it first and who better then he May borrow that which himself lent to me In this quandary make thy self a sheath Farewel once Mistriss I must bid adieu To my own self but first of all to you Enter Berania When I am dead that you may know the truth Sets it to his Brest My blood shall be the pen and writer both Though you to others kindness could impart Yet your name onely's graven within my heart If ask'd what did this tragedy incur You 've been the cause but I the Murtherer Throw fury on it self He goes to kill himself Berania catches the sword Berania For Heavens sake my Lord tell me the cause Lidorus enters seeing Petus walks away Petus 'T is true ye darts of Pluto nail me here Berania Good Sir speak He turns from her 'T is too much to bear he has been my friend Well but now he is my foe and I as justly May make my self his my sword shall reward it Exeunt Losana and Litus in the Gallery Losana How now what think you Litus Whither is he gone Losana To write an invitation to Lidorus Litus Then one or both Lidorus has the best judgement Losana I know 't my Lord tother 's sooner dispatcht He has no skill at all he dyes my life for 't Litus 'T is well contriv'd thanks to your wit and will Go from the Gallery Enter Petus with a letter and Page Petus Deliver this to Lord Lidorus flee Exit Petus Page meets Lidorus he reads it Lidorus Upon suspition my Lord where 's the Wisdom And sobriety was moderator In all your passion quite forgot tho he Be frenzied with an Amorous fire I 'll Not take it as a challenge Yet consider He 's in earnest if I don't accept it A woman or a coward nick-names me In Challenges we ought more to reflect On honours splendor then the fight 's neglect And invitations warlike ought to be Answer'd with courage not benignity Tell him I stay how clear am I from it Exit Page Sweet is a life retir'd from all affairs Of State or Court one sad mischance or other Waits upon Pomp 't has always emulation To study ones own private houshold-good In the short walks of an inclosed Garden And there content strikes envy in the bosome Petus coming Petus My life or his this treason must redeem Honor then friendship should have more esteem Lidorus bare to meet Petus Lidorus Sir Petus Hold your villany's too obvious to admit of ceremonious parles Lidorus Charge Petus Defend Fight and breath Lidorus End it Petus Dispatch in justice Fight again Lidorus falls Lidorus One thing I crave before I dye tell me The reason of this fight Petus By your life that sees his last period resolve The truth to what I ask Lidorus Else Heavens shew themselves my everlasting enemies Petus Hast not betray'd me tell your unjust dealing With Berania you are both dishonest Lidorus Some miracle of the Gods shew my innocence Or if I have been guilty all the torments In Hell torment me for disloyalty Who blowed this fire in your brest my Lord Petus Will 't make me kill my self is it not true Losana told me and I see it too Lidorus What did you see Petus You walk away as soon As entred 't was because we were together She must be alone to entertain your visits Lidorus Losona told me you suspected me Of being too familiar with your Mistress Advised me to march off when I beheld Berania with you that in time it might Abate your jealousie Petus Your coming was upon a match what say you Lidorus If so let me be match'd with the worst fury That ever howl'd in Hell Losana bid me Come to meet her here about some business I went when I see you you know the cause Petus I smell sulphur Losana told me What I have spoke and that you were lov'd of her Lidorus Trayterous Losana she-Devil she 't was she Brought me to my grave secure her I am faint The house is full of treason use your judgement To punish it I could divulge it now But I want breath I am sent for Sir farewel Your innocent servant remits you his death Once more farewel and think upon me Petus skreeks Enter Berania Berania My Lord what 's this Petus Speak woman did'st thou think He 'd a dyed with a heavy conscience and Conceal'd your sin to damn him Berania I 'll be tryed with fire and in my defence Kiss glowing steel bring burning coles to me I 'll keep 'um in my hand till they extinguish And never cry to shew you I am clear Believe me Sir Body took away Petus Did not you and Lidorus 'gree to meet He was a coming but seeing me with you return'd Berania My Sister bid me come about some business I thought not to meet you and much less him Petus It 's clear a plot to make us fight tells him That I suspected he was too familiar With Berania then tells me that he Was naught with her indeed and more that he Agreed to meet her but to walk away At any time when he see her with me Then bids him walk away when he see me That it might in time abate my Jealousie And so got's all together here unknown To each other a cast a contrived Devilry He went away for fear of my displeasure And I thought he went guilty of what was told me That we were both innocent and both suspitious Beran Litus contrives it my Maid once or twice see 'um together Petus Desperate Losana could the Devil invent To cloak thy damn'd malice with this pretence Of love to us both Enter Servant Servant Lidorus is dead it 's known you kill'd him Petus Justice suffer not A wretch to tread the earth Villanous woman Wert here I 'd gore thy hellish heart O Monster Treacherous Monster no less then thy infernal Life shall satisfie me Dear Lidorus How dare I name thee every noise I hear Crokes horror to me why I could not help it He can't be brought to life again I 'll dye And punish my self for so damn'd a sin Losana Tiger-bitch to thy breath My hands inrag'd shall give a mournful death And for your witch-craft I will make thee rue it By just revenge if my lifes price can do it Exit with Berania and Servant Enter two Watch-men First Hereabouts 't was done Petus is fled Second He 's gone the King must pardon him or we shall see him no more what was it about First They talk of treachy i' th' business Second Let 's return First Good morrow my Masters all good morrow Exeunt Enter King Guard and Marus and Chancellor Marus May it please your Majesty it 's I am King Why you know it is against our Act that Duels should be fought the penaltie's death Marus I come not to know rigor but crave pardon King To pardon this would against Justice tend King sits in a chair Chancellor Justice draws mercy Sir at every end King Yea
Garden and walk Enter Lidorus Lidorus Haste Petus to his Elegy Enter Boy Boy My Lord Lord Petus stayes to speak with you Lidorus Bid him come in and bring hither a Table Exit Boy Enter Petus Boy sets down the Table exit Lidorus He 's gone those Ensigns of Honour Your proper due Succession ushers in Petus His Monuments Lidorus Rich with the power of a holy Relique Read it Go to the Table Throws it upon the Table Harpes and Litus set on Berania Berania Help help Lidorus Hark the cry of some distrest Gentlewoman Petus At the sight of a Frog Berania cryes out again Lidorus Hark hark in earnest let 's run They run and see her between them Occus crying Lidorus Dishonourable Villains what Commission Litus Our fancy 's to your cost Petus We 'l try provide all fight Occus creeps under the table and peeps Litus runs Harpes falls down Enter Occus from under the Table Occus The Rogues pittiful unvalourful Dogs I was mad as I live-law to see what Cowards they were I vow To set on us as we were walking but I Wisht 'um hang'd in heat of blood as I 'm here So I did thank the Gentlemen Daughter that Have so finely delivered you Berania Gentlemen To your protectors I 'le be devout And beg for a reward due to your Vertue All the entreaties of a bended knee Shall guard my Sacrifice till courteous Heavens Know the deliverance of an innocent Maid Lidorus Confirm we have serv'd you by excepting it The Gods make apprehensions of a Traytor Confound himself his means all dy'd with horrour Speaks daggers to his guilty soul and saves His enemy a triall Berania My life payes tribute to your valour Petus If it be valour Madam we no way Can guess it's rising but from the bright day Of your own Beauties which great Nature throws And duty ties to the hearts of all those As profess honour Berania Humble thanks your licent to my departure Both. Your obliged Servants Occus Well Gentlemen I protest so I do this is a Great kindness and I vow I don't know how to Make you amends so I don 't but good by I would thank you a great deal longer as I Live-law de se but I vow I am a going home Exeunt Occus Bera Hacca Petus Do'st know this pretty Gentlewoman prithee Lidorus Why d' ye ask Petus Her Wit Beauties and Behaviour are excellent Lid. Surprized indeed Petus Be impartial to a Corrector Lid. Maintain it who are most secure From Love his torments soonest do endure Exit Petus What sudden passion like damp news of death Conjures my blood about my heart grown weak Because I can't expound a petty riddle Delivered her what then I 'le ne're believe I alwayes dream'd till now I ha' been Garlick Destructive to Love's adamantick vertue Her very posture how it presents it self Before my intellect as a true prologue To some future and stronger invasion Exit Enter Berania Hacca Hacca Prefer the memory of those Gentlemen Doubtless Madam they were some that knew you Ber. Not one thunderbolt to kill this monster Hacca Trouble findes ease when open'd Madam To my obedience here 's my life Your counsel Is further from my mouth than Mahometism Ber. He in the beard had the voice of Litus Hacca Monstrous villany Can so foul intents Lie i' th pavement of so smooth disguise The world 's deceitful who by fair words Credit performances just and honourable Finde one is empty the other void Perfidious Ber. I wish all been't so Hacca That all for one be blam'd Heavens forbid Though foul pretences under fair he hid Yet mischief gathers mischief and who thought Others to catch in his own net is caught Ber. Providence may pay him so Sigh Hacca Let my industry ease you of these sighs Your Sister 's with him often Ber. Innocence is preserv'd by Angels Sigh agen Hacca Be it criminal and take away my life To speak my Mistress Secrets tell me Madam What I ha' been I 'le ever be In life a trust to death fidelity Ber. Inquire the names of the two Gentlemen That rescu'd me describe the blackest most Hacca You love I will dear Madam when I ha' done He begs admittance to kiss your hand Ber. Hush here 's my Sisters Maid be intimate enquire Hacca What she knows is my own already Enter Thele Thele Madam your Sister prayes your company Ber. I 'le go my self Exit Hacca Do'nt Litus often wait upon your Mistress Thele I know nothing Hacca Yes shee 'd have her Sister marry him His treachery ha's burthen'd all mens ears Thele How Hacca worse than a Rape Thele Who told you Hacca I was by and see it my self Thele Since you know it no longer I 'le deny Her private malice his invet'racy Hacca Shall be no more the cause of discontents To expectation happen cross events Exeunt Actus Secundus Scena Prima Enter Admetus and Beucer Beucer IT 's all as I tell you Admetus Your Pilot taught you that trick Beucer I lost my silver Hatband aboard Admetus You thought she had been a prey conveighed thither By Cidnappers upon that built your hopes That Virginia would a nurst your Bastards Instead of writing your Masters Accounts Nothing was heard but pray give Mistress Sarah More Punch white Bisket Oyl to her Fish her mother Will oyl your Fish Beucer By this hand I 'de not love A Wench as well as thou for more money Than you got by Annoque-Tobacco last year Admetus You love smoak too 't is a sign or else You 'd ne're a crept i' th' Stow. Beucer But say Wilt marry her I 'le adde to the Summe Admetus Marry I may do so Beucer You may Admetus I don't love Flie-blows tho farewell Exit Beucer It 's easie to do that with one finger Can't be remedied my business don't fadge Enter Thele Thele Did you see Hacca Beucer Not I. Thele How long ha' you been here Beucer Mum. Thele Pray tell me Sir Beucer Thele The man 's in a maze sure Exit Beucer I 'me in a maze sure enough with your face That sure is a Screech-owl to my advancement I wish I had a Wife to spoil this ugly business This Gentlewoman's better my conscience Is i' th' Spanish mode I 'le see to get her Her name 's Thele my Schoolmaster I remember S'ed the Beast Hyena had that in her Would be witch a man to love I think This Maid ha's some Hyena in her too I have a Book at home s'es Marriage is Angol Honourable but it is good to be honourable I 'le take another course use this no more It 's better love a Wife than keep a Whore Exit Enter Petus Petus Imperial Madam Could no lucky merit Resist the charm of an insulting passion A foe as just as cruel resents affronts With rage impetuous beyond proud Tarquin I 'le do more penance than a Gally-Slave That spurns his thraldom with laborious strokes Eager to anticipate
lives I protest I 'll go to him I vow so I will Third Stay my Lord I 'll go fetch him he lives at next door Exit Occus Why I vow I think I was wrapt in my Mothers smock so I do every body loves me so so they do I vow to tell me how to get my money as I 'm here Enter third Man and Conjurer Third This is he my Lord. Occus Why Sir after humble commendations I vow there is a man his man is Mr. Hare as I 'm here a duce take him for a knave oweth me almost two hundred pounds and he won't pay me I vow I came to ask your counsel so I do for a small piece d' ye see Conjurer Have you brought your bond my Lord Occus No Sir but I 'll fetch it d' ye see Exit running Conjurer Now for my skill Enter Occus with the bond Occus Here it is d' ye see Third I have business my Lord. Exit Conjurer Well will you stand still I I I I I vow Conjurer makes a Circle Conjurer Your mony comes my Lord all to you I 'll warrant you when we have made a Scheme Earth and Saturn you 'll have it Occus So much the better Conjurer My Lord you will stand still be sure Occus Shall I ha' my mony then Conjurer No fear hold up your bond in your right hand Occus I I will hold it as fast as you will I vow Conjurer Hy surge tu grande nebulo He makes figures Occus shaking draws further off Iterum per nomen Poldavi surge Devil rises Occus Satan I defie thee Satan I defie thee d' ye see O I 'll ha' no mony I 'll ha' no mony crying Conjurer goes behind Occus and holds him Conjurer Throw down the bond or we shall be torn Devil rumbles Occus goes to throw it down twice or thrice and pulls back Occus I' th' Red Sea for ever i' th' Red Sea lay him Conjurer Down with it or you dye Devil steps further Occus O good O good Throws down the bond and runs away Devil takes it up unvails his face Devil Here 't is our will 's obtain'd our skill is shown The deed is done and now the bond 's my own Wit plays the critick Policie keeps school I 've got my wish and Devil take the fool Exeunt Omnes ACT. IV. SCEN. 1. Enter Lonus and a Servant Lonus DIsconsolate old man under an Aspect Shewing afflictions were thy Infant-griefs Conceived Oh my Son Litus is he dead Gray-hairs repose your sorrow in the Grave Oblivious of all future happiness Is he devoured Monstrous cruelty Barbarism in wilde Beasts could you not content Your hungry stomacks with the woful ruines Of my deceased life so often walking Through dismal Alleys of your woody territories But you must chaw the Branch of all our Race Servant Be not immoderate my Lord in sorrow May be some nimble Buck while he was hunting Was trac'd to death by his toilsome pursuit Or else so far some honest passer by Must guide his looks to homeward thousand chances Hinder intents of coming back and yet When he returns makes mirth to think upon 't Lonus No he 's lost Enter Hacca Pray young Gentlewoman do you hear report of Lord Litus Hacca Do I dream or is his Villany before me I 'm terrified at 's thoughts Lonus How dar'st O base woman Takes her by the sleeve Stain my Sons honour with the name of Villain Unless your words be reasonable I 'll make My aged hands the tragick instruments Of your untimely murther Hacca Hold my Lord I have cause enough to speak it Lonus Out with 't quickly Hacca If he 's your Son Sir understand he lately Fained to sigh for my Mistriss Berania But she knowing his rashness would not suffer Him see much less to confer with her At which I weep to name it he gave so much scope To his vile passion that he hir'd a Ruffin Help'd by himself to force her from the Garden As she was walking with her Father and me She had perish'd had not two young Gentlemen Rescu'd her fainting soul they kill'd his Ruffin Drove him away my Lord and since that time Shame has conceal'd him Lonus Swear that this is true Hacca By all my love to truth Lonus Now farewel comfort Long since I have predicted some disastrous And gloomy accident to follow his High-minded stubbornness Oh me oh me Servant A chair a chair my Lord faints Enter Servant with a chair he sits in 't Lonus My sons departure tells me I must have A doleful life or else a doleful grave Fear ne'r to see him more affrights me so It makes me loth to stay and loth to go Lest he should live still then if I expire 'T would kill his joy and kill my own desire I 'll tarry perchance Heavens so kinde may be To revive my Son and so to revive me By his return if not I 'll yeild my breath First due to sorrow and next due to death But why cheer I so if he liv'd ah then He 'd send me news by word or news by pen To ease my fears or else expel my grief By a quick burial or a quick relief He 's gone I forgive you now suffer me To Hacca To slide from this vale of extremity Enter another Servant Servant My Lord I 've here one lately see your son i' th' wood hereby Lonus Away kill me no more Enter Marus Marus What news my Lord has taught your eyes to weep Shed one tear more and let that be bestowed For not accepting crosses as you should The change of all things here puts you in minde You 're tossed like a Ball between the Rackets Shew your self Master of your passions use 'um As a wise Angler play 'um all to death Lonus My son is buried but where I know not Servant Since this days dawning Sir his son was seen Alive and well in these adjacent Woods Marus Won't all perswade a change my Lord believe it Breath while there 's hopes the truth is quickly known Lonus How I pray Marus If he 's there you have waies enough For his recovery beseech the King His Forests may be search'd and every place Suspected enter'd by his Commission The Seal makes people double diligent Let your reward provoke them to industry Lonus I 'll go and beg that favour of the King Exeunt all but Hacca Enter Thele Hacca Poor man how sad he is Joy to you Mistriss Make much of your Servant Beucer Thele Is he mine Steward count out a hundred Dollers for her Your news deserves it till now I could not trust So fair a Fortune Hacca 'T is so never mock Thele Forget to part the Cash add ten times more It 's seconded the Guinian Neger never Humm'd for his passage more to serve a Master Then I at this may it be credited Hacca As what you see Thele The business Amorous Takes up the thoughts awakes and conveys them To
Watch what 's this what bloudy business Enter Watch and Constable Constable How came this do you know my Lord I dare not but ask you Petus Coming by and seeing it made me cry out Constable Alack he is newly kill'd Watch go pursue the murderers Alas my Lord Exeunt Watch. This is my Lord Lonus his son Litus for whom We have search'd so long Petus I was subdu'd and carried to his father Instead of him not twenty minutes ago Curst be the foolish messengers for 't Enter Watch with one of the Murtherers Murtherer O be gratious good my Lord I 'll confess all Constable To the Justice with him Watch. We caught him by himself just at the gate Exeunt all and carry the body Enter Lonus Lonus Oh my son could I not see him ere he dyed Exit Enter a Nymph singing Nymph Now all 's fulfill'd that I Did with my Sister prophesie Within It is it is it is Voices heard answering within Nymph Their days shall increase In kindness love and peace Within Yea yea yea Nymph Till the terms of their breath Shall be ended by death Within Agreed agreed agreed Chorus Now the Season draws nigh That we welcome our Bride With our Songs Melody When all grief 's laid aside Exit Enter Petus Marus Berania and Hacca Berania For thee Petus The Crocodel confest it was But by kinde providence those Clowns ordain'd To stop me by mistake I should ha' perish'd Berania Is my father so long a getting my Sister clear Marus You have run through tryals Petus This was the most horrid Take all the story at a fitter time Enter Occus and Losana distracted in a Night-gown Occus O come in my Daughter Losana doth almost despair so she does she is forgiven so she is and at liberty I vow come in Petus offers to run at her Berania holds him Berania She is penitent Losana Here they come I won't go to the Justices I shall be burnt keep me there 's Lidorus his Ghost Berania What ails her Losana I 'll go to bed the man in the white cap the dead man bound under the chin the great Devils and the little Devils twitch and twitch off all the clothes Look the dead horse heads chop and chop in the sea and the water all over my chamber O dear help help a cave in the Wet-wood the Fryars and the Nuns that are dead look how they run by me Now now again there 's the spirit with the withered face stands boult upright d' ye see the little beads tumble about tingle tingle tingle that 's the bell in the Monastery Through the grates the woman in Pautado is hang'd without her head for saying her prayers Here comes the Devil like a mourning Gentlewoman with a peak The Candles burn dim Occus Hold hold what shall I do here 's nobody what shall I do Marus In the name of all the Powers be silent She falls down in a swound they recover her kneeling Los Oh I 'm undone what ails me terror I 'm dead forgive me Berania Sister you have offended grievously Losana I am tho griev'd not sham'd to ask pardon For that which will defile good lips to utter Caus'd by my envy to my Sister dear Envy damn'd envy makes me kneeling here The Devil and Litus urg'd me with their tongues To cause my Sisters and your death at once Which sinful thought with grief I now repent To Litus vile that I should so consent All men me seem'd did onely well affect My virtuous Sister and my self neglect That prompted me to this revengeful spight Fit to be nam'd in Charon's dismal night I 'm justly serv'd and Heavens just Judge hath brought My wicked purpose to this wicked nought And made that evil light on my own head With which I hop'd you would be ruined Oh pardon me and I 'll henceforward be Your humble Hand-maid in captivity Petus Rise Losana I forgive you Your basest Treason and henceforward wish That better graces may your Brest inrich Your freest freedom I do not deny Do what you please Beran Dear Sister so do I. Losana I repent all for a preparative To order and Religon if I may Be worthy on 't I humbly beg your leave That my devotion may be fitted by A pilgrimage to the Shrine of Loretto By a new favour I may be absolv'd As penitent for all the impious stains Of my bad life Petus I grant you your petition Go if I never see you any more Labour to expoliate these sins By earnest penitence live holy And the everlasting goodness be your guide Berania If we ne'er see more adieu dear Sister Weeps I wish you all the sweetest contents of Your strict and holy being Kisses her Occus Well dear hony God b'w'y I weep to part so I do you had best take some Strong-water with you I vow so I do to cheer you up in your long Journey d' ye see Losana kneels Losana That ere we see if this be the last day Do you for me as I for you will pray Exit All. Adieu Petus takes Berania by the hand Petus Now what remains but after all our fears Griefs sorrows troubles terrors frights and tears We beg Enter Messenger gives Petus a Letter Petus Make me not miserable again Or is it true speak can Lidorus live Messenger Read the just cause of his being secret Petus Stars That of a man have made me an Angel Or happier if 't be true don 't tantalize me Lidorus My Master fearing your displeasure vow'd I' th' Holy Temple to see you bestow'd On that fair Lady or see his Winding-sheet Laid at his head ere you should know he liv'd But now rejoyces at your welfare Petus Where remains the crown of all our sweetness Enter Lidorus Lidorus Here if you are resolv'd to call it so Petus Forgive me or punish I am at your mercy Lidorus Rise and be as happy in your Mistriss As I in seeing you my wounds though deep Were cured on this condition Berania Noble Sir Lidorus For offering him a thrust my eyes have since I 've been recovered paid the private walls A thousand tears Marus Let this bright day be worship'd A universal benefit lives with you The King has got his thoughts clad all in black For your supposed loss chang'd to ambition My son but you to make him glorious Occus It vext me to the heart to hear you were kill'd so it did Lidorus Don't let me hinder your proceedings crown your expectation my felicity Marus Your hands I joyn you both you 're man and wife Takes 'um by the hand The Ceremonies take another time Occus And so say I I vow but hark who comes here RECORDERS Enter God Hymen Hymen WIth Joy and delight We 'll fill up the night That your marriage should be ended This dance we intended Minerva and the Gods When you first were at ods Did order this sporting For your innocent courting Then happen what will We 'll of mirth have our fill Your tears were our askers Look here come the Masquers Descend three Goddesses two Gods one singing Hymen and all the Gods above That on this Wedding kindly smile Grant your blessings and your love Envy and mischief to remove Peace and plenty all the while Chorus We grant it all it shall be so The Stars our bounty and our will shall know Hymen and Gods sing Your nuptial pleasures shall abide So long as love your hearts inflames Neer to cease for time or tide In joy your days shall swiftly glide With honour we 'll ingross your names Chorus We grant it all it shall be so The Stars our bounty and our wills shall know Other God Live like our selves may every hour renew Triumphs for constancy Garlands for you Shall be prepared rich to make you prove Shining below as we are bright above Till then our Dance and Banquet shall display The pleasure we have in this happy day Musick All dance Exeunt Omnes FINIS