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A50093	Three new playes; viz. The [brace] bashful lover, Guardian, Very woman. As they have been often acted at the private-house in Black-Friers, by His late Majesties Servants, with great applause. / Written by Philip Massenger, Gent. Never printed before.	Massinger, Philip, 1583-1640.; Fletcher, John, 1579-1625,	1655 (1655)	Wing M1050; ESTC R202151	128,623	294

she was a Bride I flie To your impartial justice the offence Is death and death in his most horrid form Let not then title or a Princes name Since a great crime is in a great man greater Secure the Offender Mess. Give me life for life As thou wilt answer it to the great King Whose Deputy thou art here Al. And speedy Justice Mess. Put the damn'd wretch to torture Al. Force him to Reveal his curs'd Confederates which spare not Although you find a Son among them Vice How Mess. Why bring you not the Rack forth Al. Wherefore stands the Murtherer unbound Vice Shall I have hearing Mess. Excellent Lady in this you express Your true love to the dead Al. All love to mankind from me ends with him Vice Will you hear me yet And first to you you do confess the fact With which you stand charg'd John I will not make worse What is already ill with vain denial Vice Then understand though you are Prince of Tarent Yet being a Subject to the King of Spain No priviledge of Sicily can free you Being convict by a just form of Law From the municipal Statutes of that Kingdom But as a common man being found guilty Must suffer for it John I prize not my life So much as to appeal from any thing You shall determine of me Vice Yet despair not To have an equal hearing the exclaims Of this griev'd Father nor my Daughters tears Shall sway me from my self and where they urge To have you tortur'd or led bound to prison I must not grant it Mess. No Vice I cannot sir For men of his rank are to be distinguish'd From other men before they are condemn'd From which his cause not heard he yet stands free So take him to your charge and as your life See he be safe Capt. Let me die for him else Exe. Ped. John Cap. guard Mess. The guard of him should have been given to me Al. Or unto me Mess. Bribes may corrupt the Captain Al. And our just wreak by force or cunning practice With scorn prevented Mar. Oh! Al. What groan is that Vice They 'r apparent signs of life yet in him Al. Oh that there were that I could pour my blood Into his veins Mar. Oh oh Vice Take him up gently Mess. Run for Physitians Al. Surgeons Mess. All helps else Vice This care of his recovery timely practis'd Would have express'd more of a Father in you Then your impetuous clamors for revenge But I shall find fit time to urge that further Hereafter to you 't is not fit for me To add weight to oppress'd calamitie Exeunt Act. 2. Scaen. 1. Enter Pedro Don John Captain John WHy should your love to me having already So oft endur'd the test be put unto A needless trial have you not long since In every circumstance and rite of friendship Outgone all presidents the Antients boast of And will you yet move further Ped. Hitherto I have done nothing howsoe'r you value My weak endeavours that may justly claim A title to your friendship and much less Laid down the debt which as a tribute due To your deservings not I but mankind Stands bound to tender John Do not make an Idol Of him that should and without superstition To you build up an Altar O my Pedro When I am to expire to call you mine Assures a future happiness Give me leave To argue with you and the fondness of Affection struck blind with justice hear me Why should you being innocent fling your life Into the furnace of your fathers anger For my offence Or take it granted yet 'T is more then supposition you prefer My safety 'fore your own so prodigally You waste your favors wherfore should this Captain His blood and sweat rewarded in the favor Of his great Master falsifie the trust Which from true judgment he reposes in him For me a stranger Ped. Let him answer that He needs no prompter Speak your thoughts and freely Capt. I ever lov'd to do so and it shames not The bluntness of my breeding from my youth I was train'd up a Soldier one of those That in their natures love the dangers more Then the rewards of danger I could add My life when forfeited the Viceroy pardon'd But by his intercession and therefore It being lent by him I were ungrateful Which I will never be if I refus'd To pay that debt at any time demanded Ped. I hope friend this will satisfie you John No it raises More doubts within me Shall I from the school Of gratitude in which this Captain reads The text so plainly learn to be unthankful Or viewing in your actions the Idea Of perfect Friendship when it does point to me How brave a thing it is to be a Friend Turn from the object Had I never lov'd The fair Almira for her outward features Nay were the beauties of her mind suspected And her contempt and scorn painted before me The being your Sister would anew inflame me With much more impotence to dote upon her No dear friend let me in my death confirm Though you in all things else have the precedence I 'll die ten times ere one of Pedro's hairs Shall suffer in my cause Ped. If you so love me In love to that part of my soul dwels in you For though two bodies friends have but one soul Loose not both life and me Enter a Servant 1. Serv. The Prince is dead Exit John If so shall I leave Pedro here to answer For my escape As thus I clasp thee let The Vice-roys sentence finde me Ped. Flie for Heavens sake Consider the necessity though now We part Anthonio we may meet again But death's division is for ever friend Enter another Servant 2. Serv. The rumor spread Sir of Martino's death Is check'd there 's hope of his recovery John Why should I flie then when I may enjoy With mine own life my friend Ped. That 's still uncertain He may have a relapse for once be rul'd friend He 's a good debtor that pays when 't is due A prodigal that before it is requir'd Makes tender of it Enter three or four Sailors 1. Sail. The Bark Sir is ready 2. Sail. The wind sits fair Whistles within 3. Sail. Heaven favors your escape Cap. Hark how the Boatswain whistles you aboard Will nothing move you John Can I leave my friend Pedro. I must delay no longer force him home Capt. I 'll run the hazard of my fortunes with you John What violence is this hear but my Reasons Pedro. Poor friendship that is cool'd with Arguments Away away Capt. For Malta Pedro. You shall hear All our events John I may sail round the world But never meet thy like Pedro Pedro. Anthonio John I breathe my soul back to thee Pedro. In exchange Bear mine along with thee Gapt. Cheerly my hearts Exeunt Ped. He 's gone May pittying-Heaven his Pilot be And then I weigh not what becomes of me Exit Enter Viceroy Messina and Attendants

shall Supply my want of power Gal. To serve me boy I wish believe it that 't were in my nerves To do thee any service and thou shalt If I survive the fortune of this day Be satisfied I am serious Asc. I am not To be put off so sir since you do neglect My offer'd duty I must use the power I bring along with me that may command you You have seen this Ring Gal. Made rich by being worne upon the Princess finger Asc. 'T is a favour To you by me sent from her view it better But why coy to receive it Gal. I am unworthy Of such a blessing I have done nothing yet That may deserve it no Commanders blood Of th' adverse party hath yet dy'd my sword Drawn out in her defence I must not take it This were a triumph for me when I had Made Florence Duke my prisoner and compell'd him To kneel for mercy at her feet Asc. 'T was sent sir To put you in mind whose cause it is you fight for And as I am her creature to revenge A wrong to me done Gal. By what man Asc. Alonzo Gal. Th' Ambassador Asc. The same Gal. Let it suffice I know him by his armor and his horse And if we meet I am cut off the Alarum Commands me hence sweet Youth fall off Asc. I must not you are too noble to receive a wound Upon your back and following close behind you I am secure though I could wish my bosom Were your defence Gal. Thy kindness will undo thee Exeunt Enter Lorenzo Alonzo Pisano Martino Lor. We 'll charge the main Battalia fall you Upon the Van preserve your Troops intire To force the Rear he dies that breaks his ranks Till all be ours and sure Pisa. 'T is so proclaim'd Exeunt Enter Galeazzo Ascanio and Alonzo Gal. 'T is he Ascanio Stand Alon. I never shunn'd A single opposition but tell me Why in the battel of all men thou hast Made choice of me Gal. Look on this Youth his cause Sits on my sword Alon. I know him not Gal. I 'll help your memory Fight Asc. What have I done I am doubtful To whom to wish the victory for still My resolution wavering I so love The enemy that wrong'd me that I cannot Without repentance wish success to him That seeks to do me right Alas he 's faln Alonzo falls As you are gentle hold sir or if I want Power to perswade so far I conjure you By her lov'd name I am sent from Gal. 'T is a charm Too strong to be resisted He is yours Yet why should you make suit to save that life Which you so late desir'd should be cut off For injuries receiv'd begets my wonder Asc. Alas we foolish spleenful boys would have We know not what I have some private reasons But now not to be told Gal. Shall I take him prisoner Asc. By no means sir I will not save his life To rob him of his honor when you give Give not by halves One short word and I follow Exit Galeazo My Lord Alonzo if you have receiv'd A benefit and would know to whom you owe it Remember what your entertainment was At old Octavio's house one you call'd friend And how you did return it Exit Alon. I remember I did not well but it is now no time To think upon 't my wounded honor calls For reparation I must quench my fury For this disgrace in blood and some shall smart for 't Exit Enter Vberti Farneze wounded Far. O Prince Vberti valour cannot save us The body of our Army 's pierc'd and broken The wings are routed and our scattered Troops Not to be rallied up Vber 'T is yet some comfort The enemy must say we were not wanting In courage or direction and we may Accuse the powers above us partial when A good cause well defended too must suffer For want of fortune Far. All is lost the Duke Too far engag'd I fear to be brought off Three times I did attempt his rescue but With odds was beaten back Only the stranger I speak it to my shame still follow'd him Cutting his way but 't is beyond my hopes That either should return Uber. That noble stranger Whom I in my proud vanity of greatness As one unknown contemn'd when I was thrown Out of my saddle by the great Dukes lance Hors'd me again in spight of all that made Resistance and then whisper'd in mine ear Fight bravely Prince Uberti there 's no way else To the fair Matilda's favour Far. 'T was done nobly Uber. In you my bosom friend I had call'd it noble But such a courtesie from a Rival merits The highest attribute Enter Galeazo and Gonzaga Far. Stand on your guard we are pursu'd Uber. Preserv'd wonder on wonder Far. The Duke in safety Gon. Pay your thanks Farneze To this brave man if I may call him so Whose acts were more then humane if thou art My better Angel from my infancie Design'd to guard me like thy self appear For sure thou art more then mortal Gal. No great sir A weak and sinful man though I have done you Some prosperous service that hath found your favour I am lost to my self but lose not you The offer'd opportunity to delude The hot pursuing enemy these woods Nor the dark vail of night cannot conceal you If you dwell long here You may rise again But I am faln for ever Far. Rather borne up To the supreme sphere of honor Uber. I confess my life your gift Gon. My liberty You have snatch'd The wreath of conquest from the Victors head And do alone in scorn of Lorenzo's fortune Though we are slav'd by true heroick valour Deserve a triumph Uber. From whence then proceeds this poor dejection Gal: In one suit I 'll tell you Which I beseech you grant I lov'd your daughter But how as beggers in their wounded fancie Hope to be Monarchs I long languish'd for her But did receive no Cordial but what Despair my rough Physitian prescrib'd me At length her goodness and compassion found it And whereas I expected and with reason The distance and disparity consider'd Between her birth and mine she would contemn me The Princess gave me comfort Gon. In what measure Gal. She did admit me for her Knight and servant And spurr'd me to do something in this battel Fought for her liberty that might not blemish So fair a favour Gonza. This you have perform'd to th' height of admiration Uber. I subscribe to 't that am your Rival Gal. You are charitable But how short of my hopes nay the assurance Of those atchievements which my love and youth Already held accomplish'd this days fortune Must sadly answer What I did she gave me The strength to do her piety preserv'd Her Father and her gratitude for the dangers You threw your self into for her defence Protected you by me her instrument But when I came to strike in mine own cause And to do somthing so remarkable That should at my return

off no Canons throat now thunders Nor Fife nor Drum beat up a charge choise Musique Ushers the parent of security long absent Peace Manf. I know not what to think on 't Uber. May it poise the expectation Enter Soldiers unarm'd with olive-branches Captains Lorenzo Galeazo Martino Matilda a wreath of laurel on her head in her chariot drawn through them Gonz. Thus to meet you Great Duke of Tuscany throws amazement on me But to behold my daughter long since mourn'd for And lost even to my hopes thus honour'd by you With an excess of comfort overwhelms me And yet I cannot truly call my self Happy in this solemnity till your Highness Vouchsafe to make me understand the motives That in this peaceful way hath brought you to us Lor. I must crave licence first for know Gonzaga I am subject to anothers will and can Nor speak nor do without permission from her My curled forehead of late terrible To those that did acknowledge me their Lord While Lor. speaks Uberti and the rest present themselves to Matilda Is now as smooth as rivers when no wind stirs My frowns or smiles that kill'd or sav'd have lost Their potent awe and sweetness I am transform'd But do not scorn the Metamorphosis From that fierce thing men held me I am captiv'd And by the unresistable force of beauty Led hither as a prisoner Is 't your pleasure that I shall deliver those injunctions which Your absolute command impos'd upon me Or daign your self to speak 'em Mat. Sir I am Your property you may use me as you please But what is in your power and breast to do No Orator can dilate so well Lor. I obey you That I came hither as an enemy With hostile arms to the utter ruine of Your Country what I have done makes apparent That fortune seconded my will the late Defeature will make good That I resolv'd To force the scepter from your hand and make Your Dukedom tributary my surprizal Of Mantua your Metropolis can well witness And that I cannot fear the change of fate My Army flesh'd in blood spoil glory conquest Stand ready to maintain Yet I must tell you By whom I am subdu'd and what 's the ransom I am commanded to lay down Gonz. My Lord you humble your self too much 't is fitter You should propose and we consent Lor. Forbear The articles are here subscrib'd and sign'd By my obedient hand All prisoners Without a ransom set at liberty Mantua to be deliver'd up the Rampires Ruin'd in the assault to be repair'd The loss the husbandman receiv'd his crop Burnt up by wanton licence of the soldier To be made good with whatsoever else You could impose on me if you had been The Conqueror I your Captive Gonz, Such a change wants an example I must owe this favour To the clemencie of the old Heroique valour That spar'd when it had power to kill a vertue Buried long since but rais'd out of the grave By you to grace this latter age Lor. Mistake not The cause that did produce this good effect If as such you receive it 't was her beauty Wrought first on my rough nature but the vertues Of her fair soul dilated in her converse That did confirm it Mat. Mighty sir no more You honor her too much that is not worthy To be your servant Lor. I have done and now Would gladly understand that you allow of The art cles propounded Gonz. Do not wrong Your benefits with such a doubt they are So great and high and with such reverence To be receiv'd that if I should profess I hold my Dukedom from you as your vassal Or offer'd up my daughter as you please To be dispos'd of in the point of honor And a becoming gratitude 't would not cancel The bond I stand engag'd for but accept Of that which I can pay my all is yours sir Nor is there any here though I must grant Some have deserv'd much from me for so far I dare presume but will surrender up Their interest to that your Highness shall Daign to pretend a title Uber. I subscribe not to this condition Far. The services This Prince hath done your Grace in your most danger Are not to be so slighted Gal. 'T is far from me To urge my merits yet I must maintain Howe'r my power is less my love is more Nor will the gracious Princess scorn to acknowledge I have been her humble servant Lor. Smooth your brows I 'll not incroach upon your right for that were Once more to force affection a crime With which should I the second time be tainted I did deserve no favour neither will I Make use of what is offer'd by the Duke Howe'r I thank his goodness I 'll lay by My power and though I should not brook a Rival What we are well consider'd I 'll descend To be a third Competitor he that can With love and service best deserve the garland With your consent let him wear it I despair not The trial of my fortune Gonz. Bravely offer'd and like your self great Prince Uber. I must profess I am so taken with it that I know not Which way to express my service Gal. Did I not build Upon the Princess grace I could sit down And hold it no dishonor Mat. How I feel My soul divided all have deserv'd so well I know not where to fix my choice Gon. You have Time to consider will you please to take Possession of the Fort then having tasted The fruits of peace you may at leisure prove Whose plea will prosper in the Court of Love Exeunt Act. 5. Scaen. 1. Enter Alonzo Octavio Pisano Maria with a purse Gothrio Alon. YOu need not doubt sir were not peace proclaim'd And celebrated with a general joy The high displeasure of the Mantuan Duke Rais'd on just grounds not jealous suppositions The saving of our lives which next to heaven To you alone is proper would force mercy For an offence though capital Pisa. When the Conqueror Uses Intreaties they are arm'd Commands The vanquish'd must not check at Asc. My piety pay the forfeit If danger come but near you I have heard My gracious Mistress often mention you When I serv'd her as a Page and feelingly Relate how much the Duke her sire repented His hasty doom of banishment in his rage Pronounc'd against you Oct. In a private difference I grant that Innocence is a wall of brass And scorns the hottest battery but when The cause depends between the Prince and Subject 'T is an unequal competition Justice Must lay her ballance by and use her sword For his ends that protects it I was banish'd And till revoked from exile to tread on My Soveraigns territories with forbidden feet The severe letter of the Law calls death Which I am subject to in coming so neer His Court and person But my onely Child Being provided for her honor salv'd too I thank your noble change I shall endure Whate'r can fall with patience Alonz. You have

almost for thirteen years Though the Gentleman at all parts was his equal First challeng'd him and that declin'd he gave him A blow in publick Gen. Not to be endur'd but by a slave Monte. This great Sir justly weigh'd You may a little if you please take from The rigor of your Justice and express An act of mercy Jol. I can hear no more This opens an old wound and makes a new one Would it were cicatriz'd waite me Calyp. As your shadow Exeunt Jol. Calyp. Alph. We grant you these are glorious pretences Revenge appearing in the shape of valor Which wise Kings must distinguish The defence Of Reputation now made a Bawd To murther every trifle falsly stil'd An injury and not to be determin'd But by a bloody Duel though this vice Hath taken root and growth beyond the Mountains As France and in strange fashions her Ape England can deerly witness with the loss Of more brave spirits then would have stood the shock Of the Turks army while Alphonso lives It shall not here be planted Move me no further In this In what else suiting you to ask And me to give expect a gratious answer How ever welcome to our Court Lord General I 'll bring you out of the Ports and then betake you To your good fortune Gen Your Grace overwhelms me Exeunt Enter Calypso and Jolante with a Purse and a Jewel Calyp. You are bound to favor him Mark you how he pleaded For my Lords pardon Jol. That 's indeed a tye but I have a stronger on me Calyp. Say you love His person be not asham'd of 't he 's a man For whose embraces though Endimion Lay sleeping by Cinthia would leave her orb And exchange kisses with him Jol. Do not Fan A fire that burns already to hot in me I am in my honor sick sick to the death Never to be recovered Calyp. What a coyl 's here For loving a man It is no Africk wonder If like Pasiphae you doted on a Bull Indeed 't were monstrous but in this you have A thousand thousand presidents to excuse you A Sea-mans wife may ask relief of her Neighbor When her husbands bound to the Indies and not blam'd for 't And many more besides of higher calling Though I forbear to name 'em You have a husband But as the case stands with my Lord he is A kinde of no husband and your Ladiship As free as a widow can be I confess If Ladies should seek change that have their husbands At Boord and Bed to pay their marriage duties The surest bond of concord 't were a fault Indeed it were But for your honor that Do lie alone so often Body of me I am zealous in your cause let me take breath Jol. I apprehend what thou wouldst say I want all As means to quench the spurious fire that burns here Calyp. Want means while I your Creature live I dare not Be so unthankful Jol. Wilt thou undertake it And as an earnest of much more to come Receive this Jewel and Purse cramn'd full of Crowns How dearly I am forc'd to buy dishonor Calyp. I would do it gratis but 't would ill become My breeding to refuse your honors bounty Nay say no more all Rhetorick in this Is comprehended let me alone to work him He shall be yours that 's poor he is already At your devotion I will not boast My faculties this way but suppose he were Coy as Adonis or Hippolitus And your desires more hot then Citherea's Or wanton Phedras I will bring him chain'd To your embraces glorying in his Fetters I have said it Jol. Go and prosper and imagine a salary beyond thy hopes Calyp. Sleep you Secure on either ear the burthens yours To entertain him mine to bring him hither Exeunt Enter Adorio Camillo Lentulo Donato Don. Your wrong 's beyond a challenge and you deal To fairly with him if you take that way To right your self Lent The least that you can do I' th' terms of honor is when next you meet him To give him the bastinado Cam. And that done Draw out his Sword to cut your own throat No Be rul'd by me shew your self an Italian And having received one injury do not put off Your Hat for a second there are fellows that For a few crowns will make him sure and so With your revenge you prevent future mischief Ador. I thank you Gentlemen for your studied care In what concerns my honor but in that I 'll steer mine own course yet that you may know You are still my Cabinet Counsellers my bosom Lies open to you I begin to feel A weariness nay satiety of looseness And something tells me here I should repent My harshneis to Caliste Enter Cario in haste Cam. When you please you may remove that scruple Ador. I shall think on 't Car. Sir Sir are you ready Ador. To do what I am sure 't is not yet dinner time Car. True but I usher Such an unexpected dainty bit for breakfast As yet I never cook'd 't is not Potargo Fride Frogs Potato's Marrow'd Cavear Carps Tongues the Pith of an English Chine of Beef Nor our Italian delicate Oyl'd Mushrooms And yet a drawer on too and if you shew not An appetite and a strong one I 'll not say To eat it but devour it without grace too For it will not stay a Preface I am sham'd And all my past provocatives will be jeer'd at Ador. Art thou in thy wits what new found rarity Hast thou discover'd Car. No such matter Sir it grows in our own Country Don. Serve it up I feel a kinde of stomach Cam. I could feed too Car. Not a bit upon a march there 's other Lettice For your course Lips this is peculiar onely For my Masters palate I would give my whole years wages With all my vails and fees due to the Kitchin But to be his Carver Ador. Leave your fooling Sirrah and bring in your dainty Car. I will bring in it self It has life and spirit in it and for proof Behold Now fall to boldly my life on 't It comes to be tasted Enter Mirtilla with Letter and Jewel Cam. Ha! Calistes Woman Lent A handsom one by Venus Ador. Pray you for bear You are welcome fair one Don. How that blush becomes her Ador. Aim your designs at me Mirt: I 'em trusted Sir With a business of near consequence which I would To your private ear deliver Car. I told you so Give her audience on your Couch it is fit state To a she Ambassador Ador. Pray you Gentlemen For a while dispose of your selves I 'll strait attend you Exit Car. Dispatch her first for your honor the quickly doing You know what follows Ador. Will you please to vanish Exit Cario Now pretty one your pleasure you shall finde me Ready to serve you if you 'll put me to My Oath I 'll take it on this Book Mirt. O Sir the favor is too great and far above My poor ambition I must kiss your