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A50789 The changeling as it was acted (with great applause) at the Privat house in Drury-Lane, and Salisbury Court / written by Thomas Midleton, and William Rowley, Gent. Middleton, Thomas, d. 1627.; Rowley, William, 1585?-1642? 1653 (1653) Wing M1980; ESTC R5638 40,097 66

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of all Valentia shall not buy my pleasure from me Can you weep Fate from its determin'd purpose So soon may weep me Bea. Vengeance begins Murder I see is followed by more sins Was my creation in the womb so curst It must ingender with a Viper first Def. Come rise and shrowd your blushes in my bosome Silence is one of pleasures best receipts Thy peace is wrought for ever in this yeelding 'Lasse how the Turtle pants Thou l't love anon What thou so fear'st and faintst to venture on Exeunt ACTUS QUARTUS Enter Gentlemen Vermandero meeting them with action of wonderment at the flight of Piracquo Enter Alsemero with Jasperino and Gallants Vermandero poynts to him the Gentlemen seeming to applaud the choyce Alsemero Jasperino and Gentlemen Beatrice the Bride following in great state accompanied with Diaphanta Isabella and other Gentlewomen Deflores after all smiling at the accident Alonzo's Ghost appears to Deflores in the midst of his smile startles him shewing him the hand whose finger he had cut off They passe over in great solemnity Enter Beatrice Bea: THis fellow has undone me endlesly Never was Bride so fearfully distrest The more I think upon th' ensuing night And whom I am to cope with in embraces One both ennobled both in blood and mind So clear in understanding that 's my plague now Before whose judgement will my fault appear Like malefactors crimes before Tribunals There is no hiding on 't the more I dive Into my own distress how a wise man Stands for a great calamity there 's no venturing Into his bed what course soe're I light upon Without my shame which may grow up to danger He cannot but in justice strangle me As I lie by by him as a cheater use me 'T is a pretious craft to play with a false Dye Before a cunning Gamester here 's his closet The key left in 't and he abroad i' th Park Sure 't was forgot I 'le be so bold as look in 't Bless me A right Physicians closet 't is Set round with viols every one her mark too Sure he does practice Physick for his own use Which may be safely calld your great mans Wisdom What manuscript lies here The Book of Experiment Call'd Secrets in Nature so 't is 't is so How to know whether a woman be with child or no I hope I am not yet if he should try tho Let me see folio 45. Here 't is the leaf tuckt dow upon 't the place suspitious If you would know whether a woman be with child or not Give her two spoonfuls of the white water in Glass C. Wher 's that Glass C O yonder I see 't now and if she be with child She sleeps full twelve hours after if not not None of that water comes into my belly I 'le know you from a hundred I could break you now Or turn you into milk and so beguile The master of the mystery but I 'le look to you Ha! that which is next is ten times worse How to know whether a woman be a maid or not If that should be apply'd what would become of me Belike he has a strong faith of my purity That never yet made proof but this he calls A merry slight but true experiment the Author Antonius Mizaldus Give the party you suspect the quantity of a spoonful of the water In the glass M. which upon her that is maid makes three severall effects 't will make her incontinently gape then fall into a sudden sneezing last into a violent laughing else dull heavy and lumpish Where had I been I fear it yet 't is seven hours to bed time Enter Diaphanta Dia. Cuds Madam are you here Bea. Seeing that wench now A trick comes in my mind 't is a nice piece Gold cannot purchase I come hither wench To look my Lord Dia. Would I had such a cause to look him too Why he 's i th' Park Madam Bea. There let him be Dia. I madam let him compass Whole Parks and Forrests as great Rangers doe At roosting time a little lodge can hold 'em Earth-conquering Alexander that thought the world Too narrow for him in the end had but his pit-hole Bea. I fear thou art not modest Diaphanta Dia. Your thoughts are so unwilling to be known Madam 'T is ever the Brides fashion towards bed-time To set light by her joyes as if she ow'd 'em not Bea. Her joys her fears thou wouldst say Dia. Fear of what Bea. Art thou a maid and talkst so to a maid You leave a blushing business behind Beshrew your heart for 't Dia. Do you mean good sooth madam Bea, Well if I 'de thought upon the fear at first Man should have been unknown Dia. Is 't possible Bea. I will give a thousand Duckets to that woman Would try what my fear were and tell me true To morrow when she gets from 't as she likes I might perhaps be drawn too 't Dia. Are you in earnest Bea. Do you get the woman then challenge me And see if I 'le flie from 't but I must tell you This by the way she must be a true maid Else there 's no tryall my fears are not hers else Dia. Nay she that I would put into your hands madam shall be a maid Bea. You know I should be sham'd else because she lies for me Dia. T is a strange humour But are you serious still Would you resigne Your first nights pleasure and give money too Bea. As willingly as live alas the gold Is but a by-bet to wedge in the honor Dia. I doe not know how the world goes abroad For faith or honesty there 's both requir'd in this Madam what say you to me and stray no further I 've a good mind in troth to earn your money Bea. Y' are too quick I fear to be a maid Dia. How not a maid nay then you urge me madam Your honorable self is not a truer With all your fears upon you Bea. Bad enough then Dia. Then I with all my lightsome joyes about me Bea. I 'me glad to hear 't then you dare put your honesty Upon an easie tryall Dia. Easie any thing Bea. I 'le come to you streight Dia. She will not search me will she Like the fore-woman of a female Jury Bea. Glass M. I this is it look Diaphanta You take no worse then I do Dia. And in so doing I will not question what 't is but take it Bea. Now if the experiment be true 't will praise it selfe And give me noble ease Begins already There 's the first symptome and what hast it makes To fall into the second there by this time Most admirable secret on the contrary It stirs not me a whit which most concerns it Dia. Ha ha ha Bea. Just in all things and in order As if 't were circumscrib'd one accident gives way unto another Dia. Ha ha ha Bea. How now wench Dia. Ha ha ha I am so so light at heart ha ha ha so pleasurable But
especiall one belongs to you sir To whose most noble name our love presents The addition of a son our son Alonzo Alon. The treasury of honor cannot bring forth A Title I should more rejoyce in sir Ver. You have improv'd it well daughter prepare The day will steal upon thee suddenly Bea. How e're I will be sure to keep the night If it should come so neer me Tom. Alonzo Alon. Brother Tom. In troth I see small welcome in her eye Alon. Fie you are too severe a censurer Of love in all points there 's no bringing on you If Lovers should mark every thing a fault Affection would be like an ill set book Whose faults might prove as big as half the volume Bea. That 's all I do intreat Ver. It is but reasonable I 'le see what my son sayes too 't Son Alonzo Here 's a motion made but to reprieve A Maidenhead three dayes longer the request Is not far out of reason for indeed The former time is pinching Alon. Though my joyes Be set back so much time as I could wish They had been forward yet since she desires it The time is set as pleasing as before I find no gladness wanting Ver. May I ever meet it in that poynt still Y' are nobly welcome sirs Exeunt Ver. and Bea. Tom. So did you mark the dulness of her parting now Alon. What dulness Thou art so exceptious still Tom. Why let it goe then I am but a fool To mark your harms so heedfully Alon. Where 's the oversight Tom. Come your faith 's cousened in her strongly cousened Unsettle your affection with all speed Wisdome can bring it too your peace is ruin'd else Think what a torment 't is to marry one Whose heart is leapt into anothers bosome If ever pleasure she receive from thee It comes not in thy name or of thy gift She lies but with another in thine arms He the half father unto all thy children In the conception if he get 'em not She helps to get 'em for him in his passions and how dangerous And shamefull her restraint may goe in time to It is not to be thought on without sufferings Alon. You speak as if she lov'd some other then Tom. Do you apprehend so slowly Alon. Nay and that be your fear onely I am safe enough Preserve your friendship and your counsel brother For times of more distress I should depart An enemy a dangerous deadly one To any but thy self that should but think She knew the meaning of inconstancy Much less the use and practice yet w' are friends Pray let no more be urg'd I can endure Much till I meet an injury to her Then I am not my self Farewell sweet brother How much w' are bound to heaven to depart lovingly Exit Tom. Why here is loves tame madness thus a man Quickly steals into his vexation Exit Enter Diaphanta and Alsemero Dia. The place is my charge you have kept your hour And the reward of a just meeting bless you I hear my Lady coming compleat Gentleman I dare not be too busie with my praises Th' are dangerous things to deal with Exit Als. This goes well these women are the Ladies Cabinets Things of most pretious trust are lock into 'em Enter Beatrice Bea. I have within mine eye all my desires Requests that holy prayers ascend heaven for And brings 'em down to furnish our defects Come not more sweet to our necessities Then thou unto my wishes Als. W' are so like in our expressions Lady that unless I borrow The same words I shall never find their equals Bea. How happy were this meeting this embrace If it were free from envy This poor kiss It has an enemy a hatefull one That wishes poyson to 't how well were I now If there were none such name known as Piracquo Nor no such tye as the command of Parents I should be but too much blessed Als. One good service Would strike off both your fears and I 'le go neer it too Since you are so distrest remove the cause The command ceases so there 's two fears blown out With one and the same blast Bea. Pray let me find you sir What might that service be so strangely happy Als. The honorablest peece 'bout man Valour I 'le send a challenge to Piracquo instantly Bea. How Call you that extinguishing of fear When 't is the onely way to keep it flaming Are not you ventured in the action That 's all my joyes and comforts Pray no more sir Say you prevaild your dangers and not mine then The law would claim you from me or obscurity Be made the grave to bury you alive I 'me glad these thoughts come forth O keep not one Of this condition sir here was a course Found to bring sorrow on her way to death The tears would ne're a dried till dust had choak'd 'em Blood-guiltiness becomes a fouler visage And now I think on one I was too blame I ha mar'd so good a market with my scorn 'T had been done questionless the ugliest creature Creation fram'd for some use yet to see I could not mark so much where it should be Als. Lady Bea. Why men of Art make much of poyson Keep one to expell another where was my Art Als: Lady you hear not me Bea. I do especially sir the present times are not so sure of our side As those hereafter may be we must use 'em then As thrifty folks their wealth sparingly now till the time opens Als. You teach wisdom Lady Bea. Within there Diaphanta Enter Diaphanta Dia. Do you call Madam Bea. Perfect your service and conduct this Gentleman The privat way you brought him Dia. I shall Madam Als. My love 's as firm as love e're built upon Ex. Dia. and Als. Enter Deflores Def. I have watcht this meeting and doe wonder much What shall become of t'other I 'me sure both Cannot be serv'd unless she transgress happily Then I l'e put in for one for if a woman Fly from one point from him she makes a husband She spreads and mounts then like Arithmetick 1 10 100 1000 10000 proves in time Sutler to an Army Royall Now do I look to be most richly raild at Yet I must see her Bea. Why put case I loath'd him As much as youth and beauty hates a Sepulcher Must I needs shew it Cannot I keep that secret And serve my turn upon him see he 's here Deflores Def. Ha I shall run mad with joy She call'd me fairly by my name Deflores And neither Rogue nor Rascall Bea. What ha' you done to your face a-late y 'ave met with some good Physitian Y'have prun'd your self me thinks you were not wont To look so amorously Def. Not I t is the same Phisnomy to a hair and pimple Which she call'd scurvy scarce an hour agoe How is this Bea. Come hither neerer man Def. I 'me up to the chin in heaven Bea. Turn let me see vauh t is but the heat of the liver I perceiv 't