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The life of Mother Shipton a new comedy as it was acted nineteen dayes together with great applause / written by T.T.
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T. T. (Thomas Thomson), fl. 1668.
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my misery is characted revenge is sweet Advance therefore for I am resolved to send thy base polluted soul into the flames of Phlegeton Pris Nay Hairbrain prithee let me perswade thee 2. W. And Swagger let me perswade thee 3. And Gentlemen pray let me perswade you both Pris I expected a more familiar way of scuffling then this 2. W. I thought each man with his mate would fight Battails not full of danger but delight 3. W. Soft kisses sweet embraces and such sport As often's used in the Venerial Court Hair Out Whores trouble me not Cap. Methinks I find a sudden alteration within me affection thaâ— even now was so powerful is of the sudden turn'd to utter hate and my heart for bringing forth any fruits of love to Priscilla is as barren a The sand that lies on the sea shore I will embrace that love that hates a whore Pru. Well Gentlemen if you are so mute or mad I know not which nor I don't care whether wee 'l be so civil to leave you my Ladie will find other Gallants to be more gently embraced by so farewel ha ha ha Exit Pru. and all the whores laughing Manent Ha. Swag and Cap. Swag. Now Sir here take my sword and make a passage for my soâ—… that it may leave so vile a habitation as this body Hair No here take mine and do me that courtesie For length of life to me Is but the product of more mirsery Cap. Pray Gentlemen without being thought too rude may I desire to know the cause of your Agrieveance Swag. Then know Sir to this Gentleman my friend bey on expression I have been too rude I 'm guilty of the sin ingratitude By my perswasions to lead an Extravagant life he has lately loâ—… a fair estate and on his fathers death bed merited his curses foâ— which I thus fall his sacrifice offers to fall on his sword Hair For heaven sake forbear so much a fresh is my love kindle that I have both forgotten nay and forgiven all your confession to me since all is past recovery is a sufficient satisfaction Swag. Is this not pollicy to delay my death Hair By all that 's good it is not if you dare credit me Swag. You may be confident I will Hair Then let all pass we must now joyn prudence to our poverty and by a serious life regain the loss of vertue Swag. With a heart as full of holy ardencie as those that devoutly implore zealous mercies from their Saints or as votaries from their Goddesses Cap. Pray may a third man intervene that has not over vertuously inclin'd himself make a joynt resolution with you for repentance Hair and Swag. With all our hearts but what is this Enter Despair I am Despair and come to tell you late Repentance nere can make you fortunate Of all your pleasures take a second view And let Despair your comfort be adeiu Exit Hair Hell take Despair it shall never enter into my breast Swag. Nor mine Cap. Nor mine but see another apparition Enter Hope I am that vertue which does underprop The fainting heart of man with comfort Hope And to you discontented now appear To bid you slâ—ght Despair and not to fear That if you do confide your Hope will be The anchor of your true Fidelity Exit Ha. Hope thee I embrace and friends let joyn hand and hearts in the height of sorrow to have the greatest Hope by some learned Authors Wee 'l take advice To embrace all vertue and avoid all vice Exeunt Scen third Enter Shipton NOw am I experienced in the Magical Sciences as much as ever was the fam'd Medea or Circe whose cuning has left a wonder to the world so shall Shiptons too but to what end what will the applausive clamour of the world benefit me when endles torments are my only comfort But why do I suffer this consideration haâ—… not my deeds merited the fruit of Hell but how Is it a sin to covet riches when one suffers the contempt of the world by reason of poverty yes coveting ambitiously is execrable but having a heart open to embrace the delusions of the Devil that that alore is damnable then detestable Shipton look into the glass of thy infirmities which are so many they almost work a despair in me to cry peccaviâ— yet have we not powers above that over hels prevalency are predominant then will I cleave to them but is it not too late sooner I confess would have been better but surely a heart penitentially inclined is not contemptible then Devil look to thy self thou thinkest I am thine but thou shalt find ere long thou art deceived From thee And all thy Hellish Sciences I now regret Heaven will forgive if Hell I doe forget Exit Scen fourth Enter Radamon HA ha ha how I laugh at a poor crew of simple sinners who persue temptation more then it does them who will scruple to swear dam me since 't is Allamode and who will avoide living vitiously admirable in this world though they purchase Hell in the next witness poor Shipton whose Name ecchoes out admiration to whom I have been a small attendant but for no smal wages I serve for souls but here she comes Enter Shipton Ship Ha! here 's my soul catcher now all goodness be my assistance we'ome my Radamon thou art come just in the nick to accomplish an earnest request I have too thee Ra. Name it and 't is granted Ship Do 't and I le confirm thou art a miraculous Devil by all the Hellish conspiracy thou ere wast master of I do conjure thee to empty the Sea and make me sole commandress of all the riches therein lye expanded Ra. Impudent Witch what has in joyn'd thee to that arrogancy to desire that which all the power Hell could ever boast off never was able yet to grant Ship So his nonperformance of Aside This shall be my plea why Radamon go to the summe of our contract art thou not my servant Ra. Yes I have been but now come in my Masters name to command thy soul Ship My soul ha ha ha Ra. Yes thy Soul witch dost laugh Ship Yes does defie thee know vaunting Devil by hells instigation I have hitherto lead a vitious life I have now found out the way to virtue which to follow I am so undeterminably inclin'd that no temptations shall withdraw me from the perseverance of so good a resolution Ra. Conceited woman how dost thou flatter thy self with impossibilities consider thy innumerable frailties consider thy daily practise of Murder Witchcraft fatal Prophesies and what not that has merited hells endless torments consider these rightly and thou wilt find they are so pondrous they will weigh down the thoughts of any true felicity Ship Delude me no more begon and tell thy Master Shipton walks in a path will make her truly happy by avoiding Hell Ra. Thou lyest thou art mine resign thy self to me and that presently or I le raise
shall I forget the sound of Martial drums the warlike noise of Trumpets to list to the inticeing harmony of instruments touched by Pâ—ikellas hand shall I forget the ordering of a camp to ride great horses to besiedgs a City to undermine a Castle to raise Bulwarks and all for the love of a simple woman it must be so these legs that were wont to lead arm'd men to battaile I now must use in dances this haire that used to be covered with a Helm cloggy with sweat and blood I now must daily powder these hands that were used to wave a dreadful sword instead of iron gauntlets now must wear perfumed gloves I that was wont to be constantly under a Chyrurgeons hands must have a Barber now to keep me neat O Love thou art divine and canst transforme A man from that he was it is in vain Tn think to shun the thieg thou dost constrain O heaven if I can but win my love it will be a conquest deserves a trophee far above My best of victories I le go and try her 'T was love that kindled love must quench my fire Enter Roger. Cap. Who art thou Ro. I Sir Cap. I you what are you to good to be spoke too Ro. I am Roger. Cap. By that I know thee not is Roger in a Captains Roll ist't writ Ro. Yes Sir in the Parsons book the day thereof my baptisme is set down Cap. And in that honour how oft hast thou ere fought with Infidels and kil'd a score or two Ro Not I a score or two said you Captaine nay then I should never escape for I le promise you many one is hang'd for killing of one Cap. Fie what an ignorance is this hast thou a mind to become a souldier Ro. Indeed I cannot resolve you I am with a Mistress I le ask her whether shee 'l turn souldier too and then if I like it there 's an end but pray Captain what is a souldier Cap. A souldier is a man that ventures his life a hundred times a day and in his Princes and his Countries cause stands Canons shot and when his bodies full of wounds lyes all night in the field and sleeps upon his Helm Ro. Good Captain pardon me neither I nor my Mistress will be souldiers then venter my life so many times a day there 's more safety in turning Theif marry I thought a souldier had not been such a fool but now I think on 't good Captain perswade my Father Mother Brothers Sisters and all the kindred I have to become souldiers that they may all be killed quickly I swear Captain you should loose nothing by it Cap. Base Coward Ro. Good Sir what is the meaning of that word Coward Cap. A Coward is a fellow as base as thou one that does spend his pretious time in sloath cares not what alterations Kingdomes have so be at home may welter in his pleasures a fellow that had rather sit all day smoaking Tobaco and carouseing cups then dye his sword in blood of Enemies Ro. Why then Sir indeed I am a very Coward 't is better by half then a souldier I know there 's far more pleasure in a glass of good wine then in bullets whizing about ones ears and Pikes and Halberts beating out ones teeth Cap. Thou dungil wretch Ro. Nay pray Sir be not angry for I vow I should never digest the souldiers life Cap. Thou earthen minded slave 't is pitty thou should'st eat or drink thou hast no better thoughts Ro Good Sir give me leave to be of my own mind and a Coward I am sure there 's no wise man but won'd say as I doe what have I to do with souldery let those follow wars that at are weary of their lives Cap. Thou art as dungil a minded Rascal as ever I heard and deservest to be hang'd and so I leave thee Exit Captain Ro. Go hang your self my Hufting Captain what have I to do with your warrs two I should never endure to hear a gun shot off for hearing the report of our Stewards pistol does many times make me endanger my breeches Exit Scen. Third Enter Shipton with Attendants Ship Stand at a distance me thinks this state becomes me Enter a Cryer HA what Bell is that Cry O Yes if any man or woman in City Town or Country can tell me tydings of Agatha Shipton the daughter of Solomon Shipton Ditch digger lately deceased let them bring word to the Cryer of the Village and they shall be well rewarded for their pains Ship Curse on that tongue what makes this cry after me can they not bestow the Almes that came to my share to some other poor wretch that wants it more then I do now no 't is not that upon my life some canting Beggars covetuous of my cottage have made this way of inquiry for me to purchase it And if my noble Lord should have divulged it to these my attendants what I first was and they now declare it I should again be wretched for all these delicates I can't in my proud thought be rich if any but himself should know I ever was poor Cry Pray ean any here tell me tydings of the party I cry off Att. No truly honest man Cry Then farewell Gentlemen Ship This answer does agen prop up my spirit My worthy servants know me or know me not This present kindness never shall be forgot Enter Radamon Welcome Noble Sir Ra. I hankes my fair Spouse I see I am come most opertunely le ts sit and taste of all the varieties this board is furnished with Attendants in the mean while Let your dancing make our Lady smile Sit at a banquet They dance Ra. Now begone wee must conferre in private Now I am thy Husband and thou art my Wife yet know I am no mortal I am a Devil these my attendants Devils too I can peirce through the aire ransack its Treasures I can raise thunder and lightning stir up Storms quell Tempests do or undo any thing to please me I le give thee power too the windes shall be at thy command and every thing else at thy dispose Ship How matried to an Imaterial Spirit this starteles me how sweetly could I now desire my former poverty but Pride assures me I am happy still and on that staff I le lean Then Fortune turn thy wheel I am in now and must through And to all virtuous acts I bid adiev Well having cunningly wone me to you I must obey and be what you are pleased to make me Ra. Then after me repeat these following words Raziel Ziragia Phonthonfancia Ship Repeats Both Exeunt with Thunder and Ligtning Scene the Fourth Enter Shiftwel and Roger. Ro. I Shall study to be your humble servant Shift Thou art a noble Minister of words but wilt thou be my Cabinet my friend Roger Ro. I will obey you Sir Shift Liberally spoken when I have opened me wilt thou be privy Ro. Very secret and officious it is manners in me