of gallantry are no more set by in these times then a good legge in a wollen stocken No t is a glistering presence and audacity brings women into fooles felicity Li. Yaue a good confidence Coze but what deendien your braue outside shall effect Had. That being had we le to the Vsurer where you shal offer some slight peece of land to mortgage and if you doe it to bring our selues into cash it shall be nere the farther from you for here 's a proiect will not be frustrate of this purpose Li. That shal be shortly tryed He instantly go seeke for a habit for thee and that of the richest too that which shall not be subiect to the scoffe of any gallant though to the accomplishing thereof all my meanes goes Alas what 's a man vnlesse he weare good cloathes Exit Lightfoote Had. Good speed attend my suite here 's a neuer seene Nephewe kind in distresse this giues me more cause of admiration then the losse of xxxv settings together at Passage I when t is performed but words and deeds are now more different then Puritans and Players Enter Altas At. Here 's the Player would speake with you Had. About the Iigge I promis'd him my penne and inke I prethee let him in there may be some Cash rim'd out of him Enter Player Pla. The Muses assist you sir what at your study so early Ha O chiefely now sir for aurora musis amicat Pla. Indeed I vnderstand not latine sir Ha. You must then pardon me good M. Change-coate for I protest vntee it is so much my often conuerse that if there be none but women in my company yet cannot I forbeare it Pla. That shewes your more learning sir but I pray you is that small matter done I intreated for Ha. A small matter you le finde it worth Megge of Westminster althouh it be but a bare Iigge Pla. O lord sir I would it had but halfe the taste of garlicke Ha. Garlicke stinkes to this proue that you haue not more whores to see this then ere Garlicke had say I am a boaster of mine owne workes disgrace me on the open stage and bob me off with nere a penny Pla. O lord sir farre be it from vs to debarre any worthy writer of his merit but I pray you sir what is the title you bestow vpon it Ha. Marry that which is full as forceable as Garlicke the name of it is who buyes my fowre ropes of hard Onions by which fowre ropes is meant fowre seueral kind of liuers by the onions hangers on as at some conuenient time I wil more particularly informe you in so rare a hidden and obscure a mistery Pla. I pray let me see the beginning of it I hope you haue made no darke sentence in 't for I le assure our audience commonly very simple idle-headed people and if they should heare what they vnderstand not they would quite forsake our house Ha. O nere feare it for what I haue writ is both witty to the wise and pleasing to the ignorant for you shall haue these laugh at it farre more heartily that vnderstand it not then those that doe Pla. Me thinke the end of this staffe is a foote too long Ha. O no sing it but in tune and I dare warrant you Pla. Why heare ye He sings And you that delight in truls and minions Come buy my fowre ropes of hard S. Thomas onions Looke you there S. Thomas might very wel haue been left out besides hard should haue come next the onions Ha. Fie no the dismembring of a rime to bring in reason shewes the more efficacy in the writer Pla. Well as you please I pray you sir what wil the gratuity be I would content you as neere hand as I could Ha. So I beleeue aside Why M. Change-coate I do not suppose we shall differ many pounds pray make your offer if you giue me too much I will most Doctor of Phicke like restoare Pla. You say well looke you sir there 's a brace of angels besides much drinke of free cost if it be lik't Ha. How M. Change-coate a brace of angels besides much drinke of free cost if it be lik't I feare you haue learned it by heart if you haue powdred vp my plot in your sconce you may home sir and instruct your Poet ouer a pot of ale the whole methode on 't but if you do so iuggle looke too 't Shrouetuseday is at hand and I haue some acquaintance with Bricklayers and Playsterers Pla. Nay I pray sir be not angry for as I am a true stagetrotter I meane honestly and looke ye more for your loue then otherwise I giue you a brace more Had. Well good words doe much I cannot now be angry with you but see henceforward you doe like him that would please a new married wife shew your most at first least some other come betweene you and your desires for I protest had you not suddenly showne your good nature another should haue had it though t'ad bin for nothing Pla. Troth I am sory I gaue you such cause of impatiency but you shall see hereafter if your inuention take I will not stand off for a brace more or lesse desiring I may see your works before another Ha. Nay before al others and shotly expect a notable peece of matter such a Iigge whose tune with the naturall whistle of a carman shall be more rauishing to the eares of shopkeepers then a whole consort of barbors at midnight Pla. I am your man for 't I pray you commaund al the kindnesse belongs to my function as a box for your friend at a new play although I procure the hare of all my company Had. No I le pay for it rather that may breede a muteny in your whole house Pla. I care not I ha plaid a Kings part anie time these ten yeeres if I cannot commaund such a matter t were poore ifaith Ha. Well Maister chaunge coate you shal now leaue me for I le to my studie the morning houres are precious and my muse meditates most vpon an empty stomacke Pla. I pray sir when this new inuention is produc't let not me be forgotten Ha. I le sooner forget to be a Iigge maker Exit plaier So here 's foure angels I little dreampt of Nay and there bee mony to be gotten by foolery I hope fortune will not see me want Atlas Atlas Enter Atlas What was my country cose here since At. Why did he promise to come againe seeing how the case stoode wye Ha. Ye and to aduaunce my downe falne fortunes Atlas At. But ye are not sure a meant it yee when he spake it Ha. No nor is it in man to coniecture rightly the thought by the tongue At. Why then I le beleeue it when I see it if you had beene in prosperitie when a had promist you this kindenesse Ha. I had not needed it At. But being now you doe I feare you must goe without it Ha. If I doe
outward ceremony be the true pledge of our inward affections Exit Reb. So this goes better forward then the Plantation in Virginia but see here comes halfe the west Indies whose rich mines this night I meane to be ransacking Enter Hog Lightfoote Peter Hog Then you le seale for this small Lordship you say To morrow your mony shall be rightly told vp for you to a peny Li. I pray let it and that your man may set contents vpon euerie bag Ha. Indeed by that wee may know what we steale without labour for the telling on t ore how now gent. are ye agreed vpon the price of this earth and clay Hog Yes faith Mr. Haddit the gent your friend here makes me paye sweetlie for 't but let it goe I hope to inherite heauen an t be but for doing gentlemen pleasure Hog Peter Pe. Anon sir Hogge I wonder how Haddit came by that gay suite of clothes all his meanes was consumed long since Pe. Why sir being vndone himselfe a liues by the vndoing or by-lady it may be by the doing of others or peraduenture both a decayed gallant may liue by any thing if a keepe one thing safe Hog Gentlemen I le to the Scriueners to cause these writings to be drawne Li. Pray doe sir wee le now leaue you till the morning Hog Nay you shall stay dinner I le retourne presently Peter some beare here for these worshipful gentlemen Exit Hagge Come Peter Ha. We shall be bold no doubt and that olde penny-father you le confesse by to morrow morning Li. Then his daughter is certainely thine and condiscends to all thy wishes Had And yet you would not once beleeue it as if a females fauour could not be obteyn'd by any but he that weares the Cap of maintenance When 'ts nothing but acquaintance and a bold spirit That may the chiefest prize mongst all of them inherit Li. Well thou hast got one deserues the bringing home with trumpets and fals to thee as miraculously as the 1000. pound did to the Tailor thanke your good fortune but must Hogges man be made druncke Had. By all meanes and thus it shall be effected when a comes in with beere do you vpon some slight occasion fall out with him and if you doe giue him a cuffe or two it will giue him cause to know y' are the more angry then will I slip in and take vp the matter and striuing to make you two friends we le make him druncke Li. It s done in conceipt already see where a comes Enter Peter Pe. Wil t please you to tast a cup of September beare gentiem Li. Pray begin we le pleadge you sir Pet. It s out sir Li then my hand in sir Li cuffes him Li. Why goodman hobby horse if we out of our gentility offered you to beginne must you out of your rascality needes take it Had. Why how now sirs what 's the matter Pe. The gentleman here fals out with me vpon nothing in the world but mere courtesie Had. By this light but a shall not why Cozen Lightfoote Pe. Is his name Lighfoote a plague on him a has a heauie hande Enter young Lord welthy We. Peace be here for I came late enough from a madman Had. My young Lord God saue you We. And you also I could speake it in lattine but the phrase is common Had. True my Lords and what 's common ought not much to be dealt with all but I must desire your helpe my Lord to end a Controuersie here betweene this gentleman my friend and honest Peter who I dare be sworne is as ignorant as your Lordshippe We. That I will but my masters thus much I le say vntee if so be this quarrell may be taken vp peaceably without the indangering of my owne person well and good otherwise I will not meddle therewith for I haue beene vext late enough alreadie Had. Why then my Lord if it please you let me being your inferiour decree the cause betweene them We, I doe giue leaue or permit Had. Then thus I will propound a reasonable motion how many cuffes Peter did this gent. out of his fury make thee partaker of Pe. Three at the least sir Ha. All which were bestowed vpon you for beginning first Peter Pe. Yes indeed sir Ha. Why then here the sentence of your suffering you shal both downe into Master Hogs seller Peter and whereas you began first to him so shall he there to you and as he gaue you three cuffes so shall you retort of in defiance of him three blacke Iackes which if he deny to pledge then the glory is thine and he accompted by the wise discretion of my Lord here a flincher Omnes A very reasonable motion We. Why so this is better then being among mad-men yet Ha. Were you so lately with any my Lord We. Yes faith I le tell you all in the Seller how I was taken for an Embassador and being no sooner in the house but the mad man carries mee vp into the garret for a spie and very roundly bad me vntrusse and had not a courteous seruing man conueied me away whilst he went to fetch whips I thinke in my conscience not respecting my honour a would a breecht me Had. By Lady and t' was to be fear'd but come my Lord we le heare the rest in the seller And honest Peter thou that hast beene greeued My Lord and I will see thee well relieued Exeunt Actus Quartus Enter Albert in the woodes How full of sweet content had this life beene If it had beene embraced but before My burthenous conscience was so fraught with sinne But now my griefes oresway that happinesse O that some lecher or accurst betrayer Of sacred friendship might but here arriue And reade the lines repentant on each tree That I haue caru'd t' expresse my misery My admonitions now would sure conuert The sinfulst creature I could tell them now How idely vaine those humanes spend their liues That daily grieue not for offences past But to enioy some wantons company Which when obteyn'd what is it but a blot Which their whole liues repentance scarse can cleere I could now tell to friend betraying man How blacke sinne is hatefull trechery How heauy on their wretched soules t' will fit When fearefull death doth plant his siege but nere them How heauy and affrightfull will their end Seeme to appeach them as if then they knew The full beginning of their endlesse woe VVere then appointed which astonishment O blest repentance keepe me Albert from And suffer not dispaire to ouer-whelme And make a ship-wracke of my heauy soule Enter Maria like a page Whos 's here a Page what blacke disasterous fate Can be so cruell to his pleasing youth Ma. So now Maria here thou must forgoe What nature lent thee to repaie to death Famine I thanke thee I haue found thee kindest Thou set'st a period to my misery Al. It is Maria that faire innocent Whom my abhorred lust hath brought to
rancor of my fore-past crimes Ca. O sir dispaire not for your course of life were your sinnes farre more odious then they be Doth moue compassion and pure clemency In the al-ruling Iudge whose powerfull mercy Oreswayes his iustice and extends it selfe To all repentant mindes hee 's happier farre That sinnes and can repent him of his sinne Then the selfe iustifier who doth surmise By his owne workes to gaine saluation Seeming to reach at heauen and claspe damnation You then are happy and our penitent friend To whose wisht presence please you now to bring vs That in our gladsome armes we infold His much esteemed person and forgiue The iniuries of his rash follies past Alb. Then see false Albert prostrate at your feete he discouers himselfe Desiring Iustice for his haynous ill Ca. Is it you Alberts selfe that hath preserv'd vs O blest bewailer of thy misery Ma. And woful'st liuer in calamity Ca. From which right worthy friend it s now high time You be releast come then you shall with vs Our first and chiefest welcome my Maria We shall receaue at your good fathers house Who as I do remember in my frenzy Sent a kinde letter which desired our presence Alb. So please you vertuous paire Albert will stay And spend the remnant of this weary some life In these darke woods Ca. Then you neglect the comforts heauen doth send To your abode on earth if you stay here Your life may end in torture by the cruelty Of some wilde rauenous beasts but if mongst men When you depart the faithfull prayers of many Will much auaile to crowne your soule with blisse Alb. Lou'd Carracus I haue found in thy conuerse Comfort so blest that nothing now but death Shall cause a separation in our being Ma. Which heauen confirme Ca. Thus by the breach of faith our friendships knit In stronger bonds of loue Alb. Heauen so continue it Exeunt Actus Quintus Enter Hogge in his chamber with Rebecka laying downe his bed and seeming to put the keyes vnder his boulster conuayeth them into her pocket Ho So haue you layd the keyes of the outward dores vnder my boulster Re. Yes forsooth Ho. Go your way to bed then Exit Re I wonder who did at the first inuent These beds the breeders of disease and sloth A was no souldier sure nor no scholler And yet a might be very well a Courtier For no good husband would haue bin so idle No Vsurer neither yet here the bed affords discouers his gold Store of sweet golden slumbers vnto him Here sleepes commaund in warre Caesar by this Obtain'd his triumphs this will fight mans cause When fathers brethren and the neer'st of friends Leaues to assist him all content to this Is meerely vaine the louers whose affections Do simpathize together in full pleasure Debarr'd of this their summer sodaine ends And care the winter to their former ioyes Breath's such a cold blast on their Turtles bils Hauing not this to shrow'd him forth his stormes They straight are forc't to make a separation And so liue vnder those that rule ore this The Gallant whose illustrious out-side drawes The eyes of wantons to behold with wonder Hir rare shap't parts for so he thinks they be Deck't in the roabes of glistering gallantry Hauing not this attendant on his person Walkes with a clowdy brow and seemes to all A great contemner of society Not for the hate he beares to company But for the want of this ability O siluer thou that art the basest captiue Kept in this prison how many pale offendors For thee haue suffered ruine but ô my gold Thy sight 's more pleasing then the seemely locks Of yallow hair'd Apollo and thy touch More smooth and dainty then the downe-soft white Of Ladies tempting breast thy bright aspect Dimm's the great'st luster of heauens Waggoner But why goe I about to extoll thy worth Knowing that Poets cannot compasse it But now giue place my gold for here 's a power Of greater glory and supremacy Obscures thy being here sits enthroniz'd The sparkling diamond whose bright reflection Casts such a splendor on these other Iemmes Mongst which he so maiesticall appeares A flash of fire and Lightfoote ascends like a spirit As if now my good angels guard me Li. Melior vigilantia somno Stand not amaz'd good man for what appeares shall adde to thy content be voide of feares I am the shaddow of rich Kingly Cressus Sent by his greatnes from the lower world To make thee mighty and to sway on earth By thy aboundant store as he himselfe doth In Elizium how he raigneth there His shaddow will vnfold giue thou then eare In Vnder-ayre where faire Elizum stands Beyond the riuer stiled Acharon He hath a Castle built of Adamant Not fram'd by vaine enchauntment but there fixt By the all burning hands of warlike spirits Whose windowes are compos'd of purest christall And deckt within with orientall pearles There the great spirit of Cressus royall selfe Keepes his abode in ioyous happinesse He is not tortur'd there as Poets feine With molten gold and sulphrie flames of fire Or any such molesting perturbation But there reputed as a demy-god Feasting with Pluto and his Proserpine Night after night with all delicious cates With greater glory then seauen kingdomes states Now further know the cause of my appearance The kingly Cressus hauing by fames trumpe Heard that thy lov'd desires stand affected To the obtaining of aboundant wealth Sends me his shade thus much to signifie That if thou wilt become famous on earth Hee le giue to thee euen more then infinite And after death with him thou shalt pertake The rare delights beyond the stigian lake Hog Great Cressus shaddow may dispose of me to what hee pleaseth Li. So speakes obediency For which I le raise thy lowly thoughts as high As Cressus were in his mortality Stand then vndaunted whil'st I raise those spirits By whose laborious taske and industry Thy treasure shall abound and multiply Ascend Ascarion thou that art a powerfull spirit and dost conuert siluer to gold I say ascend and one me Cresus shade attend to worke the pleasure of his will the Player appeares Pla. What would then Cresus list to fill Some mortals cofers vp with gold Chaunging the siluer it doth hold By that pure mettle i ft be so By the infernall gates I sweare Where Radamanth doth dominere By Cresus name and by his castle Where winter nights he keepeth wassell By Demogorgon and the fates And by all these low country states That after knowledge of thy minde Ascarion like the swift pac't winde Will flye to finish thy commaund Li. Take then this siluer out of hand And beare it to the Riuer Tagus Beyond th' aboade of Archi Magus Whose golden sands vpon it cast Transforme it into gold at last Which being effected straight retourne And suddaine too or I will spurne This truncke of thine into the pit Where all the hellish furies sit Scratching their eyes
not be so long as a Lords can stand her in any stead come you shall with me to my Lord and father whose warrants wee will haue for the apprehending of all suspitious liues and though the labour be infinite you must consider your losse is so Hog Come I le doe any thing to gaine my golde Pe. Till which be had my fare will be but cold Exeunt Enter Haddit Rob. Lightfoote and Priest Had. Now Mr. Parson we will no further trouble you and for the tying of our true loue knot here 's a small amends Prie. T is more then due sir yet I le take it all Should kindnesse be dispis'd good will would fall Vnto a lower ebbe should we detest The gratefull giuers gift Verissimo est Had. It 's true indeed good morrow honest Parson Pe. Yet if you please sir Iohn will backe surrender The ouerplus of what you now did tender Ha. O by no meanes I pree thee friend good-morrow Li Why if you please Sir Iohn to me restore The ouerplus I le giue it to the poore Pe. O pardon sir for by our worships leaue We ought to giue from whence we doe receaue Had. VVhy then to me sir Iohn Pri. To all a kinde good morrow Exit Priest Ha. A most fine Vicar there was no other meanes to be rid of him but why are you so sad Rebecka Re. To thinke in what estate my father is VVhen he beholds that he is meerely guld Had. Nay be not grieu'd for that which should rather giue you cause of content for 't will be a meanes to make him abandon his auarice and saue a soule almost incurable but now to our owne affaires this marriage of ours must not yet be known least it breed suspition we will bring you Rebeck a vnto Atlas his house whil'st we two goe vnto the old Lord Welthies hauing some acquaintance with his sonne in law Carracus who I vnderstand is there where no question but we shall finde your father proclaiming his losse thether you shall come some what after vs as it were to seeke him where I doubt not but so to order the matter that I will receaue you as my wife from his own hands Re. May it so happy proue Li. Amen say I for should our last tricke be knowne great Cressus shade would haue a coniured time on t Had. T is true his Castle of Addamant would scarce holde him but come this will be good cause for laughter hereafter Then we le relate how this great bird was puld Of his rich fethers and most finely guld Exeunt Enter old Lo. Welthy with Car. Ma. and Albert Lo. More welcome Carrucus then friendly truce To a besieged Citty all distrest How early this glad morning are you come To make me happy for pardon of your offence I 'ue giuen a blessing which may heauen confirme In trebble manner on your vertuous liues And may our liues and duty daily striue To be found worthy of that louing fauour Which from your reuerent age we now receaue Without desert or merrit Enter young Wel. Hogge Peter We. Roome for a desirer of Iustice what my sister Maria Who thought to haue met you here Ma. You may see brother vnlook't for guests proofe often troublesome We. Well but is your husband there any quieter then a was Ca. Sir I must desire you to forget all iniuries if in not being my selfe I offered you any Alb. I le see that peace concluded We. Which I agree to for patience is a vertue father Hogge Ho. Was it you sonne that cride so loud for iustice We. Yes marry was it and this the party to whome it appertaines Ho. O my most honored lord I am vndone rob'd this black night of all the wealth and treasure which these many yeeres I haue howerly labored for Lo. And who are those haue done this outrage to you Ho. Oh knew I that I then my lord were happy Lo. Come you for Iustice then not knowing 'gainst whom the course of Iustice should extend it selfe Nor yet suspect you none Ho. None but the diuell We. I thought a was a Cheater ere since I heard two or three Templers sweare at dice the last Christmas that the diuel had got all Enter Haddit and Lightfoote Ha. My kinde acquaintance Ioy to thy good successe Ca. Noble and free-borne Haddit welcome Li. Mr. Hogge good-day Ho. For I haue had a bad night on 't Li. Sicknesse is incident to age what be the writings ready to be sealed wee intreated last day Ho. Yes I thinke they are would the Scriuiner were paid for the making them Li. A shal be so though I doote my selfe is the mony put vp as I appointed Ho. Yes t is put vp confusion cease the receiuers Li. Heauen blesse vs all what meane you sir Ho. O sir I was robb'd this night of all I had My daughter to is lost and I vndone Li. Marry God forbid after what manner I pray Ho. O to recount sir will breede more ruth Then did the tale of that high Troian Duke To the sad fated Carthagenian Queene Ha. What exclamations that Li. What you will grieue at Coze Your worshipfull friend M. Hogge is robb'd Ha. Rob'd by whom or how Li. O there 's the griefe a knowes not whome to suspect Ha. The feare of hell oretake them whatsoere they be but where 's your daughter I hope she is safe Enter Re Ho. Thankes heauen I see shee 's now so where hast thou been my girle Re. Alas sir carried by amazemēt I know not where pursu'd by the robbers forc't to fly as mad affright through al the City streets to seek redresse but that lay fast asleepe in all mens houses nor would lend an eare to the distrest Ha. O heauy accident but see you grieue too much Being your daughter 's found for th' other losse Since t is the will of heauen to giue and take Value it as nothing you haue yet sufficient To liue in blest content had you no more But my small mortgage for your daughter here Whom I haue euer lov'd in deer'st affection If so you please so much to fauour me I will accept her spight of pouerty And make her iointure of some store of land Which by the losse of a good aged friend Late fell to me what i st a match or no Ho. It is Then I le haue witnesse on 't my lord and gent Please you draw neere to be here witnesses To a wisht contract twixt this maid and I Omnes We all are willing Ho. Then in the presence of you all I giue my daughter freely to this gent. as wife and to shew how much I stand affected to him for dowry with her I doe backe restore his mortgag'd lands and for their loues I vowe euer hereafter to detest renounce loath and abhorre all slauish auarice Which doth ascend from hell sent by the diuell To be 'mongst men the actor of all euill Om. A blest conuersion Lo. A good far vnexpected and now gentlemen I do enuite you all to feast with me This happy day that we may altogether Applaud his good successe and let this day be spent In sports and shewes with gladsome merriment Come blest conuerted man wee le lead the way As vnto heauen I hope we shall Ho. Heauen graunt we may Ca. Come my Maria and repentent friend Wee three haue tasted worst of misery Which now adde ioy to our felicity Ha. We three are happy wee haue gain'd much wealth And though we haue done it by a tricke of stealth Yet all I trust are pleas'd and will our ill acquite Since it hath sau'd a soule was hells by right We. To follow after then our lot doth fall Now rime it Peter Pe. A good night to all Exeunt omnes FINIS EPILOGVE NOW expectation hath at full receiued What we late promised if in ought we haue pleased T is all vve sought to accomplish and much more Then our vveake merrit dares to attribute Vnto it selfe till you vouchsafe to dayne In your kinde censure so to gratifie Our triuiall labours If it hath pleased the iudiciall eare Wee haue our Authors wish and void of feare Dare ignorant men to shew their worst of hate It not detracts but adds vnto that state Where desert florisheth Wee le rest applouded in their derogation Though with an hisse they crowne that confirmation For this our Author saith i ft proue distastfull He onely grieues you spent two houres so wast-full But if it like and you affect his pen You may commaund it when you please agen