Lean. I will go our a little Amar. He looks not like a fool his face is noble How still he stands Lean. I am strucken dumb with wonder Sure all the Excellence of Earth dwells here Amar. How pale he looks yet how his eyes like torcâ—â—s Fling their beams round how manly his face shews He comes on surely he will speak he is made most handsomâ— This is no Clerk behaviour now I have seen ye I 'le take my time Husband ye have brought home tinder Exit Lean. Sure she has transform'd me I had forgot my tongue clean I never saw a face yet but this rare one But I was able boldly to encounter it And speak my mind my lips were lockt up here This is divine and only serv'd with reverence O most fair cover of a hand far fairer Thou blessed Innocence that guards that whiteness Live next my heart I am glad I have got a relick A 〈…〉 A relick when I pray to it may work wonders Hark there 's some noise I must retire again This blessed Apparition makes me happy I 'le suffer and I 'le sacrifice my substance But I 'le enjoy now softly to my Kennel Exit Actus Tertius Scena Prima Enter Henrique and Bartolus Hen. YOU know my cause sufficiently Bar. I do Sir Hen. And though it will impair my honesty And strike deep at my Credit yet my Bartolus There being no other evasion left to free me From the vexation of my spightful Brother That most insultingly raigns over me I must and will go forward Bar. Do my Lord And look not after credit we shall cure that Your bended honesly we shall set right Sir We Surgeons of the Law do desperate Cures Sir And you shall see how heartily I 'le handle it Mark how I 'le knock it home be of good chear Sir â—ou give good Fees and those beget good Causes â—he Prerogative of your Crowns will carry the matter Carry it sheer the Assistant sits to morrow And he 's your friend your monyed men love naturally â—nd he 's your loves are clear so are your Causes Hen. He shall not want for that Bar. No no he must not â—e your Cause warmly Sir the times are Aguish â—hat holds a Plea in heart hang the penurious â—heir Causes like their purses have poor Issues Hen. That way I was ever bountiful Bar. 'T is true Sir â—hat makes ye fear'd forces the Snakes to kneel to ye â—ive full of mony and supply the Lawyer And take your choice of what mans lands you please Sir What pleasures or what profits what revenges They are all your own I must have witnesses â—hough and ready Hen. You shall not want my Bartolus Bar. Substantial fearless souls that will swear suddenly That will swear any thing Hen. They shall swear truth too Bar. That 's no great matter for variety They may swear truth else 't is not much look'd after â— will serve Process presently and strongly Upon your Brother and Octavio â—acintha and the Boy provide your proofs Sir And set 'em fairly off be sure of Witnesses Though they cost mony want no store of witnesses â— have seen a handsome Cause so foully lost Sir â—o beastly cast away for want of Witnesses Hen. There shall want nothing Bar. Then be gone be provident â—end to the Judge a secret way you have me And let him understand the heart Hen. I shall Sir Bar. And feel the pulses strongly beat I 'le study And at my hour but mark me go be happy Go and believe i' th' Law Hen. I hope 't will help me Exeunt SCENA II. Enter Lopez Diego and four Parishioners and Singers Lop. Ne're talk to me I will not stay amongst ye Oâ— baush'd and ignorant lazie knaves I found ye And fools I leave ye I have taught these twenty years Preacht spoon-meat to ye that a Child might swallow Yet ye are Block heads still what should I say to ye Ye have neither faith nor mony left to save ye Am I a fit companion for such Beggers 1 If the Shepheard will suffer the sheep to be scab'd Sir Lop. No no ye are rotten Die Would they were for my sake Lop. I have Nointed ye and Tarr'd ye with my Doctrine And yet the Murren sticks to ye yet ye are Mangy 〈◊〉 will avoid ye 2 Pray ye Sir be not angry â—n the pride of your new Cassock do not part with us We do acknowledge ye are a careful Curate And one that seldom troubles us with Sermons A short slice of a Reading serves us Sir We do acknowledge ye a quiet Teacher Before you 'll vex your Audience you 'll sleep with 'em And that 's a loving thing 3 We grant ye Sir The only benefactor to our Bowling To all our merry Sports the first provoker And at our Feasts we know there is no reason But you that edifie us most should eat most Lop. I will not stay for all this ye shall know me A man born to amore beseeming fortune Than ringing all in to a ront of Dunces 4 We will increase your Tithes you shall have Eggs too Though they may prove most dangerous to our Issues 1 I am a Smith yet thus â—aâ— out of my love You shall have the tenth Horse I prick to pray for I am sure I prick five hundred in a year Sir 2 I am a Cook a man of a dri'd Conscience Yet thus far I relent you shall have tith Pottage 3 Your stipend shall be rais'd too good Neighbour Diego Die Would ye have me speak for ye I am more angry Ten times more vex'd not to be pacified No there be other places for poor Sextons Places of profit Friends fine stirring places And people that know how to use our Offices Know what they were made for I speak for such Capons Ye shall find the Key o' th' Church Under the door Neighbours You may go in and drive away the Dawes Lop. My Surpless with one sleeve you shall find there For to that death of Linnen you have driven me And the old Cut work Cope that hangs by Geometry 'Pray ye turn 'em carefully they are very tender The remnant of the Books lie where they did Neighbours Half puft away with the Church wardens pipings Such smoaky zeals they have against hard places The Poor mans Box is there too if ye find any thing Besiâ—e the Posie and that half rub'd out too For fear it should awake too much charity Give it to pious uses that is spend it Die The Bell-ropes they are strong enough to hang ye So we bequeath ye to your destiny 1 'Pray ye be not so hasty Pie I 'le speak a proud word to ye Would ye have us stay 2 We do most heartily pray ye 3 I 'le draw as mighty drink Sir Lop. A strong motive The stronger still the more ye come unto me 3 And I 'le send for my Daughter Lop. This may stir too The Maiden is of age and must be edified 4 You shall have
There 's theme enough for one man for an age Meg. Sir they stand right and my lips are yet even Smooth young enough ripe enough red enough Or my glass wrongs me Pha. O they are two twin'd Cherries died in blushes Which those fair suns above with their bright beams Reflect upon and ripen sweetest beauty Bow down those branches that the longing taste Of the faint looker on may meet those blessings And taste and live Meg. O delicate sweet Prince She that hath snow enough about her heart To take the wanton spring of ten such lines off May be a Nun without probation Sir you have in such neat poetry gathered a kiss That if I had but five lines of that number Such pretty begging blanks I should commend Your fore-head of your cheeks and kiss you too Pha. Do it in prose you cannot miss it Madam Meg. I shall I shall Pha. By my life you shall not I 'le prompt you first Can you do it now Meg. Methinks 't is easie now I ha' don 't before But yet I should stick at it Pha. Stick till to morrow I 'le ne'r part you sweetest But we lose time Can you love me Meg. Love you my Lord How would you have me love you Pha. I 'le teach you in a short sentence cause I will not load your memory this is all love me and lie with me Meg. Was it lie with you that you said 'T is impossible Pha. Not to a willing mind that will endeavour if I do not teach you to do it as easily in one night as you 'l go to bed I 'le lose my Royal blood sor't Meg. Why Prince you have a Lady of your own that yet wants teaching Pha. I 'le sooner teach a Mare the old measures than teach her any thing belonging to the function she 's afraid to lie with her self if she have but any masculine imaginations about her I know when we are married I must ravish her Meg. By my honour that 's a foul fault indeed but time and your good help will wear it out Sir Pha. And for any other I see excepting your dear self dearest Lady I had rather be Sir Tim the Schoolmaster and leap a Dairy-maid Meg. Has your Grace seen the Court-star Galatea Pha. Out upon her she 's as cold of her favour as an apoplex she sail'd by but now Meg. And how do you hold her wit Sir Pha. I hold her wit The strength of all the Guard cannot hold it if they were tied to it she would blow 'em out of the Kingdom they talk of Jupiter he 's but a squib cracker to her Look well about you and you may find a tongue-bolt But speak sweet Lady shall I be freely welcome Meg. Whither Pha. To your bed if you mistrust my faith you do me the unnoblest wrong Meg. I dare not Prince I dare not Pha. Make your own conditions my purse shall seal'em and what you dare imagine you can want I 'le furnish you withal give two hours to your thoughts every morning about it Come I know you are bashful speak in my car will you be mine keep this and with it me soon I will visit you Meg. My Lord my Chamber 's most unsafe but when 't is night I 'le find some means to slip into your lodging till when Pha. Till when this and my heart go with thee Ex. several ways Enter Galatea from behind the hangings Gal. Oh thou pernicious Petticoat Prince are these your vertues Well if I do not lay a train to blow your sport up I am no woman and Lady Towsabel I 'le sit you for 't Exit Gal. Enter Arethusa and a Lady Are. Where 's the boy La. Within Madam Are. Gave you him gold to buy him cloaths La. I did Are. And has he don 't La. Yes Madam Are. 'T is a pretty sad talking boy is it not Askt you his name La. No Madam Enter Galatea Are. O you are welcome what good news Gal. As good as any one can tell your Grace That saies she hath done that you would have wish'd Are. Hast thou discovered Gal. I have strained a point of modesty for you Are. I prethee how Gal. In listning after bawdery I see let a Lady live never so modestly she shall be sure to find a lawful time to harken after bawdery your Prince brave Pharamond was so hot on 't Are. With whom Gal. Why with the Lady I suspect I can tell the time and place Are. O when and where Gal. To night his Lodging Are. Run thy self into the presence mingle there again With other Ladies leave the rest to me If destiny to whom we dare not say Why thou didst this have not decreed it so In lasting leaves whose smallest Characters Were never altered yet this match shall break Where 's the boy La. Here Madam Enter Bellario Are. Sir you are sad to change your service is' t not so Bell. Madam I have not chang'd I wait on you To do him service Are. Thou disclaim'st in me Tell me thy name Bell. Bellario Are. Thou canst sing and play Bell. If grief will give me leave Madam I can Are. Alas what kind of grief can thy years know Hadst thou a curst master when thou went'st to School Thou art not capable of other grief Thy brows and cheeks are smooth as waters be When no dreath troubles them believe me boy Care seeks out wrinkled brows and hollow eyes And builds himself caves to abide in them Come Sir tell me truly does your Lord love me Bell. Love Madam I know not what it is Are. Canst thou know grief and never yet knew'st love Thou art deceiv'd boy does he speak of me As if he wish'd me well Bell. If it be love To forget all respect of his own friends In thinking of your face if it be love To sit cross arm'd and sigh away the day Mingled with starts crying your name as loud And hastily as men i' the streets do fire If it be love to weep himself away When he but hears of any Lady dead Or kill'd because it might have been your chance If when he goes to rest which will not be 'Twixt every prayer he saies to name you once As others drop a bead be to be in love Then Madam I dare swear he loves you Are. O y' are a cunning boy and taught to lie For your Lords credit but thou knowest a lie That bears this sound is welcomer to me Than any truth that saies he loves me not Lead the way Boy Do you attend me too 'T is thy Lords business hasts me thus Away Exeunt Enter Dion Cleremont Thrasilin Megra and Galatea Di. Come Ladies shall we talk a round As men Do walk a mile women should take an hour After supper 'T is their exercise Gal. 'T is late Meg. 'T is all My eyes will do to lead me to my bed Gal. I fear they are so heavy you 'l scarce find The way to your lodging with 'em to night Enter
't To which I dedicate my beaten body I must trouble you a little further Gentlemen o' th' Sword 2 No trouble at all to us Sir if we may Profit your understanding we are bound By vertue of our calling to utter our opinions Shortly and discreetly Bes My forest business is I have been kick'd 2 How far Sir Bes Not to flatter my self in it all over my sword forc'd but not lost for discreetly I rendred it to save that imputation 1 It shew'd discretion the best part of valour 2 Brother this is a pretty cause pray ponder on 't Our friend here has been kick'd 1 He has so brother 2 Sorely he saies Now had he set down here Upon the meer kick 't had been Cowardly 1 I think it had been Cowardly indeed 2 But our friend has redeem'd it in delivering His sword without compulsion and that man That took it of him I pronounce a weak one And his kicks nullities He should have kick'd him after the delivering Which is the confirmation of a Coward 1 Brother I take it you mistake the question For say that I were kick'd 2 I must not say so Nor I must not hear it spoke by the tongue of man You kick'd dear brother you 're merry 1 But put the case I were kick'd 2 Let them put it that are things weary of their lives and know not honour put the case you were kick'd 1 I do not say I was kickt 2 Nor no silly creature that wears his head without a Case his soul in a Skin-coat You kickt dear brother Bes Nay Gentlemen let us do what we shall do Truly and honesty good Sirs to the question 1 Why then I say suppose your Boy kick't Captain 2 The Boy may be suppos'd is liable 1 A foolish forward zeal Sir in my friend But to the Boy suppose the Boy were kickt Bes I do suppose it 1 Has your Boy a sword Bes Surely no I pray suppose a sword too 1 I do suppose it you grant your Boy was kick't then 2 By no means Captain let it be supposed still the word grant makes not for us 1 I say this must be granted 2 This must be granted brother 1 I this must be granted 2 Still this must 1 I say this must be granted 2 I give me the must again brother you palter 1 I will not hear you wasp 2 Brother I say you palter the must three times together I wear as sharp Steel as another man and my Fox bites as deep musled my dear brother But to the cause again Bes Nay look you Gentlemen 2 In a word I ha' done 1 A tall man but intemperate 't is great pity Once more suppose the Boy kick'd 2 Forward 1 And being thorowly kick'd laughs at the kicker 2 So much for us proceed 1 And in this beaten scorn as I may call it Delivers up his weapon where lies the error Bes It lies i' th' beating Sir I found it four dayes since 2 The error and a sore one as I take it Lies in the thing kicking Bes I understand that well 't is so indeed Sir 1 That is according to the man that did it 2 There springs a new branch whose was the foot Bes A Lords 1 The cause is mighty but had it been two Lords And both had kick'd you if you laugh 't is clear Bes I did laugh But how will that help me Gentlemen 2 Yes it shall help you if you laught aloud Bes As loud as a kick'd man could laugh I laught Sir 1 My reason now the valiant man is known By suffering and contemning you have Enough of both and you are valiant 2 If he be sure he has been kick'd enough For that brave sufferance you speak of brother Consists not in a beating and away But in a endgell'd body from eighteen To eight and thirty in a head rebuk'd With pots of all size degrees stools and bed-staves This showes a valiant man Bes Then I am valiant as valiant as the proudest For these are all familiar things to me Familiar as my sleep or want of money All my whole body's but one bruise with beating I think I have been endgell'd with all nations And almost all Religions 2 Embrace him brother this man is valiant I know it by my self he 's valiant 1 Captain thou art a valiant Gentleman To bide upon a very valiant man Bes My equall friends o'th'Sword I must request your hands to this 2 'T is fit it should be Bes Boy get me some wine and pen and Ink within Am I clear Gentlemen 1 Sir the world has taken notice what we have done Make much of your body for I 'll pawn my steel Men will be cover of their legs hereafter Bes I must request you goe along and testife to the Lord Bacurius whose foot has struck me how you find my cause 2 We will and tell that Lord he must be rul'd Or there are those abroad will rule his Lordship Exeunt Enter Arbaces at one door and Gob. and Panthea at another Gob. Sir here 's the Princess Arb. Leave us then alone For the main cause of her imprisonment Must not be heard by any but her self Exit Gob. You 're welcome Sister and would to heaven I could so bid you by another name If you above love not such sins as these Circle my heart with thoughts as cold as snow To quench these rising flames that harbour here Pan. Sir does it please you I should speak Arb. Please me I more than all the art of musick can Thy speech doth please me for it ever sounds As thou brought'st joyfull unexpected news And yet it is not fit thou shouldst be heard I pray thee think so Pan. Be it so I will Am I the first that ever had a wrong So far from being sit to have redress That 't was unfit to hear it I will back To prison rather than disquiet you And wait till it be fit Arb. No do not goe For I will hear thee with a serious thought I have collected all that 's man about me Together strongly and I am resolv'd To hear thee largely but I do beseech thee Do not come nearer to me for there is Something in that that will undoe us both Pan. Aâ—as Sir am I vâ—nome Arb. Yes to me Though of thy self I think thee to be In equall degree of heat or cold As nature can make yet as unfound men Convert the sweetest and the nourishing'st meats Into diseases so shall I distemper'd Do thee I pray thee draw no nearer to me Pan. Sir this is that I would I am of late Shut from the world and why it should be thus Is all I wish to know Arb. Why credit me Panthea Credit me that am thy brother Thy loving brother that there is a cause Sufficient yet unsit for thee to know That might undoe thee everlastingly Only to hear wilt thou but credit this By Heaven 't is true believe it if thou canst Pan. Children and fools
Have you any more mind to Wenches Cler. To be abus'd too Lady you might have help'd this Ana. Sit now 't is past but 't may be I may stand Your friend hereafter in a greater matter Cler. Never whilst you live Ana. You cannot tell now Sir a parting hand Cler. Down and Roses Well I may live to see you again A dull Rogue No revelation in thee Lam. Were you well frighted Were your fitts from the heart of all colds and colours That 's all your punishment Cler. It might have been all yours Had not a block-head undertaken it Cham. Your swords you mnst leave to these Gentlemen Verd. And now when you dare fight We are on even lee again Din. 'T is well To be a Mistris is to be a monster And so I leave your house and you for ever Lam. Leave your wild lusts and then you are a master Cham. You may depart too Cler. I had rather stay here Cham. Faith we shall fright you worse Cler. Not in that manner There 's five hundred Crowns fright me but so again Din. Come Cleremont this is the hour of fool Cler. Wiser the next shall be or we 'll to School Exeunt Champ. How coolly these hot gallants are departed Faith Cousin 't was unconscionably done To lye so still and so long Anab. 'T was your pleasure If 't were a fault I may hereafter mend Champ. O my best Wife Take now what course thou wilt and lead what life Lam. The more trust you commit the more care still Goodness and vertue shall attend my will Cham. Let 's laugh this night out now and count our gains We have our honours home and they their pains Exeunt omnes Actus Quartus Scena Prima Enter Cleremont Dinant Din. IT holds they will go thither Cler. To their Summer-house Din. Thither i' th' evening and which is the most infliction Only to insult upon our miseries Cler. Are you provided Din. Yes yes Cler. Throughly Din. Throughly Cler. Basâ—a enough I have your mind I will not fail you Din. At such an hour Cler. Have I a memory A Cause and Will to do thou art so sullen Din. And shall be till I have a fair reparation Cler. I have more reason for I scaped a fortune Which if I come so near again I say nothing But if I sweat not in another fashion O a delicate Wench Din. 'T is certain a most handsome one Cler. And me thought the thing was angry with it self too It lay so long conceal'd but I must part with you I have a scene of mirth to drive this from my heart And my hour is come Din. Miss not your time Cler. I dare not Exeunt severally Enter Sampson and a Gentleman Gent. I presume Sir you now need no instruction But fairly know what belongs to a Gentleman You bear your Uncles cause Sam. Do not disturb me I understand my cause and the right carriage Gent. Be not too bloody Sam. As I find my enemy if his sword bite If it bite Sir you must pardon me Gent. No doubt he is valiant He durst not undertake else Sam. He 's most welcome As he is most valiant he were no man for me else Gent. But say he should relent Sam. He dies relenting I cannot help it he must dies relenting If he pray praying ipso facto praying Your honourable way admits no prayer And if he fight he falls there 's his quietus Gent. Y' are nobly punctual let 's retire and meet 'em But still I say have mercy Samp. I say honour Exeunt Enter Champernel Lamira Anabel Beaupre Verdone Charlote and a Servant Lam. Will not you go sweet-heart Champ. Go I 'le fly with thee I stay behind Lam. My Father will be there too And all our best friends Beau. And if we be not merry We have hard luck Lady Verd. Faith let 's have a kind of play Cham. What shall it be Verd. The story of Dinant Lam. With the merry conceits of Cleremont His Fits and Feavers Ana. But I 'le lie still no more Lam. That as you make the Play 't will be rare sport And how 't will vex my gallants when they hear it Have you given order for the Coach Charl. Yes Madam Cham. My easie Nag and padd Serv. 'T is making ready Cham. Where are your Horses Beau. Ready at an hour Sir we 'll not be last Cham. Fie what a night shall we have A roaring merry night Lam. We 'll flie at all Sir Cham. I 'le flie at thee too finely and so ruffle thee I 'le try your Art upon a Country pallet Lam. Brag not too much for fear I should expect it Then if you fail Cham. Thou saiest too true we all talk But let 's in and prepare and after dinner Begin our mirthful pilgrimage Lam. He that 's sad A crab-face'd Mistris cleave to him for this year Exeunt Enter Cleremont and La-writ La-writ Since it cannot be the Judge Cler. 'T is a great deal better La-writ You are sure he is his kinsman a Gentleman Cler. As arrant a Gentleman and a brave fellow And so near to his blood La-writ It shall suffice I 'le set him further off I 'le give a remove Shall quit his kindred I 'le lopp him Clor. Will ye kill him La-w. And there were no more Cousins in the world I kiâ— him I do mean Sir to kill all my Lords kindred For every cause a Cousin Cler. How if he have no more Cousins La-writ The next a kin then to his Lordships favour The man he smiles upon Cler. Why this is vengeance horrid and dire La writ I love a dire revenge Give me the man that will all others kill And last himself Cler. You stole that resolution La-writ I had it in a Play but that 's all one I wou'd see it done Cler. Come you must be more merciful La-writ To no Lords Cousins in the world I hate 'em A Lords Cousin to me is a kind of Cockatrice If I see him first he dies A strange Antipathy Cler. What think you of their Nieces La-writ If I like 'em They may live and multiply 't is a cold morning Cler. 'T is sharp indeed you have broke your fast La-writ No verily Cler. Your valour would have ask'd a good foundation La-writ Hang him I 'le kill him fasting Enter Sampson and the Gent. Cler. Here they come Bear your self in your language smooth and gently When your swords argue La-writ 'Pray Sir spare your precepts Gent. I have brought you Sir La-writ 'T is very well no words You are welcome Sir Sam. I thank you Sir few words La writ I 'le kill you for your Uncles sake Sam. I love you I 'le cut your throat for your own sake La-writ I esteem of you Cler. Let 's render 'em honest and fair Gentlemen Search my friend I 'le search yours Gent. That 's quickly done Cler. You come with no Spells nor Witchcrafts Sam. I come fairly to kill him honestly La-writ Hang Spells and Witchcrafts I come
Thom. Kiss me and be my friend we two were twins And shall we now grow strangers Dor. 'T is not my fault Thom. Well there be other women and remember You you were the cause of this there be more lands too And better People in 'em fare ye well And other loves what shall become of me And of my vanities because they grieve ye Dor. Come hither come do you see that Cloud that flies there So light are you and blown with every fancy Will ye but make me hope ye may be civil I know your Nature's sweet enough and tender Not grated on nor curb'd do you love your Mistress Thom. He lies that says I do not Dor. Would ye see her Thom. If you please for it must be so Dor. And appear to her A thing to be belov'd Thom. Yes Dor. Change then A little of your wildness into wisdom And put on a more smoothness I 'll do the best I can to help ye yet I do protest she swore and swore it deeply She would never see you more where 's your mans heart now What do you faint at this Thom. She is a woman But him she entertains next for a servant I shall be bold to quarter Dor. No thought of fighting Go in and there we 'll talk more be but rul'd And what lies in my power ye shall be sure of Exeunt SCENE III. Enter Alice and Mary Alice He cannot be so wild still Mary 'T is most certain I have now heard all and all the truth Alice Grant all that Is he the first that has been giv'n a lost man And yet come fairly home he is young and tender And fit for that impression your affections Shall stamp upon him age brings on discretion A year hence these mad toys that now possess him Will shew like Bugbears to him shapes to fright him Marriage dissolves all these like mists Mary They are grounded Hereditary in him from his father And to his grave they will haunt him Alice 'T is your fear Which is a wise part in you yet your love However you may seem to lessen it With these dislikes and choak it with these errors Do what you can will break out to excuse him Ye have him in your heart and planted Cousin From whence the power of reason nor discretion Can ever root him Mary Planted in my heart Aunt Believe it no I never was so liberal What though he shew a so so comely fellow Which we call pretty or say it may be handsom What though his promises may stumble at The power of goodness in him sometimes use too Al. How willingly thy heart betrays thee Cousin Cozen thy self no more thou hast no more power To leave off loving him than he that 's thirsty Has to abstain from drink standing before him His mind is not so monstrous for his shape If I have Eyes I have not seen his better A handsome brown Complexion Mary Reasonable Inclining to a tawncy Alice Had I said so You would have wish'd my tongue out then his making Mar. Which may be mended I have seen legs straighter And cleaner made Alice A body too Mary Far neater And better set together Alice God forgive thee For against thy Conscience thou lyest stubbornly Mary I grant 't is neat enough Alice 'T is excellent And where the outward parts are fair and lovely Which are but moulds o' th' mind what must the soul be Put case youth has his swinge and fiery Nature Flames to mad uses many times Mary All this You only use to make me say I love him I do confess I do but that my fondness Should sling it self upon his desperate follies Alice I do not counsel that see him reclaim'd first Which will not prove a miracle yet Mary I am afraid 't will vex thee horribly To stay so long Mary No no Aunt no believe me Alice What was your dream to night for I observ'd ye Hugging of me with good dear sweet Tom. Mary Fye Aunt Upon my Conscience Alice On my word 't is true Wench And then ye kiss'd me Mary more than once too And sigh'd and O sweet Tom again nay do not blush Ye have it at the heart Wench Mary I 'll be hang'd first But you must have your way Enter Dorothea Alice And so will you too Or break down hedges for it Dorothea The welcom'st woman living how does thy Brother I hear he 's turn'd a wondrous civil Gentleman Since his short travel Dor. 'Pray Heaven he make it good Alice Mary How do ye friend I have a quarrel to ye Ye stole away and left my company Dor. O pardon me dear friend it was to welcome A Brother that I have some Cause to love well Mary Prithee how is he thou speak'st truth Dor. Not perfect I hope he will be Mary Never h 'as forgot me I hear Wench and his hot love too Alice Thou would'st howl then Mary And I am glad it should be so his travels Have yielded him variety of Mistresses Fairer in his eye far Alice O cogging Rascal Mary I was a fool but better thoughts I thank heaven Dor. 'Pray do not think so for he loves you dearly Upon my troth most firmly would fain see you Mary See me friend do you think it fit Dor. It may be Without the loss of credit too he 's not Such a prodigious thing so monstrous To fling from all society Mary He 's so much contrary To my desires such an antipathy That I must sooner see my grave Dor. Dear friend He was not so before he went Mary I grant it For then I daily hop'd his fair Conversion Alice Come do not mask your self but see him freely Ye have a mind Mary That mind I 'll master then Dor. And is your hate so mortal Mary Not to his person But to his qualities his mad-cap follies Which still like Hydras heads grow thicker on him I have a credit friend and Maids of my sort Love where their modesties may live untainted Dor. I give up that hope then 'pray for your friends sake If I have any interest within ye Do but this courtesie accept this Letter Mary From him Dor. The same 't is but a minutes reading And as we look on shapes of painted Devils Which for the present may disturb our fancy But with the next new object lose 'em so If this be foul ye may forget it ' pray Mary Have ye seen it friend Dor. I will not lie I have not But I presume so much he honours you The worst part of himself was cast away When to his best part he writ this Mary For your sake Not that I any way shall like his scribling Alice A shrewd dissembling Quean Dor. I thank ye dear friend I know she loves him Alice Yes and will not lose him Unless he leap into the Moon believe that And then she 'l scramble too young wenches loves Are like the course of quartans they may shift And seem to cease sometimes and yet we
bless me Sure if I had provok'd 'em they had quarter'd me I am a most ridiculous Ass now I perceive it A Coward and a Knave too 1 Gent. 'T is the mad Gentleman Let 's set our Faces right Bel. No no laugh at me And laugh aloud 2 Gent. We are better manner'd Sir Bel. I do deserve it call me Patch and Puppy And beat me if you please 1 Gent. No indeed we know ye Bel. ' Death do as I would have ye 2 Gent. You are an Ass then A Coxcomb and a Calf Bel. I am a great Calf Kick me a little now Why when Sufficient Now laugh aloud and scorn me so good b'ye And ever when ye meet me laugh 1 Gent. We will Sir Exeunt SCENE III. Enter Nantolet La-Castre De-Gard Lugier Mirabel Mir. Your patience Gentlemen why do ye bait me Nan. Is' t not a shame you are so stubborn hearted So stony and so dull to such a Lady Of her Perfections and her Misery Lug. Does she not love ye does not her distraction For your sake only her most pitied lunacie Of all but you shew ye does it not compel ye Mir. Soft and fair Gentlemen pray ye proceed temperately Lug. If ye have any feeling any sense in ye The least touch of a noble heart La Cas Let him alone It is his glory that he can kill Beauty Ye bear my Stamp but not my Tenderness Your wild unsavoury Courses set that in ye For shame be sorry though ye cannot cure her Shew something of a Man of a fair Nature Mir. Ye make me mad De-Gard Let me pronounce this to ye You take a strange felicity in slighting And wronging Women which my poor Sister feels now Heavens hand be gentle on her Mark me Sir That very hour she dies there 's small hope otherwise That minute you and I must grapple for it Either your life or mine Mir. Be not so hot Sir I am not to be wrought on by these policies In truth I am not Nor do I fear the tricks Or the high sounding threats of a Savoyan I glory not in Cruelty ye wrong me Not grow up water'd with the tears of Women This let me tell ye howsoe'r I shew to ye Wild as ye please to call it or self-will'd When I see cause I can both do and suffer Freely and feelingly as a true Gentleman Enter Rosalure and Lelia Ros O pity pity thousand thousand pities Lel. Alas poor Soul she will dye she is grown sensless She will not know nor speak now Ros Dye for love And love of such a Youth I would dye for a Dog first He that kills me I 'll give him leave to eat me I 'll know men better ere I sigh for any of ' em Lel. Ye have done a worthy act Sir a most famous Ye have kill'd a Maid the wrong way ye are a conqueror Ros A Conquerour a Cobler hang him Sowter Go hide thy self for shame go lose thy memory Live not ' mongst Men thou art a Beast a Monster A Blatant Beast Lel. If ye have yet any honesty Or ever heard of any take my Counsel Off with your Garters and seek out a Bough A handsom Bough for I would have ye hang like a Gentleman And write some doleful matter to the World A Warning to hard hearted men Mir. Out Kitlings What Catterwauling's here what Gibbing Do you think my heart is softned with a black Santis Shew me some reason Enter Oriana on a Bed Ros Here then here is a reason Nant. Now if ye be a man let this sight shake ye La. C. Alas poor Gentlewoman do you know me Lady Lug. How she looks up and stares Ori. I know ye very well You are my Godfather and that 's the Monsieur De-Gar And who am I Ori. You are Amadis de Gaul Sir Oh oh my heart were ye never in love sweet Lady And do you never dream of Flowers and Gardens I dream of walking Fires take heed it comes now Who 's that pray stand away I have seen that face sure How light my head is Ros Take some rest Ori. I cannot For I must be up to morrow to go to Church And I must dress me put my new Gown on And be as fine to meet my Love Heigh ho Will not you tell me where my Love lies buried Mir. He is not dead beshrew my heart she stirs me Ori. He is dead to me Mir. Is' t possible my Nature Should be so damnable to let her suffer Give me your hand Ori. How soft you feel how gentle I 'll tell you your fortune Friend Mir. How she stares on me Or. You have a flattering face but 't is a fine one I warrant you may have a hundred Sweet-hearts Will ye pray for me I shall dye to morrow And will ye ring the Bells Mir. I am most unworthy I do confess unhappy do you know me Ori. I would I did Mir. Oh fair tears how ye take me Ori. Do you weep too you have not lost your Lover You mock me I 'l go home and pray Mir. 'Pray ye pardon me Or if it please ye to consider justly Scorn me for I deserve it Scorn and shame me Sweet Oriana Lel. Let her alone she trembles Her sits will grow more strong if ye provoke her La Cas Certain she knows ye not yet loves to see ye How she smiles now Bel. Where are ye Oh why do you laugh come laugh at me What a Devil art thou sad and such a subject Such a ridiculous subject as I am Before thy face Mir. Prithee put off this lightness This is no time for mirth nor place I have us'd too much on 't I have undone my self and a sweet Lady By being too in dulgent to my foolery Which truly I repent look here Bel. What aâ—â—s she Mir. Alas she 's mad Bel. Mad Mir. Yes too sure for me too Bel. Dost thou wonder at that by this light they are all so They are coz'ning mad they are brawling mad they are proud mad They are all all mad I came from a World of mad Women Mad as March-Hares get 'em in Chains then deal with ' em There 's one that 's mad she seems well but she is dog mad Is she dead dost think Min. Dead Heaven forbid Bel. Heaven further it For till they be key cold dead there 's no trusting of 'em Whate'r they seem or howsoe'r they carry it Till they be chap faln and their Tongues at peace Nail'd in their Coffins sure I 'll ne'r believe 'em Shall I talk with her Mir. No dear friend be quiet And be at peace a while Bel. I 'll walk aside And come again anon but take heed to her You say she is a Woman Mir. Yes Bel. Take great heed For if she do not cozen thee then hang me Let her be mad or what she will she 'll cheat thee Exit Mir. Away wild Fool how vile this shews in him now Now take my faith before ye all I speak it
my self take heed boy Jul. If you be he that have receiv'd these blessings And this the Lady love her honor her You cannot do too much to shew your gratitude Your greatest service will shew off too slender Vir. This is the Lady Lady of that bounty That wealth that noble name that all I spoke of The Prince Ascanio and my self the slaves Redeem'd brought home still guarded by her goodness And of our liberties you tast the sweetness Even you she has preserv'd too lengthen'd your lives Jul. And what reward do you purpose it must be a main one If love will do it we 'll all so love her serve her Vir. It must be my love Jul. Ha! Vir. Mine my only love My everlasting love Pand. How Vir. Pray have patience The recompence she ask'd and I have render'd Was to become her husband then I vowed it And since I have made it good Pand. Thou durst not Vir. Done Sir Jul. Be what you please his happiness yet stays with me You have been mine oh my unhappy fortune Pand. Nay break and dye Jul. It cannot yet I must live Till I see this man blest in his new love And then Pand. What hast thou done thou base one tell me Thou barren thing of honesty and honor What hast thou wrought Is not this she look on her Look on her with the eyes of gratitude And wipe thy false tears off Is not this she That three times on the Rack to guard thy safety When thou stood'st lost and naked to the Tyrant Thy aged Father here that shames to know thee Ingag'd i th' jaws of danger was not this she That then gave up her body to the torture That tender body that the wind sings through And three times when her sinews crack'd and tortur'd The beauties of her body turn'd to ruines Even then within her patient heart she lock'd thee Then hid thee from the Tyrant then preserv'd thee And canst thou be that slave Martia This was but duty She did it for her Husband and she ought it She has had the pleasure of him many an hour And if one minutes pain cannot be suffer'd Mine was above all these a nobler venter I speak it boldly for I lost a Father He has one still I left my friends he has many Expos'd my life and honor to a cruelty That if it had seiz'd on me racks and tortures Alas they are Triumphs to it and had it hit For this mans love it should have shewed a triumph Twise lost I freed him Rossana lost before him His fortunes with him and his friends behind him Twise was I rack'd my self for his deliverance In honor first and name which was a torture The hang-man never heard of next at Sea In our escape where the proud waves took pleasure To toss my little Boat up like a bubble Then like a meteor in the ayr he hung Then catch'd and flung him in the depth of darkness The Cannon from my incensed Fathers Ship Ringing our Knell and still as we peep'd upward Beating the raging surge with fire and Bullet And I stood fixt for this mans sake and scorn'd it Compare but this Vir. 'T is too true O my fortune That I must equally be bound to either Jul. You have the better and the nobler Lady And now I am forc'd a lover of her goodness And so far have you wrought for his deliverance That is my Lord so lovingly and nobly That now methinks I stagger in my Title But how with honesty for I am a poor Lady In all my dutious service but your shadow Yet would be just how with fair fame and credit I may go off I would not be a strumpet O my dear Sir you know Vir. O truth thou knowest too Jul. Nor have the world suspect I fell to mischief Law Take you no care for that here 's that has done it A fair divorce 't is honest too Pand. The devil Honest to put her off Law Most honest Sir And in this point most strong Pand. The cause the cause Sir Law A just cause too Pand. As any is in hell Lawyer Law For barrenness she never brought him children Pand. Why art thou not divorc'd thou canst not get 'em Thy neighbors thy rank neighbors O base jugling Is she not young Jul. Women at more years Sir Have met that blessing 't is in heavens high power Law You never can have any Pand. Why quick Lawyer My Philosophical Lawyer Law The Rack has spoil'd her The distentions of those parts hath stopt all fruitfulness Pand. O I could curse Jul. And am I grown so miserable That mine own pitty must make me wretched No cause against me but my love and duty Farewell Sir like obedience thus I leave you My long farewell I do not grudge I grive Sir And if that be offensive I can dye And then you are fairly free good Lady love him You have a noble and an honest Gentleman I ever found him so the world has spoke him And let it be your part still to deserve him Love him no less than I have done and serve him And heaven shall bless you you shall bless my ashes I give you up the house the name of wife Honor and all respect I borrowed from him And to my grave I turn one farewell more Nothing divide your Loves not want of Children Which I shall pray against and make you fruitful Grow like two equal flames rise high and glorious And in your honor'd age burn out together To all I know farewell Ronver. Be not so griev'd Lady A nobler fortune Jul. Away thou parasite Disturb not my sad thoughts I hate thy greatness Ron. I hate not you I am glad she 's off these hinges Come let 's pursue Ex. Ronvere and Law Pand. If I had breath to curse thee Or could my great heart utter farewell villain Thy house nor face agen Exit Pand. Mar. Let 'em all go And now let us rejoyce now freely take me And now embrace me Virolet give the rites Of a brave Husband to his love Vir. I 'll take my leave too Mar. How take your leave too Vir. The house is furnish'd for you You are Mistress may command Mar. Will you to bed Sir Vir. As soon to hell to any thing I hate most You must excuse me I have kept my word You are my Wife you now enjoy my fortune Which I have done to recompence your bounty But to yield up those chast delights and pleasures Which are not mine but my first vowes Mar. You jeast Vir. You will not find it so to give you those I have divorc'd and lost with Juliana And all fires of that nature Mar. Are you a Husband Vir. To question hers and satisfie your flames That held an equal beauty equal bounty Good heaven forgive no no the strict forbearance Of all those joys like a full sacrifice I offer to the sufferings of my first love Honor and wealth attendance state all duty Shall wait upon
The story of your favor if I mistake it Or grow a truant in the study of it A great correction Lady Quisar Let 's toth ' banquet And have some merrier talk and then to Court Where I give audience to my general Suiters Pray heaven my womans wit hold there brave Captain You may perchance meet something that may startle ye I 'll say no more come be not sad I love ye Exeunt Enter Pyniero Armusia Soza Christophero and Emanuel Py. You are wellcome Gentlemen most worthy welcom And know there 's nothing in our power may serve ye But you may freely challenge Arm. Sir we thank ye And rest your servants too Py. Ye are worthy Portugals You shew the bravery of your minds and spirits The nature of our Country too that brings forth Stirring unwearied soules to seek adventures Minds never satisfied with search of honor Where time is and the Sun gives light brave Countrymen Our names are known new worlds disclose their riches Their beauties and their prides to our embraces And we the first of Nations find these wonders Arm. These noble thoughts Sir have intic'd us forward And minds unapt for ease to see these miracles In which we find report a poor relater We are arriv'd among the blessed Islands Where every wind that rises blows perfumes And every breath of air is like an Incence The treasure of the Sun dwells here each Tree As if it envied the old Paradice Strives to bring forth immortal fruit the Spices Renewing nature though not deifying And when that falls by time scorning the earth The sullen earth should taint or suck their beauties But as we dreamt for ever so preserve us Nothing we see but breeds an admiration The very rivers as we float along Throw up their pearls and curle their heads to court us The bowels of the earth swell with the births Of thousand unknown gemms and thousand riches Nothing that bears a life but brings a treasure The people they shew brave too civil manner'd Proportioned like the Masters of great minds The Women which I wonder at Py. Ye speak well Ar. Of delicate aspects fair clearly beauteous And to that admiration sweet and courteous Py. And is not that a good thing brave Armusia You never saw the Court before Ar. No certain But that I see a wonder too all excellent The Government exact Chr. Ye shall see anon That that will make ye start indeed such beauties Such riches and such form Enter Bakam Syana Governor Soz. We are fire already The wealthy Magazine of nature sure Inhabits here Arm. These sure are all Ilanders Py. Yes and great Princes too and lusty lovers Ar. They are goodly persons What might he be Signior That bears so proud a state Py. King of Bakam A fellow that sarts terror Em. He looks highly Sure he was begot o' th' top of a Steeple Chr. It may well be For you shall hear him ring anon Py. That is Syana And a brave temper'd fellow and more valiant Soz. What rugged face is that Py. That 's the great Governor The man surpriz'd our Friend I told ye of him Ar. ' Has dangerous eyes Py. A perilous Thief and subtile Chr. And to that subtilty a heart of Iron Py. Yet the young Lady makes it melt Ar. They start all And thunder in the eyes Ba. Away ye poor ones Am I in competition with such bubbles My virtue and my name rank'd with such trifles Sy. Ye speak loud Ba. Young-man I will speak louder Can any man but I deserve her favor You petty Princes Py. He will put 'em all in 's pocket Sy. Thou proud mad thing be not so full of glory So full of vanity Ba. How I contemn thee And that sort-keeping fellow Py. How the Dog looks The bandog Governor Gov. Ha Why Ba. Away thing And keep your rank with those that fit your royalty Call out the Princess Gov. Dost thou know me bladder Thou insolent impostume Ba. I despise thee Gov. Art thou acquainted with my nature baby With my revenge for Injuries darst thou hold me So far behind thy file I cannot reach thee What canst thou merit Ba. Merit I am above it I am equal with all honors all atchievements And what is great and worthy the best doer I keep at my command fortune 's my servant 'T is in my power now to despise such wretches To look upon ye slightly and neglect ye And but she daines at some hours to remember ye And people have bestowed some Titles on ye I should forget your names Sy. Mercy of me What a blown fool has self affection Made of this fellow did not the Queen your Mother Long for bellows and bagpipes when she was great with ye She brought forth such a windy birth Gov. 'T is ten to one She eat a Drum and was deliver'd of alarum Or else he was swadled in an old saile when he was young Sy. He swells too mainly with his meditations Faith talk a little handsomer ride softly That we may be able to hold way with ye we are Princes But those are but poor things to you talk wiser 'T will well become your mightiness talk less That men may think ye can do more Gov. Talk truth That men may think ye are honest and believe ye Or talk your self asleep for I am weary of you Ba. Why I can talk and do Gov. That wou'd do excellent Ba. And tell you only I deserve the Princess And make good only I if you dare you sir Or you Syanas Prince Py. Here 's a storm toward Methinks it sings already to him Governor Gov. Here lies my proof Drawâ— Sy. And mine Gov. I 'll be short with ye For these long arguments I was never good at Py. How white the boaster looks Enter Ruy Dias Quisara Quisana Panura Ar. I see he lacks faith Ru. For shame forbear great Princes rule your angers You violate the freedom of this place The state and Royalty Gov. He 's well contented It seems and so I have done Ar. Is this she Signior Py. This is the Princess Sir Ar. She is sweet and goodly An admirable form they have cause to justle Quisar Ye wrong me and my court ye forward Princeâ— Comes your Love wrapt in Violence to seek us Is' t fit though you be great my presence should be Stain'd and polluted with your bloody rages My privacies affrighted with your Swords He that loves me loves my command be temper'd Or be no more what ye profess my Servants Omnes We are calme as peace Ar. What command she carries And what a sparkling Majesty flies from her Quisar Is it ye love to do ye shall find danger And danger that shall start your resolutions But not this way 't is not contention Who loves me to my face best or who can flatter most Can carry me he that deserves my favor And will enjoy what I bring love and Majesty Must win me with his worth must travel for me Must put his
admits none Now look'd into by less than gods and weak'ned Am I whose Bow struck terror through the earth No less than Thunder and in this exceeding Even gods themselves whose knees before my Altars Now shook off and contemn'd by such whose lives Are but my recreation anger rise My sufferance and my self are made the subject Of sins against us Go thou out displeasure Displeasure of a great god flying thy self Through all this Kingdom sow what ever evils Proud flesh is taking off amongst these Rebels And on the first heart that despise my Greatness Lay a strange misery that all may know Cupid's revenge is mighty with his Arrow Hotter than plagues or mine own anger will I Now nobly right my self nor shall the prayers Nor smoaks on my Altars hold my hand Till I have left this a most wretched Land Exit Enter Hidaspes and Cleophila Hidas Cleophila what was he that went hence Cleo. What means your Grace now Hidas I mean that handsome man That something more than man I met at door Cleo. Here was no handsome man Hidas Come he 's some one You would preserve in private but you want Cunning to do it and my eyes are sharper Than yours and can with one neglecting glance See all the graces of a man Who was 't Cleo. That went hence now Hidas That went hence now I he Cleo. Faith here was no such one as your Grace thinks Zoylous your Brothers Dwarf went out but now Hidas I think 't was he how bravely he past by Is he not grown a goodly Gentleman Cleo. A goodly Gentleman Madam He is the most deformed fellow i' the Land Hidas Oh blasphemy he may perhaps to thee Appear deform'd for he is indeed Unlike a man his shape and colours are Beyond the Art of Painting he is like Nothing that we have seen yet doth resemble Apollo as I oft have fancied him When rising from his bed he stirs himself And shakes day from his hair Cleo. He resembles Apollo's Recorder Hidas Cleophila go send a Page for him And thou shalt see thy error and repent Exit Cleo. Alas what do I feel my bloud rebells And I am one of those I us'd to scorn My Maiden-thoughts are fled against my self I harbor Traitors in my Virginity That from my Childhood kept me company Is heavier than I can endure to bear Forgive me Cupid for thou art a god And I a wretched creature I have sinn'd But be thou merciful and grant that yet I may enjoy what thou wilt have me Love Enter Cleo. and Zoy. Zoylous is here Madam Hida. He 's there indeed Now be thine own Judge see thou worse than mad Is he deformed look upon those eyes That let all pleasure out into the world Unhappy that they cannot see themselves Look on his hair that like so many beams Streaking the East shoot light o'er half the world Look on him altogether who is made As if two Natures had contention About their skill and one had brought forth him Zoy. Ha ha ha Madam though Nature Hath not given me so much As others in my outward shew I bear a heart as loyal unto you In this unsightly body which you please To make your mirth as many others do That are far more befriended in their births Yet I could wish my self much more deformed Than yet I am so I might make your Grace More merry than you are ha ha ha Hidas Beshrew me then if I be merry But I 'm content whilst thou art with me Thou that art my Saint By hope of whose mild favour I do live To tell thee so I pray thee scorn me not Alas what can it add unto thy worth To triumph over me that am a Maid Without deceit whose heart doth guide her tongue Drown'd in my passions yet I will take leave To call it reason that I dote on thee Cleo. The Princess is besides her Grace I think To talk thus with a fellow that will hardly Serve i' th' dark when one is drunk Hida. What answer wilt thou give me Zoy. If it please your Grace to jest on I can abide it Hida. If it be jest not to esteem my life Compar'd with thee If it be jest in me To hang a thousand kisses in an hour Upon those Lips and take 'em off again If it be jest for me to marry thee And take obedience on me whilst I live Then all I say is jest For every part of this I swear by those That see my thoughts I am resolv'd to do And I beseech thee by thine own white hand Which pardon me that I am bold to kiss With so unworthy Lips that thou wilt swear To marry me as I do here to thee Before the face of heaven Zoy. Marry you ha ha ha Hida. Kill me or grant wilt thou not speak at all Zoy. Why I will do your Will for ever Hida. I ask no more but let me kiss that mouth That is so merciful that is my will Next go with me before the King in haste That is my Will where I will make our Peers Know that thou art their better Zoy. Ha ha ha that is fine ha ha ha Cleo. Madam what means your Grace Consider for the love of Heaven to what You run madly will you take this Viper Into your bed Hida. Away hold off thy hands Strike her sweet Zoylus for it is my Will Which thou hast sworn to doe Zoy. Away for shame Know you no manners ha ha ha Exit Cleo. Thou know'st none I fear This is just Cupid's Anger Venus look down mildly on us And command thy Son to spare this Lady once and let me be in love withal and none in love with me Exit Enter Ismenus and Timantus Timan. Is your Lordship for the Wars this Summer Ismen Timantus wilt thou go with me Timan. If I had a Company my Lord. Ismen Of Fidlers Thou a company No no keep thy Company at home and cause cuckolds The Wars will hurt thy face there 's no Semsters Shoomakers nor Taylors nor Almond-milk i' th' morning Nor poach'd Egs to keep your worship soluble No man to warm your Shirt and blow your Roses Nor none to reverence your round lace Breeches If thou wilt needs goe and goe thus Get a Case for thy Captainship a shower will spoil thee else Thus much for thee Tim. Your Lordship 's wondrous witty very pleasant believe 't Exit Enter Telamon Dorialus Agenor Nisus Leonti Leon. No news yet of my Son Tela. Sir there be divers out in search No doubt they 'll bring the truth where he is Or the occasion that led him hence Tim. They have good eyes then Leon. The gods goe with them Who be those that wait there Tele The Lord Ismenus your General for his dispatch Leon. Oh Nephew we have no use to imploy your Virtue in our War now the Province is well setled Hear you ought of the Marquis Ismen No Sir Leon. 'T is strange he should be gone thus These five
be with us Most royall Brother Hippol. Sir by our tye of Marriage Emil. By your own spotless honor Hip. By that faith That fair hand and that honest heart you gave me Emil. By that you would have pitty in another By your own virtues infinite Hip. By valor By all the chast nights I have ever pleas'd you Thes These are strange Conjurings Per. Nay then I 'll in too By all our friendship Sir by all our dangers By all you love most wars And this sweet Lady Emil. By that you would have trembled to deny A blushing Maid Hip. By your own eyes By strength In which you swore I went beyond all women Almost all men and yet I yielded Theseus Per. To crown all this By your most noble soul Which cannot want due mercie I beg first Hip. Next hear my prayers Emil. Last let me intreat Sir Per. For mercy Hip. Mercy Emil. Mercy on these Princes Thes Ye make my faith reel Say I felt Compassion to 'em both how would you place it Emil. Upon their lives But with their banishments Thes You are a right woman Sister You have pitty But want the understanding where to use it If you desire their lives invent a way Safer than banishment Can these two live And have the agony of love about 'em And not kill one another Every day They 'ld fight about you Hourly bring your honor In publique question with their Swords Be wise then And here forget 'em It concerns your credit And my o' th equally I have said they die Better they fall by th' Law than one another Bow not my honor Emil. O my noble Brother That o' th was rashly made and in your anger Your reason will not hold it if such vows Stand for express will all the world must perish Beside I have another oath gainst yours Of more authority I 'm sure more love Not made in passion neither but good heed Thes What is it Sister Per. Urge it home brave Lady Emil. That you would never deny me any thing Fit for my modest suit and your free granting I tye you to your word now if ye fall in 't Think how you maim your honor For now I 'm set a begging Sir I 'm deaf To all but your compassion how_their lives Might breed the ruin of my name Opinion Shall any thing that loves me perish for me That were a cruell wisdom doe men proyn The straight young Bows that blush with thousand Blossoms Because they may be rotten O Duke Theseus The goodly Mothers that have groan'd for these And all the longing Maids that ever lov'd If your vow stand shall curse me and my Beauty And in their funerall songs for these two Cosens Despise my crueltie and cry woe worth me Till I 'm nothing but the scorn of women For Heavens sake save their lives and banish ' em Thes On what conditions Emil. Swear'em never more To make me their Contention or to know me To tread upon the Dukedome and to be Where ever they shall travel ever strangers to one another Pal. I 'll be cut a peeces Before I take this oath forget I love her O all ye gods dispise me then Thy Banishment I not mislike so we may fairly carry Our Swords and cause along Else never trifle But take our lives Duke I must love and will And for that love must and dare kill this Cosen On any peece the earth has Thes Will you Arcite Take these conditions Pal. He 's a villain then Per. These are men Arcite No never Duke 'T is worse to me than begging To take my life so basely though I think I never shall enjoy her yet I 'll preserve The honor of affection and dye for her Make death a Devill Thes What may be done For now I feel compassion Per. Let it not fall again Sir Thes Say Emilia If one of them were dead as one must are you Content to take th' other to your husband They cannot both enjoy you They are Princes As goodly as your own eyes and as noble As ever same yet spoke of Look upon 'em And if you can love end this difference I give consent are you content too Princes Both. With all our souls Thes He that she refuses Must dye then Both. Any death thou canst invent Duke Pal. If I fall from that mouth I fall with favor And Lovers yet unborn shall bless my ashes Arc. If she refuse me yet my grave will wed me And Soldiers sing my Epitaph Thes Make choice then Emil. I cannot Sir they are both too excellent For me a hayr shall never fall of these men Hip. What will become of ' em Thes Thus I ordain it And by mine honor once again it stands Or both shall dye You shall both to your Countrey And each within this month accompanied With three fair Knights appear again in this place In which I 'll plant a Pyramid And whether Before us that are here can force his Cosen By fair and knightly strength to touch the Pillar He shall enjoy her The other loose his head And all his friends Nor shall he grudge to fall Nor think he dies with interest in this Lady Will this content ye Pal. Yes Here Cosen Arcite I'm friends again till that hour Arc. I embrace ye Thes Are you content Sister Emil. Yes I must Sir Ecel both miscarry Thes Come shake hands again then And take heed as you are Gentlemen this Quarrell Sleep till the hour perfixt and hold your course Pal. We dare not fail thee Theseus Toes Come I 'll give ye Now usage like to Princes and to Friends When ye return who wins I 'll settle here Who loses yet I 'll weep upon his Beer Exeunt Actus Quartus Scaena Prima Enter Jailor and his freind Jail HEar you no more was nothing said of me Concerning the escape of Palamon Good Sir remember 1 Fr. Nothing that I heard For I came home before the business Was fully ended yet I might perceive E'r I departed a great likelyhood Of both their pardons for Hippolita And fair-ey'd Emilia upon their knees Begg'd with such handsome pitty that the Duke Methought stood staggering whether he should follow His rash oath or the sweet compassion Of those two Ladies and to second them That truly noble Prince Perithous Half his own heart set in too that I hope All shall be well neither heard I one question Of your name or his scape Enter 2 Friends Jail Pray Heaven it hold so 2 Fr. Be of good comfort man I bring you news Good news Jail They are welcome 2 Fr. Palamon has clear'd you And got your pardon and discover'd How and by whose means he scap'd which was your Daughter's Whose pardon is procured too and the prisoner Not to be held ungrateful to her goodness Has given a sum of money to her Marriage A large one I 'll assure you Jail Ye are a good man And ever bring good news 1 Fr. How was it ended 2 Fr. Why
some hope I have me thinks a kind of fever upon me Exit Boy A certain gloominess within me doubting as it were betwixt two passions there is no young maid upon her wedding night when her husband sets first foot in the bed blushes and looks pale again oftner than I doe now There is no Poet acquainted with more shakings and quakings towards the latter end of this new play when he 's in that case that he stands peeping betwixt Curtains so fearfully that a Bottle of Ale cannot be opened but he thinks some body hisses than I am at this instant Count. Are they in consultation If they be either my young Duke hath gotten some Bastard and is persuading my Knight yonder to father the child and marry the wench or else some Cock-pit is to be built Laz. My Lord what Nobleman's that Count. His name is Lucio 't is he that was made a Lord at the request of some of his friends for his wives sake he affects to be a great States-man and thinks it consists in night-caps and jewells and tooth-picks Laz. And what 's that other Count. A Knight Sir that pleaseth the Duke to favour and to raise to some extraordinary fortunes he can make as good men as himself every day in the week and doth Laz For what was he raised Count. Truely Sir I am not able to say directly for what But for wearing of red breeches as I take it he 's a brave man he will spend three Knighthoods at a Supper without Trumpets Laza. My Lord I 'll talk with him for I have a friend that would gladly receive the humor Count. If he have the itch of Knighthood upon him let him repair to that Physitian he 'll cure him but I will give you a note is your friend fat or lean Laz Something fat Count. 'T will be the worse for him Laza. I hope that 's not material Count. Very much for there is an impost set upon Knighthoods your friend shall pay a Noble in the pound Duke I doe not like examinations We shall find out the truth more easily Some other way less noted and that course Should not be us'd till we be sure to prove Some thing directly for when they perceive Themselves suspected they will then provide More warily to answer Luc. Doth she know your Grace doth love her Duke She hath never heard it Luc. Then thus my Lord. They whisper again Laz. What 's he that walks alone so sadly with his hands behind him Count. The Lord of the house he that you desire to be acquainted with he doth hate women for the same cause that I love them Laz. What 's that Count. For that which Apes want you perceive me Sir Laz. And is he sad Can he be sad that hath so rich a gem under his roof as that which I doe follow What young Lady 's that Count. Which Have I mine eye-sight perfect 't is my sister did I say the Duke had a Bastard What should she make here with him and his Councell She hath no papers in her hand to petition to them she hath never a husband in prison whose release she might sue for That 's a fine trick for a wench to get her husband clapt up that she may more freely and with less suspition visit the private studies of men in authority Now I doe discover their consultation you fellow is a Pander without all salvation But let me not condemn her too rashly without weighing the matter she 's a young Lady she went forth early this morning with a waiting woman and a Page or so This is no garden house in my conscience she went forth with no dishonest intent for she did not pretend going to any Sermon in the further end of the City Neither went she to see any odd old Gentlewoman that mourns for the death of her husband or the loss of her friend and must have young Ladys come to comfort her those are the damnable Bawds 'T was no set meeting certainly for there was no wafer-woman with her these three days on my knowledge I 'll talk with her Good morrow my Lord. Gond. Y' are welcome Sir here 's her brother come now to doe a kind office for his sister is it not strange Count. I am glad to meet you here sister Orian. I thank you good brother and if you doubt of the cause of my coming I can satisfie you Count. No faith I dare trust thee I doe suspect thou art honest for it is so rare a thing to be honest amongst you that some one man in an age may perhaps suspect some two women to be honest but never believe it verily Luci. Let your return be suddain Arri. Unsuspected by them Duke It shall so shall I best perceive their Love if there be any Farewell Count. Let me entreat your grace to stay a little To know a gentleman to whom your self Is much beholding he hath made the sport For your whole Court these eight years on my knowledge Duke His name Count. Lazarello Duke I heard of him this morning which is he Count. Lazarello pluck up thy spirits thy Fortune is now raising the Duke calls for thee and thou shalt be acquainted with him Laz. He 's going away and I must of necessity stay here upon business Count. 'T is all one thou shalt know him first Laz. Stay a little if he should offer to take me away with him and by that means I should loose that I seek for but if he should I will not goe with him Count. Lazarello the Duke stayes wilt thou lose this opportunity Laz. How must I speak to him Count. 'T was well thought of you must not talk to him as you doe to an ordinary man honest plain sence but you must wind about him for example if he should aske you what a clock it is you must not say If it please your grace 't is nine but thus thrice three a clock so please my Sovereign or thus Look how many Muses there doth dwell Upon the sweet banks of the learned Well And just so many stroaks the clock hath struck And so forth And you must now and then enter into a description Laz. I hope I shall doe it Count. Come May it please your grace to take note of a Gentleman wel seen deeply read and throughly grounded in the hidden knowledge of all sallets and pot-herbs whatsoever Duke I shall desire to know him more inwardly Laz. I kiss the Oxe-hide of your graces foot Count. Very well will your grace question him a little Duke How old are you Laz. Full eight and twenty several Almanacks Have been compiled all for several years Since first I drew this breath four prentiships Have I most truely served in this world And eight and twenty times hath Phoebus Car Run out his yearly course since Duke I understand you Sir Luci. How like an ignorant Poet he talks Duke You are eight and twenty years old what time of the day doe you
my self a Husband and a guest Exeunt Actus Quintus Scaena Prima Enter Montague and Charlotte Charl. WEll now I am sure you are mine Mont. I am sure I am glad I have one to own then you 'll find me honest As these days go enough poor without question Which beggars hold a virtue give me meat and I Shall do my work else knock my shooes off And turn me out again Char. You are a merry fellow Mont. I have no great cause Char. Yes thy love to me Mont. That 's as we make our game Char. Why you repent then Mont. Faith no worse than I am I cannot be Much better I expect not I shall love you And when you bid me go to bed obey Lie still or move as you shall minister Keep a four-Nobles Nag and a Jack Merling learn to love Ale and play at Two-hand Irish And there 's then all I aim at Char. Nay sweet fellow I 'll make it something better Mont. If you do you 'll make me worse Now I am poor and willing to do well Hold me in that course of all the Kings creatures I hate his coin keep me from that and save me For if you chance out of your housewivery To leave a hundred pound or two bestow it In Plumb-broth e'r I know it else I take it Seek out a hundred men that want this money Share it among 'em they 'll cry noble Montague And so I stand again at livery Char. You have pretty fancies Sir but married once This charity will fall home to your self Mont. I would it would I am afraid my looseness â—s yet scarce stopt though it have nought to work on But the meer air of what I have had Char. Pretty Mont. I wonder sweet heart why you 'll marry me I can see nothing in my self deserves it Unless the handsome wearing of a band For that 's my stock now or a pair of garters Necessity will not let me loose Char. I see Sir a great deal more a handsome man a Husband To make a right good woman truly happy Mont. Lord where are my eyes either you are foolish As wenches once a year are or far worse Extreamly virtuous can you love a poor man That relies on cold meat and cast stockings One only suit to his back which now is mâ—wing But what will be the next coat will pose Tristram If I should leavy from my friends a fortune I could not raise ten groats to pay the Priest now Char. I 'll do that duty 't is not means nor money Makes me pursue your love were your mind bankrupt I would never love you Enter Lamira Mont. Peace wench here 's my Lady Lam. Nay never shrink i' th' wetting for my presence D' ye find her willing Montague Mont. Willing Madam Lam. How dainty you make of it do not I know You two love one another Mont. Certain Madam I think ye 'ave revelations of these matters Your Ladyship cannot tell me when I kist her Lam. But she can Sir Mont. But she will not Madam For when they talk once 't is like Fairy-Money They get no more close kisses Lam. Thou art wanton Mont. Heaven knows I need not yet I would be lusty But my Provender scarce pricks me Lam. It shall be mended Montague I am glad you are grown so merry Mont. So am I too Madam Lam. You two will make a pretty handsome Consort Mont. Yes Madam if my Fiddle fail me not Lam. Your Fiddle why your Fiddle I warrant thou meanest madly Mont. Can you blame me alas I am in love Char. 'T is very well Sir Lam. How long have you been thus Mont. How thus in love Lam. You are very quick Sir no I mean thus pleasant Mont. Ever since I was poor Lam. A little wealth would change you then Mont. Yes Lady into another suit but never more Into another man I 'll bar that mainly The wealth I get hence-forward shall be charm'd For ever hurting me I 'll spend it fasting As I live noble Lady there is nothing I have found directly cures the melancholy But want and wedlock when I had store of money I simper'd sometime and spoke wondrous wise But never laught out-right now I am empty My heart sounds like a Bell and strikes at both sides Lam. You are finely temper'd Montague Mont. Pardon Lady if any way my free mirth have offended 'T was meant to please you if it prove too saucy Give it a frown and I am ever silenc'd Lam. I like it passing well pray follow it This is my day of choice and shall be yours too 'T were pity to delay ye call to the Steward And tell him 't is my pleasure he should give you Five hundred Crowns make your self handsome Montague Let none wear better cloaths 't is for my credit But pray be merry still Mont. If I be not and make a fool of twice as many hundreds Clap me in Canvas Lady Exeunt Enter La-poop Laverdine and Malycorne Lav. I am strangely glad I have found the mystery Of this disguised boy out I ever trusted It was a woman and how happily I have found it so and for my self I am sure One that would offer me a thousand pound now And that 's a pretty sum to make one stagger In ready Gold for this concealment could not Buy my hope of her she 's a dainty wench And such a one I find I want extreamly To bring me into credit beauty does it Mal. Say we should all meach here and stay the Feast now what can the worst be we have plaid the knaves that 's without question La-p. True and as I take it this is the first truth We told these ten years and for any thing I know may be the last but grant we are knaves Both base and beastly knaves Mal. Say so then Lav. Well La-p. And likewise let it be considered we have wrong'd And most maliciously this Gentlewoman We cast to stay with what must we expect now Mal I there 's the point we would expect good eating La-p. I know we would but we may find good beating Lav. You say true Gentlemen and by Though I love meat as well as any man I care not what he be if a eat a Gods name Such a crab-sauce to my meat will turn my pallate Mal. There 's all the hazard for the frozen Montague Has now got spring again and warmth in him And without doubt dares beat us terribly For not to mint the matter we are cowards And have and shall be beaten when men please To call us into cudgeling La-p. I feel we are very prone that way Lav. The sons of Adam La-p. Now here then rests the state o' th' question Whether we yield our bodies for a dinner To a sound dog-whip for I promise ye If men be given to correction We can expect no less or quietly Take a hard Egg or two and ten mile hence Bait in a ditch this we may do securely For to stay
be Lys As Mask can be Strat. Yes they must commend their King and speak in praise of the Assembly bless the Bride and Bridegroom in person of some God th' are tyed to rules of flattery Cle. See good my Lord who is return'd Lys Noble Melantius Enter Melantius The Land by me welcomes thy vertues home to Rhodes thou that with blood abroad buyest us our peace the breath of Kings is like the breath of Gods My brother wisht thee here and thou art here he will be too kind and weary thee with often welcomes but the time doth give thee a welcome above this or all the worlds Mel. My Lord my thanks but thâ—â— scratcht limbs of mine have spoke my love and truth unto my friends more than my tongue ere could my mind 's the same it ever was to you where I find worth I love the keeper till he let it go And then I follow it Diph. Hail worthy brother He that rejoyces not at your return In safety is mine enemy for ever Mel. I thank thee Diphilus but thou art faulty I sent for thee to exercise thine armes With me at Patria thou cam'st not Diphilus 'T was ill Diph. My noble brother my excuse Is my King 's strict command which you my Lord Can witness with me Lys 'T is true Melantius He might not come till the solemnity Of this great match were past Diph. Have you heard of it Mel. Yes I have given cause to those that Envy my deeds abroad to call me gamesome I have no other business here at Rhodes Lys We have a Mask to night And you must tread a Soldiers measure Mel. These soft and silken wars are not for me The Musick must be shrill and all confus'd That stirs my blood and then I dance with armes But is Amintor Wed Diph. This day Mel. All joyes upon him for he is my friend Wonder not that I call a man so young my friend His worth is great valiant he is and temperate And one that never thinks his life his own If his friend need it when he was a boy As oft as I return'd as without boast I brought home conquest he would gaze upon me And view me round to find in what one limb The vertue lay to do those things he heard Then would he wish to see my Sword and feel The quickness of the edge and in his hand Weigh it he oft would make me smile at this His youth did promise much and his ripe years Will see it all perform'd Enter Aspatia passing by Melan. Hail Maid and Wife Thou fair Aspatia may the holy knot That thou hast tyed to day last till the hand Of age undo 't may'st thou bring a race Unto Amintor that may fill the world Successively with Souldiers Asp My hard fortunes Deserve not scorn for I was never proud When they were good Mel. How 's this Exit Aspatia Lys You are mistaken for she is not married Mel. You said Amintor was Diph. 'T is true but Mel. Pardon me I did receive Letters at Patria from my Amintor That he should marry her Diph. And so it stood In all opinion long but your arrival Made me imagine you had heard the change Mel. Who hath he taken then Lys A Lady Sir That bears the light above her and strikes dead With flashes of her eye the fair Evadne your vertuous Sister Mel. Peace of heart betwixt them but this is strange Lys The King my brother did it To honour you and these solemnities Are at his charge Mel. 'T is Royal like himself But I am sad my speech bears so unfortunate a sound â—o beautiful Aspatia there is rage â—id in her fathers breast Calianax Bent long against me and he should not think If I could call it back that I would take So bâ—â—e revenges as to scorn the state Of his neglected daughter holds he still his greatness with the King Lys Yes but â—â—is Lady Walks discontented with her watry eyes Bent on the earth the unfrequented woods Are her delight and when she sees a bank Stuck full of flowers she with a sigh will tell Her servants what a pretty place it were To bury lovers in and make her maids Pluck 'em and strow her over like a Corse She carries with her an infectious grief That strikes all her beholders she will sing The mournful'st things that ever ear hath heard And sigh and sing again and when the rest Of our young Ladies in their wanton blood Tell mirthful tales in course that fill the room With laughter she will with so sad a look Bring forth a story of the silent death Of some forsaken Virgin which her grief Will put in such a phrase that ere she end She 'l send them weeping one by one away Mel. She has a brother under my command Like her a face as womanish as hers But with a spirit that hath much out-grown The number of his years Enter Amintor Cle. My Lord the Bridegroom Mel. I might run fiercely not more hastily Upon my foe I love thee well Amintor My mouth is much too narrow for my heart I joy to look upon those eyes of thine Thou art my friend but my disorder'd speech cuts off my love Amin. Thou art Melantius All love is spoke in that a sacrifice To thank the gods Melantius is return'd In safety victory sits on his sword As she was wont may she build there and dwell And may thy Armour be as it hath been Only thy valour and thy innocence What endless treasures would our enemies give That I might hold thee still thus Mel. I am but poor in words but credit me young man Thy Mother could no more but weep for joy to see thee After long absence all the wounds I have Fetch not so much away nor all the cryes Of Widowed Mothers but this is peace And what was War Amin. Pardon thou holy God Of Marriage bed and frown not I am forc't In answer of such noble tears as those To weep upon my Wedding day Mel. I fear thou art grown too sick for I hear A Lady mourns for thee men say to death Forsaken of thee on what terms I know not Amin. She had my promise but the King forbad it And made me make this worthy change thy Sister Accompanied with graces above her With whom I long to lose my lusty youth And grow old in her arms Mel. Be prosperous Enter Messenger Messen My Lord the Maskers rage for you Lys We are gone Cleon Sâ—rato Diphilus Amin. Wee 'l all attend you we shall trouble you With our solemnities Mel. Not so Amintor But if you laugh at my rude carriage In peace I 'le do as much for you in War When you come thither yet I have a Mistress To bring to your delights rough though I am I have a Mistress and she has a heart She saies but trust me it is stone no better There is no place that I can challenge in 't But you stand still and here
I forget not all respects That are Religious on another word Sounded like that and through a Sea of sins Will wade to my revenge though I should call Pains here and after life upon my soul King Well I am resolute you lay not with her And so leave you Exit King Evad. You must be prating and see what follows Amint. Prethee vex me not Leave me I am afraid some sudden start Will pull a murther on me Evad. I am gone I love my life well Exit Evadne Amint. I hate mine as much This 't is to break a troth I should be glad If all this tide of grief would make me mad Exit Enter Melantius Mel. I 'le know the cause of all Amintors griefs Or friendship shall be idle Enter Calianax Cal. O Melantius my Daughter will die Mel. Trust me I am sorry would thou hadst ta'ne her room Cal. Thou art a slave a cut-throat slave a bloody treacherous slave Melan. Take heed old man thou wilt be heard to rave And lose thine Offices Cal. I am valiant grown At all these years and thou art but a slave Mel. Leave some company will come and I respect Thy years not thee so much that I could wish To laugh at thee alone Cal. I 'le spoil your mirth I mean to sight with thee There lie my Cloak this was my Fathers Sword And he durst sight are you prepar'd Mel. Why wilt thou doat thy self out of thy life Hence get thee to bed have careful looking to and eat warm things and trouble not me my head is full of thoughts more weighty than thy life or death can be Cal. You have a name in War when you stand safe Amongst a multitude but I will try What you dare do unto a weak old man In single sight you 'l ground I fear Come draw Mel. I will not draw unless thou pul'st thy death Upon thee with a stroke there 's no one blow That thou canst give hath strength enough to kill me Tempt me not so far then the power of earth Shall not redeem thee Cal. I must let him alone He 's stout and able and to say the truth However I may set a face and talk I am not valiant when I was a youth I kept my credit with a testie trick I had Amongst cowards but durst never sight Mel. I will not promise to preserve your life if you do stay Cal. I would give half my Land that I durst sight with that proud man a little if I had men to hold I would beat him till he ask me mercy Mel. Sir will you be gone Cal. I dare not stay but I will go home and beat my servants all over for this Exit Calianax Mel. This old fellow haunts me But the distracted carriage of mine Amintor Takes deeply on me I will find the cause I fear his Conscience cries he wrong'd Aspatia Enter Amintor Amint. Mens eyes are not so subtil to perceive My inward misery I bear my grief Hid from the World how art thou wretched then For ought I know all Husbands are like me And every one I talk with of his Wife Is but a well dissembler of his woes As I am would I knew it for the rareness afflicts me now Mel. Amintor We have not enjoy'd our friendship of late for we were wont to charge our souls in talk Amint. Melantius I can tell thee a good jest of Strato and a Lady the last day Mel. How wa st Amint. Why such an odd one Mel. I have long'd to speak with you not of an idle jest that 's forc'd but of matter you are bound to utter to me Amint. What is that my friend Mel. I have observ'd your words sall from your tongue Wildly and all your carriage Lâ—ke one that strove to shew his merry mood When he were ill dispos'd you were not wont To put such scorn into your speech or wear Upon your face ridiculous jollity Some sadness sits here which your cunning would Cover o're with smiles and 't will not be What is it Amint. A sadness here what cause Can sate provide for me to make me so Am I not lov'd through all this Isle the King Rains greatness on me have I not received A Lady to my bed that in her eye Keeps mounting fire and on her tender cheeks Inevitable colour in her heart A prison for all vertue are not you Which is above all joyes my constant friend What sadness can I have no I am light And feel the courses of my blood more warm And stirring than they were faith marry too And you will feel so unexprest a joy In chast embraces that you will indeed appear another Mel. You may shape Amintor Causes to cozen the whole world withal And your self too but 't is not like a friend To hide your soul from me 't is not your nature To be thus idle I have seen you stand As you were blasted midst of all your mirth Call thrice aloud and then start feigning joy So coldly World what do I here a friend Is nothing Heaven I would ha' told that man My secret sins I 'le search an unknown Land And there plant friendship all is withered here Come with a complement I would have fought Or told my friend he ly'd ere sooth'd him so Out of my bosom Amint. But there is nothing Mel. Worse and worse farewel From this time have acquaintance but no friend Amint. Melantius stay you shall know what that is Mel. See how you play'd with friendship be advis'd How you give cause unto your self to say You ha' lost a friend Amint. Forgive what I have done For I am so ore-gone with injuries Unheard of that I lose consideration Of what I ought to do oh oh Mel. Do not weep what is' t May I once but know the man Hath turn'd my friend thus Amint. I had spoke at first but that Mel. But what Amint. I held it most unfit For you to know saith do not know it yet Mel. Thou feest my love that will keep company With thee in tears hide nothing then from me For when I know the cause of thy distemper With mine own armour I 'le adorn my self My resolution and cut through thy foes Unto thy quiet till I place thy heart As peaceable as spotless innocence What is it Amint. Why 't is this it is too big To get out let my tears make way a while Mel. Punish me strangely heaven if he escape Of life or same that brought this youth to this Amint. Your Sister Mel. Well said Amint. You 'l wish 't unknown when you have heard it Mel. No. Amint. Is much to blame And to the King has given her honour up And lives in Whoredom with him Mel. How this Thou art run mad with injury indeed Thou couldst not utter this else speak again For I forgive it freely tell thy griefs Amint. She 's wanton I am loth to say a Whore Though it be true Mel. Speak yet again before mine anger grow
than our loves to tie our lives And deaths together Mel. It is as nobly said as I would wish Anon I 'le tell you wonders we are wrong'd Diph. But I will tell you now wee 'l right our selves Mel. Stay not prepare the armour in my house And what friends you can draw unto our side Not knowing of the cause make ready too Haste Diphilus the time requires it haste Exit Diphilus I hope my cause is just I know my blood Tells me it is and I will credit it To take revenge and lose my self withal Were idle and to scape impossible Without I had the sort which misery Remaining in the hands of my old enemy Calianax but I must have it see Enter Calianax Where he comes shaking by me good my Lord Forget your spleen to me I never wrong'd you But would have peace with every man Cal. 'T is well If I durst sight your tongue would lie at quiet Mel. Y' are touchie without all cause Cal. Do mock me Mel. By mine honour I speak truth Cal. Honour where is' t Mel. See what starts you make into your hatred to my love and freedom to you I come with resolution to obtain a suit of you Cal. A suit of me 't is very like it should be granted Sir Mel. Nay go not hence 'T is this you have the keeping of the Fort And I would wish you by the love you ought To bear unto me to deliver it into my hands Cal. I am in hope that thou art mad to talk to me thus Mel. But there is a reason to move you to it I would kill the King that wrong'd you and your daughter Cal. Out Traytor Mel. Nay but stay I cannot scape the deed once done Without I have this fort Cal. And should I help thee now thy treacherous mind betrays it self Mel. Come delay me not Give me a sudden answer or already Thy last is spoke refuse not offered love When it comes clad in secrets Cal. If I say I will not he will kill me I do see 't writ In his looks and should I say I will he 'l run and tell the King I do not shun your friendship dear Melantius But this cause is weighty give me but an hour to think Mel. Take it I know this goes unto the King But I am arm'd Ex. Melant. Cal. Me thinks I feel my self But twenty now agen this fighting fool Wants Policy I shall revenge my Girl And make her red again I pray my legs Will last that pace that I will carry them I shall want breath before I find the King Actus Quartus Enter Melantius Evadne and a Lady MEL. Save you Evad. Save you sweet Brother Mel. In my blunt eye methinks you look Evadne Evad. Come you would make me blush Mel. I would Evadne I shall displease my ends else Evad. You shall if you command me I am bashful Come Sir how do I look Mel. I would not have your women hear me Break into commendation of you 't is not seemly Evad. Go walt me in the Gallery now speak Mel. I 'le lock the door first Exeunt Ladies Evad. Why Mel. I will not have your guilded things that dance in visitation with their Millan skins choke up my business Evad. You are strangely dispos'd Sir Mel. Good Madam not to make you merry Evad. No if you praise me 't will make me sad Mel. Such a sad commendation I have for you Evad. Brother the Court hath made you witty And learn to riddle Mel. I praise the Court for 't has it learned you nothing Evad. Me Mel. I Evadne thou art young and handsom A Lady of a sweet complexion And such a flowing carriage that it cannot Chuse but inflame a Kingdom Evad. Gentle Brother Mel. 'T is yet in thy remembrance foolish woman To make me gentle Evad. How is this Mel. 'T is base And I could blush at these years thorough all My honour'd scars to come to such a parly Evad. I understand you not Mel. You dare not Fool They that commit thy faults fly the remembrance Evad. My faults Sir I would have you know I care not If they were written here here in my forehead Mel. Thy body is too little for the story The lusts of which would fill another woman Though she had Twins within her Evad. This is saucy Look you intrude no more there lies your way Mel. Thou art my way and I will tread upon thee Till I find truth out Evad. What truth is that you look for Mel. Thy long-lost honour would the Gods had set me One of their loudest bolts come tell me quickly Do it without enforcement and take heed You swell me not above my temper Evad. How Sir where got you this report Mel. Where there was people in every place Evad. They and the seconds of it are base people Believe them not they lyed Mel. Do not play with mine anger do not Wretch I come to know that desperate Fool that drew thee From thy fair life be wise and lay him open Evad. Unhand me and learn manners such another Forgetfulness forfeits your life Mel. Quench me this mighty humour and then tell me Whose Whore you are for you are one I know it Let all mine honours perish but I 'le find him Though he lie lockt up in thy blood be sudden There is no facing it and be not flattered The burnt air when the Dog raigns is not fouler Than thy contagious name till thy repentance If the Gods grant thee any purge thy sickness Evad. Be gone you are my Brother that 's your safety Mel. I 'le be a Wolf first 't is to be thy Brother An infamy below the sin of a Coward I am as far from being part of thee As thou art from thy vertue seek a kindred ' Mongst sensual beasts and make a Goat thy Brother A Goat is cooler will you tell me yet Evad. If you stay here and rail thus I shall tell you I 'le ha' you whipt get you to your command And there preach to your Sentinels And tell them what a brave man you are I shall laugh at you Mel. Y' are grown a glorious Whore where be your Fighters what mortal Fool durst raise thee to this daring And I alive by my just Sword h 'ad safer Bestride a Billow when the angry North Plows up the Sea or made Heavens fire his food Work me no higher will you discover yet Evad. The Fellow 's mad sleep and speak sense Mel. Force my swollen heart no further I would save thee your great maintainers are not here they dare not would they were all and armed I would speak loud here 's one should thunder to 'em will you tell me thou hast no hope to scape he that dares most and damns away his soul to do thee service will sooner fetch meat from a hungry Lion than come to rescue thee thou hast death about thee h 'as undone thine honour poyson'd thy vertue and of a lovely rose left thee a
Mel. Why Diphilus it is A thing to laugh at in respect of this Here was my Sister Father Brother Son All that I had speak once again What youth lies slain there by thee Amint. 'T is Aspatia My senses fade let me give up my soul Into thy bosom Cal. What 's that what 's that Aspatia Mel. I never did repent the greatness of my heart till now It will not burst at need Cal. My daughter dead here too and you have all fine new tricks to grieve but I ne're knew any but direct crying Mel. I am a pratler but no more Diph. Hold Brother Lysip Stop him Diph. Fie how unmanly was this offer in you Does this become our strain Cal. I know not what the mater is but I am Grown very kind and am friends with you You have given me that among you will kill me Quickly but I 'le go home and live as long as I can Mel. His spirit is but poor that can be kept From death for want of weapons Is not my hand a weapon good enough To stop my breath or if you tie down those I vow Amintor I will never eat Or drink or sleep or have to do with that That may preserve life this I swear to keep Lysip Look to him tho' and bear those bodies in May this a fair example be to me To rule with temper for on lustful Kings Unlookt for sudden deaths from heaven are sent But curst is he that is their instrument PHILASTER OR Love lies a Bleeding The Scene being in Cicilie Persons Represented in the Play The King Philaster Heir to the Crown Pharamond Prince of Spain Dion a Lord. Noble Gentlemen his Associates Cleremont Thrasiline Arethusa the Kings Daughter Galatea a wise modest Lady attending the Princess Megra a lascivious Lady An old wanton Lady or Croan Another Lady attending the Princess Eufrasia Daughter of Dion but disguised like a Page and called Bellario An old Captain Five Citizens A Countrey fellow Two Woodmen The Kings Guard and Train Actus primus Scena prima Enter Dion Cleremont and Thrasiline Cler. HEre 's not Lords nor Ladies Dion Credit me Gentlemen I wonder at it They receiv'd strict charge from the King to attend here Besides it was boldly published that no Officer should forbid any Gentlemen that desire to attend and hear Cle. Can you ghess the cause Di. Sir it is plain about the Spanish Prince that 's come to marry our Kingdoms Heir and be our Soveraign Thra. Many that will seem to know much say she looks not on him like a Maid in Love Di. O Sir the multitude that seldom know any thing but their own opinions speak that they would have but the Prince before his own approach receiv'd so many confident messages from the State that I think she 's resolv'd to be rul'd Cle. Sir it is thought with her he shall enjoy both these Kingdoms of Cicilie and Calabria Di. Sir it is without controversie so meant But 't will be a troublesome labour for him to enjoy both these Kingdoms with safetie the right Heir to one of them living and living so vertuously especially the people admiring the bravery of his mind and lamenting his injuries Cle. Who Philaster Di. Yes whose Father we all know was by our late King of Calabria unrighteously deposed from his fruitful Cicilie My self drew some blood in those Wars which I would give my hand to be washed from Cle. Sir my ignorance in State-policy will not let me know why Philaster being Heir to one of these Kingdoms the King should suffer him to walk abroad with such free liberty Di. Sir it seems your nature is more constant than to enquire after State news But the King of late made a hazard of both the Kingdoms of Cicilie and his own with offering but to imprison Philaster At which the City was in arms not to be charm'd down by any State order or Proclamation till they saw Philaster ride through the streets pleas'd and without a guard at which they threw their Hats and their arms from them some to make bonefires some to drink all for his deliverance Which wise men say is the cause the King labours to bring in the power of a Foreign Nation to aw his own with Enter Galatea Megra and a Lady Thra. See the Ladies what 's the first Di. A wife and modest Gentlwoman that attends the Princess Cle. The second Di. She is one that may stand still discreetly enough and ill savour'dly Dance her Measure simper when she is Courted by her Friend and slight her Husband Cle. The last Di. Marry I think she is one whom the State keeps for the Agents of our confederate Princes she 'll cog and lie with a whole Army before the League shall break her name is common through the Kingdom and the Trophies of her dishonour advanced beyond Hercules-pillars She loves to try the several constitutions of mens bodies and indeed has destroyed the worth of her own body by making experiment upon it for the good of the Common-wealth Cle. She 's a profitable member La. Peace if you love me you shall see these Gentlemen stand their ground and not Court us Gal. What if they should Meg. What if they should La. Nay let her alone what if they should why if they should I say they were never abroad what Foreigner would do so it writes them directly untravel'd Gal. Why what if they be Meg. What if they be La. Good Madam let her go on what if they be Why if they be I will justifie they cannot maintain discourse with a judicious Lady nor make a Leg nor say Excuse me Gal. Ha ha ha La. Do you laugh Madam Di. Your desires upon you Ladies La. Then you must sit beside us Di. I shall sit near you then Lady La. Near me perhaps But there 's a Lady indures no stranger and to me you appear a very strange fellow Meg. Me thinks he 's not so strange he would quickly be acquainted Thra. Peace the King Enter King Pharamond Arethusa and Train King To give a stranger testimony of love Than fickly promises which commonly In Princes find both birth and burial In one breath we have drawn you worthy Sir To make your lair indearments to your daughter And worthy services known to our subjects Now lov'd and wondered at Next our intent To plant you deeply our immediate Heir Both to our Blood and Kingdoms For this Lady The best part of your life as you confirm me And I believe though her few years and sex Yet teach her nothing but her fears and blushes Desires without desire discourse and knowledge Only of what her sell is to her sell Make her feel moderate health and when she sleeps In making no ill day knows no ill dreams Think not dear Sir these undivided parts That must mould up a Virgin are put on To shew her so as borrowed ornaments To speak her perfect love to you or add An Artificial shadow to her
the Princess to the King and bear that wounded fellow to dressing Come Gentlemen we 'l follow the chase close Ex. Are. Pha. Di. Cle. Thra. and 1 Woodman Coun. I pray you friend let me see the King 2 Wood. That you shall and receive thanks Exeunt Coun. If I get clear with this I 'le go see no more gay sights Enter Bellario Bell. A heaviness near death sits on my brow And I must sleep Bear me thou gentle bank For ever if thou wilt you sweet ones all Let me unworthy press you I could wish I rather were a Coarse strewed o're with you Than quick above you Dulness shuts mine eyes And I am giddy Oh that I could take So sound a sleep that I might never wake Enter Philaster Phi. I have done ill my conscience calls me false To strike at her that would not strike at me When I did sight me thought I heard her pray The gods to guard me She may be abus'd And I a loathed villain if she be She will conceal who hurt her He has wounds And cannot follow neither knows he me Who 's this Bellario sleeping If thou beest Guilty there is no justice that thy sleep Cry within Should be so sound and mine whom thou hast wrong'd So broken Hark I am pursued you gods I 'le take this offer'd means of my escape They have no mark to know me but my wounds If she be true if false let mischief light On all the world at once Sword print my wounds Upon this sleeping boy I ha' none I think Are mortal nor would I lay greater on thee Wounds him Bell. Oh death I hope is come blest be that hand It meant me well again for pities sake Phi. I have caught my self Phi. falls The loss of bloud hath stayed my flight Here here Is he that stroke thee take thy full revenge Use me as I did mean thee worse than death I 'le teach thee to revenge this luckless hand Wounded the Princess tell my followers Thou didst receive these hurts in staying me And I will second thee Get a reward Bell. Fly fly my Lord and save your self Phi. How 's this Wouldst thou I should be safe Bell. Else it were vain For me to live These little wounds I have Ha' not bled much reach me that noble hand I 'le help to cover you Phi. Art thou true to me Bell. Or let me perish loath'd Come my good Lord Creep in amongst those bushes who does know But that the gods may save your much lov'd breath Phi. Then I shall die for grief if not for this That I have wounded thee what wilt thou do Bell. Shift for my self well peace I hear 'em come Within Follow follow follow that way they went Bell. With my own wounds I 'le bloudy my own sword I need not counterfeit to fall Heaven knows That I can stand no longer Enter Pha. Dion Cle. and Thra. Pha. To this place we have tract him by his bloud Cle. Yonder my Lord creeps one away Di. Stay Sir what are you Bell. A wretched creature wounded in these Woods By Beasts relieve me if your names be men Or I shall perish Di. This is he my Lord Upon my soul that hurt her 't is the boy That wicked boy that serv'd her Pha. O thou damn'd in thy creation What cause could'st thou shape to hurt the Princess Bell. Then I am betrayed Di. Betrayed no apprehended Bell. I confess Urge it no more that big with evil thoughts I set upon her and did take my aim Her death For charity let fall at once The punishment you mean and do not load This weary flesh with tortures Pha. I will know who hir'd thee to this deed Bell. Mine own revenge Pha. Revenge for what Bell. It pleas'd her to receive Me as her Page and when my fortunes ebb'd That men strid o're them carelesly she did showr Her welcome graces on me and did swell My fortunes till they overflow'd their banks Threatning the men that crost 'em when as swift As storms arise at sea she turn'd her eyes To burning Suns upon me and did dry The streams she had bestowed leaving me worse And more contemn'd than other little brooks Because I had been great In short I knew I could not live and therefore did desire To die reveng'd Pha. If tortures can be found Long as thy natural life resolve to feel The utmost rigour Philaster creeps out of a bush Cle. Help to lead him hence Phi. Turn back you ravishers of Innocence Know ye the price of that you bear away so rudely Pha. Who 's that Di. 'T is the Lord Philaster Phi. 'T is not the treasure of all Kings in one The wealth of Tagus nor the Rocks of Pearl That pave the Court of Neptune can weigh down That vertue It was I that hurt the Princess Place me some god upon a Piramis Higher than hills of earth and lend a voice Loud as your Thunder to me that from thence I may discourse to all the under-world The worth that dwells in him Pha. How 's this Bell. My Lord some man Weary of life that would be glad to die Phi. Leave these untimely courtesies Bellario Bell. Alas he 's mad come will you lead me on Phi. By all the Oaths that men ought most to keep And Gods do punish most when men do break He toucht her not Take heed Bellario How thou dost drown the vertues thou hast shown With perjury By all that 's good 't was I You know she stood betwixt me and my right Pha. Thy own tongue be thy judge Cle It was Philaster Di. Is 't not a brave boy Well Sirs I fear we were all deceived Phi. Have I no friend here Di. Yes Phi. Then shew it Some good body lend a hand to draw us nearer Would you have tears shed for you when you dieâ— Then lay me gentle on his neck that there I may weep flouds and breath out my spirit 'T is not the wealth of Plutus nor the gold Lockt in the heart of earth can buy away This arm-full from me this had been a ransâ—m To have redeem'd the great Augustus Câ—sar Had he been taken you hard-hearted men More stony than these Mountains can you see Such clear pure bloud drop and not cut your flesh To stop his life To bind whose better wounâ—s Queens ought to tear their hair and with their tears Bath'em Forgive me thou that art the wealth of poor Phi. laster Enter King Arethusa and a Guard King Is the villain ta'ne Pha. Sir here be two confess the deed but say it was Phi. laster Phi. Question it no more it was King The fellow that did fight with him will tell us Are. Ay me I know he will King Did not you know him Are. Sir if it was he he was disguised Phi. I was so Oh my sâ—ars that I should live still King Thou ambitious fool Thou that hast laid a train for thy own life Now I do mean to do I 'le leave to
Artillery that a Gentleman a dear friend of your Lordships sent me with to get it mended Sir for if you mark the nose is somewhat loose Bac. A friend of mine you Rascal I was never wearier of doing any thing than kicking these two Foot-balls Enter Servant Serv. Here is a good Cudgel Sir Bac. It comes too late l'me weary pray thee do thou beat them 2 Sword My Lord this is soul play i'saith to put a fresh man upon us men are but men Sir Bac. That jest shall save your bones Captain Rally up your rotten Regiment and be gone I had rather thrash than be bound to kick these Rascals till they cry'd ho Bessus you may put your hand to them now and then you are quit Farewel as you like this pray visit me again 't will keep me in good health Exit Bac. 2 Sword H 'as a devilish hard foot I never felt the like 1 Sword Nor I and yet I am sure I have felt a hundred 2 Sword If he kick thus i' th' Dog-daies he will be dry foundred what cure now Captain besides Oyl of Baies Bes Why well enough I warrant you you can go 2 Sword Yes heaven be thanked but I feel a shrowd ach sure h 'as sprang my huckle-bone 1 Sword I ha' lost a hanch Bes A little butter friend a little butter butter and parseley and a soveraign matter probatum est 2 Sword Captain we must request your hand now to our honours Bes Yes marry shall ye and then let all the world come we are valiant to our selves and there 's an end 1 Sword Nay then we must be valiant O my ribs 2 Sword O my small guts a plague upon these sharptoed shooes they are murtherers Exeunt clear Enter Arbaces with his sword drawn Arb. It is resolv'd I bare it whilst I could I can no more I must begin with murther of my friends and so go on to that incestuous ravishing and end my life and sins with a forbidden blow upon my self Enter Mardonius Mar. What Tragedy is near That hand was never wont to draw a sword but it cry'd dead to something Arb. Mardonius have you bid Gobrias come Mar. How do you Sir Arb. Well is he coming Mar. Why Sir are you thus why do your hands proclaim a lawless War against your self Arb. Thou answerest me one question with an other is Gobrias coming Mar. Sir he is Arb. 'T is well I can forbear your questions then be gone Mar. Sir I have mark't Arb. Mark less it troubles you and me Mar. You are more variable than you were Arb. It may be so Mar. To day no Hermit could be humbler than you were to us all Arb. And what of this Mar. And now you take new rage into your eyes as you would look us all out of the Land Arb. I do confess it will that satisfie I prethee get thee gone Mar. Sir I will speak Arb. Will ye Mar. It is my duty I fear you will kill your self I am a subject and you shall do me wrong in 't 't is my cause and I may speak Arb. Thou art not train'd in sin it seems Mardonius kill my self by Heaven I will not do it yet and when I will I 'le tell thee then I shall be such a creature that thou wilt give me leave without a word There is a method in mans wickedness it grows up by degrees I am not come so high as killing of my self there are a hundred thousand sins 'twixt me and it which I must doe and I shall come to 't at last but take my oath not now be satisfied and get thee hence Mar. I am sorry 't is so ill Arb. Be sorry then true sorrow is alone grieve by thy self Mar. I pray you let me see your Sword put up before I go I 'le leave you then Arb. Why so what folly is this in thee is it not as apt to mischief as it was before can I not reach it thinkst thou these are toyes for Children to be pleas'd with and not men now I am safe you think I would the book of fate were here my Sword is not so sure but I would get it out and mangle that that all the destinies should quite forget their sixt decrees and hast to make us new for other fortunes mine could not be worse wilt thou now leave me Mar. Heaven put into your bosome temperate thoughts I 'le leave you though I fear Arb. Go thou art honest why should the hasty error of my youth be so unpardonable to draw a sin helpless upon me Enter Gobrias Gob. There is the King now it is ripe Arb. Draw near thou guilty man that art the authour of the loathedst crime five ages have brought forth and hear me speak curses more incurable and all the evils mans body or his Spirit can receive be with thee Gob. Why Sir do you curse me thus Arb. Why do I curse thee if there be a man subtil in curses that exceeds the rest his worst wish on thee thou hast broke my heart Gob. How Sir have I preserv'd you from a child from all the arrows malice or ambition could shoot at you and have I this for my pay Arb. 'T is true thou didst preserve me and in that wert crueller than hardned murtherers of infants and their Mothers thou didst save me only till thou hadst studied out a way how to destroy me cunningly thy self this was a curious way of torturing Gob. What do you mean Arb. Thou knowst the evils thou hast done to me dost thou remember all those witching letters thou sent'st unto me to Armenia fill'd with the praise of my beloved Sister where thou extol'st her beauty what had I to do with that what could her beauty be to me and thou didst write how well she lov'd me dost thou remember this so that I doted something before I saw her Gob. This is true Arb. Is it and when I was return'd thou knowst thou didst pursue it till thou woundst me into such a strange and unbeliev'd affection as good men cannot think on Gob. This I grant I think I was the cause Arb. Wert thou Nay more I think thou meant'st it Gob. Sir I hate to lie as I love Heaven and honesty I did it was my meaning Arb. Be thine own sad judge a further condemnation will not need prepare thy self to dy Gob. Why Sir to dy Arb. Why shouldst thou live was ever yet offender so impudent that had a thought of Mercy after confession of a crime like this get out I cannot where thou hurl'st me in but I can take revenge that 's all the sweetness left for me Gob. Now is the time hear me but speak Arb. No yet I will be far more mercifull than thou wert to me thou didst steal into me and never gav'st me warning so much time as I give thee now had prevented thee for ever Notwithstanding all thy sins if thou hast hope that there is yet a prayer to save thee turn
Now you may kiss me 'T is the first kiss I ever askt I swear to ye Arn. That I dare do sweet Lady Hip. You do it well too You are a Master Sir that makes you coy Arn. Would you would send your people off Hip. Well thought on Wait all without Exit Zab. and Servants Zab. I hope she is pleas'd throughly Hip. Why stand ye still here 's no man to detect ye My people are gone off come come leave conjuring The Spirit you would raise is here already Look boldly on me Arn. What would you have me do Hip. O most unmanly question have you do Is' t possible your years should want a Tutor I 'le teach ye come embrace me Arn. Fye stand off And give me leave more now than e're to wonder A building of so goodly a proportion Outwardly all exact the frame of Heaven Should hide within so base inhabitants You are as fair as if the morning bare ye Imagination never made a sweeter Can it be possible this frame should suffer And built on slight affections fright the viewer Be excellent in all as you are outward The worthy Mistress of those many blessings Heaven has bestowed make 'em appear still nobler Because they are trusted to a weaker keeper Would ye have me love ye Hip. Yes Arn. Not for your beauty Though I confess it blowes the first fire in us Time as he passes by puts out that sparkle Nor for your wealth although the world kneel to it And make it all addition to a woman Fortune that ruines all makes that his conquest Be honest and be vertuous I 'le admire ye At least be wise and where ye lay these nets Strow over 'em a little modesty 'T will well become your cause and catch more Fools Hip. Could any one that lov'd this wholesome counsel But love the giver more you make me fonder You have a vertuous mind I want that ornament Is it a sin I covet to enjoy ye If ye imagine I am too free a Lover And act that part belongs to you I am silent Mine eyes shall speak my blushes parly with ye I will not touch your hand but with a tremble Fitting a Vestal Nun not long to kiss ye But gently as the Air and undiscern'd too I 'le steal it thus I 'le walk your shadow by ye So still and silent that it shall be equal To put me off as that and when I covet To give such toyes as these Arn. A new temptation Hip. Thus like the lazie minutes will I drop 'em Which past once are forgotten Arn. Excellent vice Hip. Will ye be won look stedfastly upon me Look manly take a mans affections to you Young women in the old world were not wont Sir To hang out gaudy bushes for their beauties To talk themselves into young mens affections How cold and dull you are Arn. How I stagger She is wise as fair but 't is a wicked wisdom I 'le choak before I yield Hip. Who waits within there Zabulon within Make ready the green Chamber Zab. It shall be Madam Arn. I am afraid she will injoy me indeed Hip. What Musick do ye love Arn. A modest tongue Hip. We 'l have enough of that sye sye how lumpish In a young Ladyes arms thus dull Arn. For Heaven sake Profess a little goodness Hip. Of what Country Arn. I am of Rome Hip. Nay then I know you mock me The Italians are not frighted with such bug bears Prethee go in Arn. I am not well Hip. I 'le make thee I 'le kiss thee well Arn. I am not sick of that sore Hip. Upon my Conscience I must ravish thee I shall be famous for the first example With this I 'le tye ye first then try your strength Sir Arn. My strength away base woman I abhor thee I am not caught with stales disease dwell with thee Exit Hip. Are ye so quick and have I lost my wishes Hoe Zabulon my servants Enter Zabulon and Servants Zab. Call'd ye Madam Hip. Is all that beauty scorned so many su'd for So many Princes by a stranger too Musâ— I endure this Zab. Where 's the Gentleman Hip. Go presently pursue the stranger Zabulon He has bâ—oke from me Jewels I have given him Charge him with theft he has stoln my love my freedome Draw him before the Governour imprison him Why dost thou stay Zab. I 'le teach him a new dance For plaâ—â—â— fast and loose with such a Lady Come fellows come I 'le execute your anger And to the sail Hip. His scorn shall feel my vengeance Exeunt Scena Tertia Enter Sulpicia and Jaques Sul Shall I never see a lusty man again Ja. Faith Mistress You do so over labour 'em when you have 'em And so dâ—y sounder 'em they cannot last Sul. Where 's the French-man Ja. Alas he 's all to fitters And lyes taking the height of his fortune with a Syringe He 's chin'd he 's chin'd good man he is a mourner Sul. What 's become of the Dane Ja. Who goldy-locks He 's soul i' th' touch-hole and recoils again The main Spring 's weaken'd that holds up his coâ—k He lies at the sign of the Sun to be new breech'd Sul. The Rutter too is gone Ja. O that was a brave Rascal He would labour like a Thrasher but alas What thing can ever last he has been ill mew'd And drawn too soon I have seen him in the Hospital Sul. There was an English-man Ja I there was an English-man You 'l sâ—ant find any now to make that name good There were those English that were men indeed And would perform like men but now they are vanisht They are so taken up in their own Country And so heatâ—n of their speed by their own women When they come here they draw their legs like Hackneys Drink and their own devices have undone ' em Sul I must have one that 's strong no life in Lisbon else Perfect and young my Custom with young Ladies And â—â—gh sâ—d City dames will fall and break else I want my self too in mine age to nourish me They are all sunk I mantain'd now what 's this business What goodly fellow 's that Enter Rutilio and Officers Rut. Why do you dâ—ag me Pox o' your justice let me loose 1 Offi. Not so Sir Rut. Cannot a man fall into one of your drunken Collars And venture the breaking on 's neck your trap-doors open But he must be us'd thus rascally 1 Offi. What made you wandring So late i' th' night you know that is imprisonment Rut May be I walk in my sleep â— Offi. May be we 'l walk ye What made you wandring Sir into that vault Where all the City store and the Munition lay Râ—t I fell into it by chance I broke my shins sor't Your worships feel not that I knockt my head Against a hundred pasts would you had had it Cannot I break my neck in my own defence 2 Offi. This will not serve you cannot put it off so Your
coming thither was to play the villain To 〈◊〉 the Powder to blow up that part o' th' City Rut. Yes with my nose why were the trap doors open Mâ—â—â— nâ—â— you â—â—ll 〈◊〉 you had you gone that way I thought your Câ—ty had sunk 1 Offi. You did your bell Sir We must presume to help it into th' Air If you call that sinking we have told you what 's the laâ—â— He that is taken there unless a Magistrate And have command in that place presently If there be nothing found apparent near him Worthy his torture or his present death Must eitheir pay his fine for his presumption Which is six hundred Duckets or for six years Tug at an Oar i' th' Gallies will ye walk Sir For we presume you cannot pay the penalty Rut. Row in the Gallies after all this mischief 2 Offi. May be you were drunk they 'l keep you sober therâ— Rut. Tug at an Oar you are not arrant rascals To catch me in a pit-fall and betray me Sul. A lusty minded man Ja. A wondrous able Sul. Pray Gentlemen allow me but that liberty To speak a few words with your prisoner And I shall thank you 1 Offi. Take your pleasure Lady Sul. What would you give that woman should redeem ye Redeem ye from this slavery Rut. Besides my service I would give her my whole self I would be her vassal Sul. She has reason to expect as much considering The great sum she pays sor't yet take comfort What ye shall do to merit this is easie And I will be the woman shall befriend ye 'T is but to entertain some handsome Ladies And young fair Gentlewomen you guess the way But giving of your mind Rut. I am excellent at it You cannot pick out such another living I understand ye is' t not thus Sul. Ye have it Rut. Bring me a hundred of 'em I 'le dispatch ' em I will be none but yours should another offer Another way to redeem me I should scorn it What women you shall please I am monstrous lusty Not to be taken down would you have Children I 'le get you those as fast and thick as flie-blows Sul. I admire him wonder at him Rut. Hark ye Lady You may require sometimes Sul. I by my faith Rut. And you shall have it by my faith and handsomly This old Cat will suck shrewdly you have no Daughters I flye at all now am I in my Kingdom Tug at an Oar no tug in a Feather-bed With good warm Caudles hang your bread and water I 'le make you young again believe that Lady I will so frubbish you Sul. Come follow Officers This Gentleman is free I 'le pay the Duckets Rut. And when you catch me in your City-powdring-tub Again boil me with Cabbidge 1 Offi. You are both warn'd and arm'd Sir Exeunt Scena quarta Enter Leopold Hippolyta Zenocia Zen. Will your Ladyship wear this Dressing Hip. Leave thy prating I care not what I wear Zen. Yet 't is my duty To know your pleasure and my worst affliction To see you discontented Hip. Weeping too Prethee forgive me I am much distemper'd And speak I know not what to make thee amends The Gown that I wore yesterday is thine Let it alone awhile Leo. Now you perceive And taste her bounty Zen. Much above my merit Leo. But have you not yet sound a happy time To move for me Zen. I have watched all occasions But hitherto without success yet doubt not But I 'le embrace the first means Leo. Do and prosper Excellent creature whose perfections make Even sorrow lovely if your frowns thus take me What would your smiles doe Hip. Pox o' this stale Courtship If I have any power Leo. I am commanded Obedience is the Lovers sacrifice Which I pay gladly Hip. To be forc'd to wooe Being a woman could not but torment me But bringing for my advocates youth and beauty Set off with wealth and then to be deni'd too Do's comprehend all tortures They flatter'd me That said my looks were charms my touches fetters My locks soft chains to bind the arms of Princes And make them in that wish'd for bondage happy I am like others of a courser feature As weak to allure but in my dotage stronger I am no Carce he more than Vlysses Scorns all my offer'd bounties slights my favours And as I were some new Egyptian flyes me Leaving no pawn but my own shame behind him But he shall finde that in my fell revenge I am a woman one that never pardons The rude contemner of her proffered sweetness Enter Zabulon Zab. Madam 't is done Hip. What 's done Zab. The uncivill stranger Is at your suite arrested Hip. 'T is well handled Zab. And under guard sent to the Governour With whom my testimony and the favour He bears your Ladiship have so prevail'd That he is sentenc'd Hip. How Zab. To lose his head Hip. Is that the means to quench the scorching heat Of my inrag'd desires must innocence suffer Cause I am faulty or is my Love so fatall That of necessity it must destroy The object it most longs for dull Hippolyta To think that injuries could make way for love When courtesies were despis'd that by his death Thou shouldst gain that which only thou canst hope for While he is living My honour 's at the stake now And cannot be preserv'd unless he perish The enjoying of the thing I love I ever Have priz'd above my fame why doubt I now then One only way is left me to redeem all Make ready my Caroch Leo. What will you Madam Hip. And yet I am impatient of such stay Bind up my hair fye fye while that is doing The Law my feise his life thus as I am then Not like Hippolyta but a Bacchanall My frantique Love transports me Exit Leo. Sure she 's distracted Zab. Pray you follow her I will along with you I more than guess the cause women that love Are most uncertain and one minute crave What in another they refuse to have Exit Scena Quinta Enter Clodio Charino Clo. Assure thy self Charino I am alter'd From what I was the tempests we have met with In our uncertain voyage were smooth gales Compar'd to those the memory of my lusts Rais'd in my Conscience and if ere again I live to see Zenocia I will sue And seek to her as a Lover and a Servant And not command affection like a Tyrant Char. In hearing this you make me young again And Heaven it seems favouring this good change in you In setting of a period to our dangers Gives us fair hopes to find that here in Lisbon Which hitherto in vain we long have sought for I have receiv'd assur'd intelligence Such strangers have been seen here and though yet I cannot learn their fortunes nor the place Of their abode I have a Soul presages A fortunate event here Clo. There have pass'd A mutual enterchange of courtesies Between me and the Governour therefore boldly We may presume of him
you wish you well But never see you more nor receive comfort From any thing Arnoldo Arn. You are too tender I neither doubt you nor desire longer To be a man and live than I am honest And only yours our infinite affections Abus'd us both Zab. VVhere are your favours now The courtesies you shew'd this stranger Madam Hip. Have I now sound the cause Zab. Attend it further Zen. Did she invite you do you say Arn. Most cunningly And with a preparation of that state I was brought in and welcom'd Zen. Seem'd to love you Arn. Most infinitely at first sight most dotingly Zen. She is a goodly Lady Arn. VVondrous handsom At first view being taken unprepar'd Your memory not present then to assist me She seem'd so glorious sweet and so far stir'd me Nay be not jealous there 's no harm done Zen. Prethee didst thou not kiss Arnoldo Arn. Yes saith did I. Zen. And then Arn. I durst not did not Zen. I forgive you Come tell the truth Arn. May be I lay with her Hip. He mocks me too most basely Zen. Did ye faith did ye forget so far Arn. Come come no weeping I would have lyen first in my grave believe that VVhy will you ask those things you would not hear She is too untemperate to betray my vertues Too openly lascivious had she dealt But with that seeming modesty she might And stung a little Art upon her ardor But 't was forgot and I forgot to like her And glad I was deceiv'd No my Zenocia My first love here begun rests here unreapt yet And here for ever Zen. You have made me happy Even in the midst of bondage blest Zab. You see now What rubs are in your way Hip. And quickly Zabulon I 'le root 'em out Be sure you do this presently Zab. Do not you alter then Hip. I am resolute Exit Zabulon Arn. To see you only I came hither last Drawn by no love of hers nor base allurements For by this holy light I hate her heartily Leop. I am glad of that you have sav'd me so much vengeance And so much fear From this hour fair besal you Arn. Some means I shall make shortly to redeem you Till when observe her well and fit her temper Only her lust contemn Zen. When shall I see you Arn. I will live hereabouts and bear her fair still Till I can find a sit hour to redeem you Hip. Shut all the doors Arn. Who 's that Zen. We are betray'd The Lady of the house has heard our parly Seen us and seen our Loves Hip. You courteous Gallant You that scorn all I can bestow that laugh at The afflictions and the groans I suffer for you That slight and jeer my love contemn the fortune My favours can sting on you have I caught you Have I now sound the cause ye fool my wishes Is mine own slave my bane I nourish that That sucks up my content I 'le pray no more Nor wooe no more thou shalt see foolish man And to thy bitter pain and anguish look on The vengeance I shall take provok'd and slighted Redeem her then and steal her hence ho Zabulon Now to your work Enter Zabulon and Servants some holding Arnoldo some ready with a cord to strangle Zenocia Arn. Lady but hear me speak first As you have pity Hip. I have none You taught me When I even hung about your neck you scorn'd me Zab. Shall we pluck yet Hip. No hold a little Zabulon I 'le pluck his heart-strings first now am I worthy A little of your love Arn. I 'le be your Servant Command me through what danger you shall aime at Let it be death Hip. Be sure Sir I shall fit you Ara. But spare this Virgin Hip. I would spare that villain first Had cut my Fathers throat Arn. Bounteous Lady If in your sex there be that noble softness That tenderness of heart womâ—n are crown'd for Zen. Kneel not Arnoldo doe her not that honour She is not worthy such submission I scorn a life depends upon her pity Proud woman do thy worst and arm thy anger With thoughts as black as Hell as hot and bloody I bring a patience here shall make 'em blush An innocence shall outlook thee and death too Arn. Make me your slave I give my freedom to ye For ever to be fetter'd to your service 'T was I offended be not so unjust then To strike the innocent this gentle maid Never intended fear and doubt against you She is your Servant pay not her observance With cruel looks her duteous faith with death Hip. Am I fair now now am I worth your liking Zen. Not fair not to be liked thou glorious Devil Thou vernisht piece of lust thou painted fury Arn. Speak gently sweet speak gently Zen. I 'le speak nobly 'T is not the saving of a life I aim at Mark me lascivious woman mark me truly And then consider how I weigh thy anger Life is no longer mine nor dear unto me Than usefull to his honour I preserve it If thou hadst studied all the courtesies Humanity and noble blood are linkt to Thou couldst not have propounded such a benefit Nor heapt upon me such unlookt for honour As dying for his sake to be his Martyr 'T is such a grace Hip. You shall not want that savour Let your bones work miracles Arn. Dear Lady By those fair eyes Hip. There is but this way left ye To save her life Arn. Speak it and I embrace it Hip. Come to my private chamber presently And there what love and I command Arn. I 'le doe it Be comforted Zenocia Zen. Do not do this To save me do not lose your self I charge you I charge you by your love that love your bear me That love that constant love you have twin'd to me By all your promises take heed you keep 'em Now is your constant tryal If thou dost this Or mov'st one foot to guide thee to her lust My curses and eternal hate pursue thee Redeem me at the base price of dis-loyalty Must my undoubted honesty be thy Bawd too Go and intwine thy self about that body Tell her for my life thou hast lost thine honour Pull'd all thy vows from heaven basely most basely Stoop'd to the servile flames of that foul woman To add an hour to me that hate thee for it Know thee not again nor name thee for a Husband Arn. What shall I do to save her Hip. How now what hast there Enter a Servant Ser. The Governour attended with some Gentlemen Are newly entred to speak with your Ladiship Hip. Pox o' their business reprieve her for this hour I shall have other time Arn. Now fortune help us Hip. I 'le meet 'em presently retire awhile all Exeunt Zab. You rise to day upon your right side Lady You know the danger too and may prevent it And if you suffer her to perish thus As she must do and suddenly believe it Unless you stand her friend you know the
excellencies far far beyond Or my deservings or my hopes we are now Going our latest journey and together Our only comfort we desire pray give it Your charity to our ashes such we must be And not to curse our memories Hip. I am much mov'd Clod. I am wholly overcome all love to women Farewell for ever ere you dye your pardon And yours Sir had she many years to live Perhaps I might look on her as a Brother But as a lover never and since all Your sad misfortunes had original From the barbarous Custom practis'd in my Country Heaven witness for your sake I here release it So to your memory chaste Wives and Virgins Shall ever pay their vowes I give her to you And wish she were so now as when my lust Forc'd you to quit the Country Hip. It is in vain To strive with destiny here my dotage ends Look up Zenocia health in me speaks to you She gives him to you that by divers ways So long has kept him from you and repent not That you were once my servant for which health In recompence of what I made you suffer The hundred thousand Crowns the City owes me Shall be your dower Man 'T is a magnificent gift Had it been timely given Hip. It is believe it Sulpitia Enter a Servant and Sulpitia Sulp. Madam Hip. Quick undoe the charm Ask not a reason why let it suffice It is my will Sulp. Which I obey and gladly Exit Man Is to be married sayest thou Ser. So she sayes Sir And does desire your presence They are born off in chairs Man And tell her I 'le come Hip. Pray carry them to their rest for though already They do appear as dead let my life pay for 't If they recover not Man What you have warranted Assure your self will be expected from you Look to them carefully and till the tryal Hip. Which shall not be above four hours Man Let me Intreat your companies there is something Of weight invites me hence All. We 'll wait upon you Exeunt Enter Guiomar and Servants Guio. You understand what my directions are And what they guide you to the faithfull promise You have made me all All. We do and will perform it Guio. The Governour will not fail to be here presently Retire a while till you shall find occasion And bring me word when they arrive All. Wee shall Madam Guio. Only stay you to entertain 1 Ser. I am ready Guio. I wonder at the bold and practis'd malice Men ever have o' foot against our honours That nothing we can do never so vertuous No shape put on so pious no not think What a good is be that good ne're so noble Never so laden with admir'd example But still we end in lust our aims our actions Nay even our charities with lust are branded Why should this stranger else this wretched stranger Whose life I sav'd at what dear price sticks here yet Why should he hope he was not here an hour And certainly in that time I may swear it I gave him no loose look I had no reason Unless my tears were flames my curses courtships The killing of my Son a kindness to me Why should he send to me or with what safety Examining the ruine he had wrought me Though at that time my pious pity found him And my word fixt I am troubled strongly troubled Enter a Servant Ser. The Gentlemen are come Guio. Then bid 'em welcom I must retire Exit Enter Rutilio and Duarte. Ser. You are welcom Gentlemen Rut. I thank you friend I would speak with your Lady Ser. I 'le let her understand Rut. It shall besit you How do I look Sir in this handsome trim Exit Servant Me thinks I am wondrous brave Duar. You are very decent Rut. These by themselves without more helps of nature Would set a woman hard I know 'em all And where their first aims light I 'le lay my head on 't I 'le take her eye as soon as she looks on me And if I come to speak once woe be to her I have her in a nooze she cannot scape me I have their several lasts Dua. You are throughly studied But tell me Sir being unacquainted with her As you confess you are Rut. That 's not an hours work I 'le make a Nun forget her beads in two hours Dua. She being set in years next none of those lusters Appearing in her eye that warm the fancy Nor nothing in her face but handsom ruines Rut. I love old stories those live believ'd Authentique When 20. of your modern faces are call'd in For new opinion paintings and corruptions Give me an old confirm'd face besides she sav'd me She sav'd my life have I not cause to love her She 's rich and of a constant state a fair one Have I not cause to wooe her I have tryed sufficient All your young Phillies I think this back has try'd 'em And smarted for it too they run away with me Take bitt between the teeth and play the Devils A staied pace now becomes my years a sure one Where I may sit and crack no girths Dua. How miserable If my Mother should confirm what I suspect now Beyond all humane cure were my condition Then I shall wish this body had been so too Here comes the Lady Sir Enter Guiomar Rut. Excellent Lady To shew I am a creature bound to your service And only yours Guio. Keep at that distance Sir For if you stir Rut. I am obedient She has found already I am for her turn With what a greedy hawks eye she beholds me Mark how she musters all my parts Guio. A goodly Gentleman Of a more manly set I never look'd on Rut. Mark mark her eyes still mark but the carriage of ' em Guio. How happy am I now since my Son fell He fell not by a base unnoble hand As that still troubled me how far more happy Shall my revenge be since the Sacrifice I offer to his grave shall be both worthy A Sons untimely loss and a Mothers sorrow Rut. Sir I am made believe it she is mine own I told you what a spell I carried with me All this time does she spend in contemplation Of that unmatch'd delight I shall be thankfull to ye And if you please to know my house to use it To take it for your own Guio. Who waits without there Enter Guard and Servants they seize upon Rut. and bind him Rut. How now what means this Lady Guio. Bind him fast Rut. Are these the bride-laces you prepare for me The colours that you give Dua. Fye Gentle Lady This is not noble dealing Guio. Be you satisfied If seems you are a stranger to this meaning You shall not be so long Rut. Do you call this wooing Is there no end of womens persecutions Must I needs fool into mine own destruction Have I not had fair warnings and enough too Still pick the Devils teeth you are not mad Lady Do I come fairly and
off all dangers the vâ—olent heats of youth might bear me to Lew. It is well answer'd Eust Nor shall you my Lord for your fair Daughter ever find just cause to mourn your choice of me the name of Husband not the authority it carries in it shall ever teach me to forget to be as I am now her Servant and your Lordship's and but that modesty forbids that I should sound the Trumpet of my own deserts I could say my choice manners have been such as render me lov'd and remarkable to the Princes of the Blood Cow Nay to the King Egre. Nay to the King and Council And. These are Court admirers and ever echo him that bears the Bag. Though I be dull-ey'd I see through this jugling Eust Then for my hopes Cow Nay certainties Eust They stand as fair as any mans What can there fall in compass of her wishes which she shall not be suddenly possess'd of Loves she Titles by the grace and favour of my Princely Friends I am what she would have me Bri. He speaks well and I believe him Lew. I could wish I did so Pray you a word Sir He 's a proper Gentleman and promises nothing but what is possible So far I will go with you nay I add he hath won much upon me and were he but one thing that his Brother is the bargain were soon struck up Bri. What 's that my Lord Lew. The Heir And. Which he is not and I trust never shall be Bri. Come that shall breed no difference you see Charles has given o'er the world I 'le undertake and with much ease to buy his Birth right of him for a Dry-fat of new Books nor shall my state alone make way for him but my elder Brothers who being issueless to advance our name I doubt not will add his Your resolution Lew. I 'le first acquaint my Daughter with the proceedings on these terms I am yours as she shall be make you no scruple Get the Writings ready she shall be tractable to morrow we will hold a second conference Farewell noble Eustace and you brave Gallants Eust Full increase of honour wait ever on your Lordship And. The Gout rather and a perpetual Meagrim Bri. You see Eustace how I travel to possess you of a Fortune you were not born to be you worthy of it I 'le furnish you for a Suitor visit her and prosper in 't Eust She 's mine Sir fear it not in all my travels I ne'er met a Virgin that could resist my Courtship If it take now we 're made for ever and will revel it Ex. And. In tough Welsh Parsly which in our vulgar Tongue is strong Hempen Halters my poor Master cozen'd and I a looker on If we have studi'd our Majors and our Minors Antecedents and Consequents to be concluded Coxcombs w' have made a fair hand on 't I am glad I have found out all their plots and their Conspiracies this shall t'old Monsieur Miramont one that though he cannot read a Proclamation yet dotes on Learning and loves my Master Charles for being a Scholar I hear he 's coming hither I shall meet him and if he be that old rough testy blade he always us'd to be I 'le ring him such a peal as shall go near to shake their Belroom peradventure beat 'm for he is fire and flax and so have at him Exit Actus Seundus Scena Prima Enter Miramount Brisac Mir. NAY Brother Brother Bri. Pray Sir be not moved I meddle with no business but mine own and in mine own 't is reason I should govern Mir. But how to govern then and understand Sir and be as wise as y' are hasty though you be my Brother and from one bloud sprung I must tell ye heartily and home too Bri. What Sir Mir. What I grieve to find you are a fool and an olâ— fool and that 's two Bri. We 'll part 'em if you please Mir. No they 're entail'd to ' em Seek to deprive an honest noble Spirit your eldest Son Sir and your very Image but he 's so like you that he fares the worse for 't because he loves his Book and dotes on that and only studies how to know things excellent above the reach of such course Brains as yours such muddy Fancies that never will know farther than when to cut your Vines and cozen Merchants and choak your hide-bound Tenants with muâ—ty Harvests Bri. You go too fast Mir. I 'am not come to my pace yet Because h' has made his study all his pleasure and is retir'd into his Contemplation not medling with the dirt and chaff of Nature that makes the spirit of the mind mud too therefore must he be flung from his inheritance must he be dispossess'd and Monsieur Gingle-boy his younger Brother Bri. You forget your self Mar. Because h' has been at Court and learn'd new Tongues and how to speak a tedious piece of nothing to vary his face as Sea-men do their compass to worship Images of gold and silver and fall before the She calves of the season therefore must he jump into his Brother's Land Bri. Have you done yet and have you spoke enough it praise of Learning Sir Mir. Never enough Bri. But Brother do you know what Learning is Mir. It is not to be a Justice of Peace as you are and palter out your time i' th' penal Statutes To hear the curious Tenets controverted between a Protestant Constable and Jesuite Cobler to pick Natural Philosophy oâ—â— of Bawdry when your Worship 's pleas'd to correctifie a Lady nor 't is not the main Moral of blind Justice which is deep Learning when your Worships Tenants bring a light cause and heavy Hens before ye both fat and feeble a Goose or Pig and then you 'll sit like equity with both hands weighing indifferently the state o' th' question These are your Quodlibets but no Learning Brother Bri. You are so parlously in love with Learning that I 'd be glad to know what you understand Brother I 'm sure you have read all Aristotle Mir. Faith no but I believe I have a learned faith Sâ—â— and that 's it makes a Gentleman of my sort though I caâ— speak no Greek I love the sound of 't it goes so thund'ring as it conjur'd Devils Charles speaks it loftily and if thee wert a man or had'st but ever heard of Homers Iliads Hesâ—â—d and the Greek Poets thou wouldst run mad and hang thâ— self for joy th'hadst such a Gentleman to be thy Son O he has read such things to me Bri. And you do understand 'em Brother Mir. I tell thee No that 's not material the sounâ—s sufficient to confirm an honest man Good Brother Brisâ—â— does your young Courtier that wears the fine Cloaths anâ— is the excellent Gentleman the Traveller the Soldier as you think too understand any other power than his Tailor or knows what motion is more than an Horse-race Whâ—â— the Moon means but to light him home from Taverns
that desires To ravish our wants from us and less hope There can be so much Justice left on earth â—ough seed and call'd upon to case us of 〈◊〉 burthen of our wrongs Octa. What thinks Ascanio â—hould we be call'd in question or accus'd â—njustly what would you do to redeem us â—rom tyrannous oppression Asc I could pray â—o him that ever has an open ear â—o hear the innocent and right their wrongs â—ay by my troth I think I could out-plead â—n Advocate and sweat as much as he Do's for a double Fee ere you should suffer â—n an honest cause Enter Jamie and Bartolus Octa. Happy simplicitie Jac. My dearest and my best one Don Jamie Octa. And the Advocate that caus'd us to be summon'd Asc My Lord is mov'd I see it in his looks And that man in the Gown in my opinion â—ooks like a proguing Knave Jac. Peace give them leave Jam. Serve me with Process Bar. My Lord you are not lawless Jam. Nor thou honest One that not long since was the buckram Scribe That would run on mens errands for an Asper And from such baseness having rais'd a Stock To bribe the covetous Judge call'd to the Bar. â—o poor in practice too that you would plead A needy Clyents Cause for a starv'd Hen Or half a little Loin of Veal though fly-blown And these the greatest Fees you could arrive at For just proceedings but since you turn'd Rascal Bar. Good words my Lord. Jam. And grew my Brothers Bawd â—n all his vitious courses soothing him â—n his dishonest practises you are grown The rich and eminent Knave in the Devils name What am I cited for Bar. You shall know anon And then too late repent this bitter language Or I 'll miss of my ends Jam. Were 't not in Court 〈◊〉 would beat that fat of thine rais'd by the food Snatch'd from poor Clyents mouths into a jelly 〈◊〉 would my man of Law but I am patient And would obey the Judge Bar. 'T is your best course Would every enemy I have would beat me I would wish no better Action Octa. 'Save your Lordship Asc My humble service Jam. My good Boy how dost thou Why art thou call'd into the Court Enter Assistant Henrique Officer and Witnesses Asc I know not But 't is my Lord the Assistants pleasure I should attend here Jam. He will soon resolve us Offi. Make way there for the Judge Jam. How my kind Brother Nay then 't is rank there is some villany towards Assist This Sessions purchas'd at your suit Don Henrique Hath brought us hither to hear and determine Of what you can prefer Hen. I do beseech The honourable Court I may be heard In my Advocate Assist 'T is granted 〈◊〉 Humh humh â—am That Preface If left out in a Lawyer spoils the Cause Though ne're so good and honest Bar. If I stood here To plead in the defence of an ill man Most equal judge or to â—â—â—use the innocent To both which I profess my self a stranger It would be requisite I should d ct my Language With Tropes and Figures and all flourishes That grace a Rhetorician 't is confess'd A iulterate Metals need the Gold-smiths Art To set 'em off what in it self is perfect Contemns a borrowed gloss this Lord my Client Whose honest cause when 't is related truly Will challenge justice finding in his Conscience A tender scruple of a fault long since By him committed thinks it not sufficient To be absolv'd of 't by his Confessor If that in open Court he publish not What was so long conceal'd Jam. To what tends this Bar. In his young years it is no miracle That youth and heat of blood should mix together He look'd upon this woman on whose face The ruines yet remain of excellent form He look'd on her and lov'd her Jac. You good Angels What an impudence is this Bar. And us'd all means Of Service Courtship Presents that might win her To be at his devotion but in vain Her Maiden Fort impregnable held out Until he promis'd Marriage and before These Witnesses a solemn Contract pass'd To take her as his Wife Assist Give them their Oath Jam. They are incompetent Witnesses his own Creature And will swear any thing for half a Royal. Offi. Silence Assist Proceed Bar. Upon this strong assurance He did enjoy his wishes to the full Which satisfied and then with eyes of Judgement Hood wink'd with Lust before considering duly The inequality of the Match he being Nobly descended and allyed but she Without a name or Family secretly He purchas'd a Divorce to disanul His former Contract Marrying openly The Lady Violante Jac. As you sit here The Deputy of the great King who is The Substitute of that impartial Judge With whom or wealth or titles prevail nothing Grant to a much wrong'd Widow or a Wife Your patience with liberty to speak In her own Cause and let me face to face To this bad man deliver what he is And if my wrongs with his ingratitude ballanc'd Move not compassion let me die unpitied His Tears his Oaths his Perjuries I pass o're To think of them is a disease but death Should I repeat them I dare not deny For Innocence cannot justifie what 's false But all the Advocate hath alledged concerning His falshood and my shame in my consent To be most true But now I turn to thee To thee Don Henrique and if impious Acts Have left thee blood enough to make a blush I 'le paint it on thy cheeks Was not the wrong Sufficient to defeat me of mine honour To leave me full of sorrow as of want The witness of thy lust left in my womb To testifie thy falshood and my shame But now so many years I had conceal'd Thy most inhumane wickedness and won This Gentleman to hide it from the world To Father what was thine for yet by Heaven â—hough in the City he pass'd for my husband He never knew me as his wife Assist 'T is strange Give him an Oath Oâ—â— I gladly swear and truly Jaâ— After all this I say when I had born These wrongs with Saint-like patience saw another Freely enjoy what was in Justice mine Yet still so tender of thy rest and quiet I never would divulge it to disturb Thy peace at home yet thou most barbarous To be so careless of me and my fame â—or all respect of thine in the first step To thy base lust was lost in open Court To publish my disgrace and on record To write me up an easie-yielding wanton I think can find no precedent In my extreams One comfort yet is left that though the Law Divorce me from thy bed and made free way To the unjust embraces of another It cannot yet deny that this thy Son Look up Ascanio since it is come out Is thy legitimate heir Jam. Consederacie A trick my Lord to cheat me e're you give Your Sentence grant me hearing Assist New Chimera's Jam. I am my Lord since he is without
of his eyes quicker than lightning And when it breaks as blasting his legs though litle ones Yet movers of a mass of understanding Who shall commend their Cloaths who shall take notice Of the most wise behaviour of their Feathers Ye live a raw man here 2 Vsh I think I do so Enter 2 Citizens and Wives 1 Vsh Why whither would ye all press 1 Cit. Good Master Vsher 2 Cit. My wife and some few of my honest neighbours here 1 Vsh Prethee begone thou and thy honest Neighbours Thou lookst like an Ass why whither would you sith face 2 Cit. If I might have But the honour to see you at my poor house Sir A Capon bridled and sadled I 'le assure your worship A shoulder of Mutton and a pottle of Wine Sir I know your Brother he was as like ye And shot the best at Buts 1 Vsh A upon thee 2 Cit. Some Musick I 'le assure you too My toy Sir can play o' th' Virginals 1 Vsh Prethee good toy Take away thy shoulder of Mutton it is flie-blown And shoulder take thy flap along here 's no place for ye Nay then you had best be knock'd Ex. Cit. Enter Celia Cel. I wou'd fain see him The glory of this place makes me remember But dye those thoughts dye all but my desires Even those to death are sick too he 's not here Nor how my eyes may guide me 1 Vsh What 's your business Who keeps the outward door there here 's fine shuffling You wastcoateer you must go back Cel. There is not There cannot be six days and never see me There must not be desire Sir do you think That if you had a Mistris 1 Vsh Death she is mad Cel. And were your self an honest man it cannot 1 Vsh What a Devil hast thou to do with me or my honesty Will you be jogging good nimble tongue My fellow door-keeper 2 Vsh Prethee let her alone 1 Vsh The King is coming And shall we have an agent from the Suburbs Come to crave audience too Cel. Before I thought ye To have a little breeding some tang of Gentry But now I take ye plainly Without the help of any perspective For that ye cannot alter 1 Vsh What 's that Cel. An Ass Sir you bray as like one And by my troth me thinks as ye stand now Considering who to kick next you appear to me Just with that kind of gravity and wisdom Your place may beaâ— the name of Gentleman But if ever any of that butter stick to your bread 2 Vsh You must be modester Cel. Let him use me nobler And wear good Cloaths to do good Offices They hang upon a fellow of his vertue As though they hung on Gibbets 2 Vsh A perillous wench 1 Vsh Thrust her into a corner I 'le no more on her 2 Vsh You have enough go pretty Maid stand close And use that little tongue with a little more temper Cel. I thank ye Sir 2 Vsh When the show's past I 'le have ye into the Cellat there we 'll dine A very pretty wench a witty Rogue And there we 'll be as merry can ye be merry Cel. O very merry 2 Vsh Only our selves this churlish fellow shall not know Cel. By no means 2 Vsh And can you love a little Cel. Love exceedingly I have cause to love you dear Sir 2 Vsh Then I 'le carry ye And shew you all the pictures and the hangings The Lodgings Gardens and the walks and then sweet You shall tell me where you lye Cel. Yes marry will I. 2 Vsh And 't shall go hard but I 'le send ye a Venison Pasty And bring a bottle of wine along 1 Vsh Make room there 2 Vsh Room there afore stand close the train is coming Enter King Antigonus Timon Charinthus Menippâ— Cel. Have I yet left a beauty to catch fools Yet yet I see him not O what a misery Is love expected long deluded longer Ant. Conduct in the Embassadors 1 Vsh Make room there Ant. They shall not wait long answer 〈◊〉 Cle. Yet he comes not Enter 3 Embassadors Why are eyes set on these and multitudes Follow to make these wonders O good gods What would these look like if my love were here But I am fond forgetful Ant. Now your grievance Speak short and have as short dispatch 1 Emb. Then thus Sir In all our Royal Masters names We tell you Ye have done injustice broke the bonds of concord And from their equal shares from Alexander Parted and so possess'd not like a Brother But as an open Enemy Ye have hedged in Whole Provinces man'd and maintain'd these injuries And daily with your sword though they still honour ye Make bloudy inroads take Towns and ruin Castles And still their sufferance feels the weight 2 Em. Think of that love great Sir that honor'd friendship Your self held with our Masters think of that strength VVhen you were all one body all one mind VVhen all your swords struck one way when your angers Like so many brother Billows rose together And curling up your foaming Crests defied Even mighty Kings and in their falls entomb'd 'em O think of these and you that have been Conquerours That ever led your Fortunes open ey'd Chain'd fast by confidence you that fame courted Now ye want Enemies and men to match ye Let not your own Swords seek your ends to shame ye Enter Demetrius with a Javelin and Gentlemen 3 Em. Choose which you will or Peace or War We come prepar'd for either 1 Vsh Room for the Prince there Cel. Was it the Prince they said how my heart trembled 'T is he indeed what a sweet noble fierceness Dwells in his eyes young Meleager like When he return'd from slaughter of the Boar Crown'd with the loves and honours of the people With all the gallant youth of Greece he looks now Who could deny him love Dem. Hail Royal Father Ant. Ye are welcome from your sport Sir do you see thâ—s Gent. You that bring Thunders in your mouths and Earthquakes To shake and totter my designs can you imagine You men of poor and common apprehensions VVhile I admit this man my Son this nature That in one look carries more fire and fierceness Than all your Masters in their lives dare I admit him Admit him thus even to my side my bosom When he is fit to rule when all men cry him And all hopes hang about his head thus place him His weapon hatched in bloud all these attending When he shall make their fortunes all as sudden In any expedition he shall point 'em As arrows from a Tartars bow and speeding Dâ—â—e I do this and fear an enemy Fear your great Master yours or yours Dem. O Hercules Who saies you do Sir Is there any thing In these mens faces or their Masters actions Able to work such wonders Cel. Now he speaks O I could dwell upon that tongue for ever Dem. You call 'em Kings they never wore those Royalties Nor in the
runs off Satyr See the day begins to break And the light shoots like a streak Of subtil fire the wind blows cold Whilst the morning doth unfold Now the Birds begin to rouse And the Squirril from the boughs Leaps to get him Nuts and fruit The early Lark that erst was mute Carrols to the rising day Many a note and many a lay Therefore here I end my watch Lest the wandring swain should catch Harm or lose himself Amo. Ah me Satyr Speak again what e're thou be I am ready speak I say By the dawning of the day By the power of night and Pan I inforce thee speak again Amo. O I am most unhappy Satyr Yet more blood Sure these wanton Swains are wode Can there be a hand or heart Dare commit so vile a part As this Murther By the Moon That hid her self when this was done Never was a sweeter face I will bear her to the place Where my Goddess keeps and crave Her to give her life or grave Exeunt Enter Clorin Clor. Here whilst one patient takes his rest secure I steal abroad to doe another Cure Pardon thou buryed body of my love That from thy side I dare so soon remove I will not prove unconstant nor will leave Thee for an hour alone When I deceive My first made vow the wildest of the wood Tear me and o're thy Grave let out my blood I goe by wit to cure a lovers pain Which no herb can being done I 'le come again Exit Enter Thenot. The. Poor Shepherd in this shade for ever lye And seeing thy fair Clorins Cabin dye O hapless love which beingâ— answer'd ends And as a little infant cryes and bends His tender Brows when rowling of his eye He hath espy'd some thing that glisters nigh Which he would have yet give it him away He throws it straight and cryes afresh to play With something else such my affection set On that which I should loath if I could get Enter Clorin Clor. See where he lyes did ever man but he Love any woman for her Constancie To her dead lover which she needs must end Before she can allow him for her friend And he himself must needs the cause destroy For which he loves before he can enjoy Poor Shepherd Heaven grant I at once may free Thee from thy pain and keep my loyaltie Shepherd look up The. Thy brightness doth amaze So Phoebus may at noon bid mortals gaze Thy glorious constancie appears so bright I dare not meet the Beams with my weak sight Clor. Why dost thou pine away thy self for me The. Why dost thou keep such spotless constancie Clor. Thou holy Shepherd see what for thy sake Clorin thy Clorin now dare under take He starts up The. Stay there thou constant Clorin if there be Yet any part of woman left in thee To make thee light think yet before thou speak Clor. See what a holy vow for thee I break I that already have my fame far spread For being constant to my lover dead The. Think yet dear Clorin of your love how true If you had dyed he would have been to you Clor. Yet all I 'le lose for thee The. Think but how blest A constant woman is above the rest Clor. And offer up my self here on this ground To be dispos'd by thee The. Why dost thou wound His heart with malice against woman more That hated all the Sex but thee before How much more pleasant had it been to me To dye than to behold this change in thee Yet yet return let not the woman sway Clor. Insult not on her now nor use delay Who for thy sake hath ventur'd all her fame The. Thou hast not ventur'd but bought certain shame Your Sexes curse foul falshood must and shall I see once in your lives light on you all I hate thee now yet turn Clor. Be just to me Shall I at once both lose my fame and thee The. Thou hadst no fame that which thou didst like good Was but thy appetite that sway'd thy blood For that time to the best for as a blast That through a house comes usually doth cast Things out of order yet by chance may come And blow some one thing to his proper room So did thy appetite and not thy zeal Sway thee be chance to doe some one thing well Yet turn Clor. Thou dost but try me if I would Forsake thy dear imbraces for my old Love's though he were alive but do not fear Th. I do contemn thee now and dare come near And gaze upon thee for me thinks that grace Austeritie which sate upon that face Is gone and thou like others false maid see This is the gain of foul inconstancie Exit Clor. 'T is done great Pan I give thee thanks for it What art could not have heal'd is cur'd by wit Enter Thenot again The. Will ye be constant yet will ye remove Into the Cabin to your buried Love Clor. No let me die but by thy side remain The. There 's none shall know that thou didst ever stain Thy worthy strictness but shall honour'd be And I will lye again under this tree And pine and dye for thee with more delight Than I have sorrow now to know the light Clor. Let me have thee and I 'le be where thou wilt The. Thou art of womens race and full of guilt Farewel all hope of that Sex whilst I thought There was one good I fear'd to find one naught But since their minds I all alike espie Henceforth I 'le choose as others by mine eye Clor. Blest be ye powers that give such quick redress And for my labours sent so good success I rather choose though I a woman be He should speak ill of all than die for me Actus Quintus Scena Prima Enter Priest and old Shepherd Priest SHepherds rise and shake off sleep See the blushing Morn doth peep Through the window whilst the Sun To the mountain tops is run Gilding all the Vales below With his rising flames which grow Greater by his climbing still Up ye lazie grooms and fill Bagg and Bottle for the field Clasp your cloaks last lest they yield To the bitter North-east wind Call the Maidens up and find Who lay longest that she may Goe without a friend all day Then reward your Dogs and pray Pan to keep you from decay So unfold and then away What not a Shepherd stirring sure the grooms Have found then beds too easie or the rooms Fill'd with such new delight and heat that they Have both forgot their hungry sheep and day Knock that they may remember what a shame Sloath and neglect layes on a Shepherds name Old Shep. It is to little purpose not a swain This night hath known his lodging here or lain Within these cotes the woods or some near town That is a neighbour to the bordering Down Hath drawn them thither 'bout some lustie sport Or spiced Wassel-Boul to which resort All the young men and maids of many a cote
thee excellent Estif If I prove otherwaies let me beg first Hold this is yours some recompence for service Use it to nobler ends than he that gave it Du. And this is yours your true commission Sir Now you are a Captain Leon. You are a noble Prince Sir And now a souldier Gentleman we all rejoyce in 't Juan Sir I shall wait upon you through all fortunes Alon. And I. Altea And I must needs attend my Mistris Leon. Will you goe Sister Altea Yes indeed good Brother I have two ties mine own bloud And my Mistris Marg. Is she your Sister Leon. Yes indeed good wife And my best Sister For she prov'd so wench When she deceiv'd you with a loving Husband Alt. I would not deal so truly for a stranger Marg. Well I could chide ye But it must be lovingly and like a Sister I 'le bring you on your way and feast ye nobly For now I have an honest heart to love ye And then deliver you to the blue Neptune Juan Your colours you must wear and wear 'em proudly Wear 'em before the bullet and in bloud too And all the world shall know We are Vertues servants Duke And all the world shall know a noble mind Makes women beautifull and envie blind Excunt Prologue PLeasure attend ye and about ye sit The springs of mirth fancy delight and wit To stir you up do not your looks let fall Nor to remembrance our late errors call Because this day w' are Spaniards all again The story of our Play and our Scene Spain The errors too do not for this cause hate Now we present their wit and not their state Nor Ladies be not angry if you see A young fresh beauty wanton and too free Seek to abuse her Husband still 't is Spain No such gross errors in your Kingdom raign W' are Vestals all and though we blow the fire We seldom make it flame up to desire Take no example neither to begin For some by precedent delight to sin Nor blame the Poet if he slip aside Sometimes lasciviously if not too wide But hold your Fanns close and then smile at ease A cruel Scene did never Lady please Nor Gentlemen pray be not you displeas'd Though we present some men fool'd some diseas'd Some drunk some mad we mean not you you 're free We taxe no farther than our Comedie You are our friends sit noble then and see Epilogue GOod night our worthy friends and may you part Each with as merry and as free a heart As you came hither to those noble eyes That deign to smile on our poor faculties And give a blessing to our labouring ends As we hope many to such fortune sends Their own desires wives fair as light as chast To those that live by spight Wives made in hast The Laws of Candy A TRAGI-COMEDY Persons Represented in the Play Cassilanes General of Candy Antinous Son to Cassilanes and his Competitor Fernando a Venetian Captain Servant to Annophel Philander Prince of Cyprus passionately in love with Erota Gonzalo An ambitious Politick Lord of Venice Gaspero Secretary of State Melitus a Gentleman of Candy Arcanes a noble Souldier Friend to Cassilanes Decius Friend to Antinous Senators Porphycio Possenne Paolo Michael Venetian Ambassadour Mochingo an ignorant Servant to Erota Gentlemen Souldiers Servants WOMEN Erota a Princess imperious and of an overweaning Beauty Annophel Daughter to Cassilanes Hyparcha Attendant on the Princess Erota The Scene Candy The principal Actors were Joseph Taylor William Eglestone Nicholas Toolie Richard Sharpe John Lowin John Vnderwood George Birch Thomas Pollard Actus Primus Scena Prima Enter Gaspero and Melitus Mel. SIR you 're the very friend I wish'd to meet with I have a large discourse invites your ear To be an Auditor Gas And what concerns it Mel. The sadly thriving progress of the loves Between my Lord the Prince and that great Lady Whose insolence and never-yet-match'd Pride Can by no Character be well exprest Bet in her only name the proud Erota Gas Alas Melitus I should guess the best Success your Prince could find from her to be As harsh as the event doth prove but now 'T is not a time to pity passionate griess When a whole Kingdom in a manner lyes Upon its Death-Bed bleeding Mel. Who can tell Whether or no these plagues at once Hang over this unhappy Land for her sake That is a Monster in it Gas Here 's the misery Of having a Child our Prince else I presume The bold Venetians had not dar'd to attempt So bloody an invasion Mel. Yet I wonder Why Master Secretary still the Senate So almost superstitiously adores Gonzalo the Venetian Lord considering The outrage of his Countrymen Gas The Senate Is wise and therein just for this Gonzalo Upon a Massacre performed at Sea By the Admiral of Venice on a Merchant Of Candy when the cause was to be heard Before the Senate there in open Court Professed that the cruelty the Admiral Had shewed deserved not only fine but death For Candy then and Venice were at peace Since when upon a motion in the Senate For Conquest of our Land 't is known for certain That only this Gonzalo dar'd to oppose it His reason was because it too much savour'd Of lawless and unjust ambition The Wars were scarce begun but he in fear Of quarrels ' gainst his life fled from his Country And hither came where to confirm his truth I know Melitus he out of his own store Hath monied Cassilanes the General Mel. What without other pledges than Cassilanes Bare promise of payment Gas No it may be He has some pretty Lordship to retire to But thus he hath done now 't is fit Melitus The Senate should be thankful otherwise They should annihilate one of those Laws For which this Kingdome is throughout the World Unfollowed and admired Mel. What Laws are those Sir Let me so much importune you Gas You shall And they be worth your knowledge briefly thus Who e'r he be that can detect apparently Another of ingratitude for any Received Benefit the Plaintiff may Require the Offenders life unless he please Freely and willingly to grant remission Mel. By which strict Law the Senate is in danger Should they neglect Gonzalo Gas Right the Law Permits a like equality to Aliens As to a home-bred Patriot Mel. Pray Sir the other Gas Know Melitus The elder Cretans flourished many years In War in Peace unparallel'd and they To spur heroick Spirits on to Vertue Enacted that what man so ere he were Did noblest in the field against his enemy So by the general voice approv'd and known Might at his home return make his demand For satisfaction and reward Mel. They are Both famous Laws indeed Enter a Messenger Mes Master Secretary The Senate is about to sit and crave Your presence Gas What so suddenly Mes These Letters Will shew the causes why Gas Heaven thou nâ—t great And worthy to be thanked Mel. Your countenance Sir Doth promise
again Ant. Madam you have prevail'd yet give me leave Without offence ere I resign the interest Your heart hath in my heart to prove your secresie Er. Antinous 't is the greatest argument Of thy affections to me Ant. Madam thus then My Father stands for certain sums engag'd To treacherous Gonzalo and has morgag'd The greatest part of his estate to him If you receive this Morgage and procure Acquittance from Gonzalo to my Father I am what you would have me be Er. You 'll love me then Ant. Provided Madam that my Father know not I am an Agent for him Er. If I fail In this I am unworthy to be lov'd Ant. Then with your favour thus I seal my truth Today and Decius witness how unchangingly I shall still love Erota Er. Thou hast quickned A dying heart Antinous Dec. This is well Much happiness to both Enter Hyparcha Hyp. The Lord Gonzalo Attends you Madam Er. Comes as we could wish Withdraw Antinous here 's a Closet where You may partake his errand let him enter Enter Gonzalo Ant. Madam you must be wary Exit Er. Fear it not I will be ready for him to entertain him With smiling Welcome Noble Sir you take Advantage of the time it had been fit Some notice of your presence might have fashion'd A more prepared state Gonz. Do you mock me Madam Er. Trust me you wrong your judgment to repute My Gratitude a fault I have examin'd Your portly carriage and will now confess It hath not slightly won me Gonz. The Wind 's turn'd I thought 't would come to this it pleas'd us Madam At our last interview to mention Love Have you consider'd on 't Er. With more than common Content but Sir if what you spoke you meant As I have cause to doubt then Gonz. What sweet Lady Er. Methinks we should lay by this form of stateliness Loves Courtship is familiar and for instance See what a change it hath begot in me I could talk humbly now as Lovers use Gonz. And I and I we meet in one self-centre Of blest Consent Er. I hope my weakness Sir Shall not deserve neglect but if it prove so I am not the first Lady has been ruin'd By being too credulous you will smart for 't one day Gonz. Angel-like Lady let me be held a Villain If I love not sincerely Er. Would I knew it Gonz. Make proof by any fit Command Er. What do you mean to marry me Gonz. How mean nay more I mean To make you Empress of my Earthly Fortunes Regent of my desires for did you covet To be a real Queen I could advance you Er. Now I perceive you slight me and would make me More simple than my Sexes frailty warrants Gonz. But say your mind and you shall be a Queen Er. On those Conditions call me yours Gonz. Enough But are we safe Er. Assuredly Gonz. In short Yet Lady first be plain would you not chuse Much rather to prefer your own Sun-rising Than any 's else though ne'r so near entituled By Blood or right of Birth Er. 'T is a question Needs not a resolution Gonz. Good what if I set the Crown of Candy on your head Er. I were a Queen indeed then Gonz. Madam know There 's but a Boy 'twixt you and it suppose him Transhap'd into an Angel Er. Wise Gonzalo I cannot but admire thee Gonz. 'T is worth thinking on Besides your Husband shall be Duke of Venice Er. Gonzalo Duke of Venice Gonz. You are mine you say Er. Pish you but dally with me and would lull me In a rich golden dream Gonz. You are too much distrustfull of my truth Er. Then you must give me leave to apprehend The means and manner how Gonz. Why thus Er. You shall not We may be over-heard Affairs and counsels Of such high nature are not to be trusted Not to the Air it self you shall in writing Draw out the full design which if effected I am as I profess Gonz. O I applaud Your ready care and secresie Er. Gonzalo There is a bar yet 'twixt our hopes and us And that must be remov'd Gonz. What is' t Er. Old Cassilane Gonz. Ha fear not him I build upon his ruines Already Er. I would find a smoother course To shift him off Gonz. As how Er. We 'l talk in private I have a ready plot Gonz. I shall adore you Exeunt Enter Fernando and Annophel Fer. Madam although I â—ate unnoble practices And the 〈◊〉 â—ave perform d no more than what I onâ—â—â— for honours safety yet Annophel Tâ— love hath been the spur to urge me forward For speedier diligence Anno. Sir your own fame And memory will best â—â—ward themselves Fer. All gain is loss sweet beauty if I miss My comforts here The Brother and the Sister Have double conquer'd me but thou maist triumph Anno. Good Sir I have a Father Fern. Yes a brave one Could'st thou obscure thy beauty yet the happiness Of being but his Daughter were a dower Fit for a Prince what say ye Anno. You have deserv'd As much as I should grant Fer. By this fair hand I take possession Anno. What in words I dare not Imagine in my silence Fer. Thou art all vertue Enter Cassilanes and Arcanes Cas I 'le tell thee how Baldwin the Emperour Pretending title more through tyranny Than right of conquest or descent usurp'd The stile of Lord o're all the Grecian Islands And under colour of an amity With Creet prefer'd the Marquess Mountferato To be our Governor the Cretians vex'd By the ambitious Turks in hope of aid From the Emperour receiv'd for General This Mountferato he the wars appeased Plots with the state of Venice and takes money Of them for Candy they paid well he steals Away in secret since which time that right The state of Venice claims o're Candy is By purchase not inheritance or Conquest And hence grows all our quarrel Arc. So an Usurer Or Lumbard-Jew might with some bags of trash Buy half the Western world Cas Mony Arcanes Is now a God on Earth it cracks virginities And turns a Christian Turk Bribes justice cut-throats honour does what not Arc. Not captives Candy Cas Nor makes thee dishonest Nor me a Coward Now Sir here is homely But friendly entertainment Fer. Sir I find it Arc. And like it do ye not Fer. My repair speaks for me Cas Fernando we were speaking off how this Enter Gonzalo and Gaspero with a Casket Gon. Your friend and servant Cas Creditors my Lord Are Masters and no Servants as the world goes Debters are very slaves to those to whom They have been beholding to in which respect I should fear you Gonzalo Gon. Me my Lord You owe me nothing Cas What nor love nor mony Gon. Yes love I hope not mony Cas All this braverie Will scarcely make that good Gonz. 'T is done already See Sir your Mortgage which I only took In case you and your son had in the wars Miscarried I yield it up again 't is yours
Cas Are ye so conscionable Gonz. 'T is your own Cas Pish pish I 'le not receive what is not mine That were a dangerous business Gon. Sir I am paid for 't The summes you borrowed are return'd The bâ—â—ds Cancell'd and your acquittance formerly seal'd Look here Sir Gaspero is witness to it Gas My honoured Lord I am Gon. My Lord Fernando Arcanes and the rest you all shall testifie That I acquit Lord Cassilane for ever Of any debts to me Gas 'T is plain and ample Fortune will once again smile on us fairly Cas But hark ye hark ye if you be in earnest Whence comes this bounty or whose is' t Gon. In short The great Erota by this Secretary Return'd me my full due Cas Erota why Should she do this Gon. You must ask her the cause She knows it best Cas So ho Arcanes none But women pity us soft-hearted women I am become a brave fellow now Arcanes Am I not Arc. Why Sir if the gracious Princess Have took more special notice of your services And means to be more thankfull than some others It were an injury to gratitude To disesteem her favours Anno. Sir she ever For your sake most respectively lov'd me Cas The Senate and the body of this Kingdom Are herein let me speak it without arrogance Beholding to her I will thank her for it And if she have reserv'd a means whereby I may repay this bounty with some service She shall be then my Patroness come Sirs We 'l taste a cup of wine together now Gon. Fernando I must speak with you in secret Fer. You shall Now Gaspero all 's well Gas There 's news You must be acquainted with Come there is no master-piece in Art like Policie Exeunt Actus Quintus Scena Prima Enter Fernando and Michael Fer THE Senate is inform'd at full Mic. Gonzalo Dreams not of my arrival yet Fer. Nor thinks 'T is possible his plots can be discover'd He sats himself with hopes of Crowns and Kingdoms And laughs securely to imagine how He means to gull all but himself when truly None is so grosly gull'd as he Mich. There was never A more arch villain Fer. Peace the Senate comes Enter Porphicio Pos Senators and Gaspero Attend. Por. How closely Treason cloaks it self in forms Of Civil honesty Pos And yet how palpably Does heaven reveal it Fer. Gracious Lords Gas The Embassadour Lord Paulo Michael Advocate To the great Duke of Venice Por. You are most welcome Your Master is a just and noble Prince Mic. My Lords he bad me say that you may know How much he scorns and as good Princes ought Defies base indirect and godless treacheries To your more Sacred wisdomes he refers The punishment due to the false Gonzalo Or else to send him home to Venice Pos Herein â—he Duke is royal Gaspero the Prince 〈◊〉 Cyprus answer'd he would come Gas My Lords He will not long be absent Enter Philander and Melitus Porp. You Fernando Have made the State your debter worthy Prince We shall be sutors to you for your presence 〈◊〉 hearing and determining of matters Greatly concerning Candy Phi. Fathers I am A stranger Pos Why the cause my Lord concerns A stranger please you seat your self Phi. How e're Infit since you will have it so my Lords You shall command me Por. You my Lord Fernando With the Ambassador withdraw a while Fer. My Lords we shall Ex. Pos Melitus and the Secretary Give notice to Gonzalo that the Senate Requires his presence Ex. Gas and Mel. Enter Cassilane and Arca. Phi. What concerns the business Por. Thus noble Prince Cas Let me alone thou troublest me will be heard Arc. You know not what you do Pos Forbear who 's he that is so rude what 's he that dares â—o interrupt our counsels Cas One that has guarded Those Purple robes from Cankers worse than Moths One that hath kept your fleeces on your backs That would have been snatch'd from you but I see 'T is better now to be a Dog a Spaniel In times of Peace then boast the bruised scars Purchas'd with loss of bloud in noble wars My Lords I speak to you Por. Lord Cassilane We know not what you mean Cas Yes you are set Upon a bench of justice and a day Will come hear this and quake ye potent great ones When you your selves shall 〈◊〉 before a judge Who in a pair of scales will wâ—igh your actions Without abatement of one grain as then You would be sound full weight I charge ye fathers Let me have justice now Pos Lord Cassilane What strange distemperature provokes distrust Of our impartiality be sure We 'l flatter no mans injuries Cas 'T is well You have a Law Lords that without remorse Dooms such as are belepred with the curse Of soul ingratitude unto death Por. We have Cas Then do me justice Enter Antinous Decius Erota Hyparcha Dec. Mad-man whither run'st thou Ant. Peace Decius I am deaf Hyp. Will you forget Your greatness and your modesty Er. Hyparcha leave I will not hear Ant. Lady great gentle Lady Er. Prethee young man forbear to interrupt me Triumph not in thy fortunes I will speak Pos More uproars yet who are they that disturb us Cas The viper 's come his fears have drawn him hither And now my Lords be Chornicled for ever And give me justice against this vile Monster This bastard of my bloud Er. 'T is justice Fathers I sue for too and though I might command it If you remember Lords whose child I was Yet I will humbly beg it this old wretch Has forfeited his life to me Cas Tricks tricks Complots devices 'twixt these pair of young ones To blunt the edge of your well temper'd Swords Wherewith you strike offenders Lords but I Am not a baby to be fear'd with bug bears 'T is justice I require Er. And I. Ant. You speak too tenderly and too much like your self To mean a cruelty which would make monstrous Your Sex yet for the loves sake which you once Pleas'd to pretend give my griev'd Father leave To urge his own revenge you have no cause For yours keep peace about ye Cas Will you hear me Phil. Here 's some strange novelty Pos Sure we are mock'd Speak one at once say wherein hath your Son Transgress'd the Law Cas O the gross mists of dulness Are you this Kingdomes Oracles yet can be So ignorant first hear and then consider That I begot him gave him birth and life And education were I must confess But duties of a Father I did more I taught him how to manage Arms to dare An Enemy to court both death and dangers Yet these were but additions to compleat A well accomplish'd Souldier I did more yet I made him chief Commander in the field Next to my self and gave him the full prospect Of honour and preferment train'd him up In all perfections of a Martiallist â—â—at he unmindful of his gratitude You know with what contempt of my
Anno. First let me be resolv'd does the Law favour None be they ne're so mighty Porp. Not the greatest Anno. Then justly I accuse of foul ingratitude My Lords you of the Senate all not one Excepted Pos Porp. Us Phil. Annophel Ann. You are the Authors Of this unthrifty bloud-shed when your enemies Came marching to your gates your children suck'd not Safe at their Mothers breasts your very Cloysters Were not secure your starting-holes of refuge Not free from danger nor your lives your own In this most desperate Ecstasie my Father This aged man not only undertook To guard your lives but did so and beat off The daring foe for you he pawn'd his lands To pay your Souldiers who without their pay Refus'd to strike a blow but Lords when peace Was purchas'd for you and victorie brought home Where was your gratitude who in your Coffers Hoarded the rustie treasure which was due To my unminded Father he was glad To live retir'd in want in penurie Whilst you made feasts of surfeit and forgot Your debts to him The sum of all is this You have been unthankfull to him and I crave The rigor of the Law against you all Cas My Royal spirited daughter Ero. Annophel Thou art a worthy wench let me embrace thee Ann. Lords why do ye keep your seats they are no places For such as are offenders Pos Though our ignorance Of Cassilanes engagements might asswage Severity of justice yet to shew How no excuse should smooth a breach of Law I yield me to the trial of it Porp. So must I Great Prince of Cyprus you are left The only Moderator in this difference And as you are a Prince be a Protector To wofull Candy Phil. What a Scene of miserie Hath thine obdurate frowardness old man Drawn on thy Countries bosom and for that Thy proud ambition could not mount so high As to be stil'd thy Countries only Patron Thy malice hath descended to the depth Of Hell to be renowned in the Title Of the destroyer dost thou yet perceive What curses all posterity will brand Thy grave with that at once hast rob'd this Kingdom Of honour and of safety Erot. Children yet unborn Will stop their ears when thou art nam'd Arc. The world will be too little to contain The memorie of this detested deed The Furies will abhorr it Dec. What the sword Could not enforce your peevish thirst of honour A brave cold weak imaginarie fame Hath brought on Candy Candy groans not these That are to die Phil. 'T is happiness enough For them that they shall not survive to see The wounds wherewith thou stab'st the land that gave Thee life and name Dec. 'T is Candy's wrack shall feel Cas The mischief of your folly Porp. Pos Annophel Ann. I will not be entreated Cas Prethee Annophel Ann. Why would ye urge me to a mercy which You in your self allow not Cas 'T is the Law That if the party who complains remit The offender he is freed is' t not so Lords Porp. Pos 'T is so Cas Antinous By my shame observe What a close witch-craft popular applause is I am awak'd and with clear eyes behold The Lethargie wherein my reason long Hath been be-charm'd live live my matchless son Blest in thy Fathers blessing much more blest In thine own vertues let me dew thy cheeks With my unmanly tears Rise I forgive thee And good Antinous if I shall be thy Father Forgive me I can speak no more Ant. Dear Sir You new beget me now Madam your pardon I heartily remit you Erot. I as freely Discharge thee Cassilane Anno. My gracious Lords Repute me not a blemish to my Sex In that I strove to cure a desperate evil With a more violent remedy your lives Your honours are your own Phil. Then with consent Be reconcil'd on all sides Please you Fathers To take your places Pos Let us again ascend With joy and thankfulness to Heaven and now To other business Lords Enter Gaspero and Melitus with Gonzalo Mel. Two hours and more Sir The Senate hath been set Gonz. And I not know it Who sits with them Mel. My Lord the Prince of Cyprus Gonz. Gaspero Why how comes that to pass Gas Some weighty cause I warrant you Gonz. Now Lords the business ha Who 's here Erota Porp. Secretarie do your charge Upon that Traitor Gonz. Traitor Gas Yes Gonzalo Traitor Of treason to the peace and state of Candy I do attest thee Gonz. Me thou Dog Enter Fernando and Michael Mich. With Licence From this grave Senate I arrest thee likewise Of treason to the State of Venice Gonz. Ha Is Michael here nay then I see I am undone Erot. I shall not be your Queen Your Dutchess or your Empress Gonz. Dull dull brain O I am fool'd Gas Look Sir do you know this hand Mic. Do you know this Seal First Lords he writes to Venice To make a perfect league during which time He would in private keep some Troops in pay Bribe all the Centinels throughout this Kingdom Corrupt the Captains at a Banquet poyson The Prince and greatest Peers and in conclusion Yield Candy slave to Venice Gas Next he contracted With the Illustrious Princess the Lady Erota In hope of marriage with her to deliver All the Venetian gallantry and strength Upon their first arrival to the mercy Of her and Candy Erot. This is true Gonzalo Gonz. Let it be true what then Pos My Lord Ambassadour What 's your demand Mich. As likes the State of Candy Either to sentence him as he deserves Here or to send him like a slave to Venice Porph. We shall advise upon it Gonz. O the Devils That had not thrust this trick into my pate A Politician fool destruction plague Candy and Venice both Pos Porp. Away with him Mel. Come Sir I 'le see you safe Exeunt Gonz. Mel. Erot. Lords e're you part Be witness to another change of wonder Antinous now be bold before this presence Freely to speak whether or no I us'd The humblest means affection could contrive To gain thy love Ant. Madam I must confess it And ever am your servant Erot. Yes Antinous My servant for my Lord thou shalt be never I here disclaim the interest thou hadst once In my too passionate thoughts Most noble Prince If yet a relique of thy wonted flames Live warm within thy bosom then I blush not To offer up the assurance of my faith To thee that hast deserv'd it best Phil. O Madam You play with my calamity Erot. Let heaven Record my truth for ever Phil. With more joy Than I have words to utter I accept it I also pawn you mine Ero. The man that in requital Of noble and un-sought affection Grows cruel never lov'd nor did Antinous Yet herein Prince ye are beholding to him For his neglect of me humbled a pride Which to a vertuous wife had been a Monster Phil. For which I 'le rank him my deserving friend Ant. Much comfort dwell with you as I
that speed too And kill as deadly Verd. You are as far from justice In him you praise as equitie in the censure You load me with Beaup. Dinant he durst not meet us Lam. How durst not Brother Beaup. Durst not I repeat it Verd. Nor was it Cleremont's valour that disarm'd us I had the better of him for Dinant If that might make my peace with you I dare Write him a Coward upon every post And with the hazard or my life defend it Lam. If 't were laid at the stake you 'd lose it Nephew Cham. Came he not say you Verd. No but in his room There was a Devil hir'd from some Magician I' th' shape of an Atturney Beau. 'T was he did it Verd. And his the honour Beau. I could wish Dinant But what talk I of one that stept aside And durst not come Lam. I am such a friend to truth I cannot hear this why do you detract Thus poorly I should say to others basely From one of such approv'd worth Cham. Ha! how 's this Lam. From one so excellent in all that 's noble Whose only weakness is excess of courage That knows no enemies that he cannot master But his affections and in them the worst His love to me Cham. To you Lam. Yes Sir to me I dare for what is that which Innocence dares not To you profess it and he shun'd not the Combat For fear or doubt of these blush and repent That you in thought e're did that wrong to valour Beaup. Why this is rare Cham. 'Fore heaven exceeding rare Why modest Lady you that sing such Encomiums Of your first Suiter Verd. How can ye convince us In your reports Lam. With what you cannot answer 'T was my command that staid him Cham. Your command Lam. Mine Sir and had my will rank'd with my power And his obedience I could have sent him With more ease weaponless to you and bound Than have kept him back so well he loves his honour Beyond his life Cham. Better and better still Lam. I wrought with him in private to divert him From your assur'd destruction had he met you Cham. In private Lam. Yes and us'd all Arts all Charms Of one that knew her self the absolute Mistris Of all his faculties Cham. Gave all rewards too His service could deserve did not he take The measure of my sheets Lam. Do not look yellow I have cause to speak frowns cannot fright me By all my hopes as I am spotless to you If I rest once assur'd you do but doubt me Or curb me of that freedom you once gave me Cham. What then Lam. I 'le not alone abuse your bed that 's nothing But to your more vexation 't is resolv'd on I 'le run away and then try if Dinant Have courage to defend me Champ. Impudent Verd. And on the sudden Beau. How are ye transform'd From what you were Lam. I was an innocent Virgin And I can truly swear a Wise as pure As ever lay by Husband and will dy so Let me live unsuspected I am no servant Nor will be us'd like one If you desire To keep me constant as I would be let Trust and belief in you beget and nurse it Unnecessary jealousies make more whores Than all baits else laid to entrap our frailties Beau. There 's no contesting with her from a child Once mov'd she hardly was to be appeas'd Yet I dare swear her honest Cham. So I think too On better judgement I am no Italian To lock her up nor would I be a Dutchman To have my Wife my soveraign to command me I 'le try the gentler way but if that fail Believe it Sir there 's nothing but extreams Which she must feel from me Beau. That as you please Sir Charl. You have won the breeches Madam look up sweetly My Lord limps toward you Lam. You will learn more manners Charl. This is a fee for counsel that 's unask'd for Cham. Come I mistook thee sweet prethee forgive me I never will be jealous e're I cherish Such a mechanick humour I 'le be nothing I 'le say Dinant is all that thou wouldst have him Will that suffice Lam. 'T is well Sir Cham. Use thy freedom Uncheck'd and unobserv'd if thou wilt have it These shall forget their honour I my wrongs We 'll all dote on him hell be my reward If I dissemble Lam. And that hell take me If I affect him he 's a lustfull villain But yet no coward and sollicites me To my dishonour that 's indeed a quarrel And truly mine which I will so revenge As it shall fright such as dare only think To be adulterers C ham Use thine own waies I give up all to thee Beau. O women women When you are pleas'd you are the least of evils Verd. I 'le time to 't but provokt the worst of Devils Exeunt Enter Monsieur Sampson and three Clients Samp. I know Monsieur La writ 1 Cly. Would he knew himself Sir Samp. He was a pretty Lawyer a kind of pretty Lawyer Of a kind of unable thing 2 Cly. A fine Lawyer Sir And would have sâ—k'd you up a business And out of this Court into that Samp. Ye are too forward Not so fine my friends something he could have done But short short 1 Cy. I know your worships favour You are Nephew to the Judge Sir Samp. It may be so And something may be done without trotting i' th' dirt friends It may be I can take him in his Chamber And have an hours talk it may be so And tell him that in 's ear there are such courtesies I will not say I can 3 Cly. We know you can Sir Sam. Peradventure I peradventure no but where 's La-writ Where 's your sufficient Lawyer 1 Cly. He 's blown up Sir 2 Cly. Run mad and quarrels with the Dog he meets He is no Lawyer of this world now Sam. Your reason Is he defunct is he dead 2 Cly. No he 's not dead yet Sir But I would be loth to take a lease on 's life for two hours Alas he is possest Sir with the spirit of fighting And quarrels with all people but how he came to it Samp. If he fight well and like a Gentleman The man may fight for 't is a lawfull calling Look you my friends I am a civil Gentleman And my Lord my Uncle loves me 3 Cly. We all know it Sir Sam. I think he does Sir I have business too much business Turn you some forty or fifty Causes in a week Yet when I get an hour of vacancie I can fight too my friends a little does well I would be loth to learn to fight 1 Cly. But and 't please you Sir His fighting has neglected all our business We are undone our causes cast away Sir His not appearance Sam. There he fought too long A little and fight well he fought too long indeed fâ—s But ne'r the less things must be as they may And there be wayes 1 Cly. We know Sir if you
to kill my Lords Nephew like a Gentleman â—d so I kiss his hand Gent. This Doublet is too stiff La-writ Off with 't I hate it And all such fortifications feel my skin 〈◊〉 that be stiff flea that off too Gent. 'T is no soft one La-writ Off with 't I say The fight with him like a flea'd Cat. Gent. You are well you are well Cler. You must uncase too Sam. Yes Sir 〈◊〉 tell me this why should I mix mine honour With a fellow that has ne're a lace in 's shirt Gent. That 's a main point my friend has two Cler. That 's true Sir La w. Base and degenerate Cousin dost not thou know 〈◊〉 old and tatter'd colours to the enemy 〈◊〉 of more honour and shews more ominous â—his shirt five times victorious I have fought under â—ad cut through squadrons of your curious cut-works 〈◊〉 I will do through thine shake and be satisfied Cler. This is unanswerable Sam. But may I fight with a foul shirt Gent. Most certain so it be a fighting shirt â—et it be ne're so foul or lowsie Caesar wore such a one Sam. Saint Denis then I accept your shirt Cler. Not so forward first you must talk â—is a main point of the French method Talk civilly and make your cause Authentick Gent. No weapon must be near you nor no anger Cler. When you have done then stir your resolutions 〈◊〉 to your Weapons bravely La-writ 'T is too cold This for a Summer fight Cler. Not for a world you should transgress the rules Sam. 'T is pievish weather I had rather fight without Gent. An 't were in a River Cler. Where both stood up to th' chins La-writ Then let 's talk quickly Pl o' this circumstance Cler. Are the Horses come yet Gent. Yes certain give your swords to us now civilly Cler. We 'll stand a while off take 〈◊〉 things and leave 'em You know when and let the children play This is a dainty time of year for puppies Would the old Lord were here Gent. He would dye with laughter Cler. I am sorry I have no time to see this game out Away away Gent. Here 's like to be a hot fight Call when y' are fit Ex. Cler. and Gent. La-writ Why look you Sir you seem to be a Gentleman And you come in honour of your Uncle boh boh 't is very cold Your Uncle has offer'd me some few affronts Past flesh and blood to bear boh boh wondrous cold Sam. My Lord mine Uncle is an honourable man And what he offers boh boh cold indeed Having made choice of me an unworthy kinsman Yet take me with you boh boh pestilence cold Not altogether La-writ Boh boh I say altogether Sam. You say you know not what then boh boh Sir La-writ Sir me with your sword in your hand You have a scurvy Uncle you have a most scurvy cause And you are boh boh Sam. Boh boh what La writ A shitten scurvy Cousin Samp. Our Swords our Swords Thou art a Dog and like a Dog our Swords La-w. Our weapons Gentlemen ha where 's your second Sam. Where 's yours La-writ So ho our weapons Sam. Wa ha ho our weapons Our Doublets and our weapons I am dead La-w. First second third a pl be wi' you Gentlemen Sam. Are these the rules of honour I am starv'd La w. They are gone and we are here what shall we do Sam. O for a couple of Faggots La-w. Hang a couple of Faggots Dar'st thou take a killing cold with me Sam. I have it already La w. Rogues Thieves boh boh run away with our Doublets To fight at Buâ—lâ—ts now 't were such a May-game Sam. There were no honour in 't pl on 't 't is scurvy La w. Or to revenge my wrongs at fifty-cuffes Sam. My Lord mine Uncles cause depend on Boxes La w. Let 's go in quest if we ever recover ' em Sam. I come our Colds together and our Doublets La w. Give me thy hand thou art a valiant Gentleman I say if ever we recover 'em Sam. Let 's get into a house and warm our hearts La w. There 's ne're a house within this mile beat me Kick me and beat me as I go and I 'le beat thee too To keep us warm if ever we recover 'em Kick hard I am frozen so so now I feel it Sam. I am dull yet La-w. I 'le warm thee I 'le warm thee Gentlemen Rogues Thieves Thieves run now I 'le follow thee Exeunt Enter Vertaign Champernel Beaupre Verdone Lamira Annabel Charlote Nurse Verta. Use legs and have legs Cham. You that have legs say so I put my one to too much stress Verdo. Your Horse Sir Will meet you within half a mile Lam. I like The walk so well I should not miss my Coach Though it were further Annabel thou art sad What ails my Niece Beau. She 's still musing Sister How quietly her late bed-fellow lay by her Nurse Old as I am he would have startled me Nor can you blame her Char. Had I ta'ne her place I know not but I fear I should ha'shreek'd Though he had never offer'd Ana. Out upon thee Thou wouldst have taught him Char. I think with your pardon That you wish now you had Ana. I am glad I yield you Cornet Such ample scope of mirth Musick within Verta. Nay be not angry There 's no ill meant ha Musick and choice Musick Cham. 'T is near us in the Grove what courteous bounty Bestows it on us my dancing days are done Yet I would thank the giver did I know him Verdo. 'T is questionless some one of your own Village That hearing of your purpos'd journey thither Prepares it for your entertainment and The honour of my Lady Lam. I think rather Some of your Lordships Clients Beaup. What say you Cousin If they should prove your Suitors Verd. That 's most likely Nurse I say if you are noble be 't who will Go presently and thank 'em I can jump yet Or tread a measure Lam. Like a Millers Mare Nurs I warrant you well enough to serve the Country I 'le make one and lead the way Exit Charl. Do you note How zealous the old Crone is Lam. And you titter As eagerly as she come sweet we 'll follow No ill can be intended Musick ends Cham. I ne're fear'd yet Exeunt SONG in the Wood. THis way this way come and hear You that hold these p easures dear Fill your ears with our sweet sound Whilst we melt the frozen ground This way come make haste oh fair Let your clear eyes gild the Air Come and bless us with your fight This way this way seek delight Enter a company of Gentlemen like Ruffians 1 Gent. They are ours but draw them on a little further From the foot path into the neighbouring thicket And we may do 't as safe as in a Castle 2 Gent. They follow still the President Vertaigne Comes on a pace and Champernel limps after The Women as if they had wings and
love Dinant thus throws away live to man-kind As you have done to me and I will honour Your vertue and no more think of your beauty Lam. All I possess comes short of satisfaction Din. No complements the terrours of this night Imagine but a fearfull dream and so With ease forget it for Dinant that labour'd To blast your honour is a Champion for it And will protect and guard it Lam. 'T is as safe then As if a compleat Army undertook it Exeunt Enter La-writ Sampson Clyents La writ Do not perswade me gentle Monsieur Sampson I am a mortal man again a Lawyer My martiall part I have put off Sam. Sweet Monsieur Let â—â—t our honours teach us La writ Monsieur Sampson My honourable friend my valiant friend Be but so beaten forward my brave Clients I am yours and you are mine again be but so thrasht Receive that Castigation with a cudgel Sam. Which calls upon us for a Reparation La-writ I have it cost me half a crown I bear it All over me I bear it Monsieur Sampson The oyls and the old woman that repairs to me To ' noint my beaten body Sam. It concerns you You have been swing'd La-writ Let it concern thee too Goe and be beaten speak scurvy words as I did Speak to that Lion Lord waken his anger And have a hundred Bastinado's doe Three broken pates thy teeth knockt out do Sampson Thy valiant arms and leggs beaten to Poultesses Do silly Sampson do 1 Cly. You wrong the Gentleman To put him out of his right mind thus You wrong us and our Causes La-writ Down with him Gentlemen Turn him and beat him if he break our peace Then when thou hast been Lam'd thy small guts perisht Then talk to me before I scorn thy counsel Feel what I feel and let my Lord repair thee Sam. And can the brave La-writ 2 Cly. Tempt him no further Be warn'd and say no more La-writ If thou doest Sampson Thou seest my Mirmidons I 'le let 'em loose That in a moment Sam. I say nothing Sir but I could wish La-writ They shall destroy thee wishing There 's ne'r a man of these but have lost ten causes Dearer then ten mens lives tempt and thou diest Goe home and smile upon my Lord thine Uncle Take Mony of the men thou mean'st to Cousin Drink Wine and eat good meat and live discreetly Talk little 't is an antidote against a beaâ—ing Keep thy hand from thy sword and from thy Laundress placket And thou wilt live long 1 Cly. Give ear and be instructed La-writ I find I am wiser than a Justice of Peace now Give me the wisdom that 's beaten into a man That sticks still by him art thou a new man Sam. Yes yes Thy learned precepts have inchanted me La-writ Goe my son Sampson I have now begot thee I 'le send thee causes speak to thy Lord and live And lay my share by goe and live in peace Put on new suits and shew sit for thy place That man neglects his living is an Asse Exit Samp. Farewel come chearily boyes about our business Now welcom tongue again hang Swords 1 Cly. Sweet Advocate Exeunt Enter Nurse and Charlote Nur. I know not wench they may call 'em what they will Outlawes or thieves but I am sure to me One was an honest man he us'd me well What I did 't is no matter he complain'd not Char. I must confess there was one bold with me too Some coy thing would say rude but 't is no matter I was to pay a Waiting womans ransom And I have don 't and I would pay 't again Were I ta'n to morrow Nur. Alas there was no hurt If 't be a sin for such as live at hard meat And keep a long Lent in the woods as they do To taste a little flesh Char. God help the Courtiers That lye at rack and manger Nur. I shall love A thief the better for this while I live They are men of a charitable vocation And give where there is need and with discretion And put a good speed penny in my purse That has been empty twenty years Char. Peace Nurse Farewel and cry not rost meat me thinks Cleremont And my Lady Anabel are in one night Familiarly acquainted Nur. I observe it If she have got a penny too Enter Vertaign Champernel and Provost Charl. No more My Lord Monsieur Vertaigne the provost too Haste and acquaint my Lady Ex. Nur. and Char. Pro. Wonderous strange Vert. 'T is true Sir on my credit Cham. O mine honour Pro. I have been provost-Marshal twenty years And have trussed up a thousand of these rascals But so near Paris yet I never met with One of that Brotherhood Cham. We to our cost have But will you search the wood Pro. It is beset They cannot scape us nothing makes me wonder So much as having you within their power They let you goe it was a Courtesy That French thieves use not often I much pity The Gentle Ladies yet I know not how I rather hope than fear Enter Dinant Cleremont Verdone Beaupre Lamira Anabel Charlote Nurse Are these the prisoners Din. We were such Verd. Kill me not excess of joy Cham. I see thou livest but hast thou had no soul play Lam. No on my soul my usage hath been noble Far from all violence Cham. How were you freed But kiss me first we 'l talk of that at leasure I am glad I have thee Niece how you keep off As you knew me not Ana. Sir I am where I owe most duty Cler. 'T is indeed most true Sir The man that should have been your bedfellow Your Lordships bedfellow that could not smell out A Virgin of sixteen that was your fool To make you merry this poor simple fellow Has met the maid again and now she knows He is a man Cham. How is she dishonoured Cler. Not unless marriage be dishonourable Heaven is a witness of our happy contract And the next Priest we meet shall warrant it To all the world I lay with her in jeast 'T is turn'd to earnest now Cham. Is this true Niece Din. Her blushing silence grants it nay Sir storm not He is my friend and I can make this good His birth and fortunes equal hers your Lordship Might have sought out a worse we are all friends too All differences end thus Now Sir unless You would raise new dissentions make perfect What is so well begun Vert. That were not manly Lam. Let me perswade you Cham. Well God give you joy She shall not come a Begger to you Sir For you Monsieur Dinant ' ere long I 'le shew you Another Niece to this not much inferiour As you shall like proceed Din. I thank you Sir Cham. Back then to Paris well that travel ends That makes of deadly enemies perfect friends Exeunt omnes Prologue TO promise much before a play begin And when 't is done ask pardon were a sin We 'l not be guilty of and to excuse Before
first quick Eele that sav'd her tail Exeunt SCENE II. Enter Lucina Ardelia and Phorba Ardel. You still insist upon that Idol Honour Can it renew your yâ—uth can it add wealth That takes off wrinkles can it draw mens eyes To gaze upon you in your age can honour That truly is a Saint to none but Souldiers And look'd into bears no reward but danger Leave you the most respected person living Or can the common kisses of a Husband Which to a sprightly Lady is a labour Make ye almost Immortal ye are cozen'd The honour of a woman is her praises The way to get these to be seen and sought too And not to bury such a happy sweetness Under a smoaky roof Luci. I 'le hear no more Phor. That white and red and all that blessed beauty Kept from the eyes that make it so is nothing Then you are rarely fair when men proclaim it The Phenix were she never seen were doubted That most unvalued Horn the Unicorn Bears to oppose the Huntsman were it nothing But tale and meer tradition would help no man But when the vertue 's known the honour 's doubled Vertue is either lame or not at all And love a Sacriledge and not a Saint When it bars up the way to mens Petitions Ard. Nay ye shall love your Husband too we come not To make a Monster of ye Luc. Are ye women Ard. You 'll find us so and women you shall thank too If you have grace to make your use Luc. Fye on ye Phor. Alas poor bashful Lady by my soul Had ye no other vertue but your blushes And I a man I should run mad for those How daintily they set her off how sweetly Ard. Come Goddess come you move too near the earth It must not be a better Orb stayes for you Here be a Maid and take ' em Luc. Pray leave me Phor. That were a sin sweet Lady and a way To make us guilty of your melancholy You must not be alone in conversation Doubts are resolv'd and what sticks near the conscience Made easie and allowable Luc. Ye are Devils Ard. That you may one day bless for your damnation Luc. I charge ye in the name of Chastity Tempt me no more how ugly ye seem to me There is no wonder men defame our Sex And lay the vices of all ages on us When such as you shall bear the names of women If ye had eyes to see your selves or sence Above the base rewards ye play the bawds for If ever in your lives ye heard of goodness Though many Regions off as men hear Thunder â—f ever ye had Mothers and they souls If ever Fathers and not such as you are If ever any thing were constant in you Besides your sins or coming but your courses If ever any of your Ancestors Dyed worth a noble deed that would be cherish'd Soul-frighted with this black infection You would run from one another to repentance And from your guilty eyes drop out those sins That made ye blind and beasts Phor. Ye speak well Lady A sign of fruitful education If your religious zeal had wisdom with it Ard. This Lady was ordain'd to bless the Empire And we may all give thanks for 't Phor. I believe ye Ard. If any thing redeem the Emperour From his wild flying courses this is she She can instruct him if ye mark she is wise too Phor. Exceeding wise which is a wonder in her And so religious that I well believe Though she would sin she cannot Ard. And besides She has the Empires cause in hand not loves There lies the main consideration For which she is chiefly born Phor. She finds that point Stronger than we can tell her and believe it I look by her means for a reformation And such a one and such a rare way carried That all the world shall wonder at Ard. 'T is true I never thought the Emperor had wisdom Pity or fair affection to his Country Till he profest this love gods give 'em Children Such as her vertues merit and his zeal I look to see a Numa from this Lady Or greater than Octavius Phor. Do you mark too Which is a Noble vertue how she blushes And what a flowing modesty runs through her When we but name the Emperour Ard. But mark it Yes and admire it too for she considers Though she be fair as Heaven and vertuous As holy truth yet to the Emperour She is a kind of nothing but her service Which she is bound to offer and she 'll do it And when her Countries cause commands affection She knows obedience is the key of vertues Then flye the blushes out like Cupid's arrows And though the tye of Marriage to her Lord Would fain cry stay Lucina yet the cause And general wisdom of the Princes love Makes here find surer ends and happier And if the first were chaste this is twice doubled Phor. Her tartness unto us too Ard. That 's a wise one Phor. I rarely like it shews a rising wisdom That chides all common fools as dare enquire What Princes would have private Ard. What a Lady Shall we be blest to serve Luc. Go get ye from me Ye are your purses Agents not the Princes Is this the vertuous Loâ—e ye train'd me out to Am I a woman fit to imp your vâ—ces But that I had a Mother and a woman Whosoever living fame turns all it touches Into the good it self is I should now Even doubt my self I have been sâ—arch't so near The very soul of honour why should you two That happily have been as chaste as I am Fairer I think by much for yet your faces Like ancient well built piles shew worthy ruins After that Angel age turn mortal Devils For shame for woman-hood for what ye have been For rotten Cedars have born goodly branches If ye have hope of any Heaven but Court Which like a Dream you 'l find hereafter vaniâ—h Or at the best but subject to repentance Study no more to be ill spoken of Let women live themselves if they must fall Their own destruction find 'em not your Fâ—vours Ard. Madam ye are so excellent in all And I must tell it you with admiration So true a joy ye have so sweet a fear And when ye come to anger t is so noble That for mine own part I could still offend To hear you angry women that want tâ— And your way guided else I count 〈…〉 Are either Fools or Cowards Phor. She were a Mistris for no p◠〈…〉 Could she not frown a ravish'd kiss 〈…〉 And such an anger as this Lady lea◠〈◊〉 Stuck with such pleasing â—angers 〈…〉 Which of ye all could hold from Luc. I perceive ye Your own dark sins dwell with ye and t' at prâ— You sell the chastity of modest wives at Runs to diseases with your bones I scorâ— And all the nets ye've pitcht to catch my vâ— Like Spiders Webs I sweep away before me Go tell the Emperour ye have met a woman That
gardens of thee Spreading thy living goodness into branches Fry from thee and the hot Sun find thy vices Pho. You are a welcom woman Ard. Bless me Heaven How did you find the way to Court Luci. I know not Would I had never trod it Phor. Prethee tell me Good noble Lady and good sweet heart love us For we love thee extreamly is not this place A Paradise to live in Luci. To those people That know no other Paradise but pleasure That little I enjoy contents me better Ard. What heard ye any Musick yet Luci. Too much Phor. You must not be thus froward what this gown Is one o' th' prettiest by my troth Ardelia I ever saw yet 't was not to frown in Lady Ye put this gown on when ye came Ard. How do ye Alas poor wretch how cold it is Luci. Content ye I am as well as may be and as temperate If ye will let me be so where 's my Lord For there 's the business that I came for Ladies Phor. We 'l lead ye to him he 's i' th' Gallery Ard. We 'l shew ye all the Court too Luci. Shew me him And ye have shew'd me all I come to look on Phor. Come on we 'l be your guides and as ye goe We have some pretty tales to tell ye Lady Shall make ye merry too ye come not here To be a sad Lucina Luci. Would I might not Exeunt Enter Chilax and Balbus Chil. Now the soft Musick Balbus run Bal. I flye Boy Exit Balbus Chil. The women by this time are worming of her If she can hold out them the Emperour Musick Takes her to task he has her hark the Musick Enter Emperour and Lucina Luci. Good your Grace Where are my women Sir Emp. They are wise beholding What you think scorn to look on the Courts bravery Would you have run away so slily Lady And not have seen me Luci. I beseech your Majestie Consider what I am and whose Emp. I do so Luci. Believe me I shall never make a whore Sir Emp. A friend ye may and to that man that loves ye More than you love your vertue Luci. Sacred Caesar Emp. You shall not kneel to me sweet Luci. Look upon me And if ye be so cruel to abuse me Think how the Gods will take it does this beauty Afflict your soul I 'le hide it from you ever Nay more I will become so leprous That ye shall curse me from ye My dear Lord Has serv'd ye ever truly fought your Battels As if he daily long'd to dy for Caesar Was never Traytor Sir noâ— nâ—ver tainted In all the actions of his life Emp. I know it Luci. Hiâ— same and family have grown together And spred together like to sailing Cedars Over the Roman Diadem O let not As ye have any flesh that 's humane in you The having of a modest wife decline him Let not my vertue be the wedge to break him I do not think ye are lascivious These wanton men belye ye you are Caesar Which is the Father of the Empires honour Ye are too near the nature of the Gods To wrong the weakest of all creatures women Emp. I dare not do it here rise fair Lucina I did but try your temper ye are honest And with the commendations wait on that I 'le lead ye to your Lord and give you to him Wipe your fair eyes he that endeavours ill May well delay but never quench his hell Exeunt Actus Tertius Scena Prima Enter Chilax Licinius Proculus and Balbus Chil. 'T IS done Licinius Lici How I hil I shame to tell it If there be any justice we are Villains And must be so rewarded Bal. If it be done I take it 't is no time now to repent it Let 's make the best o' th' trade Pro. Now vengeance take it Why should not he have setled on a beauty Whose honesty stuck in a piece of tissue Or one a Ring might rule or such a one That had an itching husband to be honourable And ground to get it if he must have women And no allay without 'em why not those That know the misery and are best able To play a game with judgement such as she is Grant they be won with long siege endless travel And brought to opportunity with millions Yet when they come to motion their cold vertue Keeps 'em like cakes of Ice I 'le melt a Crystal And make a dead flint fire himself e're they Give greater heat than new departing embers Give to old men that watch ' em Lici A good Whore Had sav'd all this and happily as wholsom I and the thing once done too as well thought of But this same chastity forsooth Pro. A Pox on 't Why should not women be as free as we are They are but not in open and far freer And the more bold ye bear your self more welcom And there is nothing you dare say but truth But they dare hear Enter Emperour and Lucina Chi. The Emperour away And if we can repent let 's home and pray Exeunt Emp. Your only vertue now is patience Take heed and save your honour if you talk Luci. As long as there is motion in my body And life to give me words I 'le cry for justice Emp. Justice shall never hear ye I am justice Luci. Wilt thou not kill me Monster Ravisher Thou bitter bane o' th' Empire look upon me And if thy guilty eyes dare see these ruines Thy wild lust hath laid level with dishonour The sacrilegious razing of this Temple The mother of thy black sins would have blush'd at Behold and curse thy self the Gods will find thee That 's all my refuge now for they are righteous Vengeance and horror circle thee the Empire In which thou liv'st a strong continued surfeit Like poyson will disgorge thee good men raze thee For ever being read again but vicious Women and fearfull Maids make vows against thee Thy own Slaves if they hear of this shall hate thee And those thou hast corrupted first fall from thee And if thou let'st me live the Souldier Tir'd with thy Tyrannies break through obedience And shake his strong Steel at thee Emp. This prevails not Nor any Agony ye utter Lady If I have done a sin curse her that drew me Curse the first cause the witchcraft that abus'd me Curse those fair eyes and curse that heavenly beauty And curse your being good too Luci. Glorious thief What restitution canst thou make to save me Emp. I 'le ever love and honour you Luci. Thou canst not For that which was mine honour thou hast murdred And can there be a love in violence Emp. You shall be only mine Luci. Yet I like better Thy villany than flattery that 's thine own The other basely counterfeit flye from me Or for thy safety sake and wisdom kill me For I am worse than thou art thou maist pray And so recover grace I am lost for ever And if thou let'st me live th' art lost
through for if I offer To taâ—â—e my way without him like a Sea He b aâ—s his high Command 'twixt me and vengeance And in mine own road sinks me he is honest Of a most constant loyalty to Caesar And when he shall but doubt I dare attempt him But make a question of his ill but say What is a Caesar that he dare do this Dead sure he cuts me off Aecius dyes Or I have lost my self why should I kill him Why should I kill my self for 't is my killing Aecius is my root and wither him Like a decaying Branch I fall to nothing Is he not more to me than Wife than Caesar Though I had now my safe revenge upon him Is he not more than rumour and his friendship Sweeter than the love of women what is honour We all so strangely are bewitch'd withal Can it relieve me if I want he has Can honour 'twixt the incensed Prince and Envy Bear up the lives of worthy men he has Can honour pull the wings of fearful Cowards And make 'em turn again like Tigers he has And I have liv'd to see this and preserv'd so Why should this empty word incite me then To what is ill and cruel let her perish A friend is more than all the world than honour She is a woman and her loss the less And with her go my griefs but hark ye Maximus Was she not yours Did she not dye to tell ye She was a ravish'd woman Did not Justice Nobly begin with her that not deserv'd it And shall he live that did it Stay a little Can this abuse dye here Shall not mens tongues Dispute it afterward and say I gave Affecting dull obedience and tame duty And led away with fondness of a friendship The only vertue of the world to slander Is not this certain was not she a chaste one And such a one that no compare dwelt with her One of so sweet a vertue that Aecius Even he himself this friend that holds me from it Out of his worthy love to me and justice Had it not been on Caesar had reveng'd her He told me so what shall I do then Enter a Servant Can other men affect it and I cold I fear he must not live Serv. My Lord the General Is come to seek ye Max. Go entreat him to enter O brave Aecius I could wish thee now As far from friendship to me as from fears That I might cut thee off like that I weigh'd not Is there no way without him to come near it For out of honesty he must destroy me If I attempt it he must dye as others And I must lose him 't is necessity Only the time and means is the difference But yet I would not make a murther of him Take him directly for my doubts he shall dye I have found a way to do it and a safe one It shall be honour to him too I know not What to determine certain I am so troubled And such a deal of conscience presses me Enter Aecius Would I were dead my self Aecius You run away well How got you from me friend Max. That that leads mad men A strong imagination made me wander Aecius I thought you had been more setled Max. I am well But you must give me leave a little sometimes To have a buzzing in my brains Aecius Ye are dangerous But I 'll prevent it if I can ye told me You would go to th' Army Max. Why to have my throat cut Must he not be the bravest man Aecius That strikes me first Aeci. You promised me a freedom From all these thoughts and why should any strike you Max. I am an Enemy a wicked one Worse than the foes of Rome I am a Coward A Cuckold and a Coward that 's two causes Why every one should beat me Aeci. Ye are neither And durst another tell me so he dyed for 't For thus far on mine honour I 'le assure you No man more lov'd than you and for your valour And what ye may be fair no man more follow'd Max. A doughty man indeed but that 's all one The Emperour nor all the Princes living Shall find a flaw in my Coat I have suffer'd And can yet let them find inflictions I 'le find a body for 'em or I 'le break it 'T is not a Wife can thrust me out some look't for 't But let 'em look till they are blind with looking They are but fools yet there is anger in me That I would fain disperse and now I think on 't You told me friend the Provinces are stirring We shall have sport I hope then and what 's dangerous A Battle shall beat from me Aeci. Why do ye eye me With such a setled look Max. Pray tell me this Do we not love extreamly I love you so Aeci. If I should say I lov'd not you as truly I should do that I never durst do lye Max. If I should dye would it not grieve you much Aeci. Without all doubt Max. And could you live without me Aeci. It would much trouble me to live without ye Our loves and loving souls have been so us'd But to one houshold in us but to dye Because I could not make you live were woman Far much too weak were it to save your worth Or to redeem your name from rooting out To quit you bravely fighting from the foe Or fetch ye off where honour had ingag'd ye I ought and would dye for ye Max. Truly spoken What beast but I that must could hurt this man now Would he had ravish'd me I would have paid him I would have taught him such a trick his Eunuchs Nor all his black-eyed Boys dreamt of yet By all the Gods I am mad now now were Caesar Within my reach and on his glorious top The pile of all the world he went to nothing The Destinies nor all the dames of Hell Were I once grappl'd with him should relieve him No not the hope of mankind more all perished But this is words and weakness Aeci. Ye look strangely Max. I look but as I am I am a stranger Aeci. To me Max. To every one I am no Roman Nor what I am do I know Aeci. Then I 'le leave ye Max. I find I am best so if ye meet with Maximus Pray bid him be an honest man for my sake You may do much upon him for his shadow Let me alone Aeci. Ye were not wont to talk thus And to your fried ye have some danger in you That willingly would run to action Take heed by all our love take heed Max. I danger I willing to do any thing I dig Has not my Wife been dead two dayes already Are not my mournings by this time moth-eaten Are not her sins dispers'd to other Women And many one ravish'd to relieve her Have I shed tears these twelve hours Aeci. Now ye weep Max. Some lazie drops that staid behind Aeci. I 'le tell ye And I must tell ye truth were it not
ye Valentine Is wild Oats yet come over Val. Yes with me Sir Mary How does he bear himself Val. A great deal better Why do you blush the Gentleman will do well Mary I should be glad on 't Sir Val. How does his father Hyl. As mad a worm as e'er he was Val. I lookt for 't Shall we enjoy your Company Hyl. I 'll wait on ye Only a thought or two Val. We bar all prayers Exeunt all but Hylas Hyl. This last Wench I this last wench was a fair one A dainty Wench a right one a Devil take it What do I ail to have fifteen now in liking Enough a Man would think to stay my stomach But what 's fifteen or fifteen score to my thoughts And wherefore are mine Eyes made and have lights But to encrease my Objects This last Wench Sticks plaguey close to me a hundred pound I were as close to her If I lov'd now As many foolish men do I should run mad SCENE II. Enter old Sebastian and Launcelot Seb. Sirrah no more of your French shrugs I advise you If you be lowzie shift your self Laun. May it please your Worship Seb. Only to see my Son my Son good Launcelot Your Master and my Son Body O me Sir No money no more money Monsieur Launcelot Not a Denier sweet Signior bring the Person The person of my Boy my Boy Tom Monsieur Thomas Or get you gone again du gata whee Sir Bassa micu good Launcelot valetote My Boy or nothing Laun. Then to answer punctually Seb. I say to th' purpose Laun. Then I say to th' purpose Because your Worships vulgar Understanding May meet me at the nearest your Son my Master Or Monsieur Thomas for so his Travel stiles him Through many foreign plots that Vertue meets with And dangers I beseech ye give attention Is at the last arriv'd To ask your as the French man calls it sweetly Benediction de jour en jour Seb. Sirrah do not conjure me with your French furies Laun. Che ditt'a vou Monsieur Seb. Che doga vou Rascal Leave me your rotten language and tell me plainly And quickly Sirrah lest I crack your French Crown What your good Master means I have maintain'd You and your Monsieur as I take it Launcelot These two years at your ditty vous your jours Jour me no more for not another penny Shall pass my purse Laun. Your Worship is erroneous For as I told you your Son Tom or Thomas My master and your Son is now arriv'd To ask you as our Language bears it nearest Your quotidian Blessing and here he is in Person Enter Thomas Seb. What Tom Boy welcome with all my heart Boy Welcome ' saith thou hast gladded me at soul Boy Infinite glad I am I have pray'd too Thomas For you wild Thomas Tom I thank thee heartily For coming home Thom. Sir I do find your Prayers Have much prevail'd above my sins Seb. How 's this Thom. Else certain I had perish'd with my rudeness Ere I had won my self to that discretion I hope you shall hereafter find Seb. Humh humh Discretion is it come to that the Boy 's spoil'd Thom. Sirrah you Rogue look for 't for I will make thee Ten times more miserable than thou thought'st thy self Before thou travell'dst thou hast told my Father I know it and I find it all my Rogueries By meer way of prevention to undo me Laun. Sir as I speak eight languages I only Told him you came to ask his benediction De jour en jour Thom. But that I must be civil I would beat thee like a Dog Sir however The Time I have mispent may make you doubtful Nay harden your belief ' gainst my Conversion Seb. A pox o' travel I say Thom. Yet dear Father Your own experience in my after courses Enter Dorothea Seb. Prithee no more 't is scurvy there 's thy Sister Undone without Redemption he eats with picks Utterly spoil'd his spirit baffled in him How have I sin'd that this affliction Should light so heavy on me I have no more Sons And this no more mine own no spark of Nature Allows him mine now he 's grown tame my grand curse Hang o'r his head that thus transform'd thee travel I 'll send my horse to travel next we Monsieur Now will my most canonical dear Neighbours Say I have found my Son and rejoyce with me Because he has mew'd his mad tricks off I know not But I am sure this Monsieur this fine Gentleman Will never be in my Books like mad Thomas I must go seek an Heir for my inheritance Must not turn Secretary my name and quality Has kept my Land three hundred years in madness And it slip now may it sink Exit Thom. Excellent Sister I am glad to see thee well but where 's thy father Dor. Gone discontent it seems Thom. He did ill in it As he does all for I was utterring A handsome Speech or two I have been studying E'r since I came from Paris how glad to see thee Dor. I am gladder to see you with more love too I dare maintain it than my Father 's sorry To see as he supposes your Conversion And I am sure he is vext nay more I know it He has pray'd against it mainly but it appears Sir You had rather blind him with that poor opinion Than in your self correct it dearest Brother Since there is in our uniform resemblance No more to make us two but our bare Sexes And since one happy Birth produc'd us hither Let one more happy mind Thom. It shall be Sister For I can do it when I list and yet Wench Be mad too when I please I have the trick on 't Beware a Traveller Dor. Leave that trick too Thom Not for the world but where 's my Mistress And prithee say how does she I melt to see her And presently I must away Dor. Then do so For o' my faith she will not see you Brother Thom. Not see me I 'll Dor. Now you play your true self How would my father love this I 'll assure you She will not see you she has heard and loudly The gambols that you plaid since your departure In every Town ye came your several mischiefs Your rowses and your wenches all your quarrels And the no causes of 'em these I take it Although she love ye well to modest ears To one that waited for your reformation To which end travel was propounded by her Uncle Must needs and reason for it be examined And by her modesty and fear'd too light too To fyle with her affections ye have lost her For any thing I see exil'd your self Thom. No more of that sweet Doll I will be civil Dor. But how long Thom. Would'st thou have me lose my Birth-right For yond old thing will disinherit me If I grow too demure good sweet Doll prithee Prithee dear Sister let me see her Dor. No. Thom. Nay I beseech thee by this light Dor. I swagger
the matter Whither go all these men-menders these Physicians Whose Dog lies sick o' th' mulligrubs Sam. O the Gentleman The young smug Seigniour Master Valentine Brought out of travel with him as I hear Is faln sick o' th' sudden desperate sick And likely they go thither Thom. Who young Frank The only temper'd spirit Scholar Souldier Courtier and all in one piece 't is not possible Enter Alice Sam. There 's one can better satisfie you Thom. Mistress Alice I joy to see you Lady Alice Good Monsieur Thomas You 're welcome from your travel I am hasty A Gâ—ntleman lyes sick Sir Thom. And how dost thou I must know and I will know Alice Excellent well As well as may be thank ye Thom. I am glad on 't And prithee hark Alice I cannot stay Thom. A while Alice Sam. Never look so narrowly the mark 's in her mouth still Hyl. I am looking at her legs prithee be quiet Alice I cannot stay Thom. O sweet Alice Hyl. A clean instep And that I love a life I did not mark This woman half so well before how quick And nimble like a shadow there her leg shew'd By th' mass a neat one the colour of her Stocking A much inviting colour Alice My good Monsieur I have no time to talk now Hyl. Pretty Breeches Finely becoming too Thom. By Heaven Alice She will not I can assure you that and so Thom. But this word Alice I cannot nor I will not good Lord Exit Hyl. Well you shall 〈◊〉 more from me Thom. We 'll go 〈◊〉 'T is Charity bâ—â—â—ies I know she is there And under visitation I shall see her Will ye along Hyl. By any meanâ— Thom. Be sure then I be a civil man I have sport â—n hand Boâ—â— Shall make mirth for a Mâ—â—riage dâ—y Hyl. Away then Exeunt SCENE III. Enter three Physicians with an Vâ—â—â—al 1 Phy. A Pleurisie I see it 2 Phy. I rather hold it For tremor Cordis 3 Phy. Do you mark the Faeceâ— 'T is a most pestilent contagious â—eaâ—â—â— A suâ—â—â—it a plaguey surfeit he must blâ—eâ— 1 Phy. By no means 3 Phy. I say bleed 1 Phy. I say 't is dangerous The Person being spent so much bâ—fore hand And Nature drawn so low Clysters Cool Clysters 2 Phy. Now with you favours I should think a Vomit For take away the Cause the Effect must follow The Stomach's soul and fur'd the pot 's unflam'd yet 3 Phy. No no we 'll rectifie that part by mild means Nature so sunk must find no violence Enter a Servant Serv. Will 't please ye draw near the weak Gentleman Grows worse and worse still 1 Phy. Come we will attend him 2 Phy. He shall do well my friend Serv. My Masters love Sir 1 Excellent well I warrant thee right and straight friend 3 Phy. There 's no doubt in him none at all ne'r fear him Exeunt SCENE IV. Enter Valentine and Michael Mich. That he is desperate sick I do believe well And that without a speedy cure it kills him But that it lyes within the help of Physick Now to restore his health or art to cure him Believe it you are cozen'd clean beside it I would tell ye the true cause too but 't would vex ye Nay run ye mad Val. May all I have restore him So dearly and so tenderly I love him I do not know the cause why yea my life too Mich. Now I perceive ye so well set I 'll tell you Hei mihi quod nullis Amor est medicabilis herbis Val. 'T was that I only fear'd good friend go from me I find my heart too full for further conference You are assur'd of this Mich. 'T will prove too certain But bear it nobly Sir Youth hath his errours Val. I shall do and I thank ye 'pray ye no words on 't Mich. I do not use to talk Sir Exit Val. Ye are welcome Is there no Constancy in earthly things No happiness in us but what must alter No life without the heavy load of Fortune What miseries we are and to our selves Even 〈◊〉 wh n full content seems to sit by us What â—aily sores and sorrows Eâ—ter Alice Alice O dear Brother The Gentleman if ever you will see him Alive as I think Enter Cellide Cel. O he faints for Heavens sake For Heavens sake Sir Val. Go comfort him dear Sister Exit Alice And ouâ— word sweet with you then we 'll go to him What think you iâ— this Gentleman Cel. Mâ— p ty thinks Sir 'T is greâ—â— miâ—fortunâ— that 〈◊〉 should thus perish Val Iâ— is inâ—eed 〈◊〉 he must dye Cel. That were a cruelty when carâ— may cure him Why do you weep so Sir he may recover Val. He may but with much danger my sweet Cellide You have a powerful tongue Cel. To do you service Val. I will betray his grief he loves a Gentlewoman A friend of yours whose heart another holds He knows it too yet such a sway blind fancy And his not daring to deliver it Have won upon him that they must undo him Never so hopeful and so sweet a Spirit Misfortune fell so foul on Cel. Sure she 's hard hearted That can look on and not relent and deeply At such a misery she is not married Val. Not yet Cel. Nor near it Val. When she please Cel. And pray Sir Does he deserve her truly that she loves so Val. His love may mâ—â—â—t much his Person little For there the match lyes mangled Cel. Is he your friend Val. He should be for he is near me Cel. Will not he dye then When th' other shall recover Val. Ye have pos'd me Cel. Methinks he should go near it if he love her If she love him Val. She does and would do equal Cel. 'T is a hard task you put me yet for your sake I will speak to her all the art I have My best endeavours all his Youth and Person His mind more full of beauty all his hopes The memory of such a sad example Ill spoken of and never old the curses Of loving maids and what may be alledg'd I 'll lay before her what 's her Name I am ready Val. But will you deal effectually Cel. Most truly Nay were it my self at your entreaty Val. And could ye be so pitiful Cel So dutiful Because you urge it Sir Val. It may be then It is your self Cel. It is indeed I know it And now know how ye love me Val. O my dearest Let but your goodness judge your own part 's pity Set but your eyes on his afflictions He is mine and so becomes your charge but think What ruine Nature suffers in this young man What loss humanity and noble manhood Take to your better judgment my declining My Age hung full of impotence and ills My Body budding now no more seer Winter Hath seal'd that sap up at the best and happiest I can but be your infant you my Nurse And how unequal dearest where his years His sweetness and his ever spring
'em into nothing and if thou Thou let'st a look fall of the least dislike I 'll rip thy Crown up with my Sword at height And pluck thy skin over thy face in sight Of him thou flatter'st unto thee I speak it Slave against whom all Laws should now conspire And every Creature that hath sense be arm'd As ' gainst the common Enemy of Mankind That sleep'st within thy Masters Ear and whisper'st 'T is better for him to be fear'd than lov'd Bid'st him trust no mans friendship spare no blood That may secure him 't is no cruelty That hath a specious end for Soveraignty Break all the Laws of kind if it succeed An honest noble and praise-worthy deed While he that takes thy poysons in shall feel Their virulent workings in a point of time When no Repentance can bring aid but all His spirits shall melt with what his Conscience burn'd And dying in flatterers arms shall fall unmourn'd There 's matter for you now Lat. My Lord this makes not for loving of my Master Aub. Loving no They hate ill Princes most that make them so Enter Rollo Hamond Allan Guard Rol. I 'll hear no more Ham. Alas 't is for my Brother I beseech your Highness Rol. How a Brother had not Lone my self did title Move me when it was fit that he should dye away All. Brother lose no word more leave my good Cause T' upbraid the Tyrant I 'm glad I 'm faln Now in those times that will'd some great example T' assure men we can dye for honesty Rol. Sir you are brave 'pray that you hold your neck As bravely forth anon unto your Headsman All. Would he would strike as bravely and thou by Rollo 't would make thee quake to see me dye Aub. What 's his offence Ham For giving Gisbert burial who was sometimes his Master All. Yes Lord Aubrey My gratitude and humanity are my crimes Rol. Why bear you him not hence Aub. My Lord stay Souldiers I do beseech your Highness do not lose Such men for such slight causes This is one Has still been faithful to you a try'd soul In all your fathers Battles I have seen him Bestride a friend against a score of Foes And look he looks as he would kill his hundred For you Sir were you in some danger All. Till he kill'd his Brother his Chancellour then his Master to which he can add nought to equal Nero But killing of his Mother Aub. Peace brave Fool Thou valiant Ass here is his Brother too Sir A Captain of your Guard hath serv'd you long With the most noble witness of his truth Mark'd in his face and every part about him That turns not from an enemy But view him Oh do not grieve him Sir if you do mean That he shall hold his place it is not safe To tempt such spirits and let them wear their Swords You 'll make your Guards your terrours by these Acts And throw more hearts off from you than you hold And I must tell you Sir with my old freedom And my old faith to boot you have not liv'd so But that your state will need such men such hands Of which here 's one shall in an hour of tryal Do you more certain service with a stroke Than the whole bundle of your flatterers With all the unsavory unction of their tongues Rol. Peace talker Aub. One that loves you yet my Lord And would not see you pull on your own ruines Mercy becomes a Prince and guards him best Awe and affrights are never tyes of Love And when men begin to fear the Prince they hate him Rol. Am I the Prince or you Aub. My Lord I hope I have not utter'd ought should urge that question Rol. Then practise your obedience see him dead Aub. My Lord Rol. I 'll hear no more Aub. I 'm sorry then there 's no small despair Sir of their Safety whose ears are blockt up against truth come captain Ham. I thank you Sir Aub. For what for seeing thy brother die a man and honest Live thou so Captain I will assure thee Although I die for 't too come Ex. all but Rol. Lat. Rol. Now Latorch what do you think Lat. That Aubrey's speech and manners sound somewhat of the boldest Rol. 'T is his custome Lat. It may be so and yet be worth a fear Rol. If we thought so it should be worth his life and quickly too Lat. I dare not Sir be authour Of what I would be 't is so dangerous But with your Highness favour and your licence Rol. He talks 't is true he is licens'd leave him We now are Duke alone Latorch secur'd Nothing left standing to obscure our prospect We look right forth beside and round about us And see it ours with pleasure only one Wish'd joy there wants to make us to possess it And that is Edith Edith she that got me In blood and tears in such an opposite minute As had I not at once felt all the flames And shafts of Love shot in me his whole armory I should have thought him as far off as Death Lat. My Lord expect a while your happiness Is nearer than you think it yet her griefs Are green and fresh your vigilant Latorch Hath not been idle I have leave already To visit her and send to her Rol. My life Lat. And if I find not out as speedy ways And proper instruments to work and bring her To your fruition that she be not watch'd Fame to your Highness wish say you have no servant Is capable of such a trust about you Or worthy to be Secretary of your pleasure Rol. Oh my Latorch what shall I render thee For all thy travels care and love Lat. Sir one suit which I will ever importune till you grant me Rol. About your Mathematicians Lat. Yes to have The Scheme of your Nativity judg'd by them I have 't already erected O my Lord You do not know the labour of my fears My doubts for you are such as cannot hope Any security but from the Stars Who being rightly ask'd can tell man more Than all power else there being no power beyond them Rol. All thy petitions still are care of us Ask for thy self Lat. What more can concern me than this Rol. Well rise true honest man and go then We 'l study our selves a means how to reward thee Lat. Your grace is now inspir'd now now your highness Begins to live from this hour count your joyes But Sir I must have warrants with blanks figur'd To put in names such as I like Rol. You shall Lat. They dare not else offer Sir at your figure Oh I shall bring you wonders there 's a Frier Rusee an admirable man another A Gentleman and then Lafiske The mirrour of his time 't was he that set it But there 's one Norbret him I never saw Has made a mirrour a meer Looking-glass In shew you 'ld think 't no other the form oval As I am given to understand by letter
wait upon as far as Italy Bel. I 'll travel into Wales amongst the mountains I hope they cannot find me Ros If you go further So good and free society we hold ye We 'll jog along too Pin. Are ye so valiant Lady Lel. And we 'll be merry Sir and laugh Pin. It may be We 'll go by Sea Lel. Why 't is the only voyage I love a Sea-voyage and a blustring tempest And let all split Pin. This is a dainty Damosel I think 't will tame ye can ye ride post Lel. O excellently I am never weary that way A hundred mile a day is nothing with me Bel. I 'le travel under ground do you hear sweet Lady I find it will be dangerous for a woman Ros No danger Sir I warrant I love to be under Bel. I see she will abuse me all the world over But say we pass through Germany and drink hard Ros We 'll learn to drink and swagger too Bel. She 'l beat me Lady I 'le live at home Ros And I 'le live with thee And we 'll keep house together Bel. I 'le keep hounds first And those I hate right heartily Pin. I go for Turky And so it may be up into Persia Lel. We cannot know too much I 'le travel with ye Pin. And you 'l abuse me Lel. Like enough Pin. 'T is dainty Bel. I will live in a bawdy-house Ros I dare come to ye Bel. Say I am dispos'd to hang my self Ros There I 'le leave ye Bel. I am glad I know how to avoid ye Mir. May I speak yet Fac. She beckons to ye Mir. Lady I could wish I knew to recompence Even with the service of my life those pains And those high favours you have thrown upon me Till I be more desertful in your eye And till my duty shall make known I honour ye Noblest of women do me but this favour To accept this back again as a poor testimony Ori. I must have you too with 'em else the will That says they must rest with ye is infring'd Sir Which pardon me I dare not do Mir. Take me then And take me with the truest love Ori. 'T is certain My Brother lov'd ye dearly and I ought As dearly to preserve that love But Sir Though I were willing these are but your Ceremonies Mir. As I have life I speak my soul Ori. I like ye But how you can like me without I have Testimony A Stranger to ye Mir. I 'le marry ye immediately A fair State I dare promise ye Bel. Yet she 'll couzen thee Ori. Would some fair Gentleman durst promise for ye Mir. By all that 's good Enter La-Castre Nantolet Lugier de-Gard All. And we 'll make up the rest Lady Ori. Then Oriana takes ye nay she has caught ye If ye start now let all the world cry shame on ye I have out travell'd ye Bel. Did not I say she would cheat thee Mir. I thank ye I am pleas'd ye have deceiv'd me And willingly I swallow it and joy in 't And yet perhaps I know ye whose plot was this Lug. He is not asham'd that cast it he that executed Followed your Fathers will Mir. What a world 's this nothing but craft and cozenage Ori. Who begun Sir Mir. Well I do take thee upon meer Compassion And I do think I shall love thee As a Testimony I 'le burn my book and turn a new leaf over But these fine clothes you shall wear still Ori. I obey you Sir in all Nant. And how how daughters what say you to these Gentlemen What say ye Gentlemen to the Girles Pen. By my troth if she can love me Lel. How long Pin. Nay if once ye love Lel. Then take me And take your chance Pin. Most willingly ye are mine Lady And if I use ye not that ye may love me Lel. A Match i' faith Pin. Why now ye travel with me Ros How that thing stands Bel. It will if ye urge it ' Bless your five wits Ros Nay 'prethee stay I 'le have thee Bel. You must ask me leave first Ros Wilt thou use me kindly And beat me but once a week Bel. If ye deserve no more Ros And wilt thou get me with child Bel. Dost thou ask me seriously Ros Yes indeed do I. Bel. Yes I will get thee with child come presently And 't be but in revenge I 'le do thee that courtesie Well if thou wilt fear God and me have at thee Ros I 'le love ye and I 'le honour ye Bel. I am pleas'd then Mir. This Wild-Goose Chase is done we have won o' both sides Brother your love and now to Church of all hands Let 's lose no time Pin. Our travelling lay by Bel. No more for Italy for the Low-Countries Exeunt A Wife for a Month A TRAGI-COMEDY Persons Represented in the Play Alphonso King of Naples elder Brother to Frederick Frederick unnatural and libidinous Brother to Alphonso and usurper of his Kingdom Sorano a Lord Brother to Evanthe Frederick's wicked instrument Valerio a noble young Lord servant to Evanthe three honest Court Lords Camillo Cleanthes Menallo Rugio an honest Lord friend to Alphonso Marco a Frier Alphonso's friend Podramo a necessary creature to Sorano with other Masquers Cupid Graces with other Masquers Tonie King Frederick's Knavish fool Castruccio Captain of the Cittadel an honest man Citizens Lawyer Physician Captain Cut-purse Fool. Attendants WOMEN Queen Wife to Frederick a vertuous Lady Evanthe Sister to Sorano the chaste Wife of Valerio or a Wife for a Month. Cassandra an old Bawd Waiting-woman to Evanthe Ladies City-Wives The Scene Naples The principal Actors were Joseph Taylor Richard Robinson Nicholas Toolie Robert Benfield John Vnderwood George Birch Actus Primus Scena Prima Enter King Frederick Sorano Valerio Camillo Cleanthes Menallo and Attendants Sor. WILL your Grace speak Fre. Let me alone Sorano Although my thoughts seem sad they are welcome to me Sor. You know I am private as your secret wishes Ready to fling my soul upon your service E're your command be on 't Fre. Bid those depart Sor. You must retire my Lords Cam. What new design is hammering in his head now Cle. Let 's pray heartily None of our heads meet with it my Wife 's old That 's all my comfort Men. Mine's ugly that I am sure on And I think honest too 't would make me start else Cam. Mine's troubled in the Country with a Feaver And some few infirmities else he looks again Come let 's retire certain 't is some she-business This new Lord is imployed Val. I 'le not be far off because I doubt the cause Ex. Fre. Are they all gone Sor. All but your faithful Servant Fre. I would tell thee But 't is a thing thou canst not like Sor. Pray ye speak it is it my head I have it ready for ye Sir Is' t any action in my power my wit I care not of what nature nor what follows Fre. I am in love Sor. That 's
jealous may she grow Leon. I will be rul'd But you have promis'd and I must enjoy you Clar. We shall find time for that you are too hasty Make your self fit and I shall make occasion Deliberation makes best in that business And contents every way Leon. But you must feed This foolish Steward with some shadow of A future favour that we may preserve him To be our instrument Clar. Hang him Leon. For my sake Sweet I undertook to speak for him any Bauble Or slight employment in the way of service Will feed him fat Enter Malfort Clar. Leave him to me Mal. She comes my Lady Clar. I will satisfie her Mal. How far have you prevail'd Leon. Observe Clar. Monsiâ—ur Malfort I must be brief my cousin hath spoke much In your behalf and to give you some proof I entertain you as my servant You shall have the grace Leon. Upon your knee receive it Clar. And take it as a special favour from me To tye my shooe Malf. I am o're-joy'd Leon. Good reason Clar. You may come higher in time Leon. No more the Lady Enter Calista Malf. She frowns Clar. I thank you for this visit cousin But without leave hereafter from my Lady I dare not change discourse with you Malf. Pray you take your mornings draught Leon. I thank you Exeunt Leon Malf. Happiness attend your honour Calist Who gave warrant to this private parle Clar. My innocence I hope My conference with a kinsman cannot call Your anger on me Calist Kinsman Let me have No more of this as you desire you may continue mine Clar. Why madam under pardon Suppose him otherwise yet coming in A lawfull way it is excusable Calist How 's this Clar. I grant you are made of pureness And that your tenderness of honour holds The soveraigntie o're your passions Yet you have A noble Husband with allow'd embraces To quench lascivious fires should such flame in you As I must ne're believe Were I the wife Of one that could but zanie brave Cleander Even in his least perfâ—ctions excuse My o're-bold inference I should desire To meet no other object Cal. You grow fancie Do I look further Clar. No dear Madam and It is my wonder or astonishment rather You could deny the service of Lisander A man without a rival one the King And Kingdom gazes on with admiration For all the excellencies a Mother could Wish in her only Son Cal. Did not mine honour And obligation to Cleander force me To be deaf to his complaints Clar. 'T is true but yet Your rigor to command him from your presence Argu'd but small compassion the Groves Witness his grievous sufferings your fair name Upon the rinde of every gentle Poplar And amorous Myâ—tle trees to Venus sacred With adoration carv'd and knee'ld unto This you unsâ—â—n of him both saw and heard Without compassion and what receiv'd he For his true sorrows but the heavy knowledge That 't was your peremptory will and pleasure How e're my Lord liv'd in him he should quit Your sight and house for ever Cal. I confess I gave him a strong potion to work Upon his hot bloud and I hope 't will cure him Yet I could wish the cause had concern'd others I might have met his sorrows with more pity At least have lent some counsel to his miseries Though now for honours sake I must forget him And never know the name more of Lisander Yet in my justice I am bound to grant him Laying his love aside most truely noble But mention him no more this instant hour My Brother Lidian new return'd from travel And his brave friend Clarange long since rivals For fair and rich Olinda are to hear Her absolute determination whom She pleases to elect see all things ready To entertain 'em and on my displeasure No more words of Lisander Clar. She endures to hear him nam'd by no tongue but her own How e're she carries it I know she loves him Exit Cal. Hard nature hard condition of poor women That where we are most su'd to we must flye most The trees grow up and mix together freely The Oak's not envious of the sailing Cedar The lustie Vine not jealous of the Ivie Because she clips the Elm the flowers shoot up And wantonly kiss one another hourly This blossome glorying in the others beauty And yet they smell as sweet and look as lovely But we are ty'd to grow alone O honour Thou hard Law to our lives chain to our freedoms He that invented thee had many curses How is my soul divided O Cleander My best deserving husband O Lisander The truest lover that e're sacrific'd To Cupid against Hymen O mine honour A Tyrant yet to be obey'd and 't is But justice we should thy strict Laws endure Since our obedience to thee keeps us pure Exit Enter Clender Lidian and Clarange Clean. How insupportable the difference Of dear friends is the sorrow that I feel For my Lisanders absence one that stamps A reverend print on friendship does assure me You are rivals for a Lady a fair Lady And in the acquisition of her favours Hazard the cutting of that Gordian knot From your first childhood to this present hour By all the tyes of love and amity fasten'd I am blest in a wife Heaven make me thankfull Inferiour to none sans pride I speak it Yet if I were a free-man and could purchase At any rate the certainty to enjoy Lisanders conversation while I liv'd Forgive me my Calista and the Sex I never would seek change Lid. My Lord and Brother I dare not blame your choice Lisanders worth Being a Mistris to be ever courted Nor shall our equal suit to fair Olinda Weaken but adde strength to our true affection With zeal so long continued Claran. When we know Whom she prefers as she can choose but one By our so long tri'd friendship we have vow'd The other shall desist Clea. 'T is yet your purpose But how this resolution will hold In him that is refus'd is not alone Doubtfull but dangerous Enter Malfort Malf. The rich heir is come Sir Cleand. Madam Olinda Malf. Yes Sir and makes choice After some little conference with my Lady Of this room to give answer to her suitors Cle. Already both look pale between your hopes To win the prize and your despair to lose What you contended for Lid. No Sir I am arm'd Clar. I confident of my interest Cle. I 'le believe ye when you have endur'd the test Enter Calista Olinda and Clarinda Malf. Is not your garter Unty'd you promis'd that I should grow higher In doing you service Clar. Fall off or you lose me Exit Malfort Câ—e Nay take your place no Paris now sits judge On the contending goddesses You are The Deitie that must make curst or happy One of your languishng servants Ol. I thus look with equal eyes on both either deserves A fairer fortune than they can in reason Hope for from mâ— fâ—om Lidian I expect When I have
none of the maids came near ye Clarin. Madam they did Cal. 'T was one in your Cousins cloaths then And wore a sword and sure I keep no Amazons Wench do not lye 't will but proclaim thee guilty Lyes hide our sins like nets like perspectives They draw offences nearer still and greater Come tell the truth Clarin. You are the strangest Lady To have these doubts of me how have I liv'd Madam And which of all my careful services deserves these shames Cal. Leave facing 't will not serve ye This impudence becomes thee worse than lying I thought ye had liv'd well and I was proud of 't But you are pleas'd to abuse my thoughts who was 't Honest repentance yet will make the fault less Clarin. Do ye compel me do you stand so strict too Nay then have at ye I shall rub that sore Madam Since ye provoke me will but vex your Ladyship Let me alone Cal. I will know Clarin. For your own peace The peace of your own conscience ask no farther Walk in and let me alone Cal. No I will know all Clar. Why then I 'le tell ye 't was a man I lay with Never admire 't is easie to be done Madam And usual too a proper man I lay with Why should you vex at that young as Lisander And able too I grudge not at your pleasure Why should you stir at mine I steal none from ye Cal. And dost thou glory in this sin Cla. I am glad on 't to glory in 't is for a mighty Lady That may command Cal. Why didst thou name Lisander Clari. Does it anger ye does it a little gall ye I know it does why would ye urge me Lady Why would ye be so curious to compel me I nam'd Lisander as my president The rule I err'd by you love him I know it I grudg'd not at it but am pleas'd it is so And by my care and diligence you enjoy'd him Shall I for keeping counsel have no comfort Will you have all your self ingross all pleasure Are ye so hard hearted why do ye blush now Madam Cal. My anger blushes not my shame base woman Clari. I 'le make your shame blush since you put me to 't Who lay with you t'other night Cal. With me ye monster Clari. Whose sweet embraces circled ye not your husbands I wonder ye dare touch me in this point Madam Stir her against ye in whose hand your life lies More than your life your honour what smug Amazon Was that I brought you that maid had ne're a petticoat Cal. She 'l half perswade me anon I am a beast too And I mistrust my self though I am honest For giving her the Helm thou knowest Clarinda Ev'n in thy conscience I was ever vertuous As far from lust in meeting with Lisander As the pure wind in welcoming the morning In all the coversation I had with him As free and innocent as you fair Heaven Didst not thou perswade me too Clarin. Yes I had reason for 't And now you are perswaded I 'le make use on 't Cal. If I had sin'd thus and my youth entic'd me The nobleness and beauty of his person Beside the mighty benefits I am bound to Is this sufficient warrant for thy weakness If I had been a whore and crav'd thy counsel In the conveyance of my fault and faithfulness Thy secrecie and truth in hiding of it Is it thy justice to repay me thus To be the Master sinner to compel me And build thy lusts security on mine honour Cla. They that love this sin love their security Prevention Madam is the nail I knock'd at And I have hit it home and so I 'le hold it And you must pardon me and be silent too And suffer what ye see and suffer patiently I shall do worse else Cal. Thou canst not touch my credit Truth will not suffer me to be abus'd thus Clarin. Do not you stick to truth she is seldom heard Madam A poor weak tongue she has and that is hoarse too With pleading at the bars none understand her Or if you had her what can she say for ye Must she not swear he came at midnight to ye The door left open and your husband cozen'd With a feign'd sickness Cal. But by my soul I was honest thou know'st I was honest Clarin. That 's all one what I know What I will testifie is that shall vex ye Trust not a guilty rage with likelihoods And on apparent proof take heed of that Madam If you were innocent as it may be ye are I do not know I leave it to your conscience It were the weakest and the poorest part of ye Men being so willing to believe the worst So open eyed in this age to all infamie To put your fame in this weak bark to the venture Cal. What do I suffer O my precious honour Into what box of evils have I lock'd thee Yet rather than be thus outbrav'd and by My drudg my footstool one that sued to be so Perish both life and honour Devil thus I dare thy worst defie thee spit at thee And in my vertuous rage thus trample on thee Awe me thy Mistris whore to be thy baud Out of my house proclaim all that thou knowest Or malice can invent fetch jealousie From Hell and like a furie breath it in The bosom of my Lord and to thy utmost Blast my fair fame yet thou shalt feel with horror To thy sear'd conscience my truth is built On such a firm base that if e're it can Be forc'd or undermin'd by thy base scandals Exit Heaven keeps no guard on innocence Clarin. I am lost In my own hopes forsaken and must fall The greatest torment to a guilty woman Without revenge till I can fashion it I must submit at least appear as if I did repent and would offend no farther Monsieur Beronte my Lords Brother is Oblig'd unto me for a private favour 'T is he must mediate for me but when time And opportunity bids me strike my wreak Shall pour it self on her nice chastitie Like to a torrent deeds not words shall speak me Exit Actus Quartus Scena Prima Enter Alcidon and Beronte severally Alci YE are opportunely net Ber. Your countenance expresses hast mixt with some fear Alci You 'l share with me in both as soon as you are made Acquainted with the cause if you love vertue In danger not secure I have no time For circumstance instruct me if Lisander Be in your Brothers house Ber. Upon my knowledge he is not there Alci I am glad on 't Ber. Why good Sir Without offence I speak it there 's no place In which he is more honour'd or more safe Than with his friend Cleander Alci In your votes I grant it true but as it now stands with him I can give reason to make satisfaction For what I speak you cannot but remember The ancient difference between Lisander And Cloridon a man in grace at Court Ber. I do and the soul
prevail so with you That you a while should leave your Hermits strictness And on his Monument pay a tear or two To witness how you lov'd him Lid. O my heart to witness how I lov'd him would he had not Led me into his Grave but sacrific'd His sorrows upon mine he was my friend My noble friend I will bewail his ashes His fortunes and poor mine were born together And I will weep 'em both I will kneel by him And on his hallow'd Earth do my last duties I 'll gather all the pride of Spring to deck him Wood bines shall grow upon his honour'd Grave And as they prosper clasp to shew our friendship And when they wither I 'll dye too Clar. Who would not Desire to dye to be bewail'd thus nobly Fry There is a Legacy he hath bequeath'd you But of what value I must not discover Until those Rites and pious Ceremonies Are duly tender'd Lid. I am too full of sorrow to be inquisitive Lis To think of his I do forget mine own woes Enter Alcidon Alc. Graze thy fill now Thou hast done thy business ha who have we here Lisander Lidian and two Reverend Fryars What a strange scene of sorrow is express'd In different postures in their looks and station A common Painter eying these to help His dull invention might draw to the life The living Sons of Priam as they stood On the pale Walls of Troy when Hector fell Under Achilles's Spear I come too late My Horse though good and strong mov'd like a Tortoise Ill News had wings and hath got here before me All Pythagoreans not a word Lid. O Alcidon Deep Rivers with soft murmurs glide along The shallow roar Clarange Lis Cloridon Chrysanthes spare my grief and apprehend What I should speak Alc. Their fates I have long since For your sakes mourn'd Clarange's death for so Your silence doth confirm till now I heard not Are these the bounds that are prescrib'd unto Tâ—â— swelling seas of sorrow Lis The bounds Alcidon Can all the winds of mischief from all Quarters Euphrates Ganges Tigris Volga Po Paying at once their tribute to this Ocean Make it swell higher I am a Murtherer Banish'd proscrib'd is there ought else that can Be added to it Lid. I have lost a friend Priz'd dearer than my being and he dead My miseries at the height contemn the worst Of Fortunes malice Alc. How our humane weakness Grown desperate from small disasters makes us Imagine them a period to our sorrows When the first syllable of greater woes Is not yet written Lid. How Lis Speak it at large Since grief must break my heart I am ambitious It should be exquisite Alc. It must be told Yet ere you hear it with all care put on The surest armour anvil'd in the Shop Of passive fortitude the good Cleander Your friend is murther'd Lis 'T is a terrible pang And yet it will not do I live yet act not The Torturers part if that there be a blow Beyond this give it and at once dispatch me Alc. Your Sword died in his heart-bloud was found near him Your private Conference at mid-night urg'd With fair Calista which by her whose pure truth Would never learn to tell a lie being granted She by enrag'd Beronte is accus'd Of Murther and Adultery and you However I dare swear it false concluded Her principal Agent Lid. Wave upon wave rowls o'r me My Sister my dear Sister Clar. Hold great heart Fry Tear open his Doublet Lis Is this wound too narrow For my life to get out at Bring me to A Cannon loaded and some pitying friend Give fire unto it while I nail my breast Unto his thundring mouth that in the instant I may be piece-meal torn and blown so far As not one joint of my dismember'd limbs May ever be by search of man found out Cleander Yet why name I him however His fall deserv'd an Earth-quake if compar'd With what true honour in Calista suffers Is of no moment my good Angel keep me From Blasphemy and strike me dumb before In th' agony of my spirit I do accuse The Powers above for their unjust permission Of Vertue innocent Vertue to be branded With the least vicious mark Clar. I never saw a man so far transported Alc. Give it way 't is now no time to stop it Enter Lancelot Lanc. Sir I have bought Fresh horses and as you respect your life Speedily back 'em the Archers of the Kings guard Are every where in quest of you Lis My life Perish all such with thee that wish it longer Let it but clear Calista's innocence Strikes Lancelot And Nestor's Age to mine was Youth I 'll flye To meet the rage of my incensed King And wish his favourites Ghost appear'd in Flames To urge him to revenge let all the tortures That Tyranny e're found out circle me Provided Justice set Calista free Exeunt Lisander Alcidon and Lancelot Alc. I 'll follow him Lid. I am rooted here Fry Remember your dear friends last request your sisters dangers With the aids that you may lend her Lid 'Pray you support me My Legs deny their Office Clar. I grow still Farther engag'd unto his matchless vertues And I am dead indeed until I pay The debt I owe him in a noble way Exeunt Actus Quintus Scena Prima Enter Dorilaus and Servant Dor. THou hast him safe Serv. As fast as locks can make him He must break through three doors and cut the throats Of ten tall fellows if that he ' scape us Besides as far as I can apprehend He hath no such invention for his looks Are full of penitence Dor. Trust not a Knaves look They are like a Whores Oaths How does my poor Daughter Brook her restraint Serv. With such a resolution As well becomes your Lordships Child Knock within Dor. Who 's that Enter Lemure Serv. Monsieur Lemure Dor. This is a special favour And may stand an example in the Court For courtesie it is the Clients duty To wait upon his Patron you prevent me That am your humble Suitor Lem. My near place About the King though it swell others cannot Make me forget your worth and Age which may Challenge much more respect and I am sorry That my endeavours for you have not met with The good success I wish'd I mov'd the King With my best advantage both of time and place I' th' favour of your Daughter Dor. How do you find his Majesty affected Lem. Not to be Sway'd from the rigour of the Law yet so far The rarity of the Cause hath won upon him That he resolves to have in his own person The hearing of it her tryal will be noble And to my utmost strength where I may serve her My aids shall not be wanting Dor. I am your servant Lem. One word more if you love Lisanders life Advise him as he tenders it to keep Out of the way if he be apprehended This City cannot ransom him so good morrow Exit Dor. All happiness
poverty wench you must learn a wise rule Look not upon the youths of men and making How they descend in bloud nor let their tongues Though they strike suddainly and sweet as musick Corrupt thy fancy see and say them fair too But ever keep thy self without their distance Unless the love thou swallow be a pill Gilded to hide the bitterness it brings Then fall on without fear wench yet so wisely That one encounter cloy him not nor promise His love hath made thee more his than his monies Learn this and thrive Then let thine honour ever For that 's the last rule be so stood upon That men may fairly see 'T is want of means not vertue makes thee fall And if you weep 't will be a great deal better And draw on more compassion which includes A greater tenderness of love and bounty This is enough at once digest it well Go let him in wench if he promise profit Not else Enter Julio O you are welcome my fair Servant Upon my troth I have been longing for ye Wom. This by her rule should be a liberal man I see the best on 's may learn every day Lel. There 's none come with you Jul. No. Lel. You do the wiser For some that have been here I name no man Out of their malice more than truth have done me Some few ill offices Jul. How Sweet Lel. Nay nothing Only have talkt a little wildly of me As their unruly Youth directed 'em Which though they bite me not I would have wisht Had light upon some other that deserv'd ' em Jul. Though she deserve this of the loosest tongue Which makes my sin the more I must not see it Such is my misery I would I knew him Lel. No no let him go He is not worth your anger I must chide you For being such a stranger to your Mistriss Why would you be so Servant Jul. I should chide If chiding would work any thing upon you For being such a stranger to your Servant I mean to his desires when my dear Mistress Shall I be made a happy man Lel. Fye Servant What do you mean unhand me or by Heav'n I shall be very angry this is rudeness Jul. 'T was but a kiss or two that thus offends you Lel. 'T was more I think than you have warrant for Jul. I am sorry I deserv'd no more Lel. You may But not this rough way Servant we are tender And ought in all to be respected so If I had been your Horse or Whore you might Back me with this intemperance I thought You had lov'd as worthy men whose fair affections Seek pleasures warranted not pull'd by violence Do so no more Jul. I hope you are not angry Lel. I should be with another man I am sure That durst appear but half thus violent Jul. I did not mean to ravish ye Lel. You could not Jul. You are so willing Lel. How Jul. Methinks this shadow If you had so much shame as fits a woman At least of your way Mistriss long e're this Had been laid off to me that understand ye Lel. That understand me Sir ye understand Nor shall no more of me than modesty Will without fear deliver to a stranger You understand I am honest else I tell ye Though you were better far than Julio You and your understanding are two fools But were we Saints thus we are still rewarded I see that Woman had a pretty catch on 't That had made you the Master of a kindness She durst not answer openly O me How easily we Women may be cozen'd I took this Julio as I have a faith This young Dissembler with the sober Vizard For the most modest temper'd Gentleman The coolest quietest and best Companion For such an one I could have wish'd a Woman Jul. You have wish'd me ill enough o' conscience Make me no worse for shame I see the more I work by way of service to obtain ye You work the more upon me Tell me truly While I am able to believe a Woman For if you use me thus that faith will perish What is your end and whither you will pull me Tell me but tell me that I may not start at And have a cause to curse ye Lel. Bless me goodness To curse me did you say Sir let it be For too much loving you then such a curse Kill me withal and I shall be a Martyr You have found a new way to reward my doting And I confess a fit one for my folly For you your self if you have good within ye And dare be Master of it know how dearly This heart hath held you ever Oh good Heaven That I had never seen that false mans eyes That dares reward me thus with fears and curses Nor never heard the sweetness of that tongue That will when this is known yet cozen women Curse me good Julio curse me bitterly I do deserve it for my confidence And I beseech thee if thou hast a goodness Or power yet in thee to confirm thy wishes Curse me to earth for what should I do here Like a decaying flower still withering Under his bitter words whose kindly heat Should give my poor heart life No curse me Julio Thou canst not do me such a benefit As that and well done that the Heav'ns may hear it Jul. O fair tears were you but as chast as subtil Like Bones of Saints you would work miracles What were these women to a man that knew not The thousand thousand ways of their deceiving What riches had he found O he would think Himself still dreaming of a blessedness That like continual spring should flourish ever For if she were as good as she is seeming Or like an Eagle could renew her vertues Nature had made another world of sweetness Be not so griev'd sweet Mistriss what I said You do or should know was but passion Pray wipe your eyes and kiss me take these trifles And wear them for me which are only rich When you will put them on indeed I love ye Beshrew my sick heart if I grieve not for ye Lel. Will you dissemble still I am a fool And you may easily rule me if you flatter The sin will be your own Jul. You know I do not Lel. And shall I be so childish once again After my late experience of your spight To credit you you do not know how deep Or if you did you would be kinder to me This bitterness of yours has struck my heart Jul. I pray no more Lel. Thus you would do I warrant If I were married to you Jul. Married to me Is that your end Lel. Yes is not that the best end And as all hold the noblest way of love Why do you look so strange Sir do not you Desire it should be so Jul. Stay Lel. Answer me Jul. Farewel Exit Julio Lel. I are you there are all these tears lost then Am I so overtaken by a fool In my best days and tricks my wise fellow I 'll
pay'd boyes Lod. A pox of Sack Host Marry bless my Buts Sack is a jewel 'T is comfortable Gentlemen Jac. More Beer boy Very sufficient single Beer Boy Here Sir How is it Gentlemen Jac. But ev'n so so Host Go before finely Robin and prepare My wife bid her be right and streight I come boy And Sirrah if they quarrel let 'em use Their own discretions by all means and stir not And he that 's kill'd shall be as sweetly buried Captain adieu adieu sweet bully Captain One kiss before I dye one kiss Jac. Farewel Boy Host All my sweet boys farewel Exit Host Lod. Go sleep you are drunk Ja. Come gentlemen I 'le see you at your lodging You look not lustily a quart more Lod. No Boy Piso Get us a Torch Boy 'T is day Sir Jac. That 's all one Piso Are not those the stars thou scurvy Boy Lod. Is not Charles-wain there tell me that there Jac. Yes I have paid 'em truly do not vex him Sirrah Piso Confess it Boy or as I live I 'le beat Mid-night into thy brains Boy I do confess it Piso Then live and draw more small Beer presently Jac. Come Boyes let 's hug together and be loving And sing and do brave things cheerly my hearts A pox o' being sad now could I fly And turn the world about upon my finger Come ye shall love me I am an honest fellow Hang care and fortune we are friends Lod. No Captain Jac. Do not you love me I love you two dearly Piso No by no means you are a fighting Captain And kill up such poor people as we are by th' dozens Lod. As they kill flyes with Fox-tails Captain Jac. Well Sir Lod. Me thinks now as I stand the Captain shews To be a very mercifull young man And pre'thee Piso let me have thy opinion Piso Then he shall have mercy that merciful is Or all the Painters are Apocrypha Jac. I am glad you have your wits yet will ye go Piso You had best say we are drunk Jac. Ye are Lod. Ye lye Jac. Y' are rascals drunken rascals Piso 'T is sufficient Jac. And now I 'le tell you why before I beat ye You have been tampring any time these three days Thus to disgrace me Piso That 's a lye too Jac. Well Sir Yet I thank fate I have turn'd your points on you For which I 'le spare ye somewhat half a beating Piso I 'le make you fart fire Captain by this hand And ye provoke do not provoke I 'de wish you Jac. How do you like this Lod. Sure I am inchanted Piso Stay till I draw Jac. Dispatch then I am angry Piso And thou shalt see how suddenly I 'll kill thee Jac. Thou darst not draw ye cold tame mangy Cowards Ye drunken Rogues can nothing make you valiant Not wine nor beating Lod. If this may be suffer'd 'T is very well Jac. Go there 's your way go and sleep I have pity on you you shall have the rest To morrow when we meet Piso Come Lodowick He 's monstrous drunk now there 's no talking with him Jac. I am so when I am sober I 'le do more Ex. Lod. and Piso Boy where 's mine Host Boy He 's on his bed asleep Sir Ex. Boy Jac. Let him alone then now am I high proof For any action now could I fight bravely And charge into a wild fire or I could love Any man living now or any woman Or indeed any creature that loves Sack Extreamly monstrously I am so loving Just at this instant that I might be brought I feel it with a little labour now to talk With a Justice of peace that to my nature I hate next an ill Sword I will do Some strange brave thing now and I have it here Pray Heaven the air keep out I feel it buzzing Exit SCENE III. Enter Frederick Frank Clora Clora She loves him too much that 's the plain truth Frederick For which if I might be believ'd I think her A strange forgetter of her self there 's Julio Or twenty more Fred. In your eye I believe you But credit me the Captain is a man Lay but his rough affections by as worthy Clora So is a resty Jade a horse of service If he would leave his nature give me one By your leave Sir to make a husband of Not to be wean'd when I should marry him Me thinks a man is misery enough Fred. You are too bitter I would not have him worse Yet I shall see you hamper'd one day Lady I do not doubt it for this heresie Clo. I 'le burn before come pre'thee leave this sadness This walking by thy self to see the Devil This mumps this Lachrymae this love in sippets It sits thee like a French-hood Fra. Does it so I am sure it fits thee to be ever talking And nothing to the purpose take up quickly Thy wit will founder of all four else wench If thou hold'st this pace take up when I bid thee Clora Before your Brother fy Fred. I can endure it Enter Jacomo Clo. Here 's Raw-head come again Lord how he looks Pray we ' scape with broken pates Fra. Were I he Thou should'st not want thy wish he has been drinking Has he not Frederick Fred. Yes but do not find it Clor. Peace and let 's hear his wisdom Fred. You will mad him Jac. I am somewhat bold but that 's all one Clor. A short and pithy saying of a Souldier Fra. A I live Thou art a strange mad wench Clor. To make a Parson Jac. Ladyes I mean to kiss ye Clora How he wipes his mouth like a young Preacher We shall have it Jac. In order as you lye before me first I 'le begin with you Fra. With me Sir Jac. Yes Fra. If you will promise me to kiss in ease I care not if I venture Jac. I will kiss according to mine own inventions As I shall see cause sweetly I would wish you I love ye Fra. Do you Sir Jac. Yes indeed do I Would I could tell you how Fra. I would you would Sir Jac. I would to Heaven I could but 't is sufficient I love you with my heart Fra. Alas poor heart Jac. And I am sorry but we 'l talk of that Hereafter if it please Heaven Fra. Ev'n when you will Sir Clor. He 's dismal drunk would he were muzled Jac. You I take it are the next Fra. Go to him fool Clor. Not I he will bite me Jac. When wit when Clor. Good Captain Jac. Nay and you play bo peep I 'le ha' no mercy But catch as catch may Fred. Nay I 'le not defend ye Clor. Good Captain do not hurt me I am sorry That e're I anger'd ye Jac. I 'le tew you for 't By this hand wit unless you kiss discreetly Clor. No more Sir Jac. Yes a little more sweet wit One tast more o' your office go thy wayes With thy small kettle Drums upon my conscience Thou art the best that e're man laid his leg o'er
stamp'd together and to give him Wine and Tobacco wheresoe're you meet And the best meat if he can stay All. We swear it loyally Page Then I dismiss you True Leigemen to the Pantoâ—â—â—e I had more Articles but I have business And cannot stay now so adieu dear Monsieur Tres noble tres puissant Vnc. Adieu Monsieur On. A vostre service commandement Tut I told you Pupill you 'ld repent this foolery On. Who I repent you are mistaken Tutor I ne're repented any thing yet in my life And scorne to begin now Come let 's be melancholly Exeunt Scaena Secunda Enter Queen Euphanes Conon Lords Lord. 'T were better treat with ' em Quee. I will no Treaties With a League-breaker and a Rebell shall I Article with a Traitor be compell'd To yield an innocent unto their fury Whom I have prov'd so to you Euph. Gracious Queen Though your own god-like disposition Would succor Virtue and protect the right Yet for the publick good for the dear safety Of your most Royal only Son consent To give me up the sacrifice to their malice My life is aym'd at and 't were better far The blood of twenty thousand such as I Purpled our Seas than than that your Princely Son Should be endanger'd Quee. Still well said honest Fool Were their demand but one hair from thy head By all the gods I l'd scorn 'em were they here The Majesty that dwels upon this brow Should strike 'em on their knees As for my Son Let 'em no more dare than they 'l answer I An equal Mother to my Countrey am And every virtuous Son of it is Son Unto my bosome tender as mine own Con. Oh you are heavenly Madam and the gods Can suffer nothing pass to injure you The life that Conon promis'd he stands now Ready to pay with joy Quee. Farewell both Success attend you you have Souldiers been Tam Marti quam Mercurio if you bring not peace Bring me their heads Con. I will put fair for one Exeunt Quee. Lords Euph. Double the Guard upon her Highness Person Conon You must perform a friendly part Which I shall counsel you Con. I am your servant Exeunt Scaena Tertia Enter Theanor Agenor Leonidas above Leo. Make good that Fortification and the Watch Keep still upon the Battlements Royall Sir Weigh but our injuries we have told you fully The manner and the matter hales us thus Nor shall this upstart Mushrum bred i' th night Sit brooding underneath your Mothers wings His damn'd impieties Ag. For your self brave Prince Fear nothing that this face of arms presents We ask the Ravisher and have no means To win him from your most indulgent Mother But by this practice The. Stout Leonidas Princely Agenor your wrongs cry so loud That who so would condemn you is not heard I blame you not who but Euphanes durst Make Stories like to this My wrong's as strong Aske my revengeful arm to strengthen yours As for my fear know you and Greece throughout Enter Euphanes and Conon Our Mother was a Spartan Princess born That never taught me to spell such a word Con. Sir you do tempt your life Euph. Conon no more Do thus as thou wouldst save it Sound Trumpet within Ag. What Trumpet 's this Leo. Beneath I do perceive Two armed men single that gives us summons As they would treat Ag. Let us descend Con. My Lord I would you would excuse me and proceed According to the Queens directions Euph. Friend As thou wouldst wear that title after death Enter below Theanor Agenor Leonidas and Soldiers Perform my charge no Soldier on his life Approach us nearer Con. Safety to both the Princes Loyalty To you Lord General the Queen your Mistriss As well as ours though not to fear to cut Civil dissention from her Land and save Much guiltless blood that uprore ever thirsts And for the safeguard of her Son by me As you demand hath sent the Lord Euphanes To plead his own cause or to suffer death As you shall find him worthy so delivering The Prince back I shall leave him to your Guard Leo. The Queen is good and gracious kiss her hand Ag. And seal our duties Sir depart in peace The. Oh Sir you now perceive when in the scales Nature and fond affection weigh together One poizes like a feather and you know my Lords What 's to be done Euph. Your Highness is unarm'd Please you to use mine and to lead the Army Back to your Mother Conon march you with ' em Con. I will my Lord But not so far as not To bring you help if danger look upon you Exit Euph. Why do you look so strangely fearfully Or stay your deathful hand be not so wise To stop your rage look how unmov'dly here I give my self my Countreys sacrifice An innocent sacrifice Truth laughs at death And terrifies the killer more than kill'd Integrity thus armless seeks her foes And never needs the Target nor the Sword Bow nor invenom'd shafts Leo. We are amaz'd Not at your eloquence but impudence That dare thus front us Ag. Kill him who knows not The iron forehead that bold mischief wears Leo. Forbear a while Agenor I do tremble And something sits like virtue in his face Which the gods keep Euph. Agenor strike Leonidas You that have purchas'd Fame on certain grounds Lose it on supposition smear your hands In guiltless blood laugh at my Martyrdom But yet remember when Posterity Shall read your Volumes fill'd with virtuous acts And shall arrive at this black bloody leaf Noting your foolish barbarisms and my wrong As time shall make it plain what follows this Disciphering any noble deed of yours Shall be quite lost for men will read no more Leo. Why dare you say you are innocent Euph. By all the gods as they Of this foul crime why Gent. pry clean through my life Then weigh these circumstances think you that he Which made day night and men to furies turn'd Durst not trust silence vizors nor her sence That suffer'd but with Charms and Potions Cast her asleep for all this I have enquir'd Acted the Fable of Proserpines Rape The place by all description like to Hell And all to perpetrate unknown his Lust Would fondly in his person bring a Ring And give it a betrothed Wife i th' same house Where the poor injur'd Lady liv'd and groan'd Ag Hell gives us Art to reach the depth of sin Bâ—t leaves us wretched fools when we are in Euph. Had it given me that Art and left me so I would not thus into the Lions jaws Have thrust my self defenceless for your good The Princes safety or the Common-weals You know the Queen deny'd me and sent us Commanders to surprize you and to raze This Tower down we had power enough to do it Or starve you as you saw and not to tender My Person to your wrath which I have done Knowing my heart as pure as infants sleep Leo. What think you Sir Ag.
when their monstrous sins like earth-quakes shake 'em And those eyes that forgot heaven would look upward The bloody ' larms of the conscience beating Let mercy flye and day strook into darkness Leave their blind souls to hunt out their own horrors Jul. Enough enough we must forget dear Father For then we are glorious formes of heaven and live When we can suffer and as soon forgive But where 's my Lord methinks I have seen this house And have been in 't before Pand. Thine own house jewel Jul. Mine without him or his without my company I think it cannot be it was not wont Father Pand. Some business with the King let it be good heaven Reteins him sure Enter Boy Jul. It must be good and noble For all men that he treats with tast of virtue His words and actions are his own and Honour 's Not brought nor compell'd from him Pand. Here 's the Boy He can confirm us more how sad the child looks Come hither Lucio how and where 's thy Master Jul. Speak gentle Boy Pand. Is he return'd in safety Jul. If not and that thou knowst is miserable Our hopes and happiness declin'd for ever Study a sorrow excellent as thy Master Then if thou canst live leave us Lucio Noble Madam My Lord is safe return'd safe to his friends and fortune Safe to his Countrey entertain'd with honour Is here within the house Jul. Do not mock me Lucio But such a melancholly hangs on his mind And in his eyes inhabit such sad shadowes But what the cause is Pand. Go tell him we are here Boy There must be no cause now Jul. Hast thou forgot me Lucio No noblest Lady Jul. Tell him I am here Tell him his wife is here sound my name to him And thou shalt see him start speak Juliana And like the Sun that labors through a tempest How suddainly he will disperse his sadness Pand. Go I command thee instantly And charge him on his duty Jul. On his love Boy I would fain go to him Pand. Away away you are foolish Jul. Bear all my service sweet Boy Pand. Art thou here still Jul. And tell him what thou wilt that shall become thee Pand. i th' house and know we are here Ex. Boy Jul. No no he did not I warrant you he did not could you think His love had less than wings had he but seen me His strong affection any thing but sire Consuming all weak lets and rubs before it Till he had met my flame and made one body If ever heavens high blessings met in one man And there erected to their holy uses A sacred mind fit for their services Built all of polisht honor 't was in this man Misdoubt him not Pand. I know he 's truely noble But why this sadness when the general cause Requires a Jubile of joy Jul. I know not Enter Virolet and Boy Pand. Pray heaven you find it not Jul. I hope I shall not O here he comes and with him all my happiness He stays and thinks we may be too unmannerly Pray give him leave they stand off Pand. I do not like this sadness Vir. O hard condition of my misery Unheard of plagues when to behold that woman That chast and virtuous woman that preserv'd me That pious wife wedded to my afflictions Must be more terrible than all my dangers O fortune thou hast rob'd me of my making The noble building of a man demolisht And flung me headlong on a sin so base Man and mankind contemn even beasts abhor it A sin more dull than drink a shame beyond it So foul and far from faith I dare not name it But it will cry it self out loud ingratitude Your blessing Sir Pand. You have it in abundance So is our joy to see you safe Vir. My Dear one Jul. H 'as not forgot me yet O take me to you Sir Vir. Must this be added to increase my misery That she must weep for joy and loose that goodness My Juliana even the best of women Of wives the perfectest let me speak this And with a modesty declare thy vertues Chaster than Chrystal on the Scythian Clifts The more the proud winds Court the more the purer Sweeter in thy obedience than a Sacrifice And in thy mind a Saint that even yet living Producest miracles and women daily With crooked and lame souls creep to thy goodness Which having toucht at they become examples The fortitude of all their sex is Fable Compar'd to thine and they that fill'd up glory And admiration in the age behind us Out of their celebrated urns are started To stare upon the greatness of thy spirit Wondring what new Martyr heaven has begot To fill the times with truth and ease their stories Being all these and excellent in beauty For noble things dwell in the noblest buildings Thou hast undone thy husband made him wretched A miserable man my Juliana Thou hast made thy Virolet. Jul. Now goodness keep me Oh! my dear Lord. Pand. She wrong you what 's the meaning Weep not but speak I charge you on obedience Your Father charges you she make you miserable That you your self confess Vir. I do that kils me And far less I have spoke her than her merit Jul. It is some sin of weakness or of Ignorance For sure my Will Vir. No 't is a sin of excellence Forgive me heaven that I prophane thy blessings Sit still I 'll shew you all Exit Virolet. Pand. What means this madness For sure there is no tast of right man in it Grieves he our liberty our preservation Or has the greatness of the deed he has done Made him forget for whom and how he did it And looking down upon us scorn the benefit Well Virolet if thou beest proud or treacherous Jul. He cannot Sir he cannot he will shew us And with that reason ground his words Enter Virolet Martia Ronvere Pand. He comes What Masque is this what admirable beauty Pray heaven his heart be true Jul. A goodly woman Vir. Tell me my dear and tell me without flattery As you are nobly honest speak the truth What think you of this Lady Jul. She is most excellent Vir. Might not this beauty tell me it 's a sweet one Without more setting off as now it is Thanking no greater Mistress than meer nature Stagger a constant heart Pand. She is full of wonder I But yet yet Virolet. Vir. Pray by your leave Sir Jul. She would amaze Vir. O! would she so I thank you Say to this beauty she have all additions Wealth noble birth Pand. O hold there Vir. All virtues A mind as full of candor as the truth is I and a loving Lady Jul. She must needs I am bound in conscience to confess deserve much Vir. Nay say beyond all these she be so pious That even on slaves condemn'd she showre her benefits And melt their stubborn Bolts with her soft pitty What think you then Pand. For such a noble office At these years I should dote
Enough to break his neck if need should be And then to have even Justice it self to right us How should I make my joyes a little civil They might not keep this noyse Ant. Here is some hope Should the ax be dull the halter 's preparing Phil. What 's your accusation Sir We have heard the former Enter Julio Bel. Mine my Lord a strong one Jul. A false one Sir At least malicious an evidence Of hatred and despight He would accuse My poor kinsman of that he never dream'd of Nor waking saw the stealing of his daughter She whom I know he would not look upon Speak Antonio Didst thou ever see her Ant. Yes Sir I have seen her Bel. Ah ha friend Julio Jul. He might but how with an unheedful eye An accidental view as men see multitudes That the next day dare not precisely say They saw that face or that amongst 'em all Didst thou so look on her Bel. Guilty guilty His looks hang themselves Phil. Your patience Genleman I pray you tell me if I be in errour I may speak often when I should but hear This is some show you would present us with And I do interrupt it Pray you speak It seems no more Is' t any thing but a show Bel. My Lord this Gentlewoman can show you all So could my daughter too if she were here By this time they are both immodest enough Shee 's fled me and I accuse this thief for 't Don Martin his own friend 's my testimony A practis'd night-work Phil. That Martin 's the other In your custodie he was forgotten Fetch him hither Const Wee 'll bring the Stocks and all else and 't please your Grace Enter Bustofa and Ismenia Am. That man 's my husband certain instead of this Both would have deceiv'd and both beguil'd Bust Soh hoh Miller Miller look out Miller is there n'ere a Miller amongst you here Gentlemen Tir. Yes Sir here is a Miller amongst Gentlemen A Gentleman Miller Bust I should not be far off then there went but a pair of sheers and a bodkin between us Will you to work Miller Here 's a maid has a sack full of news for you shall your stones walk will you grind Miller Phil. This your son Franio Fra. My ungratious my disobedient My unnatural my rebel son my Lord. Bust Fie your hopper runs over Miller Fra. This villain of my own flesh and blood was accessary To the stealing of my daughter Bust Oh Mountain Shalt thou call a molehill a scab upon the face Of the earth though a man be a thief shall a Miller call Him so Oh egregious Jul. Remember Sirrha who you speak before Bust I speak before a Miller A thief in grain for he steals corn He that steals A wench is a true man to him Phil. Can you prove that you may help another cause that was in pleading Bust I 'll prove it strongly He that steals corn steals the bread of the Common-wealth He that steals a wench steals but the flesh Phil. And how is the bread stealing more criminal then the flesh Bust He that steals bread steals that which is lawful every day He that steals flesh steals nothing from the fasting day Ergo to steal the bread is the arranter theft Phil. This is to some purpose Bust Again he that steals flesh steals for his own belly full He that steals bread robs the guts of others Ergo The arranter thief the bread-stealer Again he that steals flesh steals once and gives over yes and often pays for it the other steals every day without satisfaction To conclude Bread-stealing is the more capital crime for what he steals he puts it in at the head he that steals flesh as the Dutch Author says puts it in at the foot the lower member Will you go as you are now Miller Phil. How has this satisfied you Don Bellides Bel. Nothing my Lord my cause is serious I claim a daughter from that loving thiefe there Ant. I would I had her for you Sir Bel. Ah ha Julio Jul. How said you Antonio Wish you you had his daughter Ant. With my soul I wish her and my body Shall perish but I 'll injoy my souls wish I would have slain my friend for his deceit But I do find his own deceit hath paid him Jul. Will you vex my soul forth no other choice But where my hate is rooted Come hither Girl Whose pretty maid art thou Ism The child of a poor man Sir Jul. The better for it With my Soveraigns leave I 'll wed thee to this man will he nill he Phil. Pardon me Sir I 'll be no Love enforcer I use no power of mine unto those ends Jul. Wilt thou have him Ism Not unless he love me Ant. I do love thee Farewell all other Beauties I settle here you are Ismenia Ism The same I was better nor worse Antonio Ant. I shall have your consent here I 'm sure Sir Bel. With all my heart Sir Nay if you accept it I 'll do this kindness to mine enemy And give her as a Father Ant. Shee 'll thank you as a Daughter Will you not Ismenia Bel. How Ismenia Ism Your daughter Sir Bel. Is' t possible Away you feeble witted things You thought you had caught the old ones you wade you wade In shallow fords we can swim we look here We made the match we are all friends good friends Thin thin why the fool knew all this this fool Bust Keep that to your self Sir What I knew I knew This sack is a witness Miller this is not for your thumming Here 's gold lace you may see her in her holliday clothes if you will I was her ward-robe-man Enter Martin Aminta Constable Officers Ant. You beguil'd me well Sir Mar. Did you speak to me Sir Ant. It might seem to you Martin your conscience Has quick ears Mar. My sight was a little dim i' th' dark indeed So was my feeling cozen'd yet I 'm content I am the better understander now I know my wife wants nothing of a woman There y' are my Junior Ant. You are not hurt Mar. Not shrewdly hurt I bave good flesh to heal you see Good round flesh these cherries will be worth chopping Crack stones and all I should not give much to boot To ride in your new and you in my old ones now Ant. You mistake the weapon are you not hurt Mar. A little scratch but I shall claw it off well enough Enter Gillian Gill. I can no longer own what is not mine With a free conscience My Liege your pardon Phil. For what who knows this woman Fra. I best my Lord I have been acquainted with her these forty Summers And as many Winters were it Spring agen She 's like the Gout I can get no cure for her Phil. Oh your Wife Franio Fra. 'T is oh my wife indeed my Lord A painful stitch to my side would it were pick'd out Phil. Well Sir your silence Bust Will you be older and older every
hours absent Gom. Thy pardon sweet I have been looking on The Prize that was brought in by the brave Dane The valiant Norandine and have brought something That may be thou wilt like of but one kiss And then possess my purchase there 's a piece Of cloth of Tissue this of purple Velvet And as they swear of the right Tyrian dye Which others here but weakly counterfeit If they are worth thy use wear them if not Bestow them on thy women Abd. Here 's the Husband Gom. While there is any trading on the Sea Thou shalt want nothing 't is a Soldiers glory However he neglect himself to keep His Mistriss in full lustre Ori. You exceed Sir Gom. Yet there was one part of the prize dispos'd of Before I came which I grieve that I miss'd of Being almost assured it would have been A welcome present Ori. Pray you say what was it Gom. A Turkish Captive of incomparable beauty And without question in her Countrey Noble Which as companion to thy faithful Moor I would have given thee for thy slave Ori. But was she Of such an exquisite form Gom. Most exquisite Ori. And well descended Gom. So the habit promis'd In which she was taken Ori. Of what years Gom. 'T is said A Virgin of fourteen Ori. I pity her And wish she were mine that I might have the means T' entertain her gently Gom. She 's now Miranda's And as I have heard made it her suit to be so Ori. Miranda's then her fate deserves not pity But envy rather Gom. Envy Oriana Ori. Yes and their envy that live free Gom. How 's this Ori. Why she 's falln into the hands of one So full of that which in men we stile goodness That in her being his slave she is happier far Than if she were confirm'd the Sultan's Mistriss Gom. Miranda is indeed a Gentleman Of fair desert and better hopes but yet He hath his equals Ori. Where I would go far As I am now though much unfit for travails But to see one that without injury Might be put in the scale or paralell'd In any thing that 's Noble with Miranda His knowledge in all services of war And ready courage to put into act That knowing judgement as you are a Soldier You best may speak of Nor can you deliver Nor I hear with delight a better subject And heaven did well in such a lovely feature To place so chaste a mind for he is of So sweet a carriage such a winning nature And such a bold yet well-dispos'd behaviour And to all these h 'as such a charming tongue That if he would serve under Loves fresh colours What monumental Trophies might he raise Of his free conquests made in Ladies favors Gom. Yet you did resist him when he was An earnest suitor to you Ori. Yes I did And if I were again sought to I should But must ascribe it rather to the fate That did appoint me yours than any power Which I can call mine own Gom. Even so Abd. Thanks fortune The plot I had to raise in him doubts of her Thou hast effected Ori. I could tell you too What cause I have to love him with what reason In thankfulness he may expect from me All due observance but I pass that as A benefit for which in my behalf You are his debtor Abd. I perceive it takes By his chang'd looks Ori. He is not in the City Is he my Lord Gom. Who Lady Ori. Why Miranda Having you here can there be any else Worth my enquiry Gom. This is somewhat more Than love to virtue Ori. Faith when he comes hither As sometimes without question you shall meet him Invite him home Gom. To what end Ori. To dine with us Or sup Gom. And then to take a hard bed with you Mean you not so Ori. If you could win him to it 'T would be the better for his entertainment Leave that to me he shall find Noble usage And from me a free welcome Gom. Have you never Heard of a Roman Lady Oriana Remembred as a president for Matrons Chaste ones I pray you understand whose husband Tax'd for his sowre breath by his enemy Condemn'd his wife for not acquainting him With his infirmity Ori. 'T is a common one Her answer was having kiss'd none but him â—he thought it was a general disease All men were subject to but what infer you From that my Lord Gom. Why that this virtuous Lady Had all her thoughts so fixed upon her Lord That she could find no spare time to sing praises Of any other nor would she imploy Her husband though perhaps in debt to years As far as I am for an instrument To bring home younger men that might delight her With their discourse or Ori. What my Lord Gom. Their persons Or if I should speak plainer Ori. No it needs not You have said enough to make my innocence know â—t is suspected Gom. You betray your self To more than a suspition could you else To me that live in nothing but love to you Make such a gross discovery that your lust Had sold that heart I thought mine to Miranda Or rise to such a height in impudence â—s to presume to work my yielding weakness To play for your bad ends to my disgrace The Wittal or the Pander Ori. Do not study To print more wounds for that were tyranny Upon a heart that is pierced through already Gom. Thy heart thou hast pierc'd through mine honor false one The honor of my house fool that I was To give it up to the deceiving trust Of wicked woman for thy sake vild creature For all I have done well in my life I have dig'd a grave all buried in a wife For thee I have defi'd my constant Mistriss That never fail'd her servant glorious war For thee refus'd the fellowship of an Order Which Princes through all dangers have been proud To fetch as far as from Jerusalem And am I thus rewarded Vel. By all goodness You wrong my Lady and deserve her not When you are at your best repent your rashness 'T will show well in you Abd. Do and ask her pardon Ori. No I have liv'd too long to have my faith My tri'd faith call'd in question and by him That should know true affection is too tender To suffer an unkind touch without ruine Study ingratitude all from my example For to be thankful now is to be false But be it so let me dye I see you wish it Yet dead for truth and pities sake report What weapon you made choice of when you kild me Vel. She faints Abd. What have ye done Ori. My last breath cannot Be better spent than to say I forgive you Nor is my death untimely since with me I take along what might have been hereafter In scorn delivered for the doubtful issue Of a suspected mother Vel. Oh she 's gone Abd. For ever gone Are you a man Gom. I grow here Abd. Open her mouth and power this Cordial in it
cause to love those wanton motions They having hope you to an excellent whipping For doing something I but put you in mind of it With the Indian Maid the Governor sent my mother From Mexico Bob. Why I but taught her a Spanish trick in charity and holpe the King to a subject that may live to take Grave Maurice prisoner and that was more good to the State than a thousand such as you are ever like to doe and I will tell you in a fatherly care of the Infant I speak it if he live as bless the babe in passion I remember him to your years shall he spend his time in pinning painting purling and perfuming as you do no he shall to the wars use his Spanish Pike though with the danger of the lash as his father has done and when he is provoked as I am now draw his Toledo desperately as Luc. You will not kill me oh Bob. I knew this would silence him how he hides his eies If he were a wench now as he seems what an advantage Had I drawing two Toledo's when one can do this But oh me my Lady I must put up young Master I did but jest Oh custom what hast thou made of him Enter Eugenia and Servants Eug. For bringing this be still my friend no more A servant to me Bob. What 's the matter Eug. Here Even here where I am happy to receive Assurance of my Alvarez return I will kneel down and may those holy thoughts That now possess me wholly make this place A Temple to me where I may give thanks For this unhop'd for blessing Heavens kind hand Hath pour'd upon me Luc. Let my duty Madam Presume if you have cause of joy to intreat I may share in it Bob. 'T is well he has forgot how I frighted him yet Eug. Thou shalt but first kneel with me Lucio No more Posthumia now thou hast a Father A Father living to take off that name Which my too credulous fears that he was dead Bestow'd upon thee thou shalt see him Lucio And make him young again by seeing thee Who only hadst a being in my Womb When he went from me Lucio Oh my joyes So far transport me that I must forget The ornaments of Matrons modesty And grave behaviour but let all forgive me If in th' expression of my soul's best comfort Though old I do a while forget mine age And play the wanton in the entertainment Of those delights I have so long despair'd of Luc. Shall I then see my Father Eug. This hour Lucio Which reckon the beginning of thy life I mean that life in which thou shalt appear To be such as I brought thee forth a man This womanish disguise in which I have So long conceal'd thee thou shalt now cast off And change those qualities thou didst learn from me For masculine virtues for which seek no tutor But let thy fathers actions be thy precepts And for thee Zancho now expect reward For thy true service Bob. Shall I you hear fellow Stephano learn to know me more respectively how dost thou think I shall become the Stewards chair ha will not these slender hanches show well with a chain and a gold night-Cap after supper when I take the accompts Eug. Haste and take down those Blacks with which my chamber Hath like the widow her sad Mistriss mourn'd And hang up for it the rich Persian Arras Us'd on my wedding night for this to me Shall be a second marriage send for Musique And will the Cooks to use their best of cunning To please the palat Bob. Will your Ladyship have a Potato-pie 't is a good stirring dish for an old Lady after a long Lent Eug. Begone I say why Sir you can goe faster Bob. I could Madam but I am now to practise the Stewards pace that 's the reward I look for every man must fashion his gate according to his calling you fellow Stephano may walk faster to overtake preferment so usher me Luc. Pray Madam let the wastcoat I last wrought Be made up for my Father I will have A Cap and Boot-hose sutable to it Eug. Of that We 'll think hereafter Lucio our thoughts now Must have no object but thy Fathers welcome To which thy help Luc. With humble gladness Madam Exeunt Scaena Tertia Enter Alvarez Clara. Alv. Where lost we Syavedra Cla. He was met Ent'ring the City by some Gentlemen Kinsmen as he said of his own with whom For compliment sake for so I think he term'd it He was compell'd to stay though I much wonder A man that knows to do and has done well In the head of his troop when the bold foe charg'd home Can learn so sodainly to abuse his time In apish entertainment for my part By all the glorious rewards of war I had rather meet ten enemies in the field All sworn to fetch my head than be brought on To change an hours discourse with one of these Smooth City-fools or Tissue-Cavaliers The only Gallants as they wisely think To get a Jewel or a wanton Kiss From a Court-lip though painted Alv. My Love Clara For Lucio is a name thou must forget With Lucio's bold behaviour though thy breeding I' th' Camp may plead something in the excuse Of thy rough manners custom having chang'd Though not thy Sex the softnest of thy nature And fortune then a cruel stepdame to thee Impos'd upon thy tender sweetness burthens Of hunger cold wounds want such as would crack The sinews of a man not born a Soldier Yet now she smiles and like a natural mother Looks gently on thee Clara entertain Her proffer'd bounties with a willing bosom Thou shalt no more have need to use thy sword Thy beauty which even Belgia hath not alter'd Shall be a stronger guard to keep my Clara Than that has been though never us'd but nobly And know thus much Cla. Sir I know only that It stands not with my duty to gain-say you In any thing I must and will put on What fashion you think best though I could wish I were what I appear Alv. Endeavour rather Musick To be what you are Clara entring here As you were born a woman Enter Eugenia Lucio Servants Eug. Let choice Musick In the best voice that e'er touch'd humane ear For joy hath ti'd my tongue up speak your welcome Alv. My soul for thou giv'st new life to my spirit Myriads of joyes though short in number of Thy virtues fall on thee Oh my Eugenia Th' assurance that I do embrace thee makes My twenty years of â—orrow but a dream And by the Nectar which I take from these I feel my age restor'd and like old Aeson Grow young again Eug. My Lord long wish'd for welcome 'T is a sweet briefness yet in that short word All pleasures which I may call mine begin And may they long increase before they find A second period let mine eies now surfeit On this so wish'd for object and my lips Yet modestly pay back
Bob. 'T wil never be He has been three days practising to drink Yet still he sips like to a waiting woman And looks as he were murdering of a fart Among wild Irish swaggerers Luc. I have still Your good word Zancho father Alv. Milk-sop coward No house of mine receives thee I disclaim thee Thy mother on her knees shall not entreat me Hereafter to acknowledge thee Luc. Pray you speak for me Bob. I would but now I cannot with mine honor Alv. There 's only one course left that may redeem thee Which is to strike the next man that you meet And if we chance to light upon a woman Take her away and use her like a man Or I will cut thy hamstrings Pach. This makes for us Alv. What do'st thou do now Luc. Sir I am saying my prayers For being to undertake what you would have me I know I cannot live Enter Lamorall Genevora Anastro and Pages with Lights Lam. Madam I fear You 'll wish you had us'd your coach your brothers house Is yet far off Gen. The better sir this walk Will help digestion after your great supper Of which I have fed largely Alv. To your task Or else you know what follows Luc. I am dying Now Lord have mercy on me by your favor Sir I must strike you Lam. For what cause Luc. I know not And I must likewise talk with that young Lady An hour in private Lam. What you must is doubtful But I am certain Sir I must beat you Luc. Help help Alv. Not strike again Lam. How Alvarez An. This for my Lord Vitellis love Pach. Break out And like true theeves make prey on either side But seem to help the stranger Bob. Oh my Lord They have beat him on his knees Luc. Though I want courage I yet have a sons duty in me and Compassion of a fathers danger that That wholly now possesses me Alv. Lucio This is beyond my hope Met. So Lazarillo Take up all boy well done Pach. And now steal off Closely and cunningly An. How have I found you Why Gentlemen are you mad to make your selves A prey to Rogues Lam. Would we were off Bob. Theeves theeves Lam. Defer our own contention and down with them Luc. I 'll make you sure Bob. Now he plays the Devil Gen. This place is not for me Exit Luc. I 'll follow her Half of my pennance is past oe'r Exit Enter Alguazier Assistant and other Watches Alg. What noyse What tumult 's there keep the Kings peace I charge you Pach. I am glad he 's come yet Alv. O you keep good Guard Upon the City when men of our ranck Are set upon in the streets Lam. The assistants Shall hear on 't be assur'd An. And if he be That careful Governor he is reported You will smart for it Alg. Patience good Signiors Let me survey the Rascals O I know them And thank you for them they are pilf'ring rogues Of Andaluza that have perus'd All Prisons in Castile I dare not trust The dungeon with them no I 'll have them home To my own house Pach. We had rather go to prison Alg. Had you so dog-bolts yes I know you had You there would use your cunning fingers on The simple locks you would but I 'll prevent you Lam. My Mistriss lost good night Exit Bob. Your Son 's gone too What should become of him Alv. Come of him what will Now he dares fight I care not I 'll to bed Look to your prisoners Alguazier Exit with Bobâ— Alg. All 's clear'd Droop not for one disaster let us hug And triumph in our knaveries Assist This confirms What was reported of him Met. 'T was done bravely Alg. I must a little glory in the means We Officers have to play the Knaves and safely How we break through the toyles pitch'd by the Law Yet hang up them that are far less delinquents A simple shopkeeper 's carted for a bawd For lodging though unwittingly a smock-Gamster Where with rewards and credit I have kept Malroda in my house as in a cloyster Without taint or suspition Pach. But suppose The Governor should know 't Alg. He good Gentleman Let him perplex himself with prying into The measures in the market and th' abuses The day stands guilty of the pillage of the night Is only mine mine own fee simple Which you shall hold from me tenants at will And pay no rent for 't Pach. Admirable Landlord Alg. Now we 'll go search the Taverns commit such As we find drinking and be drunk our selves With what we take from them these silly wretches Whom I for form sake only have brought hither Shall watch without and guard us Assist And we will See you safe lodg'd most worthy Alguazier With all of you his comrads Met. 'T is the Governor Alg. We are betray'd Assist My guard there bind them fast How men in high place and authority Are in their lives and estimations wrong'd By their subordinate Ministers yet such They cannot but imploy wrong'd justice finding Scarce one true servant in ten officers ' T' expostulate with you were but to delay Your crimes due punishment which shall fall upon you So speedily and severely that it shall Fright others by th' example and confirm How ever corrupt Officers may disgrace Themselves 't is not in them to wrong their place Bring them away Alg. We 'll suffer nobly yet And like to Spanish Gallants Pach. And we 'll hang so Laz. I have no stomach to it but I 'll endeavor Exeunt Scaena Quarta Enter Lucio and Genevora Gen. Nay you are rude pray you forber you offer now More than the breeding of a Gentleman Can give you warrant for Luc. 'T is but to kiss you And think not I 'll receive that for a favour Which was enjoyn'd me for a pennance Lady Gen. You have met a gentle confessor and for once So then you will rest satisfied I vouchsafe it Luc. Rest satisfied with a kiss why can a man Desire more from a woman is there any Pleasure beyond it may I never live â—f I know what it is Gen. Sweet Innocence Luc. What strange new motions do I feel my veins Burn with an unknown fire in every part â— suffer alteration I am poyson'd Yet languish with desire again to tast it â—o sweetly it works on me Gen. I ne'r saw A lovely man till now Luc. How can this be â—he is a woman as my mother is And her I have kiss'd often and brought off My lips unscortch'd yours are more lovely Lady And so should be less hurtful pray you vouchsafe Your hand to quench the heat tane from your Lip Perhaps that may restore me Gen. Willingly Luc. The flame increases if to touch you burn thus What would more strict embraces do I know not And yet methinks to die so were to ascend To heaven through Paradise Gen. I am wounded too Though modesty forbids that I should speak What ignorance makes him bold in why do you fix Your eyes
These Diamonds of Ormus bought for little Here vented at the price of Princes Ransomes How bright they shine like constellations The South Seas treasure here Pearl fair and orient Able to equal Cleopatra's Banquet Here chains of lesser stones for Ladies lusters Ingotts of Gold Rings Brooches bars of Silver These are my studies to set off in sale well And not in sensual surfeits to consume 'em How rosts mine egg he heats apace I 'll turn him Penurio where you knave do you wait Penurio You lazie knave Pen. Did you call Sir Lop. Where 's your Mistriss What vanity holds her from her attendance Pen. The very sight of this egg has made him cockish What would a dozen butter'd do She is within Sir Lop. Within Sir at what thrif ye knave what getting Pen. Getting a good stomach Sir and she knew where to get meat to it She is praying heartily upon her knees Sir That Heaven would send her a good bearing dinner Lop. Nothing but gluttony and surfeit thought on Health flung behind had she not yesternight sirrah Two Sprats to supper and the oil allowable Was she not sick with eating Hadst not thou Thou most ungrateful knave that nothing satisfies The water that I boil'd my other egg in To make thee hearty broth Pen 'T is true I had Sir But I might as soon make the Philosophers Stone on 't You gave it me in water and but for manners sake I could give it you again in wind it was so hearty I shall turn pissing-Conduit shortly my Mistriss comes Sir Enter Isabella Lop. Welcome my Dove Isab Pray ye keep your welcome to ye Unless it carries more than words to please me Is this the joy to be a Wife to bring with me Besides the nobleness of blood I spring from A full and able portion to maintain me Is this the happiness of youth and beauty The great content of being made a Mistriss To live a Slave subject to wants and hungers To jealousies for every eye that wanders Unmanly jealousie Lop. Good Isabella Isab Too good for you do you think to famish me Or keep me like an Alms-woman in such rayment Such poor unhandsome weeds am I old or ugly I never was bred thus and if your misery Will suffer wilful blindness to abuse me My patience shall be no Bawd to mine own ruine Pen. Tickle him Mistris to him Isab Had ye love in ye Or any part of man Pen. Follow that Mistriss Isab Or had humanity but ever known ye You would shame to use a woman of my way thus So poor and basely you are strangely jealous of me If I should give ye cause Lop. How Isabella Isab As do not venture this way to provoke me Pen. Excellent well Mistriss Lop. How 's this Isabella Isab 'T will stir a Saint and I am but a woman And by that tenure may Lop. By no means chicken You know I love ye fie take no example By those young gadding Dames you are noted virtuous That stick their Husbands wealth in trifles on 'em And point 'em but the way to their own miseries I am not jealous kiss me I am not And for your Diet 't is to keep you healthful Surfeits destroy more than the sword that I am careful Your meat should be both neat and cleanly handled See Sweet I am Cook my self and mine own Cater Pen. A of that Cook cannot lick his fingers Lop. I 'll add another dish you shall have Milk to it 'T is nourishing and good Pen. With Butter in 't Sir Lop. This knave would breed a famine in a Kingdom And cloths that shall content ye you must be wise then And live sequestred to your self and me Not wandring after every toy comes cross ye Nor struck with every spleen what 's the knave doing Penuria Pen. Hunting Sir for a second course of Flies here They are rare new Sallads Lop For certain Isabella This ravening fellow has a Wolf in 's fellow Untemperate knave will nothing quench thy appetite I saw him eat two Apples which is monstrous Pen. If you had given me those 't had been more monstro◠Lop. 'T is a main miracle to feed this villain Come Isabella let us in to supper And think the Roman dainties at our Table 'T is all but thought Exeunt Pen. Would all my thoughts would do it The Devil should think of purchasing that Egg-shell To victual out a Witch for the Burmoothes 'T is Treason to any good stomach living now To hear a tedious Grace said and no meat to 't I have a Radish yet but that 's but transitory Exit Scaena Tertia Enter Soto Soto Can any living man unless a Rascal That neither knows himself nor a fashion'd Gentleman Take me for a worse man than my Master now I am naturally proud in these clothes but if pride now Should catch a fall in what I am attempting 'T is but a Proverb sound and a neck broken That 's the worst can come on 't a Gentleman 's gone then A Gentleman o' th' first house there 's the end on 't My Master lies most pittifully complaining Wringing and kicking up to th' ears in love yonder And such a lamentable noise he keeps it kills me I have got his cloaths and if I can get to her By hook or crook here such a song I 'll sing her I think I shall be hang'd but that 's no matter What 's a hanging among friends I am valiant now as an Elephant I have consider'd what to say too let me see now This is the place 't is plaguy high stay at that lower window Let me aim finely now like a good Gunner 〈◊〉 may prove but a whipping Enter Silvio Sil. I saw some body Pass by me now and though it were dark me-thought yet ◠knew the clothes ha let me not be cozen'd The Ladder too ready to fling it monstrous 'T is he 't is Claudio most voluptuous villain Scandal to womans credit Love I forget thee Soto What will he do i' th' name of Heaven what 's that there Sil. And all the friendship that I bore thee bury here Soto What has he in 's hand I hope but a Cudgel Sil. Thy faul'ts forgive O Heaven farewel thou traitor Soto I am slain I am slain Sil. He 's down and dead dead certain 'T was too rash too full of spleen stark dead This is no place now to repent in only Would I had given this hand that shot the Pistol I had miss'd thee and thou wer 't once more Claudio Exit Enter Claudio Cla. Why should I love thus foolishly thus desperately And give away my heart where no hope 's left me Why should not the true counsel of a friend restrain me The Devils mouth I run into affright me The honor of the Lady charm my wildness I have no power no Being of my self No reason strong enough now left within me To bind my Will Oh Love thou god or devil Or what thou art that playes the
another Were things but well prepar'd this gave her boldness To employ me thus far Ha. A strange message boy Boy If you incline to meet my Mistriss love It may beget your comforts besides that 'T is some revenge that you above their scorn And pride can laugh at them whose perjury Hath made you happy and undone themselves Ha. Have you done boy Boy Only this little more When you but see and know my Mistriss well You will forgive my tediousness she 's fair Fair as Maria was Ha. I 'll hear no more â—o foolish boy and tell thy fonder Mistriss â—e has no second Faith to give away â—â—d mine was given to Maria though her death Allow me freedom see the Picture of her Enter Maria Nurse â— would give ten thousand Empires for the substance Yet for Maria's sake whose divine Figure That rude frame carries I will love this counterfeit Above all the world and had thy Mistriss had all The grace and blossom of her sex now she â—s gone that was walking a Spring of beauty I would not look upon her Boy Sir your pardon â—â—ave but done a message as becomes A servant nor did she on whose commands â— gladly waited bid me urge her love To your disquiet she would chide my diligence â—f I should make you angry Ha. Pretty boy Boy Indeed I fear I have offended you Pray if I have enjoyn me any pennance for it â— have perform'd one duty and could as wiâ—lingly To purge my faulâ— and shew I suffer with you â— lâ—ad your cause to another Ha. And I 'll take thee At thy word boy thou hast a moving language That pretty innocent Copy of Maria 〈◊〉 all I love I know not how to speak Winn her to think well of me and I wiâ—l Reward thee to thy wishes Boy I undertake Nothing for gain but since you have resolv'd To love no other I 'll be faithful to you And my prophetick thoughts bid me already â—â—y I shall prosper Ha. Thou wert sent to bless me Boy Pray give us opportunity Ha. Be happy Exit Nur. He 's gone Boy With your fair leave Mistriss Ma. Have you business with her pray you Boy I have a message from a Gentleman Please you vouchsafe your ear more private Nur. You shall have my absence Neece Exit Ma. Was the sentleman afear'd to declare his matters openly here was no bodies was not very honest if her like 〈◊〉 her errands the petter was wist to keep her preaths 〈◊〉 cool her porridges can tell her that now for aule her â—â—ivate hearings and tawgings Boy You may if please you find another language And with less pains be understood Ma. What is her meaning Boy Come pray speak your own English Ma. Have boyes lost her itts and memories bless us aule Boy I must be plain then come I know you are â—â—is this thin vail cannot obscure you I 'll tell the world you live I have not lost ye Sâ—â—ce first with grief and shame to be surpriz'd A violent trance took away shew of life I could discover by what accident You were convey'd away at midnight in Your coffin could declare the place and minute When you reviv'd what you have done since as perfectly Ma. Alas I am betraid to new misfortunes Boy You are not for my knowledge I 'll be dumb For ever rather than be such a traitor â—â—deed I pity you and bring no thoughts 〈◊〉 fâ—ll of peace call home your modest blood â—â—le hath too long usurp'd upon your face Think upon love agen and the possession Of full blown joyes now ready to salute you Ma. These words undo me more than my own griefs Boy I see how fear would play the tyrant with you But I 'll remove suspition have you in Your heart an entertainment for his love To whom your Virgin faith made the first promise Ma. If thou mean'st Hartlove thou dost wound me still I have no life without his memory Nor with it any hope to keep it long Thou seest I walk in darkness like a thief That fears to see the world in his own shape My very shadow frights me 't is a death To live thus and not look day in the face Away I know thee not Boy You shall hereafter know and thank me Lady I 'll bring you a discharge at my next visit Of all your fears be content fair Maria 'T is worth your wonder Ma. Impossible Boy Be wise and silent Dress your self you shall be what you wish Ma. Do this and be My better Angel Boy All your care 's on me Exeunt Actus Quintus Scaena Primâ— Enter Lurch and Boy Lur. I Must applaud thy diligence Boy It had been nothing To have left him in tâ—e Porch I call'd his servants With wonders they acknowledg'd him I pretended It was some spice sure of the falling sickness And that 't was charity to bring him home They rubb'd and chaf'd him ply'd him with Strong water Still he was senseless clamors could not wake him I wish'd 'em then get him to bed they did so And almost smother'd him with ruggs and pillows And ' cause they should have no cause to suspect me I watch'd them till he wak'd Lur. 'T was excellent Boy When his time came to yawn and stretch himself I bid 'em not be hasty to discover How he was brought home his eyes fully open With trembling he began to call his servants And told 'em he had seen strange visions That should convert him from his heathen courses They wondred and were silent there he preach'd How sweet the air of a contented conscience Smelt in his nose now ask'd 'em all forgiveness For their hard pasture since they liv'd with him Bid 'em believe and fetch out the cold Sur-loin Pierce the strong beer and let the neighbors joy in 't The conceal'd Muskadine should now lie open To every mouth that he would give to th' poor And mend their wages that his doors should be Open to every miserable sutor Lur. What said his servants then Boy They durst not speak But blest themselves and the strange means that had Made him a Christian in this over-joy I took my leave and bad 'em say their prayers And humor him lest he turn'd Jew agen Lur. Enough enough Who 's this Enter Toby 'T is one of my ringers stand close my Ladies Coachman To. Buy a mat for a bed buy a mat Would I were at rack and manger among my horses We have divided the Sextons Houshold-stuff among us one has the rugg and he 's Turn'd Irish and another has a blanket and he must beg in 't The sheets serve another for a frock and with the bed-cord He may pass for a Porter nothing but the mat would fall To my share which with the help of a tune and a hassock Out o' th' Church may disguise me till I get home A pox o' bell-ringing by the ear if any man take me At it agen let him pull mine to the Pillory I could
travel Enter Rowland Livia Byancha and Tranio Petro. What have we here Row Another Morris Sir That you must pipe too Tra. A poor married couple Desire an offering Sir Bya. Never frown at it You cannot mend it now there 's your own hand And yours Moroso to confirm the bargain Petron. My hand Mor. Or mine Bya. You 'll find it so Petro. A trick By a trick Bya. Yes Sir we trickt ye Liv. Father Petro. Hast thou lain with him speak Liv. Yes truly Sir Petro. And hast thou done the deed boy Row I have Sir That that will serve the turn I think Petru. A match then I 'll be the maker up of this Moroso There 's now no remedy you see be willing Mor be or be not he must have the wench Mor. Since I am over-reach'd let 's into dinner And if I can I 'll drink 't away Tra. That 's well said Petro. Well sirrah you have plaid a trick look to 't And let me be a Grandsire within 's twelve-month Or by this hand I 'll curtail half your fortunes Row There shall not want my labour Sir your money Here 's one has undertaken Tra. Well I 'll trust her And glad I have so good a pawn Row I 'll watch ye Petru. Let 's in and drink of all hands and be jovial I have my Colt again and now she carries And Gentlemen whoever marries next Let him be sure he keep him to his Text. Exeunt EPILOGUE THe Tamer 's tam'd but so as nor the men Can find one just cause to complain of when They fitly do consider in their lives They should not reign as Tyrants o'er their wives Nor can the Women from this president Insult or triumph it being aptly meant To teach both Sexes due equality And as they stand bound to love mutually If this effect arising from a cause Well laid and grounded may deserve applause We something more than hope our honest ends Will keep the Men and Women too our friends THE ISLAND PRINCESS A Tragi-Comedy The Persons represented in the Play King of Sidore an Island Suitors to the Princess Quisara King of Bakam King of Siana Governor of Terna an Issand An ill man Ruy Dias a Captain of Portugal also suitor to the Prin. Piniero Nephew to Ruy Dias a merry Captain Soldiers and Friends to Piniero Christophero Pedro Armusia a noble daring Portugueze in love with the Princess companions to Armusia and his valiant followers Soza Emanuel Keeper Moors Guard Captain Citizens Townsmen Women Quisara the Island Princess Sister to the King of Sidore Quisaâ—a Aunt to the Princess Panura Waiting-woman to the Princess Quisara Citizens wives The Scene India The Principal Actors were John Lowin John Vnderwood William Eglestone Rich. Sharpe Joseph Tailor Robert Benfield George Birch Tho. Polard Actus Primus Scaena Prima A Bell Rings Enter Pymero Christophero and Pedro. Pymero. OPen the Ports and see the Watch reliev'd And let the guards be careful of their business Their vigilant eyes fixt on these Islanders They are false and desperate people when they find The least occasion open to encouragement Cruel and crafty souls believe me Gentlemen Their late attempt which is too fresh amongst us In which against all arms and honesty The Governor of Ternata made surprize Of our Confederate the King of Tidore As for his recreation he was rowing Between both Lands bids us be wise and circumspect Chr. It was a mischief suddenly imagin'd And as soon done that Governor 's a fierce knave Unfaithful as he is fierce too there 's no-trusting But I wonder much how such poor and base pleasures As tugging at an Oar or skill in Steerage Should become Princes Py. Base breedings love base pleasure They take as much delight in a Baratto A little scurvy boat to row her tightly And have the Art to turn and wind her nimbly Think it as noble too though it be slavish And a dull labour that declines a Gentleman As we Portugals or the Spaniards do in riding In managing a great horse which is princely The French in Courtship or the dancing English In carrying a fair presence Ped. He was strangely taken But where no faith is there 's no trust he has paid for 't His Sister yet the fair and great Quisara Has shew'd a noble mind and much love in 't To her afflicted brother and the nobler still it appears And seasons of more tenderness because his ruin stiles her absolute And his imprisonment adds to her profit Feeling all this which makes all men admire her The warm beams of this fortune that fall on her Yet has she made divers and noble Treaties And propositions for her brothers freedom If wealth or honor Py. Peace peace you are fool'd Sir Things of these natures have strange outsides Pedro And cunning shadows set'em far from us Draw 'em but near they are gross and they abuse us They that observe her close shall find her nature Which I doubt mainly will not prove so excellent She is a Princess and she must be fair That 's the prerogative of being Royal Let her want eyes and nose she must be beauteous And she must know it too and the use of it And people must believe it they are damn'd else Why all our neighbor Princes are mad for her Chr. Is she not fair then Py. But her hopes are fairer And there 's a haughty Master the King of Bakan That lofty Sir that speaks far more and louder In his own commendations than a Cannon He is strucken dumb with her Ped. Beshrew me she is a sweet one Py. And there 's that hopeful man of Syana That sprightly fellow he that 's wise and temperate He is a Lover too Chr. Wou'd I were worth her looking For by my life I hold her a compleat one The very Sun I think affects her sweetness And dares not as he does to all else dye it Into his tauny Livery Py. She dares not see him But keeps her self at distance from his kisses And her complexion in a Case let him but like it A week or two or three she would look like a Lion But the main sport on 't is or rather wonder The Governor of Ternata her mortal enemy He that has catcht her brother King is struck too And is arriv'd under safe conduct also And hostages of worth delivered for him And he brought a Letter from his prisoner Whether compell'd or willingly delivered From the poor King or what else dare be in 't Chr. So it be honourable any thing 't is all one For I dare think she 'll do the best Py. 'T is certain He has admittance and sollicites hourly Now if he have the trick Ped. What trick Py. The true one To take her too if he be but skill'd in Bat-fowling And lime his bush right Chr. I 'll be hang'd when that hits For 't is not a compell'd or forc'd affection That must take her I guess her stout and virtuous But where 's your Uncle Sir our
shew before my Cosin's wondring face The greatness of my pomp and of my place Exeunt omnes Actus Quartus Scaena Prima Enter Cosin and his Wife Cos SIrrah is all things carried to the Tailor The measure and the fashion of the Gown With the best trim Mâ—n Yes Sir and 't will be ready within this two days Cos For my self I care not I have a suit or two of antient Velvet Which with some small correcting and addition May steal into the presence Wife Would my Gown were ready Husband I 'll lay my life To make you something e'r to morrow night Cos It must not be Before we see the Duke and have advice How to behave our selves le ts in the while And keep our selves from knowledge till time shall call us Enter Long and Bew. Long. I much admire the fierce masculine spirit Of this dread Amazon Bew. This following night I 'll have a wench in solace Long. Sir I hear you And will be with you if I live no more Enter Maria. Ma. My Lady would intreat your presence Gentlemen Bew. We will obey your Lady she is worthy Long. You light alone a word or two M a. Your Will Sir Long. Hark in your ear wilt thou be married speak wilt thou marry Ma. Married to whom Sir Long. To a proper fellow landed and able bodied Ma. Why do you flout me Sir Long. I swear I do not I love thee for thy Ladies sake be free Ma. If I could meet such matches as you speak of I were a very child to lose my time Sir Long. What saist thou to Monsieur Bewford Ma. Sir I say he 's a proper Gentleman and far Above my means to look at Long. Dost thou like him Ma. Yes Sir and ever did Long. He is thine own Ma. You are too great in promises Long. Be rul'd and follow my advice he shall be thine Ma. Would you would make it good Sir Long. Do but thus Get thee a cushion underneath thy cloaths And leave the rest to me Ma. I 'll be your scholar I cannot lose much by the venture sure Long. Thou wilt lose a pretty maidenhead my rogue Or I am much o' th' bow hand you 'll remember If all this take effect who did it for you And what I may deserve for such a kindness Ma. Yours Sir Exeunt Enter Jaques and Shattillion severally Jaq. Save ye Sir Shat. Save the King Jaq. I pray you Sir which is the nearest way Shat. Save the King this is the nearest way Jaq. Which is the nearest way to the Post-house Shat. God save the King and his Post-house Jaq. I pray Sir direct me to the house Shyt Heaven save the King you cannot catch me Sir Jaq. I do not understand you Sir Shat. You do not I say you cannot catch me Sir Jaq. Not catch you Sir Shat. No Sir nor can the King With all his stratagems and his forced tricks Although he put his Nobles in disguise Never so oft to sift into my words By course of Law lay hold upon my life Jaq. It is business that my Lord the Duke Is by the King imployed in and he thinks I am acquainted with it Shat. I shall not need to rip the cause up From the first to you But if his Majesty had suffer'd me To marry her though she be after him The right heir general to the Crown of France I would not have convey'd her into Spain As it was thought nor would I e'er have joyn'd With the reformed Churches to make them Stand for my cause Jaq. I do not think you would Shat. I thank you Sir And since I see you are a favourer Of virtues kept in bondage Tell directly to my soveraign King For so I will acknowledge him for ever How you have found my staid affections Setled for peace and for the present state Jaq. Why Sir Shat. And good Sir tell him further this That notwithstanding all suggestions Brought to him against me and all his suspitions Which are innumerable to my treasons If he will warrant me but publique trial I 'll freely yeild my self into his hands Can he have more than this Jaq. No by my troth Shat. I would his Majesty would hear but reason As well as you Jaq. But Sir you do mistake me For I never saw the King In all my life but once therefore good Sir May it please you to shew me which is the Post-house Sha. I cry you mercy Sir then you are my friend Jaq. Yes Sir Sha. And such men are very rare with me The Post-house is hard by farewel Jaq. I thank you Sir I must ride hard to night And it is dark already Sha. I am cruel to send this man directly to his death That is my friend and I might easily save him He shall not dye come back my friend come back Jaq. What is your Will Sha. Do you not know Jaq. Not I. Sha. And do you gather nothing by my face Jaq. No Sir Sha. Virtue is ever innocent Lay not the fault on me I grieve for you And wish that all my tears might win your safety Jaq. Why Sir Sha. Alas good friend you are undone The more ill fortune mine to be the means Of your sad overthrow you know not me Jaq. No truly Sir Sha. Would you had never seen me I am a man pursu'd by the whole state And sure some one hath seen me talk with you Jaq. Yes divers Sir Sha. Why then your head is gone Jaq. I 'll out of town Sha. Would it were soon enough Stay if you love your life or else you are taken Jaq. What shall I do Sha. I 'll venture deeply for him Rather than to cast away an innocent Take courage friend I will preserve thy life With hazard of mine own Jaq. I thank you Sir Sha. This night thou shalt be lodg'd within my doors Which shall be all lock'd fast and in the morn I 'll so provide you shall have free access To the Sea-side and so be shipt away â—'r any know it Jaq. Good Sir suddainly I am afraid to dye Sha. Then follow me Exeunt Enter Shatillion 's Love Love This way he went and there 's the house I hope His better Angel hath directed him To leave the wandring streets poor Gentleman Would I were able with as free a heart To set his soul right as I am to grieve The ruine of his fame which God forgive me Sir if you be within I pray Sir speak to me Sha. I am within and will be what are you Love A friend Sha. No Sir you must pardon me I am acquainted with none such be speedy â—riend there is no other remedy Love A word Sir I say I am your friend Sha. You cannot scape by any other means Be not fearful God save the King What 's your businéss Sir Lov. To speak with you Sha. Speak out then Lov. Shall I not come up Sha. Thou shalt not flie if thou be'st thine own friend There lies the suit and all the
There is not any step into her throne But is the same degree of thy own state Come Gentlemen Lisa We attend your grace Cas Lisimachus Lisi What heretofore could happen to mankind Was with much pain to climb to heaven but in Sophias marriage of all Queens the best Heaven will come down to earth to make me blest Exe. Actus Secundus Scaena Prima Enter Arcadius and Polydora Pol. INdeed you shall not go Arc. Whither Pol. To travel I know you see me but to take your leave But I must never yield to such an absence Arc. I prethee leave thy fears I am commanded To th' contrary I wonot leave thee now Pol. Commanded by whom Arc. The Queen Pol. I am very glad for trust me I could think Of thy departure with no comfort thou Art all the joy I have half of my soul But I must thank the Queen now for thy company I prethee what could make thee so desirous To be abroad Arc. Only to get an appetite To thee Polidora Pol. Then you must provoke it Arc. Nay prethee do not so mistake thy servant Pol. Perhaps yea surfeit with my Love Arc. Thy love Pol. Although I have ho beauty to compare With the best faces I have a heart above All competition Arc. Thou art jealous now Come let me take the kiss I gave thee last I am so confident of thee no Lip Has ravisht it from thine I prethee come To Court Pol. For what Arc. There is the throne for beauty Pol. 'T is safer dwelling here Arc. There 's none will hurt Or dare but think an ill to Polydora The greatest will be proud to honor thee Thy luster wants the admiration here There thou wot shine indeed and strike a reverence Into the gazer Pol. You can flatter too Arc. No praise of thee can be thought so thy virtue Will deserve all I must confess we Courtiers Do oftentimes commend to shew our Art There is necessity sometimes to say This Madam breaths Arabian Gumms Amber and Cassia though while we are praising We wish we had no nostrils to take in Th' offensive steam of her corrupted Lungs Nay some will swear they love their Mistriss Would hazard lives and fortunes to preserve One of her hairs brighter than Berinices Or young Apollo's and yet after this A favour from another toy would tempt him To laugh while the officious hangman whips Her head off Pol. Fine men Arc. I am none of these Nay there are women Polidora too That can do pretty well at flatteries Make men believe they dote will languish for 'em Can kiss a Jewel out of one and dally A carcanet of Diamonds from another Weep into th' bosome of a third and make Him drop as many Pearls they count it nothing To talk a reasonable heir within ten days Out of his whole Estate and make him mad He has no more wealth to consume Pol. You 'll teach me To think I may be flattered in your promises Since you live where this Art is most profest Arc. I dare not be so wicked Polidora The Infant errors of the Court I may Be guilty of but never to abuse So rare a goodness nor indeed did ever Converse with any of those shames of Court To practise for base ends be confident My heart is full of thine and I so deeply Carry the figure of my Polydora It is not in the power of time or distance To cancel it by all that 's blest I love thee Love thee above all women dare invoke A curse when I forsake thee Pol. Let it be some Gentle one Arc. Teach me an oath I prethee One strong enough to bind if thou dost find Any suspition of my faith or else Direct me in some horrid imprecation When I forsake thee for the love of other Women may heaven reward my apostacy To blast my greatest happiness on earth And make all joys abortive Pol. Revoke these hasty syllables they carry Too great a penalty for breach of Love To me I am not worth thy suffering You do not know what beauty may invite Your change what happiness may tempt your eye And heart together Arc. Should all the graces of your sex conspire In one and she should court with a Dowry Able to buy a Kingdom when I give My heart from Polidora Pol. I suspect not And to requite thy constancy I swear Arc. 'T were sin to let thee waste thy breath I have assurance of thy noble thoughts Enter a Servant Serv. My Lord your Uncle hath been every where I' th' Court inquiring for you his looks speak Some earnest cause Arc. I am more acquainted with Thy virtue than to imagine thou wilt not Excuse me now one kiss dismisses him Whose heart shall wait on Polidora prethee Let me not wish for thy return too often My Father Enter Nestorius and a servant Nes I met Arcadius in strange haste he told me He had been with thee Pol. Some affair too soon Ravish'd him hence his Uncle sent for him You came now from Court how looks the Queen This golden morning Nes Like a Bride her soul Is all on mirth her eyes have quick'ning fires Able to strike a spring into the earth In winter Pol. Then Lisimachus can have No rost in 's blood that lives so near her beams Nes His politick father the Protector smiles too Resolve to see the ceremony of the Queen 'T will be a day of state Pol. I am not well Nes How not well retire then I must return My attendance is expected Polidora Be careful of thy health Pol. It will concern me Enter Arcadius and Macarius Arc. You amaze me Sir Mac. Dear Nephew if thou respect thy safety My honor or my age remove thy self Thy life 's in danger Arc. Mine who 's my enemy Mac. Take horse and instantly forsake the City Or else within some unsuspected dwelling Obscure thy self stay not to know the reason Arc. Sir I beseech your pardon which i' th' number Of my offences unto any should Provoke this dishonourable flight Mac. I would when I petition'd for thy stay I had pleaded for thy banishment thou knowst not What threatens thee Arc. I would desire to know it I am in no conspiracy of treason Have ravish'd no mans Mistriss not so much As given the lye to any what should mean Your strange and violent fears I will hot stir Until you make me sensible I have lost My innocence Mac. I must not live to see Thy body full of wounds it were less sin To rip thy Fathers Marble and fetch from The reverend vault his ashes and disperse them By some rude winds where none should ever find The sacred dust it was his Legacy The breath he mingled with his prayers to Heaven I would preserve Arcadius whose fate He prophesied in death would need protection Thou wot disturb his ghost and call it to Affright my dreams if thou refuse to obey me Arc. You more inflame me to enquire the cause Of your
distraction and you 'll arm me better Than any coward flight by acquainting me Whose malice aims to kill me good Sir tell me Mac. Then prayers and tears assist me Arc. Sir Mac. Arcadius Thou art a rash young man witness the spirit Of him that trusted me so much I bleed Till I prevent this mischief Exit Enter Philocles Lisander Arc. Ha. keep off Phi. What mean you Sir Lis We are your friends Arc. I know your faces but Am not secure I would not be betraid Lis You wrong our hearts who truly honor you Arc. They say I must be kill'd Phi. By whom Arc. I know not nor wou'd I part with life so tamely Phi. We dare engage ours in your quarrel hide Your sword it may beget suspition It 's enough to question you Arc. I am consident Pray pardon me come I despise all danger Yet a dear friend of mine my Uncle told me He would not see my body full of wounds Lis Your Uncle this is strange Arc. Yes my honest Uncle If my unlucky Stars have pointed me So dire a fate Phi. There is some strange mistake in 't Enter Antigonus Ant. Arcadius the Queen would speak with you You must make haste Arc. Though to my death I flie Upon her summons I give up my breath Then willingly if she command it from me Phi. This does a little trouble me Lis I know not What to imagine something is the ground Of this perplexity but I hope there is not Any such danger as he apprehends Enter Queen Lisimachus Macarius Eubulus Seleucus Arcadius Ladies Attendants and Gent. Qu. We have already granted to Seleucus And they shall try their valour if Arcadius Have spirit in him to accept the challenge Our Royal word is past Phi. This is strange Eub. Madam my son knew not what he ask'd And you were cruel to consent so soon Mac. Wherein have I offended to be rob'd At once of all the wealth I have Arcadius Is part of me Eub. Seleucus's life and mine Are twisted on one thred both stand or fall Together hath the service for my Countrey Deserved but this reward to be sont weeping To my eternal home Was 't not enough When I was young to lose my bloud in wars But the poor remnant that is scarcely warm And faintly creeping through my wither'd veins Must be let out to make you sport Mac. How can We that shall this morn see the sacred oyl Fall on your Virgin tresses hope for any Protection hereafter when this day Too sacrifice the blood of them that pray for you Arcadius I prethee speak thy selfe It is for thee I plead Eub. Seleucus kneel And say thou hast repented thy rash suit If e'er I see thee fight I be thus wounded How will the least drop forc'd from thy veins Afflict my heart Mac. Why that 's good Arcadius speak to hâ—r hear him Madam Arc If you call back this honor you have done me I shall repent I live doe not perswade me Seleucus thou arâ— a noble enemy And I will love thy soul though I despair Our bodies friendly conversation I would we were to tugg upon some cliffe Or like two prodigies i' th' air our conflict Might generally be gaz'd at and our bloud Appease our grandfires Ashes Mac. I am undone Sel. Madam my father says I have offended If so I beg your pardon but beseech you For your own glory call not back your word Eub. They are both mad Qu. No more we have resolv'd And since their courage is so nobly slam'd This morning we 'll behold the Champions Within the List be not afraid their strife Will stretch so far as death so soon as we Are Crown'd prepare your selves Seleucus Kisses her hand Sel. I have receiv'd another life in this high favour And may lose what nature gave me Qu. Arcadius to encourage thy young valour We give thee our Fathers sword Command it from our Armory Lisimachus To our Coronation Exeunt Sel. I 'll forfeit My head for a rebellion than suffer it Exit Arc. I am circled with confusions I 'll do somewhat My brains and friends assist me Exit Phi. But do you think they 'll fight indeed Lis Perhaps Her Majesty will see a bout or two And yet 't is wondrous strange such spectacles Are rare i' th' Court and they were to skirmish naked Before her then there might be scome excuse There is gimcracks in 't the Queen is wise Above her years Phi. Macarius is perplex'd Enter Eubulus Lis I cannot blame him but my Lord Eubulus Returns they are both troubled 'las good men But our duties are expected we forget Ex. Phil. Lis Eub. I must resolve and yet things are not ripe My brains upon the torture Mac. This may quit The hazard of his person whose least drop Of blood is worth more than our families My Lord Eubulus I have thought a way I stay the young mens desperate proceedings It is our cause they fight let us beseech The Queen to grant us two the priviledge Of Duel rather than expose their lives To eithers fury it were pity they Should run upon so black a destiny We are both old and may be spar'd a pair Of fruitless trees mossie and wither'd trunks That fill up too much room Eub. Most willingly And I will praise her charity to allow it I have not yet forget to use a sword Let 's lose no time by this act she will licence Our souls to leave our bodies but a day Perhaps an hour the sooner they may live To do her better service and be friends When we are dead and yet I have no hope This will be granted curse upon our faction Mac. If fine deny us Eub. What Mac. I wou'd do somewhat Eub. There 's something o' th' suddain struck upon My imagination that may secure us Mac. Name it if no dishonor wait upon 't To preserve them I 'll accept any danger Eub. There is no other way and yet my heart Would be excus'd but 't is to save his life Mac. Speak it Eubulus Eub. In your ear I shall It sha'not make a noise if you refuse it Mac. Hum though it stir my bloud I 'll meet Arcadius If this preserve thee not I must unseal Another mistery Exit Enter Queen Lisimachus Cassander Charilla Lisander Philocles Antigonus Qu. We owe to all your loves and will deserve At least by our endeavours that none may This day repent their prayers my Lord Protector Cas Madam I have no Such Title now and am blest to lose That name so happily I was but trusted With a glorious burden Qu. You have prov'd Your self our faithful Counsellor and must still Protect our growing state a Kingdoms Scepter Weighs down a womans arm this Crown sits heavy Upon my brow already and we know There 's something more than mettal in this wreath Of shining glory but your faith and counsel That are familiar with mysteries And depths of state have power to make us fit For such a bearing in which
careful Within Vi. As ever you had pity let me in I am undone else Ant. Who are you Vio. My name is Viola a Gentlewoman that ill chance hath distressed you know my Father Mer. Alas of god we 'll let her in 't is one of the Gentlewomen were here i' th' evening I know her by her name poor soul shee 's cold I warrant her let her have my warme Bed and I 'll take her fortune come pray come Ant. It is not Viola that 's certain she went home to her Fathers I am sure Vio. Will not you be so good to let me in Ant. I 'll be so good to have you whipt away if you stay a little longer Shee 's gone I warrant her now let me know your cause for I will hear it and not repent the knowing Mer. Since you are so importunate I 'll tell you I love your Wife extreamly Ant. Very well Mer. And so well that I dare not stay Ant. Why Mer. For wronging you I know I am flesh and blood and you have done me friendships infinite and often that must require me honest and a true Man and I will be so oâ— I 'll break my heart Ant. Why you may stay for all this methinks Mer. No though I wood be good I am no saint nor is it safe to try me I deal plainly Ant. Come I dare try you do the best you can Mer. You shall not when I am right agen I 'll come and see you till when I 'll use all Countryes and all means but I will lose this folly 't is a Divel Ant. Is there no way to stay you Mer. No unless you will have me such a villain to you as all men shall spit at me Ant. Do's she know you love her Mer. No I hope not that were recompence fit for a Rogue to render her Ant. If ever any had a faithful friend I am that Man and I may glory in 't this is he that ipse he that passes all Christendome for goodness he shall not over goe me in his friendship 't were recreant and base and I 'll be hang'd first I am resolv'd go thy wayes a Wife will never part us I have consider'd and I find her nothing to such a friend as thou art I 'll speak a bold world take your time and woe her you have overcome me clearly and do what 's fitting with her you conceive me I am glad at heart you love her by this light ne're stare upon me for I will not flye from it if you had spoken sooner sure you had been serv'd Sir you are not every Man now to your taske I give you free leave and the sin is mine if there be any in it Mer. He will be hang'd before he makes this good he cannot be so innocent a Coxcombe he can tell ten sure if I had never known you as I have done I might be one as others perhaps sooner but now 't is impossible there 's too much good between us Ant. Well thou art e'en the best man I can say no more I am so over-joy'd you must stay this night and in the morning go as early as you please I have a toy for you Mer. I thought this pill would make you sick Ant. But where you mean to be I must have notice And it must be hard by too do you mark me Mer. Why What 's the matter Ant. There is a thing in hand Mer. Why What thing Ant. A sound one if it take right and you be not peevish We two will be you would little think it as famous for our friendship Mer. How Ant. If Heaven please as ever Damon was and Pytheas or Pylades and Orestes or any two that ever were do you conceive me yet Mer. No by my troth Sir he will not help me up sure Ant. You shall anon and for our names I think they shall live after us and be remember'd while there is a story or I 'll lose my aime Mer. What a vengeance ailes he How do you Ant. Yes faith we two will be such friends as the world shall ring of Mâ—r. And why is all this Ant. You shall enjoy my wife Mer. Away away Ant. The wonder must begin so I have cast it 't will be scurvy else you shall not stir a foot in 't pray be quiet till I have made it perfect Mer. What shall a Man do with this wretched fellow there is no mercy to be used towards him he is not capable of any pitty he will in spight of course be a Cuckold And who can help it must it begin so needs Sir think agen Ant. Yes marry must it and I my self will woe this woman for you Do you perceive it now ha Mer. Yes now I have a little sight i th' matter O that thy head should be so monstrous that all thy Servants hats may hang upon 't but do you meane to do this Ant. Yes certain I will woe her and for you strive not against it 't is the overthrow of the best plot that ever was then Mer. Nay I 'll assure you Sir I 'll do no harm you have too much about you of your own Ant. Have you thought of a place yet Mer. A place Ant. I a place where you will bide prethee no more of this modesty 't is foolish and we were not determin'd to be absolute friends indeed 't were tolerable Mer. I have thought and you shall hear from me Ant. Why this will gain me everlasting glory I have the better of him that 's my comfort good night Exit Mer. Good night well go thy wayes thou art the tydiest wittall this day I think above ground and yet thy end for all this must be mottly Exit Enter a Tinker with a Cord and Dorothy Tink 'T is better cold a plague upon these Rogues how wary they are grown not a door open now but double barr'd not a Window but up with a case of wood like a spice box and their locks unpickable the very Smiths that were half ventures drink penitent single Ale this is the Iron age the Ballad sings of well I shall meet with some of our loose Linnen yet good fellows must not starve here 's he shall shew God a mighties dog bolts if this hold Dorothy Faith thou art but too merciful that 's thy fault thou art as sweet a Thief that sin excepted as ever suffer'd that 's a proud word and I 'll maintain it Tinck. Come prethee let 's shogg off and browze an hour or two there 's Ale will make a Cat speak at the harrow we shall get nothing now without we batter 't is grown too near morning the Rogues sleep sober and are watchful Dorit. We want a Boy extreamly for this function kept under for a year with milk and knot-grass in my time I have seen a boy do wonders Bobbin the red Tinker had a Boy Rest his Soul he suffer'd this time 4 years for two Spoons and a Pewter Candlestick that sweet
Man had a Boy as I am Curstend Whore would have run through a Cat hole he would have boulted such a piece of Linen in an evening Tinck. Well we will have a Boy prethee le ts go I am vengeance cold I tell thee Dorothy I 'll be hang'd before I stir without some purchase by these ten bones I 'll turn she-ape and untile a house but I 'll have it it may be I have a humor to be hang'd I cannot tell Enter Viola Tinck. Peace you flead Whore thou hast a mouth like a Bloodhound here comes a night-shade Dorit. A Gentlewoman Whore by this darkness I 'll case her to the skin Tinck. Peace I say Viola What fear have I endur'd this dismal night And what disgrace if I were seen and known In which this darkness onely is my friend That onely has undone me a thousand curses Light on my easie foolish childish love That durst so lightly lay a confidence Upon a Man so many being false My weariness and weeping makes me sleepy I must lie down Tinck. What 's this a Prayer or a Homily or a Ballad of good councel she has a Gown I am sure Dor. Knock out her brains and then shee 'll nee'r bite Tinck. Yes I will knock her but not yet you woman Viol. For Gods sake what are you Tinck. One of the groomes of your wardrobe come uncase uncase by r Lady a good Kersey Vio. Pray do not hurt me Sir Dor. Let 's have no pitty for if you do here 's that shall cut your whistle Viol. Alas what would you have I am as miserable as you can make me any way Dor. That shall be try'd Vio. Here take my Gown if that will do you pleasure Tink Yes marry will it look in the Pockets Doll there may be birds Dor. They are flown a pox go with them I 'll have this Hat and this Ruffe too I like it now will I flourish like a Lady brave I faith boy Vio. Y' are so gentle people to my seeming That by my truth I could live with you Tin Could you so a pretty young round wench well bloudded I am for her Theeves Dor. But by this I am not coole your Codpiece Rogue or I 'll clap a spell upon 't shall take your edge off with a very vengeance Tin Peace horse-flesh peace I 'll cast off my Amazon she has walk'd too long and is indeed notorious shee 'll fight and scould and drink like one of the worthies Dort Uds pretious you young contagious Whore must you be ticing and Is your flesh so wranck Sir that two may live upon 't I am glad to hear your Cortalls grown so lusty he was dry founder'd t'other day wehee my pamper'd Jade of Asia Vio. Good Woman do not hurt me I am sorry that I have given any cause of anger Dor. Either bind her quickly and come away or by this steel I 'll tell thee though I truss for company now could I eate her broyl'd or any way without Vinegar I must have her Nose Vio. By any thing you love best good Sir good Woman Tin Why her Nose Dorothy Dor. If I have it not and presently warm I lose that I go withal Tin Wood the Devil had that thou goest withall and thee together for sure he got thy whelps if thou hast any shee s thy deere dad Whore put up your cutpurse an I take my switch up 't will be a black time with you else sheth your bung Whore Dor. Will you bind her we shall stand here prating and be hang'd both Tin Come I must bind you not a word no crying Vio. Do what you will indeed I will not cry Tin Hurt her not if thou dost by Ale and Beer I 'll clout thy old bald brain pan with a piece of Brass you Bitch incarnate Exeunt Tinker and Dorothy Viola O Heaven to what am I reserv'd that knew not Through all my childish hours and actions More sin than poor imagination And too much loving of a faithless Man For which I 'm paid and so that not the day That now is rising to protect the harmless And give the innocent a sanctuary From theeves and spoilers can deliver me From shame at leaâ—t suspition Enter Valerio Val. Sirrah lead down the horses easily I 'll walke a foot till I be down the hill 't is very early I shall reach home betimes How now whose there Vio. Night that was ever friend to Lovers yet Has rais'd some weary Soul that hates his bed To come and see me blush and then laugh at me Val. H 'ad a rude heart that did this Vio. Gentle Sir If you have that which honest men call pitty And be as far from evil as you shew Help a poor Maid that this night by bad fortune Has been thus us'd by Robbers Val. A pox upon his heart that would not help thee this Thief was half a Lawyer by his bands How long have you been tyed here Viol. Alas this hour and with cold and fear am almost perisht Val. Where were the watch the while good sober Gent. â—hey were like careful members of the City drawing in diligent Ale and singing catches while Mr. Constable contriv'd the Tosts these fellows would be more severely punisht than wandring Gipsies that every statute whips for â—f they had every one two eyes a piece more three pots would put them out Viol. I cannot tell I found no Christian to give me succor Val. When they take a Thief I 'll take Ostend agen the â—horsons drink Opium in their Ale and then they sleep like â—ops as for their bills they only serve to reach down Baâ—on to make Rashers on now let me know whom I have â—one this courtesie too that I may thank my early rising for it Viol. Sir All I am you see Val. You have a name I 'm sure and a kindred a Father â—riend or something that must own you shee 's a handsome â—oung Wench What Rogues were these to Rob â—er Vio. Sir you see all I dare reveale And as you are a Gentleman press me no further For there begins a grief whose bitterness Will break a stronger heart than I have in me â—nd 't will but make you heavy with the hearing For your own goodness sake desire it not Val. If you would not have me enquire that How do you live then Viol. How I have liv'd is still one question Which must not be resolv'd How I desire to live is in your liking So worthy an opinion I have of you Val. Is in my liking How I pray thee tell me i'faith I 'll do you any good lies in my power she has an eye would raise a bedrid man come leave your fear and tell me that 's a good Wench Viol. Sir I would serve Val. Who would'st thou serve do not weep and tell me Viol. Faith Sir even some good woman and such a wife if you be married I do imagine yours Val. Alas thou art young and tender let me see thy
'l answer for 't Cun. Alas What seek you Neece Sir mine own with loss Cun. You shall Neece I never made so hard a bargain Cun. Sweet Lady Neece Unjust man let my wrath reach her As you owe virtue duty Cun. falls on purpose Your cause trips you Now Minion you shall feel what loves rage is Before you taste the pleasure smile you false Sir Cun. How can I chuse to see what pains you take Upon a thing will never thank you for 't Neece How Cun. See what things you women be Lady When cloaths are taken for the best part of you This was to show you when you think I love you not How y' are deceiv'd still there the Moral lies 'T was a trap set to catch you and the only bait To take a Lady nibling is fine clothes Now I dare boldly thank you for your love I 'm pretty well resolv'd in 't by this fit For a jealous ague alwayes ushers it Neece Now blessings still maintain this wit of thine And I have an excellent fortune coming in thee Bring nothing else I charge thee Cun. Not a groat I warrant ye Neece Thou shalt be worthily welcome take my faith for 't Next opportunity shall make us Cun. The old Gentlewoman has fool'd her revenge sweetly Neece ' Lass 't is her part she knows her place so well yonder Alwayes when Women jumpe upon threescore Love shoves e'm from the chamber to the door Cun. Thou art a precious she-wit Exeunt Actus Quintus Scaena Prima Enter Cunningame at one door Witty-Pate Ruinous L. Ruinous and Priscian at the other Cun. FRiend met in the harvest of our designs Not a thought but 's busie Wit I knew it Man And that made me provide these needful Reapers Hooks Rakers Gleaners we 'll sing it home With a melodious Horne-pipe this is the Bond That as we further in your great affair You 'l suffer us to glean pick up for crums And if we snatch a handful from theÌ„ sheaf You will not look a churle on 's Cuâ— Friend we 'll share The sheaves of gold only the Love Aker Shall be peculiar Wit Much good do you Sir Away you know your way and your stay get you The Musick ready while we prepare the dancers Ruin We are a consort of our selves Pris And can strike up lustily Wit You must bring Sir Fop. Cun That 's perfect enough Ruin Bring all the Fops you can the more the better fare So the proverb runs backwards Exeunt Ruin and Pris L. Ruin I 'll bring the Ladies Exit Wit Do so first and then the Fops will follow I must to my Father he must make one Exit Enter two Servants with a Banquet Cun. While I dispatch a business with the Knight And I go with you Well sed I thank you This small Banquet will furnish our few Guests With taste and state enough one reach my Gown The action craves it rather than the weather 1 Serv. There 's one stayes to speak with you Sir Cun. What is he 1 Serv. Faith I know not what Sir a Fool I think That some Brokers shop has made half a Gentleman Has the name of a Worthy too Cun. Pompey Is' t not 1 Ser. That 's he Sir Cun. Alas poor fellow prethee enter him he will need too Enter second Servant with a Gown He shall serve for a Witness Oh Gramercy â—f my friend Sir Gregory comes you know him Enter Clown Entertain him kindly Oh Master Pompey How is' t man Clow. ' Snails I 'm almost starv'd with Love and cold and one thing or other Has not my Lady sent for me yet Cun. Not that I hear sure some unfriendly Messenger â—s imploy'd betwixt you Clow. I was ne'er so cold in my life in my Conscience I â—ave been seven mile in length along the New River I â—ave seen a hundred stickle bags I do not think but there 's â—udgeons too 't will ne'er he a true water Cun. Why think you so Clow. I warrant you I told a thousand Millers thumbs in it I 'll make a little bold with your Sweet-meats Cun. And welcome Pompey Clow. 'T is a strange thing I have no taste in any thing Cun. Oh that 's Love that distasts any thing but it self Clow. 'T is worse than Cheese in that point may not a Man break his word with a Lady I could find in my heart and my hose too Cun. By no means Sir that breaks all the Laws of Love Clow. Well I 'll ne'er pass my word without my deed to A Lady while I live agen I would fain recover my taste Cun. Well I have news to tell you Clow. Good news Sir Cun. Happy news I help you away with a Rival your Master bestow'd Clow. Where for this Plumbs sake Cun. Nay listen me Clow. I warrant you Sir I have two ears to one mouth I hear more than I eat I 'de ne'er row by Queen Hive While I liv'd else Cun. I have a Wife for him and thou shalt witness the Contract Clow. The old one I hope 't is not the Lady Cun. Choak him first 't is one which thou shalt see See him see him deceiv'd see the deceit only The injunction is you shall smile with modesty Clow. I 'll simper I'faith as cold as I am yet the old one I hope Enter Servant Serv. Sir here 's Sir Gregory Cun. U'd so shelter shelter if you be seen All 's ravell'd out again stand there private And you 'll find the very opportunity To call you forth and place you at the Table Enter Sir Gregory You are welcome Sir this Banquet will serve When it is crown'd with such a dainty as you Expect and must have Sir Greg. ' Tush these sweet-meats are but sauce to that Well if there be any honesty or true word in a dream She 's mine own nay and chang'd extreamly Not the same Woman Cun. Who not the Lady Sir Greg. No not to me the edge of her tongue iS taken off Gives me very good words turn'd up-side-down to me And we live as quietly as two Tortoises if she hold on As she began in my dream Soft Musick Cun. Nay if Love send forth such Predictions You are bound to believe 'em there 's the watch-word Of her coming to your practis'd part now If you hit it Aequus Cupido nobis Both go into the Gown Sir Greg. I will warrant you Sir I will give armes to Your Gentry look you forward to your business I am an eye behind you place her in that Chair And let me alone to grope her out Enter Mirabell Cun. Silence Lady your sweet presence illustrates This homely roof and as course entertainment But where affections are both Host and Guest They cannot meet unkindly please you sit Your something long stay made me unmannerly To place before you you know this friend here He 's my Guest and more especially That this our meeting might not be too single Without a witness to 't Mirab. I came not
like him Tim. How I like him Leon. Yes for you in conversation may see more Than a Father Bac. It works Timantus Your Grace has chosen out an ill observer Leon. Yes I mean of his ill you talk rightly Tim. But you take me wrong All I know by him I dare deliver boldly He is the store-house And head of virtue your great self excepted That feeds the Kingdome Leon. These are flatteries speak me his vices there you do a service worth a Fathers thanks Tim. Sir I cannot If there be any sure they are the times which I could wish less dangerous But pardon me I am too bold Leon. You are not forward and open what these dangers are Timan. Nay good Sir Leon. Nay fall not off again I will have all Timan. Alas Sir what am I you should believe My eyes or ears so subtle to observe Faults in a State all my main business Is service to your Grace and necessaries For my poor life Leon. Do not displease me Sirrah But that you know tell me and presently Timan. Since your Grace will have it I 'll speak it freely Alwayes my obedience And love preserv'd unto the Prince Leon. Prethee to the matter Tim. For Sir if you consider How like a Sun in all his great employments How full of heat Leon. Make me understand what I desire Tim. And then at his return Leon. Do not anger me Tim. Then thus Sir All mislike ye As they would do the gods if they did dwell with ' em Leon. What Tim. Talke and prate as their ignorant rages Leads 'em without Alleageance or Religion For Heavens sake have a care of your own person I cannot tell their wickedness may lead Farther than I dare think yet Leo. O base people Tim. Yet the Prince for whom this is pretended may Persuade 'em and no doubt will virtue is ever watchfull But be you still secur'd and comforted Leon. Heaven how have I offended that this rod So heavy and unnaturall should fall upon me When I am old and helpless Tim. Brave Gentl. that such a madding love should follow thee to rob thee of a Father All the Court is full of dangerous whispers Leon. I perceive it and ' spight of all their strengths will make my safety I 'll cut him shorter I 'll cut him shorter first then let him rule Bach. What a foul Age is this when Virtue is made a sword to smite the virtuous Alas alas Leon. I 'll teach him to fly lower Tim. By no means Sir rather make more your love And hold your favor to him for 't is now Impossible to yoke him if his thoughts As I must ne'er believe run with their rages He never was so innocent but what reason His Grace has to withdraw his love from me And other good men that are near your person I cannot yet find out I know my duty Has ever been attending Leon. 'T is too plain He means to play the villain I 'll prevent him not a word more of this be private Exit Leontius Tim. Madam 't is done Bac. He cannot escape me Have you spoken with the noble men Tim. Yes Madam they are here I wait a farther service Bac Till yet be the Prince you need no more instructions Tim. No I have it Exit Timantus Enter Dorialus Nisus Agenor Bac. That fool that willingly provoks a woman Has made himself another evill Angell And a new Hell to which all other torments Are but mere pastime Now my noble Lords You must excuse me that unmannerly We have broke your private business Agen. Your good Grace may command us and that Bac. Faith my Lord Agenor 'T is so good a cause I am confident you cannot loose by it Dorialus Which way does she fish now The devill is but a fool to a right woman Nisus Madam we must needs win in doing service to such a gracious Lady Bac. I thank you and will let you know the business So I may have your helps never be doubtfull For 't is so just a cause and will to you Upon the knowledge seem so honorable That I assure my self your willing hearts Will strait be for me in it Age. If she should prove good now what wer 't like Dorial. Thunder in Ianuarie or a good woman That 's stranger than all Affrick Bac. It shall not need your wonder this it is The Duke you know is old and rather subject To ease and prayers now than all those troubles Cares and continuall watchings that attend Aâ— Kingdomes safety therefore to prevent The fall of such a flourishing Estate As this has been and to put off The murmure of the people that encrease Against my government which the gods knows I onely feel the trouble of I present The Prince unto your loves a Gent. In whom all Excellencies are knit together All peeces of a true man let your prayers Win from the Duke half his Vexation That he may undertake it whose discretion I must confess though it be from the Father Yet now is stronger and more apt to govern 'T is not my own desire but all the Lands I know the weakeness of it Nisus Madam this noble care and love has won us For ever to your lives we 'll to the King And since your Grace has put it in our mouths We 'll win him with the cunning'st words we can Dorial. I was never cousen'd in a woman before For commonly they are like Apples If once they bruise They will grow rotten thorow and serve for nothing but to asswage swellings Bac. Good Lords delay no time since 't is your good Pleasures to think my counsell good and by no means Let the Prince know it whose affections Will stir mainly against it besides his Father May hold him dangerous if it be not carried So that his forward will appear not in it Go and be happy Dorial. Well I would not be Chronicl'd as thou Wilt be for a good woman for all the world Nisus Madam we kiss your hand and so inspire Nothing but happiness can crown our prayers Exeunt Actus Quarti Scaena Prima Enter Leucippus Ismenus Leu. ANd thus she has us'd me is' t not a good mother Ismenus Why kill'd you her not Leu. The gods forbid it Ismenus S'light if all the women i' th' world were barren shee had dy'd Leuc. But 't is not reason directs thee thus Ismen Then have I none at all for all I have in me Directs me Your Father 's in a pretty rage Leucippus Why Ismenus Nay 't is well if he know himself but some of the Nobility have deliver'd a petition to him what 's in 't I know not but it has put him to his trumps he has taken a months time to answer it and chafes like himself Enter Leontius Bacha and Tellamon Leu. He 's here Ismenus .. Leon. Set me down Tellamon Leucippus Leu. Sir Bach. Nay good Sir be at peace I dare swear he knows not of it Leon. You are foolish peace Bach. All will
blows and paints the Sun With her chaste blushes When the North comes near her Rude and impatient then like Chastity She locks her beauties in her bud again And leaves him to base briers Wom. Yet good Madam Sometimes her modesty will blow so far She falls for 't a Maid If she have any honor would be loth To take example by her Emil. Thou art wanton Arc. She is wondrous fair Pal. She is all the beauty extant Emil. The Sun grows high let 's walk in keep these flowers We 'll see how near Art can come near their colours I 'm wondrous merry-hearted I could laugh now Wom. I could lie down I am sure Emil. And take one with you Wom. That 's as we bargain Madam Emil. Well agree then Exeunt Emilia and Woman Pal. What think you of this beauty Arc. 'T is a rare one Pal. Is' t but a rare one Arc. Yes a matchless beauty Pal. Might not a man well lose himself and love her Arc. I cannot tell what you have done I have Beshrew mine eyes for 't now I feel my Shackles Pal. You love her then Arc. Who would not Pal. And desire her Arc. Before my liberty Pal. I â—â—w her first Arc. That 's nothing Pal. But it shall be Arc. I saw her too Pal. Yes but you must not love her Arc. I will not as you do to worship her As she is heavenly and a blessed goddess I love her as a woman to enjoy her So both may love Pal. You shall not love at all Arc. Not love at all Who shall denie me Pal. I that first saw her I that took possession First with mine eye of all those beauties In her reveal'd to mankind if thou lov'st her Or entertain'st a hope to blast my wishes Thou art a Traitor Arcite and a fellow False as thy Title to her friendship bloud And all the ties between us I disclain If thou once think upon her Arc. Yes I love her And if the lives of all my name lay on it I must do so I love her with my soul If that will lose ye farewel Palamon I say again I love and in loving her maintain I am as worthy and as free a Lover And have as just a title to her beauty As any Palamon or any living That is a mans Son Pal. Have I call'd thee friend Arc. Yes and have found me so why are you mov'd thus Let me deal coldly with you am not I Part of your blood part of your soul you have told me That I was Palamon and you were Arcite Pal. Yes Arc. Am not I liable to those affections Those joyes griefs angers fears my friend shall suffer Pal. Ye may be Arc. Why then would you deal so cunningly So strangely so unlike a Noble Kinsman To love alone speak truly do you think me Unworthy of her sight Pal. No but unjust If thou pursue that fight Arc. Because another First sees the Enemy shall I stand still And let mine honor down and never charge Pal. Yes if he be but one Arc. But say that one Had rather combat me Pal. Let that one say so And use thy freedom else if thou pursuest her Be as that cursed man that hates his Countrey A branded villain Arc. You are mad Pal. I must be Till thou art worthy Arcite it concerns me And in this madness if I hazard thee And take thy life I deal but truly Arc. Fie Sir You play the child extreamly I will love her I must I ought to do so and I dare And all this justly Pal. Oh that now that now Thy false-self and thy friend had but this fortune To be one hour at liberty and graspe Our good swords in our hands I would quickly teach thee What 't were to filch affection from another Thou art baser in it than a Cutpurse Put but thy head out of this window more And as I have a soul I 'll nail thy life to 't Arc. Thou dar'st not fool thou canst not thou art feeble Put my head out I 'll throw my Body out And leap the Garden when I see her next Enter Keeper And pitch between her Arms to anger thee Pal. No more the Keepers coming I shall live To knock thy brains out with my Shackles Arc. Doe Keep By your leave Gentlemen Pala. Now honest Keeper Keep Lord Arcite you must presently to th' Duke The cause I know not yet Arc. I am ready Keeper Keep Prince Palamon I must awhile bereave you Of your fair Cosins company Exeunt Arcite and Keeper Pal. And me too Even when you please of life why is he sent for It may be he shall marry her he 's goodly And like enough the Duke hath taken notice Both of his Bloud and Body but his falshood Why should a friend be treacherous if that Get him a Wife so noble and so fair Let honest men ne'er love again Once more I would but see this fair one blessed Garden And Fruit and Flowers more blessed that still blossom As her bright eies shine on ye Would I were For all the fortune of my life hereafter Yon little Tree yon blooming Apricock How I would spread and fling my wanton arms In at her window I would bring her fruit Fit for the gods to feed on youth and pleasure Still as she tasted should be doubled on her And if she be not heavenly I would make her So near the gods in nature they should fear her Enter Keeper And then I 'm sure she would love me how now Keeper Where 's Arcite Keep Banish'd Prince Pirithous Obtain'd his liberty but never more Upon his oath and life must he set foot Upon this Kingdom Pal. He 's a blessed man He shall see Thebes again and call to Arms The bold young men that when he bids 'em charge Fall on like fire Arcite shall have a Fortune If he dare make himself a worthy Lover Yet in the Field to strike a battel for her And if he lose her then he 's a cold Coward How bravely may he bear himself to win her If he be noble Arcite thousand ways Were I at liberty I would do things Of such a virtuous greatness that this Lady This blushing Virgin should take manhood to her And seek to ravish me Keep My Lord for you I have this charge too Pal. To discharge my life Keep No but from this place to remove your Lordship The windows are too open Pal. Devils take 'em That are so envious to me prethee kill me Keep And hang for 't afterward Pal. By this good light Had I a sword I would kill thee Keep Why my Lord Pal. Thou bring'st such pelting scurvy news continually Thou art not worthy life I will not go Keep Indeed you must my Lord. Pal. May I see the Garden Keep No. Pal. Then I am resolv'd I will not go Keep I must constrain you then and for you are dangerous I 'll clap more irons on you Pal. Doe good Keeper I 'll shake 'em so
Pal. No no we 'll use no horses I perceive You would fain be at that Fight Arc. I 'm indifferent Pal. Faith so am I Good Cosen thrust the buckle Through far enough Arc. I warrant you Pal. My Cask now Arc. Will you fight bare-arm'd Pal. We shall be the nimbler Arc. But use your Gantlets though those are o' th' least Prethee take mine good Cosen Pal. Thank you Arcite How doe I look am I falen much away Arc. Faith very little Love has us'd you kindly Pal. I 'll warrant thee I 'll strike home Arc. Doe and spare not I 'll give you cause sweet Cosen Pal. Now to you Sir Me thinks this Armor's very like that Arcite Thou wor'st that day the 3. Kings fell but lighter Arc. That was a very good one and that day I well remember you out-did me Cosen I never saw such valour When you charg'd Upon the left wing of the Enemie I spur'd hard to come up and under me I had a right good horse Pal. You had indeed A bright Bay I remember Arc. Yes but all Was vainly labour'd in me you out-went me Nor could my wishes reach you Yet a little I did by imitation Pal. More by virtue Yor are modest Cosen Arc. When I saw you charge first Me thought I heard a dreadfull clap of Thunder Break from the Troop Pal But still before that flew The lightning of your valour Stay a little Is not this peece too streight Arc. No no 't is well Pal. I would have nothing hurt thee but my Sword A bruise would be dishonor Arc. Now I 'm perfect Pal. Stand off then Arc. Take my Sword I hold it better Pal. I thank ye No keep it your life lyes on it Here 's one if it but hold I aske no more For all my hopes My Cause and honor guard me They bow severall wayes then advance and stand Arc. And me my love Is there ought else to say Pal. This only and no more Thou art mine Aunts Son And that blood we desire to shed is mutuall In me thine and in thee mine My Sword Is in my hand and if thou killst me The gods and I forgive thee If there be A place prepar'd for those that sleep in honor I wish his wearie soul that falls may win it Fight bravely Cosen give me thy noble hand Arc. Here Palamon This hand shall never more Come near thee with such friendship Pal. I commend thee Arc. If I fall curse me and say I was a coward For none but such dare die in these just Tryalls Once more farewell my Cosen Pal. Farewell Arcite Fight Horns within they stand Arc. Loe Cosen loe our Folly has undone us Pal. Why Arc. This is the Duke a hunting as I told you If we be found we 're wretched O retire For honors sake and safely presently Into your Bush agen Sir we shall find Too many hours to dye in gentle Cosen If you be seen you perish instantly For breaking prison and I if you reveal me For my contempt Then all the world will scorn us And say we had a noble difference But base disposers of it Pal. No no Cosen I will no more be hidden nor put off This great adventure to a second Tryall I know your cunning and I know your cause He that faints now shame take him put thy self Upon thy present guard Arc. You are not mad Pal. Or I will make th' advantage of this hour Mine own and what to come shall threaten me I fear less then my fortune Know weak Cosen I love Emilia and in that I 'll bury Thee and all crosses else Arc. Then come what can come Thou shalt know Palamon I dare as well Die as discourse or sleep Only this fears me The law will have the honor of our ends Have at thy life Pal. Look to thine own well Arcite Fight again Horns Enter Theseus Hippolita Emilia Perithous and train Theseus What ignorant and mad malicious Traitors Are you That ' gainst the tenor of my Laws Are making Battail thus like Knights appointed Without my leave and Officers of Armes By Castor both shall dye Pal. Hold thy word Theseus We are certainly both Traitors both despisers Of thee and of thy goodness I 'm Palamon That cannot love thee he that broke thy Prison Think well what that deserves And this is Arcite A bolder Traytor never trod thy ground A Falter never seem'd friend This is the man Was beg'd and banish'd this is he contemnes thee And what thou dar'st doe and in this disguise Against this own Edict follows thy Sister That fortunate bright Star the fair Emilia Whose servant iâ— there be a right in seeing And first bequeathing of the soul to justly I 'm and which is more dares think her his This treacherie like a most trusty Lover I call'd him now to answer If thou be'st As thou art spoken great and virtuous The true descider of all injuries Say Fight again and thou shalt see me Theseus Doe such a Justice thou thy self wilt envie Then take my life I 'll wooe thee to 't Per. O Heaven What more than man is this Thes I have sworn Arc. We seek not Thy breath of mercy Theseus 'T is to me A thing as soon to dye as thee to say it And no more mov'd where this man calls me Traitor Let me say thus much If in love be Treason In service of so excellent a Beautie As I love most and in that faith will perish As I have brought my life here to confirme it As I have serv'd her truest worthiest As I dare kill this Cosen that denies it So let me be most Traitor and ye please me For scorning thy Edict Duke aske that Lady Why she is fair and why her eyes command me Stay here to love her And if she say Traytor I 'm a villain fit to lye unburied Pal. Thou shalt have pity of us both O Theseus If unto neither thou shew mercy stop As thou art just thy noble ear against us As thou art valiant For thy Cosens soul Whose 12. strong labors crown his memory Let 's die together at one instant Duke Only a little let him fall before me That I may tell my Soul he shall not have her Thes I grant your wish for to say true your Cosen Has ten times more offended for I gave him More mercy than you found Sir your offences Being no more than his None here speak for 'em For ere the Sun set both shall sleep for ever Hippol. Alas the pity now or never Sister Speak not to be denied That face of yours Will bear the curses else of after ages For these lost Cosens Emil. In my face dear Sister I find no anger to 'em Nor no ruin The misad venture of their own eyes kill 'em Yet that I will be woman and have pitty My knees shall grow to 'th ground but I 'll get mercie Help me dear Sister in a deed so virtuous The powers of all women will
makes me do so may beget in you A contrary effect Theod. Why what 's the matter Vitry I see and joy to see that sometimes poor men And most of them are good stand more indebted For mean's to breathe to such as are held vitious Than those that wear like Hypocrites on their foreheads Th' ambitious titles of just men and vertuous Mart. Speak to the purpose Vitry Who would e'er have thought The good old Queen your Highness reverend mother Into whose house which was an Academ In which all principles of lust were practis'd No soldier might presume to set his foot At whose most blessed intercession All offices in the state were charitably Confer'd on Panders o'er-worn chamber wrestlers And such physitians as knew how to kill With safety under the pretence of saving And such like children of a monstrous peace That she I say should at the length provide That men of war and honest younger brothers That would not owe their feeding to their cod-peece Should be esteem'd of more than mothers or drones Or idle vagabonds Theod. I am glad to hear it Prethee what course takes she to doe this Vitry One that cannot fail she and her virtuous train With her jewels and all that was worthy the carrying The last night left the court and as 't is more Than said for 't is confirm'd by such as met her She 's sled unto your brother Theod. How Vitry Nay storm not For if that wicked tongue of hers hath not Forgot ti 's pace and Thierry be a Prince O such a fiery temper as report Has given him out for You shall have cause to use Such poor men as my self And thank us too For comming to you and without petitions â—ray heaven reward the good old woman for 't Mart. I foresaw this Theod. I hear a tempest comming That sings mine my kingdomes ruin haste And cause a troop of horse to fetch her back Yet stay why should I use means to bring in A plague that of her self hath lest me Muster Our Soldiers up we 'll stand upon our guard For we shall be attempted Yet forbear The inequality of our powers will yield me Nothing but loss in their defeature something Must be done and done suddainly save your labor In this I 'll use no counsell but mine own That course though dangerous is best Command Our daughter be in readiness to attend us Martell your company and honest Vitry Thou wilt along with me Vitry Yes any where To be worse than I 'm here is past my fear Exeunt Actus Secundus Scaena Prima Enter Thierry Brunhalt Bawdber Lecure c. Thier. You are here in a sanctuary and that viper Who since he hath forgot to be a Son I much disdain to think of as a brother Had better in despight of all the gods To have raiz'd their Temples and spurn'd down their Altars Than in his impious abuse of you To have call'd on my just anger Brun. Princely Son And in this worthy of a near name I have in the relation of my wrongs Been modest and no word my tongue deliver'd T' express my insupportable injuries But gave my heart a wound Nor has my grief Being from what I suffer But that he Degenerate as he is should be the actor Of my extremes And force me to divide The fiers of brotherly affection Which should make but one flame Thier. That part of his As it deserves shall burn no more or if The tears of Orphans Widows or all such As dare acknowledge him to be their Lord Ioyn'd to your wrongs with his heart blood have power To put it out and you and these your servants Who in our favours shal find cause to know In that they lest not you how dear we hold them Shal give Theodoret to understand His ignorance of the prizeless Jewel which He did possess in you mother in you Of which I am more proud to be the donor Than if th' absolute rule of all the world Were offer'd to this hand Once more you are welcome Which with all ceremony due to greatness I would make known but that our just revenge Admits not of delay Your hand Lord Generall Enter Protaldie with soldiers Brun. Your favor and his merit I may say Have made him such but I am jelous how Your subjects will receive it Thier. How my subjects What doe you make of me Oh heaven My subjects How base should I esteem the name of Prince If that poor dust were any thing before The whirle-wind of my absolute command Let 'em be happy and rest so contented They pay the tribute of their hearts knees To such a Prince that not alone has power To keep his own but to increase it That Although he hath a body may add to The fam'd night labor of strong Hercules Yet is the master of a continence That so can temper it that I forbear Their daughters and their wives whose hands though strong As yet have never drawn by unjust mean Their proper wealth into my treasury But I grow glorious and let them beware That in their least repining at my pleasures They change not a mild Prince for if provok'd I dare and will be so into a Tyrant Brun. You see there 's hope that we shall rule again And your fal'n fortunes rise Bawd I hope your Highness Is pleas'd that I should still hold my place with you For I have been so long us'd to provide you Fresh bits of flesh since mine grew stale that surely If cashir'd now I shall prove a bad Cator In the Fish-market of cold chastity Lecure. For me I am your own nor since I first Knew what it was to serve you have remembred I had a soul but such an one whose essence Depended wholy on your Highness pleasure And therefore Madam Brun. Rest assur'd you are Such instruments we must not lose Lecure. Bawd Our service Thier. You have view'd them then what 's your opinion of them In this dull time of peace we have prepar'd 'em Apt for the war Ha Prota. Sir they have limbs That promise strength sufficient and rich armors The Soldiers best lov'd wealth More it appears They have been drill'd nay very pretily drill'd For many of them can discharge their muskets Without the danger of throwing off their heads Or being offensive to the standers by By sweating too much backwards Nay I find They know the right and left hand file and may With some impulsion no doubt be brought To pass the A B C of war and come Unto the Horn-book Thier. Well that care is yours And see that you effect it Prota. I am slow To promise much But if within ten days By precepts and examples not drawn from Worm-eaten presidents of the Roman wars But from mine own I make them not transcend All that e'er yet bore armes let it be said Protaldye brags which would be unto me As hatefull as to be esâ—eem'd a coward For Sir few Captaines know the way to
is laid Upon thy valour be bold I 'll protect you Or here I vow deny it or forswear it These honors which thou wear'st unworthily Which be but impudent enough and keep them Shall be torn from thee with thy eyes Prot. I have it My volour is there any here beneath The stile of King dares question it Thier. This is rare Prot. Which of my my actions which have still been noble Has rend'rd me suspected Thier. Nay Martel You must not fall off Mart. Oh Sir fear it not Doe you know this sword Prot. Yes Mart. Pray you on what terms Did you part with it Prot. Part with it say you Mart. So. Thier. Nay study not an answer confess freely Prot. Oh I remember 't now at the Stags falls As we to day were hunting a poor fellow And now I view you better I may say Much of your pitch this silly wretch I spoke of With his petition falling at my feet Which much against my Will he kist desir'd That as a special means for his preferment I would vouchsafe to let him use my sword To cut off the Stags head Brun. Will you hear that Bawdb. This Lye bears a similitude of Truth Prot. I ever courteous a great weakness in me Granted his humble suit Mart. Oh impudence Thier. This change is excellent Mart. A word with you Deny it not I was that man disguis'd You know my temper and as you respect A daily cudgeling for one whole year Without a second pulling by the ears Or tweaks by th' nose or the most precious balm You us'd of patience patience do you mark me Confess before these Kings with what base fear Thou didst deliver it Prot. Oh I should burst And if I have not instant liberty To tear this fellow limb by limb the wrong Will break my heart although Herculean And somewhat bigger there 's my gage pray you hear Let me redeem my credit Thier. Ha ha forbear Mart. Pray you let me take it up and if I do not Against all odds of Armor and of Weapons With this make him confess it on his knees Cut off my head Prot. No that 's my office Bawdb. Fie you take the Hangmans place Ordel. Nay good my Lord Let me attone this difference do not suffer Our bridal night to be the Centaurs Feast You 're a Knight and bound by oath to grant All just suits unto Ladies for my sake Forget your suppos'd wrong Prot. Well let him thank you For your sake he shall live perhaps a day And may be on submission longer Theod. Nay Martel you must be patient Mart. I am yours And this slave shall be once more mine Thier. Sit all One health and so to bed for I too long Deferr my choicest delicates Brun. Which if poison Have any power thou shalt like Tantalus Behold and never taste be careful Lecu. Fear not Brun. Though it be rare in our Sex yet for once I will begin a health Thier. Let it come freely Brun. Lecure the cup here to the son we hope This night shall be an Embrion Thier. You have nam'd A blessing that I most desir'd I pledge you Give me a larger cup that is too little Unto so great a god Brun. Nay then you wrong me Follow as I began Thier. Well as you please Brun. Is' t done Lecu. Unto your wish I warrant you For this night I durst trust him with my Mother Thier. So 't is gone round lights Brun Pray you use my service Ordel. 'T is that which I shall ever owe you Madam And must have none from you pray pardon me Thier. Good rest to all Theod. And to your pleasant labour Mart. Your company Madam good night Exeunt all but Brunhalt Protal Lecure Bawdber Brun. Nay you have cause to blush but I will hide it And what 's more I forgive you is' t not pity That thou that art the first to enter combate With any Woman and what is more o'ercome her In which she is best pleas'd should be so To meet a man Prot Why would you have me lose That bloud that is dedicated to your service In any other quarrel Brun. No reserve it As I will study to preserve thy credit You sirrah be 't your care to find out one That is poor though valiant that at any rate Will to redeem my servants reputation Receive a publique baffling Bawdb. Would your Highness Were pleas'd to inform me better of your purpose Brun. Why one Sir that would thus be box'd Or kick'd do you apprehend me now Bawdb. I feel you Madam The man that shall receive this from my Lord Shall have a thousand crowns Pro. He shall Bawdb. Besides His day of bastinadoing past o'er He shall not lose your grace nor your good favour Brun. That shall make way to it Bawdb. It must be a man Of credit in the Court that is to be The foil unto your volour Prot. True it should Bawdb. And if he have place there 't is not the worse Brun. 'T is much the better Bawdb. If he be a Lord 'T will be the greater grace Brun. Thou art in the right Bawdb. Why then behold that valiant man and Lord That for your sake will take a cudgeling For be assur'd when it is spread abroad That you have dealt with me they 'll give you out For one of the Nine Worthies Brun. Out you pandar Why to beat thee is only exercise For such as do affect it lose not time In vain replies but do it come my solace Let us to bed and our desires once quench'd We 'll there determine of Theodorets death For he 's the Engine us'd to ruin us Yet one work more Lecure art thou assur'd The potion will work Lecure. My life upon it Brun. Come my Protaldye then glut me with Those best delights of man that are deny'd To her that does expect them being a Bride Actus Tertius Scaena Prima Enter Thierry and Ordella as from bed Thier. SUre I have drunk the bloud of Elephants The tears of Mandrake and the Marble dew Mixt in my draught have quencht my natural heat And left no spark of fire but in mine eyes With which I may behold my miseries Ye wretched flames which play upon my sight Turn inward make me all one piece though earth My tears shall over-whelm you else too Or. What moves my Lord to this strange sadness If any late discerned want in me Give cause to your repentance care and duty Shall find a painful way to recompence Thier. Are you yet frozen veins feel you a breath Whose temperate heat would make the North Star reel Her Icy pillars thaw'd and do you not melt Draw nearer yet nearer That from thy barren kiss thou maist confess I have not heat enough to make a blush Ordel. Speak nearer to my understanding like a Husband Thier. How should he speak the language of a Husband Who wants the tongue and organs of his voice Ordel. It is a phrase will part with the same ease From
that defect a torture In marking her to death for whom alone I felt that weakness as a want requires More than the making the head bald or falling Thus flat upon the earth or cursing that way Or praying this oh such a Scene of grief And so set down the world the stage to act on May challenge a Tragedian better practis'd Than I am to express it for my cause Of passion is so strong and my performance So weak that though the part be good I fear Th' ill acting of it will defraud it of The poor reward it may deserve mens pity Brun. I have given you way thus long a King and what Is more my Son and yet a slave to that Which only triumphs over cowards sorrow For shame look up Thier. Is' t you look down on me And if that you are capable to receive it Let that return to you that have brought forth One mark'd out only for it what are these Come they upon your privilege to tread on The Tomb of my afflictions Prot. No not we Sir Thier. How dare you then omit the ceremony Due to the funeral of all my hopes Or come unto the marriage of my sorrows But in such colours as may sort with them Prot. Alas we will wear any thing Brun. This is madness Take but my counsel Thier. Yours dare you again Though arm'd with th' authority of a mother Attempt the danger that will fall on you If such another syllable awake it Goe and with yours be safe I have such cause Of grief nay more to love it that I will not Have such as these be sharers in it Lecu. Madam Prot. Another time were better Brun. Do not stirr For I must be resolv'd and will be statues Enter Martel Thier. I thou art welcome and upon my soul Thou art an honest man do you see he has tears To lend to him whom prodigal expence Of sorrow has made bankrupt of such treasure Nay thou dost well Mart. I would it might excuse The ill I bring along Thier. Thou mak'st me smile I the heighth of my calamities as if There could be the addition of an Atome To the gyant-body of my miseries But try for I will hear thee all sit down 't is death To any that shall dare to interrupt him In look gesture or word Mart. And such attention As is due to the last and the best story That ever was deliver'd will become you The griev'd Ordella for all other titles But take away from that having from me Prompted by your last parting groan enquir'd What drew it from you and the cause soon learn'd For she whom barbarism could deny nothing With such prevailing earnestness desir'd it 'T was not in me though it had been my death To hide it from her she I say in whom All was that Athens Rome or warlike Sparta Have registred for good in their best Women But nothing of their ill knowing her self Mark'd out I know not by what power but sure A cruel one to dye to give you children Having first with a setled countenance Look'd up to Heaven and then upon her self It being the next best object and then smil'd As if her joy in death to do you service Would break forth in despight of the much sorrow She shew'd she had to leave you and then taking Me by the hand this hand which I must ever Love better than I have done since she touch'd it Go said she to my Lord and to goe to him Is such a happiness I must not hope for And tell him that he too much priz'd a trifle Made only worthy in his love and her Thankful acceptance for her sake to rob The Orphan Kingdom of such guardians as Must of necessity descend from from him And therefore in some part of recompence Of his much love and to shew to the world That 't was not her fault only but her fate That did deny to let her be the mother Of such most certain blessings yet for proof She did not envy her that happy her That is appointed to them her guick end Should make way for her which no sooner spoke But in a moment this too ready engine Made such a battery in the choisest Castle That ever nature made to defend life That strait it shook and sunk Thier. Stay dares any Presume to shed a tear before me or Ascribe that worth unto themselves to merit To do so for her I have done now on Mart. Fall'n thus once more she smil'd as if that death For her had studied a new way to sever The soul and body without sense of pain And then tell him quoth she what you have seen And with what willingness 't was done for which My last request unto him is that he Would instantly make choice of one most happy In being so chosen to supply my place By whom if heaven bless him with a daughter In my remembrance let it bear my name Which said she dy'd Thier. I hear this and yet live Heart art thou thunder proof will nothing break thee She 's dead and what her entertainment may be In th' other world without me is uncertain And dare I stay here unresolv'd Mart. Oh Sir Brun. Dear son Prot. Great King Thier. Unhand me am I fall'n So low that I have lost the power to be Disposer of my own life Mart. Be but pleas'd To borrow so much time of sorrow as To call to mind her last request for whom I must confess a loss beyond expression You turn your hand upon your self 't was hers And dying hers that you should live and happy In seeing little models of your self By matching with another and will you Leave any thing that she desir'd ungranted And suffer such a life that was laid down For your sake only to be fruitless Thier. Oh thou dost throw charms upon me against which I cannot stop my ears bear witness heaven That not desire of life nor love of pleasure Nor any future comforts but to give Peace to her blessed spirit in satisfying Her last demand makes me defer our meeting Which in my choice and suddain choice shall be To all apparent Brun. How doe I remove one mischief To draw upon my head a greater Thier. Go thou only good man to whom for her self Goodness is dear and prepare to interr it In her that was oh my heart my Ordella A monument worthy to be the casket Of such a jewel Mart. Your command that makes way Unto my absence is a welcome one For but your self there 's nothing here Martel Can take delight to look on yet some comfort Goes back with me to her who though she want it Deserves all blessings Exit Brun. So soon to forget The loss of such a wife believe it will Be censur'd in the world Thier. Pray you no more There is no argment you can use to cross it But does increase in me such a suspition I would not cherish who 's that Enter Memberge Memb. One no
for me To crop the flower of thy Virginity Exit Lazarello Count. This day I am for fools I am all theirs Though like to our young wanton cocker'd heirs Who do affect those men above the rest In whose base company they still are best I do not with much labour strive to be The wisest ever in the company But for a fool our wisdom oft amends As enemies do teach us more than friends Exit Count. Actus Secundus Scaena Prima Enter Gondarino and his servants Serv. MY Lord Gond. Ha! Serv. Here 's one hath brought you a present Gond. From whom from a woman if it be from a woman bid him carrie it back and tell her she 's a whore what is it Serv. A Fish head my Lord. Gond. What Fish head Serv. I did not aske that my Lord. Gond. Whence comes it Ser. From the Court. Gond. O 't is a Cods-head Serv. No my Lord 't is some strange head it comes from the Duke Gond. Let it be carried to my Mercer I doe owe him money for silks stop his mouth with that Exit Serv. Was there ever any man that hated his wife after death but I and for her sake all women women that were created only for the preservation of little dogs Enter Servant Serv. My Lord the Count's sister being overtaken in the streets with a great hail-storm is light at your gate and desires Rome till the storm be overpast Gond. Is she a woman Serv. I my Lord I think so Gond. I have none for her then bid her get her gone tell her she is not welcome Serv. My Lord she is now comming up Gond. She shall not come up tell her any thing tell her I have but one great room in my house and I am now in it at the close stool Serv. She 's here my Lord. Gond. O impudence of women I can keep dogs out of my house or I can defend my house against theeves but I cannot keep out women Enter Oriana a waiting woman and a Page Now Madam what hath your Ladyship to say to me Oria. My Lord I was bold to crave the help of your house against the storm Gond Your Ladyships boldness in coming will be impudence in staying for you are most unwelcome Oriana Oh my Lord Gond. Doe you laugh by the hate I bear to you 't is true Orian. Y' are merry my Lord. Gond. Let me laugh to death if I be or can be whilst thou art here or livest or any of thy sex Oriana I commend your Lordship Gond Doe you commend me why doe you commend â—e I give you no such cause thou art a silthy impudent whore a woman a very woman Oria. Ha ha ha Gond. Begot when thy father was drunk Orian. Your Lordship hath a good wit Gond. How what have I a good wit Orian. Come my Lord I have heard before of your Lordâ—hip merry vain in jesting against our Sex which I being â—esirous to hear made me rather choose your Lordships â—ouse than any other but I know I am welcome Gond. Let me not live if you be me thinks it doth not â—ecome you to come to my house being a stranger to you I have no woman in my house to entertain you nor to shew you your chamber why should you come to me I have no Galleries nor banqueting houses nor bawdy pictures to shew your Ladyship Orian. Believe me this your Lordships plainess makes me think my self more welcome than if you had sworn by all the pretty Court oaths that are I had been welcomer than your soul to your body Gond. Now she 's in talking treason will get her out I durst sooner undertake to talk an Intelligencer out of the room and speak more than he durst hear than talk a woman out of my company Enter a Servant Serv. My Lord the Duke being in the streets and the storm continuing is entred your gate and now coming up Gond. The Duke now I know your Errand Madam you have plots and private meetings in hand why doe you choose my house are you asham'd to goe to 't in the old coupling place though it be less suspicious here for no Christian will suspect a woman to be in my house yet you may do it cleanlyer there for there is a care had of those businesses and wheresoever you remove your great maintainer and you shall have your lodgings directly opposite it is but putting on your night-gown and your shippers Madam you understand me Orian. Before I would not understand him but now he speaks riddles to me indeed Enter the Duke Arrigo and Lucio Duke 'T was a strange hail-storm Lucio 'T was exceeding strange Gond. Good morrow to your grace Duke Good morrow Gonderino Gond. Justice great Prince Duke Why should you beg for justice I never did you wrong What 's the offendor Gond. A woman Duke I know your ancient quarrell against that Sex but what hainous crime hath she committed Gond. She hath gone abroad Duke What it cannot be Gond. She hath done it Duke How I never heard of any woman that did so before Gond. If she have not laid by that modesty That should attend a Virgin and quite void Of shame hath left the house where she was born As they should never doe let me endure The pains that she should suffer Duke Hath she so Which is the woman Gond. This this Duke How Arrigo Lucio Gond. I then it is a plot no Prince alive Shall force me make my house a Brothell house Not for the sins but for the womans sake I will not have her in my doors so long Will they make my house as bawdy as their own are Duke Is it not Oriana Lucio ' Tis. Duke Sister to Count Valero Arri. The very same Duke She that I love Lucio She that you love Duke I do suspect Lucio So doe I. Duke This fellow to be but a counterfeit One that doth seem to loath all woman-kind To hate himself because he hath some part Of woman in him seems not to endure To see or to be seen of any woman Only because he knows it is their nature To wish to tast that which is most forbidden And with this shew he may the better compass And with far less suspition his base ends Lucio Upon my life 't is so Duke And I doe know Before his slain wife gave him that offence He was the greatest servant to that Sex That ever was what doth this Lady here With him alone why should he rail at her to me Lucio Because your grace might not suspect Duke 'T was so I doe love her strangely I would fain know the truth counsell me They three whisper Enter Count Lazarello and his boy Count. It falls out better than we could expect Sir that we should find the Duke and my Lord Gondarino together both which you desire to be acquainted with Laz. 'T was very happy Boy goe down into the kitchen and see if you can spy that same I am now in
hold it to be Laz. About the time that mortals whet their knives On thresholds on their shooe sols and on stairs New bread is grating and the testy Cook Hath much to doe now now the Tables all Duk. 'T is almost dinner time Laz. Your grace doth apprehend me very rightly Count. Your grace shall find him in your further conference Grave wise courtly and scholar like understandingly read In the necessities of the life of man He knows that man is mortal by his birth He knows that man must dye and therefore live He knows that must live and therefore eat And if it shall please your grace to accompany your self with him I doubt not but that he will at the least make good my commendations Duk. Attend us Lazarello we doe want Men of such Action as we have received you Reported from your honorable friend Laza. Good my Lord stand betwixt me and my overthrow you know I 'm ti'd here and may not depart my gracious Lord so waightie are the businesses of mine own which at this time do call upon me that I will rather chuse to die than to neglect them Count. Nay you shall perceive besides the virtues that I have alreadie inform'd you of he hath a stomach which will stoop to no Prince alive Duk. Sir at your best leisure I shall thirst to see you Laza. And I shall hunger for it Duk. Till then farewell all Gon. Count. Long life attend your Grace Duk. I doe not tast this sport Arrigo Lucio Arrigo. Luci. We doe attend Exeunt Duke Arrigo Lucio Gond. His grace is gone and hath left his Hellen with me I 'm no pander for him neither can I be won with the hope of gain or the itching desire of tasting my Lords lecherie to him to keep her at my house or bring her in disguise to his bed Chamber The twyns of Adders and of Scorpions About my naked brest will seem to me More tickling than those claspes which men adore The lustfull dull ill spirited embraces Of women The much praysed Amazones Knowing their own infirmities so well Made of themselves a people and what men They take amongst them they condemne to die Perceiving that their folly made them fit To live no longer that would willingly Come in the worthless presence of a woman I will attend and see what my young Lord will doe with his sister Enter Lazarilloes Boy Boy My Lord The fish head is gone again Count. Wither Boy I know whither my Lord. Count. Keep it from Lazarillo Sister shall I confer with you in private to know the cause of the Dukes coming hither I know he makes you acquainted with his business of State Oria. I 'll satisfie you brother for I see you are jealous of me Gond. Now there shall be some course taken for her conveiance Laza. Lazarillo thou art happy thy carriage hath begot love and that love hath brought forth fruits thou art here in the company of a man honorable that will help thee to tast of the bounties of the Sea and when thou hast so done thou shalt retire thy self unto the court and there tast of the delicates of the earth and be great in the eyes of thy Sovereign now no more shalt thou need to scramble for thy meat nor remove thy stomach with the Court But thy credit shall command thy hearts desire and all novelties shall be sent as pâ—esents unto thee Count. Good Sister when you see your own time wil you return home Oria. Yes brother and not before Laza. I will grow popuâ—ar in this State and overthrow the fortunes of a number that live by extortion Count. Lazâ—rello bestirr thy self nimbly and sodainly and hear me with patience to â—ear Laza. Let me not fall from my self Speak I 'm bound Count. So art thou to revenge when thou shalt hear the fish head is gone and we know not whither Laza. I will not curse nor swear nor rage nor rail Nor with contemptuous tongue accuse my Fate Though I might justly doe it nor will I Wish my self uncreated for this evil Shall I entreat your Lordship to be seen A little longer in the company Of a man cross'd by Fortune Count. I hate to leave my friend in his extremities Laza. 'T is noble in you then I take your hand And doe protest I doe not follow this For any malice or for private ends But with a love as gentle and as chast As that a brother to his sister bears And if I see this fish head yet unknown The last words that my dying father spake Before his eye strings brake shall not of me So often be remembred as our meeting Fortune attend me as my ends are just Full of pure love and free from servile lust Count. Farwell my Lord I was entreated to invite your Lordship to a Lady's upsiting Gond. O my ears why Madam will not you follow your brother you are waited for by great men hee l bring you to him Oria. I 'm very well my Lord you doe mistake me if you think I affect greater company than your self Gond. What madness possesseth thee that thou canst imagine me a sit man to entertain Lady's I tell thee I doe use to tear their hair to kick them and twindge their noses if they be not carefull in avoiding me Oria. Your Lordship may discant upon your own behavior as please you but I protest so sweet and courtly it appeares in my eye that I mean not to leave you yet Crnd. I shall grow rough Oria. A rough carriage is best in a man I 'll dine with you my Lord. Gond. Why I will starve thee thou shalt have nothing Oria. I have heard of your Lordships nothing I 'll put that to the venture Gond. Well thou shalt have meat I 'll send it to thee Oria. I 'll keep no state my Lord neither doe I mourn I 'll dine with you Gond. Is such a think as this allowed to live What power hath let the loose upon the earth To plague us for our Sins Out of my doors Oria. I would your Lordship did but see how well This fury doth become you it doth shew So neer the life as it were natural Gond. O thou damn'd woman I will flie the vengeance That hangs above thee follow if thou dar'st Exit Gondarino Oria. I must not leave this fellow I will torment him to madness To teach his passions against kind to move The more he hates the more I 'll seem to love Exeunt Oriana and Maid Enter Pandar and Mercer a citizen Pand. Sir what may be done by art shall be done I wear nor this black cloak for nothing Mer. Perform this help me to this great heir by learning and you shall want no black cloaks taffaties silkgrograns sattins and velvets are mine they shall be yours perform what you have promis'd and you shall make me a lover of Sciences I will study the learned languages and keep my shop-book in Latine Pand. Trouble me not
which is nothing But curious opinion I 'll restore agen Although I give you the best part of Genoa And take to boot but thanks for your amends Sham. Oh miserable satisfaction Ten times more wretched than the wrong it self Never was ill better made good with worse Shall it be said that my posterity Shall live the sole heir of their fathers shame And raise their wealth and glory from my stripes You have provided nobly bounteous Sir For my disgrace to make it live for ever Out-lasting Brass or Marble This is my fears construction and a deep one Which neither argument nor time can alter Yet I dare swear I wrong your goodness in 't Sir And the most fair intent on 't which I reverence With admiration that in you a Prince Should be so sweet and temperate a condition To offer to restore where you may ruine And do 't with justice and in me a servant So harsh a disposition that I cannot Forgive where I should honor and am bound to 't But I have ever had that curiosity In bloud and tenderness of reputation Such an antipathy against a blow I cannot speak the rest Good Sir discharge me It is not fit that I should serve you more Nor come so near you I 'm made now for privacy And a retir'd condition that 's my suit To part from Court for ever my last suit And as you profess bounty grant me that Sir Duke I would deny thee nothing Sham. Health reward you Sir Exit Duke He 's gone agen already and takes hold Of any opportunity not riches Can purchase him nor honors peaceably And force were brutish what a great worth 's gone with him And but a Gentleman well for his sake I 'll ne'er offend more those I cannot make They were his words and shall be dear to memory Say I desire to see him once agen Yet stay he 's so well forward of his peace 'T were pity to disturb him he would groan Like a soul fetch'd agen and that were injury And I 've wrong'd his degree too much already Call forth the Gentleman of our chamber instantly 1 Serv. I shall my Lord. Within Duke I may forget agen And therefore will prevent the strain of this Troubles me so one would not hazard more Enter 1 Gent. and divers others Gent. Your Will my Lord Duke Yes I discharge you all 2 Gent. My Lord Duke Your places shall be otherwise dispos'd of 4 Gent. Why Sir Duke Reply not I dismiss you all Y' are Gentlemen your worths will find you fortunes Nor shall your farewell taxe me of ingratitude I 'll give you all noble remembrances As testimonies ' gainst reproach and malice That you departed lov'd 3 Gen. This is most strange Sir 1 Gent. But how is your Grace furnish'd these dismiss'd Duke Seek me out Grooms Men more insensible of reputation Less curious and precise in terms of honor That if my anger chance let fall a stroke As we are all subject to impetuous passions Yet it may pass unmurmur'd undisputed And not with braver fury prosecuted Exit 1 Gent. It shall be done my Lord. 3 Gent. Know you the cause Sir 1 Gent. Not I kind Gentlemen but by conjectures And so much shall be yours when you please 4. Thanks Sir 3 Gent. We shall i' th mean time think our selves guilty Of some soul fault through ignorance committed 1 Gent. No 't is not that nor that way 4 Gent. For my part I shall be dis-inherited I know so much 1 Gent. Why Sir for what 4 Gent. My Sire 's of a strange humor He 'll form faults for me and then swear 'em mine And commonly the first begins with leachery He knows his own youths trespass 1 Gent. Before you go I 'll come and take my leave and tell you all Sirs 3 Gent. Thou wert ever just and kind Exit 1 Gent. That 's my poor virtue Sir And parcel valiant but it 's hard to be perfect The choosing of these fellows now will puzle me Horribly puzle me and there 's no judgement Goes true upon mans outside there 's the mischief He must be touch'd and try'd for gold or dross There is no other way for 't and that 's dangerous too But since I 'm put in trust and I will atttempt it The Duke shall keep one daring man about him Enter a Gallant Soft who comes here a pretty bravery this Every one goes so like a Gentleman 'T is hard to find a difference but by th' touch I 'll try your mettal sure Gal. Why what do you mean Sir 1 Gent. Nay and you understand it not I do not Gal. Yes would you should well know I understand it for a box o' th' ear Sir 1 Gent. And o' my troth that 's all I gave it for Gal. 'T were best it be so 1 Gent. This is a brave Coward A jolly threat'ning Coward he shall be Captain Sir let me meet you an hour hence i' th' Lobby Gal. Meet you the world might laugh at you then i'faith 1 Ge. Lay by your scorn and pride they 're scurvy qualities And meet me or I 'll box you while I have you And carry you gambril'd thither like a Mutton Gal. Nay and you be in earnest here 's my hand I will not fail you 1 Gent. 'T is for your own good Gal. Away 1 Gent. Too much for your own good Sir a pox on you Gal. I prethee curse me all day long so 1 Gent. Hang you Gal. I 'll make him mad he 's loth to curse too much to me Indeed I never yet took box o' th' ear But it redounded I must needs say so 1 Gent. Will you be gone Gal. Curse curse and then I goe Look how he grins I 've anger'd him to th' kidneys Ex. 1 Gen. Was ever such a prigging coxcomb seen One might have beat him dumb now in this humor And he 'd ha' grin'd it out still Enter a plain fellow Oh here 's one made to my hand Methinks looks like a Craven Less pains will serve his trial some slight justle Plain How take you that Sir And if that content you not 1 Gent. Yes very well Sir I desire no more Plain I think you need not For you have not lost by 't Exit 1 Gen. Who would ha' thought this would have prov'd a Gentleman I 'll never trust long chins and little legs agen I 'll know 'em sure for Gentlemen hereafter A gristle but in shew but gave his cuff With such a fetch and reach of gentry As if h' had had his arms before the floud I have took a villanous hard taske upon me Now I begin to have a feeling on 't Enter Lapet and Clown his servant and so habited Oh here comes a try'd piece now the reformed kick The millions of punches spurns and nips That he has endur'd his buttock's all black Lead He 's half a Negro backward he was past a Spaniard In Eighty eight and more Aegyptian like His Table and his Book come
moisture in most grievous qualms Did Rob. Wisdom write his Singing Psalms And so must I do this and yet I think It is a potion sent us down to drink By special Providence keeps us from fights Makes us not laugh when we make legs to knights 'T is this that keeps our minds fit for our States A Medicine to obey our Magistrates For we do live more free than you no hate No envy at one anothers State Moves us we are all equal every whit Of Land that God gives men here is their wit If we consider fully for our best And gravest men will with his main house jest Scarce please you we want subtilty to do The City tricks lye hate and flatter too Here are none that can bear a painted show Strike when you winch and then lament the blow Who like Mills set the right way for to grind Can make their gains alike with every wind Only some fellows with the subtil'st pate Amongst us may perchance equivocate At selling of a Horse and that 's the most Methinks the little wit I had is lost Since I saw you for Wit is like a Rest Held up at Tennis which men do the best With the best gamesters what things have we seen Done at the Mermaid heard words that have been So nimble and so full of subtil flame As if that every one from whence they came Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest And had resolv'd to live a fool the rest Of his dull life then when there hath been thrown Wit able enough to justifie the Town For three days past wit that might warrant be For the whole City to talk foolishly Till that were cancell'd and when that was gone We left an Air behind us which alone Was able to make the two next Companies Right witty though but downright fools more wise When I remember this and see that now The Countrey Gentlemen begin to allow My wit for dry bobs then I needs must cry I see my days of Ballating grow nigh I can already Riddle and can Sing Ketches sell bargains and I fear shall bring My self to speak the hardest words I find Over as oft as any with one wind That takes no medicines But one thought of thee Makes me remember all these things to be The wit of our young men fellows that show No part of good yet utter all they knoâ—â— Who like trees of the Guard have growing souls Only strong destiny which all controuls I hope hath left a better fate in store For me thy friend than to live ever poor Banisht unto this home fate once again Bring me to thee who canst make smooth and plain The way of Knowledge for me and then I Who have no good but in thy company Protest it will my greatest comfort be To acknowledge all I have to flow from thee Ben. when these Scaenes are perfect we 'll taste wine I 'll drink thy Muses health thou shalt quaff mine The Honest Man's Fortune A TRAGI-COMEDY The Persons represented in the Play Duke of Orleans a spleenful detracting Lord Brother-in-law to Orleans a noble Earl of Amiens accomplish'd Gentleman servant to Lamira Mountague an honest Lord Two faithful followers of Mountague Du-boys Longueville Voramer the loving and loyal Page of Mountague La Verdine a knavish Courtier La Poop a foisting Captain Mallicorn a sharking Citizen Two Lawyers Two Creditors Officers Servants WOMEN Duchess of Orleans a virtuous Lady and chaste but suspected wife to the Duke Lamira a modest Virgin and a Lady rich and noble Charlotte Lamira's Woman The Scene France The princinal Actors were Nathan Field Rob. Benfield Emanuel Read Joseph Taylor Will. Eglestone Thomas Basse Actus Primus Scaena Prima Enter the Duke of Orleance and the Earl of Amiens at several doors Amiens MOrrow my Lord of Orleans Orl. You salute me like a stranger brother Orleance were to me a Title more belonging whom you call the Husband of your Sister Ami. Would the circumstances of your brotherhood had never offer'd cause to make our conversation less familiar I meet you like a hindrance in your way your great Law-suit is now upon the tongue and ready for a judgement Orl. Came you from the Hall now Ami. Without stay the Court is full and such a press of people does attend the issue as if some great man were brought to his arraignment Orl. Every mothers son of all that multitude of hearers went to be a witness of the misery your Sisters fortunes must have come to if my adversary who did love her first had been her Husband Ami. The success may draw a testimony from them to confirm the same opinion but they went prepar'd with no such hope or purposâ— Orl. And did you intreat the number of them that are come with no such hope or purpose Ami. Tush your own experience of my heart can answer ye Orl. This doubtful makes me clearly understand your disposition Ami. If your cause be just I wish you a conclusion like your cause Orl. I can have any common charity to such a Prayer From a friend I would expect a love to prosper in Without exceptions such a love as might Make all my undertakings thankful to 't Precisely just is seldom faithful in our wishes To another mans desires Farewel Exit Orl. Enter Montague having a Purse Duboys Longueville and Voramer the Page with two Caskets Dub. Here comes your adversarie's brother-in-law Long. The Lord of Amiens Dub. From the Hall I think Ami. I did so save your Lordship Mount That 's a wish my Lord as courteous to my present state As ever honest mind was thankful for For now my safety must expose it self To question yet to look for any free Or hearty salutation Sir from you Would be unreasonable in me Ami. Why Mont. Your Sister is my adversarie's wife That nearness needs must consequently draw Your inclination to him Ami. I will grant Him all the nearness his alliance claims And yet be nothing less impartial My Lord of Montague Mont. Lord of Montague yet â—ut Sir how long the dignity or state Belonging to it will continue stands Upon rhe dangerous passage of this hour Either for evermore to be confirm'd Or like the time wherein 't was pleaded gone Gone with it never to be call'd again Ami. Justice direct your process to the end To both your persons my respect shall still Be equal but the righteous cause is that Which bears my wishes to the side it holds Where-ever may it prosper Exit Amiens Mont. Then my thanks Are proper to you if a man may raise A considence upon a lawful ground I have no reason to be once perplex'd With any doubtful motion Longuezille That Lord of Amiens didst observe him has A worthy nature in him Long. Either 't is his nature or his cunning Mont. That 's the vizard of most mens actions Whose dissembled lives Do carry only the similitude Of goodness on 'em but for him Honest behaviour makes a
took that with it 't was A fear I should have left my flesh among 'em Yet I was patient for methought the toâ—l Might be an emblem of the difficult And weary passage to get out of Law And to make up the dear similitude When I was forth seeking my handkerchief To wipe my sweat off I did find a cause To make me sweat more for my Purse was lost Among their fingers Dub. There 't was rather sound Long. By them Dub. I mean so Mont. Well I will restore Thy damage to thee how proceeds my suit Lang. Like one at Brokers I think forfeited Your promising Counsel at the first Put strongly forward with a labour d speed And such a violence of pleading that His Fee in Sugar-candy scarce will make His throat a satisfaction for the hurt He did it and he carried the whole cause Before him with so clear a passage that The people in the savour of your side Cried Montague Montague in the spight of him That cryed out silence and began to laugh Your adversaries advocate to scorn Who like a cunning Footman set me forth With such a temperate easie kind of course To put him into exercise of strength And follow'd his advantages so close That when your hot mouth'd pleader thought h' had won Before he reacht it he was out of breath And then the other stript him Mont. So all is lost Long. But how I know not for methought I stood Confounded with the clamour of the Court Like one embark'd upon a storm at Sea Where the tempestuous noise of Thunder mixt With roaring of the billows and the thick Imperfect language of the Sea men takes His understanding and his safety both Together from him Mont. Thou dost bring ill news Long. Of what I was unwilling to have been The first reporter Mont. Didst observe no more Long. At least no better Mont. Then th' art not inform'd So well as I am I can tell thee that Will please thee for when all else left my cause My very adversaries took my part Long Whosoever told you that abused you Mont. Credit me he took my part When all forsook me Long. Took it from you Mont. Yes I mean so and I think he had just cause To take it when the verdict gave it him Dub. His Spirit would ha' sunk him e'r he could Have carried an ill fortune of this weight so lightly Mont. Nothing is a misery unless our weakness apprehend it so We cannot be more faithful to our selves In any thing that 's manly than to make Ill fortune as contemptible to us As it makes us to others Enter Lawyers Long. Here come they Whose very countenances will tell you how Contemptible it is to others Mont. Sir Long. The Sir of Knighthood may be given him e'r They hear you now Mont. Good Sir but a word Dub. How soon the loss of wealth makes any man Grow out of knowledge Long. Let me see I pray Sir Never stood you upon the Pillory 1 Law The Pillory Long. Oh now I know you did not Y 'ave ears I thought ye had lost 'em pray observe Here 's one that once was gracious in your eyes 1 Law Oh my Lord have an eye upon him Long. But ha' you ne'er a Counsel to redeem His Land yet from the judgement 2 Law None but this a Writ of error to remove the cause Long. No more of error we have been in that too much already 2 Law If you will reverse the judgement you must trust to that delay Long. Delay indeed he 's like to trust to that With you has any dealing 2 Law E'r the Law proceeds to an Habere facias possessionem Dub. That 's a language Sir I understand not Long. Th' art a very strange unthankful fellow to have taken Fees of such a liberal measure and then give a man hard words for 's money 1 Law If men will hazard their salvations What should I say I 've other business Mont. Y' are i' th' right That 's it you should say now prosperity has left me Enter two Creditors 1 Cred. Have an eye upon him if We lose him now he 's gone for ever stay And dog him I 'll go fetch the Officers Long. Dog him you Bloud-hound by this point thou shalt more safely dog an angry Lion than attempt him Mont. What 's the matter Long. Do but stir to fetch a Serjeant and besides your loss Of labour I 'll have you beaten till Those easement in your faces be false lights Dub. Falser than those you sell by Mont. Who gave you Commission to abuse my friends thus Lon. Sir are those your friends that would betray you Mont. 'T is to save themselves rather than betray me 1 Cred. Your Lordship makes a just construction of it 2 Cred. All our desire is but to get our own Long. Your wives desires and yours do differ then Mont. So far as my ability will go You shall have satisfaction Longeville Long. And leave your self neglected every man Is first a debtor to his own demands being honest Mont. As I take it Sir I did Not entertain you for my Counselor Long. Counsel's the office of a servant When the master falls upon a danger as Defence is never threaten with your eyes They are no cockatrices do you hear Talk with the Girdler or the Mill'ner He can inform you of a kind of men That first undid the profit of those trades By bringing up the form of carrying Their Morglays in their hands with some of those A man may make himself a priviledge To ask a question at the prison gates Without your good permission 2 Cred. By your leave Mont. Stay Sir what one example since the time That first you put your hat off to me have You noted in me to encourage you To this presumption by the justice now Of thine own rule I should begin with thee I should turn thee away ungratified For all thy former kindness forget Thou ever didst me any service 't is not fear Of being arrested makes me thus incline To satisfy you for you see by him I lost not all defences with my state The curses of a man to whom I am Beholding terrify me more than all The violence he can pursue me with Duboys I did prepare me for the worst These two small Cabinets do comprehend The sum of all the wealth that it hath pleased Adversity to leave me one as rich As th' other both in Jewels take thou this And as the Order put within it shall Direct thee distribute it half between Those Creditors and th' other half among My servants for Sir they are my Creditors As well as you are they have trusted me With their advancement if the value sail To please you all my first increase of means Shall offer you a fuller payment be content To leave me something and imagine that You put a new beginner into credit Cred. So prosper our own blessings as we wish you to your merit Mont. Are you
now 'Fore Heaven I am angrie with thee Sirha sirha This whitmeat spirit 's not yours legitimate Advance your hope and 't please you ghess again Ang. And let your thoughts flee higher aim them right Sir you may hit you have the fairest white Ferd. If I may be so bold then my good Lord Your favour doth encourage me to aspire To catch my Ladyes Gentlewoman Ben. Where Where would you catch her Do you know my daughter Violanta Sir Ang. Well said no more about the bush Ferd. My good Lord I have gaz'd on Violanta and the stars Whose Heavenly influence I admir'd not knew Nor ever was so sinful to believe I might attain 't Ben. Now you are an aâ—â— again For if thou ne'er attain'st 't is onely long Of that faint heart of thine which never did it She is your Lords heir mine Benvoglio 's heir My brothers too Randulpho s her descent Not behinde any of the Millanois And Ferdinand although thy parentage Be unknown thou know'st that I have bred thee up From five yeers old and do not blush to hear it Have found thy wisdom trust and fair success So full in all my affaris that I am fitter To call thee Master then thou me thy Lord. Thou canst not be but sprung of gentlest blood Thy minde shines thorow thee like the radiant sun Although thy body be a beauteous cloud Come seriously this is no flatterie And well thou know'st it though thy modest blood Rise like the morning in thy cheek to hear 't Sir I can speak in earnest Vertuous service So meritorious Ferdinand as yours Yet bashful still and silent should extract A fuller price then impudence exact And this is now the wages it must have My daughter is thy wife my wealth thy slave Ferd. Good Madam pinch I sleep does my Lord mock And you assist Custom 's inverted quite For old men now adays do flout the young Ben. Fetch Violanta As I intend this Religiously let my soul finde joy or pain Exit Angelina Ferd. My honor'd Lord and Master if I hold That worth could merit such felicitie You bred it in me and first purchas'd it It is your own and what productions In all my faculties my soul begets Your very mark is on you need not add Rewards to him that is in bebt to you You sav'd my life Sir in the Massacre There you begot me new since foster'd me O! can I serve to much or pray for you Alas 't is slender paiment to your bountie Your daughter is a paradice and I Unworthie to be set there you may chuse The royalst seeds of Milain Ben. Prethee peace Thy goodness makes me weep I am resolv'd â—â—m no Lord o' th' time to tie my blood To sordid muck I have enough my name My estate and honors I will store in thee Whose wisdom will rule well keep and increase A knave or fool that could confer the like Would bate each hour diminish every day Thou art her price-lot than drawn out by fate An honest wise man is a Princes mate Ferd. Sir Heaven and you have over-charg'd my brest With grace beyond my continence I shall burst The blessing you have given me witness Saints I would not change for Millain But my Lord Is she prepar'd Ben. What needs Preparative Where such a Cordial is prescrib'd as thou Thy person and thy virtues in one scale Shall poize hers with her beautie and her wealth If not I add my will unto thy weight Thy mother 's with her now Son take my keys And let this prepartion for this Marriage This welcome Marriage long determin'd here Be quick and gorgeous Gerrard Enter Gerrard Ger. My good Lord My Lord your brother craves your conference Instantly on affairs of high import Ben. Why what news Ger. The Tyrant my good Lord Is sick to death of his old Apoplexie Whereon the States advise that Letters-missive Be straight dispatcht to all the neighbour-Countreys And Schedules too divulg'd on every post To enquire the lost Duke forth their purpose is To re-instate him Ben. 'T is a pious deed Ferdinand to my daughter this delay Though to so good a purpose angers me But I 'll recover it Be secret son Go woo with truth and expedition Exit Ferd. O my unsounded joy how fares my Gerrard My noble twin-friend fie thy loook is heavie Sullen and sowre blanch it didst thou know My cause of joy thou ' Idst never sorrow more I know thou lov'st me so How dost thou Ger. Well Too well my fraught of health my sickness is In life I am dead by living dying still Ferd. What sublunary mischief can predominate A wise man thus or doth thy friendship play In this antipathous extreme with mine Lest gladness suffocate me I I I do feel My spirit 's turn'd to fire my blood to air And I am like a purifi'd essence Tri'd from all drossie parts Ger. Were 't but my life The loss were sacrifie'd but virtue Must for me be slain and innocence made dust Ferd. Fare well good Gerrard Ger. Dearest friend stay Ferd. Sad thoughts are no companions for me now Much less sad words thy bosom bindes some secret Which do not trust me with for mine retains Another which I must conceal from thee Ger. I would reveal it 't is a heavie tale Canst thou be true and secret still Ferd Why friend If you continue true unto your self I have no means of falshood Lock this door Come yet your prisoner 's sure Ger. Stay Ferdinand Ferd. What is this trouble Love Why thou art capable of any woman Doth want oppress thee I will lighten thee Hast thou offended law My Lord and thine And I will save thy life Does servitude Upbraid thy freedom that she suffers it Have patience but three days and I will make thee Thy Lords companion Can a friend do more Ger. Lend me the means How can this be Ferd. First let this Cabinet keep your pawn and I will trust Yet for the form of satisfaction Take this my Oath to boot By my presum'd Gentrie and sacred known Christianitie I 'll die ere I reveal thy trust Ger. Then hear it Your Lords fair daughter Violanta is My betrothed wife goes great with childe by me And by this deed both made a pray to Law How may I save her life advise me friend Ferd. What did he say Gerrard whose voice was that O death unto my heart bane to my soul My wealth is vanish'd like the rich mans store In one poor minute all my daintie fare But jugling dishes my fat hope despair Ger. Is this so odious where 's your mirth Ferd. Why thou Hast robb'd me of it Gerrard draw thy sword And if thou lov'st my Mistris chastitie Defend it else I 'll cut it from thy heart Thy theevish heart that stole it and restore 't Do miracles to gain her Ger. Was she thine Ferd Never but in my wish and her fathers vow Which now he left with me on such sure terms He call'd
Issue Or hope of any his undoubted heir And this forg'd by the Advocate to defeat me Of what the laws of Spain confer upon me A meeâ— Imposture and conspiracie Against my future fortunes Assist You are too bold Spâ—ak to the cause Don Henrique Hen. I confess Though the acknowledgment must wound mine honour That all the Court hath heard touching this Cause Or with me or against me is most true The later part my Brother urg'd excepted For what I now doe is not out of Spleen As he pretends but from remorse of conscience And to repair the wrong that I have done To this poor woman And I beseech your Lordship To think I have not so â—ar lost my reason To bring into my familie to succeed me The stranger Issue of anothers Bed By proof this is my Son I challenge him Accept him and acknowledge him and desire By a definitive Sentence of the Court He may be so recorded and full power To me to take him home Jac. A second rape To the poor remnant of content that 's left me If this be granted and all my former wrongs Were but beginnings to my miseries But this the height of all â—ather than part With my Ascanâ—o I 'le deny my oath Profess my self a Strumpet and endure What punishment soe're the Court decrees Against a wretch that hath for sworn her self Or plaâ—'d the impuâ—ent whore Assist This tastes of passion And that must not divert the course of Justice Don Heâ—â—â—â—â—e take your Son with this condition You give him maintenance as becomes his birth And 't will stand with your honour to doe something â—or this wrongâ—d woman I will compel nothing But leave it to your will Break up the Court It is in vaâ—â— to mâ—â—â— me my doom 's pass'd And cannot be revok'd Exit Hen. 〈◊〉 your reward Bar. More causes and such Fees Now to my Wiâ—e I have too long been absent Health to your Lordship Eâ— Asc You all look strangely and I fear believe This unexpected fortune makes me proud Indeed it do's not I shall ever pay you The duty of a son and honour you Next to my Father good my Lord for yet I dare not call you uncle be not sad I never shall forget those noble favours You did me being a stranger and if ever I live to be the master of a fortune You shall command it Jam. Since it was determin'd I should be cozen'd I am glad the profit Shall fall on thee I am too tough to melt But something I will do Hen. 'Pray you take leave Of your steward gentle Brother the good husband That takes up all for you Jam. Very well mock on It is your turn I may have mine Exâ— Oct. But do not Forget us dear Ascanio Asc Do not fear it I every day will see you every hour Remember you in my prayers Oct. My grief 's too great To be expressed in words Exâ— Hen. Take that and leave us gives mony to saâ—â—â— Leave us without reply nay come back sirrah And study to forget such things as these As are not worth the knowledge Asca offers to feâ—â—â— Asc O good Sir These are bad principles Hen. Such as you must learn Now you are mine for wealth and poverty Can hold no friendship and what is my will You must observe and do though good or ill Exeâ—â—â— SCENA IV. Enter Bartolus Bar. Where is my wife 'fore heaven I have done wâ—â—derâ— Done mighty things to day my Amaranta My heart rejoyces at my wealthy Gleanings A rich litigious Lord I love to follow A Lord that builds his happiness on brawlings O 't is a blessed thing to have rich Clyents Why wife I say how fares my studious Pupil Hard at it still ye are too violent All things must have their rests they will not last else Come out and breathe Leandro witâ—â—â— Lean. I do beseech you pardon me I am deeply in a sweet point Sir Bar. I 'le instruct ye Enter Amaranta I say take breath seek health first then your study O my sweet soul I have brought thee golden birds home Birds in abundance I have done strange wonders There 's more a hatching too Am. Have ye done good husband Then 't is a good day spent Bar. Good enough chicken I have spread the nets o' th' law to catch rich booties And they come sluttering in how do's my Pupil My modest thing hast thou yet spoken to him Am. As I past by his chamber I might see him But he is so bookish Bar. And so bashfull too I' saith he is before he will speak he will starve thâ—re Am. I pitie him a little Bar. So do I too Am. And if he please to take the air o' th' gardens Or walk i' th' inward rooms so he molest not Bar. He shall not trouble thee he dare not speak to thee Enter Moor with Chesse-board Bring out the Chesse-board come let 's have a game wise I 'le try your masterie you say you are cunning Am. As learned as ye are Sir I shall beat ye Enter Leandro Bar. Here he steals out put him not out of countenance Prethee look another way he will be gone else Walk and refresh your self I 'll be with you presently Lean. I 'le take the air a little Play at chess Bar. 'T will be healthfull Am. Will ye be there then here I 'le spare ye that man Lea. Would I were so near too and a mate fitting Am. What think ye Sir to this have at your Knight now Bar. 'T was subtilly play'd your Queen lies at my service Prethee look off he is ready to pop in again Look off I say do'st thou not see how he blushes Am. I do not blast him Lean. But ye do and burn too What killing looks she steals Bar. I have you now close Now for a Mate Lean. You are a blessed man that may so have her Oh that I might play with her knock within Bar. Who 's there I come you cannot scape me now wife I come I come knock Lean. Most blessed hand that calls him Bar. Play quickly wife Am. 'Pray ye give leave to think Sir Enter Moor. Moor. An honest neighbour that dwells hard by Sir Would fain speak with your worship about business Lean. The devil blow him off Bar. Play Am. I will study For if you beat me thus you will still laugh at me knock Bar. He knocks again I cannot stay Leandro 'Pray thee come near Lean. I am well Sir here Bar. Come hither Be not afraid but come Am. Here 's none will bite Sir Lean. God forbid Lady Am. 'Pray come nearer Lean. Yes forsooth Bar. 'Prethee observe these men just as they stand here And see this Lady do not alter 'em And be not partial Pupil Lean. No indeed Sir Bar. Let her not move a pawn I 'le come back presently Nay you shall know I am a Conquerour Have an eye Pupil Exit Am. Can ye play at Chess Sir Lean. A little Lady Am. But you cannot tell me