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A12150
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The royall master as it vvas acted in the nevv Theater in Dublin: and before the Right Honorable the Lord Deputie of Ireland, in the Castle. Written by Iames Shirley.
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Shirley, James, 1596-1666.
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1638
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STC 22454; ESTC S117251
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sent off When he is troublesome to a phlegmaticke clime A dull Embassadour no that Duke Guido Is all my feare but I have contrived something May rectifie my fate Duk. How much you honour me But you might spare all other entertainements And bravery of Court they may affect My eyes with wonder and obliege my just Acknowledgement but all their glorie 's met Into one height hold no proportion To inflame my heart or more expresse my welcome Then this your free grace Madam and those hopes That blesse my imagination from your favour Theo. I am but what my brothers love and vertue Will make me but there 's nothing that can move With his consent I shannot flee to obey Mont. I had rather feede upon his heart You promis'd Sir the Duke to hunt this morning King I had forgot will you be pleas'd to try The pleasures of a Forrest Duke I le attend King Theodosia you are not for that exercise Guido whispers and sends Guido off Theo. I wish all pleasures waite upon you My heart must covet your returne Duke And mine To dwell for ever in so faire a bosome King To horse the morning wasts Mon. Some policie Must cure this feare my bold resolves are fixt I have made some attempts and courted her But shee has not understood me I must worke By countermine and scatter into aire His swelling hopes Octavio Exit Octav. My good Lord Andr. Sir I present this Gentleman to kisse Your hand hee 's the Dukes secretary a Roman Borne and has a great ambition To be knowne to you for your fathers sake With whom he did converse in Rome and honour Till death concluded their acquaintance Octav. Sir Your love and knowledge of my father will Deserve you should be welcome to his sonne Rivi. He made me his companion many yeares No brothers were more chain'd in their affections He did impart much of his bosome to me Octav. You knew why he left Naples Rivi. He did trust me with the cause my Lord and every circumstance The Kings minoritie and Montaltoes power Gainst which no innocent could plead in Naples Andr. Not to loud Sir you may be heard Rivi. Your pardon Octav. Why should truth Faint at the name of greatnesse this Colossus Montalto is but mortall sure time has Forgot to use his wings or nature is Vnwilling I should grow to write full man To take revenge upon that polititian Our Protean favourite Rivi. It is my wonder The King so strangely should continue this Affection to Montalto Octav. There 's some magicke in 't Rivi. Dare none complaine Andr. His engines are so plac'd None can approach the kings eare at which hang So many flatterers to infect it with Montaltoes praise Rivi. Pray give me sir this boldnesse Hee that doth lift an Axe to strike the roote Of any family cannot be without A thought to wound the branches you were left By computation but an Infant when Your fathers discontents and faction of This Montalto made him forsake Naples Which added to your mothers death the guard And comforts of your life were taken from you Having exprest this malice to your father A thousand wayes he might have sent you to Another world and taken off all feare Of a revenge how comes it that you live And visit Sir the Pallace with this freedome Octav. My Lord Andrugios knowledge of yon Sir Is my assurance of your faith Andr. I le give You reasons at some opportunity Not to repent your confidence Octav. You have Supplied my fathel in your care of me I live why I am this great Lords favorite Courted his creatures are my honours Companion to his pleasures Rivi. I observ'd Some gestures very loving to your Lordship Octav. The King himselfe for his sake gracing me With title of his bed-chamber Rivi. T is strange This newes will coole my resolution Andr. T is truth he doth ingage him to all favours Rivi. T is not impossible he may be honest Octa. And meane so but my soule cannot be brib'd So easily to prostrate my owne justice And leave my fathers ashes unreveng'd Which in my eare groane from beneath the Marble To keepe my thoughts awake Andr. We may suspect This is to catch applause a tricke to winne Vpon the people who did love Riviero And mourne his fate Octav. How ever I have art To keepe my breast close and accept his flatteries Can complement and with officious bend Thanke his high favours weare a face of mirth And prattle with the Ladies as if all The businesse I came into the world for Were but to talke and dance and goe a feasting Rivi. I must presume you want no counsell from My Lord who loved your father how to manage Your selfe to best advantage of your fame And honour unto both I am a servant Andr. My Lord Montalto may expect you Sir Rivi. It is not safe we be observ'd too much Octav. My Lord you have begun a favour by The acquaintance of this Gentleman I will Hope to salute him often by your meanes You shall not meete a heart more prompt to bid You welcome Sir Rivi. You too much grace your servant I shall present a trouble Octav. Come my Lord Exit Rivi. Montaltoes change hath staggard me already These favours may be hearty to Octavio And argument of penitence I le observe And sift his close heart if it prove unsound He whets revenge to make the deeper wound Exit Enter Guido Bombo Guid. I would speake with your Lady Sir Bom. You may Guid. Direct me Bom. With which of my Ladies Guid. With both or one Bom. I serve the daughter Guid. I would speake with her Bom. Shee is I know not where Guid. What Coxcombe 's this Enter Iacamo Guid. Dost heare friend I would speake with my Lady Simphorosa Iacam. This way and please your Lordship Guid. Stay preethe what fellowe 's that Iacam. A servant of my Ladies Guid. Is he mad Iaca. A little phantasticke but very harmelesse And makes my Ladies merry my young Madam Domitilla calls him her secretary for sport And wonder of his good parts Guid. What are they Iaca. He can neither write nor reade Guid. An excellent Secretary Iaca. But he has beene much given to 't To reading till much poring night and day Made him booke blinde and defying spectacles He walkes and thinkes he is wise and talkes upon His old stocke Guid. Preethe acquaint my Lady 'i th meane time I le have more dialogue with him Save you Sir Bom. Save your selfe Sir you are I tak 't a Courtier Guid. And you my Ladies Secretary Bom. I am so Guid. I heare you are an understanding Secretary Bom. T is so I am how came you by that knowledge Guid. We have your fame at Court Sir Bom. Can you reade Guid. I heare you cannot Bom. Right Guid. Nor write Bom. T is true Guid. What make you with a booke ha this is Euclid Bom. Euclid it may be so Guid. Why these are Mathematickes Bom. I