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A pleasant comedy, called A mayden-head well lost As it hath beene publickly acted at the Cocke-pit in Drury-lane, with much applause: by her Maiesties Seruants. Written by Thomas Heyvvood.; Maidenhead well lost
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Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641.
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the day Wherein rich Florens shall her pompe display Exeunt Enter Parma and a Lord of Millaine Parm. Onely to you of all the Millaine Peeres I dare expose my safety Lord. In these armes My Lord you are Sanctuared Parm. I doe not doubt it But I pray you tell me since I left the Court How is my absence taken Lord. Of the Duke With much distaste Parm. But of the Princesse Iulia Lord Full two Moneths Shee kept her Chamber grieuously distracted They say meere griefe for your departure hence Parm. Brauely manag'd The Duke I see was more kind to her fame Then to his prettie grand-childe well I le salt it all But what thinke you if after all I should Send Letters to her or Ambassadors I should not win her for I know Th 'aue her heart in bondage Lord Why worthy Prince Haue you not heard the newes Shee hath beene offered Vnto the Florentine the match accepted And the Nuptiall day the tenth of the next Moneth Parm. No more Pray leaue mee Sir Lord. I will Pray Sir Regard your safety Exit Lord. Parm. To bee married Ruimus in vestitum semper I did neglect her but being deni'd I doate vpon her beautie Methinkes 't is fit If I begot the Child I wed the Mother The Prince I pitie hee should bee so wrong'd And I the Instrument Now helpe mee braine That neare was wont to fayle mee 'T is decreed Something to Plot although I faile to speede Exit Parma Enter Clowne Mother and Lauretta Clowne I wonder you should bee so sad and melanchollie I le lay a yeeres wages before hand I le tell your disease As well as any Doctor in Florence and Let me but feele your pulse Lauret Away you are a foole and trouble vs. Clowne That 's no matter whether I bee a foole or a phisitian If I loose I le pay that 's certaina Wife Try the fooles counsell daughter but bee sure To forfit and to pay Lauret Now sir your skill Clowne Nay I must feele your pulse first for if a Womans pulse bee neere a place I know there 's few heere of my yeeres but would bee glad to turne Doctors Lauret Now sir you see I doe not smile Clowne Nay if it bee nothing else I le fetch that will cure you presently Exit Clowne Wife Child I must chide you you giue too much way vnto this humour It alters much your beautie Enter the Clowne Clowne Oh young Mistris where are you the Prince The Prince Lauret Oh Mother doe you heare the newes the Prince The Prince is comming Where is hee oh where Clowne Where is hee Why at the Court where should hee bee I did but doo 't to make you smile Nay I le tickle you for a Doctor Madam I haue a yeeres wages before hand Lauret Is hee not come then Clowne No marrie is hee not Lawret. My soule did leape within to heare the Prince But nam'd It started euery ioynt Clowne Nay Madam the Prince is come Wife Away your foolerie's vnseasonable Wee le not beleeue you Enter the Prince and Mounsieur Clowne If you will not beleeue mee will you beleeue these Lauret Welcome my Lord And wherefore doe you sigh Prince I figh Lauretta cause I cannot chuse Lauret Nor could I chuse should you but sigh againe Prince I le tell thee Loue strange newes I must be married Lauret Married my Lord Prince Why doe you weepe You blam'd mee now for sighing Why doe you melt in teares Sweet what 's the cause Lauret Nay nothing Prince And as I told thee Sweete I must bee married My Father and the State will haue it so And I came instantly to tell the newes To thee Lauretta As to one from whom I nothing can conceale Lauret Why should you grieue For that For I my Lord must haue a Husband too Prince Must you But when 's the day Lauret When 's yours my Lord Prince The tenth of the next moneth Lauret The selfe same day And selfesame houre that you inioy your loue My Princely Husband I must then inioy Prince But doe you loue him Lauret Not my selfe more deere Prince How happie are you aboue mee faire friend That must inioy where you affect When I Am tide to others fancies It was your promise That I should know him further Lauret You shall see him That day as richly habited as the great Heire of Florence But royall Sir what 's shee That you must bed then Prince 'T is Iulia The Duke of Millaines daughter Why change your Face Lauretta speakes to her selfe Lauret That shee that hates mee most should liue to inioy Him I affect best O my ominous fate I thought to haue hid mee from thee in these desarts But thou dost dogg mee euery where Shee Swounes Prince Looke to her safety not for the Crowne Of Florence I would haue her perish Wife Helpe to support her Exit with Mother and Clowne Prince Oh Friend that I should change my Royaltie To weaknesse now I doe thinke this lodge A Pallace and this Beautious Mayden-head Of greater worth then Iulia. Moun. Come my Lord Lay by these idle thoughts and make you ready To entertaine your Bride Enter Parma disguised Parm. The Prince the Prince I come to seeke the Prince and was directed Vnto this place Prince Thy newes Parm. A Letter Prince Whence Parm. Reade the Contents will shew you their eyes are from mee and I must hence Exit Parma The Prince reades Prince The Millaine Princesse is betroathed deflowred Not worthy of your loue beleeue this true Vpon a Prince his word when you shall bed her And find her flawd in her Virginitie You shall haue cause to thinke vpon his loue From whom you had this caution But doe it with that Princely management Her honour bee not slandered Hee that loues Admires and honours you Where 's hee that brought this Letter Moun. Fled my Lord. Prince Poast after bring him backe Could hee not set his hand to 't How now the newes Moun. Hee 's fled vpon a milke white Gennet Sir Seeming t' out strip the winde and I lost him Prince Thou hast lost mee quite Moun. What meanes this passions Sir Prince Mounsieur reade there What will confound thee Oh if shee bee vnchast Could they find none but mee to worke vpon Moun. It confounds mee my Lord. Prince If shee bee Chast How shall I wrong her to question her faire Vertues Moun. Right Prince But if shee bee not right I wrong my Honor Which after marriage how shall I recall Moun. 'T is certaine Prince Yes Oh how am I perplext Come I le to Court I le not bee sway'd Were shee a Potent Queene Where Counsell fayles mee I le once trust to spleene Exeunt Enter the Clowne with his Table-bookes Clowne Let me see the Prince is to bee married to morrow and my young Mistris meanes to keepe a Feast in the Forrest in honour of his wedding at the Court Now am I sent as Caterer into the City to prouide them
but to excuse her owne I 'le not say what Put off the purpos'd Contract and my Lord Come come I know you haue a pregnant wit Par. We parted last with all the kindest greeting Louers could adde fare-well with but should this change Suite thy report I should be forc't to thinke That which cuen Oracles themselues could neuer Force me to that she is Str. All women are not Sincerely constant but obserue my Lord. Enter Iulia the Generals Wife and Lauretta her Daughter Iul. Minion is 't you there 's for you know your owne Str. Obseru'd you that my Lord Inlia meets her and strikes her then speakes Lau. Why did you strike me Madame Iul. Strumpet why Dare you contest with vs Lau. Who dare with Princesse subiects must forbeare Each step I treade I 'le water with a teare Exeunt Mother and Lauretta weeping Str. I spy a storme a comming I le to shelter Exit Stro. Par. Your meaning Madame Iul. Did it Sir with yours But correspond it would be bad indeede Par. VVhy did you strike that Lady Iul. Cause you should pitty her Par. Small cause for blowes Iul. I strucke her publickly Par. You giue her blowes in priuate Par. Stroza still Iul. Goe periurd and dispose thy false allurements 'Mongst them that will beleeue thee thou hast lost Thy credit here for euer Par. I shall finde Faith else-where then Iul. Eye spread thy snares To catch poore innocent Maides and hauing tane them In the like pit-fall with their shipwrackt honours Make seasure of their liues Par. Iniurious Lady All thou canst touch my Honour with I cast On thee and henceforth I will flye thee as A Basaliske I haue found the change of lust Your loose inconstancy which is as plaine To me as were it writ vpon thy brow You shall not cast me off I hate thy sight And from this houre I will abiure thee quite Exit Parma Iul. I le call him backe if Stroza be no villaine He is not worth my clamour What was that startled Within me Oh I am dishonoured Perpetually for he hath left behinde That pledge of his acquaintance that will for euer Cleaue to my blood in scandall I must now Sue send and craue and what before I scorn'd By prayers to grant submissiuely implore Exit Iulia. A flourish Enter the Duke of Millenie the Generals wife and deliuers apetition with Stroza Lauretta and attendants Duke Lady your suite Wife So please your Grace peruse it It is included there Duk. Our generals Wife Duk. We know you Lady and your beauteous Daughter Nay you shall spare your knee Str. More plot for mee My brain 's in labour and must be deliuered Of some new mischeife Duk. You petition heere For Men and Money I making a free relation Of all your Husbands fortunes how supplyes Haue beene delay'd and what extremities He hath indurd at Naples dreadfull Seige We know them all and withall doe acknowledge All plentious blessings by the power of Heauen By him wee doe obtaine and by his valour Lady we greue he hath beene so neglected Wife O Roiall Sir you still were Gratious But twixt your Vertues and his Merits there Hath beene some interception that hath stopt The current of your fauours Duk. All which shal bee remou'd and hee appeare Henceforth a bright starre in our courtly spheare Str. But no such Comet here shall daze my sight Whilst I a Cloud am to Eclips that light Exit Stroza Duk. We sent out our Commissions two Monthes since For Men and Money nor was 't our intent It should bee thus delayd though we are Prince We onely can command to Execute T is not in vs but in our Officers We vnderstand that by their negligence He has beene put to much extremity Of Dearth and Famine many a stormy night Beene forc'd to roofe himselfe i' th open field Nay more then this much of his owne reuenue He hath expended all to pay his Souldiers Yet Reuerend Madame but forget what 's past Though late wee le quit his merit at the last Enter Iulia and Stroza whispering Wife Your Highnesse is most Royall Stro. Her Father shall be in the Campe releiu'd She grac'd in Court how will she braue you then If suffer this take all why the meanest Lady Would neuer brooke an equall you a Princesse And can you brooke a base competitor Iulia It shall not we are fixt and stand immou'd And will be swaid by no hand Duk. Iulia Iulia. A Sutor to that Lady Royall Father Before she be a widdow that you are So priuate in discourse Duk. O you mistake For shee the sutor is and hath obtain'd Iulia. I 'm glad I haue found you in the giuing vaine Will you grant me one boone to Duk. Question not To hast your Marriage with the former Prince Or at the least the contract is 't not that Iulia. Say t were my Lord Duk. It could not be denide But speake thy suite Iulia. To haue this modest Gentlewoman Banisht the Court Wife My Daughter Royall princesse Show vs some cause I beg it Iulia. Lady though You be i' th begging vaine I am not now In the giuing will you leaue vs Lauretta Wherein O Heauen Haue I deseru'd your wrath that you should thus Persue me I haue searcht indeed beyond My vnderstanding but yet cannot finde Wherein I haue offended by my chastity Iulia. How chastitiy A thing long sought 'mongst Captains wiues and daughters Yet hardly can bee found Duk. Faier Lady yeild Vnto my daughters spleen her rage blowne 'ore Feare not I le make your peace as for your suite Touching your husband that will I secure Iul. Haste Stroza vnto the Prince his chamber Giue him this letter it concernes my honor My state my life all that I can call good Depends vpon the safe deliuery Of these few broken Letters Str. Maddam t is done Exit Iul. VVhat stayes she to out-face me Lau. Madam I yeeld VVay to your spleene not knowing whence it growes Bearing your words more heauy then your blowes Wife Small hope there is to see the Father righted VVhen the child is thus wrong'd Enter a Souldier and Stroza Soul Must speake with the Duke Str. Must fellow stay your howre and dance attendance Vntill the Duke 's at leisure Soul I le doe neither I come in haste with newes Str. VVhy then keepe out sir. Soul Ha Milksop know percullist gates Though kept with Pikes Muskets could nere kepe me out And dost thou thinke to shut me out with VVainscot Duk. VVhat 's he Soul A Souldier Duk. VVhence Soul The Campe Duk. The newes Soul A mighty losse a glorious victory Duke But which the greater Soul T is vncertaine Sir But will you heare the best or bad newes first Duke Cheere me with conquest first that being arm'd With thy best newes we better may endure What sounds more fatall Soul Heare me then my Lord We sack't the Citty after nine Moneths siege Furnisht with store of all warres furniture Our neuer