thou lay hands on her Thou of all Gna. Haue care good sir you know not What kinde of man you speake so grossely to Chr. Will you get hence know you how stands your case If you disturbe vs here I le giue you cause To thinke vpon this time this place and me Whil'st you haue day to liue Gna. I pittie you That seeke to make so great a man your soe Chr. I le cracke your crowne sir if you get not hence Gna. How whelpe what saist Thr. Why what art thou What mean'st What bus'nesse hast thou with her Chr. Thou shalt know First I affirme the maiden is free borne Thr. How Chr. Free of Athens Thra. Hoida Chr. And my sister I therefore now forwarne thee souldier Thou vse no force against her Thais He go And fetch her Nurse Sophrona hither straight And shew her these remembrances Thra. Doost thou Forewarne me that I should not touch my owne Chr. I say I do forewarne thee Gna. Here you sir You haue good action of deceit against him Chr. Said I enough Thra. Say you so Thais too Exit Chremes Tha. Seeke one to answer Thra. What 's our course Now Gnato Exit Thais Gna. Why let 's retreat shee l straight come after you Crouching and kneeling Thra. Thinkst so Gna. Nay That 's sure I am acquainted with these womens humors Sue they are squeamish if you keepe off they sue Thra. Thou deem'st aright Gna. Shall I dismisse the Armie Thra. I when thou please Gna. Sanga as fits good souldiers Cast now your eyes backe on the household chimnels Sang. My minde was long ago among the platters Gna. Th' art carefull Thra. All follow me this way in Exeunt all Act. 5. Scen. 1. Enter Thais and Pythias Tha. COntinuest drabbe to talke in riddles to me I know I know not heard so he is gone I was not by Wilt thou not in plaine tearmes Tell me the matter the maides cloathes are torne She weepes and silent keepes the Eunuch gon Why this what 's chanc'd speakest not Pyth. Woes mee Poore soule What should I say they say he was no Eunuch Tha. who then Pyth. This Chaerea here Tha. which Chaerea Pyth. This younger brother vnto Phaedria Tha. What saist witch Pyth. I haue found it certaine so Tha. Why what a gods name had he here to do Or why was hither brought Pyth. I cannot tell But that I guesse he loued Pamphila Tha. I find my selfe accursed wretch vndone If this be true thou vtterst I st for that The wench so weepes Pyth. I thinke so Tha. Thinkst so hegge Was this the charge I left you at my parting Pyth. What should I do I left ' him both alone As you did bidde Tha. Vnluckie queane thou left 's A lambe to the woolfe oh I am asham'd Enter Chaerea in the Eunuchs cloathes So to be plaid on What man haue we here Pyth. Mistresse for Gods loue peace we are well W'haue caught The man Tha. Where is he Pyth. Looke to your left hand Do you not see him Tha. Yes Pyth. Call out for helpe To lay hold on him with all speede you can Tha. What shall 's do with him foole Pyth. What do â—'you aske Pray marke if when you wistlie eye the fellow Has not a ashamelesse leere Tha. No has he not Pyth. Note with what confidence my man struts too Scen. 2. Chae. AS I but now to Antiphoes did come His father and his mother were at home As if 't had beene so plotted so that in I could not enter butt I must be seene Whil'st here about the doore a while I stay One that I knew came but into my way I him espying hastily betooke Me to my heeles and fled into a nooke Was vnfrequented so from place to place Posted till I to death nigh wearied was And this I did least any should me know But is not this Thais I see t is she I sticke ith'mire nor know I what to do But what care I what dare she do to me Tha. Let 's to him O you are well met honest Dorus. Tell me didst runne away Chae. Mistresse I did Tha. And was it well done thinkst thou Chae. no forsooth Tha. Thinkst to go with 't scot free so away Chae. Forgiue me but this one fault if I euer Commit the like againe then kill me for 't Tha. Didst feare my curstnesse Chae. No. Tha. What Feardst thou then Chae. I feard your maid here would tell tales of me Tha. What hadst thou done Chae. A 〈◊〉 Pyth. Impudence A trifle is' t a trifle in thine eye To take a freeborne maid and rauish her Chae. I tooke her for my fellow seruant Pyth. Fellow I searse can hold my singers from his eares Monster art come againe to flout vs too Tha. Get you hence Bedlam Pyth. Pray forsooth why so I thinke I ow't the gallowes if I do As I do threaten and the rather too Because he does confesse he 's slaue to you Tha. No more of this Chaerea you haue committed An act faire vnbeseeming that faire port Your selfe and friends here beare say the scorne fitted And to my course of life did rustly sorte Yet for your owne worth you should haue forborne Nor truely know I now what course to frame Touching the maid you haue disorderd so All my proceedings I cannot returne Her to her friends as I desird the same And as was fitting for the maid to goe So that both maid and friends I might haue made Beholding to me by the course I laid Chae. Thais but now I hope hencefoorth will grow Fast loue betweene vs oftentimes you know From bad beginnings slight occasion Great loue hath had its deriuation What if some higher powers did thus decree Tha. In such sense I do take it verily And so do wish't Chae. Pray one thing reckon right No purposd scorne but loues imperiall mihght Then swayd my passions Tha. I beleeue 't was so And truly therefore pardon you the rather I am not Chaerea of such stubborne nature Nor so vnskild as loues power not to know Chae. So helpe me God as I now grow in loue With you to Thais Pyth. Then mistresse I perceaue You ought to watch him Chae. O I dare not prooue Pyth. Introth le trust thee for iust nothing Tha. Leaue Chae. Thais I do commend commit my selfe To your protection begge your helpe herein Desire beseech you 'l stand my Patronesse I cannot liue if I not marrie her Tha. But if your father Chae Tsh what I know he will So she be knowne freeborne Chae. If you please stay A little the maides brother will be here He went to call the nurse that nur'st her young You may be by at her acknowledging Chae. Yes I will stay Tha. And in the meane time will You. Till he do come we go into my house T is better then at doore here waiting stand Cha. With all my heart Pyth. Pray what d' ye meane to do Tha. In what Pyth. D' you aske meane you for
Nauius Plautus Ennius in like crime To whose mistakings he would rather climbe Then follow these mens obscure diligence I further wish 'hem hence soorth keepe 'hem still And cease with euill language him to sting Lest their ill doing in their eares do ring Spectators kind of you we craue good will In silence shewne and kinde attention That without preiudice our play y 'ould heare Thence you may fully know if it rest cleare That all our future purposd action Of new made playes be to be banisht quite Without aduentring your hereafter sight THE ANDRIAN VVOMAN Act. 1. Scen. 1. Enter Simo and Sosia with two or three seruanes more bearing prouision from the Market Simo. YOu sirs haue those things in away I say Exeunt the seruants Sosia draw neere I am to speak with you Sos I thinke th' errand giu'n your meaning is I looke to those things carefull cookery Sim. No t is another matter Sos Pray say on What t is my art may further doe for you Sim. Here 's neede of no such art in what I purpose But of those parts which I haue euer noted To dwell in thee trust and true secrecie Sos I waite your pleasure Sim. Since I bought thee first Being then a yongling in what gentle sort In what due course thou ledst thy seruice with me Thy selfe well know'st and for I found thee carefull In thy imployments the best good I had To answer it I gaue thee libertie Sos I â—â—â—re it sir in minde Sim. And I repent nor Sos 〈◊〉 is my harts ioy Master if I did Or 〈◊〉 can doe ought to your satisfaction And further owe you thankes that you acknowledge I well accepted yet it troubles me For this remembrancing your benefit Seemes to vpbraid me as forgetting it Pray in one word acquaint me with your pleasure Sim. I will but first I tell thee of this thing This which thou thinkst is no meant marriage Sos Why make you as it were then Sim. Thou shalt heare From the beginning all and by that meanes Shalt better know my Sonnes forepassed life My present purpose and thy future charge My Sonne hauing past his childhood Sosia Hath now more scope allowed him before How could one know or fist his disposition While tender age seare tutors awed him Sos Sir you say right Sim. What almost all youth doe To set their minde on one some chosen course That to breede Herse this Hounds and both to hunt A third to study of Phylosophie He none of these followed professedly Aboue the rest but yet all moderately I ioyd at it Sos Sir not without good cause For to oredoe no one thing in my sence To mans life is of chiefest consequence Sim. Such his behauiour all those gently To beare and forbeare that he kept withall Apply himselfe to please and humor all Crosse none nor proudly seeke to ouertop His young companions so that easily He got him friends and praise yet without enuie Sos He bare him wisely for in this times state Sweet yeelding procures friends blunt truth gets hate Sim. Meane while a certaine woman three yeeres since Drawne by her wants and kindreds negligence From Anaros Isle came to our neighborhood Of passing beautie flouring womanhood Sos I seare this Andrian woman bodes no good Sim. She at the first a sparing chaste life led At Rocke and Loome hard labord to get bread But when a first a second a third came Tendring their loues gifts promis'd with the same As all our natures are prone commonly From labour vnto wanton libertie She stoop'd to lure began the gainfull trade By those that then chiefe loue vnto her made My Sonne was drawne along occasionally To banquet with 'hem keepe 'hem company I to my selfe Sure the young frie is tane H 'as catcht the poisoned bait with it his bane These louers seruants passing to and fro I eu'rie morning watch and calling to One that I spied thus question Prethee lad Who yesterday yond Chrysis company had So was the Andrian call'd Sos Sir I conceaue you Sim. The answer was Phoedrus or Nicerate Or Clinias for at that time those three Her ioyntly lou'd I reply presently And what did Pamphilus what answers he He stak'd his share and supp'd this gladded me At other times I cast more newes to learne Still nothing found that did my Sonne concerne I thought him now proofe-temper'd gainst excesse Great patterne of a setled staiednesse For he that deales with natures of this kinde Yet thereby growes not slagg'ring in his minde To such a mans owne hands thou maist be bold To leaue the free reignes of his life in hold As this gaue me most satisfying pleasure So all tongues talk'd my good proclaim'd my treasure In hauing such a qualified Sonne What should I make further relation Chremes our neighbour drawne by this same bruit Freely comes to me and makes earnest suit To place his daughter yea his onely one With a large dowre as wife vnto my Sonne I agreed the marriage on his motion And this the day it is appointed on Sos What barie now stoppeth why in very deede According to the shew it not proceede Sim. I le tell thee few dayes after this befell Our neighbour Chrysis died Sos That 's chanced well You haue reuin'd me I much doubted her Sim. With Chrysis louers still my Sonne comes there Alike her funerall lookes to alike cheere Sometimes of sadnesse shewes sometimes alike Weepes with 'hem I his carriage well did like Thus argued I Her death how tenderly For very small acquaintance doth he take What if himselfe had lou'd her what for me What will he doe for me his Fathers sake All this I thought in my simplcitie Meerely the functions of humilitie And of kinde heart Why leng then I my tale My selfe for his sake tend the funerall Dreaming as yet no euill Sos Ha! what meanes this Sim. I le cause thee know The dead corps is brought out Along we goe now there amidst the throng Of wonten I a maiden very young Perchance espied of person Sos Perhaps handsome Sim. I and of countenance Sosia so delightsome So modest faire that nothing might her staine Who for she seem'd to me in all the traine Most to lament and was aboue the rest Of sweet and comely personage and face I prest neere to the Maids askt what she was They told me Chrysis sister Instantly It strooke me cold at heart Oh God! thought I Hence grew his teares his tendernesse she breeds Sos How I doe feare whither your tale proceeds Sim. The Funerall goes on we attend the same To th' Sepulchre she 's come into the flame She 's put all weepe The maid I named late Approacht the fire as carelesse desperate To her euident danger here my frighted Sonne Well shewed his long concealed affection So close dissembled to her hies he fast And both his armes folding about her wast My deere Glycerium saies he how doost say What cause hast thou to make thy selfe away Then she
that all their indeard loue might spie Cast her selfe on him weeping tenderly Sos How what doe you say Sim. Home I get mee streight Inrag'd and fretting yet no cause of weight Appeard to me to chide him he might plead What foule fact haue I done what merited Or wherein faulted Father one that sought To burne her selfe I hindred as I ought And sau'd her life It were a faire reply Sos You weigh things well for if deseruedly He may be chidden which help'd life to saue Who hurts or spoiles one what should that man haue Sim. Next day comes Chremes to me vrging thus Oh case to be lamented Pamphilus I finde cleare holds yond stranger harlotrie In place of a iust wife this earnestly I doe denie he stifly holds In fine I so part with him as one vtterly Denies to giue his Daughter to my Sonne Sos Chid you not Pamphilus yet Sim. Nor yet I saw A grounded cause to build a chiding on Sos Why I pray Sim. Thus my Sonne might vrge his law Your selfe sir set a limitation To this my course the time is comming on I must my selfe to anothers will apply Let meath interim mine owne satisfie Sos For what cause then of blaming will you 〈◊〉 Sim. If for loose loue he shall dome to marrie That is the first occasion that I seeke Against him and the present way I make By this selfe marriage if he shew mislike Is hereby true pretence of blame to take Besides if wicked Dauus haue a foot Any contriuement that he now consume His stocke of knauerie whil'st it cannot hurt Who I imagine tooth and naile will practise And that with purpose rather to crosse me Then please my Sonne Sos Why should you so conceaue Sim. Mak'st thou a question euill mindes ill manners Whom if in any thing I shall discouer But what neede talke if happily it fall As I doe wish my Sonne be nothing backward It onely rests that I perswade with Chremes Which I hope may be wrought Now be 't your charge Well to beare vp this seeming marriage Fright Dauus obserue my Sonnes carriage And note their consultations Sos T is enough I le see to 't shall we in Sim. Goe before I follow Exit Sosia There is no question my Sonne would decline This marriage that I markt in Dauus seare When he had heard tht wedding did goe forward But he himselfe comes forth Scen. 2. Enter Dauus Dau. I Marld if this would end so and still doubted Whereto my Masters caline remisnesse tended Who when he saw his Sonne could haue no wife Neuer made word to vs on 't nor gaue signe Of being troubled at it Sim. Now he will Talke to you on 't and as I doe suppose To your no little cost Dau. This was his cunning To lead vs on in saire fooles paradise And in our secure dreaming take vs napping Hauing no time to cast preuention A fox ifaith Sim. What i st the knaue talkes on Dau. My Master and vnheeded Sim. Dauus Dau. Ha what is the affaire Sim. Come you hither to me Dau. What now trow is in working Sim. What faist thou Dau. What sir the businesse Sim. Dost thou demand that Folke talke my Sonne 's in loue Dau. That birladie Concernes the world to thinke on Sim. Dost marke me In what I say or not Dau. Oh yes sir well Sim. But now of this for me to make inquirie Were no kinde Fathers part What hitherto H 'as done I passe not while the time permitted I gaue him way to take his course and pleasures His yeares now call for a new life new manners Henceforward Dauus I require or rather If the word may befit me I request thee Retriue my Sonne from this loose libertie Dau. What may this meane Sim. All these loose libertines That wantonly doe loue cannot indure To heare of wiuing Dau. So indeede they say Sim. Beside if such one chance to light vpon Some patron of his inclination His raw greene sickly minde he commonly Wonts to the worser part still to apply Dau. Troth sir I vnderstand you not Sim. How not Dau. No verily I am your plaine man Dauus No riddle-teller cunning Oedipus Sim. thou ld'st then in plaine tearmes haue me speake my minde Dau. Yes pray at any hand sir Sim. If I finde That thou to day vse any cunning crotchet Whereby to hinder this intended wedding Or faine wouldst shew thy wits sine nimblenesse When I haue first well whipt thee in the Mill I le thrust thee to thy very dying day With this prouiso and condition If euer I thence free thee I le grinde for thee What vnderstand'st me yet or not yet neither Dau. Yes clearely now y'haue vs'd no round-abouts But come to th' matter roundly Sim. In ought else Saue this I better could indure a slighting Dau. Pray sir good words yet Sim. Mak'st thou a iest on 't I know thee to a haire but I doe tell thee Least thou shouldst rashly venture Doe not say But th' hast had faire warning giu'n thee looke to 't Exit Simo. Scen. 3. Dau. VPon my faith now Dauus here 's no leasure Left thee to rest or dreame vpon the matter For ought I gather of the old mans purpose Touching this wedding which not wisely holpen Me or young Master vndoes vtterly Not can I iudge my best course him to succour Or leane to the old mans counsell forsake him I doubt his life assist him th 'others threats Whom to o're reach it 's hard First h 'as discouerd All of their loue then keepes hard watch o're me Least I should lead some trumping card in th' way Which if he finde I 'm lost or else at pleasure Hee le take occasion be it right be it wrong And to the Mill I shall be tumbled headlong To all these hazards comes another mischiefe This Andrian woman be she his wise or lemman Is great with childe by him Now t is worth nothing To heare their bold aduenture none can iudge it Fond louers fancie but meere frenzie rather For whether boy or girle she shall bring forth They haue resolu'd to keepe and nourish it Besides they coyne a prettie cunning fable Among themselues that shee 's free Atticke borne There was long since say they an ancient Merchant Shipwrackt on Andros Iland who there died And that with him then saued Chrysis Father Tooke vp a little girle Conceited fiction To me it seemes vnlikely yet they sooth Themselues i th' tale But see Mysis comming Enter Mysis From out Glyceriums house I le to the Market To seeke out Pamphilus for feare his Father Vnwates doe presse him with this businesse Exit Dauus Scen. 4. Mys GOod God Archillis I doe heare you woman You would haue Lesbia fetcht vpon my word She is a drunken gossip and vnheedie And one scarce fit to whom you may commit A woman in first childbirth Yet He fetch her Note you the old ones importunitie None but her pot companion will serue turne But I pray God
grant this a good deliuery Enter Pamphilus And that the Midwife rather may elsewhere Neglect then here But what may be the cause I Pamph ' us see so much disquieted I feare what it may be I le stay a while To know the reason of his troubled gesture Scen. 5. Pam. IS this kinde dealing courteous attempt Is this a Fathers carriage Mys What is that Pam. Oh gods and men your faith what can be said Neglect disgrace or scorne if this be none Say he had ment to marry me to day Ought I not haue foreknowne it ought I not Haue bin made priuie to it Mys Out alas Wretch that I am what doe I heare him talke of Pam. What should I thinke of Chremes who denied To trust me as a husband with his daughter Changeth he minde because I rest vnchang'd That he should still thus obstinately indeauor Me most accursed to diuorce and seuer From my Glycertam which if it fall out I am vndone for euer Amongst men Was euer yet found out one more disgracefull More euery way vnhappy then my selfe Men gods assist me is there left no way For me to shunne Chremes affinitie How many wayes haue I bin scorn'd refus'd All done all ended the other day cast of Ain now againe required and why so Vnlesse I guesse h' has some deformed piece Which when he cannot fasten vpon any He seekes to 〈◊〉 on me Mys This talke of his Kils me poore wretch with seare Pam. For what should I Now of my Father speake Oh God! that he So weightie a thing should doe so carelesly Passing now by me in the Market-place Goe get you home saies he and fit your selfe This day you must be married Pamphilus To mâ— his words seem'd of such sound and sence As he had said get home and hang thy selfe I stood confounded at it Doe you thinke I had a word to vtter any excuse Though foolish false vnsitting I stood dumbe Yet had I known 't afore what could I doe If any now should aske me I would surely Vse other course then as I did keepe silence But now what first thing shall I enter on So many cares seuerall distraction Puzzles my minde loue pittie of her feare About this marriage so loath'd so neare Then the respect I owe my Father who So mildely hath me suffied hitherto Without restraint to runne my owne free race In euery course I listed with what face May I now crosse his pleasure wretched me I know not what to rest on Mys I poore woman Doubt th' end of this irresolution But now t is very needfull that I draw him To speake with her or else of her Finde some discourse to him Whil'st yet his minde Hangs wauering euery little moment turnes it Pam. Who i st talkes hereabout Mysis well met Mys Pamphilus and you Pam. How does my dearest Mys How does she marie sir in pangs of trauaile And many troublous thoughts come in her minde About this day once purpos'd for your wedding She further doubts least you may minde to leaue her Pam. May I be thought to minde a thing so foule And through my fault suffer mine owne deare soule To be abus'd trusting her heart her life To me whom I haue made my dearest wife May I permit her chaste well trained minde Inforced by foule want to change it kinde No I will neuer doe it Mys If it lay In you I neede not feare but how you may Be forced by your Father is the doubt Pam. What Mysis dost thou thinke me such a loue So ingratefull further so inhumane bestiall That nor acquaintance loue or shame at all May moue or prompt me to keepe plighted faith Mys One thing I know that she deserued hath That you should minde her Pam. Should minde her Mysis Euen now the very latest words of Chrysis Touching Glycerium rest imprinted here Here at my heart Her last houre drawing neere She cald for me I came to her all you Voided the roome being alone we two She thus began Kinde Pamphilus you see Glyceriums youth and beautie verily Two weake vnsafe guards as your selfe perceiue To keepe her châ—ste guard the small stocke I leaue Wherefore by this right hand I craue of thee By thy good nature thy fidelitie I adiure thee by her here vnfriendednesse Thou wouldst not leaue her doe not part from her If as a brother I thee still respected If she of all men hath thee best affected As she in all things sought thy full contentment In true obseruance due obedience I leaue thee as a friend a guardian Father A husband to her All the little wealth I leaue behinde I trust to thy disposing Then her hand taking in my hand she clasp'd it And forthwith died I then there recein'd her Receiu'd will keepe Mys Indeede sir I hope so Pam. But why dost now come from her Mys I am sent To fetch the Midwife Pam. Oh I prethee hasten And heare you see you mention not a word About the marriage least it may perhaps Adde to her weaknesse Mys I doe minde it sir Exeunt Pamphilus and Mysis seuerall waies Act. 2. Scen. 1. Enter Charinus and Byrrhia his man Cha VVHat saist thou Byrrhia must she then to day Be married vnto Pamphilus Byrr. Yes sir Chae. How dost thou know it Byr. But ene very now Dauus so told me in the Market-place Cha. Accursed wretched me how hitherto My thoughts haue waited vpon hope and feare But hope now being fled my fainting spirits Wasted with care yeeld to confusion Byr. Pray for Gods loue Charinus since that things Cannot be as you would seeke to desire What you may compasse Cha. There is nothing else In all the world I wish but Philumen Byr. But how much better were it to endeauour To vnlodge this idle loue out of your heart Then thus to talke of that which addes more fewell To this your bootlesse vaine affection Enter Pamphilus walking in a dumpe Cha. All men in health can easily prescribe To the sicke patient good directions If thou wert in my case thy minde would alter Byr. Well sir then doe your pleasure Cha. But lo yonder Where Pamphilus is I doe meane to venture All trials yet ere I doe fully perish Byr. What meanes he now to doe Cha. I will request Beseech him open to him all my loue I hope I may obtaine of him at least For some few dayes to put the wedding of I trust in th' Interim somewhat may be done Byr. That somewhat is iust nothing Cha. Byrrhia What think'st thou of it shall I goe to him Byr. What else if he will yeeld to nothing yet Let him suspect you haue good minde to horne him If he shall marrie her Cha. Away lience varlet With this thy lewd suspition Pam. Charinus God saue you Cha. And you also Pamphilus I was a comming to you with desire To craue hope helpe health counsell at your hands Pam. Troth I haue neither place for counsell left Nor meanes to helpe but what 's
discouer'd Dau. Troth his owne cunning cheats him now not I. Sim. Did I not forewarne thee threaten further If thou should'st dare attempt this hast thou yet Stood in feare of 't hath it in ought preuail'd Think'st thou I doe beleeue this woman here Hath had a childe now by my Pamphilus Dau. I now finde his mistaking know my course Sim. Why speak'st thou not Dau. What talke you of your thinking As if y 'had had no notice of the matter Sim. I notice Dau. Why good sir tell me I pray Found you of your selfe that this was counter faited Sim. I 'm flouted Dau. Come come it has bin told you How else a Gods name could you dreame of it Sim. How cause I well did know thy qualities Dau. You thinke it then a thing of my direction Sim. I and I know t is Dau. Truely sir I see You throughly doe not know me Sim. Not I thee Dau. But when I seeke to tell you any thing You streight suppose I put some tricke vpon you Sim. T is false Dau. So that I dare scarce speake to you Sim. This one thing I am sure on heer 's no childe born Dau. Are you so sure yet sir notwithstanding They streight will lay a childe before your doore I tell you on 't aforehand for your knowledge Least you should say hereafter Dauus plots And cunning manag'd all I very faine Would worke my selfe out of your iealousie Sim. How knowst it Dau. I haue heard so and beleeue it Sim. They are many those grounded circumstances Which my coniectures build on Nere before Named she her selfe with childe by Pamphilus And that is false vnlesse my iudgement erre But seeing now a wedding is preparing A midwife streight is sent for by the maid Who was to bring a young borne childe with her Dau. Vnlesse you see a childe the wedding still Stands fairely Sim. I but sirra tell me this When thou hadst found they plotted this among them her Why told you not it streight to Pamphilus Dau. Pray but my selfe then who hath drawn him from We know how fondly he did dote vpon her Now he desires a wife to liue withall In fine trust me with this whole businesse Yet pursue you to make the marriage vp And I doe hope the Gods will further it Sim. Nay get you in there see you stay my comming And haue such things as need in readinesse Exit Dauus He hath not drawne me yet to giue full credit To this he saies nor to conclude all true But I regard it little the maine thing I rest on is the promise of my Sonne I le now goe speake with Chremes and desire He would bestow his daughter that obtaind Why should I linger and not now this day Finish the match a foot doubtlesse my Sonne Will stand t' his word if not what hinders me Enter Chremes But I may force him and in good time see Where Chremes is Chremes good time of day Scen. 3. Chr. OH you are the man I sought for Sim. And I you Chr. Y' are come as I would wish a many men Haue press'd vnto me who report as heard From you that on this very day your Sonne Should wed my daughter Now I come to see Whether or you or they be from their wits Sim. Pray list a while and I will satisfie This doubt and withall acquaint you further What suit I haue vnto you Chr. I attend Say what you please Sim. Chremes I request you For loue of God and for the vnfeigned friendship Which in our youth begunne along together Hath growne vp with our yeares by the respect You beare your onely child for my Sonnes cause Chiefe power of whose preseruing lies in you Lend me your furtherance in this businesse That the match this day meant may so go on Chr. Oh! I pray craue it not as if 't were fit I should in this thing listen to your suit Thinke you me alterd from the man I was When late I made you promise if 't may be For both our welsares take my daughter to you But if hereby more harme then good will follow To either of vs by it then I pray Cast for the common good as if my daughter Were yours I father to your Pamphilus Sim. Nay that 's my meaning Chremes and I doe Craue nothing of you but vpon such tearmes Nor would I aske it of you if the case It felse did not require it Chr. Why how is' t Sim. There 's iarre betweene Glycerium and my sonne Chr. I heare Sim. So great I hope 't will sunder them Chr. A tale Sim. In very deede t is so Chr. Indeede It will iust so as I shall tell thee proue The iarres of louers giue fresh life to loue Sim. I but I pray you let vs preuent that Whilst his loues flame is smotherd by abuse Before this harlots leaud designes false teares Reduce his sickly minde to passion Le ts marrie ' hem Chremes I haue good hope Faire wedlocke and a wiues experienc'd loue Will eas'ly plucke him out of these feard ils Chr. You thinke so but I deeme 't impossible That either they will alwaies liue together Or I may indure their iarring Sim. How doe you know Vnlesse you make a triall Chr. But 't were hard For me to make such triall in my childe Sim. Why all the inconuenience which can happen Should the worst fall which I pray God forbid Were at the most a separation In counterpoise now weigh the benefits That will insue if my sonne proue reclaim'd First you restore t' your friend his sonne your selfe Gaine a fast sonne in law your childe a husband Chr. Why if you thinke it so commodious For my part I will be no hindrance too 't Sim. I iustly alwaies held you my best friend Chr. But as to that you said Sim. What Chr. Marrie how know you There 's now debate betweene ' hem Sim. Dauus selfe who is their Counsels inward secretarie So told me and withall aduisd me further To haste the marriage with all speed I could Thinke you he would doe thus but that he knowes My sonne desires it likewise you your selfe Shall heate him Ho there one call Dauus forth Enter Dauus But loe I see him comming out a doores Scen. 4. Dau. I Was a comming to you Sim. What 's the matter Dau. Why is the bride not sent for it growes late Sim. Doe you now heare him I will tell thee Dauus I lately had thee in some iealousie That thou didst take the course most seruants hold By seeking to delude me in the matter Of Pamphilus wanton louing Dau. Who I sit Sim. I thought so and for that I kept from you A secret I le now vtter Dau. What was that Sim. I le tell thee for I almost now doe trust thee Dau. At length you finde what seruant you haue of me Sim. This was not to haue bin a marriage Dau. What no. Sim. But I therefore counterfaited That I might feele your mindes Dau.
to morrow And what of that say I he answers me see that thou tell thy father carefully That he remember to be early ready To pleade my cause This our dialogisme Tooke vp an houre of time I askt what else No more sares he I left him looking backward To spie the maid she ith meane time had turnd downe this way to our street Par. T is tenne to one But he meanes her that was now brought to Thais Chae. When I come hither she 's not to be seene Par. Did any companie attend the wench Chae. Yes a Parasite and a maid seruant Par. T is she Cast of your care all now is quiet Chae. Thou talkest from the purpose Par. Nay but minde the businesse now in hand Chae. Say doost know her or sawest her Par. Saw know her know where she is Chae. Oh my sweete Parmeno knowst her Par. I do know her Chae. And where she is Par. Here brought to the harlot Thais And giuen her for a gift Chae. Who is so potent To giue such gifts Par. Thraso the souldier Your brother Phaedria's riuall Chae. Thou declar'st But a hard case my brother stands in then Par. Youl l say so indeede if you had seene the present Which he prouides to send in counterpoise Chae. Prithe what i st Par. An Eunuch Chae. What that driule That filthy fellow he brought yesterday The old man-woman Par. I the very same Chae. He le be coited out o' doores with 's present But I nere knew this Thais was our neighbour Par. She has not long beene Chae. I 'm a fellow of nothing Strange I should nere haue seene her but doost heare Is she so faire as she 's reported for Par. Yes sine Chae. But not to be compar'd to mine Par. T is otherwise Chae. I prithe Parmeno Worke that I may obtaine her Par. I le see too t I le studie for your furtherance and helpe Command you me ought else Chae. Whether now go'st thou Par. Home to conuey those seruants vnto Thais As late your brother chargd me Chae. Oh blessed Eunuch Who is to be there placed in that house Par. Wherein so blest Chae. Wherein demandest thou That euer has so faire a fellow seruant To looke on talke to vnder the same roofe Be still with her sometimes take meales with her Sometimes sleepe nigh her Par. What if now your selfe May be made happie Chae. Wherein Parmeno Par. Say Tak 's clothes Chae. His clothes what thence Will follow Par. I le lead y' in 's stead Chae. I note Par. I le say y' are hee Chae. I apprehend thee Par. You may then enioy The benefits which now you said he should be present eate touch play and lie close by her Seeing 〈…〉 'hem do know you what you are Beside your face and yeares are such you may Passe easilie for an Eunuch Chae. Excellent I neuer in my lise heard better counsell Let 's in and helpe to dresse me presently Leade me carrie me with all speede thou canst Par. What mean'st troth I but reasted Chae. Thou wast's time in prating Par. I haue cast my selfe away What haue I done wretch whither thrust you me Will you now force me Sir I warne you stay Chae. Let 's goe Par. Persist you Chae. I am fully bent too t Par. Foresee if th' course be not to hot for vs. Chae. T is not I warrant thee let 's on Par. I but This beane will sure be threshed on my shoulders Oh t is a hainous practise we attempt Chae. A hamous sigge is that a hainous practise If I be brought in a baudie house And there returne their owne vpon these gibets And plagues of men which alwayes hold om youth In such contempt and alwayes worke our torment If I do now put a like tricke vpon 'hem As we by them are still guld or else rather I st fit we still take their wronges patiently I say t is fit I put the ieast vpon her who 'l blame me that shall heare on 't euery man Will say I fitted 'hem a peniworth Par. What meanes all this If you be so resolu'd You may go on But pray you sir hereafter Lay not the fault on me Chae. I will not Par. You Command me then Chae. Command charge and compell Par. I le nere decline then your authoritie Exeunt Parmeno and Chaerea Follow Chae The powers diuine prosper our course Act. 3. Scen. 1. Enter Thraso and Gnato Thr. DId Thais saiest thou giue me such great thanks Gna. Huge thankes sir Thr. And glad saist ha Gna. Not so much for the gifts worth as that it came From you that 's her hearts pride sir Enter Parmeno and keepe aloofe Par. I come forth to see How time serues for conueiance of my present But lo the souldier Thr. My kinde destenie Sure of a child bestow'd this gift vpon me That all I do becomes most acceptable Gna. Truly I note so much Thr. The King himselfe Still vsed to giue me singular great thankes For all I did to other men not so Gna. The man that hath braine in him doth deriue Oft times the glorie earn'd by others sweate Vpon himselfe a thing that 's rife in you Thr. Thou hast it Gna. Therefore the King still wore you Thra. I Gna. In his eye Thra. True gaue the ouersight Of all his forces all his plots to me Gna. Rare Thr. Then if wearinesse at any time Of men or tediousnesse of businesse Possest him when he minded to be priuate Would as it were thou feelst me Gna. Yes when he would Vnloade his minde as t were of care Thr. Yes then He would retire with me alone to banquet Gna. ô strange you do describe a rare choise King Thr. I he 's a man of very few mens stampe Gna. Rather of none's if he conuerse with you Thra. All men enuied me closely snapt at me I thus regard 'hem all I say bare me ill But one most deadly whom the King had made Orescer of his Indian Elephants He at a time being ouer sawsie with me What said I to him take you boldnesse Strato Because you haue command ouer the beastes Gna. So helpe me God an exlent wittie iest Oh singular this was a wipe vnto him Ah! and what he Thr. Strooke dumbe Gna. How could he chuse Par. Your faith good gods desperate fellow caitife Churchrobber Thr. I but what thinkst thou Gnato Of that same ieast wherewith I girded once A youth of Rhodes being at dinner with me Did I nere tell 't thee Gna. Neuer I pray tell it I haue heard it told aboue a thousand times Thr. This Rhodian I speake of a raw young strippling Sat once at banquet with me when by chance I had my harlot with me This greene nouice Began to speake broad how now impudence Say I to him art thou thy selfe hare-haunched And hunt'st for ven'son Gna. ha ha he Thra. How i st Gna. Conceited clearely smooth not to be mended For Gods loue was 't your iest I