sword Lodov. Marry that do I Sir I am your first man Here here here take heed you do not hurt your fingers 't will cut plaguely and what will you do with it Velas. Base woman take thy life thy cursed life I set thee free and for it pawn a soul But that I know heaven hath more store of mercy Then thou and all thy sex of sin and falsehood My Lords I now stand Champion for the Queen Doth that discharge her Col. Bravest man it doth Lady y' are safe now Officers away This is a blessed hour Ex. Officers Alm. You shall for ever Bind us your servants Lodov. Aha Why then however things happen let them fall as they fall God a' mercy my lord at last Col. Hark how the people ring a peal of joy Shout within For this good news My lord time steals away We may not linger now Salas. You give me life Take it not Sir away again I see Upon your troubled eyes such discontent As frights my trembling heart Dear Sir Velas. The Gold You hazarded your life for is your own You may receive it at your pleasure Alm. Yes 'T is ready for you lady Salas. Gold Let gold And all the treasures of the earth besides Perish like trash I value nothing Sir But your assured love Velas. My love Vain woman Henceforth thus turn I from thee never look For Apish dotage for a smile a how d' ee A fare ye well a thought from me let Snakes Live in my bosom and with muderous stinges Infect the vital warmth that lends them life If ever I remember thee or thine If I prevail my services shall crave But one reward which shall be if that ever Thou come but in my sight the State wil please To banish thee the land or else I vow My self to leave it Salas. My ill purchast life Velas. Ill purchast life indeed whose ransom craves A sadder price then price of bloodshed saves Go learn bad woman what it is how foul By gaining of a life to lose a soul The price of one oul doth exceed as far A life here as the Sun in light a Star Here though we live some threescore years or more Yet we must dye at last and quit the score We ow to nature But the soul once dying Dyes ever ever no repurifying No earnest sighs or grones no intercession No tears no pennance no too late confession Can move the ear of justice if it doom A soul past cure to an infernal tomb Make use of this Salassa Lodov. Think upon that now and take heed you look My lord no more in the face Salas. Goodness protect him now my life so late I strove to save which being sav'd I hate Exeunt all Enter Alphonso armed all save the head leading the Queen a Herauld going before Muretto Herophil a Guard Alph. Are you resolv'd to dye Qu. When life is irksom Death is a happiness Alph. Yes if the cause Make it not infamous But when a beauty So most incomparable as yours is blemish'd With the dishonorable stamp of whoredom When your black tainted name which should have been Had you preserv'd it nobly your best Chronicle Wherein you might have liv'd when this is stain'd And justly too then death doth but heap Affliction on the dying Yet you see With what a sympathie of equal grief I mourn your ruine Qu. Would you could as clearly Perceive mine innocence as I can clearly Protest it Alph. Fy to justify a sin Is worse then to commit it now y' are faulty Muret. What a royall pair of excellent creatures are heer both upon the castaway It were a saint like mercy in you my Lord to remitt the memory of a past errour And in you Madam if you be guilty of the supposed crime to submitt your selfe to the King I dare promise his love to you is so unfayned that it will relent in your humility Pray do good Madam do Qu. But how if I be free Muret. By any means for your honors cause do not yeeld then one jot Let not the faint feare of Death deject you before the royalty of an erected heart D' ee heare this my Lord 't is a doubtfull case almost impossible to be decided Look upon her well as I hope to prosper shee hath a most vertuous a most innocent countenance Never heed it I know my Lord your jealousy and your affections wrestle together within you for them astery Mark her beauty throughly Now by all the power of Love t is pitty Shee should not be as fair within as without Alph. Could that be prov'd I 'de give my kingdom straight And live a slave to her and her perfections Enter Almada Columello Attendants Lords welcome see thus arm in arm we pace To the wide theater of blood and shame My Queen and I my Queen had shee bin still As shee was mine we might have liv'd too happ'ly For eithers comfort Heer on this sweet modell This plott of wonder this fair face stands fixt My whole felicity on earth In witnes Whereof behold my Lords those manly tears Which her unkindnes and my cruell fate Force from their quiet springs They speak alowd To all this open ayre their publick eyes That whither I kill or dy in this attempt I shall in both be vanquisht Alm. 'T is strange my Lord Your love should seem so mighty in your hatred Alph. Muretto go and guard Petruchy safe Exit Muretto We must be stout now and give over whineing He shall confesse strange things my Lords I warrant ye Comes not a champion yet Qu. None dares I hope Coll. The Queen you know hath bound us all by Oath We must not undertake to combat you Although the cause should prove apparent for her Alph. Must not why then y' are cowards all all base And fall off from your duties but you know Her follies are notorious none dare's stand To justify a sin they see so playnely Coll. You are too hard a censurer Alph. Give me your hand farewell thus from my joy's I part I ever part Yet good my Lords Place her on yonder throne where shee may sit Just in mine eye that so if strength should fail I might fetch double strength from her sweet beauty I 'le heare no answers Qu. Heaven be always guard To Noble actions place the Queen Coll. Heer 's a medley love That kills in Curtesie Alph. Herauld sound a warning to all defendants What comes no one forth How like you this my Lords Sirrah sound again trumpet sounds Second sound A Trumpet within Enter herauld sounding after him Velasco arm'd all save the head Lodovico and attendants Velasco ha art thou the man although Thy cowardice hath publisht thee so base As that it is an injury to honour To fight with one that hath been baffl'd scorn'd Yet I will bid thee welcom Velas. Nobly spoken Past times can tell you sir I was no coward And now the justice of a gallant quarrell Shall new revive my dulnes
The rage of thy malitious heart to us Yet know for tryal of thy love we caus'd This onset we will justifie the hight Of thy disgraces what they did was ours Hence Coward baffled kickt despis'd and spurn'd Buf. Hang thy self a pox on thee Exit Alphonso Muretto Pynto Bufo Groom Lodov. O y' are undon What Devil Hag or Witch Hath stoln your heart away Velas. I cannot tell Lodov. Not fight 't is enough to shame us all Velas. Happy was I that living liv'd alone Velasco was a man then now is none Exeunt Mop. Is 't even so no man now then I smell how things stand I 'll lay my life his lady sweet heart hath given him the Gleek and he in return hath gelded himself and so both lost his courage and his wits together Exit Enter Queen Almado Collumello Petruchi and Herophil Qu. Speak o're the words again and good my lord Be sure you speak the same the very words Our Queen our vetuous Queen Was 't so Alm. Just so And was withal in carriage so most kinde So Princely that I must do wrong to gratitude In wanting action to express his love Qu. I am the happiest she that lives Petruchi Was I mistook or no Why good my lords Observe it well There is a holy league Confirm'd and ratify'd 'twixt Love and Fate This sacred Matrimonial tye of hearts Call'd marriage has Divinity within 't Prethee Almado tell me smil'd the King When he commended to me Alm. Madam yes And affably concluded all in this Commend us and report us as you find Qu. For loves sakes no man prattle of distrust It shall be treason whosoever says The King's unkinde My thinks I am all air My soul has wings Petr. And we are all o'rejoy'd In this sweet reconciliation Qu. Wee 'll visit him my Lords in some rich mask Of rare device as thus Pish now I think on 't The world yeelds not variety enough Of cost that 's worthy of his Royal eyes Why Herophil Her Here Madam Qu. Now beshrew me But I could weep for anger If 't were possible To get a chariot cut out of a rock Made all of one whole Diamond drawn all on Pavements Of pearls and amber by four Ivory steeds Of perfect Christal this were worth presenting Or some bright cloud of Saphirs Fy you are all So dull you do not love me Col. Y' are transported To strange impossibilities our service Shall wait upon your happiness Qu. Nay nay I know you laugh at me and well you may I talk I know not what I would 't were fit To ask one queston of ye All Madam any thing Qu. You 'l swear that I am Idle yet you know 'T is not my custom Look upon me well Am I as fair as Herophil Petr. Yes Madam Or any other creature else alive Qu. You make me blush in troth O would the King Could see me with your eyes Or would I were Much courser then I am to all the world So I might onely seem more fair to him Enter Velasco and Lodovico See here come more Velasco thou art welcom Welcom kinde Lodovico You I know Bring fresh supplies of comfort do not cloud Your news with circumstance Say doth the King Expect me Yes good man I know he does Speak briefly good my Lord and truly Velas. Madam Take all at once he is the King And Kings may do their pleasures Qu. True Velasco But I have from my heart forgot remembrance Of former passages the world is chang'd Is a'not justly royal Lodov. Would a'were I wish it for your sake Madam but my wishes and his inclinations are quite opposite Petr. What said you Lodovico Lodov. Thus Petruchi Velasco hath been by the King disgrac'd by his minions abused baffled they justified by the King in 't In a word Alphonso is and will be the scourge of Arragon Qu. I 'll stop my ears they shannot let in poyson Rank treacherous searching poyson Alm. 'T is impossible Qu. Yes 't is impossible but now I see Y' are all agreed to curse me in the hight Of my prosperities O that at once I could have leave to dye and shun the times Enter Muretto Muret. His excellent Majesty by me commends to your Royal hands this letter Madam Qu. Why thus I kiss And kiss again Welcom what e're it speaks Muret. That you may all conceive my Lords the Kings hearty zeal to unity and goodness he by me intreates your attendance on the Queen to him To you Signior Petruchi he sends this Diamond from his own finger Petr. You strike me into wonder Muret. I should excuse his highness violence to you my lord Velasco but he says that your own indiscretion deserv'd your late reproof And futher pardon me that I mince not the sum of his injunction he says your cowardice is now so vulgarly palpable that it cannot stand with his honour to countenance so degenerating a spirit Velas. I thank him yet if you remember well Both he and you prov'd me another man Qu. The sweetest letter that ever was writ Come we must to the King How 'T is my ring The first ring that I ever gave the King Petruchi I must have it Petr. 'T was the King sent it I mean to yeeld it back again Qu. No I will And in exchange take that of equal value But not with me 'cause it comes from my husband Let 's slack no time this day shall crown our peace Exit all but Velasco and Lodovico Lodov. You see my Lord how the world goes What your next course Velas. Would I could leave my self I am unfit For company of men Art thou my friend Lodov. I cannot tell what I am your patient humor indeed perswades me I am nothing Ladies little puppy dogs shortly will break your shins with milke-sops and you dare not cry come out cur Faith tell me for our wonted frindships sake hath not this Madam sweet heart of yours a share in your Metamorphosis Velas. You are unkinde as much as in a thought To wrong her vertue Lodovico no I have resolv'd never to fight again Lodov. 'T is a very safe resolution but have you resolv'd never to be beaten again Velas. That goodly sound of gallant valiant man Is but a breath and dyes as soon as utter'd I 'll seek my fame henceforward in the praise Of sufferance and patience for rash man-hood Adds onely life to cruelty yet by cruelty Takes life away and leaves upon our souls Nothing but guilt while patience if it be Settl'd doth even in bondage keep us free Lodov. Excellent morality but good my Lord without more circumstance the cause let me know the ground and cause on 't Velas. My will or if you please my cowardice More ask not more I vow you shall not know Enter Mopas Mop. O Fy fy I were better be the Hangmans deputy then my Lord Velasco's Gentleman usher all the streets as I pass whoot at me and ask me if I be so valiant as my master the
rackt asunder Then e're again offend so wise a Majesty Petr. 'T is well your lives are once more made your own I must attend the execution Of your hot General each shift now for your selves Exit Petruchi Buf. Is he gone ha ha ha We have the common Capony of the cleer heavens Once more o're our heads Sirs Muret. We are at liberty out of the Hangmans clutches Now mark what good language and fair words Will do Gentlemen Pyn. Good language O let me go back and he hang'd rather then live within the rotten infection of thy Cankred breath the poyson of a flatterers tongue is a thousand times more deadly then the twinges of a rope Thou birth of an unlucky Planet I abhor thee Muret. Fy fy Can you rail on your friends thus Pyn. Friends my friend Captain come from that slippery Ele Captain His very cradle was in dirt and mud His milk the oyl of serpents his mother a mangy Mermaid and a male Crocodile begat him Muret. This needs not sweet signior Pynto Pyn. Sweet Signior Sweet Cog a foyst go hang thy self thou 'dst jeer the very rags I wear off my back with thy fustians of sweet precious unmatchable rare wise juditious hey do Pox on thee Sirrah Sirrah Hast not thou many a time and often devoured a whole table of mine garnisht with plenty nay variety of good wholesome fare under the colour of telling news with a roughy complement Muret. Good fare of thine Buf. Nay dear Gentlemen Pyn. Mine I mine Sycophant I dost mark me to supply thy totters paund a whole study of Ephimerides so rich that they might have set up a Coronation of Almanack makers and what had I in return But protestations hearest thou this maunderer that I was for learning the soundest for bounty the royallest for discourse the sententioust for behavour the absolutest for all endowments of minde and body the most accomplisht that nature ever call'd her workmanship but thou dog thou scoundres my beggery was the fruits of thy flattery Stand off Rascal off Buf. This is excellent faith Muret. How how I flatter ye What thee thee A poor lousy uncloakt imposter a deceitful couzening cheating dull decoying fortune teller Thou pawn books thou patcht out of an old shepheards Calender that discoursest in time of the change of the weather And whose were thy Ephemerides Why Impudence wert thou ever worth Erra Pater's Prognostication Thou learned In what By filching stealing borrowing eating collecting and counting with as weather-wise Ideots as thy self once in twelve moneths thou wert indeed delivered like a big bellied wife of a two penny Almanack at Easter A Hospital boy in a blew coat shall transcribe as much in six hours to serve all the year Thou a table of meat yes Astronomers fare air or at a feast upon high holy dayes three red Sprats in a dish that was held glutony too I flatter thee Thou learned Pyn. Rascal Cannibal that feedest upon mans flesh Buf. Nay pray pray heartily Gentlemen in good earnest and as I live and by this hand now Muret. Right thou put'st me in minde what I should call thee Who was 't the cause of all the late insurrection for which we were all like to be hang'd and our brave General Alphonso is this day to suffer for who but thou forsooth the influences of the Stars the conjunction of the Planets the prediction of the celestial bodies were peremptory that if a' would but attempt a civil commotion a' should I marry should a' be strait crown'd present King of Arragon Now your Gipsonly may i' th moon your divination hath fairly mounted him poor Gentleman he 's sure to leave his head in pawn for giving credit to thy prognosticating ignorance Pyn. I scorn thee Parasite Muret. You are a stinking starv'd gut star-gazer Is that flattery or no Buf. foot What do you mean Signior Pynto Signior Muretto Pyn. I will be reveng'd and watch my time Sirrah Muret. Do Buf. This is strange my Master to be so heer the place of execution and prattle so loud Come Signior Pynto indeed la you shall shake hands Pyn. Let me alone y' are a foolish Captain Muretto I will display thee for a Muret. Hang thy self I care not for thee this Buf. Foolish Captain foolish Captain heark ye Pynto there 's no such good meaning in that word Pyn. A Parrat can echo talk to Schollers so Muret. A proper Scholler stitcht up of waste paper Buf. Sneaks if I be a fool I 'll bang out the wits of some of your nodles or dry bastinado your sides Ye Dogret maungy scabbed owlaglasses I 'll mawle yee so I will Muret. Captain sweet Captain nay look now will you put your discretion to coxcombs Buf. Yes the proudest coxcombs of 'em all if I be provok'd foolish flesh and blood cannot endur 't Muret. So goodman sky walker you have made a trim hand on 't to chase your self into a threat cutting Buf. I will shred you both so small that a very botcher shall shred Spanish needles with every fillet of your itchy flesh call me foolish ye whelps-moyles my father was a Corn cutter and my mother a muscle woman 't is known what I am and I 'll make you know what I am If my choler be raised but one inch higher Pyn. Well I see Mars and Saturn were thy Planets Thou art a valiant souldier and there 's no dealing with ye For the Captains sake I will abate my indignation Muretto But Buf. But i' thy face I 'll have no buts S'bones the black guard is more honorably sured then any of us three Foolish foolish will never out of my head while I live Enter Velasco and Lodovico Muret: Long life eternal prosperity the blessing o' th heavens and honors of the Earth crown the glorious merits of the incomparable Captain Don Velasco Pyn. The Chime goes again Captain Velas. Who are these poor Creatures Lodovico Lodov. My Lord I know them now they are some of the late mutineers whom you when you took Alphonso prisoner presented to the rigor of the Law but since they are by the Queen's pardon set at liberty Velas. I should know yonder fellow Your name is Bufo if I mistake not Buf. My name is my own name Sir and Bufo is my name Sir if any man shall deny 't I dare challenge him in defence of my Godfathers that gave me that name Sir and what say you to that Sir Muret. A shallow unbrain'd weak foolish fellow and so forth Your lordship understands me But for our parts my good Lord Velas. Well Gentlemen I cannot tell you now That any poor endeavours of mine own Can work Alphonso's peace yet I have spoke And kneell'd and sued for his reprieve The Queen Hath heard but will not grant This is the day And this the time and place where he must render The forfeit of his life unto the Law I onely can be sorry Enter Petruchi after the hangman bearing the axe before Alphonso
forsooth and I pray please your selfe Pyn. Good wench by venus but are you any thing rich Shap. Rich enough to serve my turn Pyn. I see you are reasonable fair Shap. I ever thought my selfe so Pyn. Will you survey my lodgings Shap. At your pleasure sir being under your gard as I am Enter Mopas and Bufo Buf. Sirrha Mopas If my mistresse say but the word thou shalt see what an exployt I will doe Mop. You 'le undertake it you say though your throat be cut in your own defence 't is but manslaughter you can never be hang'd for it Buf. Nay I am resolute in that point heer 's my hand let him shrinke that list I 'le not flinch a hayres breadth Mopas Mop. What old huddle and twang so close at it and the dog dayes so neer Heark ye your lady is going the way of all flesh And so is that schollar with you methinkes though not in the same cue is 'a not Shap. 'A has promist to tell me my fortune at his chamber and do me some other good for my ladies safety Pyn. I have spoken the planets shall be rul'd by me Captain you know they shall Buf. Let the planets hang themselves in the elements what care I I have other matters to trouble my braines Mop. Signior Pynto take her to you so true a mettall'd blade as ever was turn'd into a dudgion hearke in your eare Enter Lodovico and Herophill Lodov. I know not how to trust you you ar all so fickle so unconstant Herop. If I faile Let me be mark't a Strumpet Lodov. I apprehend you use him kindly still See where 'a is Captain you are well mett Wer'e 's one whose heart you have Herop. He knowes he has Buf. Why by my truth I thanke you forsooth 't is more of your curtesie then my deserving but I shall study to deserve it Herop. I hope so and doubt it not Lodov. Madam Cosen Shaproon Shap. You are welcom sir Pyn. Cosen Nay then I smell she is a gentlewoman indeed Mop. Yes and as antiently descended as Flesh and blood can derive her Pyn. I am a made man and I will have her Herop. You 'le walke with me sir Buf. Even through fire and water sweet Mistres Lodov. Let 's every one to what concerns us most For now 's the time all must be sav'd or lost Exeunt all Act V. A Scassold Enter Velasco and Lodovico Velas. This is not kindly done nor like a friend Lodov. Keep your chamber then what should owles and bats do abroad by day light why you are become so notoriously ridiculous that a Craven is reputed of nobler spirit amongst birds then Velasco among men Velas. Why Lodovico dost thou tempt my wrongs O friend 't is not an honor or a fame Can be a gain to me though I should dare To entertain this Combatt say my fate Did crown mine arm with conquest of the King Put case the cause add glory to the justice Of my prevaling sword what can I win Saving a pair of lives I lose a soule My rich soule Lodovico Does not yet The heart even shrill within thee All thy spirits Melt into Passions All thy manhood stagger Like mine Nay canst thou chuse but now confess That this word Coward is a name of Dignity Lodov. Faint hearts and strong toungs are the tokens of many a tall prattling Ghossipe Yet the truth is you have halfe convinced me But to what end will you be a looker on the Tragedy of this shee Beast it will but breed your greater vexation Velas. I hope not so I looke for Comfort in 't Lodov. Mass that may be too It cannot but make your melancholy a little merry to see the woodcockes neck caught in a worse noose then shee had set for you Velas. That 's but a poor revenge I 'de rather weep On her behalfe but that I hope her courage Will triumph over Death Lodov. My Lord they come Velas. Let me stand back unseen Good Angells guard her Velasco Muffles himselfe Enter executioner before Salassa her Hayre loose after her Almada Collumello and officers Alm. T is a sad welcom To bid you welcome to the stroak of Death Yet you are come too 't Lady Coll. And a cause Throughout the land will be your generall knell For having bin the wilfull overthrow First of your Countreys Champion next your Queen Your Lawfull Soveraign who this very day Must act a part which you must act before but with less guilt Alm. Use no long speeches lady The danger of the time calls us away We cannot listen to your farewells now Sal. I have few words to say my heart is lodg'd In you same upper Parliament yet now If ere I part and shall be seen no more Some man of mercy could but truly speake One word of pardon from the Lord Velasco My peace were made in earth and I should fly With wings of speed to Heaven Alm. Pish here 's not any Salas. Not any on then why should I prolong A minute more of life that live so late Where most I strive for love to purchace hate Beare witnes Lords I wish not to call back My younger dayes in promise that I would Redeem my fault and do Velasco right But could I but reverse the doom of time I would with humblest suit make prayers to heaven For his long florishing welfare Col. Dispatch dispatch You should have thought on this before pray now For your own health for you have need to pray Lodov. Madam Salassa I am bold to take leave of ye before your long journey All the comfort that I can give you is that the weather is like to hold very fair you need not take much care for either hood or cloke for the matter Salas. Are you come Worthy Sir then I may hope Your noble friend hath sent one gentle sigh To grace my funeral For vertues sake Give me a life in death tell me O tell me If he but seal my pardon all is well Lodov. Say ye so Why then in a word go merrily up the stayers my lord Velasco desires Heaven may as heartily forgive him as he does you Salas. Enough I thank his bounty on I go goes up the Scaffold To smile on horror so so I 'm up Great in my lowness and to witness further My humbleness here let me kneel and breath My penitence O women in my fall Remember that your beauties youth and pride Are but gay tempters less you wisely shun The errors of your frailties let me ever Be an example to all fickle dames That folly is no shrine for vertuous names Heaven pardon all my vanities and free The lord Velasco what e're come of me Bless bless the lord Velasco Strike As he is about to strike Velasco steps out Velas. Villain hold hold Or thou dyest Slave Alm. What means that countermand Lodov. Hey do More news yet you will not be valiant when 't is too late I trust Velas. Woman come down Who lends me now a