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The rebellion of Naples or the tragedy of Massenello· commonly so called: but rightly Tomaso Aniello di Malfa Generall of the Neopolitans. Written by a gentleman who was an eye-witnes where this was really acted upon that bloudy stage, the streets of Naples. Anno Domini MDCXLVII.
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house for the honour of my name then I would so feather my nest that Jupiters own Bird who builds his nest in the Sun should not think it a disparagement to seek alliance with one of my Chikeens Mass Genuino thou hast converted me henceforth I will be covetous high minded glorious and haughty and hearken to what I shall say in order to my conversion Genuino the City is rich we have the power in our hands why should we not have the riches The Citizens begin to thrust their thumbs under their girdles and to make pauses at our demands and some of them begin to look asquint already upon our actions Hast thou not observ'd it Genuino Genuino thou hast spoken wisely money is all in all and that 's the thing we aim at money is the sinews of War and the life-bloud to action let us suck this bloud and cut these sinews lest they stand upon their tearms with us It is requisite that so strong a body shou'd be thus enfeebled when we know not how long they will take our part let us but get a world of money and we care not for the World Pecunia is the Queen Regent of the Worlds Empire whose divall jussements being so slenderly regarded hath been the only cause why none hath hitherto attained to the Quintessentiall and fift Monarchy And therfore Dame Nature was wisely provident in hiding with her greatest care this thing Omnipotent in the very bowels of the earth like a carefull Mother who hides her knives out of her childrens way till they know how to use them But we are men and know full well how to be our own carvers Let us provide our selves with these necessaries and none shall live but such as are beholding to us for doles of meat and shives of bread Money will ransom Kings and make Crowns to pawn their Jewels Therfore good Genuino let us have money enough the City has it we have the City and why should we be without it Gen. Softly great Tomaso you are too apt a Scholar all that you have said is truth and must be executed yet so as that they may seem to enjoy what we are Masters of Let them be your Cash-keepers and you shall command whatsoever they have as readily as if they were your Servants Now you have made your self their Conquerour you must not plunder the City nor take all away at once for if you do not leave a nest-egge behind you the hens will lay no more What 's theirs by providence must be ours with prudence We will make them give or we will use them as the old Wives use their cakes when they are grown dry put them under ground Mass Genuino thou saist well of all Nations sools have the least wit and of all wise men thou art one for my money Mariam Sir you were pleas'd to talk of alliance even now I forgot to tell you that the Vice-Queen was here and said that her eldest Son should many one of your Daughters if you will be friends with him Mass A pox consound her for an Hypocrite she came to abuse us to flout and jeer us a likely matter Gen. Not so carry your businesse handsomly and he shall be glad to seek it Where in all the Royall Palace is there a prettier Moppet then this same A wittier thing I tell you Sir she is a Bed-fellow for a Prince and a Companion for his betters Vrsula What she marry come up a blister on the tongue that spake it Agatha What say you to this girl She 's black but lovely If you can force him to any you may compell him to accept of this if he may chuse hee 'l chuse neither Mass I may do so but I may chuse if you shackle Princes you must have golden bonds not rustie iron Come Genuino wee 'l go and advise about the premises leave foolish Women to themselves Ex. Mass Gen. Vrsula Am I but rustie iron I think my self to be as good mettal as her self 'T was a roguish speech Mariam O Child remember he is your Father Vrsula My Father What of that Let him use me like a Child I am no rusty piece Agatha As rusty as thou art he shall thee or none let them consult out as they please 't is your fine face that is the cause of all this stir Flora. Mother I never thought it fine but as it is God bestowed it and I hope you will not make Gods gifts my fault Agatha Go go you 're a prating baggage Flora. Good Mother do not build your discontents upon imaginations so improbable and unlikely Agath Improbable to thee vile Wretch but not to her Enter Massenello and Genuino Gen. I tell you Sir you must not do things rashly take advice Where have you a King But such a one is his right hand Be advised Sir Gods themselves did sit in Councel Mass I tell thee man thou shalt be my right hand and my right foot and my right eie and my right ear and my right right right any thing if thou wilt be quiet thou shalt be my chief Secretary and Councellour of State you shall be a Queen Mother you a Queen and thou my little Chuck the new Infanta of Neapolis I fear nothing but that I shall want Children and Kindred rather then honours and preferments to confer upon them Enter a Messenger in hast Mess Sir they all expect you in the Mercato nothing can be done untill you come Gen. You may be sure of that Who dares act any thing without you You are the soul that gives life to the body politique and the main Engin from whom the wheel of fortune borrows its motion Mass 'T is well done of you thus to let us understand our self Ex. Mass Gen. Mariam I remember when he was but a boy many a time and oft when he came home from fishing he would commend the policy of the Herring that could make themselves Kings by their multitudes notwithstanding the greatnesse of the Whale and other Fishes and when I was with Child with him I dream'd that I was delivered of a son who as soon as ever he was born could stand upon his head Agatha Mother I can easily interpret that dream for you the King is the Head of the People my Husband shall pull down the King and bring him under his foot and so stand upon his Head Vrsula 'T is very likely to be true a very pretty interr retation Flora. I but Sister this should have been done as soon as he was born for so my Grandmother dream'd Vrsula Goodly goodly how you come in with your five eggs a penny and four of them rotten The rising of the people was the big swoln belly that contain'd the bully lad that should do such feats and my Father is not two daies old since he was so born Flora. I but Sister my Grandmother saies she dream'd how that my Father as soon as he was born should stand upon his head