have been all the riches of the â—mpire Now like the fâ—arfull tokens of the Plague Are meer fore-runners of their ends that owe ' em Are. Never enough lamented Lord dear Master Enter Maximus Of whom now shall we learn to live like men From whom draw out our actions just and worthy Oh thou art gone and gone with thee all goodness The great example of all equitie O thou alone a Roman thou art perish'd Faith fortitude and constant nobleness Weep Rome weep Italy weep all that knew him And you that fear'd him as a noble Foe If Enemies have honourable tears Weep this decay'd Aecius faln and scattered By foul and base suggestion Pho. O Lord Maximus This was your worthy friend Max. The gods forgive me Think not the worse my friends I shed not tears Great griefs lament within yet now I have found 'em Would I had never known the world nor women Nor what that cursed name of honour was So this were once again Aecius But I am destin'd to a mighty action And begg my pardon friend my vengeance taken I will not be long from thee ye have a great loss But bear it patiently yet to say truth In justice 't is not sufferable I am next And were it now I would be glad on 't friends Who shall preserve you now Are. Nay we are lost too Max. I fear ye are for likely such as love The man that 's faln and have been nourish'd by him Do not stay long behind 'T is held no wisdom I know what I must do O my Aecius Canst thou thus perish pluckt up by the roots And no man feel thy worthiness From boys He bred you both I think Phi. And from the poorest Max. And lov'd ye as his own Are. We found it Sir Max. Is not this a loss then Phi. O a loss of losses Our lives and ruines of our families The utter being nothing of our names Were nothing near it Max. As I take it too He put ye to the Emperour Are. He did so Max. And kept ye still in credit Phi. 'T is most true Sir Max. He fed your Fathers too and made them means Your Sisters he prefer'd to noble Wedlocks Did he not friends Are. Oh yes Sir Max. As I take it This worthy man would not be now forgotten I tell ye to my grief he was basely murdred And something would be done by those that lov'd him And something may be pray stand off a little Let me bewail him private O my dearest Phi. Aretus if we be not sudden he outdoes us I know he points at venegance we are cold And base ungratefull wretches if we shun it Are we to hope for more rewards or greatness Or any thing but death now he is dead Dar'st thou resolve Are. I am perfect Phi. Then like flowers That grew together all we 'l fall together And with us that that bore us when 't is done The world shall stile us two deserving servants I fear he will be before us Are. This night Phidias Phi. No more Max. Now worthy friends I have done my mournings Let 's burn this noble body Sweets as many As sun-burnt Meroe breeds I 'le make a flame of Shall reach his soul in Heaven he that shall live Ten ages hence but to reherse this story Shall with the sad discourse on 't darken Heaven And force the painful burdens from the wombs Conceiv'd a new with sorrow even the Grave Where mighty Sylla sleeps shall rend asunder And give her shadow up to come and groan About our piles which will be more and greater Than green
Thom. Kiss me and be my friend we two were twins And shall we now grow strangers Dor. 'T is not my fault Thom. Well there be other women and remember You you were the cause of this there be more lands too And better People in 'em fare ye well And other loves what shall become of me And of my vanities because they grieve ye Dor. Come hither come do you see that Cloud that flies there So light are you and blown with every fancy Will ye but make me hope ye may be civil I know your Nature's sweet enough and tender Not grated on nor curb'd do you love your Mistress Thom. He lies that says I do not Dor. Would ye see her Thom. If you please for it must be so Dor. And appear to her A thing to be belov'd Thom. Yes Dor. Change then A little of your wildness into wisdom And put on a more smoothness I 'll do the best I can to help ye yet I do protest she swore and swore it deeply She would never see you more where 's your mans heart now What do you faint at this Thom. She is a woman But him she entertains next for a servant I shall be bold to quarter Dor. No thought of fighting Go in and there we 'll talk more be but rul'd And what lies in my power ye shall be sure of Exeunt SCENE III. Enter Alice and Mary Alice He cannot be so wild still Mary 'T is most certain I have now heard all and all the truth Alice Grant all that Is he the first that has been giv'n a lost man And yet come fairly home he is young and tender And fit for that impression your affections Shall stamp upon him age brings on discretion A year hence these mad toys that now possess him Will shew like Bugbears to him shapes to fright him Marriage dissolves all these like mists Mary They are grounded Hereditary in him from his father And to his grave they will haunt him Alice 'T is your fear Which is a wise part in you yet your love However you may seem to lessen it With these dislikes and choak it with these errors Do what you can will break out to excuse him Ye have him in your heart and planted Cousin From whence the power of reason nor discretion Can ever root him Mary Planted in my heart Aunt Believe it no I never was so liberal What though he shew a so so comely fellow Which we call pretty or say it may be handsom What though his promises may stumble at The power of goodness in him sometimes use too Al. How willingly thy heart betrays thee Cousin Cozen thy self no more thou hast no more power To leave off loving him than he that 's thirsty Has to abstain from drink standing before him His mind is not so monstrous for his shape If I have Eyes I have not seen his better A handsome brown Complexion Mary Reasonable Inclining to a tawncy Alice Had I said so You would have wish'd my tongue out then his making Mar. Which may be mended I have seen legs straighter And cleaner made Alice A body too Mary Far neater And better set together Alice God forgive thee For against thy Conscience thou lyest stubbornly Mary I grant 't is neat enough Alice 'T is excellent And where the outward parts are fair and lovely Which are but moulds o' th' mind what must the soul be Put case youth has his swinge and fiery Nature Flames to mad uses many times Mary All this You only use to make me say I love him I do confess I do but that my fondness Should sling it self upon his desperate follies Alice I do not counsel that see him reclaim'd first Which will not prove a miracle yet Mary I am afraid 't will vex thee horribly To stay so long Mary No no Aunt no believe me Alice What was your dream to night for I observ'd ye Hugging of me with good dear sweet Tom. Mary Fye Aunt Upon my Conscience Alice On my word 't is true Wench And then ye kiss'd me Mary more than once too And sigh'd and O sweet Tom again nay do not blush Ye have it at the heart Wench Mary I 'll be hang'd first But you must have your way Enter Dorothea Alice And so will you too Or break down hedges for it Dorothea The welcom'st woman living how does thy Brother I hear he 's turn'd a wondrous civil Gentleman Since his short travel Dor. 'Pray Heaven he make it good Alice Mary How do ye friend I have a quarrel to ye Ye stole away and left my company Dor. O pardon me dear friend it was to welcome A Brother that I have some Cause to love well Mary Prithee how is he thou speak'st truth Dor. Not perfect I hope he will be Mary Never h 'as forgot me I hear Wench and his hot love too Alice Thou would'st howl then Mary And I am glad it should be so his travels Have yielded him variety of Mistresses Fairer in his eye far Alice O cogging Rascal Mary I was a fool but better thoughts I thank heaven Dor. 'Pray do not think so for he loves you dearly Upon my troth most firmly would fain see you Mary See me friend do you think it fit Dor. It may be Without the loss of credit too he 's not Such a prodigious thing so monstrous To fling from all society Mary He 's so much contrary To my desires such an antipathy That I must sooner see my grave Dor. Dear friend He was not so before he went Mary I grant it For then I daily hop'd his fair Conversion Alice Come do not mask your self but see him freely Ye have a mind Mary That mind I 'll master then Dor. And is your hate so mortal Mary Not to his person But to his qualities his mad-cap follies Which still like Hydras heads grow thicker on him I have a credit friend and Maids of my sort Love where their modesties may live untainted Dor. I give up that hope then 'pray for your friends sake If I have any interest within ye Do but this courtesie accept this Letter Mary From him Dor. The same 't is but a minutes reading And as we look on shapes of painted Devils Which for the present may disturb our fancy But with the next new object lose 'em so If this be foul ye may forget it ' pray Mary Have ye seen it friend Dor. I will not lie I have not But I presume so much he honours you The worst part of himself was cast away When to his best part he writ this Mary For your sake Not that I any way shall like his scribling Alice A shrewd dissembling Quean Dor. I thank ye dear friend I know she loves him Alice Yes and will not lose him Unless he leap into the Moon believe that And then she 'l scramble too young wenches loves Are like the course of quartans they may shift And seem to cease sometimes and yet we
bread The Creatures of a Parasite a slave I find you here Latorch not wonder at it But that this honest Captain should be made His instrument afflicts me I 'le make trial Whether his will or weakness made him do it Captain you saw the Duke when he commanded I should do what these letters did direct me And I presume you think I 'le not neglect For fear or favour to remove all dangers How near soever that man can be to me From whom they should have birth Ham. It is confirm'd Aub. Nor would you Captain I believe refuse Or for respect of thankfulness or hopes To use your sword with fullest confidence Where he shall bid you strike Ham. I never have done Aub. Nor will I think Ham. I hope it is not question'd Aub. The means to have it so is now propos'd you Draw so 't is well and next cut off my head Ham. What means your Lordship Aub. 'T is Sir the Dukes pleasure My innocence hath made me dangerous And I must be remov'd and you the man Must act his will Ham. I 'le be a Traytor first before I serve it thus Aub. It must be done And that you may not doubt it there 's your warrant But as you read remember Hamond that I never wrong'd one of your brave profession And though it be not manly I must grieve That man of whose love I was most ambitious Could find no object of his hate but me Ham. It is no time to talk now honour'd Sir Be pleas'd to hear thy servant I am wrong'd And cannot being now to serve the Duke Stay to express the manner how but if I do not suddenly give you strong proofs Your life is dearer to me than my own May I live base and dye so Sir your pardon Exit Ham. Aub. I am both waies ruin'd both waies mark't for slaughter On every side about behind before me My certain fate is fix't were I a Knave now I could avoid this had my actions But meer relations to their own ends I could ' scape now Oh honesty thou elder child of vertue Thou seed of Heaven why to acquire thy goodness Should malice and distrust stick thorns before us And make us swim unto thee hung with hazards But Heaven is got by suffering not disputing Say he knew this before-hand where am I then Or say he does know it where 's my Loyalty I know his nature troubled as the Sea And as the Sea devouring when he 's vex'd And I know Princes are their own expounders Am I afraid of death of dying nobly Of dying in mine innocence uprightly Have I met death in all his forms and fears Now on the points of Swords now pitch'd on Lances In fires and storms of Arrows Battels breaches And shall I now shrink from him when he courts me Smiling and full of sanctity I 'le meet him My Loyal hand and heart shall give this to him And though it bear beyond what Poets feign A punishment duty shall meet that pain And my most constant heart to do him good Shall check at neither pale affright nor bloud Enter Messenger Mess The Dutchess presently would crave your presence Aub. I come and Aubrey now resolve to keep Thy honour living though thy body sleep Exit SCENE II. Enter Edith a Boy and a Banquet set out Edith Now for a Fathers murther and thy ruine All chastity shall suffer if he raign Thou blessed soul look down and steel thy Daughter Look on the sacrifice she comes to send thee And through the bloudy clouds behold my piety Take from my cold heart fear from my sex pity And as I wipe these tears off shed for thee So all remembrance may I lose of mercy Give me a womans anger bent to bloud The wildness of the winds to drown his prayers Storm-like may my destruction fall upon him My rage like roving billows as they rise Pour'd on his soul to sink it give me flattery For yet my constant soul ne'r knew dissembling Flattery the food of Fools that I may rock him And lull him in the Down of his desires That in the height of all his hopes and wishes His Heaven forgot and all his lusts upon him My hand like thunder from a cloud may seize him I hear him come go boy and entertain him Enter Rollo SONG TAke Oh take those lips away That so sweetly were forsworn And those eyes like break of day Lights that do mislead the Morn But my kisses bring again Seals of love though seal'd in vain Hide Oh hide those hills of Snow Which thy frozen blossome bears On whose tops the Pinks that grow Are of those that April wears But first set my poor heart free bound in those Ivy chains by thee Rol. What bright star taking beauties form upon her In all the happy lustre of Heavens glory Has drop'd down from the Skye to comfort me Wonder of nature let it not prophane thee My rude hand touch thy beauty nor this kiss The gentle sacrifice of love and service Be offer'd to the honour of thy sweetness Edi. My gracious Lord no deity dwells here Nor nothing of that vertue but obedience The servant to your will affects no flattery Rol. Can it be flattery to swear those eyes Are loves eternal lamps he fires all hearts with That tongue the smart string to his bow those sighs The deadly shafts he sends into our souls Oh look upon me with thy spring of beauty Edi. Your grace is full of game Rol. By Heaven my Edith Thy Mother fed on Roses when she bred thee Ed. And thine on brambles that have prick'd her heart out Rol. The sweetness of the Arabian wind still blowing Upon the treasures of perfumes and spices In all their pride and pleasures call thee Mistris Edi. Wil 't please you sit Sir Rol. So you please sit by me Fair gentle maid there is no speaking to thee The excellency that appears upon thee Tyes up my tongue pray speak to me Edi. Of what Sir Rol. Of any thing any thing is excellent Will you take my directions speak of love then Speak of thy fair self Edith and while thou speak'st Let me thus languishing give up my self wench Edi. H 'as a strange cunning tongue why do you sigh Sir How masterly he turns himself to catch me Rol. The way to Paradise my gentle maid Is hard and crooked scarce Repentance finding With all her holy helps the door to enter Give me thy hand what dost thou feel Edi. Your tears Sir You weep extreamly strengthen me now justice Why are these sorrows Sir Rol. Thou't never love me If I should tell thee yet there 's no way left Ever to purchase this blest Paradise But swimming thither in these tears Edi. I stagger Rol. Are they not drops of blood Edi. No. Rol. They 're for blood then For guiltless blood and they must drop my Edith They must thus drop till I have drown'd my mischiefs Edi. If this be true I have no
will silence me Never a Conduit-Pipe to convey this watâ—r Sor. These are all Rings Deaths heads and such Memento's Her Grandmother and worm-eaten Aunts left to her To tell her what her Beauty must arrive at Fred. That that Pod. They are written songs Sir to provoke young Ladies Lord here 's a Prayer Book how these-agree Here 's a strange union Sor. Ever by a surfeit you have a julep set to cool the Patient Fred. Those those Sor. They are Verses to the blest Evanthe Fred. Those may discover Read them out Sorano To the blest Evanthe Let those complain that feel Loves cruelty And in sad legends write their woes With Roses gently has corected me My War is without rage or blows My Mistriss eyes shine fair on my desires And hope springs up enflam'd with her new fires No more an Exile will I dwell With folded arms and sighs all day Reckoning the torments of my Hell And stinging my sweet joys away I am cal'd home again to quiet peace My Mistriss smiles and all my sorrows cease Yet what is living in her Eye Or being blest with her sweet tongue If these no other joys imply A golden Give a pleasing wrong To be your own but one poor Month I 'd give My Youth my Fortune and then leave to live This is my Rival that I knew the hand now Sor. I know it I have seen it 't is Valerio's That hopeful Gentlemans that was brought up with ye And by your charge nourish'd and fed At the same Table with the same allowance Fred. And all this courtesie to ruine me Cross my desires ' had better have fed humblier And stood at greater distance from my fury Go for him quickly find him instantly Whilst my impatient heart swells high with choler Better have lov'd despair and safer kiss'd her Ex. Lords Enter Evanthe and Cassandra Evan. Thou old weak fool dost thou know to what end To what betraying end he got this Casket Durst thou deliver him without my Ring Or a Command from mine own mouth that Cabinet That holds my heart you unconsiderate Ass You brainless Ideot Cas I saw you go with him At the first word commit your Person to him And make no scruple he is your Brothers Gentleman And for any thing I know an honest man And might not I upon the same security deliver him a Box Evan. A Bottle-head Fred. You shall have cause to chafe as I will handle it Evan. I had rather thou hadst delivered me to Pirats Betray'd me to uncurable diseases Hung up my Picture in a Market-place And sold me to wild Bawds Cas As I take it Madam Your maiden-head lies not in that Cabinet You have a Closer and you keep the Key too Why are you vex'd thus Evan. I could curse thee wickedly And wish thee more deformed than Age can make thee Perpetual hunger and no teeth to satisfie it Wait on thee still nor sleep be found to ease it Those hands that gave the Casket may the Palsie For ever make unuseful even to feed thee Long winters that thy Bones may turn to Isicles No Hell can thaw again inhabit by thee Is thy Care like thy Body all one crookedness How scurvily thou cryest now like a Drunkard I 'll have as pure tears from a dirty spout Do swear thou didst this ignorantly swear it Swear and be damn'd thou half Witch Cas These are fine words well Madam Madam Evan. 'T is not well thou mummy 'T is impudently basely done thou durty Fred. Has your young sanctity done railing Madam Against your innocent ' Squire do you see this Sonnet This loving Script do you know from whence it came too Evan. I do and dare avouch it pure and honest Fred. You have private Visitants my noble Lady That in sweet numbers court your goodly Vertues And to the height of adoration Evan. Well Sir There 's neither Heresie nor Treason in it Fred. A Prince may beg at the door whilst these feast with ye A favour or a grace from such as I am Enter Valerio and Podramo Course common things You are welcome Pray come neat Sir Do you know this paper Val. I am betray'd I do Sir 'T is mine my hand and heart if I dye for her I am thy Martyr Love and time shall honour me Cas You sawcy Sir that came in my Ladies name For her gilt Cabinet you cheating Sir too You scurvy Usher with as scurvy legs And a worse face thou poor base hanging holder How durst thou come to me with a lye in thy mouth An impudent lye Pod. Hollow good Gill you hobble Cas A stinking lye more stinking than the teller To play the pilfering Knave there have been Rascals Brought up to fetch and carry like your Worship That have been hang'd for less whipt they are daily And if the Law will do me right Pod. What then old Maggot Cas Thy Mother was carted younger I 'll have thy hide Thy mangy hide embroider'd with a dog-whip As it is now with potent Pox and thicker Fred. Peace good Antiquity I 'll have your Bones else Ground into Gunpowder to shoot at Cats with One word more and I 'll blanch thee like an almond There 's no such cure for the she-falling sickness As the powder of a dryed Bawds Skin be silent You are very prodigal of your service here Sir Of your life more it seems Val. I repent neither Because your Grace shall understand it comes From the best part of Love my pure affection And kindled with chaste flame I will not flye from it If it be errour to desire to marry And marry her that sanctity would dote on I have done amiss if it be a Treason To graft my soul to Vertue and to grow there To love the tree that bears such happiness Conceive me Sir this fruit was ne'r forbidden Nay to desire to taste too I am Traytor Had you but plants enough of this blest Tree Sir Set round about your Court to beautifie it Deaths twice so many to dismay the approachers The ground would scarce yield Graves to noble Lovers Fred. 'T is well maintain'd you wish and pray to fortune Here in your Sonnet and she has heard your prayers So much you dote upon your own undoing But one Month to enjoy her as your Wife Though at the expiring of that time you dye for 't Val. I could wish many many Ages Sir To grow as old as Time in her embraces If Heaven would grant it and you smile upon it But if my choice were two hours and then perish I would not pull my heart back Fred. You have your wish Tomorrow I will see you nobly married Your Month take out in all content and pleasure The first day of the following Month you dye for 't Kneel not not all your Prayers can divert me Now mark your sentence mark it scornful Lady If when Valerio's dead within twelve hours For that 's your latest time you find not out Another Husband on the same
own fools Some to rejoyce with thee those be the times fools And some I fear to curse thee those are poor fools Enter Cassander an old Lady passing over A â—â—t people call them honest Look look King look A weather-beaten Lady new caresn'd Fred. An old one Tony. The glasses of her eyes are new rub'd over And the worm-eaten records in her face are daub'd up neatly She layes her breasts out too like to poch'd eggs That had the yelks suckt out they get new heads also New teeth new tongues for the old are all worn out And as 't is hop'd new tayls Fred. For what Tony. For old Courtiers The young ones are too stirring for their travels Fred. Go leave your knavery and help to keep the door well I will have no such press Tony. Lay thy hand o' thy heart King Fred. I 'le have ye whipt Tony. The fool and thou art parted Exit Fred. Sorano work and free me from this spell 'Twixt love and scorn there 's nothing felt but hell Exit Enter Valerio Camillo Cleanthes Menallo and Servants Val. Tye on my Scarf you are so long about me Good my Lords help give me my other Cloak That Hat and Feather Lord what a Taylor 's this To make me up thus straight one sigh would burst me I have not room to breath come button button Button apace Cam. I am glad to see you merry Sir Val. 'T would make you merry had you such a wife And such an age to injoy her in Men. An ago Sir Val. A moneth 's an age to him that is contented What should I seek for more give me my sword Ha my good Lords that every one of you now Had but a Lady of that youth and beauty To bless your selves this night with would ye not Pray ye speak uprightly Cle. We confess ye happy And we could well wish such another Banquet But on that price my Lord Val. 'T were nothing else No man can ever come to aim at Heaven But by the knowledge of a Hell These shooes are heavy And if I should be call'd to dance they 'l clog me Get me some pumps I 'le tell ye brave Cami lo And you dear friends the King has honour'd me Out of his gracious favour has much honour'd me To limit me my time for who would live long Who would be old 't is such a weariness Such a disease that hangs like lead upon us As it increases so vexations Griefs of the minde pains of the feeble body Rheums coughs catarrhs we are but our living coffins Besides the fair soul's old too it grows covetous Which shews all honour is departed from us And we are Earth again Cle. You make fair use Sir Val. I would not live to learn to lye Cleanthes For all the world old men are prone to that too Thou that hast been a Souldier Menallo A noble Souldier and defied all danger Adopted thy brave arm the heir to victory Would'st thou live so long till thy strength forsook thee Till thou grew'st only a long tedious story Of what thou hadst been till thy sword hang by And lazie Spiders fill'd the hilt with cobwebs Men. No sure I would not Val. 'T is not sit ye should To dye a young man is to be an Angel Our great good parts put wings unto our souls We 'l have a rouse before we go to bed friends Pray ye tell me is' t a hansome Mask we have Cam. We understand so Val. And the young gent. dance Cle. They do Sir and some dance well Val. They must before the Ladies We 'l have a rouse before we go to bed friends A lusty one 't will make my blood dance too Musick Cam. Ten if you please Val. And we 'l be wondrous merry They stay sure come I hear the Musick forward You shall have all Gloves presently Exit Men. We attend Sir but first we must look to th' Doors Knocking within The King has charged us Exeunt Enter two Servants 1 Ser. What a noise do you keep there call my fellows O' the Guard you must cease now untill the King be Enter'd he is gone to th' Temple now 2 Serv. Look to that back door and keep it fast They swaâ—m like Bees about it Enter Camillo Cleanthes Menallo Tony following Cam. Keep back those Citizens and let their wives in Their handsome wives Tony. They have crowded me to Veriuyce I sweat like a Butter-box 1 Serv. Stand further off there Men. Take the women aside and talk with 'em in private Give 'em that they came for Tony. The whole Court cannot do it Besides the next Mask if we use 'em so They 'l come by millions to expect our largess We have broke a hundred heads Cle. Are they so tender Ton. But 't was behind before they have all murrions Cam. Let in those Ladies make 'em room for shame there Ton. They are no Ladies there 's one bald before 'em A gent bald they are curtail'd queans in hired clothes They come out of Spain I think they are very sultry Men. Keep 'em in breath for an Embassadour Knocks within Me thinks my nose shakes at their memories What bounsing 's that Within I am one of the Musick Sir Within I have sweat-meats for the banquet Cam. Let 'em in Ton. They lye my Lord they come to seek their wives Two broken Citizens Cam. Break 'em more they are but brusled yet Bold Rascals offer to disturb your wives Cle. Lock the doors fast the Musick hark the King comes A Curtain drawn The King Queen Valerio Evanthe Ladies Attendants Camillo Cleanthes Sorano Menallo A Mask Cupid descends the Graces sitting by him Cupid being bound the Graces unbind him he speaks Cup. Unbind me my delight this night is mine Now let me look upon what Stars here shine Let me behold the beauties then clap high My cullor'd wings proud of my Deity I am satisfied bind me again and fast My angry Bow will make too great a wast Of beauty else now call my Maskers in Call with a Song and let the sports begin Call all my servants the effects of love And to a measure let them nobly move Come you servants of proud love Come away Fairly nobly gently move Too long too long you make us stay Fancy Desire Delight Hope Fear Distrust and Jealousie be you too here Consuming Care and raging Ire And Poverty in poor attire March fairly in and last Despair Now full Musick strike the Air. Enter the Maskers Fancy Desire Delight Hope Fear Distrust Jealousie Care Ire Despair they dance after which Cupid speaks Cup. Away I have done the day begins to light Lovers you know your sate good night good night Cupid and the Graces ascend in the Chariot King Come to the Banquet when that 's ended Sir I 'le see you i' bed and so good night be merry You have a sweet bed fellow Val. I thank your Grace And ever shall be bound unto your nobleness King I pray I may deserve your thanks
attend you go thy ways Thou hast a clear and noble soul for thy sake I 'll hold that man mine enemy who dares mutter The Court is not the sphere where vertue moves Humanity and Nobleness waiting on her Enter Servant Serv. Two Gentlemen but what they are I know not Their faces are so mustl'd press to see you And will not be deny'd Dor. What e'r they are I am too old to fear Serv. They need no Usher they make their own way Enter Lasander Alcidon Dor. Take you yours Lisander Exit Servant My joy to see you and my sorrow for The danger you are in contend so here Though different passions nay oppos'd in Nature I know not which to entertain Lis Your hate should win the victory from both with justice You may look on me as a Homicide A man whose life is forfeited to the Law But if howe'r I stand accus'd in thought I sin'd against Cleanders life or live Guilty of the dishonour of your Daughter May all the miseries that can fall on man Here or hereafter circle me Dor. To me this protestation 's useless I embrace you As the preserver of my life the man To whom my son ows his with life his honour And howsoever your affection To my unhappy Daughter though it were For I have sifted her in a noble way Hath printed some taint on her fame and brought Her life in question yet I would not purchase The wish'd recovery of her reputation With strong assurance of her innocence Before the King her Judge with certain loss Of my Lisander for whose life if found There 's no redemption my excess of love Though to enjoy you one short day would lengthen My life a dozen years boldly commands me Upon my knees which yet were never bent But to the King and Heaven to entreat you To flye hence with all possible speed and leave Calista to her fortune Lis O blessed Saints forsake her in affliction can you Be so unnatural to your own bloud To one so well deserving as to value My safety before hers shall innocence In her be branded and my guilt escape Unpunish'd does she suffer so much for me For me unworthy and shall I decline Fating the bitter bread of banishment The course of Justice to draw out a life A life I style it false a living death Which being uncompell'd laid down will clear her And write her name a new in the fair legend Of the best women seek not to disswade me I will not like a careless Poet spoil The last Act of my Play till now applauded My giving the World just cause to say I fear'd Death more than loss of Honour Dor. But suppose Heaven hath design'd some Other saving means for her deliverance Lis Other means that is A mischief above all I have groan'd under Shall any other pay my debt while I Write my self Bankrupt or Calista owe The least beholdingness for that which she On all the bonds of gratitude I have seal'd to May challenge from me to be freely tender'd Avert it mercy I will go to my Grave Without the curses of my Creditors I 'll vindicate her fair name and so cancel My obligation to her to the King To whom I stand accountable for the loss Of two of his lov'd subjects lives I 'll offer Mine own in satisfaction to Heaven I 'll pay my time Repentance to the timâ—s Present and future I 'll be register'd A memorable President to admonish Others however valiant not to trust To their abilities to dare and do And much less for the airy words of Honour And false stamp'd reputation to shake off The Chains of their Religion and Allegiance The principal means appointed to prefer Societies and Kingdoms Exit Dor. Let 's not leave him his mind 's much troubles Alc. Were your Daughter free Since from her dangers his distraction rises His cause is not so desperate for the slaughter Of Cloridon and Chrysanthes but it may Find passage to the mercy of the King The motives urg'd in his defence that forc'd him To act that bloudy Scene Dor. Heaven can send ayds When they are least expected let us walk The hour of tryal draws near Alci May it end well Exeunt Enter Olinda and Lidian Oli. That for my love you should turn Hermit Lidian As much amazes me as your report Clarange's dead Lidi He is so and all comforts My youth can hope for Madam with him buried Nor had I ever left my cell but that He did injoin me at his death to shed Some tears of friendship on his Monument And those last Rites perform'd he did dequeath you As the best legacie a friend could give Or I indeed could wish to my embraces Oli. 'T is still more strange is there no foul play in it I must confess I am not sorry Sir For your fair fortune yet 't is fit I grieve The most untimely death of such a Gentleman He was my worthy Servant Lid. And for this acknowledgment if I could prize you at A higher rate I should he was my friend My dearest friend Oli. But how should I be assur'd Sir For slow belief is the best friend of truth Of this Gentlemans death if I should credit it And afterward it fall out contrary How am I sham'd how is your vertue tainted Lid. There is a Frier that came along with me His business to deliver you a Letter From dead Clarange You shall hear his Testimonie Father my reverend Father look upon him Such holy men are Authors of no Fables Enter Clarange with a Letter writ out and Frier Oli. They should not be their lives and their opinions Like brightest purest flames should still burn upwards To me Sir delivers the Letter Clar. If you are the fair Olinda Frier I do not like these cross points Clar. Give me leave I am nearest to my self What I have plotted Shall be pursu'd you must not over-rule me Oli. Do you put the first hand to your own undoing Play to betray your game Mark but this letter Lady I am come to claim your noble promise Reads If you be Mistris of your word ye are mine I am last return'd your riddle is dissolv'd And I attend your faith Your humble servant Clarange Is this the Frier that saw him dead Gâ—â— Lid. 'T is he Clarange on my life I am defeated Such reverend habits juggle my true sorrow For a false friend not worth a tear derided Fri. You have abus'd my trust Oli. It is not well nor like a Gentleman Clar. All stratagems In love and that the sharpest war are lawfull By your example I did change my habit Caught you in your own toyle and triumph in it And what by policy 's got I will maintain With valour no Lisander shall come in again to fetch you off Lid. His honour'd name Pronounc'd by such a treacherous tongue is tainted Maintain thy treason with thy sword With what Contempt I hear it in a Wilderness I durst encounter it and
Alas I cannot help it Ang. Especially to me thou knowst when I was here I said I lik'd thee of All thy Mistriss Servants Maid So did I you though it be not my fortune to express It at this present for truly if you would cry I cannot Let you in Ang. Pox on her I must go the down-right way look you Here is ten pound for you let me speak with her Maid I like your gold well but it is a thing by heaven I cannot do she Will not speak with you especially at this time she has affairs Ang. This makes her leave her jesting yet but take it And let me see her bring me to a place Where undiscerned of her self I may Feed my desiring eyes but half an hour Maid Why faith I think I can and I will stretch my wits And body too for gold if you will swear as you Are gentle not to stir or speak where you shall See or hear now or hereafter give me your gold I 'le plant you Ang. Why as I am a Gentleman I will not Maid Enough quick follow me Ex. Angelo and Maid Enter Servant S. Why where 's this maid she has much care of her business Nell I think she be sunk why Nell whiew Maid within What 's the matter Enter Maid Ser. I pray you heartily come away oh come come the Gentleman My Mistris invited is coming down the street and the banquet Not yet brought out They bring in the Banquet Lel. within Nell Sirrah Maid I come forsooth Ser. Now must I walk when there 's any fleshly matters in hand my Mistris sends me of a four hours errand but if I go not About mine own bodily business as well as she I am a Turk Exit Servant Enter Father Fa. What all wide open 'T is the way to sin Doubtless but I must on the gates of Hell Are not more passable than these how they Will be to get out God knows I must try 'T is very strange if there be any life Within this house would it would shew it self What 's here a Banquet and no mouth to eat Or bid me do it this is something like The entertainment of adventurous Knights Entring enchanted Castles For the manner Though there be nothing dismal to be seen Amazes me a little what is meant By this strange invitation I will sound My Daughters meaning e're I speak to her If it be possible for by my voyce Musique She will discover me hark whence is this The SONG COme hither you that love and hear me sing of joyes still growing Green fresh and lusty as the pride of Spring and over blowing Come hither youths that blush and dare not know what is desire And old men worse than you that cannot blow one spark of fire And with the power of my enchanting Song Boyes shall be able men and old men young Enter Angelo above Come hither you that hope and you that cry leave off complaining Youth strength and beauty that shall never dye are here remaining Come hither fools and blush you stay so long from being blest And mad men worse than you that suffer wrong Yet seek no rest And in an hour with my enchanting Song You shall be ever pleas'd and young maids long Enter Lelia and her Maid with a Night-gown and Slippers Lel. Sir you are welcom hither as this kiss Given with a larger freedom than the use Of strangers will admit shall witness to you Put the gown on him in this chair sit down Give him his slippers be not so amaz'd Here 's to your health and you shall feel this wine Stir lively in me in the dead of night Give him some wine fall to your banquet Sir And let us grow in mirth though I am set Now thus far off you yet four glasses hence I will sit here And try till both our bloods Shoot up and down to find a passage out Then mouth to mouth will we walk up to bed And undress one another as we go Where both my treasure body and my soul Are your's to be dispos'd of Fa. Umh umh Makes signs of his white head heard Lel. You are old Is that your meaning why you are to me The greater novelty all our fresh youth Are daily offer'd me though you perform As you think little yet you satisfie My appetite from your experience I may learn something in the way of lust I may be better for But I can teach These young ones But this day I did refuse A paire of 'em Julio and Angelo And told them they were as they were Raw fools and whelps a Ang. makes discontented signs Maid Pray God he speak not b Maid laies her finger cross her mouth to him Lel. Why speak you not sweet sir Fath. Umh. Stops his ears shews he is troubled with the Musick Lel. Peace there that musique now Sir speak To me Fath. Umh. Points at the Maid Lel. Why would you have her gone you need not keep Your freedom in for her she knows my life That she might write it Think she is a stone She is a kind of bawdy Confessor And will not utter secrets Fath. Umh. Points at her again Lel. Be gone then since he needs will have it so 'T is all one Exit Maid Fath. locks the door Is all now as you would come meet me then And bring a thousand kisses on thy lips And I will rob thee of 'em and yet leave Thy lips as wealthy as they were before Fath. Yes all is as I would but thou Lel. By Heaven 't is my Father Starts Fath. And I do beseech thee Leave these unheard of lusts which worse become thee Than mocking of thy Father let thine eyes Reflect upon thy soul and there behold How loathed black it is and whereas now Thy face is heavenly fair but thy mind foul Go but into thy Closet and there cry Till thou hast spoil'd that face and thou shalt find How excellent a change thou wilt have made For inward beauty Lel. Though I know him now To be my Father never let me live If my lust do abate I 'le take upon me To have known him all this while Fath. Look dost thou know me Lel. I knew ye Sir before Fath. VVhat didst thou do Lel. Knew you and so unmov'dly have you born All the sad crosses that I laid upon you VVith such a noble temper which indeed I purposely cast on you to discern Your carriage in calamity and you Have undergone 'em with that brave contempt That I have turn'd the reverence of a child Into the hot affection of a Lover Nor can there on the earth be found but yours A spirit fit to meet with mine Fath. A woman thou art not sure Lel. Look and believe Fath. Thou art Something created to succeed the Devil When he grows weary of his envious course And compassing the World but I believe thee Thou didst but mean to try my patience And dost so still but better be advis'd
Where was the place Mer. I know not neither Ag. O Heaven Is this the happy time my hope to this come Leo. Neither the man nor circumstances The. His tongue Did you not hear his tongue no voice Mer. None none Sir All I know of him was his violence Ag. How came ye hither Sweet Mer. I know not neither The. A cunning piece of villany Mâ—r. All I remember Is only this Going to Vestas Temple To give the goddess my last Virgin prayers Near to that place I was suddainly surpriz'd By five or six disguis'd and from thence violently To my dishonour hal'd that Act perform'd Brought back but how or whether till I wak'd here The. This is so monstrous the gods cannot suffer it I have not read in all the villanies Committed by the most obdurate Rascals An act so tru y impious Leo. Would I knew him The. He must be known the Devil cannot hide him Qu. If all the Art I have or power can do it He shall be found and such a way of justice Inflicted on him A Lady wrong'd in my Court And this way rob'd and ruin'd The. Be contented Madam If he be above ground I will have him Ag. Fair virtuous Maid take comfort yet and flourish In my love flourish the stain was forc'd upon ye None of your wills nor yours rise and rise mine still And rise the same white sweet fair soul I lov'd ye Take me the same Mer. I kneel and thank ye Sir And I must say ye are truly honourable And dare confess my Will yet still a Virgin But so unfit and weak a Cabinet To keep your love and virtue in am I now That have been forc'd and broken lost my lustre I mean this body so corrupt a Volume For you to study goodness in and honor I shall intreat your Grace confer that happiness Upon a beauty sorrow never saw yet And when this grief shall kill me as it must do Only remember yet ye had such a Mistriss And if ye then dare shed a tear yet honour me Good Gentlemen express your pities to me In seeking out this villany and my last suit Is to your Grace that I may have your favour To live a poor recluse Nun with this Lady From Court and company till Heaven shall hear me And send me comfort or death end my misery Qu. Take your own Will my very heart bleeds for thee Ag. Farwell Merione since I have not thee I 'll wed thy goodness and thy memory Leo. And I her fair revenge The. Away let 's follow it For he is so rank i' th' wind we cannot miss him Exeunt Scaena Quarta Enter Crates and Conon Cra. Conon you are welcome home ye are wondrous welcome Is this your first arrival Co. Sir but now I reacht the Town Cra. Y' are once more welcome then Co. I thank ye noble Sir Cra. Pray ye do me the honor To make my poor house first Con. Pray Sir excuse me I have not seen mine own yet nor made happy These longing eyes with those I love there what 's this a Tavern Cra. It seems so by the outside Co. Step in here then And since it offers it self so freely to us A place made only for liberal entertainment Let 's seek no further but make use of this And after the Greek fashion to our friends Crown a round cup or two Enter Vintner and Drawer Cra. Your pleasure Sir Drawers who waits within Draw Anon anon Sir Vint. Look into the Lilly-pot why Mark there You are welcome Gentlemen heartily welcome My noble friend Cra. Let 's have good Wine mine Host And a fine private room Vint. Will ye be there Sir What is' t you 'll drink I 'll draw your Wine my self Quissions ye knaves why when Enter Drawer Draw Anon anon Sir Vint. Chios or Lebos Greek Cra. Your best and neatest Vint. I 'll draw ye that shall dance Cra. Away be quick then Exit Vintner Con. How does your Brother Sir my noble friend The good Euphanes in all my course of travel I met not with a Gentleman so furnish'd In gentleness and courtesie believe Sir So many friendly Offices I receiv'd from him So great and timely and enjoy'd his company In such an open and a liberal sweetness That when I dare forget him Cra. He 's in good health Sir But you will find him a much alter'd man Grown a great Courtier Sir Co. He 's worthy of it Cra. A man drawn up that leaves no print behind him Of what he was those goodnesses you speak of That have been in him those that you call freedoms Societies and sweetness look for now Sir You 'll find no shadows of them left no sound The very Air he has liv'd in alter'd now behold him And you shall see a thing walk by look big upon ye And cry for place I am the Queens give room there If you bow low may be he 'll touch the Bonnet Or sling a forced smile at ye for a favour Co. He is your brother Sir Cra. These forms put off Which travel and Court Holy-water sprinkle on him I dare accept and know him you 'll think it strange Sir That even to me to me his natural Brother And one by birth he owes a little honor too Enter Vintner with Wine But that 's all one come give me some Wine mine Host Here 's to your fair return Con. I wonder at it But sure he has found a nature not worth owning In this way else I know he is tender carried I thank ye Sir and now durst I presume For all you tell me of these alterations And stops in his sweet nature which till I find so I have known him now so long and look'd so through him You must give me leave to be a little faithless I say for all these if you please to venture I 'll lay the Wine we drink let me send for him Even I that am the poorest of his fellowship But by a Boy o th' house too let him have business Let him attend the Queen nay let his Mistriss Hold him betwixt her arms he shall come to me And shall drink with me too love me and heartily Like a true honest man bid me welcome home I am confident Cra. You will loose Con. You 'l stand to th'wager Cra. With all my heart Con. Go Boy and tell Euphanes Boy He 's now gone up the street Sir With a great train of Gallants Cra. What think you now Sir Con. Go and overtake him Commend my love unto him my name is Conon Tell him I am new arriv'd and where I am And would request to see him presently Ye see I use old dudgen phrase to draw him Cra. I 'll hang and quarter when you draw him hither Con. Away Boy Boy I am gone Sir Exit Con. Here 's to you now And you shall find his travel has not stopt him As you suppose nor alter'd any freedome But made him far more clear and excellent It draws the grosness
horribly For want of fleshly Physick they say I am too young And that 't will spoyle my growth but could you help me Con. Meet me to morrow man no more Euph. You think now Ye have open'd such a shame to me of travell By shewing these thin Cubs ye have honour'd us Against your will proclaim'd us excellent Three Frails of Sprats carried from Mart to Mart Are as much Meat as these to more use travell'd A bunch of bloted fools me thinks your judgment Should look abroad sometimes without your envy Cra. Such are most of you so I take my leave And when you find your Womens favor fail 'T is ten to one you 'l know your self and seek me Upon a better Muster of your manners Con. This is not handsome Sir Euph. Pray take your pleasure You wound the wind as much Cra. Come you with me I have business for you presently there 's for your Wine I must confess I lost it On. Shall I steal to ye And shall we see the Wench Con. A dainty one On. And have a dish of Pippins Con. What a peck man Tut. Will you wait Sir Con. Pray let 's meet oftner Gentlemen I would not lose ye Tut. O sweet Sir Con. Do you think I would Such noted men as you Onos Vnc. Tut. We are your Servants Exeunt Euph. That thing they would keep in everlasting nonage My brother for his own ends has thrust on Upon my Mistriss 't is true he shall be rich If ever he can get that Rogue his Unkle To let him be of years to come to inherit it Now what the main drift is Con. Say ye so no more words I 'll keep him company till he be of years Though it be a hundred years but I 'll discover it And ten to one I 'll cross it too Euph. You are honest And I shall study still your love farewell Sir For these few hours I must desire your pardon I have business of importance once a day At least I hope you 'll see me I must see you else So once more ye are welcome Con. All my thanks Sir And when I leave to love you life go from me Exeunt Actus Tertius Scaena Prima Enter Theanor and Crates Cra. WHy Sir the Kingdomes his and no man now Can come to Corinth or from Corinth go Without his Licence he puts up the tithes Of every office through Achaia From Courtier to the Carter hold of him Our Lands our Liberties nay very Lives Are shut up in his Closet and let loose But at his pleasure Books and all discourse Have now no Patron nor direction But glorified Euphanes our Cups are guilty That quench our thirsts if not unto his health Oh I could eat my heart and fling away My very Soul for anguish gods nor men Should tollerate such disproportion The. And yet is he belov'd whether 't be virtue Or seeming virtue which he makes the cloak To his ambition Cra. Be it which it will Your Highness is too tame your eyes too film'd To see this and sit still the Lion should not Tremble to hear the bellowing of the Bull Nature excuse me though he be my Brother You are my Countries Father therefore mine One parallel line of Love I bend on him All lines of love and duty meet in you As in their Center therefore hear and weigh What I shall speak You know the Queen your Mother Did from a private state your Father raise So all your Royalty you hold from her She is older than she was therefore more doating And what know we but blindness of her love That hath from underneath the foot of fortune Set even Euphanes foot on fortunes head Will take him by the hand and cry Leap now Into my bed 't is but a trick of age Nothing impossible The. What do you infer on this Cra. Your pardon Sir With reverence to the Queen yet why should I Fear to speak plain what pointeth to your good A good old Widow is a hungry thing I speak of other Widows not of Queens The. Speak to thy purpose Cra. I approach it Sir Should young Euphanes claspe the Kingdome thus And please the good old Lady some one night What might not she be wrought to put on you Quite to supplant your birth neither is she Past children as I take it The. Crates Thou shak'st me Thou that dost hate thy Brother for my love In my love find one henceforth be my brother This Gyant I will fell beneath the earth I will shine out and melt his artful wings Euphanes from my mothers sea of favors Spreads like a River and runs calmly on Secure yet from my stormes like a young pine He grows up planted under a fair Oake Whose strong large branches yet do's shelter him And every Traveller admires his beauty But like a wind I 'l work into his crancks Trouble his stream and drown all Vessels that Ride on his Greatness under my Mothers arms Like to a stealing tempest will I search And rend his root from her protection Cra. I now Theanor speaks like Prince Theanor The. But how shall we provoke him to our snares He has a temper malice cannot move To exceed the bounds of judgement he is so wise That we can pick no cause to affront him Cra. No What better than his crossing your intent The suit I had to ye Conons forfeit state Before he travel'd for a Riot he Hath from your Mother got restored to him The. Durst he what is this Conon Cra. One that hath As people say in foreign Countries pleasur'd him Enter Onos Vncle Tutor Neanthes Sosicles Eraton But now no more They have brought the Travellors I told you of That 's the sweet youth that is my Brothers Rivall That curles his head for he has little hair And paints his vizor for it is no face That so desires to follow you my Lord Shew 'em some countenance and it will beget Our sport at least The. What villanous Crab-tree legs he makes His shins are full of true-love knots Cra. His legs were ever villanous since I knew him Era. Faith his Uncles shanks are somewhat the better Nea. But is' t possible he should believe he is not of age He is 50. man in 's Jubile I warrant s'light he Looks older then a groat the very stamp on 's face is why Worne out with handling Sos Why I tell you all men believe it when they hear him speak He utters such single matter in so infantly a voice Nea. He looks as like a fellow that I have seen accommodate Gentlemen with Tobacco in our Theaters Onos Most illustrious Prince Era. A pox on him he is guelt how he trebles Onos I am a Gentleman a both sides Tut. He means sot'please your highness both by Father and Mother Sos Thou a Gentleman thou an Ass Nea. He is nere the farther from being a Gent. I assure you Tut. May it please your Grace I am another Nea. He is another Ass he
the mountain Melts under their hot wheels and from their Ax'trees Huge claps of thunder plough the ground before 'em Till then I 'll dream what Rome was Enter Swetonius Petillius Demetrius Macer Swet O bravely fought honor till now nere show'd Her golden fate i' th' field Like Lions Gentlemen Y' have held your heads up this day Where 's young Junius Curius and Decius Petill. Gone to heaven I think Sir Sw. Their worths go with 'em breathe a while How do ye Pet. Well some few scurvy wounds my heart 's whole yet Dem. Would they would give us more ground Swet. Give we 'll have it Petill. Have it and hold it too despight the devill Enter Junius Decius Curius Jun. Lead up to th' head and line sure the Qs. Battell Begins to charge like wild-fire where 's the General Swet. Oh they are living yet Come my brave soldiers Come let me powr Romes blessing on ye Live Live and lead Armies all ye bleed hard Jun. Best We shall appear the sterner to the foe Dec. More wounds more honor Petill. Lose no time Swet. Away then And stand this shock ye have stood the world Petill. Wee 'll grow to 't Is not this better than lowsie loving Jun. I am my self Petillius Petill. 'T is I love thee Exeunt Romans Enter Bonduca Caratach Daughters Nennius Car. Charge 'em i'th'flanks O ye have plaid the fool The fool extreamly the mad fool Bon. Why Cosin Car. The woman fool Why did you give the word Unto the carts to charge down and our people In gross before the Enemy we pay for 't Our own swords cut our throats why on 't Why do you offer to command the divell The divell and his dam too who bid you Meddle in mens affairs Exeunt Queen c. Bond. I 'll help all Car. Home Home and spin woman spin go spin ye trifle Open before there or all 's ruine How Showts within Now comes the Tempest on our selves by Victoria within O woman scurvie woman beastly woman Exeunt Dru. Victoria Victoria Pen. How 's that Drusus Dru. They win they win they win oh look look look Sir For heavens sake look the Britains fly the Britains fly Victoria Enter Swetonius Soldiers and Captains Swet. Soft soft pursue it soft excellent Soldiers Close my brave fellows honorable Romans Oh cool thy mettle Junius they are ours The world cannot redeem 'em stern Petillius Govern the conquest nobly soft good Soldiers Exeunt Enter Bonduca Daughters and Britains Bond. Shame whither flie ye ye unlucky Britains Will ye creep into your mothers wombs again Back cowards Hares fearful Hares Doves in your angers leave me Leave your Queen desolate her hapless children Enter Caratach and Hengo To Roman rape again and fury Car. Flye ye buzzards Ye have wings enough ye fear get thee gone woman Loud shout within Shame tread upon thy heels all 's lost all 's lost heark Heark how the Romans ring our knels Ext. Bond c. Hen. Good Uncle Let me go too Car. No boy the fortune 's mine I must not leave thee get behind me shake not Enter Petillius Junius Decius I 'll breech ye if ye do boy Come brave Romans All is not lost yet Jun. Now I 'll thank thee Caratach Fight Drums Car. Thou art a Soldier strike home home have at ye Pen. His blows fall like huge sledges on an anvil Dec. I am weary Pet. So am I. Car. Send more swords to me Jun. Let 's sit and rest Sit down Dru. What think ye now Pen. O Drusus I have lost mine honor lost my name Lost all that was my light these are true Romans And I a Britain coward a base Coward Guide me where nothing is but desolation That I may never more behold the face Of Man or Mankind know me O blind Fortune Hast thou abus'd me thus Dru. Good Sir be comforted It was your wisdom rul'd ye pray ye go home Your day is yet to come when this great fortune Shall be but soil unto it Retreat Pen. Fool fool Coward Exit Penyus and Drusus Enter Swetonius Demetrius Soldiers Drum and Colours Swet. Draw in draw in well have you sought and worthy Romes noble recompence look to your wounds The ground is cold and hurtful the proud Queen Has got a Fort and there she and her Daughters Defie us once again To morrow morning Wee 'll seek her out and make her know our Fortunes Stop at no stubborn walls Come sons of honor True virtues heirs thus hatch'd with Britain blood Let 's march to rest and set in gules like Suns Beat a soft march and each one ease his neighbours Exeunt Actus Quartus Scaena Prima Enter Petillius Junius Decius Demetrius singing Petill. Smooth was his cheek Dec. And his chin it was sleek Jun With whoop he has done wooing Dem. Junius was this Captains name A lad for a lasses viewing Pet. Full black his eye and plump his thigh Dec. Made up for loves pursuing Dem. Smooth was his cheeck Petill. And his chin it was sleek Jun. With whoop he has done wooing Petill. O my vex'd thief art thou come home again Are thy brains perfect Jun. Sound as bels Petill. Thy back-worm Quiet and cast his sting boy Jun. Dead Petillius Dead to all folly and now my anger only Pet. Why that 's well said hang Cupid and his quâ—veâ— A drunken brawling Boy thy honour'd saint Be thy ten shillings Junius there 's the money And there 's the ware square dealing this but sweats thee Like a Mesh nag and makes thee look pin buttock'd The other runs thee whining up and down Like a pig in a storm fills thy brains full of madness And shews thee like a long Lent thy brave body Turn'd to a tail of green-fish without butter Dec. When thou lov'st next love a good cup of Wâ— A Mistress for a King she leaps to kiss thee Her red and white 's her own she makes good blood Takes none away what she heats sleep can help Without a groping Surgeon Jun. I am counsell'd And henceforth when I doat again Dem. Take heed Ye had almost paid for 't Petill. Love no more great Ladies Thou canst not step amiss then there 's no delight in ' em All 's in the whistling of their snacht up silks They 're only made for handsome view not handling Their bodies of so weak and wash a temper A rough pac'd bed will shake 'em all to pieces A tough hen pulls their teeth out tyres their souls Plenae rimarum sunt they are full of rynnet And take the skin off where they are tasted shun 'em They live in cullisses like rotten cocks Stew'd to a tenderness that holds no tack Give me a thing I may crush Jun. Thou speak'st truly The Warâ— shall be my Mistriss now Petil. Well chosen For she 's a bownsing lass she 'll kiss thee at night boy And break thy pate i' th' morning Jun. Yesterday I found those favors infinite Dem. Wench good enough But that
be with thee Enter Petillius and Junius on the rock Hah dare ye Romans ye shall win me bravely Thou art mine Fight Jun. Not yet Sir Car. Breath ye ye poor Romans And come up all with all your antient valors Like a rough wind I 'll shake your souls and send 'em Enter Swetonius and all the Roman Captains Swet. Yield thee bold Caratach by all As I am Soldier as I envie thee I 'll use thee like thy self the valiant Britain Pet. Brave soldier yield thou stock of Arms and Honor Thou filler of the World with Fame and Glory Jun. Most worthy man we 'll wooe thee be thy prisoners Swet. Excellent Britain do me but that Honor That more to me than Conquests that true happiness To be my friend Car. Oh Romans see what here is Had this Boy liv'd Swet. For Fames sake for thy Swords sake As thou desirest to build thy virtues greater By all that 's excellent in man and honest Car. I do believe Ye have had me a brave foe Make me a noble friend and from your Goodness Give this Boy honourable earth to lie in Swet. He shall have fitting Funeral Car. I yield then Not to your blows but your brave courtesies Petill. Thus we conduct then to the arms of Peace The wonder of the World Swet. Thus I embrace thee Flourish And let it be no flattery that I tell thee Thou art the only Soldier Car. How to thank ye I must hereafter find upon your usage I am for Rome Swet. Ye must Car. Then Rome shall know The man that makes her spring of glory grow Swet. Petillius you have shown much worth this day redeem'd much error Ye have my love again preserve it Junius With you I make him equal in the Regiment Jun. The elder and the nobler I 'll give place Sir Swet. Ye shew a friends soul March on and through the Camp in every tongue The Virtues of great Caratach be sung Exeunt The Knight of the Burning Pestle To the Readers of this COMEDY GEntlemen the World is so nice in these our times that for Apparel there is no fashion For Musick which is a rare Art though now slighted No Instrument For Diet none but the French Kickshoes that are delicate and for Plaies no invention but that which now runneth an invective way touching some particular persons or else it is contemned before it is throughly understood This is all that I have to say That the Author had no intent to wrong any one in this Comedy but as a merry passage here and there interlaced t with delight which he hopes will please all and be hurtful to none The PROLOGUE WHere the Bee can suck no Honey she leaves her sting behind and where the Bear cannot find Origanum to heal his grief he blasteth all other leaves with his breath We fear it is like to fare so with us that seeing you cannot draw from our labours sweet content you leave behind you a sower mis-like and with open reproach blame our good meaning because you cannot reap the wonted mirth Our intent was at this time to move inward delight not outward lightness and to b breed if it might be soft smiling not loud laughing knowing it to the wise to be a great pleasure to hear Counsel mixed with Wit as to the foolish to have sport mingled with rudeness They were banished the Theater of Athens and from Rome hissed that brought Parasites on the Stage with apish actions or Fools with uncivil habits or Courtezans with immodest words We have endeavoured to be as far from unseemly speeches to make your ears glow as we hope you will be free from unkind reports or mistaking the Authors intention who never aimed at any one particular in this Play to make our cheeks blush And thus I leave it and thee to thine own censure to like or dislike Vale. The Actors Names The Prologue Then a Citizen The Citizens wife and Ralph her man sitting below amidst the Spectators A rich Merchant Jasper his Apprentice Master Humphrey a friend to the Merchant Luce the Merchants Daughter Mistress Merry-thought Jaspers Mother Michael a second Son of Mistriss Merry-thought Old M. Merry-thought A Squire A Dwarfe A Tapster A Boy that Danceth and Singeth An Host A Barber Two Knights A Captain A Sergeant Soldiers Enter Prologue FRrom all that 's near the Court from all that 's great Within the compass of the City-walls We now have brought our Scene Enter Citizen Cit. Hold your peace good-man boy Pro. What do you mean Sir Cit. That you have no good meaning These seven years there hath been Plays at this House I have observed it you have still girds at Citizens and now you call your Play The London Merchant Down with your Title Boy down with your Title Pro. Are you a member of the noble City Cit. I am Pro. And a Free-man Cit. Yea and a Grocer Pro. So Grocer then by your sweat favour we intend no abuse to the City Cit. No sir Yes sir If you were not resolv'd to play the Jacks What need you study for new subjects Purposely to abuse your betters Why could not you be contented As well as others With the Legend of Whittington Or the life and death of Sir Thomas Gresham With the building of the Royal Exchange Or the storie of Queen Elenor With the rearing of London bridge upon Woollsacks Pro. You seem to be an understanding man What would you have us do sir Cit. Why Present something notably In honor of the Commons of the City Pro. Why What do you say to the life and death of fat Drake Or the repairing of Fleet Privies Cit. I do not like that But I will have a Citizen And he shall be of my own Trade Pro. Oh You should have told us your mind A month since Our Play is ready to begin now Cit. 'T is all one for that I will have a Grocer And he shall do admirable things Pro. What will you have him do Cit. Marry I will have him Wife Husband Husband Wife below Ralph below Ralph Peace Mistriss Wife Hold thy peace Ralph I know what I do I warrant ye Husband Husband Cit. What say'st thou Conie Wife Let him kill a Lion with a Pestle Husband Let him kill a Lion with a Pestle Cit. So he shall I 'll have him kill a Lion with a pestle Wife Husband Shall I come up Husband Cit. I Cony Ralph help your Mistriss this way Pray Gentlemen make her a little room I pray you sir Lend me your hand to help up my Wife I thank you sir So. Wife By your leave Gentlemen all I 'm something troublesome I 'm a stranger here I was ne'r at one of these Play as they say before But I should have seen Jane Shore once And my Husband Hath promised me any time this Twelvemonth To carrie me to the Bold Beauchams But in truth he did not I pray you bear with me Cit. Boy Let my Wife and I have
shall be mine Pand. We have such a Mistriss here to teach us courage That cowards might learn from her Fer. You are slow Put on the rack Begin the Scene thou miserable fool For so I 'll make thee Jul 'T is not in thy reach I am happy in my sufferings thou most wretched Fer. So brave I 'll tame you yet pluck hard villains Is she insensible no sigh nor groan or is she dead Jul. No tyrant though I suffer More than a woman beyond flesh and blood 'T is in a cause so honourable that I scorn With any sign that may express a sorrow To shew I do repent Fer. Confess yet And thou shalt be safe Jul. 'T is wrapt up in my soul From whence thou canst not force it Fer. I will be Ten daies a killing thee Jul. Be twenty thousand My glory lives the longer Ron. 'T is a miracle She tires th' executioners And me Fer. Unloose her I am conquer'd I must take Some other way reach her my chair in honor Of her invincible fortitude Ron. Will you not Dispatch the rest Fer. When I seem merciful Assure thy self Ronvere I am most cruel Thou wonder of thy Sex and of this Nation That hast chang'd my severity to mercy Not to thy self alone but to thy people In which I do include these men my enemies Unbind them Pand. This is strange Fer. For your intent Against my life which you dare not denie I only ask one service Cam. Above hope Fer. There rides a Pyrate neer the Duke of Sesse My enemy and this Countreys that in bonds Holds my dear friend Ascanio free this friend Or bring the Pyrats head besides your pardon And honor of the action your reward Is forty thousand Ducates And because I know that Virolet is as bold as wise Be he your General as pledge of your faith That you will undertake it let this old man And this most constant Matron stay with me Of whom as of my self I will be careful She shall direct you where her Husband is Make choice of any ship you think most useful They are rig'd for you Exeunt Guard with Juliana and Pand. Bris We with joy accept it Cam. And will proclaim King Ferrant merciful Exeunt Ron. The mysterie of this my Lord or are you Chang'd in your nature Fer. I 'll make thee private to it The lives of these weak men and desperate woman Would no way have secur'd me had I took them 'T is Virolet I aim at he has power And knows to hurt If they encounter Sesse And he prove conqueror I am assur'd They 'll find no mercy if that they prove victors I shall recover with my friend his head I most desire of all men Ron. Now I have it Fer. I 'll make thee understand the drift of all So we stand sure thus much for those that fall Exeunt Actus Secundus Scaena Prima Enter Boateswain and Gunner Boats Lay here before the wind up with your Canvase And let her work the wind begins to whistle Clap all her streamers on and let her dance As if she were the Minion of the Ocean Let her bestride the billows till they roar And curle their wanton heads Ho below there Ho ho within Lay her North-east and thrust her missen out The day grows fair and clear and the wind courts us Oh for a lusty sail now to give chase to Gun A stubborn Bark that wou'd but bear up to us And change a broadside bravely Boats Where 's the Duke Gun I have not seen him stir to day Boats Oh Gunner What bravery dwells in his age and what valour And to his friends what gentleness and bounty How long have we been inhabitants at Sea here Gun Some fourteen years Boats By fourteen lives I swear then This Element never nourisht such a Pirate So great so fearless and so fortunate So patient in his want in Act so valiant How many sail of well mann'd ships before us As the Bonuto does the flying Fish Have we pursued and scour'd that to outstrip us They have been fain to hang their very shirts on What Gallies have we bang'd and sunk and taken Whose only fraughts were fire and stern defiance And nothing spoke but Bullet in all these How like old Neptune have I seen our General Standing i' th' Poop and tossing his Steel Trident Commanding both the Sea and Winds to serve him Gun His Daughter too which is the honor Boatswain Of all her sex that Martial Maid Boats A brave wench Gun How oftentimes a fight being new begun Has she leap'd down and took my Linstock from me And crying now fly righ and fir'd all my chasers Then like the Image of the warlike Goddess Her Target brac'd upon her arm her sword drawn And anger in her eies leapt up again And bravely hall'd the Bark I have wondred Boatswain That in a body made so delicate So soft for sweet embraces so much fire And manly soul not starting at a danger Boats Her noble Father got her in his fury And so she proves a Soldier Gun This too I wonder at Taking so many strangers as he does He uses them with that respect and coolness Not making prize but only borrowing What may supply his want nor that for nothing But renders back what they may stand in need of And then parts lovingly Where if he take His Countreyman that should be nearest to him And stand most free from danger he sure pays for 't He drowns or hangs the men ransacks the Bark Then gives her up a Bonfire to his fortune Boats The wrongs he has receiv'd from that dull Countrey That 's all I know has purchas'd all his cruelty We fare the better cheerly cheerly boys The ship runs merrily my Captain 's melancholly And nothing cures that in him but a Sea-sight I hope to meet a sail-boy and a right one Gun That 's my hope too I am ready for the pastime Boats I' th' mean time let 's bestow a Song upon him To shake him from his dumps and bid good day to him Ho in the hold Enter a Boy Boy Here here Boats To th' Main top Boy And thou kenst a ship that dares defie us Here 's Gold Boy I am gone Exit Boy Boats Come sirs a quaint Levet Trump a Levet To waken our brave General Then to our labor Enter Duke of Sesse above and his daughter Martia like an Amazon Ses I thank you loving mates I thank you all There 's to prolong your mirth and good morrow to you Daugh. Take this from me you 're honest valiant friends And such we must make much of Not a sail stirring Gun Not any within ken yet Boats Without doubt Lady The wind standing so fair and full upon us We shall have sport anon But noble General Why are you still so sad you take our edge off You make us dull and spiritless Ses I 'll tell ye Because I will provoke you to be fortunate For when you know my
The ports are ours The treasure and the port fight bravely Gentlemen Cry to the Town cry liberty and honor crying liberty and freedom within Waken their persecuted souls cry loudly We 'll share the wealth among ye Cast Do you hear Captain If ever you hear me name a King Sess You shall not Cast Or though I live under one obey him Gun This Rogue again Sess Away with him good Gunner Cast Why look ye Sir I 'll put you to no charge I 'll never eat Gun I 'll take a course you shall not Come no more words Enter Boatswine Cast Say nothing when you kill me Sess He 's taken to the Towers strength Now stand sure Gentlemen We have him in a pen he cannot scape us The rest oth'Castle's ours liberty liberty What is this City up Boatsw They are up and glorious And rouling like a storm they come their Tents Ring nothing but liberty and freedome The women are in Arms too Sess Let 'em come all Honour and liberty All. Honor and liberty Exeunt Enter Juliana Jul. This woman threats her eyes even red with fury Which like prodigious meteors foretold Assur'd destruction are still before me Besides I know such natures unacquainted With any mean or in their love or hatred And she that dar'd all dangers to possess him Will check at nothing to revenge the loss Of what she held so dear I first discover'd Her bloody purposes which she made good And openly profess'd 'em that in me Was but a cold affection charity Commands so much to all for Virolet Methinks I should forget my Sexes weakness Rise up and dare beyond a womans strength Then do not counsel he is too secure And in my judgment 't were a greater service To free him from a deadly Enemy Then to get him a friend I undertook too To cross her plots oppos'd my piety Against her malice and shall vertue suffer No Martia wer 't thou here equally armed I have cause spite of thy masculine breeding That would assure the victory my angel Direct and help me Enter Virolet like Ronvere Vir. The State in Combustion Part of the Cittadel forc'd the treasure seiz'd on The guards corrupted arm themselves against Their late protected Master Ferrant fled too And with small strength into the Castle 's Tower The only Aventine that now is left him And yet the undertakers nay performers Of such a brave and glorious enterprize Are yet unknown they did proceed like men I like a child and had I never trusted So deep a practice unto shallow fools Besides my souls peace in my Juliana The honor of this action had been mine In which accurs'd I now can claim no share Jul. Ronvere 't is he a thing next to the devil I most detest and like him terrible Martia's right hand the instrument I fear too That is put to her bloody will into act Have I not will enough and cause too mighty Weak womens fear fly from me Vir. Sure this habit This likeness to Ronvere which I have studied Either admits me safe to my design Which I too cowardly have halted after And suffer'd to be ravisht from my glory Or sinks me and my miseries together Either concludes me happy Jul. He stands musing Some mischief is now hatching In the full meditation of his wickedness I 'll sink his cursed soul guide my hand heaven And to my tender arm give strength and fortune That I may do a pious deed all ages Shall bless my name for all remembrance crown me Vir. It shall be so Jul. It shall not take that token And bear it to the lustful arms of Martia Tell her for Virolets dear sake I sent it Vir. O I am happy let me see thee That I may bless the hand that gave me liberty O courteous hand nay thou hast done most nobly And heaven has guided thee 't was their great justice O blessed wound that I could come to kiss thee How beautiful and sweet thou shew'st Jul. Oh! Vir. Sigh not Nor weep not dear shed not those sovereign Balsames Into my blood which must recover me Then I shall live again to do a mischief Against the mightiness of love and virtue Some base unhallowed hand shall rob thy right of Help me I faint so Jul. O unhappy wench How has my zeal abus'd me you that guard virtue Were ye asleep or do you laugh at innocence You suffer'd this mistake O my dear Virolet An everlasting curse follow that forme I strook thee in his name be ever blasted For his accursed shadow has betray'd The sweetness of all youth the nobleness The honour and the valor wither'd for ever The beauty and the bravery of all mankind O my dull devils eyes Vir. I do forgive you By this and this I do I know you were cozen'd The shadow of Ronvere I know you aym'd at And not at me but 't was most necessary I should be struck some hand above directed you For Juliana could not shew her justice Without depriving high heaven of his glory Or any subject fit for her but Virolet Forgive me too and take my last breath sweet one This the new marriage of our souls together Think of me Juliana but not often For fear my faults should burthen your affections Pray for me for I faint Jul. O stay a little A little little Sir Offers to kill her self Vir. Fye Juliana Jul. Shall I outlive the virtue I have murder'd Vir. Hold or thou hat'st my peace give me the dagger On your obedience and your love deliver it If you do thus we shall not meet in heaven sweet No guilty blood comes there kill your intentions And then you conquer there where I am going Would you not meet me Dear Jul. Yes Vir. And still love me Jul. And still behold you Vir. Live then till heaven calls you Then ripe and full of sweetness you rise sainted Then I that went before you to prepare Shall meet and welcome you and daily court you With Hymnes of holy Love I go out Give me your hand farewell in peace farewell Remember me farewell dyes Jul. Sleep you sweet glasses An everlasting slumber crown those Chrystals All my delight adue farewell Dear Virolet Dear Dear most Dear O I can weep no more My body now is fire and all consuming Here will I sit forget the world and all things And only wait what heaven shall turn me to For now methinks I should not live She sits down Enter Pandulfo Pond O my sweet daughter The work is finisht now I promis'd thee Here are thy virtues shewed here register'd And here shall live for ever Jul. Blot it burn it I have no virtue hateful I am as hell is Pand. Is not this Virolet Jul. Ask no more questions Mistaking him I kill'd him Pand. O my Son Nature turns to my heart again my dear Son Son of my age would'st thou go out so quickly So poorly take thy leave and never see me Was this a kind stroak daughter could you
Flatter not thy self With these deluding hopes thou cruel beast Thou art ith'toyle and the glad Huntsman prouder By whom thou art taken of his prey than if Like thee he should command and spoil his Forrest Fer. What art thou Sess To thy horror Duke of Sesse Fer. The Divel Sess Reserv'd for thy damnation Fer. Why shakes my love Mart. O I am lost for ever Mountains divide me from him some kind hand Prevent our fearful meeting Or lead me To the steep rock whose rugged brows are bent Upon the swelling main there let me hide me And as our bodies then shall be divided May our souls never meet Fer. Whence grows this Sweetest Mar. There are a thousand furies in his looks And in his deadly silence more loud horror Than when in hell the tortur'd and tormentors Contend whose shreeks are greater Wretched me It is my father Sess Yes and I will own her Sir Till my revenge It is my daughter Ferrand My daughter thou hast whor'd Fer. I triumph in it To know she 's thine affords me more true pleasure Than the act gave me when even at the height I crack'd her Virgin zone Her shame dwell on thee And all thy family may they never know A female issue but a whore Ascanio Ronvere look cheerfull be thou a man too And learn of me to dye That we might fall And in our ruines swallow up this Kingdom Nay the whole world and make a second Chaos And if from thence a new beginning rise Be it recorded this did end with us And from our dust hath embryon Ron. I liv'd with you And will dye with you your example makes me Equally bold Asc And I resolv'd to bear What ere my fate appoints me Sess They are ours Now to the spoyl Boats Pitty the Lady to all else be deaf Exeunt Within Kill kill kill Alarum Flo. Trumpets Retreat Enter Sesse with Ferrands head the Citizens Master Boteswaine Gunner Souldiers bringing in Ascanio and Martia Sess Cruel beginnings meet with cruel ends And the best sacrifice to Heaven for peace Is tyrants blood and those that stuck fast to him Flesh'd instruments in his commands to mischief With him dispatch'd Boats They are cut off Sess 'T is well All. Thanks to the Duke of Sesse Sess Pay that to Heaven And for a general joy give general thanks For blessings nere descend from Heaven but when A grateful Sacrifice ascends from men To your devotion leave me there 's a Scene Which I would act alone yet you may stay For wanting just spectators 't will be nothing The rest forbear me Cit. Liberty liberty liberty Mar. I would I were as far beneath the Centre As now I stand above it how I tremble Thrice happy they that dyed I dying live To stand the whirlwind of a fathers fury Now it moves toward me Sess Thou I want a name By which to stile thee All articulate sounds That do express the mischief of vile woman That are or have been or shall be are weak To speak thee to the height Witch Parricide For thou in taking leave of modesty Hast kild thy father and his honor lost He 's but a walking shadow to torment thee To leave and rob thy father then set free His foes whose slavery he did prefer Above all treasure was a strong defeazance To cut off even the surest bonds of mercy After all this having given up thy self Like to a sensual beast a slave to lust To play the whore and then high Heaven it racks me To find out none to quench thy appetite But the most cruel King whom next to Hell Thy father hated and whose black imbraces Thou shouldst have fled from as the whips of furies What canst thou look for Enter Pandulph and bodies born on the Herse Mart. Death and 't is not in you To hurt me farther my old resolution Take now the place of fear in this I liv'd In this I 'll dye your daughter Pand. Look but here You had I know a guilty hand in this Repent it Lady Mart. Juliana dead And Virolet Pand. By her unwilling hand Mart. Fates you are equal What can now fall on me That I will shrink at now unmov'd I dare Look on your anger and not bend a knee To ask your pardon let your rage run higher Than billows rais'd up by a violent Tempest And be as that is deaf to all intreaties They are dead and I prepar'd for in their fall All my desires are summ'd up Sess Impudent too Die in it wretch Boats Stay Sir Boats kills her Sess How dar'st thou villain Snatch from my sword the honor of my justice Boats I never did you better service Sir Yet have been ever faithful I confess That she deserv'd to dye but by whose hand Not by a fathers Double all her guilt It could not make you innocent had you done it In me 't is murder in you 't were a crime Heaven could not pardon Witness that I love you And in that love I did it Sess Thou art Noble I thank thee for 't the thought of her dye with her Asc My turn is next since she could find no mercy What am I to expect Cit. With one voyce Sir The Citizens salute you with the stile Of King of Naples Sess I must be excus'd The burden is too heavy for my shoulder Bestow it where 't is due Stand forth Ascanio It does belong to you live long and wear it And warn'd by the example of your Unkle Learn that you are to govern men not beasts And that it is a most improvident head That strives to hurt the limbs that do support it Give burial to the dead for me and mine We will again to Sea and never know The place which in my birth first gave me woe Exeunt Flor. Trumpets FINIS THE Maid in the Mill. A COMEDY The Persons Represented in the Play Don Philippo King of Spain Otrante a Spanish Count in love with Florimel Julio A Noble Man Vncle to Antonio Bellides Father to Ismenia Enemy to Julio Lisauro Brother to Ismenia Bellides Son Terzo Kinsman to Lisauro and friend to Bellides Antonio In love with Ismenia an enemy to Bellides Martino Friend to Antonio and his secret Rival Gerasto Friend to Otrante Two Courtiers Pedro. Moncado Gostanzo Three Gentlemen Friends to Julio Giraldo Philippo Vertigo A French Taylor Lords attending the King in progress Franio A Miller supposed Father to Florimell Bustopha Franio his Son a Clown Constable Officers Pedro A Songster Servants WOMEN Ismenia Daughter to Bellides Mistriss of Antonio Aminta Cousen to Ismenia and her private competrix in Antonio's love Florimell Supposed Daughter to Franio Daughter to Julio stolen from him a child Gillian Franio the Millers Wife Countrey Maids The Scene Spaine The principal Actors were Joseph Tailor John Lowin John Vnderwood William Rowly John Thomson Robert Benfield Tho. Polard Actus Primus Scaena Prima Enter Lisauro Terzo Ismenia and Aminta Lis LEt the Coach go round we 'll walk along
Enough to break his neck if need should be And then to have even Justice it self to right us How should I make my joyes a little civil They might not keep this noyse Ant. Here is some hope Should the ax be dull the halter 's preparing Phil. What 's your accusation Sir We have heard the former Enter Julio Bel. Mine my Lord a strong one Jul. A false one Sir At least malicious an evidence Of hatred and despight He would accuse My poor kinsman of that he never dream'd of Nor waking saw the stealing of his daughter She whom I know he would not look upon Speak Antonio Didst thou ever see her Ant. Yes Sir I have seen her Bel. Ah ha friend Julio Jul. He might but how with an unheedful eye An accidental view as men see multitudes That the next day dare not precisely say They saw that face or that amongst 'em all Didst thou so look on her Bel. Guilty guilty His looks hang themselves Phil. Your patience Genleman I pray you tell me if I be in errour I may speak often when I should but hear This is some show you would present us with And I do interrupt it Pray you speak It seems no more Is' t any thing but a show Bel. My Lord this Gentlewoman can show you all So could my daughter too if she were here By this time they are both immodest enough Shee 's fled me and I accuse this thief for 't Don Martin his own friend 's my testimony A practis'd night-work Phil. That Martin 's the other In your custodie he was forgotten Fetch him hither Const Wee 'll bring the Stocks and all else and 't please your Grace Enter Bustofa and Ismenia Am. That man 's my husband certain instead of this Both would have deceiv'd and both beguil'd Bust Soh hoh Miller Miller look out Miller is there n'ere a Miller amongst you here Gentlemen Tir. Yes Sir here is a Miller amongst Gentlemen A Gentleman Miller Bust I should not be far off then there went but a pair of sheers and a bodkin between us Will you to work Miller Here 's a maid has a sack full of news for you shall your stones walk will you grind Miller Phil. This your son Franio Fra. My ungratious my disobedient My unnatural my rebel son my Lord. Bust Fie your hopper runs over Miller Fra. This villain of my own flesh and blood was accessary To the stealing of my daughter Bust Oh Mountain Shalt thou call a molehill a scab upon the face Of the earth though a man be a thief shall a Miller call Him so Oh egregious Jul. Remember Sirrha who you speak before Bust I speak before a Miller A thief in grain for he steals corn He that steals A wench is a true man to him Phil. Can you prove that you may help another cause that was in pleading Bust I 'll prove it strongly He that steals corn steals the bread of the Common-wealth He that steals a wench steals but the flesh Phil. And how is the bread stealing more criminal then the flesh Bust He that steals bread steals that which is lawful every day He that steals flesh steals nothing from the fasting day Ergo to steal the bread is the arranter theft Phil. This is to some purpose Bust Again he that steals flesh steals for his own belly full He that steals bread robs the guts of others Ergo The arranter thief the bread-stealer Again he that steals flesh steals once and gives over yes and often pays for it the other steals every day without satisfaction To conclude Bread-stealing is the more capital crime for what he steals he puts it in at the head he that steals flesh as the Dutch Author says puts it in at the foot the lower member Will you go as you are now Miller Phil. How has this satisfied you Don Bellides Bel. Nothing my Lord my cause is serious I claim a daughter from that loving thiefe there Ant. I would I had her for you Sir Bel. Ah ha Julio Jul. How said you Antonio Wish you you had his daughter Ant. With my soul I wish her and my body Shall perish but I 'll injoy my souls wish I would have slain my friend for his deceit But I do find his own deceit hath paid him Jul. Will you vex my soul forth no other choice But where my hate is rooted Come hither Girl Whose pretty maid art thou Ism The child of a poor man Sir Jul. The better for it With my Soveraigns leave I 'll wed thee to this man will he nill he Phil. Pardon me Sir I 'll be no Love enforcer I use no power of mine unto those ends Jul. Wilt thou have him Ism Not unless he love me Ant. I do love thee Farewell all other Beauties I settle here you are Ismenia Ism The same I was better nor worse Antonio Ant. I shall have your consent here I 'm sure Sir Bel. With all my heart Sir Nay if you accept it I 'll do this kindness to mine enemy And give her as a Father Ant. Shee 'll thank you as a Daughter Will you not Ismenia Bel. How Ismenia Ism Your daughter Sir Bel. Is' t possible Away you feeble witted things You thought you had caught the old ones you wade you wade In shallow fords we can swim we look here We made the match we are all friends good friends Thin thin why the fool knew all this this fool Bust Keep that to your self Sir What I knew I knew This sack is a witness Miller this is not for your thumming Here 's gold lace you may see her in her holliday clothes if you will I was her ward-robe-man Enter Martin Aminta Constable Officers Ant. You beguil'd me well Sir Mar. Did you speak to me Sir Ant. It might seem to you Martin your conscience Has quick ears Mar. My sight was a little dim i' th' dark indeed So was my feeling cozen'd yet I 'm content I am the better understander now I know my wife wants nothing of a woman There y' are my Junior Ant. You are not hurt Mar. Not shrewdly hurt I bave good flesh to heal you see Good round flesh these cherries will be worth chopping Crack stones and all I should not give much to boot To ride in your new and you in my old ones now Ant. You mistake the weapon are you not hurt Mar. A little scratch but I shall claw it off well enough Enter Gillian Gill. I can no longer own what is not mine With a free conscience My Liege your pardon Phil. For what who knows this woman Fra. I best my Lord I have been acquainted with her these forty Summers And as many Winters were it Spring agen She 's like the Gout I can get no cure for her Phil. Oh your Wife Franio Fra. 'T is oh my wife indeed my Lord A painful stitch to my side would it were pick'd out Phil. Well Sir your silence Bust Will you be older and older every
reap brave Sir abundantly Gom. I have sav'd her Preserv'd her spotless worth from black destruction Her white name to eternity deliver'd Her youth and sweetness from a timeless ruine Now Lord Valetta if this bloudy labour May but deserve her savour Mir. Stay and hear me first Val. Off with his Cask this is Miranda's voice Nor. 'T is he indeed or else mine eies abuse me What makes he here thus Ori. The young Miranda Is he mine enemy too Mir. None has deserv'd her If worth must carry it and service seek her But he that saved her honor Gom. That 's I Miranda Mir. No no that 's I Gomera be not so forward In bargain for my love ye cannot cozen me Gom. I sought it Mir. And I gave it which is nobler Why every Gentleman would have done as much As you did fought it that 's a poor desert Sir They are bound to that but then to make that fight sure To doe as I did take all danger from it Suffer that coldness that must call me now Into disgrace for ever into pity Gom. I undertook first to preserve from hazard Mir. And I made sure no hazard should come neer her Gom. 'T was I defi'd Mountferat Mir. 'T was I wrought him You had had a dark day else 'T was I defi'd His conscience first 't was I that shook him there Which is the brave defiance Gom. My life and honor At stake I laid Mir. My care and truth lay by it Least that stake might be lost I have deserv'd her And none but I the Lady might have perish'd Had fell Mountferrat struck it from whose malice With cunning and bold confidence I catch'd it And 't was high time and such a service Lady For you and for your innocence for who knows not The all-devouring sword of fierce Mountferrat I shew'd ye what I could do had I been spightful Or Master but of halfe the poison he bears Hell take his heart for 't and beshrew these hands Madam With all my heart I wish a mischief on 'em They made ye once look sad such another fright I would not put ye in to owe the Island Yet pardon me 't was but to shew a Soldier Which when I had done I ended your poor coward Val. Let some look out for the base Knight Mountferrat Ab. I hope he 's far enough if his man be trusty This was a strange misfortune I must not known it Val. That most debauch'd Knight come down sweet Sister My spotless Sister now pray thank these Gentlemen They have deserv'd both truly nobly of ye Both excellently dearly both all the honor All the respect and favour Ori. Both shall have it And as my life their memories I 'll nourish Val. Ye are both true Knights and both most worthy Lovers Here stands a Lady ripen'd with your service Young fair and now I dare say truly honourable 'T is my Will she shall marry marry now And one of you she cannot take more nobly your deserts Begot this Will and bred it both her beauty Cannot enjoy dare ye mark me your umpier Gom. and Mir. With all our Souls Val. He must not then be angry That looses her Gom. Oh that were Sir unworthy Mir. A little sorrow he may find Val. 'T is manly Gomera you are a brave accomplish'd Gentleman A braver no where lives than is Miranda In the white way of virtue and true valour Ye have been a pilgrim long yet no man farther Has trode those thorny steps than young Miranda You are gentle he is gentleness it self Experience Calls you her brother this her hopeful heir Nor. The young man now and 't be thy Will Val. Your hand Sir You undertook firtst nobly undertook This Ladies cause you made it good and fought it You must be serv'd first take her and enjoy her I give her to you kiss her are you pleas'd now Gom. My joy 's so much I cannot speak Val. Nay fairest Sir You must not be displeas'd you break your promise Mir. I never griev'd at good nor dare I now Sir Though something seem strange to me Val. I have provided A better match for you more full of Beauty I 'll wed ye to our Order there 's a Mistriss Whose beauty ne'r decaies time stands below her Whose honor Ermin-like can never suffer Spot or black soil whose eternal issue Fame brings up at her breasts and leaves 'em fainted Her you shall marry Mir. I must humbly thank ye Val. Saint Thomas Fort a charge of no small value I give ye too in present to keep waking Your noble spirits and to breed ye pious I 'll send ye a probation Robe wear that Till ye shall please to be our brother how now Enter Astorius Ast Mountferrat's fled Sir Val. Let him go awhile Till we have done these Rites and seen these coupled His mischief now lies open come all friends now And so let 's march to th' Temple sound those Instruments That were the signal to a day of bloud Evil beginning hours may end in good Nor. Come we 'll have wenches man and all brave things Flourish Let her go we 'll want no Mistresses Good Swords and good strong Armors Mir. Those are best Captain Nor. And sight till Queens be in love with us and run after us I 'll see ye at the Forth within these two days And let 's be merry prethee Mir. By that time I shall Nor. Why that 's well said I like a good heart truly Exeunt Actus Tertius Scaena Prima Enter Norandine and Servant Corporal and Soldiers above Ser. THe day 's not yet broke Sir Nor. 'T is the cooler riding I must goe see Miranda bring my horse Round to the South Port I 'll out here at the beach And meet ye at the end o' th' Sycamores 'T is a sweet Walk and if the wind be stirring Serves like a Fan to cool Corporal and Watch above singing SONG 1. SIt Soldiers sit and sing the Round is clear And Cock-a-loodle-looe tells us the day is near Each toss his Cann until his throat be mellow Drink laugh and sing the Soldier has no fellow 2. To thee a full pot my little Lance-presado And when thou hast done a pipe of Trinidado Our glass of life runs wine the Vintner slinks it Whilst with his Wife the frolick Soldier drinks it 3. The Drums beat Ensigns wave and Cannons thump it Our Game is Ruffe and the best heart doth trump it Each toss his Cann until his throat be mellow Drink Laugh and Sing the Soldier has no fellow 4. I 'll pledge thee my Corporal were it a Flagon After Watch fiercer than George did the Dragon What blood we loose i' th' Town we gain i' th' Tuns Furr'd Gowns and flat Caps give the wall to Guns Each toss his Cann until his throat be mellow Drink laugh and sing the Soldier has no fellow Ser. Which Walk Nor. Why that Sir Where the fine City Dames meet to make matches Ser. I know it
cause to love those wanton motions They having hope you to an excellent whipping For doing something I but put you in mind of it With the Indian Maid the Governor sent my mother From Mexico Bob. Why I but taught her a Spanish trick in charity and holpe the King to a subject that may live to take Grave Maurice prisoner and that was more good to the State than a thousand such as you are ever like to doe and I will tell you in a fatherly care of the Infant I speak it if he live as bless the babe in passion I remember him to your years shall he spend his time in pinning painting purling and perfuming as you do no he shall to the wars use his Spanish Pike though with the danger of the lash as his father has done and when he is provoked as I am now draw his Toledo desperately as Luc. You will not kill me oh Bob. I knew this would silence him how he hides his eies If he were a wench now as he seems what an advantage Had I drawing two Toledo's when one can do this But oh me my Lady I must put up young Master I did but jest Oh custom what hast thou made of him Enter Eugenia and Servants Eug. For bringing this be still my friend no more A servant to me Bob. What 's the matter Eug. Here Even here where I am happy to receive Assurance of my Alvarez return I will kneel down and may those holy thoughts That now possess me wholly make this place A Temple to me where I may give thanks For this unhop'd for blessing Heavens kind hand Hath pour'd upon me Luc. Let my duty Madam Presume if you have cause of joy to intreat I may share in it Bob. 'T is well he has forgot how I frighted him yet Eug. Thou shalt but first kneel with me Lucio No more Posthumia now thou hast a Father A Father living to take off that name Which my too credulous fears that he was dead Bestow'd upon thee thou shalt see him Lucio And make him young again by seeing thee Who only hadst a being in my Womb When he went from me Lucio Oh my joyes So far transport me that I must forget The ornaments of Matrons modesty And grave behaviour but let all forgive me If in th' expression of my soul's best comfort Though old I do a while forget mine age And play the wanton in the entertainment Of those delights I have so long despair'd of Luc. Shall I then see my Father Eug. This hour Lucio Which reckon the beginning of thy life I mean that life in which thou shalt appear To be such as I brought thee forth a man This womanish disguise in which I have So long conceal'd thee thou shalt now cast off And change those qualities thou didst learn from me For masculine virtues for which seek no tutor But let thy fathers actions be thy precepts And for thee Zancho now expect reward For thy true service Bob. Shall I you hear fellow Stephano learn to know me more respectively how dost thou think I shall become the Stewards chair ha will not these slender hanches show well with a chain and a gold night-Cap after supper when I take the accompts Eug. Haste and take down those Blacks with which my chamber Hath like the widow her sad Mistriss mourn'd And hang up for it the rich Persian Arras Us'd on my wedding night for this to me Shall be a second marriage send for Musique And will the Cooks to use their best of cunning To please the palat Bob. Will your Ladyship have a Potato-pie 't is a good stirring dish for an old Lady after a long Lent Eug. Begone I say why Sir you can goe faster Bob. I could Madam but I am now to practise the Stewards pace that 's the reward I look for every man must fashion his gate according to his calling you fellow Stephano may walk faster to overtake preferment so usher me Luc. Pray Madam let the wastcoat I last wrought Be made up for my Father I will have A Cap and Boot-hose sutable to it Eug. Of that We 'll think hereafter Lucio our thoughts now Must have no object but thy Fathers welcome To which thy help Luc. With humble gladness Madam Exeunt Scaena Tertia Enter Alvarez Clara. Alv. Where lost we Syavedra Cla. He was met Ent'ring the City by some Gentlemen Kinsmen as he said of his own with whom For compliment sake for so I think he term'd it He was compell'd to stay though I much wonder A man that knows to do and has done well In the head of his troop when the bold foe charg'd home Can learn so sodainly to abuse his time In apish entertainment for my part By all the glorious rewards of war I had rather meet ten enemies in the field All sworn to fetch my head than be brought on To change an hours discourse with one of these Smooth City-fools or Tissue-Cavaliers The only Gallants as they wisely think To get a Jewel or a wanton Kiss From a Court-lip though painted Alv. My Love Clara For Lucio is a name thou must forget With Lucio's bold behaviour though thy breeding I' th' Camp may plead something in the excuse Of thy rough manners custom having chang'd Though not thy Sex the softnest of thy nature And fortune then a cruel stepdame to thee Impos'd upon thy tender sweetness burthens Of hunger cold wounds want such as would crack The sinews of a man not born a Soldier Yet now she smiles and like a natural mother Looks gently on thee Clara entertain Her proffer'd bounties with a willing bosom Thou shalt no more have need to use thy sword Thy beauty which even Belgia hath not alter'd Shall be a stronger guard to keep my Clara Than that has been though never us'd but nobly And know thus much Cla. Sir I know only that It stands not with my duty to gain-say you In any thing I must and will put on What fashion you think best though I could wish I were what I appear Alv. Endeavour rather Musick To be what you are Clara entring here As you were born a woman Enter Eugenia Lucio Servants Eug. Let choice Musick In the best voice that e'er touch'd humane ear For joy hath ti'd my tongue up speak your welcome Alv. My soul for thou giv'st new life to my spirit Myriads of joyes though short in number of Thy virtues fall on thee Oh my Eugenia Th' assurance that I do embrace thee makes My twenty years of â—orrow but a dream And by the Nectar which I take from these I feel my age restor'd and like old Aeson Grow young again Eug. My Lord long wish'd for welcome 'T is a sweet briefness yet in that short word All pleasures which I may call mine begin And may they long increase before they find A second period let mine eies now surfeit On this so wish'd for object and my lips Yet modestly pay back
Lord Alvarez Vitelli Gentlemen No Town in Spain from our Metropolis Unto the rudest hovel but is great With your assured valors daily proofs Oh will you then for a superfluous fame A sound of honor which in these times all Like hereticks profess with obstinacy But most erroneously venture your souls 'T is a hard task through a Sea of blood To sail and land at Heaven Vit. I hope not If justice be my Pilot but my Lord You know if argument or time or love Could reconcile long since we had shook hands I dare protest your breath cools not a vein In any one of us but blows the fire Which nought but blood reciprocal can quench Alv. Vitelli thou sayst bravely and sayst right And I will kill thee for 't I love thee so Vit. Ha ha old man upon thy death I 'll build A story with this arm for thy old wife To tell thy daughter Clara seven years hence As she sits weeping by a winters fire How such a time Vitelli slew her husband With the same Sword his daughter favor'd him And lives and wears it yet Come Lamorall Redeem thy self Lam. Lucio Genevora Shall on this Sword receive thy bleeding heart For my presented hat laid at her feet Luc. Thou talk'st well Lamorall but 't is thy head That I will carry to her to thy hat Fie Father I do cool too much Alv. Oh boy Thy fathers true Son Beat Drums and so good morrow to your Lordship Enter above Eugenia Clara Genevora Say Brave resolutions Anast Brave and Spanish right Gen. Lucio Cla Vitelli. Eug. Alvarez Alv. How the devil Got these Cats into th'gutter my pusse too Eug. Hear us Gen. We must be heard Cla. We will be heard Vitelli look see Clara on her knees Imploring thy compassion Heaven how sternly They dart their emulous eyes as if each scorn'd To be behind the other in a look Mother death needs no Sword here oh my Sister Fate fain would have it so persuade entreat A Ladies tears are silent Orators Or should be so at least to move beyond The honest tongu'd-Rhetorician Why will you fight why do's an uncles death Twenty year old exceed your love to me But twenty days whose forc'd cause and fair manner You could not understand only have heard Custom that wrought so cunningly on nature In me that I forgot my sex and knew not Whether my body female were or male You did unweave and had the power to charm A new creation in me made me fear To think on those deeds I did perpetrate How little power though you allow to me That cannot with my sighs my tears my prayers Move you from your own loss if you should gain Vit. I must forget you Clara 'till I have Redeem'd my unkles blood that brands my face Like a pestiferous Carbuncle I am blind To what you do deaf to your cries and Marble To all impulsive exorations When in this point I have perch'd thy fathers soul I 'll tender thee this bloody reeking hand Drawn forth the bowels of that murtherer If thou canst love me then I 'll marry thee And for thy father lost get thee a Son On no condition else Assist Most barbarous Say Savage Anast Irreligious Gen. Oh Lucio Be thou merciful thou bear'st fewer yearâ— Art lately wean'd from soft effiminacy A maidens manners and a maidens heart Are neighbors still to thee be then more mild Proceed not to this combat be'st thou desperate Of thine own life yet dearest pitty mine Thy valour 's not thine own I gave it thee These eyes begot it this tongue bred it up This breast would lodge it do not use my gifts To mine own ruine I have made thee rich Be not so thankless to undo me for 't Luc. Mistriss you know I do not wear a vein I would not rip for you to do you service Life 's but a word a shadow a melting dream Compar'd to essential and eternal honor Why would you have me value it beyond Your brother if I first cast down my sword May all my body here be made one wound And yet my soul not find heaven thorough it Alv. You would be catter-walling too but peace Go get you home and provide dinner for Your Son and me wee 'll be exceeding merry Oh Lucio I will have thee cock of all The proud Vitellies that do live in Spain Fie we shall take cold hunch I am hoarse Already Lam. How your Sister whets my spleen I could eat Lucio now Gen. Vitelli Brother Ev'n for your Fathers soul your uncles blood As you do love my life but last and most As you respect your own Honor and Fame Throw down your sword he is most valiant That herein yields first Vit. Peace you fool Cla. Why Lucio Do thou begin 't is no disparagement He 's elder and thy better and thy valor Is in his infancy Gen. Or pay it me To whom thou ow'st it Oh that constant time Would but go back a week then Lucio Thou would'st not dare to fight Eug. Lucio thy Mother Thy Mother begs it throw thy sword down first Alv. I 'll throw his head down after then Gen. Lamorall You have often swore you 'ld be commanded by me Lam. Never to this your spight and scorn Genevora Has lost all power in me Gen. Your hearing for six words Ass Say An. Strange obstinacy Al. Vit. Lu. Lam. We 'll stay no longer Cla. Then by thy oath Vitelli Thy dreadful oath thou wouldst return that Sword When I should ask it give it to me now This instant I require it Gen. By thy vow As dreadful Lucio to obey my will In any one thing I would watch to challenge I charge thee not to strike a stroak now he Of our two brothers that loves perjury Best and dares first be damn'd infringe his vow Say Excellent Ladies Vit. Pish you tyrannize Luc. We did equivocate Alv. On. Cla. Then Lucio So well I love my husband for he is so Wanting but ceremony that I pray His vengeful sword may fall upon thy head Succesfully for false-hood to his Sister Gen. I likewise pray Vitelli Lucio's sword Who equally is my husband as thou hers May find thy false heart that durst gage thy faith And durst not keep it Assist Are you men or stone Alv. Men and we 'll prove it with our swords Eug. Your hearing for six words and we have done Zancho come forth we 'll fight our challenge too Now speak your resolutions Enter Bobidilla with two swords and a Pistol Gen. These they are The first blow given betwixt you sheathes these swords In one anothers bosomes Eug. And rogue look You at that instant do discharge that Pistol Into my breast if you start back or quake I 'll stick you like a Pig Alv. Hold you are mad Gen. This we said and by our hope of bliss This we will do speak your intent Cla. Gen. Strike Eug. Shoot All. Vit. Lat. La. Hold hold all friends Assist Come down Alv. These devilish
than other to deserve a favour Bloud has been spilt many brave spirits lost And more unless she had been kept close from their violence Had like to have followed therefore for due prevention Of all such hazards and unnoble actions This last Edict was publish'd which thou Silvio Like a false man a bad man and a Traitor Hast rent a-peeces and contemn'd for which cause Thou standest a guilty man here now Enter Claudio Clark Speak Silvio What canst thou say to avoid the hand of Justice Sil. Nothing but I confess submit and lay my head to it Bel. Have ye no eyes my Lords no understandings The Gentleman will cast himsel away Cast himself wilfully are you or you guilty No more is he no more taint sticks upon him I drew him thither 't was my way betrai'd him I got the entrance kept I entertain'd him I hid the danger from him forced him to me Poor gentle soul he 's in no part transgressing I wrote unto him Sil. Do not wrong that honor Cast not upon that pureness these aspersions It was my love my violence My life must answer it I broke in to her Tempted the Law solicited unjustly Bel. As there is truth in Heaven I was the first cause How could this man have come to me left naked Without my counsel and provision What hour could he find out to pass the Watches But I must make it sure first Reverend Judges Be not abus'd nor let an innocent life lie Upon your shaking Conscience I did it My love the main wheel that set him a going His motion but compell'd Sil. Can ye believe this And know with what a modesty and whiteness Her life was ever ranck'd Can you believe this And see me here before ye young and wilful Apt to what danger Love dares thrust me on And where Law stops my way apt to contemn it If I were bashful old or dull and sleepy In Loves allarms a woman might awake me Direct and clew me out the way to happiness But I like fire kindled with that bright beauty Catch hold of all occasions and run through ' em Bel. I charge ye as your honest souls will answer it Sil. I charge ye as you are the friends to virtue That has no pattern living but this Lady Bel. Let not his blood Sil. Let not her wilfulness For then you act a Scene Hell will rejoyce at Bel. He is clear Sil. She is as white in this as Infants Cla. The god of Love protect your cause and help ye Two nobler pieces of affection These eyes ne'er look'd on if such goodness perish Let never true hearts meet again but break Exit 1 Lord. A strange exemple of strong love a rare one 2 Lord. Madam we know not what to say to think on Duch. I must confess it strikes me tender too Searches my Mothers heart you found 'em there Bar. Yes certain Madam Dutch And so linked together Bar. As they had been one piece of Alablaster Dutch Nothing dishonourable Sil. So let my soul have happiness As that thought yet durst never seek this bosom Dutch What shall I do ' has broke my Law abus'd me Fain would I know the truth either confess it And let me understand the main offender Or both shall feel the torture Sil. Are ye a Mother The Mother of so sweet a Rose as this is So pure a Flower and dare ye lose that nature Dare ye take to your self so great a wickedness Oh holy Heaven of thinking what may ruine This goodly building this Temple where the gods dwell Give me a thousand tortures I deserve 'em And shew me death in all the shapes imagin'd Bel. No death but I will answer it meet it seek it No torture but I 'll laugh upon 't and kiss it 1 Lord. This is no way 2 Lord. They say no more for certain Than their strong hearts will suffer Dutch I have bethought me No Lords although I have a Child offending Nature dares not forget she is a Child still Till now I never look'd on love imperious I have bethought me of a way to break ye To separate though not your loves your bodies Silvio attend I 'll be your Judge my self now The sentence of your death because my Daughter Will bear an equal part in your afflictions I take away and pardon this remains then An easie and a gentle punishment And this shall be fulfill'd because unnobly You have sought the love and marriage of a Princess The absolute and sole Heir of this Dukedom By that means as we must imagine strongly To plant your self into this rule hereafter We here pronounce ye a man banish'd from us Sil. For ever banish'd Lady Dutch Yet more mercy But for a year and then again in this place To make your full appearance yet more pitty If in that time you can absolve a question Writ down within this scrowl absolve it rightly This Lady is your wife and shall live with ye If not you loose your head Sil. I take this honor And humbly kiss those Royal hands Dutch Receive it Bartello to your old guard take the Princess And so the Court break up Sil. Farewel to all And to that spotless heart my endless service Exit 1 Lord. What will this prove 2 Lord. I 'll tell you a year hence Sir Exeunt Scaena Sexta Enter Penurio Isabella Claudio Pen. Are you pleas'd now have not I wrought this wonder Non eben fatto Signieur Cla. Rarely Penurio Pen. Close close then and work wax Cla. I am studying for thee A dinner that shall victual thee for ten year Pen. Do you hear Mistriss You know what a dundir whelp my Master is I need not preach to ye how unfit and wanting To give a woman satisfaction How he stinks and snores a Bull 's a better bed-fellow And for his love never let that deceive ye Isab Nay sure he loves me not Pen. If he could coyn ye Or turn ye into mettal much might be then He loves not any thing but what is traffique I have heard him swear he would sell ye to the Grand Signior Isab The Turk Pen. The very Turke and how they would use ye Isab I 'll fit him for 't the Turk Pen. I know the price too Now ye have time to pay him pay him home Mistriss Pay him o' th' pate clout him for all his courtesies Here 's one that dances in your eyes young delicate To work this vengeance if ye let it slip now There is no pittying of ye od's precious Mistriss Were I his wife I would so mall his Mazard 'T is charity meer charity pure charity Are you the first has it not been from Eves time Women would have their safe revenges this way And good and gracious women excellent women Is' t not a handsome Gentleman a sweet Gentleman View him from head to foot a compleat Gentleman When can ye hope the like again I leave ye And my revenge too with ye I know my office I
close Sir Enter Wildbrain Toby Ringers Wild. A palpable knock Ring 'T was none To. Be judg'd by the Sexton then If I have ears Sex A knock a knock a gross one To. Carman your gallon of wine you ring most impiously Art thou o' th' worshipful company of the Knights o' th West And handle a bell with no more dexterity You think you are in Thames-street Justling the Carts oh a clean hand 's a Jewel Boy Good speed to your good exercise To. Y' are welcome Boy I come Sir from a Gentleman and neighbor hard by One that loves your Musick well To. He may have more on 't Handle a bell as you were haling timber Gross gross and base absurd Ring I 'll mend it next peal Boy To intreat a knowledge of you whether it be By the Ear you ring thus cunningly or by the Eye For to be plain he has laid ten pounds upon 't Wild. But which way has he laid Boy That your Ear guides you And not your Eye To. Has won has won the Ear 's our only instrument Boy But how shall we be sure on 't To. Put all the lights out to what end serve our eyes then Wild. A plain Case Boy You say true 't is a fine cunning thing to ring by th' Ear sure And can you ring i' th' dark so Wild. All night long boy Boy 'T is wonderful let this be certain Gentlemen And half his wager he allows among ye Is' t possible you should ring so To. Possible thou art a child I 'll ring when I am dead drunâ— Out with the lights no twinkling of a candle I know my rope too as I know my nose And can bang it soundly i' th' dark I warrant you .. Wi. Come let 's confirm him straight and win the wager Exâ— Boy Let me hear to strengthen me And when y 'ave rung I 'll bring the money to you Lur. So so follow 'em They shall have a cool reward one hath gold of mine Good store in 's pocket Ring But this will be reveng'd in a short warning They are at it lustily hey how wantonly They ring away their cloaths how it delights me Boy Here here Sir Enter Boy with cloaths Lur. Hast Wildbrain's Boy His whole cafe Sir I felt it out and by the guards This should be the Coachmans another suit too Lur. Away boy quickly now to the Usurer His hour to wake approaches Boy That once finished You 'll give me leave to play Sir here they come Exâ— Enter Wildbrain Toby and Ringers Wild. I am monstrous weary To. Fie how I sweat Reach me my cloak to cover me I run to oyl like a Porpise 't was a brave peal Sex Let me light the candle first then I 'll wait on you Wild. A very brave peal To. Carman you came in close now Wild. Sure 't is past midnight Ring No stirring in the streets I hear To. Walk further was that a pillar 't is harder than â— nosâ— Where 's the boy promis'd us five pounds Wild. Room I sweat still come come my cloak I shall take cold Enter Sexton Sex Where lies it Wild. Here here and all our cloaths Sex Where where Ring I' th' corner To. Is thy candle blind too give me the bottle I can drink like a Fish now like an Elephant Sex Here are the corners but here are no cloaths Yes here is a cuff Wild. A cuff give me the candle Cuffes wonot cover me I smell the knavery Tob. Is' t come to a cuff my whole suit turned to a button Wild. Now am I as cold again as though 't were Christmas Cold with my fear I 'll never ring by the ear more To. My new cloaths vanish'd Wild. All my cloaths Toby Ring Here 's none Tob. Not one of my dragons wings left to adorn me Have I muted all my feathers Wild. Cheated by the ear a plot to put out the candle I could be mad my chain my rings the gold the gold Tob. The cold the cold I cry and I cry truly Not one sleeve nor a cape of a cloak to warm me Wild. What miserable fools were we Tob. We had e'en best gentlemen Every man chuse his rope again and fasten it And take a short turn to a better fortune To be bawds to our miseries and put our own lights out Wild. Prethee Sexton le ts have a fire at thy house A good fire we 'll pay thee some way for 't I am stone cold Sex Alas I pity you come quickly Gentlemen Wild. Sure I ha been in a dream I had no Mistriss Nor gold nor cloaths but am a ringing rascal Tob. Fellows in affliction let 's take hands all Now are we fit for tumblers Enter Lurcher and others bringing in Algripe Lur. So so presently his sleep will leave him And wonder seize upon him Bâ—d 'em within be ready Ju. What sound 's this What horrid dinne what dismal place is this I never saw before and now behold it But by the halflight of a Lamp that burns here My spirits shake tremble through my body Help help Enter two Furies with black Tapers Mercy protect me my soul quakes What dreadful apparitions how I shudder 1. 2. Fu. Algripe Ju. What are you 1. We are hellhounds hellhounds that have commission From the Prince of darkness To fctch thy black soul to him Ju. Am I not alive still 1. Thou art but we have brought thee instruments Will quickly rid thy miserable life Stabb 2. Poyson 1. Hang thy self this choice is offer'd 2. Thou canst not hope for heaven thy base soul is Lost to all hope of mercy 2. Quickly quickly The torments cool 1. And all thy friends expect thee Come with us to that pit of endless horror Or we will force thee Ju. Oh oh oh 1. Groans are too late sooner the ravisher Whose soul is hurl'd into eternal frost Stung with the force of twenty thousand winters To punish the distempers of his blood Shall hope to get from thence than thou avoid The certainty of meeting hellâ— where he is Shall murderers be there for ever dying Their souls shot through with Adders torn on Engines Dying as many deaths for killing one Could any imagination number them As there be moments in eternity And shall that Justice spare thee that hast slain Murdered by thy extortion so many Ju. Oh oh 2. Do execution quickly or we 'll carry thee alive to hell Ju. Gently gentle devils do not force me To kill my self nor do not you do 't for me Oh let me live I 'll make amends for all 1. Tell us of thy repentance perjur'd villain Pinch off his flesh he must be whipt salted and whipt Ju. Oh misery of miseries Recorders 1. 2. Tear his accursed limbs to hell with him ha A mischief on that innocent face away Creeps in Enter Boy like an Angel Boy Malicious furies hence choak not the seeds Of holy penitence Ju. This must be an Angel How at his presence the fiends crawl away Here is
Quisara such another Oh all ye powers so excellent in nature In honor so abundant Quisar I confess Sir Confess my word is past too he has purchased Yet good Sir give me leave to think but time To be acquainted with his worth and person To make me fit to know it we are both strangers And how we should believe so suddenly Or come to fasten our affections Alass love has his complements Kin. Be sudden And certain in your way no woman doubles Nor coy delayes you are his and so assure it Or cast from me and my remembrance ever Respect your word I know you will come Sister Le ts see what welcome you can give a prisoner And what fair looks a friend Oh my most noble Princes no discontents but all be lusty He that frowns this day is an open enemy Thus in my armes my dear Ar. You make me blush Sir Kin. And now lead on Our whole Court crown'd with pleasure Ru. Madam despair not something shall be done yet And suddenly and wisely Quisar O Ruy Dias Ex. Py. Well he 's a brave fellow and he has deserv'd her richly And you have had your hands full I dare swear Gentlemen Soz. We have done something Sir if it hit right Ch. The woman has no eyes else nor no honesty So much I think Py. Come let 's goe bounce amongst 'em To the Kings health and my brave Country-mans My Unckle looks as though he were sick o th' Worms friends Exeunt Actus Tertius Scaena Prima Enter Pyniero MIne Unckle haunts me up and down looks melancholy Wondrous proof melancholy sometimes swears Then whistles starts cries and groans as if he had the Botâ— As to say truth I think h 'as little better And wo'd fain speak bids me good morrow at midnight And good night when 't is noon has something hovers About his brains that would fain find an issue But cannot out or dares not still he follows Enter Ruy Dyas How he looks still and how he beats about Like an old dog at a dead scent I marry There was a sigh wou'd a set a ship a sailing These winds of love and honor blow at all ends Now speak and 't be thy Will good morrow Uncle Ru. Good morrow Sir Py. This is a new salute Sure h 'as forgot me this is pur-blind Cupid Ru. My Nephew Py. Yes Sir if I be not chang'd Ru. I wou'd fain speak with you Py. I wou'd fain have ye Sir For to that end I stay Ru. You know I love ye And I have lov'd ye long my dear Pyniero Bred and supply'd you Py. Whither walks this Preamble Ru. You may remember though I am but your Uncle I sure had a father's care a father's tenderness Py. Sure he would wrap me into something now suddenly He doubts my nature in for mine is honest He winds about me so Ru. A fathers diligence My private benefits I have forgot Sir But those you might lay claim to as my follower Yet some men wou'd remember Py. I do daily Ru. The place which I have put ye in which is no weak one Next to my self you stand in all employments Your counsels cares assignments with me equal So is my study still to plant your person These are small testimonies I have not forgot ye Nor wou'd not be forgotten Pyn. Sure you cannot Ru. Oh Pyniero Pyn. Sir what hangs upon you What heavy weight oppresses ye ye have lost I must confess in those that understand ye Some little of your credit but time will cure that The best may slip sometimes Ru. Oh my best Nephew Pyn. It may be ye fear her too that disturbs ye That she may fall her self or be forc'd from ye Ru. She is ever true but I undone for ever Oh that Armusia that new thing that stranger That flag stuck up to rob me of mine honor That murd'ring chain shot at me from my Countrey That goodly plague that I must court to kill me Pyn. Now it comes flowing from him I fear'd this Knew he that durst be idle durst be ill too Has he not done a brave thing Ru. I must confess it Nephew must allow it But that brave thing has undone me has sunk me Has trod me like a name in sand to nothing Hangs betwixt hope and me and threatens my ruin And if he rise and blaze farewel my fortune And when that 's set where 's thy advancement Cosin That were a friend that were a noble kinsman That would consider these that man were grateful And he that durst do something here durst love me Pyn. You say true 't is worth consideration Your reasons are of weight and mark me Uncle For I 'll be sudden and to th' purpose with you Say this Armusia then were taken off As it may be easily done How stands the woman Ru. She is mine for ever For she contemns his deed and him Pyn. Pox on him Or if the single pox be not sufficient The hogs the dogs the devils pox possess him 'Faith this Armusia stumbles me 't is a brave fellow And if he could be spared Uncle Ru. I must perish Had he set up at any rest but this Done any thing but what concern'd my credit The everlasting losing of my worth Pyn. I understand you now who set you on too I had a reasonable good opinion of the devil Till this hour and I see he is a knave indeed An arrant stinking knave for now I smell him I 'll see what may be done then you shall know You have a kinsman but no villain Uncle Nor no betrayer of fair same I scorn it I love and honor virtue I must have Access unto the Lady to know her mind too A good word from her month you know may stir me A Ladies look at setting on Ru. You say well Here Cosin here 's a Letter ready for you And you shall see how nobly she 'll receive you And with what dare direct Pyn. Farewel then Uncle After I have talk'd with her I am your servant To make you honest if I can else hate you Pray ye no more compliments my head is busie heaven bless me What a malicious soul does this man carry And to what scurvy things this love converts us What stinking things and how sweetly they become us Murther 's a moral virtue with these Lovers A special piece of Divinity I take it I may be mad or violently drunk Which is a whelp of that litter or I may be covetous And learn to murther mens estates that 's base too Or proud but that 's a Paradise to this Or envious and sit eating of my self At others fortunes I may lye and damnably Beyond the patience of an honest hearer Cosin Cut purses sit i' th' Stocks for apples But when I am a Lover Lord have mercy These are poor pelting sins or rather plagues Love and Ambition draw the devils Coach Enter Quisana and Panura How now who are these Oh my great Ladies followers Her Riddle-founders
knew your valour And love to me Py. 'T was not a fair thing Uncle It shew'd not handsome carried no man in it Ruy. I must confess 't was ill and I abhor it Only this good has risen from this evil I have tried your honesty and find proof A constancy that will not be corrupted And I much honor it Py. This Bell sounds better Ruy. My anger now and that disgrace I have suffer'd Shall be more manly vented and wip'd off And my sick honor cur'd the right and straight way My Sword 's in my hand now Nephew my cause upon it And man to man one valour to another My hope to his Py. Why this is like Ruy Dias This carries something of some substance in it Some mettle and some man this sounds a Gentleman And now methinks ye utter what becomes ye To kill men scurvily 't is such a dog-trick Such a Rat-catchers occupation Ru. It is no better But Pyniero now Py. Now you do bravely Ru. The difference of our States flung by forgotten The full opinion I have won in service And such respects that may not shew us equal Laid handsomly aside only our fortunes And single manhoods Py. In a service Sir Of this most noble nature all I am If I had ten lives more those and my fortunes Are ready for ye I had thought ye had for sworn fighting Or banish'd those brave thoughts were wont to wait upon you I am glad to see 'em call'd home agen Ruy. They are Nephew And thou shalt see what fire they carry in them Here you guess what this means Shews a challenge Py. Yes very well Sir A portion of Scripture that puzles many an interpreter Ruy. As soon as you can find him Py. That will not be long Uncle And o' my conscience he 'll be ready as quickly Ruy. I make no doubt good Nephew carry it so If you can possible that we may fight Py. Nay you shall fight assure your self Ru. Pray ye hear me In some such place where it may be possible The Princess may behold us Py. I conceive ye Upon the sand behind the Castle Sir A place remote enough and there be windows Out of her Lodgings too or I am mistaken Ruy. Y' are i' th' right if ye can work that handsomly Py. Let me alone and pray be you prepar'd Some three hours hence Ruy. I will not fail Py. Get you home And if you have any things to dispose of Or a few light prayers That may befriend you run 'em over quickly I warrant I 'll bring him on Ruy. Farewel Nephew And when we meet again Py. I I fight handsomly Take a good draught or two of Wine to settle ye 'T is an excellent armour for an ill conscience Uncle I am glad to see this mans conversion I was afraid fair honor had been bed-rid Or beaten out o' th' Island soldiers and good ones Intended such base courses he will fight now And I believe too bravely I have seen him Curry a fellows carkasse handsomely And in the head of a troop stand as if he had been rooted there Dealing large doles of death what a rascal was I I did not see his Will drawn What does she here Enter Quisara If there be any mischief towards a woman makes one still Now what new business is for me Quisar I was sending for ye But since we have met so fair You have sav'd that labour I must intreat you Sir Py. Any thing Madam Your Wils are my Commands Quisar Y' are nobly courteous Upon my better thoughts Signior Pyniero And my more peaceable considerations Which now I find the richer ornaments I wou'd desire you to attempt no farther Against the person of the noble stranger In truth I am asham'd of my share in 't Nor be incited farther by your Uncle I see it will sit ill upon your person I have considered and it will shew ugly Carried at best a most unheard of cruelty Good Sir desist Py. You speak now like a woman And wondrous well this tenderness becomes ye But this you must remember your command Was laid on with a kiss and seriously It must be taken off the same way Madam Or I stand bound still Quisar That shall not endanger ye Look ye fair Sir thus I take off that duty Py. By th' mass 't was soft and sweet Some bloods would bound now And run a tilt do not you think bright beauty You have done me in this kiss a mighty favour And that Island bound by virtue of this honor To do what ever you command me Quisar I think Sir From me these are unusual courtefies And ought to be respected so there are some And men of no mean rank would hold themselves Not poorly blest to taste of such a bounty Py. I know there are that wou'd do many unjust things For such a kiss and yet I hold this modest All villanies body and soul dispense with For such a provocation kill their kindred Demolish the fair credits of their Parents Those kisses I am not acquainted with most certain Madam The appurtenance of this kiss wou'd not provoke me To do a mischief 't is the devils own dance To be kiss'd into cruelty Quisar I am glad you make that use Sir Py. I am gladder That you made me believe you were cruel For by thiS hand I know I am so honest However I deceiv'd ye 't was high time too Some common slave might have been set upon it else That willingly I wou'd not kill a dog That could but fetch and carry for a woman She must be a good woman made me kick him And that will be hard to find to kill a man â—f you will give me leave to get another Or any she that plaid the best game at it And 'fore a womans anger prefer her fancy Quisar I take it in you well Py. I thank ye Lady And I shall study to confirm it Quisar Do Sir For this time and this present cause I allow it Most holy Sir Enter Governor Quisana and Panura Gov. Bless ye my Royal Daughter And in you bless this Island Heaven Quisar Good Aunt What think ye of this man Quisan Sure h' is a wise man And a Religious he tells us things have hapened So many years ago almost forgotten As readily as if they were done this hour Quisar Does he not meet with your sharp tongue Pan. He tells me Madam Marriage and mouldy Cheese will make me tamer Gov. A stubborn keeper and worse fare An open stable and cold care Will tame a Jade may be your snare Pan. Bi r Lady a sharp prophet when this proves good I 'll bequeath you a skin to make ye a Hood Gov. Lady I would talk with you Quisar Do reverend Sir Gov. And for your good for that that must concern ye And give ear wisely to me Quisar I shall father Gov. You are a Princess of that excellence â—â—etness and grace that Angel-like fair feature Nay do not blush I do
not salen so below my constancy To virtue nor the care which I once tend'red For thy behoof that I prefer a sentence Of cruelty before my honor Ces Honor Maria. Hear me thou seest this girl now the comfort Of my last days She is the onely pledge Of a bed truely noble shee had a father I â—eed not speak him more than thou remembrest Whom to dishonor by a meaner choice Were injury and infamy Claris To goodnes To time and virtuous mention Mar. I have vow'd Observe me now Cesario that how ere I may be forc'd to marry yet no tyranny Persuasions flattery guifts intreats or tortures Shall draw me to a second bed Clar. T is just too Maria. Yes and 't is just Clarissa I allow The Duke's late sentence am resolv'd young man To be thy wife but when the ceremony Of marriage is perform'd in life I will be Though not in name a widdow Ces Pray a word t' ee Shall I in earnest never be your bedfellow Maria. Never O never and 't is for your good too Ces Prove that Mar. Alas too many years are numbred In my account to entertain the benefit Which youth in thee Cesario and ability Might hope for and require it were Injustice To rob a gentleman deserving memory Of Issue to preserve it Ces No more herein You are an excellent pattern of true piety Let me now turn your advocate Pray look into The order of the Duke Injoyn'd admit I satisfie the sentence without mariage With you how then Mar. Cesario Ces If I know How to acquit your fears yet keep th' injunction In every clause whole and entire your charity Will call me still your servant Mar. Still my son Ces Right Madam now you have it still your son The Genius of your blessings hath instructed Your tongue oraculously we will forget How once I and Clarissa enterchang'd The tyes of brother and of sister henceforth New stile us man and wife Cla. By what authority Ces Heavens great appointment yet in all my dotage On thy perfections when I thought Clarissa We had been pledges of one womb no lose No wanton heat of youth desir'd to claime Priority in thy affections other Than nature might commend Chastly I tend'red Thy welfare as a brother ought but since Our bloods are strangers let our hearts contract A long life-lasting unity for this way The sentence is to be observ'd or no way Mar. Then no way Ces I expected other answer Madam from you Mar. No every age shall curse me The monster and the prodigie of nature Horrors beyond extremity Cla. Pray mother confine the violence of greif Ces Yes mother pray do Mar. Thus some catch at a matrons honor By flying lust to plot Incestuous witchcrafts More terrible than whoredomes cruell mercy When to preserve the body from a death The soul is strangled Ces This is more than passion It comes near to distraction Mar. I am quieted Cesario thou mayest tell the Duke securely Alberto's titles honors and revenues The Duke may give away enjoy them thou Clarissas birthright Marianas dower Thou shalt be Lord of turn us to the world Vnpittied and unfriended yet my bed Thou never sleep'st in as for her she hears me If she as much as in a thought consent That thou may'st call her wife a Mothers curse Shall never leave her Clar As a brother once I lov'd you as a noble friend yet honor ye But for a husband sir I dare not own you My faith is given already Ces To a Villain I 'll cut his throat Mar. Why this is more than passion It comes near a distraction Clar. Call to mind Sir How much you have abated of that goodness Which once reign'd in ye they appear'd so lovely That such as friendship led to observation Enter Baptista and Mentivole Courted the great example Ces Left and flatter'd into a broad derision Mar. Why d' ee think so My Lord Baptista is your Son grown cold In hasting on the marriage which his vows Have seal'd to my wrong'd daughter Bap. We come Lady to consummate the contraâ—t Ces With Mentivole is he the man Ment. Clarissas troth and mine Cesario are recorded in a character So plain and certain that except the hand Of heaven which writ it first would bloâ— it out again No humane power can raze it Ces But say you so too young Lady Cla. I should else betray My heart to falshood and my tongue to perjury Ces Madam you know the sentence Bap. From the Duke I have particular comforts which require A private care Mar. I shall approve it gladly We are resolv'd Cesario Bap. Be not insolent upon a Princes favor Cla. Loose no glory Your younger years have purchast Ment. And deserved too y' have many worthy freinds Bap. Preserve and use them Exeunt Manâ—t Câ—sar Ces Good very good why here 's a complement Of mirth in desperation I could curse My fate O with what speed men tumble down From hopes that soar too high Biancha now May scorn me justly too Clarissa married Albertos widdow resolute Biancha Refus'd and I forsaken let me study I can but die a Batchelor that 's the worst on 't Exit Enter Host Taylor Muliter Dancer Pedant Coxcombe Host Come Gentlemen This is the day that our great artist hath Promis'd to give all your severall suits saisfaction Dancer Is he stirring Host He hath been at his book these to hours Pedant He 's a rare Physitian Host Why I 'll tell you Were Paracelsus the German now Living he 'd take up his single rapier against his Terrible long sword he makes it a matter of nothing To cure the gout fore eyes he takes out as familiarly Washes them and puts them in again As you 'd blanch almonds Tay. They say he can make gold Host I I he learnt it of Kelly in Germanny There 's not a Chymist In christendome can goe beyond him for multiplying Pedant Take heed then He get not up your daughters belly my Host Host You are a merry Gentleman And the man of art will love you the better Dancer Does he love mirth and crotchets Host O he 's the most courteous â—hysitian You may drink or drab in 's company freely The better he knows how yoâ—r disease grows The better he knows how to cure it Danc. But I wonder my Host He has no more resort of Ladyes to him Host Why Sir Dan. O divers of them have great beleif in conjurers Lechery is a great help to the quality Host He 's scarce known to be in town yet Ere long we shall have 'em come Hurrying hither in Fetherbeds Dan. How bâ—dridden Host No sir in fetherbeds that move upon 4 wheels in Spanish carocheâ— Ped. Pray accquaint him we give attendance Host I shall â—enâ—lemen I would fain be rid Of these rascalls but that they raâ—se profit To my wine â—eâ—ar When I have made use of them sufficiâ—ntly I will intreat the conjurer to tye crackers to their tails And send them packing
are observ'd Mar. This admirable Duke Valerius With his disdain of Fortune and of Death Captiv'd himself hath captivated me And though my arm hath ta'ne his body here His soul hath subjugated Martius soul By Romulus he is all soul I think He hath no flesh and spirit cannot by gyv'd Then we have vanquish'd nothing he is free And Martius walks now in captivitie Soph. How fares the noble Roman Mar. Why Dor. Your blood Is sunk down to your heart and your bright eyes Have lost their splendor Mar. Baser fires go out When the Sun shines on 'em I am not well An Apoplectick sit I use to have After my heats in war carelesly coold Soph. Martius shall rest in Athens with his friends Till this distemper leave him O! great Roman See Sophocles doe that for thee he could not Do for himself weep Martius by the It grieves me that so brave a soul should suffer Under the bodies weak infirmitie Sweet Lady take him to thy loving charge And let thy care be tender Dor. Kingly Sir I am your Nurse and servant Mar. Oh deer Lady My Mistris nay my Deity guide me heaven Ten wreathes triumphant Martius will give To change a Martius for a Sophocles Can't not be done Valerius with this boot Inseparable affection ever thus Colleague with Athens Rome Dor. Beat warlike tunes Whilest Dorigen thus honors Martius brow With one victorious wreath more Soph. And Sophocles Thus girds his Sword of conquest to his thigh Which ne'r be drawn but cut out Victorie Lords For ever be it thus Exeunt Corn. Corporall Nichodemus a word with you Nic. My worthie Sutler Cornelius it befits not Nichodemus the Roman Officer to parley with a fellow of thy rank the affairs of the Empire are to be occupied Corn. Let the affaires of the Empire lie a while unoccupied sweet Nichodemus I doe require the money at thy hands which thou doest owe me and if faire means cannot attain force of Armes shall accomplish Nic. Put up and live Corn. I have put up too much already thou Corporall of Concupiscence for I suspect thou hast dishonored my flock-bed and with thy foolish Eloquence and that bewitching face of thine drawn my Wife the young harlotrie baggage to prostitute her self unto thee Draw therefore for thou shalt find thy self a mortall Corporall Nichod. Stay thy dead-doing hand and heare I will rather descend from my honor and argue these contumelies with thee then clutch thee poor flye in these eaglet of mine or draw my sword of Fate on a Pesant a Besognio a Cocoloch as thou art Thou shalt first understand this foolish eloquence and intolerable beauty of mine both which I protest are meerly naturall are the gifts of the gods with which I have neither sent baudy Sonnet nor amorous glance or as the vulgar call it sheeps eye to thy betrothed Florence Corin. Thou lyest Nich. O gods of Rome was Nichodemus born To bear these braveries from a poor provant Yet when dogs bark or when the asses bray The lion laughs not roars but goes his way Cornel. A o' your poeticall veine This versifying my wife has hornisied me Sweet Corporall cod-shead no more standing on your punctilio's and punketto's of honor they are not worth a lowse the truth is thou art the Generals Bygamie that is his fool and his knave thou art miscreant and recreant not an horse-boy in the Legions but has beaten thee thy beginning was knap-sack and thy ending will be halter-sack Nich. Me thinks I am now Sophocles the wise and thou art Martius the mad Cornel. No more of your tricks good Corporall Letherchops I say thou hast dishonour'd me and since honor now adaies is only repaired by money pay me and I am satisfied Even reckoning keeps long friends Nic. Let us continue friends then for I have been even with thee a long time and though I have not paid thee I have paid thy wife Corn. Flow forth my tears thou hast destowred her Tarquin the Garden of my delight hedg'd about in which there was but one bowling Alley for mine owne private procreation thou hast like a thief in the night leap'd the hedge entred my Alley and without my privitie plaid thine owne râ—bbers Nic. How long shall patience thus securely sâ—ore Is it my fault if these attractive eyes This budding chin or rosie-colour'd cheek This comâ—ly body and this waxen leg Have drawn â—er into a fools paradise By Cupids I do swear no other She 's chaster far then Lucrece her grand-mother Pure as glass-window ere the rider dash iâ— Whiter then I adyes smock when she did wash it For well thou woâ—st though now my hearts Commandress I once was free and she but the Camps Landress Corn. I she then came sweet to me no part about her but smelt of Soap-suds like a Dryad out of a wash-bowl Pray or pay Nich. Hold. Corn. Was thy cheese mouldy or thy peny-worths small Was not thy Ale the mightiest of the earth in Malt And thy stope fill'd like a tide was not thy bed soft and Thy Bacon fatter then a dropsie Come Sir Nich. Mars then inspire me with the fencing skill Of our Tragedion Actors Honor pricks And Sutler now I come with thwacks and thwicks Grant us one crush one pass and now a high Cavalto fall Then up again now down again yet do no harm at all Enter Wife Wife O that ever I was born why Gent Corn. Messaline of Rome away disloyal Concubine I will be deafer to thee then thou art to others I will have my hundred drachma's he owes me thou arrant whore Wife I know he is an hundred drachmaes o' the score but what o' that no bloodshed sweet Cornelius O my heart o' my conscience 't is faln thorow the bottom of my bellie O my sweet Didimus if either of ye miskil one another what will become of yoor Florence Pacifie your selves I pray Corn. Go to my heart is not stone I am not marble drie your eyes Florence the scurvie apes-face knows my blinde side well enough leave your puling will this content ye let him tast thy nether lip which in signe of amitie I thus take off again go thy ways and provide the Cows udder Nich. Lilie of Concord And now honest Sutler since I have had proof as well of thy good nature as of thy wives before I will acquaint thee with a project shall fully satisfie thee for thy debt Thou shalt understand I am shortly to be knighted Corn. The devil thou art Nich. Renounce me else for the sustenance of which Worship which Worship many times wants sustenance I have here the Generals grant to have the leading of two hundred men Corn. You jest you jest Nich. Refuse me else to the pit Corn. Mercie on us ha you not forgot your self by you swearing you should be knighted already Nich. Damn me Sir here 's his hand read it Corn. Alas I cannot Nich. I know that It has pleas'd the General to look upon my
kiss me being a child And say he lov'd me give me all his toys Bracelets Rings Sweet-meats all his Rosie-smiles â— then would stand and stare upon his eyes 〈◊〉 with his locks and swear I lov'd him too For sure methought he was a little Love 〈◊〉 woo'd so prettily in innocence 〈◊〉 then he warm'd my fancy for I felt 〈◊〉 â—â—mmering beam of Love kindle my bloud 〈◊〉 which time since hath made a flame and floud 〈◊〉 Oh gentle innocent methinks it talks 〈◊〉 a child still whose white simplicity Never arriv'd at sin Forgive me Lady I have destroy'd Gerrard and thee rebell'd Against Heavens Ordinance dis-pair'd two Doves Made 'em sit mourning slaughter'd Love and cleft The heart of all integrity This breast Was trusted with the secret of your vow By Gerrard and reveal'd it to your Father Viol. Hah Ferd. Read and curse me Viol. Neither I will never Nor Write nor Read again Ferd. My pennance be it Reads Your Labyrinth is found your Lust proclaim'd Viol. Lust Humh My Mother sure felt none when I was got Fer. I and the Law implacably offended Gerrard's imprison'd and to dye Viol. Oh Heaven Ferd. And you to suff ewith reproach and scoffs A publick execution I have sent you 〈◊〉 Antidote ' gainst shame poison by him You have most wrong'd give him your penitent tears Viol. Humh 't is not truth Ferd. Drink and farewel for ever And though thy whoredom blemish thy whole line Prevent the Hangmans stroke and die like mine Viol. Oh woe is me for Gerrard I have brought Confusion on the noblest Gentleman That ever truly lov'd But we shall meet Where our condemners shall not and enjoy A more refin'd affection than here No Law nor Father hinders marriage there Twixt souls Divinely assi'd as sure ours were There we will multiply and generate joyes Like fruitful Parents Luckless Ferdinand Where 's the good old Gentlewoman my Husbands Aunt Ferd. Thrust from youâ— Uncle to all poverty Viol. Alas the piry reach me Sir the cup I 'll say my prayers and take my Fathers Physick Ferd. Oh villain that I was I had forgot To spill the rest and am unable now To stir to hinder her Viol. What ail you Sir Ferd. Your Father is a monster I a villain This tongue has kill'd you pardon Violanto Oh pardon Gerrard and for sacrifice Accept my life to expiate my fault I have drunk up the poison Viol. Thou art not so Uncharitable a better fellow far Thou 'st left me halfe Sure death is now a-dry And calls for more bloud still to quench his thirst I pledge thee Ferdinand to Gerrards health Dear Gerrard poor Aunt and unfortunate friend Ay me that Love should breed true Lovers end Fer. Stay Madam stay help hoa for Heavens sake help Improvident man that good I did intend For satisfaction saving of her life My equal cruel Stars made me forget Enter Angelina with two Servants Ang. What spectacle of death assaults me oh Viol. M dearest Mother I am dead I leave Father and friends and life to follow Love Good Mother love my Child that did no ill Fie how men lie that say death is a pain Or has he chang'd his nature like soft sleep He seizes me Your blessing Last I crave That I may rest by Gerrard in his grave Ferd. There lay me too oh noble Mistriss I Have caus'd all this and therefore justly dye That key will open all Ang. Oh viperous Father For Heavens sake bear 'em in run for Physitians And Medicines quickly Heaven thou shalt not have Yet 't is too soon Alas I have no more And taking her away thou rob'st the poor Exeâ— Flourish Enter Duke States Randulpho Benvoglio Gerrard Executioner Guard Duke The Law as greedy as your red desire Benvoglio hath cast this man 'T is pity So many excellent parts are swallow'd up In one foul wave Is Violanta sent for Our Justice must not lop a branch and let The body grow still Ben. Sir she will be here Alive or dead I am sure Ger. How chearfully my countenance comments death That which makes men seem horrid I will wear Like to an Ornament Oh Violanta Might my life only satisfie the Law How jocundly my soul would enter Heaven Why shouldst thou dye thou wither'st in thy bud As I have seen a Rose e'er it was blown I do beseech your Grace the Statute may In this case made be read not that I hope T' extenuate my offence or penalty But to see whether it lay hold on her And since my death is more exemplary Than just this publick Reading will advise Caution to others Duke Read it Ran. Brother does not Your soul groan under this severity Statute read A Statute provided in case of unequal Matches Marriages against Parents consent stealing of Heirs Rapes Prostitutions and such like That if any person meanly descended or ignorant of his own Parentage which implies as much shall with a foul intent unlawfully sollicite the Daughter of any Peer of the Dukedom he shall for the same of fence forfeit his right hand but if he further prâ—stitute her to his Lust he shall first have his rigâ—â— hand cut off and then suffer death by the comâ—â—â— Executioner After whom the Lady so offendinâ— shall likewise the next day in the same manneâ— dye for tke Fact Ger. This Statute has more cruelty than sense I see no ray of Mercy Must the Lady Suffer death too suppose she were inforc'd By some confederates born away and ravish'd Is she not guiltless Duke Yes if it be prov'd Ger. This case is so I ravish'd Violanta State Who ever knew a Rape produce a child Ben. Pish these are idle Will your grace command The Executioner proceed Duke Your Office Ger. Farewell to thy inticing vanity Thou round gilt box that dost deceive man's eye The wise man knows when open thou art broke The treasure thou includ'st is dust and smoke Even thus I cast thee by My Lords the Law Is but the great mans mule he rides on it And tramples poorer men under his feet Yet when they come to knock at yon bright Gate Ones Rags shall enter 'fore the others State Peace to ye all here sirrah strike this hand Hath Violanta kiss'd a thousand times It smells sweet ever since this was the hand Plighted my faith to her do not think thou canst Cut that in sunder with my hand My Lord As free from speek as this arm is my heart Is of foul Lust and every vein glides here As full of truth Why does thy hand shake so 'T is mine must be cut off and that is firm For it was ever constant Enter Cornelia Cor. Hold your Sentence Unjustly is pronounced my Lord this blow Cuts your hand off for his is none of yours But Violanta's given in Holy marriage Before she was delivered consummated With the free Will of her Mother by her Confessor In Lord Benvoglio's house Ger. Alas good Aunt That helps us nothing else I had reveal'd
Amintor and will swear again If you will wish to hear me Amin. To whom have you Sworn this Evad. If I should name him the matter were not great Amin. Come this is but the coyness of a Bride Evad. The coyness of a Bride Amin. How prettily that srown becomes thee Evad. Do you like it so Amin. Thou canst not dress thy face in such a look But I shall like it Evad. What look likes you best Amin. Why do you ask Evad. That I may shew you one less pleasing to you Amin. How 's that Evad. That I may shew you one less pleasing to you Amint. I prethee put thy jests in milder looks It shews as thou wert angry Evad. So perhaps I am indeed Amint. Why who has done thee wrong Name me the man and by thy self I swear Thy yet unconquer'd self I will revenge thee Evad. Now I shall try thy truth if thou dost love me Thou weigh'st not any thing compar'd with me Life Honour joyes Eternal all Delights This world can yield or hopeful people seign Or in the life to come are light as Air To a true Lover when his Lady frowns And bids him do this wilt thou kill this man Swear my Amintor and I 'le kiss the sin off from thy lips Amin. I will not swear sweet Love Till I do know the cause Evad. I would thou wouldst Why it is thou that wrongest me I hate thee Thou shouldst have kill'd thy self Amint. If I should know that I should quickly kill The man you hated Evad. Know it then and do 't Amint. Oh no what look soe're thou shalt put on To try my saith I shall not think thee false I cannot find one blemish in thy face Where falshood should abide leave and to bed If you have sworn to any of the Virgins That were your old companions to preserve Your Maidenhead a night it may be done without this means Evad. A Maidenhead Amintor at my years Amint. Sure she raves this cannot be Thy natural temper shall I call thy maids Either thy healthful sleep hath left thee long Or else some Fever rages in thy blood Evad. Neither Amintor think you I am mad Because I speak the truth Amint. Will you not lie with me to night Evad. To night you talk as if I would hereafter Amint. Hereafter yes I do Evad. You are deceiv'd put off amazement and with patience mark What I shall utter for the Oracle Knows nothing truer 't is not for a night Or two that I forbear thy bed but for ever Amint. I dream awake Amintor Evad. You hear right I sooner will find out the bees â—f Snakes And with my youthful blood waâ—m their cold flesh Let 〈◊〉 câ—â—â—â— themselves about my Limbs 〈◊〉 â—eep one night with thee this is not feign'd Nor founds it like the covness of a Bride Amint. Is flesh so earthly to endure all this A chiefe the joyes of Marriage Hymen keep This sâ—â—â— that will make succeeding youth Neglect thy Ceremonies from all ears Let it not rise up for thy shame and mine To after ages we will scorn thy Laws If thou no better bless them touch the heart Of her that thou hast sent me or the world Shall know there 's not an Altar that will smoak In praise of thee we will adopt us Sons Then vertue shall inherit and not blood If we do lust we 'l take the next we meet Serving our selves as other Creatures do And nover take note of the Female more Nor of her issue I do â—age in vain She can but jest Oh! pardon me my Love So dear the thoughts are that I hold of thee That I must break forth satisfie my fear It is a pain beyond the hand of death To be in doubt confirm it with an Oath if this be true Evad. Do you invent the form Let there be in it all the binding words Devils and Conjurers can put together And I will take it I have sworn before And here by all things holy do again Never to be acquainted with thy bed Is your doubt over now Amint. I know too much would I had doubted still Was â—ver such a marriage night as this You powers above if you did ever mean Man should be us'd thus you have thought a way How he may bear himself and save his honour Instruct me in it for to my dull eyes There is no mean no moderate course to run I must live scorn'd or be a murderer Is there a third why is this night so calm Why does not Heaven speak in Thunder to us And drown her voice â—â—â—d This rage will do no good Amint. Evadne hear me thou hast ta'ne an Oath But such a rash one that to keep it were Worse than to swear it call it back to thee Such vows as those never ascend the Heaven A teaâ— or two will wash it quite away Have mercy on my youth my hopeful youth If thou be pitiful for without boast This Land was proud of me what Lady was there That men call'd fair and vertuous in this Isle That would have shun'd my love It is in thee To make me hold this worth Oh! we vain men That trust out all our reputation To rest upon the weak and yielding hand Of feeble Women but thou art not stone Thy flesh is soft and in thine eyes doth dwell The spirit of Love thy heart cannot be hard Come lead me from the bottom of despair To all the joyes thou hast I know thou wilt And make me careful lest the sudden change O're come my spirits Evad. When I call back this Oath the pains of hell inviron me Amin. I sleep and am too temperate come to bed or by Those hairs which if thou hast a soul like to thy locks Were threads for Kings to wear about their arms Evad. Why so perhaps they are Amint. I 'le drag thee to my bed and make thy tongue Undo this wicked Oath or on thy flesh I 'le print a thousand wounds to let out life Evad. I fear thee not do what thou dar'st to me Every ill-sounding word or threatning look Thou shew'st to me will be reveng'd at full Amint. It will not sure Evadne Evad. Do not you hazard that Amint. Ha' ye your Champions Evad. Alas Amintor thinkst thou I forbear To sleep with thee because I have put on A maidens strictness look upon these cheeks And thou shalt find the hot and rising blood Unapt for such a vow no in this heart There dwels as much desire and as much will To put that wisht act in practice as ever yet Was known to woman and they have been shown Both but it was the folly of thy youth To think this beauty to what Land soe're It shall be call'd shall stoop to any second I do enjoy the best and in that height Have sworn to stand or die you guess the man Amint. No let me know the man that wrongs me so That I may cut his body into motes And scatter it before the