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A07528	A faire quarrell with new additions of Mr. Chaughs and Trimtrams roaring, and the Bauds song, neuer before printed : as it was acted before the King, by the Prince His Highnesse seruants / [brace] written by Thomas Midleton, and William Rowley, [brace] gent.	Middleton, Thomas, d. 1627.; Rowley, William, 1585?-1642?	1617 (1617)	STC 17911A; ESTC S2820	44,300	82

the formost May be oretaken Colo: Death how am I weighd Cap. In an euen ballance sir a beard put in Giues but a small aduantage man and man And lift the scales Colo. Patience shal be my curse If it tide me further Russ. How now Gallants Beleeue me then I must giue aime no longer Can words beget swords and bring um forth ha Come they are abortiue propagations Hide 'um for shame I had thought Souldiers Had bin musicall would not strike out of time But to the consort of Drum Trumps and Fife T is madman-like to daunce without musique And most vnpleasing showes to the beholders A Lydian ditty to a Dorick note Friends embrace with steele hands fie it meets to hard I must haue those encounters heere debar'd Colo. Shall I loose heere what I haue safe brought home Through many dangers Capt. What 's that sir Colo. My fame Life of the life my reputation Death I am squar'd and measur'd out my heights Depths breadth all my dimensions taken Sure I haue yet beyond your Astralobe A spirit vnbounded Cap. Sir you might weigh Russ. Tush all this is weighing fire vaine fruitles The further it runnes into argument The further plung'd beseech you no more on 't I haue a little claime sir in your blood As neare as the brother to your mother If that may serue for power to moue your quiet The rest I shall make vp with curtesie And an Vncles loue Cap. I haue done sir but Russ. But I le haue no more shooting at these buts Colo: Wee 'le to pricks when he please Russ. You roue all still Sir I haue no motiue proofe to disgest Your raisd choller back into temperate blood But if you 'le make mine age a counsellor As all ages haue hitherto allow'd it Wisdome in men growes vp as yeares encrease You shall make me blessed in making peace And doe your iudgement right Colo. In peace at home Gray hayres are Senators but to determine Soldiers and their actions Enter Fitzallen and Iane Russ. T is peace heere sir And see heere comes a happy Interim Here enters now a Sceane of louing armes This couple will not quarrell so Colo. Fri. Be aduisd Sir This gentleman Fitzallen is your kinsman You may' orethrow his long labord fortunes With one angry minut t is a rich churle And this his sole inheritrix blast not His hopes with this tempest Colo. It shall calme me All the townes coniurers and their Daemons Could not haue layd my spirit so Fitz. Worthy Cuz I gratulate your faire returne to peace Your swift fame was at home long before you Colo It meetes I hope your hapy fortunes heere And I am glad in t I must salute your ioyes cuz With a soulders encounter Kisses her Fitz. Worthy Captaine Ager I hope my kinsman shortly Russ. You must come short indeed Or the length of my deuise will be ill shrunke Why now it showes finely I le tell you sir Sir nay sonne I know i' th end t will be so Fitz. I hope so sir Russ. Hope nay t is past all hope sonne Heere has beene such a stormy incounter Betwixt my cozen Captaine and this braue Colonell About I know not what nothing indeed Competitions degrees and comparatiues Of Soldiership but this smooth passage Of loue has calm'd it all come I le hau 't found Let me see your hearts combined in your hands And then I will beleeue the league is good It shall be the grapes if we drinke any blood Colo. I haue no anger sir Capt. I haue had none My blood has not yet rose to a quarrell Nor haue you had cause Colo. No cause of quarrell death if my father should tell me so Russ. agen Fitz. Good sir for my sake Colo. Faith I haue done Cuz You doe too hastily beleeue mine anger And yet to say deminiting vallour In a soldier is no cause of quarrell Russ. Nay then I le remoue the cause to kil th' effect Kinsman I le presse you too 't if either loue Or consanguinity may moue you too 't I must disarme you though yeare a soldier Pray grant me your weapon it shall be safe At your regresse from my house now I know No words can moue this noble soldiers sword To a man vndefenc't so we shall parle And safely make all perfect friends agen Colo. To shew my will sir accept mine to you As good not weare it as not dare to vse it Colo friend Nay then sir we will be all exampled Wee 'le haue no Armes heere now but louers armes Capt. friend No seconds must begin a quarrell Take mine sir Russ. Why Law what a fine Sun shines heere these clouds my breath has blowne into another Climate I le be your armourers they are not paun'd These were the fish that I did angle for I haue caught 'vm finely now for my trick My proiect 's lusty and will hit the nick Exit with weapons Colo. What i st a match beauty I would now haue Aliance with my worthy Captaine Ager To knit our loues the faster heere 's witnes Enough if you confirme it now Iane Sir my voyce Was long since giuen since that I gaue my hand Colo. Would you had seald too Iane That wish comes too late For I too soone feare my deliuery aside My fathers hand stickes yet sir you may now Challenge a lawfull interest in his Hee tooke your hand from your enraged blood And gaue it freely to your opposite My Cozen Ager me thinks you should claime from him In the lesse quality of calmer blood To ioyne the hands of two diuided friends Euen these two that would offer willingly Their owne embrace Capt. friend Troth she instructs you well Colonell and you shall doe a louers part worth one braue act of vallour Colo. VVhy I did misdoubt no scruple is there doubt in it Fitz. Faith sir delaies which at the least are doubts But heere 's a constant resolution fixt VVhich we wish willingly he would accord to Colo. Tush he shall doo 't I will not be denyed Hee owes me so much in the recompence of my reconcilement Captaine Ager You will take our parts aganst your vncle In this quarrell Ager I shall doe my best sir Two denialls shall not repulse me I loue Your worthy kinsman and wish him mine I know He doubts it not Colo. See hee s returnd Enter Russell and a Seruant Russ. Your qu Be sure you keep it 't will be spoken quickly Therefore watch it Colo. Le ts set on him all at once Omnes Sir we haue a sute to you Russ. What! all at once Omnes All all i faith sir Russ. On speaker may yet deliver say say I shall not dare to stand out against so many Colo. Faith sir heere 's a brabling matter hangs on demurre I make the motion for all without a fee Pray you let it be ended this terme Russ. Ha ha ha That 's the rascalls qu and he has mist it a side What is it what is it sir

Colo. Why sir here 's a man And heer 's a woman y' are scholler good enough Put am togither and tell me what it spells Russ. Ha ha ha there 's his qu once agen Enter Seruant Oh hee 's come humh Seru. My maister laughes that 's his qu to mischiefe Col. What say you sir Seru. Sir Russ. Ha what say you sir Seru. Sir there 's a couple desire speedily to speake with you Russ. A couple sir of what hounds or horses Seru. Men sir gentlemen or yeomen I know not which But the one sure they are Russ. Hast thou no other description of them Seru. They come with commission they say sir to tast of your earth if they like it they 'le turne it into gunpouder Russ. Oh they are Salt-peetermen before mee And they bring commission the kings power indeed They must haue entrance but the knaues will be brib'd There 's all the hope we haue in Officers They were too dangerous in a common wealth But that they will be very well corrupted necessary varlets Seru Shall I enter in sir Russ. By all faire meanes sir And with all speed sir giue vm very good words To saue my ground vnrauisht vnbroke vp Mines yet a virgin earth the worme hath not beene seene To wriggle in her chast bowells and I de be loth A Gunpowder fellow should defloure her now Colo. Our suit is yet delayd by this meanes sir Russ. Alas I cannot help it these fellowes gone As I hope I shall dispatch vm quickly A few Articles shall conclude your suite Who Mr. Fitzallen the onely man That my adoption aymes at Colo. There 's good hope then Enter two Sergeants in disguise 1. Ser. Saue you sir Russ. You are welcome sir for ought I know yet 2. Ser. We come to take a view and tast of your ground sir Russ. I had rather feed you with better meat Gentlemen But doe your pleasures pray 1. This is our pleasures we arrest you sir in the Kings name Fitz. Ha! at whose suite Russ. Howe 's that Colo. Our weapons good sir furnish vs Iane Aye me Russ. Stay stay Gentlemen le ts enquire the cause It may be but a trifle a small debt Shall need no rescew heere 2. Sir betwixt three Creditors Mr. Leach Mr Swallow and Mr. Bonesuck the debts are a thousand pounds Russ. A thousand pounds Beshrow me a good mans substance Colo. Good sir our weapons wee le teach these varlets to walke in their owne parti-coulour'd Coates that they may be distinguish't from honest men 1. Ser. Sir attempt no rescue hee 's our prisoner you 'le make the danger worse by violence Colo. A plague vpon your Gunpowder treason Yee quicke damb'd Varlets is this your salt peter proouing Your tasting earth would you might neuer feede better Nor none of your Catchpole tribe Our weapons good sir wee le yet deliuer him Russ. Pardon me sir I dare not suffer rescue heere At least not by so great an accessarie As to furnish you had you had your weapons But to see the Ill fate on 't my fine tricke Ifaith Let Beggers beware to loue Richmens Daughters I 'le teach 'um the new morrice I learn't it My selfe of another carefull Father Fitz. May I not be bayld 2. Ser. Yes but not with swords Colo. Slaues heere are sufficent men 1. Ser. I i th field But not in the Citty sir if this Gentleman Will be one wee 'le easily admit the second Russ. Who I sir pray pardon me I am wrongd Very much wrongd in this I must needs speake it Sir you haue not dealt like an honest Louer With me nor my child heere you boaste to mee Of a great reuenew a large substance Wherein you would endow state my daughter Had I mist this my opinion yet Thought you a frugall man to vnderstand The sure wardes against all necessities Boldly to defend your wife and Family To walke vnmuffled dreadlesse of these fleshhookes Euen in the daring'st streets through all the Citty But now I find you a loose Prodigall A large vnthrift a whole thousand pound Come from him girle his inside is not found Fitz. Sir I am wrongd These are malitious plots Of some obscure enemies that I haue These debts are none of mine Russ. I all say so Perhaps you stand ingag'd for other men If so you doe you must then cal 't your owne The like arrerage doe I run into Should I batle you But I haue vow'd against it And I will keepe my vowes that 's religious Fitz. All this is nothing so sir Russ. Nothing so By my faith it is sir my vowes are firme Fitz. I neither owe these debts Nor engag'd for others Russ. The easier is your liberty regain'd These appeare proofes to me Colo. Liberty sir I hope you le not see him goe to Prison Russ. I do not meane to beare him company So far but I le see him out of my doores Oh sir let him goe to Prison 't is a Schoole To tame wild bloods hee le be much better for t Colo. Better for lying in Prison Russ. In prison Beleeue it many an honest man lies in prison Else all the keepers are knaues They told me so themselues Col. Sir I doe now suspect you haue betraid him And vs to cause vs to be weaponlesse If it be so y' are a blood suckng Churle One that was born in a great frost when charity Could not stir a finger and you shall dye In heate of a burning feauer i' th Dog dayes To begin your hell to you I haue said your grace for you Now get you to supper as soone as you can Pluto the Maister of the house is set already Cap. Sir you doe wrong mine Vncle Colo Poxe on your Vncle And all his kin if my Kinsman mingle No blood with him Capt. Y' are a foule mouthd fellow Colo. Foule mouth'd I will be th' art the son of a whore Capt. Ha! Whore plagues and furies I le thrust that backe Or pluck thy heart out after sonne of a whore Colo. On thy life I le proue it Capt. Death I am naked Vncle I le giue you my left hand for my sword To arme my right with Oh this fire wil flame me Into prsent ashes Colo. Sir giue vs Weapons We aske our owne you will not rob vs of them Russ. No sir but still restraine your furies heere At my dore I le giue you them nor at this time My Nephewes a time will better suit you And I must tell you sir you haue spoke swordes And 'gainst the law of armes poyson'd the blades And with them wounded the reputation Of an vnblemisht woman would you were out of my dores Colo. Poxe on your dores and let it run all your house ore Giue me my sword Capt. We shall meet Colonel Colo. Yes better prouided to spur thee more I do repeat my words Son of a Whore Exit with his friend Capt. fr. Come sir 't is no worse then 't was You can doe nothing

braue noble Fury vndertake A cause that were vniust in our defence And so to loose him euerlastingly In that darke depth where all bad quarrells sinke Neuer to rise againe what pitty t were First to dye heere and neuer to dye there Lady Why what 's the quarrel speake sir that should raise Such fearefull doubt my honour bearing part ou 't The words what ere they were Capt. Son of a whore La Thou lyest were my loue ten thousand times more to thee Which is as much now as ere mothers was So thou shouldst feele my anger Do'st thou call That quarrel doubtfull where are all my merites Strikes him Not one stand vp to tell this man his error Thou might'st as well bring the Sun's truth in question As thy birth or my honour Capt. Now blessings crown you for 't It is the ioyful'st blow that ere flesh felt Lady Nay stay stay sir thou art not left so soone This is no question to be slighted of And at your pleasure closde vp fayre agen As though you 'de neuer toucht it no honour doubted Is honour deepely wounded and it rages More then a common smart being of thy making For thee to feare my truth it kils my comfort Where should fame seeke for her reward when he That is her owne by the great tye of bloud Is fardest of in bounty O poore goodnes That onely pay'st thy selfe with thy owne works For nothing else looks towards thee Tell me pray Which of my louing cares dost thou requite With this vilde thought which of my prayers or wishes Many thou owest me for this seauen year hast thou known me A widdow onely married to my vow That 's no small witnesse of my faith and loue To him that in life was thy honord Father And liue I now to know that good mistrusted Capt. No t' shall appeare that my beliefe is cherefull For neuer was a mothers reputation Noblyer defended t is my ioy and pride I haue a firme to bestow vpon it Lady What 's that you said sir Capt. 'T were too bold and soone yet To craue forgiuenesse of you I will earne it first Dead or aliue I know I shall enioy it Lady What 's all this sir Capt. My ioyes beyond expression I do but thinke how wretched I had been Were this anothers quarrell and not mine Lady Why is it yours Capt. Mine Thinke me not so miserable Not to be mine then were I worse then abiect More to be loathde then villnes or sins dunghill Nor did I feare your goodnes faithfull Madame But came with greedy ioy to be confirmde in 't To giue the nobler onset then shines valour And admiration from her fix't Sphere drawes When it comes burnisht with a righteous cause Without which I 'me ten fadomes vnder coward That now am ten degrees aboue a man VVhich is but one of vertues easiest wonders Lady But pray stay all this while I vnderstood you The Colonel was the man Capt. Yes hee 's the man The man of iniury reproach and slander Which I must turne into his soule again Lady The Colonell doo 't that 's strange Capt. The villaine did it That 's not so strange your blessing and your leaue Lady Come come you shall not goe Capt. Not goe were death Sent now to summon me to my Eternity I 'de put him off an howre why the whole world Ha's not chains strong inough to bind me from 't The strongest is my Reuerence to you VVhich if you force vpon me in this case I must be forc'st to breake it Lady Stay I say Capt. In any thing commaund me but in this Madame La. Lasse I shall loose him you 'le heare me first Capt. At my returne I will Lady Youl 'e neuer heare me more then Capt. How Lady Come backe I say You may well thinke there 's cause I call so often Capt. Hah cause what cause Lady So much you must not goe Capt. How Lady You must not goe Capt. Must not why Lady I know a reason for 't VVhich I could wish you 'd yeeld to not know If not it must come forth Faith do not know And yet obey my will Capt. Why I desire To know no other then the cause I haue Nor should you wish it if you take your iniury For one more great I know the world includes not Lady Yes one that makes this nothing yet be rulde And if you vnderstand not seeke no further Capt. I must for this is nothing Lady Then take all And if amongst it you receiue that secret That will offend you though you condemn mee Yet blame your selfe a little for perhaps I would haue made my reputation sound Vpon an others hazards with lesse pitty But vpon yours I dare not Capt. How Lady I dare not 'T was your owne seeking this Capt. If you meane euilly I cannot vnderstand you nor for all the riches This life has would I La. would you neuer might Capt. Why your goodnes that I ioy to fight for Lady In that you neither right your ioy nor me Capt. What an ill Orator has vertue got here Why shal I dare to thinke it a thing possible That you were euer false Lady Oh fearefully As much as you come to Capt. Oh silence couer me Iue felt a deadlier wound then man can giue me false Lady I was betraide to a most sinfull howre By a corrupted soule I put in trust once A Kinswoman Capt. Where is shee let me pay her Lady Oh dead long since Capt. Nay then sh 'as all her wages False do not say 't for honors goodnes doe not You neuer could be so he I calde Father Deserud you at your best when youth merit Could boast at highest in you y'ade no grace Or vertue that he matcht not no delight That you inuented but he sent it crownde To your full wishing soule Lady That heapes my guiltinesse Cap. Oh were you so vnhappy to be false Both to your selfe and me but to me chiefly What a dayes hope is here lost and with it The ioyes of a iust cause Had you but thought On such a noble quarrell you 'd ha dyed Ere you 'd ha yeelded for the sins hate first Next for the shame of this howres cowardize Curst be the heate that lost me such a cause A worke that I was made for Quench my spirit And out with honors flaming lights within thee Be darke and dead to all respects of manhood I neuer shall haue vse of valour more Put off your vow for shame why should you hoarde vp Such Iustice for a barren widdowhood That was so iniurious to the faith of wedlocke Exit Lady I should be dead for all my lifes works ended I dare not sight a stroke now nor engadge The noble resolution of my friends Enter two friends of Captaine Agers That were more vilde Their here kill me my shame I am not for the fellowship of honour 1. Friend Captaine fie come sir we haue been seeking for you very late to day this was