marriage Mr. Thornton unwar•• to all the Town but we are glad we are so well deceived Thor Faith Gentlemen it was not to abridge the Nuptial Feast for that shall have his full Solemnity but from some private causes of my Mistris Whose power retains all former dutie from me And as a Servant still she shall command me Wife Not so sir I resign that title now my self and state are onely by your power to be dispos'd and sway'd Rand. I well said sister This match was richly made with liking and with joy to all the Country And Brother Thornton so I le call you now I came prepar'd to give you fit surrender of the last Bargain which you purchas'd of me Thor Your Coal-pits and your Servants Brother Randolf Rand. Yes sir and look you this is the Orator must speak for all in his mouth they have put the Law and willingness they have to serve Enter Grim. Thor Who honest Grim Grim. Yes sir and I am the Prologue to the Play And for them all I have to say Seven hundred men in sable wise From forth the Coal-pits shall arise Not melting men made out of wax But such as use Spade and Pick-ax Who when you bid 'em use their skils Shall make a Dale of Mauburn hils Then raise a Mount as high as Poles And turn it strait to burning coals Thor This speech I think was pen'd on purpose Grim. I speak deep things some sir of 50 fathom deep I do it de profoundis and no disparagement to the Author that which I have spoken was in as Good ryme as ent'ring in With hope a half-penny and a Lambs-skin Thor Ha ha thou hit'st me there yfaith Grim I give you a taste sir how you shall find me here and as for my seven hundred fellowers they are honest Tartarians and whosoever deals with 'em shall find them grim fellows I assure you Thor Grim thou wert always honest and on my word thy love shall have reward Baily Sir all your works both finished and in•ended are pious holy and religious Part. And in the goodness if you still persever You build your self a house in Heaven for ever Thor Heaven have the praise of all and look ye Gentlemen Reach me the Table George I have here repai•'st the copy of my first arrival here which yet hangs up insculp'd on a tileshard but now 't is rectifi'd in golden Letters with the same phrase stil onely thus alter'd Here at this West-gate first came Thornton in Grim. With hope a half penny and a Lambs-skin I remember that still sir Georg. How now Grim are you so sawcy Sirrah Thor 'T is well done Grim I 'd ha'• remembred ever go place it ore the gate that all may view it and witness these great blessings heaven has sent The reason why I urge this Register To have my memory thus kept in store Is not my wealth but to record me poor Go see it done Ex. Workmen George George For ever may it stand to your renown Part. And all succeeding fame While this Town stands still honor Thorntons name Thorn Amidst these poor indeavors of my love my careful Master must not be forgot wh•se Heir I am become and for his sake I will reedifie Alhallows Church where in the peaceful bed of death he sleeps and build a Tomb for him cut out in Touchstone which in our Persian Voyage was return'd from whence my golden Mineral arriv'd Grim. In the likeness of old iron sir Thorn I thou say'st true Grim. Grim. I have wondered a thousand times old Iron-fist the Smith did not hang himself for refusing the first Tun of it a whoreson Coxcomb Wife They say you got somewhat by it Grim. Grim. Alas Mistris a few chips or so some ten pounds worth for a groat I think I bought on him Shout Rand. How now what mean these shouts Grim. I think there 's some Match at Foot-bal towards the Colliers against the whole Country cut and long tail Enter George Thor What 's the News good George George Prince Alured and Edmond Duke of Thetford are newly lighted and desire to speak with the Town Magistrates Thor We shall with joy receive him as our Prince and wish he had as free possession of this whole Kingdom as this Town shall give him Enter Alured and Edmond All See where he comes All duty to your Highness Alu. Rise Gentlemen we have your hearts forbear your knees your true Allegaince hath proclaim'd it self that never yeelded yet to forreign Scepter you have fortified your walls 'gainst all invasions And in that circuit gloriously she stands With kind imbraces to infold your friends Thor Our Town our selves our lives are all your homigers as the most lawful and indubitate Heir To our late Sovereign Lord and to your Throne We fall as Subjects you we know our own Alu. My best of thanks is due to my best friends Which is the man amongst yee Gentlemen that bears the name of Thornton Thor Your Subject and your Servant Royal sir Alu. Let me imbrace you sir and tell you this your goodness speaks you nobly England is fam'd in this fair Town much honored by your vertues Our Countries conquest by these Danish wars Have not such blazon from our shame exhal'd As these your good deeds now have countervail'd Thor I can do nothing but my duty sir Alu. 'T is worthy praise in all and trust me Gentlemen we have good hope to see a happy day and once again make England singular Free in her self and Princes I came now with my best Hors-manship from the Scotch Army whose Royal King in Neighbor amity is arm'd in my just cause has past the Tweed with prosperous forrage through Northumberland all Holds and Castles taken by the Danes restore themselves to his subjection in our behalf The City York is won from whence I came Ed. And whilst we forrage thus their King Canutus doating on the beauties of Cartesmunda Nun of Winchester Of his estate so careless now is grown Hee I put no arms but Cartesmunda's on Thor Go forward noble Princes your work 's good and to incourage it ten thousand pounds I le lend your grace to leavy Souldiers which if you never pay I le never aske and for my own imployment to your aid I le lend if you will honor me so far all the full strength Newcastle can afford I have seven hundred men that call me Master Grim. Besides Grim the chief Controler sir Thor Very true sir and these Ile four times double And three months shall their charge be mine alone To back your Right and seat you in your Throne Alu. Your bounty and your love exceeds all means of p•esident and recompence Thor T is but my duty still which I le not slack go Grim and muster my seven hundred Colliers to them I le add two thousand more of our Newcastle strength and thou shalt be an Officer to conduct 'em Grim. For a Corporal or so let me alone with
sir Wife O my dear Husband Thorn Why how now Mistriss Wife O Mr. Thornton I never see you but I think of a good husband Rand. I marry Sister that 's a pretty cast Thorn Your pardon I beseech you gentle Mistriss Your Factor and my self have summ'd your state and find it cl•erly all your debts discharg'd in compleat value fifteen thousand pound Rand. Ha ha Sister a good Dowry to get a new husband trust me Wife No no I le nere marry again I le e'en follow Mr. Thorntons rule you see he lives a Batchellor Rand. Sir Methinks t were good you took a wife and so leave your own to your own posterity Thorn In all I le take my Mistress counsel Pray resolve me Had I a mind to marry which in your judgement were the sitter a Maid or Widow Wife Truly I think a Widow sir you may imagine I may speak somewhat inmine own Flattery but alas 't is a state I shall not change 'T is for your good I speak in love no hate A Widow sir will best secure your state Thorn You counsel well Mistriss and I le think on 't Wife The sooner the better too I can assure you you 'l find much comfort in 't you may elect some young green thing out of a Mayden choyce that may be fury and froward she may please your eye a little and other parts about you but vex your heart and be a gulph to swallow your estate If you 'l deal wisely as I hope you will take me a Widow that knows how and what to do that has been season'd in a husbands usage and one that will obey as you shall honor He that will quietly lay down his head Let him contract a Widow to his bed And still I say take me a Widow sir Rand. Why you say honestly Sister Do you understand her sir she bids you take her a Widow Wife You are merry Brother Thorn Nay you said so Mistriss speak 't agen then for by my Faith wer 't not for two things Mistriss I 'd come a wooing to you Rand. Two things Why three things shall not hinder it What are they Thorn My first fear is the marriage of so much wealth as ours compounded would choak all content and with the superflux change all to cares Rand. You take good course for that already sir your charitable works so well begun will help to disperse the o're-plus freely Thorn You have removed that well the other is that the remembrance of my poor estate which is so publickly proclaimed to all men might make my wealthy Mistriss here disdain me Wife Nay that 's your glory sir and cannot be accounted as your shame Rand. Why La sir she has helpt that her self now Thorn Yfaith say then Mistriss I am a bad Wooer 't is my beginning shall it be a match Wife I cannot so forget my late lost husband Rand. Why this repairs your losses Sister you lost a good one and find his equal with a wealthy purchase Thor Put me in hope that I may once injoy you Wife I will not marry sir these seven years trust me Rand. How this seven years Sister fie upon 't we may be all dead and rotten six years before it come come speak in compass sister Wife Truely Brother under half a year I won't here on 't Rand. I marry sir that was well bated Speak agen Sister and let it be a fortnight Wife A fortnight no no not this month beleeve me Ran. Away away a months too long hark you sister wee 'l clap it up privately to night and the Town shall not know on 't till a moneth hence Wife To night O fie upon'• an you love me Brother let it not be till to morrow morning I beseech you for the speech of people Ran. Afraid of wind tush let it vanish Sister I say he shall marry thee to night Thor Let it be so and here 's an earnest Mistris Kiss Wife Alas I kiss coldly in a morning Gown sir Thor Tush it shall off wee 'l marry then to bed Wooing is idle better to be sped Wife Use your own will sir Ran. Why so 't is as it sho'd be now imbrace him sister And live in love and wealth 'bove all admir'd Here 's seven years quickly in an hour expir'd Exeunt ACT. 4. Enter King of Scots Alured Malcome Edmond and Captains Drums and Colours K. Thus far tryumphantly with good success my Princely friends we have together march'd and from the North parts quite disperst the Danes alone the City York holds firm again whose buildings we will level with the earth unless they suddenly yeeld up the City give your advice most Princely Alured on your fair quarrel all our Fates depend Alu. Your Highness has been fruitful in your love bringing the best that Scotland can afford in honorable Armes to right our wrong let 's forward then and dare 'em to the Gates our horses hoofs shall furrow up their Land and sow the fields with blood instead of corn 1 Cap. Spoke like the Brother of dead Etheldred summon 'em to the Wals. Drums beat a parly Enter Above Harrold and Souldiers Har. The meaning of this Parly King Danes yee see all hope of Conquest has forsaken you quite Two thousand of your stoutest Souldiers are faln already by our conquering swords if ye will yeeld affirm it if not death shall in his meagre fury through your Host revel and catch your Jubile Then tell us do you resolve to fight it out or fly Mal. Or stay and have your throats cut in the fight Edm. Or leap the wals and break your necks before us Mal. Resolve so quickly and save us a labor Har. Yes with immediate speed set opo the gates And like a torrent on their heads wee 'l fall The Field and Air shall be their burial King If there we fall our fame out-lasts times date On to the field blest with propitious fate Exeunt Alarm Excursions Enter King Alured Malcome Edmond Captains K. All earthly honors are thine own fair Prince and Heaven fights in thy cause the Cities taken Alu. The Danes are all expuls'd and fled for safety Edm. The Danes are fled from danger not from shame That still pursues 'em wheresoere they fly And on their Tombs shall live eternally Mal. Let 's seek the Love-sick King Canutus forth And in one Battel try his valors worth Alu. That 's our intent most noble Malcome but we must war securely all their strength will now be band•ed to oppose our coming and therefore whilst you here refresh your Army Duke Edmond and my self will try our friends and in these North parts gather up new Forces to aid us 'gainst all Danish stratagems King We like it well assist us gracious Fate To seat a true Prince in his Royal State Exeunt Enter Thornton Wife Randolf the Partners Workmen and George with the table of the writing in golden Letters and Grims Speech Part. Y 'ave stoln a wealthy
and gain thy Freedom Love and Honor Ha! That kiss bold slave past thy Commission Death and the Devil she kisseth him too O fond Erkinwald be blind and do not see them thy office was to speak but not for thy self Alu. Natures Divinity is in thy looks and he an Atheist sees thee and not loves Should Erkinwald now see it I wo'd love thee tho for each kiss I had a several torture ten deaths for thy injoying were my Bliss Elg. So high I pr•ze thee by this Virgins kiss Erk. Yet you make shift to reach him with your lips Degenerate Princess I suspect thy birth Yet well mayst thou be Sister to thy Brother For Great Canutus blood runs low as t•ine and Love-sick doa•eth on an English Nun. Alu. Then you resolve to •ly Elg. Heaven knows I do Erk. Here 's one will stop your Journey Thunder part ye slave Elg. Ha O me unfortunate Alu Tush fear not Madam See here I stand my Lord Erk. A perjur'd Villain Alu. That tongue lies that speaks it Hea• me I courted for thee with my best of speech and shew'd my faith as firm as Adamant till fate that rules all love ore-rul'd her so that she became a Suiter for my love And on my worthless self her smiles hath thrown My tongue was yours but my consent mine ow• Erk. I le have that heart she loves hold eyes from weeping Elg. But I shall hate that heart if in thy keeping Sheath up thy sword and hear me Elkinwald what shall I give thee to renounce my love Erk. As much as thou would'st give t' attain Elizium sho'd not avert my love from these fair eyes Ioves thunder or eternal miseries shall never so transform me Elg. Yet I cannot love thee Erk. But I le remove the cause of that Villain thou hast seen our slaves dye when their Lords have laugh'd Come run on my weapon this is Princely favor For greater tortures do attend on thee But wee 'l be merciful in Tyranny Elg. See on the Earth thy Sovereigns Sister kneels to beg thy pitty Erk. There 's nothing but thy love can purchase it Elg. Yet have mercy the fault in love was thine thou didst betray me when thou let'st me see him and Villain thou if thou but touch his life the Great Canutus shall revenge my wrongs For after him Elgina will not live Bethink thee then O yet some pitty give Alu. Do not debase your self for my poor life I dare his worst my love is constant still More resolute to die than thou to kill Erk. T is worthy praise then see behold thy death Alu. With open eyes as I wo'd view her state And like a man thus I pursue my fate They fight Elgina goes between Erkinwald kils her Elg. Hold hold O I am slain farewell dear friend the loss of thee is Tyranny in d•ath And death a dream so thou but close mine eies Chaste love is born in Heaven and never dies Erk. Amazement to my soul O my Elgina O I am most accurs• 't was this hand struck thee Alu. For which I le be revenged thus Heaven is just Kills him Erk. Base Villain thou hast slain me Alu. 'T is thy fate Farewel Oh pure unspotted Maid unhappy Princess This hand shall keep thy will and close thine eyes Let thy soul joy for here thy Murderer lies Dead at my foot and I with thee could die Were my poor Country free from misery War calls me to the field O my Elgina Autume is on thy ch•eks the Rose is wither'd and thou look'st like the Alablaster statue Upon thy lips I print this parting kiss And flying from thee leave all earthly bliss Exit Enter Harrold Osrick and Captains Har. Osrick we hear the Duke of Thatford raiseth men in Norfolk Osr. All England sure I think will mutiny if 〈◊〉 the King neglect his hopeful Conquest by doating on a womans lustful Beauty Har. Never was man in love bewitcht like him he will not suffer speech or any counsel that may dis-swade from her he bars his fight from any but the Nun and his loo•e Panders Ha! what sight is this Duke Erkinwald and the Princess murdered this sight wo•d sad even Tyranny it self draw tears from Tygers and make wonder dumb Oh Great Canutus what por•ents are thes• This heavy curse lights on thy lust and ease Thy sister and thy best of friends are slain And safety now is frighted from thy Throne Convey this spectacle of grief aside and let a guard pursue the m••derer I le hie me to the King and there relate Their deaths his lust both guided by strong fate Exeunt Banquet Enter K. Canutus Can. She is an Angel in the shape of woman chaster than Dian colder than Freezland snow and yet she burns me if I miss her now my death must be the period of my love Go let those Jewels Cates perfumes and Musick be all produc'd together in one sense Unite all raptures let 's have nothing s•ant That she may taste at once what all Queens want Musick Strike heavenly Musick with a tuneful measure And with thy raptures swell her blood and pleasure Enter Cartesmunda and Osrick The star appears welcome dear soul to make our joyes more full fit to this Banquet Great Queen of my heart and fully joy thy senses in each part Cart. My senses are intranc'd or do I dream O let me back return to hide my shame Can. O stay divinest soul hear me but speak Cart. O I have lost my sence with these Inchantments I am I know not how for all my powers are useless but mine eyes to weep Can. Make not the earth proud to receive thy tears lest being subject unto me her King I force her to restore again those pearls more rich than all the Jewels of our Crown so high I prize thy tears yet thee 'bove all Cart. I am your Servant Prisoner Vassal worse Can. Thine eyes upon my freedom laid that curse If thou bee'st mine I do command thy love Where Kings of Subjects beg let pitty move Cart. How can so great a King be weakness slave Can. In doating of those joyes I near shall have Cart. Men that lust women once no more indure 'em In health they loathe the physick that did cure 'em Can. When I neglect thy love or touch thy life may all my Battels prove unfortunate and I lose all the conquering Danes have got and end my days with shame and inward grief Cart. Your words be registred with hands divine O keep your vow great Prince for I break mine I blush to say I yeeld I 'm wholly yours a spotless Virgin now is in your power and as you mildly courted so this kiss confirms mee to you Can. And my soul to thee Never did man meet more felicitie Run Vassals run prepare all sweet delight For Cartesmunda sleeps with me to night Enter Harold England shall sleep in peace for all my force On Cartesmunda's love shall now be spent Thy Arms shall