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The rebellion of Naples or the tragedy of Massenello· commonly so called: but rightly Tomaso Aniello di Malfa Generall of the Neopolitans. Written by a gentleman who was an eye-witnes where this was really acted upon that bloudy stage, the streets of Naples. Anno Domini MDCXLVII.
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T. B.; M., engraver.
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1649
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upon so faire a peece or that the Sun should fade any of its coulours or that bold and forward hands should sully any of its precious stones or that time it selfe should eate this with the rest of things Card. Most excellent Sir I have given directions for a safeguard of Iron whose bars shall be so high and sharpe that not any shal be able to behold it otherwise then at their due distance Mass But Card have you made any provision against Winde and Weather that time it selfe may never fill her paunch with such bits as are too great dainties for such a common feeder Card. What the most excellent Tomaso shall think further fit to the preservation of that which preserves so great fame wee shall bee glad admirers of but for my owne particular I have given no further directions concerning it Mass Then I shall where 's Sig. Burlameo V. Roy. It was nobly resolved on Enter Sig. Burlameo Mass Burlameo I will have thee post to Egypt hah doest thou stare upon me and there take patterne of the biggest Piramis that 's there and make me a shelter over this monument fifty cubits higher than the highest of all Egypts Piramides and that shall be a Penthouse to keep it from the rain so that that greedigut Time shal find it the hardest bone to picke that to feed upon it it shall loosen the old teeth of aged time that they shall drop out faster than these stones shall fall and at last finde it meate of so hard digestion that time it self shall take so great a surfeit that it shall cease to be And dying yeeld unto eternity Omnes Ah Massenello ah Massenello ah Massenello Card This is enough to make him starke mad le ts follow hâ—s humour Burla Sâ— I heare you and having taken measure of your mind Ilâ— fâ—â— iâ— to a haire Card. When the dâ—vill's blinde your resolutions are like your selfe great and glorious V. Roy. This age is happy that hath produc'd a man fit for so high and mighty undertakings Mass Now nothing's left undone but that which must be done the marriage V. Roy. That shall be don to morrow is the day That Hymeneus askes us leave to play Exeunt SCENA V. Enter Vrsula and Bonella Vrsula Is the Pothecary comming prethee go and fetch him to me and stay you without Bon I 'le fetch him presently Madam Ex Bonella Vrs My Mothers death I will revenge on her who was the cause of it bâ—sides ten thousand hazards I will run before I le suffer her to prince it over me that face which age could neither blemish nor years decay shall looke as pale as death can make it I 'd rather dye my selfe then she should live to be so much above me and thought worthy of so high estate whilst I neglected stand like a forelorne hope perishing for want of seconds and why because I am blacke and shee 's faire marry muff I thinke my penny as good as her's Pepper is blaeke and hath a good smacke And every man will it buy When Snow it is white and lies in the dike And every man let 's it lye Enter Pothecary Honest Pothecary I sent for thee to doe me a pleasure I am so troubled with Rats in my chamber that I cannot be quiet for them I pray thee teach me a way how I may destroy them Pot. Madam I will fetch you some Rats-baine immediately Vrsu No no That 's but a scurvy weak poyson they 'l take it and live so long after it that they 'le creep hehind the Wainscot and get into holes and there lye and stinke able to poison any living soule I would have a quick dispatching poyson that shall worke presently upon them that they shall not stir from the place Pot. Mad I warrant you I le fetch you such a poyson as shall do the feate Vrsula Why well said honest fellow here 's for thy paines Pot. I thanke you Maddam I never was so rewarded for killing of Rats I pray God shee puts it to no worse use but why should I suspect any thing shee payes mee liberally Enter Prince with Flora in his hand Flora My Lord though I am not worthy to indent with you or ingage you to the least promise yet I may be in capacity of begging a favour at your hands Prince What is it and command what lyes within my power Flo. Here is my only sister please you to take notice of her and let her bee within your thoughts to make her happy Prince As happy shall shee bee as industry it selfe can find out wayes to make her so Vrsula I thanke you Sir I pray Sister keepe your happinesse to your selfe I doe not desire to be made happy by you Enter Pothecary She flings out of the roome and takes the Pot. with her remains in occulto Prince What an unmannerly sister is this of thine Flora. Sir It may be she cannot brook this happinesse wherewith you 'r pleas'd to crowne me and the more I seek to please her the worse she is Prince She 's angry that she 's so blacke and thou so faire Flora. Not so my Lord but it may be she is angry that a Prince of so great judgement should be so much deceived in his choice as is able to verefie the proverb how that love is blinde Prince That love is blinde indeed that doth not see Causes sufficient for loving thee Love is not blinde because he hath no eyes But cause he 's guided by loves sympathâ—es Love sees and seeing loves but yet in part But he loves throughly that doth love by heart But I 'le tell thee my dearest dear thy sister is mad that I am not a Sutor unto her and I had as live be a Sutor unto the shades of night and imbrace a moon-calfe as to be lâ—nckt to such deformity Flora. Not so an 't please your highnesse shades ofttinies are sought for when the brightest Sun-beames are eschewed and though a black one please not you she may be pleasing in anothers eye Prince Come come I know and see her conditions to be as foule as is her visage which is the index of her minde 't is thy goodnesse to say otherwise Flora. Well Sir I that am so happy in your affections have the lesse reason to be troubled at your dis-affection to any else but indeed I must intreat you to love my sister though Prince Well then to morrow when she is my sister I 'le begin to love her because she is my sister though there be as much difference between thee and her as between night and day Flora. Now your highnesse is pleas'd to speake of nights and dayes when I thinke how that there is no day to come onely one night to passe before you make me beleeve I shall be your wife my joyes begin to be orewhelm'd with feares and sadnesse takes possession of my heart and outs those wonted lively apprehensions of the happinesse I heretofore conceived of being