2. Iu. That 's enough Enter Philocles with a guard 1. Iu. Philocles stand to the Barre and answere to such Crimes as shall be here obiected against thy life Reade the enditement Phi. Spare that labour I do confesse the fact that I am charg'd with And speake as much as my accusers can As much as all the witnesses can proue T was I that stole away the Daughter and Heire Of the Lord Polimetes which wert to doe againe Rather then lose her I againe would venture This was the fact your sentence honour'd fathers Cler. T is braue and resolute 1. Iu. A heauy sentence noble Philocles And such a one as I could wish my selfe Off from this place some other might deliuer You must dye for it death is your sentence Phi. Which I embrace with willingnesse now my Lord to Pol. Is your hate glutted yet or is my life Too poore a sacrifice to appease the rancor Of your inueterate malice if it be to Inuent some scandall that may after blot My reputation father dry your teares Weepe not for me my death shall leaue no staine Vpon your bloud nor blot on your faire name The honour'd ashes of my ancestors May still rest quiet in their teare wet Vrnes For any fact of mine I might haue liu'd If heauen had not preuented it and found Death for some foule dishonourable act Brother farewell no sooner haue I found to Francisco But I must leaue thy wisht for company Farewell my dearest loue liue thou still happy And may some one of more desert then I Be blest in the enioying what I loose I neede not wish him happinesse that has thee For 〈…〉 bring it may hee proue as good 〈…〉 worthy 〈◊〉 dearest Philocles 〈…〉 for any man but thee 〈…〉 good my Lords 〈…〉 both together 〈…〉 alike why should the law 〈…〉 and lay it all on him 〈…〉 would we could as lawfully 〈…〉 hee should not dye for this 〈…〉 Constable leading Eugenio 〈…〉 whos 's that you haue brought there 〈…〉 A benefactor if it please your Lordships 〈…〉 him in my watch last night 〈◊〉 What 's his offence Con, murder 〈◊〉 No master Constable t was but poisoning of a man 〈◊〉 〈…〉 a foole 〈◊〉 〈…〉 for euer all will out 〈◊〉 What proofes haue you against him 〈◊〉 His owne profession if it please your honor 〈◊〉 And 〈…〉 ill profession to be a murderer thou 〈…〉 has confest the fact 〈◊〉. Yes my Lord hee cannot deny it 〈◊〉 Did he not name the party who it was that he had 〈…〉 Con. marry with reuerance be it spoken 〈…〉 my Lord Polimetes his sonne 〈◊〉 How 's this 1. Iu He di'd long sence at Athens 〈◊〉 I cannot tell what I should thinke of it 〈…〉 the man that lately brought me newes 〈◊〉 〈…〉 to the barre thou herest thy accusation 〈…〉 say Eug. Ah my good Lord 〈…〉 deny what I haue saide 〈…〉 as my bleeding heart Was making confession of my crime Câ—n. I told him anâ— shall please your Lordships 〈…〉 Kings officers had eies to heare such rascalls 1. Iu. You haue bin carefull in your office Constable You may now leaue your Prisoner Con. I le leaue the fell on with your Lordship 1. Iu. Farewel good Con. Murder I see will out exit Con. Why didst thou poison him Eug. I was poore And want made me be hir'd 2. Iu. Hir'd by whom Eu. By Count Virro There he stands Vir. I do beseech your Lordships not to credit What this base fellow speakes I am innocent 1. Iu. I doe beleeue you are sirrah speake truth You haue not long to liue Eu. Please it your Lordship I may relate the manner 3. Iu. doe Eug. Eugenio was aliue when first the newes Was spred in Syracuse he was dead Which false report Count Virro crediting Became an earnest suitor to his Sister Thinking her Heyre but finding afterwards Her brother liu'd and comming home Not a dayes iourney hence he sent me to him And with a promise of fiue hundred crownes Hir'd me to poyson him that this is true Heer 's his owne hand to witnesse it against him Please it your Lordships to peruse the writing 1. Iu. This is his hand 2. Iu. Sure as I liue I haue seene Warrants from him with iust these Carracters 3. Iu. Besides me thinkes this fellowes Tale is likely Pol. T is too true This fellowes suddaine going from my house Put me into a feare 1. Iu. Count Virro stand to the barre What can you say to cleere you of this murder Vir. Nothing my Lords I must confesse the fact 2. Iu. Why then against you both doe I pronounce Sentence of death Amb. The Law is iust Pol. Wretch that I am is my dissembled griefe Turn'd to true sorrow were my acted teares But Prophesies of my ensuing woe And is he truely dead oh pardon me Deâ—ie Ghost of my Eugenio t was my fault That cal'd this hasty vengeance from the Gods And shortened thus thy life for whilst with tricks Brought to fasten wealth vpon our house Thought a Canniball to be the graue Of me and mine base bloudy murderous Count Vâ—r.. Vile Cousner cheating Lord dissembler â—. Iu. Peace stop the mouth of malediction there This is no place to raile in 〈◊〉 Ye iust powers That to the quality of mans offence â—â—â—pe your correcting rods and punish there Where he has sinn'd did not my bleeding heart 〈◊〉 such a heauy share in this dayes woe woes could with a free soule applaud your iustice Pol. Lord Euphues and Philocles forgiue me To make amends I know's impossible For what my malice wrought but I would faine 〈…〉 that might testifie my griefe 〈…〉 repentance Eu. This is that I look't for 〈◊〉 You re kind too late my Lord had you bin thus 〈…〉 required y 'had sau'd your selfe and me 〈…〉 sonnes but if your griefe be true 〈…〉 you heartily Phi. And I 〈◊〉 Now comes my que my Lord Polimetes 〈…〉 correction let me aske one question 〈◊〉 What question speake Eu. if this young Lord 〈…〉 would you bestow your Daughter 〈…〉 vpon him would you Lord 〈◊〉 As willingly as I would breath my selfe 〈◊〉 Then dry all your eyes 〈…〉 heare shall haue a cause to weeke to Phil. 〈…〉 Leucothoe is no Heire 〈…〉 liues and that cleares you Count Virro 〈…〉 murder All How liues Eu. Yes liues to call thee brother Philocles He discouers himselfe Leu. Oh my deare Brother Pol. My sonne Welcome from death Eu. Pardon me good my Lord that I thus long Haue from your knowledge kept my selfe conceal'd My end was honest Pol. I see t was And now sonne Philocles giue mee thy hand Heere take thy wife she loues thee I dare sweare And for the wrong that I intended thee Her portion shall be double what I meant it Phi. I thanke your Lordship Pol. Brother Euphues I hope all enmity is now forgot Betwixt our houses Eu. Let it be euer so I do embrace your loue Vir. Well my life is sau'd yet though my wench be lost God giue you ioy Phi. Thankes good my Lord 1. Iu. How suddenly this tragicke sceane is charg'd And turn'd to Comedy 2. Iu. T is very strange The King speakes from 〈◊〉 Pol. Let vs conclude within King Stay And take my ioy with you Eup. His Maiesty Is comming downe let vs attend Enter King King These iarres are well clos'd vp now Philocles What my rash oath deni'de me this blest howâ—e And happy accident has brought to passe The sauing of thy life Phi. A life my Leige That shall be euer ready to be spent Vpon your seruice King Thankes good Philocles But wher 's the man whose happy presence brought All this vnlook't for sport where is Eugenio Eu. Heere my dread Leige King Welcome to 〈…〉 Welcome Eugenio prithee aske some boone That may requite the good that thou hast done Eu. I thanke your Maiesty what I haue done Needes no requitall but I haue a suite Vnto Lord Euphues please it your Maiesty To be to him an intercessor for me I make no question but I shall obtaine King What is it speake it shall be granted thee Eu. That it would please him to bestow on me His Neece the faire and vertuous Lady Laeda Euph. With all my heart I know 't will please her well I haue often heard her praise Eugenio It shall be done within King Then here all strife ends I le be your guest my selfe to day and helpe To solemnize this double marriage Pol. Your royall presence shall much honour vs King Then leade away the happy knot you tye Concludes in loue two houses enmity FINIS EPILOGVS OVr Authors heire if it be legitimate T is his if not he dares the worst of fate For if a Bastard charity is such That what you giue it cannot be too much And he and we vow if it may be showne To doe as much for yours as for our owne FINIS
another takes Cler. I would we were a little neerer vm We might but heare what talke these wenches haue When they are alone I warrant some good stuffe Phi. T is happinesse enough for me to see The motion of her lips Cler. I faith i st there abouts Why Philocles what lost already man Strooke dead with one poore glance looke vp for shame And tell me how thou likest my iudgement now Now thou doest see Phi. Ah Cleremont too well Too well I see what I shall neuer taste You Ladies beautie she must needs be cruell Though her faire shape deny it to the sonne Of him that is her fathers enemy That Cleremont that fatall difference Checkes my desire and sinkes my rising hopes But loue 's a torrent violent if stopt And I am desperately mad I must I must be hers or else I must not be Cler. Containe that passion that will else ouerwhelme All vertue in you all that is called man And should be yours take my aduice my heart My life to second you let vs consult You may find time to speake to her and woe her Phi. May nay I will in spite of destinie Let women and faint hearted fooles complaine In languishing dispayre a manly loue Dares shew it selfe and presse to his desires Through thickest troopes of horid opposites Were there a thousand waking Dragons set To keepe that golden fruit I would attempt To plucke and taste it t is the danger crownes A braue atchieuement what if I should goe And boldly wooe her in her fathers house In spite enmity what could they say Cle. T were madnesse that not wisedome rash attempts Betray the meanes but neuer worke the end Phi. She would not hate a man for louing her Or if she did better be once deemed Then liue for euer haplesse Cle. But take time The second thoughts our wise men say are best Pli. Delaye 's a double death no I haue thought A meanes that straight I le put in execution I le write a Letter to her presently Take how it will Cle. A Letter who shall carry it Pli. I le tell thee when I haue done hast thou Pen and Inke in thy Chamber Cle. Yes there is one vpon the Table I le stay here at the window and watch whether she stay or not what a sudden change is this Leu. Did not count Virro promise to be heare To day at dinner Pse. Yes Madame that he did and I dare sweare He will not breake Leu. He needes not he is rich enough vnlesse Hee should breake in knauery as some of our Merchants doe now adayes Pse. Breake promise Madame I meane that he will not For your sake you know his businesse Leu. I would I did not he might spare his paines And that vnusuall cost that he bestowes In pranking vp himselfe and please me better He would not please his Taylor and his Barbar For they got more for your sake by their Lord Then they got this twenty yeeres before Leu. Ah Psecas Psecas can my father thinke That I can loue Count Virro one so old That were enough to make a match vnfit But one so base a man that neuer loued For any thing called good but drosse and pelfe One that would neuer had my brother liued Haue mooued this sute no I can neuer loue him But canst thou keepe a secret firmely Psecas Pse. Doubt me not Madame Leu. Well I le tell thee then I loue alas I dare not say I loue him But there 's a yong and noble Gentleman Lord Euphues sonne my fathers enemy A man whom natures prodigality Stretcht euen to enuy in the making vp Once from a Window my pleased eye beheld This youthfull Gallant as he rode the streete On a coruetting Courser who it seemed Knew his faire loade and with a proud disdaine Checkt the base earth my father being by I ask't his name he told me Philocles The sonne and Heyre of his great enemy Iudge Psecas then how my deuided brest Suffered betweene two meeting contraries Hatred and Loue but Loues a deity And must preuaile against mortals whose command Not Ioue himselfe could euer yet withstand Cle. What is the letter done already I see these Louers haue nimble inuentions but how will you send it Phi. What a question 's that seest thou this stone Cle. Ah then I see your drift this stone must guide your Fleeting Letter in the Ayre and carry it to that Faire Marke you ayme at Phi. Hard by her Cle. I think you would not hit her with such stones as this Lady looke to your selfe he that now throwes one Stone at you hopes to hit you with two Phi. But prethee tell mee what doest thinke this Letter may doe Cle. Well I hope T is ten to one this Lady oft hath seene you You neuer liued obscure in Syracuse Nor walk'd the streetes vnknowne and who can tell What place you beare in her affections Lou'd or mislik'd if bad this letter sent Will make her shew her scorne if otherwise Feare not a womans wit shee le find a time To answere your kind Letter and expresse What you desire she should then send it boldly You haue a fairer make there Phi. Cupid guide my arme Oh be as iust blind God as thou art great And with that powerfull hand that golden shaft That I was wounded wound you tender brest There is no saluē but that no cure for me Cle. See what a wonder it strikes vm in how it should come Phi. Shee le wonder more to see what man it comes from Cle. I like her well yet she is not afraid to open it She starts stay marke her action when shee has read the Letter She reades LEt it wrong this Letter that it came From one that trembled to subscribe his name Fearing your hate O let not hate descend Nor make you cruell to so vow'd a friend If you le not promise loue grant but accesse And let me know my woes are past redresse Be iust then beautious Iudge and like the lawes Condemne me not till you haue heard my cause Which when you haue from those faire lips returne Either my life in loue or death in scorne Yours or not Philocles Am I awake or dreame I is it true Or does my flattering fancy but suggest What I most couet Pse. Madame the words are there I le sweare it canna be nor be illusion Leu. It is too good for truth Phi. Mocke me not fortune She kist it sawest thou her by heauen she kist it Cle. And with a looke that relisht loue not scorne Leu. This Letter may be forged I much desire to know the certainty Psecas thy helpe must further me Pse. I le not be wanting Leu. Here comes my father he must not see this Pse. No nor your tother sweet heart hee is with him yonder Enter Polimetes Virro Roscio Pol. Nay noble Count you are too old a Souldier To take a maides first no for a deniall They will be nice at first men must pursue
That will obtaine woe her my Lord and take her You haue my free consent if you can get hers Yonder she walkes alone goe comfort her Virro I le doe the best I may but we old men Are but cold comfort I thanke your Lordships loue Pol. I wonder Roscio that the peeuish Girle Comes on so slowly on perswasions That I can vse do mooue the setting forth Count Virroes greatnesse wealth and dignity Seemes not to affect her Roscio Roscio I doubt the cause my Lord For were not that I dare ingage my life She would be wonne to loue him she has plac'd Already her affections on some other Poli. How should I find it out Ros. Why thus my Lord There 's neuer man nor woman that ere loued But chose some bosome friend whose close conuerse Sweeten their ioyes and ease their burdened minds Of such a working secret thus no doubt Has my yong Lady done and but her woman Who should it be t is she must out with it Her secrecy if wit cannot orereach Gold shall corrupt leaue that to me my Lord But if her Ladies heart doe yet stand free And vnbequeath'd to any your command And fathers iurisdiction enterpos'd Will make her loue the Count no kind of meanes must want to draw her Pol. Thou art my Oracle My Braine my Soule my very being Roscio Walke on and speede whilst I but second thee Cle. It is euen so Count Virro is your riuall See how the old Ape smugs vp his mouldy chaps To seize the bit Phi. He must not if I liue But yet her father brings him that has the meanes That I should euer want Cle. If he do marry her Reuenge it nobly make him a Cuckold boy Phi. Thou iests that feeles it not prithee le ts goe Cle. Stay I le not curse him briefely for thy sake If thou doest marry her mayest thou be made A Cuckold without profit and nere get An Office by it nor fauour at the Court But may thy large ill gotten treasury Be spent in her bought lust and thine owne gold Bring thee adulterers so farewell good Count Exeunt Phiocles Enter Seruant Ser. My Lord ther 's a Messenger within Desires accesse has businesse of import Which to no eare but yours he must impart Enter Eugenio disguised Pol. Admit him now friend your businesse with me Ser. If you be the Lord Polimetes Pol. The same Euge. My Lord I come from Athens with such newes As I dare say is welcome though vnlooked for Your sonne Eugenio liues whom you so long Thought dead and mourn'd for Pol. How liues Euge. Vpon my life my Lord I saw him well Within these few dayes Pol. Thankes for thy good newes Towards him Roscio but now tell me frend Hast thou reueal'd this newes to any man In Syracuse but me Eu. To none my Lord At euery place where I haue staid in towne Enquiring for your Lordships house I heard These tragicke but false newes the contrary I still conceald though knew intending first Your Lordships eare should drinke it Pol. Worthy friend I now must thanke your wisedome as your loue In this well carried action I le requite it Meane time pray vse my house and still continue your Silence in this businesse Roscio make him welcome and Part as little from him as you can for feare Ro. Thinke it done my Lord Pol. Psecas come hither Viâ— Be like your selfe let not a cruell doome Passe those faire lips that neuer were ordain'd To kill but to reuiue Leu. Neither my Lord Lyes in the power to doe Vir. Yes sweete to me Whom your scorne kils and pitty will reuiue Leu. Pitty is shew'd to men in misery Vir. And so am I if not relieu'd by you Leu. T were pride in me my Lord to thinke it so Vir. I am your beauties captiue Leu. Then my Lord What greater gift then freedome can I giue T is that that Captiues most desires and that You shall command y' are free from me my Lord Vir. Your beauty contradicts that freedome Lady Pol. come noble Count I must for this time interrupt you You 'le finde time enough within to talke Vir. I le wait vpon your Lordship exeunt manet Euge. solus Euge. Thus in disguise I haue discouer'd all And found the cause of my reported death Which did at first amaze me but t is well T is to draw on the match betweene my sister And this rich Count heauen grant it be content As well as fortune to her but I feare She cannot loue his age how it succeedes I shall perceiue and whilst vnknowne I stay I cannot hurt the proiect helpe I may Exit Enter Francisco Sumner Fran. This will make good worke for you in the spirituall Court Shallow is a rich man Sum. I marry Sir Those are the men we looke for ther 's somewhat To be got the Court has many businesses at this Time but they are little worth a few waiting Women got with child by Seruingmen or so scarce Worth the citing Fran. Do not their Masters get Vm with child sometimes Sum. Yes no doubt but They haue got a trick to put vm off vpon their Men and for a little portion saue their Owne credits besides these priuate marriages Are much out of our way we cannot know when There is a fault Fran. Well these are no Starters I warrant you Shallow shall not deny it And for the Wench she neede not confesse it she has A marke that will betray her Sum. I thanke you Sir for your good intelligence I hope t is certaine Franc. Feare not that is your citation ready Sum. I haue it heere Franc. Well step aside and come when I call I heare vm comming Exit Sumner Enter Franklin Shallow Luce Parson Frank. Set forward there Francisco what make you here Franc. I come to claime my right Parson take heede Thou art the Author of adultery If thou conioyne this couple shee 's my wife Frank. you saucebox Shal. Father I thought she had beene mine I hope I shall not loose her thus Frank. Francisco dare not to interrupt vs for I sweare thou shalt endure the lawes extremity For thy presumption Franc. doe your worst I feare not I was contracted to her Frank. What witnesse haue you Franc. Heauen is my witnesse whose imperiall eye saw our contract Shal. What an Asse is this to talke of contracting hee that will get a wench must make her bigger as I haue done and not contract Franc. Sir you are abus'd Shal. Why so Franc. The wife you goe to marry is with child and by another Shal. A good iest yfaith make me beleeue that Franc. How comes this foole possest he neuer toucht her I dare sweare Frank. No more Francisco as you will answere it Parson set forward there Franc. stay If this will not suffice Sumner come forth Frank. A Sumner we are all betraid Enter Sumner Sum. God saue you all I think you guesse my businesse These are to cite to the spirituall