Car. I am not sad my faculties preserve Their wonted harmony your excellence Will not inforce me to belie my passion Enter Volterre Lau. There 's my Lord Volterre i st your gracēs Pleasure to retire till we have ended Our discovery Dutch Is he come Carintha follow me Exeunt Dutchesse Carintha Vol. She gave the game high applause and begg'd two Of my Cormorants I must invent new Sports to delight her fancy Lau. The day afford your Lop much profit Gio. If your Lop be in good health ye owe Some thankes unto my prayers Vol. Laura the Dutchesse great favourite Giotto is eminent in Court too If these afford me such respect Ive cause To thinke my starres faithfull Madam I would Kisse your left hand Lau. I beseech your lip enforce me not To be unmannerly you are now above My conversation Vol. How bright Laura Signior Giotto Pray cleere this mistery Gio. My Lord be more particular for my Owne part I know my distance but you greete Your Fortunes with too much humility You want state to converse with me Vol. I me all wonder and amazement Signiour Pray give your meaning more perspicuous Vtterance Gio. Will you forget to be reserved know your Station you make me bold against my owne Desire Vol. Howe 's this Gio. I implore your Lordship leave I may be Cover'd 't would much assist my health Vol. Why dost keepe thy head bare in reverence To me Madam shall I intreate Lau. T is in your power to command in my Duty to obey Vol. Your duty Gio. It seemes he hath not yet how much thē Dutchesse favours him Volterre listenes Lau. I conjecture so for e's differs much From that which he must practise when he 's Duke Vol. I heare ye Lau. How my Lord Vol. Laura faith be publiquē Giotto why Dost thou conceale the meanes to make thee Happy Gio. My Lord I know little onely those that Waite neere the Dutchesse heare her often praise Your nimble tongue your skill in languages Vol. Phse questo mionto what would you say There me interpret the inorticulate Voyces of birds and beasts that skill deserv'd A fame Gio. Your Lordship might then with great ease beene Interpreter to the builders of Babel Lau. Something I 've heard her grace speake too in praise Of your French gesture your sublime friske and Odde conveyance of your body Gio. T is when your Lordship wreathes your hams in thus Vol. Ta da rum ta da rum te re re ra da rum He dances Gio. These are the postures that inchant your sex Lady Lau. I cannot blame the Dutchesse to be fond Gio. But does not your lop grow weary with Continuance of this motion Vol. It is my vulgar exercise ta da rum ta da rum Gio. Enough enough my good Lord sure your swim Within your doublet Vol. Giotto now I am fit for a race Never tyr'd It has beene thought by some skild In th' ability of my person that I me mortall Gio. Indeed sir t is not fit you should ēxpect Much in heaven having such joy on earth You are more than happy this Lady knowes it Vol. Do'st ifaith Laura Lau. Sir I hope when you shall sit invested With Royall ornaments you 'le not disdaine Laura for your humble servant Gio. And Giotto knowes that your Religion Will not permit you slight industry Vol. I tooke part o' my breeding i th' French Court And there I learnt to be familiar With my Nobles Lau. Did not I say he would govērne gently Now can 't my tongue be quiet I must tell him all Gio. Nay Madam Vol. Giotto dost concerne you to hinder This her kindnesse speake deare Lady Lau. My Lord I affect truth and brevity I am commanded by her grace to make Your visits private to her Vol. Hah forward deere Laura Gio. Why sir it is her highnesse will that you Conceale these visits Lau. And let no encouragement neither from Her eyes nor speech imboldne ye to thinke Vnlawfull her favours you must take With silent observation Enter Comachio Gio. Here comes my Lord Comachio Away signiour He must not see you Vol. Yo soy mug juoderose Exe. Volterre Laura Gio. My noble Patron Com. I greete thee as my best genius th' art now Mixt i th' number with such as weare my title Thou climb'st apace yet safely too they strive At Court who first shall be the flatterer What female wa st that left thee now I saw Part of her gowne Gio. The Lady Laura Com. Thou art most happy skilfull in thy choyse Of conversation why she governes Her highnesse heart Didst question her About my businesse Gio. I know all she cannot hide a single Thought from me Com. Th art strangely powerfull o're Ladies But what said shee have I no Rivall in The Dutches love Gio. Sir she ownes none but you with a publike Confidence onely there is owne impediment Com. What i st prethee give 't relation Gio. A spirit not tam'd by his religion Would hazard much rather then suffer it Indanger such a hope Com. Make it no morē a secrēt Gio. Could ye thinke she has observ'd your Nephew With an amorous eye Com. De pazzi my Nephēw Gio. That 's the man sir who is so much oblig'd Vnto her memory Com. Sdeath this inclines so neere miracle T' would taxe my judgement to beleeve it Conferre her love upon a foole Gio. Pardon me sir I doe not positively Say she loves him I make it for your sake A cautulous suspect your jealous men Strive against danger Com. I doe affect thy discipline Gio. This morning she desir'd to speake with him Com. To speake with him good our braines are nere us Ere thou admitst him to her presence wee le Furnish him with discourse preposterous Vnto sence and her demands so make him More cheape in her conception here he comes Enter De Pazzi Assist my prayers De. Signiour Vncle Com. Nephew oppertunely Signiour Giotto hath taken paines To bring us knowledge of new graces which Our Dutches stores up for you I am proud To thinke what honour all our blood receives From you the toppe bough of our family I never hop'd there could be starres in heaven So auspitious as I behold now shining And pointing all their golden beames on you The Dutchesse loves you De pazzi hum Gio. Not carelessely and with that common favour She does divide among the Courtiers They doe but gleane her scattered graces For you the harvest 's reserv'd and brought Home to your bosome De pazzi hums Com. Other with much labour Clime this high rocke upon whose swelling top The Dutches smiles are placed yet obtaine not One to reward their sweate De pazzi hums Gio. But her owne hand Reaches you up and tempts you to enjoying The Perimids height you may ascend by stayres And mount with ease unto that happinesse Others adore afarre off De. Does the Dutchesse Affect me honourably and for marriage otherwise Com. That makes the Musicke high it were not else
humour in in Prethee le ts leave him Vol. Why Signiour are you so transported You have not power enough to seeme calme What dost at Court Ors. Not cringe as you and adore the nods Of painted Ladies weary my hammes to answer Madams halfe cursies I neere come to Court But to defend me from it Bo. Ha Ors. The truth is I would be faine discharged t is a hell to me There are so many wormed in 't would the Dutchesse Would banish me into some Wildernesse I should indure the beasts though they devour'd mē I hate no monsters but the Harpies Con. Why Ors. Harpies have womens faces Contarini Yet now I thinke Volterre I have heard There 's another feminine murderer Cald the Hiena that invites men forth To be devourd y 'ave heard how the Egyptian Crocadile weepes when death it selfe lies bathing Within her teares thinke but upon women And tell me which I should avoide-first Enter Comachio Giotto Com. I seē a merit nigh and I hope You will deserve the favour we are not Wont to admit of servants neere their person Without more caution Gio. It makes my bond Of duty and observance greater Con. My Lord Comachio Com. Let me employ some of your care upon My Nephew something you may adde To improve him you shall till no barren ground Though he reward you not with fruitefulnesse I shall have power to make you thinke your studies Well plac'd Gio. Your compasse I shall saile by Exit Com. Contarini how 's the day Vol. Not early Com. Signior Orseollo I know what cloud Muffles your thoughts Con. He is constant to his humour Com. Not the Dutchesse come faith yet Orseollo We shall intreate you joyne with us to the Dutchesse Ors. Yes hey Exit Vol. So so he would but trouble us Com. My Lords we must be circumspect We are not to negotiate a designe That lookes but at the profit of one man The Dutchy calls to owne it all our cares You know have met that we might move the Dutchesse To exchange her dull Virginity for Marriage Foscari whom our ambition pointed at is lost And he in some disgust gone hence Vol. I feare so Com. His violent departure gives us more Then jealousie we must sollicite her But so as shall become our duties and Expresse our knowledge of her great soulē And pregnant wit Con. She enters signior Comachia t is refer'd To your delivery Enter Dutchesse Laura Attendants Dutch Comachio we have no knowledge of thy agē But what thy wisdome and experience doth Discover i' st not troublesome t' attend A young Court Com. Your grace so desires my duty that I Delight in service Dutch Contarini i' th mornings eyē reveales More youth then he did by Hymens tapers Lookes younger then when we call him Bridegroome Censure him Laura she sits Lau. Your Highnesse knowes he hath a young wife Con. All my use of time is but to perfect My obedience to your excellence Dutch We cherish both your loves and you Volterre Are great too within our memory Vol. I shall endevour new merits Dutch The cause of your attendance now is knowne Ere you deliver it The departure Of the young Duke our Lover from our Court In so obscure a way without your notice Our consent publish'd gives you just cause Of wonder yet so much y' are skil'd both in Our soule and nature that no immediate Motive of his anger shall be laid to Our charge but what you thinke makes our person Safe and great Com. We come with humble modesty t' require So much as shall concerne our care both Of your gracious selfe and our good Country Foscari Duke of Parma is a great Prince Feature a Lady like your excellence His youth and strength may promise issue even To a matron Dutch We know he merits all his praise Proceede To what you call your businesse Com. His Catholicke Majesty did lately by His Lieger urge a title to this Duchy And desire your Counsell he might be nam'd Your Highnesse next and lawfull heire unlesse From your owne person were deriv'd a Prince To intercept his hopes with ease you may Consider how unkinde our fate will be Beyond his owne naturall soile doth make Obedience bondage Dutch You have yet hope t is in my power To prevent what you suspect Com. We have but Time the enemy to lie And to increase may scorne destroy that hope If not for propitious love to us Yet for your owne sake your glory hasten The cure of these our feares Time is the moth Of nature devouers all beauty when those Bright eyes that governe now with Phoebus-like Predominance shall yeeld no light unto That darkened sky your face some aged mother Pround of her fertill wombe will shew you then Her off-spring Behold quoth she I neede no Marble house for my fame to dwell in these Are my living monuments but your sullaine Chastetie will not permit your fame t' outlive Your breath Dutch No more Comachio these are my owne thoughts Shortly you shall see I am art prevention Of all danger All You are my gracious Mistresse Com. Yea you shall much divulge your clemency If to stifle publike noyse you reveale The reason why Foscari was not made Your choyse Dutch Foscari is a forraigner borne in A climate not so temperate as ours And I am yet to know whether his minde Be different from such as please me here At home forraigne alliance is an old Disguise for Sunices hatred It charmes the Peacefull into a dull security Vntill the furious finde best advantage To make his anger knowne then both are more Ingag'd t' inflame what erst th' one did kindle I should sinne my good Lords if I did thinke My humillity disgrac'd my honour When I suppos'd my owne Court able to Breede a man fit to mingle blood even with A Princesse should I say with mine what amaz'd Why does it want example I should not Thinke my choyce would much accuse my eyes if I elect a Lover here unlesse some Are more desert-lesse then I am guilty of Laura Exeunt Dutchesse Attendance They first gaze on one another then walke up and downe Com. Ioyne to us Oedipus yet we shall want Helpe t' expound this Riddle Con. A Lover here from her owne Court sure it Must be from this number Signiour Volterre Vol. My very good Lord Con. You are the man the starres dance to The spheares Doe practise musicke only to make you Merry you are he signiour Vol. Who I my Lord Con. Doe not conceale your hopes they 'le be worthy Your acknowledgement you would be install'd i th' darke steale titles without the notice Of the Heralds but noyse attends honour Vol. I neede a Comment to your words Con. Come you young men are all temptation You have the purple veines signiour that swell With wanton pride and Ladies judgements are Much govern'd by their eyes what grace what favour Did the Dutchesse lately shew you the more T' indeere your duty hah
Turke Circumcised you with his semiter Or being at push a pike you might be Drill'd below the navell nay I ha knowne The breath of a bullet snatch a remnant Of loose flesh Ors. Sdeath insufficient you shall know a secret Which I have fear'd even i th' keeping o' my owne heart Gio. T will trouble me to know a thing so full Of danger Ors. T is onely dangerous to me but sir It must out for I le stifle now this dam'd Aspersion It reveales the cause why I Was still a satire against women Lau. I that I would faine know Ors. Know what Lady we are in a discourse meerely Concernes us two walke aside she must not heare 't Sancho I now release off the Oath Which did oblige your secresie about My continence nay good Madam troth we desire to be particuler Lau. Hereafter I shall grow reserved too Ors. A personall secret as I me a souldier Gio. You shall beleeve him Lady for my sake Ors. How many whores hast thou in keeping for my use San. Some ten my Lord Gio. You passe my beleefe Ors. 'Las I me insufficient a meere Eunuch I Gio. But what urged your invectives gainst the Sex Since you thus cherish them in private Ors. The Dutchesse has a chast court 't was safty To disguise m' incontinence least she should Punish it Gio. Y' are not so ravinous my Lord but when Your friend desires a taste he may be furnished hah Ors. You shall visit my seragho and chose your whore Gio. May I presume Ors. That 's the medicinall pimpe who prescribes Plaisters for my belly Gio. You maintaine him in a gaudy outside Ors. His sinnes mainetaine him those of his function Grow mighty now adayes Gio. Lady you shall share in our secret Ors. Are you mad Signiour Gio. My Lord you are to modest there 's no errour So readily excused by Ladies as this O' th blood Fame has abused our noble friend Not Hercules was more inabled for Increase then he Lau. Indeed Signiour Gio. Indeed why Madam doe you doubt that I Bely him I me sure he keepes tenne whores Ors. Slight you are treacherous Gio. She cries indeed as if she did suspect You can proffer like a Goate and performe Like an Elephant Lau. This was you that railed against women Fye my Lord Ors. Troth Madam my constitution is to blame But a young sinner deserves mercy Gio. Your lustinesse redresse you more hopefull To the state Give me a Prince from whose loynes We may expect issue Ors. Howsoever I would not have the Dutchesse know Of this till I am more indeere unto Her heart Gio. Does not her happinesse and mine depend Vpon your fate My Lord be confident of my silence Her grace is now in the privy garden Walke you thither and receive those favours Her lookes administer without reply Of gratitude she would not have it knowne She loves you Ors. Enough I shall be polliticke Exeunt Orseollo Sancho Lau. Was there ever such a wanton Hipocrite Gio. He Neighs like a horse I am not cosend In him I still thought he was a lecher Enter Contarini Con. Signiour Giotto Gio. My good Lord Lau. T is my chiefe blessing to see your Lordship In good health Con. I thanke you noble Lady Lau. I le goe pray to have it still continued Exit Con. What meanes this great observance t is beyond My merit Dost not admire her graces Favorite should use me thus Gio. These female Courtiers ha the tricke on 't Con. What signiour Gio. T is safe Idolatry to bow unto The rising sonne shee sees your fortune smile And therefore flatters ye Heaven knowes I neare Shall gaine by Courtship I Though all the Heraulds Called thee Duke I le not kisse your hand Vnlesse 't were cleane Con. Thou hast heard some newes Declare come declare And prosper Gio. My Lord I first should chide your tardinesse In action First now I saw your wife at Court Attending on the Dutches Onely she Defeates your hope yet her removall from Your bed is not design'd Con. I have sent her to my house provided you A rare disguise which you shall weare and wooe Her body to the darke deed my man shall Witnesse her adultery and I le sue out A divorce whilst you remaine safe from law Because not knowne to her Gio. Why this I like it tastes of sublime wit Enter Orseollo Ors. I will be active in my reigne in large My Dutchy Genon is proud it shall Grow humble I have a long arme 't will reach Florence Or if I chance to lay my hand on Parma I shall gripe it till my fist ake ere I Forsake my tenure Con. Orseollo Ors. Your greeting 's too familiar Con. From whence this pride I le anger him My Lord though I am growne above the use Of Poetry there still remaines in my Remembrance a Sonnet made in praise of Women Which if you le please to heare Ors. He had a bold Muse that durst undertake So high an argument sure a woman Was the object strucke old Homer blinde And for his eyes left him a Muse I 've lost My businesse Exit Con. He was not wont to speake so well of women Gio. No humorist is constant to dislike Or commendation Nay lead the way my Lord I me part of your attendance Exeunt Omnes Enter Volterre Depazzi Crispino Vol. Signiour my affaires hither require haste The Dutchesse on some sudden cause hath sent for me De. I beleeve t is to take 's advise about A Masine for my wedding hee 's excellent At Revels On my good Lord Vol. You come lately from her and I would know How you approve her present lookes T is the Art Of forraigne Courtiers to visite Princes In lucky minutes when their gesture shewes Em pleasant How lookes her grace to day Is She not physicall but high and jocond De. You may without danger of your fortune Choose this minute for conference with her grace Signiour th 'as cause to cleare her lookes Her thoughts Grow easie to her she had found out the man The man that must more might be said but then More must be spoke Vol. Slight why this to me how comes he to know That I am he her highnesse aimes at True The man is knowne nor is his worth concealed De. Worth Signiour None but Laura gave him Notice I me the man I neare spoke of it My selfe My Lord the man may with safety Boast he is the best deserver in the Court hum Vol. Your Lordship does him too much right t is certaine He has beene told that I am he De. He hath a glorious feature too Vol. Nay good signiour comely but not glorious De. How not glorious speake that agen Vol. This is a pretty kinde of flattery He will not suffer me to abuse my selfe I le admit he charmes the Ladies or so De. That 's I for I charme the Ladies He knowes I shall be Duke it cannot be conceal'd Vol. The man has travaild too
fellow Caesar in the Empire Gio. Noble Contarini Con. Y 'ave store of clients signiour I am come To know my fortune too Gio. Alas my Lord Con. You 'ld say t is plaine writ in my forehead yes In capitall letters you are knowne to th' secretary That taught my wife this Text hand but you must Doe something sure the marriage is decreed To night to rid me of Carintha or I le ha thee punish'd for adultery Gio. Are you mad Con. As hornes can make a man it is no time For patience heare me carefully and have Your best braines Gio. Adultery was it not by your consent The very sinfull act yours I but mov'd By your direction will this published Exempt you from the Law Con. I le laugh at thee With my mans helpe and oath against thee I le Returne thy calumny i th' face I am A Lord and shall out weigh thee couldst thou give Thy truth a body that even men might see As well as heare it Gio. This is strange and violent ha Con. Doe harrow thy skull I am resolved Gio. This is but course reward for my last office No remedy but killing before supper Did my starres owe me this you will pardon me When y' are Duke that 's but reason Con. And reward thee Gio. I am in and must wade through she goes to bed Supperlesse Con. Oh happinesse may I trust too 't Gio. I le put her granam to the charge of wormes To entertaine her meete and be Duke I le make Your wife immortall Con. Wo't thou be speedy for I le tell thee Giotto I cannot hope this night to have all perfect The noyse of this her sudden death must needes Marre this nights revelling and pretract the choyse That is expected then a little time Presents me capable of the mighty favour I have incouragement to hope for marriage With our great Dutchesse ha Gio. Excellent braines Your wife is already carrying commendations To your friends i th' tother world Con. Oh let me hugge thee Gio. I have your pardon Con. And my heart too on be swift in thy great worke Beleeve it done Enter Dutchesse Carintha Laura Dutch This pleasantnesse becomes you well Carintha And you shew duty in it this night we dedicate To our owne delights Car. Madam I ha more wonder To tell your grace when you are pleased to heare me Dutch You 'le finde our disposition meete it but Laura dost thou not smile to thinke upon The event we shall be censur'd humorous Lau. But your grace shall publish your reasons You will appeare just Dutch That ambition Should have such feare in humane natures but Court hath beene long sicke they are my humours And I must phisicke em Enter Depazzi De. Treason treason where 's the Dutchesse O Madam Never was heard of such a horrid treason Dutch Our guard De. Nay I discovered and prevented it Already Dutch You amaze us what 's the treason who is The conspirator De. My Vncle but I thinke most o' the Lords Had their hand in 't Dutch Be briefe De. There was a plot of treason to ha kild Dutch, Whom defend us heaven De. Nay I ha defended my selfe they wod a kild Me that shall be Duke because they saw You were inclin'd to marry me Dutch Is this the treason De. And who should be the villaine thinke you but Giotto All Giotto De, I Giotto but like an honest rascall Vpon my promise to goe hide my selfe For twelve houres he sav'd my life did y'ever Heare of such a cunning traitour but it is Your destiny to ha me you have cause To pray heartily Dutch And so I have here was a peece of treason But be reserv'd you are here safe I le take My time to know and punish all what bold Entruders this Enter Crispino Cris. My Lord I heard your voyce in fearefull manner Crying treason are you in preservation De. One of my loving subjects yes Crispino 'T is Crispino Madam one that I ha promised To make a judge he was my Barber and Will fit the Common wealth to a haire Dutch He must deserve that place then De. 'T is confirm'd Cris. I humbly thanke your excellence Dutch Signiour Depazzi you shall be neere our person Here 's mirth more then 's expected Laura bid Some waiter command Giotto's presence Carintha wee le retire and heare your wonder My Lord wee le sift the treason De. And let the traitors be bolted Madam I beseech you Enter Officer and Servants Offi. Quicke set things in order The Gentlemen That come to see this great preparation Must please to make roome for 't so so What are you Sir Cris. I am the terrour of the Law Offi. What 's that a hangman Cris. When I looke leane and frowne thou dy'st I am A Iudge I say a Iudge in Potentia Offi. Have we a Towne called Potentia in our Dutchy Serv. He 's some forraigner he comes to use his eyes Let him passe Offi. Cease your clamors Villaines sure the devils Are singing a catch Give order the outward Doores be locked Let none approach the presence The Lords must come hither up the backe staires And through the Privy gallery beare backe Exeunt Knocking at the other doore More noyse yet 't were lesse troublesome living In a drumme then at Court in nights of Entertainement Within Open the doore Offi. My Lord Comachio's voyce Enter Comachio Orseollo they salute with silence at the doore Com. The Lords are not yet met Ors. I hate this overgrowne thing t is high time He should intend 's affaires in Heaven yet still He hath some businesse upon earth Cris. Save you my good Lord signiour Orseollo I hope you have an able faith Ors. Why do ye hope so Cris. That ye may be sav'd too Ors. The groome is witty Knocking at the doore Offi. Who makes that noyse Within Signiour Contarini and Volterre would Have entrance Enter Contarini Volterre who salute each other with silence at the doore then are saluted by Comachio and Orseollo Com. Why was Contarini warn'd he has a wife His hope have no incouragement Cris. My Lord Volterre I congratulate Your safety and your health signiour Contarini Vol. Is not this Depazzies Barber Con. I wish he had more manners Cris. There are certaine Iudges in the darke Vol. And that 's the reason Iustice is blinde Cris. And those Iudges shall come to light too when They shall thinke convenience proper Vol. His fingers speake his profession Within Make way there fellowes o th' guard The passage Offi. Beare backe Gentlemen what doe you meane Pray beare backe Lords Musicke then Enter Depazzi Giotto Dutchesse Laura Attendants Dutchesse sits under her Canopy Com. My Nephew still alive Giotto you Trifle with me I am dangerous when My wrath is Gio. You mistooke your Nephew I proffered him Foure or five severall deaths and could not get him To accept of one Come signiour there 's great hope The Dutchesse but pretends a care o're him The more to disguise
I received it De. How did you taste it Lau. Excellently De. I have twenty as good as that lying by me have I not Cris. Oh my good Lord Crispino De. They shall be all at your service Lau. Y are too much a Courtier I must chide you Signiour I never did deserve the Epithets Your paper throws upon me De. Epithets I beseech you Madam to impute That to the fretfullnesse of my braine If any thing have slipt my pen whereby I may incurre Your Ladiships indignation I le recant It publickely Lau. I enjoyne no such pennance But t is an injury easily remitted T is the glory they say of Lovers to Hiperbolise De. Hiperbolize what 's that I ha not that word Yet in my Alphabet I hope Madam you Hold a better opinion of me then to imagine I would hiperbolize with your Lady-ship That were immodest Lau. Not so Signiour De. By my faith Madam but it is de thinke I know not what hiperbolizing is That were simplicity if any thing Within my Letter may be drawne within Construction of hiperbolizing condemne Not me for 't by service Madam I Had no intention to stretch so farre To your dishonour it shall teach me wit To write my Letters hereafter Cris. A haire in your honours locke is disordered T is rectified Lau. Signiour You doe me much too much satisfaction Your errour being a small one De. T is your favour Yet when I commit a peccadillo Against your brightnesse I deserve to be Extinguished your presence for 't I did love You Madam as I remember when I was an Infant Lau. How Dep. We are Infants you will grant When we cannot speake and I loved full eight moneths And a halfe ere I had power to tell you on 't I me certaine Lau. I was not worth so much De. Nay for that Madam I le shew my selfe deserving were you worthy T were the lesse act of mine to love you That were a poore thing I doe not stand on worth Madam I would not have you thinke so ignobly of me That I affect you for your worth I de rather Vpon my honour have you in your smocke Than all the Ladies in the world starke naked Lau. Now your language is course De. You shall pardon me for that Cris. Your Lordships fether waves to much toward the T is now in true point East De. My love is pure and like the Sun transparent Lau. Now you Complement I know Y' are excellent at it De. Troth not I Lady I cannot Complement I doe but Refulgent your beauty whose mellifluous voice Peirces the eare faith Madam credit me I nere could complement in my life Most faire Whom young Apollo courted for her haire There are poeticall furies in the City But I converse not with em Were ever cheekes of roses locks of amber Ordain'd to be imprison'd in a chamber Laura I doe but piddle a pretender I know not how to Complement Lau. You now doe De. Alas not I I cannot make verses neither Thy dainty seale of Virgin wax That nothing but impression lackes Cris. Your Lordships cloake discovers not sufficiently the riches of the inside Lau. An excellent Poet De. I le tell you Madam a strange thing you see These trifles before I was in love I could Not ha made an Acrosticke in a day Sometimes two Lau. Now you can make Chronograms De. I thinke I can and Anagrams for a need Lau. Signiour you are wonderfull improv'd Love has inspir'd you richly I perceive Cupid is a mute too De. Oh now I cannot sleepe for the multitude Of Verses that are capring in my skull Lau. I wonder you are not mad De. You may Cris. A haire in your honours locke is disordered De. But I 've a gift to helpe it I allow My selfe set times to vent em they would blow Me up else Lau, As how pray De. Why thus i th' morning When I have said my prayers in Verse which fall From me and I nere thinke on em next my heart I scrible out an ode after my breakefast I fall upon a Satire when I 've rail'd My selfe into a fresh stomacke I dine Which done because it is not good to study Vpon repletion or full stomacke you Vnderstand me for a matter of two houres I dreame as it comports with our Italian To sleepe then I say I dreame familiarly An Heroicke Poem Lau. Dreame De. Madam while you live Your dreaming Poets are the best and have Distilled raptures spirits that converse with em And teach em what to write this I set downe Before I eate againe after I walke Vpon the strength of Supper into th' parke And ruminate an Elegy at returne I doe discourse of Epigrams and an Epitaph Vpon some one or other of my kindred Enter Comachio and Giotto I ha made a rare one on my Vncle and He would dye shortly to deserve it Com. What 's that Lau. If you so methodise your study Signiour I shall but sinne against your muse t is now Your houre by course for your heroicke Poem T were best you sleepe my Lord I le take my leave De. Nay Madam t is not every day I study So hard on some I whet my muse Cris. Your Lordships weapon hangs to much a fore Com. Thou hast my bosome treasure up my secrets Faithfully and deserve I should be thine Giotto the first opportunity Commends thee to the Dutchesse then 's the time To shew thy gratitude if she still looke on me With lucky eyes Gio. My Lord y 'ave made Your selfe the creditour of what I am If I returne you not the interrest Of all my service I should justly forfeit To be unmade againe De. Sweete Laura world confounding beauty Lau. Againe Hyperbolizing then you Lordship Must pardon me Exit De, What 's the signification of this word hum Cris. I have heard some say to hyperbolize Is to lye and it may be she would not have Your Lordship lye with her Com. Signiour de patri what part of your discourse Concerned my death I heard with Madam Laura You name your Vncles dying De. T was with griefe then I had no cause to name you else my Lord Com. Apply your selfe Nephew to this Gentleman And make him precious to you Exit Gio. I shall study his honours service De. Giotto Gio. My Lord De. You are a Scholler Gio. I have lost time in Padua De. I le tell you a jest a Gentleman i th Court Writing a Letter to his Mistresse could not Containe himselfe from hyperbolizing with her Gio. Is your Lordship serious De. True upon my honour what a gull t was To make himselfe ridiculous I laugh'd at him Then he asked me what that word meant Giotto What doe you thinke on 't Gio. I my Lord Your honour needes no comment to informe you Much lesse my translation De. Yes I kno wt but what sayes your Dictionarie Gio. Your Lordship shal pardon me for that hyperbolizing De. It is some baudy word he is so modest
So ravishing you are the man mark'd out To be the Duke Depazzi Gio. That 's her desire She would not like a theife steale joyes but make The pleasures lawfull nuptiall holy rites Vshering your felicity you must be Her Husband Signiour and all we your subjects Obsequious to your nod when you have breath To raise t'unlimitted height and uncreate Whom you would frowne upon De. I see shee is wise Com. How will Comachio thinke his age blest to see Princes borne to his Nephew and with breath Covetous to expire in prayers for them Gio. Kneele there great Vncle I have an ambition If you thinke not the honour over great To beg tuition of your second sonne Whom I should study to bring up with such Choyce education as shall become The greatnesse of his soule and birth De. T is granted my second sonne is thine but are you sure I am ordain'd to be the man you talke of Must I be cran'd up to that altitude Gio. My Lord You may be confident Giotto dares not Play with your greatnesse and my dare was never Yet so incertaine when I heare your name So sweetened by your Dutchesse breath De. No more I have a strong faith t is so for my Vncle Doth practise already his observance I Purpose to visit our loving Dutchesse Gio. Nay you will be sent for and be courted to That was intimated Com. But my honoured Nephew Would you admit instructions for I see With how much envy of the Court you rise To this high sphere of soveraignety be prudent Arme your selfe with some excellent discourses thoughts For your first parly you shall knit her soule to your owne Gio. If my abilities may doe you service Com. Giotto you are furnished to read Lectures To us both of Courtship and I know my Nephew Will gratefully remember what you adde To raise him to our wishes Gio. I desire to be a banquerout of knowledge when My portion may enrich you De. Should you lose Your braine signiour in my service you Should finde I would requite you Com. At his first entrance to her graces presence Something new and sublime t' insinuate How much she hath consulted with her best Wisedome when she elected one so meriting To be her husband Gio. So with one argument He magnifies her judgement and his worth De. I like that well if you doe pen that speech Commend me pray unreasonable I shall study it Gio. That must be to this we may guesse she will Reply my Lord I could misse in such a troope Of Deservers to choose out the ablest Meaning my Nephew De. I know that who else Gio. Hence take you fresh occasions to extoll Your selfe and be not nice to let her know Your active blood and spirit to get Princes How much the people will be bound to blesse Her race in choosing you whose promising body Is able to incite them to make bonfires For Dukes unborne De. Great reason proceed Gio. It will be necessary you disparage all men That are about her though your Vncle he Will suffer to advance you Com. Who my Nephew De. Let me alone to disgrace him Gio. It gives you lustre principally remember To raile against her Ladies call em hags You cannot be too bitter this secures Your love toth ' Dutchesse beats of jealousie When you appeare to love her onely of All the sex De. It will be a good occasion to beate off Laura to whom I did pretend my selfe A Lover excellent pray let me have all these Directions in manuscripts I le not see her Till they be rotten in my head Com. Giotto bind us both to you this will do 't Art cannot shape him more ridiculous These are rare principles Here 's Contarini Enter Contarini Dandalo Gio. Remove your selfes t is not fit he see ye Exeunt Comachio Depazzi Signiour Contarini your minute is expir'd Con. I crave your pardon signiour have you learnt From Laura ought that concernes my knowledge Gio. I have cause to intreate my intelligence I am your pensioner you have enriched My stable with a Barbary Roane A gift I am ignorant to requite I must returne great thankes too from the Lady Laura for the wealthy Carbanet You sent her last night Con. I me yet indebted to you both Signiour You are skilled in my affaire the noyse still Continue our great Dutchesse will elect A husband from her owne Court I le onely Know the man that so I may direct my Observance the right way you will call this An honest pollicy Gio. Your contemplations are too humble Con. You Signiour Gio. Ere I would thinke another worthier then My selfe to bearē a soveraigne title I would disclaime my judgement and runnē madde But there 's a crosse barre to your ambition Heaven excuse my sorrow for it you are Marryed you have a wife Con. Sir I beseech you give your meaning more expression Gio. Has the Dutchesse any name within her memory So much as Contarinies Are not you he whose feature she admires Nay Sir it is not long since Laura heard Her wish you were unmarryed Interpret My relation as you please But you know Princes are reserved What 's he My servant Signiour he has modest eares And a quiet tongue Dandalo you may Stay here I shall use thy consent in a businesse Dan. I waite your pleasure Con. But did her grace wish I werē unmarryēd Gio. By no itteration that breedes noyse Con. Well I allow of her graces wish Gio. How my Lord Con. If my marriage discontent her highnēsse I wish I had no wife Gio. He has a noble soule is there no way To avoid this trifle called a wife Con. Yes Signiour there are waies but Gio. O sir discharge your minde it concernes my Preferment to be faithfull Con. Troth were all impediments cleared I thinke We two should rule equally I me strangely fond to those I love Gio. Signiour you have given me cause to know it Con. If I could sue out a divorse Gio. I signiour but the judge grants nonē without a lawfull cause Con. Shēe shall commit adultery Gio. With whom Con. Giotto that I am comē to tell thee Shee s a beautious Lady soft and buxsome Thou shalt lye with her Gio. I my Lord T' were an indeerement too great for my rēquitall Con. T is decreed come it must be so Gio. Signiour I shall beg your pardon Con. I keepe my mercy for another use Suspect no danger you shall come disguis'd When you wooe her too 't which done the Dutchesse Shall helpe my procurement of a divorce Why I knew before her highnesse lov'd me I have received favours from her lookes and and speech Gio. Does not your man listen Con. No matter hee s our confederate Dandalo know this Gentlemans hands And kisse em often Dan. I me his humble crēature Gio. I shall be glad to shew you kindenēsse Con. Le ts perfect our designe good signiour I have no leasure now to ruminate I affect action Exeunt Enter Laura Carintha Sancho
San. Madam I ha signified to my Lord What you commanded but I hope your Ladiship Hath heard his disposition Lau. He 's not reconciled to our sex He has proclaim'd that San. This place breedes no Ladies No not for civill entertainement we Have not a woman in the house their pictures Which adorne other gallaries you see Tempt not the eye here all his offices Discharged by men he saies where he commands He must not see a woman Car. What not strangers San. Such is his will Lau. How then San. If you desire his presence and discourse You must be vail'd here Madam his owne eye Must not be witnesse to what face he speakes I me but his servant Lau. Tell him I le expect him in that forme hē Prescribes San. The other Lady too Must be clouded then I le let his Lordship Know y' are prepared Lau. Pray doe Madam I hope Your discontent will give you leave to smile At this her grace found you but this employment With me to beate your melancholly off Apply to the occasion Car. My gratitude will teach me to conforme Enter Orseollo Sancho Ors. Now Ladies what 's your pleasures that you summon My appearance I know ye ha supple joynts What mistery of state sends you to me I cannot revell in long stockings friske To please your wanton eye-sight I nere bosted My ribs or largenesse of my thighs t' invite you I make no Sonnets of your anticke dressings Cry up your colour of your face and sweare Y' are divine peeces for I know you are not I will not draw heavens curse upon me for Flattering into pride say that the Lillies Are pale for envy of your white and the Roses Blush to see better in your cheekes your haire Beames rather drawne up to a net might catch Iove when he plaid the Eagle that your brests Raise up themselves like two faire Mountainers i th' pleasant vale of temptation I hate this I will not dam my selfe to make you proud Doe not I know your faces Lau. Ours we are not ashamed to shew em Ors. Doe not unvaile San. Good Madam Car. Will you not see what you condemne Ors. I me gone if you attempt to let me seē A peece of any countenance while I thus Looke on ye I can helpe my selfe t' imagine Ye are some other creatures Lau. Troth my Lord for pitty to your selfe End your invectives Madam I told you of this mirth Car. Can he be serious Ors. Wracke me not with your stay What 's the designe hath brought you hither Lau. This Signiour t is the Dutchesse pleasure You make suddaine repaire to Court Ors. I Lau. That 's our Embassie Ors. I am no Court physitian I but vexē Your female constitutions you know All my receipts are bitter and her excellencē Hath plenty of those she gives a pension to Can flatter why does she send for me am so Vnwelcome Lau. My Lord her grace employes Not me to any so unhappy And though you have not liv'd so neere the favour i th' eye of the Court which your owne humour too May have beene the cause I have no honour if You finde your selfe unwelcome Ors. T is a mistery Lau. I could instruct you further with a secret Your soule would dance to know but I confesse T is more then my commission Ors. Is there in nature any happinesse for mē Lau. And from a woman you will come my Lord Ors. Stay from a woman ha the Dutchesse Heard a noyse she would chuse a Lover from Her owne Court can it be that death I havē Beene boundlesse in my railing I begin To curse my selfe for t San. Be all silence Thou hast a knowledge will be dangerous To any hope perhaps I could be pleased To see the tip o' your nose Lady Or the mole upon your chinne Lau. You will have cause to blesse the occasion Of this dayes message Ors. I could see your cheeke Nay halfe your face for tother sillable Lady you can say more Car. I dare not signiour already we have exceeded Ors. I know such creatures cannot mocke sweete Lady Lau. Have you not heard her graces resolution Touching a husband Ors. you are o're darke still enrich me Lau. I hope your honour will remember this poore service when t is done Ors. What one Letter of your meaning Lau. My Lord the Dutchesse loves you Ors. Ha Lau. Come Madam I shall say you will waite Ex. Ors. Shall I not see the faces To which I owe my blessednesse San. No words of those loose creatures in your custody Seale up the doores still the aire least that Creepe out too soone and kill my growing fate Exeunt Actus 4. Scaen. 1. Enter Dutchesse Laura Carintha Dut. VVAs not Orseollo's humour recreation To thee Carintha Car. I spent all my thoughts In wonder Madam Dutch He began to soften Lau. We tam'd his Tiger violence not Magicke Enter Giotto Could force him like the charme you sent Dutch Giotto What speakes your hast Geo. Comachio Madam and signiour Depazzi Dutch Vsher em in Car. Something in such a plenty may delight Your dulled fancy Enter Depazzi Comachio De. Laura remoove your selfe Doe not ecclipse the splendor of that Sunne My Eagles eye must gaze at Vncle know Your distance Dutch Signiour Depazzi De. Giotto my hand agen be proud now Madam I addresse my selfe to you wonderfull Princesse Not so much for your beauty as your wisdome Your carnall wisdome Dutch Wherein Signiour Com. Good De. Right you answer right it is my qu Your carnall wisdome Madam you proclaime In choosing out a husband and that man Whose memory your subjects shall have cause To curse is I Dutch To curse De. Perfect still have cause to curse You did no sooner choose him which of all Your faire Lords though you looke a squint upon My merit could your eye picke out more able Heroicke compleat tempting I am flesht Nothing shall put me out Gio. Observe De. Your grace saies right I doe acknowledge it Gio. You are too hasty her grace saies nothing De. Did your grace say nothing speake it againe I know you meant to say something to th' purpose Dutch What purpose signiour De. Now she has put me quite out Gio. Then raile upon your Vncle De. Looke on him Madam there he stands you may Perhaps imagine him for his gray beard And a starched face that he is wise a statist I le bring ye a justice that 's but newly pack'd Into commission o th' peace shall make An asse on him Com. Nephew this will make you odious De. A very gull in mistery of state A most egregious in comparison Of one that I could name but he may serve To fright the pages muster the blacke guard Or keepe the doore at maskes his face will doe More then a hundred others yet now I thinke on 't Your grace shall magnifie your favour to me And let me begge him Dutch Ha ha Com. I hope your grace will pardon him these fits Are ever
her love of you Com. This is but a weake comfort Con. I st done softly in my eare Gio. It is not done Con. Hell and damnation Gio. Your wife is invisible the Sunne can hardly Finde her out Con. Secure thy selfe my wayes are hidden Vol. Diable prend e'te Droll la parles doucement De. Doe not trust the Arch-Duke he cosend me at Blow-point Vol. Abien ce'te unchose'ci dificile Iene scay que faire De. Right why that 's the cause I lent the Emperour my Combecase Vol. Ma foy loblie mais nous le voyerous tontastine grandement esbahy De. With like ease may I hand saw and invite the Moone to supper Dutch Hah who is the cause of this fury Vol. T is onely a French heate an 't like your excellence Dutch My Lord the time is now arriv'd wherein We are to gaine your thankes and strive to oblige Posterity your care o th' publike weale Incourag'd your continuall sute to heaven And us that we would make an earthy choyce Of a good husband Even from this number Wee le performe your wishes envy is the sinne Of Cowards therefore no Lord of high birth And temperate breeding will maligne his destiny Whom we shall thinke most worthy our esteeme Nay 't would shew decay of duty i th' greatest of our Court to thinke that we Want skill to make a safe election such A bold thought in one we call our subject Would soone corrupt our nature and make our Iustice cruell we doe expect my Lords No verball satisfaction in this point But as we single out our choyce wee le make A private tryall of each heart Contarini She descends leads him aside Com. I can perceive no cause of feare from him Hee 's marryed Dutch How does your wife Signiour Con. She has too much health Madam but had I knowne Your excellences purpose to hasten thus Your favour towards your humble subject Shee had ere this arriv'd in heaven however If your care finde your blood so violent You are not able to delay the use Of this my person she shall not live long To finde your desire Dutch O my good Lord you still increase my obligation Con. 'T is great pitty custome should make Princes So reserv'd in wooing had ye told me But two dayes since of this meeting I had Casheer'd my wife a nimbler way then by Contriving a divorce Dutch Then you have practised a divorce already Con. 'Las no designe seemes difficult that makes Me capable of your highnesse love Dutch What an Iron impudence rules in thy Nature thou seemest to boast of crimes the devill Would in modesty conceale Con. How Madam Dutch Canst thou expect kindnesse from a Lady That art so cruell to thy owne a soule So much i th' tongue of fame as is Carintha You are one o th' religious faction Whose care meerely did reflect upon the Generall good the safety of your Country I le not publish thy disgrace kneele old man And thanke the priviledge of this great day Thou hast thy pardon He kisses her hand Con. Horred torture foyl'd in my hopes and made An argument for popular scorne I feare My owne shadow my hornes are growne so ugly Dutch Orseollo Com. She knowes him a woman hater his fate Cannot hinder me Dutch How thrives your charity toward our sex What thinke you of a woman now my Lord Ors. A woman is the pride of nature her Husbands best Gaurius made to credit Heaven to justifie the first creation good She is the destiny of time her wombe Containes the hope of our succession The power to adde new life unto the world Dutch Stay signiour this is a kin to flattery Doe you appeare at this our summons with Hope to gaine by it you that have professed Your selfe a naturall enemy to all our sex Ors. Madam I recanted that heresie Giotto is my witnesse there are creatures Dutch Hee le tell me all I neede not tempt it from him Bold Mounsier I 've heard of your Goattish trickes Of your Seragho and your Concubines Dare you be so much a Traitor to thinke I 'ld marry with a publicke stallious A Towne Bull Ors. Your Highnesse Dutch No more for the honour of this day I doe Conceale your faults and pardon em Kisses her hand Ors. Giotto I shall pricke your veines Dutch Volterre Com. What meanes these severall parlies Dutch I am to give you thankes my Lord for your Great care o th' publicke weale You did implore My haste to marriage meerely for your Countries good you your selfe not guilty of Any hope to profit by it Vol. Your excellence does me too much right Dutch And can your nature suffer you to doe Me wrong you under value me my birth And title for else a little forraigne Vanity shew in corrupted mixture Of unknowne tongues would not incourage thēē T' attempt our person and so become our equall Vol. Your highnesse will hold me in excuse Dutch Yes y 'ave more deserved our mercy thēn The rest walke aside Kisses her hand Dutch Comachio Com. Hey I begin to prosper Dutch You are your Countries fathēr chiefe of those Whose zealous interrest i th' common wealth Vrg'd to intreate my first indeavours To helpe posterity with issue yet Prescribed your selfe no share i th' benefit Fye my Lord how sinnefull has ambition Made you t is strange that he whom we have held Our Oracle should conspire the death of One so harmelesse as your Nephew Com. My gracious Mistresse Dutch We know all but in hope you 'le not maligne Our next election you taste our mercy Kisses her hand Com. False Giotto thou shalt suffer Dutch Signiour de Pazzi Paz. Hom now I begin my raignē Dutchēsse We know thy minde thou wouldst protest thy great Love unto our royall person Contarini Thy speech and le ts to bed wee le have our subjects Know our prompt desire to furnish them With a lusty hire Dutch Your Lordship will please to hearē me speake Paz. First we would know thy lips I say it is Our will to busse thy highnesse Dutch The fellowes sawcy Take him away Com. How now Nephew Paz. T is fine ifaith Giotto and the Dutchesse imbrace Dutch Beehold Lords your Prince Foscari Duke of Parma and of Mantua now our Lover Whom lately you supposed dismissed our Court Com. Indeed we see the Golden Fleece his order And a face like his but yet his chinne wants Part of his beard Gio. I left that naked more to disguise me From your knowledge And that our fame which must Out live our person may give reply to those Who shall hereafter question it know we Vndertake this shape to helpe us in discovery Of all your soules and hearts the better to Inable us how to dispose of each Beneath our governement Dutch And I made secret promise to bring you To a Court purged and in cleare health your Lords Have all tane physicke from my prescription Here I present em to you penitent And wise for now they know themselves which is The best knowledge and chiefe part of wisdome You are to grant their pardons for my sake Gio. With great alacrity and I banish All their crimes from my remembrance They kneele kisse his hand by turnes Con. Deprived of my revenge too Cris. Then I am no Iudge now Paz. T is a new tricke of state continually To shift great offices Cris. Eare I 've made my cushion warme Paz. No remedy If I 'me his favourite Thou shalt be my Pimpe then th' art sure to rise Gio. Must we not be reconcil'd to my Lord Depazzi too Paz. I forgive your highnesse I Gio. And I you your love is soone requited Lau. I hope your excellence will pardon my Rude intrusion into your acquaintance Her grace conceal'd this part of her designe From me I never knew till now that you Were more then Giotto the Florentine Gio. Madam you are truely noble you have Merited our best assistance All Long Foscari Duke of Mantua and Parma Enter Carintha Dutch This noyse brings in Carintha Gio. Vneasie thoughts perplex her husband Dutch Make not rumour acquainted with Your griefe as yet t is contained i th' knowledgē Of us foure I forgive his excellence His sinne 'gainst me Make me your good example And forgive your wife her error Con. Heaven has punished my ambition it was My owne seeking I me content to suffer Gio. Then take your wife and with assurance from The faith of a true Knight and Prince she doth Retaine that chastity she had when first I saw her Now each wrinkled brow growes smooth And I begin my soveraignty with hope To give succession cause still to prefer This Day as chiefe within their Kallender Exeunt Omnes FINIS
Wherein did I hyperbolize with her Ladyship My Lord Volterre Enter Volterre Vol. Signiour de Pazzi Comesta De. I am transported to see your Lordship well Vol. Io soy il uvestra servadore De. What 's this Gio. Betweene Goth and Vaundell Spanish De. And Giotto were not here now I would aske him What were hyperbolizing by your Lordships favour Vol. Women are taken with the presence of A man the garbe and ornaments of state Endeere him to their senses I would faine Appeare in glorious habit can you dance De. I were no Lord else I was a French mans Scholler For twenty crownes a moneth you may guesse by that My abilities Vol. T is the best fooling and the safest for The body your French glide away like Rivers Without a noise and turning with Meanders Out move ye your lofty trickes are tude And doe to much examine De. May we not rise I ha knowne good dancers rise at Court what say you to A cosse caper Vol. Ride the Cannon and you ha No care to preserve your bonds but I forget Adios signiour I must attend the Dutchesse De. Doe not hyperbolize with her my Lord Vol. Pardonate Signior mio De, T is so t is baudy that shrug tells me so Giotto Gio. Your honours servant De. Were you never a Courtier before Gio. I onely hitherto have spent my eyesight In observation now I grow proud to write My selfe dependant De. Signiour Comachio my Vncle lends you Gio. But I me not to learne To adore the rising Sun I looke on him As in his West but I 've ambition To merit your grace De. I see then thou wot be a Courtier Enter Dutchesse Comachio Contarini Volterre Laura Dutch Comachio shew me your Nephew Y' are welcome to Court my Lord De Pazzi kneeles kisses her hand De. It is your highnesse pleasure I should presume so And I am confident I may Dutch He has not onely profited in growth Of person but in 's judgement too talkes well Our Court wants such Comachio your Nephewes Contemplation ends here Padua must Loose him he shall be our servant Com. Shee jeeres him and I gaine no credit by 't Keepe your tongue quiet cease your abortive Language or I le cut your throate De. This is the tricke of all Courtiers They would engrosse Princes e'n to Themselves I must not speake to her Com. This is the Gentleman your grace was pleas'd T' accept from my commends Leads Giotto to her who kisses her har Dutch You are a Florentine Gio. I am proud to owne my Country Dutch We have heard so much of your demerits That 't were injustice not to cherish you Be confident to gaine our best favour Gio. I 've often pray'd for this blessed houre and thought I did not sinne in my ambition It is a vertue to covet honour From your excellence which I shall ever Study to deserve Dutch Laura begin your triall Laura whispers with Giotto Orseollo runnes in and kneeles Dutch This is a rude kinde of duty speake your Intention Ors. Twice have I kneel'd to gaine your kindnesse in My sute now grant it or I le turne Traitour Dutch Make your sute knowne Ors. I have beene bred in rugged warres A womans governement is soft and fit For Babes to bow to dismisse streight your Court Dutch Orseollo did not your offence breed mirth You should perceiv 't more difficult to finde A pardon for t Ors. Send me streight to Sea if but t' incounter A fleet of fiends rigg'd by witches or with A colony to settle a Plantation In the desarts of Barbary I le choose Any employment rather then to heare a Lady utter perfum'd breath or see her Advance in her masculine garbe in her New mimicke posture Dutch Leave us but so that in an houres space We may command your presence here to move Our laughter when leisure will permit it Or you shall never live to weare gray haires Ors. I le conspire with a constable that commits Iustice in 's sleepe ere I le want treachery To revenge this constraint of service Exit Com. Your grace will beget charity in Other Ladies if you pardon this his Bold behaviour for he offends all women Dutch How Comachio Con. Does not your excellence know he is cald The woman hater Dutch Deserves he that Epithite Vol. I le shew your highnesse the reall cause why He hates all women he was ever bred In the campe where there are no females but Sutlers wives fit drudges to make fiers i th' devils kitchin whose very lookes Disparage the complexion of all their sex He nere converst with an Italian Bona Roba a plumpe Lady that fils Her growne or with a French Brvnette A Spanish Muser umbrada or a Germane Yefrow the Dutch De. Or with a Welsh Com. Parrot will ye be prating De. What should a man doe wit hs tongue an ye Won't let him talke Dutch My Lord Volterre is a copious linguist Vol. I still desire to be enabled for Your graces service Dutch Are all the sluces stop'd that we may see Your Cormorants dive for their prey Vol. We onely want your highnesse presence there And the sport beginnes Dutch Comachio She whispers Con. Signiour these are your Cormorants you still Provide the Dutchesse new game and pleasure She did you publicke grace this morning too Before the French leiger but you ha travaild Sir Vol. My Lord the French conceive things with justice I me but an isorit du monde and as The Spaniard saies Altera estrabajo Del hombre but Ive observ'd her grace names Contarini often lookes on you with A smooth brow Con. On me my Lord Dutch Lead forward to the River Com. My hopes doe still encrease fate smiles on me Dutch Signiour De Patri be you neere us Exit Volt. Dep. Contar. Com. Dutch Lau. Y 'ave heard her graces will this is the first Imployment She knowes you Florentines Insinuate with great subtlety in Humane natures Gio. She shall receive each man in 's just character Lau. Sir I congratulate your new fortune You le finde her excellence a noble mistresse Gio. You are a gentle Lady and adde much Credit to her Court Laura We shall lose the sport unlesse we hasten To the River Gio. You have use of my attendance and I am Happy in 't Exeunt Omnes Actus 3. Scaen. 1. Enter Giotto Dutchesse Laura Carintha Dutch YOu now shall stay at Court Carintha see Her very lips looke blacke Saturnes issue Were not so dull and sullen Lau. Madam sh 'as great motives unto sadnesse Which I 've beene earnest with her to reveale But she conceales em as the vsurer doth His treasure striving to beguile noyse And lessen the number of his bagges with His report Gio. Lady too soone you will deprive the world Of your deere presence if thus early you Consume your houres in pensive thoughts Dutch Carintha have I not power to increase Your griefe if you conceale the cause of it From me