here nor yet fast friend Wherefore I seeke to winne some Phaedria By this good turne I to the wench intend For my more ready working I do pray Thy helpe deare heart The manner of my plot Is by your free consent for some few dayes He may inioy my loue Answer you not Phae Oh woman wickedst of all thy race Should I reply ought to thy filthy doings Par. ô our braue young Master I commend him He 'es vext at length now sir you are a man Phae. The issue of the tale I could not find Small girle stolne hence my mammy as her owne Bred it deemd sister haue a childing minde To hea't and to put it where t is knowne Whereto doth this your tale now wheele about But that thou loust me lesse then yonder loute And iealous art thy sweete pigsme doos toute On her thee of his greazie grace cast out Tha. I iealous of it Phae. What else troubles thee Is he alone a giuer didst ere see My bounty slight or slacke when late you said You had a great mind to an Aethiop maid Did not I laying all else care aside Cast out for one and Eunuch too beside Thou wishedst cause great Ladies haue Such creatures I found one yesterday gaue Twentie pounds for 'hem Now despis'd by thee I yet retaine this in my memorie For these my kindenesses thou slightes me Tha. Why speake you Phaedria in this angry manner Though I desire her and thinke may obtaine her Best this way rather yet then haue a foe Of you I le do as you will haue me do Phae Would that word truly froÌ„ thy heart were brought Rather then me thy foe if I but thought That this was spoke without dissembling I could my selfe frame to beare any thing Par. How quickly one poore word hath tamed him Tha. do I poore soule speake it dissemblingly What thing did you ere craue though reastingly At my hand but you had it I of you Cannot obtaine leaue for a day or two Phae If onely two and that if they prooue not twentie Tha. Indeede but two or Phae. Or I wait nothing Tha. Tshall be no more pray yeeld this libertie Phae. Well Thais I must do as you will haue me Tha. Deseruedly I loue you Phae. T is well done I le to the country and there pine a lone For these two tedious dayes I am resolued so Thais must be obayd You Parmeno See those brought hither straight Par. Yes sir Phae. Thais Farewell for two dayes Tha. And you Phaedria Command you all else Phae. What else should I say With this same souldier present absent be Dayes nights thy loue fixe thy desire on me Thy longings dreames thy hopes delights and miâ—… Fix vpon me be all with me in fine Be thy soule mine as mine is truly thine Exeunt Phaedria and Parmeno Tha. Woes me perhaps he hardly credits me But iudgeth me by other wantons trade But I that best know my owne priuitie Know I haue now no kinde of leazing made And that I loue no man more heartily Then Phaedria here and that what I haue said Or done is onely for to helpe the maide I hope I haue well nigh discouered Who is her brother a yong man well bred He promised to visite me this day I le get me in and for his coming stay Exit Thait Acts. 2. Scen. 1. Enter Phaedria and Parmeno Phae. AS I late bad see those be hither brought Par. I will Phae. But carefully Par. It shall be done Phae And speedily Par. I Warrant you Phae. Is this Sufficient Par. Good God What neede you aske so Would you could find some good commoditie As easily as all this will bee lost Phae. My selfe to my selfe dearer am lost too Do not so thwartly intertaine the charge Par. No but will see it done Would you ought else Phae. Grace this my present with what words thou canst And what thou canst disgrace my riuall from her Par. I had thought o'th at though you had not Mentiond it Phae. I le to the country and there keepe Par. I Iudge so Phae. But hear'st Par. What say y' Phae. Dost iudge I may fettle There to abide without returning backe For all the time of my inioyned pennance Par. You troth I thinke not either I imagine You le pace againe backe to her presently Or want o' sleepeith ' night will force you hither Phae. I le worke to wearinesse that I may force sleepe Par. Put this into your taske you le watch wearie Phae. A way foole thou talk'st idlely Parmeno I sure must weede this my effeminate minde My selfe Louercoker Can I not If need should be for beare her company Yea for three dayes together Par. Wonderfull For three whole dayes aduise sir what you do Phae. The word shall stand Par. Oh you good gracious gods Exit Phaedria What disease call you this is it not strange That none should know him the same thing to be That erst he was who late more stay'd then he More temperate lesse vaine but who comes here Enter Gnato with Pamphila and a waiting wends How troth us the souldiers Parasite Gnato who with him brings the maid along As present vnto Thais Oh rare sight Sweete countenance t is marle but I shall haue Course entertainement of her here to day With my decrepit Eunuch Why her face Puts downe the Mistresse Thais selfe doth passe Scen. 2. Gna. OH you immortall gods how farre one man Outstrips another and what difference is Twixt men of braine and fooles this argument Comes to my minde on this occasion To day I met one of my rancke and place No niggard pinch-gut but one tooke delight To hauocke out his state in daintie morsels I note him rugged nastie drooping growne Beset with ragges and age Why how now fellow Say I to him what does this dressing meane Marrie saies he poore creature hauing lost All I enioyd see to what state I am driuen Acquaintance friends all do abandon me Here I beganne measuring my owne estate To hold him in contempt and schoole him thus What idle drone hast thou so fram'd thy course That no hope 's left thee hast thou sent thy wits After thy wealth doost not obserue me One of thine owne ranke and condition What cloathing coulor neatnesse plight of body Haue I haue euery thing though nothing haue And nought possessing yet do nothing want I but sighes out my fellow I poore caitise Cannot indure to be a ieasting stocke Nor suffer stripes for money What I prithe Reply I should be gotten that way thinkst Thou art cleane wide in former times of old Such kind of fellowes shifted out a liuing This a new way of birding found by me There are a sort of men that faine would shew To haue rare parts and yet are nothing so I follow these to these my selfe apply Not to make them sporte by my foolerie But my owne sport of them I smile on these Withall admire their wits what ere they please To say
discouer'd Dau. Troth his owne cunning cheats him now not I. Sim. Did I not forewarne thee threaten further If thou should'st dare attempt this hast thou yet Stood in feare of 't hath it in ought preuail'd Think'st thou I doe beleeue this woman here Hath had a childe now by my Pamphilus Dau. I now finde his mistaking know my course Sim. Why speak'st thou not Dau. What talke you of your thinking As if y 'had had no notice of the matter Sim. I notice Dau. Why good sir tell me I pray Found you of your selfe that this was counter faited Sim. I 'm flouted Dau. Come come it has bin told you How else a Gods name could you dreame of it Sim. How cause I well did know thy qualities Dau. You thinke it then a thing of my direction Sim. I and I know t is Dau. Truely sir I see You throughly doe not know me Sim. Not I thee Dau. But when I seeke to tell you any thing You streight suppose I put some tricke vpon you Sim. T is false Dau. So that I dare scarce speake to you Sim. This one thing I am sure on heer 's no childe born Dau. Are you so sure yet sir notwithstanding They streight will lay a childe before your doore I tell you on 't aforehand for your knowledge Least you should say hereafter Dauus plots And cunning manag'd all I very faine Would worke my selfe out of your iealousie Sim. How knowst it Dau. I haue heard so and beleeue it Sim. They are many those grounded circumstances Which my coniectures build on Nere before Named she her selfe with childe by Pamphilus And that is false vnlesse my iudgement erre But seeing now a wedding is preparing A midwife streight is sent for by the maid Who was to bring a young borne childe with her Dau. Vnlesse you see a childe the wedding still Stands fairely Sim. I but sirra tell me this When thou hadst found they plotted this among them her Why told you not it streight to Pamphilus Dau. Pray but my selfe then who hath drawn him from We know how fondly he did dote vpon her Now he desires a wife to liue withall In fine trust me with this whole businesse Yet pursue you to make the marriage vp And I doe hope the Gods will further it Sim. Nay get you in there see you stay my comming And haue such things as need in readinesse Exit Dauus He hath not drawne me yet to giue full credit To this he saies nor to conclude all true But I regard it little the maine thing I rest on is the promise of my Sonne I le now goe speake with Chremes and desire He would bestow his daughter that obtaind Why should I linger and not now this day Finish the match a foot doubtlesse my Sonne Will stand t' his word if not what hinders me Enter Chremes But I may force him and in good time see Where Chremes is Chremes good time of day Scen. 3. Chr. OH you are the man I sought for Sim. And I you Chr. Y' are come as I would wish a many men Haue press'd vnto me who report as heard From you that on this very day your Sonne Should wed my daughter Now I come to see Whether or you or they be from their wits Sim. Pray list a while and I will satisfie This doubt and withall acquaint you further What suit I haue vnto you Chr. I attend Say what you please Sim. Chremes I request you For loue of God and for the vnfeigned friendship Which in our youth begunne along together Hath growne vp with our yeares by the respect You beare your onely child for my Sonnes cause Chiefe power of whose preseruing lies in you Lend me your furtherance in this businesse That the match this day meant may so go on Chr. Oh! I pray craue it not as if 't were fit I should in this thing listen to your suit Thinke you me alterd from the man I was When late I made you promise if 't may be For both our welsares take my daughter to you But if hereby more harme then good will follow To either of vs by it then I pray Cast for the common good as if my daughter Were yours I father to your Pamphilus Sim. Nay that 's my meaning Chremes and I doe Craue nothing of you but vpon such tearmes Nor would I aske it of you if the case It felse did not require it Chr. Why how is' t Sim. There 's iarre betweene Glycerium and my sonne Chr. I heare Sim. So great I hope 't will sunder them Chr. A tale Sim. In very deede t is so Chr. Indeede It will iust so as I shall tell thee proue The iarres of louers giue fresh life to loue Sim. I but I pray you let vs preuent that Whilst his loues flame is smotherd by abuse Before this harlots leaud designes false teares Reduce his sickly minde to passion Le ts marrie ' hem Chremes I haue good hope Faire wedlocke and a wiues experienc'd loue Will eas'ly plucke him out of these feard ils Chr. You thinke so but I deeme 't impossible That either they will alwaies liue together Or I may indure their iarring Sim. How doe you know Vnlesse you make a triall Chr. But 't were hard For me to make such triall in my childe Sim. Why all the inconuenience which can happen Should the worst fall which I pray God forbid Were at the most a separation In counterpoise now weigh the benefits That will insue if my sonne proue reclaim'd First you restore t' your friend his sonne your selfe Gaine a fast sonne in law your childe a husband Chr. Why if you thinke it so commodious For my part I will be no hindrance too 't Sim. I iustly alwaies held you my best friend Chr. But as to that you said Sim. What Chr. Marrie how know you There 's now debate betweene ' hem Sim. Dauus selfe who is their Counsels inward secretarie So told me and withall aduisd me further To haste the marriage with all speed I could Thinke you he would doe thus but that he knowes My sonne desires it likewise you your selfe Shall heate him Ho there one call Dauus forth Enter Dauus But loe I see him comming out a doores Scen. 4. Dau. I Was a comming to you Sim. What 's the matter Dau. Why is the bride not sent for it growes late Sim. Doe you now heare him I will tell thee Dauus I lately had thee in some iealousie That thou didst take the course most seruants hold By seeking to delude me in the matter Of Pamphilus wanton louing Dau. Who I sit Sim. I thought so and for that I kept from you A secret I le now vtter Dau. What was that Sim. I le tell thee for I almost now doe trust thee Dau. At length you finde what seruant you haue of me Sim. This was not to haue bin a marriage Dau. What no. Sim. But I therefore counterfaited That I might feele your mindes Dau.
shunn'd this match Dau. Oh notable vile practise Mys Why exclaimst thou Dau. Which childe did not my selfe see yesternight Brought late to you Mys Oh most audacious fellow Dau. T is truth I saw Canthara thicke stuft out Mys I thanke the Gods yet that some Citie wiues Were present at the labour Dau. She not knowes Him I assure thee for whose cause she plots this She thinkes if Chremes see a child laid here Heel 'e not bestow his daughter yes of truth For this the rather Chr. Faith but he will not though Dau. Now therefore for thy knowledge take it hence Or I will tumble it in the high way And further lay thee by it in the kennell Mys Thou certainly art drunke Dau. One cunning pranke Treads on anothers heele I heare it whisperd She 's a free-borne Athenian Chre. Ha! Dau. And that He shall be fore'd by law to marrie her Mys Why sir I pray you iâ— she not free-borne Chr. I had almost vnawares iested my selfe Into a dangerous mischiefe Dau. Who talkes here Oh Chremes you are come in happy time Pray listen sir Chr. I haue heard all already Dau. How all say you Chr. I from the beginning all Dau. Haue you pray heard it see their villanies T is fit she were hence hurried to the racke This is the man I talk'd of doe not thinke You play your trickes on Dauus Mys Oh wretched mee Indeede good old Sir I haue spoke no falshood Chr. I know all to the full but is your Master Simo within Dau. Yes Sir Exit Chremes Mys Roague hand me not Troth if Glycerium know not of all this Dau. Attend you foole thou knowst not what is done This the brides father by no other meanes Could he be made to know what we would haue him Mys Why then you should haue told me on 't Dau. Doest thinke There no great difference when a thing is carried The naturall way and when premeditate Scen. 6. Enter Crits. Crit. T Is told me Chrysis dwelt in this same street Who rather chose heere leaudly to grow rich Then in her Countrie honestly liue poore She dead the Law hath cast her state on me But now I see some I may question God saue you Mys Oh good God whom doe I see Is not this Crito Chrisis Cozen German T is he Crit. Oh Mysis you are well met Mys The Gods Prosper you Crito Crit. Chrysis then is well Mys Yes truely she has left vs to th' wide world Crit. And you what shift d' ye make any thing well Mys We faith e'en according to the prouerbe Liue as we can since cannot as we would Crit. Glycerium what hath she yet sound her parents Mys I would she had Crit. What not yet I came hither In an vnluckie houre for had I knowne it I sure would ne'er haue stirr'd a soot this way She alwaies was both said and deem'd her sister And holds all that was hers now for me their To follow law suits being here a stranger How easie and commodious 't may be Rife precedents of other men do warne me Besides I iudge by this she has got her selfe Some friend and patron for when she came thence She had well-neere attained to ripe yeeres Men will cry out I am a sycophant A begger laying claime to others right Withall my selfe list not impouerish her Mys Good Crito you still hood your ancient course Crit. Bring me vnto her since I am come hither I may at least yet see her Mys Yes I will Dau I le follow yet the old man shall not see me Mysis and Crito enter Glyceriums house and Dauus followes them Act. 5. Scen. 1. Enter Chremes and Simo out of Simoes house Chr. SImo enough I haue enough tride your friend ship Venturd sufficient hazard pray now leaue Intreating Whilst I seeke to pleasure you I almost trisled my childes lise away Sim. Nay but I earnestly begge and craue Chremes This your good turne now late begun in words You would in deedes make vp Chr Note how vniust You grow through earnestnesse to worke your aimes You nor consider bounds in curtesies Nor yet what t is you crame for if you did Youl l cease to load me with these iniuries Sim. What iniuties Chr. Oh doe you question them You wrought me to bestow my onely childe To one intangled in a strangers loue A wilde yong youth abhorring marriage To most sure discord marriage as insure That by her griefe and sorrow I might phisicke Your riotous sonne this y'obtain'd I went on Whil'st things permitted now that the case not brooks it You must brooke my deniall T is affirmd This stranger is fice borne hath a childe by him Leaue troubling vs. Sim. By all the Gods I beg You would not bend your minde to trust these people Whose best aduantage t is to make him worst These things are onely seign'd and fashioned To dash the wedding take away the cause Moues them to this they 'll straight way leaue contrining Chr. Y' are wide My selfe saw a maide scolding here With Dauus Sim. I know 't Chr. I but this was done In good sad earnest neither of them both Knowing that I was neere Sim. I doe beleeue it And Dauus late told me it would be so I know not how I did forget to tell you As I had meant Scen. 2. Enter Dauus out of Glyceriums house Dau. I Will you now rest quiet Chr. See here 's Dauus Sim. Whence comes he Dau. Through my furthrance and this guests Sim. What new mischiefe Dau. Man time comming fitter I neuer saw Sim. Who i st the roague so praises Dau. All 's now secure Sim. Cease I to speake to him Dau My Master what 's my course Dau. Oh Simo oh our Chremes All things are now in readinesse within Sim. Th' hast lookt too 't well Dau. When you please send for her Sim. T is very well but that course now here failes vs. But may I know what thou hadst there to doe Dau. I Sir Sim. I Sir Dau. Me meane you Sim. Yes meane thee Dau. I went in but now Sim. As if I ask 't thee when Dau. Together with your sonne Sim. Is my sonne there I wretch am set o' th racke Diddst not hangman Tell me they were at deadly oddes together Dau. They are Sim. What does he there then Chr. Hee what thinkst I warrant railing at her Dau. Nay but Chremes I le tell you now of a strange accident I know not what old man is newly come Note him a man both confident and wise When you shall see him you 'l much value him A graue austerity rests on his face And in his words dwell faith Sim. What newes bring'st thou Dau. No other then I heard that man report Sim. And what doo's he report Dau. That he doo's know Glycerium here a free Athenian borne Sim. Hoe Dromo Dromo Enter Dromo Sim. Dromo Dro. What 's the matter Dau. Heare me Sim. If thou speakest one word more Dromo Dau. I doe beseech you
hither Chremes The name you doubt of is Pasibula Crit. That 's it Chr. T is right Pam. I heard it of her selfe At least a thousand times Sim. I beleeue Chremes You thinke we all ioy at it Chr. As may the Gods Assist me I doe thinke so Pam. What rests father Sim. The case it selfe now reconcileth vs. Pam. Oh my most louing father and you Chromes Change nothing in the wife I now possesse Chr. The cause is iust your father so agreeing Pam. Thus much Sim. Yea marrie Chr. Her dowre Pamphilus I make ten talents Pam. I accept of it Chr. I le forthwith see my daughter Crito pray Goe with me for I thinke she knowes me not Sim. Why cause you not your wife be brought to vs Pam. You warne me well I le eene giue Dauus charg out Sim. He cannot now effect it Pam. Pray why so Sim. Has more and greater charge vpon himselfe Pam. What Sim. Hee 's bound Pam Hee 's not bound rightly father Sim. No I did will him be bound otherwise Pam. Pray order he be loosd Sim. Well be it so Pam. But good sir haste Sim. I le in and see it done Exit Simo. Pam. Oh happie oh this prosperous blessed day Scen. 5. Enter Charinus Cha. I Come to see how Pampirlus speeds and loe Pam. Some man perhaps may think I feed on dreames But now I please to thinke all reall truth I on this ground iudge the Gods liues eternall Because heir pleasure 's certainly their owne For I my selfe haue gaind immortall state If with this ioy no griefe ere intermeddle But who might I now wish especially Here at this time to tell the tidings to Enter Dauus Chae. What ioy is that he talkes of Pam. I now see Dauus our man there is no liuing one I rather would haue had I know he wil Full truely ioy in the true ioy I feele Scen. 6. Dau. VVhere is this Pamphilus trow Pam. Dauus Dau. Who 's that Pam. T is I. Dau. Oh Pamphilus Pam. Thou knowest not what has befall'n me Dau. True yet know what has chanc'd me Pam. And so do I. Dau. Why this happes iust oth'fashion That you my ill lucke learne ere I your good Pam. Glycerium hath found out her parents Dau. Good Cha. How 's that Pam. Her father our chiefe friend Dau. Who i st Pam. Chremes Dau. Oh braue Pam. Nor now is any stay But that I take her home forthwith to wife Cha. Dreames he trow of things he desires waking Pam. Now Dauus for the child Dau. Leaue of I pray The gods sure purpose him their minion Cha. I am a made man if these things be true I le speake to 'hem Pam. O Charinus Thou com'st in a fit time Cha. Oh happie newes Pam. Hast heard on t then Cha. Yes all pray thinke on me Now in the height of your felicitie Chremes is now your owne and I do know He le yeeld to any thing you motion Pam. I mind it But 't would now be ouer-long Heere to attend till he come forth to vs. Follow me in he 's with Glycerium Get you home Dauus hasten and procure Some that may beare her hence why stand'st thou so Why staiest thou still Dau. Sir I le go presently Exeunt Pamphilus and Charinus Epilogue Epilogue by Dauus Addition by way of paraphrase on Dauus last words in the Scene I Note you sit with kind attention bent As pleasd with what hath passed and expect The further issue of our argument And on the marrage now your minds reflect We pray you cease such expectation For we haue done the bride you do conceiue But newly brought to bed night comming on Women shall beare her hence at Sionoes leaue Chremes hs younger daughter Philumen Charinus gets at sure of Pamphilus Crito of Andros who has beene the meane The long lost child should be discouerd thus What course he now shall take to obtaine his right In Chrysis goods I here not mention will Nor in leede can I I haue no insight In law points triable at Mars his hill Yet knowing Chremes nature tractable Seeing withall he hath dealt liberally In portion so that amph lus is able To beare the losse though-common honestic Did not exact it I not doubt they will Vse the poore stranger well Me you haue scene heis Venture to binding grinding in the Mill That fell on me this was approaching neare I purpose further in their ioy to sue My present freedome Pamphilus loue I haue Glyceriums also both I thinke of due My Masters chase is off I onely craue Your furtherance in the matter which if gaind I haue good hope for I haue heard it sed By men i th' Periclaean lawes well read If I make you my friends my sute 's obtaind For they haue told me my discharge now stands not vpon whispering voyces but clapt hands Finis Andriae THE EVNVCH The ARGVMENT A Citizen of Athens dwelling at Sunium a port-towne of Attica hauing two children Chremes a Sonne and Pamphila a daughter had his daughter stolne away by Pyrats when she was of such tender age that she could onely tell her owne and parents names After this the Athenian died The Pyrats sold the child to a Merchant of Rhodes who gaue her to a Strumpet which he loued This Harlot had a daughter called Thais somewhat elder then Pamphila Which children she so brought vp together that all men of Rhodes did repute them for Sisters Thais in processe of time tooke to her mothers trade of life and yeelding vp her selfe to a strangers deuotion was by him caried to Athens where he dying left her good means He thus dead she was taken vp by one Thraso asouldier he also hauing a while accompanied her had occasion of trauaile into Caria Meane while the mother of Thais died at Rhodes Her goods fell to a brother who with them exposed to sale the abouenamed Pamphila iust vpon the time wherein the soldier passed that way Her youth and beautie induced the souldier ignorant of all passages to buy her as a fit gift to bestow on Thais at his returne to Athens But she before that time whores do not liue in expectation nor vpon the meanes of one man onely had intertaind the loue of one Phaedria a young gentleman sonne of an ancient Athenian Citizen She also had by this time gained some inkling of the parentage of Pamphila and that one Chremes a genteleman of Athens was in good likelihood uaturall brother to the maiden for better discouery whereof she had had conference with him a loofe off touching the matter The souldier returnes to Athens bringing Pamphila along with him her maiden-head is questiond by Terence Act. 1. Sen. 2. in these words etiamne amplius To auoid matter vnfitting for the grace of the Comedie but she was beyond any contrarie supposable coniecture a maiden for a child might sillip this souldier out of his courage and foolerie was all the allurement he could vse to her and being thus returned
vp the mischiefe Pam. Nay more I well beleeue if thou watch for it Of one thou lt make me out a double marriage Dau. I Pamphilus by reason of my bondage Owe you thus much to doe goe night and day To indeauour all I may with my liues hazard For your aduantage it is yet your part To beare with me if things come crosse my hopes My plots faile yet I vse all carefulnesse Your selfe else frame things wiseher discharge me Pam. I craue thou leaue me in that state thou fouÌ„dst me Dau. I will Pam. But 't must be streight Dau. How now hist stay Glyceriums doore did creake Pam. That 's nought to thee Dau. I am a forging Pam. How is' t now to forge Dau. But I will giu 't you fashion'd presently Scen. 2. Enter Mysis Mys VVHere ere he be I le finde your Pamphilus And bring him with me streight Meane while good heart vex not your selfe Pam. Mysis Mys What 's the matter Oh was 't you Pamphilus you are well met Pam. What newes Mys My Mistresse praies you of all loue To come to her she longs to speake with you Pam. I am a sorlorne wretch the mischiefe spreads That she and I should both be thus perplexed By meanes of thee for I am therefore sent for Because she heares my wedding is prepared Cha. From which how easily had you now bin quiet Had he bin quiet Dau. Yes so goe on If of himselfe he be not vexd inough Vrge him on further Mys I indeede t is that Does now afflict her Pam. Mysis I doe sweare By all the Gods vnto thee I will neuer Forsake her no though I were sure thereby To vndergoe the whole worlds enmitie I did desire her haue obtaind her see That we both iumpe in mindes and qualitie Farewell to all that seeke vs two to seuer But death none takes her from me Cha. I recouer Pam. I doe desire if 't may be so borne vp My father should not thinke I am the cause The marriage holds not if that cannot be I le take the next course that he may perceiue I crosse it What kinde of man doost thinke me Cha. Faith euery way as wretched as my selfe Dau. I cast for helpe Cha. I thou hast a good heart Dau. And will effect it for you Pam. 'T must be now Dau. Why I ha 't now Cha. What is it Dau. You mistake It is for him not you Cha. I am content Pam. Say what wilt doe Dau. I haue scarce day enough To finish it I feare and thinke me not At leasure therefore now to tell you it But get y'hence both you now but hinder me Pam. I le visite her here Dau. And you whither you Exit Pamphilus Cha. Wilt thou I tell thee truth Dau. Nay see he makes a prologue to a tale Cha. What doost for me Dau. Oh impudent is' t not inough I giue thee Some houres by putting off his marriage Cha. Yet Dauus Dau. Well what Cha. That I may haue her Dau. Ridiculous Cha. Yet if thou canst do ought Come home to me Dau. To what end should I come I nothing haue to helpe thee Cha. I but if Dau. Well I will come Cha. If thou canst thinke of ought I le be at home Exit Charinus Dau. Mysis while I goe hence Stay here a little for me Mys To what end Dau. T is needfull now thou do so Mys Make hast then Dau. I will be here straightway againe with thee Exit Dauus Scen. 3. Mys THat no one holdeth any thing in certaine Your helpe good Gods I thought this Pamphilus Had bin my Mistresses firme chiefest good Tooke him to be her friend her louer husband Ready at all essaies to stand to her And yet what griefe sustaines she now through him Hence sure more ill she reapes then good from him But here comes Dauus Enter Dauus What 's that prithee friend the childe Whither doost beare it Scen. 4. Dau. MYsis now I neede thy readrest memorie and wit In this I goe about Mys What art to doe Dau. Take the childe from me streight lay it downe Before our doore Mys What on the bare ground pray Dau. Take a few strewings from the altar there And lay 'hem vnder Mys Why doost not thou thy selfe Dau. That if perchance my Master vrge my oath T was not my doing I may safely sweare it Mys I vnderstand you but pray tell me whence This now new tender conscience comes vpon thee Dau. Stir you more quicke that you may further know What t is I haue in hand Oh Iupiter Enter Chremes Mys What Dau. The father of the bride is come on vs. leaue the course which I at first intended Mys I know not what you talke on Dau. My selfe too Will make as if I came from the right hand Haue you a care now as occasion serues You marke my talke and suit your words to mine Mys I vnderstand nothing you goe about But if in any thing you neede my helpe Or see more then my selfe I here will stay That I may be no hindrance in your way Exit Dauus Scen. 5. Chr. HAuing prepared all in readinesse Was needfull to my Daughters marriage I now returne to will 'hem send for her But what is here so helpe me God a childe Weman laid you this childe here Mys Where is hee Chr. Doost not answer me Mys Woes me out of sight Alas Dauus has left me and is gone Enter Dauus Dau. Faith of the Gods What coile 's yond'at the Market What throng of wranglers braule there and beside Corne beares excessiue price I know not now What other words to vse Mys For Gods sake man Why left you me alone here Dau. Hoida what Denice is this you Mysis whence this childe Or who here laid it Mys Are you in your wits To aske me that Dau. Of whom else should I aske That see none else here Chr. I marle whence it is Dau. Woâ—â— tell me Mys Au Dau. Come here o' my right side Mys Th' art mad did not your selfe Dau. Looke thou beware Thou vtter not a word but what I aske thee Mys D' yee threaten me Dau. From whence is it speake out Mys From you Dau. Ha ha he i st newes if women Of your condition doe grow impudent Chr. This maid belongs to th' Andrian as I thinke Dau. Seeme we such fitting persons to you troe That you should play on vs Chr. I came in time Dau. Therefore with speede take you the childe away Ilence from our doore yet stay see thou stirre not One inch out of this place Mys The Gods confound thee That me poore woman frightst thus Dau. Do I speake to thee or not Mys What would you Dau. Askt thou still Say tell me whose childe t is thou hast laid here Mys Doe not you know Dau. Talke not of what I know But tell me that I aske Mys T is of your house Dau. Whose of vs Mys Pamphilus Dau. Ha what Pamphilus Mys I st not Chr. I alwaies rightly
thought it old Thr. Hast heard it Gna. Oft abroad it beares the bell For a prime wittie one Thr. T was mine Gna. Alas Rash headlesse youth Par. Now the gods confound thee Gna. For Gods sake what did he Thr. Blasted All there Were readie euery man to burst with laughter And in conclusion all gan now feare me Gna. I could not blame 'hem Thr. But doost heare wert Best I cleard my selfe to Thais of this maid For that she stands in iealousie I loue her Gna. At no hand rather striue to increase her doubt Thr. Why Gna. Aske you find you not if any time She do commend or mention Phaedria How it does vex you Thr. Yes Gna. To preuent that This is your onely remedie When she Names Phaedria to you do you presently Name Pamphila if she at any time Say let vs haue home Phaedria to banquet Reply you call in Pamphila to sing In fine giue like for like to nettle her Thr. I if she lou'd me this might further Gnato Gna. Seing she expects and loues what you do giue her She long since loueth you you haue long since Easily got the starte how you may grieue her Shee l alwayes stand in aw least any time Vpon offence tane you l bestow elsewhere That benefit she now doos reape from you Thr. T is right thou saist Strange 't came not to my Minde Gna. That is a ieast indeed because you bent not Your mind out or else Thraso what rare straine Had it produc'd if minted in your braine Enter Thais and Pythias her maid with other wenches attending Scen. 2. Tha. ME thought I ene now heard the souldiers tongue See where he is Thraso my friend well met Thr. Oh my deare Thais my delight how doost thou Do you a little loue me for your Ministrell Par. What a sweete proper handsell has he giu'n her At the first onset Tha. Much for your deseruing Gna. Then let 's to supper Why here stay you Par. Marke tother Wiseacre too A man may iudge He was of a mans getting Tha. When you please I am in readinesse Par. I le go toward 'hem And make as if I now but new came forth Are you to go foorth any whither Thais Par. ô Parmeno well done yes indeede to day I am to go abroad Par. Pray whither Tha. Seest thou not The man There Par. Yes withall his presence irkes me Those presents from my Master Phaedria Are ready when you please Thr. What stay we for Why â—et not hence Par. Pray sir grant truce a while I may surrender vp some trifling presents I also may Imparle and treate with her Thr. Some goodly present Sure nothing like mine Par. The matter selfe will Shew that Ho there bid those two I gaue in charge Come quickly forth Enter Blackemore Wench and Eunuch Come you here forward This same wench was brought From Aethiopia Thr. Some three halfe penie purchase Gna. Scarce that Par. Where are you Dorus. Come you hither Here is an Eunuch for you marke How sweete fac't of what a blooming age Tha. Now As God helpe me a handsome youth Par. What say You to him Gnato What fault findest thou or what Obiects thou Thraso husht both sufficient Commendation Prooue him in learning song or Wrestling such knowledge fitteth free-horne youth to Haue I le make it cleare appeare he 's perfect in Thr. For neede vnwarm'd with wine I could that Eunuch Par. And he that sends you these doos not require That you should onely liue to pleasure him For his sake barre all else your company Nor bragges his battailes nor shews forth his scarres Nor stands betwixt you and your benefit As one doos I could name but at such times When he may be iniurious to none Your selfe dispos'd and time conuenient If then admitted he rest's satisfied Thr. This shews he serues some poore forlorne Master Gna. For no man sure that could procure another Would indure this Par. Sirra hold thou thy peace Whom I do iudge vnder all names of basenesse For thou that fram'st thy selfe to claw that thing I thinkst mayest feede on fire Thr. Do we yet go Tha. I le haue but in these first and leaue some charge Among my seruants what I would haue done And come out to you streight Thr. I le depart hence Exit Thais with the Eunuch and blackmore Gnato do you stay for her Par. I for it fits not A generall walke with 's mistresse in the streetes Thr. What should I vse a manie words to thee Exit Parmeno Thou art much like thy Master Gna. Ha Ha he Thr. What i st thou laughst at Gna. That which now you said And the other ieast broke on the Rhodian Enter Thais Came to my mind But Thais is come foorth Thr. Runne you before and get at home all readie Gna. Content Tha. You Pythias haue a speciall care Exit Gnato If Chremes chance to call here you intreate him To stay if that he cannot fitly do That he would come againe some other time If neither that he can bring him to me Pyt. I will forsooth Tha. But what what was it else I was about to say Oh haue a care Vnto the maiden see you and keepe home Exit Pytheas into her Mistresses house Thr. Let 's go Tha. Wenches attend and follow me Exeunt Thraso Thais and her traine Scen. 3. Enter Chremes Chr. The more I do reuolue things in â—y minde Still the more likely arguments find That Thais here aimes some shrewd tricke against me I see she workes on me so cunningly When first she sent for me if any one should then haue askt me the occasion Of businesse twixt vs twaine I knew notâ—â—ng To Answer being come with hammerit She fashiond out pretences of my stayâ— She had performd religious rites that day Vnto the gods and would communicate A Weightie secret to me I then straight Grew iealous all this was some cunning strainâ— She fits downe by me cause of talke doth frame I seeming cold her speech to this point came How long 't was since my Parents had beene dead Long since I told her then she questioned If I had land at Sunium and how farre It lay from sea this I thinke liketh her She hopes to worke it from me at the last She drew to this if I had no young sister From that place stolne a many yeares now past Who then was with her at the time we mist her What things she had about her or if any Could know her why should she these questions moue vnlesse as is the impudence of many She faine her selfe would that my sister prooue Of old so young hence lost should she suruiue Her yeares at most reach not aboue sixteene Thais is elder then my selfe I weene She crau'd me againe come to her let her driue The matter and her business to some head Or leaue this sending I le not be troubled To listen her third errand Ho within Enter Pythias to her Misteresses doore Pyth. Who 's
in sume but yet durst not deny her Shee further moues his inuitation Vnto their banquet this my Mistresse did To keepe him there because as yet the time Seru'd not to tell him things concern'd his sister The souldier willd him sit yet grumblingly He plac'd my mistresse frames discourse to him The souldier thought a riuall had beene brought Vnder his nose and minding to crie quittance Cal'd out ho one of you fetch Pamphila To sing to vs Thais cryes out at no hand What her to a banquet He would haue it so Hence grew the matter to a downe right braule My mistresse priuily tooke of her iewels And gaue 'hem me in secret to bring thence This is a certaine signe whereby I know Shee'â— slip thence when she spies fit time thereto Manet Dorias Scen. 2. Enter Phadria Phae. AS I vpon my iourney passing was A thronging troupe of busie thoughts do presse Into my mind as ought it comes to passe To men whose soules some trouble seised has And euery thing in the worse sence I guesse What neede much talke while these dumpes me possesse Vnheeded I was pass'd the towne I ment to And was gonne farre beyond it when at last Perceauing it I backe returned fast And being scarce come vnto the torne which went to The towne there staid and in my minde thus cast Two whole dayes must I this place be pent to Alone without her Why is that such a matter T is nothing Nothing What if not come at her To touch her must I yet be barr'd her sight If that be cross'd is this to be lost quite To climbe the lowest first step of loues lather Were somewhat yet But why in such affright Enter Pythias Comes Pythias foorth and why so hastily Manet Phaedria Scen. 3. Pyth. VVRetch that I am wher shal I find this fellow Where this vngodly wicked fellow find That he should dare attempt a piece of worke So monstrous so audacious Phae I am lost And doubt what this may meane Pyth. Besides yet further The vilaine not alone defil'd the maid But rent the poore soules linnen tore her haire Phae. How 's this Pyth. Whom if I now could light vpon How I would flie vpon th' eyes o' th' witch Phae. I cannot guesse what coile hath here besalne Since my departure I le go to her How now What is the matter why such haste Who is it Pythias thou lookst for thus Pyth. Oh Phaedria Whom seeke I Sir I pray you get you hence Where you deserue with your conceited presents Phae. What may this meane Pyth. Aske you what fine Eunuch Was that you sent what stirre hath he here made vs H' has rauisht the young maide the souldier Bestowed vpon my Mistresse Phae. Ha! what this Pyth. I am vndone Phae. Thou art drunke Pyth. I would To God that all that hate me were as drunke as I am Dorias For Gods loue Pythias what strange happe was this Phae. Th' art mad How could an Eunuch do such things Pyth. I know not what he was but what h' has done The case it selfe doth shew The wench she weepes And when one askes her dare not vtter why The honest fellow too 's not to be found Beside I feare hee 's runne away with somewhat Phae. You make me wonder where the lazie bones Should haue conueid himselfe vnlesse penhaps He be retir'd backe to our house againe Pyth. Pray see if he be there Phae. You shall know straight Dorias I am to seeke good God sweete Pythias I haue not heard so strange and accident Pyth. Yes I had heard that they loued woman Deerely but could do nothing And forgetfull beast I neuer thought on t else I had mewd him vp And nere h' trusted her vnto his keeping Scen. 4. Enter Phaedria haling out of doores Dorus the Eunuch in Chaereas apparell Phae. COme out o'doores mischieuos roague come out what draw you backward come foorth runaway Ill purchased commoditie come foorth Dorus. For Gods sake sir Phae. Marke how the Hangman Wries his choppes a'toneside sirra what 's the scope Of this your coming backe the misterie Of this your changing cloathes your answer sirrha If I had stay'd nere so little Pithias I had not found him there he had prepar'd Readie for packing Pyth. Haue you got him then Phae. Got him what else Pyth. Vpon my faith that 's well Doras. I troth that 's passing well Pyth. Where is he Phae askest Seest him not Pyth. See pray whom Phae. Why this Pyth. Wha't 's he Phae. He that this day was brought you Pyth. None of vs Ere saw this fellow till now Phadria Phae. Nere saw Pyth. for Gods loue Phaedria did you Thinke That this was brought Phae. Yes for I had no other Pyth. Fie there 's betweene 'hem no comparison That was a faire and comely vizadgd youth Phae. You thought so then cause he had other cloathes on Those off you thinke him now ill fauored Pyth. Au pray sir cease as if the difference Were small betweene ' hem here to day was brought Phaedria a youth you would ha'longd to looke on This an old creping dreaming dropsie dotard Complexiond like a Weazell Phae. How how this Chrochets you make me searse know what I do Sirrha come neare me did not I buy you Dorus. Yes forsooth Pyth. Now command him answer me Phae. Put foorth your question Pyth. cam'st thou here to day You see he does denie it but the other Came to vs hither brought by Parmeno Some sixteene yeares of age Phae. Resolue me this First by what meanes got you the cloathes you weare Silent monster of men speakst not Dorus. Chaerea Came home Pyth. My brother Dorus. Yes Phae. When Dor. But this day Phae. How long since Dorus. Euen now Phae And Who was with him Dorus. Parmeno Phae. Hadst thou euer before seene him Dorus. No nor yet ere before had heard him named Phae. How then didst know him to haue bin my brother Dorus. Parmeno said so He gaue me these cloathes Phae. I me lost Dorus. himselfe withall straight put on Mine Pyth. You thinke me now not drunke nor that I haue li'd T is now most cleare the poore Wench is deflour'd Phae. Fie beast beleeu'st him Pyth. What neede I Beleeue him The matter selfe proclaimes it Phae. sirrha you Come hither here you yet a little nearer So T is well Tell me againe did Chaerea Take your cloathes Dorus. Yes Phae. And put 'hem on himselfe Dorus. Yes Phae. And was brought for you to Thais Dorus. Yes sir Phae. Great Iupiter oh wicked shamelesse fellow Pyth. Woes me you scarce beleeue yet we aâ—â— abu'sd Phae. T is marle now but thou credit's what he saies I me at my wits end Sirrha doost thou heare Deni 't being askd againe can I no way Worke a truth from thee ha didst see my brother Dorus. Not I intruth Phae. No truth I see vnforc'd Can be got from him Come come in with me Now say things straight denie ' hem begge of me Dorus.
thou lay hands on her Thou of all Gna. Haue care good sir you know not What kinde of man you speake so grossely to Chr. Will you get hence know you how stands your case If you disturbe vs here I le giue you cause To thinke vpon this time this place and me Whil'st you haue day to liue Gna. I pittie you That seeke to make so great a man your soe Chr. I le cracke your crowne sir if you get not hence Gna. How whelpe what saist Thr. Why what art thou What mean'st What bus'nesse hast thou with her Chr. Thou shalt know First I affirme the maiden is free borne Thr. How Chr. Free of Athens Thra. Hoida Chr. And my sister I therefore now forwarne thee souldier Thou vse no force against her Thais He go And fetch her Nurse Sophrona hither straight And shew her these remembrances Thra. Doost thou Forewarne me that I should not touch my owne Chr. I say I do forewarne thee Gna. Here you sir You haue good action of deceit against him Chr. Said I enough Thra. Say you so Thais too Exit Chremes Tha. Seeke one to answer Thra. What 's our course Now Gnato Exit Thais Gna. Why let 's retreat shee l straight come after you Crouching and kneeling Thra. Thinkst so Gna. Nay That 's sure I am acquainted with these womens humors Sue they are squeamish if you keepe off they sue Thra. Thou deem'st aright Gna. Shall I dismisse the Armie Thra. I when thou please Gna. Sanga as fits good souldiers Cast now your eyes backe on the household chimnels Sang. My minde was long ago among the platters Gna. Th' art carefull Thra. All follow me this way in Exeunt all Act. 5. Scen. 1. Enter Thais and Pythias Tha. COntinuest drabbe to talke in riddles to me I know I know not heard so he is gone I was not by Wilt thou not in plaine tearmes Tell me the matter the maides cloathes are torne She weepes and silent keepes the Eunuch gon Why this what 's chanc'd speakest not Pyth. Woes mee Poore soule What should I say they say he was no Eunuch Tha. who then Pyth. This Chaerea here Tha. which Chaerea Pyth. This younger brother vnto Phaedria Tha. What saist witch Pyth. I haue found it certaine so Tha. Why what a gods name had he here to do Or why was hither brought Pyth. I cannot tell But that I guesse he loued Pamphila Tha. I find my selfe accursed wretch vndone If this be true thou vtterst I st for that The wench so weepes Pyth. I thinke so Tha. Thinkst so hegge Was this the charge I left you at my parting Pyth. What should I do I left ' him both alone As you did bidde Tha. Vnluckie queane thou left 's A lambe to the woolfe oh I am asham'd Enter Chaerea in the Eunuchs cloathes So to be plaid on What man haue we here Pyth. Mistresse for Gods loue peace we are well W'haue caught The man Tha. Where is he Pyth. Looke to your left hand Do you not see him Tha. Yes Pyth. Call out for helpe To lay hold on him with all speede you can Tha. What shall 's do with him foole Pyth. What do â—'you aske Pray marke if when you wistlie eye the fellow Has not a ashamelesse leere Tha. No has he not Pyth. Note with what confidence my man struts too Scen. 2. Chae. AS I but now to Antiphoes did come His father and his mother were at home As if 't had beene so plotted so that in I could not enter butt I must be seene Whil'st here about the doore a while I stay One that I knew came but into my way I him espying hastily betooke Me to my heeles and fled into a nooke Was vnfrequented so from place to place Posted till I to death nigh wearied was And this I did least any should me know But is not this Thais I see t is she I sticke ith'mire nor know I what to do But what care I what dare she do to me Tha. Let 's to him O you are well met honest Dorus. Tell me didst runne away Chae. Mistresse I did Tha. And was it well done thinkst thou Chae. no forsooth Tha. Thinkst to go with 't scot free so away Chae. Forgiue me but this one fault if I euer Commit the like againe then kill me for 't Tha. Didst feare my curstnesse Chae. No. Tha. What Feardst thou then Chae. I feard your maid here would tell tales of me Tha. What hadst thou done Chae. A 〈◊〉 Pyth. Impudence A trifle is' t a trifle in thine eye To take a freeborne maid and rauish her Chae. I tooke her for my fellow seruant Pyth. Fellow I searse can hold my singers from his eares Monster art come againe to flout vs too Tha. Get you hence Bedlam Pyth. Pray forsooth why so I thinke I ow't the gallowes if I do As I do threaten and the rather too Because he does confesse he 's slaue to you Tha. No more of this Chaerea you haue committed An act faire vnbeseeming that faire port Your selfe and friends here beare say the scorne fitted And to my course of life did rustly sorte Yet for your owne worth you should haue forborne Nor truely know I now what course to frame Touching the maid you haue disorderd so All my proceedings I cannot returne Her to her friends as I desird the same And as was fitting for the maid to goe So that both maid and friends I might haue made Beholding to me by the course I laid Chae. Thais but now I hope hencefoorth will grow Fast loue betweene vs oftentimes you know From bad beginnings slight occasion Great loue hath had its deriuation What if some higher powers did thus decree Tha. In such sense I do take it verily And so do wish't Chae. Pray one thing reckon right No purposd scorne but loues imperiall mihght Then swayd my passions Tha. I beleeue 't was so And truly therefore pardon you the rather I am not Chaerea of such stubborne nature Nor so vnskild as loues power not to know Chae. So helpe me God as I now grow in loue With you to Thais Pyth. Then mistresse I perceaue You ought to watch him Chae. O I dare not prooue Pyth. Introth le trust thee for iust nothing Tha. Leaue Chae. Thais I do commend commit my selfe To your protection begge your helpe herein Desire beseech you 'l stand my Patronesse I cannot liue if I not marrie her Tha. But if your father Chae Tsh what I know he will So she be knowne freeborne Chae. If you please stay A little the maides brother will be here He went to call the nurse that nur'st her young You may be by at her acknowledging Chae. Yes I will stay Tha. And in the meane time will You. Till he do come we go into my house T is better then at doore here waiting stand Cha. With all my heart Pyth. Pray what d' ye meane to do Tha. In what Pyth. D' you aske meane you for