Sca. Pretty pretty Impudence infaith But. Her whom your are bound to loue to raile against These whom you are bound to keepe to spurne like dogs And you were not my maister I would tell you Scar. What slaue But. Put vp your Bird-spit tut I feare it not In doing deeds so base so vild as these T is but a Kna kna kna Scar. Roge But. Tut howsoeuer t is a dishonest part And in defence of these I throw off duty Scar. Good Butler But. Peace honest Mistris I will say you are wronged Proue it vpon him euen in his blood his bones His guts his Maw his Throat his Intrals Scar. You runnagate of threescore But. T is better then a knaue of three and twenty Scar. Patience be my Buckler As not to file my hands in villaines blood You knaue Slaue-trencher-groome Who is your maister But. You if you were a maister scar. Off with your coate then get you for t a doores But. My cote sir Scar. I your coat slaue But. Sfut when you hate t is but a thred-bare coat Aud there t is for you know that I scorne To weare his Liuery is so worthy borne And liue so base a life old as I am I le rather be a begger then your man And there 's your seruice for you Exit scar. Away out of my doore Away So now your Champions gone Minx thou hadst better ha gone quick vnto thy graue Ca. O me that am no cause of it Sca. Then haue subornd that slaue to lift his hands against me Ka. O me what shall become of me Sca. I le teach you tricks for this ha you a companion Enter Butler But. My hart not suffer me to leaue my honest Mistris and hir pretty children Scar. I le marke thee for a strumpet and thy Bastards But. What will you do to them Sir scar. The Deuill in thy shape come backe againe But. No but an honest seruant Sir wil take this cote And weare it with this sword to sauegard these And pitty them and I am wo for you But will not suffer The husband Viper-like to pray on them That loue her and haue cherisht him as these As they haue you scar. Slaue But. I will not humour you Fight with you and loose my life or these Shal tast your wrong whom you are bound to loue scar. Out of my doores slaue But. I will not but wil stay and weare this coat And do you seruice whether you will or no I le weare this sword to and be Champion To fight for her in spight of any man scar. You shall You shall be my maister Sir But. No I desire it not I le pay you duty euen vpon my knee But loose my life ere these opprest I le see scar. Yes goodman slaue you shal be master Lie with my wife and get more Bastards do do do Ka. O me scar Turnes the world vpside downe that men orebeare theyr Maisters It dus it dus For euen as Iudas sold his Maister Christ Men buy and sell their wiues at highest price What wil you giue me what wil you giue me what wil you giue me O Mistris My soule weeps tho mine eyes be dry To see his fall and your aduersity Some meanes I haue left which I le releeue you with Into your chamber and if comfort be a kin To such great greefe comfort your children scar. I thanke thee Butler heauen when he please Send death vnto the troubled a blest ease Exit with children But. Introth I know not if it be good or ill That with this endlesse toyle I labour thus T is but the old times Ancient conscience That would do no man hurt that makes me do ot If it be sinne that I do pitty these If it be sinne I haue releeued his Brothers Haue plaid the theefe with them to get their food And made a lucklesse marriage for his Sister Intended for her good heauen pardon me But if so I am sure they are greater sinners That made this match and were vnhappy men For they caus'd all and may heauen pardon them Enter sir William scarborrow sir Wil. Whos 's within heere But. Sir William kindly welcome sir Wil. Where is my kinsman Scarborrow But. Sooth hee s within sir but not very well sir Will. His sicknesse But. The hel of sicknes troubled in his mind sir Wil. I gesse the cause of it But cannot now intend to visit him Great business for my soueraigne hasts me hence Onely this Letter from his Lord and Guardian to him Whose inside I do gesse tends to his good At my returne I le see him so farewell Exit But. Whose inside I do gesse turnes to his good He shall not see it now then for mens minds Perplext like his are like Land-troubling-winds Who haue no gracious temper Enter Iohn Scarborrow Iohn O Butler But. What 's the fryght now John Helpe strait or on the tree of shame We both shall perish for the robbery But. What i st reueald man Iohn Not yet good Butler only my brother Thomas In spleene to me that would not suffer him To kill our elder brother had vndone vs Is riding now to sir Iohn Harcop straight to disclose it But. Hart who would rob with Sucklings Where did you leaue him Iohn Now taking horse to ride to Yorkshire But. I le stay his iourney least I meet a hanging Exeunt Enter Scarrborrow Scar. I le parley with the Deuill I I will He giues his councell freely and the cause He for his Clyents pleads goes alwaies with them He in my cause shall deale then and I le aske him Whether a Cormorant may haue stuft Chests And see his brother starue why hee le say I The lesse they giue the more I gaine thereby Enter Butler Their soules their soules theyr soules How now mayster Nay you are my maister Is my wiues sheets warme Dus she kisse well Bat. Good sir Scar. Foe makt not strange for in these daies There 's many men lie in theyr maysters sheets And so may you in mine and yet Your businesse sir But. There 's one in ciuill habit sir would speake with you scar. In ciuill habite But: He is of seemly ranke sir and cals himselfe By the name of Doctor Baxtor of Oxford scar. That man vndid me he did blossoms blow Whose fruit proued poyson tho t was good in shew With him I le parley and disrobe my thoughts Of this wilde phrensey that becoms me not A table candles stooles and all things fit I know he comes to chide me and I le heare him With our sad conference we will call vp teares Teach Doctors rules instruct succeeding yeares Vsher him in Heauen spare a drop from thence wheres bounties throng Giue patience to my soule inflame my toung Enter Doctor Doct. God mayster Scarborow Sca. You are most kindly welcome sooth ye are Doct. I ha important businesse to deliuer you Sca. And I haue leysure to attend your hearing Doct. Sir you know I married you
For if she be a villen like thy selfe A periurd Traitor recreant miscreant Dog a dog a dog has dunt Scar. O Sir Iohn Harcop Hra. O Sir Iohn villen to be troth thy selfe To this good creature harmelesse harmeles child This kernell hope and comfort of my house Without Inforcement of thine own accord Draw all her soule i th compasse of an oth Take that oth from her make her for none but thee And then betray her Scar. Shame on them were the cause of it Har. But harke what thou hast got by it Thy wife is but a strumpet thy children Bastards Thy selfe a murderer thy wife accesary Thy bed a stewes thy house a Brothell Scar. O t is too true Har. I made a wretched father childles Scar. I made a married man yet wiueles Har. Thou the cause of it Scar. Thou the cause of it Har. Curse on the day that ere it was begun For I an old man am vndone vndone Exit Scar. For Charity haue care vpon your father Least that his greefe bring on a more mishap This to my armes my sorrow shall bequeath Tho I haue lost her to thy graue I le bring Thou wert my wife and I le thy Requiem sing Go you to the Country I le to London backe All ryot now since that my soules so blacke Exit with Clare Ka. Thus am I left like Sea-tost-Marriners My Fortunes being no more then my distresse Vpon what shore soeuer I am driuen Be it good or bad I must account it heauen Tho married I am reputed not a wife Neglected of my Husband scornd despis'd And tho my loue and true obedience Lies prostrate to his becke his heedles eye Receiues my seruices vnworthily I know no cause nor will be cause of none But hope for better dayes when bad be gone You are my guide whether must I Butler But. Toward Wakefield where my masters liuing lyes Ka. Toward Wakefield where thy maister wee le attend When things are at the worst t is hopt they le mend Enter Thomas and Iohn Scarborrow Tho. How now sister no further forward on your iourney yet Ka. When greefes before one who 'd go on to griefe I de rather turne me backe to find some comfort Iohn And that way sorrowes hurtfuller then this My Brother hauing brought vnto a graue That murthered body whom he cald his wife And spent so many teares vpon her Hearse As would haue made a Tyrant to relent Then kneeling at her Coffin thus he vowd From thence he neuer would embrace your bed Tho. The more Foole he Iohn Neuer from hence acknowledge you his wife When others striue to enrich their fathers name It should be his only ayme to begger his To spend their meanes and in his onely pride Which with a sigh confirmd hee s rid to London Vowing a course that by his life so foule Men nere should ioyn the hands without the soule Kath. All is but griefe and I am armd for it Iohn Wee l bring you on your way in hope that 's strong Time may at length make strait what yet is wrong Exit Enter Ilford Wentloe Bartley Went. Hee s our owne hee s our own Come le ts make vse of his wealth as the snow of Ice Melt it melt it Ilf. But art sure he will hold his meeting Wen. As sure as I am now was dead drunke last night Ilf. Why then so sure will I be arrested by a couple of Sergeants and fall into one of the vnlucky Crankes about Cheapside cald Counters Bar. Withall I haue prouided M. Grype the Vsurer whoe vpon the instant will be ready to step in charge the Seargeaunts to keepe thee fast and that now hee will haue his fiue hundered pounds or thou shalt rot for it Went When it followes young Scarborow shall be bounde for the one then take vp as much more we share the one half help him to be drunke with the other Ilf. Ha ha ha Enter Scarborow Bar. Why dost laugh Franke Ilf. To see that wee and Vsurers line by the fal of yong heirs as swine by the dropping of Acorns But hee s come Where be these Rogues shall we ha no tendance here Scarb. Good day Gentlemen Ilf. A thousand good dayes my noble Bully and as manye good fortunes as there wer Grashoppers in Egypt and that 's couered ouer with good lucke but Nouns Pronounes and Participles Where be these Rogues here what shall we haue no Wine here Enter Drawer Drawer Anon anon sir Ilf. Anon goodman Rascall must wee stay your leysure gee 't vs by and by with a poxe to you Scar. O do not hurt the fellow Exit Drawer Ilf. Hurt him hang him Scrape-trencher star-waren Wine spiller mettle-clancer Rogue by generation Why dost heare Will If thou dost not vse these Grape-spillers as you doe theyr pottle-pots quoit em down stayres three or foure times at a supper they le grow as sawcy with you as Sergeants and make bils more vnconscionable then Taylors Enter Drawer Draw Here 's the pure and neat grape Gent. I hate for you Ilford Fill vp what ha you brought here goodman roge Drawer The pure element of Claret sir Ilf. Ha you so and did not I call for Rhenish you Mungrell Throws the wine in the Drawers face Scar. Thou needst no wine I prethee be more mild Ilf. Be mild in a Tauerne t is treason to the red Lettyce enemy to their signe post and slaue to humor Preethee le ts be mad Then fill our heads with wine till euery pate be drunke Then pisse i' the street Iustell all you meet and with a Punke As thou wilt do now and then Thanke me thy good Mayster that brought thee to it Went. Nay he profits well but the worst is he will not swear yet Scar. Do not belie me If there be any good in me that 's the best Oathes are necessary for nothing They passe out of a mās mouth like smoake through a chimney that files all the waye it goes Went. Why then I think Tobacco be a kind of swearing for it furs our nose pockily Scar. But come le ts drinke our selues into a stomach afor supper Ilf. Agreed I le begin with a new health Fill vp To them that make Land fly By wine whores and a Die To them that only thriues By kissing others Wiues To them that pay for cloathes With nothing but with Oathes Care not from whom they get So they may be in debt This health my harts drinkes But who their Taylors pay Borrow and keepe their day Wee l hold him like this Glasse A brainlesse empty Asse And not a mate for vs Drinke round my harts Wen. An excellent health Enter Drawer Mayster Ilford there 's a couple of strangers beneath desires to speake with you Ilf. What beards ha they Gentleman-like-beards or broker-like-beards Drawer I am not so well acquainted with the Art of Face mending sir but they would speake with you Ilf. I le goe downe to em Went. Doe
good And I weare this for which shall draw his bloud Exit with went and Barley went A braue resolution Bart. In which we le second thee Ilf. Away whore Out of my doores whore Sist. O greefe that pouerty should ha that power to tear Men from themselues tho they wed bed and sweare Enter Thomas and Iohn Scarborrow with Butler Tho. How now sister sist. Vndone vndone But. Why Mistris how i st how i st sist. My husband has forsooke me But. O periury sist. Has taine my Iewels and my Bracelets from me Tho. Vengeance I played the theefe for the mony that bought em sist. Left me distrest and thurst mee forth a doores Tho. Damnation on him I will heere no more But for his wrong reuenge me on my brother Degenerate and was the cause of all He spent our portion and I le see his fall Ioh. O but Brother Tho. Perswade me not All hopes are shipwract miserie comes on The comfort we did looke from him is frustrate All meanes all maintenance but griefe is gone And all shall end by his destruction Exit Ioh. I le follow and preuent what in this heat may happen His want makes sharpe his sword to greates the ill If that one brother should another kill Exit But, And what will you do Mistris sist. I le sit me downe sigh loude in stead of wordes And wound my selfe with griefe as they with swords And for the sustenance that I should eate I le feed on griefe t is woes best rellisht meate But. Good hart I pitty you You shall not be so cruell to your selfe I haue the poore Seruingmans allowance Twelue pence a daye to buy me sustenance One meale aday I le eate the tother fast To giue your wantes reliefe And Mistris Be this some comfort to your miseries I le ha thin cheekes eare you shall ha wet eyes Exeunt Enter Scarrborrow What is prodigallity Faith like a Brush That weares himselfe to florish others cloathes And hauing worne his hart euen to the stump Hee s throwne away like a deformed lump Oh such am I I ha spent all the wealth My ancestors did purchase made others braue In shape and riches and my selfe a knaue For tho my wealth raisd some to paint their doore T is shut against me saying I am but poore Nay euen the greatest arme whose hand hath grast My presence to the eye of Maiesty shrinkes back His fingers cluch and like to lead They are heauy to raise vp my state being dead By which I find spend thriftes and such am I Like strumpets florish but are foule within And they like Snakes know when to cast their skin Enter Tho. Tho. Turne draw and dye I come to kill thee Scar. What 's he that speakes Like sicknesse Oh i st you Sleepe still you cannot mooue me fare you well Tho. Thinke not my fury slakes so or my bloud Can coole it selfe to temper by refusall Turne or thou dyest Scar. Away Tho. I do not wish to kill thee like a slaue That taps men in their cups and broch their harts Eare with a warning peece they haue wakt their eares I would not like to powder shoote thee downe To a flat graue ere thou hast thought to frowne I am no Coward but in manly tearmes And fayrest oppositions vow to kill thee Scar. From whence proceedes this heat Tho. From sparkles bred by thee that like a villain Sca. Ha Tho. I le hallow it in thine eares till thy soule quake to heare it That like a villain hast vndone thy brothers Sca. Would thou wert not so neere me yet farewell Tho. By nature and her lawes make vs a kinne As neere as are these hands or sin to sinne Draw and defend thy selfe or I le forget Thou art a man Scar. Would thou were not my Brother Tho. I disclaime them Scar. Are wee not off-spring of one parent wretch Tho. I do forget it pardon me the dead I should deny the paines you bid for me My blood growes hot for vengeance thou hast spent My liues reuenewes that our parents purchast Scar. O do not wracke me with remembrance on t Tho. Thou hast made my life a Begger in this world And I will make thee bankrout of thy breath Thou hast bin so bad the best I can giue Thou art a Deuill not with men to liue Scar. Then take a Deuils payment Heere they make a passe one vpon another when at Scarborrowes backe comes in Ilford Wentloe and Bartley Ilf. Hee s here draw Gentlemen Went. Bart. Die Scarborrow Scar. Girt round with death Tho. How set vpon by three Sfut feare not Brother yon Cowards three to one slaues worse then Fensers that wear long weapons You shall be fought withall you shall be fought withall Here the Brothers ioyne driue the rest out and returne Scar. Brother I thanke you for you now haue bin A patron of my life forget the sinne I pray you with my loose and wastfull houres Hath made against your Fortunes I repent em And wish I could new ioynt and strength your hopes Tho with indifferent ruine of mine owne I haue a many sinnes the thought of which Like finisht Needles pricke me to the soule But find your wronges to haue the sharpest point If penitence your losses might repayre You should be rich in wealth and I in care Tho. I do beleeue you Sir but I must tell you Euils the which are gainst an other done Repentance makes no satisfaction To him that feeles the smart Our father sir Left in your trust my portion you ha spent it And suffered me whilst you in ryots house A drunken Tauerne spild my maintainance Perhaps vpon the ground with ouerflowne cups Like birds in hardest winter halfe starud to flie And picke vp any food least I should die scar. I prethee let vs be at peace together Tho. At peace for what For spending my inheritance By yonder son that euery soule has life by As sure as thou hast life I le fight with thee Scar. I de not be moou'd vnto ot Tho. I le kill thee then wert thou now claspt Within thy mother wife or childrens armes scar. Wouldst homicide art so degenerat Then let my blood grow hot Tho. For it shall coole scar. To kill rather then bee kild is manhoods rule Enter Iohn Scarborrow Io. Stay let not your wraths meet Tho. Hart what makst thou here Io. Say who are you or you are you not one That scarce can make a fit distinction Betwixt each other Are you not Brothers Tho. I renounce him scar. Shalt not need Tho. Giue way scar. Haue at thee Io. Who sturs which of you both hath strength within his arm To wound his owne brest whose so desperate To dam himselfe by killing of himselfe Are you not both one flesh Tho. Hart giue me way sca. Be not a bar betwixt vs or by my sword I le mete thy graue out Ioh. O do for Gods sake do T is happy death if I may die and you Not