would not for a world my cozen Should know on 't Wi. Shee shall die in ignorance Pene. No peece of a Candle Wi. The Divell shall not see us With his sawcer eyes and if he stumble in The darke there shanot be a stone i th Chamber To strike out fire with 's hornes all things shall be So close no lightning shall peepe in upon us Oh how I long for mid-night Pene. I have a scruple Wi. Oh by no meanes no scruples now Pene. When you Have your desires upon me you will soone Grow cold in your affection and neglect me Wi. Why hang me if I doe I 'le love thee ever I have cast already to preserve thy honor Thou shalt be married in a fortnight cooze Let me alone to finde thee out a husband Handsome and fit enough we will love then too Pene. When I am married Wi. Without feare or wit Cum privilegio when thou hast a husband Dost thinke I will forsake thee Pen 't were pity A my life sweete oh there is no pleasure To those embraces I shall love thee better And the assurance that thou hast two fathers Before thou hast a child will make thee spring More active in my armes and I tell thee T is my ambition to make a Cuckold The onely pleasure o' th World I wod not Wish to injoy thee now but in the hope Of tother harvest and to make thy husband Hereafter cuckold that imagination Sweetnes the rest and I do love it mainely mainely Pene. T is double sinne Wi. T is treble pleasure wench But we loose time and may endanger thus My wife into a jealozie if shee see us Farewell farewell deare Pen at night remember I wonot loose my sport for halfe the countrie Exit Enter Mistris Wilding Mi. Wi. Thou hast hit my instructions excellently Pene. I have made worke for some bodie you have put me Upon a desperate service if you do not Releeve me I am finely served Mi. All has succeeded to my wish thy place I will supply to night if he observe All the conditions I may deceive My husband into kindnes and we both Live to reward thee better oh deere cooze Take heede by my example upon whom Thou placest thy affection Enter Hazard Pene. Master Hazard Ha Save mistresse Wilding Mi. Wi. You are welcome sir Pene. He is a handsome gentleman Ha. Gone abroad Mi. I am not certaine I 'le inquire Ha. Your servant Ha! this is the frostie gentlewoman in good time I care not if I cast away some words on her And yet shee s so precise and over honest I had as good nere atempt her your name is Penelope I take it Lady Pene. If you take it I hope you 'le give it me agen Ha. What agen Pene. My name Ha. What should I doe wot No no keepe thy name How ere thou dost thy maiden-head Pene. Can you tell me Of any honest man that I maie trust with it Ha. I 'le tell thee a hundred Pene. Take heede what you saie sir A hundred honest men why if there were So many i' th City 't were enough to forfeit Their Charter but perhaps you live in the Suburbs Ha. This wench will jeere me Pene. I hope you are not one sir Ha, One of what Pene. One of those honest men you talk'd of so One to whose trust a Virgin might commit A maiden-head as you call it Ha. Yes you may trust me I have possest a hundred maiden-heads Pene. How long Ha. Nay nay they are no commodities to keepe Noe fault of ours truth is th' are not worth Preserving some of your owne Sex acknowledge it And yet by your complexion you have yours still Away with 't and in time Pene. Why you are modest Ha. Yave hit me Lady come I 'le give thee counsell And more I 'le helpe thee to a chap-man too Besides what ere he paies for 't shall be at charge To mold it of himselfe how light thou 'lt be Without thy maiden-head dost not spoile thy sleepe And breede the night-mare Pene. Who can helpe it you Gentlemen are such strange creatures so unnaturall So infinitilie chast so mortified With Beefe and Barly-water such strange discipline And Haire-cloth Ha. Who weares Haire-cloth gentlewoman Pene. Such severe waies to tame your flesh such friends To fry-dayes Lent and Ember-weekes such enemies To Sacke and marrow-Pies Candles and Crabs Fidlers and other warme restoratives A handsome woman can not reach your pity We may e'en grow to our Pillowes ere you 'le comfort us this was not wont Ha. Not wont to be in my Remembrance Ladie Pene. You are a handsome gentleman Why may not you drinke Wine sometimes or eate Sturgion or forrage in your lustie-pie Of Aartichoke or Potato or why may not Your learned Physition Dictate amber-Greece Or Powders and you obey him in your Brothes Have you so strange antipathy to women To what end will gentlemen Come to if this frost hold Ha. You are wittie But I suppose you have no cause of such Complaint how ever some men do want heat Their is no generall winter I know a gentleman Can drinke and eate and beare you companie A bed for all your jeering do not thinke T is I thou shall recant this prophane talke And wooe me for a kisse ere I 'le stoope to thee Here 's none but friends if Master wilding ha not Told you alreadie I will justifie T is possible you may be got with Child Pene. By whom Ha. By him you are but cozens a farre off If you allow 't he neede not travell farre For other dispensation what say to him Pene. Was this at his entreatie Ha. My owne meere motion And good will toward him cause I know his minde Pene. You are a fine gentleman wher 's your land You may be Knight o' th Shire in time farrewell sir Ha. I know not what to make on her she may be Exit A tumbler for all this I 'le to her agen Exit Enter old Barnacle and Leonora Ba. Nay nay be comforted and mistake me not I did not mention Delamore to provoke These teares hee 's gone thinke on your living friends Leo. If you be one good sir Ba. Yes I am one And yet mistake me not I doe not come Awooing for my selfe I am past Tilting But for my Nephew oh that Nephew of mine I know Sr. Richard Hurry you wise father Will thinke well of him Nay nay weeping still Leo. It is too soone to thinke of any other Bar. To soone to thinke of any other why What woman of discretion but is furnish'd With a second husband ere the first be coffend He that stayes till the Funerall be past Is held a modest coxcombe and why should not Maides be as early in their provision Leo. I blush to thinke my father of his mind Distressed Leonora good sir loose No more breath I am resolved to die a Virgin I know not what love is And yet these teares Are shed for one you lov'd Leo. He that was all My
your thanks Wi. Yes I do thanke you thanke you heartilie Most infinitly thanke you Mi. Doth this merit No other payment but your scorne then know Bad man 't is in my power to be reveng'd And what I had a resolution Should sleepe in silent darknes now shall looke Day in the face I 'le publish to the World How I am wrong'd and with what stubbornesse You have despis'd the cure of your owne fame Nor shall my Cozen suffer in her honor I stoope as low as earth to shew my dutie But too much trampl'd on I rise to tell The World I am a woman VVi. No no harke you I doe not mocke you I am taken with The conceit what a fine thing I have made my selfe Nere speake on 't thy device shall take I 'le love thee And kisse thee for 't tha 'st paid me handsomelie An admirable plot and follow'd cunninglie I 'le see thee anon agen and lie with thee To night without a stratagemme The gentlewomen Expect thee keepe all close deare wife no sentences I am trick'd and trim'd at my owne charges rarely I 'le seeke out some body agen Exit Mi. I have presum'd too much upon your patience I have discover'd and I hope t' will take Pene. I wish it may Mi. You are sad still Leonora Remove these thoughts come I 'le waite on you now To the Exchange some toyes may there strike off Their sad remembrance Leo. I attend you Mi. Farewell Enter Beaumont and his keeper Ke. The gentleman that was yesterday to speake with you Is come againe to visite you Beo. S. Richard Hurry Ke. The same sir Bar. You may admit him Ke. Men of his quality Do seldome court affliction this I must Allow is a most noble gratitude For those good offices my father did him Enter S. Richard Hu. Sir the respects I owe you make me againe Solliciter for your saftie and although On the first proposition it appeare Strange to you and perhapps incredible Which might dispose you to the slow embrace Of what I tendred yet againe brought to you After a time to examine and consider What most concernes you I am confident You will accept and thanke me Beo. Noble sir You doe expresse so are is bountie men Will sloely imitate I am not soe Lost in my wilde misfortune but my reason Will guide me to acknowledge and paie backe My service and my selfe for so much charity As you have pleas'd to shew me Enter Violante Vio. Here 's for thy paines they are the same make good Thy word and place me where I may unseene Heare their discourse Ke. This way Beo. But with your pardon I would desire to heare agen how much I shall be oblig'd that knowing the extent Of your desert I maie pay backe a duty That may in every circumstance become My fortune and the benefit Hu. Then thus you are a Prisoner that alone Is misery But yours the greater in that guilt of blood Not summes that may bee recompenc'd detaine you I 'le not dispute the circumstance Delamore Slaine by your hand Beo. I have confest The first jurie having found it murder Hu. His blood calls to the law for justice and you cannot Left to your selfe and looking on the fact Expect with any comfort what must follow Yet I in pity of your suffrings In pity of your youth which would bee else Untimely blasted offer to remove Your sorrowes make you free and right againe With cleere satisfaction to the Law Beo. Good sir Pray give me leave to doubt here I see not How ere your will and charitie may bee active In my desiresse to save me that you can Assure my life and freedome since in causes Of such high nature lawes must have their course Whose streame as it were wickednesse to pollute It were vanitie for any private man To thinke he could resist I speake not this To have you imagine I despise my life But to expresse my feares your will does flatter you Bove what your power can reach Pa. For that I urge not My beeing a Commissioner alone To doe you service I have friends in Court And great ones when the rigor of the Law Hath sentenc'd you to mediate your pardon Nor takes it from the justice of a Prince Where provocation and not malice makes Guilty to save whom the sharpe letter doomes Sometimes to execution I am to farre From doubting your discharge that I dare forfeit My life if I secure not yours from any Danger for this offence Beo. You speake all comfort Which way can I deserve this Ha. That I 'le shew you I had an obligation to your father Whose love when all my fortunes were i' th ebbe And desperatelie releev'd mee with large summes By whose carefull manage I arryu'd at what I am and I should be a rebell to Nature and goodnesse not to love the sonne Of such a friend by his misfortune made Ripe for my gratitude Beo You speake your bountie But teach not all this while how to deserve it Hu. T is done by your acceptance of my daughter To bee your Bride Be. To be my Bride pray tell tell me Is she deform'd or wanton what vice has shee Ha. Vice sir she will deserve as good a husband Shee is handsome though I say 't and shall be rich too Beo. Shee is too good if she be faire or vertuous Pardon I know she is both but you amaze me I did expect conditions of danger A good wife is a blessing above health You teach mee to deserve my life first from you By offering a happinesse beyond it Hu. If you finde love to accept 't is the reward I looke for Leonora shall obey Or quit a father Be. Ha goodnesse defend I know you doe but mocke me and upbraid My act that kild her servant wound mee still I have deserv'd her curse I see her weepe And every teare accuse me Hu. May I never Thrive in my Prayers to Heaven if what I offer I wish not heartilie confirm'd Bu. I now Suspect you are not Leonora father 'T were better you dissembled then made her So past all hope of beeing cur'd agen I marry Leonora can her soule Thinke on so foule a rape she cannot sure Ha. Shee shall I command Be. By vertue but Shee shanot nor would I to graspe an Empire Tempt her to so much staine let her tell downe Her Virgin teares on Delamores cold Marble Sigh to his dust and call revenge upon His head whose anger sent him to those shades From whence she nere must see him this will justifie Shee lov'd the dead it were impietie One smile should blesse her murderer and how ere You are pleas'd to complement with my affliction I know she cannot finde one thought without her So foule to looke upon me Hu. Let it rest on that will you confern and timely make provision for your saftie Beo. For my life You meane now on the chance then I may live You are confident and thinke it not impossible
I must deny 't againe and carry things More closelie How now Will Enter Hazard Ha. How now Will 's that all Looke up and aske me a question like ā man What melancholy Wi. No no a toy a trifle Ha. That should be a woman who ' st thou art thinking on I have beene of your counsell Wi. I was thinking o' my Wife Ha. I met her sadd Wi. I cannot blame her We have had a dialogue come thou know'st my bosome Ha. when do'st meane to lie with her Wi. I know not but I have offer'd faire conditions Shee is very confident I doe not dote Upon her beauty I have told her sirra I love her kinswoman Ha. Y' are not so mad Wi. The worlds deceav'd in her shee le give me leave To ramble where I list and feede upon What best delights my appetite Ha. He that has An ambition to be strangled in his sleepe May tell his wife he loves another woman Wi. But I was not content with this because The other wench was somewhat obstinate I must needs urge my wife to mollifie And mold her for my purpose Ha. And she consented too Wi. No 't would not doe This went against her stomacke and we parted Ha. Next time you see her looke to be presented With your mistresses nose for this do'st thinke a woman Can be so patient to know her rivall I' th same roofe and leave her eyes to see thee Agen I am sorry for thee Wi. I am confident Shee dare not but for all that would I had Beene lesse particular Ha. Come I love thee well But not thy wit to carry things no handsomer You must unravell agen and make your wife Beleeve you did but try her How now what 's the newes here Enter Officers with Delamore wounded 1 Off. Quickly to a Surgeon beare him gently Ha. What 's the businesse 2 Off. Nothing sir but a gentleman is kild and we are Carrying him to a Surgeon Wi. T is Jacke Delamore he is not dead Ha. Who hurt him Ha. Master Beamont we cannot stay sir Wi. Why they were friends 2 Off. But wine made them fall out some say about Their Mistresses Wi. I did expect a woman at one end on 't What miserable fooles are men to kill One another for these Cockatrices Ha. I am sorry for poore Beamont Wi. It would be long ere any mistresse would Be so desperate for her servant this is valur High and mighty valor Ha. Men must preserve Their honors man thou dost not know their quarrell Wi. Thou art held a peece of a kill-Cow too looke too 't before the sessions take an order w' ee i st not a great deale safer now to skermish with a Peticote and touze a handsome wench in private then be valiant in the streets and kisse the Gallowes for 't hang hang this foolerie let gentlemen rather live and pay their Tailors then let their clothes enrich the hangmans wardrobe Ha. But skermishing as you call it with the Peticote Is by some held away to this preferment Your wenches ha beene sticklers and some men Dropt in their quarrell Wi. Let them be such coxcombs They cannot die too soone cannot I have A Lady of pleasure but to please her humour I must be engag'd to fight and kill men for her Because her healths refus'd anothers nose Or teeth preferrd substantiall grounds for murder We spend our blood too much another way Consumption take me if I fight for one on 'em I will drinke single beere first and live honest Gentlemen are come to a fine passe doe not you Thinke but t is possible I may fight for all this Ha. There may be causes that have women in 'em But I confesse no polecats or lewd strumpets Though I doe use the tricke o' th flesh shall drive Me to the Surgeon I had a mother Wi. And I have a wife would thou had'st her Ha. No No she is well as shee is There may be honor to defend these Wi. Sometimes Ha. But ther 's a mischiefe greater then all these A base and sorded provocation Us'd among gentlemen they cannot quarrell About a glasse of Wine but our files streigth Sonne of a whore dead mothers must be torne Out of their graves or living have their names Poysoned by a prodigious breath it were A brave and noble Law to make this tongue Be cut for 't it wod save much blood i th yeere That might be spent more honorablie Wi. The lie grew a dull provocation this has quickn'd us but leave this common place thou canst not helpe it let ts talke of something else Stay is not this Beaumont Enter Beaumont and Officers Ha. Apprehended alas poore gentleman how now Ned Bea. As you see gentlemen cald to my account Wi. We heard a peece of the misfortune but Be not dejected he may live Bea. I feare it Pray lead me where you please alas Violante this newes will wound thee too Exit Wi. I 'le with him and know the story Ha. T will but trouble me I can doe him no service beside that I am engag'd to meete old Master Barnacle Enter Acre-lesse Little-stocke and Sell-away Whither whither Gentlemen with your swords drawne Acr. Doest not see a gentleman led to Prison Wee 'le reskue him from the Officers come joyne with us We shall draw more to the cause Ha. You doe not meane this rashnes hide your swords be advis'd better D' ee know his fact Lit. He has slaine a gentleman Sel. They say he is not dead the wounds not mortall Ha. And will you make one past cure Acr. How do'st meane Ha. Upon your selves coole your hot bloods a little No mutuny my country men remember If he recover that is hurt the tother Will come off well enough without your volour Breath breath a while you may if you have a minde too 't Instead of reskuing betray a gentleman And your selves too to a danger Lit. He sayes right Ha. T is scurvey wearing hempe if you scape killing There be more butchers then sell flesh and Citizens Have no mercy in their Clubs especially When gentlemen have so litle wit to bring There heads to 'th knocking downe 't is a revenge They owe you for their wives oh take heede mainely Of these left handed Halberdiers Acr. Confound 'em Ha. How many will you kill with your bird-spit You have more leggs and armes at home which makes You valiant I 'le not pare my nailes to day And yet I love my friend as the best on you You know I dare fight too but in this cause You must needs pardon me I beleeve the stoutest That now would seeme all fire and sword will goe With as ill will to hanging as another And will becom 't as scurvily take your courses Sel. I thinke 't is better Ha. O' th two to go to the Taverne and be drunke In your owne defence a wench is not so dangerous Nor the Disease that waites upon her Acr. What if the gentleman that 's hurt
him so much Favour in smile or language that he maie not Thinke it impossible to prevaile at last Pene. This may ingage him further and my selfe to a dishonor Mi. It shall worke our happinesse As I will manage things 't is but to seeme A looke will cost thee nothing nor a syllable To make his hopes more pleasing on my life Thou shalt be safe both in thy fame and person Will you doe this for my sake Pene. I 'le refuse no danger if I suffer not in honor To doe you any service Mi. I have cast it Already in my braine but doe not yet Inquire my purpose as his follie leades Him to pursue you let me know and I 'le By faire degrees acquaint you with my plot Which built on no foule ends is like to prosper And see how aptlie he presents himselfe Preethee seeme kinde and leave the rest to me He shall not see me Exit Enter Master Wilding Wi. How now cooze was that My wife went off Pene. Yes sir Wi. Let her goe what said shee to thee Pene. Nothing Wi. Thou art troubled Pene. Pray to your knowledge sir wherein have I Done injury to you or her Wi. Has she abus'd thee I 'le goe kicke her Pene. By no meanes sir I steale away your hart And meete at stolne embraces Wi. Does shee twit thee I 'le kicke her like a foot-ball Say but the word Pene. By no meanes thinke upon 't I have forgiven her You shanot sir so much as frowne upon her Pray do not as you love me Wee may studie a more convenient revenge Wi. How 's this I preethee if she have beene peremptorie Which was none of our articles let me instruct thee How we shall be reveng'd Pene. Sir I acknowledge The groth and expectation of my fortune Is in your love and though I wod not wrong her And yet to have my innocence accus'd Is able to pervert it sir your pardon I have beene passionate pray love your wife Wi. No no I 'le love thee indeede indeede I will Is shee jealous Pene. You know she has no cause Wi. Let us be wise and give her cause shall 's coose Pene. Sir if it be a trouble to your House Your breath shall soone discharge me I had thought The tie of blood might have gain'd some respect Wi. Discharge thee the house I 'le discharge her And all her generation thee excepted And thou shallt do 't thy selfe by this thou shat Ha she kisses with more freedome this is better Then if my wife had pleaded for me Pen Thou shalt be mistresse woot come thou shalt Shee 's fit for drudgerie Pene. Oh do not say so Wi. Then I wonot but I love thee for thy spirit Cause thou woot be reveng'd punish her jealozie The right way when 't is done I doe not care To tell her it may kicke up her heeles too another way Pene. Tell her what you make me blush Wi. No no I 'le tell no bodie by this hand Stay I have a Diamond will become this finger Weare it and let my wife stare out her eyes upon 't Pene. I wonot take 't on such conditions Wi. Take it on any shee is come about Enter Page Pa. Sir Master Hazard desires your company at Taverne he sayes there are none but gentlemen of your acquaintance Master Acre-lesse Master Little-stocke and Master Sell-away the three Gamesters Wi. He must excuse me Pene. As you love me goe sir Have no suspition that I wish your absence I 'le weare your gift and study to be thankfull Exit Wi. Well ther 's no great hurt in all this yet The Tides not strong against me no talke now Of wives consent I 'le not remove my seige Shee 'le studie to be thankefull shee 's mine owne As sure as I were in her maiden-head Now to the Taverne boy and drinke to the purpose Exeunt Enter Hazard Acre-lesse Little-stocke Sell-away as in a Taverne Drawers Ha. More wine is not this better gentlemen Then spitting Constables you wod have fought now And had your braine-pannes open'd Acr. Right noble Hazard Heer 's to thee Ha. Let come boy fill it me steeple-high I am in vaine of mirth and I ha cause As you shall see in due time gentlemen Master Little stocke thou art dreaming o' th Dice Sel. Hee 's melancholie Lit. Who I Ha. I 'le play the farrier then and drench thee for the sullens a health to all our Mistresses we have had 'em single let ts shuffle 'em now together Master Acre-lesse Enter Fidler Fi. Wil t please you Gentlemen to have a Song Ha. You have not washt to day go get cleane manners You raskall we have no wenches Fi. I see no bodie sir you have wash'd my eyes out Ha. It is not necessarie thou should'st have any Fill mee agen Acr This fellow wod ha t'other Cup Fi. I have had a Cup too much alreadie gentlemen Exit Ha. Let it goe round and then in hope you may Looke double I 'le shew you a sight I wonder Jacke wilding Stayes Enter Master Wilding and Page Hee 's come i' th nicke Wi. Save save you gallants may a man come i' th reere Ha. Give him his garnish Wi. Y' are not Prisoners for the reckning I hope Ha. For the reckning now y' are altogether gentlemen I 'le shew you a wonder but come not to neere Keepe out o' th Circle whatsoever you thinke on 't This is a hundred pound nay not so close These Picturs do shew best at distance gentlemen You see it presto Wi. Nay lett 's see 't agen Ha. Like to your cunning jugler I ne're shew My tricke but once you may heare more hereafter What thinke you of this Master Acre-lesse Master Little-stocke And Master Sell-away Acr. We do not beleeve 't is gold Ha. Perish then In your infidelitie Wi. Let me but touch it Ha. It will indure take my word for 't why looke you For your satisfactions no Gloves off You have devices to defalke preserve Your talons and your talents till you meete With more convenient Gamesters Lit. How cam'st by it Wi. Tha'dst little or none this morning Ha. I have bought it gentlemen and you in a mist Shall see what I paid for it thou hast not drunke yet Nere feare the reckning man more wine you varletts And call your Mistris your Scolopendia If we like her complexion we may dine here Wi. But harke thee harke thee Will did'st winne it Ha. No but I may loose it ere I goe to bed Dost think 't shall mustie what 's a hundred pound Sel A miracle but they are ceast with me Acr. And me too come lett 's drinke Wi. No matter how it came Will I congratulate Thy fortune and will quit thee now With good newes of my selfe my coose I told thee on Is wheel'd about she has tooke a Ring o' me We kist and talk'd time out a minde Ha. I know it My Almanacke sayes 't is a good day to wooe in Confirm'd by Erra Pater
must be sober to morrow Lit. Oh for a hundred and all made now Enter Sell-away Sel. Yonder 's winnes tirannically without Mercie he came in but with hundred peeces Lit. I 'le get a fancy presently Acr. And how thrive the bones with his Lordship Sel. His Lordships bones are not well set they are maliciously bent against him they will runne him quite out of all Enter Nephew and Dwindle Ne. More mony Dwindle call my Uncle I must have it for my honor two hundred peeces more Will serve my turne in the meane time I will play away my Cloke and some superfluous things about me Dwi. By that time you are come to your shirt I shall bee here Sel. Hee 's blowne up too Exit Enter Hazard Ha. So so the Dice in two or three such nights will be out of my debt and I may live to be a land-lord agen Sel. You are fortunes minion Master Ha. You wod seeme to be no foole because she dotes not Upon you gentlemen I must take my chance 't was A lucky hundred pown'd Jacke Wilding Enter Wilding gnawing a Boxe What eating the Boxes Acr. Let us in agen Wi. Chewing thy cud a litle I have lost all my monie Will Thou hast made a fortunate night on 't wot Play no more Ha. T is the first time I had the grace to give off a winner I wonot tempt the Dice Wi. What hast wonne Ha. You doe not heare mee complaine I have not been so warme This tenn weekes Enter Acre-lesse Wi. T is frost in my breeches Acr. Master Hazard I was afraid you had beene gone there 's a fresh Gamester come in with his pockets full of Gold he dazeles the Gamesters and no man has stocke to play with him Wi. What is he Acr. A Merchant he seemes he may be worth your retire Ha. Not for the Exchange to night I am resolv'd Wi. Temptation now have I an infinite itch to this Merchants peeces Ha. If thou wot have any monie Speake before I launch out and command it Wi. A hundred peeces Ha. Call to the Master o' th house by this token thou wot venture agen then Wi. They may prove as luckie as thine but what do I forget the wench the fairy at home that expects me Ha. I had forgot too you wonot play now Wi. T is now upon the time Ha. By any meanes goe Wi. Hum I ha lost my monie and may recover a prety wench which hand here covetousnes this letchery monie is the heavier Will dost heare I 'le requite thy curtesie Thou hast lent me a hundred pownd I 'le pay thee agen and thou shat have for the use the flesh device at home that expects thou shat supply my place Will Ha. You wonot loose this opportunitie and foole your selfe Exit Acre Wi. I am resolv'd five hundred peeces say I 'le come to him you love the sport as well as I to morrow you shall thanke me for 't be secret shee 'le never know thee for our conditions are to Neither light nor and she must needs conceive t is I Ha. Are you in earnest Wi. Have you wit to apprehend the curtesie Let me alone the wench and I shall meete Hereafter and be merry here 's my Key The Merchants monie cooles away be wise And keepe conditions to use her at thy pleasure There will be enough for me nay no demurres You have not lost your stomacke to this game How ere I speed tonight wee 'le laugh to morrow How the poore wench was cosen'd Ha. But wouldst ha mee goe Wi. I wod ha thee ride boy I must to the Gamester Farewell remember not to speake a word but Kisse and embrace thy belly full Ha. If I do not The punishment of an Eunuch light upon me Act. IIII Enter Hazard and Wilding Wi. How now Will thou lookst desperatly this morning Didst sleepe well to night Ha. Yes 't is very like I went to sleepe but such a bed-fellow Wi. What ailes she was she dull Ha. Do not enquire But curse your selfe till noone I am charitable I do not bid thee hange thy selfe and yet I have cause to thanke thee I would not have lost The turne for all the monie I wonne last night Jacke Such a delicious thieft Wi. I thinke so Ha. I found it so and dare make my affidavit Wi. Thou didst not see her Ha. Nor speake to her to what purpose Shee was so handsome i' th darke you know My meaning had beene pittie any light Or voyce should interrupt us Wi. Now doe I Grow melancholy Ha. If thou do'st envie mee There is some reason for 't thou do'st imagine I have had pleasure in my dayes but never Never so sweete a skirmish how like joy Shee grew to my embraces not a kisse But had Elisium in 't Wi. I was a rascall Ha. If thou didst know but halfe so much as I Or couldst imagine it thou wouldst acknowledge Thy selfe worse then a rascall on Record I have not words to expresse how soft how bountious How everie thing a man with full desires Could wish a Lady do not question mee Further t is too much happines to remember I am sorry I have said so much Wi. Was not I curst To loose my monie and such delicate sport Ha. But that I love thee well shud'st nere injoy her Wi. Why Ha. I would almost cut thy throate Wi. You wod not Ha. But take her and if thou part'st with her one night more for lesse then both the Indies thou 't loose by her shee has paid me for my service I aske nothing else Wi. If she be such a precious armefull Will I thinke you may be satisfied Ha. Take heede And understand thy selfe a little better I thinke you may be satisfied with what A handsome wench 't is heresie recant it I never shall be satisfied Wi. You do not purpose Purpose a new incounter Ha. For thy sake T is possible I may not I would have My game kept for me what I have done Was upon your entreatie if you have The like occasion hereafter I Should have a hard heart to deny thee Jacke VVi. Thou hast fir'd my blood that I could call backe time And be possest of what my indiscretion Gave up to thy enjoying but I am comforted She thinks 't was I and we hereafter may Be free in our delights now sir the newes With you Enter Page Pa. My mistresse did command my diligence To find you out and pray you come to speake with her Wi. When I am at leasure Pa. T is of consequence Shee sayes and much concernes you Wi. Is Penelope With her Pa. Not when she sent mee forth Wi. Let her expect waite you on me Ha. I spie my blustering Gamester Wi. The yonger ferret Ha. I care not if I allow thee a fit of mirth But your boy must be in comfort Enter Nephew and Dwindle Dwi. Pray sir do not behave your selfe so furiouslie Your breath is able to blow downe a house sir Ne. My Uncle shall build
Your daughter may affect me ther 's at once Two blessings are they not and mightie ones Considering what I am how low how lost T'oth common aire Hu. Now you are wise Beo. But if Your daughter would confirme this and propound Her selfe my victorie Hu. What then Beo. I should condemne her and despise the conquest These things may bribe an Atheist not a Lover But you perhaps are ignorant I have given My faith away irrevocablie 't is The wealth of Violante and I wonot Basely steale backe a thought and yet I thanke you I am not so inhumane Hu. Will you not Preferre your life To honor and religion Beo. For shame be silent could you make me Lord Of my owne destiny and that Leonora Had empires for her dower and courted mee With all the flatteries of life to quit My vowes to Violante I would die Upon her bosome to meete death Hu. And death You must expect which will take off this braverie Beo. And I will kisse it kisse it like a Bride Hu. So resolute Beo. And if I cannot live My Violantes I will die her sacrifice Good sir no more you do not well to trouble The quiet of a Prisoner thus that cannot Be a too carefull Steward of those minuts Left him to make his peace tempt me no further The Earth is not so fixt as my resolues Rather to die then in one thought transplant My love from Violante Hu. Bee undone And this contempt shall hasten the divorce Of soule and love die and be soone forgotten Exit Enter Violante Beo. My Violante if there can be any joy Neighbour too so much greife I 'le powre it out To pay thy bounteous visit if my eyes Admit no fellowship in weeping 't is Because my heart which saw thee first would bid Thee welcome thither scorning to acknowledge There can be any thing but joy where thou art Vio. But sadnes my deere Beaumont while there is A cause that maks thee Prisoner I must weepe And empty many springs my eyes are now No prophets of thy sorrow but the witnes And when I thinke of death that waits upon thee I wither to a Ghost Beo. Why Violante We must all die restraine these weeping Fountaines Keepe 'em till I am dead dispence 'em then Upon my grave and I shall grow agen And in the sweete disguise of a faire Garden Salute the spring that gave mee greene and odour Why should not love transforme us Vio. Bee not lost In these imaginations Beo. Or perhapps Th' ast ambition she whose love made up A wonder to the World beside the pledge Of duty to her Lord fam'd Arthemisia Shall bee no more in storie for her Tombe For on the Earth that weighes my body downe When I am dead thy teares by the cold breath Of Heaven congeal'd to Beaumonts memorie Shall raise a monument of Pearle to our doe The great Mausolus Sepulcher Vio. No more Of this vaine language if you have any pittie On the poore Violante Ber. I ha done And yet I am going now to a long silence Allow my sorrow to take leave Violante Vio. It shall be so be valiant my heart Beaumont I come not to take leave of thee Be. Perhapps you 'le see me agen Vio. Agen and often Thy starres are gentle to thee many daies And yeeres are yet betweene thee and that time That threatens losse of breath see I can thus Disperse the Clouds sate heavie on my brow Wipe the moisture hence t is day agen Take beames into thy eye and let them sinke Upon thy better fortune live live happilie Be. Is Delamore alive Vio. Dead and interr'd Be. From what can this hope rise Vio. From thy selfe Beaumont If thou wilt save thy selfe I have heard all And by the duty of my love am bound To hide your resolution can you be So merciles to your selfe to refuse life When it is offer'd with the best advantage Is Leonoras love a price that should Buy you from all the World be counsell'd sir Oh do not loose your selfe in a vaine passion For thought of me I cancell all your vowes And give you backe your heart bee free againe If you will promise me to live and love Be. Leonora Vio. That best of woman-kinde a mine of sweetnes Be. But can you leave mee then Vio. I justifie Thy choice of me in that that to preserve thee Dare give thee backe agen be Leonoras For being mine th' art lost to all the World Better a thousand times thou be made hers Then we both loose I 'le pawne my faith shee le love thee I 'le be content to heare my Beaumonts well And visite thee sometimes like a glad sister And never beg a kisse but if I weepe At any time when we are together Do not beleeve 't is sorrow makes my eyes So wet but joy to see my Beaumont living As it is now to hope Be. If thou dost meane thus Thou dost the more to inflame me to be constant Be not a miracle and I may be tempted To love my life above thee by this kisse Oh give me but another in my death It will restore me by this innocent hand While as I wish my soule I wonot leave thee For the Worlds Kingdome Vio. But you must unlesse You change for Leonora thinke of that Thinke ere you be to rash Be. I 'le thinke of thee And honor to be read I love Violante But never could deserve her live thou happie And by thy vertue teach a neerer way To heaven we may meete yonder do not make me More miserable then I am by adding perjurie To my bloody sinne the memory of thee Will at my execution advance My spirit to a that men shall thinke I have chang'd my cause for martyrdome Vio. Then here As of a dying man I take my leave Farewell unhappie Beaumont I 'le pray for thee Beo. T is possible I may live yet and be thine Vio. These teares embalme thee If in this World we never meete My life is buried in thy winding sheete Beo. This exceeds all my sorrow Act. V. Enter Wilding Wi. I am justly punish'd now for all my tricks And pride o' th flesh I had ambition To make men cuckolds now the divell has paid me Paid me i' th same coine and I 'le compare My forehead with the broadest of my neighbors But ere it spreads too monstrous I must have Some plot upon this Hazard he supposes He has enjoy'd Penelope and my tricke To drive the opinion home to get him marrie her And make her satisfaction the wench Has oft commended him he may be wonne too 't I never meant to part with all her portion Perhaps hee le thanke me for the moytie And this dispos'd on shee 's conjur'd to silence It must bee so Enter Hazard Ha. Jacke Wilding how i st man How goes the Plough at home what sayes the Lady Guinever that was humbled in your absence You have the credit with her all the glorie Of my nights worke