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The sophister· A comedy.
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Zouch, Richard, 1590-1661.
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1639
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new misery For what else could our hearts content desire But firme assurance of continuing When whilst with joy we others blisse admire Our selfe straight vex't with fortunes torturing With sence doe feeele how her fierce wrath extends From our owne selves unto our dearest friends But say is his wound dangerous Enter Intellect and Distinction But see Iudicium here Lord Intellect is come Iud. All happinesse attend your welcome presence Intel. Thanks good Iudicium but you are man Distinction whom I must acknowledge the author of my freedome Iud. Where hath your Lordship been and whence is it Distinctions honest care hath set you free Intel. I am indebted to Ambiguity I was promised by him to be led to a faire library but was conducted to a Vatican of all villaines Iud. Say good Distinction how fell this out Dist. How he fell in you have heard already and for his deliverance this it was I by reason of this coate which how I got I list not now to tell being taken of Fallacy for Ambiguity received of him these keyes with direction to go to his closet together with a certaine violl he delivered me which my curiosity quickely apprehending I went and found the young Lord Intellect in one roome the Lady Truth and her daughters in others all which I have thence delivered Prop. O act Heroicall Iud. And were you in his closet Dist. A closet doe you call it I will be sworne it is a spacious storehouse of all subtilties a Burse of impostures an Italy of poysons a Frankefurt of false Authors there are infinite Iliads of Hermeticall precepts many barrels of white powder bales of false dice boxes of false weights bags of counterfet coine golden fishhookes iron rakes vizards and darke Lanthornes for theeves maskes and painting for Gentlewomen for all hee furnished them dayly enough to load an Argosy or a Spanish Carrick Prop. And what was in the violl you nam'd Dist. O I thought to tell you the rarest receipt that ever was composed Predea nor Circe never made the Like Iud. What was it poyson Dist. When he gave it me I mark't he said it wrought powerfully and so mistrusting the effect tride the conclusion upon a dog I met which no sooner had tasted a dram of it but dragging his tail on the ground he grin'd and snarl'd and presently ran mad which effect I observing thought I had now opportunity to requite a kindnesse Ambiguity did me and so tempering it in a cup of sweet wine adventur'd amongst Fallacies followers who bravely carousing to their good fortunes let my cup go round amongst them and presently they all daunc't Frantique so that nothing grieved me but that Ambiguity was not amongst them Pro. O strange will any drug cause madnesse Iud. Easily Quid bibit inde furit I have both read and seene it and I feare Discourse's madnesse might have such a cause Iud. But doe you heare Lord Proposition If he through artificiall meanes lies mad As by these signes t is more then probable I know he may be help't again by Art Let him but purge and bleed in his head veine I dare to warrant his recovery Pro. Happy Hermenia if againe she see Discourse recover'd and for ever bound To your discreet good will and worthy love Vouchsafed to us in your friendly presence Iud. What cunning Chirurgeon hath Parthesia Pro. Here 's one well practis'd skilfull fortunate Analysis who hath well nigh recur'd The life-despairing brothers Topicus and Demonstration Jud. Let him straight Take care of him Prop. Sir would you goe your faire direction might assist us much Jud. With all my heart young Lord pray lead the way Exeunt Act. 5. Scae. Prim. Enter Fallacies followers madde and singing and at last fall together by the eares he comming they disperse and fly Fal. What Pannick fury hath o'rerun the world Or universall madnesse raignes this day Are there nor fellowes those whose subtile braines Would have spun forth the finest villanyes Those whose sound heads so oft I have employ'd In working deepe designments and see now What wilde confusion hath tane hold of them Was 't not enough that truth and Intellect With hated science and opinion Escap't by them art set at liberty But they in this disordred fashion Must make me odious scorned and despis'd Oh that I could convey me from this world Or know where to hide me but my dores Are lock't against me and my wicked wals Late surfetting with filthy luxury Doe seeme surcharged cleane to spew me out Is 't possible that I should be thus crost What is there any goodnesse in the world Of force enough to contervaile the wit Of proud Fallacy or is 't some feind Some divell not of his owne confederacy That with his counterplots controlls my skill Or was my selfe the cause my cursed selfe Lulled asleepe in fond security Exit Enter Aequipolency Analysis leading Discourse Anal. 'T was well you came so timely Aequipolency The memory of this foule imposture may survive In that recover'd couple Aequip. Sir they added As they found ease amidst their vomiting Pouring forth curses against Falacie How for his sake they had thrust the worthy Brothers Topicus and Demonstration into their desperate fury Iud. Now I doe verily believe Analysis That villain's cause of all it will appeare He forc't his fathers madnesse Anal. Aequipolency Leave the perfume behinde you Looke you use fresh pigeons Vntill the venome of their wounds be quite exhal'd There were no losse of them but at this time Their words may be produc'd therefore pray be carefull Aequi. I will He delivers the Perfume and departs Now let him be brought hither feare not stirring him I warrant he 's secure Invention You shall doe well if against his waking you provide some show And Musick which may welcome home his wandring senses Iud. I le see what may be done for both Exit Analysis lets Discourse blood Now see Iudicium here 's no blood but humours This black stuffe is the excrement of Melancholy This sometimes makes him 'mongst the groves and rivers Pen Sonnets to the Nymphs and Goddesses In good assemblies to withdraw his thoughts And dictate to his Desk and Closet walls Dangers with which a wise man scarce would trust His very bosome this next Is Choler hast thou met with voyces Breathing seditious discontent and malice This humour rules them from this fiery vapour 'T is not the Chaire of State or Iustice seate Can shield the Prince or publike Magistrate Yea unto Heav'n it selfe it oft aspires Against Religion and the sacred Arts Casting prophaner and impurer darts This watry Phlegme is that which putrifying His springs of breath infects the neighbouring ayre With blasts of slothfull envie whence destruction Casts mists upon the best endeavours Iud. Now me thinkes The blood appeares 't were best Analysis You stop the Orifice Anal. Oh his blood Is much corrupted This doth feed that veyne From whence lascivious Songs lewd Epigrams And obscene Satyrs flow This itching humour
my leasure I le see first whether it be the same with the Elementall fire then I 'le come Red. I came not sir from Charon neither am I going to him Disc. Who Reduction I would thou wert what wouldst thou with me Red. Fie my Lord you will be alwaies in these mad moods pray will you goe with me Disc. O Heraclytus well didst thou say the dry Ayre was the best soule for had we not need to melt away into teares to see the misery of wretched men will Red. Nay weepe not good my Lord you shal have what you Disc. Shall I so then I will pull out both mine eyes like Democritus that I may looke thoroughly upon the follies of these times and laugh my full at them Red. So you were best Sir but now pray come with me Disc. I come I come I come sir Exit singing Enter Fallacy holding a letter with Ignoratio Elener Fall I know not how my presence may disgrace me That Lady hath a quicke and peircing eye Able to search beyond the countenance The most reserved and conceal'd intents I 'le keepe my selfe aloose and stand farre off Till she hath swallowed downe this guilded bait Then can I draw her wheresoe're I list And if the common and devided humour Of some selfe pleasing Poet be not in me I cannot chuse but move affection This straine will win her he reads to himself Enough I must be bold and confident Sirrha goe you commend my dearest love With these my letters to Scientia Tell her I plead not my nobility Great births or hopefull fortunes powerfull friends Downe at her honours thrice most sacred feet I humbly lay these poore and meane respects But me in nought else knowne ambitious Though now high soaring purest thoughts of love Like Venus silver feathered Dove have drawne Up towards this high Heaven Ignor Elen. Sir I feare Like some imperfect temper'd Meteor Neare approaching that high region You soone will vanish and your blazing love Be quite burnt out Fall Say first the glorious light That with kind heate doth cherish all the world Shall suffer in perpetuall Eclipse Ign. Sir feare not if farre protestations May doe you favour I 'le turne prodigall Fall Well take the chiefest opportunity If I doe in joy her thou know'st not what 's thy share Ing. I goe my Lord Exit Fall Mistake you not your errand This is a stupid and forgetfull knave But yet my letters may direct 'em I have taught others many times to woe And composse easily their dearest loves Some with new fashioned and fantastick suites I taught to cloake their foule deformities The stale and stiffe leg'd Courtier I have fram'd To make yong congees and unthaw'd his joynts An old worme-eaten wainscot countenance With a fresh varnish I have made to smile To win the favour of some yonger wench Poore sirs with broakers suites and borrowed Liveries I have commended to their dimme-ey'd Dames The greatest hate and inequality To love and reconcilement I have wrought And should my selfe dispaire dispaire dull fooles Fallacy cannot be but fortunate Enter Opposition But here comes One of my sworne supporters 't were full time I were deliver'd of their tedious service I thinke I am able now to stand alone Opp. All happinesse befall my mighty Soveraigne Fall Thankes trusty faithfull Opposition Opp. We have proclaim'd your Royall Majesty Rightfull successor to the empty Crowne Of great Hermenia Fall But with what successe How stands the Commons to our Reigne affected Opp. As if their fortunes were advanc't with yours In vollyes of faire acclamations Through the spacious regions of the ayre They send that joy which in their narrow breasts Seem'd but imprison'd Fall And it shall be my care To recompence their loves with our deceite For I doe hate ingratitude as death I doe Lord Opposition I well weigh How much I am oblieg'd to any and for you Deare Lord I would I were the Monarch of the world Oppos. Would that procure thy noble hearts content No force should barre thee but we long to heare How stand your hopes for faire Verona Fall Why my hopes are cleare But yet my thoughts are somewhat over-cast To thinke that I should hazard with my selfe The yet unthanked loves of all my friends Wer 't to be tride out by our wit or words I could be confident but boisterous force is Yet though I doubt I feare not and my friends With patience will attend the maine event Hee speakes this aside to himselfe Oppos. What 's this my Soveraigne speaketh to himselfe My Lord I understand not what you would But gathering from your unaccustom'd phrase That somewhat much concernes you I request Better to be acquainted with your meaning Fall Lord Opposition there 's not any man Hath greater interest in me than you And therefore looke into my deepest thoughts Scientia but even now hath sent me word That notwithstanding all her promises To Demonstration she could be content To place her best affections upon me But first entreats me to remove one let Oppos. One let now were there twenty thousand lets We would remove them She writes Fall None but Iudicium's witnesse to her vowes Were he dispatch'd she were resolv'd for me Oppo. Iudicium now I le send him downe to hell He may prove witnesse before Rhadamant But never shall disturbe our peace on earth Fal. Nay but the matter must be well conceiv'd He hath procur'd him for his noble friend To bid me combate which I have accepted And though I cannot well fore-see the event I rest in this my friends will rest content Oppo. Now I have cause enough of discontent Was not I worthy to have kild the slave Sir you shall never undergoe this action Or if you needes will fight then fight with mee For I doe vow unlesse you yeeld in this You kindle that proud heate which cannot dye But wrapt up in your ashes or mine owne Fall Why good my Lord what would you have me doe I prize your friendship at my kingdome rate Yet somewhat must esteeme my reputation At least be pleas'd to meete in some disguise 'T was was his request to escape from conscious eyes If he surviv'd me conquer'd he might take Some maske upon him which small liberty Presuming if I pleas'd on the like I granted him Oppo. This 't is when men of judgement Doe venture on such weighty actions They make all sure they will prevent the Fates I care not how I kill the villaine Or who have credit for it but I le kill him Fall Then be perswaded to annoint thy blade With this enchanted oyle 't is strong in vertue Opp. When is the time where is the place Fal. 'T is here Within this houre Oppos. I will but try my sword And surely meete him Fall Nay but heare a word Let me entreat your faithfull secresie And above all things see you keepe it close From Contradiction lest he second you Opp. I eare not we men of action use