Sca. I know you did sir Doct. At which you promised both to God and men Your life vnto your spouse should like snow That fals to comfort not to ouerthrow And loue vnto your yssue should be like The deaw of heauen that hurts not tho it strike When heauen and men did witnesse and record T was an eternall oath no idle word Heauen being pleasd therewith bleste you with children And at heauens blessings all good men reioyce So that Gods chayre and footstoole heauen and earth Made offering at your nuptials as a knot To minde you of your vow O breake it not scar. T is very true Doc. Now sir from this your oth and band Faiths pledge and seale of conscience you ha run Broken all contracts and the forfeiture Iustice hath now in sute against your soule Angels are made the Jurors who are witnesses Vnto the oath you took and God himselfe Maker of marriage he that seald the deed As a firme lease vnto you during life Sirs now as iudge of your transgression The world informes against you with this voyce If such sinnes raigne what mortals can reioyce scar. What then ensues to me Doc. A heauy doome whose executions Now serud vpon your conscience that euer You shall feele plagues whom time shall not disseuer As in a map your eyes see all your life Bad words worse deeds falce oths and al the iniuries You ha done vnto your soule then comes your wife Full of woes drops and yet as full of pitty Who tho she speaks not yet her eies are swords That cut your hart-strings and then your children scar. Oh oho oh Doc. Who what they cannot say talke in their lookes You haue made vs vp but as misfortunes bookes Whom other men may read in when presently Taskt by your selfe you are not like a Theefe Astonied being accus'd but scorch with greefe scar. I I I Doct. Heere stands your wiues tears scar. Where Doc. And you fry for them here lie your childrens wants Sca. Heere Doct. For which you pine in conscience burne And wish you had bin better or nere borne Scar. Dus all this happen to a wretch like me Doc. Both this and worse your soule eternally Shall liue in torment tho the body dy Scar. I shall ha need of drinke then Butler Doc. Nay all your sinnes are on your children laide For the offences that the father made Scar. Are they Sir Doc. Be sure they are Enter Butler Scar. Butler But. Sir scar. Go fetch my wife and children hether But. I will sir sca. I le read a Letter to the Doct. too hee s a Deuine I hee s a Deuine But. I see his mind is troubled and haue made bold with dutie to reade a Letter tending to his good haue made his Brothers friendes both which I will conceale til better temper He sends me for his wife and children shall I fetch em scar. Hee s a Deuine and this Deuine did marry mee that 's good that 's good Doc. Maister Scarborrow Scar. I le be with you straight Sir But. I wil obey him If any thing doth happen that is Ill Heauen beare me record t is against Butlers wil Exit scar. And this Deuine did marry me Whose tongue should be the key to open truth As Gods Ambassador Deliuer deliuer deliuer Do. Maister Scarborrow sca. I le be with you straight sir Saluation to afflicted consciences And not giue torment to contented minds Who should be lamps to comfort out our way And not like Firedrakes to lead men astray I I le be with you straight sir Enter Butler But. Here 's your wife and children sir scar. Giue way then I ha my lesson perfit leaue vs heere But. Yes I wil go but I will be so neere To hinder the mishap the which I feare Exit Butler scar. Now sir you know this Gentlewoman Doct. Kind mistris Scarborrow Scar. Nay pray you keepe your seat for you shal heare The same affliction you ha taught me feare Due to your selfe Doc. To me sir scar. To you sir You matcht me to this Gentlewoman Doct. I know I did sir scar. And you will say she is my wife then Doc. I ha reason sir because I married you scar. O that such tongues should ha the time to lie Who teach men how to liue and how to die Did not you know my soule had giuen my faith In contract to another and yet you Would ioyne this Loome vnto vnlawful twists Doct. Sir scar. But sir You that can see a Mote within my eie And with a Cassocke blind your owne defects I le teach you this t is better to do ill That 's neuer knowne to vs then of selfe will And these all these in thy seducing eye As scorning life make em be glad to die Doc. Me Scarborrow scar. Heere will I write that they which marry wiues Vnlawfull liue with strumpets al theyr liues Here wil I seale the children that are born From wombes vnconsecrate euen when their soule Has her infusion it registers they are foule And shrinkes to dwell with them and in my close I le shew the world that such abortiue men Knit hands without free tongues looke red like them Stand you and you to acts most Tragicall Heauen has dry eies when sinne makes sinners fall Doc. Helpe maister Scarborrow Child Father Ka. Husband Sca. These for thy act should die she for my Clare Whose wounds stare thus vpon me for reuenge These to be rid from misery this from sinne And thou thy selfe shalt haue a push amongst em That made heauens word a pack-horse to thy tongue Cotest scripture to make euils shine like good And as I send you thus with wormes to dwell Angels applaud it as a deed done well Enter Butler But. Stay him stay him What will you do sir Scar. Make fat wormes of stinking carkasses What hast thou to do with it Enter Ilford and his wife the two Brothers and Sir William Scarborrow But. Looke who are here sir Sca. Iniurious villen that preuentst me still But. They are your brothers and allyance Sir Scar. They are like full ordinance then who once dischargd A farre off giue a warning to my soule That I had done them wrong sir Wil Kinsman Brother and sister Brother Ka. Husband Child Father scar, Harke how their words like Bullets shoot me thorow And tel mee I haue vndone em this side might say We are in want and you are the cause of it This points at me yore shame vnto your house This tung saies nothing but her lookes do tell Shee s married but as those that liue in hel Whereby all eies are but misfortunes pipe Fild full of wo by me this feeles the stripe But. Yet looke Sir Heere 's your Brothers hand in hand whom I ha knit so Wife And looke Sir heere 's my husbands hand in mine And I reioyce in him and he in me sir wil. I say Cose what is past the way to blisse For they know best to mend that know amisse Ka. Wee kneele forget and say if you but loue vs You gaue vs greefe for future happines scar. What al this to my Conscience But. Ease promise of succeeding ioy to you Read but this Letter sir Will. Which tels you that your Lord Guardians dead But. Which tels you that he knew he did you wrong Was greeud for t and for satisfaction Hath giuen you double of the wealth you had Bro. Increast our portions Wife Giuen me a dowry too But. And that he knew Your sinne was his the punishment his due Sca. All this is heere Is heauen so gracious to sinners then But. Heauen is and has his gracious eies To giue men life not like intrapping spies scar. Your hand yours yours to you my soule to you a kisse Introth I am sorry I ha straid amisse To whom shall I be thankefull All silent None speake whist why then to God That giues men comfort as he giues his rod Your portions I le see paid and I will loue you You three I le liue withall my soule shall loue you You are an honest seruant sooth you are To whom I these and all must pay amends But you I will admonish in coole tearmes Let not promotions hope be as a string To tie your tongue or let loose it to sting Doc. From hence it shall not Sir scar. Then husbands thus shal norish with their wiues Kisse Ilf. As thou and I will wench Brothers in brotherly loue thus link together Imbrace sca. Children and seruants pay their duty thus bow and kneele And all are pleas'd All We are scar. Then if all these bee so I am new wed so ends old marryage woe And in your eies so louingly being wed We hope your hands will bring vs to our bed FINIS
For if she be a villen like thy selfe A periurd Traitor recreant miscreant Dog a dog a dog has dunt Scar. O Sir Iohn Harcop Hra. O Sir Iohn villen to be troth thy selfe To this good creature harmelesse harmeles child This kernell hope and comfort of my house Without Inforcement of thine own accord Draw all her soule i th compasse of an oth Take that oth from her make her for none but thee And then betray her Scar. Shame on them were the cause of it Har. But harke what thou hast got by it Thy wife is but a strumpet thy children Bastards Thy selfe a murderer thy wife accesary Thy bed a stewes thy house a Brothell Scar. O t is too true Har. I made a wretched father childles Scar. I made a married man yet wiueles Har. Thou the cause of it Scar. Thou the cause of it Har. Curse on the day that ere it was begun For I an old man am vndone vndone Exit Scar. For Charity haue care vpon your father Least that his greefe bring on a more mishap This to my armes my sorrow shall bequeath Tho I haue lost her to thy graue I le bring Thou wert my wife and I le thy Requiem sing Go you to the Country I le to London backe All ryot now since that my soules so blacke Exit with Clare Ka. Thus am I left like Sea-tost-Marriners My Fortunes being no more then my distresse Vpon what shore soeuer I am driuen Be it good or bad I must account it heauen Tho married I am reputed not a wife Neglected of my Husband scornd despis'd And tho my loue and true obedience Lies prostrate to his becke his heedles eye Receiues my seruices vnworthily I know no cause nor will be cause of none But hope for better dayes when bad be gone You are my guide whether must I Butler But. Toward Wakefield where my masters liuing lyes Ka. Toward Wakefield where thy maister wee le attend When things are at the worst t is hopt they le mend Enter Thomas and Iohn Scarborrow Tho. How now sister no further forward on your iourney yet Ka. When greefes before one who 'd go on to griefe I de rather turne me backe to find some comfort Iohn And that way sorrowes hurtfuller then this My Brother hauing brought vnto a graue That murthered body whom he cald his wife And spent so many teares vpon her Hearse As would haue made a Tyrant to relent Then kneeling at her Coffin thus he vowd From thence he neuer would embrace your bed Tho. The more Foole he Iohn Neuer from hence acknowledge you his wife When others striue to enrich their fathers name It should be his only ayme to begger his To spend their meanes and in his onely pride Which with a sigh confirmd hee s rid to London Vowing a course that by his life so foule Men nere should ioyn the hands without the soule Kath. All is but griefe and I am armd for it Iohn Wee l bring you on your way in hope that 's strong Time may at length make strait what yet is wrong Exit Enter Ilford Wentloe Bartley Went. Hee s our owne hee s our own Come le ts make vse of his wealth as the snow of Ice Melt it melt it Ilf. But art sure he will hold his meeting Wen. As sure as I am now was dead drunke last night Ilf. Why then so sure will I be arrested by a couple of Sergeants and fall into one of the vnlucky Crankes about Cheapside cald Counters Bar. Withall I haue prouided M. Grype the Vsurer whoe vpon the instant will be ready to step in charge the Seargeaunts to keepe thee fast and that now hee will haue his fiue hundered pounds or thou shalt rot for it Went When it followes young Scarborow shall be bounde for the one then take vp as much more we share the one half help him to be drunke with the other Ilf. Ha ha ha Enter Scarborow Bar. Why dost laugh Franke Ilf. To see that wee and Vsurers line by the fal of yong heirs as swine by the dropping of Acorns But hee s come Where be these Rogues shall we ha no tendance here Scarb. Good day Gentlemen Ilf. A thousand good dayes my noble Bully and as manye good fortunes as there wer Grashoppers in Egypt and that 's couered ouer with good lucke but Nouns Pronounes and Participles Where be these Rogues here what shall we haue no Wine here Enter Drawer Drawer Anon anon sir Ilf. Anon goodman Rascall must wee stay your leysure gee 't vs by and by with a poxe to you Scar. O do not hurt the fellow Exit Drawer Ilf. Hurt him hang him Scrape-trencher star-waren Wine spiller mettle-clancer Rogue by generation Why dost heare Will If thou dost not vse these Grape-spillers as you doe theyr pottle-pots quoit em down stayres three or foure times at a supper they le grow as sawcy with you as Sergeants and make bils more vnconscionable then Taylors Enter Drawer Draw Here 's the pure and neat grape Gent. I hate for you Ilford Fill vp what ha you brought here goodman roge Drawer The pure element of Claret sir Ilf. Ha you so and did not I call for Rhenish you Mungrell Throws the wine in the Drawers face Scar. Thou needst no wine I prethee be more mild Ilf. Be mild in a Tauerne t is treason to the red Lettyce enemy to their signe post and slaue to humor Preethee le ts be mad Then fill our heads with wine till euery pate be drunke Then pisse i' the street Iustell all you meet and with a Punke As thou wilt do now and then Thanke me thy good Mayster that brought thee to it Went. Nay he profits well but the worst is he will not swear yet Scar. Do not belie me If there be any good in me that 's the best Oathes are necessary for nothing They passe out of a mās mouth like smoake through a chimney that files all the waye it goes Went. Why then I think Tobacco be a kind of swearing for it furs our nose pockily Scar. But come le ts drinke our selues into a stomach afor supper Ilf. Agreed I le begin with a new health Fill vp To them that make Land fly By wine whores and a Die To them that only thriues By kissing others Wiues To them that pay for cloathes With nothing but with Oathes Care not from whom they get So they may be in debt This health my harts drinkes But who their Taylors pay Borrow and keepe their day Wee l hold him like this Glasse A brainlesse empty Asse And not a mate for vs Drinke round my harts Wen. An excellent health Enter Drawer Mayster Ilford there 's a couple of strangers beneath desires to speake with you Ilf. What beards ha they Gentleman-like-beards or broker-like-beards Drawer I am not so well acquainted with the Art of Face mending sir but they would speake with you Ilf. I le goe downe to em Went. Doe