herselfe to imitate and yet do y' aske now which is that Fle, Howe sister nay now I smell you yfaith do y' heare do y' heare whose Fidlers are you two what Instruments do you beare I pra'y Nan You haue tolde a wise tale fayth fir wee carrie none Fl: T' is true my little musitians you carry but the cases my little curtals yfaith I smell a smock heere too and are you two wenches yfaith Nan If we were I hope thou wouldest not wrong vs Fl: No as I am true Italian borne Su: Then t is true wee confesse to thee wee are both wenches and the loue of these two Gentlemen Sparke and Ruffel hath made vs leaue our selues to waite on them which by misfortune we did misse Fle. But beleeue me my little Gallants yee play the Boyes well Na. Well why I le tell thee I haue plaid the boy so long as I am chang'd into the nature of a boy I le goe to span-counter with any page in Europe for his best garters I can tell baudie tales drinke drunke brag sweare and lye with any Lackie in the towne Su: I can man a punck to a play or slaunder any Gentlewoman as well as anie Innes a Court puny I can as well as he sweare such a Lady is in loue with me and such a Cittizens Daughter would haue come to bed to mee when all shall be as true as thy Ladies are honest Na I wonder thou lt liue in such a sinfull place Su: Thy Ladies are as common as any Tauerne doore Fl. Good comparisons for a man comes no sooner into a Tauerne but hee s welcome and the operation of the pot makes him not able to stand when he comes out Na, But what shall we doe in this matter Su. Doe Why complaine them to the Magistrates and preuent the murder Fl, No not so I le tell you how 't shall bee harke in your eares Both Doe it and we shall euer thanke thee Come le ts about it then Exeunt Enter Signior Alunio the Apotheearie in his shop with wares about him Al. What 's this O this is Arringus this makes the old man able and the young man lustie strengthneth the nerues doth concoct the bloud and her name is written on the box because my wife should knowe it in my absence this is Ciuet this comes from the Cats taile I would my were such a Cat this perfumes your Ladies and not without cause for some I meane whose sweet breath is dead and teeth mourne in blacke for the losse on 't this makes your young Gallants smell them nine daies before they see them like young poops this drug is pretious deere what 's this O this is the spirit of roses nineteene bushels and a halfe of Roses make but an ounce a dram on 't t is made of the Quintessence of the water after the fifteenth distillation none may kisse a Ladie after shee hath annointed her lips with this vnder the degree of a Lord at least t is worth nine poundes an ounce yet I could neuer still it so Enter Fleire disguised Fle. Saue you Signior Alu: Y' are welcome sir what doe ye lacke Fel. I want a seruice and am by my profession an Apothecarie and shall be glad to be intertained by you Alu: What countrie man art thou Fle. I am a Florentine borne Alu, Thou art my Countrie man and therefore welcom and in happie time for I am bound for Italy and want a man to take charge of my Shop onely this is all I shall require of you bee carefull of your cares and obedient to your Mistresse Fle. I shall remember still not to forget what you giue me in charge Alu. What is thy name Fle, Iacomo Alu: Well Iacomo if I finde thee honest thou shalt find me liberall Fle. I would be loath to be found otherwise Alu: Continue so I prethee and so farwell Iaques but I le enforme my wife before I goe to respect thee according to thy merrit Exit Enter Piso and Knight Fle. Now come away my Customers I hope I am fitted for an Apothecary s'hart I thinke i me turnd coniurer for I haue no sooner cal'd but the Deuils are appeared what do yee lacke Gentlemen Pis. Where 's your Maister fellow Fle. My Maister is gone into Italie sir but if you want any thing I le vse you well if you want any drugs to make Lotiums any Restringent Powders anie Aqua Mirabilis any Cordiall receipts or anie Pretious poysons Kni. What poysons haue you Fle. Excellent good sir as euer was tasted looke you sir this poysons by the smell this by the sight and this by the tastes Pis, Come giue mee some of this that poysons by the taste but how must I vse it Fl, Put it into a little wine and drinke it t will bring you into a long sleepe Pis. But art sure t will poyson a man Fle. Am I sure on 't why tak 't vpon my credit t wil poison any vermine except it be a woman for t will poyson a Cat sir Kni, Why a Cat hath nine liues sir and wilt not poyson a woman seeing t will poyson a Cat Fl. O no why a woman hath nine Cats liues a woman hath more liues then a horse hath diseases and she wil bee sometimes in as many mindes in an houre as shee has liues Pis, What times are those Fl. When shee 's left a rich Marchants Widdow commonly and hath many suiters she will in her minde marrie three or foure and fiftie of a'm in an afternoone and threescore more when she goes to bed yet in the morning shee le haue none of them all but goe to Church before day and marry her Prentice for the good seruice a did her in her Husbands time Pis, VVell but what 's the price of your poyson Fl. There 's an ounce will cost you a French crowne sir Kni: T is verie deere Fle. O sir t is verie cheape considering the goodnesse on 't Pis. Yea is there good in ill Fl, O sir I in many thinges the better the worser Kni. As how Fle: As in poyson or in a punck for the better whore the worser woman euer Pis, Well honest fellowe there 's thy money and farwell Exit Fle: I thanke you sir I haue sold you a poyson my old elders t wil make ani sleep indeede and I thank God that 's the worst t will doe well farwell Maister Apothecarie I must now like a friend intreate your shop to haue a special care of it selfe Exit Enter Sparke Ruffell and Petoune Ruff, And shall wee dine with this Honorable Lord Knight to day Spa, Thei le take it vnkindely else Ruff, Signior will you goe Pet. Not I I was not bid Ruff, That 's all one shalt be my guest Sp, Come a shall goe for there will bee his Mistresse Madam Fromaga Ruff, Nay then I knowe the Iet of her complexion will draw the straw of his loue thither Sp. Faith I
poore Signior I see the Springle of her beautie hath alreadie caught the Woodcocke of his affections Pet Wel I see he that wil haue the commoditie of good wits in his companie must indure the discommoditie of ieastes wit is like the heate of blood in youth 't wil breake out Ruff, True Signior though it bee but on a Scab but come shall we goe Pet I my Heroique spirits I le followe yee Exeunt Actus Quintus Enter Petoune one way and Nan the Page another way Nan O Signior Petoune what newes Pet. Faith ill newes the two Florentine Ladies with Maister Sparke and Maister Ruffell were all poysoned yesterday at a feast by your Lord Piso and the Knight but the Ladies haue recouered their health but Sparke and Ruffell are dead and their burial is committed to Fleire your Lord the Knight are committed to prison shal to morrow be arraign'd for the murther and tride by the Ciuill-lawe because your Lord is a stranger and claimes to be tride by the law of nations Nan Faith Signior I am very sorry for my Lord Pet I protest sir so am I for them both Nan Well Signior I le commit you to God Pet Let the whole band of Angels be centinells to your safetie sweet sir Exeunt Enter Fleire at one doore and a Seruingman at another Fle, I pray sir doth Iustice Ferrio dwell heere Ser, Yes sir a dwells heere Fl. Are you towards him sir Ser. I am a poore Gentleman whose fortunes much depend vpon his fauours and indeede sir I am his Clarke Fle. I pray sir your name Seru. My name is Mittimus sir Fle, Good Maister Mittimus I would very willinglie speake with your Maister Ser. Indeede sir hee 's not well but if you please to send by me the substance of your busines I shall very carefullie deliuer it Fle, Truely Maister Mittimus my businesse is but this to morrow the Italian Lord and Sir Iohn Haue-little are to be araign'd and your maister beeing the chiefe Iudge of the Court without this presence or licence the rest can do nothing wherefore Doctor Caius intreates to know his pleasure in this businesse Mitti: Sir I shall deliuer your message and will returne his answere to you presently Fle: Good maister Mittimus therein shall you much obleige me to be thankfull O all-directing power yeeld good aspect And to my purpose giue a blessed ende My intent is good O let it so succeede And be auspicious still to each good deede Ente Seruingman with a Ring Ser: Sir my maister hath receiued your message hath sent this Ring as a token to Doctor Caius desiring him since my maisters health will not permit him to be present to proceede alone to iudgement and so commends his loue to him Fle: Good maister Mittimus I shall both deliuer your maisters commendations and the Ring Exeunt seuerally Enter Lord Piso with a Torch a Night-cap and his Doublet open In prison Piso. Still tonguelesse night put off thy sable robe Thou needs not mourne my villanies were done By day thou hadst no hand in them O I am great as is a woman that is neare her time And life 's the burthen that I beare But t' is a bastard for that I am asha'md on 't The Law I hope is a skilfull midwife and will soone deliuer me grim Iustice doe thy worst Thy crueltie shall prooue a curtesie And baile me out of prison Lie there thou selfe-consuming Taper true patern of my life I haue consumde my selfe for others as thou hast done for mee and nowe shee has extinguisht my life as I this light O how obedient was my bountie still To her commaund my liberalitie Did fatten mischiefe and hath made her prowde O that too much of any thing shuld be so ill in euery thing The Suns all seeng eye with too much vntemperate heate makes wither what it made to flourish The earth being mother to all wholsome hearbes With too much fatnesse oft produceth weedes A sute of cloath doth keepe the bodie warme When richer garments makes the wearer proude O the meanes the sweetest Musicke Contentment reuels when that string is toucht But O the time will come she will repent My death for when she lookes on vices face Vnmaske like mine she will detest and loath it For this is truth and euermore hath bin None can forsake before he knowes his sinne Exit Enter Fleir Sharke and Ruffell Fle. Come come thou didst but dreame thou wert in hell Sp: I tell thee I was in hell Ruff. And so was I too I le be sworne Fle. And how long was 't ere thou camest thither Sp. Me thought t' was long as long as a suit hangs here in the Law ere it be ended Fle: But I prethee how broad was the way to hell Sp: As broad as the space between two lines in a Chauncerie bill Fle. O sir there 's the conscience on 't say the Plaintiffe be in one line and the defendant in an other they being enemies wer 't either conscience or honestie in the Clearke to thrust them no neare togither that they might goe togither by th' eares but yfaith what good fellowship was there in hell Sp: O the diuels are excellent companions thei le drink your Dutch captains or Court Ladies spunges Fle: Who didst see there Sp. Faith I saw the foure sonnes of Aymon and they were Porters euer since there was a companie made of am Fle. Why are there a companie of Porters in hell Sp, O I the Diuels are but our Apes man Fle, But didst thou see more of them that were damn'd Sp. Yes I sawe a Citizen damn'd for refusing a desperate debt because t' was tendred him on a Sabboth Fle, I hope wee shall haue no more Citizens damn'd for that fault Spar. There was a poore mercinarie woman damn'd because shee forsooke her Trade and turnd Puritane Fle. And good reason why coulde not shee haue kept her Trade and beene a Puritane as well as a Puritane keepe her Religion and yet bee of her Trade Spar. There was a Ladie damn'd because shee neuer painted a Puritane for saying Grace without turning vppe the white of his eyes A Tailer for neuer hauing scabbie fingers A Vintner for making greate two pennie-woorths of Sugar But there was a Innes of Court man damn'd and I was sorie for him Fle. Why was he damn'd Sp: Alas for a small fault Fle. I prethe what wa st Spar: For hauing alwayes money in his purse Fle. Were there no Lawyers in hell Spar. There were none of your great Lawyers as your Serieants and Benchers for they take counsaile of too manie good Angells to come there but your young punie Lawyers they were in swarmes like Gnats in Summer Fle, Why are there so manie of them there Sp. Alas man they seldom conuerse with a good Angell scarce once in a whole Michaelmasse Tearme and if a come a stayes not long with am to feede these soules for they are faine to sende